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Camarata, Ingram Eager to Go : Breeding Against Derby Choice
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B UBBER”
FDR SHRBOXERS
Foes at Arena Tonight in
World's Upper Ten—Good
Preliminary Card.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
RAY INGRAM, an elusive local
featherweight, whose recent
ring record has seen him ele
vated from comparative ob
scurity to eighth ranking among the
world's 126-pounders, will place his
newly achieved honor in jeopardy to
night at Turner's Arena when he ;
squares off with Nick Camarata. trans
planted Louisianan, in an eight
round feature bout.
Aspiring to nudge upward a notch
in the national fistic scene at the
expense of the jittery Ingram is an
olive-skinned Italian, who has held
a world champion to a draw and com
piled an otherwise impressive record
to become recognized by the National
Boxing Association as the world's tenth
best featherweight.
The argument will find both fight
ers at somewhat of a disadvantage.
Ingram, a slow starter, preferred a
10-round bout, but was overruled. To
counter this, he insisted that Cama
rata trim down to 129 pounds, and
Nick, who soon will be forced to gradu
ate to lightweight ranks, may be
weakened by that ultimatum.
Insram In Fine Fettle.
TNGRAM, however, has a plan
which he believes will enable him
to start connecting from the out
set. He will warm up with four rounds
of shadow-boxing in the dressing
room, feeling this will aid in tuning
his mauling machinery by the time
he steps in the ring.
A quick thinker, fast and well
conditioned, Ingram nevertheless finds
himself on the short end of 7-5 odds
mainly because of a misleading com
parison of their respective bouts with
Doug Swetnam. Ingram disposed of
Doug by decision, but Nick chopped
him up and knocked him out in the
seventh round and it is on this bout
that the gambling gentry swings to
ward Camarata.
The 21-year-old Ingram strictly is
a boxer, while Camarata carries a
knockout punch. The contrast is ex
pected to draw one of the largest
crowds of the season to the cauliflower
crucible to witness the third meeting
between the lads. Ingram captured
the first encounter, while Camarata
took the second, both of which were
staged in Richmond.
Ingram, striving for his ninth con
secutive victory, recently has whipped
Joey Wach, Christobal Jaramillo and
Johnny De Foe, while Camarata’s
draw with Petev Sarron, world feath
erweight, champion, seven months ago,
Is the high spot in his career.
Preliminaries Promising.
/”\NE of the finest colored fights
^ ever scheduled here is anticipated
In the six-round semi-final when Ossie
Stewart, polished Pittsburgh middle
weight. stacks up against Rudy Mar
shall of New York. Stewart holds two
knockouts over Cyclone Sammy Wil
liams. while Marshall has trounced Lou
Brouillard, former world champion, j
end lost a close decision to Ken Over
fin.
In another six - rounder Clarence
Bloat of Baltimore will meet Paul
Beaffaro. New York lightweight, while
four-rounders, the first of which will
get under way at 8:30 o’clock, list
Hunter Crostic, Richmond welter
weight, facing Sam Brarala of Balti
more and Mike O'Leary, Baltimore
lightweight, colliding with Ole Ander
son of Leonardtown, Md.
STAR IN SCHOOL SWIMS
Hamm. Western; Hechinger, Wil
son, Lead Pentathlon Teams.
A1 Hamm and John Hechinger were j
hailed as the individual champions of J
the Western and Wilson High School ;
swimming teams, which closed their
seasons with a pentathlon swim in the
Y. M. C. A. pool.
With pentathlon rules requiring the
competition of each contestant in
every event, Hamm scored 9 points to
nose out Fred Lemly by 3. The victor
■won the 160-yard medley and placed
second In the other four events. Lemly
took the 50-yard breast stroke, while
Capt, Ed Murphy won the 50-yard
free style and back stroke. Wayne
Palmer won the fancy diving.
Hechinger won only the 50-yard .
breast stroke in Wilson’s meet, but a I
Second in the 160-vard medley and
third in fancy diving gave him 19
points. John Ziegler, who won the
medley, was second with 20', points,
while Bob Boorman and Capt. John
Satterfield finished In that order.
DODGER PILOT SCRAPPY.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Burleigh
Grimes seems to be setting an all-time
high in grapefruit league combative
ness. The Dodgers' manager engaged
in a heated argument with Umpire
George Magerkurth yesterday.
