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Evening star., 1937-12-04
COURT TENNIS DUO
AFTER RARE TITLE
Etchebaster, Phipps Start
Battle in Worlds Most
Exclusive of Games.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
" UxEDO, N. Y, Dec. 4.-The
boys and girls who bat ten
mis- ball around corner-lot
a courts on Sunday afternoons
probably wouldn't recognize the SIM
ilarity to the game they play, but the
world tennis championship is the
stake for which Pierre Etchebaster of
France and Ogden Phipps of New York
are playing today
Their game is tennis in its original
form-court tennis or royal tennis. 1t
probably is the oldest ball game in
the world, having come down without
material changes from its earliest
days. and certainly it is the most
exclusive of games.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

Jerry TRAvERS credits Bobby
Jones with the outstanding golf
achievement this year. Within
three days. the 15-year -old lad from
Atlanta, playing over three strange
courses, 1000 miles from home,
defeated three of the best profess
sionals in America, Emmet French,
Freddy Mcleod and Cyril Walker.
Benny Leonard. world lightweight
champion, picked up an easy $500
out in Denver by knocking out
Sailor" Kirke in the first round.
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh out
clsssed Willie Meehan of San
Francisco in their middleweight
bout In Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
[E +; Z! s
BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr.

~IX high school chess club teams
opened the initial round of play
N the Interhigh Chess Associ-
- ation for the team champion
ship at the Social Chess Lounge yes
terday afternoon, with each school
having 100 per cent representation.
1t was truly regal turnout among
the school players from Roosevelt,
Eastern, Central, Western, Wilson and
Tech. AL were enthused over the
prospect Of combating the best op-
position among their friendly enemies
and the rivalry for major honors is
keen rs the top-board or runned-up
or second board player is the potential
individual association champion, the
award going to the player who makes
the ace score.
Playing for Roosevelt against Gen.
tral were Wallace Magathan, Robert
MacWilliams, Guy Goodman, Stanley
Steinberg and Russell Macy.
Components of the Central quintet
were Sam Bass. Robert Hostler, Walter
Kurland, Melvin Bers and Leo Wiener.
MacWillisms lost to Hostler and the
remaining games stand adjourned
Individual scoring for the decided
matches:
Evening star., 1937-12-04
No Peep From Pittsburgh.

HE best guess-and much OF this
player dealing is gueSsing-today
was that the New York Giants or Chi
cago Cubs would get Mungo because
those two clubs seemed to have what
the undermanned Dodgers needed to
rebuild their funny ball club.
The Giants opened up bit last night
by selling Southpaw Pitcher AL Smith
to the st. Louis Cardinals and getting
Catcher Tom Padden, ex-Pittsburgh
Pirate from the Cards. Padden will
go to the Jersey City farm.
Dark horse of the player mart was
Pittsburgh. When the disappointing
1887 season closed, Manager Pie Trav-
nor said his club was ready to shoot
the works with almost every player
on the club.
So far, no one has had a peep out
OF Pie, but he may swing big deal
around Paul Waner and Arky
Vaughan any day now. The Boston
Bees also were doing bit of fine gum
shoeing and an important deal may be
pulled by shrewd Bob Quinn.
FOxx Is on Market.
THE American League, apparently.
was just beginning to trade.
Manager Jimmy Dykes Of the White
Sox certainly must do some more
shopping now because he has wound
up with almost an entire lineup of
right-handed hitters, one of the sur
est routes to second division in base
ball
The Boston Red Sox, it Is known,
want to get deal for Jimmy Foxx;
Cleveland wants catcher and is
fairly certain of landing Rollie Hens
ley from the st. Louis Browns: the
Yankees, though sitting tight, would
spend pretty penny for a good
pitcher, while the other clubs are after
what they can get without too much
Of sacrifice
Detroit, apparently, is we'll fixed
now that it obtained Pitcher Vernon
Kennedy from the White Sox, who got
Marvin Owen and Gerald Walker.
Majors Meet Monday.
A CTUALLY, the ma jor league meet
ings open Monday. Both leagues
will hold separate sessions on Mon
day and Tuesday and joint meetings
on Wednesday.
Proposals to increase the player
limit from % to 25. TO make the bail
less lively, and discussions Of night
baseball compose the principal busi-
ness on the agenda.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Continued From Page BID

