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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Custer Scout Dies
At San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 27. UP)-
Colonel Charles A. Varnum, 81, not
ed Indian fighter, Clusters chief OF
scouts, and lone surviving officer
of Clusters Little Big Horn cam
paign, died Wednesday at Letter
man hospital, San Francisco Pre-
sidio, from complications due to adj
vanced age.
Veteran of many hectic Indian
campaigns, Colonel Varnum was
with Major Marcus A. Reno when
Reno was cut off from General Gus
ter He was an intimate of salty
western characters, including Cal
amity Jane, whom he rescued from
the Indians.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Townsend Probers
Request Expenses

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. U.P)-
The house Townsend committee
voted today to ask the house for
$50,000 to carry on its investiga-
ton to financing of the cid age
pension plans, including the Town
send plan.
The action was taken at the first
formal meeting of the special COM
mittee. 1t was also decided to
start hearings within a few days.
1t was expected that r. E. Glenn
ents, treasurer of the Townsend
movement, would be one of the
first witnesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
POLICE SEEK
HIT-RUN CASE
EYE WITNESS

PASADENA, Cal, Feb. 27. UR)--
Wanted: A witness to a hit-and-
run killing.
Chief of Police Charles A. Kelley
tfday took a unique method of
y travelling what he described as
TIE most callous hit-and-run case
"a our police records''-death Of
5-year old Mrs. Evalyn Grimes,
truck down by an automobile and
eft to die on the highway.
/ Without a tangible clue to the
IDENTITY of the asserted hit-and
run killer, Kelley broadcast a
statewide appeal for a second driv-
er who chased the hit-and-runner
and apparently took the license
number, tC report it to Pasadena
police.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Clock Murderer y
Closely Guarded

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 81. UP)-
Fred Stettier, 25-year-old amateur
clockmaker accused of the ham
mer murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Barbour, was placed under special
guard today when he was caught
bashing his head against the wall
of his cell.
Jailors, although skeptical as to
the irrationality Of his actions, nev-
ertheless placed him under obser-
walton on the possibility he might
attempt other violence against his
person.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Greyhound Argues
Against Permit

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27 up
Pacific Greyhound Lines prepared
today to contest the Santa Fe Trans
portation company's application for
state railroad commission authori-
zation to operate intra state bus
service between San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Laev Enforcement Best
Ban to Auto Accidents

ston, Ill, Berkeley, Calf, Wichita
Kans., and Syracuse, N. Y. Seven
of the 38 cities had an enforce
ment index of less than one con-
viction of operators of cars in mo-
ton per personal injury accident,
New York City stood fourteenth,
in the high bracket, and Chicago
which stood nineteenth was the
first in the second or medium
bracket.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Just a Slight
Bit of a Ship

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 27. UP)
"A woman rushed up to man re-
splendent in uniform and gold braid
at the Union station and handed
him a pocketbook.
II just found this, conductor, she
said, land I'm in a hurry TO catch a
train. Will you see it gets back to
the owner?"
The man smiled and handed the
pocketbook to a redcap.
He was Rear Admiral Richard E.
Byrd.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
ShipyardS Peace
Agreement Signed

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. u. U.p
j. NJ Davis, secretary of one of
the unions of striking shipyard
workers. announced today eight
San Francisco bay region ship
yards and eight local unions had
signed a peace agreement intend
cd to end a strike that halted ship
yard work for several weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Tax Collector on Dole

CHELMSFORD, Ont. U,P)-The
post of tax collector has been left
vacant here because 95 per cent
of the villagers are unemployed
and receiving the dole The tax
collector is one of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Matanuska Well POliced

PALMER, Alaska U.P)-This vii
lage, center of the Matanuska COL
ony, now has 24-hour police pa
trol, with a United States com
missioner in charge. The staff also
comprises two deputies.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-27
Arizona Sbeedsters Plan
Attack ON Track Records

Jimmy Jogdan will be the Imperial county fair And with him
be 8 drivers 8 Arizona midget all doed up Tor the
midget races March Is, final of the fair.
Jimmy Racing association
with
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Beach Is Setting
CoastGo|fPaCe

AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND
CAL, Feb. Rank outsiders, play
ers who never before figured in the
front flight in California competi
ton, today held the stage center
Of the Catalina $1,000 Open golf
tournament. Today's final SO
holes was postponed until tomor'
row on account of rain.
In the van was Ralph Beach, Of
Baltimore, Nd, well known to At.
laritic Coast and midwest open
golf. but an unknown IN Cali
fornia, with a 36-hole score Of
63-61-124.
Paired with him this morning
was Ted Longworth of Portland,
Ore, who led through the first
round with a so, and Herman Bar.
ron Of white Plains, N. Y, who
had rounds Of SO and 50.
These two, with totals Of 125,
were tied with Ray Mang-um Of
Los Angeles, and Rod Muuday Of
Santa Rosa, Cal, all a single
stroke behind Beach. Witty Cox,
Washington, D. c., 61-65-129,
and Leo j. Walper, Washington,
D. c., 71-63-134, were among the
qualifierS.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Legion Will Hold
Bowling Dance

The American Legion Bowling
Leage will hold a dance at the
Raleigh Hotel ballroom Saturday,
February 8. for the purpose of
raising money to defray the ex-
pense of sending one or more
bowling teams to the National
Duckpin Bowling tournament
which will be held in Hartford,
Conn, starting March 81, 1886.
One night will be set aside for
all Legion teams to compete. 1t is
the intention of this department
to send one or more teams and
have them outfitted with Legion
shirts. No individual post will be
represented. The men will be
selected from the bowlers now reg
istered with the Legion's Bowling
League.
This will be the first time in the
history of the Department OF the
District of Columbia that any
event of this character has been
undertaken by any Departmental
athletic officer of this Depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Moe
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KoIker Wed

Sidney Kolker, sturdy varsity
football guard for George Wash
ington University the past three
years, will be married tomorrow
to Miss Beatrice Shapiro, Of this
city. The ceremony, which will
be witnessed by the entire Colo
nial football squad and coaching
staff, will take place in Adas
Israel Synagogue at S p. m.
The marriage will culminate a
campus romance that began
when the couple met three years
ago at the university. The bride
is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Shapiro, Of 655 Sixteenth
st. N. w.
For sentimental reasons Kolker
will postpone from February to
June his graduation in order that
he may receive his diploma along
with Captain Harry Deming,
Tuffy Leemans, Kenneth Rath-
jen, Ben Plotnicki and Henry
Wonder Bruegge, with all OF
whom he played football for
three seasons. He will graduate
with the degree Of ABB. in politi.
cal science.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Sport Worlds S
Passing Show

Wanamaker mile tonight seen
as preview to U. S. Olympic
strength .. 1900 to watch
event in New York Garden.
New York Rangers offered
$4,000 for Harvey Jackson OF
Toronto Leafs but got only
giggle in return.
Ranks of baseball hOldOutS
increased .perceptibly. BOnura,
Sewell, Hayes and Piet Of Chi
cagO White SOx latest to join
ranks Of bakers.
Ben Chapman, New York
Yankees, announced from B1rm-
ingham home he was confident
he'd "get together with bosses,
but would not take pay cut.
And Bob Johnson Of Athletics
and Lon Warneke of Cubs also
reported determined to fight
for bigger and better 1886 pay
checks.
Among the latest signers-up-
ION DtSACES E10AAS CAOCASSONOS
Dodgers; Monte Pearson, Jack
Glenn, Yankees, and AL Smith,
Giants.
English Lawn Tennis AsSOcia-
tiOn announced Fl Davis Cup
challengers in European zone
Italy not included. Austria
liza, u. S. in American zone.
Doc Spears, football coach,
summoned before Wisconsin U.
regents February 6 to answer
charges he gave whisky to play
ers as Stimulant.
Ray Mangrum, Pittsburgh
star, shot an ace on 195-yard
eighteenth hole In $4,000 Cata-
lima Island open tourney.
Ralph Beach, Baltimore, in
lead.
Townsend B. Martins steel
cutter set new mile track rec
ord in winning : Coral Gables
purse at Miami. Time, 1885 Is.
Patsy Berg. 17.year-Old Min
neapOlis star, won WOmen'S
Championship Of Champions
tourney at Punta Gorda, Fla,
besting Maureen Orcutt Crews.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
FISHING
AND


