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Evening star., 1937-11-03

list few simple and fundamental
rules for the spectator:
l. The notion that seat on the
50-yard line is the best in the house
is old-fashioned and wrong. The
trained observer prefers to follow
the play up and down the grand
stand, taking care not TO- tread on
any ones toes. My advice u to'buy
about 10 tickets for each game,
scattered through the stadium, one
for each 10-yard stripe, and move
with the ball.
2. Never take your eyes OF the
left guard. He is the key man In
every play. When the guard is
buried in a pile-up, the real. dyed
in-the-wool fan VIII 60 down on
the field, If necessary, and study
him from beneath. sometimes
through n1i"c-csc cope.
5. Le-rl the words of all college
Songs. Tn. players become infuri-
ated when somebody In the audi
orace misses the words of a song.
4. Always watch the safety man
out of the corner OF your eye. AIRY
convenient corner.
S. It's best to bring . relief
watcher. or stand-in, to the game
with. you. When, YOU leave your
seat to get . hot dog, your relief
can watch the game for YOU, tax
ing copious notes. These can b.
read or diSregarded entirely.
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Watch Ball. Is Keynote for Fans and Cridders
Keep

There you have the fundamental
rules for watching football. But I
agree with Little and Haughton,
who laid the groundwork for my
study, that the spectator should
have a grasp Of certain basic terms
and phrases, including:
duard-A sentry or outpost.
Tackle-Fshing equipment.
End-The finish Or conclusion OF
the. entertainment, sometimes
spelled nnis.
Center-A marketplace or public
square.
Cuarterbac back-Chanse for a dol
lar when YOU buy Ii cents worth.
Reve--e-A defeat or setback.
Weak sids-The side of weak,
as in Lakeside, ocesnside or river
sisc.
Telsyei tuc,s-A mails deer who
fails to arrive on tire.
Coubls wing-back-A form Of
bird life.
Quick kick-A brisk protest or
squawk, usually delivered by the
captain Of the team.
Unbalanced line-First used to
describe the ends. tackles, guards
and center. Of the football team
representing the Kalamazoo Home
for Mental Cases.
Modern football presents = great
VARSITY Of. da1onsive ioematious,
Evening star., 1937-11-03
BY JOHN LARDNER.


