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WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 20, 19387“
C. U. Ends Perfect Ring Campaign With Triumph Over Pittsburgh
ose or
Annual Baseball Ballyhoo Campaign Nears.
Senators, Changed Here and-There, Are Ready.
u By FRANCIS E. STAN.
HE week will mark the opening, for Washington, of that highly
publicized period known as spring baseball training. For an outlay
authoritatively estimated at $20,000, a clubowner sends Southward
an assorted collection of ball players, and in return he receives prob
ably $100,000 worth of tub thumping in the. public prints and over the radio.
He also gets his players in condition The fine shape they could attain in
two conscientious weeks they manage comfortably in seven and nobody
complains.
Mr. Clark Griffith’s Senators will return to Orlando, a sleepy Central
Florida township with 32 lakes and a typically conscientious chamber of
commerce. Already Mr. G. and several of his ball players are on the
premises and the remainder of what the old gentleman is pleased to call
his "first squad’’ will entrain this week. Next Sunday, with a figurative
rolling of the drums and a blaring of trumpets, the curtain will rise to
reveal a weird conglomeration of overfed veterans and clumsy kids whose
names are always Joe, as far as their immediate big-league futures are
concerned.
Baseball is the only sport which commands this kind of attention. Its
disciples in the North closely follow every move. The $l,400-a-year Govern
ment clerk suffers with his favorite outfielder when the clubowner cuts the
player’s salary from $18,000 to $16,000 for the season. Hope is always high
and the studied optimism of people like Griffith and Manager Bucky Harris
is gulped and reflected at the home base, hundreds of miles away. A great
charitable wave engulfs the fan, and the pitcher he called a confirmed bum
in August assumes a new importance. "This might be his year,” says the fan.
It is what they call whacky in our set, but, withal, it is true of base
ball fans.
Griffs Aren't Quite the Same Club.
J HAVE no way of knowing what the interest in Mr. Griffith’s 1938 outfit
i* at this time. Washington ran a steady sixth in the American League race
last year and for one reason or another the local brass hats made no radical
moves at the winter trade mart. While Cleveland recently was getting its
long-sought catcher in Rollie Hemsley. Boston was acquiring a good out
fielder in Joe Vosmik, Chicago was landing Gerry Walker, Detroit was adding
Pitcher Vernon Kennedy and the Yankees and Browns were announcing
the shifting of various players. Mr. Griffith did little, voluntarily or otherwise.
Yet as curtain hour nears and you look back a year, there is a face
here and there that wasn't on hand last winter. Behind the bat, f’rinstance.
Out of Orlando last year poured reams of copy and scores of photographers’
plates, all publicizing the efforts of J. Francis Hogan to reduce. Hogan,
who was called Shanty, was to have been Washington’s first-string catcher.
I recall Mr. Harris saying, as camp opened, that Hogan was the "key man”
among the Senators. He may have been correct. The ball club never got
started, and early in May they had dispatched Shanty to the minors.
This spring Rick Ferrell will be head man of the catchers, until last
season Rick rightfully belonged among the best backstops in baseball. His
hitting fell dff. probably due to finger injuries, but even oS his 1937 per
formance Ferrell is a better catcher than Hogan.
Almada Now Has Chapman's Job.
go TO the infield, but here are no changes in personnel. Buddy Lewis,
Cecil Travis, Buddy Myer and either Joey Kuhel or Jimmy Wasdell at
first base. That's the way it was a year ago, but with less emphasis on Wasdell
than is due now. Mr. Griffith deviated (rom custom when he openly placed
Kuhel on the trading block this winter. His efforts to swap Joey were no
secret. Kuhel may accept the attempt philosophically, (or baseball is like
that. Or he may sulk and wish that -Washington would«trade him. And
as (or Wasdell, only a season at facing major league pitchers will make or
break him. •
Gone from the outfield is Ben Chapman, the speedy Alabaman who
complained during spring training that he couldn’t find his batting eye and
who never recovered it until Griffith traded him to Boston. In exchange
Washington got Melo Almada, who, like Chapman, couldn't hit until he
switched clubs. Melo batted well over .300 (or Washington. There is a
suspicion he played over his head. That will be another. matter to be taken
up when May pushes April off the calendar and the June stretch looms.
Messrs. Orifflth and Harris thought they had a fine right-handed hitter
In Freddie Sington this time a year ago. Freddie was slated for the clean-up
spot. too. But it did not take long to prove that Sington was not a major
leaguer. Ouch! That hurt. So Griff bought A1 Simmons (or $7,500, paid
him twice that sum in salary, and in return got $22,500 worth of hustle. I
mean, A1 wasn't the old Simmons in ability by a long shot.
Mr. G. Likes His Kid Outfielder.
gIMMONS will return, if he signs his contract, but Griffith and Harris
say they aren't counting on him to play regularly. The old gentleman
lists heavily to the side of Rookie George Washington Case. There 1s a
historical combination (or you. George Washington Case from Trenton.
