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Evening star., 1934-05-27
.BETT0RS, THOUGH,
Lean TO JIMMY
Majority Want to Back Him,
but Have Respect for
Barney's Skill.
BY EDWARD j. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

N lew IORk, May 26.-The
M saga of two Horatio Alger
boys comes down to a
f1nal chapter in the ring
OF the Madison Square Garden
bowl on Long Island Monday
night. But for one of them
smiling, sleepy-eyed Jimmy Nc
Larnin or glittering little Carney
Ross-there must be the unreal
lty OF the unhappy ending so
foreign to the fiction plots of
boyhood's favorite author.
They fight Is rounds for the well
terweight championship of the world,
these two youngsters who have battled
up from the most meager beginnings
to place where each enters the ring
champion in his own right.
In all probability there will be some
$1,000 persons cheering them on, a
treasure of close to 100000 in gate
receipts for them to share in the
richest match boxing has known since
the depression set in.
Betting Figures Deceptive.
n TcLARNIN, scourge of Jewish
Nl fighters, probably the greatest
puncher for his weight and
inches the ring has seen since the
tabled days Of Joe Walcott and Ruby
Bob Fitzsimmons. is no better than
even money to whip Ross, born Bar
nett Rasofsky in the heart Of the
Ghetto on New York,s East Side Is
years ago.
The quoted figures, however, are
deceptive. Every one wants to bet on
McIarnin,' the Irishman from Incha-
core, near Dublin, but respect for the
lightweight champion is so great that
even money Is the best offered. At
that price very few are willing to back
the clever, swift, game little fellow
who must concede McLarnin 10 pounds
and try to survive the deadly fire that
beat down Al Singer, Ruby Goldstein,
Sid Terris, Kid Kaplan, joey Sanger,
Jackie Fields, and even the great
Benny Leonard among Ross Jewish
brethren.
Ross expects to weigh in tomorrow
noon at 1873 pounds. McLarnin must
scale las or forfeit $4,000.
With four years Of age In his favor,
Ross plans to storm in on McLarnin
from the opening bell, depending on
his aggressiveness and incessant driv-
ing with tightening left hand to keep
the Irishman covering, too busy to
nail the fast-moving target with either
of his deadly hands.
Still Packs T. N. T. Punch.
NFcLARNIN has slowed up some
M what, but has never punched
harder than in his training
drills at Atlantic City. He has caught
these dazzling fellows before and he
expects to drill Ross before the match
has gone half dozen rounds.
1--WE found that the way to fight
the swift ones is to move them into a
corner, where speed doesn't count. and
then let them have it with both
hands" he says. "It works a great
deal of the time"
Both warriors are in raZor-sharp
condition, and McLarnin appears to
have held all his strength In his battle
with weight that will have come
back to 148 or 149 pounds by the time
he. enters the ring about 8:45 pm,
Eastern standard time. Ross heft will
change no more than a few ounces
after the weighing in
II Ross beats McLarnin he will be
the first lightweight champion ever to
hold the welterweight title at the same
time. Benny Leonard lost on a foul
to Jack Britton the only time it was
ever tried before.
The fight will not be broadcast.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
PLAYER FINED, SUSPENDED.

ASHEVILLE, N. c.. May 26 B.-
President Dan w. Hill Of the Pied
mont League today announced the
indefinite suspension of Shuney Brit
tain, Wilmington catcher, for an al
tercation with Emerson Of Columbia,
Thursday In Wilmington. The Buc
player also was fined $50.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
KEEPS TEXAS GOLF TITLE.

DALLAS, Tex, May 26 P.-Aniela
Gorcha of Fort Worth successfully
defended her championship in the
women's Texas Golf Association by
defeating Mrs. Dan Chandler OF
Dallas, 6 and S, today.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Scores:
LIMA QUITS LEAGUE.

