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The Washington times., 1932-02-22
CLEVER BOXER
At STRAND

When the University OF South
Cardinals boxing team swings
into action against Columbus Uni
versity at the Strand Theater to-
night, one of the premier wallop'
ers of the Southland is to show
his wares.
jim ("Tiger"D Watts, a light
weight who specializes in knock
ing 'em dead will be featured by
the 'Gamecocks' when hostilities
are launched at $50 o'clock.
Flashing equal potency in both
gloves Watts is to show against
Gerald Russo. left-handed Colum,
bian who was outpointed by Jim
Cannell, Springfield Colleges ace
last week.
Comparatively the spot Ii g h t
should surround the 128-pound
feature in which Jim Brailsford,
South Carolina's ace feather.
weight, takes on aggressive Mike
Tardugno. Winner of 10 bouts in
a row, the clever visitor may en-.
counter considerable difficulty in
checking Tardugno's headlong of.
fense.
Athletic books alone will entitle
the public to tonight's bouts. They
will be available at Goldie
Ahearn's until 6 o'clock this after.
noon.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
ST. JOHN QU|NT
FAVORED
u ~~

With st. John favored, and
Dewitt and Gonzaga confident Of
upsetting the dope, the Prep
School basketball tournament got
underway at George WASHINGTON
gym today.
The first game brought Con
zaga against Friends, while
Georgetown Prep and Emerson
scuffled in the second. The 8
o'clock match brings Landon and
st. Adams together.
However, the major interest
centers on the final match IN
which Dewitt will give st. John
the acid test. The winner OF
this match will rule as stand-out
favorite to capture the title.
This is the opening event On
the Bicentennial sports program.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
NIGHT GARD
At ROCKVILLE

A capacity crowd is anticipated
for the annual Rockville "He-
Night" affair tonight at 8 o'clock
at the Congressional Airport.
Boxing, wrestling and battle
royal will feature the card. Be
sides these events there will be a
dozen other attractions. So come
early to avoid the rush.
A female boxing bout will prob
ably be the most interesting event
of the evening. Joe Turner meets
an unnamed opponent in one of
the wrestling matches. The box.
ing card:
Lou Raymond, Baltimore, vs. Pepper
Young, Norfolk, eight rounds; Arthur
De Reve VS.. Sailor McKenna eight
rounds; Marini VS.. Jimmy Tramberia,
six rounds Billy Britton VS.. Soldier
Clark, four rounds; Sailor Oden VS..
Billy EssinEer, four rounds; Tommy
Horn vs.. Jack Portna, four rounds,
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Fastest Mile In History Is Prospect Tonight
VENZKE HUGE
THREAT AS IS
SEXTON
BY LES CONKLIN

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The fast
est mile in track history may be
run at the twenty-sixth annual
national indoor track and field
championships in Madison Square
Garden tonight when the starters
gun sends Geneve Venzke, the
miller of the century, winging
toward his first national title and
a new worlds record.
This modern Mercury, born in
Minnesota and now a high school
student at Pottstown, Pa, already
holds the indoor mile record of
4:10. He will be shooting at the
outdoor mark of 4:091a set in
Paris last fall b. Jules Ladou-
megue and regarded with a fishy
optic and politely elevated eye
browS by some officials.
The new fastest human will
have to turn the trick without the
benefit of close competition, for
pitted against him will be the
same pack that he outdistanced
by IS yards and more in his last
start.
Seeks First National
Also seeking his first national
title will be George Spitz, the
callow New York University
sophomore who has jumped every
thing except bail this winter.
George will attempt to better his
world mark of 6 feet 81a inches
in the high jump, and high.
class squad of opponents may
provide him with enough stimu-
lation to turn the trick.
The bull market in track and
field records is expected to reach
a new, high with the cracking Of
several other marks. Leo Sexton
declared today he would top his
recent heave of SO feet 83s
inches. Herman Brix of the Los
Angeles A. c., whose outdoor rec
ord was smashed by Sexton, will
be after Leo's scalp in this
event.
Six Defending Champs
Six champions are defending
their crowns-Sexton, Percy Beard,
of Alabama, in the high hurdles;
Ray Conger, of the Illinois A. c..
in the 1,000-yard run; Ira Singer,
in the 6O-yard sprint: Fred Sturdy,
in the pole vault, and Bill Carl
Ston, in the one-mile walk.
Of the $50 athletes entered in
the pref e-Olympic parade, four have
not been beaten this winter. They
are Venzke, Spitz, Sexton and
TOPPING. In the last four years
Beard was beaten only once, when
he fell.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