BY GEORGE E. HUBER.
HERE are two types of trout
flies, one type designed to
catch fish and the other to
catch fishermen. In this latter
class fall the more brightly colored
numbers, such as Red Ibis, Jock Scot,
Silver Doctor and the like. These
last two named items are excellent
salmon flies, but they seldom catch
trout, although they are tied in trout
sizes and plenty are sold.
When a trout fisherman sees a tray
of flies he has to buy some no matter
how many bills are piled up elsewhere,
and his eyes are caught easily by the
brightly colored numbers. Hence the
tackle tiers supply both kinds, the
duller, more realistic flies for trout,
and the bright ones for trouters.
There are a hundred well
known patterns on the market,
but a well-selected half-dozen
of these is all that is needed
around these parts.
The following wets in sizes 10, 12
and 14 will fill most any bill: Royal
Coachman, Light Cahill, Beaverkill,
Wickman's Fancy, Gordon Quill, Hare's
Ear and Blue Dun. /.dd to this a few
assorted nymphs in 14 or even 16, and
a half-dozen bucktails and you are
as well off as the angler next to you
with 300 flies.
Apropos of practicing what you
preach, we looked through our fly
box just now and And one Jock Scott
two Silver Doctors, one Western Bee
and a half dozen other pretty things
which do not even have names.
Remove Enells From Flies.
T AST month one of the local sport
ing goods stores had a sale to
which just about every trout fisherman
within a radius of 20 miles came, and
several thousand snelled flies crossed
the counter. Our advice is to remove
the snells. as these flies have eyes and
can be attached to the leader without
all the complicated loops necessary
with snells. Trout in the heavily
fished streams hereabout are plenty
wary and an air bubble or leader loop
six inches from your fly is not helping
things along.
When buying flies, steer clear
of those snelled items which do
not have eyes.
Sooner or later the gut is going to
rot, and if there is no eye to which
you can tie your leader you’re out of
luck. Most manufacturers realize this
now, and happy to say, snelled flies
are seen less and less in show cases.
A handy thing to have along is an
extra piece of gut size 2X or 3X, ac
cording to the size of your leader, and
about a foot long. Tie this on to your
leader, and when you clip off a fly
you’ll be clipping off the extra gut and
not your costly tapered leader. When
this is gone all you have to do is tie
on another piece.
Dry Leaders After Use.
A LTHOUGH your leader box has two
^ pieces of felt padding, it does not
mean that leaders are to be soaked all
the time. They should be wet only
on the days they are to be used, and
if on a trip of few days, dry them
each night. It only takes about three
days of dampness to make them soft
and weak, and too much of this will
cause mildew.
Right now Maryland streams
are fairly high and roily, and a
leader tapered to 2X is all that
is necessary, even on heavily
fished streams where trout are
few and far between.
This same terminal tackle will serve
on mast other occasions also, even for
dry flies. But if you want to carry
the thing a bit further when streams
are clear and you want your flies to
float high and dry, a 9-foot tapered
to 3X is better if you can handle such
light stuff and can stand the strain
of losing a fish now and then.
There has been a tendency lately
toward longer and longer leaders,
some even going to 14 feet. Well,
there’s always a better way of doing
it, but so far we haven’s joined the
ultra ultra circle.
We started an argument last season
In regard to blueflshing, trolling vs.
chumming, and before long may be
in the midst of another. We have !
always used a dressed line for both
wet and dry fly, but one of the fellows i
here in the office for whom we have !
great admiration as a fly fisherman I
says he uses an undressed line for
wet flies, working on the theory that
it casts less shadow.
Personally, we can’t see that a line
floating on top 1s going to cast much
more shadow than a sunken line, but
the subject is open for discussion.
CARD PEPPER POT
IS KEEN RING PILOT
-..
Junior Munsell, Chickasaw
Indian, No. 1 Hopeful in
Martin String.
BASE BALL is Pepper Martin's
full-time job. but the Wild
Horse of the Osage hasn't de
serted his string of young
prizefighters back in Oklahoma City.
Pepper's recently launched career as
fight manager was interrupted when
he left Oklahoma to report to the St.
Louis Cardinals.
