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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
CHISOX EASY TO SIGN
All but Six Already Are in Line.
Bonura Again Is Slow.

CHICAGO. Jan. 8 (P).-Most mem
bers of the Chicago White Sox ap-
parently have found nothing wrong
with Owner j. Louis Comiskey's salary
terms for 1888 contracts.
All but six have put their sigma
lures on the dotted line and re-
turned the contracts, Comiskey dis
closed today.
One of the six still outside the fold
was zeke Bonura. first sacker, who has
been building reputation as
perennial holdout. The others were
Luke Sewell, Merritt Cain, Marvin
Owen, the former Tiger; Jack Hayes
and Monty Stratton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
GREAT TIMING DEVICE.

An electric timing device will be
used at Sydney, Australia, next year
for the British Empire games. Each
lane will have light OF a different
color (both track and swimming) and
the finishing board not only will
give the correct order but the indi-
vidual times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
rs A long way from the toughest
layout in the world. and it comes
pretty close to the miniature

I rs A long way from the toughest
layout in the world. and it comes
pretty close to the miniature
a course class when you rate 1t
against the 7.000-yard layouts on
which national championships are
being decided nowadays, but the Rock
Creek Park golf course is the hottest
links spot in town these days.
Probably because it is on the short
side, and doesn't call for a lot Of
lengthy smuggling from the tee, but
more likely because it is a protected
course where high winds don't affect
the flight Of the ball, the rugged little
layout of Sixteenth street Is getting
the biggest play Of them all this win
ter. It isn't unusual for 20 golfers
to use the course on any week day.
No private club and no other public
course has anywhere near that much
golf during the winter.
Nor do the boys who are doing their
stuff up there at Rock Greek Park
bar anyone in their casual gambling
excursions on the golf course. Gents
like Mel Shorey, Volney Burnett.
Red" Smith, Telford Gibraski and
AL Price are busting par with the
regularity of railroad schedule every
time they start. They're hotter than
Fourth of July f1recrackers as they
white shots of perfect" figures.
Play for BLOOD Money"
A COUPLE examples: Burnett
started on course A. which is the
first nine, with five straight IS the
other day, and wound up with sub
par 81. Shorey played the twin mines
in 80, for a course record Of 81, fol-
lowing 80 on A course. AL Price,
one Of the shorter hitters OF pro golf
around Washington, had q 80 on the
first nine, and Gibraski. who claims
he can't putt, scored a 80.
The boys are red-hot. and anyone
who goes up there can get a match,
even though the dough isn't heavy.
At the swanky country clubs, where
the bets on golf matches are little
heavier, the pay-of doesn't mean
much to the losers. But on the public
courses. where most of the boys don't
have much dough, 1t hurts when
guy loses
One of these boys lost six bits on
match the other day He told me
he had to live on crackers and milk
for two days" said Harry Graham,
Rock Creek Park manager.
Those little 50 bets these boys
make mean more to them than 100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
Jumping Duel Foreseen.

HICKMAN heads fast field in the
sprint series Of so, 80 and 100
meters, while johnson, the Olympic
champion from Los Angeles, is going
to have his work cut out for him in
leaping against AL Threadgill, Tenn
pies lanky high-jumping ace.
A pair of New York U. contenders,
Jim Herbert and Edgar Stripping, top
the 500-meter field, with Jim McPo-
land, former Georgetown star, fur
nlshing the outstanding opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball,

Catholic University VS.. American
University. c. U. gym. 8:15.
Maryland vs.. v. NJ. l., Lexing-
ton, Va
Gallaudet VS.. Wilson, Wilson, 8.
Southeastern VS.. Loyola, Balti-
more
Maryland Frosh VS.. Bethesda
Chevy Chase, College Park.
Catholic U. Frosh VS.. Montgom-
ery-Blair, c. U. gym, 7.
George Washington Frosh VS..
George Washington High, Alexan-
dria.
Central vs.. John Marshall, Rich
mOnd.
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THERE'S one thing they learn o

