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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
MIDWEST TEAM HIT
ON EVE or CONTEST
Zuppke ApprehenstVe Of Reserve
Strength Following Injury
to Crack Tackle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, December 31.-Lack
of SUFFICIENT reserve strength on the line
may prove the undoing of Coach Bob
zuppkes Midwestern eleven in its char
ity bout with the Southwest All-Stars
at Ownby Stadium here tomorrow.
Coach Zuppke expressed that fear
while directing his teams last strenu-
Gus practice yesterday. A knee injury
suffered in scrimmage by Arthur j..
n ssucci. big University of Detroit
tackle, has cost the invading eleven
the services of one of it's best players.
and the veteran Illinois coach was
doubtful OF the strength of his replace
ments
Final light workouts were scheduled
for both teams today, the Midwest at
Fair Park and the Southwest on South
ern Methodist Universitys practice
ground, some five miles away.
Unless the foremen change their
minds between now and then, the
teams will inc up tomorrow about like
this
Southwest-Peterson (Texas) and
Lott (Oklahoma Aggies), ends; Witcher
(BGylor) and Armstrong (Missouri)
tackles; Koch (Baylor) and Lee (Okla-
homa). guards; Paradeaux (Baylor)
Center; wilson (Baylor), quarterback;
Hickman (Tennessee) and Bethea
(Flortda), halfbacks; Dale (Arkansas),
fullback.
Midwest-Rogge Qowa) and Casey
wisconsin,, ends; Rider michigan
State) and Buttner Purdue), tackles;
Etears (Purdue) and Vanyo (Ypsilanti).
guards; Clark (NorthWestern), center;
Jensvold uowa) or Molloy Uoyola),
quarterback; Kissel (Purdue) and
Hinchman (Butler), halfbacks; deg
(Marquette), fullback.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
Conger, ''Improuing With Age,'
VIII Run Again This Winter

College, Columbia University, where he
is specializing in physical education,
and is teaching for q few hours each
week at Townsend Harris High School
But that hardly could be called
work" he said.
Some OF Conger's great races were re-
ceIled-the night, in Kansas City, he
beat Lloyd Hahn, the Nebraska farmer,
who was then thought to be invincible
at anything between a half mile and
1000 and 1900 meters; the night, in
Madison Square Garden, in 1928, when
ne trailed Hahn in the mile of the
century" with Dr. Otto PeltZer, the
German professor, third.
Conger's most exciting race, how
ever, was none OF those, not even the
night he beat Nurmi.
"As far as I'm concerned" he
drawled, that 1929 mile of the CEN
fury was the most exciting one I've
ever run. First Purje. the Finn, jumped
out and took the lead Then Wide
took turn at it. About the third from
the last lap ! set the pace for while
and then Leo LeTmond came along and
led US all the way around 70 the tape,
was a foot racel"
The order OF finish at that race was
Conger, Lermond, Elmo Purje and Edwin
Wide, the Swedish schoolmastsr. The
time was minutes IS 2-5 seconds.
inst one and two-fifths seconds behind
the world indoor record.
Conger's eyes sparkled as he recalled
| it, and well they might. The crowd in
Madison Square Garden that night viii
back him up when he says, THAT waa
| a foot Eaeel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
Y EW YORK, December 81 Dr.
III Although some "perfecting

n Y EW YORK, December 81 Dr.
nj Although some "perfecting
" changes" may be necessary in
the foot ball rules for the 1891
season, the period of real changes
Is for the time being at least at
an end" Edward K. Hall, chairman OF
the National Foot Ball Rules Commit
tee, declared in his annual report to
the National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation, in convention here.
Halls report traced the three main
phases through which the gridiron code
has passed, namely the leO6-2O perloo
of fundamental changes; the lS2O-2I
period of perfecting changes, and the
i927-30 period of recodihcation, as a
result of which he asserted the rules
now seem satisfactorily standardized.
81 am sure represent the unanimous
opinion of the members of the commit
tee when I state that it Is their belief
the period of real changes in the rules,
and by that mean changes that mate
rally affect the style or nature OF play
is for the time being at least at an endS
the chairman's report stated.
Should Be Standardized.
"The rules should be standardized
substantially as they are and future
changes should be restricted to those
which make for greater safety to the
players, better sportsmanship or further
improvement of the tsxt, and to changes
that seem clearly to be necessary to
maintain the balance and the integrity
of the game substantially as it stands
today"
Explaining the recodification Of the
rules, effective for 1880, Halls report
added:
an working out this Encouragement
of the rules, your committee made vart-
GUS minor changes solely in The In
terest of simplicity and consistency. 1t
is possible that when the committee
comes together at its next meeting 1t
will find that the experience Of last
season calls for few further similar
perfecting changes. 1t would be quite
remarkable, think, if this were not
the case"
The Rehabilitation Committee, whose
work won widespread approval In the
ranks of foot ball players, coaches,
writer's and spectators, consisted OF
Hall, w. s.. LangfoTd, secretary of the
Rules Committee; Walter Okeson, COM
missioner of the Eastern Association for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
.CENTRAL'S QUINTET
WOULD STOP GRADS
Alumni, Though, Will Strive
to Gain Fourth Straight
Win Tomorrow.
BURGESS, Harris'

