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lin that round it was definitely
Ia slip"
In most cases a fighter who
has dropped such a decision
would be carning about 1t plenty
Carter took 1t like q gentleman
Truman Gibson. secretary OF
the International Boxing Club,
told Carter his Tooth bout was
one Of the best he ever fought
and indicated he was entitled to
"a renatch,
But Andrade was the official
winner as Judge E. A. Frankel
and referee Joe White scored in
his favor, 1894 and $685.. re-
spectively. Judge Lou Capparelli
favored Carter, 97-95. Andrade
was outweighed. 140-136. and
most of his points were piled UP
from a singing, rapidflre left
iab.
Andrade said he would try to
get a title fight with Champion
Wallace tBud, Smith.
His manager. Ralph Gambino,
added: Il was promised q shot at
Smiths title il we beat Carter.
I wouldn't have taken the fight
In Chicago otherwise"
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OLYMPICS
AT A GLANCE
By the Associated Pres.

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EARLIER WINNERS
Daila Costa. O. Cont four heats, to.al
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w. SKIING
Womeu'S Giant Siaiom-OSI Reich
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Cuban YuwI Victor in Race;
Finisterre Wins Class c

NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 2 (41.
-Criollo, a 67-foot yawl owned
by DR., Luis H. Vidana. Cuban
senator. was declared grand
slam" winner today in the 18th
annual Miami-Nassau yacht race.
Vidana. who sailed more than
1000 practice miles with his
youthful crew before entering
the race. crossed the finish line
at $3.50 pm. yesterday, almost an
hour ahead of Mogu, Fred Gug-
genheimer's 67-foot yawl from
the st. Petersburg Yacht Club.
In addition to his overall VIC
tory, Vidana was declared the
handicap winner.
His time for the 184-mile run
rom Miami was 80 hours. SO min
utes and IL seconds. the third
fastest voyage In the history Of
the event. His corrected time,
including handicap, was 28:26.1l.
Carleton Mitchell's Finisterre,
one OF the smallest yawls In the
field at 80 feet. 8 inches. came
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Montana Meets
Rocca Tonight

Antonino Rocca. identified as
the most popular wrestler In the
industry. and Hombre Montana,
ia 2l-karat meanie, will clash in
the feature match at Capitol
Arena tonight for something
Ihazily referred to as the South
American championship.
Montana. a bearded 345-
FOUNDER from Brazil, recently
claimed the South American
title after winning a recent
tournament there while Rocca
was in the United States. Rocca
seems to be disturbed about it
and so they'll settle the discus
sion in two of three falls.
In other matches. Allie Pasha
meets Frenchie Roy. Harry
Lewis faces Nelson Royal and
Leo Newman will be confronted
by Frank Hurley. The first
struggle gets underway at 8
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AU Blows Lead,
Bows 10 LoyoIa

A sudden and complete coll
lapse in the second half, in
which it made only seven bas-
kets. proved costly to American
U. last night as the Eagles failed
to make it a contest against
Loyola of Baltimore.
The Greyhounds won, 1904.
on their home court to stay atop
the Mason-Dixon Conference
standings witt a perfect record
in six games. American u.
dropped to 3-3 in the league and
Is in danger of not making the
conference tournament for the
second straight year.
American U. led 27-22 at one
point in the latter part of the
first half. but Loyola spurted to
a 1888 halftime advantage and
1t was no contest in the second
half. The Eagles not only
weren't hitting. but as Loyola
forged further ahead the losers
were not even getting of shots.
Twelve Loyola players scored
four or more points, topped by
Jim Allenbaugh with Is. AUS
scrappy captain. Jimmy VIII
liams. led the losers with Is.
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Not deductible.

