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The Washington times., 1937-03-02

He was the last of the Mohicans
the last one Of the old schooI
who fought to the bitter end for
the ideal Of true amateuriSm in
intercollegiate athletics.
Jimmy'S was a losing battle, but
the winners in the uneven contest
never will enjoy Drivers reputa-
ton for cleanliness of character,
purity Of ideals and, above all else,
gentlemanly virtues.
We first met Jimmy Driver
more than a quarter Of a century
ago on the football field. That
was in the days Of the Georgetown
Virginia gridiron series. Jimmy
had come to Virginia by way of
William and Mary, then classed,
from an athletic point Of view, as
a prep school. He had been the
most popular of all athletes at
William and Mary and had been
made captain Of four teans-foot-
ball, baSebll, basketball, and track
in his senior year.
As a competitor, Jimmy Driver
was "tops." He played the game
up to the very hilt and for all ne
was worth. We rate Jimmy Driver
the cleanest, finest, and best op-
ponent we ever faced, along with
his friend and ccmpatriot, Bobby
Gooch, now q professor at Vir-
ginia.
Because of his worth as an ath-
lete at William and Mary, Driver
received numerous offers Of schol-
arShips, room and board, and
spending money.
Driver turned down every offer
and went to the University Of Vir-
ginia.
In the intercollegiate establish
ment, as director of athletics and
graduate manager, Jimmy has
been a builder. He built the Uni
versity Of South Carolina stadium.
South Carolina's field house is
named in his honor. He built four
playfields for the casual student
athletes Of South Carolina. At Vir-
ginia he supervised the building OF
Scott Stadium, probably Americas
most beautiful monument to inter
collegiate athletics. think it is %
tennis courts at the University Of
Virginia which stand as reminders
of Jimmy's days as director of ath-
.letics. There are six playfields, too,
at Virginia, which Jimmy built for
intramural sports. He organized
golf, tennis and swimming at Vir-
ginia, and golf, tennis and track
at the University Of South Caro-
lima.
All Of us who know Jimmy
Driver agree with the University
of Virginia editorial writer who
penned the following editorial:
JAMES G. DRIVER
When in the future people will
speak Of Jimmy Driver at the uni
verSity, those who knew him will
have instant recollection of him,
not as the busy executive Of Vir-
ginia'S great boxing nights, not as
the recognized authority and COM
mitteeman in collegiate and even
Olympic boxing circles, not as the
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Baseball ProSperS

MarSans is a sanitary inspector for
the Cuban government. Almeida
coaches the Vedado amateur base
ball club. Cabrera sells reserved
seats at Tropical Park baseball
field and Padrone, besides peddling
pool slips, sells mutuel tickets at
the jai alai fronton.
OF course, the most famous Gu
bans in the majors were Havan'S
star battery, Luque and Gonzales,
who broke into American baseball
back in 1912 with the Long Branch
club of the New York New Jersey
League Both are functioning as
coacheS-Luque in the very ball
park where he played so often as
young lad, never dreaming, per.
haps, he would one day come back
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
6. W. High Girls
Play in Tourney

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 2.
The George Washington High
School girls, coached by Miss
Dorothy Snedegar, will compete in
the Montgomery county sports
manShip" basketball tournament
Thursday.
The Alexandria girls yesterday
won from their rival, Lee-Jackson,
21-12. Miss Petersillia was the
high scorer for the winners.
Friday the George Washington
High boys meet George Washing
ton Frosh here in their big game
of the season. The game starts at
8 o'clock.
The Service Club League bowl
ing matches slated for tomorrow
night follow: Lions VS.. Executives
and Rotary VS.. Kiwanis. The Ex-
ecutives are leading the loop.
Plans are going forward for the
annual Pep Club banquet to the
G. w. High athletes which will be
held on March 10,
The Washington times., 1937-03-02

Ell Pals, pointed out big, dark
skinned chap selling pool tickets
in a corner Of the brandstand.
"PadrOne," he said. "He was
a great ball player once. Now he
sells these pool tickets to earn a
bare living"
1t was the same Padrone who
couldn't get into the major leagues
Lecause a dispute arose as to his
color. Marsans and Almeida, his
teammates at New Britain, made
the grade with Cincinnati, Mar
sans staying up for seven seasons
altogether with the Reds, st. Louis
Feds, Browns and Yanks. Almeida
lasted three seasons. Cabrera had
one tryout in the majors. Today
The Washington times., 1937-03-02

