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Evening star., 1938-12-08
Schwartz Clears Biu
Hurdle in Defense
Of HandbaII Title

Jack Schwartz still apparently is
tops among the Districts handball
players. Faced by George Wendlant,
ranking No. 2 player and his closest
rival, Schwartz won last night by
scores of 2l-14, 21-16, but not until
he had been given scares in both
games. Wendlandt held leads of go
and 1876 in the first and second
games, respectively, before succumb-
ing.
Walter Engelhardt, George New
man, Al Taper and Artie Wondrack
also advanced in the tournament on
the Y. M. c. A. courts. All but New
man, who walloped Tom Mcneil,
2l-6, 21-1, were extended to three
games. Engelhardt rallied to defeat
Murray Collins, 1921, 21-15, 21-15;
Taper nosed out John Payne. 1921,
21-4, 21-18, and Wondrack disposed
of L. c. Moors, 21-10, 1921, 21-12.
Schwartz teamed with Paul Pearl
man to win a doubles match from
Gustave Goldstein and Ray Nash,
21-4, 21-10, while Berman and j.
Payne defeated Gillett and c. Payne,
21-20, 21-18.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Danowski, With Aerial
Title, Buoys Hopes
OF Giants Fans
Cracks Own Mark for
Passing Efficiency
In Pro Circuit
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-New York's
football fans are plenty excited
about the Giants chances of defeat
ing the Green Bay Packers Sunday
and capturing the pro crown, and
one Of the chief reasons is a stocky,
tow-headed halfback, who this year
was the best passer in the game.
His name is Ed Danowski. and in
the final statistics of the National
League, released yesterday, he re-
captured his title as the loops most
efficient passer. He completed 10
out Of 129 aerials, for percentage
Of 542 to break the league eff
cheney mark, his own, of 50.4, set
in 1885.
Baugh Still Holds Record.
DanoWski's lifetime average in the
league now is 49.8. He has completed
255 of 5l2 aerials in five seasons of
play with the Giants.
Sammy Baugh of Washington, the
passing champion last year, failed
by one pass to complete half of
those ne threw but nevertheless
increased his last years percentage
from 49.3 to 1872. Baugh still holds
the record for completing the most
passes in single season, 81.
The efficiency record hung up by
Danowski is one of three indi-
vidual records established in the
last season. Other individual rec
ords were tied.
The Chicago Cardinals end,
Gaynell Tinsley. shared in breaking
the record for the longest gain on
a forward pass. The play. a toss
from Dogal Russell to Tinsley.
covered SO yards. Tinsley also tied
the mark for number of passes
caught with Al. Don Hutson. Green
Bay Packer end. tied his own mark
for most touchdowns in one season
with nine.
Whizzer Only Rookie Leader.
The only recruit to win title was
Whizzer White, the Pittsburgh
Pirates All-America rookie from
Colorado. The Rhodes scholar gained
SGT yards in 152 attempts to win the
ground-gaining championship. Cecil
Isbell. the Packers f1rst-year man,
had the best average from scrim-
mage. The former Purdue star
averaged So yards in IS attempts.
Clarke Hinkle and Hutson, both
Of Green Bay, led the scoring with
SO and 81 points, respectively. Ward
Cuff of the Giants and Ralph
Kercheval. Brooklyn veteran, tied
for the field goal title with five each.
Kercheval also was credited with the
longest field goal of the season, a
45-yard boot.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Sport 10 Him Merely
Is Means Of GETTING
Social Invitations
Efforts Of His Mentor
Finally Get Results
In CIimuctic Come
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. ga coach
down here told me a story today of
a boy on his football squad. You
would know the boys name. It has
been IN the papers often enough.
But 1t isn't necessary to the story.
This kid was the sensation of his
freshman team" the coach said. II
counted on him for a regular half
back post in his sophomore year
and he made it all right. But he
wasn't the player he should have
been-not nearly as good as he had
been the year before. I knew that
1t wasn't simply because he had
moved up to the varsity and was
meeting stronger opposition. I knew
the reason lay with the kid him
self. Some days he would give off
flashes of his freshman form. Other
days he was just a fair player. He
never was downright poor. He had
too much natural ability for that.
But he would just coast along.
Il sent for him one day and asked
him what was the matter with him.
Was he worried about his studies or
about anything? He laughed.
"'No,' he said. I'm not worried
about anything. Do I look it?'
Not now I said. As a matter
Of fact, you haven't really looked
worried at any time. But I don't
understand why you aren't playing
the kind of football you are capable
OF. thought maybe you had some
thing on your mind
"No,' he said. That isn't the
reason
"'Then what's the matter? I
asked.
His answer amazed me.
Nothing much he said, except
that I don't like to play football
The Reason He Played.
well, of course, I've heard of boys
who didn't like to play football, but
were out there playing it for the
sake of the old school and all that
sort of thing, but I never believed
it. And this boy, now that I really
was talking to him for the first
time-I don't think I had said
half-dozen words to him before ex-
cept on the field or at blackboard
drill-didn't impress me as the sort
Of kid who would be playing just
for the old school.
"'Are you serious?' I asked him.
"'I never was more serious in
my life he said. I just don't like
football
"'Then why are you playing?' I
asked. Don't tell me you're sacri-
f1cing yourself for your alma mater
He laughed out loud.
81 should say not!' he said.
Then what's the answer?'
He grinned at me.
"Oh.' he said. it makes me big
guy around the school. Maybe
you've forgotten. coach, but es-
pecially at school like this, where
they 60 in for football in a big way,
football player is hero. He finds
1t easy to make dates and he gets
invited to a lot of parties. He can't
accept many of the invitations dur
ing the football season. But they
come in handy during the winter.
knew that before I came here. I
found out about it in high school.
So went out and made name for
myself on the freshman team and
I'm doing all right on the varsity
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Hoya-Terror Tuss|e
Launches College
Court Season

