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Evening star., 1936-02-17
LIKES HIS WRESTLERS
Turner, on Birthday, Praises Cox,
Zaharias, Matched Here.

Joe Turner, so years young today,
blew out the candles on his birthday
cake and in the same breath ventured
the opinion that George Zaharias and
Joe Cox are the most colorful and the
most promising wrestling figures in
the game.
This, of course, would have nothing
to do with the fact that the former
world middleweight mat champion.
now the Districts foremost boxing
and wrestling promoter, has booked
Za1arias and Cox for the feature
match Of his regular Thursday night
grappie show.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
TANGLEFOLLOWS
WISCONSIN PROBE
Big Ten Leader Contends
Regents Broke Rule in
Sports DismissaIs.
BY the Associated Press.


~ HICAGO. February 1.-THE
4 cleanup of the University of
Wisconsin athletic depart
~ ment tangle may have stirred
up another investigation.
Prof George A. Works of the Uni
versity of Chicago. chairman of the
Western Conference Faculty Athletic
Committee. today polled the other
nine members of his group to deter
mine whether an investigation Of the
Badger situation should be made.
Prof. Works said that, in his judg-
ment, the Wisconsin Board Of Regents
had violated a conference rule which
vests control Of athletics In the faculty
by ordering the dismissal of DR.. Walter
E. Meanwell, director Of athletics, and
DR.. Clarence w. Spears. head foot ball
coach.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
and three losses, viii meet the
champion Eastern team WAines.

and three losses, will meet the
champion Eastern team WSdnes-
day at Tech, with Eastern seeking
its twenty-third consecutive win
in public high competition.
A busy week Is here for Eastern.
On Thursday Chief Guyon's DASH
ing dribblers will open the defense
of their Metropolitan District title
In contest with George Washing
ton High Of Alexandria and If
victorious win play Saturday In
the final. A well-earned rest will
follow The Star tournament, then
Guyon will take his team to Glen
Falls, N. Y. where it viii defend
the Eastern States scholastic title.
A stirring battle Is expected to-
morrow when Mount Rainier and
Hyattsyille play the second game
OF o series to determine which viii
represent Prince Georges County
In The Star tournament. Hyatts-
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Evening Star Tourney Takes Over Basket Spotlight
Champion Teams Clash Thursday and
ment today was searching the field

ment today was searching the field
In Washington and Montgomery
and Prince Georges Countries for
q girl team to meet the brilliant
Fredericksburg, Va, High School
sextet Saturday In preliminary
to the Metropolitan final.
Into this contest the Fredericks-
burg fappers will carry q winning
streak Of "a games, begun early
last season. No ofiicial title will be
at stake, but the game may lead to
o Metropolitan tournament such as
held toe the boys.
Orel and Joe Mitchell, whose
ofhciating in past Star tourna-
ments has been of the highest
order. today were reappointed.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
CLAIMS TANK RECORD.

PLAUEN, Germany, February IT Up.
The German swimmer Hanni Hoelz-
ner claimed new women's world rec
ord for the 100-meter breast stroke
yesterday, as she swan the distance in
/ minute 23.4 seconds. The accepted
mark of 1:24.6 was made by c. Dennis
Of Australia.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Purdue Thrills.


LEW know that it was George Ade
who was largely responsible for
the old Midwestefn chants Stage
fears Purdue"
It happened around the early COS.
Ade and a few others had got Snake
Ames and Sport Donnelly, Just out
Of Princeton, to coach Purdue that
Fall.
Purdue was winning" George said.
when the Chicago captain asked If
they would be permitted to play their
coach, A. A. Stagg. The Purdue cap
tain said 1t would be all right with
him If Purdue could play Sport DON
nelly. know we won by big score.
In fact, we won every game played
that year."
What about the time Purdue
trimmed Harvard?" I cut in.
Put that one down, too," he
answered. That was the year We had
young Texan named WEIGH, who
only weighed around 210 pounds and
could outrun a deer. Purdue won,
10 to 0.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
CoIonials Improve Percentage.