"ORREST BURGESS, Harrison
- Dey, Ben Burch and several
others who have been prominent
on Central High School basket
ball teams within the last several years
are listed to take the floor for the alum
nj In its annual game with the under
graduate quint, at the Columbia Heights
school tomorrow, at 1850 o'clock.
A rife shoot between alumni and I'M
dergfaduate combinations will take
place at o'cloek, and dance will be
held at 4 o'clock.
For the past three seasons the grads
have been dealing defeat to the school
the tables. The grads and undergrad
yates began meeting on the court an
nually In 1917, but until 1920 the games
were informal.
There always has been rivalry between
the two, and most of the games have
been real struggles. AS as example of
the temper of the teams back in 1928
Central handed the old boys 1922
defeat. Hardly had the referees whistle
ending the game died when the alumni
was clamoring for another game. 1t
got it and q couple of days later the
school team again won, II to Is. 1t
was the accurate tossing from the foul
line by Harrison Dey, then captain Of
the Central team, that decided.
During the first stages CT the past
decade the school team has held
decided edge, having won, in addition
to the two games in 1928, in 1920, 1921
and 1924. The Alumni won in 1922
and again In 1926. Central then went
on to win In 1925 and 1927.
Here are the scores for the past
AaN0dos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
EAGLES WILL PLAY
TERRIBLE SWEDES"
Olson Will Bring Two Tall and
Hefty Players Here for Con-
test on Sunday.

Skinker Eagles will find the going
plenty tough Sunday, when they meet
Olsons Terrible Swedes in a basket
ball game In the Silver Spring, Md,
National Guard Armory at $3.50 O'Clock.
The Birds will be after their second
win in as many starts, having con-
quered the Detroit Clowns last Sun
day.
Ole Olson, manager and player of the
Swedes for the past 10 years, is hailed
as master at back-hand passing and
one-hand shooting. In the latter re-
spect the Eagles have a clever ex-
ponent in Joe Sweeney.
Another leading player with the
Swedes will be Acthony Wapp, guard,
an Indian, who stands 6 feet 5 inches
and weighs 210. His hands are declared
larger than those of Horse Haggerty.
Wapp teams up with Ray Dickerson,
former Cleveland RoSenblum player.
Wapp, however, Is not the most alti-
tudinous player with the Swedes.
George Campbell, center, looks down
on things from the 6-foot-711l Inch
level. He scales 200.
Dutch Richeson and Eden Perfect
are the forwards.
stewards Photographers and Fred
crick Eagles viii meet In the preliminary
at 1850 O'Clock,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
PASSES MAY Tell
IN COAST BATTLE
Trick Stuff Expected From
Washington State and
Alabama Teams.
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

