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Evening star., 1934-08-26
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR.

BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, JH.
"HERE was a beginning and an
end of things at Foxcatcher
Farms yesterday. There Will
liam Du Pont, jr, inaugurated
the attempt to duplicate in America
the great English Grand National,
setting in this country an objective
for brush horses comparable to Ain
trees great test Of horsefiesh. There
ended the career of Passive, the game
mare which won more races at hunt
meetings than any other horse in 1898.
Passive went to her doom running out
in front, with Carroll Bassett In the
saddle.
Their successes had been shared,
and the fatal disaster happily was no
fault OF Bassett's. Passive was the
victim of f1uke accident. 81 Bassett,
hurled far from his mount in the
fall, rose to his elbows, dropped fiat
again to avoid being struck by Fairy
Lore as that jumper landed, then sat
up once more to watch tragically the
mare that had helped him rise to his
position of leading gentleman jockey
hobble painfully off the course, favor
ing a broken shoulder.
But it was not the incredibly noun
famous brush course that killed Pas
sive. The mare was running on the
smaller of Du Points two courses.
While the big one brought down two
of the four horses that dared it, there
was general rejoicing over the Fox
catcher Cup race. UpSher Smiths
Melita won, and Melita has been
beaten by many horse now In
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Frame -up!"
"Fake!"
"a blot on American athletic his
tory!"
These cries impressed the New York
Boxing Commission so much that
Sharkey was installed as world cham
pion on the spot.
Wrestlers Used Similar Device.
THE wrestling industry profited by
this example a little later and
employed a similar device to
settle the identity of the world cham
pion. The champ was the man who
could bite the biggest piece out of
Henri De Glane's leg. This system
did not work so well, because in a
short time there were six different
world champions and the De Glane leg
was rendered unfit for human con-
sumption.
Until recently the featherweight
title was the lawful property of Kid
Chocolate. When the Kid abdicated,
more or less under compulsion, there
was general shambles of the kind
that broke up the heavyweight divl-
sion in Sharkey's day. The N. B. A.
nominated Freddie Miller. Madison
Square Garden picked up Arizmendi
and Belloise and then turned them
loose when the public refused to be-
come interested. Brooklyn recognized
Petey Hayes. The Island of Capri
produced world champion called
One-Punch Quattrociicchi.
The world featherweight cham
pionship Of New York will be settled
once and for all in Dyckman oval,
when Arizmendi and Belloise shoot it
Evening star., 1934-08-26

out in a 15-round engagement. The
customers are likely to get their
moneys worth, both boys being better
than average fighters, but there's no
consolation in that for Freddie Miller.
Freddie cannot hook his N. B. A
title, because the hockmaSterS are
growing more skeptical every day.
He cannot cash in on the esteem and
admiration Of the wives and children
of the NJ B. A. members. All he can
do is sit by and watch two objection
able parties fight it out for the cham
pionship of a State which, unless
Freddie has been mislead by the
charts, is a definite part of his own
territory. It's a tough break, but it
shows that you must have sales re-
sistance to get along in the fight in
dustry.
(Copyright 1894 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1934-08-26
BY JOSEPH E. NETTLES,
Associated Press staff Writer.


~ ICHMOND. Va, August 25.-
- Veterans and recruits will be
hocking soon to Southern
Conference training camps,
where 500 aspirants for jobs on 10
varsity foot ball teams will find the
path to October and November glory
washed in September perspiration.
They'll begin limbering up on Sep
tember 3-Labor day
Meanwhile the alumni, striking up
their chorus of ifs and butts" will
be picking the logical successor to
the throne chair into which both
Duke and South Carolina managed
to squeeze last year.
Most of the foot ball strength
seems concentrated in the southern
half Of the conference, although
Maryland squad-practically the same
combination of sophomores who
played remarkable foot ball after they
60 the hang of Ii late last season.
may be a threat.
North Carolina State, most obServ-
ers agree, should have the best team
in years, but Coach Hunk Anderson,
who learned at Notre Dame never to
be too optimistic, insists that his
eleven will be lust fair" He'll find a
monogram man handy for every post
with an outstanding array of sopho-
more tlent to add power to his husky
team.
Further South, Clemson, with last
years first and second teams vir-
tually intact, may go places. Wash
ington and Lees courageous Gen
erals, the giant killers" of season
ago. should be formidable.
The co-champions, Duke and South
| Carolina, don't expect to do % well.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

