The Washington times., 1938-01-01
TWO new FIELDS
BOOM SPORTS
IN ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. /
Sports in Alexandria doomed the
past IL months. Two athletic
fields were erected, one for the
George Washington High School
and the other for the independent
baseball and football teams Of the
city.
The two athletic plants involve
a cost Of $4,000 to the city. One
Of the features Of the high school
field is the installation of arc
lights for night football. The
Presidents in the gridiron sports
enjoyed a successful season from
a financial angle and in their big
game of the campaign with the
Washington and Lee High eleven,
traditional rival Of Ballston, Va.
drew nearly 10000.
OLD DOMINION BACK
Another important athletic ad.
vancement was the return Of the
Old Dominion Boat Club to the
aquatic sport. Crews carried the
colors in regattas with their
ancient rivals, Potomac Boat Club,
and the Old DominionS expect 70
accomplish big things in 1888.
In baseball Alexandria was rep
resented in the semipro circles by
the st. Mary Celtics and because
the new athletic field was under
construction this nine played the
majority Of their games on the
road. Theodore Beach was man
ager Of the team and Joe Hamilton
coach.
The Kendrick Brewers occupied
the amateur class, along with the
Happy Valley and Alexandria
Boys Club mines. The latter out
fit, coached by Ellet Cabell, won
local honors. In the junior class
the Alexandria Post No. "a, Junior
baseball team, made a wonderful
record and lost out in the State
finals to the Richmond Legion
nine.
GOLF ON THE BOOM
Golf doomed at the Belle Haven
Country Club under the direction
of Herbert Taylor, president, and
Tom Ryan, golf professional. The
Belle Haven team won the Bi-
State title and also annexed a
number of home and home
matches. Charlie Rollins won the
club championship; j. D. Murphy
the Gazette trophy; Harry Krause,
the senior championship, and Mrs.
John w. Howard, the women'S
club championship.
The Episcopal High School ath-
letic teams made history when
they won the undiSputed State
football title in preparatory cir
cles and went through the season
undefeated. Only one tie was on
their record, with Hill School, of
Pottstown, Pa, a foreign game. In
track the Maroons, coached by
Charlie TompkinS, won State and
national honors, and the basket
ball and baseball teams also had
good records.
WIN BOXING HONORS
Alexandria also was prominently
identified in the boxing sports,
amateur and professional. Gilbert
Mayor and Bobby Schwartz won
in the all-Eastern Golden Glove
finals at Boston, beside winning
the Golden Glove championship of
washington, and Ikes Fones, an
boy, is entered in the
heavyweight division for the Bat
tie Force championship Of the U.
S. Navy on the Pacific Coast. He
is an enlisted man on the U. S. s.
Colorado.
The professional sport saw Petey
Sarron, of this city, make sue
cessful invasion Of South Africa,
then lose his title of featherweight
champion to Henry Armstrong of
California, in torrid bout at
Madison Square Garden. Sarron,
following this fight entered in the
lightweight division.
Bob Tow, big local heavyweight,
began a comeback in the ring, and
defeated such fighters as Sandy
Mcdonald and Ralph Carpenter,
and on January 81 is scheduled to
box in the semi-finals of the Brad
dock-Farr card. He has secured
Harry Raskin as his trainer and
holds daily workouts in the new
gymnasium erected by the Mays,
r. L. and Beverly, at the bus ter.
minal.
Bowling also became a major
sport and the Rotary Club team,
captained by Abe Martin, won the
service league title. Three other
leagues, the Old Dominion Boat
club, Virginia Public Service and
Crusaders, had successful seasons.