Young George Washington almost became, to be screamingly funny, a
strange Case. That was last summer, when Griff bought him from Trenton.
It seemed that George wanted part of his sale price or it was no sale. Mr. G.
was dumbfounded and Master Case left in a huff. They reached an agree
ment later and now the stanchest supporter of Master Case, outside of himself,
is Griff.
And so to the pitching staff. A year ago Buck Newsom was huffing
and puffing in Orlando. This year Wes Ferrell will wear puck’s uniform
and assume Newsom's position in rank. Wes has no inferiority complex,
either, but Mr. Harris confidently suggests that he is a better pitcher than
Newsom.
, Here and there are more changes—minor ones, but, withal, changes.
That’s the way with baseball. The waters run swift. Mr. Griffith apparently
stood pat on a sixth-place ball club. But over the course of a full year
things happen.
MARION MILEY GETS
MID-FLORIDA CROWN
Lillian Zech of Chicago Beaten 2
Up by Kentucky Girl in
Golf Final.
Br the Associated Press.
ORLANDO. Fla., Feb. 19.—Marion
Miley of Fort Fierce, Fla., and Lex
ington, Ky., today won the mid
Florida women’s golf tournament by
defeating Mrs. Lillian Zech of Chicago,
2 up.
Miss Miley experienced some diffi
culty with her driving, but overcame
the disadvantage with brilliant iron
play. Mrs. Zech had trouble on the
greens, but turned in the best shot
of the match, a 25-foot putt on the
fourteenth.
Miss Miley carded birdies on the
fifth, seventh, eleventh and seven
teenth and eighteenth. Mrs. Zech
got birdies on ttos fifth and fourteenth.
They reached the turn all even, each
ahooting 40 on the par 39 layout.
Miss Miley needed 39 strokes on the
way back, Mrs. Zech required 40.
SABIN UPSET VICTIM
Met Star Bows In Florida Semi to
Toley, Miami Student.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla., Feb. 19
<A*).—George Toley of Miami blasted
Wayne Sabin of Los Angeles, ■ winner
last year, out of the Florida west coast
tennis tournament today with a sur
prising semi-finals upset.
The University of Miami student
outsteadied Sabin, member of the
United States Davis Cup squad and
sixth ranking player of the country.
The score was 4—6, 6—4, 6—4. 8—4.
Ia the other semi-final match, El
wood Cooke of Portland, Oreg., seeded
second, outpointed Vernon Marcum
of Lakeland, Fla., 6—4, 8—1, 8—1.
OHIO STATE BLASTS
THREE MEET MARKS
Sweeps Two Events as It Tops
Illinois, 53 to 42, in Dual
Indoor Track Games.
Ej the Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN, 111., Feb. 19.—Ohio
State swept two events and accounted
for three of four meet records today
in defeating Illinois, S3 to 42, in 'an
indoor dual track meet.
Harvey Howells set a new 440-yard
mark at SO seconds, with his Ohio
teammates. Knight and Dick Squire,
following him rfome. Squire finished
the half-mile in 1 minute 58.1 seconds
for another meet record, and the
Buckeye mile relay quartet of Sulz
man, Robinson, Knight and Howells
set a mark of 3 minutes 22.7 seconds.
Red Oragg of Illinois contributed
the other record by pushing the 16
pound shot 46 feet 11H inches. In
addition to the quarter-mile, Ohio
State sammed the 2-mile, Tom Ben
ner. who also won the mile, Spellicy
and Williams finishing in a tie. Dick
Brunton gave Illinois victories in both
hurdles events.
Hoy a Four, Terp
In Third Places
Georgetown and Maryland got
third places in the New York A. C.
games in Madison Square Garden
in New York last night.
Holy Cross won a mile relay
race, with Pitt second and the
Hoyas trailing. The winners’ time
was 3:23.2.
Jim Kehoe of Maryland was
third in the 1,000-yard handicap,
that was won In 2:14. Be was
beaten by higher handieap men.
THIS IS THE BOUT THAT TURNED THE TIDE IN C. U.’S FAVOR.
The score was tied at 2Vf2lA last night at Brookland when Sully Greco of the Cards
(right) and Ray Bombe of Pittsburgh climbed through the ropes for the 155-pound class scrap.
Bombe is wearing the wrong expression at this moment. He should be floating, for the photo
was snapped as he “followed through’’ on a left to Greco’s chin. At the end of the third round
was when Bombe put on the real grimace. Greco was given a surprise decision. The Cards
won, 5l/t to 2Vx. —Star Staff Photo.
JEFFRA IS 6 TO 5
TO DETAIN TIRE
Escobar Boasts He’ll Land
Kayo to Regain Crown.
Gate Disappoints.
By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Peb. 19 —
Champion Harry Jeffra, the ex-golf
bag toter from Baltimore, ruled a
6-to-5 favorite tonight to retain his
bantamweight crown in tomorrow's 15
round bout with Sixto Escobar here.
Despite the little Puerto Rican’s flat,
statement that he not only expects to
win back the title he lost in New
York last summer, but will be out for
a knockout victory, the betting fra
ternity made the titleholder the wager
ing choice as both wound up their
training grinds.
