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Evening star., 1937-12-01

for the associations treasury Is niD, I,
then it was understood there would
be some delay.
wonder II tn Paul Morphy
Chess Club thinks for one mo-
ment that staging tournaments
can be done on = free basis?
Some one has to pay the piper and
surely by this time there should be
more appreciation for the chess ac-
tivities that have been promoted in
the District than certain oral and
written actions indicate.
The M. G. A. intends to carry on.
The depleted treasury must be filled!
GUEST NIGHT tomorrow evening
at the Social Chess Lounge, Park
side Hotel, and If you are = beginner
or amateur, lover Of the royal game,
merely drop in and enjoy yourself
without charge under the auspices Of
the Metropolitan Chess Association.
Instructional chess, every
afternoon between { and s
o'clock 1t the lounge.
Friday afternoon six high schools
clash for the team championship Of
the Interhigh Chess Association. The
initial round is scheduled at the
lounge. q
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lost" CridirOn Star Is Foun(
Wa }. Back, Who Mysteriously Disappeared Ju
as Season Opened, Is Working in Dixie.

When the team went to the
showers. Black put his uniform and
protective harness in his locker.
and thereupon disappeared COM
pletely. His roommate reported his
absence, and the football squads
and students generally turned out
to look for him. Not a sign.
Next day he did not turn up for
the game Inquiry of his parents
revealed the fact that they sup
posed him to be safely in college.
Weeks went on and still no sign.
With the college authorities
alarmed, scenting all sorts Of dire
thirgs. including foul play, with
parents distracted, 1t was not until
few days ago that President
Hutchison's search was rewarded.
The missing boy was located hold
ing down a Job in the Deep South.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
HEISMAN CUP TO FRANK
1aies Ace Back Judged Years
Outstanding Grid Star

NEW YORK. Dec. / R-clint
frank, Yale's captain and ace back
mas been named as winner of the Heis-
man Memorial Trophy, given annually
70 the player judged the years out
standing football star in the United
states IN Nationwide poll of sports
writer's. ~
The trophy is awarded by the Down.
to"n Athletic Club in memory of John
w. Heisman, famous coach and later
liie ciuo athletic director. 1t will be
presented to Frank at dinner
December Z.
In the voting of 600 sports writer's
Frank polled 524 points BYRON
tWhizzer) White of Colorado was sec
ond with 264 points, Marshall Gold
berg OF Pittsburgh third with 211 and
Alex Wojciechowicz of Fordham
fourth with IS.
Evening star., 1937-12-01

T 7 ERE is the great mystery
II Of the football season, rec
commended to fictionists
L L who are in line with the
detective motif in current maya
zine fiction.
Washington and jefferson started
the season with a triple threat
back, q senior named Black, who
mad come up to his last year in
football with brilliant promise. His
work in spring practice and in
workouts in the week preceding the
opening of the season bore out this
promise, and the Presidents seemed
set for a fine season.
On the day before the first game,
with Muskingum, Black appeared
at final practice and bucked the
line and threw forward passes and
punted and ran the ends as never
before,
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Figures Proue Coaches Right
In Contention That Defense
Is Ruling Factor on Cridiron
Herewith tabuatons covering scoring
JAMES T. l.. SCHWENK.

game in l22 games. The next highest
average was set in the South, where
SO teams scored an average of 124.32
points per season and 1877 points per
game
Scoring leadership of the entire
country went to the unbeaten Arkan-
sas State Teachers outfit, which piled
up 357 points. Marshall College of
West Virginia counted 297 and De-
troit 253. On the opposite side of the
fence. Colorado State scored only six
points and the University of Rochester
only seven. Defensively the leaders
were three Eastern schools. Lafayette
and Albright permitted the opposition
only six points and Villanova only
seven. Tail-ender in this respect was
Wake Forest, which yielded 220 points.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Girls Meet Boys
In Hockey Scrap
BY the Associsted Press.

BY the Associsted Press.
CTORRS, Conn, Dec. 1.-They
- put the boy-meets-girl theme
on team basis today as the Con-
necticut State College varsity foot
ball eleven clashed in field hockey
contest with the girls varsity
hockey squad.
Members of the football team re-
fused to admit they were worried
and Capt. Bobby Grosch declared
well win in a romp"
He means they'll lose in romp-
ers," retorted Capt. Isabel Kelly
of the hockey squad.
She disclosed the football men
will take the field arrayed in
orange-hued rompers. borrowed
from coed gymnasium equipment.
The two captains will kiss in
midfield just before the game
starts this afternoon. The boys
claim that this ceremony is part Of
the 1887 field hockey rules, al
though the girls said they hadn't
heard of it.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
More Tickets Expected.

