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Evening star., 1937-12-26
PASSING STRESSED
BY MICHIGAN STATE
opartans Take Last Workout on
Gator Field Before Leaving
for Battle at Miami.
, the Associated Press. f.

~ tnS Akeocl4tod PfeSS.
GAINESVILLE. Fla. Dec. 25.-
Coach Charles Bachman sent his
Michigan State gridiron players to
the showers today in full trot after
better than an hour and half of drill
under tropical Florida sun. 1t was
the last practice on the Gator field
before the Spartans depart Sunday
for Miami and the Orange Bowl game
with the Auburn Tigers New Years
Day.
The entire squad of Al players
with the exception of Walter Nelson,
crack end-were put through st. f ex-
erciseS, signal drill with emphasis on
passing.
Nelson received twisted ankle in
scrimmage yesterday. Bachman said
today he doubted very much If the
tall blond would see action in Miami
Frank Gaine, another end, and Guard
Walter Lueck were in uniform and
worked out with the group. though
Lueck was dismissed . few minutes
earlier than the others.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Riches Faded, Sande Is Happy Behind Turf Scenes


q 10000 stake the next Saturday
and everybody. including myself,
thought he was . cinch. But he
broke down, finished third on three
legs and his career was over. The
day before that race 7 refused
$4,000 for him. That's racing
luck"
No. Handy Sande hasn't had
much luck since he dismounted.
With those hard dollars his charm
doesn't seem to click any more.
But with the Howard horses, =
small string, he's done well.
The handy little guy didn't hesi-
tate when he was asked to name
the 10 greatest horses he ever rode.
II only rode Man O. War once.
but he's No. on my list" said
Sande. 'The other nine great
greats, not in order though, were
Sir Barton, Grey Lag, Gallant Fox,
CRUSADER. Sara1en, Cudgel, Chance
Shot, zev and Mad Halter. won
the Kentucky Derby on zev. Gal.
lsut Fox and Flying Ebony, but I
Evening star., 1937-12-26

wouldn't put old Ebony in that first
10. The Fox was . great horse. So
was Zev. But Man O. War-ah."
As . sucker who goes in for
Jockey tips" occasionally, asked
sande If such distributed tips were
on the level.
= NO." he replied. "The sheets
usually hire an old jockey Just to
use his name. He's usually far
away from the racing scene.
They've been after me dozens of
times, but I'm not interested. They
offered big money, too."
Sande thinks today's jockeys are
as good as ever, though he figures
many Of them err in riding with
100 short stirrups that make it
hard for them to jockey an unruly
horse, especially at the post.
II know all about those wild
hosses," he said, though I only
had one bad spill. Look at my
nose: It's been crushed to . pulp.
Horses' heads, swishtng around. did
a,at."
Evening star., 1937-12-26
STARS JEOPARDIZE
RIDER WIN STREAK
Crack Alumni Quint Threatens
to Snap Roosevelt String at
Three Victories,

I 1NDEFEATED in three games
Roosevelt High Schools basket
ball team is expected to absorb its
first lacing tomorrow night at Roose-
velt gym when an alumni quint re-
turns to tackle the current Rough
Rider varsity edition at 7:45 o'clock
Featuring alumni night, the game
will witness the return of such former
Roosevelt stars as Huck Cavanaugh
Sid Gordon. Francis Beamer, Spero
Kolius and Bernie Jones, among
others.
Roosevelt's varsity thus far has dis
posed Of Montgomery, Hyattsville and
Mount Rainier teams and fondly an
ticipates upsetting the crack alumni
quint to gain its most notable victory
of the young season.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
MOUNTAINEERS LABOR
Glenn Pushes Squad for Sun Bowl
Game With Texas Tech.

Ell PASO, Tex. Dec. IS P.-The
University Of West Virginia Noun
taineers, here to meet Texas Tech in
New Years Sun Bowl football affray,
knew today was Christmas only by
rumor. Coach Marshall Glenn had
his squad hard at practice IN the
warm sunshine.
With Emmett Moan throwing
passes, the Mountaineers staged a
flashy aerial performance for Sun
Bowl rail birds. He was tossing the
ball so yards with remarkable ac-
curacy.
Glenn named David Violin, guard, as
acting captain for the Tech game.
Tomorrow the players will be guests
at a rodeo in the Juarez bull ring and
make a sightseeing trip through the
Mexican border town.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
HONEY'S 7150NE
OF FEW BIG SETS
Women Yet to Produce Hiqh
Score-Qua|ifying Round
Is Held Open.
BY ROD THOMAS.

