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The Washington times., 1933-12-30
SPEED BOATING
HAS BEST YEAR

The Harmsworth Trophy race,
the winning streak of Ell Lagarto
in the Gold Cup class and the
mile minute speed reached by
American outboards headlined
the 1888 motor boat racing season
in the United States. These out
standing events featured a year
Of record breaking activity In the
sport which sent speed marks
soaring, attracted a greater field
of contestants and brought about
an increase in the number Of
regattas held throughout the
country.
/ Gar Wood again successfully
defended the Harmsworth with
his Miss America x, but Hubert
Scott-Paine, of England, accom-
plished what no other challenger
had been able to do since 1920
when he finished two races in
the series, held on the st. Clair
River. Scott-Paine's racer. Miss
Britain III, lacked championship
speed, however, and Wood was
not pushed to a record pace in
winning.
Ell Lagarto. owned by George
REFS. of Lake George, N. Y, and
Pasadena. Cal. made a clean
sweep of the Gold Cup battles
during the summer The class
champion won in order the Ma.
.tional Sweepstakes at Red Bank,
IN. j., Gold Cup at Detroit and
Presidents Cup Regatta here.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
SPORTS CHAMPS FOR 1893

Basba-American League-WAshngtOn Senator's National
League-GiantS; World ChampS-GAntS.
Camera, Itay light heavyweight
Make ROsenbIOom middewghtvince Dundee weerweght
Kid Chocolate recognized in New York. bAnamwegh Brown;
fliweght-Mdget WOgast
Fooba-NO unanimous opinion Princeton outstanding by
unbeaten and united major college team
GO-U s. Amateur-George Dunlap. r U. Open-JOhnny
Goodman; u WOmen's misunderstanding Van Wie British
Amateu-MChae Scott England: British Open-Denny Shute
u. ST.: Canadian Open-JOe KikwOod
Racing-Kentucky DerbyBrOkes Tip: Pimlco Preak
ness-Head Plays Champion Stake HOrse-EQupOise.
HOckey-Rangers Stanley Cup winners
Motor BOatHaFmswOrh trophy successfully defended by Gar
Detroit against Hubert Scott Paine Of England: Pre
dents Cup by Ell LagartO.
Polo-U s. National Open by Greentree Four.
TennsDavis Cup-Engand o. Mems SngIesFred Perry.
Mems DOubleS-Frank Shields Parker,
Milwaukee: U. WOmens SnglesHelen Jacobs; Wimbledon
WOmens Sings-Helen Wills Moody Mems SingsJack Craw
ford, Australia.
and Field-New world recOdOne mi-by Jack Love
lock Of Australia.
Bicyce-An around champiOn-NOrman Hin San JOse Cal
Harness Horse Observation-Disclosures Winner-ary Reynolds
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
JACK LOVELOCK
RUNS RECORD
80 MILE

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Away
out in front Of everything that
happened in track and field dur
ing the 1888 season was the amaz-
ing one-mile run in which Jack
Lovelock, Of oxford, and Bill Bon
rhron, Of Princeton, each ran
yards inside the worlds record.
This had seemed immune to fur
ther tampering after Ladoumegue.
Of France, shaded 4:1C to displace
Nurrni's name on the books.
But Lovelock actually did 4:07
6-1O in o great stretch-drive with
Bonthron who was timed in 4:0S
7-10 for probably the greatest
two-man performance ever given
in q single race and in an ordi-
nary dual meet, at that, between
oxford and Cambridge on one
side and Princeton and Cornell
on the other.
Held Up Staunchly
All told, it was one Of those
post Olympic years where all per-
formances hold up staunchly.
Walter Marty, Fresno, Cal, spon-
sored one of these in going to a
new record height of 8 feet 89s
inches in the high Jump. Another
was the worlds indoor record Of
IA feet IA inches by Keith
Brown, of Yale, in the pole vault.
Nor can the American record Of
9:15 40 by Joe Mangan, Cornell,
be overlooked. This mark had
stood on the books where Tell
Berna, another Ithacan, had left
it 81 years before.
Glenn Cunningham, Kansas,
climaxed q great year Of middle
distance running by doing 1852
$40 for 1,5O0 meters to win the
national title at Chicago.
Beaten by VenZke
He was beaten by the breadth
of a hand indoors by Gene
Venzke. former record holder, but
later ran the latter'S legs off in
several meetings.
Another spanking effort was
Ben Eastman's 1909 2-10 for a
record at 900 yards. Eastman
later suffered q breakdown and
this cost Stanford dear in the
Eastern Intercollegiate, which
went to Southern California in
the final event. after Eastman
had failed to hold up in the 800
meter run.
The New York A. c. made q
sweep Of the field by taking the
team championship. outdoors and
indoors.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
Of KINGS
ENJOYED BIC
SEASON

