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Evening star., 1938-05-27
ABRAMS HANDLER
TAKES BIG CHANCE
Bout With Steele Might Be
Fatal to Youngsters
Ring Career.
Bv BURTON HAWKINS.

Sgd Fishel, who was credited with
showing common sense only few
months ago when he announced he
would develop George Abrams, youth
full local middleweight, gradually and
with great care. suddenly has reversed
his field and is yielding to one i'm
mediate dollar over the prospect OF
five future bucks.
It was only a few weeks ago that
Fishel, who has maneuvered Abrams
to 10 victories in 20 bouts with a
varied assortment of mediocre mitt-
men, branded as ridiculous propo-
sition that George be matched with
Freddie Steele, world middleweight
champion, here late this summer.
Now, it seems, Sgd has succumbed.
Fishel, perhaps forgetting the fate
of one Hobo Williams. who had the
unhappy fortune of colliding with
Steele here last July, now is eager
to pit George against Freddie, which
is another way of saying he is rushing
a 19-year? -old fighter to oblivion.
Overestimates Ability.
The sudden swerve off we'll
charted course is predicted on false
estimate of Georges ability. sgd now
is comparing Abrams record with that
of Henry Armstrong. pointing out
Armstrong is the only fighter with
a better record, but failing to men
ton the caliber of opposition in each
instance.
Currently involved with Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn in heated argument
over terms to meet Teddy Yarosz
former middleweight champion. at
Griffith Stadium June 6. Fishel feels
his fighter is ready to meet any ring
man of his weight in the world. for
price. That. in the opinion of more
sane observers, is fatal for Abrams
hopes.
Abrams, still an infant in the flsti;
sense. has done very little in right
manner in compiling his record. He
would do we'll to discover what hap
pened 10 Williams following the Steele
scrap before allowing his manager
such freedom of speech. Hobo, never
accused of being a scientific scrapper
nevertheless was rugged, fearless
speciman in the pre-Steele days. Now
he is washed up. being beaten regu-
larly by palookas and actually afraio
to trade blows in slugging sessions
The memory of Steele still clings with
| him.
Freddie Stiff Body Puncher.
There is little reason to doubt Steele
in a bout with Abrams, would parable
that shellacking he administered te
Hobo, Freddie probably is the mos
vicious body puncher in middleweight
ranks and an analytical fighter. HI
! could discover Georges many flaws
inside of two rounds and then proceed
to bury him flstically Yarosz is moi
that type of fighter and doesn't figure
to hamburger Abrams even if he wins
That Yarosz match. incidentally
may not materialize. Fishel has re.
jected Ahearn's offer of IS per cent
holding out for $1,200-the amount
Goldie will shell out to Yarosz. Syc
had unit; s o'clock today to make ur
his mind and if Abrams was unsigned
at that time Goldie was to launch
negotiations to pit joey Archibald
against Petey Scalzo.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Nuuolari, Italy's Iron Driuer
With Crack.Up Record of los,
Would Race in May 80 Grind
By PAUL NICHOLSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The Mad
Man from Modena," Italy's tiny man
Of iron who goes around joking that
he has a date with the devil, Is back in
this country after more adventure on
the death dealing racing strips-this
time on the treacherous blacktop
speedway of Indianapolis.
Tazio Nuvolari is his name. Already
this little, hard man who looks like
he was made OF half iron and half
whipcord, is almost an awesome legend
in Italy and Europe. Stories of his
narrowing accidents and escapes from
his date with the devil' are incredi-
BILE
In some Is years Of racing. he has
won SO important races here and
abroad, figure exceeded only by his
escapes from death. At least los times
he has cracked up. He thinks his es-
capes total more than that. He can't
exactly remember them all.
Nuvolari man of A who captured
the rich Vanderbilt Cup race in New
York two years ago. arrived with more
breathless tales to tell, but didn't stay
long. Restless and eager to feel the
road under him again. he skipped out
on friends and battery Of press
agents to rush to indianapolis, where
he hopes to drive in the rich 500-mile
race Memorial Day.
AS usual. Nuvolari came over with
out return ticket.
Maybe I must keep my date with
the devil over here" he says. mo?
Yes? So. why should money be wasted
on round-trip ticket? No? Yes?"
Mrs. Nuvolari accompanied him. She
bought return ticket. She doesn't
risk her life in those fearsome gas
buggies.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
CROSS PIGEON VICTOR
Averages 40 Miles an Hour to
Win 3OO-Mile Contest.

