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Outstanding Scrap of Schoolboy Grid Season Looms as Central Faces Western ' --7---? - * Air Bombs vs. Power May Settle Issue in Division Race Eastern Opposes Tech, Johnnies Meet W.-L, In Other Big Tilts By BURTON HAWKINS. What undoutedly will be recorded as the outstanding game of the local scholastic football season will be played tomorrow at Central Stadium when a light, fast Central eleven pits its aerial explosives against a powerful Western outfit, with the western division championship of the interhigh series title scrap dan gling in the balance. Of almost equal attractiveness are another brace of tiffs, with Eastern attempting to snatch the eastern division series crown at Tech’s ex pense at Eastern Stadium and St. John’s tangling with undefeated and untied Washington-Lee High at Ballston, Va. The Little Generals will seek their ninth straight victory. Aside from the intriguing possi bility of a triple tie being created in the eastern division through a Tech triumph, the series spotlight will be focused on Central Stadium. Should Eastern tie or defeat Tech, the Lin coln Parkers will possess the eastern division title. Tie Would Present Problem. Should Tech whip Eastern, how ever, and toss Eastern, Tech and Anacostia into a triple tie, the High School Athletic Council would have to decide who would face the Western-Central winner for the series championship. ooacn Hardy Pearce oi central admits his club is prepped to make its bid for victory through the air. while Western probably will depend /n such crack leather luggers as George Barnes and Jake Hilleary to puncture the lighter Central line. Sparked by the clever Benny Steiner, Central has waded through a tough schedule of seven games, losing only to Washington-Lee, 13-14, and being held to a 7-7 tie by George Washington High. Western's only loss in six games also was in flicted by Washington-Lee, 7-6. Records Are Similar. Both teams are undefeated in series competition. Western whip ping Roosevelt, Wilson and Eastern and Central spanking Roosevelt, Tech and Wilson. Both possess scor ing punch, as evidenced by the fact they have scored in every game and been held to a single touchdown only once each. How evenly they stack up is reflected in their records, which follow: Central. Western, 13 Gonzaea __ 0 19 G. W. Htsh.. 7 27 St. John's 7 H Wash.-Lee H. 7 13 Wa.-Lee HI. 14 20 Roosevelt_ o 20 Roosevelt_ 0 14 Wilson_ n | 7 G. W. High _ 7 13 Gonzaea _ 0 17 Tech_ 7 13 Eastern_ 0 47 Wilson_ 0 144 35 85 20 Central and Western both are equipped with tricky maneuvers. Tackle Ray Wrenn, for instance, pulls out of the Western forward wall to chuck passes, while End Dick Farr of Central drops back to punt, and, occasionally, toss a pass. Central’s Coach Pearce has con cocted a play which he has saved especially for Western. Eastern will enter its engagement with Tech thinking only in terms of triumph. “We feel we played our worst game in a month in losing to Western,” says Coach Mike Kelley, ' “and we don’t figure to be that bad against Tech. We want to get into that championship play-off and I don’t believe the boys are going to let Tech keep ’em out of it.” St. John’s Menaces W.-L. ok joiiii s, ^u-u victor over tjon zaga last Sunday, is confident of checking Washington-Lee's mount ing chain of conquests. The Little Generals, though, haven’t been scored on in their last three games and have compiled 88 points in spill ing Anacostia, Fredericksburg and Calvert Hall. Local prep engagements will find Georgetown Prep stacking up against Loyola of Baltimore at Gar rett Park. Md., and Woodward School facing Tome at the Monument Grounds. St. Albans will travel to Baltimore to meet St. Paul’s and George Washington High will jour ney to Hopewell, Va., to play Hope well High. Landon School on Saturday will clash with St. Andrew's at Middle town, Del. Hockey Results By the Associated Press. International-American League. New Haven. 2: Syracuse. 0. Cleveland. 4: Providence. 1. Pittsburgh, 2; Philadelphia, 8 (over time tie). American Association. Minneapolis. 2: St. Louis. 1. Omaha. 