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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
Boxing, Wrestling Both Flourish
DOCKING and wrestling, both anna
" teur and PRO. flourished here this

DOCKING and wrestling, both anna
- teur and pro, fourished here this
year. Increased interest was
manifest in the simon-pure ranks while
the moneyed clan continued to enjoy
popularity.
Bobby Goldstein was WaShington's
leading amateur AS member of the
University of Virginia team he won the
Southern Conference featherweight
championship and, along with Danny
Pyne, Mike Tardugno and Eddie Mar
mel, was named for the United States
Olympic team try-outs. Goldstein was
the only member of the quartet to sur
vive the intercollegiate championships
at the Penn State tourney. but was de-
feated in the quarter-fnals of the
Olympic try-outs at Los Angeles.
In the District A. A. U. champion
ships, held at Portner's Arena in Alex
andria, the Jewish Community Center
team won four Of the eight champion
ships. Richie Coliseum at the Uni
versity of Maryland was the scene Of
Eastern A. A. U. championships, in
which Danny Pyne and John Ryan, To-
cal battlers, participated.
Y. M. c. A. WrestlerS defeated the
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Several Notable Feats in Bowling

stake bowler Of the year, winning both
the classic Howard Campbell sweep
stakes and the George Washington
sweepstakes.
Washington's bowlers. for the first
time since the annual national cham
pionshipS were held, failed to annex
their usual portion Of titles. In the
United States event, held at Norfolk.
the Silver Spring team won the mems
team division, as did Chester Bid and
Ed Blakeney in the mems doubles.
Miss GULL and Fred Moore won the
mixed doubles.
More than 100 leagues. including ap-
proximately $4,000 bowlers, operated
during the year, and the Washington
City Duckpin Association and the
Washington Women's Duckpin Asso-
citation staged successful tournaments.
in spite of the failure of a score or
more other Journeys to draw.
Nine new records were established In
T the Washington city championships.
Ollie Pacini, who won the Dixie
sweepstakes and was runner-up to Ray
Barnes of Baltimore in the national
stakes. was ranked No. nationally and
by the w. c. D. A. Miss GULL. for the
fifth straight year. was ranked No.
woman bowler of the country.
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Criffmen Given Big Shaking Up

Pitcher Dick Coffman was sent back
to St. Louis, while First Baseman Har-
ley Boss, recalled from the Chatta-
nooga farm, was transferred to the
Cleveland Indians in exchange for
Pitcher Jack Russell, First Baseman
Connatser and cash. 1t was the biggest
piece of trading done by Washington or
any other big league club in years.
The Nationals fielded finely and hit
fairly well, but the best they got was
third-place finish one game behind
the Athletics. They won SO games and
lost 81. In Al Crowder. veteran, they
had the pitcher who scored the most
wins in the league during the season,
26, and in Monte Weaver one of the
sensational rockies of the majors. He
won % games and lost TO-
Heinie Manush, hitting for .342. was
the clubs best batter. He stood fourth
in the league. Manush and Joe Cronin
were the clubs main punch when it
came to sending in runs, each being re-
sponsible for knocking over 1l6 scores.
Cronin, at short, and Ossie Bluege. at
third base, were among the leading
fielders of the circuit. West. in center.
had another brilliant season defensively.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TO PLAY IS GAMES
Outlook lust Fair, as Only
Two Regulars Are Left
From Last Season.
w Y1TH prospects for successful
M season fair, Gonzaga's basket
" v ball team will play its open

Y1IH prospects 1OT d SuCCcSolui
M season fair, Gonzaga's basket
v v ball team will play its open
ing game of an 18-contest
schedule Friday night, at 7 o'clock. en-
gaging the Gallaudet Junior Varsity on
the Tech High court, in a preliminary
to the Gallaudet Varsity-Col INDUS
University tilt. The Purple recently
lost an exhibition game to Eastern, but
was handicapped by absence OF several
Of its best players.
Only two regulars from last Winters
combination, Dick Hall, forward. and
Jack Carr, guard, are on the job. Ed
Hurley, guard, who got into only one
game, that against st. Johns late in
the campaign; Jack Sweeney, center
or forward, who last season played for
Mount st. Mary's Prep, and Tom Fol-
lard and Tom Roach, both newcomers
and both forwards, are others expected
to bid strongly for berths.
Coach Orrel Mitchell figures the team
will develop so that by January 1t
will be a creditable combination.
Ali the public high quints here ex-
cept Central, have been carded by the
1 Streeters. Eastern and Tech will be
faced in home -and-home series. In
addition, st. Johns and Georgetown
Prep, old foes. will be met In home
and-home series. as will George Wash
3ngton Freshmen, Swavely and Hyatts-
vile High.
The GonZaga schedule:
F'riday-Gallaudet Junior Varsity, at
Tech. pm.
January kendall School.
January 6-Tech, 8 pm.
January 7-SWavely, at Manassas.
January l1-EaStern. at Eastern.
January 10 George Washington
Freshmen, at G. w.
January 18-Roosevelt, at Roosevelt
January 20-HyattSville High 8 pm
January 27-St. Johns, 8 pm.
January 30-Georgetown Prep, at
Garrett Park
February 1-Hyattsville High. at
Hyattsville.
February George washington
Freshmen, 3 pm.
February 8-WeStern. at Western.
February 13-Georgetown Prep.
February 15-Tech, at Tech.
February l7-EaStern, 8 pm.
February 2l-SWavely.
February 24-St. Johns, at St. Johns
pm.
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Peacock Tops Amateur Golfers

