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Evening star., 1928-04-18
TRACK MEET LISTED
FOR G. W. STUDENTS

Interfraternity and intersorority re-
lay races for man and woman students
will feature the fifth annual George
Washington University interciass track
and field meet 70 be held Saturday IN
Central High Stadium, starting at I
O'Clock. Men who have earned their
letter in track are not eligible for the
tnterfraternity relay
Other events scheduled are: Men.
100. 220. and 440 yard dashes. $50 and
$50 yard runs. and mile runs. broad
and high jumps. shotput discus throw,
tavelin throw and pole vault: women,
80 and 10 yard dashes, 50-gard hurdles.
high and broad jumps. discus throw
and shotput
To the class scoring the most points
will go the Louis A. Fischer Silver Me-
mortal Trophy and silver cups viii be
awarded the high point winners In the
mems and women's events
Entry blanks may be obtained from
the George Washington gymnasium
office. 20i0 H street. or from the reg
lstrar's officeS at Columbia College and
the Law and Medical Schools.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
PAYNE AGAIN LEADS
"BUNION DERBY"

BY the Associated Press.
CHE SEA, Okla. April 18.-En-
couraged by rooters from his home town.
Andrew Fayne again has taken over the
leadership in the cross-country mara
thon.
The Claremone youth led the field of
n in the 497-mile jaunt from Tulsa
Yesterday TO finish in 1888. forcing
Peter vuzzi OF Southampton, England
from the lead in elapsed time. This
gave Payne a total of 279:10:52 for the
1905 miles from Los Angeles. Ga
vuzzi who showed the Oklahoman into
secoId 'ace several days ago needed
10 hours. % minutes and 10 seconds
giving him a mark Of 28l :07:l5. nearly
two hours more than Payne.
Ihn Cronick Of Saskatoon, and Harry
Re-. Long Beach. Calf. finished short
iy after Payne in 1928 al. Rea's elapsed
time is 322 SO :53 and Cronick's 325 :0l :25
giving them sixth and eighth places. re-
spcCtively.
The caravan today had a 5i-mile trek
to Miami. Tomorrow the athletes will
skirt the southeastern corner Of Kansas
on their way to Carthage, Mo.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
BY ALAN J. GOULD.


~ RINcEToN. N. j., April Ia
s5 r. fSs %s5s g s.1ssss Is; pass ID, TIss1; s,
turn out to be the sensation Of
| 1923 and-they whisper it softly here
| possibly carry Uncle Sans banner in
| the Olympic regatta at Amsterdam.
It's a husky boatload, with lots OF
drive and power IL the first workout in
| their new pocock shell yesterday after
noon is good sample of the Tiger
/ rowing stuff. There Is plenty OF ex-
| perience, too. for seven Of the eight men
| who pulled the new cedar craft on its
| maiden voyage are veterans Of the 1927
crew that broke Yales long winning
streak.
What this outfit chiefly needs. in the
! opinion Of its youthful coach, "Chuck"
Logg. is a sense Of humor, or any light
hearted equivalent that will help the
| boys snap out of it.
ITS a good crew" Logg readily ad-
| mits, but 1t hasn't settled down or hit
| It's real stride yet. OF course, it's pretty
| ,arly. We haven't even had time trial.
| Under the conditions the boys have
come along very well, but the varsity
has been in a slump. in spite Of numer-
| Gus shifts What it needs. think, Is
| something to remove the tenSeness;
some one 10 do a little back-slapping
with the attitude of Come on, gang,
| cts row.
| Princeton hasn't committed itself to
a definite program. aimed at the Olym-
/ pic tryouts, but ii is no secret the Tigers
will make that their goal
/ Stroked by JEFF Alison of Little Rock.
Ark. this varsity eight. II 1t develops
/ In the same fashion 1t did last season.
will make 1t interesting for any other
/ Olympic contender. whether it's Yale,
! Olympic winner four years ago: Cali
/ fornia or Washington. from the Far
/ West: or ColumbiaS intercollegiate
| champions.
The Olympic distance, 1000 meters
/ or about a mile and a quarter. Is made
/ to order for Tiger crews. Princeton
| always has favored the shorter dis
| tances and trained exclusively for them
| One reason why they have declined 70
] enter the 4-mile grind at Poughkeepsie
| Their course on Lake Carnegie Is the
( Henley distance. a mile and flye-six-
/ teenths.
+ The Tigers will be better able to weigh
F their Olympic prospects after they have
4 had few races under their belts They
| open the season against Massachusetts,
Iecn April 2S. meet Columbia and
| Pennsylvania on Lake Carnegie May IL.
and tackle Yale and Cornell at Derby.
/ Conn. a week later.
Whether or not the Tigers row in the
Olympic they may have a representa-
tive or two on the American track and
field team al Amsterdam. Keene Fitz-
patrick. who has been coaching since
! the days when a pole vaulter who
cleared 10 feet vas q record breaker,
is drilling a likely looking squad Of
sprinterS. hurdlers and. among others.
a high jumper in B. D. Hedges OF Plain
field. N. j.. who is clearing feet
inches.
The dash men also have the benefit
Of expert attention from Archie Hahn,
the former Michigan star. who vas de-
velcped by Fitzpatrick and captured
four Olympic championships in 1904
and 1905
Evening star., 1928-04-18
WOMAN DUCkPINNERS
END LEAGUE SEASON

