Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1936, Page 41

WASHINGTON, D. C, v Foening Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936. Features and. Comics PAGE C—1 Delay Is No Help to Fight Gate : Harvard and Yale Crews Clash EXPECTTOSTAGE BATILE TONGHT Louis, in Jovial Mood, Kids Schmeling and Promoter at Weighing In. BY ALAN GOULD, ’ Assoctated Press Sports Editor. EW YORK, Juuse 19.—Washed | out in more ways than one, | what's left of the heavyweight | argument between Jog Louis and Max Schmeling is due.to be set- tled tonight in the Yankee Stadium. ‘Weather permitting, and it's even money the skies will be clear this| evening, the 22-year-old American Negro will tee off on the German vet- eran a few minutes after 9 p.m. (Eastern standard time). If you be- lieve all you have been reading about | the affair, it will be all over with a | drive and a pitch. | The one-day postponement. in years for a major heavy [ match, failed either to rally any | backing for the German's chances, already so minimized as to be scarce- ly discernible, or prompt a belated tush for the lonesome ticket-sellers. The only mob scene so far con- nected with the enterprise occurred | yesterday at the old Hippodrome on | Bixth avenue, where the police scored @ decision over the working press in | connection with the weighing-in. The | experts didn’t exactly take it on the | chin, but they were making no gains in the clinches before finally getting the momentous information that Louis scaled 198 pounds, Schmeling 192 and that both fighters were in absolutely perfect fighting condition. Louis in Joshing Mood. | HE situation got so far out of hand that one bluecoat tried to chase Promoter Mike Jacobs, already | considerably harassed, clear off the | premises. Mike got back into the thick of things just in time to save his dignity and then, with a final glance at the dripping skies, announce the 24-hour postponement. Louis, who figures to dominate the proceedings inside the ring, also was the life of the postponement party. | The young Negro took delight In| the formal examination, grinned at Schmeling when the German put in s belated appearance, and joshed Promoter Jacobs. “Oughter stayed home today,” com- mented the chocolete soldier. “I like to play golf in the rain, and you can see plain for yourself there ain't gonna be no fight. It might be fun to fight in the rain. anyway. How about it Uncle Mike? Let's have it anyway. Or. does you care about folks coming?” Uncle Mike apparently did care. He hustled around, giving orders, and tak- ing steps to conduct an extra day’s drive for cash customers. He flatly rejected any mark down ticket prices, however The promoter has decided to sink or swim on the $345 to $40 scale he started out with, subject to a few re- visions he made earlier jn the week. He won't sink, but neither will he swim in the profits. $600,000 Gate Expected. THE pay-off probably will be on a $600,000 “gate” This will mean | somewhat less than $200,000 for each | of the gladiators In fistic parlance the bout is “off the nut,” but by no | such margin as all concerned had | hoped, including the income tax col- | lectors | Speculating on the effect of the de- | lay, critics agreed Louis appeared | much less concerned than Schmeling, | but this only strengthened the already unanimous conviction that the bout Crew Rivals Are Ready for Traditional Race Today Yale's boatload as it prepareg to take water at its quarters, which is near spot occupied by its ancient foes. Left to right: Dick Davies, stroke; Harcourt Shutz, 7; Henry Allen, 6; Bert Mac- Lean, 5; Charles Adsit, 4; Albie Field, 3; Capt. Jim Castle, 2, and bow, Bob Belknay. Joe Holmes, corswain, is seated. L —A. P. Photo. e BT Mor; Than 100 ilai;ies Name(i for Joe Louis Di Maggio Is Cinch to Make All-American League Team—Warneke Fond of Knitting. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associsted Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, June 19.—With the daffy Dodgers: Butcher replaced Baker . . . Borde- garay's foul tip hit Butcher, sitting on the Dodger bench . . . Coast writers say brittle hands may keep Phil Brubaker, promising young heavyweight from becoming great . . . More than 100 babies have been named for Joe Louis in the last year. Joe Di Maggio is sure fire for the American League all-star team . .. is a comparatively “soft touch” for the Brown Bomber. It means just another day of sleeping, eating and harmonica-playing in the life of the young Negro, whereas Schmeling, al- ready keyed to face a blast of high explosive, had an extra 24 hours to contemplate the risks involved. The weights developed less dispar- ity than was expected. Louls scaled a couple of pounds under his weight the night he knocked out Max Baer, last September, Schmeling was slight- ly heavier than the experts figured. But this also was just incidental in the developments leading to the main conclusion: That Louis remained a sure shot to win with neatness and dispatch. . Along Broadway, it's even money Bchmeling doesn't survive the fifth round, with few takers for this or any other wagering proposition of- fered by the bookmakers. If there’s another postponement, the fight will be put over to Saturday night. Jacobs would like to hold it in the afternoon, but this would run counter to the base ball game be- tween the Cardinals and Giants at the Poloc Grounds. The schedule, otherwise, calls for gates to open at 8 pm. today, the preliminaries to start at 7. The main bout will be broadcast over the N. B. C. networks. GERMAN FANS ON EDGE Interest Is at High Pijch Despite Fight Postponement. BERLIN, June 19.—Postponement of the Max Schmeling-Joe Louis fight leaves suspense all over Germany still intense, for something more than a big haul of American dollars is involved in the Yankee Stadium argument. Dr. Schacht needs dollars, but the men who direct the National Socialist cultural and racial policies obviously have considerations of another sort at heart. The official radio made extensive preparations to keep German ring fans informed of the progress of the fight, despite the irritating disparity in time between New York and Berlin. . Homer Standings By the Associated Press. Yesterday’s homers—Trosky, In- dians, 2; Gehrig, Yanks, 1; Dickey, ‘Yanks, 1; Johnson, Athletics, 1; Kubhel, Senators, 1. The leaders—Foxx, Red Sox, 17; Gehrig, Yanks, 16; Trosky, In- dians, 16; Dickey, Yanks, 12; Oft, Giants, 12;. Goslin, Tigers, 10. League totals—American, National, 237; total, 524. » 287; Facts About Fight Principles—Joe Louis, Detroit, vs. Max Schmeling, Germany. Length of bout—Fifteen rounds, Place—Yankee Stadium, New York. * Time of bout—® pm. (Eastern standard time). Probable betting odds—Louis fa- vorite to win at odds of 8 to 1; Louis favored to score a knockout at odds of 4 to 1. No Schmeling betting. Probable attendance—75,000. Probable gate receipts—$800,000. Radio broadcast—Networks of National Broadcasting Co. ‘Time of first preliminary—7 p.m. (Eastern standard time). L/ Samt Pian, one of Barney Ross' managers, is around fight head- quarters . . . Says he’s angling for & bout in Vancouver They're going to toss a real old-fashioned blowout for Tony Manero, the new open champ, up at Elmsford, N. Y., tonight . . . Lon Warneke, Cub pitching ace, often whiles away the long Winter evenings down at Nor- man, Ark. helping his wife knit « ..My, my ... The loose work of the Dodgers has Casey Stengel frantic, The national open is history, but they're still putting the old biast the way things were handled at Baltusrol . . . Mrs. Bobby Cruick- shank went back to Richmond and told the papers the club officials didn’t want to recognize the wives of the pros, until P. G. A. officials stepped in and threatened to with- draw every pro from the field . . . But what really burned Mrs. Cruick- shank, was they tried to make her pay full price for her small daugh- ter . Tony Manero's favorite clubs. are his four and eight irons ... It was the four that gave him a birdie on the sixteenth hole of the final round . . . Tony says that was the stroke that won the title. Since returning to the Red Sox line-up, Joe Cronin has shown his old-time class . . . He is fielding like a demon and hitting to all fields « . . George Uhle, Cleveland coach, is taking obws for snaring a prom- ising rookie from Tom Yawkey's bankroll . . The prize is Bill Anderson, 19-year-old pitcher . . . P. S, his home is in Boston, and both the Red Sox and the Bees wanted him. Harvard eight on Thames at New London, Conn., for a pad= dle. In the boat, lejt to right, are James F. Chace, stroke; Capt. Ray G. Clark, 7; John R. Clark, 6; Leonard T, Eliiel, 5; Douglas Erickson, 4, Robert S. Walcott, 3; Roger W. Cutler, jr.. 2, and J. Paul Austin, bow. Edward H. Bennett, jr., is the coxswain. —Wide World Photo. Py seeisiliodn TWO TITLE BATTLES LISTED ON ONE CARD Canzoneri to Fight Ambers and Belloise to Meet Crowley in Bowl July-30. barreled championship card, with the lightweight and | rulers risking their crowns on the same night will be the Summer production of the Madison Square Garden Corp. Jimmy Johnston has asked for and received permission from the New York State Athletic Commission to pit Lou Ambers against Tony Canzoneri and Dave Crowley against Mike Belloise at the Garden Bowl, Thursday, July 30. featherweight | NEW YORK, June 19—A double- | CRIMSON FAVORED IN COLORFUL RACE Contest Between Mediocre Sweeps Attracts 60,000. Eli Reserves Lose. Y the Associated Press. EW LONDON, Conn., June 19.— This was house-boat party day on the Thames and the river was filled with beer cans, million-dollar yachts and old grads as Harvard and Yale rowed the historic 4 miles from the railroad bridge to Bartlett's Cove. Clearly, the Yale-Harvard boat race is one of the most inexplicable and yet one of the most colorful events on the sporting calendar. It is just another boat race between two mediocre crews but it draws over 60,000 persons who come from all over the world for the race and act in the most surprising way. Harvard Chronic Loser. ARVARD hasn't won a boat race this season and Yale has won only one, but judging from the seri- ousness of the camps, you'd think the boys were rowing ¥ off today for the Olympic championship. Both crews came here 11 days ago to prepare the varsity race as slated at 6:30. Harvard is confident of putting an end to Yale's two-year reign. This will be the seventy-fourth race in an aquatic series which started in 1852. In that long span of years Yale has won 39 races and Harvard 34. Re- | gardless of the rowing prowess of the crews and regardless of which crew wins, the regatta annually attracts its great following of Yale and Harvard graduates and their families and rela- tives. If money talks, as the wagering gentry maintain, Harvard should win, | because there has been plenty of Crim- son money in sight for the last few days, with little or no Eli currency to cover it. Crimson Reserves Score. Two events were rowed yesterday. First was the cook’s race in which the scullery help and the waiters from the rival camps manned a couple of whale boats and raced precariously over an uncharted course. The object of this race is to lose, for It will be the first time in the annals of the sport that two championships | have been at stake on the same card Payne Memorial Award Declared Finest in Competition. WARRENTON. Va., June 19.—Her- man E. Ullman, secretary of the John Barton Payne Perpetual Memorial Committee, has announced the suc- cess of the plan, and the trophy to be presented in the Warrenton Horse Show is ready for delivery. It consists of a large silver punch bowl, tray and ladle. A steel-lined case | will accompany it. It is said to be tife handsomest and most valuable piece |-of plate ever in competition for a | horse show in this country. It is to be awarded for one year to the winner of the Corinthian class. 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There was plenty of confusion |and the race never was decided. | In the combination crew yesterday, | however, the first serious race on the program, Harvard won from the Yale reserves by two lengths, rowing the upstream 2-mile course in 9:45 to | Yale's 9:51. The race was rowed in a driving rain and the Crimson were | | never headed. | GETS OLYMPIC POST. PHILADELPHIA, June 19 (#).—H. Jamison Swartz, director of athletics at the University of Pennsylvania, will 4 {bout under penalty of ostracism by | | “IITH even money offered that Max serve as assistant treasurer of the United States Olympic Committee in | Berlin, Gustavus T. Kirby is treasurer. ' HAHN MEN'S HAHN SPECIALS - - - . GIN' T ROPE! BY BURTON HAWKINS, Staff Correspondent of The 3tar. agree that if Max tries to stand up and box with Louis, he virtually will be pay for the privilege of receiv- | Schmeling at least will enter the ring ing tips and whose inhabitants | unafraid and determined to produce get their exercise dodging taxis and |his best. Whether the courage of the taxes, has managed to maintain a| German wilts when he enters the rather dignified indifference mmem_isquared circle will indicate how long ing the outcome of tonight's scheduled | e Will withstand the dynamite in 15-round argument involving Joe Louis’ gloves. Louts and Max Schmeling. | ‘The wild excitement, speculation. heavy betting and fighting for hotel reservations that preceded the Brown | Bomber’s annihilation of Max Baer is missing. New York's citizens, | EW YORK, June 19.—This hec- | Tipped apart. | tic metropolis, where bellboys| Many ringworms feel, however, that | Max Not Likely to Lose Noive. THROUGHOUT his training came paign, Schmeling has been come posed. There is little reason to believe | he will crack at the final moment, as whole, have accepted the outcome o | L4 Carmera, Levinsky and Baer. The hairy invader’s lack of imagination the P | i ’S:;:S‘;; ‘15‘0;:;:?1::;02:]‘1‘3?;«3- | and his stolidity should stand him in - d stead. tion’s No. 1 candidate for the hospital | 5% A and the rain that forced the postpone- | 'Whether the beetle-browed German ment of the bout was looked upon as will drop a la Baer when and if he a stay of execution for the German finds himself being smacked around is While hotel lobbies buzzed with flghl a matter of conjecture. It is generally talk, the average man in the street was | £l shas MAX 81U f6iG back 4o b as unconcerned as a campus queen speak'. until he actually no longer can over snother date. Outof-town fans | ™mein bl equlibrium, are expected to compose about half of | coxier put bl the crowd that files through the turn- | pang 1o the Leoo p © ol right hand to the head—I feel that | siles at Yankee Stadium. | Schmeling has absorbed enough ring e { knowledge during his 13-year career Speculators Take Trimming. to stick six rounds with his 22-yeare CALPERS, who have taken a terrific | 0ld opponent. lacing, sliced their prices and took| MaX, & strong finisher, will attempt advantage of the 24-hour postpone- | {0 keep his distance in the early ment by trying to unload their unsold | rounds. If he has practiced running tickets. A large part of the $500,000 | backward he may give the fans a advance sale that is claimed by Pro- | TUl—No pun intended—for their moter Mike Jacobs is represented in | MOReY- the ducats gathering dust in the offices | LOUIS however, still looks a winner of speculators. | by knockout within seven rounds. While some of the brokers have | agreements whereby they will be per- | mitted to return unsold tickets to the Hearst Milk Fund offices, most of them will be forced to use the surplus paste- | boards for toothpicks. | ‘The scalpers’ latest squawk is over the fact that Jacobs announced the le of radio rights too early. The usual procedure is to maintain secrecy on the broadcast until the day of the fight. Jacobs, howewer, probably re- grets the error more than the specu- lators, since New Yorkers apparently will flip dials instead of cash. | Chain letters, which are reported to | have been circulated in Jewish circles, | warning them to stay away from the | Major .Leéi(]ers By the Assoctated Press American. Batting—Gehrig. Yankees Sullivan, Indians, .372 Runs batted in—Foxx, Red Sox, 60: Goslin, Tigers, 58 Runs — Gehrig, Gehringer, Tigers, 58. Hits — Gehringer, Genrig, Yankees, 87 Doubles—Gehringer. Rolfe, Yankees, 21 Triples—Gehringer, Clift, Browns, 8. Home runs—Foxx, Red Sox. 17: Trosky, Indians, and Gehrig, Yankees, 16. Stolen bases—Powell, and Piet, White Sox, 11. Pitching—Malone, Yankees, Sorrell, Tigers, 5-1 National Batting—S. Martin, Cardinals, 370; J. Moore, Phillies. .360 Runs—J. Martin. Cardinals, 51; Vaughan, Pirates, 49. Runs batted in—Medwick, Care dinals, 60; Ott, Giants. 51 Hits — Jordan, Bees, 89, wick, Cardinals, 81 Doubles — Herman, Medwick, Cardinals, 20. Triples — Camilli, Phillies, Goodman and Riggs, Reds, 7 Home runs—Ott, Gilants J. Moore and Klein, Phillies, 9 Stolen bases—J. Martin, Cardi nals, 11; S, Martin, Cardinals, 9. Pitching—J. Dean, Cardinals, 12-2; Lucas, Pirates, and French, Cubs, 4-1. 390; Yankees, 72; Tigers, 89; Tigers, 22; Tigers, 9; their race-—due to the fact that| Schmeling is a Nazi—actually have not materially stifled ticket sales. It's just that most ringworms regard the con- test as too one-sided. Yankees, and Schmeling Backers Scarce. doesn't answer the bell for the fifth round, takers were as scarce as debutantes at Jimmy Lake's Cafe Schmeling’s build-up, which at one time promised to draw a $1,000,000 te, has suffered an awful let-dowf. | It's difficult to work up any sympa- thy over Schmeling's apparent fate however. Der Maxie could find thou- | sands of substitutes willing to face the | murderous mittens of the chocolate- colored clouter for the $150,000 or so the German will receive. | Apparently Schmeling’s only chance | is a quick rush in the first round, but there is little hope that he will follow | that plan. FPight experts and fans Med- Cubs, 26; 8; 12; June. July and August . Go clear through the hot months in GENUINE White Bueks . . . Cooler, whiter, more eomfortable, more easily cleaned . . . in all white and white eombined with black or tan . .. the eream of today’s style hits and only Hahn gives you such values! .20 SHOPS © 14th&G o Tth& K o 3212 14th