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Evening star., 1939-02-21
BY DREW MIDDLETON,

NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-If you
think things haven't changed in
the fishing and hunting business
since the last time you took a
bamboo pole and a bent pin and
brought home mess of our flnny
friends you'd better take look
at the sportsmen's show.
The show is paradise for the
we'll trained-and well heeled-
hunter or fisherman. In addition
to the glittering exhibits there
Is enough local color to make the
most city broke New Yorker sing
torch song for the wide open
spaces where ETC."
There are enough Indians to
stock a movie lot and a sizable
and fragrant collection of ami
mails. The latter all are bored
stiff except the mountain lion,
who gets a belt out of soaring
the spectators knock -kneed with
his yowling.
Just to show you how the cost
OF fishing has gone up we talked
to one of the fellows shilling for
rod and reel outfit. He pointed
to a chair that looked remarkably
like the old hot spot up at Sing
Evening star., 1939-02-21
BY BILL DISMER. Jr.

Four years ago this winter the
man who quarterbacked Oregon in
the Rose Bowl game of January l.
1920. became George Washington
University's basket ball coach. The
Colonials have produced the best
record of any team in town each
year since.
In addition. the advent of Bill
Reinhart as a local court mentor
was synonymous with the advent of
major victories for a District five as
consistent as they were pleasing.
And soon those "upets' of fa-
vored opponents by G. w. quint
were being taken for granted by
people who came to know what
Reinhart-coached team meant.
Singularly. the current season will
go down as Reinhart's worst" at
G. w.. If one bases fortunes two
extremes on the record of games
won and lost. To date. the 1888 80
Colonials have lost more games
than any previous G. w. quint un-
der Reinhart ever lost, but it's un-
disputed that they're playing their
toughest schedule-and the though
est of any local team
His first team built on the H
street court won 16 games and lost
3; his 1867 combination won l6
and lost 4, and last season the G..
WIS ended with a record of 13 vic
tories and 4 defeats. That amounts
to an 804 percentage over a three
year stretch, pretty fair percent
age in anybody's league these days.
Opposition Is High Grade.
And considering the caliber of
some of the Colonials' victims over
that span-Minnesota, Ohio State.
st. Johns of Brooklyn, Loyola of
Chicago, Tennessee and Army-it's
not hard to see why a G.. w. man
would rather discuss basket ball as
major sport than any other inter-
collegiate activity. G. w. has made
Its mark in basket ball
Reinhart's first court coaching
assignment was with the team on
which he had played the previous
season as a senior at the University
OF Oregon. Graduating in 1923, he
was signed as head basket ball and
baseball coach the following year
and also was assistant football
coach. They must have thought
right well of Bill out on the coast,
for he stayed there until Jim Pixlee
drafted his services in 1885.
Like most coaches, Reinhart
stresses fundamentals in tutoring
his court candidates, with a special
emphasis on footwork. You've got
to know how to get into position to
shoot says the Oregonian, and
the only way to get there is to use
your feet.
System? It varies with every
team. Both your offense and de-
tense must fit your personnel. Some
boys can work the ball in better for
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Ray Again Sets Pace
For Rockville in
Win Over Landon

Tommy Ray. diminutive forward
on the Richard Montgomery High
of Rockville quintet, is, in the opin-
ion of Coach Ralph Keller, one of
the best basket ball players discov-
cred among Maryland schoolboys for
several years.
The midget player was in top
form yesterday. whipping through
II points as Rockville defeated Lam
don, 1927, on the local floor for its
18th straight victory. Rockvilles
next big game and the final on
its regular schedule before the
Sportsmanship Tournament is next
Tuesday at Bethesda against Be-
thesda Chevy Chase, for six years
county champion.
The Lelands won the first game,
Evening star., 1939-02-21
G.. W.
Continued from Page C-4.)

