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The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Here's an Argument

r. D. Morgan, Washington's
ace trapShooter, finds fault
with with the recent expires
sion of sports writer's that either
golf or baseball require the
greatest skill. Morgan, at the
age where many mems eyes be-
come somewhat dimmed-and
why shouldn't his, he being a
nighttime linotype operator
thinks clay pigeon shooting re-
quires about the height of skill,
acumen, coordination and other
competitive qualities you can
mention.
Incidentally he ought to know
whereof ne speaks. Recently
he killed 80 targets out Of a
possible 100 in a singles compe-
tition and 46rout of a possible
SO in a doubles match.
It occurred in an intercity
shoot between members Of the
Washington and Baltimore gun
clubs. the locals knocking down
9O6 pigeons out of a possible
1000 against 874 for the Monu-
mental City marksmen. If
you don't think trap shooting is
an art which involves all the
skill claimed for it by the
veteran Morgan, step out to
the local course any afternoon
and try it. You'll be amazed!
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Tines Selections
For Nursery
Fights

Marty is right and he'll go to
town on Matte Brown tonight.
Brown will be fast, but a Is
pound pull in the weights on
Gallagher's side will make it
tough for McCarney's boy at
close quarters.
Lew Raymond to stop Sammy
Braunstein in the semi-final,
about the sixth. Braunstein
will give Lew a fight for five
rounds, but the Baltimorean is
boxing too good these days.
Patsy Lewis will be on the
short end of things against
Sailor McKenna for the first
time in four starts.
Billy Essinger will win over
Jack Lamar. If Billy takes his
time Lamar won't shake off
that right hand.
Soldier Clark to beat Marino
Marini in the opener
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
COLLEGE BOXER
CD THIS WEEK

Three colleges will compete for
the patronage of focal fistic fans
this week.
Columbia U. gets, the Jump on
its rivals by inaugurating the SeS-
sion with Washington and Jeffer-
son Thursday night at the Strand
Theater; Catholic Univerity enter
tains the City College New York
boxers in the C. U. gym Friday
night while Maryland will have
Washington and Lee as guests in
the Ritchie Coliseum.
Columbus and Catholic U. is
prohibited by law from charging
a direct admission price except
through the sale of season ath-
letic books. Permission can only
be gained through these athletic
books, however.
Maryland, outside the District,
will charge 81 admission fee.
This season marks the eighth
for Catholic Univerity, the second
for Maryland and the maiden
start for Columbus U. in college
boxing.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
O'COnnOr Takes NeU
Role ThUrSdGv Niuht

Southeast Washington'S popular
pugilistic product, Mickey"
OConnor, will exhibit his punch
ing potency in q new setting
Thursday night when Columbus
University's boxing team enter
tains Washington and Jefferson
at the Strand Theater.
Making the most of a dynamic
right hand, O'Connor is considered
natural by experienced heads.
Though best known for his slug
ging qualities he is nimble on
his feet and constantly improv-
ing on defepSe.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Pickups and
PutOuts
GEORGE A. SIMPSON

s'RedS" Barry, local heavy.
weight boxer, has such a craze
for cards he'll stake the other
fellow, if broke, to get up q
game Charley Moran, one
time athletic director and base
ball coach at Catholic Univer.
sity, grOOms his boy, Bill, for
baseball the lad attends
Central High where he was a
member of the diamond team
last year Sammy Stein,
Jewish heavyweight wrestling
champion, is sweet on Eleanor
Holm, swimming star Sam
BucOlO is the only barb ber in
town sponsoring teams in base
ball, basketball and football
you know, the Clifton BARRIERS
Lefty Mcintyre knocked
attorney" Jack TullOch off
his feet by appearing at the
pay window for recent fight
shows in Alexandria Leo
pOld V. Freudbery announces
a heavy golf schedule is being
arranged for WOOdmOnt Club
members . local fans motor
ing to the Alexandria fights to-
night can make better time on
the return trip by following the
road through Del Ray instead
of the main highway those
"FOggy Bottom" friends Of
Marty Gallagher will cOngest
the regular route :. AL ROthen-
berg bObs up with the state
ment that Sharkey will take
Schmeling and goes fur
ther by saying Sharkey alone
could have defeated Gene Tun-
nov
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
H. N. s. DuckpiH1ners
In Smoker TONight

