Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1936, Page 15

Sub, Preyfor Gevinson, Spoils Show : Sympathy Irksome to Braddock IRESENTS THOUGHT WITTLER STOPPED IN OPENING ROUND Lou’s Intended Foe, Decid- ing Late Not to Fight, Set Down Indefinitely. BY BURTON HAWKINS. OME rather mystifying angles to the local sock situation have arisen lately at Turner’s Arena, but paramount in the collective mind of Washington's rather select eaulifiower clientele today was whether the vacant pews at the anemic punch bowl are not conclusive testimony that the vast majority of ring fans would relish witnessing a few recognized fighters for a delightful change. The little brick barn that is but a pimple on fistiana’s face twice within the past month has housed meager gatherings of less than 1,000 specta- tors, which would seem to indicate something is radically wrong. The 932 patient souls who turned out last night do not represent this city’s pugilistic Ppopulation. Handicapped with a hen coop for an arena, Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn obviously cannot import important fighters. Each week he is placed in the rather difficult spot of maneuver- ing for fighters who are good enough to pack the resin center, yet not good enough to warrant large guarantees. ‘The result finds Washington's ring- worms drifting away from the weekly mauling cards. Perhaps same savior with a plenti- ful supply of do-re-mi and an eye for & clever investment eventually will rescue the local boxing game by erect- ing a more suitable arena, but at present Ahearn’s only alternative is to book “name” fighters and boost prices, Which is a risky venture at best. Booes Greet Gevinson Win. AST night's show was progressing rather well, however, until Lou Gevinson, local featherweight, was forced to meet a substitute opponent, one Benny Wittler of Baltimore, Booes, the most hearty and prolonged of the season, greeted Lou’s knockout victory over the amateurish Wittler. Benny wavered like the pendulum in & grandfather’s clock early in the first round when Lou whiffed the air in front of his nose with a left. He then suffered a fainting spell, but got up and decided to hit the canvas legit- imately. Lou accommodated him with a solid poke to the face, terminating the farce after 2 minutes and 30 sec- onds, Lou Lombardi of Baltimore, who was scheduled to meet Gevinson, has been suspended indefinitely by the Distfict Boxing Commission. Lombardi learned of Gevinson’s punching ability, which broke Al Schaeffer’s jaw in two places last week, and backed out of the scrap with but a few hours’ notice. Bob Wilson made rather an in- auspicious return to local ring war- fare, failing to win a round in losing an eight-round decision to Jimmy Jones, Baltimore middleweight.. Jones beat & monotonous tattoo on Bob's frame and nearly dropped the blond belter twice, once with a left hook that placed Wilson’s stomach on familiar terms with his backbone in the third round and again with a stiff right to the chin in the sixth session, Two Rise and Shine. SAM BRACALA, who is gaining somewhat of a reputation for his ability to absorb healthy socks and then rally to win, did it again ag&inst Stanford Carrier, who previously trimmed the Baltimore welterweight. Annoyed considerably by Carrier’s left jabs in the first two rounds, Bra- cala walked into a solid right to the head in the third canto. Sam dropped in a lump to the canvas for a nine- count, but got up and trounced Car- rier over the six-round route by clip- ping the local lad with persuasive right hands. ‘Tommy Beck, Florida middleweight, also crawled from the fioor to triumph over Ben Brown, Atlanta battler, who injured his right hand in the first round when he knocked out one of Beck’s teeth. Bleeding profusely, Beck dragged himself off the floor at the count of nine and retaliated by grabbing the eight-rounder. ‘Tommy staggered Brown in the final frame with a right that backed Ben to the ropes. In a four-round opener, Steamboat Bill Robinson, Alexandria welter- weight, trounced young Tony Ross of Baltimore. Robinson’s left jabs left & bloody imprint on Ross’ nose. the Washington outfit. BY GEORGE HUBER. ATER-FOWL hunters are beginning to wonder what. TOUCHDOWN AFFAIR IS READY TO SCORE Varied Entertainment Arranged for Tomorrow Night—Trophy Goes to Guckeyson. Wn'fl every detall completed, all is ' in readiness for the first all- sports banquet to be given tomorrow night at the Willard Hotel by the “Touchdown Club. OCelebrities, moving plotures, floor show and the draw for s multiple-autographed regulation foot ball promised to vie for the “hit” attraction of the several hundred fans expected. A broadcast from 10:30 o’clock until 11 will air the speeches of the only two speakers of the evening—Jimmy Crowley, coach of Fordham, and Sena~ tor Pat McCarran of Nevada. Bill Guckeyson, University of Mary- land’s great foot ball player, has been announced as the recipient of the trophy which will go to the “most val- usble player on s District college eleven.” , Tickets at $5 may be purchased from Spalding’s, the Willard or from Leigh- ton (Oount) Cornwell at the Depart- . Reservations close has happened to the cold weather which should have been bearing down on this section of the country ere this. It seems that ducks and geese are indisposed to move out of the country in the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Penn- sylvania until forced to do so by & freeze, and the freeze has heen long in coming. Until then shooting on the nearby Potomao and Patuxent is more or less at a standstill while the birds keep to the larger bodies of water. Dave Herman and Wes Johnson, local duck experts, toted their fowling pieces over the Eastern Shore last week to take a crack at any unpro- tected species coming within range, and contrived to fill their bag Thurs- day and Friday, but found the weather on Saturday to be so bad that even the most enthusiastic hunters stayed indoors. Their shooting was done from the blinds of one of the numerous rod and gun clubs on the Honga River. The scoring for the two days was Herman, 8 biackheads, 8 baldpates and 4 pintails; John- son, 10 biackheads, 7 baldpates, 2 pintails and 1 maliard. Blackheads, Herman said, were the most numerous, but were flying high and fast, and if you don’t get them the first few shots in the morning you won't get another all day. They just will not stay around to be shot. Tm'.' biggest fish caught in Mary- land waters this season turned out to be & 45-pound channel bass, which fell to the lot of George R. Vickers, 3d, of Baltimore. Ocean City was the scene of his catch. For his efforts, Vickers will receive the Baltimore Sun Trophy, which is to become the permanent prize of any angler winning it three times. So far no one has held it more than once. Since 1930 the biggest fish has been either a channel (red drum) er a black And here we find Stanley Harris, manager of the Senators (right), confabbing with Steve 'O’Neill, field tactician of the Cleveland Indians, another club that may fltaure in a swap with —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. inserted in a 12-gauge gun, but no effect other than a squib load will result. Another mounted sailfish has ar- rived from Miami, this time the 7-foot 2-inch specimen which was captured by Ollie Atlas. He has given it a place of honor in his store, where all who pass may see. The Washington Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will meet in the oak room of the Raleigh Hotel tomor- row evening at 8 o’clock. Bring & new member. Fights Last Night B) the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Phil Baker, 129%, Norwalk, Conn., outpointed Kid Chocolate, 129%, Cuba (10). CHICAGO.—AIl (Battling) Man- riques, 1363, Sioux City, Iows, knocked out George Feist, 128, Gmand Forks, N. Dak. (4). NEW ORLEANS—Jack Tor- rance, 360, New Orleans, knocked out Owen Flynn, 204, Augusts, Me. (1). GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Wes~ ley Ramey, 134}, Grand Rapids, outpointed Ralph (Indian) Hur- tado, 133, New York (10). BALTIMORE.—Howard Scott, 135, Texas, outpointed Joe Rivers, 1334, California (10). PLAINFIELD, N, J.—Joe Lynch, 157, Plainfleld, outpointed Six Sec- onds Powell, 147, Plainfleld (8). HOLYOKE, Mass.—Tony Rock, 145, New York, and Joe Gelinas, 1461, Athol, Mass, drew (10); Clarence Sloat, Baltimore, stopped Phil Saladore, Chelsea, Mass. (2) (lightweights). Mat Matches By the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Dean Detton, 205, Salt Lake City, threw Bill Sledge, 214, Houston, Tex., 23:16. MONTREAL. — Steve (Crusher) Casey, 230, Ireland, defeated Cy ‘Williams 224, Tallahassee, Fla., two astraight falls; George Clark 231, threw Al Mercier, 217, , Quebee, 19:53. WORCESTER, _ Mass. — Danno ‘O’Mahoney, 230, Ireland, defeated Frank Judson, 220, Chicago, two straight falls. WILMINGTON, Del. — George Koverly, 215, Hollywood, Calif., de- feated Jack Donovan, 