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Evening star., 1936-08-16
Orerconfence Tar Fennn Tough Hurdle Scott
Washington Playground Boys
Adept huenting Ball Games
BY ROD THOMAS.

- EFT an American boy upon a
desert island with only ball
any kind of a ball-for COM
~ pany and the chance is he'll
come up with fascinating game, a
game adapted to the conditions around
him.
This is the thought that pops forth
as one moves from playground to
playground in tour of inspection with
Dick Tennyson, assistant supervisor
Evening star., 1936-08-16
Preliminaries Intriguing.


PROBABLY the finest preliminary
card of the year has been arr
ranged by Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn.
who has pitted frankie Blair, twice
conqueror of Phil Fur. against Lou
RAYMOND. popular Baltimore welter-
weight. in a 10-round semi-final.
In addition to defeating FUR. Blair
has pleased local larrup lovers with
wins over Harry Dublinsky, Mickey
Serrian. Roy Manley and Cary Wright.
Raymond, undefeated during the past
year, gained a decision over Wright
and drew with Roddy Davis and
Ritchie Mack in local engagements.
Other preliminaries list Buddy
Scott, brother Of Cowboy, meeting
Red Loughlin, hard-hitting Balti-
more light heavyweight, and Young
Raspi, Baltimore lightweight, trading
blows with Tony Ciaccio. Newark
italian. in siX-round arguments
Action vii start at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
INCUBATES GOLF STARS
Joplin Nine-Hole Course Produces

Joplin NIue-dOIe CUurse EIUUuCeS
Three Famous Pros.
JOPLIN, Mo. R.-Few nine-hole
golf courses have turned out as many
prominent fairway troupers as the
Oak Hill Country Club here.
Three Eoted golf pros graduated
from the Oak Hill links. Horton
Smith, Ed Dudley and Dewey Long
worth Ill started On the nine-holer.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
SMUKLER QUITS TEMPLE,

Dave Smukler, foot ball star tabled
by Pop Warner, Temple University
coach, as greater than Thorpe, has
left Temple. smukler had . year Of
eligibility left.
Evening star., 1936-08-16

Continued on Page B-6)
Old Man Sharkey isn't new Shark
ey.' but that he is good enough to
lick any Negro fighter in the world,
including Joe Louis"
Yet Sharkey always has been a sur
prising fighter. When he was ex-
pected to win handily, he lost; when
he wasn't given a chance, he won.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
Sees Sl5O.0OO Gate.

PRoMOTER LUCAS figures the
fight will draw sl50,00O and that
it will cost around sS5 900 in guaran-
tees and promotional expenses to put
Ross and Carroll into the ring.
II have everything in full swing
Lucas wrote Plan.
Il want to tell you that, so far as
this country is concerned, there is only
one real fighter in America, namely,
Barney Ross, and that's why I came to
your country to get him. The highest
price ever paid to a fighter to come
to this country before was $4,000
(about $25,000), paid to Tommy Burns
when he fought Jack johnson for the
heavyweight title"
That battle was fought in Sydney
back in 1908, with johnson winning
the championship
Lucas, in his gossipy communica-
ton. said Make Rosenbloom. former
world light-heavyweight champion.
was in Sydney and that he wanted to
become an actor.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
Signs Au Point to Big Year
On Grid for Virginia Teams
In Contrast to Last Season

of the Old Dominion against Army,
West Virginia, Kentucky and Duke,
where a victory in any one or more
instances will materially bolster the
States faded grid reputation.
v. M. l. and Richmond are depend
ing heavily upon sophomore material.
If these youngsters come through the
battle within the State will become q
furious one indeed.
Virginia Glo0mest Spot.
7 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, now
probably the darkest spot on the
State foot ball map, may upset some
of the optimism in rival camps before
the season is ended If linemen can be
developed to fill the spots vacated
along the forward wall made by
graduation. OF nine letter men who
received degrees, eight were line regu-
lars. The return Of Capt. Harry
Martin, Bus Male, Elexis McGrath
and A. B. Conner will insure the
Cavaliers a strong back field. Their
biggest bids for fame will be made
against Harvard and Navy.
William and Mary. where injuries
played havoc with what promised to
be a great team last year. looks for
ward to a good season.
Billy Gooch, the usually pessimistic
graduate manager at Williamsburg,
said that while he would not like to
be quoted on the matter. the Indians
will have an improved team over last
year if all prospective candidates
return.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
Louis Is Undaunted.