The Holy Name Society Bowl
ing Leagues will hold a smoker
at the Holy Name Church Hall
at 8 O'Clock tonight. George F..
Harbin, president Of the league,
will preside.
Charles Olive, chairman of the
entertainment committee, has ar
ranged interesting entertainment.
Men prominent in Catholic and
sports circles will be among the
speakers. Refreshments will be
served.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Boxing for D. c.

So impressed have several
members of Congress and at
taches of the local District at
torney's office been with the
splendid handling Of box fight
ing in Alexandria that there
are rumors afloat to the effect
the present session Of the Ma
tionaI Legislature might be re-
quested to authorize fight law
for Washington, at least for
the period of the Bicentennial.
Even such a law would be en-
braced by Washington fight
fans, thousands of whom feel
that if the game could be prop
erly conducted here for the
period of the Bicentennial a
good enough impression could
be made on the games oppo-
nents to recommend a perma-
nent boxing law here.
The commission form OF
fight control is working sat
isfactorily in three-quarters Of
the States of the country. It
would no doubt work equally
as smoothly here.
The present personnel of the
Boardof District Commissioners
as we'll as the present superin-
tendent of police are all men
with military backgrounds.
Every military man knows
boxing Is a part of the peace
time army curriculum, and that
1t provides a healthy reaction
for men in its charge. Good
for a community Of soldiers, it
is equally satisfying to a COM
munity of civilians.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
SWEEPS MARK
+. TEMPLEL LOOP

Shutout victories were in style
in the Temple Bowling League
as every match but one was a
sweep. Lucky Strike and A. C.
Thours held their standing by
handing out goose-eggs to their
opponents,
Rinaldi Tailors, Northeast Phar-
macy, Venesky and Peerless all
had three time wins, while Free
mans All-Stars upset the Palma
teers twice.
Sam Delvecchio's 374 set was
nigh for the week, with Bob
Shanklin right behind with 372.
other high sets were Meyers 1862,
Bernie Venesky's $50, Dupris, 356,
Kohler's 355 and Lovett's 351.
standings:
The Washington times., 1932-02-01

SIX CONTESTS
REMAIN
SERIES
By GARRETT WATERS


Only six more encounters re-
main in the inter-high school bas-
ketball series, and four of them
are to be played this week-offer.
ing the Suggestion that the teams
are surely in for torrid race
down the stretch.
Eastern meets Western and
Central faces Business in the
games tomorrow, while Central
and Eastern and Western and
Tech meet Friday. The Tech
gymnasium will be the site, as
usual.
Outside of these series en-
counters, which of course feature
the weeks schedule for the
scholastics. II other games are
on tap.
Emerson Busy
To the prep schools goes a big
share of the attention. Emer-
son, an improved team by its
performances recently, takes its
annual Southern trip" which en-
lists games on Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, while
st. Johns, Dewitt, Gonzaga and
st. AlbanS play more games than
ordinarily before.
To get to the schedule from
beginning to end, Eastern and
Georgetown Prep open the activ-
ity for the week by engaging
each other at Garrett Park to-
day at $3.50 o'clock.
No other games are on tap
for today but two are scheduled
tomorrow outside of the inter
high trays. They list Tech
against st. Johns at st. Johns
and st. Albans VS.. Friends at St.
AlbanS.
A big day Wednesday features
five games. Gonzaga meets Dewitt
at Gonzaga Georgetown Prep en-
cages Loyola High at Baltimore;
Tech meets the Maryland Uni
versity Freshmen at College Park;
Emerson takes in its first game
on it's Southern trip, meeting
Woodberry Forest, at Orange, Va,
while Eastern entertains EpiSco-
pal High at Eastern.
Emerson plays GVaunton at
Staunton, Va, Thursday, Busi-
ness is listed against Swavely
Prep at Manassas, Va, while
Eastern tackles the Wilson Teach
ers at Eastern.
Prepmen Rule
Emerson will be at Lexington,
Va, Friday to engage the Wash
ington and Lee freshmen. Other
games for this day list st. Johns
VS.. Leonard Hall at Leonard
town, Md, and. Georgetown Prep
VS.. Friends at Garrett Park. The
interhigh series trays complete
the action.
Saturday, Emerson again holds
the spotlight with a game against
MaSSanutten at woodstock, Va.
The P StreeterS won't be the only
team scheduled, however, as st.
Adams is listed against Leonard
Hall at Leonardtown, Md.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01