TT SEEMS as if all the foot ball
coaches in the country who
can spell "wing-bac or rent
q a spook to spell 1t for them,
are writing books these days en-
titled, How to Watch Football"
'How to Understand Football"
Football Made Easy" Football
Made Fairly Easy" Football Made
as Easy as the Dickens" and How
to Play the Flute"
You could have knocked me
down with q whiskbroom, there
fore, when is reputable publishers
called on me in body the other
day (the body has not been iden-
tified) and asked me to give the
world my own book on How to
Watch Football"
"The world expects it. old man."
they said. You can't very we'll re-,
fuse, can you?"
Well, yes, could, all right, but
1t would be dirty trick on the
public. There are lots of big games
coming up, and unless people re-
'ceive some sort of. special advice
(what does q coach know about
watching q game from the grand
standby they. might Is well be sit
ting there with bags over their
heads. Football requires trained
observation.
Before soins into detail, I will
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bad off. financially, to spend that kind
of money. So called up Ban john
son. who was president Of the Ameri-
can League.
Ban was at French Lick with old
Charley Comiskey. who owned the
White Sox. Ban wouldn't give me the
$4,000 to reimburse the Fed League,
and so asked to speak to Comiskey.
who was called the Old Roman.
Charley asked, you don't want
johnson pitching on the North Side
in Chicago when the Sox are playing
on the South Side, do you? Not right
after you bought Eddie Collins to win
. pennant?'
"'Hell. no. said Comiskey.
"'Well, 1 said, Tn going after
johnson and need $4,000.
Nobody'll give it to me-
"T WILL said Comiskey. Go
and see johnson and I'll give
you S1o,000.'
We'll, reminisced Griff. Il got
Walter back and he was a great pitch
er while the Federal League fiopped.
And that's the end of the story"
But why?" Griff was asked, did
the Washington club burn up Walter
in its letter and refuse to pay him the
money you offered?"
Because" answered Mr.. G., "Wal-
ter had bad year in 1918 and they
were kinda sore at him. You see, he
only won % games that season."
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such as the 5-3-2-1, the 2-2-2-2-1,
the 9-1-1 and the Main 7e45 (ask
for Mabel. These are devised by
the coach for the purpose of con-
fusing the enemy's left halfback
and the customers. However, there
is one quick key to the type of de-
tense employed. Count the number
Of men in the line, multiply by 3
and take out the left end. This is
normally the duty Of the blocking
back, but if you take out the left
end yourself you will save every
body a lot of trouble and earn the
undying gratitude Of the coach and
your community.
Another popular defense is the
mwritten law, first employed by
Counselor Arnold Wolfbane and
later attributed to Rockne and War
ner.
The system of penalties is simple
to understand, once mastered:
Offside-Thirty days or $40.
Holding-Three to eight years.
Clipping-The gallows.
Above all else, the great rule for
the football spectator is watch the
ball" Warner said to me once,
when / was with the Carlisle In
dams in 1912. Watch the ball,
Lardner, and keep the wAter bucket
filled" ! never have forgotten, his
words.
IooDs7isht. 1887. By the North Ameriean
1swspap9 AllaAnea. MAJ
Evening star., 1937-11-03
BY BILL BONI.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK. Nov. 3.-Since ma
mi tional football recognition is
" based largely on intersectional
performances. the East is
bringing up all its guns in its bid for
such acclaim.
Last week end Eastern outfits come
peted IN six Of the eight major cross
country conflicts, winning four of
them. Over the season they have
played in 80 of So, winning "a, This
Friday and Saturday the East will
send into action eight Of the 10 inter-
acknowledgement elevens.
George Washington, which scatters
its dates with admirable impartiality.
will lead of the parade on Friday
night against Mississippi.
Sutherland Seeks Tooth Win.
ON SATURDAY such major Eastern
survivors as Pittsburgh, Ford
ham. Villanova and Temple and three
more battered campaigners-Man-
haitian, Syracuse and Bucknell-will
toss their hats and hopes into the in
tersectional ring.
Pitts Panthers will engage in what
may be the days biggest shooting
match with Notre Dame at South
Bend as Jock sutherland's pupils at
tempt to nail both their coach's Tooth
victory and the irish scalps to the
Flagstaff.
The other Eastern travellers will be
Bucknell's no-too-galloping Bisons,
booked for a meeting with Furman of
the Southern Conference.
The Eastern stay-at-homes. in m
approximate order of Importance, will
be Fordham, testing its sophomore
scoring punch on Purdue. fresh out of
the Big Ten cellar: Villanova, with
ambitions to extend an unbeaten-
unscored-on record against Marquette
Temple, defensively powerful host to
Michigan State; Syracuse, which
meets Western Reserve coming off its
first defeat after 28 straight victories.
and Manhattan, matched with Anvil
Andy Farkas and his Detroiters.
The only intersectional duel of any
rank in which the East will not take
part is Texas Christians invasion Of
Shreveport, La, to face the Centenary
gentlemen.
Still excluding the Pacific Coast,
which has played only four intersec-.
tional stands, but made it four straight
wins when Santa Clara routed Mar
quette, the East is leading the field In
competition with other portions of the
country.
G.. w. Swells East's Debit.
THE major triumphs of Fordham
over North Carolina and Villanoya
over Detroit, and the minor feats of
Army's conquest of v. M I. and Du-
quesnes downing of Richmond, boosted
the sectors victory total to "a. Tulsa's
by winning over George Washington,
and North Carolina State by whipping
Boston College, gave the Midwest and
Evening star., 1937-11-03
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Football.

