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Evening star., 1932-12-18
Non-Block, Ten-Second Edicts
Will Speed Basket Ball Play,
In Opinion of Famous Mentor

ponent. In the latter event, q new
play results and the l0-Second rule
begins again when the ball Is regained
Ia the back court. Whea a team has
advanced the ball over the center line,
1t may not return the ball to Its own
back court until:
"(1) A try for goal has been made
or CD a jump ball at center or else
where has taken place, or (S an out
of.bounds award has been made. or %
ths ball has been recovered from the
possession Of the opponents.
"tb) When Q team gains possession
Of the ball In Its own front court as
. result of %. CD. go or %, 1t may
cause the ball to go back over the
center line once only"
THE "three-second" ru!. Is cirued at
i deliberate, set blocking plays in
the free-throw area by a system Of
body checking, whereby a tall, power
ful center stands with his back to his
basket and waits for the ball to be fed
to him. then holds 1t until a block is
executed and q teammate comes racing
in.
I say without fear of contradiction
that all slow-break teams use the block
as theft chief scoring weapon. Block
ing or "picking-off" in basket ball now
are similar in principle 10 clipping in
foot ball.
Both are against the rules!
Evening star., 1932-12-18
HIGH SCHOOL F|VES
LOOKING TO SERIES
Prime for Play That Opens
January 6-16 Contests
on List This Week.

w YITH the opening of the an
M nual public high school
v " championship basket ball
series, January g. less than
three weeks off, squads of the five
schools now are down to the sternest
phase of preparation. They're playing
several games a week and meeting the
strongest opposition.
Only Is games. decidedly fewer than
were listed last week. are carded for the
schoolooys this week, which will be in
terrupted by the holidays that begin
with the clos: Of classes Thursday. All
the public high teams, however, and
several Of the other institutions are to
get action.
TWO rather attractive tiltS are listed
i tomorrow. Central and St. John S
meet on the st. Johns court and
Georgetown Prep and Western at Gar
rett Park. On the basis Of their per-
formances. Central will score over ST..
Johns quite handily, while the George
town Prep-Western encounter should
be close.
In matches Tuesday Roosevelt and
Boys Club uuints will meet on the lat
ter's floor. Eastern and Emerson will
battle at Eastern, and Central and St.
Johns freshmen will clash at Annapolis.
Central's strong swimming team will
go to Baltimore Tuesday for match
with Baltimore Poly.
Tech and Wilson Teachers will have
it out at Tech and Western, and Alex
andria High will match baskets at West
ern in tilts on Wednesday.
EASTERN and Gonzaga. old foes, will
II come to grips Thursday night at
Eastern in just about the high spot
Of the week. The encounter will be
the feature of the annual Alumni night
program at the Lincoln Park school.
Other games Thursday are to bring
together Roosevelt and ST. Johns at
Roosevelt. Central and George Wash
ington freshmen at G. W.. and Tech
end Mount Rainier High at Mount
Rainier. The last game may be moved
up to Wednesday.
Central and Alexandra High have
an engagement for Friday at Alexan-
dria. and the same day Friends and its
alumni will try conclusions at Friends.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
by FORRLsT c. (PHOG) ALLEN,
Kansas U. Coach and Nationally Known
Authority.

