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Evening star., 1937-12-21
The Lighter Side.

IN THE meantime, there is a much
more important feature of golf at
hand, as it happens to involve several
million players. This is the combina-
ton of two famous golf institutions.
Many years ago George AIDE and
Sewell Ford started what is known as
the Willing Listeners, Inc. This meant
that the duffer or average golfer or
any one else could hire willing lis
tener for 81 after each round. All you
had to do was to complete your l8
holes and then hire willing listener
to hear about every shot you had
played-how you should have had a
4 on the second hole. but took an 8.
This was great relief to your pals
and all other club members. You
could describe all the narrowing details
from the first to the eighteenth hole.
The only weakness in this scheme
was that willing listeners hired for
the job began to resign after the first
week, demanding as high as SIS and
$40 an hour for the tales of woe they
had to face.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Sees Basket Rule
Harmful to Bows
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HOLYOKE, Mass, Dec. 21.-Coach
= William Sullivan of Holyoke High
has asked the league directors of the
26-year-old Valley Basket Ball League
to rescind the new rule eliminating
the center tap.
Coach Sullivan declared that 1t is
too fast a game to ask schoolboys
Under 10 years Of age to play.
II the current rule Is retained, high
schools will have to employ heart
specialists and basket bali will be the
breeding ground for athletes with =
cardiac condition." he said.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
West virginia Goes Easy.

ington Redskins, produced the most
exciting football of 1897, amateur, pro
or semi-pro.
NO other trend or development was
even close to pro football, which got
the vote of % out of So experts par
tic1pating In the seventh annual AS
sociated Press poll.
Football Main Interest.
SEVEN noted the growing popularity
of football in general, five en-
phasized the paralleling increase in
gate receipts. while five more sue-
gested that defensive grid maneuvers,
such as the five-man line, represented
the years most conspicuous trend.
Otherwise the poll reflected nothing
so much as contrasts of opinion or
viewpoint. Five sports editors pointed
to more liberal collegiate views on the
suosidization of athletes. including
more open recruiting" or calm ac-
ceptance Of professionalism in college
football" but three others believe the
trend is toward more "de-emphasis, 4"
less recruiting and decreased demands
for all-winning teams.
The Easts competitive renaissance
in football was duly noted, together
with the Middle VESTS slump in team
power. but one observer stressed that
no one section has a MONOPOLY on
tough" teams.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Reserves Finish Fray.
CECOND-STRINGERS began to s

<GCONO-o1n n1NdEfso began 10 Seep
into the fray when the score was
36-9 and a complete third-string team
played the last five minutes. Even
at that. G.. w. outscored the Vols in
the second half by 22-18.
II George CARRIER and Jack Butter
worth continue to play as they have
in their teams first two games,
George Washington fans are going to
forget all about Milton Schonfeld and
Hal Kiesel CARRIER, a 5-foot-9 spark
plug, is an all-around courtman,
and with Capt. Tom OBrien serves as
one Of the primers Of the Colonial
attack. Butterworth, an improved
guard over last year, held two >oppos-
ing centers scoreless from the floor
while accounting for three field goals
himself.
His guarding was typical of all
Reinhart-coached teams, however, as
Tennessee learned when it found it
difficult to shake q man loose for a
shot. Indeed, without Wilton Put
nam, the Southerners would have
been in bad way, as he scored five of
their eight two-pointers. Only three
field goals were scored against G. WIS
regular five.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
SAM BAUGH is FETED
sweetwater, Tex, Honors Him AZ
Outstanding Citizen.

sWEETWATER, Tex, Dec. q ID.
-Home folks, ex-teammates and ex-
classmates paid tribute to Sammy
Baugh last night for putting Sweet
water on the map more than any
citizen in its history"
Sammy, former Texas Christian
University football ace, led the WASH
ineton Redskins to the National Pro.
fessional Football League champion
ship.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Other Trends Cited.

