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Evening star., 1936-11-20

1 TN WASHINGTON'S little world of
sports figures the mild and retir-
ing personality of Col. William
Il Smithers, alias Uncle Billy Smith,
is consistently lost 1854 days Of year
and as consistently resurrected on this
one day. which happens to be the
birthday Of Clark Griffith.
Even on November 90 Billy Smith
comes into his own to only a small but
sufficient Ito him) group-the ball
park gang, few outside friends of
Griff's and the newspaper crowd.
whom Billy calamity accepts despite
the fact that sportswriters are always
mimicking his grand mispronouncia-
ton of names and insisting that
Smith, whom they more often call
Smithers, run against Joe Turner for
the ahsent-minded championship of
Washington.
Billy is the caretaker Of the
ball park hot dog menagerie.
He came to Washington to over
seer the frankfurters some Is
years ago and does a great job
of championing the caliber of
Griffith Stadium's only dish"
He is one of that loyal, inimitable
Griffith crew who will have a job as
long as he lives, but ever since 1929,
when the Old Fox turned so, Col. Billy
conceived the idea of an annual birth
day party at the ball park and since
then he has fashioned his career
around putting over this one event.
It is Clark Grifiths birthday, but,
really, it is Billy Smiths party and
everybody, including Griff, knows it.
Belonged to Old School.
RILLY used to be ball player. He
~ was an outfelder with at least
score of different minor league teams.
Like Griff, when the old gentleman
was a pitcher, he belonged to that
rough -and-ready. tobacco-spittin', UNI
re-baiting school of roustabouts who
have passed away in these days of sleek
young businessmen ball players with
college educations.
Uncle Billy, in his day, thought
nothing of diving, head first, against a
fence for a fly ball. He was always
breaking something's leg, or an arm.
or a collar bone-but he was hard to
damage. It took good stout fence to
break Billy down. And absolutely
nothing deferred him from winning
pennant for majority of the minor
league clubs he managed.
He can't come close to recall
ing all the flags he won as a
manager, but even far better
memory than Uncle Billy's
might stumble taking a similar
hurdle.
Also, like Griff, the old hot-dog
whipcracker mellowed into a gentle.
liked cog in the great industry OF
base ball. but q couple seasons ago
Evening star., 1936-11-20
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

"A YEW YORK, November 90
N This corners nomination
VI for hard luck champion is
4 Y Walter Neusel, German
heavyweight. He has beaten
British heavyweight king three
times, still can't win the title.
Reason: He's a foreigner, and they
don't count with the British pow
ers. Neusel whipped Jack Peter
sen twice and the other night car
ried on against Ben Foord.
Tom Yawkey has refunded the
$1,000 Joe Cronin fined Wes Ferrell
last season and has decided not to
trade Wes. Craig Wood tried
. out q new set Of clubs at Pinehurst
Evening star., 1936-11-20

belts Field boxing promoter, post
cards from Berlin.
Even the blase Mike Jacobs, who
thinks nothing of carrying five or
ten grand around in his kick,
blinked when Herman Taylor nom
chalantly dumped those hundred
G's on the table the other day. :. :.
AL little Joey Gould could do was
gasp, "Oi, Oil" (and he didn't
mean maybe) Red Dutton,
manager of the New York Hockey
Americans, says the rival Rangers
are the best team he's seen SO far.
Herman Taylor laughed at
Joe Levy's suggestion that the
Braddock-Louis exhibition (tee
heel be transferred to Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
ADAMA|T|S JOINS
INJURED CARROLL
Bergman Foregoes Custom
of Opening With Only
Seniors in Wind-up.

| )ATHOLIC UNIVERSITY sup
porters received today with
dire misgivings the news that
Bill Adamaitis, star left half
back. would be unable to play against
Western Maryland tomorrow at
Brookland In the Cardinals final
game of the season. He will Join
another Redbird ace back, Irish Car
roll, as spectator.
Adamaitis received a severe crack
on the ankle in the hard tilt with
North Carolina State last Saturday,
which forced the Worcester youth
from the battle early in the first
period. He was unable to return TO
the game, Burke Vidnovic, sophomore,
playing the remainder of the game
Adamaitis complained of the sore
ness in his ankle Monday, when the
team resumed workouts, and Coach
Dutch Bergman excused his star back
from further work. The soreness
failed to leave the injured member
Tuesday. despite the fact that the
gridder was under the lamps in the
training room most of the day. We'd
nesday found little change in the
condition Of the ankle, and Coach
Bergman threw up his hands in de-
spalr.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

To-Day year ago-George
Jacobus reelected president of
Professional Golfers Association:
Walter Merrill Hall renominated
for presidency of United States
Lawn Tennis Association.
Three years ago-Tom Ottey,
Michigan State, won thirty-fourth
running of I. c. 4-A Cross County
Championship in 80 minutes fiat.
y Five years ago-Tony Canzoneri
retained world lightweight boxing
title by decision over Kid Choco-
late.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
GEORGETOWN RESERVES.
First No. Is Gray Jersey, Second Is
White.)