TODAY.
Football
Washington Redskins vs.. Balt'-
rlc-e BlueHrds. Baltimore, Md, 6.
Boxing.
Golden Glove tourney, Turner's
Arena, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
Wrestling.
Ray Steele VS.. Vincent Lopez,
feature match, Turner'S Arena,
$50.
FRIDAY.
Football.
George Washington VS.. Missis-
sippi, Griffith Stadium. $50.
Wilson VS.. Western. Western Sta
dunn (public high series game).
3:15.
Western Maryland Frosh VS..
Maryland Frosh. College Park. Md.
Gonzaga vs.. Georgetown Prep,
Garrett Park, Md. $50.
ST. Adams VS.. St. Christopher,
St. Albans field. $50.
Anacostia High VS.. National
Training School, Eastern Stadium,
$3.50.
Washington-Lee High VS.. Fred
ericksburg High, Ballston, Va, $3.50.
SATURDAY.
Football.
Georgetown VS.. West Virginia,
Grifith Stadium. 2.
Catholic University VS.. West vir-
ginia Wesleyan, Brookland Sta
dunn, 2.
American University VS.. RAN
dolph-Mscon, A. U. Stadium. 2:30.
Maryland VS.. Virginia Military
Institute. Lexington, Va. IL am.
Gallaudet VS.. Washington Col
leFe, Chestertown. Md.
Dewitt Prep VS.. Renedictine High,
Richmond, Va.
George Washington High VS..
Hampton High, Hampton. Va.
Episcopal VS.. Virginia Episcopal,
Lynchburg, Va.
Howard VS.. Hampton Institute,
Howard Stadium, 2.
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We Almost Lost Him.

"SuPPosE he were pitching today?
- came query. Suppose he we're
with the Yankees? How many games
would he win?"
Every game he started" stated
Griff, simply. That is, johnson at his
peak Nobody ever would beat him.
When he was great he always was
pitching for a bum club We had q
fighting team back in ~ and '13 and
IA but the fellows couldn't hit lick
and the only time johnson ever lost
was when Washington was shut out
and the other side got couple lucky
hits and scored.
Here's something Of which
people ought to be reminded at
this time" sdded the old gent.
johnson is one of the few men
that never had an enemy in baseball.
Everybody loved him and that in
cluded players on the other teams.
Why, lots of times johnson would
pitch a two-hitter or four-hitter end
lose, to O. And the PLAYERS on the
other teams would come into the
Washington clubhouse and console
him. 1t wasn't the old bunk 1t came
from the heart. And do you see any
body nowadays coming into our club
house, or any other clubhouse, and
consoling losing pitcher"
Offhand, I couldn't think of any,
body doing that in recent years, but
the train of thought. such as it was,
was derailed with crash when Grif
sighed deeply and said:
II shudder every time I think how
close Washington came to losing Wal
ter johnson. No great pitcher, no
great fellow, and no great birthday
Y,o rfy -
Evening star., 1937-11-03

uoWH JOD Ill the 1dnkee Cnaln De
cause like it here" That makes it
even. Washington likes johnson here.
You got to talking to Clark
Griffith about Walter the other
day and Mr.. G. was saying as
how no other pitcher in history
was in his class.
We'll. how about Mathewson?"
somebody asked.
Il mean it," snorted the old gentle
man. nobody was in Johnson's class.
Matty was great pitcher So was Cy
Young. There was the No. 2 man. SO
was WAddell. Three-Finger Brown,
Bender, Plank, Ed Walsh, JOSS and
Grove. But none Of those fellows was
in Johnson's class. Walter simply
stood out. I've been in baseball since
1885 and I'm sure Of It,"
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POPPING >>,57|
OFF, ~JtGf onzzzzS' s.: J.
WdIter Johnson Column.

s champagne Saturday night Mynover
Hotel is for Walter johnson.
precious little likelihood that Walter
graduated birthday so.
Eu tna johnson has just turned managerial verified
oy the Big with the suppmenng
back into the game"
Outside confesns
Walter wouldn't talk much He said
league teams and while he wouldn't
Walter and George Weiss of the Yanks
manage either the Newark the Kansas farm?
SO IS that johnson will
baseball
Evening star., 1937-11-03
MAYBE to the more mellowed gents

