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The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Arena Promises
Fast Program

Club talent of fine fighting
order goes on parade at Turner's
Arena tonight when Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn releases 80 sched-
uled rounds of boxing.
Three eight-round bouts and a
special six have been arranged,
the opening number being booked
for $50.
In what looms as the possible
feature Ray Ingram, classy 81
year-old local resident who has
compiled an amazing record de-
spite his extreme youth, is being
pltted against Joey Wach, Irish
American lightweight sensation
out of New York.
Ingram is the audaciouS lad who
floored Joe Rivers for a nine
count before losing a close de-
clsion in Baltimore and who has
defeated such boys as Nick Cam
eratta, Bucky Taylor, Bill Bullock,
Stumpy Jacobs, Wesley Martin
and Augie Kroll and who has
boxed Joey Straiges to two draws.
Wach, good-looking boy out.
side the ring, is described as a
whirling dervish inside it. One
of the busiest boys to have fought
his way into the hearts of New
Workers this past year, the prom
Continued on Page 26, Col. u
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
inequalities Glaring

Thus the inequalities are not
only striking, but glaring, and one
of the best friends of boxing in
washington, Joe Bateman, Just
dropped in to register his indigna-
ton.
Joe has handled boxers of all
sizes and ages, from the little
flea-weights who spar around the
recreation room at the Church
of Our Lady of Victory. on Con-
duit Road, to the several profeS-
sionals he has piloted from time
to time.
His first thought has always
been for the physical well-being
ing of his charges, making sure in
every case they were qualified
for a particular bout before
sending them in to throw leather.
Like every other person identi,
fled with boxing in any Of its
ramifications. Bateman has been
doing a lot of thinking since the
death of the V. M l. boy, be,
cause to him all of the sport and
Joy to be derived from many eve,
nings of such entertainment is
not worth the life Of one single
Continued on Page 26, Col. q
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Battles Sees
Bdugh As
Pro Ace
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Sammy Baugh, famous Texas
Christian University gridiron star,
today met Cliff Battles, one of
professional footballs four great
est backs, at Griffith Stadium,
where next fall probably both will
play with the Washington Red,
skins, and in the discussion which
followed the introduction it be-
came obvious that Baugh will be
professional football great for
the reason that Battles put his
stamp of approval on the Texan.
Said Battles:
Il never yet have seen a foot
ball player who wore COW boots
who did not make good in pro-
feSsiOnal football. S a m m VS.
boots, SO I'm told, cost $50.
That's lot of money, even for
professional "a player.
looked Sammy's boots over. and
l took look at his 1O-gallon hat.
l came to the conclusion that
he'll do to ride the range with,
and I'm predicting that he'll be
one of the greatest backs foot
ball-prOfeSsiOnal or collegiate
has ever known"
Battles came to Washington to
discuss terms with George Preston
Marshall. Baugh was here for the
same reason. Battles will remain
in Washington for few days.
Baugh will fly back to Ft. Worth.
Texas, leaving Washington this
afternoon.
Said George Preston Marshall:
"Why, everybody from Texas
who lives in Washington will be
out to see MIN play"
Yes, we thought, and everybody
who lives in washington from Con.
necticut, and Delaware, and Geor-
gia, and Washington, and Califor-
mia, and New Mexico. and Mime
sofa and Michigan, and every other
place that is, if they all have
any common sense.
Who wouldn't go to see "Slingin'
Sammy" Baugh?
All you have to do is glimpse
Sammy Baugh and you go for him.
He's 6 feet 2 inches and he's raw
boned. He's got those Texas eyes
the kind that look you through
and through They're blue eyes,
too, but somebody, sure as hell and
high-Water, will say that they're
hazel eyes. But they aren't at
all they're blue. Sam talks
with a drawl, a typical Texas
drawl, and Sam doesn't waste
words.
Said Sam as we listened:
yea, we lost, awright. And
the reason we lost the game is be-
cause the other team was bet
ter-that day."
No alibi in "Slingin' Sans"
Continued on Page 25. Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Idea of Development

He is a man who ever brought
along his charges slowly and eau
tiously. being always careful not
to over-match his boys. lest he
ruin a budding career or overtax
the capacities of youngster not
yet having reached his fullest de-
velopment.
Joe agreed with the majority
Of observers that the system of
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

