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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
MAGNOLIA REFEREE
FOR MIAMI BATTLE
Mcfarland to Be Third Man
When CampoIo and RiSko
Swap Punches.

BY the Associated Press.
n n IAMI, Fla, February 22.-Lou
M Magnolia Of New York has
been selected to referee the
I5-round heavyweight elimi-
nation battle between Jack Sharkey
Of Boston and Phil Scott of England
at Madison Square Gardens second
battle of the palms" February q.
Referees for the other bouts of the
card also were named today. Kid Nc
Partland of New York will watch the
semi-f1nal match between Johnny Risko
and Victoria Campolo; Johnny BRASIL
of Boston will referee the Tommy
Loughran-Pierre Charles bout, and
Frank McCracken, Philadelphia, will
oversee the fight between Jimmy Ma
loney and Noise Bouquillon.
The first preliminary, between Bill
Daring and Raoul Bianci. will be ref
creed by Howard Livingston, Miami
Madison Square Garden officials said
today that the main bout of the card
is scheduled to begin between $50
and 10 o'clock on the night Of Feb
ruary 81. In contrast to usual pro-
cedure, one of the preliminary bouts,
that between Loughran and Charles,
will be put on after the Sharkey-Scott
fight is concluded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
TWO WINS IN DAY
FOR old LINE FIVE
Bests Hopkins in Afternoon,
SO to "a, and v. M. |. at
Night, 80 to Il.

Y UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S
basket ball team performed the
unusual stunt of winning its
second game in one day when
it trimmed the Virginia Military InSti-
tute quint at College Park last night,
80 to 81.
In the afternoon the Old Liners had
routed Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, 80
to "a, and had little more than time
to get back to College Park and eat
their dinner before taking on the
Cadets.
Like the game in Baltimore, the one
here was settled quickly. The Old
Liners ran up a 16-to-3 lead on the
Lexingtonians, and despite squirt by
the latter late in the first half, the Old
Liners were ahead, 81 to IL, at inter-
mission.
Coach Burton Shipley used IS play
ers in all and he had his leading per-
formers in and out as about as often
as the rules would permit.
Nine of the Is Old Liners figured in
the counting with Capt. Bill Evans, who
played a fine all-around game, leading
with points.
Last nights victory gave Maryland
Is wins in 20 games, with their record
in the Southern Conference standing
at 9 and 5.
The Old Liners play st. Johns OF
Annapolis Tuesday night in their last
game of the regular schedule and will
be in Atlanta next Friday for the start
of play In the Southern Conference
championship tourney.
FTII.. A..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
II DIXIE QUINTETS
ENTER TITLE LIST

ATLANTA, Ga, February % CP)-
Seventeen Southern Conference teams,
including the defending champions,
North Carolina State, have filed entries
for the Southern Conference title
tourney, which begins next Friday.
Clemson and Tulane came in uncer
the wire as the deadline of 6 o'clock
passed today. They brought the total
to one above the regulation Is allowed
to enter the tournament.
The teams that will be placed before
the tournament committee here tomor-
row. from which will be selected the
favored 16, are:
Duke, Maryland, Washington and Lee,
Virginia Military Institute, North Caro-
lima State, Clemson, Georgia. Georgia
Tech, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky,
University of Mississippi. Mississippi
Aggies, Tulane, Louisiana State and
Sewanee.
The tournament committee. of which
H. j. Stegeman of the University Of
Georgia is chairman, is to meet tomor-
row afternoon to make the pairings,
eliminate one of the teams and decide
ether details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
DEMPSEY IS SEEN
AS CARNERA RIVAL
Regarded as Good Spot for
lack to Pick Up Some Big
Coin Easily.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,

