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The Washington times., 1936-10-01

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The Hecht Bargain
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Baer TowerofPower'
AS Cardinal Center
By FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

Mr.. Fod Cotton just his way to lunch bright
day after the athletes of Catholic University had packed away
their football equipment and their aches of head and heart
with them
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Frank Mast Battles
Champion Gene Ruark
In D. T.. Cue Event

Frank Mast will attempt to stop
the march Of Gene Ruark toward
the successful defense Of his Dis
trict three-cushion billiard cham
pionship tonight at the Lewis and
Krauss parlors beginning at 1880
o'clock. Mast is distinctly the un-
derdog, but underdogs have sprung
several surprises in the tourna-
ment to date.
Johnny Dodge and Jerry Crow
der cross cues in the second match
of the evening.
Dave Statland, of Buffalo, N. Y,
climbed into the tournament lead
last night when he turned back
Charles Goodacre, 35 to 20 in II
innings and then vanquished Joe
Hayer, 35 to 20. in IS innings.
Statland had a high run of S.
Crowder romped away from
Masi, 35 to 20, in the third match
of the evening in SO innings, fea-
tured by run Of s.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
GraviNe Goes S
To Be|air
Stud Farm

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Gran-
vile, champion 3-year-old of the
year, will race no more.
William Woodward, owner of the
thoroughbred, and master of the
Belair Stud in Maryland. has de-
cided to lease the 3-year-old son Of
Gallant Fox and Gravita to Ken
meth N. Gilpin, to stand at the
head of the Kentmere Stud at
Boyce, Va.
Mr.. Woodward intended to re-
turn Granville to competition next
year, but Gilpin prevailed upon
Woodward to retire the colt. Gil
pin recently lost Teddy, sire of
Sir Gallahed 3rd, which sired Gal
liant Fox, the daddy of Granville.
He desired an outstanding horse
of the same blood lanes in his Vir-
ginia Stud.
Granville won his last six con-
secutive starts, all stake events,
and. pulled up sound as dollar
each time. In his last start, the
Lawrence Realization, he hit him
self. The injury prevented his
participation in the Jockey Club
Gold Cup one week later. He was
sent to the Belair Stud, where he
was fired and turned out.
Granville was the leading
money-winner of the year, displac.
ing Top Row. winner of the $10O,
900 Santa Anita, with total earn,
ings of $111,820. Among the out.
standing victories of the Belail
Stud champion as a three-year-old
were the Belmont, Arlington Clas.
sic, Kenner, Travers, Saratoga
Cup and Lawrence Realization.
He finished second to Bold Ven
ture in the Pimlico Preakness,
beaten only by a nose.
Considering the high weights
which Granville would be forced
to carry next year in handicaps
and the possible difficulties OF
training him, Woodward's move in
retiring the champion was a wise
one.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Pitt Grid 7 e a m
Heads West

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1.-THE
Panthers are Rose Bowl-bound to-
day.
Thirtyfour players and coaches
left here last night for Pasadena,
where on New Years Day Pitts
burgh's husky football team will
clash in it's fourth Bowl classic.
this time against the huskies of
Washington.
Bobby Larue. senior halfback,
was the only injured member of
the team, Bobby having pulled a
leg muscle during yesterdays
practice. The injury, however,
will not keep him out of the game,
his last for dear old Pitt.
After today's stopover at Chi
cago the team will also get in light
workouts at Dodge City and
Hutchinson, Kan.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Hoover Will See
G-Men Battle

A capacity crowd is expected to
see the first Of series of games
Saturday night at Heurich's Gym
between the District WPA cagers.
formery Rinaldi, and the Bureau
OF Investigation.
Deadly rivals for several seasons,
these two outstanding amateur
clubs will clash at $3.50 o'clock.
j. Edgar Hoover, chief of the
Omen, will be on hand for the
game, as will District Commis-
sioner George Allen, one of the
most ardent supporters Of tho
WPA quintet.
Eddie Colliflower, coaching the
Omen, will have Jim and Herbie
Thompson, former Duke Uni.
versity star: Jock Leverton, Of
University Of Richmond, and Mel.
son Colley in his star-studded
lineup.
Bill Thompson. lanky center
who was banished from Central
Highs team for joining an I'M
recognized fraternity, joined WPA
last night and may start against
the G-men.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
BeaI| SIN ashes
-Four DuCkpin
Records

