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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-27
E5c .lPED INJURY.

Mitchell field. L. I. Oct 27-U P)-An airplane in which I. Trubee Davidson, assistant secre- tary of war, was a passenger was damaged in landing today. Davil- son and his pilot escaped injury.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
THE LISTENING POST
by WALTER TRUMBULL

TOE JACOBS is again talking loudly
about signing for a Schmeling-
Walker bout in Chicago. The only
reply William F. Carey makes to that is,
if Steel-ribbed contracts are worth any
thing Schmeling will enter his next
bout under the promotion of Madison
Square Garden, wherever it is held.
Ernie Schaaf goes on knocking over
opponents. Schaaf has grown to a pugi-
liStic height where none Of the good
ones care to associate with him inside
the ropes A Schaaf- Carnera bout would
draw, but Primo never was in favor of
it.
Schmeling wants to fight Walker and
Dempsey in preference to Schaaf and
Sharkey. And why should he be expect
ed to take any more chances than he is
obliged to take? He is not in the game
entirely for his health.
nETE REILLY is a clever handler of
L fighters and an excellent Judge of
opponents. Pete never lets any man
of his battle fighter he has not seen.
If Reilly thinks his man can win he
makes the match Then he tells his
fighter just how to fight. He does this
in training not after his man is in the
ring.
Very sensibly, Reilly says that the
only thiIS you can do for fighter in
the ring is to sponge him off and rate
him along, not let him fight himself
out. Pete Reilly never made any mis-
takes with Jack Delaney, and he has
made none with Bat Battalino.
Copyright, 1884, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 4nc.l
Evening star., 1931-12-31

Vt is interesting to hear that the
players at Southern California
consider Nesbit of Washington the
best end they have seen all season
They put Stone Of California in second
place as wing man, and speak highly
of Kosky Of Notre Dame and Colvin
of Stanford. They have still to get
look at the Tulane ends, and we can
assure them that they might have had
keen regard for Orsi of Colgate, If they
had played against him.
The 1rojans like Yarr of Notre Dame
at center, Hurley of Washington State
at guard, Hufford of Washington,
Schwartz of Notre Dame, Moe of Oregon
State and Gill of California in the
backfield.
MICHIGAN is going to have tough
IVl foot ball schedule next year. The
Wolverines are scheduled to play
Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio
State, Princeton, Illinois, Chicago,
Indiana and Minnesota.
Unless they substituted Notre Dame,
Southern California, Tulane, Tennessee,
Pittsburgh and Army, it is hard to see
how they could get more Autumn
exercise.
Marquette had sophomore foot ball
team this season, which should mean
that it will be strong again next year.
A man very often plays his best foot
ball as a junior. He has had varsity
experience, still retains his ambition,
and Is not distracted, as a senior Is, by
concern over the future.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
SCHOOLS, PARENTS HELD
TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY
Need for Proper Supervision Stressed by Rules
Chairman, Who Asserts ''Most Valuable of
Sports Must Not Be Emasculated.

blood poisoning; several where minor
injuries were not given prompt atten-
tion, and one where a boy, suffering
TO hours from Appendicitis, concealed
the fact from his coach. entered game,
and died later Of a ruptured appendix.
There were only two major college
fatalities, none in professional foot ball
and no serious injuries in private school
foot ball, where supervision is of the
highest type.
Corrective Processes Active.
Hall admitted that in some quarters
foot ball had gotten out Of its proper
place in academic life, had occasionally
become a college business instead OF
sport, had been dominated by public
opinion, ruled by ill-advised graduates,
but all these things are now in cor
reCtive process that was inevitable
Foot ball in its proper place and per-
SpeCtive is the most wholesome and val
liable of sports today he said, and its
faults are not sound and cannot last.
The lessons unConSCiOuSly taught both
player and onloOker are far reaching
snd invaluable. Summing up the de-
fenSe he said:
1T is a game to be preserved. 1t
should provide wholesome sport for
boys Of all ages, playing in their proper
class and under suitable supervision.
1t must be kept free from all unneces-
sary and unreasonable hazards, but 1t
must not be emaSculated.'
Evening star., 1931-12-31
HUNT IN SEMI-FINAL
OF BOYS NET EVENT
D. G. Lad Beats Winslow in Ma.
tional Tournament-Faoes
Kaufman Today.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December ST.
Gilbert Hunt, District of Columbia and
Middle Atlantic boy tennis singles
champion, was to face Frank kaufman
of Baltimore in one of the semi-final
matches of the national indoor boys
championships this afternoon on the
Fifth Regiment Armory courts. The
battle was to start at o'clock. Early
today Howard Schem, Newark, and
Norman Friedman. New York, were to
meet in the other semi-final.
Hunt, seeded No. l, gained the semi
final yesterday by conquering Bill
Winslow of South Orange, N. j., in a
rousing 8-6. rs struggle After win
ing bruising battle in the first set,
Hunt came back to gain the second
after trailing Is with WinSlow need
ing only two points to triumph.
Kaufman scored an upset win to
gain his Semi-final brackets, vanquish-
ing Lyman Crossman, White Plains,
N. Y, Hunts doubles partner, 6-3,
3-6, 81
Evening star., 1931-12-31
Alexandra Notes