ny MUD IhOMAS.
THAT 10-year-old argument that
every bowler-expert, mediocre
and worse-has a chance to
pocket some of the $500 at
stake in The Evening Star tourna-
ment is more convincing this year
than ever. Men and women who shy
from competition with the plant, Il
wouldn't stand show!" would gain
confidence by examining scores rolled
so far in the qualifying round of the
1887 tournament.
For the last month duckpin shooters
throughout the city have been taking
the flve-game preliminary test and no
recognized star yet has turned out a
score big enough to awe an ordinary
performer with siZable handicap.
The top count is IT'S. rolled by
George Honey Of the Queenpin with a
handicap of 1s. His 6e7 from scratch
too. is high and if it stands up will
be worth IS. OF the thousands of
games bowled, none has been worthy
OF more than casual mention. In the
women's division no sensational score
has appeared.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
ATTACK SUPREME,
GR|DSCORESSH0W
Increase in Tally Average
Refutes Claim Defense
Dominates Game.

~ HICAGo. Dec. 25.-Frequent-
ly. the charge was made dur
ing the recent football season,
often by coaches, that the
defense was overpowering the cffense
and, as consequence. the game was
losing much appeal for spectators.
That indictment was picked up as
sales talk by the mandarins of pro-
fessional football, whose game,
through the medium of Sammy
Baugh, Arnie Herber and others, is
developing into free-scoring spec
tacle.
A survey made by Maj. John L.
Griffith, athletic commissioner of the
Western Conference and retiring
president of the N. c. A. A., thorough
ly refutes any idea that intercollegiate
football is becoming a defensive game.
Starting with 10 leading universities
OF the East, Grifith's findings show
that. whereas in 1893 the average
score was IS points per game, in 1887
1t had increased to %.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
KATHERINE RAWLS
IS MADE COLONEL
Champion Swimmer Is Honored
by Governor Of Florida at
Aquatic Forum.

BY the Associated Press.
EORT LAUDERDAIE. Fla. DEC.
25.-Kather1ne Rawls champion
woman athlete. was commissioned .
lieutenant colonel on the stah Of
Gov. Fred P. Gone today.
Shortly after the exercises Col.
Katie laid aside her shining new
sword and commission to put on q
championship swimming and diving
exhibition.
Most Of the townfolk and about 300
collegiate swimmers and coaches saw
Katie become a colonel. Sheriff Walter
R. Clark presented her commission
and sword.
Peggy Rawls, herself perhaps ma
terial for = colonelcy about 1914 (she
is 9 years old now), exhibited her up
and-coming aquatic abilities She Is
Katherine's sister.
The show was in connection with
the National Aquatic Forum now being
held here. Other exhibitions were
given by Peter Frick. Dorothy Forbes.
Al Patrik, Carl Clark and JACK
Calhoun.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
BY RUSSELL J. NEWLAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

. AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-In-
PRODUCING the University OF
California Bears, who will either
be tanned into rugs for Ala
bamans to walk on or get their fill of
southern football hash, in the Rose
Bowl New Year day:
Head coach: Leonard Blaine stub"
Allison, Carleton College, IT. Army
lieutenant in World War first
coaching job, assistant at University
Of Washington, 1919 A fanatic
on fundamentals. his credo, Block
'em early and block 'em late. knock
the other fellow down; he won't score
and you might"
Team: Coast Conference champion
Won nine games, tied one
Scored 201 points, yielded 80
Strongest line and most powerful
backfleld, consistently. throughout
season Line averages 1854
pounds; backfleld, 1874 pounds per
man.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

forward pass right up to the scrim-
mage line. Bring back the onside
kick, too, from behind the line Of
scrimmage. The defense wouldn't
gang up on the ball carrier like they
do now-not ii the carrier could make
his quick kick and be eligible to 20
down the field with his fellow backs
and recover the ball.
"Those moves would aid the Of
fense, make for more scoring and a
more intelligent game, and fewer ma
neuvers. Since I first advocated it.,
the pros have adopted passing from
anywhere behind the scrimmage line.
I still think that's one Of the things
college football needs"
Evening star., 1937-12-26
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

less WILLARD prefers to fight
in the open instead of indoors.
Jess dislikes the smell of cabbage"
in the shape Of tobacco when he's
performing in the ring.
Stranger Ed" Lewis is in line
for the wrestling championship
held so long by the late Frank
Gotch. Recent performances stamp
the Kentucky grappler as second
to none.
It Is expected that the two major
leagues win follow the lead Of the
American Association and put the
ban on the spitball. emery ball and
al other freak pitching deliveries.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Alabama's Stock Rises.