During the base ball season the
Martin stables are in charge of "Pop”
Munsell, father of Junior Munsell,
Indian heavyweight who is the No. 1
hopeful in Pepper’s string.
"But when the Cardinals get back
to St. Louis we're going to take Junior
up there for some fights,” Pepper says.
•‘And I'll be in his corner.”
Heap Big Fight Fan.
OEPPER has been a fight fan almost
* from the time he was christened
"John L.”
"Ever since I can remember I’ve
gone to every boxing match within
walking or riding distance,” he says.
When he takes off his shirt his broad
shoulders and well-developed muscles
put the average light-heavyweight to
shame, but he never has been in the
ring.
"That's what got me interested in
managing fighters, I guess.
inaction ttores Him.
“ A GOOD fight manager must know
how to take care of his boys.
Make them train every day and be
careful not to get young, inexperienced
ones overmatched.”
Pepper reserved four ringside seats
for a recent Oklahoma Golden Gloves
boxing tournament. Before the first
session was over he had deserted his
family, donned a second’s jersey and
was helping in one of the comers.
"No matter how good they are, they
must have color,” declares Pepper.
Munsell is a Chickasaw Indian, but
Pepper insists that "when we bring
him east we’ll call him a Comanche
or an Apache—they’re both fierce,
fighting tribes.”
SAN ANTONIO. Tex—The Athlet
ics’ squad divided again today. The
regulars play Texas at Austin and the
”B" team meets St. Paul at Marshall,
Tex.
Exhibition Games
By the Associated Press.
Philadelphia <N.). 4; Boston <N >, 0.
Cincinnati <N.t, 2 Boston <A >. 1.
Chicago (N.), 2; Chicago (A.i, l (10
Innings'
Detroit (A >. 10: Washington (A ). 2.
Philadelphia (Aj, 4; St. Louis
(A >. 1.
Cleveland (A.), 2; New York (N.‘,
1 <i<) innings>.
Brooklyn <N.), 0: Newark (I). 7.
New York <A.». 14’ Houston <T. >, 0.
Pittsburgh (N.). 8, Brawley, 2.
Schedule Today.
St. Louis (N.) vs. Washington (A V
Cincinnati (N.) vs. Philadelphia
(N. >.
Boston <N.) vs. Detroit <A.>.
New York <N > vs. Cleveland (A.).
Chicago (A.) vs. Chicago <N.».
St. Louis <A.) vs. Toledo <A. A V
Philadelphia (A.) vs. Texas Uni
versity.
New York (A.) vs. Galveston (T.).
SEVEN TABLE TENNIS
ACES SHARE CROWNS
Ruth Aarons. Laszlo Beliak Earn
Major Titles at Seventh
IT. S. Championships.
By the Associated Press.
EWARK, N. J.. April 5.—The
seven national table tennis
singles and doubles cham
pionships were divided today
among seven players at the end of
the seventh annual United States
table tennis championships.
Ruth Hughes Aarons of New York,
world singles champion, retained her
national singles crown and again won
in the mixed doubles with Bud Blatt
ner of St. Louis, in the play which
ended last night. Miss Aarons won the
crown last year with Viktor Barna of
Hungary.
Laszlo Beliak of Hungary took the
men’s singles title vacated by Barna
and then added the men’s doubles
title to his laurels with Standa Kolar
of Hungary as his partner.
Dolores Kuenz of St. Louis and
Emily Puller of Bethlehem. Pa., de
throned Miss Aarons and Anne Sig
man in the women's doubles. Morris
Bernstein of Newark carried off the
veterans’ singles title, while Albert
Arace of Elizabeth, N. J., won the
boys’ toga.
F)tR WEST CAPTURES
BADMINTON LAURELS
California. Washington Aces Win
All But Men's Singles. Which
Detroit Star Takes.
By the Associated Press.
/CHICAGO, April 5.—With one ex
^ ception, the Far West had a
monopoly today on national badmin
ton honors.
In the finals of the first national
tournament, witnessed by 3.500 spec
tators Saturday night, California and
Washington aoes swept every crown
except that of the men’s singles, which
went to Walter Kramer, Detroit star,
on a 15—10, 15—4 victory over Hock
Sim Ong, Berkeley, Calif.