OTHER gridiron trends cited. Low
scoring average in major games.
growth of popularity of six-man and
l50-pound teams, decrease in use of
lateral pass and the presence of more
Irish players in the Notre Dame line
up.
Increased interest and/or gate re-
celpts were noted in at least six sports
baseball. tennis, golf, polo, horse
racing and professional as well as COL
lege football.
So far as boxing was concerned. the
vote was 3 to l in support of decreased
interest. One observer claims the
dearth of big-time hstic material can
be traced directly to the slump in
small-town boxing business, but an
other suggested the spread of ANA
teur ring tournaments will help take
up the slack.
There also was some division of
opinion over horse racing. It was con.
ceded that the performances of thor
oughbreds like War Admiral and Sea-
biscuit helped stimulate public inter-
est this year, but several editors be-
heve there are too many tracks operat-
ing for the good of the sport"
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Varsity Quints

George Washington, 47; Ten
nessee. "a.
California, 46; Oregon State, "a.
Utah, IS; Hastings College, ~.
Minnesota, 80; Nebraska, %.
Gem City Business College, "a:
Culver r-Stockton, SO.
Purdue, IS: Loyola (Chicago), Al.
Michigan. ~: Dartmouth, II.
Temple, 81; Illinois, 80.
Southern California, IS: Rice, 80.
Iowa, 80: Xavier, %.
Southeastern, SO; st. Joseph's, 36.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Combine Is Sought.

HOLDING majority share of COM
= mon stock in Willing Listeners,
Inc, I have made deal with Scoop
Conlon to combine the now defunct
corporation with the pigeons.
Before this. no one around the club
would listen to the wall or souawk of
the pigeon who had just been nicked
for the tenth consecutive time. Now,
the pigeon can hire an attentive ear
from one of our willing listeners and
explain all the sordid details of costly
18 holes.
As rule, the sucker doesn't mind
the trimming so much if he can ex-
plain how it all happened. A combi-
nation of the Willing Listeners. Inc,
and the Pigeons, Inc. has cleared up
the atmosphere considerably.
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Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Minnesota Goinx Strong, !,

MINNESOTA, co-channpion Of the
AA conference, won its fourth game,
downing Nebraska, SO to %, although
the Gophers we're outshot in field
goals, 13 to IL. Minnesota's speed and
smart passing played q big part in its
victory. Gordon Addington scored four
neld goals to pace the winners.
Iowa remained in the undefeated
class, winning fourth straight tilt by
turning back Xavier Of Cincinnati 3S
to 28.
The schedule tonight pits Indiana
against Bradley Tech ct Peoria, H.,
Iowa against Toledo ct Toledo and
Michigan against Rochester University
at Rochester, n. r.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
BY the Associated Press.


W vHILE many q college foot
~ ball player started the
wv happy round of banquets
that welcomes the hero
home, bowl" teams and the huskies
of the East-West game opened the last
10 days Of vigorous practice for the
New Year Day extra-season activities
today.
Some were en- route to the scene Of
the battle. Others were deep in the
mousetraps and spinners that most Of
the boys already are forgetting. One
lucky group was on vacation.
Here's the situation on all fronts:
ROSE BOWL pasadena, Calif) -
The Golden Bears of California, the
coast Paladins, were diverting them
selves with long drill on blocking
This Is in line with Coach Stub ALI
sons strict adherence to the funda-
mentals as the best method of ready
ing his Pacific Coast champions for
the fray.
California's opponent, Alabama, a
Rose Bowl staple, was on the way.
The Crimson Tide, never beaten at
Pasadena, left Tuscaloosa today after
winding up home preparations with
a long scrimmage session yesterday.
The Tide players, from Capt. Leroy
Monsky, all-America guard, down,
promised the home folks another Ala
bama victory before leaving.
L. S. U. Points for Air.
SUGAR BOWL New Orleans, LAY
Coach Bernie Moore of Louisiana
State ordered earlier practices with
the suspension of classes for the holi-
days. The Tigers stressed puntine
and passing as Moore planned to carry
the attack through the air against
Santa Clara of San Francisco. Bernie
Dumas. senior end, was moved to the
"A" team to fill in for the injured
Larry King.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Charley Wins.

A WEEK ago Bell rolled his annual
preliminary set in The Star
tournament, with little expectation OF
landing among the 25 per cent to quail
ify for the Convention Hall roll-off
His best previous record for five games,
In any sort of competition, was 51s.
His handicap this time, based on his
Saturday Night League average last
season, was Ct pins.
From scratch the other night he
shot an even 900 and the franked sticks
gave him total of 667 A number
OF sharpshooters have rolled the quail
iflcation round at Convention Hall
along with myriad of $3.50. bowlers.
and today Charley Bells score tops
the pack.
The bowler who spurned the entry
blank rolled 179 IN his first game and
at the end OF the league match needed
two mediocre scores to be sure of quail
tying for a crack at the big prizes.
The l79 might have won him the
hve-spot that goes with the high
scratch game OF the preliminary.
Never dreamed I could do that
well" he told Bell afterward.
Fooled myself" said Charley.
And the 179 shooter signed to roll
IN the tournament.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
FURR WHIPS LANCASTER.

