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I=———1 Radio and Classified WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932.♦PAGE C—1 Dixie Teams Look to Title Meets: New Foot Ball Rules Held Tough on Referee RING, BASKET BALL EVENTS NEXT WEEK South Atlantic Squads Now in Saddle—D. C. College Athletes Active. BY H. C. BYRD. FOR Southern Conference box ing and basket ball teams the supreme tests of the season come next week in the tournaments at Charlottes ville and at Atlanta. The best ring and court squads in the South gather February 26 and 27 for elimination contests, a survival of the fittest, to determine what school shall wear the crown in these sports for the ensuing year. Some of the keenest competition the South has ever known is al most certain. The boxing tournament is being held under the auspices of the University of Virginia and preparations are being made there to take care of the greatest number of fighters that have ever gathered for the annual contests. Here tofore entries of only full teams have been accepted, but this time each school may enter a full team or as many men as it pleases, just so the total entries from all schools in each event does not exceed 16. In case the number does pass that the Boxing Committee will reject the entries of the weakest fight ers. the rejections being based on com parative records. Inasmuch as a school now can enter one. two or three men. it is fairly certain that not only will the entry list be greatly increased but also a greater number of schools rep resented. Relaxing of the rule about entering full teams has caused the University of Maryland to make entries for the first time. It is sending three men. Frank Iseman in the lightweight class, Ber nard Keener in the 145-pound and Jim Loughran in the 165-pound. SOME great bouts probably wUl be staged. Virginia has an excep tionally good team, and when its fighters go up against those from Louisiana State, for instance, the fur is likely to fly. Louisiana State, it will be remembered, barely wTas whipped re cently by Navy, which, as far as dual meets are concerned, has been at the top of the heap for a long while. And. with each school privileged to send one or two good men. there should be a good deal more high-class battling than has been seen in previous tournaments. The basket ball tournament also is likely to see some play that may stand about as near the top of basket, ball performances as It is possible to get without actually being on top. The basketers begin play and continue an elimination series until one of the teams is left as the champion. A great tournament, perhaps the greatest yet held, is sure because ap parently there are more good basket ball teams than ever before. For sev eral seasons it was almost a question of one of two or three fives being fairly certain to win through, but that is far from true now. In this immediate sec tion for instance are three or four schools that have a chance, while in the far South, Alabama, Auburn and Georgia Tech seem to be going strong. Over toward the Mississippi side of the conference. Kentucky is stepping out. In fact, it has been said that Ken tucky has one of the greatest fives that has ever been in the South. The great difficulty with the tournament this sea son is that there are so many fives above the average that any one of them, in a down-and-out affair such as thi6 is, may put out of the running right at the beginning the strongest fives. R is rather remarkable that teams in the South Atlantic section have Beemed to hold the superiority in the South in indoor sports. Right now all three championships are held by these schools, North Carolina having the title in track, Virginia in boxing and Mary land in basket ball. Whether or not these titles will stay in the South At lantic section is doubtful. Catholic university’s boxing team leaves tomorrow morning for Lewisburg. Pa., where it meets Bucknell's mitt pushers. The Brooklanders have hopes of bringing back the scalp of the Penn sylvanians, although they realize they have a difficult task. Georgetown and Catholic University send some of their runners to the New York Athletic Club meet tonight in New York. The local athletes also will take