ox EOAAkOA " NGhV0J AAAA<6Ss'
Kansas U. Coach and Nationally Known
Authority.
(Writtsn for the Associated PTess.>
r AWRENCE, Kans., December II.
Recent changes In the basket
ball rules have produced violent
criticism on the one hand and
fervent approval on the other.
The game itself has been under flre
for the last few years, its critics charg-
ing that basket ball was losing the
charm 1t once possessed.
The fast.breaking. high-scoring, non
blocking, rollick1ng joust Of yester-year,
lovers OF the game complained. had
Given way to the hyper slow break.
the super-block, the annoying stall.
The sure-thing, slow passing game,
coupled with the monotonous "plunk,
plunk, plunk" Of the rear guards walk
ing dribble. bringing the ball up for q
pick k-off" play, clearly had gotten on
the customers nerves. All except the
experts and coaches. who could ap-
preciate such delicate workmanship
charged the game had become q funeral
march.
It was with all this in mind that
the Joint Basket Ball Rules Commit
tee, Of which ] am q member. met
after the close OF last season and
effected three important changes In
the playing code.
The changes were labeled the
blocking rule" the ".0-second rule"
and the "three-second" rule.
ITO begin with. the committee out
i lawed the familiar term legal
block" by inserting the following
clause: Blocking Is personal contact
which impedes the progress Of an OPP
ponent who has not the ball" Legally
shutting of An opponent henceforth
should be called screening"
The 1O-second rule. aimed at speed
ing up the present pasied play, reads
"(a) When q team gains possession
Of the ball in its own back court. that
team must advance the ball over the
center line within 10 Sco Ids unless
the ball, while out Of control Of the
team, touches or is touched by an op-
Evening star., 1932-12-18
Second Team.
Badgers Will Present Heavy,
Tall Quint Against Maryland

a precisive style Of basket ball. hkened
20 the Notre Dame system in foot ball.
OF the 19 players on the squad. IL
ire taller than 6 feet. while the whole
roster averages q quarter OF an inch
above that mark. The cagers are
husky, also. The average weight is l72
pounds per man.
The present first team lineup pairs
Rolf (Chub) Poser, sophomore. who
has shown much ability. with Stan
Rewey, veteran of last years team. at
forwards. Rewey is feet 3 inches tall
and weighs 181 pounds.
At center. Gilly Mcdonald apparently
has the edge. He Is feet inches
tall and tips the scales at IT'S.
The present guards are Fred Miller.
6-footer, who Is a dangerous shot, and
Roy Hamann. the biggest man on the
first team. Hamann Is the third sopho-
more. He is feet inches tall and
weights 1876.
Among the reserves most likely to
make the trip are Ken Ryckman.
veteran guard; Tom Smith, sophomore
forward or guard, and Carl Vaicek and
Milt Bocek.
Coach Meanwell plans to carry II
men on the trip. leaving his trainer
at home to make one more eager avail
able.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
Break in Southern College
Ranks Recalls DIR. Lefevre's
Address of Dozen Years Ago

problem Of Summer base ball for
money" He asked why institutions
that have taken such . decided stand
against professional foot ball still per
sist In "a grotesque and fantastic logic
that would counsel US to nullify the
amateur rule against receiving money
for base ball"
Dr. Iefevre ended his address with an
impassioned plea for the adopting OF
college athletes for Summer diamond
play.
THE fate OF both the Southern and
i the Southeastern Conferences rests
with the future. But to many 1t
would seem that the Northern group has
gotten of to Q better start than the
schools further South.
Wallace Wade, Dukes celebrated
coach. says Of the Southern Confer
ence I'VE will not be harassed with
the distrust. suspicion and politics that
existed in the old conference. almost al
toRther between members OF the seced-
ing group"
1T will be interesting to watch both
the Southeastern and the Southern
Conferences and see which advances
fastest along the lines Of sound re-
FORMS writes Zipp Newman Of the
Birmingham News. There never was.
much chance to whip unethical schools
into line in the old organization"
Anthony McKelvin Of Raleigh's News
and Observer predicts a bright future
for the South Atlantic group provided
it can withstand outside pressure to In
crease its membership. He writes ''Har
mony prevails within the 10 members
remaining in the Southern Conference;
there's discord in the bakers dozen
forming the Southeastern. The 10 sur
vivors know q topheavy organization is
a bad business. They are very likely to
decide that. for the time being at least.
it's better to move along with the char
ter members OF the reduced ranks"
Evening star., 1932-12-18
Pitt Lucky to Defeat Alumni
AS It Has Last Home Practice
Before Taking Off for Coast

