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Evening star., 1934-02-18
Stars Tourney Heads Heavy
List of School Court Games

yearlings are figured to put on . fine
scrap.
Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep. old
foes, face Wednesday at Gonzaga, and
the same day Tech engages Catholic
University freshmen at c. u, and
Emerson meets the George Washing
ton freshmen at the Boys Club Of
Washington.
Aside from The Star tourney games
on Thursday, Eastern and Roosevelt
alumni teams come to grips at 7:45
pm. at Roosevelt in the feature at
traction Of an alumni program at the
Ruff Rider school.
GonZaga and st. Johns, another
pair Of hot foes, are slated to tangle
Friday night at Gonzaga at 8 o'clock
but the game may be moved up to
Thursday night to avoid conflict with
the final game for the metropolitan
title in The Stars tourney.
Georgetown Prep will be having It
out with Georgetown freshmen Satur-
day at Tech High In the curtain
raiser to the Georgetown-Ptt varsity
court game, while other scholastics
of the D. c. group are showing their
wares in the c. u. track meet.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

TTEADLINING q sparkling sports
i i program for schoolboys here
about this week Is The Stars
second annual metropolitan district
basket ball play-off tourney at Tech
High Thursday afternoon and Friday
night. The tourney will bring to-
gether the public high champions of
the District and nearby Maryland and
Virginia. Another feature of the week
is the Catholic University track meet
in which Eastern, Tech and Western
are among the entrants.
High grade basket ball attractions
are carded for virtually every day Of
the week. More than score Of games
are listed. Three of more than usual
interest are on the books tomorrow.
Central meets the George Washington
freshmen at Central; Landon and st.
Johns battle in the Epiphany Church
gymnasium. and Georgetown Prep
and Tech face at Garrett Park.
Gonzaga meets Georgetown fresh
men Tuesday at Tech High in the pre-
liminary to the Georgetown Canisius
varsity game, and the Purple and the
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Much In Youngsters Favor.

league 1x' pa9 aa sssiaa ssss1a' him. III "asr Tas-
Wis ought to make fine fight
for the berth. He has In his favor
youth-hell not be 81 years old until
next August, while Bluege Is in his
34th year-and with experience he
has acquired . quiet confidence. He
revealed this In the two brief terms
Of service he had with the Nationals
last season.
Travis is strongly built, possesses
speed and great pair Of hands. He
gets around nicely at third base,
showed In service here that he has
improved at coming in for slow ones
and bunts since his first trial at
Biloxi two years ago and he handles
the ball we'll.
The young fellow recalled from
Chattanooga hasn't the arm that
hangs to Bluege's right side-no one
in the big show other than Ossie has,
for that matter-but he gets the ball
away quickly and with . deal Of
speed and accurately.
And Travis looks a natural hitter.
He certainly has walloped savagely
IN the southern Association. In lzS
games with the Lookouts last year he
left-handed 185 hits for an average
CT .34S He knocked 38 extra -basers
and drove across II runs.
In the 18 games he played with the
Northumberland was here last May
to play at third base in nine games
while Bluege was nursing an injured
leg and again at the fag end OF the
season-he batted .302. Against
high-class pitching, too.
Customers at Griffith Stadium will
recall his brilliant debut last May
16, when In seven times at bat he
combed the Indians hurlers for five
singles to help win an overtime game.
He streaked along to wind UP his
Spring term in big company with q
500 batting rating.
That interested the washington
powers-that-be plenty. They'll be
giving Cecil Howell Travis all pos
sible help down Biloxi way next
month.
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Every Chance for Travis.


