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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

Germ when he reaches here the latter
part of the week
The problem of rebuilding the dia-
mond here to conform to the layout of
the new grandstands may not be a
problem after all, at least If the sug-
gestion of President Barnard of the
American League is taken. While on a
visit to Clark Griffith last Thursday,
he was taken to the ball field by the
Nationals owner and the proposed
change in the diamond explained to
him. 1t is to put the home plate in
front of the center of the new stands,
in the same manner as is usually fol-
lowed in other ball parks. At present
the home plate is up near one end of
what was the old grandstand, and the
ball field runs on an angle across the
lnfleld, around which the running track
circles. This position was given the
diamond to permit of a deeper out
| field, as with the home plate in front
of the grandstand long-hit ball win
go over the fence onto the opposite side
| of the race track.
Barnard expressed the opinion that
| If the diamond were left where it is at
| present the spectators would get more
| intimate view of the game.
| 1T is true that the home plate is in
front of the grandstand in all the big
parks, but it is equally true that the
| stands in the majors circle around and
run parallel to both first and third base
lines" Barnard said. 1.-THE fans are
very fond of these vantage points, as it
brings the plays and players much closer
to them. I believe that the Tampa fans
would prefer the playing field left as
it is"
Griffith is nom committal in the mat
ter, although inclined to agree with the
leagues president.
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SHARKEY, $4,000;
CHRISTNER, $4,000
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 26.-Jack
Sharkey left for his home in Boston
today $4,000 richer by reason of his
victory over rugged Myer Christner,
Akron heavyweight, In their 10-round
battle at Madison Square Garden last
night. Christner received $4,000 of q
gate that crossed more than $4,000.
Before the rubber worker. who won
New York fight fans by his gameness
and hitting powers. left for Akron he
signed with the Garden for a match
here February % against either Tom
Heeney or Pauline Uzcudun. The
Spaniard probably will draw the assign
ment inasmuch as Heeney declared to-
day that he would consider returning
to the ring only in the event he is
matched with Jack Dempsey for
title go.
Sharkey, nursing a bruised left
thumb, bore the only mark left on
either warrior by one of the most bruis-
ing heavyweight battles in the history
of the Garden elimination series.
Sharkey plans to leave for Miami Beach,
Fla, next Wednesday to prepare for his
match there on February 81 with Young
Stribling.
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Dempsey Plans Test to Learn
Fitness for Boxing Comeback


IAAI BEACH Fla January 26.-Jack Dempsey will
mn duct experiment whether he will attempt
VA play two ends of the fighting business intnnated
= today when he declared that he will start
Miami Beach next week. after he all of the preliminary
tails for the Sharkey- Strblng fight off the boards.
The former heavyweight champion repeated today that he
does not know II he will return to his earlier alignment with
affairs of the ring,
He indicated that road his will
the purpose Of testing the condition of his body reiterated
his statement OF week that he is the only who able
to judge his physical condition Until ate
self out he said he will be unable decide upon any
plans to 1sticuffS
Dempsey it believed here would like to fight either
Sharkey Strlbng the heavyweight
finds that his stamina is sufficient to him through
sharp nx-up that either OF them would offer.
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ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor
BY DENMAN THoMPsON=

matches arranged for include those
with Washington and Lee at Leu
ington, BucEneu at Le,UiSburg ten
tattUe). N. Y. u. at Nelo York and
Western Maryland here. This latter
booking should furnish line on the
comparative strength OF the Hoya
and Cardinal BOXERS.
X X X X
Dear Sir:
Although Tunney's withdrawal
from the prize ring left behind a
number of claimants for the heavy
weight championship, there is
scarcely a doubt that the plum
would have fallen into Dempseys
lap, had he declared his Willingness
to defend it. But Jack, while TAX
ing his time, will have an oppor-
tunity of Judging what kind of
fight the victor in the elimination
contests is able to put up before
committing himself. for the Mansssa
Mauler knows well that should he
decide to return to the ring his past
performances would entitle him to
another trial. if the ordeal Of con-
ditioning himself would not i'm
pose severer strain than he cared
to undertake.
Should Dampsey's handling Of the
-Stribling affair impress the
Garden officials that they had found
in the new promoter worthy sue
cessor to Richard, the new berth
might satisfy him better, or he
might accept Fugazy's offer and IN
either case give up all idea of re-
turn to the ring.
There is every likelihood that
fistiana will experience a big change
, in the next few years. In the old
days Of the London prize ring people
used to say "a man who could read
couldn't fight" And in the early
stages of base ball the sand lots and
bush leagues supplied nearly all the
material for the big leagues.
1t is very different today, and a
similar change is sure to take place
in the prize ring, especially since
number of the big clubs are taking
it up and the colleges and univer-
sites have added. boxing to their
curricula. We will not have long to
wait to see men like Jim Langan,
Al Lassman and the leading foot
ball tackles and line plungers ready
to get into game where fortune
can be made overnight.
EDMUND MURPHY.
X x *
Buddy Myer is a hold -out, observes
a Quaker City cOnfrere, who says
Charles Solomon may want the COM
bined salaries Of those five players
Washington traded to Boston for
him. He adds that reports are not
in from Boston, but if you hear of
a Red SOx holding out he probably
was one of the Mycr gang and has
been offered one-fifth Of Buddy's
1928 stipend.
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Maryland SCORES
OVER STATE RIVAL
Beats st. Johns, 20 to 10,
on Basket by RadiCe
Near Close.