College basket ball for the 1888
season will be ushered into the Dis
trict tonight with the occasion
marking the return to Georgetown
of one of the leading court coaches
Of the country.
Under Elmer Ripley, once a men,
ber of the Original New York Celtics
before he assumed a coaching posi-
ton at G.. U. from where he went
to Yale five years ago, the Hoyas
will open fire against Western Mary
land at Tech High. The tap-off is
scheduled for $50 o'clock.
A preliminary between the George
town Freshmen and Dewitt will start
at 7:30.
Two seniors. two sophomores and
junior have been selected as
Georgetown starting team by Rip
ley, who has been drilling his can
didates for the past six weeks. Capt.
Joe Murphy, at forward, and Ed
Kurtyka, at guard, are the seniors;
Johnny McGown, at center, and
Irving Rizzi, at guard. the sophs,
and Johnny Schmitt, forward, the
junior.
Quite a few capable reserves will
be adorning the G. u bench, how
ever, for in reserve Ripley can call
upon such men as Red" DAILY
Techs former all-high star; Joe Nc
Fadden of football fame and others
like Peter Leber, George Pajak, Bill
Evans, Joe Schneid and Johnny
Redmond.
1t may be that Western Maryland
will throw a monkey wrench into
Georgetown's desire to open Ripley S
second regime with a victory. The
Terrors lost only two regulars from
last years quint and most of the
squad are juniors. Although beaten
by the Hoyas, 55-31, last year, the
visitors will have an edge in ex-
perience and expect to make the
most of it. Their starting lineup
will be Capt. John Tomichek and
Joe Drugash at guards, Emil Ed
mond and Don Honeman at for
wards and Bob Stropp at center.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. e.-Upon
sober reflection, the Associated
Press has decided to make its
annual award of a fur Lined nose
guard for the seasons "oddest"
gridiron performance to name
less but spirited member of the
West Virginia University back
field.
There were plenty of others
that rated high, and for a time
it looked as if Referee John
Getchell, who got seriously mixed
up in the Notre Dame Carnegie
Tech game, might force our
mountaineer hero to a photo finish
for the priced trophy. But there
was dreamlike quality to the
tableau at Morgantown that
finally swayed the judges.
The nomination was made by
members of the Michigan State
team, who, like all the others,
were asked to name their coolest
memory Of the dying campaign.
They told it thus, dazedly:
when a West Virginia back
field player in our game at
Morgantown apparently over
heard a derogatory remark from
the stands, he raced off the field
during play, dashed into the
stands in search of his critic,
swatted him, took a poke at a
policeman on his way back, and
continued play without remark"
Getchell, the runner-up, will be
remembered, of course. as the
luckless arbiter who told the
Carnegie Tech quarterback it was
third down, when it was, in fact,
fourth down. Notre Dame prompt
ly took over the ball and scored
the touchdown that deprived the
Tartans Of an undefeated season.
Getchell at least qualified hands,
down as the seasons goat"
Another oficial figured in q di.
verting incident In the game be-
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Col. Patton Presides
And Rides in Horse
Show at Myer

