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Evening star., 1936-01-27
By the Associated Press.


Y OS ANGELES, January 81
Al Gordon. who joked at
death, is dead.
IL The veteran automobile
race pilot from Long Beach. Calf.
blew a tire on the 18th lap Of
2O0-lap grind at Ascot Speedway
yesterday, and the machine crashed
over the retaining wall
Gordon died a short time later,
his skull fractured, chest crushed.
His mechanic, Spider" Matlock.
known as "the man Of thousand
crack-ups," is in a critical condi-
ton.
The rest of the starting field
raced through to the finish. with
Rex Mays, Riverside. Calf, the
winner.
Mrs. Helen Gordon and one Of
their two sons sat in the grand
stand. They were out of sight,
however, of the accident scene.
Il want to be the first to reach
him if anything happens" she
explained.
She reached him just about the
time he died yesterday.
Many times the 34-year-old driver
had beaten the accident jinx. In
three starts in the Indianapolis
Speedway championships he went
over the wall. Each time he
grinned. The first time was in
1882. The next on the forty
seventh lap in 1884. Last year on
the seventeenth lap. travelling 100
miles An hour, he crashed over
Evening star., 1936-01-27

It Is no reflection on Dee. On the
the contrary, it is rather a tribute
to the young man who, if he were
to prove himself sufficiently polished,
would seem to make the ideal player
to patrol in front of the Griffith
6tadium's advertisements, Stone and
Reynolds are rated among the Amer
lean Leagues speediest, but neither
can keep pace with Miles. who would
oe thanked by such steppers as Jesse
Hill and Jake Powell Neither can
they match the Alabaman's youth.
Dee's 1874 batting average in the
Southern Association is something to
consider. too. as well as his runs bat
ted-in total during his short term
with the Nationals. But right now
It looks as though the bulk Of specu-
lation as to the identity Of WASH
ingtons third outfielder this year must
be confined to John Stone and Carl
Nettles Reynolds.
Evening star., 1936-01-27

ants next season &. wrestling pro-
moters are flirting with Tubby
Owens. Washington and Lee star.
What about the exclusive Long,
wood Cricket Club, with a mem-
bership 80 per cent Harvard, elect
ing a Princeton man president?
The era of democracy, what?
Rival factions in the Brook
lyn club are warning again over the
trading Of AL Lopez and the sign
ing of Freddy Lindstrom. Lopez,
by the way, will be named captain
Of the Braves, which means an
additional $500 per Tony Can
zoneri, once a bootblack, is putting
one brother through Syracuse and
another through Alabama.
After that compulsory military
training in Italy, Primo Cameras
satchel feet are flatter than ever
:. Carl Snavely will not sign that
new hve-year contract at North
Carolina until he Is sure the South
Evening star., 1936-01-27
ASK DUCK PRIVILEGES
Maryland Sportsmen Want Flats
Of SusQuehanna Reopened.

HAvRE DE GRACE, January n
R.-The desire of Maryland sports
men for a reopening of the Susque-
hanna flats for shooting of wild fowl
from sink boxes and bushwhack boats
today will be placed before Ira N.
0abrielsen, new chief Of the United
States Biological Survey.
A committee from the County
Wild Fowl Association will 60 to
Washington to appeal to GabTielsen
for a modification of the rigid Federal
ducking regulations, In advance Of
the conference on fish, game and wild
life called by President Roosevelt for
February at. In hope that the way
may b paved for favorable action ct
the later general session.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
MANY TROPH|ESU up
FOR TABLE TENNIS.
Stars to Battle for Other
Than World Meet BerthS
in Tourney Here.
SOL SCHIFF

