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Evening star., 1931-12-19
Bic GAIN IS MADE
. IN W0MEN'S CLASS
Stars Annual Tournament
Will Start Monday at
Lucky Strike.
BY FRANCIS E, STAN.

4 RECORD field of approxi-
II mately 1000 will compete
1 \ in The Stars fourth annual
Yuletide singles tourna-
ment, to start Monday at the
Lucky Strike. The largest previ-
Gus entry was 1,4O1, last year.
Until way into the wee, dark
hours of this morning, Arville
Ebersole, chairman of the Tourna-
ment Committee, Rena Levy,
Lonnie Krauss and J. w. Wood
sorted the unprecedented bundles
OF entries and composed the
schedule for the giant pin party.
Every bowler of note in the District
and environs will shoot in The Stars
annual festival, but the large majority
OF the field are dubs, many of them
rolling In tournament for the first
time.
THE pre-Christmas schedule will be
L published in The Star tomorrow.
The remainder will be printed
Thursday.
Despite the record flow of entries,
nearly every request for particular dates
mas 6een taken care of. This is due to
the large number of alleys available
28-and to the eight bowling dates,
more than has been arranged for any
OF the three previous Star tournaments.
II the committee was unable 10 grant
the entrants first requested date, his
second choice was listed.
The first three days of the tcurna-
ment-Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day OF next Week-and the final night
January 2-were the most popular
choices.
ENTRIES in the suburban alleys have
~ been left open. Tommy Walker,
chairman Of the Suburban Com
mlttee, plans to stage a gala Suburban
night during the second week Of the
tournament.
The increase of geo in entries came
as a pleasant surprise to the tourna-
ment managers. Nearly every other
specla4 event has suffered in these
times.
Never before have so many league7
entered en- masse. Tee Wcmen'a el.-v
showed big jump. What also 1nay
nave aldcd was the eigh.-day scled-
ulc, which, for the first time, will open
before Christmas
THE Lucky Strike was all do!led up
L last night for the big pin par,v.
Colorful flags and Yuletide trim
mlngs were plastered throughout the
giant plant.
/ While every one, of course. will shoot
IN hopes CT putting on a hot hand"
and finishing in the money, the main
idea is coed time for all No entry
lee has been levied, tire only tax being
! the regular price Of the games. The
star Is offering $500 in cash and tw1
/ championship medals 10 The high acoyers.
! THE final block of the 10-game match
l. between Heckt's and Swans will
be rolled tonight at 8 O'Clock at
/ Convention Hall.
Swans, leading the Columbia Heights
League, has its work cut out tonight, for
! tte Hechtmen, in second place in tie
District League, assumed a lead Ct
l19 pms in the first block last week.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
In CHESS CIRCLES
by FRANK B. WALKER

score stands 81 to 212 in favor of
HeSse.
The Metropolitan Chess League of
Boston has begun its annual tourna-
ment. with seven organizations repre-
sented. The Metropolitan Chess
League of New York City is certain
that seven teams will enter its annual
championship tournament. No an
nouncement yet has been forthcoming
regarding team matches in the District
of Columbia Chess League.
In the championship tournament of
the Marshall Chess Club, Reuben Fine
is in the lead with ST., Erling Tholf-
sen has So and Reinfeldt and Hanauer
have Al.
End game position No. is, which oc-
II CURED in British championship
game: White-K on K, @ on @,
RS on KR and OR, Bs on QB4 and
Evening star., 1931-12-19
wOMEN's FEDERAL LEAGUE.
WESTERN UNION LEAGuE.
Fourscore Quick Knockouts
In Light Heavy Tournament

