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Evening star., 1936-12-12

With Makers May Help Yanks Repeat-Derrinser

Now that Cleveland has Bob
Feller, an the Indians have to do
u sign him. He has said he
will sign for $40 200, and while he
d probably the greatest pitching
attraction In the league for the
time being there II no precedent
to support q rockies getting $2o..
900. Lefty Comes, "E Goofy"
Of the Yankees, was the highest
paid pitcher In the game. with .
contract that called for 922 500 IN
Is3S-36, but that contract has ex-
pired and "E 0oofy" II braced for
the fall. Branch hickey says
he's not worrying about signing
Dean, which may mean several
things. Il can talk to Dizzy"
says Branch. Sam Breadon.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
EAGLES IMPRESSIVE,
DESPITE COURTLOSS
Brown, link Shine, but Hopkins
Takes Basket Ball Clash
in Baltimore, $3.50.

sLeeial Dispatch to The Star.
RALTIMORE, December IL. - The
smooth work Of George Brown
and Capt. Sid link, who scored 10
and Q points, respectively, gave Amer
ican University o faint ray Of hope
for Q successful season, despite the
Eagles loss last night to Johns HOP
kins. $3.50. In . basket ball game
here.
American forged to the front in
the first three minutes Of play.
then the Bluejays started to click
and compiled q 25-17 lead at half
time. The Eagles wilted rapidly in
the last half as Capt. Herb Siegel
went on Q scoring rampage to chalk
up II points.
The regular Bluejays played q
strong game as they rolled up . siz-
able lead, then turned the affair over
to the reserves.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
TEXAS CASTS ABOUT
FOR new GRID COACH
Mentor Of High Caliber to Take
Chevigny's Place Asked by
Many Petitioners.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A UsTIN, Tex. December 12.-Uni-
versity Of Texas looked for foot
ball coach today to replace Jack
Chevigny Of Notre Dame.
J. c. Dolley, chairman, announced
the athletic council had accepted
Chevigny's request that he not be
considered . candidate and would
start negotiations with applicants for
the vacancy.
He said the council had taken full
cognisance of numerous petitions
with hundreds Of names asking 1t to
employ . mentor Of the caliber OF
Dana x. Bible Of Nebraska, Lynn
Waldorf Of Northwestern Or Tiny
Thornhill Of Stanford.
Many observers expressed the opin-
ion Ted Twomey, line coach under
Chevigny, who came here from the
University Of Kentucky, would get the
Job.
Evening star., 1936-12-12

president Of the Cards, il Q great
booster for Burieigh Grimes. and
they'll tell you around the league
that Sam swung the Brooklyn Job
to old "Boily."
The Reds probably viii trade
Pitcher Paul Derringer to the
Dodgers or the Cubs. :. :. They want
Lee or French from the Cubs, Van
Mungo from the Dodgers, but
they'll have to throw In more than
Tommy Thevenow. Babe Herman,
Benny Frey and cash for Mungo.
-. The Dodgers would like to get
Lombardi In the deal. They're
never forgiven themselves for
letting "Schnozzle" &C. Herman
likely viii wind up In Brooklyn IN
any event.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Wildcat Is Wild
AS Big Ten King

MOVING and sound pictures OF
AvA Northwestern's thrilling 6-to-0
y,ctory over Minnesota, ending the
oophers' long reign Is foot ball
champions of the Middle West,
featured the Northwestern Alumni
Association banquet last night 1t
thu club house Of the American
Association Of University Women.
High school coaches and II OF
the interhigh scholastic ssars
were lhonored guests ct the dinner.
celebrating Northwestern's winning
Of the Big Ten title. Judge Isaac
r. Hit, an alumnus Of North
wsatsvn, was the principal speaker.
Evening star., 1936-12-12


