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The Washington times., 1929-02-21
HE NIGHT PARTY
IS SELL-OUT

Standing Room Only!
The above shingle is not on the
theater bOx.office, where such are
usually found. but is hanging out
on the Rockville auditorium for the
annual he-night tomorrow night.
All ringside seats have been gone
for more than week, and practl"
cally all of the general admission
ducats also have been sold.
Making up the program Of the
annual entertainment are, sewn
boxing bouts, ranging from
three to eight rounds, a battle
royal between Is cOIOred gladi-
atOrs, and q wrestling bout be-
tween the redOubtable Joe
Turner and RcughhOuse De.
lacey, of Chicago.
The complete boxing program, as
announced by frankie Mann, is
Humpty Decola VS.. Douglas Swet"
man, 11S pounds, rounds; Pat
Ketrick. Dublin, ireland, VS.. Billy
Hoe, Mohawk Club, 1856 pounds, 4
rounds; Sailor Oden, Washington, VS..
Jack Stone, Gaithersburg, 140 pounds,
4 rounds; Fred Shaeffer, Washing.
ton, VS.. X. o. Reilly, Huntington,
w. Va, $50 pounds, 4 rounds; Andy
Bowen, Washington, VS.. Billy Har"
ris, Baltimore, 135 pounds, 6 rounds;
Jack Cafone. Washington, VS.. joey
Raymond, Baltimore, rounds, and
Young Firpo, u. s. s. Grampas. all
service lightweight champion, VS..
Ray Bowen. District lightweight
champ, rounds.
The main bout will be refereed by
Colonel Erickson. while Kid Sullivan
will be the third man in the pre-
Hminaries.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
GU. PREPS P[AN
SURPRISE

The Gonzaga High tossers must
set a terrific pace this afternoon
if they wish to measure the George
town Props, who will be met in
the Garrett Parkers' gym at $3.50
o'clock. The Preps intend to spill
the Eye-Streeters and have been
primed for this purpose.
Georgetown Props lost to Con-
zaga in the Eye-Streeters' fortress
in the first game, but Dick Heekin,
regular guard, was absent that day.
He win be back with the Garrett
Parkers this afternoon and may
disturb the Purple passers.
Coach Eddie Brooks is ex.
pected to start Eddie RehkOpf
and Jim Cameron, forwards;
Capt. Dick Watkins, center and
Jack Robinson and Dick Hee.
kin, guards.
Cameron will enter the contest
with sore shoulder injured in the
Western fracas Tuesday, when
tossed against the wall during a
WIG mlX-up.
LaSalle Institute, Of Cumberland
Nd. will be guests of Coach "Zube"
Sullivan's st. Johns detachment
tomorrow night in the Vermont
Avenuers' gym at 8 o'clock. The
Vermont Avenuers> trimmed the
| Marylanders a month ago at Cum.
berlsnd. Leonard Hall Academy, of
Leonardtown, Md, visits Gonzaga
for a game tomorrow afternoon,
while Alexandria High is opposing
Western High in the latter's gym
this afternoon.
Second place in the Prep School
Basketball League went to st,
Johns, which topped Dewitt Prep,
1922, yesterday afternoon. The
league title was annexed by Con
zaga, which finished the schedule
with a perfect record.
Dewitt Prep tired in the second
half, while the Vermont Avenuers
exhibited the greater staying power.
The first half closed with the teams
locked, 1414. Captain Schlegel and
Augusterfer pfeGominated for the
winners.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
johnson FETED
BY FLAHERTY