The fighters weigh in for the bout
at 10 a.m. (Eastern standard time) to
morrow, with the mill slated for 9
p.m. (Eastern standard time) in the
Escambron baseball park. Expecta
tions are Escobar will tip the beam at
117 pounds, with the champion Just
making the 118-pound limit.
Gate Disappointing.
Although a last-minute rush fo«
tickets swamped the box office, crowd
predictions were revised downward,
with indications that the gate would
gross under $25,000, some *10,000 short
of previous calculations.
The last hitch in the fight arrange
ments was overcome today when Nat
Fleischer, editor of the Ring Magazine,
withdrew from nomination as one of
the judges to permit the Jeffra camp
to select Ned Brown, former New York
boxing writer, to sit in his seat. This
fnade way for selection by the sports
commission of a local man as the
other judge. Johnny McAvoy, veteran
New York "third man,” already has
been named as referee.
Tomorrow's bout is Escobar’s third
crack at the 118-pound laurels. He
won the United States National Boxing
Association ranking as titleholder in
1934, then dropped the crown in 1935
and regained it in 1937 before the 22
year-old Jeffra gave him a going over
in the "Carnival of Champions” in
Ijfew York last September.
AUSTRIAN BEST SKATER
Kaspar Wins World Figure Title
Over Englishman, Oerman.
BERLIN, Feb. 19 (ff).—Felix Kaspar
of Austria won the world men’s figure
skating championship today.
Graham Sharp of England was
second, trailed by Herbert Alward of
Austria. Horst Faber of Germany and
F. W. E. Tomlins of England in that
order. No Americans participated.
YACHTSMENTOSEE
NAVIGATION EXHIBIT
Federal Services Are to Have Di«
plays at Lecture! of Po
tomac Squadron.
The Potomac River Power Squad
ron has arranged for exhibits illus
trating the work of both the Light
house Service and the Coast and
Geodetit Survey at its weekly classes
in navigation, which are being held
jn the auditorium of the United States
Public Health Service. The classes
have attracted 200 yachtsmen.
Two exhibits have been scheduled,
one tomorrow night when the class
will receive instruction on the sig
nificance of lighthouses, fog signals
and buoys and the other on March 7,
at which session charts and their
use is to be the subject.
Ralph C. Smith and Russel E.
Yates, members of the local squad
ron, are in charge of the exhibits
which have been arranged through
the Department of Commerce. Weekly
classes in boat .handling and pilot
ing will continue until April 4 end
are free to the public.
l
Dean Would End
Salary Squabble
BRADENTON, Fla.. Feb. 19 OP).
—Jerome Herman Dean, whose
comparative silence during the 1939
holdout campaign has amazed the
baseball world no little, expressed
hope today his salary troubles
would be ironed out in time for him
to report to the St. Louis Cardi
nals on the opening of spring
training.
"I've put away my golf clubs for
the balance of the year and from
now on I'm starting to store up
energy for spring training,” Ole
Diz declared on returning hjme
from a trip to Miami and Havana
with Mrs. Dean.
"I’m gonna do nothing but rest
and be ready to report on opening
day if I’ve signed by then."
JACOBS CONQUERS
STRAFACI IN FINAL
Iron-Nerved Giant Killer of
Links Is Champion of
Champions.
By th* Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 19.—
Lanky Burleigh Jacobs, iron-nerved
schoolboy of Wauwatosa. Wis., topped
off a week of spectacular shooting to
day by winning the championship of
the golf champions tournament.
As a climax to the giant-killing role
he has played all week, Jacobs turned
back Frank Strafaci of Great Neck.
N. Y.. one of the country's leading
younger players, in 39 holes.
The 18-year-old golfer won a leg
on the Walter Travis Memorial Trophy
by upsetting three supposedly superior
players.
Blowy 8-Foot Putt.
The gallery was tense today when
the scheduled 36 holes ended in a
draw, the players negotiated the first
two extra holes in par figures, then
Strafaci missed a 6-foot putt on the
third to give Jacobs the match.
Both got off powerful drive# on the
fateful hole. Strafaci’s second shot,
played into a stiff wind, hooked to
the left of the green. Jacob's iron shot
was on the carpet but short of the
pin.
The New Yorker chipped six feet
past the cup and Jacobs stopped his
putt within a foot of the hole. Stra
faci barely missed and Jacobs tapped
in his set-up.
WHITEHEAD UNDER KNIFE
Giant Loses Appendix—Condition
Declared Satisfactory.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., Feb. 19
UP).—Burgess Whitehead, New York
Giants second baXeman, underwent
an appendectomy today and tonight
physicians said his condition was
satisfactory.
Dr. L. W. Komegay explained that
it would take three days to determine
Whitehead’s “reaction.” He said a
gangrenous condition was present, but
the appendix was not ruptured.
The second-sacker went to the
Giants in December, 1935, In a trade
that sent Leroy Parmelee and Phil
Weintraub to the St. Louis Cardinals.
