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U. S. in Mad Rush to Master Skis: Thinks Owens9Equal on Way Up
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LAND HELD IDEAL
FOR SNOW SPORT
Eagerness, Proficiency of
Devotees Here Amazes
Austrian Teacher.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
OSEMITE. Calif., February 9.—
"How much has Winter sports
grown?” repeated Hannes
Schroll, Austrian-born ski
maaUr of Yosemifce’a endless slopes.
“I’ll give you part of the answer. Two
or three years ago, around Badger
Pass, a gathering of 20 or 25 on skis
was considered a good week-end
•rowd. Since that time, those 25 have
grown to 2.500, a jump of Just 100
to 1. That's all.”
Having heard on all sides of the
new surge In Winter sports from
New England to California, Washing
ton and Oregon, your correspondent
left the golf course sun of Southern
California for Yosemlte, with its 4-foot
blanket of snow and its 13 below,
hoping to locate part of the answer.
We got It in the first glimpse of
Hannes Schroll moving down a Yo
semlte slope at 60 miles an hour
through the most spectacular scenery
any pair of eyes ever looked upon.
Schroll has traveled as fast as 90
miles an hour on his skis, which isn't
•o bad without the aid of a motor
or a pair of wings.
r ■ ■—
American Skiers Toll.
"'J'HE American boom in Winter
sports has just started,” Sch: T
•aid. "Look at that crowd”—pointing
to several mountain slopes dotted with
spinning or falling human forms from
5 years of age up t- 60. "One of the
things I like about American sports
lovers is that, when they go out for
a game or a sport, tl»ey go all the way
—100 per cent. They want to learn
and improve—and they are willing to
work for it—whether it’s running.
Jumping, foot ball, golf, skiing or
skating. One trouble is they want to
learn too quickly and they take too
many chances ahead of time. Look
at that old bird skidding down that j
pretty steep slope. He's been on skis j
for only a week. Yep—I knew he'd
tumble—but he's up again, still try
ing.
"This country doesn’t have to go to :
8t. Moritz or any other place in Eu
rope,” Schroll continued. "It has too
much great skiing country over here
now. Now it has moved from New
England. Lake Placid and other places
In the East to Sun Valley in Idaho,
Yosemite and other Par Western
places that have scenery Europe could
never match.
Real Thrills on Skis.
“IT'S ONLY a matter of a little
x while before we'll have from 5
to 10 million people on skis or skates
In the United States. They like thrills
over here—and If you are looking for
thrills, just get on a pair of skis.”
Your correspondent soon found that !
t>r. Schroll was entirely correct. He
(your correspondent) became so badly \
tangled up in his skis after the first
fall that it took three experts to un- i
ravel him and get him back on his
feet. There is a certain type of bal
ance needed on skis that you don't
get in the Winter sports of Florida,
Georgia, New Orleans, Texas and
Southern California.
I tried to explain to the Austrian
•kl master that it was no simple
matter to get correct balance In play
ing golf, where you were standing
still on soft turf. "Balance in skiing,”
he said, "is much simpler. For bal
ance and motion go together. You
know most people think of skiing In
terms of long jumps. This scares
away many, many thousands. The
art of skiing is not in jumping, but ,
In cross-country motion. Jumping is
largely a stunt.
Largely Matter of Balance,
main fun in skiing is moving
mHe after mile up, down and
across slopes—sometimes slow—some
times SO, 60 or 80 miles an hour—
Weaving your way through snotf
dressed forests of pine and oak—or
even the great redwoods that might
be SO feet in diameter. Athletes who
have played many games will tell you
that no other sport touches skiing
When it comes to a continued thrill.
“Bob-sledding is marvelous—but
only for the few. Skating is a great
Winter sport. But it is too often
limited to a rink. Skiing knows no
border or boundary. You can make
It a mile or 10 miles here at Yosemite,
and then, if you want the big thrill,
take a cross-country or cross-moun
tain ski run, with moonlight dripping
through the big pines on the snow.
“Skiing or skating,” Schroll said,
"is largely a matter of balance and
confidence. They are not hard to
learn, with a little practice—. mean
when it copies to being good enough
to have a lot of fun. Like any other
•port, the experts come up from youth.
But you don't have to be an expert
to get your thrills from the ski. The
United States is just beginning to find
this out.
Youngsters Take Up Sport.
^Y^U’D be surprised to know how
many kids are now going in for
this sport. Europe—meaning largely
Sweden and Norway, along with others
—has had a big jump on the United
States because It had so many who
started young. I was on skis at the
age of 3. I now have a lot of
young pupils who are 4, S and 6 years
eld. So have many other instructors.
