davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-01-11
STRONG RIVALS FACE
KENTUCKY TITLE FIVE
Alabama, Louisiana and Missis-
sippi State Hot Contenders in
Southeastern Loop.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
4 TI.ANTA, Ga, January 11.-Ala-
"A bama. Louisiana and Mississippi
State may challenge Kentucky's
right to another Southeastern Confer
ence basket ball championship.
Games so far have shown that these
clubs possess attacks formidable enough
to offer the Wildcats, 1888 loop title
winners, real obstacles.
Vanderbilt and Tennessee are pos
sible trouble-makers. but the other
to figure prominently.
Kentucky undoubtedly will not carry
as much power as a year ago.
Alabama has team of six footers
who cover court quickly and shoot ac-
curately. They scored 101 points in
their first two games.
Louisiana State possesses the same
quintet that went to the semi-finals OF
the 1888 title tournament, and was the
high-scoring club of the conference last
season.
Mississippi State, runner-up to Ken
lucky year ago, has virtually its same
squad which was the sensation OF last
year as sophomores.
Vanderbilt was of to a good start,
winning its first two games, but the
Commodores still are an uncertain out
fit.
Tennessee has not entered conference
play as yet, but the Volunteers have
seven regulars returning and a trio of
outstanding sophomores. Florida and
Mississippi have defensive strength, but
lack scoring power. Georgia, Sewanee
Auburn and Georgia Tech have young
and inexperienced squads.
Tulane has some experienced ath-
leteS, but the greenies had the mis-
fortune Of running into two Of the best
teams, Alabama and Kentucky, in open
ing contests and lost four games.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Other WI dates:
SOCCERS IN CUP TIE
German-Americans, Senators Clash
in Important Tilt Sunday.

German American Sport Club boot
ers will face the youthful Senators
Sunday at Benning field in a game
expected to 60 far toward settling the
Washington and Southeastern District
Soccer Association cup tie, If it does
not do SO.
Stock of the Senators has advanced
following its I'll win last Sunday over
Marlboro. Not a Capital City League
game has been lost by the Senators.
German Americans are showing their
class in the Maryland State League.
They have Just gained second place
in the loop.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
RANKING TENNIS ACES
NEAR FLORIDA FINAL
Three of Nations First Ten Are
Playing in Miami.Biltmore
Tournament.

BY the Associated Press.
n HIAMI, Fla, January 11.-Three
N of the Nations first 10 amateur
tennis aces meet Florida's top
ranking players today in the quarter
finals at the Miami-Biltmore cham
pionship play.
Hudson Hamm of Fort Lauderdale
faces George M Lott, jr., of Chicago
defending champion and tenth on the
tentative rankings of the u S. L. T. A.
Frank x. Shields of New York, the
United States No /. exchanges volleys
with Carroll Turner of Miami, former
Florida champion and rated one of the
States best.
Cliff Sntter of New Orleans, national
four, plays Arthur Hendrix of Lake
land, Florida State champion.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Yale Is Not Near
Coaching Decision

NEW YORK, January 11.-Meet-
~ ings of the Yale. Foot Ball
- Committee with Malcol m
Farmer, director Of athletics, con-
tinued here yesterday, with no indi-
cation of the approach Of any agree
ment or of any definite action in the
near future regarding a foot ball
coach.
From q source very close to the
men concerned 1t was learned that
no decision has been reached on the
man who will be asked to take the
post. Nor has it been decided when
action will be taken.
From the same source it Is learned
that six men have been discussed
in the meetings of the committee.
They are Harry Kipke of Michi-
gan, Bernie Bierman Of Minnesota,
Ossie Solem Of Iowa, Lou Little Of
Columbia, Earl Blaik of Army and
Tod Jones, former Yale coach.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
FEARED RUF RIDERS
MAKE TITLE DEBUT
Face Central Tomorrow in
Scholastic SerieS-TeCh
Meets Western.

