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Evening star., 1937-03-13
BIG TEN MAT MEET
WIDE-0PEN BATTLE
Four Teams in Thick of Fight,
With Illinois, Michigan
Slightly Favored.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
A mn ARBOR, Mich, March 1s.-A
free-for-all fight for the We. arn
Conference wrestling crown loomed
today
-Four teams-Illinois, Minnesota,
Michigan and Indiana, the defending
championship were in the thick of
the fight after last nights preliminary
matches
Illinois and Michigan, the pre-tour-
nament favorites, seemed to have more
than an even chance to win the team
title, the Illini with six men qualified
In the semi-flnals and on in the finals,
and the Wolverines with five survi-
vors. The Hoosiers, however, with
four men in the semi-hnals and an
other in the finals, served notice they
would not surrender without battle.
Minnesota, dark horse, qualified
six for todays matches, but the Goph-
ers have been defeated by Illinois in
dual meet.
The semi-final bouts this afternoon
lead to finals and consolation matches
tonight.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Seamless Ball Is Wild,

SOME 1900 fans realized that if
use of the seamless ball is adopted,
they will pay off only on bull's-eye
accuracy in the future. Shots that
missed the cords last night and which
with an ordinary ball might have
grazed the rims and dropped directly
to the floor below, were rebounding
nearly a third the distance of the
floor. That and the speed with which
the game was played under condi-
tions which gave team the ball under
its basket Immediately after a rival
field goal, provided as much interest as
the rivalry itself
Although c. U. had a 22-13 lead
at the half, the Eagles came within 3
points Of tying the score at the re-
sumption of play, but Schmarr engi-
neered a counter rally that gave the
Cards safe lead again. He was
aided mostly by another graduating
teammate, Wayne Ambrose. who drop
ped in II points. Capt. Zeke Brown.
Bill Adamaitis and Sam Pagano also
played their last games for c. u, as
did Capt. Sid link for American.
Victory gave. the Brooklanders a
GA lead in the series with A. u
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Winning Putt Barely Misses.

IF A 4-foot putt had dropped for
Picard on the thirty-sixth green
yesterday school would have been out.
But the putt hung on the lip and gave
Little his chance
He cracked out his usual tremendous
drive. followed with a blistering one
iron shot to the green and knocked in
25-foot putt while some 1000 spec
tators-to say nothing of Picard and
Revolta-looked on awestruck.
1t had been an up-and- down dog
fight. Manero's brilliant 80, four
under par, gave his side a nine hole
Cup lead. They held it until noon,
through the scramble of eagles.
Picard and Revolta, fighting an up
hill battle, forged ahead on the first
afternoon nine when their opponents
suffered putting lapse Two down
starting the final stretch. Manero got
one hole back with 20-foot putt on
the thirty-first and that left it to
Little once more.
And Little came through.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Baer Job Is Bungled.

a L ANY rate, and regardless of the
method of handling, the Garden
old away with the 'ice," thereby elm
mating a source of revenue and a
basis for fistic dealing that had MANY
ramiflcations in the old days.
Whatever the merits or dement's of
the Garden policy, the fact remains.
so far as the heavyweight situation
is concerned, that the house" assets
now comprise chiefly % dubious
contract which Champion Jim Brad
COCK openly has disregarded. and (2)
taSt-moving young heavyweight
named Bob Pastor, who gained dis
tinction by lasting 10 rounds in re-
verse with Joe Louis this Winter. Re-
Gently the Garden saw a prospective
100000 match between Pastor and
Max Baer slip through its fingers, due
mainly to a bungied job of getting
Baer's license.
Up until a few years ago the Gar
den generally had strings on the
best two or three heavyweight pro-
spects. in addition to the champion
himself. Gene Tunney. Jack Sharkey,
Tom Heeney, Max Schmeling, Young
Stribllng, Tommy Loughran, Primo
Carnera, Max Baer, and, finally Jim
Braddock all were under option to the
Garden before and after they figured
in title activity, here or elsewhere.
In the cases of some of these men the
Garden was forced to "cut" others in.
Jack Dempsey, for instance, had a
percentage interest in Baer. A syndi-
cate handled Camera. But not until
Joe Louis was snatched completely by
opposition forces did the Garden lose
it's dominating spot.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
St. Johns Buoyancy Returns
Cadets Work Up Steam for Star Tourney Clash
With Bethesda Chevy Chase Qunt.