" ST1MATING that more than
l. 10000 .Washingtonians spend
part of their leisure time each
IL day batting little white cellu-
loid ball back and forth across table,
local officials of the District Table
Tennis Association are expecting a
large portion of that number to visit
Tech High at least once from Thurs
day through Saturday at night when
the game reaches its zenith here with
the staging of the American zone
championships.
Selection as members of the United
States team which will 60 to Prague,
Czechoslovakia for the world cham
pionships in March will be the reward
for those Of the country's greatest
players who show to best advantage
here.
The mems singles champion will be
an automatic member Of the team,
while three others will be chosen i'm
mediately after the final match.
Several Trophies at Stake.
RUT these will not be the only awards
to the various champions as four
local newspapers are putting trophies
in competition. while q Washington
jewelry firm will donate a cup to the
rnnner-up in the women's singles.
The Evening Star Trophy will 60 to
the mems champion, final survivor OF
field which now gives indication Of
numbering 100. The Post is awarding
the cup for the mems doubles cham
pions; the Herald will give the Eleanor
Patterson Trophy to the women's
champion, and the Times will present
the mems runner-up with a cup. The
women's runner-up will be given a
trophy by Pearson & Grain, jewelers..
sMidwesterners Favorites.
I OCAL officials are confining their
pre-tournament selections to
Jimmy Mcclure and Richard Tindall,
young paddlers from the Middle West
and Sol Schiff of New York. who loom
far superior to any the District, or
the rest of the country for that matter,
can offer.
In Mcclure, moreover, the 18-year-
old defending champion from Indian
apolis, they believe they can offer a
popular drawing card, sure to cap
tivate local followers even while ad-
ministering bestings to their favorites.
Featuring q powerful driving of1ense,
one of Jimmy's pet tricks is to roll up
his trousers when the going gets tough
as another might roll up his sleeves.
Other potential winners loom in
Bud Blattner and Mart Schlude OF
st. Louis, and Herman .Leavitt Of.
Chicago, but the wise boys are placing
their money on Mcclure, Schin and
Tindall.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
MORE SCHOOLING
NEEDED BY MILES
Rookie Speed Demon Will
Play Regularly or Be Sent
Back to Bushes.
RY FRANCIS E. STAN.


IF MANAGERIAL wishes could
make a big league ball player.
Rookie Dee Miles of Bessemer.
4 Ala, sub, would play right field
for the Washington ball club this year.
The 23-year- Southerner has the
speed, youth and potentiality to in
trigue most pilots, including Manager
Bucky Harris.
But in the meantime, If the local
hot stove league is running short OF
good, substantial fuel, consider Carl
Nettles Reynolds and his chances Of
winning the recognition which es-
capped him when he first wore Wash
ington monkey suit"
Reynolds will be remembered by
followers of the Nationals as the husky
outfielder who was called by Presi-
dent Clark Griffith "the right-handed
hitter needed to make the Washington
club 60 places That was back in
1882, and neither the Nationals nor
Reynolds went anywhere in particular
that season, although Carl put in
creditable term.
The next year Reynolds was plying
his trades elsewhere while Washington
won the pennant and little has been
heard of the feet Texan by Capitalians
since. Now he's back. virtually un-
heralded, compared with the fanfare
and blowing Of trumpets that greeted
Evening star., 1936-01-27
WERBER ON PLATFORM

Great Personalities in the Base
Ball World" will be the subject of Bill
Werber, Berwyu boy. who has been
the Boston Red Sox third baseman for
the past two seasons, at the Person.
ality Development Forum of the Y. M.
C. A. on Thursday night. The meet
ing. to be held at the Central "Y,"
will start at 8:15 pm.
Women, as we'll as men, are invited
Evening star., 1936-01-27
Pro Hockey