AS an example Of the clumsi-
ness of one ticket seller, an in
cident is cited wherein he over.
looked changing the number OF
the race in his ticket-Stamper.
Betting on the last race was go
ing on and the gentleman inside
the wicket was still stamping
out tickets on the sixth event.
A wagerer stepped up to the
window and asked for a couple
of $40 tickets on the No. 4 horse.
Leaving the window he noticed
on close examination that the.
tickets specified the No. 4 horse
in the sixth race, which had
won.
Do you think he went back
and had the mistake corrected
or do you think he strolled
around to the cashiers window
and collected? Don't be silly!
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
DreyfuSs Condition
Remains Unclaimed

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The con.
dition of Barney Dreyfuss, owner
Of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who has
been confined at Mt. Sinai Hos
pital here following a major
operation several weeks ago, was
reported unchanged. His condi-
ton was regarded as critical.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01


Recently an erroneous report
got abroad that certain college
intended to proselyte athletes.
Over a period of some three
weeks the coach of the football
team received more than $50 let
ters from ambitious and anxious
youngsters who insisted they were
athletes capable of making the
grade on any varsity eleven in
the nation.
Mention Others
Supporting their contentious as
to their respective abilities, many
Of the young athletes gave the
names of various well-known uni
versities which the youngsters
claimed had made them hand
some offers.
Many of the letters were from
boys who offered to furnish
proof of their athletic abilities
through the medium of home
town newspaper clippings. Nearly
all the letter writer's were foot
ball players on high and prep
school teams. Most of them
readily admitted they were great
athletic heroes.
1t is pertinent to note the re-
actions Of the collegiate football
coach to this flood of letters.
Interesting and somewhat H.
Illuminating" commented the col
lege coach.
IF one were to accept as gOS-
pei truth everything written by
these bargaining letter writer's
one would be forced to the con-
cluSiOn that colleges galore are
offering not only scholarships,
and room and board, but money
as well, to these prospective col
lege athletes.
Needless to state, the young
sterS who wrote letters exagger-
ated. Many insisted they had
received offers from the largest
universities of the country.
These alleged offers ran all the
way from promising an alumni
sponsor to outright promises
Of a flat sum of money per sea-
son.
"SOme Of the letters came
from cities and towns difficult
to locate even on State maps.
Others came from big cities.
"The letters were undOubted-
ly written by youngsters who
were In deadly earnest.
"After studying the letters /
came to the conclusion that
much Of this bunk about
prOselyting by colleges has its
origin in the minds Of
youngsters who manufacture
tales of offers from the great
universities to be used as
arguments in proof of their re-
Spective abilities. Some of the
alleged offers made some of
these letter-writing athletes
were obvious falsehOOds. Other
alleged offers from great uni
VerSitieS - came through So
called Independent alumni, who
had no authority whatsoever
to make offers, and, who, in a
number Of cases, were merely
carrying out a practical joke
on the hometown high school
athletic hero.
mo wonder this matter of
intercollegiate athletics has be-
come a public galIimaufry of
contradictions! The more one
learns Of the sidelights of the
situation, the more one is
prompted to absOIve all col
legeS from any blame whatSO-
ever"
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
SLED
FLIES OFF
COURSE
BY QUENTIN REYNOLDS