CoIonials Improve Percentage.
CONTINUING its winning pace at
home and abroad last week,
George Washington raised its seasons
percentage to 1888, and has scored 100
points more than its nearest rival,
Maryland, in but one less game.
It raised its scoring average in three
games last week to point where 1t
now has a percentage of 43 points
per game while its opponents have
averaged IS.
The team statistics:
Evening star., 1936-02-17
REP. LUCAS TO SPEAK

WINCHESTER, Va, February II
R.-Representative Scott Lucas of
Illinois will be the principal speaker
at the annual banquet of the Clarke
County Game Protective Association
at Berryville on February 81.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
MANASSAS GRAVES ACTION.

Undefeated this season, the Ma
nassaS Fire Department tossers are
seeking games with fast Washington
fives. Write, care of the Manassas
Fire Department, Manassas, Va.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
A. A. o. posTPoNEs RUN.

Halted by unfavorable conditions,
the District A. A. q. 15-mile run,
scheduled for next Saturday, has been
postponed until April 5, 1t has been
announced by Chairman Jerry Looney
Entries will close April /.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
DISTRICT "Yy WINNER
Beats Hagerstown Team in Five
of Eight Mat Matches.

HAGERSTOwN, Nd, February II
(speciaD Sweeping five Of eight
matches, the well-balanced Washing
ton Y. M. c. A. wrestling team trim
med the local Y. NJ c. A. grapplers,
2l-s, here yesterday. Results:
11s-poand class-Brewerton (W.) de-
feated Anderson minutes 40 seconds.
I25.pound clasS-Wright tW) defeat
cd Shank, 8 minutes As seconds.
l3S-pound class--Walton tW) defeat
ed Boone 5 minutes 80 seconds.
145-pound class-scott (Wo defeated
Daub, 2 minutes 40 seconds
155-pound class-Halpern (H) defeated
Blazer. minutes 20 seconds.
I65-pound class-Shader CID defeated
Rapp. minutes 23 seconds.
If5-pound class-Finke (W) defeated
Erickson. minutes so seconds
Unlimited---Myers CID defeated Ack-
ermann. minutes 40 seconds.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
D0DGER rs BASKETER.

SANTA CRUZ, Calf. UP.-Wayne
Osborne, San Francisco Mission
pitcher, who viii have another crack
at the big leagues with the Brook
lyn Dodgers, is playing basket ball
in the Santa Cruz city league.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
vile is o game to the good.
caorce washington High, which

Lost TO John Marshall at Rich
mond Friday in the central diyi-
sion of virginia finals. left the Old
Dominion, capital somewhat
elated over a 1927 triumph over
T'homas Jefferson. 1t was slash
ING battle all the way, with George
Washington,s rangy players toss
ing in the winning points like true
champions. It was their thir-
teentt victory IN IL games.
The summary:
Evening star., 1936-02-17
MARKER PAGES SOLDIERS.

Although Chism and Groves scored
II points between them, the Heurich
Flashes bowed to Fort Washington,
34-41, yesterday on the soldiers, court.
Marker led the winners with IA points.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
THE SPORTZIGHT
Corbeu-Sullivan Fight Top Thriller,
George AIDE Recalls on 10th Birthday.
BY GRANTLAND RICE

met Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy had been
wearing some English-made riding
boots and he asked me If that would
hurt him out in the Middle West. The
way they think about you colonel
said, you could wear pink pajamas
and it wouldn't matter"
Evening star., 1936-02-17