IN ASADENA, Calf, December
r. 31.-That final touch Of
i preparation which often
makes or breaks a gridiron
eleven was in store here today
for Washington State and Ala
bama, foes ip the Rose Tourna-
ment's sixteenth annual intersec-
tional foot ball tomorrow.
Already trained down to a fine point,
both squads went through brief work
out yesterday, their first in the Rose
Bowl, scene of tie New Year day game.
1t was the first thoroughly private
drill either eleven had experienced but
1t is generally understood that both
coaches, Wallace Wade, making his
final appearance as gridiron general of
Alabama, and Grin Hollingbery of
Washington State, stressed their pass
plays.
Both mentors boast strong lines.
through which few touchdowns have
been punched this Fall. The Crimson
tide earned the name of being a great
defensive eleven during the campaign
which carried it to tie for Southern
Conference honors. The Cougars won
the undisputed Pacific Coast title much
in the same style.
The offensive tactics of the opposing
teams have been much the same, de-
pendent mainly on advancing the ball
by sheer force. The conclusion is that
the tricks remaining to be pulled out
OF the bag are passes-long ones for the
most part.
Lines Are Powerful.
While the opinion is that neither
team will be able to gain much head
way by crashing into the line, 1t is
hardly likely that either coach viii let
the matter rest at just that without CIV
ing his ball luggers chance to try
their skill between aerial thrusts.
This fact remains that the only touch
downs scored on the tide this year, by
Tennessee and Vanderbilt, were made
possible on passes. The Cougars have
been scored on five times, but three Of
these touchdownS were made by weak
opponents who scarcely had a chance
TO win. That makes the two teams
almost a stand-off, so far as the past
records CO.
victory tomorrow will be the second
Tor either institution in a Rose tour
nament game. Alabama making its
third appearance in six years, won its
first game in 1925 from Washington,
20 to 10, and tied Stanford, to z, two
years later. The Cougars inaugurated
the International classic with 14-to-0
victory over Brown.
With game time only a day away,
neither coach was willing to definitely
name a starting lineup. It'll not be
sure until half minute before game
time" Coach Hollingbery said
Washington State officials said they
expected more than $1,000 persons to
witness the contest. The Rose Bowl will
seat IS 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
HOYA RALLY FUTILE
AND ST. JOHNS WINS
Ends Gotham Invasion by Losing
26-to-10 Game-Is 18th Straight
for Victors.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, December 81
Georgetown UniveFsity's basket ball
team rallied In gallant style in the last
half Of its game with the crack st.
Johns CUNT here last night, but was
checked after coming within 4 points
Of tying the score and was beaten, %
to 10.
The Hoyas were trailing, 8 to %,
when they put on steam. Gerson Quelled
the Blue and Gray uprising when he
got loose from a scrinanage under his
own basket and dribbled the length of
the floor to score.
Schuckman with points was high
scorer for the Indians, while Johnny
Scalzi Bill Shea and Paul Dillon did
most of Georgetowns sniping
1t was the fourth defeat in as many
starts for Georgetown on its invasion
Of Manhattan Island. The Hoyas, who
now have won two games and lost four
this season, will not play again until
January 10. when they engage Johns
Hopkins, at Baltimore.
st. Johns scored its seventeenth
straight win in two seasons and its
sixth in row this Winter.
The lineup:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31

Grid Code Needs Clarifying
Only, Chairman Hall asserts

the Selection of Foot Ball OfficialS: A.
w. Palmer, director of athletics at
Haverford Pa.) College. and F. A.
Lambert. well known Ohio official
Delving into the history of the rules
making, the Hall report explained:
by the year 1920 your committee
felt that practically all, If not all, of
the necessary fundamental changes had
been made. Mass momentum plays
had been eliminated, the premium on
mere weight had been largely removed,
injuries had been greatly reduced, the
forward pass had been developed to a
point where 1t held the secondary de-
tense in check sufficiently to make a
running attack possible, infractions of
the rules were the exception rather
than the rule, and the general sports
manship of the game and the players
had been raised to much higher level.
The game had become a distinctly open
one, and the strategy of the attack had
been greatly hroadened.
Meanwhile, however, the general
structure of the rules book remained
unaltered. The result was in
evitable; the rules became complicated
and cumbersome. This condition became
even worse during the following seven
years Q920-27). For during this period
your committee undertook to work out
the various minor changes ana renne-
ments which seemed necessary to round
out the open game developed through
earlier fundamental changes.
Should Be Completed.
I'm 1927 your committee felt that the
task set the committee for remodeling
the game had been essentially COM
pleted, and that the time had come for
a Standardization of the game and for
an entire rewriting of the rules"
The process of recodificatien, the re-
port explained, was spread over more
than three years, involved many meet
ings and six drafts of the rules before
they finally were considered satisfactory
for publication.
1.-The rules themselves never will be
simple" the report concluded. THE
game is a complicated game, and 1t will
never be possible to cover in a mere
primer every conceivable combination
Of facts that may arise on the playing
field. There is no reason, however why
any one with a reasonable familiarity
with the text and fair conception of
the Fudiments of the game not only
should understand the rules but be able
readily to find the provisions governing
any specific play"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
20 Years Ago
In The Star.
In The Star.