/
Question II made $4,000
profit on my old house and now
I'm building a new one. What
Iare the rules governing me?
Answer - The rules are the
same. The cost Of building is
considered the same as the cost
Eof buying--and you must start
building within q year of the sale
lof your old house.
But in your case. you have an
added leeway - you have Ia
months instead of year after
your sale in which to occupy
your new house.
Question How many times
can / get the benefit Of not hav-
ling to pay tax on the profits
from sale Of my house?
Answer-As many times as you
sell at a profit and replace your
house, except that you can't do
Ii more than once within any IL
months. After you have sold at
Ia profit you must wait more than
~ months If you want the profit
ION the next sale to be non.tax-
able because you are replacing
your residence.
Question - In figuring how
much / paid for my new house,
do / include the mortgage or
only the cash I paid?
Answer - You include the
mortgage and the cash.
Question-Our property is in
my wife's name but / paid the
real estate taxes in 1855. Do I
get q deduction?
Answer-Only If you file a
joint tax return with her this
year. You won't get the deduc-
ton If you file separate returns.
Question: purchased a CO.
Operative apartment Tor home
in a cooperative housing prof.
Iect). Do the same rules that
cover tax and interest deductions
for homeowners apply to me?
AnSwer-Yes.
Question: rent my entire
house to others. Will you list
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in to win Class c and second
place in the handicap standings
with a corrected time of 29:37.53.
Third in the unofficial stand
ings with q corrected time of
29:41.53 was Hugh Schaddelee's
Hilaria from Macatawa Bay.
Other corrected times in
cluded:
Good Hope, owned by W. q. Peacock
Of Pompano Beach. 30:25.37.
Mogu owned by +. s. ouRRenheimer
u St, Petersbure. 30:2S.30,
Jubilee. Francis D. Wetherill Of Phil
adelphia :32;l0;
mar Yacht Club. 3I:40.4s.
Christi Yacht Club, aa.ss's7. N0'p1s
Calloon. J. M. Brown OF Bermuda,
TpI Essf ., gnssR Lam T ss.lth Of storm
comanche. John W. Price. Biscayne
Bay Yacht Club. ~ 1888.
Rsnenoc. Harvey Conover, Larchmont
acht Club. .36:14,4s.
Coy II Donald Y. coe. YOUNGSTOWN
f' Tais oj cssr Ss2 & ~ b.n cru,.in. Club
Ioian.hs; Arthur Harrison. st. Peters.
!. fias; Henry A. wise. ir.. Gibson Island.
chsnce. james Rider, Sailing Club Of
Chesapeake. 3S:b3.66.
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BOWLING
With ROD THOMAS

over Billhimer Ford and Giant
Liquors over Rockville Bowling
Center.
In a battle between the two
top teams, Bethesda Forty Alleys
chung to a four-game lead by
edging Jenkins Sheet Metal,
which slipped to third behind
Fulford's Radio. George Linkins,
pinch-hitting for injured Johnny
Ressa, was Bethesda's big gun
with 154--407. abetted by Bill
Lewis 39l. Clark and Hugh
Crawley. jr.. each shot 35S. and
jimmy Jenkins $50. Frank
Bradsher had 376.
Pete Townsend Of American
Valet saved his team from a
shutout by Wheaton Paint by
shooting lit in the last game
for a bronze medal. The lit
supplied a four-pin edge. For
wheaton, Jimmy Carroll rolled
161-411.
Others with 400's were Char
ley Zimmerman, Central Insur-
ance, 402. and Vince Adams. Full
ford's, 40l.
Lockhart's 358 nipped his av-
erage, but he retained a firm grip
on the league lead with 1854
trailed by Bradsher. 127-l6;
Charley Evans, 1861; Norman
Titus, 1868: Gerry Stair, 1885,
80. and Danny Pessagno. 1869
The standings: Bethesda. Al
%: Fulford's 1926 cup from
fourth); jenkins. 1927: Bank
of Maryland. 36-27; Chat Bar
1921; Wheaton. 1921 IA four
way tie for third Charles Coun-
ty Amusement. 1928: Roma
Restaurant, 1929; Giant Liq-
uors, 31-29: Rockville. 3i-32;
Briggs Ice Cream, 1898; Central
Insurance, 27-33: Merrill's Pizza
House, 1885: Mudd Motors, 81.
SO; American Valet, 25-35; An
choir Grill, 24-39.and BilheimeI
Ford, 1874.
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Each member of the William
C. Voight team Of the Capital
Women's Major League was
wondering today II. somewhere
along the way. she couldn't have
averted disaster last night in a
battle at Mount Rainier with the
Pabst Blue Ribbons.
The Blue Ribbons, with only
20 more pins than their oppo-
nents, scored a sweep and
knocked the Weights from first
place. Another mark in each
game, or even q bigger fiat box
here and there. might have re-
versed the outcome.
But" to quote Ruth MeCiin-
tic. the Voight captain. 1.-The
Blue Ribbons had what was
needed and deserved to win"
Still, it was a case of a team
beating itself. The first game
was decided by is pins, and the
second and third each by two
A blown spare In the final frame
probably settled the second and
in the last box of the third two
Of the Weights cut deuces on
spares. The team totals were
1882 against 1.712.
It was a heartbreaker, indeed,
to the Weights who relinquished
the lead to Chatter Box, a Gel
winner over Rays Bar.
Bobby Jones led the Blue Rib
bons with a set Of 130-359 and
Mrs. McClintic paced the Weights
with 141-381. Heartening to the
Weights was the return to form
Of Ann Habercom who shot 365
to put her back in contention
for the individual title. A tip
from Lorraine GULL apparently
corrected a flaw in Mrs. Haher-
CONS bowling.
Sara Stephens, with 135-373
and Genevieve Link, l66-350
supplied the winning punch
when Chatter Bar shaded Rays
Bar. for whom Virginia Siege
was high with 344. Mrs. Links
1855 earned a bronze medal.
Kitty Hamilton's 132-360 pacec
Bethesda Forty Alleys to the only
sweep Of the evening, over Kir-
by's Sales, led by Beauty Logan,
1886.
Beryl Meyer rolled 1853 for Q
medal and her 375 gained the
edge for King Pin over Comber's
Restaurant, for whom Phyllis
Jones shot 349.
The standings: Chatter Bar
1926; Voight. 1921; Rays, IS.
20: Pabst, 31-32; Comber's, 27.
So; King Pin. 26-37, and Kirby's
26-37
The individual leaders nov
stand Boots Petit, Bethesda
1864; Mrs. Habercom, 1850
Hildm Lagos, Chatter Bar, II4-6
and Lyn Kuczek, Pabst, 1884.
\ n
In spite Of a $50 set by Chucl
Kramer, Anchor Grill wa,
blanked by Chatter Bar in an ode
match In the Mems Distric,
Minor League. Chatter Bal
rolled 6l8. 618 and GIT. In ar
effort to make the third gam,
identical with the others, Dalt
Valentine, needing two pins ir
the last frame, picked a two-pir
setup. Kramer's games we're l57
1875 and 1853. Lee Wiley was higf
for Chatter Bar at 15S-393.
This was one OF four sweep
in the league. The others wert
scored by Fulford's Radio ovel
Mudd Motors. Harrison Roofer,
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Georgetown Frosh
Next for Bulls Five