NEW YORK, Dec. 3o.-Tha
legalization Of horse racing IA
many other States Of the eoun-
try was the sports high spot oc
the year and the success which
marked most Of the new meet
ings has spurred other com.
munities to pursue the matter IN
the future. Texas, New Hamp-
shire, Michigan and the State Of
Washington have particularly
benefited by legalization. exact
ing goodly sums in revenue from
the successful meetings held
there.
Texas Liked Sport
Texas received the sport Sn.
Enthusiastically at Arlington Downs
and Epson Downs, New Hamp-
shire scored big success with
Rockingham Park, Michigan,
with the Detroit Fair Grounds
and Washington with Long
Acres. California, West Virginia
and Ohio also Joined the parade.
The biggest surprise Of the
year was the victory Of Col. E. r.
Bradley's Brokers Tip in the
Kentucky Derby. marking the
fourth Derby victory for the
"Cunnel." Brokers Tip had never
won a race prior to the Derby
and hasn't won another since.
Situation Unsettled
This helped to confuse the
3-year-old situation which, even
at this time, is unsettled. Hence
it IS impossible to name the
3-year-old champion. It Is the
worst muddle In this division in
many years.
In the 2-year-old ranks, the
championship lies between George
D. Widener'S colt, Chistraw, and
the Dixiana Stables filly, Mata
Hari. Both have been the OUT
standing juveniles Of the year
and go into their important 3.
year-old careers equally e.
claimed.
Once again the hero Of the
year was Equipoise, c. v. Whit
ney's champion handicap per-
former. BY winning seven Of his
nine races "Ekky" moved up to
fourth on the list of the worlds
money winners with q total Of
1922, 400.
Beaten At Belmont
His only defeats were in the
Jockey Club Gold Cup at Bel
mont Park where he was upset
by Dark Secret and in the Havre
de Grace Cup Handicap where
he bowed to Osculator.
A new riding marvel was un-
covered in Jackie Westrope who.
on latest checkup was heading
full tilt for the 800 mark. On
September 13, riding in the In
ternational News Service Purse at
Rockingham Park, Jackie booted
home his 213th winner.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30

OF the major teams, only
Princeton survived, unbeaten and
united, but the Tiger schedule
was not so rugged as some OF the
others and, if there was a ma
tional champion at the close Of
the campaign, nobody was in q
position to identify the exhibit.
In their final game Of the year,
the Army, hitherto unbeaten, was
defeated in a rousing. fourth
period finish by Notre Dame, 13
to IL, the latter having had its
worst season in more than 10
years. Meantime, Duke. bell
wether of the South to this point.
was knocked off by Georgia Tech,
another team Of Slight preten-
sions in the championship divi-
sion.
Five Undefeated
All told, everybody seemed to
have been licked at some time or
other by somebody, with the re-
suit that the season wound up
with only Princeton, Michigan,
Minnesota, Louisiana State and
Centenary in the unbeaten class.
And most Of these suffered ties
that were almost as ruinous as
outright defeats, Michigan's score
less game with Minnesota helping
it to win the Big Ten champion.
ship, but hardly adding to its
prestige, in view Of four ties the
Gophers played throughout the
year.
It was a year in which dynas-
ties toppled and fell. First. Notre
Dame lost five times. Then there
was the case of Tennessee being
beaten for the first time in three
seasons. The same thing hap
pened to Southern California, and
Colgate, after two seasons Of
almost unalloyed success. fell be-
fore Tulane.
Tigers Eastern Champs
So, at the finish, Princeton was
the champion of the East: Michi-
gan of the Big Ten and Mid
West: Nebraska Of the Big Six;
Denver and Utah of the Rocky
Mountain region; Louisiana State
of the South and as many as
four teams sharing the distinc-
ton on the West Coast. However,
many felt that one-defeat teams
like Nebraska, Pitt, U. s. c.. Co
lumbia, Stanford and others were
deserving of equal rank with the
best.
Incidentally the season closed
with a box office rush, the Army
alone playing to nearly 100000 on
successive Saturdays with the
Navy and Notre Dame.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
GrOff's StGndOut
In Swimming Meet