N OOSEVELT'S up and comm
n basketers will make their
L y debut in the public high
school championship
series tomorrow, engaging Gen.
trail, defending champion, in the
second game of double-header
on the Tech court. In the first
tilt Tech and Western meet at
$3.50 o'clock.
Of to a mediocre start Roosevelt has
come along smoothly and now is con-
sidered a serious title threat. The
Ruff Riders are figured to give Central's
Blue Streak lively scrap If the latter's
showing against Western Tuesday Is a
real measure of its strength. Central
was pressed to down Western, looked
upon as the weakest team in the series,
1927.
Tech, surprise 1890 victor over East
ern on Tuesday, Is expected to down
Western, but the latter, buoyed by its
showing against Central, is all set for
a strong stand against the Gray.
II ASTERN will meet Alexandria High
r., in the Eastern gym tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock. Another in
teresting game tomorrow night is that
slated between the George Washington
frosh and Gonzaga at Gonzaga, also
at 8.
In other tilts tomorrow afternoon
Georgetown Prep and Friends will meet
at Friends, st. Johns and Alexandria
High at Alexandria, Falls Church High
and Herndon (boys and girls) at Hern-
don in Fairfax County title games, and
Gaithersburg High and Poolesville at
Poolesville, Bethesda Chevy Chase and
Rockville at Rockville and Takoma-
Silver Spring and Sherwood at Sandy
Spring, in Montgomery County title
scraps.
VXIHAT steps will be taken to pun
" ish or reprimand those Cen
trail and Tech athletes in
volved in Tuesdays fistic encounter at
Mckinley was to be decided today at
a meeting Of principals of the five
public high schools. The meeting was
scheduled for Franklin School.
The fracas took place following the
Central-Western game. Rube Hay
man and Mario Gzegorio Of Central
were said to have taken exception to
some remarks allegedly made by John
Mclean. Tech foot ball player, who
was sought out after the game in the
corridor where brief repartee fol-
lowed by blows took place.
Doubt was expressed today at West
ern as to whether Jim Forney, regular
center, would be able to play again
in the championship series. Forney
broke q finger in the first half Of the
Central game. He gamely finished the
contest, but 1t is probable he will be
out for the remainder of the titular set
EMPLOYING Is players Tech High
r. followed up its surprise victory
over Eastern in the interhigh
school series with a 31-22 conquest
Of Gonzaga yesterday on the Mckinley
floor.
To win, though, Tech was forced
to come from far behind. Against
Techs reserves Gonzaga piled up an
early lead and was ahead, 16 to 8
at the half. With the insertion OF
the regulars, though, it was a different
story. Johnny Billings, Mckinley for
ward. scored five field goals in rapid
Evening star., 1934-01-11
WALKER AMBITIOUS
| AS NEW CUB CHIEF
Wants Club to Redeem Poor
Showing in World Series.
Radio Demand Made.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HICAGO, January IL
I William Murphy Walker
~ today forgot his fish and
oyster business and CEN
tered his attention on his new
assignment of bringing a world
base ball championship to Chi
cago.
Walker. one of the leaders in the
Federal League base ball war 20 years
ago, was elected president of the Chi
cago Cubs yesterday, succeeding the
late william L. Veeck.
We've been in two world series since
1929 and were more or less dudS," the
genial, heavy-set leader of the Cubs
said. I'VE want another chance and
are going after it. The 1884 National
League race figures to be one of the
closest in years"
Veteran of Feds War.
THE new Cub president, who left
Jersey City back in 1878 to make
his fortune in Chicago, is 81 years
old and one Of the games greatest
enthusiasts. He broke into base ball
In 1914 when he and two other Chi
cagoans organized the Chicago Feds in
the war waged by the Federal League.
He and his associates erected a park
on the North Side, which later was
enlarged to the present capacity of
Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs. when
the late william Wrigley, jr.. bought a
controlling interest in the team. Walker
stayed In the Cub organization, retain
ing his stock and becoming vice presi-
dent Since the death of Veeck last
October, he has assumed the presidency.
Whittle Radio Problem.
DARTIAL solution of the vexing radio
problem as affecting base ball was
seen by many today through the
demand of the Cubs that all radio sta
tions, broadcasting Cub games. read a
25-word statement at least five times
between the hours Of 10 am. and 2:30
pm, advertising the game to be played
that day at Wrigley Field. The White
Sox and other major league clubs,
which permit broadcasts. were expected
to follow suit with similar demands for
extra advertising over the radio before
game time.
Beer, but no hard liquor, will be
served at Wrigley Field next season,
the board of directors decided at their
meeting yesterday when Philip K.
Wrigley was elected chairman Of the
board.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Hunk and Gipp.

