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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08
WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRASER.

With the opening Of the elementary
school dodge and basket ball leagues
scheduled for october 10, teams Of the
various schools will concentrate daily
on the last week Of their preliminary
practice. Virginia avenue division re-
ports the organization of teams from
Lenox,. Bryan, Buchanan, Randle High
lands, Brent and Ketcham Schools for
basket ball, and squads from Cranch,
Tyler, Lenox, Bryan, Buchanan, Randle
Highlands and Ketchum for the dodge
ball league.
Rosedale dodge ball teams include
representatives from Benning, Wheat
ley, Madison, Maury, Kingman, Pierce,
Webb and Blow Schools, while Keene,
Langdon, Burroughs and Brookland
have teams practicing for competition
in the Bloomingdals dodge ball loop.
Out Chevy Chase way E. v. Brown
School is planning an eight-team inter-
class dodge series for the school title
as well as entrance in the InterschooI
League. Hayes and Blair Schools have
organized teams also.
Park View School has ten teams re-
cruited for basket ball and dodge ball
competition. Under the direction Of
Mamie Hastings, physical training in
structor at Park View, basket ball
squads have been formed from IA, 7B-1
7B-2, "a, 8B-2 and 8B-1, while dodge
ball groups are organized from the GA
6B, 5A and 5B grades. Miss Hastings
expects to hold matches every day after
school in her inter-class series of the
two sports and will award remnants to
the winners in each loop. In addition
the school will be represented by team
in the Columbia Heights division, ele-
mentary school dodge and basket ball
leagues.
Five activities will feature the Win
ter sport program at the Woman's City
Club, including hiking, riding, bowling
swimming and gymnasium work, &C.
cording to Helen O'Neill, chairman OF
sports.
Virginia Aiedel has been chosen to
head the hiking section and is mapping
out an interesting schedule of rambleS
to take the group through the sur
rounding hills of Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Margaret Carmody, chairman OF
gym work, announces that classes will
be held every Wednesday evening al
1118 Connecticut avenue, while IN
struction classes in riding are held daily
except Saturday and Sunday at Z and
10 o'clock in the morning and $3.50 and
$50 in the evening. Arrangements fol
joining the riding group can be made
through Miss ONeill at Potomac 2279-J
Sue Peck, chairman of bowling will
announce her program within the next
fortnight.
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NAVY TEAMS PLAY
PRESENTS PUZZLE
Midshipmen Have Failed to
Score Point in Their
Two ReVerSeS.
by HERBERT w. BARKER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, october ga few
weeks ago coach Bill Ingram said thai
the Midshipmen henceforth would be an
eternal obstacle in the path Of aspirant'
to national championship honors.
The foot ball season is two weeks ole
and Bill still Is waiting for his first vic
tory. AS a matter of fact, the boys who
eventually will go down to the sea In
ships still have their first points tc
score.
FIRST little Davis and Elkins came
along and sank the MidShipmen IN sew
eral fathomS of water. Then Boston
College added a couple of fathoms to
the dose, winning, 6 to 0, last Saturday.
These two defeats, coupled with the
| trouncing Notre Dame took from Wis
consin, have taken most of the edge of
the battle Of Midshipmen and Notre
Dame at Soldier Field Chicago, next
Saturday. Whatever happens, ma
tional' championship scarcely Is likely to
hinge upon the outcome.
Army Gets q Scare.
Still finding their breathing somewhat
difficult, Army's cadets plan more or less
Of a holiday when they again take the
field. Providence Is the next foe, and
the cadets are hoping to find the going
comparatively easy. Another hair-rais-
ing battle like the one they were forced
to 60 through to down Southern Metho-
dist, IA to 10. would reduce "Biff" Jones
boys to nervous wrecks.
Safely through their initial warm-up
battles, Harvard, Yale and Princeton
tackle Southern opposition next. Har-
ward entertains North Carolina. over
whelmingly defeated by Washington
and Lee on Saturday. Georgia, which
gave Yale its only setback last season,
comes north with what appears to be
another great team. Princeton, with a
powerful and high-scoring squad, takes
on Virginia with few qualmS. The
SouthernerS were beaten, a. to 10, by
South Carolina in their last start.
