Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1934, Page 17

N PORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934. SPORTS. A—17 Dudas and Everett Promise Best Heavyweight Bout of Year for Washington STEVE WILL SHOW NEW LEFT WALLOP Prospects Bright for Full House Tonight at Hunt Club—0dds Skimpy. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. ITH both principals threat- | ening to produce new weapons, Steve Dudas of New Jersey and Buck Everett of Gary, Ind., will square off tonight at the Riding and Hunt Club in what stands a good chance of de- veloping into Washingtons best heavy- weight boxing show of the year. Attaches in the camp of Dudas, a modern version of Dempsey, were banking heavily on a new-found left hook to the body, a punch Steve lacked to team up with his battering right- hand blows wehn he last appeared in the Capital. Followers of Everett, a grown-up Petey Sarron, countered | with predictions that the youthful In- | diana heavyweight will be a far dif- | ferent fighter than the man who re- cently received a raw decision after | after whipping Bob Tow here. Although plenty of seats were re- ported available this morning, prose pects were bright for a sellout by the time the main bout went on. Net profits will be turned over to the Post Christmas toy fund. The scheduled distance of the feature scrap is 10| rounds. I mumbling to themselves follow- ing the pasting absorbed last week when elderly Eddie Burl upset Pete De Grasse, were laying few odds on the Everett-Dudas scrap, but if either will be a favorite, it will be Duduas, a 21-year-old Hungarian, who has been fighting professionally only | a year. Dudas probably will enter the ring at 5-to-4. The New Jersey boy, a protege of Billy McCarney, has been to the post twice in Washington. In his first appearance last Summer he outpoint- ed George Pavlick of Cleveland and later returned to knock out Wid Matthews of Baltimore in two rounds last August. A bobbing, weaving of scrapper, Dudas packs a terrific short wallop in his right hand. Now, | according to those who watched him wind up training here, he is no | weakling at throwing a -wicked left hook. He was burying the hook into | Training Partner Natie Brown's mid- section with regularity Saturday and | following up with a right cross to | the head that impressed onlookers. Everett, a former steel puddler and at 24 a veteran of little more than three years of professional fisticuffing, fought once before here. In that start | he failed to live up to expectations, | but, even so, decisively outpointed | Tow, the Alexandria heavy, who was | awarded a decision ranking with the worst yet perpetrated on the local public. | Dudas Twice Winner Here. HE local betting fraternity, still | Buck’s Training More Impressive. UCK finished his training Satur- urday a couple of hours after Dudas and was far more im- pressive than his foe, despite Steve's new left hook. Everett seems to be in a savage mood, and his gymnasilm workouts took on more of the aspect of the real McCoy. He and Marty Gallagher, local heavy, have been fir- ing away in earnest for more than a week, while Jimmy Erwin and Jim | McNamara, their respective managers, | turned pale at the unwelcome prospect | of a cut eye or busted hand. A new heavyweight belonging to | the Harry Groves stable was flattened | thrice in a brief workout with Ever- ett and had to be toted from the ring. Buck is right. Both the youngsters have plenty of | incentive to win this one. Dudas, ably plugged by McCarney, is wanted in Madison Square Garden for a return bout with Abe Feldman, who recently was awarded an unpopular decision. The high muck-a-mucks of fistiana are looking to Dudas to figure prom- inently in the heavyweight division next year. Everett, who turned in a victory over Lew Poster a week or 50 8go, is being sought by a Chicago promoter as an opponent for the new colored sensation, Joe Louis. Card Is Ponderous. HE card, as a whole, will be the most ponderous of the year here. Only the heavyweight, light- heavy, middleweight and welterweight classes will be represented. Four fix-rounders will comprise the | preliminary program. Sylvan Bass, Baltimore middleweight, will C. box f of the Here is another of a series of articles depicting the great fights and fighters of the days when pugi- lism was young. BY TOM HENRY. RIZE FIGHTING seems to have fallen into considerable disre- pitte in England after its brief burst of popularity. In most towns it was prohibited. Fights had to be staged surreptitiously in flelds and pastures, although it may be presumed that local authorities usually winked at the practice. With the decline of Mendoza, it had no dis- tinguished followers. Fighting