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Evening star., 1936-01-01
SKATE TITLE MEET
DRAWS SPEED ACES
Fine Performances Are Expected
as Pick of Nation Vies
in Mid-Atlantics.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEwBURGH, N. H. January l.
With no sign of the thawing
weather and soft ice that has handi-
capped them in previous years, the
pick of the speed skaters of the United
States, including all five members of
the Olympic team. matched strides
today on Polly Lake in the seventeenth
annual Middle Atlantic speed skating
championships.
The near-zero weather Of the past
few days left the surface of the tiny
lake in Downing Park in perfect con-
dition for racing and fine perform
ances were expected from the largest
field ever to enter the event.
Interest centered around the five
olympic skaters, who sail for Europe
Friday and Kit Klein, the speedy
Buffalo girl. who is defending the SEN
ior women's crown. The Olympic
skaters are Allan Potts of Brooklyn
defending senior mems champion; Ed
die Schroeder and Leo Freisinger OF
Chicago and Delbert Lamb and Bob
Peterson Of Milwaukee.
The men will compete in four regu-
lar events, at 22o, 44o, $50 yards and
/ mile, In addition to the Smile
Donoghue Memorial race, which does
not count in the point scoring. Three
women's races and intermediate and
Junior boys events also are scheduled.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
GREAT SCRAP DUE
AT NEW ORLEANS
Rain Fails to Deter Fans
but May Deal Blow to
Passing Attacks.
BY KENNETH GREGORY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
N YEW ORLEANS. January IA
nj foot ball natural today as
" sured artistic and financial
triumph for the second an
nual Sugar Bowl sports show despite
contrary elements.
Regardless of weather handicaps in
the shape of cold and rain, a capacity
crowd was expected to see the foot
ball clash between Louisiana States
Tigers and Texas Christians Horned
Frogs
Despite the single defeat suffered
by each team the game drew the at
tention of the Nations grid fans as an
even contest between two of the coun-
try's most powerful machines. Both
teams were reported in good shape.
Tickets Are Exhausted.
THE stadiums capacity of more than
$4,000 was exhausted weeks ago
and receipts were reported far more
than enough to take care Of the team
guarantees and assure continuance of
the colorful annual program which
this year also includes track meet,
golf and tennis events.
Heavy rainfall detracted somewhat
from the possibilities of a torrid pass
ing attack between Singing" Sam
Baugh Of T. C. U. and Abe Mickal
of L. s. u. but nevertheless Coaches
Meyer Of the Frogs and Bernie Moore
of the Tigers planned to shoot the
works"
There were reports from Baton
Rouge that Mickal might not start.
but l.. S. U. was certain to find use
for its star passer in the game.
Probable line-ups:
Evening star., 1936-01-01
MILLER rs CHOICE }
TO WHIP CASANOVA
IS, 900 Exnected to See Yankee
Fight Home Champion in
Mexico City Ring.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO, D. F., January THE
largest boxing crowd in Mexico
since Jack Dempsey. Luis Firpo snd
Jack johnson exhibited their ring
wares here several years ago was ex-
pected to jam its way into the bull
ring today to see Freddie Miller Of
Cincinnati clash with Rodolfo Casa
nova, Mexican featherweight and
lightweight champion.
Miller, stripped of his world feather
weight title by the New York and Illt-
nois commissions for failing to defend
1t in their territory. hoped to step
back into line for the crown by beat
ing Casanova, conqueror of Baby
Ar1zmendi. one of the leading candt-
dates in the ratings of those bodies.
The Cincinnati boxer defeated Casa.
nova a year ago and was held a 6-5
favorite to repeat the feat although at
l29 he had to spot the Mexican title
holder three pounds. A knockout was
conceded to be Casaneva's best chance
of winning.
the advance sale indicated the bull
ring would be filled to its $4,000
capacity, bringing a gate" of about
10000 pesos. equivalent to $4,000 in
the United States.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
TRACK ACES RULE
ENDED BY LITTLE
Winner of Sullivan Award
Is Second Golfer Ever
to Get Trophy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. January 1.-For the
second time since the award
" was instituted in 1880, the
James E. Sullivan Memorial
Trophy, highest individual award of
the Amateur Athletic Union, has gone
to a golfer instead of to an athlete
whose field is within the A. A. U. fold.
William Lawson Little. jr.. ruler of
the amateur golf world for the second
straight year, was chosen for the 1885
award by a comfortable margin over
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, breaking the
string of the track and field stars Sc
lected for the last four years.
The first winer was Bobby Jones,
who made his famous grand slam"
in golf in 1880.
Little was selected from 10 final"
candidates by the vote of the 900
sports leaders who compose the Sulli-
van award tribunal. The award is
made annually to the athlete who, by
his performance, example and influ-
ence as an amateur and as a man, has
done the most during the past year to
advance the cause Of sportsmanship."
The Californian, summarily omitted
from the list of performers submitted
a year ago, received 649 points in the
voting, taken on the basis of five points
for first choice, three for second and
one for third.
Mrs. Moody, who made a remark
able comeback" after her injury two
years ago to win the Wimbledon ten
mis- championship. received 551 points.
THE totals for the others selected
for the final voting from an orig
inal list of 81 were: Percy Beard,
national high hurdles champion, 482;
Jack Medica, national indoor SWIM
ming champion, 309; Keith Brown,
world record holder in pole vault, 297;
Eulace Peacock. national sprint and
broad jump champion. 288; Wilmer
Allison, national tennis champion,
1858, Lenore Kight Wingard, SWIM
ming champion. -202; Glenna Collett
Ware. national golf champion, 11o,
and Helen Jacobs, four-time national
tennis champion, 102.
In announcing the award the Sui
Ivan Memorial Committee, of which
Gustavus T. Kirby Of New York Is
chairman. brought out that Little not
only performed an unprecedented feat
in sweeping the British and American
amateur golf titles for the second
straight year, but showed in his
Walker Cup victories strong char
acter, fighting ability under trying
conditions and all-around sportsman
ship.
Only one outstanding performer was
arbitrarily omitted from the 1895 final
list. He was Jesse Owens, Ohio States
track and field star.
Previous winners of the award were
Bobby Jones in 1880, Barney Ber-
linger, 1885, James Bausch, 1882;
Glenn Cunningham, 1888, and Will
liam r. Bonthron, 1884.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