A I,READY more than l,40O seats
= have been sold locally for Sum
days game at the Polo Grounds. The
original allotment was sold out Mon-
day, and second supply of LAO was
gobbled up yesterday within the first
four hours of sale. A new batch of
reserved seats are expected here
momentarily.
Reports from New York indicate
that the best pro crowd of the season
there, the $4,000 who turned out for
the Giants-Bears game, will be topped.
So far the Giants have played to more
than 100000 in six home games.
The Redskins will proceed to the
Westchester Country Club upon ar
rival in New York and will make that
spot, 20 miles from the heart of the
city, their headquarters until game
time. Coach Ray Flaherty is plan
ming two private practice sessions q
day, with skull drills each evening.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Strict S. C.. Code
Is Facing Fight
By the Associated Press.


CHARLOTTE. N. c., Dec. l.
The Charlotte Observer said
today it had learned from an
authoritative source that another
determined effort to wipe out the
anti-subsidation rules would be
made at the annual meeting of the
Southern Conference in Richmond,
Va, December l0-1l.
The newspaper said that Virginia
Polytechnic Institute would lead
the fight to eliminate the confer
ence bylaws designed to curb sub
sidation and recruiting practices,
and to set up only rigid scholastic
requirements as the basis of
eligibility.
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# %EE5; + s

appointed at not yet having received
a beautiful trophy.
To play in the M. c. A. tourney
each team entry had to pay fee of
S. and that fee was merely to take
care of the use of the Social Chess
Lounges facilities for the duration
OF the tournament.
A trophy will be awarded, rules Of
chess will be given, but as Chairman
Alexander Sturges and Prof. Paul
Miller, president of the M. C. A., real
lied that the fee was so small as not
to provide for same, that the awards
had to come from some other source
Evening star., 1937-12-01
: Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today q year ago-Chicago Cubs
bought Outdelder Joe Marty from
San Francisco Seals for reported
price of $4,000 and three players.
Three years ago-Navy beat
Army, 80, on Slade Cutters field
goal from 19-yard line.
Five years Cincinnati Reds
traded Babe Herman to Chicago
for Bob Smith, Lance Richbourg,
Johnny Moore and Rollie Hensiey.
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Lineup and summary:
GEORGIA COLEMAN HOME.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. R.-Geor-
gla Coleman ellison, former diving
champion. has been removed from a
hospital to her mothers home. Mrs.
Grace Coleman said her daughter was
resting comfortably. Previously it wss
feared the blond athlete might be
suffering the early stages Of infantile
paralysis
Evening star., 1937-12-01
PITT MAY PUT BAN
ON BOWL BATTLES
Athletic Chiefs Likely to
Rule Out Post.Season
Games in Future.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fTeSS.
~ ITTSBURGH. Dec 1.-Pin this
u in your bonnet, football fans:
The Panthers of Fit will not
4 play in the Rose Bowl game for
long time.
AS the aftermath to this week.
lively controversy over whether Pitt
would. or could, 90 West, unquestioned
sources on the campus say the ath-
letic council will rule this winter
against future grid squads competing
in any post-season games.
Athletic Director James (Whitey)
Hagan, who scored Pitts only touch
down against Stanford in 1928, when
the Panthers made their first coast
jaunt. declined to comment on the
probable plans Of the council.
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Athletic Director Pleased.


"Of course, everybody has known
for weeks Pitt officially didn't care
very much about going to the Rose
Bowl, but we left the question entirely
in the hands Of the boys.
II was tickled pink that the vote
was Is to Is against instead Of Is to
Is for. We would not have gone, pro-
vided we were invited, without unani-
nous agreement of the players. The
way the vote was reported keeps our
policies in accord with the majority's
wish"
Pitts swing away from post-season
competition after four trips to the
Rose Bowl and one charity contest
with its mighty little neighbor,
Duquesne, fits in with the "Hagan
plan" for toning down the Panther
powerhouse.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
WOODWARD CLOSES
YEAR WITH VICTORY
Belk, Falconer Score Touchdowns
as St. Johns Jayvees Are
Beaten by 1877.

