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Evening star., 1931-12-15
SCHWARTZ WILL PLAY
WITH ALL-EAST TEAM
Notre Dame Star Accepts Bid to
Complete Squad of 22 for San
Francisco Game.
By the Associated Press,

BY tne Associated Press
EVANSTON, Ill, December IS
Marchmont Schwartz, Notre Danes
All-American halfback, has agreed to
play with the All-Star Eastern team
against the West in the Shrine Hospital
benefit foot ball game at San Francisco
New Year day.
SchWartzs acceptance completed the
team, which has % stars from the
East and Middle West on it's roster.
The team will assemble at Northwest
ern University Saturday, receive in
Structlons and plays from Coaches Dick
Hanley OF Northwestern and Andy Kerr
OF Colgate and depart for the West the
same night
Fifteen universities are represented on
the team, which Coach Hanley believes
is one of the strongest assembled for
the East-West charity classic. The
complete roster
EndS-Orsi, Colgate: Hewitt, Michi-
gan; Teeter, Minnesota, and Ellert,
Syracuse.
Tackles - Marvil and Engebretson
Northwestern; McMurdo, Pittsburgh, and
Schiebel. Colgate
Guards-Hoffman Notre Dame; Hick-
man, Tennessee: Haubrich Ohio State,
&na Chambers. New York University.
Centers-Miller, Purdue, and Mars
land, Colgate.
Quarterbacks - Morton, Dartmouth,
and McEver, Tennessee.
HalfbackS-SchWartz, Notre Dame
PurviS, Purdue Rebholz. Wisconsin, and
Murphy, Fordham.
Fullbacks-Russell, Northwestern. and
Hinkle, Bucknell.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
PRICE Of CR|D|RON
TICKETS TO Be CUT
Pacific Coast Conference
Leaves Cost Reduction
to Its Members.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
- AN FRANCISCO, December 15.-
Foot ball tickets probably will
cost the Western fan less next
season, the Pacific Coast Confer
ence having approved reduction for the
pasteboard slips.
Also, there won't be so many action
pictures, for the conference at the
opening session yesterday Of its annual
three-day meeting decided to bar all
camera men from foot ball playing
fields. They will have to take their
pictures from boxes provided for that
purpose
The rumored tempest over eligibility
rules failed to materialize yesterday, al
though faculty representatives admitted
it was considered briefly. The only &C
tion taken was slight revision in the
matter Of permanent records. There
was no indication that the question
had been dropped, however.
All delegates agreed foot ball tickets
must be cheaper next year, but left
prices tor specific games up to the uni
verStieS involved.
committee, headed by Earl Camp
bell, University Of Washington, last
night studied the broadcasting problem
and will report today.
After spending part of yesterdays
meeting on the 1888 foot bali schedule.
and the assignment of foot ball officials
for 1882 delegates were unable to COM
plete the tasks and turned to those
detailed jobs again today.
TD1l
reers may be dealt fatal blow, faculty
resentativeS hinted. when it was an
nounCed the subject would come up for
action today. Athletes in some uni
versities have picked up vacation money
in scoring touchdoWns in front of movie
cameras, to the disapproval of several
conference members, it was said.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
C0L0NIALS TO ELECT
FOOT BALL CAPTAIN
% Players Awarded Letters and
Will Be Given Sweaters at
Feed Next Month,

