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Evening star., 1937-01-23
JIMMY BRISCOE BEATEN
Twelfth Street "Y" Boxer Victim
of Pennsylvania Champ.


Jimmy Briscoe, Twelfth Street Y.
M. c. A. boxer. nursed sundry bruises
today but was satisfied to have made
a creditable showing last night at the
Twelfth Street Y in a battle with
George Brown, colored Pennsylvania
State champion, who represented the
Gettysburg c. C. C.
In another featured lightweight bout
on the amateur card, Louis Peace of
the Y outpointed Sylvester Lane Of
Gettysburg. Other bouts:
126-pound class-wayman Stewart
Southwest House, gained q technical
knoekout in FIRST round over Robert Coles
147-pound elass-Julius walker CYD
was given q split decision over Earl Holmes
160-pound cIsss--Washington Alexa nder
Yo gained split decision over James
Nichols Gettysburg.
160-pound class-Marshal Mays CYD
knocked out Thomas McLucss (YJ in the
second round.
Heavyweight class-Jsmes Wilson Get
tysburg) won q technical knockout in the
second round over Henry johnson iYA.
Midget class-Buddy Estep defeated
Prince Albert: Earnest Queen defeated
Johnny Hall; Kid Harrison defeated
'-Sheepy" Proctor
Evening star., 1937-01-23
G0NZAGA FIVE VICTOR
Puts on Strong Finish to SWAMP
Fredericksburg High.

Gonsags High was slow getting up
steam in q basket ball battle with
Fredericksburg. Va, High. at Fred
ericksburg yesterday but with the start
Of the second half breezed to victory,
34-19.
At half time the score was 10-all.
Boyle with Is points and Hanley with
II. led the Purple attack. Summary:
Evening star., 1937-01-23

X ENWOOD No. rollers, thanks TO
- the aid received from their fell
low club members on Team No. 2.
who turned back the leading Manor
No. / team twice, are only one game
out Of first place in the Country Club
Golf League. Kenwooders No. ran
up high scores of 586 and 1889.
George Boyer of Manor No. 2, how
ever. upheld the clubs prestige by
shooting high set Of 385 to lead 81
victory over Argyle No. /. Arthur
Darling's $50 featured Congressional's
three-game win from Indian Spring
No. /. Beaver Dam No. /. by flank
ing Congressional No. 2. was back In
the running for the pennant. Freddie
Moore was the winners heaviest wall
loper with 142-379.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Fianchette Team Draws.

7 INDER . new arrangement Of the
current schedule i've special
players were selected to form .
Utility quint. which Immediately en-
gaged the F1anchetto team from the
Department Of Agriculture. captained
by DR.. George Hervey. Surprising the
veteran Ffanchetto Five, the Utility
group forced the match into a draw,
each team registering az points.
In view Of school examinations the
fnterhigh teams did not play nor did
the University Of Maryland delegation.
POSTPONED matches Win bg rearranged
Evening star., 1937-01-23
IOWA PICKING COACH
Dorais Believed Favored for Job
by Athletic Board.

IOWA CITY, Iowa. January % (P.
The Athletic Board was called into
session today with e. G. DAD
Schroeder and Glen Devine, newly
appointed University Of Iowa athletic
department heads, to consider the ap-
pointment Of head foot ball coach.
Gus Dorais Of Detroit University
was supposed to be the board favorite
to succeed Ossie Solem. but membefs
expected to seek the advice Of Schroe-
der and Devine before resuming nego-
tiations with any candidate. No ap-
pointment was expected today.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. January 23
R.-Richard Manning Moore, l8-
year-old player on basket ball team
here, collapsed during q game In the
John Gorrie High School gymnasium
and was pronounced dead upon arrival
at q hospital.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
BYRD LEADS BALL
/. PLAYERS ON LINKS
Sam 5 Up at Halfway Point
With Score of 144-Diz
Ties for Seventh.
BY the Associated Press.