A LIVE-WIRE, tireless
bowling promoter and lead
er, black-eyed Virginia Cal
vagno is one of the chief
reasons why the Northeast
Temple team in the Ladies
District League and the Re-
construction Finance Com
mission team in the Ladies
Federal loop are the potent
factors they are. Virginia,
besides keeping the spirit
of her teammates at high
est pitch, also lends an eff
fective hand by cracking out
big games at moments when
they are most ruinous to the
opposition. Much credit is
due the vivacious brunette
for the recent success of
the Margaret Lynn Sweep
stakes, Margaret being her
team-mate and pal. Picture
by Times sports photogra-
pher for International News
Service.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

A boxing show is scheduled to-
morrow at 8 o'clock at the Merrick
Boys Club. These bouts are all
strictly amateur and the partici-
pants are all either members of
the Merrick Boys Club or mem
bers of the other boys clubs of
washington.
Some of the local boxers taking
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
MERRICK BOYS CLUB WILL STAGE RING
SHOW TOMORROW

will be 10 bouts ranging from 60
pounds up to ITS pounds with sill
yer medals going 10 the winners in
each weight class.
Charles Dunn will act as master
of ceremonies and will present the
medals at the end of the bouts.
The Merrick Boys Club Orchestra
will entertain the crowd before the
fights and between the rounds.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

part will be: Norman Pemberton,
175-pounds. Herald Golden Gloves
novice champ, who meets Harrison
Baer in the final bout of the eve
ming; Carl Schmidt, one of the
outstanding 130-pound boxers of
the District; Vern Haynes, 1856
pound novice champion; Bill Mil
Ter, Charley Arnold, Ed Kelly, Tony
DeToto and many others. There
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
'BitsY' Grant
Bows 10 Budqe

SURFSIDE, Fla, Feb. 8.-Bryan
"Bitsy" Grant knew no peer today
as a fortune teller, but it prob
ably gave him a sour taste.
Before yesterdays finals in the
Surf Club tennis tournament.
Grant predicted that Donald
Bulge would beat him in four sets.
Bulge obliged. The scores were,
6-3. 2-6, ga, ga. The victory
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
6. i. Quiint Seeks
Win Tonight

Georgetown vastly improved
Hoyas will go after their third
conference win of the season to-
night when they meet West Vir-
ginia at the Tech High School
gymnasium. The game is slated
to start at $50. In preliminary
beginning at 7. the Hilltop fresh
men will meet the Y. M. C. A. five.
Tonight'S game will not only
offer an opportunity to the HoyaS
to improve their standing in con-
ference play, but will also enable
the locals to revenge a previous
defeat suffered at the hands of
the MountaineerS earlier in the
season at MorgantoWn.
Sets Scoring Record
In Jack Cooke, Georgetown will
be facing one of the greatest col
lege basketball players in the
country. Besides being chosen
as a forward on last years ALL
Eastern intercollegiate Conference
team, Cooke holds about every in
dividual scoring record in the con-
ference.
In 10 games last year, the West
Virginia star scored 118 points to
set new scoring mark for confer
ence play. Besides this, ne is tied
with Meyer Bloom for individual
scoring in single game and for
Continued on Page 26, Col. u
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Tragedy
Shocks Vet
Trainer
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

One looks up from
ones typewriter in the
fore part of the day
and there is a smallish
figure in the doorway.
He is a neat little man some
where around his late fifties,
one supposes, and in fact so
tidily bibbed and tuckered that
he must have been either on
the way to or from his devo-
tions.
Pink-faced. shaved to a fault,
dark fedoraed, muffled neck with
trim top coat. Joe Bateman, erst-
while trainer of Olympic fighters
as well as some of Uncle Sans
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

massmatching is the most deplor-
able phase of college boxing.
This is the system whereby one
team of eight boxers meets another
team of similar number, regard
less of the age or experience Of
the individuals who thus are
paired off.
Too frequently neither boxer has
seen his opponent perform; knows
nothing about his style. strength
or expertneSs and only little about
his experience,
Evening star., 1937-11-23
LYNCH TO START
AS NAVY TACKLE
Replaces Hurt Bergner for
Army Ti|t-Ingram Not
in Opening Lineup.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
A NNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 23.-The
n Navy team that will face the
~ Army at Philadelphia in the
a 38th service football classic
was picked today.
Lieut.. Harry j. Hank Hardwicls.
mead coach, said Bob Antrim. Art
Franks, Lem Cooke and Emmett Wood
would start in the backfield.
The linemen selected were Irwin
Fike and Lucien Powell, ends; Frank
Lynch and Ben Jarvis, tackles Heber
Player. left guard; Ray Dubois or Her
man Spector, right guard, and Alfred
Wallace, center.
Bergner's Loss Is Blow.
YNCH was moved into the left
tackle post when the Navy med
ical department reported AL Bergner,
regular tackle. had a broken bone in
his right ankle from the Princeton
game
The loss of Bergner was a blow to
the coaches, who had counted on him
to do the kicking. Cooke, who will do
the punting, has leg injury. The
only other punter available is Ulmont
Whitehead, an alternate back.
Hardwick today ordered a session
of rough individual work, includ-
ing training in blocks, work on sand
bags and Navy plays.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
GAMECOCKS OFFER
c. j. .PEPPY SHOW
Bring Fine Team, Band and
CoIorfuI Cheer Leaders
for Tilt Thursday.

