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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04

ming attack. Western Maryland's
defense against the overhead play
has been none too efficacious in
several games this season. The
Green Terrors most assuredly will
have to show vast improvement
in this department if they pro
pose to halt Maryland's forward
passing plays.
Forward Pass Attack
In this matter of the forward
pass, it would be foolhardly for
Maryland to underestimate West
ern Maryland's overhead play,
with the brilliant Doughty tossing
the leather. and several very fine
catcherS ready to capture his
heaves. The forward pass attack
developed by Western Maryland
probably is just as good, if not
just a bit better than Marvlan0's.
Forward pass plays of both
teams are developed extraordi
narily we'll. Coming as many of
G(lCIu w, AAOu1 W1ldG dpPC1A oAI
ordinary running plays, these
heaves are cleverly masked and
have an element of surprise as
we'll as deception.
Certainly Saturdays game will
bring out many forward passes,
This means the type of game
loved by spectators.
Both elevens are adopts in the
art of double and triple pass
plays. Spinners and plays develop
ing into line smaShes calling for
quick openings by linemen.
MANY PERFECTED PLAYS
Each squad has perfected plays
which call for the ball carrier to
crash into the line without a
leader before the ball. Harlow
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WINS
IN DEBUT

Two local scholastic quintets
made their floor debuts for the
season yesterday. Eastern High
defeated the Boys Club Five, SIS
to "a, while st. Johns Prep nosed
out the K of c ToSserS, 18 to Is.
In another game, the st. Johns
Reserves defeated the K of c Re-
serves, % to 81.
Eastern used it's usual army of
court players in making it's bow.
Fifteen men took part in the route
of the Boys Club Tossers, Fineran
standing out by scoring four
baskets and three foul shots for
II points.
JOhnnieS Start Late
Coach Paully Bryne's. st. John
Tossers were slow in getting
started in their varsity game
against the Knights of Columbus.
However. they gradually came to
life after the first half to exc out
victorious. The K of C's led 10
to 7 at half time.
The work of Breen, Scanlon and
F.. Scheele was outstanding. This
trio scored IA points between
them. Caspar and O'Neal were the
best K of c performers.
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VOLS
REST FOR TILT

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Those un-
beaten volunteers from the Uni
verSity of Tennessee today rested
at Westchester Country Club.
Rye, waiting their battle tomor-
row in the Yankee Stadium
against New York University.
A crowd of about 10000 was ex-
pected to see the conflict, with
thousands of fans anxious to get
slant at Gene McEver, one Of
the celebrated players of the coun-
try and ace of the invaders back
field.
The net proceeds of the game
will be given to charity, Knoxville,
Tenn, receiving 80 per cent and
New York charities 10 per cent.
Major Robert Neyland, the vol
unteer coach, said he was dubious
about predicting victory for his
squad. He said the team was in
fine shape.
Rayburn and either Mark or
Periphery will start at ends; Ait
ken and Saunders, tackles: Hick-
man and Frank. guards: Captain
Mayer, center; Robinson. quarter,
McEver and Allen, halfbacks:
Kohlhase, fullback.
Derryberry did not arrive with
Southern team yesterday. as he
stopped off a Memphis to appear
before the Rhodes Scholarship
Board. He was to rea"h here late
tonight or tomorrow in time for
the game,
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FessIer Names
AII-Bis Ten
Eleven

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. A.
Wesley Fesler, International News
Service football writer and All
American in 1928 and 1880 at
Ohio State University, where he
is now an assistant coach, today
announced his selection of all
All-Big Ten Conference team.
Fesler, the only 1880 All-Ameri
can associated with a big ten
school in an athletic capacity
says:
"The team is picked for
steadiness and dependabiIity-
not flashy and sensational bril-
lance. These are the, things
that bring successful seasons"
His selections follow:
Moss, Purdue, left end.
Marvil, Northwestern. left tackle.
Mum. Minnesota, left guard.
Morrison. Michigan. center.
Zeller. Indiana. right guard.
Haubrich. Ohio State, right tackle.
Hewitt. Michigan. right end.
CrameF. Ohio state. quarterback.
Rentner. Northwestern. halfback.
Purvis. Purdue. halfbaCk.
MandeFs, Minnesota, fullback.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
B!KEMEN TIED
IN GRIND

