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Evening star., 1932-02-01
THE SPORTLICHT
BY CRANTLAND RICE,

event, but he hadn't been droning along
in second all season. 1t is probable
that had he won at Inverness in 1920
when he finished only four strokes back
Of Ray, the winner, with a last round
of II, Jones unparalleled powers Of
concentration would never have been
developed
The mental attitude of an open
champion, either defending or trying tC
get back his laurelS, is far more in
tereSting study than the attitude of a
challenger, which is direct, coiled with
the force Of a handspring, but not
bothered by fear of yielding prestige
This contrast will make Billie Burke S
showing at Fresh Meadow one Of the
major attractions Of the golfng year
His relentless purpose and magnificent
Self-poSSeSSion at Inverness showed a
unity CT mind and fiber. Compared IL
the clamoring of voices in his ears this
year, that Ohio campaign will seem
like a simple dream.
EEW will believe the terrific part
l. mental attitude plays in golf The
necessity Of concentration is i'm
pOrtant in every stroke played. A few
days ago I was talking with the presi-
dent Of a large organization, who in
the past had played consistently under
80. asked him how his golf game had
been this Summer.
Terrible" he said. I've been up
around 80 most of the time. I still
have the same swing" he continued.
But I've had too many other things
to think about, even while out playing
golf. I might be able to concentrate
for a few holes and get a few pars.
Then I'm suddenly worrying about
some phase of business and up pop the
6's and rs. You can't play good golf
and be thinking Of something else. I
don't care how good your swing is"
Bobby Jones will give you the same
answer No golf swing is good enough
to take care of itself, especially through
a match The mental side must be In
control although the thinking happens
to be along simple lines
There must be keen and steady
urge to keep this concentration intact
through a match. This doesn't mean
that the duffer can concentrate himself
into a star. There are too many
physical faults to be corrected first
But even the duffer can chop away
many strokes by concentrating on a
smooth back swing, control Of tension
and lack of hurry, for example.
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Evening star., 1932-02-01
BASE BALL TRADES
LOOM At MEETING
Lazzeri of Yankees Among
Players Reported to Be
on Block.
BY GAYLE TALBOT.


n TEW YORK, February 1.-Major
y League club owners and other
V dignitaries of the national
pastime today were clustered
here for the final get-together before
the opening of the 1882 campaign.
The occasion was the annual Mid
winter schedule meetings, the American
League today and the National tomor-
row. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, with a new black fedora, was
on hand to preside.
There was very little business to be
transacted in either league. Techni-
cally, the purpose Of the meetings was
to approve the schedules drawn up by
Presidents John A. Heydler of the Ma
ttonal League and William Harridge Of
the American last month.
Actually, the confabS do little more
than provide fine opportunity for the
boys to get together on any last-minute
trades and, IN several instances, per-
nit club managers to get acquainted
with new players.
Tony LaZZeri, veteran Yankee in
fielder, was understood to be on the
auction block, and it wouldn't be sur
priSing to see him change owners be-
fore the delegates scatter tomorrow
night. The Chicago White Sox, repre-
sented by Secretary Harry Grabiner,
admittedly were interested in Tony.
The only thing standing in the way
of a deal was said to be Chicago's
reluctance to part with first-class
pitcher, for instance, Ted Lyons.
One of the big attractions of last
nights base ball writer's banquet was
Hack Wilson, pride and JOY of the
Brooklyn Robins, who motored in from
his mountain fastness at MartinSburg,
w. Va, to greet his new employers.
The pudgy outfielder obviously was
pleased to meet the people who wanted
him $4,000 worth.
Weighing 2l0 pounds, only about Is
over his best playing weight, the Hack
erino told Manager Max Carey and
the assembled newspaper men he felt
ready for a big season, possibly as good
as he enjoyed in 1890.
Wilson was scheduled to visit Ebbets
Field today and sign his new contract,
said to call for $4,000 and a bonus
clause, less than half what he re-
ceived from the Cubs last season.
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Basket Ball Lists
For ID. C. Quintets
COLLEGE.
Tomorrow.

