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Evening star., 1928-11-26
EASTERN GRID CAMPAIGN
TO CLOSE ON SATURDAY

and the worm should turn some time.
On the surface, though, it doesn't ap-
pear that Penn State can hope for re-
venge for another year.
West Virginia will be heavy favorite
to turn back Washington and Jefferson
at MorgantoWn. The Mountaineers have
dropped two decision this year, one to
Davis and Elkins and the other to
Georgetown. but their victims have
included such aggregations as Pitt. La
fayette, Washington and Lee and Ford
ham.
New York University, hailed in some
circles as the greatest team in the East
as result of its crushing victory over
previously unbeaten Carnegie Tech.
tackles an intersectional foe in the
Oregon Aggies at the Yankee Stadium.
The Aggies have been in-and-outers all
season. They will need to be very much
in" II they hope to stop Strong and
his mates.
Bucknell closes its season against
Temple at Lewisburg.
Next Saturday Army's warriors, STOP
ped only by Notre Dame, will need to
shake Chris eagle loose for a couple of
long runs if Stanford Is to be defeated.
This game is to be played at the Polo
Grounds. Boston College, the only
team in the East neither beaten nor
tied, meets its traditional rival, Holy
Cross, at Boston. On the same day
Georgetown travels west to see If De-
troit's undefeated array can be thrown
for loss. -
Harvard. Yale and Princeton closed
their season last Saturday, Harvard
beating Yale and Princeton losing to
Navy.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
GRID RACES AT GLANCE
BY the Associated Press.


tied but New York University knocking off hitherto unchecked
trimming Nebraska
high rank Harvard ended with first victory over Yale in six
western Conference Big of hottest closest
Illinois, champions having
Illinois, Michigan Wisconsin
to Minnesota final after being tied Purdue
Ohio State beaten by Illinois in deciding game
Missouri Valley Big sNebraska defeated by Army for first
beat Kansas Agges this week
capture championship Missouri through victory old rival
Kansas in hole.
Southern unchanged Florida
Georgia tied setting the
Virginia Louisiana Deciding
games this week and next
Southwestern ConfeenceTexas still in lead but facing Texas
Agges in decisive game Thanksgiving day.
ConerenceUtah still leading University OF
be decided when former plays Utah Ags and
latter Thanksgiving day.
California held to tie by Stanford gains technical
right University Southern California unbeae
but tied once by California spotted ties
Evening star., 1928-11-26
STANFORD STARTS EAST
FOR CLASH WITH ARMY

SAN FRANCISCO, November 26
P).-Having finished their Coast Con-
ference season with final flourish that
saw them play California's Bears to a
l3-to-13 tie Saturday, Stanford's Cardi-
mails were en- route to New York today
for their intersectional battle Eitf1 Army
next Saturday. sess-: go:
Twenty-eight players, aeeel1panied by
Head Coach Glenn Warner and two
assistants, boarded the Stanford Special
early yesterday. A delegation Of 400
rooters was on the same train.
Charles Smalling, regular backfield
man, was left behind, victim OF an
attack of influenza.
The Stanford team completed the
conference schedule with four victories,
one defeat and one tie.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
BY PAUL r. NICHOLSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~HICAGO, November 26.-A1Cer
4 drifting about fiirtatiously to
five different universities IN
eight weeks, the big ten loot
ball championship bunting was
again nailed securely to the same ola
Illinois masthead today. .o
In the dizziest CHAMPIONSHIP aaSS 90
since the Western Conference Dsssn ,Ss, 20 %
years ago. a race so crammed with up
eats that four defeated teams were IN
the running until the last second OF
NAV Coach Bob Zuppke plloteo ms
illinois craft through the devastating
gale and took undisputed possession OF
Ut The @ triumph gave the lighting 1llinf
undisputed possession Of the title lot tIie
second consecutive year, 1eat eng
neered only by Chicago, Wisconsin ana
Ohio State since 1896.
Strewn amongst the wreckage Oh
"also rams" were the other three last,
minute contenderS, Wisconsin, Iowa aIio "a
Ohio state, whose hopes were oasneo ~
the typhoon Of line smashes, 1orWaru
passes, kicks and penalties: OI cFle 's;sh;no Ste
second with a defeat and tie 10 mar
its record. Minnesota, which piasteo
Wisconsin's hopes with 6-to-O VlctoIy
Saturday. and which lost the titie ~
self self by a pair of one-point defeats was
'ii1h iowa "; and Ohio State finished in a
t,e for fourth and fifth, Purdue was
sixtf' Northwestern and Michigan were
deadlocked for seventh and eighth, IN
diana was ninth and Chicago's WeaKest
team in history landed IN the ceAal.
It was a pair Of upsets tnat gaye
Illinois the opportunity IL SO eaggiaS
grasped. Before the final games, WIS
| consin had a lead in the champion
chin race as it was undefeated. Only
| a tie with Purdue blemished its record
Illinois had lost to Michigan, Iowa mao
defeated Ohio State and Wisconsin
| had defeated Iowa. Thus victory !of
Minnesota over Wisconsin, one IoI
Michigan over Iowa and triumph py
Illinois over Ohio State was Illinois
1 But that was exactly what happened
Minnesota defeated the Badgers, 10 "
in a thriller at Madison; Michigan's re-
! juvenated team walloped Iowa. 10 TO q
; and Illinois outclaSsed Ohio state
to 0.
! There were many 'ifs" in the cham
pionship race, but there were none as
| to nlinois's superiority over ONO otaIe
SATURDAY.. The Illini line was so pow.
!
for anything but short gains. and theil
backs, Peters, Humbert, Walker anc
Mills, were SO shifty and well versee
In Zuppke trickery that they charged
I'D and down the field almost at Will
Ohio State made but one threat-in th'
final quarter.
A tumble by Rebholz on Wisconsin,
I17-yard line, which was Scooped up b!
a Minnesota player, spoiled wisconsin
dream of their first title since 1912. II
live plays .he Gophers rammed the bal
over for the lone touchdown, BRONX
lNagurski doing the scoring. Wisconsin
threatened twice but didn't have th
punch.
Michigan fought an uphill battle t.
beat Iowa and $4,000 fans cheered th
Wolverines as one of the gameSt il
Michigan'S history.
Another high spot in the final day
play was Northwestern's 27-to-6 rou
of Dartmouth. With Hank Bruder
Capt Walter Holmer and Vat Levisor
playing the leading roles, the Wildcats
Evening star., 1928-11-26
ROCKVILLE, ROSE!:DALE
RETAIN SOCCER LEAD