GEORGETOWN RESERVES.
First No. Is Gray Jersey, Second Is
White)
Ends: ALL. Dave Noonan; 3S-s
Maury Nee; 17-l7, James Narcke;
28-28, John Cavadine; 29-29, Ed
mund Bodine; 26-26, Frank Bona
hue; 40-40, Robert Nartun.
Tackles: 6t23, Robert Gamage;
15-15, Andrew Cummings; I'LL,
Mike Petroskey; 48-41, Thomas Rob-
ertson; 25-25, John Conway; 57-45,
Patrick Brady.
Guards: 3-39. Fred Tehaan; %
%, Herbert Stadler; 27-27, William
Burke; 47-44, James Hill.
Centers: 2-10, Mike Fuardo;
49-37, John Riofski.
Backs: 1-56, Elmer Moulin; 5-65,
Anthony Barabas; Al, Vincent
Healy; 1875, Henry Gibbons; 1913,
Frank Meglen; 31-31, Robert Nolan;
35-35. James Dooley; 4l-72. Alex
Urbanski; 42-69, James Sheeran;
43-82, Charles Wychunas; 55-32,
Robert OBrien.
MARYLAND RESERVES.
Ends: S3-John Mccarthy; 45-Bill
Bryant; 79-Nick Budkoff
Tackles: esd Fletcher; 69-John
Page; 44-Ed Egnell.
Guards: 81-John DeArmey; Al
Leroy Witzke; 57-Bill Aitcheson:
59-Alex Males.
Center: 33-Bob Walton; 67-Jim
Forester.
Backs: Coleman Headley; 75-Ed-
mond DAILY; 49-Waverly Wheeler;
47-Charlie Weidinger; II Fred
Hewitt; 31-John Egan.
Officials.
Referee-Paul Magof1n, Michigan.
Umpire-Paul Mention, Loyola. Head
linesman-John Ogden, Swarthmore
Field Judge. E. Cuddy, Virginia.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
CHICAG0'S POLICY HIT
Students Would Take University
Off Big Ten Grids.

CHICAGO, November 20 [R-Uni-
versity of Chicago should withdraw
from Western Conference foot ball
and Coach Clark Shaughnessy should
seek another job, editors of the
Phoenix, student literary magazine,
have advised.
Editor Sydney Hyman and Asso-
ciate Henry A. Reese said the Ma
rooms should schedule only teams OBJ
serving similar standards and equip
ped with comparable material.
Shaugnessy was called a good coach,
but was advised to take his talents
to more fertile fields.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
POPPING
Off, ~JhGton...
Uncle Billy's Birthday Party.

+ Col. Billy found himself prancing at
the bit, as best he could. and thirsting
for the fray. That was when the
towns sports writers challenged the
ball park Office force to a game and
Uncle Billy took over the promotion
on his end and daily flung taunts to
the scribes.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
INDIANA SALE LIVELY
Only 500 Temporary Seats Left

Tor "Oaken Bucket" Game.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. R.-That old
oaken bucket that symbolizes the
victory in the annual Indiana Purdue
foot bah game may come in handy
for more practical purpose Sat-
urday.
With only 500 seats in the tempo
rary bleachers left unsold and the
demand still brisk, some one may have
to use the bucket for a seat.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
Only Two Extra Backs.

WITH Johnny Gormley's ability tG t
w play for any length of time still
doubtful today, Maryland's only def
mite backfield substitutes will be Cole
man Headley and Waverly Wheeler
the latter former Tech High athlete
who has seen only brief service this
year. Ed DAILY, formerly backfield
sub, is listed to start in Gormley' S
place.
Equally limited is Dobsons choice
of line substitutes and therein may
tell the story OF the big locai classic
At center he is blessed with two play
ers. Bob Walton and Frank De Armey,
and this represents the height OF
Dobsons prosperity in reserves. He
has a tackle substitute in Charley
Zulick and in Nick Budkoff a re-
serve who plays either tackle or end.
That rounds out Dobson's qualified
substitutes.
The feat of Maryland in getting
by so we'll to date has been little short
of amazing. OF the eight games
played, only that with st. Johns was
not regarded as a major contest.
Throughout the rest of the slate so
far the Terps have stood up nobly in
the face of barrages by North Caro-
lima, Florida, Syracuse, Virginia Mil
itary, Richmond, Virginia and Vir-
ginia Tech. Budkof started only one
game, replacing Blair Smith. who was
injured. Zulick has been used SPAR
ingly. Walton and De Armey have
divided most of their work.
Evening star., 1936-11-20

