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TOUTED IRISHMAN 1S PUNK RASSLER Gives Colorless Exhibition’ Pinning Grobmier—Crowd | Biggest in a Year. | BY FRANCIS E. STAN. FOINE broth of a lad with the sod of Ould Erin still clinging to his boots stalked out of our 3 gullible township today with his eighteenth straight American rassling victory, a pocketful of jack and what smacked suspiciously of a mind that cannot quite grasp the meaning of all the fuss and furore over young Danno O'Mahoney. O'Mahoney’s feeling probably is shared by the majority of 3,500 Wash- ington rassling incurables, who have little doubt today as to why the over- grown Irish boy with the soupbowl haircut collects only 10 per cent of his { earnings. To judge by a disappointing two-fall victory over poor old Freddy Grobmier last night at the Washi ton Auditorium, one of the most pub- licized rasslers in history cannot wres- tle his way out of a vat of whipped cream. | The kid's color so far seems limited to a pair of green tights. The pen that wrote such glowing tales and the mat trust that shoved him from the obscurity of an Irish Army encamp- ment are far mightier than Danno’s muscles. They deserve the remaining 90 per cent of Danno's “gates.” On the strength of a beautiful press-agent job, 17 consecutive vic- tories in this country and 23 more wins in a row in Britain, O'Mahoney drew the largest paying crowd in more than & year last night to herald the dawn of a new era of prosperity for local rassling. It is doubiful, however, if he could return and attract half that number. Like Jim Browning and | his airplane scissors, Danno and his | “Irish whip” just do not click with the trade. | “Irish Whip” a Common Hold. HERE was little to the exhibition | which marked Danno’s debut‘ South of the Mason-Dixon line. | Built more on the lines of a heavy. weight boxer than a rassler, O'Ma- | honey required only 18 minutes to | win both falls over Grobmier, a tired veteran from ’'way back. A tame wristlock and arm stretch pinned the skinny Iowan after 12 minutes, while the “Irish Whip” was employed to throw Grobmier for the second time after 6 minutes. Not once did Grob- mier clamp on a hold, but one-sided as the affair proved, O’'Mahoney failed | to impress and suggest the man who will topple Londos from the’ perennial throne, as per hints cast within the mat ranks. ‘There is nothing spectacular about the young Irishman. who is touted by the rassling fraternity as the most sensational matman since Joe Stecher ‘ first gained national recognition. Even before stepping into the ring O'Ma- honey, in a brogue as thick as fo in Hyattsville, smashed illusions. The “Irish Whip,” which popularly is believed to be patented by O'Ma- | honey, is almost as old as rassling | in Ireland. All rasslers, according | to Danno, use it | Boston is his favorite town in the| United States. Not only is he always good for a sellout, but after the match | the Hub’s Irish form a circle around the ring and dance a victory jig. ‘This pleases Danno, but the idea of his leading a parade down Fifth ave- | nue in New York on St. Patrick's day seems to take him aback a little. America’s tall buildings and beauti- ful women are startling. but he is not impressed. One believes this when he later expresses the wish that he were back in Ireland, and when he hugs an enthusiastic woman fan in robot- like fashion after stepping from the ! ring. The stunt sniffed of a take-off | from Maxie Baer and his fellow coun- | tryman, Jack Doyle. Danno draws the line on crooning, however. He is & very unusual young man according\ to modern standards of invading ath- | letes. I liminary talent to supply the crowd, which included members of Congress and the Irish legation, | with most of the evening’s action. The Tor Johanson bubble was pricked in nine minutes by George | Zaharias in the semi-windup when he pushed over the 315-pound Swede | and hopped aboard for a fall which surprised many of the customers, who | were impressed with Johanson a few weeks ago when he took a fall from | Don George. | Rudy Dusek gave O'Mahoney—pro- nounced O-May-han-ee, with the ac- cent on the second syllable—a lesson in showmanship when he destroyed Abe Goldberg after 15 minutes of a bloody affair. The fall was won by Dusek’s throw-out-of-the-ring grip, which is nothing more than the act of tossing an opponent so far out of the ring that he cannot return before the umpire tolls 10. Andy Rascher and John Katan opened proceedings with a 30-minute draw. Prelims Save Show. T REMAINED for the lowly pre- By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY.—Joe Ghnouly,| 13315, St. Louis, outpointed Eddie Cool, | 13415, Philadelphia (10). HARTFORD, Conn.—Bobby Pacho, | 139, Los Angeles, outpointed Harry Carlton, 140, Jersey City (10); Eddie “Unknown” Winston, 201}, Hartford, knocked out Jack McAvoy, 193, New | York (1); Nate Mann, 176, Camden, stopped Jerry Wright, 181, Schenec- tady (3). FIGHTS T0 DECIDE { Wolfram-De Grasse Go Vic- | Sport Center trophy offered the win- PORTS. 20 Years Ago JN THE STAR ANAGER CLARK GRIFFITH of the Nationals says cig- arette smokers are to barred from his club. He says he has told his scouts he wants no player who smokes cigarettes, even if he appears to be a second Ty Cobb. Regulars defeated the Colts, 9 to 8 in a base ball game this morning a; Charlottesville. Moeller, Gandil, Morgan, McBride, Henry, Stevens, Ayers, Pick, Engel, Wil- liams and Foster all socked the ball. Francis Ouimet. amateur golf champion, will compete in the fifteenth annual United States and South championships at Pinehurst. FUTURE RING FOES tor Due to Meet Winner of Rivers-Sarron Tilt. BOUT with the winner of the | forthcoming return match be- | tween Petey Sarron and Cali- fornia Joe Rivers—scheduled | at the Washington Auditorium two | weeks hence—probably will await the victor of Monday night's Frankie | Wolfram-Pete De Grasse scrap, it was announced today by Matchmaker | Goldie Ahearn. Despite De Grasse's two rousing vic- | tories over Frankie (Kid) Covelli early | this Winter, Pete is likely to be an underdog when he battles Wolfram, claimant of the Canadian feather- | weight championship. De Grasse's de- | feat by Eddle Burl in his last local appearance did not boost his stock, | while Wolfram invades with a classy | record which includes a handy vic- | tory over Billy Landers in his only start in Washington. In three bouts with Chicago's sensational Everett (Young) Rightmire, the stocky Cana- dian has scored one knockout, one decision and lost one duke. Other victims on his slate include Mose | Butch, Ross Fields, Dario Marino, | Moon Mullen, Bobby Leitham and | Britt Gorman. LeRoy Dougan, whose injured hand | was believed sufficiently painful to prevent him from fighting, has been | placed back on the card upon assur- | ance that he will be ready to go six rounds against Joe Green, another They met two weeks ago and drew. In other six rounders Sid Silas will face Roddy Davis in an all-local wel- terweight battle, and Mike Tardugno, District featherweight, will oppose Wesley Martin. Stanford Carrier and Kid Easter will box in a four-round curtain raiser. FEAR SPINE INJURY OF HAMAS IN BOUT Legs Become Practically Useless and Speech Affected by Schmeling Beating. By the Associated Press. ONDON, March 15.—Steve Hamas, New Jersey heavyweight, not only lost his chance to fight Max Baer for the championship when he was stopped by Max Schmeling in Hamburg last Sunday, but he may| suffer even more serious consequences, | according to a Berlin dispatch to the | Daily Express by Trevor Wignall, box- ing critic. Hamas is showing serious after | effects of the gruelling battle, and it is feared he suffered a spinal injury. His condition has become so serious | that he was unable to accept an invi- | tation to_visit Chancellor Hitler at|Se | Glynn. Munich, Wignall reported. “Before he left Hamburg he prac- tically had lost the use of his legs,” the dispatch said. “Even his speech has been slightly affected.” STARTS BASKET TOUiNEY. Play in the first annual Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. intramural basket ball tourney starts next Thursday. Teams_eligible to compete for the ner are Musketeers, Metropolitan Church, Comrades, Third Baptist, Parliamentarians and Asbury Church. LOUIS SEES BAER AS PREY FOR HIM Calls Champ ‘Wild Swinger’ Who Can Be Hit—Wants Match in Summer. ETROIT, March 15 (&) — Champion Max Baer, in the modest opinion of Young Joe Louis, is a “wild swinger” who can be hit. ‘The 20-year-old Negro, the “Brown Bomber” whose dynamite-lader: fists have ripped him a spot in the front ranks of heavyweight contenders, would like a match with Baer this Summer. There’s no suggestion of boastfulness when he drawls: “I be- lieve I can knock him out or decision him in 15 rounds.” Has Plenty of Confidence. OUIS said his manager, John W. Roxborough, feels he needs more experience, but Joe doesn’t agree with him. “I've got confidence in myself,” he said. “I've got confidence in myself no matter who I would step into the ring with. I've never seen Baer fight in anything but an exhibition, but I did see the pictures of the Baer-Carnera fight several times, and I don’t believe Baer could hit me enought to hurt bad. I really don't. “Baer should have knocked Carnera out—and I think he was trying to put him away long before the fight was stopped in the eleventh. I could have stopped Carnera quicker—I just know I could. I don’t think Baer could hit me no solid punch—and I don't think anybody can hit much harder than I do now—noway. 