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Evening star., 1935-02-14
Deeper Than Base Ball.

ITO SOME who read this it may
seem that distinction won in such
a minor field as sandlot base
ball is little to make much over. But
Mrs. Rock was more than the man.
ager of one of the most successful ball
teams in sandlot history. She helped
inestimably to bend a lot of twigs in
the right direction. She taught her
boys to win if they could, but not to
permit defeat to rankle nor to dis
courage. She never, to the knowledge
of old friends on newspaper staffs,
harbored a grudge, though she glori-
fled in sustained rivalry.
In that gathering this morning at
Mount Olivet, at st. Dominic's Church,
where a solemn requiem mass was
sung, and last night at the Rock resi-
dence, Gil Sixth street southwest,
were old Linworth foes come to pay
tribute to the memory of real person.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
EASTERN IN TOURNEY
Accepts Washington and Lee Bid
Foe Event Next Month.

Eastern High has accepted a bid
to compete in the annual washington
and Lee scholastic basket ball tourna-
ment next month, it has been an
nounced by DR.. Charles Hart, prin-
cipal Of Eastern.
The tournament is scheduled for
March IA, Is and 16. Eastern was
beaten in the final round last year
by Charlotte IN. c. High, which
downed the Lincoln Park team by .
single point.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
LOT MORE MONEY,
LOU GEHR|G'SA|
No HoIdout Yet, but Yank
SIugger Feels Record De-
mandS Raise.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, February 14.-Lou
M Gehrig isn't a holdout-yet.
Back from a world tour, the
New York Yankees iron man
first baseman declined to admit any
thing except that he was aiming to get
"a lot more" money than last year.
His two-year contract at $4,000
year has expired.
"Of course I'm no holdout," Gehrig
said. II haven't even seen my con-
tract. I don't know what the club
is offering me-"
He will know sometime today if he
goes down to the New Rochelle post
office and picks up his mail. 1t has
been held there awaiting his return.
Several base ball writer's suggested
to Lou that the Yankees new offer
might not call for much more than
the salary for which he has worked
the last two years.
Lou and his wife looked serious.
You know I've got new manager
now," he said, and smiled at his wife.
We feel that I've earned something
on the record that's behind me and
the one that's yet to be made I had
big year in 1934-batting title, most
runs driven in and most home
runS-49.
Il won't be 80 until June and I
figure I've still my best years ahead
OF me. Babe Ruth was 80 when he
set his home-run record of 60 in 1927.
I'm going after that record"
Officials in the Yankees Offices ap-
parently are not worrying over Gehrie.
Business Manager Ew Barrow declined
TO comment on reports that Gehrig
would ask for $4,000, nor would he
indicate what the club had offered.
Wait till talk with him.. Barrow
said.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
G. U. FROSH QUINTET
HALTED BY EASTERN
School Champs Get Revenge and
1nflict First Defeat on
Hoya Yearlings.

TINE Districts champion high
school basket ball team and the
citys best college freshman"
quint were all even today, following
Eastern Highs 1885 victory yester-
day over the Georgetown Frosh on
the Lincoln Parkers' court.
Coming from behind to take a slim
lead at the half and hold it safely,
Eastern not only avenged a previ-
GUS defeat, but administered the
first reverse of the season to the
Hoya cubs.
Georgetown took a 10-to-4 lead at
the end Of the first quarter, but East
ern whitfield it down and, at the in
termission. held an 1915 edge. Ede-
lin and Schieble Of Eastern topped
scorers Of both teams, with IS and
II points. respectively. Summary:
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Umpires Feared Her.


