Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1935, Page 12

ALEYANDRIA FALLS IN COURT THRILLER Bethesda-Chevy Chase Vic- tors, 33-29—Lincoln Park- ers Beat Mount Rainier. A liant basket ball team is shooting for its second con- | secutive championship in the Metro- | politan tournament sponsored by The | Star, but when the final whistle toots | in Tech gym this afternoon the Dis- trict title holder will know it has been in a battle. Anyway, this was the thought of some 1,500 excited men, women and children who saw Eastern’s foe of today. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, cham- pion of Montgomery County, conquer the Northern Virginia representative, Alexandria, yesterday, 33 to 29, to reach the final to be played in the ‘Tech gym starting at 2 o'clock. East- ern bowled over Mount Rainier, 49 to N OVERWHELMING favorite, Eastern High School's bril- 28, with the same irresistible power | that marked its march to the public high title of Washington proper. trict court this season wound up the contest between Bethesda- Chevy Chase and Alexandria, and, according to Orrel and Joe Mitchell, referee and umpire, it was some of the best played For the last several minutes of that whirl of action. in which Alexandria for the first time gained an upper hand, the crowd was on its feet, with most of it shrieking The competition in the early going was commonplace enough, with Bethesda-Chevy Chase outplaying the Virginians sufficiently to keep Mary- land adherents at ease. The first quar- ter ended with Bethesda leading by 7 to 4. It was ahead at the half by 12 to 9. but hclding a comfortable margin in floor play. Lelanders Win Thriller, IGHT minutes of the most excit- ing basket ball seen on a Dis- Twins Stage a Rally. HE second half was barely under -way when Alexandria, inspired by the efforts of its leading goal shooter, Nappy Nugent, began making a bid for victory. With Nugent, Lynch, Brewer and Burrell finding the basket, the Virginians brought the score from 11 to 16. 13 to 18. 15 to 19, 17 to 19, 17 to 21 and as the third quarter ended. 19 to 21. “Whew!” muttered a Bethesda- Chevy Chase adherent, daddy of sev- eral students out there, “This is get- ting too close.” Just before the third period whistle blew the Bethesda-Chevy Chase cause was dealt a seemingly critical wallop when Tom Finlayson, playing a whale of a game on the floor, was removed by an injury. Finlayson fell in a scrimmage and was stepped on by Be- | thesda's charging center, .big Tom | Lodge. A gash of 2!, inches paralleled | Finlayson’s right ear and he forthwith | was hustled to a hospital, where several | stitches mended the wound. It was| said this morning, however, he would | be unable to face Eastern. | Marylanders Come Back. UT the loss of Finlayson may have been an ill wind with lots of good. | Anyway, when the Lelandersi came back for the final period it was | with the knowledge that more pressure must be applied if they were to stave off the Alexandria rush. And they applied it. Eddie Johnson, second son of Walter, the diamond idol, to make | his mark as an athlete at Bethesda- | Chevy Chase, started the eight-minute cyclone with a successful free toss that made the count 22-19, Putnam | followed with a field goal which | quickly was matched by Nugent of | Alexandria, and the score stood 24-21. But Nugent stepped up the tempo with still another successful shot, dribbling half the length of the floor and sinking a beauty. That left Bethesda-Chevy Chase one point up. By this time the youngsters were fighting like fury. Lodge slipped | in a goal to give the Lelanders an | edge of 26-23, but the Bethesda re- lief was shortlived. Jack Lynch, tall Alexandria center, scored to bring the count to 25-26, and with two minutes to go fired another goal that put the Virginians out front for the first time, 27 to 26, Eddie Johnson, Again. HEN the real hero of the day did his stuff. A foul was called and Eddie Johnson stepped to the free line for a toss that would gain a tie. The crowd was silent with bated | breath as the lanky kid took his stance. Without the slightest hesifa- | tion he made that toss, and the ball | whished through the cords without | touching the rim. Never in