0ld Enough, He Says. “y'D LIKE to meet Baer before I get whiskers. Why—TI'll be 21 in May, and I think that's old enough to fight anybody. I'll never punch any harder than I do now, and if I can't get matches with other good boys—why, skip them guys and get ahold of Baer first.” Schmeling and Carnera are the best heavyweights in his path to a shot at Baer, Joe believes. Art Lasky of Minneapolis, he says, “can be hit with yo' eyes shut—with any hand.”, Louis will fight here March 29 and in Chicago April 12. His opponents have not been selected. 'MT. RAINIER PLAYS BASKET BALL FINAL | local featherweight, in a return bout. | Faces Penn Avenue for Maryland Western Shore Championship. Conquers Annapolis. ers, who as champions of Prince Georges County com- peted in the recent annual metro- politan championship tourney spon- sored by The Star, meet the Penn Avenue High School quint Monday night at Cumberland in the final for the Western Shore title in the State high school championship tourney of the Playground Athletic League of Maryland. The winner will battle the Eastern Shore victor—either Cam- bridge or Salisbury High—for the State crown. A 28-20 win over Annapolis High last night in Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland put the Mount Rainier quint in the Western Shore final. The District Liners, after trail- ing from the start, spurted in the third quarter to gain a commanding lead over the Anne Arundel County champs. Mount _Rainier also gained the Western Shore title round in 1934, but was put out by Allegheny, last sea- son’s State champ, which was elim- MOU‘NT RAINIER HIGH basket- inated this season by Penn A"e'nue:" Summary: nnapolis (20) Mt. Rainier Annap GRBts. (28). F.Pts. 0 4 Referee—Mr. Ervin. o “DAILY DOUBLE” AT BOWIE. The “daily double” wagering system will mark the race’ meeting at the Bowie track, which opens April 2. The Maryland Racing Commission, which heretofore has looked with disfavor upon the daily double, has granted permission to the Southern Maryland track to use the system for the first and third races on each day’s card. Takes a Snooze in Publie Glen Mains of the Police Boys’ Club went to bed at the usual time last night, but he did a bit of preliminary aleeping in the ring of the Catholic University gym when his tummy got in the way of a short right-hand jolt ffom Dan De Rosa of the Olympic Club with one minute to go in the fourth round. De Rosa, who twice before =¥md been floored by his opponent in a toe-to-toe slugging seance that had the customers all any too peppy in his moment of triumph. 4 doesn't look Staff Photo. agog, —Star 4 | feit from Max 5 | Center) WASHINGTON, PUTS NINE BOXERS INA.A. U. FINALS, Olympic Club Appears Sure! to Carry Off District Honors Tomorrow. B almost assured of the District A. A. U. Golden Gloves team championship today, following an- other hectic evening of battling in the semi-finals of the amateur box- ing classic in the Catholic University gymnasium. The Brookland arena will be dark tonight, when the sur- viving battlers rest preparatory to stepping into the ring tomorrow for the finals in the eight divisions rang- ing from 112 pounds to the heavy- weight class. The Jewish Community Center, placing only three scrappers in the finals, is conceded an outside chance of winning the Fred A. Hartley team | prize, but the rest of the clubs are out of the running. The Northeast Boys' Club and the No. 5 Precinct Boys' Club of the Metropolitan Police has one representative each left in the tourney, while the other two are unattached entries. One title, the lightweight crown, already belongs to | the Olympic Club, because both of | the finalists, Harry Thompson and | Willie Feary, are members of the team. Coughlin Beats Strickler. | /JHE Jewish Community Center's | big chance faded last night when Bob Coughlin of the Olympic team outpointed Dick Strick- ler of the J. C. C. in a hard-fought | heavyweight battle that was decided lon a split decision. Judge Joe Aron- off gave it to Strickler, but he was overruled by Referee Eddie La Fond | and the other judge, Frank Schuyler. | Previously one of the Olympic's | standouts, George Pickeral, had bowed | in an upset to Henry Peterson of the | J. C. C. in an 118-pound semi-windup. | Pickeral