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 81
Earl Cronin and Hardy Gensmere have
been signed by Coach jeff Williams to
perform with his st. Mary's Lyceum
quint.
Fraters, who won the Capital City
Unlimited Foot Ball League title plan
to celebate with a banquet Januay 6
at the George Mason Hotel. Dr. Carl
T. Dreifus, coach of the FraterS, has
been made chairman of the committee.
ST. Mary's Celtics' 1891 base ball
team will be the guests of Manager
Charley Corbett tomorrow night at a
banquet at 3l4 South Pitt street at
o'clock.
A basket ball dance will be held by
Sigma Lambda Nu Fraternity tomorrow
night at 1920 o'clock in Elks Hall to
raise funds for the purchase of new
uniforms and other equipment.
st. Mary'S Lyceum cagers have
booked a game with Georgetown for
Armory Hall January 16 as a benefit
for the Children's Home and Day
Nursery operating fund.
Mary Carne, manager of the Cru
saders, Is after games with senior girls
basket ball teams. She may be reached
at Alexandria 1884
Alexandria Highs basket ball candi-
dates will resume work on the court
Monday.
John Watt, manager of the Virginia
Five, is anxious to book games with
unlimited teams Call Alexandria
2020-J between 6 and 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

THE Green Wave rolls tomorrow
against the Trojan Tornado of
Southern California. What
chance has Tulane against the
team that beat Notre Dame and that
scored around $50 points against such
strong teams as Oregon, Georgia and
Washington with one of the most pow
erful offensive drives foot ball has ever
known?
saw Tulane beat Georgia around
the middle of November and on that
sultry afternoon at Athens Tulane
came upon the field with one of the
smartest, fastest and smoothest teams
I've seen in several seasons. The Green
Wave moved into action with strong
line, two brilliant ends and fast, YER
satile backheld without a weak spot.
This was true OF the tTSt-stIlng
strength.
But it will take more than first
string strength TO stand up under the
hard and powerful hammering OF that
Southern California attack with Sha-
yer. Mohler, Pinckert, Musick and NAL
lory working back of big line, where
both line and backfelds have all the
reserves on hand that any squad might
need.
This is the hardest problem Tulane
has to face. 1t comes down to a mat
ter of manpoWer, and Southern Cali
tornia has enough manpower for two
strong teams.
NZOU may recall recently that
/ Georgia Tech gave California a
great battle for the first three quarters
when the score was to 6. But the
heavier, harder pounding OF the Cali
fornia squad finally broke down Techs
defense in the last quarter. Up to that
spot it had been just about an even
fight.
1 expect to see Tulane give the
Troians an even battle as long as their
first team can stand the hammering-
especially if Jerry Dalrymple is in shape
70 go the route. This should mean g
close battle for the first two periods and
possibly the third.
Whether Tulane will have the re.
serve to check Southern California;
power down the strength is another
matter. Even Notre Dame didn't have
the. reserve strength left after Hoffman
Evening star., 1931-12-31
BIG NEW YEAR DAY
SPORTS BILL AT "W
Program to Include Basket Ball,
Bowling, Billiards, Swimming,
Wrestling and Fencing.