Randolph Macon VS.. American Uni
versity at A. U.
Strayer VS.. Ben Franklin at Centra,
washington Collegiate Conference
game).
George Washington freshmen VS.
Washington-Lee High at Ballston
Wednesday.
Catholic University VS.. Maryland at
College Park
Georgetown VS.. Loyola at Baltimore
Thursday.
Western Maryland VS.. Georgetown at
Tech High.
George Washington VS.. william and
Mary at Williamsburg.
George Washington freshmen VS.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High at Leland
Md.
Friday.
Elon College VS.. American University
at A. u.
George washington VS.. Virginia Medi-
cal College at Richmond.
Strayer VS.. Bliss at Silver Spring
Armory washington Collegiate Con-
ference game.
SATURDAY.
North Carolina VS.. Maryland at Col
lege Park.
Temple College of Pharmacy VS.. Gal
laudet at Kendall Green.
Catholic University vs. Loyola at
Baltimore.
Catholic University freshmen VS..
Loyola freshmen at Baltimore.
SruorASTTC
Today.
Gonzaga VS.. Catholic University
Freshmen at c. u, 7 pm.
Eastern VS.. Georgetown Prep at Gar
rett Park.
Tomorrow.
Eastern VS. Western, Business VS..
Central, Tech High court, public high
school championship games; first game,
Eastern VS.. Western, $3.50 O'Clock.
Tech vs.. st. Johns at st. Johns.
Friends VS.. st. Albans at st. Adams.
Wednesday.
Tech VS.. Maryland Freshmen at Col
lege Park.
Charlottesville Elves VS.. Gonzaga at
GonZaga.
Emerson VS.. Woodberry Forest at
Orange, Va.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Loyola High at
Baltimore.
Thursday.
Central VS.. Catholic University Fresh
men at c. U.
Emerson VS.. Staunton Military
Academy at Staunton.
Business VS.. SWavely at Manassas.
Friday.
Central VS.. Eastern, Tech VS.. West
ern, Tech High court, public high school
championship games; first game, Cen
tral VS.. Eastern, $3.50 o'clock.
Business VS.. Boys Club at Boys Club.
Wilson Teachers vs.. GonZaga at
Gonzaga, 8 pm.
st. Johns VS.. Leonard Hall at
Leonardtown, pm.
Emerson VS.. Washington and Lee
Freshmen at Lexington. Va.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Friends at
Friends.
Saturday.
Western VS.. George Washington
Freshmen at G. w
st. Adams VS.. Leonard Hall at Leon
ardtoWn
Emerson VS.. Massanutten Military
Academy at Woodstock, Va.
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Amateur Basketers Must Sign
By Tonight for Title Tourney

Battery A, 1s; Battery B, 6 (Coast
Artillery League.
Premier, 27; Paramount, 13.
CentennialS, %; Brentwood Hawks, 7.
OlmSted Grill, SO; Swami Service, II.
OlmSted Grill, %; Chevy Chase
Grays, "a.
A. 2. A., SO; Athliso, 16 (Jewish Com
munity Center League).
Rockville A. A. basketers are after a
game for Saturday and also have sew
eral other open dates this month. Man
ager Mcdonald is booking at Rockville
139-R between and 7:30 pm.
Games with 130-pound quints are
sought by Fairlawns. Challenges are
being handled by Manager Adlung at
Lincoln 4351-J between and pm.
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Basket Ball Tips

Johnny Wilson, who coaches the
Navy basket ball five, evidently
knows how to get quick scoring re-
suits when his team has the ball
out of bounds in the defensive end
of the court. Look at this master
piece as proof.
Guard (5) mas the ball out of
bounds. His teammates take the
positions shown in the diagram. No.
4 suddenly breaks toward S, takes
a pass from and relays the ball
ahead to his right forward 90 break
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ing back toward him. No. never
checks his speed from the moment
he breaks for the toss in from out
of bounds.
Thus when he passes to 3, he
continues at full speed down the
right side of the court and takes
a return pass from in order to
dribble for the basket and a close
M shot, which is followed in from
the other side by the center %, who
cuts at the start of the play for
the basket.
Next-Another Navy out-of bounds
play. .N
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BALL BURSTS; GAME ENDS
Brandywine Soccerists Forfeit to
Columbia Heights Team.