Tobv Uansa. on his 10-yard line.
tossed a short heave to Schultz who
hammered his way to the so. Toby I'M
mediately pitched another pass. square
in the arms of Clark, who was toppled
on the Varsity 2-yard marker. Here
the Pitt defense drew In and the goal
charge advance was halted.
Depicting the Trojan defense Tor the
benefit of the Panthers, the passes
caught the Varsity nat footed as they
sailed down the middle groove.
HELLER, big gun of the Pitt backfield
! / and all-America choice, was hob
bled by the stalwart Alumni ends.
big Jim MacMurdo. now q member OF
the Boston Braves outfit, and Joe Dom
chess, knitting through time after time
to smear plays in the inception stage.
Heller, with slight leg injury. was
sent to the showers late in the sion.
following Sebastian who was booted In
the face by q clsated foot early IN the
conflict.
cipal reason for Pitts 10 first downs, 6
more than the Grads annexed IN their
onslaught which was led by Baker. who
played better than he ever did IN col
feee. and Rooney, who outkicked Hogan
consistently.
Both teams ploughed deep into scor-
ing territory ON several occasions but
lacked the power to bludgeon the ball
across.
CARRYING SO players and three
~ coaches, the Panther Rose BOW
odyssey will start West at II 20 to.
morrow night, with Dallas, Tex, the
first training stop and Tuscon. Ariz,
their immediate objective. A last-min-
ute switch in arrangements calls for .
ten rather than a nine-day stop. The
team, after spending Christmas IN Tue
scn, will, December 81, leave for Cali
] fornia and the January struggle,
Evening star., 1932-12-18
MARINE bASKETERS
T0HAY s. GAMES
D. C. Colleges Are Included on
List-Team Should Be
Formidable.

~ UANTICO, Va, December IT,
1 A fine basket ball season Is ex-
Y J pected by the Quantico Ma
rines, who face q 35-game
schedule and have a host Of players.
many OF proved worth. on the Job.
The schedule has been limited As
much as possible to college and service
teams by Maj. Roger w. Peard, post
athletic officer. George Washington
and Catholic University each will be
met twice and engagements with GAL
laudet, Wake Forest, Davis and Elkins,
Marshall and Baltimore University have
been carded All the leading service
teams along the East Coast have been
scheduled.
Lieut.. Joe Bauer, head coach, also
will play If his foot ball injuries permit.
Followers of the Leathernecks are keen
to have this bang-up tosser perform.
Posik and zeher, forwards. and Ferrell,
guard of last seasons team again are
available.
Among other candidates are Lieuts.
Shell and Carney from v. M. l., Jim
Grove who played few years ago with
the Quantico quint. and Sterling and
McGrath. Lieut.. Shell, who stands 6
feet 4, is being groomed to replace Sergt.
Locke at center. He played at end on
the Quantico grid eleven this year.
Sergt. Locke now on duty In China, will
be severely missed.
Because Of the decreased enlisted
strength at QuanticO, out-of-town en-
gagements have been limited for the
most part to week ends. Some excep-
tions have been made in cases where
the scene Of play is sufficiently close to
enable the basketers to return to GUAM
tico after the game In time for duty the
following morning This enforced
change Of policy has necessitated the
cancellation of three scheduled trips,
one to Norfolk, Va. and vicinity. the
other to West Virginia, and the third
to New York City.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
PALMER, COURT STAR,
POWER ON v. P. |. FIVE
Guard Is Among Best in Virginia
College Rank-Shines on Grid
and in Base Ball.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
d DLACKSBURG, Va, December IL
- Benny Palmer. blonde youngster
from Newport News. has been Q
power Of Virginia Polys varsity basket
ball team for two years. and now stands
on the thre shold of his final campaign
on the court
Palmer plays guard-and plays it like
few other Gobbler court stars have
played it. He is one of the best in Old
Dominion college ranks. extensively and
defensively.
His speciality is one Of the most dif-
flcuit shots in basket ball-a toss over
his head while the body is in midair
He is one Of v. P. is most versatile
athletes. He played regular end for the
Gobbler eleven while weighing l43
pounds. He is captain-elect and star
outfielder of the base ball team. He
now weighs los and stands feet 10
inches.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
FOUR TERP JUNIORS
EARN BASKET Jobs
One Soph on First Team as
1t Prepares for Clash With
Wisconsin.
THOUGH it has lost Bozie

