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The Washington times., 1937-12-18
CACERS TO PLAY
Benefit GAME.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 18.
On Wednesday night, the Alexan-
dria Lawyers and Police basketball
teams collide in a benefit contest
at Armory Hall at 8:15 O'Clock. Re-
ceiptS from this contest will be
turned over to local charity to pro-
vide Xmas aid for the needy.
Nick Colasanto is manager Of
the BarristerS and Bennie Swan
director of the Blues.
Players with the lawyers are,
Frank Backus, Harry F. Kennedy,
E. Joel Tregor, John Straus. Armi'
stead Boothe, Walter Young,
Brooke Howard and several others.
The police five on Monday,
will perform in a benefit game at
Ritehie gym in Maryland, when
they clash with the Holbrook
Dairy quint. This contest is spon-
sored by the Montgomery County
Police.
The Lee-Jackson High courtmen
defeated Fairfax High in a Fair
fax county league game last night,
22-17.
Dodo Robinson, former standout
of the George washington Pres1'
dents. has been appointed captain
of the Alexandria Light 1n1antry,
o11int. This team Will play Ola
Games at the armory.
The Infantrymen also hope 70
compete in the Virginia National
Guard basketball series ana VIII
mix with teams from Richmond
Norfolk and other cities.
Virginia Juniors meet Tuesoay
night at 7O3 South Fairfax StreeG
to discuss plans for a basKetOall
Johnny Travers is director OF
the club and will outline his pro
cram.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Alabama, knowing full well it
is empowered by California's
Golden Bears, will depend upon
sharp, surprising air attacks and
highly polished trick plays to win
the New Year Day game In the
Rose Bowl at Pasadena.
There, briefly, you have the
game-plan of the Crimson Tide.
In practice sessions, now in
progress at Tuscaloosa, great
stress is laid on getting man
looSe-a good runner. AS a rule
the man is Holm, star Tide full
back. On each play designed to
shake Holm loose, or Joe Kilgrow,
Thomas manages to get Monsky
in front of the runner. When
Monsky is not out in front of the
runner, Bostwick, Monsky's run
ming mate, is.
Alabama's whole attack for the
Rose Bowl game Is built on the
notion that the Tide, as team,
and as individuals, will play heads
up, intelligent football. Thomas
hopes his team will hold the ball
longer than California, and is
banking on that. Once in posses
sion anywhere within scoring dis
tance, Alabama will open up with
it's sharp, surprising aerial bombs
and its trick plays. Deep in its own
territory, the Tide will not punt
on first down, but will hang onto
that ball as long as possible.
While Alabama will have good
kicking, the Tide depend more
upon placement of kicks than on
distance. California probably will
hold an edge-a decided edge-in
the matter of long-distance punt
ing. However, Alabama's punters
will be instructed to kick out Of
bounds regularly, thus eliminating
chances of runbackS by Califor-
MAS heavy backs.
In Haywood Sanford the Tide
has a great placement kicker-a
money" kicker. Sanford is great
in the pinches. He isn't afraid to
try them from far out. Therefore,
when Alabama is inside Cali
fornia's half of the field, Sanford
will try for field goals, his place
ments being considered just the
same as a punt. These Sanford
kicks may click; and then again,
they may not. If they do, Alabama
scores; if they do not, then San
ford will have accomplished what
punter would have accomplished
by punting the ball.
In practice sessions at Tusca-
loosa. Thomas is sharpening the
wits of his players by having the
team representing the Golden
Bears tumble the ball occasionally
near the California" goal-line.
This drill in alertness shows the
care with which the Tide is be-
ing prepped for the Rose Bowl
game. Hank" Crisp has his line
men driving in for possible re-
covery Of possible California a
fumbles, with the result that the
Tide forward wall today is much
more alert than it was during the
regular season.
Mr.. George Preston Marshall
admitted in Chicago as late as last
Monday that the Redskins and
Bears must have the Coliseum if
there is to be a Redskin-Be
game in Los Angeles on either
January Is or January %.
MONDAY, the first article on
CalifOrnia'S Golden BearS.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-18

