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From the
Press Box
Hint in Salary Slash
Ignored by Bonura
By JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23 (N.A.N.A.).—
Zeke Bonura, the banana prince, is
beginning to embarrass the New
York Giants somewhat. Since late
autumn the Giants have been trying
desperately to get rid of Ezekiel by
^hook or crook, but the big fruit
“merchant pretends not to notice. In
fact, he folds the Giants in his
arms and gives them his blessing
for 1940.
"We are going to have a good
club this year,” says Zeke, beaming
like Horace Stoneham's favorite
■on and William Terry’s long-lost
nephew, much to the annoyance of
Mr. Stoneham and Mr. Terry.
“There are no problems on our
team. We probably will win the
pennant.”
Zeke's affection for his bosses is
boundless, in spite of the fact that
they would willingly sell him to the
Phillies for $10,000 and a bag of
peanuts, if they could catch the
Phillies’ eye. The Phils stubbornly
are looking the other way.
When some one notified Zeke of
this turn of events, he laughed mer
rily.
Bill's Sense of Humor
Tickles Ezekiel.
"That’s Bill Terry for you, always
downing,” said Mr. Bonura. “Bill
has a great sense of humor. How
would he get along without a first
baseman like me?”
Terry’s comments on Zeke as a
’ first baseman are not printable, ac
cording to his chums. But Zeke
doesn't believe it.
"Terry wouldn’t knock a first
baseman like me,” he points out.
"Down in his heart. Bill probably
admires my work. After all, I led
the club in hitting, and Bill likes a
hitter. And I like Bill,” says Mr.
Bonura handsomely. "He’s a smart
manager. Together, we're gonna
go places.”
Looking around for a way to de
tach Zeke from their coattails, Mr.
Stoneham and Mr. Terry decided to
whack the big fellow sharply in the
wallet. So they sent him a contract
for 1940 that practically cut his sal
ary in half.”
"That ought to give him a hint,”
•aid Mr Terry hopefully.
If it did Zeke ignored it.
"The club has cut my salary just
a tiny bit too much,” Zeke an
nounced from his home in New Or
leans. “I think it was an oversight.
Business Office Bound
To Make Mistakes.
“You know how it is around a
business office. The clerks have so
. much to do that thev’re bound to i
get a figure wrong now and then.
When I reach Bill Terry on the
telephone, well straighten this mat
ter out in a second. And boy, will
Bill be glad to hear from me! Bill
likes me. And I like Bill.”
Terry has said th^t he plans to
, try the rookie, Babe Young, at first
base this year. Zeke just beamed
when he heard it.
“That Young is a promising kid,
all right,” he said. “In a couple of
years he may be ready. Ill give him
a few tips on how to play the bag.
I always like to encourage a likely
prospect.”
To the further horror of Stone
ham and Terry, Zeke announces
that the Giants practically are set
In all positions.
“There’s not a weakness on the
club,” he says. “We’ve got a first
baseman and a shortstop and
a great young second baseman in
this here now Mickey Witek, and j
if Lou Chiozza’s leg comes through I
all right, or problem will be settled
at third base.
“That’s a real infield for you.
Airtight. Jurges and Witek and!
Chiozza can handle anything that
comes their way. And we’ve cer
tainly got no problem at first base.
I feel a great year coming on. It’s
pice to have the confidence of your
boss and your manager.”
Good Chance That Zeke
Will Win Berth.
Even as Zeke says these words,
k Mr. Terry is out whacking the
bushes around his Tennessee home
for a first baseman and Stoneham
is pondering whether to draft Terry I
back to first base or spend $50,000'
sui nuuuy nassett. inis is not
Quite as much confidence as the
average ballplayer expects from
his employers, but Zeke is as faith
ful as a Newfoundland dog. And
Very easily satisfied.
When you come right down to it,
unless Terry can get the waivers
he needs to deal Zeke out of the
league to Washington or can peddle
him to the reluctant Phillies, Mr.
Bonura is likely to win this war of
nerves. It will not be surprising to
see Zeke back at the old post when
the Giants open their season, with
Mr. Terry resigning himself to a full
five months of cussing, at no small
peril to his blood pressure.