When the query was put to him,
Ade gazed q trife pensively at the
Florida palms and the orange trees
just outside his window.
When you ask a fellow to cover
the top sports and the thrills Of so
years in just a few minutes" he
said, "it's a pretty large order. But
don't suppose can be arrested
for trying. I'll begin with the
Corbett- Sullivan battle at New Or
leans which l. covered back in
1892. I still can't believe that A
years have slipped by since sat in on
that party"
what was the high spot of that
show?" asked.
THE first one came before the
fight" Ade replied.
They were betting five to one on
Sullivan and almost every one was
picking Sullivan to win.
81 dropped by to see Cor
bett and found him laughing.
"No one before had discovered much
comedy or humor in fighting old
John L., so I was a little baffled by
this strange outburst.
I'm tell you what's funny about
IT, Corbett said. The odds are five
to one on Sullivan and they ought to
be ten to one on me. Sullivan
couldn't hit me in 20 years, much less
20 rounds
and that's the way it worked out.
John L. might just as well have been
swinging at ghost. Corbett that
night was the fastest thing I've ever
seen in a ring. Fast with his feet,
hands and head.
Against Joe Louis? I don't know.
But it wouldn't have ended in any
four or five rounds.
Shock or Thrill.
IT DON'T know whether 1t was q
shock or a thrill" George con-
tinued, when I saw Sullivan's first
ghost-written story on the Maher-
Fitzsimmons fight. They sent John L,
down with young Harvard writer to
cover this contest. I've forgotten the
exact wording, but 1t began something
like this: BY John L. Sullivan
Zen as the mantle of dewy eve set
tied over the purling Rio Grande,' etc
It's 20 to nothing Sullivan never
heard of cen in his life.
"Fitz was another great
fighter->a fine boxer who could
hit with either hand.
Remember he was IS when he
fought Corbett and around 81 when
Jeffries stopped him.
Another thrill? The first time ]
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Sundt In Line for Post.

THE campus at Madison buzzed with
reports that Guy Sundt, assistant
foot ball coach and winner of eight
letters in his athletic career at Wis
consin, would be named new director
OF athletics.
Sundt, who has been connected
with the athletic department since
1924, refused to take sides In the
squabble between Meanwell and
Spears. Sundt played fullback at
Wisconsin in 1918. 1920 and 1921.
The Big Ten Faculty Committee
was scheduled to meet in special
session either late this month or early
in March to consider prohibiting
radio broadcasts of foot ball games.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Sees Rule Violation.

pROF. WORKS, who was called be-
fore the Board of Regents at
Madison Friday to interpret Big Ten
rules, said he@ believed the regents
violated a conference rule which pro-
vides that mo coach shall be ap-
pointed except by the university gov
erning body, upon recommendation of
the faculty or president in the regular
way"
Prof. Works holds that the rule
applies to dismissal as well as to ap-
pointment.
Prof. Works said, "It is my opinion
that the action Of the regents In deal
ing directly with the dismissal Of
these men in other than the con-
stituted manner, raises the question
Of whether faculty council actually
exists at Wisconsin"
Evening star., 1936-02-17
SCHMARR BOASTS
HA|RL|NE MARGIN
Tops District ColIegians by
23.100 of Point in BaS-
ket Scoring.
Visitors Defense Battling.
10y SCORING IS points against

- Maryland Saturday Hermie
Schmarr, Catholic University's
- great basket ball player, to-
day stands at the top of one OF the
hottest individual scoring races in
years among Capital collegiate court
men, averages of the leading four
being separated by but 23/1oO OF a
point per game.
Although trailing in total points,
both Hal Kiesel and Tom O'Brien Of
George Washington, whose team has
played one more game, Schmarr's
145 points in IA contests give him an
average of 1896.
Four men of the Districts four
major colleges boast averages of over
10 points per game, Kiesel, Vic Willis
Of Maryland and O'Brien, trailing
Schmarr in that order.
The statistics on the leading four
%n1l0ys
Evening star., 1936-02-17
YEW YORK, February H.
We'll, I was prob1y the great
n est manager of all time" said

I O4 Dtk1N1
a Rabbit Maranviile. With me
1t was mostly q matter of brains.
Sometimes I would stand around
thinking for two days in row. with
time out for meals. I could certainly
think in them days. I could pitch,
hit, run, kick. pass. tackle, swim"
The Rabbit was standing on the
edge of dog track in Florida. MUNICH
ing a frankfurter and burlesquing the
wizard" type Of manager at the top
Of his lungs.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

Five years ago: Bill Tilden defeat
ed Karl Kozeluh In pro tennis debut
before $4,000 fans. who paid s3s,ceo.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
'Way I'm or Down.