man with Iegend-like career in his
own college days, when he cap
tanned four major sports in one
year-nO, there was that in Mr..
Driver which ecIipsed even this
brilliance; he will live for those
who ever met him as the true gen.
tleman. We met and talked with
Mr.. Driver only once, and ever
since the recollection of him is
but the recollection of a winning
courtesy, consideration, tact, and
mOdesty. These qualities are not
incidentals which one would recall
with effort when trying to remem-
Der him. They are the essentials
which are inseparable from the
thought Of the man. And when
one left his company, it was a
spontaneous comment to make
upon the next occasion of his
name: "That man is a perfect gen.
tIeman."
Mr.. Driver will be missed at the
university as one person who could
remind us most effectively of that
traditional, but too easily idle
boast, "The Virginia gentleman"
So long. Jimmy; take care of
yourself. Stick to your ideals, for
because Of them we all love and ad-
mire you. More than anything
else, however, Jimmy, we respect
you. You, Jimmy, are indeed a
gentleman in the true sense of the
word. intercollegiate athletics
has lost its grandest character, and
we mourn. You have fought the
good fight. 1t isn't defeat, Jimmy
no, indeed-it is VICTORY!
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
D. {. Ring Body Hears
Lewis Case MondaV

Executive Secretary Edward B.
Foster, Of the N. B. A. and the
District Boxing Commission will
consider the case of John Henry
Lewis, light-heavyweight cham.
pion Of the world at a meeting
here Monday morning.
The champion is under suspen-
sion by the N. B. A. for taking a
run out powder on Tiger Roy
Williams here last summer. Lewis
will appear at the meeting with
his manager, Gus Greenlee. Pro
moter Earl Mcdonald and Match.
maker Walter Young will f1le;
charges against Lewis.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Palmer Is Seen
As Net Champ
Of Tourney

NEW YORK, March 2.-Ray
Palmer, jr., of New York, was be-
ing looked upon today as having
better than an even chance to win
the National Indoor Tennis cham
pionship here following his sur
prise victory over Gregory Man
gin, of Newark, N. j., four times
defending titleholder.
Palmer, hitherto little known in
tennis circles, eliminated the
champion, 6-3, 81.
In another upset, Morris Adels-
berg, of Brooklyn, defeated Arthur
Hendrix, Of Lakeland, Fla, third
in the seeded list, 8-6, IS; while
Frank ]. Bowden, another seeded
man, had a hard time defeating
George R. Preston, 81, IS.
Frank Parker, Spring Lake, N. j.,
second in the seeded list, defeated
Joseph Fishback, New York title
holder, 6-3, 6-1; and Walter
Senior, California; David N. Jones
and Leonard Hartman won their
maCcneS IN SCra1gnC sets. j. Gil
bert Hall, New York, won from
William T. Tilden, Sd, Of Philadel-
phia, by default.
In the women'S division, all of
the five seeded players survived
the first-round matches. Nine.
Sylvia Henrotin, Of France, de-
feated Miss Beatric Ziegler, 6A
Ga; Miss Norman Taubele, who
was runner-up for the title last
year, defeated Miss Dorothy Nc.
Cam, 81, 60. Miss Florence
LIE Boutillier beat Miss Helen An
ton, 60, 6-3. Miss Millicent
Hirsh defeated Miss Natasha
Igotenko, 60, 51, and Miss
Helen Bernhard defeated Miss
Edith Lynen. 60. Ga
The Washington times., 1937-03-02

permanency. In the interim Cuba
has shaken off the Spanish yoke,
outgrow its Swaddling clothes of
American protection and passed
through several phases of self
government, but, through wars
and revolutions, baseball has pros
pered like that species of shade
trees imported from Australia
which now protect thousands of
acres of Cuban soil from the
Scorching rays of the tropical sun.
Jai alai has been called Cuba's
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Maryland Five
In Conference
Tourney