- OUTH CAROLINA'S football
Gamecocks will be out to steal
the show from Catholic Uni
~ versity in the Brookland Bowl
on Thursday morning at 1920 o'clock
when the Cardinals put on their home
coming party
In lieu of the interest shown in the
game by South Carolinians and fans
generally a sizeable crowd seems Ger
tain to be on hand.
All-America Cheer Leaders.
GOUTH CAROLINIANS will add
much to the occasion. A large
number of the South Carolina stu
dent body will accompany the team
as will the Gamecock band. The in
vaderS claim all-America cheer lead
ers in Johnny Campbell and Frances
Fetner, his pretty partner, who will
blend the rhythm of the big apple"
and other dances with the cheering
In over 100 public appearances this
peppery pair has made a tremendous
hit, stopping the show at Roxys The
ater several months ago, and also is
clicking in talkie short entitled
Show Business"
The Cardinal band of 54 pieces
also will play pre-game selections,
while the Washington Department Of
Sons Of American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps, cited as one of the Ma
tion's best at the national convention,
Is to parade across the field between
halves
Dorsey Griffith, Cardinal track
coach, is offering an extra added at
traction in half-mile relay between
freshmen and sophomores.
Miss South Carolina and Miss Cath
olic University will be guests OF honor
Miss Natalie Ryan, pretty 2l-year
student in the Catholic University
School of Drama. who will be the
Cardinals sponsor, will present a
bouquet to Miss Evelyn Brodie of
Aiken, S. c., prior to the game.
Grid Squad Is Strong.
THE Gamecocks, boasting two COM
plete teams and hosts of reserves,
entrain for Washington tonight at 5
O'Clock. Arriving tomorrow morning
at 6:35 o'clock, they will quarter at
the Lee House. A secret workout has
been scheduled at Brookland tomor-
row afternoon. A dance. rendered by
Young Democrats of South Carolina,
is booked for the Lee House Thurs
day night.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
Many Great Centers.

HERE were many great centers
roaming the Midwest gridirons
this fall, but the inspirational and
highly effective leader of the great
Nebraska line gets the call for the
an-Midwestern team. Brock of Ne
braska, a fast. rugged, defensive star
and steady, consistent passer,
starred In all of Nebraskas games
through hard schedule.
Vanzo of Northwestern, a great
football player, and Gmitro of Mime
sofa ran a close race for quarterback,
but injuries impaired Vanzos eff
cheney in several games, so Gmitro
gets the call Here is a player who
could delight the heart of any coach.
A clutch player who comes up for
the tough games, Gmitro was a great
help to the Minnesota cause.
Davis of Indiana, at fullback, is
one Of the very best backs of the year
and was largely responsible in max
Ing Indiana a real power in the Big
Ten this year.
At halfbacks, Farkas of Detroit and
Heap of Northwestern get the call.
If there is better ball-carrier and
blocker in these parts than Farkas,
I havert heard of or seen him and
Heap of Northwestern certainly proved
his right to the highest rating all
through Northwesterns strenuous
campaign.
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Newspaper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1937-11-23

