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The Washington times., 1938-06-17
WEST EXPECTED
TO HELP MATS

DETROIT, June 17.-Like the
boys in blue who always cloppety-
clop up in a cloud of dust just
when the Indians are breaking
into their rhumba around the
covered wagon, like the tender
eyed and juttyj jawed hero who
always spoils the williams fun in
the nick of time, Sammy West
arrived here today to save the
NaUs from the grim wet fangs OF
tire Tigers.
Armed with his 1923 batting
average, West will do a double
feature job against the Tigers,
for Washington this afternoon
meets Detroit in a doubleheader
with Dutch Leonard and Yves
Ferrell pitching against Detroit'S
Econ Auker and Roxie Lawson.
West will play centerfield-today,
tomorrow, the next day and as
long as his ancient pins are able
to doddle him around.
TIMELY ARRIVAL
Vests arrival is looked upon
as one of those timely things, for
tine Mats today are teetering upon
brink of the second division, nine
points ahead of the Tigers.
The Tigers, despite their slightly
inept pitching and floundering
habits of this abOrning season,
are considered a potent pennant
threat and, regarded as such, may
continue their sluggish upward
climb at the expense of the Mats,
who have habitated the first divi-
sion in spite of their fancied flaws
and infancy fielding.
Bucky Harris, looking forward
to better things, said this morn
ing:
If West means as much to
us as we thought he would,
we will give every club in the
league trouble from now on.
While we may not win a pen
nant, VESTS presence figures to
give us unlimited possibilities.
With Almada playing regularly
we couldn't go far. He was
great in the field, but his weak
ness at bat was a distinct han
dicap."
CASE IMPROVES
With West installed as Wash
ington's lone regular outfielder,
Johnny Stone seems destined to
the Sidelines until he RECEIVERS
from his present slump. George
Continued on Page IS, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1938-06-17

ulator ar e
t h e o n ! y
noises in the
h o u r S Of
dar k n e S S
around t h e
camp of Max
Schmel / n 6,
W h o W i / /
C ! / m b
through the
ropes on next
WedneS d a y
night to fight
Joe Louis for
t h e heavy
weight cham
The Washington times., 1938-06-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE

"Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS GAMES
Pittsburgh, 10; New York, 2.
Philadelphia, 3; st. Louis, 3.
(Only games played.) z
TODAY'S GAMES
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston (2D.
The Washington times., 1938-06-17

Bob Pastor Predicts
Mas viii Knockout
Bomber In 7 Rounds

Editors note-Fooing the last ue articles the henpv
ei0ht title fight beeen Louis Schelno Yankee
Stadium Wednesday night Today authoritative consensus
The Washington times., 1938-06-17
It's This
Way
~ FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

The song of night birds and
the leaves ruStling in the winds
above Lake Pleasant at Spec
The Washington times., 1938-06-17
First "HoIIouU Shell"

Sullivan bled some
threat, but the Corbett party
laughed hilariously at him, and
the Boston Strong Boy went to
his corner shaking his head.
He later was carried to that cor
ner, but that was in the cards.
Sullivan was the first of the
hollow shells"
Corbett tried to annoy Fitz-
simmons by refusing to shake
hands with the Cornishman as
they met on tire road before the
Carson City fight, but it didn't
work. FitZ Sneered at CorbetC
and said: "I'll knock yer bleed
In block off,"
Jeffries disconnected Fitzsim-
mons before the Cone, Island
fig t. The Boil .rmaker"
stripped for the ring. walked
into Fitzsilnmons' dressing room
on pretext of examining the
champions bandages. He
grabbed Fitz by the hand and
yanked him off the rubbing
table.
Strike me pink; 'es a big
toff," said FltzSimmons, who
had had nothing but contempt
for JeffrieS prior to that meet
tng.
The Washington times., 1938-06-17
By LAWT0N CARVER
International News Service Sports Editor
Copyright, 1880

NEW YORK, June II QN.S) )-Remembering well those
tense moments when they have been out there pitching leather
the four who probably best qualified to make
cast the mondolar heavyweight championship spectacle
between Joe Louis and Max Schmeng next Wednesday night
The Washington times., 1938-06-17
Quick, Bill; the Rifle!