= ARASOTA, Fla, January "a.
Sammy Byrd. a diamondeer
with a long ma jor league record
but q current minor league
status, showed the way by five strokes
at the halfway point in the national
base ball players golf tournament to-
day.
Byrd, now with Rochester after
years on the New York Yankee roster,
added a "A to his opening 20 to give
him q 36-hole aggregate of IA.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
FIFTEENTH STICK
URGED BY LARK|N
Four Woods and Nine Irons;
Putter, Dynamiter Make ,
Ideal Set, He Says.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.
BY w. X MeCALLUM.
MAT 14-club ruling Of the
United States Golf Association
L. l..

nj W. hs McIAtALU VI.
THAT 14-club ruling Of the
United States Golf Association
in o. K. with him but Gene
Larkin. Woodmont Country
Club pro. would like it better If they
tossed another chip in the pot and
raised the club limit to Is.
Seems to me we could get along
better with IS clubs than with H."
Gene says, explaining that the dyna-
miter and the wide use of four wooden
clubs in the bags Of most Of the top.
notch pros o. today has changed the
game so much that it isn't the old
game of 20 years ago.
THE nine-club set is standard in the
iron clubs today" says Gene. Some
OF the boys. I see, are advocating elimi-
nation Of the No. iron. and that may
be alright, too. Certainly there aren't
many men who know how to play the
l-iron with any degree of skill.
Good For Force Shot.
"RUT there's one use find for the
long iron which I can't dupli-
cate with any other club In the bag.
That is forcing shot, kept low into
a head wind. Sure. you could play
a spoon and hit 1t up but then the
wind gets hold Of the ball and does
things with it. The 1-iron Is the
club I use for the shot into q big
wind. and I don't see how could get
along without 1t.
And I see where some folks sav
they could get along without the No 8
iron, which Is the mashie- -niblick in
most sets. Well, that's probably true.
There's so little real difference between
the No. z and the No. 8 that we prob.
ably could dispense with the S-iron
altogether. But after all what's the
use? With a nine-club set Of irons, four
wooden clubs. a dynamiter and q
putter you have Is clubs, which seems
to me to be the ideal set of golf clubs.
And I wouldn't be surprised to see the
U. S. G. A. raise the club limit to IS
before January I, 1898, when the limit
on clubs becomes effective"
His Own Boss Now. .r
4 1--WE Aoii uOIL4s uuCu ILLS w lUVeF.
He drops around at Woodmont
once in while. but he's his own
boss until around April /, when he'll
preside again over the Woodmont golf
shop. But next week he's going to
Deland. Fla, to spend a month or
so in the climate where he used to
spend every Winter. For several sea.
sons. while Gene worked in Bob Bar.
netts golf shop at Chevy Chase. Gene
held down the Winter berth at the
exclusive Highland Park Club at Lake
Wales, Fla.
For the last fortnight he's been at
Chevy Chase holding down the post
Of pro there while Bill Hardy. Bob
Barnett's assistant, has been in Florida
visiting the boss. Bill Is due back
tomorrow. Rather strange. too, that
Bill never has been in Florida before.
Bob has been trying TO get him down
for a good many years but until this
Winter Bill always pleaded he was
too busy making clubs. But Dick
Flynn, golf goods salesman, was
driving down and Bill went along
ito see the things he had heard about
and didn't believe" And nov he
writes Gene that the narrstors didn't
exaggerate.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
GEORGETOWN SET
FOR SEVEN MEETS
Opens With Casey Games at
Boston on January 80.
Enter Dixie Event.

- GEORGETOWN will compete In
1 seven indoor track meets this
\ season, opening with the
Knights OF Colul, bus games
in Boston on January 80 and closing
with the Knights of Columbus meet
in Madison Square Garden. New York,
on March 20.
The Hoya speedsters, who have been
working out for two weeks, will follow
up the Boston knights OF Columbus
test by competing in the Millrose
games in Madison Square Garden on
February 6 and then lay off until
February 20, when they will journey
back to New York to participate in
the New York Athletic Club meet.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Armstrong Beaten, 5000, In High
School Basket Series.

