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Evening star., 1940-02-09
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. e.-Glenn
Cunningham, the greatest miller Of
the sos, may run the last mile Of his
career tonight in the third annual
Penn A. c. meet at Convention
Hall.
The barrel-chested Kansan, who
q few years ago turned In the
worlds fastest time for a mile,
4:04.4, said at the start Of the cur
rent indoor campaign he was think
ing Of retirement.
Now that he has been beaten in
his last four major starts-twice by
Chuck Fenske and once each by
Gene Venzke and Archie San Ro-
mani-Cunningham may decide to
quit tonight.
1T depends upon how well he
does" declared Lawson Robertson,
famous track coach and director OF
the meet. II wouldn't be surprised
If It were Glenn's last race any,
where"
At all events interest is at fever
pitch Is Cunningham and Fenske
prepare to renew their mile RI
valry in competition with Blaine
Rideout. Carmen Bova, Luigi Bee
cali and Norman Gordon.
Fenske nosed out Cunningham by
3 yards in the Millroee mile at
New York last Saturday. Fenske's
time was 4:07.4 against Cunning
hams 4:07.7.
Tommy Fields, University Of
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Myers, Newman Bow
In A. A. j. HandbaI
Doubles Play

With doubles finalsts determined
and the singles down to the semi
finals, competition in the 10th an
nual District A. A. U. four-wall
handball tournament was suspended
today until Monday night, when the
semifinal singles matches are sched-
uled.
Jack Schwartz and Paul Pearl
man, however. are all ready to de-
fend their doubles title Tuesday
night against George Wendlandt
and Gus Goldstein, both teams
winning semifinal matches last
night. Schwartz and Pearlman de-
feated Randy Myers and George
Newman, 21-11, 21-17, while Wend-
landt and Goldstein trounced Saul
Hearn and H. Scheffer, ala, 2l-13.
Schwartz plays Goldstein in the
first semlfinal singles match Mon
day at 8 o'clock, with Wendlandt
meeting Jack Seid an hour later.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Eaqles Launch Drive
For Second Berth,
Held by Orioles
Hockey TussIe Tonight
First Of a in 5 Doys
For District Team

Dealt disastrous defeats in their
last three Eastern Amateur Hockey
League appearances, the Washing
ton Eagles tonight will attempt to
check their toboggan tendencies
when they stack up against the Bal
timore Orioles at Riverside Stadium
at $50 o'clock.
Currently trailing the second
place Orioles by six points, or the
margin of three victories, the Eagles
are all but removed from Champion
ship consideration due to the
healthy lead held by the front-run-
ming New York Rovers. Washing
ton, though, still has an excellent
chance Of snatching second place.
Bruising Schedule Ahead.
The Eagles, who have played four
less games than the Orioles, face q
bruising schedule Of four games In
five days, journeying to Atlantic City
tomorrow night to face the Sea
Gulls and returning here to meet
the Sea Gulls in their first Sunday
home game. On Tuesday the Eagles
will play still another home game,
meeting the Rovers.
Three Washington players are on
the verge Of temporary suspension
and must curb their brawling tac-
tics to remain in the lineup. Paul
Courteau, now leading the league
in minutes spent in the penalty
box, Bill Davies and Johnny McTeer
all have been warned by league
headquarters they are on the bor-
der line.
Omer Kelly. the O.ioles' crack
goalie, who has caught three shut
outs In Baltimore's last six games,
has established himself as one Of
the leagues more proficient net
guardians and represents a huge
stymie to the local outfit.
Stars Pack Orioles.
Kelly. only 20 years old, will be
flanked by a brilliant supporting
cast, which includes Norman Gala
dine. fifth ranking scorer Of the
league, and Carl Ripley. a swift
skating wizard, who ranks with the
smoothest players in the circuit.
Although the Eagles boast 6-3
match advantage over the Orioles,
they recently absorbed q 1912 lac
ing from that club at Baltimore and
last Sunday were whitewashed by
the same team, 40.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
TripIe-Heuders Slated
At Hines Playground

