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The Washington times., 1931-02-06

final lunge, Shikat, hanging on
the ropes, stepped aside and the
Lithuanian hurtled through the
ropes and landed on the floor.
Pause Refreshes Shikat
This break was all Shikat
wanted. The pause refreshed
him while Bartush seemed dis
heartened that he had missed
his golden chance. Then the
former champion clamped his ri
val to the canvas.
Another match that equalled
the headIiner in intensity and
excitement was waged between
Chief White Feather and Gen.
tleman" Mike Romano. These
lads did everything to each
other except murder and prob
ably would have committed this
dark deed if they were wrest
ling in private.
The match proceeded close to
As minutes before White Feather
forced Romano to the mat after
a succession of deadly chin
locks which weakened the Italian
DOC" Wilson spilled Firpo Will
COX after 11h2 minutes while
George Hagen defied Milo Stein
born's bear hug" and remained
with the Mighty Man" for 30
minutes. Tom Clayton pinioned
Billy West in the opening bout
after II minutes.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
SWISS RUNNER
HAS COLD

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Dr. Paul
Martin, the Swiss Runner, was
suffering from a cold today and
may switch his entry in the Mill
rose games tomorrow night at
Madison Square Garden to the
1000" event. Because of his
cold he said he might not have
stamina enough for the mile.
Ray Conger, the Midwest star,
is the favorite in the mile event,
although Leo Lermond. of New
England, has threatened TO turn
the distance in close to the rec
ord time of 4:12.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
How Tex Did It

Tex would have every tele-
graph post from Miami to NIL
waukee plaStered with placardS
and special train would have
left New York weeks ago max
ing stops at Philadelphia, Bal
timore. Washington, Richmond
and points south picking up cor
respondents to give being and
breathe life into the prileflght
project at hand. Tex had a
way of letting the world know
when he was doing things, and
not only when, but where.
Furthermore, the old master
hand by now would have had
bodyguard around one fighter
because of the mysterious kid
naping of the other few days
previously. Tex would be TAX
ing no more chances of having
his one remaining gladiator dis
appear from view and a battal-
ion of picked police would long
since be securing the country
to capture the culprit who made
away with the other just when
he was rounding into condi-
tion to do his best.
Yes, sir, Tex had a way of
surrounding his shows with that
appeal from which there was
no escape, particularly if you
had a few dollars in your
pocket with which to catch the
last train and get in on the
show. But the way they are
running their fights these days.
you hardly know one is coming
off until you pick up the paper
the next day and see who got
fouled.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
EAGLES PLAY
STEWART
QU|NT
By JOE HOLMAN

Runner-up nominations in the
washington Basketball League,
all of whom aspire to better
things, are to come together in
a pair of games that are certain
to puncture a three-way deadlock
tonight.
Alexandria, Va, Armory claims
one of the choicest first round
contests. The feature Of a
triple-header. beginning at $50
o'clock, brings together Census
Enumerators and French-R. F. P.
Two PrelimS
Two preliminaries precede this
attraction. Alpha Delta Omega
opposes Boys Club Senators and
Census Flappers engage st.
Mary's Buddies.
Silver Spring High School
headlines another scrappy duel
in which Stewart 2hotOg-
raphers take on AnacOstia
Eagles, $3.50 o'clock. A fast
lead-up contest is in the
making.
French-R. F. P. nosed out by
Skinker Eagles Monday, neVerthe-
less are among the Leagues
most feared combinations. Led
by player-coach Freddy Mesmer,
one-time Georgetown University
flash, the AlexandrianS are still
prime championship faVorite
and can boost their stock con-
siderably by topping the Emu
merators.
Census. made up of former
scholastics well known to Alex
andria, can be counted upon to
put up a whale Of a fight to-
night. Macdonald, Hayes, Nee,
Birthright and MoSer are stand
outs who figure to thoroughly
test the mettle Of the powerful
VirginianS.
Mickey Watched
Mickey Macdonald, Census for
ward has always shown to aG,
vantage in Alexandria and will
be closely watched by R. F. P.
from whistle to whistle. Mac
donald. incidentally, was the
spark plug of last years French
t e am, Washington Basketball
League runner-up.
The Photographers are favored
TO dispose of AnaCostia Eagles,
but not without a real tuSSIe.
The AnacostianS are well known
for their courage and ruggedneSs
and may come through with an
upset.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
ROey Still Leads
SnOUshOe Marathon