There was that night at Spec
ulator when Bill McCabe. friend
of Tunney's. was discovered
standing at the waters edge. q
high powered Winchester in his
hands, scanning the lake for a
motor boat which he said was
running without lights in front
of the camp. bearing parties
who had no good in their hearts
for Tunney. That no trace OF
the motorboat was found made
little difference. The sight Of
the old warden in his old fash
ioned nightgown. rifle in hand
like a Minute Man Of '76, was
glorious copy while it lasted.
Tunney. feeling safe with old Bill
on guard, slept serenely, the
world was told.
There was no myth about the
heckling of Dempsey. He was
haraSsed from morning until
night, served with Supoenas,
bulldoZed and ballyragged until
little time was left for him to
train. He had broken off rela-
tions with Jack KearnS, and
was fair game for anyone who
wanted to annoy him. 1t was a
glorified game of goat getting,
and Dempsey soon learned that
the worst mistake he ever made
was parting from Kearns.
They Worked on Willard
No fighter in the world ever
was subjected to the bally-
Raging that Jess Willard took
when he was training for Demp-
sey at Toledo. The pet caper
was to call him by telephone in
the Sma' hours. When Willard
answered the phone the con-
Versation would run like this:
Hello, Willard?
well, if it's you, why okay,
you big bum. We just wanted
to be- sure that you didn't Jump
into the bay before Dempsey
knocks you into it"
When Wizards telephone no
longer brought response, some
happy soul hit upon the scheme
Of pulling a file alarm box at
Ground $3.50. With sirens
screaming the fire wagons tore
past JesS's quarters, effeotually
routing sleep for the night.
But hecklirg Of fighters ante
dates the last two decades.
William A. Brady tells how Jim
Corbett annoyed John L. Sui
livan at the fight in New
Orleans. When the men tossed
for corners Corbett won the right
to choose. and Brady called:
THE winners corner, Jim.
Take the winners corner!"
which corner?" asked the
puzzled Sullivan.
The winners corner, John.
We take the winners corner.
Ha, no; you're licked already"
came the answer.
The Washington times., 1938-06-17
CASE IMPROVES

With West installed as Wash.
ington's lone regular outfielder,
Johnny Stone seems destined to
the SidelineS until he recovers
from his present slump. George
Continued on Page IS, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1938-06-17

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The Washington times., 1938-06-17

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The Washington times., 1938-06-17

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The Washington times., 1938-06-17

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The Washington times., 1938-03-03
$4,000 ON HAND
FOR OPENING OF.
A. B. c. TOURNEY

CHICAGO, March 3 Q.N.SO
Into Chicago's gloomy and barn
like coliseum tonight will march
the vanguard of nearly $4,000
citizens, who get their biggest
thrill in life by pushing around a
lot of wooden pins.
They will launch the thirty
eighth renewal of the American
Bowling Congress championships,
an event which, the bowlers them
selves fervently believe, makes the
World Series and Kentucky Derby
look like a marble contest in a
school yard.
This A. B. C. is an extravagant
and impressive affair, on which
neither time nor money has been
spared.
A total of 4,957 five-man teams
-24,785 men-have paid $297 800
in entrance fees for the privilege
of competing. They will bowl on
40 alleys for $199,100 in prize
money.
For 48 days and nights this
most mammoth of all sporting
events will go on until the cham
pions of the A. B. C. are crowned,
and they step to the front as the
best of 100000 bowlers scattered
throughout the country in A. B.
C.-Sanctioned leagues.
Bowling in an A. B. C. tourna-
ment is based on medal play to
borrow a term from golf.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Herman Prefers Dry
Catalina to Cubs Rule