part in the Meadowbrook games at Philadelphia Saturday. Maryland plays St. John’s in basket ball tonight in the Ritchie Coliseum. The Old Liners hardly know what to expect from their Annapolis opponents. Even though they do feel they ought to win, it is remembered that St. John's whipped Virginia and last week gave American University its only defeat of the year so far. The game is to begin 8tOne thing is certain. Maryland had better not do much fooling around with the idea that it has the game already won. because St. Johns will battle harder than any five that has been against the Old Line school this year. It may not play as good basket ball as North Carolina did, but it is sure to put everything it has into the game from the first minute it steps out on the floor. George Washingtons basket ball team, in a mood to “take it out" on somebody for the defeat bv Duquesne, doubtless will go after Wake Forest here tomorrow night witn a will. _ . However, it will find Wake Forest a worthy foe. as last night the Baptists defeated Davidson, a really formidable quint. 32 to 19. Wake Forest surely, will be the strongest Southern team to oppose the Colonials this season. American university scored its tenth victory of the year against one defeat, when it conquered Bridgewater here last night. 41 to 28. However, the game was much closer and more interesting that the score would Indicate. It was an even battle for most of the first half with Ameri can U. running into a 24-to-18 lead by a spurt just before intermission. And in the second half the visitors got within two points of the Methodists before the locals rallied again. • Summary: Amer. U. G F.Pts. Bridaewarer. G F.Pts. Dick, f. 2 2 6 8haver. f. 5 2 12 G. Williams. f 0 0 0 R Flory. f. .. 1 0 2 Fuchs, f l 2 16 J. Flory. f. 10 2 J. Williams, f 0 0 0 Moyers, a 12 4 Sells, c. 3 3 8 Myers, a 3 2 8 Larson, c - 0 0 0 CramDton. f. 0 0 0 Bufflnaton. a. 0 0 0 Washburn, a. 1 0 2 Kessler, a— 0 1 1 Olsen, a. 4 0 8 Totals.M 1 41 Totals .u "j 34 Reynolds Is 17th Griffman to Sign Special Dispatch to The Star. BILOXI, Miss., February 17.—One third of the regular outfield planned for the Nationals this season has been lined up with the announcement by President Grif fith of receipt of the signed contract of Carl Reynolds, the slugger ob tained from the White Sox in the trade for Hadley and Jones. Ralph Boyle, Dave Harris and Sam Rice also are in the fold, but Heinie Manush and Sam West, who are to round out the gardening big three, have yet to bind themselves for service. Seventeen of the total of 27 on the roster now have ac cepted terms, the others missing being Pitchers Marberry, Burke and Friederichs, Catchers Spencer and Maple and Inflelders Judge, Cronin and Myer. G. U. BATTLERS VISIT BISONS TOMORROW Bucknell Has Not Lost at Home Since Defeat by Cards in Winter of 1929. LEW1SBURG, Pa., February 17.— Catholic University and Bucknell boxers will clash at Sunbury tomorrow night in seven three-round bouts. The match was originally scheduled for Lewisburg for February 22. The Pennsylvania State Boxing Commission will supervise the events. Bucknell has not lost a meet at home since Catholic won here in the Winter of 1929. Likewise, the only match Cath olic has lost in two years was to Buck nell in Washington in 1930. 5 to 2. Last Winter the teams fought seven bouts, three going to Catholic, one was a draw, and the other three went to Bucknell. The line-up for tomorrow right’s bouts: Catholic. Weight. Bucknell. Miro .115 pounds . Ftthian Calabrese .125 pounds. Boerner Di Giacoma ....135 pounds. Dill Stines .145 pounds... Wilkenson Not announced *155 pounds Not announced Stapleton .160 pounds .?us?9 Pvne .175 pounds .... Kubiekl •The 155-pound bout is substituted by the Eastern Intercollegiate Association for the usual unlimited fight. Catholic had planned to use Hugh Flynn against Rich ard Selkirk of Bucknell in the unlimited. Events Scheduled For Local Teams TONIGHT. Basket BaU. St. John’s (Annapolis), at Maryland. 8:15. St. John’s freshmen vs. Maryland freshmen, at Maryland. 