A varied all-day sports program, rang
ing from fencing to chess, will feature
the annual New Year day celebration
of the Y. NJ. c. A. at the Central "Y"
Building, 1885 @ street. The general
public is invited.
Adult athletic activities will begin In
the afternoon after a morning devoted
to championship tournaments in the
boys department. The boys will seek
title honors in pool, billiards, eaznelos,
ring-o-let, chess, checkers, ping pong,
boxing and swimming. A basket ball
contest between the Boys Club and ~Y''
will be played.
Bowling matches between ths Lsons
Club and Southeastern University and
between stats of the Y. M and Y. w.
c. A. will start at 2:30 o'clock,
The local and Richmond "Y' volley
ball teams will compete at 2:40.
Swimming exhibitions will be held at
3 o'clock. with a girls team from the
Y. w. c. A. participating. Commodore
w. E. Longfellow of the Red Cross will
give wet" lecture. These events viii
be staged in the mems pool.
AT 4 o'clock the Baltimore and Wash
tngton 'Y'' basket ball teams will battle
III IIAC IlCAl gym, WlIAl 1OSd4 &yIn~
nasts performing between halves.
w. B. Mundell. chess wizard, will give
ar exhibition of simultaneous chess and
checker playing at 4:S0 in the main
Lobby. A prize win be awarded the first
challenger defeating Mundell.
The new "Y" fencing team, coached
by Maj. Z. l. Dyer, U. 9. A., retired,
will demonstrate its skill at o'clock.
There will be wrestling bouts at 5:l5
o'clock under the direction OF Coach Fl.
w, Kirchman.
The final event will be boyy' basket
ball game between the Burns A. q. and
the Y. M. C. A. Eagles.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

TAPT. JOE BLACKBURN has
been a familiar figure about the
GEORGETOWN water front for so
years.
Vigilant foot ball team, three times
independent champion OF the Dis
trict, will tackle the All-Star Scho-
lastics today for the second time
this season. Vigilants won hard
battle in their first meeting. In
preliminary Hall Stars, l4O-pound
champions of the District, will en-
gage Waverly for the city light
weight title.
Among those expected to see
action for the All-Star ScholaStics
are Walter Parker, Cuppy Farmer,
Shaggy Rawlings, Dolph Rawlings,
Boe, Babbington, Stack, Piles, Ham
ilton, Mcbride, Pete, Howell, Regis
and Gripp.
Cardinals of Alexandria beat
Y. NJ. c. A. Stalwarts at basket
ball. Cards used Williams, Hayden,
EntwiSle. Roberts and Patterson.
StalWartS were represented by Al
mon. Hunsche, Grieve, McLaren,
Eliason, Helmuth and MOffett
Holmeads are leading the Arcade
Duckpin League race, and Simmons
OF Laborites, with 1871, has high
average.
Buck Becker is the lone left
handler on the Washington pitching
staff.
Jimmy Field, ]. Riston, Johnny
Redecker, Fred Eckstein, Pop Mey-
ers, Harry Krauss, George Scharf,
Georpa Whitney Bob BrvSOn Abe
Langtry, Judge Howard, Alec Dun
bar, Jimmy Smith, Danny O'Don-
nell and Harry Wolstenholme are
among well known figures in bowling
circles here.
Evening star., 1931-12-31
BOYS CLUB STAGES
HOMECOMING NIGHT
Graduates" Battle Regulars in
Basket Ball-B. Y. P. U.
Schedule Listed.

Boys Club unlimited quint will face
a basket ball team composed Of grad
uates" of the club tonight at o'clock,
on the club court. 1t will be the high
spot of the annual home coming pro-
gram at the club.
Ted Cappeli, Dick Keefer, Joe Lynch
and George LaSsise are among some of
those listed to play for the 'old boys. !"
second-half play in the Baptist
Young Peoples Union Court League will
open January II and continue through
February % All games will be played
at Mcfarland Junior High.
. The schedule:
Avenue vs.. Petworth, Metropolitan vs.,
"ti3Tu Ja2uaTy r; 4.8SGMarvland Avenue VS. Grace,
First vs.. Metropolitan, Wilson Avenue VS..
JANUARY 25-Metropolitan vs.. Maryland
Avenue. Grace vs.. Petworth' wilson Avenue
FEBRUARY metropolitan vs. Grace, First
VS., Petworth, Wilson Avenue VS.. Maryland
February s-First VS. Maryland Avenue,
Metropolitan VS.. Petworth, Wilson Avenue
FEBRUARY 15-Maryland Avenue VS.. Pet
February 29-Play-of between winners of
first and second halves.
Al Eckert, Harlan McCord and Joe
Adams, former American Pro League
performers, are listed to show their
wares for Penzoil Professionals of
Cleveland, who meet Skinker Eagles
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
Boys Club.
Washington SiIents have booked a
game with the National Guard team
at Laurel for Sunday at pm. and with
Boiling Field tosSerS for next Thursday
on the Boiling Field Court. y
Summaries:
Shade Shop, SO; Delaware & Hud-
son, II.
Ross jewelers., "a; Peerless, IT.
Potomac Boat Club 35; Y. M. C..
A, 25.
frederick CMd) silents, %; Wash
ington SilentS, q.
Virginians, %; Mclean, 27
Western Flashes Q15 pounds, 80;
Nativity Hornets, %.
st. Stephens, 3d. "Y" Flashes, 80
United Typewriter Grays, 80; Fort
Washington, 26.
Tremonts, 27; Boys Club, 20.
Games with 145-pound quintS are
sought by Swann's Service team. Call
Adams 2901. @
Fairlawn basketers are after tilts with
pound fives Atlantic 0823 between
and pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-31

