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Evening star., 1938-06-01
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 1.-The sur
prise of it was that Ross stayed as
long as he did. /. To many 1t
looked as If Armstrong wasn't hit
ting as hard as he did to NOV down
Petey Sarron and some of his more
recent opponents. Jim Brad
dock sat at the ringside and pulled
hard for Barney, although he ad-
mitted Ross was on his way out be-
fore the fight was half through.
The fact that Joe Di Maggie, the
Yankee home-run knocker, was
with Braddock and Joe Gould gave
rise to fresh rumors that Gould is
handling Der Mag's" business af-
fairs. Fresh denials followed.
Mayor Hague of Jersey City sat at
the ringside-surrolnded by New
Yo.S detectives. Mike Jacobs,
busy as he was, stopped to do a little
business on the side He ac-
cepted a check for $3.50 from former
Champion Gene Tunney for tickets
to the Louis-Schmeling brawl later
In the month. :. The first two
heats produced some of the fastest.
fiercest lighting New York audi.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
FEATHERS LISTED
T0F|GHT MONDAY
Dupre, Denner Matched for
co-feature to Abrams,
Yarosz Contest.

Tony Dupre, the clever southpaw
who has performed in three main
events here, chief of which was his
victory over Lou Gevinson, will clash
with Abe Denner, promising Boston
featherweight. in what Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn has elected to tag CO.
feature semi-flnal Monday night at
Grifith Stadium.
Dupre, who claims the New Eng
land featherweight championship, was
undefeated last year and holds VIC
tories over such fighters as joey Arch
ibald, Armando Stella. Baby Manuel
and Johnny Compo. His collision witt,
Denner is slated for eight rounds, with
Steve Mamakos, local welterweight,
and wicky Harkins Of Philadelphia
meeting in another eight-rounder
George Abrams, who will face Teddy
Yarosz, former world middleweight
champion, in the 10-round feature
bout, journeyed to Pl1iladelphia today
to absorb the ring lore Of Lew Tender,
former lightweight great, after bat
tering several sparmates.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
LONG STAND HERE
GIVES MATS HOPE
Have Won Is of Fl Games
at Home-0pen Against
White Sox Today.

Four games out of first place, one
game behind the second-place Yam
KEGS. and facing long home stand,
Bucky Harris Senators looked forward
to new Grifith Stadium pleasantly
today, as they prepared to open a two
game series with the Chicago White
Sox.
Winners of Is of their 81 home
games so far, the Senators face the
future with new optimism. The spa
cious ball yard of Grandpappy Grif-
f1th's, after all, is a pitchers ball park.
What the Griffmen are short on is
pitching. This, in theory, at least, is
the secret OF Washington's success at
home.
Jimmy De Shong, who has disap-
pointed this year. was nominated by
Harris to start today's game for the
Senators. It may be that Jimmy is off
to the same kind of start as last year,
when he also failed to impress until
nearly two months had passed. In
1887 Jimmy wound up with flourish,
rallying about this time of the CAM
paign. II he can do the same now the
Senators can be regarded as factors in
what has ali the earmarks of a wide
open race.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
26, ,43O at Contest
Pay $l6O,86O.64

NEW YORK, June 1.-The at
tendance and receipts of last
nights welterweight championship
bout at Madison Square Garden
Bowl between Henry Armstrong
and Barney Ross:
Gross attendance-2S, AGO.
Net paid attendance--26, ,43o.
Gross receipts-f$i60. .860.64,
Net receipts-3i36,oi5.se.
Evening star., 1938-06-01

King of England; you don't get
through without q pass" said the
guard. =. "Fire this Bird roared
Mike to an inspector. "He wouldn't.
let me in" ii. A moment later he
returned and said: Don't fire the
guy; if he won't let me in, he won't
admit the phoneys."
Mike bustled about the ringside
wearing one Of those pork pie hats
. S. More and more schools are
featuring girl cheer leaders for
their football teams The orig
inal was Martha Draper OF Tulane,
who hoped from the gridiron to
the front line of the "ziegfeld
Follies" -. Ival Goodman has led
the Reds in being hit by pitched
balls every year since he joined the
club .. Time for AL Schacht to
switch stories -. That one about
the chauffeur who couldn't drive
has about petered out 9. Bob
Pastor averaged $4,000 each for his
three fights In the West The
Phiis have three young pitchers
seven other National League clubs
would like to grab.
Bangs Boxing Record has hit
the newsstands With dope on all
Evening star., 1938-06-01
By JOHN LARDNER.

