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Fessenden, With 192 Game, Sets Season Record for All Bowling in District
Totals 438 in Making
Pair of Marks for
Petroleum Loop
McPhilomy Has 418 Count
In National Capital;
Wacs in Limelight
Robin Fessenden, with a game of
192 to his credit, today was dis
tinguished as the city's season
record holder for both league and
special match rolling.
To his own amazement, this little
more than a 100-average bowler
fairly blistered a pair of Columbia
drives last night to establish two
all-time records for the Petroleum
League as he tapered off a brilliant
performance with strings of 134 and
112 for a mark of 438.
The Wayne Oil Burner roller
spared in the first, second, third,
fifth and sixth frames before ex
ploding with a triple-header strike.
With a 200 game in sight he missed
a single-pin break in the tenth. The
Wayne Oilers, incidentally, nicked
Ott s Service Station twice to dead
lock first place.
The former league record game of
182 for the season was jointly held
by Ralph Goldberg of the National
Capital and August Widmer of the
National Federation of Federal Em
ployes leagues.
Earl McPhilomy was the heaviest
clouter in the Graphic Arts League
when he spilled the maples at the
Lucky Strike for 162—418 as Stanford
Paper Co. grabbed two games from
National Capital Press.
Judd & Detweiler hiked their
season team records to 635—1,779 to
swamp National Lithos. Don Rob
bins’ 367 paced a 1.713 count as
Progressive Printing swept National
Publishing.
1 I
i me wacs, perennial cnampions oi
the What's In a Name League,
cracked two season records with
547—1,530 in a 2-1 win over the
Aggies, but lost ground in their bid
| lor first place when the leading
F. C. A. smothered Commerce to
| climb two games in the van. Ida
Weinbergs 332 for the Wacs was
tops. Charlotte Sullivan's game of
132 featured Transportation's 2-1
victory over Mines.
Smiling Billy La Billie is setting ;
the pace in the Mount Rainier I
League with an average of 126.-1 for
18 games. Trailing are Chet Lilley,)
I 125-9; Ray Ward, 124-3; Larry j
! Fitzgerald. 123-5. Shooting 403, I
: Furman Cones, captain of Kidwell s
| Auto Paint Shop, garnered the
week’s only 400 set. L. E. Miller of
Saurs Service was tops with 154.
Pohankas Make Sweep.
Pohanka Service's 3-0 win from 1
Arcade Pontiac was the only sweep |
registered in the Automative League.
Season records are; E. Duryee, Po- j
hanka Service. 149; Jack Dumody, '
Paul Bros.. 372; Emerson & Orme j
Service, 555—1.629.
A1 Lee will be at the helm of the !
Cosmopolitan Club team, which
! makes its debut in the Civic Clubs ■
| League tomorrow night at the
! Recreation.
Scoring honors were divided in
the Kilowatt League when Lonnie
Dwyer of Distribution took high
game with 152, wes Trewolla of
Meter totaled 353 and Station En
gineering chalked up 577—1,640. It
took 12 frames in the last game for
i Transit to gain a 2-1 decision over
I Accounting.
Dominating the scoring when
Tom Wolking shot 142—369 in team
counts of 572—1.657. Cameo Electric
rolled to the front in the Electrical
League with a shutout over Double
: day fc Hill as the erstwhile leading
Graybars were being shellacked by
Redman & Brown.
Dave Groth of G. A. O. came
through with a season record game ;
of 164 in the Federal League, boost
ing Astor Clarke's former mark two
sticks. Paul Perkins of Senate
spilled 382 at the Arcadia for high
set, while Interior counted 601 and
G. A. O. 1,676 for tops.
Frank Warman of Lithos head
lined the Navy Department League
rolling with 154—367. while Hubert
Keefer of Freight and Traffic, with
143, and Jimmy Luckett of B. of
R. C., with 359, were tops in the
Southern Railway loop.
Crown Keeps Up Streak.
