Evening star., 1935-11-21
Named Beneficiary b.,
School Board of Net
Receipts.
COIOrful Team, en- Route
Here With Band to Play
City Champions.

The Boys Club of the Metropolitan
Police will receive the net proceeds
of Washington's first international
foot ball game to be played at Griffith
Stadium, November 20, between an
all-star high school team from Mexico
City and Central High School, city
champions.
Approval Of the Boys Club as the
beneficiary of the game was given yes
terdsy by the Board Of Education
after it had been selected by the School
Systems Committee that is directing
arrangements for the game.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superintendent,
reported to the board that arrange
ments for the game have advanced well
and that the committee Is looking for
ward to a colorful and friendly clash
between the teams representing the
neighboring capital cities.
The Mexican team, accompanied by
the Mexico City Tipica Band and
group of friends and officials, left for
Washington yesterday. The first stop
is planned at San Antonio, where the
boys will be given time to Timber up"
after the long train ride. Another
brief halt will be made at st. Louis
and the party will reach Washington
Monday morning.
Student Caravan on Way.
In separate caravan, two bus loads
of school boys are also on their way
to Washington from Mexico City. Per-
mission to make the long expedition
was granted by the minister of edu-
cation, who also supplied them with
gas and oil to take them as far as the
Texas border.
Plans for the entertainment Of the
team and band are still in the making
and details will be announced within
the next few days.
The Police Boys Club. which is not
member of the Community Chest,
lacks about three months being two
years old. Already 1t has three
branches and an active membership
of 5000 boys from to 18 years old.
To date it has lived on the sup
port of friends and the income from
number of athletic events staged
under the sponsorship Of the Metro
politan Police Department.
The organization is the outgrowth
Of an idea, nourished for several years
by Supt. Ernest w. Brown, to place
1nderprivileged boys in organized
recreational groups as a means Of
preventing juvenile delinquency and
thus eventually reducing crime.
Make the boys the friends of the
police, not their enemies" Brown
suggested.
Clubs Are Established.
The first club was established in
the fifth precinct station, Fifth and
E streets southeast, on February ~,
1884. Two months later branch was
set up in a portable school building
In Kenilworth. Last May is, the third
was established at 472 street south
west, in the fourth precinct.
In the fifth precinct juvenile de-
linquency has been cut 81 per cent
since the club was opened, John P.
Meshkoff, director, said. A big i'm
provement has been made in Kenil-
worth. The third club is too young
yet for the compilation of statistics.
Meshkoff, who Is q policeman de-
tailed to the duty, has trained most
Of the staff Of assistants, drawing
them from the membership in the
club. At least Il such boys are now
employed in club work and earning
enough to assist them either through
high school or college courses.
Last June the club took over the
former Boys Independent Band and
now has an organization of so young
musicians under the direction of Clin-
ton J. Brown, jr, and a class of 40
more boys who are taking instruction
in the various instruments and will
soon be ready to replace any of the
boys who pass the age limit or other
wise drop out.
Band to Play at Game.
This band will take part in the re-
ception of the Mexican visitors at
Union Station next Monday and will
also participate In the ceremonies to