Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1935, Page 54

D—2 SPORTS. Washmgton Colleges Seem Likely TS VALUE STIL HELD DEBATABLE Mates on Maryland Boxing Team Pay High Tribute to Lyman McAboy. BY H. C. BYRD. HE old question of the value of Spring foot ball as a training medium for the development of stronger elevens in the Fall is not finding any more satisfactory an- swer this Spring than in former years. At some schools in the South the Spring workouts are being curtailed | considerably, while at others even greater emphasis than usual is being laid on them, depending on the opin- jons of those in charge of athletics in the respective universities. It seems that generally among the Jocal schools there will be less hard Spring practice than usual and over | Even Catholic Uni- | shorter periods. wversity, which, following Notre Dame, has gone in for extensive Spring workouts, has expressed, through Coach Dutch Bergman, its intention to have probably not more than five or six weeks. In some former years the Brooklanders have kept out their squad for 8 or 10 weeks. George Washington has never gone in very strong for for two vears under Lou Maryland at one time kept its squad going for eight weeks, but will prob- ably let the men go this year after five. Incidentally, practice so far at Maryland not only has been ham- pered by the weather, but by difficulty in getting the men out. If Maryland can get in shape, scrimmages again will be held between it and Catholic University. Such workouts have the effect of breaking the monotony of long practice without the stimulus of Saturday games. Most of the Far Southern schools have finished their Spring work and the athletes, as many as are able, are going out for other varsity sports. From North Carolina down it is pos- sible for the coaches to get through with their practice period about the time coaches up this way and farther north are beginning. Orthodox Game Is Best. GOOD deal is being written about the possibilities of lateral passing next year, to the general effect that the game will be something of & helter-skelter affair, with the ball constantly changing hands after a gain is made with it past the line of ecrimmage. Such plays undoubtedly will take place, but likely are to be the exception rather than the usual Coaches generally are going to hesi- tate a good while before nullifying a good gain by taking a chance of let- ting the ball go out of posession of | their team. Indiana last Fall had | some plays of the general character of those expected next season, but did not depend on them for the main ground gaining. One play Indiana used was a backward pass after an end run, then a forward pass, and after that another backward pass. And, difficult as such a play seems, the play was completed, although without much gain, The one factor governing such plays to a large ex- tent, a factor that makes them-' ex- tremely difficult, is the simple physi- cal inability of a player to see what | is behind him at the same time he watches for what may be in front. The great ground-gaining teams of Easiest Credit in the City! 989% in 5 Minut Last year 98 out of every 100 customers who purchased here had the merchandisé install and were on their way within five minutes—Regardless of your experiences elsewhere, you can receive this same service, - o NO RED TAPE e NO DELAYS ¢ No Investigations Spring practice | and neither has Georgetown, except | Little. | Eastern’s Quint Enters Tourney ASTERN HIGH SCHOOL'S entry in the sixteenth annual Eastern States basket ball tour- nament to be held at Glen Falls, N. Y., on March 28, 29 and 30, was approved by the Board of Educa- tion yesterdav after a conference between Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, and Principal Charles Hart of Eastern. Eight teams, selected from 200 eligible institutions, will compete. Four are public high schools, two are private schools and two are parochial institutions. next year will be the teams that have fine running backs, who can be de- pended on for short gains that have been the mainstay of offensive foot ball since foot ball first became of recognized importance. Colgate was heralded far and wide last season as a team that specialized in all kinds of pass plays that took place not at the place of origin behind the line of scrimmage, but after the players had carried the ball well down the field, yet if the diagrams that Andy | Kerr, coach of Colgate, placed on the | blackboard at a meeting in Phila- delphia were any criterion, Colgate had a very small variety of such plays and depended for the most part for its real ground gaining on orthodox foot ball. Such plays, though, and the advertising they got, protected and aided the orthodox methods of ground gaining by keeping the opposi- tion constantly on the lookout for | them. Pay Tribute to McAboy. IT WOULD be difficult