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ing the best OF 'em?
Ted enlisted in the Army on
April 8, 1917. the day after war
was declared. He boxed around
at the various Army camps and
then went overseas, to France,
with the Thirty7second Division.
He went through the tough going
at Chateau Thiery, scissors, the
Meuse, Argonne, Alsace-Lorraine.
After fighting Tunney, in the
Cirque de Paris, Jameson returned
to this country and fought the
toughest of 'em all.
Beat Chuck Thrice
Three times he beat Chuck Wig
gins; twice he fought Harry Greb,
when "The Windmill" was at his
best, winning once and losing once;
lost a decision to Tiger Flowers
(Jamieson had not boxed for
seven months prior to this one);
beat Bob Moha three times; beat
Sam Langford (Jamieson explains
that old Sam was losing his eye
sight them beat John Lester John
son, in Boston; beat the fine Negro
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flight Gene Tunney that oft-re-
membered night in Paris, wouldn't
know Ted today.
Gone is the sickness of body
which once marked him a great
ring specimen. The long muscles
of the back-shoulder no longer
carry the power to stretch a heavy
man unconscious on the floor. The
eye tWinkles but gone are the
flames which once literally roared
out.
Famed Ring Men
That little boxing tournament
back of the front lines, after
Armistice, produced many men
who later rose to prominent
places in American fistic history:
Bob Martin, of West Virginia;
Floyd johnson, heavyweight con-
tender; Jackie Clark, of Allen
town, Pa; Leo Patterson, Negro
star from Joplin, Mo-; Johnny
Fundy, of Pittsburgh: Babe Asher,
of st. Louis. They all were good,
but none more willing to fight
than Ted Jameson.
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
JAPANESE N|NE'GR|D COACHES
WILL INVADE BOYCOTT LONG

YOKAHAMA, Dec. 21.-The
possibility of a japanese baseball
invasion of the Pacific Coast,
followed by transpacific barn
storming jaunt by a team of
Coast League players, was sug-
gested today by Connie Mack,
manager of the Philadelphia
Athletics:
Mack is on his way home on
the Empress of Canada after
leading an all-star team on what
may be the last big-league
Oriental tour.
Lefty O'Doul, Mack announced,
is stopping over in Tokyo to
arrange for a Japanese nine to
go to America in the spring.
The japanese won't be playing
any major league teams here or
in America for the next three
years, said Mack, for, good as
they are, they can't compete with
American players, of whom they
stand in frightened awe.
He advised them to develop
their ability, man-power, and con-
fidence by competing against the
Pacific Coasters. That Japanese,
said Mack, play class AA ball.
Commenting on the movement
in the American and National
Leagues to prevent future trips
abroad, because of the danger
from playing on poor fields, and
the possibility of going stale by
too much winter playing, Mack
said:
"The fields over here are per-
feet. The players wouldn't tire
if they didn't play too many
games, and didn't make I'M
,annnSSnr.r trims IA Tia ,.na.r;nonS -
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BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Tacitly
and by mutual understanding, the
American Football Coaches Asso-
citation has declared boycott
against Louisiana State University
and Mr.. Huey Long, the one-man
ensemble. At least, check-up to-
day reveals quite some few Of
the-record expressions on the sub
ject from members of the associa-
ton, in and out of work, and be-
sides we have the tangible evil
dence as provided by the frank
statements of Clark Shaughnessy,
Chicago University coach, and
Bennie Berman, of Minnesota.
Shaughnessy and Bierman were
publicly threatened by Senator
Long, who announced in the
papers, following the resignation
of "Biff" Jones, that he planned
to hire them. They thanked the
Senator for the warning and
swiftly withdrew.
Dick Hanley, just recently un-
frocked at Northwestern, also was
mentioned by the Senator. fact
that might ordinarily be expected
to have a certain appeal to a
man out of job. But, in few,
well-considered words, he said he
wanted to stay out. They even
got around to Chick Meehan, who
may yet be replaced at little
Manhattan College, which is tan
tamount to being kicked off the
curb stone. Mr.. Meehan hasn't
received any offer, but his faith
no longer is as stout as it was
and he fears oYerconfidence.
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ACE
IN TOP FORM