A N UNUSUAL figure was Leney
n Rock. who seemed to this re-
porter, who know her from a
slant perhaps none other did, to be a
combination of iron and gold In the
old Independent Base Ball Series, in
which the sandlot game probably
reached its peak and now is the sub
Ject OF flreside tales of what base ball
used to be in this town." the forceful.
resourceful boss of the Linworth kids
had lot to do and plenty to say about
how the game was conducted-with
ever an eye out for the welfare of the
Linworths.
Umpires dreaded her, and not
because she was a woman. If
there was break in a ball
game, 1t went to her kids or the
ump was a little less confident
during the remainder of the
battle.
If the matter were taken to base
ball court, on the precarious seat Of
which sat your present author, the
court prepared for no ordinary pro-
ceeding. Leney Rock was an indomi-
table fighter with the mind of a
lawyer. when need be, which meant
the other side, not to speak of the
arbiter. was on a spot. Situations
can arise on the sandlots that are not
quite covered by the laws of organized
base ball. They must be dealt with
out of hand and when one of these
things popped up, along with Leney
Rock, there was one newspaper job
anybody could have for the asking,
back pay thrown in.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Reds Will Bank
On Young Team
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, February
i / 14.-Manager Charley Dres-
sen Of the Cincinnati Reds to-
day said he plans to put q team
averaging less than 26 years Of
age on the field at the opening Of
the 1885 base ball campaign.
Arriving here with nine of his
pitchers and catchers, most Of
them rockies he plans on keeping
through the entire season, the
Cincinnati pilot Immediately laid
out training plans for the battery
men, who will work out here until
February "a, when they will report
at Tampa, Fla, for the regular
Spring grind.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Had to Keep Going.

4 WOMAN of unusual energy, Mrs.
n Rock found an outlet in mother
ing the kids Of a neighborhood
centering around Third and c streets
southwest. She had a boy of her own.
A band Of pantalooned bang -abouts
she formed into midget class" club
and entered it in the independent
series.
There were few changes in
the squad as she brought II up
through the various age classes,
winning title after title, an in
spired team, until the original
Linwortbs were adults and set
sail on their own.
Throughout her illness a band of
flremen, her LinworthS, stood by for
blood transfusions, eager in q way,
not in another, to be called.
The iron in Mrs. Rock, steel II you
will, was apparent only in strife.
Her loyalty and deeds of 18-karat
kindness Of which we know, too, were
the other metal in her makeup.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
CARDOZO TAKES FINALE.

Cardozo High Schools basket ball
quint ended its season yesterday by
scoring 35to-11 victory over May
fair High Of Fredericksburg, Va, in
game played in the locals gym
nasium. Bull Harris and Rollie Haw-
kins led Cardozo.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Sports Program
In Local Realm
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Basket Ball.
Tech at st. Johns, $3.50.
Washington College Of Law VS..
Georgetown Freshmen at Ryan
Gymnasium, 8.
Roosevelt VS.. v. M. I. Freshmen
at Lexington.
Western VS.. Bethesda Chevy
Chase High at Leland, $3.50.
Wrestling. F!
Washington Auditorium-Main
match, George zaharias, Colorado,
vs.. Ernie Dusek, Omaha, heavy
weights, two falls out Of three.
Show starts at $50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Eastern at Gonzaga, 8.
Kendall at Georgetown Prep.
$50.
Catholic q. VS.. Seton Hall at
East Orange.
American U. at Bridgewater.
Howard at Morgan.
Wilson Teachers at Trenton
State Teachers.
c. U. Frosh at Maryland
Trosh, 4.
Tech at Woodberry Forest.
Gallaudet at Boiling Field.
Georgetown Freshmen VS.. Rich
mond U. Freshmen at Richmond.
Roosevelt VS.. Washington and
Lee Freshmen at Lexington.
Alexandria High VS.. Takoma-Sil-
yer Spring High at Silver Spring. 8.
Rockville High at Gaithersburg.
$50.
st. Albans at Friends, $50.
Cardozo VS.. Vocational High at
Baltimore.
Swimming.
Calvert Hall at Central, $50.
Wrestling.
b. Paul's Guild at Gallaudet, Q.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
virginia Presents Problem.