to find an athlete anywhere with more of the sterling virtues of which human beings should be proud than Lyman McAboy, star Maryland boxer who had his hand broken in the semi- final of the Southern Conference tournament at Charlottesville and was unable to take part in the final, in which he practically was certain of the championship. Honesty, loyalty, faithfulness and courage are McAboy's make-up, and if these qualities count for success then McAboy is going to be successful in whatever he undertakes. Last night at a dinner in honor of the boxing Hnm with a trophy similar to the trophies given in the Southern Con- ference, but differently inscribed. In his sophomore year McAboy was un- able to take part in the Southern Con- ference tournament because of an in- fected tooth, last year he failed to | win the final bout, notwithstanding he was against one of the best coliege boxers ever seen in the South, be- | cause of a severe cut he got over his | eye in the semi-final in the afternoon and which was opened again in the | second round of the final at night. And this year he was conceded to be the class of his weight, and was | so good that his opponent in the final | intended to forfeit to him, but he | himself was compelled to forfeit be- | cause he broke the largest bone in his hand in the first round of the semi- final in the afternoon. | So much did McAboy desire to win the Southern Conference title that he fought through two rounds with that broken hand and wanted to fight again at night, but when he was not allowed to try to put on gloves he swallowed his keen disappointment with the cheerfulness and courage that indicate the man who never is whipped. There are other boxers of courage, too, men with real fighting hearts, but circumstances have con- spired to throw these qualities into the center of the spotlight for Mc- | Aboy, and to him should go all the ?rranse that accrues to the model ath- lete. | team McAboy's teammates presented | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935. BOYS CLUBS HOLD BASKET TOURNEY Three-Day Event Is Slated Next Week—Fort Myer Reaches Final. Boys' Club Association, which embraces the Merrick, Northeast, Georgetown and ‘Washington Boys’ Clubs, will sponsor a three-day basket ball tour- nament to be held in the George Washington University and Washing- ton Boys' Club gymnasiums next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. All boys who are members of the clubs in the association are eligible for competition. Fort Myer's basket ball team won the right to play Fort Monroe for the 3d Corps Area championship last night when the Cavalry tossers downed Fort Meade, 34 to 25, in the Heurich gymnasium. Fort Myer and Fort Monroe will clash tomorrow at 8 o'clock in the Heurich gymnasium for the championship. Scores last night: District A. A. U. Tourney. (Girls.) Agriculture, 21; Young Democrats, 18. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 39; Vir- ginians, 19. Sherwood, 25; United Typewriters, 7. Leland, 32; Jewish Community Center, 14. Independent. St. John's, 20; Junior Highs, 11. Community Center League. McLean, 39; Bovello, 33. Trinity, 28; Delaware & Hudson, 27 20 Years Ago IN THE STAR BERT GALLIA and Harry Harper pitched the Nationals to a 4-0 victory over the University of Virginia nine yesterday at Char- lottesville. Danny Moeller, George McBride and John Henry led the Nationals at bat, each getting two hits. Columbus Country Club bas- keters of this city defeated the Richmond Knights of Columbus quint, 5§7-17. Keegan, Walsh, Powers, McCarthy and Breslin played for the winners. Tommy Thompson, former star amateur pitcher here, is expected to make the Georgetown Univer- sity team. The Maryland Aggies ball team has been hurt by the loss of Fred Hoffecker, clever pitcher. Tenleytown base ballers, Mar- quette League champs last season, are booking games through Mana- ger J. W. Beach. Members of the team are Bronson Howard, Hager, Al Stearns, Blinkhorn, Mike Cant~ well, Ray King, Vernstein, O'Don- nell, March, Phipps, Wood, Stadler, Riley, Koogle, Norris and Fisher. Commercial bowlers are leading the Commercial Alleys’ League. 