was in no condition to continue and
awarded the bout to Johnson.
Scozza took care of Rough Russ Row.
sey of Huntington, w. Va, about as
quickly, employing right upper-cut,
which finished the game West Viz
ginian. Manning needed less than q
round in which to knock out Buddy
Macarthur of McKeesport, Pa, doing the
Job with right on the chin.
Olin, very workmanlike fighter,
caught UP with TAFT Littman, a tall
blond from Milwaukee, in the fourth
round. After driving his opponent to
the ropes, Olin looped over a left hook
and Littman went down and out.
Battling Bozo of Birmingham, Ala,
outdid himself in the business of main
tanning his reputation as the clown
prince of boxing. and at the same time
easily outpointed Petit Ferrarer, Lam
sing, Mich. Negro. Bozo was SO comical
that even w. L. (Young) Stribling, who
acted as his second. got several good
laughs. In the sixth encounter, Able
Balm Of Newark, N j., won the de-
cision over Fuller of Buffalo, N. Y, in
eight rounds. The decision, however,
did not please most Of the 4,051 spec
tators, who paid around $1,000 to watch
the show. .--.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
CHICAGO AND GOTHAM
RIVALS FOR TITLE GO
Contest Between Canzoneri and
Battalino for Lightweight
Crown Sought.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December Chicago
and New York are bidding for a light
weight title match between Champion
Tony Canzcneri of New York and
Christopher (BaD Battalino of Hart
ford. ieatnerweight king.
Battalinos sensational two-round vic
tory over Al Singer here last week i'm
mediately led promoters both in Chicago
and here to attempt to match him
against Canzoneri. Battalino surprised
the experts in the Singer fight by COM
ing in at 1852 pounds. 912 pounds over
the featherWeight class limit
To meet Canzoneri here Battalino
might be forced to surrender his feath-
crWeight crown, for New York State
Athletic Commission rules forbid a
champion to exceed his class limit in
matches. The rule was waived in Bat
talinc's match with Singer. but only
because the show was for charity.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
CANZONERI VOTED BEST
Scribes Declare He Is Foremost
Fighter of His Size.

NEW YORK, December 10 P).-Tony
Canzoneri, lightweight CHAMPION. was
votes the greatest fighter for his weight
and inches in the world in the annual
boxing poll of the Evening Sun.
Canzoncri received 27 votes in a
corsensuG of 61 boxing writers through
out the country. rising. 6 votes ahead
of Mickey Walker, former middleWeight
champion. who was second. Walker was
.iudged the best all-around warrior both
in 1929 and 1880.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Dempsey Popped
By Snappy Tour
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CIOUX FALLS, S. Oak, December
- 19.-He has not quite decided,
but Jack Dempsey, the former
heavyweight champion of the world.
thinks he will be ready for another
whirl in the big time next Summer,
not, however, that he is broke"
Dempsey finished his exhibition
tour here last night and declared
himself pleased with the progress he
has made in meeting around $50
opponents in 40 cities.
MY plans still are indefinite"
Dempsey said, but I will say that
if I progress as rapidly during the
next few months, when I intend re-
suming my tour, as I have in the
past months, I will be ready and
willing to IKE another whirl at big
game among the heavyweights."
Evening star., 1931-12-19
BY WILLIAM WEEKES,

~1ICAGO. December 19.-Four
4 young men with Knockout
punches have declared them
selves in for serious consldera-
ton in the National Boxing Assocla-
ticn's tournament to bring forth sue
cessor to Make Rosenbloom as light
heavyweight champion of the world.
The four young men, Larry Johnson
Chicago Negro; Lou Scozza, BUFFALO,
N " Italian; Roscoe Manning, Negro
from Newark, N. j.. and Bcb Ohm OF
New York, required a grand total OF
nine rounds to blast their opening op-
ponents out of the tournament at the
Chicago Stadium last night.
johnson not only bounced ROSY Ro-
sales of Cleveland out OF the tourna-
ment in two rounds. but removed the
stain of a bad beating administered by
@ the clevelander some time ago. A right
to the chin accounted for Rosales late
in the second round, and although the
BEN saved him, the referee decided he
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Critics Vote Max
Foremost Heavy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 19.-Max
~ Schmeling of Germany, holder
of the world heavyweight
championship. has been named as
the world leading heavyweight for
1881 by a vote of 10 leading boxing
critics throughout the United States.
In the voting for the consensus,
conducted annually by the New York
Sun, Schmeling received 662 points
out of possible 700, or percentage
figure Of 974. This percentage figure
is the highest in any Sun consensus
since 1927, when Gene Tunney at
tanned .997 mark.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