7 o’clock. Gallaudet vs. Quantico Marines, at Quantico. Track. Catholic U. in New York A. C. games, at New York. TOMORROW. Basket Ball. Wake Forest, at George Washington, 8 o'clock. Boxing Catholic U. vs. Bucknell, at Lewis burg. FRIDAY Basket Ball. Georgetown, at West Virginia. Maryland, at North Carolina. Catholic University vs. 7th Regiment, New York National Guard, at New York. American University vs. Penn Mili tary College, at Chester. Gallaudet vs. Maryland State Normal School, at Towson. Maryland Freshmen vs. Catholic U. Freshmen, at College Park. Ben Franklin vs. Bliss, at Silver Spring Armory (Collegiate Conference game). Virginia State, at Howard U. SATURDAY. Basket Ball. Georgetown vs. Duquesne, at Pitts burgh. Maryland vs. Duke, at Durham. American U. vs. Villanova, at Villa nova. Columbus U„ at Gallaudet. Catholic U. vs. Manhattan, at New York. Track. Georgetown and Catholic U„ In Meadowbrook games at Philadelphia. Boxing. North Carolina State, at Maryland. SCHOLASTIC. TODAY. Basket Ball. Eastern vs. Catholic U. Freshmen, at C. U. George Washington Frosh at Tech. Landon, at St. Albans. Devitt, at Gonzaga. Georgetown Prep, at Takoma-Silver Spring. TOMORROW. Basket BaU. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High, at Western. FRIDAY. Basket BaU. Gonzaga, at St. John’s. 8 p.m. St. Albans, at Woodberry Forest. Mount St. Joseph’s High, at George town Prep. SATURDAY. Basket BaU. Charlottesville Fives, at Tech. Business, at Greenbrier (W. Va.) Military Academy. Strayer, at St. James School, Hagers town. Track. Central, Eastern and Tech in Meadow brook games at Philadelphia. No Tea and Toast, Basketers Strike DALLAS, Tex., February 17 (A*).— Trouble has aU but wrecked the Athens, Tex., High School basket ball team of Coach Jimmy Kitts, whose smooth working clubs have twice won the national inter scholastic title not to mention lesser championships. Kitts suspended six members of the team when they faUed to report for a game with an independent squad from Dallas. He is a firm be liever in discipline. Investigating the non-appearance of his stars, the coach learned the players are gone on strike because he failed to provide them with the customary tea and tout luncheon | alter a game here, ► A PAIR OF IVORY WIZARDS. —By TOM DOERER y jr -» • fe=-\=»* WAS Aw IF PETERSON IS , Ribas wamts- 6oi*6 to to out TRioc outclass the PETE HE WILL. 5PAMIAR0 WILL ^AVe TO POLS. 0ABUSe JHOTS OUT of A HAT.... A : chutes it_ TO DENOUNCE THE PEPRESS’iON , RIBAS MAS ASHOT THAT MAKES 'EAA ALL WEAK-KNEED -The best /have BEE/4 fAKl/st& •Sterns at PETERSON'S ✓"to m 35oEB.ee> .~~i ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor -By DENMAN THOMPSON A MAJORITY of observers seem to be agreed that the latest batch of changes in the foot ball rules will serve principally to pile more work on the harassed officials, and if they are right this will prove unfortunate, for the men running the game al ready had more duties than they properly can attend to. In a number of instances rules which have been on the books for years either have been largely ignored or en forced in only a half-hearted manner, such as those barring hurdling and piling-on, and to make it mandatory that hair line decisions be made aneht whether the tackier “leaves his feet only at the instant he makes contact with an oppo nent,” imposes a particularly difficult task on officials who frequently won’t be in a posi tion to judge as accurately as the spectators. If the revisions in the code make for greater safety for the players, a contention vigorously disputed by some in regard to the kick-off, where the receiver is likely to be confronted with a small army of tacklers, the main object of the tinkerers will have been completed. Contrariwise, if the new pro visions serve to rob the game of much of its snap and dash, as many stoutly maintain, without appreciably lessening the hazards of a sport whose popularity is due in large meas ure to bodily contact aspects and attendant dangers, the committee will have labored in vain. Many alterations have been effected since the game was opened up through legalization of the forward pass more than a quarter of a century ago, all designed to afford greater pro tection to the participants and increase its attractiveness to those in the stands. With few exceptions these have accom plished their purpose so well that foot ball has prospered