Mrs. Del Barkhuff of Seattle, Wash.,
easily defeated Mrs. Ray Bergman
of Westport, Conn., for the women’s
singles title, and Mrs. Barkhuff teamed
with Zoe Smith of Seattle to win
the women's doubles, defeating Mrs.
Bergman and Helen Gibson of West
port, 15—6, 4—15, 15—7.
Mrs. Barkhuff shared in still another
crown, teaming with Hamilton Law
of Seattle to defeat Mrs. Ray Casey
and Kramer for the mixed doubles
championship, 13—18, 15—8, 15—0.
Chester Goss and Don Eversoll, Los
Angeles, won the men’s doubles from
Don and Phil Richardson, Boston,
15—11, 15—3.
CUBS AFTER ANOTHER.
TUSCON, Ariz.—The Cubs and
White Sox will meet again today, with
the Bruins seeking to make it two
straight. Frank Demaree's tenth-in
ning single scored Cavarretta and gave
the Cubs a 2-1 win yesterday at
Phoanl*
NON-TITLE BATTLE
PULLSRING FANS
15.000 Expected to Fork Up
$50,000 to See Ambers
and Montanez Scrap.
BT the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 5.—They’re
looking for a crowd of 15,000
and a $50,000 gate at Madison
Square Garden tonight, when
a couple of lightweights. Lou Ambers
and Pedro Montanez, fight a 10-round
bout with not even a title at stake.
Ambers has gained favor by keep
ing himself busy in non-title fights
and getting licked from time to time.
The fans are turning out now’ to see
who will be the one to belt him loose
from the title.
Ambers Artful Dodger.
p'HEY figure it may be Montanez,
, who has been gunning for a title
l shot since he came from Puerto Rico
I two years ago, to start a victory march
i that now has gone through 58 fights,
| of which he has won 25 by knockouts.
He has the speed and the punch to
bring the scrap to a sudden end, and
if he does and if Ambers beats Can
zoneri next month, they're almost
sure to meet in an outdoor bout for
the championship next Summer.
On the strength of his record, Mon
tanez has been established as a 7-5
favorite, but the odds were shortening.
Ambers hasn't a lethal punch, but
he can toss jabs and dodge returns
all night. So long as he can keep
from being tagged by one of Pedro's
sleep producers, the chances are he'll
win the decision.
BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr.
PPORTUNITY is knocking
again at Reuben Fine's door
and the young New Yorker
Is answering the summons
with a will. Christmas, a year ago,
the youthful American made his Eu
ropean debut in international chess
circles when he participated in the
annual Hastings (England) masters’
tournament and carried off first
prize, winning his spurs as an in
ternational master.
This past yuletide Fine en
tered the Hastings tourney and,
after scoring seven straight
individual victories, lost to Dr.
Alexander Alekhin, the great
est living chess master and
former world champion, to be
come runner-up in the famous
congress.
Capturing first prizes in champion
ship battles that ensued at Zand
voort, Amsterdam, Oslo, Stockholm,
Moscow and Leningrad, Amerlca'6
“chess ambassador” faces Alekhin
again in the current Easter tourna
ment of the Kent County Chess As
sociation in progress at Margate,
England.
Once more Fine has the oppor
tunity of snatching a major honor
from Alekhin and the dopesters are
wagering that the tourney will end in
a tie for first place, because in the
field of strong players these stars are
outstanding and already have scored
initial win* against T. H. Tylor of
Oxford and C. H. O'D. Alexander,
British veteran.
Sir George Thomas, playing Victor
Buerger, an English compatriot, gar
nered a victory in the first round of
the congress. Adjourned games re
sulted between Paul Keres of Estonia
vs. Vera Menchik of Czechoslovakia
and P. S. Milner-Barrey of England
vs. Jan Foltys of Czechoslovakia.
In the second round Fine is
paired with Miss Menchik and
Alekhin meets Buerger.
Jose Capablanca, world champion
prior to Alekhin, did not accept the
invitation to play in the Margate
tournament but flew from Havana to
Miaini instead, .where he met 22 op
ponents in simultaneous play at the
Biltmore Hotel, dropping one of the
games through sheer carelessness.
Anent Instructional Lecture.
OHIFTING Its playing facilities from
^ 1625 Connecticut avenue to a
downtown location within a few days,
the'Washington Social Chess Divan
will continue its educational chess
lectures for beginners and visitors
weekly.