Arthur Crown after his record 445
in the Brookland Merchants League
came back with 391. The week’s
top set went to Mooney of De Perini
Delicatessen.
mice warningiim women nmsnea
in the money in the Southeastern
Sweepstakes at Charlotte, N. C., last
Saturday when Lorraine Gulll placed
second with 1.261, Lucile Young
sixth with 1,128 and Margaret Lynn
w-on a consolation prize with 570.
Helen Randlett of Richmond and
the No. 5 ranking woman roller of
the country was the w’inner with
1.275. a record 10-game count for the
event. Her sets were 636 and 639.
Ida Simmons, the defending cham
pion, finished third with 1,247.
Statistics of the P. W. A. League
has hit an all-time loop mark with
a 625 game and a season record of
1.698. Plack is top average shooter
of the league with 118. Plack also
leads with counts of 158 and 379.
Snyder of N. Y. A. is second high
roller with a 115 average.
Service Section, Drainage and Col
lateral Proof bowlers are showing
their heels to remaining pin spillers
in the 12-club R. F. C- League. B.
Bontz of Collateral is tops with an
average of 110. D. Roberts of Drain
age is the runner-up with 107. Con
trol Proof leads with team marks of
607—1,609.
A first-place tie in the Public
Works Recreation Association was
broken when Projects nicked Classi
fication twice. Personnel climbed
to third place with a 2-1 win from
Engineering Grays as Landrum
came through with 394 to tie Pestell’s
season’s record. Accounts, with 617,
and Personnel, with 1,765. hold high
season team marks. Pestell tops
with an average of 120.
John Burger st 148—383 were the
wallops that led Takoma Funeral
Home's sweep over High's Ice Cream,
which gave the winners a tie for first
place with Takoma Billiards in the
rakoma Duckpin Association League.
The week's high counts went to
Stewart of Takoma Billiards with 153
and Parks of Stevens Laundry with
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From the
Press Box
Sobs Punctuate Session
Of Grid Prophets1 Union
By JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (N.A.N.A.).—
At the weekly meeting ol the
Broken-hearted Monday Morning
Quarterbacks and the Football Prog
nosticators’ Union, Local 101, de
tached from the C. I. O. and un
affiliated with the A. F. of L—both
leagues have waived on us—there
was not a dry eye in the house.
The long and short of it is. our
racket is dead, and the boys know
it. No football game is a safe in
vestment any more. I quote in part
from my own rousing speech of
80,000 words to the demoralized
members of the lodge!
“Boys, we have reached the cross
roads. (Subdued applause.) No
man's life is safe. (Sobs.) The day
of the .700 prognosticator is gone.
We must settle for an average of
.500 to .550 and be glad to get it.
(Groans and cries.) Take last Sat
urday, for instance. (Cries of ’No,’
‘no.’ Be brave, men; we must con
sider last Saturday. (Mixed cries
and sound of mixed drinks.) I will
read the list of dead and wounded.
“Who picked Wisconsin over
Texas? (Mutters of 'We did.’)
“Who picked Northwestern over
Oklahoma? (Groans.)
Six Depart to Join
Foreign Legion
“Who picked Vanderbilt over Ken
tucky? (General consternation.)
“Who picked Minnesota over Ne
braska? (Three members leap from
window.)
“Who picked Columbia over Yale?
(Six members leave to join the
Foreign Legion.)
"Who picked Indiana over Iowa?
(Cries of ’Stop him’ and 'Don’t go
any further.’)
"Who picked T. C. U. over Ar
kansas? (General surge for the
exits.)
"Boys. I will stop there. There is
no need to probe the wound any
farther. Some of us never will be
the same again. (Applause.) I
merely suggest at this time that you
vote the present speaker a medal
of honor for guessing right on Iowa,
Kentucky and Cornell (boos and
shouts of ‘The h-1 with it’) and
ad.iourn the meeting.”
The meeting was adjourned via
elevator, stairway and fire escape.
15 being killed in ttje crush. And
that is how matters stand with the
Broken-hearted Monday Morning
Quarterbacks and Football Prognos
ticators’ Union, Local 101, unaffili
ated.
