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Evening star., 1937-03-23
TITLE TO SLEUTHS
IN REVENGE GAME
Gain A. A. U. Crown as They
Get Even for Earlier De-
feat by w. P. A.

UREAU OF INvEsTIGA-
* TION'S basket ball team is
the new A. A. q. unlimited
champion Of the District, and
the manner in which it gained the
crown is almost as pleasing to its fol-
lowers as the title itself.
For the G-Men'e last obstacle in
the titular clash last night at Tech
High was none other than District
w. P. A., one Of the few teams to de-
feat them all season. Last night,
however, when the biggest chips were
down, Investigation rose to the oc-
casion to win by a 34-to-3O score. w.
P. AS margin of victory in the earlier
game was points.
That APPOINT difference, moreover,
is due only to a squirt in the last four
minutes by the losers, who cut down
a 34-to22 lead in the late stages.
Previously, Jimmy and Herbie Thomp-
son and Center Bill Robinson had coll
laborated to give the G-Men an early
lead, which they never lost, and only
the great individual effort of Lavelle
(DopeV Dean kept the Public Work
ers in the game
Evening star., 1937-03-23

Chappie scored one day as an end.
Eyes, we went together then" ad-
mits Mrs. Chapman, whose brothers
played on the same school teams with
Fred and Ben But when Ben and
myself went out it always was on a
double date. 1 went with another
boy and he with another girl. Ben
and 1 fused all the time because he
was trying to tell my boy friend how
to handle me-"
How does his theory work these
days, now that he's got TO do it him
self?
Well" smiled the missus, It let
him think he's running the show, but
have my say now and then Don't I,
hon. 2"
Sington, like a giant, shaggy mas
tiff watching over them, says little.
But every now and then, at least once
a day, he keeps muttering:
Gosh, can't get over playing side
by side on the same team with you
again"
Evening star., 1937-03-23

sea. He was far removed, seemingly,
from his old pal.
But the gods OF base ball were kind
Trade winds swept Chapman from
the Yankees to Washington in 1897
after Ben had put in eight full years
at New York. Sington found him.
self with Chattanooga last season, led
the Southern Association in hitting
with a 1884 average. He was recalled
and he came to Washington honored
as the most valuable player IN his
league. Coincidental isn't it. that
Chapman, a few weeks later, was to
be named Washington's most valuable
player?
Marries School "Sweetie."
THEY room together on the road
and down here in training camp
they talk of the 'old days" with Mrs
Ben Chapman, beauteous Birming-
ham gal who went through high
school with Ben and Freddy, and still
remembers scores of the games Fred
pitched and the five touchdoWns
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Varied Sports
College Basket Ball

College Basket Ball.
Pitt. 35: Temple 30 eastern Inter-
collegiate Conference play-off)
College Base Ball.
Ohio State 5; Washington and Lee /.
Mississippi State, IL: Minnesota, 6.
louisiana State. 3: Iowa, Go in
ningsl.
Rollinss. 6: Emory and Henry. s.
College Golf.
Richmond. 16h; Boston College. IN.
Girls A. A. U. Basket Ball.
Kansas City Cardinals. 27: White
water (Kans), IL.
Wichita Thurstons. SO: Emory
(Tex), IL.
Des Moines A. I. B., So; Leon
tKanS.), IA.
=, Houston Watkins. So; Kansas City
Lambuth College. %; Pittsburgh. 12.
Nashville Business College, SO; Alya
(Okla) Boosters. 8.
Little Rock Flyers, "a: Garden City
(Kans.), IL.
Nashville Carriers. 10: Topeka
Sewells, 16.
Goddard (Kans0. "a: Bethel
Nurses, Is.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
"Y" LEADS IN HAND BALL
Puts Three Players in Second
Round of Four-Wall Meet.