Arrangements are being made on
a temporary basis and chess fans
should keep an eye on this column
Wednesday for definite facts as to
place, time and general details.
Meantime contact Norval Wiggin
ton, Decatur 2279, 200 Rhode Island
avenue northeast, concerning future
policies of the social divan or write
the chess editor of The Star if you
have any suggestions to offer as to
club room possibilities._
BOWIE RACES
April 1st to 10th, Inc.
First Race, 2:30 P.M.
Daily Double Closes 2:15 P.M.
Seven Races Daily
P. R. R. Terminal
1:10 P.M.
By BURTON HAWKINS
Dick durrance. one of
the world's foremost ski
ing exponents, was raised
in snowless Florida. . . .
A junior at Dartmouth and a
member of the United States
Olympic team, Durrance practices
on a run of pine needles in the
Summer. . . . Wilbur Robinson,
former Tech High track ace, who
at one time held the local scho
lastic broad jump record, is an
usher at Turner's Arena.
Lee (Smoky) Kemp, Little Tav
•rn basket ball player, is recover
ing nicely from an appendectomy
at Emergency.... Two of his team
mates this year were formal Cen
tral High court captains . . .
Warren Swift, whose club won the
University of Pennsylvania tour
ney, and Wilbur (Bus) Crass.
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn is
dickering for the services of A1
Jolson's talented colored feather
weight, Henry Armstrong. . . .
Marty Gallager will return to ring
warfare shortly. ... He will face
Sandy McDonald or Jorge Bres
cia, South American heavyweight
champion. . .. Eddie Mader’s show
ing tonight against Nathan Mann
at New Haven. Conn., may alter
plans for the Mader-Bob Tow bout
here late this month.
Harry Hillman and Jim Mulligan,
440-yard track rivals in another
generation, were reunited at the
Dartmouth-Maryland meet. . . .
Hillman now coaches the Big Green
cinder squad, while Mulligan, of
course, tutors Georgetown. ... In
that same meet, heaving the shot
for Dartmouth, but failing to place,
w'as Jim Parks, former Western
High foot ball player.
Billy Richardson’s midget frame
may be found in the first-string
George Washington beckfield in
scrimmages against Maryland . . .
which is an indication that Coach
Jim Pixiee doesn’t believe the for
mer all-high ace at Central is too
small to go places In college foot
ball. . . . Tuffy Leemans, Dale
Prather and Ray Hanken are
among former G. W. U. stars who
witness the workouts at College
Park.
LOUIS, MANAGERS
PLAN f OR BATTLE
Bomber to Relax at West
Baden After Finishing
Chicago Confab.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 5.—Joe Louis
tomorrow' wall step into the
Chicago spotlight which World
Champion James J. Braddock
has left, temporarily, for the seclusion
of a Wisconsin northwoods camp.
The Brown Bomber, who will meet
Braddock at Comiskey Park June 22
for the world championship, is due
from the West, where he has been
on an exhibition tour.
Will Rest Two Weeks.
TJE WILL spend several days here,
conferring with Managers John
Roxborough and Julian Black, and
then will go to West Baden, Ind.,
for a two-week rest.
Joe Gould, Braddock’s manager, did
not accompany the champion to a
private estate near Stone Lake, Wis.,
where Braddock gradually will con
dition himself preparatory to opening
boxing sessions at a training site
here a month before the contest. Gould
studied several offers for sites and
planned to return to New York Tues
day.
*Sinith Is Poison
To Navv Batters
J
Special Dispatch to The Star.
^NNAPOLIS, Md., April 6 —
Prank Smith, winning pitcher
of Penn State against the Naval
Academy on Saturday, has pitched
three full games against the Navy
in the last three seasons and al
lowed but three runs, one to a
game.
Penn State won the game of
1935 by 3 to 1, but was beaten by
Navy last year. 2 to 1. This year it
scored its biggest victory, 6 to 1.
Smith is Penn State’s outstand
ing general athlete, being end on
the eleven and forward on the bas
ket ball five as well as ace twirler
of the nine.
Fencing Victors Are Awarded Blount Trophies
Miss Aida Principe (left) here is shown shortly after annual competition for the Maj.