Mr. Stoneham and Mr. Terry like
to have the loyalty of their ath
. letes. But they feel that there is
a limit to everything, even loyalty.
Wrestling Results
By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON. Del.—Emil Dusek.
218. Omaha, threw Bibber McCoy. 234,
Boston 20:07.
CAMDEN. N J.—Gino Garibaldi.
*18. New York, and Ernie Dusek. 230,
Omaha, drew (one fall each).
Rule Forcing Victor
To Drive First Is
Deemed Unfair
Pro, Amateur Stars Now
On Winter Tour Favor
Revision of Code
By RUSS NEWLAND,
Associated Press Bports Writer.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23.—
Gathering momentum and growing
in size these days, like a snowball
rolling down a hill, is an agitation
from which may stem one of the
most important golf rules changes
since the royal and ancient pastime
was born in a Scottish cow pasture
more than 500 years ago.
It is an idea to make the “honor"
system optional instead of the rigid
fixture in force now. The suggested
revision is to let the player with the
“honor" take it or give it to his op
ponent. as he chooses.
Under the present rules a player
winning a iiuxe anves ixrsi, oil wie
next tee. It is his “honor.”
What does the "honor” do for him?
Nothing, unless he happens to be
wagering in a match where the first
ball on the green wins a piece of
change.
“Honor” Frequently No Help.
In important tournament com
petition there is as much likelihood
as not the “honor” will boomerang
to hit its owner figuratively in the
eye.
Picture a hypothetical incident
such as this. It is the last hole of
the final match of a national cham
pionship. The man with the “honor,”
he might have held it for 10 holes, or
won the last hole to square the
count, tees off. A stiff cross wind is
blowing. He fails to allow enough
for the wind. The ball goes out of
bounds, into trees or the rough.
Because he pioneered the way his
opponent profits by the experience.
It enables him to figure the wind
correctly or to play safe. He wins
the hole and the title. It was an
empty “honor” for the other.
Professional and amateur stars
traveling the current winter tourna
ment circuit already have found
many reasons to mumble and grum
ble about the rule.
Hagen Indorses Idea.
All Professional Golfers’ Associa
tion tournaments are played under
U. S. G. A. rules. There are at least
30 P. G. A.-sanctioned events a year.
For this reason the pros, individu
ally, feel their opinions in the mat
ter should carry some weight. Col
lectively, one of these days, they are
expected to put up the proposition
to Harold W. Pierce, nresident, of the
U. S. G. A.
Any such change would affect mil
lions of golfers in tournaments
ranging from local to national scope.
Fred Corcoran, tournament bu
reau manager of the P. G. A., said a
cross-section survey of the touring
golfers disclosed overwhelming sen
timent in favor of revision of the
rule.
The incomparable Walter Hagen,
winner in 25 years of 55 major tour
naments, including five National P.
G. A., four Britilsh Open and two
United States Open championships,
heartily indorsed the idea. “I can’t
understand why the rule wasn't
adopted years ago. I could have won
a lot more tournaments,” he said.
White's Mat Grapple
With Dusek to Aid
Mile o' Dimes
One of the best supporting cards
of the season has been rounded up
by Promoter Joe Turner for Thurs
day night's mat show at the Arena.1
Ernie Dusek and Tarzan White
head the program and a generous
portion of the receipts will be con
tributed to the Mile o’ Dimes fund
for the fight on paralysis.
A1 Eustace, muscular Kansas
farmer who lost a thriller to Joe
Cox recently, will face Tommy Rae,
Frank Judson, whose broad "a” is
a hangover from his Harvard days
when he coached the Crimson mat
men, will tussle with Joe Maynard
and Chief White Feather takes on
Lou Plummer.
The semifinal spot has been re
served for Cox and Tommy OToole,
the handsome Irishman who scored
such a hit here last year.
Thursday’s bout will be White’s
first star appearance at the Arena.
He earned the position by winning
a series of build-up matches against
tough opponents and the promoter
feels he may develop into one of
his best drawing cards.
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO—Kid McCoy. 138 Va. De
troit. and Willie Joyce. 134. Gary. Ind..
drew is).
DAYTON. Ohio —Joe Marinelli. 12B.