Washington Ladies' Bowling League
closed its season at the Coliseum last
night with two exciting races to furnish
the climax.
Commercials nosed out Corlmbias FOR
second place by a 220 pinfall margin.
although tied in wins and losses.
Beeoues were assured Of the flag sew
eral weeks ago.
Lorraine Gull managed TO gain high
average honoTs by telling three more
pins than her old rival Rena Levy.
Gulli finished with a io3 figure and
Levy had i02-79.
Indians won the second half flag In
The Evenings Star League last night
hy taking oi 3 games from Bucks.
giving this Quint the season champion
ship. as 1t had previously annexed the
first series honors.
Entries for the Washington Woman's
Duckpin Association tournament close
this evening at 8 O'Clock. No extension
viii be made. Lorraine GULL. secretary.
has announced. A schedule viii be COM
plcted tomorrow and Friday. Events
start Monday night At the Coliseum.
Judd q Detweiicr's pinmen can clinch
theTypothetae circuit flag by taking two
games next Monday night. But six more
games remain on the schedule. The
leaders took three in a row from Fell
lowship Forum this week Forum Is as
sured Of second place and has slight
chance to slip into first place befoTe the
curtain drops
Evening star., 1928-04-18
Legion Amateur Boxing Show
Is Carded at Arcadia Tonight

rinc Corpss m. Johnny WaTren uni
veTsity Of North CarolinaD,
Lghtweight~-Chick Heiner iGatholic
University vs.. Archie Allen luniyer-
sity Of North Caroiinal.
FeatheFweight--Bobby Goldstein jew
ish Community Centerl vs.. Ray SullI-
van United States Coast Guard.
Mlddleweight Charley MarceIilno
knights Of Columbusl ". Osmo Back
man ~. s. \. SENEGAL.
Feathrrweight--dIck Long Navy
W.. Mickey Mcclure Catholic univer-
sityl or Ray Fisher knights of Colum-
busl.
OfiiciaIs-~Referee, Peter A. Macalus0.
judges. Representatives Fred A. Brit
ten, Ralph T.. Updike: timekeepeFs.
Louis Little. Tad Baker. Joseph Beattie
announcer. Robert r.. Morris.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
CAPITAL BOYS WILL FIND
PLENTY OF COMPETITION
Invading Talent of Such Caliber To Present Real
Task for Local Stars-Tecl in Meet With
Episcopal Tomorrow.