Bulls meets the Georgetown
Frosh basketball team tomorrow
afternoon at the Walter Reed
gym and unless the Is jinx crops
up 1t should be another victory
for the unbeaten Silver Spring
team.
Like most Of its previous wins
this season, No. IL yesterday
came without too much trouble,
1868. over George Washington
Frosh.
Frank Delano paced the VIM
.ners with 80 points followed by
Jay Metzler's 25 and Dick
Browns Is. Ron Matalavage hit
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LITTLE SPORT
Scoring Duel in Prospect
In Dunbar Wilson Come

A scoring duel between two Of
the areas top scholastic basket
ball players win be in the max
ing Saturday night at Tech when
Dunbar and Wilson meet in an
important game in the West DE-
vision of the Interhigh League.
Willie Jones of Dunbar heads
the league scorers with a $40
average in three games. He has
spearheaded his club to nine VIC
tories in 10 games. Dunbar's
league record Is BEL.
Lew Luce Of Wilson, All-Metro-
politan last year and a high
scorer for three years. has
brought his average to 1870 in
four games after a slow start.
The Tigers are unbeaten in four
Interhigh games and have 6-5
season record. the last four wins
in a row.
Dunbar hung up its ninth VIC
tory yesterday. 1854. over Hoff-
man. Boston Of Arlington in a
tuneup for Saturday nights
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Plays
D. {. Teachers

Howard University plays Dis
trict Teachers in basketball to-
night in its last test of the
season against non-Central In
tercollegiate Athletic Association
competition.
The game will be played at
Coolidge High at $3.50 pm. and
will be the second meeting Of
these teams this season. Howard
won the first, 1916.
After tonight. the Bisons have
seven conference games left as
they make a bid for a place In
the tournament, a spot they
haven't had since l949.
Howard. currently is ga in the
league and has a good chance
of making the playoffs. Coach
Tom Hart figures five wins in
the remaining seven games will
do 1t, or four wins If there's an
upset or so among the other
fn0naC = y
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some of the expenses can de-
duct?
AnSwer-All taxes involved,
management expense. mainte-
nance expenses. salaries and
wages paid to superintendent,
janitors, ETC.; travelling expenses
necessary to look after the prop
critics. legal expenses. deprecia-
ton. interest on mortgages. other
Indebtedness; commissions paid
to secure rentals: premiums for
insurance, fire, liability. plate
glass.
TOm0rfOw-Tax-saving angles
on charitable contributions.
Copyright 1856.
The Hall Syndicate, Ine.)
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junior--that a younger stan
member. particularly Johnsos
might get the job.
Also mentioned. at one time OF
another. as candidates were Sid
Luckman. former Bears quarter
back great; Phil Handler. ex-
Cardinals coach: Bulldog Tur-
ner, Bears center. and Shaugh-
messy, the remainder of the staff
Played With Cubs
After leaving Northwestern
Driscoll had a brief fling at pro-
fessional baseball as a second
basement for the Cubs and the
Los Angeles club Of the Pacific
Coast League. He batted only
lot in 10 games with the Cubs
in 1917.
When he finished 10 years OF
pro football, he had a brilliant
record as coach Of Chicago's st.
Mel's High School teams and
then served as head football
coach at Marquette from 1887
through 1910.
Paddy Driscoll is a solid. de-
pendable football man." Halas
said today. He has been as out
standing a coach as he was a
player. I have great confidence
in his ability to keep the Bears
right in the title running. ]
know of no one who has made
a greater contribution to the
game OF football"
Driscoll indicated there would
be no change-of his making
in the Bears staff, which he de-
scribed as solid" in its present
makeup.
Halas previously had said his
successor would be In charge OF
the team 100 per cent" on the
field. But he will continue to
run the front office. making
player deals and selecting play
ers in the annual draft.
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Slime, Calhoun Enter
New York A. c. Meet