pected to be tougher on De Witt than
Maryland's zone on Faris. G.. w.
aas faced two zone defenses this year,
beating West Virginia, but losing to
Chicago Loyolas.
Because he is ineligible under
Southern Conference rules. Jack
Butterworth's position will be taken
by Bruce Borum, another senior in
whom Coach Bill Reinhart has con.
fldence. Borum is especially good
at getting the ball off the back
board and although not the scorer
Butterworth was. aided G. w. in
victories over three Southern Con-
terence teams this year.
Cards Sag Near Finish.
Coach Fod Cotton was thinking
OF sending scouting party out from
Z. U. today to look for that horse.
shoe Maryland brought along for
its game at Brookland last night.
Having primed his Cards especially
Tor the Terps, Cotton seemed we'll
on the way toward his objective for
80 OF the 40 minutes. Then, after
seeing 7-point lead dissipated bv a
bit OF overanxiousness and wildness,
Cotton again tasted the bitter drecs
OF defeat as De Witt proved a money
player as we'll as an extraordinary
high scorer with three field goals
and an assist for the winning basket
in the last four minutes of play.
For the better part of the game.
however. c. U. entirely outplayed
Maryland, to the delight of an en-
thusiastic cheering section. Not un-
til Joe Carrig deserted what had
been a valuable place under the
Maryland basket and c. U. started
throwing the ball around wildly
instead of freezing it did the Terps
have chance
But, as one wag remarked after
the game, DE Wits the onlv one
who shouldn't be fresh for G.. w;
he's the only one who played any
basket ball
Evening star., 1939-02-21
G. W. Routs Tough Opposition
To Reach Basket Ball Peak
During Reinhort Regime
ElIIIlIlIIllNlIIIIIlIlln

snowbirds and then at times you'll
find yourselves with couple of
boys like Bob Faris or Tom O'Brien
who can stand we'll out on the floor
and pot EN- in from good distances
Cherishes Tight Defense.
"As rule, though, I merely try
to teach fundamentals and let the
boys play their own game when they
go out on the floor. It's impossible
TO plan against exactly what you're
going to be up against, as situa-
tions and the start of a game may
result in your opponent playing an
entirely different type of game from
what you'd expected
Reinhart always has cherished a
tight defense above any other trait
mo matter how good shots you
have on your own squad" Reinhart
explains, there's bound to be
nights when even your highest
scoring forward can't find the cords
with tep-ladder. Those are the
times when a good defense pays
dividends. when you can hold the
other fellow in check until you've
regained your own eye" Reinhart
believes man for man guarding
more effective than the zone. which
he uses only when his team is tired
or in slump
Whether good basket ball players
have followed Reinhart or whether
he's developed his own, the fact re-
mains that since he started coach
ing at G. w.. all-District teams
have been monopolized by Colonial
stars. Hal Kiesel, Milton Schonfeld,
Ben Goldfadden, George Frelicher,
OTIS Zahn, Jack Butterworth and
Tom O'Brien all have been all-Dis-
trict in the past three years and
this season Reinhart has candidates
in ButterWorth, Bob Faris and
George CARRIER.
You can't get him to name his
best G. W. quint, however. Basket
ball has changed too much even
since 1885, says Bill "A good team
then might not stand a chance
against fair team today
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Foolish Error Costs
Cunningham Race,
Borican Ayers
Says Glenn Began Squirt
Too Soon in Seton Hall
1000; Lash Well Beoten
BY the Associated Press.