Col. George S. Patton, jr., not only
will preside for the first time over
the first winter indoor horse show
at Fort Myers Riding Hall next
Wednesday night but also will take
an active part in the opening show.
Also to show will be Sandy and
owns several hunters and jumpers
of top-hight ranking, and he is ex-
pected to show some of the best of
these in the coming winter series.
Also to show will be aSndy and
Billy Do, two horses which per-
formed so sensationally in the Inter-
American Horse Show at Meadow
brook in October. Another exhib-
itor will be Sir Conrad, 1t. John
Pugh's big jumper, whose speciality
is the tricky course of the touch
and out. This, incidentally, will be
Conrad's last appearance in local
rings for some time. as 1t. Pugh
leaves soon for his new station at
Fort Clark, Tex.
Reservations for tickets now are
being received at the Fort Myer
ticket Office, Chestnut 5000, branch
243.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Attack on Fan and Cop oldest Grid Performance
Mountue Des RemorPony Penalty

tween William and Mary and
Richmond University. There was
a pony mixed up in it, too. The
pony, William and Mary's mascot,
trotted onto the field during play,
and the referee slapped 15-yard
penalty on w. and M. 1t was
nasty situation until Capt. A. B.
Merchant Of Richmond declined
the penalty.
Among the coaches, Jimmy
Phelan of Washington rated high
in the balloting after his mental
lapse in the final game with
Washington State. He rushed In
all of his seniors for the closing
minute of play and discovered
too late that he had Bob Purdue,
157-pound quarterback, playing
guard. Purdue played a very
good guard while it lasted.
The entire Ohio State squad
struck and refused to report for
practice before the final Michi-
gan game because Tackle Frank
Smith had been booted off the
squad by Coach Francis Schmidt.
Smith, 1t seems, had cracked Co.
Captain Carl Kaplanof on the
nose in an argument over which
should keep the ball with which
the Buckeyes had beaten Illinois.
The squad won, and Smith got in
the final game.
There were some odd goings-
on up at Dartmouth when Har-
rington Heavenly) Gates, great
blocking back of the previous
year, decided to resume his foot
ball career in midseason and
went in and played a whale of a
game against Yale with only
three days practice. Then he quit
again and Joined a religious cult.
Dick Favor, second string
blocking back Of the undefeated
Oklahoma University Sooners.
saw nothing odd in the fact that
he kSked a 70-yard field goal
during practice. II just gave 1t
. good, hard boot" he explained.
Evening star., 1938-12-08