pon, T9uehSoEnsmHsrtman if,os Walsh Dalton
kick. Substitutions: Gonzaga-Shaw for
Heiberger. Butler for Ronayne. O'Brien for
Walsh. st. John's-Neuland for Hepburn
Eackle for Rinaldi. Referee-Paul Magof-
nm Michigan. Umpire-Paul Cohill
washington College. Linesman-Jan
Evening star., 1936-11-20
He Broke Down.

He Broke Down.
RILLY and Griff and Eddie Eynon'
~ together with Bucky Harris and
Johnny Morrissey and a few stray
club house boys. pulled on uniforms
for the game Nobody was looking
forward to the battle more than Billy.
He trotted out to center field. his old
post, still flinging joviai taunts to
the enemy. The first sports writer
came to bat, took a terrific toehold
on one of Harris pitches and sent a
screaming looper just over second
base.
Uncle Billy, fire flaming from
his nostrils, started at the crack
of the bat. Ten yards he ne
gotiated and then pulled up. A
leg muscle came loose. He
broke down.
The sports writer's, little realizing
the pain he suffered, kidded him and
wanted to know if he had to be de-
stroyed. Billy hobbled off the field
and for two weeks thereafter he had
to use cane.
Jack Keller once made a terse,
glowing comment on Billy when some
body asked about his ball playing
He never was big Lacquer" said
Jack, except at heart"
Willing TO Gamble.
GEORGETOWN versus Maryland
~ the game everybody seemed to
want TO see, apparently is not as at
tractive to the student bodies of the
respective schools as might be sup
posed At least they are willing to
gamble on the possibility of losing the
Districts only local classic, for that
was exactly what Georgetowners did
last night when they modified and
marched on College Park to paint the
bronze terrapin and heckle, and what
Marylanders did when they launched
a counter-attack and stormed the
grilled gates Of the Hilltop for similar
purposes of painting and heckling.
Naturally there would have to be hot
heads in any sizable crowd Police
fortunately intervened to prevent seri-
GUS disturbances. There could have
been fist fights and arrests and out
of these ingredients could have been
cooked up fine, chip-on-the-should
hatred within the student bodies which
will sit opposite in the stands tomorrow
at College Park.
The whole history of Wash
ingt0n's dearth of local foot ball
Evening star., 1936-11-20

rivaIries revolves around such
beginnings Catholic University
and Maryland once used to play
but the game was abandoned
doubtless because of the stu
dents proneness to register in
tense feeling.
Perhaps the reasons for the discon-
tinuation of George Washington.
Georgetown tits and Catholic u
George Washington contests were not
similar but there was suspicion. from
time TO time, that it played a part.
There seems to be too sharp a line
between good-natured rivalry and hot
headed flares for college students to
handle consistently.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
Irish Carroll Out, Too.

CARROLL, right halfback, has 2
deep-rooted charley horse viii, /
has failed to respond to Treatment
Carroll did not play in the game
against North Carolina last week. 1t
is believed that Carroll was cut down
when he kicked of in the game against
(see CATHOLIC u, Page DAD
Evening star., 1936-11-20
Purple Marches 81 Yards.

GONZAGA marched 54 yards down
field in the third period for its
second touchdown. with Heiberger con-
tributing largely to the advance with a
2O-yard run to the 5-yard line. Jim
Walsh cracked the line to score. but
Fenwick's placement attempt for the
extra point was wide.
Snatching an alien pass at midfield,
Mclaughlin paved the way for the lone
st. Johns tally in the fourth quarter,
when he raced to the Gonzaga 25-yard
line. Otis Dalton then plucked a pass
from among two Gonzaga backs while
running at top speed on the 8-yard
line, speeding over the goal.
st. Johns again threatened with
passes, advancing deep into Gonzaga
territory before the Purple stemmed
the advance.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
Ouman 7erps Reserves 7uo Lost TO Cards
Consago Clings to Foot Ball
Title in Prep School League