Charlie Beall is an undisputed
duckpin hero today, for he led the
Diplomat Cafe bowlers in the Rec
reation Duckpin League to two
season marks, a $50 game and 1854
set, with two individual seasons
records, a 1853 game and 428 set.
Beall's other two games were 112
and 148.
Incidentally, it pulled the Diplo-
mats to within three games OF the
leading Phil Boby's crew, who
dropped three games to fight
ing "Bo" Bregman's Grill outfit.
Tony Santini and Astor Clarke
will resume a long-standing head
to-head feud in the Washing
ton Herald Sports Fund duckpin
matches at Convention Hall Satur
day night.
Twice before Santini has taken
the measure of Clarke on this
same card.
Blanche Wootton led the Ross
lyn girls to a clean sweep over
Lucky Strike in the Ladies Dis
trict League with 131 game and
367 set.
Bernie Christians 381 set
boosted Bell Cab to GIT team
game, a new seasons record for
the Commercial League.
Individual honors in the Bank
ers loop went to Bill .Burnell with
a 142 game and 397 set, while
Jack Brown was tops in the Civic
Clubs League with a 155 game
and 322 SET
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Risks Mai
Title Tonight

The heavyweight wrestling
crown he has worn for only a
brief period may be rudely
snatched from the PruSSian hair
cut that Cliff Olsen sports at the
Arena tonight.
Olsen, making his second de-
fense of the championship which
he won in November from Yvon
Robert, Is taking a big chance in
meeting Joe Cox, the rough-and-
tumble mailman, in the feature OF
tonight's card of five matches.
The headliner is scheduled to one
fall to a finish.
The Olsen-Cox match had its
inception back in october, When
the indoor wrestling season first
opened here. At that time Olsen,
whose chief claim to fame was
that he had gone 81 minutes with
Jimmy Londos before dislocating
his arm in 1882, publicly chal-
lenged Cox from the ring at Tur-
ner Arena.
Cox laughed off the challenge.
He did not consider Olsen worth
bothering with, feeling, no doubt,
that he could not add to his
prestige by scoring victory over
the about-to-be champion. The
shoe was on the other foot within
another month.
Olsen suddenly leaped into
prominence with his triumph over
Robert and just as suddenly Cox
accepted the two-month-old chal-
lenge.
Promoter Turner has scheduled
a bang-up preliminary program for
the title match. Thirty-minute
matches pit Stanley Pinto VS.. Abe
Tourist; Frank Judson VS.. Jack
Hader; Jim Coffield VS.. Henri
Piers and Ed Meske VS.. Pat NC
Kay.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17

WILL VAVAAs
Mr.. Fod Cotton had turned his
thoughts to basketball for the
first time since last spring.
"NOw there's Zeke Brown and
Irish Carroll; there's Bill
AdamaitiS and Sam PaganO, and
shades of Rock kne-what's
this?"
There, walking leisurely across
the campus was a giant in human
form. The boy stretched his
height cool 6 feet 712 inches into
the air. His loose, ganglin' arms
hung easily at his sides.
"If he can move, I'm made"
said Mr.. FOd Cotton.
"Hey, feller." called Cotton,
""cOme over here"
He got the jump on the boy
and started the conversation.
whats your name?" he de-
manded.
Maurice Baer," replied the
boy.
Can you play basketbalI2"
asked Cotton.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17

81 don't know" came the
answer. never tried"
81 want you to report" said
Cotton. "If you want to learn
to play, we can teach you"
Baer reported, and while he
wasn't the greatest basketball
player in the world, he certainly
was one of the tallest. He would ar
rive at the enemy basket sooner or
later, rear his great height into
the skies and just drop the ball
through the loop.
Vaudeville actors would tell you
that Stretch" simply laid them
in the aisles.
Stretch" will be on the courts
tonight when the Flying Cardi-
mails" tackle the court quintet Of
Shepherd Teachers College from
West Virginia.
And there's a little story to be
woven around that game. Perhaps
you'll remember that at this time
Continued on Page 43, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
.Hoyd Five Wins
From Tigers

Georgetown University's basket
ball team is back in town today
with a fine Tiger skin to adorn
the trophy case. The Blue and
Grey invaded the Princeton jungle
last night and scored its first VIC
tory in the Eastern Conference,
beating the Tiger by the score
Of IS to %.
The Hoyas went at their rivals
with a rush and took the lead.
When the first half ended George
town was out in front by score
Of IA to 7.
Princeton rallied in the second
half and dominated the courts.
But the rally came a bit too late,
for Georgetown was able to add
IL points to it's firSt-half total,
and these were enough.
Ed Kurtyka was high scorer for
the Hoyas with three field goals
to his credit, and BaSsin was next
with a pair of shots from the
court. In fact, Georgetown scored
only one point from the foul lines
all night.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Eberts 10 0ffiCiate
In California Game