Following closely on the heels OF
a farewell dinner given Stanley
Raymond Harris at the Carlton by
Joseph Tumulty, former secretary
to President Woodrow Wilson, last
Monday night, admirers Of Walter
Johnson gathered informally with
the Washington manager at the
Hamilton Hotel last night, as
guests of Thomas F. Flaherty, per-
sonal friend of Johnson's and one
of the most rabid ba seball fans OF
Washington.
johnson cut huge cake pat
termed after the shape of a baseball
diamond. No speeches were made
A telegram of good wishes was
read from Sam Steinberger, who
was unable to attend because of
Illness. he being confined to
Emergency Hospital
He sent young Sam to act in
his stead and the lad was not
without company for young
Walter Johnson and Eddie
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
Lassman Recovering;
Nav Yet Seek Crown

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Al Lass.
man may yet realize his dream of
becoming worlds heavyweight box
in6 champion. according to AL Hig.
RiIs, close friend of the New York
University gridiron and boxing star.
Higgins has just returned from
Miami Beach. Fla. where Lassman
is Incorporating from injuries re-
cefyed in the Carnegie Tech-N. Y.
q .game three months ago. He said
that TINT" Is recovering rapidly
from Injuries to Ns head and left
hand, and Is shadow-boxing daily.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
Joe Dundee Risks Title
In Bout With BritisheI

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 21.-Joe
Dundee, of Baltimore, will defend
his worlds welterweight champion
ship against Jack Hood, of Eng
land. in London next month, ac-
cording to Max Waxman. his man.
ager. The bout will be a no
decision affair and is scheduled to
90 IL rounds.
waxman said Dundee would re-
ceive $4,000 In addition to 40 per
cent Of the receipts.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21

wanted to know what fighter before
the public today has a better record
than her son.
She scoffed at the suggestion
that her son has been battling
a. lot of set-ups. She declared
that some Of these sO-Called
''Palukas" are tougher customers
than most fight fans imagine.
Mrs. Stribling insisted that Gene
Tunney, the retired heavyweight
champion. never wanted to Battle
her son, and that he ran out on
fight with Stribling in Miami three
years ago.
Jack Sharkey yawned when told
Stribling had predicted he would
win by a knockout.
"IIl hit him so hard and so often
that he won't know what struck
him." said the modest Mr.. Sharkey.
HE Is made TO order for me"
Both Stribling and Sharkey
planned to resume strenuous train
ing this afternoon. Both profess to
be in the pink of condition.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21

"I've got to win this fight, and
I'm going to do it," the handsome
yuong Georgian told international
News Service this morsing as he
prepared to resume his daily work
outs at the Casino. Its my big
chance and I'm not going to muff 1t.
/ am in great shape and expect to
put up the battle of my career next
Wednesday night"
Stribling, a modest chap of "a,
discusses the Forthcoming fight
reluctantly. There is nothing of
a Dragging nature i'm his CONVEX
satiOn. He is just young, am.
bilious fighter who realizes he
faces a big opportunity and is
determined to win.
His mother, Mrs. Lille s. Strib-
ling, told this writer that she will be
very much surprised If her son does
not f1atten the Boston COB. She said
she is convinced her son will take"
Sharkey just as he has beaten the
many fighters he has been battling
all over the country in the last year.
She explained her sons poor show.
ing against Paul Berlenbach, in New
York, by saying that every fighter
has a bad fight or two in his system. u
''I don't want to seem to be brag
ging, but l think my son will 81
the next heavyweight champion o
the world said ma" as she sat a
the ringside while her son wa:
cutting sparring partners aroun,
the ring. Her sons wife and VII
liam L. Stribling, the third, sat witt
her. Mrs. Stribling showed kecs
interest in the proceedings. anc
seemed to be enjoying herself.
She revealed that she and "Pa'
| Stribling we're on the stage fOl
years, members Of the -Four Nov
city Grahams."
''Have you ever seen your son
ON the flOOr?" ] asked her.
"What would your reaction be
II he is knocked cut by
Sharkey?" A smile lighted up
her blue eyes.
mo" she said, "I have nevel
seen w. L. knocked out. And if
did I no not think would COLLAPSE
or ANYTHING like that. l would taxi
It philosopically. 1t is all in th'
fight game. l did see my othe
son, Baby Stribling, knocked ou
by Abe Lucky in Augusta, Ga.
happened to be in Baby's corner
because ''Pa' Stribling was some
where else that night. Baby wen
fine until the seventh round wheI
he ran into right uppercut.
did not faint or anything like that
I simply saw to it that he was givel
good attention. He came out of
| all right. It was experience 70
Baby, he had to have it sooner .
later"
Mrs. stribling glanced affection
ately at Baby Stribling, who wa
shadow.bo in one of the bi
rings constructed in Casino Park
Baby was going through his pace
with a dozen other members or tn
stribling stable. They put on quit
a show each day for the spectator
who come to watch "W. L." trai
for the Sharkey bout.
"Did you raise your son TO De
fighter" Mrs. Stribling was askeo
"I certainly did," she rephe
without hesitation. why l use
to box with him myself until n
was IA. Pa hit too hard, so / use
to put the gloves on With him:
always wanted w. L. to be a fighte
and I hope that some day ne WI
be the champion of the world.
! .Amplifying this assertion, sn
The Washington times., 1929-02-21