star, while the senior title was won by
Homer s. Pope of Indian Spring.
Activity among the professionals was
marked by consistent low scoring. with
Al Houghton of Kenwood topping the
local paid brigade. He led in the P. G..
A. qualifying tests, tied for the lead in
the national open sectional tourney and
placed first among the local entrants in
the Kenwood open, which was Won by
lanky Horton Smith.
Houghton set record for 60 for the
Kenwood course and won the Maryland
and Shenandoah opens, besides tying
for the Midsouth open at Pinehurst.
The year was marked by a succession
of cord-shattering rounds by half
dozen local professionals.
The finest round of golf played by an
amateur in competition during the year
was in the final Of the Middle Atlantic
championship at Columbia, where Ernie
Caldwell of Baltimore shot sensational
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ATLANTA GETS TOURNEY

Southeastern Conference CUNTS
Will Play in February.
ATLANTA, December "a P)-The
Southeastern Conference basket ball
tournament will be held in Atlanta
February "a, Is, q, %, H. j. Siege
man of Georgia has announced.
This competition will replace the
usual Southern Conference tournament
that has been held here for eight years.
The Southern Conference meet will be
held about the same time in Raleigh,
N. c.
Stegeman said II of the 10 South
eastern Conference members probably
would participate. Florida is not ex-
pected to enter.
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Jewish Community Center for the Dis
trict A. A. U. team championship.
Weekly professional fight shows were
conducted at Portner's Arena during
the indoor season and at Twin-City
Laurel, Md. during the Summer. Reds
Barry, heavyweight. and Roddy Davis,
lightweight, were the Capitals stand
out pros.
Joe Turner, local pro mat promoter
continued to present weekly shows at
Griffith Stadium and Washington Au-
ditorium Leading matmen of the East
headed by Stranger Lewis, Jim Lon
dos, Dick Shikat and Ray Steele, showed
their wares here For a time shows
also were staged at Boiling Field.
Catholic University enjoyed another
successful boxing season, while Mary
land won one meet and lost three In
its second year at the sport.
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Sports Weather Good Shape East and West Squads Turn
Pugs' Free Feed
Has String to 1t

CHICAGO. December "a R,.-Ths
~ Chicago Stadium Corporation
will buy the Christmas dinners
Of the fighters appearing on It's DE-
cember 20 card, but there's catch
In the generous arrangement.
None of the athletes wished to
come to Chicago before Christmas
day. preferring to spend the holiday
at home. Matchmaker Nate Lewis,
however, wanted them here we'll II
advance of the show, and inserted
the free dinner clause in each con-
tract.
The catch is that Lewis will be
the official host at the dinner and
will see that no one gets any miser-
les from overeating. Tommy Paul,
National Boxing Association feather
weight champion, will meet Fidel La
Barba of Los Angeles, in one feature
bout, and George Nichols, Buffalo,
N. Y, light heavyweight who held the
N B. A title in his division until it
was vacated last week, meets Martin
LevandoWski of Grand Rapids,
Mich, in the other.
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COLORED athletics of the National
~ Noo;to1 bod on ortjve and inter-

IOLORED athletics of the National
~ Capital had an active and inter-
esting year. Golf, ping pong and
volley ball were among sports to receive
increased attention.
The high spot of highly successful
year for Howard University representa-
tives was the foot ball victory scored by
the Bisons over their old foe, Lincoln.
Howard won the c. I. A. A. soccer title
and was runner-up in basket ball. Gerald
Norman, Bison tennis ace, gained the
c. I. A. A. singles crown.
Armstrong and Dunbar tied for lau-
rels in public high school competition,
the former winning foot ball, track and
golf honors and the latter the base bali,
swimming and tennis titles. Basket
ball ended in a deadlock.
Raymond johnson was the winner IN
The Evening Star horseshoe pitching
tourney.
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Colored Athletes Continue Active