winning Is. draw
ing 6 and losing 2.
He has left for
England, where he
will take part in
the annual chess
congress at Has
tings. which starts
December 26. The
New York Evening
Post credits him
with the statement
that he may play
a match with Mir
Sultan Khan be-
fore his return to
this country.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

AADs NOo oiA ADo
and O., Ps on
KR3. KKt2. KB2.
KS, O., QB3. QKt2
and ORR; l6 pieces.
Black-K on XXI,
@ on @, Rs on K
and OR Bs on
KKt2 and OBJ, KITS
on KB3 and o..
Ps on KR2. KKt3,
KB2. K2, %, OBJ,
QKt2, ORR; 16
pieces. Black now
makes his eighth
m We. P-QR3;
and White gains a
winning advantage
in t wo moves.
How?
Evening star., 1931-12-19
URSINUS BOOKS GAMES

COLLEGEVILLE Pa, December 19.-
Villanova and Albright are new foot ball
opponents on the Ursinus College 1882
schedule, just announced.
The schedule:
september-24, villanova, at viIlanova.
October, Haverford; 8, Dickinson, at
Carlisle; 15 Franklin and Marshall: 22,
Muhlenberg, at Allentown; 29, Gettysburg,
November-5. Drexel; ~, Swarthmore, at
Swarthmore; "a, Albright, at Reading.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

L n e death OF
Julius Finn. master player, an analyst
and a blindfold player, who ranked next
to Pillsbury, occurred recently in New
York City. Twice he won the cham
pionship of the New York State Chess
Association.
Mrs. Michel and Mrs. Wainwright
tied in the tournament for the British
ladies' championship and played five
further games without result, each win
ming l game and drawing 3. They
will share the title and cup this year.
Miss Vera Menchik, world woman
champion who has taken up her resi-
dence in London, now is installed there
in the Empire Social Club as resident
professional. She will play in the COM
ing Hastings tourney.
THE fifth annual tournament Of the
i Central Pennsylvania Chess Asco-
citation, played at Allentown, Pa,
recently, resulted in tie for first place
by A. N Towson of Harrisburg and
H. V. Hesse of Bethlehem, with the
score of So. ToWson was elected preSl-
dent for the ensuing year.
In the match of is games between
H. v. Hesse of Bethlehem, Pa, and
w. H. Steckel of Allentown, Pa, the
Evening star., 1931-12-19

Ed. Bogoljubow of Triberg and DR.,
Ludwig Roedl of Nuremburg tied for
the championship of Germany last
June, each having the score of 8-4. Re-
Gently they played five games to de-
eide the tie, BogoliuboW winning 2,
losing and drawing 3, thus becoming
German champion.
Here is another example of the bril-
liancy of DR.. Alekhinc's playing. 1t
occurred in the tournament at Bled,
Czechoslovakia. last Summer Maroczy
is a veteran Hungarian master.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
COL LUMBUS BOXERS LOSE

Beaten in Three of Five Matches
by C. c. of N. Y. Team.
NEW YORK, N. Y, December 10
Columbus University boxing team of
Washington, participating in its first
college meet last night, lost to CITY
College of New York, two matches
to three.
Columbus scored both of its wins bv
knockouts. They were administered
by Eddie Marnel over Rosenthal in the
bantamweight class and Mike O'Con-
nor over Roberts m the featharweight
division. In other bouts Di Gracome
defeated Harry Allan in the feather
weight division; Cregal, welter. won by
heavy, scored ~ decision over Jahn
Evening star., 1931-12-19
GREEN BAYS ARE HONORED

