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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-22
By NOAH HOLLOWELL
THE WINTER SoLSTIcE:

THE WINTER SOLSTICE: l
enjoy astronomical studies from
the east window of my observa-
tory (the kitchen). 1t is there
that l am most impressed with
the, earth's declination, her hab-
its of turning away from the sun
in winter and thereto in summer.
The winter solstice was reach
ed yesterday-the period when
we refer to the sun as standing
still-the shortest day, and when
the earth reverses and begins to
incline toward instead of from
the sun.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-22
THE ECLIPTIC: NV back win.

THE ECLIPTIC: My back win
dow observations teach me some
thing of the ecliptic. In midsum-
mer the sun rises toward the
northeast and it slips around
neighbours house and moves on
and on until it reaches a point
a little south of what is said to
be Tryon peak. There 1 imagine
myself looking at the earth's eclip-
tic as the earth spins around and
turns from the sun in winter and
toward it in summer.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
ID. c.. Commission May Permit Use
erDe Ldnce Venom On Fighters

rectly to the bleeding area at the
source of the blood flow. Saturated
cotton is used to apply it, as rule.
DR.. Woodbridge has used fer de
lance venom properly diluted with
Salutary results, he said today.
Under the direction of the Dis
trict Boxing Commission tests Of
fer de lance venom dilution will be
made, and one of the woes of box
ing may be alleviated as a result.
BAN CERTAIN AGENTS
In many States use of certain
coagulating agents is not permit
ted by handlers of fighters. These,
as a rule are derivatives of iron.
They are powerful aStringentS
and do stop bleeding. AS rule, it
is charged, they form a granulated
substance in wounds, and this
must be carefully and painfully,
IoftentimeS, removed with tweezerS.
Sometimes wounds are permitted
to heal over these particles and,
as a result, puffy wads of proud
flesh form. These formations are
easily cut.
1t is said that any cut healed by
fer de lance solution may b9
Continued on Page 20, Col. -
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
LA FOND NAMES
BOXING LINEUP
FOR TERROR TILT

Lads who will represent Catho.
lie JniverSity'S ring team against
Western Maryland in the C. U.
gym tomorrow night have been
announced by Coach Eddie La,
Fond, of the Cardinal mittmen.
The first match is at $50 p. m
Dave Bernstein, 115-pounder
is listed to open up the activities
for the season when he opposes
Odell Osteen.
Others named include Francis
"Tex" Guinan, 125-pounder; Rene
Benites, 135-pounder; Capt. Fred
Mix, 145-pounder; sully Greco
155-pounder; Fred Slant, 1866
FOUNDER; Jim Turner, light-heavy'
weight, and Leo KatalinaS, heavy
weight.
Catholic University defeated
Western Maryland here last sea-
son, 5-3. The match will be the
Terrors second of the season, hav'
ing met Penn State last week.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

and a puncher always has a
chance. Farr is a mauler, a pun
ishing brawler, but not swift
firlisher. Both are superlatively
game, and both want to win.
A crowd of more than 10000 is
indicated by the advance sale,
with a probable gate of some
$4,000.
In the semifinal match, Bob
Tow, the Alexandria heavyweight,
will cross gloves with Eddie Hogan
in the Semifinal battle of eight
rounds. Hogan has fought a lot
of the boys and stopped Buck
Everett, the Washington heavy
weight, in jig time. Tow has shown
exceptionally good form in his
training and is given an even
chance to win over Hogan.
Six-round bouts between Jorge
Brescia and Jack Mccarthy. Emil
Calcagni VS.. Johnny Rossi and
Stanley Hasrato VS.. Bobby Millspa
bolster the card.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
q SWIM TEAMS
ENTER MEET AT
SHOREHAM POOL

TWenty-seven swimming teams
from all sections of the Atlantic
Seaboard section will vie for
honorS tomorrow night in the Dis.
trict of Columbia A. A. U. swim
ming championships in the Vene,
tian Pool of the Shoreham Hotel.
The meet is listed to get under
way at 8 o'clock.
Eighteen events are on the
boards and representation will be
heavy.
Listed teams include Abingdon
(PaO High School. Broadwood
Swim Club Of Philadelphia, Buck
nell (PaO Junior College, BaIJi.
more Y, Camp Huntingfield. Md
Goldsboro IN. c. Swimming AS
sociation: K. of C. of Baltimore
MaSsanutten Academy, Newark
A. c.; Penn Hall School, Penn
"A. c., Reading PaO Y. st. GEORGE
Dragon Club of New York; Naval
Academy, University of Virginia
Y. M. H. A. of Baltimore and the
York (Pa.) Y, as well as Central
Western and Wilson High Schools
of the District and the junior Y
and Shoreham Swimming Club OF
washington.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
Bx FRANK .BUCK" ONEILL