Three Y. M. c. A. and two Jewish
Community Center hand ball players
will march into the second round OF
the seventh annual four-wau tourna-
ment at the Y. NJ c. A tonight as a
result Of victories in the opening
round. Jack Schwartz. seeded No. l
in the singles, will make his first ap-
pearance and doubles competition will
begin.
The VS. cause last night was ad-
vanced by Joe Cowley, Finley and
Fray, none of whom were extended by
Center players. Cowley defeated Reu-
ben, 2l-9, 2l-6; Finley eliminated
Kelenson, 21-8, 21-11, and Fray elm
mated Silverman by default.
J. c. C.'s two victories were re-
corded by Roster, who defeated Levin,
2l-l4, 2l-9, and Shmukler, who
swamped Englehardt, 21-7, 21-2.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Subs Make Hit Here.

pERHAPS it is more than a coinci-
dence that Loder and London
failed to appear, but thus far the
damage, if any, to local boxing has
been featherweight De Foe, New
York featherweight, substituted for
London last week against Ray In
gram and produced a creditable but
losing performance, while Johnny
Lucas, Camden welterweight, replaced
Loder last night against Werther
Arcelli and dropped a dubious deci-
sion.
Maybe it is not coincidence that
excuses preferred by managers of both
fighters are feeble and patterned along
the same lines. London failed to
meet his pilot, Irving Cohen, to make
the trip here, while Henry Andrews,
LoderS manager, explained he had
been in an automobile accident and
thus could not meet his fighter at
the appointed time. Both managers
claimed they made frantic but futile
efforts to locate their respective
fighters.
Goldie is outspoken in his charges
that the fighters in each instance were
induced to fail to fulfill their con-
tracts. The District Boxing Commits
sion will prosecute if proof is offered
that the run-outs were arranged. but
Goldie thus far has not supplied the
local boxing body with the necessary
names.
Loder and his manager face indefi-
mite suspension by the National Box
ing Association. The same dose Was
dealt London and his pilot last week.
While Ahearn was being initiated
into his new role as a sleuth. Wash
1ngton's flstic followers expressed
contrasting opinions over Arcelli's
elght-round split decision victory.
Referee Eddie La Fond and Judge DR..
Bob Eller voted for Arceni, while
Judge DR.. o. q. Singer thought Lucas
the winner.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Patsip of High School Days Is Rene,ved by T,uo Mats
When Sington, Ace Kid Hurler and Chapman too Slo'o
For Track Youngster, Play Side by Side Outfield
Fred, Star in Early Days,
Finds Path to Top
Rough-Ben's Great
Speed H elps Him
Soar Quickly.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

~ RLANDO, Fla, March 23-
Like low brassie shot
zoomed line drive of the
~ bat Of White Sox hitter and
two Washington outfielders took up
the chase. One, trim as a greyhound.
cornered the ball in deep center Of
Griffith Stadium and whipped it to
the infield. The other puffed to the
spot and for moment they waited,
painting, for the results OF the throw.
Then
Il can't get over our playing side by
side on the same team" said the big
man. After all these years."
That was q queer thing for Fred
Sington to say to Ben Chapman at
that moment, when the opposition had
just sent them scurrying for a long
base hit in an important game. But
Chapman only smiled, slapped him
on the back, and they took positions
That was last Summer, when Sing
ton came up from Chattanooga for a
trial in the Nationals outfield Now he
is listed as full-f1edged regular, but
never a day passes when Freddy fails
to say, Il can't get over playing on
the same team with you"
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Dean of Losers Stars.

DEAN proved the individual star,
scoring six field goals and a free
toss for 13 points. Bobby Lucas and
Bill Noonan were the only other losers
to drop in more than one field goal,
each counting for two. 1t was a bitter
pill for the w. P. A. five to swallow,
as the same group Of players, under
different sponsorship, has been among
the fnalists or semi-fnalists for the
past two years.
Senate Beers team won the 145-
pound championship in a walk, De-
partment of Agricultures team being
no match. The score was 56 to 81.
Center F. Scheele was the Beermen' S
chief threat, sending 13 points
through the cords, while a teammate,
Edelin,, accounted for 10.
Evening star., 1937-03-23