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The
Frenchmen Letourner and GUM
bretiere and the 1talo-Belgian
teem of Georgetti and Debaets
pounded in thier continued tie
in the 10th hour of the six-day
bicycle race at Madison Square
Garden at II o'clock this morn
ing.
These two teams led Walker
and Dempsey, their nearest rivals
bv , and the rest of the field
by anywhere from two to nine
laps. This years race at the
10th hour is not especially i'm
pressive as to speed. the two lead
ing teams with their 1895 miles
and 9 laps being 154 miles behind
the record of 2149 miles and 8
laps made by Goullet and
Grenda, the greatest team that
ever rode a six-dsy race, in 1914.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04

COaCneS byTQ ana r1dIlOW, VI
the Old Liners and Green Terrors,
respectively, have developed. two
of the finest offenses in football
this season.
Particularly rounded out and
perfected is Maryland's, with
Coach Byrd taking every advan.
tage of his fleet backfield stars
and his senior line.
Harlow's, probably not developed
to such diversified perfection as
Byrds, nevertheless is so close to
it that it falls short only because
Harlow has not had four men in
the backfield performing at such a
scintillating pace as Maryland's
backs.
Attacks Make Game
Football teams equipped with
fine attacks always offer a more
attractive game than those not so
we'll fortified in the matter of
roundabout offenses. For that
reason. Saturdays game is antici-
pated as probably the best of the
season in this vicinity.
Maryland's triple pass behind
the line of scrimmage, followed by
a long forward pass, generally
from Chalmers to Pease, is not
only a sensational play, but has
proved it's value several times this
season. It accounted for touch
downs against Navy, Kentucky
and v. M. I. when touchdowns
meant very, very much to the Old
Liners.
It will be interesting to see Har-
lows defense for this particular
play.
The success of Maryland's
overhead play has been based on
the fact of a truly eWellent run
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has been most successful with
this last named type of play, and
it. will behoove Maryland to pre-.
pare to meet them.
Picking a winner in this par
ticular contest is decidedly pre-
carious, but this writer is inclined
to give the Old Liners an edge,
first because Of the known quail
ity of Maryland's forward wall:
second. because of the power,
versatility and speed of the Old
Lines running attack; and, third,
because of the polish and de-
ception of Maryland's forward
passing.
Dope in this game means little
or nothing, and sentiment seems
to be equally divided as to a
probable winner. All, however,
are agreed that Saturdays game
will be bitterly contested and bril-
liantly played, with better than
even chance of developing into a
sensational contest.
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LONDOS
GETS ROUGH
W|THFOE

Jim Londos, generally recog-
! rized as world heavyweight wreSt-
ling champion, must be slipping.
Previously a wrestler who seldom
resorted to rough stuff, the
Greek grappler brought short
arm jolts into play in his match
with Matros Kirilenko, Russian
giant, before 5000 fans at the
Washington Auditorium last night.
1t was unnecessary for Londos
to sink these jolts into the Rus
slams face and body as the Greek
was seldom in danger. Kirilenko
passed from the picture by virtue
of an airplane spin after 80
minutes.
Russian OutclaSSed
The Russian was outclaSSed,
though he tried to escape those
deadly body slams and headlocks
of the champion. Londos also
showed his craftsmanship several
times, easily eluding the Russian
when the latter attempted to ap-
ply Furnishing holds.
Londos was in superb condition.
He moved about his big opponent
with the swiftness Of a cat and
struck with the speed of a leopard.
Kirilenko seemingly couldn't get
Londos in his clutches. At that,
there's few of 'em able to lay
hands on this LOndOS person.
For excitement, the main
match was surpassed by two pre-
liminaries. Indeed, those bouts
between Chief White Feather and
Pat O'Shocker and Rudy Ousek
and Joe Cox stole the show.
These we're free-swinging contests
in which Referees Burns and
Bortnlck were forced frequen ly
to part the combatants.
Battle to Draw
"Old IronSides" and O'Shocker
battled 30 minutes to a draw in a
duel that had the fans on edge.
"Old IronSides" came into the
ring with his right forehead ban
daged and his right hand tapped
but O'Shocker thought the Indian
was taxing and tore the ban
dages loose. He was convinced
that the Chief wasn't taking. The
Chief retaliated by seeking
O'Shocker with hard rights.
Dusek managed to throw Cox,
substituting for Frank Brunowicz.
but the Wildcat" lost some of
his feathers. Cox buffeted Dusek
about the ring and the Wild
cat" ran for cover often. In fact,
one time when Dusek went out
side the ropes. Cox Scurried on
his heels and pulled him back
into the arena.
"Tigah" Nelson fell a victim
to the flying headlocks of Herbie
Freeman in IA minutes and the
fans we're satisfied. The "Tisah"
has few friends among the local
wrestling patrons. Paul Jones
put his hook scissors on Hans
Bauer to win in 1412 minutes.
Dutch" Green and George Ro-
manoff toiled Is minutes to a
draw.
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Hearst Au-America
Team Selected
TOMORROW

