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Evening star., 1937-03-03
FOUR BLACKB|RDS
CH|RP SWAN SONG
Finish Brilliant Varsity Ca
reers Against G. w., Then
Turn Pro.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

-FOUR members Of one Of the
l. greatest college basket ball
teams in the history Of the
L sport play their last amateur
game at Tech High Schools gym to-
night when. opposing George Wash.
ington, they ring down the curtain
on a glamorous record for Long
Island University.
Seeking their twenty-fourth victory
in 81 games this season and their
second triumph of the Winter over
the Colonials, the Blackbirds will send
their two guards and co-captains,
Lew Merson and Jules Bender, and
Forwards Ben Kramer and Kenneth
Norton onto the floor for the last
time when the starting whistle blows
at $3.50 o'clock.
Tomorrow night they will play their
first game in professional ranks, being
scheduled to make their dough debut
with Kate Smiths Celtics in New
York, where they have achieved their
national reputation.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
H0YAS ARE SEEKING
Even BREAK IN LOOP
Beaten by Pitt, Must Win Pair
From Penn State to End Cam
paign With 500.

6btCAoi oAobotSA w AAV SseA
CTATE COLLEGE, Pa, March s.
- Only Penn State, which will be met
in the first game of a home-and-home
series tonight. remained on the sched-
ule Of Georgetown's basket ball team,
which winds up its road campaign
here this evening against that Eastern
intercollegiate Conference foe.
The Hoyas' one remaining objec-
tive-that of ending their conference
competition with a 500 percentage
rests on their ability to capture both
contests from the Nittany Lions. At
present their record shows three VIC
tories against five defeats, their fifth
setback coming last night at Pitts
burgh, where the Panthers smeared
the Capital toSsers, 1922.
It was . revenge victory for Pitt,
which lost to Georgetown by three
points in Washington in January.
Held to six field goals, with Sophomore
Ed Kurtyka the only one to get more
than one, Georgetown trailed from
the start. The score at the end OF
the first half was 17-s.
Paul Jesko, Pitts captain, who was
playing his last game at home, ended
his local career by scoring as many
two-pointers as the entire G. U. team,
a foul giving him i3 points and high
scoring honors for the night. Kur-
tyka's two foul tosses matched his
pair Of double-deckers and made him
high" for the losers.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
JUNIORS TO FIGHT
THIRD.ROUND BOUTS
Golden Glovers Will Continue
Action at Northeast Boys
Club Tonight.

THIRD-RoUND bouts in the Junior
Golden Gloves boxing tournament
held under the auspices Of the District
A. A. u, will be staged tonight at
Northeast Boys Club, with nine scraps
listed on the card.
Four knockouts featured action last
night at Georgetown Boys Club, with
A. Basin, Danny Petro, j. Petit and
c. Pullman recording abbreviated VIC
tories.
6O-Pound Glass.
Ray Brown (Washinston BOYS Club) de-
cisioned M. Pappafotis tW. B. c..
7O.Pound Class.
A. Bassin (Merrick Boys Clubl won on
tsehnieaI kposkSTt over yer M NJ Eenlof 5cEd
Denny Petro metropolitan Police Boys
Clubs won on technical knockout In the
third r3ynd W over LaI6e ;Msrrisn sohsra: r.
!Me.Eics Rsssdalst MeEsisk dsk cssi Ssei-
sO-Pound Class.
J. Petit &c. B. c. won on technical
knockout over J. OConnor tMerrick) In
aFss sechniesi hGea SnoeRous Over j. cubO M M p
B. c..
11O-Pound Class.
B. Morris "a. G. o. decisioned r. Hollow
wv. B. CO..
TONIGHT'S PAIRINGS.
At Boys Club Of Washington.
80 Pounds
J. Pettitt C. B. c. vs.. J. Beavers
metropolitan Policel. c. Pullman 20. B.
CO. VS.. F. Rodriguez (M. B. CO.
80 Pounds.
E. Sheehi IN Z. B. c. vs.. L. Phelps
IN. B c. r. Hatton &c. B. CO. vs.. r. Harp
Metro. Police).
IlO Pounds.
L. De Lotto metro. Police) VS.. T. Mario
wv B. c.. r. Radios Nv. B. c. vs.. W.
Patriaca Metro. Police). c. Haid (unat-
tachedD VS.. E. Madron Nv. B. c..
100 Pounds.
r. Pruneau funattached) vs.; M, Anama-
tros wv. B, c.. J. Mooney IN. 3. C.) vs..
M Hampton IN p, B, c..
Evening star., 1937-03-03
POMPOON CHOICE
T0ANNEXDERBY
Writers Also See Yankees
Cards as Champs, Golf
Title for Cooper.

