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The Washington times., 1934-02-16
LACOSTE HUNTS
NEW T|LDENS

PARIS, Feb. 16 GN.S0.
Wanted: Three youthful Tildens!
And Rene Lacoste, former stellar
luminary Of the net armament,
has been ordered to find them.
French sport moguls have
started discussing the Davis Cup.
They are determined to bring that
symbol of tennis supremacy back
to France. Maybe not this year
nor next, but certainly in 1886,
they claim.
Youthful racket wielders with
ambition and unlimited nerve will
be given a chance to show their
stuff in a series of tournaments
shortly to be organized through
out France.
The pick of this raw material
will be handed over to Rene La
coste, Andre Merlin, French for
lorn hope in 1888. Boussu and
Bernard are not expected to get
into this school. They are too
fixed in their IDEAS" say the mo-
guls.
Lacoste is to be headmaster Of
this net college. The French ten
mis- rulers are confident this new
school of net craft wherein each
department of the game is taken
separately will develop a team
capable of taking the Davis Cup
back within three years.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
HARVARD ADDS
. GRID TUTORS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 16.-
Adam Walsh, Wesley Fesler and
Myles Lane will assist Head Coach
Eddie Casey in drilling the Har-
yard University football team this
season.
Walsh, center and captain of
the 1924 Notre Dame eleven, head
coach at Santa Clara University,
and line coach of Yale varsity
teams for the past five years, will
coach the Crimson line.
. Fesler, all-American end for
Ohio State and assistant back.
field coach and varsity basketball
coach for Harvard last fall, was
chosen end coach. Lane, Dart
mouth star of 1925-27, will coach
the backfield. He was head coach
of Boston University football in
1892.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
PIN
STARS INVADE
BALT|MORE

Having gotten the jump on their
opponents, Clarendon's All-Star
duckpin team will go to Baltimore
tomorrow night to roll the strong
Oriole team in the final block.
The Clarendon timberticklers
are ThurSton Furr, Russell Spill
man, oscar Swain, Bradley Mand-
ley and Gait Davis, recent winner
of the first annual Northern Vir-
ginia Sweepstakes. They are
leading the BaltimoreanS by II
pins, having turned in a 3,011 set
at Clarendon against their oppo.
nent's 2,940.
Stars in Lineup
Baltimore will again have such
stars in their lineup as Doc"
Pickus, Wilmer Robey, Temple
Keene, Lou Knocke, and Henry
Penn.
With Astor Clarke officially
accepting the challenge of Frank
Barber, for a home-and-home
match with Nick Tronsky, great
Connecticut maple-mauler, Wash.
ington fans will soon have the
opportunity of seeing one of the
greatest bowling "naturals" of all
time. Clarke will show at vii,
liamantic, Conn.,, February %,
and Tronsky will return the visit
in March.
Occidental Wins
In the District League, the %
cidental outfit withstood the chalo
lenge of the King Pin crew for
supremacy of the league by white
washing their rivals who rolled
minus their captain, "Hokie"
Smith. The King Primers dropped
the first game by only two pins
but were never close after that.
Capt. Joe Harrison led the attack
with a 800 set. Hyattsville took
the odd game from Lucky Strike
despite Ray Won Dreele's games
of $50, l43 and 122 for a Ais set,
which was high for the night.
Ollie Pacini helped Temple take
two games from Columbia, throw.
ing in a 393 set. Johnny Schaef-
fer took high game honors with
154 and tied Pacini's set. Ed Mul.
vey, pinch-hitting for Joe Fresch1,
banged out a 393 set as Conven-
ton Hall won two from Arcadia.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16

Only the other day the White
Sox announced that they had a
signed contract from Joe Cham
berlain, a recruit who has disap-
peared as many times as Rube
Waddell. The Sox had about
given up hope on Chamberlain,
but sent him a contract this year
as a matter of protection. Cham
berlain not only signed contract
but said he had grown up and
would be on the job in the spring
training camp.
Another Case
It was the same club that had
an unhappy experience with
Frazier, the Texas pitcher, who
walked out on the team one night
to get his overcoat and did not re-
turn for year.
The excuse Frazier gave at the
time was that he feared the
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
DRAKE RELAYS
IN 10Th YEAR