Teams Loaded and Ready,
But Ready for What?
Frankly, friends, the public's guess
on the week's football games is as
good as that of any printed expert
now in business. The experts have
pretty good information, to be sure.
A coach will tell us confidentially
that his football team is loaded and
ready and he is probably right. But
ready for what? An undefeated sea
son? That doesn't happen any more
except in lucky and isolated cases.
The good teams—and I mean good
ones—must settle for two or three
defeats. And who knows where
those defeats will come in an eight
or nine game schedule? Not the
coach. Not the team. Not you. Not
me
Ten years ago the prognosticator
who could not average better than
.750 for the season was woolly in the
head. Today, as I told the members
of the B, M. M. Q. and F. P. U.. Local
101, before they turned me over to
the Lynching Committee, an aver
age of .600 is downright brilliant.
Pool Operator's Dream
In Week-End Schedule
Consider the bill-of-fare for next
Gaturday. It’s a pool operator’s
dream. Take these games:
Duke-Pittsburgh.
Fordham-Tulane.
L. S. U.-Rice.
Villanova-Texas A. and M.
N. Y. U.-North Carolina.
Indiana-Wisconsin.
Michigan State-Marquette.
Georgia-Holy Cross.
Temple-T. C. U.
Georgetown-Syracuse.
Arkansas-Baylor.
Armr-Pnlnmlvlo
Those are a round dozen which
might go either way—in addition to
which there are any number of
games which figure to go one way
and, sure as fate, will go the other.
The question is, which are they?
Contemplating this program, I
hereby swear never to violate na
ture's laws again and pick a foot
ball winner—no, wait a minute. I've
got a hunch. And I'll probably have
another tomorrow and two more
Thursday. It looks as if I’ll be do
ing business at the old stand again
this week.
But. for the love of Mike, don't
pay too much attention to what I
Bay.
Rolling Rock Race Meet
To Attract Throng
8r the Associated Pres*.
PITTSBURGH. Oct. 10. — Up
ward of 20.000 persons are expected
for the opening at 2:30 p.m. tomor
row of the 6th annual race meet of
the Rolling Rock Racing Associa
tion at the Mellon estate, in Ligonier
Valley.
More than 100 topnotch steeple
chasers and flat-racing horses will
take part in the two-day meet,
Which is being held for charity.
The International Gold Cup Clas
sic is among the second day's events
Elated for Saturday.
Pirates Drop Two Backs
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 10 (/P).—Fol
lowing their fourth straight setback
by a 14-7 score at the hands of the
New York Giants, the Pittsburgh
Pirate pro gridders have released
Halfbacks Dick Nardi and Bob Mas
ters.
Col. Canning Gets Ace
Col. A. L. Canning reached the
peak in golf thrills yesterday when
he shot an ace on the 145-yard first
hole at the Soldiers' Home course.
He used a 3-iron. Col. Canning was
accompanied by Congressman Rob
inson of Utah.
K
GEE, BUT IT HURTS! Left End Eddie Fogarty of St. John’s had
reason for his pained expression, for he received a fractured
arm in the second period of last night’s battle at Griffith Sta
dium, in which Central won, 27-7. Here he is being assisted to
the sidelines by a teammate, Tom Maroney, and Coach Gene
Augusterfer. „ —Star Staff Photo.
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Central High's Play Smoother,
But It Needs Breaks to Roll
Up Count on St. John's
B.v ROBERT HENRY.
A glowing future for scholastic
night football here seemed assured
today. Some 12,000 at last night's
introductory game at Griffith Sta
dium who saw Central High School's
team defeat St. John's, 27 to 7,
heartily voiced approval of the new
version of the scholastic pastime.
While Central proved smoother
in various departments of the titlt,
there wore no dull moments.
For the first few minutes. St.