3; Tulsa, 2. TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE. National League. Boston at Montreal. Chicago at New York Rangers. International-Ameriean League. Providence at Indianapolis. American Association. St. Louis at St. Paul. Tulsa at Kansas City. From the Press Box Fine Points in Football Filed by Our Expert By JOHN LARDNER, NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (N.A.N.A.).— . Lardner's information service takes this opportunity to come to the aid of the thousands of coaches, fans and subdebutantes who have ques tions to ask about football, willy nilly: Dear Sir—I have been coaching at dear old Sebago College for six years and getting along pretty well, but just lately we have decided to schedule an opponent, and I am anxious to brush up on my football data so as to put the boys on the field in a position to give a good account of themselves and win the ball game for the Beige and Cherry of old Sebago. Can you straighten me out oil the following points: 1. What is the difference between a touchback and a touchdown? 2. What is meant by the expres sion, ”2 minutes to go”? 3. Is a coach eligible? 4. What is the flat zone? Nobody was more surprised than I was when we scheduled an op ponent, so picture my embarrass ment.—L. J. W. Most Coaches Like Touchdown Better Than Touchback Answer: I will be glad to help Sebago out in this emergency, coach. Taking your questions one at a time, here is the correct dope: 1 Most coaches prefer the touch down to the touchback. Pop Warner W’as the first to see and make use of the great advantages of the touchdown. He points out that it counts 6 points, which can make a mighty important difference in the outcome of the game. Mighty im portant. 2. “Two minutes to go” means that you have less than three min utes to go. 3. If a coach is making more than $5,000 a year, he is highly eligible. I would call him the catch of the season. In fact, I will call him the catch of the season. 4. The flat zone will take care of Itself. Good Idea to Put Back Goal Posts if He Took 'em Dear Mr. Lardner: My friends and I are in favor of putting the goal posts back where they were. How do you feel about that?—Dartmouth T3. Answer—If you are the fellows who took those goal posts, by all means put them back. I know it seemed like a lark at the time, but those things cost money, ’13, old man. Dear sir:—Please explain the 6-2 2-1 defense.—Heartbroken. Answer—I hardly know what to say about the 6-2-2-1 defense that hasn't been said already. The 1-2 2-6 defense is favored by many coaches as being more picturesque, and the 3-3-2Ii-212 as more confus ing, but give me the old 6-2-2-1 every time. It combines the friend liness of the 9-1-1 with the savoir faire of the 8-2-1. The 7-5-2-2 is more impregnable, but calls for five «xtra people who may be hard to get at the last minute. Dear sir: What is the difference? —Curious. Answer—Two feet 1 inch. Zuppke-Yost Anecdote Gives Explanation of Clipping Dear Mr. Lardner: What consti tutes clipping?—Third Offender. Answer—You put me in mind of a very droll anecdote that came off between Fielding Yost and Bob Zuppke one year when Zuppke’s team absolutely was unable to score. In fact, it hadn’t made a first down all season. Zuppke (“Zupp.” or “Bob,” or "Zuppke” to his friends) was brood ing about this one day when Yost happened to bump into him by ac cident on an Erie Railroad siding. “Sorry,” said the big fellow. “No Offense.” “You're telling me!” said Zuppke, quick as a flash. Both men laughed heartily. Dear sir: Can you get me seats on the 50-yard line for the Rose Bowl game?—Recent Father. Answer—Yes, I can, but the first time they run a play over your po sition, you’ll wish you were back in that grandstand, chum. Meushaw is swimming Coach at Wilson High Art Meushaw, former Central High and George Washington Uni versity swimmer, has been appoint ed swimming coach at Woodrow Wilson High School, replacing Paul Wilson, now at the Navy' flying School at Pensacola, Fla. Meushaw also is Kenwood Country Club’s Swimming instructor. Wilson’s tank schedule still is Incomplete, but competition slated to date includes meets with many Virginia military schools. 