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Evening star., 1931-12-03
PUBLIC IS CURIOUS
OVER GRID DEATHS
Result of 81 Fatalities Is
Pondered-Fordham Pays
Tribute to Murphy.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, December 3-While
M Fordham University paid its
last tribute today to Cornelius
Murphy, jr., 21-year-old foot
ball STAR who died yesterday of in
juries suffered in his teams closing
game with Bucknell 10 days ago, the
sport-loving public wondered what
would be the result of the unusual
number Of gridiron fatalities during
the 1881 season.
Murphy's death was the thirty first
recorded this season. IN many quar-
ters 1t was believed important steps
would be taken to check the toll of
foot ball.
Coaches, officials, ex-players and
others connected with foot ball rallied
to the support of their game and
pointed out that few players had been
killed or even seriously injured in major
college games, OF the 81 deaths re-
corded so far only 4 have occurred at
major colleges, one at small college
and one at normal school. Others
were at high schools or in "Sandlot"
games where players often went into
the game without proper protective gar
ments or proper training and super
vision.
The exceptions are Murphy, Cadet
Richard B. Sheridan, jr., Army end,
who died October 26 Of broken neck
suffered in game against Yale; G. v.
Smith, Millsaps College tackle, who
suffered fatal neck injury playing
against Stetson November II, and
James Nichols, Alabama freshman CEN
ter, who died November II from in
1uries in scrimmage with the varsity.
Fordham's farewell to Murphy, one
Of the leading candidates for the foot
ball captaincy In 1882, took place early
today when high requiem mass was
celebrated in the University chapel.
Later today the body, accompanied
by the youths father, two sisters and
brother, was 20 be taken back home
to Greenfield, Mass, where the burial
will be held, probably Saturday.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
His Punts Like Graf Flights
Coast Guard Eleven Must Reckon With Robinson of Marines
BY TOM DOERER
.OACH LIEUT.. BAKER of

| @OACH LIEUT.. BAKER OF
Il the Coast Guard foot ball
~ eleven presents Leslie May
nard, Bear backfeld ace,
as what the doctor ordered to
make the Marine bull purp wiggle
his ears at Griffith Stadium next
Saturday afternoon.
And the boys at Quantico have
been laughing in their sleep ever
since.
"Is this Maynard II men?" asks
Lieut.. Joe Burger, Marine back
field man.
Now if the lieutenant wants to
hear of a good man; a real good
foot ball player, I'll introduce him
to Corporal George Robertson on
Saturday afternoon, and let him
figure it out for himself" says
Coach Lieut.. McHenry over the
phone from down there in Guam
tico.
Is this man Robertson good? The
best natural kicker I've ever seer,
COOS the portly coach.
Tune in on the lieutenant and you'll
hear that Robertson is that good that
the new commandant ought to have
the corporal over to dinner every Sun
dav afternoon
Listen intently and the coach will
excitedly inform the world that
when George starts to lift his
whacking boot the enemy picks out
a nice soft spot near their goal line
and digs In defense for the after
noon.
The corporal is a kicking natural
with as much heart in his booting
as q Missouri mule with bee in
its ear. He just lays a quintet of
toes against the leather pineapple
and hopes it does not hit church
steeple in the next county.
But what hoppens is that the cow
hide loops the loop and lands down
near the last stripe, just far enough to
enable ii OF the enemy to stop in their
to give them the key to the city.
Ducking the buffoonery this fellow
Robertson is really going to be the man
upon whom McHenry will depend
great deal to dent the unbeaten record
of the Coast Guard outfit.
Records show that he was booting
like q champ in the Langley Field
game, going great guns in the tussle
with the Baltimore firemen and then
just fair for the rest of the way. This
lapse, McHenry explains, was due to
an injury received in the Baltimore
tussle, but from which the big back
has fully recovered.
Perusa1 of the Marine teams battles
of the season show that George has not
only been kicking at top speed but de-
serves a lot of credit for sturdy defen-
sive work.
Add to this his ability to receive
pass. Records do not disclose any
ability on his part to toss the pine
! apple, but they do show him pluck
no.A1nMAak A1ie AfE1 - -1ianse
Evening star., 1931-12-03
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writ.r