Maybe you don't think so-but I'm
having a swell time
"Of course" said the coach, II
should have thrown him of the
squad. Here I was. trying to make
football player of him and he
with all that ability-was Just going
along playing we'll enough to stcy
on the team so that he would be a
big shot and get invitations to pa
ties. But I didn't. To be honest
with you, he was too good. Even if
football was a laughing matter to
him, I hoped to shake him out of
that mood. I figured that If he ever
got serious, I would have the best
halfback in the Southwest.
$50 didn't say anything. Just
walked away from him-and sup
pose he laughed at me behind nv
back. He was better than an aver
age back during his sophomore year
some days he was close to being a
great back. He was the same
through his junior year He never
was as good as he should have been
for more than a game-or some-
times only period--at a time.
That's the way it was this year.
The Big Game.
"Then we came to our most i'm
portant game. I wanted to win that
game more than any we've PLAYED
since have been coaching at this
school. knew could do it if this
kid played as we'll as he could-if
just for once. he could hit peak
and hold it through one afternoon.
There was one play in particular I
had fashioned that I knew would
click If he carried out his blocking
assignment on it. We worked over
the play in practice until we had it
down perfectly I knew what the
other kids would do. I was worried
about him. because if he was care
less he could ruin the play.
"Just before the game I called him
into a corner Of the dressing room
and went all over TIE play with him.
I said:
Now remember. this fellow you
are supposed to block is smsrt-
smart and shiftv. Blocking him isn't
going to be easy. But YOU know how
to do it
Howe he asked.
How! I could have killed him on
the spot. Here We had been working
on every detail of the play for two
weeks-and at the last minute he
asks me how to take out his man.
But I didn't kill him. 1 couldn't. It
was too close to game time.
couldn't put anybody in his place
who could do the job as we'll as he
could If he put his mind to it. So I
went all over the play with him
again-and even then I couldn't be
sure he was listening to me or knew
what was talking about
Well" I asked. How did it all
turn out?"
Great the coach said. "He put
perfect block on his man. the play
clicked and we won the game with
it. And all afternoon the kid PLAYED
the greatest game of his life"
There's the story. I'm afr7id
there is no moral to it.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Skibos Receive Trophy
AS East's Top Eleven
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The August
V. Lambert Memorial Trophy, voted
annually by sports writer's to the
outstanding Eastern football team,
remains within the golden triangle
of the city of Pittsburgh. Carnegie
Techs coach, Bill Kern, received 1t
for his squad at a dinner at the
Worlds Fair last night.
For two years the trophy, mas
sive object, was voted to Pitts
burgh's Panthers. This year the
Skibos, who incidentally licked the
Panthers. took over. Permanent
possession goes to the college win
ming the trophy three times.
Kern and Clarence Overend, ath-
letic director of Carnegie Tech. re-
ceived the trophy from Grover
Whalen, president of the Worlds
Fair.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Date Loving dder With Markings Of Star Gives Texas Coach oE
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

William L. Veeck, a former
baseball writer, was elected vice
president Of the Chicago Cubs.
and another sports writer, John
O. Sey, was made secretary.
Camp Greenleaf Of Georgia
defeated Camp Dix of New Jer-
sey, $40, In a game played here
Tor football championship of
Army camps in the East. Suth-
erland, former Pittsburgh guard,
is playing coach of Camp Green
leaf.
At meeting Of the Big Ten
faculty committee at Chicago the
old eligibility rules were adopted
and athletics In the Western
Conference were put on a pre-
war basis.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Episcopal Places Three
On AII-Stafe Team
the Associated Press,

Fy the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 8.-The
all-State Preparatory School foot
ball team named for the News
Leader by Virginia prep coaches is
more representative this season
than ever before.
Episcopal High, the Old Dominion
champion in the preparatory divi-
sion, and Woodberry Forest each
placed three on the team.
Fullback Mason Blandford, 18O, of
Virginia Episcopal, polled every pos
sible vote and was honored as the
All-Stars' captain.
The Selections.
Ends--Wilson Funkhouser. 1856, st.
and Thomas Todd. 176. E. H. S. (tie).
Tackles-William Morris 1877, Wood
berry, and Charlie Barrett, $50, E. H. s.
Guards-Early Gentry. 1855: McGuire's,
and Billy Moves. 1876. Woodberry
Center-Andrew Christian, 1877, st.
Christopher's.
Observation-Disclosures Covington. 141,
Woodberry.
Halfbacks-Edmund Bradfeld. 1876. E..
H. s.. and Tony Miller. 169, McGuire's
Fullback-Capt. Mason Blandford. $50.
v r 6
Evening star., 1938-12-08
How Struggle Would Go
If Brisbane Was Correct.