ROb BELK and Hugh Falconer
pushed the pigskin across twice
Tor Woodward yesterday, making It
possible for the prepmen to wind up
the 1887 grid season with a 1877 VIC
tory over the st. Johns Jayvees.
In the battle staged on the West po-
tomac Park field, the Woodwards
scored twice in the second period and
aooed an extra point, while the john
mes gained their tally in the third on
Pugllsis thrust. adding the extra point
on Meyers run.
IInA.111
Evening star., 1937-12-01
PEDDIE H0N0Rs D. c. BOYS.

James D. Bligh. jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs James D. Bligh, 1922 Forty-sixth
street NV, and Richard M. Roberts,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Roberts,
31l3 Forty-fourth street NV, re-
ceived football letters at the Peddie
School of Hightstown, N. j.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Ties More Numerous.

SUSPICION that tie games were
more frequent than usual was
confirmed by the survey, which showed
total Of 1874 draws. This compared
with 100 year ago.
During the l6-year history of the
compilation, the season of 1922 ranked
at the top from scoring standpoint.
Enghty-three teams averaged 1873
points and scored an average of 10
points per game that season. The all
time low was reached in 1884. when
154 teams scored an average of l042
points per season and 1919 points per
game.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Youngster Football Natural"

THE magnet was Bill De Correvont
Of Austin High School, who cele-
brated his 10th birthday last week.
Over the past season, De Correvont
scored 204 points in nine games: 80
touchdowns and conversions. Chi
cago newspapers have given the
youngster the greatest publicity build
up ever received by any scholastic
player. His picture was plastered on
sport pages daily and weekly, since
late September, and the story of his
life told in extensive biographies. Chi
cago was thoroughly apprised of every
thing Bill did and said from morning
until night
There is no question that De Cor
revont is destined to become one of
the great collegiate stars of his day.
He is the same natural as Grange,
Drury. Gipp and Nevers. OF medium
stature, 5 feet II inches, and 172
pounds, the kid is solidly built and
very fast. For high school boy he
has all the running tricks of sea-
soned collegian, change of pace. loose
AlHo dllo Wlldb llC CCl1S lllS ldIIlS lSR.
In addition to being great runner,
De Correvont is a sensational paSser
and great kicker.
Colleges Scramble for Bill.
IN THE championship game on
Soldier Field, De Correvont quick
kicked SIS yards and across the season
was consistent 35 and 20 yard
punter. For collegiate competition he
is bit slow in getting away his kicks,
but no coach would reject him for
that fault. Otherwise, his form is
nearly perfect in all lines of football
endeavor.
De Correvont is besieged with more
collegiate offers than ever came to any
other high school star. Early in the
season. he was quoted as saying, "He
preferred attending some mid-western
university" and saw one game from
the bench of a Western Conference
school So far De Correvont has made
no commitment as to his future plans
and will rely heavily on suggestions of
his faculty advisers before making any
decision. The writer is told that
alumni Of one California university
are stressing the glories of the Golden
West and De Correvont may make his
college touchdowns on the Pacific
Coast.
The youngster unquestionably will
be a great star on collegiate fields. but
he never will play to greater or more
admiring crowd than on Soldier Field,
when 10000 saw him live up to every
prediction. Bill De Correvont Is the
seasons young ali-America in person.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
By PAUL ]. MILLER, Jr.

A LEXANDER ALEKHIN scored
n another win against Max
~ Euwe in the hotly fought con-
4 \ test for the world chess
championship now being waged in
the Netherlands, running his lead up
to 4 points, the current standing be-
ing Alekhin 8, Euwe 4, drawn 10.
The twenty-second encounter be-
tween the ex-world champion and
the Dutch titleholder occurred at
Delft. Last night the twenty-third
match was begun at Rotterdam.
Obviously Alekhin is playing with
q stubborn will to win and although
he is being assailed on every hand by
the antagonistic Netherlands press. he
maintains the GOODNESS and indiffer-
ence to caustic invective that char
acterized his brilliant wrestling of the
title in 1927 from the Cuban, Jose
Capablanca.
Candidly your columnist does
not understand why the Dutch
press has praised Euwe to the
high heavens and consistently
attacked Alekhin.
Certainly Euwe is citizen of the
Netherlands and is the patron saint
Of the Dutch Chess Federation. He
merits favorable putting" of his ma
tive newspapers. But the American
sportsman never tries to destroy an
athlete by words-printed words. The
idol of the football gridiron. the ten
mis- courts. the green, falls into dis
favor only when he is dethroned by
q better man and then the hero
worship Of Jawn Phan changes with
the rising sun.
Not so in the Netherlands, espe-
cially where world chess title is in
volved. There the local press would
break the spirit Of man by casti-
eating him IN print and violating
every concept Of fair play as an Amer
lean sees it.
But under q bombardment Of ridi-
cule and spite, Alehkin plays his chess
like the gentleman that he is eyes
I know him personality, and frankly
whether he is victorious or not in
the present tournament he will have
vindicated himself as the most out
standing of living grandmasters.
Would that every Dutch corre-
spondent might read DR.. Benjamin
Franklin's superb essay, The Morals
Of Chess" and profit by the courteous
ethics the learned and versatile Amer
ican sage wrote as early as 1779.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Move Made Him Eligible.