HENRICK GETS IN LINE
Gardener Signs Second Contract
Sent Him by Yankees.
MASSILLON, Ohio., Feb. 19 (£*).—
Tommy Henrich, young Massillon out
fielder with the New York Yankees,
announced today he had signed and
mailed his 1938 contract to New York.
Several weeks ago Henrich returned
his contract unsigned. He said today
ha was satisfied with the salary in]
the aeeoad document 1
Battles Wind Over Soggy
Links for Subpar 68 in
$5,000 Open Meet.
Br the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. La., Peb. 19.—
Doughty Harry Cooper, golf'* me
chanical man, bored a four-under par
; 68 through high winds today to lead
hi* field by three shot* in the opening
round of the 85,000 Crescent City Open
tournament.
Soaked by heavy rain, the city park
course stumped golf's best shooters,
with the notable exception of Cooper
and Harold (Jug) McSpaden. Win
chester, Maas., who clipped one stroke
from par for his second place 71.
Cooper gave an almost monotonous
exhibition, dropping S birdies. 12 pars
and a long bogle. Three under par on
the first nine, he wound up his in
coming nine with a pair of birdies.
McSpaden, starting feebly enough
with a bogie at the first hole, poured
in two birdies on the remaining eight
holes of the first nine, finished with a
sub par 36. and then equaled par on
the last nine.
Horten Smith Near Top.
Horton Smith, the gangling Oak
Park, 111., sjylist, stroked an eagle
three into the eighteenth cup to finish
with a 73 and share third position
with seven others.
oimwiig winas gild ine aeaaemng
dampness of the fairways made a
stem test of a course that most of the
professionals had agreed would take
a bad licking if fair weather prevailed.
Far back in the ruck after strut
ling rounds were such stars as Jim
Demaret of Houston, recent winner
of the San Francisco match play
event, with 12: Craig Wood of Rum
son, N. J„ with 81; Lawson Little,
78; Byron Nelson, Reading, Pa., 79;
Sammy Byrd. Philadelphia, 80, and
Ben Hogan, 79.
Bunched at 73's were Pat Sawyer,
Birmingham, Mich.; Vic ahead.
Deal, N. J.r Horton Smith, Oak Park,
111.; Vince Eldred, Pittsburgh, Pa.;
Denny Shute, National P. O. A.
champion of Miami, Fla.: Henry
Ransom, young Bryan (Tex.) comer;
Jack Grout, Hershey, Pa., and Dick
Metz, Chicago.
Snead Takes 75.
One stroke behind at 74 were
Jimmy Hines, Garden City. N. Y.;
Bud Williamson, Fort Wayne, Ind.;
Frank Walsh, Miami, Fla.; Paul Run
yan, White Plains, N. Y., and Johnny
Revolts of Evanston, 111.
Slammln' Sam Snead of White
Sulphur Springs, W. Va., headed up
the 75 list, which also Included Ky
Lafloon, Chicago; Ed Dudley, Augusta,
Qa.; Leonard Dodson, Springfield,
Mo.; Fred Haas, Jr., the New Orleans
Walker Cup star; Winnie Cole of
Monrbe, La.; Chandler Harper, Ports
mouth, Va.; Jimmy Thomson, Shaw
nee-on-the-Delaware, and Willie Gog
gin, San Francisco.
One 18-hole round will be played
tomorrow and the 38-hole finals with
the low 60 players on Monday. Hard
rains yesterday caused a one-day
postponement.
Capture Last Three Bouts
After Meet Is Tied—One
Fighter Stopped.
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
Catholic University’s first unbeaten,
untied boxing team swept to the end
of a campaign last night in the
Brookland gymnasium by closing
strongly and grabbing a S 4-to-2 4
victory over the University of Pitts
burgh.
A crowd of 2,000 sat in the pews
and watched the Cardinals knock off
their final opponent of the year by
capturing the final three bouts and
gaining a forfeit in the heavyweight
division.
Pittsburgh, beaten only by Syracuse
in four previous starts, surprised with
its formidable aggregation. Especially
were the Panthers strong in the
lighter classes. As a result the Cardi
nals, who were started 1-up as a re
sult of the forfeit, were held to a
24-24 tie going into the fifth fight.
Bout No. 5, between 155-Pounders
Sully Greco of Catholic and Ray
Bombe of Pittsburgh, smacked of
something of a gift to the Cards.
Not until the final 45 seconds of the
third and last round did Greco land
a solid punch, but Bombe, who seemed
to have earned an edge, stood in his
comer and heard the Cardinal given
the decision.
"tant and Tamar Scare.
It made little difference as the
other events were unfolded. Fred
8tant convincingly won the 165-pound
Joust and Light-Heavyweight Jay
Turner won a quick technical knockout
in the last scrap. Denny Hughes was
the referee. Serving as Judges were
Jack Whltely and John Mulhall.
