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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
TECHS GRID DRILL
MERELY EXERCISE
Nothing to Be Excited Over,
Says Notwithstanding
About Complete.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, Jr.

Dx EDV ANU n. lLLEh, JI.
90 $::s;: 81: ;:s:: a.;
Harden, Tech foot ball
coach, when questioned today about
the chances of the Gray winning its
sixth straight public high title next
for the first time.
Il see some people are getting ex-
cited about the so-calSd Spring prac-
this year" quoth Hap. Why, that
doesn't mean a thing. We're not even
using suits We don't want to get 'em
dirty. We're having no rough stuff.
The boys are getting about as much
exercise out of it as they get working
a jig saw puzzle, and mentally even
less. You do have to use your head
little with the puzzles. But little
brainwork is needed to throw the pig
skin around as We are doing these
days"
Techs schedule for the coming Au-
tumn is about complete. 1t includes,
in addition to the public high elevens,
HandIey High of Winchester; Episcopal
High OF Alexandria; Swavely Of Ma
nassas, annual opponents. and Roa-
noke High, which has been scheduled
tentatively for November 10 in the
Virginia City
The Tech grid card:
September 30-Handley High 1t
Winchester.
. October episcopal.
October 17-Roosevelt.
October 27-Western.
November 3-Central.
November 10-Eastern.
November 18-Roanoke High at Roa-
noge, Va (pending).
November 24-SWavely at Manassas.
EASTERN supporters view their bas-
- ket ball team as the uncrowned
D. C. champs. They assert that
Eastern, in defeating Central, the title
holder, two of three games established
its supremacy. Eastern's win over
Central, Tech and Oakridge Military
Academy to achieve the washington
and Lee tourney crown for the secono
straight year was an accomplishment
any schoolboy team has right to crow
about, adherents of the Indians contend.
An attractive foot ball schedule is
being arranged for the Central High
eleven for next Fall Negotiations have
been closed for Thanksgiving day
game with the White Plains, On. "
High team at White Plains and other
interesting tits are being listed.
BECAUSE it was only recently de-
ID cided that Tech would put base
ball team on the field this year,
little progress in arranging a schedule
for the Gray nine has been made. In
fact, aside from the public high title
games, not a single engagement so Tar
has been listed, Coach E. G. Foxley has
announced.
The Tech mentor must do much sue
cessful rebuilding If the Gray is to
have a creditable nine. A group OF
last seasons players, including Gauzza
Hurwitz and Wills, outflelders; Cren-
shaw, catcher; Big Eddie Turner. Davis
and Robinson, inflelders, and Little
Eddie Turner, pitcher, have been lost.
Karl and Freddy Nau, and Woods
and Wilmeth, ipfielders; Virnstein
Beach and williams, outfelders, and
Chewing and Taylor, pitchers. are
among boys now figured apt to land
berths with the nine this year.
Foxley plans to devote as much time
as possible to intramural base ball and
figures to form league. Thus, he
points out. many boys who otherwise
merely would sit on the sidelines would
get a chance to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
FUTURE OF BUSINESS
Makers of Girard Cigar See
a Definite Pickup.

A most cheerful report comes
from Girard cigar. Its sales are ex-
tremely couraging-showing signs
of understanding all others.
Girard always sold for a dime.
But climbing sales and lower to-
bacco-costs permitted a cut to a
nickel Ever since the slash, Girard
has been making its former sales
look like shadow.
There's no wonder that thousands
take up this cigar and stick with
it! Girard has everything it had at
| ten cents-deep flavor; North-Pole
GOODNESS; and a mildness that's as
mild as milk. 1t never gets on your
nerves." Men. You can smoke
Girard from your bacon-and-egg
till you put out the cat at night
without feeling jittery!
Tcbaccos from three countries
ERE needed for flavor end miIdness
like that. And Girc I'd has them!
A trio that never gets ofT-key-from
the match til you chuck the butt.
The grandest smoke-Session you
ever had And for only a nickel!
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Golfers Depression Suerned Florida Meet Shous Up the Big Cup
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
TOE ENGEL and Carl Cashion are

