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Evening star., 1933-12-12
PROVE BAROMETER,
SAYS DR.. SANFORD
Reflex of Employment, Head
of Georgia U., Points Out
on Visit Here.
BY II. C. BYRD.

<lTHE best indication that
the national recovery
i act is workable and
working is the attend
ance figures of foot ball games
this year." says DR.. S. v. San
ford, here as president of the
University of Georgia, on Federal
government matters in which his
university is interested.
There is not a section of the country
tnat has not shown a great improve
ment in the financial side of gridiron
activities and attribute that to moth
Ing more than to general re-employ-
ment and to the greater circulation of
money. People simply are getting more
money to spend"
Few university presidents have
keener insight into public affairs than
DR.. Sanford, and he is enthusiastic in
his support of President Roosevelt's pro-
gram. 1t Is DR.. Sanford'S belief that
loot ball gate receipts are something of
barometer that reflects conditions
generally, and that conditions are i'm
proving SO rapidly that next year
should see an even more decided up
trend than the last few months.
Indicates Prosperity.
1T HAVE come in contact with foot
ball people from all sections of
the country, continued DR.. San
lord, and the story is the same every
where. People have more money to
spend and they spend a liberal share of
1t in watching sports events. Last year
people did not have money and foot
ball went through the most disastrous
season financially in its history. In my
opinion it is the workable effects of
the N. R. A. which are responsible for
the upturn. Difficulties are being met
in putting into effect all phases of the
act, but the wonder to me is that these
. difficulties are being surmounted as well
as they are.
THE task of changing the buying and
selling practices of all the industries
and people Of a nation of 120,000,000 is
so monumental that most of us simply
do not grasp it, but if I am any Judge
of public accomplishment and popular
sentiment this monumental task is being
achieved. At least. foot ball receipts,
the best prosperity barometer know,
tell me that it is
In talking about the financial side of
foot ball DR.. Sanford also mentioned
one step that President Roosevelt might
easily take that would further benefit
the colleges and universities of the
country in the matter of athletics.
namely. the elimination of the 10 per
cent tax on admissions DR.. Sanford's
opinion in regard to this tax is not
much different from that of other uni
versity executives, in that he believes
1t is a tax that annoys everybody that
has to pay it and that it does not yield
enough in returns to the Government
to warrant it being continued
Evening star., 1933-12-12
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

)HICAGO. December 12.-"No
ties" is the slogan Of the
" Minnesota foot ball team for
1894. The Gophers don't
even want to be reminded of the
1888 season by the customary batch
of bows and four-in-hands at Christ
mas. With only one regular to be
lost by graduation and fine fresh
man team sending two dozen stall
warts up to the varsity, Minnesota
is looking ahead to championship
team in 1894.
One of the yearlings is worth
story at this date, although it is
good 10 months before he can wear
the livery Of the Gophers in COM
petition. He is Arthur Clarkson.
halback, who came to Minnesota via
Canton, China, and Seattle.
If he makes good, Bernie Bierman
will give you all the triple-threat
men in the country. Clarkson is q
good quintuple-threat lad, and where
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
A NNAPOLIS, December H.
~ Acting without consultation
~ with each other, Rip Miller,
head coach, and the mem
bers Of the Naval Academy foot ball
team Of this year have chosen the
same players to fill seven of the DO
sitions on an all-opponent team.
while there Is a difference as to
four.
As to these players, there is agree
ment between the players and head
coach: Left end, Kopcsak, Army;
left tackle, Krause, Notre Dame;
left guard, Dzamba, Columbia; CEN
ter, Engle, Penn: right guard, Ja-
blonsky, Army; quarterback, Mont
gomery, Columbia, and fullback,
Weinstock, Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Mats, Giants WatchfuI,

ZOE CRONIN, manager of the Amer
ican League Champion Washington
club. said he was not looking for
anything in particular. but was keeping
an eye out for anything good that
might turn up. The world Champion
New York Giant delegation appeared
to feel the same way
While the David Harums were try
ing to out-scheme each other, the club
owners retired to hold their meetings
President William Harridge was to cali
the American League men to order,
and John Arnold Heydler, president of
the National League, was here to do
the same for his group.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
SARRON STILL WINNING
Verdict Over Burton Is Latter's
First Loss in 49 Fights.