''Have you ever seen your son
on the flOOr?" ] asked her.
"What would your reaction be
IL he is knocked cut by
Sharkey?" A smile lighted up
her blue eyes.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
F>IGHT
lIASHFS

At Tulsa, Okla.-Tommy Lough-
ran. of Philadelphia, light heavy.
weight champion OF the world, out
pointed Joe Lohman, OF Toledo,
Ohio Q0).
At observation-disclosures Weiner,
Baltimore heavyweight. stoppe d
Harry Slaughter, OF Philadelphia a.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
Basketball Results

Catholic u, FL; George WASH, Is.
Georgetown, 20; Navy, 81.
Army, SO; Providence, 80.
Missouri. 80; Kansas, 90.
Pittsburgh, 48; Grove City, 25.
Davidson, 38: Wake Forest, 2S.
1t. Johns, 80: Dewitt Prep, 22.
Episcopal. 27: SwaVely. 15.
Va. Seminary. 81; Howard u, IS.
TivOli. 40: Naval Air. "a.
Arrows. ~: Arcadians, 20.
War College. 26: "Y." IL.
Ais A. c., IS; HyattsVille, 5.
st. Martins. 81; Phoenix, 20.
BFOOklaDd, 81: Good shepherd. 16.
OptiniSts, 30; Corinthians, 3.
Deluxe. IL: Lightning, ..
ExpFessmen. 28; CIOthieFs. ?5.
G, u. FrOsh, 90; g. w. FrOsh, 23.
Eagles. a; University A. c., 22.
CresCents. 19: Met Grays. IA.
Monroe A. c., rs: WlntOns, &.
Hawks. 81: Stewarts. S8.
FOrdham, 26; st. Johns (BrOOklyn)
1.
VIIlan0va. go: LOyOIa. 10.
st. Johns. 20: baltimore u. "a.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21