his great days did Walter Johnson come through with a nearer perfect display of confidence in a clutch. Nor did Walter ever mark up a strikeout that brought more joy to a | base ball fan than a field goal, fired | from 18 feet away by Eddie, brought to the hearts of the wild-eyed Be- thesda-Chevy Chase rooters. The looper, too, was a perfect shot. It gave the Lelanders a lead they never re- linquished, though Alexandria came within a point of tying again at 28-29. Bob Harris scored from the floor to make the count 31-29 and almost sim- ultaneously with the final whistle Frank Louzapone let fly with a long toss that found the basket. The ball was in flight as Timekeeper Yank Rob- bins blew. A Romp for Eastern. ASTERN ran up a lead of 37-6 in the first half on a Mount Rain- ier team formed from perhaps a tenth of the material available at the big Washington school. But the Lincoln Parkers were given something of a battle in the second half when they put in a second team. Adding immeasurably to the show, the Elks Boys’ Band put on a surpris- ingly fine performance for talent so youthful. Perhaps none in the crowd knew that the exit march it played is in the repertoire of no other band in the United States, juvenile or adult. It was the “Badonviller Marsch,” by | he Toening Sttt Sporls WAS Eastern, Lelanders Battle in Final : Terp Boxers Still Threaten Cavaliers HINGTON, D. C, Tech High gym yesterday was a noisy spot as The Evening Star’s third annual metropolitan area high school basket ball championship was inaugurated by a double-header, with Eastern defeating Mount Rainier, 49 to 28, and Bethesda-Chevy Chase nosing out Alexandria, 33 to 29. At the top Eddie Johnson, son of the immaytal Walter, is seen negotiating a crucial two-pointer for the victorious Lelanders, whose squad of cheer leaders, consisting of Marguerite Justement, Jane Lewis, Fred Perkins, Evans Buchanan and Rodney Day, also are shown along with a portion of the crowd of 1,500. The other action shot depicts a spirited brush in the progress of the Eastern-Twins contest and presented also is a likeness of the youngest basket ball fan in attend- ance. Park, Md. She is little Miss Antoin Bozeivich, shown with’ her dad, John Bozeivich, of 496 Jackson avenue, Takoma —Star Staff Photos. GRIFFS' VANGUARD HIKES FOR SOUTH Five Slab Hopefuls Leave From Here—Johnson on Way to Cleveland. ITH mingled feelings Wash- ington’s major league base ball colony bestirred itself today. A vanguard ®f National rookies— five pitchers, or, rather, pitching aspirants—boarded a train at Union Station early this afternoon and headed for Biloxi, perrenial scene of Washington's training camp. The group included Reese Diggs of Pimlico, Md., Dick Lanahan of Washington, Bob Ets of Margaretville, N. Y., Henry Coppola of East Douglas, Mass., and Hugh Mulcahy of Adelton, Mass. Hopes were sky high in this little band of the rawest of Clark Griffith’s rookies. Johnson on His Way. ALTER JOHNSON, one-time National pitching great, pulled out from his new German- town, Md.,, farm home this morning bound for Cleveland to begin his twenty-eighth season in the American League, as manager of the pennant- couscious Indians. Walter, too, de- parted with high hopes. He feels as though his club is the team that must be beaten for the flag. Still another who headed South- ward with fond hopes was Bill Werber, crack third-sacker of the Red Sox. ‘Werber, leading base stealer in the American League last season and ac- claimed the circuit’s best third base- man, began a motor trip to Sarasota, Fla., where Boston will train. For two of the Capital’s older major league natives, however, today meant nothing except, perhaps, a little twinge of disappointment. For the first time since 1915 Sam Rice remains anchored at his home here. Released by the Indians several weeks ago, the 42-year- old outfielder has been made no offers and appears destined to see his active playing career in the big leagues wound up. ¥ Judge Spurns Coaching. 