With Pittsburgh announcing the
forfeiture of the heavyweight bout
as the teams entered the arena. Catho
lic started with a 1-0 edge that quickly
was doubled by Bantamweight Dave
Bernstein.
Bernstein drew a stiff right-hand
puncher in the 115-pound class. Pitt's
representative was Ralph Huron, who
made it reasonably close for two
rounds. Bernstein’s best bet was a
sneaky left hand, which enabled the
little Card to win the opening round
and gain what looked to be an even
break in the second heat. In the final
session Huron weakened and Bernstein
dropped him for no-count. Huron was
groggy at the finish.
James Wargo. a swarthy 125
pounder. brought Pittsburgh its first
victory when he outlasted lanky Tex
Guinan in a fiercely fought three
rounder. Wargo was easy to hit but
when Guinan landed he took a poke
in return. After splitting the first
two rounds the Pitt boy wore down
Guinan in the third heat and had
Tex in trouble.
Pitt Captain Beau Benitei.
Capt. Ralph Caruso of Pitt made it
J-2 in the 135-pound struggle when
he scored over Catholic’s Rene Benitez.
The Panther was too rugged and
strong and no protest was made over
the decision.
Capt. Fred Mix tried to break the
tie in the 145-pound bout but was
held to a draw by James Curzi. a
strong puncher with his right paw.
Mix pecked out a lead in the first
round but then Curzi landed a right
high on Mix’s check, knocking the
Card into the ropes. This won Curzi
the second round. In the final Mix’s
eye was opened when they butted.
The decision was a draw, with the
crowd booing for some minutes in
favor of Mix.
The Greco-Bombe affair came next,
with Bomb* pounding Greco's body
for two dull rounds. In the last ses
sion Greco landed his one good punch.
Apparently it impressed the Judges.
Anyway, Greco got the duke and it
was 3 '/2 to 2*4.
*ucicaii*r u was an catnonc uni
versity. Stant found it easy to land
on Paul Ashman-in the 105 affair and
was measuring his green foe than as
Parly as the second round. Ashman
could “take It” better than he could
do anything. He proved It by stay
ing the distance.
Spares Turner’s Opponent.
Turner added another knockout to
hla string by battering tall Oeorge
Luptaaccl in the light-heavy en
counter. Midway the second round
Referee Hughes stepped between them
knd stopped it, awarding Turner a
technical knockout.
Catholic originally was scheduled
to meet C. C. N. Y. next week, but
the meet has been canceled. The
Cards’ victims were Maryland. Duke.
Western Maryland, Villanova and
Pittsburgh.. Summaries:
118-pound class—Bernstein- (Catholic
defeated Huron (Pittsburgh), decision.
1'28-oound class—Wargo (Pittsburgh)
defeatsd Oulnsn (Catholic, decision.
135-Pouad class—Caruso (Pittsburgh)
defeated Benitea (Catholic), decision.
CUr*i*,Ktt«bur«?h**dri?i!X <C»th°“C' *"d
158-pound class—Greco (Catholic) de
faatea Bombe (Plttsbursh), decision.
IPS-pound class—Stant (Catholic) de
feated Ashman (Plttiburah). decision.
175--ound class—Turner (Catholic) de
featea LuSinscel (Pittsburgh), technical
knockout, second round.
Heavywslsht class—Pittsburgh forfaited
to Catholic.
Steele Retains Middle Crown
When He Stops Barth in 7th
07 Uir ABBOCIRWa mu.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 1#.—Freddie
Steele of Tacoma, Wash., retained his
middleweight championship here to
night by stopping Carmen Barth
after 2:19 of the seventh round of
their scheduled IB-round bout. Barth’s
followers tossed in the towel after
the Clevelander had been knocked
down four times. James J. Braddock,
who used to be a fighter himself, was
the referee.
The Associated Press score card
gave Steele the last three rounds, with
Barth taking the second and third,
•ad with the first and fourth em
StMla weighed 1M, Barth 1M*.
From tne second through the mtn
round they fought what used to be
known as a ding-dong battle, with
Barth, who was Olympic middleweight
champion in 1992, showing a surpris
ingly effective left-handed attack.
But Steele's incessant right and left
pounding was too much for the Cleve
lander in the sixth and seventh.
Braddock, the former heavyweight
champion,'who essayed the third man’s
job without fee to help along the
charity for which the bout was staged,
worked up a sweat that was reminis
cent of the days not so long ago when
there eras the matter Of a 171-pound
instead at a 190-pound title to
think about.
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Cunningham Runs 4:8.6 Mile,
Tolmich Nicks Hurdle Mark
In Sparkline N. Y. A. C, Meet
By the Associated Preys.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—The great
Glenn Cunningham narrowly missed
his bid for a world Indoor record to
night in winning the Baxter Mile,
feature race of the New York A. C.
games at Madison Square Garden.
Cunningham was clocked in 4 min
utes 8.6 seconds, only two-tenths of a
second short of his own board track
standard, as be whipped Gene Venzke
by 15 yards.