IN SPITE of this absence Of beef.
Western critics who promptly
awarded the Golden Bears the edge
after Alabama's appointment was an
nounced. now are giving the game
more sober thought because Of the
marked enthusiasm shown by the In
vaders In their work yesterday and
today.
There was that stubborn fact-re-
gardless Of the power displayed by
California through its undefeated sea-
son-that with the exception Of the
1881 game, in which the Tide whipped
Washington State, "a to 0, Alabama
always has been the underdog that
kicked pre-game theories out the win
dow.
OF course, q revival Of California
sentiment may come Monday. when
the Golden Bears. disbanded at
Berkeley for the Christmas week end,
reunite Monday to take up their
chores behind closed gates here.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Rice Gets Holiday.

COACH BERNARD (BUNNY)
OAKES even worked his squad on
Christmas day, holding a morning drill
before giving his players the afternoon
of.
Down at Houston, however, Coach
Jimmy Kits gave his Rice boys a
three-day holiday respite. He planned
to resume work tomorrow and have
his team on hand at Dallas next Fri
day.
Coach Oakes planned to move his
players into Dallas Wednesday 30 they
can GET used to the atmosphere Of the
vast Cotton Bowl and its ~, 500 ca
pacity.
Scrimmage sessions for both teams
were expected to end after Tuesdays s
drills. Not q serious casualty was re-
ported on either squad.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Colorado Gains Respect.

GANTY and the critics were in
agreement on that point, because
odds on Rice, Southwest Conference
champions. tumbled after Colorado's
warriors, headed by Byron (Whizzer)
White, the all-America halfback, held
workouts in Fort Worth that con-
vinced one and all the Rocky Noun
tain brand of football had been un-
derrated.
Big, rangy and catlike in their move
ments, the Coloradoans deeply i'm
pressed those who were fortunate
enough to slip past locked gates and
watch them through a knot hole.
White, who recently won a Rhodes
scholarship, complained he wasn't in
the best of condition after a lay-of
but was quickly rounding into shape.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
COTTON VISIT UNLIKELY.

There is small chance that Henry
Cotton, the British Open golf cham
pion, will visit the United States this
winter. Cotton is keen to win the
British title again and If successful
will then think of matching strokes
with the professionals on this side.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
LOSES PANTS IN SCORING.

Manning Smith, Centenary College
quarterback, lost his pants when play
ing against Texas A. e. M. Smith
charged from the 3-yard line. An
Aggie tackler grabbed his pants at
the vaistline. They came OF, but
Smith got the touchdown.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
MAKE CHRISTMAS
HARD DAY ON GRID
East's Representatives in
Coast Game Scrimmaqe
With Club Eleven.
By the Associated Press


CAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 25.-
- Although it was Christmas Day
and the boys felt pretty mel
low. scrimmage was added
today to the practice program of the
East team. preparing for the all-star
charity football game with the West
here New Year Day.
Coaches Andy Kerr and Bernie
Bierman lured out the members of an
Oakland amateur gridiron club to act
as cannon fodder for their Eastern
marksmen.
As Coach Kerr put it, This pickup
team has helped us work out for the
last three years. 1t isn't much in the
way Of opposition, but we are thank
full to get. any at all and it helps our
boys"
Kerr and Bierman divided the
squad for separate scrimmage sessions
Evening star., 1937-12-26
.CO[0RADO'SP0L|SH
CRITICS
Hitherto Underrated Team
Now an Even Choice for
TussIe With Rice.
BY the Associated Press

~ ALIAS, Tex, Dec. 25.-Neither
i Colorado University nor Rice
Institute had definite COM
mitment from Santa Claus
today on which team would get that
ornate, 5-foot gold trophy as a be-
lated Christmas gift for the winner
Of the Cotton Bowl classic here next
Saturday.
Both hung up their stockings last
night. but Santa is smart-he doesn't
pick football winners. He just pinned
q note to each sock that 1t looked
toss-up to him.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Thomas Follows Old Plan.

THE Alabama mentor is pursuing
much the same training plan he
followed three seasons ago, when he
turned loos pass throwing team that
swamped Stanford 29 to 13 to main
tain q record for the Southern school
of no rose tournament defeats in
four trips West.
The undefeated eleven from Tusca-
loosa will get complete rest from
gridiron chores tomorrow.
Alabama's board Of strategy figures
the team will be ready for the tnten-
sive finishing drive for the game when
practice IS resumed behind locked
gates Monday afternoon.
Coast observers were surprised at
the lack Of heft Of the invaders. CAL
Hornia, although far from the heaviest
team in the Pacific Coast Confer
ence, will have a decided edge over
the invaders, whose heaviest first
stringer is Capt. Leroy Monsky, listed
at 1893.
True, Soach Thomas has some meaty
requirements, such as Walter Merrill,
PIG, and Bobby Wood, 2l2. at tackle.
But weights Of the regulars range
down to 174 for Shoemaker, end
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Attention, Alley Men.