NEW YORK, June. 1.-The strang-
est chapter in boxing history was
written into the records last night
by. Henry Armstrong. the never-re-
treating Negro from st. Louis, when
he skipped whole. division of weight
with an easy Jump and wrung the
welterweight championship of the
world out of the hide of Barney Ross;
who outweighed him by nearly 10
pounds.
1t was Armstrong; fight from start
to finish, because he never stopped
coming in and throwing punches.
Ross matched blows with him as long
as he could, but one OF Henry's was
worth three of Barney's, and Henry
threw million.
The best you can say for the slender
Jewish boy from Chicago is that he
was game and stylish to the end. He
sat on stool in his corner when
they took the title away from him
by unanimous decision, one handler
swabbing his right eye, one dashing
water in his face, and another cloak
ing his battered head with a towel.
He still was conscious, and that is
more than any other man Of his size
is likely to be after Is rounds of the
kind of punishment that Armstrong
ladled out. /,
Ross Is "Outnumbered."
Fighting little Henry is like enter
tanning roomful of Negro delegates,
when all of the delegates have some
thing to say. He surrounded Barney,
handcuffed him, tied him in a strait
jacket and subdued him. When Ross
looked to starboard for one ARM
strong, another Armstrong hit him
from the port side.
1 Henry now Is oficially the feather
weight and weilterweight champion of
the world. He probably will never
fight another Sfeatherweight, for reas-
ons Of weight and policy, but when he
meets Lou Anbers in September for
|. the lightweight championship there is
almost no. doubt whatever that the
Hot Chocolate from darkest Missouri
will become the first man since Ruby
Robert Fitzsimmons to hold three
world titles at one and the same time.
Ross, aged 2S going Oh 20. Tough:
the best fight he could. He wasn't
the Ross who trimmed Jim McLar-
min, Tony Canzoneri. Billy Petrolle
and Ceferino Garcia, but he was pref
ty good. Nobody but great fighter
could have licked him.
Barney came bobbing out OF his
corner at the start OF the fight with
several points in his favor. The cli-
mate was with him. It was strictly
Antarctic stun. Admiral Byrd liked
it. and so did Blue-nosed Bailey, who
came out Of his ice box and shouted
with pleasure when he saw his breath
in the frosty air. Ths weather Ag-
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Island Bowl Jinx Holds Good.

Ross started well He
temporary supremacy there feeling
fighting in close right back and .b
s ana Ine next Few rounds
ing as early the third heat tired in openly
nurt IN the sixth and blind in his left
After that
quncnae courage few times Ross udicrous
pathetic gestures - " A'
So bowed out Barney when had it and
competitor when did holds GOOD m
Schmelng
VINO 10 ond tere No lehoder
pow SINCE was nut IN 1882 Ross twice has
ship in NFA
And as for Armstrong that belongs the ton five fighters
Of all time - p ~ 'eA
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Ross Doom Was Apparent Before Halfway MARI
euod Stops Promoter at

ences have been treated to in years.
Even before the crowd filed out of
the arena, bets were being made
that Ambers would stop Armstrong
II they get together for Louis light
weight title.
Aguard tried to stop Mike Jacobs
at one OF the side gates. >. I'm the
guy who runs the 'jernt'," Mike
said. -. Il don't care II you're the
Evening star., 1938-06-01
HENRY IS CALLED
LEOPARD OF RING
Never Have Seen His Equal,
Pound for Pound, Says
GrantIand Rice.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

