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Stalls on Ships Deck.
IHE problem Of constructing com.

HE problem of constructing com.
Portable quarters under these con.
dltions has Required considerable in
genuity, the arrangements being han.
died by Mai. Frank L. Whitaker OF
the Office of the Chief of Cavalry
mere. After considerable wranglin1
(Which Maj. Whitaker reports in.
cluded getting down on hands and
knees and crawling over the decks of
the Santa Maria during a pouring
rain. yardstick in hand, eight box
stalls 712 by feet have been ordered.
and there will be two standing stalls.
BY rotation of the horses in these
accommodations, and exercising them
IN walking ring. it is hoped to keep
the entire equine squad fit, or at least
in sufficiently good condition to per-
NIT them to regain top form In the
period OF acclimitization allowed be.
tween January IL and February IS,
when the exposition opens. The &C.
tual exhibitions will continue from
February IS through February 25, and
the Army troupe will sail the next
day for the United States aboard the
same ship.
While in Chile the United States
Army officers will be quartered at Vina
del Mar. known as the Bisrritz of the
South or the Newport Of Chile"
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Hard to Turn Down.

REYOND admitting that Goslin had
been offered to Washington. Har-
ris had no further comment to make
except to add:
"It came as a shock and. you
know, il was all I could do to
say Nothing doing That isn't
the worst deal a club could
make. Goose was only IS
couple months ago and, by gosh,
he's a winning ball player"
The fact that Washington was un-
interested in Goslin, except In senti-
mental way, was a strong indication
that Griff and Harris are building for
the future and not, necessarily, 1887.
Later the veteran Earl Whitehill was
traded for an untried major league
pitcher IA years younger. Whitehill
is almost guarantee Of IS or IA VIC
tories next season, while there is no
way of hazarding how many games
Johnny Salveson, for whom he was
traded. will win.
Pointing to beat out a team
that only the year before was
1917 games better than its
closest contender Is an unsafe
business, involving, as it does,
the necessity of including many
veterans on a club and the risk
Of having broken-down ball
club on your hands II II failed
to accomplish its purpose.
Maybe by 1898, when Washington
may seem ready to step out and win
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Members of Squad.

THE members of the squad include
Maj. John Tupper Cole, who is
IN charge, and Capt. Milo Matteson.
Lieut.. James o. Curtis, Lieut. Frank.
I'm wing. jr., and Lieut.. Harold s.
lsaacson. The horses TO be sent in.
clude Joe Ayleshire. Avocat Mas
querader, Reno, Fralax. Dinger. Gold
seeker, Scamp's Boy and Podhorsh.
selection of the latter two horses is.
incidentally, rather a personal tri.
umph for an officer now stationed at
Fort Myer-Lieut. Henri Luebber-
mann, who had both mounts assigned
TO him when they were relatively
green jumpers at Fort Riley, Kans..
several years ago. Under his school,
ing and thorough subsequent training
they have developed into two of the
outstanding jumpers owned by the
United States Army.
With the exception of two hrief
stopovers. one at Balboa, Canal Zone.
ana the other at Callao, Peru, the %
horses, the enlisted men assigned To
care Tor them and the officers who will
40 the riding will be at sea for 10
Gays, leaving here Christmas eve and
arriving in Chile on January IL. Ths
trip Will be made aboard the s. s.
santa Maria, but due to the excessive
neat below deck while passing through
the tropical areas 1t will be necessary
70 mouse all the animals on the after
oecks, consisting mainly of a hatch
20 by 20 feet.
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VISIT VALPARAISO
FOR CELEBRATION
Squad of Army Riders Will
Figure in Capital City's
Fourth Centennial.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS JR

A S A sort of equestrian follow-up
~ to President Roosevelt's good
~ will trip to South America, a
squad of United States Army
officers and jumping horses will set
sail for the southern continent on
December "a, bound for Valparaiso.
Chile, to participate in an exhibition
there.
announcement of the projected ex-
pedition came from the War Depart
ment today after complete details for
the journey had been arranged and
Official notification of acceptance sent
to the committee in charge of the fes-
tlVal, which will commemorate the
fourth centennial of the founding of
the city of Valparaiso.
Every rider in the North American
squad and a majority Of the horses
are well known here through recent
participation in the Inter-Anerican
Horse Show, in which the Republic
OF Chile was also represented bv a
morse show team. At Valparaiso tha
entries Of the United States will again
encounter the Chilean riders and
horses who visited this country in
exhibition matches designed TO dem.
onstrate the finest horsemanship Of
both continents.
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Conference Bars Such Aid.