Science has turned to one of
the deadliest snakes of the world
and applied a venom that yearly
takes neutrality-suspicious., thou
sands of lives-to the aid OF
humanity. The fer de lance, from
the French Iron Of the lance"
habitat, Central and South Amer
lea, related zoologically to the cop
perhead of the United States, is
the snake that will be redeemed
by medical science from ways OF
Ireptilian iniquity and placed IN
the service of the world.
Its venom in proper solution
is a powerful astringent and may
Ibe used, according to DR.. William
A. Woodbridge, of the District Box
ing Commission, to stop profuSe
bleeding of cuts suffered in box
ing matches. Dried fer de lance
venom is dissolved in $500 parts
of physiologic saline solution.
MIXED WITH GLYCERIN
The solution is properly filtered
ana the filtrate is mixed with an
equal volume Of pure glycerine.
Thip one to 5000 dilution Of the
venom is ready for use.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
HoIdout
DiMaggiO Refuses
$4,000 offer

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 G.N.SD.
Joe DiMaggio, slugging Yankee
'outfielder, was definitely commit
ted to the ranks of holdoutS when
he refused a $4,000 offer at a con,
ference with Col. Jacob Rupert
here today.
DiMaggio emerged from the 30
minute conference, also attended
by Ed Barrow, business manager
of the club, and said he and Colo,
mel Rupert were still wide apart
as ever. DiMaggio is said to be
adamant in his demands for
$35, 900.
Colonel Rupert stated he was
not surprised at DiMaggio'S figure,
but thought it was unreasonable
No date has been set for another
conference,
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
GRANT, RIGGS
IN SEMI-F|NALS
BRADDOCK

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 81 G.N.SD.
Bryan "Bitsy" Grant of Atlanta
and Bobby Riggs, youthful Chi.
cago star, were safely entrenched
today in the semifinal round Of
the annual Dixie tennis tourney.
Grant moved up ahead by whip
ping Gardner Mulloy, Miami, IS,
rs, yesterday while Riggs turned
back the challenge of Ellwood
Cooke of Portland, Ore, Ga,
.3-6, Ga.
Wayne Sabin of San Francisco
and Charles Harris OF West Palm
Beach, Fla, also entered the semi
finals. Sabin beat Martin Buxby,
Miami, 60, Ga, and Harris de-
feated Frank KoVacs, San Fran
cisco, 6-3, 6-3.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

hardy race at that.
Yea, back came our Marty
Chey, that guys been three para
graphs getting Marty home) in
tow Of his team of Irish-Ameri-
can handlers, James Aloysius
Mcnamara, and Prof. William
Mccartney, himself, all hands
shaking their heads mournfully
and dolefully wringing their
hands.
1t seemed only a few hours be-
fore that the trio had debarked
for st. Louis and that John
Henry Lewis fight which was
born to bloom for oh, so short a
time-two rounds and a fraction
to be exact.
It had been a happy, conf
dent, if not a trifle cocky trinity
that only last Saturday put out
for the far shore of the Mis-
sissippi, the Pride Of Foggy
Bottom towering above the
others, countenance determined,
what with a new world to con-
quer in the person of the light
heavyweight champion.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