Twelfth Street Y M c. A. scored in
independent competition. Its track
combination was victorious. the SpikerS
representing the "Y" triumphed in VOL
ley ball, in which DR.. w. H. Greene was
the singles title holder, its Big Five tied
with Pleasant Plains for basket ball su-
premacy, and Edgar Lee, carrying its
colors won cross country laurels.
LIE Droit Tigers were outstanding in
base ball and Pleasant Plains in foot
ball. Jimmie Williams was victorious
in golf, Frank Perkins in ping pong
singles and the Francis pool in SWIM
ming.
Babe Jones of Baltimore won the
mems singles in the District tennis
championships Oscar Murray and
Sterling Brown took the doubles.
Dorothy Thomas was the women's sin
giles champion and Louis Stillwe1 and
Margaret Peters captured the mixed
doubles.
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Horseshoe Pitching Gains Converts

Saunders, for two years Metropolitan
champion, was the outstanding feature
Of the season. In fact, it probably was
the most surprising defeat of the year
all sports included. Saunders was elimi-
mated in the Metropolitan play-Qf by
Hubbard Quantrille, who previously had
won the Washington championship.
Quantrille went on to the Metropoli-
tan final, where he was vanquished by
Clayton c. Henson Of Arlington, Va
Henson previously had retained his Vir-
ginia championship by beating George
c. Thompson of Falls Church in a
sensational seven-game match.
Joe Merryman of Bladensburg. for the
second year in succession, won the
Maryland title with ease. Merryman
now is operating the Columbia indoor
courts where Winter league is in
operation
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THIS year in bowling was marked
by the making of many records,

THIS year in bowling was marked
by the making of many records,
although of questionable value.
Ninety-five per cent of all league marks
were broken on Washington's collection
Of alleys with jacked-up cutters. Never
before in the 81 years of duckpin his
tory in the Capital had there been such
an upward trend. Records OF all sorts
were smashed almost nightly.
Most of the mountaineering was laid
chiefly to the raised cutters and was
taken far less seriously than in previ-
Gus years. However, several really
notable feats were accomplished. Chief
among them were Joe Priccis ACT set
in the Recreation League-establishe
by rolling strings of 1856, III and 140:
Lorraine CULTS 1922 average in the
WOmenS District League and her re-
cent set of All; Allan Kings four one
ball marks in The Star tourney and
Carroll Days five strikes in row in
the District League
DAILY also won over classy field OF
masculine bowlers in The Star tourna-
ment with 679, while Miss GULL rolled
$50 to lead the feminine field.
Tony Santtni proved the outstanding
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HORSESHOE pitching had sensa-
L tional season. Not only were there
many more players than ever
before. but among championship con-
tenders the standard OF pitching was
much higher.
For the first time the grand finale
of The Stars annual Metropolitan
Washington tournament was held at
night and the largest crowds ever to
see horseshoe pitching here attended
Through the thoughtfulness of Miss
Sybil Baker, superintendent of Wash
ington Fairgrounds, the lexington
Recreational Center and the Public
Buildings and Public Parks Office.
splendid layout of lighted courts was
built at lexington which proved boon
to the game.
The downfall Of Harry Fraser
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
MANAGE TO REMAIN
ON A FIRM FOOTING
Revival of Confidence Seen
in Spite of Necessary
RetrenchmentS.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor

n VIEW YORK, December "a
M Summed up for 1882, the
Y Associated Press sports poll
indicates the business of
American athletics has success
fully survived its most difficult
period of depression and defation,
even though there won't be much
in the way of dividends to be
Pill led off the Christmas tree to-
M ROW.
By Weathering the financial storm,
however, observers throughout the cOun-
in general have readjusted themselves
already, on firmer footing, and that
the new year will see a district revival
of confidence, even If no substantial
financial gains. The widespread pro-
gram of retrenchment has demonstrated
that operations can be conducted Just
as satisfactorily on less elaborate and
expensive scale than during the boom
times.
One of the certaintieS in prospect for
1888 is that the move to curtail inter-
collegiate athletics, especially foot ball,
in preference for intramural or "house"
competition. will be discarded alto
gether. Minor sports will be cur
policy by the colleges.
YaleS advocacy OF game foot
ball slate publicized last Spring has
been dropped by the new Eli admins
tration and the 1888 foot ball schedules,
in general, have been framed with an
eye to box office appeal.
HERE is a roundup of the results
i / obtained in the several phases Of
the Nationwide poll among sports
editors and writer's:
Leading Performer-Men.
l. Gene sarazen, golf. SO votes; 2,
Ellsworth Vines tennis, So votes; 3,
Eddie Tolan, "a votes.
Leading Performer-WOmen
/. Babe Didrikson. track. II votes:
2, Helene Madison, swimming. As votes;
3, Helen Wills Moody, tennis, 81 votes.
Leading Team Performance.
/, New York Yankees, 100 votes; 2,
Colgate. foot ball, SO votes; g. Southern
California, foot ball, %.
Biggest Upset.
l, Pittsburgh's defeat of Notre Dame,
foot ball, 43 votes; ?, Bill Cars vic
tories over Ben Eastman. track, 20
votes; g. Notre Danes victory over
Army, foot ball, IS votes.
Sports Best Surviving Conditions
/. College foot ball 65 votes; ?, pro-
fessional base ball. 48 votes; 3, golf,
80 votes.
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SO in the final to beat the II registered
by w. K. Lanman of Indian Spring.
Mrs. Dorothy White Nicolson of
Washington, returning to the game
after an absence of two years, won her
fifth District championship. beating
Mrs. Everett Eynon of Columbia.on the
first extra hole in the final.
The Middle Atlantic women's title
again was won by Mrs. j. NJ. Haynes OF
Columbia. To Columbia also went the
women's team title, with Army Navy
winning in the contest for second teams
The Evening Star trophy was won by
Virginia Williams of Congressional.
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left guard % and right forward
~, push in for the pass. Center
60 and left forward 90 hold re-
spectively to the right and left
corners.
No. l goes in first and hardest
toward the ball. No. fakes to pass
to him, but, instead, gives the ball
to 4. No. 2 then runs into the court,
and, simultaneously S breaks in
toward the free-throw line. No. 2
takes a short return pass from 4 and
throws to S. Here 8 enters into the
play. AS 2 receives the return pass
from 4, 3 feints toward him as
though to receive a pass. Instead
he reverses and cuts toward the
basket. No. s passes to him and he
shoots.
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DURHAM MAY LOSE CLUB
New Owner of Franchise Insists
on Settlement of Debts.

DURHAM, N. c., December "a (P-
Judge w. G. Bramham, president of the
Piedmont League, said today that Jack
Written, Nashville manufacturer and
sportsman. who has obtained the Dur
ham franchise in the Piedmont League,
will operate the club here next season,
provided he can settle claims against
the Durham territory.
The claims, Judge Bramham said. are
debts outstanding against the Durham
club and owners of its franchise.
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HOLD STIFF DRILLS
| ON NEUTRAL GR|DS
Warner Sees Newman and
Moss as Dynamite in
Passing Attack.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~ AN FRANCISCO, December "a.
~ On two neutral fields, far
from the scene of their
charity game here January 2,
foot ball stars of the East and
West launched heavy practice
programs today.
Coaches Andy Kerr Of Colgate and
Dick Hanley of Northwestern estab-
lished headquarters at Stanford Uni
versity and sent their Eastern charges
through a stiff session this afternoon.
| Coaches Dana x. Bible of Nebraska
and Grin Hollingbery Of Washington
State worked out the West team at
Berkeley.
Coach Glenn Warner, who leaves
| Stanford to go to Temple University
next year, was on hand to look over
the talent assembled by his former as
siStant, Kerr, and his friend, Hanley.
! Warner was particularly interested in
Harry Newman, Michigan quarterback,
and Paul Moss, Purdue end, and Of
fered the opinion IF that combination
starts clicking 1t might make bad day
Of it for the West"
THE Eastern coaches outlined the
i first Of the plays to be used and
sent the boys through a stiff drill
Kerr and Hanley use the Warner sys-
TEN, but expect no difficulty in mold
ing over players trained to a different
style.
Pending recovery Of Joe Crowley.
Yale halfback, laid up with a Wrenched
| knee the East larkc for tyI,n
complete elevens. Because of Crowley's
| injury Jack Manders, Minnesota full
! bac- who was scheduled to play a
guald position for this game, was
switched into the backfeld lineup yes
terday. In the Warner system, Manders
has become a quarterback, whereas
| Newman, quarterback at Michigan,
becomes left halfback. Pug Rentner,
| NorthWestern'S great ball packer,
teamed up with this combination at
right half. with Roy Horstmann, Pur-
| due. at fullback.
THE coaches plan to experiment with
i several backfleld and line combi-
! nations during the next few days.
| The West team was divided into two
squads, probably the most interesting
development being the installation OF
Hard Luck" Hank Schaldach, Uni
verSity of California halfback ace, as
quarterback on one of the ball-toting
combinations. He teamed up with
Angel Brovelli, st. Mary's, and Harry
Stafford, University of Texas, at half
back berths and Frank Christensen,
| Utah. at fullback The other Western
backfield included George Sander,
Washington State. at quarter; Ernie
| Caddel, Stanford, and Buck Koy, Texas,
halfbacks, and Max Krause, Gonzaga,
| fullback
Weight advantages will be all on the
West side, with Bill Morgan. Oregon
/ tackle, at 223 pounds, and Jack john
son. Utah tackle, 2l2 pounds, as the
big boys Of the squad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
NAVY QUINT Is ALL SET
Berries and Dornin Make Good a:
Forwards for Varsity.

