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The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Vital Confob
DC. Stadium Meeting
Slated Tomorrow

An important meeting Of the
stadium committee Of the
Touchdown Club is scheduled
for tomorrow night in the gold
room Of the Hamilton Hotel at
8 o'clock.
The meeting will include re-
ports by the varied committees
appointed by the chairman.
These include Thomas w. San
dOz, Harvey L. Jones, Joseph E.
Jones, Jack Brown, Ted Grape
and Stanley Pearson.
The following organizations
have filed endorsements and
will have representatives at the
meetings: The Washington Au-
tOmOtive Trade Association,
The Optimist Club Of Washing
ton, The Reciprocity Club, The
Government Employees Bene-
fit Association, The American
Legion, Washington Board Of
Trade, Junior Board Of Com
merce, the Real Estate Board,
Big Ten Alumni Association Of
Washington, George Washing
ton University, Georgetown
University, American Univer-
Sity, The Lions Club, The Fed
Grafton of Citizens Association,
The Federation of Business
Mems Association, Northeast
Business Mems Association, The
Restaurant Owners Association
and The Hotel Association.
This affair is in the form Of
a mass meeting and all inter
ested. regardless of affiliations,
are urged to attend.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
RICH STAKES
LURE BISCUIT

MIAMI, Dec. 19.-Should
Charles s. Howard take advant-
age of two $4,000 purses offered
during the Florida racing season,
then SeabiScuit, handicap cham
pion of 1888, may top the all
time earnings record of Sun Beau,
should the coast thoroughbred be
successful.
Right now Seabiscuit has made
$34O, 480, and should he capture
only one of these two big money
classics, he will top the previous
high by $4,000.
Plans are now underway to
stage a second match race be-
tween SeabiScuit and War Ad-
miral or a special invitation race
between six of the country's out
standing thorough bredS two
weeks before the $50. 900 Widener
Challenge Cup on March 4.
Should the invitation affair go
through then it is believed that
the horse competing in this blue
ribbon event would be Lawrin,
the Kentucky Derby winner;
Dauber, the PreakneSS winner;
Pastuerized, winner of the Bel
mont Stakes: and Stagehand,
which captured the Santa Anita
Handicap and the Derby
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SANT|NI TOPS
ASTOR CLARKE

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were: Marlboro, 1881; Cuff and
Santini, 1870.
The Santini outfit won the first
game by a pin, $40 to 619, but
dropped IL pins behind at the
end of the middle skirmish when
the Marlboro totaled 654 to 642.
Both teams shot 608 for their
final game.
Harrison and Perez Wolfe de-
cided the issue when both came
through with important last-frame
spares.
Lorraine GULL and Bill Krauss
were the winners in the mixed
doubles attraction over Lucy Rose
and Aston Clarke when the former
duo, after being As pins behind in
the first three games, charged to
the front in the last game to tri-
umph by a margin Of 81 pins.
Victory appeared almost certain
for the Rose Clarke team when
Rosslyn's ace girl bowler totaled
All for her first three strings to
top the efforts of Miss GULL, who
at this point had toppled 374
pins. Clarke wa Srolling on
even terms with KrauSs and every
thing appeared rosy until the
Gulli-Krauss explosion.
After gaining a lead of So pins
in the first game when he shot
1853, Santini won as he pleased
over Clarke. Winning, 662 to SOB
gave the lanky italian shooter
four victories over Clarke in five
clashes on the annual charity
card.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Has Chance
Claims Str0ttOn Will
Be Able to Pitch -.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 U.N.SD.
Monty STATIONS statement he
could return to the big leagues
as q pitcher despite amputatiOn
of his right leg was seconded
today by Joseph BerOdin, presi-
dent of a Chicago artificial limb
manufacturing company.
The lanky ace of the White
SOx, is now in q Dallas hospital,
recovering from the amputatiOn
which followed q hunting acct
dent. Last week StrattOn de-
cIared he would pitch again.
81 understand STATIONS right
leg was amputated at the knee"
BerOdin said, "if this Is true, he
will have perfect control over an
artificial leg"
With an artificial leg properly
aligned and fitted, StrattOn will
be able to pitch as well as ever,
field bunts, and bat too, BerOdin
said, but he won't be able to run
the bases fast enough for big
league ball.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