BY his round, Terrell served no.
tice to all, including the one and
only Jerome H. Dizzy" Dean, who
has declared he bet $1,000 to $780,
900 he would win the tournament,
he was out to recapture the title
he won in 1886. Sammy Byrd won
the title last year, but since has
turned professional, and is not
permitted to defend his cham
pionShip.
One stroke behind the aWshing
ton hurler at the end of the first
18-holes of qualifying was Lloyd
Brown, White Sox moundsman.
Brown finished third in the meet
last year.
Jack Russell, formerly with
Washington and Detroit, shot IA
for third place, and Paul Waner,
Pittsburgh southpaw outfielder,
was fourth with rs.
And ole Diz himself was next,
in a tie with Nick Altrock, Wash.
ington coach, at 78.
Paul Derringer, Cincinnati, who
usually shoots in the low 70's,
carded an IS.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

ldunCn a new UElN6 tonight.
The former champion faces the
gloved fists of Tommy Farr, the
Welsh fighter in a 10-round fight
in Madison Square Garden.
There is no title at stake in
this battle between boxing's Gin
derella man and the warrior from
over seas. But despite that fact,
there is no little interest in the
outcome.
There is a certain Importance
to the battle, for upon the result
may depend the future of Farr
He must win to press his claims
for a return fight with Joe Louis,
or a battle with Schmeling in
the event that the Teuton Schlager
defeats the Brown Bomber in the
ring next summer.
FARR BIG FAVORITE
Farr is a prohibitive favorite
in what little betting is being
done on the fight. On a line
through Joe Louis this is entiely
as it should be. The Brown
Bomber blasted out Braddock in
eight rounds to win the heavy
weight championship of the world
Farr fought the Negro tooth and
nail. and had he possessed the
punching power OF Schmeling, or
Braddock, the probabilities are
that he would have knocked out
Louis.
Farr did more than go the dis
tance with the champion. In
some fundamentals of the sour
science he made a sucker of Louis.
FEINTS BOMBER SILLY
He feinted the Bomber into false
moves, outmanouvered him, and
belted him on the chin with many
a lusty righthand smash. But
the knockout shock was not in
Tommy's gloves, and Louis went
on to grab decision.
None of these facts is lost upon
Braddock. He knows that the
wear and tear of ring battle, age,
and the betting odds are against
him. But Braddock has ever been
a man to laugh at odds and BATTLE
fate.
He got up off the floor to knock
out Corn Griffin in Madison
Square Gardens Long Island bowl.
He was a short-ender against Max
Baer. They laughed when he
went into the ring with John
Henry Lewis, who krDcked out
Marty Gallagher the other night.
If you look at the records,
Braddock beat Lewis, and he GER
tainly beat Baer, who was to S
over him.
Braddock has one great asset
tonight. He is a better hitter,
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

Final Round

PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan.
21.-Mrs. Merrill M. Lord, Of
Washington, d. c., meets Mrs.
John H. AbeeI, Of New York,
the defending champion, in
the final round of the Wom-
ems Golf League Of Advertis-
ing Interests tourney today.
The Washington golfer yes
terday defeated Mrs. ]. E.
Mc.Auliffe, of New York.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
FRIEDMAN MAKES BID

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 G.N.S).
Benny Friedman, head football
coach at City College here and
formerly a star player at the Uni
versity of Michigan and later in
the professional ranks, admitted
today he had applied for the post
of coach at the University OF
Oregon,
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
Another KayO
For J. H. Lewis

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 81
John Henry Lewis, worlds light
heavyweight champion, scored his
second knockout in the week when
he kayoed Leonard Neblett, Clarks
dale, Tenn, Negro, in the third
round of a ten rounder here last
night. Lewis knocked out Marty
Gallagher of Washington, D. c..
in st. Louis last Monday night.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

Pittsburgh by sleeper last night,
and upon arriving in Smoketown
this morning were hustled to the
Pittsburgh Athletic Club, adjacent
to the Panther campus.
The HoyaS will leave for Penn
State tomorrow morning for AL.
toona, and from there will take a
bus to State College. The ride is
a tedious one, and will tax the
team to the utmost, and probably
have some i'll effect on it's chances
tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
MacPhail Flies to
COnferWith Grimes

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 Q.N.S)
Larry MacPhail, new executive
vice-president Of the Brooklyn
Dodgers today was en- route by
plane for Grand Rapids, Mich.
where he will confer with Bur
leigh Grimes, manager of the club
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
Miner Teachers
Win Close Battle

The Miner Teachers College five
defeated the A. and T. College tos-
sers of Greensboro, N. c., At to "A,
in the Cardozo High gym yeSter-
day. The game was a tough af-
fray throughout and at half-time
the Miner boys led
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

along with the
h e w W eight
i t | t holder in
p e RS on, was
Joe'S younger
S i S t er, Eunice
Barrow, a How
ard University
coed.
S aid Joe:
"I am send
ing Eunice
through the
univ er Stiy
here, but the
only trouble
about her 60
ing to college
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
MuTuALs DEFEATED

