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Evening star., 1936-12-08
Pytlak Of Cleveland. Ready to trade
Buck Newsom.
Red Sox Offer Werber, Cash.

Red Sox Offer Wefbef, Cash.
RoSTON-Hot after Pinky Higgins
Of Philadelphia for third base In
exchange for Bill Werber and cash.
Would trade Pitcher Wesley Ferrell
for what have you.
Cleveland-The Indians are eager
to do some house cleaning with
Joe Vosmik leading the moving day
procession. Trying to swing a deal
with the Browns with Vosmik and Bill
Knickerbocker as bait.
st. Louis-For some reason Rogers
Hornsby is anxious to get rid Of
Hemsley and Flea Clifton. Wants
infielders.
Philadelphia-For the first time
in memory Of man, Connie Mack
isn't interested in money. He's ready
to trade, but says he must have players,
not cash, but the club owners can't
believe him.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
IOWA RETAINS SOLEM

IOWA CITY, Iowa. December Up.
-Ossie Solem, University of Iowa head
foot ball coach and athletic director.
will retain this position next season
it was disclosed here following a meet
ing of the athletic board.
Prof. c. M. Updegraff, chairman,
announced, "Mr. Solem was authorized
to enlarge his coaching staff for next
season"
Solem's contract has another year to
run. Updegraff and other members
Of the board refused to comment on
criticism Of the coach during the past
season.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
PURDUE is FEARED
BY ALL OF BIG TEN
sharer Of Last Seasons Basket
Ball Title Displays Power
in Taking Opener.

CHICAGO, December P.-The
~ old cry of "Stagg fears Purdue"
Is changing to "the Big Ten fears
Purdue" these day@at least in basket
ball circles.
Purdues' Boilermakers, who shared
the cage title last season with Indi-
ana, whipped strong Western State
Teachers College team from Mich
igan, 81 to 80, last night, putting on
sensational scoring squirt in the final
six minutes Of play. With the score
80 to 80 in the Boilermakers' favor,
Jewell Young and Johnny Sines ran
up II points between them to turn
the battle into a rout.
Wisconsin defeated North Dakota,
~ to Is, with George Rooney, q for
ward, scoring 13 points for the
Badgers. Northwestern's veteran five
easily whipped Carleton College from
Minnesota, A to 19. Jean Smith was
high scorer with IA points.
Michigan defeated Michigan State
Normal, 81 to IL. The Wolverine point
total constituted q new Yost field
house mark. Capt. John Gee was high
scorer with 10 points.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
BASKET GAMES CLOSE
Loans and Currency, o'Donnell's
Take League Games.

Loans and Currency and ODon-
nell's Restaurant scored close VIC
tories in the Southeast Community
Center Basket Ball League last night,
the f1nanciers nosing out the Mar
wins, 39-37, and the restaurateurs
eking out 24-21 decision from the
Northeast Business Men. johnson
scored Is points for Loans q Cur
rency, while B. Sacrey Of the Busi-
ness Men outscored Julian Of O'Don-
nelps, 13 to II, in the other en-
counter.
The Trojans were not unduly ex-
tended to whip Navy Yard, 20-11,
Ciomei getting all but Of the
loserss II points.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Rivals Afraid Of Bees.

ROSroN-Every one is q bit afraid
Of dealing with shrewd Bob Quinn,
who has wally Berger on the block
If he can get what he wants. That's
plenty.
American League:
New York-No one could come close
to the Yankees last season, 50 Man
ager Joe Mccarthy asks: What have
we got to gain with q deal?" Joe
would like q pitcher, but would like
to buy him with cash.
Detroit-The Tigers need q good
pitcher and have been offered Wesley
Ferrell by the Red Sox, Buck Newsom
by the Nationals and John Whitehead
by the White Sox But they all want
Pitcher Eldon Auker and Outfielder
Gerald Walker. Cochrane wants to
peddle one of his four left fielders.
Chicago-White Sox want Pitcher
Jack Knott from st. Louis or HurlerS
Oral Hildebrand or Thornton Lee from
Cleveland. Also like Joe Vosmik Of
Cleveland and Bob johnson Of the
Athletics. Willing to give up Indelder
Tony Piet and Pitcher John White
head.
washinston-After . good pitcher
Ike Auk9 and . catchAe Nko 2olHe
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TOMORROW.
RaSket Rall.

TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Catholic University VS.. Maryland
State Normal, Catholic University
gym, 8.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High vs..
Eastern, Eastern gym, $3.50.
st. Pauls (Baltimore) VS.. George
town Prep, Garrett Park, Nd, $3.50.
THURSDAY.
Wrestling.
Cliff Olson VS.. Matros Kirilenko,
feature match, Turner'S Arena,
$3.50.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High vs..
Western, Western gym, $3.50.
American University vs.. Johns
Hopkins, Baltimore, Md.
Wilson Teachers VS.. Kutztown
Teachers, Kutztown, Pa.
Georgetown Prep, at Maryland
School for the Deaf.
SATURDAY..
Basket Ball.
Southeastern University vs.. Mount
st. Mary's, Emmitsburg, Md.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
College Quints

Virginia, SO; Bridgewater, II.
Loyola CBaltimore), a; Towson
State Teachers, 20.
Northwestern, A; Carleton, 10.
Purdue, ST.; Western State, 80.
Michigan, 81; Michigan Normal,
u.
Wisconsin, A; North Dakota, as.
Concordia, 20; North Dakota
State, ~.
Iowa Teachers, az; Grinnell, IL.
Georgetown College, So; Alfred
Holbrook, %.
Depauw, H. Rose Poly, II.
Loyola University, a; Arkansas
State, %.
Marquette, 20: Ripon, II.
Central State Teachers, IL: st.
Norbert, 81.
Idaho, IL; Whitman, 80.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Xanten Holds Two Records.

HE true aces who wear The Evening
Star medal are Clem Weidman,
who banked out 645 set in 1890;
Carroll DAILY, with 67s in 1881: Pacini,
with SIT in 1882, and Jack Whalen.
with 679 in 1888. 1t is a coincidence
Of more than passing interest that two
bosom friends. Whalen and Carroll,
won the tournament with identical
scores.
1t fell to Xanten, clerk in the
Engineering Department OF. the Dis
trict government, to hang up the all
time tournament record. He came
away, in fact. with two records and
four prizes. His five-game score of
694 and his high single of 180 made
him the outstanding champion of ALL
He collected $50 and a gold medal for
the big set, which also netted him SIS
as the high total from scratch in the
roll-of. and the 180 game brought q
five spot as the best string in the final.
Xanten, who bowls with the Lucky
Strike team in the District League,
may have better chance to repeat
than any of the victors who preceded
him, for this time Frank will receive
q handicap. A scratch man last year
with an average of 118. in the ap-
preaching event he will receive 10
franked sticks.
Yeah" says Frank, "I'll be glad to
get those pins, but I don't expect
lightning to hit twice in the same
spot"
Evening star., 1936-12-08
ONLY OLLIE PAC|N|
/ OFTEN IN PAY-0FF
Winner in 1882 in Prize List
Four Times-Handicap
Goes to xanten.
BY ROD THOMAS.

~ ALL the thousands of men
I who, In the last eight years,
\ have fired away for cash and
glory in The Evening Star
Yuletide bowling tournament, only
one has been a consistent prize win
ner.
One time top-ranking duckpin
marksmen of the United States and
currently the third high average man
Of the District League, Ollie Pacini.
the Northeast Temple boss, four times
has lined up for the big pay-of in
Washington's largest bowling tourna-
ment, which for the last several years
has outstripped even the city cham
pionships in individual entries.
In 1928, when the tournament was
inaugurated, Pacini ran sixth with
606. In 1881 he was third with 676
He won in 1882 with 677 and in 1888
was fifth with 655.
Compute those figures and you find
the polished Pacini with a grand
average of 1914 for 20 games, which
Is by way Of being a brilliant record
for any sort Of competition.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Jimmy Crowley Of Fordham and Don
Miller Of Cleveland.
The Nation ratings:

Prof. Dickinson said that Santa
Clara, only undefeated and united
major eleven in the Nation, would
drop from the first II if it should lose
to Texas Christian Saturday. Du-
quesne would take over eleventh place
and Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Duke
would move up notch apiece.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
WINS FINAL GRID GAME.