THE Southern Conference Graham
plan set up regulations by which
faculty committees controlled both
outside and inside aid to athletes.
Under the substitute plan adopted last
Friday night at the annual confer
ence session, the committees will
check on whether students are being
assisted primarily because they are
athletes. If so, they are not eligible
for conference teams
Every institution has the right to
demand definite standards of scholas-
tic attainment, conduct and attitude
from any student. whether he be an
athlete or not" Pritchett stated.
I'VE shall certainly exact such
standards of students at the Univer-
sity of Virginia and there will be no
possibility of any preferential scholar
ships because of athletic ability. nor
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followed Cochrane's offer Of
Goslin might indicate that
Goose was among the first play
ers to be included in Mickey's
propositions which were de-
signed to land Brother Newsom.
Detroit, of course. has some of the
best looking recruits in the minors
coming up next year, but Goslin could
have been regarded as insurance" in
case one or two of the outfielding
rockies failed to deliver Goose has
been good to Detroit. During his first
year in Tiger uniform, 1884. he was
vital cog in Detroit's first pennant
winner since 1909. He hit .305 that
year. The following year he repeated
as a cog in another winner and finally
broke up the world series with the
Cubs to give Tigertown its first and
only world championship.
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Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High VS..
Rockville High. Rockville, Md.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown vs.. Princeton, Prince
ton. N. j.
American University VS.. Mary
land State Normal, American U.
gym, 8:l5.
Western VS.. George Washington
High, Alexandria. Va. $3.50.
THURSDAY.
Basket Ball.
Catholic U. VS.. Shepherd State
Teachers, Brookland gym. Sis.
oeosse Washington VS.. Johns
Hopkins, BALTIMORE, Md.
Maryland VS.. Richmond, Rich
mond, Va.
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Walker Doomed for v M

knows. Frank Shaughnessy of the
International League is the only
base ball president who wears
spats.
Syracuse and Duke have booked
a home-and-home foot ball series
for 1888 and 1889. with the opener
at Syracuse A. Linde Fowler,
golf expert of the smartly edited
Boston Transcript, wants epic golf
shots preserved for posterity in
monument form =. o. B. Keeler,
the sage of Atlanta, supports the
idea Freddie Steele will draw
down $4,000 for defending his
middleweight title against Gorilla
Jones in Milwaukee January 1 and
then will head East-believe 1t or
not Clipper Smiths Villanova
eleven will ~ from Miami to Hav-
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Helen Stephens Queen Athletes T. S. Compete in Chile
THE SPORTZIGHT
Owens Great Jump in Pinch to Score
Olympic Win One of Years Thrills.

on mark at top speed-and his un-
canny judgment in lifting the trajec-
tory to the exact inch needed.
These are not simple things to
do under such circumstances, in
the face Of 100000 rooters, all
keyed up against you.
Owens victories in the 100 and 200
meter sprints carried no great thrills
because they were too one-sided. The
high spot Of these sprints was the
complete lack of effort as he moved
to the front and increased the open
gap. He gave you the appearance Of
almost jogging as he ran in world
record time. 1t was his record break
ing broad Jump that turned in the
main thrill.
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Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
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will be a financial If not an artis-
tic slIccess.

will be financial If not an artis-
tic success.
Prosperity note: The Cardinals,
who have been sharing Sports
mans Park with the Browns, will
build their own stadium Vir-
ginia Military alumni are booming
Pea Head Walker of Elon College
to succeed Bill Raftery as head
coach Pete Reilly, the fight
manager, gave Petey Scalzo, New
York lightweight. $1,000 to turn
pro and enlist under the Reilly
banner (Which Petey promptly
did :. John Pesek, the Nebraska
wrestler, keeps busy by racing
greyhounds, raising turkeys, FARM
ing and running q gas station on
the side 80 far a. this column
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ana for the New Year day game
with Auburn Isn't 1t the first
time q college team has taken to
the air before a game?
Jack Torrance's debut as q
fighter was something of a bust
drawing only about 5000, but
just the same Jack has received
offers from Memphis. Philadelphia.
San Francisco, st. Louis. Pitts
burgh and New York on the
strength Of it Castleman Ches-
ley. Penn's sub center, plans Hol-
lywood career after graduation.
With that name he has two strikes
on the magnates to start with :.
Senator James j. Davis Of Pennsyl-
vania has publicly promised to
eat his hat II Pitt doesn't defeat
Warrington tn the Rose Bowl.
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Avoids False Statements.