Among these $4,000 or more spec
tators there were to be at least 5000
invading Texans, who have set third
record by travelling from 1900 to l,600
miles to see their Mustangs, unbeaten
in IL starts, prove once more the foot
ball glory of the cottonwood trail.
In the meanwhile Stanford
was to 90 to bat with two
strikes called.
Beaten by Columbia in 1888 and
crushed by Alabama in 1884. this was
to be desperate collection Of Stan
ford seniors out to make amends for
the double jolt they haves handed
coast foot ball.
Southern Methodist. favored at 10
to s. was picked to win through more
varied and versatile attack, especially
in regard to the passing game, where
Stanford has been more vulnerable
in the past.
This was to be big day for Texas
AS Southern Methodist from Dallas
represents the Southwest for the first
time in the Rose Bowl, Texas Chris
tian from Fort Worth also was to
carry the Lone Star flag against l..
S. U. in the big Sugar Bowl battle
at New Orleans, where all-around
action was to be just as keen.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
Dn|BBLERS SEEK
OLYMPIC bERTHS
Elimination Journeys Will
Be Held by A. A. U., w"
and N. c. A. A.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. January IA
is''is s is q s.;ss' s@'1,t'Hn @ .:Hs ;ssF1sy:
college basket ball teams into
the final Olympic tryouts as repre-
sentatives of the national collegiate
A. A.
The plans. completed yesterday, call
for strict adherence to N. c. A. A.
rules, including the three-year limi-
tation, and as result many other
college teams may decide to compete
for Olympic berths under the auspices
of the Amateur Athletic Union or the
Y. M. c. A.
The winner and runner-up in the
A. A. U. national championship and
the Y. M. c. A. champion will COM
pete in the finals at Madison Square
Garden in April.
Hold District Examinations.
THE N. c. A. A. plan calls for
district eliminations to be held
between March and %. The 10
districts will be divided into pairs and
two teams from each will meet in
another series. The five survivors Of
this series will 60 into the finals.
The Olympic squad of IA players
will be selected from the f1nalists as
follows: Not more than eight players
from the winning squad, not more
than five from the runner-up and the
other man or men from the other
teams competing.
A. A. Schabinger Of Omaha. di-
rector of intercollegiate Olympic tour
naments, hopes that each school will
pay the expenses of its own team to
the district tournaments as its con-
tribution to the Olympic fund.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
Lapchick Still Ace of Celts
Who Come Here for T,U0 Tits