AVALON, Cal, March 3
GN.SD.-Billy Herman thanked
his zeal for duty for the fact
that he was high and dry and
safe and sound on Catalina
Island today.
The Cubs second baseman
reached the isle a day ahead of
the time and thus escaped the
flood now raging on the main
land.
Herman had been sharpening
up in Los Angeles with the aid
of local ball players. When rain
curtailed practice, he slipped
across the channel as promptly
as a Schoolboy eager to ingra-
tiate himself with a new teacher.
Herman broke one of Manager
Charlie Grimm's best 1888 spring
training rules, however, as the
Cubs regulars had been warned
to stak off the island until today.
The island today was a Noah'S
Ark for all fortunate enough to
reach it before the storm burst
ashore. 1t was a question, how.
ever, how soon anybody could
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Outstanding Track Stars
In maryland Indoor Meet

twas won by Chabot, of Navy, who
is entered against Healey in q
similar event Saturday night.
It is believed that the Hilltop
runners will make a serious bid
in the A. A. U. 70-yard dash, in
which five Hoyas have been en-
tered. These are Oswald Bertucci,
w. Burke, P. A. McErlean, Charles
Barrett and Mortimore Alnwick.
Georgetown will likewise have
Allen Frey and Vincent Braun
who finished one, two in the $50
at Chapel Hill, on deck for the
1,000-yard handicap. Other Hoyas
pitte6 for action and who may
clinch points include John Buck.
ley II the high jump and Jim
Kilcullen in the shot-put.
Maryland will rely on the fleet.
footednesS of Jimmy Kehoe, Frank
Cronin and Mason Chronister to
score points. Cronin is entered in
the 70-yard sprint to quarter-mile
and the pole vault; Kehoe is down
for the mile, and relays along with
Cronin and Chronister. Another
performer who looks like a Ger.
tain point winner for the Terps is
Ed Miller, who set a new Indoor
Conference games mark in the
high jump last Saturday night
leaping 6 and "a inches.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
BY CHICK KENNY

Indoor track competition reaches
this territory for a span of a week.
With it comes some sensational
as well as interesting performers
and performances that should
bring back the sport to its right
full, place in the season between
the close-out of the regular winter
sports calendar and the start of
outdoor athletics.
Saturday night the University
of Maryland, in conjunction with
the Fifth Regiment of Maryland,
stages its second annual indoor
meet in the Regiment Armory in
Baltimore. Next week, right here
in Washington, Catholic Univer.
sity will revive its indoor games,
with the gigantic Brookland gym
thrown open for series of events
that is attracting % colleges and
universities, as well as outstanding
athletic clubs, high schools and
prep schools from the Middle At
lantic and South Atlantic sectors
AS for the Maryland games
Saturday night, perhaps the great
est array of track talent ever
brought together is listed for tight
competition all the way down the
line.
GREAT STARS
The pick of the Southern Con
ference, the Chesapeake Bay area,
and the washington and Virginia
colleges make up the entry list,
and added to this are such great
personalities as Glenn Cunning.
ham, Gene Venzke, Ch arley
Beathem, Towns, Tolmich and
many, many others.
Every college, high school and
prep school in Washington and
environs will be entered in the
Maryland meet. This includes, in
addition to Maryland University,
the complete track squads OF
Georgetown, Catholic University,
Navy, among the colleges, and
Central, Mckinley Tech, Wood
row Wilson, Washington and Lee,
of BallSton, Va; HyattSville,
Roosevelt, Episcopal Prep, among
the local high schools.
From all indications it appears
that Georgetown and Maryland
will stage the fight to capture the
college division championship.
HOYA ENTRIES
The Hoyas will send George
Began, Sam Owens, w. F. NARROW
and Vincent Healey into the 7O-yard
dash; will have George Walker.
Javin McWarder and Stewart
Reeves in the 440, and Douglas
Hanks in the mile.
Georgetown will select it's var
sity relay quartet from among
Began, NARROW, Healey, Reeves.
Leroy Green and John Motzen-
backer. Last Saturday night in
the nonconference race at the
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
RECORD ENTRY
IN MAT TOURNEY