RALEIGH, N. c., March 2.
With the North Carolina-Duke
game as the headline attraction Of
the first round, the sixteenth an
nual Southern Conference basket
ball tournament will open In Ra-
leigh's Memorial Auditorium
Thursday afternoon.
Carolina and Duke, always
strong tournament entries, have
never before met in a first round
game, but their meeting guaran-
tees a capacity crowd for Thurs
day nights unusually fine pro-
gram.
The teams have met twice this
winter in regular scheduled games
and Carolina won both. The first
was played at Chapel Hill and the
score was 41-35. The second meet.
ing took place at Duke and the
final count was 37-32.
Overflow Crowd Due
The fact that Carolina has al.
ready beaten Duke twice will have
no effect on Thursday nights
crowd as a meeting of the schools
athletic teams-under any condi-
tions-is guarantee Of an over
flow crowd.
The game will start at 9:20 and
will bring Thursdays program and
the first round games to an end.
Carolina, seeded No. 2, is favored
over Duke although there are
those who say Duke can't be
beaten by Carolina more than two
times in a row.
The program Thursday evening
will open with N. C. State, seeded
No. 4, playing Maryland in another
headline attraction. These teams
also have met twice this year.
State won the first, 35-33, in an
overtime battle at State. The Sec
ond game, played at College Park,
went to Maryland, 41-35.
Top Strength
Maryland was without one reg
ular player in both games, but will
be at top strength for the tour
nament. States Red Terror's, how
ever, are picked by the fans to ad-
vance to the SemifinalS.
Washington and Lee, seeded No.
/, and South Carolina will open
Thursdays program and the tour
nament when they clash at 3
o'clock. The Generals are top
heavy favoriteS to win, but the
Gamecocks have come along fast
since the first of the year and may
give the Generals a surprise. The
teams have not met before this
winter.
The second game Thursday
afternoon will send Wake Forest,
seeded No. 3, against Richmond.
1t will be the first meeting Of the
teams this winter. They also are
new teams in the conference and
this is their first tournament.
Wake Forest, looked upon as the
dark horse entry, is favored. Rich
mond, however, is one of the few
teams to defeat Washington and
Lee this season.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Howard Five Wins
In Baltimore Game

Howard University'S basketball
team is back in Washington today
with a 38-37 victory over Nor
gan to its credit. The BisonS
scored over their rivals last night
in Baltimore, scoring the winning
goal with only four seconds left
to play. Jones, Howard's star for
ward, was high scorer, ringing up
IA points.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02

bered or Gar
cia to receive
his m e S S a g e
and Cuba was
still one Of the
colonies Of the
decadent Span
i sh e pire,
baseball was in
t ro d u ced on
t his beautiful
Sland of dream
ers. Now, AZ
years later, it
seems to be the
only American
institution that
has achi eyed
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Johnnies Cut Baseball

ANNAPOLIS, March 2.-St.
Johns College of Annapolis, will
not play baseball hereafter, it has
been announced by Valentine
Lentz, director Of athletics for the
Johnnies. Lack Of material Is
given as the reason for the de-
ciSion,
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Central Five
And Wilson's
Vie Today
BY GARRETT WATERS

That Sportsmanship Tourna-
ment at Montgomery High School
in Rockville on Thursday and Fri.
day.
One team already has come out
on the limb and predicted victory
for itself in the Junior class. That
team is the Friends School Jun
iors. coached by Harry English.
The Friends youngsters point to
their record for the season as a
basis for argument. 1t reads 10
victories as against three losses.
Victories over every prominent
private high school team is in
cluded in this record. Woodward
bowed twice, as did Landon and st.
Adams. The Friends team is COM
posed of youngsters from the
seventh, eighth and ninth grades.
Louis Newmyer, leading scorer,
Is the aggregation's top player.
He's totaled SIS points for the
campaign. Others include Cliff
Wannan, Oliver Mckee, Armand
Newmyer, Alvin Dulcan and
Bobby Fergus.
Open Card Thursday
Friends will have Georgetown
Prep, Gaithersburg and Mont.
gomery as opponents in the tour.
ney. Friends and Montgomery
open the schedule Thursday with
a o'clock game.
There are two other sections
of the tourney-a senior divi-
sion for boys and a division for
girl teams. The latter group will
find George Washington High,
Of Alexandria; Sherwood High,
Of Silver Spring; Bethesda-C Chevy
Chase High, Of Bethesda, and
Montgomery High, of Rockville,
competing.
The boys division will have
Sherwood, Montgomery, George
town Prep and Blair battling.
Montgomery won honors last
year and the season before.
A unique scoring system pre-
walls for the tourney. A team
gets 10 points for winning a
game and receives a minus point
for each foul committed. The
team having the most number of
points is declared winner of the
Sportsmanship Cup, presented by
L. Fletcher Scott, principal of
Montgomery High School, and
sponsor of the tourney.
Smaller cups also are awarded.
These go to the girls and junior
winners.
Blair Won First One
Blair High won the tourna.
ment in 1929, the first year of
play. Montgomery triumphed in
1880, Blair in 1881, Bethesda
Chevy Chase in 1892, Blair in
1888 and 1884, Montgomery in
1895 and 1886.
Here's the schedule Of games:
Thursday, March 4, 5-MOntgOmery Jr.
vs.. Friends Jr; 8, Georgetown Prep Jr.
VS.. Gaithersburg Dr.: Z. Sherwood Girls
Girls vs. Montgomery Girls; o, Sherwood
Boys vs. Georgetown Prep; 10, Blair Boys
VS: Montgomery Boys.
Friday, March 5, 7:3O-JuniOr finals
$3.50, girls finals; $3.50, boys finals.
Central vs.. Woodrow
The final interhigh game Of the
season for the Central and Wood
row Wilson fiveS is scheduled today
at the Tech gym at $3.50 p. m.
Although the result has no bear
ing on the title, Central will be out
to end its campaign with a win.
Woodrow Wilson. in contrast, will
be hopeful of getting in an upset
victory, which if it should be re-
corded, will be its first of the series.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Consider Race Horse Bill