Uniforms of the 100-pound team OF
the Georgetown Boys Club were be-
ing hung up for the season today
following their 1875 conquest of the
Cardinal A. G. on the Monument lot
yesterday. The Georgetown Club
won eight and lost two games during
its 10-game schedule.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Pro Hockey

By the Associated Press.
American Association.
Tulsa, 8; st. Paul, 2 (overtime).
SCHEDULE TONIGHT.
National League.
Chicago at New York Rangers.
Detroit at Boston.
Observation-Disclosures LessuA
Springfield 1t Buffalo.
Anaeriean Associates.
= Lea1is 6 WichitA
Evening star., 1936-12-08
MANY SWAPS DUE
AS MAJORS MEET
Base Ball Nabobs Firing
ION All Fronts-Giants
First to Trade.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON.

n YEW YORK, December 8 (P.-
M Several important deals, in
cluding the muchly publicised
transportation of the great
Dizzy Dean to New York, Pittsburgh
or Cincinnati, were expected to pop
today as the major league moguls
opened their Winter meeting.
The nabobs of base ball were re-
ported ready to fire on all fronts with
trades and purchases involving a score
or more of major league players. The
Giants even went so far as to send out
word there would be an announcement
of a deal, but wouldn't give q hint as
to what it would be.
This was the set-up of supply and
demand:
National League
st. Louis-Vice President Branch
Hickey is using all his salesmanship
to peddle Dizzy Dean, but wants plenty
cash and a whole ball club in return.
Cincinnati seems out of the running,
with the Giants and Pirates running
neck and neck for the great right
handler.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
MINNESOTA RATED
TOPS ON GR|D|R0N
L.S.U., Pitt and Washington
Follow in Dickinson
System List.

)HAMPAIGN, Ill, December 8
R-Minnesota's mighty foot
~ ball machine, under the Dick
inson rating system, ranks to-
day as the Nations No. / eleven.
The Golden Gophers, even though
defeated 60 by Northwestern, were
given a rating of 23.77 points. The
system was originated by DR.. Frank
G. Dickinson of the University of Il
linois In second place, more than q
point back, was Louisiana State Uni
versity's undefeated and once-tied
team.
Prof. Dickinson said Minnesota's in
tersectional victories over Washing
ton, which will meet Pitt in the Rose
Bowl game, and Nebraska were suf-
ficient to Offset the Northwestern set
back. The Gophers routed Texas,
which played a 6-6 tie with Louisiana
State.
Now Even With Michigan.
TT WAS the second time since Prof
Dickinson began rating teams in
1924 that Minnesota finished at the
top.
The Gophers placed first in 1884,
and are tied with Michigan at two
legs each for permanent possession
Of the Knute X. Rockne Memorial
Trophy, sponsored by the -four horse
men" OF Notre Dame-Coach Elmer
Layden Of Notre Dame, Coach Harry
Stuhldreher Of Wisconsin, Coach
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Giants Deal Made.

NEW YORK-The Giants have
made deal, possibly with the
Phillies for Lou ChioEza and Dolph
Camilli for cash and Hank Ieiber.
They need a third sacker badly and
another pitcher.
Chicago-MuSt have more punch.
Want Leiber and would give up Third
Baseman Stanley Hack and maybe q
pitcher. Insist they don't want Dean.
Cincinnati-Need a pitcher and an
outfielder who can hit. Ready to
shoot the works on their vets, but
keen to hold on to the youngsters.
Pittsburgh-Need a catcher badly
and hot after Dean. Willing to trade
almost any one on the club to get new
faces.
Brooklyn-Burleigh Grimes believes
he has repaired his infield with the,
acquisition of Woodie English and
Cookie Lavagetto, but wants outfield
strength.
Philadelphia-No meeting would be
complete without Phillie deal. They
need players, but they need money
worse.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Add Shoemakers:

THIS, too. ends in a cloud of hot
air and Cochrane appears on the
scene for the unpteenth time.
Cochrane-Of course, Griff, it's
hard to do anything with that goofy
Newsom. He really can't pitch. I'd
only be taking him to do you a favor.
(Gawd! With Newsom, Bridges,
Rowe, Wade and the rest we'd breeze
home)
Griff-I amt gonna give up half my
ball club for that Auker and Wade.
Who are they? Auker couldn't lick a
stamp last year and nobody knows
whether wade's big Lacquer. (That
Auker can pitch for me, of his 1934-5
records. And whatta prospect that
Wade kid isD
In the end this also ends up in a
barrage of hot air and the boys move
on to sound out somebody else. In
the same hotel at which most of the
American Leaguers are stopping there
is being held a shoemakers' conven-
ton. They have taken 700 rooms.
according to the manager. If Amer
lean Leaguers don't wake up to the
fact that New York spreadeagled the
field and won the pepnant by 1912
games last year there will be more
than 700 shoemakers here.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Griff. Bucky, Not AbS0lved.

and Bucky of similar accusations.
They want three for one" as the boys
say, as badly as the rest. Then. too,
there is Jimmy Dykes. who unblush-
ingly SAYS he would consider trading
Zeke Bonura to Griff for Joe Kuhel.
Washington probably could clinch this
deal by throwing in Buddy Lewis, Ben
Chapman and Johnny Stone as well
as Kuhel.
And, Of . sudden, Rogers
Hornsby's pathetic Browns sud
denly have become great ball
players, who merely were mis-
understood. At least that's the
way Hornsby Is saying 1t.
Your correspondent neglected to
place dictaphones at the favorite meet
ing spots this year. It was tried last
year at Chicago. but the static was
something awful. In lieu of an au-
thentic report Of some Of the conversa-
tions. then, you will have to rely on
the vivid imagination Of your fallen
arched servant.
The scene, say, is the lobby of a
holcI. 1ilLlIli Has JuSL IlUlSQeQ
steak which, he suspects, used to be
Joe Judges old first baseman's glove.
He is stalking out of the dining room,
hidden by smoke screen from one
of those long, fiat stogies. when who
should he encounter but Rogers
Hornsby. Take it away. boys.
Hemsley VS.. Bolton.
GRIFF-Hello, Rog (uh, what q
tough monkey to do business WITH
Hornsby-Hi, Griff (hm-m-m, Shy
lock come to life).
Griff-What are you going to do
with Hemsley. Rog? Course, I realize
you can't do much with him, being as
he's always outta shape and in scrapes.
But thought maybe we could use him
as an understudy to Shanty Hogan.
Gosh, I'd like to have him. He still
could sneak a few snorts and do us
a lot of good. Whatta catcher.)
Hornsby-Whatta va mean, always
outta shape? Why, didn't you hear
that Hemsley reformed? I admit he
wasn't in shape for awhile last year,
but you can't blame our fellows They
didn't even know, for while, if they
wuz on team in the American League
or in the Three-Eye League. But If
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Odds Touxh To Figure.

RUT in spite Of his consistent sue
cess, Pacini, like many another
ace, considers The Star tournament the
toughest Of all Of Washington's myriad
Of bowling events to win. The numer-
ical strength Of the field and the han
dicaps enjoyed by all except the out
standing performers of the city pile up
the odds against any one man. Only
a mathematician keenly informed on
the relative abilities of the entrants
could compute them with any degree of
logic.
Four times in eight years the first
prizes, $50 in cash and a gold medal,
have gone to little-known bowlers.
Clarence Taft, who triumphed in
1928, flared like meteor and like a
visitor from the sky, shone brightly for
a moment and as suddenly went out.
He hasn't been heard from since for
achievement on the mapleways.
Little Tony De Fino, the 1929 vic
tor with 632, was unheralded, as was
j. M. Monk Walker, who carried
of the top prize in 1884 with 692 with
the aid of a handicap-he was the first
victor so helped-and Frank o.
zanten. who shot to the top last year,
although recognized as a dangerous
competitor, was not recognized as an
AL bowler.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Bolton Is on Block.

