Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1936, Page 44

EEEE T TR TS C—4 SPORTS. ___THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936. BPORTS. Olympic Pot, Off to Cool Start, Now Steaming Throughout World 4000000 T0 VIEW CAMES AT BERLIN Meet Some Thought Would Flop Seems Destined to Pale Los Angelss’. BY GRANTLAND RICE. HE Olympic pot now is boiling all over the world: A few months ago there was little in- terest apparently in the com- ng Berlin games. Things are different now. I still recall the situation at Los Angeles. A few weeks ahead of schedule, word got around the map that the Los An- geles party would be a salmon-colored flop. In place of which the games opened to 105.000 spectators and proved to be the greatest sporting spectacle of many years—one of the best ever held. In place of being a cave-in, the eoming Berlin merry-go-round will surpass even the Los Angeles affair. Where the Los Angeles Olympics played to something like 1,500,000 spectators, the report is out that more than 4,000,000 will see 53 nations on the job in or around Berlin—a mark far be- yond any point yet reached- in any national or international display. U. S. Has Its Greatest Team. ITH the final qualifying tests completed at Randalls Island on July 12, the United States will have the greatest team in its history ready for the voyage to Berlin. This doesn't mean any mop-up, for several reasons. One is the climatic change that al- ways has its effect. The other is the strength of foreign teams around in- dividual spots. For example, we might have Venzke, Cunningham and Bonthron ready for the 1,500-meter race. Lovelock of New Zealand has been too good for this trio. And Eng- land has a miler who has beaten Love- Jock in three races to date. That easily might mean a hard time in ‘placing better than third. It also will take record time to win at other middle distances. with the going rougher than ever at the longer routes. One peculiar feature of these next Olympics will be Germany's desper- ate effort to win her first title many has yet to win a first place in any Olympic show at track or field, dating back to 1896—as far as the rec- ords show. For this next start the German team will be one of the larg- est on the field, one of the strongest Germany yet has sent into action. Even with all this display of human flesh, the odds still are against a German being No. 1. She has a great jumper, but there is Jesse Owens. She has a fine shotputter— but there is Torrance, the Louisiana | colossus. There will be little chance for her in the sprints, the jumps, the pole vault, the middle and longer dis- | tance runs. Yanks May Burn Out. IT IS still a question as to how many American stars will have burned themselves out before Berlin Bome of our best athletes have been spinning at top speed for months. They still have rough roads to face before earning their places on the in- | vading boat. No country in Europe has any such Nation-wide competition to meet when it comes to selecting a surviving squad. There have been times when too much good material was a liability. It has happened to foot ball squads as well as track teams. The East has a knotty problem to face in meeting competition from the Far West, Middle West and South. For example, Eddie O'Brien, the Syra- cuse fiyer at 400 meters, was rated as the best in the country a few months ago. Now Williams from California and Luvalle from U. C. L. A, have moved into the circle with faster time. Sprinters, middle distance runners, Jjumpers, hurdlers and shotputters from other sections have the East a trifle dizzy. Who from the East can beat Towns of Georgia—Torrance from Louisiana—Johnson, Marty and Burke at the high jump—Owens at anything he tries—Metcalfe from Marquette— Bouthern California’s pole vaulters with records around 14-3? The East faces a rocky highway in one of the best track and field rodeos any Olym- pic tryouts have yet given to the game. Beating Italy. A FEW days back some polite men- tion was made of such Italian stars as Joe Di Maggio, Gene Sarazen, Crosetti, Lazzeri, Manero, Canzoneri and others whose forbears once marched with the legions of Caesar under the silver eagles of Rome. In watching the stirring finish fought out at Poughkeepsie by Wash- ington, California and Navy, we turned back to a boat race four years ago in the last Olympics, where a fine