The rules committee recenClV
decided that hereafter a player
on defense may not strike an
opponent on the head, face or
neck with the hand, wrist, fore
arm or elbow.
Now comes Frank S. Lloyd, pro-
fessor of physical education at
New York University (and no kin
to professors of Greek, Latin,
etc., with all the dope on his
recent national survey-THE sur
vey on which the rules committee
based its recent ruling anent the
use of hands by the defense.
BIames Officials
Out of the 1876 injuries COW
cred by Prof. Lloyd's survey, TEN
were traced to use of hands. On
the showing of 10 out of 1.346,
or less than EIGHT-TENTHS OF
ONE PER CENT Of the injuries,
the rules committee decided that
use of hands by defensive players
must be controlled!
OF the 10 injuries traced to use
of hands by defensive units, six
were reported, according to the
survey, and it was discovered
that of these six injuries three
were conclusions. Blocking and
tackling accounted for 18 concuS-
SionS. A total of 46 conclusions
were covered by the survey.
The poor old football officials,
harassed on all sides now, came
in for further raps from the pro-
fesSor of, physical education. He
gave as cause for approximately
half of the injuries the failure
of officials to enforce rules, i'm
proper training and coaching,
dangerous equipment and indif-
ferent treatment of minor
injuries.
Direct Causes
The direct causes of fatal acci-
dents (49 in number) were in
six cases traced to the poor physl-
cal condition of the players, In
four cases to head-on tackles, in
three cases to improper support
from interference (whatever that
may mean, two from tackllng
in practice, two to unnecessary
roughness and two to players
being relaxed before the ball was
dead.
Skull fracture and conclusion
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Speaking Of Stars

But the following evening,
over at the Club Lido, where
Helen Morgan is the chief at
traction, Johnny Risko is the
pet of the party and the center
of everything. Johnny has a
winning smile, a pleasing per
sonality and he always gave
the ring fans a show.
Sharkey can make no such
boast, and as a result you'd
never know he was a national
figure when lolling around in
q tuxedo at perfumed parties,
where the roof slides back and
one dances indoors, but still
under the moon and stars.
Bill Tilden, on a tennis tour,
takes a licking from German
teammate. both in Miami and
West Palm Beach. The old
masters eye and stroke are
still strong, but not his legs.
When they go, an athlete has
only a reputation left. ASK
Cobb, Dempsey or even Walter
johnson,
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Columbia Quint
NeQrs Third Title

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-With
five victories in six starts, Colum-
bia today was favored to win its
third successive title in the
Eastern intercollegiate Basketball
League.
Dartmouth, ousted from the
lead by Columbia Saturday night,
has won four out of six, and is
tied with Princeton and Cornell
for second place. Princeton plays
Yale at New Haven today. Earl
Nikkel, Yale forward, still tops
the individual scorers with "a
points, followed by the Columbia
trio. Mcdowell, Jones and Mccoy.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Sdks Quint Battle
Consumers for CrOLUHl

Dick Mothershead's Saks Cloth
iers will play the Griffith Con-
sumers for the second time in
the Community Center Basket
ball League, tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the Eastern High
School gym.
The winner will be crowned
champion of section A of the
loop and will have the right to
meet the Delaware and Hudson
for the championship of the
league. The last meeting of these
clubs, the Saks won by one point.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

accounted for 13 fatalities; inter.
nal injuries accounted for II;
six came from spine injuries;
five came from neck injuries and
two came from hip, leg and
thigh injuries.
Coaches, physical directors
and others interested in foot
ball." concludes Prof. Lloyd,
"are anxious to hold down acci-
dents, however, to the mini
mum. We feel that the new
rules changes will go a long
way to cut down injuries and
thereby attract more and more
boys each year to participate
in our most popular college
snort"
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Steffen to Continue
As Advisory Coach

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Judge
Walter P. Steffen today confirmed
reports he would continue as ad.
visory football coach at Carnegie
Tech. He said:
'T will not be able to be with
the team for every game.
hope to be able to spend a
week in Pittsburgh during the
early fall training period"
Judge Steffen resigned from the
Carnegie staff last fall, because
of his responsibilities as a men,
ber of the Chicago judiciary.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

strap it, and had him playing
when ordinarily he should have
been on the sidelines with
crutcheS
The feat never will be for
gotten by Griff players, not to
mention Peck, who figurerd II
all over when the injury hap
pened.
ITS the little tricks Of the
trade which you can only get
from study that makes a
trainer" says Martin. Don't
get the impression / think I'm
the greatest trainer of the
world. I'm not, but / do pat
myself on the back that /
studied my job those many
years. 1t certainly helped"
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Roy Spencer Signs
As Bob Burke
BaIkS

