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Evening star., 1938-02-09
Bows tOCOntest
AtTable Tennis

TABLE tennis will take It's place
- among Washington Boys Club
sports tonight, when the Com
munity Center Department spon-
sors its first annual interclub
tournament at Roosevelt High
School, beginning at 1880 o'clock.
Eight clubs-Anacostia, Wilson,
Eastern, Buchanan, Roosevelt, JET
ferson, Langley and Powell-will be
represented by two boys in each
of three classes. One class is for
boys between IL and IA years DID,
another for those between Is and
II and the unlimited class.
Club champions will vie for the
singles championship. and for dou-
bles competition each club champ
will team with his runner-up.
Team trophies and individual gold
and silver medals will be awarded.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
CANADIAN CAPTURES
BRITISH TANK TITLE.
Pirie Wins 100.Yard Freestyle
in Empire Games-Dominion
Loses Mat Contender.

By tie Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 9.-Canada
captured the 10o-yard free-style
swimming championship at the Brit
ish Empire games. but lost another
wrestling contender today as the
fourth day of competition began.
Bob Pirie Of Toronto won the swim
ming title in 500 seconds.
Jack Whelan, Vancouver heavy
weight wrestler, was eliminated un-
der the Olympic bad mark" system
when he lost two bouts. He was
thrown by j. knight of Australia,
which marked three points against
him, then received the other two for
the total which brought elimination
when he was beaten on points by
James Dryden of New Zealand.
Whelan's elimination left Terry
Evans of Toronto as the only Cana
dian in the running for a mat title,
as two others were eliminated Monday.
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Leod's 1908 open championship VIC

Leod's 1908 open championship VIC
tory.
THERE was so much fuss about the
poor thing, it's about time It was
laid away in mothballs and completely
forgotten for a year at least. The
stynie question today Is as dead as
last years straw kelly around Wash
ington.
Jim Cosgrove's efforts to have the
stymie barred from the sectional tour
naments have failed. and Jim, sincere
soul that he is, realizes that even
though popular opinion is against the
stymie, there is a vast sentiment sur
rounding the announcements of the
United States Golf Association.
And 4 disinclination to take
issue with the parent body, out
wardly at least.
Moves by Jim to outlaw the stymie
were successfully beaten at the annual
meetings Of three sectional golf asso-
Citations in this territory during the
past month. and today the stymie Is
dead issue-or q live one, if you
prefer.
Briefly the situation is just this:
The United States Golf Association
recommends trial for one year of the
modified 6-inch stymie rule. which
provides that the near ball, If within
inches of the cup and if it stymies
the other ball. shall be lifted.
The previous stymie rule, providing
that there is no stymie If the balls
lie within inches Of each other, also
applies.
This rule will be played in all tour
naments of the four sectional golf
organizations in this territory-the
Middle Atlantic, the District, the
Maryland and Virginia associations.
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a gallery and enjoy it without cham
pionship hanging on every shot," Bob
told US just after he had announced
his retirement
But at the same time he
added he likes to play with his
friends and would appear occa-
sionally in exhibitions.
Fred Mcleod is great friend OF
Bob Jones and we are sure Bob would
be glad to play q match with him.
particularly since it would be just an
exhibition and would mean nothing.
Such a match would be charity
affair.
Could you imagine anything better
that q match in which Bob Jones,
Ralph Guldahl, Sam Snead and Fred
Mcleod played That is just what Is
In the making, If it can be arranged,
on the thirtieth anniversary Of Nc
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he promises to be good Local ring
worms, however. rightfully are bleat-
ing, because every step in the tedious
schooling process George must absorb
has been unraveled before their eyes
and, after 16 such spectacles, they are
becoming trifle weary of it all.
Behind 1t all Is Abrams un-
blemished record in those Is
engagements. Frankly, he has
been placed against fighters
whose collective punch hardly
figures to dent . pillow.
Some have been rugged some youth
full. some determined and some fairly
talented boxers. but without exception
they have been fellows without a
punch. The idea has been to let
George expand his knowledge Of ring
tricks without running the risk of
being mussed up.
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TURIELL0 TO FIGHT
FIRST Time IN D. c.
Former Italian Olympic Boxer
Will Meet Lucas Monday
at Turner'S Arena,

