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Evening star., 1937-02-21
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb
ruary 20.-A flock Of
youngsters will be coming
up to Clark Grifith's Ma
tionals for tryouts in two or three
years if Joe Engel is not wrong in
his guess.
Engel, former president of the
Lookouts here, and now director
of the Washington clubs farm sys-
tenn, came to town today wildly
enthusiastic over q likely class Of
300 for his base ball school to be
opened at Sanford, Fla, on March
/ and thrilled to know that the
youth Of America still looks upon
professional base ball with such
great favor"
Said Farmer Engel, "If I don't
Dst snoa0h peospscts te spssass
Evening star., 1937-02-21
RAND0LPH-MACON
CL|NCHES CROWN
Triumph Over American u.
Quint, 81 to SO, Gains
Chesapeake Title.

~ ANDOLPH-MACON won the
- basket ball championship Of
N the Chesapeake Conference
l. \ last night in the American
University gymnasium when its high
scoring Hornets handed the Eagles
their second defeat in their last
seven games, 51-33.
The victory assured the Ashland,
Va, quintet of the conference title
even though it loses its remaining
games with league opponents.
AL Paliscak, Randolph-Macon's all
around athlete who has proved a
nemesis to A. U. both on the foot
ball field and basket ball court for
the last two years, again had a big
time at the expense of the Eagles.
The sharp-shooting forward was sem
sational with his accuracy, dropping
in 10 field goals and 3 foul tries for
% points.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Coed OutshOOts
Male Hawkeyes

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, February 90
A modern Annie Oakley, totin'
q target pistol, outshot all male
competitors today to win a place
on the University of Missouri pistol
team
Ruth Week, Wahoo. Nebr., pune
tured the bulls-eye for 288 points
OF possible 300 in eliminations.
High score among the males was
266,
Evening star., 1937-02-21
BAER WOULD COME BACK
In New York Looking for Fight
Training Quarters.

NEW YORK. February 20 Cp).-Max
Baer arrived today from California,
anxious to get down to serious train
ing to launch a campaign which he
hopes will carry him back to the
heavyweight heights again.
Baer. weighing 216 pounds, arrived
in tow of his little manager, Ancil
Hoffman, who Immediately set out
looking for a training camp some
where in the suburbs away from the
night clubs"
Max will go before the New York
State Athletic Commission Wednes-
day, have his hands examined and re-
apply for a license.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Venzke Fades Near Finish.

AN UPSET loomed in the feature
race as Venzke shot to the front,
two and a half laps from home, and
hung tenaciously to the lead. The
slim former Penn f1ier was nailed on
the last turn and faded as Cunning
ham turned on the power. The cele-
brated iron horse" had a close call,
but again proved his mile mastery.
1taly's Luigi Beccali. 1882 Olympic
1,500-meter champion, making his
American indoor debut, ran with the
leaders until the last half lap. He
was unable to match the pace-setters'
drive and finished third, yards be-
hind VenZke. Miklos Szabo of Hun
gary was fourth and Ray Sears of
Greencastle. Ind. fifth and last.
Sears, an added starter after the with
drawal of Archie San Romani of
Emporia, Kans., set the pace for 8
Of the II laps, but then wilted rapidly
Earle Meadows. Southern Califor-
MAS Olympic champion, by clearing
IA feet inches, clinched the pole
vault and beat his Japanese rival,
Sueo Dye. The invading star, victor
In his American debut two weeks ago,
was unable to 60 beyond IA feet.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Eagles Rally Is Short.

THE visitors had q 1914 lead at
half-time, and although A. U.
rallied under the leadership of
Emerson Bartlett and Dud Rogers, 1t
never succeeded in closing the gap. Up
until the last few minutes of play,
however, the home team was within
striking distance Of the new champs,
but the latter stepped out in the
final moments to increase their ad-
vantage to the final 18-point diff
ference. .--
Both Of Americans defeats since
Paul Smith took over the coaching
duties have been at the hands of
Randolph Macon.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
WATER MEET DELAYED.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Febru-
ary 20 .R.-Rough water caused post
ponement today Of the outboard mo-
tor boat races which were to have
opened the Palm Beach Yacht Club
WashinGton,s htytlnday Rs0a$ta.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
O'Brien Beats World Mark.


