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Evening star., 1937-02-20
THREE OF b|GFOUR
ENGAGED TONIGHT
Terps, Underdogs in Basket
Game With G. U., Favored
to Outlook c. u.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

DOnAON
N m ARYLAND'S basket ball and
Nh boxing teams will be wheeled
V1 to the operating table In fun
4 Il view of 5000 spectators to-
night at Ritchie Coliseum. with
Georgetown's court aces and Catholic
University's ring squad eagerly await
ing with sharp instruments the oppor-
tunity of carving a sizable chunk Of
local collegiate sports prestige.
Terp supporters, however, expect
a partial, If not complete, recovery.
Maryland will be a slight underdog
against Georgetown's crack quint.
while most collegiate ring followers
believe it will survive the fstic foray
Of the Cards. Most Old Line devotees
will settle on that basis, but there are
many who feel the Terps will chalk
up a double e-header victory.
The possibility of double header
loss for Maryland, however, seems to
pack just as much logic to the Hoyas
and Cards and with that spirit they
will invade the Old Liners
Distributed rather evenly over the
premises will be the student bodies
of three of the Districts Big Four"
crammed into the sports plant in ex-
pectation of intense but cleanly con-
tested battles.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press,

By INt hSbUCIdItU EItSs'
NEW YORK-Freddie Steele,
l57, Tacoma, Wash, American
middleweight champion, outpointed
Eddie (Babe) Risko, l58, Syracuse.
N. Y. Q5.
HOLLYWOOD Petey Hayes,
127, New York. outpointed Mark
Diaz. 1875. Los Angeles (l0).
PHILADELPHIA - Eddie Cool,
1873, Philadelphia, outpointed Fred
dy (Red) Cochrane, 1877, Newark,
N. j. Q0); Jack Munley, l59,
Scranton, outpointed Jack Carter.
1853, Rockledge, Pa. 90.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Clif Insists He'll Play.

ROLTON, according to the Asso-
ciated Press. has gone behind
the plow in an effort to rid himself
Of an attack of rheumatism that he
may be able to continue his career in
base ball. He Is on his farm near
Greensboro, N. c., doing hard work
to get into shape.
"This rheumatism will come around
with the plowing and wood chopping
and sunshine" Bolton is reported to
have said. II may hot be able to re-
port at camp, but I'll play before the
season gets very far under way"
Evening star., 1937-02-20

What he gained, If anything, by
the recent "three-for- three" deal with
the Browns is another matter hanging
over ONeill's head.
There was quite furor in Cleve-
land when the Indians traded Bill
Knickerbocker, Joe Vosmik and Oral
Hildebrand to st. Louis for Lyn Larry
Julius Solters and Ivy Andrews. Most
of the so-called critics felt that Rogers
Hornsby got the better of the swap
and didn't hesitate to say so.
And Cleveland fans, particu-
larly regretting the passing Of
Vosmik, agreed with them.
In the notorious head-chopping dia-
mond hamlet of Cleveland the job of
ONeill will be anything but safe If the
Tribe doesn't show q turn for the
better.
Slab Staff Subjected TO Senility.
DOB TELLER, the 18-year-old Iowa
schoolboy, is the most-talked-of
member of the Indians. His youth
and potentialities may have drawn
some attention away from the fact
that the rest of the important men,
bers of the pitching staff seem to have
only a limited number of seasons
ahead Of them.
Earl Whitehill, whom O'Neill
acquired in trade with Wash
ington, now is 81 years old.
Johnny Allen, a great pitcher in
Evening star., 1937-02-20
MARYLAND Boxers Favored.