in the pursuit of all-star recognition
principally by Ki Aldrich of Texas
Christian and Fordham's Alex
WojciechowicZ, who covered as much
ground on the gridiron as his name
does in the alphabet. One Of the
years best duels was waged ~ the
same field by Aldrich and "Wojie" "
The Texas boy, on the basis of un-
biased accounts, did not come off sec
ond best.
Two other heated sectional debates
revolved, in the Big Six, around the
relative merits of Charley Brock of
Nebraska and Mickey Parks of Okla
homa, and, on the West Coast, be-
tween partisans of CALIFORNIA; Bob
Herwig and Phil Dougherty of Santa
Clara. Brock and Herwig got the
sectional all-star mods. Big Ten
coaches favored Ralph Wolf of Ohio
State over George Miller of Indiana
The Southern Conference standout
was Charley Woods of Clemson.
BACKFIELDS.
old positional distinctions have
been largely discarded in modern
offensive football, with its wingbacks,
tailbackS and blocking backs
All four men selected for this years s
all-America backf1eld are halfback
types, though Yale's Clint Frank car
ries fullback drive and power in his
chunky frame Like California's Sam
Chapman, Frank also qualities as a
defensive backer-up of the first mag
nitude. In fact, with Frank and Chap
man to furnish the locomption, it is
difficult to see how any opposition
would have much success stopping
their mates, Whizzer White and Big
gle Goldberg, from running wild all
afternoon.
This combination, without any Sc
rious debate, is the countrys best.
Notwithstanding a fine backfield class
in the Southwest and the exploits Of
numerous others, on or OF the big
league circuits. Not even the fact
they were on losing teams could dim
the luster Of all-around great per-
formances by Sid Luckman Of Colum-
bia, Joe Gray of oregon State and
George Karamatic Of Gonzaga.
Over the seasons stretch and in the
clutches, however, none seriously chal-
lenged the All-America leadership of
Frank and White. the players Of the
year Frank carried Yale along un-
beaten until the final game with Har-
ward, Tailed the last eight touchdowns
registered by the Blue in 1887, and
even in defeat was heroic figure. His
defensive ability, although somewhat
obscured by his passing and running
exploits. was one Of his greatest assets.
White. quintuple-threat man, daz-
zled the Rocky Mountain sector with
performances unrivalled since the
palmy days of Dutch Clark, Colorado's
Phi Beta Kappa scholar rolled up
amazing yardage-wen over 1000
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Better Than Di Mario.

WITT distributed another one of
those toothy smiles and laid down
his beer mug SO he could talk better
with his hands. Hes the best young
ball player I've ever seen, without
qualification. I've been in this busi-
ness for 20 years now, and I've never
seen one like him I don't think the
Yankees will bring Keller up next
year. Another year in the Inter-
national League probably will do him
some good. But he's got it.
I'm serious about this kid. Listen
I saw Di Maggie in the three
years he spent in the Coast League
before he came up to the Yankees.
And I'll say that Keller, In the year
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Court Costs 100000.

HE ball is about as resilient as
scent baseball and the racket is
a lopsided affair built for scooping
shots off the wall.
There are dozen courts in America.
each of which cost around 100000
to build. Some 200 spectators, who
drew lots for the privilege of shelling
out SIS seat, can watch the match.
Phipps has had a sensational rise.
having attained prominence only a
lew years ago. He's easily the best
amateur in America. Etchebaster
started. with little more than the
aptitude toward ball games common in
all Basque "pelota" players and within
few years he was rated one Of the
best players in the world.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
"Out'' for Owens
As Umpire Looms