NEW YORK, June Frank Buck
was right, The black leopard, pound
for pounds is the toughest animal in
the jungle.
Ross found this out at Long Island
Bowl, when hammering homicide Hen
ry Armstrong gave him one of the
worst beatings ever seen In a ring.
Ross, game to the last drop Of blood,
fighting the last 10 rounds on in
stinct and condition, went the limit of
Is rounds. He finished with his right
eye compaetely closed-with blood run
ming from nCse and mouth In a steady
stream-with his face badly battered
and his kidneys as raw and as red as
If Armstrong had used a battleax.
Before the third round was over,
Ross discovered he was in a cage of
wild cats using machine guns as well
as claws.
An Unending Massacre.
From that point on it was steady
unending massacre. with the feather
weight champion on top of the show.
So Henry Armstrong jumped from the
featherweight to the welterweight
throne, spotting his rival nine pounds
as his failing fists beat merciless tat
too on head and body.
The wonder is that Barney Ross
ever survived this barrage of punches
which drove him off balance, de-
stroyed his boxing skill and almost tore
his head from his body. Only q game,
stout heart and the pride of cham
pion kept him afioat, as he staggered
and reeled under the fusillade that
drove him back--but never knocked
him down or made him quit.
Ross took terrific beating in. the
last IL rounds. He took beating that
few in the history of the ring could
have soaked up and still stood before
the charge.
A Great Fighting Machine.
Armstrong again proved to be one
OF the greatest fighting machines the
ring has ever seen. Pound for pound.
never have seen his equal. I'm
pervious to punishment, he proved
that he could go IS rounds at top speed
that featherweight champion
could take the best punches of a fine
weiterweight, shake them off-and
still say, forward march. It was for
ward march, with Armstrong all the
way. He took no backward step. He
must have hit Ross with 500 punches.
This was Armstrong; thirty-eighth
consecutive victory in two years, and
"a of these were knockouts. There is
no argument about record of this
sort. It tells its story-the story Of
great little fighting machine who now
has only Ambers in his road, barring
another crown.
tCoryright 1888, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Fights Last Night

New YoRK.-Henry Armstrong,
133la. Los Angeles, outpointed well
terweight Champion Barney Ross,
142, Chicago t15).
CHICAGO.-Milt Aron. lat, Du-
buque. Iowa., outpointed Bobby
Pacho, 146. El Centre. Calf. (l0).
LOS ANGELES Charlie Coates,
169, Akron, Ohio. knocked out
Chester Parks, 100. Los Angeles ca.
ELIZABETH, N.J.-John Nor
schini, 210, Elizabeth, technically
knocked out Leo Brown, 205, Or
ange, N. j. a.. Eddie Chesney,
$50, Elizabeth, knocked out Buddy
skidmore, $50. Eizabeth ca.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Armstrong Is Seen Triple Champ er Baerg Ross Pulp
Wn, Lose or Draw,
Story Of Armstrong Hasn't Yet Reached CIimox.
King of Two Divisions Moy Win Third Crown.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

IEW YORK June IA champion
VI fall Barney
Ross lost his weerweght championship
the fan
tastic of chocolate
reached
Around
long at the top the fighters history
the eahweight
will
Champion Lou Ambe No small fighter
When and he beats Ambs
dspuaby will pound
in world In
Henry threatens completely divisions
bleeding
his number featherweht contender
the featheweht limit
division Of second and third
to him immediate test u
middlewegh division
ovn
Evening star., 1938-06-01

the leading fighters right up to
May IS ...-. Maurie Waxnan and
Charlie vackner have turned out
a neat piece OF work =. They're
already making reservations for
the all-star game in Cincinnati,
July 6 The 800 tournaments
to be staged this year by the
National Seni-pro Baseball Con-
gress will use UP 115,200 horses
hides d. Fight visitors from the
Midwest say certain well-known
coach out that way is ticketed for
the old heaye-ho.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
LORTON TEAMS DIVIDE
Browns Defeat Heurichs, Blues
Lose to Guardians.