became largely a sport of blacksmiths, hostlers, coachmen and thugs. The Sporting Magazine records no battles of national interest. All were local affairs and set-tos behind stables to settle private quarrels were recorded gravely as sporting events. ‘The nineties are notable for a good many curious fi¥hts between girls, men without arms, etc. In 1792 there was a hard-fought battle between Stanyard from Bir- mingham and Gambold, the Irishman, for 100 guineas. “It was a most ex- cellent and severe battle, and exhibited as great a display of knowledge of the art as was ever known on the stage of this or any other kingdom. The con- testants met 19 times in 25 minutes before Gambold knocked Stanyard | down and retired from the ring.” Delivers Mighty Sock. HE next month, the defeated Stanyard fought Ward, at Coln- brook and, in the third round, “got & blow on his right cheek that broke his jaw bone. We never wit- nessed a severer blow and one better thrown.” But, in the fifth, “he fairly held Ward up, struck him a severe blow, and threw him down on the stage with great violence.” In the tenth, “Stanyard received four blows on his broken jaw and the round finished by their coming down together without any manifest superi- ority to either.” Stanyard gave up after they had fought 13 minutes. In 1796, when “Corby. an Irishman, and Haines, the West of England Champion,” fought four rounds on Wimbledon Common, the Sporting “Perhaps it way be noted as proof of the degeneracy of Lhe age that there was no person of rank present and the only person of dis- tinction visible was Mr. J. the acter.” That same Summer it records, as a sporting event, “a severe battle be- tween the landlord of a public house in Oxford street and a coachman in consequence of some dispute over & pint of beer: They adjourned into & neighboring stable yard attended by a greal concourse of friends and am- ateurs.” Also recorded among the bouts of the year was that between “a reverend Cheshire rector coming home drunk and a farm boy.” There were some hard fights, as when “Herlook, & farmer of Blather- wick, and Boone, a tailor, of Gretton fought a desperate battle. After an hour and not less than 30 fair knock- down blows, victory was declared in favor of the Knight of the Thimble.” The most curfous fight of the period was that at Beadon Well, in Kent, be- PIN STANDINGS DISTRICT GROCERY STORES. W, L w. 13 1 1 Rice's Bakery. 1 Lang's Pickles. 1 South'n M'k't.. 1 Stearns L. 8. 1 Pills ry’s Flour 1 Gundersh'mers 1 Season Records. High team game—Gundersheimer's, 605, High team set—8outhern Market, 1641, High_individual game—Feldman' (Pills- oury’s Flour). 151 High individual set—Stackman (Rice's Bakery). 162 High individual _average — Glasgow (Gundersheimer's), 111-15. Worcester Sait St'd’rd Brands Sun’eet Prunes Shan'ans M'k't Carpel-Kraft. . D.G.S. Cocoa 12 13 218 13 13 18 . 8 8 6 HOLY NAME SOCIETY. Section C. W. L. Holy Comf'ter, 21 15 St. Stephen's.. St. “Aloysiu: 0 16 Holy Trinity. Holy Name 15 St. F. De 8al St Teresa’ Nativity.. Paul's Season Records. High team game—Holy Name, 632, High team set—Holy Name, 1.748 individual game—A. B. Gleason set—McGolrick (St. Francis De Sales). 392 % High spares—Kramer. jr. (Nativity). 89. High strikes—H. McDonough (Holy Com- forter), 21 NoIE Individual averase—Mooney (Holy ame) -15. High team average—Holy Name. 528-16. i DECATUR HEIGHTS. Rochets Wi Peter Mike of Long Island; Henry | ,2c0 Irving of Washington will meet Jake Hudson of Baltimore in a light-heavy tilt; Sid Silas of Washington will en- gage Joe Grecco, New York welter- weight, and Johnny Stein, new Nor- folk kayo specialist, will oppose Sam Finazzo of Baltimore in another | middleweight scrap. | Action is slated to begin at 8.30‘,‘ o'clock. | REED AND GIBBS BOX | FOR NEW MITT CLUB Wills to Referee Washington Club Bouts at Auditorium Tomorrow Night. ALVIN REED, flashy colored wel- Rock Creek. DEPARTMENT STORE. W. L < & 7 Jellefl’s. ... 31 10 Youns's Shoes. 013 Credit Bureau, 1617 Raleigh Hab.. The Hecht Co. Kann's, Lansburgl Palais Royai. RECREATION, Univ'sity Shop Kris Delica'sen Ara'n Cof. Co Pirrone-Wolter Brodt’s. Inc. HEBREW INTERCLUI 2 GAx R D DTSSR, Bauity Vista Pals . ; Junior e A. Z. A Alumni. Monarch 5 Sigma Alpha Kappa Owls . W . Chidakel . Beta Phi En: Arora Z. A Season Records. High team game—Chidakels. 