n YEW YORK, February 22.-Where
N the boys with alleged informa-
NJ ton on fistic matters gather
4 the word is out that Jack
Dempsey will drop his promo
tional projects this Summer and take
one more fling, If not at the heavy
weight title at least at the huge per-
son of Primo Camera.
There is a note of skepticism, Of
course. because "Old John" has been
coy but unrevealing about such PROPOSE
lions since the night of the long
count" encountered with Gene Tunney
in Chicago in 1927. However, the
old man mauler is ever to quit the
footliehtS for one more battle, it is gen.
orally accepted that he must do 1t now
or forever hold his peace henceforth.
The National Boxing Association
asked for Dempsey'S final word before
fc; arlng its own opinion Of the title
claims that will arise from the winner
of Thursdays battle in Miami between
Jack Sharkey. the American title
holder, and Phil Scott, the British
champion. Jack was evasive and
promised definite word soon. But
there Is other evidence on the subject.
Dempsey, with the bulk of his ire
mendous ring earnings tied up in trust
funds, mas lost approximately $4,000
as a promoter in Chicago. He has no
desire to tangle with any young, cagey,
punching fellow of the Sharkey type
now that much of his speed and IN
durance has gone over the hill of age.
But in Primo Camera, the "Ambling
Alp from Venice" who has been IRON
ing out mediocre rivals in round or
two in widespread districts, Dempsey S
supporters see a perfect foil. Jack
probably retains most of his murderous
punching power. He loves TO hack at
big fellows with wide-open bodies, and
no one is sure as yet that this Carnefa
can really fight at all
With Detroit already bidding for the
match, New York promoters ready to
fall in line and Chicago eager to tackle
the proposition, a bout between Carnera
and the old man mauler would have
the best chance of any possible match
today of reviving the almost forgotten
days of the million dollar gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
and is expected to arrive in
EaSton on March TO-"

and is expected to arrive in
EaSton on March TO-"
The nifty credited to Mark
Twain, 1.-THE rumor of my
death is very much exagger-
ated," may be applicable in the
cases of some of the players
referred to here by Foster. He
advises, for instance, that
Mike Grady, Joe Quinn, Lave
Cross and Doc Powers have
passed on" He is inclined to
believe John Farrell died at
Providence, r. l., that Bill
Everett was victim of tuber-
culosis, that Ralph Seybold has
answered the Great Umpire
and that Sam DUNCAN eff not
passed on should be in Kansas
City (same thing, maybe)."
In regard to Billy Clingman
our informant thinks he is
alive, but doesn't know what
he is doing; Jack O'Brien and
Bill Carrick have been "lost
track Of" while M. E. Hayden
and Fred Geier have been out
of base ball for so long he can't
trace them.
More definite information is
Forthcoming about the remain
der of the 10, however. Larry
Lajoie, for instance, is in Cleve-
land, Charley Carr is head Of a
sports goods store in Indianap-
oils, Dave Fultz is a practicing
attorney in New York City and
Chick Fraser is scout for the
Pittsburgh Pirates, and "a
pretty good one, too"
Foster Starts Swing.
Foster this week starts on a
swing around the circuit of the
big league training camps to
gather material from first
hand observation for a series
of articles for this paper on
the prospects of the big league
clubs.
In a post scrip to the note
we received he volunteered the
opinion that the Cubs, Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia Should
prove botherSome in the Ma
tional League this year, and
that the White Sox, Detroit and
Cleveland of the American
League should make more of
an impression in the West. In
regard to the Nationals he
says:
81 wish Washington had more
punch. The team should do
better, but it needs two drivers
at bat"
That just about makes it
unanimous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
Boss Barney Hikes to Dixie
With Bdtteryn1en This Week