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 (speciaD -
Scoring consistently with long rights,
Phil FUR, washington, D. c., welter-
weight, rallied to capture an eight
round decision from stubby Billy Ian
caster Of Spokane, Wash, here last
night In the feature bout at st. Mich
olaS Palace,
Evening star., 1937-12-21
new TRACK IS PLANNED
Santa Barbara, for 900 Horses, to
Cost $3.50, 900.

SANTA BARBARA, Oaiif., Dec. n
@.-Plans for . $75e, e,0o0 horse-rac-
ing plant near here were nled today
with the California Secretary Of State
by Frederick c. Bryan, Los Angeles.
Bryan said the plant would house
600 horses, be known as Santa Bar
bara Downs and probably b ready for
. fall meeting.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
COLOMALS ROMP
OVER TENNESSEE
Roll Up 47-24 Basket Ball
Win, Employing Reserve
Talent Freely.

n ILL REINHART seems to have
* another pretty fair basket ball
team at George Washington.
While the Governor Of
Tennessee, the Hon. Gordon Brown
ing, watched disconsolately, his Volun-
teers proved easy for the fast, aggres-
sive and sharp-shooting band OF
Colonials at Tech High.
The score, 47-24, is misleading
Tennessee wasn't within % points OF
being as good as G. w. Held to one
field goal in the first 20 minutes of
play, a more accurate comparison Of
the two teams is revealed by the half
time score Of 25-6, G. w. calling OF
its regulars before the last period was
half over.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
20 YEARS AGO
srsrr . IN THE STARsa,oa a J..

STRONG efforts are being made
to get Gov. Samuel W. McGAll's
Endorsement for Sunday baseball
next year in Boston.
Sam Crawford is quoted as say
ing that Ty Cobb Is the real man.
ager of the Detroit Tigers.
Moe Baer of the George c. Whit
ing team rolled high set of 376
despite his teams overwhelming de-
feat at the hands OF the Potomacs
IN their Masonic League match.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
COACH SERIOUSLY HURT
Augusterfer, st. Johns, Examined
for Possible Skull Fra

The condition of Gene Augusterfer,
former Catholic University star ath-
lete and present football coach at St.
Johns Prep was reported unchanged
this morning at Sibley Hospital, where
ne was taken Sunday morning follow
ing serious automobile accident in
which he sustained severe lacerations
and possible skull fracture.
F1fteen stitches were taken in his
scalp and medical attendants now are
awaiting X-ray reports that will re-
veal the condition of his skull. He
was fairly easy this morning.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
REAL irish" BACKER.

SOUTH BEND. Ind. (R.-Gordon
Ochoa, Notre Dame alumnus, trav-
eled al the way from Guadalajara,
Mexico, to attend Notre Dame ban
quet ana to watch tho Irish" play
Minnesota.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Never Can Tell,

MOST Of the bowlers who have
shared the coin in past Star tour
naments surprised themselves.
Following are the scores rolled up to
Saturday In the Convention Hall Sec
ton Of The Star tournament:
Evening star., 1937-12-21
By Walter McCoIIum

you never know about golf Imagine being 10 with IA
and getting only half golf match actually
the Capital Golf and Country Club with Al Houghton former
Maryland champ and former Kenwood the
told the of the he'd kidding he'd
give the ii.
Al this golfer CD IL holes
fellow the rst hole they haved the 10
with IA to looked hopeless Houghton the mkman
keeps plugging His conrived single
Evening star., 1937-12-21
BY ALAN GOULD,

ny ALAN GUILD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.
n YEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-Notwith-
M standing some confusion in
" the minds of our sports ex-
a perts as to just where we are
going, in some respects, it's obvious
they think the growth in popularity
Of professional football is the most
striking development of 1887.
OF all the trends or cross currents
noted during the year the pro gridiron
boom attracted the most attention, as
we'll as bigger share of the sports
page headlines than ever before. For
one thing it still is fresh in mind.
For another, the climax games. fea-
turing Sammy Baugh and the Wash
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Pro Footballs Boon, Is Voted
Years Greatest Sports Trend

This IS the eighth and last of q
series analyztng the seuenth annual
Associated Press sports poll. 1t co.,
ers replies to the query on this
years chief athletic trends.
Evening star., 1937-12-21

squeezed out level match.
Despite the fact that he admits his
game isn't what it was five years back
when he was the hottest piece of
golfing timber in this territory,
Houghton can play lot of golf.
They called him "the straight
est man in America" five years
ago, and he was just that.
You could draw q line between the
middle Of the tee and the middle Of
Evening star., 1937-12-21
HEADS PRO GRID LEAGUE
Nickels, Richmond Lawyer, Pick
ed by 8. A. Organization.