MONTREAL, Feb. 6.-FranK
Hoev continued to lead today in
the international snowshoe mara
thon. Running from Louisville
to Berthier, Quebec, the MontreaI
youth yesterday scored his fifth
Straight lap win. The distance
was 25 miles. ,
Hoey is now leading in total
elapsed time by more than an
hour. Arthur Newton, South
Africa, is second.
Joie Ray, the American run
ner, is in twelfth place.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
SAKS TOSSERS
WIN AGAIN

BY sheer force of habit Saks
Clothiers won another basketball
game last night. Washington Aces
were the victim, and the count was
1928.
Baby Lucas, former Business ace,
cut the cords four times from
scrimmage to head the winning
attack.
Aces were outplayed from the
opening whistle, but put up a game
battle, remaining in the running
most of the way.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

Their stamping ground has
been Boston, but on Wednesday
night they are coming to
Gotham town for bit of high
and lofty tumbling that should
make Curley sit up with a start
if he is in town. He may not
be here at all.
Jack knows all about the sue
cess of wrestling in Boston and
when Jack Herman came in and
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
EAGLES EAGER
FOR FOE

If Sundays basketball game at
Silver Spring .Armory is won by a
whisker, lay your dough on the
House of David! For the beWhis-
kered Los Angeles (Calif) basket
ers-who combine ability with
color-are coming here thoroughly
determined to trip Skinker Broth
erS Eagles.
When action is launched at Sill
yer Spring ArmOry. at 3 O'Clock,
the picturesque DavidS are expect
ed to uncover a smooth working
combine thoroughly capable OF eX,
tending the locals.
Skinker Eagles, following
Mondays victory over French
r. F. p, have enjoyed some
thing of a Iay-Off and cOnse-
uuently are prepared to extend
the victory march which was
unceremOniOuSly snapped by
Kansas TOrnadOes last Sunday.
A crack preliminary involving
Stewart Brothers and Union Print
ers finds the Typos bidding fo1
still more recognition.
Norman HutChinson's Typos
baseball powers over a long period
have flashed Sensationally at the
court sport. this season and are
hopeful of building up formlda
BILE 1881 record.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

AL least 5,UUU people OF all Qe-
scriptionS packed their way into
the Washington Auditorium for
the matches last night and only
few rows in the rear of the
orchestra were vacant. The bal
cony was overfloWing and the
space around the ring S d e
jammed.
Cops Direct Traffic
Parking space was at a
premium and late arrivals were
forced to park their cars two
blocks from the scene of combat.
Cops were also necessary to direct
the traffic both before and after
the matches. Yes, indeed, it
does seem that Washington has
gone mad over wrestling.
The polished Dick Shikat
proved victor over the popular
Billy Bartush after some Al
minutes of tussling in the fea-
ture match of the night. The
crafty German permitted his
younger opponent to exhaust
himself and then used the
crotch slam for the pinning
fall.
The real action that drew the
fans to their feet took place
about 10 minutes before the end
Bartush started to punish Shlka'
with many flying tackles and
the German was sick in his
+,,,,,o,v AS RartuSh made his
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
VALUABLE PLAYER

The Newcastle United soccer
club in England has paid about
$4,000 to the Derby County CLUB
for Harry Bedford. a veteran of
more than II years of experience.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
JONES FAVORITE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.
Gorilla Jones, Akron (Ohio)
middleweight, today was favored
to win from Frank Rowsey, Los
Angeles, when they collide here
tonight in a 10-round bout.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
ONLY THREE FAMILIES

All thoroughbred race horses de
scend in direct male line from
three stations, the Byerly Turk
the Darley Arabian and the God
Nlphin Barb.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
POORLY MATCHED

The highest scores ever rolled
up in competition for the Stanley
Hockey Cup occurred in 1905
when the Klondike team was
beaten by Ottawa, 23-2 and 90.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
BREEDING RECORD

There are about 1,150 thorough
bred sires serving in America and
during 1880 their produce was
5.003 foals. a record in turf breed
ing history.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
New Clique Inaugurates
Gotham Mat War

NEW YORK Feb Gust when Jack Curley had the town
yelling his leapfroggng giants in comes the opposition
with lineup of graphing worthless who have far
more famous than Cureys The opposition it
ism war lust healthy competition.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
COHAN'S RETURN STRENGTHENS MARYLAND FLOOR TEAM
Five Meets Census EnuerutOrs at Alexandria TOnigh
Wrestling Crowds Filling
Huge Auditorium