n 1EW YORK, December 3.-The
M tremendous physical strain of
Y three years of varsity foot ball
two base ball and two basket
ball campaigns put upon a physique
that mustered only 145 pounds is be-
lieved to have contributed to the break
down that has forced Albie Booth into
private sanitarium for months Of rest
and recuperation.
Despite his lack Of size, the "Iittle
Boy Blue" of Yale's major teams since
his freshman year has put a long and
vivid athletic career behind him At
Yale he duplicated his all-around ath-
letic activities through four wears in
New Haven high school and a wear
Evening star., 1931-12-03

group OF naDDerS In Moret, Ferrei,
Rosik, ends, and Zeher and Young,
backs.
McHenry's passing game is function
ing so well that 1t may be the means
by which he will conquer the Hari
Tacks. He does not say so, and whit
is there to say that he should say 81
at this time. But he does admit thai
his kicking and hurting department.
are all that he could ask.
Robertson Is feet, weighs 185
pounds and is FL years of age. His
foot ball experience was gained at
Winthrop (Mass.) High School and
furthered by year of action with
the famous All-Marine eleven of
Philadelphia, which was shattered
ordered to various Marine bases over
the country.
As only one officer is permitted to
play upon each team the Marine coach
will have to choose between Lieuts,
O'Neill, Burger and Bauer. No matter
which OF the trio gets into action,
McHenry Is sure of smart player
Each has had plenty of experience,
Burger at Maryland, ONeill and Bauer
at the Naval Academy.
One of the important incidents
of the day for foot ball men at
Quantico yesterday was the selec-
ton Of captain for the game
Saturday.
That honor goes for the second
time to Gunnery Sergt. II. P. Grove,
a hnenan. He was nominated by
the members Of his team and not
selected by the coach, as are the
captains for the regular season
games.
Grove has been identified with
the Quantico Marine eleven since
1928. He is also veteran rifle shot
title holder in the corps.
1t Is the duty of the pilot of the
winning eleven Saturday to accept
the Presidents Cup for his outfit.
And Grove Is expected to be the
man to tuck away the cup by the boys
at Quantico. They cannot figure how
the Hard Tacks are going to get away
from their own goal line with Robert
son kicking the leather and q tough
Leatherneck line digging in.
Which is important, If true. And
how true it Is will be answered Late
Saturday afternoon-and not until.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
DALRYMPLE TOPS 'EM ALL
Tulane End q Unanimous Choice
for All-Southern Team.

ATLANTA, Ga, December 8 tP.-
Gerald Jerry Dalrymple, Tulane's
great end, polled the heaviest vote
| among players nominated for the sixth
annual all-Southern Conference foot
ball team selected for the Associated
Press by sports writers and coaches
He was a unanimous choice.
The selections follow:
First team. Second team
Player-School. Position. Player-School.
Dalrymple, Tulane. End. Smith, Alabama
Leyendecker. Vandy.. Tackle. Patton, Sewanee
Hickman. Tenn. Guard. Maddox Georgia
arasessy, ,Iyandy. Center. .LodTisues, Tuians
Scaf1de, Tulane Guard. .Leathers, Georgia
Saunders, Tenn: =. Tackle. Wright Kentucky
y, Y Smith Georgia. End. -. Haynes Tulane
Zimmerman, Tulane. .HB. Kelly, Kentucky
McEver,, Tenn. .... .HB.. Hitchcock Auburn
Cain, Alabama .FB. ,...... Felts, Tulane
The team as whole averages 1876
pounds in weight and stands feet
inches. The average age of the players
is 81.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
The schedule
BY the Associated Press.