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league.
All Cliff did during the season
of 1897 was establish three major
league records. He accepted 603
chances for the season. He had
406 assists. He participated in SO
double plays. He handled 8
chances in a single game, sharing
that honor with Roy Huges Of the
Cleveland Indians, and Marvin
owen, now with the White Sox.
POINTS TO RECORDS
Perhaps when Cliff hears him,
self libelled as a Shoemaker"
third baseman he will point to the
records and let the figures speak
for him.
The performance of Cliff were
about the only bright note in a
season that otherwise was pretty
dismal in st. Louis. The Tigers set
the pace in club fieldings. They
set a mark of .976, which gave
them an edge of two percentage
points on the Cleveland Indians.
Washington finished in a three
way tie for third honors with the
Browns and the New York Yankees
These three clubs fielded .972.
The Boston Red Sox fielded $40
and ranked seventh defensively.
Johnny Stone ranked third
among the outfielders who played
in more than 100 games during the
season. Stone played all three
fields during the course Of the
year, and was good wherever sta
toned. Stone had Is assists from
the outfield, seven fewer than
Bell, of the Browns, and six fewer
than the great Joe DiMaggio, of
the Yankees, who led the uot-
fielders in putouts.
Melo Almada had II assists from
the outfield, playing right and cen
ter fields here and in Boston.
Cecil Travis ranked second in
The Washington times., 1937-12-18

and exercise the artery and nerve
centers are back where Nature in
tended them to be, and Buck,
weighing 1872 pounds, is fit as
a fiddle. He has his old pep and
stamina back again.
Jimmy is anxious to line Ever.
EFT up for a D. c. bout because
Capital fans have always shown
liking for Bucks rushing, slug.
ging tactics.
WANTS WORTHY FOE
While Erwin is willing to throw
him against any heavyweight local
promoters can dig up he would
rather see him in action against
Marty Gallagher, Bob Tow or
Murray Kanner, figuring that any
of this trio would be more to the
liking of the fans.
Buck is only 49," Jimmy points
out, Gin the prime of a fighters
career. He has plenty Of good
fights left in him and think that
Washington fans are anxious to
see him perform. They know that
Buck always gives them action
plus"
Messrs. Goldie Ahearn, Joe
Turner and Howard Livingston
please note,
The Washington times., 1937-12-18

percentage among the shortStops
of the league, and was the only
Washington regular to win such
station. Travis had a mark Of
1865.
TRAVIS SECOND SHORTSTOP
He accepted 625 out Of 648
chances throughout the season,
playing 129 games. Luke Appling,
of the White Sox had IL errors in
handling $40 chances. Larry &C.
cepted 814 out of 845 chances for
the year.
Figures are unkind to Buddy
Lewis, however truthful they may
be. The GaStonia kid rates well
down the scale, with an average
of 1888.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
MONROE COACH
SEES VICTORY
in CHARITY TILT
By GARRETT WATERS

ny OfAnNE WA4GnO
Several days ago. Riley Smith,
ace Redskins backfield man, told
the sports-writing boys what a
powerful team Reds Barron prom
ised to present here tomorrow in
that school lunch fund football
game at Catholic University
against the District All-Scholas-
tics.
They're plenty tough" he
said.
Mr.. Reds Barron, who Is coach
Of the Georgia champions. known
as the Monroe A. and M, gave the
boys a sample of what Georgia
school football teams are made Of
when he put his team through it's
PAGES at Catholic University yes
terday.
II think we will win," Barron
said. every man in uniform is
ready, all can play football to
suit me, and what is best, they
have team spirit"
MAX FULFILL WISH
The game, which is sponsored
jointly by the Variety Club and
the Washington Herald and
Times, promises to fulfill the
words of Barron. Also there's
every reason that Riley Smiths
views will be brought home.
For the Georgians have that
class and air about them. They
are led by George Webb, long.
legged and powerfully-built end,
who can pass with the best Of
'em, If not outShade a few, and
are supported by two lineup
groups which are big, shifty and
fast.
The District All-Stars, inciden-
tally are about ready themselves
for the interesting, if not impor.
tant, test.
SNAPPY DRILL
Yesterday, the small army under
Coaches Hardy Pearce, Johnny
Baker, Artie Boyd, Orrel Mitchell,
Dan Ahern and Gene AnenSterfer,
went through a snappy drill ses-
sion, perfecting the plays and the
styles of attack to be used.
There is one thing about the
local contingent. They have class
too. But it's a question whether
they'll be organized as thoroughly
to match the smooth play sure to
be presented by the Monroe Grid
derS.
The same starting lineup an
nounced earlier in the week will
be in action tomorrow. Fox and
Mills will be at ends: Fenwick and
Kurtz, tackles; Vasvary and
Bunch, guards; Jones, center: Df-
Filipo, quarterback, and Shaw,
Belote and Simpson, backs.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
Last Nights Fights
BY International News Service