DLUEGE has been the greatest de-
n fensive third baseman of the
American League, perhaps of
both major circuits. He still ranks
high as a fielder. But at bat the
veteran has slumped steadily since
his peak year of 1928, when even
then he clubbed below 800.
Last season Ossie hit for only .261.
With most of the other Nationals
failing freely, the poor-punching
Bluege could be carried so long as he
held up his end af1eld. Washington
club officials figured. But when the
Nationals attack hivvered in the last
world series and the Giants romped
off with base balls most coveted
crown those in charge Of the club
began looking around for more power.
In fact, Griffith and Cronin ex-
pressed willingness to sacrifice de-
fensive strength to some extent If
punch could be added to the outfit.
Which brought them quickly to seri-
Gus consideration of Travis, who had
been battering the fences of Southern
Association parks for two years.
They had looked over Travis be-
fore. but little more than casually
A likely prospect, true, but considered
too unpublished for a big-league berth.
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Jump, turn sharp right over q second,
let down q bar on the third without
dismounting, jump the third and gal
lop out over the first. Performance,
which includes manners, way Of 60
ing and time, will be scored IS per
cent, conformation the remaining IS.
One simple rule will govern the
second spectacular trial-the scurry
stake, to wit, get over and do 1t
fast. Time and faults over the lab
yrinthian jumps Of this nifty will
be added together, and honors award
ed the low score. The boys and girls
will be asked to take one Jump on
the left side Of the ring, turn right
over another in the center Of the ring
(and what a turn at high speed, turn
left again over q third on the right
side and then out.
The fourth speciality Is to be a
"high school, exhibition by Sergt.
Alvin c. Moore of the Engineer Corps,
veteran Of the 1882 Olympics and .
famous trickster with horse. There
also will be five other events on the
program. To top on the military
effects, Maj. George 8. Patton. joint
master of Cobbler Hunt and one Of
the best known horsemen IN the
service. will Judge.
TRoUBLEs with the motorization
Of the Army are at present oc-
cupying the attention Of Rep
resentative Ross Collins, but without
opportunism something now may be
said In defense of the equestrian
branches Of the service. Representa-
tive Collins and some Of his House
colleagues who hold sway over the
annual Army appropriations have
evinced strong distaste for polo-play-
ing officers and flag-flying Cavalry.
With Q season Of the delightful
Fort Myer exhibition rides just draw
ing to a close, and the polo season
at the fort and the War Department
about to begin. there may be revived
some time honored false impressions
about the origin, customs and values
Of both.
A few Representatives and many
citizens seem to believe when an Army
oficer is seen on the polo field he il
enjoying Q luxurious sport at the ex.
pense Of the taxpayers, perhaps swing.
ing . mallet purchased with thetl
money, using terrain supported witt
Government funds and riding horse.
maintained solely for the game
When the Army teams travel abou
for tournaments, It Is presumed agair
that the costs are shouldered by tn,
public Golfers.
The facts belle this picture. Arm,
officers buy their own polo equipment
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Too Many Clubs Seen Evil

Too Many Clubs Seen Evil
"THERE Is some danger, though"
asserts Mann, one Of the few
veteran fight guys who doesn't
pass out a handshake with the same
general feeling Of very cold, dead
herring, "if the Black bill passes
there may be an awful rush in set
ting up fight clubs. And too many
may be fatal.
But with the right number OF
clubs this will be great fight town.
It's cinch."
The chubby one should know. For
years Frankie has been promoting on
all sides Of the District. Bootleg"
shows, some called 'em, but despite
the unfiattertng term, not once has
the finger Of suspicion been pointed
at Mann's presentations
As q result the sport, however
anemic elsewhere, has prof1ted here.
AT Fort Washington not long ago
boxing enjoyed three big seasons.
Fort Myer showed neat little intake
after Summer under the manage
ment OF Mann. For the last three
years Portner's Arena has gone alone
In smooth fashion, paying of a Sl0,-
600 Alexandra Day Nursery mort
gage In the first two years.
If fans will travel to Charley Cor
nell's Twin-City Club at Laurel and
to Alexandria every week, they'll
pack good-sized arena right In the
Distr1ct," frankie contends.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
ARCADE.
soccERIsTS MUST WAIT
Play Delayed Another Week on
Account Of Conditions.