SS 'aic asoOSihISu FTeSs.
)H1CAGO, December 3.-Crit-
les OF foot ball decrying the
" game as too hazardous for
college men, have been re-
ferred by President Walter Dill Scott
OF Northwestern University to the
record of the Western Conference
during the past 40 years.
For 40 years I have been a faculty
member of the Western Conference,
Or. Scott said in an address yester-
day. In all that time there has not
been single fatality or an accident
involving serious injury to any OF the
thousands OF young men who have
played on Big Ten teams"
He also made . sweeping rebuttal
70 the CHARGES that tafercolleeta&s
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Marines Unaued BY Guards Grid Record ebe Convention
Trojan Officials
To Scout Tulane

BY the Associated Press.
T OS ANGELES. December 3-In-
IL dicating that Tulane University
now Is first choice as an oppo-
nent for the University CT Southern
California in the Rose Bowl game
New Year day, Aubrey Devine, Tro-
jan scout, and Francis Tappaan,
freshman coach. left for New Or
leans last night To scout the Tulane
Washington State game to be played
there Saturday.
Northwestern University had been
considered es possible opponent
fer the Trojans.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
GRINUS V. P. |. CAPTAIN
Big Tackle Is Picked to Lead 1882
Eleven at B1acksburr.

BLACKSBURG, Va, December 3
w. BIZ Grinus, tackle, has been
named captain-elect of the 1882 foot
stitute.
Grinus is a 2OO-pounder, an ALI
around athlete and has been regular
right tackle on the Gobbler eleven for
two seasons. He is a member of the
track team and one of two men To
win, four athletics awards as v. P. I
freshman.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
AFTER DIXIE LAURELS
North Carolina, With New Coach
Out for Basket Ball Glory.

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., December 8
R.-North Carolina, which once held
prowess in Southern basket ball, will
seek to regain its place at the top of
the list this season under a new coach.
George "Bo" Shepard, an-Eastern
forward at Army, who coached the Tar
Heel freshmen to Big Five cage title
last year, is the new pilot.
Artie Marpet, al-Star guard, and
Sandy Dameron, star center, who fin-
tshed their careers last year, win be
missed. but Shepard's biggest problem
- naAng TIA 1urWaEdG nost0
Evening star., 1931-12-03

- RIDIRON fans who have
v been following closely the
~ 1881 accomplishments of
the Quantico Marines and
the Coast Guard Bears predict
the hardest fought contest of the
local foot ball season when these
two heavy, fast teams meet at
Griffith Stadium Saturday for the
Presidents Cup.
- While the Marines are the de-
tenders and have twice beaten the
Coast Guard, the latter team is
the favorite to win on account of
its brilliant string of eight con-
secutive victories with but one
close score. The Bears have also
come through without injury.
Their entire squad, large one, with
great reserve strength is in excellent
condition.
The Marines, however, are not at all
awe dby the Coast Guards record
Coach George McHenry of the Leather
necks, points out that the Marine team
has been getting better with each start,
the best performance of the Sea Dogs
being the most recent victory ovr John
Carroll University, at Cleveland, 43 to O.
THE Coast Guard, coached by Lieut..
L. Irving Baker, has been pointing
for this game. Immediately after
their final game with st. Thomas Col
lege, at Scranton, the Bears we're taken
to Plum Island, off the New England
coat to prep" for the Marines.
Zeher O'Neill and Bauer are expect
ed to star for the Marines, while May
nard, Heffelfnger, Libby, Cawley, Ed
wards and Rowland are expected to
make the yardage for the Coast Guard.
The Presidents Cup was originally
awarded by President Coolidge for COM
petition between representative teams
of the Army and Navy" The deed of
gift was later amended by its donor to
specifically include the Marines. Still
later President Hoover, at the instiga-
tion of Secretary Mellon. again amend
ed the deed of gift to include the Coast
Guard Peculiarly the two contending
teams for 1880 and 1881 we're not orig
inally mentioned in the first deed of
gift.
THE Marine team includes officers
l. and enlisted men of the Marine
Corps and also one Navy pharma-
cist's mate, Lone Cob" Upton.
The Coast Guard team includes one
officer, Lieut.. Eddie Rowland, former
Canisius College star. The enlisted men
on the squad are from cutters, destroy
ers, patrol boats and seaboard life-sav-
ing stations. The rivals records:
Evening star., 1931-12-03
SEEKS BASKET GAME.

