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The Washington times., 1932-11-03
.rizzIed Vet
DeFies Fates
Or Boxing

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-His legs
are gnarled and old. his features
grotesque mask, blurred by many
punches, yet it remains for the
next "a hours to d term n e
whether or not Billy Petrolle is
to parlay his amazing comeback
into one of the great champion
ships of boxing. He's a man Of
sharply contrasting lights and
shadows and so it may be that
this is another and perhaps final
milestone in a strangely check
cred career.
Opinion is acutely divided on
that point. Some say he is des-
tined to beat Tony Canzoneri at
the Garden tomorrow night and
ascend to the pedestal of the
lightweight championship. Others
are equally certain that Petrolle,
his dream of greatness ended,
must go the way of all fighters
and finish in the Splinters.
Years Against Him
It may be that he will, for some
how it is difficult even now to
accept the evidence of the rec
ordS which show that the fighter
whom Tommy Grogan punched
into private life and whom King
Tut slaughtered is the same
Petrolle who returned to knock
McLarnin on his haircut and slap
the Suarezes, the Rams and the
Battalinos silly.
That is only part of the docu-
ment. The rest is that, to do
what he did in the last two years,
Petrolle had to be very nearly a
great prize fighter. A funny
thing is that he was just another
lightweight wnen youth and vigor
and speed were part of his equip
ment. A funnier thing is that
Canzoneri himself is the man
who started Petrolle on his last
mad career, roaring down the
rails from Fargo with the throttle
open and the signals set against
crOSS-rOaQ Cra1I1c.
Surprises CanzOneri
It happened in Chicago two
years ago, Petrolle dragging his
weary old bones out of retire
ment to make fight with Can
zoneri so that Jack Hurley, the
Petrolle manager, might inherit
a little haircut money. It was to
be a tune-up fight for Canzoneri
but, somehow, the tune turned
sour and the melody fingered on.
Petrolle, expecting beating, won
all the way and, from that mo-
ment, the momentum has carried
him on through another Tut
fight, two fights with Berg, the
knockouts of Ran, Townsend,
Suarez and Battalino and three
fights with McLarnin.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
From Within Gates

Now let us hear from within
the school, within the student
body and from within the foot
ball squad, if you please, the
names of the authors being
withheld for the reason they
fear being expelled should their
identity become known. One
letter, on Georgetown Athletic
Department stationery, reads:
practically everyone, and
more particularly the football
players at this institution, have
held the same attitude and feel
ing toward the athletic direc-
tOrship held by The Times, but
have not been in the position
to vent their thoughts.
"Y0u are to be congratulated
for publishing what everyone
thinks, but which nobody else
had the opportunity to give to
the public at large. GER
tainly hope that your flaming
words of denunciatiOn will start
q c0nflagratiOn among the au-
thOrities-and possibly as a re-
suit we will have a decent and
fair handling of the situation
by the placing of men in re-
spOnsible positions, instead of
messenger boys, drunk with
authority.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
Petition q Tommy

"The football players to a
man sincerely regret Tommy
Mills demanded resignation
and they all think Tommy is
one of the best of fellows.
Until something happens that
will give Georgetown the rating
1t should bear and did bear
under Lou Little, 1 am afraid
it will become a retreat for
weakened scholars"
And here's another COM
nnunication from a player:
"The whole student body ap-
preciateS your honest comments
in tOnight's Times. A petition
was started here at the Hilltop
by meT:bers of the squad to
retain Tommy Mills, but a Ger.
tain faculty member put his
foot down on it. We on the
team sure think Tommy Mills
got a-dirty deal from George.
town.
I'VE are unable to say any.
thing here as the faculty con.
trOls the whole shebang, the
school paper included, and we
are certainly tiCkIed pink that
The Times has come out and
called a spade a spade in this
miserable athletic situation"
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
Alumni Concerned

"GeOrgetOwn alumni have
been genuinely concerned over
what 1 have heard termed the
nickel and dime policy of pres
ent Georgetown officials with
respect to football. This con-
Germ, however, has not crystal
ized into anything in the ma
ture of a united protest for
the apparent reason that no
body, not even the officers Of
the sc" Club, exactly yearned
for the job of 'tieing the bell
to the cat
"MOSt Of us who call our.
selves Georgetown men cher
ish memories of glorious foot
ball traditiO: at the Hilltop.
Most of us resent the appar-
ent evasive policy of George
town officials with respect to
athletics. /, as one member Of
the alumni body, consider the
existant attitude of George
town officials as unfair to the
thousands of men about the
nation who take pride in call
ing themselves Georgetown
men,"
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
FAVOR|TES VIE
At PORTNER'S