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL.
Dec. 21.-The entire Stanford
varsity with exception of two
players turned out for practice to-
day as Coach Tiny" Thornhill
tightened up for the Rose Bowl
game with Alabama New Year
Day.
On the sick list were Claude
Galloway, tackle, rec operating
from an attack of bronchitis, and
Stan Anderson, reserve fullback,
suffering from a cold.
Bobby Grayson, smashing full
back, was in top form as the
Cardinals ran through signal drill
Yesterday, showing no sign Of
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
Baseball
Ruled Out By
Giants Boss

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The
New York Giants will play no
night baseball next year regard
less of what the otner clubs in
the National League decide to
do. This has been made clear
by Charles A. Stoneham, preSl-
dent of the Giants.
Stoneham said he appreciated
the diplomacy and loyalty Of
Bill Terry'S recent statement
that the Giants might play
night ball if the club could
make a lot of money that way,
but added he had absolutely no
intention of permitting his
hired hands to risk their we'll
being under the arc lights.
Stoneham added:
Baseball is strictly a day
time sport, and will not be
party to any scheme that tries
to make it anything else. My
team will play in the daytime
only"
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
GOPHERS GET
GRID TROPHY

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 81
G.N.SD Minnesota today had
possession of the Knute Rockne
Memorial trophy, awarded an
nually to the acknowledged ma
tional football champions.
The plaque was awarded be-
tween halves of the Minnesota
Carleton basketball game last
night, which the Minnesota quin'
tet won by a "a to 26 score. Prof.
Frank Dickinson, of the Uni.
versity of Illinois, whose rating
system was used to determine the
winner, presented the trophy
while $500 persons looked on.
In his address Prof. Dickinson
said "the trophy symbolizes that
the University of Minnesota has
overcome stronger opposition than
any other team in the United
States"
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Indiana UnimpreSSive
Logan realizes his Colonials will
be hard pressed by Indiana but
the dope leans to another G. W..
victory. Indiana wasn't impress
sive in it's game with a crude Mary
land five last night. unless the
id-Westerners we're holding back.
G. WIS starting lineup will find
Captain Jimmy Howell and Ben
Go1dfadden stationed at the for.
wards; Hal Kiesel at center and
fluffy" Leemans and Walter
Schonfeld or Walter Bakum at the
guards. Schonfeld, a newcomer
to the squad, replaced Bakum last
night, the latter being confined to
the George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital with a fever. Bakum
was reported greatly improved
today and there is a chance, if
his condition will warrant, he will
be at his old post when the open
ing whistle blows.
Rally OverpOwers Foes
Wittenberg was leading George
Washington, 1921, shortly after
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
Knox Victory
Bell Rings As
QuintWins

GALESBURG, III, Dec. q.
Completely ignored during the
last three lean football seasons,
the Knox College victory bell
rang last night for the first
time this season.
1t heralded the glad tidings
that the basketball team of
old Siwash had won its first
game of the year. Eureka Col
lAge was the opponent and Knox
won, 80 to 80 in an overtime
period.
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used consistently was his long,
lean left, which at times played
a tattoo on Macedon's broad
schnozzola.
The Jersey bruiser pursued the
same tactics he used successfully
against Bob Wilson, walking IN
steadily and coolly looking for an
opening and then whipping home
rights or lefts to Phil's body or
head.
Concentrates on Head
He concentrated on the head in
the last part of the fight and
reached Phil with several terrific
wallops, one, a looping, chopping
left handler split Phil's eyebrow IN
the seventh round. Macedon
seemed utterly impervious to
PhiPs long, whistling rights to the
head or ribs and left hooks to
the stomach and Furr was putting
plenty of dynamite in them at all
times.
In the first round Macedon
pumped both hands at Phil, as
Furr pecked at him with a left
jab. Jay caught Phil off balance
and showed him to the floor.
Honors were even in the sec
ond as Phil's left jab offset de-
termined charges of Macedon.
Furr hooked lefts to the jersey
tics ribs to win the third. vary
ing the attack with left jabs
which had Macedon's nose as
suming the hue of a ripe to-
mato.
Looping right handlers, one OF
which knocked Phil spinning
across the ring into the ropes,
gave Macedon an edge IN the
next two rounds.
Furr Flies at Jay
Throwing all cautions to the
wind, Fur swarmed all over
Macedon in the sixth, winging
away with humping left hooks
and swings which kept Jay on
the defensive.
Macedon shook Phil with a
short left swing to the head and
then split his eyebrow in the
seventh. orning the blood
trickling down his face, Phil bat
tied his stocky opponent toe to
| toe.
In the eighth F'urr again car
ried the fight to Macedon and
they raked each other with both
hands with Furr gaining a slight
margin. Macedon, again opening
Phil's eye in the ninth, reached
Phil with several jolting rights to
head and as Fur danced away ne
slipped on a wet spot in his corner
and nearly went out of the ring
But he was up and fighting away
Step Out Grimly
Both stepped out grimly for the
tenth and went at it hammer and
tong, neither one bothering with
avoiding each others punches
Phils long rights to the ribs and
left hooks to head and body gave
him a slight edge.
Snorting, hard hitting Boz
Lowry, rising local welter, had toe
much power, and could hit toe
freely for plodding Mike Scipio, Of
Baltimore. Bob raked Mike with
every blow known to fistic science
doing particular damage with a
terrific right to the body, but Mike
took it smiling.
The tide of battle ebbed and
flowed to a well-earned draw be-
tween Buck Taylor, Baltimore
lightweight, and young, smart
frankie Lift, of New Jersey. Lit
would let Taylor wear himself
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
BoatChampion
Seeks Auto
Racing Title