An unlimited class opponent for a
game On their own floor tomorrow
night = sought by the Virginians.
Manager John Watts phone number Is
Alexandra aO20..x .~....
Evening star., 1931-12-03
GEORGIA STAR END ILL
Smith Has Touch of Flu, but May
Face Trojans December 12.

ATHENS, Ga, December 3. .[P.-Ver-
non Catfish Smith, famous end of the
Georgia foot ball team, is suffering
from light touch of influence, but
there was hope he would recover in time
to play against Southern California In
Los Angeles December IL.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
HEAVY FOOT BALL LIST
Northwestern Picks Sturdy Foes
for Next Fall.

EVANSTON, Ill, December P.-
northwestern will meet three powerful
non-Conference foes in foot ball next
season, tackling Missouri Stanford and
Notre Dame. Five Big Ten games will
be played
The schedule:
october missouri at Northwestern.
Octoper S-Northwestern at Stanford.
October d5-Northwestern at Illinois.
October 22-Purdue at Northwestern.
October 2s.Northwestern at Minnesota.
November 12-NcrthvesteTn AT Notre Dame
November ls-Iowa at Northwestern.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
DLAYING three teams on one da,

DLAYING three teams on one day
L may not prove an ordeal for the
Crimson Tide of Alabama Decem-
ber IL, when it takes on George Wash
ington, Catholic University and George
town. The Tide will bring along "a
seasoned men, every one Of them q
first-class performer, and all likely will
see service. 1t seems that a team Is nc
stronger than its reserves In this day
of high speed on the gridiron and Ala
bama certainly should have no cause
for worry on that score. No matter
what change in its lineup it finds ad-
visable, the incoming player may be
depended upon to keep UP a high
standard.
Tickets for the game are selling at
a steady gate, scaled at $3.50, 50 and
$3.50, and, given weather break, the
big show should set an attendance
record.
Evening star., 1931-12-03

2; tied, 7. lost. O.
Previous winners Of the Presidents
Cup are:
1e24-Army, 13; Navy. 0.
le25-Marines 20; Army, o.
1926-MarineS 27; Army. 7.
1927-Marines IA; Army, 0.
1e28-NaVy 10; Marines,
ls29-Marines, 19; Coast Guard, 0.
l930-Marines, Z; Coast Guard, 0.
Evening star., 1931-12-03

and such. And he is shining as a
receiver on a team that has a sweet
group Of nabbers in Moret, Ferrel,
Rosik, ends, and Zeher and Young,
backs.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
OLD LINERS FACE
PSYCHOLOGY j|NX
Western Maryland Has All
to Gain and Nothing
to Lose Saturday.

NJ ARYLAND foot ball folk are
M more than little annoyed
VI over the game with Western
Maryland Saturday in Balti-
more, which will close the season for
both institutions. The Green Terror
is without some of the sterling players
who weighted the scales against the
Terrapin in the last two clashes, but
is still strong enough to make the 60
ing tough for any team and on Satur-
day psychology will be in its favor.
western Maryland has lost three
games, all tough ones, and one more
defeat on its record won't make much
difference in way, but triumph over
Maryland would be Sweeter than usual
because of the Terrapins' fine record
this year. On the other hand, Mary
land feels it has little to gain by beat
ing the Terror.
Western Maryland has played fine
foot ball all season, but has been a
victim of bad luck. The team has won
high commendation for its fundamen-
tai play, particularly its blocking and
tackling.
Evening star., 1931-12-03
GYRENES IMPROVE
AS SEASON WAVES
Both Teams in Hot Service
Contest Here Saturday
Are Big and Fast.