THERE'S one thing they learn on
the public courses which some
Of our better private-course players
might use to advantage They try to
hole every shot, no matter from what
distance or what angle. They bang
for the cup from anywhere, on the
pitch shot or a 60-foot putt, If there
is green at Rock Creek Park big
enough to give 'em a 60-foot putt
Mostly those green's are on the small
side. but they bang away from all
distances. And the proportion of
holed chip shots and long puts looms
big
Naturally. you'd think a guy with
a fine golf swing like Telford GibraSki
the former Cincinnati pro who man.
ages East Potomac Park, would grab
all the dough. Sometimes he does,
but not always. Gibraski is one of
the better golfers in this sector, q
gent with a smooth swing and an iron
player from away back.
It he had the time and the money
to play in many Of the pro engage
ments he'd win some Of them. But
he hasn't either, 50 you seldom see
his name in the pro tournaments.
Yet. good as he is. Gibraski doesn't
win all the time in those money tits
at Rock Creek Park. It's that kind of
course where local knowledge is the
thing.
George Diffenbaugh, the dandy
playing little Indian Spring pro. took
a lesson in chipping and putting up
there the other day. paid of, and al
lowed he'd stay home at Indian Spring,
where he knows few tricks himself.
These boys know too many angles
for me-" said George Il think Ill
stay where know some myself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08

II RANK MCCORMICK, director Of
athletics at Minnesota and once
more in charge of collegiate fund
raising. believes N. c. A. A. sources
will collect 100000. twice as much
as raised for the 1886 games" Brun-
dage revealed.
Although Japan has appropria ted
100000 yen toward expenses of the
visiting Olympic teams in 1910, the
United States has decided not to &C.
cept any transportation subsidies.
Great Britain, it is understood, also
has refused any such assistance.
The 1896 policy of having each sport
finance its own participation. an
emergency measure last time. will be
continued. Brundage hopes that even
tually there will be "carryovers" to
make the long-term financing idea q
reality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
ERWIN IS SUSPECTED
Offer to Buy Abrams Contract
Smacks of Press Aeentrv.

Just at time when it would do the
most good for all concerned. Jimmy
Erwin, clever pilot of several scrap
pers, offered $4,000 for the contract
OF George Abrams. local middleweight.
1t was rejected hastily by sgd Fishel,
Georges manager, but the bid served
its purpose.
BY a strange coincidence. Abrams
meets Red Finnegan at Turner's Arena
Monday night, the same spot where
Erwin will have two of his fighters,
Buck Everett and Battling Burroughs,
laboring. and, naturally. that's one
way of breaking into print.
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Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y-Danno O'Mahoney,
France. drew, one fall each Gil pm.
BOSTON.-Everett Marshall, 22Q,
North Java. N. y. 1925.
NORTH BERGEN, N. .J.-Gino Carl
baldi. a1S. St. Louis. threw Rebel Bob
Russell. 215, Texas. 2S:32.
235. International Falls. MINI, defeat
ed Gus Sonnenbere, 2l5, Los Angeles
two straight, falls.
225, Canada. defeated Charley Strack.
22b. Oklahoma, two straight falls.
COLUMBUS ohio.-Frankies, Tala::
her, 1s3, Chieato, thtew I Wnnin5eS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
NEW SWIMMING AID
Daughters Head Roll Improves
Breathing on Both Sides.

When Buster Crabbe appeared about
eight years ago with style of breath
ing with equal facility on either side,
many swimming writers observed
that here was unique style, and one
which afforded Crabbe the important
ability to observe his field without any
special breathing effort.
Now Ray Daughters has advoca-
ted the easy head roll which makes
it possible to breathe on either side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
NAGURSKI LOOSE AGAIN
Grid Warrior, Returned to Mat,
Wrestles Sullivan Here.

The weekly risking of Champion
ship at Turner's Arena next Thursday
will fall on the expansive shoulders of
Bronko Nagurski, recognized in some
sectors as the graphing ruler. Bronko
will burp with the towering John
Sullivan, 7-foot 4-inch twister.
Nagurski appeared here last summer
and fiattened Joe Cox, while Sullivan
has disposed of such squirmers as
Vanka Zelezniak, John Grandovich
and Billy Hanson in local appearances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
Mac Smith Back In Trim.
Odd Threesome StruxsIes,

listed among the 73s were Sam
snead, the West Virginia gallery
favorlte, and Dick Metz Of Lake Forest,
III.
DIN Dutra. former kingpin Of the
open and P. g. A. ranks, had a 70.
The field of 295 after today's play
will be cut to the low 1928 for 10 holes
tomorrow and the final 10 Monday.
oldest threesome in the opening
round found Babe Didrikson, the
Texas girl athlete, carding an unexcit-
ing "a; Heavyweight Wrestler George
zaharlas, SO. and Pardee Erdman, pro-
fessor Of religion at Occidental College
here, IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
SCHONFELD AMBITIOUS
Heurich Hawkeye, in Hot Streak,
Primed for Kingston,

