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Evening star., 1937-01-28

~ oBBY PASTOR, . thick-necked
* 22-year-old New Yorker with
college education. joins the
- I.Fought-Joe Louis Club TO-
morrow night in Madison Square Gar
den, and messages from Gotham re.
veal that an amazing number Of peo-
pie are wagering that Robert will join
Max Schmeling as an executive in the
organization.
The Pastor bettors, of course, strict
ly are shooting at the moon and ad-
NIT 1t, but the odds are inviting and
by placing q I'm on Bobby to score
q knockout they stand q chance to
get back $50, or something like that
sum.
No big money is going down
on Pastor. II Louis loses the
betting commissioners may feel
little pain, but there Is no dan
ger of any Of them going into
bankruptcy.
Why anybody should bet anything
against Louis. unless he Is fighting
Schmeling, seems to be the surprising
part Of 1t all. Boxing fans must be
like elephants and women; they can't
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Varsity Quints

George Washington, 50, Army, 40.
Navy, IS; Virginia Tech, II.
Long Island o., 30; Tennessee, "A.
Brooklyn College, 20; Lowell Tex
tile, 28.
New York Aggies, 43; Bloomfield
Teachers, a..
Texas Aggies, Al: Baylor. 10.
North Carolina State, 10; Wiz.
ginia, II.
Presbyterian, 81; Wonord, SO.
Springfield, IS: st. Francis, 1e.
Western Michigan Teachers, So;
De Paul, 80.
Arizona State Of Flagstaff, 80; New
MEXICO Aggies, Is.
Cheney Normal, so; Gonzaga o.. n.
Luther, 50; University Of Mex
loo, 81.
Luther Reserves, 126: Ossian In
dependents, 2.
Battle Greek, 80; st. Mary's, 28.
st. Thomas, 30: st. Olaf. 2S.
Magnolia A. and NJ, 81; Fl Dorado
Junior College, ~.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
ODEFENSE,
.L|KEATTACK, GOOD
Pennant Winner Tops !. l.
in Fielding to Back Up
Hard Hitting.
Ry the Associated Press.


n YEW YORK, January 28.-The
nj official International League
" fielding averages. released to-
day, disclose that the Buffalo
Bsons relied on the leagues best de-
fensive performance, as well as a
powerful hitting attack, to win the
1896 pennant.
Led by the circuits tightest second
base-shortstop combination of Marvin
Olson and Greg Mulleavy, the Bisons
compiled q .974 average to lead the
second-place Montreal Royals by three
points in the final team standings.
Olson topped the second base regu-
lars with q .973 mark and Mulleavy
was the class of the shortstops with
Ell.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Roch-
ester Red Wings took two individual
fielding crowns each among the top
nine regulars. including three out.
fielders. Newark, Montreal and Bal
timore collected one spot each. while
Syracuse and Albany were shut out.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
It's q Novel Arrangement.

"YEAH," said Mr.. Johnston, "but
after he stiffens Louis, he will
beat Braddock. It's just formality" !"
There is something decidedly novel
about the idea of promoter taking
sides whole-heartedly in fight which
he Is promoting, running down one
fighter and boosting the other with all
the stops out. In this fight, however,
the promoters also are the managers
Of the contestants, in fact If not in
name. Uncle Mike Jacobs, co-pro-
moter, owns Louis just as completely
Is Mr.. Johnston owns Pastor Both
have their meal tickets at stake, and
neither makes any pretense of being a
neutral observer. The only point on
which Mr.. Johnston and Uncle
Michael agree is the desirability of a
100000 gate.
OF this gate "Poor Bob" Pastor will
cut in for $4,000, which most folks
consider to be ample balm for any
sort Of beating. When they call Pas
tor poor Bob"' they are thinking of
his physical rather than his financial
welfare. The paper odds on the fight
are 10 to / in favor Of Louis, even
though this figures to be the hardest
hight he has had since the Schmeling
affair.
Evening star., 1937-01-28

places In . hurry. He's . busy boy
these Winter days.
He has . heavy scholastic sched-
ule-physics, government, English
literature and history that he
wants to keep up 80 he can gradu-
ate with his class In June. He will
report to the Indians ut New Or
leans February 20. A private tutor
will assist him with his school work
when he leaves Van Meter.
Farm work Is keeping the prize
rookie Of 1896 in condition. Before
and after school he helps his father
with the chores on their 360-acre
farm. The Fellers feed so cattle
and have two dozen hogs.
ever try feeding 80 cattle?"
asks Bob.
: with all my other conditioning
j 1noua6 - . G5sa6 .oMpe eeG5
Evening star., 1937-01-28
McQuinn Strong Player.