George Washington University foot
ball players will elect the first Colonial
grid captain since 1929 at the annual
banquet to be held early in January at
the G. w. Varsity Club, 1909 K street.
Blackie Hoffman was the 1929 G. w.
leader.
Originally it was planned to hold the
banquet before Christmas, but it was
postponed because of the Colonials' par
tlclpation in the benefit program at
Griffith Stadium Saturday
Twenty-Five players will be awarded
the varsity letter-sweater at the ban
quet, it has been announced.
They are Blackie Hoffman, Wayne
Chambers, Ralph Dixie, Frank Biacki-
stone, Walter Slaird, Fred Mulvey,
Johnny Fenlon, Otis Kriemelmeyer, Joe
Carter, Lee Carlin, Johnny Matin, Ker-
init Stewart, Bob Galloway, Finis Par
rish, Ras Nielsen, Boyd Hickman, Bar
ney Hale, John Asher, Wallace Wilson,
Henry Clay, Jay Payne and Rudy Usnik.
Manager Gerald Free will also get the
varsity letter-sWeater.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
GAMES BIC THRILL,
|. GR|DMEN CONTEND
Many Are Opposed to Rule
Change Affecting Play
in Dispute.
BY FOSTER HALEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n JEW YORK, December IS
M The boys who play the
1 ' game, do the kicking, form
the flying wedges and
break them up, believe the kick
off should be retained in foot ball.
Among 20 of the leading play
ers of the country's major teams
who told the Associated Press
what they think about it, only !
was opposed to the kickoff and
only 5 suggested any change in
the present method Of kicking
from the 40-yard line without a
tee.
Joe Moran, star haIfback Of the Syra-
cuse University team. thought it might
be god idea if the kickoff were
abolished, the team that wins the toss
getting the ball on its own 2O-yard line"
but the other 10 said, Let it stay"
Thrill for Players.
Let foot ball alone" said Weldon
Mason, the speedy sparkp.ug Of the
Southern Methodist Mustangs 'includ-
ing the kickoff. 1t is the spark that
keeps the spirit of the game alive. The
kickoff is the thrill for the players"
Marchy Schwartz, Notre Danes
triple-threat. All-America backfeld ace.
said: The kickoff should be retained
1t is the most spectacular and finest of
all plays and its abolition or change
would rob customers Of foot balls
greatest play. Any real fan would
rather see the kickoff than a long run
or long pass. l believe those who get
hurt are not in the best Of physical
shape in most cases"
Gene MCEver, undefeated Tennessee's
BLACK Knight" Concurred, as did Ivan
Williamson. Michigans captain-e,ect
and Maynard DOC Morrison, Wolver-
inc center; c. j. Gilbert. quarterback Of
Louisiana Tech. and Erny Pinckert.
Southern Cahfornia's AlI-America anc
the country's leading blocking back.
Opposes Rule Change.
"I sincerely hope the Rules Commit
tee does not abolish the kickoff" said
Capt Harry Hillman Of Stanford. Il
believe this is one Of the most inter
esting and spectacular parts Of the
game. I do rot believe the play should
even be modified"
Capt. Jerry Dalrymple Of Tulane's
great Green Wave was one Of the small
nulnoer IaNOIIng Ine suggestion 10 set
the kickoff back 10 yards to the Of
fensive teams 80 and kick the ball from
tee.
Ernest pug Rentner, All-America
back Of Northwestern. favors some
change which would spread the inter-
ference on the kickoff
Clarence Mum. Minnesota's All
America guard, opposes abolition Of the
kickoff
Evening star., 1931-12-15
New n. Y. i. Foot Ball Policy
Disclosed as Meehan Leaves