In my capacity OF tight expert, ]
have swung from the Tunney school
Of thought to the Brisbane way OF
thinking I believe the fight would
go like this eve will call the gorilla
Chang after maiden aunt of mine)
Round One-The ape came bounc-
ing out of his corner, bobbing and
weaving. After much confusion in
the opposite corner, fearless Fred
erick Apostoli was elected to lead
the parties of the second part. There
was only one dissenting vote, cast by
Mr.. Apostoli himself. Armstrong
and Galento pushed Apostoli to the
middle of the ring. Louis remained
in the corner to tie his shoelace,
while Lewis and Ambers were
rounded up by a posse in the dress
ing room. They claimed their
watches were slow. Apostoli was
saved by the bell, rung by his man
ager, Larry White, after five Sec
onds of lively feinting.
Round Two-Apostoli tented
again and was carried from the
ring. The gorilla, annoyed by ring
side comment, hit two of his severest
critics with Armstrong, who
bounced as far as the city limits of
Los Angeles and wired Manager
Eddie Mead to collect his cut. Louis
knocked out Galento in a brief skir-
mish for precedence at the trades
mems exit and caught through
train for Chicago, where he de-
manded return match. Ambers had
opened up lead of 10 yards on the
gorilla as the bell rang.
Round Three-Ambers continued
to show early foot, all but tapping
his eager opponent as they raced
around the ropes. John Henry Lewis,
perched on corner post, asked for
telephone and had just succeeded
in dialing his lawyer when the bell
ended the round.
Round Four-Chang gained Slight
ly on Ambers In the first minute of
the round. Galento was revived by
Manager Joe Jacobs, who urged him
to get in there and fight. HE can't
hurt us!" yelled Jacobs. The gorilla
scowled at Galento, opening an old
cut over Tony's right eye. Ambers
took advantage of the break to catch
the milk train for Herkimer, N. Y,
where he demanded a return match.
Round Five-Lewis was advised by
his lawyer to stand on his constitu-
tional rights as the bell rang to start
the fifth. Lewis remembered that
he had left his constitutional rights
under the dining room rug, and went
home to stand on them, while Man.
ager Jacobs tossed towel at the 60
rilla in behalf of Galento. The 60
rilla retaliated by throwing Galento
at Manager Jacobs, who admitted
himself satisfied with the trade. The
bell saved Galento.
Round Six-Manager Jacobs an
nounced that he was saving Galento
himself, as well as postage stamps
and old glass. He and his fighter
caught the last freight for Alaska,
where they demanded a return
match. The gorilla caught the 1890
for Stamford. Conn.,. where he was
sitting on Mr.. Tunneys doorstep as
we went to press.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa.-Len Hall,
224, Oakland, Calf, defeated
Chief Little Wolf, 218, Trinidad,
Colo, 1910.
PITTSBURGH.-Danno O'Ma-
honey, 238, Ireland, pinned Rudy
Dusek, 218. Omaha, 30:49.
NEWARK, N. J.-Maurice La
Chappelle. 1913, France, defeated
Karol Krauser, 200, Poland,
1;05:1O.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Ga|ento, Again Victor.
Renews HowIs for
Shot al Champ
Nearly Loses on Fouls
Before Knocking Out
Thomas in Ninth
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8.-Orange, New
Jerseys gift to boxing, beer-guzzling
Tony Galento, set up renewed howls
today for a chance at that bum,"
Joe Louis, heavyweight champion Of
the world.
That was despite "the toughest
fight I ever had" last nights knock
out victory over Otis Thomas, rising
young Chicago Negro. in the ninth
round of their scheduled 12-rounder.
'Two-ton" Tony almost lost to
Thomas on fouls.
Three rounds went to the Negro
on low blows from Tony's sledgelike
fists-the first, seventh and eighth.
Trainers Patience Exhausted.
Referee Walter Heisner held up a
warning finger in the seventh and
halted the bout in the eighth,
threatening to award it to Thomas.
Tony Tomacci, the Negros trainer,
said Thomas would continue, but
that fourth unethical punch would
not be forgiven.
A tremendous left hook to the
solar plexus sent Thomas down after
minute and 35 seconds of the
ninth. He was counted out on one
knee.
Galento weighed 227 to Thomas
2os.
Stiff Scrap All Way.
Thomas gave Galento stif battle
all the way, but his punches didn't
seem to bother the bulky italian.
His defense did, however.
Il couldn't get the range" Ga
lento complained. Thomas is one
Of the toughest guys I ever fought
because you can't hit his chin be-
cause Of his arms.
Il want to fight like Jack Demp-
sey, stand up and slug it out with
Joe Louis. Joe stands up and fights.
I can hit bum like that and lick
him."
Max Baer will be Tony's next ma jor
opponent, Matchmaker Joe Jacobs
confided. Galento has signed to
meet the former champion February
q in Atlantic City. he said.
Last nights knockout victory was
Galento's second since a decision
over a case of pneumonia last sum-
mer. The intervening win was over
Harry Thomas in Philadelphia last
November IA.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Basket DoubIe-Heuder
At Southeast Center