doing 10 feet inches. RoSenthal has
4 left school HiSSey. the only other
vaulter of proved capabllity at Mckin-
j ley. is not available just now, but will
! be on the job, it is hoped, within a
short time.
/ Boys on whom Tech will pin its hopes
! tomorrow include Holmes Fountain.
/ Harry Mullen, Basil poStlcwaithe, Eddie
+ Quinn. SprinterS. Edwards Nebel,
/ CseiGer. Schneider. quarter milers. Edgar
! shaw. Rcichman, Smith and Moorhead.
half milerS: oyster. MotherShead, Smit-
Skamp. milerS, Bailey. Bergen, low hur-
dlers: Allen Pope, high hurdler. Ed
wards. Nehel. Wall, ShotputterS, Aus
tin winston. Leo winston, Ward Och
mann, javelin throwerS, CaSaSSa, high
Jumper: PoStlewaithe, broad Jumper
and Bradley Edelhlut discus thrower.
In addition to Techs track meet with
Episcopal tonlorVow'S Schoolboy athletic
card includes four base ball games.
Central will play host TO Hyattsvtlle,
Nd. High In Central Stadium. Con-
zaga will entertain here Mount st,
Mary's Prep of Emmitshurg, Md; East
ern will meet University Of Maryland
Freshmen at College Park and Dewitt
will engage FiShburne Military Academy
al Waynesboro, Va.
Fine diamond games, a pair Of tennis
matches and a golf encounter made up
the big program today. III home base
ball games Eastern and Gonzaga, old
rivals, were 10 face in Eastern Stadium
and Tech was To meet Georgetown Uni
versity Freshmen on the Hilltop. Cen
trail was at Princeton for game With
Princeton Prep. Business was to engage
Episcopal at Alexandria and Dewitt was
at Fort Defiance, Va, for stand
against Augusta Military Academy
Tennis matches we're TO bring together
Dewitt and Friends in the opening en-
counter of the prep school league post
poned from Monday. and Western and
Georgetown Prep at Garnet Park. West
ern was 10 meet Friends at golf at East
Potomac.
Western Highs tennis team. playing
without two dependableS. Tommy Lowe
and Don CARRIER drubbed University Of
Maryland Freshmen, 4 to ?. yesterday
at College Park In the opening match
Of the season for both combinations
Western took three OF the five singles
tests and the doubles match.
Summaries:
Singles--vle~lr ,Aayla9,.d,, deissstcd COY
heau. 81 s--t. 6--3. Ntk AaTyiaih1
gWessef1G ac3ested Duckmsn I'll, ID.
Eaifpsd sWeSfernt defeated Niise. 3--b.
ST 81 Battle lNcsierab. defeated sil-
Fsi-S's's poa6eS-l.oal,eaa and Webb twestcrnl
defeated Hlewlg ard Nii@ S---8. U--A.
A two-run spurt in the fifth and last
inning OF q practice game between
Eastern and American University mines
Yesterday gave the schoolboys 3-2
victory. A walk. single and Eagles
triple won for Eastern Each team used
two pitchers. Both squads showed
creditably.
Two big innings In each Of which II
scored Ave runs swept Emerson TO f
il-6 triumph over St Adams. in game
unusual alone for the number Of homo
runs There we're 1--WE circuit clouts
Dennity, Markham and Buscher coming
through for Emerson and Bowlcs and
Galliher for ST Adams. Both teams
were unsteady afield.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
~ The Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
~ osTON, April Is.-There we're
ga runners entered today for
The thirty-sec0nd running to-
Il morrow OF the Boston marathon,
the final Olympic tFyout at this
distance. but tn the opinion OF Tom
Kaualy, athletic manager OF the Bos-
ton Athletic Association, not more than
Al even dozen need 10 be reckoned with.
Kan2ly made that prediction IN full
ecgnizance of the fact that as many
times as not the historic jaunt has been
carried Of by a total dark horse. ana
there are more dark horses ready for to
guogTuz~g Tzce than ever before.
The entry list today far exceeds any
previous record In point Of caiiber II
probably has never been eqnaled. The
leading favortte ig the incompatible.
Clarence De Mar. Melrose printer and
Sunday school teacher. VINO, despite his
2g years. is favored 70 capture the event
for the sixth time.
De Mar was last years winner and
six years ago he set the world record
for the course by making Il In two
hours 9S minutes ard 10 seconds. He
made IL three in q row after coming
back II years after he first tasted VIC
tory.
Most ~ the II others who Kanaly be-
heves have q chance are veterans O.
the long grind. In the order In which
he puts them they are Frank Zuna,
Newark, e. j.: william Kennedy, Port
chester. ~. Y: Albert Nicholson. Port
chester: EdouaFd Fabre, Montreal HaT-
>gey Prick, New York city. William Rey-
Eoi6S. Gait. Ontario: Charles Morton,
Hamilton. Ontario: Tom Bury. Lynn
James Heniaan. Dorchester. Herbert
Spear. Pittsburgh. Carl Lirlder. Quincy.
JOE Fay of Chicago. who Is at
tempting comeback after three gears
track retirement, Is another candidate
but ne has never tackled the marathon
distance He is confident he has a
chance There are. however. several
''ifs" about Rays program that make
u seem doubtful 70 ojotineFg whether
be car Keep up the pace. IT" the
weather is cooI and II" as feet ataBc
the strain are two question B9arks that
re himself admits vii play q big part
Ia determining how far he caH go
Tae course starts - HopkiDton and
runs 2e miles 5S5 yards ~ the h A A.
Elubiao1lss ln the Eaeg Bay A consadv
sTaole part of II Is hlliy and some oi
the lIaellfe& are steep. while q variety
81 pacing material increases the rum
Eers hazards The race starts a. noon
Rays plan is ~ stay Wifn tbs lead
efs ~ t3ae start u the race and ~ try
~ stay NTH IsAem al the way Whistler
De wins togagffoH ~ not he WlIi enter
Two more races a. the distance. he says
one or Long Ieiaga6 next month and
the Laurel Baltimore Fuo II he fats8
10 maze n9s OLYMPIC team ss 8 mars
Evening star., 1928-04-18