(AVER1O TUR1ELLO, Italian-born
welteSweight who recently vas
ranked third in his class by the Ma
tional Boxing Association, will be
introduced to Washington ringworms
next Monday night at Turner's Arena
when ne boxes Johnny Lucas, Who
fights out Of Camden. N. J.
The affair is scheduled for 10 rounds.
Turiello formerly boxed for the
Italian Olympic team and as a pro-
fessional he is credited with victories
over such as Cocoa Kid. Andre Jessu-
run. Phil Furr, Tony Falco, Johnny
Jadick and list of other Journey
men. 1t so happens that Lucas also
has beaten Fur, Cocoa Kid and others.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

oy INC Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Freddie Steele.
il5s. world middleweight champion,
kNnosked No out Bob Turner. ie2. Newport
NeSs; NV ye YoRk%Gs.li1:v oRi no95s,tl1 Conner IA
HSsltiWors. Hsrt more outpointed Al Roth. 1861.
LOS ANdELEs.-Andre Lenslet. 2oe.
trance. and Big Boy Bray, 2lO, Los
oMsIusKEGoN. Mich.-Kayo Morsan,
lnrs 72, aD3etToit outpointed Jackie CAL
-, DETRo1T. Matte S sroTn. Nv. 1os
nMashlngton. knocked out Lorenzo Pack,
Nm NEW YoRk:@johnny Bellus. 1s4m.
N,. New Haven. Conn. outpointed George
,aAETFORD. Conn.-Johnny Mack.
Gene Cen. rsw S:rssaHIrit Hritain Conn, knocked out
in G9sI9i ens Im9in9te Vt Of the third round. '
vichl iTaa IN; GSAi;S9LES' Si;9siSSs' Ha..Gus Lesne;
0eh hARRfsau5sSSs,. AHRsRRTsi 5SS Atslsnta Ilo,'. r',
l5O, Trenton. N. J.. outpoint.S Tnnv
ciacc'o. $50. Norristown. Pa. 1s). ''
Evening star., 1938-02-09
GRUNTER ALI BABA
IS HERE TOMORROW
Daviscourt to Aid Former Title
Claimant in First Turner'S
Arena Mat Start.

BY the Associated Press.
A Ii BABA, nee Harry Ezekian and
said to be a former champion
ship claimant, will make his local ras-
sling debut tomorrow night at Tur-
ner's Arena.
He will practice on the torso of
Dick Daviscourt in one Of the twin
features.
Dean Detton. who happens to be
another former claimant to the title,
will meet Chief Chewacki in the other
top spot.
The prelims offer Chief Thunder
bird versus Henry Kulkovich, Orville
Brown versus Boris Demttron and AL
Periera versus Vanka Zelesniak.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Varied Sports
PRO HOCKEY

PRO HOCKEY.
National League.
Boston, 3; Chicago, /.
New York Americans, 8; Montreal
Maroons, /.
American Association.
Tulsa, o; Minneapolis. o itie).
Wichita, 4; Kansas City, I.
International American.
Springfield, 2; Philadelphia. /.
AMATEUR HOCKEY.
Hershey, 6; New York Bronx
Tigers, O.
PRO BASKET BALL.
National League.
Oshkosh All-Stars, So: Kankakee
Gallaghers, 33.
Akron Firestone, AZ: Warren. ~.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.


ALBANY, N. Y.-Danno O'Ma-
honey, 230, Ireland, drew with
Don George, 220, North Java, N.
Y. bout ended at one fall each by
II o'clock curfew).
WORCESTER. Mass.-Yvon Rob-
ert, 235, Montreal. defeated Wally
Dusek, 240, Omaha (two straight
falls).
READING. Pa.-Gino Marti-
nelli. 200. New York. threw Sammy
Cohen, 230. Chicago 15:02l.
ST. LOU1S.-Lou Thesz, 220, st.
Louis. pinned Ernie Dusek, 229,
Omaha (32:45).
1NDIANAPOLIS.-Everett Mar
shall. 222. La Junta. Colo, and
Dorve Roche, 221, Decatur, ILL.,,
drew Zone fall each, 80 minutes).
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. - Hans
Kaempfer, 235, Germany, defeated
Lou Plummer, 242, Baltimore, one
fall.
CHICAGO. - Bronko Nagurski,
230. International Falls. Mimi, de-
feated Friedrich Won Schacht, 233,
Germany, one fall.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
ADVANCE AT HANDBALL
Two of Five D. c., A. A. q. Clashes
REQUIRE Three Sets.