LIMA, Ohio. May 2s tP.-Poor
attendance and the impossibility Of
getting lights installed for night
games has caused the withdrawal of
the Lima base ball team from the
Central League.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
BY ORLO ROBERTSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEw YORK. May .26.-The
nj charm that Mrs. Dodge
N Sloane's Brookmead Stable
i y has held over the 3-year-old
turf division was broken to-
day when Mrs. John Hay Whitney's
Singing Wood. running over q rain
soaked track. won the flfty-ninth run
ming Of the Withers mile at Belmont
Park.
High Quest. the 7-to-5 choice and
winner Of the Preakness. was en-
trusted with the task Of adding the
$4,000 stake to the stables long
string Of victories, including the Ken
lucky and Florida Derbies The son
of Sir Gallant III stumbled as he
left the barrier. however. tossing his
Jockey, Mack Garner, to the muddy
track. The veteran rider was not in
jured.
With Bobby Jones, who rode High
Quest in the Preakness, handling the
reins, Singing Wood, winner Of the
100000 Belmont Futurity as Q q
year-old, came from on the pace to
take command rounding the turn
and drive to victory.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Cavalcade Scratched,

"EN originally were slated to start
but Mrs. Sloane scratched Cav
alcade, winner OF the Kentucky
Derby, and Joseph y. Widener with
drew Peace Chance. Bob Smith,
trainer Of the Brookmead stars, be-
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Shows Speed IN Mud.

@NE and one-half lengths back at
I the finish was another Of the
family's colts. G. v. Whitney's
Roustabout, while another four lengths
to the rear in third place trailed
George D. Widener's Chicstraw. Mrs.
Payne Whitney's First Minstrel rated
with Chicstraw as the chief conten-
ders in the race, bowed . tendon and
finished sixth in the field Of eight.
The weather and track were far
from ideal. The racing strip was
muddy from rains Of the last SO
hours, while additional showers fell
at frequent intervals during the af-
ternoon.
Despite the adverse elements q
crowd of 10000 saw Singing Wood
reel of the mile in the good time of
1877 As only two-fifths of second
slower than the record for the event
hung up by the great Man o. War in
1920. The victory was worth $4,000
and boosted his earnings to $l04, 4,050.
His hackers, and they were numerous,
received 8 to /.
Evening star., 1934-05-27

ner's District heavyweight champion
ship tournament. which was won by
Brown.
Roy Manley. transplanted Arkansas
southpaw, and Bob Lowry. local vel.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
COSTA TO BATTLE
i IN CO-HEADL|NER
Has Beaten FeIdman, Rat
ner, Who Share Spotlight
Tomorrow Night.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

- man of Brooklyn and
Ernie Rather of Newark,
4 who clash tomorrow in
Washington's first legalized pro-
fessional fight show, have some
thing in common, but it doesn't
threaten to cloud the dawn Of
the Capitals new boxing era.
Rather it promises to add extra
drive and zip to their punches when
the lightweight rivals box in sched-
uled 10-round scrap at the Riding
and Hunt, Twenty-second and p
streets.
Fighting on the same card-in the
co-feature 10-rounder, to be exact
will be joey Costa, who figures very
much in the plans of Feldman and
Evening star., 1934-05-27

there1l be few idle moments for Mr..
Sheehy in the future.
The Kid could do everything in his
day. He punched with all the feroc-
ity of a mules kick and he could
take it." The absence of tin ears
and scars today bears evidence he
could box some, too.
McLarnin, the guy who'll draw a
Evening star., 1934-05-27

was attested last Winter at Portner's
Arena when he fiattened the highly
rated Patsy Wallace In two heats.
Conner is less experienced than his
adversary, but he is improving right
along. By way of proving he is just
about ready for classier competition
Charley slapped the more experienced
Rather to the floor in Baltimore re-
Gently. but dropped the decision, al
though it was close
Evening star., 1934-05-27

w YASHINGTON'S first legal
lied outdoor boxing card
wv was completed yesterday
when Promoter Joe Tur-
ner added brace OF
eight round scraps and pair Of six
FOUNDERS to the show slated for Mon.
day, June 4, at Griffith Stadium.
The addition Of these four battles
to the 10-round heavyweight feature
between Matte Brown of Washington
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Bowen Faces Big Job.