enormously in the process of achieving top ranking among spectacles in sportdom. Whether the game will be hindered or helped by these most recent amendments to the playing procedure cannot be definitely determined until they have been tested over the course of a season. If it is established mistakes have been made they can be corrected another year by the same committee, which is due commendation for its efforts to apply remedial measures to the toll taken on the gridirons of the country last Fall. JUST how bad a good, game ringman with a punch, but shy on boxing finesse, can be made to look by an swatting ability in both hands was demonstrated to the sat isfaction of a close to capacity throng at Portner's arena last night. Antol Koscis. billed as hold er of both the fly and bantam weight championships of Hun gary, proved that foreign titles are not always meaningless by giving Billy Landers so pointed a lesson in the art of fisticuffing that the verdict unanimously was awarded him by the judges and referee. To the credit of Landers it must be said he never stopped trying, even though he missed like a motor with sooty plugs on a frosty morning through out the eight heats. The crowd was strong for the blond Nor folk tar, but had to agree the verdict was well earned by the elusive black-haired bobber, who landed three blows for every one Billy connected with. It was different in the semi wind-up, where Louis Jallos, a heads-up performer from Cleveland, piled up a clean-cut lead on points over Bobby Burns, a roughhouse type of swatter, although Referee Heinie Miller decided other wise. Jallos, who fights under the banner of Jimmie Bronson, as does Kocsis, didn’t turn in as impressive a margin as his stablemate, but made good use of a left jab that kept Burns’ nose gory and despite a mouse inflicted on his left eye, got over more and cleaner blows than his wild-swinging foe. Miller was just as wrong in his verdict after that fight as he was in his judgment before the Dempsey-Sharkey affair at the Polo Grounds. Heinie just made a mistake, but then, don’t we all? MOUNT RAINIER VICTOR. MOUNT RAINIER, February 17.— Mount Rainier High basketers turned back Rockville High tossers, 24 to 11, here yesterday. The winners held the whiphand most of the way. Mt. Rainier (24). Rockville (11). G.F.Pts. G.F.Pts. Bellman, f... 2 0 4 G. Starkey. 12 0 4 Emery, f. ... 0 0 0 J. Starkey, f. 0 0 0 R. Mathias, f. 1 0 2 Moulden. f. .. 0 0 0 Callow, c. 2 0 4 Darby, c.0 0 Oi Scott, c. 0 0 0 Brooks, c ... 0 0 0 F. Mathias. * 3 0 6 SteinburE. g. 1 0 2 Ziesler. u- 2 0 4 Becker, g. 2 1 S Chakalakis. g 1 0 2 D. Mathias, g 1 0 2 Totals .....12 0 24 Totals .ITU HYATTSVILLE FIVE AHEAD. HYATTSVILLE, February 17.—Hyatts ville High School basketers rang up their fourth straight win in defeating Kendall School quint of Washington, 41 to 26, on the armory* court here yesterday. Summary: Hyattsville (41). Kendall (26). G.F.Pts. G.F.Pts Peterson-Ribas Trick Shot Matches Will Prove Revelation For Billiard Devotees Here BY R. D. THOMAS. After challenging the world for 20 years to show him a shot he couldn’t make, Charlie Peterson at last has found a billiard genius who. if he can't stump him, at least can do about every thing with cue and ivory within range of his own wizardry. Next Friday and Saturday Washing ton will be privileged to see a part of probably the strangest struggle ever staged on the green baize. A Spaniard named Isidros Ribas has risen to dispute Petersen's right to the title of world champion trick shot maker and the pair are at it now. The competition opened with a series of matches in St. Louis, was continued in Chicago, they come here this week end and will finish the business in Cuba, aggregate scores to determine the winner and occupant of an official throne set up by the National Billiard Association. Peterson’s Reign Threatened. Peterson's supremacy as a specialist, unquestioned for two decades, is seri ously threatened, and make no mistake about it. you cue pushers to whom Charlie Peterson's name is a byword, and Ribas', until lately, was unknown. The fellow made a shot in Chicago recently that none other than the great est of modern billiard competitors, Jake Schaefer, declared was