WaS rumOr Inat started late
last night to the effect that If Wash
ington got Hemsley it would pass him
on to another team in exchange for
another catcher. The Nationals really
do not want Rollicking Rollie, so goes
the rumor, and the Yanks do want
him to understudy for Bill Dickey. If
Grifith grabs Rollie it is thought he
Will use him in trade.
Any deal involving both Washing
ton. and Hemsley is certain to involve
Clin Bolton. That much Is certain.
Even Grif admits it and to the ex.
tent Of saying that if Hornsby in
sists he will include an outfielder in
addition to Bolton, in the deal for
Hemsley. The fychaser, unnamed by
Grih, is popularity believed to be
Reynolds.
The whole trading set-up, from a
Washington viewpoint, seems to hinge
upon the failure of the much-dis-
cussed Cleveland-St. Louis deal to 90
through. The Indians are after julius
Solters, Lyn Larry and Hemsley and
are prepared to give, in exchange, Joe
Vosmik, Bill Knickerbocker and
frankie Pytlak.
'If this deal goes through" said
Grif, I'VE haven't much chance of
getting Hemsley."
Anyway, today the curtain rises
oficially. and base ball men can act
as quickly as they have acted slowly.
Much can happen in IS or Is hours,
which is standard time at Winter
meetings for pounding the arches
and exercising the jaws.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Deals Up Tigers Bro,Uns Sar Pin Meet Hardest
POPPING ~
OfF"%JhGt 80
Speaking of Major Operations.

he got on . good club, like yours,
Hemsley would be q HI Of q bah
player. II hope the old boy wants him
bad 'nuff, that's all. He can have
the headache. And ! could use Q
pitcher.)
Griff-How about swapping
Bolton for Hemsley? A very
underrated catcher, that Bolton.
And hit! Gosh, man, how he
can hit. I'd hate to let him 70,
but, now and then, q man plays
better ball when he moves
around. (Whew! I hope Rog
bites.)
Hornsby-Heh, heh. Why Bottoms
harder to manage than Hemsley Is
supposed to be and amt as good a
catcher. (Howinhel could anybody be
harder to manage than Hemsley?)
All End IN Hot Air.
GRIFF-Bolton hard to manage?
Don't make me laugh He's great
boy, that Bolton. Don't believe those
stories about Cliff jumping the team.
He had touch of sinus that's gone
now and he was ordered home. Hmm,
so Bolton will take French leave"
will he? The ingrate.)
The confab winds up amid a great
hemming but no Hemsley. Hornsby
walks away and up walks Jimmy
Dykes.
Dykes-Hello Griff. $50 you
used to hold Jesse James horse.
You probably held his gun,
too.)
Griff-Why, Jimmy. how are you?
CHarumph. He's got pitchers, but he's
tough.)
DykeS-Everybody wants Johnny
Whitehead. Amt that funny? But
the part don't like is what they're
saying about him. They say that
Johnny forgets to go to bed early and,
believe it or not, they quote me az
saying that last July. That's libel, or
something. boy. how I'd like to
unload him to Washington for a guy
who wants to win 20 games Stay
out until ? in the morning will hep
Gri1-The only pitcher I've got
worthy Of trading for Whitehead is
Monte Weaver. Whatta comeback he
made last year, even if the records
don't show it. Wouldn't mind having
a fling with that Whitehead, at that,
but wouldn't give a dime for him.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Special Dfspatc tch to The Star.