NI1EA VIZ klOlliC-OOWA A1ICACo W.
morrow will be provided by Ray
Bowen, the very serious last of
the fighting Bowens A nifty boxer
and sharp hitter, Rays big handicap
is jaw inclined to crack like unto
glass and in Petey Gulotta of New
York, his foe in the eight-round semi
windup, Ray will be meeting a fist
singer who really throws wicked
mitt.
Gulotta will be remembered by fight
fans along the Atlantic Coast as the
guy who ruined Wesley Ramey's first
Eastern invasion last year The Grand
Rapids lightweight flash was cleaning
up in the Middle West at the time,
among his victims being Tony Canzo-
neri when he came East One of his
first stops was Alexandria, where
Ramey eked out close decision over
Bowen. Then he went to New York,
prepared to step into the Garden.
Right off the bat he was fed Gulotta
and Pete was bit more than Wesley
bargained for. Gulotta put him on
the floor and 1t required all the Michi-
gan boys boxing skill to earn a draw.
Ramey didn't make the Garden and
he can blame Gulotta as much as
anybody.
Ray has difficulty, due only to that
chin, in getting off the floor, so he'll
be taking no chances tomorrow. At
top form the youngest Of the Bowens
has a chance of outpointing Gulotta
or any other lightweight.
Earl Dunlap, a former grid great
at Georgia Tech, and Deacon Owens
of Georgia will clash in the opening
our-rounder.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Former Irish" Gridder.
4 FORMER Notre Dame grid star,

4 FORMER Notre Dame grid star,
IA Lutte really replaces Joe Sa-
voldi, another Irish" foot
baller, on the card. With Savoldi
unable to appear this week against
Marshall, the latter has been boosted
to the semi-wind-up with Dick Raines
while the Earl McCready- Harry Fields
tussle has been shifted to a pre-
liminary.
A third preliminary will be added
to the card next week.
In addition to the McCready- Fields
match the only bout to be held over
from last weeks rained-out show Is
the Browning Mcmillan affair, sched-
uled for two hours or less. This will
be McMillan's first crack at Brown
ing here and only his second any
where. The first ended In Brownings
favor after nearly an hour and a
half Of graphing.
Tickets for last weeks show, Of
course, will be honored Thursday.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
CHAMPS SUBDUER
TO GRAPPLE HERE
Lutte, Who Meets lie Doux,
Has Defeated Browning,
Lewis and Others. -

nj conqueror of Jim Brown
v ing, Don George, stran-
= gler Lewis, Gus Sonnen-
berg and Marin Plestina, to men,
ton a few, was added to Thurs
days wrestling card at Griffith
Stadium last night by Promoter
Joe Turner.
Lutte will meet Jean LIE Doux, roly-
poly Canadian. in preliminary tus-
sic to the holdover main event be-
tween Jim Browning, championship
claimant, and Jim Mcmillan.
Lutte was the last wrestler to beat
Browning prior to the latter's series
with Lewis that made the scissors star
o title claimant. He also is credited
with two wins over George and on
the West Coast. where he has con-
fined his activities thus far, Nick
compares favorably with Everett Mar
shall as an attraction.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
WILCOX TOPS GUNNERS
Has 40 Breaks at Benning Traps
to Lead by a Point.

to Lead by a Point.
D. Wilcox won the weekly trapshoot
at the Washington Gun Club yester-
day at Benning, smashing 40 of a
possible so targets at 16 yards.
r. B. Bond was second, with 48,
followed by George A. Emmons and
Julius Marcy, who tied for third,
with Al each.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
FOURTH RACE-The Charles Town;
purse, $500; for 3-year-olds; 5 furlongs

B. Castle and g. Overcast entry.
FIFTH RACE-The Jefferson County In.
augural: claiming; purse, S400; ga fur
longs
Dear Zin. IL sGloritone -. liz
sChatter Fot. l12 just Remember liz
'Manager Bill. 10f Scotty Dob. liz
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Charles Town Entries
FOR MONDAY.