Lorton ball teams split even in their
games with Washington mines. the
Browns defeating Heurich Brewers,
4-3, and the Blues being shutout, so,
by the Guardians.
In the game with Heurich, the
Browns were outhit, as, but punched
their bingles.
Guardians gathered II hits Of
'Fishcakes" Herring of the Blues
while Cos was allowing but 8.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Barney Wasn't the Ross of Old.

Armstrong brua whipped
fighter the
Jnxed
trey old and fighting with incredible
stumbling
ike tnat Some day Armstrong will the hill the
Hardly anybody called
Ing mark There people thought
knockout But hardly anybody
will Stop
early the 10th round of the left
Mr. Eddie Mead the fat
all OF its sordd
He said Ross will he'll Quit It
Armstrong Ross the
ceVed Carnera the slaughtered
oock chilled
night was so ne-dd that
would yelled He's our money back"
Evening star., 1938-06-01
TENNIS DEADLINE NEAR
Juniors, Boys Must Enter Tourney


by Tomorrow Evening.
Junior and boy tennis players have
only until O'Clock tomorrow night
to- register for The Star tournament,
which begins Saturday morning at the
Edgemoor Club.
Entries, with fees Of 81 for singles
and $3.50 for doubles, should be taken
or mailed to the Tennis Shop, 1913
Fifteenth street NV, before that
time. AS in the case of the mems
and women's tournaments, no post
entries will be accepted.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Henry's Sparmate Picked Ross.

AS mentioned
IN the world for
De Hammerng looked of
TO Ross He did not look that training
10 the
He
served as Armstrong; chief sparring partner
Genovese talking about the
ne liked
he'll beat Henry make
MOI once during the fight cid the style
the manner In which Armstrong fight
not crowdng
scraps And served emphasize
man like Ross smart
night another kind of bout, then
decision OF
IL rounds with three Armstrong; round
oen was taken away from him. He slipped
ROSS thigh IN the seventh round took
tne round away from Henry But Barney
Evening star., 1938-06-01
He Had Nothing Except a Heart.

But Ross wouldn't him quit Referee Ar
thur Donovan perfectly willing
consciously ashamedy watching
stopped
wouldn't he
left hand early in the fight His
have passed pale Umbang
his mouth and But he said beating
Talking Ross last
shng 1n quit take
talking to him again.
said,
better fighter that's all My hand?
weighed 8 He
had the edge reach But really
good big Rather
fortune
who sluggish definitely washed up
Evening star., 1938-06-01

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Charlotte, 13--6: winston-Salem, -.
Asheville. 5--6: RockyMount. 4--7 (hrst
game Is innings).
Norfolk. 4: Portsmouth, 8 30 tnnings).
Richmond. ID; Durham. 4.
Evening star., 1938-06-01
Games To-day.

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Boston at Chicago Boston at Chicago
N. Y, at Pittsburgh. N. Y. at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn. at Cinci Brooklyn at Cinci
Phila. at St. Louis. Phila. at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1938-06-01

tsee FIGHT, Page C-2.)
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
THEY'RE LEGAL NOW

