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NAVY WILL STRIVE
FOR ROWING TITLE

ANNAPOLIS, February t2-Stung by
the defeats of the last three years at
PoughkeepSie, the Navy will make q
great effort to put a winning crew on
the water this Spring and regain the
laurels it has held in the past in sport
in which it particularly desires to excel.
The tentative varsity eight Is now
boated as follows: 1, Butts: 2, Tyra; 8,
Jung; 4, Greathouse: 5. Anderson: 6.
Russell; Z, CieSe (captain) stroke. Eddy.
This is an unusually powerful combi-
nation.
The schedule, as tentatively arranged,
follows:
April 20-Massachusetts Tech VARSITY and
junior varsity. at Annapolis. Two miles.
April 27-Columbia varsity, on the Har-
May ii-Syracuse varsity. junior varsity
and tprohahly) freshmen, at Annapolis.
May HARVARD and University of Penn
sylyania VARSITY, junior varsity. freshmen
and 150-pound crew., at Annapolis. Two
miles.
The Navy also expects to enter its
junior varsity freshmen and l50-poutd
crews in the American Henleys at Phila-
delphia, and its varsity, junior varsity
and freshmen at Poughkeepsie.
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DECISIVE GAME SLATED
IN COUNTY FLOOR LOOP

HYATTSVIILE, Md, February H.
Dixie Pigs and Hyattsville Comets will
meet in Prince Georges County Bas-
ket Ball League game tonight at Laurel.
Should Dixie Pig win this game and
also It's match Friday with Headquar-
tiers Company at Laurel and should
Brentwood Hawks win from Mount
Rainier here Thursday night the teams
will be tied for the league lead, and a
three-game play-off will be staged. The
first game of the play-off would be
staged here Sunday as preliminary to
a game In which Company F Regulars
will play team to be announced.
Hyattsville High basketers, who lost
to Eastern High here yesterday, 10 to
80, will meet Benjamin Franklin Uni
yersity quint tonight In Langley Junior
High gym, Washington, at 8 o'clock.
Hyattsville High girls basket ball
team was to meet Silver Spring High
girls this afternoon at Silver Spring.
Frenchy Midgets will meet Fort Myer
Midgets tonight In a Boys Club League
i15-pound class game in Washington.
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one-mile relay team and Holmes
Fountain in the 50-yard handicap.
A pair of foul losses and a goal from
scrimmage in the closing minutes by
DeLisio, Central guard, gave the Blue
and White its victory over st. Johns
yesterday.
Keen batting marked the game from
the outset. Coach Bert Coggins used
only members of the Central squad who
will be available again next season. In
addition to Delisio, an outstanding Cen
trail player was Monk at guard.
When Delisio came through with his
4 points in the late going, st. Johns
had Just contrived to tie the score at
15-all.
Led by Capt. Ted Capelli, all-high
choice, who whipped the cords for II
points, Eastern had little trouble druh-
bling Hyattsville. Capelli was all over
the floor, making shots from almost
every possible position. Eastern was In
the van, 10 to 5. at the half, adding to
its lead as the game progressed Wine
gartner and Lewis did all of Hyatts-
ville's scoring.
With Cameron, DeSibour and Heekin
scoring consistently, Georgetown Prep
always held the whiphand over Char
lotte Hall. The Garrett Parkers were
ahead, 80 to 3, at the half. It was the
ninth win in IL starts for Georgetown
Prep. Woodward, the losers center, was
high scorer of the game. with 10 points.
Y. M. G. A. Juniors generally OUT
classed Tech Reserves to trim the latter.
Morgan and Shirley for the winners and
Pacey and Reed for the losers were
leaders ON attack.
Techs relay team in the Meadow
brook games tonight will comprise Capt.
Jake Edwards. Frank Nobel and alfred
Reichman, veterans, and Homer Drissel.
1t is expected that the Mckinley quar-
tet will be matched against crack
field. The occasion will mark the first
formal competition of the season for
schoolhoy tracksters of the Capital area.
Holmes Fountain, crack sprinter, viii
be competing in the 50-yard handicap
against such stars as Karl Wildermuth
Of Georgetown, Elder of Notre Dame,
Bob Quinn Of Maryland, who last sea-
son won the event, and others. Foun-
tain's showing naturally viii depend
upon the size of the handicap given
him. 't
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M|CH|GAN'S DEFEAT.
