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Evening star., 1937-01-08
c. j. RING SQUAD
HEAVY lob OPEN
Other Berths Filled for Open
ina Tilt Tomorrow With
NC. State.
TDDIE LA FOND, boxing coach
- at Catholic University. still is
mulling over the heavyweight
- situation in connection with the

TDDIE LA FOND. boxing coach
- at Catholic University, still Is
mulling over the heavyweight
- situation in connection with the
Cardinals opening meet with North
Carolina State. starting at 8:l5 to-
morrow night. He has yet to decide
whether Leo Katalinas or Fred Rogers
will get the nod.
Katalinas last year won bout by
forfeit, then recorded remarkable list
of knockouts Rogers. fighting in the
light Heavyweight class. knocked out
Louis Marks of North Carolina State
in the final round Of a three-heat
match.
Picks Other Scrappers.
7 A FOND has named representatives
in the other divisions. Dave Bern
stein, 1l5-pounder. will open festivities.
Tex Guinan. veteran, will handle the
125-pound bout A new lad. Nestor
Martinez Of Puerto Rico. is listed in
the 135-pound class. Freddy Mix,
veteran 145-pounder. will 60 again.
Joe Bunsa and Sully Greco will look
after things in the 155 and l65 pound
divisions, respectively, while John Car
velas, erstwhile Eastern High grid star,
will be newcomer in the light heavy
weight division.
Coach Peele johnson of North Caro-
lima State will have available as start
ers Del Pico, lis: Rudisill, l25; PEN
land, 1856; Sorrell. l45: Browning. 1855:
Miller. 1865; Howerton, IT'S, and Helms,
heavyweight.
Tickets now to be had at the Catho-
lie University athletic Office are at
s1.10. reserved, and IS cents, general
admission.
Rogers Named c. U. Leader.
r POGERS. nee Rydzewski. was elected
captain of the c. U. team. He Is
a junior and halls from Jersey City.
He is member Of the foot ball team,
playing end. However, he failed to
play the past season because Of an in
jury.
Rogers has not been defeated In dual
intercollegiate meets.
Evening star., 1937-01-08

Mclaughlin Of trying to make
gentlemen out Of his Chicago
Blackhawks Ouch Joe
Louis has to have special boxing
gloves made because Of the length
of his thumbs Loyola (New
OrleanO is flirting with Red Stra-
der. line coach at st. Mary's.
Primo Carnera Is at it again ..
He took on a bloke named Bossomi,
or something like that, over in
Italy the other night and knocked
him out Salem tMass) High
eleven. which takes q road trip
every four years. is negotiating for
q home-and-home series with Port
Arthur (Tex.J High.
Mike Jacobs collected $4,000
salary for directing the Twentieth
Century Sporting Club In 1885
Ford Frick drew $4,000 q
president ee the Nationsl League.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
College Training Helps.

WE HAVE few in the game right
- " now. Craig Wood is a college man.
So are several other topnotch pros
who aren't doing so badly. The COL
lege men in the pro game are out
numbered by those who haven't gone
TO college, and I'm not claiming that
the college-bred pros have anything on
the others, but I do think that the
special training a college man gets
helps him in professional golf 1t
doesn't make 4-foot putt any easier,
but it gives him a background you
can't ignore" Sam. incidentally, Is
the first American-born pro with q
college education to win the open.
OF course. there has been Bobby
Jones. but Bob was an amateur. Then
there was Tommy Armour of the Uni
versity Of Edinburgh. but Tommy was
born in Scotland.
yep, really think that golf offers
a good chance for a college man to
make a comfortable living as q pro-
fessional," says Sam.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Iowa Invades Wildcats.