A STATEMENT issued by Capt.
= Pritchett after an alumni chap
ter meeting here last night was the
frst indication as to what the uni
versity's new policy would be.
The university proposes, Pritchett
said, to place all students on an equal
status and treat them accordingly.
I'VE are guilty of intellectual dis
honesty if We fail to protect students
from the necessity of making false
statements If there is real warrant
for outside aid as means to an edu.
cation.
This universal tendency to hide be-
hind such smoke screen leads TO
grave dangers" he added.
Virginia has not gone in for pro
foot ball." Pritchett said, and empha-
sized that no funds within the control
OF the university will be available to
students solely for athletic ability.
The university's plans have not been
completed. Pritchett said. but he add
ed that the athletic pledges will be
modified.
Easily evaded pledges have created
a dangerous situation" he declared,
and said that it was probable the uni
versity will ask athletes to state only
what financial aid they are receiv-
ing instead of signing cards stating
they are not receiving aid primarily
for their athletic ability
Evening star., 1936-12-15
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, December 15.-
nj Note to Branch hickey: If
you can get Dizzy Dean
a out of the National League
the Yankees will pay you $400, 900
for him. (Col. Rupert says so
himself) -. Max Schmeling visit
ed the Cotton Club and was pho
tographed with Bill Robinson and
Cab Galloway I'd. Jimmy Johnston
is looking for some one to collab-
crate on a book, "My Five Years
in Madison Square Garden"
Latest wrestling gossip has the
Paul Bowser-Rudy Dusek herds
joining forces with Jack Curley
against the powerful Toots Mondt
OUTFIT The Rose Bowl game
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BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

n YEW YORK, December 15.-For
ner track and field achieve
" ments, including national
4 championship as well as
Olympic conquests, Helen Stephens,
20-year-old Fulton, Mo, girl, has been
selected as the outstanding feminine
, athlete Of 1886.
Results in the sixth annual AsSo-
ciated Press sports poll. tabulated to-
day, revealed Miss Stephens the choice
OF the Nations experts over two main
rivals, Alice Marble of San Francisco,
new American tennis queen, and
Pamela Barton, English girl who cap
tured both American and British golf
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
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Still Drives EN- Across.

NOR is this any place to stop in
= reviewing the Goose's achieve
ments. He batted across 125 runs
for the Tigers and many base ball
people regard this as the ultimate test
of a good hitter. Only half q dozen
batsmen in the league drove across
more runs than the Goose and these
included nobody else on the Detroit
club-or the Washington team. either,
for that matter. Moreover, Goose has
a 16-year major league average of
.319. has driven in 100 or more runs
II times. and everybody who knows
base ball says that Goslin is the. fast
est "old man" in the American League.
What kind Of talent Mickey wanted
In exchange for the gentleman he
was peddling was not disclosed. If
he asked for a few people like Buck
Newsom, Buddy Lewis and Joe Kuhel,
it would have been quite forgivable,
but it Is unlikely. that Iron Mike
wanted, or expected, any such cargo
in exchange.
The fact that those Auker-
Wade-Fox for Newsom rumors
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Has Faith in Him.

mas fatn IN Him.
IF BOB keeps up the pace he set
late last season." said Slapnicka,
che certainly will be entitled to high
rate compensation.
But. after all, he worked only a
few games. We don't know how well
his arm will stand up over a season. &
play. We don't even know how ef-
fective he'll be when the batters lose
their fear Of being hit by his fast
ball.
Personally, I think he's headed
for a great career. I expect to see
the day when he'll strike out 20 men.
But contracts aren't based on hopes
for the future so much as on per-
formance in the past.
Expects No Difficulty.
"ROB will have to prove himself at
least for one full season before
he starts talking salary in the terms
Of Dizzy Dean" Slapnicka declared.
The Indians general manager said
he expected not the slightest difficulty
in signing the rookie who holds the
American League strikeout record for
single game. because Bob knows
we'll take good care of him" if he
fulfills expectations.
Details of financial arrangements
with Feller last Summer. when he
Joined the Indians in midseason and
wound up with five won and three
lost, have not been revealed. Feller
is known to have received $2,500 more
than promised, however.
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BASKET COACH SOUGHT.