Walter Blount medals ended in the Coast Guard Armory at Water and O streets southwest.
Others in the group, from left to right, are Col. Edwin Emerson, Blount, Cloves Deladrier and
Miss Barbara Feiker, who was runner-up to Miss Principe. —Star Staff Photo.
EAST’S BEST RACE
Crack Steeplechasers Will
Go in Glenwood Course
Events April 10,14.
BJ the Associated Press. j
Middleburg, Va. April s.— j
Racing Secretary Daniel C.
Santis said today that some
of the East's finest steeple
chase horses are being entered in the
timber, brush, hurdle and fiat races
to be run on the Glenwood course
Saturday, April 10, and Wednesday,
April 14. Tlie two-day program offers
12 races, six each afternoon.
The Sunnyback, a hurdle race of
1>2 miles for 3-year-olds and upward,
will open the Saturday program.
Other events on the opening day will
be the Middleburg Cup. a timber race
over a flagged course of about four
miles for 4-year-olds and upward; the
William Skinner Memorial, a steeple
chase for hunters over a 2l2-mile
course; the Rose Hill, for 4-year-olds
and upward that have never won a
timber race. 3 miles across country;
the Loudoun Plate, for 4-year-olds
and upward, over 2 miles of brush,
and Three oaks, flat race for 3-year
olds and upward.
Wednesday contests will include:
The Wauquepin, a hurdle race for
3-year-olds and upward over a 1'2
mile course; the Panther Skin, for
4-year-olds and upward over a 2'2
mile brush course; the Glenwood, a
timber race for 4-year-olds and up
ward over a 3-mile cross-country
course; the Little River, a 2-mile
brush race for 4-year-olds and up
wards, maidens and winners of one
race; the Groveton, a timber race for
4-year-olds and upward, maidens
and winners of one rare, and the
Covert, a l>2-mile fiat race for 4-year
olds and upward.
O IMIUTO Bowie Off to Fine Start.
Ulll \fftpr Lc Blanc, Now Here,
L# M wFL Top Tropical Jock.
BY WALLACE DUKE.
OWIE scored another bull's-eye
Saturday. Favored by ideal
weather for the first three
days of its Spring meeting, it
has had two record-breaking crowds
and entertained them with racing be
yond criticism.
Everything was a sellout Saturday
at Bowie, except the mutuel tickets,
and there were customers still eager to
buy when the bell announcing the
arrival of the horses at the barrier for j
the last race caused a final shutdown
of the mutuel windows.
The crowd that came early and
stayed late saw CALUMET DICK, a 5
year-old son of Gallant Fox. which
was claimed last Summer at Saratoga
by Ray Bryson for $2,500, gallop home
in the Bowie Handicap, the day's
feature race. Harry Richards, who is
riding in splendid form, had the
mount on CALUMET DICK, which
was a heavily played second choice.
CALUMET DICK caused a big
form reversal at Bowie last Fall.
It later was found the horse had
been “sponged.'’
Le Blanc Tops Wright.
J7LORIDA closed its mo6t successful
racing season Saturday with the
running of the derby consolation, now
known as the Tropical Park Special.
BERNARD F„ ably ridden by Jockey
Wayne Wright, won by a head, thereby
putting Wright in a tie with Hubert |
Le Blanc, still an apprentice, for the
$500 watch offered by the track to the
leading rider of the meeting There
are split-second watches, but Le Blanc
evidently did not care to split th. time
piece with Wright. In winning on PAY
RACK in the final race, it was "pay
Le Blanc.” The score, 25 to 24.
REAPING REWARD, our early !
choice for the Kentucky Derby, showed
in a workout Saturday at Arlington
Downs that he is in good condition.
He worked a mile in 1:43 3 5, the
first half in :493s. The time was
not so fast, but the work was impres
sive. The jockey had the colt under
a strong pull throughout the trial.
REAPING REWARD proba
bly will start in the $15,000
Texas Derby at Arlington
Downs April IT.
The Stutts and Meade Gases.
VyHILE the Derby candidates all
over the country were speeding
up in their trials Saturday, the Ken
tucky State Racing Commission met
and accorded Dick Williams and Harry
Stutts permission to see the May 8
classic.