Star tournament, Bethesda Chevy
Chase, was polishing up its game
for what promises to be the hot
test sort of engagement, headlin-
ing Monday nights double header,
in which the other combatants
will be Eastern, defending cham
pion, and Sherwood of Montgomery
County, running mate in the tour
nament of Bethesda Chevy Chase.
In a battle fought before st.
Johns catapulted to its present
prominence, Bethesda Chevy Chase
took the measure of the Capitals
Catholic high champion. They
were scheduled to meet again a
short time ago, but by mutual con-
sent postponed the game in order
to have it out under championship
pressure in The Star tournament.
The winner, barring a miracu-
1ous upset by little Sherwood, will
draw Eastern in the second round.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
What Will Earl Think?

What Will Earl Think?
THEN they were telling Averill to go
trade himself. Earl couldn't do it,
OF course. He is quite ball player,
but Averill couldn't go into confer
erence with Griffith or Connie Mack
or Jake Rupert and come out with
the gold inlay in his front tooth.
Meanwhile, when he eventually
signs and reports to the Indians, some
queer thought must have turned in
his head. If the Tribe told him to
make trade for himself, that would
mean that Cleveland didn't want him.
Such thought hardly would inspire
a man to greater efforts. And, as
Grif mentioned, what will the others
be thinking.
Oldtimers of base ball MAIN
tain that no player has con-
trived to trade successfully for
himself. There are only few
such attempts on record, and
none of them has been known
to work.
The nearest approach in recent
years was when Billy Sullivan, Jr.,
bought up his contract at Cincinnati
and made himself a free agent. He
offered to sign with the highest bidder,
and the Cleveland club proved to be
it. The Indians offered him very
good price to do their catching-and
they've been looking for new catcher
ever sinoo.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
JAMES A. CosGRovE, president

JAMES A. COSGROVE, president of
the District Golf Association, as
sured the boys-some 40 of whom
attended the meeting at the Washing
ton Hotel-that he would secure for
their matches some of the private
courses around Washington and asked
that teams be chosen by actual COM
petition.
Bobby BroWnell of Roosevelt High,
District amateur and junior golf
champion, was chosen president of
the association. Other officers are
Buddy Sharkey, Gonzaga, first vice
president; Richard Myers, st. Johns,
second vice president; Jack Dettweiler,
Georgetown Prep, third vice president;
Earle Skinker, Bethesda Chevy Chase
High, secretary; Bob Harmon, Gen.
trail, treasurer, and Tom Fitzgerald,
Gonzaga, publicity.
The District schoolboy tourney was
set for May H. is and 16 and will be
played at Manor, Kenwood and Con-
gressional. Billy Shea, who won last
year, will not be eligible to defend his
title. He now is a Georgetown Uni
versity student. Georgetown Prep
School will stage its invitation tour
nament for private school boys at the
Little Hoya school course April 9, 10
and II, and the Maryland schoolboy
tourney will be played at Hillendale,
May 8, 16 and II.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Won't Give Up Boxing.