ginning to suspect that the boys have
sold him gold brick. He enjoyed no
educational advantages as a tot. He
was not equipped to resist sales pres
sure, and, when the N. B. A. offered
him a world title, he rose for it like
a trout in a 10-foot pool.
OF course, world championship of
the N. B. A. entities the holders to
certain privileges. He is recognized
as such by the members and their
wives and children and, in some cases,
their immediate relatives. He can
have the legend world featherweight
champion" engraved on his calling
card, If he has the price of calling
card. He can vote, pay taxes and
drive an automobile. if properly
licensed to do so.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Few of Southern Conference
Coaches Happy Oper Outlook

but Wallace Wade and Billy Laval,
habitual molders of strong teams, may
have few tricks up their respec-
tive sleeves.
Washington and Lee is seeking a
pair of dependable guards to fill in
for Amos Bolen and Tom Boland,
while Maryland, with veteran line,
will have to put together a backfield
which may feel the loss of Bucky
Buscher and Willis Benner.
Backfleld trouble also is worrying
Carl Snavely, who's starting his new
job at the University of North
Carolina.
At V. M. l., Coach Bill Raftery will
miss Billy Smith, one of the cleverest
signal callers in the Conference, but
with IL letter men ready and some
capable sophomores, he may develop
a rugged team.
Virginia Tech, Disappointing last
year and much lighter this season,
will place its faith in speed.
Gus Tebell, who will seek to lead
the Virginia team out of the wilder
ness, is making no predictions until
he sees how the lads perform in
early September.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Sloane Horse Surprises.

WITH Eddie Arcaro in the sad
" Ole, Hadagal was made the
choice of the crowd of 10000
at $3.50 for 81. He was not long in
showing his hackers they were justi-
fed in their confidence. At the quar-
ter pole, the Sir Gallahad colt was a
length and half in front. He in
creased it to two lengths by the. time
he reached the top of the stretch and
then breezed home three lengths in
front of the faSt-cloSing Cleves, bear
ing the colors of H. c. Phipps. Mrs
Dodge Sloane's Good Goods, an out
slider, was third, losing the place by q
neck.
E.. r. Bradleys Barn Swallow
forced the early pace but had enough
at the half-mile post and finally
wound up seventh, beating only Mrs
John D. Hertz's Watch Him. In be-
tween the pair and the three leaders
finished Mrs. j. Badame'S Khorasan
the second choice; T. LorusSo'S Jimmy
Sutro and Mrs. Jack Howard's Ad-
Nsing Anna, which weakened after
running third most of the way.
The victory was worth $4,185.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
DISCOVERY CALLS
HALT ON NEMESIS
Victory Over FIeam Partly
Makes Up for Defeats
by Sloane Stable.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
- ARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
- August 25.-Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt's Discovery, the
crown prince of the 3-year-old
turf division, finally succeeded in beat
ing horse from Mrs. Dodge Sloane's
Brookemeade Stable as he sped to a
hollow victory in the seventh running
Of the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga
today.
Beaten six times by Mrs. Sloane's
king of the 3-year-olds, Cavalcade,
the chestnut son of Display left the
Wheatley Stables Fleam and two sta
blemates of the champion, Time Clock
and Caesars Ghost, far to the rear
in the IL mile run named to COM
memorate Harry Payne Whitney and
his brother Payne.
Discovery, the 7-to-20 choice, with
Mr.. Khayyam, Dark Secret and Faire-
no scratched, was under restraint for
the entire journey, Don Meade cas-
ing him across the finish line six
lengths in front of Fleam. Time Clock
lost the place by four lengths and
had a half-length to spare over
Caesars Ghost, victor in the event
last year.
The victory was worth $2,475 and
boosted Discovery's earnings for the
year to $25,070. Under the feathery
parcel of los pounds and running over
a heavy track, Discovery was clocked
in 2:07 AS.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Doesn't Include the Garden.