Williams, a former owner and
trainer, was ruled off the turf in
March, 1926. It was show’n that
he, through Harry Stutts, a very suc
cessful jockey at the time, had formed
a jockey ring. The money was placed
in the books throughout the country,
and no mistakes were made.
Don Meade, a Maryland favorite and
the last jockey of note to be ruled
off, was charged with conducting a
one-man campaign. He might not
have been so sure what horse was
going to win, but it was alleged when
he bet on some horse other than the
one w'hich he rode that he saw to it
that his mount would be a bit late in
passing the wire.
The Stutts combination, it is
alleged, waited until it had
mounts on the contenders in a
race, and then decided which
should win.
Probably any one of the jockey
ring's three or four horses could have
won, but any outsider that got too
ambitious or could not be herded dur
ing the running of the race was
bumped, pocketed or carried wide at
the stretch turn. No chances were
taken on losing.
When the deal became too raw the
commission acted. There were con
fessions by the lesser lights, who were
suspended.
Williams and Stutts. given "life,'’
hereafter will be allowed on Kentucky
tracks, but will not be allowed to
pursue their former vocations.
GRIDMEN IN LACROSSE
•-—
Many of Navy Squad Turn Out for
Spring Sport.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ April 6.—This
year marks a return of the practice of
the foot ball men turning out in large
numbers for lacrosse, something that
was general a few years ago. Reg
ulars on the ten this year include
Zeke Soucek, big end; Jack Miller,
regular center of the eleven, and
Alphonse Mienville, a change guard.
Others playing the stick game are
Ray Dubois, guard and captain-elect
for the next year; Sneed Schmidt and
Frank Case, regular backs; Heber
Player, a powerful end; George Muse,
A1 Fields, Herman Spector, Dick Gun
derson and Verner Soballe, all mem
bers of the varsity squad and in mcwt
cases big linemen.
COLLEGE RING KINGS
SCATTER FOR HOME
Most Detour Through Hollywood.
Matulewicz Only Champion
of 1936 to Repeat.
B * the Associated Press.
CACRAMENTO, Calif.. April 5—The
^ 1937 national collegiate boxing j
champions scattered for their homes ;
today, most of them by way of Holly
wood to peek into the motion picture
industry.
The three-night tournament ending
Saturday produced the following
title winners:
115 pounds—Roy Petragallo, Wash
ington State College.
125 pounds—Carl Eckstrom. North
Dakota.
135 pounds—Ben Alperstein. Mary
land.
145 pounds—Roily Shumway, Idaho.
155 pounds—Ed McKinnon, Wash
ington State.
165 pounds—Ray Matulewicz, Duke.
175 pounds—Louis Schmidt, Vir
ginia.
Heavyweight—Harry Mullins. Mis
sissippi State.
Of the eight, only Matulewicz re
tained his place in the national pic
ture. In 1936 he stepped out of his
division to capture the 175-pound
title. This year he stuck to his nor
mal weight to dominate the 165
pound class.
Matulewicz chalked up an easy
win over Max Novich of North Caro
lina in the finals.
AGEE VICTOR AGAIN
BALTIMORE, April 5 (/P).—Bill
Agee of the Stonewall Democratic
Club won the 15-mile street run of
the Easterwood Democratic Club yes
terday for the second oonseeutive
year.
Runlng the distance in 1 hour, 29
minutes, without a handicap, Agee
finished five minutes ahead of Donald
Heinicke, a team mate who had a
two-minute handicap.
Next in order in the field of 42
were B. S. Chitwood, unattached,
Washington; Joseph Kleinerman, un
attached, New York, and Joseph Voltz,
German A. A. C., New York.
TRIBE, GIANTS ON TOUR.
NEW ORLEANS.—The Indiana
broke camp and aet out today with
the Giants aboard a special train on
a northward exhibition series jaunt.
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Today a year ago—Universal?, of
Hollywood. Calif., defeated Mc
Pherson. Kans., Oilers, 44-43, in
final Olympic basket ball trials;
Charles Ornstein, opponent to
United States participation, ousted
at meeting of American Olympic
Committee.
Three years ago—Chicago Black
Hawks defeated Detroit, 4-1, for
second straight victory in Stanley
Cup hockey finals.
Five years ago—Phar Lap. fa
mous Australian horse and winner
of $50,000 Agua Caliente Derby,
died suddenly in California.