Bernard L. Dutch" Eberts, one
of the most active members of the
Washington Touchdown Club, and
a acknowledgement official, has
been selected to officiate in the
California Georgia Tech game at
Atlanta on December 26.
Eberts is graduate of Catholic
University and is rapidly advanc-
ing to the most important assign
ments in football.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Garcia Boxing Boast

MANASsA, Colo. Dec. 17.-This
tiny San Luis valley farming ham
let, boasting a total population Of
less than 300 persons, is watching
with interest the career of Joe
Garcia, a Mexican 148-pounder,
latest native son to start on the
road to fistic fame.
Garcia recently fought a 10
round draw with Young Joe Louis,
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
and Mai
Sought
By Board
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

Times Sports Editor
What does boxing in
the District of Colum-
bia need as a tonic to
take it out of the dol
drums?
Should wrestling
here be brought under
similar control that ap-
plies to it's brother
ringfare?
Is Washington sportdom in
favor of legislation to lift the
Federal ban which prohibits
the showing here of moving
pictures made at fights beyond
the borders of the Capital?
Such are three of the many
propositions which will be dis
cussed before a joint meeting OF
the members of the local boxing
commission and the sports writer's
of the several Washington dailies
next Saturday.
Seeking Guidance
The Commissioners have in
Vited the sports writer's to advise
with them on those weighty is
sues and others OF perhaps quite
rs much import.
I think the wishes and opinions
of the customers would probably
be of more significance than
those of we deadheads who never
spend dollar at the boxing and
wrestling turnstiles, and this bu-
reau is open to suggestions from
the paying public as to what
changes in boxing and wrestling
they would relish.
Personally, I'd rather go into
that session with some recommen-
dations from the phase of Wash
tngton life which keeps those
sports prospering, than from any
conclusions of my own. What
ever satisfies the fans in any sport
should be the rule insofar as
practicable. The handful Of
writers would be able to adjust
themselves to any situation? 1t
Is all grist for their mills.
Scattered to Suburbs
Meanwhile I almost feel quail
fled to speak for the fight faction
with regards to the showing here
of moving pictures of out-of-town
fights. It has been my observa-
ton at Henry Heiser's State Thea
ter in Bethesda and at Sidney
Lust's Cameo Theater in Mt.
Rainier, where washington has
flocked so often, that our citizenry
would relish sound movies OF all
important out-of-town ring spec
tacles.
Both the State and Cameo
theaters did land-office business
with such films as the Braddock-
Baer, Louis-Baer, LouiS-Sharkey
and Louis-Schmeling meetings, to
mention a.few of the cinema treats
which Washingtonians had to go
beyond the local boundaries to OBJ
serve.
Too, the Schmeling- -Sharkey pic
lures of June, 1882, wherein the
championship changed from Max
to Jack, enjoyed long runs in
whatever locality they were avail
able.
Interest in that fight was height
ened no little because of the op'
CONTINUED on Page Al, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Kelley S Fame
Surprise To
Mother
By PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-All the
world knows him as Larry Kelley
Of Yale. Outstanding football
player of the year and winner of
the Heisman trophy. Captain and
end Of the Yale team. Pass-snar-
ing genius, colorful opportunist
and wise-cracker extraordinary.
Phi Beta Kappa and star scholar
Of the senior class.
All the world has had its say
about him except the one person
in the world who might be pre-
sumed to know him beSt-his
mother, Mrs. Larry Kelley, Sr. Of
WilliamSport, Pa. What does she
think of him?
"WelI," laughs the charming
Mrs. Kelley, "it's all been sur
prise to me. But a pleasant
surprise.
81 never dreamed that my
little boy would grow up to be
a national football hero. l al
ways believed he would make
good, of course, in whatever he
did, but 1 never thought he
would put our little town on the
map in such hurry"
Shakes Head
Mrs. Kelley shook her neatly
coiffured head in amazement
while her gray-haired but youth
disappearing husband beamed
with pride.
"YOu know" Mrs. Kelley con-
tinued, Larry was always q
good boy. l don't mean that he
was a mollycOddle at all. In
fact, he could get into as much
bOyish mischief as the next one.
But he was never bad, and he
never gave me any trouble.
'ItS surprising to find that
he has earned a reputation as a
talker. Around the house he
never had very much to say. He
was always rather quiet.
Somehow I never thought Of
him as a football player because
he was always playing baseball.
Indeed, he never went out for
football until his last year in
high school. But when I look
back now, can see that he
must always have had the idea
in the back of his head. I
think that's why he wanted to
90 to Peddie - because he
thought he could get better in
StructiOnS there about football.
Greatest Thrill
eyes, I've got many a thrill
out of watching him play but
never half as much as / did
yesterday when I saw him stand
up there before that microphOne
and all those men and speak
so easily. 1 just felt like bubbl-
ing over with happiness.
"It was q little sad in a way,
too, because for the first time
realized that my little boy had
suddenly become a full grown
man. 1 think what made me
realize it most was the way
everybody kept referring to
him as Kelley Of Yale instead
of WiIliamSpOrt. 1t somehow
seemed as if everybody had q
share in him.
ooh, WE'LL" she sighed, 81 sup
pose boys will grow up"
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
First SaCker
Makes Total
OF 118
(StatiStics on Page 43)