bS lHe SScOClateO fEeSS.
NEWARK. N. j., Feb. Ala
foolish" error. says John Borican,
Elberon. N j. Negro middle distance
runner. gave him victory over Glenn
Cunningham. peerless mile runner
from Kansas. in the annual Seton
Hall College track carnival
Borican, who Thought all along
I could do it" beat Cunningham to
the tape last night in a special
1,0OO-yard run and set a new meet
record of 2:l43 for the distance. It
was Cunningham first loss in 20
races.
The New Jersey Negro, who has
been the seasons outstanding per-
former, summed up Cunningham S
loss as a foolish error when he
tried to pass me on a turn
Held Off by Borican.
II expected him to set the pace" "
Borican said Il didn't expect him
to try to pass me until we were on
the back stretch l have too much
weight for him to get bv."
Cunningham. who had to overtake
Howard Borck. l. c. "A mile cham
pion, and Francis Slater of Fordham
University before making a bid for
the lead Borican took at the start.
began his famous "kick" on the turn
going into the last lap, but Borican
held him off.
Cunningham said there were too
many runners in the race. and Il
had to be beaten some time" Gene
Venzke, Cunningham's long time
rival from Kansas, was third.
Dcckard Easy Victor.
Tommy Deckard, former Indiana
University star, produced another
major upset when he rushed to
victory by a good margin over Don
Lash, Indiana State policeman, in
a 2-mile event. Deckard was
clocked in 9:15.2 after streaking
past Lash. who was fighting an in
dividual battle for the lead with
Iron Man Joe McCluskey of the
New York Athletic Club.
Wesley Wallace of Fordham Uni
versity repeated last years victory
over Slim Jim Herbert of New York
University by taking the Waldron
900" in 1:121, new meet record.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
De Witt Collection
OF Trophies Given
To Princeton
Footballs Used in Stor
Gridder's Comes Amonq
Gifts Of His Widow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. 2l.-
Princeton's noted collection of ath-
letic trophies and memorabilia has
been enlarged with the acquisition of
a group of So medals and other
awards accumulated by the late John
R. De Witt, 1904, the greatest of
Nassau guards, an all-America foot
ball selection for two years and per-
haps the greatest all-around kicker
In the history of the sport.
Prominent among the new addi-
tions to the trophies in the GYM
nasium is the original white sweater
with a black "P," in contrast to the
usual black sweater with orange
p" which De Witt wore as captain
OF the championship Tiger eleven
OF 1903. The white and black outfit
has since become a traditional
award to the captain of champion
ship varsity team.
The athletic mementos were pre-
sented to the university by De Wits
widow, who now lives in Pasadena.
Calf. Most of the medals bear trib-
ute to De Wits exploits on track
and field, where he excelled in the
weight events, particularly the ham
mer throw. Attention is called to
his victories in A. A. U. competition.
the Pan-American Exposition games,
the 1904 College Olympics and inter-
collegiate and Princeton dual meets.
One of the most priced trophies
is the football used in the Prince
ton-Yale football game of 1903 when
De Witt picked up a blocked place
ment attempt by the Bulldogs and
ran Is yards for a touchdown. Later
in the game he kicked a Award field
goal, scoring all but one of Prince
tons points in the 11-to-6 victory
over the Blue.
In the Cornell game of 1902 he
kicked SIS yards from placement, the
third longest boot of it's kind on rec
ord, and followed it with a 5O-yard
rop-kick. His punts consistently
travelled so yards.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Other LeoffIer Links
To Be ace-Lifted
For Next Season
Congressional Working
On New Nine; GorreII
Is kenwood Leader