WASHINGTON base ball team will
w open its 1911 American League
scheduled against Philadelphia
April IL in the Quaker City. 1t is
recalled that the Nationals also
opened their 1910 campaign against
the Athletics, defeating them here,
to 0. Walter johnson, pitching
brilliantly, allowed just one hingle,
that O fiuke, and famed nine. The
Big Train would have let the AS
down without a hit had 1t not been
for the overflow crowd in right field.
Frank Baker, of home-run fame,
popped q ny into the crowd which
netted two bases. Ordinarily 1t would
have been an easy out.
Argo Swimming Club of the Gen.
trail branch, Philadelphia Y. M. G.
A., will meet Nautilus Swimming
Club In q meet at the Central Y.
NJ. C. A. here Monday. OHicials
Stuart, DR.. w. B. Hudson, .. A.
Farley. C.. A. Watson. w. L. Crane,
G. Edward Beckett, Nils @. Hansen.
H. w. Long, Y. B. Browne, w. w.
Buggs Raymond, stellar pitcher Of
the New York Giants, informs Man.
ager John McGFaw he viii try the
liquor cure.
Jack johnson Is acknowledged as
the heavyweight boxing champion
and Sam LangfoFd Is generally ac-
knowiedged rs the best naiddleweight
boxer. johnson has no serious OPP
ponent. while Buly Papke alone Is
figured 70 have . chance against
Langford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
T|LDEN SUCCUMBS
TO CALL OF FILMS
Passes Up Amateur Status.
Movies to Be Devoted to
Net PaStime.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
N YEW YORK, December 31.-Big
Bill Tilden has come to the end
of the trail of amateur tennis
The movies have called him.
A dominant figure in world tennis
for more than a decade, Tilden in
formed the United States Lawn Tennis
Association yesterday that he was re-
firing from amateur competition to
accept a contract with the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer Corporation. The con-
tract calls for q series of short films
on tennis subjects, with the Philadel-
phia veteran in the leading role. Since
the films are to be devoted to tennis,
Big Bill automatically is disqualified
from competing under the rules gov
erning amateurs.
Tilden's decision closely parallels q
similar one reached recently by Bobby
Jones emperor of golf. Jones also de-
cided to give up amateur competition
to make golhng films. There was one
big difference, however. Jones retired
while he still was monarch of all he
surveyed. Tilden has passed the peak
and has been forced to stand by in
recent years and watch some of the
greatest prizes of tennis fall into the
hands of younger players, notably the
French. triulaavirste of Henri Cochet,
Rene Laeoste and Jean Borotra. Chiefly
through Big Bills efforts, America held
the Davis Cup for seven years, between
1920 and 1926, but the French broke
through in 1927 and have withstoed all
challenges since.
Became Champ in 1918.
Tflden, who will be 80 in February,
won his first national title in 1918
when he captured the clay court cham
pionship and teamed with Vincent
Richards to win the American doubles
crown as well. In 1920 he Won the
British singles title, the first American
to accomplish that feat, and later in
the same year dethroned Little BilP'
Johnston as American singles cham
pion. He then ruled American singles
players for six years before Lacoste
broke through In 1926. Lacoste repeated
in 1927 and Cochet in 1928, but Tilden
came back to win the title for the
seventh time. In the last championship
he was eliminated in the semi-final
round by John Hope Doeg of Santa
Monica, Calf, who then went to win
the title
Counted out Of the picture several
years ago, where competition with the
French aces was concerned. Big Bill
amazed the sport world by wading
through a strong field at Wimbledon
last Summer to win his third British
singles title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
BY DON J. KIRKLEY,
Assoeiated Press Writer.

Y OSS Of amateur standing today
was named by the Federal once
Of Education q most serious
evil" confronting intercollegiate
foot ball.
An increasing tendency ito develop
professional standards for players" with
great emphasis upon winning" was
noted in q report outlining athletic
problems found in the countrys 60
land grant colleges, which were studied
for three years in a general education
survey.
These colleges, which reported re-
ceipts of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars annually from foot ball games,
were urged to stop relying upon ath-
leticS for support and maintenance Of
their health programs.
The Office of education recommend
ed the health work be financed the
same as any other educational depart
ment and urged each institution to
make thorough and frank study of
these situations, with franker facing
of their responsibilities toward their
student bodies"
Passing of control of athletic activi-
ties from the students to administrative
officials was cited in the report, which
dealt primarily with problems arising
from foot ball enthusiasm among the
students, alumni and administrative
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
BY LOUIS b. DALEY
President United States Lawn Tennis
Association.

