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Evening star., 1939-01-17
BY the Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan. II.
Johnny Nee, talent scout for the
New York Yankees these IA years,
today expressed hope for a good
crop of baseball rockies.
This should be good year." said
the veteran who played % years in
the minors before being signed to
the Yankee scouting staff by the late
Miller Higgins.
They seem to run in cycles. But
if one boy out of a dozen we send up
makes good why that's almost bat
ting 400 for the season."
Nee said the business of scouting
was getting more complicated each
year, and blamed free hitting and
the baseball farm system for the
complications.
Time was when you looked for a
pitcher who could pitch, he said,
but today the pitcher must hit al
most equally we'll with the out
fielders If he Is to be of full value
to his team.
Even Minors Use Scouts.
The farm system employed by
most clubs also means that likely
prospects are tagged long before
they are ready for the big time, he
declared.
"Why even the class B clubs in the
minors have their own scouting sys-
TENS, and when you compete against
these, the class AS, the class double
AS and all the rest of the majors,
you run up against the stiffest sort
of competition.
"You hear of a good prospect, but
unless you get there practically the
same day you'll find that three
others guys have been there before
you"
Nee explained that under the
Yankee system the scout devotes
most of his attention to amateur
talent. Nee covers the South. Paul
Krichell scours the East. Gene Nc
Cam has the Middle Atlantic States,
Bill Essick the Middle West, Joe De-
vine the Southwest and Chick Fraser
the Northwest.
Nee Has Fine Record.
Every spring I make the circuit
OF the campuses," Nee said, picking
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Capacity House
Al Louis-Lewiis
Fight Looms
Fans Feel Friendly
Foes Won't Do Bottle
As Lodge Brothers
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, Jan. 17-Tickets for
the Joe Louis-John Henry Lewis
championship fight at the Garden a
week from Wednesday night are, on
the word of Promoter Mike Jacobs,
selling so fast that Mike is begin
ming to suspect he should have wait
ed and staged the thing outdoors.
He says it looks as if it might over
flow the Garden.
If Mike is anywhere near right
about it, this is nice tribute that
the customers are paying to a couple
of Negro boys who have been close
friends and admirers of each Others S
boxing ability for several years.
When the match was first an
nounced, there were many capable
observers who thought maybe Mike
had at last fumbled one.
Both Still Friendly.
Even if Joe and John Henry had
been sworn enemies, it still would
have looked gamble. for there
never before had been a heavyweight
championship fight between Negroes
in this country. But Joe and John
Henry admitted from the start that
they were friends, and they have
stuck doggedly to their mutual re-
gard all through the weeks of train
ing.
Joe will only say he intends to
"whup" John Henry, which he prob
ably will All John Henry claims is
that he has an even chance of lick
ing Louis, which is more than he
thinks some of Joe's other recent
opponents had.
Trouble Seen for Joe.
Some of the wise old managers
and ex-fighters think that John
Henry, though still little more than
light-heavyweight, will give his
200-pound opponent a peck of trou-
BILE. Nearly all of them declare he
will stay the l5-round limit. 1t is
noticeable that the more they have
seen the challenger fight the better
they regard his chances.
The tribute to Joe and John Herr,
ry, of course, lies in the fact that
there has been no suggestion they
might turn out to be lodge brothers
The feeling about Joe Louis is that
he takes too much pride in his title
to carry any opponent even cou-
pie Of rounds, no matter what the
opponents complexion.
Evening star., 1939-01-17

with the Chicago Cardinals,
wouldn't mind the job.
Watch out for Tulane If Coach
Red Dawson can find himself a
passer. He'll devote most OF
spring training to developing an
aerial combination to 60 with his
power-house drive Manager
Lew Burnston imported his new
heavyweight, Francis Jacques,
direct from the French Foreign
Legion.
The booing over the Farr-Bur-
man decision (Burman got IT.
lasted through five rounds OF the
next bout Good morning,
teacher: Dugan Aycock, Char
lotte IN. c. golf pro, recently
changed a Virginia man from q
80 to a 70 shooter and received
as q Christmas present q trip
to the Rose Bowl game. Nice
going, professor.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Freshmen Give Hoyas
Start on Colonial,
1erp Basketers