In D. c. A. A. U. championship
handball competition last night, WAL
ter Engelhardt and Art Wondrack
teamed in eliminating the Woodward
Vineberg combine, 21-9 and 21-l6.
Payne and Berman ousted the Schulz
man-Gravitz duo in three games,
21-16, 1921 and 21-12.
Schwartz and Pearlman trimmed
Wendlandt and Klein in straight
games, 21-15 and 2l-16, while Nash
and Benjamin trounced Myers and
Newman, 21-12 and 2l-11. A singles
match between Goldstein and Man.
gan was won by the former, 21-10,
1921 and 21-13.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
centennial ADVANCES
Sweeps Whiting to Gain Ground
in Masonic Pin League.

Centennial continued its march
toward the Masonic Bowling Leaxue
flag when Lee Brown, rolling 372, led
a sweep over stubborn Whiting
team at Convention Hall. To win the
first skirmish the first four Centen.
nials had to mark down In their last
frame.
A hot scrap between the runner-up
King David and the third-place Hiram
outfit resulted in the latter taking the
odd-game decision when AnchormAn
Sam Simon came through with q
timely seven-count spare in his last
frame for q two-pin win. King David
won the opening skirmish when Harry
Dixon shot 154 to feature q 612-594
decision. His 800 set topped the
match.
A league record went to Frager Of
st. Johns when he collected seven
strikes. His team counted an excep-
tional total Of 81. Major Robb. rolling
second high season game Of l64, won
the weekly game prize.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

career would be suicidal. Dozens Of
middleweights could trim him, and
some of those shellackings would
border on homicide, but year or two
from now perhaps the situation will
be reversed. Maybe George by that
time will have gone the route Travelled
by Marty Gallagher and Lou Gev-
inson and appear somewhat less at
tractive as prospect. but Fishel
doesn't aim to destroy his chance Of
floating into sockdoms stratoSphere
by having him punched around too
freely while he's still learning.
Manager Declared Wise.
A BRAINS never has fought more than
= eight rounds and in keeping him
immersed in eight-rounders Fishel
has employed wise policy. At his
high school age George lacks the
stamina that comes only with ma
turity. To strain his staying power
now only would lessen the possibility
OF his reaching the heights.
The 19-year-old lad. modest, mild
hammered, likeable fighter, whose pos
sibilities enthused Freddie Steele,
world middleweight champion, when
Abrams spared with him last sum-
mer. never may attract national rec
ognition.
Too many questions regarding
his ring equipment still are to
be answered, but at least he's
promising.
True. George should be exported
for time because his schooling is
becoming a bit dull to local fans.
Condemnation, however, is trifle of
color. The most avid fstic follower
wouldn't recognize such names as
Kid Hancock, Billy Murphy, Chief
Gordon, Johnny Pierson, Anamas
Campbell, Joe Lyons, Fred Woods,
George Copelin. Andy Malloy, Two
Gun Gillian. Jack Downey, Boston
Bearcat, Battling johnson, George
Christian, Jack Koehn or Joe Bonds.
They happen to be the first l6 victims
Of Jack Dempsey.
If the compass-guiding Abrams
career has gone haywire it still must
be proved.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Miley Meets Traung,

"A MOTHER feature match brought
= together Marion Miley of Fort
Pierce. Fa., Cup victor over Audrey
Phipps Of Palm Beach. and Dorothy
Traung Of San Francisco, 7-and-6
conqueror Of Marion McDougall of
Portland. Greg.
The medalist and favorite, Kathryn
Hemphill Of Columbia. S. c., opposed
Sally Guth Of Webster Grove, Mo. Miss
Hemphill overwhelmed Mrs. Charles
Harbaugh Of Cleveland, and 6. yes
terday. while Miss Guth disposed of
Mrs. E. F. Cary of Minneapolis, 4
and 3.
Mrs. Jane Cothran Jameson of West
Palm Beach defeated Mrs. Joseph
Lawlor of New Rochelle, N. Y, 6 and
4. and today met Lillian zech Of
Chicago. victor in 10 holes over Mrs.
H. D. Sterrett Of Hutchinson, Kans.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
NEARING 1000 POINTS

LEXINGTON. Va. Feb. 9 GP.-
Bob Spessard, Washington and Lees
sharpshooting basket ball center,
neared the 1,000-point total for his
college career today.
He was high-point man last night
IN Washington and Lees 1890 VIC
tory over the Richmond Spiders. He
collected IL points.
The lanky center has piled up 167
points in II games during the current
season. His total points since enter
ing Washington and Lee now stands
at 967 in 81 games.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr.