impassible. He made another that Peterson pro nounced a marvel, a draw shot that caromed off eight cushions. It required a lightning thrust, plus well neigh in credible control to do that. Schaefer's arrangements of the balls, too. required a remarkable draw, the cue ball com ing from a freeze with one sphere jam med in a comer to touch the other snugly tucked in the far triangle. His eight-cushion billiard, we learn from George T. Cox. who is managing the Washington end of the series, left Peterson pop-eyed and the comer-to corner trick, it is said, rather embar rassed the cocksure Schaefer. Ribas pulled it on the first try. Had it been in the competition with Peterson the shot probably would have gained several points for the Spaniard, not improbably the full five possible, under the system of scoring devised specially for the unique contest. Only four attempts are permitted to make a given shot and if these faU five strokes are added to the player's score. Least number of shots, of course, will determine the winner. Peu -son and Ribas each has tricks in wbfch he is particularly adeDt and the contest is centered largely in the making of each other’s pet shots. About all th~ fancy ones known to the game are deluded in the repertoire of the pair cut for a match they name about 17 a piece of their most difficult. Then they take turns, first one then the other calling the shot. According to all accounts it's a fas cinating show, thoroughly spiced with variety and contrasting the ordinary billiard match between experts which is a thing so monotonous that world championship tournaments barely make expenses. A summary of one of the skirmishes 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. BAN JOHNSON, American Base Ball League president, has ar rived in town to attend the Gridiron Club dinner as the guest of President Noyes of the Washing ton team. Mike Thompson, supervisor of athletics at Mount St. Mary’s Col lege, will referee the Georgetown University track meet next month in Convention Hall. John Paul Jones, Washington boy and crack Cornell miler, will be a competitor, announces Manager Kingsley of Georgetown. . Mordecai Brown states he is will ing to continue pitching ball, but not with the Chicago Cubs. Bob Groom, pitcher, has signed his contract with the Washington team, leaving only Milan and Flynn out of the fold. Sheehys beat Normoyles two of three games in the Spalding Council (K. of C.) Duckpin League, Du mingan, Carney, Biggs. Carr and Dailey rolled for the winners, with Dailey, Walsh, Clarey, Handiboe and ■ Pickford holding forth for the loaers. between Peterson and Ribas, presented here, not only gives a clear impression of how the battle goes, but how closely matched are the contestants. For in stance. it will be noted that Ribas failed to score on 17 of Peterson's shots and the St. Louisan missed on 15 of Ribas’. Observe, and Wonder! Look this over and wonder how long It took 'em to learn all the stuff! Peter N. Shot. son. Ribas P—Reverse English kiss shot.2 3 R—3. 4 and 5 cushion masse.5 3 P.—3-cushion draw shot..3 5 R. — 1-cushion jump shot.5 5 P.—Force follow. 3-cushion.4 3 R.—Around the table draw.. 5 5 P—3-cushion fore# shot.2 5 R— 3-cushion or 2. 1 2 P—Reverse English shot.5 5 R.—Force draw. 3. 4 or 5 cushion . 2 2 P.—Reverse English kiss shot. 4. 5 or « . 6 1 R.—Balkline gather shot . 5 4 P.—3-cushion counter on 2 rails behind red . 1 4 R—Direct draw. 3-cushion. .... 5 5 P—Draw shot. 3. 4 or 5 cushion . 5 5 R.—Reverse English shot. 8. 7 or 8 cushion . 2 S P—3-cushion swing shot.5 5 R.—Dead-ball shot. 3-cushion.5 5 P.—Follow draw . . . ..3 1 R.—Force follow. 1. 2 or 3 cushion. or direct . 4 4 P—3-cushion shot, doubling side rail . 4 5 R —Reverse English shot. 3-cushion 1 P—Swing shot. 1. 2 or 3 cushion.. 2 R.—Follow. 4-cushion or 2 4 5 P.—Force follow . 3-cushion or more. reverse English . 5 5 R.—3-cushion draw ..5 2 P.—3-cushion sluing shot. 2 5 R.—Follow draw masse, around 1. 2 or 3 cushion . 4 P.—3-cushion force follow. 5 5 R—Draw shot. 1, 2 or 3 cushion.. 5 5 P.—Force masse, counting on 3 balls . 1 5 R.—Around the table draw. 4. 5 or 6 cushion .2 4 P.—Calculation masse combination and bank . 