oR the Nationals the 1880 American League base ball
~ paign-at least the business of getting ready for
gets under this will be opened Biloxi
Miss, Thursday morning when the squad pitchers
catcherS reports Walter Johnson initial
workout of the
Manager Johnson will head small party players leav
ing here Tuesday morning for the Gulf Coast He will be
companed by Irving Hadey Savdge
pitchers Jester and Gordon Pheph catchers Nick
trock AL Schacht, coaches, group base ball
joined at Biloxi by Muddy Ruel
cever and Sam Jones' Ad Liska Myles Thomas Bob Burke
Carlos Moore and Herbert Pyle pitchers Fred Marbey and
Garland BraXton, hodout hurers; Benny Tate Roy
Spencer catchers yet to and Ed Charity
Spurned terms oered by the cuo also are likely to report at
camp before the week ends Lloyd Brown pitching
ready is in Biloxi
Sam Rice not until g. when the re-
mainder of arrive probably check in from
Springs Wednesday, although golf and not ball
be his objective for the first week
of the Nationals left
Mississippi making the early start that he might
the playing field and club house in good order when the first
Judge and OSse Bluege, ined
also Biloxi this Judge will
day morning will joined by Buege when train
reaches Greensboro, N. c, in the evening"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
FINANCIAL FLOP"
FACED BY GARDEN
Seat Sale Is Slow Despite
Strong Supporting Cast
for Main Bout.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
TN Miami, Fla, Jack Sharkey was
quoted a 3-to-1 favorite over Phil
Scott for their heavyweight fight
here next Thursday night on the
basis of a wager Of $4,000 to $4,000,
reported by the press headquarters to
have been made by r. @. Wilson OF
Boston. with L. c. Tanning and Gerald
Wooster, both of Macon, Ga, taxing
the short end. The same parties wa
gsred $4,000 at even money that Shar-
KEY wins by a knockout in six ROUNDS.
Old timers recall that John L. Sulli-
van was the unanimous choice to beat
James ]. Corbett at New Orleans IN
1892. when the result completely upset
predictions. There have been suffcient
other upsetS of startling character to
furnish precedent for Scott to win, but
il he does the shock will be heard from
Miami to Timbuctoo.
Gordon Faces Flop"
With this situation respecting the
main 90 and in spite of a strong sup
porting cast headed by Vittorio Cam
pelo and Johnny Risko, semi-flnallsts,
Madison Square Garden Corporation
faces its biggest financial failure in the
Hseney championship flop" in 1928.
Reasons in both instances appear iden-
tical. based on a lack of competitive
thrills. in spite Of the angle of interna-
tional rivalry between Britain and
America.
with the show only five nights away,
the prevailing opinion tonight was that
it. would be fortunate to gross around
100000, only half OF last Winter S
total. About a week ago detailed box
cfice figures were given to the press,
indicating an advance sale OF $l63,OOO.
1t was learned definitely today that
this figure not only has not yet been
reached but that the actual cash re-
c2ipts SO far are hardly more than
500, 900, probably less.
Although William F. Carey, garden
president, declined to deny or connrm
these figures or offer any substitutes, ne
frankly admitted the advance sale has
been most disappointing. He inol-
Gated the garden will consider nsell
fortunate if it breaks even on the ven
ture Mr.. Carey. because OF the neces-
sity of a trip to South America on
business. will not see the fight. He
leaves Miami next Monday for New
york and is booked to sail February %
a;ruen Expects Boom.
aurc optimistic is. Frank J. Bruen,
general manager Of : the garden, who
has devoted most of his time to man
sgement of the Hialeah race track.
Bruen has insisted all along that the
fight wiz draw as big gate as 1929.
He reiterated tonight his statement
that the next few days will see boom
in box ONCE business.
The South, apparently, has by no
means manifested as much interest IN
this years fight as the Dixie fans olo
Stribline to support In the main event.
Moreover, it is freely admitted that the
efforts to arouse interest in the fash
iouable centers. such as Palm Beach
have been distinctly disappointing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
SHlRES TELLS CHISOX
$4,000 IS HIS PRICE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, February a.
With the announcement that he won't
put on base ball uniform for less
than $4,000 for the season, Art Shires
prepared today to return to his home
in Italy. Tex, to await the next move
of the Chicago White Sox management.
He came to Fort Worth Friday to visit
friends and referee wrestling bout.
IN not play If don't get at least
half OF what ! know I am WORTH" the
chesty first baSeman said THAT is a
lot of boloney about me demanding
$4,000. think I will be worth more
than that as box office attraction, but
I know / can't get 1t. But I won't put
on uniform for less than $4,000"
1t is understood the White Sox Of
fered him $1,000.
Shires declared he would not 60 to
the training camp at San Antonio to
talk things over with the Sox officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
EASTERN DOG DERBY
WON BY ST. GODDARD
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
QUEBEC, February Publishing his
way over the hard packed 120-mile
snow-covered course in record breaking
time, Emil St. Goddard today won the
eighth annual Eastern international
dog derby.
The musher from the Pas drove his
team over the three laps Of 40 miles
each In total elapsed time of IL 01 :27
five minutes and six seconds faster
than the record of Leonhard Seppala,
Nome, Alaska, driver, last year. Sep
palas time in 1929 was 11:06:33. At the
heels of st. Goddard, to take second
place, was Seppala. He drove his dogs
over the course in 11:06:27.
Hector Chevrette of Quebsc was third
with total elapsed time Of 1l:35:30.
ASHTON, Idaho, February 20 Dr.
Earl Kimbau of Cascade, Idaho, today
won the annual American dog derby.
His time was hours, 10 minutes and
IS seconds for the 25-mile course.
Dslbert Groom, Richly, Idaho, was
second; Thula Geelan, woman driver of
Mccall. Idaho, third, and Harry Ken
nedy, Ashton, fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.
6arvland 40: .Johns Hopkins. "a.

