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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
DORA, COMPANY
TOP BASKET CARD
Second Place Is at Stake in
Prince Georges County
League Tonight.

Y YATTSVILLE, Md, December
II 23.-Second place in the Prince
Georges County Basket Ball
L i League nag race will be at
stake tonight when Company
F, National Guard, basketers and the
Dora quint clash in the second game
of a league double-header on the Ma
tional Guard armory floor here. Hy-
attsville Southern MethodistS and
Mount Rainier A. c. will face in the
opening game at 7:30 o'clock
Company F and DORA now are tied
for the runner-up post, each with four
wins and one loss.
HyattSville MethodiStS and Mount
Rainier A. G. each will be battling for
their second league win. The Metho-
dists stand sixth and Mount Rainier
seventh.
Berwyn Easy Victor.
Berwyn A. C. five today is in fourth
place, with two wins against two de-
feats, as the result of its easy 29-7
victory yesterday over the last-place
Maryland Collegians. It was Berwyn's
second straight victory in league play
or since it was strengthened by sew
eral stalwart players. The victors led
all the way, and at the half were ahead
to 3.
Company F in an exhibition game
that followed the Berwyn- Maryland
Collegians battle, fell prey to the fast
travelling Stewart Bros Photographers
of Washington in 1913 game. Going
into the second half trailing to IL
the soldiers rallied in brisk style, but
could not overcome the big early ad-
vantage of the visitors.
Paul Brown, Johnny Devlin and Fritz
Werber were the big guns in Berwyns
attack with 10, and points respec-
lively, while Marvin Lewis registered
S Of the Collegians' points.
Hessler and Harris Star.
Hessler and Harris, with z aud G
points respectively were high scorers
for the Stewart team, while Wilbur
Wright and Sam Crosthwait were best
for Company F, each with points.
Brentwood Hawks still are leading the
league race. They have won five con.
tests IN as many starts, holding a one
game lead over Company F and Dora
quints, deadlocked for second place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
SCHOOL ATHLETES
HAVING A RESPITE
There Will Be Little Doing
Until Christmas Holiday
Period Is Ended.
TINE iull before the storm.

TN HE lull before the storm.
That describes this week and
much Of next week so far as
Il athletic activities in schoolboy
ranks is concerned.
Except for three basket ball games
there viii be absolutely nothing doing
for the scholastics this week, and there
will not be a great deal for most of next
week.
After this, however, the storm win
break, with basket bail, track SWIM
ming, boxing and wrestling all coming
IN for much attention.
Eastern High basketers were to face
an alumni team Of the Lincoln Park
school this afternoon in the Eastern
gym.
In the other two court games this
week Business will engage Hyattsville
High on the National Guard Armory
floor in the Maryland town. and st.
Johns and its alumni five will try con-
illusions in the st. Johns gym on Fri
day.
Alumni teams to oppose the school
combinations in basket ball, swimming
and rifle New Year day will be organ
ICED at the tenth annual Christmas
meeting of the &C" Club of Central
High School. to be held tonight at the
Racquet Club at o'clock Officers for
the ensuing year also will be elected.
Many who have had a prominent part
in the making Of Central athletic his
tory will attend the meeting.
Elmer (Hap) Hardell athletic director
and foot ball and track coach at Tech
High, and Warren Spencer, a prominent
alumnus of Mckinley, are among the
invited guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
PRINCE GEORGES LOOP
NAMES BASKET DATES

HYATTSVILLE, Md, December %
Play in the second-half series of the
Prince Georges County Basket Ball
League will open January Is, it has
been announced by Lieut.. Hugh McClay
of Company F. National Guard, chair
man of the league. Competition will
end March 2.
The schedule:
Maryland collegians. Hyattsyille Southern
January 16-Dixie Pig A. C. VS.. Brent
wood Hawks.
January 20-Mount Rainier A. C. vs. Dixie
Pig A. C., Maryland Collesians VS.. Com
January 23-Berwyn A. c. vs. Hyattsyille
Southern sss-..:dists
January zsSzZHTentwoon1 HawxS VS.; P or.s
odists VS.. Maryland Coilegians, Dixie PIG
January soNBrentwood Hawks VS.. Ber-
February AMOUNT Rainier A. C. VS.. Dor
February s-MaryIand coilegians VS.. Dixie
February s-Dor-A VS.. Hyattsvine South
February -s-Berwyn A. C. VS.. Mount
hi re6fua r. io-Hrentvood Hawks VS.. Hyatts-
vile Southern Methodists.
Mount Rainier 4: G. VS. Company F
February l6-Berwyn A. G. vs.; Maryland
February I7EMonnt Rainier A. C. VS.
Eyattsville Southern Methodists
February .2O-Brentwood Hawks VS.. Mary
FEBRUARY 2s-Dixie Pig A. G. VS.. Der.
FEBRUARY 24-Dor-A VS.. MaryIsnd COL
lesians, Mount Rainier A. G. VS.. Brentwood
ITe6sTaary a7,plyis Fl. a. c. vs.. Hyatts'
March 2-Berwyn A. c. vs.. Company +.
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EAST AND WEST GRID
SQUADS ARE TOILING