Dayton, outpointed Jackie Callura,
124. Toronto 14 0).
NEWARK N. J.—Billy White. 143.
Baltimore, outpointed Pete De Ruzza,
145. New Yorlr (lot
SCRANTON. Pa.—Billy Soose. 158.
Farrell. Pa. stopped Jlmav Clark.
154'2. Jamestown. N. Y. <3>. -
SALT LAKE CITY.—Phil Zwlck. ft8.
Madison. Wis.. knocked out Peewee La
Salle. 12fi. Ocean Park. Calif. (1).
NEW YORK.—Pete Scalio. 127y«,
New York, outpointed Nat Lltfln. 128y«.
New York (8)
MANCHESTER. N. H.—Paul Junior.
137. Lewiston. Me., technically knocked
out Dusty Brown. 135. Fall River.
Mass in).
PHILADELPHIA.—Fritzie ZivlC. 144.
Pittsburgh, outpointed Mike Kaplan.
142. Boston (10).
Tucker Whips Alfano
In Lively Bout, but
Crowd Is Sparse
Ahearn Sees Too Many
College Matches as
Hurting Pro Shows
Before the curtain rose on the
collegiate clouting season Prof.
Goldie Ahearn, gradual manager of
Turner’s Business College, hardly
could restrain himself until the
book-learned larrupers opened fire.
He was so anxious to see them start
an innocent bystander would have
thought he had either a lot of the
old schoolboy spirit or 10 per cent
of the campus squads.
But today the professor is down
in the mouth, down at the heels,
down in the dumps and down where
the red begins in the bookkeeping
department—and he blames it all
on those young rascals, the college
boys. Last night’s joust between
Thomas Tucker and Mike Alfano
didn't draw a good breath. There
was only a trifle over 500 iron men
in the till when the main event got
under way, and it hurt Mr. Ahearn
to the quick. It hurt him to the
double-quick. It was akin to a hot
knife in his gentle soul.
Too Much Boxing, Goldie Says.
“I dunno what it is,” he said,
with a sad sigh of resignation, “un
less it could be the collitch fights.
Too many fights we got now. Fights
Monday, fights Tuesday, fights Wed
nesday and fights Saturday. Dah
publick don’t get no breathing
space. Every time dey turn ahround
somebody's fighting. Too much box
ing—dat's dah answer—too much
flghding.”
Tucker, pinch-hitting for Italo
Colonello, couldn't fathom Mike
Alfano's style for six rounds, but
caught up with him in the seventh
and all but put him away. Ad
mittedly not in the best condition,
Tommy forced the fighting from
the first bell and took several brisk
belts on his Gaelic pan for the
trouble. In the lucky seventh, how
ever, he stung the Italian with
a sharp left hook and crossed him
with a jolting right that took some
of the starch out of hiin.
With Alfano desperately clutching
the ropes with one hand, Tucker
rained a torrent of lefts and rights
to the head, pounding him senseless,
but couldn’t put him down. How
the Jersey City youngster kept his
feet is a deep mystery. Tucker
tagged his wary quary again in the
eighth and final round, shaking
him up again, but the woozy Alfano
ostensibly was intent on going the
full distance and was content, to
hang up and outside the storm.
Tommy couldn’t draw him out of
his shell for the finishing blow.
Not Bell, Just Camera Click.
A curious bit of good fortune saved
Alfano from a knockout in the sev
enth, when Referee Charley Rey
nolds stepped between the fighters
after Tucker had unleashed his
thunderous salvo of leather. Rey
nolds waved the two to their cor
ners on the supposition the bell
had clanged. He waved them back
into action, however, after discover
ing the sound was caused by a
photographer’s metal reflector.
Joey Spangler scored over Johnny
Duca in a rough-and-tumble eight
round semifinal, thereby earning the
right to meet Phil Purr in the not
too-distant future. Duca left the
ring with an old battle wound over
the eye bleeding profusely, al
though he made Spangler show his
best to win the nod.
Another Duca bit the dust when
Mickey lost to Marcus Pitts in a
fast six-rounder. It was sweet re
venge for the shifty District boy,
who dropped a duke to his oppo
nent about a month ago.