Maryland, 80; Johns Hopkins, "a.
Maryland, SO; Virginia Military In
stitute, 81.
Georgetown. 4s; knights of Columbus
of Brooklyn, 81.
George Washington, 50; Catholic Uni
verSity, 81.
Catholic University Freshmen, A;
George washington Freshmen, 81.
Kentucky, %; Washington and Lee,
IS (overtime).
North Carolina, 40; Navy, 80.
N. C. State, Al; v. p. l., 10.
Columbia, "a: Syracuse, 81.
Purdue, AZ; Minnesota, "a.
Drake, 20; Iowa, rs.
Pittsburgh, 81; West Virginia, 10.
Northwestern, As: Indiana, 80.
Michigan, I'll; Indiana, 1S.
Ohio State, 81; Army, 80.
Duke, As; Davidson, 10.
Duke Freshmen, 81; Davidson Fresh
men, IA.
Chicago, %: Wisconsin. II.
Ohio, Al; Cincinnati, IS.
Wittenberg, SO; Ohio Wesleyan, as.
Northwestern, "a; Illinois, 80.
Lenoir- Rhyme, 81; Catawba, 10.
Duke, As; Davidson, 81.
Cornell, 27; Pennsylvania, %.
Harvard, "a; Dartmouth, 90.
New York University, AZ; Carnegie
Tech, 81.
Yale, 80; Princeton, "a.
Wabash, 81 Notre Dame, is.
Nebraska, So; Iowa State, so extra
period).
Western Reserve, 30; st. Xavier, "A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
OX||SAWA|T|NG
JOHNSON'S ARRIVAL
Griff RegaIes Mississippians
With Tales of Barney's
ProWeSS as a Pitcher.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
~ HOXI, Miss, February "a
- President Clark Griffith to-
/ day completed final ar
- rangementS for the recep-
ton here next week of the first
squad of his Washington team,
which will begin its base ball
training Wednesday morning at
the city-owned ball park here,
built especially for the purpose of
providing suitable training site
for major league guests.
All Walter johnson and his athletes
need to do is to sign their names on
the hotel register when they check in
Wednesday, for they will And that
everything to facilitate a thorough and
pleasant conditioning period possible to
anticipate has been done, with the city
authorities giving whole-hearted coop
Grafton. And only a continuance Of
the brand of weather which has been
on tap here since the Griffith party
arrived is needed to make the Nation
ais first visit to Mississippi a most
successful one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
c. W, c. i. CUNTS
DIVIDE SUCCESSES
Colonial Varsity Wins at
BrookIand, But Freshmen
Bow to Cardinals.
. FORGE WASHINGTON and
Catholic University basket ball
quints divided a double-header

