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Evening star., 1938-02-01

TINE District Boxing Commis-
sion will protest the pro-
i posed removal Of local COL
lege. boxing from its juris-
diction .. employing as Its chief
argument that a death in a college
ring here naturally would affect
the entire set-up .. Lew Atchison.
Post boxing writer, is beaming be-
cause it's boy Matte Brown.
local heavyweight, will clash With
Lorenzo Pack in q 10-rounder at
Detroit tonight.
Capt. John r. Lowell, who ref
creed the Catholic University
Maryland boxing match Saturday
night, first voted Benny Alper-
stein, Terp 145-pound representa-
tive, the winner over Fred Mix
then erased it and called it . draw
.. the erasure meant the differ
ence between the Cards winning,
which they did, or being held to q
A. stalemate the same sort Of
decision was . contributing factor
to the suspension Of Referee
Muggsy Morris here some months
ago.
BY virtue Of his impressive VIC
tory over Frankie Cavanna last
night Ut st. Nicholas Palace, Phil
FUR, local welterweight, viii meet
Baby Salvy sabin In the wind.up
ut the Hippodpome February l6
Phil is grasping more coin in
Gotham than he ever could collect
here Bob Olin, former world
light heavyweight champion, finally
has retired after is years In the
boxing business.
Jimmy Johnston, former Madi-
son Square Garden matchmaker,
saw Bob Pastor swing last night at
Turner'S Arena Pastor y owned
by Jimmy's son Jim Tully, the
author, also was there with Arthur
Godfrey Jimmy Lake an
nounced Lou Gevinson and George
Abrams a. stablemates when In.
Producing them from tho ring (.
Thsy aren't .. ~
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Veterans Are Replaced.

u IBLETT, captain of the 1881 Penn
team, has been end coach at the
City College of New York, under Benny
Friedman. for several seasons. He also
starred in basket ball and lacrosse
while an undergraduate.
Two veterans of the coaching ranks
stepped aside to make way for O'Dell
and Riblett. They were DR.. Jonathan
(Poss) Miller, backfield mentor, and 81
Pauxtis. end coach, who resigned soon
after Harman
University officials said a freshman
football coach remains to be selected.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
O'Dell to Teach Style.

roth ODell and Crowther come to
Pennsylvania from Harvard. where
they occupied similar positions under
Head Coach Dick Harlow. O'Dell
served as assistant to DR.. John B.
(Jock) Sutherland at Pittsburgh fol-
lowing his graduation there in 1884,
while Crowther was graduated at COL
gate in 1924 and was an assistant at
Drexel for five years before going to
Harvard.
Appointment of Crowther and ODell
gave rise to predictions on the Penn
campus that Munger will present a
style of play next fall modelled after
that used by Harlow. In commenting
on O'Dells appointment, Munger said
he was convinced that ODell will be
an excellent teacher of the style Of
play I plan to USE"
Evening star., 1938-02-01
HOWELL RECUPERATING
Condition Of Grid Pro excellent"
After Appendectomy.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. R.-
Dixie Howell, former University Of
Alabama football star and member Of
the Washington Redskin professional
champions, was reported 'in excellent
condition" today following an appen-
dectomy.
Howell, who Is here for . visit with
his actress wife, Peggy Waters, was
taken to the hospital Sunday night.
He recently was sold by the Memphis
baseball club to Tulsa and will coach
football at the Arizona State Teachers
College next fall.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Farr Nothing Fancy.