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
HICAGO, Dec. A. Clarence
(Brick) Owens, veteran Amer
lean League umpire, will be re-
placed on Will Harridge's balls
and-strikes calling staff next sea-
son, it was disclosed here today by
a reliable league source.
His successor was not named.
Owens recently was quoted at his
home as saying there was nothing
the matter with his eyesight, as
per charges Of ball players. and
that he expected to be back on the
job In 1898.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stah Correspondent OF The Star


~ HCAGO, Dec. "A new
coaching deal for the 1888
Senators was revealed to-
~ day by President Clark
Griffith and indications were that
Clyde Milan, one-time Washington
outfielding star and manager, will
replace Earl McNeely in the third
base trafficking spot.
McNeely, hero of the final game
Of the 1924 world series, was noti-
fled OF his release and on the re-
quest of Manager Bucky Harris the
Washington owner is considering
the naming of Milan. McNeely
succeeded Johnny Kerr in 1885 but
he did not prove as satisfactory a
coach as he did base-runner in
his playing days.
MilN probably was the most
Evening star., 1937-12-04
MUNGO SEENGO|NG
TO GIANTS OR CUBS
Each Club Has Talent That
Dodgers Need-Many Big
Deals Cooking.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ HICAGO, Dec. 4.-There was
plenty smoke and lot Of fire
in the baseball trading busi-
~ ness today as the shopping
center shifted from the minor league
meeting in Milwaukee to the ma jor
league arena in Chicago.
Though the American League turned
all the deals at Milwaukee, indications
today were that the long awaited swap
OF Brooklyn's Van Mungo was all but
ready for official announcement. And
when the eccentric Brooklyn fire
baller is traded-to any one of four
clubs in the market-the National
League is expected to do a land Office
business,
Evening star., 1937-12-04
M0NSKY BEST BLOCKER.

CLINTON, s. c.. Dec. 1 R.--
Leroy Monsky, guard on the Rose
Bowl-bound Alabama football team,
has been announced rs the winner
OF the Jacobs award for the best block
ing performance In the Southeastern
Conference this year. The award Il
voted by the coaches OF the South
eastern Conference,
Evening star., 1937-12-04
v. M. |. HAS FIVE VETS
Walker, Former 'Bama Gridder
to Coach Cadet Tossers.

LEXINGTON, Va, Dec. 4 R.-Jim-
my Walker, former Alabama football
and basket ball star and all-South-
eastern Conference basket ball guard,
has been placed In charge Of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute court squad.
Walker will build his team around
five returning lettermen. They are
Capt. Jack Read and Andy Trzeciak,
guards; Winston Coleman, center:
Doc Saunders and Ray Taylor. for
wards.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
INGRAM FAVORS BEARS
Rose Bowl Game Sin Bag" fo,
Them, Navy Bill Declares.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec. 4
R.-The Rose Bowl game is in the
bag for California, take 1t from Will
liam (Navy BilD Ingram of San
Francisco, here visiting his father,
William T. Ingram, who celebrated his
80th birthday yesterday.
Navy Bill" former Indiana, Will
liam and Mary and California foot
ball coach, said he didn't know what
Alabama, California's New Years
Day opponent, had in the way Of q
football team; but California, he said,
has few weaknesses.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
POPPING zEpl
Off"~JhGt &41
Getting to the Core of Vitt.

Special Star
4The
marts be Mr.
favor OF Mr. Aa Hire EFfre Em) Bradley hires
Steve ONei
Roger
belongs social
AT Milwaukee Chicago
u force OF refreshing friendly personality practically
enoe which be the the writing
next are Tor the The Cleveland
MS new o but willing
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTON, ohio.-Buddy Knox 1qo.
Dayton. knocked out Elmer Appleton,
200 Louisville. KY. (2l.
PHILADELPHIA.-Jim Jones' 1877.
Baltimore. and Tony Ciaccio, 1853, Nor
ristown, Pa, drew (1O).
SAN FRANCISCO. John FAsano,
145. Ban Francisco, stopped Nord Ger
rard. l4S. Chicato (3).
HOLLYWOOD Calif.-Nick Peters,
Hally. 134h, Los Angeles (1O).
ATLANTIC CTTY. NJ buddy
Ryan, 170 Newark. outpointed Tom
Henry. 1oS, philadeiphia 1o).
Evening star., 1937-12-04
ALL TIE IN GRID LOOP
Four Imperial Valley High Teams
Enjoy Exercise, Anyway.