"In a few years you’ll see the most
remarkable development in skiing and
skating in this country that any na
tion has ever known. Bki conditions
give you a bracing climate that means
health—and they give you a changing
scenic thrill that no other sport can
even approach. It is so incredibly
beautiful you can't believe it. I can
tell you now that all Europe has
nothing to match Yosemite. I hear
Bun Valley in Idaho is Just a spec
tacular. And these are only a few
ef the ski slopes now waiting."
As a rule, you think about California
In terms of semi-tropical climate. But
I am now lookln gat 4 feet of snow
along the Yosemite Valley—at moun
tains towering up from 8.000 to 10,000
feet, deep in snow—at pines and oaks
dipping under snow heaps—at snow
drifts more than 12 feet high—at
Winter scenic miracles that would
make anything in Europe look dwarfed
or miniature—snow harvest to be
reaped before too long—a picture too
Incredible to be believed—even when
you see it in front of your eyes.
(Oepyrisht, 1037, bv the North Amsrlesn
Newipassr Aflltnco. ine.j
Local Laddie Shows Invader a Trick or Two
Ray Ingram, Washington
featherweight, really ducks
when he ducks, as this
seventh-round shot of his vic
torious match against Joey
Wach of New York at Turner’s
Arena last night attests. In
cidentally, Ray did about
everything else .in the most
approved manner with the
result that he earned a unani
mous decision in one of the
fastest bouts seen here this
season. —Star Staff Photo.
HOME TALENT 01
FOR DISTRICT RING
Fans Want Gevinson Again
After Invading Boxers
Fail to Satisfy.
WASHINGTONS fistic de
votees today focused their
attention on the Lou
Gevinson - Johnny Pena
j feature argument at Turner's Arena
next week, content in the knowledge
i that this sector has produced in
Gevinson a lad fully as promising as
I the recent youthful importations at
j the cauliflower center.
Max Roesch, a Texas heavyweight,
who is regarded in some circles as a
I coming champion, and Joey Wach,
New York featherweight, both were
supposed to have local fans In rhap
sodies about their punching prowess
by this time, but everything still Is
calm along the District’s ring trail.
Doug Swetnam and Ray Ingram,
local preliminary boys, have grabbed
the spotlight, at least temporarily,
proving the most pleasing of a not
too pleasing collection of fighters who
displayed their ring talent last night
at the crucible of broken bones.
Swetnam, who never has prog
ressed very far along fistiana's thorny
path, and probably never will, col
laborated with Benny Kessler, thin
Baltimore featherweight. In staging
a neat theft of the show in a torrid
four-rounder.
Swetnam Earns Decision.
gOTH were willing to stand up and
dish it out and the 963 paying
patrons enjoyed it. Doug connected
with stiff rights to the head to cap
ture a unanimous decision.
Ingram, fighting in an eight-rounder
here for the first time, made Wach
appear somewhat erratic as he flicked
lefts into Joey s cherubic face and fol
lowed with rights to the head which
bewildered the highly-touted New
Yorker. Ray was awarded the decision.
Hard Rock Harden, North Carolina
heavyweight, withstood the body at
tack of the trim Roesch and retaliated
with straight lefts to gain a split de
cision victory in a six-round scrap.
Judge Charley Dunn thought the bout
a draw.
In an eight-round semi-final, Sid
Silas outpunched Eddie Guerra, New
York welterweight, to the body to grab
the verdict, while the opening debate
saw Hobo Williams continue his con
quest of the stumblebums by knocking
out Sonny Stout, blubbery Newark
middleweight, in 2 minutes and 47
seconds of the first round.
DAY GETS ANOTHER
RING FAME CHANCE
Battling Ambers in Non-Title Go,
Good Showing Might Earn
Crack at Honors.
By the Associated Presa.
YORK, February 9.—Davey
Day of Chicago, who was be
ing groomed as a lightweight title
prospect when Barney Ross vacated
that title, gets a chance to move back
into a contending position tomorrow
night against Champion Lou Ambers
in a 10-round non-title bout at the
Hippodrome.
Day’s hopes received a serious set
back here a couple of years ago when
A1 Roth handed him a shellacking.
Since then he has been building a
good string of victories in the home
sector. If Davey wins or makes a good
showing tomorrow he may be matched
with Ambers for a title bout in Chi
cago or Detroit next Summer.
A tell youngster with a long reach,
a smart left jab and a powerful right.