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Rock Greek Parks golf course,
sportiest of the public layouts in
the city. will become quite lengthy
affair under plans now being drawn
in the Office of National Capital
Parks.
An engineer from the parks Office
has gone over the course, has looked
over the possibility of stretching
some of those short holes, and has
told Manager Harry Graham that
the second nine-usually called 3
course-can be heightened consid-
erably, but little can be done by
way of adding length to the first
nine.
The entire project is in line with
the improvements to be made on
the Loeffler-o operated courses. with
East Potomac Park due for plenty of
face-lifting, and the Fairlawn course
at Anacostia Park also to come in
for some revision.
Plans Are Tentative.
The plans for Rock Creek Park
are as yet tentative But. as out
lined, they call for the eleventh
hole, now a 1-shotter around 155
yards, to become 2-shot hole. with
the tee to be placed far back along
side the entrance road to the golf
course. The fourteenth hole, now
dog-leg affair of the drive-and- pitch
type, will be Strengthened out to
eliminate the dog-leg feature, and
other changes will convert that sec
ond nine into quite a test of shot
making
Little can be done on the first
nine, the engineers have found. be-
cause of space limitations. But in
many cases the putting green's are
going to be rebuilt to hold pitch
shots. In the summertime those
green's become so hard it's almost
impossible to pitch to them. A more
porous foundation under the sur
face would keep them soft through
out the summer.
Congressional Building New Nine.
Over at Congressional. where Pro-
fessional Witty Cox is due back in
town around March /, the Greens
! Committee is going to town on con-
structlon of new nine-hole course
south of the clubhouse and north
OF the present thirteenth fairwav
! The new nine may be opened next
/ fall.
Fred Mcleod, Columbia pro- is
planning a trip of more than
month in the South. He probably
will leave Saturday. to spend sew
eral weeks at Miami, and will play
in the Masters Tournament at Au-
gusta on the way North. The Mas
ters', usually known as the Bobby
Jones tourney, since it is the only
golf event in which the one-time
world king of golf plays, is scheduled
for the Augusta National course
March 81, April l and 2. 1t marks
the end of the winter tournament
trail for the trouping professionals.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Parks Engineer Works Plans for Lengtenng Second Nine at Re-
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Eastern VS.. Woodrow Wilson;
Roosevelt vs.. Central (public high
series games), Eastern gym, $3.50.
Bethesda Chevy Chase VS.. Lam
don, Landon gym. $3.50.
Anacostia VS.. Hyattsville, Hy-
attsville gym, 8.
st. Andrews VS.. Friends, Friends
gym, $50.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Montgom-
ery-Blair, Silver Spring, $3.50.
Mount Rainier VS.. National
Training School, N. T. S. gym, 3.
Kendall VS.. Gonzaga, Gonzaga
gym, $50
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Johns Hopkins VS.. American,
American gym, s.
Maryland VS.. George Washing
ton, Tech gym, 2:30.
Maryland Freshmen VS.. G.. w.
Freshmen, Tech gym, l.
Western VS.. Bethesda Chevy
Chase, Bethesda gym, 3:45.
Gallaudet VS. Prospect Park Y.
M. C. A., New York.
Tech VS.. Petersburg High, Pc
tersburg, Va.
Wilson Teachers VS.. TowSon,
ToWson, Md.
Trapshooting.
Registered shoot. Washington
Gun Club, near Benning Power
Plant, !.
Boxing.
L. S. U. VS.. Columbus, Turner's
Arena, 8:15.
THURSDAY.
Basket Ball.
Bridgewater VS.. Wilson Teach
ers, Teachers gym. s.
La Sale VS.. Catholic, c. U. gym,
8:15.
st. Albans VS.. Landon, Landon
gym. $50.
Gonzaga VS.. st. Johns, Tech
gym.
Wrestling.
George Pencheff VS.. Tommy
O'Toole. Turner's Arena, first
match $50.
Evening star., 1939-02-21