~ FORGE WASHINGTON and
Catholic University basket ball
quints divided a double-header
at Brookland last night, the
Colonial varsity dribblers squeezing
through to a 23-to-21 victory, while
the Cardinal youngsters conquered the
downtown Freshman five, A to 81.
Catholic waged valiant, but losing
uphill fight in the second half after
trailing, 4 to IL, at the intermission,
and just fell short of tying the count
when the Colonial varsity succeeded
in freezing the ball during the final
minutes.
The Cardinal Yearlings stepped out
in the final half to gain an easy victory
after George Washington had gotten
away to a 1914 edge at half time.
Led by Fine, Casten and Harris the
Colonial varsity had little difficulty in
gaining a substantial lead in the first
20 minutes of play. A lone goal from
scrimmage by Walsh was the only q
pointer Catholic could count in this
half.
It was a different story, however,
after play got under way in the second
half. For the first 10 minutes George
Washington held its commanding lead,
but then the Cardinals started bonn.
harding the cords.
With the score 81 to 13 Hickey made
good on a foul attempt and then fol-
lowed with a pretty running shot from
near the l5-foot line to cut the Colonial
lead to S points. Castell, however,
shot two fouls to increase his teams
edge to Z.
Riley found the cords from side court,
then Walsh netted a free toss and a
minute later scored a double-decker
from under the basket for the las:
scores of the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
FIELDS LOSES BOUT
TO YOUNG CORBETT
WeIter "Champ" Keeps Title,
But Takes TrounCing From
SouthpaW.


n AN FRANCISCO, February 22.-
Young Corbett, sensational south
paw boxer from Fresno, Calf,
scored surprising victory over
Jackie Fields, welterweight champion,
in lo-round non-title bout here today
Corbett, a two-to-one short-ender
piled up an early lead which the title
holder failed to overcome by closing
rally.
Fields was unable to solve Corbett's
left-hand style until late in the fight.
In the opening round the Fresno boy
sent the champion back on his heels
with left to the jaw and won the Sec
ond and third rounds by scoring the
hardest punches.
The champion set sizzling pace in
the tenth round that had Corbett on
the defensive, but his late rally failed
to impress Referee James Griffin.
There was some diSsension, however,
over the verdict, many thinking the
fight should have been called a draw.
A few cushions and papers were thrown
into the ring by fans displeased with
the decision.
1t was Fields first defeat in his ca
reer as welterweight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
AUSTIN BEATS C0EN
AS BOTH THROW SET
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
BEAULIEU, France, February "a
H. w. Austin, English Davis Cup star,
defeated Wilbur F. Coen, jr., of Kan
sas CITY, Americas eighth ranking
player. in the semi-finals of the Beau
lieu tenni- tournament today by scores
of 60. o., S-6 in match marked
b. CASTOR and Alphonse" tactics.
In the doubles semi-flnals Bill T1lden,
the american champion. and Coen de-
feated Louis Worms and Won Kehaling
by scores of 2-6, 6-3. 6-3.
Coen got into the prima donna class
by throwing the first set when Austin
was an hour late in arriving and the
Englishman returned the compliment
bv throwing the second set Then they
both settled down to a hard battle,
with Austin winning out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
FURTH, N. Y. u, SETS MARK
FOR 7O-YD. LOW HURDLES