THERE is large gap between the
L Shuffler and Max and the rest Of
the pachyderms. Tommy Farr has
lost two American starts. Outside of
his ability to remain erect after plenty
pounding, Farr has shown nothing
fancy.
Peeking around the robust Mr.. Ca
lento, a glimpse of the rest of the herd
is uninspiring. Jimmy Adamick, Buddy
Baer, Steve Dudas, Red Burman,
Nathan Mann, Bob Tow, Strickland
and Bob Pastor haven't shown any
thing to cause dancing in the streets
or make the box office figures spurt.
The class is back where it was before
Louis started to hammer out career.
They're even talking about reintro-
ducing Max Baer to the customers.
If there's a potential great heavy
weight in the crowd-boy, front and
center.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
BY ORLO ROBERTSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, Feb 1.-Out on the
nj wind-chilled shores Of Jamaica
VI Bay is quartered the horse that
4 many think will win the Ken
lucky Derby on May Z. He Is Fighting
Fox, full brother of the famous Gallant
Fox from William Woodward's Belair
stud.
While such highly-regarded Derby
candidates as Menow and Tiger are
prepping for the 3-year-old classic
in sunny climes. Fighting Fox IS jog
ging four miles daily on covered track
at Aqueduct.
There are no clockers around to
catch his every move, no crowds lining
the rails to appraise his performances
no trainer standing at the eighth pole
to wave him down-just a few stable
boys, Assistant Trainer James Ftzsim.
mons, jr., and Stable Foreman Tom
Driscoll
Fighting Fox has no 2-year-olc
record to compare with Menow anc
Tiger. He was in the money In each
Of his five starts, but won only one. ane
trailed both Menow and Tiger in the
rich Belmont Futurity.
Has Improved In Year.
PUT the Fox comes from line O.
champions and is trained b!
Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, expert il
conditioning a horse for distance run
ming. Gallant Fox was the first Of tn,
line, winning the 1880 3-year-olt
title He in turn sent out such fin'
performers as Omaha and Granville
Evening star., 1938-02-01

Five years ago-Fidel La Barba,
former f1yweight champion, retires
from boxing to finish college course
at Stanford.
Evening star., 1938-02-01

Three years ago-Davis Cup
draw for 1885 reveals II nations
= ,challeugers. ...
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Patty Plays Freeda Nolan.

Patty Plays Freeda Nolan.
MISS BERG drew as an opening
day opponent Freeda Nolan Of
New Castle, Pa. who required 81 to
qualify.
Mrs. Jameson drew Mrs. Leo Walper
of Washington, who qualified with a
SO. and Miss Miley faced another
9s-stroke qualifier, Blanche Fitzgib-
bon of New York.
Three strokes behind the leaders in
the qualifying round were Jean Bauer
of Providence, r. l., and Kathryn
Hemphill of Columbia, S. c.
They started match play with Mrs
Harvey Mack, Easton. Pa, and
Gladys Durand, East Williston, Long
Island, as opponents.
Three puts on the final green
ruined the chances OF Miss Berg *
win the qualifying round. She went
out in 80 but posted an incoming Al
Jane jameson Seeded No. 1.
THE Minneapolis redread, who wor
= the recent Augusta (Ga) anc
Punta Gorda CFla.) tournaments, was
seeded No. in the draw. Mrs. Jane
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Fighting Fox, No,c Preparing
For Derby, Resembles Famed
Brother in Lonely Workouts

The former won the Derby three years
ago.
As 2-year-old, Fighting Fox showed
little resemblance in conformation to
his famous brother. Three and half
months Of rest at Woodward's Belair
farm in Maryland and two weeks Of
jogging changed that. however. Now
he looks much like Gallant Fox did
before he opened his 3-year-old cam
paign.
When Fighting Fox will get outdoors
for his workouts depends on the
weather.
"One thing. he'll be ready to breeze
a couple of days after we get on the
track" said young Fitzsinmons. who
is in charge Of the horses while his
father Is in Florida. He always was
perfectly sound, but we fred his knees
last fall Just as precautionary
measure.
Gallant's Son May Surprise.
THE only horse I'm really afraid Of
in the Derby IS Menow. Some
horsemen say that Pharamond colts
can't 60 the route, but any horse that
can traV~l 6l2 furlongs in world record
time. as Menow did in the Belmont
Futurity. is one to be feared"
But" interrupted Willie, q stable
boy. do you want to see the horse
that may beat them all?"
On the other side Of the barn was
Madero, son Of Gallant Fox out Of
Bonnie Magim.
He didn't show much as q 2-year-
DID," Willie explained. but he's going
places this year. Just watch him"
Evening star., 1938-02-01
MRS. LEO WALPER
MIAMI QUAL|F|ER
D. c. linkSWoman Plays
Mrs. Jane Jameson, One
of 3 in Medal Tie.

