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Evening star., 1936-12-31
NAT STOCKHOLDERS
CUT $4,000 MELON
Rewarded for Best Year Club Has
Had Since 1931-Ofiicers Due
to Be Reelected.

TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
were on their way to stockholders
Of the Washington base ball club
today as local fans learned the Mats
during the past Summer enjoyed their
best season, financially, since 1881.
The $4,000 equaled q 10 per cent
dividend on the clubs stock, which
is divided into 10000 ten-dollar shares.
Although announcement of the dis
tributlon of 81 for every share of
stock held was to be withheld until
the annual stockholders meeting on
January S. the new Federal law which
requires notification of the declara-
ton of dividends before the end Of
the year forced the release.
Another phase Of the law, which
curtails the amount Of surplus which
can be carried. prompted officials to
turn the profit over to the stockholders
instead of putting it back into
the improvement of the club. Gate
receipts during the past Summer and
smaller expenditures gave the Mats
a greater profit than they enjoyed
in the last pennant-winning year of
1888.
1t Is taken for granted that Clark
Grifith will be reelected president
Of the club at the annual meeting
and that William Richardson and Ed.
ward B. Eynon, jr, will be renamed
vice president and secretary-treasurcr,
respectively.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Starts in Afternoon.

p ALPH w. FOSTER, athletic direc-
~ tor, announced that the finals will
be run OF from 2:30 pm. to 4:30
pm.
An elaborate athletic program in
both the mems and boys gymnasium
for the entertainment of the 5000
guests expected to attend has been
worked out by Foster. The athletic
program in the mems gym starts at
1:30 pm. with basket ball game
between Briarly Military Academy
and Woodward School. This will be
followed by an indoor base ball ex-
hibition game between the Bureau
of Standards and the Y. M. c. A.,
the holiday badminton championships,
singles, doubles and mixed doubles; q
basket ball game between the Balti-
more and Washington Y. M. c. A..
teams and volley ball game between
the Richmond Y. M. c. A. and the
local "Y."
The program in the boys gym
starts at the same time with a basket
ball game between the Boys Club
Redbirds and the Y. M. c. A. Hawks.
This will be followed by another basket
ball game between the Boys Club
Americans and the Y. M. c. A., a
gymnasium exhibition by the junior
tumbling team, wrestling exhibition
by the Junior wrestling team, a box
ing exhibition by the Junior boxers
and another basket ball game between
the Trinity M. E. Church team and
the "Y" Flashes.
Evening star., 1936-12-31

placing high in many Of the Ma
tion's leading women's tourna-
ments last Summer. admits she
watched her calories q little too
closely and thereby lacked the
necessary stamina to crash the
championship class.
In fact, at the close Of the last
links season Miss Barrett was found
by physician to be slightly
anemic. Forgetting her diet, Miss
Barrett now has increased her
weight to 155 pounds and Is serv-
ing notice she will be in the thick
Of the fight when titles are award
ed this Summer.
Miss Barrett was a semi -finalist
IN the women's national last year,
losing to Pam Barton, British
title holder, and q finaliSs in the
women's Western, where she lost
out to Dorothy Tsaung.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
C. j. QU|NT CRAFTY.
in BEATING n. Y. j.
Use of Reserves Big Factor
in 46-4O Win-Stanf0rd
Checks L. |. U.
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 31.-With
its winning streak still intact,
Georgetown University's basket ball
team was riding home in high spirits
today after having proved the de-
spoiler of New York University's clean
slate for the second successive year.
Before capacity crowd of $4,000
which packed Madison Square Gar
den to capacity, the Hoyas won by
an even greater margin than they did
last season, when they barely nosed
out the Vio1ets by two points in WASH
ington. The score last night was
46-40.
Reserve strength produced the VIC
tory for Georgetown. Constant and
wise use of substitutes by sCoach
Freddy Mesmer enabled the Hoyas to
exhibit a well-balanced team through
out. In contrast, N. Y. U. suffered
through the recent illness of both
Irving Terjesen and Milt Schulman,
the only two veterans on the Violet
squad, who are just recovering from
influenza.
Neither were in shape to 90 the full
40 minutes, and 1t was when both
were out of the game in the last four
minutes Of the first half that George
town went on a 10-point scoring
spree that wiped out an N. Y. U. 1915
lead and sent the Hoyas to the front,
25-19, at intermission.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
SLEUTHS, MERRICKS :.
BATTLE on COURT
Unlimited Contest Features Card
of Four Games Tonight in
Police Bows T6urueY.