Both Rockville and RoSedale teams
held their places at the head of the
flag races in the Capital City and Wash
ington Soccer Leagues yesterday, the
former squeezing out 81 triumph
over Army Medical Center, at Walter
Reed end the latter playing British
Uniteds to IL tie on the Monument
Grounds.
Capital City League matches sched-
uled between Fort Myer and Silver
Spring and Gaithersburg and Gertnania
appearing for the first and Gathers.
burg failing to show for the second.
Arcadians upset the dope somewhat
by defeating. Marlboro Juniors, to /,
on the Monument Grounds in the only
other game staged in Washington
League. Concord and Clan MacLennan
did not get together as carded in this
league because. Of the bad condition OF
the field.
A crippled last-place Army Medico
team put up great battle before bow
ing to Rockville. Despite that the
Medicos had only nine men, they out
played the league leaders the first half.
Dave AdamSon was the bulwark Of the
Medico team.
Turner scored British United's goal in
the first half, and E. Burdette came
through with the equalizing tally for
RoSedaleS in the final session.
Earl Clark, Washington boy who
plays base ball with the Boston Braves.
his brother, Tom Clark, and Endress
starred for Arcadians, and Wills, Buck
and Suit were the best performers for
Marlboro Juniors.
Meetings Of the Washington and
Southeastern District Soccer Associa-
tions and Capital City and Washington
Soccer Leagues will be held Wednesday
night IN the playground Office, Room ,,
District Building.
Army Medical Center soccer team
wishes to book game for Thanksgiving
day, Call Manager Adamson at Georgia
INN Branch ION =
Evening star., 1928-11-26
III Nearing End of Reign South Has Strong Claim Grid HonQs
APACHES AND MOEIAWKS. =,
TAKE THEIR GRID GAMES