EOR WHAT it's worth, here is a
prediction: Maryland to win by
412-312, with Shegogue and Bernstein
fighting a draw and Birmingham. Al
perstein, Nedomatsky and Gormley
winning for Maryland. Greco, Bunsa
and Katalinas loom as likely winners
for the Cards.
Georgetown will seek to avenge an
47-39 pasting received last year and
thus gain the rubber" of the three
games to date. The Hoyas spanked
Maryland. 26-25. in 1885. winning out
in the final seconds of play.
Coach Freddy Mesmer will draw his
starting lineup from Mike Petroskey,
Tom Noland. Don Gibeau. Hank Ber-
trand, Ed Kurtyka. Harry Bassin and
Buddy Nau. with the possibility that
Carroll Shore. recently injured, will
see action some time during the
tuSsle.
Maryland's Burton Shipley probably
will start AL Waters and Waverly
Wheeler, forwards; Johnny Mccarthy,
center, and Knocky Thomas and
Charley Keller, guards.
The basket ball game, to which all
seats have been sold, will start at
O'Clock, with the bouts following i'm
mediately thereafter. There still are
a few seats available for the boxing
matches.
Evening star., 1937-02-20

is to report with the first squad week
from tomorrow and when his train
rolls into the station of F1orids's
"City Beautiful" Griff and Bucky
Harris will have their fingers crossed.
Shanty was told to weigh no more
than 225. You cannot help but won
der how much allowance will be al
lowed now that Mr.. Bolton is by no
means certain of playing ball at all.
Hogan's In Drivers Seat.
HOGAN is signed to a singular con-
tract. Grifith has no patience
with a fat ball player. He has
Shanty's signature attached to a con-
tract calling for salary that would
not buy cigarettes and matches for
a year.
II told Hogan the contract merely
was to make everything legal. He's
got to deliver the goods. If he gets
in decent shape and stays that way
I'll write in q real figure later. I'll
pay Hogan well If Hogan will play
ball well. Otherwise I don't want
him"
II Bolton cannot catch it almost
will be necessary to pay Hogan q real
salary and play him. The only other
catcher with experience on the squad
Is Walter Millies, the little Chicago
boy with bad shoulder. Banking on
Miles would be risky business. Now
that Bolton is sick, trade for a
catcher seems to be out, unless Griff
Is willing to part with some of his
better talent. The Mats may well 60
in 1887 as Hogan goes.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Flashy Mile Field.

A THOUGH Cunningham Is IA
vored to continue his Winter
sweep in the mile, there is bare
possibility the burly Kansan will be
chased into something under his own
4:08.4 record in doing it. He, Beccali
and Archie San Romani finished
2-3-4 to Jack Lovelock in the Olympic
metric mile" final. Along with this
trio tonight are Gene Venzke and
Hungary's ace, Miklos Szabo, also
among the first 10 in the international
games.
Lash entered the mile as well as
the two-mile. However, his previous
failures to get anywhere in the double
assignment, as well as his 1928 world
two-mile record at Boston last week,
apparently have convinced him where
his best business lies.
The Hoosier record holder will be
taking on Deckard, Ray Sears of But
Ter, the Rideout twins from Texas,
Norman Bright of San Francisco and
the veteran Joe McCluskey Of New
York
The Halpin $50 finds Johnny Wood
ruff, Pittsburgh's lanky Olympic
champion, returning to action at a
distance more suited to him than the
shorter yardage of his previous start.
He heads field of seven.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
ESCOBAR FAVORED
TO DEFEAT SAL|CA
Bantams in Good Trim for
Title Battle Tomorrow
in Puerto Rico.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fIesS.
~ AN JUAN, Puerto Rico February
20.-Puerto Rico's own cham
pion, Sixto Escobar, and Lou
~ Salica of New York, meet to-
morrow in their third fight for the
world bantamweight boxing cham
pionship. The 15-rourd bout is to be
held at the Escambron Ball Park,
where both have been training.
They met twice in New York within
the past year and half, Salica win
ming the title in their first meeting
the climax Of an elimination series
and Escobar reversing the decision a
few months later.
Home Crowd Goes for Escobar.
PACKED by local sentiment. Escoba-
~ has been made a 81 favorite.
The showings in training hardly JUS
tify the odds Both appear in fne
trim and while Escobar is rated the
heavier hitter. Salica appears trif1e
faster. However, Sixto. anxious to
show the home folks he's really better
than his bouts with Harry Jeffra in
dicated, showed better speed in his
final workouts.
In order that there might be nc
doubt as to the championship caiber
of the bout, the Legislature lifted the
limit from IL to Is rounds and other
changes we're made in the local boxing
regulations.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
pennies From Heaven" for Jim.