SAN FRANCISCO, December % up.
With remarkable speed and facility,
A husky gridiron warriors, representing
some of the finest foot ball talent in
the country, today were engaged in per-
fecting two strong, speedy, smooth
functioning elevens which on New Year
day will compete here in the annual
East-West Shrine benefit classic.
Foot ball specialists, watching the
two squads at practice on their re-
spective training grounds, were amazed
at the speed and the ease with which
players gathered from every section Of
the country were able to perform in
tricate plays with the dispatch Of men
who had played together for months.
Both East and West squads yesterday
engaged in light workouts. Meanwhile
the Western outfit completed its quota
with the arrival of Tommy Churchill,
brilliant Oklahoma end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
ST. MARTINS QU|NT
DISPLAYING POWER
Appears as One of Best to
Wear CoIors of Club.
T0SSerS Active.

@HIS st. Martins unlimited class
basket ball quint appears to be
one Of the best that has ever
Il represented the club, and this
is saying considerable, as the
Saints have consistently put stalwart
fives on the floor.
Yesterday the st. Martins boys who
are yet to be defeated this season, hung
a 1920 pasting on the Mclean, Va,
quint.
Warren and wanley, scoring 80 points
between them, led the victors' attack.
Mount Vernon Methodists, defending
champions. are setting the pace in the
Sunday School Basket Ball League with
seven victories In as many starts. CAL
vary M. E., which has been the loops
most consistent pennant winner, but
faltered last season, is second, one game
behind the leaders, and United Brethren
and Petworth Methodists are tied for
third, lone game in the rear of the
Calvary boys.
With Abramson, Walker and Chatlin
doing most of their scoring. Jewish
Community Center basketerS drubbed
the Del Ray, Va, quint, SO to 20. A
return game will be played in Alex
andria January Is.
Rallying in the second half, Peerless
A. c. scored an easy win over knights
of Columbus basketers, A to IS. Casper
for the winners and Moeller for the
losers were high scorers.
Woodlawn fought Phoenix A. C. five
to a 22-all tie in the first half, but
the latter cut loose in the final half to
hang up 44-to-30 triumph. Adair and
Hook for Phoenix and Faro for Wood
lawn showed class on attack.
Aztecs, 115-pound basketers, are after
games with teams having gyms. Man.
ager Phelps is booking at Cleveland
6879.
Games with qutnts in the 145-pound
and unlimited divisions are wanted by
Anacostia Eagles. Manager Waller Is
listing at Lincoln $3.50 after pm.
National Circle basketsrs are look
ing for game FOR tonight and for
other nights this week except Thursday,
the contests to- be staged In the Boiling
Field gym. Manager Andrews Is re-
ceiving challenges at Lincoln 1892.
Saranac Athletic Club basketers are
cunning for engagements with quints
In the 100 and las pound classes. Call
Manager Askin at Adams 1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Metropolitan Newspaper Service

to be, although he did run back a
Cornell kickoff 80 yards to a touch
down to save his team from a white
washing. Against Yale he was the
outstanding Tiger player, account
ing for 106 Of Princeton's 1856 yards
gained from scrimmage, throwing
passes all over the place and tao
king like demon. He received an
ovation from the entire bowl when
he liInped YEARLY OF the field near
the end Of the game.
Eddie plays guard on the Tiger
cage quintet. In 10 games last sea-
son he scored IA points, playing 357
minutes. He is feet 8 inches tall,
weighs ITS pounds and Is % years
old
Pittsburgh, Pa, claims z. o. witt
mer as its own, and he went to
Princeton from Mercersburg Acad-
envy, the prep school that sent the
mighty Ted Meredith to Stockholm
to win the Olympic 800-meter run
in 1912.
Perhaps Wittmer will shine in
basket ball even more brightly than
he did in foot ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
DECLARES TROJAN
| SQUAD BEST IN U. S.
StahIman of Oregon Leading
Center of Country, Says
Veteran Mentor.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

