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A—14 __WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1937. » __
Matulewicz “Too Good” a Fighter: Lack of Dash Handicaps Louis
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TAKES FI BOUTS
INSIDE 3 MINUTES
Gets Pair of Quick Kayos,
While Three Decide to
Forfeit to Him.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
RAY MATULEWICZ, defending
light-heavyweight champion
in the impending Southern
Conference boxing tournament
Which starts at. College Park Friday
afternoon, probably will be slightly
embarrassed through no fault of his
own when he steps up to receive his
Duke monogram at the end of the cur
rent fistic year.
Ray has seen less than 3 minutes
of action this season, and even should
Inis opponents in the Southern Con
ference stick the three-round route
with the deadly Blue Devil, he will
have labored less than 15 minutes to
earn his award.
It is no fault of Ray's unless, of
course, skiU is classed as a sin. Three
times this year Matulewicz has won
by forfeit and in his two actual fights
he has proved, perhaps, that forfeit
ing to him is no rank piece of foolish
ness.
Finishes Too Quickly.
'AGAINST Ed Dunne of Catholic
^ University, for instance. Ray
pumped enough right hands into Ed's
handsome face to win a technical
knockout in exactly one minute of the
first round. He duplicated the per
formance against Bill Audia of West
Virginia, and that constitutes Ray's
Wor k*n five dual meets.
In addition to being the defending
175-pound Southern Conference cham
pion, Matulewicz, a trim, modest,
eurly-haired blond, holds the National
Intercollegiate Association crown and
was a member of the last Olympic
team. From the standpoint of looks,
he’ll create a sensation with the femi
nine fans and, from a fistic angle, he
probably will make many coaches sigh.
Matulewicz will not participate in
more than two fights in the Southern
Conference, since there are only four
entries in the light-heavyweight di
vision, but what is lacking in numbers
apparently will be alleviated by the
respective prowess of the quartet.
Gormlev May Bother Him.
TNCLUDED in the group, which
X boasts a composite record of 12
victories and two defeats, is Johnny
Oormley of Maryland, one of the few
collegiate fighters who ever has re
mained the route with Matulewicz.
Before reaching the finals with Gorm
ley in the Southern Conference last
year Bay knocked out Ray Schmidt
of Virginia in the first round.
Gormley’s record, while less im
pressive than Matulewicz's, also is
creditable. Johnny, a blocking back
on the Terp foot ball team, has de
eisioned West of Richmond. Ellis of
V. M. I. and Dunne of Catholic Uni
versity, losing only to Schmidt on a
third-round technical knockout.
Hugh Rogers of Citadel, like Matu
lewicz. Is undefeated, having trimmed
Isenburg of Georgia, Grimm of Co
lumbus and Coughlin of Army, all hy
decisions. That same Coughlin
trounced Ferdinand Rogers of Cath
olic University earlier in the season.
Rounding out the division, Jim
Gaugler of Virginia Tech hardly suf
fers by comparison. Gaugler has
scored second-round technical knock
outs over Vanderford of North Caro
lina, Arnott of N. C. State and Lynch
of Richmond. He decisioned Lowe of
King College and has been defeated
only by Noll of Virginia.
Tickets for the tourney, which
continues through Saturday night,
with two sessions each day, are priced
at $1.10. $1.65 and $2.20 and may be
obtained at Spalding s or the Univer
•ity of Maryland.
TALKS PLAYERS’ UNION
Cannon Plans to Again Introduce
Measure in Congress.
Representative Raymond J. Cannon
of Wisconsin, who tried to unionize
base ball players 17 years ago, Is con
sidering another attempt.
Cannon said he might introduce leg
islation which would have the effect
of a unionization.
He said player contracts affect in
terstate commerce and thus can be
supervised by the Federal Government.
“I’m not ready to discuss my plans
now,” he said.
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SARRON IS CHALLENGED
Wilson’s Pilot Offers $10,000 for
Shot at Title.
PITTSBURGH, February 24 {IP).—
Jackie Wilson, nimle-footed Pitts
burgh Negro, who conquered two
former world champion featherweights
within two weeks, has started after
Petey Sarron’s crown.