TOE ENGEL and Carl Cashion are
being hustled into condition by
Manager Clark Griffith 50 they
can pitch some Of the early games to
be played by the Washington club
at its training camp at Charlottes-
vile.
Munich, Washington boy, has been
farmed by the Nationals to the Syria
cuse club of the New York State
League. He is the first player to be
cut lc ose by Washington.
Join G. Davidson Columbia Coun-
try Club, was chosen president Of the
Middle Atlantic States Golf Associa-
ton at its annual meeting. He sue
ceeds Morven Thompson OF the
Chevy Chase Club. DR.. Thomas j.
w. Brown Of Bannockburn was re-
elected secretary. Others attending
from the District Of Columbia area
included Allan Lard, Chevy Chase;
A. Colt Yates, Washington Country
Club, and Alpheus White, Lee L.
Harlan and Benjamin Woodbridge Of
Columbia.
Ty Cobb great Detroit outfielder,
denies he has signed with the Tigers.
Packey Mcfarland from the Chi
cago stockyards easily outboxed Jack
Britton in a slashing 10-round bout
In Madison Square Garden.
Ray Collins, star southpaw of the
world champion Boston Red Sox. has
just signed with that team, which Is
managed by Jake Stahl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
BALL PRICES NOW
LOWEST IN YEARS.
Latest Cut Makes Standard
Sphere Economical Buy
for LinkSmen.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

A MOTHER slash in the price
~ Of the moSt-used article Of
"A golf equipment has been
made. Golf ball prices, al
ready far below the 1881 level, to-
day are dropping toward the lev
els of 1910 and 1912.
The Nations largest manufac-
turer of golf balls, having alb
Sorbed, in common with the other
manufacturers, the 10 per cent
tax on sporting goods equipment,
today notified golf professionals
and merchants selling golf equip
ment of a new low in golf balls of
the standard price classes.
Golf balls which sold for years at rs
cents each, 1925 for three and 50 by
the dozen, will sell in the future at IS
cents each, SIPS for two. S195 for
three and $3.50 by the dozen. Cheaper
balls have been reduced in correspond
ing ratio, and it is anticipated that i'm
ported balls which have sold at IS cents
and 81 the copy will be correSpondingly
reduced in price.
Down goes the price of all golf
equipment, for golf balls are among the
last of the articles used to catch the
big slash. Club prices have been radi-
cally marked down for two years and
more.
The golf ball price reduction Is even
more marked than appears on the sur
face. If the 10 per cent tax on sport
goods equipment were added to the
price Of the old 75-cent golf ball the
price would be 1922 cents the single
ball or $247l2 for three.
Now comes the further slash in
price bringing standard golf balls-not
Of the drugstore variety-for the first
time in two decades down below three
for So
Records for 1882 show that while
saleS of the three fora dollar and 25-
cent golf balls and the 50-cent balls
were high, the standard 75-cent ball
continued to be the leader with only a
moderate drop from the 1881 figures.
At the current prices almost any one
who plays the game can afford to play
the 65-cent ball. The manufacturers
guarantee there will be no reduction in
playing quality of their product.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
PLAN WIDE EXCHANGE
OF GOLF COURTESIES
Bostonians Urge Clubs in Canada
and q. S. Form Association
for Guest Privileges.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March "a revolutionary
- step in the exchange of golf club
privileges, embracing selected clubs
in the United States and Canada, has
been evolved by a group of Bostonians
operating as the Associated Golf Clubs
Inc.
It's plan, already Endorsed by such
golfing notables as Francis Ouimet,
former national amateur champion; H.
Chandler Egan of Medford, Greg; Max
Marston of Philadelphia, and R. L. An
derson of Toronto, ontario. provides for
the admission of selected American and
Canadian golf clubs into the associa-
ton without charge and the issuance
Of membership cards to members of
those clubs. The cards would serve as
. letter of introduction to all clubs
afhliated with the association and in
sure him guest privileges.
Edward H. Baker, one Of the spon-
sors, claims that the plan is so simple
and so completely controlled that it
will solve all of the problems raised
by touring players, transients and
guests, and serve as Z means of pro-
Wding new revenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Culling the Cauliflowers
by FRANCIS z. STAN.