AT NEW YoRK-Buddy Baer, 24s
California. scored technical knockout
over Eddie Hogan, 222, Waterbury
son, Neb., won on technical knockout
over Harry Balsamo, 159. New York
nine rounds. Andre Jesserun. 149, New
York, decisioned Vittorio Ventura, 146,
Italy: six rounds.
AT PHILADELPHIA-Lew Feldman,
1873, New York, outpointed Howard
Scott. 1876, Washington: 10 rounds.
AT ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-Ray Mil
Ter. 172. Newark. N. j., scored technical
knockout over Billy Ketchell, 17s, Mile
vile, N. j.; six rounds. Elmer Bailey,
14S, Cleveland. Ohio. and John Pablo,
14s, Philadelphia; six rounds-no de-
cision.
AT CLEVELAND-JohnH Henry Lewis,
1873, Pittsburgh, outpointed Johnny Risko,
1861, Cleveland GO).
At BOSTON-Mike Paplan, 1854, Bos-
ton, outpointed Eddie Sivic, 135, Pitts
burgh (1O). Sammy Fuller. 142, Chelsea.
decisioned Bobby Pacho, 14Th, Los Ange-
les (10). Ralph zennelli, 142. defeated
Andy Callahan, 147, Lawrence 1O). Tony
Shucco, 1876, Medford. defeated Matte
Brown, 204, Washington, D. c. (10).
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
Coast Bottle In Doubt
for Redskins And Beers
Controversy
May Halt
Game
By HARRY COSTELLO

Will Washington's own Red
skins, worlds gridiron champions
play the Chicago Bears in Los
Angeles on either January 10 OF
January 90?
That question is answered In
the East and Middle West aftlrma'
lively; on the Pacific Coast 1t is
answered negatively.
Take your choice, but listen to
Mark Kelly and Jack James, OF
Of the Los Angeles Examiner.
I quote Mark Kelly:
with Washington's Redskins
the national professional foot
ball champions, and with the
Los Angeles Bulldogs winding
UP their regular season unde-
feated, it looks as if the two
champions of their respective
leagues SHOULD get together.
IT have little doubt that the
National League champions and
the Chicago Bears want to come
West and probably will IF they
can play each other and ex-
clude the OUTLAW" Los Angeles
Bulldogs from consideration and
q slice of the gate.
Now let's hear from Jack James.
I quote Jack:
Interesting, in light of his re-
cent usefulness in pitching the
Washington Redskins into the
National Football League cham
pionship, to recall that Sammy
Baugh, singer extraordinary
was all but placed on the suS-
pended list by a highly annoyed
employer something less than
year ago.
Perhaps you remember the
circumstances, revealed at the
time in these columns
Signed to a national league
contract by George Preston
Marshall, who was then taking
his Redskins from Boston to
Washington, Baugh was in a
strangely receptive mood toward
Hollywood in general and the
Los Angeles Bulldogs in particu-
lar. Quite a bit of correspond
ence passed back and forth, the
local folk being unaware OF
Baugh's previous commitment.
Finally Mr.. Marshall informed
Mr.. Harry Meyers, the Legion
naire, in no uncertain terms. He
also informed young Mr.. Baugh
that he, Baugh, would play for
the Redskins or not at all.
Fortunately for the state Of
the nation, young Mr.. Baugh de-
cided to forego a Hollywood
career. Hence in due course of
time a league championship for
the ball club thus favored by
Mr.. Baughs presence.
"A fitting climax would be to
have Mr.. Baugh come out here
with the rest Of Mr.. Marshall's
Redskins to oppose the Los
Angeles Bulldogs, with whom
Sammy once desired to affiliate,
in a real world series" of pro
football. And that might hap
pen at that"
Clearly, Mr.. Jack James fig.
ures that if the Redskins want to
play on the Coast they'll have to
play the Los Angeles Bulldogs.
Mr.. Jack James, as we'll as Mr.
Mark Kelly, knows that the LIE
gionnaire, Mr.. Harry Myers, has
a. great deal to say about the
Coliseum.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18