b. the Associated Press.
ORAL GABLES, Fla, Feb. L.
1 Leading woman golfers on the
~ Florida winter circuit entered
match play in the Miami Bilt-
more womans tournament today.
Patty Berg of Minneapolis, last
years winner, shared medal honors
with Mrs. Jane Cothran Jameson Of
West Palm Beach and Marion Miley,
registered from Fort Pierce, Fla, in
ysterday's qualifying round, each scor-
ing q IS, two under par.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
DETTWE|LER AIMS
At NATIONAL TITLE
Newspaper or Radio Career
Would Be Next Goal
of D. c. Golfer.
By the Associated Press.

Z
A UGUSTA, Ga, Feb. blond
n Helen Dettweiler. woman's
~ golf champion of Maryland
4 a and the District of Columbia,
said today that one of her chief am
bitions was to win the national crown.
If I could only win the national
championship" she said, then
would like to become newspaper
writer or a radio commentator"
This season Helen has a secretarial
job to the president and part owner OF
a winter resort hotel here. She has
forsaken, for the time being, the
grapefruit" circuit and declines even
to attempt a prediction at what the
future may hold for her.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Germans May Challenge.

IRON early indications, Australia,
which lost to the United States
in the American zone final last year.
is the likeliest challenger, but Great
Britain, Germany and perhaps few
others may have something to say
about it.
The Aussies decided to challenge in
the American zone this year and
they're a cinch to come through that
competition. Their rivals will be Can
ada, challenging for the first time in
several years; Japan and Mexico.
None of the three has set of players
who can touch Jack Crawford, Adrian
Quist. Vivian McGrath and Jack
Bromwich.
Germany's two-man team OF Baron
Gottfried Won Cramm and Henner
Henkel, European zone winner in 1887,
again looks like the team to beat on
that side, with England as its leading
rival. The Germans have been playing
in Australia this winter along with Don
Bulge and Gene Mako and making
a very good showing.
England's Youngsters Good.
ENGLAND has faced the task of
rebuilding ever since Fred Perry
turned pro. And even without Perry
the British almost succeeded in hold
ing the trophy last year. They might
have done 1t If Bulge had not been
quite so good.
Their young players, Charles Edgar
Hare and Frank H. D. Wilde, will
have the benefit Of another years ex-
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Louis OFF 1886 Rating.

LOUIS OH 1850 hatlng.
7 OU1S has proved he is not the
combination of nasty-tempered
tiger and sly fox he was first ac-
claimed. He has in fact slipped so
far from his rating in the bright
spring of 1886 that the boys are un-
derrating him. The shuffler is the
hardest and fastest puncher in his
class, but he cannot take punch, and
he is no whirlwind against an un-
orthodox fighter.
Schmeling is preparing for his
meeting with Joe sometime this sum-
mer, somewhere in the United States.
The Uhlan apparently has been un-
horsed in the last six months. He
couldn't flatten Ben Foord in Ham,
burg Sunday, and Foord has lost to
such worthless as the elder Baer and
Maurice Strickland.
However, on the strength of his
K o win over Louis in 1885, Max is
still the No. challenger. But he
is 33.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Likes Competitive Golf.

