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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
MARYLAND DRAWS
LOUISIANA STATE u.
Plays First Round Game Friday
in Southern Conference-Six
Terrapins Named.

University Of Maryland's basket ball
team has been paired against Louisiana
State University in the first round of
the Southern Conference championship
tournament Friday night at Atlanta.
The game will start at o'clock
(E. s. T)
1t is thought likely that the winner
will be matched against Alabama,
which has been placed first in the
tournament pairings. Maryland sup
porters figure their team should take
L. 8. u, but realize that the Old Liners,
if matched against Alabama, doubtless
will encounter the toughest sort Of OPP
position.
Maryland finished second in the Con-
ference series with eight wins against
one loss. Georgia was first with IS VIC
tories and l defeat. Alabama was
third with IL wins and 2 losses.
Six members of the title seeking
Maryland squad have been picked.
George Chalmers, Ed Ronkiu, Ed Nor
ris. Bozie Berger, Charlie May and
Frenchy Conan are sure to make the
trip. Two other members of the squad
will be selected from Bus Pitzer, Bob
Wilson. Skippy Faber and Fred Stieber.
The Old Liners will leave for Atlanta
Thursday night.
Here are the first-round tournament
pairings for Friday (the starting time
being Eastern standard time), with the
standing of the team in the conference
series, including games played Saturday:
North Carollna-vanderbiit, 2 pm.
Auburn-V Virginia, pm
Duke-Clemson pm
N. G. State Kentucky, pm
Alabama Tennessee, 6 pm.
Maryland-L. S. u, 8 pm
Washington ana Lee-Georgia, pm.
Florida Georgia Tech, 10 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
WILL REVISE RULES
FOR BOXING TOURNEY
Chairman Driver Asks Official for
Ideas on Fair Method Of
Scoring Dixie Event.
BY the Associated Press.

UNIVERSITY, Va, February %
James O. Driver, chairman of the
Southern Conference Boxing Commit
tee, has announced that rules for scor-
ing the conference boxing tournament
are to be revised
Driver, who is director of athletics at
Virginia, has asked aid and advice of
other sports officials in. working out q
more equitable system Of awarding
points to winners in the fifth annual
tournament to be staged here next Fri
day and Saturday.
Last year only the finalists scored
points for their teams. The conference
champion was credited with FIVE and
the runner-up three. None Of the
others counted.
Florida won the 1880 tournament.
The athletic officials said that they
wanted to have team strength count
for credits as well as individual skill.
Driver has sent out several suggested
systems of scoring to other conference
representatives and has asked their
opinions. Before the tournament starts
Friday afternoon these officials will
agree upon method of crediting
points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
LEADING FIVES MEET
IN DISTRICT LEAGUE
Four Top Teams Engage in Sets
That May Have Telling
Effect on Race.

This week promises lots Of excite
ment in the District League, for the first
four clubs will oppose each other in
matches that may go long way toward
deciding the championship
The champion King Pin quint, aside
from rolling its regularly scheduled
match with Rendezvous Thursday, will
meet Hyattsville and the John Blicks
In postponed sets.
HyattSville's big chance comes We'd
nesday and Friday, when Henry Hiser's
team engages King Pin on the suburban
alleys.
King Pin, idling last week, strength
ened its grip on first place when Cor
nell's Lunch won two from Temple and
Hecht grabbed one from Hyattsville A
strike by oscar Hser won the final
game by two pins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
HOPPE, HAGENLACHER
IN BILLIARD OPENER
Schaefer, World Champion, Absent
From international Event
Of New Federation.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 23-willie
Hoppe, New York veteran, and Eric
Hagenlacher of Germany. were matched
today in the first game Of the interna-
tional 1872 balkline billiards tournament
sponsored by the newly-organized fed
Grafton Of billiard players, of which
Hoppe is the guiding spirit
Kinney Matsuyama, tiny japanese,
ard Welker Cochran. Hollywood, Calf,
are the other entrants in the tourna-
ment, which lacks the presence of the
world champion, Jake Schaeffer TO give
1t title significance.
Tonight Cochran and Matsuyama will
clash in the second match of the tour
nament.
Twelve games of 400 points each will
be played, each entrant playing his
three rivals twice in a double round
robin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
NUNNS RANKED NO. /
IN CANADIAN TENNIS
Davis Cup Players Left Of List
for Not Having Played in
Enough Journeys.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Ontario, February a.
Gilbert Nunns of Toronto is Canada's
first ranking player in the eyes of the
Canadian Lawn Tennis Association.
Refusing to rank the Davis Cup vet
Grams, DR.. Jack Wright, Willard Crocker
and DR.. Arthur Ham, because they had
not played in the required number of
tournaments last year, the association
placed Nunns at the top of the list, with
Marcel Rainville, Montreal, in second
position. Back of these are ranked
Walter Martin. Regina, No. 3: c. w.
Altman, Montreal, No. 4; John S. Proc
tor, Toronto, No. 5; W. L. Rennie, To-
ronto, No. 6; w. w. Gyles, Winnipeg,
No. 7; N. A. Burrows, Montreal, No. 8;
P. Deschenes, Montreal, No. 8. and B.
Faubert, Montreal, and T. O. Ryall,
Vancouver, bracketed together at No. 10.
Oliver Wade of Toronto, Canadian
champion, heads the womcn's rankings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
COACH TOUTS Under
AS HURDLING THREAT
Cornwell Says Dewitt Youth Will
Worry Everett and Slye in
Catholic u. Meet.

