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_WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1931. PAGFi n_Ta
Marines Unawed by Guards ’ Grid Record: “Rebels ” Control Minors ’ Convention
GYRENES IMPROVE
Both Teams in Hot Service
Contest Here Saturday
Are Big and Fast.
Gridiron fans who have
been following closely the
1931 accomplishments of
the Quantico Marines and
the Coast Guard Bears predict
the hardest fought contest of the
local foot ball season when these
two heavy, fast teams meet at
Griffith Stadium Saturday for the
President’s Cup.
, While the Marines are the de
fenders and have twice beaten the
Coast Guard, the latter team is
the favorite to win on account of
Its brilliant string of eight con
secutive victories with but one
close score. The Bears have also
come through without injury.
Their entire squad, a large one, with
great reserve strength, is in excellent
condition.
The Marines, however, are not at all
awe dby the Coast Guard’s record.
Coach George McHenry of the Leather
necks, points out that the Marine team
has been getting better with each start,
the best performance of the Sea Dogs
being the most recent victory ovr John
Carroll University, at Cleveland, 43 to 0.
THE Coast Guard, coacned by Lieut.
Irving Baker, has been pointing
for this game. Immediately after
their final game with St. Thomas’ Col
lege, at Scranton, the Bears were taken
to Plum Lsland, off the New England
coat, to "prep" for the Marines.
Zeher, O'Neill and Bauer are expect
ed to star for the Marines, while May
nard. Heffelfinger, Libby. Cawley, Ed
wards and Rowland are expected to
make the yardage for the Coast Guard.
The President’s Cup was originally
awarded by President Coolldge for com
petition "between representative teams
of the Army and Navy.” The deed of
gift was later amended by its donor to
specifically Include the Marines. Still
later President Hoover, at the Instiga
tion of Secretary Mellon, again amend
ed the deed of gift to include the Coast
Guard Peculiarly the two contending
teams for 1930 and 1931 were not orig
inally mentioned in the first deed of ;
gift.
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THE Marine team includes officers
and enlisted men of the Marine
Corps and also one Navy pharma- j
cist’s mate, "Lone Gob” Tipton.
The Coast Guard team includes one
officer, Lieut. Eddie Rowland, former
Canisius College star. The enlisted men
on the squad are from cutters, destroy
ers, patrol boats and seaboard life-sav
ing stations. The rivals’ records:
Quantico Marines. Coast Guard.
32 Hampt’n R. A. 0 32 Allbright Col. 2
14 St Thomas C. 2 13 Langley Field. 0
0 Langley Field. 0 21 N. River St. C. 0
18 Campbell Col. 0 35 Canisius Col., 0
24 Fort Dupont.. 6 32 St. Francis C. 0
52 Balto Firemen 6 31 Penn St, Tcb. 6
41 Carlisle Bar Its 0 45 8eton Hall C. 0
30 Gallaudet Col. 12 2 St. Thomas... 0
0 Phlla. Legion. 14
0 Davls-TElklns . 2
13 John Carroll.. 0
289 *52 218 13
Games won, 8: lost, Games won. 8;
2: tied, 1. lost. 0
Previous winners of the President’s
Cup are:
1924—Army, 13: Navy. 0.
1925—Marines. 20; Army, 0.
1926—Marines. 22; Army. 2.
1922—Marines. 14: Army. 0.
1928—Navy. 10: Marines. 0
1929—Marines, 19, Coast Guard. 0.
1930—Marines, 2; Coast Guard, 0.
ONLY 7 GRID GAMES
ON YALE’S 1932 LIST
Campaign Is Shortened to Check
“Breather" Criticism and to
Foster Intramurals.
By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., December 3 —
Yale will play only seven foot ball
games in 1932, compared to eight this
season and nine last year. The sched
ule contains an open date November
6, the week before the Princeton game.
Athletic officials indicated the short
ened season was arranged primarily to
stop criticism that Yale frequently has
played a comparatively weak team as
a ' breather" before the Princeton and
Harvard battles.