The local boxing public will
get a raft of favorites tossed at
them Monday night at Portner's
Arena where the Alexandria Day
Nursery has Jimmy Reed meet.
ing the murderous punching
Young Firpo in the 10 round
windup.
Doug swetnam and Jackie
Simpson, popular featherweights
and heated rivals were named
today to box the six round semi.
final. Swetman has won his
last three fights. Simpson re-
Gently held Billy Landers to
draw.
Another six rounder features
Harry KerSey, that clever Jack.
Sonville lightweight who defeated
Sailor McKenna two weeks ago
against Vince Serio, Baltimore
southpaw. Serio also hold a Ver-
dict over McKenna.
Willie Essinger, the most popu.
lar of the local lightweight divi.
sion, return to mix with the
rugged Sammy Lucas, "Buzzer"
Ryan's hopeful. Lucas is a stiff
puncher. Essingers punching
ability has already been demon
strated.
A four rounder will open the
show.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
To ADD
NEW PLAYERS

The Mohawks will have several
new players in their lineup Sun
day when they mingle with the
powerful Brooklyn Bulldogs at
2::30 o'clock in Griffith Stadium.
Rob Roy Mackey has not yet
announced the names Of the new
comers but they will be players
who have made names for them
selves in college ranks. The
Hawks were forced to dig-up new
material because several of their
aces were injured. Among the
injured players are Coach "Artie'
Wondrack, Blackie Hoffman and
Walter Holmes.
Pepco Barry, new back signed
by the Hawks, is feared by the
Bulldogs. The Brooklyn outfit
has been working on their home
field in Brooklyn, N. Y, to stop
broken field runs which Barry
is a master Of.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03

He's little Lou Bush, that Mas
sachusetts State pint-size half
back, who is now leading Eastern
point scorer and just got nosed
out of the lead at the end of last
season.
For his size, it doesn't seem
there's another player in the
country as shifty and as sure a
ground gamer as Lou, who makes
an eel look like it was hampered
by pontoons.
He only weighs 140 pounds.
200 Points To Credit
Bush has scored more than 200
points in his college career to
date, and has one more year to
perform. He hopes to bring his
total of points scored up to 400.
Eastern fans who like to pick
their mythical elevens are hoping
that they will glimpse young Mr..
Charley Baird, halfback of St.
Mary's, when the galloping Gaels
engage Fordharn here on Satur-
day. Baird. one Of the best per-
formers on the Pacific coast, is
suffering from a leg injury, and
may not see action against the
Rams.
But st. Mary's also has Angel
Brovelli, back who Snatched
victory out of nowhere when the
Oakland gents played Fordham
here last year. Brovelli is handi-
capped by an injured knee, "Slip"
Madigan, the Gaels' coach, said
today, but he will play anyway.
Two great backs will perform
in the Pitt-Penn game in Phila-
delphia on Saturday. They are
Heller of Pitt and Verina Of
Penn.
Converted Into Blocker
Heller is the triple-treat back,
suddenly converted into a block
ing back.
He caused all kinds Of trouble
for the Army, which went down
before the Panthers after Heller
ran Sc yards for touchdown
and then passed the ball to
Skladany, Pitts really great end,
for a second touchdown. He
also threw the ball into position
for the third score.
On Saturday Heller will per-
form as blocking back, as he
did against Notre Dame, showing
his versatile style by aiding Sc
baStian.
Carl Perina, the red and blue
fullback, is nursing a bruised
side and will not be at his best
against Pitt.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
Evenly Matched Grid Teams Clash Here
WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS
c. w. THREAT, TO NORTH DAKOTA STATE