A field Of SO entries will COM
pete in the District of Columbia
A. A. u. preparatory school wrest-
ling tournament which gets under.
way at Sidwell Friends School this
afternoon.
This is the largest entry list
to compete in the event.
Landon leads in the number of
competitors with Al. st. Adams
has SO, Friends 18, st. Anne's
2 and Calvert Hall l.
There are two classes Of COM
petition-ClaSS A, restricted to
boys under 10, and Glass B, for
boys from. 13 to 18.
Preliminaries are slated today
at $3.50 and 1880 o'clock. Finals
are carded tomorrow evening,
starting at 7::30.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
NORTH CAROLINA
CAGERS FAVORED
IN DIXIE TOURNEY

RALEIGH, N. c., March ).
Eight teams await the start here
today of the annual Southern
Conference basketball tourney
that will be staged in the Frank
Thompson gym at North Carolina
State College.
Activity gets under way this
afternoon when the University
of Richmond clashes with Glenn
son. An hour and a half later
North Carolina, seeded No. l. VIII
oppose Washington and Lee, de-
Tending champion. ...
Tonight play will be. resumed
with the University of Maryland
clashing with The Citadel, fol-
lowed by the fray between North
Carolina State and Duke.
TARHEELS FAVORED
North Carolina is the odds-on
favorite to lift the title from
Washington and Lee and capture
the championship. Dark horses
in the group are North Carolina
State and Maryland.
Maryland finished its campaign
with a record of eight straight
wins against formidable oppoSi.
ton after a poor early season start.
The Terps, however, are without
the services of its Charley Norton,
perhaps the outstanding center OF
the conference this year, who was
declared scholastically ineligible
six weeks ago. But Maryland
came through with its string Of
eight victories without Norton in
the lineup.
The luck of the draw snapped
three-year tournament oddity,
when North Carolina drew the
Generals as its first round oppo-
nent. For the past three consecu-
tive years these two teams have
battled it out in the final round,
the TarheelS winning in 1885 and
1885, and w. and L. scoring last
season.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03

ORLANDO, Fla. March 8.
President Clark C. Griffith's
plot for revenge at the expense
of Roger Pippen, sports editor
of the Baltimore News-Post, was
foiled yesterday by a garrulous
Negro caddy who just couldn't
keep a secret.
It seems that last year Pippen,
who fancies himself as a golfer,
framed a match with Griff, and
introduced his partner, a golf
professional, as a photographer.
The air was filled with Griff's
screams over the beating he
took.
Pippen, down here to cover
the antics of the Baltimore
Orioles, challenged Gr1ff for q
round yesterday, and the Old
Fox readily agreed. He sought
out Carl Damn, amateur cham
pion of Orlando and explained
the case.
Sure, Ill play" laughed
Damn.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
BERG LOSES
TO JAMESON

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March
3.-Patty Berg, Minneapolis girl
wonder golf star, was defeated in
the opening round of the Florida
East Coast championships here
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Jane
Cothran Jameson, of West Palm
Beach, Fla, 2 and /. The SET
back was the first sustained by
Miss Berg during the current win
ter season.
Miss Berg was medaliSt of the
event two days ago, winning over
her closest rival by a five-stroke
margin. She had won four con-
secutiVe tournaments up until this
event and naturally was a pro
hibitiVe favorite to defeat Mrs.
Jameson yesterday.
Mrs. Jameson will clash with
Frances Owen, of Jacksonville,
Fla, today.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
HUNTS MEET AT
POTOMAC LISTS
THREE EVENTS