Day has won 24 of his 47 bouts by
knockouts. Ambers has been none too
impressive in overweight affairs since
winning the title.
BRIGHT FLIES TO RUN
5.000- Meter Champ Takes Plane
Eaat for Big Events.
SAN JOSE, Calif., February 9 OP).—
Norman Bright, American indoor
5.000- meter champion and teacher at
Fremont Union High School, near
here, will leave today by plane for the
East, where he will defend his title
and engage in a series of indoor meets.
Bright will run in the Billings 2
mile at the Boston A. C. games in the
Boston Garden Saturday.
On February 20 the red-headed dis
tance star, carrying colors of the San
Francisco Olympic Club, will run the
2-mile in the N. Y. A. C. games in
New York’s Madison Square Garden.
On the 27th he will defend his
5,000-meter title there in the national
indoor A. A. u. games.
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
]V/I ARCUS STOWERS, former
^ 1 Tech High base ball pitcher,
is said to be in line for a trial
with the Baltimore Orioles this
Spring. Stowers is a southpaw
and has lots of stuff, though in
clined to be wild.
Ban Johnson has announced
that the American League will aid
any of its players who desire to
enlist for military sendee in the
event this country is plunged into
war. Clark Griffith has indorsed
this plan and added that any Na
tionals entering the service will
have their jobs when the., return
from active duty.
Following his announcement
that the salary of Honus Wagner,
the Pittsburgh star, would be re
duced during the coming season,
Barney Drevfuss, owner of the
Pirates, admitted that there is a
possibility that Wagner will not
play ball again. Wagner is said to
be considering quitting the game
altogether.
ns. HOUNDS
COLOR 006 SHOW
Pedigreed Packs, Handlers
in Pink Coats, on Swank
Westminster Card.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 9.—Bring
ing a breath of the wide open
spaces and a touch of rare
color to the rather cut-and
j dried proceedings of a big bench show,
j the annual hound show of the Mas
ters’ of Foxhounds Association has been
: combined with the Westminster Ken
! nel Club show which opens tomorrow
j in Madison Square Garden.
The proceedings in judging the two j
are almost as different as black and
; white.
In the kennel show, although there
j is a record entry list of 3.144 dogs of
96 different breeds, the procedure is
much the same throughout. Each
dog, carefully guarded by its handler,
is paraded across the ring and posed.
The judge walks up and down, in
specting each, handles them a bit to
check up a few points, waves a few
back to the benches and continues
until he finally has selected the best.
Hounds Hard to Handle.
Y^HEN the hounds come in, ap
pearance, grooming and con
formity to the standards also count,
but there are plenty other things. In
the first place the handlers are re
quired to appear in full hunt livery,
the traditional red coats of the fox
chase, and the principal competition
is among the packs, not individuals.
In place of the staid posing there's
plenty of action. The foxhounds and
beagles, hard-working dogs accus
tomed to running before the hunts
men for miles, do not have the train
ing for the show ring that is the lot
of the terriers, toy dogs and the
rest that spend most of their time
traveling from one show to another.
When a half dozen packs come into
the ring together, the gaily clad
huntsmen and whippers-in have their
work cut out to keep the packs sep
arated and under control and to pa
rade their dogs before the judges.
Hunting Horn Contest.
^DDING further color will be a
horn-blowing contest, open only to
huntsmen and whippers-in of recog
nized or registered packs or ama
teurs holding those positions. The
judge will call the signals to the
contestants, who will reply on regu
lation hunting horns.
The hound show will take place
Friday, the final day of the West
minster show, when the general com
petition has simmered down to a few
final classes. Judging of the various
breeds is to be completed on the
first two days. The aix variety groups
are to be judged the final day, and
the best of each, as usual, will com
pete for the most coveted award,
best in the show, Friday night?
Mat Matches
By the Associated Frees.
. PARIS.—Don George. 227. Buffalo.
N Y.. and Henri Deglane. 222. Mon
treal. drew lone fail each. 90-mlnute
limit).
NEW YORK. — Steve i Crusher)
Casey. 229. Ireland, threw Cliff Olson.
215. Minneapolis. 32:111.
PORTLAND. Me —Nick Lutse. 218.
California, defected Ous Sonnenberg.
213. Boston, two out of three falls.
WILMINGTON. Del.—Hank Berber.
218. Cambridge. Mass., defeated Jim
Coflleld. 215. Kansas city, two out of
three falls.
LANCASTER. Pa.—Abe Coleman,
205. New York, threw Jack Donovan.
220. Boston. 28:00.
YORK Pa.—Maurice Lachappelle.