&C. NJ. Felton-G. Daugherty entry.
cJ. Fisher. jr.-W. G. Merton entry.
Mrs. Helen and Grace Baker entry.
SECOND RACE-The Belvedere; purse,
$500; claiming; for 3-year-olds and up.
ward. RIh furinnUs
Evening star., 1934-05-27

THIRD RACE-The Stanley Porvich:
| claiming; for 3-year-olds and upward; Ga
Evening star., 1934-05-27

Bobby Burns, belonging to Mr.. and
Evening star., 1934-05-27

SIXTH RACE-The Goodacre; claiming;
purse $500; for 3-year-olds and upward;
Evening star., 1934-07-07

York constitute the seventh stage.
Passing through the intermediary
stages, slum conditions at length ar
rived. The slum areas are to be found
in different section of New York City
and in all five boroughs. These ike
wise consist of three types OF build
ings:
81. Old-law tenement houses in
very dilapidated condition sitting on
expensive land, and whose owners
either will not or cannot effect any re-
pairs owing to the lack OF income de-
rived from them.
80. Solid blocks OF new-Iaw tene-
mentS which are safer and more sani-
tary, but are scarcely more desirable
for light, recreation and air than the
older type. Besides, the congestion OF
so many families in sucn areas creates
not only a growing problem, but
transportation problem as well.
80. Buildings, mainly consisting of
flipsy one and two family detached
housese which are inside the tene-
ment class, are a very serious fire
menace. They also provide a grave
transportation problem.
1T Is imperative that New York's
slums be got rid Of, and an earnest,
sincere body OF experts is doing It's
best to find the most practical soIu-
ton Of the problem"
Evening star., 1934-07-07
SALES IN PAINT
INDUSTRY CLIMB
Cleanup Campaigns Raise
Individual Purchases
Substantially.

With domestic sales increasing
steadily and export demand brisk, the
outlook for the paint and varnish in
dustry is decidedly encouraging, c. C.
Concannon, chief of the Commerce
Departments Chemical Division,
stated today.
Sales reported by 586 establishments
for the first four months of the year,
he points out, totaled $50 .32l 900,
compared with $55,563,000 for the
first four months of 1893, when sales
touched the lowest level for some time,
and $73,866, 500 for the corresponding
period of 1882.
While industrial sales accounted for
considerable part of this increased
business, the major portion was due
to customer purchases. "Paint-up"
and cleanup" campaigns carried out
in various parts of the country have
undoubtedly played an important part
in this increased business, Concannon
stated
The real property inventory now
being conducted in 64 cities shows
that fully so per cent of homes in
most cities where the inventory has
been completed are in need of repairs.
1t is safe to assume, Concannon states,
that these needed repairs include
paint.
Foreign trade in paint materials,
both imports and exports, is also in
creasing. During the first four
months of 1884 exports were valued
at $3.e52 400, compared with s3,112.-
900 for the corresponding period of
1888. and imports, consisting chiefly
of raw materials required by our
domestic manufacturers, increased
from $4,000 to S585 400.
Evening star., 1934-07-07