IN ADDITION to Buffalo's mid
infield combination, the best field.
ing infielders at their jobs were First
Baseman George McQuinn Of Toronto.
who coupled q .995 defensive average
with . .32s batting. mark for one Of
the best-rounded performances Of the
season, and Newark's third sacker.
Merrill May, who elded at $40 clip.
The top outneIders were Jack Roth
rock Of Rochester, at 1856; Bob Seeds,
who fielded 1886 for Montreal, then
went to the World Champion New
York Yankees late in the season, and
Woody Abernathy, 800 hitter with
Baltimore's sluggers, who fielder .984.
Toronto's Frank Nekola led the
pitchers In fielding by accepting so
chances In "a games without an error,
for . 1000 average. Several other
hurlers also were in the 1000 class,
but none came within 10 Of the num-
Der Of chances accepted by the Leafs
hurler.
One league fielding record was
equaled during the season, when Mon
treal,s first baseman, Minor Heath,
had six assists to his credit In game
against Albany on July 1s.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Bob Feller's Love Of Speed Includes Auto Driving
Hour Says

Spring. And dad and ] figure I
should win 40 games next sea-
son!"
Besides driving the new car, his
chief hobbies are hunting and bas.
ket ball. He Is proud Of his marks-
manship with his automatic rifle,
and he Is far from . poor shot when
1t comes to slipping . bali through
. basket.
Bob Is not eligible for the high
school basket ball team this year
because Of his professional base
ball activities, but he usually prac-
tices with the squad for short time
each day.
As for the girls, Bob pooh-poohs
any insinuation there might be
anything but base ball love In his
Life.
no DIR, I don't have time foe
- n -
Evening star., 1937-01-28
CLOSE FOR w. P. A. FIVE

Tops Little Tavern, 1928, in Tilt
in Heurich League.
District w. p. A. was extended 70
the limit to defeat the Little Tavern
five in q Heurich Cup League game
last night, winning, 1928. Bernie
Lieb, w. P. AS regular center, who
was shifted to forward, scored 1s
points.
In another league encounter, Della
ware g. Hudson stopped c. c. c.,
1919, Don CARRIER and Cohen sharing
scoring honors with 8 points apiece.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
ARMY IS NOSED OUT
BY COLONIAL QUINT
Berg, Schonfeld Are Spearheads
of G. W. Attack in 1929 Win
on West Point Court.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WEST POINT N y January as
A substitute, Moe Berg, and the
smallest player on the team, Milton
schonfeld, will return to Washington
today as co-heroes Of George WASH
ington's uphill 1929 victory over
Army,s basket ball team scored here
yesterday.
Army, leading by two points at half
time, threatened to run away with the
game as play was resumed, but Just
after 1t had taken an 1913 lead Berg
came through with three double-deck.
ers in succession to give @. w. 1918
advantage.
Then Schonfeld. with only two min
utes to play. twice tented Monk
Meyer out of position and dribbled In
for the baskets which gave the visitors
the lead for keeps. S.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Connie Requires Time.