- RIDIRON fans who have
been following closely the
~ 1881 accomplishments of
Evening star., 1931-12-03

Add to this his ability to receive
. pass. Records do not disclose any
ability on his part to toss the pine
apple, but they do show him pluck
A1-A1nMA E1h4 AfE1A oe~l1anse
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Flickertai Pair
Beaten at Tennis
Read and Phil Wooledge De.
feated in Northwestern
Tourney at Mill City

Minneapolis, July 10.-P)-John,
Hennessey Of Indianapolis, defending
champion, preceded an assembladge
of national net figures into the semi
finals of the Minneapolis invitational
tennis tournament Thursday at the
Minneapolis Tennis club by defeating
Charles Blanchard, surprise conquer
or Of George Braudt, 60, Ga, in the
only singles match scheduled. Doubles
play advanced to the quarter finals.
While Hennessey was stepping out
into the finals of the upper bracket,
Jay Cohn and Charles Hunt were
taking a third-round doubels match
from Read and Phil Wooledge of
North Dakota to claim a semi-final
position.
Friday Charles Hunt, Pacific coast
star, meets George Jennings. Jr.. of
Chicago, while Jay Cohn is pitted
against Phil Wooledge and Henry
Yutzy meets Joe Armstrong.
Phil Wooledge Of Fargo, teamed
with his cousin. Read Wooledge of
Minot, disposed Of Ward Burton and
AL Lindley in a second round fracas
in three sets, Ga, 81, and Ga. only
to come back and take the courts
against Corn and Hunt. who have
won the national boys title two years.
Their offensive driving and defensive
work in forecourt was practically
flawless and although Phil and Read
did some beautiful work, they were
not consistent enough and could
claim only one game in two sets, the
scores being 60, 81.
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Cubs Win Big Four Loop Tournament
Athletics Lose in 1872 Contest;
Giants Spring Surprise to
Defeat Robins

Running true to expectations, the
Cubs Thursday trounced the Athle-
tics, IS to 2, to win the windup tourn-
ament of the Big Four League, one
of the two junior baseball circuits in
Bismarck.
The last place Giants, however,
turned in a big surprise by defeating
the second place Robins 10 to 4, to
win third place in the tourney.
In the round robin schedule. the
Cubs. Robins, Athletics, and Giants
finished in order.
The Athletics Thursday were ur-
able to hit the offerings Of Owens.
Cub pitcher, who was hurting his
second game in as many days. We'd
nesday evening he was on the
mound for the Bismarck Juniors when
they played Mandan. The Cubs out
hit their victims, II to 4. On top of
that the Athletics committed eight
errors.
The Robins made IL errors in los
ing to the Giants, who outhit them,
9 to 6. The Giants scored IA runs
in the second and third inning.
The box scores.
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Bow to Columbus; In
dianapoIis and Minneapolis
Win Other Games

Chicago, July 10.-(P1-St. Pauls
rush toward the American Association
pennant has been interrupted.
AL Grabowski. Columbus southpaw,
stemmed the tide of st. Paul victories
Thursday by holding the Saints to
nine hits while his mates pounded
two pitchers for 10 hits and a 10 to 4
victory. It was st. Paul's first. defeat
in eight games.
The second place Louisville Cclonels
dropped Kansas City twice in a
double header, 6 to S and IL to 3, and
reduced st. Pauls lead to four
games.
Indianapolis jinx over Milwaukee
held again as the Indians dropped
the Brewers. 6 to 2. 1t was the third
straight victory over Milwaukee by
Indianapolis and the 18th in II games
this season. The defeat showed the
Brewers into fourth place.
Coming from behind twice. Minne-
apolis won it's third game of the Sc
ries from Toledo IL to 7 in q heavy
hitting battle.
Scores by innings:
Saint Streak Broken
Columbus .......100 1870 221-1O "a !
st. Paul ........ 600 01O 300 . 1
Grabowski and Hinkle; Van Alta,
Dream and Snyder, Fenner.
Colonies Grab Pair
First Game
Louisville ....... 200 O04 nOO-6 II 5
Kansas City .....000 400 001-5 8 l
Deberry and Shea; Donahue, F'ette
and Padden.
Second Game
Louisville $1,000 900 O44-11 IS !
Kansas City ....001 200 600 4 2
Weiland and Thompson, S h e a +;
Swift, Fette, Bayne and Peters.
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May Shine
on Race Program
Fitzgerald Has Corrected Car
buretion for Dirt Track
Events Here Sunday