If achievements of its freshmen
basket ball team are any criterion.
Georgetown will wind up the cur
rent court season in the No. l spot
in its three -cornered rivalry with
George Washington and Maryland.
Although the Georgetown Mary
land varsity game is not until Feb
ruary and the G. VIC. U. game
until March S, the Hoyas today hold
victories over both foes, thanks to
their undefeated frosh five. Adding
to the victory over the G.. w. year.
lings week ago. the young Hoyas
yesterday at College Park whipped
the Terp Cubs, 37-29, in a game
closer than the score indicates.
Georgetown had only e. 3-point
lead with 2 minutes to play, but
a final squirt led by Faris clinched
the decision. It was the first de-
feat for the Maryland frosh.
Evening star., 1939-01-17

Los Angeles open, is called the
Make Rosenbloom of golfdom by
his friends. Like old Slapsy,
Jimmy gives the night spots. a
strong play and always is ready
for a guest turn at the mike.
But, whereas Make can't even
carry a tune, Demaret can both
Groom and yodel.
Marvin Mccarthy suggests in
the Chicago Times that boxing
should have a novice division
which would include every heavy
weight who has not licked Tom
my Farr at least once . Dick
Chapman, the golfing blueblood,
vowed the customers in his de-
but as a night club singer last
night.
If the U. of Arizona doesn't
mind a former pro handling its
football team, Milan Creighton.
former Arkansas gridder, later
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Nibb|e Hanover Made
Winter Book Choice
In Classic Trot
Juvenile Champ Tops As
Which Remain Eligible
For HumbIetoniun
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GOSHEN, N. Y, Jan. l7.-Nibble
Hanover. the winter book favorite,
heads the As notable 3-year- old
trotters still eligible for the 40,000
Hambletonian, which will have its
18th renewal over Good Time Park s
triangular track here in August.
Light harness horse racing's rich
est stake drew one more entry than
last year, when the owners paid by
January the s250.necessary to keep
each trotter eligible. The payment
brought the total paid to date on
each horse to $3.50, with an addi-
tional $500 due the day before the
race if the owner is to send his entry
to the post.
Bostwick May Drive Favorite.
Nibble Hanover, champion juve-
nile of 1888, with a record of 202 y
established in the Kentucky Fu-
turity, is owned by Dunbar Bostwick
and his sister Mrs. Ogden Phipps of
Old Westbury, Long Island. Bost-
wick personally is supervising the
conditioning of the offspring Of
Calumet Chuck, for which he paid
$4,000 as a yearling, and probably
will handle the reins himself in the
big race.
Six other trotters who distin-
guished themselves sufficiently last
1See TROTTERS, Page A-1D
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Six-Doy Bike Riders Are Going Other Way

wages hangs pro-
fesons we'll
working longer than certain number hours week? The
sblies interesting
The Redskins playing the Giants in the that is
decide 1899 Giants 60 lead but
Redskins touchdown closing of play
kicker
the winning
point.
Under the and hours
football played this week. It'll cost
know what Boss Marshall said
tackle misses the
6-6 tie.
going the opposite dec
fancfu
final of the meeting Madison Square
is close The Belgian team is
Belgian sudden bid with
the stands of Ma Perkins boys blows
make another
please
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Little Joe Combrio Is Going to Take Beating

athletes AT the
Donald
the world follows they making
colossal onthelevel feud should be
N. C, boys
leadership stake? Wouldn't be awful
over?
Baseball likely feel the hand of the and h. law if it
instance Little
three farm clubs works
dictates letters and scouts
nothing ordinary Mr. Cambria
boat Cuba and half dozen ball players Little Joe
probably makes deals than the club
Q month
The and hours law destined catch with Mr. Cambria
Middle scouting
Walter johnson back
pitcher probably will whf and pitch
with Uncle
Clark Griffith for signing the Little Joe is likely to look at
Conscientious wabdng fellow, will
No
meantime Giant scout with hour left to work.
modern Train. Life like that.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Free Hitting Rage, Club Chains
Take Joy From Scouts Life>
Yunk Talent Hunter Finds

out the lads to watch and OCCASION
ally maybe one who is ready for a
tryout.
Each scout has bird dogs" out in
the field reporting to him so that a
player blossoming anywhere soon is
brought to the attention of the New
York club.
Nee, who knows lot of people in
organized baseball and receives nu-
merous tips on prospective stars. has
had no little success in his work
Such stars as Bill Dickey. Johnny
Allen. Tommy Heinrich, Dixie Walk
er. Bill Werber. Spud Chandler and
Sam Byrd were brought into the
major league fold by no other than
Johnny Nee.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Louis Employs Michigan Track Star as English Tutor
Lucas Good Investment for ReDemore stor Night Club Yode