It also was understood to be in line
with efforts to increase the emphasis
on intramural athletics.
The schedule:
October 1, Bates; 8 Chicago; 15,
B’-own: 22. Army; 29, Dartmouth
November 12, Princeton at Princeton;
19 Harvard.
With competition ended against
Georgia, which trounced Yale for three
consecutive seasons, Brown will return
to its place on the Ell schedule.
ST. JOHN’S HAS NINE
GRID GAMES FOR 1932
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ December 3.—Nine
foot ball games have been scheduled for
the St. John's College team for 1932,
M Talbot Riggs, director of athletics
and head foot ball coach, has an
nounced. This year St. John's olaved
eight games and broke even. Yal?, La
fayette, Western Maryland and Hop
kins defeating the local team.
It was also learned from President
Douglass Huntlv Gordon of St. John's
that there would be no change in 'he
athletic personnel of the college for
next year, PJRgs remaining, with the
assistance of Leonard (Dutch) Lentz,
William A. Stromever and Joe Novak.
The Johnnies’ 1932 grid schedule In
cludes four newcomers over last year,
but of the group only St. Joseph of
Philadelphia Is appearing for the first
lime.
Definitely scheduled games follow:
October 8—Johns Hopkins in Balti
more.
October 15—St. Joseph here.
October 22—Maryland at College
Park.
October 29—Virginia at Charlottes
ville.
November 12—Lafayette at Easton.
November 24—Penn Military Acad
emy at Chester.
Games also have been lifted with
Hampden-Sydney, Lynchburg College
^•nd Gallaudet, but dates are tentative.
There is also a possibility that a tenth
game will be added. <
Western Maryland and LaSalle were
epped by the Johnnies, while Yale
OOt offer the locals another data.
Trojan ’Officials
To Scout Tulane
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December 3 —In
dicating that Tulane University
now is first choice as an oppo
nent for the University cf Southern
California in the Rose Bowl game
New Year day, Aubrey Devine, Tro
jan scout, and Francis Tappaan,
freshman coach, left for New Or
leans last night to scout the Tulane
Washington State game to be played
there Saturday.
Northwestern University had been
considered ps a possible opponent
for the Trojans,
OF BIG 1EN PARLEY
Curtailment of Schedules
Likely—Touchdowns Costly
for Wisconsin.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 3.—Western
Conference athletic directors
and coaches will foregather in
Chicago tomorrow for their
annual Winter meeting, to arrange
schedules and to talk about such things
as charity contests and an ailment de
scribed as falling of the gate receipts.
While the directors and coaches are
holding their various meetings the
Faculty Committee on Athletics will get
together, probably in secret, for their
annual session.
Foot ball schedules for 1932 are
ready and need only to be approved,
but the annual Indoor and outdoor
track and field championship dates
must be selected and awarded. This,
however, probably will leave plentv of
time for the foot ball coaches to dwell
on the unexpected outcome of the
championship race, and to exchange
notes on the financial situation.
Crowds last Fall were “off” to an
alarming extent and retrenchments
may cause curtailment of schedules,
especially in minor sports. The prob
lem already has become critical at Wis
consin and Iowa At Iowa. Dr. E H.
Lauer, director of athletics, has an
nounced that the Hawkeye program for
next year must be conducted along
lines of strictest economy.
Badger* in Hole.
State Senator Bernard Gettelman of
Milwaukee has figured out that Wis
consin's touchdowns came at the price
of $5,454 in the recent season, and has
asked why they should cost so much.
The Badgers finished the foot ball sea
son with an athletic department deficit
of more than $70,000 and their pro
gram probably will be trimmed.
There may also be announcements of
changes in foot ball coaches, for re
ports persist that Bernle Bierman, now
at Tulane. will succeed Fritz Crlsler at
Minnesota, and that Glenn Thistle
thwaite will not be at Wisconsin a year
hence.