TN SELECTING the teams the Tour
nament Committee was confronted
with something of a problem in
Virginia, where Alexandria has a rival
in Washington-Lee. Each holds a
victory over the other, but will not
meet again before the SERIES and
Alexandria was chosen because of a
generally superior record.
The battle between Hyattsville and
Mount Rainier, which will be fought
tomorrow at Hyattsville at $50
o'clock, promises to be one Of the
fiercest waged in the county this sea-
son, although on paper Hyattsville
figures to win. Recently it recovered
players who were out Of the lineup
when the Mounts beat Hyattsville by
four points If Hyattsville gets even. a
third game will be played.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
KING, AIDES
EAGER AND TENSE
CampbeI|'s Camp Like That
of Ring Warriors Just
Before Battle.

BY the Associated Press.
~ AYTONA BEACH, Fla, Feb
ruary 14.-If you close your
j eyes little, let your imagi-
nation play a bit, this isn't
the place where Sir Malcolm Camp
bell, the man who rides the four wheel
thunderbolts, is waiting to lift the
worlds automobile speed record to
800 miles an hour.
It's fight training camp, in atmos-
phere at least. Even If 1t lacks the
punching bags, the pals and water
bottles, and the scaffold of a ring
where sparring partners are all but
executed daily.
A Restless Individual.
The champion is the little man from
Britain, Sir Malcolm Campbell, and
never was there a more restless, eager
taut warrior waiting for the\I bell to
ring Around him. are his counselors.
his friends, his helpers-the six me-
chanics he brought here from Eng
land with the majestic seven-ton Blue
bird to smash the mile record OF
272.10 miles an hour he set here two
years ago.
Every one is taut and snappy, as
they are In training camp on the day
before the battle.
The liz mile beach. where Frank
Lockhart and Lee Bible died. partly
because they couldn't restrain their
eagerness and rode for the record be-
fore the sands were perfectly smooth,
still is rough and untitled for the
speed Campbell Is seeking.
Campbell treads 1t daily, watching
and hoping for the wind to turn to the
northeast, blowing the high tides far
up on the sands and leaving the sur
face at low tide as level and hard as
q concrete road 40 yards wide.
But the wind won't turn and stay
turned, and so the impatient cham
pion storms.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Plans Tune-up Today.

TIE INSISTED that he'd take the
II wraps off the mighty Bluebird
today, run her up and down
the beach at no more than $50 miles
an hour to shake her down" for the
record runs later.
But the wind shifted again back
to the southwest. The sand stretch
was slightly runpled again, and after
driving over the course last night in
the dark, Sir Malcolm only could say
that he hoped" he could loose the
shackles on his 2,500-horsepower
thunder wagon this morning.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
ZIvIC WILL FIGHT HERE.

Fritzie Zivic Of Pittsburgh, young
est of five fighting brothers, will face
Johnny Jadick at the Washington
Auditorium next Monday in a sched-
uled 1o-round boxing bout headlin-
ing Matchmaker Charlie Cornells
weekly card,
Evening star., 1935-02-14
WILL PLAY CUP TENNIS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February IA
The annual Hotchkiss Cup tennis
matches, bringing together teams
from Baltimore, Washington, Rich
mond and Norfolk, will be held here
this Summer, 1t was announced yes
terday. No date has been set. but
they probably will be held early In
Evening star., 1935-02-14
DUQUESNE BOXING ENDS
Coach Resigns, but Report of
Team "Strike" Is Denied.

PITTSBURGH, February IA P).-
Duquesne University boxers will no
longer enter the ring. The univer-
sity's athletic officials here announced
discontinuance of the sport effective
last night. The action followed the
resignation of Johnny Napoleon as
boxing coach.
Reports of q strike" by the boxing
team over his departure were denied
by officials.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
TERP RIFLEMEN READY.

University Of Marylands varsity
rifle team will open its college season
Saturday at College Park, when the
sharpshooters Of Western Maryland
will be entertained. Catonsville was
beaten by the Terp shooters last week
by O score Of 392 to BAL.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
TWO TILTS AT HERNDON.