ATLANTA, March 2.-Georgias
house Of representatives today will
consider a bill which would legal
ize horse racing and pari-mutuel
betting.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
National Guard SET
For Ring Program

Eight bouts are listed for de-
cision tomorrow night at the
Armory when the D. C. National
Guard stage a ring show.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
I'M TELLING YOU =
arch 2-BackHnational pastime, but, though itN

HAVANA, Cuba, March 2.-BackH
in 1895, three years before the
Maine had a chance to be remem-
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Drivers Resignation
BL0uU To Amateurs
By HARRY COSTELLO

James Curry Driver has gone from the intercollegiate a
letc establishment.
His going is terrific body blow amateur athletics.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
SEAMEN SIT DOWN
STRIKE IS ENDED

Boston,. Jan. 4-(UP)--A sit-down
strike Of seamen had ended today
amid charges Of "6hanghaiing."
After part Of the freighter chal-
lenger's cargo had been unloaded
here, orders were given to proceed
to New York. The crew, however,
refused to start the ships motors,
but remained ct their posts.
Then tugs were summoned and
the 410-foot motorship was towed
to open sea. After the tugs cast off
ropes, the crew finally started the
challenger's motors and headed to-
ward New York.
Irked by the incident, officials Of
the Eastern and Gulf Sailors asso-
citation, sponsors Of o strike for
higher wakes and better working
onditions, asked coast guards to In
tercept the ship on grounds the
crew had been "Shanghaied."
Coast guard headquarters refer
red the complaint to New York.
next port OF call.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS

UNITED Press STAN correspondent
Washington, Jan. 4-(UP)-The
sharp battle over the house demo-
cratic leadership reached caucus
showdown today with the outcome
certain to affect President Roose-
velt's control over the new congress.
The contest between two veterans
of politics, John J. O'Connor, New
York, and Sam Rayburn. Texas,
overshadowed all other prelirninaries
to the opening of the 18th congress
tomorrow. Republican house and
senate caucuses, and the senate
democratic conference. are expected
TO be routine, perfecting party ma
chinery for the new session.
The spirited fight for one of the
choicest posts in congress involved
the issues OF White House "favorit-
ISM" sectionalism. Tammany and
the personalities Of the red headed
New Yorker and the bald Texan.
Whether wounds made In the long
fight will be opened afresh or healed
in the caucus was uncertain. Party
leaders admitted they need complete
harmony II the unwieldy democratic
house majority is to be kept In line
for the administration.
A majority of the 1872 democratic
house member. is 1877. More than a
dozen members probably will be abb
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
SUNDAY THEATER :
SHOWS PERMITTED
Aldermen to Grant Right
at Special Session
This Evening

Members OF the board Of alder
men will meet in special ses-
sion at $3.50 o'clock tonight
to grant Waterbury theaters the
right to conduct Sunday perform
ances during the year Of 1887. The
permission OF the board must be
obtained each year under provisions
Of the state statutes governing Sun
day shows. The Palace, State and
Strand theaters formally applied for
permission to conduct such per-
formances, but the authority to be
granted tonight will be blanket one
and will take In all local amusement
houses.
A report may also be given tonight
on the three petitions for changes
In the Zoning ordinance. Hearings
on the proposed changes were held
recently. One involves change In
coming classification of land or
South Leonard street extension on
which terminal Is being erected for
the seaboard Lines, Inc. The second
change calls for the inclusion Of 9
tract Of land on Railroad Hill street
all In one coming district. The LAND
Is now divided into two districts
The third petition asks that land
on Baldwin lane be placed In the
Industrial zone SO that Station
WATR may erect transmitting tow
ers and an administrator building.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04