JOHNNY BAKER, sophomore
quarterback of the George
Washington University eleven,
will be a menace to the North
Dakota State gTidders in the
contest tomorrow night in the
Clark Griffith Stadium. Baker
has filled in admirably for the
injured Johnny Fenlon and his
handling Of the Colonials has
attracted praise. North Dakota
State has gone undefeated and
united this season but the Co
lonials hope to be the first to
soil this record. The local col.
legians have been extremely
popped up since their impress
sive victory over. Iowa last
week.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
Pickups and
Putouts
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
The Southern Conference is
trying to wash its sOiled
athletic linen. the Downtown
Coaches, dedicated to Lou Lit
tie, will march en- maSSe upon
Annapolis town Saturday to
watch the roaring Columbia
lion tangle with the Navy goat
=. Bobby Jones is one of the
most fearless jockeys on East
ern tracks =. Max Harrington,
assistant athletic director at
George Washington U. will wed
Miss Lydia Wilson, of Milford,
Del. on November 27. their
friendship began at G. w.
-. George M. Parker, who
handles the wires for Postal
Telegraph. will look on at the
LOndOS-DuSek wrestling match
at the Washington Auditorium
tonight. Gabe Murphy, gradu-
ate manager of athletics at
Georgetown, also attends the
law school. Ham" Smith has
been entertaining college foot
ballers-at cards.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
Fine Coli Field
Promised at
Kenwood
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
zone of the finest fields

ny OEOnOE AZ SAM1 SUN
zone of the finest fields
ever to compete here since
the national open champion
ship at Columbia in 1921"
AL Houghton, pro at the Ken
wood Country Club, doing the
speaking and AL was talking
about the second National Capt.
tai Open at Kenwood, November
1918. AL continues:
"We'l have all the leading
lights among the professionals
with the exception of Olin
Dutra. There'Il be Walter
Hagen, Tommy ArmOr, Horton
Smith, Willie MacfarIane, Paul
Runyan, Bobby CruichShanks,
Macdonald Smith and others.
81 haven't heard from Gene
Sarazen since approaching him
at the Open championship this
past summer, but he assured
me then that he would COM
pete at KenwOOd. 1 expect be-
tween $50 mad 16O entries for
the tournament"
Sandy Armour is Show
Sandy Armour, pro at the Con
gressional Country Club, was the
whole show at banquet ten
dered local sport editors and
golf writer's at the Kenwood Club
last night. He ratified off several
golf yarns and stated his brother
Tommy, would be here Friday
and get in some practice rounds
at Kenwood.
George Hutchinson, of Beaver
Dam, has been declared the win
ner of the Presidents Cup, first
prize in the Optimist Clubs an
nual golf tournament held at In
dian Spring. Hutchinson had a
low net of 72. Fred w. Baer
Indian Spring, placed second
with a low net of "a. Joseph
Kammerer took first low gross;
George j: Richardson second low
gross and Hugh Phillips, third
low gross.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
FISCHER STARS
ON DRIVES

AL Fischer came back last night
and Rendezvous bowlers were
tickled to death to see him, as
he cuffed the pins for a 397 set
to give them a Shut-out win
over Petworth in the District
League.
AL rolled a Ala set with the
team four weeks ago, and then
suddenly disappeared. Repeated
attempts to get in touch with
him failed. One OF his most
ardent admirers lns1nuated that
the shock of that set Frustrated
the former national singles
champion. His team mates are
fearful that last nights brilliant
effort may cause a relapse.
Ollie Pacini chalked up his
second 400" set in the Temple
Major League and boosted his
average to 1875. His set was 400,
compiled with games of 1873.
167 and 100. The 167 is high
game for the league. r Street
Delicatessen twice downed Frank
P. Lozupones to deadlock with
them for the lead.
Lester Robey crunched out a
391 set and 162 game to shock
the Electrical League, and his
team, Western Electric, hung up
a GIG game and 1,674 set, both
new loop standards.
Kinnihan showed his Civic
Clubs League mates how it's done
when he clocked the naples for
a 375 set and 1877 game. Jack
SchloSser grabbed the spotlight
in the North Washington No.
League with a 373, with Bill
Tierney taking game honors with
142.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
KINGS PALACE
ROLLS HAMS

The rollicking Kings Palace
team, which is burning up the
National Capital Duckpin League,
meets it's second most formidable
foe in two days when it clashes
with Norman Schroth's Foun-
tain Hams, at the Lucky Strike.
The Kings Palacemen scored
stunning whitewash win over
the glittering King Pin crew in
postponed match to take un-
disputed possession of the lead.
Dutch" Newman led Mort Kings
gang with a 403 set, achieved
with games of 1877. IA and 1872.
Anderson's 800 and Rosenberg's
371 didn't scare Ye Olde Tobacco
Shoppe, who won two from
Colonial Ice Cream, the last by
three pins. in another National
Capital circuit match, though
outrolled by over 10 pins on the
set.
King Pin picked up three
games earlier in the evening from
Judd & Detweiler as Clarke
pounded out a 392. Joe Harrison
373, and Pantos 372.
The "gals" walloped the naples
with a vengeance in the Ladies
District League with Catherine
Forteney heading the parade
with a 1853 set. Rena Levy had
351. taking the high average
lead over Lorraine GULL, who
registered 331. Other fine
scores were Pauline Ford, 344;
Ackman, 348; Whalen, 342;
Purdy, 331; Merceda Isemann,
$50: Leaman. 322: Young, 321;
Burton and Shugrue, 800.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
PACKS
POWER ON
OFFENSE
BY HARRY COSTELLO