YNDER the auspices Of private
committee and aside from the
official tournaments Of the
Metropolitan Chess Associa-
ton, the traditional annual chess
tournament for the District title
opened recently with 10 entries from
three local chess clubs.
Capital City Chess Club was
represented by L. N. Ponce, Dis
trict champion: v. L. Eaton,
chess director; Henry A. Rous-
seau. club champion, and E. N.
Knapp, J. E. Dubois and p. d.
Smith.
Alexander Sturgis represented Paul
Morphy Chess Club Eaton also is
champion Of this group, while Vladi-
mir Sournin is a non-club player.
From the Social Chess Divan came
Robert Feeney and Joseph scribante.
Result Of the initial round: Ponce,
0-Knapp. /; Sournin, dubois, 0;
Evening star., 1938-02-09

thousands OF people, possibly the Dig
gest crowd ever to see a golf contest
around the Capital.
Jones last played an exhibition
match in Washington In 1880. when in
a benefit which drew nearly 5000 golf
bugs to watch the man who won four
major championships that year.
In November of 1880 he announced
his retirement from competitive golf.
and since has played in only four
tournaments. He has played in the
four Masters" affairs at Augusta, and
will play again in the Augusta tourney
next month.
I'm tired of all this fuss and bally-
hoo. I'd like to just play golf without
Evening star., 1938-02-09
JOHNNIES TRAVELLING.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Feb. s.-st.
Johns which won its first game satur-
day after six defeats this season by
defeating strong Gettysburg team,
will play two league games this week,
against Washington College tomorrow
and Johns Hopkins on Saturday, both
on foreign courts.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
ROSSLYN GIRLS BEATEN
Drop Decision to Male Bowlers in
Waynesboro Match.

WAYNESBORO. Va, Feb. o.
Rosslyn's crack girls bowling team. on
Southern tour, dropped a match to
the Waynesboro Cavalier mems team.
1861 to 1922 Evelyn Ellis was high
for the girls with 1853
Gait Davis and George Isemann Of
the Rosslyn troupe defeated c. Pan
nell, jr, and c. Pannell. ST., 1852 to
TAI.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Stellar Players Rest.
WITH their eyes probably turned to-
w ward the forthcoming national
chess championship battle that begins
in New York City on April 2. the pre-
liminaries commencing a fortnight
earlier, many Of the strongest of Dis
trict chess players declined to engage
in the local contest.
Donald Mugridge, former titleholder
Of the District; Carl Hesse, G. G. Bet
finger, Simon Naidel, Max Kessler,
g. r. Paschal, william Reynolds, An
Evening star., 1938-02-09
HollywoodRace
Purses Are Rich
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TNGLEWOOD, Calf, Feb. o.
Purses aggregating 1888 900 will
be distributed by the Hollywood
Turf Club during 33-day racing
meet at its new track here this
summer. General Manager Jack F.
Mackenzie said today.
Topping the list is a s5O,0O0
Hollywood Gold Cup race July l6.
A $4,000 added Hollywood Der
by. two $500 races, three $4,000
events and four $2,5OO purses will
feature the season. June 10 to July
%, Mackenzie said.
A minimum Of $4,000 will be dis
tributed daily.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
PLAY RUBBER" CONTEST