'OE JUDGE, a major leaguer since 1916, when he began his career with Washington, was behind the counter of his new restaurant here. Georg Furst, a Gerntdn composer, d the score was brought to the Elks (Coutinued on Page ment | Joe also will miss southward for the first time, buf Judge’s retire- might be called a choice, 16 Was sither ‘the |Sports Program | In Local Realm | | TODAY. | Basket Ball. | _Pittsburgh vs. Georgetown, at | Tech, 8:30. | ~ Final game 1n annual Star Metro- | politan District tourney, at Tech, Eastern vs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 2. Bridgewater, at American U., 8. Georgetown Freshmen vs. Tech, at Tech, 7:30. Preliminary to G. U. Varsity-Pittsburgh game. Central, at Charlotte Hall, 3:30. Loyola Prep (New York), at George- town Prep, 3:30. at Philadelphia. Howard vs. Lincoln, in New York City. Miner Teachers vs. Virginia State Teachers, at Cardozo, 3. Boxing. Manhattan, at Catholic U, 8:15. Maryland in Southern Confer- ence tourney at University, Va. Swimming. George Washington vs. Lafayette, at Easton, Pa. ‘Wrestling. Hopkins, at Gallaudet, 8. Carlisle (Pa) Y. M. C. A, Central Y, 8. at George Washington at Maryland. Central vs. Navy Plebes, at An- napolis. POLICE CLUB BOYS WIN Takes Two of Three Bouts From Seat Pleasant Team. Boxers of the Police Boys’ Club, No. 5 Precinct, last night won two of three bouts from the Seat Pleasant, Md., leather pushers, both by knockouts. El Brookman, 14-year-old battler, scored his twelfth straight kayo, get- ting a technical award over Petey Channing in the second round of their 125-pound class battle, and Jay Tur- ner, 147-pounder, knocked out Ed Thornton cleanly in the opening round of their match. John Chan- ning, 126, gained Seat Pleasant’s lone win by decision over Leo Marcupolos. business or a coaching job, and Joe chose the hash-slinging profession. The five embryo Nationals who left by train for Biloxi will arrive at their destination tomorrow evening, picking up Archie Scrivener, another local boy and pitching candidate, at Albany, Ga. When the party of six arrives, the first squad will number 13 players Pitchers Orville Armbrust, Bob Burke, Sid Cohen and Francis Petticola and iaums ) St. Albans, at Church Farm School, | in all. They will be augmented by | ing. JASPER RINGMEN, - PITTQUINT INVADE Manhattan Fights Cards, Panthers Oppose Hoyas in League Fray. BY H. C. BYRD. ATHOLIC UNIVERSITY against Manhattan in boxing at Brookland and Georgetown with Pittsburgh in basket ball in the Tech High School gymnasium ‘onight offer in their respective spheres excellent morsels for followers of col- lege athletics. ‘The C. U. boxers have been improv- ing so rapidly and winning so con- sistently that they seem capable of delivering about as good performances as any other team in a dual meet, while Georgetown, on the short end of the betting, is to face in Pitt one of the best basket ball teams in the East. Whatever may be the outcome of the boxing meet at C. U., there is every confidence out at the Brookland school that another victory will be achieved. Georgetown’s record on the court is not near so good as Pittsburgh’s, and it is hardly to be expected that it will defeat the team from the Smoky City. Pitt has a style of play that is all its own, though its methods have been copied by many other teams. It is & style that, once in the lead in any game, is very difficult to beat. Pittsburgh is leading the college league, of which both it and George- town are members, and is believed cer- tain to take the championship. It should display a quality of basket ball here that should hold exceptional in- terest, not only for general spectators, but for all local college and high school coaches. C. U. at Full Strength. /OACH EDDIE LA FOND of Catho- C lic U. will be able to muster his full force of fighters, with Fred Mix taking care of the 145-pound di- vision and Ferdy Rydzewski, the slip- pery heavyweight, ready for his sec- ond start. ‘The bouts, particularly in the heavier weights, should be weil fought. In Jack White the New York mittmen present one of the classiest performers in Gotham rings the past two years. White will stack up against Red Flem- Another likely lad is Tom Bianchi, who represents the Manhattan team in the unl divisios Bianchi stowed a SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1935. Spirited Play, Stirring Tunes, Enthusiastic Cheering Mark Star Tourney Opening j— NELSON GAINS FINAL DEFENDING CROWN By the Assoclated Press. EMPHIS, Tenn., February 23.