DUT Freddie imagined, in his rus
n tic way, that the word Ma
tional' on the N. B. A. letter.
head involved all the 48 States of the
Union. together with Guam. Alaska,
Puerto Rico, the Philippines and other
outlying parcels Of United States real
estate. Naturally, it was something
of a Shock to him to hear, few
months ago, that Madison Square
Garden was conducting a world
featherweight championship tourna-
ment in which the name of Miller
did not figure at all
There is no real standard of valu-
alton in the featherweight class
Among the heavyweights, few years
ago, the champion of the world in
this country was the guy who could
draw the loudest squawk out of Phi
Scott. Otto Won Porat did a good
job with a smack to Philips right
thigh. Bill Stribling elected screams
of bloody murder when he stopped
the swooning swan in two rounds.
But 1t was Jack Sharkey who saw
Phils real potentialities and played
on him like q harmonica. Against
Sharkey the British fighter screamed
"foul" In six keys and set the entirs
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Hogan Real Prospect.

hOkdn hcA GEOSpcCt.
NNE Of the sweetest heavyweight
~ prospects in the game, young
Eddie Hogan of Waterbury,
Conn, will debut here in the eight
round semi windup Of what unques-
tionably is the outstanding fight show
since boxing was legalized in the
District.
Hogan, Strapping 20-year-old
boxer with a wallop in both hands,
will meet the veteran Chester Matan
of New York, former Golden Gloves
heavyweight champion. Bill Duffy,
American manager of Primo Carnera,
has Hogan under his wing and Duffy
is not the only ring-wise gent who
thinks the 2l6-pound Hogan is a
conner
The preliminaries are a fair lot.
Joe Green, promising local feather
weight, will box Joe German in a six
rounder and Otto Kushmer of Alex
andria will fight Bob Turner of Nor
folk at the same distance. Tony
Uraine and Bill Howell are in four
rounder.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
FROM THE PRESS BOX
Fred Miller All Put Out Over Garden
Ignoring Him in Feather Tournament.
BY JOHN LARDNER.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
"a TEW YORK, August 25.-There
nj probably is little bitterness
v in the countenance OF Freddie
Miller as he watches, from a
convenient distance, the preparations
for the bout between Mike Belloise
and Baby Arizmendi next Thursday
for the world featherweight cham
pionship of New York State. Mr..
Miller is not in sympathy with the
system of recognizing different worlds
champions in different sections and
localities.
You see, Freddie is world feather
weight champion Of the National
Boxing Association and he is be-
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Weight Squabble Arouses Feeling.

~HOUGH Bass may thank Sarron
for forcing him down to within
perspiring distance Of the
featherweight limit and showing him
a third route to the championship
pinnacle, considerable feeling is said
to have been aroused between the
rival camps over the weight question.
When Benny originally requested a
130-pound limit, Jimmy Erwin, man
ager of Sarron, threatened to pull out
If Bass topped 129. So the Phila-
delphian was forced to post a 5000
guarantee to make that weight.
All seemed okay until Bass hit 1872
after workout as late as last Thurs
day. Then it was that the Bass camp
again demanded a 130-pound limit.
"Okay," was Erwin's reaction, in ef-
feet, but we collect the 200 bucks"
This didn't set so well with the Bass
faction. SO Benny buckled down and
made l29.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Meade Wins Another.