Hitoshi Tanaka was awarded the
verdict over Bogeyman Coleman in
a four-rounder and Tommy Bums
outpointed Hunter Crostic in the
opening four-rounder.
College-Bound Lombardy Honored by Northeast Boys' Club
Hockey Eagles Enjoy Motorman's Holiday; Basket Vets Little Help to Brewers
ny dukiui'i n/uvAins.
Nobody seems to be excited
about it, but the Heurich Brew
ers may be in the midst of ac
complishing a rarity, jumping
from the American Basket Ball
League dungeon to a current tie
for the loop lead and establish
ing themselves as likely inher
itors of the title. It may he
Significant, too, that the only
- three members with the team
last year. Kit Carson, Ben Gold
fadden and Whitey Wilson, reg
istered a total of 0 points in the
Brewers’ latest triumph Sunday.
The Washington Eagles, get
ting a four-day rest as the result
oi mourning injuries, enjoyea
their holiday like the motorman
who went streetcar riding. Paul
Courteau, the Eagles’ fiery little
wingman, spent Sunday night
whirling his girl around the ice
at Riverside. And watching him
were Les Ramsey, Ken Partis,
Alan Foster and Ross Knipfel.
Those hundreds who are flock
ing to the frozen Potomac aren’t
creating any joy among River
side Stadium or Chevy Chase Ice
Palace officials. Russ Lombardy,
Eastern’s two-time all-high bas
keter, leaves today for High
Point (N. C.) College, where he’ll
meet Nick Zuras, former Tech
High gridder. Russ was feted
last night at Northeast Boys*
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letic career, and was presented a
traveling bag.
There will be a half dozen
former all-high stars on the floor
when United Typewriters and
Delaware and Hudson quints
clash in the first game of a play
off series for the first-half title
of the Heurich Amateur League
tomorrow night. Bill Noonan and
Gay Edelin, ex-Easterners; Len
Stanton and Gerald Burns, for
merly of Western; Ollie Tipton,
a cog in Central’s polished 1932
33 club, and Bobby Lucas, one of
Roosevelt's most famed dribblers,
will be performing.
Jake Fleischman, former Tech
football player, sow is attending
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Johnny Gilmore, Harold Berry,
Herbie Carhart and Henry Ras
sier, other former Tech gridders,
received freshman numerals at
Maryland, while Charley Ken
dall, ex-Tech diamonder, has
checked in at Virginia.
Leo Wahl, lanky Catholic Uni
versity trackster, is reported en
tering Johns Hopkins Medical
School. Pro basket ball might
lure more customers if it would
alter its rules to conform more
closely with the collegiate version
of the game. Fans itiight be
captured through finesse—not
through the brawling that
marked the Brewer-Baron game
here Sunday.
1
READY FOR COMPETITION—In final drill for' the President’s Birthday Horse Show, to be
held in the riding hall at Fort Myer tomorrow and Thursday nights, Mickey Magill here is
shown on Virginia Lee, owned by Representative Lansdale G. Sasscer of Maryland, chatting
with the Representative and his son, Lansdale G. Sasscer, jr. —Star Staff Photo.
THEY WANT A BE ALONE T—The “Kiss Waltz” might seem to be an appropriate caption for
this shot of Mile Alfano (left) and Tommy Tucker in their bout at Turner’s Arena last night.
As a matter of fact, however, there was plenty of action in spots, and Tucker had to hustle near
the end to earn an 8-round decision. —Star Staff Photo.
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Pastor-Savold Bout Is Jacobs'
Rebuff of Dempsey, Kearns
B7 the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Promoter
Mike Jacobs isn’t overlooking any
challenges to his supremacy in the
boxing business, even though they
may carry more than a bit of
“ballyhoo” in them.
When Jack Dempsey and Jack
Kearns got together to promote the
Bob Pastor-Red Burman fight at
Detroit March 14, they announced
they were going to fight the “Jacobs
monopoly.”