Three more captains have been elect
ed by Big Ten foot ball squads for next
season. Minnesota has chosen Walter
Hass, halfback; Purdue has named
John Oehler, a reserve center, while
Chicago has named Don Bimey, half
back.
MIDDY COACH EASES
PRACTICE SESSIONS
Long Schedule Proves Strain on
Navy Squad—Moncure Gen
eral Against Penn.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.. December 3.—In
order to have his team in the best of
physical sh»pe for the coming games
with Pennsylvania and Army, Coach
Edgar Miller of the Naval Academy
eleven plans to steadily lessen the se
verity of his practices.
Due to the fact that darkness handi
caps the latter part of the customary
period devoted to practice and that the
11-game schedule is proving a severe
strain on the players, Miller cut his
session an hour yesterday and plans to
follow this practice generally in the
future.
Not orHy in length, but in severity
will the sessions be modified, light
scrimmages and drills in fundamentals
constituting the most important phases.
Moncure has been definitely selected
as the varsity quarterback for the
Pennsylvania game and led a backfleld
composed of Kirn, Tschirgi and Camp
“e . a dummy scrimmage
against the fourth class team yesterday.
HEAVY FOOT BALL LIST
Northwestern Picks Sturdy Foes
for Next Fall.
xt HI., December 3 UP).—
Northwestern will meet three powerful
non-Conference foes in foot ball next
season, tackling Missouri, Stanford and
Notre Dame. Five Big Ten games will
be played.
The schedule:
Missouri at Northwestern.
fT-Ngtthwestern at Stanford.
October IS—Northwestern at Illinois.
R K Northwestern.
gttober 29—Northwestern at Minnesota.
r Ohio *t Northwestern.
November 12—Northwestern at Notre Dame.
November lfr— Iowa at Northwestern
OLD LB FACE
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Western Maryland Has All
to Gain and Nothing
to Lose Saturday.
Maryland foot bail folk are
more than a little annoyed
over the game with Western
Maryland Saturday in Balti
more, which will close the season for
both institutions. The Green Terror
is without some of the sterling players
w'ho weighted the scales against the
Terrapin in the last two clashes, but
is still strong enough to make the go
ing tough for any team and on Satur
day psychology will be in its favor.
Western Maryland has lost three
games, all tough ones, and one more
defeat on its record won't make much
difference in a way, but a triumph over
Maryland would be sweeter than usual
because of the Terrapins' fine record
this year. On the other hand, Mary
land feels it has little to gain by beat
ing the Terror.
Western Maryland has played fine
' foot ball all season, but has been a
j victim of bad luck. The team has v.on
high commendation for its fundamen
tal play, particularly its blocking and
tackling.
PLAYING three teams on one day
may not prove an ordeal for the
Crimson Tide of Alabama Decem
ber 12, when it takes on George Wash
ington, Catholic University and George
town. The Tide will bring along 24
seasoned men, every one of them a
first-class performer, and all likely will
see service. It seems that a team is no
stronger than its reserves in this day
of high speed on the gridiron and Ala
bama certainly should have no cause
for worry on that score. No matter
w'hat change in its line-up it finds ad
visable, the incoming player may be
depended upon to keep up a high
standard.
Tickets for the game are selling at
a steady gate, scaled at $2.50, $2 and
$1.50, and. given a weather break, the
big show should set an attendance
record.
GEORGIA STAR END ILL
Smith Has Touch of Flu, but May
Face Trojans December 12.
ATHENS, Ga„ December 3 OF).—Ver
non (Catfish) Smith, famous end of the
Georgia foot ball team, is suffering
from a light touch of influenze, but
there was hope he would recover in time
to play against Southern California in
Los Angeles December 12.
COLONIALS TO HAVE
GIANT BASKET TEAM
All Prospective Regulars Except
Burgess Are Big Fellows.
Drill for Opener.
A titanic as well as an experienced
and clever basket ball squad today is
in prospect at George Washington j
University, where Coach Jim Pixlee has !
been preparing his 1931-32 court team
for its opening game of the season, on
December 16, against Shenandoah Col
lege in the G. W. gymnasium.