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 21.-The
State house of representatives de
feated a bill to legalize pari
mutuel betting on horse and dog
racing in Georgia by a vote Of
1O1 to 81,
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

Y e S t e r d ay,
and a disillu-
stoned broth
of a lad he
was.
Back from
S t. Lo u / S
came William
Martin Gala
CHER, Of the
F o 6 gy Bot
tom G IL a.
ghers, if you
please, a n {.
the Gala
ghers of Fog
gy B o t t o m
were ALWAYS a
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
TAR HEELS IN ACTION

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Jan. 81,
North Cardinals varsity boxing
team will test its fighting skill
with one of the East's perennial
best teams-Penn State-at State
College, Pa. tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
Sees Brother
Heavy Champs Sister
HOW0rd u. Coed

An eager spectator at the How
ard Theater last night, when
Champion Joe Louis world pre-
miere motion picture was unveiled
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

Experiments in use Of the solu-
ton have established it's definite
coagulating action when the
venom was used in dilution OF
100000
The diluted venom is applied di.
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
Kirk Miller
(Times Sports Editor)
Says:---

Tender hands and understand
ing, sympathetic hearts brought
our Marty back to Washington
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
WelShmAn Must Beat
Ex-Chambion to Hold
Place in BOHing Sun

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-James j. Braddock, whose tri-
umphan march from the relief rolls of Uncle Sam from the
ongshorman bale hook and hand truck to the heavyweight
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
FHreU Cops Medal
In Ball PlAyery' Colt

SARASOTA, Fla, Jan. 81 GNS.).-Cardng uncover
par r. Ferre Washington pitcher today led the field
diamond players into the second round of the 36ho quail
fying test of the baseball players golf tournament
The Washington times., 1938-01-21

is I'm afraid she'll get smarter
than am and I'll have to take
a back seat in the Barrow
family"
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
An Official Guide

And it was no Alice in Won
derland expedition, either, that
set foot so short a while ago,
for Prof. Will Mccartney had
been imported from New York
for the sole purpose of seeing
that nothing dipsy might be
foisted on our Marty in his
invasion of the Middle West.
You know the professor Is
pretty fool-proof when it comes
to the ring. He's just that smart
and willy, in so far as Fistiana
Is concerned, that he's likely to
be nominated for the Supreme
Court bench on the very next
vacancy - particularly if the
matter of the possible existence
of a fight trust ever were to
come up.
. Anyway, the professor was as
nnystified as Marty himself, Z,
say nothing of good old grinnin'
Jimmy Mac, who has been
mother and father to our Marty
ever since he drew on his first
glove, and if the truth be known
sister and brother to him as
well.
Sheepish they were, too, as
they sat around on the stools
at Jewish Community Center's
gym relating their sad expert
ence to the eager group Of half.
clad health club habitues.
"Why," qouth the professor,
with gestures, "I tot nuttin' OF
Marty takin' it on the lug a bit
in them first two rounds, fig
urin' he was JUS feelin' Lewis
out (Note: It seems it was Lewis
who was doing the feeling out0
Late in Starting
"'Cause y'u know Marty allus
was a slow starter. That's d. rea-
son we don't like to take on
these 1O-round fights Marty
sometimes doesn't get d'chanct
to get started atall.
"But we sends him in for that
third round, do Jimmy and me-
tellin' him to go right after this
fellow, cause he couldn't hurt
us, and d. first thing me and
Jim knows, Marty is layin' dere
limp as a wet newspaper all
washed up.
"I tell yez," continued the pro-
fessor, whose class was getting
too big for the room, by now, Il
never seed nobody hit like dis
Lewis, not even Dempsey
"I allus said dat AL LaSsman,
you know d. guy what played
football at N. Y. u, was the
hardest.hitting bloke I ever see
In q ring, but Lewis got gun
cotton in those arms of his and it
explodes on mighty short no
tice.
But" consoled the professor,
as he appraised our Marty, ap-
provingly, "he's o. K. now. Not
hurt q bit. Come out of it fine
and ready to go right back in
there against anybody :. eh,
Jim?"
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
HcyaS Open Dr10e for
League Title, Meeting
Pitt on Enemy C0ur1
BY CHICK KENNY