THE Rabbit never looked spryer
than he was that night, running
and yelling and cutting up. Three
days later, on the ball field, his leg
snapped in two below the knee. There
actually were tears In the eyes Of the
ball players who stood by and watched
Evening star., 1936-02-17

Three years ago: Hubert Stevens
won North American boblet title with
new record Of S:00.2l for four runs.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

NNAAAA6 1SAA A0AA tAA
annual Metropolitan
District interscholastic tourna-
ment, to be held Thursday and
Saturday at Tech, takes over the
basket bali spotlight this week as
the public high school series draws
to a close.
With second place still at stake,
Western virtually can assure itself
of tie for the runner-up spot
by beating Central tomorrow at
Roosevelt. Should Western win 1t
would terminate its series play
with an even break in eight games.
Should Central repeat its early
season victory over the Red
Raiders, Roosevelt would grab
second place.
Roosevelt, with four victories
Evening star., 1936-02-17
TUSSL|NG T|TANS
ALL-STAR OUTFIT.
Likely to Press Colonials,
After 14th Consecutive
Victory Tonight.

IDING the crest Of one OF the
longest winning streaks ever
TX established by a Washington
i college five, George Washing
toms basket ball team seeks Its four
teenth straight victory tonight at Tech
High in its last hard home game OF the
season with a team calculated to give
1t more trouble than any thus tar
played.
westminster College, whose name
throws no fear into foes until its four
wear record is perused, is the little"
school, whose court teams annually
have knocked of some of the Easts
best since 1882 and whose current
campaign includes triumphs over Car
negie Tech, Villanova and Geneva.
What is more disconcerting to G. w.
Is the fact that the Pennsylvanians
are possessors of one of the best zone
defenses in the East, a type of defense
against which the Colonials have been
the least successful.
Visitors Defense Battling.
WESTMINSTER zone is said to
w be twice as puzzling as that OF
Geneva, against which the locals were
held to an 11-point win, one OF their
narrowest margins of victory this year.
The lineup of the visitors sounds
like picked team, selected with
an eye toward having an all-star five.
Led by Wesley Bennett, member OF
the all-East team last Winter and
mentioned for all-America honors,
the SQUAD is replete with finished
courtmen.
Paul Backus, the youngest and a
sophomore, made his place on the
team only by ousting Bennett from his
regular position at center after ex-
hibiting a rugged 6-foot 3-inch frame
that enables him to whip passes some
times too hot for his teammates to
handle.
John WILLIS "freak-shota-
~ trist";; John Krivosh, a 205-pound
toushie. and Henry (Swede) Hunneke,
most colorful of the Titans, complete
the starting lineup.
Fresh from their impressive victory
over West Virginia on Saturday, the
Colonials will start Hal Kiesel, Tom
O'Brien, Ben Goldfaden, George
Frielicher and either Capt. Tuffy
Leemans or Milton Schonfeld-the
same combination that is giving G..
w. its greatest basket ball record in
its history.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
1--WE seem to have had pretty

we sttfH 20 HHVe Hdu pfetty
fair luck against Eastern
teams"
''If you want another thrill. 1t came
the day read Langdon Smiths poem
called Evolution I had worked with
him on several sporting stories and
still think Evolution Is one OF the
finest poems In any language"
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Thrills of 20 Years.

"A K IAMI, Fla, February 15.-"If
M you want a good story"
Nk Tommy Meighan said in
4 Il Hollywood, why don't you
call on George Ade at Miami Beach
on his 10th birthday and get a
roundup of his greatest thrills?"
Since Hollywood and Miami Beach
are only $500 miles apart. your
correspondent was sitting at the
feet Of the Hoosier master when
his 10th birthday blew in.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Whitehill Coming Around.