rRITlCS of the Gardens policy in
general, or the tactics OF its
matchmaker. Jimmy Johnston. in
particular, believe these factors have
been more to blame for loss of pres
tlge and profits than any decline in
pugillSm itself. It is obvious. of course.
that a large slice of the boxing busi-
ness has been cut by Mike Jacobs for
the benefit of himself and his asso-
clates Caulif1oWer alley reports to
the contrary, however, the Garden has
not the slightest intention of aban-
donlng or farming. out its fstic in
tereStS.
One of the main reasons why the
Gardens directors are willing to ride
out the current pugilistic storm is
that the balance sheet shows more
than Sl,000,000 on the right side of
the ledger.
For the last several years of Kill
patrlck's presidency the Garden has
proceeded on the theory, novel to the
boxing industry, there is no sound
reason or necessity for double-dealing
undercoVer contracts or cutting in"
Sundry parties calculated to boost
things along.
The Garden caused further eye
brow lifting and broke another long
standing precedent by doing away with
ticket ice This involved the prac-
tlce of catering to demands for choice
nght tickets by selling them at a price
considerably above the face value For
instance, if $40 ducat was sold for
sl5, the ice amounted to IS. Such
excess profits are subject to a so per
cent Federal tax, if the sale is made
by the promoter. The impost is not
SO severe if ticket broker does the
business.
Evening star., 1937-03-13

n lawyer always has claimed he's
~ the best putter in Montgomery
4 County And he makes it
stick with his friends such as Col. c.
G. Storm, Ed league and Walter Toll
colt.
Il don't see why you boys have so
much trouble on the putting greer" :"
grinned Al. You don't see me boot
ing the ball around like you fellows
do. I may not be so hot on these
long shots, but 1 can putt.
Just to show you how it's done
I'm not going to use any puts on this
hole" AL stepped up on the second
tee, at the Manor Country Club.
broad grin on his face. Sure, I'm
going to hole out without using any
puts" He didn't know how true it
was. His No 3 iron shot landed a
few feet short of the cup, took a hop
or two and smacked right down into
the hole for an ace See how easy
it is" he laughed. You fellows should
learn how to get into the cup without
using any puts. Then you wouldn't
have so much trouble with the putter."
Bouic is the first southpaw
around Washington to make a
hole in one in good many
years.
Six or seven years ago Tommy
Bones, one of the best left-handerS
ever developed around Washington,
cracked a No. 8 iron shot into the cup
on the sixteenth at Columbia, which
remained the Soel ace recorded by
southpaw until Bouic decided to show
the boys how to cut down on the
puts.
0UT there at Manor, which by the
way is one of the better Winter
courses because the woods keep the
wind away, Harry Pitt is catching up
on his golf game. Harry has put
few pounds on his big frame and now
weighs slightly less than moose, but
that doesn't hinder his golf.
Hes cracking out 72s and 73S
with the old Pitt fair and AL
Treder, Manor pro, says he's
going to be a tough nut this
year.
Harry is slow starter" says Al.
"But when he gets his back up he can
move as fast as any one. And how
that guy can putt when he gets in a
tight spot.
Harry didn't win tournament last
year. 1t was the first in many years
that the Pitt Mantelpiece, already
groaning under the weight of many
large and expensive pieces of silver,
hadn't had an addition. But Harry
plans to make up for it this year and
if he keeps in his present groove he'll
do it.
Hes a guy who won't do much by
way Of practicing but he can always
Evening star., 1937-03-13

! for feminine chess stars
a a these days as it is a moot
question as to what woman will repre-
sent the United States in tn womans
world chess championship tourna-
ment scheduled for Stockholm during
the Summer months.
The preliminarieS past, the ladies
are challenging each other for the
privilege of carrying abroad the colors
OF the United States and the tourna-
ment has the official sanction of the
National Chess Federation, U. S. A,
member unit of the F. 1. D. E, viz:
Federation Internationale des Echecs.
Mrs. Adele Rivero, holder of the
Hazel Allen Trophy, ladies' champion
of the Marshall Chess Club, is COM
peting against Mesdames Mary Balm,
B. McCready, William Davey, H.
Rogosin, Kathryn Slater and Misses
Helen White, Edith Weart of the
American Chess Federation, Adele
Raettig and Elizabeth Wray.
An ornate medal will be
awarded by H. NJ. Hartshorne
to the victor. Gustavus A.
Pfeiffer, vice president of the
Marshall c. c.. will present
the winners in the upper brack-
cts with attractive and val
liable beauty kits.
The tournament champion shall re-
ceive a trip to Stockholm. all expenses
paid, and represent the United States
in the international chess congress for
women, it being the first time on rec
ord that Uncle Samuel will have FEM
mime representation in the continent
tai tournaments.
In the Stockholm tournament this
Summer the American champion will
have to face willy Soma Graf and bril-
liant Vera Menchik, who are sniping
each other in tourney play at every
cash opportunity. Miss Menchik of
Czechoslovakia is the current world
champion and resides usually in Eng
land.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
BOYS CLUB CUNTS
SEEK A. A. j. TITLE
Fleeing. Northeast Face
Tonight-Rockvi|Ie Girls
Retain Crown.
MOTHER championship will be