By the Associated Press.
william H. Nickels, jr., former
Emory and Henry and University Of
Virginia athlete Is the new president
Of the South Atlantic Professional
Football League A native Of South
west Virginia, he has been practicing
law in Richmond for several years.
Nickels was elected president over
the week end and succeeds Charles H.
Hamilton, also Of Richmond.
Evening star., 1937-12-21

Totals---20 TAT Totals s24
Referees-.-.Messrs. Mention and Enrisht.
Score at half-2B-6 co. W..
Evening star., 1937-12-21
|FAbLED L|NKSMAN
TO SHUN JOURNEYS
Montague, in Slump, Holds
Effort to Recover Game
Is Too Trying.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
OS ANGELES, Dec. 21.-The


Will be no golf tournaments,
at present anyway, for John
~ Montague, California's famous
mystery golfer. Outside Of a few
spasmodic attempts around New York,
where he was far of form-with the
exception Of his 65 at North Hemp
stead-Montague has played almost
no golf since last March.
His game has slumped away tre-
mendously since I played with him
two years ago, when he carried the
admiration of such golfers as George
Won Elm, Leo Diegel, Charley Lacey
and other leading pros. No one knows
that better than Montague. 1t would
take two or three months of hard
work to get back-and he doesn't hap
pen to be that much interested in golf,
especially tournament golf.
There was a time four years ago,
when he was at his peak, that he
quit golf for more than a year. He
fe<ls today that he is in spot where,
after months of play and practice, he
still would have to beat 10 to live up
to the ballyhoo thrown against his
name-a ballyhoo must admit, that
he never wanted or asked for.
Probably Won't Stress Game.
He DOESN'T happen to think golf
that important-important enough
to give up big part Of his time to
game he likes largely for the COM
panionship 1t offers
Championship golf demands most
of a players time. attention and con-
centration. That's one Of the main
reasons Bobby Jones quit at the top
of his career.
Quite batch of copy has been
written about the Babe Ruth-Mon-
tague meeting in New York I've
played with both for years. With both
on their games, Montague could start
Babe 2 up each nine. But he can't
beat him even, now-as both are play
ing, That's the way golf goes.
doubt very much that Montague ever
again will give the time and work
needed for high-class play. I know
he had it once. But that's different
matter. The problem of how good he
might have been under hot competi-
tive fire very likely never will be set
tied.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
California, L. S. L., Colorado,
Au-West Practice as Riuals
Start for Big Bowl Battles

COTTON BOWL dallas. Tex.).
Minus the redoubtable "Whizzer"
White. who won a Rhodes scholarship
in California. yesterday, the University
OF Colorado arrived Is strong to start
work for the game with Rice. Coach
Burney Cakes was optimistic: The
extra week we're taking to get accus-
toned to this climate should put us in
top condition" White will rejoin the
squad Thursday or Friday.
ORANGE BOWL miami, Fla.)-
Michigan State, Al strong, left for
Miami from East Lansing, Mich, last
night Coach Charley Bachman sent
his squad through a brief signal drill
before departing. 1t was the Spartans'
first real workout since they beat San
Francisco on the coast November 20.
The Auburn squad, the Spartans' foe
on New Year day. is vacationing until
December 81, when 1t will reassemble
and get to work.
West Virginia Goes Easy.
SUN BOWL Gel Paso, Tex)--West
Virginia, held to light signal drills
by .inclement weather, made final
preparations today for the trip from
Morgantown, w. Va, to Ell Paso Coach
Marshall Glenn announced that "a
players will make the trip. Glenn was
silent on prospects for the game with
Texas Tech
EAST-WEST fSan Francisco) The
Western football stars assembled at
Stanford University to start work for
the game and went through a light
workout, including passing and kick
Ing, yesterday. Co-Coaches Biff
Jones of Nebraska and Babe Hollinp-
berry OF Washington State we're in
charge
The Eastern squad of % men, head
ed by Coaches Bernie Bierman of Min.
nesota and Andy Kerr of Colgate. was
due today and will have its first real
drill tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Shute's Victory Impressive.
HEARING Viola Dana, Jir