CHAMPION JIM, whistling Pen
~ nies From Heaven" solemnly pre-
dicted he'd whip the Brown Bomber
and then began packing preparatory
to leaving late today for his home in
New Jersey. Gould said the champion
would spend about six weeks in the
Wisconsin woods before establishing
training camp here.
Louis headed for Stevensville, Mich.
also planning to take a short rest
before opening an exhibition tour.
During the next few days his share
of motion picture and radio rights, OF
which Braddock will get so per cent,
will be worked out.
The bout will be promoted by Joe
Foley, former sports editor, who origi-
nally had been named matchmaker.
Associated with him will be Mike
Jacobs of New York, who holds Louis
under contract until 1910.
Evening star., 1937-02-20

The Tribe also has 30-year- Will
lis Hudlin, as we'll as young men like
Dennis Galehouse, William Zuber. al
Millnar and q couple other lesser
lights.
frankie Pytlak, the little man who
never has contrived to play a full sea-
son, is the first-string catcher and the
only backstop who Is a real major
Lacquer.
Billy Sullivan can hit, but
that about lets him out.
Joe Becker and a rookie named
Henry He'll complete the catching
squad.
Evening star., 1937-02-20

spot" Steve surrounded himself
~ pennant from the Yankees this
of suffering from
enity
empmnta explosive kind squad that oNn will
French quarter
Steve a american League managers envy
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Fine Fee for Dempsey.

IIIt TCC IVN DOhhIFScss
lack DEMPSEY, who will get as big
a" a fee for refereeing as Escobar
will for fighting, $4,000, Is expected to
arrive by airplane Sunday. Two New
York newspapermen, Nat Fleischer
and Hype Igoe, have been approved as
Judges by the Athletic Commission.
While they admitted the advance
sale up to yesterday was only $4,000.
promoters were confident OF taking IN
S25, 900.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
RAVE OVER GAMES
PLAYED ON ISLAND
Greatly Prefer U. S. Sport
to Cock FightingEThird
Place to Jai-Alai.
BY FRANCIS STAN,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

n II AVANA, Cuba, February 90
- The Cubans are great reach
ers. When the boat from the
- States comes steaming into
Havana harbor you could almost swear,
later, that natives had chanted,
There comes another boatload of suck
ers." They like the Americanoes'
money and reach for it. They also
like the Americanoes' chief sport and,
with equal adeptness, they reach and
grab for it.
Base ball in Cuba is remarkably
we'll advanced. Cubans of all classes,
even as Americans, worship at the
feet of their stars. Nearly all native
Cubans, frinstance. know Bobby Es-
talella. They speak Of him with the
same matter-of-fa attitude that
american fans use in discussing Lou
.Gehrig or Ben Chapman or any
American League standouts.
: And the government has done
: RI its best to further this interest.
The general impression seems
to be that cock fighting, leg
endary sport, is the most popu.
lar among Cubans and that jail
alai ranks close up.
AS far as your agent could see,
neither seriously threatens base ball
for general interest. Jaialai is dis
stinctly Spanish sport and Spaniards
are the best players, Cubans having
little to do with it. Cock fighting is
something to show the visiting yokels
Evening star., 1937-02-20
STEELE CLEARLY
MASTER OF R|SK0
Keeps Challenger on Run
Most of Way in Middle
Title Defense.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
"A YEW YORK, February 30
M Freddy Steele, the picture
VI boxer" from Tacoma, Wash,
L today filed away the portrait
of Syracuses Eddie (Babe) Risko in
the middleweight morgue.
Defending the American title he
won from Risko last July, Steele
thrashed the Babe in IS somewhat
tedious rounds last night. 1t was the
champions second successful defense
of the title and his third straight
victory over the Babe.
Risko paid Steele $4,000 for the
title shot, and lost around $4,000
when the bout crossed only $17,802.23
from II, ,66l customers.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
TRACK, FIELD ARMY
BLASTS AT MARKS
"0Iympic Rerun" in Baxter
Mile High Spot Tonight
at N. Y. A. c. Meet.
El tie Associated Press.