Wilson’s manager, Jack Laken, an
nounced he had cabled Sarron, now
In Europe, an offer of $10,000 to meet
Wilson in a title match early this
Bummer at Pittsburgh.
Feller’s “Discoverer” Paid Only $200 by Indians
Rickey Breaks Down, Picks Cards to Win—Sisler’s Boy to Hurl for Colgate Nine.
BY SCOTTY RESTON.
Pinch Hitting lor Eddie Briets.
NEW YORK, February 24 —
Eleanor Holm Jarrett may
turn into the modern Pearl
White . . . She’s consider
ing an offer to make one of those
wild serial pictures . . She figures
•he'll make over $50,000 in the next
year ... Pat Donohue, the man
who says he "discovered” Bob Fel
ler and wrote to the Cleveland club
about,him, says he received only
$200 tor his trouble . . . He’s been
tending bar in Springfield, Ohio.
. . . Larry MacPhall’s rounding out
six months of unbroken tough luck.
. . . First, things went bad in Cin
cinnati just when he had the Reds
at the door of the first division.
. . . After he got out and came to
New York his wife fell ill. .. And
now he's in Michigen tending the
banking business of his father,
who also is dangerously ill.
Canny Branch Rickey picks the
Cardinals to win the National
League pennant . . . This is the
first time he has been so bold since
1931 . .. . Some base ball observ
ers believe the script for the Disry
Rickey act was written long ago.
. . . But then some observers also
think the Gehrig-Ruppert fight’s
a gag ... If It Is, so's the Bill
of Rights . . . Gent out West writes
in about a horse called Pood for
Nothing which ran for seven years
and never won a race.
The St. Louis Cardinals turned
down $100,000 for their office boy.
. . . Yeah; he’s Mickey Owen, the
prise rookie catcher . . . Burt Shot
ten tagged him Mickey because,
like Mickey Cochrane, the kid has
big ears ... Funny how those Chi
cago promoters didn’t even hear
about the Bchmeling-Braddock
light , . . Just shows nobody reads
this stuff we write . . . Mrs. Joe
Louis has been vacationing in Ber
muda . . . George Sisler, jr., son ol
the old Browns’ star, will pitch for
Colgate this Spring . . . Madison
Square Garden threatens to sue if
the Braddock-Schmeling champiiM
ship bout is stopped . . . They fig
ure they can collect damages for
losing their percentage on what
the bout would draw . .. "On that
basis,” cracks Braddock’s manager,
Joe Oould, '‘they oughta pay me
50 per cent of what they’d lose for
| stopping the boutl”
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! LESS-THAN-A-MINUTE-MAN. —By JIM BERRYMAN.
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DUKE UNIVERSITyS
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... HOLDSS WlNS IN
LESS THAN3AUNUTES
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RANK FAVORITE To BE
THE EASIEST AND
QUICKEST VICTOR IN
THE SOUTHERN CONFER
ENCE BOXING TOURNEY
AT RITCHIE COLISEUM.
THIS WEEKEND.
STUDENTS AT PITT
WITH SUTHERLAND
Alumni Also Will Protest
Any Ouster Move Aimed
at Grid Coach.
By the Associated Press.
ITTSBURGH. February 24.—
Campus leaders threatened to
day to call protest demonstra
tions if Dr. John B. (Jock)
Sutherland resigns tomorrow as head
coach of the University of Pittsburgh’*
foot ball team because of a disagree- |
ment with university athletic authorl- I
ties.
Fraternity men, student heads and
alumni lined up solidly behind the
“Silent Scot” and rallied support for
the outbursts despite Sutherland’s
prediction in Endicott, N. Y., where
he spoke on a “good will” tour, that
the differences would be settled. He
will return to Pittsburgh tomorrow
for a conference with university
officials.
He scoffed at reports he intended to
resign, adding:
“There are a lot of persons that
seem to know more about the situation |
than I do. I’d like to tell 'em not to j
be too sure that I'm going to quit.”
