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The Washington times., 1931-12-07
VICTORY SAVES
CUP CAME

The victory of the Coast
Guards over the Quantico Ma
rines insures that the annual
Presidents Cup football game
will be continued and that the
game will be played here next
season.
The contest on Saturday was
one of the finest seen here this
fall and deserved a greater turn
out than 5000. The two teams
played gilt-edge football, the
brand that characterizes college
elevens.
Executed Plays Well
Both teams executed their plays
with precision while the spinners
and reverSes could hardly be i'm
proved upon.
The punting. forward passing.
blocking and defensive play Of
the lines were noteworthy. Zeher,
the Marine fullback, was per
haps the outstanding player on
the field, although Les Maynard,
Coast Guard wizard, was more
spectacular as ball-carrier.
It cannot be denied however
that Zeher was the backbone Of
his team. He did all the punt
ing, most of the passing, carried
the ball for gains, large and
small, was a dependable blocker
and stood out on the defense.
Punting Spectacular
Heffelfinger, Cawley and
Cramer did the booting for the
Guardsmen and their kicks
travelled far. One of Cramer'S
punts cleared 70 yards.
It was announced at the Naval
Hospital today that George
Robertson, Marine 'halfback, will
leave the hospital in a few days.
He suffered a muscular injury to
a rib when tackled over the
goal line after scoring the
Marines only touchdown early
in the first quarter. The loss of
Robertson was a serious blow to
the Marines hopes.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
WIN PRO crown
DESP|TELOSS

CHICAGO, Dec. THE Green
Bay packers today were holders
Of the national professional foot
ball championship for the third
successive year, despite their de-
feat yesterday at the hands of
the Chicago Bears by a 7-6
score.
A tentative game for next Sun.
day with the Portsmouth, Ohio,
club was cancelled. The Green
Bay team was said not to be in
the best Of shape and a defeat
by Portsmouth would tie them
for the championship. Next Sun
days game was not finally ar
ranged and the Packers can
claim the title without playing
any more games this season.
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Cannot Survive

What is to be done about it?
All, that is a question in itself,
but the game had best start
looking for the answer. because
no allegedly amateur sport can
survive which kills off so many
of it's youths in q single season.
It has been suggested that
insurance for the football
player. paid tor by the organ
ization for which he plays is
one answer which will go a
long way toward greater safety
for the player.
True. insurance won't bring
O victim back to life but it
will be sufficiently expensive to
the publicity-seeking colleges
and other academic institutions
employing football as a method
Of attracting boys to their doors,
to make them set the game in
order so that the Grim Reaper
will not stalk every game, or
for that matter. any game.
Naturally these institutions
win be slow to go for anything
as expensive as football in
surance will be, but the fathers
and mothers can bring them
to it very hastily If every
parent will ask the athletic de-
partments where their boys
baSk, this question:
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AFTER
BOTH MEN,
IS REPORT

One would be inclined to think
that your Uncle Clark Griffith
had done enough toward strength
ening his 1882 Washington ball
team by the recent acquisition of
Carl Reynolds, right-handed hit
ting outfielder, and Johnny Kerr,
diminutive second baseman.
But not Griff in this instance.
At least, not Griff, If reports
from Chicago, where the annual
league meetings are taking place,
are true.
Said reports are to the effect
that Griff is after Ralph KreSs,
of the st. Louis Browns, and also
Danny MacFayden, of the Boston
Red Sox. These rumorS may be
nothing more than rumors, but
there is every indication that
there may possibly be something
to them by the manner in which
Griff so handily gave away three
players to the Chicago White SoX
for two last week.
Browns Want West
The names of Buddy Myer,
Freddie Marberry, Dave Harris
and Sam West are linked with
these two intimated deals.
It seems, by the reports, that
Griff could have gotten Kress
Immediately last week if he had
been willing to give Sammy West
in return. The Browns were
more than willing, but Griff put
definite thumbs down on this
proposition because of Vests
value to the Washington club.
It is not likely then that Kress
will come here for this reason.
Still, the reports have it. that
Griff will reopen negotiations to-
day with the offer of Fred
Marberry for the St. Louis slug
ger.
This is where the Danny Mac.
Fayden part of it comes in. The
Red Sox want Buddy Myer back
to play second base for them
next year. They feel with him
at the keystone sack, their in
field would be just about the
best in the league with Sweeney
at first, Rhyme at short and
Marty McManuS at third. They
are willing to give up MacFayden
for Myer.
Marberry Offered
Griff, it is said, would let Buddy
sc. if he, in some way, could wean
KreSs away from the Browns with.
out including Sammy West in the
deal. Thus, his idea of offering
Marberry with the possible adoi-
ton of Dave Harris for the dig
red-headed boy.
KreSs, if he came here, would
play second base, in the shaping
up of things. And what a punch
he would supply with that big bat
of his!
These things may not come to
pass, as said before. But they are
hanging fire. And Griff will work
every conceivable point in swing
ing things his way, so it is said.
All of which brings out another
contribution to the several inter.
esting announcements idea given
this reporter in a talk with the
prexy last September.
Developments during the next
three days will be interesting to
watch, to say the least.
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Cost of Character