But what, might be asked, is
being done for local anglers?
First off, within 48 hours or
less, it is legal to catch catfish.
And with any break in the
weather veteran anglers, after
hibernating this mild winter,
will try their luck with shad
and chicken entrails, cut her
ring, clans, shrimp and other
vile-smelling bait to entice the
mudders from the bottom.
At this season catfish are
sluggish and they bite none too
hard. And remember if you are
going beyond the District line
above Washington to Maryland
and Virginia. a nonresident
license is necessary.
Atlas, Fries, BeaI and Sharp,
Sport Center, win write. the
tickets. At Rockville, Md, at
the courthouse, licenses are
available.
Ocean City. Md, fishermen
will organize
The industry developed at the
famous resort by Paul Townsend
will be standardized shortly, &C
cording &C =. E. Mumford, who
represented some IS native boat
owners a. the Outdoor Life Show
at Fifth Regiment Armory the
past week
The organization will be aug
mented by some IS boats from
Florida when the marlin season
starts.
"Only the best boats will be
available and all owners will
standard:ze equipment basing
their charges on 100 per cent
service" declared Mumford.
ASSISTS d. C. FANS
This, it is thought, will be of
material assistance to the hun
dreds Of Washingtonians who
annually visit Ocean City for
the sport.
Incidentally Mumford de-
clared the. organization will try
to develop drum fishing off
shore at Fox Hills Level just as
it is aone further down the
ocean at Chincoteague.
DR.. Roy A. Buhrman, presi-
dent of tie Ocean City Cham
ber Of Commerce, will cooperate
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
.Buscher to Pilot
| Orlando Ball Club

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 18.-Alton
CBucky) Buscher, former Uni
versity Of Maryland star athlete,
has been named manager Of the
Orlando Club of the Central
Florida League. according to an
announcement by Owner j. M.
Coffee.
Buscher was a great all-around
star at the Old Line institution
several years ago, and upon gradu-
alton joined Atlanta in the South.
ern Association and later played
with Hartford in the Eastern
League. He is an outfielder. A
former college team mate of
Buscher, Jack Stonebraker, plays
alongside the new manager in the
outfield.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Keeps Title,
F0iling Chiefs Holds

row. This is considered a record
cast for the rasslin' industry.
This time the Chief got in
volved with one of the custo-
mers who resented being used
as a landing field. Again the
Chief climbed back into the
ring, but a minute later he was
in the aisle again.
AIRPLANE SPIN
Three times are out in any
league and the Chief got tired
of communting, so he called it
a night when the Bronx whirled
him about in an airplane spin
and flattened him with a body
press.
The Semifinals were unmarried
by any extra-curricular excite
ment. AL Periera pinned Bronko
Valdez with a flying scissors in
II minutes; Ram Singh and
Hans Steinke drew in 80 min
utes, and Orville Brown threw
Walter Podolok in 1872 minutes.
Podolok, a blond, Well-propor-
toned gent with a wiSpy mus
tache, was undoubtedly the
handsomest man on the card.
But a beautiful profile is no
defense against bone-cracker.
Walter wrenched a muscle in
his back, but, after a massage
by the house physician, re-
covered sufficiently to pick up
his pay check.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
FIGHT
FOR COURT Tie

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Feb. 18.-
Lee.Jackson Highs five will bid
tonight for a first-place tie in
Fairfax County's scholastic league
when they mix with Thomas JET.
ferSon Highs quint, of Falls
Church, in the local gym.
Falls Church's tosSerS lead the
league by one game. but if they
lose tonight, a play-off contest will
be necessary to decide the cham
pionShip.
AL Omonhundro, athletic di-
rector of the Little Generals, is
enthused over his clubs chances
because of a recent 30-29 victory
over Kendrick Flashes. This club
defeated the George Washington
Presidents by 10 points.
The Lee-JackSon mentor will
bank on Bayliss, Leake, Petit,
Parrish, and Lynch to annex the
contest. Captain Thomas is the
threat of the Thomas jefferson
five.
A girls game between the re,
SpectiVe schools will begin at 8
p. m. The Little Generals have
already won the county title.
Athletic Director Maurice Given
and a squad of 10 players will
leave here this afternoon on a
two-day trip for court games in
the central district of the Virginia
conference.
Tonight the Presidents and the
Petersburg High quint clash al
Petersburg, Va, while tomorrow
night the Alexandrians will mix
with the Hopewell High Blue Devils
at HopeWell, Va.
If the Presidents can win these
two contests they will tie for first
place with Thomas jefferson High
of Richmond in the State series.
Episcopal Highs five meets Gil
man, of Baltimore, Md, tomorrow
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
All Set
Steele, ~BGrth Taper
Off for Bout