De, CN6TSGu LUZ duiuGChA DO@AAi"
He made this announcement. yester"
DAY at q District Committee meet
ing, when the bill was reported out.
Representative Clarence j. Mcleod,
Of Michigan, chairman Of the judi
ciary subcommittee, was in charge
Of the bill and urged the committee
to approve the measure.
He assured them that the bill
was designed to keep professional
prize fighting out of Washington.
and permitted only strictly regulated
amateur boxing, the admission re.
ceipts to he used for expenses OF
visiting boxing teams and for the
purchase of trophies and supplies.
BlamtOIs declared he didn't
think 1t was elevating, but in the
next breath said Lat all his sons
took boxing courses at college,
and that one was member OF
che Princeton University boxing
team. He cOntended, however,
that boxing and wrestling were
brutal.
III once saw the Terrible Turk
wrestle a Japanese jiu-jitsu expert, "
he recalled. THE Terrible Turk
seemed to be winning. but the Japa.
nese put his finger on nerve cen.
ter in the Turks back, and he
jumped up screaming like Co
manche Indian. and let go of the
japanese.
"Then the Turk got his opponent
In another hold. and the japanese
touched a nerve center on the Turk 8
face. and he went into spasms.
after the match was over. went
back and offered the Japanese $3.50
to show me how to touch that nerve
center on the face, but he wouldnt t
show me- ..
"Whose nerve center did you want
to touch?" asked Representative Ed
ward NJ. Beers OF Pennsylvania.
'It seems to me, TOm," COM
Inented Representative Ernest
w. Gibson Of Vermont. that
you've touched a good many
nerve centerS around here"
Mcleod explained that all forms
Of wrestling are permitted in the
District, and offered statements by
Amateur Athletic Union officials
that "nine-tenths of the wrestling
In the District Is crooked"
= At present. amateur boxing is al.
lowed in colleges and clubs, but the
organizations are unable to make
the necessary charges whereby to
purchase ring supplies, other nee
essary equipment or to furnish
trophies to the winners of intercol
leEiate matches.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21

johnson sons of the Washing
ton manager, were in attend
ance. Moving pictures Of Bobby
Jones and Walter Hagen on
the golf links were shown.
Others present included j.. X
McCarl. f. b. Eynon, Postmaster
William NJ. Mooney, Representative
CLYDE Kelly, Representative Thomas
s. Mcmillan, Charles. F. Trotter
l.. r. Morgan, Grey Walters, Frank
Yates, Frank Bogardus, J. b
Woodside. ]. l.. Baity, Kirk Miller
Walter McOullum, Harry Ashton
Arthur Sundlin N. l.. Goodman
E. A. Merkel and Frank Butler.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
BRUTAL HE DECLARES,
ALTHOUGH HE LET
SONS FIGHT

Representative Thomas t. Blanton OF Texas probably wiz
f minority report dissenting the approval given by
the District Committee to the bill allowing admission 10
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
TILL K. D. SHARkEY,'
SAYS STR|BL|NC
Ry James L. Kilgallen

MIAMI BEACH Fla, Feb. 81 Q.N.s).-Young StrlbInS'
of Macon Ca predicted today that he will win from Jack
Sharkey of Boston, Mass 'by knockout in their fight in
Flamngo Park Arena on the night Of February ~
The Washington times., 1929-09-12
GLEAN1NGs & SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

the National Theater for three
weeks in October.
Mischa Guterson, who, you
may recall, led the orchestra at
the Rialto Theater a season or
two back, thinks Baltimore will
pay 81 for reserved seat movies
with a 40-piece orchestra. He
has leased the Auditorium Thea
ter in the neighboring city and
will try out his plan, beginning
Saturday.
Motion picture men who pro-
fess to know, agree that the
public will pay 81 a seat for a
good movie with good music.
What they ponder about is
where the exhibitor, not in
league with the big companies,
is going to get his 81 pictures.
Mack Whiting. travelling repre-
sentative of United Artists Pic
lures, drops into town to herald
the coming of the latest Gloria
Swanson feature and other U. A.
products. While the pictures
have not yet been spotted for
Washington first-run houses, Mr..
Whiting wants all motion pic
ture editors fully fortified with
The Washington times., 1929-09-12
When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

LITTLE-"The Passion of Joan
of Arc" At 1870, $3.50, $50. 7:4O
and $40 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Al Jolson
and Davy Lee in Say 1t With
Sons" At 1880. 1917, 2Os, 1855.
5:46. 1886 and s:2s p. m.
EARLE-Dorothy Mackain in
Hard to Get" At 1882, 1885, S:3S,
5.S2. 7:S5 and $40 p. M.
FOX Victor MacLageln and
Edmund Lowe in THE cockeyed
World" At II, 1907. 314, SIT.
7:24 and s:3l p. m.
RIALTO-G Glenn Tryon and Eve
lyn Brent in Broadway" All
talking, all singing, all dancing
special. At II, /. 8, 5. Z and .
p. m.
PALACE-Joan Crawford and
Douglas Fairbanks. jr., in Our
Modern Maidens." At 1859, 1886.
sos. 1885 and and s:55 p. m.
COLUMBIA--Warner GLAND in
'Dr. Flu Manchu." At II, 1908,
3:19. $50. TAI and s:52 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-09-12

