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The Washington times., 1936-03-26

Sixteen stiff obstacles confront
the jumpers on their first time
round but only 80 jumps in all
are taken in the race as the sec
ond time two are eliminated, the
horses entering the main track
above them. Thus the open ditch
and waite jump are taken but
once.
Considered Too Hazardous
Originally a high, solid stone
fence stood where Is now the
water jump but it was considered
too hazardous in modern opinion.
The canal turn has been slightly
altered since Easter Hero played
such havoc with a record field.
It was moved slightly farther
above the sharp turn which the
horses formerly had to take prac-
tically while landing. This canal
turn, Becher'S Brook, the open
ditch and the water Jump are the
four most deadly obstacles of a
deadly course.
Becher's Brook gets it's name
from one Of the early riders, who,
after being thrown there, remain
ed submerged until the field had
passed. It is a thorn fence 4
feet 10 inches high and 3 feet 3
inches wide, with natural brook
on the far side feet 6 inches
wide. Becher's Brook is the sixth
jump.
Canal Turn Is Eighth
The canal turn comes eighth.
It is thorn fence 5 feet high
and 3 feet 3 inches wide. It's
thickness lies in that the horses
must turn at better than a right
angle almost Immediately upon
landing, which triples its natural
danger in a congeSted field.
The open ditch is a thorn fence
5 feet 2 inches high and feet
8 inches wide. The ditch, on the
take-off side, banked to a guard
rail / foot 6 inches high, is 6
feet wide. This open ditch comes
fifteenth on the first swing and
just before the water jump that
IS opposite the grandStand near
the finish line. This water Jump
is IA feet 9 inches wide over all,
with thorn fence 2 feet 6 inches
high and 2 feet 6 inches wide
and water IL feet 3 inches wide
and 2 feet 6 inches deep.
First Jump Is Easiest
Of course Valentines Brook.
ninth of the obstacles encount-
cred, is no sinecure even If it
doesn't present the problems of
the four others. It is a thorn
fence 5 feet high and 3 feet 8
inches wide, with a natural brook
on the far side 5 feet 6 inches
wide. Nor can any Of the other
compare lively soft" Jumps be
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Golden Miller
Odds Drop

LONDON, March 26.-Odds
sharply frightened today on the
favorites for the Grand National
Steeplechase to be run over the
hazardous Aintree course tomor.
row, with Golden Miller'S price
shortening to Al.
ReynoldStown, which won last
year after Golden Miller spilled,
remained second favorite at I'll.
Behind Avenger, at 81 in the
betting came Castle Irwell, owned
and to be ridden by the American,
pete" BoStWick.
Keen Blade, 1905, was fifth
favorite, and Delaneige, also
owned by an American. j. B.
Snow, was backed to sixth rank
ing at 20-1,
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
By DAVIS J. WALSH

BY DAVIS ]. WALSH
International News Service Sports
Editor
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
26.-By way Of stimulating an
air Of activity it had been finan-
cially and organically incapable
of achieving under the old regime.
the Boston National League man
agement, in strict training here
for a big season at the pass gate,
has done what it might to alter
the previous Set-up.
Nothing could be Immediately
done about changing the ball
club, so they Immediately set
about changing the name, the
Braves now being the Bees. But
a Brave by any other name will
probably be as bad. This club.
without a great deal Of doubt,
must finish eighth again.
again? why again?" echoed
the manager, william wilkins
burg Choir McKeChnie, on a
plaintive note. You're for
getting something. In view Of
everything that happened and
didn't happen last year, we
were lucky we didn't fall from
fourth to fourteenth. That
wasn't really us last year."
No, as a matter Of fact, it was
partly three other fellows, two Of
whom are now Yth the Brooklyn
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
St. John S Is Victor
In Floor Tourney

st: Johns defeated the St.
Martins, 80 to % at the Merrick
Boys Club where the Parochial
basketball tournament is in pro-
greSS.
other games found st. Cab
riel's defeating Holy Trinity, 80
to 10: and St. Aloysius besting ST..
Paul's, 2 to IL.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

