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Evening star., 1938-03-30

and right-hand punches to the body
and head. He may not attempt to
score with left hooks to the body until
he is satisfied that he can hold his left
hand high and jab straight with it.
Thomas. who boxes wide open, be-
trays his fists with his feet and usually
waves his punches, figures to give
Louis all the opportunity he wants to
do any experimenting. Thomas one
chance OF upsetting the titleholder is
to take the skillful Negro by surprise
with a knockout crusher on his chin.
Expect $4,000 Gate.
Louis and the challenger go through
their final workouts today. Neither
figures to do any more than box q
couple of rounds and breeze through
some loosening up exercises. While
Thomas was loafing yesterday, Louis
sweated through six rounds against
three opponents in the kind of warm
weather he likes. The power of the
Negro's left hooks and his starlight
left jabs were convincing.
The number Of paying customers
who will give up from 81 to $40 is q
subject for conjecture. The box ONCE
attendants say the advance sale is
nearing the $35,00o mark, and that
the gate will hit $4,000.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
BY PAUL J. MILLER.

Walking rapidly for 2 hours and
so minutes within . quadrangle Of
~ boards at the Jewish Community
Center, United States Chess Cham
pion Samuel Reshevsky Travelled ap-
proximately 2 miles in simultaneous
play. dispatching 21, according three
draws and enduring no defeats re-
markable display Of dynamic and ag-
gressive chess pyrotechnics.
John Dtckman and Harold Fucker,
playing a board jointly, obtained q
hard-fought draw and the youthful
high school lads thrilled at the con-
cession. D. 8. Burch Of the Paul
Morphy Chess Club and e. M. Weeks
Of Capital City Chess Club were the
others who received draws.
Welcomed to the Nations Capital
as the house guest OF I. S. Turover,
international chess expert, the Ameri-
can champion was given q warm
send-on by w. Kurtz Wimsatt, chair
man Of the current District Chess
Championship Tournament Commit
tee. Itinerant spectators totaled 150-
odd.
The 27-year-old chess virtuoso has
returned to New York. where he will
defend his championship honors in the
Evening star., 1938-03-30
.TERPS' ALPERSTEIN
FEATURED RINGMAN
One of Two Champions Sure to
Defend N. G. A. A. Title in
Tourney at Virginia.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. March
30.-Two boxers from Virginia and
Maryland, who won national collegiate
titles in California last year, are
among the most formidable entries in
this years N. c. A. A. championship
tournament, to be held tomorrow, Fri
day and Saturday at Virginia.
Ray Schmidt, Virginia's light
heavyweight champion, and Ben AL
perstein. Marylands 1887 lightweight
champion, may be the only holdovers
from last years crop Of national title
winners. There is possibility, how
ever, that Carl Eckstrum, l25-pound
champion from North Dakota, may
be entered during the week end. If
Eckstrum decides to defend his title,
the l25-pound competition will be
one Of the tournament features. since
Alperstein is dropping to that divi-
sion for his second national cham
pionship attempt.
In addition to Schmidt, who fin
ished his college dual meet competi-
ton this season with a record of not
losing bout in four freshman and
varsity years Of boxing, Virginia's host
competitors will be Maynard Harlow,
145-pound star; John Simpson, lis
pounds, and Stuart Barksdale, 1875
pounds.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
Will Fight Thomas as Though
Foe We're Schmeling, Says Joe
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 30.-Swing Man
Harry Thomas Is going to serve as q
double for the only man ever to stop
him-Max Schmeling-when he faces
Champion Joe Louis in a 15-round
battle in the Chicago Stadium Friday
night.
Louis revealed today that he Is go
ing to imagine that he is fighting
Schmeling, so that he can prove few
things to himself and correct mistakes
he made when the German knocked
him out in II rounds two years ago.
This will be his last engagement be-
fore q return match with Schmeling
somewhere in these United States next
June %.
Will Practice on Thomas.
I'm going after Thomas the same
way I expect to go after Schmeling, "
Louis said. Thomas has an awkward
style. He does everything wrong. He
fires his shell from any old place and
knows nothing about boxing, but that
won't stop me from practicing on him
with some Of the stuff will use on the
German"
The Brown Bomber therefore may
be expected to blast away with straight
labs to the head and right uppercuts
Evening star., 1938-03-30
T|TLEF|GHT HERE
NEARING REALITY
Escobar = Archibald Battle
Contingent on Refusal
of London Offer,
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Washingtons second world cham
pionship fight today moved a step
nearer reality as Matchmaker Goldie