The barrel-chested Kansas, wear
ing the colors of the New York Curb
Exchange A. A., registered his eighth
straight and most impressive victory
of the indoor season before a crowd
of 15,000 spectators.
Failure of Ray Mahannah of Drake
University to sustain a faster early
pace during the first half mile upset
^Cunningham's calculations and con
tributed to Glenn's inability to gain
his record objective.
Cunningham took over the pace
making after pacing the half mile in
2:04.4. Thereafter it was mainly a
chase between the world record holder
and the stopwatch. Venzke stuck to
Glenn's heels until the last lap, then
faded.
Archie San Romani. Kansas rival of
Cunningham and fellow-member of
the Curb Exchange A. A., ran a poor
third. Mahannah, the remaining
starter, ran last after setting the
pace for five laps.
New Record for Baxter Mile.
As he reeled off the second fastest
mile ever run Indoors Cunningham
was clocked by quarters in 60.8 sec
onds. 63.6, 63.2 and 61.
Cunningham's time set a new rec
ord for the Baxter Mile, which he has
captured four times in six years.
WOLFE TRIUMPHS
IN BUMSTAKE
Hyattsville Man Finishes
Eastern Classic With
Sensational Game.
Srtcit! Dltpttch to The Star.
WILLIMANTIC. Conn., Feb. 19 —
Rolling a game of 193 with 10 straight
marks for the most sensational finish
ever witnessed in stake bowling, Perce
Wolfe, Washington’s suburbanite and
member of the Occidental Restaurant
team, won the Eastern sweepstakes
here tonight with a 15-game score of
2.060. The big shooter from Hyatts
ville started his bid for victory with
a morning round of 686 and fifth
place.
Shooting the high set of the event
with 706 for his second five-game
block, Wolfe forged to the front at the
end of the 10 games with 1,392. It
looked none too bright for him in the
final block when he shot 107, 114, 130
and 124 for his first four strings. A
spellbound gallery then watched him
put on his great charge, sparing and
striking to a brilliant victory. His last
set was 668.
Makes 12 Marks In Row.
Wolfe, incidentally, finished with 12
straight marks, chalking up two spares
in the last two frames of his fourth
game.
Washington bowlers for the third
straight year ran one-two when Bill
Krauss, Occidental teammate of the
winner, earned the unusual distinction
of finishing in the runner-up spot for
the second consecutive time. His
15-game total was 1,977. Among the
leaders in the first block with 6&».
Krauss moved to fourth place in the
second with 1,330, shooting 663. His
final set was 647. Wolfe won $500 and
Krauss $200. The total prize money
was $1,300.
Earl Campbell of Baltimore, win
ner of the recent Red Megaw Sweep
stakes at Takoma Park, yas the first
block leader with 705. One pin back
was Joe Oacek of New Britain, Conn.,
with 704. Chet Bannick, a Water
bury youngster, was third, with 697,
two pins in front of Nick Tronsky.
Ed Blakeney of Washington, the
1936 winner, was sixth with 685, one
pin behind Wolfe.
At the end of the second block it
was Jimmy Hunter of New Haven
who gave Wolfe a chase for the top
spot, with sets of 685 and 661.
Hokie Smith of Washington, the
defending champion, was never a
serious threat.
as tor <jiar*e, Arlington, unitea
States Sweepstakes champion, was
far out of the money.
Perce Wolfe. Hyette._ 6X6 706 688 2.OHO
Bill Krauss, Wash... HH3 667 H4T 1,077
Pat Roonty. Conn. ._ 580 hso 608 1.058
Tony Iannarone. conn. 824 682 670 1.058
Andy Friar. Mass. 5»:t 880 676 1.040
E. Campbell. Baltlm're 705 500 644 1.046
Jack White. Conn. 875 628 643 1.044
BUI TatO. Waterbury 647 681 608 1.036
Joe Gacek. Conn. ._ 704 606 620 1.030
Oaorte Brown. Conn. H4H 676 606 1,028
J. Radocy. Collinsville 654 674 508 1.026
Joa Harrison. Wash . 660 646 610 1.025
Wayne Smith. Waih. 817 677 626 l,02o
T. Carpenter. W’s'ket 673 605 642 1.020
Joe Remeikis. Balto. 620 607 505 1.012
Nick Tronaky Conn. 60S 508 818 1.011
J. Hunter. New Haven 685 661 558 1,003
8teve Dyak. Conn. 600 686 600 1.886
Gene Hargett. Wash.. 610 616 640 1.884
Lou Barberro. Conn.. 623 675 586 1.884
Ray Von Dreel. Balto. 654 815 618 1.881
Prank Lovel'nd. Conn. 618 628 634 1.880
Wally Pipp, Hartford 640 632 500 1.871
J. Bonlgli. Boston 630 581 650 1,870