Visions of returning home Sun
day with first place in the Eastern
Basketball Conference tucked
safely away, the Georgetown Uni,
versity basketball team will clash
with the powerful Pitt Panthers
in Pittsburgh tonight in the first
of two tough floor assignments
Tomorrow night the Hoyas meet
Penn State, Conference pace-Setter
at State College, high in the snow
covered section of central Penn
sylvania.
Naturally, with two tough bat
ties such as these on the boards
for the Hoya hardwoodsmen, re
turning home in first place will
be a great feat for the locals.
Pitt, smarting under the set
back sustained from Notre Dame
the other night, will be out to
avenge this disaster at the expense
of Georgetown tonight. The Irish
have a habit of knocking off the
Panther dribblers just as easy as
the Panthers have in annihilating
Notre Danes football team.
SENSATIONAL UPSET
The game tonight will be the
second start for both quintets. Last
Monday night Pitt uShered in it's
conference season by defeating
Carnegie Tech. Georgetown scored
a sensational upset two weeks ago,
humping Temple University at
College Park.
A win for Georgetown tonight,
or for Pitt, for that matter, will
place it in a tie for first place
with the current leader, Penn
State. Should the Hoyas bag this
tilt and then knock off Penn State.
they will return to Washington
Sunday, firmly entrenched at the
top of the circuit.
Pitt has been playing in-and-out
ball all season. In nine games
played to date the Panther has
been victorious five times, winning
from Northwestern, Fordham, Syr-
acuse, Duquesne and Carnegie
Tech. Games were dropped to
Wisconsin, Butler, Kentucky and
INotre Dame.
HOYA VICTORIES
Georgetown, in addition to the
Temple win holds decisions over
Western Maryland and Maryland,
and have dropped an encounter in
Madison Square Garden to New
York University.
On the basis of performances
to date and the caliber of opposi'
ton, Pitt is a favorite to win the
game. Along with this, the Cats
will be playing on their home
floor, q decided advantage.
| Georgetown left Washington for
The Washington times., 1938-01-21
Not Too Fast There!

And here Jimmy Mac, the
manager of record of our Marty,
got in the first word slantwise:
II dunno, Bill, about any
body cause Marty JUS don't
look natural layin' out there on
the canvas like that. I tink
we'd better go a little easy wit
him now and build back his
confidence-dont you, Bill?"
"Confidence!" expostul a e d
the professor. confidence!
Why, that's what you've got me
for. Just give me any fighter
for five minutes before he goes
in his corner and I'll have him
so confident he'll be swapping
at the ring posts"
"Yea!" moaned Jimmy Mack.
"You had him five minutes be-
fore he went in his corner and
I had him five minutes after
they carried him back-dat's
when he needed d. confidence!"
It all gives you just a little
idea Of the colorful, old-time
fight impresario, the likes Of
which Is sanguine Billy Nc.
Carney. A fading cult, II you
ask me!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
Recreation Rumbles

With the league broken up to even the teams, the second round got un- der way. The Pirates remained in first place by taking all three games from the Braves. Masi and DiFTonzo were the Pirates high bowlers, while Manzo and Heating were best for the Braves.
 The Cubs dropped to second place, although they took two games from the Athletics. R. Hamel and Carroll rolled high for the Cabs. Hart and Cole socked them for the As.
 The Red Sox went into fourth place by knocking, of the third place Tigers. Cooney and Acquarelli starred for the winners, while Pied monte was the best Tiger.
 The sixth place Giants won all three games from the last place Yankees. Despins and Boisvert stood out for the Giants. Chabot and Rinafdi were the high men for the Tanks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
LOURDES DEFEAT
 MILL PLAIN SQUAD

The Lourdes beat the Mill Plains last Sunday at Hamilton Park. It was a tough game from, start to fin ish, but the LourdeS were destined to win and pulled through the second quarter and won the game, 6 to o. Tony Yonico went over the goal line with the leather. The last half, little gain was made by the Mill Plains and at the end of the second half the Lourdes were fifteen yards off their goal line.
 The Lourdes have been very suc- cessful this season. They have played six games and were unscored upon or defeated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25

It's Cold Turkey For Armstrong
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25

ST. THOMAS H. N.
 (Chase Alleys) FITZGERALD (2l