Heurich's professional basket ball
team will play the Newark pros Sum
day at the Heurich gymnasium in the
rubber" game of their series.
The Brewers dropped the first game
played here, SO to "a. In the second
game the Heurich five scored a 3s-
to-37 victory.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
LITTLE LE|SFAV0RED
|NH0T GOLFF|ELD
Tough Course Is BattIed by
Nearly 200 Players in
Frisco Tourney.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
|CAN FRANCISCO, Feb. s.-Tac.
~ king one of the toughest
courses on their winter tourna.
- ment swing, nearly 200 golfina
blue bloods tee OF today in the first
1s-hole qualifying round Of the eighth
annual $4,000 San Francisco match
play open.
The 6,781-yard San Francisco Coli
Club layout, with l52 traps, was q
stern challenge to the touring pros
even in perfect weather, and rain left
the turf soggy.
Little . Hot Favorite.
ONE Of the hot pre-tournament IA
vorites is Defending Champion
Lawson Little Of San Francisco. for
mer amateur king, whose speciality is
match play. Little has been unable
to hit winning stride in medal COM
petition.
Sharpest' contenders for Little's
crown include Johnny Revolta of Ev-
anston, ILL.,, top money winner Of the
season; Jimmy Thomson of Shaw
nee-on- -the-Delaware, Pa, winner Of
the Los Angeles open; Henry Picard
Of Hershey, Pa, who won the Pasa-
dena open, and Harry Cooper Of
Chicopee, Mass, victor in the Oak
land open.
Revolta. Picard and Harold Nc
spaden of Winchester, Mass, scored
even-par practice rounds Of II yes
terday.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
YOUNGL|NKSSTAR
MEETS TOUCHFOE
Laddie Irwin Draws Helen
HoCkenjos in Florida
Second Round.

n AIM BEACH. Fla, Feb. 9 LP.-
- The surprise package Of the
Palm Beach women's golf
tournament. 17-year- old Laddie
Irwin OF Montclair, N. j., met a
formidable second round foe today in
Helen Hockenjos of Lake Hop
tacong, N. j.
Miss Irwin upset Jean Bauer of
Providence, R. l.. up, yesterday,
while her opponent was disposing of
Mrs. Philip Hill of London, England,
2 and l.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Ganto Switches From Beer to % but Spurs Training Camp
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

CENTRAL. now leading with Q
comfortable four-game MAJ
gin, seems q sure winner Of the
inter-high basketball champion
ship.
Eddie Killeen and Dick Tip.
each with fouE wins and one de.
feat. are tied for the lead In the
District pocket billiard champion
ship tourney.
II Catholic University defeats
George Washington, they will be
tied for the lead in the local inter-
collegiate basket ball race.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Two decades of bowling hardly has
dimmed the craftsmanship of Ralph
(Bus) Provost. The veteran Navy De-
partment Lacquer topped of his
photographic teams 618-1,710 with
near-record wallops of 168-404.
Weekly Federal League scoring hon.
ors fell to Dutch Newman of Investi-
cation with 152 and Dave Groth of
G. A. o. with 1893.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
0WNMETHODS0.K.,
DECLARES HIS AIDE
Tony Not Moved by Edict to
Be Orthodox or Have
Bout Cancelled.
D, the Associated Press

D. the Associated Press.
~ RANGE. N. j., Feb 9.-Two-
ton Tony Galento made q
J wry face today as he washed
down a six-course breakfast
with a quart of grade-A, and his
mouthpiece vowed the Jersey water
buffalo never would go to one Of those
dude training camps-not even If it
meant calling off his fight with Harry
Thomas at Madison Square Garden.
Tony tried to appease his New York
Boxing Commission critics by SWITCH
Ing from beer to milk-he even posed
Tor pictures licking heart-shaped
raspberry lollypops and reading bed
Time stories-but he has his own ideas
OF now to train and can't see the sense
OF changing.
Makes Mountains Tremble.
80 OUT went the ponderous beer and
spaghetti hall proprietor with
1ralner Jimmy Frain for road work
ana the folks in the lowlands thoup ht
tney heard thunder as Tony numbered
through the Orange hills.
baloney," said Trainer Frain to
Promoter Mike Jacobs ukase that
Tony start training-not later than
today-at Nine. Bey's camp at Sum-
NIT or forfeit the chance to brawl with
1nomas at the Garden come a week
Friday.
Jacobs laid down the law when he
neard the New York boxing solons
would withdraw their o. k. of the bout
unless Galento. who likes to train in
ms oarroom and a local gym. went
into daily camp routine.
There's nothing wrong with this
tralnlng-a l00-yard run, a little rest
ana then l00-yard walk" said
Trainer Frain.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
A1ANGlN' OK II
EI IT, ROPES44%}$N.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

yappng finally 19yearold
Abrams For the horrible
Abrams still his hstc infancy
that inevitable
Sid Fshelwhih calculated
a rather pugilstic pattern.
Abrams is local middleweigh months
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Trainer Is Adamant.