Ray Dryden. Baltlm're 605 610 645 1.860
Mike Debella. Conn... 665 568 635 1.868
Ed. Blakeney. Wash.. 685 615 568 1.868
Astor Clarke, Wash.. 837 587 643 1.88,
Let Seim. Baltimore . 626 630 306 1,881
W. Carmody. N. H'ven 607 607 645 1.850
Fldo O’Brien. Conn. 611 670 568 1.858
C. Baldueei, Oolllnsv'le 637 663 558 1.858
J. Gillette. Lawrence 626 620 605 1.851
Nick Paye. Providence 647 633 571 1.861
Bill Dente. Br'd’port 614 646 500 ].X6<)
J. Blanehl. New Havtn 622 638 588 1.848
Chet Bannlck. Conn. 607 682 666 1.845
Harry HUliard. Hyu. 500 642 508 1.8.70
Babe Ougas. Taftvllle 610 580 620 1.837
V. Abraltis. Manch'ter 643 660 636 1.835
Will Bcrthold. Conn.. 657 675 801 1.833
John Waters. Conn.. 504 617 615 1.826
Mike Botlno. Conn. . 585 500 635 1.810
Jim Olindy. Quincy 50o 610 607 1.816
A1 Carangelo, Hartf'd 565 660 686 1.810
J. Lamastra. B'd port 618 587 603 1.808
Billy Wlerdak. Conn. 600 810 588 1.807
Hugh Crawley. Mt. R. 630 678 500 1.807
Syalo Johnaon. Conn. 677 540 570 1.805
Sam Sena. Conn. . 604 607 586 1.707
Ray Northern Conn.. 546 645 806 1.707
M. Waxenberg. Conn. 600 613 587 1.780
Joe Nells. Conn. 614 565 508 1.777
C. Combles. Conn. 628 661 585 1.774
E. Espey. Washington 586 575 813 1.774
John Miller. Balto. 630 587 53(1 1.158
Tony Zagryn. Brtttel 6no 570 560 1.730
C. Ktbert. Man.. Conn. 561 572 605 1.738
Joe fteachl. waih. 620 *80 636 1,736
rixffct.Tic: tit m t|? m
0wede Jtnsem. Oorna.. *77 *74 MS 1,60#
Glenn set the previous mark of 4:09.8
in 1935.
The victory gave him possession of
his second Baxter Cup.
Allan Tolmich. slender Wayne Uni
versity hurdler, turned the tables on
Georgia’s redoubtable FOrrest (Spec)
Towns, with a world record triumph in
the finals of the 80-yard high hurdles.
After both had equaled the old in
door standard of 7.3 seconds in the
semi-finals, Tolmich broke in front
and led all the way as he hit the tape
with a 2-foot margin in 7.2 seconds.
The race was over four flights of
timbers. Towns set the previous in
door record in 1938.
Beetham Scores In Half.
The “Matt Halpin” half mile, invi
tation event, went to the former Ohio
State ace, Charley Beetham, now com
peting for the New York Curb Ex
change A. A., in a hard-driving finish.
Beetham, rating himself well off the
early pace, moved up from last place
in a live-man field to best Ross Bush
of Southern California by 4 yards in
1:54.6.
Earle Meadows, the great Southern
California pole vaulter, easily won his
specialty by clearing 14 feet, but failed
in three attempts to negotiate a world
indoor record with the bar at 14 feet
5*i inches.
Dusky Jimmy Herbert, unbeaten
New York University foot racer, sus
tained his winning streak in the Buer
mver 500-yard race, but barely stood ,
off a gallant closing bid by Douglas
Raymond. Boston University star. Her
bert, clocked in 58.1 seconds, had a
scant half yard at the tape as Ray
mond closed a big gap.
Durable Don Lash. Indiana’s king
of 2-milers, ran his veteran New
York A. C. rival. Joe McCluskey, dizzy
with a two-lap finishing spurt to cap
ture his specialty in 9:04.1.
Two-mue run. handicap—Won by And
mer Nelomg (Manhattani, 125 yards; sec
ond. Bonl Martinez (69th Regiment A. A
New T?rki' 145 yards third. Thomas Tv
nan (Manhattan). 125 yards. Time. 9:21.6
l.OOO-yard run. handicap—Won by Er
nest Federofl (Millrose A. A.. New York
12 yards, second. Mason Chronister iUni
verslty of Maryland). 8 yards; third. How
ard Stocker (New York University). 4n
yards. Time. 2:14.
l.OOO-yard run. handicap—Won by Ron
a'd Stillwell. New York City. 17 yard":
second Robert Chisholm (Kearny. N. J
High School) 14 yards: third. James Ke
hoe^e(University of Maryland). 7 yards.
Half-mile run—Won by Charles Beetham
'New York Curb Exchange); second. Ross
Bush (Southern California); third. Lou
Burns (Manhattan). Time. 1:56.4.
Two-mile relay—Won by Princeton (Ro
senearten. Kirkland. Applegate and Brad
ley’; second. Columbia; third. Dartmouth;
fourth. Pennsylvania. Time. 7:50.2
Pole value-won by Earle Meadows
(Southern California), 14 feet: aecond.
Llovd M. Slebert (Oeneral Electric A. A
New York City). 13 feet; tie for third
among Howard Jensen (Temple). C
'Princetpni and John Thomas
(Colgate). 12 feet « inches.