Earlier he had said he would “not ;
resign willingly.”
He declared the trouble between
him and W. Don Harrison, athletic
director, developed over pocket money
allowances for the Pitt players after
the Rose Bowl game New Year day
in Pasadena, Calif.
Campus sources said today that
Harrison gave each player $7. Suther
land, they said, declared it too little
and took from his own pocket enough
to increase each player's allowance
to $11.
POWELL SIGNS, GETS
BIT OF RAISE ASKED
After $14,000 Demand, Jake
Takes Yanks' $9,000—Indians
Have Lary in Line.
B» the Associated Press.
j^EW YORK, February 24.—The
York Yankees broke the "big five”
hold-out trust by signing outfielders
Jake Powell to a $9,000 contract.
Powell was offered $7,500 at first
and asked $14,000.
The Yankees also announced the
signing of Outfielder Ernie Koy, prom
ising graduate from the Yanks’ Newark
farm.
The signing of Powell leaves Lou
Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Red Ruffing
and Lefty Gomez as the most serious
holdouts.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., February 24
—Lyn Larry, shortstop, traded by
the St. Louis Browns to the Cleveland
Indians, has signed his new contract.
ST. LOUIS, February 24 WP).—The
St. Louis Cardinals have announced
the purchase of Dick Sietoert, a first
baseman, from the Chicago Cubs for
waiver money.
V" " ^
WlS 2 KNOCKOUTS
Took a /minute each 1
FIGURES SUPPORT
DUKE.TERPTEANIS
Show Why They Are Made
Co-Favorites in Title
Boxing Tourney.
1IGURES tell the reason why
Duke and Maryland boxing
teams are co-favorites In the
eleventh annual Southern Con
ference tournament at College Park
Friday and Saturday.
Maryland, undefeated and tied once
in its six matches, has a slightly
better average than the Blue Devil
glove-pushers. In 56 bouts the Terps
have scored 41 Vi points to 14 >2 to
their opponents, giving a percentage
average of .74 and a fraction.
Duke, in five meets in which it won
four and tied one. has won 70 per
cent of its 44 bouts.
Duke Gains in Comparison.
TN THE only direct comparison of j
the two teams, Maryland suffers
slightly. The Old Liners beat North 1
Carolina, 5 to 3, while Duke took the
Tar Heels into camp by a 5’2 to 2'2 |
count.
The Citadel and Clemson are next
in line in averages, each having won
approximately 62 per cent of their
bouts, but neither appears as strong
as North Carolina. The Tar Heels,
leaning heavily on three ace fighters, j
captured 28 of 48 fights.
The three Tar Heel fighters, each
expected to figure prominently in the
title scraps, are Max Novich, defend
ing 165-pound champion; Joe Mur
nick, 125, and Jule Medwin, 155.
Bolton, Better,
To Train Early
pLIP BOLTON, Nationals’
catcher, who has been ailing at
his home near Fayetteville, N. C.,
is far from out of the running as
the regular backstopper this year,
Ed Eynon, secretary of the club,
was convinced after visiting the Tar
Heel at his home yesterday.
Eynon reports that Bolton will go
to camp with the first squad, board
ing the train, which leaves here at
6:45 o’clock Saturday, at Fayette
ville.
Eynon said that Bolton had had
his tonsils removed and that his
sinus trouble was not bothering him
as much as it did during the 1936
season, giving him hope that an
early start at camp might get the
catcher in trim by the time the
season opens.
"POPPING
OFF”*
Browns Call for New Deal.
(This is the seventh of a series speculating on American League
dubs as they prepare for Spring training.)
OGERS HORNSBY moved to a new training camp, swung the biggest
player deal of the Winter and new owners took over the club to
change the luck of the Brovins in 1937. With a more liberal exchequer
dedicated to modest purchases of talent. Hornsby hopes to put a
stronger St. Louis team on the field this season, but a consensus places
the Browns strictly as a second-division club again.
There is a chance, in the opinion of many base ball observers, that
Hornsby will cover himself with a measure of glory as a trader this season.