Joe and Davey Banks, who form the
brain trust" of the famous quint
they'd never have all those victories
in the record books. Joe and Dave
also plan the routines for the crack
Celtics.
For another Joe it probably will be
trying two days The other Joe is
Joe Crosan, center of the Heurich five.
While Crosan is regarded as one of
the best pivot players in these parts,
the Heurich center likely will have his
hands full.
In addition to Lapchick and Banks
the Celtics also will present Dutch
Dehnert, inventor of the pivot: Nat
Hickey, Carl Husta, Pete Barry and
Pat Herlihy.
The Saturday night game will be
preceded by a preliminary at 7:30
o'clock. with Eastern High facing Sem
ate Beer, leading amateur team. A
dance will follow the feature game.
Admission will be rs cents for genera!
admission and 81 for reserved seats
Reservations may be made by calling
West 1000 Z
Evening star., 1936-01-01
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Boxing.
Johnny De Foe VS.. Cowboy
Howard Scott, feature bout. eight
rounds, Joe Turner's Arena, 3.
Foot Ball.
Catholic University VS.. Mississfp-
pi at Miami. Fla.
Basket Ball.
Central High School vs.. alumni,
Swimming.
Central High School VS.. alumni,
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
South Carolina A. &, NJ. at How
ard University, 8.
Wrestling.
Joe Savoldi VS.. Joe Cox. feature
match. Joe Turner's Arena, $50.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
Roosevelt vs.. Temple frosh at
Philadelphia.
Eastern at Bethesda Chevy
Chase, $3.50.
Gonzaga at George Washington
High, Alexandria, Va. 3:45.
Maryland State Normal at Gal
laudet, s.
st. Johns at Jefferson High,
Falls Church. Va.
Central VS.. Woodrow Wilson
High, Portsmouth, Va.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
All-America Battles.
IRON six to eight all-America star

IRON six to eight all-America stars
were to feature these two battles
of the bowls. In the Standford-S.
M. U. contest Bobby Wilson, Truman
Spain. Iron Man Wetzel. Bobby Gray
son, Monk Moscrip and Tackle Reyn-
olds have all been named on all-star
selections. so the scramble to prove an
all-America trade mark should be
terrific. r..
There was to be contest for all
around value between the two great
Bobbys-Grayson and Wilson-the
kicking duel between two fine punt
ers-Paulman and Finley-the block
ing war between Shuford and Hamil-
ton-and the battle of two big. power
full lines, most of them playing their
final college game.
No less than 18 crack seniors
from both teams were to wear
their foot ball harness for the
last time as the Rose Bowl game
got under way.
In this Rose Bowl setting you have
most of the story of the growth OF
American foot ball. Back in 1916 the
first official Rose Bowl show, 5000
spectators saw Brown meet Washing
ton State. If there had been only
space enough today more than 200.-
Evening star., 1936-01-01
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

loot ball teams of Brown Uni
I versity and Washington State
College were In splendid condition
as they awaited the New Year day
game at Pasadena this afternoon.
The outstanding feature of local
basket ball teams so far has been
the predominance Of good guards.
George Washington has a crack
pair in Shaver and Groesbeck;
Catholic University has Cartwright
and Keegan. and Rockwell and
Keeley stand out for Gallaudet.
G1orgetown's Kelley also is one OF
the city's best defensive players.
The 10-round bout between jess
willard and Fred Fulton, sched-
uled to be held at Milwaukee on
February AZ, has been declared
OF. An argument concerning dis
bursement Of the $4,000 purse re-
saitAd In the d hcellation-
Evening star., 1936-01-01
Both Tutors See
Rose Bowl Win

DASADENA, Calf, January l..
R.-Coaches of the opposing
Rose Bowl teams were confident of
victory today.
"It certainly is our turn" said
Claude (Tiny) Thornhill of Stan
ford. "I doubt If the s. M. U. pass
set-up is any more difficult to de-
fend against than that Of other
teams we have met. We're right for
this game"
Said Madison (Matty) Bell of
Southern Methodist:
II like my club, 10 to 7. OF
course, this is just guess but !
suppose my guess is as good as any.
I believe it might take field goal
by Maurice Orr to win."
Evening star., 1936-01-01
First Shot for Southwest.