Mllt Schonfeld, Heurich's bounding
midget guard, will attempt to pre-
serve his scoring streak tomorrow aft
ernoon when the Brewers meet the
Kingston Colonials of the American
Professional Basket Ball League in the
Heurich gym.
To date. Schonfeld is averaging 10
points game for the five home games
played by his team. Last week he
scored IA against the New York Gel
tics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08

Reshevsky's score in the breakdown
consists Of hve victories and four draws
without a single defeat
Alexander and Keres lost no games nor
did youthful Reuben Fine, the latter win
ming three games and drawing six.
Shortly Reshevsky returns to New
York City TO defend the United States
title that he won in open tournament
play under the auspices of the Ma
tional Chess Federation, q. S. A., two
years ago.
April has been set as the tentative
date for commencement of the Amer
lean contest.
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Women Vie for u. S. Crown.

POSSIBLY It was st. Louis, pos
sibly Chicago or even New York
City, where the last woman's match
was held, as the records disagree, but
It u q sure thing that the woman
chaas players will stage on January
II ct the Marshall Chess Club, New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08

Three years ago-Crowd Of a.
816 paid $24,680 to see pro tennis
debut Of George Lott and Lester
stoefen against Bill Tilden and
Ellsworth Vines,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
YEARL|NG AUCTION
GOOD BAROMETER
Sales, Purses and Crowds
All Show an Increase
Over SO Campaign.
BY E. ROLAND HARTMAN.

by T.. RUTLAND HARTMAN.
Chairman Y,,,; Trettins Horse Club Of AMERICA:
nj American trotting sport. both
" in its amateur and profess
a. sional aspects, once more has
come into its own. The past season
proved that to a greater degree than
most Of us predicted when 1887 was
launched. And while it is usually the
good, old days" for which many
pine, it is the current and future days
OF thoroughly revitalized sport that
interest us now.
It was only several short years ago,
during the depression, that the grand
circuit contained but eight and nine
meetings. These were not particularly
we'll attended and the purses were
unappealing. Today we can look
back on the last years IL grand cir
cult meetings and IA weeks of racing,
both Of which are above the 1896
record. and predict with confidence
that 1888 will beat all of its predeces-
sors.
The sport of training and racing
trotters and PAGERS has not increased
IN popularity. however, because of
any hidden reason or fluke. We have
been developing a new SPORT with all
OF the best qualities of its ancient
and honorable past merged with new
aspects of keener interest to the gen.
eral public and the amateur who can
train and race his or her mount in
person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
Southwest Clan Is Rugxed.

THE Southwest section, which is
represented by Rice among the "a
best teams, with a percentage Of SOL,
excelled seven other sections in inter-
sectional strife on the basis Of the
Williamson figures.
The "a best teams figured down
from 100 for perfect" team are
rated according to the seven most rep
resentative games. including bowl
games that might have been played,
for each team.
The list includes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08

Five years ago-Harvard and
Princeton renewed football rela-
lions under two-year contract for
1884 and 1895,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
COLLEGES TO TILT
0LYMP|CF|NANCES
Aim to Double SO Aid With
100000 Gift to Needed
100000 for 1910.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. Jan. 8.-The i'm
M portant business Of finances
" and where to get some $780,
4 900 to send the United States
Olympic team to the 1910 international
games at Toxic, comes up today for
consideration by the Executive Com
mittee Of the American Olympic As
ISOLATION.
The probability is the goal for 1910
will be $4,000 more than the ap-
proximately $35O,O0o expenses for the
American team in the 1886 games.
The 100000 would cover all costs.
The committees discussions today
will center around means to speed up
the fund raising as we'll as the pre-
liminary work necessary to insure
United States participation without
scurrying around in a last-minute
drive for funds, as was the case
before the Berlin games.
Financial Groundwork Laid.
HE financial groundwork already
has been laid by the Amateur
Athletic Union as we'll as the colleges"
explained Avery Brundage. president
of the Olympic Association, but we
still have long way to CO."
In previous Olympics the A. A. U.
has carried the main financial bur-
den. Since colleges have won their
fight for equal representation on
all important Olympic committees,
through the efforts of the National
Collegiate A. A., some members of
the Olympic Associations Executive
Committee plan to suggest share-and-
share alike In the fund raising.
Brundage said the N c. A. A. al
ready has set finance machinery to
work
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= ALrFORN1A's Rose Bowl vic.