nj Is the property Of the Cleve-
land club. as q result of Judge
Lands decision, 1t would be
reasonable TO assume that we have
heard the last Of Iowa's 1s-year -old
pitching sensation until April, when
he begins to fog his fast ball by
American League hitters.
That, however, may not be the case.
Recent stories out OF an Iowa oasis
named Van Meter have quoted young
Mr.. Feller as saying that he is very
glad to be an Indian but that he will
ask for $4,000 to pitch next season.
II seems that Bob. who went
back to high school when the
base ball season ended, really
has been learning q few things.
Now it also must be assumed that
Cleveland was very happy to escape
from the faffaire Feller with only .
mild slap on the wrist in the form Of
q $500 fine which must be paid to
the Des Moines club. Had Feller been
declared o free agent the Indians
would have lost him. inasmuch as they
could not have bid for his services,
and Robert would have been able to
sign with the Red Sox or the Yankees.
via legal channels, and make . cool
500, 900 for himself.
But paying $4,000 to q kid with
only q couple Of months Of big-league
experience. Ouch!
Evening star., 1936-12-12
SANTA CLARA TRIES
FOR PERFECT SLATE
Ends Regular Grid Season Today
Meeting Texas Christian
at San Francisco.

GAN FRANCISCO, December IL R.
Big and rangy Texas Christian
foot ball players will try to slip q
halter on Santa C1aras unbeaten and
united Broncos here today in an inter-
sectional contest which will wind up
intercollegiate sridiron warfare in this
section.
Santa Clara. the only major team
in the country with q spotless record.
will fight to keep the slate unblemished
for the Sugar Bowl game at New Or
leans with Louisiana State New Year
day.
Iine-ups: (Kickofi pm. Eastern
Evening star., 1936-12-12
C0.CAPTAIN GRIDDERS.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, December
IL (P.-Johnny Coiner, an end from
Clarendon. Va, and Ted MCGOWAN,
tackle from Ridgefield Park, N. j.,
have been elected co-captains Of the
William and Mary 1897 foot ball team,
it was announced here today.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
PropOsal Turned Down.

A Proposal by washington and Lee
= to abolish Spring foot ball prac-
tice was smothered. as was an attempt
by william and Mary to allow trans
fer students who would be eligible for
the varsity in one year to play on
freshman teams
The rule providing that audits Of
athletic accounts be available to the
press and published In student papers
was modified to read shall be open
for inspection by responsible oficias.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
MATTE BROWN VICTOR.

DETROIT, December IL (speciaD &.
Matte Brown. rugged washington
heavyweight. abruptly terminated the
winning streak of Lou Withers Of
Detroit here last night, capturing .
clear-cut 10-round decision. Withers
had compiled . consecutive knockout
list of 20 victims.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
GIANTS BUY PITCHERS.

NEW YORK, December IL R.-
New York Giants have purchased four
young pitchers from Greenwood Of the
Cotton States League. They are Will
liam Benne. John Meteki and Tom
Ferrick, risht-handers, and William
Yarewick, southpaw.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
SHE poTEs ON RECORDS.

Nida Semi, 16-year-old Dutch girl
Who won the Olympic beckstroke
championship, has kept on breaking
the i00.meter dorsal world record. Her
--latest mark Il 1:13.6. i've seconds
faster than her winning Olympic time.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
RACE BETTING DECLINES.

CHICAGO, December II R.-
Wagering on horse racing In Illinois
In 1895 totaled ga, ,l33, ,764, . decrease
Of approximately e7,o0o. 900 compared
with 1e35.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

TODAY.
Basket Ball
Southeastern University vs..
Mount st. Mary's, Enmitsburg,
Md.
Gallaudet vs.. Loyola, Baltimore.
w. p. A. VS.. Abbotts Diaries Of
Philadelphia, Heurich's gym, 8.
billiards.
District three-cushion tourna-
ment, Sl4 Fourteenth street.
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II Santa Clara Loses.