Mote: This is the first of tpo
stories shouting hotD group OF lead
inc sports editors forecasts the out
come OF 1887 major sports events.
It copers the professional side OF
the picture. Tomorrow, a forecast
OF amateur epentS.)
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.
n vEW YORK, March 3.-If you
N care to parlay expert opinion
NJ on the outcome of this years
i Y major offerings in profes.
sional sports competition, for OF
against, here's the forecast:
Joe Louis to whip Jim Braddock fol
the world heavyweight title in Chi
cago, Pompoon to capture the Ken
lucky Derby, Harry Cooper to wear the
United States open golf crown and the
New York Yankees to play the ST.
Louis Cardinals for the next world
series.
These are the consensus selections
Of Americas leading sports editors
who gazed into the crystal ball at the
request of the Associated Press, crossed
their fingers and put themselves on
record for the campaign Of 1887 ol all
major fronts. For their information
and yours, it's Broadway Jack Doyle's
opinion this five-star parlay Is a 500
bo-l proposition.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Will Have Talent Left.

THAT L. I. U. will not be lost ex-
actly without that quartet next
year was demonstrated strikingly
enough last night when Irving Tor
gof, sensational sophomore, and Kap-
lowitz. eagle-eyed forward, led the
way at Brookland to a stunning set
back of Catholic University's Car
dinals by score of 64-37. Together
with Art Hillhouse, 6-foot-5-inch cen
ter, who gave his team a tremendous
advantage, they showed local fans
sample Of the style which has made
them feared for the last two years.
Living up to their reputation as
deadly shots, the Blackbirds fired
away all night with such accuracy
that more than half of their goals
dropped through the cords without
touching the rim, despite a firing base
well near the center of the floor.
Torgof sent field goals through the
basket, and led the scoring with II
points; Kaplowitz tailed only 3 less.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Foul Shooting Decides.

A THOUGH outscored by De Witt
and equaled by Burns and Lom-
bard in the matter of field goals, Gen.
trails slippery guard capitalized on the
amazing total of % foul shots out OF
IS chances to win the crown.
Tech, however, paced team scoring
from the foul line, bucketing 81 tosses
out Of lis chances for q .557 percent
age, to shade Eastern in this respect by
.006. Central, through no fault Of Sam
Fox, who Gagged but Of ~ attempts.
gained third place with .518, while
Wilson, with ats; Western, 462. and
Roosevelt, .430, finished in that order.
Vermillion trailed De Witt by points
yesterday before winding up the reg
ular schedule by dropping in Is points
to annex the title.
Following are the statistics, show
ing total field goals, successful foul
shots, foul shots attempted and points:
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Perry Loquacious on Wife, Mum on Doug
Job Tough Married Life Holds Pay Personal Matter

mum. The returns have been ''be-
yond expectations" was all he would
say.
He pulled on his overcoat and
took a walk. He had to warm
up" for a doubles match, he said.
We've bet dollar on it,
Perry came to Salt Lake City
leading Vines in their singles duels,
13 to IL. He left for Denver with
q two-match lead after vanquishing
the Californian, 3-6, 6-3, 8E6.
The Englishman scoffed at lex
perts" who compare past and pres
ent tennis players-and other ath-
letes, for that matter.
who knows whether Bill Tilden
In his prime could have beaten
Vines at his best or Perry at his
best?" he asked.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
| diurnal tennis dual with Ellsworth

diurnal tennis dual with Ellsworth
Vines.
"This professional tennis busi-
ness is tough on married life," he
remarked between puffs on a long
stemmed pipe.
"You can't expect a woman to
gallop around the country travel
ing three-fourths of the time, stop
ping only one or two nights in one
place"
Consequently, his wife, pretty
Helen Vinson, stays in Hollywood
and works in films.
Her works there, but mines
everywhere" Perry said, with .
circuitous sweep Of his bony hands.
But about the money he has
earned since turning pro. Perry was
Evening star., 1937-03-03
WILSON IMPRESSIVE
LOSING TO CENTRAL
Team Without a Victory in High
School Series Plays Its Best
Game of Year.