Three events have been lined UP
for the second annual point-to-
point race meeting at the Riding
and Riding Club at Freres Farm,
near Potomac, Nd, Saturday
afternoon.
These include an open race, a
team race and the Dunboyne Chal-
point-topoint, which is restricted
to club members.
The course is about six miles
long.
Many of the best local hunting
horses have entered the events in
cluding Mr.. Harry Semmes and
DR.. Fred Sanderson joint masters
of the club; Mr.. Marshall Exni-
clos, Mr.. Thomas Mott Of Redlands
Hunt; Comdr. william Justice
Lee, Miss Nancy Hanna, Maj.
Gen. Leon B. KRONER, Chief of
Cavalry and daughter, Miss Jane
Kroner; Miss Hazel Welsh, Mr..
Robert B. Phillips, jr., Col. T. j.
Johnson, Chief Of Remount and
daughter, Miss Anne johnson.
Commission Of the District Mel
vim C. Hazen and Major Henry
Leonard will act as judges.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
ARENA BOOSTED
At LEGION FETE

Once again the Senator of North
Carolina, Robert A. Reynolds, pub
lically announced that what
Washington needs is a good 20O,-
900 seating capacity outdoor sports
arena.
Last night at the Victory Post
American Legion dinner, the Con-
gresham voiced his hope that
such a structure would become a
reality in the District in the near
future. The fete was staged at
the Bamboo Gardens as a teSti-
monial to the organizations cham
pionship indoor baseball team.
Last year at the first annual
all-SportS banquet, sponsored by
the Touchdown Club of Washing
ton, Reynolds urged that an arena
of such mammoth proportions be
constructed, triple-decked, glass
rooted and all, to be used for the
Army and Navy football games,
the OlympicS, the Presidential In
auguration and other events of
national and international pro-
portions.
Secretary of War Louis A. John
son presented a trophy to the
post emblematic of the champion
ship, and medals to the players on
the team.
Players honored included Ed
Baronowski, Morris Bealle. Joe
Bertolini, Graciano Caravajol,
Tom Clark, Fred GebbhaFdt, Ar
thur Gill, Henry Long. Chuck Por-
ter, Harold Steffes and George
Vidi.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Invitations
st. Johns, Eastern
FiUes Accept Bids

ST. Johns Prep. generally recog-
nized as the Washington scholastic
basketball champions, and East
ern High School, inter-high cham
pions, have formally accepted invi'
tations to compete in the South At.
lantic schoolboy basketball tour.
nament sponsored by washington
and Lee University Of lexington
Va, March 10, II and IL.
The two teams will also compete
in two other tournaments, st.
Johns playing in the National In
terscholastic tournament in Chi
cago on March Is, 26 and 27, and
Eastern vieing in the Glen Falls,
N. Y, tourney March 81, April l
and 2.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Burning Star to
Compete at Bowie

BOWIE, Md, March 3.-Burn
ing Star, rated second to War Ad
miral in the $50O00 Widener Cur
race at Hialeah Park. Miami
Saturday will compete here dur
ing the spring meet that gets
under way April l.
According to an announcement
by the secretary of the Southern
Maryland Agricultural ASSocia
tion, the entire stable Of % horses
representing the Shandon Farms
and headed by Burning Star, will
be quartered here.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Heurich to Meet
Snellenburg Five

Unless Bob Mcdonald, the man.
ager, lands a game with the Phila-
delphia Sphas. the Heurich pro
fessional basketball team will
wind up its home season Sunday
afternoon at the Heurich gym.
playing host to the Snellenburg
cagerS.
Snellenburg, hailing from Phila-
delphia, unfolded a powerful team
Of college stars last Sunday. and
whacked the Brewers, AZ to A.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
3 Billiard Stars Tie
In Title Tourney

NEW YORK, March 3.-With
two victories apiece, as against
no defeats, Willie Mosconi, Phila'
delphia; Irving Crane, Livonia
N. Y, and Marcel Camp of De.
troit, today were deadlocked for
first place in the worlds pocket
billiard championship tournament
here.
Last night Mosconi defeated
Benny Allen, Kansas City, 125 to
81 in 10 innings, and Camp con-
quered Erwin Rudolph Of Cleve-
land, 125 to So in 16 innings. Camp
ended his match with a run Of 40.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Georgetown Prep
Midget Five Wins