223, Boston, Scotland, Rimouski, ANY sur AUTO 3 GLASS PROMPT DRIVE-IN SERVICE ' Tarento & Wasman, Inc. 1321 L St NW. NA. 2966 Above on the right you see Clark 'Griffith, president of the Nationals, in conference with Will Harridge, American League prexy (center), and Donald L. Barnes, new head man of the St. Louis Browns, with whom the local leader hopes to do some trading business at the base ball o meeting now on in New York. CHOCOLATE GAME AFTER HIS DEFEAT 'Former Champion Is Eager to.Fight Again Despite Comeback Failure. BY the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 8—To most of the boys in the fight racket, Kid Chocolate, whose comeback drive was nipped by Norwalk Phil Baker last night, was just another washed-up guy named Joe today, but the sleek black boy with the well greased hair refuses to be counted out. “I guess I didn't look so well, at that,” said the 25-year-old veteran, who once held the world feather- weight and junior lightweight titles, “but I'm not through. ‘Wants Another Chance. "MAYBE hat tough fight with Baker was just what I needed. T'll ask for another chance.” And the “keed” rushed back to Harlem, where he once ruled as No. 1 citizen. Once a skillful, hard-hitting per- former, the kid started on the down trail a few years ago when Tony Con- zoneri knocked him out in two rounds. It was the Bon Bon's first knockout in more than 200 fights, Broke, low in spirits and 111, Choco= Iate went into retirement in Havana, until last year when New Yorkers noticed that boxers were being shipped to Cuba as opponents for Chocolate. He knocked them all off and every one figured he was ripe for a Broad- ‘way comeback. Legs Play Him False. »HE GOT the chance last night at St. Nicholas Palace before 5,000 of the faithful, who cheered him when he entered the ring and when he left. But it was no use. Chocolate’s legs played him false; his punches were steamless and except in the first round when he brought the fans to their feet with his speed, ring skill and punching, he looked the Chocolate of four years ago only in the face. INGRAM IS PLACED ON NAVY’S QUINTET Picked as Guard on Tentative First Team—Squad Filled With Veterans. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIB, December 8.—With additions from the foot ball and soccer squads this week making up the larger part of the regular five of last year, the Naval Academy basket ball team, coached by John Wilson, is be- ginning to assume tentative form. At present Capt. Bob Ruge, out of the game last year on account of in- juries, and Alan McFarland, a regular of last season, are playing the for- wards, with Bill Ingram at one of the guards. Probably, the other guard position and center will be picked from Frank Lynch and Frank Shamo of last year's team and George Chesquire, a very promising player sent up by the plebes of last year. ‘With either Lynch or n center, there will be plenty of height. Lynch, 6 feet 4 inches, was the tallest member of the foot ball squad, while Chesquire is about a half inch behind him. Chesquire had a year with Mich- igan freshmen, as well as & season with the plebes. Bob Fellows, guard and captain, was the only player lost by graduation. DE PAUL FIVE STARTS Consistent Winner Meets North Dakota in Opener. CHICAGO, COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE CENTRA OrriciAL Key n 443 EYe ST.NW HE'S POOR CHAMP Jim Points to His Record to Refute Critics Who See Him as Set-Up. BY SPARROW McGANN. EW YORK, December 8— Champion James J. Braddock does not mind being pushed around in s friendly way and their attempts to put him on in & no- decision contest with Joe Louls. But the fact that considerable talk is going the rounds that the Detroit Negro is beating Max Schmeling to the title tends to create the impression that he is a poor champion at best and that the first to get & crack ‘at him will take over the world championship. Braddock makes no bones about the fact that he is in the game for the most money he can make out of it. It matters not to him whether it be Louis or Schmeling in the opposite corner next February or June. Just as long as the promoters are willing to lay $300,000 on the line is sufficient for his purposes. There will be no worry on his score. No sympathy stuff for Jim. Cold cash talks and he is willing to plant his broad knuckles on the sepia tinted jaw of Louis or the unshaven one of the German. Jim Has Strong Argument. S JIM puts it: “I was the under- dog in the John