BY the Associated Press.
National League.
Boston. 2: New York Americans, 1.
Chicago, 2; New York Rangers, l.
International League.
London, 2: Detroit, /.
Syracuse, 2: Cleveland, 0.
Canadian American League.
New Haven, S; Providence, 3.
Boston, 2; Philadelphia, l.
American Association.
Tulsa, 8; Wichita, 2 (overtime).
st. Paul, 2; st. Louis, l.
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his arrival via trade four years ago.
He's back, and before the middle of
April rolls around he may slip into
the regular lineup once again.
Stone. Reynolds Most Logical.
THE right-field post will be the goal,
Harris predicts, in the most wide
open fight at the Orlando, Fla, train
ing camp.
You must consider all four-Johnny
Stone. Reynolds, Fred Schultz and
Miles," says Bucky. I'm asking, at
this time, who is the logical choice
Is wanting to know something I can't
answer myself
"Offhand, would say that Stone
and Reynolds are the logical choice.
I mean by that it would seem best to
alternate them. depending upon
whether a right-hander or left
handler is pitching against Washing
ton. Stone. after all, was the regular
right fielder last year. and he put
in a good season at bat with his .3l5
average.
Reynolds has played for me before.
and know what he can. do, especially
In the first couple of months of the
season. If Carl hits as we'll at the
start of this season as he did while
both of us were with Boston in 1884,
I couldn't do anything except stick
him In the lineup and leave him
there. regardless of who was pitching"
Somewhere along the line of the
Spring training route, or just before
the opening Of the season, at any
rate, Bucky must make a decision on
at least one of his outfielders. Harris
admits that one of them probably will
leave the club. But it's next to i'm
possible to amplify that subject now.
Bench Warming Not for Dee.
IT WOULDN'T think too little Of
Schultes chances" warns Harris
Erred had a bad year in 1885, but he
figures to play better ball than that.
If not, of course, we may try to do
business for Schultz. but I'd rate his
chances Of sticking as fairly good, al
though not quite equal to those Of
Stone and Reynolds"
With Miles it will be a whole hog
or-nothing sort of a proposition this
Spring. If Dee can't play regularly"
AYERS Bucky, Il don't see any use of
letting him sit on the bench. He's
q great outfielding prospect, think,
and don't see where he would learn
as much on the bench as he would
playing every day in the minors. As
I see 1t now, Dee either clinches the
right field job this Spring OF goes
to Chattanooga or Albany on option"
Evening star., 1936-01-27
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Chicago Bears
defeated New York Giants, 21-0, in
pro foot ball game at Los Angeles.
Three years ago-Joe Judge, free
agent, signed to play first base for
Dodgers after II years with Senators.
Five years ago-Army officials de-
MED published allegations that West
Point sought ito recruit" Ken Goff,
Rhode Island State backfield star.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
FROM THE PRESS BOX
Frisch Plans Shifts to Improve Cards;
rs Ready to Peddle Higgins for $1,000
RY John LARD

RANKIE FRISCH, the white
hope of the Winter books to
keep those Chicago Cubs from
L repeating. will make his first
move in that direction by shifting
Pepper Martin back TO the outf1eld
and using Charlie Colbert at third.
He will. that is. if Gelberts China legs
hold up and Mr. Martin doesn't kill
himself in the meanwhile.
The Pep has been instructed by the
front Office to stay out of fights and
midget racing cars this Winter and
report for training in one big, smiling
piece,
Evening star., 1936-01-27
Mangan Wants Revenge.


MANGAN, uncertain about his entry
Az until after that race, decided on
his way home to have another shot at
Cunningham and incidentally take on
San Romani, Gene Venzke of Penn
sylvania and Don Lash of Indiana,
who will try for double" in the mile
and 2-mile races.
Others entered include Chuck Horn
bostel, former Indiana star; Eulace
Peacock and AL Threadgill of Temple
and Harold Manning, Wichita, Kans.,
distance star.
Among the newcomers will be Sam
Allen of Oklahoma Baptist University,
Forest Towns of Georgia and Dan CAL
demeyer Of Indiana. murders; Pete
Bennett. Pitt high jumper, and Charles
Beetham, Ohio State half miller.
Evening star., 1936-01-27

George Perry and Gene McCann
Of the Yankee front ofiice have
the best gag :. when they want
a day OF, they 60 into Business
Manager Ed Barrow's Office and
pull sneeze or two Col. Bar
row, who wants no part Of any
body's cold. promptly orders them
home just in case you're inter-
ested, Postmaster General Farley
and James Joy Johnston. who fell
out over Jimmy Walker, have
kissed and made up.
Just a day or so before he was
sold to the Red Sox, Cleveland
offered $3.50 cash for Jimmie
Foxx which probably means
Foxx cost the Sox around $50 G's
may not be news, but Luis
Angel Firpo Is busted again -.
last years head coaches at Ten
nessee. Tulane and william and
Mary Will function Is drst ueuteu-
Evening star., 1936-01-27
RINALDI QUINT AHEAD