MIAMI. Fla, December 12.-Petey
Sarron, Birmingham, Ala, feather
weight, continued his winning ways
here last night by scoring a decisive
10-round victory over Buck Burton
before a capacity crowd
Burton, who was knocked to the can
vas for a nine-count in the second
round, previously had not been beaten
in 48 fights.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

cerned, it costs a lot Of money to
maintain athletics at Columbia, Just
as at any other school, and how
many are there that wouldn't well
come an addition to the athletic
fund of from $50, 900 to 5000?
Columbia unquestionably will be at
great disadvantage in the forthcom-
ing fracas, due to hazards of the
long trip and the climatic handicap.
if nothing else, but while we hold no
brief for it and have nothing against
Stanford, we'll be pulling January
for the Lions to upset the dope and
the Indians at the same time, just
to put muffler on the Planners.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
SANTA CLARA LISTS GAME
q. of San Francisco Takes Place
Of st. MarY's Eleven.

SAN FRANCISCO, December IL (P).
The University of San Francisco will
take the place Of Santa Clara in the
foot ball schedule of st. Mary's next
year.
ST. Mary's, which recently was
dropped by Santa Clara, will meet the
San Francisco Dons October 81 next
year.
Edward P. (SlipJ Madigan, st. Mary's
coach, said there was no possibility of
a renewal Of the grid games between
his Gaels and Santa Clara.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
What IrkS Cavaliers.

vt WOULD be extremely difficult,
probably impossible, to get anybody
- at Virginia to say so, but the real
story of Virginia's feeling is that it does
not like to have rules adopted and then
find that these rules are not being kept.
Every regulation that the Southern
Conference has adopted, so far as has
ever been known, has been as conscien-
tiously adhered to at Virginia as hu-
man knowledge permits, but the same
cannot be said for every other member
of the conference 1t is this that Vir-
einia does not like. and Virginia Is not
aIone in its feeling There are certain
conditions under which Virginia might
withdraw from the Southern Confer
snce. but one Of them will not be that
Evening star., 1933-12-12
QUIST BEATS CRAWFORD
Shows Surprising Tennis in Taking
Five-Set Tourney Final.

BRISBANE. Australia. December IL
P.-Adrian Quist showed surprising
strength today to beat Jack Crawford,
Australian, French and Wimbledon
champion, in the final matches of the
Queensland tennis championships.
The score was Ga. 2-6, +6,
12-10, 6-3.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
PAssERs WANT ACTION.

Northeast Passers are seeking a foot
ball game for Sunday. Call w. F.
Snouffer at Metropolitan 2785 after
6 pm.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

it wants a free hand to depart from
its traditional policy Of high standards
in foot ball and other sports in order
to build up great teams.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
LOOKS TO EASTERN TILT
Alexandria High Speeds Practice
for Contest Friday.

for Contest Friday.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 12.-.
Alexandria High basketers are speeding
practice in preparation for their OPEN
ing game Friday night against Eastern
High on the armory court here.
With Hal Chilcotte and Johnny Nu-
gent the only veterans on the squad,
Coach Maurice Given of the Twins ap-
pears to face a hard job to mold q
formidable combination.
Columbia Engine Co. dribblers prac-
tice tonight at the armory from 6 to
Z o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-12-12

getting (although it certainly got
plenty from Doug Mott & Coz, but
the feeling Is that teams of higher
caliber than st. Johns and Loyola
should be taken on.
No suggestions as their identity
have been forthcoming as yet, but
the proposal that the annual Holy
Cross fracaS be staged here for
change seems both logical and fitting.
Observes the Tower, official organ
of c. U. undergraduates: 1T is
high time the student body was given
an opportunity to look upon the
great Crusader machine which has
tripped the Cardinals on f1imsy de-
clSionS at the Holy Cross stronghold
upon six different occasions"
And why not? Washington surely
standpoint than did Worcester this
Fall when less than 5000 admissions
were recorded.
THIS department can't
i fathom why Columbia
University and its head
coach of foot ball should be
made the targets of such wide
spread criticism for accepting
the bid to meet Stanford in
the Rose Bowl New Year day.
Lou Little and the institution he
has succeeded in putting on the
gridiren map since his unappreciated
services were dispensed with by
Georgetown rightfully can regard
the invitation as an honor and
tribute to the foot ball prowess of
the team
The Lions are accused, among
other things. of overemphasis of
sport, a crime of which all schools
which play the game are guilty in
some degree, but most of the jabs
seem predicated on the assumption
they are sure to get licked, thereby
incurring humiliation for themselves
and the entire East.
But if Michigan, Fordham, Ne
braska, Pitt or any other team men
toned as a more logical selection be-
cause Of admittedly greater man
power and endurance, had been in
vited and accepted the Pasadena
nomination, wouldn't it have been
just as culpable on the score Of over
emphasis?
And does it reflect any particular
credit on team to accept chal-
lenge only when victory is assured?
So far as the cash angle is con-
Evening star., 1933-12-12
On the
Side Lines
With the Sports Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON
- AMP US chatter out
Brookland way, where
~ unfinished gridiron