The barring of all freshmen from
preliminary Fall foot ball practice and
the shortening Of the freshman foot
bail season.
The elimination of all organized re-
cruiting and subsidizing "as such terms
have been understood popularly.'
The continuance of the present policy
of giving every possible support and en-
couragement to the further development
OF intramural sports.
DR.. Brown declared Meehan had ac-
complished great results" in his seven
years as coach and said he (Meehan)
would be remembered always with a
sense Of appreciation and admiration
for what he has accomplished" He
added that the new athletic policy
would be the determining factor in the
appointment of new coach.
Speculation on possible successors to
Meehan brought out the names of Andy
Kerr, Colgates head coach; Jack Vein
heimer, assistant to Meehan: Howard
Jake) Cam, N. Y. us basket ball
coach, ard Jack Connor, also an as
sistant to Meehan.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Yesterday in spots. Once, with Red
Summers leading the attack, the peda-
gogues went tearing down the boarded
playground in neat passing flash
which brought them series Of three
futile but dangerous flings at the bas-
ket. A moment later, with the fire OF
ambition still aflame, the Wilson for
wards sent the opposition defense down
under their basket and then Gill shot
a field goal from 20-yard distance
to make 1t SUCK.
Summers, too, caught the spirit. and
before the wobbling Tech defense
could mold into a compact stand, an
other 2O-yard shot went winging away
into the crab net.
Those flashes were short-lived, but
they indicated that the Wilson boys,
socked for loss in every encounter OF
the season, still are fighters and are
learning the tricks OF the game
swiftly.
eve are green as grass" says
Doc White I'VE are new to the
game. But look out next year. We
are PLAYING in the freshman class
now, of course. and our competi-
ton will be sterner next season.
But so will my boys.
Tech rolled up nifty lead in the
first half and then sent in its second
string quint. But it soon returned the
varsity when the Green and White be-
gan peppering the basket.
There is no telling what the boys
are going to do before the ball hits.
OF the 40 eligibles at the school 26
came out for basket ball. Twelve
bows were retained for the quint, and
and all are still battling for var
sity berth.
And let me tell you that these Tech
and Wilson boys play fashy game OF
toss the apple. Tech has neat pass
ing attack, one which functions like
clock and is dangerous until the ball is
knocked out. 1t starts short and zifs
down the floor in but few flips, end
ing up with forward poking 1t up
straight ahead.
Wilson's alta D. is s.oppy, naturally,
Evening star., 1931-12-15
MOUNT FIVE PLAYS BOWIE
Opens Home Season With First
Game of County Series.

MOUNT RAINIER. Nd, December
15.-Mount Rainier High School basket
ball team will open its home season to-
morrow engaging Bowie High basket
ers in the first game Of a series between
Prince Georges County rivals, starting
at 2:30
Coach Perry Wilkinson plans to start
this Mount Rainier lineup: Bob Bell
man and Bob Emory or Gus Chakalakis.
forwards: Charles Callow, center. and
Phil Zeigler and Bob or Foster Matthias.
guards.
Seventeen are striving for berths on
the Mount Rainier girls basket ball
team. Mrs. Edna Nolan, member of the
faculty, is coaching.
Candidates include: Bernice Hoover,
Marie Myers, Ina Sager. Dorothy Bow
man and Vivian Walters, forwards
Marie Miller. Louise Crump and Doris
Mitchell, centers; Edith Bless. Helen
Mollahand, Helen Chakalakis and Alma
Crawford, side centers, and Margaret
Miller, Marian Miller. Mabel Wynn,
Norma .Pruitt and Eleanor Cole, guards.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
SOLDIERS IN COURT PLAY
Three Groups Will Take Part in
Series for Area Title.