George Croft was the star in
the open swimming meet at the
Shoreham pool under the Spon-
sorship of the Y. M. c. A. He
surprised by winning the 1O0-yard
free-style swim with plenty to
spare. Results:
Yard Breast stroke-Won by Knox
Moncure. ("Y'O: second. Paskaskas
baltimore "Y'D: third. Clay. west
ern).
IOO-Yard Free styIe-won by Croft.
(ShOreham): second, Kinsley, (Balti-
more "Y'): third, ROte. &c. W..
Time. 81.
Fancy Diving-WOn by Bob Knight.
(ShOreham): second. Marshall. CY'D !:
third. Talbot. lCentraD. Winning point
total. 1913.
I5O-Yard Medley Relay Won by
George Washington, (JOhnny HAHN. Dyer
GhoEmley. and and, MAJ Rote|: ,.Snrd second
MuIlady). Baltimore "Y" disqualified
when backstroker turned illegally.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
US. CUP TEAM s
CRASH TOPS
50 TENNIS

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 GNSJ.
The collapse of the United States
Cup team. the victory Of Fred
Perry, the Britisher. in the U. S.
amateur championships, and the
victory Of Helen Jacobs over
Helen Wills Moody, were the out
standing events of the tennis
world in 1888.
With the French Davis squad
definitely on the downgrade, it
was confidently expected that the
American team, led by Ellsworth
Vines, would have q good chance
to regain the cup. But Vines
was a bitter disappointment in
the cup play in Europe as he was
in the American championships
when he failed to reach the semi
finals.
Loses to Perry
Jack Crawford, master Of every
tennis stroke. who had won at
Wimbledon and at Paris, was eX-
pected to win against a fine field
at Forrest Hills, but the big
Australian fell before the terrific
onslaught of the black-haired,
laughing Perry in the finals.
Perry had everything on the
day he beat Crawford and con-
tinuation of his fine game will 60
far toward making England a
good bet to retain the cup she
won when Perry and Bunny
Austin swept all before them in
Europe.
Far From Loss
Despite defeats, American ten
mis- was far from a total loss.
Many Of the younger players
showed surprising strength and in
another year may be able to hold
their own with any. Frank.
Shields came fast through the
late summer, Frank Parker
showed plenty of class, as did
Lester Stoeffen, the Carnera Of
the courts, and Sidney Wood, the
slender blond New Yorker, played
the best tennis of any American
in the championships. Their
form augurs well for America
next year.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
RANGERS TAKE
SO ICE TITLE

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 G.N.sJ.
For the first time in National
Hockey League history, a third
place team. the New York
Rangers, slashed through in the
final playoffs of the 1932-33 sea-
son to win the coveted Stanley
Cup and the world title from the
Toronto Maple Leafs.
Probably the greatest team
strength through the 1928 sea-
son was displayed by the Boston
Bruins who topped the American
division with a total Of So points.
The Detroit Red Wings placed
second, tied in point rating but
not in goals and were trailed by
the Rangers and the Chicago
Black Hawks.
Toronto led the international
division and their grueling efforts
in the first place playoff with
the Bruins left them in weak
ened condition to fall victim to
the Rangers. The Mon real Ma
rooms. Canadiens, Americans and
Ottawa finished in that order
respectively under the Leafs in
their division.
Despite a reduced admission
price to hockey games, receipts
fell off 20 per cent out attend
ance was maintained close to the
level of the previous year with
but Q 4 per cent decrease.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
RISE Of GIANTS
BASEBALL s
BIC EVENT

NEW YORK, Dec. 30. - The
outstanding feat Of the 1888 base
ball season undoubtedly was the
rise of the New York Giants to
the championship Of the National
League and their defeat Of the
Washington Senators in the world
series.
Last spring the Giants were not
conceded a chance to finish in the
first division. Even their manager,
Bill Terry, later admitted that he
really believed they would be
lucky to finish as high as fourth.
On paper, the Pirates, Cubs and
Cardinals all figured to be stronger
than the Giants but as usual ball
games were not won on paper this
year any more than other seasons.
Terry himself was the only 800
hitter of the team. but marvellous
pitching by Carl Hubbell. Hal
Schumacher, Roy Parmelee and
Fred Fitzsimmons. plus great de-
fense in the field, more than off
set this lack of batting power. The
Giants always played for one run
and usually got it.
Hubbell Sparkles
Hubbell was the outstanding
pitcher of the year and his work
in the world series merely served
to strengthen the belief that he
was a better pitcher than Lefty
Grove in 1888.
A late season slump hit the Pr
ates as usual, Babe Herman's de-
fection injured the Cubs. internal
dissention disrupted the Cards and
the Braves, playing classy ball at
all times. lacked just that little ex-
ira wallop that might have put
them on top. The PhillieS.
Dodgers and Reds Of course, were
nowhere.
The American League was
more or less a runaway for the
Senators after the Athletics and
Yankees folded up.
The partial eclipse Of Babe
Ruth as a star ara his total
eclipse as a home run king hurt
the Yankees as did the detection
of several Of their pitchers and
the collapse of the infield.
Connie Mack felt the loss Of
AL Simmons more than he ex-
pected, some of his older pitch
ers failed to live up to their
previous records and some Of his
youngsters still were q year away
from the big time.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
Jack Curley Rates
Jim LondOs Sixth
Among Matmen

