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Evening star., 1933-12-26
Many New Faces to Be Seen
On Walker Cup Team if Men
Are Chosen on 1888 Records

TINE United States Golf Asso-
citation again will have before
it during the coming few
months the many-faceted job
of choosing eight members and two
alternates for the United States
Walker Cup team of amateur golfers
who will meet the British on an Eng
lish course next Summer for the inter-
national trophy, and from the way the
selections shape up now the task Of
selecting the team will be no bed of
roses.
In the first place a stubby little lad
from Omaha, by the name of Johnny
Goodman, must be placed on the team
or the chorus of squawks that will arise
will shake the game to Its rock-rlbbeo
foundations. Johnny has been given
the go-by in other years, but as the
1893 national open champion, and
rurner-up in the 1882 national anna
teur, he cannot be passed up.
In the second place so many OF the
old favorites, among them even Francis
Ouimet have performed SO indifferent
ly in this years amateur championship
the yard stick by which Walker Cup
team candidates are meaSured-that a
complete turnover OF the team which
last played against Britain is in the
wind.
@ONE will be George Voigt, Billy
Howell and Jack Westland. II the
U. S. G. A. lives up to its time
honored custom of choosing Walker
Cup team members on the record. For
these stalwarts of 1892 have done al
most exactly nothing since the British
took their biennial licking at Brook
line early in September Of last year.
In their places must come the gents
who have done something in golf. lads
like John Goodman. John Fischer and
w. Lawson Little, the larruping college
lad from Stanford.
Francis Ouimet did not play in the
1888 amateur championship. The af-
fable Bostonian. probably the most pop
ular amateur in the game today. failed
to qualify in the sectional tests. but be-
cause of his experience in international
competition. his standing in the game
and his class as golfer, the U. S. G. A.
probably will choose him as the captain
of the 1884 Walker Cup squad.
They could go farther and do worse
than name Ouimet to lead the team.
George Dunlap, the amateur champion.
is cinch to make the team. Not only
did he walk through very strong field
to win the blue-ribbon classic OF the
amateur game at Cincinnati, but the
solons of golf long will remember the
66 George put on at Brookline in 1882
in the Walker Cup matches last year.
So will the British, for George played
no small part in the American victory.
But it looks as if the U. S. G. A. will
have to hark back to remote history
again and bring forth the name Of
Maxwell r. Marston as a team candi-
date and prospective member, for Max
went to the final this year.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Varied Sports
College Foot Ball.

College Foot Ball.
Tampa University, 7; Haskell. 0.
Santa Clara, 16; Kamehameha, 6.
Pro Foot Ball.
Portsmouth Spartans, AZ: Storz of
Omaha, 7.
Scholastic Foot Ball.
Miami High School, 18; Central High
of Syracuse, 7.
Pro Soccer.
Stix. Baer g. Fullers, 8; Toronto
Scots, 4.
Pro Hockey.
Vancouver, 3; Seattle, g.
Edmonton, !: Portland, O.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Blocking Most Dangerous.

NF THE 653 injuries which were
~ possible of classification as to how
received, Eastwood found that the
largest number, 2O4, were incurred while
the player was blocking or attempting
to block another player, 154 were in
CURED in tackling, 119 by the player
who was blocked, 70 by defensive line
men, 60 in line plunging and A by
players tackled.
Head conclusions, the most dangerous
of all the injuries, were incurred only
in blocking and while being blocked,
and in defensive line play.
Only small portion of the report was
given over to fatalities, Eastwood re-
porting that only % deaths of 81 re-
ported from all sources could be directly
attributed to foot ball injuries. OF
these II were received in sandlot play,
two anna teur, II high school and two
college. The college percentage, 72 per
cent, showed a decrease from 1853 per
cent of the total in 1881, the first year
the survey was made, and per cent
last year.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Easy Win Over Rosedale Spurs
German.American Soccer Team

second period. aided by the change in
goal posts and the wind behind them
the German-Americans scored three
times more in rapid succession.
In addition to the German American
VS.. Brandvwine tilt Sunday. Rockville
will play British Uniteds at Rockville
Senators will oppose Mitchells Store on
the Monument Grounds. and Hispano-
Americans will tackle Marlboro on the
Monument Grounds
Two games also will be played in the
Recreation League. Virginia Avenue
will encounter the Dux A. c. and New
York Avenue Playground will engage
the powerful Miller Furniture eleven.
Line-ups:
Evening star., 1933-12-26