Herndon (Va) Highs boy and girl
basket ball teams will face the quintet
AID sextet Of Lee-Jackson High to-
morrow night at Herndon. The Hern-
den girls are leading in the Northern
Virginia League, while the boys team
is tied for the lead.
Evening star., 1935-02-14

bowed heads and
flowing eyes and
a devout taps In
t h e ir h e a r t S.
Banks of wreaths,
that Semi-circled
the grave, some
may have seen as
laurel they them
selves had flung
to her only con-
queror--death.
Leney II o c X
M S. ou is A.
Rock to some, for
friends and asso-
ciates she drew
F~o- .~~l, $780,,
Evening star., 1935-02-14
DEFENDS HONORS /
IN STAR TOURNEY
Snappy Battle Promised i
Event to Be Staged on .
February % and %. !

~HAMPION of the public high
school basket ball series for
4 the second year running,
Easterns dashing team is
about to try for its fourth major
basket ball title in two seasons.
It will be the defending champion
In the third annual Evening Star
tournament for the public high sch6ol
title Of Washington and nearby Mary
land and Virginia, a struggle to take
place on George Washingtons birth
day and the day following in the
Tech gym.
The teams to take part were an
nounced today by the Tournament
Committee. Eastern will represent
Washington proper. Bethesda Chevy
Chase for the third straight year
will carry the standard of Montgom-
cry County and Alexandria will sheet
for the Old Dominion again. The
fourth entry will be Hyattsville or
Mount Rainier, representing Prince
Georges. These schools are engaged
In a series to determine which will
carry on IN The Star tournament.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Out for Another Basket Title College Fe in Week End Flourish
Passing of Mrs. Rock
Summons Memories
of Eventful Days.
BY ROD THOMAS
BY ROD THOMAS.

~ HE made Spartans of some of
~ the boys who battled their way
1 to many championship with
the old Linworth Athletic Club
under her leadership. but they stood
beside the grave of Leney Rock this
morning in Mount Olivet Cemetery
and hardly could take it."
Sprouted into hard-bitten cops, fire.
men and professional athletes, large
nercentage of them. they stood with
Evening star., 1935-02-14
More Prizes at Stake.

- xCEPT that there will be more
prizes and that all games will
be played in the afternoon. there
will be no changes in the tournament
set-up. Team trophies will be pre-
sented the winner and runner-up and
individual medals awarded both teams
and their coaches.
A double-header will be played On
opening day. starting at 2 o'clock,
and the survivors will clash the fol-
lowign afternoon. Saturday, at @
An admission fee of Is cents will be
levied each day. with all receipts.
expenses deducted, to be turned over
to the Community Center Department,
which for two years has received
sizable sum from the event.
Orrel and Joe Mitchell, whose Of
hciating pleased all concerned in both
the previous tournaments, were re-
warded for their efficiency with a
third appointment, and Yank Robin
son, by like token, again will handle
the watch and the score sheet.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
c. i. IN TWO HARD
GAMES ON JAUNT
CoIoniaIs Oppose Terrors,
TerpS Meet Generals in
Home Features.
BY II. c. BYRD.

~ ASKET BALL teams from sew
- eral of the local colleges 60
out tomorrow and Saturday
in attempts to conquer on
foreign floors.
Catholic University plays at Seton
Hall, East Orange, N. j., tomorrow
night and at Long Island University
Saturday night, and in both games
probably will have more opposition
than it wishes American University
plays at Bridgewater College tomor-
row night and Wilson Teachers Col
lege at Trenton State Teachers Col
lege. Trenton, N j. Gallaudet goes
across the Eastern Branch of the
Potomac to try conclusions with Boil
ling Field.
Of these teams, Catholic University
probably faces the hardest test, espe-
cially in its game with Long Island.
The Brooklanders will go up against
one of the strongest outfits in the
East, and, despite their excellent
record. are likely to find themselves
outplayed. Wilson Teachers also is
pretty sure to be up against a stiff
proposition. incidentally, after play
ing at Trenton tomorrow night, Will
son comes back to Washington to
meet Randolph Macon Saturday.
Georgetown has no game this week
end but George Washington and
Maryland play on their home floors.
The Colonials entertain Western
Maryland College. while the Old
Liners have Washington and Lee as
their guest. G. w. should win from
the Green and Gold, but Maryland
will have to show very much improve
form to hold the Generals in check.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
GERMANY SEEKS OLIN
Asked to Name Terms for Title
Fight With Heuser,

T1BuC w lCH HeuSer.
NEW YORK, February IA R.-
Bob Olin has been asked to name
his terms for a light-heavyweight title
defense against Adolf Heuser of Ger
many In Berlin June 2.
Olin's handlers said they will cable
Berlin promoters they would accept
the bout provided a guarantee Of
$25,00o, tax free, is deposited in a
Paris bank.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Terps Run in Gotham.