In one of the largest deals in St. Louis American League history. Rogers
shipped Shortstop Lyn Lary, Outfielder Julius Solters and Pitcher Ivy Andrews
to Cleveland this Winter in exchange for Bill Knickerbocker. Joe Vosmik and
Oral Hildebrand, shortstop, outfielder and pitcher, respectively.
Most people who are opinionated at
all on the deal think that St. Louis'
got the better of the swap.
It Is reasoned that Knickerbocker
should fill Lary’s shoes acceptably
under Hornsby, that Vosmik may reach
the full height of his career in a new
atmosphere, and that Hildebrand, if
he reacts properly toward Hornsby's
type of management, will pitch rings
around Andrews.
Pitching is Weak Spot.
r\ESPITE any promise Hildebrand
may give as to equaling the abil
ity most folk think he possesses, it
still is a pretty weak-looking pitching
staff on which Hornsby will depend
this year. The Browns’ outflelding
and catching seem to be well taken
care of, and the lnflelding should
measure up to that of last year.
But tbe pitching is likely to
keep the Hornsby men in the
second division all season.
Hornsby recently supplied a tip-off
on what he lacks in the way of hurl
ing when he grabbed 37-year-old
Sheriff Blake, who once pitched for
A
the Cubs. Last year he did a similar
stunt when he signed A1 Thomas and
the former White Sox, Washington
and Phillies slabber became the only
member of the Browns to win more
games than he lost.
That doesn’t happen often,
however, when a pitcher is old
and a free agent only because
other clubs let him go.
Jack Knott and Hildebrand prob
ably figure to be Hornsby’s two best
right-handers, with Elon Hogsett as
his star southpaw. In addition he
will have Russ Van Atta, Thomas,
Blake, Jachuckt and a few minor
members, veterans and rookies alike.
No Changes Due in Infield.
IJORNSBYS catching will be han
died by Rollie Hemsley, unless
Washington or some other club suc
ceeds in trading for him. Angelo
Giuliana, former Catholic University
athlete, is his understudy.
Little Harland Clift is a cinch to
play third base again, despite his
weak throwing arm. Clift seems to be
Improving rapidly as a hitter and fur
nishes much of the Browns’ offensive
punch. Knickerbocker will be at
short and Tommy Carey, a fair sort
of an inflelder, will play second.
In the infield the only spot
that really is weak is first base,
which is being held down, under
protest, by Player-Coach Jim
Bottomley.
Vosmik In left field, Sammy West
In center and the startling Jack Bell
in right field give Hornsby a good out
field, weak defensively only where
Bell plays. Bell, however, was the
unsung rookie hero of the year in
1936. He outbatted the more publi
cized Joe Di Maggio by plenty of
points and was, in short, a surprise
package buried in St. Louis. Ed Cole
man. as usual, is ticketed to be the
foremost outflelding reserve and
pinch-hitter.
May Not Care to Wager.
UORNSBY was willing to wager last
year that his Browns would finish
ahead of the Nationals and made no
secret of it.
Whether anybody took him
up is not known, but at any rate.
In view of what happened in
1936, Rogers is not likely to re
peat the offer.
Washington had a little more new
material and talent than St. Louis,
and it became pretty evident, espe
cially when the Griffs took 19 of 33
games from the Hornsbymen.
However, St. Louis’ fortunes look
more promising this year than last.
Hornsby’s new boss. Don Barnes, is
willing to loosen the purse strings and
bolster, for one item, the Browns’
“farm” system. With a young first
baseman, a couple pitchers and an
other lnflelder Hornsby may find him
self in a position to pilot the Browns
some place.
QUINTS MUST HUSTLE
Only a matter of hours remain be
fore the deadline for entrance into
the A. A. U. basket ball tournament,
with teams compelled to file with offi
cials at the Washington Boys' Club
by midnight tonight.
The tournament starts Monday with
aU games being scheduled for the
Heurich Brewery gymnasium. Entry
blanks were procurable today at all
boys’ club and community centers and
| the quarts department of the Poet.