Lucas, the one pitcher in the Ma
tional League who always could
jinx the Reds, has just been
canned by the Pirates. Why don't
you grab him as insurance.
The full name of Boots"
Weber, vice president of the
Cubs, is Carl August Friedrich
Wilhelm Won Wallenweber, and
he has a birth certificate to
prove it. What break the lino-
typers got when Carl August, etc.,
decided to 60 into the front Office.
Bob Olin, who nearly starved to
death when he was light-heavy-
weight champion, will collect
$4,000 for three bouts in Aus
tralia.
A lot of experts who saw Texas
Christian do its stuff in the Sugar
Bowl say Dutch Meyers offenss
Is the football of tomorrow.
Jimmy Demaret, winner of the
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Modern Basket Ball Speed Apt
To Bring Back Peach Basket
Game, A. A. u. Head Claims

baskets" by doing away with the
bank boards and having two baskets
about 10 feet from the end lines
which may be shot at from all di-
rectionS
The Amateur Athletic Union ac-
cepted jurisdiction over basket ball
when it was developing into a Ma
tion-wide sport among. players who
had no other affiliation. There was
an immediate demand for national
championship. These championships
really came into note during the
long period they were being held
at Kansas City, Mo.
This year. for the fifth consecutive
year.. the mems basket ball cham
pionships are to be held in Denver,
Colo. The dates will be March 1918.
The past four tournaments have.
been very successful from all points
of view. During the past tourna-
ments the number of teams has
ranged from IS to 54 and the at
tendance increased to 10000.
Teams have come from such dis
tant points as New York City, New
Orleans, North Carolina. Texas,
California and Washington as we'll
as from many points not so far
away. In 1888 "a Of the 80 asso-
Citations Of the A. A. U. were repre-
sented by their champions in the
national tournament.
Plans are being made to enter-
tain the various teams this year.
and while it Is too much to expect
representative Of every association.
preparations are being made to take
care OF all If they wish to come.
Association champions are preferred,
but the entry of any team will be
accepted If its record is worthy and
1t can obtain clearance from its
home association. Past tournaments
have had about one-third college
teams.
Team entries will close Wednesday,
March 8. The 1889 tournament will
perhaps furnish q new champion
and new names on the All-America
A. A. U. team.
Evening star., 1939-01-17

Southern Conference and Catholic
University indoor meets, and with
most of the team back, Pearce hopes
to do as well or better this year. AL
though Dan Hoadley, Teddy Grimm
and John Tanning were graduated,
he still has Albert Hayden, Griffith
Seldom, Jimmy Zuppa, David Bax-
ter, Roy Bruce, Bill Edgerton and
Erwin Ornstein from his interhigh
championship outfit.
Things look fine" says David
Baxter. 17-year -old Central ath-
lete, about his new job. Dave, q
member of the swimming team, is
coaching a dozen Central girls in
the art of fancy diving.
Mike Mcdonald will not be back
with the Woodrow Wilson cagers for
another week. Tony Kupka had
hoped to have him for the st. John S
game today, but a finger injured
before Christmas in the Gonzaga
game did not heal as rapidly as ex-
| pected.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
GuIdohI Hasn't Time to Sink Short Putt

imagination to the national golf
followed schedule
Ralph Gudahl playing
deliberately, goes 68 to
Standing the eighteenth
will another champion
the middle His second shot finds
neatly 20 feet short of the
eighteenth shutters the phoog
click Gudah carefully addressed the ball.
finishes rolling has 8nch job for his
another whistle blows. Mr.. Guldahl signs
signedy Wordlessy hands his putter the caddie.
Ralph Il forgot that golf has be-
a hockey with the least it,
Evening star., 1939-01-17
YOUNG Dems Rule Court

Young Democrats hold the first
half championship in Southeast
Community Center League play.
They clinched the title last night by
downing Treasury basketers. 41-27,
for their eighth victory in nine
games. United Clay defeated Calls
Valet, 1923, and Clovers routed
ODonnell's, 1919, in the other loop
games.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Trophy Wanted
For Managers
Spring Songs
First Fan to Stoy Up
All Night for Ticket
Worthy Of Memorial
BY DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press Sporta Writer.


NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Equipped
with high-powered publicity firm,
enough gold braid and brass hats
to fit out the Mexican Army, awards,
memorials and resolutions galore,
the business of baseball Is ready
to observe its centennial in this
year of grace.
The site of this ceremonial back
slapping among the magnates and
their hired hands will be coopers-
town, N. Y. There, century ago, 2
young West Pointer, Abner Double
day. laid out the first square playing
field, enormously called a diamond,
cut the number of players to II
and gave form and direction to the
game the British called FOUNDERS,
some Americans called town ball,
others "one a cat"
There will be solemn rites dedi.
eating baseball's hall of fame. ex-
hibition games by the half dozen
and untold speeches about the
healthy influence of baseball on
American life, but, sad to relate,
the goofer and more engaging as
poets of the industry have been
ignored.
Others Deserving Memorials.
Where, for instance, can one find
a fitting memorial to Lucius @.
Whatasappa, the hero who first
stayed up all night to hold first
place in the ticket line before q
World Series?
How many medals have been
struck for the unsung rookie pitcher
who, on the advice of his team
mates, first used the hammock in
a Pullman berth to rest his salary"
wing.
| Then, too, there should be an
award to the Oldest living Brooklyn
fan-plus Senate investigation to
find out why.
plaque inscribed with some of base
balls deathless phrases: Gink Hem
bricks From now on it's every man
for their SELF and the holdouts'
plea, mot nickle less; can make
lots of dough in my old man s
butcher shop"
That deathless spring song of the
manager should be included. too.
You know how the latter runs,
Young Greenasgrass will be in as
shortstop for us when the season
opens. He is the best I've seen since
Wagner. We've bolstered up the
weak spots, and We look great.
That's not saying we'll win the pen
nant, though. But We'll be up there.
They II know they're in race"
Writers Due Honor.
A building might be erected to
house the heroic deeds of goofness
of some of the games greats. This
would include a play-by- play &C
count Of Babe Herman's tremendous
feat of tripling into a double play.
an event still celebrated in song
and story in Brooklyn.
There, too, one might find the
loving cup presented Will Terry
by New York newspapermen, the
traffic sign used on the base lines
by the Dodgers, the psychology
charts used by the Chicago Cubs
and a full account of the doings
of Jay Kirk, the fabulous minor
Lacquer who figures in nine -tenths
of all stories about ball players.
Last, but far from least-and
this is meant seriously-the hall of
fame should include monuments IL
the great fraternity of baseball
writer's headed by Ring Lardner and
Hughey Fullerton, men who took a
game as precise and intricate as
chess. explained it and then added,
through their writings. the color,
drama and humor which made it a
distinctive American institution.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Win Over Fairfax High
Cheers WI. Five

Washington-Lee Highs four game
losing streak is nipped and the
Little Generals will move against
Fredericksburg High on Friday with
high hopes of reversing an earlier
decision gained when Fredericks-
burg visited Arlington.
An overtime game was neces-
sary last night as Washington-Lee
doWned visiting Fairfax High
quint, 27-25.
Evening star., 1939-01-17

