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Evening star., 1937-12-27
HEUR|CH CAGERS
HUMBLED BY RENS
Second Defeat by CoIored
Quint More Convincing
Than First.
.HREE of the greatest basket ball

T\HREE Of the greatest basket ball
players in the history OF
George Washington failed tc
prevent Heurich's Brewers from
dropping their second game In a row
to the Renaissance colored five yester-
day when the visitors made q clean
sweep Of their tWo-day series with the
local professional quint.
The score, 48-35, represented q Diff
ference of three points greater thar
the f1rstgame margin which Renais.
sance won by 10 points.
Otis Zahn, oldest of the former
G. w. stars, with 10 points, led 6
Heurich attack which started too late
but Ben Goldfaden and Micky Schon-
field could score only seven points be-
tween them. None of the trio could
get going. however, until the last Of
the three periods when they outscored
the visitors, ~ to IS.
Preliminary Steals Show.
RY THIS time, however. Renaissance
~ had the game safely tucked away
having entered the Anal l5-minute
session with S3-lS advantage. Mo6t
of that lead had been accumulated in
the second period when the sepians
scored 20 points while holding the
Brewers pointless. Not until the last
minute Of that period were the hosts
able to score. Tuffy Leemans and Zahn
sinking field goals just before the
whistle.
Saitch and Smith replaced Cooper
and Jenkins. stars of Saturday night,
game. as Renaissance's big point.
getters. Saitch dropped in five from
the floor and three from the foul line
while Smith came through with ST,
field goals.
A preliminary game between Della
ware IL Hudson and Little Tavern va,
far more interesting, the former win
Evening star., 1937-12-27

that will be played At the Social Chess
Lounge, 1885 I street NV, at the con-
venience Of the players.
Tentative regulations for the tour
nament are:
l. Games shall be played st the rate Of
40 moves per hour and the ofhcial laws Of
chess as approved by the International
Chess Federation shall govern.
Q, Score sheets will be furnished BY
the Metropolitan Chess Association and
recording Of Games will be optional.
z, To maintain an active standing In
the tournament each contestant musS
average fve match games per month and
complete his playing schedule not later
than June !.
4. Player using time clocks st the So
cial Chess Lounge shall pay 10 cents each
for the facilities furnished.
3. The referee Of the tournament will
be selected by the Metropolitan Chess As
8. The Tournament Committee will
make all necessary regulations and advise
each contestant Of any changes ~ the
tourney progresses.
W. q. Mundele celebrities hs sd
Evening star., 1937-12-27
John Clancy, Star Tournament
Bo,uler, Is Hot at Wrong Time

YOHN CHANEY. one of the lead
ing bowlers Of the National Cap
4 ital League. picked the wrong
night to roll in the Evening
Star tournament His latest loop
efforts were season record counts Of
171-409, his big string topping BY one
stick the highest game Of the Star
preliminary. rolled by W. A. Sweeney
at Lucky Strike Gait Davis. the
Rosslyn pin mogul, went down swing
ing with Washington Canoe Club A.
the Benmacks. sweeping the match,
gained undisputed possession Of first
place It WAS G'alt's initial set.
Hugh Arbaueh. the Silver Spring
bowling proprietor, Is some chucks
AZ duckpinner Last week he
cracked the Georgia Avenue League
game record with . string Of 15s
Totaling 374 he assumed the league
leadership with an average Of 1893
=. Jack Kephart's 158-377 were the
heaviest wallops In Brooke's Sea Food
Evening star., 1937-12-27
COACHES GATHER
FOR BIG POWW0W
Thornhi|I Would Adopt Pro
Rule on Passing-Says
Game Stagnates.
AZ the Assoctatad prsss