— Whether the National Y. M. C. A. hand ball championship shall remain in the possession of George Nelson or be returned to Sam Atcheson was a matter for final set- tlement today. The current title holder, Washing- ton’s chief gift to the hand ball game, celebrated his 35th birthday last night by trouncing Jack Srenco, St. Louis, in a semi-final encounter, 21-13, 21-7. A knee injury that almost spelled his defeat in a quarter-final round seemed to have healed sufficiently to allow Nelson to move with champion- like speed and dexterity. Atcheson, Memphis’ National A. A. U. crownbearer, exerted himself but little to win his semi-final match from Dr. C. M. Eckstrom, Houston, Tex., 21-5, 21-9. The finals in the singles division wasn’t Atcheson’s only scheduled ap- pearance today. He and Walter Streuli, Memphis, went against Joe Goudreau and John Endzvick, Cleve- lt::n‘l. ©Ohio, jn the final doubles con- Yesterday Atcheson and Streuli | St. Louis, 21-9, 21-14, in the semi- Dire, Minneapolis,” Minn., 21-1, 21-7, and Goudreau and Endzvick defeated Sam Johnston and Mike Cunningham, finals. e MURTAGH IS A DADDY. Congratulations are in order for | George Murtagh, assistant foot ball | coach at Georgetown University, fol- lowing the birth of an 83%-pound boy | yesterday morning to Mrs. Murtagh. The Murtaghs are in Jersey City. Buzz 11l as Navy Plays Army Five By the Associated Press. NNAPOLIS, February 23.—Al- though deprived of the serv- ices of Buzz Borries at center, Navy faced an invasion by Army’s basket ball team intrepidly todsy. The Buzzer was confined to the academy infirmary with fever that threatened to turn into flu. His participation was asked, if possible, by athletic authorities, but it was doubtful if he could play. Navy aeemed the likely winner, despite Borries’ loss, by virtue of downed B¢ Wik Keodler and Gegsged iia bebten secasd. PURDUE IS PRESSED TO REMAIN IN FRONT By the Assoclated Press. HICAGO, February 23.—Purdue, C the leader, tackles Ohio State, and Wisconsin, the logical can- didate to overhaul the Bollermakers if any one does, meets Michigan in | the feature offerings of a five-game Western Conference basket ball pro- gram tonight. The Badgers, trailing Purdue by | only half a game, appear certain of making it two straight over Michigan, leaving the Boilermakers with the ab- solute necessity of conquering Ohio State at Columbus. Purdue contrived to defeat Ohio by one point in their first meeting at Lafayette, and doesn’t figure to find the Buckeyes any easier on the Columbus floor. Purdue has seven victories and one setback w‘ seven and two for Wisconsin. Indiana, tied with Illinois for third place at five victories and three de- feats, meets Northwestern at Bloom- ington and looms asghe winner. ITowa and Chicago meet at Chicago in a contest of no championship sig- nificance. The battle for individual scoring honors also will be resumed between Bill Haarlow, Chicago’s ace, and his oncoming rival, Bob Kessler of Pur- State tilt, TWO TEAWS LEAD IN TITLE TOURNEY |Virginia Holds Edge With Trio of Champions in Advanced Stages. By the Associated Press. HARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Febe ruary 23.—University of Vire ginia's hopes for its fifth con= secutive Southern Conference boxing championship loomed brighter today with five boxers, including three defending champions, among the sur- vivors of the first day of the ninth annual tournament. Maryland'’s Old Liners, regarded from the outset as a tournament threat, moved along seven men, dropping only one decision yesterday, but three of the Marylanaders were pitted this af- ternoon, in semi-final matches, against Virginians, who previously had whipped them in a dual meet. North Carolina and Duke were on the mourners' bench—the Tarheels | regretting the loss of two capable | performers they had expected to at |least reach the final, and the Blue im“ls lamenting the decision that i removed their great middleweight, Ray | Matulewicz, from the tournament last | night. The Duke fighter, warned re- peatedly by the referee for fouling, lost |a very close decision to Mike Lom- | bardo of Maryland, while Max Novich