Before long Promoter Joe Turner may be seeking spot
for his weekly wrestling shows event that interest in the
game continues spread though it epidemic
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

MaryIand'S starting. lineup
will include Ed ROnkin and
Shorty Chalmers, forwards;
Jack Norris, center; BOzie Ber-
ger and Charlie May, guards.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

Coach Burton Shipley welcomes
Cohan for he has now three
capable substitutes, the others
being John Pitzer and Bob Will
son. 1t is possible that all three
will see action against the Car
dinals tonight in the game that
gets under way at 8:45 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Don't Mention It

And we respond. What of
IT," the while flicking the ashes
from a borrowed cigarette and
wiping some beads of persplra-
ton from a fevered brow.
What risk is there attached
to a small task of making a
wrestling prediction compared
to the risk of dangling in the
air a couple of hours this
morning while a common car
rier transported us from Wash
ington.Hoover Airport to a
point in New Jersey that is
Just $7.4O taxicab fare from
the hotel wherein we have
pulled down our Ounce cap
over our ears and undertaken
to expert" this wrestling
match tonight?
So, you see, we unheSitatingly
go out on the small wrestling
limb with our forecast for to-
night because it is as naught
compared to being out on limb
the aforementioned two hours
with nothing between us and
eternity except some $4,000 feet,
q good tail wind, little air re-
sistance and a clear visibility.
Anyway, we pick Londos to
win, and, if by any chance he
doesn't, we shall Immediately
climb up into the ring and de-
mand recount, which is some
thing you couldn't do if an air
plane started to fall.
Meanwhile, it's a grand and
glorious feeling to have some
solid footing beneath you, say
nothing of a cold shower in the
next room and beautiful pastel
paintings on the wall intead Of
so much scenery passing below
and never knowing what in
slant you might become a part
Of it.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
SPR|NTER
HURT IN CRASH

CHICAGO, June 29. - Betty
Robinson, 10, Olympic sprint
champion, was fighting for her
life today as investigators probed
the airplane accident that ended
her athletic career.
Betty had gone up with her
cousin, Wilson Palmer, 18, in an
old plane which some said was
a flying coffin" it was a Waco
No. 10 biplane with a pre-war
CurtiSs motor.
The craft had attained a
height of 400 feet when the
motor failed and it nose dived.
Palmer had been granted his
license only yesterday.
Miss Robinson, now a Junior
at Northwestern University ma
joring in physical education, Suf-
fered a fractured leg and arm
and a probable skull fracture.
Palmer also was seriously in
jured with a fractured leg and
facial bones and internal hurts.
Betty started running four
years ago and established a
worlds record of IL seconds for
the 100 meters dash to win the
only women's Olympic champion
ship for America in 1928.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
New>reel Photo
CELT|CS TRIM
FRENCH NINE

In a game marked by the sterl-
ing pitching of Doc" Dreifus,
who gave only one single, and
famed seven, the st. Mary's Gel
tics defeated the French A. C..
yesterday afternoon by the score
of %. The victors found Coli
flower for eight safeties.
Annihilating their opponents
under a barrage of hits in the
first three innings, the Howitzer
ball team scored 16 runs against
the Rockville 9. The four times
that the Rockvilles scored in the
latter frames did not give the
Howitzers anything to worry
about.
With Benny Sauber giving
only one hit in six innings, the
Jewish Community Center team
drubbed the Washington A. C, to
the tune of 7-3.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
FANS DESCEND
ON RENO

RENO, New, June 29.-Fight
fans are arriving early for the
20-round prize fight between Max
Baer and Paolino Uzcudun Sat
urday.
The gamb bling clubs are
thronged, much to the delight of
the proprietors, and the clicking
of chips, the whirl of roulette
wheels and the rattle of dice
continue throughout the "a hours
as the sportsmen while away the
hours before the California Baer
and the mountainous asque
climb through the ropes.
At the training camps both
men have started on their final
week. The butcher boy turn.
ing in 16 rounds yesterday
while the wOOdchOpper worked
eight.
Both men begin tapering off
today. tightening up on the box
ing and other work as they
round into pink" until Friday
when a complete rest is called
for in final preparation for their
encounter.
Bouncing Paolino is still in
stalled as the favorite in the
betting, although his daily work
outs, according to rumor. have
been curtailed before the public
in order to gain better break,
seemingly without much effect,
however.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
VET BOXERS
PICK MAKE
AS VICTOR