MAYBE to the more mellowed gents
who were taking an interest In
the bedraggled fortunes of the Sena-
tors 2o-odd years ago it is an old
story. ! had only heard the Federal
League had made play for Johnson
in the Fall Of 1918. I didn't know
how close Walter came to bowling out
Of the American League and becoming
an outlaw and having his marvellous
career ended.
Well" began Griff. "the true story
is thissaway. I was manager Of the
Washingtons in 1915. At the end
of the season, being one-tenth owner,
too, tried to talk johnson into sign
ing for next year.
when I came to Washington
they we're paying Walter only
$1,000 a season and he was win
ming 80 and 36 games for
eighth place teams.
Anyway, Walter didn't sign but
he said he wouldn't do anything until
he had cleaned up with me. I went
back to Washington and caught the
devil from the Board of Directors be-
cause had offered Walter $4,000
for the next season, or $4,000 for the
next three years. And Walter went
home to Coffeyville, which is in Kan
sas.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
BOBCATS ARE GLAD
TO PLAY c. U. HERE
Buoyed by Fact That Their
Only 1887 Points Were
Made Against G. w.

A THOUGH it has no reason to
~ be confident of victory, West
~ Virginia Wesleyan returns to
a = Washington with light heart
Saturday for its second game Of the
season with a local eleven, Catholic
University.
The reason for the Bobcats joy over
its return is because in no other city
have they been able to score q point
this season. Against George WASH
ington here on the night Of October
8 they lost. but only by an 1918 score.
Each Of Wesleyan's four other oppo-
nents has held its scoreless and as
Wesleyan has been able to return the
deed only once, its record is one tie
and four defeats in five games.
Cards Expect Hard Fight.
NEVERTHELESS, c. U. is expecting
=. . a stiff fight. One of the reasons
is that Albie Coleman; who averaged
better than so yards with his punts
against G. w.. will return to the line
up after being lost during the last
few games because Of injuries.
The strange fact about this Bob
cat team is that, with one or two
exceptions, 1t is the same combination
that won eight, out Of 10 games last
year, including Duquesne and c. q.
among It's victims. For some reason
It has failed to click this Fall but
because it seems always to be at its
best when In Washington, the Cardi-
mails are inclined to dismiss the record
with shake Of the head.
Last year, Wesleyan put on a stirring
rally in the lsat few seconds of the
game to put over the touchdown that
nipped G. u. 24-19. They had been
trailing. 19-1s. with only a few min
utes left to play.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
VICTIM OF FOOTBALL.

AUBURN, Ind. Nov. 8 CP.-Death
Of their star football end, Earl Carr,
shocked Auburn High School pupils
today. Carr, knocked unconscious
in pile-up of players in the Garrett
Auburn game last Saturday. died Of
abdominal injuries in hospital here
last night Physicians had believed
at first the youth was hurt only
slightly,
Evening star., 1937-11-03
Walter Had = Bad" Year.

"~HE Board Of Directors decided to
write kind Of nasty letter to
Walter. I begged them not to. Let
me handle him. / asked. He likes
me and he'll deal with me. He won't
jump into the Federal League without
talking to me-
''One morning, though, they
called me up and said the letter
to johnson was on its way.
was burned up, but what could
do. And here's what hap
pened:
johnson got the letter and sort of
got mad. He always was" Griff added,
fondly, kind Of bull-headedlike in a
likable way. But I don't blame him
for being mad.
well, that same day Joe Tinker
stopped by Walters place. laid $40 900
on the line as bonus and whipped
out a contract for the Federal League.
Walter signed it and took the 10 Gs,
and the papers were full of stories
saying he was out of the American
League. ..
II had meeting of the board Of
directors called and I said was going
to get johnson back. I needed money
to do it, but they said they we're too
Evening star., 1937-11-03
DUKE HAS NEW STAR
McAfee, Who Shone Against Gen.
erals, to Start Saturday.