With the exception of Forrest Bur
gess, high-scoring District player last
year, each of the men regarded as cer
tainties to make either the regular team
or to win first substitute berths is over
6 feet in height.
Every player of the 1931 team will be
back except Capt. Jack Connor, who
may Join after the midyear examina
tions. In addition to Burgess, other
veterans are Otts Zahn, Chambers, Mul
vey, Fenlon and Carlin. The latter
quartet, however, will not be available
until after the charity clash between
G. W. and Alabama.
The newcomers are looked upon as
potential first-stringers this season.
They are Werdon Parrack and Ralph
Hertzler. Parrack is a forward, stand
ing 6 feet 5 inches. Hertzler stands 6
feet 4 72 Inches.
Athletics All Work, No Play,
For Booth, Broken Yale Star
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, December 3.—The
tremendous physical strain of
three years of varsity foot ball,
two base hall and two basket
ball campaigns put upon a physique
that mustered only 145 pounds is be
lieved to have contributed to the break
down that has forced Albie Booth into
a private sanitarium for months of rest
and recuperation.
Despite his lack of size, the "Little
Boy Blue of Yale’s major teams since
his freshman year has put a long and
vivid athletic career behind him At
Yale he duplicated his all-around' ath
letic activities through four years in
a Hew Haven high school and a year I
Scores College Grid Critics
Northwestern Head Says Game Gives Practical
Understanding of Human Equation.
By the Associated Press.
HICAOO, December 3.—Crit
ics of foot ball decrying the
same as too hazardous for
college men. have been re
ferred by President Walter Dill Scott
of Northwestern University to the
record of the Western Conference
during the past 40 years.
' For 40 years I have been a faculty
member of the Western Conference,"
Dr. Scott said In an address yester
day. “In all that time there has not
been a single fatality or an accident
involving serious Injury to any of the
thousands of young men who hava
played on Big Ten teams.”
He also made a sweeping rebuttal
l to US fhargM that. •^l.tri.Ea
foot ball is becoming mercenary
th£i^rfrrad,Uate P'W are S
subsidized and that the gridiron
sport detracts from the educational
value of campus life.
Tearing aside one complaint against
foot ball after another, as set forth
by opponents to the game. Dr Scott
, in presenting statistics, showed that
Northwcstern eleven
I 'bat tis<J this year for the Big Ten
I title rank as high collectively L anv
other student group on the camp^I
I . Many of the most outstanding
figures on our Northwestern faculty
were college players of stellar rank
JUST ANOTHER SCRAP OF PAPER. —By TOM DOERER
PUBLIC IB CURIOUS
OVER GRID DEATHS
Result of 31 Fatalities Is
Pondered—Fordham Pays
Tribute to Murphy.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 3 —While
Fordham University paid its
last tribute today to Cornelius
Murphy, jr., 21-year-old foot
ball star, who died yesterday of in
juries suffered in his team’s closing
game with Bucknell 10 days ago, the
sport-loving public wondered what
would be the result of the unusual
number of gridiron fatalities during
the 1931 season.
Murphy’s death was the thirty-first
recorded this season. In many quar
ters it was believed important steps
would be taken to check the toll of
foot ball.
Coaches, officials, ex-players and
others connected with foot ball rallied
to the support of their game and
pointed out that few players had been
killed or even seriously injured in major
college games. Of the 31 deaths re
corded so far only 4 have occurred at
major colleges, one at a small college
and one at a normal school. Others
were at high schools or in “sandlot”
games where players often went into
the game without proper protective gar
ments or proper training and super
vision.
The exceptions are Murphy, Cadet
Richard B. Sheridan, jr., Army end,
who died October 26 of a broken neck
suffered in a game against Yale; C. V.
Smith, Millsaps College tackle, who
suffered a fatal neck Injury playing
against Stetson November 11, and
James Nichols, Alabama freshman cen
ter, who died November 17 from in
juries in a scrimmage with the varsity.