CONNEAUT LAKE PARK, Pa,
June 29.-As the heavyweight title
battle between Max Schmeling
and K. o. Stribling draws near.
many old-timers are beginning to
flock to the training camps OF
the gladiatorS.
Yesterday, as Herr Schmeling
worked for the entertainment OF
a delegation of his countrymen,
several tin-eared veterans of an
other era sat in ringside seats and
put critical eyes on the champion.
The crowd numbered about g.
200, the biggest audience to date:
There's something about a crowd
that brings out the best that is
in a performer, and old timers
like Frank Klaus, former worlds
middleweight champion; his OLD
manager, George Engle; Danny
Dunn, manager of Johnny Rlsko
and an ex-pug himself; Bearcat
Tom Mcmahon, former middle
weight, and Tony Ross, former
middleweight, while voicing vary.
ing opinions on the outcome OF
the fight, were unanimous IN
agreeing that Der Max is IN
great fettle.
"SchmeIing's cinch," SAID
Engle. Hes in great shape
stronger and much cleverer
than when he fought Sharkey.
Stribling is a great fighter but
he doesn't click when put on
the spot"
Mcmahon. Ross and Klaus
strung along with Engle's cpln-
ion. But Dunn wasn't so not 1or
Der Max. He figures Strlollng a
cinch.
Strib will cut Max to ribbons
with left jabs for five rounds:
He'll have both eyes closed be-
fore the champion gets started
Blind men cannot whip the
Georgian" he said.
Eddie Doc) Casey, who sec
onded Schmeling in most OF MS
fights in this country, came into
camp yesterday. He will be a
main cog in the champion S
board of strategy and will assist
Manager zoe Jacobs and Trainer
Max Machon in the corner.
MAX looks great to me-" al
lowed the doctor. "He certainly
is much faster than when he
trained for Sharkey and in far
better shape. He moves around
with more grace and agility and
appears to be punching harder
than ever with his right. He'll
stop Strib sure"
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
COLORED Mines
DRAW 1900

Homestead Grays stopped the
winning ways of Johnny Drew's
crack Hilldale nine by trouncing
the Darby Daisies yesterday in
Griffith Stadium before 1000
rabid fans. The score was S to
2.
Hilldale is one of the best col
ored professional baseball teams
in the country. But, yesterday
they look like another ball club.
Dihigo, ace hurler of the losers
was nicked for 10 bingleS while
his opponent Britt allowed but
nine hits all scattered.
ScakeS. Charleston and Britt
each banged out two hits for the
winners while Johnson was the
batting star for Hilldale.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Hurst Under Knife
For Broken Nose

PHILADELPHIA, June 29.-Don
Hurst, PhillieS' first baseman, un.
derwent an operation on his nose
this morning at the Temple Uni
versity Hospital. Hurst suffered
a broken nose while the PhilS
were in training camp and since
then has had difficulty with his
vision.
He will be out Of action for
about a week and Capt. Barney
Friberg probably will take over
the firSt-baSe assignment during
Hurst's convaleScence, I
The Washington times., 1931-06-29

A Houdini Couldn't Escape This Wrist Lock

Tonight marks the sec
ond meeting within a brief
interval between Londos
and Steele. The latter lost
an exciting match to the
Little Greek God" several
weeks ago but Steele has
vowed to turn the tables
tonight. The gate is ex-
pected to set an all-time
wrestling g record while
many notables, including
Governor Ritchie of Mary
land and Mayor Jimmy
Walker of New York, will
be present.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Title In 4 Sections

The thing that Stays us about
this wrestling match tonight is
that it is for the worlds heavy
weight championship, with at
least one of the of the three
worlds champions in some other
part of the globe. Londos, you
know, is only one of the cham
pions, the title seeming to be
divided in four sections between
Handsome Jim, Ed STRANGER"
Lewis, a guy by the name Of Gus
Sonnenberg and a French-Cana-
dian whose name we can neither
spell nor pronounce.
But that issue is aside from
the point, the main thing being
that Londos and Steele are
cutting the union prices con-
siderable from the customary
currency received for a title
fight in order that nouriSh-
ment might go to a lot of kids
that can't wrestle for them
selves yet a while.
The fact that the boys are
doing this ought to mitigate
much that has been said and
written about wrestling and
wrestlers by us hard-boiled air
riding newspaper guys who are
supposed to think as much of
an athletes reputation as we
do of the grounds in the bot
tom of a mug of black coffee.
So, you see, wrestlerS can't
be all bad, at least not
wrestlers like those who are
doing a lot of pulling and
tugging around here tonight
that isn't entirely Selfish-if
NyAyS of]n1. 1Y,1ooH
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Champ Soccer Team
Appears in Baltimore

