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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
GONzAGA, ST. JOHNS
BATTLE TOMORROW
Latter Shows Well in Win
Over G. U. Prep-Stenogs
Play Twice in Day.

~ ONZAGA and st. Johns will
4 face tomorrow night at S:15
o'clock in the latter's gym
nasium IN a basket ball game
bringing together spirited rivals. Both
teams have shown marked improve
ment lately afterostart that were not
especially impressive.
st. Johns yesterday downed George
town Prep, 80 to IA, at Garrett Park.
Gonzaga took the Garrett Parkers by
only % to II Saturday, but it doubtless
would be unwise to give this too much
significance. Gonzaga's biggest feather
was its 1884 triumph over Eastern, un-
questionably one Of its best Schoolboy
teams hereabout, scored q couple Of
weeks ago.
Emerson and Eastern are to meet In
another game tomorrow. The Eastern
floor will be the scene.
Business High, which was to enter
tain Hyattsville High this afternoon
on the Stenog floor also will play to-
night, engaging the Boys Club quint In
the latJer'S gymnasium at S:15 O'CLOCK
The club team conquered Business, "a
to 20, not long ago and the Stenogs
will be out to even scores.
Eastern was to meet Alexandria High
at Eastern, Tech had game with
Episcopal High at Tech, Western was
to engage Newport News, Va, high at
Western and st. Adams was to face
Takoma-Silver Spring High in school
boy court battles scheduled this after
noon.
st. Johns showed its best form OF the
season in downing Georgetown Prep
Yesterday. The Kaydets gained an early
lead and always were ahead, displaying
superiority particularly after the nrst
quarter.
r. Shelly and Augusterfer for ST.
Johns and D. Heekin for the losers
were the leading scorers.
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YANK RUNS SWISS
IN FEATURE "1OD(''
Conger and Dr.. Martin Top
Program of Newark A. C.
Games Tonight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n NEWARK, N. j., January o.
M The first of the seasons major
indoor track and field meets
the Newark A. C. games-will
be held here tonight with an interna-
tional duel between Ray Conger and
DR.. Paul Martin to top the program.
Conger, possibly the finest Of Amer
icas middle-distanc runners, and Mar
tin, the Swiss surgeon, are booked to
match strides in the 1,000-yard run, a
distance at which both are at home. 1t
will be the first start of the season for
Martin, while Conger made his win
ming 1891 debut several weeks ago.
Sharing interest with the thousand
will be a special sprint series, a two
mile run and the Newark 500 yards.
In the special sprint series at so,
so and 10 yards, Ira Singer, New York
University flash, will go up against
stern competition furnished by the
veteran Newark A. c. runner Chef
Bowman.
Leo Lermond, Boston A. A. distonce
ace, battles Gus Moore, colored star OF
the Brooklyn barriers, in the two-mile
The field for the 800" includes Bernie
McCafferty of Holy Cross, Eddie Blake
of the Boston A. A. and Eddie Roll
former Colgate runner, now competing
for the Newark A. c.
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TECH ALMOST OUT
OF RACE FOR TITLE
Defeated Again by Eastern
and Latter and Business
Are Tied for Lead.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

O---~--0D
TINE dynasty appears totter-
ing.
i After winning the public
high school basket ball
championship for the past two
seasons Tech today is dangerously
near being out of the struggle for
another flag. Mckinley has just
the f1ghtingest sort of chance yet,
chance which is predicated upon
it winning all three of its remain
ing games while the four other
teams each lose two of the four
games they have left.
Techs hopes received blow yes
terday when the Gray for the second
time in the series fell before Eastern,
IS to 20. This game followed a match
in which Business scored its third
straight win by vanquishing Western,
SO to 26.
today are out in front in the title
race.
Central After Tech.
Central will have an opportunity
Friday of settling Techs hash. The
Blue by lowering the Gray can make
sure that the very best the latter can
do in the series is to finish in q five
way tie for the title, a remote posi-
bility.
How Central is looking for this game!
The Blue ever is hot for conquest over
Tech, and to upset Mckinley and at the
same time dash its title hopes is to
Central a rosy prospect. Central was
conquered by Tech only Is to Is in
their first half meeting recently and
Is bristling for revenge.
Eastern and Western are expected
to put on a rousing battle in the sec
ond half Of Fridays double-header. The
Light Blue was 1926 victor over the
West End boys in their first-half clash
A victory for Eastern will give it I'M
disputed possession of first place, since
Business is not to play series game
Friday.
Business Loses Lucas.
Incidentally, there's much specula-
ton today among series followers as
to how Business is going to fare in its
next three games without Bobbie Lucas.
its clever little forward. Lucas wound
up his public high court career yeSter-
day. He graduates tomorrow. 1t is
agreed his loss will be a tremendous
blow. Leon Esenstad, who has shown
well, viii take Lucas place.
Both Eastern and Business won
handily yesterday. Eastern, though,
was offered brisk battling in the first
part of the game with Tech and the
Gray rallied to cut the Lincoln Park
ers' lead to six points as the game
ended. After the latter part of the
first quarter, however, Eastern always
set the pace.
Business gained the lead in the OPEN
ing stages over Western and was never
headed.
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r. I. STATE STAR SOUGHT
FOR ARMY, 1T is STATED
Attempt Made to Recruit Golf, Brilliant in Four
Sports, Providence Paper Declares, Quoting
Correspondence in Case.

