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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
UNORTHODOX STYLE
STRICTLY HIS OWN
Coaching Might Have Made
New Jumping Sensation
Mediocre Performer.
BY EDWIN B. DooLEY.

n YEW YORK, February 49,
M Track and field is, indeed.
l Y a strange sport when one
reflects on the peculiar
things that happen in it. There's
George Spitz, New York University
freshman, who, without benefit of
expert coaching, special training
or professional advice, achieved
world record in the high Jump
last week.
Virtually every move of Spitz's In
is strictly unorthodox. Few II any
coaches would have tolerated his
unique approach, his preparatory
swervee or his triple kick. They would
have told him that no jumper ever
did such things. and the chances are
they would have kept him in the class
OF mediocre Jumpers instead Of de-
veloping him into world champion.
Has Lots Of Time.
Left to himself, SPITE has become
the most promising high jumper of all
time. True he has not yet attained
the 6-foot-6K -tnch mark Of the versa
OA4C OoDOIu, DuI remember,
Spitz is only 10 years of age and 1t
that he's clearing feet inches.
Then there's Leo Lermond of the
Boston A. A., one of the greatest two
milers In competition at the present
time. He was porting through his big
brothers trunk one day, looking for a
book to read, when he came across
lot Of clippings telling of the latter's
proves as runner and referring to
the Olympic games, their Importance
and their color. Young Leo became in
terested. He thought he'd like to be
runner some day and perhaps get his
name in print.
Won His First Race.
A few weeks later there was q 10
mile run In New England. Lermond,
uninitiated in the art of footracing
and unframed for even q short sprint,
left the starting line with the crack
of the gun and trecked 10 weary, foot
sore miles to victory. And there are
those who will tell you that runners
are not born, but made by coaches.
There are innumerable instances of
runners developing into champions by
virtue OF their own ability and with
out any assistance from coaches. Lloyd
Hahn would have been q record breaker
II he never saw o track mentor, and
the same is true of the invincible
Paavo Nurn1i and the fiery little
Kankakee flyer. Joie Ray. These men
were born with speed and drive in
their legs and they had the advan-
tage from the very start of their less
talented rivals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Basket Results

West Virginia, 80; Georgetown, %.
Geneva, AZ; Catholic University, 10.
Carnegie Tech, 81; American Uni
versity, 81.
Columbia, IS; Pennsylvania, 10.
Davidson, 30; North Carolina, %.
Furman, "a; Clemson, %.
Manhattan, AZ; Baltimore, IL.
Western State Teachers, "a; Loyola
of Chicago, %.
Toledo, rs; Rochester, IL.
st. Johns, 40; Gustavus, Adolphus, 80.
washington and Lee, a.; william and
Mary. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
EASTERN, GONzAGA
IN BASKET BATTLE
Old Rivals Clash Tonight
on Purple Court-More
Tits Tomorrow.

w YITH the public high school
M championship basket ball
v v series history, the court game
hereabout gradually will lose
It's hold on the scholastics, though they
will keep busy on the hardwood for the
next few weeks
In a game of more than usual in
terest Eastern and Gonzaga, long rivals,
will clash tonight on the Gonzaga court
at 8 o'clock. The I Streeters surprised
by conquering Eastern in q bitter
struggle earlier in the campaign and the
latter will be out to even scores.
Iandon and st. Johns will meet in
another game tonight, also at O'Clock.
at ST.. Johns. The Kaydets are figured
to win.
Eastern and Central, co-holders OF
the public high title, are listed for ac-
ton on out-of-town courts tomorrow.
Eastern is down for match with Epis-
copal at Alexandria and Central is
booked TO face Penn freshmen at Phila-
delphia in a preliminary to the Penn
Varsity Harvard game.
ST. Adams is to go to Philadelphia to
meet Episcopal Academy while Emerson
has an engagement with Bethesda
Chevy Chase High at Bethesda.
st. Adams overcame Georgetown Prep
20 to 18, in the lone game yesterday
involving senior schoolboy quints.
In other tits Georgetown Prep Juniors
downed Gonzaga Juniors, "a to IA, and
Friends Juniors were 1911 winners over
the woodward team of that class.
Line-ups:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
NEW JOB FOR HOLMAN
Succeeds Miller as Grid Coach at
Franklin and Marshall.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, February IS R.-
Allen NJ. Holman, former Ohio State
foot ball star and later an assistant
coach, has announced he has been ap-
pointed head grid coach at Franklin
and Marshall College. He succeeds DR..
j. K (Poss) Miller, resigned
Holman played backfield for Ohio
State in 1928 and 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
-FOUR ARE CARDED
LATE THIS MONTH
Track, Boxing, Basket Ball,
Wrestling Hold Sway.
D. C. Elves Routed.
BY H. C. BYRD.