DURHAM. N. c.. Nov. 8 CP).-
George McAfee. sophomore back who
stepped SO yards for touchdown
against Washington and Lee last
Saturday. shows promise in practice
Of further spectacular performances
on behalf of Duke
The Ohioan is a standout among
the reserves whom Coach Wallace
Wade is grooming for service in the
Wake Forest game Saturday.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
LAND0NS WIN GAME.

Capt. Norman Baxter scored three
couchdowns in leading the Landon
Prep 85-pound footballers in their
2o-6 trouncing of the st. Albans s5-
Founders. Alex Grosvenor and Billy
Chandler completed long pass. over
the goal line for the st. Albans score
Evening star., 1937-11-03
EASTERN G|RD|NC
FOR TECH PASSES
Gets EyefuI When Manual
Trainers Beat Riders
to Tie for Lead.

r. ASTERN HIGHS football forces.
~ which have experienced some
dif1culty on pass defense this
- season, despite an unblemished
record in the public high school series,
today charted methods of throttling
Techs Jack Belote and Walter Con-
molly.
Belote and Connolly chiefly we're
responsible for yanking Tech on even
terms with the Lincoln Parkers yes
terday at Roosevelt Stadium by trim
ming Roosevelt, 20-6, before $500 spec
tators. If Fasteners aren't worried
after those crisp aerial maneuvers,
Tech doubtless will remain champion,
BeIote Best in Series.
EASTERN, however, doubtless was
impressed and devised plans
calculated to stop Tech when the
teams collide Tuesday at Eastern
Stadium. Both clubs have won three
games in as many starts and are tied
for the series lead.
Belote. proba bly, the most talented
back in series competition, unleashed
two strikes to the gluey-fngered Con-
molly, who took the ball at full tilt on
each occasion and streaked s Yards
in the first period and 20 yards in the
second quarter to score Belote booted
the extra points rom placement.
Roosevelt Is Stubborn.
ROOSEVELT battled back vciously
in the third period and was re-
warded when Dick Metzler, 15-year-
old son of the former Central coach.
shot 27-yard heave to Harry Freund,
who gathered it in on Techs goal line
to score
Tech added another touchdown in
the final quarter as the direct result
of Rough Rider miscues. Mcdonald,
center. passed far over Metzler's head,
the ball rolling to Roosevelts 5-yard
line. Roosevelt backs hesitated about
falling on the ball, so Charley Calla1.
Tech guard. recovered. Nick Zuras
plunged through gap at right guard
for the touchdown.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
East Is Biggest Participant
And Most Consistent Winner
In IntersectiOnaI Grid PLAY

the South, respectively, credit for
Z each of the Is Eastern defeats.
Besides its losses to the East, the
South lost further ground on Rices
upset of Auburn. Despite those set
backs the Dixie brigades continue as
runners-up on their record of Is won
and 19 lost.
The intersectional tabulation:
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Touchdovns-Connolly t2) Freund. Zu-
rss. Points after touchdowns-J Belots
~, placements. Substitutions: Tech Nil
Ter. Fletcher. I. Belote. Zuras. Keefauver.
Winneld. Hartman. Souther Cough RoosA-
vet. Brienza Gray. Lsddhush. Mcdonald.
Gundersheimer. Myers. Moore. Referee
Mr.. Magofin fMichiean) Umpire-Mr CO.
bill tWssh). Head linesman-Mr. OMeara
Evening star., 1937-11-03
KANSAS RUNNERS WIN
Cunningham, Romani Cop Fea.
ture Daces at Cedarhurst.

CEDARHURST, N. " Nov. 8 lPl.-
Glenn Cunningham and Archie San
Romani, the former Kansans who now
run under the banner OF the New York
Curb Exchange A. A.. won the fea-
ture races at an invitation track and
field meet. Cunningham, holder of the
accepted world record for the mile run
beat two clubnlates. Bill Ray and Joe
Scott, in the half-mile event, San Ro-
mani won the mile from Phil Silver
man of the Millrose A. A. and Bob
Cooper.
Due to chilly weather and strong
wind. the times were ordinary. Cum
ninghan was clocked in 1853 for the
$50 and San Romani in 4:l9.2 for the
mile.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
POINTER WINS DERBY.