Wnltenlil coming ArOund'
WHILE none of the Nationals re-
w garded as potential hold-outs
were reported in the fold today, Griffith
has received a note of ENCOURAGEMENT
from Earl Whitehill. While he so far
has refused the terms in his contract.
the portly pitcher wrote that he was
of for Hot Springs. Ark. The contract
sent to Whitehill specified that he
first visit Hot Springs or the terms Of
fered would be voided and reduced, so
Griff was willing to accept Whitehill's
visit to Arkansas as a sign that he
was in reasonable mood.
The other unsigned players-Buddy
Myer, Pete Appleton. Buck Newsom,
Johnny Stone and Jack Russell-still
were silent.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
ASSORTED SQUAD
WILL OPEN CAMP
Weaver Strictly on Trial.
WhitehiII to Timber Up
at Hot Springs.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

~ RLANDO. Fla, February IL
Nineteen assorted ball play.
I ers, ranging from regulars to
~ recruits, whose first names
are unknown even to President Grif-
fifth, will arrive here next Sunday,
when the Washington ball club train
ing season officially will get under way.
The group will include the veteran
Monte Weaver, who strictly will be on
trial. Weaver was the rookie pitching
sensation of the American League in
1892.
Four catchers, four in1ielders and
one outfielder will complete the first
squad, which will be headed by Mana
ger Bucky Harris, Coach Nick Altrock
and Trainer Mike Martin.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
BY ROD THOMAS.

w YITH four champion
M teams engaged, The
Wv Evening Stars fourth
annual Metropo]itan
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Other Pitchers to Report.

TN ADDITION to Weaver, the other
candidates for chucking jobs to re-
port here next week will be Dick Lana
han, Joe Kraskaukas. Kendall Chase,
Harry Oats. Henry Coppola, Joe Bo-
kina and three youngsters surnamed
Hutchinson, Raffenberger and Hudson.
The last two recently have been added
to the squad
The inielders due to report are
First Baseman Joe Musle, Third Base
men Buddy Lewis and Robert Estel-
ella and Cecil Travis, whose position
still is undetermined, although the
National officials fervently are praying
for him to make the grade as Short
stop.
The catchers will be headed by Cliff
Bolton, the No. l backstop of last
year. The others will be Bill Starr
and recruits named Perryman and
Sabo. Sammy Holbrook. the other re-
ceiver, will not report until the regu-
lars arrive on March !.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Heurieh (36
oimsted f2s
IT. Myer t3s).

Referee-Mr. Shaushnsssy. :
Evening star., 1936-02-17

IDING the crest of one OF the
| longest winning streaks ever
T established by Washington
i college five, George Washing
Evening star., 1936-02-17

- LARK GRIFFITH'S prayers
A for promising young ball
Y players will be fulfilled If
~ r. M. Coffey, one of Washing
Evening star., 1936-11-08

CONTINUED From First Page.)
they pledged to support our prin-
ciples," Father Coughlin said. II re-
gret to announce that less than 10
per cent of the National Union mem
bers lived up TO their promises"
As q result of the overwhelming
reelection of President Roosevelt. he
said in evaluating the national bal
loting, "a one-party form of govern
ment has been established In Amer
lea. The Republican party and its
philosophy Of rugged individualism
have gone forever. A new party COM
posed partly of Democrats. of So
cialists, of Communists. OF Progress
sives and OF Farmer-Laborites has
been established under the banner
of the New Deal"
Looking to the future, Father
Coughlin said: Despite all the noisy
opposition coming from the discred-
tied newspapers and from other
sources (Which opposed Roosevelt), I
foresee the revival Of the N. r. A. and
the A. A. A. I envision Americas
entrance into the World Court, either
directly or indirectly. I foretell an
amendment to the Constitution as
drafted by the New Deal Administra-
ton.
II prophecy that the people Of the
United States will stand squarely be-
hind Mr.. Roosevelt as long as he
stands squarely behind the promises
which he has made. He Is the hero
Of the hour. -" . He stands before
the world as q new st. George, pre-
pared to slay the dragon.
Poetry Turned to Prose.
But the poetry which surrounds
the st. George oftentimes melts into
gibberish prose before the MONDAY
light Of reality. But the people are
oftentimes found to be tickle"
Conspicuously or unconsciously,
Father Coughlin continued, "the
American people have suspended the
old pattern Of their democratic form
Of government. Today our citizens
are following the trend so well marked
in other nations, in 20 far as they care
less and less for government Of
law and more and more for q gov
ernment by strong leader"
Concerning his withdrawal from the
radio political activity which has
Evening star., 1936-11-08