ders on the defensive most Of the way
Yesterday. the latter managed to hold
Coach Orrel Mitchell's charges at Day
whenever they threatened to score.
Southerns menaced the home teams
goal twice in the second period sad
once in the fourth session.
Payne. Self Farrell and. Kellihef
played strongly for Southerns, with
Barry and Miles showing stoutly for
the Firemen.
Clarendon Lyons yesterday triumphed
over Seaman Gunners, 7 to 0, in an in
teresting grid match on Lyon Village
field. Barker scored the only touch
down in the opening period. A pass
from Cea to Dye netted tee extra
point. p
Pennants fought National Press
Building Cardinals to 9-9 draw yes
terday on the Monument Grounds. 1t
was the first time the Cards had been
scored upon this season. Pennants
tied the score in the dying moments.
a drop-kick for the extra point by VIII
lie Addison creating the deadlock.
Aztecs pointed the way to Pericles
eleven, 13 to 0, yesterday. O'Brien,
who kicked we'll and, was a steady
ground gamer, and Mulhal stood out
for the victors, with Capt. Katsouchas
doing we'll for the losers.
A game with a 50-pound-class eleven
for Thanksgiving day is sought by Mer-
curry Preps with home or an out-of-
town team. Alexandria Firemen, Vir-
| ginia Athletic Club, Seat Pleasant Fire
men and Quantico Reserves are spe-
cially' challenged. Call M. H. Webster
at Franklin ALL or write 637 q street
southwest. s"-t. r.- b,
Janney A. c. and Searnen Gunners
are to meet Thanksgiving day on
Friendship Field at 3 o'clock. o.. -.
With regard to scheduled game the
manager of Mohawk prep eleven is
asked to call the Seat Pleasant Firemen
teams pilot at Lincoln 2975 between 6
and 1880 pm. ..t
st. Stephens gridders are to practice
tonight at 7:30 O'Clock at the Lincoln
Memorial.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
A PACHES, District sandlot un-
n limited class foot ball cham
N pions, and Mohawks, their most
formidable contender, both kept

PACHES, District sandlot I'M
n limited class foot ball cham
IA pions. and Mohawks, their most
n formidable. contender, both kept
their seasons record clean yes
terday. the former downing Tank Corps
eleven of Fort Leonard Wood. l9 to 6,
and the latter overcoming Northerns,
TANK Corps gained the distinction of
being the first team this season to
score on Apaches. The teams were
tied at the half, each with six points,
but Apaches rang up two touchdowns
in the final half to put the game in
the bag. "
Mohawks won over the fighting
Northerns in, much the same fashion
as they did in vanquishing Northerns,
Z to O, the Sunday previously. The
Hawks again yesterday counted as the
result of the ability to capitalize on a
break.
A pounding attack gave Tank
Corps it's touchdown, Sicliano plunging
over for the extra point. Matt Twoomey
swept an end, to score Apaches' first
touchdown after. long pass from Joe
Sweeney. to Winnie Flaherty had put
the ball in position. An end run by
Matt Twoomey also brought ApacheS'
second touchdown and in the last period
luke ,Supplee, Little Indian coach, took
a. pass from Joe Sweeney near the goal
posts to score the winners final touch
down.
After holding the Hawks at bay for
more than half the game Kinney fell on
the ball on the Northerns' 25-yard line
after one of Wilton's boots hit North
G~n player on the foot. With Abbot
ticcio heading the attack the Molrawks
then. showing their only decided offense
of the afternoon, crashed to their
touchdown. Abbotticcio'S of tackle
plunge for the extra point failed.
Hooley Gass. Coach Mat Heard, Fox,
Drew and Delaney starred for North
erns. It was a costly battle for that
team, however, as Worksman and Price
were forced from the game with in
juries.
Southern eleven, which engaged In a
90 game with Seat Pleasant Firemen
yesterday, is seeking a match for
Thursday with Northerns. Though
Southerns had the Seat Pleasant grid
Evening star., 1928-11-26
Series Of Upsets in Big Ten
Leaves Illinois Team at Top

excelled the big Green team in every
department.
Purdue defeated IT'S old rival, Indiana,
IA to 0, at Lafayette and retains pos
session of the old oaken bucket fer
another year. "Pest" Welch was the
Purdue ramrod, going over for its two
touchdoWns.
These were a few Of the features that
marked the Big Ten season:
: Michigan's comeback after losing
three straight conference games, new
attendance record, the lack of many
serious injuries, the lack of many out
standing stars, upsets Of Illinois by
Michigan, Ohio State by Iowa, Iowa
by Wisconsin and Wisconsin by Mime
sofa and the curtain for Dr. Jack Wilce.
who is through with coaching at Ohio
State
Evening star., 1928-11-26
TECH GRID ELEVEN
IS TO BE HONORED

To raise funds to buy gold foot balls
for members of the championship Tech
High School team a dance will be held
Wednesday night in the Tech gym
starting at 9 o'clock, under auspices OF
the T Club. Arthur Storey is chairman
of the committee in charge of arrange.
ments.
Techs team returned yesterday from
Tuscaloosa, Ala. where it was beaten BY
the crack high school team there Satur.
day In a 1876 battle. Coach Hap Har-
dell Of Tech was thoroughly satisfied
With the showing of his eleven against
a heavier team. Critics in Alabama
are singing the praises of Tech which
held Tuscaloosa to the closest score il
has won by in the past four seasons.
Hardell believes that in the final anal
ysiS Tuscaloosa is a team" about one
touchdown better than Tech.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
ONLY Z ELEVENS
IN i. s. UNBEATEN
Just Six, Though, Have Clean
States, as Others Have
Figured in Ties.
BY the Associated Press.