HJVJ IaAtACISe, anyway.
Los ANGELES, Dec. 4 (R.-Every-
body won the title in this Imperial
Valley High School Football Confer
ence.
Here's how:
There are four team-Brawley, Ell
Centre, Calexico and Holtville-and
they play six-game schedule, each
playing the others twice.
Brawley beat El Centre twice, El
Centre beat Holtville twice, Holtville
beat Calexico twice and Calexico beat
Brawley twice. Brawley and Holtville
split even. Ell Centre and Calexico
split even.
The season ended in a four-way tie
Evening star., 1937-12-04
LITTLE HOYAS WINGING
See Bright Court Season After
Victorious Opening.

Its basket ball campaign launched
successfully. Georgetown Preps quint
today viewed its season with optimism
ana placed particular emphasis on the
aid Capt. Walter Kelly, center, and
Fuzzy Sahrendorf apparently will
render in the Little Hoyas' attack.
Kelly tossed in Q points and sahren-
dorf Tipped in 8 points yesterday as
Georgetown Prep defeated st. Paul's
Academy, 24-16, at Garrett Park
Nader and Boylan also played crack
floor games in addition to registering
z points between them.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
LEADS De CORREVONT
Dean Bagler, Texas Schoolbov,
Has Scored 261 Points.

SAN SABA, Tex, Dec. 4 (P).-Foot-
ball fans hastened today to set forth
the scoring record of Dean Bagler,
little San Saba High School halfback
when they read Bill De Correvont,
Chicago high school star, had beer
called the Nations top scorer with
204 points.
They gave Bagler's record as 261
points, including Al touchdowns and
Is points after touchdowns. And Bag
Ter has another game to play this
year.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
CH|SOX BALK DEAL
BY SEEKING MYER
Griffith Might Take Hayes
for Second Sacker-AII
Tribe Trades OF.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
etah Correspondent of The Star.

star Correspondent of The Star.
- H1cAGo, Dec. 4.-only tech
nically are the baseball marts
closed today The minor
~ league bunion derby at Mil
vaukee finished the industry's legions
have marched into the Windy City to
await the formal opening of the ma
1or league standathon on Monday.
But, in the meantime, rumors still cir
culate and managers and magnates
continue to talk without saying much
Of anything.
President Clark Griffith and Mana
ger Bucky Harris of the Nationals are
going around with pessimistic view
points. In trading for Vernon Ken
nedy of the White Sox, Mickey Coch-
rane of Detroit obtained the pitcher
that Griffith had ogled. Getting Ken
nedy in a swap for First Baseman Joe
Kuhel was one Of Griffs original plans.
On top of this adverse break, Gen.
eral Manager Cy Slapnicka of Cleve-
land suffered a heart attack and will
be confined to Milwaukee Hospital
for at least a week Griffith and Har-
rs were busily dickering with Cleve-
land when Slapnicka was stricken.
With Cy laid up the Tribe will do
nothing, especially with Oscar Witt,
the new manager, just getting his
bearings in the league.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
BOXERS WILL DANCE
Funds for Gym Expansion Sought
by D, c. Guards Team.