occupied much of his time In the last
two years. Father Coughlin said:
II do not wish to leave the i'm
preston that either my own Bishop
(Michael j. Gallagher or his super
iors at Rome have had anything to
do with the decision which ! am max
ing tonight. This afternoon ! told
my bishop what am telling you now.
His stout heart was saddened be-
cause OF my decision. ."
Relating that he had carried on his
work "in the face of opposition not
from without but from within" the
priest added: II love my country and
my church too much to become q
stumbling block to those who have
failed to understand"
Father Coughlin announced that
the weekly periodical, Social Justice,
will continue to be published. This
was the organ of the N..U. 8. J.
Several Million Members.
Father Coughlin. when he founded
his National Union In November, 1894,
asserted its "16 cardinal principles"
alone could save the United States
from disaster or dictatorship" He
soon claimed q membership of several
million, both Catholic and Protestant.
The priest supported Roosevelt in
the 1882 campaign, but renounced the
President later and indorsed Lemke in
the 1885 political campaign.
The National Unions creed assailed
both "the greedy system of outworn
capitalism" and the slave whip Of
Communism" Father Coughlin ad-
vocated abolishing the privately
owned Federal Reserve system" estab-
fishing Government-owned central
bank to issue currency and obtaining
the reconciliation of silver.
Father Coughlin's superior, Bishop
Gallagher. few weeks ago quieted
talk Of curbing the priests political
activities by defending the right of
Coughlin, whom he termed "the ora
tor OF Royal Oak" to preach social
and economic doctrines.
Fight Of q Soldier.
My conscience is clear" the priest
said in his address tonight. Il have
fought fight as a soldier. As a SOL
dier was forced to use methods on
the battlefield in which not even a
soldier would glory. The fight is not
lost, even though the battle has not
been gained. Some more capable,
more eloquent and more efficient leader
will rise up to inspire you and defend
you and instruct you-one whom I
trust you will not desert even when a
crisis arises"
He expressed a hope that bishops,
priests, ministers and the lay citizens
will find some common meeting
ground to carry on the work which
I so clumsily inaugurated."
Declaring that IS per cent of the
country's newspapers opposed Mr..
Roosevelt's reelection, Father Cough
Evening star., 1936-11-08
DR.. Whitley RITES
To BE HELD TODAY
DR.. r. N. Miller to Ofhciate, With
Pastors of Local Churches
Assisting.

Funeral services for Rev. DR.. Earle
Wiley. 50, pastor emeritus Of the Ma
tional City Christian Church, will be
held at 8 pm. today in the church.
Rev. DR.. r. H. Miller, the pastor. will
officiate, assisted by pastors Of num-
Der Of other local churches Of the
Disciples of Christ and one pastor
from Decatur, Ill.
Burial will be at II am tomorrow
in Rock Greek Cemetery. Members Of
the various boards Of the National
City Church will be honorary pail
bearers. Active pallbearers will be
six close personal friends of DR..
Wilfley, five Of them having had their
marriage ceremonies performed by
him. The body will lie in state in the
church from 1:30 pm. until the time
Of the funeral
DR.. Wiley died Thursday night in
Emergency Hospital. He came here
in 1910 as pastor of the Vermont
Avenue Presbyterian Church. whose
congregation in 1890 was absorbed by
the National City Christian Church.
DR.. Wilfley was q leader in bringing
about the building of the latter
church and served as its pastor until
resigning in 1881, due to failing
health.