Mike countered yesterday by sign
ing Pastor for a 15-round bout with
Lee Savold, young Des Moines
heavy, at Modison Square Garden
March 1. He promised the winner
a match with Joe Louis. Jacobs
had to offer Pastor 40 per cent of
the “gate” after Manager Jimmy
Johnston held out for a $20,000
guarantee. Savold will receive 15
per cent. Johnston asked for a
week's postponement of the De
troit bqpt upon receiving the offer,
but now he says it won’t be neces
sary as Pastor can leave here right
after meeting Savold and have two
weeks to get ready for Burman.
Drewry, D. C. Shooter,
Is Ranked 12th on
Small-Bore List
Guy Drewry, jr„ 21-year-old
Washington youth, has been hon
ored by the National Rifle Associa
tion with the rank of twelfth best
small-bore marksman in the Na
tion, winning his post in a field of
some 10,000 riflemen.
One of the youngest shooters ever
to win a berth on the United States
Dewar international team, Drewry
resides at 5338 Broad Branch road
tf.W. He maintained an average
of 99.40 in 21 registered tournaments
luring the 1939 season. In the
Dewar Cup matches he justified his
oerth on the all-star team by scor
ing a perfect 400 and helping es
tablish a new record of 7,956 out of
a. possible 8,000.
Leading the “big ten” listing for
the year is Bill Woodring, 24-year
old chemist of Alton. 111. He topped
the list in 1937 and has fired on
nearly every international team
representing this country in the
past five years.
Baker, New Plaid Coach,
lif AM. ^ • ■ R ■ •
won r Mirer varia roncy
By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23.—Eleva
tion of Dr. Eddie Baker from first
assistant to the head coaching Job
at Carnegie Tech was coupled today
with the announcement that no
change is contemplated in the pres
ent plan of operating football and
other athletics.
Baker, 30-year-old dentist, re
ceived a two-year contract, filling
a vacancy caused by resignation of
Bill Kern to become head coach at
West Virginia University.
Basket Ball
By the Associated Press.
Kansas State. 29: Iowa State. 28.
Rice, 62: Southern Methodist. 33.
San Francisco. 34; Santa Clara. 33.
Washington State. 67; Montana. 47.
Rtppon, 4S: Orlnnell. 43.
Central Washington. 44: Western Col
lege. 37.
New Mexico Mines. 29: Colorado CoUege.
22.
New Mexico Normal. B7: Adams Mate
(Colo ). 24.
Kansas Wesleyan. 51: College of Emporia,
Stealing. 56: Bethel (Kans.). 41.
Southwestern (Memphis). 30: Mississippi
College. 29.
Howard Payne. 70: Austin CoUege. 31.
Carroll. 42: Lake Forest. 34.
Pittsburg (Kans.) Teachers, 83: Spring
field (Mo.) Teachers. 19.
Ball State. 40: Depauw. 36,
Penn (Iowa). 36: Central (Iowa). 86.
Hone. 55: Ferris. 32.
Oustarus Adolphus. 41: |t. Thomas. 85.
Five of Nation's Top Pinmen
Face When Baltimore Stars ‘
Roll D. C. Aces Saturday
rive ui uib nisi/ iu running uuca
pinners of the country will see ac
tion Saturday night at Convention
Hall when the Cuff Sc Santini All
Stars and the Baltimore All-Stars
clash in the wind-up of an inter
city team, doubles and singles fray.
With Astor Clarke, No. 1; Joe
Harrison, No. 4; Hokle Smith, No:
10; plus Ed Blakeney, No. 14; Perce
Wolfe, No. 27, and Capt. Tony San
tini, No. 30, the Capital aggrega
tion has a 2-1 edge over the in
vading Oriole forces, which include
Winfield Guerke, No. 5; Lee Seim,
No. 8, and Earl Campbell, No. 18.
Ray Fiorentino and Wllmer Robey
will complete the Baltimore line-up.
Fiorentino is one of the Monu
mental City's hottest bowlers.
Robey long ago won his spurs as one
of Baltimore’s finest.
The match also will bring to
gether the only two bowlers who
ever rolled two consecutive 700 sets.
Blakeney, in his 1936 Eastern
Sweepstakes victory, shot two 706s
in a row. Campbell turned the
trick early this month in the United
States Sweepstakes at Waterbury.
With 712 and 710 he was the leader
at the end of the second block.
Baltimore Now in Lead.