It seems to us, under the
present scheme, and without
some element Of protection
which is now lacking, that the
college gets everything out of
this great fall sport, and that
the boys get their character
built even though they don't
live to enjoy it, and If they
should live, which the vast
majority of them do, they get
unnecessary injuries and shocks
which are a big price for char
acter that can be acquired in
many, many other ways.
Do not get the impression
we are preaching against foot
ball, because we believe foot
ball can be made by the rule
makers and coaches q COM
paratively secure paStime for
the average boy. What we are
against is the colleges. running
none of the risk and the boys
and the boys parents running
It all.
Therefore, let us amend the
rules, like that kickoff rule,
that gives the defenders too
little chance to filter through
the wedge formation before 1t
has picked up its man-killing.
tragic momentum.
Clean up these dangerous
points and there win be fewer
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Who Pays The Bills?

''Who is to pay my boys
doctor and hospital bills If he
is permanently injured? Who
is to recompense me for the
years Of toll required to bring
him to young manhood, in case
he is killed."
There's not much college
spirit to questions like that,
but college spirit never dried
a tear over the bier of Cadet
Sheridan, of Army, or Connie
Murphy, of Fordham, nor the
biers of the other 80 youngs-
ters who gave their all for Alma
Mater.
Which brings about the
query: Exactly how much does
q boy big and strong enough to
play this very virile game.
owe his Alma Mater? He sup
posedly pays tuition Cor does
MT he) for an education and
the privilege of character build
ing via the football squad.
What shall be the cost of the
particular kind Of character
that football. builds? Can't
his character be built in some
of the sports that do not de-
mand Al deaths in one year?
Baseball, track. boxing and
wrestling build character, too,
and give a boy what is COM
monty termed quits but they
don't attract thousands of spec
tators on q Saturday after.
noon nor thousands of dollars
either.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07


Maryland attacked.
The Old Liners never stopped
attacking.
They attacked early; they at
tackled late; they attacked al
ways.
They were aggressive; they
were bellicose; they were perpet-
ually going forward. never back
ward; they we're not only won
derful, they were American!
One wonders if football team
ever won such a glorious victory
as did Maryland.
Those Green Terrors Of West
ern Maryland were not easy
marks; they were mighty fine
foemen.
Yet, Maryland won. Al to 6!
It was a strong, powerful
eleven that Maryland defeated.
1t was a courageous team,
game team, a fine team that
went down before the Old Liners
Saturday.
Too Many
The guns Of College Park were
too many, and too good, for the
men from Westminster.
There was Poppelman; and
there was Berger.
There was Krajcovic, and there
was Woods.
But, most of all, there was
Chalmers!
And, there was CarlisS,. ana
PeaSe, and Hayden, Faber, Kee-
nan, Norris, Mitchell, Koelle, Ser
tino, Herman.
Others, too.
They were ell Old Liners, all
aggressive, all imbued with the
same spirit-attack!
How we'll they attacked is
shown by he final result. A. to 6.
This writer has witnessed foot
ball games now for some 18
years. He has seen Notre Dame
do it's stuff. He has seen q
great N. Y. U. eleven break down
everything before it. He has
seen superlatively fine Michigan
eleven. He has seen a Southern
California outfit that brooked of
no defense. He has seen Dick
Hanley's Northwestern Wildcats
rip and tear a defense to pieces.
But, never before Saturday has
he seen a grid team that won
its game by the sheer heart Of
its attack, by the sheer war-like
and battling qualities of every
member of it's squad.
Group Victory
Saturdays victory was not an
individual victory; it was group
victory. 1t was the victory of
a School-the University of
Maryland. represented BY some
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BAN MASS PLAY.
ON K|CK0FF:,|S
SUGGESTION
By FRANK (BUCK) O'NEILL