CLEVELAND, Feb. 18 O.NS0.
Freddie Steele, world middle
weight titleholder, and Carmen
Barth, local Italian boy, today
tapered off their training for
their championship scrap in
Public Hall tomorrow night.
The two fighters faced differ
ent problems in their final day
of preparation. Steele may weigh
in slightly below the 160-pound
limit, while Barth must scale a
few pounds from his gross ton.
mage
James J. Braddock, former
worlds heavyweight champion
who is to referee the bout, is 'ex
pected to arrive here tomorrow
morning with his manager, Joe
Gould.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

with the fishermen and the
hotels aid boarding houses and
cater to the fishing fraternity
in every respect.
Fishing on the Jack Spot off
Ocean City is costly but not
prohibitive. And If you want
proof of what a man will do
when he wants proper equip
ment. consider the case Of Louis
Brown, local photographer, who
laid so 5mackers on the line for
a Heddon flyrod the other day.
All of which reminds us that
it is high time we looked over
all our fishing catalogues.
checked up on our tackle, be-
gan to plan what we could
budget out for the coming sea-
son.
While fishing is weeks off
you will find that a half hour
spent now at home, or a rod
or reel delivered to your dealer
will receive prompt attention.
And repairs will be most reason
able.
In speaking of repairs would
you believe that a 5-foot boat
rod with five guides and a tip
could be Silk-wrapped in 20 min
uteS.
That was the usual procede-
ure with pretty Mary Maraca.
of Utica, N. Y. with the Hor.
roacks-Ibbetson display in Balti-
more.
Anglers stood agape as nim-
BILE fingers whipped the red and
black silk on the whirling rod.
"GoSn," said one worthy, "it
took me exactly three weeks to
do that job, and it was terrible
when I finished"
(QuestiOns relGtiUe to fishing,
recreation, resorts, Gn0d tr0Vel
for fishing, should be addressed
to ANGLER, care the Washing
ton Times.)
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Bob Pastor
Has High Earnings
Without Title Shot

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 0.N.SD.
The old time heavyweights fought
for purses a preliminary boy
would scorn today. Even the old
time champions often got less
than second and third raters can
make now.
Jimmy Johnston. former match,
maker of Madison Square Garden
stressed this point today when he
declared that Bob Pastor, the local
heavyweight he now is handling
will earn at least 100000 this
year without a title shot.
Pastor had four fights, win
ming all, in January, said
Johnston, land he probably will
average two a month for the
rest Of the year. Right now he
has his choice of 81 fighters in
IL towns outside New York"
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

who, after all, is shedding his
ducats on waterfowl and fish
alike.
Let it be understood that the
"dicky birds" are the gents who
want all wild life conserved at
any and all costs. While the
buckles" are the sportsmen who
want, and intend to get, more
waterfowl to bang away at dur
ing the season.
Out of q welter Of discussions,
reports and at times most acri-
monious debate, it seems evident
that some twenty million citizens
vitality interested in hunting and
fishing, are going to play ball
with the Administration and will
pocket pride in cooperating with
the Federal authorities, even to
the extent of fancied infringe
me1it on States rights.
ALL COOPERATE
Led by the famous ]. N.
Ding Darling, all factions
agreed to cooperate most fully
with Federal authorities in con.
serving wild life game and fish,
Most interesting to anglers,
both fresh and saltwater fish
ermen, were the presentation of
papers by outstanding author
tiles. The Pittman Robertson
ACT met with the generous ap-
proval of the entire gathering
while President Roosevelt's mes
sage was indorsed with unqual-
ified approval.
While rumblings Of discon-
tent were frequently heard dur
ing the early sessions of the con-
ference, sponsored by the Ameri-
can Wild Life Institute of this
city, and open breaks freely
predicted, all State representa-
tives put their prejudices aside
and fell into line most harmo-
niouSly.
All States and all agencies,
and the emiSsaries from sister
republics Canada and Mexico
consented to make "the Ameri-
cas- a better place in which to
live and hunt and fish"