Recreation Director Paul Messink
hereafter will stage triple-headers
instead Of double features in the
Saturday morning Hine Playground
basket ball games, and starting to-
morrow at 9:15 am. st. Johns Jay
wees will meet Holy Name in the
opener.
At 10 o'clock Hine Boys Club will
clash with Gordon B. G. and the
main 60 between Marion A. G. and
Mailman Photographers will start at
II O'Clock. All will be played at Hine
gym.
The public in invited to attend
free Of charge.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Bonus Clause Likely
To Get Dean's S Name
On Cub Contract
Diz, cloimine His Arm
Is on Mend, Expected
To See WrieIey Soon
~ the Associated Press.

~ tne Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9-The 1910 edi-
ton Of Jerome Herman Dizzy"
Dean. who steamed of pounds-l5
Of them-instead Of words this win.
ter. comes to town today In the in.
terest Of baseball.
That could well mean his own in
terests for he has yet to sign a Chi
cago Cub contract. Ostensibly, how
ever. his visit will be in line Of duty
for . Mississippi baseball school
with which he is connected.
The Cub hurler will chaperon .
group Of baseball pupils from Hi.
nois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michi.
gan to the South Monday on q
Dizzy Dean special"
When p. K. Wrigley learned of
Deans impending arrival, the Cub
owner said:
That's fine. Maybe I'll get Q
cnance 10 see MIN"
Likely to Sign Soon.
And no doubt he will Diz, who
collected $4,000 for winning 13
games in the last two years (seven
IN 1888 and six last year,, has ex-
pressed little desire to toll for $4,000
q year, his original 1910 contract.
He returned two contracts un.
signed, wrote two letters and finally
resorted to long distance telephone
late in January. He told Wrigley he
wanted q contract that would pro-
vide for more money If he regained
his old pitching form.
1nasmuch as that is something of
an old Wrigley custom anyway the
two reached a tentative agreement.
SO the signing, probably toward the
close Of Deans visit here, may only
be q formality. 1t is believed the
agreement will AK Deans salary at
$4,000 or $4,000.
Claims Arm Is Better.
Dean, placed strictly on his own
this winter and spring by a Cub
edict, foresees only "a great year"
Minus a wisdom tooth and a molar,
which he had extracted last month,
Dean opines that he will start every
fourth day."
Dean has been bothered by q sore
arm ever since his purchase from
the st. Louis Cardinals in 1888 for
$1S5 900 in cash and three players.
However, he has indicated recently
that the arm which averaged around
"a victories a season for the Cards
from 1882 through 1896 really is on
the mend.
He can play golf without feeling
any pain In the arm, he disclosed
and that was more than he could
do last year.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
PIunmer's Mat Win Puts Him
In Line to Tackle Angel

Plummer, braved the wrath Of
some 1900 customers in pinning
Evans-the peepul's cherce. He did
1t with-of all things cobra hold
that amazing strangle clutch in
vented by Nanjo Singh. It wasn't
ethical, OF course, but then what Is
In rassling?
In other matches Joe Cox was
disqualified for giving Alan Eustace
q nasty look, Don Mcintyre pinned
Jim Austeri, Tommy Roe put the
skids under Johnny Judish and
Tommy OToole stomped On poor
old Chief White Feather.
Evening star., 1940-02-09

Lou Plummer has another gold
star on his wrestling report as re-
sult Of last nights triumph over Don
Evans at Turner's Arena.
Five gold stars and Lou gets q
shot at the Angel" or whoever
happens to be around at the time,
but the Angel" is preferred. All
the boys want to meet the European
sensation because he's the days big
box office attraction and is rakins
in the dough. He'll be down this
way when the mob wearies Of laying
1t on the line up North.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Uniteds and CIothiers
Top TripIe-Heuder