: team for 1884,. and former claSsmate OF
Golf at Rhode Island State, had sought
his assistance In working for COTS ad-
mission to the Military Academy. In
one Of his letters to Representative
StobbS, WrightSon' says II have helped
| great many young men to get into the
Military Academy"
Maj. Philip B. Fleming, secretary
treasurer Of the Army Athletic Associa-
| ton at West Point, said he knew Wright
son well and that he was a great foot
a member of the Army Athletic Associa-
ton, and said he had been a member
! for about Is years.
Rhode Island State College authori-
ties learned last Sunday the details Of
the attempt to get Golf into West
Point and Coach Frank w. Keaney
grilled the player for more than three
hours Sunday night.
Coach Keaney issued the following
statement:
Con came into my Office Thursday
at IL o'clock to tell me that he was
going to Worcester, Saturday, Janu-
airy "a, to see Representative about
entering West Point. He showed me
letter from the Representative ask
ing Golf to meet him Saturday at noon
After quizZing Golf told him that
had no objections against his better
ing himself, provided he did it honor
ably. But I did object to his saying
that he lived in Worcester and en-
phatically told him so. I told him also
that I did not think Capt McEwan
should try to influence athletes away
from colleges.
Star in Four Pastimes.
Golf is president of the junior class
at Rhode Island State and has had a
phenomenal athletic career at the col
lege. He made his numerals in foot
ball, basket ball and base ball in his
first year. In the Bates game in his
sophomore year he took the ball on his
own 40-yard line and ran through the
entire Bates team for touchdown to
give his team a 6-to-6 tie.
Last Fall Golf scored SO points, being
second only to the leading scorer, Len
MacaluSo of Colgate. He received all
America mention in 1929 and made
four letters last season, the first to
attain that at Rhode Island State
since 1912.
He was a guard in basket ball and
ran the 100 and 220 yard dashes in
track.
In base ball Goff pitched and caught
and at other times filled in at first
base. Last Spring he led the diamond
team in hitting with 800. His pitch
ing record was five won and two lost.
Copyright, 1931)
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ HICAGO, January 28.-All is
4 not quiet along the Western
Conference front.
In the wake of the era Of
peace and tranquility that followed
Iowa's reinstatement to good standing
last Spring, many internal disputes and
ruptures have broken out. The athletic
group, composed of 10 of the leading
Midwest universities, sizzled with ex-
element today.
Down at Indiana, Coach Pat Page
was involved in dispute with the uni
versity athletic board over his resigna-
ton and salary differences. 1t may
eventually affect the entire conference.
A sharp reverberation of its expulsion
from the conference was heard over at
Iowa, where the Educational Committee
of the State House of Representatives
demanded an investigation Of charges
the university, was largely responsible
for the conferences custer order.
Alumni Fight Coach.
At Wisconsin, the controversy over
the retention of Glen Thistlethwaite as
head foot ball coach refused to die.
Many alumni still fought his hackers.
and while the faculty Athletic Com
mittee refused to dismiss him at its
meeting December 19, the fight against
him was carried on.
Added to these cases were the agita-
ton here and there among alumni to
get coaches with winning foot ball and
basket ball ways and an investigation
by the conference of the athletic eligi-
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Gaaudet Has Listed Seren Grid Tits OUTSTANDING Performers
BIG TEN PEACE WRECKED
BY VARIETY OF WRANCLES|
Legislators Attack IOwa's President Indiana and
Wisconsin Are at Odds With Coaches, and
Eligibility Bugaboo Up Again.