John's, outweighed by last year’s
public high school champions,
threatened to justify the confidence
of its many rooters. Operating with
deliberation. Frank Cady and Joe
Daly, the Cadets’ two highly touted
backfield aces, tore through Cen
tral's line for two first downs. Then,.
with the opposition ‘expecting an- ;
other line plunge. Cady passed 10
yards to Daly, who easily eluded the
only man within tackling distance j
to go over for the Cadets’ only i
touchdown. Cady kicked the extra
point.
Central Takes Command.
Then Central settled to work.
Benny Steiner, its all-high quarter
back, dashed 50 yards around right
end to the St. John's 20. After a
pass failed, Jim Porter, fullback, be
hind fine blocking, ran to a score.
St. John's backers let up a wild
cheer as Steiner missed the kick for
extra point.
Central shortly after took advan
tage of a break to make it 13 to 7.
A fumble by Daly was recovered by
Central on the Johnny’s 30 and a
pass. Steiner to Harry Martin, was
good for a score. This time Steiner s
boot was good.
Another fumble, this time by
Steiner, threatened to put St. John's
back in the game. Starting from
Central's 20. Tommy Chisari picked
up 11 yards in two plays. Then
Steve Burns' reverses and passes
missed. Central got the ball and
quick-kicked out of trouble.
St. John's End Breaks Arm.
In the next three plays Cady and
Ed Fogarty, St. John's left end. were
injured and removed. Fogarty suf
fered a broken arm. Burns skipped
around left end for 25 to cheer the
St. John's supporters, but Martin
intercepted a pass and ran 55 yards
for Central's third touchdown. Again
Steiner kicked the point.
In the last period Bums burned
the air with passes until Jack Wil
helm came out of nowhere to in
tercept one near the sideline and
race half the length of the field for
Central's last touchdown. Steiner
once more made good with a place
kick.
Pos. Central. St John's.
L. E._T_. Goodrich_Fogarty
L. T-Magnuson_Munhall
L G_Balk _ Shilds
C. Wilhelm McKee
R G-Lanzillotl _ Bansalone
R. T_Davis_ Reckert
R E_Di Blast_ Hathway
Q. B-Steiner___Brogan
L H-Martin_Daly
R H_Dawes_Cady
F. B. -Porter_Chisari
St. John's_ 7 0 0 0— 7
Central _ 0 14 0 7—27
Touchdowns—Central. Porter- Martin (on
pass from Steiner). Martin (intercepted
Burns' pass) Wilhelm (intercepted Burns'
pass): St. John’s. Tlaly (on pass from
Cady). Points after touchdown—Cady.
Steiner. 8 (all placementsi. Substitutions
—Central. Farr, end; Nevtaser, guard;
Kekerlt. back; Ramoerton. end; Tucker,
guard; Smith, guard: Evans, back: Adams,
tackle. 8t. John's. Burns, back: Helberger.
end: Cordua. back: Agricola, back; O’Dea.
back: Steele, guard. Referee—Mr. Magof
fin (Michigan). Head linesman —Mr.
O Meara (Oonaaga). Umpire—Mr. Cohlll
(Washington).
Stattstles.
_ x . Oentral. St. J.
First downs_ 3 11
Yards rushing_04 181
Yards passing_81 72
Passes attempted_ 7 18
Passes completed_ 4 4
Passes Intercepted _ 3 o
Kicks_ 5 8
Averse? yards kicking_ 80 80
Penalties_ 0 0
Armstrong Prepares
For Scott Bout by
Kayoing Manfredo
Champion, Meeting D. C.
Man Friday, Ends Go
In Fourth Round
By the Asaociated Press.
DES MOINES. Iowa, Oct. 10 —Wel
terweight Champion Henry Arm
strong moved on to Minneapolis to
day for his second ring appearance
of the week following his knockout
victory last night over A1 Manfredo
of Fresno, Calif., in the fourth
round of a scheduled 10-round non
title go here.
Hammering Hank meets Harry
Scott of Washington, D. C., in a
title scrap Friday night in the Min
nesota city.
The clever Manfredo, back pedal
ing before the champion’s relentless
offensive, captured the opening
round and looked good in spurts in
the second and third.