Play in the Sd Corps Area basket
ball championship series will open jan
uary with the playing of games in
three of the four groups in which the
l3 teams have been divided. Army
War College will meet Headquarters
Company and Army Medicos will lace
Fort Myer, defending champion, in
Group %
In Group 3, Edgewood Arsenal will
tackle Fort Hoyle and Holabird Depot
will battle Fort Howard. Fort Meade
Will hook up with Fort Washington in
Group d Boiling Field, the third team
entered il Group 4, will not see action
Until later in the month.
A series involving the winners in the
various groups will determine tie title,
with the final game slated February 27.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
n YEW YORK, December 15-The
process Of de-emphasizing foot
Y ball at New York University
began nearly year ago. but
it took the resignation Of John F..
Chick Meehan as coach to bring that
fact to light
DR.. Elmer E. Brown, chancellor of
the university, in a formal statement
issued in connection with Meehan's S
resignation, announced that the faculty
board of athletic control on January
had adopted new athletic policy Of
sports for sports sake"
DR.. Brown said the principal points
in the new policy, effective with the in
coming freshman class in September,
were:
The minimizing Of the Importance
and the shortening Of the duration Of
Spring foot ball practice, looking for
ward to its possible final elimination.
The shortening of the duration Of the
Fall preliminary practice to period of
not more than two weeks prior to the
opening of the regular academic year.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
AIMS TO KEEP PRO TEAM
Portsmouth Striving to Make Up
Big Deficit of Two Seasons.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, December IS
LPD.-A committee of local manufac-
turers, business men and directors of
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
launched a stock-selling campaign to
assure the continuance of the Ports
mouth SpartanS as a member of the
National Professional Foot Ball League
The committee, headed by Homer
Selby, vice president of the Selby Shoe
Co., appealed to foot ball fans to sub
scribe for the stock. The Spartans fin
ished the 1881 season with a deficit of
more than $1,000 and Harry Snyder,
club president, said that last years
deficit of $4,000 remains unpaid.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

several years yesterday. Which Is tough
for yours truly and not the court game,
because he finds that the sport, once
a little tough, has been purified until
personal fouls are getting very scarce.
There was a day when a pair of
amateur teams came trotting onto the
floor padded with not a few boys who
had received their checks at the office,
and who had come to work with bombs
in their hands and instructions to tap
the referee on the head with a black
jack when he turned to accept a FIVE
spot from an interested spectator in
the stands.
Don't kid me, either, and say
that I'm yodeling over the wrong
fence. because I am not I'll take
you back but few years and only
few miles away when I want to
back up few things. But there
IS no sense in disturbing sleeping
dogs. Particularly no reason when
college and high school basket ball
has grown to become one Of the
cleanest of all schoolboy sports.
If the independent clubs are play
ing as cleanly and with the same floor
craftsmanship as displayed by these
two teams I watched yesterday, let me
tell you that you are missing real sport
in not parking for an evening at one
of the District tuSsles.
But there must be plenty Of basket
ball cash customers or there would not
be such flock of basket ball teams in
the District. And it is not hard to see
why the game is beginning to COM
mand such attention in this bailiwick.
A boy must keep in top shape to keep
in the game, and for that reason alone
it is one Of the finest schoolboy sports.
What the sport lacks in crowd ap-
peal it most assuredly has in sports
manship.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
SCHOOLS LOSE TOSSERS
Advisory Marks to Affect Several
Public High Squads.

Business will lose Billy Harris, guard
dependable, and Tony Mastromarino,
and Central may have to get along
without one or two Of its players, but
the Eastern. Tech and Western squads
probably will not be affected by the
scholastic marks for the advisory end
ing last Friday, which will be in the
hands of the students tomorrow.
1t had been feared that Harris loss
would be serious to Business, but Huck
Cavanaugh, his successor, has been
showing so we'll that Coach Lynn
Woodwork is not at all pessimistic over
the situation.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
DOYLE is TECH SPEAKER
Will Give Principal Address at
Ranouet RI Grid Souad

'" III Ni'e 1AAhclPal Auoress at
Banquet to Grid Squad.
Henry Grattan Doyle, dean of men at
George Washington University, will be
the principal speaker at the annual
dinner in honor Of the Mckinley Tech
High School foot ball squad to be given
Thursday night in the school dining
room under auspices Of the Circle T
Club.
Coach Hap Hardell will present men,
bers of the Tech squad, which this year
won the public high school title for
the school for the fourth straight year
with gold foot balls. Letters, however,
will not be distributed until Friday st
an assembly at the school.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
HYATTSVILLIANS TRAVEL.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, December 15.-
Boy and girl basket ball teams of
Hyattsville High School will go to Ca
louisville tomorrow afternoon to engage
the Catonsville High combinations. The
games will be the first of an annual
home land home series.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