60 FAR his only working agreement
- is with williamsport Of the New
York-Pennsylvania League, and he
said it would take lone year or two OF
maybe more" to put his new plan into
operation.
"You can see why I've got to fall
in line said the veteran manager
whose Athletics finished in last place
in the American League last season
He outlined the results other clubs had
obtained with the farm system.
"The Cincinnati Reds, after finish
ing in last and seventh place for years,
went into the minor league farm sys-
tenn. Last year they finished at the
top Of the second division and made
a net profit Of $105, ,000."
Evening star., 1937-01-28

ball season. He uses it principally
to dash back and forth between
his farm home and the Van Meter
High School.
One usually can tell when Bob
Is on his way to town. There Is
. sharp turn In the dirt road about
. quarter of . mile outside Van
Meters incorporated limits. When
big sedan comes tearing around
the corner the folks say, Here
comes Bob"
But the young fellow who struck
out II Philadelphia batters to tie
the major league strikeout mark
for a single game asserts he doesn't
take any chances.
II get . big kick out Of driving
fast, but I'm Q careful driver. !
know al about these auto acci.
dents"
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Woodson Spurns
Job With Eagles

CONWAY, Ark, January 28 H9.
Coach Warren Woodson Of
Arkansas State Teachers College
has declined an offer to become
head foot ball coach at American
University in Washington, D. c.
II am not going. I will be at
Arkansas State again next year."
said Woodson upon his return from
Washington where he conferred
with university officials.
Walter Young resigned as head
grid mentor at the Washington
school after filling the place for
eight years.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
HOPPE IS FAR BACK
IN BALKLINE MATCH
Strong Play in Last Two Blocks
Gives Schaefer 247-Point
Lead in 2S.2 Tilt.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 2S.-Young Jake
~ Schaefer Of San Francisco, had q
247-point edge today over Willie
Hoppe. veteran New York star, In
their battle for q $1,000 side wager
and the world 2S.2 balkline billiards
championship.
Schaefer put in q big day yesterday,
smothering the one-time "boy won-
der" 800 to So, in the afternoon block.
to wipe out a lead Hoppe established
by winning Tuesday nights engage
ment, and took the evening block, $50
to l9l, to increase his margin. The
San Franciscan went into today's
afternoon and evening schedule lead
ing Hoppe by 1000 points to 753. with
six blocks Of the 2,500-point match
left to play.
Schaefer turned in . high run Of
96 points in the afternoon meeting to
q II for Hoppe. Although beaten at
night, Hoppe had high-run honors.
Sc to 43.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball,

Basket Ball.
Western Maryland VS.. Catholic
University, Brookland gym. 8:l5.
Maryland VS.. North Carolina
State, Raleigh, N. c.
George washington High vs..
Maryland Frosh, Ritchie Coliseum,
College Park, Md, 4.
Briarly Military Academy VS..
Eastern, Eastern gym, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
Wrestling.
Ernie Dusek VS.. John Katan,
feature match, Turner'S Arena,
$50.
Basket Ball.
Temple VS.. Georgetown, Tech
High gym, $50.
Maryland VS.. North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. N. G.
Towson Normal vs.. Gallaudet,
Gallaudet gym, 8.
Central VS.. Western, Tech gym
public high title series), 4:30.
Tech VS.. Wilson, Tech gym pub
Lie high title series), $3.50.
washington-Lee High VS.. East
ern, Eastern gym, $3.50.
Bethesda Chevy Chase vs.. Roose-
welt, Roosevelt gym, $3.50.
Georgetown Prep VS.. st. Peters
High, Jersey City, N. j.
st. Johns vs.. Gonzaga (Catho-
lie School League), Catholic gym,
=.
Boxing.
Columbus University VS.. Spring.
field College. Turner's Arena. $50.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
Maryland vs.. Duke, Durham.
N. c. .
Wilson Teachers VS.. shippensburg
Teachers, Shippensburg, Pa.
Eastern vs.. Navy Plebes, Annap-
oils. Md.
Central VS.. Massanutten Military
Academy, Woodstock. Va.
Georgtown Prep VS.. Brooklyn
Prep, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Episcopal VS.. Augusta Military
Academy, Fort Defiance, Va.
Hopewel' High VS.. Washington
Lee High, Ballston, Va. 8.
...---... Boxing.
Maryland VS.. Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Va.
Catholic University vs.. Army,
West Point. N. Y.
Columbus q. w. Wake Forest,
Turner's Arena, 8.
J Track.
GEORGETOWN in Knights Of Co
Iumbus games, Boston, Mass.
Swimming.
District A. A. U. meet, featuring
Junior national 150-yard back
stroke championship, Shoreham
pool, 8.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
FORCED TO FARM,
| DECLARES CONNIE
Says He Couldn't Compete
With Other Clubs But
for Minors Help.
By the Associated Press.