"a TEADE also won the thirty-sec-
V ond running of the Grand
Union Hotel Stakes, scoring
with J. E. Widener's Chance Sun, an
added starter, paying Is to l. He
also brought home E. r. Bradley's
Bit of Sorrow in the opening event
to give him a riding triple.
The Grand Union was robbed of
much of its interest when Bradley
scratched the favorite, Balladier, and
three were added. Then the field of
seven got away to one of the worst
starts of the year, with Chance Sun
and Howe Stables Nautch, also added,
getting the better of the break.
Chance Sun took command in the
final furlong and won by two lengths
with the Foxcatcher Farms Rosemont
second. Nautch was third, another
three lengths back. William Wood
wards Pitter Pat, the 11-to-5 choice,
was practically left at the post, but
ran a consistent race to finish fourth,
in front Of Sailor Beware, Eposa and
Old Story.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
HADAGAL GALLOPS
TO TRACK RECORD
Runs Mile and FurIong at
NarraganSett in 1:50.8,
Toting 120 Pounds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ AWTUCKET, r. T., August Is.
- With record smashing
performance, Warren Wright's
Hadagal, Kentucky-bred son
of Sir Gallahad III, today won the
$1,000 Gov. Green Handicap, leading
seven rivals over one and one-eighth
miles at Narragansett Park.
Hadagal took the lead at the start
of the long journey and making every
post a winning marker travelled the
distance in 1903, one-fifth of Sec
ond faster than the track mark hung
up by Gaillardia early in the meeting.
The Wright speedster carried 100
pounds as compared to the 112 packed
by the former recordholder.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Junior Title Not Rich.


~ ENNY'S forte has been, and still
n is, q terrific punch "A right
hand which even a middle
weight might well be proud to possess
Tomorrow against Sarron he will
learn whether he still retains the Old
refrigerating touch in that right at
i29 pounds. II he does, and Sarron
takes the count, it will not be sur
prising to see Bass looking to Freddy
Miller's featherweight crown. II
Benny finds that pruning below the
l3O-pound mark weakens him, he un-
doubtedly will forget all about Miller
Benny belongs to that flstic fratern-
fly which is neither fish nor fowl
neither featherweight nor lightweight
He is a legitimate and ideal junior
lightweight at present, but this syn
thctic division never has and never
will reap large fortune for even the
titleholder. Benny should know. He
won the junior lightweight crown
which Frankie Klick now holds.
The lightweight title. Of course, IL
the most coveted, but Bass, cocky as
he is, Is well aware that IN Ross q
great fighter must be whipped and
that the path to Miller's feather
weight diadem probably Is comewhat
less rocky. Hence, If he beats Sar-
ron tomorrow, he should have a pretty
definite idea as to his future. Sarron
gave Miller two close squeaks and
probably is as good feather as any
in the game with the exception OF
Miller and Baby Arizmendt.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
GAINS SPEEDBOAT AWARD.

CLEMENTON, N. j., August 25
R).-C. Mulford Scull Of Ventnor,
N. j., took first place in two races be-
sides capturing the Clementon Lake
Park trophy for high points in the
season at the closing regatta of the
South Jersey Speedboat Association
t9day.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
YALE TO HAVE GRID CAMP.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, August 25
R.-Yale's gridiron warriors of 1884
will train from September IS to % at
the universitys crew quarters at Gales
Ferry, the athletic association has
announced.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
THERE were horsemen and plain
/ lovers of excitement from Mary

TNHERE were horsemen and plain
lovers of excitement from Mary
land, Virginia, Delaware and
points North and South on hand to
behold the high lights of the meeting,
including Dick Wallach's splash to
earth after he had lost an iron of
Fairy Lore and lost his balance on a
jump; the mighty swerve of Drinmore
Lad, with Ray Woolfe aboard, in the
stretch of the long fiat race; Carroll
Bassett's easy victory in the final
event, a consolation of sorts for the
Passive tragedy, but only Of sorts;
Jim Ryan's game recovery and finish
on Bachelors Drake in the big race,
proving that fall is mere paga-
telle in the life of this veteran:
Mezzo's unaccountable swerving In the
Cup event. resulting in a cropper that
broke Jack SINNERS nose: that cour-
aseous gentleman jocks efforts to pull
Evening star., 1934-08-26
SHEDDING WEIGHT
MAY HURT BENNY
Declared Having Hard Time
Making 129 Pounds for
Fight Tomorrow.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