First Nationai.Vitaphone special
talking feature win provide the
main screen attraction. opening
with an 11:sO p. m, showing Fri.
day. Loretta Young and Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., are tmong q large
cast Of featured players which
also includes Chester Morris, who
leaped in screen fame by his per.
interest story by Samuel shipman
and John Hymer, deals with the
problem Of secret marriage and
trial marriage among the young.
Supplementary short screen fea-
lures with an overture by the
Earle Concert Orchestra, Daniel
BreesIin conducting, win complete
the program.
METROPOLITAN--AI Jolson in
"Say It With Songs has been
attracting huge throngs and viii
be held over for second week,
beginning Saturday. JoIson's voice
Is heard in seven songs and he
is assisted In putting over
highly moving screen drama by
little Davy Lee and Marion Nixon.
The story by Daryl Francis
Zanuck and Harvey Gates con-
Germs a radio entertainer who
goes to jail through . bad break
in luck. A program of supple
mental screen entertainment will
include selected comedy subjects
and . Pathe sound reel.
RIALTO-"College Love-" the
first full-length sound and dia-
logue feature fashioned around
campus life opens a weeks en-
gagement Saturday. The synchro-
nlzauon includes all the noises,
songs and music synonymous
with the gayer side of university
happenings. George Lewis is
starred with Dorothy CULVER and
others of featured prominence are
Eddie Phillips, Hayden Stevenson
and Churchill Ross. The high
light Of the acton is a thrilling
football game, which introduces
some Highly novel screen features.
A program Of supplemental shorts.
including a newsreel and music
by the Rialto concert orchestra
Will complete the program.
LITTLE - The French film,
"The Passion of Joan of Arc" /"
will continue for a second week,
beginning Saturday. This feature
has been acclaimed by critics as
the greatest Of foreign features,
with Mile. Falconetti contributing
one of the finest characterization
ever given to the silver sheet.
Also on the program are 'sThe
Fall OF the House OF Usher" a
short feature made in Rochester
by J. S. Watson, jr.: UFA's Hid
den Death Traps" a Max David
son comedy and Paramount news.
The Washington times., 1929-09-12

photos and reading matter on
these program features.
The big production companies
are adopting this policy of send
ing special agents to key cities
to boost their pictures; to make
certain that local press agents
will not subordinate the Holly
wood product in favor of the
accompanying stage shows.
"June Moon" the Ring Lard
ner show which will come into
the Belasco, September %. has
had a two weeks lay-off be-
cause of the Philadelphia labor
trouble in the theater. Pro.
ducer Sam Harris is absolved
from paying his actors by a
clause in the Equity contract
covering this situation.
George S. Kaufman, who used
to draw a pay envelope as dra-
matte editor of this newspaper,
is co-author of "June Moon"
which has something to do with
baseball, and MIR. Lardner also
revealed further versatility by
contributing two songs for the
production, called "June Moon
and Montana Moon" Norman
Foster has the lead role.
Another reason why Joe Hol-
man and other sports writer's
will probably crash the gate is
that Florence D. Rice, who plays
one of the principal roles, is a
daughter of Grantland Rice,
known far and wide where
sports news is read. She is
making her stage debut in the
play.
Rev. Francis J. Hurney, of
the Catholic Actors Guild. has
returned from a two-rnonth
European trip and forwards a
clipping telling of the triumph
of Foster, Fegan and Cox (St.
Patrick Players Alumnil at the
Palace Theater in New York,
This was duly chronicled in
these columns on the same day
a postcard arrived from the
Rev. F. J. H., then somewhere
in Europe.
The Washington times., 1929-09-12
FOR NEW
WEEK IN TFIEATERS