YOHNNY PESEK, who semi-finals
tomorrow at the Washington Au-
ditorium for Jim Londos, is the
second champion" to play ball
in Jee,n's league in q year. Ed Lewis
stuck around q while, found himself
playing second fiddle to the Greek and
departed for New York, where the
obliging State Athletic Commission be-
slowed its private title" upon him.
IT give up" mumb,ed Benny Schwartz
as blood spurted like geyser from his
eye in the seventh round. last night
against Pete Sarron. Referee Charlie
Short promptly stopped the fight,
awarding Sarron technical kayo.
Yet the Baltimore squawking section
threatened to mob Short for stopping
the slaughter.
Despite the bank holidays, plenty Of
Oriole dough was riding on Schwartz.
Somebody must have been using the
mattress bank
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Baks at Four-Foot Putt, But Gets His Lone Birdie
Ccede'

the Senator'S" perturbation in
creased. He hadn't had many
chances for a birdie over the years
and to miss this one would, indeed,
be terrible" Golf gets 'em that
way from champions down.
The moment was electric. Nature
stood still, awed by the potentiah-
ties of the first birdie. Birds stopped
chirping. The hush of late evening
stole over the Virginia hills as Jur-
ney's palpitating nerves jumped and
quivered. Finally he said: Big
Boy perhaps you had better putt It,"
"But suppose I miss it, SENATOR"
Evans asked.
An effulgent smile broke over the
Jurney countenence. III tell you.
Let's concede it to each other" he
said. And forthwith they did. Jur-
ney had accomplished his first birdie.
The story ID an oft-repeated classic
at Washington. It deserves Q fe.
vored spot among the better goii
yarns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
BY WILBUR WOOD.

N YEW YORK, March S.-On a
M July night in 1926, Paul Ber-
Y lenbach lost the light heavy
weight championship to Jack
Delaney at Ebbets Field. The gate
was around $450,oo0. 1t would have
bsen higher If there had been room
enough inside the walls of the Brook
lyn ball yard to accommodate all
those who clamored to see the fight.
Friday night, in Madison Square
Garden, Make Rosenbloom will risk
the light heavyweight crown on a
15-round joust with Adolph Heuser
of Germany. What will this bout
draw? The most optimistic estimate
places the receipts at less than per
cent of the gate for the Berlenbach-
Delaney fight. It Is possible the
pickings will be only about per
cent of the Observation-Disclosures
In the golden era of the Queens
berry sports, from 1921, when
Dempsey and Carpenter brought in
a total of 1873, 900, until June IA,
1880, when Sharkey and Schmeling
were good for $750,000, huge gates
were the rule. Old-time fighters,
who had been won't to battle for
hours for no more than the prelimi-
nary boys dragged down in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08

played not a few of Jurney's Grant
shots himself. the Senator" stood
on the ninth tee looking over
ravine toward the green 1876 yards
away. Carefully he took his stance
the Senator" is always meticulous
in form aid dress-and carefully he
swung.
To his surprise the ball started
out on a high flight and true line
straight toward the distant pin. 1t
took one hop and ended a few feet
from the hole. The Senator" was
appalled,. He could see, even from
that distance, that his long-awaited
chance had come at last. As he
walked up the bill to the green he
studied the situation. When 4he
reached the green he carefully sur
veyed the line, studied the breeze
and then stepped back. Suppose I
miss it, Big Boy'?" he said. THAT
would be terrible" the caddie re-
piled.
As he studied that short l-footss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08

The thumbs are less flexible than
the fingers. In the above position
they do not oppose each other. And
with them In this position the hands
are properly related to the shaft.
The left is well On top, which facili-
tates left.hand control in the back
swing and aids wrist cock. The right
hand Is not too much under the
shaft, which would tend to remove
the weight Of the club from the
fingers to the palm.
Golf Is a form game. Correct
your pivot and you will add yardage
to your shots. Joe Glass has pre-
pared a free Illustrated leaflet ON
1.-THE Pivot" Send for it in care of
this paper and inclose stamped,
addressed envelope.
(Copyright, 1033.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
SCORING TOO EASY
| ON ALTERED LINKS
Pros Extremely Low Totals
Prove 6.Inch-HoIe Plan
to Be Ridiculous.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