THE Iowa invasion of Northwest
ern's bailiwick promises thriller.
Northwestern started with a classy
47-38 win over Illinois. while Iowa
gave Indiana a great fight all the way
before the Hoosiers won, 1924.
Chicago. although it has shown
flashes of strength. doesn't rate to
worry Indiana. but the Illinois,
Wisconsin game at Madison should
produce plenty of excitement. Mime
sofa will be idle. while Ohio State
plays New York University at New
York
Evening star., 1937-01-08

w YESTMINSTER. Md, Janu-
M ary 8.-Three newcomers
Wv will appear in the West
ern Maryland lineup to-
morrow night when the Green and
Gold opens its ring season with the
University Of Maryland boxers at
College Park.
Harold Martin, William Bender and
Joe O'Leair are the leatherpushers
who'll wear the Western Maryland
silks for the first time.
Charlie Havens. coach of the Ter
rors. plans to start the following
team:
us, Alfred Goldberg: 1875, Paul
Brengle; 1876. Harold Martin; 145,
William Bender; l55. George Speigel:
1855, Clinton Walker; ITS. Tony Or
tenzi, and heavyweight. Joe O'Leair.
Most Have Fought Before.
A LII but Martin. Bender and OLeair
saw action in at least one match
last Winter. but the Terrors lack the
ring experience of Marylands fighters.
The Old Liners shape up as one of the
best boxing teams in this section, and
much is expected of them in dual
competition this Winter.
Western Maryland'e squad consists
of approximately 27 men, but not more
than Is will be called on for ring
arguments during this campaign.
Runner-up to Goldberg in the 1l5-
pound class is Sam Grimsey. from last
years squad. while Bill Skeen. who
boxed in several meets last Winter, is
backing up Brengle in the l25.
Norvin Gompf, another 1886
holdover. is in the l35-pound class.
Bill Willoughby, who saw some service
last season, has given way to Speigel
as a 155-pounder.
Ortenzi q Standout.
HAROLD HANSEN and Bob Dick
son, foot ball men. are waging a
battle with Clinton Walker for the
165-pound varsity berth, but the last
named holds the upper hand.
Tony Ortenzi heads the light heavy
weights and is Western Maryland's
outstanding fighter. Backing him up
Is Frank Levinski. John Green is a
heavyweight showing promise.
Western Maryland faces Catholic
University at Washington February H.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
MIDWEST CUNTS
TO GANG PURDUE
Michigan Gets First Crack
at "Team to Beat" for
Big Ten HonorS.

)HICAGO. January C40-The
1 stop Purdue" campaign will
open tomorrow night, when
Michigan gets its first chance
to halt the Boilermakers' drive toward
another Big Ten basket ball title.
Purdue. on its preseason showing
ranked as a red-hot favorite to be
in at the finish Of the championship
stretch. After winning its conference
opener against Wisconsin. 43 to 80,
the Boilermakers are more than ever
considered the team to beat.
The Wolverines, ranked as a first
division outfit, are expected to give
Purdue its first stiff test, particularly
on defense. With Jewell Young.
Johnny Slnes, Gene Anderson and
Pat Malaska playing great bail, the
Boilermakers have popped in baskets
80 fast that opponents have yet to
give Coach Ward Lambert's team any
real workout in defense play.
Evening star., 1937-01-08

about the ace marksnaan Of that
section. They started out at Ra-
dium Springs attended by two
Negro caddies, neither Of whom
knew Jones Bobby won the
first two holes, and the little pick
aninnies scarcely could believe
their eyes When he really
got hold Of one on the fourth
and whanged 1t 800 yards straight
down the fairway, their distress
was acute lifts caddy sided
over and whispered: "Mistuh Tiff,
II we amt keerful and that gen.
naman's luck holds out, he sho
gwine to beat U.s." When finally
the boys were told who they had
been caddying for their eyes
popped "And now," says
McGill. there's only one person
who can play golf better than
Mistuh lift And that's Mis-
tuh Jones .. Tea ssh."
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Perry Makes New York Tennis Experts Feel Sill


considerably less than the $27, 1000
Bill Terry got for managing the
Giants Lester Patrick, coach
of the New York hockey Rangers,
was paid $17,5o0.
Carl Hubbell's great left arm
was worth $17,50o to the Giants
%. Did you see that piece Fred
Perry wrote about turning pro for
the "wife and family? Is
that the tip-off? Nello Fa-
laschi, Santa Clara back, turnd
down a $4,000 offer from the Bos-
ton Redskins to take job as
assistant backfield coach at Santa
Clara.
Ralph McGill comes up with
this pip about the stranger"
who golfed at Radium Springs =.
Bobby Jones vas hunting In South
Georgia and stopped on at Albany
tor . round with Richard TIT tust
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Michigan Tunes Well.