doubt of that. but
let me tell YOU
and there are a
lot of others who
will agree - that
the orS are
gaining experience
and confidence in
every game. Be
fore aps ar e
sounded for the
b a S k e t semester
hike for your shin
p ! as erS when
some one says the
Wilson boys are
not dangerous.
Tboy uyaro tough
Evening star., 1931-12-15
WEST TEAM COMPLETED
22 Gridders on Squad That Will
Play East New Year Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, December IS (P).
Three final selections have completed
the West foot ball team, which will
compete with team from the East"
On New Year day in the annual Shrine
charity game.
Percy Locey, who with Dana x.
Bible, will coach the West team, in
Vited Bob Kleckner, University of San
Francisco. halfback: Martin, Idaho,
guard, and Brenier. Gonzaga, guard, to
represent the district west of the Mis-
sissippi, along with II others selected
by himself. and eight from east Of the
Rockies, selected by Bible.
First practice of the West team will
be December 81, when Locey's selec-
tions convene here to start training.
Bibles squad will join them day later.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

simple sort. Sans
frills, shouts, bally-
hooey and t h e
growing element of
player danger in
foot ball, boxing,
hockey and wres-
tling, it is a clean
schoolboy G a m e.
But it may never
pay az the gate be-
cause Of its lack of
luster and crowd
appeal.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
As Green as Their Jerseys
Wilson Teachers College Basketers Look to Future.
BY TOM DOERER-

7 NTO the District basket ball
| swirl comes another quint to
i be licked or to Wallop 1t is
the Wilson Teachers College,
coached by Doc White, a former
ball player, and greener at the
moment than the color of it's jer-
seys, which, if you must know, are
as green as yard of sod from the
Emerald Isle.
Wilson took a trimming from
Artie Boyd's Tech High quint yes
terday afternoon in TECHS very
fine gymnasium-a gym as sweet as
the walloping hanoed Doc Whites
newcomers. Taking a beating is
not new to the Teachers. Business,
western. Ben Franklin U. and
American U. have socked and upset
this band of youths since the cage
season started.
But this is no bear story Wilson Is
Evening star., 1931-12-15
EL0N NOT TO PLAY G. w.
Unable to Come Here February 2
for Basket Ball Tilt.

Cancellation of the basket ball game
scheduled January between George
Washington and Elon College of North
Carolina has been announced.
The Carolina team has found it i'm
possible to make the trip, it was stated
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Southern Conference to Air Troubles Players Would Keep Ball
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
and Chattanooga ball
- clubs are after Kid Elberfeld,
Uyo cIionton An ia16er

washington In1ItIutI.
Car, Cashion. big washington
pitcher, has been praised by so many
club managesr that Clark Griffith.
new Washington pilot, plans to de-
vote special attention to him in the
Spring.
Georgetown University is urging
Fred Nielsen to continue as its foot
ball coach. Frank Gargan will re-
main as assistant mentor.
Bill Foley, who has done well as
Georgetown track coach the last two
seasons, will again assume charge
Of the trackmen at the Hilltop after
Christmas.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Varied Sports
College Basket Ball.

College Basket Ball.
Butler, &c. Southern California, 16.
Missouri, 25; st. Louis University, %.
Brigham Young, 80; Marquette, 80.
Kansas State, 20; Was.lburn, "a.
Professional Hockey.
Duluth, a. Tulsa, 2.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

and its defense is still in that state of
bewilderment displayed by all green ag
gregations. But there is so much fight
and fire in the Tutors group that it is
dangerous at all times, despite this
handicap.
There is something to a basket ball
combat which stamps it as being the
nobility of amateur sport. It's back
ground and surroundings are of the most
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Your errant cor
respondent took
his first squint at
a capp ror,bot In
Evening star., 1931-12-15

But this is no bear story Wilson is
taking the wrong end of the club. no
Evening star., 1931-12-15
MUCH PLAIN TALK
LIKELY AT SESSION
Banded Dixie Schools Hope
to Correct Faults-D. c.
Coaches to Attend.
BY II. c. BYRD.