"A HARYLANDS relay team, Earl
N Widmyer and Joe Ryan,
sprinters, go to New York
Saturday to run in the New York
Athletic Club meet at Madison Square
Garden. The Old Liners are entered
in a three-cornered race with Yale
and Princeton and feel they have an
even chance. In their previous race
in the Millrose games they did well
in everything except they did not run
the curves as they should and lost
the baton. Widmyer will compete in
the invitation sprint.
One man who saw the West Virginia
meet last week at Morgantown was
much impressed with Widmyer'S
sprinting. If Wfdmyer does not go
long way this year, III miss my
guess. He is running we'll and in great
shape physically" he said.
Difference in Tastes.
TT Is rather unusual to note the
status of certain sports at different
institutions Take wrestling, for
instance. At Washington and Lee that
(Continued on Page g Column ~
Evening star., 1935-02-14
No Longer a Set-up.

MYTH Central two years ago and
!" Eastern last year on it's firing
line, Washington proper scored
Evening star., 1935-02-14

C1aC6S Sne QreV
from nearly every
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-01-18

It's too much to hope for, but we
wish the dramatic hit "Stevedore"
now playing in Chicago would
come up this way. :. Eddie South
and his sweet band were in Mime
apolis last week, but not $3.50 of
the folks in the two towns knew
about it. The Mort Singer Cor
poration, which operates the Or
pheum, was asleep at the switch
when it failed to advertise South's
appearance in one of the Negro
journals. :. John La Coste, one of
the finest fellows who ever drew on
a shoe, is leaving the Twin Towns
for a business venture in the east.
Good Luck, John! Clarence
Muse, a very fine actor, must for
ever and ever play those monkey"
roles in pictures it seems. Why
almost every Negro who appears
in pictures must act the clown is
no mystery to us, but it does irk
us.
Congressman Arthur Mitchell is
in for a liberal panning from the
Negro Press. His hostility has
already caused the Eastern papers
to ride herd on him.
Chit Chat: One of the hottest
looking brownskinned femme mite
club entertainers has an ofay
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-01-18

hubby. C. C. the biggest
knocker in any mans town. !.
Good to hear the Mills Brothers
over the ether again. i. Fifteen
superior Nordics-all ERA work
ers-alI Sin their liquor" were
found in room with an wholly un-
clad brownskin Minneapolis woman
last Saturday. ). The woman was
arrested by the Purity Squad but
the men were not. The judge
gave her 20 days.
One of the best white friends of
colored people is a st. Paul public
official. Whatever he does he does
without the fanfare of publicity
and the present sheriff of Hennepin
County raised a Negro waif to
fine manhood.
PAUL BOSWELL was asked did
he or did he not have a nice vaca-
ton? He said: "Sure, slept the
whole two weeks" Now THAT,
my trans, is my idea of a sensible,
sane young man! Yowsah!
Evening star., 1935-05-19
SUNDAY WASHINGTON, D. C.,

meeting will be with Mrs. Donald
Maxson, $500 Second avenue, Wood
side, Md. Mothers OF the members
will be guests and the B. !. LIS viii
give the program.
Chapter X was organized last week
by Mrs. Chellie Stevens Wright,
organizer of the Supreme Chapter.
The meeting was held at the home Of
Mrs. Leo Paulger In Forest Hills.
The IA charter members and officers
are as follows: Mrs. w. o. Reed,
president; Mrs. L. H. Paulger, vice
president; Mrs. A. H. Snyder, record
ing secretary; Mrs. G. G. Jacobsen,
treasurer; Mrs. w. Harry King. cor
Evening star., 1935-05-19