The Armstrong shower of leather
engulfed the Californian in the
fourth, however, and Referee Alex
Fidler stepped in to halt the carnage
with a minute and 35 seconds of
the round gone and Manfredo
draped helplessly on the ropes. A1
weighed 1463i last night to Arm
strong's 141 tfe.
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Sports Program
For Local Fans
TOMORROW.
Boxing.
Jimmy De Chard vs. Tony No
vak, feature bout, all-amateur
card, Griffith Stadium. 8:30.
THURSDAY.
Wrestling.
Bob Wagner vs. Golden Terror,
feature match, Turner's Arena,
8:30.
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Public Backs Pearce’s
Night Game Policy
For Schools
Aid to Grid Sport Seen
If Authorities Adopt
Central Coach's Plan
By BURTON HAWKINS.
A tough Texan with a jaw which
seems to have been chiseled from
consrete, a penchant for making
friends and dogged determination
to see a Job well done, has revived
local scholastic football. Today he
had launched another era in school
boy football here and It s so success
ful he finally may obtain a little aid.
His name is Hardy Pearce, the
Central High School coach, who
chiefly was responsible for 12.000 cus
tomers pouring into Grifflth Sta
dium last night to view his team
wallop St. John’s, 27-7. If they’ll
let him alone he’ll continue to click.
Pearce scheduled the Central-St.
John's game for night without know
ing whether he even could snatch a
candle for illumination. If worse
came to worst, he planned to install
temporary lights at Central Stadium
for the engagement, but it wasn’t
necessary.
Boost for Sport Here.
That lamplight struggle was an
Important step for scholastic sports
here, a bold venture which surpassed
even Pearce's fondest expectations
and paved the way toward greater
things in the high school athletic
realm.
Now Pearce visions a steady suc
cession of night games next year at
Central Stadium. Birch E. Bayh,
director of the local scholastic sports
setup, has indorsed Pearce's move
and between them they probably
will be able to convince the Board of
Principals they're working in the
right direction.
More than victory or defeat for
his team hinged on that Central-St.
John's tifT for Pearce, for a mediocre
turnout, unsportsmanlike conduct- by
players or fans or most any disturb
ing item would have served to
shackle his scheme.
Biggest Crowd Since 1935.
Instead, the game enticed the
largest crowd to witness a schoolboy
game here since Central defeated
an all-star scholastic team from
Mexico in 1935. How cleanly the
game was played is reflected in the
fact that not even one penalty was
called. There was plenty of en
thusiasm in the stands, but it was
wholesome.
Pearce is doing things in big
league style. Central, for instance,
has a press agent. Coaching foot
ball and track there since 1934.
Pearce has captured a championship
in at least one sport every year and
meanwhile has discovered time to
promote scholastic spoorts back to
the high level they once enjoyed.
His football teams have compiled
an amazing record, losing only two
engagements in the last four years.
He isn't inclined toward pessimism
and that may be the secret of his
success.
Proves Arc tiame Desirable.
Speaking at the Football Writers’
luncheon yesterday. Pearce admitted
he had at least three boys who are
destined to star in college. “I have
the best backfields I’ve ever had,”
continued Hardy. Pearce, incident
ally, was the first figure connected
with schoolboy sports ever to attend
the weekly confab.
He has hurdled obstacles which
appeared insurmountable, for the
red tape blocking his path would
have wrapped Washington's Christ
mas purchases last year. Now.
though, he has proved night scholas
tic football is desirable and has
opened an avenue of revenue for all
local schools.
Next Midget Auto Races
To Be Run Next Week
The next midget auto races at
Capitol Speedway will be held
October 17, It has been announced
by Promoter Ray Alvis, who post
poned this week s card in deference
to the Variety Club’s Cavalcade
Thrills show Friday and Saturday
at Grifllth Stadium.
Alvis plans t6 stage a double
feature next Tuesday, with two 25
lap events topping the card.
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Navy Loses Durette,
Gebert for Battle
With Dartmouth
Feared End Is Through
For Season; Larson
Praises Linemen
Bl the Auocleted Preu.
ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 10.—Injuries to
Wes Gebert, sensational rookie back,
and Prenchy Durette, one of Coach
Swede Larson's dwindling roll of
ends, made Navy’s 14-12 victory
over Virginia costly.
Coach Swede Larson today said
that Durette and Gebert were in
sick bay. The loss of Durette, one
of Larson’s dwindling end supply,
was occasioned by back and inter
nal injuries of undetermined ex
tent. The Frenchman may be out
for the season.
Gebert was not so seriously hurt,
tearing a muscle in his left leg. but
the Navy skipper said Gebert prob
ably would not play against Dart
mouth Saturday. The young ball of
Are will be missed against the In
dians. He scored Navy's first touch
down Saturday to put the Tars back
in the ball game and generally
sparked the squad with his cute
stepping.
Bob Leonard probably will re
place Gebert. Leonard showed well
against tha Cavaliers and la the
best passer on the squad.
The Swede said he generally was
pleased with the improvement in
the team since the William and
Mary game a week before. Line
play was “100 per cent better,”
Larson said. “Big Dick” Opp and
A1 Bergner, tackles and Bex Trim
ble and Tom McGrath, guards,
were outstanding.
Sellout Seen for Navy,
Notre Dame Contest
By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 10—Ticket
sales here today indicated that a
sellout crowd of 78.189 may see the
Notre Dame-Navy football game at
Municipal Stadium October 21. The
stadium record is 80.184, that throng
having watched the major league
baseball opener July 31, 1932.
Novak and Reilly
On Air Tonight
Tony Novak, national A. A. U.
heavyweight boxing champion
from Kansas City, and Joe
(“Doc”) Reilly, his manager and
a farmer Georgetown University
athlete and coach, will be inter
viewed by Bill Coyle on The Eve
ning Star’s Sports Review over
Station WMAL tonight at 6
o’clock.
Novak will discuss his boxing
bout with Jimmy De Chard at
Griffith Stadium tomorrow night
and Reilly will review Novak's
career.
Straight Off the Tee
By WALTER McCALLLM.
The toughest task that has faced
a titleholder In many moons of golf
competition around this territory
stood athwart the path today of
Marion Brown and her second
straight Middle Atlantic Golf Asso
ciation women's championship.
Paced with stiffening opposition
from the Baltimore sector, a part of
the links area that has regained the
Maryland State title this year, and
is pressing the local gals hard for
top honors, Marion was little more
than an even-money favorite today
to win the Mid-Atlantic crown in
the tourney whose match play
rounds got under way over the hilly
layout of the Washington Golf and
Country Club.
Indeed, slim Marion drew a Tartar
right at the outset of the tourney in
the person of Mrs. T. T. Schluder
berg, the Baltimore city champion,
who qualified with the same score
as the reigning titleholder and who.
more than some of the Baltimore
gals, appears a definite threat to
take the crown back to Baltimore.
No Soft Spots.
But there were no soft spots today
in that championship flight, where
Mrs. E. Boyd Morrow, thrice cham
pion. and medalist, clashed in the
opening round with Mrs. Douglas
Tschiffely of Washington, who got
in via the playoff route, and who has
a habit of upsetting favorites. Mrs.
Morrow, who won the first Mid
Atlantic women's tourney back in
1926. again proved the worth of a
sound swing by winning the medal
with a 4-over-women‘s-par score of
81. And at that she three-putted
the final green, where a 5 would
have won by two strokes.
Here were the first round, first
flight pairings, with qualifying scores
in the top feminine tourney of the
year: Mrs. E. Boyd Morrow. Elk
ridge (81), vs. Mrs. Douglas Tschif
fely. Washington < 98 >: Marion
Brown. Hanor <86>, vs. Mrs. T. E.
Schluderberg. Baltimore Country
Club (86): Miss Jeanette Myers. Su
burban (91), vs. Miss Sallie Whipple.
Washington (96); Mrs. Betty P.