The Glasgow Celtics, the world
champion soccer team, will play
the champion Canton Soccer
Club tomorrow night at Home
wood Field in baltimore, begin
ming at $50 p. m.
The Celtics, with their entire
team. including their great little
center, Jimmy McGrory, who hes
scored 40 goals in one season,
should afford the fans plenty of
thrills. Canton will put its cham
pionship team on the field and
hopes to give the Scottish play
erS q shock.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29

JIMMY LONDOS, who
defends his heavyweight
wrestling g championship
against the powerful chal-
lenger, Ray Steele, in the
Yankee Stadium tonight
for the benefit of Mrs,
William Randolph Hearst's
Milk Fund, is here seen
clamping a furnishing wrist
lock on an opponent. Steele
will have to be on the look
out for this hold tonight.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
French Midget Loop
List BUSu Week

The teams of the French Mid
get League will see action twice
this week, three games being
scheduled for both tomorrow and
Thursday.
The following games are
booked:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VS.. National
Pale Drys, Camp Meigs. 5 O'Clock; Lang
dons vs. Cities Service, West Elipse, l
p m.; Nash Post VS.. Hawks. West Ell
lipse, 2 o'clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VS.. Langdons.
Fairlawn No. 3. 5 o'clock: Center
Market VS.. Nash Post. West Ellpse
> o'clock: Hawkes. VS.. National Pale
Drys, Camp MeiRs. O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29

The Griffs had better start.
winning consistently again, if they
hope to catch the AS when the
turning point comes, the scribeS
insist. They can't be satisfied
with Just an even break, or maybe
three victories out of four, just
because the AS are faring no bet
They must win against every
foe.
SOx Tough
The White Sox have been unu-
sually tough as recent games
show. The Griffs hit the Bush
men just when they were coming
out of an extended slump.
It's a shame, say the scribes,
who had hoped all along that
the SOx would be easy meat.
The AS by taking a double
header from the Detroit Tigers
yesterday, are now two and one
half games in front. All be-
cause the Griffs could get Onlv
an even break in the twin bill
with the SOx.
Oh, well, the newsharks sigh,
maybe the Griffs will get impor-
tant breaks later. If hopes and
wishes can help Manager John
sons men certainly will, because
the Chicago scribes are for them.
Poor fielding on the part of
Sam Rice started the White Sox
to victory in the first game of
the twin bill yesterday. Sam let
Reynolds drive to right field in
the seventh inning get the best
of him, with the result tnat the
Sox outfielder got triple out of
a hit that should have been an
out.
This so upset Bobby Burke that
he served Lew Fonseca with a
beauty, which Fonseca imme-
diately slapped to deep left field
for another triple, tying the
score, all.
Burke Relieved
Out walked Manager Johnson
and in walked Irving Hadley to
Burke's relief, after a conference
between Burke and Johnson.
A sharp single by Fothergill, a
pinch hitter for WatWood, on
Hadley's first pitch, put the Sox
ahead, 2 to /, where they stayed
for the remainder of the game.
The Griffs had forged one run
ahead in the sixth on double
by ManuSh and Bluege's timely
single. 1t was short lived. Al
phonse Thomas, incidentally, was
the strong Sox hurler.
General Alvin CrOwder did
some nice relief pitching in
the second game which Man.
ager JOhnSOn'S men won, 3 to
1. He stepped into the box in
the seventh inning when Lloyd
Brown. starting pitcher, wilted,
and proceeded to end a SOx
rally which had all the ear
marks of being a winner.
Brown had hurled excellently
up to the seventh, but the two
run lead under which he had to
toll was too strenuous with the
weather so warm.
The Sox scoring ended in the
seventh. Their total was only
one, but enough to make it dan
gerous until the last man was out
in the ninth.
The Griffs counted in the third
fifth and eighth for their three
runs, JeffrieS' error allowed
Kuhei TO register in the fifth,
Vests single counted Manush in
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
J. C. C. ON TOP

With Sauber and Gutenberg al
lowing two hits in eight innings,
the Jewish Community Center
team scored seven runs against
the washington A. c. on the
formers new athletic field.