of North Carolina, also warned for | tactics the official thought question- | able, lost to Mortimer Caplin, of Vir- ginia. Tarheels Get Joit. ARLIER the Tarheel hopes had | received their first severe setback | when Joe Fisher, considered one {o{ the best welterweights in the con- | ference, suffered a cut above his eve | and lost a technical knockout to Bill | Humplett, of South Carolina. A paucity of candidates in the | heavier weights made it necessary to | hold semi-finals in three divisions “ last night, with Virginia and Maryland scoring six points each and Duke and | North Carolina three apiece. Points are awarded on a basis of three points assured for each fighter to reach the finals. Final bouts in three weights: Mid- dleweight, light-heavy and heavy, will be fought tonight, while semi-finals in all other weights are scheduled for this afternoon. Finals will be held tonight. If previous performances are an in- cex, the Cavaliers should win the three semi-final bouts in which they compete with the Old Liners. Archie Hahn, defending batamweight cham- pion, will meet Jimmy Young, whom he previdusly whipped decisivel don Rainey, defending feathe: licked Tom Birmingham in their pre- vious meeting, and Walter Webb of Maryland was outpointed by the Cav- aliers’ defending champion welter, Maynard Womer, in their previous encounter. Duke still has five men in the run- ning, despite the loss of Matulweicz, North Carolina still claimed four, South Carolina had three and Clem- | son, two. North Carolina State and Washington and Lee entries failed to survive the preliminary round. Two Unusual Scraps. | AST night’s battles provided plenty L of thrills, although there were no knockouts. Probably the high | spot of the card was the Lombardo- Matulewicz bout. Spectacular and | flashy, it had the virtue of providing what was for many onlookers & sur- prise ending—the official choice of the winner. In the second round Lombardo, who had been taking a severe pummeling, tumbled through the ropes. He recov- ered himself, however. and clambered back into action again. Matulewicz attracted attention from the referee by his hammer-and-tongs style of fighting and drew several reprimands. The decision against him seemed to surprise him more than Lombardo’s third-round comeback. Caplin, in his close match with Novich, had none too easy a time | either. The Cavalier boxer showed speed, willingness and a desire to mix it up, but the North Carolina lad in | the ring with him was able to stop | most of his rushes. Again officials seemed to think the fight needed guid= | ance and warned the Carolinian sev- | several times. The final warning was | in the form of an ultimatum. He was told to change his tactics or be dis- | qualified. Caplin rallied in the final frame and carried the fight strongly to his oppo- nent. The Cavalier was punching with both hands and Novich was try=- | ing to clinch as the round ended. Today's pairings: Semi-Finals. Afternoon. Bantamweight—Larion Diehl _(North Carolina) vs. Lorenzo Taylor (South Caro- lina). Archie Hahn (Virginia) vs. Jimmy Young (Maryland) v Featherweight—Gordon Rainey (Vire ginia) vs. Tom Birmingham (Maryland). Fred Lioyd (Duke) vs. Ernest Altman | (Clemson) Lightweight—Jack Kneipp (Duke) vs. John Edwards ' (North Carolina). Ivan Nedomatsky (Maryland) vs. Bubber Daw- son_(Clemson) Welterweight—Maynard Womer (Vir- ginia) vs. Walter Webb (Maryland). Bill Humphlett (South Carolina) vs. Jimmy Mc- Call (Duke). . | “Junior middleweight—Lyman McAboy | (Maryland) vs. Harry Hilton (South Caro- lina). Altmann (Duke) vs. Jules Medynsky (North Carolina) Final matches will be tonight be- tween winners of these semi-finals and the following winners in last night's semi-finals: Middleweight—Mike Lonardo (Mary~ land) vs. Sam Giddins (North Carolina} Light-heavyweight—Mortimer Caplin (Virginia) vs. Stewart McCaw (Marvland), Heavyweight—Fred ~Cramer (Virginia) vs. Sully Granger (Duke). Yesterday's resulls: First-Round Summaries. 115-pound class—Mayard Diehl (Norti Carolina) decisioned Abe Alterman (Duke! 125-poun: lass—To! | m __Birmingham_ | 1934 DODGE | “Even-Steven” $585.00 Code Price What Could Be Fairer? ‘ 1355 CONN, AVE. ' Desatur 3876 Open Evenings