bility of several foot ball playerS-ano
investigation still marked by secrecy as
far as names were concerned.
The Page case attracted attention OF
the conference leaders because of q
purported alumni salary pool"
Page contended that when he came
to Indiana in 1926 a small group Of
friendly alumni volunteered to pay half
of his salary of between $4,000 and
$4,000 a year. When he failed to pro-
duce a winning team, he said, they
broke their promise, the university alb
sorbing the full contract. Subsequently,
he said, the university gave him an
other contract through the year OF
1891 for $4,000. Since he was re-
QueSted to resign, Page contended fur
ther, the university owed him $l6.75O,
including his 1881 salary.
May Go to Court.
The University Board of Control
however, is fighting his demand. claim
ing it owes him salary only up to April
l, when his services will be officially
taken over by E. C. Hayes, track coach
and freshman foot ball coach for the
last seven years.
Page indicated he would carry his
fight to Western Conference heads and,
failing there, to the courts.
Twenty charges were leveled at Pres
ident Jessup of Iowa by the Educational
Institutions Committee, which was
prompted in its investigation by news
paper expose" of athletic conditions al
Iowa before and after the Big Ten
custer.
So far as known no known investiga-
ton has been undertaken by the con-
ference ofhcially In in the Page and Jes-
SUD cases.
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LOOP LEAD AT STAKE
IN ALEXANDRIA GAME
Alpha Delta Omega and Del Ray
Play Tonight-Two Clashes
in Junior Circuit.
LExANDRIA, Va, January "a

A LEXANDR1A, Va, January o.
~ With the lead in the City
~ Basket Ball League at stake,
Alpha Delta Omega and the
Del Ray A. c. will clash tonight at
8 o'clock at the Armory.
The Alexandria Junior Basket Ball
League engagement between the White
stones and Friends A. C. tonight will
be played at Schuler's Hall as part of
a double-header.
Boy Scouts and Clover A. c. will
meet in the other game, with the pro-
gram opening at tbs o'clock.
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad Co.'S basket ball team has
completed arrangements for the triple
header and dance to be offered at
Armory Hall tomorrow night at z
o'clock. st. Marys Buddies and the
Strayer's Business College girls of
Washington will open the program, with
a semi-f1nal game between Georgetown
Freshmen and Alpha Delta Omega, r.,
F. & P. will play the Baltimore Col
legians in the feature.
An intersectional battle will be offered
scholastic followers at Armory Hall Sat
urday night, when Alexandria High will
play host to Suffolk High.
Alexandria will meet Washington
Lee High boy and girl teams at Ballston
Friday night.
st. Marys Buddies and Richmond,
Fredericksburg g. Potomac Railroad Co.
basketeers will engage the Warrenton
A. C. quint and Sextet in a double
header at Warrenton, Va, tonight.
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

VXTILLIAM MILLER of Saenger-
w bunds rolled $50 in the Wash
ington City Bowling ASsocia-
ton ten-pin tournament last night
on the Palace alleys, the highest
total ever registered in local tour
ney. Miller'S scores were 256, 200
and 1876. In class B doubles Har-
wood and Warner shot total Of
1871, also record. Harwood'S
score was sos, including games Of
176, 248 and 181, while Warner hit
'em for 526, including efforts of 1877,
149 and 100.
Georgetown University, with more
likely appearing pitching material at
hand than in some time, Is looking
to a successful base ball season.
Leading candidates for the Blue and
Gray mound corps will be Balzer,
Wymard, O'Conor, Lamberton, DON
nelly, White, Robertson and Finley.
Robertson is a Washington product.
Charlie Duffy, Feenan, Waldron,
Fury, Hegarty and Dunn are leading
catching aspirantS.
Dewey, former Central High run
ner, will represent Pennsylvania in
the George Washington indoor track
meet next Saturday. King, Of the
Washington Grove Athletic AsSocia-
ton, South Atlantic 440-yard indoor
champion, will be the associations
leading entry. Kemp, Branham,
Morris and Capt. Duckett win make
up the relay team which viii repre-
sent the Maryland Aggies. Green
burg. dash man, also win carry the
Farmers colorS.
Washington's birthday is set for
the third annual South Atlantic
States cross country championship
run over the Brightwood course. G.
w. Stuart Is receiving entries.
Hurd, Tech High runner, will
graduate February 2, and will then
represent fremont A. G.
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v. M. |. TEAMS TO TRAVEL
Basketers Meet Maryland and
Navy; Matmen Tackle Middies.