BY fhANClS Il. olhN'
n WEARING the mellow fisticuflns
M age Of 81, Benny Bass conf
v IDENTIFY is eyeing third world
championship despite the
fact that tomorrow, at 12s pounds,
he stands a good chance of receiving
n costly setback at the hands Of Petey
sarron in their 10-round scrap at
Griffith Stadium.
Sarron supporters are bowling with
glee today as Bass watches his diet
and sweats of precious ounces OF
ayoidupois so as not to scale over l2s
pounds and forfeit a 5000 guarantee.
But the Philadelphia Fish, at first
fred at Sarron's Shylock-ing demand
that he make the weight, now is all
the more confident he can regain
championship heights.
Benny, former featherweight and
junior lightweight champion, had all
but given up the idea Of again fight
ing at anything less than 1872 pounds
until he signed to battle Sarron. Bass
had resolved to concentrate on re-
gaining the junior lightweight crown
and then drilling on in the direction
Of Barney Ross lightweight throne.
Today, however, Benny will arrive IN
Washington at exactly 129 pounds.
II, he reasons In statement from
Philadelphia, he can make l29 then
he also can make the featherweight
limit of l26 once again.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

training. Therefore, it would seem
America can claim fair share Of
the living thoroughbreds capable Of
burning over the brush for miles
at a 2:10 clip, taking the sky high
fences as they come. The Du Pont
course really is as big as reported,
but those who have seen both hold
it does not equal Aintree in severity.
However, its use as training school
and trial grounds for Our horses may
yet produce another American-bre
and American-owned winner of Eng
lands most coveted prize.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

"HE horse that ran second in the
cup yesterday was imported by
Mrs. T. H. Somerville after beat
ing that noted patroness' champion
Troublemaker in two grand national
prep races in 1888. Liverton Lodge
has not been at his best since reaching
this country, but might have made
more of duel of it with Melita had
not that bad landing at the final jump
set Noel Laing and his mount good
three lengths. Melita finally won by
about four.
William Dupont, jr.. showed the
boys a few tricks in his own right
in the mile-and-7- fiat race,
in which he rode his Keep Out. Set
ting a fast pace through the first
turn, he dropped out of 1t on the back
stretch and bided his time until the
field turned for home. Then as they
hit the stretch, with White Lightning
being gradually shuff1ed from the
rail position clear to the borders, M
DUPONT rushed through on the in
side and won going away.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
PROS GET SMALL BACK
Smith to Be Lightest Ball Toter
in National Loop.

in National Loop.
NEW YORK, August Is P.-The
New York foot ball Giants have re-
ceived signed contracts for two Idaho
backfield stars, Willis Smith, 14S-
pound quarterback, and John Norby,
195-pound halfback.
In Smith the Giants will have the
smallest back Of The National League.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

LNOIt u NIIuAKtIes
War Department. 20 8 Ill
Greenbrier .......... .', : o / . 10
Goals--(War DEPARTMENT.. Devers. 4:
Rogers. 3: Reed, 3; Grunert,, /. Green
Referee-Col. g, r. Haves. Ptnehurst.
u. c. (U. Q. A. retired.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
eing World Ring Title May Hit o. Snqg Against Sar7on Here
NEUSEL BATTLING
FOR MEAL CHECK
Self and Wife Both Well
Fixed, Schmeling Boxes
Today for Glory.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

