Evening star., 1935-11-28

With ticket sales booming, Washing
ton today is awaiting its first interna-
tional foot ball game with the expecta-
tion of seeing one of the most colorful
spectacles ever presented in the city.
The High School All-stars of Mexico
City will meet Central High School at
Griffith Stadium tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock for the benefit of the
Washington Police Boys Club.
Ceremonies, in which the idea Of
good will between the two neighboring
republics will be the motivating pur-
pose, will begin about 45 minutes be-
fore the game.
Flag Raising Scheduled.
Under direction of Col. wallace M.
Craigie, commandant of cadets, a flag
raising ceremony will be held. officials
at the stadium refused to allow new
flag poles to be placed, so instead two
of the poles atop the grandstand will
be used to hoist the colors of the
United States and Mexico.
Attended by a company of cadets
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more than so pieces will play the Mexi-
can national anthem as the flag of
that country is raised. The Boys Club
Band, dressed in new red and blue
uniforms, will represent Mexico and
play the Star Spangled Banner" as
the American colors are raised.
The cadets. partly armed with rifles
and some with sabers, will salute the
two national insignia and completion
of the ceremonies will be signal to
start play.
Teams Are Confident.
Both teams are confident. Robert
p. Martin, coach of the youthful Wis
itorS, is certain Central won't go
places" through his line. Hardy
Pearce, Central coach. is positive his
charges will go places" through the
Mexican line.
Today's program for the boys, one
of rest before the battle, consists of
seeing two foot ball games. This
morning they were guests at the an
nual Thanksgiving classic of North
ern Virginia - Westinghouse High
School and George Washington High
at Baggett Field, Alexandria.
This afternoon they will be guests
OF George Washington University at
Central Stadium when the Hatchet
men meet North Dakota University.
Accompanied by Girls.
AT both games the boys we're ac-
companied by group of attractive
schoolgirls who have made the visit
of the youngsters memorable. Already
the girls are using Spanish idioms and
the boys are adept at American slang.
Yesterday the Mexico City Tepica
Police Band, through the courtesy
OF Maestro Lerdo de Tejada. pre-
Bented concert at The Star for
the owners and employees, and their
reception was such that the maestro
began to fear he wouldn't be able to
get his musicians to the Pan-Amer-
lean Union in time for their concert
there.
At the union the band received
an ovation from a select group that
overflowed the auditorium. From
every auditor there was extravagant
praise of the organization and hun
dreds classed the concert as the great
est they ever heard and by far one
Of the best ever presented in Wash
tngton.
Visit to White House.
Earlier in the day the boys were
received at the White House, and in
company with a group of young
American translators, were shown
through the building.
DR.. Rafael Fuentes, first secretary
OF the Mexican Embassy, and Capt.
Gonzalo Herrera, military aide of
President Cardenas, also accompanied
the group and they were received by
q representative of the Department of
State.
In the afternoon the boys held
Skull practice" at the Harrington
Hotel. They had been offered the
use of the field at Washington-Lee
High School in Arlington County, but
at the last minute decided against the
workout.
Guest at Embassy.
Today Maestro Lerdo de Tejada was
o guest at the embassy along with a
number of personal aides. There he
received the official thanks OF his Gov
eminent for the concert at the Pan
American Union. Shortly before that
time, DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director general
of the Union, called upon the band
leader at his hotel to thank him.
Tickets are still available at the
downtown hotels, sporting goods
houses and all police stations.
At the ball park they will be avail
able all day tomorrow.
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