Goes overtime to Beat SIeUthS IN
Rubber Contest, 1923.
Despite the Rinaldi Tailors' 1923
victory over the Bureau of Investi-
CATION yesterday at the George Wash
ington gym, local followers of anna
teur basket ball are convinced very
little, if any, superiority exists be-
tween the two deadly rivals.
Playing their rubber game in three
meetings before packed gym. the
Tailors and Sleuths battled for two
extra periods before Bill Noonan
started on scoring rampage which
turned the tide in Rinaldi's favor.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
$4,000 would buy the pink
Ioclr ct and UInvo
Bids Pour in for Lindstrom.

WHEN the boys heard of Freddie
w Lindstroms release by the Cubs,
and asked Bill Terry how he felt about
it, William replied sit doesn't interest
me-" William and Lindy were rivals
for John McGraw's job before McGraw
died, aud Lindy lost out.
He likes no part of the Memphis
man, but plenty of people like Lindy.
He is getting bids from the Braves.
Yankees and White Sox. to name a
few Terry still hopes to- grab
first baseman by April, and his best
bet now is Jim Collins or Johnny Mize
of the Cardinals. depending on which
one the Cards want to keep q. the
deal for Dolph Camilli is stone cold.
Terry's bidding price was s25 900 and
the Phil's asking price was s50.000,
and never the twain shall meet.
There's been an orgy of unionizing
among the sports writer's of the East
lately with new organizations formed
by the foot ball, boxing and basket
ball reporters in New York Nat
Fleischer. editor of the Ring magazine
and workhorse of the Boxing Writers
Association, stepped into still another
branch Of the spotlight last week
when he censored the three dumb
dukes of the State Boxing Commission
via radio and drew howl for in
vestigation by the Legislature.
Chief Little Wolf, the navajo
death trap wrassler, could take
lessons in acting from Chief
Thunder Bird.
Thunder Bird impersonates Sitting
Bull with world of comedy stuff on
the ball in Joel Sayre's new motion
picture Annie Oakley" S. l..
Roxy" Rothafel, the stage and micro
phone Napoleon who died Tuesday,
was a professional ball player in his
youth :. . The foot ball people always
ask you to name names when you
make charges. but it would embarrass
them and me if named certain
star in the Southern Conference and
the three colleges and two proteams
for which he has worked in the last
six years.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
Many Work as Pages.

MAJ. GRIFFITH found that many
A'A students we're employed as pages
and bill clerks in the House Of Rep
resentatives and in the Senate. -Four
of these students were foot ball play
ers. He also learned that the de-
partment of public. works employed
about 20 students on part-time
basis. Six of these were Ohio State
athletes.
Some students from Capitol Uni
versity at Columbus also were em-
ployed by the department of public
works" the report continued. THE
highway department gave employ
ment to a number of athletes. some
of whom were enrolled in universities
other than Ohio State. For instance,
I found that Joseph Clauss OF the
University Of Wisconsin and Robert
Purdy of Purdue were employed dur
ing the last two Summers by the
Ohio highway department.
In summarizing the report, Maj.
Griffith found that the work per-
formed by the foot ball players was
the same as that performed by other
regular employees; that the athletes
were paid the same as were nom
athletes holding similar jobs; that
the percentage of student. not en-
gagged in athletics, but who were
employed by the State, was far in
excess of the number of athletes en-
ployed and that all athletes in ques-
ton obtained their jobs on their own
initiative and with the aid of friends
Evening star., 1936-01-27
Fate Overtakes Auto Racer
Gordon, Who Joked at Death, Killed as Car
Leaps Wall in Los Angeles Contest.

the wall and was thrown from his
machine.
Laughing about the accident
later, he related:
II didn't have much time to
think-I remember. though. saying
Damn it. now I'll have to wait un-
til next year."
The next year" was TO have
been this year.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
SEEK 145.P0UND FOES.