When Prof. Greenberg Of the
Bronx Greenbergs left here yeSter-
day he had the following detectives
in mind: % Florida; (2) an in
terview with Mickey Cochrane;
90 q first-base job with the
Tigers; "a season that will in
clude 40 homers, 125 runs scored,
ITS runs driven in, 200 hits with
a $50 average and (5) a $50. 1000
salary.
Now note the logical working Of
the Greenberg brain pan. OBJ
jective No. / will be attained today
and produce No. 2 which newt
ably leads to No. 3 with the prom
Use Of the fulfillment Of No. 4,
which should, Prof. Greenberg be-
lieves, be worth No. 5.
Will Get $4,000
Hank won't admit he Is asking
$50, 900 but pals Of his at the
Y. M. H. A. where Hanks been
playing handball all winter, say
he has been promised that much
and will lose no time In signing
for that amount.
The professor was In q good
natured, Scoffing mood before
grabbing the rattler. He scoffed
at the idea he might sign for
a paltry is or 18 grand. He
scoffed at the suggestion the
wrist he broke might give him
trouble. He Scoffed at the idea
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Eastern High Five
Scores Over Wilson

Eastern High basketers had
their thirty-Sixth victory in 40
starts on record today, following
a game against the Wilson
Teachers last night at Tech.
The Parkers triumphed, 80 to
40, with Reds ScheiblO leading the
way with II point&
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

Now, listen. This lad Is as seri.
Gus as he looks.
He likes his basketball, likes to
win and plays hard every moment,
Kennedy has been q great cog in
Hyattsville Highs success on the
basketball court this season. The
youngSter has been able to score
with consistency and has kept up
a steady floor game at all times.
He is q guard, and this has been
his first year as a basketball player
for Hyattsville. He plays soccer
in the fall months and Is a good
fullback.
(TO:uOrrOw, Nick KanelapalOs,
Central High.)
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

considered such by any stretch Of
the imagination.
The first, which is q thorn
fence 4 feet 6 inches high and
2 feet 9 inches wide, is the
easiest. This in the interests Of
safety, naturally, where a large
field is concerned. For which
reason also q run of 546 yards
is allowed to this first Jump so
jockeys may protect themselves
and their mounts by proper plac-
ing in the interim.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Wilson Wins Fight

ORLANDO, Fla, March 20.
Bobby Wilson, who has appeared
in Washington, D. c. rings on
numerous occasions, won an eight
round decision over Billy Hood,
of this city. Both fighters weighed
lat pounds.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Greenberg Takes Path
OF All HoIdouts
BH PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK. March 26-Much has been written about the
mathematical genius Of Prof Albert Ensen and not enough
about the fertile brain Of Prof Hank Greenberg, ever
sight which will be corrected forthwith Both like to deal in
large figures
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Lawrence Anxious

v. M. Lawrence, noted sandlot
sports figure, is anxious to get in
touch with UmpireS Hile and
Ford. Phone Atlantic 07S1 or
write 1894 H st. N. e.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Aintree Changes Fe1U
Since First Race

The Antree course difficult in the world stands today
practically was in 1885, when the first Grand National
Steepechase The distance is four miles and 856
yards which make circuits Of the triangular
field diagram of which appears elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26
Last NIGHTS Fiqhts

NEW YORK-Lsonard Del Genio, 1876,
New York, won declsiOn over sammy
AnGOtt. 1S0, New York (S). Eddie Me-
GeevdF. ia, Scranton. Pa, Outpointed AZ
CasSiminl, 1So, New York (01.
The Washington times., 1936-03-26

Editors note: This Is the
ninth OF a series OF articles By
DaviS J. Walsh, dealing Nth the
UGrious major league baseball
clubs in spring training.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

< =ervico t1&t :4cy bo of inter- ;st to thu residents of tho v~lloy is hcinG inCu{:urctcd by tho U. S. ~r1l Corps recording to c :0tcin :rcson who WIS visitor t2 PclIlor during tllc W>Ck.
 No@thcr rororts will bo broadcast ovory morning tt 9:l5 t :5O md con be oickod up 7n your short W@vc band It 296O kil0cyclcs, 0r if your ro>di , is so :lcrkod, tt 2.98 llcgc- cycles.
 If tor solo tests hovo boon en- plCtcd tic si4n.ls will b. br7~d- cs.st dcily It oit1.ur l 0r two cc.cH f ttrno )n, tho cxcct n2ur h~s not vct bocn determined.
 Ccpt~:in 1c~:s~n sc.ys t:.-t tc:e Sig nal Cor0s will not build thoir t2W- CTS md opor1t0rs' quarters until spring It which timc they will cs- t~blisl tl1cir plr-.~. ~.ncnt st~t ion 0n the plot cssio ion1d U th51. just nort1 If tl- C1r~cunity Cvntor.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09
LEG ION .4UXILL.HY----

nro. L~~r=uco R~rria2n was ap- pointed chairr2an of a corI1ittGe to raise funds and otllor officers will be elected at z l-tCr rlect inG5.
 T.: :1uAt ..ectins will be on the 28th whcn tEov will meot with the llen, and oec:l vo~-,n is requested to bring either scndWicho pr cakc.
 Rogul4r ing datcs lave been sot ~s tho second Wednesday If the :1onth at 100 .!2. @nd t2|lc fourth Tuesdays Gt p.n. It the B.J. Bln5- lc bono.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