Charley saw Louis in action only
~ once. That was in the Baer fight.
The Californian did so little fighting
in that one that no one really got
a line on Louis ability other than
to 90 away with the impression that
Joe would make mince meat OF any
one who would stand before him and
take his punches. Sharkey saw the
pictures of the Louis Schmellng tight
and is more than ever convinced he
is the Negro's master.
On the other hand you have a
fighter whose rise was much too rapid
for his own good. Like all trusting
young men, Louis was conned into
thinking the current run of heavy
weights was so poor that he did not
have to train to whip them. Flashes
of latent power and style were appar-
ent in his Lakewood, N. j., workouts,
and on this he was selected 15-to-1
shot over Schmeling. Failure to keep
his left high spelled his downfall as
early as the fourth round. Tackling
Sharkey for his comeback after the
terrific pounding Schmeling gave him
speaks we'll for the raw courage OF
the Negro. If he can get past the
Boston ringmaster there is nothing to
stop him from continuing his winning
ways until next year, when an op-
ponent for the then heavyweight
champion Is nominated.
Louis has gotten over the Schmeling
beating Sharkey does not look any
better than he did against the light
hitting Tommy Loughran. If the lat
ter could put Sharkey down, Joe Louis,
a terrific, sharp-shooting hitter,
should do likewise. 1t all depends
upon Old Man Sharkey. If he jahs
the Negro few times, and gets cocky.
the fight will be over in jig time.
Otherwise, it will stretch out until
Louis can get over the finishing blow.
Sharkey's over-confidence will defeat
him.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
BY BARTON PATTIE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ ICHMOND, Va, August is
Unless all signs fail, and this
n frequently happens. Virginia
Il \ foot ball teams are due to
take few notable decisions in major
contests with out-of-State foes this
Fall.
This should come as cheerful news
to Old Dominion fans who yelled
themselves hoarse last year in vain
as not a single State team registered
victory over really formidable for
eign opposition. There were several
moral victories-V. M. is fine work
against Columbia, and William and
Mary's stand against Dartmouth for
three quarters-but the old grads
prefer the heavy end of the score.
Analysis of paper prospects as to
players expected to be available when
the call is sounded for candidates
two weeks from today leads to the
definite conclusion that foot ball will
make its belated appearance around
the corner in the State.
Graham Plan May Hurt.
THAT is, barring an epidemic OF
injuries, the absolute failure of
sophomoreS to measure up to con-
servative expectations and wholesale
disbarments by the Graham plan.
Virginia Tech. last years State
champion, has perhaps the brightest
outlook among Old Dominion elevens,
and will enter the race favored to
retain the title. although stern oppo-
sition may develop from any one or
all of at least five other teams.
Coach Henry Redd will have no less
than Is letter men - mostly juniors
and seniors-ready for action. Top
ping the list is Herman "Foots" Dick
erson, all-Southern end and all-South
Atlantic nominee in 1885, who is re-
garded by many as the best Tech
back since the dazzling Frank Peake.
Dave Jones. captain and center,
and Ben Dodge, tackle, all-State play
ers last year. will be among the line
stalwarts. There is a veteran for
every post and plenty of crack re-
serves with which to form a very,
very bruising forward wall.
Assisting the triple threat Dicker-
son in the backfleld will be Wilson
Brown. Marvin Cregger. Mel Henry
and George Sodaro. Requirements
are not as plentiful for positions be-
hind the line
The Gobblers will play strictly
State and Southern Conference
schedule, nine conference games COM
ing after the opener with Roanoke.
Should the Blacksburg Cadets manage
to upset Jess Neely's powerful Tigers
at Clemson on September 26, Coach
Redd's athletes will be framed promi-
nently in the championship race
picture.
Next to Tech, Washington and Lee
perhaps has the second most imposing
group of veterans and other tangible
evidences of a good season. Twelve
letter men will be back, headed by
Capt Duane Berry, Roanoke, who was
named guard on the all-State team
last year. There will be also a group
of promising sophomores. including
Bill Berries, end, and brother OF Navy's
famous Buzz Berries.
The Generals will carry the silks
Evening star., 1936-08-16
CALLS MEDWICK BEST.