TWO strong unlimited teams, both
of which, however, barely won
their quarter final games Of the Police
Boys Club basket ball tournament
last night, will meet at 7:30 O'Clock
this evening at the George Washing
ton gymnasium in the feature of to-
days four games.
They are Bureau of Investigation,
which nosed out the Jewish Com
munity Center in an extra period,
1924, and the Merrick Boys Club,
which won by the same two-point
margin from the Flying Eagles. 1928.
w. P. A., another unlimited contender
which does not play tonight, will meet
the winner by virtue of its 1928 VIC
tory over Delaware & Hudson in q
semi-final game.
Three games were played this
morning, the Boys Club S5-pound
team meeting Georgetown. the Y. M.
c. A. Hawks meeting the 100-pound
Merrick Boys Club courtmen and the
Heurich Flashes meeting the Y. M.
G. A. Eagles in q 115-pound en-
counter.
Scores Of yesterdays games:
85-Pound Class.
Washington Boys Club. 80: Y. M. c.
A.. 0.
GEORGETOWN. 16: Northeast Boys Club. 2.
1OO-Pound Class.
Merrick. 8: Georsetown, 9.
Y. M. G. A.. 10: Leland. 3.
115-Pound Glass.
Heurich, 10. Police No. 4, 16.
Flying Eagles. 10: Boys Club Of Wash
ny; n. c. A.. %: oeorsetown Boys
145-Pound Glass.
Senate Beer. 40: D. c. Paper, IL
Northeast Boys Club. 81; Leland, ~.
Merrick. ~; Anacostia. 8.
Unlimited.
Fiyins Fi EaSIes, yI So: Sisrk's service. %.
w. p. A.. 20: Delaware 4 Hudson. 20.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Music Will Vie
With Court Plav

FANS who attend the George
Washington Nebraska basket
ball game at Tech High gym Sat-
urday night will have a double op-
portunity to exercise their lungs
and throats.
If they can't find enough in the
game itself to cheer about, they
can sing. G. w. authorities have
arranged to stage q community
sing along the same lines as has
proved popular with radio and the
ater fans
Between halves Of the game a Is
piece band, led by Leon Brusiloff,
g. w. Band director, will provide
the music for mass singing. Lyrics
Of the songs to be sung will be
furnished each spectator as he ar
rives at the gymnasium.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Freshman ut Texas.

X IEFER, now a freshman at the
University Of Texas. who does Just
as Brauninger orders, is enthusiastic
over the prospect of tangling with the
hotshot freestylers. The backstroke
came as naturally to him as walking,
but he loves competition. There hasn't
been much competition for him lately
among the boys who swim looking at
the sky or ceiling.
II don't know whether I can get
good enough to beat Jack Medica or
Ralph Flanagan" he said, but I'd
like to try it."
Kiefer also will mix little breast
stroke swimming with the free-style
venture, with the indoor A. A. u, 300
yard individual medley title as his
goal. Brauninger has started pre-
pairing the German-American youth
for this test which will involve bat
tie with young John Higgins of
Providence. r. l., in the Yale Uni
versity pool next April.
Kiefer will conf1ne his free style ef-
forts to distances from 220 yards and
up, Brauninger said, because his 8
foot 1 inch. 168-pound frame is "too
long-geared" for sprint distances.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
PITCHER MARCUM WEDS