DES MONIES, Feb. ia
quarter of a century of blue-rib-
bon track and field competition
will be completed here April q
and % with the "silver anniver-
sary" running of the Drake relays.
During the recent years of re-
trenchment in collegiate sport
budgets, the Drake relays have
suffered only slightly and the con-
stellation of thinclad stars ex-
pected for this springs renewal
of the competition is expected to
measure up to or above the stand
ard of the past few seasons.
Established Is years ago, the
Drake relays have achieved a
dominating position in midwest
ern track and field combat. The
meet usually draws attendance
from all teams of the Big Six and
Missouri Valley conferences, most
of the members of the high-class
Big Ten and a scattering of other
squads from many States of the
nation,
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
STARTS
DRILLS MAY |

BERKELEY, Cal, Feb. 16.
Under the watchful eye of her
first mentor, Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody will start practicing for
future tennis wars about May /,
or possibly a week earlier, it was
revealed today by Pop" Fuller.
Mrs. Moody, who has not played
tennis because of an injured back,
is anxious to get on the courts
again. Her last tilt was with
Helen Jacobs, to whom she de-
faulted.
''Her first practice will be the
important One," Fuller said.
'Mrs. Moody will know then
If she is able to continue play
ing or give up the idea of re-
turning to the courts this year.
Mrs. Moody has always kept
in condition, and if everything
goes well she should be ready
for championship play by the
middle Of June or the first of
July"
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
A SHAKEDOWN,' )
SAYS HOFFMAN

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. 10.
Ancil Hoffman, from his Rose
vile ranch, today branded as
"prepoSterous" the charges brought
against Max Baer in New York
by Shirley Labelle.
ITS just another of those
ShakedOwnS, a frame-up," the
manager Of the heavyweight
fighter said.
"Why, / had Baer under body
guard on the date named in
the suit. These guards will
testify that they were with Baer
every minute of the day and
night"
Hoffman said that Baer once
had given the girl money.
Raer was en- route to the home
OF his parents in Oakland, where
he will celebrate his twenty-fifth
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
RIVALS MEET
IN RICHMOND
f.. TOMORROW

UNIVERSITY, Va, Feb. 16.
Virginia's boxers, when they meet
Yale at the Mosque in Richmond
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, will
be seeking to end their thir-
,teenth season by winning their
fiftieth victory in their seven
tieth dual meet.
In just a week the Cavaliers
begin their postseason competi-
ton in the eighth annual South
ern Conference tournament here,
when they will try to hold on
to the team title regained in
1881, and have kept ever since.
S. Won 40; Lost IA
Since Virginia introduced box
q, ing into the colleges of the South
in 1922, the Cavalier ringmen
have competed in SO dual meets
- Of which they have won 49, have
lost 18 and have tied two. They
have contested for the confer
. ence title seven times and have
won it four.
In 1923, 1925, 1882 and 1888
the Virginia boxers were unde-
:, feated while competing against
some of the best ring teams in
the nation. From 1923 through
1928 only five matches were lost.
Then come two bad seasons,
1929 and 1880, in which nine de-
feats were suffered, just half Of
The tnta1 number lost.
Since the middle of the 1881
season the Virginians have not
been defeated in either dual
meets or championship Journeys.
But Coach Johnny LaRowe is
fearful of what may happen
when the Cavaliers try their skill
against Yale's hard-hitting soph-
omores.
Coach LaRowe had his charges
keyed to a high pitch when they
defeated the Navy. He very much
fears that he will not be able
to have them in such form
against the Ellis. He is, in fact,
afraid that with the Conference
tournament just around the cor.
ner his men may be in a slump
TO tackle the boys from New
Haven.
Final Drill Today
Today in its final workout,
Coach LaRowe will decide which
seven on the squad will be used
against Yale. The Cavaliers
won't go to Richmond until TO-
morrow. The Ellis are making
the trip down to Richmond today
and will be quartered tonight at
the jefferson Hotel.
Coach LaRowe. is especially
afraid of five of the Yale entries,
"Killer" Levine. featherweight;
Captain Dick Thomson, light
weight; o. Brewer. welterWeight;
II. Huffman, junior-middleweight;
and Willard Coates, nliddlewelght.
The Virginians who will prob
ably face this skilled quintet are
Gordon Rainey, featherweight;
Lewis Bosher, lightweight; May
nard Womer, welterweight; Cap
tain Harold Stuart, Junior mid
dleweight; and Lyndon Lee, mid
dleweight.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
HA|NAS WILLING
To MEET BAER