California crew had to lift its shell from the water in the last few yards to beat Italy by inches. Now they tell me Italy has an even better crew ready for the riext Olympic eight-oared race at Berlin. Almost every Italian lake and river is fairly smothered with oarsmen, from singles up to the eights, and it will take something better than normal to offset all this stamina, speed and rowing &kill. WH.ICH United States .crew will ¥ make the grade at Princeton on July 5, the day of the final race? ‘There is a good chance that Pough- keepsie already has written the an- swer—that it will be Washington, California and Navy, in order. Any crew able to sprint the last mile and & quarter left from a 4-mile race as Ger- | 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR wASHlNGTON dropped its sec- ond double-header in two days at New York and slipped into fifth place in the American Leagus standings. The scores were 2-1 and 4-3. A home run over the short right-fleld fence by a for- mer Washington sandlotter, Wally Pipp, cost the Nats the second game. " Three Eastern players were on ‘The Star’s all-high base ball team. They were Blake, right field; Tom- lin, pitcher, and Flaherty, catcher. Others chosen were White (Cen- tral), first base; Eiseman (Tech), second base; Peine (Western), third base; Girardi (Business), shortstop; Peyton (Western), left field, and Roberts (Central), cen- ter fleld. W. J. Wimsatt, well-known ama- teur chess player of Washington, has reached the final round of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s correspond- ence tournament. EXPERTS EYE GIRL'S DIVE TITLE DEFENSE Mary Hoerger, 12 Years 0ld, Is Outstanding U. S. Hope for Olympic Event. Br the Associated Press. JEW YORK, June 25.—Twelve-year- old Mary Hoerger, who surprised | the swimming experts by winning the springboard dive last year, came back | | today to defend her title at the opening | of the four-day competition in the | National A. A. U. outdoor swimming and diving championships at Manhat- tan Beach. Two other champions, Olive Mc- Kean of Seattle in the 100-meter free style, and Lenore Kight Wingard of Cincinnati in the 1-mile test, also de- fended their crowns, but little Miss Hoerger, youngest of the aquatic champions, is the one the experts will be watching closely. She is counted as America’s out- standing hope for the event in the | Olympics at Berlig. | 'HIBBS, NATSA NINES GET FLYING STARTS | Score Wins at Outset of Bank | Loop's Final Series—Pepco Is Natcap Victor. \HIBBS. 1935 champions, and Na- tional Savings & Trust are off to | good starts in the second half of the | Bankers' Base Ball League, having | won opening games of the final series on Mounment diamonds yesterday. While the champs were swamping | Hamilton, 16-2, National Savings & Trust took advantage of an early lead | | to whip National Metropolitan, 9-6. | | Boyce, Sinclair and Sugrue led Hibbs’ attack with three hits apiece, while | Wells was the National Savings leader | with the same number. Both winning pitchers hurled good ball, Baroni let- ting Hamilton down with three scat- | tered singles, and Burrell holding | Metropolitan to five hits. | ‘Two shutouts were pitched in other | leagues, Rice blanking Peoples Drug’ Store, 4-0 for Pepco in the National Capital loop, and Greene whitewashing Veterans' Acministration, 7-0, while twirling a Government League game for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press KANSAS CITY.—Freddie Miller, 12612, Cincinnati, outpointed Ever- OLYMPICS BECKON D. . CANOE STARS Knight, Long of Washington Club Loom as Winners in Final Tests. ARRY KNIGHT and Johnny Long, veteran paddlers of Washington Canoe Club, are rated fine chances to win berths on the American Olympic canoe team which will be picked this week end after final tryouts on the Schuyl- kill River in Philadelphia. Eight other members of Washington Canoe Club will go to the trials. They are Ebby Trilling, Dusty Rhodes, Her- mie Vollmer, Dick Ackad, George Shorb, Bowie Johnson, Russell Swann and Bill Havens, jr. First, second and third place winners in the three races on Saturday and the four on Sunday will be taken abroad. Saturday’s events will feature the dou- ble blade, tandem double blade and tandem single blade—each at 10,000 meters—while Sunday's four races, at the same distance, will include the one-man double blade, tandem double blade, one-man single blade and tan- dem single blade. NAVY’S CREW TO TRY FOR OLYMPIC BERTH Decision to Enter Test on Lake Carnegie Based on Fine Poughkeepsie Race. By the Asscciated Press. NNAPOLIS, Md,, June 25.—Navy's varsity crew, having outdistanced other Eastern eights in the sprints and over the 4-mile Poughkeepsie course, is preparing for the Olympic try-outs on Lake Carnegie, at Prince- ton, on July 4-5. Comdr. John H. Brown, graduate manager of athletics, said officially that the academy authorities had de- cided to enter the crew in the try- outs. The Navy eight by takipg the Adams Cup race, and earlier victories, offset its early season defeat by Columbia, and clinched the Eastern sprint title. By finishing third in the Poughkeepsie regatta, ahead of all other Eastern crews, the midshipmen won their right to claim the Atlantic Coast long-dis- tance honors. Coach Charles §. Walsh, before leav- ing for Lake Carnegie on July 1, plans to work the crews twice daily. BOWLERS HELP SCRIBE Arcadia Event Will Raise Coin for Stricken Harding. Tonight's weekly blind pig mixed doubles at the Arcadia will be devoted in part to raising coin to-assist Charley- Harding, New England bowling writer, | who for five months has been in a | hospital with heart disease, with a prospect of spending three more months abed. George L. Isemann, secretary of the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, will be on hand to run & punch board contest, the profit of which will be given to Harding. Isemann is plan- ning - similar events throughout the East to ald the popular newspaper man, whose writing has been inval- uable in the development of bowling in New England. ette Rightmire, 1252, Sioux City, Iowa (10). SANTA FE, N. Mex.—Matt Rhoades, 195. Denver, stopped Jesse Lasky, 186, Los Angeles (5). SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—Max Baer, 218, Livermore, Calif, knocked out Wilson Dunn, 183, Ponca City, Okla. (3). CINCINNATI.—Jimmy Vaughan, 13612, Cleveland, outpointed Geno Salvatore, 136, Chicago (10). YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Jack Trammell, Youngstown, stopped Charlie Belanger, Canada (7). OAKLAND, Calif. — Frankie Hammer, 178, Oakland, outpointed Charley (Killer) Coates, 179, Akron, ©Ohio (10); Nat Bor, 151, Fall River, Mass., stopped Frankie Marino, 163, San Francisco (4). WEST HAVEN, Conn.—Leroy Brown, 167}, Charleston, 8. C., drew with Steve Carr, 171%, Meri- den, Conn. (10). — any two crews that hung on as Cali- fornia and the Navy did at 4 miles can't be counted out. The finish should be closer than a conceded putt—and after that the winner will have an even harder time in the Berlin pageant? If Italy has a crew coming on faster than the one that rowed Cali- fornia out of the water four years ago, it may take one of Gar Wood's motor- boats to retain the Olympic eight- oared glory California captured in 1928 and 1932. (Ccpyright, 1936, by the North American Newspaper Alliance inc.) AUT ANY SHAPE ANY SIZE PROMPT DRIVE-IN SERVICE Washington did shouldn’t be far off at a mile and five-sixteenths, the Olympic distance. On the same basis, TARANTO & WASMAN, = 1321 L St. N.W. NA. 2966 John B Kennedy SAYS | WANT TO DO SOME ENTERTAINING — SEND UP A BOX OF THE SAME CIGARS THE BIG SHOTS SMOKE “\HOUSANDS of people who cherish pedigreed dogs of vari- ous breeds remember with af- fection their first canine loves, dogs with broad shoulders, deep chests, narrow hips and heads of a rather blunt wedge shape. They weighed about 40 pounds and would lick several times their weight in wildcats. When little boys owned them they were known as Yankee terriers, but when the dogs were owned by the little boys’ daddies they were known as pit bull terriers. Excellent playmates for children, loyal guards and companions, they became fighting demons when & stray cat or dog crossed their paths. In spite of the growing popularity of the pure bred, eligible to registra- tion dog, hundreds of people remained loyal to the Yankee terrier. And rec- ognizing this fact, the American Ken- nel Club, following the lead of the English Kennel Club, recently has rec- ognized this breed under the name of the Staffordshire terrier. R!COGNITION of the Staffordshire terrier by the American Kennel Club was influenced by the petitions of many, foremost among them being Will Judy, editor and publisher of Dog World, and Joe O'Hare, president of the National Capital Kennel Club and delegate to the American Kennel Club. O'Hare is one of those who claims this terrier as his first love, having owned and bred many of them from child- hood until the time when the Boston terrier clalmed him as its own. A. Croxton Smith makes the follow- ing co.nments on the terriers of Staf- fordshire in an English encyclopedia: “They were largely bred in Stafford- shire and adjacent parts of the Mid- lands, and before long their dour cour- age and powerful bodies prompted | their owners to match them in gladia- torial contests. Until dog fights be- | came illegal they acquired fame in this | debased form of so-called sport. In the colors being brindle, fawn, red, or | indeed almost anything but blue. From a show point of view, they were com- mon to a degree, and they were much lighter than the bigger modern dogs.” | | AT THE Old Dominion Kennel Club's 1 £ first outdoor puppy match last | Saturday on the grounds of the White Front Saddle Club, near Falls Church, puppies ranging in age from 5 weeks to 1 year were tied to metal stakes in the shade of some beautiful oak trees, while the judging rings were set up on a little eminence overlooking a wide meadow and distant woods. Honors for the best male puppy in RIS 4om GDOM E the show went to the red dachshund, Stein Song’s Echo, owned by Mrs. Wil- liam H. Churchwell of Falls Church. ‘The best female in the show was the Shetland sheep dog, Captivator Candy 2'Beech Tree, owned by the Beech Tree Farm Kennels in Falls Church. Best sporting dog, male, was an Irish set- ter pup owned by Stewart Martin of Clarendon, Va., while honors for the best female in the sporting breeds went to a cocker spaniel owned by T. Bul- lock of Rockville, Md. In hounds, male A quartet of 5-week-old Chesapeake Bay retrievers, owned by C. N. Rodlun of Silver Spring, Md., and ezhibited in the re- cent Old Dominion Kennel Club puppy match. —Star Staff Photo. honors went to the dachshund men- tioned above, and female honors were taken by a fox hound owned by E. F. Heim of Falls Church, Va. ‘The best male working dog was a German shepherd owned by Dr. Wil- liam Compton of Clarendon, and the best female in the group was the Shetland sheep dog mentioned above. The Irish terrier owned by Prank Woods of Hillwood, Va., was the best male in that group, while the best female, and a strong contender for best female in the show, was the smooth fox terrier owned by Mrs. Wil- liam C. Todd of Baltimore. Best female toy was the Pekingese owned by Mrs. C. Sherry of Ballston, Va. Best male non-sporting dog was the English bulldog owned by Mrs. G. W. Hosmer of Washington, and best female was the Boston terrier owned by Mrs. P. H. Davis, jr, of Washing- | ton. | s ‘PROBABLY the most interesting classes at the show were the chil- dren’s handling events, judged by Mr. J. B. Kimes, who also judged the ter- rier group and best in show. About 15 children under 10, with dogs rang- ing in size from a 5-week-old collie pup to an almost grown Great Dane and in ring manners from the slightly= bored attitude of the pup with points to the bewildered contrariness of the pup that has never had a leash on, tried to demonstrate their ability in Shst duys e whitas iwere miknownd| | oo rof professinalibanciing. This reporter suspects that prizes went to those who were least han- | dled by their dogs. All the competi~ tors were made happy by the gift of & box of good candy, three were given an extra dividend in the form of first, second and third ribbons. They were GUARANTEED USED TIRES POTOMAC TIRE CO I'M GLAD WE MET IN YOUR ROOM INSTEAD, BOB BLACKSTONE, EH ! THANKS | FOR HES A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW! Barbara Snyder of Clarendon, § years old, first; Judith Byfield Taynton, 7 years old, second, and Betty Lou Paugh of Washington, 9 years old, WHAT i3 Summer erzema? Many dogs suffer every year from a skin condition that seemingly cannot be traced to any cause but hot weather. It easily may be possible that long-haired dogs suffering from this complaint do so because in their frantic efforts to scratch out their itching Winter underwear they ir- ritate the skin and infect it that way. If the dog were given a bath to loosen the under coat when it first begins to shed and the undercoat then were thoroughly combed out, much of the scratching would be eliminated. It is well to remember that a good coat in the Fall depends on a clean skin all Summer. While it is true that many breeders never bathe their dogs, they do keep the dog’s skin and hair clean by constant brushing and other grooming. In hot weather an occa- sional bath is enjoyed by the dog and is beneficial to his appearance. FOR the past three years the St. Margaret's Hunt, near Annapolis, has held a sanctioned dog show. This year it plans on holding s licensed show. The judges all will be well known in local doggy circles, and & very good entry is expected. An inter- esting fact about this show is that it is given by a club whose members are horse rather than dog fanclers. In- deed, none of them breeds dogs nor owns more than a pet or two. Never- theless, the St. Margaret show is one of the most enjoyable of the district. Another possibility for Fall is a re- vival of the Rockville Kennel Club show. Popular demand would indicate that a Fall show in Montgomery County would have good support. BALLSTON IN NIGHT TILT. Ballston A. C.s nine will play the first of three week end games tonight when it meets Bill Jenkins’ Red Sox under the arc lights at Baliston at 8:30 o'clock. Both other games also will be played at Ballston, Shady Grove going there for a game Saturday night and the Celtics on Sunday afternoon. Nearest Injury Healed, For Fling at By the Associated Press. HILADELPHIA, June 25.—Ab- sent from the intercollegiate picture for two months, Eulace Peacock, national 100-meter and broad jump title holder, led a Philadelphia delegation of 10 athletes northward today toward Cambridge and the Olympic Eastern semi-finals. The dusky speed king, one of Tem- ple University’s four hopefuls in the group of stars who left for the two- day meet opening Friday, pulled a ten- don while running anchor on the Owls’ 440-yard relay team in the Penn re- lays carnival on April 24. Medico Okays Peacock. SINCE then he has been nursing the injured member, but last Satur- | day aggravated the hurt. Doubt that he would compete at Harvard was dis- pelled last night, however, when the tesm physician examined his right leg and pronounced him fit for action. It will be Peacock’s last chance to qualify for the United States finals at Randalls Island, N. Y., July 11-12. Al Threadgill, high jumper, who placed in the N. C. A. A. champion- ships at Chicago, and Arthur Ness, Middle Atlantic A. A. U. 400-meter monarch, are other Temple perform- ers to vie at Cambridge. Tom Ottey of the Penn A. C. and former Michigan State distance man, was in the party as a 10,000-meter competitor; Stan Wudyka, ex-Temple star, went along as a possible entrant in both the 5,000-meter and 10,000~ meter runs, and Bob Detwiler, law stu- | dent at Pennsylvania and holder of Peacock Back Olympic Berth terson, furlong speedsters, represent- ing the Seger Recreation Center. ‘They will join another Philadelphia aspirant at the scene of action—Eu- gene Venzke, Penn's picture runner, who will compete for the New York A.C. BERWYN IS LEADER IN HORSESHOE LOOP Downs Takoma Park, 9 to 0, for | Eighteenth Straight Win in Maryland Circuit. B!:RWYN. defeating Takoma Park, 9 to 0, for its eighteenth consecu- tive game victory, has moved into undisputed possession of first place in the Maryland State Horseshoe il.eague. | Mount Rainier again eased into the | victory column by taking the strong | Hyattsville club into camp. 5 to 4. However, the victors dropped into second place, three games behind Berwyn. Results of the last matches follow: C. Whalin J. Whalin Totals . Takoma Park. Nordeen. sr o | Nordeen"jr. Totals the Middle Atlantic A. A. U. hammer | ¥ and discus throw diadems, was among the 10. Venzke With New York A. C. OTHIR-S who left included John Borican, 400-meter contestant and former Virginia State College star; Joseph McGrath, Notre Dame Univer- sity 400 and 800 meter man, wearing the colors of the Penn A. C.; William Foster, 100 meters and Coleman Pat- fo Totals WHITE HAVEN BOOKING. White Haven's team is looking for a | game. Interested opponents should | call Bill Green at Emerson 3610. KEG FLAVOR Thisis the beer that gives you the fine flavor and smooth drinking qual- ities of the best imported beers—butit costs youno more than ordinary beer. ADAM SCHEIDT BRE WING CO. Norristown, Pa. 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