OUR championship events,
- all in the nature OF tourna-
ments, are to be held within
the next three weeks as a
wind-up for Winter athletics in
the Southern Conference. Next
week the University of North Car
DINA is to carry out at Chapel
Hill the indoor championship
track and field meet, February II
and % Virginia fosters the annual
boxing championships at Char
lottesville, the committee in charge
of basket ball holds at Atlanta
February q to March 2 the
tournament for teams engaging
in that sport, and the first week
in March under the auspices of
the Virginia Military Institute at
Lexington is to take place the
wrestling championships.
Two years ago North Carolina init
ated the plan, ana got conference APP
prevail OF 1t, Tor holding an indoor
championship track ana nelu meet. 1t
had greater success tQan was anticl-
pated and last Winter the meet was
even larger Jnan the year before. Inc
TarheelS believe thai they eventually
should build up big set Of games, al
most as interesting Arom STANDPOINT
OF the athletes as the annual ouGocor
championships held Tor the last several
years at Birmingham.
The boxing tournament has proved
exceptionally popular. nelu a. CHAR
lottesvllie, where next " Philadelphia
and Annapolis college boxing Is looked
upon as TIE mann WInUer Spo1t, ~ mas
attracted teams from AL sections OF the
South ana has drawn great crowds.
As q matter OF tact, somebody said
that last year the wnoIe popuIaClon OF
Charlottesville wanted 70 see the cnam-
pionship bouts, but there was not sum-
cient space In the big Virginia gym
nasium to accommodate them. Many
OF the teams this year seem TO be
stronger than usual, and reports have
it that the quality of the bouts should
lar transcend anything ever BEFORE seen
IN one OF the tournaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
BENNY FRIEDMAN WEEDS.

GREAT NECK, N. Y, February 10
P).-Benny Friedman, former foot ball
star at the University of Michigan, and
Shirley zimmerman were married here
yesterday. He is manager of the New
York Giants professional team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
SHOW AT BOYS CLUB
Boxing and Wrestling Events Are
on Card Tonight.

Eight boxing bouts and three wrestling
matches are listed for the Boys Club
gymnasium tonight. Lyman Shulman
Pete Chaconas and Lemons Cross viii
wrestle against opponents to be named
Here's the boxing card:
Jimmy Cslomaris VS.. Joe Morrison.
Billy Calomaris vs. Angelo Pappas.
John Calomaris VS.. Joe Green.
Frank Dattore VS.. Harry Thompson.
Ray O'Neil VS.. John Reilley.
Joe Cox VS.. Lou Geyinson.
Gardner Purks VS.. Will Reed
Walbert Stokes VS.. Ollie Dryer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
SHOE PITCHERS BUSY
Cherrydale Team Tonight Plays
Double-Header in Indoor League.

The Plaza team viii meet CherpSdale
tonight at S:15 o'clock in q Metropoli-
tan Indoor Horseshoe League game at
the Greenway in the first Of q twin bill.
Cherrydale, following its match with
Plaza, will stack up against Park
Views horseshoe tosSers. G. B. Darr,
14-year-old Plaza member, youngest
ringer artist in the loop. will make his
debut and is expected to force Crane,
Slant and Fort, veteran stars, to the
limit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Hockey Scores

American League.
Buffalo, 2; st. Louis, l. 1.-TWO over
time periods.)
Kansas City, 2: Duluth, 1.
Tulsa, 3; Chicago, 2. (Overtime.)
National League.
Chicago, 3; ottawa, 2.
New York Rangers, /; Detroit Fall
cons, /, Overtime tie.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
MOUNT RAINIER VICTOR
Hyattsville Highs i115-Pounders
Are Beaten for Second Time.