Banas, Culver and others had been
forced out by the Westerners last bat
tering drive.
There is no question that Southern
California has one of the great often
Sive foot ball teams of all time. Once
it is allowed to get under headway, it
has all the elements Of an avalanche
under full headWay. But it Is still COM
posed OF human beings and there are
still no Supermen around.
In this connection it might be remem-
bered that Tulane is no gentle zephyr
on its own. The Green line is fast and
strong. Dalrymple and HAYNES are two
OF the Nations finest ends Dawson,
zimmerman, Payne and Felts are four
last, hard-running backs with excep-
tional passing and kicking strength.
If Southern California can put on
another massacre against this Far
Southern team there will no longer
be any question as to what constitutes
the best foot ball team in the country
But unless Tulane has slipped backward
several notches from its mid-November
form can see no reason for any wild
runaway, and if most of Tulane's first
StrlngerS can go the route it should be
foot ball game all the way.
II 1P to 1881 the South has had a big
~ margin over the Far West in these
Rose Bowl battles, with three vic
tories and tie out of four starts.
SO the West Coast is all set to collect
as much revenge as it can carry away
IN one year. Georgia's crushing defeat
by U. S, c. and Georgia Techs over
throw by California have given the
West the jump this season and now
Southern California has strong hopes of
f1attening out the Green Wave and re-
ducing 1t to a gentle ripple. But the
South has been on the under-dog side
before, with some astonishing results.
There will be two of the best back
| fields of the year in action tomorrow,
with Tulane carrying the greater speed
! and Southern California the greater
| power. Tulane should also have the
better of the passing game. 1t will be
! largely a matter Of Tulane's forward
wall standing up under the hammering
| it will have to take, and the majority
of coaches who have seen Southern CAL
| ifornia play don't believe Tulane has
the man power and the reserve strength
to stand any such heavy and contin-
ued barrage all afternoon.
| (Copyright, 1891, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance xne1
Evening star., 1931-12-31

headquarters with Salaried executive
to devote his entire time to it's affairs
He asked also that the association ap-
point representatives to confer with
representatives of other sports aSso-
Citations to find methods to promote
more uniform definitions of amateur
practice.
DR.. Kennedy expressed full conf
dence that the National Foot Ball
Rules Committee would do everything
possible to reduce the number of in
juries and deaths that marred the 1881
season.
MAJ. JOHN L. GRIFFITH, athletic
t4 commissioner of the Western
Conference, reporting on the re-
suits of survey made at the University
OF Minnesota, disclosed that the ma
jority of the 10000 persons whose at
titude toward intercollegiate sport were
recorded believed athletics should be
continued as at present with many in
favor OF increasing the emphasis.
The survey included $50 members of
the faculty. 1000 students, college and
university presidents, some TOO men
who won varsity letters at Minnesota,
a sampling of alumni, high school exec
utives, newspaper editors, parents Of
athletes and of non-athletes, and sew
eral thousand taxpayers having no con-
nection with the university
On the question as to whether ath-
leticS were overemphasized, 10 per
cent of the faculty, 94 per cent of the
athletes, "a per cent Of the alumni, 80
per cent of the high school executives,
79 per cent of the editors and "a per
cent OF the parents said NO"
Evening star., 1931-12-31
By the Associated Press.
y TEW YORK, December 81