178. Prance, threw Tony Slano. 178.
New York. 39:37.
PORTLAND.—Adolph Ludwig. 1«3.
Philadelphia, defeated Herb Parka.
101. Vancouver. Wash.
TACOMA.—Dean Detton, 225. Ta
coma^efeatej^Tad- (King JCong) Cos.
FELLING OF ME
GIVES LEWIS BOUT
Floors Rival for Two Nine
Counts in Third to Get
Split Decision.
BT the Associated Press.
HILADELPHIA. February 9 —
Hard rights which felled A1
Ettore, Philadelphia, for the
count of nine twice in one
round won a decision for John Henry
Lewis, Phoenix, Aria., in a 15-round
non-title bout.
Lewis, light-heavyweight champion,
weighed 181, Ettore 192 V?.
It was a return bout. The Penn
sylvania Athletic Commission called
their first flght a draw after Ettore
had been credited with a decision.
As was the case before, Lewis'
victory last night was on a divided
decision. Judge Matt Adgie gave
Lewis 10 rounds to 5 for Ettore. Judge
Spud Murphy called it a draw, with \
six rounds for each fighter and three
even. Referee Leo Houck called four
even, gave Lewis seven and Ettore
four.
Round Is Thriller.
IT WAS the third round that had
the 13.000 customers on their feet.
Before that the Philadelphian carried
the flght to the champion. Lewis
Anally stopped him with a right to the
jaw which floored him.
Timekeeper Joe Cervino had pound
ed off the tenth count with his ham
mer before Ettore got to his feet.
Referee Houck, a beat behind Oervino,
only counted nine. He signaled Et
tore to go ahead.
Ettore tried to close with Lewis, but
the champion smashed him back with
hard rights to the head. The sixth
blow put Ettore on the floor again for
the count of nine.
Ettore rallied In the fourth. He
fell to the floor in the sixth, but
leaped to his feet at once.
Lewis contented himself with cau
tious fighting until the closing rounds, I
With the Philadelphian seemingly tir
ing rapidly, Lewis battered him with
lefts and rights. Ettore. one eye
puffed and bleeding, stayed on his
feet.
LYNN COIN SOON READY
Handicap! Being Checked in Pin
Tournament at Arcadia.
With handicaps now being checked,
prize money won in the Margaret Lynn
Sweepstakes at the Arcadia soon will
be distributed.
First coin of $27 went to Annetta
Matthew in the women’s division and
Bill Seidenberg, who topped the men,
copped the same amount. The prize
winners:
MEN
Erl. Hkp. Total. Prize.
Bill 8eldenberg_Him 10 HIP $27.00
Chick Darr _617 Scr. 617 16.00
Ralph Ktrsch_608 Bcr. 60S 12.00
Jeff Davis _ 505 32 507 8.00
Sam Harvey_ 558 3« 6P4 6.00
V. L. Bowers_ 582 6 588 4.00
Arthur Crown 577 6 583 3.00
High game out of money—Edward Wil
son. 135. $2.00.
WOMEN.
Set Hkp. Total. Prize.
Annetta Matthew. 550 ll 565 $27.00
Betty Dugan ._ 550 3 562 16.00
Marjorie Smith.. 544 12 566* 8.65*
Anna Daut #24 32 556* S.B5*
Rebecca Armstrong 520 36 556* 8.65»
Irene Mischou 531 16 547 4.00
Louise Self. 513 30 543 3.00
•Tied for third place.
High game out of money—Louise Sam
ple. 143. $2.00.
INVADERS IN BIKE RACE.
CHICAGO, February 9 OP).—Crack
riders from Holland. Belgium, Ger
many. France. Switzerland and Canada
will compete in Chicago’s thirty
seventh international six-day bicycle
race at the Chicago Stadium March
15 to 21, Harry Mendel, manager of
the grind, announced today.
• ■ ■■ ■
FALLS CHURCH ROUTS FOE.
Big guns of Battery A of the Dis
trict Artillery meant nothing to Falls
Church Athletic Club last night as it
ran away with a 95-25 basket ball
game. Earm&n led the attack on the
Gunners with SI points.
CALVARYS A ITER ACTION.
Calvary Methodist’s 110-pound bas
keters want a game tomorrow night
on their floor. Manager Rank Smith
may be telephoned at Adams 3425 be
tween 5:30 and 7 p.m.
TenderBent?
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COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE
_Friendly Price* Always
FIGHTERS TO SIGN
SATORDAY-1YBE
Chicago Chef Won’t Prepare
Braddock-Louis Lunch
Until Pens Scratch.