By, the Associated Press.
Six more college foot ball teams took
the pitcher to the we'll once too often on
Saturday and thereby Joined the huge
company of also rams.
Where the national list Of unbeaten
elevens numbered 18 a week ago, only
an even dozen remain in that category
today OF these, did not play on
Saturday, or the list of casualties might
have been even larger.
Boston College, Tennessee and De-
troit head the list with eight victories
and no defeats. Florida, Emory and
Henry and Georgia Tech each has ac-
counted for seven triumphs without a
setback
:. Ali the others in the unbeaten class
have been tied one or more times.
!. The leading unbeaten teams follow:
Evening star., 1928-11-26
VIRGINIA A. C. BEATS
MERCEDES GRIDDERS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 90
Playing brand Of foot ball that kept
the spectators on edge. the Virginia A.
c: scored the most impressive victory
OF its recent history by defeating the
Reina Mercedes eleven of Annapolis
l3 to 7, at Shipyard Field yesterday.
Beach and Gunther scored the Vir-
ginia touchdowns on line piunges In
the second and fourth quarters, respec-
lively.
Alexandria Fire Department was given
but little opposition by the Arlington A.
G. OF Clarendon, Va, yesterday and the
locals ran up a 25-to-0 score.
The game scheduled between the st.
Mary's CelticS and the Shamrock A.
G. of Washington at Dreadnaught Park
yesterday was Cancelled.
Hoffman Clothiers will open their
home season on Friday night. entertain-
ing George Mason High School at $3.50
pm. on the Armory Han court. Hoff-
man Buddies will play a preliminary
against either the Oak.on or George
Mason High girls. e*
Robert Mcdonald, athletic director at
the Potomac Railroad Yards, will man.
age the st. Marys CelticS basket ball
team this season. So.
Old Dominion Boat Club basket ball
candidates are to practice tonight in
the. Lee-JackSon High School gym
Evening star., 1928-11-26
.BAsKETERs SEEK GAME.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 26.--
Hoffman Clothiers of Alexandria are
anxious to schedule a senior or unlimit-
ed team having the use of a gymnasium
tomorrow, Wednesday or Thursday
nights. Phone Manager Jack Allen
at Alexandria 2198 between and 7
o'clock.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
ITALIAN FIGHTER WINS.

MILAN. italy, November 26 OP.-The
Giant italian heavyweight, Primo Car
nera, defeated the Argentine negro.
Epifanio Izlas, on points in 10-round
bout here.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
TO STAGE TuG.nF.WAR-

Freshmen and Sophomores of George
Washington University will stage theiI
annual tug-of-war tomorrow at 12:3e
pm. at Thirty-second and B streets
opposite the Lincoln Memorial.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
Strong Seems Sure to Top
CridirOn Scorers of Country
BY the Associated Press.


only ball scoring
II highpowed New York Uni
Saturday
University
holds
another
is rnnerup to Strong the Atlantic seaao WIN
110 points = . =. ~, n mo mr ,re,rs ~ conferences follows.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
YALE WINS AT CHESS.

NEW HAVEN, November 26.-Extra!
Yale beat Harvard-at chess, The
match started soon after the foot ball
game Saturday and ended long after it.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, No
vember 26.-The Potomac and Shen-
andoah Rivers were clear this morning.
Evening star., 1928-11-26

Old Dominion Boat Club basket ball
candidates are to practice tonight in
the Lee-Jackson High School gym
naSiurn at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
FEW BIG. GAMES il
remain ON CARD
Penn VS.. Cornell and Army
VS.. Stanford Are Among
Choicest Tits Left.
BY H. C. BYRD.

