The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04

| A1COOIld1NAs CciSb Ills fOJC III LelNOA VI
Britt. The bout went the distance of
II rounds and drew record house.
Cocoa weighed 143 lbs, to BIRTHS LAG
lbs. Cocoa stripped Werther Arcella
of the title couple of years ago. The
promoter has promised to bring this
pair back in a return bout next month.
Cocoa's bout with Ralph Zanelli,
scheduled to take place in Providence,
has again been postponed due to Fan
ellis illness.
BASKETBALL
Playing on a smooth and fast floor
at the Williams Gym. The Shaw
House Seniors outplayed the Jamaica
Plain Breakers, (white) to beat them
with a score of 26-17 last Saturday
evening, before large crowd of bas-
ketball fans. The Seniors led-off the
first period with some brilliant and
fast plays to fairly bewilder their op-
ponents. The second period was a
rough and tumble affair, with the
Breakers scoring in this period. The
Seniors played a purely defensive
game. The Seniors led at the half
with 16 to 10. The third period found
the Senior line up flaming with re-
newed spirit; and they began to dis
play the form they tried earlier to
reach. Johnny Watkins was in his
usual form as the high scorer of the
evening for the Seniors. Thus far.
this season, the Seniors have won q
games, and lost 2.
The Shaw House Seniors hung IN
another victory to their credit, when
they out-manoeuvered the Holliston
Aces at the Shaw House GYM last
Monday night to the score Of 52-44.
The Seniors started off the game in
a commendable stride, and gave the
visitors fast and clean plays. Thev
held the lead during the entire game
and at times the speedy aggregation
seemed to score at will. The hioh
scorer OF the evening was Captain
Billy White, trailed by Johnny Wat
klns, Joe Lewis, and Franny Matthews.
all scoring 8 points apiece. Higgins,
fashy center for Holliston, PLAYED a
splendid game and scored 81 points
for his team. If one is to Judge the
real ability of the Senior lineup from
their performance on the court last
Monday night, then, let it be said.
that the boys are in prime for the bio
game with the Cape Verdian Whalers
THE YOUNG MEMS LEAGUE
LOSE
The Young Mems League of Roy
bury lost hard fought game of bas-
ketball last Saturday evening to the
Skeletons (white) at Curtis Hall in
Jamaica Plain, Pill. The Skeletons
were the first to score in the first ner-
lod, bounding about the court With
unusual zest The Mems Iaagua
seemed bit rusty on their famous
manoeuVers and found it difficult to
get started. The Skeletons led in this
period, to 1. The League Jared
better IN the second period. but were
unable to jump ahead of the Skeletons,
Inc third period was played at a fast
pace, with the Skeletons striving to
mold their lead of 10 to 8. and the
League made few errors that cost
them the game. Silvia, speedy center
Tor the League, was excellent on offen-
slve and defensive PLAYS Hecto,
Thompson and "Baldy" Martin did
M most OF the scoring for the Leagne
Inc Young Mems League is Scheduled
70 play against an unnamed team at
the Robert Gould Shaw House
TRACK
?, although Jim Herbert, New York
Unlversity's fleet-footed middla-Jis
lance runner, and Eulace Peacocly
henlple s one-man team, turned in
[ather disappointing performances at
CneIr appearances at the X. of g
games held at the Boston Gardens
last Saturday night before 130o0
cheering fans, there was one senio
star that breezed forth in a zenbvr-
IKE manner, to win the Cast Tbon-
SAND; and that tall, muscular. and
sturdy chap answered to the monicLa1
VI John Borlcan, national pentathJon
champion. He exploded as ha ro1
Win the preciseness of a 18th of mi,
nfecracker; he started out from tbo
sound OF the gun with lightnino-lile
gust that spelled victory. wind tirAu
along like a fast New York Ca,,tr Cent?
express, successfully warding off n
iate ana desperate bid made bv Cha
icy beetham, former Ohio State star
10 galIop into the home stables bv -
saIe margin of six yards in the Risbon
OheVerus 1000 yard run, with nIo,,tt,
I OF steam to spare. Borican r,inr ui,sS
under the colors of the Lake cih,i nIss
Club of New Jersey, galloped tba 4 froo1s
community, from the startino, n " i'm
Borlcan's time, 2:12:6, was one IF g9t H.
fastest clockings ever run in Ro 1 tcle
for the 1000. There appeared p0T nos
Slnlllty of this muscular sonia rnn ms
Iolng even better had he been nnsbed
ny stronger and more urgent onnos;1
I'll TT. Gudle Dugger, Medford and
iIu1t,s IIanky Colored stopper. m aTe
known KNOW his appearance at this ab;@s
Clme meet, by pulling in second ~ *
Allan Tolmich, of Detroit. The he's s+o ~
murder from Detroit had to re sTGn
exert himself to plunge ahead of Tnft;s
96epla star over the Barriers, This
Dugger chap is not to be toved wiz HiS
over the barriers, as he steps a rne %gol
pace and takes his jumps in a I ran id
and serious style. Tolmich is ] All
America champion at most disfan mn-
over the barriers. He was timed I'fe ?
Tor the 45-yard barriers. Jimmy eI uo ., :
peri Tell short of expectations as he
tailed to display any of his form 80 tb ne
previously lit-up this track snb vs,se'
Eulace Peacock barely made a ap show