started all this" he said sadly.
We're supposed to hop around
and yell or we're not the real
stuff. It makes me SICK
The chief said one young lady
came into his booth the other
night and talked for about half
an hour. When she left she
complimented him on his Eng
lish. The chief complimented
her on her English.
WELL" she said, I'm an
American, was born in Boston"
II was born in the Maine
woods" said the chief. what
do you think that makes me?
A moose?"
Oh, yes. One of the booths
that wasn't getting much of a
play last night was the Women's
Swimming Association exhibit.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Player on Cellar Team
Tops Hockey Scorers

MONTREAL. Feb. 81 P.-Any
one who thinks the plight of the
Montreal Canadisns couldn't be
much worse might try figuring out
how they'd stand if they didn't
have a fellow named Joe Blake.
The Canadiens have been last in
the National Hockey League all
season, but Blake has pulled himself
up to the top of the leagues indi-
vidual scorers.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Sportsmen's Show Mainly Shows High Cost Of Sport
cBke New Workers Thrilled Wild Animals co!orne Exhibits

There was stout, pleasant faced
gal doing her bit, but none of
the customers gave her a second
glance. She was Gertrude Ederle.
Back in 1926, she performed the
most gallant sports feat of that
crazy decade. She swan the
English Channel.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Continued from Page CA

worked well, sticking so close that
the Johnnies were forced to long
pot shots.
joey Gallagher, st. Johns captain,
was the only consistent member
OF his team and in spite of an in
jured shoulder took high individual
honors with 8 points.
Tech had a 1873 advantage, at
the half, but big third period put
1t away in front, 24-14.
Tuned for Play OF.
The victory increased its prestige
in the high school race where at
present it is tied with Central and
Roosevelt at three wins and as many
losses. Thursday afternoon at 3:45
at Eastern's gym it meets the loser
of todays game between Central
and Roosevelt to decide which of
the deadlocked quints get into the
tourney finals starting Friday.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Gonzaga Quint Tunes
For ST. John's S by
Routing Kendall

Gonzaga's S basketers appear primed
for their meeting Thursday night
with st. Johns in the game that
will decide its standing in the un-
official Catholic school race.
While st. Johns was being de-
feated at Tech yesterday the Purple
came through after a week of losing
efforts to nip Kendall School cagers,
37-15, on the victor's court.
Freddie Rice continued the scor-
ing march and with Lane ODonnell,
recently returned to the squad after
layoff, took scoring honors with 9
points
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Potomac Sextet Winner

With Cartel and Stroud pacing
the winning attack with 13 and IL
points, respectively. Potomac A. C.
girls defeated Bureau of Engraving,
1925, last night in a Washington
Recreation League tournament con-
ISOLATION game at Wilson High gym.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
9. W. on Grid Schedule
Of Davis and Eikins
!, the Associated Press.

r! the Associated Press
ELK1NS, w. Va, Feb. 21.-A 10
game schedule for the Davis and
Elkins football team next fall has
been announced today by Coach
Harry Shelton.
1t includes George Washington. at
Washington, October 7. and Mount
St. Mary's, at Emmittsburg, Nd,
November Is
Evening star., 1939-02-21
@. U. Frosh Victors,
Varsity Outrun
peciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 2l.-
Georgetown University's crack
freshman 2-mile relay team today
had gathered track glory for the
Hoyas. winning its specially in
the Seton Hall games here last
night. Vincent Carnivale, Charley
Williams, George Tucknott and
Ken Leyden beat the N. Y. U.
yearlings to the tape in 8:11.8.
Georgetown's varsity, however,
bowed to Fordham in a close l.
mile relay duel, for its first loss in
four meets. Johnny Motzenbecker
staked the Hoyas to an early
lead, but Fordham forged to the
front to win in 3:27.7.
James Carr. Georgetown repre-
sentative and only scratch man
in the field of 20 runners in the
1,O00-yard handicap, finished last.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Princeton Swimmers Win

PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. 2l.-
Princeton's record breaking SWIM
ring team trounced Dartmouth, 48
to q, yesterday for its third league
victory. Princeton swimmers finished
first in all but two events. the So
yard sprint and the final 4O0-yard
relay.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Varied Sports
American Hockey Association

American Hockey Association.
st. Paul. &: Kansas City. l.
St Louis, 3; Minneapolis, 2.
College Wrestling.
Minnesota. 20; Nebraska. 6.
Franklin Marshall. 1S: Oklahoma. IL.
College Gymnastics.
Nebraska. 241: Gustavus Adolphus 1o5.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Budqe Beaten at Home