the White House Ellipse watch
ing teams in those good amateur
leagues, like the Government,
Commercial, Church, Industrial,
ETC., than would go to the ball
park to see the so-called profeS-
SIGNALS.
Kirby, Of the new, vigorous,
free-handed school Of baseball
reporting, waxed wrath about
the team and its eccentric
pilot" one day in July, an open
date just before the team en-
trained for st. Louis, to be gone
for an entire swing of the West
and then the Eastern cities.
McALEER BLOWS UP
He blazoned forth that "the
day of reckoning had come for
the Washington club" which
had sunk to its lowest depths
of despair and deSpond. He re-
vealed that McAleer no longer
lived at the same hotel with his
players and had ceased to make
himself available to the writer's,
even for the pitching selections.
When and if located by the
Scribes, Kirby asserted, McAleer
would either refuse to name his
next pitcher, or either name one
and then start another. ed.
note: This crossing up Of the
scribes on pitching nominations
is still a custom with some man.
ayers. Bill Terry wouldn't be
above it,
McAleer became so piQued ut
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several months ago, is pitted
against Stanley Stephenson, Of
the National Guard, and to the
winner will go the famed golden
gloves.
But Joe, who has won three
straight matches, one a 55-Second
knockout, and last week out
pointed Elmer Ball, one of the best
boys in the tournament, stands
out as the leading light for the
James A. Sullivan Trophy, to be
awarded TO the outstanding
novice. An impressive win ovei
Stephenson will Just about clinch
the trophy for him.
SREEKS REVENGE
Stanley also waded through
three opponents to reach the final
bracket. He will be out to avenge
his teammates setback last week,
and has the sock in his right in
which to turn the trick. However,
there are many that claim Stan.
ley'S style is ready-made for Lewis,
and fear that he will meet with the
same misfortune as his clubmate.
But only along about $50 Wednes-
day night will the answer be
known.
Both are good punchers, and
pretty fair boxers. Their bout is
expected to be the highlight of
the lighter men in the novice class.
Another match that is drawing
attention is the scrap between the
two Police Boys Club No. 4 bat.
tiers, Willie Tapp, 112-pound
champion last year, and Bernie
Hardy, who beat Tony DeToto in
a close bout last week.
MILLER VS.. DE CHARD
Some of the standout matches
on the program will see Leor
Miller, current A. A. U. champion
battling the highly-touted jim
Chard for the senior heavy crown
Carroll Wright defending hi
lightweight title against his buddy
jacket Clagett; Gilbert Mayo, 1887
118-pound titleholder, battling
Buster Miller, 128-pound cham
pion, and Mike Dig Eslin coming
back to engage Bernie Perry in al
112-pound exhibition.
Another bout added to the care
will see two brothers, Jimmy,
years old, Joe, one year his senior
fighting for the championship o.
the Di Strito family. The two
brothers have been wanting to set
tie this argument for long time
and will now have the opportunit!
when they meet in a three-rounC
exhibition.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
McAleer, Ired by Pen, Bars Writer From Trip

Billy Evans and Silk OLough-
lin, may he rest in peace, 10 go
to the jefferson Hotel, whence
he wired his predicament to
white-thatched Bill Mcdonald,
managing editor Of the paper.
Mcdonald wired back for
Kirby to stay with the team.
pay his way into the ball parks
and write even more firmly Of
the teams activities than he
had previously done, laying par
ticular emphasis on the "con-
duct" of one Mr.. McAleer.
REINSTATED
Those of you who still are
familiar with the singing, sar-
castle style of Thomas Kirby,
a Swampoodle Irishman who
knew baseball quite as well as
he did the English language,
may suspect that The Times
circulation took q marked turn
upward for its intense campaign
on the gaucherie Of McAleer.
The Washington ownership,
then composed chiefly Of the
late Thomas NoyeS. Harry Rap
ley Fred ,Harveycutter and
Thornton Chesley, took cogni-
zance of Mr.. Kirbv's revelations
of scenes behind the baseball
scene, and ere long he was re-
instated as a member in good
standing Of the Washington
Baseball Club travelling party.
Yes, Tom, my first sports edi-
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
O'TOOLE Will
WORK OUT HERE

Ireland's latest threat for world
wrestling honors, Tommy O'Toole,
will arrive in the District tomor.
row to finish training for his
championship match with Jim
LondoS, undiSputed titleholder,
scheduled for Thursday night at
Turner's Arena.
The 9O-mir ute title bout Is the
headline attraction on the benefit
card arranged by Promoter Joe
Turner for the Christmas Cheer
Club, sponsored by the Patterson
newspapers. Radio Station VOL
and Loew's theaters.
The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Irish
grappler turned in a big upset
last week wnen he swept through
a field Of IL topnotch grapplers
to win the one-night elimination
tournament. After winning two
preliminary matches, he finished
Karl Davis in the final match.
and thus gained the shot at
Londos.
1t is expected that O'Toole will
work out or the Arena mat. with
the public invited. Promoter
Turner has arranged to have AL
Kakhsh, wreStler-referee. and Jim
Hayes. of West virginia, on hand
to help the challenger get in tip
top shape for the big encounter.
Meanwhile, the Golden Greek,
who regained the world title over
a month ago by pinning Bronko
Nagurski in Philadelphia and sue
ceSsfully defended it here against
Man Mountain Dean, is back in
Philadelphia, where he places his
title on the line tonight.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