EDDIE OBRIEN, Syracuse Univer-
sity Olympian, flashed a spectac-
ular comeback tonight by cracking
his own indoor world record in the
Buermeyer 500-yard special O'Brien,
scoring his first victory of the season,
was clocked in 57.6 seconds, knocking
two-tenths of a second off the mark
he set in the same event last Winter.
O'Brien, in peak form, ran a front
race from the gun to beat Jimmy
Herbert, New York University fresh
man, by three yards. The Syracuse
fiier. clocked in 49.6 seconds at the
440-yard mark, timed his finish per-
fectly, pulling away in the stretch
from Herbert, who met his first set
back Of the board season.
Only four runners toed the marks.
Dick Gill Of Boston College ran third,
yards behind Herbert, with Al
Fitch Of the Los Angeles A. c., a
team mate Of OBrien's on the Olympic
1,6o0-meter relay team, in last place.
Glenn Cunningham, the world
record holder continued his winning
streak with smashing triumph over
his arch-rival, Gene Venzke of the
New York A. c., In the classic Baxter
mile.
Cunningham beat venzke by 2 yards
In 4:124.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
San Romani Can't
Fly, So Can't Run
BY the Associated Press.

EMPORIA, Kans., February 90
Archie San Romani, sched-
uled to run in the Baxter mile in
New York tonight, remained in
Emporia today because all planes
from Kansas City East were re-
ported grounded by inclement
weather. He had planned to fly
to New York.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
HUBBELL LOOKS AHEAD.

OKLAHOMA CITY, February 20
P.-Preparing for the day when his
famous left arm no longer will keep
him enthroned as king Carl of ma
jor league pitchers, Carl Hubbell has
purchased an interest in an oil field
supply company here.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

Totals 16 & 40 Totals I4144o
Personal fouls-Meyer Brinker t2).
Rogner 90. McDavid. Samuel al. Craig
-. Patrick. Sullivan "a. Mcfarland. Ru9e
-. Gillette CD. Lynch. Laney t4).
Free throws missed-Meyer fcl, Brink
er Samuel 90. CrsiE. Russell t2l. McFar
land t4l. Ruse CO. Gillette 90. Lynch
t2l Mansfield Shamer t2l
Referee-Mr. Bolster (Pittsburgh). Um-
pire-Mr. Kenneday tE. I. A..
Evening star., 1937-02-21
COAST NETMEN IN DUEL
Senior, Sabin Play Today in Final
of Western Florida Meet.

ST PETERSBURG, Fla, February
20 R.-The Florida West Coast ten
mis- tournament title will go to Cali
fornia for the first time when Walter
Senior and Wayne Sabin, both of
Lo7 Angeles, meet in the singles finals
here tomorrow afternoon.
Senior, ranked twelfth nationally,
sprang a mild upset by defeating Art
Hendrix of Lakeland, Fla, in a four
set semi-f1nal match, 6-3, IS, +6,
60.
Sabin eliminated Vernon Marcum,
also of Lakeland, 60, 60, @6,
60.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
MFS" DISPLEASE HAFEY
Won't Go With Reds Unless He

Gets Contract of 'a6 Glass.
WALNUT CREEK, Calf, February
20 R.-Long, gaunt Chick Hafey,
anxious to exchange a pair of plow
handles for a base ball bat, declared
today he would drop plans for come
back try unless the Cincinnati club
agrees to the same contract I had
when I quit in 1885,"
The National League batting king
of six years ago claims Warren Giles.
general manager of the Cincinnati
club. wants him to sign a trick con-
tract" He says there are too many
"tfsn q II
Evening star., 1937-02-21
DODGERS SIGN TWO
Infelder English, outfielder Coo
ney Accept Terms.