United Typewriters and Regal
Clothiers will meet in the $50
o'clock nightcap Of . triple-header
Heurich Amateur Basket Ball
League feature at Heurich gym
nasium tonight.
Supporting attractions involve
Marvin's Credit VS.. United Clay
Products, 7::30 o'clock, and Q. g.
s. Laundry vs.. the Petworth A. c.,
$50.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Manual Trainers Out
To Save Chance for
Spot in P|ayoff
Rider-President Closh
Promises to Be One
Of Seasons Best

The heaviest schoolboy court card
Of the season will be featured by the
Eastern-Tech and Roosevelt Wilson
interhigh series double e-header at
Tech gym tonight, starting at 7:30.
While only the first tilt, between
Eastern and Tech, is important from
a championship angle, the second
promises to be one Of the best Of the
year.
Setting q dizzy pace with flve
straight victories. Roosevelt will
meet its most serious foe In Wilson,
which is holding second place with
three victories In as many games.
The engagement will have little
bearing on the regular series out
come as Roosevelt already has
clinched a place in the playon and
Wilson needs only one more triumph
to be assured of 4 position In the
round-robin affair.
The Eastern Tech game is i'm
portant to both teams. Should
Tech lose it would drop out Of the
series running, having lost three in
terhigh games. Eastern. defending
champion, will have its back to the
wall as loss almost would erase 1t
from championship competition.
Should Eastern win, as expected, the
Lincoln Parkers will 60 into = triple
tie for third place with Central and
Western with q record Of two wins
and two losses.
Crowd Pleasers On Tap.
Two other night games are ex-
pected to be crowd-pleasers. st.
Johns will be the guest Of Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Montgomery Blair
will play host to Charlotte Hall,
both contests starting at 8 O'Clock.
This afternoon at $50 Central was
to entertain Georgetown Prep. Con-
zaga was to visit Western and Lam
don was to meet st. Andrews at
Landon. Mount Rainier was to be at
Maryland Park at o'clock and
Rockville was to meet Sherwood an
hour later at Rockville.
Friends School was to play
Friends School at Moorestown, N. ].
Decisive scores marked three
games played yesterday. Dewitt
was routed by the Maryland Fresh
man at College Park, II to 10. as
Dick Floyd. Dick Greer and Bob
Fetters led the winning attack.
Together they Tailed ~ points.
Bill Kemp and Archie PanAgo
stood out for Dewitt, totaline II
points.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Brown, McAvoy Answer
Curtain Call Mondoy

With the District Boxing Com
missions blessing and some swell
publicity from same, Matte Brown
and Mickey McAvoy will put on the
gloves again Monday night to prove
that foul was no fluke. Matte, you
know. lost last weeks gruelling
match by tagging Mickey with q
stray left hook just below the knee.
Under the rules a fighter guilty
Of fouling automatically is suspend
ed 80 days, but this little item will
be conveniently overlooked until the
governing body decides whether
Mates punch was deliberate or
otherwise. It will be another eight
rounder-or less.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Reds Given MONOPOLY
On Cuba's BountifuI
Baseball Talent
Islond to Pay Expenses
OF Tryouts for Four
Stors This Year
Dy the Associated Pr~'-