responding secretary: Mrs. M. II.
Fohrman, chaplain; Mrs. "A. II. Moran,
guard; Mrs. Adam Weir, Mrs. Harlan
Updegraff, Mrs. Joy T.. Morgan, Mrs.
George B. Woods, Mrs. Robert Nc
Millen, Mrs. william G. Ramseyer and
Mrs r. A. Van Ordel.
A luncheon was given in honor Of
Mrs. Wright. The guests at the
luncheon and at the meeting were
the presidents or representatives from
the other Washington chapters, who
brought greetings.
Mrs. Reed Is well known in p. z. o.
circles. having been at one time the
State organizer for Iowa. The other
Evening star., 1935-05-19

and Mrs. Horton II. McKeever, dele
gate to Cooperative Committee.
Mrs. Z. o. Woodruff, newly-elected
vice president, was installed by Mrs.
Worthy P. Sterns, past president.
Miss Jessie o. Citing, chairman of
Courtesy Committee, presented the
following guests: Mrs. Francis H.
Hough, Chapter B, Sheridan, Wyo.;
Mrs. D. N. Stafford, Chapter EFF, Los
Angeles, Calf; Mrs. H. j. Gramlich,
Chapter BY. Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. M.
A. Hostettler;; Chapter B, Shelton,
Nebr.; Mrs. L. M. Hadley, Chapter
ABB, Bellingham, Wash; Mrs. 3. F.
Spear, Belle Plains, Kans., and Mrs.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

observers and aviation technicians
who saw service in the World war
have already received notices TO re-
port to training forces, with a view to
possible service In East Africa.
Reports Of the gradual calling out
of reserves were first heard when the
air ministry announced recently re-
cruitment Of 1900 pilots and 1850
specialists-the biggest annual military
aviation recruitment ever staged In
Italy.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
T.. v. A. PROMOTES ROUSE

NORRIS, Tenn, May 1s (P.-Ken-
meth A. Rouse, former University of
Chicago foot ball player and chief of
police at the Tennessee Valley Author
ity's model town of Norris, yesterday
was promoted to safety engineer In
charge Of police and fire protection
on all T. v. A. projects in the valley.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

John Holman Britain and Robert II.
Young, Washington, D. c.
The next meeting will be held at
the home Of Mrs. E. H. Pitcher, 1910
Mckinley street, May % at 2:3O pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
P. E. o. SISTERHOOD

Chapter G met Friday evening oil
the home Of Mrs. H. L. Bentley, Mrs
j. II. Haper acting as hostess. The
needs Of the educational fund and Of
Cottey College were discussed as part
Of the program. Mrs. Robert Sherill
Of Chapter q was q guest at the
meeting and gave reading Of origi-
nal poems.
Chapter H was entertained by Mrs
Worthy p. Sterns Of Chapter B at
her home Tuesday evening. The next
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Chapter B met at the home Of Mrs.
Robert r. Young, 1926 Newton street,
Tuesday evening, assisting hostesses
being Mrs. Warner w. Stockberger,
Mrs. w. r. Foster, Mrs. z. @. Jeffreys,
Miss Emma r. Sirrene and Mrs. M.
Grace Caldwell.
The business meeting was presided
over by Mrs. Warner w. Stockberger,
president. Reports were given by Miss
Emma r. Sirrene, chairman of the
Year Book Committee; Mrs. Villa B.
Hammond of the Visiting Committee
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Strikes Close University.
Students strikes recently closed
Cairo University in Egypt.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
H. DUCE BEGINS RECALL
OF VETERAN AVIAT0RS
5000 Reserves Summoned to Re-
port for Possible Service
in East Africa.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, May 18.-Reliable aviation
circles said last night Premier Musso-
lini has started on program of grad
ual recall of some 5000 veteran re-
serves to Italy's air services.
These circles said number of pilots,
Evening star., 1935-05-19

members are all Identified from other
chapters.