top shape again and eager Tor
action.
The bronzed, lean heavyweight
remains one of WaShington'S
most popular unlimited class
knuckle thrower. Short on science,
but long on action, Buck has never
troubled himself to find out how
to spell fear" let alone find out
its meaning.
LOST SEVERAL BOUTS
But Everett lost several fights
last spring to pugs he should
have beaten. Erwin, gallavanting
around the Transvaal and other
South African regions, managing
his then world featherweight
champion, Petey Sarron, into a
small fortune, heard about Bucks
beatings, but was powerless to
find out what was wrong with
him, hence the forehead wrinkle.
Came September, and the good
old U. S. A., and Jimmy hied his
six feet two to Birmingham,
where Buck was resting and trying
to recapture his best form. He
weighed under ITS pounds, though
his best fighting weight is 185.
SQUEEZED ARTERY
Erwin dragged his heavyweight
pride to the M. D. and the saw.
bone discovered that an artery
and a nerve center were squeezed
together at the back Of Everett'S
neck, so that a jar to Bucks head
would cut the artery's supply Of
blood to his brains and cause
him to be an easy victim for a
knockout.
Now, after two months of cure
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
Boys Club Sports
Program for Week

Indoor Baseball (Second Half DE
cember 20, 6:15 p. m, Braves VS.. Red
Sox.
Soccer (second Half).-December 21,
Sis p. m, Braves VS.. Giants.
Volley Ball.-December %, 6:15 p. M,
Giants VS.. Red Sox.
Touch Football.-December rs, 1o:46
a. m., Braves VS.. Giants.
INTERMEDIATES SECTION
Indoor Baseball.-December 20, 7:15
p. M, All Stars VS.. Eagles.
Soccer.-December 81, 7:15 p. M, sena-
tors vs. Eagles.
Volley Ball.-December %, 7:15 p. M,
Cubs VS.. Yanks: December %, 7:15 .. m.
All Stars VS.. Purdue; December 20, 7:15
p. M, Senators vs. Eagles.
Touch Football-December rs, 2:15
o. M, Cubs VS.. Purdue.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
Bulge Bows
California Net Ace
Loses to BrOn1iCh

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 1s
G.N.S0.-John Bromich, young
Australian tennis ace, defeated
Donald Bulge of California, 60,
63, 80, Ga, today as Aus
tralia swept to victory in the
tennis series with the United
States. The score by matches
was four to one.
Adrian Quist defeated Gene
Mako, 60. "a. "a.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
.BRUETT is CAPTAIN

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 18
G.N.SO.-James Bruett, a junior,
Of Montclair, N. j., today was the
newly-elected captain of the 1888
Syracuse University football team.
Bruett, a 205-pound tackle, was
the teams place-kicker last season,
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
E0erett, Veil AgAln,
Seeks d. G. Fights
Ry GINo SINH

The broad honest brow of rawboned Jimmy Erwin
of fighters who fight, has one less wrinkle on it.
His heavyweight performer lad who loves to snugge
his battered nosr leather showers Buck Everett former
for you know still District heavyweight champion is in
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
CocHER RESIGNS

Roger Duncan has succeeded the
late w. H. Gocher as secretary Of
the National Trotting Association.
Gocher held the job AZ years.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
TIDE TO DEPEND
ON TRICK PLAYS.
in COAST GAME.