OAKLAND. Calf. Feb. 81 (P.-
Ellsworth Vines defeated Donald
Bulge, 3-6, 60, IS last night in
the latters home town debut as a
tennis professional.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
From the
Press Box
Sports Expert Amozes
With His KNOWLEDGE
BY JOHN LARDNER,

special correspondent OF The Star.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Where did
1t happen? How was he? Who
done it? Send your questions and
your sports problems to Lardners
information box, writing on one side
Of the paper at the most and taking
care to keep a wide margin on the
left-hand side of the page.
"a. B. of Goshen, Ind, writes in
to say that he has been keeping
margins on the left-hand side of
the page for Is years now, with
great success. He has raised 20 lit
ters of young margins in that time,
sold the unmatched eggs for As cents
dozen and made enough money
in his spare time to buy fife with
detachable mouthpiece, which drives
his neighbors nuts. This is an un-
solicited testimonial. Name fur
nished on request)
The information box:
Dear Mr.. Larkin ed Note:
Lardner-How many years has Lou
Gehrig batted over 800? What is
Gehrigs real name? How many
runs has he batted III? Would YOU
rate him ahead of Grover Cleve-
land? Where did he come from?
Where is he going? How is Lou,
anyway?
(Signed ANXIOUS PARENT.
AnsWer-Henry Louis Iris" Geh-
rig was born in and around New
York City at the turn of the GEN.
tury. This is the origin of the term
century as applied to 100 or more
base hits in season. Educated
literally, but with caution, at dear
old Columbia u, he is the first Co.
lumbia man ever to play 1000 con-
eecutive ball games under the name
of Gehrig. 1 would rate him be-
hind Man O War and just ahead
Of Chester A. Arthur.
GoIIont Fox, Sonde Tied
At Derby Distance
Dear Mr. Larned ed Note: Lard
nerD-To settle a bet, which can
60 faster, a man or a horse?
tSigned H. j. K.
Answer-In 1880, Gallant Fox
Travelled the Kentucky Derby dis
tance of II. miles in 2:07as. Earl
Sande circumnavigated the historic
old oval in exactly the same time,
There is little to choose between
them. unless you are giving a party,
in which case Sande can sing Be
lieve Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms" There won't be
dry eye in the house.
Note: Last month we inadvertent-
ly informed "Ysobel' that the
Yankees wo nthe World Series OF
1888, This is dead secret, Ysobe.,
so keep it under your derby.
Dear Mr.. Gardner ed. Note:
Lardner): Can you tell us if Casey
Stengel is married? A group of we
girls happened to see his picture in
a newspaper not long ago, and we
think he is too cute for words
(Signed} BRYN WAWR, Al.
Arswer-Charles Dillon Stengcl
was born in Kansas City and edu-
caJed privately and abroad. He took
first honors at the Sorbonne in '0S
and was later asked. politely but
firmly. to return them. Stengels
lifetime batting average would
amaze you.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Fons at CIoffey House
Won't to Know Why

Dear Lardy ed. Note: Mister
Lardner): Here is problem which
battles us patrons of the second
dinner at the Claffey House. There
are two men on base. A on second
and B on third The batter, C,
drives out liner which hits the
umpire, D, on the leg and bounces
into the hands of the second base
man, E. The umpire rules it a dead
ball. Is he correct?
(Signed) BROWN EYES.
Answer-Where did you say A was?
Q.-On second.
Answer-How did he get on sec
ond? You know that guy could
never hit the size of his collar
button.
@. He walked and stole second.
Answer-Then the umpire is cor
rect. Where was F all this time?
@. F was laid up with a charley
horse. He ought to be back in a
couple of days.
Answer see. Thanks.
Dear Mr.. L. ed. Note: Lardner)-
Who held the mile record before
Glenn Cunningham?
tSigned) WILBUR S.
Answer-1t is not necessary to
hold the mile record before Cum
ningham. He knows what it is.
Dear Sir: Is it true that the first
football game was played prior to
1910, and that it was derived from
the ancient Scandinavian sport of
skeet-shooting?
(Signed LONESOME.
Answer-Lonesom yours is a
mighty interesting case. but 1 do
not think you have told me the
whole story. Unless you confide
in me fully can do nothing to help
you. How about lunch some time
next week?
tcopyright 1889. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-09
Hostess

Miss Thelma Groom Of Frederick
avenue was hostess to many Of her
friends last Sunday afternoon.
Among the guests were: Miss AL
ice Jacobs, Elizabeth Bryant. Pearl
Eddie and Josephine Byrdsong.