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. Decem-
ber 81 tP.-Johnny Marcum, pitcher
for the Boston Red Sox, was q bene-
dict today.
He signed life-term contract here
yesterday with the former Mary Eliza
beth Wilson Of Eminence, KY, his
f1ancee for 10 years. The couple will
live at Eminence, Marcum's home, un-
til the latter part of February, when
the Sox open Spring training camp at
Sarasota, Fla.
Believe me-" beamed Marcum, "I'll
win my share of the ball games next
year because I'll Just have to now."
Evening star., 1936-12-31
GALLAUDET'S RALLY
NEAR FINISH FAILS
Defeated by Prospect "Y" of New
York, 2S-36-Make Only Two
Goals in First Half,

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 31.-Despite
q spirited rally near the send Of
the game, Gallaudet Of Washington
lost to the Prospect Y. M. c. A. five,
1928, here last night. Although
Hodmeister and Drake led a squirt in
the closing minutes which pulled the
Blues to within points of their
hosts, the Y five countered with
drive Of its own and won going away.
The losers could cage only two field
goals in the first half, which ended
with Prospect on top, 1913. They
abandoned ordinary tactics in the Sec
ond half, however, resorting to long
shots to close the gap.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
GLAM0R0US MEET
|SH|ST0RY MAKING
Athletic NationaIism, Huge
Setting, Throngs, Mark
C0IorfuI Games.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

Associated fIeSS SpOrLS EultoE.
n YEW YORK, December 90
nj Neither the political furor be-
" fore and after the 1886 Olym-
a pics, nor the fuss caused by
such episodes as the Punishment of
the beautiful Eleanor Holm Jarrett
from the swimming team, nor the
encounter of Jesse Owens with A. A.
U. athletic law, obscured the CLAM
0r0uS character and hiSt0ry.making
achievements of the Berlin games.
From the standpoint Of competitors
as well as the non-combatants, there
has never been a sports carnival like
it. Los Angeles did things in big
way in 1882, but Berlin staged a
bigger md more dazzling show. from
startSto finish. The traditional Olym-
pi torch was carried from the scene
OF 1.-THE ancient Greek games, but the
fe Eval of the eleventh Olympiad
otherwise furnished few reminders of
the Spartan simplicity of old.
From the lavish display of athletic
nationalism, the beating Of drums,
the milling of unprecedented crowds,
the play of searchlights, and echo of
Hell Hitlers." there emerged an ath-
letic record that has had no parallel
in Olympic history. Performances
throughout the games were such as
to rip whole pages from the record
books. Winners were not alone in
conducting the record-shattering car
nival. Previous performances were
eclipsed in wholesale fashion repeat
edIy in the blue ribbon track and
field competition.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
HAND BALL FINALS
HEAD " PROGRAM
Elaborate Card Arranged for
Tomorrow, With 5000
Guests Expected.

TINALS in the hand ball and
~ squash holiday tournament
championships will be held at
= the Central Y. M. c. A. to-
morrow as a feature of the institu-
tion's annual New Year day OPEN
house celebration.
Jack Schwartz, defending cham
pion, will meet Joe Cowley for the
singles title, while Schwartz will pair
with Paul Pearlman against Cowley
and Charming Walker for the doubles
crown.
Schwartz defeated Wallace Winkler,
21-11, 21-12, and Cowley trimmed
Lyonel Moore, 2l-17, 21-17, in singles
semi-finals last night. In the doubles
semi-finals, Schwartz and Pearlman
eliminated John Payne and George
Newman, 1921, 21-19, 21-17, and
Cowley and Walker defeated Cliff
Woodward and Leonard Vineberg,
21-15, 21-17.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
K|EFER bR0ADENS
SWIMMING SCOPE
World Backstroke Record
Holder Decides to Try .
Free-StyIe Field.
By the Associated Press.