Eighth Street Business Men basket
ers want games with 145-pound quints.
Call Bill Beck at Lincoln 6043 after
pm.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
gt Beckon Reynolds Stone " Seeks Revenge Ohio

Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Ohio State vs.. George Washing
ton, Tech High School, 8.
Boxing.
frankie Blair VS.. Mickey Serrian,
feature bout, 10 rounds, Turner'S
Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown vs.. Yale, New Haven,
Conn.
Roosevelt VS.. Western at Tech
public high school title series),
$3.50.
Eastern VS.. Tech at Roosevelt
public high school title series),
$3.50.
Georgetown Frosh at Central.
$3.50.
Woodward VS.. Benjamin Frank
lin, Y. M. C. A., 8.
st. Adams VS.. Landon, Kensing-
ton Armory, 3:45.
Boxing.
Columbus University VS.. Miami,
Turner'S Arena, $50.
WEDNESDAY.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown VS.. Army at West
Point.
Roosevelt VS.. Episcopal at Alex
andria. 3:45.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Montgom.
ery-Blair at Silver Spring. 3:45.
Georgetown Frosh at Eastern.
3:45.
Central VS.. Maryland Frosh at
College Park, 4.
Washington-Lee High at Com
zaea, 3:45.
Boxing.
Golden Gloves amateur tourna-
ment. Catholic University, 8.
THURSDAY.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown VS.. Temple at Phila-
delphia.
William and Mary VS.. Maryland
at College Park, 8l5.
Landon at Bethesda Chevy
Chase, 3:45.
Table Tennis.
American zone championships,
Tech High School, 7.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
Mount ST Mary's at Catholic
University, 8:l5.
Southeastern at Wilson Teachers,
8 o'clock.
Eastern VS.. Western at Roose-
welt public high school title series),
$50.
Gonzaga at ST. Johns, 8.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Episcopal at
Alexandria. 3:45.
Annapolis High VS.. Montgomery
Blair at Silver Spring, 4.
Table Tennis.
American zone championships,
Tech High School, Z.
Wrestling,
Ernie Dusek VS.. Joe Cox, feature
match, Turner's Arena, $50.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
Duke VS.. Maryland at College
Park. 8.
Gallaudet at American Univer-
sity. 8:l5.
Central VS.. MaSsanutten Military
Academy at Woodstock. Va.
Tech VS.. Navy Plebes at An
napolis. Md.
Episcopal VS.. Augusta Military
Academy at Staunton. Va.
Church Farm School of Phila-
delphia at St. Adams, $50.
Montgomery Blair at Charlotte
Hall.
Kendall VS.. West Virginia School
for Deaf, Romney, w. Va.
Virginia State VS.. Miner Teachers
College. Cardozo High School, 2.
Boxing.
Virginia VS.. Maryland at College
Park. 8.
Catholic University VS.. Duke at
Durham. N. C.
Golden Gloves amateur tourna-
ment, Catholic University, 8.
Track.
Maryland in Millrose games at
New York.
Table Tennis.
American zone championships.
Tech High School, 8.
Swimming.
Mems National A. A. U. 300-yard
medley relay championships.
Shoreham Hotel, 8.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
RetzIan Has His Points,

netZIdH HAS HIS
CHARLIE RETZLAFF has a lot of
left-handed recommendations for
his fight with Joe Louis this Friday.
Big Charles was knocked out in one
round by King Levinsky and Isidoro
Gastanaga. That sounds impossible
but Charles is something of miracle
worker.
Being knocked out by Louis
will be mere child's play for
him.
One of the questions in new
questionnaire has to do with the
authorship of the song. Take Me
Out to the Ball Game" If memory
does not deceive your correspondent,
the author was Albert Won Tilzer,
brother of Harry, the greatest hit
writer of all time Another ques-
tion is who killed Stanley Ketchel?"
the answer being Walter Dipley. The
scene of the shooting was Conway,
Md. Jimmy Braddock is leaving
for a tour of the South, to be climaxed
by three straight days of solid sleeping
in Miami.
Copyright, 1896. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1ncp
Evening star., 1936-01-27

gains his health Two weeks .
Of frenzied long -distancing failed
to induce Red Dawson, chief aide
to Bernie Bierman at Minnesota.
to take over the No. ! coaching job
at Tulane.
Evening star., 1936-01-27

this Summer. Extra color never hurt
a ball club. though Frenchy's color is
already very bright.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
WANT BASKET GAMES.