BILOXI, Miss, Feb. 20
Catcher Roy Spencer celebrated
George Washington's Birthday
and the Bicentennial Of the
Father Of Our Country, by sign
ing his 1882 contract with the
washington Griffmen.
Meanwhile President Griffith
received word from Bobby
Burke, left-handed finger, that
he did not intend. to report ur1-
til offered better salary.
Griff's only comment was:
THAT Is Burke'S own Water
loo, not mine!"
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

Mike first began with the
Griffmen in 1904. He has been
at it ever since, and during that
period has doctored more play
ers, stars and otherwise. than
you could shake a stick at. Also
Mike has worked under an army
of managers, including Uncle
Clark Griffith, Joe Cantillion.
George Mcbride, Clyde Milan,
DOME Bush, Bucky Harris and
Walter Johnson.
Belongs to Old School
Martin is of the old school
when it comes to training. He
learned his business from the
famous Jim robertson, trainer
at Princeton many years ago.
'He was the sort of fellow
who had a training system for
all sports" says Martin, land
/ found out from him that
training an athlete was more
than just giving him a rub
down, a few pats on an in
iured leg, or an icepack. Rob
ertsOn had hundreds of ideas
in dOctOring a man and keep
ing him fit. 1 attribute my
success to his teachings. for /
certainly studied them thor
Oughly."
To become a real dyed-in-the
wool trainer in those days, a fel'
low had to study hard, says
Mike, or else he could not get a
Job. Teams did not carry the
huge squads that they do now
which meant that every mar
had to be kept in prime condi
ton day in and day out.
Mikes complete knowledge OF
his work is borne out more ano
more each baseball season. He
not only has all of the Grift
players under his care, but count
less other from rival teams, who
call upon him whenever the
Griffmen are in their town
They know he is the only guy
who "can fix things right" al
they put it.
Sketch Of Career
Going briefly over Mixes ca
reer, probably his greatest Vorl
was during the 1924 world series
when the Griffs met the Giants
Roger Peckinpaugh, star short
stop, now manager of the Cleve
land Indians, hurt his leg in tht
first game.
Realizing how the Griffmer
needed Peckinpaugh. Martin doc
tored him night and day, strap
ped his leg like no doctor CoulC
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Washington Netn1en
Win Final Matches

BALTIMORE, Feb. "a The
Washington All-Stars won their
final winter indoor tennis league
matches yesterday from the Amer
ican Legion team by a S to
score. Only the singles were
played. Summaries:
Alex KeiIes, American Legion de-
feated Frank Shore, 6-4. St.
William Buchanan, Washington oe'
teated Morton Shapiro, G--S' g.
clyde Yeomans washington, defeated
Walter E. Beuchelt. 6--4. 6--3.
NJ 8 MARITIME, Washington, defeated
Aaron Cohen. 60. So.
clara Tabler, Washington, defeated
A'VHr %rs M s MsT.pez. Washington. de.
feated Howard Morgan. Go, So.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Md: Plays Gator FiUe
In Initial Title Game

Maryland University engages
Florida U. in the opening round
of the annual Southern Confer
ence basketball championship Fri
day afternoon in Atlanta, Ga.
The Old Liners are defending
champions. other first-round
pairings follow: Vanderbilt VS..
Duke; Georgia VS.. Mississippi
state; Virginia VS.. Alabama; !;
Louisiana VS.. eorgia Tech;
North Carolina VS.. Tennessee;
Tulane VS.. Kentucky.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

Miami from Havana to take
a last few days fling at the
Hialeah hay burners before
joining the Giants In Los
Angeles. McGraw and Barney
Dreyfus were bitter enemies un-
til the last few years Of Bar
ney's life when both admitted
a growing respect for each
other.
The busiest thing in Miami
is the blimp Puritan" which
huns on high constantly. From
sunup to sunset it carries sight.
seers, wind, rain or fog, none OF
which we happened to see in a
dozen days.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
BROWN
IN GREAT
SHAPE