THE attractive blond golfer started
playing for the Manor Club in
Washington, d. c., in 1892, and en-
tered competitive tournaments in 1884.
Competitive golf is better than a
friendly game. she said, and forth
with furnished he reason: Because it
gives the woman golfer . keener in
sight into the game and helps foster
concentration. Also, one gets invalu-
able pointers from the top-ranking
players with whom you compete"
Women Hitting Harder.
THE blond Helen believes women
= golfers have improved "tremen-
dously" In recent years, adding:
"They have learned to hit the ball
harder and with more accuracy. Why,
five years ago there were only about
five or six outstanding women golfers
In the country. Now there are 20
or 30."
Among records held by Miss Dett-
weller is that u she established at
Rye Beach, N. H., Ut the Abenqul
Country Club as the women's record
for that course. the round in which she
carded . ~ at Beaver Dam Country
Club in Washington to. set another
record and the IS ut the Congressional
Country Club In Warrington.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Boxing Business Faces Recession Heavyweight Glass Slips
FIRE BURNING LOW
IN RINGS BIG BOYS
Group Back Where 1t Was
Before Louis Started
Carving Career.
BY DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

"A vEW YORK, Feb. 1.-"Wanted:
N Young man between 10 and
N "a. Must be strong, fear
4 less and over 100 pounds.
Killer instinct appreciated. but not
necessary. Apply Mike Jacobs, Twen-
tieth Century Sporting Club, New
York"
Don't be nonplussed, as they say on
Jacobs beach, if Gar Mike starts a
string of advertisements in that tone.
His heavyWeights. the pay ore in the
prize-fight business, are running low.
Unless Mike can pop up with an able
and willing young man, the class Is
headed for the doldrums.
The young man who is to save the
business apparently isn't tighing now.
But if he drops his plow, packing case
or pickaxe and comes a runnin' he
can earn himself a tremendous wad
and the lasting affection of Uncle
Mike and the rest of the industry.
No Comedians Nee Apply.
MIKE might add to his ad that
A the novice will get strict ex-
animation. No comedians need apply
Likewise the market is glutted with
second Louises. Dempseys and Tun-
neys. What the class neeos is first
Joe Smith. some hardy young fellow
who can punch, box and take it in q
manner entirely his own.
On the surface Jacobs isn't worried
As for instance, his comment on the
retirement of Jim Braddock:
What of it? We got plenty o.
other heavyweights."
Jacobs might be accused of slight
exaggeration. He has Joe Louis, thu
champion; Max Schmeling. the ever.
verdant challenger; Tommy Farr ane
Q host of fellows named legion. Alst
Tony Galento. But no one wants Il
fight Tony. He is too rough.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
2>gG5R4RKS
BY BURTON HAWKINS

TIME District Boxing Commits
sion will protest the pro-
i posed removal Of local COL
Evening star., 1938-12-11
'39 Reservation List
For Redskin Games
Opens Tomorrow

Applications for 1899 season
tickets for home games of the
Washington Redskins will be ac-
cepted starting tomorrow morning
at 739 Ninth street NV.
While the annual schedule meet
ing of the National Football League
to determine schedules won't be held
until February, officials of the local
club give assurance that Washing
ton will play six games at home
The price per reserved seat. ex-
cepting upper boxes and field boxes,
will be 50 for the season.
Applications from persons who
did not hold tickets during the 1898
season will be filled in the order
received following expiration of the
period allowed 1888 season holders
to decide whether they desire to
retain their seats. This deadline is
February !. Present season holders
may start tomorrow declaring their
wishes.
In addition to upper and lower
grandstand and lower box seats,
season tickets for sideline seats also
will be sold for the first time.
This increase in season seats located
between the goal lines will be Gre
ated by the erection of sideline
bleachers for the first game.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
akonna Girls Star Weak Bos but Strong in Beau,
Gu||i's Work Cut Out
In Defense Of Title
In Davis Stakes