Hunk Anu Uipp.
Y Junk ANDERSON dropped by
- while clearing up the final de-
tails between Indiana and
North Carolina foot ball fields.
It was something like cruelty to ami
mails to ask Hunk again how q team
with Notre Danes equipment ir speed,
power and scoring plays should have
waited until the final is minutes OF
the season, but after listening to the
new coach at North Carolina State,
one could understand.
"You wouldn't believe most OF the
things that happened If YOU saw them,
he finally said.
Then he took up the question OF
backs with vision. "They make WIN
ming teams" Hunk said.
LAS, for example" I suggested.
CAS- for example, George Gipp. There
was an Army game where the army
was leading us 9 to 0 at the hall. we
were taking good beating. Naturally,
between halves, Rock was wild: In tne
midst of his pep talk he looked over
and there was George Gipp taxing q
drag at a cigarette over by the ooor;
These pep talks are all right, ROCK,
Gipp said, but I've got 400 bucks pet
on this game and I'm not going 70
lose it.
We take the field and the Army
kicks to our 20-yard line. After that
Gipp called every play-I can hear him
now: 'Fifty-six-now shoot 23Cai!
right, hand 'em 81 We took the ball
so yards for a touchdown and finally
won, II to 9.
There was the other Army game.
Right at the start they have us on our
3-yard line. We have the ball. Nat
urally, the quarterback called for q
kick. Check said Gipp. The quarter
knew what Gipp wanted and called for
pass. Gipp dropped back 10 yards
behind his own goal and chucked one
to Kiley at middeld with no Army man
close. It was SO simple that Kiley
muffed It, Did Gipp kick then? No
He almost completed another long pass
and then finally kicked out. He kept
| the defense of team In the air. always
uncertain what wild gamble he would
| take next. In one game the quarter
called for . kick Gipp whispered tc
one Of our ends. Slip 70 the right and
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Princeton Gives
Ring Team o. X.
PRINCETON, N. j., January H.

PRINCETON, N. j., January IL
The faculty committee on ath-
letics of Princeton has approved
a university boxing team. The rec
ognition climaxes six-year effort
by undergraduates to have boxing
recognized as a university sport.
The team will be coached by
-pider Kelly and Winthrop Ruther-
furd. Kelly has been in charge of
the informal boxing sessions and
university tournaments held here for
the past few years. Rutherfurd is q
Princeton graduate and assistant
rowing coach.
The first match will be held on
February 16 with the Newark A. @.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Mat Matches

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK Jack Sherry, 215
Columbus, Ohio. threw Ivan Vakturoff
235, Russia, 1886.
ST. LOUIS-Gus Sohnenberg, 205
Boston, defeated Ray Steele, 215, Glen
dale, Calf, 17:17 (Steele thrown from
ring and counted out)
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Gino Carl
baldi, ais, st. Louis, defeated Jim
Clinkstock, 253, Oklahoma, first fall
$1,000; second fall undecided, 11:3t
curfew.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Still Class, He Thinks.