619, terweight from Philadelphia, will | seek his second win in a row| here tomorrow when he engages Georgia Gibbs of Atlantic City in the 10-round feature of & 34-round box- ing card to be held in the Washington | Auditorium. The Boys' Summer Camp is due to profit by a percentage of the proceeds. Reed, who made his debut in the Capital a few months back, decisively outpointed Buster Hall. Gibbs will be fighting here for the first time. The program Wwill be promoted by the new Washington Athletic Boxing Club. Harry Wills is slated to ref- eree. The complete card follows: Calvin Reed, Philadelphia, vs. Geor- gla Gibbs, Atlantic City, welter- weights, 10 rounds; Jimmy Rose, 160, New York, vs. Wildcat Thomas, Roanoke, middleweights, eight rounds; Sammy Willlams, Washington, vs. Kid Clay, Norfolk, middleweights, six rounds; Baby Kid Chocolate, Wash- ington, vs. Carlos Zavola, Panama, featherweights, six rounds; Willie Mc- Bride, Washington, vs. Baby Miles, Winston - Salem, lightweights, four team_set—Chidakels. 1.730. Hieh vidual average — Bortnick ual game—Goldberg (A. Z. 56. High individual set—Goldbers (A. Z. ), 4 ), 4l o High strikes—Bortnick (Vista), 27, — | (Vista). 111, HIER P semer Bicener (Bdulty)’ and A High fla; Sherman (Monarch), FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION. w. Distribution . Industrial Diesel . Steam Research nlgun(clpll ydro . Transmission [oyeTey Bois LSRG Season Records. fyam sets—Industrial 363 HIZ games—Industrial. 483: Diesel. 4 Men's high games—Gercke (Research). 151; Breinig (Diesel). 128. 1 Nomen's high games—Schnelder (Diesel). 2 Ta. 24 vis. 111. Men's high sets—Green (Diesel). 337: Moore (Diesel), 314; Buell (Research) an high sets—Updike (Trans- mission), 286; Travis (Industrial). 285. - Men's high averages—Silver (Transmis- sion), 96-14; Green (Diesel), 95-21; Wal- lace (Industrial). 94-1; Mess (Hydro), 94; Moore (Diesel). 94. Women's high averages—Roland (Mu- nicipal). _93-21: By (Hydro). 92-5; High Diessl. 1. team 79, rounds. Dunlap ‘(Distribution), 83-10; Gercke (Re- search). 92-11; Jones (Industrial), 90-19. BATTLES CENTURIES Magazine dismissed the affair with the | | comment: 8—Boxing in Disrepute After Early Popularity. tween Chapman, a young man born without arms, and Knight, a black- smith of Woolwich and a famous fighter. “The contest lasted nearer an hour, during which time Chapman so well played his part, both with head and heels, that his antagonist was taken off the field of battle with two broken ribs.” Fights End in Death. ARE-FISTED prizefights ended surprisingly often in the death of one or both fighters, and this resulted in & constant demand for their suppression. ‘The Sporting Magazine recounts many instances. ‘Thus, on Wednesday, May 14, 1800, “a most desperate and fatal battle was fought in the field opposite the Ele- phant, Newington Butts, between a person of the name of Collins, who was a shorer at Billingsgate, and an Irish fisherman. at the gate in the early part of the morning led to the conflict. After a very obstinate contest which lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes, Collins received an unfortunate blow on the jugular vein which instantly ended his exist- ence, leaving a wife and four children. The fisherman had likewise received S0 many severe blows that he was taken off the field in a state in in- sensibility and died shortly after.” And, a few days later, “Mr. Ward, miller of Uppingham, in Rutland, lost his life by fighting with a brother miller. They agreed to meet half- way between the two mills to decide the quarrel and fought above an hour, during which they stopped several times to drink each other's health, until at length Ward was obliged to give in and died from the bruises he had received. His opponent lies dangerously 11" On October 20, 1802, “a battle was fought at Great Ponton between B. Dickenson, the fighting tailor, and S. Houghton, a horsebreaker of Stroxton. ‘The latter was upward of 70 years of age and received so many injuries in the confiict that he died shortly after. The tailor, though a scientific boxer and an athletic man, was obliged to be carried from the ground.” (Copyright. 1934, By Nerth American Newspaper Alilance. Inc.) DUTRA NASSAU FAVORITE| A I Top-Notch Golfers Start Play in Bahamas Meet Tomorrow. NASEAU, Bahamas, December 17 (#)—Top-notch golfers entered in the $5,000 British Colonial open tour- nament, beginning tomorrow, tested their shots today in a tricky ocean wind. Entry blanks received today from nine Nassau amateurs, including Gov. Bede Clifford, increased the field to 60. Favored to win the $500 first prize is Olin Dutra, United States open champion and low scorer last week in the Miami Biltmore open. HARASSED INDIANS RESUME GRID DRILLS Examinations, Injuries Hamper Squad in Getting Ready for Rose Bowl Game. By the Associated Press. TANFORD UNIVERSITY, Call December 17.