BY III. G. BYRD.
~ ING foot ball Is about to lay
L away his septre. In Just a
II little while fields that have re-
Il y sounded to the tread Of embat-
Evening star., 1928-11-26

The leader of conferences follows
Evening star., 1928-11-26

Michigan rose in its might just at
tl.e wrong time for Iowa, as the latter
would have been in an excellent position
for claim to Western Conference
laurels had it been able to beat the
Wolverines.
Evening star., 1928-11-26

Southern eleven, which engaged In a
90 game with Seat Pleasant Firemen
yesterday, is seeking a match for
Thursday with Northerns. Though
Southerns had the Seat Pleasant grid
New Britain herald., 1928-03-09

The incandescent electric light was patented by Thomas Edison in 1880.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-09
Traces of Butler Regime
 Leave Philadelphia

Philadelphia, March 2 tP) - All vestigos Of the regime Of Brisadier General Srnedlsy D, Butler as di- rector or public safety here are to disappear in q drastic shakeup of | the police bureau. effective Sunday
 midnight.
 | The new orders re-eStabiish all the police stations closed by Butler upon assuming office here four years ago, affecting approximately 4,0o0 of
 the total personnel of 4,4o0 on tlfs force and in general abolish all the
 Butler reforms" There will be 6 police districts in place of the pres ent oS and the district boundary
 lines once more will be identical with the ward boundaries. Even the
 numbers assigned 10 the various dis trlcts before the Butler regime are to be re assigned,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-09
COMMITTEE SOON TO
 START READING PROBE
Will Meet Today or Monday To In.
 vestieate Massachusetts Attorney General

Boston. March 3 tUP)-The legts- lalve committee. which will decide if Attorney General Arthur K. Read ing's conduct in office warranted i'm peachment, was to meet today or Monday to begin its investigation. Chairman George r. James o! Norwood said this morning 'her. was question whether the commit tee would start its activities today Should it become impossible to or ganize this afternoon, James said the first meeting will be Monday. The first duty of the committee will be to select a counsel to repre-. sent the committee. Two lawyers [ have been consulted as possibilities the chairman told reporters 1 James refused to say whether The committees decision to get the in. quiry under way had any connection with yesterdays bitter criticisms O
 Representative Roland D. Sawyer Ware clergyman and author Of the original order for investigation O l Readings acts.
 Should the committee find culpa
 bility in the attorney generals con
 nection with the Decimo club. ( national profit sharing organization Of alleged questionable legality. i'm .. peachment proceedings will be in
 stituted
New Britain herald., 1928-03-09
BRIBERY TRIAL STARTS
Warren, R. l., Police Chief Accused in Gambling Machine Roundup Made by Authorities,

Providence. R. |. March (UP) --Argume Of counsel were to be- gin today in the trial of Police Chief James J. Cronin of Warren, charged with accepting q bribe in connection with the installation of gambling machines in the town.
 Testimony was concluded i'll su- perior court yesterday without Cronin taking the witness stand.
 The principal witness for the de fense was Dr. Joseph B. Munro. president Of the Warren town coun- cil. who under cross-examinatlon by Attorney General Charles P. Sisson. said he had instructed Chief Cronin 10 remove any gambling machines found in the town. The instruction was given. he testified, three or four weeks before the statc police raid in which a number of tho machines were conflscated.
 Dr. Munro was preceded on the stand by five well known residents of Warren who testified to the reputa- tion and good character of Chief Cronin,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-09
BURNS SELF WITH ACID
 TO COLLECT INSURANCE
Denver Youth Watched by Detective Whom He Thought Asleep
 Has Been Arrested

Denver. Col. March 9 UP)-Phy- sicians here today expected the speedy recovery of Melvin Smith, ol. who has been suffering from acid burns for three years.
 Smith collected insurance amount ing 10 s1.50 week for three years and received all hospital expenses after he was slightly burned with acid while an employe of the Mine and Shelter Supply company here, In 1925 Smith was burned by the acid and while his injuries were i slight, they failed to heal. | The insurance company became l suspicious, although physicians diag- nosod the case as spontaneous gan- GrCnr.
 A detective vas placed over Smith When the officer was believed to Dc sleeping. smith took vial from ! q. stack of magazine and touched hi: wounds with lt. II was charged the vial was found 10 contain a a4 pel cent solut lon ot sulpurlc acid.
 smith has been infiicting the burns i for the three year period, it was said He was arrested and probably will b. charged with fraud.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-09
CENTRAL HIGH NOTES

The ninth grade of the Central Junior high school met In the audi. torium this afternoon for its weekly assembly. The program was in the form Of a forum period.
 The Blue team in this school has a chance Of tying the Red team for 1, the weekly title this afternoon if they win every class this afternoon and the special class after school arranged by MT. Brewster, boys gym instructor.
 William q. French. principal O, this school. Is confined to his home at 17f Maple street with a bad cold Mir. French expected to return te | his duties this morning but the bad weather prevented him from doing SO
 The ninth grade will hold its home room civic league meetings on Mon. , day of next week.
 Today saw the completion of the first week of the second assignn,en, in this semester in all subjects.