WOODROW WILSON HIGH, baby
team in the public high school
basket ball series, today took . hitch
in its diapers and beloved . warning
to rival clubs that it will be vastly i'm
proved next season over the club which
failed to win . game in 10 series starts
this year.
The Presidents were buoyed by their
most impressive loss. Central trimmed
Wilson. 41-32, yesterday In the final
regular game Of the series campaign.
but Wilson looked good in defeat.
Scholastic fans now are focusing on
the play-off for the championship Fri
day night between Western and East
ern at Tech High gym at 8 o'clock.
Roosevelt and Tech turned down q
proposal to clash in . preliminary
game to break the third place tie.
Central's fifth-place standing was
not altered. Billy Vermillion, crack
guard, poured IS points through the
net to take individual scoring honors
for the season.
Joe Brooks and Bob Haycock paced
Wilson against the lackadaisical Cen
trail team. scoring II and points, re-
Spectively.
Evening star., 1937-03-03

IN ABOUT six weeks now the trout
/ season opens, which generally
/ heralds the beginning Of salt
L water fishing also. It's never too
early to begin preparations for the
season, and even now you'll be among
the late ones If you haven't started
getting out your tackle and repairing
the ravages Of Winter storage. Your
tackle really should not need much
attention If it was stored properly last
Fall, and aside from bit of fresh
oil on your reel there isn't much to
do except purchase what new equip
ment you need.
Reel oil, though, is an important
point. Salt water reels can stand. In
fact, they need, fairly heavy oil,
heavier anyway than that used on
casting reels. A bit Of graphite In oil
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Schmarr Still ut It.

THE only redeeming feature for
Cardinal fans was the recon-
firmed opinion that their Hermie
Schmarr still is one of the best shots
ever developed in the District. Prov
ing his performance against Long
Island in Brooklyn, where he scored
% points, was no fluke, Hermie bet
tered that total by 2-scoring the
amazing sum Of "a points against such
high-class opposition.
George Washington, though, figures
to present more than one outstanding
player against Long Island, and, ad-
mittedly "off" when they met the
Blackbirds in Madison Square Gar
den in January, the Colonials are
hoping to find themselves in their
regular stride. If in form, they figure
to give the visitors a run for their
money, possibly beat them for the first
time since the 1928 season.
That year, before Long Island
started to the top, G. w. won by
$500 count. Since then the Colonials
have been trounced soundly three
times in a row. losing by scores of
43-31, 50-29, 41-25 and 1926. George
WaShington's record this season is IS
victories in Is games, with tonights
and Saturday nights games against
Villanova alone remaining to be
played.
Evening star., 1937-03-03

DAYTONA BEACH, Fa.-The Gas
House Gang" has moved into the
heavyweight class. CHUNKY, almost
corpulent are the Cardinals Manager
Frankie Frisch has been putting
through rigorous opening training
schedules. Only "Stu" Martin, re-
covering from an attack Of appendi-
citis, and Lon Warneke remain the
thin men of the club.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
District Guard Boxing Team Will
Be Host Tonight.

Featuring several local Golden
Gloves and A. A. U. champions, the
District National Guard boxing team
will stack up against a picked group
of Baltimore amateurs tonight at
Turner's Arena at $3.50 o'clock.
Steve Thompson, middleweight;
Eddie Saugstad, bantamweight; Steve
Mamakos, welterweight; Creighton
Allen, middleweight, and Bob Matthias,
welterweight. are among those slated
to swing for the National Guard.
The bouts will be preceded by .
military band concert. General ad-
mission viii be 40 cents, with reserved
seats priced at Is cents.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
TRAVIS JOB Is SAFE.

ORLANDO, F1a.-Manager Bucky
Harris assured hard-hitting Cecil
Travis today of q steady job at short
stop for the Washington Senators this
season. After Travis signed contract
yesterday Harris said: "The shortstop
job is his without fear Of competition
and he won't have that to worry
about"
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Black Bass Legislati0n.

DOR the protection and increase OF
L black bass, the Bureau Of Fisheries
Is making efforts to have legislation
passed in about 10 States.
In Colorado, Georgia. Maryland,
Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and
Wyoming, laws will be sought to pro-
hibit the sale Of bass, regardless OF
where taken. Under present laws they
may be sold under certain restrictions.
Maryland, being closer to home,
affects US most In this matter. Only
Baltimore, Cumberland and Hagers-
town prohibit sale at present.
Attempts also are being made In
Maryland to make daily bag limits
uniform. IN tidewater It's 20 . day,
above tidewater, 10. Quite . differ
ence, and experiences Of this DEPART
ment indicate that Maryland has no
such overabundance Of tidewater bass
that they can allow 20 to be taken
each day by . single angler. It's .
good trick If you can do it, but If you
could do 1t, 1t still shouldn't be al
lowed. Ten Is more than enough for
one days fishing.
Evening star., 1937-03-03

Of school and
small collie 6 e
vaultin aspi-
rants.
Three limber-
legged, 6-footer
Americans doni-
mated the 1886
Olympic va ult.
What happens?
S C ool pole
vaulters consider
the height, reach
and ma d e-to-
order statures Of
these great stars
and despair Of
Evening star., 1937-03-03
~ tie Associated Press.