—With doubt wheth. er the all-America stars, Bobby Grayson, fullback, and James “Monk” Moscrip, end, will be able to see ex- tended play on New Year day, Stan- ford’s foot ball team resumes prac- tice today for its encounter with Ala- bama in the Rose Bowl. Harassed by end-quarter examina- tions and numerous injuries, inter- mittent practice has been held during the last week. Keith Topping, run- ning mate with Moscrip on the ends, still is suffering from a knee injury. Moscrip has been away from prac- tice with & leg injury, while Grayson will be back in a uniform today for the first time, with one exception, since the game with the University of California, November 24, when he suffered chest and back injuries. Whether he will be able to play in the Rose Bowl may be determined during the practice the next few days. CONFERENCE MAY GROW Expansion of Buckeye Loop Is Asked by President Joerger. CINCINNATI, December 17 (#).— Prof. C. A. Joerger of the University of Cincinnati, president of the Buck- eye Conference, has called for expan- sion of the loop. The Buckeye now is made up of Ohio Wesleyan, Miami, Ohio Univer- sity, Cincinnati and Marshall of Huntington, W. Va. Joerger said there is a possibility the loop will be a six or seven team conference in 1936, with Washington and Jefferson, Western Reserve and Case as likely additions. . MUST REGISTER BOATS NEW YORK, December 17.—With | the revision of inboard runabout rules, all racing craft which com- pete in sanctioned motor boat re- gattas in the future must be regis- tered officially. All inboard racing boats now are under the jurisdiction of Charles F. Chapman, racing commission secre- tary of the American Power Boat As- sociation, and outboards are con- trolled by the National Outboard Racing Commission. 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Pacific Coast base ball followers be- lieve Di Maggio will become one of the great hitters of the game once he lands with the Yankees. He has been a powerful hitter here on the coast and is improving each season. Vince Almada also is given a good chance to make the grade with the Boston Red Sox. The elder Almada brother was one of the top hitters in the coast circuit and is very fast. Boston also owns Mel Almada and Mickey Cochrane of the Detroit Tigers stamped the kid as a sure comer after seeing him in one series last Fall. An- other coaster likely to make good in the big time is Catcher Raimondi of | Oakland, who has been tagged by the Yankees, —_— \COLLEGE DRIBBLERS RESUME TOMORROW @. W. Seeks Third Win in Row in | Game With Geneva—Terps Hosts to Hoosiers. OLLEGE basketers of the District group, idle tonight, resume action tomorrow night, when George Washington entertains the Geneva College quint in the Colonial gym at 8 o'clock. G. W. will be seeking its third win in as many starts. Later in the week the Colonials will face two tough opponents, engaging Wittenberg Thursday in the G. W. gym and Indiana FPriday on the Roosevelt High court. The Roosevelt floor was obtained to accommodate the large crowd expected to turn out to see the Hoosiers. In other matches hereabout this week, Maryland meets Indiana Thurs- day night at College Park, American same night on the A. U. hardwood and Gallaudet engages its alumni Sat- urday night at Kendall Green. Georgetown and Catholic U. will | play no more until after January 1, —_— ’BAMA POINTS DEFENSE Wary of Flank Attacks by Coast Five New Year Day. UNIVERSITY, Ala, December 17 | P).—Only four more workouts ou the home field remained, today for Ala- | bama’s unbeaten and untied foot ball | team before the Crimson Tide rolls | West. | Coach Frank Thomas indicated the | Tide might have one more rough scrimmage before entraining for Pasa- dena Friday and the Rose Bowl con- | test with Stanford's Indians on New Year day. fense and defense were certain, as the Tide hopes to be prepared for any flanking attempts, aerial shows or have cooked up for them. HANDLESS CUEIST;EBE. George Sutton. who has defeated Willie Hoppe and other leading bil- liardists in spite of the fact he lost both hands in an accident m his youth, will give free exhibitions to- morrow at the Arcadia billiard room, Recreation, Basket Briefs Heurich Brewers won their second straight game in the Baltimore Semi- pro Basket Ball League yesterday in the Monumental City, defeating St. Dominic's, 48-35. Joe Croson, with 17 points, led the Brewers’ basket barrage. 