Ahern telephoned Lou Brix, manager
Of Sixto Escobar, world bantamweight
ruler. an offer Of $4,000 for the Puerto
Rican to risk his crown at Griffith
Stadium June 6 against hard-hitting
Joey Archibald.
Brix Immediately countered with a
request for double that amount, but
dropped to $500 several moments
later. The bout, however, is contin-
gent upon a more lucrative bid from
London for Escobar's services.
Escobar, who recently regained the
1l8-pound title from Harry Jeffra at
San Juan, is wanted by London pro-
moters to defend his championship
against Benny Lynch, world tlyweight
champion, in July and If that bout
is sealed the local contest will be
squelched
Lynch's representatives will arrive
in New York next week to confer with
Brix, who informed Ahearn he has
been offered $4,000 and $4,000 ex-
pense money to export Escobar to
England for that match.
Demands Return Bout.
Brix will demand an additional
$4,000 be deposited in an American
bank by the London promoters to
| assure Escobar a return crack at the
title in the event Lynch relieves him
| OF it. Even Brix is dubious that this
demand will be granted, but Lou also
is wary about the possibility of obtain
ing square deal on a decision there,
SO unless that stipulation is met,
Washington doubtless will entice
Escobar.
The date is satisfactory to both Brix
and Al WE'LL, manager OF Archibald,
| and both Brix and Ahearn expressed
confidence they could come to terms
If the London engagement falls
through. Goldie is willing to give Es-
cobar the champions usual 37la per
| cent and currently is contemplating
buoying the $4,000 bid.
Although such champions as Lou
Ambers. Jeffra. Freddy Steele, John
Henry Lewis. Barney Ross and Henry
Armstrong, who became featherweight
title holder shortly after appearing
here, have swung here in the interim
in non-title bouts, local larrup lovers
viewed their only world title scrap at
| Griffith Stadium when Petey Sarron
inherited the 126-pound diadem from
Freddy Miller on May IL, 1886.
Archibald Is d. C. Favorite.
Archibald, who invaded this sector
about a year ago, to meet Buddy
Grimes in a $75 preliminary, rapidly
has forged to the front as the Dis
trict's top attraction. The Providence
puncher, undefeated in 10 local en-
counters, met Escobar in 1885 and
was kayoed technically in the sixth
| round through the medium Of q
gashed eye, but not until he had floor
ed Sixto for a count Of nine.
Ahearn will journey to New York
next week to hold confab with Brix
and is jubilant over the prospect Of
returning with signed contract.
Meanwhile Goldie was seeking pre-
liminary talent to support the To-
round feature bout involving Red Bur-
man and Eddie Nader Monday night
at Turner's Arena. Burman has been
ranked eighth in the heavyweight di-
vision by the National Boxing Associa-
ton. while Nader, who has appeared
here frequently, was the last fighter to
trim Tony Galento.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
ARMSTRONG, ROSS
TO FIGHT MAY 26
Ambers Then Foe of Victor.
Henry Tunes Up Against
FeIdman Tonight.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Henry
Armstrong, the dark bit of dynamite
who rules the featherweights, takes
on Lew Feldman at the Hippodrome
tonight in a prelude match to one OF
the stiffest spring and summer cam
paigns any fighter ever faced.
After nearly three hours of debate
yesterday, the New York State Ath-
letic Commission issued the following
schedule for Henry's summer title ap-
pearances, all OF them in New York.
Cd The sad-eyed Negro will meet
Barney Ross for the welterweight
championship May 26.
ca II Ross beats Armstrong, he will
defend his title against Lightweight
Champion Lou Ambers July 26 and
Armstrong will meet Ambers for the
135-pound title September IA.
90 Should Armstrong beat Ross on
May 26. he will get shot for his third
title against Ambers July rs.
Has Great Opportunity.
This boils down to the fact that
Henry has one of the greatest oppor-
tunities in the spotty history OF the
ring. If he wins all three titles, he
will eclipse the deeds Of such stalwarts
among the little fellows as Joe Cans
and Terrible Terry McGovern.
Only Bob Fitzsimmons, the Cornish
heavyweight, held three titles, middle
weight, light-heavy and heavyweight,
and Fitz didn't rule all three divisions
at one time.
So the boys are not talking about
the Feldman fight, but about Arm
strong's schedule.
For one thing there is not much to
say about the fight. Feldman is an
aging fighter, whose chief claim to
fame is a series Of sterling bouts with
Kid Chocolate, back when the Kid was
somebody. He has only an outside
chance to lick Armstrong, who has
won his last 20 fights. The bout is
scheduled for 10 rounds, but few will
bet 1t goes the limit.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
TABLE NET STARS
OFFER KEEN CARD
Bellak and Glance to Show
Again With Troupe to
Visit Here Friday.