University of Maryland and st.
Johns College of Annapolis, State
rivals, staged one of the highest basket
ball contests ever seen in Ritchie gym
nasium last night, when the Old Liners
captured 20 to Is decision in the final
minutes
Maryland displayed great improve
ment over its form of recent games,
and after playing the visitors off their
feet in the first 20 minutes of play, had
enough in reserve to stall off the last
period rush of st. Johns. The score
at the half was ID to II in favor of
the Old Liners.
The game was something of an upset
in that st. JOHNS had not lost a game
this season and was favored by many
to win the 1929 Maryland State title.
The Old Liners jumped into the
lead when Radice Gagged pot shot
from beyond the 15-foot line after
about three minutes of play. MacCar-
tee, ST. Johns ace, tied the count
minute later when he tipped in a
spectacular one-hand basket from eX-
treme side court. Here Hetzel came
through with two floor goals to gain
Maryland 6 to lead, one being
pretty follow-up and the other a great
shot over his head
This lead was maintained until the
intermisSion, ST. Johns being unable to
register another goal from the floor in
this period, while Madigan, HetZel and
Heagy dropped in o goal apiece for the
Old Liners. The visitors counted five
times from the freedom line to twice
for the Black and Gold, however.
st. Johns came back with rush in
the second half and seemed to have less
trouble solving Maryland's zone of de-
Tense. Goals by Smith, former Naval
Academy star center, Hoff and Mac
brought the visitors to within point
to play. Maryland was held to pair
of fouls in this 13-minute period.
Hoff brought the Annapolis delega-
ton to it's feet with a neat side court
shot that put the visitors out in from,
IT to 16 Heagy countered by dribbling
all the way down the floor for an easy
suowhird that gave Maryland an 18-to-
II margin.
Faber tied the count at Is all with a
foul toss, but Radice proved the man OF
the hour for the Old Liners by Tipping
in a great one-handed running shot to
give the Black and Gold the victory.
For Maryland. Hetzel, Radice and
Heagy stood out on the attack, while the
latter's work on the defense was ex-
ceptionally fine.
MacCartee and Hoff scored most con-
sistently for st. Johns, while the all
around work of Smith also stood out
Bernstein played a clever game at guard
for the visitors.
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COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Benjamin Franklin, So; GaIlaudet, "a.
American University. SIS; Baltimore
University, 40.
Maryland, 20; st. Johns Is.
Ohio State, 40; Chicago, so.
Virginia Freshmen, 40; Augusta Mill
tary Academy, 20.
Calvert Hall, IS; Navy PIebes, 20.
Northwestern, II; Notre Dame, "a.
Washington and Lee, Al; Virginia
Poly, rs.
Oklahoma, 20; Nebraska, 20.
North Carolina, IS; South Carolina,
33.
Penn. 80; Navy, SO.
Pittsburgh, So; Army, 16.
Loyola of Baltimore, 81; Washington
College, FL.
Virginia, 21: v. M. l., 8.
Mercer, So; Citadel, 20.
Georgia Tech. So; Georgia, 81.
Auburn, SO; Florida, 80 extra pcrioil).
Furman, IL; WoffOrd, "a.
Iowa, 2S; Creighton, 26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