Henry Lewis fight. I put the preacher on the floor. How many fighters have done that since John Henry forsook psalm sing- ing for mitt slinging? I was sup- posed to be the sucker for Art Lasky. Three postponements did me no good, physically and financially. How many fighters do you know who could ride under such a handicap and beat Lasky as Idid? And there was a murderous puncher by the name of Max Baer. Some one told me they had an am- bulance ready to cart me from the bowl to the nearest hospital. You all remember what happened. Baer was the one ready for emergency treatment and not yours truly. “Why all this sympathy talk and scramble to get first crack at me? Do I look to be & cripple? I told Joe Gould to go out and get Joe Louis for me last Summer, not because Joe was a good drawing card, but because I thought he was too inexperienced to hold up against my right. I did not protest when Schmeling got the match. I told the pair to go to it and I would meet the winner. Does that sound like backing down or picking spots? “Right now I am within a few pounds of my fighting weight, and I feel swell. That goes for Louis, whom I still think can be knocked cold with a right, and as for Schmeling—say, wasn't he knocked out by Baer? Well, I can do the same thing and, as far as what Steve Hamas did to him, I don’t think the German is any better than he was that night. Lay off the sympathy stuff. For $300,000 Il fight any one in the world and guarantee to make a fight of it.” Braddock a Hardy Soul. ANY ONE knowing the handicaps Braddock overcame in his climb to the sun will agree that Jim can back up his words with deeds. Nothing of the fourfiusher about the Jersey Irish- man. Within his broad chest beats a heart as sturdy as ever put in man. Never much for words and always willing to laugh off the supposed su- periority of a rival, Braddock showed enough gameness and bulldog grit to carry on and surmount obstacles. There is nothing lucky about the manner in which he made the “breaks” count in his favor. gumption would have quit the game long before this and taken a job with # secure salary. Fighting was the best job he could do and he proved in the long run that perseverance and ability would win out. The same attributes of a successful man go to Joe Gould. The half pint of the combination is ever willing to talk and josh away the time of day. ‘When it comes down to talking busi- ness, little Joe is on the job and how well he has done it is attested by the fact that & check from Braddock- Gould, Inc. will be cashed en sight in any bank. Joe Gould is not averse to having Braddock fight twice this year. “My big fellow is strong enough to fight every month,” he said. “What's the difference if he fights in February and June? If another contender develops before September, Jim is ready to an- swer the bell a third time. That'’s how much I am worried about Louis and Schmeling threshing out a verbal battle about getting Jim first.” With that Gould lit a fresh cigar and went off by himself to figure what to do with the half million dollars he will collect should Braddock be lucky enough to get a crack at both the Negro and German within the short space of four months. FINE GERMAN HAND. Todsy & year ago—New York Giants and Detroit Lions won East- Waeekdeays to Dec. 18 — 1130 P. M. COACH PARE $4.00 in Pull 4 One with less| NITED STATES SENATE their Administration team at Arcadis last night, today are holding fourth piace in the Federal League and threaten- ing to move higher. But unless the other nine teams do something sbout it, the Bureau of Investigation quint soon will have the team proved the latest victim of the G-Men who assumed a six-game lead in the race. Dutch Newman with 386 and Astor Clarke with 377 paced the sleuths. Clarke's average now is just short of 121, Milton Walker of G. P. O. scored the evening’s high set with 393, but his club finished on the wrong end of a 2-1 decision with I. B. E. W. when Hartnett'’s 381 led the winners' charge. High single string honors went to the veteran Mike Gorman with 151. And his P. W. A. team took Labor over the jumps twice when he to- Jp taled 381 for the set. Another old- timer to star was Carroll Daly as Navy scored, 2-1, over War. Louis Ruche, who recently gained the limelight with some exceptional rolling, shot a disastrous 325 which trailed a 344 last week to shrink his average to 121 and a fraction. Cmcx HEIMER'S Progressive Print- ing crew won the first series of the Graphic