ALT LAKE CITY, March s.
Fred Perry, the Britisher,
who Is busy keeping the
- wolf from his door with Q
tennis racket, draws a distinction
for conversational purposes be-
tween his wife and his pocket
+. book.
He talks candidly about the do
mestic disadvantages of a profess
sional tennis tour. But he stops
questions about his earning power
with the observation: That's q
: personal matter"
The former king Of amateur ten
mis- stars aired his views on mar
riage while relaxing in deep-cush-
toned hotel chair here before hN
Evening star., 1937-03-03

even in their own class. Meadows,
Graber and Seton, our OlympianS,
overawe young vaulters.
Ohe, S feet inches and 130 pounds,
u a real bugle-call inspiration.
You must know the story Of his
startling Millrose games success in
beating Meadows, Olympic champion.
to win the title. How Ohe was only
four days of ship, how he was vault
ing for the first time indoors, how he
had never worked against Q back
ground" like the Gardens.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
vERM|LL|0NBEST
SCORER IN SERIES
Makes 81 Points for Fifth.
Place CentraI-De Witt
of Western Next.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

IRON the dismal depths Of q
- 1ifth-place club In a six-team
race emerges chunky little Billy
4 Vermillion Of Central todaJ to
snare scoring honors in the public
high school basket ball series with 81
points. marking the first time in sev-
eral seasons that . member Of the
championship quint has not won the
mythical title.
Actually, series competition ends
Friday night at Teck High sym, when
Eastern and Western collide In play
of game for the championship at 8
O'Clock, but on the basis Of 10 games
for each team, the regulation schedule,
Vermillion grabs the top spot.
George De Witt. lanky Western CEN
ter, sank 81 points to axe second place,
While Jimmy Vermillion of Tech, Russ
Lombardy of Eastern and Gerald
Burns Of Western are knotted in third
place with 73 points each.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
KAYOER TO GET CHANCE
Williams Will Battle Nader at
Turner's Monday Night.

Hobo Williams, who has Knocked
out . succession Of mediocre middle
weights here during recent months,
finally will receive q real test Monday
night at Turner'S Arena when he
meets Eddie Nader Of New York in the
feature bout.
Nader, once regarded as a likely
heavyweight prospect, is in the midst
Of q comeback as a light-heavyweight
after suffering q fractured ankle here
against Jack Roper in his last appear
ance. Nader, normally 175-pounder,
will try to shed few pounds for Will
liams, who in turn will strive to pick
UP additional poundage for the en-
counter.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
AS PLAY INTO SHAPE.

MEXICO CITY.-Because Connie
Mack believes In practice games to
get his men into condition, the Phila-
delphia Athletics will start tomorrow
on o schedule Of q game Q day until
March 28, when they leave their
training base.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
BY the Associated Press.

LINCOLN Nebr.-Abe Coleman. 2O5,
New York. and Ole Olson. 234. Mime
ALBANY. N. Y-Niok Lutte. 204,
Venice. Calf. threw Tommy Rae, 2O5.
South Hadley. Mass. 5O:55 (time limit
ended second falD.
HARRISBURG. Pa.-Bill sledge, 220.
Texas. threw Henry Piers, PA, Holland
READING Pa.-Bobby Bruins, 21b,
Germany. threw Sammy Cohen. 2lO,
Chicago, 1895.
NEWARK. N. J-Stanley Pinto. 212.
Oklahoma. threw George Koverly, 21S,
HOLLYWOOD, Calf. 11:O1.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
MATMEN MUST HURRY
Only Two Days Remain to Enter
Collegiate Tournament.