ground, he keeps his heels close to-
gether and plays his chip shots with
his wrists. He is almost as good a
clipper as is Dunlap, the amateur
champion. Out there at the North
Shore Club of Chicago. Goodman won
the open title by his putting. Any num-
ber of men in the field were longer
than the Omaha amateur from the tee,
some IS OF them ,I were ST. stralghter; ugh o4t Wnen
from all angles and distances Johnny
was supreme.
Come on, John, let's play some golf'"
said Macdonald Smith. his partner in
that last round, when Johnny, with an
apparently safe lead tried to coast home
to the title. Right there Goodman took
up the slack which he had lost in the
coasting process and began hitting his
shots with the precision which had Won
him a third round of SC. He won by
a single stroke when Ralph Guldahl
missed four-footer on the final green
to tie.
John Goodman has that other at
tribute of great championships ability
to convert mediocre round into a
great round. Out at Cincinnati, In
rotten golf in the medal round. AS
recall it, he was in eight traps in his
first qualifying round with Charles
Seaver. Yet he turned in 70. Coed
man has one of the coolest heads under
fire I ever have seen. Nothing rattles
this blond lad, and he can play re-
covery shots to the queens taste.
John Goodman is going to win the
amateur championship some day-pos-
sibly next year. He is improving and
if he keeps on improving another dy-
nasty similar to that of Jones may be
set up. Probably he won't win as many
championships as did Jones-13 ma jor
titles in eight years-but he will move
far along the road Of fame in his
chosen game.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
WILSON HELD SURE
TO PILOT PH|LL|ES
Shotton, Whose Contract
Has Two Years 10 Run, May
Go With Reds or Cards.
By the Associated Press
DHnADELPHIA, December 2e.
The Inquirer says Jimmy
L Wilson, catcher of the
Phillies, will manage the

National League club in 1884.
THE brilliant backstop now spend
ing the Winter in Florida made this
announcement week ago to a group
of friends on the golf course at Bra
Denton" the paper states. He re-
peated the statement today"
The Inquirer says Wilson will return
to Philadelphia this week or early next
week to Officially take over the reins."
1t adds that it is understood Wilson
signed a two-year managers contract
before he left for the South.
The announcement of the change Of
pilots. however, had to wait a salts
factory disposal of the agreement with
Burt Shotton. which had two years to
run-at $4,000 per year." the paper
says.
1T is believed that Shotton will
either go to the Cincinnati Reds in
similar capacity or return to the Cardi-
nal chain organization as minor
league pilot or scout"
Meanwhile, Gerry Nugent, president
of the Phillies, refused to comment on
the management situation other than
to state: Burt Shotton still is the
manager of the Phillies."
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa-Frankie Klick,
129, stopped Kid Chocolate, 13o, Cuba
90; Lou Amber, las, New York, out
pointed Young Firpo, 140, Pennsgrove,
N j.; Johnny Craven. 135, Consho-
chocken Pa knocked out Georgia
Riley, 1856, New York 90; Milt Jacobs.
l26, Philadelphia, outpolnted Tony
Valenti. 12e, Philadelphia: Charley
Badami, 1873 New York, shaded Dick
Welsh, 129, Philadelphia.
SARASOTA, Fla.-Jackie Cruz, 1877,
El Paso, Tex, outpointed Harry KerSey,
140, Jacksonville (1O).
Evening star., 1933-12-26
POOR LEADERSHIP
BLAMED BY PROBE
Fatalities Show Decrease,
Only Two Occurring Among
College Players.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
)H1CAGO, December Co.
Floyd R. Eastwood, New
~ York University instructor
who has conducted three
annual surveys of foot ball
deaths and accidents, today re-
ported to the American Foot Ball
Coaches Association that over
one-quarter of the injuries to
college players during 1888 might
have been avoided by adequate
leadership"
Although the survey, conducted for
a coaches committee headed by DR..
Marvin A. (MaD Stevens, former head
coach at Yale, showed that the natural
hazards of the game still were the
major cause Of all accidents, many of
the most severe injuries and 27.8 per
cent of the total could have been
avoided by closer attention to playing
fields, coaching and the players con-
dition.
One hundred and seventeen colleges
in 38 States and with foot ball squads
aggregating 1904 players, co-operated
In the survey for a good cross-section
OF the college game.
Factors Are Listed.
TINE "preyentable" injuries Eastwood
listed under three headings.
Those due to administrative con-
playing fields, 17.7 per cent; training
controls, such as fatigue. carelessness,
ete., 40 per cent; physical condition,
From a study of these accidents he
drew the following conclusions:
/. Where the college adminiStra-
ton pays for all injuries there prob
ably will be a lower mean number
Of accidents per 1000 exposures.
Q. Coaches who have had seven
years or more experience have a
lower mean number of accidents.
3. Coaches who have played the .
game themselves for three or more
years will have fewer accidents.
4. The coach who also handles
some other sport will have fewer
injuries than one who coaches only
foot ball
5. Four weeks of preseason train
ing gives the lowest mean number
of accidents and days lost.
6. Two days a week of funda-
mentals gives the lowest mean num-
Der Of accidents and days lost.
T. A complete medical examina-
ton during preseason training gives
the fewest accidents.
8. Fewer accidents occurred where
the coach or trainer determined the
players daily condition.
9. Colleges having a physician
constantly in attendance showed the
fewest accidents and days lost.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
NO FRIEND OF .GRiDlRON
oklahona's Governor Is Opposed
to "Ba11 Bearings in Schools.