MOUNT RAINIER, Md, February 10.
Mount Rainier Junior High 115-pound
basketers today boast their second vic
tory of the season over Hyattsville Highs
115-pounders, having won, II to IL, in
the Mount Rainier gymnasium yester-
day.
A big first half, during which it
scored points to for Hyattsville, car
ried Mount Rainier to victory. Hyatts-
vile outscored the home team, ii points
to 8, in the final half.
Foster Matthias, center, with 10 points,
led the winners attack.
Line-upS:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13

Totals. ga Totals. S o l9
Referee-Mr. Graham.
After trailing to 20 at the halfway
mark. American u. put up game battle
against Carnegie Tech and held slight
edge on the Plaids in the final 20 min
utes of play.
In fact, after the first 10 minutes,
when Carnegie gained most of its mar
gin. 1t was a highly interesting and
closely contested engagement.
Line-urS:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
BERGMAN GOES ON AIR.

Dutch Bergman, Catholic University
director of athletics, will talk over radio
station VOL this evening at Sis
o'clock. He will answer a series of ques-
tons on intercollegiate athletics to be
asked him by Bryan Morse, Herald
sports editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
KENDALL BABES SCORE
Make It Seven in Row With Win
From "Y0 Hawks. "a to 90.

Kendall School Babes made it seven
in row by trouncing the ''Y" Hawks,
24-22, in the Gallaudet Gym. Leading
1873 in the first half the Babes fell by
the wayside and barely managed to win.
Hammerland led the losers with Is
points. Moore of the Babes managed
to tally an even dozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Carnegie ,
A. U. (2lp.
Totals. - 5 81 Totals. a

Ray Conger, rated as Americas great
est miller, will appear In the Catholic
U. meet at Brookland the night of
March q. Dorsey Grifith, coach of
the Cardinals. saw Conger in Phila-
delphia last night and got his definite
acceptance of an invitation to run here
Georgetown will play Hossei Univer-
sity of Japan at base ball when the
Nipponese tour this country this Spring.
No date has been set for the game.
Catholic u. boxers, with slightly re-
vamped team, will meet Bucknell in
Lewisburg, Pa, tomorrow. The Car
dinals will leave tonight. In their first
match the Brooklanders took q Stool
decision over Massachusetts, Tech here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
AAE~"NF0 .
west Va.
Georgetown (22).
Totals. 10 70 80 Totals. -. 7 %
Referee-Mr. Beggs.

Geneva started scoring heavily early
IN the game with Catholic University
and ran up 32-to-l1 lead in the first
half.
1t was more even In khe last 20 min
ntes, but the game really was over when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
own Prep Clsl.
Georgetown Prep Juniors had little
trouble downing Gonzaga Juniors.
Ijne-IInS.


Friends School Juniors and woodward
Juniors put on brisk battling before the
former won.
Line-upS:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13

. GEORGETOWN and Catholic
University track athletes. who
showed little in the Meadow
brook games last night at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11

Emphasizing anew the interest which Is awakened In
those close students of history who really know of the
early days of the Lower Rio Grande Valley comes the
story published in this paper on Monday telling of the
finding of a "lost city" on Padre Island.
Relics found on the site of the "lost city, are Of
varied types and include numerous u. S. army sabre hits,
mimic balls, crockery, coins, a coin mold bearing the date
I776, thimbles and children's toys.
Many interesting surmises have been made by
Brownsville oldtime residents regarding the probable
reason for the founding of the city in the sands Of Padre
Island, not the least interesting of which is the theory
advanced that the city was a fortress established on Padre
Island by the founder of the Singer dynasty before Civil
War days.
1t comes perhaps as a shock to the majority of Valley
residents to find that the Valley is not such a new
country as they had imagined, to find that human feet
trod the Valley soil long before the present develc2ment
was even dreamed of by any resident of the United
States, not even by Texans themselves.
Many an interesting incident which links the history
of the Valley with that of the United States may be dug
up by those who have the patience to ferret out the facts,
and some day some of our Valley literary aspirants will do
the Valley an inestimable favor by gathering together
these important, but little known, pieces of history and
publishing them in one volume.
Zachary Taylor, Robert E. Lee, u. S. Grant and many
more whose names have left an indelible imprint on the
history of the United States will have their names printed
in this volume.
The Mexican War, the Civil War. will both be found
to have been fought over Valley soil, far away from what
the general public has been taught to consider the sites of
the important battles of those wars.
So, when we speak of the Valley as a "new" country.
we are right in the one sense, and wrong, dead wrong, in
another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11
Daily Health
Talk