~ ALIFORNIA'S Rose Bowl VIC
tor leads the national college
\ football parade. ard the
~ Southwest is the intersec-
tional play pace-setter for the CAM
paign recently ended. according to the
computations of the Williamson scien-
tif1c rating system.
A list of the "a best teams of the
country offered by the Williamson
system puts the Golden Bears at the
top with rating of 987. just six.
tenths Of point above Pittsburgh's
Panthers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
VENTURE IS DISABLED
Foe Cancels, but Jessurun Keeps
Place on Rialto Card.

Place on Rialto Card.
Vittorio Ventura. Italian velter.
weight. today definitely was erased
from consideration as an opponent
for Andre Jessurun Friday night at
the Rialto, since Manager Louis Soresi
claims Ventura injured his hand re-
Gently in whipping frankie Blair.
Jessurun. however, has accepted a
date for Friday night here and Match
maker Howard Livingston now Is cast
ing about for an opponent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
Los ANGELES OPEN
RIFE WITH BRIDES
Goggin and Thomson Lead
as ~ Conquer Par in
Opening Round.
By the Associated Press.
40 ANrwY INC

BY the Associated Press.
7 OS ANGELES, Jan. S-Grtfnth
Parks companion golf courses,
Woodrow Wilson and Warren G.
- Harding, were in for another
drubbing today in the second round Of
the $4,000 Los Angeles open.
Led by long-hitting Johnny Thom-
son, the Shawnee siege gun, and vet
eran Willie Goggin Of San Francisco,
a. professional golfers shot under the
Wilson par II or the Harding par 70,
IN the opening round.
Today's Is holes started OF with
Goggin and Thomson, with SIS,
three strokes In front of a group of
eight including Bruce Mccormick, Los
Angeles national public links cham
pion: Henry Picard, Hersey, Pa: Har-
old McSpaden, Winchester. Mass, and
Lloyd Mangrum, Dayton, Ohio.
Mac Smith Back In Trim.
MACDONALD SMITH of Glendale,
Calf, four-time winner Of the
Los Angeles open, shot a first-round
10. The old Carnoustie master has
been III the last year, but Is determined
to add fifth title to his collection.
With him in the los were Wee Willie
Hunter OF Santa Monica, ex-amateur
king, Lawson Little. Johnny Revolta
and several other ranking pros.
Horton Smith, who holds the Wilson
course record-a g. fired last year In
the same tournAment-was within
striking distance with II, and no one
counted out the 1897 champion, Harry
Cooper, merely because he turned In
u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
Golfers Go for 'tBl00d Money!
At Rock Creek Park Course,
Hottest Spot of Winter Play

bucks bet by some fellow who can
afford It," says DOC" Payne, one Of
Rock Creek Parks steady players.
Its blood money with them II they
miss and lose it means the differ
ence between pie a la mode for q day
or two and splitting a bowl Of chilli
with a couple Of spoons. 1t means
the difference between q new pair OF
shoes and kicking around In the old
pair until they can put across . hot
hand. Chiselers, some people call
'en, but It's blood money to some Of
these lads. When they miss . 4-foot
putt for buck or two, It hurts
badly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
%HtE:; + : #

York, what is purported to be an Of
fetal tournament for the woman 5
chess championship of the United
States, under the wing of the National
Chess Federation, U. S. A., which
already has a corner on the United
States championship for both men
and women by virtue of Marshall's
abdication two years ago.
Twenty-one entries have
been received by the committee
headed by Mrs. Frank Marshall.
Nine Of these have been placed on
the exempt list and do not have to
demonstrate their wares in the pre-
liminary fray. They are: Mesdames
Adele Rivero, Mary Balm, B. w. Nc
Cready, H. Rogosin and William Slater
and Misses Edith Weart, Adele Raet-
tig, May Karff and Helen White.
In the preliminaries will be Misses
Mildred Peters, Louise Pfster, Helen
Ranlett. Elizabeth Wray, Blanken and
Adelaide Jones and Mesdames James
S. Cobb, Edna Harrison, w. E. Jack
son, John B. Kelley, Dora Lesley and
David M. Willard.
With few exceptions the 81 con-
testants are New Workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08

ROUND No. s of the 1nterhigh
Chess Association team tourney
will be played next Friday afternoon
at the Social Chess Lounge, states
President Robert Hostler. WASH
ington Chess Divan is speeding up its
Major Tournament and the hallway
mark is passed. Alfred p. Shein-
void has an entertaining article on
Kriegspiel in the January issue Of
Games Digest. :. Botvinnik absented
himself from the U. S. S. r. tourney
won by Levenfisch and in the matcn
between the two later, in the year
1887, the result was a tie, so that
Levenfisch is probably champion CT
Sovietland. Israel Horowitz, ed
itor of Chess Review, gives q stimuli
taneous exhibition at Hotel Gordon
tonight at 3 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
RAILROAD QUINT DATING.