A W. nEFS championship Will De
~ decided IN the A. A. u basket
1 4 ball tournament at Heurich's
gym tonight when the North
east Boys Club and Boys Club Fleet
wings meet for the l3O-pound title at
7:30 O'Clock.
The titular clash will be the first Of
three games, Heurich Senate Beer and
Sports Center playing l45-pound
semi-final at $50 and the Rlnaldi
Tailors meeting Rockville A. A. in an
unlimited game at $50.
Rockville already has one cham
pionship in the bag. its girls team
winning for the second successive year
last night when it nosed out the
United Typewriter Grays, 1916. Step
ping out in the second half after it
had been tied at intermission, 6-6,
Rockville again was Overtaken a.
l4-14, but after Emily Harrington
raised Typo hopes with the next field
goal, Rockville won on double decker
by Marguerite Suddith and two foul
throws by Audrey AnderS.
The second championship of the
evening was taken by the Langley
Boys Club 1l5-pound quint, which
captured the title in its division with
an 1879 victory over Y. M c. A. 1t
was the second Y team to lose a final
game in two nights.
George Washingtons freshmen. de-
Tending champions, but on a great
rally to turn back the Sterling ReStau-
rant five, 1926, overcoming a 1876
lead held by the eventual losers early
in the game. Sterling still led at half
time, 1910, but Gubersky finally tied
the score for the frosh at l8-all, and
his mates outpointed Sterling by
points during the remaining minutes.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Sports Mirror

By the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-John Henry
Lewis defended world light heavy
weight title by decisively outpOint-
ing Jock MCAvov in IS rounds.
Three years ago-Fielder Jones.
former outfelder and manager of
Chicago White SOX, died
Five years agO-Jack Gibbons.
son of Phantom Mike" won mid
dleWelght title in Northwest anna
teur boxing tournament.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

n IEw YORK, March 1s.-At-
nj tendance for professional box
Y ing matches at Madison
Square Garden has dropped
over a 10year period from high
mark Of 422,900 in 1927 to l41 900 in
1886. This covers cash customers
only. The year-by-year figures show
the low mark of $1,000 came in 1884.
Meantime, other sports promoters
in the Garden, with the exception of
siX-day bike racing and professional
wrestling, have shown some startling
increases in popularity Pro hockey
attendance has jumped in 10 years
from gross of $4,000 to 430 900. At
tendance at indoor track meets and
the rodeo has more than doubled. Ice
carnivals, college basket ball and
amateur hockey, none of which fig
ured in the Garden box office a de-
cade ago, last year drew. respectively,
100000, 10000 and 10000 cash
customers
All this, in the belief of Yale's gift
to the garden, President John Reed
fitzpatrick emphasizes that the big
house Tex Rickard built no longer
needs to rely on boxing to hold the
financial forts.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Fights Last Night
BY TIE Associated Press.