BP the Associated Press.
HICAGO, February 0.—Cloee-<
ups and long shots of the
heavyweight title bout whirl:
Merry-go-round . . . Re
ports were current today that Cham
pion James J. Braddock and Chal
lenger Joe Louts will get together
next Saturday to sign articles for a
15-round bout June 15 at Soldier
Field . . . but a skeptical hotel chef,
who had one lavishly planned lunch
eon fizzle out on him, swears he's go
ing to wait until hs sees Braddock and
Louis in person before he'll prepare
another.
Joe Triner, chairman of the Illinois
Athletic Commission, will meet tomor
row with the Mayor’s Centennial
Celebration Committee, which hopes
to make a heavyweight bout the big
attraction on the city’s charter jubilee
program next Summer . . . indicating
there is little to reports that some
Chicago citizens look with disfavor on
the prospect of a bout in which Mike
Jacohs of New York would be co
promoter with the Illinois Sporting
Club.
Figure on Soldier Field.
'J'HE Chicago Park Board, which
controls Soldier Field, met today
to consider the request of Sheldon
Clark, who offered Braddock $500,
000 to meet Louis, for a conference on
rental terms . . . The customary fee
is 15 per oent of the gate, but a con
cession is likely in view of the ulti
matum—"No Soldier Field, no fight.'*
You pays your money and you takes
your choice ... One Chicago paper in
sists articles already have been signed
and that any meeting between the
principals will be for the benefit of
cameramen . . . And says that the
match will be June 22 at Comlskey
Park, home of the White Sox, which
seats 75,000. compared with the 130,000
capacity of Soldier Field ... The howl
made by Joe Gould, Braddock's man
ager, at the mention of Comlskey Park
still is echoing through the Loop, Joe's
that talented a howler.
Louis Eager to Sign.
| OU1S, meanwhile, is doing his
bombing on a bag at a Randolph
street gym. getting ready for Natie
Brown at Kansas City, February 17,
and exhibitions at Omaha, February
19: Wichita, February 22; Des Moines,
February 23. and Denver, February 25.
but It will be a sad blow for Louis fans
at those points if Braddock auddenty
decides to come here and aign.
If he does, Louis will dash back here
to affix his John Henry for 17}* per
cent of the gate .. * Exhibitions or no
exhibitions.
F. C. A. League
$S5fc£u“V 32 & &£»'”*• S' fe
Duplicating,. 27 27 Accountlng-V >4 36
Oraphic-26 28 Personnel 21 33
Seesen Retards.
Tilth team came—Duplicating 605.
Huh team set—Purchase. 1.687.
High Individual game—Catta. 163.
High individual set—Mulroe. 385.
H'.rh spares—O'Donnell. 120.
High atrtkea—Mulroe. 30
High average—Mulroe. lll-li.
Indivldaal Averares.
LOAN ANALYSIS.
Swink —-- 92 Fowler___
John*-loo Ohodey_
Swan_105 Wev_
PURCHASE.
O Donnell_109 Rader_
R-sht __ 106 Spellman_
Carmack - 101 Patton_ 92
Thornburg_104
ADMIN. AUDIT
Murphv _100 Terwissee__ 108
Hendricks_ 98 Mulroe _111
Catts_102 Weinberg_ 99 |
SUPPLIES.
Kirk_ 97 Reichhardt_100
Hein _ 97 Lemlnser_ 98
Chlokln_ 96 Birkhead_ 96
Elkins _ 98 McAullfle_ 96
PERSONNEL.
Cynn ___ 96 Orady_- 90
cNamee_102 Carlson _ 87
Moore_ 92 Goyettg_100
Wilson_ 92 Hall_ 84
ORAPHIC.
Brown_101 Piper_106
Fossick __100 Numbers ...»_9«
Wassermsn_ 98 Sehwlson _96
Young. T_100
DUPLICATING.
Vincent -_100 Jordan __ 103
Harris_ 93 Huntington __ 102
Chase_ On Lynch_ 99
Arnold_106
ACCOUNTING.
Selby _ 96 Crlm_ SI
Eshleman_ 84 Snow___ 95
Menk _ 96 Mason _ 86
Somers_ 91 Bergholl_ 99
Nsrsvaa_ 98 Poster_ 95
Gans_ 97
DEPT, or LABOR.