In the future soccer teams hereabout
doubtless will satisfy themselves before
each game that the ball is good and
strong Or else have another at hand.
That it is dangerous to depend too
much on one ball was demonstrated
yesterday when the BrandyWine team
was forced to forfeit to Columbia
Heights in a Capital City League game
at Brandywine, the result Of the
spheroid exploding after lusty boot.
Brandywine was unable to produce an
other ball and the referee said it was
Columbia Heights game.
In another league match Rockville
drubbed a Montgomery County foe.
Gaithersburg, 5 to 0.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

VI " WRITTEN tribute to Snake
w t:::s;,2 a%;;; vino n.7 s's renew 'e 'e';ss: :ss
troversy which in the last
few years has given way to debate as
to who invented the modern method of
throwing a foot ball.
Poe, who was captain of Princeton's
championship 1889 eleven, Of which
Snake Ames was fullback, set forth his
belief that Ames was the originator of
the spiral punt.
"At any rate" he wrote, "he was
among the first to develop it."
Now the Princeton-Ya game
played at Berkeley oval in New York
November %, 1889, Is childhood men,
ory of the writer's-the first game Of
foot ball, major or otherwise, he ever
saw. But one salient memory endures,
that of Snake Ames catching puntS on
the dead run and gaining much ground
in the broken field time after time.
Whether or not his punts spiraled, We
cannot say.
DUT we personally can vouch for the
- fact that in 1885 the foot ball
world, then very limited, was
greatly excited over new sort of kick,
the spiral punt, as employed by Mack
Pope, fullback at Princeton.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
TEoRGETowN US relay candi-

TEORGETOWN US relay candi-
~ dates have narrowed to eight,
including Campazzi, Eller,
Chapman, Martin, Capt. Carrigan,
InGv Davis, Mulligan and Foley.
Bradley GiSh has just been named
the HilltopperS' track coach.
President Ban Johnson of the
American League predicts a hot
pennant fight in 1912.
Georgetown conquered Catholic
University in a rough-and- tumble
basket ball game. Schlosser's fine
foul-shooting helped G. U. a lot.
George Collihower also played well
for Georgetown.
Georgetown and Virginia have ar
ranged to meet in foot ball again
next season.
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II IDNIGHT tonight Is the zero
III hour for registration Of play
\ ers in the 100, las pound and

N 1ON4GH4 tOLllSIlU Is Tue zero
M hour for registration Of play
ers in the 100, las pound and
and unlimited classes who
plan to compete in the District A. A. U
championship basket ball tournament
starting March l at Tech High School
Registration papers must be filled out
and in the hands of Charles M. Fyfe,
chairman of the Registration Commit
tee, at his office in the Boys Club, Third
and c streets.
Members of girls teams and smaller
boys teams have until February % to
apply for A A. U. memberships.
Players who took part in the 1881
tourney and whose membership does
not expire until late this month are
urged to renew it without delay so that
they may not have to stop playing
while the coming championships are
being decided.
Census tossers who are heading the
Government League race with seven
WINS IN as many starts, will face In
veStlgatlon qulnt tonight a 9 o'clock al
Boiling Field and in another league
encounter Commerce and Naval Hos
pltal Will mix at Central High at 7:3O
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Shorty" Scriveners Fraters will
travel TO Fort Humphreys tonight for
contest with one Of the company
teams at 730 o'clock in the post gym
nasium. The contest opens a four
game program planned for the local
amateur champions this week.
A preliminary will be arranged by
the Fraters as part Of the City League
program at Armory Hall Wednesday
night Ballston A. c. will be played
at Washington-Lee High School, in
Evening star., 1932-02-01
JAPAN WINS AT RUGBY.