Safe and Sound. crack racing pigeon
from the William Cross loft averaged
approximately 40 miles an hour, OF
1.160 yards per minute, to win the
Capital City Racing Pigeon Clubs
3O0-mile race from Akron. Ohio.
A close second was James B. Lyons
Real Treat, and another Cross bird,
Grey Knight, was third. But II sec
onds separated the arrival of the first
and third bird. Pigeons to the num-
Der of 1913 from local lofts took part
in the race
Average speed in yards per second
OF the first birds:
William Gross. 1:16O; James B. Lyons.
1,159.35; William Cross. 1.l593O; Burg
ess-SCarroll; s-San Lbs; oIlie Brown: Lao;
Mssundie., 1,l39: Harry G., Burke 1.114;
Pennington. l,OaS; Bush -Eusebio 1O9S:
Pehr g. Holmes. 1857; Jack Rainey.
1.O34: Raphael L. Webb, 027.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
g AUTOS PR|MED
FOR 5DD+M|LE co
Mechanics Tinker With 13
More as Qualification
Limit Nears.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 27-Frantic
mechanics and hopeful drivers toied
over temperamental speedsters today in
a race against time, as only nine more
hours Of actual qualifying time re-
manned for them to win places in the
starting field for the 500-mile Memorial
Day speedway classic.
Lights burned throughout the night
in Gasoline Alley at the track as
workmen assembled, adjusted and
tinkered with l3 speed creations still
unqualified. Railbirds continued to pre-
dict, however, that several Of the cars
would not get on the track.
The starting field was increased to
%, 10 short of the 33-car limit. today
with the addition of Kelly Petillo of
Los Angeles, Calf, who averaged
1892 miles an hour for the 25 miles.
Detroit Drivers Qualify.
Al Miller of Detroit went around the
oval at 119420 miles an hour to get
in" as did AL Putnam of Los Angeles
at 116791 miles an hour and Shorty
Canton of Detroit, at 120.9o6 miles an
hour.
Additional qualifying trials are
scheduled for this afternoon and Sat-
urday. The 2la-mile track of brick
and asphalt then will be closed until
Memorial Day morning, when the
starting bomb is exploded at 10 o'clock.
Petillo. the little Italian whose high
geared driving was feature of the
trials, got under the wire on his third
and final attempt. In two previous
trials he had encountered mechanical
difficulties at speeds far above his time
recorded at dusk last night. He re-
duced his speed, he said, to play it
safe" as failure on the third try
would have eliminated him from the
race.
Nuvolari to Be Tested.
Meanwhile Tazio Nuvolari, Euro
pean race champion, known as the
Mad Man from Modena," talked with
several car owners in an attempt to
find a fast mount.
Before he can attempt to qualify.
however, he must convince American
Automobile Association officials that he
can handle a car on the track here. If
a car is found, Nuvolari will be required
to make several test drives under the
watchful eyes of officials and drivers.
Observers believed that in view OF
the few cars available, Nuvolari will
not drive, but would accept the speed
way management's offer to act as Off
cial starter.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
DRIBBLER MUCH SOUGHT
Ex-Kansas Guard Pledged tt
Bartlesville Quint.

KANSAS CITY LP-Fred Pralle
all-Big Six guard at the University of
Kansas the last three seasons. looms
as the most sought-after player in the
Missouri Valley A. A. U. Basket Ball
League for next season.
Pralle joined the Kansas City, Kans..
Healeys for the National A. A. u.
tournament. His play largely was re-
sponsible for the team winning the
championship. Then it was an
nounced he would play with the Bar
tlesville Phillips in 1889. Now the
Denver entry reports it hopes to land
him.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
City of Washington Men Net Tourney Promises WideOpen Scrap
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.

Baseball.
Anacostia VS.. Eastern, Eastern
Stadium public high title game).
3:15.
Roosevelt VS.. Western, Roosevelt
Stadium public high title game),
3:15.
Georgetown VS.. Temple, Phila-
delphia.
Central VS.. Fredericksburg, at
Fredericksburg.
Washington-Lee VS.. George
Washington High, Ballston, Va.
Bethesda Chevy Chase VS.. Mont
gomery-Blair, Garrett Park, Md.
Tennis.
Armstrong VS.. Cardoza, Banneker
Playground, $3.50.
Interhigh meet, central Stadium,
3:15.
Douglas VS.. Cardoza, Lincoln
Memorial, $50.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Boston at Washington, 3:l5.
Woodward VS.. Charlotte Hall,
Charlotte Hall, Va.
Georgetown VS.. Princeton,
Princeton, N. j.
Tennis.
Catholic U. VS.. Western Mary
land, Westminster, Md.
Western VS.. St. James. Hagers-
town, Md
Evening star., 1938-05-27
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