FIRST SnOt Tor southwest
THIS was to be the first time that
Texas or the great Southwest
had q shot at the Rose Bowl, and ac-
cording to Coach Matty Bell and his
entire squad, they were out to give
all they have in the best condition
they have known since the season s
peak.
A Bobby Grayson cold sent a fiut-
ter through Stanford breasts, but the
star back was expected to be ready
and rearing again by kickoff time.
There was every prospect
that the Rose Bowl roundup
would carry as much flame as
any spectator could ask for.
Stanford was to remove all wraps
and step on the juice. The matter
of dropping three games in a row
would be highly distasteful to any
team good enough to win three Sec
tional championships. So on this ac-
casion the Texas fervor should have
been just about matched with the
bitter determination Of Palo Altos
Cardinals to stand up at the third
wave.
In any final summing up as the
record crowd started its march from
the Rose Bowl parade to the stadium
1t was s. M. US superior passing that
left the pre-game advantage on the
Mustang side.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
OLE MISS IS 65
CHOICE At miami
City Unstirred by Contest
and Capacity Crowd Of
$4,000 Is Unlikely.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NJ IAMI, Fla, January Bid
M ding for national recognisi3n
vi in a foot ball game whish
has failed TO arouse Miarla2s
sports followers. Catholic University
found itself On the short end of SO
odds as it awaited its o. ange Bowl
CLASH here today with the University
of Mississippi. .,,
The game seemed far from selling
out, pre-game ticket demands giving
little indication that capacity cAoRd
of $4,000 would flock to the little
wooden bowl. go
With Coach Dutch Bergman giving
his Cardinals an even chanSe for VIC
tory and Coach Ed Walker pessiniis-
tic about MiSsisSippi's injured me.a-
bers, no reason was apparent for the
underGog role which the District tenn
assumed. 80.
Walkers pet grippe lay in the fact
that Clarence Hspes, 205-pound full
reliable performers Throughout tine
season, would be unable to ta6e tils
field due to knee injury.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, defeated
cnly once in the past two seasons
by a team using the Warner system,
was to face the purest Warner system
in existence outside the camp OF Pop
Warner himself.
Half-spinneEs, full-spinners, fake
spinners. reverses and double reverses.
all from the familiar double winJ-back
set-up, enter into the Ole Miss ofense.
The reverses are run mainly by RAD
Rodgers, while Dave Bernard is the
key offensive man. He is the fullDacA,
spinner man, punter and passer.
Bergman expected to start the same
eleven who carried the Cards through
an eight-game schedule with only a
single less. The lineup was to III
clude Hermie Schmarr and G-o-tge
Mullisan, ends; Capt. Ed Ia: :powich
and Ed Clen-en.s S, tackles; Joe An
thcnarsge and Bill Lajousky. guards;
Joe YanchuliS. center: Pete Drangiris,
Quarterback; Irish Carroll and Bill
Adamaitis, halves, and Bob Makofsle,
fullback
A battle Of brilliant halfbacks Is
expected to turn the It'd. with Car
roll of c. U. anf Ray Hapes, doing
most Of the ball carrying. Howe er,
Catholic Uuivereity's 197-pound line,
which has forced all opponents to take
to the air to score, was confident it
could stop Hapes.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
IRISH" LOSE GAME
ON DEBATED POINT
Scorers Give Northwestern
20-19 Victory-Writers
Have It 20.AII.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
0H1CAGo, January Mot all
of todays headaches in the
neighborhood were traceable
to New Year eve celebra-
tions-part of them were due to last
nights baskets ball battle between
Notre Dame and Northwestern.
According to the official scorebook,
Northwestern had squared its home
and-home series with the Irish, with
a 20 to 19 victory at Evanston. How
ever, there was other evidence that
the result was 20 to 20 tie.
The official scorers, Bill Gillespie
and John Glenn, student managers
of basket ball for Notre Dame and
Northwestern, respectively, agreed
that the score was 20 to 49, Sports
writer's covering the game, however,
were just as sure the score was 20
to 20.
Cannot Change Now.
THE oficial version, which, accord
ing to the rules, must be accepted,
credited Ray Meyer, Notre Dame for
ward, with only one successful foul
shot attempt. The writers had him
in their books for two. Neither of the
undergraduate scorers was certain a
free throw by Meyer hadn't been lost
somewhere.
Great confusion followed the finish
of the game. Both teams and their
coaches left the floor, while scorers
and officials conferred. The crowd,
already excited over a tough battle.
remained, expecting to see an overtime
period. Coach Arthur Dutch) Lon
borg of Northwestern said the ofiicial
score book was final as far as he was
concerned. George Keogan, Notre
Danes coach, made no protest.
Notre Dame led at the half, 10 to
6. but was outplayed by a decisive mar
gin in the closing period.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
Alumni Opposing Present Teams
on Court and in Tank.