MICHIGAN won six games and lost
one in the tune-up series. two
Of the victories being overtime affairs
with the University Of Washington
on West Coast trip. John Gee, g.
foot, 9-inch center, is likely to cause
trouble for the Boilermakers. as will
the smart. fne-passing John Town
send. Herman Fishman and Bill Bar
clay.
OF the Boilermakers, Young appears
set for a great year. Sixth in the
conference scoring race last season.
when Bob Kessler of the Boilermake
won out, Young scored 81 points last
Monday against the Badgers.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
CAVALIERS UNDER WAY
Meet William and Mary in First
Major Basket Contest.

UNIVERSITY, Va, January Op).
-Virginia's basket ball team will open
its schedule Of major games here to-
night against William and Mary.
Looming stronger after shaky
start in practice games, the Cavaliers
will present a veteran cast in Capt.
Bus Male and Harold Gist. guards;
Bud Abbitt, center, and Fred Zeisberg
and Jimmy Edmunds, forwards.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
'BAMA MEN line UP
FOR JOBS AT v. M. |.
Hubert, New Coach, Is Expected
to Recruit Entire Staff From
His Alma Mater.
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
p ICHMOND, Va, January s.-Alli-
~ son C"Pooley'') Hubert. new head
coach at Virginia Military Institute,
will recommend Russ Cohen. Cincin-
natl mentor, as his first foot ball as
sistant, it was learned here.
He also will seek as his other as
sistants Albert B. Elmore, coach at
Alabama State Teachers College:
Carney Laslie. Blythesville (Ark.)
High, and Paul (Bear) Bryant. Ala
bama assistant.
Each of the four proposed assistants
attended Hubert's alma mater, Ala
bama. and three played on Rose Bowl
teams.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Sneed Marks Shattered.

THE last season saw speed marks.
L long and jealously guarded, fall
before the onslaught of such cham
pions as Rosalind. Greyhound, Twilight
Song. Dusty Hanover, Little Pat, Ed
la Safer, Edna Brewer, Calumet
Evelyn and Margaret Castleton. While
all of these and other leaders in their
classes will be back in 1887 to better
their own marks, new school Of talent
rapidly is rounding into shape to chal-
aenge the old campaigners.
The new year, filling long-sought
and now realized need. will provide
ample facilities fer racing trotters and
PAGERS from one end of the country to
the other. With more days of racing,
richer purses, greater variety Of stakes
and amateurs building up formidable
schedules among themselves, 1886 will
have to look sharp to its laurels with
1887 stepping out for top honors.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
CROSTIC, SOLTERS BOX
Middles Provide Support for Tay.
lor-Straiges Feature.

Hunter Crostic. Richmond middle
weight who knocked out Jimmy Ortiz
here last week, will meet Vincent
Solters of Baltimore in a six-round
preliminary to the Bucky Taylor Joe
Straiges feature eight-round bout
Monday night at Turner's Arena, 1t
was announced today by Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn.
Crostic, who recently turned pro-
fessional. is undefeated, while Solters
has won his last hve starts.
In other scraps arranged to date,
Johnny Craven. Conshocken. Pa.
welterweight, will face Sid Silas in
an eight-round semi-final; Clarence
Sloat will battle Young Palmer in
six-round argument and Doug SWEET
nam will square of with Ray Ingram
in a four-round lightweight en-
counter.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
HARDER TO GET IN TRIM.