OSAKA, Japan, February l (P.-The
all-Canada English rugby team suffered
the first defeat of its japanese tour
Yesterday, bowling to the all-Japan fif-
teen, to 8. A crowd of 10000 per-
sons saw the game.
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POLISH BOOTERS WIN.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., February [P1.
The Polish Olympic hockey team won
its second game of an exhibition series
in this country preliminary to its Olym-
pic competition, when it defeated the
Rhode Island Scarlets. 3 to 2, here last
night.
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Team Standing,
Other loops games this week:

TomorroW-Commerce VS. Interior, 8 pm,
and Patent ONCE VS.. Fort Myer, 9 pm,
.Wednc Sday-Bolling Field VS.. Naval Hos
pitaI. at Central High. 7:3O pm; G. P. o.
vs.. Union Printers, at Eastern High, pm;
Field.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Commerce, at
Boiling Field, pm.
Fri6ay-Interior vs.. G. P. O., 8 pm. and
Commerce VS.. Census, pm, at Boiling
Sunday-Naval Hospital VS.. Union Print
ers, at Boiling Field, 2 pm
Evening star., 1932-02-01
BASE BALL CLUB MEETS.

Nation wide A. c. base ball squad will
meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock
at the home of Manager May, 1874
North Carolina avenue northeast. New
candidates will be welcome.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
SHADE TO MEET FIRP0.

CHICAGO, February l P: Dave
Shade, California middleWeight, and
Henry Firpo, bald New Castle "a, oox,
er. have been matched for a 10-round
main bout at White City February g.
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HOWITZER GIANTS WIN.

With all hands taking hand in the
basket-sniping, Howitzer Giants romped
to a 42-11 win over Fredericksburg
(va.) Elks yesterday on the Kensington
Armory conrt.
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BELLMAN HIGH SCORER
Eleven Points Ahead of Nearest
Rival on Mount Rainier Squad.

Rival on Mount Rainier Squad.
MOUNT RAINIER, February Bob
Bellman, forward, still is leading the
Mount Rainier High School basket ball
squad in scoring. He has counted 81
points in 10 games, or II more than
his nearest rival, Phil Ziegler, guard,
who has chalked up SO in the same
number Of contests.
Bellman has collected Is floor goals
and IA fouls, while ziegler has 81 two
pointers and IL fouls.
Foster Matthias guard, with 48 points
in 10 games, including % goals from
scrimmage and 4 from the foul line,
stands third.
A total of 239 points has been
scored by the Mount Rainier team,
against 1877 for opponents though it
has only broken even with five wins
and five defeats.
Members Of the squad have scored as
follows.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
CRIMSON FEARED
MOST IN TOURNEY
Southern Conference Agog
Over Question of Rule
by Commissioner.
BY II. C. BYRD.

A LABAMA and Georgia are
" reported to be about the
4 \ best of the Southern Con-
ference basket ball teams
IN the Far South, with Kentucky,
North Carolina and Maryland
leading the more northerly group.
Alabama especially, according to
those familiar with the basket
ball situation in that section, is
expecting to cut a wide SWathe
curing the entire season. 1t was
Kentucky and Maryland that
fought it out in the final game for
the championship of the South
ern Conference tournament at
Atlanta last year.
when the Southern Conference
tournament is held at Atlanta month
from now, you just watch Alabama,
with Georgia standing out as possible
dark horse, is the opinion expressed
this morning by an Alabama alumnuS.
Despite the fact Kentucky and Mary
land we're the finaliStS last season, 1t
is the thought of Alabama people that
Georgia is potentially stronger oppo-
nent than any of the teams in the
northern section of the conference; and
I say this with full regard for the kind
of basket ball played last season by
Kentucky and Maryland. And up in
this section, don't you overlook North
Carolina. The Tarheels have lost
game or two, but they have fine look
ing basket ball team, about the best
I've seen
Evening star., 1932-02-01
ELON GAME CANCELLED.