NEW YORK, December 31.-The year
1880 has been one of distinct progress
in the affairs of the United States Lawn
Tennis Associa ton, and 1881 gives every
indication OF accelerating this con-
structiye pace. believe that the COM
ing IL months will witness growth IN
the popularity of tennis and an advance
in the administrative progress OF tne
national ASSOCIATION compared 10 winch
the records of former wears will appear
insignificant. Personally, / am happy
to state that have derived much pleas
ure from the work Of the administration
and my association with the other offi-
GERS and ehairmen of numerous COM
mittees.
The past year has been notable for
the rise of the younger players to cham-
pionship heights and the resultant In
teFest. both In tournaments and in the
titular events In which they competed.
The records of such remarkable young
players as Doeg, Shields, Wood and Sut-
ter argue well for the continuance OF
the high plane OF tennis play which
has made the United States famous
through past decades.
ResistS COmercialism.
Close upon the heels of players of
this caliber comes host OF younger
players. TO mention few, Gledhill,
Vines, Coen, Paret, Barry Wood and
Bryan Grant, jr., many of whom hold
equal promise. The entry for the ma
tional Junior and boy indoor champion
ships. with more than 400 competitors
ranging in age from IL to 10 years, was
the largest ever received for these
events.
The United states Lawn Tennis AS
sociation has, like all other amateur
sport-governing bodies, felt the tendency
Of the times TO commercialize sports. I
have personally steadily resisted this
condition. and 1t has and will be in the
future met with the same spirit and
ideals of amateur sport which have gov
erned tennis and the conduct Of the
game by this association in the past.
need only mention one incident during
1890 wherein a prominent player was
severely disciplined by the q. S. L. T. A.
for infringement Of the amateur regu-
lations as an instance of the attitude Of
this association in such matters.
It must not be thought, however,
that the association Is perfect or that
all its detectives haze been reached. We
all are workins steadily for stFicter en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
Another Trojan
Fakes His Name

7 OS ANGELES, December 81 up.
II The second case of aspiring
foot ball player of entering the
University of Southern California
under an assumed name in an effort
to make the Trojan team has been
revealed.
JEFF Clay, an ineligible this sea-
son, was identified yesterday by
members of the Alabama team now
preparing in Pasadena for a New
Year day game with Washington
State, as Davis Brasfield, a former
'Bama player.
Prof. H. c. Willet, Trojan ath-
letic representative, said Clay had
withdrawn December II after 4
check Of his entrance application.
and in doing so had escaped expul-
sion.
Clay or Brasfield had attracted at
tention by his passing. He played
with the Spartans, group of In
eligihles.
The first instance of such a hoax
was revealed several weeks ago when
George Kirkwood, a third-string
halfback, was dismissed from the in
stitution. Faculty members said
Kirkwood's name was Spencer Pur-
Wis, and he had played foot ball at
the College Of Puget Sound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
WHAT OPINION EXPRESSED
SEES TILT AS STAND.OFF
N. C. A. A. Would Have Foot Ball Mentors Become
Members of Faculty-Rules of Fall Pastime
May Go Unchanged for Long Time.
BY H. C. BYRD.

lew December sLess interest is being shown for
reason another among coaches generally In the
| Pasadena
than past years the big out
conversation wherever
and whenever group together
strongly the outcome but for being
interest they just not bothering much
way OF another
Northern schools and Middle Western uni
mildly interested thought
when asked and then usually say they do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
EASES SPORTS PROGRAM

DIES MONIES, Iowa, December 81
P). = Drake University will adopt a
SLOW and easy program for Its ath-
Ietes during 1881 because of the de-
crease of foot ball receipts last Fall.
Receipts from the game at Drake
fell of approximately IS per cent as
compared with 1929, Business Manager
z. G. Lytton said. As Q result, long
trips for teams will be kept TO a mini
mum and fewer men VIII be carried on
all trtpE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31

(gote-In the accompanying article,
Press. Louis B. DALEY, president OF the
cites the case OF Big Bill ThdeH in Gduo-
"three-vear parsitv rule" for American
Dapis Cup PLAYERS. Mr.: .Ddtley's article
mas wrttfen prior to TiideH's announce
held. IL Is another Of the Associated
Press series on sports reDieWS and pre-
lieps. Later Mr. DALEY utH take M
other tennis mdtteTS.j