Assured Of an even better exhibi-
ton Of table tennis than the night on
which they witnessed the finals of
the Eastern championships, local
paddle fans are preparing to storm
Heurich's gymnasium again on Fri
day night when the all-star troupe
makes one-night stand in the Capt.
tai
Two of the five topnotchers who
are coming will be remembered by
those who saw similar exhibition
last year. One Of them is Laszlo Bel
lax, the present American cham
pion and trick-shot artist supreme
who successfully defended his title in
the nationals at Philadelphia last week
and the other Is Sander Glance,
former world doubles champion and
more recently coach Of the flve-time
world singles champion.
Other Champs Perform.
Bellak and Glance will perform
with Louis Pagliaro. New York State
champion; Johnny Abrahams, Metro
politan New York title-holder and
Jimmy O'Conner, Florida champ, in
a series Of singles and doubles exhibi-
ton matches which will demonstrate
the sport at its best.
Although Pagliaro did not get the
chance to meet Bellak at Philly, he
Is ranked No. 3 on the list Of outstand-
ing American paddlers and is thought
to have a good chance to upset the
champ. Among Pagliaro's victims in
the nationals was Jimmy Mcclure,
former U. S. No. player and a men,
Der OF Americas Swaythling Cup
team. Pagliaro, incidentally, also
played in the Swaythling Cup matches.
General admission to Friday nights
exhibition is SO cents with table-side
reserved chairs selling for $l.10.
Tickets are on sale at Spalding's and
the Washington and Earle Table Ten
mis- Courts.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
BENTLEY COACH
JUNIOR LEGION nine
Silver Spring Youngsters Will
Report to Ex.Big League Star
for Drill Wednesday.

Jack Bentley. former New York
Giant and Baltimore Oriole pitcher,
will be one Of the coaches of the
two American Legion baseball teams
now being formed at Silver Spring.
The junior team. for boys who will
not have attained their 18th birthday
anniversary by April /. will be en-
tered in area No. 9 of the Legion's
national baseball program. The WIN
ner Of this area, which includes Mary
land, Virginia. North Carolina and
the District, will compete in the ma
tional championships at the end Of
the year.
Candidates are asked to report At
$3.50 o'clock Wednesday on the dia-
mond behind the Silver Spring armory.
Eighteen boys already have signided
their intention of turning out for
the first practice.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
FRANCHISE IS OPEN.

Another strong baseball team may
enter the National City sunday-A
League tonight when it meets at 1880
o'clock in the Atlas Sports Shop. A
meeting Of the Departmental League
will be held Thursday night at the
same place, but there are no fran
chises open. For information call Vic
Gauzza at Metropolitan 1878.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
MAT WEIGHTS RAISED
Rule Makers Of College Sport
Oppose Heavy Shedding.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, March 80
F.-Emphatic opposition to indis-
criminate weight reduction was voiced
today by members of the Wrestling
Rules Committee of the National Col
legiate Athletic Association in raising
the limits of three classes.
In changing the weight classifica-
tions from 1l8, 1875, 135, 145, etc., to
121, 1913, 1876, 145, ETC., the committee
adopted q recommendation Of the
American Amateur Wrestling Coaches
Association that most college wrestlers
could not make the 11S-pound limit
and retain their strength.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
CARDOZO FIVE SCORES
Qualities for Final of Twelfth
Street ~ Tourney.

Cardozo Night Schools five qualified
for the final round of the Twelfth
Street Y. M. C. AS annual basket
ball tournament, to be played Satur-
Gay, when it trounced the Kappa
Crimson and Cream quint. 57-30. last
night. Herbert Tobias led the win
ners, with Is points.
In class B the 2314th c. c. c. En-
rollees Of Beltsville trimmed the Ches-
apeake g. Potomac Telephone Co.
courtmen, 25-15, and the "Y" An
gletonians advanced by default from
the Monroe A. c.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK.-Jackie Kid Berg, 145.
England, outpointd frankie Wallace,
14OL2, Cleveland tS): Eddie Brink.
1854 Scranton, Pa, outpointed AL
Roth, 1870, New York GO.
LOS ANGELES-Chuck Crowell, 222.
Los Angeles stopped Johnny Erjavec.
l91. st. Paul (S).
SEATTLE-Wild Bill Boyd. 1Sa.
Seattle, knocked out Bob Nestell. 1856,
Los Angeles %.
DETROIT-Al Delaney. 1913. Wind
sor, ontario, stopped Max zona, 200.
Chicago a.
JERSEY CITY. N. J-Lou Lom-
bardi 1873. Jersey City. outpointed
Frank Velez, 14O, Puerto Rico (sl;
Mickey Makar. 146. Bayonne, out
pointed Irish Ed Conley. 14s. New
York tS).
Evening star., 1938-03-30
SEEKS SOFTBALL FOES.