BILOXI, Miss, Feb. 22.-Wash.
ington's Birthday and not band
or a celebration in sight. How
ever, memories of what they have
done on other birthdays haunted
the small band of Griffmen here
as they waded into their first
practice session of the year.
All card games over, and mini
ature fortunes" won or lost on
the train here the Griffmen were
all ready and raring to go (be-
lieve it or not) this morning when
Manager Walter Johnson signalled
the initial drill.
Only the lightest workouts was
on the program, Johnson naming
Trainer Mike Martin as usual to
keep a watchful eye on all those
dying for the chance of letting
out.
Pitchers Drill
The following were on schedule
to engage in today's drill: Pitch
ers Marberry, Crowder, Fischer,
Burke, Brown, Weaver, Ragland,
Griffith, Frederick, Delaney, Boyle
and Thomas, and CatcherS Spen
Ger. Bolton, Charity and Maple.
"The boys will be allowed to
take things easy for the first
couple of days." said Johnson
Al ONs& L.
different after that. I aim to
have every pitcher here in shape
and ready to shoot fair assert
ment of curves at the regulars
by the date they arrive, two
weeks from now"
Of the crop o. hurlers in camp,
Lefty (LloydO Brown appears to
be in the best condition. Just as
brown as his name, the big south
paw is the picture of health and
confirms it by stating that he is
ready for big campaign.
Two rockies are also in grand
shape. They are Johnny Boyle,
the prospect picked up from Villa
nova College by Prexy Clark Grif.
fifth, and Luther "(Bud") Thomas,
the OlmSted Grill sandlotter.
Boyle is a big lad, about as
tall as Lefty Grove and just as
slender. Thomas is stockily
built youngSter almost a Jeff"
beside Boyle. Nothing much can
be said about them right now,
but they will meet the acid test
soon.
Volley ball drills will be en-.
gagged in by the athletes within
the next few days. This form of
exercise strengthens the wind and
looSenS the mt lies better than
anything else, johnson believes.
The players will have it as their
daily dish starting about WedneS-
day and how they love it-maybe.
Warm Welcome
Quite turnout welcomed the
small band aboard the Special
when they arrived here late yes
terday evening. TownSmen gath
cred aroun6 the train and gave
Manager Johnson round of ap-
plauSe as he landed. There was
the town band too.
The contingent was met by
Pitchers Fischer, Marberry and
Crowder, Catchers Spencer, Maple
and Charity and Trainers Mike
Martin AND Frankie Baxter among
others at the hotel. Of course
Owner Clark Griffith was hand
shaking also.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
J. C.. C.. Girls DOWn
BrOOkLun SeEtette

The Jewish Community Center
Girls basketball team stopped
the winning ways of the Schiff
Center sextette of Brooklyn, N. Y,
last night at the j. c. c. gym,
20-7.
Heretofore the New Workers
were undefeated. Frances Tep-
litz and Betty Kronman starred
for the winners. while Estelle
Levine looked best for the losers.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Miller Nine Plans
For 1892 Season

The Miller-Roamer baseball
team, runner.up to the Olrnsted
Grill for the senior championship
last year, will meet Wednesday at
8 o. m. at the home of Manager
Thompson, 343 Tennessee Ave.
N. E.
The purpose of the gathering is
for reorganization of the .club.
William E. Miller will again back
the nine while Louis Mittman will
be the new trainer.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Sports Card Today

BASKETBALL
Tech VS.. GOnEaEa High. at GonzaEa
gym. $3.50 D. m.
Prem School Tournament. at George
Washington U. gym. 201O H st. n. W.,
2 D. m. and 1880 D. m.
BOXING
South Carolina 4. Vs. Columbus Uni
versity. at Strand Theater. first bout at
$3.50 %. M.
"He- Night" at Congressional Airport
Rockville, Nd. first bout at $3.50 %, m.
BOWLING
George Washington Sweepstakes. al
Lucky Strike alleys. at IL a. m.' o. m.
and 3 o. m
TRAPSHOOTING
WashinKtOn Gun Club registered shoot
at BenninR Range, 1 D. m.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Waner and stengel

Paul Waner and Casey STEM
gel play in a Sunday exhibi-
ton baseball game for benefit
of Miami Community Chest.
Gene Tunney and the former
Polly Lauder at the Roman
Pools with the Bernard Gim-
bles. The marathon dance
craze, which recently had
Washington in its grip, now
has Miami the same way.
There are two Of them running
there, one in the city and one
at Miami Beach.
John McGraw drifts into
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Martins Career Unique
In Baseball Annals
Bv GARRETT WATERS

BILOXI, Miss. Feb. 22-Workng in one place and for
one man for 27 years quite unusual thing these
days of quick changes That's the record of Mike Martin
trainer of the Washington Grmen who is considered the
leader of his business in baseball.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
StribIing Fights
Ernie Sck11f

CHICAGO, Feb. 22-W. Il.
("Young') Stribling, Macon, Ga,
will engage in his first major
fight since he was whipped by
Schmelling at Cleveland last July,
when he battles Ernie Schaaf,
Boston, here Friday night.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
PITCHERS ORDERED THROUGH light DRILLS AT 81
Memories of Miami
.Sharkey Given Chill
But Not RiskO
La BOrdOni, Irene
Et La Morgan
McGraw and Dreyfus