Cancellation of the George Washing
ton-Elon College basket ball game,
scheduled for tomorrow night on the
G. w. court has been announced.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
Tales of a Wayside Tee.

r rs hard to know just when to stop
generalizing about golf and admit
that individual factors are taking
the whip hand.
Time after time the temptation to
hang similar circumstances OF the links
on the same peg presents itself, and
right now one of the provocative points
is George Won Elns scoring pace. The
general head under which one is tempt
ed to list his case is Incentive
Lack Of"
The one greatest menace to contin-
ued success by the established masters
O fthe ancient game is lack Of the over
poWering urge to win. Concentration Is
wrapped up with it, but old-tashloned
raw hunger distinguishes the expert
who is winning, from his equals III
shot making prOWeSS, who are simply
Stringing along in the procession.
The Blond Tiger of the West, as Won
Elm came to be known when mCpping
up the amateur events on the Coast
has been one of the most stern-jawed
competitors in golf. A persistent JlnX
in luck smothered his efforts to get
through black Wednesday in four sue
cessive national amateur champion
ships, ever since he beat Bobby Jones
for the crown at BaltuSrol in 1926. But
this sort of persecution complex was
a great help to him in keeping his nose
close to the grindstone. Many another
good golfer envies Won Elm his COM
petitive ferocity.
Last year was Won Eln's greatest, be-
cause he had something important to
prove. He was experimenting with a
new category in golf-he was proving
that a business man golfer had place
/ in the game. The assignment drove
him at a hot pace and he scored bril-
liantly almost every time he went into
action, no matte" how important or
unimportant was the event.
TT looks as If tie reaction has set in,
L just as it die in the case Of Gene
Sarazen-and I don't mean the
time that Sara4en's mechanism went
haywire, along in I9234-5. Won Elm
is under the baleful gleam Of the ma
tional open complex. He has tasted all
the subordinate sweets; he has proved
his game is sound and his courage un-
bounded. He may say that in events
like the Los Angeles and the Aqua
Caiente open he was trying just as hard
as he did year ago, and would prob
ably have some other explanations but
again dangerously generliztng - it
seems clear that the gnawing urge to
demonstrate isn't as active.
He's now loaded all his eggs in one
basket, marked "To be delivered to
Fresh Meadow Golf Club, June, 1882"
Sarazen has all his eggs in the same
basket. And so have Macdonald Smith
and Tommy Armour. All these mighty
men of the links have been graduated
from the year-'round frenzy. They
have no overpowering dnclinations TO
win every event they enter.
But there is one difficulty. Playing
golf as habit, even competitive golf
as many of the leaders do throughout
the year, puts too much of strain on
the temperament when they suddenly
tense themselves for the open. That's
where Bobby Jones had something on
them He shifted into high for the big
Evening star., 1932-02-01

A LEXANDRIA, Va, February l.
~ A special session has been called
~ for tonight by managers Of the
teams entered in the Alexan-
dria Basket Ball League for the pur-
pose Of revising the remainder Of the
schedule. The meeting will be held at
the home of Ralph Scrivener, 1912
Prince street, at o'clock.
Robert Mcdonald, pilot of the Co.
lumbia Engine Company tossers; Jack
Watt, manager Of the Virginia five;
Tommy Lucas of the ST. Mary's Ly-
ceum, and Ralph Scrivener, leader of
the Fraters' five, are asked to attend.
Siapdip0 nf the Taavns
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WITH Joe Robey and Bernie Jon