Seeking to procure funds to enable
1t to enlarge gymnasium facilities and
purchase boxing equipment, the Dis
trict National Guard boxing team will
hold benefit dance tonight in its
armory at Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, from 10 to /
o'clock
Capt. Charles E. Smithson, athletic
director, has been named chairman of
the dance committee. Reservations
may be obtained by calling Metropoli-
tan 58l0
Evening star., 1937-12-04

he played in the International League,
showed me more than Di Maggie did
in three seasons"
One of the writing boys spilled beer
down his neck when this came out.
Say. Oss," he glubbed, docs Keller
hit as hard as Di Maggio?"
Yes, definitely, yes" answered
Witt. He hits just as hard and he's
left handed. He'll power that ball
toward the right field stand in Yankee
Stadium and he'll give Di Mag run
for home-run hitting"
Evening star., 1937-12-04


:::' e: s: e.: ::::: ~ =: E: ii
Capt. William H. Wood,
but the system which has proved so
successful for the Cadets under the
regimes of Gar Davidson and his
predecessors is not likely to see many
changes.
The selection Of Capt. Wood, a cav
airy officer and 4-year man in Army
football, was announced yesterday
The change was made according to
Army regulations which ordinarily re-
quire change of station every four
years. Capt. Davidson remained five
years at West Point under a special
order. He has not yet received his
orders from the War Department,
but expects to be sent overseas next
spring.
Capt Wood will take over the coach
ing duties at West Point next summer
after completing his course at the
Command and General Staff School
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
Wins Dozen Letters.
THE new coach entered West Point
in 1921, played four years of foot
ball, baseball and basket ball, winning
II letters. At that time Plebes were
allowed to play on varsity teams. He
starred as kicker and defensive full
back on teams which included such
famous players as Ed Garbisch, all
America center, and George Smythe
Since his graduation in 1925, he
has served one season as Plebe back
field coach and eight as assistant
varsity backfield coach and thus will
be able to continue the Army sys-
tenn with full knowledge of just how
it works.
Capt Wood, who celebrated his ap-
pointment by taking his wife to din
ner in Kansas City last night. said his
objectives will be to defeat Navy and
Notre Dame.
The Army system of football is we'll
established" he added I'VE try to
carry on and do as we'll as our teams
have in the past. We lose several let
ter men, but will try to get along"
Evening star., 1937-12-04
D. c. PROS LURED
BY CASH IN DIXIE
Halt Dozen Will Shoot for
Some of $4,000 on Tap
in Florida Events.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

n ORE than $4,000 will be
M spread around in fortnight
VI # golf tournaments in Flor
\ ida, starting next week. At
least half dozen Washington pro-
fesslonals either now are in Florida
or will be there within a few days
seeking slice of this cash.
1t hasn't been so many years ago
that tournament golf was more or
less sporadic. depending on the whims
OF chambers of commerce and alert
real estate opportunists. but today the
young pro who wants to make a name
Tor himself in the tournament game
has q definite schedule on which he
can count every winter.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
He Had 10 R Good.

He Had TO R Good.
GOLDBERG HAD TO be great to stand
out on ftt team possessing ex-
traordinary backiS,d talent as
whole. He starred on the defense anu
engineered what few passes the Pan
theirs tried, but was at his best on
Pitts slashing reverses or off tackle
power thrusts.
Like Goldberg, Chapman had To
prove his greatness in exceptional COM
pany. One of the Californian's mates,
John Meek, shared all-coast nomina-
ton and another, Vic Botari. got most
of the headlines because of his fiashy
ability in the open. Nevertheless coast
critics rated Chapman the best all
around man in the best backfield they
had under scrutiny.
In the Southwest little Dayev
OBrien of Texas Christian performed
amazing iron-man stunts against as
rugged opposition as any team in the
country faced. Dick Todd of Texas A.
d M. and Hugh Wolfe of Texas rated
~AAbAA oo DdNhS loilIy EdItSI-
son of Baylor was Sloans main rival
for passing honors. Big Ernie Lain,
sensational Rice sophomore, tore the
conference apart with his late-season
exploits and labeled himself the big
threat man of 1888. TuIsa's Morris
White gained gobs of ground.
punIiS pinpeI Sfand nu{
MINNESOTA lost a potential all
America star in Andy Uram. due
to broken wrist. Big Ten backfield
honors went mainly to such veterans
as Don Heap of Northwestern, Jim
Mcdonald of Ohio State, Cecil Isbell
of Purdue and Corby Davis of In
diana. John Pingel of Michigan State
rated high on his all-around oualifi-
cations and Andy Pupils contributed
to some Of Notre Danes big mo-
ments.
The East contributed, aside from
those already given the accolade,
such other standouts as Bob Mac
Leod of Dartmouth, Bill osmanski
of Holy Cross, line-buster extraordi-
nary; George Peck and Whit Baker
of Cornell, Hal Stebbins and Frank
Patrick of Pittsburgh and Vernon
Struck, Harvard's spin-buck specialist.
Whit Jaeger, out most of the season
with injuries, returned in time to help
Colgate upset Syracuse.
Joe Kilgrow stood out consistently
in Alabama's backf1eld, with his run
ming and passing, while Fletcher
Sims engineered Georgia Techs flash
attack. Walter (Tiger) Mayberry of
Florida was conspicuously hard to
stop, regardless of the opposition.
Paul Shu of v. M. l., a sophomore.
caught many an expert eye, as did
another varsity newcomer. George
Cafego Of Tennessee.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Keller Is Worth SIO0, 600.