According to IsGGk Walton
February is dedicated to game
conservation. Washington will
play host net week to the largest
gathered in our city. At the call
of President Roosevelt, lovers OF
the great outdoors, both men and
women, will meet to crystalize con-
servation work and lay plans for
definite action.
The North American Wild Life
Conference will be held February
81 at the Mayflower Hotel and
the auditorium of Constitution
Hall. President Roosevelt is ex-
pected to attend the banquet Feb
ruary 6.
Local Waltonians will act as
hosts on Monday at 8 p. m. in
a smoker" at the Raleigh Hotel.
The local chapter of the Izaak
Walton League will also hold its
regular and executive meetings on
the night Of February IL.
The program Of the Wild Life
Conference includes the following ::
Feb. 81. Farmer-SpOrtsman COcpera-
tives. 2. Fish Management. 3. Upland
Wildlfe Research.
Feb. Al. Game Breeding. .. Forests
and Forest WIldlife (research). 5. Group
Initiative in Fish Rearing.
Feb. 81. WiIdlife Disease and Popu-
latiOn Cycles Research. 2. Research in
waterfowl Problems. 8. Pollution. =
Feb. Ii. Practical Game MANAGE
ment. 2. Fur Resources Management.
3. Stream and Lake improvement.
In connection with the above, an
open forum will fbe held daily and
conservation bodies will be given
the opportunity to present resolu-
tions to be acted upon.
It is expected that a general
federation will be thoroughly Or
ganized for concerted action, and
President Roosevelt has appointed
F. A. Silcox, of the United States
Forest Service, as chairman. Every
sportSman's hearty cooperation is
solicited.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Grid Coache!
Meet Today

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1.-Amer.
ica'S grid mentors were here to-
day for the yearly meeting Of the
American Football Coaches AsSo-
citation, at which no startling
changes in rules for the game
were expected.
Although the coaches were to
take the grid rules apart and
scrutinize them, their conservative
and tight-lipped host, DR.. John
Balm Jock" Sutherland. Of the
University Of Pittsburgh, said no
radical changes would develop.
He said the coaches might develop
some suggestions to be passed on
to the rules committee Of the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic ASSocia-
ton for consideration in March
Sessions Of the coaches aSsocia-
tion will be behind locked doors.
Some Of the questions to be dis
cussed include the poser Of
whether the goal posts should be
moved backward to the goal line
or remain where they are, or have
the cross-barS extended to the goal
lines; desirability Of the slow whiS-
tie; new interpretations Of what
constitutes a forward pass;
whether substitutes shall be per-
mitted to communicate with team
mates Immediately after entering
the game, and whether 25-yard
penalties are too severe.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
BoysCIub
Card ForWe

INDOOR BASEBALL
February 3. 6:45 p. m. B. G. Browns
VS.. B. C. Yanks; 7:4S p. M, CCC Bar
racks No. 4 VS.. CCC Barracks No. D.
TOUCH FOOTBALL
racks No. ? VS.. cCC Barracks No. 3.
BASKETBALL
S5-POund Glass
February s, 1:45 p. M. B. c. Grays
Northeast B. C. VS.. Merrick B. C.
1OO.POund Glass
February s, 3:15 p. M, Young Demo-
Gratis VS. B. C. Red Birds; p. mr.
Northeast B. C. VS.. Merrick B. c.
115-Pound Glass
February 4, 6:45 p. M, B. c. Ma
tionals VS.. B. c. Americans; 8, 6:4S
p. M Georgetown B. c. vs. Bovello
Midgets. 90
13O.POund Glass
February 4. 7:45 p. M, Georgetown
B. c. VS.. Brookland B. c.; 5, 7:45
B. c.
February 4, s:!5 p. m.ocGeorrgetowHa
p. M, Northeast B. c. VS.. CCC Bar
Varsity VS.. CCC Barracks No. 4;
I. S:45 p. M, CCC Barracks No. VS..
CCC Barracks No. 8; 5, TEAS p. m,
Northeast B. c. VS.. CCC Barracks No. ?.
INDEPENDENT GAMES
February 5. p. m, B. C. Red Birds
VS.. Mcfarland B. c. at Mcfarland
Junior High SCHOOL, 4, s p. M, B, C.
Fleetwings VS.. Mcfarland B. c., At
Mcfarland Junior High School.
SPECIAL EVENT
February s, p. m, wrestling bout
with Boys Department, Y. II. c. A.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Parkers CIinCh
Series Floor
Title