When vanderbilt meets Mary
land in Griffith Stadium Satur.
day afternoon, Washingtonians
will have an opportunity to see
one of the best-balanced football
teams in America.
Dan McGugin, Vandy'S veteran
coach, is great man for balanc-
ing his team. Dan. incidentally,
is serving his twenty-ninth season
as mentor to Commodore gridders.
This team which will take. the
field against Maryland probably
will have two ends who each
weigh about IT'S, two tackles who
each scale about 2l0. two guards
who each will go about 1870, and q
center who will go about 1876.
Vandy's backfield will have a
quarterback who will scale around
100, a pair of halfbacks who each
weigh about 180, and fullback
who will 60 about 1876. Every now
and then Dan will send in q
pony" backfield, all four mem
bers of which will scale around
ITO poundS.
Has Tremendous Power
There can be no questioning
that Vandy has one of the 10
best teams in America. AS soon
as the cash customers see Van
derbilt's players. who stack up as
the finest football material in
the country, those same cash Gus
toners will understand why
Vandy is rated high in the grid
world. Vanderbilt has tremen-
dous power on attack.
McGugin will probably start a
backfield composed of Selman
Fortune, Dixie Roberts, Tommy
Henderson and Gene Beck.
Naturally, outstanding among
this quartet is Roberts, one of
the best backs on the gridiron
today. However, Henderson will
prove that a man who weighs
158 pounds can be a great foot
ball player, too.
Just what Maryland is going to
do to stop Vandy remains to be
seen. The Old Liners were not
expected to look much like q
football team before November.
Well, November is here, and it
should be a greatly improved
Maryland team which meets the
Commodores.
Dick Nelson, Terrapin halfback,
should materially aid Maryland
in keeping the ball away from
the Old Liners goal. Nelson can
boot the ball, as he proved last
week in Richmond.
Roberts is a Star.
Taken by and large, Vandy
looks altogether too good for
Maryland. That Vandy line,
with Dickinson and Shackleford,
at the ends, Leyenedecker and
Beasleye, at the tackles, Talley
and Suhrheinrich, at the guards,
and Gracey at center, appears
too strong for any line which
Maryland can put on the field.
After all, without a strong line
the best backfield in the country
can't go very far. Vandy has
the line, and the backfield.
Two potential All-America men
are included in the Vandy lineup.
They are Roberts and Leyendeck-
er. The latter weighs about 215
pounds, is fast, aggressive, unus-
ually adept on defense, plays the
bang-up, smashing type of game,
is impervious to injury and with
al, player of marked agility.
Too much cannot be said Of
Roberts as a back. He is a real
star. Many insist that he is bet
ter than John Cain, Alabama's
great fullback, who showed here
when the Tide played George
Washington.
Make no mistake, this Wander.
bilt eleven is worth going miles
to see.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03

From Frank Buckley, editor
OF the Georgetown Law Jour-
nal in 1921 and 1922, there.
fore, comes this letter reflect
ing the indignation which is
felt by many who left the halls
OF Georgetown in the years
gone by-Mr. Buckley:
ut was high time somebody
spoke out with respect to the
sorry athletic spectacle at the
Hilltop and I wish to COM
mend your statements which
were right to the point and
most convincing.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
. STANDOUT
GAMES ARE
BILLED