Dunbar won the first game in the
local colored inter-high basket ball
series yesterday when It nosed out Its
old rival, Armstrong, 1920, on the
Dunbar court.
The first half ended in 14-14 dead
lock Dawson and Luck each scored
IL points for the winners while jack
son produced the same number for
ArnstronR ~
Evening star., 1937-01-23

belligerent i've Of the Department of
Agriculture, captained by D. 8. Burch.
Agriculture scored four wins to their
fair opponents lone victory, garnered
by Mrs. e. r. Sheppard.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
CASEYS ARE MERCILESS.

With Blackwell high man with II
points, the K. Of c. basket ball team
crushed the Crusaders, %s-1+ in q
basket ball game.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
BASKET BATTLES TIGHT.

In Heurich League basket ball
games, d. 3 II. defeated Fort Myer
in thrilling style, 1926. and d. C.
p. D. conquered Senate Beer. $3.50,
in the Heurich gym.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
BAsKETER SEEKS BERTH.

Joe Idramel desires to join . fast
lightweight baket ball team. He may
be reached st Adams s506. between
$3.50 and $3.50 pm. ~
Evening star., 1937-01-23

r AZEAR, who may blossom into the
best 155-pounder collegiate fighter
in these parts. had Martin down for
a nine count in the first round and
foored him for keeps with series OF
hard rights to the mid section in the
second He also showed he could
take 1t by receiving two hard rights
to his jaw before landing his own
Sleep producing punch.
The defeat of Ray Morse, l26-pound
Columbus star. by George Corn. was
received with chorus of boos from
most of the 1900 spectators.
Results:
l15 pounds-Walker (c) defeated sher-
rill
l2R pounds-Corn a. defeated Morse.
1875 pounds-Morton co. defeated An
I45 pounds-Rawson (cJ defeated
Bartz.
i55 pounds-Lazear (C) knocked out
Martin in 80 of second round
165 pounds-Columbus forfeited.
l15 pounos-Yermala IA) defeated
wilson a. defeated defeated
round
Evening star., 1937-01-23
HELD
EVEN BY FORFEIT.
Appalachian Gets Boxing
Draw With SChIaiffer,
Columbus, III.

ILLNESS of Dave Schlaiffer prob
ably cost Columbus University's
boxing team its first victory Of
L the year last night at Turner's
Arena where it was held to A draw
by Appalachian College after seven
hectic bouts. Schlaiffer's inability to
appear forced the Explorers to for
felt in the l65-pound class. thereby
giving the visitors their fourth victory
OF the program.
Tommy Walker, Mike Morton.
Bobby RAwson and Buddy Iazear. in
the ll8. 1875, l45 and l55 pound
classes, respectively. scored for Co.
lumbuS.
While Walker, Morton and Rawson
won by decisions. by far the greatest
kick Of the show came in Lazears
knockout Of Foy Martin after / min
ute 80 seconds Of fighting in the sec
ond round.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
WILSON TEACHERS BOW
Have Perfect Record at Charity
Stripe, Losing to Towson.

Wilson Teachers took a $3.50 beat
ing from Tovson Teachers at Towson
yesterday but today delighted over a
singular achievement. The Wilson's
had IL opportunities at the charity
line and cashed in on all.
Scoring honors for the winners were
widely distributed. Thomas with O
and Gordon with led the wilson's.
Summary:
Evening star., 1937-01-23
DEWITT COASTS TO WIN

Runs Up Lead Early, Scores, 23-15,
Over Mount st. Joseph's.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. January %
Running up 1870 lead in the first
few minutes of play. Dewitt School
basketers Of Washington coasted to
23-15 victory over Mount st. Joseph's
here yesterday. Moe Shulman and
Bill Hargaden led the visitors at
tack, each scoring 8 points.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
WOODWARD JUNIOR WINS
Two Players Get All Points in Vic.
tory Over Landon.