IF BILL WOOD had not been de-.
tached from West Point to undergo
a year OF instruction at Leavenworth
he himself would be ineligible to take
charge of Army football because Of the
years spent as kicking coach and an
assistant instructor in backfeld opera :
tions.
While he rated the honor of as
signment to the Army school in Kan.
sas and would undoubtedly have gone
there sooner or later, his selection
last year as one Of the officers to re-
celve higher instruction in military
science was understood, at least bv
outsiders close to the Army, as de-
signed to clear the way for his return
10 the Hudson Highlands as Davtdson's
successor.
Playing in the West Point backf,e,d
IN the middle 2o's-his last team wa.
the 1925 Cadet eleven-Wood was
rated as one Of the longest and most
accurate punters of his generation
ana, In addition, he was a cool ,nd
heady player generally. He has had
experience at West Point under Mai
Halpn Sasse, as well as Gar Davidson
Evening star., 1937-12-01

the running for Van Mungo . .
The Giants, Cards and Cubs may
nave more dough, but the Buccos
nave some of the players Burleigh
Grimes wants.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
FARR FIGHTS BRADDocK
Heavyweights to Battle in Miam

deavyWelghts to Battle In Miami
Ring on February 90.
LONDON, Dec. l. @.-Tommy
Farr, Welsh heavyweight, has agreed
to fight Jimmy Braddock, former
world heavyweight champion, In
Miami, Fla, on February 26.
The agreement was reached in .
trans-Atlantic telephone talk with
Mike Jacobs, New York promoter.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Dresser &c
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Scouts
nj report from Milwaukee:
" big baseball news here
4 this week You're not
only apt to see Dizzy Dean and
Van Mungo traded, but the yahks
are more than interested In Joe
Vosmik Of the Browns Also,
tho Indians have put Earl Averill
on the block r. A Southern As
sociation story will pop any day
-. Can't say about the rumor
that Ducky Wucky Medwick Is
signed, sealed and all but deliv-
cred for the Giants, but Bill Terry
Is walking around the Schroeder
Hotel appearing like guy who has
just swallowed q nice, fat canary.
Charlie Dresser already is In q
jam at Nashville He gave out
an interview saying the only way
ne ever would get another major
league managerial chance was to
win the Southern Association pen
nant by 40 games Report
went wrong and ne. was quoted as
saying that Nashville would win
the pennant next year by 20.
Lynn Waldorf. Northwestern
Evening star., 1937-12-01
DAVIDSON PICKS WARDEN

DAVIDSON, N. c., Dec. l R.-
Dave Warden Of johnson City, Tenn,
118-pound senior tackle, has been
elected captain Of Davidson's 1888
football team.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
CUBS WANT ACTION.

Riverdale Cubs, 135-pound footh
ers, have field and want action s
day. Call Hyattsville 744 betwee,
and Z pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Colleges Bid Wildly for De Correuon Chicago Football Marcel
Picking Winners
Of Grid Contests

By MATTY BELL,
Southern Methodist q. Coach.
Florida-Kentucky: Kentucky.
Arizona Oregon: Arizona.
Mississippi State-Duquesne: Mis-
sissippi State.
Texas A. & M.-San Francisco:
Aggies.
S. M. U.-Rice. Rice.
Tennessee-M Mississippi: Tennessee.
Tulsa Manhattan: Tulsa.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
HIGH SCHOOL LAD
ANOTHER GRANGE
Austin Teams Star Has All
Running Tricks, Is Fine
Passer, Good Kicker.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~ " W. AAsSs
~ HICAGO, Dec. lone hun
dred and twenty thousand
the greatest sports crowd
since the second Dempsey
Tunney fight-jammed Soldier Field
on Chicago's lake front last Saturday
to see a football game.
1t was not game between COL
legiAte Titans such as Notre Dame and
Southern California were when they
twice played to over 100000 crowds
on the same gridiron. 1t was a game
between two Chicago high schools,
Austin and Leo, champions of the
public and parochial leagues.
The game was played for the
Mayors Christmas fund and ordi-
narily would have drawn $1,000 or
10000 at the peak. But 10000 went
down to the shores of Lake Michigan
to see the greatest running halfback
the Middle West and perhaps the en-
tire country has produced since Red
Grange made his ghostly gallops for
Illinois.
Evening star., 1937-12-01