CROSS-CURRENTS
MARK COURT WAR
Western Hopes for Title
Chance, Central Seeks
Balm for Failures.
T "T TITH mingled hope and ap
\ A / prehension, Western High
V V School's basket ball team
” ” has focused Its collective
eye on the crucial Tech-Eastern game
Friday night at Tech High gym,
realizing that only by a Tech victory
will its chances of winning the title
be prolonged.
Virtually disregarded, but neverthe
less important In the scholastic court
series scheme at present is Central.
which may bump Western out of the
title picture regardless of the outcome
of the Tech-Eastern tilt. Either a
Central or Eastern victory means the
championship for Eastern.
Central Seeks Balm.
AND Central, which clashes with
Western in the first half of the
night double-header Friday, is anxious
to salvage some measure of consola
tion from the series. A triumph over
the Red Raiders would serve to soothe
its wounded pride as a result of run
ning fifth in a six-team race.
Tech also would treasure a triumph
over Eastern, but first It must depend
on Western trimming Central before
it could toss the series into a tie. In
their first games Western trounced
Central, 39 to 25, and Eastern de
feated Tech, 19 to 14.
Hago Schulze, George DeWitt and
Gerald Bums largely were responsible
for extending Western’s flickering title
hope yesterday in eliminating Roose
velt from championship consideration.
31-20, while Tech tuned up for its final
fray of the series by submerging Wil
son, 49-18.
Roosevelt’s Chances Erased.
T> OOSEVELT'S mathematical pos
sibility of tying for the title
was erased In the fourth period, when
Western unleashed a scoring ram
page, which turned a close game into
somewhat of a rout. The Rough Rid
ers, trailing. 19-20. entering the final
period, faded rapidly as Western com
piled its Impressive margin.
Joe Comer, rangy Roosevelt center,
snapped "out of his scoring lethargy
to capture individual honors with 13
points. Only Blaine Wicklein and
Prank Bailey could add to Comer’s
total from the floor with single field
goals.
Western. O.F.Pts. Roosevelt. G.P.Pts.
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DeWitt c 3 2 8 Stein.rf n ft 0
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Burns.ra 3 17 Wicklein.ra 1 1 3
Robsoil.rg. 0 0 0
Totals 13 5 31 Totals 7 ft 20
Referees—Messrs. Enright and Keppell.
Wilson managed to stick in the ball
game exactly one quarter before Tech
spurted. The Presidents trailed. 6-8,
at the end of the first quarter, but
were out of the game by half time,
with a 23-9 count against them.
Jimmy Vermillion, forward, paced
| Tech’s attack with 14 points, while
Walt Merchant and Johnny William
son contributed 8 points.
Tech G.FPts. Wilson. G.FPts.
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Southcomb.f n o u Evans f " 0 O
W'lamson.f 3 2 8 Haycock f 1 1
Blank.t 10 2 Flather.f o n O
Mills.c .10 2 Hurdle.c... 0 2 2
Heddlngs.c 2 0 4 Tate.c ---10 2
: Merchant ! 4 0 8 Girard.g .306
! Llttman g- 10 2 Hoyt.g -0 0 0
Dobyns.g 3 O R Brooks.t3 17
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SffilUJ. &&.1I Md‘’.‘Mitchell.4 18
How They Stand
in School Series
L. Per
Eastern -J r. Til
Roosevelt _£ } _ J.!
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Results Yesterday.
Western. 31: Roosevelt. 20.
Tech. 49: Woodrow Wilson. 18
Previous Results.
Central. 28: Eastern. 17.
Western. 24: Wilson. 12.
Tech. 22: Roosevelt. 19.
Eastern, 23: Western. 24.
Eastern 40: Wilson. 12.
Roosevelt. 24: Central. 22.
Western. 23: Tech. IT.
Eastern 34: Roosevelt. 16.
Roosevelt 29; Wilson. 12.
Eastern. 19; Tech. 14.
Tech. 29: Central. 25.
Roosevelt. 2R: Western. 19.