THE annual meetings of the
Southern Conference and
Southern Foot Ball Coaches
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SHOT IN HEART
FAILS TO KILL
Young Chicago Bride CIingS
to Life.
By United Press

BB Untted Press
CHICAGO. Oct. ia young
bride who lived on, despite the fact
that part of her heart was shot
away, fought toward recovery to-
day while physicians marveled and
planned to remove a bullet from her
back, if her condition would permit.
1T couldn't happen again once
in 100000 times" declared DR..
Charles C. Shannon after deter
mining by X-ray that the bullet
which Mrs. Helen Smith, 81, fired
into her breast actually cut away
a piece of her heart.
The bride told physicians and her
husband she shot herself because
she was respondent over i'll health.
After wounding herself, she COM
pleted her house work, cooked her
husbands dinner, and did not re-
veal until three hours later what
had happened. She then said she
wanted to live.
Shannon and other doctors were
myStifled. Under ordinary circum-
stances, they said, the bride would
have died instantly. What kept her
alive, they could not determine. The
bullet, after piercing her heart,
lodged in her back. Shannon said
he would remove it today if she was
strong enough to stand the opera
ton.
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STOLE FOR FAMILY:
COURT MERCIFUL

Justice, with its odd turns and
twists, has taken william Camplin,
Is, of 2121 Olive street, from jail
and may bring a new future to him,
his wife and 4-year-old son.
Month after month, Camplin has
been without work. He had small
truck and now and then found per-
sons who would pay him to haul
trash from their premises.
Several days ago, he and James
Price, 81, living at the same adj
dress, went to the Big Four railroad
yards near Raymond street and
loaded $50 pounds of coal on the
truck.
A railroad detective arrested
them and they pleaded guilty before
Municipal Judge Clifton r. Cam
eron.
Camplin was sentenced ten days
in Jail and fined SIS. Price received
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Housewife Reveals Effort
to Clear Mother in
Death Case.
Continued From Page u

nights after the sandwich expert
ment in the home of neighbor.
1--WE prayed for Mrs. Simmons, s"
she said.
do you believe in the power of
prayer?" she was asked.
Eyes"
do you believe prayer can over
come truth?"
mo"
For the fourth time the defense
turned it's legal fire on Horace
Jackson, brother -in-law of Mrs.
Simmons, who has been the target
of intimationS that he may be the
poison murderer.
Nurse Tells of Statement
Miss Martha Barlow, nurse in the
hospital here, testified that while he
was confined there from poison ill
ness he said, Il wonder who tried
to get me. 1t must have been Carrie.
She made the sandwiches"
Telling the jury that members OF
the Simmons family were devoted
to one another" the Rev. E. c.
Fisher of Hancock county testified
he had been one of the group on
the experimental trip in September.
He said that after the sandwiches
were opened in Memorial park by
Mrs. White, they we're burned in
the home of w. H. Parr ST., defense
attorney. He also stated the marsh
mallow tin was burned after the
experiment.
Mrs. Charity Simmons, 81, mother of
John Simmons, testified this morn
ing following Wednesdays hurri-
cane court session, when the de-
Tense struck deity three times to
pierce the states charge that Mrs.
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the same sentence but it was sus-
pended and he was given six months
to pay his S. fine.
Price communicated with Miss
Laura Thayer, probation officer,
and she and Detective Clarence
Colder decided Camplin should
have a chance.
Appearing before Cameron, they
told the judge the story of Camp
Inns battle againt starvation and
unemployment.
R<lenting, the court directed
Camplin's release on a suspended
sentence, and gave him five months
to pay his fine.
And now Miss Thayer and Colder
are trying to get Camplin job so
he won't have to steal coal to pro-
vide for his wife, Lucille, and boy,
Billy.