A ILEY managers who haven't done
80 are requested to submit the
scores rolled so far in their prelims,
also to check for high games and high
sets from scratch.
George Honey, Queenpin pilot, yes
terday turned in the following fig
ureS:
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Western Scoring Rises.

over similar period, the average
scores Of Western Conference
teams had increased from IA to 18
points per game. For the same FIVE
year span. scoring in the Pacific Coast
Conference changed but little. aver
aging l8 points in 1888 and II five
seasons later. No chack was made on
the free-passing Southwestern Con-
ference teams, but it is believed scor-
ing has increased more than In any
other sector Of the country.
AS a result of Maj. Grifhth's study.
it is doubted that proponents of the
plans to place curb on the defensive
side OF football will receive much con-
slderatlon from the Rules Committee
The matter will be freely discussed at
the Coaches Association meeting in
New Orleans next week, but few
changes will be recommended.
One of the minor changes that NAV
be accepted will impose a penalty on
a team deliberately kicking out of
bounds to prevent return. but other
wise it is believed the 1888 rules will
be substantially the same as those
OF 1887. Western Conference coaches
have voted to leave the rules alone,
and in that they will have strong sup
port from other sections.
Game, Business Soar Together.
IN COMMENTING on the tremen-
dous increase Of attendance at
intercollegiate football games during
the past season, Maj. Grifith makes
some very interesting observations.
Gate receipts at college football
games mounted steadily from 1921 to
1929, fell off during the depression,
and have been increasing each year
from 1882 until the present.
IF one were to draw two ascend
ing lines on statistical chart and
would place the Dow-Jones indus
trial lines on the same chart, it would
be found the four lines were very
nearly parallel. Anyone who cares
to study the data that is available, will
learn that gate receipts at college
football games are very much de-
pendent upon the earning and spend
ing power Of the American people"
During his five years as president,
Griffith has greatly increased the
scope and power Of the National Col
legiate Athletic Association. One Of
the most important accomplishments
OF his presidency was the agreement
between the N. c. A. A. and the
A. A. u, whereby the collegiate organ
Zation will exercise greater authority
and control Of United States Olympic
teams.
In retiring, Griffith leaves the N. c.
A. A. in sound condition and the
strongest amateur athletic organiza-
ton in the country.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
STORK PLAYS SANTA
Bronko Nagurski Is Presented
With Son, Weight 81.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. Is R.-
Bronko Nagurski, football star and
claimant to the worlds heavyweight
wrestling championship, got his
Christmas present on time today. His
wife presented him with an slla-pound
son.
Bronko said he expected to recover
in time to appear in a scheduled mat
bout here Tuesday night. It is the
Nagurskis first child.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

!SR|S|NG G0NCOAST
Critics Impressed by Tide
Enthusiasm-PIayers Go
to Horse Races.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~ ASADENA, Calf, Dec. 25.-Ala.
u bama's football team, which
must generate superior speed
L if it hopes to keep its Rose
Bowl slate clean at the expense OF
weight-superior California, went to the
horse races today to get tip from
the laundering thoroughbreds.
Coach Frank Thomas, admittedly
fearful lest the Crimson Tide reaches
a premature peak in condition for the
New Year Day classic, sent the squad
through a morning workout at Occi-
dental College and then escorted his
bantam" 'Bamas to Santa Anita Park.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Finish What They Start,

DLAYERS: Finest unit in Far West
Eleven first stringers started
and finished season Six seniors,
five juniors.
Left end: Willard Dolman. junior,
backfelder in high school, pass
snatcher
Left tackle: Dave De varona,
junior, inspired-type athlete, near
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Heap Skips Scrimmaxe.

Heap Skips ScrimmaEe.
ION HEAP. Northwestern halfback
who pulled tenden last week,
was not used in scrimmage. The in
jury is mending rapidly.
The Western squad, drilling at Palo
Alto, chalked up brief workout. TWO
elevens. coached by "Biff" Jones and
Grin Hollingbery. lined up as fol-
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Work Now a Pleasure.