A THOUGH it has lost Bozie
~ Berger, Ed Ronkin and four
~ other letter winners of last
seasons squad. University Of
Maryland figures to present q strong
front In its big international basket
ball game with the University Of Wis
consin next Friday in Richie Coliseum
Coach Burton shipley, who has re-
duced the Old Line squad to 10. Is
likely to start four juniors and one
sophomore against the invading MID
westsrners. Shipley has been using
Roy Yowell. a soph. and Spider Chase
at the forward positions, Rufus Vincent
at center and Bob Snyder and Bucky
Buscher at the guard berths. Buscher
was the only regular last season. but
Chase and Vincent earned their letters
and Snyder was In many games.
Snyder Is the only member of the first
five who Is not q six-f00ter and all OF
the reserves are rangy. except George
Walker and Fred Stieber.
COMPRISING the second array being
~ used In the scrimmase are
0tcWdEt MCAdW otACDCI, AoA
wards; George Weber, center. and
Warren Evans and Walker guards
McCaw, who is from Rochester,
N. Y, is the only one Of the group who
does not come from either Maryland
or the District OF Columbia. and all ex-
cept him. Snyder and Stieber live In
Washington or near by in the Old Line
State Vowel, Buscher and Walker are
from Washington, Vincent and Evans
live In HyattSville and Chase at River
dale. Chase and Vincent are products
OF Washington schools, the former 60
ing to Business and the latter to Dewitt.
School closed Friday. but the Old Line
dribblers gained only added toll on the
courts as they went OF the books.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
Stadium Debts Proving Big Problems Chicago Be Sports Center in 1888
Langford Likely
Grid Board Head
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK, December l7.-With
~ william s. Langford. secretary
Of the Foot Ball Rules Commit
mittee, i'll at his home, and other
members of the committee digesting
the practical findings Of the foot ball
season In their far-fiung retreats.
the judicial side of the grtdiron game
at this writing u not functioning
at all.
Before anything can be done. q
chairman to succeed the late Ed
ward K. Hall will have to be ap-
pointed. This lies with the National
Collegiate Athletic Association, and
will De attended to at the annual
convention Of that body here late
this month.
1t seems almost certain that Bill
Langford will be selected for the
post. There Is no other logical. can
didate, and Langford Is entirely
logical, not only because he knows
more about the foot ball rules than
any other man In the country. but
because Of his tact. his common
sense, his breadth Of view and his
force Of character.
AS to changes in the rules, q can
vasS of ofncialS and coaches con-
Quoted by the writer reveals no
desire on the part Of any one for
material alterations. The feeling Is
that the rules have worked out
pretty well-well enough, at all
events, to warrant their retention.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
Grid Worth Gets
Levey in Majors

Quantities. Marine eleven was
playing Washington University In
st. Louis one afternoon in October,
1925. One Of the. Marines grabbed
q tumble and ran IS yards for .
touchdown. Later he ran IS yards
from scrimmage, and the Marines
won the game, 13 to o.
Willis johnson, former secretary
OF the Browns, was watching the
game. He said to Tom Ready, the
Marine coach. You have = great
foct ball player in that kid Levey."
Huh" replied Ready. You ought
to see him play base ball. Hes
better on the diamond than he Is on
the gridiron."
Two days later the st. Louis man
agement started its endeavors to
land Jim Levey. and nbw he Is re-
garded the greatest shortstop The
Browns have bad ia years.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
NAVY FIVE FLASHY
IN WINNING, &-31
Scores is Ctraight Points in
Late FURRY in Contest
With Columbia.
NNAPOLIS, Md, December IL

