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Evening star., 1932-04-24

an apparently old and tumbled-down house,
and before what had been the door there was
a moss rose in full bloom. The house was
surrounded by nd-growth woods o6literat-
ing the clearing and the very unusual
ness Of the rose in bloom, arrested my
attention. Its hardihood compelled my admi-
ration and intrigued the imagination, so We
stopped TO pay homage to what had un-
doubtedly once been an old garden. We found
among the weeds and bushes remnants Of an
old brick wall. an old box bush, q mycro-
phylla rose and other hardy survivors Of the
days long past. 1t Is indeed fortunate that
so many Of these gardens have come down to
us In which the old glory survives and the
spirit Of their founders still lives, having been
passed on from generation to generation with
the recurrent loving care, attention and pride
IN ownership that is so often noted in the
possession Of Colonial homes for the garden
is as much part of the home the house
itself.
The writer has been fortunate in having
visited most Of these gardens and homes
from time to time, and aside from the ghost
stories of each, knows what a wonderful
opportunity this offers to see the many treas
ures Of Colonial Virginia which have been
preserved in the private homes and gardens
Of the successors to those who made such a
large place in our national life. If we love
our country, its heroes and its heroines, then
we must know and preserve the background
from which they came. These gardens and
houses are treasured, loved monuments in
themselves Of Virginia's famous past and not
the obvious place that the casual tourist can
see any time, but the private homes of the
descendants and successors to Colonial
Virginia.
Today many people have their own planes
and while several of the old places now have
landing fields very near them, the writer would
suggest using a motor car instead. This
makes these places seem just around the
corner, regardless of where you live The
roads in Virginia leading to all the interest
ing places are good and well marked and the
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through her beautiful gardens,
modern and historic; for there
n from Colonial days the garden. how
ever humble, has been an integral
part Of the home. These gardens
have exerted an influence which has been
tndelibly written In the pages Of history. Gov.
Pollard of Virginia IN his invitation to the
Governors of the various States to attend the
Governors Conference in Richmond the week
of April rs, said: Every man has two States,
his own and Virginia, and it can well be
said that garden lovers from other States have
their gardens and the historic gardens Of
Virginia, too.
Two years have passed since the Garden
Clubs Of Virginia first held open house and
open gardens but this year from April Is to
80 is to be what is known as Visiting
Garden week." when the latch string to more
than hundred old homes and gardens will be
hanging to the public. The owners have
issued, through the Garden Clubs Of Virginia,
an invitation to you. Although there are
many more elaborate gardens in other parts
Of the country, there are none more beautiful
or richer in historic lore. The pilgrimages to
the gardens this year are to raise money for
the restoration of the gardens at Stratford,
the home Of the Lees and the birthplace of
Gen. Robert E. Lee. On my last visit there
the only visible remnants of the gardens of
long ago were fragrant white jessamine a
large moss rose bush, some hardy cleus and
several fig bushes, and it is quite natural that
the people who inherited the appreciation of
the beauty in garden and its part in the
Colonial home, should undertake the resto-
ration of this garden.
The earliest settlers in Virginia were English
people, and flowers that Queen Elizabeth loved
in her youth were brought to Virginia by the
first colonists and planted by the doors Of
their crude homes in the wilderness. The
Cavaliers, who followed. built the Colonial
mansions and surrounded them with gardens,
which were copies Of the gardens in the
country on the other side of the Atlantic, and
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porated in 1748, and prior to the Revolution was
cdedly royalst. No city in America of equal size
rightfully claim greater number of important pol
Of historic interest. Going into town Washing
street, We first to Christ Church. the church
which Gen. Washington vestryman. It Is inj
esting to read that the first building to be used for
lgous service on this spot was known as the "Chd
of Ease This was replaced by Christ Church,
one cannot 60 into this church without being mpred
with the interior, its arches pulpit and canopy,
well as the old cut glass chandelier which was bou
In England and in which tallow candles were origin
used. James Wren, q descendant Of Sir Christop
Wren. responsible for this exquisite interior.
From Christ Church one should go down Came
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various garden clubs have put additional markers
the road TO show the visitors which way to 90 n
the historic places in each vicinity.
TO those going to Virginia through Washing(
should suggest at least one day, and possibly
for the places IN the vicinity of Alexandria Tn,
place to see is Muckross, named for Mucross
in Scotland This house was rebuilt and the Cd
restored by L. T. Jeffries, and here you will see .
box garden, rose garden and old Notifications
were built during the Civil War and which werS
cred with a carpet Of blue blooms vinca rnfno|
vioets when was there not long ago
Continue south to Alexandria, which was
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THESE gardens became great outdoor rooms
for the houses, for here 1t was that the
babies were brought for their sun and sleep,
with the bees and birds as the musicians of
their dreams; the children large enough to
play outdoors, played in the shade in the
garden during the heat of the day, and in the
cool of the evening the master and mistress
found their greatest pleasure here. 1t was
also here IN the garden by the light of the
moon that the young Cavalier spoke of undying
love, so it will be seen that from sunrise till
the moon went down the garden had its visitors
and admirers. 1t was in these historic houses
and gardens that the leaders Of that time met
and saw the great visions for the future
generations, and finally as life ebbed, it was
amid these scenes which they loved so well
that they were laid to rest, for more than
one Virginian chose to be buried in the friendly
soil that had yielded him fruits and flowers
in his lifetime. These gardens are not merely
displays of botanical specimens, but are in
reality definite expression of the people
who developed them as the manor houses
themselves. For while the mansion might be
limited in its magnihcence by the means Of
the builder, the only limit in the gardens
beauty was that Of the love and the labor that
could be expended on it. Many Of these old
gardens have vanished altogether, their beds
overgrown and flowers uprooted by weeds.
On one of my trips last Summer we passed
Evening star., 1932-04-24