NEW YORK. Dec. 3O.-Jack
Curley, wrestling promoter, to.
day named his annual ratings
OF the grunt, groan and grim
ace fraternity. Here they rae:
No. l. Jim Browning, MissouriS
No. 2, Ed. Don George, New
York: No. 3. Ray Steele, Cafr
tornia; No. 4, Jagut Singh, IN.
dia; No S. Joe Savoldi, Michi.
gan; No. 8, Jim Londos, Greece:
No. 7, Ed Lewis, California;
No. 8, Joe Malcewicz. New York;
No. g. Youssouf Mahamut, Tir.
key: No. 10, Hans Steinke, Gers
many.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
GOODMAN GOLF
STAR DURING
1888 SPAN

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 U.N.S0
That old-oaken, mosS-covered adage
about the serving Of youth was
sustained and supported almost
entirely throughout a campaign Of
golf that carried, as usual, from
the baked fairways Of the Mid
West all the way to dour, old
England.
In America. Johnny Goodman,
of Omaha, aged 81, walked in
among the field Of hardened pro-
fessionals at Chicago and shot
the open championship right out
from under their feet with q
dazzling 287 for u holes.
Had . Chance
Ralph Guldahl, juvenile pro.
had a chance to tie the Omaha
amateur but missed a 5-footer on
the final green. Except on the
closing holes, Goodman's mas"
terry with his irons and putter
had the course in q continual
uproo especially during his
amazing round Of Sc, the low
est ever scored in the champion
ship.
Walter Hagen, veteran cham
pion, had a chance for "a the
same day but blew up on the
seventeenth and had to be con-
tent with a 66 himself.
In England. Denny Shute, still
in his twenties, won the open
championship as so many Ameri-
cans have done during the last
IL years. He first tied with Craig
Wood, another American pro, at
292 and beat him in the 36-hole
play off with 149 against l54.
Gene Sarazen, 1882 champion Of
both countries, had the event
won and then came to grief in
the famous He'll Bunker. Leo
Diegel, Of the American forces.
missed a 3-footer for q tie on the
final green.
Lost In Final
Meantime, George Dunlap. just
out of Princeton. had gone all
tie way to the semi-f!1als of the
British amateur, but was elimin-
ated.
He came back to America to
win a great amateur champion.
ship at Cincinnati, mis- methodical
iron play and putting being remi-
niScent of Jerry TraverS in the
days Of yore. A lot went out Of
the championship the first day
when Goodman fell before Chand-
ler Egan, champion almost 80
years before. The finalistS were
Dunlap and Max Marston, an.
other ex-champion, Dunlap win
ming and 5. Incidentally. Johnny
Fischer, homebred of the course,
set an all-time American record
with 141 to win the qualifying
medal.
Defeats Champion
The woman's championship
again fell to Virginia Van VIE,
of Chicago, who defeated the ex'
champion, Helen Hicks, in the
finals, 4 and 3. Miss Van VIE
proved herself o real champion
by snuffing out Enid Wilson, the
English title-holder, in the semi
finals. Miss Wilson previously
had won the medal with q
smart 76.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
German. Heavy Wins
OUer Tall Italian

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Among
those who will not win the
heavyweight championship of the
world this year. next year and in
all the years to come is Ray
1mpellittiere, the 8 foot 7l2 inch
exhibit.
His utter falibility was estab-
lished finally and forever when
Walter Neusel, the German. cas-
lily won the decision after 10
rounds of milling at the Madison
Square Garden last night.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
DRAMA. UPSETS PLAY BIG PART IN 1888 Sports
QUEEN HELEN
FALLS IN
TENNIS