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Two of the best games of the sea- 17| son are expected Fridav with Takoma- lSll\'er Spring and Bethesda-Chevy Chase entertaining their respective alumni teams. Dances will follow these cage battles. | Poolesville High, which has opened | its program, will idle until after the Christmas holidays, when Gaithers- burg, Damascus and Sherwood, who have just started practice, will begin active play. - will be a welcome gift is faster than any other La Attractive Holiday Wrappings 1311 H Street, N.! Washington, D. C. ONTGOMERY COUNTY school- Your best assurance that La Azora cigar that LaAzora has grown in popularity overnight it has caught up with the UNCTIONS and activities of the United States Bureau of Pish-. eries as presented by Frank T. Bell, commissioner of fisheries, provide very interesting facts for all anglers and sportsmen. He tells of the creation of the Bureau of Fisheries in 1871, when this department was called 8 fish commission. This com- mission, he says, began its battle to aid nature in keeping up the supply of fish at that date, and the battle has continued up to the present time. “When the Pilgrims came to this country they regarded the untouched resources of their adopted land as boundless. They felt that especially inexhaustible were their newly dis- covered fisheries (a fishery being de- fined as the total fish population of a certain species or a certain area). Their earliest accounts told of the bountiful supply of fish in streams and lakes of North America. So nu- merous were the leaping, gamy sal- mon, trout, the river herring and other native species that scarcely any effort was necessary to take large quantities 'of them. 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Eventually the alarm spread to Congress and the Fish Commission ! was established and the name later changed to Bureau of Fisheries. “The struggle, although the drain on the fisheries has increased con- | stantly since it first began, has not | been a losing one,” the commissioner |said. The commercial fisheries have increased to a point where they re- {turned to the fishermen $55,000,000 | in 1932, and furnished employment to about 116,000 men,” Uncle Sam’s first fisherman said. In the meantime the Americans who enjoy fishing for sport have been increasing rapidly, with the result that a proportionately enlarged burden has been imposed on the fisheries of our lakes and streams. The commiseioner pointed out that there are 10,000.000 known anglers in the country and that despite this added and still increasing load the fisheries have been maintained, and indeed a new concept, particularly for the recreational fisheries. has come in. “We must not only maintain that supply. but actually increase it, that every one who so desires may have more and better fishing.” he said. In the sports fishery of our interior waters the bureau enters ino restock- ing on a larger scale than it does the commercial fishery. Hence, he said, the bureau maintains 60 hatcheries for the purpose of restocking streams | or lakes which are depleted or ex- hausted. “It is the constant endeavor of these hatcheries to release larger, | stronger fish—fish that will have the very best chance of growing to ma- turity . The scientist is constantly at work trying to improve fish through | & study of diets, selective breeding | and many other methods. e ITH our changing industrial methods, over the country, many conditions come abcut that affect the habitat of our fishes. | Often waters become unsuitable for the fish which once thrived therein. To restore these waters to their natural state is a problem that con- | fronts the bureau more and more. “How does the bureau learn of threatened fisheries? It annually takes a census of the commercial fish- eries. It cannot actually count each fish in the sea or lake, but knowing the number caught and the effort ex- | pended in getting them, it can esti- | mate the number of fish actually | present. “The bureau, however, does not cease | its efforts when it has restored a | fishery and has obtained the necessary balance for it to maintain itself. Con- | servation means far more than that. It means, as well, a wise full use of the product taken. The bureau, there- fore, is continually seeking new uses for these fishery products, the coun- try’s primary source of vitamin D, and a complete usage of all waste products. It hopes that every particle of fish will be utilized. Today even the scales and fins of some fish are used, and the waste flesh is converted into animal feedstuff. The nearer we can approach such complete usage for | all fishes, the nearer we are to true conservation. Whole industries must be surveyed to eliminate wastes. Storage, refrigeration, handling, ship- ping, wholesaling and retailing. all must be carefully checked to present the consumer with a better, fresher product,” Mr. Bell points out. GERMAN RIDERS PICK UP BUFFALO, N. Y., December 17 (#)—Putting on steam during the | night's sprints, the Deulberg-Wissel German team drew abreast the lead- ers in the Buffalo six-day bicycle race as the 10 entries neared the thousand-mile mark this morning. 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