Tabulation 37 17 Prices 34 23
Emoloy t 8tet. 38 22 Immlaratlon 31 23
Naturalization 34 2D Employ t Cen. 30 21
Cost of Livlnt 34 20 Cost or Llv. R. 17 37
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Purchasing _ 30 15 Trafllc 22 23
Paymaater . 24 21 Central BU.__ 20 25
Operations 23 22 Disburslns.. 20 25
Construction 23 22 Law_18 27
WASHINGTON LADIES.
Shamrocks - 33 15 Colonials_ 28 23
Ell Gees_32 16 Bee Ques_ 27 24
Nomads — 32 19 Cardinals_11 40
Columbiana _ 30 21 Vee Bees_ 8 43
YOUNG PEOPLES' FELLOWSHIP.
Christ Ch 1- 28 14 St. Stephen's. 21 21
St. Oolumba.. 2} 20 Trinity ... IS 24
Christ Ch. S. 22 20 Rock creek 18 *4
All Soul a_21 21 Good Sheph'd 18 24
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.
Today a year ago—German
skiers swept four of six places In
men's slalom competition at Win
ter Olympics.
Three years ago—Lefty Gomes,
Pat Malone, Pepper Martin and
Jimmie Foxx among base ball
holdouts.
Five years ago—Karl Schaefer,
Austria, won men’s Olympic fig
ure-skating title at Lake Placid.
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FImm Sm Fag* M
ANGIN'
.thROPE
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Occasionally there oozes
into this cut-throat boxing
business some grease along
with the vaseline. In a game
where “double-crossing” is common,
square shooters a rarity and crooked
angles plentiful. It may be a bit
strange that the sport has survived.
The latest bit of mud-slinging in
volves Washington’s matchmaker,
Qoldle Aheam, with Billy Stevens, edi
tor of Bang, a weekly boxing publica
tion, on the tossing end in New York.
Stevens, in very plain language, ac
cuses Goldie of being connected with
Cowboy Howard Scott. In discussing
Scott’s recent argument here with
Irish Eddie McGeever in the latest
issues, Stevens stales:
“It was a split decision, the
edge going to Scott, who is in
directly connected with the
matchmaker. They keep shov
ing Scott down the throats at
the fans at every opportunity."
That is a bold statement, and, if
proved, would mean Ahearn would be
ousted here ss a matchmaker by the
District Boxing Commission. The
rules of that body specifically state
that any person having an interest in
a club engaged in the promotion of
contests shall not, directly or in
directly, manage or partly manage
any contestant, nor shall any such
person be financially interested in a
contestant or in the result of a con
test.
Fan* Protected by Rule.
1>KRHAPS that is the finest rule In
what generally is accepted to be
the most sensible set of ring regula
tions In the United States. Without
it the public is cheated by a match
maker who deals strictly from the
bottom of the deck. Nevertheless,
the practice of a promoter or match
maker pulling strings on fighters is
common.
This h not the first time
that Goldie has been accused
•f shady tactics. Rumors of
"kicking back" were investi
gated by the commission last
September.
The commission at that time issued
a warning that it would not tolerate
“kicking back” and would bring crim
inal charges sgainst any one prac
ticing that evil art of obtaining money
from fighters. It also stated it wished
to point the finger of suspicion at no
one, but since Goldie Is Washington's
only matchmaker, it apparently did
point a finger.
Goldie's reputation has escaped un
harmed, probably because he is not!
bleeding boxer* of their do-re-mi. He
1* convincing In hi* argument that he
play* the game “straight dofen the
middle,” but he ha* made some ene
mies who would have you believe oth
erwise.
Abeam and Stevens It seems,
have met before and neither is
quite happy about it now.
HCld, I'm the only matchmaker in
the world who Isn't connected with
some lighter,” offered Aheam last
night. "That Billy Stevens tried to
cut In on Joe Turner and I. and I
ran him out of town. He don’t mean
nothing. I don't care what he says
about me—it's good publicity.”
Goldie Missed Good Match.
TJARRY GROVES, who used to work
1 with Bob Tow. Alexandria heavy
weight, and who now pilots several
local fighters, also Is well acquainted
with Stevens. In fact, Stevens and
Groves are reported to have staged a
scrap In Turner’s office which was as
good as any of those displayed weekly
at the fight center.
According to Groves, a clean-cut, re
liable manager. Stevens tried to cut
In on the Marty Gallagher-Tow de
bate, feeling he was due something
for having booked Bob in Chicago,
where Tow established somewhat of
a knockout reputation. Bob May,
Tow’s manager, gave Stevens $100, but
Stevens still was unsatisfied.
One day when Stevens was
arguing with Turner, Groves
walked into the office and heard
his name mentioned in a man
ner in which he doesn’t like to
have his name mentioned.