WHAT will happen If Santa Clara
wv loses her last stand? Suppose
Singing Sammy Baugh begins to hit
his target with his bulletlike passes.
This can happen. If it does, some
Of the Sugar Bowl edge will be re-
moved, but the Sugar Bowl game still
will carry the main appeal, unless
the Californians are routed or badly
beaten. It still will mean only one
defeat and one tie for the combined
talent at New Orleans against two
defeats and two ties for the combined
talent at Pasadena.
As far as I can make out, every foot
ball fan in Southern California wanted
I. 8. u. and no one else. What hap
pens In San Francisco today may have
quite an effect on later reaction.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Last One Always Tough.

WHEN . team Is unbeaten the last
wv shot always Is q tough one. We
were an entirely different team after
the Northwestern defeat" Bernie Bier
man told me. when you have gone
over two years without losing . game
you know the bad news Is sure to break
soon. An unbeaten team either takes
too much for granted-or else 1t be-
comes keyed up and overanxious. The
games psychology is all against you-
and don't forget that psychology plays
Q big part in foot ball, q bigger part
than most people know"
With so much at stake 1t isn't likely
now that Santa Clara will take any
thing for granted in this last game
Barred out from all Rose Bowl con-
sideration-not being . member Of
the Pacific Coast Conference-Santa
Clara Is keener than any one else to
lift the Sugar Bowl to first place in q
national way. This feeling may bring
on too much tension. And r. G. u.
has . team that demands respect,
especially in . wild and woolly year.
Beyond any argument . Santa Clara
victory will be q hard blow at Rose
Bowl prestige-for this season, at
least.
(Copyright. 1896. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1936-12-12
YULET|DE ROLLERS
GIVEN COIN BREAK
Major Plants Reduce Fees
for Star Tourney Play.
Star Duos Clash.
BY ROD THOMAS.
MOTHER break for bowlers in
The Evening Stars ninth an

NJ 1Gft UIcdk IOT DOWlcTB III
~ The Evening Stars ninth an
~ nual Yuletide tournament
= came today with the an
nouncement of concessions to be made
by the city's four major pin plants,
Lucky Strike, Convention Hall, Ar
cadia and Columbia.
A straight buck will be collected from
entrants at these plants who use
three league games as part of their
f1ve-game qualifying sets. The Ar
cadia and Convention Hall had been
collecting 80 cents, q nickel a game
under scale. for the two extra strings.
plus two bits, which. with the usual
60 cents for league play, crossed $l.l5.
Two-bit Fee q Nuisance.
THE additional quarter was rung
in to pay the qualifiers' bowling
fees in the roll-off. Bosses of the
major plants. joined by Tad Howard
of the Rendezvous. another "20-cent
house." agreed yesterday to dispense
with the two-bit arrangement which
alley men soliciting entries had found
to be q nuisance.
Many bowlers will take advantage of
he Sunday opening of the Silver
Spring plant tomorrow to shoot their
qualifying sets in The Star tourney
and also to see perhaps the hottest at
traction, from spectators viewpoint,
of the season.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
WILL PILOT DURHAM.

DURHAM, N. c., December II R.-
Paul O'Malley has signed as manager
of the Durham club Of the Piedmont
League for 1897.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Majors Contract
BY SC0TTY REsTON.

n YEw YORK, December IL Cp.
nj Echoes from the base ball
/ Y meetings: A contract be-
tween the ball manufac-
tsirers and the majors may help
the Yankees repeat In the American
League next year. Manager
Joe Mccarthy Of the Yanks fought
bitterly against deadening the ball.
He figured 1t would hurt his
sluggers both at bat and In the
field and give an advantage 70
the young, fast team that could
place It's blows. +. In order to
change the ball the majors would
have had to buy up the manu-.
facturers' present stock, good for
about q season.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
BUFFALO LEAVES LOOP.

NEW YORK, December II R.-
Maurice Podolofi, president Of the In
Observation-Disclosures Hockey League,
has announced the Buffalo Bisona
have Withdrawn from the league.
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Line-ups: (Kickof 5 pm. Eastern
standard time.