N YEW YORK, August 2o.-Max
M Schmeling enters the ring In
v a do-or-die effort to regain
lost prestige and rank as a
contender for the heavyweight title
against Walter Neusel at Hamburg
today In a 12-round battle. Schmeling
is the idol of the German fans. Ger
many is proud Of him because he was
the first European to win world hon.
ors in the heavyweight class.
Despite the fact that Schmelina
has a Jewish manager and has not
appeared before his countrymen since
the day he first set foot on American
shores and won the title sitting down.
they think he is the best fighter in
the world. Neusel may make them
change their opinion before the fight
reaches the limit, but the crowd will
be roofing vociferouSly for Max to be
returned the winner.
The reason Is simple. Schmeling
returns to the Vaterland as soon rs
possible after his fight and spends
his money rather freely. Neusel is
as patriotic as Max and can trace
his family history as far back as his
rival. But Walter is considered a
traitor to the Vaterland. because he
elected to stick to his Polish-Jewish
manager and did his training in
France.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
WAR P0LOISTS WIN
FROM GREENBRIERS
Soldiers Superior Throughout in
III Victory-Two-Game
Series Ends Today.
BY the Associated Press.

bT VIC hboUVIhVVu EI0so'
IHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
wv w. Va, August 25.-Scoring in
every period, the hard riding
War Department polo team defeated
Greenbrier, II to Z, today in the
opening two-game series on the
Greenbrier field.
The soldiers outmaneuvered their
opponents throughout the match, and
the superiority of their mallet work
and ponies aided in the victory.
Tomorrow the teams will meet for
the second match.
Iine-lnS.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
SALE, PURCHASE
PRICES GAIN

Both the prices paid to the
farmer for his produce and the
prices paid by the consumer for
his food advanced more sharply
during the first two weeks of
February than at any other SINH
lar time since last July, it was
reported today by DR.. Frederick
c. Howe, consumers counsel of
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration.
DR.. Howe stated:
"PriceS received by farmers
have been climbing since last
December, but in the first half
Of February they showed much
greater strength than they have
shown for six months. On
January 81 they averaged II
per cent of pre-war prices. By
February IS they had reached
Is per cent.
"Prices paid by consumers
for foods have also Stiffened.
They advanced from 1858 per
cent of pre-war level on Janu-
ary 30 to 1888 per cent on
February 49,"
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
Prog of Music
Will Be Feature
OF Celebration

The Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni
Cicogani, apostolic delegate, will
preside at a solemn high mass to
be celebrated at 10:30 o'clock Sat
urday morning in st. Patrick'S
Church in honor of st. Patrick,
patron saint of the Irish.
The celebrant will be the Rev.
Lawrence j. Sheehan, assistant
pastor at st. Patrick's, and the
sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. w. Joyce Russell, assistant
pastor of the Church of St.
Thomas the Apostle.
Musical Program
There will be a special musical
program, and the Ancient Order
of HibernianS and the ladies aux
iliary will attend in a body as the
guests of the Rt. Rev. C. F..
Thomas, pastor of st. Patrick's.
The Hibernians and the auxil-
iary will celebrate their patron
saints day with a banquet and
dance Saturday night at the
Mayflower Hotel. The banquet
will be addressed by the Rev.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
HIGH MASS SCHEDULED FOR ST. PATRICK
Apostolic Dele ga tie
Will Conduct
Services

Paul A. McNally, S.J., Of George
town University, and the Rev.
Timothy N. MacCarthy, of Cath
olic University. The Rev. Mac
Carthy Is chaplain Of both
orders.
ODea TOastmaster
Patrick H. O'Dea, past presi-
dent of the Commodore John
Barry Division Of the Hibernians,
will be POSTMASTER. Soloists will
be Clarence Albright, Miss Char
lotte Battenfield, Bernard Fitz-
gerald, Miss Mary O'Donoghue,
Miss Nellie Roman, Miss Jean
Leroy and quartet numbers by
the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick
quartet. Bernie Jarboe'S Mite
Hawks will furnish music for the
dancing which will take place in
the Chinese room.