n yEW ORLEANS. Dec. 27.-The
nj men who rule the collegiate
athletic world began arriving
today for their annual huddle,
on everything from rules to gat
receipts.
First Of the 1900 coaches, athletic
directors and assistants to arrive wa,
Coach c. E. Tiny" Thornhill OF
Stanford University. A member of the
Rules Committee of the American
Football Coaches Association, he said
he thought the game was getting
"stagnated" and that the defense i
getting the best OF it,"
Thornhill asserted that adoption OF
the professional rule. permitting for
ward passing from any point behind
the line of scrimmage. would improve
the collegiate game.
Will Convene Tomorrow.
THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION will
open its 32d annual convention to-
morrow night. Athletic directors will
debate through Thursday such topics
as financial aid and control of inter-
collegiate sports, the Federal admis-
sions tax, and relations with the
American Olympic Association and
other bodies
The Coaches Association will con-
vene Wednesday. The gridiron mentor,
will view motion pictures of play de-
velopment and great plays OF former
years. Ossie solem Of Syracuse will
discuss "spinners and reverses u
Bernie Moore. whose Louisiana State
University team meets Santa Clara in
the Sugar Bowl. will tell about meet
ing shifting defense offensively."
Others on the program include
Lowell (RedD Dawson of Tulane, Bill
Kern OF Carnegie Tech, Carl Snavely
OF Cornell. Earl Neale Of Yale, Ted
Cox Of Oklahoma A. and NJ. and
Lou Little of Columbia, who will make
the rules report
The National Rules Committee will
gather Sunday at Edgewater Park on
the Mississippi Gulf Coast to draft
regulations for the college game next
season.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
FIGHTS GOMEZ DIVORCE

LEXINGTON, Mass. Dec. n (P.-
Mrs. Vernon Gomez. the former June
O'Dea, musical comedy actress, pre-
pared today to "fight" what she
described as the "goofy" divorce ac-
ton Of the New York Yankees Pitch
@g -.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Girls Race Is Tight.
""HS 1sp 10 fWue'
CAROLINE HISER, top roller

CAROLINE HISER, top roller in
the Ladies' Suburban League with
1o7-12. has Ruth Rothgeb and Georgia
Hays right at her heels with 1912
and lo7-l Marie Spates. the loops
scorer who IL ever on the Job is bang
ing the naples for neat l02
Hubby Frank is scorer for three
leagues at Silver Spring. incidentally
Lazaras Restaurant and Sheri-
dams Grill are locked for the lead
with Mayfair Liquor, National Ale
and r. E. A. Cleaners jammed for the
third position Friendship pulled
away from the cellar In the Odd Fell
lows loop by nicking Brightwood three
times Chalmers droff's 354 was
the BIG item In Mount PEASANTS ~
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Lorraine Gull Only Ace Bo,vIer Survre Lucky Strike Pe
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

60 FAR as the averages 60, Max
Carey Of the Pirates IL the best
all-around outfielder in the Ma
tional League.
The British Ca madam Recruit
ing Mission today issued an ON
cial appeal to baseball players to
enlist because Of their natural
adaptability to grenade throwing.
The Griffmen will not meet the
Cincinnati Reds in a preseason
series in 1918 as originally was
planned.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
By Walter McCdIIum

Il dunno about the general public.
but the tournaments nowadays haven't
the kick for me they used to have when
those three were around making i'm
possible shots and putting on an act
that was better to look at than S."
says Houghtor. Those young fellows
like Snead and Guldahl and Shute and
McSpaden are fine fellows, and darned
Evening star., 1937-12-27
ARMSTRONG RATED
BEST LIGHTWEIGHT
Poll Putting Feather King
Above Ambers, Champion,
Stirs Hot Argument.
~ GAYLE TALBOT.
Associated PreSs Sports wrtter.