Young Democrats meet United
Clay Products at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row at Hine Junior High School in
a Southeast Community Center
League basket ball game, to be fol-
lowed at Oils by Clovers and
Treasury.
In a loop game last night the
District Commissioners downed
Treasury, 1922.
Evening star., 1938-12-08

In the Marshall Cincinnati
University game Cincinnati made
18 first downs to Marshall's l.
Final score: Marshall, q: Gin
cinnati, 9. For that matter,
Navy outgained every major op-
ponent to which 1t lost or was
tied, but was outgained by Co.
lumbia, the only major team it
defeated.
Georgia Tech defeated Auburn,
7 to 6, the first time since the
Ramblin' Wreck began playing
Evening star., 1938-12-08

football in 1892 that it had won
a game by an extra point. Wis
consin, losing its final game to
Minnesota, dropped kerplunk)
from first place to fifth in the
Western Conference standing.
Coach Tad Wieman introduced
before-supper musicales for his
Princeton players. the idea being
to encourage relaxation. The
Tigers 1898 record. including a
loss to Rutgers. would indicate
the boys relaxed much too well.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Mcleod, Duddio to PIoy

HAMILTON, N. Y, Dec 8 (P).-
Andy Kerr, Colgate football coach,
has announced that Bob Mcleod,
Dartmouth back, and Bill Daddio,
Pittsburgh end, have accepted in
vitations to play against an all
West team on the Pacific Coast
January 2,
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Bowl Party Is Offered
Tor Heel Governor

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.-The Los
Angeles County Board of Super
visors through its official host, Paul
Engstrom. has invited Gov. Clyde R.
Hoey of North Carolina to be its
guest at the 1889 Rose Bowl game
between Duke and Southern Cali
fornia January 2,
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

ST. LOU1S.-Tony Galento,
227, Orange. N. j.. knocked out
Otis Thomas, 2O8. Chicago (9.
CHICAGO. -Leoni Efrati,
129a4, Italy, outpointed frankie
Covelli, 129, Brooklyn 1O.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex
frankie Hughes, 145, Terre
Haute, Ind, outpointed Billy
Deeg, 145, San Antonio Q0).