Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-06
Alabama Team and Former
Stars to Play Composite
Eleven Here.
G. w., H0YAS AND C. U.
TO COOPERATE M PLAN
Expenses to Be Less Than 81 600
With Rest of Proceeds Going
to Relief Fund.

GEORGETOWN and Catholic Universe
ties today joined George Washington
University in accepting the invitation
OF the District Committee on Employ
ment to participate in a benefit foot
ball game here December IL against
the championship Alabama University
eleven Of 1880.
The foot ball teams of each o. the
three District institutions will meet
In three Commute contests the squad
that represented Alabama in the IA
NOUS Tournament Of Roses game at
Pasadena, Calf, last New Year day
and defeated Washington State.
The net proceeds of the game. which
Is to be staged at Grifith Stadium,
will be used toward relief of the Capt.
tails needy.
Business Meeting Tomorrow.
Shortly after word Of acceptance had
been received today from Tommy Mills
and Arthur Bergman. athletic directors
Mt GEORGETOWN and Catholic University,
1t was announced that business details
for the game would be worked out to-
morrow.
A business meeting will be held at the
efice of DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of George Washington University,
who took an active part, along Win
e. c. Graham, chairman OF the Employ
ment Committee, N sponsoring the
The order in which the District teams
will meet the Alabamans also may be
decided at this meeting. 1t Is expected
that this will oe determined by drawing
lots. m
% TO Come Here.
Twenty-Five present and former Ala
bama players will be brought here Tor
the engagement at an expense not
greater than $500, figure included
in the contract for the game which was
drawn up yesterday. All receipts beyond
the actual expense mark, which Is not
expected to reach $4,000. will be given
the District Committee on Employment.
Clark Griffith. president of the WASH
ington base ball club. has donated Grit
fifth Stadium for the game. Other In
cidentals to the affair will be con-
tributed by many charitably inclined
Waehingtonians.
The team which defeated washington
State, champions of the Pacific Coast,
"a 10 v, ldSt OdnudEy IL Woo dbOuI VAC
greatest foot ball aggregation ever to
represent Alabama A half dozen OF
those who participated in that game for
Alabama are with the Crimson Tide
again this year, and most Of those lost
to the university by graduation last
June have been coaching minor college
and high school teams this Fall and are
said to be in prime condition for q re-
turn to the gridiron.
Practice IL Planned.
The 1881 Rose Bowl victors would
be assembled In time to smooth team
play that they might give the local col
1eges O sturdy battle.
Chairman Graham and DR.. Marvin
moved yesterday to perfect plans for the
game despite an early announcement
that efforts to promote benefit game
would be abandoned Assured by
Coach Frank Thomas and Henry Crisp
director of athletics at Alabama, that
the Alabamans would be sent here fol
q jobless benefit, DIR. Marvin immediate
" communicated with the athletic di-
rectors of Catholic University ano
Georgetown requesting their co-opera-
ton.
Shortly before noon today he was in
formed the foot ball teams Of these uni
versities would deem it q privilege tt
aid in alternating conditions of the
needy In Washington by entering the
game on December IL.