Those who figure that Grover Everett
and Bob Slye, Eastern Highs crack pair
of murders, will have the field to them
selves in the scholastic 50-yard low
hurdles in the Catholic University track
meet March 7 have another think
coming to them, says H Leighton
Count Cornwell, who Is coaching De-
Wits small but by no means unimpres-
sive track squad this season.
Dewitt will have boy named George
Under In there who'll worry EN-
plenty" said Count.
Under, formerly Of Moses Brown
School, Providence. r l., showed
strongly In New England schoolboy
track circles. Count says he is the best
looking hurdling prospect Dewitt has
had in a long time, not excepting
Mickey Harris, who was with the squad
not so far back.
Soulard Turner, Splinter. also may
carry Devitt's colors in the c. U. meet.
Under has just begun hard work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
MIDGETS MEET TUESDAY
Lawrence Team Seeking New Play

Lawrence Team Seeking New Play
ers Also for Junior Nine.
A meeting of the Lawrence Midgets
will be held Tuesday at 8 o'clock at 1856
Tennessee avenue northeast.
All boys who will not be II years
old before September Is are eligible.
The following boys as we'll as new can
didates are requested to report: Ralph
Lomax, G. Hays, B. Diver. w. Diver.
c. Holledge, Pete Chaconas, K. Win
tiers, E. Robertson, r. Miller, Keller,
Waters, r. Creel, Sullivan, A. Sweeney
and r. Grace.
The following boys are to attend a
meeting of the junior team on Friday
night: T. Nolan, Whitley, Hollis, Hale,
E. Kimball, r. Hall, Austin Pohl
Freddie Miller, Buechler, B. Pearce, A.
Creel, j. Mulcake. Sam Italhouer, w
Eshinger, and r. Winters.
New candidates who will not reach
their nineteenth birthday before Sep
TENDER Is are sought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23

Loughlin, oddly enough also from
California, have southpaws received
such tennis recognition.
There will be disagreement. doubt
less, over these rankings, made at
the recent meeting of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association, and
based on 1880 competition.
Some will say, no doubt, that Doeg
was lucky to beat Frank Shields in
the final for the American cham
pionship; that professional or no
professional, William T. Tilden de-
served the No. ranking on the basis
Of his European play; that Mrs.
Helen Wills Moody should be the
No. l women's player though she
failed to defend her American sin.
giles title.
But Doeg and Mrs. Harper head
the lists and will at least until they
rank 'em for 1881,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
Hopkins Has Five
Lacrosse Tutors
Johns HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Johns HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
y OF Baltimore, as prominent in
lacrosse as Notre Dame is in the
foot ball world, has five men on its
coaching staff. DR.. Ray Van Orman,
head coach, will be assisted by Bill
Schmeisser, George barley, Gard
ner Mallonee and Kelso Morrill,
Hopkins this year has plenty Of
veteran material and hopes were
never brighter. The Blue Jays will
meet the Olympics, Yale. Swarth-
more, Virginia, Mount Washington,
Princeton, st. Johns, Syracuse,
Army and Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23

play the offensive man rushing for
the basket is expected to get q lead
on the defensive man covering him.
A pass to him results in q closeup
shot before his opponent can inter-
fere.
In the cut back the thought Is that
this cut for the basket will not work
against a strong defense, as the prin-
ciple of defense is against it. This
principle is for each individual de-
fensive man to keep between his OPP
ponent CD can turn to up break his
play, teammate 2 swings into the
picture. He runs past No. /, takes a
short pass and dribbles for the bas-
ket His rush by No. ! is so close
TO No. that B, No. Us opponent,
cannot follow No. 2.
--.A 2cOpgTishts 1aeA1 aasE-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
DRAW ON RIVAL LEAGUE