By FRANK (BUCK9 O'NEILL
Legislating the flying wedge on
the kickoff out of football will
be the chief work Of the rule
makers at their next annual
meeting. .
Suggestions are pouring in on
the gridiron legislators, many OF
them worthy of consideration
and perhaps adoption. Much has
been said about writing back into
the rules the tees which were
barred several years ago. KICK
ing from a tee enables the kicker
to boot the ball higher, giving
tacklers more time to get down
the field.
But restoring tees on the kick.
off alone will not eliminate the
flying wedge. The legislators may
write a corrective phrase into the
code barring the massing OF four
or five men in the middle OF the
receiving teams zone of some 80
or 35 yards from the 4O-yard re-
straining line.
That, in the opinion Of the
writer, will do much toward elm
mating the possibility OF form
ing an effective wedge.
Would Eliminate Wedge
A decade o. more ago it was
thu Stvle of teams receiving a
kickoff to station the center
some 10 or IL yards from the
kicker, with the guards stand
ing about is yards from the
ball and some Is yards from
the side lines. This protected
against the short kickoff Of 10
yards that enables the kicking
team to recover the ball if it's
men are on side when the ball
is kicked. :,
The receiving tackles would
be restrained on or around the
35-yard line, with the ends near
the side lines and on their own
25-yard line. The receiving quar-
terback would stand on or about
his own 20 to 25-yard line with
the halfbacks and fullback spread
in fan formation In the deep
receiving zone.
With the ball driven from a
tee, sent high into the air, the
kickers could come downfield
and the. receiving team would be
forced to assign individuals to
the task of blocking off certain
individuals.
Lessons Dangers
Such a formation under strin.
gent rules would come close to
eliminating a flying wedge. No
danger from football or any
rule nor set of rules will ever
eliminate entirely the element of
other game that stresses violent
physical contact Of the man.to-
man nature. s...
But 1t certainly will eliminate
pretty well the necessity of one
man being compelled to hurl him
self at a charging phalanx Of
hard running men arrayed in the
deadly wedge formation now fea.
tured by teams running back to
the kickoff.
The receiving center cannot
now Under the rules encroach on
the restraining line that separates
IT,, teams by a minimum Of 10
yards. Under the suggested
formation he still would be sta
toned the legal distance away
from the ball.
Checks Mass Play
Eve. with the receiving team
flung across the width and
length Of the gridiron, there will
be - attempt to consolidate in.
reference, but it is the opinion
of this observer that the attack
would no be able to mass as
quickly and effectively as it does
now.
The kickoff is a picturesque
and essential part of football. : It
should be retained, the writer
thinks, and can be retained by
breaking /up that concentration
of force in the middle zone Of
the receiving area
The Washington times., 1931-12-07

injuries and fewer injuries will
bring about an insurance rate
within reach Of the athletic
treasury. But. at any cost, give
the player financial protection
If the worst should come. or
should he be crippled for life
or even temporarily. The sport
can't afford to let matters go
as they have been!
The sport never existed that
was worth one boys life, and
if revising the rules will elm
mate a single death, there
should be no delays about SO
doing.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
UPSETS MARK
SOCCER T|LTS

The Columbia Heights kickers
sustained their first defeat Of
the season in the Capital City
Soccer League yesterday as the
Marlboro team swamped them,
I'll.
Fort Myer held the Brandy
wine outfit to q IL tie in
another major upset. British
United piled up an 80 margin
over the Gaithersburg bootersS
The Washington times., 1931-12-07

Yet, football is not all like
this and the smart gesture for
those interested in its future
would be to make it less so,
from year to year. The II
fatalities tell only a very small
part Of the story. The in
jurieS, serious and minor. are
never tabulated from season to
season-only the actual deaths
find their way into the light
of publicity. Death can't be
suppressed, injuries for the
most part can. except in the
case Of a player Of the prom
inence of Albie Booth.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
F|GH 7
SITE TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec. Whether
Max Schmeling's defense of his
heavyweight title against Mickey
Walker will be made at Miami,
New York or Los Angeles may
b. determined today.
Joe Jacobs, SchmeHng'S mana
ger, has declared the fight will go
to Los Angeles unless Madison
Square Garden can close arrange
mentS by tonight to stage the
bout here or at Miami.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
RUDOLPH PLAYS
Al MILLER.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.-Er-
win Rudolph, Cleveland, defend
ing champion, will play AL Miller,
Racine, Wis, today when the
worlds pocket, billiard tourney
is resumed.
Rudolph, who with Ralph
Greenleaf, New York, has fought
it out for honors in the last two
world classics, has played sensa-
tionally to date and with Green
leaf has won three games. The
two are the only undefeated play
ers in the tournament.
POnzi Faces Lauri
In other games today Andrew
Ponzi, Philadelphia, will engage
o. Lauri, Brooklyn; Spencer Liv.
sey, Los Angeles. will meet Robert
Lindblom, Seattle, and Frank
Taberski, Schenectady, will op-
pose Marcel Camp, Detroit. The
Rudolph Miller game IS carded for
this evening.
twenty-five games have been
played, "a are listed for this
week, 19 next week and one on
the final night, December 81.
Most Successful
According to C. A. Storer, presi-
dent of the National Billiard AS
sociation of America, the 1881
championship will be the most
successful conducted in years.
The first week surpassed in at
tendance the opening week fig
ures for New York last year and
Detroit in 1929.
Summaries first % games:
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
SAKS BOOKING
Dick MotherShead's S,