LURAY. Va, Nov. P).-Haw
Branch Madge, pointer owned by F.
Sitterding of Richmond, Va. and
handled by Ray Shenk of Amelia,
won first place in the open Derby
Stakes at the Page Valley Clubs an.
nual fall field trials.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
How They Stand
In School Series

Fridays Game.
Western VS.. Wilson. Western Sta.
dium, 3:15.
Result Yesterday.
Tech, 20: Roosevelt, 6.
Previous Results.
Eastern, 6; Central. 0.
Roosevelt, 6; Wilson, 0.
Tech, 81; Western. IL.
Eastern, 26; Wilson, 10.
Central, s: Roosevelt, 0.
Tech, 80; Wilson, 0.
Eastern, IL: Roosevelt, 0.
Central, Z; Western. I.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
MOAN IS TARGET
IN H0YA DEFENSE
Star Passer Is Reputed to
Be Halt of Mountaineer
Attacking Strength.
Y YILL Kelly Moan make
~ Georgetown moan?
" " Not much Of a pun, to be

M Georgetown moan?
" " Not much Of pun. to be
sure, but that's the ques-
ton on the Hilltop this week as the
Hoyas work desperately to snap a los
ing streak which hasn't seen them win
a game since October g.
For Kelly Moan is reputed to be
one-half of the West Virginia attack
which threatens to steamroller George
town at Griffith Stadium Saturday.
and if it does, long and loud will be
the means from G. u supporters.
The only encoure ging factor is that
Georgetown faced this same Moan in
West Virginia's lineup last year, when
the Hoyas did the scoring to the tune
of 28-0. This year, though, it has been
Moan's brilliant passing and kicking
which have helped give the Mountain
eers one Of their most successful starts
in history. They have been beaten
only Urce-by Pitt-in six games,
Clark is Real Star.
a S A matter of fact, Moan is not
supposed to West virginia's out-
standing star. That reputation is re-
served for Harry Clark. a power.
charging fullback, who at present is
the fourth leading scorer Of the coun-
try. Last week Clark scored five
touchdowns against Western Mary
land, as many as four whole teams had
done in previous games.
Like last week, Coach Jack Hagerty
is preparing to combat West virginia
with an aerial game, Once again he
is tuning up little Tommy Kesting for
the throwing job with a new set of
plays designed especially for the
Mountaineers. Hagerty will concen-
trate on signal drills and polishing of
processes this week, being unwilling
to take chances on further injuries.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
Flies to Distant Games,

Asst year Ole Miss again tackled a
murderous schedule, travelling
more than 1000 miles to play a
dozen games with widely scattered op-
ponents. They went to PHILADELPHIA
to play Temple. here to face George
Washington and to Milwaukee to tao
kle Marquette. It was too much to
ask OF his squad, and this year Walker
trimmed his card TO 10 games, cut
down the travelling and lightened a
list that included only one easy spot.
His schedule is about normal now.
and he intends to keep it that way.
Never afraid to take up new things
Or to make changes (as witness the
shift to the single wing, Walker this
year experimented with low-ouarter
oxford shoes for use on the eridiron.
He still likes the idea to bring speed
and may make it more than lust an
experiment. Then he started flying his
squad to Its distant games, believing
the saving in hotel bills, meals and
time lost from classes offset the
higher costs of plane travel. Ole Miss
new to Temple for its game last
month.
Since Walker has been at the helm
the Rebels have won AZ games, lost
"a and tied 9. It's not the greatest
record in the world. but it's a great
improvement over the previous eight
years, and Ole Miss is satisfied. Walker
seems to have ideas.
Evening star., 1937-11-03
SEEKS 145.P0UND FOE.

Crimson A. c. 145-pound footballers
want strong opponent for Sunday
game. Call North 9261.