the story Of the Vaccinations
Of the Washington manage
ment, which he read en- route
to st. Louis, that he sent word
to Kirby, who was riding on the
same train, by Scout Mike Ka-
hoe, that Kirby could part COM
pany with the team at the sta
ton in st. Louis, and that SO
far as he, McAleer. was con-
cerned, Kirby need never join
the Washington baseball party
again. The team was told by
McAleer that any player caught
talking to Kirby would be fined
$25. This broke Kid Ellerfeld'S
heart, as he was a Kirby fan.
Perhaps you should be told
here that all travel arrange
mentS for BASEBALL writer's are
handled by the ball club, rail,
Pullman and hotel accommo-
dations being booked for him
Just as though he were a player,
with his office being billed
therefor at the end Of the trip.
"STICK WITH IT"
When Kirby arrived in st.
Louis, he went to the Planters
Hotel and asked for his room.
He was notified that his reSer-
walton had either never been
made, or, If made, cancelled.
Having only what spending
change in his jeans he
might carry were he at home
in Washington, Kirby borrowed
enough money from Empires
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Gloves Winners
Will Be Feted

An elaborate banquet will
be presented the winners and
runnerS-up in the novice and
senior classes Of the sixth
annual Golden Gloves on
Wednesday night, January
ii, at the willard Hotel by
the Patterson Newspapers.
Included among the invited
guests so far are Major Ernest
w. Brown, chairman Of the
District of Columbia Boxing
Commission, and Commits
SiOners Fred BuchhOlz and
Claude w. Owen.
Tony Wakeman, popular
VOL sports announcer, will
act as POSTMASTER for the
occasion.
All prizes and trophies
will be awarded at the din
ner and not following the
finals as in the past.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Hays
Wins Sweep

Continued from LIST Sports Page)
matches at Convention Hall. Her
final total of SIT at the Lucky
Strike gave her 1922.
Miss GULL, the defending cham
pion, nosed out Evelyn Ellis, of
Rosslyn, by one pin to have the
distinction of finishing in the
money II times in a row, with a
total of 1,079. Heretofore, the
Lucky Strike team leader had been
almost unbeatable in the tourna-
ment, winning six times in a row
and eight times in its ii years.
The eleventh annual affair at
tracted % Of the city's leading girl
bowlerS. The prize winners re-
ceiVed SIS, SIS, $40, and 81.
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CONTINUED from LIST Sports Page
now National Legislative Chair.
man Of the Disabled American
Veterans, with offices in the
Munsey Building.
AS a young law graduate Of
Georgetown q nivers ity, Tom
Kirby started his business life
as baseball writer for the Frank
A. MunSey Washington Times
in the MunSey Building, where
he has moved several pegs north
ward from the third floor of the
icy edifice to the fifth, and (may
Mr.. MunSey's bones not be dis
turbeO several pegs upward in
the wage scale.
Jimmy McAleer was the then
1rate manager of the old Ma
tionalS, whose chief claim to
fame was that they represented
Washington, first in war, first
In peace and last In the Ameri-
can League.
"SIGN HIM UP"
The ball club up to and includ-
ing 1911, prior to the season that
Clark Griffith came here was q
miserable aggregation.
The mental poise of the fans
IN 1911 was such that if an out
fielder made a successful catch,
the stands would rise in mock
ridicule and chorus:
"Sign him up!"
Many more people hung
around the Monument Lot and
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

tor, was reinstated-but never
curbed.
Next year Mr.. McAleer was
NOT WITH THE TEAM.
Kirby WAS!
UBIQUITOUS REPORTER
Over and beyond his news
paper exploits in a day and age
when q ''handout" or news re-
lease" was never known, Kirby
had a naive way Of making him
self a part Of the news Of the
day.
He was Q successful football
coach at both Western and Cen
trail, giving what In those jour-
naliStic days were ruefully
called "the boys from beyond
Rock Creek" their only football
championship of record and
also dropping one in Central's
lap as well.
AS a law student at George
town, he was a member Of the
crew coached by that great
Irish mentor, "Pat" Dempsey.
The Irish temperamentS Of
Dempsey and Kirby cfashed be-
times and Kirby was finally
dropped from the crew just as
it was about to go to Pough-
keepSie.
But don't think he wasn't at
PoughkeepSie that year. His
managing editor saw to that.
My friendS-were those the
merry days!
(TOmOrrOw-LOu Littlel
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&. us Mentor
Hopes for Win