Still Class, He Thinks.
"VYYHAT about Washing on S
w chances next year?" Schacht
was asked.
at will take a great team to beat us
and I don't see any ready for the job.
Stone will bolster our outfield, for Cos
lin has lost lot of his old-time punch.
believe that with a championship
team, Stone will play better ball than
he did with Detroit. Players are that
way. Fred Schultz was just fair
player when with st. Louis and star
with Washington. We will have good
pitching again and there's nothing
wrong with any other part of the team.
Joe Cronin learned much from his ex-
periences of 1888 and he's going to be
one of the great managers Of base ball.
1.-The American League will have a
great race in 1884. Boston will be a
irst-division contender Chicago, st.
Louis and Detroit will be stronger.
Don't ever figure Connie Mack will be
out of the running, for he still has the
nucleus big word, that-of good
team, and I think the Yankees will be
tough to beat. Washington has the
balance, and so I pick them to win
again."
Evening star., 1934-01-11
SARAZEN AT NEW COURSE.

HAMILTON, N. Y, January II Up
Sarazen, golf champion, made from
Miami to Hamilton has been explained
when he revealed to Colgate students
that he will make the 18-hole golf
Javout to be started here next Spring,
his home course, and that 1t will be
laid out under his direction.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
THE SPORTLICHT


You, 1u7lo haze picked the bludgeon
That Babe Ruth s1Dung so long
You 1Dho are heir to the cro,Dn of clout
And the home runs thrilling song,
Ho1p toiH it feel, ,Donder,
To match neW mates in the pit
Who are pitching for GroUe and Wdlberg,
Who are cltnging to Cochrane's mitt?
Ho,o 1pill it feel this Springtime,
Swinging the seasoned zrood,
TO peer at the scene around you,
Where Simmons and Bishop stood? .
Won't 1t be lonely, Jimmy,
Thinking OF dag reno1Dn,
Or, does guy get lonesome
Knocking the fences do1cn?
Hop tDiH it feel, / Donder,
After some hostile hit,
Waiting for Bob GroUe's fast one
To thunder in Cochr1ne'S 1nttt?
Evening star., 1934-01-11
LIKES SWIMMING OUTLOOK

ANN ARBOR, Mich. January IL
Coach Matt Mann, whose Michigan
swimming teams have won six Big Ten
titles and four national championships
in seven years and never finished lower
than second place, expects his 1884
squad to be about the best we've had
yet"
Evening star., 1934-01-11

EORGE WASHINGTON TOOK lts
third defeat Of the year in eight
games, but that 1890 reverse at
the hands Of St. Johns last night
nevertheless was one OF the outstanding
performances of the campaign for the
Colonials.
Again playing without the services Of
Sammy Stein, crack guard, the Colon
ials gave the highly touted Brooklinites
a great battle before going down In the
final few minutes when McGuiness and
Kaplinsky sunk field goals to win the
game.
The ColonialS had q 18-to-12 lead at
the half and with 10 minutes to go
still were out in front, 81 to 90. The
Johnnies rallied at this point to tie the
score and barely got under the wire
ahead.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.
OS ANGELES, Calf, January II
Among others found patrolling

Hollywood Boulevard Is Al
Schacht, the comedian coach of
the washington base ball club. Al
though Albert received only losers
share of the 1888 world series swag.
he staked himself to a California vaca-
ton via the Panama Canal.
Lay En- in the Aisles" Schacht, the
colony of base ball players wintering
here call him. Several years ago
Schacht came West with troupe of
major league transformers. The big
timers drew very meager crowds to
their games in the Southwest, but Al
always comforted them. Wait until
we hit Los Angeles. They are crazy for
me out there. I'll lay 'em in the
aisles" When the major leaguers played
in Los Angeles only few hundred cash
customers came out. And was AIS nose
pink.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
GEORGETOWN BOYS WIN
Show Way to Washington Squad
in Ping Pong Contest.