OMAHA, Nebr,, January 8 (P).-
Mel Harder. Cleveland Indian pitcher
and his wife and daughter got into
the family car when the mercury sank
to 4 below zero and headed today
for Hot Springs, Ark. where he plans
to bathe his lame arm in the hot
baths for q month.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
By EDDIE BRIETZ.

NEW YORK. January .,r 8 ,,l. @:
" tennis writers who picked
a Vines over Perry (and it
was unanimous) feel just like the
fight experts the morning after
the Schmeling-Louis thing
Rice and Louisiana State are In q
hot race to bag Griff Vance. star
back Of Schreiner Institute at
Kerrville, Tenn. Everybody
says the kid has it to spare.
II 1t interests any one, Branch
Hickey says he's still working on Q
trade for Dizzy Dean st. Mary's
of California continues to pace the
showmanship league by setting UP
q training table-of all things
for the basket ball team.
Art Ross. manager Of tts Boston
hooked Bruins, popped OF IN De.
troat and accused Naj. Fredsack
Evening star., 1937-01-08
CARDS ADD SLABMAN.

ST. LOUIS, January LP).-An-
other pitcher from Sacramento, its
Pacific Coast League farm, has been
added by the ST. Louis Cardinals. He
Is Johnny Chambers. 25-year-old right
handler, who won II and lost 19 with
the last-place Solons.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Fights Last Night
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Kid Chocolate,
12s34, Cuba, outpointed Joey La
Fauci. 1891, Astoria, Long Is.
land (6.
FREEPORT, Ill.-Tony Capone.
1873. Freeport. and Bob Crowley.
140. Dubuque, Iowa. drew dO.
INDIANAPOLIS. Paul Lee,
1852, Indianapolis. and Jimmy
Buckler, 1875, Louisville, drew 1o).
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Amos
Tiger, 155, Sapulpa. Okla, and
Joey Speigel, l57l2, Uniontown,
Pa, drew QO.
BOSTON.-Paul Junior. Lewis
ton, Me, outpointed Charley Cor
don. Newport, VT. u0): weights
unavailable.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Hockey Results
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
National League.
Boston, 2; Chicago. o.
Detroit, 4: New York Ameri-
cans, 2.
Montreal Canadiens, 4: Toron-
to, /.
Observation-Disclosures League.
Syracuse. Z; Pittsburgh, 4;
American Association.
Kansas City, 2; Tulsa, 2; tie.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
VETERAN BOWLER DIES.

NEW YORK, January 8 Lp).-Wil-
liam Billy Cordes. 90. who reputedly
was the first bowler in this country to
roll a perfect 300 score in tournament
competition, died today. He made the
800 in the early COS. He was presi-
dent of the Eastern Association of
Bowling Alley Owners.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Mat Matches
J the Associated Press.

BY the ASsoclaed Press.
PROVIDENCE. r. I.-Gus Son.
nenberg, 20l, Boston, defeated
Wally Dusek, 202, Omaha, Nebr.,
two out of three falls.
HARTFORD Conn.-Bibber NC
Coy. 220. Cambridge, Mass, and
Len Macaluso, 218, East Aurora,
N. Y. drew.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Having a Good Time.

F HE happens to be a good golfer
and many college men are-he has
foundation for the pro game which
will help him immensely"
How about the money-making pos
sibilities Of golf as career for COL
lege men?" 1 asked Sam. I'm not
getting wealthy" if you want to take
my case as an example" said the for
mer open king. But I'm having q
good time and I'm learning and mean
while I'm not starving But seriously,
I do think that golf as a career for COL
lege men offers good opportunities 1t
keeps them out in the open, and their
special training should enable them
TO get along alright.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
GIVES HIM BULGE,
DECLARES PARKS
Former Open Champ Went
Campus Into Happy
Career on Links.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