~HICAGO, December 81
1 Eighteen-year-old Adolph
Kiefer, who owns the world
backstroke record book, is
going after free-style swimming
honors.
The modest Chicago youngster, who
added the Olympic backstroke crown
to his monopoly of records in his spe-
cialty, not only plans to do lot of his
serious swimming face downward in
the water from now on, but is going
where the free-style competition is
toughest-in the longer distance divi-
sion dominated by Jack Medica, the
University of Washington's Olympic
title winner, and Ralph Flanagan of
Miami, Fla.
Sonny Boy has demonstrated
over and over again that he is the
greatest backstroke swimmer Of all
time" his coach, Stanley Brauninger
Of the Lake Shore A. c., said. Nov
think he is ready to have a try at
proving he Is the greatest all-around
swimmer.
'He did a lot of free style last Sum-
mer after the Olympic games, and was
good enough then, with no special
preparation, to indicate he might beat
Medica sometime" Brauninger point
ed out.
Evening star., 1936-12-31

Uersat1e reporter of Station WMAL
ing his repertoire last night oith typicay bright
tton OF the performances OF tour former champions OF The Eve-
ming Star tournament Who rolled at the Arcadia Here
Bill Ondng his broadcast From left to right Astor
Clarke ranking duckpinner the country Coye
iseann former tournament Dnner and behind her Ben
Monk Fraser Arcadia superintendent Frank Xanten defending
champion ho lost his George Isemann secretary of
George Pauline Ford president of the Washington Wonsens
Duckp Association and current leader in the u6ens duon
OF the tournament Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Exhibition in Pool.

a SWIMMING and life-saving ex-
hibition will be given in the mems
pool at 2:45 pm. by the Y. M. c. A.,
Western and Wilson High School
teams. This will be followed by a
diving exhibition by the Shoreham
girls and the Y. NJ c. A. team, an
exhibition by Carky Kellam, the "381-
pound aquatic clown" and a water
polo game between the Y. M. c. A.
team and the combined Western and
Wilson High School teams.
The annual junior Y. M. C. A.
swimming championships will be held
in the boys pool at 1890 am. and
prize bowling contests will be held
from 2 until z pm.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
PLAY FOR GRID TITLE.

The unlimited foot bali champion
ship Of the District will be decided on
the Southeast Field tomorrow after
noon when the Southeast Boys Club
and Fifth Precinct gridmen play for
ths title. The KICKOFF = ct 2 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Fights Last Night
IN the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO-Max Marek, 1854.
Chicago, outpointed Billy Treest,
1851, Batavia, III. (10).
FAIRMONT, w. Va.-Charles
Krist, 200, Charleston, w. Va, and
Joe Melinkey, is9, Cleveland.
drew (10).
Evening star., 1936-12-31
H0yas Protect Marin.

TWICE in the second half N. Y. u.
crept to within three points Of the
Hoyas, who, however, always spurted
away under the impetus of Ed Kur-
tyka, brilliant sophomore scorer, and
the cool floor generalship of Tommy
Nolan. After relieving Mike Petroskey,
starting center. Kurtyka went on to
tie Joe Murphy, another sophomore,
for high scoring honors OF the game,
each making IL points.
In the second half of the twin bill,
Stanfords crack five snapped the long
est college winning streak on record
at 43 straight by defeating Long
Island University, 1881.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
WIN LOOP COURT TILTS,

Mount Vernon and Lansburgh court
men were winners last night in the
Central Community Center Basket Bali
League. the church five defeating Fed
eral w. p. A., 1921, and Lansburgh
trouncing Super A. c., 38-18.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
SOLDIERS DEFEAT F. A. A.

An even split in two games was the
record today Of the Fort Washington
basket ball team, which last night de-
feated the Federal Agricultural Ad-
ministration five. 4s-36, on Fort Wash
ington's court. Spadfore and Purgitt
led the winners.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Berlin Oncs Record Reuel Scn,elg Ring Rank Off Color
College Quints

GEORGETOWN, 46; New York u, 40.
Stanford IS: Long Island u, 81.
Nebraska, A.; st. Thomas, 40.
Prospect Y. M. G. A. (New York;,
So; Gallaudet, %.
Columbia, So; Athletic Club Of
Cuba, ~.
Western Reserve, 43; Ohio Uni
versity, AZ double overtime).
Hardin-Simmons, 81; Texas
Christians. IS.
Detroit Tech, 20; Fem, 18.
Centenary, 20; Illinois College,
26.
Illinois, 43; Bradley Tech, 80.
De Paul, 20; Wisconsin. II.
Ohio State, 40; Southern Cali
fornia, SO (overtime).
Iowa State, 40; Utah, a..
Arkansas, ~; Tennessee, "a.
Marshall. so; Newark, 43.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Season Records.
Finds Weight Helps Her Golf
Beatrice Barrett, Who Dieted Last Year, Quits 1t,
Serves Notice on Links Rivals.