Rogers Hornsby, Cub manager, has
always played in the National League,
but his two assistants this year are old
stars of the American League-Ray
Schalk and Charley O'Leary.
Schalk for years was star catcher Of
the White Sox. OTeary played short
at Detroit and for many years coached
the Yankees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
ROOKIE is PARTICULAR

Charley Wood, brilliant southpaw
pitching recruit with the Pittsburgh
Pirates, will have his own catcher with
him in the big show this year.
The Pirates bought Jack Mealey from
Wichita, where Wood, pitching to him,
famed 1877 batters in 1877 innings last
year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
NO NINE AT ST. JOHNS
Kaydets to Get Grid Drills, Track
Work During Spring.

Spring foot ball practice and track
will come in for attention of st. Johns
College athletes of this city, following
completion within few weeks Of basket
ball activities. The Kaydets again will
not be represented in base ball.
Foot ball games for next Fall so far
have been arranged for st. Johns with
Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep and
Mount st. Joseph's and Calvert Hall of
Baltimore Landon, Woodward and
Alexandria High are among other pro-
spective opponents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
TYPO PINMEN POSTPONE
Matches Scheduled on February %
Are Shifted to Goth,

All matches scheduled for Monday
February %, in the Typothetae Duck
pin League have been postponed until
Friday, February ~. Captains of these
teams have been requested to notify
their bowlers of this change.
Standings following the weeks roll
ing in the Typothetae League follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
GEORGE SIMPSON HURT
Splinter, in New Zealand, May Be
Out of Action Several Days.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Febru-
airy % CPD.-George Simpson, former
Ohio State University sprint sensation,
was injured in q race here Saturday
and may not be able TO compete foE
several days. Simpson injured muscle
in his thigh running In 220-yard dash.
He has Cancelled his exhibition at
Invercargill, but hopes to be able TO
compete in the New Zealand champion
ships Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
Basket Ball Tips
BY SOL METZGER.

The cut-back type Of basket bail
offense, used In place Of the quick
break for the basket, Is based pretty
much on the principle Of the legal
block, now much the fashion In at
tack.
In the cut-back attack the prin-
ciple Of the cut itself Is first utilized,
but with this difference: In the cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
HARVEY HARD TO HIT.

There are many unusual features
about Len Harvey, British middleweight,
but the most unusual perhaps is his
record OF $50 fights and only two black
eyes in all those 10 years of battling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23

SAKS SEEKS GAME.

Saks 81 Co. basketers, whose long
winning streak was snapped by Eastern
'or tomorrow night with q quint having
1 gymnasium. Call District 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
PHILLIES MADE MONEY.

The Phillies' park wasn't packed
every day last year, but the selling of
batch Of stars at the close of the
season kept the bookkeeping depart
ment from dipping into red ink. The
club made money!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
BASE BALL AT G0NZAGA
Nine Will Play 16 Games-Basket-

ers Have 1ntraMural slate.
Intra-mural basket ball competition
will get under way at Gonzaga. follow
ing completion of the school teams
schedule, which ends March 6, when
ST. Johns Is to be met.
Base ball practice will begin March
II. There will be no Spring foot ball
training
A schedule of 16 base ball games b
planned by Father Brown, athletic
director. Thus far two contests have
been arranged with Georgetown Prep,
two with Business. one with Central
and one with Swavely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
HARGETT SHOOTS 434.

Two all-time records were smashed
in the Department of Commerce League
last week when Bureau of Mines rolled
set Of 1,705 and Hargett. its anchor
man, shot strings Of 1873, los and 1876,
total of 434.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
YOUNG GOLFER VICTOR
Gus Moreland, 10, Beats Goodman
in Houston Club Final.

in Houston Club Final.
HOUSTON, Tex, February % (P).-
The championship Of the Houston
Country Clubs seventeenth invitational
golf tournament was held today by 49,
year-old Gus Moreland of Dallas, Tex,
who defeated Johnny Goodman of
Omaha. Nebr., former TransmisSissippi
champion, two up on a water-covered
thirty sixth hole yesterday.
Goodman never was better of then
even, and during good part the match
was three down. He went as low as
four down.
The tournament drew Ill flight golf
ers with handicaps of six or better.
Johnny Dawson of Chicago, defending
champion, fell in the first day Of match
play before Reynolds Smith. 10, of
Dallas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23

n TO connection exists between
M inferiority and a southpaw,
y one clique Of child psychol-
ogiSt, has insisted for years
in somewhat more auster Language.
John Hope Doeg, formerly Of
Santa Monica, Calf, and at present
of Newark, N. j., and Mrs. L. Anna
Harper of Oakland, Calf, now may
be pushed forward as proof of the
CONVENTIONAL least so far as the
sports world is concerned.
Both are left-handers and both
rank No. / among American tennis
players. Doeg. along with George
Lott of Chicago, also now is the
ranking doubles player of the coun-
try.
Not since the days of Maurice Nc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
WRESTLING PR0sPERs.