o to Virginia this Spring and stroll
through her beautiful gardens,
modern and historic; for there
from Colonial days the garden. how
ever humble, has been an integral
part of the home. These gardens
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from Old World gardens plants as well as seeds
were brought across the sea to bloom on in the
New World. The fertile soil and kindly climate
added to the vision expressed In careful
design, patient planting and attention, de-
veloped these gardens in places Of great beauty
which made them the pride and delight of
their owners. In mirroring their heritage Of
England In house and garden, and passing on
to each succeeding generation the beauty and
love Of flowers and the dignity Of country life,
these EngEshmen made these gardens which
are now famous, and which added SO much
to the stateliness Of early Virginia social life.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
GLnSSfOrd Orders
Parking Ban DriUe

In an effort to reduce the num-
Der Of automobile thefts and to
reduce congestion on the streets,
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford.
superintendent of police, has or.
dered q strict enforcement of the
18-hour parking limits.
The order came after numerous
complaints had been received from
AL sections of the city. The super
intendent also told police to pre-
vent commercial vehicles from
parking in front of private resi-.
dences.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
Fined Under Antique
Law Regarding
Firearms

Charged with discharging a
firearm with no permit, Palmer
Wilson, of Landover. was fined
$50 and costs in Police Court
at Hyattsville yesterday.
An >old statute was invoked
in the prosecution Of Wilson.
The law was passed in 1904,
after shooting on a rifle range
near Landover disturbed the
neighborhood. 1t applies only to
Prince George county.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
to Display
Fine Aims, Sept. rs

Wielders of the bow and arrow
will have an opportunity to dis.
play their Workmanship in West
Potomac Park, September IS, un-
der a permit issued by the Office
of Public Buildings and Parks to-
day.
Shooting will be permitted
members of the Potomac Archers
between Q and S that day, the
permit states. 1t was issued to
A. j. Taylor, of 1903 Monroe
st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15

It sounds almost unbelievable these sensational
prices two of most popular candies. Never
before have been able to offer these high quality
candies for anywhere this special low price.
Here is the secret of the low prices tremendous
orders to two of Americas foremost candy manufac
turers who anxious to keep their large sunt plants
operating six days week. Greater volume for them
. :. GREATER VALUES FOR YOU.
Evening star., 1932-12-31