OKLAHOMA CITY (P.-Gov vii.
liam H. tAlfalfa Bid Murray still Is
opposed to foot ball in schools.
An attorney appearing before the
State Board Of Equalization asked the
Governor, the board chairman, to post
pone a hearing from Saturday until
Tuesday so he might attend foot ball
game.
That's the trouble now" the Cover
nor replied. TOO much ball bearings
in these schools. I like the KIDS but not
the ball bearings. The hearing will be
SATURDAY."
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Scanning the Golf Stylists
BY W. r. McCALLUM.
JOHNNY GOODMAN,
= U. S. Open Champion

TINE kid from across he tracks has
made good. Born with two
strikes on him socially, Johnny
Goodman. the tow-headed strip
ling from Omaha, Nebr., today holds the
open" golf championship of the United
States, and Is only started on the title
trail in golf that started back in 1929
when he licked the invincible Jones in
the first round of the amateur title
chase at Pebble Beach, Calf. thereby
upsetting the apple cart of the U. S.
G. A, and the native sons who had
gathered to see the great one plough
to another victory.
Johnny Goodman, until this year the
forgotten man of American golf, stands
today alongside dapper little George
Dunlap as an outstanding figure in the
amateur game. Between them these
two amateurs-as far apart in social
status as the twin Poles. and as much
alike as two peas in their ability to
maui par to the floor-top all the anna
teur golfers OF the United States.
Where Dunlap was born the son OF
wealthy man, Johnny Goodman fought
his way to economic equality among
golfers until today the kid who is the
sole support of a family of II. has
fairly good income from his insurance
business in Omaha.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
HUGE GAME PRESERVE
Kentucky Sets Apart 1e,5Oe Acre:
as Sanctuary.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (P).-A sanctury
covering 19,509 acres has been establish
ed in Harlan County for the propaga-
ton of big game now threatened with
extinction in Kentucky.
The Harlan County Game and Fish
Protection Association Is sponsor of
the plan for saving numerous species of
wild life, particularly deer and wild
turkeys, that once made this section
ttA choice hunting grounds of the
Indians.
Already ring-necked pheasants are
thriving In the preserve and 1t is
planned to turn loose a number of deer
this Winter.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

~ UOYED by decisive 5-to-o VIC
- tory over Rosedale yesterday in
ID the first round of the Washing
ton Soccer Association Cup tie
competition, German American Sport
Club boosters now are looking forward
eagerly to more laurels, which may be
gained Sunday in one of four attractive
games scheduled in the Capital City
League.
The strong Brandywine combination
will be the next foe of the German
Americans. The clubs will clash at
Brandywine.
In shutting out Rosedale on Benning
field yesterday the German Americans
gave one of their most impressive per-
formances of the season. Thanks to the
agile goal-tending of HeiSe, the Rose
dale booters rarely threatened seriously,
while the German-American soccer
ties bombarded their rivals goal
Midway the initial half the eventual
winners, kicking against the wind, twice
sent the ball spinning through the posts,
Evening star., 1933-12-26
CH0C0[ATELOSES
TITLE, KEEPS ONE
Kayoed Out of Junior Light.
weight Honors by Kick.
Still Feather King.
By the Associated Press.