BELASCO--Gertrude Lawrence,
the English stage star in "Candle
Light" = straight comedy adapted
from the German by p. 9. Wode-
house will open the season at the
Belasco next Monday night. An
all-English cast will present the
play with Leslie Howard, Reginald
Owen, Betty Schuster, Duncan
McRae and Robert English fea-
tured. The production Is offered
by Gilbert Miller and goes direct
to New York after the Washing.
ton performances.
NATIONAL-The national
Theater reopens for the season
Monday night with the Jed Harris
production of the Ben Hecht-
Charles Macarthur exciting news
paper play, "The Front Page"
The original Broadway company
which presented the play for q
full season comes to Washington.
It includes Lee Tracy, Osgood
Perkins, Frances Fuller, Claude
Cooper. Joseph Spurin .Calleia,
Willard Robertson, Allen jenkins,
Eduoardo Ciannelli, John Carmody,
Walter Baldwin, jr., Jay Wilson,
Violet Barney, Carrie Weller,
Jessie Cromette, Antoinet Craw.
ford, Willard Dashiell, Harold
Grau. Jack Campbell, Earl Ford,
Cecil Holm, Matthew Crowley,
Larry Doyle, Jack Clifford and
George T. Fleming.
GAYETY--Max Fields "Kud.
ding Kuties' will be the new
Mutual burlesque attraction open
ing Sunday matinee. Comedian
Fields 10 backed up by an excel
lent company which includes az
principals, Sugar, Schad, Ann
Fink, Fred Barron, Jeanne Viii
liams. Al Snyder and Sammy
Smith. Parrot Inn Cafe" and
Fashion Shop" are two colorful
scenic flashes which utilize the
full company of pretty girls and
some elaborate electrical effects.
Tin Pan Alley tunes and riotous
dancing features the action of the
two acts.
PALACE-"The Unholy Three"
Ben Hecht's new thriller, directed
by Lionel Barrymore, will pro-
vide the main screen attraction,
beginning Saturday. Ernest Tor.
renee, Dorothy Sebastian, Roland
Young, Polly Moran and George
Cooper are prominent in the cast
of principals. On the stage AL
Evans will conduct the Palace
Syncopators for a Boris Petroff
revue production, introducing Dea.
gon and Cannefax, John Quinlan,
Walter Walters and Company,
Blair and Thornton. Thelma Lee
and the Mary Reade ballet. Short
screen subjects and an organa-
logue will complete the program.
COLUMBIA--"The Mysterious
DIR. Flu Manchu,1 mystery
thriller, holds over for a second
week, beginning Saturday. War
ner GLAND, o. p. Heggie, William
Austin, Claude King and Tully
Marshall are seen in the prin-
cipal roles. Supplementary at
fractions will include Laurel and
Hardy" in "Unaccustomed as We
Are" Vincent Lopez In a Movie.
tone act, Screen Snapshots, the
M-G-M Newsreel, and music by
the Columbia Concert Orchestra.
Claude Burrows conducting.
EARLE Fast Life" the new
The Washington times., 1929-09-12

Sylvia Field, considered one
of the most promising of the
younger actresses. has just been
added to the New York Theater
Guild touring company cast,
which will play q subscription
season Of ten cities including
The Washington times., 1929-09-12
Chesapeake Beach

Chesapeake Beach is all set for
its amusement season finale. The
concluding weekend OF fun and
frolic gets under way Saturday
morning with scores planning a
trip to the bayside resort to taste
the pleasures of the seaside before
1t is too late. And Saturday will
be another Of those wild board.
walk carnival nights with plenty
Of rip-roaring fun on tap.
The water still is delightfully."-
refreshing and bathing is Turing
scores into the surf.