Baltimore was a 2-1 winner in the
first half of the home-and-home
series staged at the Franklin Center.
After winning the team match, 3,093
to 3,074, the locals dropped the
doubles and singles.
Smith was the hottest with 721
in the team clash. The Smith
Blakeney duo registered 760, but
were'overwhelmed as Campbell and
Seim counted 792. Santini dropped
the singles to Guerke, 393 to 370.
Winners of 14 of their last 15
games, the pacesetting Gothics dom
inated the Procurement League
rolling last night at the Lucky
Strike as J. J. McMahon's 133—354
and Russ Hill’s 369 paced team
counts of 578—1,627 that swept the
Saxons.
Season Marks Are Set.
Two season records went by the
boards in the Federal League at
the Arcadia as Government Print
ng umct oangea oui team scores
Jf 672—1,891. Milton (Monk)
(Valkei, defending champion in the
Shill/ Barnard Sweepstakes Satur
lay at G. P. O., featured with 161
-411.
Cameo plnmen gained possession
if first place In the Electrical
League with a 2-1 win from Wise
Bros, as Joe Fraley’s 152—371 gave
Gray Bar a shutout over the erst
while leading E. J. Payne. Joe Leck
ert’s top string of 160 gave Hechin
ger a 2-1 edge over Redihan and
Brown.
Monopolizing the scoring as John
ny Herbert's 143—377 featured team
counts of 585—1,666, Distribution
swept Accounting to tie for first
place in the Kilowatt League.
Ida Weinberg Helps Average.
As the season progresses so does
Ida Weinberg. Perennial high
average roller of the What's In a
Name League, she pummeled the
maples for counts of 133—342 to
shine as the champion and current
second-place Wacs whitewashed
Social Security with high team j
scores of 529—1,517. Eleanor Bark's j
313 and Ruth Colburn's 312 gave!
the leading F. C. A. a 2-1 victory
over Standards. Sally Barber’s
Transportation routed the Aggies to
take over fourth place.
With Astor Clarke on the ailing
list from an ear operation, Frank
Mischou has a chance to pass him
in their Rosslyn Independent League
400-set battle tonight and also gain
on king of the mapleways in aver
age. Both have six 400s, while
Clarke's 131 average is 2 points bet
ter than Mischou’s.
Winner over Perce Wolfe in sin
gles as the Shaffer Flower Shop
rollers cleaned up Rosslyn in the
first half of a match at Queen Pin,
Mischou continued his brilliant roll
ing last night with top set of 392 in
the Graphic Arts League and en
abled the leading Judd & Detweiler
team to take a 2-1 decision from
Supplymen with high team scores
r' 603-1,743. j
Dean Must Earn Way
Back to High Pay,
Says Cubs' Boss
Wrigley Is Unyielding,
Despite Diz's Protest
Over Salary Slash
By TOM SILER,
Aiieclated Pres* Sport* Editor.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—The salad
days are over for the once-mighty
Dizzy Dean until he can prove on
the pitching mound that he isn’t
just another has-been.
Phil Wrigley, who signs the checks
of the Chicago Cubs, made this clear
yesterday on receipt of Dean’s un
signed contract for the second time.
Accompanying the document was a
long letter which attempted to ex
plain to some extent Dean's ineffec
tiveness in 1939.
“We aren't paying out any more
on past performances,” said Wrigley.
"Were paying Dean for what we
expect in the future.”
Dean collected $41,000 for winning
13 games the past two years—seven
in 1938 and six in 1939. The big
right-hander asserted in Dallas re
cently that the Cubs have offered
him $10,000 for 1940.
Just Another Guy Named Joe.
In other words, Dizzy, at the pres
ent reading, is just another guy
named Joe on the club roster and
can win his way into the upper
salary brackets only in one way—
by fooling the enemy batters as he
used to do. Dizzy's fall is illustrated
all too clearly by the fact that from
1932 through 1936 he averaged win
ning 24 games a season for the
St. Louis Cardinals.
Wrigley wanted it understood that
there was no bitterness in the clu o's
negotiations with Dean, who has
had a sore arm ever since the Cubs
acquired him in April, 1938.