Omcials-Referee. G. u. Price tCali-
formal; umpire. Motifs Blair teouthern
California;; head linesman. Tom Fits.
patrick (Utah); field Judge. Bill Dunn
(Nichigan State).
Evening star., 1936-12-12
SANTA CLARA WIN
TODAY IMPORTANT
Would Give Louisiana Show
Only Major Team With
FIaWIess Record.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

- AN FRANCISCO, Calf, Decem-
Der 12-If Santa Clara can
handle the case Of Texas Chris
~ tian and Sammy Baugh, re-
manning united and undefeated, the
Sugar Bowl ut New Orleans will be
foot balls main spot on New Year
day. This means that Louisiana State
and Santa Clara, with no defeats and
one tie between them, will dominate
the closing scene.
II Santa Clara beats T. c. U.-no
part OF q pushover-today, there will
be sounds OF revelry in New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Northern California,
for 1t will mean the big bowl show
moves from the Pacific to the Gulf.
The fact that Washington and Pitts
burgh are two of the country'S four
strongest squads has little to do with
the case. 1t is the psychological side
that counts.
II Santa Clara wins her last game,
Buck Shaw's team will be the only
top-notch team left with a fiawless
record. And this team will be pitted
against q team ranked on a par with
Minnesota in the front-line stand.
WASHINGTON is rated as the best
w team west OF the Mississippi.
Pittsburgh undoubtedly is the strong
est squad in the East, including re-
serves. But most of the color will
move from the Far West to the South
in case Santa Clara slips by today.
There are many reasons for this.
Both Washington and Pittsburgh have
been beaten and tied. Pittsburgh has
little chance to get back in shape.
training in Pittsburgh's December
weather. And on her last two trips
TO the West Coast, Pitt was beaten.
~ to IA and IS to o, q total Of 80
70 II In two games.
When you try to tell them around
Los Angeles how strong this Panther
team is you get one answer: That's
what they told US before-b0th times
and all We saw was q oss-country
run by Southern California" One
Of the main answers was Pittsburgh's
foot ball weather.
asked Jimmy Phelan, Washing
toms coach, q keen, alert head man.
why l.. s. q. was overlooked. I'VE
wanted the best Eastern team this
year." he said, land We picked Pitt.
There can be no national champion
ship, anyway. There have been good
teams this year-but no great ones.
~ ~ Sr
Minnesota nor any one else. Pitts
burgh was good enough to beat Notre
Dame, 26 to o, and Nebraska, 10 to 6.
What other team did two better jobs
than this?"
Evening star., 1936-12-12
All High Rankers.

THIS will bring together in a mixed
doubles match the team of Lor-
raine Gulli-Astor Clarke and Ida
Simmons-Ray Won Dreele. They will
shoot five games in the afternoon. at
2 O'Clock, and five in the evening ut 8,
for a purse of $50 put up by the Silver
Spring plant.
Miss Simmons is the No. / ranking
woman bowler of the country and Miss
GULL the No. 2. Clarke Is the top
rated man and Won Dreele of Balti-
more q former holder of that distinc-
ton.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
COACHES ON COAST
BELIEVE It SEVERE
Would Change Penalty for
Violation When Called
Close to Goal.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.
OS ANGELES, Calf, December
l2.-Pacific Coast foot ball

coaches have joined in the gen
eral dissatisfaction with the
present method of penalizing forward
pass interference and 1t Is one rule
that seems in line for amendment
at the next sessions OF the Intercol-
kgiate Rules Committee.
Opinion Of Pacific Coast coaches is
that at least the rule should be re-
vised for interference called inside
the 10-yard lines. The same thought
has been expressed by coaches and
ofncials in the Midwestern area. It
is agreed generally that an inter-
ference penalty that places the ball
on the /, 2 or 3 yard line Is entirely
too severe and tantamount to giving
the offended team touchdown.
1t may be dificult for the Coaches
Advisory Committee to convince the
Rules Committee as . whole that the
present interference rule is too severe,
but it Is quite likely they may secure
some adjustment on penalties called
inside the 10-yard zone. Otherwise
no important rules changes have been
suggested by either Midwestern or
Pacific Coast coaches.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Ordered to Reach Agreement.
THE commissioners ordered the