Bad news from Milwaukee Is
that the Yanks are figuring on get
ting rid Of Pot "Old Blubber" Ma
lone Say 1t amt so. Joe Nc
Carthy Reason Pitt turned
down all those bowl bids Is be-
cause most Of the team are juniors
and seniors and have had plenty
Of travelling Nobody knows
just where Bob Pastor is headed,
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Interference Rule Has Affect,

SEVERAL factors seem to have
combined in making it tougher
than ever to break into the scoring
column. For one thing the Rules
Committee provided the defense with
one big break by its revised interpre-
tation OF the forward pass interference
rule.
The Interpretation seemed innocu-
Gus enough, for it simply pointed out
that in forward passing plays the de-
fense had an equal right with the
offense to seek possession of the ball
and that no matter how much bodily
contact was involved no foul was to be
called against the defending team If
its player, or players, made bona
fide attempt to catch the ball The
result, however, seems to show officials
have been much slower to call inter-
ference than they were a year ago.
Another factor in reduced scoring
has been the trend against the lateral
pass and the so-called "razzle dazzle
type of offense. These built up huge
scores when they clicked but were sc
risky that most coaches decided that
discretion was the better part OF valol
and returned to more conservative
tactics.
Had it not been for the Southwest
and its spectacular passing offensives
this years decline would have beer
much more marked. The l3 South.
western teams included in the com.
pilation scored an average Of 1853
noir1ts ner season and LIZ 68 pnints pei
Evening star., 1937-12-01
REDSKINS DEPART
FOR TITLE CLASH
Washington Fans GobbIe Up
TiCkets-ReCord Crowd
in Prospect.
T EARTENED BY the knowlede

EARTENED by the knowledge
~ that thousands of Washing
tonians are preparing to fol-
a 4 low them, your Redskins were
to leave early this afternoon for
New York. where, on Sunday, they play
their second most important game of
the National League football season.
That, OF course, will be against the
Giants for the Eastern championship,
the most important following the week
after, when the winner meets the Chi
cago Bears in Chicago for the league
title.
The Redskins entrained with the
firm idea that they will be the ones
to make the trip a week hence to the
Windy City.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Metropolitan Chess Trophy.

TT SEEMS that Earl Kunkle and the
Paul Morphy Chess Club, which in
cidentally won the recent Metropolis
tan Chess Association second an
pual team tournament, are dis
Evening star., 1937-12-01
WOOD MAY COACH
WEST POINT TEAM
Put in Line for Top Berth
by Spending a Year at
Fort LeavenWorth.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n YEW YORK, Dec. with the
M Army-Navy game Of 1897 gone
" into the records, interest CEN
tiers upon who will succeed
Capt. Garrison Davidson rs head
football coach at West Point.
General expectation is that Capt.
w. H. (BilD Wood, now taking the
highly privileged course at the Com
mand and STAFF School at Fort Leav-
enworth, will be chosen in event that
Gar Davidson is not retained.
1t is extremely unlikely that the
present coach will continue at the lob,
inasmuch as Gar, having assumed the
position in 1888, already has served
his fifth year, one year longer at the
helm than coach is supposed to re-
main in charge Of football at the
academy.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated PresstSports Writer.

n YEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The
N coaches have been squaking
" that the defense has become
top-dog in the football world,
and. this time at least, the figures say
they don't lie.
The sixteenth annual Associated
Press scoring compilation today re-
veled comparatively sharp drop un-
DER figures for 1886 and continuance
of the downward trend in scoring that
has been more or less steady since
1922.
The 200 teams included in the COM
pilation scored an average of 107.19
points for the season, while the 1913
games they played produced an aver
age Of 1896 points per game. The
168 teams included in the 1886 survey
scored an average of 1888 points per
season while / ABB games were produc-
ing an average of 1923 points per
game.
Evening star., 1937-12-01

coach. claims the banquet record
=. Says he has eaten only three
meals at home from the close Of
the football season to Christmas in
three years.