YHILE schools from many sec
N uonS of the country will bl
wv represented in the Dewitt
School national interSCho'
laStic meet on Georgetown
University field Saturday Washington
institutions will figure prominently Il
the big affair.
Cups have been offered for the locs
teams scoring most points in all three
classes, high school. prep school and
junior high school J. Leighton tCountl
Cornwell. president Of the Dewitt Ath'
letic Association. has put mp a cup to
the local high school combination get
ting most points. John r Bycrly. pres
i0ent Of the Dewitt Athletic Association,
viii present a cup to the prep school
counting the heaviest. and the Hecht
CO. will award a trophy 10 the Junior
high school which figures most promi-
nently.
White Tech. 1927 public high cham
pion. will not be represented IN the
meet, Central, Eastern and Western all
have entered teams and followers Of
municipal high track will be given q
fine opportunity Of getting firSt-hand
knowie6ge of the comparative strength
Of these combinations. which, with
Tech. are regarded as leading contend
ers for top honorS III the public high
title meet next month. Eastern was
second to Tech last Spring with Gen.
tral third.
Central will be appearing in its first
competition Of the outdoor season Sat
urday. Eastern opened its Spring CAM
patgn against Episcopal last Friday and
Il might be mentioned. not so impress
ssvely. The Lincoln Parkers have sew
eral highly capable performers. how
ever. IS has Central.
Just how the Dewitt team stacks up
against leading combinations from other
sections will be demonstrated in the
prep school events. Crack athletes
from MercerSburg, Pa, Academy, long
famed for its stellar track and field
performers, viii be here to battle the
Georgetown ScholaStics for honorS in
their own meet. SIS Will outstanding
teams from Maryland. West Virginia
and other localities.
One Of the most interesting attrac-
tons Of the games doubtless will be
the mile relay race between the feet
Dewitt four and the MercerSburg flyers.
Devitt'S one-mile team has never been
conquered but Coach Harry Helme' s
boys are apt TO find the crack quartet
from the Keystone State tartar.
Those interested in junior high track
also viii get chance 20 sire up the
caiiber Of teams representing these
schools this Spring. and their respec-
tive chances for victory in the junior
high meet next month. Macfarland
won the junior high games last Spring.
Tech High Schools track team viii
open its Spring season tomorrow against
It's old foe, Episcopal High. IN their an
rual meet on the latter's field az Alex
andrta. Followers Of schoolboy track
here are interested in the meet, as II
viii give q line on the comparative
strength OF Tech and Eastern. leading
contencers with Central for top honors
n the public high title meet next
month. Eastern was recently oecisively
beaten by Episcopal
Coach Hap Eardeu VIII send squad
of approximately IS against Episcopal
The meet win start at $50 O'Clock.
Tech vii compete without Solomon
Enserthsl. pole vauIter who had been
Evening star., 1928-04-18
GEORGE MASON HIGH
IS STRESSING TRACK