Georgetown Boys Clubs ping pong
team swamped the Washington Boys
Club, SO, on the latter's courts.
Summaries;
g. Sellers defeated Sun Lew. 21-6. 21-11;
L. Chatlen defeated George Koustenis,
21-10. ellis; Dick Kink defeated Louis
Norris defeated James Kalavitinos 1921,
21-1s, 21-13; Bernard Snouffer defeated
Robert Harbeck, 11-21, CLIO, 21-1S.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
''Lay 'Em In Aisles" Schacht,
Pacing Hollywood Boulevard,
Confident Mats Will Repeat

servant coach, he has stayed in the
big leagues far longer than players of
greater physical ability. Right now
Schacht is practicing some new whistles
with which to annoy pitchers and UNI
pires- How Schacht's whistling used
to annoy John McGraw!
Evening star., 1934-01-11
FRIENDS LIGHTS SCORE
Get Early Lead to Trim Kendall
Basketers, 26 to 1S.

A 15-to-5 lead gained by Friends
lightweights at the half was too much
for Kendall lightweights to overcome
Yesterday on the losers floor and as a
result Friends scored a 26-to-18 basket
ball victory.
Mays, with eight points, led Friends
attack, while Carnlan played well for
the losers.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
DUNBAR IN LOOP GAME
will Visit Baltimore to Play Five
of Douglass High School.

Dunbar High basketers will travel to
Baltimore tomorrow to play Douglass
High of that city 1t will be the
Poets first South Atlantic High School
Conference tile.
The Dunbar schedule follows:
January Is. Ambassadors A. G.; II. Will
low Tree A. C.; 10. Baltimore Vocational:
22. Dunbar, Community Center; q: Ma
O.; 49, Cardozo High; 81, Scholastic A.. G.
February 2. National Training; 7. Balti-
more Vocational at Baltimore; 3. Armstrong
High at Armstrong court: IA, Douglas High;
l9, Armstrong High.
March ,, Cardozo High.
Evening star., 1934-01-11

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, January IL
P-Permission from university au1
thorities TO play q game with Stanford
on the West Coast this Spring Is being
sought by the Harvard Rugby Club. an
informal organisation.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
MUMPS DELAYS GAME

Woodward Not to Visit Charlotte
Hall Because of Epidemic.
Due to an epidemic of mumps at
Charlotte Hall Military Academy, to-
days scheduled basket ball contest
here with Woodward School has been
postponed.
The game will be played some time
in February. 1t has been announced.
Another contest already listed with
Charlotte Hall calls for Woodward to
visit the Virginians on February %.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
HURDLE STAR QUITS.

AUBURN. Ala, January II F.-
Percy Beard. one of the best of South
ern hurdlers of all time, has definitely
hung up his spikes. He is a graduate
of Auburn.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Summary
THIRD FOR DUNBAR.

Dunbar High scored its third straight
basket ball victory yesterday with ST.
to-21 decision over Miner Teachers
College freshmen in game played on
the winners court. Summary:
Evening star., 1934-01-11
HOWARD VARSITY SCORES
Points Way to Alumni Basketers
in 1920 Engagement.

With Reed, Ware and Pinn leading
the attack, Howard University's varsity
quint administered a 1929 licking to
the alumni basket ball five last night
The winners led at half, 81 to IL.
SUMMARY
Evening star., 1934-01-11

~ ESPITE the absence Of Ed Har-
gaden, ace scorer of the quint,
Georgetown performed smoothly
and impressively in Subduing William
and Mary last night at Tech. 40 TO q
Tom Carolan moved up to Hargader
forward post and Sis Essenstadt
placed at guard. Both stood out,
senstadt walking of with scoring he
ors, with 10 points.
The Hoyas took 27-f4 lead st ha
and after the Indians had pulled up {
36-29 in The last period, easily pullc
away as the tilt ended.
S1lmmarHs
Evening star., 1934-01-11
ASK LITTLE FOR TALK
Georgetown Props Want Columbia
Coach at Banquet.