By the Associated Pr~"-
TAMPA, Fla, Feb. s.-It looks as
II the Cincinnati Reds have annexed
the entire Republic Of Cuba Is .
part Of their baseball farm system.
Right now the 1889 National
League pennant winners appear to
have . cast-iron monopoly on Cuba 8
playing talent, and the island Is 4
paradise Of sandlot baseball players.
Every kid from 10 years up is .
fan, and II he isn't fan, its because
he's too busy playing baseball.
Last year, through Herman Canal,
Tampa Spanish speaking sports
writer, the Cuban National Sports
Commission, headed by Col. Jaime
Marine, made an agreement with
the Reds like this:
I'VE will develop our four best
players each year II you, senors, will
be kind enough to look at them and
give them. how you. say in English
"A break!"
Warren Giles, the Cincinnati boss,
and Deacon Bill McKenchnie, the
mentor, reflected on the PALMER
days Of Senor Adolfo Luque, the
pitching pride, and Senor Miguel
Gonzales, ex-Giant catcher and
Cardinal smart-man, and said:
why not?"
Col. Marine, in Havana, already
has done his part and within 4 few
weeks, four Cuban baseball aces will
join the Reds training camp here.
So anxious is Cuba to be repre-
sented in the major leagues that the
government is paying their expenses
for the tryout.
Canal reports there literally are
thousands Of baseball teams in Cuba,
and it's safe bet that at least
100000 Cuban boys and men play
baseball.
Senor AL Lopez, a Spanish resi-
dent Of Tampa and the Boston Bees
f1rst-string catcher, said:
'The Reds will come up with some
fine players ultimately. OF course
most Of the youngsters from Cuba
will have to be farmed out. They'll
learn English, become accustomed
to American ways, and what is more
important to them, be able to play
baseball. 1t seems to be a good idea
from here"
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Manager of Indianapolis Oval,
Admitting Fear, Never Has
Ridden Over 1t in Racer

I ever saw. or even the best half
dozen. I did that once and I haven't
heard the last Of it yet.
IN go only this far. III say that
I don't believe some of the stars Of
other years could have driven sue
cessfully today. Not that they weren't
great drivers, some of them, but it's
just that increased speed has
brought an entirely different tech
nique. The old-timers who averaged
only IS miles an hour might have
had trouble if they suddenly begun
hitting 100, like they do now.
"A driver who expects to get any
where in the big race now must be
in perfect physical condition. The
tremendous speed they hit doesn't
allow any margin for error. Every
reaction must be automatic. Even so,
some of them are beaten down 30
badly at he end Of the race that it
requires several days in bed to re-
cover.
Alcohol IS Fuel Coming.
Il can remember when the win
ming driver was taking around seven
hours to do 500 miles. Now they're
through in just over four hours.
There's no use entering a car now
unless it can do at least 125. Nat
urally, this has developed a new kind
Of driver, but it's not for me to say
that they are better drivers"
The most important thing about
the Indianapolis race, Myers says, is
the part 1t has played in the i'm
provement Of the automobile. In his
long years at the Speedway he has
seen dozens of refinements tested
and proved in the gruelling race.
THE next big thing probably will
be the use Of alcohol for fuel instead
of gasoline" he predicts. "A couple
of cars used alcohol in the race last
year and got good results. It's too
expensive now for commercial use
about a dollar . galon-but it could
be produced a lot more cheaply in
quantity. using surplus farm prod
ucts."
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Pastor Sees Koyo
For Godoy in Sd
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
Feb. 9.-The only man ever to
spend 81 rounds in q ring with
Joe Louis in q heavyweight fight
thinks Arturo Godoy won't last
more than three.
Bob Pastor, who went the 10
round route with Louis before
the latter won the heavyweight
crown, then lasted II more last
fall before being knocked out,
looks at tonight's heavyweight
title bout this way:
"Godoy is wide open and hot
tempered. Louis will jab him in
the nose q few times and Godoy
will come out Of his crouch.
He'll rush in. Boom! The end.
He'll be lucky to come out for
the fourth"
Evening star., 1940-02-09
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 9.-While
the woods are full Of men who never
have been around the Indianapolis
Speedway in racing car, it is sur
prising to learn that one of their
number is T. E. Pop) Myers, the
general manager of the big speed
plant.
Though never having met him
before in the flesh, I always had
vague impression that Myers prob
ably took a spin around the brick
saucer every morning before break
fast, seeing that the turns we're
banked properly and generally
keeping the place tidied up for the
annual Memorial Day 500-miler.
No" said the haired vet
eran, with flnality. i've never gone
around it in a racing car and I
never expect to. If a car ever started
skidding on one of those turns,
and with me in it, I'd be scared to
death. I went around the old
Sheepshead Bay Speedway once in
my youth, and the experience has
lasted me to this day."
Has Staff Of 5000.
The man who annually plays host
to around 10000 spectators-the
largest sports crowd that gathers in
this country-is here accommodating
a tan before returning to Indian
apolis to plunge into his job. On the
day Of the race he will have close
to 5000 persons working for him.
Reared within sight of the huge
plant he manages now, Myers has
been in the racing game practically
all his life. He generally is acknowl-
edged to know more about the sport
than any living man. The roar of
motors and the smell of burning
castor oil have been his very exist
ence.
"1'u tell you anything you want to
know about racing" he said, but
don't ask me to name the best driver
Evening star., 1940-02-09