United States Housing Authority
softballers are seeking strong oppo-
nents for Saturday afternoon and
Sunday morning games. They espec-
tally challenge DR.. Pepper and Old
Milwaukee. Call Manager Dave Brent
at District 1920, extension 3442, before
4:30 pm.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
VENT SEES CARDS AGAIN.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 30
(Py.-Baseball circles were discussing
today the visit to the Cardinals
camp here OF Lew Wentz, Ponca City
(Okla.) oil man who was in st. Louis
few years ago asking prices on the
ball club
Evening star., 1938-03-30
SCHMELING CAN SHOOT
Boxer Crowned as King Nimrod'
After Bagging 1S Rabbits.

BERLIN R.-Max Schmeling re-
Gently proved that he knows how to
handle gun as well as his fists.
Hunting is Makes favorite sport
next to boxing. In a hunt, he
knocked out" 18 rabbits. As best
marksman he was crowned king
Nimrod.'
His trainer, Max Machon, took Sec
ond place, shooting eight rabbits and
one pheasant.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
BISON GRIDMEN DATED
Eight Games Scheduled for '36.
White Elected Captain.

Eight football games, four at home,
we're announced today as next falls
schedule for Howard University. The
Bisons will open their season here
September 25 with Miner Teachers
College and end with Lincoln here on
Thanksgiving Day. Robert White, out
standing end last year, has been elect
ed captain.
The complete schedule:
September 25, Miner Teachers.
October /, Morgan College, at Baltimore:
3. Shaw University: Is, Virginia State
College, at Petersburg; %, West Virginia
State.
November 8. Hampton Institute. at
Va; "a, Lincoln.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
HARRY PINS HOPES
0NLAND|NC EARLY
Challenger Can Hit, but Is
Deemed Easy Target for
Joe Friday Night.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

CHICAGO, March 30. Harry
Thomas, the bravest engineer since
old Casey Jones held the throttle,
thinks he has a chance against Joe
Louis when called to meet the cham
pion in scheduled 15-round bout at
the Chicago Stadium Friday night.
Thomas is almost alone in his opinion,
but is militant minority
In the cultured English of Morning
side College, Thomas tells you: Il
think Louis can be hurt and, when
hurt, he does not react quickly or we'll.
Schmeling hurt him with right hands
and believe I can do as much. I
hope to land hard punch early in
the fight. and, If I am fortunate in
doing that, the match won't be one
sided. I am going to concentrate on
Louis body, which seems to me is his
most vulnerable spot"
Thomas Looks Set-Up.
Conversational wagering on the
t1ght-there's little money being put on
the line-is that Thomas will not come
up for the third round Still, in TO
odd fights the Minnesotan never has
been actually knocked out. He still
was on his feet, swinging, when Arthur
Donovan stopped his bout with Max
6chmeling, and that was the nearest
any one ever had him to full count.
Thomas is little more than swinger.
although there is tremendous power in
his long right hand Now Joe Louis
is not easily hn with swings and picks
that sort Of punch off quite deftly
with gloves and arms. Thomas is easy
to hit; so easy that Louis is likely to
tattoo battleships, auks, butterflies
and zebras all over his huge frame.
Actually. Thomas best defense will
be the concrete chin that has with
stood the punches of 70-odd opponents
and Louis may splinter his hand on
that jaw.
Another Punch This Time.
Discussing his previous fights,
Thomas reckoned that the hardest
puncher he ever fought was Kayo
Christner, the old Akron rubber pud-
dler. If that is so, Harry is in for
a new experience Friday, for Christ
4lel D UeSe OuIludy pullSlco Welc 4O'S
taps beside those of Joe Louis.
Thomas looping rights and his
strong chin may take him we'll through
the scheduled Is rounds but general
opinion is he won't come back for the
fourth round. The bookmakers are
Offering 10 to l that the champion
parks the Minnesotan where he laid
Baer. Braddock, Camera Ramage and
so many others who played with the
forked lightning of his gloves.
Thomas will go into the ring at 1876
and Louis bit over 200. The cham
pion was to finish his training with
brief boxing session today and Thomas
was to follow the same program. In
asmuch as this will be Louis last en-
gagement before he meets Schmeling
in June, the champion wants to make
his victory quick and decisive and
looks in just the proper condition to
do that.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
SQUASH PLAY LISTED