n YEW YORK. December 23-Capt.
N John McEwan, former Army
coach and who resigned as
4 coach of the University of
Oregon after three seasons, is
here for an indeterminate visit. The
captain had a fine team this season,
losing only one conference game. He
says that Oregon will be even better
next season, as it has prospects for one
Of the greatest lines he ever saw.
Capt. McEwan is much impressed
found on the Pacific Coast He main
tains that Howard Jones, at Southern
California, has the best material in the
country, even better than Stanford.
The former West Pointer does not, how
evr, agree with various all-America Sc
lections. He says that Ticknor and
Siano must have been splendid centers
and that Riegels and Heinicke undoubt-
edly were fine pivot men, but that the
best center in the country played for
Oregon.
This center was Bun Stahlman, who
is here with McEwan. Stahlman looks
as If he should be useful anywhere in
the line. He is about the size of Wit
torto Campolo, but better built. Nc
Evan should know pivot man when
he sees one. The captain was himself
an all-America center when he played
for the. Army. And he appears to be
in good enough condition to go into
the middle of line right now.
KitxmilIer Great Back.
Capt. McEwan also had something to
say concerning halfbacks. He asserts
that he has seen quite few good backs
in his time, but that the best back he
ever saw was Kitzmiller, the Flying
Dutchman, Of Oregon.
"A great back" sail McEwan, should
be able to do five things. This Kitz-
miller can run, block, tackle, kick, pass
and do lot of other things the ordi-
nary back never even thought of. He
is my idea Of what q great back
should be-"
Capt. McEwan's present idea is to
open line coaching school, and even
tually to coach at some other univer-
sity.
He says that Stanford has a power
full team and that the Army line will
have to be at its best to cope with the
opposition it will meet The captain
said that his Oregon team was unfor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
UNL|M|TEDS IN TIE
AS GRID PLAY ENDS
MohaWks, LanSdoWneS Fail
to SCore-PaIace and Cards
to Meet Again.
10 far as independent unlimited
foot ball is concerned the season
hereahnIIt is history

10 far as independent unlimited
foot ball is concerned the season
hereabout is history.
- Mohawks, erstwhile District
champions, and the Lansdowne
eleven. champion of the Baltimore
League, put on the final show yester-
day In Clark Grifith Stadium when
they struggled to 90 draw.
1t was a shivering crowd that viewed
the hoStilities, but 1t was rewarded by
an exhibition that was marked by many
interesting moments.
Both teams threatened to score, but
neither could come through with the
old scoring punch.
Hawks were unable to gain except at
straight foot ball, their passes and trick
plays failing to function. On ground
plays, however, they advanced the ball
for substantial yardage.
Late In the second period the home
eleven managed to get the ball to the
Lansdowne 22-yard line, but B. oliver,
for the visitors, intercepted a pass.
Then in the final period Adams. for
the Hawks, recovered on the visitors
12-yard stripe. but 3. oliver again
shared a pass to halt the Indian sortie.
In the second period the Lansdowne
outfit reached the Hawk 25-yard line
on a pass from Reinhart to Haver that
was good for IS yards, but could get
no farther.
It was in the final quarter that the
invaders staged their most serious scor-
ing threat which incidentally was the
most menacing gesture made by either
eleven. They achieved the Hawk six
yard line before the Hawks halted them.
Though thu unlimited eriddcrs NAV
b. through, the l3E-ncund boys arc net.
Palace A. c. and the National Press
Building Cardinals. who batted ~ q
call draw yesterday, win meet sga'n
next Sunday
Trojans today claim the CITY U.s.
pound title following their 100 victory
over the Mavis eleven.
It was the last game of the cam
paign for the undefeated Troians who
next season will enter the 125-pound
class.
Seat Pleasant Firemen downed Brent
wood Hawks, IL to 0 at Seat Pleasant.
1t was the annual game for the benefit
of the insurance fund Of the Prince
Georges County Volunteer Firemen's
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
400 viii Bowl Stars Tournament E,Uun Praises 7an
tunately nowhere near its peak when
1t played In the South.
Calls Pro Game Best.