N YEW YORK. February 90
M Headed by an Olympic rerun"
in the Baxter mile, the indoor
L track and field army has its
semi-final battle of the season with
the record books tonight in the New
York A. C.,s annual games at Madison
Square Garden.
A five-star field in the mile, topped
by Glenn Cunningham and Italy's
Luigi Beccali, a two-mile field that
includes Don Lash and his Indiana
rival, Tommy Deckard. and an assort-
ment of champions, record crackers
and top flight performers in other
events picked up the assaults on exist
ing standards from last weeks Boston
meet. where three world records were
shattered.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Two Old Liners Ill.

Two Ol0 lA06TS HI.
DUE TO the illness of Tom Walton
and Lancelot Jacques, neither OF
whom was expected to recover sufd-
ciently to fight, Blackie Pearson, q
comparative ring neophyte, will be in
serted in the 165-pound spot for
Maryland. Miller's choice IN the
light-heavyweight division revolves
around Ferdinand Rogers, Catholic
ace. who may swing in the l75-pound
or heavyweight class or not at all.
Rogers, if he fails to scale in under
the nght-heavyweight limit, probably
will lose his place in the lineup to
Ed Dunno and Leo Katalinas very
likely will grab the heavyweight as
signment. If Rogers fights, Gormley
will be his opponent in either division.
If he performs as heavyweight. Alex
Males will toss leather for Maryland
in the light-heavyweight rank.
Should Katalinas be showed into
the heavyweight berth, however, Mil
Ter will counter with Turk Birkand
as a heavyweight and employ Gormley
as a light-heavyweight. Katalinas
far outweighs Gormley and Heinie
figures Johnny will be at his best IN
the 175-pound ranks.
Coach Eddie La Fond otherwise will
use Dave Bernstein, lis; Tex Guinan,
125; Nestor Martinez, 1876: Fred Mix.
las; Joe Bunsa, l55 and Sully Greco,
165
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Boxing Meet Is Feature.


THE Catholic University Maryland
fights easily are the most excit-
ing part of the program. with the
Cards striving to splatter the spotless
record Of their hosts, who have nursed
a string Of six consecutive victories
along rather nicely. Catl lie has very
little to lose and may reap gobs OF
glory by whipping the Terps.
Western Maryland, Richmond.
North Carolina, " M. l., Virginia and
Rutgers have fallen victims to the
concentrated sting Of the Maryland
punchers. Catholic University has
been humbled by Army. but otherwise
has performed creditably in trouncins
North Carolina State. Western Mary
land and Pitt, while holding Dukes
highly-regarded outfit to draw.
Maryland's lineup was settled only
in three divisions today before the
weighing in ceremonies at College
Park. Ed Shegogue. us; Ivan Nedo-
matsky. las, and Mike Lombardo, 155.
are the only certainties at their
weights. Coach Heinie Miller may
shift Ben Alperstein from his normal
lightweight berth to the pound
assignment and move Tom Birming-
ham, regular featherweight, up to
battle in the 135-pound class. That
possibility hinges, of course, on
whether Alperstein makes the l2S-
pound limit.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Decision Not Disputed.


A s IN their other title fight, Risko
pumped up another rally near
the end. Evidently seeing the s25, 900
investment dwindling, he failed into
the champion with wild singing
punches, and carried both the thir-
teenth and fourteenth, but the cham
pion closed strongly and not even
Risko disputed the unanimous deci-
sion.
Steele weighed 158. Risko l57.
Steele will meet Paul Pirrone In an
overweight match in Philadelphia,
March 2. and is looking forward to a
Jimmy McLarnin match early in the
Summer.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Gould Snipes ut Garden.