pairs. Slum conditions were Just
around the corner.
THE fourth stage was characterized
by expansion. Congestion is possible
just so far, then there has to be an
outlet for the overflow. 1t became
necessary to expand. Building costs
under the new law were now higher
and 1t became expedient for would-be
builders to seek the cheapest land OBJ
tainable. AS buildings went up on
this new land, money had to be laid
out to improve transportation, lay out
streets, sewers, gas and water sup
plies.
These improvements raised the
cost Of the new land and increased
the taxes on old land. Further,
there was a rush of tenants to oc-
cupy the new law buildings which
caused many vacancies in the old
law buildings. For a time in the new
areas vacant lots supplied air spaces
and Fairgrounds.
THE fifth stage came after the
war. which had a disastrous effect on
housing. 1t decreased the value of
money and increased the cost of
labor and materials as well as the
cost of the use of money. Tenement
houses could only be built for people
who could afford to pay SIS and $18
q room.
"a shortage of these forced the
rents up so high that they had to
the large cities people rushed for the
suburbs where there were less re-
strictions and where small frame
houses could be put on very cheap
land.
Just as soon as people COM
menced to buy this land, however,
the price started to go up. Again,
falling incomes forced certain people
to return to the oldest houses, and
land started out on a general in
crease in value.
THE building boom accompanied
the sixth stage. Three classes of
buildings were produced as a result
of the building boom that set in:
81. High-class and very expen-
sive modern fireproof apartment
houses.
%. Six-story non-fireproof new
law tenements divided into small
rooms and rentals too high for two
thirds Of the population. These two
classes rose to greater heights and
borrowed light from their neighbors'
property. AS the land value rose so
did the height of buildings, thus
making the courts darker and lessen
ing the desirability of the buildings.
"3. The third class was mile upon
mile Of fiimsy one-family houses and
other types not controlled by the
tenement house law,
"Today's housing problems OF New
Evening star., 1934-07-07

fourth street southeast; to cost $4,000.
B. R. English, 1888 G street, owner
and builder; Julius Wenig, architect;
to make repairs, 1656-58-60 Columbia
road; to cost $4,000
James w. Barp, 1901 Macomb street,
owner and builder; H. w. Gaines, de-
signer; to erect one 3-story brick addi-
ton and make repairs. 818 Twenty
second street: to cost 100.
Terminal Refrigerating and Ware
housing Corporation, owner and de-
signer; John R. Livezey, ll08 Six
teenth street, builder; to make repairs,
Twelfth and E streets southwest; to
cost $4,000
DR.. M. E. Donohue. 1874 Wisconsin
avenue, owner: G. N. Bell. designer
Clarke Ball, Clarendon, Va, builder;
to make repairs, 1904 o street; to
cost $1,000.
c. T. Boswell. II D street southeast,
owner and builder; to erect brick
stable, II D street southeast; to cost
81 900.
j. Charles Shapiro, Inc. Southern
Railway Building, owners and build
ers; to erect six metal garages. 2l0 to
900 Emerson street; to cost $500.
Smith and Marshall. 6005 Utah ave-
nue.. owners and builders: to erect two
brick garages, 1899 and 600l Utah
avenue, to cost $500
Mrs. Germaine Goettelmann. 3219
Seventh street northeast, owner, de-
signer and builder; to erect one l-Story
tile addition, 3219 Seventh street
northeast: to cost $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Reilly, owners;
c. w. Hobbs, builder; to make repairs,
6Oo6 Broad Branch road: to cost $500
Little Sisters of the Poor, owners; :;
to erect elevator hatchway, Second
and Third. H and I streets northeast; !;
to cost $780,
Mrs. Irwin H. Bernhardt, owner:
Henry J. Connor, designer; Henry j.
Connor, Inc, l343 Kalmia street,
builders: to erect brick and tile garage,
1901 Juniper street: to cost S400-
Marie C. Chellami, owner; James
w. Adams, architect; Paul Klaassen
& Sons, 1902 Fourteenth street. build
ers: to erect one 1-story concrete block
addition, 3408 Ninth street northeast;
to cost $3.50.
James Young, 1340 Thirtv-f1rst
street, owner; E. A. Pessagno, 1877 H
street, builder: to make repairs. '340
Thirty-firSt street: to cost $500.
B. Krett. 1924 Ogden street. owner
and builder: to enclose porch, 1924
ogden street: to cost $500.
Mrs. Sugree, 3219 Fifth street south
east, owner; to stucco frame dwelling.
3219 Fifth street southeast; to cost
$500.
J. P. Wenchel 6805 Sixth street,
owner and architect: c. F. Foster,
2315 Thirty-third street southeast,
builder; to enclose porch, 6805 Sixth
street: to cost $3.50.
Edwin A. Hyde. 224 Lewis street
northeast, owner and builder: F. G.
Wilcox. designer; to erect brick gar
age, PA Peabody street; to cost $3.50.
j. H. Durand, 3025 Twenty fourth
street northeast, owner; Allied As
phalt Products Corporation, 9l2 New
York avenue, builders; to shingle sides
of frame dwelling, 3025 Twenty
fourth street northeast, to cost 5000.
Gohn Schroeder, 1923 Minnesota
avenue southeast, owner; c. B. Nash,
1926 B street southeast, builder; to
erect new porch, 1923 Minnesota ave-
nue. southeast, to cost 5000.
c. w. williams, Investment Build
ing, owner and builder; to erect one
brick garage, Gill Utah avenue, to
cost 5000.
Evening star., 1934-07-07