HE commissioners ordered the
fighters to reach an agreement
for q fight in February or March.
Phelan said the contracts must in
clude clauses calling for the winner to
post . $25, 200 forfeit that he will de-
fend the title in the United States
within the next six months. Schmel-
ing objected on the grounds the for
felt would have to come out Of his
purse Is he would not be allowed to
take that amount out Of Germany.
Phelan said there Is nothing in the
rules to keep either from fighting ex-
hibitions or tune-up bouts 50 long as
they were below the championship
limit of IS rounds.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
PLAY DRAW AT SOCCER.

LONDON. December II (R.-Oxford
and Cambridge drew, IL, in the an
nual interuniversity soccer match.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
.J0E WOULD FIGHT
SCHMEL|NG FIRST
Louis Prefers. Return Bout
With Conqueror to One
for World Crown.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~LEVELAND. December IA
The Brown Bomber from De-
troit, Joe Louis, said today
he'd prefer a return fight
with Max Schmeling before one with
Heavyweight Champion Jim Brad
dock.
I'D pick q Schmeling fight first. Of
course" he said after shadow-boxing
and punching q light bag, preparing
for his 10-round battle Monday night
against Eddie Simms, local heavy.
weight.
"Simms is a good. hard hitter" said
Louis. whose brilliant rise was halted
by the effective right hand of schmel-
ing.
Cant fool around with Simms
long. Don't pay to dilly-dally with
that kind" Joe laughed.
Calls EDWARDS Speech "Smarts
7 OUIS arrived yesterday morning
accompanied by Julian Black. one
of his managers; Jack Blackburn,
trainer, and his bodyguard, Carl Mel
son, former Chicago policeman. Co.
manager John Roxboroush has been
here for several days.
The Brown Bomber was more
voluble on the English situation and
base ball than his coming fight. for
which he was to work out this after
noon on an assortment Of half
dozen sparring mates.
Did you hear the King resignins
his title?" asked Louis. "A right
smart speech, I called it."
Asked If he thought it was the
proper decision, Louis replied:
Hes got . reason all right He's
satisfying his heart-and its his
heart"
Has Faith in Tigers.
Then Louis turned to Base Ball
Commissioner Kenesaw M. Lands de-
cision ruling Bob Feller. sensational
rookie pitcher. property Of the Cleve-
land Base Ball Club.
THE judge called it and the judge
can't be wrong. But I'd kinda liked
to seen the Tigers get . chance to
bio for the kid. He must have some
thing-plenty Of something!"
The Detroit club, Louis declared, Il
gonna do . lot Of getting even with
. lot Of people next year. 'Twasn't
nothing but the toughest sort Of
tough breaks that stopped them from
repeating this year.
They won't be no stoppin' EN- next
time out"
Evening star., 1936-12-12
O'Neill Sticks Out Chin.