n Yw YORK, Dec. 27--There's
nj an argument brewing in hstic
" circles that promises to wax
4 hotter and hotter until the
night next summer when Lou Ambers
climbs through the ropes to defend
his lightweight championship against
the wonder fighter" dusky Henry
Armstrong Of Los Angeles, the
featherweight king.
The Ring Magazine, announcing the
results of its poll Of the worlds boxing
writer's on the top fighting men for
1897. has added fuel to the debate by
conceding Ambers' crown to Arm
strong without q blow having been
struck. Ambers' following. which Is
a large one, isn't going to like that.
So struck were the 1913 participating
fight experts by Armstrong; record of
~ straight victories-26 by knock
outs-that they not only nominated
him top featherweight without a dis
senting vote. but went right on to
name him the best lightweight by a
sizeable majority over Ambers. Also
they voted him. pound for pound, the
best Scrapper in the business.
Award Is Surprising.
THE lightweight award was sur
prising. in that Armstrong only
recently began taking on some Of the
better 135-pounders. whereas Ambers
has for a year held the title without
much difficulty. turning back both
Tony Canzoneri and Pedro Montanez
when the chips were down. Mon
tanez, regarded AZ a curly wolf before
he met the Herkimer lad in the
carnival Of champions" hasn't hit
Ambers yet.
Automatically, the projected meeting
OF Armstrong and Ambers, becomes
the second most attractive battle on
the 1897 schedule. outranked only by
the Schmeling- Louis tussle. It's so big
that Promoter Mike Jacobs won't at
tempt to bring them together indoors
The feeling around here IA that If
there is any fighter near his weight
capable Of halting Armstrong; SEN
sational streak. it Is Ambers He can't
hit much himself, but the lightweight
champion has an uncanny way Of
making the heavy belters look bad.
Louis Polls Big Vote.
THE ring poll offers no other sur
prizes to speak Of, Ambers being
the only champion not listed at the top
of his division. Joe Louis strong
comeback. including his knockout Of
Champion Jim Braddock and his win
over Tommy Farr. enabled him to poll
354 votes to ~ for Max Schmeling
Only seven Of Schmeling's votes,
strangely enough, came from European
writer's.
Farr. who is here again training
for bout with Braddock on January
81. was ranked third. followed by
Nathan Mann. Alberto Lowell. Tony
Galento. Jimmy Braddock, Jimmy
Adamick. Make Rnsenbloom. Roscoe
Toles. Arthur Godoy. Bob Pastor and
Max Bear. The ranking OF the first
seven agrees with that of the National
Boxing Association except that Galento
was rated fourth by the N B. A.
First and second rankings in the
other divisions were:
Light-heavyweight: John Henry
Lewis and Al Gamer; middleweight,
Freddie Steele and Fred Apostoli;
welterweight, Barney Ross and Cefer-
ino Gracia: lightweight. Henry Arm
strong and Lou Ambers; featherweight,
Henry Armstrong and Petey Sarron;
Harry Jeffra and Sixto
Escobar: flyweight. Benny Lynch
tscotlandD and Peter Kane tEngland Z.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
GRID HONOR FOR CLARK
Detroit Pro Star Awarded Watch
for Fine Play, sportsmanship.

for Fine Play, sportsmanship.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-New honors
came today As q holiday gift to Earl
Dutch)- Clark. playing coach and
veteran quarterback Of the Detroit
Lions. Hailed since 1881 as the great
est all-around football player in the
game. Clark was awarded the Gruen
Award Of Merit. presented for the
first time this year.
The award will be made annually
hereafter to the player OF the Ma
tional Professional Football League
adiudged to combine the highest
standard Of play With outstanding
sportsmanship and significant service
for the advancement Of professional
football
The trophy. a valuable ard hand
somely inscribed watch, will be pre-
sented to Clark In the near future.
He was selected by = jury of MS
tionally known sports editors who
veee unanimous n their ehotoo.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
PRO COURT NOT SISSY"
Tumbled Basketer Not Fouled If
Shoulders Don't Touch Floor.