Walter Johnson pitched his fifth
straight victory and his fourth
shutout of the year as Washington
won from Detroit, 40. 1t brought
Johnson's record up to 40 consecu-
tive scoreless innings.
Sandlot baseball in Washington
is enjoying a good season. Three
leagues, Department. Navy Inter-
bureau and Navy Yard now play
ing regularly.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
PENNANT RACE TIGHT

International Loop Cellarites
81 Games From Top.
Ry the Associated Press.
The International League pennant
race is getting so close that trying to
figure out the four playof teams now
appears as easy as picking next years
Derby winner.
Only 6l2 games separated the league
leading Newark Bears from the last
place Syracuse Chiefs today, and the
way the second division clubs are 60
ing. that margin is due for some whit
tling.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Carl Hubbell.
pitching last two innings as relief.
credited with eight win of season
and twenty-fourth in row over two
year stretch.
Three years ago-St. Louis
Browns sold Inflelder oscar Melillo
to Boston Red Sox for $25,000 and
Outfielder Julius Solters
Five years ago-Southern Cali
fornia won fourth straight I. c.
"A title and sixth in 10 years
with At points; Stanford second
with AZ.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
La Rue DISQUALIFIED.
SETS OUTBOARD MARK
Average of 52.53 M.P.H. Made by
Birdsall in JERSEY Race.

Harry Birdsall. jr.. of Ardsley, N. Y.
who won last Sundays Rutherford
Bendix shuttle race over the Passaic
and Hackensack Rivers in New Jer-
sey. has been credited with a new
outboard marathon speed mark.
Driving a new class F racing outfit,
Birdsall was clocked at 1:06:59 for the
60-mile run, an average speed of
52.53 m.p.h., the fastest time ever
made in long distance outboard COM
petition.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
PROGRESS AT PIMLICO
Jumping Course Can Be Ready by
Fall. Declares Official.

BALTIMORE, May q [P).-The in
field jumping course at Pimlico can be
ready for steeplechase events this fall,
William du Pont. jr., recognized au-
thority on such courses. said today.
He has been given complete charge
of the rebuilding of Pimlico's infield
track.
Steeplechase racing was discontinued
temporarily when the hump in Pim-
lico's infield was removed.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
BATTLE TO RING TIE
Twelfth Street ~ and Randall
Center Wind Up 3 to 8.

Randall Community Center and the
Twelfth Street Y. NJ. c. A. amateur
boxing teams fought to 3-3 tie in a
meet at the "Y." Sleepy" Proctor Of
Randall and James Price of the "Y"
were impressive in victories.
o.. S5.pound class-J. Butler tR.l defeated
Whiting, Proctor (R.) defeated Johnson.
1OO-pound class-Ray tYD defeated
Harrison.
i35-pound class-L Butler tR) knocked
out Lewis third round Moore (Yo de-
feated Chase. Price (YD knocked out Ellis,
second round.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
WOULD RATE TITLE GO.

BALTIMORE, May 27 R).-Stanley
Scherr. chairman of the State Ath-
letic Commission. said today he would
ask the group Monday to declare for
mally Jackie Wilson and Leo Kodak
will fight for the world featherweight
title in their June II bout here.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
NIGHT GAME ATTRACTS.

AUGUSTA. Ga. May ~ R.-
They're saying up in Spartanburg to-
day that 1000 fans can't be wron,
about night baseball. That number of
Spartan supporters saw the first night
game ever played in Spartanburg. 1t
was a 6-to-3 win over the Columbia
Reds
Evening star., 1938-05-27
LEADS RICHMOND NINE.

RICHMOND Va, May 81 P).-Jack
Sanford, leading hitter in the South
ern Conference, has been chosen
captain of the University of Richmond
baseball team for 1889. He hit .448
this season.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
TRAPSHOOTERS SHARPEN
Washington Club Members Drill
for National Tourney.

With the District amateur trap
shooting championships already held,
members of the Washington Gun
Club are devoting much of their ses-
sions to practicing for the national
meet at Vandalia. Ohio. in August.
The regular weekly shoot tomorrow
on the club grounds adjoining the
Potomac Electric Power Co. plant on
Benning road NE will include 16-yard
doubles and handicap events.
Trophies will be awarded by the
Lewis class system.
A contest for legs on the Cadillac
Trophy also will be staged.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
LIONS SIGN MOSCRIP.

MARINETTE, Wis, May 27 R.-
George Monk Moscrip, all-America
end from Leland Stanford, has signed
to play professional football with the
Detroit Lions.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
CRUISER RACE DATED.