About one-fourth OF the amount
Of caloric intake OF the diet Of the
average American is in wheat pro-
ducts. In some parts of the world,
notably in the southern portions
OF Europe and in countries where
rye or rice constitutes the staple
cereal, the contribution Of wheat is
smaller. In Great Britain the ave
age person consumes six bushels Of
wheat per year.
Wheat contains water. nitrogen
Gus matter, fat. starch and suga-,
cellulose or fiber. and mineral mat
ter. Its chief value for nutrition
depends on the starch and sugar
content. which make up 50 per cent
Of the product. About Is per cent
is water, II per cent nitrogenous
matter and two per cent each celll-
lose and mineral matter.
For some years there has been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11
Quotations

The time has come when stu
dents should participate fully IN
training, education and develop
ment OF themselves. A
willis A. Sutton. president Ma
tional Education Association.
In my opinion the Monroe doc
trine Is in nc danger to Latin
America.
DIR. Miguel G. T-Ocorcial, Chilean
jurist and statesman.
Most OF the problems OF Y
American students arise from un-
wise or stupid use OF their leisure
time.
DIR. Clarence Cook Little.
People are doing a lot OF think
ing today. They've got TO get used
TO a new era. We are IN a differ
ent era and we've got 20 face 10.
Henry Ford.
7 consider war as we know u
today ms a darn fool thing.
Daniel Carter Beard, national
scout commissioner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11
Toll Bridges and Intangible Taxes

There are 80 toll bridges and ferry companies in
Texas. Only four pay intangible taxes. Rep. F. C. Weinert
served tour years as state tax commissioner by appoint
ment Of Dan Moody. If the lawmakers will read the an
nual reports Of Weinert they will come face to face with
an interesting array of facts and figures. Now Atty. Gen.
Jimmy Alfred is at work on a ruling to determine the
course of the state in collecting back taxes. A very busy
servant Of the people is this chap from Yves Texas. As
for publicity why, read the daily newspapers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11
Rurbs

The King or Siam Is said to
have been very congenIal when he
was escorted to a New York speak
easy recently. III he had acted
that way escorted FROM the
speakeaSy, that would have been
news. -
Famous last words: So I hid
seven no trumpS."
One OF the paradoxical things
about aviation As calling a flirht
from New York to Turkey a hop.
Palm readers are reported 10 be
making a fortune during the de-
preston. You've got 70 hand II 10
them.
The Germans have named their
1881 wine vintage after Hoover. on
the assumption, perhaps. that " has
q kick though 10 may look weak.
At q political convention. OBJ
the office sage, social con-
vention goes hang.
A group OF children PLAYING on A
Sidewalk IN New YORK were shot the
other day by gangstgrs. Mayor Walk
er. however. has declared himself
unequiyocally against that sort or
thing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11

struggle up. Be late for work.
That would never do.
A cool hand explored her wrist
until she could feel the beating
or her own pulse. This was an
odd dream. Curious she couldn't
fight her way out or 1t. She re
laxed and lay still.
A voice was murmuring very
low. lease OF malnutrition." She
heard another voice nsw All!
That was the one she'd wanted
to remember. Whose was IL. She
could almost see the face OF the
man TO whom the voice belonged.
Almost, out not quite.
The low voice came very close
to her a now. and said. open
your mouth now, like a good girl.
and drink this" Obediently
Lame did as she was told. She
felt something that must be a
small glass tube. The liquid
trickling into her parched throat
tasted like warm milk. She slipped
It gently. After a minute she
choked and gasped. Tired"
Then the clear voice said, SYM
patletically: II know. I'll take
Ii away for a bit. Then you'll
try again like a good girl won't
your"
She tried 20 nod, but you
couldn't nod when you we're lying
down.
The owner OF the clear voice
seemed TO know what she meant.
That's right" the voice said.
That's splendid"
When next she woke there was
orange Juice slipping down the
glass tube. Heavenly. II tasted.
She'd heard Of nectar and am
brosia- II could be no @ de-
lightful than the cool orange juice
trickliag down her throat.
This time when the hand took
the tube away Lame managed TO
say three words. She wanted
most awfully to say them. They
seemed at the moment frightfully
important She said. God Il
good"
To her surprise two great tears
rolled from under her lids and
began softly to run down her
checks. The hand wiped them
away. The voice said, Don't
worry about anything. You're
coming along splendidly." Then
Lame drifted Of again. She was
50 very tired.
IN the corridor OF st. Elizabeth's
hospital q haggard young man
paced up and down. When the
doctor appeared. a brisk. plump
doctor In his early forties, and
smiling with spurious brightness.
the young man approached him
and spoke in a low. anxious tone.
The doctor waved him aside
with cool, imperious manner
which comes naturally to the fol-
lowers OF Aesculapius. Now.
now, Mr.. Cleespaugh, I'll talk TO
you later" he said. He vanished.
The door OF the secretive-looking
room closed after him.
The young man continued to
pace up and down. He had the
air OF one distraught. Occasion
ally he struck his palms together.
At times he argued softly 70 him
self when he reached the deserted
turn OF the corridor.
How was / to know she was
starving to death?" he demanded !
OF no one at all. And why didn't
/ come sooner? The detectives
had known where she was for al
most a week l vas afraid Of
frightening her away again"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11