1HVN1Ue15 OUH 4VUIH Z IVoTs
NEW YORK. Dec. ~ R).-Dave
Macmillan, Minnesotas bAseket ball
coach and an old-time pro star. evi-
IDENTIFY knows all about playing .
rough game.
He was watching strenuous con-
test between the Jewels and his old
team. the Celtics. in the American
Pro League last night. One player
was sent tumbline and Immediately
called for the referees attention.
That's no foul" commented Mac
MILAN. His shoulders didn't touch
the floor"
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Same Old Bill Wood.

THE Lucky Strike. as usual. has out
L stripped With much to spare all
other major alleys In rounding up par
ticipants, and. incidentally. is taking
a financial beating on the tournament.
Wood Is stalking all of his flnalists to
the last five strings.
Miss Gulli, With her 574. may land
the IS prize for high scratch set OF
the women's first round. but to Ruth
Z, Johns Of the What's in Name
League goes the honor of leading the
field of fair shooters at the Lucky
Strike. Ruth, with handicap Of 48.
rolled 61s Ellen Veihmeyer. who sell
dom fails to collect in The Star tour
rament, trailed with 614 and shot the
, highest single-l36,
Ed Collins of the c. Il P. Telephone
League tops the Lucky Strike men
with 52-7ol. For inconsistency W.
A. Sweeney Of the Procurement League
takes the cake at Woods plant. In
his fourth game Sweeney rolled IS; In
his fifth. ITO. That ITO is the highest
game yet reported in the preliminary
round.
Alley managers are requested to
check the scores Of their patrons care
fully for high games and high sets
from scratch and report them to the
tournament management.
Evening star., 1937-12-27

Three years aEo-Amer1can Foot
ball Coaches Association, BY 40 per
cent vote Of members. favored no
drastic changes In gid rules for
1895.
Evening star., 1937-12-27

NUKE Enan 4ou men ana
women who rolled their
qualification rounds in The
Evening Star tournament at
the Lucky Strike only one noted
bowler made the grade to the roll-off.
In which most of the $500 in cash
prizes will be awarded
Lorraine GULL. alone at scratch in
the women's division of tournament
encompassing all the bowling alleys
In Washington and vicinity. for the
tenth time in the 10-year history Of
the event is in the thick of the scrap
for top honors. She rolled STA to
qualify for the final at the Lucky
Strike.
The Lucky Strike roll-off for men
will be held tomorrow night starting
at 73O and the women f1nalists there
will shoot Wednesday evening.
No longer ranked among the city's
top-notchers but former winner Of
the tournament, Clem Weidman sur
vlved the Lucky Strike prelim and he
and Abe Beavers. high average roller
Of the Columbia Lodge No 174 League,
and Arthur Darling. star Of the Con-
gressional team In the Country Club
League, are the only other male per-
formers Of note still on deck at the
big Fourteenth street alley superin-
tended by Bill Wood.
Accepts Late Entries.
WOOD announced his roll-off
w schedule last night but there still
H time to qualify at the Lucky Strike,
Entries will be accepted by Bill
through tomorrow afternoon and
among his late patrons will be the
citys sports writer's. Uncle VIII an
nually entertains the scribes. who
shoot for the Leonard w. Collins Me-
mortal Trophy.
The roll-off at Rosslyn, where the
largest entry among minor plants was
received, will be held tomorrow and
Wednesday evenings Nearly $50 have
competed at Gait Davis fourishing
allev with more expected tonight. 1t
will REQUIRE about 597 for men and
b22 for women to qualify at Rosslyn.
The Recreation. where upward OF
100 have rolled. will hold its final To-
morrow night at 7:3o.
Convention Hall. with prellm f1eld
Of about $50, will stage its roll-of1
Wednesday evening. The Georgetown
Recreation will finish up Thursday as
will the Arcadia and Columbia. Hy-
sttsvllle finalists will shoot Wednesday
and Thursday. The Northeast Temple
Is holding off until the last day OF
the tournament. next Saturday. Other
alleys are requested to announce their
roll-off dates by tomorrow. Entries
will be accepted at all establishments
until a few hours before roll-of time.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Malcolm F1eshman on Ton,