Lou Little, former Georgetown foot
ball coach and mentor of the victorious
Columbia eleven, has been invited to
be the guest speaker at the annual
Georgetown Prep foot ball banquet on
February /, it has been revealed by
Joe Gardiner.
Gardiner, coach of the Georgetown
Prep team, wired Little yesterday.
Gardiner, a quarterback, played under
Little while at Georgetown.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER-

MERE have been several interesting features about the financial association
H.
trophies
livelihood
ball his
Evening star., 1934-01-11
ri oNG ISLAND, Of little prominence

L 4 In athletic circles, has great bas-
ket ball team. 1t has won IL
straight games, leads In scoring in the
Metropolitan area and has the three
leading individual point getters of that
section. The Long Island team has
averaged So points a game.
Evening star., 1934-01-11
Couldn't Fool Murphy.

CCHACHT is known as one of the
best third base coaches in the
major leagues and very clever in
stealing signals from an opposing team.
So the conversation turned to signal
stealing.
I'll tell it now. Do you know how
got the signals from the New York
Giants in the world series of 1924e
From Hank Gowdy's shadow. The
Giant catcher had very wide stance
behind the plate and we could see the
reflection of his fingers on the ground.
AS long as the sun shone We had no
trouble knowing what the Giant pitch
ers were throwing.
"I think Danny Murphy, who was
with the Philadelphia Athletics years
ago, was the best signal stealer ever
saw. He crossed me up once when I
was pitching for Washington. I was
a smart fellaw, I was, and plotted to
cross-up Murphy.
"I told my catcher that during the
first inning would grip my curve ball
between the seams and the fast ball
on the stitches. I figured to purposely
show Murphy how I was holding the
ball so he would tip off the patters.
I got through the first inning without
any damage and in the second inning
I made the switch. A couple of Ath-
letic batters got on base and the next
hitter slammed out a home run. I quit
trying to fool Murphy. right there.
Evening star., 1934-01-11

watt Then he threw pass for
touchdown on 60-yard gain.
What Happened.
what happened to us last Fall? You
saw part Of the answer in the Army
game. We ran over the Army for flve
minutes a sure touchdown with
two of our men across the line to take
an easy pass. Then we hand the Army
two touchdowns on q tumble and wild
gamble, which was mechanically poor
During the game we try running play
at midfield on the fourth down and lose
the ball. Later we kick on third down
with a foot to 60 on their 38-yard line.
You wouldn't believe 1t possible, but
there it was. We had flock Of sopho-
mores who will be lot better next
| Fall" U
What about next Fall?"
"Notre Dame will be hard to beat.
Look at that ackf1eld-Melinkovi
Elser, Pilney, Mazzioti, Young and
| three or four more, with a good line
coming on. And I think Layden will
do good job"
The Babes Legs.
THE point has been made that from
now on Babe Ruth will lend close
attention to getting his legs in
shape-this being the answer to his
| 1884 campaign.
The point is incorrectly made. The
Babe started work on his transportation
right after the season closed. He has
been taking all the exercise he could
crowd in ever since.
One peculiar feature of base ball is
| the fact that the batting eye seldom
fades. Old-time ball players could hit
as well at 40 as they could at Is. It
was either the throwing arm or the legs
that always did the damage. The Babes
left arm still is hanging on, doing well
enough. And as far as he can tell the
legs are about as good as they have
| been for two years.
"If they have slipped any," he says,
IT can't feel It. don't mean they are
what they used to be is years ago. But
with any sort of luck they will carry
me through most of the season. I've
| tried them out where some quick start
| ing was NEEDED, and no trouble came.
ats the quick start that tells the
story. Once under way there Is no
| trouble at all They feel all right now,
and that's the main point at this
stage"
paper Alliance. !nc.l
Evening star., 1934-01-11

American U. should win its second
game of the season and its second
straight against Randolph-Macon. The
Ashlanders we're able to score only
points in q recent tilt with Virginia.