Readers of The washington
Times, particularly the football
fans, tomorrow will have the
privilege of reviewing the most
comprehensive All-America foot
ball selections it is humanity
possible to assemble.
The Hearst All-America is the
result Of collaboration of foot
ball observers in every nook and
corner of America, including
coaches and sports writer's.
With so many brilliant minds
concentrating on a single sub
ject, the very best of football
material has naturally risen to
the top of the heap to be en-
bodied in the 1881 All-America.
You'll find it in tomorrow's
Times.
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COUNTY SCHOOL
TEAMS. To MEET.
THIS WEEK

UNIVERSITY, Va. Dec. 4.
District basketball champions
among county high schools are
to be determined this weekend
when boys quints that hold
county titles meet for contests
in eight different college centers.
The State champion among
these Glass C schools will be de-
termined on December II and
IL at a tournament to be held
at the College of William and
Mary.
Twenty-four county champions
have filed entrance applications
with c. H. Kaufman, executive
secretary of the Virginia High
School Literary and Athletic
League. Many more will be en-
tered before the week is out.
Oakton, High School is the
only team entered thus far in
the District A. tournament which
will be played at the Fredericks-
burg State Teachers College.
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Nearest Parallel

The nearest parallel to the
football situation which comes
to mind is the automobile traf
fic situation. Infinitely more
accidents and deaths are hap
pening in automobile traffic as
the years roll by, but you
don't hear any demand to kill
that industry!
You will say football is not
an industry, leastways an es-
sential industry. We grant
the latter, but not the former.
Football is a great big, highly
organized business speciality
which has grown to be most
important part of the collegi-
ate life, and since colleges are
essential industries. any part of
the college activity which con-
tributes to its success must also
be construed as somewhat essen
tial to the welfare of the gen.
eral college scheme.
It has been estimated that
there are 100 playin., football
today for every one playing it
20 years ago. But even the
shouting reformers have not
declared there are 20 time0 as
many fatalities in the sport as
two decades ago. Whereas in
the olden days football was con-
fined to a few of the more
prominent Eastern colleges, prep
schools and academies, it is
now played during its season
as generally as is baseball in
the summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
PUBLIC FORCES
5-MAN RULE

WEST BADEN, Ind, Dec. 4
Major league baseball magnates
today were recuperating from a
strenuous session of the National
Association of Professional Base
ball Leagues and we're preparing
to advance on Chicago next
week when the National and
American League conferences will
be held.
A banquet rang down the cur
tain last night on the annual
convention of the minors.
Five-Man Rule
Inauguration of five-man
rule in the association, in place
of the 22-year rule of President
Mike Sexton, of Rock Island, Ill,
was the high light of the session.
Officials of the Minor League
said bigger and better things were
in store for their clubs, as the
result of the change.
Sexton co-operated generously
in the move which brought about
his own downfall. All other Of
ficers were retained, however, in
Guiding Henry Farrell, of Auburn,
N. Y, secretary-treasurer, and
the board of arbitration.
Plan Survey
Determination to review an ap-
parently waning public interest
in minor league baseball was
stated to be back of the asso-
cations action. The new gov
erning committee plans to start
at once on a study of all phases
of baseball in an effort to make
the game more attractive.
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Coach Stages Answer