In 1880 Philadelphia supported %
wrestling shows with an average at
tendance Of 5000 and an average gate
, q Al29Q0s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
RINGER MARK MADE
IN HOT SHOE MATCH
Three Pointers Fly Thick and Fast
as Wonder Lacken Takes
Peake's Measure.

In a sensational battle on the Green
way Horseshoe Courts, Carl Wonder
Lachen defeated M. E. Peake three
games out of five yesterday. Peake
started well by winning the first two
games and then Wonder Lachen got a
hot hand and won the next three. The
second game set a metropolitan ringer
record; Peake tossing 81 ringers, in
Guiding doubles out of rs SHOES, and
Wonder Lacken throwing 80 ringers, in
Guiding 5 doubles. The summary:
G. w. L. r. DIR. SP. RI
p ponder Lacken.. 3 2 135 23ss ss444 go
Leonard Westby won a round robin
tournament Sunday from a galaxy of
stars which included Wonder Lacken
G. G. Hensen took second place by
winning five games and losing two.
Westby won seven games and lost none.
Tonight at 8:15 the Arlingtons will
take on the strong Columbia Heights
team, featuring Hubbard Quantrelle, in
Metropolitan League match.
Tomorrow MidweStern and Plaza will
fight it out for the league leadership,
this contest also starting at BIS.
Only two more days are left for
Legionnaires and ex-service men to
enter the American Legion champion
ship tournament for the Norman B.
Landreau Trophy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
Team Standing.
Season Records.

Season Records.
High team game-Bureau Of Mines No. ],
5s5.
High team set-Bureau of Mines No. /,
l,705.
High individual game-Harsett bureau
Of Mines No. ID. l6b.
High indiyidual set-Harsett bureau of
Mines No. II, 434
High indlyiduRI Aysrage--z5aEgett bureau
oG Mines No. AZ 1iT-N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
Team StandIng.


Best single sames-Goodman, l4s; Nc
Philomy. lat: Burgess, 140; McAllister, 1879;
scRombert iss o4 WFisit 1857 shipmsn. 1872
- Best three stTings-Crocsett. ,?ss; NC
353; Young. 344 Burgess, 342; Pfeil, 34l;
Hodges, $40; GoodinE, $3.50; Rozlcer, 337.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
DUTY,
COP LOSES JOB

The Police Trial Board today
recommended for dismissal Police
man Joseph Burns, Of the Second
Precinct, who was found guilty
Of a charge of intoxication while
on duty.
Burns is said to have been
drunk while guarding prisoner
at Gallinger Hospital.
Leniency was recommended IN
the case Of Policeman Hugh F.
Cornwell, of the Fourteenth Pre-
cinct, who faced charges Of
neglect of duty, being asleep in
a police automobile. Cornwell
pleaded guilty to the charge and
said he was sleeping because Of
long hours of work in taking
water to his home in Virginia
during the drought.
His well had dried up, he said.
The board recommended two
days leave be taken from the
policeman as penalty.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
By WILLIAM s. NEAL
Copyright, 1881, by international
News Seryice)

News Service)
Tossing aside prospects for one
of the most coveted social posi-
tions in the nations official life,
Mrs. Eta Garner, wife Of Repre-
sentative Jack Garner CD Of
Texas, today announced that If
and when her husband is elected
Speaker of the House she will con-
tinue as his confidential secretary
A charming, well read and ex"
ceedingly hoSpitable woman, Mrs.
Garner has deliberately chosen a
life of work rather than a path
which might lead to social con-
quests.
Calls Work Worthy
With all the frankness which
characterizeS a woman born on a
Texas ranch and reared in a
"straight-Shootin', straight talkin, "
region, Mrs. Garner explained that
work is worth while-and social
ambition is not.
Although the Speakership ap-
parently is within the grasp Of
her husband, she refuses to be-
come excited and explained she
doesn't build chicken houses
until the chickens are hatched."
She explained:
81 expect to continue just
as I am, if what you refer to
does happen. I am not cOnSti-
tuted for an idle life.
"Nothing In Society"
81 have been in this work so
long that / have learned there
is nothing in the social life,
and there is everything in
work. That is where happiness
and COntentment lies"
Mrs. Garner explained that she
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
PARLEY.
UNDER WAY