WITH Jim Ellis, Sonny Hartman
w and Jim Shaw performing to-
gether in the backfield for the first
time in weeks, Gonzaga capitalized on
a break in the first quarter when Harry
Heiberger intercepted Benny Nc
Laughlin's pass and ran it back Is
yards to st. Johns 23-yard line. Ellis
romped to the 5-yard line and Hart
man sliced of right tackle for the
score. Frank Fenwick, burly tackle,
booted the extra point from placement.
st. Johns fought back late in the
hrst period, only to lose the ball on
downs on the Gonzaga "a, and an
other mild threat was terminated on
the Purple 35. when four consecutive
passes failed to connect. A Gonzaga
touchdown threat was halted when st.
Johns braced to hold for downs on its
4-yard line late in the second quarter.
Evening star., 1936-11-20

NORTHEAST BOYS WIN.
Northeast Boys Club, which defeat
ed the Northeast Eagles. 1910, yester-
day for ninth victory of the season.
want mere action. Phone 290l.
Evening star., 1936-11-20

)HAMPION Of the Catholic Prep
School League for the second
~ consecutive year by virture of
its 1876 triumph over St.
Johns yesterday at Catholic University
Stadium, Gonzaga launched prepara-
tions for its final game Of the season
Monday against Westerns scrappy
eleven.
Heavily favored to trounce the
Cadets. Gonzaga found the pesky ST..
Johns club playing its best foot ball
of the year to throw scare into the
Purple contingent in the fourth quar-
ter after Gonzaga had compiled a
1870 lead.
Evening star., 1936-11-20

r N WASHINGTON'S little world of
sports figures the mild and retir-
ing personality of Col William
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playing basketball, paddle tennis,
volley ball and softball.
AS each group went at it,"
Mitchell watched. He stopped the
groups every once in a while to
show them the better way to play
whatever game was being played.
A big intramural basketball
tournament was just finished.
Now with this behind them, the
youngsters are making ready for
a Softball test.
Good Games Ahead
The entire campus will be
cleared for this, and Mitchell ex-
poets several well-played games
New rivalries will be built up also,
or Mitchell doesn't know his boys.
Concludes Mitchell:
you're going to hear o great
deal more about this intramural
sports idea in the future. Just
wait. Many other schools are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-02
Student Body
In Favor Of
New Move
BY GARRETT WATERS

Take q look at sports activities
at Gonzaga High School these
days and you will find the campus,
surrounding the school, a busy
place between the afternoon hours
Of / and 2:30 o'clock.
The big piece de resistance is
intramural sports, organized and
directed by Orrel Mitchell, coach.
Orrel hit upon the plan during
the winter. It seems the faculty
met with the mentor to map out
. physical education program for
the students, come the spring
months.
Mitchell suggested the intra-
mural sports idea, advising the
youngsters would get more out of
the program than from the former
program which consisted Of set
ting up exercises and the like.
Meets With Approval
The idea met with instant ap-
proval Of the sports-minded fac
ulty at the little I Street in
stitution. Thus, it's successful op-
Grafton.
Says Mitchell on the subject:
Generally speaking, kids very
seldom get a kick out Of setting
up exercises as a form Of phys
zeal education. In TACT most of
'em hate it. The intramural
idea offers natural recreation
and physical education. Also, it
gives them a chance to develop
rapidly and while in the proc
ess they're getting q grand kick
out of it,"
Scanning the Gonzaga campus
yesterday qualified Mitchell'S
words. Every conceivable space
was taken up by various groups,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-02
Blues Prepare
For Track

With the cessation of spring
football yesterday, and the end Of
the wrestling season last week,
Gallaudet's athletic activities are
mainly conferred on track and field
preparations.
Coaches Krug and Mitchell ex.
pressed themselves as highly
pleased with the 1885 football
prospects. The Blues have been
having spring football over a pc
Rod of three weeks, and have
been receiving instruction in sig
nails, line formations, and fundar
mentals.
The Blues first track meet will
be held on Kendall Green on
April Is, with the Randolph-Macon
cinder Founders.
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considering it right now. And
when they finally map out their
programs, they're going to find
what q great thing it Is for
every youth"
With this the mentor called q
halt to activities for the day. I'm
mediately he rounded up his 1895
football team for a spring work
out.
The boys jumped over to the
Gallaudet College gridiron, where
practice and scrimmage was held
with the Blues-an event that
has been another part of Mitch
ellis spring program ever since
the first week in March.
Yesterdays practice was the
last of the spring season for the
Purple. The mentor believes his
candidates got lot out Of the
work and will be well prepared
to go ahead in the fall when
drills are put on" In earnest
again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-02
Shorb Is Captain