"Dean’s letter was swell,” Wrigley
said. "He gave me several reasons
why he thought he would be okay
this year.”
The letter said, among other
things, that:
He was getting too much pub
licity on his salary tangle: there
has been a state of confusion on
the Cub team ever since he Joined
it; too many doctors and theorists
were meddling with his sore arm
all last year and that he recently
had an impacted wisdom tooth ex
tracted
Cabs Won’t Meddle With Arm.
Cub officials have indicated there
will be no meddling with Dizzy’s
arm this year that he strictly is on
his own.
Wrigley left the impression that
he probably would work out an
agreement with Dizzy whereby his
salary could be upped during the
season if Dean regains his winning
form.
Wilson's Swim Team
Will Seek Another
Win Saturday
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victorious In two of five meets, will
be seeking to climb back on even
terms Saturday when It stacks up
against Randolph-Macon Academy
at Front Royal, Va.
The Tigers swamped Southeast
Boys’ Club natators, 45-21, last night
in the losers’ tank, with Jim Burch
of Wilson establishing a pool record
of 2 minutes 48 seconds in the 220
yard free-style race.
50-rard free strle—Won br J. Thomas
(8.X.). Time. 28.3 seconds.
50-rard breast stroke—Won br Mead
(W.). Time, 35.8 seconds.
220-yard free strle—Won br Burch
(W.l. Time. 2:48 (new record).
50-rard breast stroke—Won br Sawyer
(W.). Time. 34 seconds.
100-rartl free strle—Won br Chad
wick (W.l. Time. 1:04.
Faner divine—Won br Williams (W.).
81.3 notnta.
150-rard medley relay—Won br Wilson
(Sawyer. Mead, Lewis). Time. 1:34.
220-yard free-style relay—Won by
^outheast (W^Thomaa, Jar bo*. Wratten. J.
A
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Woodrow Wilson vs. Western,
Roosevelt gym (public high title
game), 3:30.
Tech vs. St. John’s, Tech gym,
3:30.
St. Albans vs. Baltimore Friends,
St. Albans gym, 3:30.
Landon vs. Rockville High,
Landon gym, 3:30.
Roosevelt vs. Bethesda-Chevy
Chase, Bethesda, Md., 3:45.
Washington-Lee High vs. Fair
fax High, Ballston. Va„ 8.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles vs. Balti
more Orioles, Riverside Stadium,
8:30.
Britt, Dead at 60, Met
Best of Lightweights
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23.—The
death of Jimmy Britt, who fought
the best lightweights of his day at
the turn of the century, wrote finis
to another chapter in San Fran
cisco's robust past.
Britt w’as found dead in his home
yesterday. The coroner said death
had come a day or two before, evi
dently from a heart attack He
was 60.
He fought such lightweight greats
as Joe Gans, Kid Lavigne, Battling
Nelson, Frank Erne, Ad Wolgast,
Terry McGovern, Young Corbett, n,
and Packey MacFarland. He won
17 fights and lost 3.
Twice he fought Gans for the
world championship, but lost both
bouts.
Plans College Rowing
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23 (^.—Re
vival of college rowing on the three
rivers here is one goal of the Pitts
burgh Regatta Association organized
by water sports enthusiasts to pro
mote canoeing, sailboating and other
recreational activities. A well
rounded schedule of events for the
summer months is in the making.
Ryder Cup Goh
Aces for Finnisf
Br the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 23.—Amer
ica’s Ryder Cup golf stars and a
group of Hollywood motion picture
celebrities team up today in exhibi
tion play for the benefit of the Fin
nish relief fund.
The golf professionals, heading for
Bing Crosby's annual $3,000 open
event this week end at Del Mar,
delegated the Ryder Cup team—
which does not compete with Great
Britain this year—to play for the
benefit.
Capt. Walter Hagen, Horton
Smith, National Open King Byron
Nelson, Vic Ghezzi, Ralph Guldahl,
Jimmy Hines, Paul Runyan, Dick
Metz and Harold McSpaden make
up the sQuad.
Richard Arlen, Johnny Weissmul
ler, John Gallaudet. Henry O’Neill,
Frank Craven, Bill Frawley and Ed
gar Kennedy were slated to team up
with the pros for foursome exhibi
tions.