Paul Dean, ST. Louis hurler, claims
his teammate, Joe Medwick, is the
greatest hitter that ever lived.
Evening star., 1936-08-16

of Washington's municipal play fields
for kiddies
At least half dozen ball games Of
varying types have sprung from the
Imagination of Washington young
sters and been developed by Tennyson
and his aides. 1t is believed that Ten
nyson himself was the daddy Of
miniature golf. Fifteen years ago he
laid out a course on the Virginia Ave-
nue. Playground, using tin cans for
cups, with the youngsters batting
wooden ball with shinny sticks. Dick
described the novelty at national
playground convention and "tin can"
golf, in one form or another, swept
the land.
Today the playground youngsters
are absorbed in CLOCK golf" of obscure
origin. This is a game that might be
relished by any golfer, juvenile or
adult, and one calculated to relieve
the misery of linksman of his putt
ing touch. A 30-foot circle is drawn
and marked off as the dial of clock.
The game starts at the o'clock mark.
with the cup placed about 6 feet
away toward the center of the circle
The object is to hole out from each
hour" One player still may be on
Il o'clock" while another has ne
gotiated half the circle The winner,
of course. is the player who first COM
pletes the dial BY placing the cup
on a bias from the circle center, va
riety is given to the shots.
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Has Impressive Record.

EELDMAN also dealt a severe lacing
to Norment Quarles after the
former University of North Carolina
luminary had compiled an impressive
string of victories last Winter. Scott
since has won from Quarles twice and
Quarles later gained decision over
Feldman.
Lew has triumphed over such nota-
BILE beak-busters as Tommy Paul, Mike
Belloise, Bat Battalino. Petey Hayes,
Joey Greb and Tony Herrara. Some
of the 25 bouts he has lost were ad-
minstered by such mitten manip-
ulators as Battalino. Leonard Del
Genio. Herrara, Freddy Miller and
Kid Chocolate.
Scott, in addition to Kick and
Quarles. has whipped Battalino twice;
Joe Rivers, Stumpy Jacobs. Eddie
Burl, Davey Fine and Bucky Taylor,
while losing to Johnny DeFoe and Ed
die Cool since invading this noggin-
knocking sector
Evening star., 1936-08-16
WELTER BATTLE
ST|RS AUSTRALIA
BaIIyhoo Is Started Four
Months Ahead for Ross
Go With Carroll.
BY the Associated Press.


HICAGO, August l5.-Australia
4 already is heatedly excited
I over its forthcoming world
~ welterweight championship
fight between black-haired Barney
Ross Of Chicago, title holder, and
blond. 3o-year- Jack Carroll-al-
though the bout Is still four months
away.
Charlie Lucas, the Sydney promoter
has advised Sam Plan. co-manager of
Ross, that the champions guarantee
of $45,000, plus 5000 for expenses.
has been posted in a Sydney bank,
ready for a transfer TO Chicago at
Plans command.
As a result, Ross and his handlers
have made preparations to sail from
Vancouver on october for the battle,
which will be decided December 8. The
trip will require 19 days on the ocean.
The bout will be fought in the huge
Sydney Sports Ground, an outdoor
arena in which soccer, foot ball,
cricket and other matches are played.
With few alterations the arena will
seat $4,000 fans.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
INVADER HAS REP
AS RING 'SPO|LER'
Nifty Supporting Program -
Is Arranged by Ahearn
for Show Tomorrow.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

AAfh w AAANos
Y VITCHING his fistic star to a
IL proposed world lightweight
title scrap with Tony Cam
l. zoneri here on September %,
Cowboy Howard Scott, District 1885,
pound ruler, will concentrate on a
more imminent objective tomorrow
night when he attempts to trim Lew
Feldman in a 10-round bout at Grifs
fifth Stadium.
Scott, a talented counter -puncher
who emerged from his shell to force
the fighting when he trounced frankie
Klick, world junior lightweight cham-
pion, here recently. faces a stubborn
foeman in Feldman, who has gained
somewhat of reputation as a spoiler.
A stablemate of Canzoneri, Feld-
man ruined Petey Sarron as Madison
Square Garden timber at the time by
shellacking the present world feather-
weight title holder there in April.
1884. Feldman. who floored Petey
twice, was the last fighter to defeat
Sarron before Freddy Miller turned
the trick at Miami last February.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
Louis