Norman Shorb has been elected
captain Of the Washington College
tennis team. Shorb formerly was
star at Takoma-Slver Spring
High,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-02
Washington Red Sox
Want Sabbath Game

The Washington Red SoX are
casting about for a game for
next Sunday. Outof-town teams
wishing same may reach the
manager by calling Atlantic
3922-R, or write him at 521
Seventeenth st. S. e.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-02
Game Wanted

Miscellaneous Division diamond.
ers Of the Interior Department
want a game for Sunday with a
team having q diamond. Call
North 3347-M
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Detroit Wins

At Lakeland, Fla R.H.E.
st. Louis (A.)... OO2 2O3 31O-11 Is .
Detroit (A.).... O36 O34 OOx-1S 10 o
MISUNDERSTANDING. Mills. vanatta,
Caldwell and HemsIey, Giuliani; Crow.
der, Phillips, Sullivan and COchrane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-02
Toronto on Top

At Wauchula, Fla r. Fl. e.
Toronto Int.) 80. DOL O03 300 10 /
indianapolis a. OO1 100 300 8 1
Batteries-MOoty, Murray and r.
Heath, Crouch: Logan. Hartley and
Riddle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-02

OF a major committee or to menu err
ship on such committee, though
there are always some exceptions TO
this rule. The result is that most OF
the Better chairmanships and commit
tee assignments go to those members
who have had previous experience in
the General Assembly, This also gen
orally means that no matter how able
the new members of Senate or
House may be they cannot expect any
important chairmanships until they
have served at least one term.
On The basis Of this reasoning. a
survey of the 1887 Senate d:scloses
that the senators from the first to
seventh district, inclusive are for tina
mcst part experienced men having
served in. either the Senate or House
In previous legislatures. Without ex-
caption, either one or both members
c1 the senatorial delegations from
those districts has had previous Leg
risiative experience.
The first district will! be represent
ed by W. I. Halstead and J. j.
Hughes, both of whom are new to the
Senatej although Ealstead served In
the House in several sessions from
Camden county and hence is no new
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-02

conner to the legislature. The senator's
from the second district are w. 3.
Rcdnaan, Jr., of Washington, and r.
l.. Coburn, of Williamson, with Rod
man a new man but Co-urn a vet
eran of the 1885 Senate. Senator A
G.. Gay will be back from the third
district, having represented this dis
trict in previous sessions. The fourth
district will be represented by Sena-
tor w. G. (Uncle Willie) Clark, of
Tarbcro, who has served in the Sen
ate longer than any other member
and DR.. T. w. M. Long, OF Roanoke
Rapids, who has also had previous ex-
perience in the Senate. Two more ex-
perienced or "old members" will re-
present the sixth district, Senator L.
L. Gravely, of Rocky Mount, and Sem
atcr j. c. Eagles, Of Wilson, Eagles
formerly having been in the house
The seventh district will De represent
ed again by Senator Ernest v. Webb,
of Kinston, who was in the 1895 Sen
ate, and John D. Larkins, Jr, new
man. The eighth and ninth district
will repre ented by entirely new
men, tut the tenth district will have
as it's senators Wall c. Ewing, of Fay
etteville, veteran of many sessions in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-02

the House and James H. Claih' "
Elizabethtown, a former menus
the highway commission, ana d. 81,
sent a member OF the ADVISORY D"N
get Commission.
Thus it can be seen that h'oos
the eastern districts are either i0r Iao.
scented by senators with previous , 40
islative experience or that al i isr
one member of each district oeies u
tion has had previous experience 10
either the senate or house. THIS - ~. y.
garded as meaning that most o. a w.
experienced men will get coca oU o+s
nittee chAlrmanships or assignment a.or
In the Piedmont section, ". .,~olf.
Ingram, Of Asheboro, from the t"el ~
tn district. Senator J. W. Noe ',S.,.rt
Rcxboro, from the fifteenth dls ,.ao,
Senator John sprunt Hill, Of DaFp pnn.
the sixteenth district, Senator :. 18th
ton Stacey, of Ruffin, the seT seven of
district, Senator James A. Ben and
Charlotte, the twentieth dls'f'o ~ tbe
Senator S. Gilmer sparger, o. the
twenty-third district, are aoour . me
only "old" or experienced me" . ~
1887 Senate. The far western wit with
will have only three senator
previous experience
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-02
Cabinet May Quit
Unless King Ends
Simpson "Affair''

Continued from Page One.)