IUtHIS--- D To 1ULNlt----IT II
Score at half-Freshmen, 1919.
Referee-Mr. Urinak.
Easy for Little Generals.
At Ballston. Va, Washington-Lee
had no trouble downing Briarley
Military Academy and won its
twelfth game OF the season, IS to
IA. Both teams were slow warm
ing up, but the home quint led, II
to 8, at the half.
Shorty Alexander and Reuben
McNab led the WI. attack with 8
and points. respectively Bernie
INLAND was high for Briarley with 8
points. It was the first victory in
five recent games for the Little
Generals,
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Sports Mirror

By the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Joseph> F.
Carr, Columbus, Ohio, was re-
elected president of National
Football League for 4 10-year term
at opening session Of annual ex.
ecutive meeting.
Evening star., 1940-02-09

Three years ago-A boycott Of
all Max Schmeling's exhibitions
in United States was asked by
Jewish War Veterans national
commander, Harry Schaffer Of
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Duke Swimmers Score

LEINGTON, Va, Feb. . R.-Co-
Capt. Dave Emmett, with first place
In three events for . 15-point total,
led Dukes swimmers to q 39-to-36
victory over Virginia Military 1nsti-
tute yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Fights Last Niqht
By the Axsocia ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
1ATnoRI.-Dilly Mcdowell, 147,
Daga1. outpointed Francisco MontAnari,
PHILADELPHIA. - Tonv Morr,no,
I3o. Philadelphia. outpointed Jimmy
Lancaster: 131. Wilminston. Del. 1s0.
ATLANTIC CITY-Freddy Fiducia,
1el. Newark. knocked out Al Williams.
1ss. Philadelphia f5).
1OoTON.-Paul Junior. 1874. Lewis
ton. Ne. knocked out Honey Melody,
Evening star., 1940-02-09
McLornin Loses Mother

VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
Feb. 8 canadian Press) Mrs.
Mary Ferris McLarnin, 60, mother
Of Jimmy McLarnin, former world
welterweight boxing champion, died
yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Totals IA 736 Totals 8 ala
Anacostia Puts Up Scrap.

American U. Jayvees played host
to Anacostia last night and treated
their guests to q 1882 beating.
This game was the closest Of the
three played yesterday, but Ana
costa was unable to lead at any
stage, although coming within 3
points of tying the score in the last
S minutes. Forward Hogan Of An
acostia was the leading point-getter,
with IS,
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Penn Mile May Be GIenn's Last;
Fields and Kehoe Compete

Maryland star, will defend his 2
mile championship, and the Terps
will be represented in the half
mile by Jim Kehoe.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
How They Compare

NEW YORK. Feb. LP,.-The tale Of
the tape on Joe Louis and Arturo 0odoy
in their heavyweight championship fsht
tonight:
Louis 1odov
Evening star., 1940-02-09

Totals----1o 637 Totals----13 80
Score At half-1s-13. A. o.
Referee-Mr. Doyle.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
7ec Roosevelt Wilson Twin Bill Tops Big Scoooy Basket Card
From the
Press Box
Godoy Promises Louis
Will Remember Him
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special CORRESPONDENT Of The star,