MALCOLM FLESHMAN Of Rogers
Heights. Md. who averages 90,
rolled the best five-game set Of his
career yesterday at the Lucky Strike to
win the bowling championship Of
metropolitan Washington horseshoe
pitchers Malcolm, in competition
with IS other ringer flippers, shot
5o--6l6 Elvin Shank had the best
scratch total Of $50. The horseshoe
pitchers scores:
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Wednesday. S:3O PM.

Today q year ago-Archie San
Rnmani defeated Glenn Cunning
ham In 4:14 mile in Sugar Bowl
meet.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Neither Can Afford to Inae,

roth 10 years old, the lads are
products Of local amateur ranks
and former teammates on the Wash
ington Boys Club boxing team. They
have met on a business basis only
once before and on that occasion
Abrams carved out a decision. The
eight-round distance they win be
forced to travel tonight, unless one Of
them relieves the other Of the responsi-
bility. is somewhat Of q novelty to
both.
Neither hardly can afford 10 lose.
Abrams just is beginning to catch on
with Washingtons caullf1ower colonv
and shows promise Of developing into
the summer seasons ace attraction.
while a setback to Mamakos at this
stage Of his career naturally would
hinder his progress and relegate him
to preliminary ranks for more season
ing or forever.
Another eight-rounder. while not
enticing as much local notice, never
theless figures TO be equally as satisfy
ing from a fistic standpoint That in
wolves the collision between Baby
faced Joey straiges Of Camden. N J..
and the tumpy. colorful Irish johnny
Dean local lightweight. with the snip
ing Straiges rated the favorite.
Nedomatsky. spangier Clash.
A MOTHER lad who may or NAV not
develop into q local card. Ivan
Nedomatsky. also has been inserted
on the program, the former University
Of MARYLAND Southern Conference
champion being slated to face joey
Spangler Of Richmond IN six
rounder.
Two ur-rounders, the first Of
which will get under way at 80
o'clock. list Augie Kroll meeting Tony
Ricoo and Young Mussolini stacking
up against Tommy Hoover.
Evening star., 1937-12-27

win from Columbia No. l :. Cow
enant turned back Golden Rule in the
odd game skirmish to close in on the
front-running Amity No. l.
Chief Clerks, swamping the Sham
rocks, assumed first place in the Gen.
eral Accounting Once Mixed League
With two men and three women
constituting each team, the loop
spread from 10 teams to 18 in two
seasons AL Hunts 1872 and Mrs
Southern's 2s7 put the winners across
-. Checkers dropped to second place
by losing 4 tilt to the last-place Mo-
hawks Bill Weirick of the losers
topped the match with 335 John
White featured Audit No. as three
game win from the Dark Horses.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Mjlvjt's 347 HeIuful.

JAKE Mnw1Ts 3f7 helped the
Claims put the bee on the Yankees
Cy Hogarth's 17e whopper will
rust about win the berries In the West
ern Electric League His Auditors
team Ia = game out in front With
Stock Maintenance and Installation
tied for the runner-up position i.
J. B. Smith with 1890 Is 20 sticks
In the van Of Clements for high aver
age -. Smiths 81 spares are tops {.
Tracey. Hunter, Hoffman, Bressler. j.
Hoffecker and Funk and Warner are
tied for high fiat with %.
Mimeograph rollers are pacesetters
In the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion League, one game ahead of In
formal Cases {. The loop leaders are
season record -holders with 603-1, $40
-. Howells Of MimeogTaph. banged
out the record season set Of 3S4 In
his last effort :. His Isl string also
ia . season mark Bowman. his
teammate. collected for weekly high
single la.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
MEN.
Tomorrow. S:3O PM.