But by it's very nature, the
game is for the sturdy and by it's
very nature there will always be
deaths and serious injuries.
Recently Coach A. A. Stage,
of Chicago Univer sity, was
asked this direct question:
do you want your own sons
to play fOOtball?"
81 do" he said, land if 1 had
six boys I'd want them all to
play football. 1 believe in foot
ball as a character builder: be-
lieve in football as a maker of
men. And 1 sincerely believe
that the benefits which my own
sons gain from football far out
weigh and Outb a lance the
chance they take of physical in
jury"
That statement is the result OF
40 years of coaching-it ought tc
answer the current college foot
hall debate,
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Skill VS.. Awkwardness

Here is another fact which
should be taken into consid-
eration-but a very few of the
deaths have occurred on elevens
having absolutely modern coach
ing and training routines.
The cases of Cadet Sheridan
of the Army and of Cornelius
Murphy of Fordham are excep-
tions. So was the case of AL
Eastman, of New York Univer-
sity two seasons ago That trio
had proper care and training
and medical and physical SUI
pervision. Their deaths came in
spite of every precaution with
which they were surrounded
It is a fact that of the 80
gridiron deaths tabulated this
year, the big majority came to
uncoached sandlotterS who
were not tutored in self pres
ervation OH the gridiron, who
were not expert and who tried
to do by sheer awkwardness
and strength what it requires
skill and training to accom-
pliSh. An unframed army suf-
fers the same way, the mill
tariStS will tell you.
No. football as a whole can
not be condemned on what has
happened this year. 1t can be
improved undoubtedly if the col
leges and parents of players will
check up on the systems and on
the, coaches and determine for
themselves if the boys individ-
ual welfare is being sacrificed
to give some college a winning
team. Revised rules, too, can
help.
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We have listened to many of
the discussions, some of which
are rational enough, and no
few of which are absolutely
convincing. However, we have
yet to hear any of the knock
ers of the sport admit that
more boys and young men are
playing football this year than
ever before, and that relatively
more fatalities, and casualties
should be expected to occur.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
ROLAND ONLY
OFFICER ON
ELEVEN
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON


Despite the inter-service rule
that only one officer at time
be permitted to play in a Presi-
dents Cup football game, the
same Coast Guard eleven that
swept to victory in eight games
this season will take the field
against the Quantico Marines to-
morrow afternoon in the Clark
Griffith Stadium at 2 o'clock.
With an eye to the annual
contest with the Quantico Marines,
the Coast Guard authorities be-
gan the gridiron campaign with
but one officer, Lieut.. Eddie
Roland, quarterback.
The Bears have survived eight
contests without a black marks
and their victims were Albright
College, 32-7; Langley Field,
$50; New River State, 40;
Canisius College, $50; st. Fran
els, go; East Stroudsburg (PaD
Teachers, 31-6; Seton Hall Col
lege. 45-0, and st. Thomas Col
lege Scranton, Pa, TO.
Routed CaniSius College
On past performances, the
Coast Guard eleven shapes as one
of the best to show here this sea-
son. An idea as to its strength
is shown in the sweeping victory
over Canisius which was tied by
Loyola College of Baltimore.
Loyola forced Catholic University
to the limit here Thanksgiving
Day.
The Bears also routed St.
Francis College. Of Loretta, Pa,
but Catholic University had to
put forth its best to beat the
Red Flashes, 21-6, in a night
game at the Griffith Stadium.
Comparative records are fragile
scales to weigh tn merits of foot
ball teams because of the queer
tricks that the game plays. Any
number of instances can be cited
where the overwhelming favorite
suffered a stunning defeat this
season.
Marines Are Underdogs
The Marines are underdogs in
tomorrow's battle but the Bears
would prefer to have them rated
as popular choices for those
Marines are downright tough
when not doped to win. Take
the occasion when they came up
from Quantico, Va, back in 1922
and laid low one of Georgetown
University's best elevens, 9-6.
True, that 1922 Marine team
was superior to the 1881 aggre-
cation but it was predicted that
Georgetown would emerge victor
by at least four touchdowns. AL
Exendine, then coach at George
town, rated the Marines so
highly that he went to Worcester,
Mass, to scout Holy Cross and
left the team in charge of his
first assistant, John D. O'Reilly.
There is one quality, typical of
the 1922 Marines, that stamps
the 1881 eleven. It's their deter
mination not to fold up under
fire and the Bears will have to
combat this factor tomorrow.
Maynard to Appear
All Washington is anxious to
have a glimpse at Les Maynard,
Coast Guard backfield ace who is
rated All-America caliber. Coach
Irving Baker has built his attack
around this triple threat.
The Marines, coached this year
by Lieut.. George w. McHenry,
boast a high-powered performer
in Andy Zeher, who can kick. pass
and run skilifully. George Robert
son is another Marine halfback ex-
pected to disturb the Coast Guard.
The Bears want to avenge two
losses in a row to the Leather.
necks but the latter, have no IL
tention of surrendering the Presi-
dents Cup. which was first placed
in competition by Calvin Coolidge
in 1924.
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GRIFFS TRAVEL