Fordham’s farewell to Murphy, one
of the leading candidates for the foot
ball captaincy in 1S32, took place early
today when high requiem mass was
celebrated in the University chapel.
Later today the body, accompanied
by the youth’s lather, two sisters and
a brother, was ;o be taken back home
to Greenfield, Mass., where the burial
will be held, probably Saturday.
at Milford School. In addition, he
worked every bit of his way.
With two brothers, A'ble conducted a
milk route that forced him out of bed
each morning of his high school days
at 4 o’clock. That provided him with
funds to stay in school. When he
landed at Yale Albie sold automobiles
to pay his bills.
There have been university honors
aside from athletic laurels to fill the
time of the rugged little fellow, who
was the first of modem Yale ball car
riers to gain more than 1,000 yards
from scrimmage In a single season.
Last month he was elected chairman
of the "Prom” Committee for class day
exercises next June.
Booth captained foot ball, basket ball,
and base ball teams in his freshman
year, captained his last varsity foot ball
squad and was captain-elect of the bas
ket ball five. He roamed over the base
ball team, playing shortstop, third base
or center field equally well. He won
five varsity letters, in base ball and
foot ball, besides two minor awards in
basket ball.
Not since Mai Aldrich captained both
the foot ball and base ball teams in his
senior year has Yale boasted an athlete
as versatile as Booth.
He might have set a record never be
fore equaled in Yale history by accept
ing the base ball captaincy to add to
the honor foot ball and basket ball paid
him, after Edgar Warren, captain-elect,
lost an arm last August in a motor boat
accident.
The boys decided to elect Albie. But
Booth shook his head.
“Ed will be out there yet,” he said.
Warren probably will be. but Booth
has finished his varsity career. He will
need at least four months’ rest in the
jaylord Sanitarium at Wallingford
fighting off a Dleurisv infection pnd the j
danger of a more serious lung ailment.
SEEKS BASKET GAME.
An unlimited class opponent for a
?ame on their own floor tomorrow
alght fc sought by the Virginians.
Manager John Watt's phone number Is
Ifcaundri* 8931Mb •- ■
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MONACO, C. U. GUARD,
GIVEN MERIT AWARD
Selected by Coach Bergman as
Player Most Valuable to
Eleven This Year.
Catholic University’s Gibraltarlike
left guard, Nick Monaco, today was re
ceiving homage. After carefully scan
ning the field, Head Foot Ball Coach
Dutch Bergman, cited Monaco as C. U.’s
most valuable 1931 player.
This award, introduced by Bergman
when he made his bow as athletic di
rector at Brookland a year ago, carries
with it a medal Indicative of ability,
sportsmanship, loyalty and co-operation
Monaco, a senior, succeeds “Bus”
Sheary, rugged fullback, in the position
of honor.
Expert at leading interference,
Monaco proved a savage b’ocker and
fine tackier. He contributed smashing
line play in all of his eleven's tests this
season.
Though remarkably consistent, one of
the greatest preformances of Monaco’s
career was in the Boston College in
augural early in September, the only
1931 contest relinquished by C. U.
Sent into the game after a three-day
period of training, the Newark, N. J.,
lad came through with the standout
forward wall game of the day.
Not until his advent as a freshman at
Catholic U. four years ago did Nick
learn the rudiments of the gridiron
game. Casting his lot with Eddie La
Fond’s yearlings while a novice, he
made the grade in short order and
finished the season a regular.
Nick’s been on the job regularly ever
since and is ranked among the most
valuable all-time C. U. gridironers.
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GRINUS V. P. I. CAPTAIN
Big Tackle Is Picked to Bead 1932
Eleven at Blacksburg.
Va- December 3
(&). — Bill Grinus, tackle, has been
named captain-elect of the 1932 foot
ball team at Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute.
Grinus is a 200-pounder, an all
athlete and has been regular
right tackle on the Gobbler eleven for
two seasons. He is a member of the
track team and one of two men to
win four athletics awards as a V P I
freshman.