NEW YORK, December 1s (P.-The
Green Bay Packers, champions Of the
National Foot Ball League, were given
four places. all in the line, on an all
league team selected by Jack Reardon
of New York, league official.
Reardon's selections:
Ends-Flaherty, Giants. and Dilweg, Green
Bay.
bard. Green Bay.
Guards -Michaleske, Green Bay, and Gra-
Center-Barrager, Green Bay.
Backs-Friedman, New York Giants.
Strong, Stapleton: Clark. Portsmouth, and
NeyerS, Chicago Cardinals.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

straight, as we must If we are to
play the shot correctly.
Second. if the right enters into
the backswing the pickup is again
too abrupt. In addition. the right
arm must pull the club back. Pull
ing causes speed. All know a slow
backswing is necessary. To get it,
push the club back with q straight
left. Pushing retards speed, as in
door or outdoor practice will prove
to you.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
NAUTICAL LEAGUE.
Season Records.

Season Records.
High team game-Washington Canoe No
|, SOS.
High team set-Bonzai. 1888.
High Individual eame-Nuber (Washing-
High insividual set-Thrall Potomac Boat
Hish individual average-Ryder tEl Do
greatest number of strikes-Evans Bon
Greatest number Of spares-Freder;cks
CWashinston Canoe No. y. 81.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Queens Gam5it Declined.
DIAMOND TOUR SUCCESS
Half Million See Big Leaguers
Play II Genes in Japan.

81 1I1oH7 III UVtPttII.
SAN FRA CISCO, December 10 (P
Reporting record attendance at their
games, IA American base ball stars are
hcme from a six-week transforming
tour of Japan.
The players included Lefty Grove,
Mickey Cochrane, Larry Trench, Lou
Gehrig, Robert MaranVille, frankie
Frisch, Muddy Rue', Fran's ODcul.
Tommy Oliver, Ralph SINNERS. Al
Simmons, Bruce Cunningham, Willie
Kamm and George Kelly.
The Americans played II games,
winning all. Approximately 100000 fans
turned out for the games The largest
crowds were in Toxic, four contests
averaging $1,000.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
ODD FELLOWS LEAGUE
Season Records.

Season Records.
High team game-Amity No. 2. sos.
High team Set-Amity No. 2. l.749
High Individual game-N Croft l49.
High individual set-N. Croft. 397.
Greatest strikes-Lund, 20.
Greatest spares-F. Viehmeyer. 90.
High average-C. H. Groff. 1ll-12.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Levsy Victory Great Boxing pse Record Field of 1000 Star
Clarence's Palm
Will Be ''Creased''
~ WASHINGTON JONES'"

~ WASHINGTON JONES'"
W. otherwise known to Wash
ington Golf and Country
Club members as clarence. the in
dispensable locker boy" has burst
forth with his annual Christmas
contribution to the gayety of the
club in the form of engraved Christ
mas cards. You always can depend
on Clarence to bring forth some-
thing new in the way of golf dog
gerel at Christmas time.
Here Is the latest from "Mr.
Jones" in the way of Christmas
cards: "a merry Christmas from
the heart Is what I'm wishing you.
And may you never hook or slice
In 1882"
Evening star., 1931-12-19
NAMES DATES FOR MEET,

CHICAGO, December 10 (P,.-A. A..
Stagg has announced that the National
Collegiate Association track and field
championships will be held at the Uni
versity of Chicago, June 10 and IL,
1882. Stagg is director of the meet.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
WoMEN's DISTRICT LEAGUE
ELECTRICAL IEAGIE.
Season Records.

Hirh team game-Central ArmatIre No
I, 5s2.
High team set-Central Armature No. /.
/ $50.
High individual game-Brill l60.
High individual set-Moyer 370
High individual ayeraee-BrilI lo8-2f
High strikes-Feighenne, Meyer, Zugle, al
High spares-Bril. 95
High weekly game-Webb, 1853,
Evening star., 1931-12-19
PLAY FOR GRID CROWN.