A r THE moment, nothing was men,
= toned about the legal action
threatened by Madison Square Garden
Corp, which holds a contract calling
for Braddock to meet Max Schmeling
June 8 in New York But Gould, pre-
pairing to look into offers for training
quarters and consider other details
in connection with the bout, was in
top form today.
What kind of an injunction they
going to get on what?" He shrilled
when told the Garden hinted 1t would
90 after an order to block the Chi
cago contest. Here's an angle. II
the Garden isn't just looking for pub
licity and is serious about this why
didn't it have an attorneys?
We're ready to 60 through with
the Schmeling fight June 8. Sure We
are. This bout with Louis is 10 days
after June 8. So what?"
Evening star., 1937-02-20

d ISKO, the challenger, never really
challenged. A stout-hearted
dock-walloper, he spent most Of the
evening wheeling away from Steele's
magnificent left hand. Occasionally
the Babe drilled home run into the
champions lower stands, but the plot
of the fight was transparent from the
start. Like stock movie, you always
knew how it was coming out.
On the Associated Press score card,
the champion won nine rounds. Risko
five and one was called even. Not
until the sixth did Risko manage to
win a round and in this one he took
perhaps his worst licking. He won II
on a low blow by Steele.
Rtko was badly buckled IN the
sixth when Steele drubbed him from
long range. He came out Of it with
a slightly amplified nose and staged
a real rally in the seventh and eighth.
In the seventh, the Babe. for an in
slant, had Steele bouncing along the
ropes. He kept it up in the eighth,
but in the furious ninth, Freddy un-
furled long right which stopped the
rally and made Risko hang on.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
BIC FIGHT ANGLES
KEEP GOULD BUSY
Pilot Looks to Side Money
as Jim Softly Whistles
"Pennies From Heaven"
By the Associated Press.


~ HICAGO. February 20-Nttle
Joe Gould, manager of
Y Heavyweight mpio n
~ James J. Braddock, drove
some new verbal punches at Madison
Square Garden today and then went
humming about the business of get
ting ready for Champion Jims title
bout here next June with Challenger
Joe Louis.
Braddock and the Brown Bomber
signed yesterday to go IS rounds the
night of June % at Comiskey Park,
home Of the Chicago White Sox. AS
scores of cameras clicked, Braddock
agreed to take a $5o0,0o0 guarantee or
so per cent of the gate receipts and
Louis 17la per cent.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Cuba Base Ball Eyed Mixed
POPPING -
OfF"%JtGto EEa1
Stere O'NeiI Stands on the Spot.

(This specuatno American Leag
clubs as the squads prepare for Spring rainingJ
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-08
Henderson Give n
Edge Over Jackets
in Com aratlv e
Scoring

Coach Bing Miller, dissatisfied with
the playing of his Henderson high
school Bulldogs against Lawrenceville
last Friday afternoon, the eleven los
ing rs, began drilling his boys nara
this afternoon on blocking.
Henderson meets its arch rival, OK
ford, here Thursday afternoon as a
feature of mammoth Armistice Day
celebration.
Oxford lost to RoXboro last Friday
afternoon to 0, and the Bulldogs hold
a 14-O victory over the Person county
team. By comparative scores, Hen
derson looks stronger than the Gran
vile team, but anything can happen
during a football game.
A big question in the Bulldogs line
up is whether Dick Galloway, half
back, will be available for play. Dick
has been out since the Chapel Hill
game with an injured side. He may
be able to see some action against
Oxford
Coach Miller will work the Bulldogs
hard this afternoon, give them a skull
drill tonight, and then drill the team
Tuesday on its offense. With the ex-
cepticn Of Galloway the team is in top
condition, and ready to meet Oxford
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-08
First Arrest In America
For Speeding IS Years Apo
Driver Was Going Ten Mil es an Hour in Low C.r L.
That Didn't Make Any Inference to Judge. w.. J0
Chauffeur Adopte d, Means "Stoker"