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ST. JOHN’S AND K. OF C.
IN BASKET BALL TILT
Game Tonight First of Season for
Cadets—Potomacs Play
at Hagerstown.
Their hopes high, St. John’s basket
bailers tonight will open their season
With a game with the Knights of Co
lumbus team on the St. John's floor at
8 o clock.
^T?rew1,of last year’s first stringers,
Capt. Mike Scanlon, Fred Scheele and
Johnny McCarthy, are back at St
John's, as well as two substitutes, Cum
mings and Simone. They probably will
start tonight. i
.. The. Caseys are expected to furnish 1
the scholastics with all the competition
they are looking for.
uJJhe Johnnies have a 22-game sched
Potomac Boat Club basketers will ;
open their season tonight at Hagers- 1
town, Md., where they will tackle the 1
Alsatians.
The local team of Roberts, Noonan, '
Shorb, Kelso. Esbaugh, Albert, John
son. Cunningham, Dcvis, Barker and ,
Stansbury, is entered in a trio of
leagues, the Nautical, Boys’ Club and
Community Center.
Ten Hills Cardinals of Baltimore, are
seeking games with 135-pound Wash
ington court quints. *
Write o. L. Knight, 8105 Woodatda
MUii, £*iticaoM»ic« mam 4
ALL-MARINE
0ACKFIELD ACE -
WHO MAY KICK
A'MOLE THROUGH
1ME unbeaten
Record OF
COAST <SOARt>
-SATURDAY
His Punts Like Graf Flights
Coast Guard Eleven Must Reckon With Robinson of Marines.
-BY TOM DOERER---J
Coach lieut. baker of
the Coast Guard foot ball
eleven presents Leslie May
nard, Bear backfield ace,
as what the doctor ordered to
make the Marine bull purp wiggle
his ears at Griffith Stadium next
Saturday afternoon.
And the boys at Quantico have
been laughing in their sleep ever
since.
“Is this Maynard 11 men?” asks
Lieut. Joe Burger, Marine back
field man.
“Now if the lieutenant wants to
hear of a good man; a real good
foot ball player, I’ll introduce him
to Corporal George Robertson on
Saturday afternoon, and let him
figure it out for himself,” says
Coach Lieut. McHenry over the
phone from down there in Quan
tico.
Is this man Robertson good? The
best natural kicker I’ve ever seei.,”
coos the portly coach.
Tune in on the lieutenant and you’ll
bear that Robertson is that good that
the new commandant ought to have
the corporal over to dinner every Sun
lay afternoon.
Listen intently and the coach will
excitedly inform the world that
when George starts to lift his
whacking boot the enemy picks out
a nice soft spot near their goal line
and digs in a defense for the after
noon.
The corporal is a kicking natural
with as much heart In his booting
as a Missouri mule with a bee In
Its ear. He just lays a quintet of
toes against the leather pineapple
and hopes It does not hit a church
steeple in the next county.
But what hoppens is that the cow
hide loops the loop and lands down
near the last stripe, just far enough to
enable 11 of the enemy to stop in their
tracks, with II Marines not down there
to give them the key to the city.
Ducking the buffoonery, this fellow
Robertson Is really going to be the man
jpon whom McHenry will depend a
rreat deal to dent the unbeaten record
>f the Coast Guard outfit.
Records show that he was booting
ike a champ in the Langley Field
raine, going great guns in the tussle
vith the Baltimore firemen and then
last fair for the rest of the way. This
apse, McHenry explains, was due to
in injury received in the Baltimore
ussle, but from which the big back
tas fully recovered.
Perusal of the Marine team’s battles
>f the season show that George has not
inly been kicking at top speed but de
erves a lot of credit for sturdy defen
iive work.
Add to this his ability to receive
a pass. Records do not disclose any
ability on his part to toss the pine
apple, hat they do show him pluck
and such. And he is shining as a
receiver on a team that has a sweet
group of nabbers in Moret, Ferrel,
Rosik, ends, and Zeher and Young,
backs.