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 G.N.SO.
Tim Mara today weighed in
with a bid for a fight between
Steve HamaS and Max Baer to be
held in one of the ball parks in
June. Tim will ask Jack Dempsey
to handle it for him as he did the
Schmeling-Baer battle last year.
Charley Harvey, speaking for
Hamas, put the okay on the offer,
and, as Tim already controls the
ball parks, all he needs is the con-
sent of Dempsey.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Expect Huge CrOwd
For Tilt Mt HOzUnrh

One Of the largest basketball
crowds in the history of the
Howard gymnasium is expected
for the Renaissance-Twelfth
Street "Y" game tonight. Play
begins at $3.50 o'clock.
The Rens have the same sterl-
ing combination which downed
some of the finest pro teams in
the country reday to shoot at
the locals. "Fats" jenkins is the
RenS chief point obtainer.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
LdngdOn Nine Lists
Meetinn MOndnu

The Langdon baseball team will
hold an important meeting Mon
day night at 8 o'clock at the
clubhouse. The following are
requested to report:
H. Stewart, j. Stewart, A. Stew
art, B. Steele, B. Jarboe, D. Jar
Doe. Bradley, Neff. Payton, Van
Horn. Mcdonald. Meiklejohn and
Hale,
The Washington times., 1934-02-16

The place, in fact, was hot
bed of dissension, they said, and
went on to name a few names.
The first that naturally seemed
to come up in the order Of dis
cussion was that of Primo Car
nera, the slightly bewildered oaf
who is to defend the champion
ship against the onslaught. :.
There I go. Always belittlin' ..
of Mr.. Thomas Loughran. Car
nera, it seems, has a magnificent
opportunity of being wrong here.
Nobody seemed quite sure just
how to call the shot. But as far
as I could find out he either has
no manager or too many.
Two of those he hasn't got
are (a) Mr.. Will Duffy, affec-
tionally known on the curbstone
as the professor, and CD Walter
Friedman, otherwise good-rime
Charley. Both are here doing
what they can, but the incon-
venience is terrific. Unaccus-
toned as they are to fresh air
and sunshine, they had to sub
ject themselves TO both, in the
line of duty, the first day here
and it was only this morning
that hopes we're held out. for
their recovery.
Unreasonable
The fighter, of course, is un-
reasonable. He keeps on training
in the daylight, an acute hardship
to his associates, and only yester-
day he went so far as to make an
appointment for them in the
morning. The appointment was
for Cameras official examination
by the boxing commissions medico
and it was strictly one-man
ceremony, Mr.. Duffy and Mr..
Friedman playing it safe. Be-
sides, if they ever got up that
early in the morning, a doctor
wouldn't be enough. It would
have to be the coroner or nothing.
These and other Objectionable
traits on the part of the fighter,
including an incurable practice of
eating breakfast in the morning
when men seeking atmosphere
and romance come home we'll
filled with both, has created a
certain air of strain and conflict,
they say.
Then, of course, there is Mr..
Louis Soresi, the other manager.
He has stayed up in New York in
order to do his dissenting by long
distance and, according to the
other two, long isn't quite far
enough.
He seems to be trying to get
Camera out from under this propo-
sition before, like Sampson in the
temple, he pulls it down about
his ears.
Quoted on Bad Hand
Mr.. Soresi was quoted as saying
the other day that Carnera had a
bad hand. The bad-hand story
is inevitable any time manager
doesn't like a match. I have a
feeling that, the further this one
goes on, the less Mr.. Soresi is
going to like it.
ContraSted with this violent set
up, all is halcyon peace in the
camp of Mr.. Loughran up at West
Palm Beach. Yet all really isn't.
It seems, for instance, that the
Sparring partners feel that Mr..
Loughran has not provided for the
life of ease and refinement to
which they have become accus-
toned. One of them claims that
rats gnawed his boxing gloves and
shoes into slithers in the night
and so he left greatly incensed the
next morning to join Cameras s
camp, which was the natural
thing for him to do.
AS everybody knows, there are
no rats in Cameras camp.
IN
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Bing Crosby Enters
Aqua Caliente
Golf PLAY