Collegiate wrestlers of the District
have only two more days to register
for the District A. A. U. intercolle-
giate tournament which will be held
Mt Gallaudet College on Friday and
Saturday. Entries close at l o'clock
Friday.
University of Maryland SO far has
the greatest number of grapplers en-
tered, nine Terps being listed to COM
pete. With that number. they appear
to be the strongest contender for the
local collegiate wrestling champion
ship, now held by Gallaudet.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
fSz1RpB AND STREAMet{
z GEORGE E. HUBER SI
49, -
BY GEORGE E. HUBER.

remove the anti-backlash apparatus.
A little casting experience usually puts
an angler in the swing Of things, and
mechanical aids are unnecessary. But
when you do remove the anti-back-
lash, don't do 1t halfway. Take the
gear box apart and remove the small
backlash gear, or else it will remain
there and act as q drag.
The boys over in Spain still
are on the outs with each other,
and, strange rs 1t seems. that
will affect fishing in the United
States.
The best, in fact, only, silk for gut
leaders Is produced there, and as long
as the present differences remain un-
patched our chances Of getting good
gut are not 50 good. OF course the
shooting hasn't moved into the silk
producing district, but anything can
happen.
So the first thing we are going to
buy when we step into the sports en-
porium u . gang Of good gut; then
weIl be sure to have plenty when
the water Is clear and trout see every
thing,
Evening star., 1937-03-03
JAPANESE PROVES
AGILITY BIG FACTOR
Gives Little Fellows Hope
and Should Prove Boon
to CoIorfuI Event.
BY LAWSON ROBERTSON.

BY LAWSON ROBERTSON.
- TRANCE as 1t seems, Sueto Ohe.
~ Japan's goodwill" ambassador,
will be doing Q fine thing for
~ American track athletics II he
wins more pole-vaulting titles.
I don't mean unbroken Olympic
games success has made America
SNUG. I write in terms Of the reactions
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Louis z7-tO-2O Pick.

"A YEAR ago the ringside experts
wouldn't have given Braddock
one chance in q hundred to keep his
fistic crown safe from the assault Of
the Brown Bomber. So rapidly have
subsequent events altered opinion that
o,lr poll shows a tally of only a to 20
In favor Of Louis. This tallies pretty
we'll with the present view Of betting
men that the Bomber will be no bet
Ter than q 2-to-3 shot when he chal-
lenges the champion in Comiskey Park
June -.
Derby selections give Pompoon, the
Winter book favorite. only a 13-to-10
edge over Reaping Reward. The rest
Of the ballots cast on Kentucky's
3-year-old classic were scattered. E. R.
Bradley's Brooklyn received votes,
Maedic, 4; Galsun, 2. Believe 1t or not.
: votes were cast for q non-eligible,
the 5-year-old Rosemont. Maybe they
were thinking of last weeks rich Santa
Anita Handicap.
Harry Cooper seems likely to be the
hottest choice for the United States
open crown since Gene Sarazen won
In 1882 in the favorite's role. Cooper
= the pick Of 26, with no other player
close. Henry Picard received votes,
Denny Shute, 3, with 2 each cast for
Lawson Little, Sam Snead and Ralph
Guldahl The defending champion,
dapper Tony Manero, had only one
backer in the poll.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
DUKE RINGMEN TRAVEL.

DURHAM, N. c., March N.-
Coach Ad Warren and eight members
Of Duke University's boxing team lett
today for Madison, Wise, where Ffi-
day night the Blue Devils and BAdgeTD
put ca IN mts9UectaonAl program.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
FIRST GAME SALE ON
Tickets for Nats-A's Clash Are
Available Tomorrow.

AvaiIabI TomorroW.
Tickets for the opening game OF the
American League base ball season here
on April 19 between Washington and
Philadelphia will go on sale tomorrow
morning at Griffith Stadium at 8
o'clock.
Those holding reservations may OBJ
tain their tickets starting tomorrow.
it has been announced by Edward
Eynon, secretary Of the Nationals.
Evening star., 1937-03-03
Yankees Heavy Choices.

THE World Champion Yankees, de-
= spite their holdout troubles, are
top-heayy choices to repeat in the
American League. They polled 38
votes out Of q possible 47. The Detroit
Tigers received votes. Cleveland In
dians, 2, and the Chicago White Sox, l..
The New Yorkers, Doyle indicates, will
be odds-on in the betting line this
Spring.
Scarcely less overwhelming is the
support for the Cardinals in the Ma
tional League. They received 36 votes,
with the New York Giants picked by
only i've sports editors to repeat their
surprising triumph Of last year. The
Chicago Cubs also have only five back
srs. the Pittsburgh Pirates, one. The
addition Of Lon Warneke to the Car
dinal pitching staff seems to be con-
sidered the outstanding factor in the
years pennant chase.