Soccer ball hooters Of Washington
and suburbs must bide their time at
least another week. ofncials Of the
Capital City and Recreation Leagues
deeming 1t inadvisable, because Of the
poor condition Of the fields, to permit
play today.
The semi-flnAl games II. the cup tie
series have been postponed until
,lsacun & Z =! 61e9 aoholsnco6s
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But with Bluege
becoming weaker
at bat steadily,
the youngster on
the Chattanooga
arm suddenly
grew In import
ance in the eyes
of the Washing
ton board of con-
troll.
Just the hitter
needed and ca
pable Of making
the big = league
grade aheld after
6 o m e intensive
trainin nR. the
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Babes Art Legs Annoy Fans
Sculptor gives Skinny Shanked Home Run
Buster Underpinning of Ballet Dancer.

base bah slugger or , channel
swimmer.
Mr.. Nskian. however. has chosen
to give his statue the under
pinnings Of ballet dancer-heayy
and adorned with bulging calves.
Otherwise, critics comment, the
sculptor has done his work realis-
ticaIly. The statue depicts the
home-run king In the pose In which
he spends so much Of his time,
that IS. watching the ball that has
Just bounced on his bat soar Over
the hnri1on.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
WESTERN WINS EASILY
Gains Early Lead In Defeating
Randolph-Macon, 1925.

FRONT ROYAL, Va, February IL
Gaining an early lead, Western High
basketers Of Washington swept to an
easy 1925 win over the Randolph
Mascon Academy quint here today.
Led by Brennan, who whipped the
cords for II points, Western was
ahead at the half, 23-9, and kept well
In front the remainder of the way.
McFall Of the losers, with Is points,
was high scorer.
Summary.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
SEES MANY EAGER
FOR LEGAL BOXING
Fine Spots for Bouts, Says
Promoter--Hot Cards for
Ring, Mat Shows.
By FRANCIS z. STAN.


1t from q roly-poly
gent whose stubby fingers
have been in local fistic
pie for something like
quarter Of a century, Washing
ton, If permitted to cast eager
orbs on legaliZed boxing as
planned by Representative Lor-
ing M. Black, jr., will become
the 'best fight town, per capita,
in the East"
don't know how long Frankie
Mann has been inhaling resin dust,
but there are ancient, yellow-edged
photographs in existence showing a
chubby youngster tagged Mann ex-
hibiting one Of those he fought
them all' poses and standing proudly
beside Washington's great Kid Sulli-
van, our closest thing to q champion
ship piece Of fighting machinery.
Frankie never threatened to become
a good fighter, but he loved the racket
as few have, or do.
Possibly because he has been so bit
terly disappointed in the past, Mann
finds 1t difficult to believe legalized
professional boxing Is near at hand.
Frankie says in a year or two, maybe,
but when 1t does come into its own,
boxing viii become one of the Cap
ital's really big sports.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
COLUMBIA GIRLS LOSE
Bow by II Pins to Arcade Team
In Baltimore Contest.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February IT,
BY II pins, the Arcade Girls beat out
the Columbia Five Of Washington to-
night on the Arcade Alleys. The
score was 1854 to 2,547.
Mary Galloway, with total Of 536
for the i've games, produced the best
score. A teamsnate. Frances Krieg,
was six sticks behind.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
MARCY TRAP VICTOR
Beats Fawsett In shoot-o6 OF
Tie In Weekly Event

julius Marcy won the weekly trap
shooting prize yesterday over the
washington Gun Club layout after
shooting on q 44-all tie with @. 9.
Fawsett.
Marcy, in the shoot-oh, broke ~
targets to 81 for Fawsett.
Practice doubles competition also
was held, with r. II. ffuseman topping
the field.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
.DUTRA IN LEAD TIE
!. IN TEXAS TOURNEY
Has One Of Best Rounds at
Galveston to Get Even
With AckerbIoom.