WITH Joe Robey and Bernie Jones
wv stinging the cords consistently
SokS Clothiers drubbed D. c. Fire
men, 49 to IT, in District Amateur
League game yesterday on the Boys
Club court.
In preliminary, Boys Club Big Five
downed Columbia Heights Celtics, 35
to 90.
District knights Of Columbus bask-
eterS won their second game in as many
starts in their battle for the Southern
championship of the order by downing
Santa Maria Council of Baltimore, 27
to %, in the Maryland city. The Wash
ington Caseys trimmed the same team
here the previous Sunday.
Other results:
Fort Myer Cubs, 80; Paramount A.
c., %.
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SIT UNDOUBTEDLY Alabama has the
~ best team it has put out in many
eaoeOpS Whether M. mt if makes

~ lNOOOb1 1EOL1 AldDdIIld lids I4IC
~ best team it has put out in many
seasons. Whether or not it makes
good the expectations of its supporters
and carries back from Atlanta to TuSca-
loosa a Southern Conference title, 1t IS
our feeling that Georgia is the team
we shall have to beat and that 1t Will
be a case Of fend off the attacks OF
North Carolina, Kentucky and Mary
land 1t is true that at times Mary
land has shown championship calber,
but at others it has not played very
well. It barely beat Washington and
Lee. 40 to 80, and it was rather poor
five against the little Loyola College
outfit. I look for Maryland to get a
terrific battle Saturday from North
Carolina and would not be surprised II
North Carolina were to win"
Whether or not this Alabama alum
nus sums up the basket ball situation
in tha Southern Conference rightly, 1t
is true that Alabama has a great team,
If its records means anything The
Crimon-clad players have been moving
down all opposition and probably Will
be the most feared five in the tourna-
meat. If Maryland comes through in
its games against ether schools in the
South Atlantic section, then it is like
ly that Alabama, possibly Georgia,
Kentucky and Maryland, will be the
outstanding teams when the group of
l6 colleges meet to battle in the elm
ination tournament
Evening star., 1932-02-01

I rs hard to know Just when to stop
generaHzing about golf and admit
that individual factors are taking
Evening star., 1932-02-01

to Ashland by American University
earlier in the season. The game Is 70
be played in the American University
gymnasium and the local five ought to
win. It was good enough to beat Ran
dolph-Macon on the latterS floor, which
certainly should give it an advantage
here.
Two actions taken by the Southern
Conference at its meeting at New Or
leans last month stirred up lot OF
discussion, if nothing else. These were
the formation of a committee to study
the question of and make recon-
mendations concerning the appointment
of a commissioner to have real authorlty
in matters having to do with eng1onity
and the lowering Of the maximum lee
of foot ball officials from $75 to $50.
The whole South seems to be agog over
what may be done about the commits
sionership. In some quarters an op1n-
ion seems to prevail that there may be
too much opposition against the COM
missionership for it ever to become an
actuality and among others there Is
lust as definite feeling that 1t Is as
good as done. Naturally foot ball ON
cials have not accepted with any Speclal
peace Of mind the reduction OF 1913
npr cent in their fee for each game
kindly disposed toward it, One Of these
propositions has been talked ao9ut
almost as much as the other.
Some of the universities hold that
they should be allowed to pay for the
services Of an official whatever they
feel such services to be worth, depend
ing on the importance of the game.
some of the others apparently have
their doubts about the worth Of an
official under any circumstances and
do not hesitate to hold that for two
hours work $50 is sufficient.
The committee to make recommended
tions about the CommiSsionship is to
make its report to the Executive Com
mittee Of the conference at the meet
ing at Atlanta the 1st of March, and
then some of those most interested may
really have something really worth
shooting at. Some reports have it that
an effort will be made at the meeting
Of the Executive Committee to change
the action about the maximum fee, but
whether or not anything will come OF
1t is hard to foreSay.
Evening star., 1932-02-01

n YEW YORK, February 1-Major
League club owners and other
dignitaries of the national
pastime today were clustered