LEXINGTON, Va, January 81
Virginia Military Institute teams VIII
meet strong rivals at home and abroad
this week. A feature. as far as the
corps Of cadets and local fans are con-
ceriied, Is the boxing double-header on
saturday.
The cadets will entertain the Vir-
Rinia varsity and freshman ringmen,
the first bout to be called at o'clock.
The cadet ringmen won only one bout
from North Carolina last week, while
Virginia was rloSing out v. P. J., but
Coach Margulies believes that his
charges are capable Of outpointing the
Coach Bill Raftery's basket ball
team win take the road twice this
week, meeting v. p. !. at Blacksourg
tonight and travelling to College Park
Friday to play Maryland. On Satur.
day Capt. Brown and his mates vii!
tackle the Navy and on the same date
the varsity wrestlers also will be at An
napolis for dual meet with the
MiddieS.
Last year the Tars hung the cNi
defeat Of the season on Coach Hc3mer's
Conference mat champions, who this
year have only three veterans available
from last years team.
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RECENT YEARS SEE
GREAT STARS LOST
Boxing, Golf, Tennis, Track,
Base Ball Hit-F0ot Ball
Little Affected.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

IN no sports season that I can
recall in the last decade has
there been so urgent a call for
outstanding figures as can be
heard for the campaign of 1891.
In the last few years boxing has lost
Tex Richard as well as the active roles
played by Dempsey and TInney.
Golf has lost Jones. with no one in
sight to send the galleries galloping
wildly across the landscape again in
such numbers as pursued the great
Georgian.
American tennis has lost Johnston
and now Tilden, leaving the field UP to
the younger clan exclusively for the
next few years.
Polo lost Devereux Milburn, but was
fortunate enough to have Tommy Hitch
cock, in his prime. fully prepared to
continue the wild charge of the Ameri-
can horSemens
the indoor season is tagging, would
welcome another Paavo Nurmi to slim
ulate the cash customers.
College foot ball seems to have the
least trouble in filling the ranks of star
performers. Where a Grange or eagle
leave of Booth or a Carideo springs
up to catch the public eye.
Base ball has lost Cobb, Speaker,
Alexander and others of the super-star
class, but there is Aill the one and only
Ruth. again req to lead the big
parade, with such young aces as Klein,
Terry, Simmons, Grove and Terrell
seeking to I'LL the big gaps left in the
| ranks.
THERE Is no disagreement on the
L theory that Jack Dempsey, If he
| makes any fistic comeback at all,
must try it this year, but there are at
least two outstanding obstacles to the
return of Old John.
| The first Is his own lack of an incen-
tive, unless the big money lure is too
substantial to resist.
The second is the lack of promoter
OF the type Of Tex Rickard, willing to
take gamble and shoot the works.
There are some other factors, such as
the very important one as to whether
| dempsey again can get into real fight
ing condition. For that matter, he
rather thinks he could do so, but ne
admits that the vital urge to attempt
another ring battle is largely missing.
| THE whole situation has changed, so
Tar as I am concerned" he said in a
chat around the dinner table.
When was fighting for the cham
pionship, there was a real incentive, I
took a great deal of pride in my ability
to stick to the top, and even after /
lost the title to Tunney I was convinced
could regain it in the next year.
That's all over now. / don't like the
idea OF fighting Just for the sake of
| giving or taking q sock Big money is
attractive and no doubt I could ca
lect chunk for go at either Sharkey
or Camera. But I'm fixed OK. so far
as the dough Is concerned. I've got a
100000 trust fund that viii keep the
wolf from the door.
! II can do pretty well without putting
the gloves on. Then maybe in a few
years can settle down to some steady
business"
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.HYATTSvILLE CUNTS
WIN DOUBLE HEADER
Silver Spring-Takoma Beaten in
Main Game, 21-14-110-Pound
Tilt Captured, PAIL

EVANSVILLE, Md, January o.
Hyattsville High School scored over
Takoma-Silver Spring High School in
two basket ball games yesterday on the
National Guard Armory floor.
In the main contest the regular
Hyattsville team defeated the Takoma-
Silver Spring flrst-stringers. 81 TO IA,
and in a preliminary between no.
pound quints Of the schools HyattSville
won, 21-11.
Hyattsville came from behind in the
big game after trailing, 2 to 8, at one
stage In the first quarter. The home
team had contrived to get in front,
to 8, at the half and then went on to
gradually increase its lead. Burdette
Cogar, with points, was high scorer
for fayetteville, but -Mygatt of the losers,
with 6. led both teams. 1t was the
fifth win in as many starts over Mary
land school quints for Hyattsville this
season.
In the preliminary it was Hyatts-
vile all the way. The host team
scored is points before the visitors were
able TO find the cords. The pot-shoot-
ing of lie Roy Ellis for Hyattsville was
feature.
Iine.iIpS:
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CENTER GAME DELAYED
Potomacs, Idle Tonight, Will Meet
Clovers Tomorrow Night.