@OLLEGE men could do a lot
4 worse than take up profess
sional golf if they have any
~ skill in the game and apti-
tude for it. Sam Parks, the 1885
open champ, hasn't done so badly at
golf. He jumped smack from the
University of Pittsburgh into the pro-
feSsional game, and he's been able
to make a comfortable living at it,
while some Of the lads who graduated
with him have been living on pin
money.
Il don't want TO cast any aspersions
on the boys who didn't go to college"
says Sam. But I feel that college
man who turns golf pro has the bulge
on the other boys He has a trained
mind. trained frequently in physics
and ballistics. and he usually has the
ability to impart his knowledge.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Hoyas Beaten Again.
CEORGETOWN returned home after

GEORGETOWN returned home after
disappointing road trip. drop
ping its second game in two nights TO
West Virginia, 4l-32, at Morgantewn.
w. Va. after compiling an early lead
in the first half. The Hoyas thus lost
their second league start, having bowed
to Carnegie Tech Tuesday night.
Leading, 21-16. at the half. George
town saw its lead dwindle as Cooke
and Phares found the range to score
"a points between them. Mike Petros-
key and Ed Kurtyka paced the Hoyas
with 10 points each.
Evening star., 1937-01-08

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY'S squad
received more of a workout from
its alumni than expected. barely man
aging to exc out a 1897 decision as
Irish Carroll came through in the final
seconds Of play to clinch victory.
Bernie Lieb, who contributed 10
points, and Tommy Whelan were out
standing for the Alumni. while Carroll
and Sam Pagano featured the play of
the varsity.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
LUCAS SIGN WITH BUGS.

PITTSBURGH, January (P.-
Red Lucas, Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher
named recently in "holdout" talk, said
he had signed a 1887 contract with
the club.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
LONG ISLAND FOUR WINS.

DEL MONTE, Calf, January 8
P.-Aided by a two-goal handicap,
Long Island, N. Y, poloists defeated
Del Monte, to S. in the first game
of q 16-goal tournament here.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Totals o41 Totsls-15

American University journeyed on
to Lynchburg rueing 3l-l9 loss to
Bridgevater College at Harrisonburg,
Va. The Eagles held Bridgewater to
q 1873 count in the first half. but
failed rapidly as Dixon. playing his
first game for the winners, scored IA
points.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
DISTRICT BOWLERS
GO FOR FAT PURSE
Nine Seek $1,000 Top Prize in
United States Stakes at
Waterbury Tomorrow.

NINE of Washington's foremost
bowlers today were on the way to
Waterbury. Conn, to shoot in the
United States Sweepstakes Of the Ma
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress, in
which the first prize is $1,000.
Five Of them-Tony Santini, Ed
Blakeney. Joe Harrison. Hokie Smith
and Howard Parsons-will compete in
a doubles and singles event tonight at
New Haven as q warm-up for tomor-
rows blue ribbon tournament.
Astor Clarke, Ollie Pacini, Bill
Krauss and Perce Wolfe, accompanied
by Charles F. O'Connell. president OF
the National Duckpin Bowling Con-
gress, are going directly to waterbury.
The Rose Liquor Store team is with
in a game Of the leading washington
Brewery team of the District League
following some hectic competition last
night. The Roses trimmed Occidental.
2 to /; Heurich Brewers defeated
Washington Brewery. 2 to /; Arcadia
swept Convention Hall and George
town Recreation bumped Lucky Strike,
2 to l.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
CAMBRIA WOULD STICK.

BALTIMORE, January 8 (R.-Joe
Cambria. Baltimore base bali man
who recently sold the Albany club,
said he expected to acquire an IN.
terest In the Toronto Club.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
G.. W, FROSH WIN EASILY.

In preliminary to the varsity game
last night at Tech, the George WASH
ington freshman quint routed George
Washington High of Alexandria, IS
to %.
Evening star., 1937-01-08

WITH only IS seconds of play re-
w manning, Johnny Swagart, St.
Johns guard, was fouled and capi-
talized on the free toss to tie the
score at 1919. Jack Regis. Cadet
center, fouled Vermillion a few sec
onds later. however. and the rangy
Tech forward won the game with an
accurate flip.
The victory marked Techs first win
in three starts. having lost previously
to Southern High Of Baltimore and
George WASHINGTON freshmen.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
SPORT IS GROWING
mall DIRECTIONS
Has Best Season in Decade,
Looks for Even Better
One During 1887.