Continued From Twelfth Page)
bies, tap rooms, drug stores, depart
ment stores and pool rooms. There
is no escaping them, and while they
definitely are mechanical contrap-
tions which certainly give the player
nothing resembling break there are
devotees by the thousand. and with
more than average intelligence.
Only one man known to the
Washington club is ahead of
these cancers with handles, and
he Is Nick Altrock. Old Nico-
demus is S14O to the good to
date.
He hits jack pots on the nickel
machine, graduates to the dime affair
and catches three plugs in a row, and
then plug at the dollar gobbler, where
he is content to hit three in row
and walk off with S11.
No such player is Buck NeWsom,
f'rinstance, and any number of others.
Once they get the hook in their re-
spective noses there is no stopping
ullUil tllCi pcShCUS dlC Cilipby.
P. T. Was Right.
THE internal machines, incidentally,
are doomed to go out, according
to reformers. This is a laugh to the
business man of Orlando Just the
other day one said:
They'll never take them out.
How in the world do you think
1 exist? 1 run tap room. 1t
doesn't make money. But
have half dozen slot ma
chimes, get so per cent of the
take and manage to do all right.
I can't tell you the figure, but
you'd be surprised at the total
that even a nickle machine
gobbles up daily"
1t seems that slot machines are here
to stay. According to people who
should know, Orange County which
embraces Orlando, collects 100000
annually from the slot machine peo-
pie for licenses, etc.
Nobody is throwing that kind of
dough away. What Barnum said peo-
pie tagged too we'll.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
MARATHON APRIL 4.

The fifth annual handicap mara
thon of the Easterwood Democratic
Club of Baltimore will be held on
Sunday, April 4. Entry blanks at
the clubs headquarters, 2l18 West
North avenue, Baltimore, will be avail
able in a few days
Evening star., 1937-03-23
PeyS Success in World PIuv Is Great Puzzle TO Ten
Fights Last Night
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


NEW YORK.-Irving Eldridsa l34ha,
New York, outpoin&ed frankie WAL
lace. 1875 Cleveland t6).
CH1CAGO:-Harold Brown. 145,
Chicago, .outpointed CASTOR Le Cadre.
CINCINNATI: MalSS Ga.oNnN Norment 9usries,
die Miller, l26a4. Cincinnati IO).
PITTsBURGH.-Al Gamer, 171A.
Mignault. ia, Brockton. Mass doo.
Washington, Pa. outpointed Dave
Barry. l27. Chicago 00).
DENVER.-Frank Edgren. 177h7.
Denver outpointed Hank Bath, 176,
Fort Morgan, Colo. I0).
BOSTON.-Andy Callahan. 144R
Lawrence: Mass, outpointed Sammy
Fuller; 140i2, Boston uO)..
HOLYOKE. MasS-Yustin Struts.
2l5, New York. outpointed Eddie tUn-
known Winston. 1914, Holyoke -10).
LANCASTER. Pa.-Jacky Wilson.
1T. Pittsburgh. outpointed Charley
Burns. 1856. Johnstown (S). Earl
FPreederick: I33. Lancaster outpointted
SCRANTON, Pa.-Tony Rock. i46a4,
sasip an 45 g. ssra9on eFp1ors' G MSkey marty sTr
Cardone, 100. Enghamton. N. Y. out
pointed Jack Hunley 161, Old Forge.
1929. Garfield N. j., outpointed Fred
die Red Cochrane 1861. Elizabeth.
N. J. (9) Mickey Duca, 139, Phila-
delphia, outpointed Mike Piskin, l421a,
Freehold, N. j. tS).
Evening star., 1937-03-23
TERROR GRlDDER ON MAT
Kaplan to Grapple Maynard in
Prelim Here Thursday.