NEW YORK-Henry Armstrong,
12S12, California, knocked out Mike
Belloise. 1902. New York a.
HOLLYWOOD. - Jimmy Vaughn,
130, Cleveland. outpointed Baby
Arizmendi, 1876. Tampico, Mex. 1O).
SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Charlie Belan-
ger, 19412. Canada, outpointed Johnny
Nelson 173, San Diego t10).
. FORT WAYNE Ind.-Albama Kid,
middleWeight. Columbus Ohio. knocked
out Kid Reed. middleweight Los An
geleS 10.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.-Tony Nor
gano. 1874, Philadelphia. outpointed
Bruce Flowers, 1922, New York GO:
Young Joe Louis. l4S, Atlantic City,
stopped Yed Pacana, $50, Elmer. N. J.
(2).
PHILADELPHIA. Benny Bass.
13412. Philadelphia. outpointed Andy
Bundy. 1856. Philadelphia 1O; Ell
Wesley, 151. Philadelphia, outpointed
Freddy Lewis. 146h. Maple Shade.
N. J, (1,
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Smashing Right Does 1t.
HIS victory last October, in Los Al

HIS victory last october, in Los An
geles, won him California cham
pionship recognition, but the New
York tlstic fathers decided Belloise
still was tops because the fight was not
at Is rounds. Last nights bout was
an overweight go, but Armstrong; S
win was even more impressive.
Making his Eastern debut before
6,796 fans, Armstrong absorbed some
ineffective blows in the first and third
rounds and then put on the crusher
with righthand smash in the fourth
Armstrong scaled 1882 to Belloise's
1907.
The Californian meets the Italian
lightweight slugger, Aldo Spoldi, in
the Garden next Friday night
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Local Chess Matches.
EIGHT first-class players are bat

EIGHT flrst-claSs players are battling
- tonight at Hotel Gordon for the
title of "chess champion of the Dis
trict of Columbia" and cash prizes
Martin Stark. champion of the Cap
ital City Chess Club, is in ace form
and has been playing with consum-
mate skill which may win again for
him the District professional crown.
Stark is being opposed by Sournin,
Evening star., 1937-03-13
FIGHTING CONTINUES.

Second round bouts of the colored
c. c. C. golden gloves boxing tourna-
ment are scheduled for the Twelfth
Street Y. M. C. A. tonight. starting at
7 o'clock. At present, the pace is
being set by the 1360th c. C. c.,
which scored four victories in the first
round Finals viii be held week
from tonight.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
EAGLE
|. FORCES PLAY-0FF
LittIe's Try on 36th Gets Tie
With Champions in Four
Ball Tourney.
Ey the Associated Press.


"A n IAMI, Fla, March 13.-Henry
NI Picard and Johnny Revolta
VI went out today for their third
L consecutive effort to capture
their third straight international
four-ball golf tournament.
Thursday rain checked them, de-
layed the finals. Yesterday Lawson
Little stopped them with an eagle 8
on the thirty-siXth green. squared the
match and forced an 18-hole playoff.
Picard and Revolta. disheartened by
the sudden turn of affairs after they
apparently had victory in the bag,
meet Little and Tony Manero, ma
tional open champion, at pm. for
the winners $4,000 prize and a share
in the gallery receipts.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
BOTTLES BOTTLE OFFICE.

With Whitley Wilson and Tuffy
Leemans of the Heurich professional
team in its lineup, the Bottles team
of the brewery eked out a 36-33 VIC
tory over the Office five last night in
the first of three-game series. Chris
Heurich, jr., played part of the game
at center for the losers.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
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produce a lot of good golf shots when
he's in the mood"
GOLF in the public high schools
today has a definite place in the
high school sports curriculum, and
also has behind it for the first time
the concrete and assured backing of
the District of Columbia Golf As
sociation.
Birch E. Bayh, head of the depart
ment of physical education of the
meeting of the athletic council next
week plan for faculty supervision
Evening star., 1937-03-13
lands TO SEE GAME.