n K-INCH putting cups re-
- ceived a thorough test in
~ the Florida Year-Round
Club open golf tournament
at Miami, Fla, and made scoring
ridiculously easy for the star
professional. Paul Runyan, the
winner, averaged 6612 strokes per
round for a total of 266, which
believe to be the lowest score ever
returned in a 72-hole tournament
in the United States.
1t is easy to compute the difference
the six-inch cups made to the stars
who competed in the recent Miami
tournament. When the Miami Biltmore
| tournament was played over the course
bearing the same name last November,
Densmore Shute won with a total of
291. Over the same course and from
the same tees Runyan recently won
with a score Is strokes below the total
made by Shute.
| In the November tournament there
were just II players under 300, while
in the Florida year-round competition
20 players received prizes for scores Of
286 or better. Even As, for years re-
garded as perfect golf, were just a
wasted effort in the Florida year.
round tourney. =
| IN the Miami-Bltmore tournament
! last Fall Runyan finished third
| with total of 294, SO that the diff
1erence between the regulation four
and-one- quarter inch cups and tbs
six-inch holes amounted to % strokes,
over seven pr round for the little New
Yorker. OF course, it must be reckoned
that Runyan is playing much better
| golf now than he did in November.
He began picking up speed in January
when he won the Aqua Caliente open
and was travelling at top speed when
he paired with Horton Smith to win
the four-ball matches at Miami short
time ago.
But, On the other hard, it would be
foolish to believe he had speeded up
| by margin of % strokes. Give Ruryan
the benefit OF a 10-stroke improve
mer-fcr that is the margin he had
over Charlie Guest, who finished sec
ond-and there still is difference Of
10 strokes. That may be attributed TO
the increased diameter of Il. inches in
the larger cups. 4
THE average club player who studies
L the results Of the Florida expert
rrent probably will strongly favor
6-inch cups for his favorite course. 7
am for the duffer If the larger cups will
increase the pleasure he may obtain
from the game. But for use in profess
SIGNAL tournaments and for the major
amateur events the 6-inch cups would
make a travesty Of the game. And
think what the scores would be if Gene
SaraZen'S scheme Of 6-inch cups were TO
be adopted!
So the attitude of the United States
Golf Association and the Professional
Golfers Association in turning thumbs
down en- the idea of enlarging the
putting cups has been proven very
sound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08

For years Jurney came out to the
Washington Club. late in the after
noon after his duties on Capitol Hill
were finished for the day. hiring
big Boy" to tote his golf bag, and
walloped a usually erring ball over
the hills and dales of the Virginia
course To tell the truth Jurney is
not much of a golfer so far as scor-
ing is concerned, but no man gets
more thrill from the game. He
played solely for the exercise, and
he didn't get much companionship,
for he seldom started before S
o'clock.
With big Boy" he went out clad
in Knockers, high boots and gloves,
ever striving for the elusive birdie.
He got a few pars over the years,
but the birdie of which others talked
always had eluded him until one hot
evening last Summer.
On this fateful occasion, after Big,
Boy" had chased countless shots
into ravines and bunkers and had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
SARR0N TOO CLEVER.
| FOR PORTNER FOES.
Schwartz Unable to Extend
Title Hopeful Feather.
Show a Thriller.

w WHETHER Pete Sarron will
\h/ fulfill his followers predic-
v v ton that he will reach the
featherweight heights Is .
matter Of conjecture, but the Birming-
ham Syrian boxer apparently is little
too tough for the brand of opposition
dished him in this neck Of the woods.
Sarron administered to Baltimore's
Benny Schwartz the worst defeat in
the lengthy career of the Jewish ring
man at Portner's Arena last night, earn
ing technical kayo in the seventh
round after opening . wide cut over
Schwartz's left eye.
Sarron, who throws more gloves in Q
round than most fighters do in a To-
round fight, rushed Benny OH his feet
in the first three rounds, rested heat
and came back to neatly polish of the
bewildered Baltimorean before a howl
ing crowd which witnessed perhaps the
seasons best fight show at Alexandria.
THE Birmingham battler charged
i Schwartz at the opening bell and
40 seconds later sank hard right
to the pit of the stomach. Benny went
down, claiming foul, but rose at the
count Of four, when Referee Charlie
Short refused to recognize his claims
and continued to toll. For two more
rounds Sarron belted Schwartz about
the ring. piling up q healthy lead,
Schwartz rallied in the fourth to
earn 1t by a shade. but Sarron came
back to take the fifth and sixth heats.
Schwartz made repeated protests during
exchanges about foul blows which
Referee Charlie Short and the majortty
Of critics could see" The squawks
of Benny's half . dozen handsrs only
drew booes from the crowd.
In the seventh Sarron again was the
master, backing Benny into a corner
and bouncing a sharp, looping right
off his eye. Blood spurted and Sarron
stepped back. Schwartz was forced
flowing.
4 CLEAN-CUT kayo and one Of the
IA technical variety featured the
supplementary program Of the
''kayo karnival" Stumpy Jacobs, Hope
well, Va, lightweight. knocked out
Benny Whittier. batting for Vince Serio.
in the fourth round Of their scheduled
six-rounder. Jacobs took quite beat
ing in the second and third rounds,
but his relentless body attack caused
Whittier to drop his guard and Stumpy
pounded home the haymaker.
Jack Gentle and Buddy Grimes
staged q great scrap. Grimes took the
first two rounds by slight margins, but
the smuggling Gentle dropped him for
eight in the fourth round and a nine
count in the fifth to win the duke.
Billy Landers saved his recently
mended right hand until Sammy
Romano was sufficiently softened up
and won from the local boy by tech
meal kayo in the fifth heat of their
scheduled six-rounder. Referee Charlie
Short stopped the bout after Romano
was all but unable to defend himself
In the opening four-rounder Cary
Wright defeated Jack Quigley in free
swinging fray which found Quigley
hanging on in the final round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Golf Analysed
by JOE GLASS,