BY GARRETT WATERS

The inter-high school, basket
ball series is all over but the
shouting now.
Another week and a half Of
games are left, but following yes.
terday's contest in the Central
High gymnasium the champion
ship was settled hands down.
Eastern played Western before
a packed house" The Lincoln
Park machine triumphed, 80 to
%, and in doing so demonstrated
why it is the champion and why
it has showed the way during
the past several years.
The team work Of Guyon'S
charges was of the best yesterday.
Somebody was always there when
a pass was flipped and on most
every occasion pointer was regis
tered after the ATTACK" had gath
cred momentum. -.
Shaner Stars
Buddy Shaner took the game to
branch out as a scoring star. He
outjumped Paul Borden, Of West
ern, continually and was able to
get away from the, lad for II
points-hiS largest total Of the
series.
Chick Hollidge and Dopey Dean
were close to Shaner for all-around
honors. Both played their usual
heady games and continued to act
as steadying influences in the
tight moments.
It was not an easy contest for
Guyon'S crew to win. Western
put up a gallant battle all the
way, thanks largely to the efforts
OF Gerald Burns and Bill Hop"
Lomax. The former led the team
in scoring with eight points.
The GeorgetownerS were the
closest to the champions" during
the first quarter. They played an
excellent guarding game while
getting into the scoring column
at the same time. At the whistle
they trailed only 6 to S.
Haff 20 to ii
Eastern's attack began func.
tioning shortly following the start
Of the second quarter. Shaner
was the spearhead with his shots
from under the basket and others
of the "follow-up" variety. At
half time the advantage was 20
to II.
The Parkers played out the
string during the remainder of
the fray. They got points when
they were necessary and general.
ly conducted themselves as cham.
pions should.
Coach Guyon used substitutes
| frequently as the end neared.
One player in particular showed
plenty of talent. That performer
was Clinton Quantrille.
Quantrille will be one of the
fe of the present roster to re-
turn for basketball next winter.
He is tall and lanky, but a real
conner. Proof of this has been
! his efforts in every game he's
played during the series, even
though brief.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
KieseI Scores
81 Pct. Goals

That remarkable exhibition Of
shooting accuracy with which Hal
Kiesel, lanky center, led George
WaShington's quint to a 1923 vic
tory over Ohio State last Monday
was not a flash in the pan accord
ing to scoring statistics on the
ColonialS.
Kiesel, who sank six out Of
seven field goal attempts and two
fouls out of as many tries against
the Buckeyes, sports the notable
percentage of .54 on his goal shots
for the entire season to date.
This figure is considered more
than average for a college baS.
keter. In foul shooting the star
G. w. center has the fancy mark
Of IT for the 10 games played
thus far.
Ben Goldfaden. forward, also
has q .54 percentage in field goal
attempts but is far below par in
foul shooting.
Tommy O'Brien, sensational
sophomore forward, leads the
Colonials in scoring with a total
of SO points for 10 games.
Goldfaden has scored 81 while
Kiesel, third member Of the Col
onials' terrible trio" has col
lected 81. Among them these
three have scored two-thirds OF
their teams total.
The Colonials will be out Tor
their ninth straight victory Mon
day night when they face Geneva
College at Tech High School
gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01

Trough or claw through to a vul-
nerable spot, and the python lost
its chance by letting go OF the
hind legs.
"A python grabbed me once by
the left arm. I held off from
shooting him until we had taken
a photograph of the snake attack
ing me. AS long as it didn't throw
a double coil around me was all
right. I kept my gun hand free
and when we had taken enough
film I shot and killed the snake.
MY most awful experienced.
The day I faced an escaped king
cobra and captured it with the
help Of my Malay boy, Ali. The
next one?. When splitting cobra
caught me in the eye. That was
horrible.
But danger in the jungle? No.
there's no danger"
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Central, Tech
In Action

Central and Tech basketball
teams play important games to-
day, both on foreign floors. The
Mt. Pleasanters engage the Mas
sanutten Military Academy five
at Woodstock, Va, at $3.50, Tech
meets Navy Plebes at Annapolis
at 4 p. m.
Three other games are on the
schedule for the day. st. Adams
opposes Church Farm School at
st. Adams, Montgomery-Blair en-
cages Charlotte Hall at Charlotte
Hall and Episcopal meets Augusta
Military Academy at Staunton,
Va. The $3.50 starting hour rules
for these contests.
st. Johns drew nearer the
Private High School champion
ship last night by defeating Con
zaga, 81 to 10, at the G. w. gym
before a crowd of 1000. The
Johnnies were led by Bill Coun-
selman, star scorer, who totaled
10 points.
Gonzaga put up a grand battle
for the most part, but couldn't
stand the pace. AS a result, St.
Johns was able to draw away
for a comfortable margin in the
late going.
Other games had Blair High
defeating Annapolis High, 1918;
Maryland Freshmen trouncing
John Marshall, 28-19; Mt. Rainier
High defeating Bowie, 55-10: Hy-
attsville routing Laurel, 34-3; and
Gaithersburg upsetting Rockville,
"a to 10.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Buck Debunks Trail;
Cro1vns Rhir1o Champ
By FRANK BUCK" o'NEILL