ney Accept Terms.
NEW YORK, February 20 LP.-
The Brooklyn Dodgers today added
the names of Charles (Woody) Eng
lish, an inf1elder, and Outfielder
Johnny Cooney to the list of signed
players.
The Dodgers obtained English, a
10-year veteran, from the Chicago
Cubs during the Winter in q trade
that also involved Pitcher Roy Hen
shaw and Shortstop Lonny Frey.
Cooney, although IS years old, was
the leading defensive player in the
National League last year. His mark
of 1894 tied the fielding record set
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Ruling Roundly BoOed.

p EFEREE CHARLEY REYNOLDS
~ suffered a neat case of astig-
mitism in the 155-pound class scrap
when he awarded Joe Bunsa, Cath
olic senior welterweight, an unde.
served decision over Mike Lombardo.
Mike grabbed the first round by a
wide margain, held Bunsa on even
terms in the second and should have
been given the bout for heeling,
wrestling and mauling on Bunsa's
part in the third round.
The decision was booed heartily
throughout the following fight, with
spectators refusing to heed the an.
nouncer's plea for quiet.
Sully Greco, Cardinal 165-pounder,
again sent Catholic into the lead,
outpointing Lancelot Jacques in Q
comparatively tame argument.
The only solid blow Of the fight
was landed by Greco in the third
round when he whipped a right to
Jacques cherubic face.
In the decisive bout, Johnny CORN
ley, Maryland light-heayyweight,
nicked the rugged frame and face Of
the handsome Ed Dunno rather
freely to gain the verdict.
Outpointed in the second round,
when Dunno smashed three straight
lefts into his face. Gormley added an
impressive margin to his first-round
total to win easily.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Hoyas' Early Lead Tells.

ness against zone style of play
was not in evidence as the Hoyas
ripped Maryland's defense in the first
half and chung tenaciously to its lead
throughout the game
Paced by the burly Mike Petroskey.
who scored IL points, Georgetown
amassed a 1873 lead midway in the
first half. as Maryland, erratic and
slovenly in its passing, tossed many
(see HuLToPTOssERS Pags b-I5.l
Evening star., 1937-02-21
HILLTOP TOSSERS
WIN BY 50 TO Il
c. U. Boxers Get a Forfeit,
RoundIy Booed Decision
in 4-AII Ring Tilt.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

~ OLLEGE PARK, Md, February
20.-Maryland was forced to
u swallow the bitter dregs Of
~ an almost unbelievable de-
cision here tonight as Catholic Uni
versity fought the Terps to a "A
draw by the grace of Referee Charley
Reynolds apparently acute case Of
astigmatism.
The double-header almost was a
flop for Maryland, which was trounced
by Georgetown, SO to 27, in an erratic
basket ball game before 5000 frenzied
spectators.
For the second time in as many
years, Referee Reynolds was subject
to a mighty crescendo of booes as
he pulled what even Catholic Uni
versity supporters must have rated
as wild bit Of officiating when he
awarded Joe Bunsa, Cardinal 155-
FOUNDER, a decision victory over Mike
Lombardo.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
CARDS TOO CHEAP
FOR HIM, D|z SAYS
Knows No Player Is Worth
$4,000. but Won't Accept
Less From st. Louis.
By the Associated Press.