LAKE PLACID, N. Y. Feb. ].
The thrills have begun at Lake
Placid.
A combination of freezing
weather, binding snowstorm, and
a near bobsled tragedy today
made visitors here realize that the
winter sport program has begun
in earnest,
Capricious weather during the
past two weeks threatened to force
a postponemcnt or cancellation OF
the winter Olympic games, but on
Saturday night the weather thick
ened and all day yesterday snow
fell. Then a gale from the North
brought zero weather to stiffen
the bobsled run into a simmer
ing sheath of ice, and to bring
sighs of relief to representatives
of 18 nations who are here Tor
the Olympic games and the other
events which will precede and tol'
low them.
All of the bobsledders were out
Yesterday gathering early on the
top Of Mt. Van Hoevenberg ,wnere
the 100000 course was con-
Structed.
Large Crowd Watches
A large crowd watched the
gaily-clad sledders flirt with deatn
as they shot over the course at
| IN lilac hn1Ir
The wind had blown the snow
from the course and the steel
runners of the sleds slid easily
and smoothly over the ice.
"The course is too fast to be
safe today" Jay O'Brien, chair:
man of the Olympic bObsled
committee, said.
But the sledders. impatient
because warm weather had linn
tied their practice sessions, IN
sisted upon shooting over the
treacherouS course.
Crowd were lined up at the
three turns, White Face, SHADY
Corner and Zigzag, to catch fleet
ing glimpses of the 450-pound
sleds carrying their human weight
of approximately 800 pounds go
flashing by.
The German bobsled team
headed by the war ace, Capt.
Warner Zahn, got in position TO
start.
Song Of the Runners
They began to slide down the
run gathering speed as they
went. Their runners sent out q
shrill song as they screamed
over the ice.
they shot around White Face
and approached ZigZag, a tricky
curve. Zahn driving or steering
the sled led it low on the LETT
bank preparatory to shooting 1t
high on the ice embankment to
the right.
They were travelling as fast as
bad news, when a sudden blast
Of wind drove a furry Of snow
up the the course.
For a moment Captain Zahn
was blinded and the sled shot
! high up the banked turn, amid
the Mortified gasps Of 500 specta"
tors, and leaped into the air. Its
speed carried it 80 feet before 1t
landed with a crash in a bunch
Of saplings. Four forms lay still
and ominously inert as the crowd
broke to help them.
Ten minutes later, still I'M
conscious, they were hurried to
the Lake Placid Hospital.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Basketball Results

Columbia Turner's, 80; Vic's Sport, poi 20
Saks, 40: ID. c. Firemen, IL
Boys Club Unlimiteds, 35; Celtics, 20.
Premiers, 81; ParamOunts, IS.
OImsted Grill, SO; Swami Service, IL.
Olmsted Grill, 2S; Chevy Chase
Grays, "a.
Centennials, 22; Brentwood Hawks, =
HOwitzer Giants, 421 FredeFieks-
Fort Myer Cubs, 80; Paramount, -.
BatttEy A. 1SI Battery b 6
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
P|NNEN
BREAK EVEN