The Virginia Trojans are anxious to
book strong unlimited basket ball
teams. Call Ralph Milstead at Claren-
don 1852.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
HEURICH LEAGUE MEETS.

All Heurich Basket Ball League
managers are requested to report at a
meeting at Twenty-sixth and Water
streets tonight at O'CLOCK.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, January ~
M Here is something for the
" Joe Louis scoffers to think
a about Artie McGovern
has seen 'em come and 60
he Is Jack Dempsey's best friend
Evening star., 1936-01-27
Dempsey Sighs, But Says "No."

JACK DEMPSEY could not restrain
sigh when Lester Stoefen, the
pro tennis ace ambitious to be a
heavyweight fighter. came to see him
about the matter. What a profile!'
said Mr. Dempsey. You wouldn't
want to spoil it. would you?" Mr.
Stoefen saw the Justice of this remark
and withdrew Ned Irish, the
promoter who is making a big-time
game out of intersectional college
basket ball. with New York University
as his ace card is in very wrong with
the students of that institution. The
N. Y. U. kids claim he is racketizing
their team and sticking them in the
back corners of the house. while out
side customers get the best seats But
the college authorities are putting a
muZZln on CAMPUS protest
Evening star., 1936-01-27
It's just as well that Larry
McPhail decided to train his
Cincinnati Reds in Puerto Rico
instead of Cuba,

The Dodgers went to Havana few
years ago with the mistaken impress
sion that it was their duty to drink
the city out of debt. Cuba made
profit on the deal but the Dodgers
didn't incidentally. it is the
earnest hope of Casey Stengel that
Frenchy Bordagaray. his light-footed
but erratic young outfielder. will con-
tinue to grow and nourish his handle
bar mustache for display in Brooklyn
Evening star., 1936-01-27
Broken Leg San Romanfs Break"

Broken Leg San R0manfs Break"
GAN ROMAN1, an unknown until he
~ won the national collegiate A. A.
mile title, suffered a fractured leg
when run over by q truck and barely
escaped an amputation. Exercises to
strengthen the leg helped his develop
ment into stardom.
One Of a half-dozen newcomers, who
will make their garden debuts in the
seasons second big time" meet, San
Romani will have to do some speedy
stepping to attract much attention.
He has to compete with the Cunning
ham-Joe Mangan "feud" which de-
veloped at Boston Saturday in the run
ming of the K. of c. mile.
In the last lap of that race Mangan
tried to pass Cunningham. Just as he
drew alongside, Glenn swerved a trifle
and threw him off his stride. then
went on to win by some 6 inches in the
slow time of 4:17.7. The cheers that
followed sounded more Bronx" than
Boston, but Cunningham later ex-
planned that turned ankle caused the
SWerVe.
Evening star., 1936-01-27
G. W. Not to Change Tactics.

COACH BILL REINHART, who has
banked on his gluelike man-foY-
man defense to stop seven foes this
year. won't alter those instructions to-
night. preferring to mold the other man
in check while running up enough
points TO win, himself. G. W.'s foes
have averaged only nine field goals
per game against the system this year.
speaking we'll for the Inauguration Of
the Reinhart defense
Ben Goldfadden and Tom OBrien
will take their places on the floor with
Klesel at the opening whistle, present.
ing the most powerful scoring trio in
District college ranks Capt. Tuffy
Leemans and George Frielicher will
start as the guards. with Milton
Schonfeld awaiting the call to worry
the enemy at a moments notice.
Forty-fve cents has been set as the
admission fee.
Casting sentiment our of the vln-
dow, We nevertheless are picking G. w.
to avenge their lone defeat tonight.