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (N.ANA).-
The thousands who will 60 to watch
Joe Louis in his ninth defense Of the
heavyweight championship-against
Arturo Godoy of Chile, Madison
Square Garden, Is rounds or less
will go with the familiar and never
dying hope of seeing a fight.
They like Joe and admire his work,
but if they knew in advance that
Godoy was going to be moved down
without striking a strong blow in
return they would stay away and
catch it over the radio, if at all.
Joe is good to watch in the role
Of eXecutioner, but his work has a
certain monotony. No buillotining
is exactly like another in every de-
tail Still the general feeling is
that when you've seen one, you've
seen 'em all
The difference with Louis is that
his victim comes in there with the
same equipment that he has. In
this great lottery we call life "a
deep thought, and we'll worth the
price of admission all by itself) any
man with two arms and two legs
and two eyes has chance of beat
ing another man with the same
quota.
Crowd Only Is Hopeful
OF Bit Of BrowI
The folks did not expect much
resistance out Of Tony Galento
when the big vat from New Jersey
rolled out to meet Louis, but An
thony staggered the champion with
a punch in the first round and
knocked him down with a buffet
in the third and had them shrieking
in their seats.
That was a gamble by the crowd
that turned out well. When you
win one bet you 60 back to the
races again. The crowd will come
back to see Louis and Godoy, not
wanting Joe to lose, necessarily, but
hoping to see him pressed and in
trouble-hoping, in short, to see a
fight.
I share the opinion Of the two
buck bettors that Godoy probably
won't last four rounds. The crystal
ball, after a quick shave and a
shine. tells me to pick round for
the finish and that sounds as good
as any other round But it doesn't
preclude the possibility of a fight.
The best punch Louis ever took
better than Schmelings stun, better
than the ones Galento hit him,
better than Braddocks short right
uppercut in Chicago-was hurled by
a harmless looking South American
named George Brescia at a very
early stage of fight in the old
Hippodrome. It had to be early
because Joe, after shaking 1t OF.
made quick work Of Comrade
Rrescia
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Breseio Proved Champion
Con Be Hit SmartIy

But that one long, whistling right
caught Joe where his whiskers were
just beginning to be and bowled
him halfway across the ring. As
he hit the ropes, Louis spun a little
and grabbed the top strand with
his glove.
Then he pushed himself out OF
danger. Brescia stalked him slowly
and cautiously, as a man does who
knows what will happen to him if
he misses the next one. Joe can
take a punch and in a few seconds
his noggin was clear, or clear
enough, and he blocked Brescia's
clumsy charge and countered with
q blow which cut the Argentine
down in his prime. You haven't
heard much of Brescia since. But
he threw good one while he was
at it.
If Brescia could hurt the cham
pion, so can almost anybody. and
Godoy is better than q run of the
mill fighter. OF course, I don't
guarantee fame and fortune to the
man who lands on Joe. It's apt to
be the beginning of the end of his
career-as with Braddock, Galento
and Brescia But it makes things
{efarAetioo for fha erou,d
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Arturo Must Toke Book
Of Rules to Fioht

Godoy is rough and sturdy and
up to date he has shown the sort
of appetite for trouble which often
brings good results. Many of his
motions are highly illegal. He has
promised to bring the rulebook with
him to the Louis fight and consult
it at every emergency, licking his
thumb to turn the pages when they
stick.
The stuff in the book is all new
to Arturo, and ought to bring him
many interesting surprises. In fact,
it will be like reading a detective
story full of sustained suspense.
"Tsk, tsk!" I can hear Senor
Godoy muttering to himself. 80
it's illegal to stick your thumb in
his eye. What will they think Of
next?"
Even if it hampers his style,
Arturo will be well advised not to
fight too dirty. Louis doesn't like
that kind of thing and when Joe is
indignant he becomes very force
ful personality. with either hand
But even legally Godoy is strong
enough fellow to make trouble If
he wants to badly enough. and
hope he does. He says he does.
'He will know I was there" prom
ises the Chilean.
Just 50 Joe and the fans know he
was there, that's all right. Godoy
probably won't know 1t for half an
hour afterward.
Evening star., 1940-02-09

Totals 8 310 TotAls---17 641
ScnrA IT half-ErHshuAn 1Q.Q