was one of the two 1934 | champions left in the running. The | other, Steve Thompson,” has yet to OASTING 9 of the 16 final- ists, the Olympic Club seemed lift a glove. Thompson, winner of | the middleweight title last year, but | now competing in the welterweight | division, received a forfeit last night | from Dick Cleves, a stablemate in the | Olympic Club. He also advanced in the first night of competition by a forfeit. Bobby Rawson, who will meet Thompson tomorrow for the 147- pound championship, also advanced to the final round by a forfeit, receiv- !ing his from a J. C. C. teammate, | Max Miller. ‘ | Stage Real Battle. | N THE best bout of a slam-bang I card which exceeded even the | first night of battling in excite- | ment, Danny DeRosa of the North- east Boys' Club moved into the final | of the 112-pound class by knocking out Glenn Mains of No. 5 Precinct | in the fourth round. | Mains, who had sat up through the | night previous with one of his four children, who is suffering from pneu- | monia, knocked DeRosa down once in | the second round and again in the Hounh. but he caught a stiff right to | the stomach as he charged in for the | kill after the second knockdown and | | was stretched out for the count. The Tardugno brother fight in the 1 126-pound class failed to materialize when a cut over Billy Tardugno's eye | was adjudged by physicians as too serious to risk in a bout. Billy then | | forfeited to Brother Joe Tardugno. | Summaries: | 112-pound class—Pat Cecchini (North- east Bvs' Club) defeated Bernard Perry | | pYashington, Boys’ Club), fve rounds: | se (Olympic ' Club) knocked | | gut Glenn Mains (No. 5 Precinct Boys' | Club). 1 minute of fourth round. | |~ 118-pound class—Henry Peterson (Jew- | | ish "Community Center) defeated George | Pickeral (Olympic Club), five rounds. 126-pound class—Lou Gevinson (Olym- | pic Club) knocked out Eddie Kilby (North- east Boys' Club), 1:40 of second round: | Billy_Tardugno (unattached), forfeited to | Joe_ Tardugno (unattached) 135-pound (Olympic Gluh) east Bovs' Club (Olympic (Washington Boys” Club). unds. 147-pound class — Steve ‘Thompson (Olympic Club) won by forfeit from Dick Cleves (Olympic Club); Bobby Rawson (Jewish Community Center) won by for- Miller (Jewish Community 160-pound class—Eddie Peruzzi (No. 5 Precinct. Boys' Club) defeated Jimmy Young_(5th Marine Reserves), five rounds; Bob Grimm (Olympic Club) 'won by for- feit from Mike Bocoskey (5th Marine Re- | serves) Heavyweight class — Hob Coughlin (Qlympic_Club) defeated Dick Strickler (Jewish Community Center). five rounds Kirkwood_ Burke (unattached) _defeated George Chappelle 5 Precinct), five | rounds. class — Harry ~_Thompson defeated Joe Davis (North- LoVl Peary (No. Final Pairings. 112 - pound class — Harry _ Cecchini (Northeast Boys' Club) vs. Danny De | Rosa (Olympic Club) | 18-pound class—Henry Peterson (Jew- vs. Eddie Saus- Club) vs. Joe Tardugno (unattached). -pound _‘class — Harry _Thompson é?lly’mml: Club), vs. Willie Feary (Olympic ). “l-)7 - pound class — Steve Thompson (Olympic Club) vs. Bobby Rawson (Jewish T). 160-pound_ class—Eddie Peruzsi (No. 5 _Precinct Boys' Club) vs. Bob Grimm (olympic Club) 75-pound class—Ollie Haggard (Olympic Club) vs. George Cox (Jewish Community Center). Heavyweight class — Bob _ Coughlin (Olympic Club) vs. Kirkwood Burke (un- attached). OFFICIALS PICK SIMPSON. The District Board of Approved Bas- ket Ball Officiols has elected John Simpson president, Orrel Mitchell vice president and Frank Sumner secretary- | treasurer, Mat Matches By the Associated Press. CHICAGO.—Everett Marshall, 210, La Junta, Colo., threw Mehmet Yousiff, 200, Turkey, 37:12. CAMDEN, N. J—Gino Garibaldi, 218, Italy, defeated Joe Dusek, 212, Omaha, two out of three falls. TORONTO. —Ernie Dusek, 230, Omaha, defeated Vic Christie, 208, Glendale, Calif., two out of three falls. .[F you have Eczema, Ringworm or Athlete’s foot CLAYTON will give you immediate relief. CLAYTON is sold at all dP::phl't. lndinotl%r good g stores ‘ashing- ton, D. C. o CLAYTON P. O. Box 1538, Washington. D. T. D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 15 1935. Shure, an’ It Was a Big Noight for Danny With St. Patrick’s day—like prosperity and love—just around the corner, Miss Mavourneen O'Toole pre- sented a shamrock right from the Ould Sod to Dan O'M AYhenee for luck, just before he tackled Fred Grobmier in the rassle feature at the Auditorium last night. But the big broth of a lad didn’t need the token from the comely colleen to easily score over his opponent, as is indicated in the other view, which shows Grobmier about to be pinned for the first of two falls. —Star Staff Photo. SPORTS. Basket Briefs Home Owners Loan and National | City sextets won Community Center Basket League girls games last night, the former defeating Shamrocks, 26-20, and the latter drubbing N. R. A, 29-11, Brooks Club fair basketers trounced | the St. Rita's lassies of Alexandria, 29-8, in the Gonzaga gym. Reba Kir- son, Bobsey Turney and Kay Johnson, tennis luminaries, showed they also are good basket ball players as they led the Brooks outfit to victory. SPIKERS’ TEAMS TRAVEL Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. Spikers’ | Club will send basket ball and volley | ball teams against the Harrisburg (Pa.) Y. tomorrow at the Twelfth Street Y. | Members of the Spikers’ squad are Joseph Hall, Dr. W. H. Greene, Ever- ett Jeffries, Winfield Thomas, James Brown, T. Mann, L. H. Johnson, James Martin, Harold Martin, James | Tyson, John Boone, J. A. Lightfoot, | L. Logan and London King. B i JIéIENOEJN(IIN‘;k BOCHK BRER Real, genuine, 100% Bock Beer—Brewed the Esslinger Way— Plenty of time—More and better hops and malt. Try Esslinger’s and compare! Note the extra rich taste. DISTRIBUTED BY BEITZELL & COMPANY, Inc. New York Ave. N.E. 13 me” ATlantie 1233 LIEBMAN BROTHERS 1315 Fourth St. N.E. Phone: ATiantic 1066 SAMUEL C. PALMER CO., Inc. 1068 Wisconsin Avenue Pho ‘WEst 0190 TO DEFEND TRACK TITLES. |junior honors in the annual Montgom- ler track and field Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School | meet which has been set for May 25 ery County schools athletes will defend both senior and at the Rockville Fair Grouncs. D—3 < 'TAX GARDEN RING WITH AVORDUPOIS Biggest Crowd of Season in New York Plant Is Expected Tonight. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, March 15.—The superdreadnaughts’ of fistiana, Primo Carnera and Ray Im- pellitiere, will come together |in Madison Square Garden's rein- forced ring tonight for a 10-round bout that sets a new high in total tonnage. Carnera at 260 pounds, Impellitiere at 258 and Jack Dempsey, slated to referee, at 200—718 pounds in all— will try the staying powers.of the ring to the utmost. Stretched end to end, Carnera and Impellitiere would reach almost as | high as Keith Brown pole vaults. Im- ‘pelhuerr, approximately 6!, feet tall, has a fractional edge over Primo in height. | It's Mostly a Circus. ‘THE question of who will win is entirely secondary to the circus aspects of the bout. From a | spectator viewpoint it should be one |of the most entertaining shows of this or any other indoor season. | " carnera.” former world champion, has such a wide advantage in experi- | ence that he has been made a 3-to-1 | favorite. “Da Preem” expects to end matters in a few rounds. | Impellitiere, although he has been | eround for several years, still is a | question mark. Brought along slowly | and carefully by Harry Lenny, the Peekskill (N. Y.) big boy has fought | only a scattering few bouts, with no | particular success. He has been | beaten by Tommy Loughran, Walter | Neusel and Marty Gallagher. | But there is no lack of confidence |in the Impellitiere camp. Lenny, known as a first-class pilot, has been seeking this bout for months. He has made no secret of the fact that he thinks big Ray is definitely ready and that Primo is made to order | for him. Ready for Big Crowd. | HATEVER the outcome, the | Garden is preparing to | handle the biggest crowd it has seen at a boxing show all season. The big fellows aiways bring out the | customers, mainly because of the false assumption that the bigger the fighter the harder he can hit. Of course, there’s another fistic | axiom to explain this increased busi- | ness at the box office: | “The bigger they are the harder | they fall.” The Garden hopes to match to- night’s winner with the survivor of the Art Lasky-Jimmy Braddock match next Friday night. After that, the ultimate survivor may be asked to take on Max Schmeling, although | there’'s no assurance at all that Schmeling would agree to such a program. Max thinks his victories over Walter Neusel end Steve Hamas | entitle him to a shot at Max Baer and the championship. YOUNG BOXERS BATTLE. Boxers of Precinct No. 5 Boys' Club, Metropolitan Police, who boast a fine record, were to seek more glory this efternoon against the unbeaten Boys' Club leatherpushers of Rich- mond in the Old Dominion capital. COMPARE 1/ PRICES On Famous ALLSTATE Shop and Be Convinced! Will Not Be Undersold Sears FREE Parking at 911 Bladensburg Road N. E. Also on Sale at 714 12th St. and 3140 M St. N. W.

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