Meanwhile, George Washington
continues scrimmage work as it
looks forward to its fourth game
Of the campaign, the tilt with
Ohio University in Tech High
gym Friday night. In all prob
ability, Capt. Bob Faris and Sid
Silkowitz, who witnessed the Co
lonials' victory over Clemson Sat
urday night from the bench, are
expected to be back In the final
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

faculty director of athletics, and
later discussed contract terms with
John P. Curley, graduate manager,
and members of the graduate
board of athletics.
1t was reported the board had
narrowed the field down to two
men, Smith and Andy Kerr, of Col
gate, both teachers of the razzle
dazzle type of football.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
CONTINUED from LIST Sports Page

Continued from LIST Sports Page)
Cards to stop this young man in
order to win tonight.
While c. U. is awaiting the game
for this evening, American Uni
versity prepares for a two-game
invasion of the East. The Eagles
leave early tomorrow for South
Orange, N. j., where they are
scheduled to play Seton Hall. Last
week, Seton trounced- Brooklyn
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

'pre-holiday fray Of the campaign.
In two games played to date,
the Buckeye invaders walloped
Marietta, 55-28, and lost to
Western Reserve, 59-54.
Georgetown and Maryland have
closed down activity because Of
the Christmas holidays. Both will
resume workouts Immediately fol-
lowing the new year.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Hockey Upset

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 19.-By up
setting the league-leading Hershey
Bears, 3 to 0, the New Haven
Eagles today have captured un-
disputed possession of third place
in the Eastern division of the
International American Hockey
League.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.


So you think you beat the races ehH
Well going to roll back Time to January $685.
We are going to give pick Of the best horses
In all stables from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
We are going to give you $40 to bet on each race
The two outstanding performers War Admiral and Sea-
biscuit You coudn find better pieces of horsfesh any
where You couldn't find two better blood lines. Or two
more reputable owners.
Do you know what bet of $40 each horse each time
out, would net youf
A LOSS OF IS CENTS!
That alleged flat bet proposition is thoroughly
:zDieded when examine staItins
war Admirai-won {, lost q
SeabiseMt-wOn lost
was Is when he finished fourth at Suffolk He IA when
War Admirar prices $40 49, H. rs 49, no. 49, Is,
seabiscuts prices were u.s. FL $1O u.s. s1O no. ss. H.
% @nnnE 'f on9 ES ss ts ss n bet
Var Admiral won sil.OO
pos @ S @ 5
e Of ] boxers and deprived Of
- f sso sae
naS than single state % 5y h. IT'S editor
opinion represents nona taking reporters: THE only for
as over Sg M r N state com
popous dignity when the majority national decision went
sIsa sS S'a1 's
Keger mddleweight champion
Lewis ightheavy champion in fortyseven states.
The New york Commission should learn
body not only in the Of its courts but in the
everywhere sd long it does the following
ca Attempts to make matches
Co Carries out private grudgeS
(c) Accedes blndly promoters monopoly.
I'd Denies titles and lost in the ring.
Diamond Dust: Fred Haney Brownie demon for
fundamental Says the big league today woefy
ignorant Of the principles bunting sliding
Manhattan positively AnthOny Hya
Football pay attention to AAmerca They
themselves according to preference the league draft list
Ten Of IL Of The Sports Writers
In the draft maybe reporters know thing two too
didn't like that Coast wSecack
mice speIIabIe names. No fskys or 'Owskys'"
If II wasn't Pulaski might taking
hats q king
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
CLIPPER TALKS
&c. GRID TERMS

NEWTON, Mass, Dec. 10
0.N.SO. - Maurice "Clipper"
Smith, head football coach at
Villanova, today appeared to have
the inside track as successor to
Gilmour Gloomy Gil" Dodie as
mentor of the Boston College
squad.
Smith dined last night with
Rev. Patrick H. Collins, S. j.,
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

unlimited berth left vacant by
the withdrawal Of Bergner.
Three football players will
compete for the light-heavy posi-
lions. They are Al Wallace,
Dan B a u 6 h m q n and Bill
WOrden.
Once again Spike Webb, for
mer A. E. F. and Olympic coach,
will have charge Of the Middle
leather-puSherS.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Orioles Lose