Edwards figures reveal that Freddie
was the worst pinch hitter in the en-
tire league. 1t seems he went to bat
l3 times, got no hits, scored no runs,
drove across no teammates, and
reached first base only once That was
when some misguided pitcher walked
him. His average was 900. You can't
get under that mark.
Personally wouldn't regard pinch
hitting averages as terrifically impor-
tant. The second weakest team in
this department happened to be the
New York Yankees, who also happened
to run away with the pennant and the
world series.
The Yanks, of course, didn't
need much pinch hitting. They
had plenty of base hits stored
up among their regulars.
among the pinch-hitting leaders,
possibly naturally enough, were the
Browns and Athletics. The st. Louis
outflt trailed only the White Sox in
percentage and led the league in runs
scored and bases on balls. The AS
emergency hitters drove across the
most runs and tied the Browns in hits.
each with 33. This means, of course,
that these teams INDUCED more fire.
quently in sending up pinch hitters.
1hey had reason to, anyway. They
nearly always were behind.
Peas of a Pod.
This, however, doesn't exactly clear
the Senators pinch hitters. They
simply were lousy. to put it subtly. and
to Judge by Mr.. Edwards figures.
To hear the ball players tell it,
pinch hitting is one of those thankless
jobs OF sport. 1t is sometimes inter-
esting to listen to relief pitchers and
pinch hitters argue as to which spe-
cies has the harder life If the argu-
ments aren't good, they at least are
long and loud.
Washington has had some pretty
good pinch hitters in the last 25
years. In fact, within the last four
years the Senators have had some ex-
pert emergency guys In 1888. for in
stance, there were Messrs. Cliff Bolton
and Dave Harris.
They were peas of = pod, Har-
riS and Bolton. Because he was
more friendly, Harris got the
most publicity. To him the
score, the inning and the set-up
meant nothing.
When Dave was called upon he
would walk up to the plate cold and
slug at the first pitch that looked
good. His imaginative powers were
undeveloped, and that probably was
what kept him in the majors. Now
and then Washington manager
would try him as a regular outfielder,
but he was pretty much of flop But
command him to grab the fire hat
and bat, Mr. Harris was a tough
hombre at the platter.
pinch batted once in my youth.
After sitting on the bench for eight
innings, the Rock Greek Church Road
Peewees sent me up to the plate. Three
pitches later was free to walk back
to the bench. think the first base
man caught the last pitch, it was that
wide Of the plate
have never forgotten biting for
that one. That's why Mr.. Sington has
my sympathy. But now what, Mr.. g.?
Evening star., 1937-11-23
ARMY NEEDS RYAN

WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. % UP,-
Jack Ryan of Cherokee, Iowa, ap-
parently has clinched a position IN
Armys starting backfield for the Navy
game Saturday. Coach Gar Davidson
and his aides have been bit worried
over the Cadets offensive, and Ryan
seems to be the answer to their PROB
lem.
Since the reserves did all the plav-
ing against st. Johns last Saturday,
the Cadet regulars got off to a fast
start yesterday with an offensive
scrimmage against the plebes. Woody
Wilson and Jim Craig. who alternated
at tailback, made some long runs.
while Long and Dobson worked effec-
lively on reverseS.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
BY EDDIE BRETT.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, Nov. %. -
nj Straight from the coast:
" California has just about
4 made up its mind to ask
Pitt to the Rose Bowl If Pitt gets
past Duke Saturday Because
II some other team is picked it
will clear the decks for the Sugar
Bowl (rapidly becoming a major
rivaD to come up with Pitt VS.. Ala
bama or some other such attrac-
ton.
When good old Gabby Hartnett
was introduced at a Chicago fight
the other night, 21,000 fans gave
him a three-minute ovation
He still is the No. Chicago can
didAte for manager of the Cubs .
Ralph Vona, classy Asbury Park,
N. j., welterweight. once was the
favorite caddy Of Edward G. Rob-
1nson, the film star.
Within . week two Broadway
gossip columns have reported Lefty
Evening star., 1937-11-23

class of the East sorry we can't
tell you who'll be the best in the
future.
That squib about Marchy
Schwartz being on the pan out at
Creighton seems to have been a
bit off-key Marchy has just
been signed to new two-year con-
tract. 50 probably it was the Mon
day morning quarterbacks who
were doing all the yowling D.. why
is everybody overlooking that Tulsa
University foot ball team? Been
going great.
Eddie Mead. manager of Henry
Armstrong, is sporting a watch
S. bearing the pictures of himself and
Joe Lynch, former bantamweight
champ, who was managed by
Mead E. Lynch dug the watch out
Of hook shop where Mead had
parked 1t before he discovered
Armstrong =. Fred Ware, jr., son
Of the sports editor Of the Omaha
Evening star., 1937-11-23
PITT STAYSAT TOP
IN GRID RANKINGS
California Not Far Behind.
Notre Dame Gains First
10, Yale Going Out.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Press Sports Editor.

n YEW YORK, Nov. % (P).-Pitts-
burgh's Panthers have been
" cast obviously "in the mid
ole" of the hottest Rose Bowl
debate in years but there's no doubt
where they stand today in the ma
tional ranking Of collegiate football
teams
Pitt rates the No. 1 spot by a de-
cisive margin for the third straight
week in the Associated Press poll,
based upon the combined opinions Of
sports experts.
The Rose Bowl champions were
picked to head this weeks list on 81
of 48 ballots and bracketed at the top
with Fordham on another slate. The
voting otherwise was marked by in
creased support for the pride of the
West Coast, California, ranking gains
by Minnesota. Dartmouth and Viii
lanova, and Notre Danes displace-
ment Of Yale in the first 10.
HERE'S the tabulation of the sixth
weekly poll, with points tailed
on a l0-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-l basis.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
Dykes marked Man.