coach at Michigan, lies mainly in the
emphasis ne places or fundamentals.
BY that mean no other team in the
game stresses the kicking and passing
departments of foot ball as much as his
teams do
We strive to excel our opponents in
passing and punting, although some
writer's would have you believe that we
add a third "P" to our repertoire
praying. With our backs in the shad-
ows of our own goal posts we have
done plenty of praying, but think for
real results I'd rather depend on the
passing and punting.
THE advantages which result from
L this type of attack often are
termed lucky breaks" by believers
in the "flrst-down system" We have
won many of our games on a recovered
tumble which resulted from a hard,
honest tackle and for which we were on
the lookout.
But still the fans holding post
mortems on the games persist in say
ing that michigan was lucky to re-
cover that tumble and even luckier to
win considering the number Of first
downs Minnesota gained"
OSI dIlSWeIGo L11dL Wue1
he first coined that tine-honored piece
OF wisdom, Michigan teams don't
play for first downs; they play for
touchdoWns!"
We're trained by the entire coach
ing staff to be on the alert always for
that break which comes in every
game and which usually can be turned
into a touchdown by a wide-awake
team
This, I think, demonstrates why
Michigan scores a majority of its
touchdowns from beyond the 40-yard
stripe. II
tcopyrisht, 1892: hZ North Ansriean News-
Evening star., 1932-12-31
'bAUSCH IS WINNER
OF SPORTS MEDAL
Is Voted Sullivan Memorial
Trophy as 1882 Leader
in Amateur Ranks.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, December 81
nj Alongside Bobby Jones and
Y Barney Berlinger stepped James
Aloysius Bausch of Kansas City
today, third winner of the annual James
E. Sullivan Memorial Medal
BY vote Of 600 sports leaders, who
comprised the tribunal for the award
OF the Sullivan medal, Bausch has been
adjudged the amateur athlete who has
done most during the past year to ad-
vance the cause OF craftsmanship
THE Olympic decathlon champion
L and world record holder in that
gruelling test of au-around ath-
letic ability won out in close struggle
with Bill Carr, the University of Penn
sylvania's crack quarter-miler and
Olympic 400-meter champion.
The final tally of ballots favored
Bausch by a margin of 80 votes-6S7
to 648. These two spread-eagled the
opposition from eight rivals in the final
ballotlng. Together they received just
short of half the total of 2,712 votes.
In third place, with 393 votes, trailed
Ralph Hill of Oregon, barely nosed out
by Lauri Lehtinen of Finland in the
sensational Olympic 5,00o-meter run
HELEN WILLS MOODY, British and
L L French woman's tennis champion,
was fourth, with 319 votes; Mil
dred Didrikson of Dallas, great all
around track and field performer was
fifth, with 224; W. Barry Wood, Har-
wards foot ball, hockey and base ball
star, sixth, with ISL: Leo Sexton Of
New York. Olympic shotput champion
and world record holder. seventh, with
ll6; Lieut.. George Calnan, national
fencing champion, eighth, with IS:
Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette. national
sprint champion. ninth. with 81. and
Jack Shea of Lake Placid, N. Y. Olym-
pic skating champion. tenth. with 81.
Balloting was on the basis of five
votes for first place, three for second
and one for third, each member of the
tribunal voting for three in the order
of his choice.
Jones won the first award in 1890
after his golfing grand slam" Ber-
linger, an-around athlete at Penn, was
the 1881 winner.
TOPEKA, Kans., December 81 CP.-
L Earring Jim" Bausch, Olympic
decathlon champion who turned
crooner to earn living because-as he
put 1t-"you can't eat medals" was
elated when informed here that he had
been awarded the James E. Sullivan
memorial medal
Bausch termed 1t "a tremendous
honor"
I'D heard I might win it," he said,
but I was afraid to hope I would"
He was here singing with an
orchestra.
Evening star., 1932-12-31
kurth of Notre Dame Believes
Trojan Line Too Much for Pitt

are great on rushing paSSerS and in gen.
eral pretty nifty pair Of defensive
flankers. For the Trojans, Ray Spar
ling and Ford Palmer rank among the
best on the Pacific Coast, and Sparling
has an added value, in that he fire.
quently is used as halfback on reverse
plays.
At the guard positions the Notre
Dame star again gives Southern Cali
fornia an edge, for Aaron Rosenberg
and Stevens are larger and more pow
erful than Hartwig and Onder of Pitt.
Rosenberg was one Of the best guards
of the season and the terrific power and
speed are noticeable in his offensive
play. Tormey Of Pittsburgh is rated as
better all-around center than Youel
of the Trojans.
Kurth rates the two backfields as
about even in all-around capabilities,
but believes Southern California has a
shade in reserve strength. He comedies
that Weinstock is bit better bucker
than Griffith or Clarke and that Heller,
the Panther halfback, is perhaps the
best ball carrier on the two teams.
Hogan, the Pitt quarterback, will match
has developed into fine back.
Southern California gets great block
ing for its two chief ball carriers, War
burton and Griffith, and whether or not
Pitt can match the Trojans in that art
is problematical.
COUTHERN CALIFORNIA; out
- standing advantage over Pitt is in
the line, Kurth believes, and it
will be the line that paves the way
for Trojan victory. If both teams
maintain their midseason tight for
ward-pass defense the game likely will
be decided on running plays and South
ern California probably can muster a
shade more speed than the invading
Panthers.
Southern California supporters are
wagering heavily their favorites will
win, but are not sanguine about the
Trojans rolling up big margin. Jock
Sutherland, down in Tucson, is work.
ing the Panthers along new lines of
defense. for he wants no repetition of
the debacle that occurred when Pitt
and Southern California met here on
January 1, 1880. Pitt is out to redeem
itself for that slaughter and for that
reason the Panthers will be playing
for low score if victory is denied them.
Evening star., 1932-12-31