MINOR LEAGUE FORMED
DURHAM, N. C.. April 5 OF).—1The
National Association of Professional
Base Ball Leagues announced today
tentative formation of the Mountain
State League in West Virginia.
Franchises have been placed at
Welch. Bluefield, Logan. Huntington
and Williamson, and the sixth place is
expected to go to Beckley, the na
tional association office said. The
league would be the thirty-sixth minor
circuit expected to start the 1937 sea
son.
BUCS QUIT COAST TODAY.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—The
Pirates played their last game in
California today against the San Ber
nardino Merchants. Tonight they will
start an exhibition tour which will
bring them East.
MID-ATLANTIC “Y’S”
SEEK TANK HONORS
Annual Meet Gains Recognition
as Eastern Championships
of Association.
^ HE fourth annual Middle Atlantic
Y. M. C. A. swimming champion
ship will be held in the Shoreham
pool on Saturday, under the sponsor
ship of the local “Y,” It was an
nounced today.
With teams from Pennsylvania,
New York, New Jersey, .Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia as traditional
entrants, the event rapidly is growing
into a mythical championship of the
Eastern “Y” associations.
Seven racing events and fancy div
ing from the low board comprise the
meet. They are the 50. 100 and 220
yard free style: 100-yard back stroke.
100-yard breast stroke. 200-yard free
style relay and 150-yard medley relay.
Richard Newby, chairman of the
District A. A. U. Swimming Commit
tee, will be in charge of the meet.
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Son of Pompey Will Be
Exception to Rule.
This is the first of a series deal
ing with the outstanding Kentucky
Derby eligibles.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON.
NEW YORK. April 5 UP) —
Although both turf history
and blood lines are arrayed
against him, Jerry H. Louch
heim's Pompoon is the horse to beat
in the sixty-third running of the Ken
tucky Derby, in the opinion of the
men who quote the Winter book odds.
No Belmont Futurity winner ever
won the Derby, and Pompoon captured
that famous 2-year-old stake last year
to win the greater part of his earnings,
which totaled $82,260. Pompey and
the majority of his offspring never
showed a liking for the Derby distance
of a mile and a quarter, and Pompoon
is a son of Pompey. The famous sire
set the pace in the 1926 running, only
to falter in the final drive.
Yet despite these adverse facts, Cyril
Clark, trainer of the Louchheim ace,
believes Pompoon will prove the ex
ception to the rule when the best of
the country's 3-year-olds break from
the barrier at the Downs May 8.
Denies Injury Reports.
“LJE NEVER has shown me that he
1 can’t go the route.” said Clark.
"He's differently gaited than his
daddy and that long stride of his
should be just suited for the Derby
distance.”
Prom Columbia, S. C . where Pom
poon is receiving his early training,
| comes word that he is working fine.
I A few days ago there were reports that
j the colt came out of a workout with
a slight limp, but Clark quickly dis
pelled any talk that all was not right
with his charge.
"I breeze him every other day. and
he’s in fine shape,” writes Clark.
“He’s done everything I have ask^d
of him so far. and barring any mishaps
we'll be on hand Derby day.”
Present plans call for Pompoon to
leave his Southern quarters for New
York April 8 He will make one start,
in the $20,000 Wood Memorial at
Jamaica a week before the Derby, be
fore departing for the Downs. The
Wood should show whether the colt
is anything more than a sprinter, for
it is over a mile and 70 yards.
His Title Undisputed.
pOMPOON, although beaten twice in
eight starts, left no doubt as to
his right to be called the 2-year-oid
champion last year. Chief of his
victories, of course, was the Belmont
Futurity, but he also won the National
Stallion Stakes at Belmont and the
I junior championship at Aqueduct.
The first of his two defeats came
] at Saratoga after a long lay-off. when
! he bowed to Mary Hirsch’s Derby can
didate, No Sir. In his last start of
. the year he finished a nose back of
Mrs. Ethel V. Mars’ Reaping Reward,
also highly regarded for the Blue Grass
classic, in the mile and 70 yards of
the New England Futurity at Narra
gansett Park. Backers of Pompoon
i point out that, although beaten, ha
never gave ground after losing the
lead at the head of the stretch, and
! at the end was gaining slowly.