Dick MotherShead'S Saks Cloth
ierS have the use of a playing
floor for tomorrow might and
would like to arrange a game with
an unlimited basketball team. Call
Mothershead ut District $3.50 dur
ing the day.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07

transportation worries can he over
come economically through the p'F-
the many GOOD BUYS listed in today's 5
GaaARlfied Section.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
Apaches Retain D. C.. Grid
Title By Tying Hawks
By SID KATZNELL

Well WELL and well The Apaches are District sempro
grid champions today and until the next football
potent Mohaw yesterday Griffith Stadium before
come 00O fans
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
Maryland's Aggressiveness
Marks Grid Victory
By HARRY COSTELLO
Georgetown Backfield Star, 1908

It is the American idea; the American ideal of sport
Do not the other fellow to to you to him.
Take the offensive; hold it; keep aggressive.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07

Rooms, and many Of them with
boarding rnnveniences are listed for
Room Hunters convenience in the
Rental Columns of today's Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1931-12-07
Group Victory

Saturdays victory was not an
individual victory; it was a group
victory. 1t was the victory of
a School-the University of
Maryland. represented BY some
The Washington times., 1931-01-08

FRATERNITY TO LUNCH

A luncheon will be given today
for all Washington chapters of
the Phi Delta Delta legal frater.
nifty at the Women's City Club
at 1915 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-01-08
MOTHER IN RUM7C, Of {. ELECTS
TRADE FOR SON IN KENS|NCT0N

KENs1NGTON, Md, Jan. 8.
New officers of the Kensington
chamber of commerce were elected
by the organization at it's meeting
held in the Kensington School last
night.
Linton Is Head
Irwin Linton was chosen to head
the group during the year, and
Ralph Chappell and Richard
Akers were elected vice presidents.
H. w. McGinniS, Harry Martin,
R. F. Green, Col. B. T. Merchant,
w. A. Wagner, Russell Mizell,
Capt. c. P. M. Lord, Charles Bo-
hannah, H. D. Appleby. B. W..
Kumler and Robert Harrison were
elected directors.
Meeting to Be Held
A special meeting will be held
Monday night to consider mea-
sures which will be taken before
the State legislature. A committee
on legislation and legal action,
and another to cooperate with
the Bethesda chamber of com.
merce, were appointed.
The Washington times., 1931-01-08

CAP Smith, four times governor
Of New York, has written o "nOw.
it-can-be-tOId" political expose for
Sundays Herald. Don't miss it.:
The Washington times., 1931-01-08
.R|TCH|E To ASK
LAW CHANGES
Times Staff Photos
MRS. JANE COLEMAN

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. g.
Recommendations for consolidated
aims houses, an improved parole
system, and the Inauguration Of
juvenile court practices through
out the counties. made in the
address of Governor Albert c.
Ritchie to the State legislature
here yesterday. indicate Increased
interest in the humanitarian side
of government in this State.
Almshouses Are Asked
A commission appointed to
study the advantages of a con-
solidated aims house on the East
ern Shore has reported that only
two Eastern Shore counties op-
pose the project. The Western
Shore survey is not yet complete.
Juvenile Law Sought
Recommendations a diva n cling
the jurisdiction of the Juvenile
Court from children from the age
of 16 years to 18 will be submit
Sed, the Governor said. Changes
In the parole system, designed to
keep young prisoners from con-
tact with the hardened class,
will be recommended.
= Appropriations totaling $3,50O.
600 for bridge construction and
grade crossing funds will be
sought, the Governor said
The Washington times., 1931-01-08
Cosmetic Bill, 175Million;
Facial Bloom Fading