WILLIMANTTC, Conn, Feb. /.
Baltimore bowlers managed to
break even in their intercity war
with the Connecticut Blue Rib.
bons, which ended here yesterday
Ray Won Dreele and Ray
Barnes, of Baltimore, Smothered
Jack White and Dill Tato by 118
pins in a doubles match, and won
the 10-game series by 80 pins.
The Baltimoreans lost final block
Of the team match, but won the
10-game series by z pins. Nick
Tronski beat Ed Blakeney by SO
pins in the singles and won the
other doubles by two pins.
Barnes was the outstanding
star, rolling 1914 for his is
games. Tronski had 1881 for his
three appearances. Carl Fr1sk's
6S7 was the high set Of the
matches. Summaries:
SINGLES
EToRsn, BioReney coBn B ioS M if5 m iss is iii SsS
Tronski won series by S6 pins.
bOUbLE0
CONNECTICUT
White ....,, 1O3 119 116 SO 49, 4S6
Tato ........ 1O4 127 1872 119 122- go
Tronski ..... -. -. -. 1S1- 1S1
Totals go. 2O7 24s 248 217 26s-1,171
BALTIMORE
Won Dreele... 1O9 1S1 1875 145 IA 655
Barnes ..'.': 1870 1O5 1874 118 147- 6a4
Totals .... 239 23S 259 263 291-1,2ss
Baltimore won series by SS pins.
CONNECTICUT
Tronski ..... 124 133 124 12o 1IS- S19
Totals .... 241 $50 25s 2ss 251-1.24s
BALTIMORE
Zeiler ........ 141 152 SO 10 112- sos
Barnes .....s 144 100 127 12S 12O- cit
Totals go. 285 252 22o 286 282-i.22S
Blue Ribbons won series by pins.
BLUE RIBBONS
Tronski .... 142 12S 1Os go 16s- e2s
Bogino ..... 119 122 135 10S :::- 4S4
Frisk ....... 153 121 166 139 10S- 6S7
Whitley ..... 119 185 1875 11s 1O6- sos
Tato $3.50. III 14S "a 116 l52- S22
Dugas ...,... -. -. l12- 112
$50 SAT S26 $50 6S4-S.137
BALTIMORE
Won Dreele III 1872 133 11S 12s- S23
Snyder ..... 11S 1O3 110 112 ...- 44S
Zeiler ....... 124 135 9S 139 133- 62s
Blakeney 192 1ss Ss M 1ts sG 1sG ia sSs
Bauer ss..ss ""s Sss SS- 30
62S 6S2 61s 500 5s5-s,O5s
Baltimore won series by pins.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
ORIOLES GATHER

The Washington Orioles base
ball team will gather tonight at
1880 o'clock at the home of Man
ager rip" Mills, 40 Eleventh
st. S. E. Players wishing to join
the club are requested to attend
the meeting.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
The Times to Print
A. [. Schedule
Tomorrow
Attention, Baseball Fans!

4AVUOAIV1VA1S O0SSOUSA1 IAI0s
The official schedule for the
American League will be pub
lished in The Washington
Times sports pages tomorrow.
It will give the Griffmen's
home games and those abroad,
indicating both holiday and
Sunday dates.
Within less than three weeks
the vanguard Of the Griffmen
will head for the Biloxi, Miss,
training camp. Read The Times
for up-to-the-minute news Of
the Griffmen and baseball in
general. 4
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
COLD SNAP MAKES CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR OLYM
? A Sport of Skill
Is TrapshOOting
| D. C. Ring Bill
Not So Good
Those TOtdLizers
In Use in Miami

The story has seeped up from the South that the Aus
raian toalizers in operation at Haleah in conjunction
with the thoroughbred betting giving no end OF
dissatisfaction Such word dscouragng to the average
track fan the contrapton has been described by
its proponents curea for the ills of parmutuel bet
ting insofar as accurate odds are concerned.
Turf writers in dispute to whether the difficulty Is
with the machine or with the handling the ticketamp
ing device which is electrically connected with the tote
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Schoolboy Gridders Extol
Selves to Coaches
By HARRY COSTELLO

(GeoTgetOWn BGcEt1etd Star, 19lO-I5)
Very often athletics constitute primary factor in the
choice Of college university by high and prep school
sfudan
The Washington times., 1932-02-01

623 632 SIS 900 5s5-S,O59
Baltimore won series by Z pins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06

Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Tuesdays Times:
The Champion Cannibal of All
Time-The Fiji islands are the
famous Cannibal islands of his
tory. They had food of every kind
in abundance, and yet exceeded
every other people in their lust for
human flesh. They were prompt
ed to cannibalism by revenge, by
religion, pride or appetite.
Strong men would kill their
own wives and eat them. Strange
ly enough, they had an aversion
to the flesh of a white man, say
ing it was too salty.
The champion cannibal of all
time was Rakeruki, whose full
name was Ra Udriudri. This
monster extraordinary ate no
fewer than 1872 long pigs" Chu-
man beings, permitting no one
to share them with him. He glo-
ried in the multitude of men he
had eaten and kept an accurate
record of their number by adding
a stone to fence which he
erected for the purpose of this
tabulation.
But cannibalism is thing of
the past now.
Outside of short revival of this
habit in 1892, it has been abol-
ished for about seventy years. Yet
as I walked the streets of Suva
today spoke to many adult Fill
ans whose fathers had eaten
many men,
A Visit to Umbrella Land-Pago
Page, the American naval harbor
on Tutuila island, is the country
of rain. Across the bay is a fiat
topped mountain called the Rain
maker. Clouds constantly come
up behind the Rainmaker and
bump its sides.
The result is torrential down
pour which keeps up for days at
stretch. AS you watch the
Rainmaker, it is possible to see
the shower coming toward you.
Samoa is umbrella land. More
umbrellas are sold here per cap
tia than in any other country on
the globe.
Thursday: Natures Mummy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06

Home Show. all day. state fairground.
American Business Club luncheon. CO.
lumbia Club.
Real Estate Board luncheon. state fair
ground.
Advertising Club luncheon, Columbia
Club.
Shrine Caravan Club luncheon, Murat
temple.
Apartment House Smoke Board lunch
cor. Washington.
Indiana Manufacturers Association.
meeting, 1880, Columbia Club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
ROY ". HOWARD
TO VISIT CITY
SCrippS- Howard Head to
Attend Band Reunion.
,sv Thomson q MeKinnonl

Roy w. Howard, chairman of the
board OF. the ScrippS- Howard news
papers, plans to be in Indianapolis
Friday night for the celebration of
founding of the NewsboyS band
thirty-two years ago. Howard once
sold newspapers on the streets of
this city.
The celebrat ton will be held at
the Claypool, and j. B. Vandawork-
er, director of the band since its or
ganization, will be the honored
guest.
Among the bands former mem
bers who will attend will be four
men now residents of Los Angeles,
who will travel by plane. They are
Charles S. Hutson, Everett L. Grub,
Ralph McClain and Bert Bronson.
Fifteen former band members are
residents of Los Angeles. A west
coast chapter of the band alumni
has been formed with Hutson as
president and Grub, secretary.
The west coast delegation will be
guests Thursday at a dinner in Gin
cinnati to be given by Halsey Dun
woody, president of American
Always System, and the Cincinnati
Post, ScrippS-H Howard newspaper.
Dunwoody will accompany the
Los Angeles men to indianapolis
Friday morning, and the visitors
will be met at the municipal air
port by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan.
Louis j. Borinstein, Chamber of
Commerce president, and the News
boys band.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
CATTLE
Receipts. 1000; market. steady

Bulls (yearlings excluded)-
Good and choice beefs ..... 5000 3.75
Cutter, common and medium. 200@ 800
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
ANCIENT ADJ SIGN IS
DISCOVERED IN EGYPT

Enterprising Business Man "Out for
Money" in Third Century B. C.
By Science Service
PHILADELPHIA, April ga
cleverly written advertising sign,
the idea of an enterprising bust
ness man in Egypt in the third CEN
fury B. c., has been discovered by
DR.. Nathaniel julius Reich of Drop
sic college. The advertisement,
written on a small stone, has been
deciphered by DR.. Reich as fol-
lows:
Dreams I explain, holding the
commands of the Gods. Good For
tunel A Crete will interpret them"
Analysis of this ancient Egyptian
"ad" shows that advertising prin-
ciples were understood long ago.
The sign is brief and comes to the
point in the first sentence. 1t is
suggested subtly-though not &C
tually promised-that the customers
who bring their dreams to this man
for explanation will hear good and
happy interpretations.
The customers are treasured that
the interpreter knows his business,
for he is under command of the
gods" AS a last alluring and ro-
mantle touch, the man reveals HIM
self as a foreigner in Egypt, who
has come from the island of Crete.