~ the Associated Press.
- ALvESTON, Tex, Febru-
\ ary l7.-Windy weather
placed q heavy handicap
on professionals and
amateurs alike In the $4,000
Galveston open golf tournament
today and none reached par,
36-36-72, as Mortie Dutra and
Julius Ackerbloom tied for the
leadership at the end Of the
first SO holes.
Dutra, the giant Detroit profess
sional, and Ackerbloom Of Little Rock
each had cards of l45, one over par.
A chilly Eastward gale made the
sterling fleld Of golf performers glad
to shoot IN the middle 70s.
Ackerbloom, who carded q 37-S2-
so the first round, got away to o bad
start on today's second round with
o bogey 5 at the flrst and q bogey
at the third, but finished his round
with brides, 10 pars and bogey
holes for 37-39-76, four over par.
DUTRA, like the wind, roared In
IL from nowhere to a front posi-
ton spot. The first round Fri
day saw him melt together q 81
35-72. Today he stepped in with
one of the lowest rounds Of the day,
o 37-36-73, for q flrst-place tie.
Dutra could have scored a II. one
under, except for two puts that
needed Just another half ounce OF
push behind them. Both stopped on
the lip of the cups.
Dutra's excellent round slipped him
past Byron Nelson, the youthful Tex
arkana professional. who tied Acker-
bloom for the flrst-day lead with So
$3.50.
Nelson today shot 39-3sL77
for Q 36-hole total Of LAG, to become
one Of Q group Of i've one stroke
behind the leaders.
ORAIG WOOD Of Deal. N. j., last
IL years biggest money winner
with 73-73-146; Jimmy Hines
Of Long Island, N. Y, with 72-74
146; Harry Cooper Of Chicago with
70-76-l46, and Tom Creavy of Al
bany. N. Y, former holder Of the ma :
tional p. G. A. championship, with
72-74-146, all tied Nelson.
Edison Steele Of San Antonio gained
undisputed the next place with To-
75-147. Horton Smith of Oak Park
Ill, and Paul Runyan of White Plains
N. Y, tied with cards Of l48. Bill
Mehlhorn Of Louisville, who almost
shot himself out Of the tournament
in the first round with 39-4l-80
put on comeback for q 36-37-7a
and Q total Of 1853, eight strokes behind
the leaders.
Willie Mcguire, jr.. Of Houston, Will,
73-77-l50. continued to lead the
| amateurs.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

LONDON, February II R.-Ens-
land today defeated Ireland. 40, N
an international soccer match. CAM
bridge defeated Oxford, 4-1, In IN in-
t2ke&x6ft ooncoe 3xSnxo,
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TERRY GOES TO CAMP.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. February II LP).
Bill Terry hoped into his automo-
bile today and headed for Miami
Beach, Fla, where he will put his
world champion Giants through their
PAGES In preparation for another pen
nant chase.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Malcewicz Still Good.

ZOE MALCEwICZ. old as most ath-
letes 60. but still good srappler,
meets up with Ernie Dusek, one
Of our young rasslers Gas distinguished
from wrestlers), in Promoter Joe
Turner's feature match Thursday in
Washington Auditorium.
The years have dealt lightly with
Joseph, who should have been a
bona fide world champion some time
back, and he still represents plenty
Of hurdle for the durable Dusek guy.
Although distinctly Of the old school,
Malcewicz is something of an oddity
in that he possesses quite q bit of
showmanship. Dusek needs no In
PRODUCTION.
The remainder Of the card Is $3.50,
but the Malcewicz-Dusek brawl should
provide fireworks galore. Paul Boesch
will rassle the now unmasked MAR
VEL" alleged to be Lee Collins, in
the semi-final. This is q return
match. Boesch won last week, but
the Marvel wanted TO meet him
again sans his red hood
Preliminaries are as follows: Frank
Judson VS.. Little Beaver, Hans
Steinke vs.. Buck Weaver, orville
Brown VS.. Jack Hurley.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
board concluded.