The Community Center Basket Ball
League game scheduled tonight between
Potomac Boat Club and Tremonts at
Mcfarland Junior High School has
been postponed. No new date has been
set.
Potomacs win face Clovers tomorrow
night at Central High School at 8
O'Clock In an important league game.
Several players who held forth with
the Boatmen last season now are with
the Clovers and there is plenty Of re-
valry. Potomacs and Grifnth-C onsum-
ers are tied for the league lead, neither
having lost 50 far, while Clovers are
close behind, with only one defeat.
Potcmacs fell before the Quantico
Marines Alast night at Quantico in Q
aa,1e mach.
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Harvard May Cut
Spring Grid Work

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, January, %
~ B.-Harvard UNIVERSITIES COM
mittee on regulation OF ath-
letics' viii decide Monday whether
Spring foot ball practice will be con-
tinued, with q strong possibility that
the practice will be abandoned for
this year, at least.
The committee consists Of three
members of the faculty, three under
graduates, three graduates and Will
liam j. Bingham, director of ath-
letics. Bingham never has opposed
Spring practice but he has declared
In the past that he was not en-
thusiastic about 1t.
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ANNAPOLIS DEFY

Annapolis Collegians are after games
with unlimited class basket ball teams
OF this city for next month. Thus far
the Collegians have won four games in
as many starts. The team asks no
guarantee and plays all its games away
from nome. Challenges should be adj
dressed to Mason Russell. $50 west
street, Annapolis, Md.
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Hockey Scores

National League.
Montreal MaroonS, 2; Detroit Fal-
cons, /.
New York Americans, 3; Toronto, o
philadelphia QuakerS, 8; Boston
Bruins, (overtime).
American League.
Buffalo, 2: Duluth. /. (overtime).
Canadian- American League.
Philadelphia Arrows, g.; New Haven
Eagles, i.
International League.
Detroit, 2; London (Ont.). 0.
Buffalo, q; Cleveland. o.
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Complete Record
OF School Series

Yesterdays Results.
Business, SO; Western, 26.
Eastern, IS; Tech, 20. liz
Fridays Games.
Central VS.. Tech, Eastern VS..
Western, Tech gymnasium. Central
VS.. Tech, first game, $3.50 o'clock.
Previous Scores.
Eastern, 81: Tech, %.
Western, "a; Business, %.
Eastern, 80; Western, 26.
Tech, 26; Central, rs.
Central, 80; Business, 20.
Tech, %; Western, "a.
Western, 81; Central, 81.
BUSINESS, %; Eastern, "a.
Central, SO; Eastern. 81.
Business, 26; Tech, "a.
Other Future Games.
February 3ETech VS.. Western,
Business VS.. Central.
February Cuisines VS.. Eastern,
Central VS.. Western.
February 10-Business VS.. Tech,
Central VS.. Eastern.
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Police Jail Foes,
And Game Is Off

CPOKANE, Wash, January 20 Up.
- The Police Department has
found a sure way to win basket
ball games-at least by forfeiture.
For instance, the police i've was
scheduled to play the Liberty Park
Athletic Clubs team.
Three hours before game time De-
tectives Sonnabend and Nordon
started rounding up suspected chick
en- thieves in the Liberty Park dis
trict. BY game time four of the ath-
letic clubs team were in jail.
The game was not played.
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CHURCH QUINTET SCORES

EVANSVILLE, Md, January o.
Hyattsvlle Southern Methodist basket
pail team conquered Woodward a.
Lothrop. ~ to %, in the Hyattsyille
High School gymnasium last night.
Inc Churchmen will meet Grif1th-
consumers In Prince Georges County
Armory wv 'AA0
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Basket Results

st. Johns (Annapolis), %; st. Fran
els, 20.
Ohio Northern, SO: Otterbein, 10.
Wilmington (Ohio), 20; Antioch, 10
Baylor, So; Rice, 20.
Bowling Green, IS; Toledo u, 80.
Olympic Club (San Francisco), SO
Stanford, IS.
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ARGENTINE FOUR WINS

Los ANGELES, January 20 Qp.-The
Pampero polo team from Argentina,
playing its first game as a unit since
us arrival here yesterday, rode to a
o-to-4 victory over the powerful Hur-
rlcane Tour, captained by Laddie San
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D. c. FIVES WIN AT LAUREL
De Molay and Western Electric
Take League Games.

LAUREL, Md, January 2S.-Wash-
ington teams were winners in Intercity
Basket Ball League games on the Ma
tional Guard Armory floor here last
night. De Molay defeated Laurel In
dependents, 20 to IS, and Western Elec-
trio swamped Black Pirates, SO to IA.
Schaffert of Western Electric, with 81
points, was easily the nights high
scorer,