ALEXANDRIA, April 18. - George
Mason High School is planning to enter
big squad In the third athletic dis
trict of Virginia track and field cham
pionships. which will be held here on
Hayden Field under the auspices OF
Alexandria High School next month.
Those who are out are:
I00-yaid dash---Keyes Utterback, Cassidy.
WieSer S1oyard dashKsScs btlGrnsrS
Coor,.n. brown, Wicncer. Rollins. bob Clark,
Fordhani Rollins. Tlmbcrlakc: one mile run
--Coogan. Fordham Tmherlake, d. Clark
Nickson Henry scott, Bob Clark high jgnp
Tabor. Harding, Gary Wood ,Wieneer Bob
back % bob ' CiarR: 'S' poo vanit-Br9own: Brown shot.
iayclin 1hrrow;c,,rGarnet Francis Butler, Raw:
Francis, Rawlings. Bob Clark.
Base ball has been discontinued at
Alexandria High because of the lack
of interest and the Maroon and White
will devote It's attention to the track.
Belle Haven Country Clubs golf team
will take part in the following Tri-State
Association matches this Summer:
June =, Catoctiu Country Club. at Win
chest'r Va: 10. Blue Ridge Country club
spotts%ood Country ci"b 6i HsTrisenSnrg
here, August e ,opeauon, Country club ~
MaTttinshsrE Martins w va I r. H@errsonhurg Sep;
Fredericksburg. Va. at Boyce. Va: 70
media play tournament at Martinsburg.
The association elected the following
officials: Beudrice L. Howell of Alex
andria. president Paul Bennett. Mar
ttnsburg. vice president: Victor Arthur,
Winchester. secretary-treasurer. The
Mansfield Hall Country Club. OF Fred
rickSburg. Va, and the Spottswood
Country Club. of HarriSonburg. Va,
were elected to membership.
Officials decided to award trophy
to the golfer scoring the most points
for his team in the five-match play
events and also one to the golfer scor-
ing the next highest number of points
The club winning the title will receive
a silver trophy.
Police Justice William s. Snow cop
ped the shoot OF the Alexandria Gun
Club yesterday. besting Norman Simp-
son In the shoot-off OF tie.
Columbia Engine Company will prac-
tice ON Hayden Field at o'clock each
afternoon preparing for its game Sat-
urday with the Allied Roofing Co. of
Washington.
Manager Charles Corbett OF the st.
Mary's CelticS has ordered practice
every afternoon this week In the Dread
naught Park, at S o'clock
A "Kickers Tombstone Tournament"
is listed for Belle Haven Country Club
members Saturday.
Alexandria Light Infantry toSSers will
make their debut OH the diamond Sat
urday. playing the junior team of Alex
andria Post. No. %. American Legion.
at Cardinal Park. at 4:30.
Evening star., 1928-04-18

~ OxERS carded 70 appear tonight
u tn the American Leglon-veter
ans Of Foreign Wars ring show
IL at the Arcadia are prined for
the opening bell Capt. Heinie
Miller. matchmaker. predicts II viii
prove the finest amateur boxing card
ever presented In the District.
In the main bout. billed for the
heavyweight championship OF the
South. Joe Proctor, lone local entry for
the 1923 Olympic bouts and heavy
weight title holder Of the South Allan
tic Association, viii face Graydon fOxl
Ghuford. University Of North Carolina.
Among coIlegians there Is much in
teregt In the Butler Greece 6eIni-flnal.
sending together Welterweight captains
81 last years University Of North Caro-
lima and Catholic University teams. re-
speciively.
Starting time VI the first bout is 3 lis
O'Clock and the doors will open at 7.
The list Of bouts follows.
Heayywegiht--Joe Proctor vs. Gray
don tOxl SbufoFd.
weIssrYeight--Don Greece vs. Eddie
Butler.
light ~heaYyweight-~Joe Roberts ma
Evening star., 1928-04-18
WOMEN In SPORT