An added feature foursome will
Include Jimmy Demaret and Lawson
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Demaret Proves Real
McCoy as Linksman
By GRANTLAND RICE,
Bpeclal Correspondent of The Star.
8AN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan.
23 (NAJ)A.).-A new star is shin
ing in the golfing sky of 1940. His
name is Jimmy Demaret of Houston,
Tex., the mold of fashion in dress
and the glass of form in swinging
style.
Only a few days ago this young,
good-looking Texan won the $5,000
Oakland open from a brilliant held,
Including most of the Nation’s
finest golfers.
On Sunday he won the San Fran
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same field by beating Willie Goggin
in the final round.
Demaret has won big tournaments
before, but only a champion could
win two such tournaments in a row.
The Houston Hurricane has one
of the smoothest swings in golf. He
takes little time over any shot. He
is one of the star stylists. And
no one in the field seems to be so
relaxed, no matter what the pres
sure. He takes golf competition far
less seriously than most of tha
others. Which may be one of tha
answers.
But you can keep your eye on
Jimmy Demaret through the golfing
campaign of 1940. He belongs with
the elect.
Demaret now not only Is tha
leading money winner of 1940 with
over $2,500 packed away, but also
far in front for the Vardon Trophy.
His death thrust against Goggin
really came at the long tenth hole,
where Jimmy tossed in an eagle S
against Goggin’s birdie. They were
both 4 upder par when the battla
ended.
Human Race Is Near Limit
Of Speed on the Hoof.
How close has the human race
come to the limit of its capacity
in the matter of speed and other
athletic records? How much farther
can it force ligaments, nerves and
straining muscle?
I put this query up to Dean Crom
well. mauos track coach at the Uni
versity of Southern California.
"We are not far away from the
final limit,” the veteran Cromwell
said. “This applies especially to
the crack sprinter. Some one may
chop off the shade of a split second
for the 100 and 220, but no more.
equipped than Owens was—great
natural speed, leg power, perfect
co-ordination, unmatchable rhythm,
all combined in one system? Frank
Wykoff, my Southern California
sprinter, had a slightly better stride
than Owens carried, but Owens was
close to being the perfect sprinter.
I Just don t know how we are going
to find a better one.”
“Is there any chance that some
superman may come along?” I
asked Dean.
“Very little,” he said. “One rea
son is that we have forced liga
ments. nerve tissue and muscle al
most to the limit. I don’t believe
the human system originally was
intended to nm this fast. For ex
ample, if some one came along fast
enough to run the century in 9 sec
onds flat, I don’t believe ligaments
or muscles could stand the terrific
strain. Something almost would be
sure to crack. There is a certain
point beyond which no one may
go with any safety.”
Schmidli Is Sparkplug
Of Hoya Frosh Win
Charles Schmidli’s 20 points, forti
fied by 17 points scored by Engles
and 15 more by Bornheimer, paced
Georgetown's freshman five to a
72-38 victory over Army Medical
Center last night at Walter Reed
Hospital gym.
It was the third triumph in four
starts for the yearlings, who have
been defeated only by the unde
feated George Washington freshman
quint.
Schmldli I. 10 0 20 Rupert,!_ 6 3 13
TJnlacka.l— 0 0 0 Crosse!_ 2 2 B
Lynch !- 0 0 0 McLean c_113
Engles!- 8 117 Blum'sadt.c. 4 0 8
Schmitt.!.. 0 0 0 Blazin.e_ 0 0 0
Barnh'm'r.c. 7 1 15 Esslick.e... 4 0 8
Walker.e .. 0 0 0 Hoover *_000
Willetts.*.. 6 0 10 Qualters_ 0 0 0
Rodriguez*. Oil
Ceraml.*.. 10 2
Pavich.e_2 3 7
Sullivan*_0 0 0
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Little, winners of three California
winter tournaments this season, op
posing National Amateur Champion
Marvin (Bud) Ward and Willie
Tumesa. former amateur champion.
The exhibitions, sanctioned by for
mer President Herbert Hoover as
head of the relief fund, were to be
held at Hollywood’s Lakeside Golf
Club.
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