J. V. Kirsch 0f Tract GA reports that tho lost chain CdvortisCd some tine 12o in tl1C PIONEE7 is frozon into tho ground just this side of WhJrL tho CclID 9 r0Cd turns off tho 1lcin E~tcnuskc: highway. It is op- positC thu fourth fenco post from the south end If thu fiold on the west sido If the r>Cd.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

L. J. Slowick of I~nchcr@go has nur clCsod C l7t fr0r- l1r. FCltOn md plcns upon ere in-: q hotel IS S :@n cs >lC: returns frol 2 hurried trip t th~ otGtCS.
 N. D. Sn2d russ, who IT. s sur~ v8Jcd put business Cnd resident icl l0ts rorth If tho C0r~3unity Center nm @unc1S tI:.t hG is Dl3c:sCd ct tho Wc~y his rLcl est tG is irving.
 4Arvonc interested in ccQuiring Dr2norty ">l7ll thu new street thCt will t~.D th@ Center ccn noW Dur- cA~so l2ts n z. plcn whorcby tho D:.v~-ents 1'Cy bC ext nd5d cvor L DCriod If tire.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09
Page ': 4

John FcrE2nn, chief of our O. l>nicl P0lico, won't scy that he is oxpoctin. my tr?ublo, but he is certainly preparing t0 take c@rc f my touGh Ao1-bros he nay hovo to arrest. < fine new jCil house is G2inG up riGht b4sido his qu~rtcrs. 44 ro5y;'lG>r ho 7sE, w with t"9 cells, b<;rrod windows, doors 'n' every thin{;.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

Tank R3ssitcr h&d T littlc tough luck wi th 0nc If tho mink tri2 he b0ut,ht. Tn ou. Il he lad cl>so woven wire scDcr2tiM1 thu Dons tl:o *~elc managed t .;ot his tCeth into the hocd of one 3f his lCdy friends end kill her. Tllu l1ss will not be 3roct s the prilo Dclt is W>rth ~l- most Z s much s tho livo ~ni-ccl cost ir..
 Henks's folks, by tho w@y, SAW Tod Giblin in Duluth md Tod told thor? th-~t thoir son WIS the only one of the St. Louis C>unty bunch Wh3 intended to stG.y in the colony.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

Guess the corp ?r1tion hc~s been : little slow in paying for s0r,e of tho :lc.toricl it Eos purchased. It lo~ st th~t is tho ir-Dre ssion ono GCts cftor seeing z stcto~.ont tho f0Ct of tho bill ro~.ds:
 "4-ccount lont> Dcst, due. Even | Chincir:n pcys up on the first If tho yucr."
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

Yrs. Eu: Hun of ~-nchor~,tce is visiting with the Gust cchoibls ct T1c.ct 59. Mr. TCun is W0rkin~ Gs [ corDcntor f IT th- ccrD Crc>tio
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

Mrs. Sally BG<rnhill If 44nch0- IT,. C h-s accented :. position in the ccc 7untinI donc.rt@1cnt Whero she took up 'Icr new duti1s 0n Tuesday.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

JGck Lund Wcnts to think i'll v7- tors of District HE2 Who l:olo1d to 1lcct hi1- c0uncil7lc.n, md royrCts that hu will net bo horo to fulfil tho 0ffico Cs thvir ro1rc sentative {.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-01-09