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Joel
Thorne, New Rochelle, N. Y,
youngster, who is Americas out
board racing champion, and has
won 100 trophies on the water,
today began a campaign for new
laurels in another Sport-automo-
bile racing. He sails for Europe
today to compete in the $4,000
race at Monte Carlo. His car 10
called Blue Prelude.
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years he car
ried me from
the Cirque de
Paris to his
house by the
side of the road
in the little vii
lage of PeWau-
kee, Wis.
Y e S, do W n
t h r ou gh IS
long years he
C arrie d me,
from his great
ring battle of
April 27, 1919,
against Ge e
TunneY. staged
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Alex. High Meets
Mt. St. JOseph's

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 81.
Mount st. Joseph's High basket
ball team, of Baltimore, visits here
tonight for it's annual court game
with the Alexandria High five at
the Armory hall at $3.50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-12-21

VI t004L SO4IO"s
Not that Mr.. Long has ex-
pressed any sorrow at the
notoriety he has brought upon
L. S. u, Jones or the thing
called college football, for
Long just isn't the type to be
sorry for anything he does.
When Long does a thing the
very fact that he did it justi-
fieS the deed.
Washington Sensitive
Here in Washington we feel
right sensitive over Senator
Longs sortie into the field Of
intercollegiate football, in that
1t has been at the expense Of
Biff Jones who is a Washing.
tonian and because Biff is of
the United States Army, an
ideal and an institution for
which a lot Of Senator Longs
fellow countrymen haven't lost
tho respect or reverence which
seems to have escaped the
Louisiana self styled Kingfish.
I could never understand
why they dignified that term,
In Longs case, by putting the
word liking" in it.
I suppose, somewhere, deep
underneath of Senator Longs
Sand-paper surface he has a
pretty decent strain running
through him, because even if
he has succeeded in Disgusting
some desirable qualities of def
erence toward his fellowmen,
Long is of the same mould as
most mankind and can't pos
6ibly be as ununiform as he
appears.
!. ALI Lean, No Fat
Yet, who is there of us that
demand Of others, or of our
selves, that we win all the
time, never lose, say nothing
Of getting tied!
Certainly such a slogan has
no place in the realm Of sports,
however imperative it may be
In politics. Possibly in the
latter sphere, it is absolutely
essential to always be victori-
Gus in order to eat and wear
clothes and sleep under shelter
at nights. But in no phase of
sport with which I happen to
bo familiar is any man con.
demned merely because some
times he doesn't turn up on
the long end Of the score.
, II football is, as claimed,
character building, certainly no
squad or group of class OF
young collegians can be turned
out prepared to meet the world
and it's adversities without hav.
ing tasted the sour dregs of de-
feat. No man, or woman
either, is sufficiently tempered
or hardened to follow or to
lead without knowing how to
survive a reverse.
/. Surviving a Reverse
Yet, Senator Long, who is
supposed to have the welfare
and the future of the students
and athletes of his favorite col
lege at heart, doesn't want the
disappointment or humiliation
or character-Strengthening in
fluence Of a defeat or a tie in
football to befall his political
Step-children.
I don't know of any figure
Ia our public life of recent years
who has amused me more than
the Louisiana Kingfish. This
Soap-box buffoon, in his simple
way, has no doubt amused
others, yea, intrigued them -
not for any deep-seated ad-
miration - but more for the
curiosity his personality arouses
in us all-but his football views
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
WARRENTON SEEKS