Work Now Pleasure.
m HAVING lot of fun here!" he
exclaimed. I'm busy IL hours
a day and working hard. There is
constructive job to be done here. +"
He didn't explain that his con-
structive job" already had built up
the Rockets to an Ohio football power.
Il use practically the same foot
ball as I did at Dartmouth during
World War days-the shift to the
single wing, with the balanced and
unbalanced line, varied little with
what is the style at the moment" said
the doctor, who practiced medicine
when he coached West Virginia in the
early 1920s. He weighs $50 pounds.
only q dozen more than in his high
school football days with George
(Potsy) Clark at Kewanee, Ill.
Wants More Offense.
GPEARS sees the defense as over
- whelming the offense in today's
football.
II think we should change the rules
to open up the offense. Allow the
Evening star., 1937-12-26
As Bottari Goes, So Do Bears,
Is Sizing Up of California

sighted but beat out rivals by slash
ing play.
Left guard: Claude Evans. senior,
tackles so hard he broke five ribs as
sophomore and frequently knocks
himself out by power dives
Center: Bob Herwig, senior, FIVE
sport man. backs up line with ferocity
Of a peevish gorilla; a 210-pounder.
Right guard: Ward Stockton, senior,
honor student. quick as a cat; some
times under. sometimes over the line,
a 185-pound shadow.
Right tackle: Bill Stoll, junior,
president of his sophomore class; kick
blocking specialist.
Right end: Perry Schwartz. senior,
earned letter as fullback in 1885; ex-
ceptional blocker and fast to cover
punts
Quarterback: John Meek. senior,
another 210-pounder: resembles barrel
with legs; majority Of observers ranked
him as brainiest play caller and best
blocker on coast.
BottaH Is Mainspring.
I EFT halfback: Vic Bottari, Junior;
chief ball lugger. filters through
holes like light through q crack;
sharp passer; as Bottari goes, SC
goes California Proof. scoreless
tie with Washington when leg injury
severely handicapped him.
Right halfback: Sam Chapman
senior; all-around, all-America star
most deadly tackler on the squad
good passer, hard runner and aver.
aged so yards on punts.
Fullback: Dave Anderson, junior;
line cruncher, never stopped at line
of scrimmage on straight buck; de.
scribed by Coach Allison as mos
under-rated man on team
P. s.: Alabama may know it al.
ready, but California's only serious
weakness, if not now corrected, is de.
tense against passes.
The above II players make VI
the starting team. There will be 2e
others ready and willing to get banged
up for the glory of old California,
Evening star., 1937-12-26
0[DGR|DMETH0DS
BACKEDBY SPEARS
Veteran Coach Successful
With Same Football He
Used in War Days.
BY RAY BLOSSER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. as
Twenty years a football coach
and DR.. Clarence w. Spears
4 still believes today in essen
TALLY the same gridiiron chancery.
What's more. he wins with 1t.
People get oversold on certain
phases of the game" declared the
genial. 43-year-old Toledo Univer-
sity athletic director. Look at lat
eral passes: They weren't very sue
cessful last season"
Spears didn't ask Santa for a head
coaching job like those he filled at
Dartmouth, West Virginia, Minnesota,
Oregon and Wisconsin before he
came to Toledo two seasons ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13

RAwLINs, wyo., Aug. 10
G.N.sJ.-n Wyoming's first
lethal gas chamber execution,
Paul H. perry Carroll, 80, went
to his death today for the murder
of his former boss, Charles C.
Barnard, an official Of the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Although pale and with a mildly
fearful expression, Carroll walked
bravely the short distance between
his cell in the death house and
the small circular steel chamber
in which he became the first per-
son to die.
Carroll marched from the death
house at midnight. A few moments
later Warden Alex Mcpherson, Of
the State Penitentiary, pulled the
control lever releasing cyanide
"eggs" into a bucket Of Sulphuric
acid solution beneath the chair on
which Carroll was strapped. A
small cloud of white misty fumes
drifted upward and CAROLS head
jerked backward. After IA minutes
Warden Mcpherson released a Sec
ond lever opening a vent in the
death chamber ceiling. In another
IA minutes the air was cleared
and CAROLS body was removed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-13
BRIEF WALKOUT
HITS CAPITOL

Problems of wages and hours
for labor were forcibly brought to
the attention of Congress today
when Is steamfitters, employed to
install air-conditioning equipment
in the Capitol, staged temporary
strike.
The men, who refused to take
up their tools when they reported
for work this morning, declared
they were supposed to have been
paid yesterday but that their
money had been withheld. Gath
cred on the central steps of the
east front of the Capitol, they as
serted they would wait there
until paid.
One hour later the situation was
solved when representatives of
Mehring and Hanson, contractors
on the project, appeared with the
necessary cash. The SteamfitterS
then began their regular duties
and left to Congress the question
of settling the wage-and-hour proc.
lens of the rest of Americas la.
Dor. Spokesman for the contract
ing firm said there was nothing
to" the story and refused to com
ment,