You can't come away from Miami without memories.
Gar Wood, hair white Judge Lands, skimming over
Bscayne Bay in Miss America with more Of her out OF
water than in Wood has driven power boats as fast as
11172 miles an hour which is record.
Jack Sharkey at the Embassy Club where Irene Bor'
don not young she but still better enter
ainer than lot Of these croone sings sharkey is about
as good dancer he is fghter-fair He heavy
weight but Mrs SharkeY ism much than bantam
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

Four hours sitting and talk
ing and dining and dancing and
not a soul outside of his party,
consisting of three couples,
gives him a tumble. He looked
absolutely lonesome and seemed
to finally leave the place in
despair.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Only Ten Football Injuries
Traced to Use of Hands
Bv HARRY COSTELLO
;, thou art a jewel.

CONSISTENCY, thou art a JeWe
However you strictly 5and10cen store piece OF glass
when il comes to our football rules committee.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Part Of body
NnanpaH
Line Improper

differentiation not furnished as to nature Of injury
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-18
DEATH OVERTAKES WOMAN
IN PHYSICIANS OFFICE
Mrs. John l. O'Brien Succumbs
Following Sudden Attack

While seated in the reception room
adjoining the office of DR.. Henry w.
McComas and following an examina-
ton by the physician and the pre-
scribing of medicine to relieve an all
ment with which Mrs. O'Brien had
been suffering for several weeks,
she suffered a cerebral embolism and
died almost instantly. Mrs. O'BrieD
was aged 65 years and eight days.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon from the North
Glade M. E. church, Rev. J. B. Rupert,
of Corinth, officiating. Interment was
made in North Glade cemetery.
Besides her husband, Mrs. O'Brien
is survived by three children: Mrs
Iva Sisk, of Loeb Lynn, and Anna
May and Joseph H., at home; also by
six sisters and two brothers: Mrs.
Anna Junkins, Elk Garden, w. Va;
Mrs. Martha Junkins, Emoryville, W.
Va; Mrs. Stella Paugh, Mrs. Ada
Fitzwater and Mrs. Elsie Beckman
Swanton; Mrs. Eta Brenneman, Bit
finger; Josephus Howell, Swanton,
and John Howell, Barnum, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-18
Maple Producers Banquet At
tended by Sixty

Approximately go were present at
the Maple sugar products banquet
held at Mt. Lake Park last evening
when those interested in the develop
ment of the industry gathered to dis
cuss and hear questions on this mat
ter.
Nat T. Frame, extension director of
West Virginia University at Morgan
town, spoke on the social and recrea-
tional program which had been star
ted at Mt. Lake Park, and stated that
the new Interpretation of economics
included more than the accumulation
of wealth.
Others who spoke were DR.. Archi-
bald Moore, of Oakland, j. D. Wat
son, of Confluence, Pa, president of
the Allegheny Tableland association;
John H. Carter, county agent; and
Fred J.. Reed, counay agent for Pres
ton county, W. Va.
Miss Sara B. Huff, music leader,
led the singing and showed some song
slides. The program for the summer
months was outlined by Rev. I. S.
Middaugh, director of Mt. Lake Insti-
tute. Grantsville, Bittinger and other
sections of the county were repre-
scented and people attended from Nor.
ganown, Masontown, Kingwood, w.
Va, Confluence, Pa, and other Sec
lions of both neighboring states.
The meeting was considered by Rev.
Middaugh to be highly successful.
A banquet of the potato growers
of the area is being planned for early
in April.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-18
Deluge of. Valentines Covers
Oakland on February IA

The colorful, sanguine deluge OF
hearts covered Oakland for the cele-
bration of St. Valentines day carrying
the yearly plea of won't You Be My
Valentine?"
There were many more sent out
this year than in 1881, according to
Miss Frances Hamill, of the Hamill
book store. "Even the comic valen-
tines seemed more popular than in
previous years and disappeared in
large quantities." Miss Hamill said.
This practice of carrying love mes
sages is an old custom that has al
ways had romantic significance. In
olden days the young man and young
woman chose their valentine and in
England, from which country we get
our observance of the custom, they
exchanged gifts also. With the pres
emit or gift went verse and later just
the verse of poetry was sent.
One English writer has expressed
the regret that the practice of sending
valentines has decreased, saying that
the telephone is the chief cause. But
even with that competition the ro-
mantle valentine has still held favor.