20 Years Ago In The Star Gallaudet was the lone local eleven to triumph in grid games yesterday as Georgetown lost to Georgia Tech, 0-27, and C. U. bowed to Maryland State, 0-13. Gallaudet trounced Washington College of Chestertown, Md., 33-10. The Yale-Princeton game re sulted in an upset when the Tigers came from behind to win, 13-6. Dartmouth lost its East ern title claim by losing to Brown 6-7. Other scores: Navy 121, Colby 0; Army 62, Villanova 0; John Hopkins 30, Western Maryland 6; Vanderbilt 10, Virginia 6; Pitt 3, Penn 3; Illinois 29, Michi gan 7; Syracuse 13, Colgate 7; Chicago 9: Iowa 6; Ohio State 3, Wisconsin 0. Eastern High lost to Briarly Hall, 14-18. Parker and Myers starred for Eastern and French and Contee for Briarly. Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Wrestling. Don Evans vs. Rudy Strong berg, feature match, Turner’s Arena, 8:30. TOMORROW. Football. Central vs. Western, Central Stadium (public high title se ries), 3:15. Eastern vs. Tech, Eastern Sta dium (public high title series), 3:15. Washington-Lee High vs. St. John’s, Balls ton, Va., 3.15. Georgetown Prep vs. Loyola of Baltimore, Garrett Park, Md., 3:15. St. Albans vs. St. Paul’s, Bal timore, Md. George Washington High vs. Hopewell High, Hopewell, Va. Woodward School vs. Tome, Monument Grounds, 3. Ice Hockey. Washington Eagles vs. Atlantic City Sea Gulls, Atlantic City, N. J. SATURDAY. Football. Catholic University vs. Loyola of the South, Brookland Sta dium, 2. Georgetown vs. N. Y. U., New York. George Washington vs. Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. Maryland vs. V. M. I., Norfolk. Va. American University vs. Swarthmore, Swarthmore, Pa. Maryland Frosh vs. United States Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va. Landon School vs. St. An drews, Middletown, Del. Howard University vs. St. Paul, Howard Stadium, 2. Ice Hockey. Washington Eagles vs. New York Rovers, New York. Ailments, Injuries Hit Southeastern Loop Football Teams L. S. U. Loses Bird, Bama's Boswell Hurt, Georgia Tech's Gibson Is Out By the Associated Press. Ailments and injuries cropped out as new worries for several South eastern Conference coaches today. An attack of yellow jaundice caught Leo Bird of Louisiana State’s Bird-Ken Kavanaugh passing duo as the L. S. U.’s put the final touches on their drill for Auburn. Auburn, however, was in fine shape. Left Halfback Charley Boswell, Albama first-stringer, was dealt a heavy biff on the nose in scrim mage yesterday and may be indis posed for the meeting with Georgia Tech. Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech was having his difficulties, too. Billy Gibson, the diminutive back field ball of fire, twisted his knee | in scrimmage. He had to be car ^ ried off the field. Despite all George Cafego’s dec larations he would battle for Ten nessee against Vanderbilt, it was fairly certain he would not be in play until the Kentucky game, No vember 30. — Gaels' Fans Are Loyal To Losing Eleven By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—The Gaels are glamorous, even in defeat. When the St. Mary’s football spacial rolled into town today there were 217 Cali fornians aboard. And that in spite of one of the poorest seasons in years. And they'll get a warm welcome tonight at the Waldorf, when the 8th annual press party is held. End Kavanaugh Leads In L. S. U. Offense By the Associated Press. BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 16.— Ken Kavanaugh has certainly car ried his share of the offensive load for L. S. U. this year. Statistics show the big end has gained nearly one-fourth of the total yardage made in the air and on the ground by the Tigers. He's also made 9 of the 13 touch downs and was directly responsible for 2 others. Fox-Hunting Club Revived LEONARDTOWN, Md. Nov. 16.— Edmund J. Plowden of Bushwood has announced here that the Bush wood Fox Hunting Club has been revived. Fox hunts will be held each week. i A Dog's Life By R. R. TAYNTON. There has been a deluge of chain letters addressed to dog lovers. This new variation of an old racket calls for four letters to be sent out by each recipient, who is to send a quarter to the top name on the list he receives. He is politely requested to return the letter to the sender if he does not care to indulge in this chain. Should his name happen to be one of the more popular ones in doggy circles, even mis item oi postage would add up to a sizable chunk of cash by the time he was through. The special appeal of this new chain lies in its heading, "V(inter Dog Show