n \ NNEAPOLIs, December 80
nH R.-No more dieting for
v Beatrice Barrett, who,
4 = along with Patty Berg
rates as the Northwest's leading
feminine golfer.
Nineteen-year-old Beatrice, while
Evening star., 1936-12-31

Two National League games of the
Southeast Community Center's Basket
Ball League last night found the
Trojans walloping Reads Pharmacy.
30-17, and the Merricks nipping the
Shamrocks, 31-25.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
SEEKS UNLIMITED FOES.

st. Martins unlimited basket balA
team Is seeking games with crack
clubs in its division. Call Eddie Far
rell at North 6042-J between $50 and
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Best World Marks Made This Yeal

meters-ARCHIE WILLIAMS, u 0:461
1soo meters-JACK LOvELOCK New Zealand
3 miIes-DON LASH o. s. g. ------..---------- s:5S3
vault-GEoRGE vARoFF 14:osK
High jumpcoRNELIQs JOHNSON U. sesN
DAVID ABORTION, U. s. A.
hurdIes-FORREST TOWNS, S. o41
DecathIon-GIENN MORRIS o. s. A. Observation-Disclosures 1900 points
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Hasn't Lost q Set.

QEL1S, whose eighth-seeded rank
ing is due largely to the fact he
won the national boys title year ago.
hasn't lost set in four rounds of COM
petition. His latest victim. Walter
Meserole of William and Mary Col
lege and New York, went down yes
terday, GO, Ga, to qualify the
Quaker City contender to meet third
seeded Melvin Lapman of New York
today.
Lewis, the Texarkana, Tex, con-
tender from Kenyon, meets Joseph
Ffshbach of New York today. but
should stay in the running. The only
other player regarded as a strong con-
tender, Marvin Kantrowitz of New
York. faces Charles Mailman, New
York.
In the semi-finals of the boys play,
top seeded Arthur H. Ink, jr., of San
Diego. Calf, takes on Melvin
Schwartzman, New York, and second
seeded william Umstaedter, Milburn,
N. j., meets Joseph Greenberg, Brook
lyn.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
R|TzENBERG BOWS
IN TITLE SINGLES
Drops 3-Set Battle, but He
and johnson Remain in
Junior Doubles.
BY the Associated Press,