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 R.--Two
sensational new stars Of the in
door track season. Dave Slime.
Duke sprinter, and Lee Calhoun.
North Carolina College hurdler.
have entered the New York A. C.
meet, February IL.
In sweeping the Washington
Star sprint series, Slime equaled
the indoor 70-yard record Of TO
seconds and set an indoor 100
yard mark Of 9.5 seconds. CAL
houn has equaled indoor hurdle
records at so and 10 yards in
winning three straight races. The
NYAC sprint and hurdles are at
so yards.
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|TenIeY Albright
Wins Olympic
Skating Title
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and shadows covered the rink as
Miss Albright finished her rou-
times.
| Those in the stands saw Ten
LEY falter slightly on a double
axel. It was not enough to mar
her program. which she finished
in splendid style.
Limps Leaving Ice
But she lined badly after she
came of the ice, and it was
learned she had turned the same
ankle which had been injured
before the competition.
She went through a difficult
program Of loops, twists and
Jumps. then put on an amusing
dance step and wound up with
splits, axels and spins.
JernDerg, big. blond and APP
iparently indefatigable, dethroned
Finland's Veikko Hakulinen by
speeding over the hills and dales
of Ampezzo Valley in 2:50.27. in
Esub-zero temperatures.
It was the fastest time ever
for the grind. which is held on
different courses, and thus does
not count as q record.
Swedes' Second Medal
This was the second gold
medal for the Swedes and was
particularly gratifying to Jern-
berg since he had finished Sec
|ond to Norway's Hallgeir Bren-
den in the 15-kilometer race and
runnerup to Hakulinen in the
Is 0-kilometer.
Today's battle was a two-man
Ione between the rugged Swede
land Hakulinen. who won the So
Ikilometer title In the 1852 games
lat Oslo.
Hakulinen was second in
'2:5l:45 and Russia's Fedor Te-
!rentiev was third In 2:53::32.
Then came Zero Kolehamainen
or FINLAND. fourth in 2:56:l7.
and another Russian, Antoli
IScheljuhkin, fifth In 2:56:40.
Jernberg Takes Quick Lead
With competitors leaving at
intervals. Jernberg was 38th in
the field Of SO to take to the
course. He Immediately jumped
into the lead and never wearied
as he trudged over the valley.
The previous best time for the
distance was 3:3o:ll by Sweden's
Ellis Vilkund in 1895.
No Americans competed.
Tyler Leads Bobsleders
In addition to the Americans
Ii-2-3 sweep in the mems figure
skating yesterday. Art Tyler. the
veteran four -nfan driver from
Rochester. N. Y. led bobsledders
from ~ nations in trial runs
down the Olympic course. His
brilliant i:19.29 made him a
prime choice in the four-man
tests tomorrow and Saturday.
The games end Sunday with ski
jumping.
And the United States hockey
team. surprise winner over Cam
ada Tuesday night. is expected
Ito get by Sweden today prior to
its important meeting with Rus
STA tomorrow night. The Yanks
and Soviets are the only unde-
Ifeated teams In the final round
robin competition.
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Loprete Gets 81 Points
As Fort BeIvoir Bows