~ ALIAS, Tex, February 90
Jerome Herman Dean.
very disguised young man.
- chewed down two cigars,
called the gas house gang" a bunch
Of violets and admitted today he had
returned an unsigned $4,000 con-
tract to the st. Louis Cardinals.
Outrageous, sputtered Dizzy.
How could that fellow Branch
Hickey have the nerve to send me
last years contract? Why, I didn't
even glance at it. My wife opened
it, told me the figure; We laughed
about it, and had it on a return
train in two hours.
They always send two contracts
one to sign and one for me to keep.
didn't even keep the extra one.
Don't want it laying around to make
me mad"
DEAN again set his price at
- $4,000.
I'D play cheaper than that for
any other club in the business-just
to get away from Hickey and that
cheap bunch" he beloved "Shucks,
I know there isn't ball player alive
actually worth so grand, but it adds
up to that when he's a Snowman and
drawing card. And I amt bad at
that"
He circled his huge hands around
his month-old nephew, Brother Paul
Oaffy Deans child, "clucked" cou-
pie of times, and carried on.
"Ill lay out of base ball just as
sure as I'm alive if they stop at
cent less than $4,000. I won't put
a foot in that Spring training camp
unless I get it. If I sign for $4,000,
they'll get $4,000 worth of pitching.
If I sign for $25,000, they'll get
$25,O00 worth Of pitching-only I
amt gonna sign for that"
Evening star., 1937-02-21
|NAvYFREE TOSSES
| BEAT ARMY, 42-4O
Cadets Excel on Floor, but
Middies Lead From Foul
Line by 6 Points.
BY the Associated Press.


A NNAPOLIS, Md, February 90
~ Superior foul-line shooting
~ today gave the Naval Academy
42-to-40 victory over the
West Point cadets in the fourteenth
annual basket ball clash between the
service rivals.
The West Pointers made 16 goals
from the floor for the Middies' IA.
but Navy, on the other hand, counted
IA points from the foul line to
Army's 8.
A crowd Of $500 spectators, filling
every available space in the academy
armory, heard a roaring regiment of
midshipmen acclaim the breaking of
the Army's winning streak on the
court and the eighth victory in the
series by the Tars.
Army has won six of the service
court contests and defeated Navy in
1884 and 1885.
Lead Switches 10 Times.
THE Army players, wearing golden
jerseys and black. silk shorts, ap-
peared TO be heavier than the mid
Shipmen. Both teams played at a
fast clip throughout the contest, the
ball changing hands rapidly as the
play surged up and down the court.
The Navy guarding was effective
in the pinches, many of the Army
shots coming from long looping floor
toSseS.
The game was tied up three times
in the first period, which ended with
Navy leading % to 19, and four times
in the final half The lead switched
10 times as the crowd roared its ap-
plause.
A total Of SO fouls were called on
the players, 20 on the West Pointers
and l3 on Navy.
Three Army players and two Navy
players were sent from the court by
the personal foul route.
Cadets Fight to Finish.
NAVY led by AZ to So with a couple
minutes to go, but the Cadets
threw a scare into the ranks of
the Middies by getting two quick
baskets and were battling for the
goal that would tie the count when
the final whistle blew.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
BEAT PITT |N3:22.7
AT n. VA. c. MEET
0'Brien Cracks 500 Record,
Cunningham Nips Venzke,
Lash Scores Again.
By the Associated Press.

n YEW YORK, February 90
M Georgetown University's mile
relay quartet, consisting of
Vim Healy, Leroy Green,
George Began and Jim McPoland
reeled off one of the fastest perform
ances of the indoor season in its VIC
tory tonight at the New York Ath-
letic Clubs track carnival at Madi-
son Square Garden before a near
capacity crowd Of 10000
In beating Pittsburgh, with long
John Woodruff of Olympic fame run
ming anchor, and Holy Cross, the
Hoya speedsters covered the route in
the sparkling time of minutes, 22.7
seconds.
The Hoyas came up fast, on the
last two legs, and made a runaway
OF the triangular tussle after Scan
Ion, Holy Cross anchor, fumbled q
poor baton pass from his team mate,
Bates. The two teams were only a
yard apart when the misstep occurred
Woodruff, with too big a deficit to
make up, tralled Georgetown's Nc
Poland by Is yards at the finish, with
Scanlon another 10 yards behind.
Princeton's mile relayers also found
the boards to their liking and set
q new mark of 3:235 for the event
in which they trimmed Pennsylvania
by 8 yards and Maryland by so.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
No Mark for Meadows.