n TEW YORK, December 81
N A large measure of re-
l ' sponSibility for foot balls
weighty toll in deaths and
injuries was placed on authorities
in charge of organized elevenS
and the parents of sandlot players
by E. K. Hall, chairman Of the
National Foot Ball Rules Commit
tee, in his annual report today to
the National Collegiate Athletic
Association.
In every aspect except the problem
of injuries. now under exhaustive study,
Hall said that the foot ball season Of
1881 had been most satisfactory, with
more versatile attacks developed by
the new tumble rule, Saner graduate
attitude toward the game, less prose
lyting better spirit and gratifying re-
sponseS to the call of charity.
The chairman pledged the commit
tee, however, to unheSltatlng action
''to lessen the possibility of injuries by
additions to or notifications OF the
present rules" if the causes of the
son indicate need for new rule legls-
lation. He did not discuss or suggest
possible new rules.
Cannot Be Made "Safe."
Hall explained that the committee
had no expectation Of making foot
ball safe" in the sense that players
occasionally would not be hurt. No
sport, he said, calling for speed,
stamina and endurance could be freed
from a minimum of injuries.
The responsibility FOR the care OF
the players and the decision as to
whether a boy should participate In
the game must rest, in the case OF or
ganized school and college teams, on
those in authority" he said. For un-
organized play and sandlot or play
ground games, in the absence of other
authority, responsibility would seem to
rest on the parents of the boys
Commenting on information already
gathered regarding foot ball deaths,
Hall said that in $50 college members
of the N. c. A. A only two deaths had
occurred. one from brain injury due
to a collision, a type Of accident ire
ouent but seldom fatal, and the other
from spinal injury suffered in an
ordinary tackle.
Lack Of Supervision Costly.
Six deaths, he said, occurred in
minor college or normal school games.
The rest were about evenly divided
among boys on high school elevens, In
some Instances under little or no super
vision. and boys in unorganiZed games
under no supervision at all
He noted that in the list Of deaths
blamed on the game was that Of an g.
vear-old boy who chased his foot ball
under a motor truck; others from neg
lected scratches that developed into
Evening star., 1931-12-31
CENTRAL HIGH QUINT
Is KEEPING ON MOVE
Tackles Alumni Today and Will
Travel to Hyattsville for
Contest Tomorrow.

Central High Schools basket ball
team, which was to face Hyattsville
Highs tossers this afternoon in the
Maryland town, will be hot after VIC
tory over its alumni in their annual
game tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
on the girls court at Central The battle
with the grads will feature the twenty
second annual reunion Of the Central
Alumni Association.
Other sports events listed will in
clude encounters between graduate and
undergraduate teams in girls rifle from
2 to 3:15 o'clock, girls swimming at
2:30 O'Clock, boys swimming at 3 o'clock
and boys rife from 3:15 to 4:30 o'clock.
A meeting Of the alumni, dancing, en-
tertainment and other features also
have been arranged.
CentralS undergraduate team is es-
pecially keen for win over the alumni
in basket ball because the grads have
been putting the bees on the school
team in recent seasons. The old boys
have arranged to place strong team
on the court, but the undergraduate,
with what appears to be one of the best
teams Central has had in recent years
is confident of furnishing stout battling.
Tech gained revenge for defeats Of
the last two seasons when, the Gray
undergraduate quint doWned McKin-
ley alumni combination, 80 TO 90, in
their annual game yesterday.
WaverIy Wheeler tossed a foul shot
in the final 30 seconds Of play to give
the undergrads victory in just about as
exciting game as you would want to
see. It was costly triumph, though,
as Capt. Artie Wilson, guard, suf-
fered a severely sprained ankle.
Summary:
Evening star., 1931-12-31
JUST A SECOND FROM
VICTORY, TERPS LOSE
Wisconsin Long Shot Ties Score
and Badgers Then Win in
Overtime, 80 to 80.

MADISON, Wis, December 31.-Uni-
versity of Maryland came within a sec
ond Of beating Wisconsin at basket ball
III a thrilling game last night, but lost
out in an extra period, 30 to 80.
A long shot by Nelson, who had just
been inserted in the lineup, enabled
the Badgers to tie the score at 26-all in
the final second of regulation play.
Chalmers put the Old Liners ahead
with a two-pointer to start the overtime
period, but Wisconsin tied the score and
then shot to the front 80 to %, on two
baskets made in rapid succession by
Capt. Steen. Then, after Chalmers
again tied the score, Steen once more
came through with a floor goal, which
gave the Badgers victory
Ed Ronkin, with 10 points, was high
scorer for Maryland He also played a
Leading part in the Old Liners passing
game, described as the best ever seen in
the Wisconsin field house.
Summary