Joe Loprete scored 81 points
for Fort Belvoir. but his effort
wasn't enough to offset the con-
centrated attack by Fort Eustis.
which won, lll-93. in a basket
ball game last night at Belvoir.
Eustis has a 1873 record. while
Belyoir has an 1l-l3 mark.
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game. Wilson keeps In step with
Ia game this afternoon against
DeMatha.
Jones racked up "a points and
Teammate Neal Woodruff 16 to
lead Dunbar. 4;
Gonzaga, The Stars No. 2
ranked team remained unbeaten
with 62-56 win over Tech, but
had to come from behind. The
Trainers were ahead throughout
until Tom McCloskey hit for
Gonzaga with $3.50 remaining to
put his team ahead, 57-56.
Tech outscored Gonzaga from
the floor. 22-17, in goals. but the
Eagles had the benefit Of maxi
ing 20 fouls as against IL for
Tech and that was the differ
Ience. McCloskey was high scorer
with % points. Bob Bolen had
10 for Tech.
Willie Wells scored Is points
to pace Carroll to a 50-4S VIC
tory over Georgetown Prep In
ia non-league game between the
two Catholic schools. Tony
Carroll Of Prep was the games
high scorer with 81 points
Bob Archer hit for 20 points
and Willie Wood 10 to lead
Armstrong to a 62-5i victory
over Douglass of Baltimore, its
seventh win against three losses.
Parker Gray Of Alexandria
dropped its fourth game in IA
with a 61-54 loss to Bates Of
Annapolis. Bates. which was
paced to its victory by Monroe
Greene. who had 81 points, now
has q ia season record.
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The schedule:

The schedule:
GAMES TODAY
DeMatha at Wilson. $3.50.
GonkAga 81 Eastern, $3.50.
honmen3Boston Of Union eBowlins
St, Mary's at St. Stephens, 8.
GAMES TOMORROW
Anaeostia vs.. Chamberlain at Eastern
Bell st Conlidee. $3.50.
Western at Roosevelt $3.50.
Phelps at Tech. $3.50.
Spinearn vs.. Eastern at Tech. Q.
Carver ~ Card0zo. BIS.
Prep. vs.. Mackin At peMatha. 80. .
81. Johns vs. Carroll NJ peMatha, o
81. Anthony at Woodward Prep. 3.
81, Stephens At Priery, =.
Friends At Moorestown Friends. 8,
G GsIlasdss Prep q Ike Ksndaii inns. :,
Waiter Reed. 3:45.
Capitol Pases at wilson w. s.
George washinRton at Wakefield. z.
WWasninston,Lee at Fairfax:
Fails Church At Mclean, z.
Osbourn Of George Mason, 3.
Herndon st Marshall, z.
Nokesyille AZ Rappahannock. ss:4S.
Loudoun County al Clarke County. z
ParkeT-GFay at Luther Jackson, 5.3u
Culpeper Carver a. Manassas Region.
II 7:3O
HiEh Point at Montsomery Blair. z,
Bethesda-Cheyy Chase at Suitland. q.
Bladensburg at Northwestern. z.
Wheaton ut Pooiesvtlle, 3.
Sherwood at Richard Montgomery, z.
Damascus q ,Gatthsrsosre, !.
Laurel at Gwynn Park, .
Alumni at Snrrattsvflie, Z.
LaPlhta At Calvert County, 2.
Margaret Brent at Laekey. 2.
Carver at MartinsbWrg. 7:30.
SATURDAY
Wilson VS.. Dunbar at Tech. s.
st. Andrews at Landon, q
Friends ct Sanford Prep. 2.30.
81, Christopher's at Episcopal, 800. .
WaShtngton-Lee ct John Marshall
Richmond. .,
SUNDAY
GeorgetoWn Prep. at DeMatha. g
Prtory VS.. Maekin at DeMathA $50.
st. Johns vs.. Calvert HAL al Loyola. 2.
Carroll at Loyola fBal,imorel, $3.50
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Totals 81 22o "a Totals 90 SO 90
Hsiftime score. LoyolA, 1898,
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Totals az 10 81 Totals AZ 81 III
Haiftime score: $3.50. Fort Eustis.
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Form BIuze Laid
To z Small Boys

Two small boys playing with
matches were believed respon-
sible for a two-alarm fire that
wrecked hog house and a hay
loft yesterday at the Herbert
r.. Swarthout farm. one mile
north Of PoolesvilIe, Md. on
Route 1909.
A herd Of Devon dairy cattle
and several horses maintained
at the farm by Senator Wayne
Morse, Democrat of Oregon,
were unframed. The Senator's
prize stallion, Morse's Chief, was
led to safety from a stall near
the burning barn.
The blaze, spreading from
hog house 20 feet from the barn,
destroyed the barns upper story
and more than four tons Of hay
stored there. The Upper Mont
gomery County and Hyattstown
volunteer fire departments
brought the fire under control.
According TO Mrs. Swarthout,
her 4-year-old son. John. and a
tenant farmers boy, Samuel
Lee, 5, said they had been play
ing with matches near the hog
house.