6pcClAl Dlspabcn 70 4no Star.
T YNDER A POTTED PALM, New
York, December 8.-For 48
consecutive hours now, which
is how long most of the major
league tycoons have been gumshoeing
in local hotel lobbies and buttonholing
each other, there has been laid what
probably ranks as the greatest gas
barrage since the World War.
With studied care the American
League owners in particular have
hinted at spectacular deals and trades
and in doing so they have appropri-
ated good space in the public prints.
But. so far, the fact remains that
nothing except a deal of hemming
and having has gone on, and unless
things pick up this Winter base ball
show is going to be disappointing to
the folks back home with their feet
on the hot stove
Mickey (Himself) C0chrane
has gone on record as cOnfiding
that he intends to win the pen
nant in 1887, and for that rea-
son he indicated he will keep
fellows like AL Simmons and
Goose Goslin and will be In the
market for players of proved
worth who can step into the
game and give the Tigers
boost.
When Mickey was sounded out on
who he wanted he said Buck New
som" quicker'n you can say Jack
Robinson. This caused Manager
Bucky Harris and Owner Clark Grit
fifth of the Senators to rush toward
Cochrane with propositions involving
the swapping of Newsom for some of
the Tigers young minor league talent.
Surely if Mickey wanted to accum-
ulate players who could win pennant
he would be prepared to trade a
youngster or two. But nix.
Mickey wants to eat his cake and
have it, too. When Griff and Bucky
bore down on him seriously he couldn't
say Buck Newsom" any faster than
you can pronounce the name of that
Fordham foot ball center, Alex Wo-
jciechowicz.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
NEWSOM WILL co
ONLY FOR TALENT
.
Detroit Cash for Hur|er
Spurned-Hemsley Sought
H.. as Trading Bait.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Ataff CORRESPONDENT OF The Star.

"A YEW YORK, December 8.-The
M curtain officially rose today on
VI the annual major league ball
4 sessions, and for two more
days under the potted palms in their
respective headquarters in hotel lob
bies the moguls will dicker for player
talent. AS far as Washington is con-
cerned, however, it's today or not at
all during the confab for deals.
That, at the least, was the belief
suggested by President Clark Griffith,
although the Nationals boss will
stand stanchly on his protesting
srches for the duration of the meet
Ing.
Like a soldier on guard duty, Grif
paraded for approximately is hours
on marble floors yesterday and when
the shopping grounds were cleared at
q late hour last night he had made it
4, pretty clear what his Washington
, Club needed, and what 1t expected to
give in return.
- Today the more optimistic Of the
caravan In town for the diamond
meeting expected half dozen deals to
be swung in the American League,
and one Of these was to involve the
Gfiffmen.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Spurns Cash Offers.

RESPEAKING his faith in the Ma
honals for 1887, Griffith had
turned q deaf ear to a cash offer from
Detroit of $55,000 for Buck Newsom,
the garrulous pitcher who cannot
seem 10 decide whether he wants to
remain with Washington or be traded
or sold to another team.
The offer was made late yesterday
by Manager Mickey Cochrane. but
Griffith and Manager Bucky Harris
would have none of it, although by
agreeing to the sale the Washington
club would show a profit of $4,000.
When Griffith bought Newsom in May
of 1885 he gave $4,000 to the Browns
In exchange.
Griffith also Is understood to have
turned down Cochrane's offer to swap
Eden Auker, another right-handed
pitcher, for Newsom. It was made
plain during the day that Washing
ton Is willing to part with Buck, but
from reliable source it was said that
Griffith also wants Outfielder Pete
Fox and Pitcher Jake Wade in ex-
change for Newsom and a choice of
two outflelders.
The two outfielders were believed to
be Fred Sington and Carl Reynolds,
but Cochrane turned down this propo-
sition. II don't want outfielders," de-
clared Mickey. We've got good out
flelders already and some youngsters
coming up. What we want Is pitch
ing, and that kind Of q deal would be
foolish because we'd be giving up two
pitchers for one"
Mr.. G. Would Trade for RolIie.
IF THE Washington club figures in q
deal today it seemed almost GER
tain to be made with Detroit or st.
Louis. Among the American League
managers with whom Grifith con-
ferred at great length yesterday were
Rogers Hornsby of the Browns, Joe
Cronin Of the Red Sox, Jimmy Dykes
of the White Sox and virtually all the
Cleveland contingent, headed by Man
ager Steve O'Neill.
Nevertheless, out of the crop, Coch-
rane and Hornsby appeared to offer
the brightest possibilities. If Coch-
rane wants Newsom as badly as he
seems to want him he may today re-
wise his cash offer and compromise.
And as for St. Louis, Hornsby's team
still had man whom Griffith want
ed-Rollie Hemsley.
"Td like to have Hemsley." ad-
mitted Griffith this morning Hes
the man we are dickering for, but
whether we'll get him remains to be
seen. I'm not sure that we can get
him."