Four outstanding grid games,
involving teams evenly matched,
are on tap this weekend.
G. w. meets North Dakota
State; Catholic U. meets Wake
Forest, and Gallaudet m e t S
American U. and Morgan College
of Baltimore opposes Howard in
the Howard Stadium.
N. D. State is hailed as a team
powerful and versatile enough
to defeat Iowa just as it pleases.
Praises N. D. State
The appraisal Of North Dakota
States strength come by letter
from an old Minnesota University
teammate. to Len Walsh, line
coach of the ColonialS. Says
Walsh's informant:
Comparing this team to
Iowa George WashingtOn'S
opponent last friday, 1 would
say that their mental attitude
is the opposite of IOwa'S. Iowa
has a losing complex and this
team has winning complex.
This team has a big, alert,
aggressive line. The backs are
exceptionally fast and they
are dangerous in any position
on the field. This team does
not intend to lose and is
carrying the Mid Vests hopes
for this season.
"The BiSOns have as good a
team as Minnesota and they
are an exception in their own
league North Central Con-
ference). AS you know, North
Dakota State won from North
Dakota University and North
Dakota u. has just as good a
team as last year.
Hanson is Speedy
"In my opinion, this club
could beat Iowa just as they
pleased. In fact, this outfit
is comparable to good teams
in the Western Conference"
In Melvin Fritz" Hanson, 15O-
pound halfback, the invaders will
present one of the speediest,
shiftiest ball-carriers to perform
here this season. Hanson is de-
clared the best scoring halfback
in the last ten years of North
Dakota football history.
An effort to puncture the score
less tie complex introduced oy
Wake Forests powerful football
team this season will be made by
Catholic University's football
team Saturday when the pic
turesque "Deacons" are enter.
tanned at Brookland.
On two occasions this season
Wake Forest has held powerful
elevenS to deadlocks. North Caro-
lina's fine attack failed to pene.
trate the Demon Deacons" stone
wall in an early season upset
while North Carolina State also
was held at bay.
Varsity Flashes Power
Fearful that another stand.off
may blemish the fine record of
his Flying Cardinals" Saturday,
Head Coach C"Dutch'O Bergman
yesterday turned loose his varsity
back field with gratifying results
in a scrimmage with the frosh.
Alternating his entire starting
order in the ball running, Berg
man saw Whelan, Sheary. Jan
kowski and McVean all smash
through to repeated gains, Whe-
Ian coming to life with some of
the prettiest stepping he has yet
shown this season.
Serious preparations are going
forth both at Gallaudet and
American U. for their contest.
Coaches of both elevens admit
that the two teams are evenly
matched and that is anyboy's
game.
Coach Tom Verdell is sending
his Howard University Bisons
through strenuous sessions in or
der to have the local eleven in
the best shape for Morgan, one
OF the strongest teams in the
South Atlantic Conference.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
Walking Champion
Htch-HikeS to MY.
From Coast

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Bill
Chisholm. of Los Angeles, Amer.
ican seven-mile walk champion,
was in New York today after
hitch-hiking his way across the
continent. He will defend his
title here on Saturday.
Chisholm left Los Angeles Oc-
tober %. He said MS longest
hitch was from Cleveland to
New York.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03

SPoRT IS
.Bv KIRK MILLER
Petitions for Mills
Nipped by Faculty
Says Grid Player
Students and Alumni
Of Georgetown Protest
Athletic Delinquency

find considerable sentiment outside of Georgetown Uni
versy well inside changed front in their athletic
program and propose today bring evidence to bear
which has been submitted to this department result OF
comments herein earlier in the week
Besides many verbal amens which have to these
from ten dozen alumni of the Blue and Gray,
submit penned protest of conditions in the department Of
athletics at the famous Old Hilltop, from graduates and
oridnen alike
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
WARWICKS GATHER

The Warwicks big five will hold
an important meeting tonight at
7:30 o'clock at the home Of
Memo" Hadaway. Tomorrow the
Warwicks will practice at 8 o'clock
at the Langley Junior High School
gym,
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
BLUE GOALS MEET

The Blue Goals football team
gathers tonight at 7 o'clock in
front of the Home Theater. The
Goals will practice at Healy's place
at 8 o'clock. Out-of-town games
are sought by the Coalmen. Phone
Manager Healy at West 2958-J.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
VIRGINIANS VS.. DEL RAY

The Virginia A. C. meets the
Del Ray gridders Sunday at 2:30
o'clock on the Shipyard field
Alexandria, Va. Incidentally, the
Virginia A. C. is the 135-pound
champions of northern Virginia.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
East's Leading Grid Scorer
Weighs Only 40 Lbs.
By COPELAND G. BURG

NEW YORK, Nov. 3-Frost ism quite full the pump
kin yet and it's little bit early to do much talking about
alAmerican football candidates. but do today
about favote nominee because he won't get mentioned
in any other place at any time, anyway
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
FLASHES SEEK

The Warwick Flashes are anx'
ious to book games with 125-pound
elevens. Call Atlantic 2310.
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
PAUL TRIUMPHS

BUFFALO. Nov. g. Tommy
Paul. of Buffalo. N. B. A. feather
weight champion, easily defeated
his local rival, Tony Sclolino, in
a 12-rouhd battle here last night.