Groves and Stevens squared off on
the spot and had it out. Stevens,
however, still is peeved at Groves,
Aheam and Turner in particular and
Washington in general. If he can
back up his statement concerning Gol
die's honesty, or lack of it, the Dis
trict Boxing Commission will grant
him a hearing any day in the week.
In regard to Scott, he fought nine
bouts here last year, winning six, los
ing two and gaining a draw in the
other. Although he is not a drawing
card, he has gained national recogni
tion through his sock-cessful efforts
in this sector.
DUCKPIN STANDINGS
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
i Men's.!
W L W I,
Eckington 5.V 10 N. T. Ave-16 17
Keller No. 1.23 10 Mt Tabor. .16 17
Col. Heights. 22 11 Keller No. 2.11 22
Oov’t 1st_20 IS Gun.-Temple 11 22
Wallace _18 15 Takoma Park 0 27
Season Records.
High team seta—Eckington. 1.591;
Keller No. 1. 1.573.
High team games—Eckington. 578: Kel
ler NO. 1. 560.
High Individual sets—F Ackerman
(Keller No. 11, 372; M. Chase (Keller No.
2J.356.
High individual games—M Chase (Kel
ler No. 21. 161: welrich (Eckington). 1*3.
High spares—E. Ackerman (Keller No.
1). 71: R. Dougherty (Keller No. 2). 65
High strikes—Robertson (Eckington).
16: >. Taylor (Kelleri and W. Smith
(Wallaoe). 13. _
ELECTRICAL LEAGUE.
W L H O. H 8.
Pepco—Maintenance_36 12 629 1.738
Delco Light ... . ... 35 13 585 1.65g
Pepco—Station ••A”—. 27 15 581 1.598
E. a Warren & Co.. . 29 19 5M 1.722
Central Armature Work* 27 18 595 1.88o
Electric Storage Bat... 27 18 578 1.642
Phelps-Roberts Co 26 19 542 1.566
Doubleday-Hill Electric 24 21 614 1.685
National Elec. Supply.. 25 23 574 1.597
Creel Brothers ... 22 26 583 1.654
Harris Armature Co_ 20 28 533 1.545
Graybar Electric Co. . 17 31 584 1.573
Season Records.
High team game—Pepco—Maintenance.
629.
High team act—Pepco—Maintenance.
1.738.
High individual game—C. Brown. 156.
High individual aet—Zugle. 4nl.
High individual averages—Moyer. 115
3: James. 114-11: O. Brown. 113-30;
Vitale. 112-1: Prlccl, 110-15.
High strlkea—O. Brown. 36; Bush. 27;
James. 26: Dver. 23; Portner. 22; Goad.
21; Wearne. 21.
High apart!—Moyer. 136: Evans. 121:
Vitale. 117; C. Brown. 112; James. Ill;
Robinette. 104; Roller, 102.
High weekly game—O. Brown, 156.
TAEOMA ASSOCIATION.
W. L. W. L.
Park Pharm. 41 16 St .T.&T. Ser. 28 29
Beal Conat. . 37 20 Ken. Bv. Sta. 27 30
Takoma Reat. 37 20 Tak. Motor. 25 32
Dome OU Oo. 32 25 Stevens-War. 23 34
Col Wall Pap. 32 26 Dorsch Bak. 18 39
Tak. Tailor. 30 27 Am. Leg. 28 12 45
DISTRICT LEAGIE.
W L W L
Rose Liouor .33' 18 Lucky Strike 28' 23
Occidentals.. 31 20 Conv Hall.. 20 31
Heurichs 31 2o Arcadia . 18 33
Wash. Brew. 29 22 Georgetown_14 3,
Season Records.
High team game—Occidental Restau
rant. 888.
High team set—Occidental Restaurant,
1.938.
High Individual game—Johnny Anderson.
180: Arthur Darling. 180.
High individual set—Perce Wolfe. 439.
High averages—Ollie Pacini. 124-46: Joe
Harrison. 124-35: Astor Clarke. 124-17;
Perea WoUe. 124-5.
DYNAMITE.
Faazers_34 17 Wreck. Crew. 25 28
Duds -31 20 Analysts _ 19 29
Tornadoes .. 25 22 Blow Hards. 20 30
Sleuths_ 26 25 Audicrats_17 28
Season Records.
High Individual game—Reichgut 160.
High individual set—Harvey. 386
High strikes—Simonton. Nevlaser. 23.