| PUTS THREE IN TIE
Northwestern Win DeadIocks
Wolverines With Purdue
and Wisconsin.
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
HICAGo. February l2.-The
4 Western Conference basket ball
u race took on q different aspect
~ today, with Michigan, Purdue
and Wisconsin In triple tie
for first place. Each has won five
games and lost one.
The sudden change in Michigan's
domination Of the race took place last
night at Patten gymnasium, Evanston,
when Northwestern's rapidly improving
quintet defeated the heretofore un-
beaten league leaders, "a to %. Two
field goals in the last minute of play
by Rus Bergherm, substituting for Rut
Walter at center, sent Michigan's dream
of an undefeated conference season
glimmering.
Michigan made a strong bid for its
sixth Big Ten victory, leading, Is to IL,
at the half and coming back In the
second period to hold q three-point
advantage with a minute to play,
Northwestern. however, broke loose with
fury in the final 60 seconds, Bergherm
caging his two field goals.
The victory stretched Northwestern 8
Big Ten winning streak to four games,
three Of which were one-point victories
over Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.
After romping through q hard pre-
season schedule with ease the North
western Ave went into q slump. drop
ping its first three conference games to
Michigan, Purdue and Ohio State, but
starting up again with victory over
Ohio State at Columbus and continuing
to win against Iowa, Indiana, Notre
Dame and Michigan in succession.
Two of its conference victories and
one over Notre Dame were won with
Walter, ace of the attack and defense,
on the side lines with an injured knee.
In the only other conference game
last night Illinois improved its stand
ing by defeating Minnesota, 81 to 50.
The Illini won after holding on q des-
perate Minnesota rally In the last half.
Northwestern's and Illinois victories
showed them up the percentage ladder
into Q tie for hfth place, with four vic
tories and three defeats. Iowa holds
fourth place. with four victories In six
games.
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~ EvTTT and Gonzaga and Emer-
son and st. Johns quintS will
clash tomorrow afternoon in
H. the Boys Club gym in Prep
School Basket Ball League
championship matches. Dewitt and
Gonzaga will meet at 3:15 o'clock with
Emerson and st. Johns taking the floor
in the nightcap. In the only other floor
encounter of the afternoon involving a
schoolboy Ave of this area Georgetown
Prep viii engage Loyola High team at
Baltimore.
Yesterdays scholastic basket ball
matches saw Central defeating st.
Johns, 10 to Is, in the Central gym,
Eastern drubbing Hyattsville High, so
to 10, ut Hyattsville: Georgetown Prep
downing Charlotte Hall, IS to 25, at
Garrett Park, and Tech Reserves bow
ing to Y. M. @. A. Juniors in a 37-l8
match in the Y gym.
Gonxasa and Dewitt quints viii be
battling for first place In their Prep
School League game. Gonzaga is head
ing the nag race right now with three
wins In as many starts and Dewitt
stands second with two victories against
one defeat. Emerson and st. Johns
each will be striving tor its flrst victory.
Emerson has dropped its only league
start and st. JONAS has lost all three OF
its loop games. s7aa"
At Q meeting of league officials yes
| terday, q. r. Hardin, former George
town Prep coach, was appointed referee
to succeed Orrel Mitchell, newly APP
pointed Gonzaga mentor. F. j. Sumner
was named Harbin's alternate. Both
are members Of the District Approved
Basket Ball Oflcials' Association.
No word has yet been received from
the various schools, which have been
invited TO take part In the proposed
Prep School Base Ball League the COM
ing season, 1t was announced at yes
terday's meeting. A site for the league
games viii be decided upon in the next
two weeks.
Gonzaga was to play host to its old
foe, Western, In the formers gym;
Eastern was to entertain Emerson, at
Eastern, and st. Adams had an engage
ment with Leonard Hall, at Leonard
town, Md, in schoolboy floor tits this
afternoon.
Benjamin Franklin University tossers
are to entertain Hyattsville High quint
tonight in Langley Junior High gym.
Tech win be represented In the Meadow
brook games tonight In Philadelphia by
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BY SOL METZGER.