board concluded. Travis will get Just
that kind Of training down in Biloxi
next month.
He'll be given every chance to land
the third-basing job. If he Is big
enough in . base ball way to take ad-
vantage of the great opportunity the
Nationals probably will show . new
player at the far corner this year.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

Lne Wulu-up VI
the last Amert-
can League sea-
son, but also by
President Clark
Grim mth's an
noncement that
Cecil Howell will
be ordered to re-
port at the BIZ
loxi training
camp on March
4, a full two
weeks ahead Of
t he Nationals
other inflelders.
The youngster
roco1Jod from the
Evening star., 1934-02-18

PERTH, Australia, February II CR.
The touring English tennis team
led by Fred Perry, United States and
Australian champion, today won the
final test series from Australia seven
matches to i've.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
SH0LLS AFTER BOTH
Face S1euths Today Following
Win Over Rockville A. A.

6holl baSketers will seek their
eightieth win In q row, when they
engage the formidable Investigation
quint Of the Community Center
League this afternoon on the Boys
Club of washington court. The game
will follow a tilt between the Boys
Club varsity and Katzman, leading
team of the Community Center minor
loop, starting at o'clock.
Sholl marked up its seventy-ninth
straight win last night swamping
Rockville A. A., 45-17, In the Rock
vile High gymnasium. The d. G..
team outclassed the Montgomery
County quint all the way, holding .
22-8 lead at the halt.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
YOUTH IS PICKED
TO GUST. BLUECE
Will Be Carefully Trained to
Give Veteran Battle for
Third Base Job.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~ SSIE BLUEGE, who has
seen regular service with
the Nationals for more
than a decade, will have
to battle bravely to retain his
berth this wear. This has been
limited before, but no one seemed
to take the hint seriously. It's
different now.
This time the powers-that-b be
appear determined that Cecil
Howell Travis gets every oppor-
tunity to wrest the washington
ball clubs third-basing post
from the veteran who has had
it through II campaigns.
This determination not only Is IN
dicated by the great praise club o.
ficials have bestowed upon the YOUTH
ful Travis almost continually since
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IS Regular G Bosses Aim Capital Minded Mann Contends
Rl96 6TANBARlK[ ."'TuRE |

mittedly In trench warfare limitations
are imposed on its utility. It's duties
are specialized. II that was discov-
cred IN the last war, however, It Is
no guarantee Of conditions In the
next.
Regardless Of all that, the Cavalry
might claim the right to live for the
sole purpose Of display, Of dramatixing
the service. No one ever pleaded
utilitarianism as D reason for the
pomposity and elegance Of England's
guard at Buckingham Palace. Il is
Evening star., 1934-02-18

As in the case Of Washington,
where the Potomac Park field Is used,
their privately sustained polo associa-
keep, and the entertainment given
hundreds of visitors to the park is
free. When the players travel, their
clubs pay (lnless the United States
Polo Association underwrites the trip,
as 1t did the tour Of the Argentine).
Many officers own and ride their pri-
vate ponies In the sport. Those who
do not are mounted on horses regu-
larly assigned for their use IN the
service.
Which, Of course, leads directly to
the question: Why should there be
horse-drawn Artillery or much Caval-
ry at all? The former branch can re-
ply, it was successful with Light guns
in the last war. Exponents of the
horse regiments are not willing to cast
aside Q proven system, which Is al
ready IN the minority in potential
strength. until its complete uselessness
has been demonstrated. Men who
compare the merits Of horse-dfawn
and motorized light equipment In
moving guns into position at night,
without lights, across rough country,
would not like to see o reduction In
the nine regiments currently MAIN
tained-9 Of about 100 which would
be called into service at once on .
mobilization order.
In q wartime artillery regiment,
incidentally the proportion Of draft
horses to of1cers' and other riding
horses Il about to 2. Naturally from
this latter group the officers select
their polo mounts, but by no means
are the specified ratios altered or ami
mails carried merely to give men
horses for sport.
TINE game itself is good for horses.
It keeps them 1T. improves
their hardness and speed.
Likewise, the intense training Of cav
airy mounts for exhibition drills, for
the show ring and for polo Is bene-
ficial No matter how much Kissing
and teeth-mashing the Represents
tives and the horse e-minded Army ON
GERS exchange. that point win not be
disputed.
Many critics claim the Cavalry = N
outmoded branch Of the Army. Ad-
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Wallace, Conner Sockers.