In a game billed for the South At
,antic 150-pound sandlot foot ball
championship, Palace A. c., Capital
City title holder. will engage Reisters-
town A. c., which holds the Baltimore
crown.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
TIE IN DUCKPlN RACE
Files and Aero Split First Half
Honors in Commerce Loop.

Files and Aero tied for first-half hon.
ors in the Commerce Interbureau
League. with Chemicals four games be-
hlnd. Miltner of Comm. Int. averaged
ITO to lead the individuals. The fig
ureS:
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Bowling League Standings
EASTERN STAR woMEN's LEAGUE.
Ge1Gnn RarnrLc

Season Records.
High team game-Ruth. 556.
High team set-Ruth, 1857
High averages-Owen, l06-20: Ackman
05-5
High same-Ackman. l4s
High set-Ackman. 355
High fiat game Whitbeck. 90.
High spare-Ackman, IS
High strlkes-Ackman and owen, l3.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Pointers ON Golf
BY SOL METZGER.

BY SOL METZGER.
Unless we push the club back with
a straight left arm and Wris., two
faults crop up in our golf.
FIRST, If we start the club back by
bending the wrists, the pickup of
the clubhead from the ball is too
abrupt. That makes it impossible
to swing through the ball low and
Evening star., 1931-12-19

ISAAC KASHDAN, the young Ameri-
L can master, recently gave stimuli
taneouS exhibition at the Manhat-
tan Chess Club against "a PLAYERS,
Evening star., 1931-12-19
SUPPLIES
ENGINEERS
DISBURSING,
GAME FOR MARIONs.

Marion foot ball team will engage
the Coca Co'a eleven tomorrow at
Annapolis, starting at 2 o'clock.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

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Evening star., 1931-12-19
Standings.
Season Records

High individual "rage-Miltner. l1o-4
Hlsh INDIVIDUAL oan"-Moran, 1862.
H!gl lndlvidl a! Set-Miltne-, an
High team Set-Aero ! 629
High team Gcme-Airways 500.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

IN the general tournament Of the
| Capital City Chess Club, Often
| continues to win, his victim in the
tenth round being Davis. Knapp
won from Roberts in 81 moves and is
second. Bettinger won from Stark in
an interesting game after 48 moves, and
Sullivan won from Parsons: they are
tied for third place. Carl Hesse won
from Clinton and Hickam from Clark.
often has yet to play Knapp, Bettinger
and Carl Hesse, any or,e of whom may
win from him. The present standing of
the players:
Evening star., 1931-12-19
LUTHERN LEAGUE.
Season Records

High team set-St. Marks. 1.641.
High team game-St. Marks, SIT.
High individual set-Heim. 359
High individual game-M. Croft, 1884.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
CLARENDON BUSINESS LEAGUE NO. .
Season Records.
TYPOTHFTAE LEAGUE.

Weekly Records.
High game for Veek-Dern, l46,
High set for week-Hubka, 1862.
Season Records.
High team game-Craftsmen, 62S.
High team set-Big Print Shop. l7o0
High individual game-High. Ill
High individual set-High. 400
Leader in strlkes-Kinnihan, 30
Leader in Spares-McPhlomy, 1874
Evening star., 1931-12-19
CLARENDON FRArERNAL LEAGUE.
Season Records

Season Records.
High average-Goff. us
High game-W. Topley. 1876.
High team game-Jr O. U. A. M. No. I.
High team set-Jr. o. U. A. NJ. No. /.
1882.
The Washington times., 1931-08-19
Another Great Discovery
The Wckersham Commission Finds That Prisons Coult
Be Improved