PG.t Her-lor reports thGt the sun h~s returned 1VCr at tho Butte. For the lE:ttCr If q c0uple 3f week the i'd by c0uldn't quite set hin self up high enough t0 cc>st lis WC1"::in- Icys ovCr tho clccrinG, bu- now old o2l Dooks in tho WindoWs, Ind for c little In. IT tine each dcy.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
English Fighters En,uating Americans Are Asking Bigger Purses
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.-Jack Tram
nell, 1873, Youngstown, knocked out
Salvatore Ruggerillo, 200, New York
"a.
CINCINNATI-Tiger Walker, 1861
Cincinnati. outpointed Johnny Stevens,
1927, Cincinnati C0; Jimmy
Vaughn. 1884,, Cleveland, outpointed
Ray Keitz, 140, Fort Thomas, KY. G0)
TOLEDO, Ohio. - Harry Ebbets,
172la, Brooklyn, outpointed Fanis
Tzanatotoulous, 172h, Greece. Q0)
Chuck Grundish, 164, Detroit, out
pointed Babe Dunning, 1531a, Cleve-
land (6).
MILWAUKEE. - Laddie Tonielli
1451a, Marseilles, ILL.,. outpointed
Church Woods, 148, Detroit 49,.
DETROIT.-Stan Evans, 178la
Highland Park, Mich, outpointed
Charlie Belanger, 179, Winnipeg 1O
ROCKFORD, Ill.-Billy Celebron
148 Rockford. outpointed Wild Bill
Mcdowell. $50. Louisville. KY. 1O.
SAN FRANCISCO.-Tony Curro
ISL. New York. stopped Al Manfredo
149. Fresno. Calf. (6).
OAKLAND, Calif.-Hans Birkie
1876, Germany. outpointed Hank Han
kinson, 219, Lancaster, Ohio 10)
Buddy Baer, 254, San Leandro, Calf.
knocked out Jack Petric, 220, Noun.
tain View, Calf. ID.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
Leonard Referees.
In A bout refereed BY Benny Leonard

IN A bout refereed by Benny Leonard,
former lightweight champion. Mike
Morton got unanimous decision over
Whitley France after dropping him for
a count of three in the first round.
The Merrick Club fighter held the
upper hand throughout.
Two of boXingS lightest, Danny and
Charley Petro, 65 Founders, were de-
clared equal by Referee Marty Gal
lagher. He called this bout for the
worlds paperweight championship"
draw. 1t was one of the high lights
of the evening.
Other winners were Vic Di Lisi Of
Washington Boys Club, Ell Brookman
of the Police Club. Hunter Crostic
from Richmond, Buster Miller of the
Washington Boys Club, local bantam
weight champion; George Pickeral,
Jimmy Koustenas of the Washington
Boys Club and George Cox.
The results:
l1:-pound class-cic Di Lisi wv. B. CO.
Il from g BllS su1}s5 Ispg M M 2 s Won decision
A. c. won decision from John L. Sulli-
van Richmond: Jim Koustenas w B.
c. won decision from Preston Drew tTer-
minal y.
I2G-pound class-Lou Gevinson 20
c. won decision from Johnny Roust on
Richmond.
l35-Dound class-Mke Morton tMer-
rick won decision from Whitley France
Terminal ". e. Brookman IN P B
c. won decision from Roy Crombie 90
A c..
14.-pound class-Bob Matthias o. A
c. won decision from Steve MamakoS tW
B. c.: George Abrams Nv B. c. Won de-
cision from Glenn Drake Terminal Y
Ib0-pound claSS-Hunter Crostic tRich-
IN F. B. c.
I75-pound clsss-George Cox tMerrlcE)
won decision from Jim King 20. A. c.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

Frank Moran made a brave, but
Intellectual, attempt to beat Jess
Willard, the finish of their 10
round bout at Madison Square
Garden finding Moran's face q
smear of blood, with Willard vir-
tually unmarked. Willard claimed
a finger broken in the second
round prevented him from finish
ing his opponent.
Georgetown and Catholic Uni
versities had little difficulty in
winning their opening base ball
games of the season. Georgetown
walloping Mount st. Joseph's,
12-l, and C. U. trimming Gallau-
Diet, To. Lem Owens, a local boy.
pitched splendily for the Hoyas.
banking the visitors without a hit
before being relieved in the sixth
inning.
The Nationals come back to
Washington within the next three
days and will play the Georgetown
nine in the opening exhibition
game of the local season.
Evening star., 1936-03-26

100 games for the Phillies this year
He allots 20 to Curt Davis.
IT to Bucky Walter. Is to Joe Bow
man, IA to Fuel Moore. Is to Orville
Jorgens. II to Hal Kelleher and 8
to Syl johnson.
Well. there's no law against
dreaming in Florida Lou Salica,
New York bantamweight, is doing
all right in the far west
That jockey the Florida Racing
Commission barred was riding
around In a $4,000 auto, plus a
chauffeur =. A. A. Baroni, owner
of Top Row. is negotiating for
Jockey Wayne Wright to ride the
colt in the $4,000 Marchbank
Stakes in California,
Evening star., 1936-03-26
DOOMS
GALLANT FOX GET
Three Due to Fail in Derby
If Past Again Proves
True Criterion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Y OUISVILLE.-Three sons of
Gallant Fox. himself a Derby
winner. are entered in the 1886
Kentucky Derby. But If ira
dition holds, they might as we'll stay
in the barn on May 2.
The reason is that offspring Of the
same sire never have won the big
Churchill Downs fixture two years
straight. Thus does last years vic
tory of Omaha, another son of GAL
liant Fox, seem to blight the chances
of Granville. Cavalero and Phantom
Fox-all by The Fox
Horses there have been which sired
more than one Derby winner. Virgil
was the daddy of three-Vagrant win
ner of the second Derby. in 1876:
Hindoo, first under the wire in 1881,
and Ben Ali. the 1886 winner.
Zev. by The Finn. won in 1923, and
Flying Ebony, another of The Finn's
progeny. was Derby champion in 1925
and that's the closest approach OF
sons of one sire to consecutive vic
tories in the Derby.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
VALLEY LOOP PREPARES