Only two of its players were able to
score. but McManns, with 10. and
Nicaladis, with 3, got enough points
to give Woodward Junior School a
1912 victory over Landon in a Ken
sington Armory basket scrap.
With a few seconds to 60. Nicaladis
shot the winning basket.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Want Reasonable Interpretation.
Little Recuperating.

Now recuperating in the Bahamas
from q series Of critical hipbone
operations to correct an silment both
ering him for years, Little is reluctant
to remain away from the Rules Com
mittee conference. He is forced to be
absent this year. however. at the in
sistence Of surgeons at Columbia
Little explained that the "atmos-
phere has been cleared of misunder-
standings" through the frank ey-
change Of viewpoints between coaches
and officials this Winter.
There Is no need now he added,
ito become hysterical over the pass
interference rule. 1t is simply one of
those things that crop up occasionally
to cause debate"
Evening star., 1937-01-23
LITTLE RES|GN|NG
AS RULES LEADER
Pass Interference Issue Not
Vital Now, Declares
Columbia Coach.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
"A YEW YORK, January 23.-Iou
M Little is resigning the chair
" mandnip Of the American
4 Foot Ball Coaches Rules
Committee with the advice to let the
controversial pass interference rule
alone for the time being
Instead of change in the currently
most-disputed ruling on the books,
Columbia's jovial coach suggests
sharper Interpretation by officials,
with fuller recognition of the rights
Of the defensive team to the ball, as
we'll as protection for the offensive
receivers"
Want Reasonable Interpretation.
THIS is my personal viewpoint" he
explained. but I believe it rep
resents generally what the coaches
feel in seeking thorough but also fair
and reasonable Interpretation Of the
rules"
Littles announcement Of his resig-
nation as chairman of the Coaches
Rules Committee. which he helped or
ganize and has headed since its incep-
ton four years ago, came as a sur
prise. Harry Kipke. Michigan coach
and president Of the American Foot
Ball Coaches Association, named Ray
Morrison of Vanderbilt to preside at
the meeting February 6. at which
coaches will review suggested changes
in the gridiron law.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Thinks He's About Due.


NCOSH says he. I'm about due to
win one Of these things" And
We share the hunch.
Smith made O sensational debut In
bigtime bowling about eight years
ago and never has ceased to be color
full. When Harry Winningder sought
to advertise his Queen Pin bowling
plant. he brought in Ben McAlwee to
put on an inter-city match. Ben lined
up the Happy Five of Baltimore, then
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
champs, to meet q team Of all-stars
from Washington.
I've got q kid around here" said
Winningder, I'D like to have on the
Washington team. Name Is Smith.
He's never bowled in regular compe-
tition."
McAlwee never had heard OF Hokie
Smith. Neither had Al Works, Carroll
Daily. Mag Wood and Clem Weidmsn,
the other selections for Winningder'
team. and, with these veteran stars
risking some of their own dough on
the match. the youngster wasn't ex-
actly welcome
All Smith did in that match, the
first OF his career was smash all
Washington records for five games
in similar competition. His score was
$50.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Hokie a Star Leader, Too.
McALWEE snapped him up for h