A former Western Maryland foot
ball player who saw action against
several local elevens in the last few
years will return to Washington in the
role of wrestler at Turner's Arena
Thursday night.
He is Bernie Kaplan, whose line play
for the Terrors, under Dick Harlow
earned him honorable mention Of all
Eastern teams. Thursday he will grap-
pie with Joe Maynard of Brooklyn
in Commute preliminary to the La
verne BaXter-Willie Davis bout
Kaplan also won the Eastern inter-
collegiate hght-heavyweight cham
pionship as boxer on Western Mary
lands team.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Protected, Says Foley.

IN CHICAGO, Joe Foley, who signed
the champion for the Louis en-
counter, said: The Gardens contract
expires June 3 and We are interested
only in what happens between then
and late night of June %. . = We
are fully prepared to take necessary
steps against anything that looks an at
tempt to interfere with our bout. +" -"
In New York neither Joe Gould,
Braddock's manager, nor Col. John
Reed Fitzpatrick, Garden president,
would comment on the injunction pro-
ceedings.
Evening star., 1937-03-23

this sector. His official conduct has
been one of the stepping stones by
which boxing here has climbed.
The referees and Heinie have stuck
by the commission when there wasn't
any money in the till They doubt
less will continue to do so, but they
now deserve a better financial break.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Danno OMa-
honey, 231, Ireland, threw George
Koverly, 215, Hollywood, Calf.
I7:26).
PLAINFIELD, N. Joe Dusek.
22l, Omaha. defeated Sander Vary,
2l5. Hungary.
ATLANTIC CITY Mike Ma
zurki, 225, New York, threw Gus
Sonnenberg, 218, Boston G6:1D.
PORTLAND, Me-Curly DON
chin, 1876, Milwaukee, defeated
Otto Won zuppke, 1872, Germany
(two of three falls).
Evening star., 1937-03-23
TROUBLE FOR WESTERN
Fast Morristown, N. J., Five En-
ters Glens Falls Tourney.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GLENS FALLS, N. Y, March %
Four States and the District of Co.
lumbia will be represented in the
eighteenth annual Eastern States scho-
lastic basket ball tournament here
next week with the entrance of the
crack Morristown IN. J) High School
quint last night completing the list of
contestants.
Major teams entered in the high
school division, in addition to the
Morristown five, which has won %
games N 36 starts this season, are
Western High of Washington, D. c.;
Baldwin High of Long Island and
Utica Free Academy Of Utica, N. Y.
Competition will start on April l.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
NAVY FENCERS THIRD
Finish Back of Army and Temple
in Collegiate Loop.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 23.-Though
the Navy won from the Army in the
gymnastic match last Saturday at
Dartmouth. the Army leads in the
final ranking of the members Of the
Intercollegiate Gymnastic League.
The Army, which lost only to the
Navy, is tied with Temple for first
place, the latter having lost only to the
Army.
Princeton and the Navy, which each
lost two matches, are tied for third
place.
Saturdays victory for the Navy was
something of a surprise.
Army and Navy teams also will be
brought together in the finals of the
Fencing and Rifle Shooting AsSocia-
tions, but not in direct dual meetings.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
DYKES LASHES CHISOX.

Observation-Disclosures Dykes gave
the Chicago White Sox tongue lash
ing for slovenly fielding in two games
against Los Angeles, pointedly telling
players that none of them Is indis-
pensable to the club.
Evening star., 1937-03-23

s / n ce P erry
reached the top
I have watched
him without a
great admiration
for his game.
Rather have I
felt an admira-
ton that a man
with so faulty a
game could rise
above it by the
q [ I r / b u [ e S OF
courage, will to
WIN, phys / C a |
stamina and tao
tical worth.
Vat Yrhan Derry
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Braddock Coming North.