1 H-pound shotput—Won by Francis
R,,in~,c°lumbl*,• 82 feet 5'k Inches: sec
ond Dimitri Zalti .Boston A. A.). 61 feet
5 inches; third. Danny Taylor (Grand
.Bo)*1 Association. New York). 48
feet. )!'< Inches.
Two-mile college relay—Won by New
York Unlyers ty (Witte. Urbach. Glddings
and Stripling): second. Manhattan; tjiird.
Norm Carolina; fourth. Fordham. Time.
6(i-yard dash (final)—Won by Ben
Johnson Columbia; second. Perrin Walker.
New York A. C.; third Herbert Weast. Co
lu“)bia: fourth Eulace Peacock. Philadel
Phto. Time. 0:82.
T-K:Xri,hurdlK finals)—Won by Allan
Tolmlch. Wayne University: aecond. Forrest
Towns. Georgia; third Sam Allen. Bristow.
OKia., fourth. John Donovan. Dartmouth
Time (I. , 2 (betters Towns' world record
of ” • -I for four hurdles set in 1938).
AOo-vard run—Won by James Herbert.
New York University; second. Douglas Ray
.University: third Richard
Gill. Boston College: fourth. Howard Borck.
Manhattan. Time. 0:58.1.
h ,.bv, °J*nn Cunning
ham. New York Curb Exchange: second.
Oene Venzke. New York A. C.: third.
Arehie San Romani. New York Curb Ex
change; fourth. Ray Mahannah. Drake
Time. 4:08.6.
Mile relay—Won by Holy Cross (Scan
lon. Dunphy. Blanchfleld and Bates)
second. Pittsburgh: third. Georgetown
Time. 3:23.2. «
Mil* walk (handicap'—Won by Jos
eph Medgyese iNew York City' 27 aee
ond": second. Daniel Dunn (New York
A. C.». 40 seconds; third. Otto Kotrsba
(New York City). 7 seconds. Time.
6:29 6.
Mile relay—Won by Pennsylvania (Lyon,
Knepper. Levine and Wittens): second.
Princeton: third. Dartmouth. Time. 3:25 5.
Two-mile run—Won by Don Lash (In
diana 1: second. Joe McCluskey (New
York AC.): third. Floyd Lochner (Nor
man. Okla.): fourth. Norman Bright
(Olympic Club. San Prancisco); fifth.
Gebrge Dcgecrge (New York A. C.).
Time. 9:04.1.
Mile relay—Won by Rhode Island Stale
(Conley. Morrill. Hinea and Holt): second.
Collate: third. Boston College. Time. 3:24.
Mile club relay—Won oy New York ,
Curb Exchange (O Sulltvan Lamo. Beetham '
and Cunningham): second New York A. C
third. Penn A. C.; fourth. Newark A. C
Time. 3:23.
Mile college relay—Won by New York
University (Witte. Gtddlncs. Stripling and
Herberti; second. Manhattan; third. Ford
ham: fourth. Columbia. Time. 3:19.8.
Mile club relay, handicap—Won by 69th
Regfnent a. A. (Wasserman. Dalton. Gal
lagher and Thell). 20 yards: second. Lenox
Hill A. A., scratch: third. Prudential A. A..
Jo yards. Time. 3:29.3.
High Jump—Won by Cornelius Johnson
(Grand Street Boys' Association. New
York' 8 feet 6J« inches: second. Arthur
Byrnes iManhattani. 6 feet k»4 inches:
third. Melvlr Walker. Columbus. Ohio 6
feet 5*. inches. (Piscinas decided on few
est number of misses )
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U. S. GIRL WINS ABROAD
_ i
Maddy Horn Skates to 500-Meter
Title in Norway Meet.
OSLO. Norway, Peb. 19 (/P).—Maddy
Horn of Beaver Dam, Wis., 1937 United
8tates women's speed skating cham
pion, won the world 500-meter
women's title today, skating the dis
tance in 51.7 seconds.
Leo Preisinger of Chicago won a
men's 500-meter race in 42.9 seconds, ,
with Hans Engnestangen of Norway
second in 43.1 and Marvin Swanson
of Minneapolis third in 43.6.
Thomas in Line
For Louis Bout
NEW YORK, Peb. 19 OP).—It
appeared today that the 10-round ,
comeback of Harry Thomas in his
fight last night with young Jimmy
Adamick would propel the veteran
fistic “trial horse" into a champion
ship “tune-up" match with Joe
Louis.
Negotiations to match Louis and
Thomas in the Chicago Stadium,
April 1, were begun by A1 Weill,
matchmaker for the Twentieth
Century Sports Club, after Adam
lck's board of strategy, headed by
Jack Kearns, decided Jimmy needs
more experience before being tossed
into the same ring with the likes of
the “Brown Bomber.” *•
Thomas dropped the decision
to Adamick, in the Garden ring, but
had his opponent groggy and the
crowd In an uproar by staging a
belated finishing rally.