Charlotte, Nov. THE year 1887,
which marks the thirty-fifth anniver-
sary of the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION, also is the thirty-fifth an
niversary of the first arrest for speed
ing, according to Coleman w. Roberts,
president of the Carolina Motor club.
'"This historic unfortunate Mr.
Roberts said, twas Thomas H. Shev-
lin, who was fined $40 for exceeding
the maximum speed limit of ten
miles per hour in his new French car
Mr.. Shevlin's plea that he was 60
ing in low gear at the time failed to
bear weight on the judges decision.
"In that year of 1902 prospective
car owners were having a difficult
time deciding whether to buy a gas
oline, electric or steam automobile
Runabouts were beginning to appear,
with divided front seats, known as
bucket seats.
Chicago authorities, turning their
attention to the safety problem, came
forth with strange ordinance which
prohibited motor vehicle drivers from
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-08
STOCKS co HIGHER
AFTER EARLY DROP
Motors, Steels and Rails Lead Quiet
Recovery After Being VerI
Weak Earlier

New York, Nov. 8 (AP)-The stock
market righted itself today after
sharp opening tumble had shaken lead
ers down as much as two or more
points. The ticker tape fell behind on
the sell-off, but offerings soon dried
up and motors, steels and rails, some
of which were notably weak at the
start, led the quiet recovery move. Tx
IRENE declines were reduced or can
celled around noon, and there was an
assortment of moderate gamers. The
initial slip followed another mark-up
Of bonds, bar gold in Lonoon and
Sterling in New York, to new two
wear peaks Continued boarding
abroad and further repatriation OF
short-term balances from America ac-
counted for the gold lift and the slide
of the dollar. Forecasts of dwindling
corporations earnings helped restrain
stock buyers.
There were a number of gamers
near, the fourth hour, but fractional
declines predominated. Cotton fu-
lures broke following the governments
prediction of the largest crop on rec
ord, but they quickly recovered. Com
modities generally were inclined to
slip, as were listed bonds. Both cop
per and tin exhibited weakness in Eu-
ropean centers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-08
Oxford In Top Form FOR
Battle With Henderson
Granville Team Has Whip ed Bulldogs Four Times In
Past Six Years in Rivalry; Mellow Jackets Expect
Thursdays Game To Be Toughest

When the season starteu' Coach
Vickers was faced with the proplem
of building team out of dearth OF
lightweight material, but the teams
record would indicate the success OF
his undertaking. Such teams as chase
City high school, Warrenton and wake
Forest high have yielded to the drlv-
ing force of the Yellowjackets.
Ferebee Taylor, end, Sigma Finch
and Fred Lanier, backs, have been
playing consistently for the Jackets
throughout the season and they will
be in the game Thursday afternoon in
Henderson.
Oxford has been using the passing
attack with good results during this
season. The team is light, but fairly
fast and has made some excellent
gains which resulted in scores, via the
pass method.
The probable lineup for Oxford in
the Henderson game, Coach Vickers
stated today would be Taylor, le.,
Dickerson, It,, d. Finch, lg., S. Currin,
c., Talton, rg., Cannady, IT., Pruett,
re-, Knott, OBJ, S. Finch; rh., Fred
Lanier H., Cozart, fb.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-08

wearing eyeglasses, but pornost.,
the wearing Of spcctacles. '''ig
Eat that time, too, peonlo uo
ginning to adopt French words De-
scribe the motor vehicle and its d ~ ue-
France was then a leader n Naves
mobile production and here in Ar "lo-
lea the French term automohno,
adopted, as was chauffeur was ta
French word for 'stoker.' Tie
Charles J. Glidden, who was lo+o.
to sponsor the famous tours wb;ol
established the reliability of the an
tomobile, first appeared on the bor;
zon in 1902, having just completed o.
epoch-making Notwithstanding to"',
throughout England and France
1.-THE famous f1lidden trophv fon
which there was intense competition
among automobile manufacturers for
many years, and which tho suhioot
of hotly contested law suits, will 40
exhibited at the American Automohi,o
associations thirty-fifth annual con.
vention to be held in New York citv
late this month"