THE deputy, told the champion was
not in his hotel room on Miami
Beach, had no better success in visits
to Miami night spots.
The weary deputy planned to re-
sumo the search today, but there was
persistent rumor that Braddock
would be on his way northward this
morning.
The champion had planned to leave
later today
Francis NJ Miller, the Gardens at
torney here, claimed in his petition to
Circuit Judge H. F. Atkinson the New
York corporations reputation as a
sports promoter would be 'irreparably'
damaged should Braddock fail to fight
Schmeling in New York.
He said the Garden had executed no
less than three contracts with Brad
dock for the title defense and that
the bout promised net profit of
$150,000.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
&zd2ANG1V' OK -
EM IT, ROPE G4%EA At

of whom likes to hug, IS real effort
The same applies for light-heavy-
weights, middleWeights and welter-
weights. Then there's always the
chance of absorbing stray blow
Mugsy Morris, who has been knocked
out in the capacity of referee, will
testify to that
Vested with dictatorial authority in
so far as halting a contest is con-
cerned, the referee must be lily
white in character for the simple
reason that there's always a CLIQUE
of gamblers who don't care to have
that particular fight stopped.
II they thought a referee
could be reached" they would
approach him with tempting
offers. There's nothing like =
sure thing in gambling circles.
Referees snare $50 for four nights
work in Golden Gloves Journeys here
and $40 for three nights employment
in District A. A U. meets. which
doesn't come exactly under the cate
CORY of getting rich quickly.
Maj. Miller Poorly Paid.
WHILE we're on the subject OF
W throwing money around, Mai.
Harvey L. (Heinie) Miller, secretary
of the commission, doubtless would
like a raise, although he is in no
position to admit it. His salary would
amaze you by its insigniicance.
The local commission offices
are open every week day and
Heinie always is there. That
situation cannot be duplicated
in the United States because
most State commissions convene
only about twice a month.
Miller, in case urgent action is
needed, can obtain the vote of men,
bers of the local boxing body in five
minutes.
Heinie's duties are varied and nu-
merous, but, nevertheless, he has more
than filled requirements, with an in
sight into the boxing business which
certainly ranks second to none in
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Trails Part and Join.

TT WAS from this team that Chappie
jumped into organized ball. Nee
came to scout Sington. He saw Chap
man and offered him a contract. At
first Ben didn't take it. Sington, an
honor student, was going to Ala
Evening star., 1937-03-23
COVERS
(. IN BOUT WITH LAW
EIudes Process Server as
Garden Seeks to Check
Fight in Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.

a IAMI, Fla, March 23-Su-
nu perior footWork seemed today
IVY to have given Heavyweight
4 a Champion Jim Braddock the
opening round in his legal bout with
Madison Square Garden to determine
II he will defend his title first against
Max Schmeling or Joe Louis.
The Garden obtained q Circuit
Court order yesterday requiring Brad
dock to show why he should not be
restrained from boxing the Negro in
Chicago June % without first meeting
Max for the Garden in New York.
April was set for a hearing.
Braddock couldn't be found by a
deputy sheriff who went out to serve
the order. The champion left the
Tropical Park race track shortly be-
fore the deputy arrived.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
BILL TO SEEK KEY
TOMORROW NIGHT
Eager to AnaIyze Briton'S
Tennis Game He Never
Has Admired.
BY BILL TILDEN.

"A yEW YORK, March 23.-At long
N last, am going to do some
VI thing I've wanted to do for
L years-play Fred Perry here
tomorrow night in Madison Square
Garden. If it does nothing else, it
will settle question perplexing me
since Perry became world amateur
champion.
III find, once and for all, Just how
good Perry really is. Frankly, ever
Evening star., 1937-03-23
WILL UMP HIGH SERIES
Watt and Desper Again Picked to
Handle Title Games.

Handle Title Games.
Once again the familiar pair of
George Watt and Clarence (Dike)
Desper will umpire during the inter-
high base ball series.
Their selection for the 1887 cam
paign, which will be six-team race
for the first time, was announced yes
terday by irterhigh officials.
The exceptional high caliber of their
work won them the posts again after
careful consideration of all applicants.
Evening star., 1937-03-23
Too "SIow" for Runner.

oo 'ioW hunHcI.
CHAPMAN long since has won fame
as a base stealer and speedster
who belongs in the class of Ty Cobb
Max Carey and other greyrounds of
the base paths. Strange, then, to
hear him reminisce when you asked
him what distance he ran in high
school.
Il was called too slow to be a run
ner." supplied Ben, who now is
acknowledged as the peer of any
major league speedster. Both Fred
and were shotputters. We'd walk
over to the track bowl. toss a couple,
and then move to the base ball field
Tor practice. I never won first place
as shotputter. Freddy, here, always
was first and I pretty nearly always
was second.
That was why I had to play end
on the foot ball team in my first
two years. I wanted to be a back,
but our coach said I was too slow
footed"
Other veins of their story likewise
are paradoxical. Today Chapman is
one Of the most prized outfelders in
big league ball and Sington still is on
trial. Yet in high school Sington
was considered the better ball player
Chapman, as matter of fact, was
cut from his high school squad the
first year he went out. That team
incidentally, produced nine boys who
later played major or minor league
ball.
What has hurt Sington's chances
as much as anything in pro base ball
has been his lack of a good arm. Yet
in high school Sington was the best
interscholastic pitcher in Alabama
and the boy whom the Yankees scout
Johnny Nee, really was looking over
when he picked up Chapman.
Fire Water" Helped Ben.
STRANGE, too, that even as Sington
started, as pitcher, Chappie
began as third baseman and short
stop and that Ben was considered the
better foot ball player in high school
although Sington's name still gets q
lot OF mention when Alabamans tall
of the Crimson Waves great Rose
Bowl teams.
"It was Sington who got me started
in base ball." admits Ben. "He was
such good pitcher that every team
in Birmingham wanted him. I wanted
to play semi-pr ball, but I couldn't
make a connection. Finally one o.
the biggest industrial clubs asked
Freddy to pitch for it. He refused
The manager carle to me and said
If you get Sington to pitch I'll carry
you along as utility shortstop. We've
got good one, but you can have 6
uniform. anyway, and sit ON tn.
bench
Freddy did it for me, because hi
knew how much 1 wanted to play
Then, on the first day I was with
the team, the shortstop went on {
drunk and I got chance. got thre'
doubles and they fired the othe
shortstop."
Evening star., 1937-03-23

stayed at the top and-still more
impressive to me-his ability to hold
Ellsworth Vines on their present pro
tour, a lurking doubt about my judg-
ment of Perry's game rose in my mind.
Even now I cannot see what it is
about his game that wins, yet it does.
Somehow behind Perry's apparently
unoffensive defense turks something
1 cannot see from the sidelines. I'm
curious. Tomorrow l shall find out.
There must be hidden something.
Certainly Vines and others could
swamp the apparent inconsistencies
of Perrys game, yet they don't. Only
on his great running forehand do l
see what is to the spectator shot of
q champion.
Evening star., 1937-03-23

Commission Takes 5 Per Cent.
THE commission, in case you don't
know it, takes per cent of the
gross gate on each card for mainte-
nance expenses. Referees are handed
10 per cent of that per cent when the
intake warrants it. Except for few
outdoor shows, the gate receipts never
yield enough for that extra little slice
and so the third man in the ring near
ly always performs for the magnificent
sum of $40.
That same clause stipulates that
referees here shall not be paid more
than $50 regardless of the Importance
of the argument.
For a bit of refereeing which
was adjudged fiawless by such
an astute judge of such things
as Edward c. Foster, chairman
Of the National Boxing Associa-
ton, Eddie La Fond received
$50.
In one corner was Freely Miller, re-
ceiving $4,000, and on the other stool
sat Petey Sarron, who collected $500.
In the middle, at $50, was La Fond,
who undoubtedly aided local boxing
immensely with his neat brand Of ref
ereeing before $4,000 spectators in a
world championship fight.
Make 1t Look Easy.
IF YOU believe a referees job is
an easy one, that's because you've
never tried it. True, Charley Reynolds
and La Fond make it appear easy
because they know their business,
which calls for blend of boxing and
juijitsu knowledge, coupled with
plenty Of common sense and fit
body.
Parting pair of heavyweights, one