This is the fourth Of a series
of articles by Harry Costello
dealing with the Alabama and
California teams which will
meet in the Rose Bowl at Pasa-
dena on New Year Day.
The Washington times., 1937-12-18
Three League Records
ChAlked Up By Cliff,
Ill. AUerNgeS ReUeAl
By FRANK BUCK" o'NEILL

No longer will be necessary for Harlan Cf third base
of the ST. Louis Browns to step lightly and speak softly
the of other guardians of the turn for home in the
American League The official averages Of the junior circuit
released today by President Will Harrdge establish Cliff the
man at in theA
Evening star., 1937-09-28

Gee" You'd think one nickname
would be enough =. Miriam Hopkins
and Bridegroom Anton Litvak will be
able to take that European honey
moon in six weeks-they hope. Mean
while. Miriam is Haunting the latest
film fashion, steel plate under her
beret, for the 10 pounds of plaster
that falls on her in Women Have a
Way"
How times change. 1t wasn't so long
ago that Mary Pickford wrote to
Frank Crowninshield asking him
whether it was correct to wear full
dress clothes all the time in a private
train car! When Frank Capra
settles his 100000 suit with Columbia,
he will join Selznick Internal tional as
producer-director Jack Oakie
succeeds jeanette Macdonald and
Greta Garbo as tenant in the Neil
Hamilton home. I was told by Neil
that Garbo, during her entire occu-
pancy of his house, did not use the
swimming pool or tennis court. Does
this explains the theory of Greta's
prowess in sports? Or did the Garbo
just want to be alone?
The hush. hush" department.
When Robert Taylor was a student at
Pomona College, his colleagues called
him Beautiful!
(Convriuht 1922 hv ~. r.r.h .
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-09-28

finding suitable "talkie" outlet. No-
cal betting is he will never make an
other picture) e. Clark Gable is tell
ing intimates he is fed up with his
recent roles. And rightly. Those in
the know say he is slipping just the
tiniest bit at the box Office. Well, you
can't always be first. According to
Cecil B. De Mile, the annual Holly
wood pay roll is $100,0O0,000 He
doesn't say how much of this is for
work done-or imagined.
X
Katharine Hepburn ripped her
slacks on a nail on the "Damsel in
Distress" set, and is thinking of suing
the studio When Nelson Eddy con-
verses with one girl, his conversation
is dull. But you should hear him with
a group of 20! Like so many people
we know, Nelson is much better with
an audience Mickey Rooney slows
up on his screen career next year for
a learning spasm at the University of
Southern California The auto
graph flendS have discovered Fred
Astaire's Beverly Hills home, and way
lay him daily-front and back doors
at $50 anon his way to work.
Ky
Jean Arthur is the biggest cry-baby
in Hollywood. It takes practically
nothing to bring on a flood of tears.
The reason, they say, is oversensitiv-
ity =. Did you know that the Martha
Raye, Jack Benny and Bob Burns pic
lures make more money for Para
mount than the Lombard and Colbert
films put together? The Fredric
Marches open Christmas week, New
York, in the play "The Christian
Hero" based on the marital quarrels
of Sir Richard and Lady Steel. Sir
Richard was famous wit and writer
of the eighteenth century. It will be
Freds first return to Broadway since
films claimed him nine years ago.
X X
Harold Lloyd holds the record for
film popularity in China and Japan.
Mae West goes over big, too. Incl
dentally, the japanese ban on Amer
ican pictures will cost Hollywood over
$1,000,000 annually Robert Bench
ley couldn't understand David Selz-
nick's enthusiasm over the fact that
The Prisoner Of Zenda" lasted three
weeks at the New York Music Hall.
In the theater, play sometimes runs
three years-that's something to get
excited about" he told David
Ginger Rogers mother calls her Gee
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Film 10 Miles Long
Before Cutting.