The Warrenton Athletic Club
has organized for the season, and
would like to schedule basketball
teams, men and women, with ur1-
limited teams in the District and
Virginia.
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land-In d i a n a
contest because
of the very fact
that they them
selves were en-
gagged with Wit
tenberg College
of Ohio in the
G. w. gym. A
last-half assault
enabled the Co.
lonials to turn
back the Ohio
ans, At to 33,
and ring up
t h cir fourth
s trai i g h t vic.
&Nrvy
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
By HARRY COSTELLO

Sunset drips from the west roof
of Ted Jamieson's house. Only
the other day I saw him, and I
know.
Down through the mists of the
The Washington times., 1934-12-21

Phil, slightly behind in points going into
the last four rounds, staged as courageous
a comeback as has been seen in local rings,
and despite a deep cash over his right eye
which poured blood down his lean cheek, he
earned no worse than draw with that pillar
of human granite, Jay Macedon, of New
Jersey. :.
Even those who had come to see him lose
felt that he had been done great wrong
But the two Judges and the referee gave a
verdict for Macedon. The Times showed 80
points for Furr, and 35 for Macedon'
nonad ofnnt and ll.
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
Scouts TellG.W.C
Of Basketball Style
Used by Indiana u.
Rv GEORGE A, SIMPSON

Two scouts formerly George washington University basket
players today informed Roland Logan acting coach what
his Colonas expect in their engagement with the
University of Indiana the Roosevelt High gym at o'clock
These scouts present when the Hooser defeated Uni
versty Maryland $685. the Rtche Coliseum at College
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before a wildly applauding throng,
to the peace and contentment of
home!
You who saw Ted 6amieson
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
! You have no
had to exercise
0rmored bosom

=, :.
ions regardless of whose garments they SINCE Long
has been principal in revealing to the wide wide world
just how strongly State politics influences the sport
ball in certain forms of college life
To he is de personification of little bov who pav
fully throws exploding recracker at some mate inur
ing binding manning pretty decent fellow to both
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
Shadow of Huey Long
Strange Silhouette
On College Grid
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

idea what an amount of self control I have
over the last few days while rid my un-
of other more important matters, to keep
my pen and ink clear of a chap by the
name of Huey Long, whose pudgy shadow
has cast its ugly self between the goal
posts of Louisiana State University's grid
iron.
Somehow or other that silhouette pre-.
sents to my mind s-eye a gorilla-like image
with arms dangling loosely and double
hinged down near the knees and a sardonic
grin directed at the prone figure of a chap
by the name of Biff JONES' soldier, gentle
man and sportsman.
Which is to say that through his care
The Washington times., 1934-12-21

peror boxing skill made sugest swapping sock for SOCK
with the tough Macedon He did his share of leading and car
od the fight right to jays steps many rounds
The Washington times., 1934-12-21

GEORGE L. ISEMANN, National Duckpin Bowling
Congress secretary just can't get ahead of his better
half Merceda Last week he rolled himself 1873 game
to take down first money in The Times high duckpin
game contest only to discover that his wife had done
the thing among the feminine contenders with
AL So they have a few dollars to squander
on Xmas gifts. Times Staff Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-12-21

Acting Coach Logan and his play
ers were unable to attend the Mary
The Washington times., 1934-12-21
Furr?s Plucky Finish
Fails to Impress
Ring Judges
By GINO SINH

They treated Phil Furr, Washngtons welterweght king
like redheaded stephd at the Washington Auditorium as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-27
ICOV OLSON HITS THE EMPLOYERS
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fcontinued from Page l.) had disappeared under the protec- ton of martial law.
 While Adjt Gen Ellard A. walsh ruler by proclamation of Minne- apoiis, part of St Paul and a large portion of Hennepin county, com Dleted organization of his $500 guaTdsmen. federal nlediators made new efforts to end the strike.
 Their first act was to reply to a letter in which employers rejected the terms of a settlement proposed by the mediators. The rejection caused proclamation of martial law.
 The employers expressed dissat- isfagtion with virtually all aspects of the mediaters' plan and charged that the strike was fomefated by communist leaders who did not re- present their employees.
 Governor Hits Hard
 Gov Floyd B. olson, who warned both strikers and employers We'd nesday that martial law would fol4 low rejection of the peace plan, in- dicated he would not retreat from definite alignment with the cause of the unienS
 q do not agree with you,"~ he wrote to the employers, that the rlea for living wage for a family man receiving only $12, a week is answered by claiming that nan is T communist.
 He described the citizens ali. ance, a business mems organization fighting the drivers, as sinister group" which mates all organized labor" He laid upon the allience responsibility for the shooting of rickets by police. Forty of the wounded men, he said, "were shot in the back"
 Both Olson and the government conciliators, the Rev Francis J. Haas and E. H. Dunnigan indicat- ed they would lay upon truck own- CTS the responsibility for finding an acceptable substitute for the re- iscted peace plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-27