McALWEE snapped him up for his
N Original Juniors, a team Of
youngsters that went on to become
the biggest winning aggrega-
ton of bowlers in the history Of the
city. The other members were Paul
Harrison, Ed Espey, Tim Dunworth
Jack Wolstenholme and later, Johnny
Anderson.
Hokie Smith turned out to be not
only crack bowler but an inspiring
leader. He was the life Of the Origi-
nal Juniors and several years after
this team disbanded he pulled a
miracle" Of leadership in captain
ing the King Pin team to the District
League pennant. Starting the season
Of 1e34-35, the King Pins were thought
unworthy of membership In the all
find bowling dopesters trying to figure
how they managed to land on top.
Spirit did it." explains Hokie.
Smith Is one of the few entrants
In the 1887 Campbell who is putting
up personally all of his entry fee Of
S2s Most of the others have up not
more than IS smackers Of their own
cash and must ahare their winnings,
II any. with hackers.
Hokie, too, was first "on the line"
with his cash, taken from his $3.50
prize In the United States Sweepstakes.
A New Game for Hokie.
A ND there's another story. Mrs.
Smiths curly-haired boy. until
recently, never seemed to cling to Q
dime. When he won money, he was
ever good for touch, or quick to
reach for the party check. In his
streak Of winnings, which totaled well
on toward 81 900, he saved none of the
cash except that of the recent United
States stakes.
. He was under orders to bring back
every nickel of any prize he might
win at Waterbury. 1t was part Of
the agreement by which Beryl English
staked him to the $50 entry fee and
travelling expenses.
And Beryls order was part of .
campaign to end Hokie's carelessness
IN handling his own dough.
Artsfnd Christmas time English
raised the young mans salary, with
the agreement that every penny Of the
added money would 60 into . bank
account, plus a percentage Of the rest
Of Hokie's pay.
At first Hokie wasn't enthusiastic.
But now you can catch him ever 20
often in the act Of perusing little
brown bank book. And II you like
Hokie Smith-everybody does who
knows him-you Joy with him when
he tells you with an extra wide grin:
"Gosh. how 1t piles up!"
Evening star., 1937-01-23

noD HorNAACs
T IT'S average is only 11s-hardly
noticeable in these days Of
soaring duckpin scoreS-but
Il our favorite horse" in the
Howard Campbell sweepstakes. which
opens tonight at the Georgetown Rec
eation, is Hokie Smith, christened
Wayne
Yep even with Astor Clarke. freshly
crowned United States Sweepstakes
champion; Ollie Pacini. Ed Blakeney,
Dutch Newman, Tony Santini and
bevy Of other big-time sharpshooters
in probably the snappiest field that
ever went to post in the 11-year-old
classic of clout 'em and collect.
Hokie Smith, we believe, only now
Is coming truly into his own as
stake performer.
In eight consecutive major tourna-
ments happy-go-lucky Hokie has fin
ished no worse than fourth, a fact
brought to light today by Beryl Eng
lish, proprietor Of the Columbia alleys.
where Smith Is staff member. For
consistent success that record may be
without a parallel.
Calls Streak Remarkable.
ITS remarkable" to quote English,
when you consider that the un-
certainties Of duckpins may be COM
pared to those OF golf. and that In
every one Of those tournaments Hokie
was up against the classiest competi-
ton obtainable. Two OF them were
United States Sweepstakes. two OF
them Dixie Sweepstakes and two OF
them Campbells. 1t takes lot OF
bowling to land in the money o. any
Of these, and when a fellow turns the
trick as many times as Hokte has
we'll, at the Columbia we think we've
got the coming ace Of 'em all"
Hokie got his streak under way in
1894 when he finished second in the
Campbell. In 1895 he paired with
Howard Parsons to win the Atlantic
Coast Doubles, but skipped all other
tournaments. In 1896 he was fourth
In the Dixie. fourth in the United
States and third in the Campbell.
This season you find him third in the
united SIdjeS, tIutu III Vic OlAle dHo
second in the Ray Won Dreele sweep
stakes, a national event held in Bal
timore.
Reason IL you will that Hokie. in
the current Campbell, will fall a vic
tim to the law Of averages and miss
the pay-off, but that's contrary to the
thoughts Of Smith.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
BASKET BALL FATALITY.

Totals 10 a2a Totals
Evening star., 1937-01-23
CLOSE ONE TO DUNBAR

Totals Is 434 Totals 81
Evening star., 1937-01-23
COLLECTS IN EIGHT =.
P|NEVENTS IN ROW.
Columbia Ace Dangerous in
Campbell Sweepstakes
Opening Tonight.
nv ROD THOMAS.