Aqua CALIENTE, rfexico,
Feb. 16.-Bing Crosby, who is
almost as good a golfer as he is
o "crooner" today was the latest
entry in the second annual
Aqua Caliente Motion Picture
Golf championship tourney
scheduled February 24-25.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16

gangsters in Chicago and he did
not like the noise of the IL"
trains, so he elected to play SEMI
pro ball around home in Texas
and let those who wished to glare
at the white lights of the big
cities do so. Frazier has since be-
come a big Lacquer, although no
longer with the White Sox.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Tiinid Rockies Cause Club
Concern in Early Spring

About this time of the year of big league teams
begin wonder if the recruits who have signed contracts
will show up for spring practice The young players from
the sandots Of the cities arrive full of energy to show that
they ripe for yout but players from the bushes
a little faintheartad
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Princeton Mittnaen
Will Face Penn Team

PRINCETON. Feb. 16.-Prince-
tons newly formed boxing team
will meet Penn in the Palestra
on March 9 and Rutgers on
March Is at Princeton, it has
been announced by the Prince
ton Boxing Association.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
SEEK FLOOR GAME

The Silver Spring A. c. basket
ball team seeks games with 1870
and 145 quintS having the use of
a playing floor. Phone r. Lin
kens at Silver Spring 173-M be-
tween and 7 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
SOX START EARLY

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-The Chi
cago White Sox are departing
from a policy of long standing
this year to leave for their spring
training camp at Pasadena Feb
ruary 20. The club has been &C
customed to starting for the
training March i. Manager Lew
Fonseca is eager to have every
member of the club at Pasadena
by February 25,
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
BROWNS SIGN McAFEE

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.-The St.
Louis Browns signed Bill McAfee,
former Washington Griff pitcher,
today. McAfee was purchased
from the Columbus Club, of the
American Association.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Calf. Commission
, Approves MutUeLS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.
The California Racing Commis-
sion today approved installation
Of pari-mutuel equipment at Tan
foran track for the spring race
meet.
The spring meet will begin
March 90 and last for 80 days.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
F iprimo's Daylight raining
Annoys Managers Walsh
Bv DAVIS J. WALSH

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 16-Paraphrasng chewing gum
philosopher all know right is what they tell and
just down in the order Of precedence the first thing
learned upon arrival this morning that there
denson in the respective camps of the two principals in
this gripping encounter for the heavyweight championship
II daYs hence.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
oVERLIN WINS AGAIN

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Feb. 16.
Ken Overlin added another vic
tim to his list when he kayoed
Bob Stinson in the second round
Of their bout here.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
ERAIERS ON TOP

Sigma Alpha Kappa scored a
e5-29 victory over the Celtlcs
Quint. Amin of the losers with
II points was high scorer.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
CONSTANT GAMING
ARRESTS ADVISED
TO COMBAT CRIME

CONTINUED From First Page)
Evening star., 1934-12-13
u. S. Tax Collectors Refuse,
Compromises With Cangsters
Federal Agents Press
Levies on "Flagra7,t
TiOIntOrs.''
Frank J. Widen,dn Cites
almost Perfect Record
of Convictions.
BY REX COLLIER.

mo compromise"
This is the edict which has gone
out from the Justice Departments
reorganized tax division to gangsters
and others who have "wilfully and
deliberately" violated Federal tax laws,
it was disclosed today by Frank j.
Wideman, Assistant Attorney General
in charge of the tax division.
In an interview today the tall, Wig
orous Florida lawyer who heads an
army of 90 experienced tax attorneys
declared that convictions or guilty
pleas have been obtained in 91.9 per
cent Of all criminal actions instituted
since creation of the division last
January.
He said there have been 80 con-
victions or pleas Of guilty in tax
prosecutions during the past year.
Among those convicted were John
Lazia, underworld politician In Kan
sas City, Mo-, who later was slain by
gangster enemies; Leon Gleckman. st.
Paul political leader, and other prom
inent figures.
Schultz Case Pressed.
At present the division Is press
ing prosecution of Arthur Dutch
Schultz, New York gangster, who sur
rendered recently at Albany. Evil
dence in these criminal cases growing
out Of evasion Of income taxes was
collected by the Internal Revenue
Bureaus intelligence unit.
In cases which have been settled
out of court because the Government
was not certain Of ability to convict
q total of more than $l,000,000 In
Evening star., 1934-12-13