ORANGE, Va. March rs R-
The Valley League has been reor-
ganized with four clubs and will open
June 6.
The clubs are Harrisonburg, Cu-
pepper, Charlottesville and Orange.
The league voted to invite Fredericks-
burg and also expressed willingness
to consider an application from an
other city.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
BY the Associated Press.

.
T ONDON, March 26-Thousands
of Londoners today began their
annual exodus to Aintree. site
- of the Grand National Steeple-
chase to be raced tomorrow.
Close to 100000 turf lovers, and
many who ordinarily wouldn't cross
the street to see horse race, but are
lured by the glamour Of the Grand
National, will be gathered tomorrow
morning around the AZ mile Aintree
course.
Millions more throughout Great
Britain and the rest Of the world will
be neglecting their work while await
ing the first news of the result
Most Of those who have bet down
or a ticket in the sweepstakes-and it's
estimated there are 100000 bettors
in England-are likely to be disap-
pointed, for as often as not it's an out
slider that wins the gruelling race.
Golden Miller, Dorothy Paget's 1884
winner which dashed the hopes OF
countless thousands last year by fall
ing just beyond Valentines Brook,
again is the fsvorite The Miller was
quoted at 4 to l in the last call-over,
while Maj. Noel Furlong's Reynolds
town, 1885 winner, was quoted at 7
to !.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
DARTMOUTH PAYS VISIT
Lacrosse Squad to Spend Full
Week in Maryland.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 26.-
Dartmouth College lacrosse squad will
spend the whole Of next week in
Maryland playing matches with the
tens of the Naval Academy, St Johns
and Johns Hopkins and using the
grounds of the Navy and st. Johns
for practice.
The first game will be with the Navy
on Monday. ST. Johns will be played
on Wednesday and Johns Hopkins, in
Baltimore, on Saturday The other
days of the week will be used for
practice at Annapolis.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


n IEW ORLEANS. La, March
26.-Everybody down here
" at Tulane thinks young
Red Dawson in going to
make a whale of head coach 49,.
He's keen and personable and en-
thusiastic about his job All
those years he spent playing and
coaching under smart old Bernie
Biarman didn't hurt, either
Tulane sees a new foot ball deal
just around the corner How
ever, q lot OF missionary work is
necessary .. Only 43 boys turned
out for Spring practice . Daw-
son was what you call Stayed"
Want to sell a race horse? -.
RaouI Espinoza, who owns the track
in Panama City, is in the market.
He's been on the Rue Royale
only two weeks, but already has
bought and shipped Is thorough
breds to Panama Jack Demp-
sey tips Fred Digby of the item here
that his boy. Red Burman, is a
sure shot to beat John Henry Lewis
if and when they meet . Digby
also tells you that not a penny has
been bet in the Winter books on
Bien Joli and Bow to Me, the E.
r. Bradley Kentucky Derby ELI
gibles . What's the matter?
Doesn't the colonel like EN-?
Can't imagine a foot ball coach
in a nicer spot than Carl Snavely
at Cornell He's got the fresh
men, he's getting the dough and he
must get some satisfaction out Of
the thought that the teams he
turns out can't possibly do worse
than the ones that Immediately
preceded him Phil Brubaker,
Pacific Coast heavyweight hope, is
on the shelf for at least two months
with damaged hands Japan's
favorite ball player is not Babe
Ruth . but Lefty O'Doul Of the
Evening star., 1936-03-26
teaches a Bible class on Sundays.

teaches a Bible class on Sundays.
The Yankees have opened base
ball kindergarten at Paso Robles,
Calf, with Scout Joe Devine in
charge extra for Philadelphia:
Rogers Hornsby says the Athletics
will not finish last =. Next to see
ing his base ball articles in the big
scent magazine. Connie Mack got
his biggest thrill of the year when
his Athletics beat the Boston Red
Sox the other day Donald
Bulge, one of Americas Davis Cup
hopes, is huSkier and healthier
than ever.
Manager Jimmy Wilson figures
his seven starting hurlers will win