contracts awarded by the Federal and
State governments for construction in
these cities. The estimated cost of
public buildings for which permits
were issued was $3,9o5, ,48s in April
and $2,o19,s41 in May.
The Middle Atlantic States showed
the greatest increase in cost-7sA per
cent-n May over April, while the
costs of new building in the South
Atlantic States showed a decrease of
more than IS per cent in May.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Delaware Homes Painted.

There are 1855 painted frame farm
houses in the State of Delaware, as
against 2,o4o unpainted buildings,
the Department of Agriculture has
learned as a result of recent C. w. A.
surveys. There are $3.50 homes in
the State over so years old.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Back Drains Needed.

With Summer thunderstorms on the
way, it is time now to get a backwater
drain in the basement to insure
against flooded cellars.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Sprinkler Convenience.

An underground sprinkling system
is a great convenience, and it is not
too late to have such a system in
stalled.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS IN U. S. GAIN
Permits Increase 81 Per Cent in
May, Bureau of Labor Stats
tics Reports.

The number of building construc-
ton projects for which permits were
issued increased 81 per cent in May
as compared with April, while the
estimated cost of these projects in
creased 30.8 per cent, according to
figures of the Bureau Of Labor Sta
tistics. based on reports from 776
cities having population Of 10000 or
over.
In the total is included the value Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-24
Penner, Oakie
Star in Show
Now at Circle
college Rhythm Depends
on Comedy, Melody and
Girls.

Girls, melody and laughs play
an equal part in Paramount's cam
pus comedy, college Rhythm" now
at the Circle, with Joe Pemer head
ing the featured part.
Directed by Norman Taurog.
college Rhythm" presents Penner,
Lanny Ross, Jack Oakie, Helen
Mack, LYDIA Roberti and Mary Brian
in a story about the campus cut-upS
who turned the department store
business into a college football cam
paign.
The story has its beginning at
State college, where Jack Oakie, as
Love and Kisses" Finnegan,
football hero, becomes Lanny Ross
deadly rival for the love of Mary
Brian
Their rivalry is carried over into
the business world, but temporarily
submerged when Oakie gets a job
in the store owned by Lanny Ross
father.
Here he gets the bright idea OF
introducing collegiate atmosphere
beautiful girls, cheering sections and
football teamS-into department.
store business as a means of whoop-
ing up sales.
Everything goes beautifully until
their competitors start stealing their
thunder.
The climax of the film comas
after the big football game when
Lanny Ross realizes that he does
not love Mary Brian after all, but
his fathers demure little secretary,
played by Helen Mack. And Oakie
and Miss Brian turn love-birds OH
their own account.
Melodies for college Rhythm
were written by Gordon and Revel
and Include "Stay as Sweet as YOU
Are" Lets Give Three Cheers for
Love-" and "Take a Number from
One to Ten"