Josef PAUL CUCKOS-
ebay, otherwise Jack
Sharkey, in his most re-
cent appearance before
critics of the metropolitan area,
protected that big shot for him
self at Miami Beach next
month, but he didn't perform
any too impressively, according
to accounts typed by ringsiders.
There was a unanimity of
opinion among the ScribeS that
Sharkey earned the decision by
a safe enough margin, despite
the vote of one official for a
draw, and the booeS that greet
eel announcement Of the
verdict. Dissatisfaction with
his showing is based on the fact
that 1t was made by one of the
outstanding contenders for the
heavyweight crown against a
rank novice.
The rank novice in question,
Meyers Wilson Christner, not only
took all the broadsides Sharkey was
a choice assortment of wallopS
foreninst the most exercised and
prominent portion of Jacks anatomy
his jaw.
That Sharkey ,DGs able to shake
the resultant cobnebS out of hts
brain is a point in his favor, in Uietu
OF the unQueStioned force lUith
Uhich ChriStner propelS has ham
like right fist, but that the GGbby
Cob, l0ith all his UGunted speed and
cleOerneSS, 1oaS hit by his clumsy foe
so often provides food for conjec-
ture to those looking torlunrd to his
clash with Stribling Just one month
hence.
The reason is that william
(Young)-Or Young william, take
your chOice-Stribling, also can
punch. as any of the victims of his
ia knOckOuts can attest, not with
one hand like Christner, but both.
And for speed and dexterity Strib
is accounted the superior even of
Sharkey, with comprehensive
knowledge Of wrestling holds and
jujitsu tactics as side lines.
Sharkey, who blames the poor
showing he made against Heeney and
Rlsko to listening to advice from
his handlers, asserted prior to enter
ing the ring with Christner: II know
now to light and / don't need any
smart guys to tell me what to do"
IT he adheres to this procedure in
the Florida JTacaS he man Spend
more time in the ring in coaching
himself than in blocking and SOCK
ing. Strtb'S supporters contend that
before he gets through he iUiu haze
Jack talking to himself, Anyway, so
it looks as it the 11ord -Wedry World
must continue hearing !Sharkey even
II 1t is Just babble instead OF
b0mbast.
y \: X X
Christner failed to produce addi-
tiOnal evidence of his right to the
front handle of X. O., but at least
he won't have to hurry back to the
rubber pits of that Akron tire,
factory for his bread and butter.
His cut from the gate of more than
$4,000 Friday night exceeded his
total earnings for all previous ring
work.
Catholic University is getting
under way with its boxing schedule
a little later than most of the
other colleges, its first match being
listed for week from next Wednes-
day with the Temple University
leather pushers here, but Coach
Ted Mitchell believes his charges
will give a good account of them
seves when they finally swing into
action.
In addition to the Temple date.
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TEAM AND RIOTERS
NARROWED IN SNOW
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HOUGHTON, Mich, January 90
The Michigan College of Mining and
Technology basket ball team and a
number of rooters, Is in ALL have been
marooned at a Summer cottage near
Twin Lakes, Mich, since Thursday and
were believed to have but little food.
The students went to Ontonagon 54
miles from here by bus, and after the
game started back to Houghton. Mid
way between the cities the bus encount-
cred insurmountable snow drifts and the
party was forced to seek refuge at
cottage.
1t was not known how the party
has Jared since Thursday as there is no
telephone communication into the dis
trict. Rotary snow plows, manned by
Houghton country road crews were
making an effort to reach the marooned
party today.
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G1V4 Denies Club Has Any oO mn and Wide Easily Annex Rae
FINN. WINS AT TWO MILES,:
SWEDE AT 1,5OO METERS
Neither of Foreign Stars Is Pressed, But Both Make
Good Time, Although They Do Not Get Close
to Record Performances.