a letter to her mother. The bur-
den OF this message was the same
as the first. She closed her mind
to the anxiety which must be felt
by those who loved her. She had
TO in order to save her very soul.
That Give had not announced
her disappearance to the news
papers she felt sure. She had
been watching for this day by
day.
WHEN she had been working
w for Steinway and Lipschutz
for nearly six weeks she was sum-
moned to the managers Office one
morning. The thin. harassed
looking man glanced at her and
glanced away. as she came IN.
Miss Crane" be began stiffly.
Eve have been getting some in
quirles about you from a private
detective agency. We don't like
it."
At her white-faced protest the
manager put up a deprecatory
hand. Now. nowi I don't know
what you've done or why" he
said. But it's bad for the morale.
Gets the girls whispering and I
don't know what. Sorry. but Wen
have to let you 60"
There was no use to say any
thing. Lame departed. light
headed with hunger and terror,
with an envelope containing two
days pay. II was all the money
she had in the world.
She thought. trembling, that
the unkind fate which had logged
her before her marriage to Give
must be at her heels. Her I'M
known enemies must have found
her out again. As she went to the
rooming house she called home
her steps Jagged and her heart
seemed to skip beats.
She managed TO drag herself
upstairs without letting the sharp
eyed landlady see her. She lighted
the little spirit kettle she used to
boil water for tea. Before she had
had time 10 blow out the fame
a knock sounded and the knob
turned softly.
Lame put her hand 70 her
throat. A dark mist danced be-
fore her eyes and the room began
10 recede. She had no sensation
OF falling. Only as In a dream,
she heard a mans voice saying
peremptorily, Catch herl She's
going, surei"
Lane had heard that voice be-
fore. She was too tired just then
TO remember whom II belonged to.
A FTER a long. long while she
= awoke. She was In a white
room and there was a spot OF sun
on the ceiling. A dizzy spot OF
sun. II wavered back and forth.
Lame felt the coverlet tentatively
with her fingers. IL did not feel
in the least like the thin. gray,
antiseptic smelling blanket at
Mrs. Kerschel's boarding house.
IL she weren't so awfully tired
she would open her eyes again
and G what it was like. Later,
perhaps she would do that.
There was something else tne
girl wanted to clear I'D in her
mind. something she would put
all her attention on when that
feeling left her. She had
heard a man say. Catch her.
She's going"
Going where? That was what
she wanted to know.
Somewhere far OF o clock
seven. Lane tried TO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11
Passing the Tax on the Smoker

Uncle Sam collects a tax on cigarets of more than
$36O,OOO,OOO. Texas lawmakers, in regular session, impos-
ed a heavy state tax on cigarets to boost along the cause
OF education. And now the big tobacco companies have
announced cigarets prices to jobbers will be advanced as
cents a thousand. In other words, those who smoke must
pay for the fuel. Business is business. 1t is the ultimate
consumer who carries most of the load. It is true that
clgaret smoking is not compulsory. Neither is the drink
ing of milk, or coffee, or tea. It is a matter of individual
taste and the condition of the pocketbook.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11

much agitation in favor OF whole
wheat products with a view to CO.
nomic causes or TO the securing
Of roughage and vitamins which Il
has been claimed are lacking IN
white bread. The researches made
IL the Food Research Institute OF
Stanford University conclude that
nothing would be gained for the
nations health or nations economy
by consumption OF wheat as whole
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-11

Low ranks as one OF the cheapest
foods. Per capita consumption ap-
pears to be increasing in the world
az large, but not in the United
States or In Great Britain, Canada
and Australia.
Potatoes. baked green's, green
corn, boiled rice and boiled macaroni
contain 20 per cent or carbohydrates.
Green peas. artichokes, parsnips and
canned lima beans contain Is per
cent OF carbohydrates.