This is fifth OF series OF stories
prttten for the Associated Press
by outstanding sports leaders.
They deal ,rtth 1896 Developments
and 1887 prospects)
Evening star., 1937-01-08
St. Johns Next for G. w.
EANWHILE, George Washington

victorious over Mount st. Mary's.
5l-25, last night at Tech gym, prepped
for the invasion Of ST. Johns of Brook
lyn tomorrow night at Tech. st.
Johns won 18 out Of % games last
year and since 1927 has lost no more
than four games season.
Mount st. Mary's failed to give the
Colonials even a stiff scrimmage, be-
ing held scoreleSs during the first l3
minutes and trailed, 8-23, at inter-
mission. Ben Goldfaden and Milt
Schonfeld, with II and 10 points, re-
spectively, paced George Washington,
which clicked with precision even with
the free insertion Of substitutes.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
TECH IMPRESSIVE
IN TIGHT VICTORY
Beats St. Johns by Single
Point, Gets Line Today
on Title Rivals.

TECH. looming as a dangerous
contender in the public high
school basket ball series follow
u ing Its impressive triumph over
st. Johns yesterday. 20-1s. gained
a line on IS opposition today as it
watched Central. Eastern. Western
and Wilson launch the series cam
paign at Tech gym.
The Cadets meanwhile mourned
their second loss in as many days by
one point, having been trimmed by
Roosevelt. 25-24, on Tuesday. st.
Johns set the pace for three periods,
but wilted in the final quarter as
Johnny Williamson, Jimmy vermillion
and Mills tossed telling points.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
TERRAP|NS INVADE
CONFERENCE FOES.
Meet W. & /. and v. M. |.
at Lexington-G. w., c. U.
Continue to Win.

w YITH mingled apprehension
\hj and confidence, Maryland's
wv basket bali team invaded
the lair Of two Southern
Conference rivals today at Lexington,
Va, meeting Washington and Lee to-
night and v. M. 1. tomorrow night.
while on other foreign floors Ameri-
can University will face Lynchburg
College at Lynchburg, Va, and GAL
laudet will stack up against Towson
Normal at Towson, Md.
In the only local collegiate brush
Loyola of Baltimore will clash with
Southeastern University at 8 o'clock
on the Y. M. c. A. court
Georgetown's hopes of annexing
the Eastern intercollegiate Conference
title were dimmed somewhat follow
ing its second loop loss. while Ameri-
can University also mourned a defeat
today. George Washington and Catho-
lie University both were jubilant as
they nursed their undefeated strings
Maryland. having hit its stride
against Johns Hopkins after losing
It's only Southern Conference start
against Richmond, was bostered on
the trip by Ben Allen. high-scoring
center, who was unable to travel with
the team last year, and was confident
OF climbing a notch or two in confer
ence standings.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
INCREASES GIANTS PAY.

NEW YORK. January Q R.-
Horace Stoneham, New York Giants
president, has mailed 1887 base ball
contracts to his players and an
nounced "a general increase In pay"
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Newcomers Make Purchases.


DUT what was even more interesting
- at the Old Glory was the selection
and purchase of prospective cham
pions by newcomers to the sport,
That such new interest in an old sport,
which affords more personal partlcl-
ration in all angles of it than most
major sports offer, is practical and
lasting. is shown in the creation OF a
new mile track, exclusively for trot-
tiers. which Dunbar Bostwick. we'll
known sportsman Of Old Westbury.
Long Island, has had built at Aiken,
S. c.
This is only one indication of the
snodern trend toward buying a horse
or two, helping professional trainer
get the colts in shape and then racing
them in person, either in clashes with
professional reinsmen or. as If more
often the case, against other men and
women who wish to enjoy their sports
Hrst hand.
Evening star., 1937-01-08
Carroll Saves Card Varsity.

Totals l3 531 Totals 8