WE TOP off this l4-m,le road work
with rest in bed, eats and 8 Q
or 10 rounds of boxing in the gym in
the afternoon. We amt going to
Nine. Bey's or any other training
camp.
"Tony's been training this way for
IL years and he amt had no trouble
yet. He drinks lot of milk. We eat
Ice cream cones, too. I wake him up
about Z, maybe 7:3O. every morning,
We've been training for this fight for
13. maybe IA. days. We amt going to
stop now and we amt going to change.
No generals in New York can tell us
how to train.
Il been training him for 9, 10, or
maybe II years-for Risko and all
those guys. Tony trains good. And
he goes to bed every night, too"
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Fishel Is Determined.

MAYBE Fishels plan is odkey, but
~ the yapping will have to increase
in volume before he switches to an
other course. Sid predicted the bel
lowing when he launched Abrams on
Evening star., 1938-02-09
HALL, HUTCHINSON WIN.

Doc Hall defeated Crowder, 1881,
in So innings and Graham Hutchinson
trimmed George Lamborn, $3.50. in 81
innings last night in three-rail bill
lard matches at the Royal Academy
Evening star., 1938-02-09
By Walter McCoIlum

oBERT TYRE JONES R former world golf champion who
Y which annually in
hibon
Evening star., 1938-02-09
INDIANS SIGN AvERILL.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 8 (P.-Earl
Averill, veteran Cleveland outfielder
and in other years q persistent hold
out. has signed his 1888 contract. It
Is believed Averiu accepted q cut.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

BELLEAIR, Fla. Feb. 8 (R.-J. H.
Wall Of Oshkosh. Wis, won the annual
Belleair seniors golf tournament,
scoring IS.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Billy La Bille's Isl and E. c. Bit
tenbender's 1863 we're tops in the SAM
leo League Team high counts went
to Green Bag Coffee with 579 and
Jumbo Bread with l,677.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Jacobs Transfer Bolsters Lead.
SWEEPING Cool's Fountain with top
team counts of 648-l,767, Jacobs
Transfer gained Arm grip on first
place in the Columbia Heights League.
Individual scoring honors went to
Bill Clampitt of Little Tavern with
l57 and Paul Harrison of the Cools
with 393 Bill Krauss maintained
his 1875 average with 378. Perce Wolfe
added nine sticks to his 125 with 384.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

The Skylarks, likely doomed to fin-
ish last in the Ladies' Chamber Of
Commerce League, were cheered by
sweeping the Canaries. The pace
setting Orioles we're nicked for a game
by sthe Adjutants. Ruth Ollie, roll
Evening star., 1938-02-09

ing high game of 1l6 and 290 set,
featured the Cardinals 81 win from
the Umbrettes to deadlock second place
with the losers.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Audrey Thrift, among the leading
girl rollers of the Ladies' Washington
Gas Light League. was tops with
104-3l0 in Safety Valves shutout
over Torches. Florence Giovannoni's
111-295 featured Burners rout of
the Meter team.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
QUICK STEELEK,0 0,
LEADS TO PROBE
Boxing Board Holds Purse
Of Turner, Investigates
After Crowd BooS.
Py the Associated Press.

Ey tHe ASSOCIATED PTe8S,
~ OCHESTER, N. Y, Feb o.
Brig. Gen. John H. Phelan,
chairman Of the New York
L y State Athletic Commission,
promised today an investigation of
Middleweight Champion Freddie
Steeles first-round knockout Of Bob
Turner last night.
Steele downed the Newport News,
Va, fighter four times in winning the
battle In 2 minutes and II sec
onds Of the first round. It has been
scheduled as q l0-round overweight
match. Steele weighed 15s and Tur.
ner 1852, 2 pounds over the middle
weight limit.
The champion put Turner on the
floor three times before the knock
out.
Crowd Boos Is Minutes.
PHELAN. who saw the bout, said
he had ordered Turner's purse
withheld and that the commission
would start an immediate investiza-
ton.
A crowd of $500 persons started
booing when Turner hit the can
vas the first time and kept up the din
for almost Is minutes, preventing
the announcer from introducing the
principals of the semi-final, which
followed the main event.
In his dressing room, Turner, who
recently defeated Carmen Barth, said
Steele's first right-hand punch dazed
him.