tunately nowhere near its peak when
1t played In the South.
Calls Pro Game Best,
I talked also with DR.. Harry March,
part owner of the New York Giants and
the man who has done most to foster
professional foot ball. He naturally
commended that foot ball as played by
professionals is the best, from a tech
meal standpoint, played anywhere.
rms Is only natural. Take any col
lege star and let him play few more
years and he will continue to learn
more about the game. Practice is not
limited and there are no faculties or
examinations with which to contend
The only scholarship requirements are
the ability to sign name to q contract
and enough mathematics to understand
the signals.
Unoer these circumstances, I asked
DR.. March why professional foot ball
bothered with college men. With no
eligibility rules and all the trucks, coal
mines, machine shops, foundries, mills
and lumber camps from which to pick
1t seemed to me that a college educa-
ton was small asset. But DR.. March
held that 1t would take too long to
teach those men the game, as they have
no foundation of knowledge or expert
ence on which to build.
He said, for example, that Thorpe
was the greatest back and Henry of
Washington and Jefferson the greatest
tackle the game had known. But he
did admit that great players could be
developed from green material.
DR.. March cited the case Of Ted
Nesser, second Of the Nesser brothers,
calling him almost as great back as
Thorpe, and said that Dick Stahlman
was the best tackle professional foot
ball had produced. Stahlman was a
high school player and Nesser was.
believe, plumber. But they certainly
we're grand foot ball players.
(Copyright, 1929 by the North American
Newspaper Alliancc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

In The Stars first tournament,
held at the Lucky Strike a year
ago, there were 1893 entrants and
few scratches. The principal gain
was made this time in the mems
class. The increase in women
was slight.
With surprisingly few exceptions 1t
was practicable to give preferred dates
in the schedule. Only those whose en-
tries are received today will take pot
luck. A squad has been left open for
them.
The tournament viii be bowled on
80 drives, with four squads on each
night of Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week and Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week, the break
in the schedule being occasioned by
Christmas and New Year. An extra
squad, for night workers, will go on at
2 O'Clock next Thursday.
Virtually every league in the city Is
well represented in the big field. All
the suburbs helped swell the entry,
with HyattSville and Bethesda par
ticularly strong. Among the Bethes-
dams is bowler more distinguished in
another sport-M. E. Psake, who will
be remembered for his brilliant victory
in The Stars Metropolitan champion
ship horseshoe pitching tournament
last Summer.
Earle Stocking, Convention Hall man.
ager, and his staff are busy as bees to-
day putting on finishes touches to make
the alleys second to none in point OF
condition.
1t. Is assured that many bowlers will
shoot better scores than in the last
tournament because of the different ar
rangement of squads. Only two will be
scheduled to an alley this time where
there were five before and a majority
of bowlers do best with only brief
wait between frames.
The Stars tournament will be the big
feature of the holidays from the stand
point of contestants, but as a show It
may bow to the intercity battles between
the Grand Palace Valet stars of Wash
ington and the Connecticut All-Stars.
Next Saturday the Valetmen will
shoot in Hartford and they will be
guests of the New Englanders at the
Coliseum the following Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MIDWEST QU|NTETS
AGAIN UNBALANCED
Same Four Leaders of Last
Campaign Are Likely to
Battle for Title.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HICAGO, December 23.-The
same four teams that domi-
mated Western Conference bas-
~ ket ball last season-Michigan
Wisconsin, Purdue and North
western-appear again to be winding up
to battle it out for the 1880 champion
ship.
Michigan and Wisconsin, which shared
the title a year ago, have gone I'M
scathed through their practice games
and appear to be possessed of great
power The wolverines have won three
practice contests, with 27-to-24 tri-
umph over Pennsylvania and 5l-to-9
victory over Albion the outstanding
achievements. The Badgers, playing two
games without Capt. Bud Foster, also
have won three games and have shown
steady improvement.
Northwestern Beats Irish.
Northwestern dropped 36-to-3O de-
cision to Pittsburgh's great five, but
redeemed itself with 3O-to-2s overtime
victory over Notre Dame. Purdue, with
its veteran material and the presence of
Stretch" Murphy, is regarded as a
strong contender after 1t finds its stride,
although it was defeated by its Hoosier
neighbor, Butler, Saturday night by SO
to 20. The indianapolis team stopped
Murphy. and the Boilermakers' offense
failed to function up to standard.
Minnesota gave the Big Nine its only
victory in four games Saturday night.
The Gophers swamped Cornell CIowa)
College, 46 to is, collecting 81 field
goals. Minnesota scored another goal.
but it went to the credit of Cornell
when Scoby, Gopher substitute guard.
dribbled in and dropped one through
the wrong hoop.
HoOsiers Lose to Penn.
Indiana failed to get started against
Pennsylvania and received a 26-to-21
setback at Philadelphia, while Chicago
was beaten, 10 to is, by veteran fve
from Oberlin. The Hoosiers have not
won start this season. while Chtcago's
only other contest resulted in victory
over Lake Forest. Minnesota has won
al It's early games, but has yet 10 en-
counter first-rate competition.
Illinois lost to Bradley Tech in Its
| opener, but came back to defeat Wash
neton University Of st. Louis last week,
WINE Ohio State was stretched to gain
= l-point victory over Ohio University
III lts single preseason game.
put two games remain on the pre-
holiday Illinois will meet De
ram tonight and Wisconsin will engage
Lombard Saturday at Madison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

