Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14


Mat and Ring.
Another collegian has rammed his
way to the top of the wrestling group
to prove the after value Of foot ball
in certain fields.
Big Mum and then Sonnenberg have
represented the college school In wrest-
ling better than any Of the college
boxers have represented the boxing
school. The collegians still are scarce
along the heavyweight road, where none
of them has yet assumed threatened
aspect.
I still believe one or two college box
ers will suddenly emerge in the next
year or two with enough in their roper
tory to take over the main title. It may
be longer than a year or two, but the
time isn't so far away. AL Eastman
would have had a great chance If foot
ball hadn't broken UP the big tackle.
Within q year or two he might have
been ready for the big shot. He had
weight, reach, power, speed, gameness
and a natural boxing and punching
knack which belong to only few.
Tough Marching for Illinois.
Dear Sir: Don't let any one say I'LL
nois will not have tough schedule in
1929. When zuppke won his seventh
foot ball championship at Illinois in
November D lot Of the lads howlee
about the softness Of his schedule
Maybe It Is true that Illinois did not
play as tough schedule as Ohio State
or Minnesota or Michigan. But look
what zuppke has taken for 1929.
Illinois win open with Kansas, a
tough baby from the Missouri Valley.
Then comes soft game with Bradley.
But after that the nlini must meet
Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Army
Chicago and Ohio State on consecutive
Saturdays. Do you see any breathers in
that batch Of teams? Don't let 'em tell
you zuppke picks soft schedules.
REUBEN RAYCRAFT.
Out in the conference you play them
as they come and trust to good luck
that injuries do not rob you of more
than i've regulars q week and that all
the substitutes remember the signals.
"The East beats the South" COM
ments r. H.; "the South beats the Far
West and the Far West beats the East.
How do you figure that out?" Let a
few Eastern teams invade the South
later on In the season and there would
be number Of different results.
Southern teams usually come North
from two or three weeks Of heavy heat
which prevails through September and
early october. The same teams are
usually two or three touchdowns
stronger in November. And about the
only Northern team that will go South
is Notre Dame. Playing in your own
yard under your own weather condi-
tons early in the year Is q pretty sure
way Of insuring victory If the two teams
are anywhere near the same class.
Young Horton Smith of Joplin, Mo-,
is one answer to the loud cry for new
faces in championship ranks. Smith
hasn't bagged any major golf champion
ships yet, but he has been making a
flock Of champions and ex-champions
practice quick starts to keep up with
his stuff. He will be worth watching
in the next open at Wing Foot.
1t may all be along right lines, but
selling golf ball that gets less distance
to 100000 buffers trying to get more is
our idea Of an all-time all-America
salesman. Thousands of these birds
don't give rap what their score is If
they can tell you about the one they
walloped for 270 on the eighth tee.
Which section" asks D. H., plays
the harder foot ball schedule on an
average?" The Midwest, with something
to spare. And this includes the Far
West, the East and the South. Western
Conference teams think nothing Of play
Ing one of their big championship games
around October 10 or IL. And Notre
Dame, outside of the conference, doesn't
lower the average.
Ten thousand heel prints In the sand
Cracks the morale Of any land.
Babe Ruth Is now down to 232 pounds. |
As he must have put 400 pounds back
Of those three st. Louis wallops the
cleared the ball park, this means
Of the largest reductions on record.
The Killer.
The putt that hangs upon the lip
And viii not drop
Has caused four million souls to dip
And then to drop;
Has caused four million hearts to flip
And then to mop.