ANNAPOLIS, December "a The
showing made in the two games already
PLAYED this year by Fred Berries and
Bob Dornin, plebe forwards last season,
answers the question as to whether
they could maintain their work in var
sity ranks, and assures the makeup OF
the Navy Quint, -.
Coach Jimmy Wilson will use this
speedy and clever pair as his regular
forwards and complete his team with a
trio now playing their third season TO-
gether-Capt. Paul Bedell and Elliott
Ioughlin. guards. and Jimmy KaStein;;
center. Loughlin generally has played
at forward, bu. will be shifted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
BERNIE LIEB.
WAS NGTON'S base ball club
w didn't arouse the fans here with
its playing during the American

its playing during the American
League championship campaign, but it
gave them plenty to talk about after
the flag race was over First it changed
managers. then at the Winter meetings
Of the big leagues snapped players to
such an extent its complexion was ma
terially affected.
Walter johnson, who had led the Ma
tionals with no great success through
four seasons, was released at the end of
the 80 campaign and a few days later
President Clark Griffith startled the
base ball world by naming as pilot
young Joe Cronin, who had been the
clubs regular shortstop for several
years.
At the New York meetings, President
Griffith sent to the St. Louis Browns
Carl Reynolds and Sam West, out
f1elders, and Lloyd Brown, pitcher. in
exchange for Goose Goslin, former Ma
tional, and Fred Schultz, outflelders,
and Walter Stewart, pitcher.
Fred Marberry was traded to the De-
troit Tigers for Earl Whitehill, another
pitcher.
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BOXER TURNS PLAYWRIGHT

MILAN, italy, December "a 'A)'-
Erminio Spalla, Italys former heaVy-
weight champion. has turned playwright
His first play, entitled Three Farcical
Rounds" and dealing with q prize
fighters life. is having a successful run
here.
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ALL AROUND ATHLETE
Rowe, New Tiger Hur1er, Takes
Part in Many Sports.

Lynwood Rowe. the big right-hand
pitcher, who comes to the Tigers in
1888 after a most successful season at
Beaumont, was a veritable bearcat in
athletics at Ell Dorado, Ark, a few
years ago. 49,,
All he did was to pitch for the base
ball team, play halfback for the eleven.
guard for the basket ball five, throw
the javelin on the track team and rep
resent his school in tennis and golf.
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a YOUNG MANS GAME?
Octogenarian Golf Trio Combines
249 Years of Experience.

24e Years of Experience.
CORONADO, Calf, December "a
fPJ-When F. S. Sherman, 80; DR.. W.
G. Cutler, 80, and DR.. P. J. Parker, 86,
showed UP at the Coronado Country
Club to play nine-hole threesome, the
betting was even they could not nnlsh.
But" one Of the octogenarlanss
pointed out, we've had 249 years OF
experience among US
more than age. Sherman shot 49
against par 81, DR.. Cutler took 81, and
DR.. Parker a Sc.
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TWO NEW GRID FOES
Georgia and G. w. u. on NORTH
Carolina States 1888 List.

CaTOIlNa OldIt 100 IIol'
RALEIGH, N. c., December "a (P1.-
Two new foes, Georgia and George
Washington, appear on the 1888 foot
ball schedule of North Carolina State
College announced by Athletic Director
Ray R. Sermon.
The schedule:
September 3O-Georgia at Athens,
october Clemson tplace undecided.
october 13-Florida. 49,.
october .!1-Wake Forest at Wake Forest
october .3S-Davidson tplace undecldedl'
November 4-North Carolina.
November 1l-South Carolina tplace I'M
decided. ,u,
November 30 THANKSGIVING - George
WASHINGTON at Washington.
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FANCY MONIKERS.

The Athletics display originality
when it comes to the Christian names
of players. They have Edison kershner,
Dibrell Williams. Eric McNair, GoWell
Claset and Merritt Gain. first names
that are not duplicated in the Amer
lean League.