December 26.
r. Kid Chocolates synthetic
/ title of world junior light
weight champion is in new
and apparently capable hands to-
day-thoSe of young frankie
Klick of San Francisco.
The fiashy Cuban, "Bonbon," was
bereft of the title in the seventh round
of a scheduled .15-round Christmas day
bout by whistling right smash to the
chin and all he got in exchange was the
second knockout OF his career, although
the latest was one OF the technical va
riety.
A few weeks ago Tony Canzoneri
knocked out the "Keed" in New York.
Yesterdays hostilities did not ma
terially alter Chocolates official status
in the boxing realm, however, for he
still retains his featherweight title,
which was not at stake.
Finish Is Dramatic
TINE Cuban, at 13o pounds, entered
the ring with q. pound weight
advantage. Flashing his usual
style, he stood off Kicks first-round
rush, took the lead in the second and,
although slowing a trife in the third
and fourth stanzas, he was going strong
from then on until Klick landed that
terrific right near the close Of the
seventh.
The end was dramatic unexpected
and not a little confusing.
Chocolate fell face forward. At the
count Of six he struggled to his feet,
but collapsed against the ropes. Ref
cree Johnny tspud) Murphy jumped
forward. intent on stopping the bout,
and at the same time Moe Feisher, one
OF Chocolates seconds, climbed through
the ropes and led the Cuban to his cor
ner. Flelsher said later he thought the
DELL had rung. Actually, the round had
two seconds to go.
Il was in the act of stopping the
bout" said the referee. My decision
Is that 1t was a technical knockout"
His decision was upheld by the State
Athletic Commission.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
NOT MUCH ON GAMBLING.

AMES, Iowa CP).-Members of the
Iowa State College foot ball team are
about convinced that gambling doesn't
pay. In eight Of their nine foot ball
games this Fall the Cyclones lost the
pre-game toss of the coin
Evening star., 1933-12-26
TWOSoME IS UNDER PAR.

KANSAS CITY P.-Hank Decker
and Joe Mathews. professionals, had
best ball of 31-2e-59 over the Old
Mission links here in an exhibition
round rated the hottest ever scored
in Kansas City, Decker's card of 1881
-66, six under par, tied the course
record.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
- REENskEEPERS and Greens
Committee chairmen at the
country clubs about Washing
ton hailed today's snow with

delight, predicting that if the snow
lays on the ground for some time with
out much freezing the golf courses will
show definite improvement next year.
There has been very little rainfall dur
ing the past three months and the golf
courses have been dry most Of the Fall
and early Winter.
A snowfall melts slowly, permitting
a thorough dissemination of the water
through the grass roots and the soil
under the roots. GreenskeeperS point
to the heavy snowfalls in the Northern
States as one Of the reasons for the
heavy growth of fine putting green
grasses in those States. A heavy rain
quickly runs off the clay subsoil on
the courses around Washington and
does little real good, while light snow
fall or an ell-day rain which falls
slowly goes deep into the ground and
feeds the grass roots.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

Thus, in six years, Hafey has bat
ted at a 1920 clip In the seven parks
and Klein in the same time and the
same fields has garnered a figure of
1903. And, on top of that, Mac
Phail reminds all comers that Hafey
has been ailing for the past two
seasons.
In all, Klein has been to bat 1,648
times in the seven parks mentioned,
clouting out 499 hits. Hafey has
been up 1913 times and produced
SIT hits.
Hence the $150,000 price tag.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
HAWKEYES WAIT LONG.

When Joe Laws, Iowa, quarterback,
scored 80 points in Big Ten competition
this Fall he was the first Hawkeye to
lead conference scoring since Gordon
Locke set the all-time league record of
70 points in 1922.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
ToUCHDOWNS COUNT.

Washington University made more
first downs. averaged a greater length
Of punts, completed more forward passes
and gained within 2 yards as much
ground as California, but lost the game,
33 to 0.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Fourth of Grid Injuries Held Avodabe Golf Pro King of otsmen
Hafey's $l5O,OOO Price Tag
Based on Figures Proving He
Is Better Hitter Than Klein

to 1888. inclusive. Hafey has outhit
Klein at Braves Field by 13l points?"
And he went ahead with figures
to show that Hafey has outhit Klein
in the last six years on four Of seven
National League parks, counting out
the Phillies' bandbox. Here they are:
poffipo
Evening star., 1933-12-26
OLD GRIDIRON RIVALRY.