BY ROD THOMAS.
T IT'S average is only 11s-hardly
- noticeable in these days Of
soaring duckpin scores-but
l. Il o,r fayorita "hnrsA" in the
Evening star., 1937-02-22
TOWNSEND TRIAL
OPENS TOMORROW
Year in Prison and $1,000
Fine Possible in Con-
tempt of House.

Charged with contempt OF the
House, DR.. Francis E. Townsend,
founder and head of Old-Age Re
yolving Pensions, Ltd, will go on
trial in District Court tomorrow
morning before. Justice Peyton Cor
don and jury.
Conviction might carry a. penalty OF
q year in prison and fine OF $1,000.
The pension chief, who def1antly
walked out of a House committee
hearing last May, will face the court
alone. His two former aides, DR..
Clinton Wunder of New York and
John B. Kiefer of Chicago, who were
indicted with him, pleaded guilty two
weeks ago and were placed on pro-
baton.
Leader Is RenOunced.
At" that time, they emphatically
renounced their erstwhile leader and
said they severed connection with his
organization some six months ago.
DR.. Townsend was arraigned the
next day and pleaded not guilty.
Afterward, he told newspaper men
he intended to continue his old-age
pension fight even if it is necessary
to direct the work of his organization
from jail cell.
Prosecuting him will be United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett and
his assistant, Harry L. Underwood.
Defense counsel are expected to be
Joseph A. Cantrel and Elisha Hanson.
Two Charges Named.
The indictment on which DR.. Town
send will be tried is in two counts,
one charging that he left the presence
of the committee without PERMISSION
and the other that he refused to
testify. The committee was investi-
eating old-age pension organizations
Few witnesses are expected to be
called to the stand. since there is
little dispute as to the facts OF the
case. Government counsel estimate
the trial will take day.
Evening star., 1937-02-22

comply with the Walsh -Healey act.
(This law requires all bidders on
large Government contracts to meet
certain wage and labor standards.
including the 40-hour week.
President Roosevelt said at q press
conference last week that something
would have to be done in the steel
shortage situation within the next
few weeks. High officials disclosed
that the Navy Department had
blocked a proposal to sell the Gov
ernment's armor- plate making plant
at Charleston, w. Va, which has been
idle for more than a decade.
Government agencies, including the
Navy and Labor Departments, have
been endeavoring, meanwhile. to find
some solution.
It was learned that one large stee!
company had offered to set aside
mill for one weeks run Of steel. The
Government. however. decided that
this would not meet requirements.
contending such run" would neces-
sarily be of one type Of steel. whereas
greatly diversified order would be
needed to meet varying. requirements
of the Navy.
Evening star., 1937-02-22
Mathematicians Give Odds.

CHICAGO, February % R.-
Mathematicians, in convention here
juggled figures to reach these prob
abilities:
You'd have to deal the cards 6ls
trillion times before you would get al
13 trumps in bridge hand.
You have one chance in 18 to roll
a six and a one in a crap game. with
the same odds on a five end two and
q three and q four.
Evening star., 1937-02-22
M'NUTT SELECTION
PROTESTED BY LIBBY
War Prevention Council Head
Says Philippine Commits
sioner Relies on Force.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Frederick j. Libby, executive di-
rector Of the National Council for
Prevention Of War, said last night he
had made an earnest protest" to
President Roosevelt against the
naming Of Paul v. McNutt as high
commissioner of the Philippines.
McNutt's name was sent to the
Senate last week for confirmation.
Libby wrote the President that Il
believe that his record as Governor
of Indiana indicates a profoundly diff
ferent attitude" than that of Frank
Murphy, former commissioner and
governor of Michigan.
McNutt, Libby said, "has relied on
force" to settle labor disputes in In
Evening star., 1937-02-22
Glow of Dishonesty.

KANSAS CITY, February % P).-
Patrolman John Burns could hardly
believe his eyes when he saw man
walking along his beat, radiating a
soft green glow.
Burns stopped the man and found
he had a street lantern hanging
beneath his transparent raincoat. Inc
man told Burns he had picked up the
lantern off street repair job and was
carrying it to keep warm.