HILADELPHIA, January 2s.-
- The Philadelphia Athletics
will string along" with the
= base ball chain farm system
because Connie Mack, its veteran
pilot, sees no other way Of competing
with teams like the Yankees and
Cardinals.
'The day Is not far of when every
one Of the Is major league clubs will
be supplied with farms ranging from
class IA leagues down to D." Mack
said last night in announcing his de-
cision to establish chain farms.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
BY L. E. sKELLY.


VAN METER, Iowa, January 28
@.-Speedl That's what Bob
Feller likes.
Cleveland's young pitching sem
sation has plenty Of speed to put
the hop on his fast ball, and this
Winter he is getting his supreme
thrill by sending his new auto.
mobile roaring over the highways.
Seventy or 80 miles an hour.
It doesn't matter to the Iowa farm
youth who became the American
League strikeout record holder at
II as long as there Is smooth sail.
ing ahead.
Bob bought his car shortly after
~ saose a. the n,Aiog loACa9 hasa
Evening star., 1937-01-28
YOUTHS OvERPLAY
KILLS THEM OFF"
British Ace Urges Budding
Stars to Rest, Pass Up
Continuous Action.
BY FRED PERRY.

TN THE last seven years have
journeyed all over the world In
my efforts to improve my tennis
L game and study those of other
players. Those years also afforded me
an opportunity Of studying the condi-
tions in all countries, and the fact
that ! have been able to overcome
those conditions has enabled me to
win few matches here and there.
I have spent a great deal of time
In this country. and have tried to
learn something about the game on
this side Of the ocean. The most
striking thing to see is that you have
perhaps the greatest array Of junior
talent in the world-young players
who produce most miraculous tennis at
the age of about IS and bear all the
earmarks Of coming champions.
I have seen hundreds of courts
where once were base ball diamonds,
sandlots covered into first-class ten
mis- courts, all flood-lighted so that
the youngsters may play all day and
half the night. There can be no
doubt but that you have the best
junior players in the world. But what
happens to these coming champions"
later on? Why Is it that more than
half of them seem to disappear COM
pletely when they should be among
the big names?
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Cash Odds S or 6 to I.

0F COURSE, the l0-to-1 price
~ strictly Is theoretical. Nobody
would risk more than S. or $40 on
Louis at those odds. The actual cash
betting, what there Is Of 1t, is being
transacted at S to l and 6 to /.
And Mr.. John Tecumseh Doyle, the
scholarly Broadway pricemaker, in
sists that no heavyweight fighter is
better than 3-to-1 shot in any fight.
II think I can knock out Louis all
right" Pastor said. II know exactly
how to do it. And If I can't. I promise
10 quit this racket right away"
expect that people will be remind
ing Robert of that promise next Sat-
urday morning.
(copyrisht, 1887, By the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncJ
Evening star., 1937-01-28
TERMS BOMBER'S
| BANDAGES UNFA AIR
Louis Is Harmless Without
Extra Tape, Says Pastor.
Joe Knocked Down.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, January 28.-The
mi training-camp knockdown Of
" Joe Louis echoed round the
flstic world today-and the
loudest echo came from the camp Of
Bob Pastor, who tangles with the
Brown Bomber In Madison Square
Garden tomorrow night.
Without referring to the story that
Louis dropped to the canvas after
sparring mate, Eddie Malcolm. threw
Q right-hand punch at him in yes
terday's training session. the bull
necked ex-collegian issued q statement
declaring:
/. That Louis couldn't dent q
pound Of butter" If he doesn't have
extra bandages on his hands.
2. That Louis would not even be q
preliminary fighter If he was boxing
in the bare knuckle days"
3. That the State Athletic Commits
sion should compel Louis to live up
to rules and regulations relative to
bandages."
Then Pastor took a deep breath and
predicted:
Il will stop Joe Louis within 10
rounds Friday night If he is not al
lowed to wear extra bandages."
Diner on Knockdown.
THE Louis training camp episode
was regarded variously as "one Of
those things" and as q legitimate
knockdown. The eyebrow raisers
pointed out that II Joe kissed the can
vas from a punch it would have the
same lure for the fight faithful as q
spilled bottle Of honey on q drove Of
flies.
The possibility that Pastor might
duplicate the stunt undoubtedly would
draw more fans than If he was con-
ceded no chance at all, as has been
the prediction. Louis, himself, in
sisted he slipped and that the punch
on his head had nothing to do with
his going down. His followers pointed
out that he came up Of the floor i'm
mediately and pounded the dusky
Malcolm all over the ring.
Ringside observers. all fight writer's,
were mixed in their opinions. The
Garden expanded its gate prediction
to q possible $l25,0o0 sell-out for the
10-round bout.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Giants Opposed Plan.

"HOW can compete with clubs like
the Yankees?" he asked. They
own the Newark Club outright and
have working agreements with Kansas
City and Oakland, three class IA
minor leagues, not to mention their
smaller farms that feed these clubs. y
The Giants "strenuously" opposed
the minor league plan but now they
have come to 1t, Mack stated. He
listed Cleveland, the st. Louis Browns,
Boston Bees. Pirates, Chicago and De-
troit among clubs "scurrying" for
minor league tie.ups.
Evening star., 1937-01-28

year-Olo 1Ormer
star, who COM
piled a lifetime
batting average
of 1888 and q
fielding mark Of
.966.
"Itook chances" "
he explained. Il
tried to figure the
pitcher, watch his
throw and then
steal a base.
Because I got
away with 1t sue
cessfully every
thing was hne.
d. II 3 LII
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Strain Hurts Them.

NOW that sort of thing is all rigid
for a full-grown youth, but these
youngsters have to work extremes
hard to do themselves justice against
players who may be older and more
experienced. They tax their brains
with a constant and somewhat un.
necessary strain, with the result that
they get fed up" with the game
later on.
This is liable to happen to them
right in the middle of the season.
They start to lose matches they really
should win. Then their confidence
forsakes them. That in itself is .
strain, because, when the next years
invitations come around, they find
that they are not quite as welcome as
they were when they we're higher in
the list.
Thus we find that there are certain
so-called "hopes" who fail to reach the
championship class. and think this
failure can be traced to the fact that
they tried too hard and played too
much at the time when they should
have been nursing their strength and
stamina.
Evening star., 1937-01-28

they would have called me bum in
stead"
WITHOUT hesitancy. NAP" named
the players he considers the
greatest Of the past and the present.
"It's easy. Nothing to it. For the
past you may say Ty Cobb. There Is
the player who gave the most to the
game. inasmuch as Ty broke more rec
ords for speed, hitting and consistent
playing in the old days than any of
them.
"As for today's outstanding player.
I select Lou Gehrig, the scintillating
first baseman of the Yankees. He has
record Of IL years of consistent base
ball, every game q consecutive game.
That takes good playing, along with the
breaks and luck"
Evening star., 1937-01-28
UNITED GIRLS TRIUMPH.

It Is the United Typewriters' girl
team and not the Stewart Photog-
rapher outfit that Is leading the
Women's Community Center Basket
Ball League with an undefeated rec
ord. Reports erroneously stated the
Photographers had defeated the
Evening star., 1937-01-28
GEHR|G BEST NOW,
LAJO|E DECLARES
Rates Cobb AII-Time Tops.
Got Breaks" He Says of
His Own Success. i.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
T AXE WORTH, Fla, January %.
/ Napoleon Lajoie. late addi-
ton to base balls hall Of fame.
says the breaks" had big part
In gaining a niche for him.
"It,s wonderful game, but you
have to have the luck and the breaks
to make the most of it," said the 6l-
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Should Take a Rest.

THE answer, I think, may be found
L in few words: They all start
playing too much. As youngsters,
they play lot, it is true, but their
activities are centered around their
own town. A lot Of practice, with per.
haps few local tournaments. Then
they begin to win some of the local
titles and start looking around for
wider fields to conquer. They are not
content to conf1ne their activities to
the Summer invitation tournaments
where results count for ranking. They
must play all Winter long down
South in tournaments which are, for
the most part, merely promotional
schemes.
All tournaments such as these are
OF the invitation" variety. This ID
quite in accordance with the rules
Of the U. s. L. T. A.. and so the
players would much rather go down
there and see some of the country
instead of staying at home and paying
their own expenses, even though such
q procedure would enable them to get
a much-needed rest.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
JERSEY CITY GETS VETS.

NEW YORK. January 2S @.-
Ben Cantwell. one Of the National
Leagues top-night pitchers four years
ago, and Outfielder Hal Lee have been
purchased from the Boston Bees by
Jersey City Of the International
Evening star., 1937-01-28
Doomed Pastor Pilot: u Talent Wasted Perry
POPPING 3.
OFF, %Jkton... M&(
LOuis.PGstOr Piece.

mental partisanship In Bobby's direc-
ton, currently are finding more heart
ening sources Of hope than what the
record books reveal.
For one item there is that de-
hated knockdown Of Louis yes
terday at Pompton Lakes.
Then, too, are the opinions Of at
least two Of our former heavyweight
champions. Jack Dempsey and Jack
johnson.
Camp Attaches Deny Knockdown.
TWO wandering newspaper men,
one Of them John Carmichael,
the White Sox B. B. correspondent,
swear that one Eddie Malcolm floored
Louis with right high on the jaw
In sparring session. This met with
strong denial by camp attaches at
Pompton Lakes. explanation. being
that Joe merely lost his balance after
throwing a punch and fell. Be that
as 1t may, it has served to SOW the
seed Of suspicion in the minds Of
people who have been suspecting, since
the Schmeling fight. that q punch
near Louis temple Is detrimental to
his chances.
Dempsey recently offered the
opinion that II Louis has any
Achilles heel 1t Is located In the
region Of the temples.
I'm the Schmenng fight, and In
pictures Of that bout, we noticed that
Louis, contrary to popular opinion
seemed to take It. pretty well on the
jaw" Dempsey said. "schmeling,
you know, landed q lot of right
hand punches flush on Joe's chin. As
far as can see these punches didn't
hurt Louis. The one big punch I
thought Max got across landed high
on the side of the face. Maybe it so
happens that Louis bone construction
there Is weak"
dumb Fighter" Says johnson.
JOHNSON, confirmed belittler Of
Louis ability. always has main
tanned that Joe is a dumb fighter
n uuulUcI VI cApcItS arc lIlCullcU W
agree with Jack. The Bomber has a
primitive, savage instinct. but, they
say, he is a trif1e short on the
strategical side.
Offhand, with a blissful ignorance
that escapes people who know boxing
better, We would say that Louis illit-
eracy ought to be no great handicap
tomorrow night, even II Mr.. Pastor is
able to bring diploma from New
York u. IN the ring and wears q cap
and gown instead Of a robe.
Sometimes . good punch on
the lug Will knock a lot Of edu-
cation out Of person, tenn
porarily, and there Is no deny.
ing that Louis can punch.
Pastor, We suppose, must be classed
as q white hope. Nearly everybody
who fights Louis is accorded this dis
tinction automatically. But for the
nonce maybe there should be quota
ton marks in front and behind the
term hope"
Evening star., 1937-01-28
RANDOLPH.MACON AHEAD.

FRONT ROYAL. Va, January 2s.-
Pritchard, with IL points, led Ran
dolph-Macon to a 81 to 23 triumph
over Luray High here.
Evening star., 1937-01-28
BASKET BALL ROMPS
All Southeast Victors Take Game.
by Comfortable Margins.

by Comfortable Margins.
Winners Of Southeast Community
Center basket ball games In two
leagues had easy times Of it last
night, all scoring by comfortable
margins.
In tho National League. Merricks
trimmed Navy Yard, 35-22. and
Reads Pharmacy stopped the Trojans.
25-12, while in the lone American
League encounter, Sigma Mu Sigma
routed the Celtics, 44.l9.