Western. 39: Central. 2o.
Tech. 43: Wilson. 19.
Central. 43: Wilson. 20.
Western. 37; Wilson. 12.
Eastern. 32: Central. 2..
Western. 35: Eastern. 3J.
Roosevelt. 23: Tech. 19.
Eastern. 42: Wilson. 21.
Roosevelt. 24: Central. 22.
Eastern. 34: Roosevelt. 30.
Tech. 26: Western. 25.
Central. 26: Tech. 23.
Roosevelt. 49: Wilson. 9.
Games Friday.
Central vs. Western. Tech Hlah
^Eastern vs. Tech. Tech High gyra»
8:30.
■ ■■ •
1 NAME SALOON AFTER HORSE.
WINDSOR. England C^).—Magis
trates here agreed to name a saloon
at the entrance to Windsor race course
"the Windsor Lad,” to commemorate
the Derby victory of the famous race
horse, who was locally owned when
he won.
Sington Sure Thing to Make
Griff Grade, Thinks Chapman
By the Associated Press.
IRMINGHAM. Ala.. February
24.—If Freddie Sington. the
former Alabama foot ball
great, comes anywhere near
expectations in Spring training, he
will join a former high school team
mate In the Washington Senators’
outfield.
The other half of the combination,
Ben Chapman, is so confident big
Freddie will make the grade he has
asked that Sington be made his room
mate for the 1937 season.
The two played for Phillips High
School here In 1927, but neither was
an outfielder. Sington was a fire
ball pitcher, and Chapman a sensation
at third base.
Both were stars of the foot ball
team, too, but Chapman gave up a
promising foot ball career for base
ball. . Sington enrolled at Alabama
and made foot ball history then. He
la remembered at Tuscaloosa as one oi
the greatest linemen ever produced in
the South. He was chosen on the all
America team in 1930 as a tackle.
Chapman lost little time in making
his mark in base ball. In 1930, a few
months before Sington’s closing col
lege foot ball season, he was a regular
with the New York Yankees and has
been an established star since.
Sington’s base ball fortunes have
been more checkered. After spending
1931 with High Point, in the Pied
mont League, and Jackson, in the
Cotton States, he went to Beckley, in
the Middle Atlantic League. His show
ing there got him a trial with the
Atlanta Crackers of the Southern As
sociation.
Prom the Crackers he went to Al
bany, In the International, in 1934.
returned to Chattanooga in 1935 and
now has his big chance with Wash
ington.
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.
North Carolina State vs. Mary
land, Ritchie Coliseum, College
Park, Md., 8:15.
St. Thomas vs. Catholic Uni
versity, Brookland gym, 8:15.
Johns Hopkins vs. American
University, American University
gym, 8:15.
Episcopal vs. Alumni, Alexan
dria, Va., 1:30.
Landon vs. St. Albans, St.
Albans gym. 3:30.
Morgan vs. Howard Unlvesslty,
Howard gym, 8.
Montgomery-Blair vs. Gaithers
burg, Takoma Park Fire House,
3:30.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball
George Washington vs. Geneva,
Beaver Falls, Pa.
Catholic University vs. University
of Baltimore, at Baltimore.
Boxing.
Miami vs. Catholic University,
Brookland gym, 8:15.
Wrestling.
Cliff Olson vs. John Katan, fea
ture match, Turner’s Arena, 8:30.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
George Washington vs. West
minster, Westminster, Pa.
Newark Teachers vs. Wilson
Teachers, Wilson gym. 8:15.
Tech vs. Eastern, Tech High gym
(public high title series). 8:30.
Central vs. Western. Tech High
gym (public high title series),
7:30.
St. John's vs. Bethesda-Chevy
Chase. Bethesda, Md., 3:30.
Maryland Frosh vs. Maryland
State Teachers’ College, Salis
bury, Md.
Georgetown Prep vs. Landon,
Landon gym, 3:30.
Lee-Jackson vs. Wcshington-Lee
High, Ballston. Va., 8.
Montgomery-Blair vs. St. An
thony’s, Takoma Park Fire House,
3:30.