N YEW YORK, December 31-The
nj current national junior indoor
" tennis championships, heading
4 into the quarter finals today,
has come up with pair Of Eastern
dark horses" to threaten the predicted
sweep of Kenyon Colleges Midwest
ern aces, Don Mcneil and Morey Lewis.
While most Of the headlines have
gone to Mcneil and Lewis, there two
Alter Milberg Of New York and Isa-
dore Uzzy) Bells of Philadelphia
have gone along whipping their sched-
uled opponents handily.
Milberg, the only unseeded player
to reach the quarters, provided one of
the tournaments few upsets yesterday
in rallying to defeat Allie Ritzenberg
of Washington, D. c.. in a hard, three
hour match, IS, IS. l0-8. Today
he meets his biggest test in Mcneil,
who found Henry Daniels Of New York
an easy victim yesterday, 81, 6t3.
Ritzenberg still is in competition.
however, as he and his fellow Wash
ingtonian, David johnson, advanced
in the Junior doubles tourney by a de-
fault from j. Massena and H. Mantin.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
SOME BIAS NOTED
| IN HIGHEST AWARD
Reputation of Louis Rather
Than Max'S Skill Seen
Affecting Voters.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n YEW YORK, December 31.-Max
nj Schmeling has the distinction
of having completed the most
successful comeback OF the
past season in fisticuffs. The fact that
a great many Of the voters did not wit
ness the Schmeling- Louis contest,
and, in fact, never saw either principal
in real action discounts to some degree
the business of the award.
Had Schmeling scored q clean
Knockout, had one Of his right-hand.
ers stopped the Negro dead in his
tracks, or had not Schmeling pulled
back and turned an agonizing face to
the referee at the first touch of a low
blow, the award would have passed
without comment.
Since Schmeling took IL rounds and
landed some so blows to stop Louis, it
must be conceded that, but for the fact
that Joe Louis was the big thing in
heavyweight circles, Schmeling,s VIC
tory would have occasioned but pass
ing comment.
Several Title Shifts.
CEVERAL titles changed hands dur
ing the year. Sixto Escobar took
clear claim to the 118-pound crown.
Petey Sarron dethroned Freddie Miller.
Lou Ambers outscored Tony Canzoneri,
Freddie Steele succeeded Babe Risko
as middleweight king and John Henry
Lewis outfumbled Bob Olin in a $3.50
battle in st. Louis, Mo.
Escobar started off the year with a
poor showing against Indian Quin-
tana. The little Puerto Rican re-
deemed himself by outpointing Tony
Marino and thrilled the fans by one
punch knockout of Indian Quintana.
1t was one of the cleanest punches
delivered by little fellow since the
halcyon days of Kid Williams or Pete
Herman. Escobar took the edge off
his work by losing successive decisions
to Harry Jeffra of Baltimore.
Sarron decisioned one Of the most
pleasing featherweights in the game.
Freddie Miller had done more to re-
store interest in the 126-pound class
than several champions ahead Of him.
Losing to jack-in-the-boX fighter Of
veteran experience certainly did not
help the class. When Freddie Miller
stepped down the game lost one Of its
classiest ringmen and turned it back
into the doldrums it enjoyed when the
title was a grab-bag affair for nu-
merouS claimants.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
MUD MAY SETTLE
PITT-HUSK|E TIFF.
Makes Unimportant Debate
as to Which Will Wear
White Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HASADENA Calf, December 81.
- Weather as unsettled as the
/ color Of the jerseys to be worn
4 by Pittsburgh and Washington
threatened today to throw q monkey
wrench into the foot ball machinery
Of the Rose Bowl classic.
Rain soaked the big bowl, also
everything around, yesterday and the
end is not in sight.
II the fleld is heavy tomorrow it will
make the mooted question Of the color
of the jerseys unimportant-mud will
make purple, blue or white equally
obscure.
The jersey question has been de-
bated for the first time in Rose Bowl
history. Each contestant expected
to appear in its colors-blue for Pitt
and purple for Washington. Each
suggested the other wear white. with
neither inclined to turn its back on
tradition.
Practice in Downpour.
pITTSBURGH reached Pasadena
last night ready to work out in
the Rose Bowl this afternoon, but
may have to forego this Iast-minute
preparedness move to save the turf.
Husky and Panther practiced yes
terday in a downpour.
The sun shone on most Of their
games during the regular season, but
each team played once in heavy pre-
cipitation. Pittsburgh lost and Wash
ington won.
Opinion was divided as to the ef-
feet of wet field. Under the War
ner system used by Pitt the ball Is
handled more than in the Notre Dame
system of Washington, and a wet
surface might throw the timing awry
Others suggested, however, that a wet
ball makes forward and lateral pass
ing hazardous. Pitt passes only when
it has to. Washington likes to pass
Odds Sd, Take Your Choice.
ODDs were even or to 4 and take
your choice. The change in
weather did not change opinions the
game was a toSs-up
The backs may not be able to keep
their feet, but. rain or shine. slow or
fast, two great lines will come to grips.
Both teams will use many sopho-
mores before the day is done. Pitt
will start half dozen youngsters.
Coach Jimmy Phelan will favor vet
Grams at the kickoff. but he will have
talented rockies in before the contest
Is very old.
Both squads are in shape: the bowl
Is sold out. All that Is needed for q
perfect day Is a touch of sun.
Evening star., 1936-12-31
Bowling
CONTINUED From Twelfth Page)

be no action tonight and. tomorrow
night-follow:
Men