SARASOTA, Fla.-Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands, high commissioner of
base ball will be a spectator today
when the Boston Bees launch their
exhibition base ball series against the
world champion New York Yankees.
A crowd Of 4,0OO is expected.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown VS.. Penn State, Tech
High gym, $50.
Track.
Georgetown in I. G. A. A. A. A,
meet, New York
Swimming.
1nterhigh championships, Y M.
G. A. pool, 2::3O.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
Mat Matches
By The Associated Press.

bN II!t F6FUVIdIVn FItoS,
BUFFALO, N. Y-George (DaZ-
Zler) Clark. 228, Scotland. defeated
Charley Strack, 232, Spring Valley,
N Y. two out of three falls.
NORTH BERGEN. N. J.-Gino
Garibaldi, 2l8, St. Louis, defeated
Rudy Dusek, 2l8. Omaha, Nebr.
Zone fall each. Dusek unable to
return for third.
SALT LAKE CITY.-Dean Det-
ton, POT, Salt Lake City. defeated
Ed tStrangler) Lewis, $50, Glen
dale, Calf.
Evening star., 1937-03-13

Bethesda Chevy Chase High Schools
faculty gave the schools senior basket
ball team few court lessons last
night as it won by the decisive score
of 4l-20. Best starred for the Profs
with 13 points.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
BY ROD THOMAS.

1" HE basket pail Knights OF st.
Johns College rolled back
to town today nursing
L mixed feelings. Their down.
fall, 2422, before the Spartan
burg, S. c., team in the South
Atlantic tournament at Washing
ton and Lee was bitter medicine,
but with the irresistible buoyance
of youth their thoughts this aft
ernoon were focusing on The Star
tournament, opening Monday night
at Tech.
Rather, it may be said their
minds returned to The Star tour
nament, for the dashing Johnnies
were preparing for the Metro
politan Washington scrap before
they received an invitation to the
w. and L. event.
At the same time, the Cadets
Nst-round opponent in The
Evening star., 1937-03-13
PROFS. STOP G. W. HIGH.

George Washington High Schools
representative team, which has a
rather impressive basket ball record.
was not good enough for a faculty
combination of that school yesterday,
bowling, 29-37.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
"Y" GOOD AT PING PONG,

Y. M. c. AS ping pong team was
patting itself on the back today after
padding the Fifth Street Athletic
Club players to their first defeat of
the season, 6-1.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
ONE FOR WOODWARD BOYS.

Woodward Schools junior courtmen
took 24-18 decision from a similar
team of Georgetown Prep yesterday
on the Y. M. c. A. court Hodgkiss
starred for the winners with IL points.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
18TH STREET "Y" AHEAD

Twelfth Street Y. M. c. AS basket
ball team defeated the 1355th C. C. C.
Of Gettysburg, 1924. Pee Wee Gross
led the winners with IL points.
Evening star., 1937-03-13
ARMSTRONG WINS
LIKE TRUE CHAMP
Shows Up New York Boxing
Bosses With Knockout
of BeIIOise.
BY the Associated Press.

n YEW YORK. March 13.-Even if
New Yorks State Athletic
v Commission still refuses to
see the light, clouting Henry
Armstrong appeared capable today of
boSSlng the featherweight division
with or without recognition.
The Negro Walloper from California
whipped the New York Commission S
126-pound champion. Mike Belloise,
last Fall over the l0-round route, but
was refused recognition here. By way
of removing all doubt. he fiattened
BelloiSe in four rounds at Madison
Square Garden last night.
Evening star., 1937-03-13

Catholic University it would
be all right with him to use
the new seamless ball, eliminate the
center Jump and speed up the college
game generally.
All the dashing Dutchman did last
night IN leading c. U. to a 50-38 VIC
tory over American University in the
resumption Of an intra-city series.
suspended in 1881, was to drop in
eight field goals and two from the foul
line to add 18 points to scoring
record already far ahead of any mark
ever established by a District PLAYER.
Schmarr'S sWan-Song performance
gave him a total of 269 points for l9
games this season, or an average of
l4.l5 points per game-better than
either Of his previous two varsity
campaigns. in each of which he far
exceeded the work of any local court
man,