LEW. If any, unheralded fighters
II made such an impression In a
single appearance here Of late
as did Patsy Wallace. lightweight
from Atlantic City.
Wallace apparently is lightweight
with kayo punch. In his debut last
week here he dropped Bucky Taylor
In the first round and again in the
second. only to be disqualified when
he struck the Baltimorean on the
shoulder while Taylor was still on
the floor.
In Charley Conner, another Balti-
morean, Wallace may find a tougher
Toe Tuesday at Portner's. Conner not
only Is q durable type. but he, too,
can sock. Charley doesn't throw as
many gloves, perhaps, as other nearby
lightweights, but those mitts he does
shoot generally are no taps.
A trio Of six-rounders will back up
the eight-round feature. Renewing
an old rivalry, Johnny Mays viii
clash with Phil Fur in the semi
wind-up. Mays won a decision over
Furr last Summer. In the other
six-rounders Roy Manley will engage
Bob Lowry, and Leroy Dougan will
square off with Johnny Polo. A
four-rounder between Johnny Cicero
and Bill Bullock will open the show.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
v. M. I. BEATS v. P. I.

LEXINGTON, Va, February II
R.-V. M. I. varsity basketers found
the range tonight to run up their
biggest score Of the season In defeat
ing Virginia Tech, 43 to 26. Sum-
mary:
v. NJ. I. t43l. v. r. ]. (c6).
Evening star., 1934-02-18

farm will check in at the camp with
the Washington batterymen to be
taken In hand by Grif1th and Man
ager Joe Cronin for grooming as the
American League champions pros
pective third baseman this year.
Both the prexy and the pilot believe
that the two weeks Of preliminary
work will put Travis in fettle to give
Bluege the battle Of his base ball
career.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
By the Associated Press.

n yEw YORK, February H.
IN Base ball fans and art
NJ critics are IN lather over
" that statue Of Babe Ruth
now on exhibition at . New
York art gallery.
The Bambino's legs, as interpret.
ed in clay by Reuben Nakian, are
causing much head-shaking. The
consensus Is that they are too big.
Il Is well-established fact that
the Babe Is built along the lines
Of an inverted pyramid - bsfts =
Evening star., 1934-02-18
VICTOR BY INCHES
over CUNNINGHAM

CONTINUED From First Pase.)
Evening star., 1934-02-18
ENGLISH WIN AT NETS.

Totals. Is o 45 Totals. 2 8
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Scores:
ENGLISH BEAT IRISH.

Pr0teS6l0n6I.
fUsing 16-sauge.
The Washington times., 1934-10-30
Candidate CritiCizes
First Lady's Speech

in behalf of Mrs. O'Day and the
latter for her own interests-Miss
Couch offered no comeback to
Mrs. Roosevelt's address.
But when Mrs. Roosevelt had
completed her campaigning tour
for Mrs. O'Day, her friend and
former political coworker, Miss
Couch started her attacks.
CriticizeS Her Stand
The Republican candidate
criticized the First Lady'S plea
that Mrs. O'Day would represent
the people of the nation, de-
claring:
ri shall endeavOr to protect
and represent my constituents,
the people of the State of New
York, to the best of my ability"
She attacked other phases of
Mrs. Roosevelt's campai n
speeches for Mrs. O'Day.
In addition to Mrs. O'Day and
Miss Couch, another women is
seeking election. She is Miss
Dorothy Frooks, the candidate Of
he Law Preservation party.