NNAPOLIS, Md, December IL
" An experienced Navy ba ket ball
n team, with strong possibilities as
to the balance of its season. de-
feated rather green Columbia quint
this afternoon, Sc to 81. Navy overcame
a slight early lead and ran up sub
stantial margin Of points In the last six
minutes.
Hartman's field goal and one from
the line by Mcdowell gave the visitors
the first, three points OF the game, but
it was socn overhauled when Rankin
netted the ball from the line and Bor-
ries scored a fed gcal
A minute later, Bedell scored from the
floor to put the Navy ahead, S to 3.
and it was never stopped, though the
Lions he'd on dcggedly until near the
close.
THE Navy did all the scoring from
i that point up to the middle OF the
half, when the count favored 1t by
10 to g. At that time. Dornin t-ok
Rankin's place and reformed the great
scoring pair of Berries and Dornin,
which made nearly all OF the Plebes'
points last season. Mcdowell, Column
bias center, scored the first points after
DOrnin'S entry, but the latter player al
ms. Immediately scored for the Navy.
The half ended % to 16 in favor OF the
Navy.
AT the beginning of the second half,
the Navy scored six points-two floor
goals by Berries and safe tosses from
the line by Berries and Mendelkorn-be-
fore Columbia. on a shot by mcdowell,
cut in. Berries then scored another
field goal and then dribbled to two
quick goals. Dornin added one en-
particularly clever back shot over his
shoulder.
WITH the score favoring the Navy,
w 40 to 20, Mendelkorn Of that team
scored, to be followed by flashing
attack in which the whole Of the Navy
team figured. to run the score to Sc
points. while Columbia stood still.
1t was made clear that Navy has re-
markab,e scoring possibilities in Bor-
ries. Dornin. Loughlin and Bedell and
that it should be able to pile up big
score against almost any opponent,
though a somewhat better defensive sys-
tenn must be developed to secure a we'll
balanced team. Kastein. center. did
not figure in the scoring today. but
played fine game in feeding the ball
to the shooters and did well defensively.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
GRID PROS BATTLE
FOR TITLE TONIGHT
Bears and Spartans to Play
OFF Deadlock in Chicago
Indoor Stadium.

~ H1CAGO, December 17.-Under
1 the same roof where boxing
Y 4 champions win or lose their
crowns, Chicagos Bears and
the Portsmouth Spartans will battle for
the national professional foot ball title
tomorrow night.
Deadlocked for first place after a
campaign on the gridirohs out in the
open, the two elevens move their final
championship battle into the Chicago
Stadium to escape the wintry blasts Of
snow and zero temperatures A capacity
throng Of 1920 fans Is expected to
watch the battle. The contest starts
at Sis O'Clock.
THE game matches two well-balanced
L elevens Of decidedly different type,
with the result a toss-up. 1t is
probable that the team that adapts it
self readily to unaccustomed playing
conditions will emerge victorious The
game will be played in cramped quar-
ters. Although there will be plenty of
room for unrestricted punting and pass
ing. the playing field will measure only
80 yards by As yards, compared with
the regulation 800 feet by $50 feet. The
shorter distance between the goal lines,
however, probably will result in more
scoring and thrills. The concrete floor
will be covered with a six-inch layer
Of tan bark to provide q playing surface
THE two great pro teams swept
i through the season with six VIC
tories and one defeat each. So
evenly matched are they that their two
regular season meetings both resulted
in tie games. the scores being l3 to 13
and to 7. Both squads comprise some
OF the greatest players ever graduated
from collegiate ranks. The Bears back
field is composed of four veterans, in
cluding Red Grange once the greatest
runner of al foot ball. and Bronko
Nagurski. the line-smashing fullback.
The Portsmouth team will be with
out the services of Dutch Clark.
sensational quarterback, but the Spar
tans believe they can take the measure
OF the Bears without him. The Spartans.
light and fast. depend upon speed and
savage charging to make their gains.
while the Bears. older and bigger, rely
on power plays through the line with
forward passing to score
Evening star., 1932-12-18
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
CEORGE WASHINGTON and
" Catholic University basket ball
teams clash tomorrow night at