With q new crop Of girl bowlers
rising to the rank Of stars, Lorraine
GULL will have no easy row to hoe
when she bids for her ninth victory
in the Meyer Davis Sweepstakes
at the Lucky Strike next Saturday
and Sunday.
More than likely the 18th annual
pin party that Bill Wood, the Lucky
Strike superintendent throws for
Washington girl duckpinners each
season, will include . bevy Of am
bilious skirted rollers out to win
q coveted championship for the
first time.
The field likely is to be dotted
with such formidable rollers as
Thelma Robinson, Bethesda's lead
Ing girl bowler, and her Red Circle
Food Shop teammate, Julia Young.
Convention Hall has a whole
new crew rolling in the Ladies'
District League for the first time
this season and from this group
several promise to climb high as
top-notchers.
From such strong woman loops as
the Ladies Independent at the
Arcadia, Silver Spring Suburban
and the Ladies Federal the tourna-
ment likely will draw more than
IS rollers.
Each will pay 50 entry fee, with
the entire amount making up a
prize list.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Tonight's Schedule.
IAN H~t>h.. -
6. A. 0.-P. 0. Quint Issues
City-Wide CHALLENGE

The General Accounting Once
p. o. basket ball team, with a star
studded roster OF former college and
high school players. claims to be
one OF the best quintets in the city,
and will accept challenges from
other teams disputing it.
1t plays in the Y. M. c. A. Gov
ernment loop, but wants additional
outside games Manager E. Miles
should be contacted at 21OO North
Ute street, Arlington, Va, or phoned
at Chestnut 2770. Members of the
team are:
Ted Fransen. captain and forward.
North Catholic High School. Philadelphia
Jesse Black. Roosevelt; Pete Boreoni,
George Washineton and Buddy GALLAGHER,
St. John.s. al forwards; Morton Haske,l.
Charlotte Hall; Terry Dalton. University
of Mississippi: Bob Croke, Blair Academy;
Billy OBrien. ct. Anselm College, and
Benton Rose: Arsenal Tech Hieh. Indian
apolis, guards The coach is Curtis ".
Risley. = former Roosevelt High Star.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Tru-BIu Rollers Bank
Heavily on HargeH
Being in Shape
Over illness, He May
Decide Match With
Georgetown Recs

Unless Gene Hargett. Tru-Blu
Beers ace performer, proves fully
recovered from his recent illness, the
District Bowling Leagues second
place team may have a real fight on
its hands tonight as it faces George
town Recreation at the Takoma
drives.
The match, which is the feature
of three, gets under way at 7 o'clock,
the starting time for all the matches.
On other drives, the leading Cuff &
Santini team figures to whip Arcadia
at Columbia while Lucky Strike and
Convention Hall will meet in a cellar
duel at the hall.
Cuff & Santini's Wayne (Hokie)
Smith, winner of three sweepstakes,
still tops all individuals in average
with 127 with Perce Wolfe of Marl-
boro Hotel second with 125--17. Bill
KrauSs, another Cuff G Santini reg
ular, is third with 1892, slightly
ahead of Marlboros Astor Clarke.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Titiun Court Girls Tilt
With Rockville BOYS

An unusual basket ball game will
be played tomorrow at Rockville,
with Rockville Athletic Associations
unlimited boys team meeting o.
sons All-America Red Heads, a
girls quintet.
The Red Heads are an amateur
group touring the East, playing only
mems teams and under mems rules
Last year they played 180 games,
winning big majority of them.
Five members of the squad are 6
feet tall or better, and all are trick
shot artists.
The Rockville team has been one
of the strongest outfits in the Wash
ington metropolitan area for sew
eral years. last year winning 40
games while losing 7. To date they
have dropped but one game in seven
starts.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
SixD. Court Teams
On Episcopal Highs
| 16-Game Slate