Montgomery vs. Woodward
Prep. Woodward gym. 2:45.
Bluefield vs. Howard University,
Howard gym. 8:15.
Boxing.
Southern Conference tourna
ment, Ritchie Coliseum, College
Park, Md., 2:30 and 8.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
American University vs. City
College of New York. New York
Southeastern vs. Shepherd State
Teachers' College, Shepherdstown,
W. Va.
Wilson Teacher* ts. Baltimore
University, Baltimore. Md.
Bridgewater vs. Gallaudet, Gal
s laudet gym. 8.
Gonzaga vs. St. John's. Catholic
University gym, 8:30.
Episcopal vs. Wood berry Forest,
Orange, Va.
St. James vs. St. Albans, St.
A bans gym. 3.
Woodrow Wilson vs. Randolph
Macon Academy, Front Royal, Va
Union University vs. Howard
University, Howard gym. 8:15.
Boxing.
Southern Conference tourna
ment. Ritchie Coliseum, College
Park. Md.. 3:30 and 8.
Track.
Catholic University. Georgetown
and Maryland in Southern Confer
ence indoor meet, Chapel rflll.
N. C
Varsity Quints
St. John's. 39: Maryland. 37.
Villanova. 39: Albright. 10
Westerland Maryland. 30: Washing
ton College. 16.
Middlebury. 18: Norwich 16
Mt. St. Mary s 31: St. Thomas 2fi.
N. C. State. 58; William and Mary.
20.
Clemson. 31: South Carolina. 19.
Furman. 35: Wofford 17.
Erskine. 41: Newberry. 35.
RandolDh-Maeon. 31: Hamoden
Sydney. 31.
Notre Dame. 41: Marquette. 14
Southern Methodist. 34; Texas
Christian 21.
Oklahoma A. and M . 37: Central
Teachers. 10.
Idaho tSouthern Branch). 38; Col
lege ol Idaho. 22.
Washington. 44: Idaho 19.
MisslssiDDi. 50: Mississippi State 41.
Arkansas Tech. 39: Harding. 27.
Colorado State. 47: Greeley State.
45.
New Mexico V.. 38: Arizona State.
33.
Oustavus Adolphus. 50: Maealester.
25
Bradley. 70: Eureka 26
Buena Vista. 56: Wartburg. 34.
Simpson 47. Central. 45.
Butler. 31; Indiana State Teachers.
*8.
Ohio U.. 40: Marshall. 32.
Bluffton. 45: Findlay 34.
Indiana. 55; Washington (St. Louis),
op
Case. 37: Baldwin-Wallace. 27.
Wittenberg. 50: Bowling Green. 14.
Denison. 41: Heidelberg. 35.
Kent State. 39: Hiram. 31.
KTnyon 41: Ashland. 33.
Alfred Holbrook. 35: Rio Grande 10.
Westminster iMo). 42: Missouri
Valley. 31.
T*xas Tech. 41; Arizona. 34.
Hope. 18: Kalamazoo. 25.
Wayne. 38; Michigan Normal. 23.
Hockey Results
By the Associated Pres*.
National League.
New York Rangers. 2: Toronto. 1.
Boston. 5; New York Americans. 2.
International-American Learae.
Springfield. 3: Cleveland. 2.
American Association. .
Minneapolis. 8: Kansas City, 1.
Occasional Wild Fighting
Would Benefit Bomber,
Dempsey Advises.
BY JACK DEMPSEY.
COOLNESS, no doubt, is A
great asset in the ring: it
often helps win the decision,
but unless you mix a little
"hot stuff,'’ you won't warm up the
fans. Joe Louis fought a cool—you'd
even say "calm''—fight against Bob
Pastor, and at the end Joe. often
cheered before, got booed.
If Louis had
cut loose with a
little wild swing
ing and slam
bang rushing he
might have been
S cheered again.
That's his chance
to regain favor.