UUSIIIeSS IIICIUueS uTdIC-
ing of a schedule for next Fall,
has it that Holy Cross, Man.
haitian, Western Maryland and
La Sale games are certain to
be retained; that Wake Forest
and Chattanooga may be. and
that there is a possibility Du-
quesne will be added.
With both Detroit and South Da-
kota State understood to be out be-
cause of previous commitments, the
listing Of Duquesne in place of De-
troit would appease those who con-
tend Catholic University deserves
better competition than it has been
Evening star., 1933-12-12
BY JOHN LARDNER.

n YEW YORK, December 12.-Al-
nj most everything said and writ
ten about william Winston
"Bill' Roper since his death
has concerned his silver-tongued Or
atory, his locker-room fireworks, his
emphasis of the value of spirit and
fight in foot ball.
Roper anecdotes are in circulation
all over the country, among Princeton
Alumni, foot ball men, sports writer's
and politicians Every one has his own
memory of the fighting Tiger leader,
for whom funeral services were to be
held at his Philadelphia home today.
At the Princeton Club here grad
uate Of recent years was talking about
one Of the red-letter phases Of Roper's
coaching tactics.
"Bnl was among the first to stress
speed" he said. He wouldn't give q
remember his story about a rival coach
who came up to him after a game,
which Princeton won.
Whose boys OF yours aren't rougher
or bigger" he told Bill. They're
just faster than my men, and only one
thing happens when a fast-moving
object hits stationary one. 1t knocks
the life out of the man standing still"
Invades Rival Camp.
T IKE every coach in the game,
Roper needed material to work
with. He was a bitter enemy Of
proselytization, but when he saw an
athlete hesitating about going to
Princeton he struck swiftly Years ago,
according to Princeton foot ball fol-
lowers, Roper heard that promising
young foot ball player, originally head
ed for Princeton, had switched sudden
ly to Pennsylvania. Roper took the
first train for Penn's training quarters
and found the boy working out in pre-
season practice.
Come over here with me a min
ute," he said, leading the youth of the
field.
The coach talked swiftly and ear
nestly for 10 minutes. At the expira-
ton of this period the young athlete
was changing from his uniform to his
street clothes. He made the change in
time to catch the next train back to
Princeton with Roper.
Princeton's alumni tell you that this
incident never would have occurred If
Roper had been satisfied of Pennsyl-
vanias prior claim on the athlete and
the boys desire to go there The Tiger
coach was eminently fair. In 1lustra-
ton of this there is the story of the
man who went to him once with dupli-
cate slow motion pictures of Harvard
and Yale plays. Roper threw him out
Of his house.
Has Himself Jailed.
4 SIMPLE and practical man, Bill
~ Roper accepted bizarre situations
with perfect equanimity. In his
capacity Of Philadelphia councilman
he undertook some years ago to make
an investigation of prison conditions
there. He had himself put in jail for
48 hours on an imaginary charge.
News of this commendable action
reached the ears Of housebreaker, who
proceeded to invade Roper's home in
the coach's absence. He stole q 500
suit. When Roper learned Of it be
put two detectives on the thief's trail
and continued his first-hand study Of
prison conditions.
'I won't need the suit for another
80 hours yet" he said. Stripes are
good enough for me till then"
A mans life never Is one-sided.
Roper, naturally, was involved in epi-
sodes in which some one else figured
Evening star., 1933-12-12
HARPER BACK TO RANCH
Former Athletic Directors Son to
Withdraw From Notre Dame.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, December -
@.-Jesse Harper, who resigned as di-
rector Of athletics at Notre Dame last
week, left today for his ranch near
Wichita, Kans
Harper was accompanied by Mrs Har-
per and their son Nell, student at
Notre Dame. The latter plans to with
draw from the university at the end of
the present semester.
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Grid CROWDS Testify A. Success Mack Target Base Ball Traders
BY JIM BERGMAN