1 < R — Force follow, 4-cushlon.5 5 Total .120 32$ Three matches will % - here. Friday at 8:30 p./a. and Saturday at 3 p.m. end 3.30. All will be staged in Knights of Columbus Temple, 920 Tenth street northwest. Tickets now are tn sale there and at the Lewis & Krauss establishment, 817 Fourteenth street northwest. Varied Sports Basket Ball. American University, 41; Bridgewater, 28. Washington College, 40; Swarthmore, 36 (overtime). Western Maryland, 25; Johns Hop kins. 19. Cornell, 28: Dartmouth. 27. Mississippi U., 33; Alabama, 30. Duke. 25; N. C. State, 21. Furman. 23: The Citadel, 11. William and Mary, 26; Emory and Henry, 19. Harvard. 32: Northeastern. 23. University of Arkansas, 33; St. Louis University, 19. Louisiana Tech, 38; Louisiana Col lege. 32. Clemson, 43: Presbyterian, 23. Wake Forest. 32; Davidson. 19. Carnegie Tech, 36; Washington and Jefferson, 25. Texas Aggies, 27; Rice, 6. Colorado Teachers, 39; Denver Uni versity, 22. Washington State College, 28; Oregon State College. 26. Wyoming, 26; Colorado University, 21. Montana State, 43; Brigham Young University 42. South Dakota U„ 46: Momingside, 24. Eureka, 25; James Milliken, 23. St. Johns, 51: Toledo, 36. Heidelberg. 37; Ohio Northern. 27. Mount Morris, 40; Chicago Y. M. C. A. College, 18. Texas Tech, 35; Abilene Christian College, 23. Oklahoma, 34; Kansas State, 22 Phillips U., 42; Oklahoma Baptist U., 33. Texas Christian U„ S3; Baylor U., 31. Wilmington, 28; Dayton, 18. Muskingum. 37; Kenyon, 32. Culver Stockton, 32; rowa Wesleyan, 19. Akron, 44; Ashland 32. Ohio U., 36; Wittenberg, 34. Baldwin Wallace, 33; Kent State, 24. College Hockey. Williams, 3; Middleburv. 1. Princeton, 2; German Olympic team, 1. Pro. Hockey. Detroit Falcons, 2: New York Rang ers, 2 (overtime). Detroit Olympics, 1: Syracuse, 0. Chicago, 3j St. Louis, 2. London, C Pittsburgh, •, FAY T1LTF0R BEST Clever Official Varies With Coaches in Interpreting Changed Laws. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Modification of the foot ball rules by the intercol legiate committee means the end of the timid game official, but it also may mean that prosperity is just around the cor ner for the able referee or other game handler. That’s the opin ion of Paul P. Magoffin—Maggie to you—Washington’s best known gridiron arbiter. Recent revision of the code, ac cording to Magoffin, makes im perative the quick calling as well as detectiort of rule infractions and infliction of penalties. As he sees it, there can be no quibbling by the official. He must act quick ly and firmly. Hesitation or weak ness will bring about his undoing. Under the new rules Magoffin says the official must be a czar. And with so much more to look for in the way of fouls and so much more to contend with in the way of crab bing coaches and tempestuous teams, officials will have to be of such high order to undergo the extra strain that J o* \.uiiipvu.iauoii n ill uv sought. In view of the heavier burden to be assumed there is reason to be lieve the business of foot ball officiating will become more profitable. Magoffin's interpretation of two of the modified rules are rather startling in that none of the many coaches about the country whose opinions of the code ' revisions have been rushed into print seemed to have considered tbe possibilities of the rules. FOR instance, the rule affecting the kick-off in brief states that the receiving team is to have the oppor tunity of making a fair catch without interference by members of the kick ing team, even though they are on side. Sounds as though any member of the receiving side in a reasonable position to get the ball may signal for a fair catch and thereby prevent the kicking side from recovering the ball. Not so, says Magoffin. The player signaling for the fair catch may misjudge the flight of the ball and his signal would in no way make illegal a recovery of the pigskin by one of the kicking side, provided the player recovering was on side at the time of the kick-off. according to the veteran official. As he sees it. the rule only prevents unnecessary charg ing into the player who has signaled for a fair catch Then again Magoffin interprets the rule liberalizing substitutions different ly from those coaches who have been quoted in the press. Says. Magoffin, this rule will