Defensive basket ball gets less
study than offensive. As a result
the game Is far more interesting.
Crowds don't like scoreless tie In
foot ball, a pitchers battle In base
ball or a low-scoring basket ball
game. Coaches and managers have
to produce points or take the skids.
That's why there are fewer. defen-
sive formations in sport than
schemes for scoring.
The basic principle in basket ball
defense Is the five-man defense.
When used today, it Is a two-line
system-three men at mid-court or
Just back of it and two men four or
I'VE yeards to their rear and back
of the space between the players IN
the first line. This defense forms
when the opponents take the ball In
their half the court. 1t was devel-
,oped for the purpose Of saving the
energy Of the players. They get a
few seconds Of rest before they
swing into action.
In this defense No. ! takes the
first man through on his side the
court and No. the first man on his.
Then the other three men In the
front line pick other attacking play
ers as they advance and play them
man to man.
(oopyright. 1922
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BIG TEN GRID STAR
PASSES ARMY TEST
Bennett Of Indiana Was One
OF Leading Halfbacks in
1923 Campaign.

LINTON, Ind, February 12.--Another
college foot, ball star Is headed for the
United States Military Academy. Charles
(Chuck) Bennett. ace Of the University
Of Indiana backfield during the 1928
season, has received a telegram from
United States Senator Arthur Robinson
Of Indiana informing him that he had
passed the entrance examinations to
West Point.
Bennett was chosen by newspaper
critics as the most valuable player in
the Big Ten Conference last season.
He weighs only ITO pounds, but
is one of the fastest ball carriers ever
seen in action in the Middle West, and
opponents found i: almost impossible to
stop him last year. He also was one OF
the stars in the East-West game on the
Pacific Coast.
During his high school career he was
named in All-State eleYens without ex-
ception and under Coach Pat Pages
tutelage at Indiana he was named on
Conference selections for two con-
secutive years after winning honorable
mention during his sophomore year.
Pages savage of tackle plunges were
built around Bennett, but he also is q
great defensive player. He runs an ex-
cellent interference and passes with
deadly accuracy, but is only a mediocre
punter.
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British Girl Begins Training
For Channel Swim Attempt