Following is the schedule Of the
Lucky Strike roll-off:
Evening star., 1937-12-27
Nv PAUL ]. MILLER. Jr.

A LII chess players in District
n schools are eligible to COM
~ pete In the individual inter-
4 a scholastic chess championship
tournament that commences In the
boys department OF the Central Y.
M. G. A. New Year Day at o'clock
under the auspices Of the local Metro
politan Chess Association.
The winner will receive eus-
tody of the bronze ~" Chal-
lenge Trophy and . special
medal.
The entry fee Is only IS cents and
entrants should file Immediately their
names, addresses and schools with the
Metropolitan Chess Association, Park
side Hotel.
Match Regulations.
A SPECIAL committee will be named
to supervise the match schedule
and arrange for subsequent rounds
c.N.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
ABRAMSFAVORED
T0ST0P MAMAK0S
TWomey, Pilot Of Underdog,
Risks Blow to Pride as
MiddIes Meet Tonight.
Nv BURTON HAwKNx


\ r. MATT TWOMEY, a rather
M excitable. jealous pilot Of
VI three alleged fighters. to-
night for the second time IN
three weeks may witness the second
member Of his stable shrivel in tho
estimation Of local ringworms At Ttlr-
ner's Arena when staggering Stevs
Mamakos, one Of his pets. struts
across the path Of one George Abrams,
middleweight
Those who feel fstianas pulse havs
been candid in their respective opin-
ions that Matt currently Is prepping
for a psychopathic ward-all because
he takes this business of exchanging
wallops too seriously. Twomev, at
the mere suggestion that one Of his
cutters perhaps Is not too talented,
turns every color on a Christmas tree.
flickers from deep red TO dark
blue and threatens to alter your fea-
lures.
Abrams Is Made Favorite.
WHEN Lou Gevinson, another Of
Ills DTOOQ, was namDurgered re-
Gently by Tony Dupre. Twomev was
fit specimen for straitjacket.
The inconceivable idea that his fight
ers also are human and can be shell
lacked somehow hasn't penetrated his
noggin. Twice the District Boxing
Commission has been forced 10 curb
Mats overly enthusiastic manner Of
directing his puppets from the corner,
and he currently is in the midst Of q
four-month suspension. The old un-
controllable amateur spirit still Is
there.
Because Mamakos had disposed Of
a half dozen or so mediocre swatters,
Twomey is convinced Steve is the
prettiest package ever presented to
the Districts larrup lovers. Abrams.
also young, healthy and generally re-
garded as more promising. may force
Matt to revise his opinion.
Washington's anemic gambling gen.
try have defied Twomey and installed
Abrams favorite. George also has
pumped over only $3.50 sockers. but
he has looked better doing It and has
compiled string of l3 consecutive
victories while remaining undefeated.
Steve's record also is untarnished in
six appearances.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
ROBERT s. LEADS
TURF LONG SHOTS
1928. to.1 Highest Odds Of
Year-HaWthorne Double
Tops at 1851.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press anorts WritAr


n YEW YORK. Dec. 27-Preeent-
M ing the 1887 flrsts Of the
" American turf:
War Admiral and Seabiscuit
wrote the headlines. but a few fans
swear by such little known platers As
Humble Issue, Ethlemont and Robert
8. They too had their day in the
spotlight. but not from winning any
rich stake or beating q track record.
Humble Issue, = 4-year-old filly.
and Ethlemont, a 2-year-old miss
combined for the biggest daily double
pay-off. when they both clicked at
Hawthorne, September 29 Their scat
tered hackers collected 1851 for S.
Not fer behind them were Cellaigh
and Lassies Mary. which returned
s3,54225 after winning at Thorncliffe,
June 5.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
e Che; Z s @

birthday anniversary New Year Day
at the Central ~" pm. By meeting
all comers at chess and checkers. the
first to score against the white-hAired
veteran at either game becoming tbs
recipient Of . book award.