benefit the smaller but clever player immensely for it will give him a chance to be rested each period. As announced the rule permits the re placement of a player at any time and the player withdrawn allowed to re turn once In any subsequent period. Not once more in the game, but in any subsequent period. There's the catch. HE sees in the rule prohibiting the flying tackle and the flying block the root of many arguments In a game. Lots more work for the official says Magoffin. Many alleged fouls here tofore have been difficult enough to rule on, but checking the moment of contact between tackier and ball runner or blocker and defensive back and the position of the tackier or blocker imme diately before such contact will be enough to harass the best of officials. And that 5-yard penalty for such a foul will bring many howls from the penal ized team, it is feared. , Magoffin also sees trouble arising from the new "dead ball” rule, the rule that provides that play ceases when any portion of the ball carrier excepting hands or feet touches the ground, whether or not the ball carrier be In the grasp of an opponent. Just another rule to get the fans in the stands as well as the penalized team on the neck of an official is Magoffin's idea of this modification. rlE new rule further restricting the use of hands by the defense Magoffin believes the officials can blame themselves for. For years the foot ball code has been severe in its rulings on careless use of hands by de fensive linemen, but it seems many offi cials have been lax In enforcing the law, Magoffin declares he is in favor of emphasizing any rule that will help eliminate dirty play, but like other high class officials he does not favor em phasizing such a rule to the extent that the legitimate and scientific or well coached lose of hands by defense players would be harshly penalized as appar ently they should be under the recent modification. Clever and legitimate use of the hands by linemen of the defense Is, according to Magoffin, the most beau tiful part of foot ball play. To so hinder the employment of this de partment of defense by such a rule as recently adopted seems to him a step backward. It is bound to detract greatly from foot ball, the official con tends. AS to the new rule concerning the change in equipment of players Magoffin does not consider it any thing for the officials to mull over other than to see the players are not Improperly accoutered when they enter a game. However. Magoffin hopes that in softening pads and protectors there will be no return to the bulky pad ding of two decades ago. Magoffin believes a season or two of trail will result in a modification of some of the new rules. However, he insists that excellent teams will be developed this year, as heretofore, de spite the seeming handicaps of the modified code. After all. says Ma goffin. a fine team Is due to manpower, strategy, science and good coaching. There will still be the manpower and enough good coaching to develop all the strategy and science necessary to satisfy the most critical foot ball follower. PETERSON RESUMES CUE TRICKSHOT LEAD Gains 5-Point Advantage Over Ribas After Trailing by 3. Play Here Next. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. February 17.—Charles Peterson of St. Louis, today was back in the lead in his world fancy shot billiards championship battle with Isi dro Ribas, the Spanish trick cueist. Peterson, defending the title, last night defeated Ribas. 115 to 123. wip ing out a three-point lead gained by the Spaniard Monday night, and build ing up a five-point edge for himself. Scoring is based on the number of strokes required to accomplish specified shots. The final block in Chicago, 32 shots, will be decided tonight, and the pair will move on to Washington. D. C., where they will open Friday night at the K. of C. Hall. HOST WILL LEAD IRISH Left End Named Captain for '32 at Monogram Club Meeting. SOUTH BEND, Ind., February 17 , 6P).—Paul Host of La Crosse. Wis., will lead the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame into battle next Autumn. Host last ■ night was elected captain of the 1932 | team at the annual monogram banquet. 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