ned to speak on the re-
spective abilities Of the Univer-
sity Of Southern California and Uni
versity of Pittsburgh foot ball teams
that will battle in the Tournament of
Roses game at Pasadena next Monday
is Joseph Kurth of Notre Dame. In
case the name has escaped you, Joseph
Kurth is two-time all-America tackle
and one of the best ever developed at
Notre Dame where the best in foot ball
Is most frequently found.
Joe Kurth has aims and ambitions
to become sports writer after grad
uating from Notre Dame next June and
consequently is bit more observing
and analytical than most young foot
ball players. Hence Kurth's observa-
tions regarding Southern California
and Pittsburgh have more than passing
worth, particularly since Joe witnessed
both teams from the losing side
In his analysis of Southern California
Kurth does not believe the 1882 Tro-
jams to be as strong as the 1881 troop
that defeated Notre Dame in South
Bend. In that belief, Kurth has the
concurrence of numerous coaches. But
still and all, Kurth believes Southern
California has enough ammunition to
beat the Panthers by small margin.
TAKING the two teams, position by
1 position, Kurth comedies Southern
California a tremendous advantage
at the tackles, where Ernie Smith and
Tay Brown cover several acres of
ground. Being a tackle, Kurth knows
good ones when he finds them and the
Notre Dame star has nothing but
praise and admiration for the Trojan
pair.
The Pitt and Trojan ends are about
on par in Kurth's calculations. Skla-
dany and Daley, the Panther wingmen,
Evening star., 1932-12-31
BY HARRY NEWMAN,
All-America Quarterback.

MN ARbOH, NllCn., DeCeWDer
N 3l.-Following the disapoint-
~ ing finale of my Junior year
when boos accompanied me OF
the field in my last appearance in the
Wisconsin charity game, was deter
mined that any one who wanted to
beat me out Of the quarterback job
at Michigan in my senior year was
going to have to do some tall huStling.
I spent the Summer at a boys camp
as athletic councillor and this enabled
me to keep in condition.
Coach Fielding H. Yost, "The Old
Man." as we called him, had much to
do with my so-called comeback" Dur
ing the Spring of 1892 he encouraged
me with advice which followed close
ly. His talks with me, believe, con-
other factor.
More than a small part Of whatever
ability may possess can be traced
directly to the patient coaching and
drilling that received at the hands
of kip" as Coach Harry Kipke, him.
self a famous all-America of 1922, Is
more farniliarly known to the boys at
the University Of Michigan.
THE secret Of Kipke's success with
i his teams, for you certainly have
to take your hat of" to the rec
ord Of three conference championships
he has made during has 1osE yeaxa a8
Evening star., 1932-12-31
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