IN OSTON GARDEN, Boston, jan
- uary 26.-Paavo Nurmi, the
Finnish track marvel, won the
- tWo-mile invitation race in the
fast time of 8 minutes, IL sec
onds here tonight in the Prout Memoir
ial meet at the Boston Garden. Nurmi
ran nine opponents into the ground
and finished three-quarterS of a lap
ahead of his countryman, Owe Ander-
son. Gus Moore of the Brooklyn Har-
riers was third, more than lap behind
Nurmi.
Nurmi's time for the first two-mile
race of his second American invasion
was 1415 seconds slower than the world
record which he made in this coun-
try four years ago.
His actions, however, indicated that
he had no serious intentions of trying
to better it. Having no pressing OPP
position, he did not exert himself
overmuch.
At the start Nurmi allowed Moore to
take the lead and he followed him
about the track three times. On the
fourth turn the flying Finn tried to
pass Moore, but the little Brooklyn boy
fought him off. They parted for two
more laps and then Nurmi tore out in
front He increased his lead in every
lap, finishing the first mile in min
utes 81 As seconds.
Nurmi consulted his stop watch often
at the half way mark and after turning
around to look over the rest of the
field, apparently decided to take things
easy, for at no time during the rest of
the race did he tax himself.
Anderson ran away back in the ruck
until the start of the second mile. He
ripped through the stragglers and
quickly overlook Moore. AT this stage
of the race, Moore was trailing Nurmi
by half lap. Anderson continued his
even pace, making no effort to shorten
the distance between him and Nurmi
during the remainder of the race.
Lermond Is Victor.
Leo Lermond of the Boston A. A.
and Jimmy Reid, Harvard track cap
tain, provided the most exciting race
of the night in the K. of G. invitation
mile. Lermond won the event in
minutes IS 2-5 seconds, after fighting
off Reid on the last two laps, breast
ing the tape about 10 yards in the lead.
The other two starters, Sam Martin
and Charley Sansone, both of the B.
A. A., were never contenders at any
stage ana they finished in that order.
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GALLAUDET BEATEN
IN 5-TO-24 GAME
BENJAMIN Franklin TosSers
Surprise in Avenging
Previous Defeat.

Benjamin Franklin basketers avenged
an earlier season defeat at the hands of
the Gallaudet when they downed the
Kendall Greeners, So to 81, last night
on the latter's court. Gallaudets defeat
was surprise.
Proctor, eagle-eyed forward of the
winners. was virtually the whole show
ing. Registering 20 points and turning in
a bang-up defensive exhibition.
After Gallaudet had gained a lead of
eight points III the early stages, Proctor
got the range fthe basket and dropped
in several pot shots to get his team in
the running. At the half Gallaudet
was in front, 10 to Is.
Again in the second half Proctor. con-
tinued to pepper the cords from long
range, and with his mates coming
through with basket here and there
the visitors contriyed to gain the lead
and hold it.
Drapiewski was the leading scorer for
the home team, gathering five goals
from scrimmage. Cosgrove and Dyer,
star Gallaudet forwards, were off colorS,
the former getting only three double
deckerS and the latter two.
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WALSH SHOOTS SO
TO LEAD TOURNEY

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, January &c
P).-Frank Walsh of Appleton, Wis,
unheralded in the present tournament,
slipped in with 50 tonight to lead the
field in the Texas open golf tournament,
with 1879.
Henry Ciuci of Bridgeport, Conn, and
Horton Smith of Joplin. Mo-, were tied
for second with 141s.
Joe Kirkwood of Albany, Ga. and
Danny Williams of Shackamaen, N. j.,
were one stroke behind with 142.
All scores of 156, or better, qualified
for tomorrow's play over the 36-hole
route.
This qualified field of &c, as there
were several tied at the top figure.
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STRIBLING WILL APPEAR
IN EXHIBITION CONTEST