She has discarded silk stockings and
chiffon froeks for a tweed skirt, q
heavy wooden sweater and WOODEN stock
ings.
II have even given up smoking" she
said.
Wolfe is ready to lay bets on his pro-
tege even now.
''She has got to beat the record" he
said. Swimming the channel is MOTH
ing today. Anybody can do that"
He prophesies that Miss Gilhead will
cross in II hours As minutes. The rec
ord Is held by Miss Gertrude Ederle. the
first woman to swim from France to
England, whose time was IA hours 80
minutes. .e- -
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ RIGHTON, England, February
- 11-Despite icy winds and cold
seas, the first woman channel
H. swimmer of the 1929 season has
started training here.
She is 21-year-old Connie Gilhead of
the London Polytechnic Institute, and
she has been chosen by Jadez Wolfe,
the trainer, out OF 800 applicants, to at
tempt to set up a new channel record
next Summer.
Miss Gilhead is following a rigid
training. Her regimen starts with daily
dips in the frigid sea, scientific exer-
else and diet are also part of her pro-
gram.
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n n ANY amateur basket ball quints
mn will see action the next few
V nights, opening with an ex-
/ ] tensive program tonight.
Two Of the feature contests
listed for tonight will be on foreign
floors. Silver Spring Service Co.
Players will meet at st. Martins gym
at 6 o'clock to journey to Fort Leonard
Wood, Md, for game with the
Soldiers of that post. knights OF
Columbus tossers will go to Laurel, Md,
to engage the National Guard Quint at
9 o'clock
Some of the games scheduled this
week are listed below:
TONIGHT.
De Molays VS.. Pirates, Bethany gym,
9 o'clock.
silver Spring VS.. Fort Leonard Wood,
Fort Leonard Wood, 8 O'clock.
Skinker Eagles VS. w. II. West Co.,
Central gym, . 0'cleck.
K. Of G. vs.. Laurel Guardsmen,
Laurel, 8 o'clock.
G, p. O. Federals VS.. Wallace Memo
rial. Langley Junior High gym, o'clock
Miller's Collegians W. Chevy Chase
Celtics, Kensington Arm0ry, 5 o'clock
Mount Vernon Cards vs.. Fort Myer
Central High gym, 8 o'clock.
TOMORROW.
United Typewriter Grays VS.. Calvary
| M. E., Calvary gym, $3.50 o'clock.
Skinker Eagles VS.. Mount VernOns
| Congress Heights gym, 8 o'clock.
/ ]. G. G. Flashes VS.. Eastern Light
weights, Center gym.
| AnacOstia Eagles vs.. Coiored Eiks
| Elks' gym, 8:30 o'clock.
Mount Vernon Cards vs.. Boys Ciui
Standards. Congress Heights sym,
O'Clock.
THURSDAY.
De MoIays VI. Aztecs, Eastern Higi
gym, 8 o'clock.
q. r. O. Federals vs.. Pullman A. c
Rialtos VS.. Trinity nj. E., Easter
High gym, 8 o'clock.
| FRIDAY.
Y, M. C. A. Juniors VS.. Mount Vernon
Cards, Boys Club gym, o'clock.
q. p. O. Federals VS.. French A. e.
Anacostia Eagles VS.. University A. {
Congress Heights, Q o'clock.
SUNDAY.
Knights Of Columbus VI. Oakley a. {
(Baltimore), Casey gym, $3.50 O'Clock
SkinkeF Eagles W. Gulf Refining CO
) york. RA.l. Consreea Heights ,syn
III 2e1e0 ! stS Taes n ssf i. u
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EPISCOPAL RESERVES
SCORE OVER AJAX A. c.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February H.
With Jimmy Shuford leading the attack
with six field goals. Episcopal High
School varsity substitutes defeated the
Ajax A. G. by a 36-to-21 count yester-
day in Stewart Memorial Gymnasium.
Alexandria High School cagers were
to play Swavely School, at Manassas.
Va, this afternoon.
Hoffman Clothiers will play Washing
ton-Lee High School today In the Gen.
erals gymnasium, at Ballston.
George Mason High School will at
tempt to make 1t two straight over
Charlotte Hall Academy Of Charlotte
Hall. Md, tomorrow night when the
two teams play in Armory Hall at $3.50.
In preliminary, George Mason girls
will play Oakton High girls.
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Independent TOssers Provide
Many Games i'm Next Few DAYS

Newly organized Rialto All Stars of
League, who make their debut Thurs
day night against Trinity M. E. tossers,
are booking games at Columbia $500.
Other teams seeking games can be
reached as follows:
Washington Props, Lincoln 3776; Red
Shields, West 1854; Winton A. c., At
lantic 1896; Original Kanawhas, Adams
1913; 9Th Field Artillery of Fort Myer,
West 1000, and Y. M. G. A. Aztecs,
Main 1920, boys department.
Hirst led Jewish Community Center
Whirlwipds in a wild rampage over
Fort Leonard Wood courtmen last night
in Center gym, 10 to 81. Hirst regis
tered 10 goals.
Cardinal, Hartford and De Luxe fives
were victors in last nights Boys Club
League games. Cards trimmed Stand
ards, 20 to IT; Hartfords downed Mont
rose. 10 to II. and Noel House bowed
to De Luxe, is to 16.
Kennedy Red Stars, who downed
Metropolitans, % to 16, in Central
gym last night with Bob Marks starring,
want an unlimited foe for tomorrow
night. Call Georgia 407.
LyIes, Nicholson, McKandles and
Franks were heavy scorers last night,
as Phoenix A. c. downed Army Medicos,
SO to IS.
An eleventh hour basket by Hurley
enabled st. Paul's Lutheran five to
win over Twin Oaks tossers, "a to 81.
Wanley counted IS points to lead
Brentwood Hawks to a 43-to-23 win
over Troop e. quint last night.
National Circles resumed their win
ming way last night by downing Naval
Airmen, 25 to is. Moeller and Mars
teller starred.
Lilly led Potomac Boat Club scorers
last night. as Boiling Field courtmen
took q SOIL setback.
Clark Griffith 100-pounders made it
| % straight wins last night in downing
Congress Heights Cyclones, Is to 8.
United Typewriter Grays found Ire
monts easy victims at Central High
| last night in Community Center
League game, As to 10. T. Peck, Mac
Donald and Banta Sattened their scor-
ing 1etaas W. 'ssssEaa ssss'A.sa'
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TWO ILLINOIS ATHLETES
ARE RULED INELIGIBLE