The man who has faced death in the jungle forms
than Kpng De Maupassant could invent that danger
over the trail in safar figment Of the imagination He
laughs at the snarng tiger breath and tells how swiftly
the striped death ved could kill you He says that the
python of sinister snuous approach really affabe SOUL
but he you his priced ALI Of all work. bleeding from
the fangs of the mottled monster
He is Frank Buck, who fame and fortune by
putting idea into action and Bringing EN- Back Alive
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Lipps' Manager
Sees K. @. Win

A prediction that Joe Lipps
will stop AL Delaney within five
rounds in their scheduled eight
round boxing feature at the
Arena Monday was today ven
tured by Manager Sam Sobol.
The latter insists Delaney can't
take a punch and that LippS Is
aware Of this weakness.
Lpps, Sobol maintains, Is q
radically improved fighter since
last showing here and will prove
1t in {. hurry Monday. Sobol adds:
"JOe's been improving all
around while the rest Of the
heavyweights have been stand
ing still. He will show to what
extent hn has improved when
he gets through with Daleney
Monday"
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Mixed Doubles Match
Listed at Silver Spring

Florence Douglas and Phil Doug.
las who just won a 10-game doubles
match against Mildred Gingell and
Jim Roberts of Bethesda, will meet
Thelma Fling and Clarence Fling
in a five-game doubles match to.
morrow at the Silver Spring alleys,
at 2:30 p. m.
The National Beer boys will
pick on Stewart Brothers again in
another blood match at the same
time. Stewart Brothers won the
last match. The Diamond Cab
team, which has been meeting and
defeating all comerS in its class,
will meet another opponent, prob.
ably the Diamond Cab of Balti.
more, at 3 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01

Here's another high school
sports manager. Charley Hedges
is his name.
Charley manages the Western
High School basketball team. To
say he keeps busy hardly tells
the story. The youngster, like
all scholastic managers, has the
dirty work" to do, but Charley,
quite like others of his group,
does his work to perfection.
Hedges has seen the Western
five develop rapidly this season
and naturally is its biggest
booster Before he graduates he
hopes to be manager of a cham
pion club and visions possibilities
of it, come another year when
most of this years dependables
return for action.
monday, Harry March, Tech
High SCHOOL,
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Cox Trium phs
In nUpset

Well for goodness sake. If a
wrestling upset isn't in the rec
ord books today.
It happened last night at the
Arena, where Joe Cox and Ernie
Dusek met in the feature bout.
Now Dusek was the favorite
to win. But he didn't win. No,
sir! Instead, Cox was given the
nod and when it was all over
the 1000 or more who witnessed
the strange event could hardly
believe themselves.
Dusek had the better Of the
brawl-and it was just that-in
the early going. But Cox got
his 224 pounds working effec.
tive.y and finally had his hated
rival on the mat for the 1873
count.
The prelims had Mike MaZurki
defeating Tom Jenkins; Jack
Hader tossing Silent Abbott and
Jim Wallis and Jim Coffield
working to a draw.
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
CrOnin Says FOxx
Will Break Ruth S
Home Run Mark

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. If
the predictions of Joe Cronin
come true, Jimmy Foxx, recently
acquired by the Boston Red Sox
from Connie Mack's Athletics,
this year will shatter Babe
Ruth home run mark Of 60.
''Foxx is still a young man Of
20 and right in his athletic
prime. He is the best all
around player in baseball"
CrOnin said.
Last season FOxx hit 36
hOmerS, but this year / look
for him to break Ruth'S record
because our ball park Is made
to order for him."
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
17-Year-0|d Girl
Wins Golf Test

PUNTA GORDA, Fla, Feb. /.
Premier honors for the second
annual women's golf champion.
ship Of champions were held to-
day by 17-year-old Patsy Berg Of
Minneapolis. In one Of the most
surprising finishes in women's
golf history, Miss Berg defeated
the hard-hitting veteran Maureen
Orcutt Crews of Miami in the
36-hole finals 2 and /.
Mrs. Crews, the tournament
medalist, who was bothered con-
siderably by the unusually cold
weather, was no match for the
younger girl in the final rounds.
Cards for second IS:
Out
Crews .........SS SIS 644 So
Berg ............ A-SS
In
Crews ......... 50 SIS
Berg ...,........ 4 6-35