FILM cutters must condense an
average Of % miles of motion
picture Aim into approximately two
and a half miles of finished enter
tainment before picture is shown
to the public. Fred Allen, cutting
Samuel Goldwyn's THE Adventures
OF Marco Polo" starring Gary Cooper,
estimates that Director Archie Mayo
will present him with approximately
40 miles Of film before the picture is
completed.
Allen estimates that 10000 feet Of
dlm Is exposed for average feature
pictures-a little more than % miles
Of celluloid.
Evening star., 1937-09-28

Gielgud for his performance of Ham
let"
The London clippings, which Mr..
Greet forwards, make it clear that
Gielgud Is quite stage parsonage in
London today as a result of his in
depreciation Of Richard H." On the
east side Of the Atlantic he seems to
be scoring as heavily in the role as
Evans is doing (and has done) on this
side.
The tendency to overact, which some
critics laid at the door of G'elgud last
season, is notably absent from his
portrait of the harassed and melan-
choly Richard as the London critics
assess his performance.
Washington will see Evans Richard
this year. Gielgud's next. maybe.
SPEAKING of overacting, Bette
Davis thought she always did lust
that in scene in "Of Human Bond
age" scene which she never saw
on the screen because she always
closed her eyes and held her hands
over her ears :. On bet with Henry
Fonda and Ian Hunter, she recently
agreed to see and hear the sequence
-. She discovered the audience liked
it And, speaking of Miss Davis,
this department has a recollection of
statement which Edward Goulding
made in Hollywood recently that You
can't make bad picture with Bette
Davis in it." Mr.. Goulding di-
rected her in THAT Certain Woman"
coming next to the Earle Clark
Griffith can come into Variety Club
now any time he wants =. The owner
OF the Washington base ball club was
made an honorary life member at yes
terday's opening luncheon Sam
Galanty. Al Newmeyer and Tom
ODonell were kings for the day E.
There was talk Of the results of the
benefit boxing bout staged in July
under the auspices OF the club {.
Money talk, too.
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Earle-"Souls at Sea-" stirring sea
drama: 1890 am, 12:4o. ass, SIS,
7;30 and $50 pm. Stage shows:
1910, 2:25, 4:45, 7 and 9:15 pm.
Keith's-"1oo Men and a Girl"
musical with Deanna Durbin and
Leopold Stokowski: 1850 am, 1:5o,
$3.50, $50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Capitol - Something to Sing
About Jimmy Cagney returns in q
musical: II am, lao, 4:25, ITO and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50,
6:15 and 9 pm.
Palace-"Dead End" Samuel Gold
wyn's screen version of the Sidney
Kingsley play: 1905, 2:3o, 4:5O, 7:15
and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"They Won't For
get" powerful screen version of the
novel, Death in the Deep South:
ii am, LOS, 3:l5, $50, 7:30 and
e:40 pm.
Columbia-"Thin Ice," Sonia
Henie's skates fash again in a COM
edy romance with music: 1850 am,
1:50, $3.50, $50, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
TransLux-News and shorts. Show
runs hour and Is minutes, continu-
Gus from 10 am. until midnight.
Little-"Forever Yours" musical
romance, introducing Beniamino Gigli
and his voice to the screen: 11:03
Am, 12:49, 2:35, 4:21, 6:o7, 1854 and
e:4l pm.
Ambassador-"Souls at Sea-: 6.
7:5o and 9:45 pm.
Penn-"Broadway Melody of 1882:
1:30, 1925, 5:25, 7:25 and 9:25 pm.
Sheridan-"Artists and Models"
bright musical with a lot of gags and
gals: 2, 3:55, $50, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Tivoli-"Broadway Melody of 1888"
latest edition in the melody" musical
family; 1870, $3.50, $50, 7:3o and
o:45 pm.
Uptown-"Broadway Melody of
1882: 2:3o, 4:5O, 7:o5 and e:25 pm
Evening star., 1937-09-28
Elmer Kenyon Talks
At the National.

PROF. ELMER KENYON, who was
head of the drama department at
the Carnegie Institute Of Technology
for five years, will speak on The 1897
Season in the Theater" at the National
Theater Thursday morning at IL
o'clock.
Mr.. Kenyon's informal talk. to be
attended by American Theater So
ciety subscribers, drama lovers and
students, will be presented by the
Theater Guild and the A. T. s.,
through the courtesy of Edmund
Plohn, the Nationals manager.
For several years it has been Mr..