With the scholastic basketball
compaign rapidly drawing to a
close, and but few regularly sched-
uled games remaining on states
due to the start of the tournament
season, the scholastic court fare
this week is decidingly light.
Yesterdays Georgetown Prep's
midgets defeated the Briarly Hall
midgets, 31-16, and the Western
High lightweights toppled Ana.
costa High lights, 1920.
At Alexandria, Episcopal High
defeated Tome Prep, 1924.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Favored
SGbin Plays FishbGck
In Title Net PLUY

NEW YORK, March 3 GNS.)
Final matches for men and
women in both singles and doubles
were to be played today in the
national indoor tennis champion.
ship tournament here.
Wayne Sabin, of Hollywood,
Cal, sixth ranking player of the
country, who is favored to cap.
ture the singles crown, was to op-
pose Joseph Fishback, of New
York. Other matches in the mems
singles were Frank j. Bowden VS..
Morey Lewis of Kenyon College:
Don McNeill of Kenyon VS..
Leonard Hartman of New York,
and Gregory Mangin, Newark, N.
j. VS.. Cutler.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
WilkinsOns Named
Syracuse Coach

SYRACUSE, N. Y, March 3.
Charles Wilkinsons, assistant foot
ball coach, has been appointed line
coach at Syracuse University to
succeed Clarence Mum, who re-
signed to take a position as line
coach at the University of Michi-
gan under Fritz Crisler.
Wilkinson and Mum are former
Minnesota players.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS
Internal ational News service

InternatlOnaI NeWs SeTVIce
AT NEW YORK-Davey Day, 1SS, Chi
cago, decisioned Charley Conner. 1913,
New York 90; Mario Caroselh, 1SS,
Italy, outpointed Johnny Palovich. 1S3.
New York (S); Joey Greb. 14S. Herkimer.
n. Y, defeated Augie Arrellano, 14I, New
York (6); Nat Litfn. 124, New York, won
over Joey Izzo, 129. Hartford. Conn. (S).
AT OAKLAND-Phil Brubaker, d.
nuba, Calf, heavyweight, X. O'd Hank
Hankison. Los Angeles ~.
AT DES MOINES-Harry Thomas
1875, Eagle Bend. Minn, knocked out Ed
winston, 19s. Hartford. Conn. (3l.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
G. W. High School
Beats Roosevelt

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 3.
George Washington High School
defeated Roosevelt High basket
ball team of Washington. 80 to
81, to wind up the season with
a 500 average of 10 wins and Q
similar number of defeats.
Eddie Nowland, G. w.. center.
was the individual star of the
game, snagging IL points. For
the Washington Rough Riders,
Hymie Perlo stood out, scoring 6
points.
The clubs we're deadlocked at
half time at 15-all.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Griffs Links Plot for Revenge
Aqdinst Scribe Foiled by CdddY

There were hand shakes, and
Carl hit the first drive. He hit
it a country mile, and Pippen
arched his eyebrows.
"Who is that pitcher?" he
asked a caddy.
"Pitcher?" Snorted the eight
ball. "ThasS Carl Damn. He's
mostest golf player they is"
The bets off," beloved Pip
pen.
At that, Roger came off VIC
torious, for he sunk q mashie
chip for a deuce on a par three
hole and collected 50 from Griff.
Griff is still screaming, and
still plotting revenge.
ONEILL.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Navy Gridders in
First Spring Drill

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 8.
A squad of 80 candidates answered
the first call of spring football
at the Naval Academy yesterday.
The board of coaches on hand
for the initial drill under Chief
Mentor Hank Hardwick, were Rip
Miller, line coach; John Wilson,
backfield coach. and Frank Fos-
ter and Keith Molesworth, latest
additions to the staff.