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Joe Kuhel, first baseman of the
Washington Baseball Club, was the
leading run producer of the team
during the season of 1886, accord.
ing to the official averages released
today.
Kuhel drove in 118 runs, and
established himself as the onIv
local larruper who cleared the CEN
tury mark. Cecil Travis was the
second busiest run producer. The
Georgia boy sent 90 men over the
plate in 1873 games, while JOHNNY
Stone. next in line, batted in 90
runs.
Ben Chapman, voted by fans
the most valuable player on the
Washington ball club, produced
81 runs. Most of these were batted
in while Chappie was with the
Gr1ffmen. He was kept out Of
action by the Yankees, and YOU
can't hit when you're sitting on
the bench.
GriffS Rank Fifth
Washington as a club ranked
fifth in batting runs over the
plate. The boys produced 822
runs.
The record of runs batted in
reveals the stunning failure of the
Boston Red Sox to come up to
expectations. Yawkeys Follies
batted in 718 runs, trailing even
the muchly ridiculed St. Louis
Browns. Boston may point with
pride to the fact that it did beat
out the Athletics in the matter of
producing runs.
The New York Yankees set a
record in run production, driving
in 995 tallies. The former record
is 991, which the Yankees estab-
liShed in 1881, when they finished
second to the Philadelphia Ath-
letics.
TOpple Old Record
On their way to the season
standard, they toppled the record
for the most runs batted in in
a single game, hammering 25
runners home against the Ath-
letics on May "a. The former
mark was %, set by the AS in
1929. Lou Gehrig was the leader
in the YankS' path-cleaning activi-
ties with 152 scores sent in, but
he was joined above the century
mark by Joe DiMaggio, 1875; Tony
Lazzeri, 100, and Bill Dickey and
George Selkirk, each with 1O7.
This, too, is record; eight clubs
share the former mark of having
had four players better 100 in the
RBI columns.
Gehrig, DiMaggio and Lazzeri
each derived some additional per.
Sonal glory from the carnage also.
Lou went into tie with AL Sim
mons in the number of consecutive
seasons in which he topped the
century mark in driving in runs.
Each has a string of II. Sim.
mons, whose streak was broken in
1885, performed the feat again
last season for a lifetime total
OF II, within one of Babe Ruths
all-time high of 13. Meantime,
Goose Goslin brought his total
to II by scoring 125 mates. The
threat to Ruthian record was
bettered by Gehrig, who drove
in over $50 runs for the sixth
time in his career, tying the
Babes mark. DiMaggio, on June
"a. drove in five runs to tie the
American League record for the
most runs batted in by an indi.
vI1dual in one inning, and Lazzeri,
IN that May game with Philadel.
ph1a, accounted for II runs to
break the old league record of
nlne, set by Jimmy Foxx in 1898.
Hal Trosky. first baseman Of
the Cleveland Indians, was the
leading run producer of the
league, with 1862 tallies batted
home. This is the lowest mark
since 1929, when AL Simmons
batted in 157 and led the league
The Washington times., 1936-12-17

CARDINAL CAGE FIND

COACH FOD COTTON, OF
C. US basketball team, found
this midget" strOIling across
the BrOOkland campus and COM
mandeered him for basketball.
He Is Maurice "Stretch" Baer,
a graduate Of Western High
School, who is now in his senior
year
The Washington times., 1936-12-17

'Walsenburg negro, whose success
to date has amazed sports follow
ers in southern Colorado.
Garcia is starting from the same
town that gave the world two
fiStic notables.
The first fighter to put ManaSsa
on the map was Manassa Eddie
johnson. sterling lightweight OF
Is years ago
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04

were official greeters for the team
all last fall, plus one lone male
who slipped by unnoticed - all
seven of us DANCED near tore up the
Great Northern station but we
finally got to the team train and
succeeded in hauling about half
the boys off for a farewell word or
two. If it hadn't been for that
cullud porter / sent after Kid Reed
no one would have seen anybody,
though. Every time Bierman looked
up last fall, Auntie was either see
ing the team off, or seeing 'em
come in. Me and Bud Wilkinson's
girl. She's another football fan.
I'll bet she could write a pretty
good sports colyum.
INQUISITIVE SAL
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04