A FTER being cheered for what was
announced as a new world record
Of Il feet inches, Meadows found
himself deprived OF the mark by re-
measurement. The steel tape showed
the actual height was IA feet Asa
inches. This was Il of an inch short
Of the new indoor standard of Il feet
AZ inches set by Oregon's George
Varoff in the Boston A. A. meet a
week ago.
Meadows then failed in three tries,
with the bar at the record height Of
- feet 51a inches.
Woodruff, Pittsburgh Negro with
the kangaroo stride, scored his first
indoor triumph when he OUTRAGED six
rivals all the way in the Matt Halpin
half mile
Woodruff, victor in the Olympic
800 meters at Berlin last Summer,
took the pole position from the gun,
heightened his stride to stand off all
challengers, and broke the worsted
with o 4-yard margin over Abe Ros-
enkrantz of Michigan Normal.
Woodruff's time of 1:547 was fast,
but more than 3 seconds off the world
indoor record held by Lloyd Hahn.
johnson Sprint Victor.
breaking like jack-rabbit, Co.
lumbias Ben johnson raced OF
with sprint honors in the 60-yard
special. The slim Negro led all the
way, standing OF spirited closing
bid by Marty Glickman, sturdy Syra-
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Sure Lombardo Had Won.

Sure Lombardo Had Won.
I OMBARDO, in the opinion Of the
vast majority of the spectators,
won the scrap by country mile, and
the assemblage which crammed every
inch Of available space in Ritchie
Coliseum was bewildered as Rey-
nolds waived his paw in favor Of
Bunsa.
Last year Reynolds also was
charged with pulling boner when he
allowed a knockout by Ferdinand
Rydzewski Of Catholic University over
Johnny Gormley Of Maryland despite
the fact that resin was being wiped
from Gormley's gloves at the time.
Maryland was forced to start
swinging under a 10 deficit, Coach
Heinie Miller electing to forfeit the
heavyweight bout to the Cards, but
nevertheless finished its season un.
defeated, winning six matches prior
to Catholic University's someWh hat
hollow draw tonight.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
AIperstein EYens il I'm.

MARYLAND was yanked up on
even terms by the potent paws
of Benny Alperstein, who smacked
out decisive decision triumph over
Nestor Martinez, Puerto Rican light
weight representing Catholic Uni
verSity
Benny connected with a stiff left
to Martinez's jaw in the first round,
and apparently was headed for Q
knockout win as Martinez wobbled.
Nestor cleared the cobwebs from his
brain, however, and remained for the
route, although the Terp southpaw
landed frequently.
Propelled to the floor for a nine
count in the first round by vicious
left hook, Fred Mix, Cardinal 145S
FOUNDER. arose only to crash to the
canvas for keeps in the third frame
when Ivan Nedomatsky burned a
left hook and right cross to his chin.
Ivan wasted little time in pumping
Mix into the resin, landing a solid
left hook to the nose which knocked
Fred in a direct line to the floor.
Mix pulled himself up and boxed an
even second round with Maryland's
murderous puncher, only to meet his
fate after l minute and Is seconds
of the third.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Bernstein Gains Decision.

nAVE BERNSTEIN, polished little
Jewish 115-pounder, Immediately
sent Catholic University into a 20
lead in an extremely cautious bout
which found both boys wary of each
others knockout punches.
Bernstein, although hitting in the
clinches on several occasions in the
second round, clearly gained the mar
gin in the third session when he
pumped both gloves of the game
Shegogue's pink face.
Tom Birmingham, Maryland feath.
erweight, captured a somewhat dis.
puted verdict over Tex Guinan, who
proved rather an easy target for
Toms authoritative counter punching
style.
Birmingham twice staggered the
blond Cardinal with rights in the
first and third rounds, and then
swarmed all over the retreating
Guinan but failed to drop him. Some
fans felt Birmingham, in his eager.
ness to floor Tex, should have been
penalized for roughness inside.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
johnson Sprint Victor.