District Championships to Open
at ~ on April 4.
All registered athletics in the D. c.
A. A. U. and Y. M. c. A. will be eligible
to compete In the District A. A. u.
squash singles championships, to be
staged on the Centrally courts April
1 to 8, inclusive.
Winners and runners-up will re-
ceive gold and silver medals, and q
bronze medal will 60 to the winner of
the consolation round. Y. M. G. A.
members may contact Mr.. Foster at
the Y and A. A. U. members Mr..
Joseph Aronoff at 230 c street NV.
Entries will close April 2 at pm. and
the fee will be IS cents.
Evening star., 1938-03-30

A benefit dance will be given Satur-
day to raise funds for chess education
and to beget a spirit of good will
among local players and their friends.
It will be held at 1886 I street NV.
Swing music will be provided by
"Whizz" Wheelers Orchestra and
"Whizz' will offer the sight Of 4
Evening star., 1938-03-30
HONORS EARL CLARK
Widow Will Present Plaque tc
Commissioner Hazen.

In memory of Earl Clark, one OF the
Districts greatest all-around athletes
who was killed in an automobile acci-
dent several months ago, plaque was
to be presented to Commissioner Mel
win G. Hazen today by Mrs. Eleanor
Jones Clark, his widow.
The plaque, which was given to Mrs.
Clark by employees Of the distribution
division of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration with whom Clark worked,
will be placed in the District Play
ground Department and each year the
name of the playground athlete whose
skill and sportsmanship most closely
approaches that of Earl Clark will be
inscribed thereon.
Evening star., 1938-03-30
Thomas Militant Minority in Belief He Can Give Fight
strange instrument he terms q slid.
ing saxophone."
Tickets are 81 per couple or stag
| and the affair is informal.

Washington Social Chess Divan
meets tonight at o'clock at 1886 I
street NV. President Anton Hesse an
nounces also a Board Of Directors
meeting at $50.
Robert Hostler will sound the tocsin
for the fourth round Of single robin
play among the interhigh chess clubs
Friday afternoon at the same place.
Tomorrow the woman chessists enter
the second round of match play for
the District championship for women.
Chairman Maud sewall invites all
ladies to play in the open tourney 1T
1885 I street NV. without charge.
Games begin at 8 pm.
Paul Morphy C. c. assemblies TO-
morrow at 8 o'clock at 1903 Fourteenth
street NV. for continued play In the
clubs tournament.
Evening star., 1938-03-30

Coach Dutch Bergman OF Catholic University thought
he had likely looking football warrier back in 1884,
when Angelo Guliani was freshman. But foot
ball did not appeal to Giuani and Catholic University
had varsity baseball team So Angy quit school, dug
out his catchers mtt and went of to make living
in pro ball.
Giulian has travelled. He went to st. Paul. breaking
in with five hits in five times at bat The St Louis
Browns drafted him in 1886. and he fingered as under
study to Rolicking Rolie Hemsley. Last year the
Evening star., 1938-03-30
Angelo
G1ULIANl.
. --zzE .

Browns sent him to Antonio of the Texas League
where he batted .277
Giuliana was recalled by st. Louis toward the close
of the 1887 season. He batted 800 for 10 games
and taken to spring training this year In the
middle of March, however Owner Clark Griffth bought
him for $500. He will be retained the Mats No.
catcher.
Angelo is not strong hitter but he ranks high as
receiver He bats righhanded. and OF course throws
the way He is rs years old, stands S feet IL
inches, and weights ITO pounds His home address is
St Paul, MINI. He's married. FES
Evening star., 1938-03-30
@ CHE = s @

national tournament that start Sat-
urday.
Individual scoring:
Evening star., 1938-03-30

Reshvesky's score: 21 wins. 3 draws, no
losses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-10
SAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.
view to leaving this country an,

view to leaving this country and
settling there.
Mrs. Sidney Merryman arrived
last week from the home of her
parents in Chicago and has Joined
her husband, who recently came
here to take the position Of assist
ant managership of the Central
Minnesota Power and Milling Co.
Dean Barnett, who Is identified
with the Linograph Co., at Daven-
port, Iowa, arrived in Sank Centre
Tuesday night.
DR.. John Robinson left this
Thursday morning for Minneapolis
where he is attending the State
Dental Association convention.
The first annual military ball
which will be given next Monday
evening promises to be the affair
of the season. Already over 500
tickets have been sold so that it
seems probable that the number of
spectators will almost equal the
dancers. Decorations appropriate to
the occasion, including the Home
Guard in full regalia, and the best
music possible, that of the Symph-
ony orchestra, will be features. AZ
ter short drill by the Home
Guards the dance will be formally
opened.