The Griffith-Blue Goals will
travel to Fredericksburg, Va. Sun
day to oppose the Rebels. All
Griff players are to report at
Fifteenth and B SITS. S. E., Sunday
morning at 1920 o'clock.
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CLASS GAME SUNDAY

The last intramural football
game at Georgetown University
will bring together the juniors
and seniors Sunday morning at
1915 o'clock in the field in the
rear Of the medical building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
Electrical Pin
League

RECORDS
High team game-Central Armature
No. l. 5S2 High team set-Central
Armature No. /. 1850 High individual
game-BrilI. 100. High individual set
BarbagaIlo. S6S. High weekly game
Wilmington. 146. High strikes-FeiS-
henne and ZuGle 10 each. High spares
Brill, so: Hornig. rs. High On 1ivldual
average-BrilL 1888; Robinette, 1O1.
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Terrapins-T errors Present
Diversified Attack
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Georgetown Backfied Star, 1908
Two of footballs diversified attacks will be pitted
against each other when Maryland and Western Maryland
clash at venable Stadium, Baltimore, tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
GRIFFS TRADE Three PLAYERS TO CHISOx FOR
TQuestiOn of Training
As Well as of Coaching
A. A. Stages AnsWer
What About Football?
Is 1t Really So Bad?
COn1DGrGfiDe Casualties

The calamity howler have football the panor should
we say griddle
At this writing 80 deaths have occurred in less than
three months the direct result of football
Consequently many pointing with alarm to the dangers
the sport holds and go the extent of declaring the
game should be abolished Their cries heard more
distinctly this year than before because they have
formidable set of figures with which to argue.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

whose honor Mr.. and Mrs. S. Paul Hay
den entertained at dinner Monday eve
ming
Saturday afternoon the Leonardt0Wn
members of the Maj. William Thomas
Chapter. D. A. r., of st. Marys County,
entertained the chapter at luncheon
at old Tudor Hall Inn. Receiving were
Mrs. George P. Loker, regent Mrs.
Stephen M. Jones. Mrs. Cloyd Cooper,
Mrs. Wilmer Matthews. Mrs. John Duke
and Mrs. William F. Cecil. The Wash
ington members attending were Mrs.
Charles Shaw, Miss Bruce Cotton, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ewing, Miss Eleanor Duke,
Mrs. Maize Reaney and Mrs. Lillia
Blackstone.
Mrs. Charles S. Myers of Journey S
End, on Brettons Bay, is entertaining
this week for Mr.. and Mrs Norman
Lane and their daughter, Miss Betty
Lane of Bethesda. ana Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Brenner of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. M. B. Fowler and her daughter,
Miss Mary Fowler, of Chaptico gave a
bridge luncheon in honor Of Mrs. Lottie
M Alvey and Mrs. j. Bernard Abel of
Clements.
Mrs. Henry Winters, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Bascom Broun
in washington, and was the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. Paul Hayden
in Leonarotown for week, left Mon
day for her home in Dallas, Tex. In a
few weeks she will go to Denver, Colo,
to spend the Winter and Spring.
Miss Reah Abel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Bernard Abel of Clements.
is spending this week end with Miss
Betty Grace at her home in Lin
wood, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Buckler and
their daughter, Miss Doris Buckler of
Washington we're the dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Graves, at