Clark Griffith, president of the
Nationals, headed South today
without signing his most famous
pitcher-Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
I'm not worrying" said Grif-
fith. He'll be out there throw
ing the first ball. If we didn't
have any more pitching problems
than him, we'd be SET"
Three months from today, Crit
fith's going to count heavily on
the President to make the first
Evening star., 1939-01-17
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Aesociated Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Some Of
the pro coaches who failed to get
Davey OBrien on the dotted line
now are saying he is too small for
the pro game, anyway. Aw yeah?
The Nationals have 10 players
signed to 1899 contracts and lead
the American League. Take
good look, boys, you probably
won't see 'em out front again this
year.
Bill Watson, U. of Michigan's
Negro track star, is working in
Joe Louis training camp as a
tutor. He drills Joe on English
and informs him on current
events-such as the price of fry
ing sized chickens.
Tip to Bill McKechnie: Red
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Roosevelt 10 Depend
On I or 3 Tossers
In Title Series
Littmon to Try Out Men
In Bottle Tomorrow
With Bethesdo-C. G.
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Coach Herman Littman of Roose-
welt. which generally is picked to
finish among the first four in the
high schools round robbin court
tournament, plans to carry only a
small squad Of players into the
series.
He will depend on seven or eight
good ball handlers, all of them
experienced members of last years
first or second team. The double
quartet already has been picked in
preparation for Roosevelt's entry
into the title race Friday against
Western. and the system will get a
trial tomorrow in Roosevelts last
warmup game against Bethesda
Chevy Chase.
With this method Littman be-
lieves Roosevelt will have a better
chance than if he kept sending in
frequent requirements.
One Starting Job in Doubt.
Four starting positions have been
decided. and the fifth probably will
be filled on the results of tomor-
rows game. Set to 60 are Bill Rob-
ertson, captain. and George West,
as forwards. Ernest Travis as center
and Hymie Perlo as one of the
guards. Travis is the teams lead
ing scorer in the five games played
thus far, with an average Of slightly
over Z points a game, closely fol-
lowed by West.
The other guard position will be
filled either by George Zuras or
Richard Goodman. Jimmy Rob-
ertson and AL Muller complete the
small squad prepared for regular
action. Zuras has started at guard
in all games to date, but Goodman
probably will be given trial to-
morrow on the strength of his good
showing last week against Martins
burg (W. Va) High. Inserted IN
the last quarter, he proved a heady
player and a good ball handler.
Tech Athletes Honor Students.
Brain as we'll as Drawn was EVIL
dent in some members OF Techs
football team, which finished IN a
second-place tie in the last CAM
paign. Ralph Sliney. Johnny Gil
more and Reid Burgess recently
were elected to the Pharos, Techs S
scholastic honor society. Charles
Kendall of the current basket ball
squad also received bid.
Gilmore is one of the three track
letter men out for the indoor squad
Rusty Thompson Is forming. He's q
high jumper. Others back from last
year are Neal Edwards, quarter and
half miller, and Homer Wedding and
Marvin Bryant, dash men. Bryant
didn't receive q monogram last year
but Thompson is counting on him
heavily this season.
The squad is scheduled for conf
petition in three meets, the South
ern Conference scholastics at Chapel
Hill, N. c.: the 5th Regiment-Mary-
land game at Baltimore and the
Catholic University indoor carnival
Roosevelt and Central also will be
in these meets.
Jim Boyer is the new track man.
ager for Tech, with Bill Ristig a.
assistant.
Tomorrow will be . big day fol
Techs gridiron warriors, as they will
receive their circle IT'S at special
assembly.
Pearce Seeks High Jumpers.
Hardy Pearce at Central is cast
ing about for couple of high jump
ers to augment his track team, now
practicing indoors. The team also
is weak in other field events, he
declares.
Last season the Mount Pleasant
thiuclads took second places In thu
Evening star., 1939-01-17
President No Nat Problem
Will Make Opening Pitch, Claims Grff,
On Way South Without Signing F. D. R.

pitch of the 1899 baseball season.
1t will be Mr.. Roosevelt's sew
enth annual start.
Hes our best pitcher, too"
said Griffith. Look at his rec
ord-six times he's pitched for
us. and we've won 'em all but
one, and it was a f1uke."
Three years ago-Ernie Nevers,
American fullback at Stan
ford, named head football coach
at Lafayette, replacing Herb Nc
Cracken.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
ono for Gooy Well Great Held Due in Baseball Centennial Yea
WIN Lose or Draw
Suppose Wages and Hours Law Hits Pro Sports?
By FRANCIS E. STAN

suppose Wdges and Hours Law Hits Pro Sports?
Up the engfed
AT the moment the counys editors
hous out OF their which show
OF extra-innng ball
editor to behold.
Roughly the pecter is something this
ball writer Writer
week. gres to get IN another But
The is tied at % in the thirteenth and Washington
leading
and Taft Wright o'clock
looks his watch figures he his 44hou
At SOL Wright hits home breaks the
There of preventive
might nger tell of the Mats stirring victory overtime
Or he might continue
Or he might leave at o'clock while still
study will slip into the picture and
We OF exaggeraing
writer
there conscientious exceptional
Evening star., 1939-01-17
This is another In a series
1Dritten for the Associated Press
BY sports leaders,
BY WILLARD N. GREIM,
Chairman. National A. A. U. Basket E

BY WILLARD N. GREIM,
Chairman National A. A. U. Basket Ball
Committee.
DENVER, Jan. 17.-Basket ball as
a sport has come long distance
since the peach basket" days of the
game at Springfield College when
those Massachusetts, boys were at
tempting to find game that would
be suitable for indoor play during
winter months.
Several additions have been made
to perfect the play, but the funda-
mental rules of the game have re-
manned unchanged. Attempts have
been made to make the game faster
and this accounts for the extension
Of the court beyond the bankboards.
A further attempt may some day
be made to bring back the peach
Evening star., 1939-01-17

NOW THAT THE NEWDEAL REGULATES EVERYTHING
EXCEPT DOLLAR WATCHES. 1T WOULDN'T SURPRISE US
IF WAGES AND HOURS CREEPS INTO THE WORLD OF
SPORT--.-lMAGiNE THAT BRILLIANT BAckFiELD OF
SivVASH u. BEING BENCHED BY THE 1LMEcLock
JUST WHEN DEAR o. ALNA NANNY NEEDS POINTS