SCHENECTADY, N. 2, February %
E1.-Sol Furth of New York University
set new world indoor record of eight
seconds nat for the 70-yard low hurdles
at the Union College invitation board
track and field games here today.
Furth equaled the old record in win
ming his heat and clipped a tenth OF
second from 1t In winning the final.
He also hung up a new meet record
in the 70-yard high hurdles. His time
in this event was SO seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
arkey Quoted Beat Scott Spring Camp Readiness for Nation
ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor
-By DENMAN THOMPSON

IN JA1C CNC VI uCPd1 UuAC
of the Nationals van
guard for Biloxi, Miss,
- to prep for Washing
tons thirtieth consecutive
American League season old.
time fans may be interested in
peruSing the accompanying
box score of the first game
ever played by a club repre-
Senting the National Capital
in the circuit conceived by
Ban Johnson and now presided
over by Ernest S. Barnard.
It was in 1901, the second
year of existence of the Amer
lean League, that Washington
joined it, with Jimmy Manning
as president as well as man
ager, and in the course of the
campaign the team won 81
games and lost 70, finishing
sixth with a percentage of .459,
its batting mark being .274 and
its fielding average .939.
Staged at Philadelphia on
April 26, before a crowd eS-
timated at $4,000, with Mayor
AShbridge tossing out the first
ball, that initial American
League game proved a victory
for Washington, as the adjoin-
ing box shows. Napoleon La
joie, the most famous of the
athletes who participated, was
the only Philadelphia batSman
with whom Poker Bill" Car
rick had any trouble, Larry
gathering three of his teams
seven SafetieS and, incident
ally, drilling on to an all-time
record of .422 for the season.
Team Proved Trailer.
President Manager Manning
had rounded up a collection
of players the critics at that
time regarded as a Sure-f1re
first division entry, but they
proved disappointing and few
of the 1901 roster remained
when the team lined up for
the following year. Then a
notable addition was Ed Della.
hanty, termed by some the
greatest righthand hitter the
game ever produced, but he
failed to help Washington
much, as sixth place again was
its portion.
Our efforts to learn some
thing of the present where
aboutS of the performers in
that first Washington game
were none too successful. We
conferred with Clark Griffith
and Walter Johnson and also
got in touch at New York with
John B. Foster, who probably
is dean of the veteran base
ball writer's and has a keen
memory, but the record at the
wind = up was exceedingly
sketchy.
The extent of Griff'S aid was
that Roaring Bill" Clark re-
Gently had been base ball
coach at Princeton University
and that Bill Coughlin was
dead. Foster, however, fur
niShed the information that
Clark this year is to manage
Allentown of the Eastern
League, and in regard to
Coughlin he seemed to recall
he was coaching at Lafayette.
Querying the publicity director
of the EaSton, Pa, College, this
reply was received:
Bill Very Much Alive.
"Coughlin now is coach at
Lafayette and has been since
1920 He is very much alive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
NACIONALlSTA KAY0ES
JOHNSON SECOND TIME

MANILA, February % (P.-Young
Nacionalista, 123-pound Filipino fight
er, won - a technical knockout to-
night over Kid Johnson, 1873, in the
third round of contest for the junior
lightweight championship of the Orient.
Nacionalista also knocked out john
son in December, that fight lasting less
than two minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
World Record Is Tied
As Illinois Is Beaten
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN. Ill. February a.
Ohio State today handed Illinois
its first Big Ten indoor dual track
defeat since 1916. squeezing out a
46-to-40 victory when Dan Strother,
Buckeye quarter-miler, nipped Keith
Hampton, Illinois sophomore, in the
last leg of the mile relay.
George Simpson, Ohio States great
sprinter, returned to form after
three straight defeats over short dis
tances this season, stepping away
from Ernie Useman, Illini sopho-
more, to win the 60-yard dash in
0:6.4.
Lee Seminar of Decatur, ILL.,,
equaled the world indoor mark for rs
yards of high hurdles, defeating his
teammate Rodgers and Petersilge Of
Ohio State in 0:9.4.