cosmetics now approximate more
than SITS, ZOO, 900 annually.
Scientists and physicians agree
that the overheated, stagnant at
mosphere of the American home
is responsible for much ill-health
and it's effects upon the natural
attractiveness of skin and COM
plexion.
DR.. Thomas Hubbard, former
president of the American Laryn-
golical Society, in a recent article
published by the Journal Of the
American Medical Association.
says:
"Our present high (indOor)
temperature standard SO lowers
natural resistance to minor and
major infections that restora-
tiOn Of natural health Is re-
tarded. The skin, like the
respiratory mucOsa, is actually
damaged by hot, dry air, and
becomes more liable to chronic
diseases.
"The complexion Is the color
index Of good blood and nor
NAL skin circulation. 1t is
notorious that in America the
natural index Of color is fading
and the cosmetic index is cor
respOndingly high"
The Washington times., 1931-01-08
INTRODUCE BILL
BEFORE SESSION
ORGANIZES
Construction of Devices to
Save Highways From Water
Is Moved in Legislature

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. 9.-Two
measures presented to the house
Of delegates by Representative
Oliver Metzerott almost imme-
diately after members and Off
GERS had been sworn in at yester-
days meeting here, caused the
first surprise Of this term OF legis-
lature.
The presentation of bills, it was
pointed out, is customarily with
held until after the appointment
of committees. The bills we're &C.
cepted by the body without dis
SenSion, however, and held for con-
sideration of committees yet to be
formed.
Road Protection Sought
Under the terms Of the first Of
these measures the State roads
commission will be authorized to
Immediately construct or recon
struct such protective devices
against flood of the Baltimore
Washington Boulevard and the
National Defense Highway at or
near their converging point at
Bladensburg. The second would
Standardize filing certificates Of
nomination by candidates for the
United States Congress, and have
such candidates file with the Sec
retary Of State with a standard
filing fee Of 500.
Under the present system, Mr..
Metzerott stated, candidates must
pay $25 for each county in their
legislative districts.
Joint Committee Appointed
A joint committee of repre-
sentatives and senators was ap-
pointed to plan the Ritchie in
auguration for January IA. This
committee is composed Of Repre-.
Sentatives D'Alesandro, williams,
Lindsey, MacFarland and Lavinia
Engle, and Senators Coblentz,
Coad, Kennedy, Beauchamp and
Melvin. An organization COM
mittee, to consider likely condi-
dates for various committees, was
appointed and instructed to meet
In Baltimore Monday afternoon.
The legislature adjourned until
next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1931-01-08

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Jan. 8.
A victim of unemployment, Mrs.
Kathleen Lange, Of Adams Street,
Riverdale, Md, told Judge j.
Chew Sheriff in police court here
yesterday that she was obliged to
manufacture liquor in order that
her young son might have food.
A fine Of $100 for a charge Of
illegal possession was given the
woman when evidence revealed
that 10 gallons of whisky and a
20-gallon still was seized in a
raid on her home by Prince
Georges county police.
Frank Stamp, Landover, Md,
was fined $50 for the possession
of 80 bottles of beer. He pleaded
guilty to the charge.
Clifton Dodson, of 1919 Thir-
tieth St., Mt. Rainier, Md, was
given three bottles of beer, but
the court told Dodson yesterday
that his beer would cost him
$101. Dodson was arrested by
State Officer c. w. Cubbage for
driving while drunk and reckless
driving. He plead guilty to the
charges and vowed that he would
never take a drink again, espe-
cially beer.
Benjamin Turbak, John Melik
and Edward Sever were turned
over to New Jersey authorities
here yesterday for the alleged
theft of an automobile in that
State. The men were arrested
a week ago by county Officers
Claude Reese and Ralph Brown.
The Washington times., 1931-01-08
VETERANS POST.
GETS CHARTER

Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers Of Massachusetts, last
night presented the charter to the
Disabled American Veterans Of
the World War chapter at the
Soldiers Home which pears her
name. The presentation was a
feature of installation ceremonies
IN which Comdr. r. N. Werner
Gnd other chapter officers as
sumed their posts.
Mrs. Rogers, a member Of the
Of the World War Veterans COM
mittee Of the House, said she was
"hopeful" that additional hospi-
tai facilities would be voted at
the present session.
Other officers installed last
night by e. c. BabcocK, District
departmental commander, includ-
ed Stewart Baird and Albert Cul.
lom, senior and Junior vice COM
manders; George e. McQuaid,
adjutant; Raymond Ebensberger,
treasurer: M. z. Simmons. officer
Of the day; Charles Leaver, Judge
advocate: steve Molnar, sergeant
alarms, and c. r. Bell, historian.