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. January %
R9.-Young Stribling will appear once
more in the ring before he meets Jack
Sharkey at Miami Beach, Fla, Febru-
airy 81. but he won't risk anything.
Announcement was made today that
the last public appearance OF the
Georgia athlete before the main bout
will be In a sparring exhibition prelirni-
nary to the Baby" Stribling- Billy
Edward bout here next Tuesday night.
He will box four rounds in exhibition
with Glenn Chancey Of Jacksonville.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, January 26--Making
ing his first start of his second
NJ American invasion. Edwin Wide
4 of Sweden ran to an easy VIC
tory in a special 1,500-meter
race at the second Masonic district
track meet here tonight. The Swedish
school master turned in a good race
against mediocre field. covering the
distance in minutes and is seconds.
Joe Hickey of New York University
came in second IS yards behind Wide.
with Walter Gegan of the New York A.
c. third.
Running with a smooth powerful
stride. Wide jumped into the lead and
remained ahead the entire distance
without one serious threat to his SUI
premacy. For the first three laps the
runners were punched behind Wide, but
they could not keep up his pace. At the
half-mile mark be began to increase his
lead slowly, then at faster rate as the
other competitors weakened.
Three New York A. c.. starters ran in
order half the distance before Hickey
made his bid, passing them slowly to
work his way into second place. Gegan
made a gallant attempt to stave off this
bid, but he was unable to hold the pace
At the finish he was about 20 yards be-
hind Hickey.
While they were staging their duel,
Sweden'S famous student of education
was running his own race, adding Is to
20 yards to his margin on each lap.
His time of 4.03 lis on an indoor un-
banked track, while not a record, was
considered an exceptional performance
William Goodwin of the New York
A. G. won leg on the Hirschon Trophy
by winning the 3000-meter run. In
ordinary years the outstanding event of
the meet, Goodwin finished with wide
margin over Russell Payne of the Mill
rose A. A., New York, with F. G. Baylay
of the New York A. C.. third. The
time was 8:4335.
Phil Edwards, New York University
Negro star, scored an easy victory in the
800-meter invitation race. winning from
his teammate, Fred Veit, by about 10
yards.
Harold Cutbill. former flying par
son" of the Boston A. A.. was third
Edwards set fast pace to finish in !
minute Sc 2-5 seconds.
The Canadian Negro speed king los.
only to Lloyd Hahn last year, but wa
beaten in his first start this season.
For the first half of the 5000 meters
1t was anybody's race, with every one
OF the seven starters taking turn al
setting the pace. Payne and Goodwin
began to pull ahead at this point, with
Baylay trailing. Goodwin took the lead
on the last five laps and sewed the race
without much trouble. Goodwin was the
fourth winner in the four years the
race has been run. Paavo Nurmi, the
phantom Finn, was the first winner.
Making his first public appearance
since he won Americas only fiat race in
the Olympic games. Ray Barbuti, for
mer Syracuse star. ran an exl ton
400 miles, jogging slowly around the
track without any attempt at fast run
ming.
The purpose of the exhibition was
only to give the fans a sight of the big
stocky star in action and no time was
taken.
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DALLAS BUYS PITCHER.

DALLAS. Tex, January Is (P.-
Bill Harris. pitcher with the Asheville,
N c., Club last year. has been bought
from Minneapolis, American Associa-
ton. Bob Tarleton, business manager of
the Dallas, Tex, League Steers, has an
nounced. Harris won IS and lost 8
games last season.
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GIRL SKATER SMASHES
MARX FOB HALE MILE

TORONTO, Ont, January &c R.-
Leila Brooks, Toronto speed skater, es-
tablished what was claimed to be
new world record for the half mile by
women skaters when she covered the
distance at meet here today in /
minute 81 is seconds.
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LABARBA WINS BOUT
AS FEATHERWEIGHT
BY the Associated Press.


SYDNEY, N. S. W., January 26.-
Fidel LaBarbe of Los Angeles, former
worlds f1yweight champion, knocked out
McAlliSter, Australian boxer, with a left
to the solar plexus in the fourth round
OF bout here today. Ten thousand
persons witnessed the fight.
The weights showed LaBarba to be a
full-hedged featherweight. tipping the
scales at 119A. while McAlliSter, at
1854, came in as bantam.
Forcing from the outset. the American
did most of the effective punching. The
Australian fought back gamely, but La
Barba was landing accurately and often.
and in the third round he fioored his
opponent. Before the referee could be-
gin counting. the Australian scrambled
to his feet and managed to finish the
round
In the fourth session, LaBarba drove
hard left to the body which Jared
McAllister to his heels. A fierce exc
change followed in which the Australian
landed hard left to LaBarba's jaw, but
the American Immediately shot out his
left to finish his antagonist with the
blow FltzSimmons made famous.
LaBarba. who won the fiyweight title
from frankie Genaro in 1925, retired
undefeated two years later at the age of
% to enter Stanford University. Last
September he returned to tie ring.
opening his comeback campaign WITH a
victory over Bushby Graham in Utica,
N. Y. leading bantam. On November
80, 1928, LaBarba and his bride of seven
months sailed for Australia, where the
boxer planned to appear in three bouts.
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PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY.

Montreal Maroons, 8; Pittsburgh
Pirates, 0.
Boston, 6; Springfield. I.
Newark, 3; New Haven, I.
Detroit Olympics. 3; Kitchener, 2.
st. Louis, Il; st. Paul, 1.
Montreal Canadiens, 2; Ottawa Sem
atOrs. /.
Toronto, 2; Chicago. 0.