~ ERE'S Eddie wittmer OF
Princeton younger brother
of an equally famous All,
j 4 who, like Able Booth and
many another foot ball
star, goes out for basket ball as soon
as the gridiron season Is over.
With more ball to play with and
fewer clothes, the star passers OF
the gridiron ind greater freedom for
their stun on the indoor court. Ed
die Wittmer Is q proficient passer
In both sports. He is fast, shifty
and powerful, and there is no rea-
son why he shouldn't be the main
stay of the Tiger cage team, just as
he was of the foot ball eleven.
Only let's hope Ed gets little
better support In the court games
than he did on the gridiron this
Fall. He was a fine back, whose
brilliance was dimmed by sub
normal line and q not so brilliant
backfield to assist him. Placed be-
hind Pitts, Notre Danes or Col
gates lines. Ed Wittmer's name
might have led all the rest in head
line space in 1929. But it was not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

What is believed to have been the first
base ball game at which an admission
fee was charged was played between
two mines from New York and Brooklyn
In le5A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
BIGGEST SINGLES EVENT
STARTS NEXT THURSDAY
All Leagues and Suburbs Help Swell Record Field
for Competition at Convention HaIl-Last
Years Entry Easily Outstripped.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.

total approximately 14OO and will
singles
Washington Star opening next Thursday night at
4 moth Convention Hail.
nights of bowling will published
posted Saturday night and due in todays mail
committee consisting Stocking Arve EberSole
Lon Krauss Scott Rena Levy and the writer toied through
whipping bulkieSt
received for individual duckpin tournament in
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
Cubs Only g Short
Of Strike Out
Record

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 12.-The
Cubs won, but their strike-out
epidemic still ragged. Earnshaw
had ten strike-outs Yesterday,
making the Cub total thirty-six.
only eight short of the worlds
series record. With at least two
more gamessTemaininc to play, the
Cubs are almost certain to set
new mark for world series strike
outs. AT their rate of production
TO date they will do 1t today.
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
CTODAYS
SPORTORlAL
T=@-- -
B.kKIRK MlLLER~

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 2The vagaries, the uncertainty
baseball better demonstrated than IN the thlrd
the world which to the Chicago Cubs
after thev had their home grounds
Chicago earlier the week. dropping both to their
Eastern antagonists.
Earnshaw started the second in Chicago only to be
filled bases allowing three
straight hits pitched better respect on Frday
Bush the winning pitcher but the
baseball uty of figures demonstrates IN that
that the best pitcher does always Win
Earnshaw allowing three less hits than did his victorious op
ponen permitting the number of bases balls two and
striking half times baters did the
fortunate Bush loses his with four more Athletics beng
the Cubs That paragraph and that instance
better than anything that mind that
baseball and the Cubs any such
this bally dragged
back Chicago week and fought out the storms
which reported to be raging off Lake Michigan
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
Bitter Pill for Followers

pill Athletics henchmen have forced
down their 10000 hroas They had expected their pa to
d if anything better home than they did abroad and while
found with what the American League did here
yesterday certainty much be found with the breaks they Got
Yet, they looked the figures plainly reveal
The only comparison that be made of the pitcher that
possibly frightened bit in the pnche Outside of the
sixth frame when arnshaw unfortunate enough to the
his hurting brilliant Bushs
The however handcued Al Simmons Jimmy Foxx
the big the Athletics attack who hless particu
larly in the third inning, with bases.
This be said for the Cubs They found themselves often
sivey despite the fact they outh their hammeg
timely Hack Wilson and Rogers Hornby each through with
pair of hits the latter not getting his the ball until after
he had struck out twice in
Wilson's dagger the second however wasted
his single the fourth round he having npped
the plate following his triple Sephensons roller
Bishop and left stranded in the fourth when