How the present Central High bas-
ket ball team stacks up against some
of the best courtmen ever produced
at the Columbia Heights institution
was to be determined this afternoon,
when graduate and undergraduates
clash in the feature of Centrars an
nual New Year day alumni reunion.
The game was scheduled to share
the athletic spotlight with swimming,
the only other sports event listed.
Both were to start at o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
M Faored JB Underug LS u Rated Euen BoGame
FROM THE PRESS BOX
Pork Chops Al George Godfrey Asks
in Return for Heavyweight Title Tilt.
BY JOHN LARDNERu
.HE heavyweight champion OF

TINE heavyweight champion Of
the world is ready to fight
Louis. Braddock, Schmeling,
= Camera or Baer. The heavy
weight champion of the world says
he will defend his title for a very
small sum of money, just 50 ne can
started in life.
In case vou don't follow boxing
news as closely as you might, the
heavyweight champion Of the world
at this date Is old George Godfrey,
the Black Shadow of Leiperville, Pa.
He won the crown fairly and squarely
from Pierre Charles. the bulging Bel
gian, in a match that was covered
from head to foot with the sanction
OF the International Boxing Union.
Inc.
The boxing union does not
recognize James J. Braddock,
though James Is very easy to
recognize on a clear day.
The union does not recognize Max
Baer and never has heard of Joe
Louis. The reason for this is simple
Braddock and Louis and Baer have
not paid their dues and do not ex-
pect to.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
"Y" HAS BIG PROGRAM
Mitchell-Markey Tennis Match Is
One of Days Features.

A tennis match at 5 pm. was to
share the spotlight this afternoon with
Q 2-mile championship run as CO.
features Of the Y. M. c. AS annual
New Year day sport carnival.
Dooley Mitchell and Tom Markey,
third and fourth ranking players, re-
spectively and partners Of the second
best doubles teams in the city, clash in
singles as one of the highlights of a
program which included basket ball,
volley ball, indoor base ball, hand ball
and squash.
The 2-mile run was to open the days
activities at 2 O'Clock. American
Legion Victory Posts city champions
were to clash with the Y team in in
door base ball while the two Us of
Washington and Baltimore were to be
rivals in basket ball.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
East Is Powerful.

THE powerful eastern squad, repre-
senting the section east Of the
Mississippi River. moved into action
2-to-1 favorite to break the Vests
winning streak, extended over the
last three years. Coached by Andy
Kerr of Colgate and Dick Hanley.
formerly of Northwestern. the squad
presented a we'll balanced line and
interchangeable backs moulded into
the strongest eleven in six years.
Coaches Percy Locey of Denver
and Orin Hollingbery of Washington
State College. prepared to meet the
East's Warner system" Of attack with
a western team built around fleet
backs operating behind line aver
aging close to 200 pounds per man.
Visiting celebrities were headed by
Leonard P. Steuart. imperial poten-
tate of the Shrine Order of North
America, who journeyed from Wash
ington, D. c., to watch the game.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
They used to pay him off in
pork chops when the cash WAS
low. He handled them like
n.rcA a.n nm Ahn h2lf .loIl

lucy uoCu W pay ifffn oit III
pork chops when the cash WAS
low. He handled them like
oysters on the half shell.
1t got so that mother sows all over
the country would mention Georges
name to scare their young ones when
the latter refused to eat up all the
oatmeal or hit the hay at respectable
hour.
A Fine Fighter-When in Mood.
over and above this, George was a
fine fighter He had to be in the
mood to fight, but when he was he
could box like whirlwind and punch
hard enough to discourage the thickest
OF chins. Being a sensitive artist, he
frequently dropped out of this mood
and fell to the floor on the slightest
provocation. You never could be sure
OF Georges mood beforehand-not
unless you happened to sit in at the
fight.
When the pickings got lean in this
country and the Government ordered
every third pork chop to be plowed
under old George drifted across the
lake to Paris and became affiliated
with the International Boxing Union,
Inc. The union was just getting on
its feet. In fact, you might say that
the union still is just getting on its
feet
The union is noble in purpose, but
the prizctiglt business is not. This
is hard on the union. Fighters de-
clined to join, pointing out that they
had wives. babies and managers to
feed. Managers declined to join.
pointing out that the racket was
crowded already. So the union had
to fall back for membership upon
Pierre Charles, the Bullying Belgian
and old George Godfrey, the happy
go-lucky pork chop s.ou~gc.
George and the Ec,g.-1 fought it
out for the w0rld championship this
year.
George must have been in
the right mood, fos he belab7red
the Bcls.an's paunch and
emerged victorious.
The union declared him champion
with the peasant result that we now
find Gecrge in our midst again.
ready to risk his title for the price o.
a pail OF c,litlings.
"Braddock I kin lick easy he ex-
pains. Louis. I'll hit him in the
Evening star., 1936-01-01

body and then on the chin before he
gets started"
Or as an impartial local expert
put it: George will hit Louis on the
knee and then close in and squeeze
him to death"
George was christened Feeb Syl-
vester Williams. I give you that in
formation for what It is worth. ANY,
way. be is open for offers to defend
his title. and very low offers at that.
This is the time to get in the market.
(Copyripht. 1885, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl