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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
|ST. Johns COCKY
| BATTLING CHAMPS
Plays John Marshall Five
in S. A. 0pener-Western
Has Tough Trip.
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

r EXTINCTION, Va, March 11.-A
! somewhat weary Western High
School basket ball team snaked
IL its way into this snow covered
sector today and joined St. Johns in
seeking more court prestige than
either Of the Washington schools ever
has enjoyed.
st. Johns. which arrived here yes
terday, appeared fresher and more
eager for its initial test In the South
Atlantic scholastic tournament to-
night than the travel-Worn Western
party, which landed here today by
automobile. following a hard 200-mile
journey, some OF it over slippery,
treacherous roads.
Western, public high school cham
pion of Washington will strive to
broaden the scope of its superb
GRITTY, with its first potential VIC
tim slated to be Monroe A. & M. Prep
of Monroe, Ga. The Red Raiders are
scheduled to face Monroe at 9 o'clock,
with st. Johns meeting the defending
champion, John Marshall of Rich
mond, Immediately thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
Cudnhl Declared in Line Place Ryder Cup Golf
he 1I .
W. By WRMeCAll ~

4 NY fear that the folks up at
~ neighboring Columbia may
~ have that their new tairway
4 a watering system will bring
out a fine crop of crab grass in its
first year or two may be forgotten in
the light of what has happened at
Chevy Chase over two years Of fair
way irrigation.
Dick Watson, Chevy Chase green
keeper, the guy who wet-nurse that
Chevy Chase course into perfect con-
dition every year, says that fear Of
endless acres of crab grass coming
on the heels Of fairway watering is the
bunk Down at Columbia some Of the
golfers have been afraid Of 1t.
II find that the better
grasses crowd out the crab
grass when the fairways are
watered," says Dick.
I'VE haven't had any trouble with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
BY ROD THOMAS.

7 AMES E. PIXLEE. athletic direc-
tor of George Washington, and
Fod Cotton, basket ball coach
- at Catholic University, today
accepted assignments unique in the
history of Washington basket ball.
They will be judges in the fifth annual
Evening Star tournament, to open next
Monday night at Tech High
To Pixlee and Cotton falls the duty
Of singing out the two best county
teams in the tournament, judging the
youngsters on their play in the early
rounds. Those selected will meet for
a special trophy emblematic Of the
suburban championship of the metro
polltan area.
This, of course, is predicated on no
suburban team reaching the final
Five schools will be involved in the
unusual contest, namely George WASH
lngton High of Alexandria, Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
COX GETS ACE PARTNER
Pairs With Strafaci for Play in
st. Augustine Tourney.

Witty Cox, Kenwood pro, is goins
to have one Of the better amateurs OF
the land as his partner in the St
Augustine amateur-pro tourney mex
week. frankie Strafaci, the Brooklyn.
bred kid who learned the game undel
Coxs tutelage at Dyker Beach, viii
play Wifi in the $4,000 tourney.
Morton Mccarthy, the portly anna.
teur from Norfolk, holder OF tn.
Middle Atlantic title in 1885, will play
with National Open Champion Ton,
Manero.
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Rockville Surprises,
PREP SCHOOLS ON MAT.

Seven schools had entries in the
second annual prep school wrestling
tournament, which was to begin this
afternoon at Friends School They
were Landon, Dewitt. St Adams,
Friends, Woodward, St. Anne's and
Calvert ParochiaI.
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ANACOSTIA IS ROUTED,

A SALT route of the Anacostla High
School five closed the season last
night on a high note for the Ana
costa Cardinals. G. Scheel out
scored the whole high school five by
himself, accounting for % points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Maurice Strickland.
Isl u. New Zealand. drew with Arturo
Godoy 1881. Chile 1O; Bob DIN.
1873: BROOKLYN outpointed Gunnar Bar
lund. 1879, Finland 1O.
OAKLAND. Calif.-Hank Hankinson.
IA: Lancaster, Ohio, stopped Jim
McVey. 1855. Pittsburgh ~.
DETROIT Adamick 1924.
Tzanetopoulos, 1891. Greece t2o. '
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich-Wesley
Ramey. 1875. Grand Rapids. outpointed
Carl Gussino. 1924. New York City
uO).
ASBURY PARK. N. mike Piskin.
$40, Freehold, outponted Ralph Vona,
Ia. AShurY Park 80.
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Hufty Coming Back.

pAGE HUFTY, Well-knoWn Chevy
Chase golfer, is getting serious
ABOUT his golf. For some years
Page virtually gave up COMPETE
tive golf after winning few
tournaments around Washington. Last
year he played in a few of EN- and he
won the Chevy Chase championship.
Now he's at Boca Ration, Fla, taking
a series of lessons from Tommy Ar
mour, his instructor at Congressional
10 years ago.
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Has Big Week End.

JUST to give you an idea of how
they turned out over the last week
end, East Potomac Park saw ITO
nlne-hole rounds of golf played Sum
day, while more than 900 turned out
Saturday. Up at Rock Creek, where
there are only Is holes of golf against
the So at Potomac Park, more than
500 turned out Sunday, while half
that number were out Saturday.
And all the private courses were
crowded, too. Congressional and Co.
lunbia had more than 200 out Sun
day, while Washington, Manor and
Chevy Chase were crowded to the
limit. Yep, golf has started up right
where it left off last Fall The hardy
gents who played all during the wet
weather of Winter have been aug
mented, and if you can judge by
early signs, everything points to the
biggest season golf has known around
Washington in several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
Mat Matches
By tie Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
HOLYOKE. Mass.-Georse Clark.
York straight falls).
WILMINGTON DeI-Danno OMa-
honey. go. Ireland. threw Matros
klrilanko. 21S. Russia GLAD
ST. LOUIS.-Tony Romelli. go. Reno,
Nev.. pinned Jim Parker. 220. Mem
phis GID: Romelli won from Sec
ond opponent. Louis Plummer Balti.
more. Md. 15:24 drummer disquali-
fed for punching referee.
PORTLAND, Ores.-Vincent Lopez.
$50. Los Angeles, defeated Pat Fraley.
225. Minneapolis. Rudy La Ditsiz,
22s. New York. defeated Jack Arnold,
225. Boston.
LOS ANGELES Hank Steinke. $40,
Los Angeles. defeated Ben Morgan. 800.
Arkansas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
Printers Split Program.

I'D MERKLE, printers champion
says the international printers
golf tournament will be played a
Baltimore, rather than at Washington
during the sports carnival of tht
printers here next August.
The base ball tourney, how
ever, will be played in Washing
ton. Ed won the championship
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
Would Hand Pick Six.

Put AS matters now stand it looks
as if the Tournament Committee
of the P. c. A, headed by Ed Dudley,
will recommend to the Executive Com
mlttee that six hand-picked men be
chosen for the eight-man team.
The other two places will be
filled, according to the thought
of the pros by qualifying test
of six medal play rounds.
Gossip has it that six places are in
the bag, and will go to the following
hand-picked group OF pros: Gene
Sarazen. Horton Smith, Henry Picard,
Denny Shute, Tony Manero and John
Revolta, which leaves Guldahl out
The qualifying rounds would be
fore the P. G A at Pittsburgh in May,
and also would count in the four
rounds in the national open at Detroit
early in June But the qualifying
rounds will not be open to all pros,
according to the dope, being limited
only to few topnotchers.
4 MONG these are Guldahl, Jimmy
Hines. Victor Ghezzi Paul Run
yam, Craig Wood Harold McSpaden
and Byron Nelson. What, no Witty
Cox?
Wifi finished sixth in the 1886 open
and should have chance to make
any international team. He's a
rugged match player and fighting
hombre in any golf joust.
Definite announcement as to the
lineup Of the Ryder Cup team, and
how 1t will be chosen will come out of
Florida soon, where the Tournament
Committee is getting ready for a round
table session to decide on a method
Of picking the team members.
GOLF around the Capital is smack
in the middle of its annual Spring
boom. With few good days, sunny and
warm, the golfers of the city have
come full tilt into the thick of the
fight for pars and brides, and the
usual Spring hurly-bur!y is on. with
all the private courses damned and
with the public courses making up for
lost time with great throngs of
nashie Wielders crowding the layouts.
Neither East Potomac Park
nor Rock Creek Park will be
closed this Spring for repairs, as
they usually are, and both Harry
Graham at Potomac and Ed
Burns at Rock Creek want the
golfers to know that there won't
be any interruption to play.
Both of EN- say the Winter has been
90 mild that the usual Spring repairs
will be carried on without any inter-
ruption to the game and the courses
will not be closed at any time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11

You could search far and not find
two better wooden club shots than
Roland Mackenzie, back on MS nome
course, put together at Congressional
on the lengthy par fifth hole
Playing into a head wind Roland
an eagle 3. He didn't hole it, but he
won the hole from Howard L. Smith
and Parker Nolan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
District Clubs Feared.

MEANWHILE, the tourney was
launched this morning and con-
tinued throughout the afternoon, with
the cream of Atlantic seaboard high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
H0YA CUBS HIT MARK
outshoot Georgetown Prep Team,
927 to ISL. in Match.

927 to ISL, in Match.
GeOrgetoWn's freshman rifle team
outclassed Georgetown Props in both
the prone and kneeling positions yes
terday to win a shoulder shoulder
match by nearly $50 points. The
score was 927-781.
Corbett led the winners with
score OF 1874, he and two others
Smith and Quinn-coming within one
of perfect score at prone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11

Maureen has made her home
in Miami for the last two years.
She hasn't played in the Southern
tournaments this year.
CHIP shots Charlie Agnew,
assistant manager at Congress
sional, is good golfer @. he used to
be star of the public courses and
he gets time every once in a while
for a round of golf the Critics
Committee picks Bob Leapley and
Herman Allen as the toughest gents at
Rock Creek Park THAT Allen guy
looks funny when he hits the ball, but
he can 60 for my dough every time"
says Ed Burns, course manager
Leapley Is a youngster and a good
one who will be one Of Claude Rippy's
chief rivals this year.
Burns plans tournament
starting March 20 to beat the
gun on the tournament parade
this year.
DR.. Paul Stewart, Albert r. Mac
Kenzie, Martin r. West and Miller B.
STEVENSON all plan to take in the Mas
ter's tournament at Augusta starting
April ! his friends at Columbia
(and they are legion will be glad to
hear that S.. C. (RedD Watkins Is re-
covering from severe illness . Red
has been sadly missed around Co.
lumbia . Charlie White, another
Columbia regular, is at Orlando, learn
ng new tricks to pull on Frank Apple
man and Joe Sherrier.
Chesley w. Jurney, sergeant at
arms Of the Senate. is getting mis- golf
kit ready for his Spring golfins, &C
cording to Mark Trice, his assistant,
and Big Boy" Evans, his colored
caddie, is looking forward to the day
when the boss will journey forth for
his initial links trip to wear a few
pounds of Big Boys" well-padded
frame. Trice, meanwhile, has swung
into a low scoring groove that has
even Earle Chesney talking about
| him. Here we were getting Mark
all groomed up for a little Spring
killing and he goes out and shoots a
10 at us. That's gratitude" Iaughted
| Earle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
MAKES A|SPLANS
FOR TRIP ABROAD
Likely Choice, Though Not
Included in Six Said to
Be Decided Upon.
BY w. r, McCALLUM.

MERICA probably viii have one
n of its strongest golfers on
~ the Ryder Cup team when
A n the argonauts hop at boat for
England next June. Ralph Guldahl,
according to word from Florida, has
fixed his affairs in connection with
membership in the P. G. A. and will
be eligible for the team.
Ralph was low pro in the 1888 open
at Chicago, finishing second to Johnny
Goodman, but since he wasn't a P.
G.. A. member he was left off the team.
Now, with a good record for 1861,
he will be back in the P. c. A. fold
and may be on the outfit which will
tackle the British late in June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
PLAY COURT final
|NA.A.U. TOURNEY
MerriCks and Y.M.C.A. Lads
Face Tonight for Title
in 10O-Pound Class.

TINE first local A. A. u basket
ball champion of 1887 will be
produced at Heurich's gym to-
night, when l00-pound quints
Of the Y. M. c. A. and Merrick Boys
Club clash at 730 o'clock for the title
of that division
1t will be the first Of the evenings
three games, Columbia Beverage and
Department Of Agriculture meeting in
a l45-pound affair at $50 o'clock and
two unlimited foes, District w. P. A.
and Y. M. C. A., playing at $50
o'clock.
The contenders for two other cham.
plonships were decided last night, with
the girls title clash scheduled for to-
morrow night and the 13O-pound
championship game on Saturday The
former will be between the United
Typewriter Grays and Rockville. the
Grays sweeping into the final round,
as expected, with convincing 23-3
conquest of Department of Agricul-
ture, but Rockville gaining entrance
into the final round as the result OF a
uStlNCL upset.
Rockville Surprises.
r OCKVILLE,S 30-16 conquest of
Stewart Photographers was as
surprising as it was pleasing to the
suburbanites
Northeast Boys Club and the Boys
Club of Washington F1eetwings will
play for the l30-pound title North
east gained the titular bracket with a
2l-l8 defeat Of Lone Star, while the
Fleetwings whipped Georgetown Boys
Club, 1921.
Two other games last night found
Investigations unlimited contenders
advancing with a 1927 victory over
the Flying Eagles and Heurich's l45-
pound team routing Daily News, 29-13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11

MAUREEN CIRCUIT, one Of Amer
icas topnotch feminine golfers
and runner-up to Pam Barton for the
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GEORGETOWN Pr,

Hockey Results
BY the Associated Press.
National League.
No games.
International-A American League.
Philadelphia. S; Cleveland, 2.
Pittsburgh, g. New Haven, /.
American Association.
Kansas City, q; Wichita. /.
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national championship last Fall, now
is living in New Jersey. according to
word from Miami.
Maureen has made her home
in Miami for the last two years.
She hasn't played in the Southern
tournaments this year.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
Helen Hicks Sets
Course Record

UGUSTA, Ga, March %.
Paced by Helen Hicks, Hewitt
q. - professional, who set a new
women's competitive record for the
Forest Hills course by qualifying
with a sizzling 76, three under
par, firSt-round matches Of the
seventh annual Augusta Women's
Golf Tournament get under way
here today.
In turning in the par-shattering
round to win medalist honorS,
Miss Hicks cut one stroke from
the course record of II set in 1885
by Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews,
Englewood, N. ]. Her card showed
a total of seven brides, five going
out and two on the back nine.
Tied for runner-up position were
Jane Cothran, Greenville, s. c.,
and Marion Miley, Lexington, KY,
who carded 78's. No other entrant
broke regulation figures.
Mildred Babe Didrikson. Beau
mont, Tex, equalled par 79 for
third place. Dorothy Kirby,
Georgia State champion, stroked
an 80 for fourth place.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
Bi-State Golfers
Announced Dates

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March %.
The Bi-State Golf Association
will not add new members to its
roster for the 1887 season.
The roster is composed of Belle
Haven Club, Alexandria; Winches-
ter Club, of Winchester; Loudoun
Golf and Country Club, of Pur-
cellville, and the Opequon Coli
Club, of Martinsburg. w. Va.
A bid of the Marine Officers
Club, of Quantico. Va, was re-
ceived but rejected because the
association was unable to secure
a sixth club for the loop.
The following schedule OF
matches was released: May %,
Belle Haven; June IL. Winches-
ter; July 10, Purcellville, and July
81. Martinsburg. w. Va.
The proposition for playing
tournaments on Sundays was re-
jected because of the opposition
for the Purcellville Club.
The final match in the Senior
Basketball League will be played
at the Armory Hall tonight. The
games as listed by President Billy
Smith follow: Hendricks VS..
HowardS, Belle Haven VS.. Times
Herald and Arrows VS.. A. L. I, The
Hendricks copped the second
half title by win tonight.
The st. Mary'S Celtics baseball
team will hold its first meeting
of the season tomorrow night at
7::3O o'clock at 317 King st. Theo-
dore Beach, manager, will pre-
side and all of last years players
are invited to attend.
The Alexandria police nine will
not play in the Old Dominion
Night League. This action was
taken because of the lack Of a
local playing field.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
Legion Rollers
Beat Richmond

WaShington's American Legion
bowling team, hand-picked from
the local league, won its second
straight victory the other night
when it defeated the Richmond
Legionnaires in the Virginia city
by a margin of 81 pins, rolling up
a threegame score of 1859 to 1888.
Charley Walker, of Nash Post,
with 370 and Clarence Milne, of
Lincoln Post, with 361, were the
top shooters although every mem
ber of the team rolled creditably.
Invading Baltimore recently the
Capital representative of this huge
soldier organization swamped the
Orioles. A return match here with
Richmond is scheduled for Lucky
Strike, April II. Scores Of Rich
mond match:
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
Champ E|udes
Garden 'sLegdI
Trap in Fla.
Cont. from First sports Page)

(COnt. from First Sports Page)
refused to comment on the reports
that Braddock had fled the State.
All they would say was:
I'VE have not located him yet,
but we will eventually if he re-
mains in Florida"
The court battle was started by
Francis Miller, representing Madi.
son Square Garden, which is in
corporated in Florida.
Miller appeared before Judge
Henry Atkinson and asked for a
temporary Injunction to restrain
Braddock from appearing in his
scheduled match with Louis in
Chicago until he had fulfilled his
previous contract to meet Schmel'
ing in New York.
Judge Atkinson accepted Mil
ler'S petition and issued the order
for Braddock to appear and show
cause why the temporary injunc.
ton should not be granted.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
Pickups and
Putouts

When the Federal Bureau of
Investigation tripped WPA at
Tech gym last night, the Cap
ital'S sports world was repre-
sented in large numbers
Van A. Pop" Zahn was among
those casting a critical eye on
the plays Sam Hook, erSt-
while WPA teamster, gave pO-
tent vocal support to his ex.
teammates Joe LevertOn
was hoping his aIl-arOund ath-
letic son, Roger, would get the
call to action but didn't have
the pleasure to see 1t happen.
Ex-Eastern High SchOOlerS
present were Gao Curtin, Mil
lard Edelin,, Mel Wade, Jim
RagIand, Ben lola and Tom
Nolan they cheered the
fine plays of each team but
refuse to take sides as did
Everett Russell, ex-Techite,
Mike and Joe Raedy, who
sparkIed in athletics for Con-
xaga and Carroll Shore. the
former Central and current
HOya basketball flash
The Warwick A. C. was
there to give its moral vocal
support to the WPAerS
They were Lester Payne, Joe
Cicala, Aleck Mackie, Charlie
Mackie, Bernard Lucas, Paul
Couper, Francis LagamOre and
Phil Russell
--GINO SIM.
The Washington times., 1937-03-23
7 Texans Bow |
A. BE. Tourney

NEW YORK, March %. - Ten
gallon hats, full Western regalia
and Hi! Ho" of the range is the
spectacle to be spread before at
tendants at the annual American
Bowling Congress tournament to-
night when pinsters from the West
swing into action.
American National Insurance
team of Galveston, Texas; Billings
Stockmen, of Billings, Mont; four
teams from Omaha, Neb., and one
from Grand Island, Neb., COM
bine into a Seven-team representa-
tion that should carry the West
somewhere in the high standings
board,
The Washington times., 1937-03-23

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The Washington times., 1937-03-23

He proved that yesterday in
holding the Boston Red Sox to
three hits; two of them arrant
scratches, in four innings. One
run was made off weaver by the
BoStoneSe.
Weaver has pursued a checkered
course in baseball. He belongs to
the order Of ValiantS. 1t was
not so long ago that Monte came
out of the minor leagues to win %
games in his first year with the
GriffS. This established a record
for yearling pitchers.
-Four years ago when'the GriftS
were making their drive for the
pennant, it was the same quiet,
courteous and courageous Monte
Weaver who just about clinched
the flag by stopping the Yankees.
Followed an interlude which
grieveS the soul of Weaver. His
health failed him. Weight melted
from his already spare frame. He
went into the minors. but fought
his way back, beating rival ball
clubs and the handicapS Of i'll
health.
Started in Chicago
Weaver finished some games for
the Griffs last year. He really
started to climb in a game in Chi
cago. He had to hold a one-run
lead for four innings, and he did
it like a man. The scene that fol-
lowed the final out fits across the
mind once more. There is Walt
Miles rushing out to shake hands
The Washington times., 1937-03-23

Madison Square Garden Cor
pOratiOn started court action to
restrain heavyweight champion
James J. BraddOck from fighting
Joe Louis in Chicago before he
has met Max Schmeling in New
York.
Leading tennis professionals
declared that the United States
has a chance to regain the Davis
Cup this year.
Fred Perry was favored to
beat Bill Tilden in their profes.
siOnal tennis match at Madison
Square Garden tonight.
Miss Helen Hicks of New York