Vow Reepoa Has
HEIGHT AND REACH
OVER MlLLfNG...
BUT THE FILIPINO
SHOULD GET To
HIM WinH THOSE
MURoERoUS 6oDy
PUNCHES THAT
TRAVEL ONLY A
, FEW INCHES AND
LAND LIKE A FLOCK
OF PILE DRIVERS =!
Evening star., 1933-12-12

n YEW YORK, December 12.-Al-
nj most everything said and writ
ten about william Winston
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10
SIMMONS PASSES
 HODAPP IN RACE FOR BATTING TITLE
Martin, Moore, and Davis in Close Scramble for Similar H0nors in Na- tiOnal League

New York, June 10-(UP)-Al Simmons, the slugging outfielder acquired last September by the Chicago White Sox from Philadel- phia, moved into the American league batting lead mast week, dis placing Johnny Hodapp of Boston and Sam West of St. Louis, who were tied at the top.
 Figures released today, including games played Thursday, show that simmons has a percentage of .374 while West has dropped to second place at .360, with Hodapp sinking to fourth position at 1855. Pepper Martin of St. Louis re- gained the National circuits bat ting lead with mark of 1850, dis placing Johnny Frederick of Brook lyn who dropped to fifth position at .3333. Babe Ruth of the Yam kees paced the American league home run hitters with 12 four baggers, while Gaby Hartnett of Chicago and Wally Berger, Boston shared home run honors in the National circuit with 10 each.
 Bill Hallahan of St Louis had the best pitching record among National hurlers, with seven vic- tories and two defeats, and Don Brennan of New York tops the American fingers with five wins and no losses.
 The leading 10 batsmen in each league:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10
CARDINALS WIN l6 OF l9 GAMES
 IN PAST WEEKS
Victory Over Cubs Yester- day as Giants Are Idle Gives St Louis Club First Place
By JACK CUDDY Jnited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

United Press Staff COrrespOndent) New York. June 10-(UP)- Coming from behind with five four-baggers in the last three games, Jimmy Foxx, 1882 home run king of the major leagues. ap- pears to have started an earnest title defense.
 The Philadelphia Athletics slug ging first baseman is tied now with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the Yankee home run twins, at 12 each for circuit clouting honors in the majors.
 Last year Foxx came within two homers of tying Babe Ruth's all time record of 60 in a season.
 Foxx and Gehrig rose to tie with the Bambino yesterday when each garnered a four bagger as New York nosed out the Athletics z to 6. Gehrig's blow came in the first inning with two aboard. Tony Lazzeri contributed a homer in the eighth with two on, to win the game. Fox hit for the circuit in the seventh.
 Washington kept pace with the leading Yankees by trouncing Bos- ton z to 2. Earl Whitehill allowed the Red Sox seven scattered hits. His mates found George Pipgras and Bob Weiland for 10.
 Luke Appling's home run in the 14th inning gave Chicago 10 to 9 victory over Detroit. The White Sox overcame Detroit's lead with gve run rally in the ninth to send >the game into overtime. Al Simmons hit a homer for the Chi sox and Harvey Walker for the Ti- gers. The Chisox made IS safe ties to Detroit's IA.
 In the National league the St Louis Cardinals replaced New York in first position by smothering Chi cago 12 to 2, while the Giants were idle. It was the Cards 18th vic- tory in 1-9 contests.
 The Pittsburg Pirates. who had lost eight games in nine. starts, celebrated Hans Wagner day by blanking Cincinnati, 2 to o. when Steve Swetonic held the Reds to six hits. These were the only games scheduled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10
K. OF L. NET TEAMS
 INVADE HARTFORD
Mems and Girls Teams in State League Match This Afternoon

The Waterbury Knights of Lith- uania girls and mems tennis teams travel today to Hartford and en- counter the Hartford Knights of Lithuania in a Connecticut Lith- uanian Catholic tennis league match at Pope's Park 200 D. m. DIST. This is the opening game for the league after the postpone ment of last weeks match between the locals and the St Andrews S club of New Britain.
 The Capitol City with its numer- ous recreational parks boasts of many good racquet wielders of both sex; so that the local K. of l.. eX- pect some stiff competition from the Hartford teams. The locals nevertheless are out to retain the Connecticut Lithuanian Catholic league championship title and trophy won last year. The locals have on their mems team such stellar racqueteers as Ally Galgot, Vic Sabals, Frank Shaknaitis, Joe Balanda, and Manager Peter Zil- lin. While the girls team, led by Manager Natalie Stokes, boasts of some promising Helen Wills. The local squad will leave for Hartford from the K. of l.. lodge at 1 p. m., DIST.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10
MIDGET WOLCAST
 KNOCKOUT VICTIM