Mecklev, Indian Spring (84). vs.
Mrs. Wilda Martin. Washington (95):
Mrs. W. R. Stokes, Indian Spring
t (82), vs. Mrs. W. H. Wise. Chamber
lain (94); Mrs. Jerome Sloman. Su
burban (85). vs. Mrs. Myron Davy,
Congressional (86); Mrs. Leo Wal
j per, Capital (82), vs. Mrs. G. E.
j Stratemeyer, Columbia (95); Mrs.
L. G. Pray. Manor (85). vs. Mrs.
Harmon Hagenbuckle, Washington
(96).
And if the top half of the draw
seems heavy, blame it on the United
States Golf Association numerical
system. No fairer draw ever has
been made anywhere than that one,
strictly according to scores. But
Marion has a tough Job conquering
what may be the best field ever to
play In the Mid-Atlantic. If she
wins this one, it will stamp hpr as '
the top golfer of the year without i
any question.
Over Chevy Chase the women
were playing the final round in the :
club title tourney for the crowd held
by Mrs. Bishop P. Hill, who again
looms as a repeating champion.
Mrs. Hill met long-hitting Louise
Clay tor in the final round of the
title tourney, following her 2-and-l |
victory over Mrs. Y. E. Booker. Miss
Claytor beat Mrs. L. O. Cameron j
8 and 6 to win her way to the final, j
Second flight finalists were Mrs. B. j
L. Jackson and Mrs. B. L. Simmons.
Grosner Match Play Tourney Today. 1
At Indian Spring 14 amateur-pro
pairs were slated today to run off
j two rounds of match play in the
Grosner match play tourney, which
carries a bulky purse.
Middle Atlantic P. G. A., cham
pion. Cliff Spencer, and Claude Rippy
were tabbed as strictly the pair to
lick, fpllowing their win of the quali
fying round yesterday, wdth a seven
under-par card of 64. But they met
stern opposition smack in the first:
round today in the combine of Wiffy
Cox and Frank Goodwin of Con
gressional, who qualified with 73.
but are good enough in match play
: to upset any pair.
Here were the first round pairings,
leading up to the final round to
morrow: Claude Rippy and Cliff
Spencer <64> vs. Wiffy Cox and
Frank Goodwin <73>. Mel Shorey
and Billy Shea <73< vs. Eddie
Stevens and Jerry Hart < 77 *, Bob
Barnett and Russ Hollebaugh <77)
vs. Lewis Worsham and Ralph Bo
gart <66i. George Diffenbaugh and
John O. Bergelin «70) drew a bye.
A1 Jamison and John P. Burke < 76)
vs A1 Treder and Harry Pitt <75>,
Rut Coffey and Eddie Bean < 75 > vs.
Gene Larkin and Lou Harris <70»,
Ed Oliver and Volney Burnett «70)
vs. Allen Burton and Joe Greenwood.
<71<. A1 Houghton and Louis Fuchs
<721 drew a bye.
This one happens to be quite a
tournament, one of the better affairs
in fact, held during the year. With
such a good field of pros and ama
teurs the fireworks should sprout
as if on an October day in Poland,
almost any time.
Wesley Heights residents are look
ing forward to their annual golf
party and fun fest, to be held at the
Washington Golf and Country Club
October 18. Jim Sawyer will be
cast in the role of defending cham
pion, and Sawyer is talcing entries
at Woodley 5507.
Over at Washington Ben LeFevre
is being congratulated on a hole in
one he scored on the 165-yard sec
ond hole. LeFevre played the shot
with a mashie.
Novak, De Chard Fight
Is Supported by 11
Attractive Bouts
Card for Charity Show
Tomorrow Night Has
Array of Champions
An 11-bout supporting card for the
Tony Novak-Jimmy De Chard ama
teur heavyweight go at Griffith Sta
dium tomorrow night was announced
today by the committee in charge of
arrangements. Novak, national
champion, and De Chard tangle In
a flve-rounder for the benefit of the
Washington Society for the Blind,
which is endeavoring to raise funds
for the continuance of its rehabili
tation work.