A star of the auto racing armament
whose luminosity has been dimmed
by the brilliance of others nearby
during the early season racing in
North Dakota this summer is Shane
Fitzgerald, the Irish champion. who
hopes to regain much of his former
luster during the Bismarck Fair asso-
citation speed events here July IL.
Fitzgerald blames his failure to
shine upon faulty carburetion in his
tiny Frontenac Special. Discouraged
at Jamestown when his machine
again disported itself badly. the Irish
driver decided to remain out Of the
competition for a week in order to
work out several changes in his sys-
tenn of carburetion. He has sent word
to Barney Sullivan, manager of the
Bismarck contests, that he believes
he has remedied his troubles and will
again be in the thick of the battles
from now on.
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G. P. Eat Shop Goes Into First
Place Beating Dairymen;
Laundry Team Wins

With Dale Brown besting Adam
Brown in q pitchers battle, North
western Bells kittenball team Thurs
day night nosed out the o. H. WIZ
entrant 2 to l in q Bismarck Dla-
mondball league game.
The G. p. Eat Shop went into first
place by defeating the Bismarck
Dairy IA to 9 and the Capital Laundry
won their first game in the second
bracket by crushing Company A q
to 4 in other Thursday night games.
Adam Brown allowed the linesmen
only four hits but three Of them were
consecutive in the seventh and good
for two runs Dale Brown allowed
six scattered hits, the Will company
scoring in the sixth with the aid OF
two bingles. The telephone men gave
their hurler great support.
The dairymen made 10 OF the
games Is errors when they lost to the
chefs. Two home runs, five triples,
and five doubles we're included in the
81 hits of the game. N. Hummel and
O. Hindemith made up the battery
for the milkmen while Tod Potter and
G. Kelley worked for the Eat Shop.
Company A committed nine errors
as it lost to the tight-fielding laun-
drymen. Neibauer allowed the
guards but eight hits while the
touched Hedstrom and
Papacek safely is times.
The standings Friday morning
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PAR TAKES SEVERE
PUNISHMENT FROM
OOTHERE ENTRANTS
Tommy Armour, Defending
Champion, Walter Hagen,
Witty Cox Score 68s
JOHNNY FARRELL Is CLOSE
British Born Berlin Professional
Winds Up Thursday Play
With 18-Foot Putt

Toronto, Ont, July 10.-tF-Crack
golfers Of five nations, led by Percy
Alliss, Berlin, sought to give Old Man
Par another lacing in the Canadian
open golf championship Thursday.
Alliss came home late in the after
noon with a 81 in the first round OF
the open Thursday to lead the field
by q single stroke. Ten other scores
that bettered par Of u were hung up
at the Mississauga club.
Alliss, a late starter. rammed home
an l8-foot putt for a birdie three on
the home green to gain the lead by
a stroke from three United States
aces, Tommy Armour, defending
champion, Walter Hagen. and Witty
Cox. A stroke back Of this trio was
Johnny Farrell, Mamaroneck, N. Y,
who put together 16 fours, one three,
and a deuce for his So.
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Kaye Don Increases
SpeedbOat Record

Gardone, Riviera, Italy, July TO-
R)-Kaye Don. British sportsman,
has boosted the worlds speedboat
record to 1929 miles per hour.
After three months OF unsuccessful
assaults on the record Of 1O3.49 miles
an hour he set off BuenoS Aires this
spring, Don piloted his Miss England
II over a measured course on Lake
Garda Thursday at a rate Of 107.878
miles an hour in one direction and at
1860 miles in the other, the new
decord being the average between the
two.