left where they were pending the arrival of the medical examiner, Dr George Nettleton. The bodies were at the scene. blanket covered, for more than two hours before they were allowed to be moved to undertaking parlors in Shelton and Derby.
 Despite the inaccessibility of the actual spot where the eight young sters lost their lives, thousands of the morbidly curious were on hand last night, scores of them even go- ing down the steep 100-foot incline from the park for closer view, only to he shunted away by peT- spring shelton policemen. Hun dreds of other spectators were at the scene in boats of every de- scription as word of the tragedy was passed about.
 Relatives Seek Their Dead
 Hysterical and distraught par ents, fearing that their children, might be among the eight victims, crowded about the scene to view the bodies. Fathers and mothers of several of the victims collapsed after identifying their youngsters and had to be assisted from the scene.
 Railroad traffic along the entire division was held up till almost u o'clock. Trainmen then had a dlf- ficult time in routing and rerouting delayed trains.
 Even today this entire town and its sister-town, Derby, just across the river, were Visibly affected by the awful catastrophe which took eight young lives. Townspeoplt | discussed the news in shocked whispers ond on all sides sympathy ! was being expressed for the be- reaved parents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-27
They Used Benzine
 M Washing Machine
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the apartment before the washing was started. Mrs Luciano arrived shortly after o'clock.
 Whir of Machine The whir of the washing ma chine was heard shortly after. The women were seen to hang clothing on the line. There was but one batch of clothing left to hang out. It was in pail on the kitchen stove. The washing machine was clean inside. Mrs Rosenfield then picked up the jug containing what she believed to be the star water. It was benzine.
 A drop landed on the motor and | then there was a flash as names I leaped out in all directions. The entire room was ablaZe as the women, screaming, fled from the room, their clothing afire.
 Fire engines arrived with the ambulances and police patrol ana immediately tho firemen had lines of water playing on the rear room, to which most of the flames were confined.
 Water seeped through the floor .o the apartment on the first floor. smoke filled the Pelletier apart ment on the third floor. The entire Rosenfield apartment was smoke filled, damaging the furnishings.
 The building is owned by Weis' man X Weisman.
 Fire Marshal's Report
 The fire marshal at l2 oclock made a statement, following his ln' yestigation of the fire and clrcum stances leading up to the burning of the two women in question. He said:
 ''The women apparently haG Leen washing clothes in certain washing machine. and had about finished their labors when this ter rible thing happened.
 We find that it had been the custom of the household to have at feast one bottle of benzine or gasolene on hand for cleaning pur- poses, a practice which the office cf the fire marshal has been trying to discourage for a long time. Mrs Rosenfield and her helper started to clean out the inside of the washing machine. In so doing 9 gallon of benzine was used, they say by mistake for star water. Ine socket connection extension had | been uiSCOHHSCleu, we pShSNS' when the benzine was poured intc the basin of the machine and when Mrs Rosenfield turned on the ! switch for the drain or outlet, then 1t was that an arc or friction oc- cured. and the vapors from the benzine igiited. The dSain hose was badly burned, and the outside of the motor scorched and black ened. The extension cord was completely burned as it lay along the flooring. after it had been re- moved from the light socket above The length of the extension coru was nine feet.
 "The fire marshal wishes to say further that today's sad happen, ing should be a warning to people to refrain from the use of gaso, lene and benzine. and naptha Tn their homes. It won't be, We reel because our investigations have proved that more people seem to be using these infiamables for the cleaning of clothes than ever.
 "But if they saw these two women wringing with pain from heir horrible burns, they might De apt to take heed. We arc a lot of tough eggs as they say under eer- tain circumstances but today's oc- currence Is likely to finger in our minds and make us think of it for , many years to come"