A basket ball coach Is wanted by
the Lank Independents, recently Or
ganized team of Government en-
ployes. The team will practice tonight
at Langley Junior High School. Pro-
spective coaches should call LAnk at
Adams 9S2S-W.
Evening star., 1936-12-15
QUINTET SEEKS FOE.

A basket ball game for tonight Is
wanted by the Headquarters Company
courtmen of the Laurel National
Guard. Call the Laurel Armory.
Evening star., 1936-12-15
RUNNER-UP RATING
TO ALICE MARBLE
Pam Barton Places Third in
Poll of Scribes by Asso.
ciated Press.

Notes This is the second OF q
series OF stories analyzing results
OF the sirth annual Associated
Press sports poll. 1t coDers replies
OF the country's sports editors to
the query: Who ,Das the years
outstanding performer, among
pomen, in any sporty
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the pennant, Cochrane again will Of
fer Goslin. Then 1t might be a good
idea to grab the Goose. So far Wash
ington has won three pennants, and
not one Of them without him.
Evening star., 1936-12-15
By GRANTLAND RICE.

IN THE first place, Jesse Owens
came close to blowing his qualify
ing test for the Olympic broad
= Jump. He ran through on his
first trial and fouled on his next. One
more slip and he was out. But there
was no more slipping.
1t had been a day Of rain and chilly
winds in Berlin, alternating with
spurts Of sunlight. They had finished
the preliminary tests on the other side
of the stadium track, away from Chan
cellor Hitlers box Now they moved
over to the Hitler side Of the field. Der
Fuehrer's entire staff was in attend
ance, including 89-year-old Field Mar
shall Mackensen.
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FLYING EAGLES AHEAD.

Flying Eagles doubled the score on
the Young Mems Democratic Club last
night. winning. 32-15. Hener scored
points for the winners and O'Con-
nell 8.
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any funds appropriated by the univer-
sity, handled by the university or any
official Of the university for the use of
athletes"
Evening star., 1936-12-15

N wv tIldU OIuCldl AIllcTlCdIl
nj League averages are begin
ming to seep into the sports
pages. again illustrating the
delicacy and studied care with which
base ball folk avoid foot ball and pick
their spots in the public prints. you
are given fresh reason and a chance
to wonder at the workings of Mickey
Cochranes mind last week, when he
offered to trade Goose Goslin back
to the Washingtons.
1t made little comment at the time,
which was the occasion of the annual
base ball bunion derby and Joint
meeting of the majors, because Bucky
Harris turned it down.
Besides, there was the FelIer
case and the Dizzy Dean rumor
and a few other items Of more
importance, but now, as you
look back on it, you begin to
wonder what fellow has to do
in base ball to be sure of hold
ing his job.
The official batting averages the
other day showed that Goslin batted
.315 for lat games. He hit 80 doubles,
8 triples and "a home runs. He even
stole IA bases.
Evening star., 1936-12-15

Owens Judgment Uncanny.
THE feature of the last jump, to me,
was not only Owens GOODNESS,
but his gameness in hitting the take
Evening star., 1936-12-15
VIRGINIA PERMITS
AID FOR ATHLETES
Approves Help From Alumni
if Student Meets Scho-
Iastic Standards.
b. the Associated Press.

T YNCHBURG. Va. December Is.
The University of Virginia
lifted the bars today on alumni
- recruiting and outside financial
assistance to athletes who meet that
institutions scholastic requirements.
Capt. Norton Pritchett, athletic di-
rector, said that to promote honesty
in athletics" it will make no difference
to the university if boy is sent there
primarily or solely for his athletic
ability, as long as he can meet stand
ards now being drafted by the school.
The State university, founded by
Thomas Jefferson and long conserva-
tive in its policies, withdrew from the
Southern Conference last Friday be-
cause Of regulations which the school
said breeded suspicion, distrust and
mutual recriminations."
Evening star., 1936-12-15

Scattered votes: Dorothy Poynton
Hill, Olympic platform diving cham
pion. S; Rita Mastenbroek of Holland
Olympic swimming champion, 4; two
points each for Katherine Rawls, ma
tional swimming champion; Mary
Hoerger, former springboard diving
champion, and Kay Stammers,
British tennis star; one point each for
Stella Walsh, runner-up for Olympic
sprint title. and Glenna Collett Ware,
former golf champion.
Former poll winners: 1881, Helene
Madison, swimming champion; 1882.
Mildred Babe Didrikson. Olympic
track and field champion; 1893, Helen
Jacobs, tennis champion; 1884, Vir-
einia Van VIE, golf champion; 1895,
Helen Wills Moody, tennis champion.
Evening star., 1936-12-15
Germans Jump Surprises.