This years international cruiser
race on the Pacific Coast will be run
from Bremerton, Wash, to Nanaimo,
British Columbia, on July Is.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
MURPHY SCORES ON MAT.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May q (P.-
John Dropkick) Murphy of Boston
defeated Dutch Schultz of Fort Wayne,
Ind, in feature graphing match last
night in 81 minutes.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
BRUINS IS SIGNED
TO FACE LONDOS
Beats Brown After Referee
Misses Fall Gained by
His Opponent.

Bobby Bruins and Orville Brown, who
have injected slight measure of con-
sistency into the local rassle racket
through the medium of freakish cli-
makes, may meet again. it is feared
but before they tangle for the fourth
time Bruins has date with Jim Londos
Thursday at Griffith Stadium.
The Bruns-Brow feud still is in
dexed under new business, but since
Promoter Joe Turner promised the
winner of the third act crack at the
former champion. Bruins, through the
courtesy of Referee Cyclone Burns, will
be pretzeled by Londos.
Referees Nose Kicked.
Bruins, who drew with Brown in their
first engagement and was the victim
of a head-on collision in their second
struggle, actually was pinned by
Brown last night at Turner's Arena in
the feature match, but Referee Burns
found 1t convenient to be otherwise
occupied at the time
Burns entered into the spirit of the
occasion too vigorously and wound up
on the canvas clutching his nose as
the result OF an unintentional boot
from Bruins. In the meantime Brown
followed the script and pinned Bruins,
but the referee continued to befriend
his nose. BY the time the portly
arbiter had recovered, Bruins had
wiggled from Browns grasp and re-
versed the situation. Referee Burns
suddenly forgot his nose and counted
out Brown. The match consumed 80
minutes.
La Rue Disqualified.
Another refreshing incident was un-
raveled in the Boris Demitroff -Frenchy
La Rue match. with La Rue finally be-
ing disqualified for such impolite tao
tics as slamming Boris in the face with
q doormat.
Chief Thunderbird. who extricated
a woman's leg from the intricacies of
a collapsed chair, disposed of Jake
Patterson in 1872 minutes, Blu Pindar
trimmed Ivan Vacturof In 16 minutes
and Eddie King defeated Eddie Hines
in 20 minutes.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
GRIDDERS TRAVEL FAR
Players From Six States Given
Western State Letters,

GUNNISON, Colo. R.-Western
State College is only a little school
perched high in the Western Colorado
Rockies, but it recently awarded foot
ball sweaters to players from six
States. New York and Connecticut
were among the six represented.
Evening star., 1938-03-15

favorite sport Of staging head-on COL
lisions between members of their flock,
quite evidently for amusement and
exercise. Actually the horns have been
serious liability because they have
attracted the trophy hunter.
The once-generous supply Of big
horns has been reduced to an alarm
ing scarcity The latest slaughter of
bighorns took place in Mexico in re-
cent years when airplaneS carried So
called spOrtsmen from the States into
that country, where the sheep were
plentiful, and they killed without re-
gard to law, regulation or numbers.
Combined efforts of the Mexican and
United States Government officials
are seeking to stop this practice, and
additional emphasis is being placed
on protection wherever a nucleus of
these grand American mammal re-
mains. The species is barely holding
its own.
For some time to come it would
seem wise to exclude the bighorn
sheep from the trophy hunter and the
camp kettle. The Federal Government
has no jurisdiction over the mountain
sheep except on United States Gov
ernment-oWned lands, and there are
no adequate provision for refuge
areas, therefore the bighorn's fate
rests largely in the hands of the va
rious States in which the remaining
few still exist. No more thrilling
spectacle in all that America has to
offer exceeds the picturesque bighorn
in his crazy retreat.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
BY "DINGv DARLING.

When the question comes up What
Il the wariest and hardest to- get-at
animal in North American the big
horn sheep gets a heavy vote. The
meat Of the bighorn is one Of the
choicest delicacies of all the North
American game animals. Its habitat
Is most spectacular.
At one time the bighorn ranged
down into grassland and desert coun-
try OF the foothills, but the white
mans rifle and his domestic flocks
have taught the bighorn that his only
hope of safety lay among the high
est and toughest country he could
ind.
Maybe an eagle has an eye as keen
as bighorn's, but they say an old ram
can read hunters intention for
miles.
Some old-timers firmly believe that
the massive horns of the mountain
sheep save it from skull fracture when
1t plunges of cliff. Maybe so, but a
more prevalent use is as shock alb
sorber" when they indulge in their
Evening star., 1938-03-15
Rocking Baby Burned.