taxes has been turned into the Treas
ury.
In addition to prosecuting gangsters
and other fragrant violators under the
income tax laws, the division Is de-
Tending the Federal Government in
thousands of cases involving tax
claims and is the principal champion
of New Deal agencies whose consti-
tutionality has been attacked on
grounds of improper exercise Of taxing
authority.
The average sentences meted out to
tax violators this year has been year,
2 months and 81 days. records show.
The fines have averaged nearly $4,000.
mo Compromise" Is Policy.
Wideman has adhered rigidly to a
policy Of mo compromise" in all cases
classed as fragrant" and in those in
volving income derived from Illicit
activities on the part of the taxpayer.
Cases In which sufficient evidence
for conviction was lacking and the
character of the offense was not fla-
grant have been compromised with
the taxpayer.
Litigation now pending before the
division involves a total Of more than
s166, 900 900 In taxes. This figure does
not include more than 100000. 900
In processing and floor taxes at stake
in a case which the division recently
won in q Federal court In Massachu-
sets. This case, involving a test Of
the constitutionality Of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration act,
has been appealed by the petitioner,
the Franklin Process Co. receivers.
Wideman's division was created by
executive order with view to CO.
ordinating legal work of several Fed
eral agencies and facilitating litigation
pending In the courts.
Evening star., 1934-12-13

lCOQUl0ueQ fTOHl flTSt fdSe.)
State was operated locally by petty
gamblers who didn't do much else.
In the last year or SO, however,
We have found several leaders in
the liquor running racket turning
their attention to the new business as
their old one dropped off. This con-
flict of interests led to the shooting
Of Daddy Black original boss of the
numbers racket up there.
Then when the race track opened
at Pawtucket the cigar stores and
newsstands began to become thriving
gambling joints. working base ball,
numbers, racing and several other
petty rackets. Meanwhile, the street
agents became increasingly active and
we found them working on saleSwomen
In stores, low-salaried employees every
where, and even youngsters with few
pennies.
Concerted Drive Begun.
I'VE started a concerted drive on
them about year ago and have made
more arrests and gained more convic-
tions during the past IL months than
ever before. Unless you keep after
them and keep an eye on the known
leaders, they will turn any community
into shambles of gambling and vio-
lence."
Attorney General John P. Hartigan
Of Rhode Island:
Our laws are now adequate to cope
with this sort Of gambling and we are
trying to keep on top of it. Contin-
uous arrests and convictions will keep
the business under cover and under a
measure Of control, although it is diff
cult to check it entirely. The ingenu-
ity of leaders of such rackets will
bring developments of new and more
serious kinds of vice if you leave them
unmolested."
Chief of Police r. M. Jordan of
Richmond, Va:
We have the numbers racket and
We have caught plenty of the runners.
Our troubles begin when we bring
them into court and a loosely con-
structed law allows a sympathetic
judge to accede to some sharp lawyer S
plea and lets the operator go. When
we get convictions, we can't get fines
or sentences that amount to any,
thing. These fellows just laugh at a
$40 fine.
Public sentiment and the courts
are not sufficiently behind the police
to make our efforts effective. Usually
it's the policeman who is on trial
and some cheap lawyer is allowed
to browbeat and sneer at the officer
who is trying to enforce the law.
The same thing happens whenever
citizens agree to appear as witnesses
and the result is that decent persons
don't want to get up on the stand
and be abused by some shyster. I
don't blame them.
This numbers game and all the
rest of the petty little rackets, that
are just different forms of robbery,
never will be stopped until the courts
cooperate and the public becomes
conscious Of how it is being robbed" !"
Two members of the attorney gen.
erals staff for the State of New York,
John F. K. McGohey and Ambrose
V. Mccall, described how the num-
bers game has worked its way into
more extensive forms of gambling.