Just before
dear old Joe
Humphries was
stricken we were
playing pinochle
in my gym. Joe
loved pinochle
J.ck Dfmpwy. »lw»ys
ded me that as a
fighter I might be O. K. but at "this
game” he was the champ. That day
he got around to his favorite topic—
about the public liking its fighter*
"wild and woolly.”
Must Inflame Crowd.
J DON’T think anybody knew* the
public pulse better than Joe, our
most famous fight announcer. He'd
heard the crowd roar too often not to
know its moods.
Terry McGovern was old Joe’s idol
and the biggest compliment he ever
paid me was to say I "fought like
McGovern.”
"He’d go tearing in.” said Joe,
"taking a few to land just one of his
own—and, boy, when he landed ’em
they stayed landed These cool fel
lows never set the crowd on fire just
by being cool. They gotta do some
thing.”
“Tommy Loughran. the great Phila
delphia Phantom, for instance, was
always cool but never appreciated. One
of the finest, cleanest fellows who ever
graced the ring, he didn't excite tne
fans enough.
"To rouse excitement in others. yoJ
gotta get pretty excited yourself. Same
way with Jack Britton and the rest.
They were excellent men, but just
didn't click with the crowd.
McGovern His Idol.
“JJUT McGovern-" and Joe went
on about the time Terry sailed
in and nailed Pedlar Palmer at Tuek
ahoe, N. Y., back in September, 1899.
Pelmer was really a fine boxer and •
champion, but McGovern started
throwing punches from all angles and
before the first round ended. Terry had
beaten the game little Englishmen
down for a kayo.
"And then." went on old Joe. "nearly
six years later, when they thought
Terry was all washed up, they matched
him with the up-ar.d-coming Harlem
Tommy Murphy. That was in Phila
delphia October 18. 1905. You know.
Tommy had a pretty prominent chin.
"Well sir. Murphy starts out like a
world-beater, and he bounces Terry
around a bit. but suddenly Terry gets
up and he lets one go from the floor
and it catches Tommy right on the old
potato. Did he go out? Aye, he did
that, like a light!
"Yeah,” old Joey sighed, "McGovern
gave it to ’em hot. And did they
love it!
Ketchell Colorful.
"And look at Stanley Ketchell. What
a guy he was. too! I’ll never
forget his two fights with Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien. The first one in the oil
horse mart in East Twenty-fourth
street in New York, when the fight
ended with O'Brien dead to the world,
knocked cold by one of Ketchell’s wal
lops five seconds before the bell ended
the tenth and last round. And the
boys gave Jack the popular decision.
“Then the return match in Phila
delphia, w hen Ketchell chased O’Brien
all around the ring, letting wallops fly
thick and fast, until finally, in the
third. Ketch catches up with Jack and
batters him helpless over the ropes,
out on his feet. Boy. they don’t come
like that anymore!”
After the Louis-Pastor bout, I
couldn’t help thinking of what Hum
phreys said that day. According to
all reports, Philadelphia Jack O’Brien
at the time was a much better all
around fighter than Bob Pastor was
the other night. And yet Ketchell.
another really great fighter, slowed
him down and caught him. But he
didn't do it by ‘ calm’’ fighting,
Firpo Steady Hitter.
A/fANY overlook the fact you can't
win a fight unless you do some
fighting. And you can’t hit a fel
low unless you at least throw a punch.
The fellow who goes in there winging
always has a chance to get some
where. One of his punches is likety
to land and bring home the bacon lor
him.
Remember Luis Firpo? Well, Luis
never was noted for his terrific speed.
They called him "Dead Pan Luis,” be
cause of his expressionless face when
not fighting, but once in there he
started fireworks.
Luis had only one Suhday punch,
a long overhand right, but he started
throwing it when the first bell rang
and he kept on until something
dropped. I know. I was that some
thing once!
(Copyright. 19,17. Reproduction In
whole or in part prohibited without per
mission.)
KLEM, 63, SET TO UMP. '
MIAMI BEACH. Fla.. February 24
(/P).—Bill Klem, 63 years old. Is ready
to snap on his old blue cap and hit
out on the lonesome road oi a base
ball umpire for another season.
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