8. What is your favorite popu-
lar song? Ans.-"Take My Heart"
and christopher Columbus"
9. What's your favorite sport?
Ans.-Football.
10. What line of work offers
the greatest opportunity for the
men of our race? Ans.-It de-
ponds upon the person. A person
can be anything he wants to be if
he's good enough.
IL. What first attracts you to
a girl? Ans.-Her personality.
Alas! Summer is departing.
leaving in its place a trail of
smashed and battered hearts. Z.
Many of you soon will be singing
the old song 81 Wonder Who's
kissing Him Now" ETC., etc. My!
Ny! These summer romances. &.
One of our local boys, HENRY
mike" BANNERN got a nifty
write-up in the August first issue
of the Literary Digest. He's GER
tainly making a name for himself
in art-sculptoring and painting.
The newest initials being
carved on the Twin City tree Of
romance are o. J. and R. D. e.
What young, prominent st. Paul
couple are expecting a bundle from
heaven? l had four telephone
calls last week as to who was the
sleeveless dancer. Sorry friends,
I can't divulge his name but here's
one clue. He's very handsome and
a swell kisser. :. Ut wasn't told
to me only HEARD so by them
theyare marks you shall know him.
Strange AS 1t May Seem: For
once I saw UNCLE BOB BELTON
riding in his car without a good
looking dame beside him.
Here's a hot tip: l hear A. L. has
a new gur-rul friend. Most I'M
usual for him.
Well, I'll have to be leaving you
until next week and to those who
have an exceptional gift of CAB, re-
member the saying, "a word OF
wisdom is worth more than vol
umes of argument"
Your friend,
SAL.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04
ST. PAUL SOCIETY CLUB NEWS

The members of the So Cial- Elite
Club and their company spent an
enjoyable evening at Battle Creek
Park on a pOw-wow, Wednesday
evening, August 26. A large camp
fire was built and the party gath
cred to dispose of the food after
which they went hiking. The eve
ming terminated with dancing at
the home of Miss Bessie Powell of
Charles street. Those attending in
cluded the Misses Edith Coleman,
Vera Harper, Myrtle Gustin, Eliza
beth Walker, Vivian Neil, Carolyn
McWatt, Janeabelle Murphy, Eliza
beth and Beatrice Schuck, Messrs.
Kenneth Blair, Albert Black, AL
bert Burgess, Ransome Coins, John
Harper, Edward Smith, Willis
Clark, Walter Coins, and Jack
Glanton.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04

Howdy folks:
We have an interview this week
from one of our young and we'll
known st. Paul boys - LOUIS
MOORE. He has attended Yank-
ton College in Yankton, South
Dakota, and intends entering the
u. of M. this fall to resume his
studies. Louis is well-iked by
many and is raw-ther easy on the
eye. know his answers will be of
interest to you. ...
l. Where were you born? Ans.
st. Paul, MINI.
2. What do you intend to do
when you finish school? Ans
Follow up my vocation.
8. Describe your dream girl.
Ans.-She must be presentable, in
teligent, and broadminded - in
fact, she must be an all-round
lovely creature.
a. When you marry, who's 60
ing to push the baby buggy in your
family? Ans.-IIl push it.
5. What is your favorite make
of car? Ans.-Plymouth.
6. Who do you think is the
greatest man our race has ever
produced? Ans.-Frederick Doug
las.
z. If you had one wish, what
would it be? Ans.-To be placed
in a position where wouldn't
have any worries, financially or
otherwise? ..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04

BY Nell DOdson

The University of Minnesota
school year will start with the
opening of classes on September
%. Among those who will be new
corners to the class-going routine
are Louis Moore, Don Sessions,
Shirley Harris, Foster Brown,
Helen Powell, and Barbara NAL
Tory. Quite a representation if
they all show up as per plan.
Jimmy Griffin is going to leave us
for a session down at West Vir-
GINA State college. That's the
college where the beauty of the
co-eds is O better advertisement
than the school itself. Andy Neal
went down there and got himself a
gel who, if she looks like that pic
ture he carries around, is one Of
the loveliest of the lovely campus
co-eds. Dave Hall went down there
and got engaged. Jimmy SEE he's
going down there and get engaged,
too, only he's going to come back
here and brag about it after the
big event is transacted. Dave was
so overwhelmed he completely for
got to come back.
/ received a letter this week
from three st. Paul lassies who,
heaven help 'em, have fallen head