Episcopal High School of Alex
andria has carded Is basket ball
games this season, including six
Washington teams and two collegiate
freshmen squads. Also scheduled
are six games in the State race in
which the Maroons were runners-up
to st. Christopher last year.
The school has a new cage mentor.
w. B. CBilly) Ravenel, formerly of
Davidson College. His assistant is
J. B. (RedD Massie. Only three of
last years II lettermen are return
ing to the squad, Capt. Red Brad
field, Doug Bradley and Norman
Farquar. From last years team
come Buster Robertson, Pinky
Wroth, Dukey Thomas, Jimmy Kab-
Ter and Charley Barrett Lucien
Burnett and Tom Hamill are other
promising newcomers.
January u. Landon. at WASHINGTON:
iinston; go. Eastern, At Washington: Is.
School,
February .. staunton Military: 4. vir-
ginia Episcopal, at Lynchburg: &. Wash
inEton-Lee: IL. St. Christopher. at Rich
At Charlottesville; 90. Maryland freshmen;
%. Randolph-Macon.
March 1, Tome; 4, woodberry Forest,
at Orange.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Gino Simi Takes Cue
From ziegfe|d as
Their Organizer
Alley Leaders Bearing
Down in Attempt to
Set Entry Record
By ROD THOMAS.

VI organized this league" said
Gino SINH, the bowling fellow,
more from Ziegfeld than q bowl
ing angle and there are more beau
tiful girls per team in it than in any
other in the city. They all are easy
on the eye, though some are ter
rible bovlers."
On both counts, pippins of the
Takoma Ladies League, welcome to
The Evening Star tournament!
Although the league hos been or
ganized only two months and many
OF the girls, as Gino says, easily co4.IS
spot most Of their sister bowlers a
dimple or two but no pins, they en-
tered The Star tournament last
night in body.
They will roll their qualifying sets
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock on the
Takoma drives, presided over by Red
Megaw, who once disputed with
Glenn Wolstenholme, both speakers
at a banquet. over the distinction
OF being the ugliest bowler in
Washington.
buffers Particularly Invited.
The Star tournament essentially is
a buffers affair and bowlers of the
average skill of the Takoma maids
usually are urged to compete for the
experience, there being no entry fee,
and the beautiful ones are invited on
general principles.
All of the Takomans will receive
generous handicaps. Mrs. SINH, by
the way, is the leagues leading per-
former, having an average of 95,
leading in strikes and spares. hold
Ing high game and set, 120 and
1893, the latter rolled last week, and
holding her own in the pulchritudi-
nous competition.
With the qualifying deadline set
for Christmas Day and the roll
of to be held during the week of
December rs, alley operators and
other bowling leaders are expected
to bear down from here on to swell
the tournament entry, with 1926 to
beat for a record. That's lot Of
bowlers but President Perce Elicit
of the Washington City Duckpin
Association declared last night the
trend strongly was toward topping
the mark set last year.
Wes Miltner Appointed.
Elicit yesterday appointed Wesley
II. Miltner to fill the unexpired term
as treasurer of the late Harry z.
Greer, a job Miner handled for
eight years when Greer was presi-
dent.
Elicit will call a meeting of the
association board of directors one
night this week to check entries in
The Star tournament and, as he
said last night, apply pressure
where any of the alleys aren't doing
so we'll"
Some of the maple plants are
running far in the van of their last
years figures, notably Convention
Hall, where Manager Charley Bell
has assigned young Julius Singer,
his assistant, to devote all his en-
ergies to the tournament. Results
indicate that julius is wasting no
time.
In case you're unfamiliar with
The Star tournament, see any al
ley manager. The entry blank,
which may be obtained at any
plant, gives full information.
Note to alley men with new
bowler" problems: Only 81 league
games instead of 30, as formerly,
are required to obtain handicap.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
|da's Bow|ers Hopeful
Of SHAKING Jinx

II Ida's Department Store girls
can shake the jinx which has been
pursuing them this season they may
spring a surprise on the league
leading Corr's Sports Store quint to-
morrow night in the feature match
of the Takoma Ladies' Bowling
League.
For the last three weeks Ida S
pinettes have turned in the out
standing scores of the week, yet have
failed to win their match.
Last week Ida's rollers accounted
for four new season marks when
Regina Simi shot a 120 game and a
338 set and the team rolled a 507
game and laos set. Yet, Georgia
Tavern won two of the three games.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

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