High spares—Welsbach. 11
High Oat game—Reichgut. 65.
r. c. a.
W L W. L.
Admin Audit. 40 17 loan Analysis 25 32
Purchase 34 33 Supnlies .. 25 32
Duplicating 30 27 Accounting.. 25 32
Graphic_28 29 Personnel __ 21 36
Seaton Records.
High team game—Duplicating 605.
High team set—Purchase. 1.H87
High individual game—Catts. 163.
High individual set—Mulroe. 385
High individual spares—Mulroe. 124.
High individual strikes—Mulroe. 31.
High average—Mulroe. 111-11.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
W. L. W. L.
Mailers _ ft 1 Filers _ 3 3
Contractors.. 4 2 Maintainers .24
Printers_ 4 2 Stall ... 2 4
Shippers_4 2 Custodians .06
Season Keeerds.
High individual game—Hook. 142.
High individual set—Goldberg. 380.
High team game—Mailers, 665.
High team set—Filers. 1.560.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S FELLOWSHIP.
Christ Ch. 1 28 14 St. Stephens 21 21
St Columba 22 20 Trinity . .. 18 24
Christ Ch. 2 22 20 Rock Oreek. 18 24
All Souls_21 21 Pood Shepard 18 24
CROMWELL LOOKS
10 COLORED RACE
Noted Coach Says Negroes
Have Best Temperament
for Cinder Success.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.
OS ANGELES, Calif, February
9-—"Will there ever be an
equal to Jesse Owens?” Th§
question was put to Dean
Cromwell of the University of South
ern California, who has coached his
share of track and field champions.
“Certainly there will be another
Owens coming along, perhaps in the
near future,” replied the Dean of
Troy. “Likely Owens' successor will
be a Negro. Our colored boys are
Improving in track irom year to year
because of the --pportunlties for
coaching and competition.
“I say the successor to Owens
probably will be colored because the
Negro race has the best temperament
for superior performances in track.
Temperament means much In athletic
achievement and colored boys have gp
Inherent ability to apply pressure and
still maintain relaxation. Owens is the
perfect model of concentration and
relaxation.
Have Jungle Spring.
''^OLORED boys will be more out
standing in the sprints, hurdles
and jumps than other events of track
and field for many years to come.
They are closer to primitive life thah
Caucasians and it Is natural lor
them to run and jump since ability to
do those things was necessary for
preservation in the jungles. They still
retain a natural lift and spring.
‘ Although Owens is out of amateur
competition, colored boys likely will
.dominate track performances this sea
son. Albritton and Walker of OHio
State should be the tops in high
jumping. John Woodruff of Pitts
burgh and Archie Williams of Cali
i forma are champions at the hal and
quarter mile. If Woodruff were to
work for a full season in the l-mije
run, I believe he could establish a
new world record.
"Kermit King of Kansas State
Teachers likely will be the best in the
broad jump. He was second in the
N. C. A. A. meet last year and was
edged out by only a small margin in
the Olympic trials. He is 25 feet
consistently over and I think will be
improved this Spring. Edmund Burke
of Marquette and Cruter of Colorado
are a couple of others who will be
among the leaders in the high jump.
In the sprints, jumps and low hurdles
the Negroes may be supreme for a
long time.
Robinson a Coiner,
j '‘]Vf ACK ROBINSON of Pasadena
Junior College is one of the
best Negro track men in the country
but will not be eligible for the N. C.
A. A. meet. More powerful than
Owens, he has done the 100-yard dash
i in 9.7; the 220 in less than 0:21; 24
feet in the broad jump and in the low
hurdles he is faster than any one
running today. With three years of
competition ahead. Robinson possiKy
may equal some of Owens’ marks.”
“With Owens through, whom do you
consider the outstanding sprinter of
the country?” was the next question
put to Cromwell.
“In the 100-yard dash I would say
Sam Stoller of Michigan. He was
next to Owens and Draper in the col
legiate field last year and unless sorhe
unknown comes up this Spring. Stoller
should be able to head the list. For
the 220-yard sprint I would pick
George Anderson of California. .A
knee injury kept him out a year, but
it was the sort of an injury that Seldom
is permanent and the season of rest
gave Anderson an opportunity to ma
ture. He’s good for 21 flat or better
and that should be good enough this
year. Of course, there always is the
possibility of some new boy coming
along and that's what makes coachiog
track so interesting.
“With Owens missing from collegiate
competition the two sprints, low
hurdles and broad Jump events will be
wide open and perhaps we’ll have
some new stars come up to whom we
can look to in the 1940 Olympics.
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