RY THIS time Wits throat was
running dry. While he reached
for fresh order of suds. somebody
Jokingly asked: why don't you try
to get him at Cleveland?"
Wouldn't I like to?" said Witt
Listen. I told Mr.. Bradley: Offer
100000 to the Yankees for Keller
If they take it I'll raise $4,000 of the
money myself That's what I think
of him"
Witt should know whereof he speaks
He was = pretty fair country ball
player himself. Old Oss wasn't q
heavy hitter but he was one of those
third basemen who played close to
the vest. When he was in his prime
ne played for Detroit, along with Cobb
and Crawford and Veach.
He didn't have to hit much.
Others did the long-range
blasting. Oss' job was to run
the bases and play that in
field.
Somebody brought up johnson.
name during the course of the con.
versation. How Is Walter?" asked
Witt. I'D like to see that fellow again
socially. But don't ever want to pick
up bat and meet him.
Walter Conked Him on Head.
Il REMEMBER one time batted
against Walter in 1918. That was
my first year as regular with Detroit
and led of the game. Johnson's
first pitch was q ball. The second
pitch hit me squarely between the eyes.
I went down like I'd been shot"
I begin to see it all now" cracked
one Of the bag punchers. II see why
you took the Cleveland job. 1t all dates
back to that crack in the head. You
haven't been right since"
Listen" laughed Witt, IT didn't get
any sympathy then and don't expect
any now. I was laying on the ground,
not quite unconscious, and you know
what happened? DOME Bush, the next
man, walked over to me and kicked me
in the side with his foot.
"C'mon, WITT said Bush,
quit stalling. You amt hurt"
Can you imagine that? I get hit
between the eyes by one of Johnson's
pitches and I'm stalling. But that, of
course. was during q different era of
baseball"
In Defense Of Cleveland's Press.
SOMEBODY started to say that if he
thought Bush was tough he ought
to see those Cleveland fans in full cry
But Mr.. Gordon Cobbledick, one Of
the Cleveland press boys. had spoken
. few words earlier in the day. Mr..
Cobbledick. after yeArs n martyrdom,
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Tech VS.. Wilson
Eastern VS.. Western

hulOuTnPQ-
Round No. is announced for next
Friday afternoon. Team captains will
contact President Hostler Immediately
to determined location for the respec-
tive matches.
The team championship is to
be awarded solely on the total
points scored regardless Of the
outcome between any two con-
testing quintets.
The interscholastic chess champion
Of the District will be selected by
separate individual tournament. the
first round of which will be played
on New Year day at the Central Y. NJ
c. A., the victor receiving medal
and, also, custody Of the perennial
trophy for 1888.
Officers of all chess clubs in the
association will file at once complete
list Of members, giving name. address
and telephone number, mailing same
to the 1nterhigh Chess Association,
Parkside Hotel.