nON'T take a grip that will make
- the hands battle each other in
the golf swing-that was the
gist of yesterdays insta!lment in
this series. with stress being laid on
the necessity Of finger grip. which
is, of course, applicable whether the
overlapping or interlocking method
IL employed.
But what Of the thumbs? Here
there are some important details
to be looked after. Study the grip
Of Gene Sarazen, sketched above.
as he takes 1t for long shots. Most
golfers place their thumbs in the
same way. Genes left thumb is not
ON top of the shaft, but on the right,
or back. side Of it. Neither is his
right thumb on top Of the shaft.
It lies across its front obliquely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Sharkey Helping
Heuser to Train

NEW YORK, March Slack
~ Sharkey Is In town from Boston
with his manager, Johnny
Buckley, to assist In the training Of
Adolph Heuser, Buckley's fighter, for
his light-heayyweight championship
bout with Make Rosenbloom In
Madison Square Garden Friday
night.
Buckley says the Garden has not
vet notified him Of Primo Cameras
selection as the challenger for Shar-
key in June. The, Garden has until
April 80 to name a challenger suit
able to the heavyweight champion,
who says he Is willing to fight Car
nera provided the New York Boxing
Commission makes no objection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
SEEK RUNNER.UP SPOT
Columbia Heights Blacks Battle
Marlboro Booters Sunday.

Columbia Heights Blacks will meet
the Marlboro eleven in a battle to de-
termine second place il the Capital
City Soccer League Sunday at Upper
Marlboro. The Blacks now are holding
the runner-up post by lone point.
Columbia Heights Grays won the flag
some time ago.
In another league game Sunday
Gaithersburg will enGag2 the Concord
eleven on the Mcrumc~t Grounds.
The games. which will mark the end
Of the loop schedule, Will begin at 2:3O
o'clock.
Soccer players Of the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Association will
gather tonight at o'clock at the Ell
Carleton, 1434 Park road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
DIETZ TO COACH PROS.

Lone Star Dietz, former foot ball
coach at Warrington State and as
sistant under Pop Warner at Carlisle,
and at one time a gridder at the. lat
ter school, has been appointed coach
of the Boston Braves professional foot
ball team by George P. Marshall Of
this city, owner Of the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

TNHAT old friend of SO many
golfers at Washington Golf
and Country Club, Senator"
Chesley w. Jurney OF Texas,
New York and points East and West,
has at last scored his first official
birdie and big Boy" Evans. his
rotund colored caddie, is incon-
solable. Jurney, he of the 10-gallon
black hat and the pleasing per-
sonality, who tried for years TO score
a legitimate birdie on the golf course
and finally got one by mutual con-
cession with big Boy last SUM
mer has been appointed sergeant at
arms of the Senate, taking over the
post formerly occupied by David S.
Barry, another ardent golfer.
And Evans wonders whether ne
ever again will tote the Jurney golf
Nac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Boxers Moan as Gates" Shrink
Fight 'Top'' Today General Admission Few Years
Ago Sports Topliners Sadly Recall

golden era. lamented that they lhad
been born too soon.
Now the pendulum has swung
back. The headliners of today la
ment that they were born too late.
1t is most unlikely that a champion
ship match in any division except
the heavyweight class will bring q
gate of 100000 this year.
Prices for the Rosenbloom-H eussr
match will range from SIS cents to
$3.50. The top" today is no more
than the general admission a few
wears ago