Members Of the Foremen'S Asso-
citation Of the American Brass Com
pany will celebrate the formal OPEN
ing of their new recreation home,
In the old Holmes, Booth and Hay
den plant tonight. The site Of the
home is IN the Brooklyn section Of
the city, one Of the city's most fam
iliar landmarks. just across the
bridge. The building has been con-
verted into a club for members Of
the association who have already
held several social occasions there.
Included In the equipment recent
~ installed ON the premises are q
number Of bowling alleys and sew
eral billiard tables. The home will
be under the management Of Will
liam "Billr Stokes, former state
duckpfi bowling champion and until
recently p prominent figure In the
candle pm competition.
The exterior Of the building has
recently undergone q complete sur
face cleaning under the sand blast
system and provides neat appear
ai1ce.
The harmonies of the tam A. c.
minstrel troupe will be heard dur
ing the annual presentation Of the
revue to take place at st. Joseph's
hail on Friday night. when 1t Is ex-
pected that the usual large crowd
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
Prospective School
In Reidville Looms
Franciscan Friars Interested in Erecting Catholic High
Institution for Boys on Bequeathed Land

1.-THE Union That Nothing Re
Lost" a missionary unit Of the Fran
ciscan Friars of the Atonement at
Graymoor, New York, Is celebrating
the wtenty-flfth anniversary Of Its
founding. The first perpetual men,
Der Of the Union was the late John
Reid Of Waterbury. =
The main accomplishment of the
Union That Nothing Be Lost Is the
distribution OF funds to home and
foreign missions to alleviate the
needs and pain of the priests in
charge. Support Is received from
persons who contribute funds to the
Union. Since Its organization 25
years ago 1t has distributed over
s., 000,0 900, which has been contrib
uted by some 100000 members.
Very Rev. Father Paul James
Francis, s. A., founded the mis-
sionary unit and the late John Reid
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
Democratic Leadership In
House VeryNearSho1Udo1un

sent. Two years ago William B.
Bankhead, present speaker. was
elected leader on the second ballot.
The race had narrowed down TO
Rayburn and O'Connor due to with
drawal of Rep. John Rankin, dem
ocrat. Mississippi. but there were
reports that q dark horse" might
be nominated. Rep. Clifford Wood
rum, democrat, Virginia, close adj
ministration friend, was among
those mentioned as a compromise
candidate.
House democrats also will NOM
mate 'oday Speaker William b.
Bankhead for reelection, and pick
various house establishment officers.
including sergeant at arms and
doorkeeper. The 76 senate demo-
Gratis have routine issues up at their
caucus. Joseph T. Robinson Ar
kansas, was considered certain to
remain majority leader They will
decide committee membership pro-
portions between the parties, ma
jor organization matter due to re-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
Week End Euents In
Local Church Circles

John A. Coe, president of the Am
erican Brass Co. and also of the
Waterbury Council of Churches. The
invocation was given by Rev. DIR
John Lewis. Rev. David p. Game,
Of the First Baptist Church, gave
reading from scripture and q
prayer was offered by Reverend
John g. Walker. The speaker was
introduced by Reverend Theodore
G. Boblin and the benediction was
read by Rev. Arthur Ventura OF the
Italian Baptist Church.
Rev. Bader spoke from the text
Man Cannot Live BY Bread Alone
Reverend DR.. John Phillips of the
Second Congregational Church took
the place of DR.. ,Bader at the SEM
mary at ten o'clock this morning.
He spoke on what Constitutes the
Lostness OF the Individual and So
ciety Today" Rev. Howard Swaine
of Seymour followed this talk with
q lecture entitled what is the
Content Of Salvation For Today"
Rev. DR.. Allen Hackett OF the
First Congregational Church Of
Stamford will address q meeting Of
church and school officers at. 7:30
o'clock this evening at st. Johns
Episcopal Church. His subject will
be "The Challenge Of Christ to the
Leaders of Youth"
The following schedule of speakers
has been arranged by John A. Coo,
head OF the local church council:
John A. Coo, president OF the
American Brass Co. and of the
Waterbury Council of Churches, will
speak at the meeting of the Rotary
Club on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Rev. The
odore Bobilin. pastor Of the First
Methodist Church, will be the speak,
CIR at the Kiwanis Club on Wednes-
day, and Rev. r. Leroy Crosby will
appear before the Lions Club on
Thursday. The Exchange Club,
meeting on Tuesday, will have Rev.
Thomas L. Sinclair, pastor of All
Souls Episcopal Church, and the
Civitan Club. also meeting on Tues
day, will hear Rev. Matthew Mad
den, pastor OF the Mill Plain Union
Church. The Quota Club will have
Rev. Oscar l.. Locke of the Oakyille
Congregational Church as speaker
on Thursday night at $3.50.