Continued on Page B-6.)
Evening star., 1936-08-16

BY SfahnoW NICoFAl~ANs
n VIEW YORK, August 15.-Jack
Sharkey fairly oozes conf
dence as he goes about his
a Y work of putting on the finish
ing touches for his fight with Joe
Louis at the Yankee Stadium Tuesday
evening. This confidence is shared by
q good many who have seen the for
mer champion in his recent come
back affairs against Tony Shucco and
Phil Brubaker.
Pride had a good deal to do with
Sharkey's comeback. Jack got so
tired of listening to the nice things
being said about the young Detroit
Negro that it got under his skin. No
matter how many good men he mem
toned that he defeated while he was
on the way up, Jack could not con-
vince his listeners that the Negro was
not a better man than Sharkey at his
best. That was sufficient to SEND the
proud Lith into training to prove ne
was the better man.
Would Forget Winston.
THE unknown Winston affair is bet
l. ter CLOSED over. Sharkey wishes
It never had taken place, The fTst
fight with Shucco was drab affair
Jack had not gotten back to anything
resembling his real form. The return
meeting was a different matter and,
instead of waiting to be selected as a
.soft" touch for Louis, which Sharkey
confidently expected, young Phil Bru-
baker was brought all the way from
California to give him thorough 60
UNCOVER. Sharkey was down. but the
old noodle, experience. came to the
fore and the decision was in favor OF
the former champion. Sharkey gets
his chance to prove that Louis Is an
overrated fighter.
Overconldence and too much
reliance on experience may be the
factors to send Sharkey home to Bos-
ton convinced that, like other olo
fighters, he does not have one good
fight left in his system. So many be-
fore him learned the same story and
took a hard cutting to knock the loea
out of their heads. Sharkeys conf
dence is buoyed by the fact that what
Schmeling did he can duplicate. JACK
repeats over and over that he always
was the Germans master and, while
the writer was one of those who
agreed with the official diciSion that
Sharkey whipped the German in their
second meeting, the margin was SO
slim that Boston Jack gloats too much
about an affair decided on a very
slim margin of points.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
JACK IS COCKSURE
HE CAN WHIP Joe
Places Too Much Stress on
Mastery Over Schmeling,
Declares Critic.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

BY SPARROW McGANN'
n YEW YORK, August 15.-Jack
M Sharkey fairly oozes conf
" dence as he goes about his
4 Y work of putting on the finish
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
CAPITAL RELIEF
ROLLS HIGH

The Public Assistance Division
of the District Board Of Public
Welfare handled a total Of 1855
cases, which included 27,370 per-
sons, during the month Of Jan
uary, it was reported today. This
figure is comparable to 5h2 per
cent Of the population Of the
District.
Director of Welfare Elwood
Street said obtaining employment
in private business fields and on
Works Progress Administration
projects has failed to make any
appreciable dent in the number Of
relief cases. Although 440 cases
were closed during the month,
due to persons securing employ
ment, the division wound up the
month with only 262 cases less
than at the end Of December, due
to new relief cases.
Total expenditures for direct re-
lief, administration and social
service during the month were
$685., ,490,86. The relief expendi-
lures totaled $276,023, making the
average relief payment $27.9S per
case.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
COUNTY HEADS
SHUN FIGHT ON
RECEIPTS TAX

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. IA
County Commissioner Paul M.
Coughlan, of Montgomery county,
yesterday lost his fight to have
the Maryland County Commission
ers, assembled here yesterday, go
on record as opposing re-enact-
ment Of the one per cent gross
receipts tax.
Coughlan offered a resolution
that would have put the County
Commissioner Association OF
Maryland on record as opposed to
the tax but failed to get a second.
The Commissioners voted to re-
quest Harry Greenstein, State Re
lief Administrator, to reconsider
his resignation.
A. Charles Stewart, president Of
the Commissioners Of the West
ern Shore, reported that a mem
ber Of the Casey Commission
studying relief plans in the state
had said the commission would
recommend a consumers tax OF
one per cent Of all sales over nine
cents to raise money for relief.
It is expected this tax would
raise $4,000, 900, which would take
care of State relief needs and old
age pensions. The Commissioners
voted to ask the state to carry two
thirds of administrative costs OF
the old age pension load.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
HAG00D. ROW
INTENSIFIED

Charges by Mai. Gen. johnson
Hagood that the New Deal is
using Works Progress funds as
"Stage money" and that he was
forced to pour money down rat
holes" yesterday embroiled the
House in bitter debate.
General Hagood was defended
by Chairman McSwain Of the
House Military Committee as an
Officer Of integrity" Representa-
tive Blanton CD, Of Texas, well
coined his honest criticism"
Representative Parks Cd, Of
Arkansas, in charge of the pend
ing Army appropriations bill, de-
clared he was ashamed" the
General had uttered his remark
in testimony before the House
Appropriations Committee. Parks
said:
Lets stop making political
speeches and pass this BILL"
Parks predicted the American
Liberty League would send out
Hagood's testimony and that it
would "cost the President thou
sands Of votes"
General Hagood'S statement
was defended by Blanton who
declared generals should be al
lowed to state their honest con.
victions.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Strychnine Death
Confession Denied