Expense Club.” The first localized futurity class of any national breed club is that of the Collie Club of America, which is holding a futurity class in connection with the Western Re serve Kennel Club at Cleveland, Ohio, next March. Richard C. Eames, secretary of the club, an nounces that 35 collie puppies were kept eligible for this event, which means that at least 20 pups will be benched for this special class at the next “Cleveland Classic,” and that a purse considerably larger than the guaranteed $100 minimum will be divided. The Bulldog Club of Philadelphia is making great efforts to make their 32d specialty show, which takes place in conjunction with the Philadelphia all-breed fixture on the 25th, a huge success. They have set a goal of 250 entries, which is a lot of bulldogs in any man’s show. — DRIVING LIGHTS Expert Installations L S. JULLIEN, Inc. 1443 P St. N.W. North S07S 1 I MATINEE DAILY !■ 3—6 P.M. §■ NIGHTS 8—11 P.M. HH REAL MARKSMANSHIP—Flavia Lee (on extreme left) of the Georgetown Visitation hockey team starting a stroke that brought an early goal from far out against the St. Agnes School of Alexandria yesterday on the former’s field. Miss Lee was a prominent factor in capturing the double-header from the Alexandrians by scores of 4 to 0 and 4 to 2.—Star Staff Photo. Free-Scoring Squad To Test Eagles in Hockey Start Mackenzie Is to Throw Experienced Lot at Sea Gulls Tomorrow That Washington’s first hockey team will be up against a free scoring opponent in its first Eastern League game tomorrow night at Atlantic City was realized today in the wake of their opposition’s 24 to-0 victory over the New York all Stars in an exhibition in Gotham last night. Against the Sea Gulls, who will come here next Tuesday night to open the Capital's hockey season, Coach Red Mackenzie will start an experienced line-up, although every man on the Washington squad is expected to see action. Those start ing play will be Gordon Lee, goalie: Mike German and Bill Davies, left and right defense; Ken Partis, cen ter, and Alan Foster and Bill Cairns, left and right wing. Partis, Foster and Cairns played with the Sea Gulls last year and, because Atlantic City fans bear the reputation of the most partisan in the circuit, are expecting plenty of heckling tomorrow night. The Eagles will leave at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning, continuing to New York Saturday morning for a game that afternoon. Navy Will Stand Pat On Backfield for Princeton, Army By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md.. Nov. 16 —Coach “Swede” Larson will stick to his Navy backfield story for the closing grid encounters with Princeton and Army. Larson said he was satisfied with the work of Tommy Blount, Pat Gray, Monty Whitehead and Sam tAlbie) Boothe. Barring injuries, he will keep the quartet together as starters. He said his decision to use the two rookies, Boothe and Blount, in the backfield with the veterans Whitehead and Gray was based on the cohesion and smoothness of the unit in the Columbia game. Larson kept the squad at hard contact work yesterday, and said he planned to drive the Midshipmen the balance of this week. The Navy has an open date Saturday, but examinations begin next week and the Swede must get in all his contact drill now. Maryland Game on Air Maryland’s football game with V. M. I. in Norfolk Saturday will be broadcast by Stations WFBR, WJEJ and WSAL. Play starts at 2:30, but the broadcast will begin 15 minutes earlier. Magnet for Fair Hockey Fans Seen in Knipfel of Eagles f ocLOTm of a series miroaucing the Washington Eagles, the Capi tal's first hockey team.) Ross Knipfel—outstanding candi date to make the hearts of feminine followers of the Eagles flip-flop as well as one of Washington’s more promising players. A handsome blond, Nip is 22, single and carries 187 pounds on a stocky frame. A vicious body checker who relishes rough going, Knipfel played under his current coach. Red Mackenzie, with the Atlantic City Sea Gulls last season. Has been performing in organized ice hockey circles since he was 15 and was a star with the j Oshawa Juniors in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League in 1937-’38. ! His team was runner-up in competi j tion for the Memorial Cup, junior hockey's most coveted award. A Toronto boy. Nip works in an i Ottawa automobile assembly plant | in the off season and also plays ] lacrosse and pitches for a softball ; team. He has played with a half ! dozen of his current mates pre viously. He'll play right defense. i r “NIP” KNIPFEL. D. C. Hockey Rival Cracks Record By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 16.—The Atlantic City Sea Gulls of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League today laid claim to a new United States amateur scoring record by virtue of a 24-0 trounc- ] ing of the New York All-Stars. The huge total rolled up last night in a charity contest, was said to exceed the Sea Gulls’ for mer mark of 22. Tomorrow night, the Sea Gulls will take on the Washington Eagles in an Eastern League game. - . „ ■ ■ - ... , Ten Teams Enrolled; Heurich Tossers Open Nov. 27 With 10 outstanding teams en- ; rolled, the Heurich Amateur Basket Ball League will start its second sea son on November 27, with triple- j headers scheduled every Monday.1 Wednesday and Friday nights. Chris Heurich. jr., again will serve as honorary’ president, while Bob McDonald will be the active presi dent. George Oertel is vice presi dent and Walter James the secre tary-treasurer. Member teams are Bureau of In vestigation, Petworth A. C., United Typewriters, Jewish Community Center, Capitolians, Regal Clothiers, Delaware & Hudson, Garvin’s Grill, Dixie Tavern and the D. C. Fire Department. The opening card will send Dixie Tavern against United Typew’riters, Capitolians against Jewish Com munity Center and Regal Clothiers against Delaware & Hudson. Roosevelt Baskelers Have Dozen Gaines Outside Series Games with Navy plebes and Uni versity of Maryland freshman teams will feature Roosevelt High School's basket ball schedule this season, a slate which includes a dozen tilts in addition to interhigh series compe tition. The Rough Riders will Inaugu rate interhigh series activity on January 9. meeting Central at Roosevelt gym. Following is the schedule: December 15. Baltimore City College at . Baltimore. IP. Mount St. Joseph: 22. Gon- . zaga at Tech; 29. Alumni: January *>, t Navy plebes at Annapolis 9. Central; 12. j Martinsbunz High at Martinsbure W. Va.: lb. Tech at Tech: 3 9. Eastern at Tech; 23. Bethesda-Chevy Chase at Beth esda. Md : 2b. Western at Tech. 30, ! Harpers Ferry High February ]. Woodrow Wilson High of Portsmouth. Va.: 3. Randolph Macon at Front Royal. Va.: b. Anncosna: !>. Wilson at Tech.: 12. St. John's; 14. Maryland frosh at College Park. Md. Sports Mirror By the Associated Press. Today a year ago—After win ning first four games of season, Chicago Black Hawks lost first National League hockey game, '1-0, to New York Rangers. Three years ago—Jesse Owens, Ohio State Negro sprinter, led Glenn Morris, decathlon cham pion, by narrow margin in pre liminary balloting for 1936 Sul livan award. Five years ago—$5,000 Aus tralian Open Golf Tournament, held at Melbourne, won by Jimmy Thomson. Los Angeles pro, with 283 for 72 holes. Coach to Be Honored At Slippery Rock Fete Saturday Little College to Hold Big Celebration, Win Or Lose on Grid By the Associated Press. SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa., Nov. 16.— Win or lose Saturday, Slippery Rock ! Teachers’ College is going to cele brate. For certain, the little college town j will mark the 51st birthday anni versary- of Coach N. Kerr Thomp son, who has been doing business j at the same stand for 24 years. Then, too, Slippery Rock hopes also to celebrate an undefeated and : untied grid season by taking over j California State Teachers and win-1 ning the State championship of teachers’ colleges. Fine Record This Year. So far, Slippery Rock, which gets quite a call from points East owing to its exploits as well as a name that strikes the fancy of strangers, has beaten Millersville, Shippens burg, Westminster. Grove City, In diana Teachers, Thiel and Edin boro—quite a formidable list for its size. The Rockets have scored 148 points against 20 by their collective opposition. Behind the attractive adventure among these successful gridders is the bald-headed fixture Thompson, who, along with Alonzo Stagg, is one of the few coaches who has had the distinction of having his home grounds named after him. At Slippery Rock they call it Thompson Field, an honor conferred on the coach just this year. Coach Is Stone Thrower. Thompson doesn't mind if the boys want to loaf, break training or prove to be bum sports. The only condition is that if they prefer J that line they don't play football for him. During a game Thompson is a stone thrower, picking up pebbles and slinging them about. Duke, Tarheels Even As to Leftovers By the Associated Press. CHAPEL HILL, N. C„ Nov. 16.— ' Experience honors are about even in the North Carolina-Duke game. Both teams have five starters left from last year's game, and each has 13 lads who got into that contest. North Carolina hopes its experi ence can prevent a repetition of that 14-0 Duke victory. Ex-Champ Cueist Here Thomas Hueston, former billiard champion, will play an exhibition match at the Dixie Bililard Parlor tomorrow night. ► jonzaga Beats Riders ro Finish Campaign With Even Break Mulvihill Scores Lone Touchdown Set Up by Pass and Raba's Run A short touchdown plunge by Bob by Mulvihill in the first quarter igalnst Roosevelt enabled Gonzaga to close its football season yester iay with a .500 standing in eight tames, despite the fact that the Pur ple had one of the youngest squads n town. Playing on the Rough Riders’ field, 3onzaga, which earlier in the week ost to St. John’s, 0-20, pushed the sail across and then battled in vain to increase the score against a great ly improved and fighting eleven, which was trying to win its second straight. Pass Sets Up Touchdown. A long pass, Bernard Heaiy to John Scully, set up the lone tally, rhen Elmer Raba, 16-year-old Triple .hreat, raced around left end to put :he ball on the 10-yard stripe. Mul vihill picked up 9, Raba was stopped, ind then Mulvihill plunged over. Ftaba's attempted conversion was ow. From that point on neither team was able to threaten until the last juarter. Then both used passes to jet within scoring distance. Gon :aga marched 60 yards to the Roose velt 4, but two passes went astray, ind two plunges lost 6 yards. Interception Halts Rider Drive. Roosevelt managed to start a drive that was interrupted momentarily ay a pass interception, and finally, with three minutes left to play, Billy Hall completed three aerials that were good for 60 yards. The Purple’s defense stiffened here, how ever, and it took the ball on downs as the game ended. Pos. Gonzaga <t>). Roosevelt (0). L. E. __ Garland _ Booth* L. T. _ _ Muilaney_ Fulton L G. —Reilly - McAleer C. -Hurson_Herzburn R. G-Fahey_Koged R. T._Coontz _Floyd RE-Markham_Beck Q B. Mulvihill_ Hall L. H. Maguire_ Kolker R H. Scully _Wicklein F B. Heaiy_ Lancaster Gonzaga _R O O 0—6 Roosevelt _ _ 0 0 0 0—O Touchdown — Mulvihill. Substitutions: Gonzaga—Costello. D. Walsh. Campenella, Fitzgerald. Cosimano. O'Donnell. Raba, Rice. Annadale, J. Walsh. Harrington. Roosevelt—Page. Brier. Vermillion. Metzler Hartman. Pearlman. Fullmer. Referee— Mr. Magoffin. Umpire—Mr. Tracey. Head linesman—Mr. Fiynn. Chicago Alumni Held At Fault for Poor Football Teams By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. Nov. 16.—Jay Berwan ger. Chicago's last all-America foot ball player, blames the alumni for the school’s pitifully weak showing on the gridiron in recent years. “We have scholarships to give." says Jay, “just like any one else. If the boys will come and get them. “It’s up to the alumni to do what other alumni do and help bring the boys in. “The goal of President Robert Hutchins is to have the greatest educational institution in the world, and he isn’t going to let football stand in the way. But I think we can have a good football team and also achieve that goal.” Berwanger now aids in coaching the freshmen as a part-time job. Wyoming to Honor 19 Of 1919 Grid Team By the Associated Press. LARAMIE, Wyo., Nov. 16.—Guests of honer at the University of Wyo ming homecoming Saturday will be members of the 1919 team. Just to show what a problem It is to find good reserves at Wyomong, they had only 19 men on the squad that year—and this year's team hasn’t many more. I g 2.50 men’s clasp or slip-on pigskin gloves I .1 1.95 Nothing better for everyday wear than these genuine -f peccary pigskin gloves. Take || your pick of cork or grey. || Better order several pairs p because they will make ideal || gifts. I