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 10.
Baltimore's Orioles today are
asSuaging a 3-to-2 defeat which
they absorbed from the New York
Rovers in an Eastern Amateur
Hockey League game
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

will fOFSake
the boxing
t e q m this
season . n d
turn to wreS-
thing. TIL e
Middle grid
star fought
in the heavy
weight divi-
B 4 " III u - D D
year.
Two grid
iron tie q m
mates, Tom
McGrath and
cliff LenZ,
0o0
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Lewis, Outstanding Novice,
Will Encounter Stephenson
Tapp Hardy
Bout DrdUS
Interest
BY HOWARD JACOBS

Joe Lewis featherweight bat
tier from the Colmar Manor
American Legion post, is in a
sweet spot to carry off two prizes
when the final round in the sixth
annual Washington Herald Times
Golden Gloves Tournament takes
place this Wednesday night in
Turner's Arena.
The 18-year-old novice, who
never had on boxing glove until
he began training for this classic
The Washington times., 1938-12-19

College, 1929, which should give
an idea what the local quintet can
expect.
Wednesday night American en-
cages Manhattan in New York.
The Jaspers have a high-scoring
team this year and recently de-
feated Rider College, 51-33. Vic
tories, therefore, over Seton Hall
and Manhattan should prove quite
a feat for Coach Staff CaSSell
and his charges.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
Vacancy
Bergrer Quits Navy
Boxers for Mat

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 10.
Al Bergner, captain-eIect Of the
Naval Academy football team,
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
MANY ENCORES

Miss Chandler, VINO has toured
professionally for the past 10
years, was recalled time and
again, each time offering q more
difficult acrobatic figure. She
obliged first with six Axel-Paul.
sens in a row, next with eight
successive hands off ice cart
wheels and finally with a ire
mendous leap and split Jump
which was breathtaking in its
abandon.
Roy Shinstad's single covered
the field Of difficult spins. His
transitions from spins into spread.
eagles were so fluid that it was
difficult to discern where one be.
gan and other left off. He went
from a SitZpirouette into a one.
foot spin and finished up with
a grapevine spreadeagle which
effectively covered the entire rink.
The Washington times., 1938-12-19
ICE
FOLLIES DRAW
CROWD OF 5000
BY Lillian RIXEY

BALTIMORE. Dec. ia cheer
ing, foot-stamping capacity crowd
Of 5000 appreciative Baltimoreans,
with q goodly sprinkling Of Wash
ington figure-skating enthusiasts,
greeted the opening here last night
Of the Ice Follies of 1899 at the
Iceland Rink.
Staged with the decor and verve
Of q Broadway revue plus dash
Of st. Moritz, the performances
of BeSs Ehrhardt and Roy Ship
Stad, Evelyn Chandler and Bruce
Mapes, Idi Paper and Karl Zwack,
and that Toto the Clown" on ice,
Heine Brock, completely capti-
waited ice-conSciouS Baltimore.
From the opening Flower Bal.
let," featuring wiry LeVerne
BuSher, supported by q chorus of
%, to the final number in which
"a Scotch LaSSies" in abbreviated
kits rivaled the Chester Hale girls
with their welldrilled routine,
every act was recalled for at least
one encore and sometimes three
and four.
INDIAN DANCE FEATURES
Most beautifully costumed was
the Indian dance, featuring lovely
BeSS Ehrhardt and Roy ShipStad,
American pair champions, and o.
borne Colson, 1887 senior cham
pion Of Canada. The color motif
was dull gold and white. Miss
Ehrhardt and Mr.. ShipStad rung
down all the variations possible on
the gracef spread-eagle figure,
winding up with the spectacular
death spin"
Mr.. Colson improved on the diff
ficult jackson Haines spin by per-
forming q Sitzpirouette-j jump pir-
ouette as one figure.
Harris Legg, Canadian trick
skater, showed how figure skating
could be done on long-blade speed
skates, a stunt which the novice
should consider twice before try
ing. He leaped over, four, six.
eight, then eleven barrels heaped
together and finally smack
through a flaming hoop.
SWING ON ICE
The McKellen Brothers did q
tumbling act on ice, with enough
ad-libbed falls to give their per.
Torrance an unStudied natural
ness. Eight pairs of figure skaters,
the men in slick grey dinner
jackets and the feminine dancers
dressed in chartreuse wolfe, gave a
|, gliding version of Swing" on ice.
Smoothest and most polished Of
the pair skaters were the VienneSe
couple, Idi Paper and Karl Zwack,
European and Olympic pair cham.
pionS. Their acrobatic spirals and
variations Of the rocker jump were
performed with neatness and dis
patch.
Single stars of the show, how
ever, were Evelyn Chandler, billed
as 'The Queen of the Ice," and
Roy Shipstad, Americas profeS-
Sional figure-skating champion.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-04
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