Evening star., 1935-11-24
Mexican F DOT Ball Team Arriues
Tomorrow for Good viii Game
High Officials Viii Greet Delegation.
Players VIII Be Feted Before Clash
With Central Friday.

Twenty-Five young Mexicans -
eight Of them expatriates Of the
United States-will arrive in WASH
ington tomorrow at 7:50 am. for the
first international foot ball game ever
played.
They are representatives Of the
technical high schools of Mexico City
and will be accompanied by the Mex
leo City Tipica Band OF more than
who hope to see them defeat Central
High School. Washington city cham
pions, at Griffith Stadium next Fri
day. Altogether about l25 persons
will arrive on a special train that
left Mexico City Wednesday.
Two bus loads Of students, ardent
hackers Of the all-star team, are on
their way here for the game, having
been partially supplied with expenses
by the minister of education, Con-
zalo VasqueZ-Vela. and the director
OF the technical schools, Juan de
Dios BATH. This group probably will
reach Washington some time Wednes-
day.
Entertainment Arranged.
Aside from the game itself, which
will be played for the benefit of the
Boys Club of the Metropolitan Police
Department, a number Of entertain
ment features have been arranged
for the young invaders, and through
the courtsey of the Pan-American
Union concert will be presented by
the band under direction of Miguel
Lerdo de Tejada, world-famous macs
tro
At the station tomorrow. the
youngsters and the band will be
greeted by a group representing the
Board of Education, the school sys-
TEN, and public officials. All five of
the local high school foot ball cap
tains have been invited to be pres
ent. Birch E. Bayh. director of health
and physical education; Col. Wallace
Craigie, commandant Of the Cadet
Corps; Cadet Col. Edward A. Halsey,
jr.. and his staff; DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent; DR.. H. A.
Smith, principal of Central High
School, and other school officials will
be in the welcoming party.
Sylvan King, former president of
the alumni association and head of
the c Club, will represent both those
organizations.
Maj. Brown to Be Present.
Mai. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, and Inspector L. I.
II. Edwards will be present for the
Police Department, along with the
Boys Club Band of so pieces, adorned
in new flaming red uniforms. The
band will make its first appearance
IN its new regalia to welcome the
Mexicans here.
licemen will be present to escort the
team and band to the Harrington
Hotel, where they will make their
headquarters during their five day
stay in Washington.
The Pan-American Union will be
represented by delegation headed
by DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director general.
Because of the hour, the State De-
partment probably will not be repre-
sented in the welcoming party, but
will be present for the game Friday.
Luis Quintanilla. charge d'affaires,
will head the delegation from the
Mexican Embassy, and will Join in
the arrangements made for the en-
tertainnlent Of the yollnp men from
his country.
ID. c. Officials Invited.
Oficials of the District govern
ment also have been invited to be
present both to greet the Mexican
visitors and to attend the game.
Prior to the game on Friday at
Gritflth Stadium, which has been do
mated by Clark Griffith and Edward
A. Eynon of the Washington Ameri-
can League base ball club, provi-
slons have been made for workouts
for the boys, for ample rest at their
hotel. and for a number of sightsee-
ing excursions to points of interest.
Tomorrow, however, after the re-
ceptlon at the station, time has been
reserved only for a workout at Cen
trail Stadium in the afternoon.
Tuesday, accompanied by Capt.
Gonzalo Herrera, an adjutant on the
staff Of President Lazaro Cardenas.
the team will visit the White House,
where member of President Roose-
velt's secretarial staff will receive a
greeting from the Mexican chief ex-
ecutive. The message will be delivered
by Ernesto Villarreal, team captain.
The exact time of the White House
visit has not yet been fixed, however.
After the call at the White House