The American Railroads unlimited
qwnt is seeking games with strong
clubs in its class Call P. H. Taylor at
National 1920. Branch IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
CUNN|NCHAMBACK
FOR K. Of c. MEET.
Despite Ai|ment, Studies,
Glenn Will Seek More
1900" Glory Tonight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
n YEW YORK, Jan 8-They pry
M the lid off the indoor track
" season in the Knights of Co.
4 lumbus meet tonight, and still
it's Glenn Cunningham VS.. Old Pop
Time as the feature attraction.
Although Don Lash. the durable
1ndlanan; Marty Glickman, Syracuse
sprint flash, and Cornelius johnson,
high-jump champion, are in the entry
lists. along with host of others, the
barrel-chested Cunningham remains
the favorite of the fans.
Despite the added burden of a long
standing bronchial condition. his
heavy work for his Phi. D. degree
which forced his transfer from Kansas
to New York University and the rise
of new sets of flying heels, Cunning
nam Is favored in the 80O-meter run.
Lash After 5000" Mark.
OPPOSING him in the event on the
boards of Brooklyn's 18th Regi-
ment Armory are such highly-regarded
steppers as Gene Venzke, the ex-
pennsylvania picture runner, and
middle-distance twins,
Lou Burns and Howard Borck. They
will be trying to break Cunninghams
three-year monopoly of this shorter
event. with which he annually starts
his campaigning for the mile honors
of the indoor season.
Lash. the Middle Vests iron man,
is out for new record in the 5000
meter run. pointing for Paavo Nurmis
l3-year-old 8:2625 mark Opposed by
field that includes Archie San Ro-
mani. another transplanted Kansan,
and the veteran New Yorker. Joe Nc
Cluskey. Lash may be pushed to
new meet mark in the event he won
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
HIGH GOLF HONOR
AWAITS GOODMAN
Amateur Champ Expected
to Be Placed at No. | on
Walker Cup Team.
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, Jan. Sin further
nj Endorsement Of his position az
" the country's leading amateur
golfer, National Champion
Johnny Goodman was slated today to
be named by the United States Golf
Association the Nc. man on the
1888 Walker Cup team.
Announcement Of the teams make
up formed the major part Of the busi-
ness before the annual meeting Of
the U. S. G. A.
Goodman, who won the U. S. title
at Portland, Greg, last summer, after
eight years Of trying, ranked at the
top of the list of candidates for 10
positions on the squad that meets the
British at st. Andrews, Scotland.
June ga
Close behind him we're Johnny
Fischer of Cincinnati, whom Omaha
Johnny succeeded as champion; Ray
Billows. former New York State
champion from Poughkeepsie who
took Goodman the full SO holes in
the 1887 amateur final, and Frank
Strafaci. 1885 public links champion
and consistent low scorer in medal
play tournaments.
Bill0ws and Strafaci New.
PILLOWS and Strafaci, II elected,
will be making their debuts In
the biennial competition. Other
rockies" prominent in the specula-
ton were Charles Kocsis. Willie
Turnesa. Fred Haas, MILFORD Wehrle,
Roger Kelly, Marvin Ward and Paul
Leslie.
Most likely repeaters from the 1896
team, which. with Goodman and
Fischer as two of its stars, routed
the invaders at Pine Valley, N. j.,
were Reynolds Smith, Charley Yates,
and two Northwesterners, Albert
(Scotty) Campbell and Harry Givan.
Besides naming the Walker Cuppers,
U. S. G. A. delegates also were to
elect officers with Archibald M. Reid
succeeding John G. Jackson as presi-
dent; approve the years champion
ship schedule. hear reports from the
various committees and possibly dis
cuss the results of a special survey
devoted to the stymie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
The list includes:
Auburn's Road Rough.

OF THE "a. Auburn played the most
strenuous schedule Six of the
seven games figuring in the selection