CEORGE WASHINGTON and
" Catholic University basket ball
teams clash tomorrow night at
the Arcade in the second game OF
the series for the local collegiate title.
Royals took two of three games
from the Eurekas in the District
Duckpin League. Rolling for the
winners were Dunn, Weckerly, Stan
ford, Goodman and Rodrick. and
Eurekas were represented by Van
Horn, James, Bittinger. Denty and
Poston.
The fourth game of roller polo
between Washington and Baltimore
teams will be played at the Arcade.
Good Shepherd basketers defeat.
ed the Fourth Presbyterian Church
quint. The winners lineup included
Keith, S. Boyd, Nevitt, Freeman, A.
Boyd, Smith and Swami. and the
losers used Torrey. Kehr. Lyon,
Tessfaul and MacElpeh.
Ty Cobb. Detroit outfielder, is 26
years old today.
Schedules for the American and
National Base Ball Leagues will be
drawn at conferences between Presi-
dent Ban B. johnson of the former
league and his secretary, William
Harridge, and Barney Dreyfuss Of
Pittsburgh and John Heydler, secre-
tary of the National League.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
Totals ...21 Z 43
TRACK STARS LIVE LONG
Every Member of 1895 California
SQUAD Attends Reunion.

BERKELEY, Calf, December II F.
Athletics may be hard on the heart.
but it was developed at a reunion of
the California track team of 1895 that
all II members of that aggregation
still are living. 81 years after the first
Western invasion of the East.
The team of that year met five
Eastern and Middle West institutions
in dual meets, with four victories and
q tie, and won the Western inter-
collegiate at Chicago. The teams de-
feated were Princeton, Union College,
CHICAGO and Illinois.
Evening star., 1932-12-18

a II ADISON, Wis, December IL
MI One of the huskiest basket ball
teams the University of Wis
consin has bad in years will
invade College Park to play the UNI
versity Of Maryland next Friday night.
With . team composed Of numerous
veterans and q host OF brilliant sopho-
mores, the Badger squad should become
one of the leading contenders tn the
Western Conference.
As is typical Of teams coached by
DR.. Walter e. Meanwell, veteran
badger mentor, the Wisconsin five plays
Evening star., 1932-12-18
Tough Foe Listed
By French Eagles
ERENCH EAGLES, local basket

FRENCH EAGLES, local basket ball
i pros, will go after their sec
ond victory of the season to-
day when they engage the Usage
Trenton Professionals Of Trenton,
N. j.. at 2:3o pm. in the George
Washington gymnasium.
Hopeful Of duplicating their last
weeks victory over the Preston
Giants OF Philadelphia. the Eagles
will take the floor with the same
lineup that started the opener. Joe
Sweeney and Ralph Bennie will take
care of the forward posts. Bozie Ber-
ger will be seen at center and Eddie
Colliflower and Moon Evans at the
guard positions. The Usage Pros
include several players from leading
Pennsylvania colleges as well as sew
,ral well known professional tossers
A preliminary between Sholl's Cafe.
District A. A. U. champion. and Mer-
curry A. c., undefeated this season,
will begin at 1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-12-18
nR. LEFTvRE concluded by turning

y the attention OF his hearers 10
what he regarded as certain evils
that still persisted in intercollegiate ath-
letics. These he named as playing foot
ball games away from the home campus.
the migratory or tramp athlete, and the
playing of summer base ball for pay
by college men
The South lags behind the West and
North. Dr. Lefevre pointed out in Its
control Of "the perpetual. perennial