McHenry’s passing game is function
ing so well that it may be the means
by which he will conquer the Hard
Tacks. He does not say so, and who
is there to say that he should say so
at this time. But he does admit that
his kicking and hurling departments
are all that he could ask.
Robertson is 6 feet, weighs 185
pounds and is 21 years of age. His '
foot ball experience was gained at
Winthrop (Mass.) High School and
furthered by a year of action with
the famous All-Marine eleven of
Philadelphia, which was shattered
last year when the players were j
ordered to various Marine bases over
the country.
As only one officer is permitted to ’
play upon each team the Marine coach •
will have to choose between Lieuts. i
O’Neill, Burger and Bauer. No matter *
which of the trio gets into action,
McHenry is sure of a smart player.
Each has had plenty of experience, j
Burger at Maryland, O’Neill and Bauer ;
at the Naval Academy.
One of the important incidents
of the day for foot ball men at
Quantico yesterday was the selec
tion of a captain for the game
Saturday.
That honor goes for the second
time to Gunnery Sergt. H. P. Crowe,
a lineman. He was nominated by
the members of his team and not
selected by the coach, as are the
captains for the regular season
games.
Crowe has been identified with
the Quantico Marine eleven since
1923. He is also a veteran rifle shot
title holder in the corps.
It is the duty of the pilot of the
winning eleven Saturday to accept
the President’s Cup for his outfit.
And Crowe is expected to be the
man to tuck away the cup by the boys
at Quantico. They cannot figure how
the Hard Tacks are going to get away
from their own goal line with Robert- j
son kicking the leather and a tough
Leatherneck line digging in.
Which is important, if true. And
how true it is will be answered date
Saturday afternoon—and not until.
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AFTER DIXIE LAURELS
North Carolina, With New Coach,
Out for Basket Ball Glory.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., December 3
(iP).—North Carolina, which once held
prowess in Southern basket ball, will
seek to regain its place at the top of
the list this season under a new coach.
George ”Bo” Shepard, aU-Eastern
forward at Army, who coached the Tar
Heel freshmen to a Big Five cage title
last year, is the new pilot.
Artie Marpet, all-Star guard, and
Sandy Dameron, star center, who fin
ished their careers last year, will be
^ Shepard's biggest problem
4* fllUnc Jto* iorwacd warn.
OLD LEADERS OUT
DEFINITELY TODAY
Five-Man Committee Planned
to Run Association for
Year, Then Report.
BY PAUL MICKELSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
WEST BADEN, Ind., De
cember 3.—The “rebels’
of the National Associa
tion of Professional Base
Ball Leagues, parent body oi
America’s 16 existing minoi
leagues, apparently have won
the battle of West Baden.
Backed by an overwhelming major
ity, they were in full charge of the
thirtieth annual convention today and
ready to complete their plans for a
drastic reorganization of the associa
tion—a reorganization which would
oust the present administration body
and replace it with a committee of five
club owners with absolute powers o)
management and control.
The showdown of their fight was
definitely set for today and not one
member of the old regime, headed by
President Mike Sexton of Rock Island,
111., had any hopes of retaining his
powers. Only because some ‘rebel
minded” owners wanted to get more
information about the reorganization
plan was the movement postponed from
yesterday.
UNDER the plan, Sexton, president
for 22 years, would be retired with
a full year’s salary and the com
mittee, three members from the Class
AA League and the other two from
Class B and D Leagues, placed in full
charge for a year, during which it
would make recommendations.
The committee would be directed to
create a central purchasing agency for
all minor league supplies, make con
tracts toward general rehabilitation and
to map campaigns to give minor league
base ball a wider appeal.
So far the minor leagues have staged
their own show without the majors
stealing the act with their important
trades or sales. As the meeting neared
the end today, only one major league
deal had been announced—the sale of
Third Baseman Andy High of the St.
Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds.
All the majors were represented and
brewing deals, but none of any im
portance was expected to break until
their own meeting next week, in
Chicago.
