Evening star., 1935-12-22
FASTENING GROWS
. IN CLASS, EXTENT
International Events Stud
1895 Program-National
Leaders Here.

- PORTS enthusiasts OF the DIS
trict of Columbia may speed
the parting year with full salts
~ faction that it has done well by
them. Competition, artistic and plenti-
full, has marked the 12-month period
here and left the Capital with gen
erous share OF the Nations outStand-
ing performers and performances.
From the time The Stars annual
bowling party ushered in the sports
program through the foot ball cam
paign recently finished, a gay pano-
rama of competitive pastiming was
unrolled. Brightly tinted by events
of an international character as well
as those having national color, 1t
made q sparkling picture for the fol-
lowers of sports.
Prominent in the program of eXcep-
tional entertainment were the num-
bers provided by the visits of two
teams from the neighboring Republic
of Mexico and one from Chile. 1t was
a rare treat the horsemen of the
Mexican Army gave as they clashed
with the United States Army team in
the Potomac Park polo matches in
the Spring. Equally attractive was
the Fall contest between the daring
riders from Chile and the American
Armys Olympic equestrians.
Mexican Band Adds Color.
IN ANOTHER outstanding interna-
tional engagement, youngsters took
the more prominent roles. An at
tendance record for a scholastic foot
ball game in Washington was set when
the all-star team of Mexico City's high
schools played Central, the Capitals
champion high school outfit, late in
November. The game did not provide
all the entertainment for the $4,000
at hand, however. The Tipica Band
from the Mexican capital, gaudily
caparisoned and Of rare musical worth,
added greatly to the occasion.
There were champions Of national
cafiber here. Barney Welsh and
Ralph McElvenny went to New Or
leans to get national parks tennis
titles, Welsh taking the singles and
collaborating with McElvenny in the
doubles victory. Larry Williams, jr.,
son Of sharpshooting dad, became
national junior skeet champion. Buddy
Myer, captain of the ill-fated Ma
tionals, dubbed his way to the Amer
ican League batting championship.
The second-sacker and his frst-basing
teammate, Joe Kuhel, also established
major league double-play records.
Champions Are Crowned.
TN ONE Of the greatest races for the
national A. A. U. marathon cham
pionship ever conducted under the
auspices of The Star, Pat Dengis of
Baltimore swept to the title over the
classic Mount Vernon Washington
course.
medley relay team dashed to national
honors in the big games at the Uni
Versty of Pennsylvania.
An exceptional college foot ball sea-
son thas saw George Washington at
tracing to its games more than 104,-
900 to establish a District record for
this type of sport and was climaxed
by an invitation to powerful Cath
olic University team to meet the Uni
Versity of Mississippi in the Orange
Bowl at Miami on New Year day pro-
duced notable players.
Tuffy Leemans of George Washing
ton, BIZ Guckeyson of Maryland and
Joe Meglen Of Georgetown received
honorable mention In several all
America arrays,
Capital Sports Conscious.
SPECTACULAR motor boat pilots Of
international repute thrilled thou
sands lined along the Potomac sea-
wall with daring driving in the Shrine
and Presidents Cup regattas, high
spots Of diverting aquatic season.
Such ring luminaries as Ray Impel-
iettiere, Tony Canzoneri, frankie
Klick, Harry Dublinsky and King Le-
whisky lent tone to Capital boxing
bills. The wrestling addicts had the
pleasure of seeing Danno O'Mahony,
reigning monarch of the mat, in
acton here several times.
Bowlers, basketers, archers, cyclists.
marksmen, trapshots all enjoyed
f1ourishing seasons. Every sport
usually patronized by Capital enthu-
siasts, in fact had an exceptional
year. This may be realized from a
perusal of general accounts of the
various competitive pastimes published
throughout today's sports section of
The Star.
From these it may be cleaned that
the Capital has been unusually sports
conscious in 1895.