THE best of the Germans makes his
jump and there Is a sudden roar,
which turns into an unbroken swell
Of sound The German has tied
Owens best jump. around rs feet
inches. 1t was an unexpected hap
pening. Even Herr Hitler was tre-
mendously excited as he applauded.
standing
Owens still had one shot left,
but, when you have only one
shot left and you must move
your jump up into the neigh
borhood Of rs feet, the outlook
isn't quite so roseate as q South
ern sunrise.
II Owens was worried or frightened
up under pressure, he didn't show it..
The Buckeye fash took quick look
at Hitler's box before he started back
to the far end Of the run. There is
no question that he sensed the dra-
matte side of the occasion. You could
feel this as definitely as you could feel
a strong wind. One hundred thou
sand German spectators still were
roaring their applause for the long
leap Of the German jumper. I was
sitting with Bobby Jones at the time
and we watched Owens take his place
and then suddenly look to the left,
where the 5.000-meter race was on.
He Immediately ran closer to the run
ming track and applauded Don Lash,
who was having a hard time hanging
on to the durable Firms, who looked
as if they could gallop all day and
not take an extra breath.
Silence Is Impressive.
A S OWENS came back again to the
starting position there was
sudden silence. This silence sounded
louder than the noise that had just
stopped. Two hundred thousand eyes
we're on the Negro jumper now, and
there were nearly a hundred thousand
prayers that he would miss. Owens
wasted little time in getting under
way. 1t was apparent from his START
ing speed and his increasing momen-
tum that he was going to gamble with
everything he had. When you come
to a take-off mark with the speed
Owens used there is always a chance
for fouling by an inch or SO at least
enough to kill his last chance.
I don't think I've ever seen the
Buckeye entry travel as fast as he
did coming to the take-off. He was
literally flying, and when his dark
frame rose into the air to an un-
usual height-at least a foot higher
than he used before-you could see
that another record was on its way
to the book.
For the fash Of a second it
looked as IL he were going to
jump clean out Of Germanv-
at least into the middle of Ba-
varia. When his feet hit the
dirt they left q pattern just IL
inches beyond the best jump
made up to that time.
"That," remarked Bobby Jones, "is
what I call a competitor. When you
figure that he either had been run
ming or jumping for several days
that he had been jumping of and on
for several hours that same day
with cold wind blowing upon a
heated body-this last jump was one
of the greatest things I've seen in
sport"
AS Owens landed there was just a
second of stricken silence. Then the
applause picked up and began to
grow. There might have been groans
If Owens had beaten the old mark
Of the day by an inch or so. But
when he cleared the distance by
full foot there was nothing to do but
cheer.
Evening star., 1936-12-15
TRIBE HAS BONUS
IDEA FOR TELLER
Thinks Youth Must Go Full
Season to Prove He Is
Worth Big Coin.
By the Associated Press,

)LEVELAND, December i5.-A
bonus clause may be dangled
before Bob Feller to get the
sensational 17-year -old rookie
pitcher to sign his 1897 contract. c.
c. Slapnicka. general manager Of the
Cleveland Indians. said today.
Slapnicka said Feller's contract
would be mailed sometime in Janu-
ary" with the rest of the agreements.
but would not reveal the amount he
intends to offer the Iowa schoolboy,
who recently said he would demand
S20, 900.
Evening star., 1936-12-15
May Not Form League.

THE officials down at Savannah
may see it in another light, how
ever. They know how many diff
culties they face independently and
how many might be added. Though
the colleges may be as alike as seven
peas in a pod so far as scholastic
standing, eligibility requirements, re-
spect for traditions and the like, or
ganization of q league would bring
UP some new questions.
For example they couldn't work on
Q home-and-home basis. since the
isolated locations Of Dartmouth and
Cornell make it financially necessary
for them to play most Of their big
games away from home.
Then there's the spirit Of inde-
pendence that was a primary cause
of the Princeton-Harva break 10
years ago. The crimson refused to
say Princeton had Q permanent place
on the schedule and the Tigers
wouldn't stand for being rated below
Yale. They may not change their
rules or their schedules for years, but
they all want to be free to do it any
time without consulting the other six.