AS the minor leaguers met in gen
eral or separate conference, they
turned out several developments,
including:
The reorganization of the Central
League, which will be operated as
a six or eight club circuit next
season with South Bend, Ind.; Port
Wayne, Ind.: Dayton, Canton and
Akron. Ohio, and Erie, Pa. South Bend
and Akron are the new members, while
two more were expected to be an
nounced today.
The re-election of all officers of the
International League. •
A complete arrangement by which
Nick Williams, former manager of the
San Prancisco club of the Pacific
Coast League, would scout for Portland
of the same circuit at a reported sal
ary of $5,000 annually.
Purchase of Harry Taylor, first base
man of the Seattle Club of the Pacific
Coast League, by the Chicago Cubs at
a reported price of $25,000.
Appointment of W. H. Erwan of the
Western League as an umpire in the
American Association.
The release of Prank Murphy as man
ager of the Danville Club of the Three
Eye League.
The reappointment of Bert NeihofT as
pilot of the Chattanooga Club of the
Southern League.
DALRYMPLETOPS ’EM ALL
Tulane End a Unanimous Choice
for All-Southern Team.
ATLANTA. Ga„ December 3 (TP).—
jerald “Jerry” Dalrymple, Tulane'*
treat end, polled the heaviest vote
imong players nominated for the sixth
annual all-Southern Conference foot
tall team selected for the Associated
Press by sports writers and coaches.
!e was a unanimous choice.
The selections follow:
First team. Second team,
’layer—School. Position. Player—School.
Dalrymple, Tulane..End.Smith, Alabama
eyendecker. Vandy..Tackle. .Patton. 8ewanee
lickman, Tenn.Guard...Maddox. Georgia
Dracey, Vandy.Center..Lodrigues, Tulane
Icafide, Tulane.Guard..Leathers. Georgia
Saunders, Tenn-Tackle..Wright, Kentucky
r. Smith, Georgia..End.Haynes, Tulane
Downes. Georgia...QB.Dawson, Tulane
limmerman. Tulane.HB.Kelly, Kentucky
dcEver, Tenn.HB_Hitchcock Auburn
lain, Alabama.FB.Felts, Tulane
The team as a whole averages 185
Dounds in weight and stands 5 feet 9
nches. The average age of the players
s 21.
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
CURLEY BYRD has selected all
high first and second foot ball
teams for 1911 as follows: First
team—Smith, Western, left end; King,
Central, left tackle; Jones, Central,
left guard; Corwin, Tech, center;
Lewis. Tech, right guard; Oberlin,
Central, right tackle; Eckendorf,
Tech, right end; Morris, Tech, quar
terback; Reuter, Central, left half
back: Van Dyne, Central, right
halfback, and Hamilton, Central,
fullback. Second team—Stone, West
ern, left end; White, Tech, left
tackle; Brooks, Western, left guard;
Stokes, Central, center; Zapponi,
Central, right guard; Williams, East
ern, right tackle; Dyson, Central,
right end; Wells, Eastern, quarter
back; Smith, Eastern, left halfback;
Howard, Western, right halfback,
and Weaver, Eastern, fullback.
Central, with Thomas as coach,
unquestionably had the best eleven
in the series.
The Washington base ball team
will train next bpring in Char
lottesville, Va.
Y. M. C. A. quint continued its
winning streak by defeating Carroll
Institute. 36 to 16, in a Capital
City Basket Ball League game. Play
ing for the “Y” team were Hall,
Miller, Frazier, Valk, McKay, Mac
Donald, Allwine and Barnes, and
Carroll Institute’s performers were
Croghan, Shalin, Duncan, Downey,
Rice, Bolac, Walsh and O’Dyer.
Hughes was the referee, Gable the
scorer and Allen and Sullivan the
timers.
Georgetown U. has a good foot
ball nucleus for 1912 in Bryant,
Hegarty, Burgan, White, Fury and
Costello, regulars this year. Bryant,
Hegarty and Burgan are the only
linemen left. Sitterding is the