Detroit, Mich, June 10-(UP)- Midget Wolgast of Philadelphia, claimant of the worlds fiyweight championship. staged one-man walkout last night in the sixth round of his scheduled non-title To- rounder with Britt German of Min neapolis.
 This innovation in ring proced- ure cost Wolgast the fight on a technical knockout.
 Wolgast, who is recognized as champion in New York and afiili- ated states, claimed German butted him in the second round, opening a cut over his left eye. He ex- plained that when the Minneapolis boy repeated his putting tactics in the sixth frame, he decided to walk out. '
 According to the United Press score sheet, Wolgast had won every round. James M. "Bingo" Brown, president of the National Boxing association. who witnessed the bout. said he plans to have Woigast suspended indefinitely in all staets controlled by the association which recognizes Jackie Brown of Eng land as champion. .ts-
 Woigast weighed 116 3-4 pounds: German, 11S Ia. both over the 1l2-pound limit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10

With the greatest round-66 strokes, six under par-ever regis tered by an amateur in national open competition. Goodman sky rocketed into the lead in the cur- rent tournament over the North Shore course and entered the last 36 holes, today two strokes ahead of Tommy Armour, "The Black Scot" who set the pace on the opening day.
 Some Scoring
 Goodman's phenomenal 66 marked the blonde-haired Nebras- ka youth as the nearest approach to another Bobby Jones in the amateur ranks.
 today, IS holes in the morning and Goodman had 8 Al, three under par for 36 holes. He had the best chance any amateur has had to win the Open title since Bobby Jones turned the trick in 1881, and then retired.
 His score yesterday plotted out 6S made the first day, and tied Tommy Armour's course record of Gene Sarazen's 66 at Fresh Mead ow last year as the lowest ,1S-hoie scores ever made in the U. s. Open. Bobby Jones in his prime never shot lower than 69, in the Open.
 It appeared that the title rested between four players-Goodman, Tommy Armour, Joe Kirkwood, the trick shot golfer, and Olin Dut- ra, Brentwood Heights, Calif., F. G. A. champion.
 Still Steady
 Although he took 75 and slip ped back to 143 strokes for 36 holes. Armour didn't crack on his second round yesterday. He had four birdies, and with better luck might have finished in par. Kirk wood shot 70, two under par, and was only one stroke behind Armour with IA. Dutra came next with 146, five strokes behind Goodman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10
HALL DEFEATS
 FRITZ MERCUR

Hartford, Conn.,, June 10.UP) -J. Gilbert Hall, of Orange, N. J., who yesterday afternoon took the measure of Fritz Mercur, Beth lehem, Pa., in straight sets, this afternoon will meet Herb Bowman, New York .city. in the finals of the New England Tennis championship tournament. Hall is defending his title for the fourth straight year. Hall eliminated Mercur without difficulty, 6-3, 6-1, while Bowman disposed of Harold McGuffin, Phil adelphia, GA, GA.
 In the mems doubles the team of Lorenzo Nodarse and Arturo Ran din, of Cuba. will play the winner of the other bracket semi finals. Hall and Mercur teamed together Hill, Waban, Mass, and Alfred in this match against Malcolm T. Turner. West Newton, Mass. Dark ness ended their match yesterday after the Massachusetts combina- tion had taken the first set, 8-5. Miss Margaret Cluett, Troy. N. Y., will play Miss Elizabeth, Gorham, Buffalo, in the womens finals. and then team up in the doubles against Miss Clair Smith, of Pine Orchard, and Miss Barbara Stod- dard, of New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10
Factory, Rollers
 Clash Thursday

4
 After finishing their fourth week in the Chase Twilight league Paddy Shea's Metal Workers and Carl Froelich's Factory team are tied for first place with three vic- tories and ohe defeat while Lum Graham's rolling Mill outfit are tied for possible third place with one victory in four. starts,
 The scheduled game at Water vile Park Thursday night wasn't officially scored. but from reliable reports the Factory nine emerged the victors at an unknown score. The Metal Workers, will play Noera's Tuesday at Fulton Park while Thursday the Factory will meet the Rollers at Watervlile Park.