fencing matches to be held in the
George Washington gymnasium.
In addition to Miss MacGregor's
medals earned as winner OF the cham
pionship of the local intermediate class
and OF fifth place in the world event,
@. w. tosSerS won three other trophies
in the event this Spring; the trophy
for the greatest number OF participants;
that for second place in the interme-
diate team class, and a bronze medal
TO be presented TO Martha Bennenson
as winner of third honors In the junior
individual class.
Close scoring was the order of the
day III the elementary school Schlag
ball meetings yesterday. Teams from
Wheatley Morgan and Kingsman
earned their victories by one point only,
while n narrow margin OF two runs
separated the winners from the losers
In the jackson Fillmore and Small
wood-Dent contests. the former won by
Jackson and the latter by Smallwood.
Results of games played in the five
divisions. which saw action yesterday.
arc
HAPPY HOLLOW SECTION;
teatcd L. Y. Brown. o.s: Force.Adams de.
: : Roscdsie pivision-wheatley. defeated
Pierre. "a; Madison defeated Kenilworth.
1877. Kingsman defeated Wheatley. ll.lO.
Georgetown Division--tirant defeated Cur
tisHyde. 1913: Curtis defeated Adams.
Garfield niVislon-~~Fan Ness defeated
Brent 3l.S; Smallwood defeated Dent, los.
Plaza DiViSion--Peahody defeated Thom.
son, 1910. Blair defeated Hayes, 1870.
Players were TO be named this after
noon for the junior. sophomore and
freshman soccer teams at American
University, inaugurating the Spring
sport program.
Following two weeks practice. which
will begin Immediately. the annual in
terclass tournament will be conducted
under the direction OF Dorothy Wolfe,
physical education instructor.
Western High School girls who won
their letters and numerals on the baS-
ket ball court this season will receive
their awards at a special assembly next
Wednesday morning.
Base ball practice Is under way at
the Hilltop school In anticipation OF the
interclaSs series. Virginia Stephenson
has been named general manager OF the
diamond squads.
Two more weeks Of practice will be
held before teams are picked and offi-
cial play begun. according TO Belle
Meyers. physical training director.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
AMERICAN TURF BODY
NOW WORLDS RICHEST

CHICAGO. April 10 LP.--The Ameri-
can Turf Association is now the largest
and richest racing organization in the
world.
At its annual meeting yesterday the
stockholders voted 70 increase the as
sociation's capital stock from $4,000 900
to $l3000.000 Three million dollars in
preferred stock was set aside for ac-
quiring new or improving old property
and immediate completion of a new
track in East st. Louis was ordered
The association controls Churchill
Downs and Latonia race tracks in
Kentucky. the Lincoln Fields and Fair
mount Park tracks in Illinois in addition
to holding heavy interests in the Lex
ington track in Kentucky and Washing
ton Park in Illinois
Col. Matt J. Winn of Louisville is
president.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
TIGERS MAY EARN RIGHT
TO MAKE OLYMPIC TRIP
Present Husky Boatload With Lots of Drive and Men
Are Experienced-Coach Logg Admits That
cts Good Crew."

Fitzpatrick. while at Michigan. pro-
duced another famous Olympic cham
pion in Ralph Craig, winner Of both
the 100 and 200 meter dashes at Stock
holm in 1912.
Craig was as great an all-round
sprinter as ever knew" says the vet
eran coach. He was bit slow on TIE
marks. but had tremendous drive He
was a good quarter miller and, be-
lieve could have broken the world rec
ord at 300 yards If he had tried for IT,
The funny thing about Craig Is that Re
was a hurdler when he came 70 Mich
igan. but we quickly converted him"
Evening star., 1928-04-18
FREDERICK WILL SEND
20 TO THE DEWITT MEET

FREDERICK, Md. April IS.-coach
Harry Mcdonald win take squad of
20 athletes to Washington Saturday to
represent the local high school In the
Dewitt Prep meet at Georgetown Uni
versity.
The squad will include Maynard
Summers, high individual point scorer
In the 1927 University Of Maryland High
School meet and who will represent
Frederick High at the Penn relays this
year.
Summers expects TO place in the 800
yard run and running broad jump
Evening star., 1928-04-18
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

Georgetown. 8: q. Of Richmond. :
Michigan. IL: Purdue. 0.
Wake Forest. 4; Furman. I.
Marines. s; Randolph Macon, ).
Missouri. 3: Washington Z. l.
Illinois. IL: Butler. /.
Erskine. Z: Wofford. 5.
Clemson. s: Newberry. !.
Davidson. 10; OglethoFpe, 2.