Foot ball rivalry between Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and Washington
and Lee University dates back to 1895.
The former has won 16 games, the lat
ter II and we're tied.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

Going Has Been Tough.
GOODMAN has had no royal road
r to success IN golf or in the bigger
~ game of life. He has taken his
licking in both, and has come out of
them better golfer and a better man.
His start in golf was humble. Instead
of riding to his first championship in
de luxe Pullman, JOHNNY rode to his first
big tournament in a rlcklty old auto
bus. This was back in 1927 at Mini
khada, where he provided the news
paper boys with plenty of fun-provok-
ing copy in the year when Jones waded
through the field like a colossus. But
two years later the Goodman KID oe-
throned the colossus.
John Goodman cannot be Kept OH
the 1884 Walker Cup team. Although
he never has been a member OF
Walker Cup squad, the U. S. G. A. Will
find it hard to keep the American open
champion from a spot on the team
which will play the British next year.
Any lad of % who can lead the tneSt
professionals in the world over 72-
tional championship dangling at the
end Of the chase cannot be kepI on
any amateur team: How does this
golfing miracles he performs SO grace
fully and unostentatiOuSly?
Plays Sound Game.
GOODMAN is strictly an orthodox
u golfer. No student of form or
style could find fault with the
swing, stance or grip OF this chunky,
long-bodied 150-pounder from the great
open spaces. Johnny is long enough
hytt 1,n icp,f
the brilliant galaxy of great hltters,
like Lawson Little or Jones He is a
smooth swinger, standing well up to
the ball and taking a lengthy arc of
swing for such a little chap.
Johnny has big arms and big bones.
He is we'll equipped physically to stand
the strenuous pace of any champion
ship. Built much like Jones and with
much the same physical characteristics.
Goodman swings much like the former
emperor, but without the slashing style
that marked the play of the Georgian.
John Goodman is strictly a fairway
player. His whole effort on the long
shots is devoted to hitting that ball
reasonable distance down the middle
of the fairway, which he does meticu-
lousy and accurately with full pivot
and a full swing.
The outstanding characteristic of the
swing of the open champion, far more
noticeable than among the taller men,
is that Johnny stays we'll back of the
ball at the moment of impact. You
won't find Goodman taking a wild
slash at the ball. His Is a well regu-
lated, well controlled swing, in the
groove all the time. Johnny aims to
hit the ball without either a slice or
hook He disdains to play for the
rolling hook so many top-notchers drive
for, and as a result he is seldom of the
line at the left. Like Jones he stands
with his feet fairly close together. and
he drags the club slightly at the start
of the swing, hitting through the ball
with pronounced thrust of the left
hip.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Shines Around Green.

DUT it is on the deadly work around
d the green that Johnny Goodman
excels. Standing close to the
Evening star., 1933-12-26
GRIDMEN FEED 'EM

Conducting Restaurant.
ADA. Okla. December 26 CP.-F0ur
members of the East Central Oklahoma
Teachers College basket ball squad are
running a restaurant as cooperative
enterprise.
The wife of one player acts as mana
ger. All carry full class room schedules
Evening star., 1933-12-26

HAVE BIG HOCKEY PLAYER.
MONTREAL R.-Montreal Maroons
boast the biggest player in professional
hockey today in Thomas Ayres, 225
pound defense man.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
HAS LITTLE CHANCE ]
Of BREAKING EVEN
$4,000 to Be Distributed on
Coast and in South Will
Go to Few.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

BY w. r. McCALLUM.
TINE professional tournament
trek after gold hidden be-
i meath the fairways of a
score of golf courses really
gets under way today in Cali
fornia, and if there are a dozen
Of the hopeful lads starting the
circuit out there today who fin
ish lin the black" when the
schedule winds up at Virginia
Beach late in March, it will be
the most unusual Winter season
since Horton Smith stormed up
and down Southern fairways in
1880 winning almost as he pleased.
Judged by any standard, or measured
by any yardstick of hope for pecuniary
gain, your golf professional who en-
parks on the Winter circuit in the chase
after the prize dough that sprouts from
the falrWays is the finest sportsman
and the greatest gambler in the field
OF professional sport. He alone of all
tne eXponentS OF professionalism in
sports gets no appearance guarantee,
receives no salary, gets no cut" of the
gate unless he wins it with pin-seeking
iron shots and has no angel" to aid
him in defraying the heavy expense
that comes from the Winter tour.
The only break he gets Is in reduced
hotel bills, arranged by Tournament
Committees, and group rates on rail.
road trains. He lives and plays in an
atmosphere of big spending, where he
must keep up his end in appearances,
and If he is not successful in winning
a slice Of prize money the slim purse
with which he started the tour soon
is entirely depleted