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-What
ever else it did, this mellow year
of 1888 produced more than its
share of the pungent, the unusual
and the theatric. Seldom before
has so much sheer drama been
crowded into the space Of a few
vivid months, while the old order
vanished and prestige was rubbed
thin.
First, there was the Helen Wills
Moody abdication in women's
tennis. First, she pulled out Of
the Wightman Cup matches with
England because Of an injured
back; then. after losing the first
set and winning the second, she
Withdrew from her final round
match in the championships
against Helen Jacobs while trail
ing in the third, loves. The effect
was almost like a blow in the
face to q startled nation that had
come to look upon Queen Helen
as supreme beyond the fra1lty Of
ordinary mortals.
A Startling Feat
Almost equally startling was
the worlds record-mile. 4:07 6-1O,
by Jack Lovelock, the New zea-
lander. and the fact that Bill
Bonthron, American, was les S
than 10 yards back to beat the
old record, too. The old record
was thought to be immune-out
nothing is nowadays.
For further information on
that, see the Hitchcock family IN
polo or Babe Ruth or the stew
ards of the Poughkeepsie regatta
or the football teams of Tennes'
see, U. S. c. and Colgate. This
trio was beaten during the late
season after running up imposing
records of success through two or
three years of play You might
also see the Washington Senators.
who yielded the world champion
ship in baseball to Bill Terry, the
new miracle manager. and his
New York Giants, who cannot
and could not hit punching bag
with an oar.
Ruth also did his final yield
ing during the year, Jimmy FoXx
winning the home-run champion
ship again, while the former was
finishing down among the want
ads. That's approximately where
Hitchcock and his Eastern riders
finished in an all-star charity
polo match with the West, which
was not supposed to have the bet
ter riders and most certainly did
not have the better ponies. AS
for the Poughkeepsie regatta,
which used to have eight and
nine crews on the line, it was
abandoned altogether for the
year because of a lack Of funds.
Carnera Surprises
Then there was the perform
ance OF Camera in knocking out
Sharkey for the heavyweight
championship. Carnera was sup
posed to be only q circus freak,
but it's apparently getting so that
suppositions are futile and expec-
tations are excellent pipe clean
ers. Gene Sarazen, for instance.
expected to win at least one
major golf title after his two OF
the year before Instead, Johnny
Goodman. a juvenile amateur,
made a show of the field at Chi
cago.
In line with the general up
heaval, there was Princeton'S rise
from nothing to the near-cham-
pionShip of all football, and the
action of the Amateur Athletic
Union in threatening to boycott
the Berlin Olympics in 1896 be-
cause Of Nazi activities.
So, altogether, it was grand,
old year by contr- It with some
that have gone before it. From
the standpoint Of receipts, it was
better. From the standpoint Of
diversion, it was downright great.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
THEY'RE BOXERS, NO FOOLIN'

ONE would think this
was a wrestling match but
it's just a little scrimmage
between Walter Neusel (on
bottom) and Ray Impel-
litiere during their boxing
bout in New York last
night. Even the referee
became entangled with the
clumsy fisticuffers.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
LENORE K|GHT.
TOPS WOMEN

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 GN.s).
Youthful Lenore Kight, Of Home
stead. Pa, practically made q per
sonal triumph out Of the swim
ming campaigns Of 1888, at least
in the women's division where
most Of the activity now seems
centered.
In the outdoor championships
at Jones Beach, L. l., she virtually
swept all before her with national
titles at 100 meters, 800 yards and
one mile. besides establishing rec
ords Of 1888 6-10 at 40 yards and
11:44 $40 at 800 meters. Lenore
topped off her performance by
coming from behind to win the
800-yard relay for the Homestead
Library Club. with a new record
Of 11:10.
She had to be good, at that, to
top little Katherine Rawls, Fort
Lauderdale. Fla, who demon.
strated that she Is unapproach.
able in all,around ability. This
she did by winning the spring.
board diving championship and
then taking the medlay title at
300 meters for a record Of 4:36
6.1O. The medlay victory meant
that Miss Rawls was the greatest
In the field at all types Of swim.
ming Eleanor Holm, meantime.
maintained her dominion In the
backstroke races. in which she
won four Of the five champion.
ships. with records at 22O and
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
BARRIERS QUEST GAMES

Eddie's ~rber Shop five desires
games with l15-pound teams,
Write Manager Chapman Smith,
1866 California st. N. w. The
BARRIERS defeated Phi Sigma Phi,
21-l6, in their last game.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
PLUMBERS SCORE

Bovello Plumbers scored their
twelfth straight victory last night
by defeating the Battery A Com
pany. 26 to 8. Mike Raedy scored
IA markers.
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
Princeton on Top of Roost
Of'33 Gridiron World

NEW YORK. Dec. 80 TNs.).-Footbsll bounding
back in 1888 to show marked increase in receipts in 1888
and the complicated finishes yet sponsored by
this most whimsical of activities
The Washington times., 1933-12-30
"Y" FIVE SCORES

The "Y" Big Five won over the
Atlas tossers last night, 20 to 20.
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