isee HOYA RELAY, Page B-12)
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They Act Like Horses

On another stage at RKO Director Gregory La Cava is
shooting 'Stage Door, In this particular scene,
of girls giving surprise birthday party to Andrea
Leeds Gail Patrick is in the so is Lucille Ball
beautiful brunette, playing only Bit is the widow of
the late Director Richard Boleslawski.
In the shot, the girls supposed to pouring into
a and gather around dinner table.
They try it once but Director La Cava shakes his head
'Relax," he says "you do the like you
wires"
The next take also is bad Don't stamp much" says
La Cava. zone of you girls sounded like horse
1t takes La Cava to tell Hollywood beauty she sounds
like horse and make her like it.
Actors are crazy about La Cava. And they not for
getting it he who directed my Man Godfrey"
copyright. Featured Syndicate 1nc3
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He Has Hangover Plus

Herbert Marshall is portraying with hangover for
scene in "a Love Like That"
It of those uperhangovers. Marshall is lying
couch his crumpd evening clothes covered to the waist by
white fox cape that would make impression at
Hollywood premiere It supposed to belong to Barbara
Stanwyck, who wishes it did.
Barbara is sitting out of range watching the
Her only part in is to supply ofsage voice.
Eric Blore who plays butler named Butch" wakes
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Deanna Durbin is up on
the stage singing "Libiamo"
from ola Traviata." Behind
her is Leopold Stokowski
leading an orchestra of 100
men.
The most excitable man
on the set is Director Henry
Roster, who got to be a
Hollywood big shot when he
directed Deanna's other pic
ture, "Three Smart Girls"
Roster is eccentric. Work
ing with Stokowski and a
symph ony orchestra, he
usually starts a shot by yell.
ing: "Swing It'll" At the end
of a take he may shout
good" excellent" or per.
feet" but when he sings out
cts a lily" they know he
really likes the take.
For this particular scene,
Deanna and the orchestra
are merely going through the
,ooo+;one &c m kiu0 rouSic
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Marshall by popping a bal
loon that, like the coat, is a
souvenir Of the night be-
fore.
Marshall says: II say,
Butch, did I bring anything
else home last night"
There is where Barbara
comes in as an off-stage
voice.
"You didn't bring any
thing home" she says
witheringly, II brought you
home.
When Director Al Santell
okays the scene, Marshall
comes over to the sidelines.
His hair is awry and he has
a synthetic welt on his left
cheek-bone. He certainly
doesn't look like the dapper
Marshall of other screen ap-
pearances.
We ask him how he likes
to be cast as a play-boy.
"W on d er full" he ex-
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Deonno Durbin Sings, But No
Notes Come Out, For This
Is Studio "PIoy-Bock"
By HARRISON CARROLL
HOLLYWOOD, July "a.

HOLIYWUUD, July q.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
On the old Phantom of the Opera" set at Universal they
are shooting the last days for 100 Men and GIRL
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The number has recorded advance and comes over
play back machine.
Even sitting on the and knowing how it's done, you
scarcely believe that the notes not coming from
Deanna throat and the accompaniment from the orchestra
The violin bows in rhythm to the score the kettle
drummer creates illusion of his art musician
gives perfect imitation of himself playing the Traviata
selection.
In story Deanna is supposed to have organized this
orchestra unemployed musicians and have persuaded
Stokowski to lead them the radio
It is touch of realism that these actually
employed musicians who recruited from the union to
appear in the film.
But ironically enough while they have had the honor of
working under stokowsk they have actually played
Even the number heard in this recorded
by Deanna with another orchestra
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claims "t gives chance at being unposed I'm going
to grasp it, hope, with beth hands"