IF ROBERT wants to get tough about
1t, he can come pretty close to
getting 20 grand. In the first place
there B no doubt but that Cleveland
overstepped the bounds Of the base
ball law when Feller was signed.
That's why Lands decision had to
be rendered in 1000 words. In the
second place Manager Steve O'Neill.
in . very jubilant mood, was quoted
In the papers after the decision a.
saying, "Feller Is the greatest pitch
ing prospect ever saw come into the
major leagues and he has Q chance to
Be . world beater."
Then. asked II he would trade
him. O'Neill added:
ri should ay not. Bob h
going T. stay with rs. No one
can get that boy away from
me-"
As . result Of this, Feller need add
nothing more to his salary argument.
Even the most inexpert wielder Of
scissors can clip . squib like O'Neill's
quotation from the papers and Robert
is not likely to have missed 1t. He
does not have to say that he Is q
great pitcher. His own manager has
said 20 and it now is In black and
white.
Unless Robert Is an amateur at
heart and unusually susceptible to
fancy words. he probably will become
the highest-salaried rookie In the
history Of base ball.
How About the Other Boys?
NOR do the Indians salary head
l aches end with Feller. Even If
Cleveland gave him $4,000 the
Bradley -Slapnicka interests would be
getting Oh easily provided no other
complications set In. And they are
likely to set in.
Ball players, you see, almost never
will admit that another player rates
q higher salary than they are getting
and In the case Of Feller this will be
particularly true. Actually. Cleve.
land received $500. 900 worth Of ad-
vertising On the Feller case and it
cost the Indians only $500.
Moreover the name Of Feller
has beooPe synenymoas with
Cleveland and wherever the In
dams appear nsxt year, regard
less sf whether they are playing
exhibition games sr regular
American LEAGUE contests, Eel.
Ir viii b . terrific drawing
card.
But try and convince . ball player
Of that fact. On the Cleveland club
are many fellows who make far less
than 1000 per year and they are
biz leaguers Of proved worth. Mel
Harder II one Of the best pitchers In
all base ball and he never has been
. go ,o0o-a-year man. Mel y not
colorful, nor has he bean . storm
center, but he can win . lot Of bah
games. Nobody yet knows whether
Feller will do, regardless Of . couple
Of strikeout exhibitions last season.
Earl Ayerill II one Of the American
Leagues best out1elders, II not the
best. He does not make $40, 900.
Neither does Hal Trusky, . great
hitter and run-driver-in. There y
food for thought In this ansis.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
NOBODY ISACREED
AT BOXING PARLEY
Champ, SchmeIing, Pro-
moters, Commissioners to
Go to It Again Today.
By the Associated Press.

6t luc hssOC-hlcu FLcbe.
n YEW YORK. December a.
nj The heavyweight fight merry
v go-round was due for another
whirl today with Champion
Jimmy Braddock, Challenger Max
Schmeling and several promoters
grabbing for the coveted brass ring.
1t did lot Of spinning yesterday. but
the only result was that arguments
went round and round and everybody
came out dizzy. After a three-hour
meeting Of the New York State Ath-
letic Commission, nobody agreed tc
anything. Then after Commissioner
Walker D. Wear suggested calling Oh
the Braddock- title fight
entirely. Chairman John ). Phelan
called another meeting this afternoon
to resume negotiations.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Scholastic Standard Rejected.


CLEMSON and Maryland each had
~ scholastic recommendations BE-
fore the body. The conference has
left this problem to the individual
schools in the past. although there
were annual attempts to have the
organization set up minimum stand
ards.
DIR. Lee w. Milford. Clemson. who
led the fight against the Graham
plan as impossible to live up
to" and en- instrument for promoting
dishonesty" proposed that no stu
dent be eligible to participate in ath-
letics unless he has passed "a pre-
ceding semester hours"
Maryland's suggestion, made by DR..
L. B. Broughton, provided that partic-
ipants in intercollegiate athletics
shall have passed two-thirds OF their
required work in the preceding year.
DR.. William H. Wannamaker OF
Duke, member of the Scholarship
Committee, said that the average
athletic requirement Of conference in
stitutions at present was Is semester
hours, or its equivalent. He said this
was about what was needed in most
cases to remain in school.
Evening star., 1936-12-12
Champs Manager Objects.

HERE were the possibilities brought
up yesterday:
Madison Square Garden submitted
. contract calling for q title bout at
the Long Island City Bowl, June 3.
Schmeline approved, but Joe Gould,
Braddock's manager. didn't, because
it included at the Germans sugges-
ton q clause limiting the principals
to four round exhibitions before the
bout.
Gould offered to post a $4,000 for
felt to back up an earlier agreement
with the Garden and its co-promoter.
the Twentieth Century Sporting Club,
for June bout.
Schmeling offered to fight Braddock
any time. either in New York or in
the South, but insisted he should be
permitted to face the champ before
the proposed Braddock- Joe Louis no.
decision bout at Atlantic City.