The Wkersam Commission has Just discovered that Aer
prisons "a complete failure" and that penal
system must be adopted this country call itself civilized
The Hearst newspapers made the discovery than
80 years ago. and have been pointing it out since
Hence gratifying to that eminent agency Of
the Federal Government Wickersham Commission has
also the light,
The miracle has occurred generation late but at
this date it is welcome.
Action along the lines urged by the Hearst newspapers in
the past and by the commission now would be
welcome.
our prisons.
All sound, though not one is
Among them demands for the relief Of overcrowdng
the segregation Of young from old convc the end Of the
tract system Of labor and the extension Of the parole system
There pleas for education and skful and
sympathetic treatment of prisoners especially Of first offenders
Such medieval statutes the Baumes laws also come in for
criticism.
No and wenformed person will dissent from the
mission s finding as thus expressed.
All that remains now is to put the recommendations into
force.
They already have been adopted in part by Of the
States.
They ought be adopted promptly and completely by the
Federal Government which example thereby to the
more backward States.
The commission of course only recommend The rest
is up to Congress and to the legislatures
On Congress- particularly, is essential that pressure be
brought by the Administration put the recommendations into
full effect
After the fubng report ON prohibition the country
titled to get something Of tangible value from the commissions
labors.
The commission spent half million dollars OF the
taxpayers money its various researches and the taxpayer
regards that money thus far completely wasted.
The Administration something out Of the wreck if
will 60 after the issue along the lines Of this report
and 90 after it with its guns loaded.
The Washington times., 1931-08-19
Interstate Bus Terminal
For This City

Interstate bus lines entering and departing from the Dis
ct Of Columbia must have terminal terminals Of their
within reasonable time because the Public Utilities
Commission has wisely ruled that congested streets OF this
city cannot be used for terminal points.
There strong protest from property owners against big
buses being parked at nights in certain streets sometimes in
long These objections but the difficulty
now that these bus lines have terminals and must uss
unless they arrange for private properties which
they should do.
The statement is made that interstate bus companies are
negotiating with receivers Of the W. and A. railroad for
that companys terminal at New York Avenue Eleventh and
Twelfth Streets about the most satisfactory place in the
ter Of Washington these bus lines to be allowed
terminal in the congested section Of Washington
It is interesting that in 1917 the W. B. and
secured the temporary approval Of the Public Utilities Com
mission Street. at the Masonic temple terminal
for its large cars loop line from New York Avenue into
Thirteenth Street to Street and then back up Twelfth
Street to their tracks on New York Avenue
This newspaper made vigorous fight giving terminal
facilities in the streets of Washington to this company point
ing out that future years there would be traffic congestion
in that vicinity The fight of The Times caused the u O.
to itself and deny the terminal application The W. B.
and was forced purchase its terminal the present
location.
Il is out of question that these large buses shall
tnue to use ciys streets for terminal purposes They
have already favored too long period but they must
have reasonable time arrange terminal facilities and must
be subjected to control in than at present
The Washington times., 1931-08-19
These Dreams of Curtailing
Cotton OverprOductiOn

One more added to the many others put forward
for solving the problem Of overproduction Of cotton,
Gov Huey Long of Louisiana holds the pipe and he pro-
poses get the Senators and Representatives Of
by these State forbiddng raising Of single bale Of cotton
in 1882.
this could really be done might solve the cotton prob
lem for year. would bring train of other problems
that might be far serious.
For example, what would happen to the millions Of men,
women children dependent upon cotton raising, picking
and ginning for their living?
Gould they be suddenly converted to diversified farming
increasing wheat and other that already too low in
prices to pay farmers?
Gould they be converted to cattle and stock raising without
the money build fences and to buy equipment and stock?
What would they 20 into obtain food and clothing?
Then would such laws hold in the courts? Would they mot
be degarded agrany prohibition laws? Can the
rights of men be taken from them that way?
Worst of ALL would such plan tremendously
cotton growing Mexico Egypt parts Of Russia and in
other lands making the future backer for Southern cotton
planters than before?