HLAnANI viola Dana Jimmy
Thomson's wife. tell Of early days
in Hollywood, where she was a star
IN the silents. :. Jimmy never has seen
her in the movies ). watching Jimmy
and Sam Snead pole 'em a mile
and learning that while Jimmy will
carry the ball farther, Sam will outhit
him in carry and roll.
Denny shutes second straight win
OF the p. G. A., toughest tournament
OF them all to win watching La
Meckley negotiate that stymie on the
flnal hole against Marion Brown
one, OF the best pieces. Of work Of
the year.
Claude Rippy's 10-footer to win the
public links title again from red-hot
Andy oliveri. who promptly laoled an
8-footer to bring up a single stroke
IN the rear the virtual clean sweep
OF Congressional in the major tour
neys.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Colonials Tally Freely.

| Colonials Tally Freely.
ION THE other hand, only one Of
! the II Colonials who broke into
the game failed to score.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Can't Beat Bells Argument,

RUT the bargain, if such it may be
termed, goes further. A league
bowler may use his or her league
games (three) as part of the qualify
ing set of the tournament, tacking
on pair after the league match is
over. Thus, for the price of two
games, one becomes a tournament
participant.
And here enters Bell. He passed
q Star tournament blank to a bowler
about to begin league match.
''Shucks," said the recipient, II
never won anything in my life. Skip
it."
Haven't done so we'll myself"
returned Bell, but I'm the high man
at Convention Hall in The Star tour
nament."
In the business sphere of bowling
Bell is one Of the best known men
in the East. AS bowler he's a dub.
Yet today you find him heading the
list Of Convention Hall patrons in The
Star tournament. In the Convention
Hall Saturday Night League last sea-
son he averaged 98 With Singleton
Lodge in the Masonic League his pace
was SO. He's no better this season as
a league bowler.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
Cox's Superlative PIay.

SoA SuPcIlAIlVc fl8y.
WITTY Cox'S superlative perform
ance in grabbing the District
open crown at Indian Spring with
29l, and the last two rounds played
IN the rain had deluge not en-
quilted Cox over the final round he
probably would have set q mark of
something like 283 or 2s4 for the
par 288 course he putted with
mashie over the last round
you can't do that very well.
The night at Old Point Comfort
that Leo Walper, then two strokes
in the rear, bet Mel Shorey bucks
evenn he'd win the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A.. he did, with a stroke
to spare :. We bet him q bottle Of
beer he wouldn't finish with a birdie.
and his putt for the bird hung on
the lip Of the cup I'd rather have
won that bet than anything else" he
cracked.
Helen Dettweiler finally beating
Betty Meckley, the gal who has been
her links nemesis for four years.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
YOUNGSTERS RISE
MARKS GOLF HERE
Cox's Victory in D. c. Open,
WaIper'S P. G. A. Win Are
High Spots of 81.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

A FEW high spots of the links
N year around Washington :.
~ the frenzied betting from the
4 a Hoya sector that John Burke
would win the Chevy Chase tourna-
ment . and Levi Yoder betting
so bucks Burke would win, licking
Burke himself to grab the half cen
tury.
Billy Shea's sudden surge to the
top, when last year he was getting
whipped by Bobby Brownell and some
other guys the Shea boy has
what it takes. and Washington may
wake up some day to see a potential
national champ in this lanky kid =.
the Shea boy hasn't a nerve in his
lean body, as you might have guessed
had you watched him roll in the
5-footer that won the District anna
teur title in the final against Martin
Mccarthy.
Paralleling the rise of the Shea
youngster was the coming of golfng
age of Marion Brown the Brown
girl won the medal in the mid id-Atlantic
won the Manor and Indian Spring
championships. won q couple other
gross prizes and gave Betty Meckley
her toughest match Of the year in
the final big tourney of the season.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
BELL L'SARGUMENT
:ENT|CES BUFFERS
Shoots His First 600-Set,
Points Way to Rollers at
=. =. Convention Hall.
BY ROD THOMAS.

n 70 MAN has made a more
M convincing argument than
u Charles N. Bell, manager OF
A Convention Hall, in selling
The Evening Star bowling tourna-
ment. AS nearly every Washington
duckpinner knows. there is no entry
fee for and no obligation incurred by
participating ihe tournament, yet nc
alley man presenting entry blanks
has escaped the question: What
chance have II"
The usual reply is: "You have
nothing to lose. You pay only for
the cost OF bowling five games and
stand chance of winning some
sizable cash prizes, totaling $500
If you have league average for 80
games, rolled last season or this, you
receive handicap. If you win none
OF the cash, you have had at least
the sport of shooting five games under
conditions that make bowling in
tensely more interesting than if the
same five games were rolled at the
same expense in practice"