The card is fairly glutted with
champions, local and visiting. Gil
bert Mayo. Grover Davis, Willit Tap
—four times District champion—
Glenn Drake, Billy Kekeris, Pete
Mancini, Frankie McCaleb and
George Galvin are a few of the
home-town contenders scheduled to
swing it for sweet charity.
Visitors include Dick Billet, Cen
tral Pennsylvania 118-pound champ;
Homer Garland, 126-pound title
holder from the same region, and
Johnny Sinkovitz, reigning heavy
weight king in that district. ,
The complete card, first bout start
ing at 8:30.
112 pounds—Three rounds: Paul Coak
ley (Junior Golden Gloves champion Wash
ington. D C> vs Grover Davis (novica
Golden Glove* champion. Washington*
D C.>.
11K nounds—Three rounds: Willie Tap*
(four timp.c District Golden Gloves cham
pion Washington. D C.> vs Dick Billett
• Central Pennsylvania champion, Harris
burg Pa.).
12ft nounds—Three rounds: Gilbert
Mayo (District Golden Gloves champion,
Washington. D. C.> vs. Dick Bhuckman,
(Chambersburg. Pa.».
12ft rounds—Three round* Joe Louis.
• Pete's A. C . Washington D C > vs Homer
Gar’and (Central Pennsylvania champion,
Harrisburg Pa >.
135 pounds—Three rounds' Harry Pul
rone (8r. Mary's Club Harrisburs. Pa.)
vs. Johnnv Bucarelli (Harrisburg Pa V
'•'•i muuiius—iiurt* iu'iuus duo mnne
sifer (Central Pennsylvania champion,
Harrisburg Pa.) vs. Wh 'ey Franc* 'Dis
trict A A U champion Washington D C '.
13ft pounds—Three rounds Dick Shel
ton 'Frederick. Md.» vs. Johnny Lander*
(Washington D C *
M7 pounds—Three rounds Billy Ko
keris (National Guard Washington DC)
vs. Pet* Manrini (Pete’s A. C.. Washing
ton r>. C )
147 nounds—Three rounds- Glenn
Drake (Whitelev A. C Washington D C.)
vs Frarki* McCaleb <8t. Mary's Club,
Alexandria. Va >
1 bo pounds—Three rounds Bill DaneT
(Central Pennsylvania champion York.
Pa * vs Johnny Donne (National Guard,
Washington, D. C).
Heavyweight semifinal—Five rounds:
Georg* Galvin 'For? Myer Va t vs Johnny
Sinkovitz 'Central Pennsylvania champion
Harrisburg Pa ).
Heawwelght. main event—Five rounds
Tony Novak (national A A. U champion
Kansas Citvi vs. J!mmv De Chard 'District
Golden Gloves champion. Washington.
D. C >.
Di Benedetto Is First
Of South to Head
National A. A. U.
By the Associated Press. 1
NEW ORLEANS. La . Oct 10 —L.
di Benedetto of New Orleans today
became president of the Amateur
Athletic Union, the first Southerner
to hold the position in the organi
zation's 52-vear history.
Death of Samuel E. Hoyt. sr„ of
New Haven. Conn., A. A. U. presi
dent. elevated Di Benedetto from
the first vice presidency to acting
head of the union The next elec
tion will be at Miami. Fla„ in De
cember.
Hoyt died last night in a New
York Hospital of injuries received in
an automobile collision near the
World's Fair.
Di Benedetto has been secretary
of the Southern A. A. U. for more
than 20 years and has long been
prominent in national affairs of the
union. He has served as national
chairman of the Track and Field
and Basket Ball Committees.
Sports Mirror
By tht Associated Press.
Today a year ago—Rogers
Hornsby named manager of Bal
timore Orioles of International
League at reported $10,000 salary.
Three years ago—Minnesota
kept football winning streak In
tact by beating Nebraska. 7-0.
for 19tli in a row' on 75-yard run
by Andy Uram in last 68 seconds
of play.