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NDY COAKLEY of the Ath- letics and Columbia, a team- mate of Waddell, Bender and Plank 30 years ago, has a handful of bouquets to throw at Schoolboy Rowe, the Tiger star. Andy was a smart pitcher in his day and he has been a smart coach at Columbia. He knows his base ball—back and forth. And it is Andy’s opinion that Schoolboy Rowe is about as fine a young pitcher as he ever saw in his 30 years of inspection. “I sat back of him last year,” Coak- ley says, “and he had about every- thing a fine pitcher needs—speed—a great curve ball—control—and a cool head. Pitching to Mickey Cochrane, I think he won't be far away from 30 victories this year—barring in- juries, of course. “Another Johnson? No, I don't ever expect to see another Johnson. But Rowe is a great young pitcher who will be a tough man to stop this coming season.” The New Target. AX SCHMELING'S new system of forcing his own verdicts by knockouts, technical or other- wise, has plantéd a new target in front of the remaining challengers. They no longer can find a spot in the front rank by decision fights. One of the crop, at least, must put on a dazzling show to horn back into the argument and possibly force the Ger- man into a semi-final stand some time in May. Schmeling is almost certain to de- mand another shot at Baer without any further entanglement. There always is a big risk in too many eliminations, and Schmeling today is the top card. Some time back, Gene Tunney said that, in his opinion, Schmeling would not be able to hit Carnera three times in 12 rounds—Carnera's defensive method being just the brand that would bother Schmeling most. And Carnera, if he had his chance, wouldn't bother Schmeling to any| great extent. In the meanwhile, Carnera hasn't topplec Impelletierre yet. The far| greater experience carried by the | Primordial Primo should be enough to bring him home in front. Revolta’s Rise. ‘WO or three years back, a shaggy- haired young fellow by the name | of Johnny Revolta had just| emerged from the caddie ranks. A young, unknown kid, he dropped out of the snows of Northern Michigan into Florida's tropics, and, within two weeks, his black and shaggy mop of | hair was plastered all over the golfing map. Johnny at the time was supposed to be one of those Midwinter flashes that soar and fall with a sky-rocket effect. But a smooth, sound swing, linked to a remarkable putting touch, has kept him around the front of the procession ever since. Revolta and Henry Picard, another fine golfer who has, come along in a hurry, just have banked first money from the big Miami four-ball tourna- ment, winning from one of the strong- est flelds that ever competed in this event. It was Revolta’s putter that played a big part in this drama. Some Scotch philosopher once said, “A man who can putt is a match for | any body,” and Johnny knows the road into the waiting tin. Competition has been so keen this Spring that no one yet has reached the $3,500 mark, and it costs just about that much to make the swing around the long circuit that begins in December and ends in April. The Babe's Start. FA\S YOU get older and move from ! the thirties into the forties, the job of getting started gets harder every year. It takes a longer time to get in shape—to find again the tim- ing that makes the swing. So there is no cause yet to start mourning about Babe Ruth's slow be- ginning for 1935. The one factor he will have to watch is not to hurry this beginning—to work back gradually until he is right and ready to go. Ruth will hit as long as he can swing a bat. gazelle or antelope in the field or around the bases, but, given time, the | old mace soon will start colliding with any thing within reach. (Copyright 1035, by North ewspaper Alliance. PLAY COUNTY GAMES ém!ricln Twin Bill Is Slated Tonight in| Hyattsville Armory. Maryland A. C. will face the Mount Rainier A. C. and Laurel will engaze the Mount Rainier Grays tonignt in Prince Georges County Basket Ball League games in the Armory. The Maryland and Mount Rainier A. C. teams will take the floor at 7:30 o'clock. Laurel and the Grays are slated for 8:30 o'clock. BASKET OFFICIALS MEET. A meeting of the District Approved Board of Basket Ball Officials will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in Gonzaga Hall. season and plans for the annual ban- quet will be the chief business. COURT RESULTS inia, 43: Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, 35; Columbia, 34. Waynesburg. 40; Bethany, 36. Superior Teachers, 38, Stevens Point Teachers, 31. 26 He may not be any|(G. U) Hyattsville| — Election of officials for the 1936 | | Davis G0 INTO FINALS OF EXTRAMURALS Fighters, Volley Ball and Basket Teams in Title Events Saturday. IVE Catholic University boxers, five Georgetown ringmen and four Maryland representatives will battle Saturday night as the annual extramurals championship boxing tournament continues in the Ritchie Coliseum at College Park. Catholic University and George- town captured most of the honors last night as boxing opened, each winning three bouts to Maryland’s lone victory. The boxing will follow the volley ball final at 7:30 oclock and the basket ball final at 8:30 o'clock. Summary of last night's boxing and pairings follow: Results. DD&nd}s—Darl (C. U) defeated nom ds-D'Onifrio (C. U defeated rdner 135 pounds—Ferrarl (G. U.) defeated O'Neill (Md.) 145 nnuuds—Sculunr:hlo (G. U) de- feated Cremers (C. 155 Sotinds—Greco ™ (C. U defeated walton “Md ) 165 pounds—No bou S nmmds—mmhcr (Md) defeated McCann (C. U.) Heavywelght—Meslin (G. U.) defeated | 115 Fim Whit Pairings. pounds—Dart (C. U) vs. Coll Jounds—D'Onifrio (C. U.) vs. Ben- Ferrari 115 ounds—May (C. U.) vs. e ™ 2 inso; pounds—Unannounced. Rounds—Greco (C. U.) va Hutch- (Md.) 65 pounds—Connor (C. U.) vs. Fer- raro (G U 175 bounds—Fletcher (Md) vs. Krug Meg- U Heavywelght—Birkland (Md.) vs. lin (G." U STRONG, KNOW NOW 1T, BUT WORK HARD (Continued From PFirst Page) and a couple of seasons off the St. Louis sandlots, Moore came up this| Spring from the Columbus “farm” | with a 328 batting record and tagged “ready for the big show.” He is fast, aggressive and the kind of a ball hawk managers dream about. Otherwise the club will start with the crew that mopped up last year. The infield is set. with Jim Collins, who aspires to greater home run honors; Frisch, Leo Durocher and Pepper Martin. Durocher is in no danger of losing the shortstop job to Gelbert, back after a two-year absence with a wounded foot. Joe Medwick, victim of the bleacher barrage in the world series, and Jack Rothrock will flank Terry Moore in the outfield. Bill Delancey and Virgil rovide a pair of slugging back- stops, with the veteran Bob O'Far- rell back in the Cardinal fold for reserve duty. SPORTS., IN CHESS to Liase Up on Spring Foot Ball Practice CIRCLES BY FRANK B. WALKE! EATURING the second round of the tournament for the District championship being played at the Capital City Chess Club was the defeat of Sournin by the chess editor. Sournin won the title in 1932 and 1933, but was beaten last year by Mugridge. The present setback materially will affect his chances for first place this year. The chess editor had first move in the game in question, and the open- ing was the queen’s gambit, declined. The game was contested stubbornly. On his thirty-third turn the C. E. won a plece, which practically decided the issue, He had two bishops and four pawns, against one bishop and five pawns. Sournin resigned on his fiftieth move. Carl Hesse had the attack in a | king’s Indian defense in a game with Martin Stark. He got the worst of it in a midgame position, involving queens and the four rooks, and Martin forced a win. Mugridge won from Tillery in another king's Indian de- fense, and Rousseau won from Bet- tinger in a Sicilian defense. Mugridge and Stark are tied for first place, and Hesse, Rousseau, Sour- nin and Walker are tied for third place. The standmg: The pairing for the third round is as follows: Stark vs. Bettinger, Rous- seau vs. Walker, Sournin vs. Mugridge, Hesse vs. Tillery. HE outstanding international mas- ters’ tournament for 1935 now is | being played at Moscow, Russll Engaged are practically all of th° leading players of Europe except Dr.| A. Alekhine and Dr. Max Euwe, who title. Russia is represented by 12 players, including its champion, Mis- cha Botwinnik. There are eight for- | eigners, including Capablanca and Dr. Emanuel Lasker, former world cham- | pions. After 14 rounds Botwinnik is lead- | ing with the score of 1015-31;; Flohr of Czeckoslavakia is second, 10-4. | walker, are to play this year for the world |} Then comes Dr. Lasker and Loewen- fish of Russia, each at 9-5, and Capablanca, 8%-5)2. The Russians and foreigners have — | an equal number, five, in the first di- | vision. HE game in the tournament which was most interesting to Ameri- cans, and perhaps to the chess | world, was that between Dr. Lasker and Capablanca, who played for the world title in 1927, which match was won by Capablanca. Their game was adjourned from the ninth round after | seven hours of play, when 64 moves had been made. Lasker had won his rival's queen in exchange for rook —_— | HEADQUARTERS FOR AUTOMOBILE LUGGAGE RACKS LS. JULLIEN.Inc. 1443 P St. N.W. NO. 8076 and bishop, and Capablanca resigned without resuming play. Lasker is 66 years old and Capablanca is 20 years his junior. Botwinnik lost his first game in the tournament to Kan, a fellow Russian, in the thirteenth round in 26 moves. He could do no better than draw against Cr. Lasker in the fourteenth round. Lasker is yet to be defeated. Capablanca drew his fourteenth game with Rabinowitsch after 12 moves. HE Manhattan Chess Club re- tained the title in the Metro- politan Chess League of New York City by defeating the Marshall Chess Club by the score of 6 to 0, with two games adjourned, in the final round of the tournament. For the Manhattan Club, Kupchik, Kashdan, MacMurray, Simonson, Denker and Willman won from Santasiere, Rein- feld, Tholfsen, Hanauer, Howard and Schlesinger of the Marshalls. The games between Horowitz and Kevitz of the Manhattans and Reshevsky and Marshall of the Marshalls were adjourned. The results will not affect the title. OLLOWING is the score of the game between Walker and Sour- nin, played in the District title tournament: Queens Gambit Declined. Sournin. Walker. Sournin, k. 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