CANTON, N. Y. Feb. IA UN.S.)
Denying completely in the alleged
strychnine poisoning Of a fellow
relief worker, Louis Wells today
testified that a reported confession
had been wrung from him under
duresS, and that he did not know
at the time, and does not know
now, the contents Of the "confes-
sion" he signed.
Wells said police told him he
would "Sweat blood" unless he
signed a confession of guilt in the
death Of Joseph Jessmer.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
C0UNTERFE|TS
CHARGED T03
EX-CONV|CTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA
U.N.S0-Secret Service agents
who uncovered a complete counter
feiting plant dismantled and hid
den in the attic of San Quentin
Prisons photoengraving building
declared today they had an "air
tight" case against three paroled
convicts.
Under arrest are Dan r. Wilson
Clifford Parr and Thomas Bell, all
paroled from San Quentin last
year.
Shortly after their release q
flood Of fake SO bills appeared.
Inspector Phil Geaque got his
first definite lead when a taxicab
driver turned in a spurious $40
note which had been given him
by q passenger. The passenger
turned out to be Bell, who impli-
Gated Wilson. The arrest Of Parr,
who also worked in the photo
engraving department while in
prison, quickly followed.
Officers, still unsatisfied with
certain parts of the story, were
anxious to determine how the
felons Smuggled the fake bills, ap-
proximately $1,000 worth, from
the prison. All paroled felons are
searched before their final re-
lease.
This led to the belief civilian
employees at the prison may be
connected with the ring.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Motor Boat HandIinQ
r0urse Planned Here

plotting and handling Of mo-
oats will be taught in an eight
We * course beginning on February
"a in the Interior Department audi
torium under the auspices Of the
q. s. Power Squadrons, Inc, an
organization describing itself as "a
nonprofit seeking organization eS-
tablished for the purpose of main
tanning high standard of skill in
the handling and navigation Of
power boats"
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
N. Y. Policeman Shot
In HoIdup in Florida

NEW YORK. Feb. IA (T.N.SO.
Comrades of Mounted Patrolman
James I. Young, Of the New York
police department. today received
word that the officer had heen
shot and killed at Hollywood. Fla,
last night.
Police here said the message
from Florida authorities gave few
details, but that it indicated Young
had been shot in a holdup. It was
not known here whether his assail.
liant had been captured.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
breaks all 55![1;{: .293:'2:s IS
No uUOnder it's drnuCing CROWDS
Price cuts like these
don't hoppen every da'

We had large headache t~o weeks ago: Here we
in the middle Of busy and there the building e
tear out front We didn't want 10 hold up work
level and had whale Of stock Of wo oUse suits
gubed We cut the price Of everything in the store We figure
wouldn't mind coming through temporary entrance tt
money And right! Now the contractors tell thct
will be ready schedule tho these emergency pc
thing past Better be and take advantage Of hem tOdG,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-02
Dolly Cameron Says:
DOROTHY DODGE CATHEDRAL BRIDE
Wed to Mr.. Boiling Powell, jr.,
OfBirmingh0m; Reception
Follows tMoyfIoWer

Pretty Dorothy Joy Dodge made radiant
bride as she walked down the aisle of st.
Marys Chapel in the Cathedral of ST. Peter and St. Paul to
become the bride of Boiling Ranes Powell, jr, yesterday
afternoon And could have asked for perfect
weather for her wedding day. bright sunshine and cool breeze
Dorothy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Harold Armour
Dodge of this city and Colorado Springs and made her debut
in the Capital few She escorted and given
ia marriage by her father and her wedding of lus
ivory satin, made simple lines with long lace
completed with veil Of tulle held by lace coronet
She carried shower bouquet of gardenas and lilies of the
valley.
Bridal Attendants in Velvet
The bride attended by Miss Katherine Hail. of Kansas
City maid of honor and her of peachcoored velvet
most becoming Her tiny matching turban had halo of
tue and her bouquet of deeper shade of gadio
Miss Betty Hanford of Colorado Springs Mrs Karl
Mcheet of New York City, the other attendants
their velvet gowns of tangerne shade with
similar in style to that of the maid of honor Their bouquets
Of glado of paer shade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-02
.eds Sept. IS
At St. Johns

The wedding of Miss Janet
Blaudy Houtz, daughter Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R.
Houtz, of Clearfield county, Pa,
to Comdr. James Carroll ByrneS,
U. S. NJ, will take place at noon
on Tuesday, Septemhar 1E in the
choir of St. Johns Church.
A breakfast for the memoirs Of
the immediate families, at the
home of the bride, 22I4 Massa.
chusetts Ave-, will follow the cere-
mony. Miss Huotz, who is we'll
known in Philadelphia, is niece
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts Lowrie.
She is a graduate of the Shipley
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Slack
and their family, Of Charlotte,
N. c., are spending few days at
the Dodge.