After their week end experiences at
Nashville, Colgate, 1t might be thought,
would be satisfied to leave the South
smarting under their 1877 beating by
Vanderbilt, hope to take revenge upon
Virginia Poly Institute, which smashed
Hampden-Sidney for a 32-7 loss on
Saturday Hampden-Sidney, inciden-
tally, Is the next opponent Gloomy Gil
Dobie's improved Cornell squad will
tackle.
New York Teams to Clash.
Two unbeaten teams clash in New
York when New York University and
Fordham get together. Pittsburgh, CO.
champions with Yale last year, and
unbeaten and unsecured upon SO far this
year, gets a thorough test from West
Virginia, conquerors Of the Haskell In
dams last Saturday, but conquered by
Davis and Elkins In the first game Of
the season.
Lafayette and Georgetown, leading
the East In scoring with 1874 and 119
points, respectively, should have no
trouble adding to their totals. Herb
McCrackens Leopards take on George
Washington and Georgetown meets
Lebanon Valley.
Brown concludes the intersectional
slate with battle against Dayton.
Penn State, troubled to beat Gettys-
burg, may get surprise from Bucknell,
but the rest of the East's big-time
teams face comparatively safe" oppo-
sition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08
THREE WORLD MARKS
SHATTERED BY NURMI
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, october 8.-Paavo Nurnii,
famed Finnish footracer, broke three
world records in a sensational run
ming performance here yesterday
Jean Bouin's records for is kilo-
meters and for one hour. set at Stock
holm in 1918, both fell before the Firms
prowess, as did ALI ShrubbS lO-mile
record, set at Glasgow in 1904.
Paavo ran the is kilometerS In 40
minutes 40 5-10 seconds, compared
with Bouin's mark of Al minutes Ii
Clio seconds, and moment later set
a new record of SO minutes is Sec
onds for the 10 miles. Shrubb's rec
ord time was so minutes so clio Sec
onds. BY the time he had been run
ming for an hour the great Finn
had covered 10 kilometers 2l0 meters
and 81 centimeters, compared with
Bouin's record of 10 kilometers II me-
tiers 80 centimeters.
Nurmi's opposition, including the
German police sergeant, Husen, OF
Hamburg, and the Finn, Marttelin was
left far behind. Thirteen runners start
ed, but only six were able to finish.
Harry Larva of Finland, the Olympic
champion, just managed to beat Wich-
mann of Germany in the 1900 meters
in 1852. DR.. Otto Peltzer failed to fin
ish. Paavo Loukola Of Finland beat
eight German rivals In the 5,0OO-meters
in 1929.
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THREE HOT GAMES
IN GR|D|RON LOOP
Janneys Win, 7-6, and Other
Pair of Contests Are
ScoreIesS Ties.

Competition Of the most exciting sort
marked the opening games in the Cap
ital City 150-Pound Class Foot Ball
League yesterday, when Janney A. @.
overcane Alexandria Fire Department
Props, 7 to 6, and St. Stephens and
Yankees and National Props and Peer
less each staged scoreless ties.
Janney vanquished the Alexandria
eleven on the Friendship Field through
a late drive. Kirchmyer fell on an
Alexandria tumble on the 4-yard line
and then crashed through to a touch
down. A moment later he kicked the
extra point that gave his team victory.
Alexandria counted its touchdown In
the opening period.
st. Stephens held an edge over Yanks,
but lacked the scoring punch, In the
game at West Potomac Park. The
Yankees were able to make only four
first downs, three coming on passes. In
the second period st. Stephens made its
most serious threat when 1t put the ball
on the Yanks' 3-yard line on Zumbo's
30-yard dash. However, bad pass
from center on the next play was re-
covered by the YankS.
National Props made menacing scor-
ing gestures at the end of the half and
near the close of the game with Peer
less.
Schedule Is Revised.
A revised schedule for the remaining
games In the 150-pound league has
been completed. It follows, the first
named team In each case being consid-
cred the home eleven:
OCTOBER IA.
National Props VS.. Janney, at George
town.
Peerless VS.. ST. Stephens. at Govern
ment Field.
Firemen VS. Mohawks, at Alexandra.
Yankees (idle).
OCTOBER 81.
National Props VS.. Mohawk Props, at
Georgetown.
Janney VS.. Yankees, at Friendship.
Firemen VS.. Peerless, at Alexandria
st. Stephens Odle).
OCTOBER 20.
st. Stephens VS.. National Props, at
Georgetown.
Mohawk Props VS.. Janney, at Gov
eminent Field.
Firemen VS.. Yankees, at Alexandria.
Peerless Cdle).
NOVEMBER 4.
ACR0 VOC @oAAASSSS Wv
Georgetown.
Mohawk Props vs.. Peerless, at
Government Field.
Janney VS.. st. Stephens at Friend
ship.
Firemen Cdle).
NOVEMBER IL.
Yankees VS.. Mohawk Props, at Gov
eminent Field.
st. Stephens VS.. Firemen, at George
town.
Janney VS.. Peerless, at Friendship.
National Props (idle).
NOVEMBER 10.
Firemen VS.. National Props, at Alex
andria.
Yankees VS.. Peerless, at Government
Field.
st. Stephens VS.. Mohawk Props, at
Georgetown.
Janney (idle).
Janney A. C. gridders will meet in
special session Thursday night at 1880
o'clock, at the Janney School. A prac-
tice will follow. All candidates are
asked to report.
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VIRGINIA A. c. TEAM
GOOD START

ALEXANDRIA, Va, october s.-Pat
Germans Virginia A. G. opened its foot
ball campaign in impressive fashion
yesterday afternoon when 1t defeated
the Quantico Marine post team, 10 to
6 on the Shipyard Field.
Beach, Edmunds and Heberlig slipped
through the Marine defense for the
touchdowns.
st. Mary's Celtics won their opening
game yesterday afternoon with 2-to-0
victory over the Southern A. G. of
Washington in Dreadnaught Park. The
visitors essayed kick after holding the
locals on the 1-yard line in the third
period, and Wood and Mouton broke
through and forced the safety.
With three cripples on the squad
Alexandria High will play its first home
game Friday, when the George Wash
ington University Freshmen come here.
Walter SpauIs has bene elected man
ager of the George Mason High School
team. Benjamin Clarke, captain and
fullback, who received a slight concus-
sion of the brain, Is expected to be all
right for play when the MasoniteS face
Culpeper at Culpeper, Va, Friday.
Episcopal High will go to Waynes-
boro, Va, Saturday In search of its
first foot ball triumph. Fishburne Mil
itary Academy will be played.
Hoffman CIothiers will play st.
Mary's Juniors tomorrow night in a
practice basket ball game at Lyceum
Hall.
st. Mary's Celtics play Clarendon
Lyons In Dreadnaught Park Sunday
Apache A. G. Is scheduled for game
at Washington, october 81.
Virginia gridders face Winton A. G
of Washington, Sunday on Shipyard
Field and on October 81 will be hosts
to the Seamen GunnerS.
Plans for q new independent basket
ball sextet will be formed Wednes-
day night at Lyceum Hall by Edward
Harlowe. Margaret German, Lena Sha-
piro, Katherine Robey, Freda Mendel-
son, Ada Hicks, Helen Williamson, An
gela Bell, Mary Carne, Helen Waddy
Martha Baggett and Nellie Ridgely
are asked to attend.
Old Dominion Boat Club will star
basket ball practice tonight in the
Lee-Jackson High School gymnasium
at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08

BY SOL METZGEM.
Foot ball teams may all look alike
to the vast numbers that attend
games every Saturday, but there is
a vast difference in their methods.
Glance at the diagrams shown and
note the various ways some Of the
leading elevens line up and you'll
see that few good coaches agree as
to what Is the best formation for
advancing the ball. Note how rad
ically different are the ideas Of Dick
Hanley, Northwestern's tutor, from
those Of Bill Ingram, Nays coach.
Then compare Migrants lineup
with Penn's. The former team
spreads its two wing backs outside
its ends, thinking this better for
boxing tackles and freeing these
backs for wide forward passes.
Young, PENIS tutor, spreads his
ends instead, but plays his wing
backs inside them, believing this
the better way. The Nays lineup
Is similar to Lafayette's. except that
the latter team plays its rear back
some eight yards behind center,
whereas the Navy rear back is Just
about half this distance back. Now
look at Notre Dame, the one team
shown that has a balanced line
that Is, one with three linemen on
either side Of center. Rockne has
proven this to be a whale of a for
nation for getting of plays. In the
next few days let us look at some of
the strong plays these various for
nations make possible.
You can't win foot ball games b
abusing the stomach. Sol Metzger ha
prepared q fine leafiet on "Diet an
for Foot Ball." which he wOul
be pleased to send to any reader re
Iuesting 1t. Send stamped, addresse
envelope In care Of this paper.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08
PAIR OF SURPRISES
IN MIDWEST GAMES
They Are Michigan's Defeat
and Badgers Easy Win
Over N0tre Dame.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October S.-Wisconsin's
staggering triumph over Notre Dame
and Michigan's defeat by Ohio Wesley
an In Saturdays inaugural battles sup
piled plenty of fuel for discussion and
prognostication as Big Ten teams set
tied back today to the weary task Of
preparation for the conference race.
For the first time in more than dec
AIDE, Wisconsin, directed by Gloomy
Glen" Thistlethwaite, loomed as SER
ious contender for the conference
championship. And for the first time
in probably a quarter of century
little opposition was anticipated from
the maize and blue machine Of Michi-
gan.
Badgers Powerful, Alert.
1t was a powerful and alert Badger
squad that ran rough shod to crush
Knute Rockne's eleven, % to 6, Satur-
day, and today 1t was touted as the best
flash since 1912, when Wisconsin last
won Big Ten championship on the
gridiron. It was a battle of shock
troops against SHOCK troops, the
Badgers being fortified at every po-
sition by at least three capable players.
Michigan's stunning upset was the
first the Wolverines have suffered in an
opening game since 1888. With Indi-
ana invading Ann Arbor Saturday,
Coach Tad Wieman promised draS-
tic shakeup, transferring stars Of the
junior varsity to the main lineup.
The first championship elimination
process will start Saturday, with every
eleven except Wisconsin and the cham
pionship Illini engaging In conference
competition. In addition to the Indi-
ana-Michigan game, Iowa will invade
Chicago, Ohio State will clash with
Northwestern at Evanston and Purdue
will attempt to break through Mime
sofas powerful line at Minneapolis
Illinois will experiment with Coe Col
lege of Iowa at Champaign and Wis
conSin expects to use some Of the re-
serves who failed to get into the Notre
Dame game to repel the invasion of
North Dakota State.
Others Show Strength.
All conference elevens, with Michi-
gan's exception, showed considerable
promise Saturday. Coach Stages re-
juvenated Chicago team piled up the
largest score, burying Wyoming, Al to
0. Ohio was second in scoring, defeat
ing Wittenberg College, Al to O, while
Minnesota was close third in its
40-to-0 rout Of Creighton College Of
Omaha. At Illinois, it looked like
another strong eleven as Coach Zuppke's
men crushed Bradley Tech, 80 to O..
Indiana fought uphill to conquer Okla
hmoa, 10 to z; Purdue defeated De-
paw, 81 to O.; Northwestern dropped
Butler, ID to O. and Iowa beat the
strong Monmouth eleven, rs to o.
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NIGHT GRID CLASH
IS DREAMY AFFAIR
However, Players and Fans
Are Able to Follow
Ball Easily.
BY HARLAN MILLER.

DIES MONIES, Iowa., october g.
Isolated In a small rectangle Of arti-
ficial brilliance amid Saturday nights
deep darkness, Drake University OF Des
MoineS played its first game Of noe
turnal foot ball and defeated Simpson
College of Indianola, Iowa. realistically
enough by q score of 40 to 8.
Weird and dreamlike was the ex-
perience Of the 5000 people who watch
ed foot ball until the flash Of pistol
ended the game at 1890 pm.
Players Not Hampcred.
Darkness covered the Drake Stadium
like canopy. Just above the high arc
Of the Hottest punt, the blue night over
head was almost as palpable rs tent.
But below 1t the Simpson and Drake
teams line plunged, ran the ends, punt
ed and forward passed as crisply and
surely as though the sun instead of
electricity were supplying the ilumina-
ton.
II there was any tendency to tumble
1t might have been blamed as readily
on the early stage of the seasons
drilling as on any uncertainty due to
the lighting.
For the first few minutes after the
kickoff, the spectators enjoyed what
was undoubtedly the most novel ath-
letic spectacle ever seen in Iowa.
Dwarfed by the absence Of daylights
accustomed contrasts and comparisons
the players resembled the tiny puppets
seen in the foot ball machines INSTALL
ed recently in many hotel lobby
Darkness also added hush TO both
spectators and players.
Like o Circus Tent.
To many in the grandstands the scene
had the semblance of game played
inside a giant sausage or an airShip
The blue yellow island Of light also was
reminiscent Of dimly lighted circus
tent.
From the purely foot ball point OF
view, the spectators agreed with the
coaches and players that the game lost
nothing. The contestants had few
complaints to make about the visabn-
ity and for the spectators the novelty
Of the game and It's dramatic quality
more than made up for the gaudiel
sounds and colors Of an afternoon con-
test.
1t was possible for both spectators and
players to look squarely into the arc
lights mounted on 50-foot posts with
out being aware of any glare and the
white foot ball was easily visible II
forward passes and punts.
tCopyrlsht, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08
GENERALS POSSESS
CLEVER GRID TEAM
Washington and Lee Likely
to Give Princeton "Run
for Its Money"
BY HORACE C. RENEGAR,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LEXINGTON, Va, october 8.-Wash-
ington and Lees Generals can be count
ed on for an improved foot ball team
this year. The 38-to-6 victory Of the
Generals over North Carolina State last
Saturday is good evidence.
1t is safe to say that and it Is possible
to predict the Generals may even give
| the wise boys Shove-of or two In the
prognosticating on the big games, such
as the Princeton setto, for instance.
Not that Pat Heron has any great
prospects here at Lexington. But he
has sound underpinnings-the line and
! backfield Is Sprinkled with veterans who
can be counted on and then there Is
young sophomore named Thibdeau
who does many things in the backfield,
and carrying the ball is one Of them.
Number Of Fast Ends.
To take at first what might look like
the weak spot would necessarily call
for a line on the fiankmen. Heron
lost both Of his first string ends last
season, but Sproul, Towill, Cooke, VIII
lianls and Day are giving him plenty
Of promising material to get successors
Of first caliber.
The ends will average around 1855
pounds, but will have the speed neces-
Sary to get under puntS and passes even
II their lack Of weight does handicap
the Generals In stopping active tackles
and pounding wingmen.
Earl Fitzpatrick, captain Of the team
and iam-up tackle, will be one of the
mainstayS of the forward ball. Hawkins,
another veteran, will be at the same
position the other side of the line, with
Hoffstutter, McGinnis and Tillar re-
serves. Coach Heron feels his tackles
could be stronger but has no kick COM
ing anyway.
The guards will be strong. Henry
Crop, veteran, and Seligman, also ex-
perienced, will be In regular berthS, with
Martin and Taylor understanding.
SnodgrasS, reserve center of last year,
will be the main pivot, while Herb Crop,
sophomore, will be ready to substitute
for him.
Plenty Of Quarterbacks.
White the quarterback title means
little under the Heron system Of coach
ing, halfback usually running the
team, Lott, Eberhart and Jones all will
be ready for the position or halfback
call. The quarterback under Heron
actually amounts to an interfering
back. Each of these men will be able
to call the signals when necessary.
Thibdeau, the sophomore, viii also
find much time in big games. Gene
White, regular fullback Of 1927, will be
back at his old position, while Barnett
viii alternate. Falconer, Cohen and
Mellon viii also work at quarter or
halves, as the need may arise.
Falconer and Lott are both better
than fair at passing, while Thibdeau,
Lott and Falconer all punt. The attack
will be essentially a running one. but
plenty Of passes will be mixed in.
The line will average 100 and the
backfield 1856, an ideal combination so
far as weights are concerned. i.
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S,MOHAWKS
|. WIN GAMES EASILY
Results Presage Hot Bait
for Championship in Un-
limited Class.

A merry battle for the District
limited foot ball championship Is
the ofing as indicated by the In
pressive performances of the two Leaf
ing contenders in opening their re
spective campaigns yesterday.
Apaches, defending champs, com
pletely outplayed the Fort Washingto.
eleven at Union League Park for {
48-to-0 victory. All of the little In
dams performed In tip-top fashion will
Fred Linkous, Matt Twoomey, Boot
Brown, Norman Hilleary and 10
Sweeney registering touchdowns.
Seat Pleasant flremen offered a b.
more formidable opposition to the Nc
hawks at Griffith Stadium, althoug
taking a 38-to-0 drubbing Fair, F.
Colliere, Goldsmith, Boyd, Edeuger ar
Wilton crossed the goal line. Rose ar
Augustine shone at times for t,
losers.
Seamen Gunners opened with
7-to-0 win over Wintons and Natior
Props played Peerless A. G. huskies
scorelesS tie Virginia A. c. look
strong in defeating Marines, Is to
and Southern A. G. lost to st. Mar.
Celtics, to o.
Palace Props ran at viii to defe
Rosebuds 81 to 0. American Eagle
Of 100-pound class defeated Peerlo.
A. c., ID to o, and Mercury Preps 81
prised with 6-to-0 win over Bro
land A. G.
Results Of yesterdays i11-y-~
contests:
Apaches, 4S: Fort Washington, 0.
NYOhawkS, 80; Seat Pleasant r
man, 0.
Seamen Gunners, Z; Wintons, 0.
Virginia A. C.. Is; Marines s.
st. Mary's Celtics 2; Southerns,
Palace Props, 81; Rosebuds, o.
American Eagles, u; Peerless, o.
Mercury Props, 6; BrookIand A.
IrOquoiS, 4; G. p. o. FederaIs, 6.
Yosemite, s.; Libsr s, 0.
Ike Steinberg Of Yceeraite eleven
the first accident victim Of the curt
sandlot campaign. He broke a leg
the game with Libertys.
Seamen Gunners have partially cor
pleted their schedule, but have sever:
open dates. Call Lincoln 1860, branc
234. The schedule to date follows
Sunday. Seat Pleasant Firemen; Octobe
25, Virginia A. G. at Alexandria; q
Refine Mercedes, and November 20, Jan
ney A. G.
st. Stephens eleven win drill tonigh
at tbs o'clock on the home field an
Yankee A. G. gridmen will workou
Wednesday at $50 o'clock at Thir
street and Missouri avenue. Paul Heal
is requested to report for the latte
drill.
Among the teams anxiously seekin
games are: Mohawk Props, Atlanti
500; Clarendon Lyons, Clarendon I'll
and Murphy 110-poun6ers, Frankh
GAS. 50
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NOTED TRACK STAR
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WORCESTER, Mass, October g.
Leo Larrivee Of New Bedford, former
Holy Cross and Olympic track star and
Peggy Patcheck Of Chicago, were killed
and six of their companions were in
jured In an automobile collision at Chi
cage, kilograms reaching here today
said.
The six other occupants of Larrivee's
car were Helen Care. Eve Layman and
Mary Gergoery. all nurses Of Chicago
and Anthony Marian, Daniel Durney
and John Regain, all students at Lo-
yola Medical College.
They were on their way to q dance
when their car was rammed at Jackson
boulevard and the outer drive by car
driven by Carl Feorster, Chicago chauf-
feur. Feorster was cut by flying glass.
Larrivee had been studying medicine
at Loyola for two years, having gone
there from Holy Cross.