GREENSBURG, Ind, March IS tP).
Walter Lewis Dieckoff, 6-month-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Dieckoff OF near Westport, rocked
vigorously in his crib yesterday. His
movements worked the crib too near
q kitchen stove and he was burned
to death after his clothing became
ignited.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
Bighorn's Eyes
Defeat Enemies

The week of March 20 to rs has
been designated BY presidential
proclamation as National Wildlite
Week. Chief actipity OF the ,ueek
will be sale OF the ding" Darling
series of wildlite stamps. Mr..
Darling. former head OF the Biolog-
tcdl Surrey, has Uritten series of
sketches about the animals whose
pictures appear on the stamps.
This is No. z.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Kitty Hawk Flight
Anniversary Marked

Washington aviation enthsuiasts
today celebrate the 35th anniversary
Of Orville Wright's arst airplane
flight at Kitty Hawk, N. c., made
December II, 1908.
A joint luncheon meeting of the
Aero Club and the Derby Club in
augurates the program at noon at
Harvey's, followed in the afternoon
by the placing of a laurel wreath
on the model Of Wright's plane at
the National Museum at 2:3O o'clock.
The Washington celebration is in
conjunction with those of most of
the l35 chapters of the National
Aeronautical Association throughout
the country, which annually pay
tribute to the worlds first success
full "birdman.'
Mrs. Jack Stearns Gray, whose
husband, George A. Gray, received
his flight instruction from Orville
Wright and holds license No. 142,
will place the wreath on the model
OF Wright's plane. Mrs. Gray, for
mer president of the National Wom-
ans Party and former president of
the District of Columbia Chapter
Of the Woman's National Aeronauti-
cal Association, is well known in
aviation circles and in this city. She
Is the author of the book up"
Evening star., 1938-12-17

to be put In the pavement today.
Actual work will be started later.
The fanfare had its political as
well as civic implications. Mayor
Kelly was expected to announce
next week that he will become 4
candidate for denomination in the
Democratic primary next spring.
Until Thursday, when he announced
he would not run, Secretary Ickes
was being doomed as a rival candi-
date.
The subway plan contemplates
two rapid transit tunnels 40 feet
under the downtown district. One
tube will begin at Fourteenth street
on the near South Side and run
north under State street, the prin-
cipal shopping thoroughfare, to Di-
vision street on the near North
Side; thence west to Clybourn ave-
nue. and northwest under Clybourn
avenue to North avenue.
Second Line.
The other will begin at Congress
street on the south edge OF the Loop,
run north under Dearborn street to
Lake street on the north boundary
OF the Loop and proceed northwest
ward under Milwaukee avenue to
Ashland avenue.
Engineers have estimated the sys-
tenn would be completed by Janu-
ary 80, 1910. The project, they hg-
ured, would employ between 5000
and 5000 men directly and between
10000 and $4,000 indirectly.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
XIII Devil Hill Rites
Mark 35ih Year Since
First Plane Flight
Celebration at Dayton
Today Also Honors
OviIIe Wright
BY the Associated Press.

MANTEO, N. c., Dec. 1.-THE
big. lonely dunes of Kill Devil Hill
-so-called cradle of aviation
hummed again today to the sound
of airplane motors as another year
was marked since the Wright BROTH
ers made their epocal flight.
Scores of planes, representing
naval, Coast Guard and CONNER
cial aircraft, were here to take part
In exercises commemorating the
35th anniversary of mans first sue
cessful flight in an airplane.
Representatives Of every govern
mental agency that makes use of
aircraft came to join in observing
the day with two veteran Coast
Guardsmen who alone lent the two
Dayton, Ohio, bicycle mechanics a
hand on that morning long ago
when they decided to try out their.
flying contraption. These two old
timers are Capt. John +. Daniels
and Capt. Adam Etheridge, now re-
tired from active service. The days
program called for the laying of
q wreath just beneath the names.
"Orville and Wilbur Wright" carved
on the great white granite pylon
that crowns the big sand dune.
After the ceremony a big bomber
will pass low over Kill Devil Hill
symbolizing the Wrights' flight
generation ago. Then the other
aircraft here will pass in review be-
fore Army, Navy and Coast Guard
officers.
A luncheon for visiting dignitaries,
speechmaking and 4 sightseeing
tour-these are the other things
that have been arranged.
Tonight the tall white memorial
pylon will be bathed in five billion
candlepower Of electric lights by .
battery Of anti-aircraft artillery
searchlights.
Dayton Honors Wright,
DAYTON. Ohio, Dec. II P.-
This aviation minded city paid
tribute today to one of its foremost