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,. February IL LR.-
Tom Miller and Jack Gage, University
of Illinois track stars, have been de-
clared ineligible because of scholastic
difficulties.
Miller is holder of the national inter-
scholastic high jump record and joint
holder of the Big Ten title.
Gage, sophomore won both the low
and high hurdles at the national indoor
interscholastic at Northwestern Univer-
sity in 1927.
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TUMBLE RULE OPPOSED
BY stage OF CHICAGO

CHICAGO, February IL [R.-Amos
Alonzo Stagg. dean OF American foot
ball coaches, Is opposed to the proposed
change in the rules making all fumhles
defensive team
IT have never opposed changes in the
rules when thought they added to the
game" Etagg said today.
But ! am opposed to the change In
the tumble rule, because cannot Gee
that Il helps the same or viii BE et-
SEeetize dR thu lape lez : " m '
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BSERVERS see in the
rec emit harmonious
meeting of the United
States Lawn Tennis

~ BSERVEHS see In the
recent harmonious
meeting of the United
= ~ States Lawn Tennis
Association, at which Bill Til
den'S amateur status was re-
stored, the beginning of new
era in administration of the
Sport-one that will rebound to
the benefit of the net game.
The system of sectional bal
loting existing in the y. S. l..
T. A. is held responsible for the
political combinations that
have caused most of the "inter-
nal warfare" that has so handi-
capped the organization in the
conduct of it's affcirS, but these
factions apparently are weak
ening and for this reason
the future of tennis is deemed
bright.
Apparently nothing has been
accomplished by proponents of
an open tennis tourney in
which the professional stars
would have the opportunity of
meeting the top-notch anna
teurS, as is done in golf, how
ever. The application for sane
ton for such an event was
tabled as "too radical a step
for the association to take at
this time.
This will be regarded by followers Of
tennis as merely another indication
of the a-conservatism of those
governing the game in this country
and which has been blamed for
gradual loss in it's popularity. When
some such progressive step as a ma
tional open event is given the OK.
of its directing heads net fans will
become more impressed with the fact
that a new era has dawned.
THAT the foot ball rules commit
= tee will do, if anything. regard
ing changes in the playing code at
its forthcoming meeting are con-
jectural. But one thing it probably
will not do is to stipulate that the
goal posts be returned to the point
where they belong, instead of 10
yards distant from the end of the
field proper.
The committee may or may not
alter the proUision iDhich has been
in effect for the past tiuo years
under tChich q player on the defend
ing side may recover the ball on a
tumbled punt or lateral pass, but
may not run with it. And tDe believe
the great majority OF gridiron fans
don't much care.
But there IS little doubt that n
great majority of patrons Of the sport
would welcome a revival Of the place
ar drop kicked field goal. As it is
this spectacular method for scoring
rapidly Is becoming a lost art and
there Is only one way to save it,
move the goal posts back.
X X X *
EFFORTS now are being made in
~ some quarters to have the big
league owners stage a field day
and offer silver trophies to the fast
est runners, longest throwers. etc.
1t is unlikely the moguls piu act
on the suggestion. but If they did
the Washington Club could proDide
some candidates in the circling-the
bases euent from among Bluege.
.Ste1rdrt, Myer, West and Rice. And
in the throtp for distance Goslin
could be figured to make suc1,
strong armed gents as Bob MeuSeL
eTtcnd Themselves.
But it is equally certain in view Of