FOR one thing, Dykes wants a good
third baseman. He observed his
41st birthday anniversary early this
month, and while he still knows bit
about playing the "hot corner" the
legs are weak, even though the spirit
is willing. For another thing, Jimmy
wants some outf1eld punch, and as he
has few pitchers other clubs could
use, it looks as though Jimmy will be
a marked man throughout the ses-
sions.
Dykes already has been offered so
many third sacker. that he has indi-
Gated he'll hold off until the best bar
gain comes along. The St. Louis
Browns have been trying to tempt
him with Harlond Cliff, fine in
fielder; Cleveland is reported to have
offered Sammy Hale. Dykes has made
little secret of the fact that he'd like
Bill Werber of the Athletics, and even
though the GAS" say Werber isn't for
sale, Jimmy still is hoping.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
Bears Due to Invite Pitt to Foil Suoar Ro,vl
ehSox Weaken Trading

Gomez OF the Yanks and the good
looking June O'Dea are arranging
friendly divorce Harry Etch-
ellis, shoe-shop attendant in Man.
chester, England, won sl0O, 900 in
football pool and flags were hoist
ed all over town in celebration.
You embryo fight matchmakers
can earn $4,000 of Mike Jacobs
dough If you can get Lou Ambers
to defend his lightweight title
against Henry Armstrong .P.S.:
Mike can't Luis Angel Frpo
was an even better business man.
ager than Jack Dempsey, Max
Schmeling or Gene Tunney. but
wound up fat broke Both
Dempsey and Tunney rate a mil
lion in any book.
Note to William Kunsch, Bridge.
port, Conn: Here are the answers
to your three questions: Our fav-
orite all-time back is Jim Thorpe
Of the Carlisle Indians Clint
Frank Of Yale is Tar and away the
Evening star., 1937-11-23
NATSOFFER MYER
TO CH|SOX, REPORT
Winter Meet Barter Would
Send Berger Here for
Vet InfieIder.
BY EARL HILLIGAN.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

)HICAGO, Nov %. - James
1 Joseph Dykes, the little man
Y who likes big cigars. probably
will come out of the approch-
ing baseball meeting with enough free
stogies to carry him through the 1898
season.
Genial Jimmy. who never has been
accused of being a baseball wall
flower" apparently is going to be one
Of the most popular delegates" to the
minor league convention December l-3
at Milwaukee and at the major league
meetings. to be held here December
6-8. And the chunky Chicago White
Sox manager, with good reason, ap-
parently Is ready to have a big time
for himself.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
TWIN BILL AT SOFTBALL.

Tonight's b-weekly doubleheader in
the Community Center Indoor Soft
ball League second-half competition
will feature the Victory Posts, first
half winners, and Bureau of Stand
ards in the opener and the Y. M. c. A.
and Sogimas in the finale. Action be-
gins at 7:15 o'clock in Tech gym.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
PLATT YALE CAPTAIN
Ellis Elect Tackle to Run Grid
Team Next Year.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Nov. % (P.-
Yale lettermen have elected William
" Platt Of Rye, N. Y, a tackle, to cap
tain the Ellis 1898 varsity football
team. He succeeds Clint Frank OF
Evanston, ILL.,, the Blues all-America
back
Platt, a 194-pound junior, was the
leader of his freshman eleven. Orig
inally center, he was shifted to tackle
this season to fill q huge gap.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
Myer-for Berger Deal Rumored.
has asked DYKES II

NAj jAOI14N1 yin l1dS dShcu OykSS IL
he could use Buddy Myer, who
won the American League batting
title in 1885, and rumor is strong that
Myer will come to the Sox in exchange
for Bozie Berger, who finished out the
season at third base for the Dykes
men. The Browns admit that they
are dealing with Dykes. and one rumor
has it that Cliff and Joe Vosmik may
come to the Sox in exchange for Zeke
Bonura, first sacker, and Vern Ken
nedy, pitcher.
The American League will hold its
meeting December 6 and 7 at the
Palmer House, with the National cir
cult meeting On the same days at the,
Congress Hotel. December 8 has been
set for the joint meeting to discuss
whatever difficulties nigh arise dur
ing the ensuing season. The minor
major pact, which expires soon after
the first of the year, will come up for
renewal, and President William Har-
ridge of the American League said to-
day he anticipates little controversy.