NEW YORK, Nov. II G.N.S0.
Major silver produces of the
world have started pour-parlers
that were expected to lead to a
conference in New York or Europe
at which steps might be taken to
stabilize silver prices through an
international selling agreement, it
was learned today.
The informal talks we're initiated
as a result of the recommenda-
tions by the committee of experts
of the international Chamber of
Commerce.
Although its report minimized
the chances for a speedy world
conference on silver, Wall Street
circles asserted so much interest
was aroused by the report that
plans were initiated to consum-
mate such meeting soon.
At the same time, Solomon
Guggenheim, of Guggenheim
Brothers, issued a statement say
ing the return of silver to the
pre-war basis was evidenced by
the present crisis, which forced
so many countries to abandon
the gold standard.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
HOOVER FACES
NEWNAVYRAP

The Navy League within the
next "a hours will make public a
further attack on President Hoo
yer and the naval policies of his
Administration.
It will be in the nature of an
"'analysis" of the report rendered
by Mr.. Hoover's personal commit
tee which absolved him of origi,
nal league charges that he had
sought "to restrict, to reduce and
to starve the United States Navy"
Just as the Hoover committee's
report took up, paragraph by
paragraph, the pamphlet of League
President William Howard Gardi.
ner containing these charges and
refuted them, so the impending
answer will seek to reply, item
by item.
Primarily, it was understood
from a reliable source, the league
is going to say that the presi.
Dental committee report was full
of inaccuracies" and "misstate.
ments."
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
AREDNESS
HIT BY PASTOR

Militarism and "so-called pre-.
paredness" have failed all over
the world to maintain the peace
promised by advocates of armed
protection, according to the Rev.
Mark Depp in an Armistice Day
address to the Washington Ro-
tary Club today.
Speaking at the regular lunch
con meeting in the Willard, the
pastor of Calvary M. E. Church
admitted extreme militariSts on
one hand and extreme pacifistS
on the other want peace, but he
insisted the militarists have
nearly always had their way and
permanent peace is no nearer
today than 20 years ago.
He quoted two Bible texts as
follows:
"He that liveth by the sword
shall perish by the sword"
III am not come to send
peace but a sword"
The first, he contended, is self
explanatory and is what various
nations are doing now. The
Sword" in the second means
the sword Of truth, and Christ'S
truths and policies are the keys
to world peace, he concluded.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
ONLY HOLDING
BAG,' LEAV|TT
DECLARES
Scheduled to Appear Monday
In Police Court to Answer
Under Liquor Law

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Nov.
IL QNS0.-C Van Ness Leavitt,
retired plumber and brother-in-
law Of President Hoover, today
reiterated his denial that he was
guilty Of running from a grocery
store with a gunny sack contain
Ing 10 pints of whisky when he
was arrested by Federal prohibi-
ton agents. Mrs. Leavitt is Mr.
Hoover's only sister.
Free on $3.50 Bond
Leavitt was at liberty under
$3.50 bond returnable Monday in
the court of Police Judge Walter
Spencer in Santa Monica. He
was charged with possession of
liquor. Leavitt said:
81 was left holding the sack,
literally and figuratively.
II was in the store weighing
myself on some scales when
somebody shouted, Here comes
Tommy Car
"a minute later somebody
handed me q sack and said:
"'Get rid Of this
'T didn't know what was in
the sack, but I tried to be q
good fellow and started to run
out the back door.
Told to Use Alias
"Just as I stepped into the
alley the Federal men stopped
me, opened the sack, and found
It filled with whisky pintS.
Zone of the officers recOg-
nized me, and he didn't seem to
know what to do. When I
was arraigned the officer in
sisted 1 use the name of Mr..
Jones. I objected, but he in
sisted"
Cliff r. Daley, proprietor of
the store, also was arrested and
held under bond for a hearing
Monday.
Not Me, Says Daley
Daley denied he was the man
that had handed Leavitt the
gunny sack. He said:
81 was waiting on q Gus
toner. I didn't know the
gunny sack was in the store.
think the officers got the
wrong p.an. LcavitU is a vic
tim of circumstances.
81 think the officers were
chasing q bOOtlegger known in
these parts and the bOOtlegger
entered the store with a sack,
then ran out empty handed"