broke the old mark by nearly - feet.
II. Harry Newman's passing, run
ming and kicking, which played .
major part in winning six big games
for Michigan, all of which hung In
the balance until the Wolverine
struck with hand or toe.
Is. Eddie TolanS two drives for
the tape, which just caught Ralph
Metcalfe by the margin Of
soubrette's painted eyelash.
IA. Southern California line, which
cracked every offense from start to
finish-even the fast and heavy as
sault from Notre Danes eight backs.
A FEW remarks were offered some
IA days ago concerning the battle
Jack Dempsey had won over the
displacement problem which always
assails husky athletes when their train
ing spells are over.
Dempsey has retained about the same
weight he carried few days after he
threw his last cargo of leather in a
championship scrap. And that was
nearly six years ago.
In way. Babe Ruth has even cracked
this Dempsey record. Only few years
ago the Babe usually spent Christmas
NSSh AosBliiS ZoO pOulIIS dIOuIIO Tie
Winter landscape.
The combination of a five-month
vacation and a passionate desire to
absorb all the food in sight was rushing
him rapidly into the mastodon class
and also out of base ball
Ruth tilts the scales somewhere be-
tween 220 and 225, which isn't many
ounces from his normal midseason play
ing weight.
I've played golf with him and watched
him peering hungrily at an order of
steak and potatoes or ham and eggs,
but in each instance the spirit has been
stronger than the flesh.
No lunch" says the Babe, and that's
the way it is. A fairly light breakfast,
no lunch, good dinner, and all the
exercise he can crowd In on land or in
water-hunting, fishing. golf and gym
nasium-keep a mighty body from
popping slender ankles like firecrackers
on the Fourth.
1t takes no light effort of will power
to spurn so much food when you happen
to have Babes appetite. but the main
answer IS that he will be ready again
for his twentieth campaign.
Copyright, 1882 By North American News
DaDer Alliance
Evening star., 1932-12-31

DASADENA, Calf, December
31.-The Vests most fire.
i quent and successful de-
fender of intersectional
foot ball honorS, Southern Cali
fornla, bivouaced within ear-shot
OF the Rose Bowl today, to begin
the burdenSome task of awaiting
its game with Pittsburgh there
next Monday.
This afternoon these Trojans will set
foot on the sod into which their back
ers and many non-partisans expect
they will trample the hopes Of Pitts
Here they will rehearse for the last
time the plays designed to defeat the
unbeaten invaders from the East. After
that Troy's mighty men, victorious in
l9 consecutive games, will return to
the business of waiting.
THE brief workout is intended to
L familiarize the Californians with
Rose Bowl conditions although a
number Of the squad were there onlv
a year ago, participating in the 2l-to-l2
defeat of Tulane.
One Ernie Smith, giant all-America
tackle, was present when the Troians
plastered an unmerciful 47-to-l4 loss
on the Panthers three years ago. But
he was freshman then playing first
trombone in the Southern California
bend.
Southern California won its first Rose
tourney test from Penn State IA to 3.
back in 1923 The classic now in its
eighteenth year, has been nothing but
a bed OF thornS to Pitt. The Panthers
lost to Stanford. 7 to 6, in 1923. In 1890
Coach Jock Sutherlands eleven was
bowed in the most disastrous defeat
ever written into the annals
Trojan coaches consider the team In
the best condition Of any that he's rep
resented Southern California here.
Pittsburgh will arrive tomorrow morn
ing from its Winter training quarters at
Tucson, Ariz., with Capt Paul Reider
still suffering from an early season in
jury to the extent that he probably will
be able to play only short time-if
at all.
THE Panthers will be outweighed in
L every position except when little
Irvine Cotton Warburton goes in
at quarterback. and then probably will
be out-run. Both elevens boast great
defensive aggregations, but the Trojans
hold the edge on the basis OF having
limited nine opponents to two touch
downs this year.
Pittsburgh, stattstically speaking, has
collected the most yards, playing one
more game than Southern California
Those who have installed Troy as
favorite on the betting marts point out
however, the Western eleven's offense
was equal to the situation in each of
its nine regular games.
The psychological set-up fsvoys Pitt.
and therein may grow the wild seed of
an upset to climax a season Of grid sur
prtseS.
Evening star., 1932-12-31
POSITION.
big Six GridirOn
Loop in East Seen
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK, December 3l.-1Lying
~ back Of the announcement from
Hanover. N. H, that Princeton
and Dartmouth will resume gridiron
relations beginning November II is
the most important project in the
annals of intercollegiate sport in the
East.
1t relates to the association Of
Yale, Princeton. Harvard, Dart
mouth and Cornell in foot ball-a
Big Five" which, if plans work out
in a certain way, may be the Big
Six through the inclusion of West
Point.
This arrangement has been cook
ing for some time and, while nothing
of definite nature in the way of
working plans and all details neces-
sary to such an organization has yet
been reached, the writer is in a po-
sition to say that the main fact of
consolidation has met with the
agreement of all concerned and. If
nothing unforeseen occurs, it will
sooner or later be effected.
The Dartmouth Princeton foot
ball agreement for next year grew
out of negotiations among the five
colleges named above.