Arts League which ended at Lucky Strike last night, a 2-1 triumph over Judd & Detweiler proving a neat finishing touch. This, despite a 364 set on the part of J. & D.'s Herbie Dern, who was the high man for the night. PIN KINGS, QUEENS INMIXED DOUBLES VonDreele-Simmons,Clarke- Gulli in Silver Spring Contest Sunday. Y ASSEMBLING the four big shots in duckpins, whose world - record, pin - smashing and No. 1 titles go hand in hand, for the biggest mixed doubles match possible to be staged, Earl Stocking apparently has put over the best bowling stunt of the current ‘season. The Silver Spring alley manager last night signed Astor Clarke and Lorraine Gulli to roll a 10-game match against Ida Simmons and Ray Von Dreele next Sunday afternoon and night at his Silver Spring alleys. Clarke is the present No. 1 male shooter of the country, while Von Dreele, the popular Baltimore star, has twice held that honor. Miss Gulli, still Washington's queen, nationally is ranked No. 2, second only to Miss Simmons, to whom she relinquished the crown two years ago. Although mixed doubles rolling is something of a rarity here, Stocking is furthering it with the top attraction of the crop, and from that angle alone the 10-game affair which starts at 2 oclock in the afternoon and continues at 8 o'clock Sunday night should find ’'em packed in at the nearby Maryland pin emporium. Although Von Dreele and Miss Sim- mons won the last St. Patrick’s day doubles at Silver Spring, their scores did not equal the two world-record marks of Clarke and Miss Gulli, es- tablished when they won the South- ern mixed doubles in 1934. The marks were 1,301 for 5 games and 2,529 for 10. enrietta SMOKERS FOR CIG s ‘Two individual high counts and a top team set of 1,652 falled to put the third-place Romans across against the Victorians in the Procurement League at Lucky Strike. After a sparkling start with 586, the Romans the final two skirmishes when Arit's 141 climaxed the Victorians’ two wins with & game of 589. Not even Vernon Ward's 146 and Steve Brodie's 374 could stem the tide. ‘The Gothics were back in the first place today following their two-game victory over the Dorics, while the erst- while leading Saxons had dropped to second by losing two tilts to the Moors. ano‘ 1 has regained the top post in the Kilowatt League as & result of its odd-game victory over Sales, which sunk to the runner-up spot. Clinton Edwards’ 142 gave the losers its only win. George James featured Sub Station’s 566 and 1,600 with 346, which bagged two from Sta- tion Engineers. Irene Scott gave the gals something to shoot at in the What's in a Name League, when her efforts counted 361, a season high set mark. Her top string of the evening, 134, enabled W. M. C. to get a 2-1 verdict over Transportation to tie for third place. Pearl Watkins shot 120 and Sally Miller 115 for the losers. ‘Totaling high set of 1,444, the W. A. C. 8. won two from Aeronautics to climb one game back of the pace- setting Standards, which lost two to M. L N. Dorothy Ryder’s 122 sparkled in P.C. A’s sweep of H. O. L. C. MAROAR!T LYNN, new secretary of the Washington Women's Duckpin Association, who led the open- ing block of the Meyer Davis Sweep- stakes Saturday with 596, came with- in four sticks of rolling 600, a long- sought goal. The- Highway Engineering team roller was well-night per- fection on the 5-7 split, making it four times for spares. Young Norman Roppelt, who won the Chesapeake Elimination Tourna- ment in Baltimore last Sunday, is on his way to the front. He's got what it takes, 2 good fast first ball. And he’s pretty accurate with his second shot. Jimmie Marks, proprietor of the Highland Alleys, stands ready to back him against all comers, for any amount of kale, STERLINGS SURPRISE Defeat W. P. A. on Court—Ri- naldi, Little Tavern Score. ‘The Heurich Cup League was eyeing | & new contender for the 1936-37 cham- pionship today, following the upset vic- tory by the Sterling Restaurant team of the highly touted W. P. A. quint last night, 27-23. Jimmy Howell and Nayne Chambers, former George ‘Washington courts stars, and Whitley, & high-scoring center, provided the punch. Other games found Rinaldi routing the C. C. C. Geolas, 44-12, and Little ‘Tavern easily trimming thz D. C. Fire- men, 25-16. Folliard, with 10 points, KIRILENKO RISES TOTOPMATROLE Popular Here, Matros Gets Feature Go With Olson on Thursday Card. URIED in preliminary roles for many weeks, Matros Kirilenko, stoic Russian muscle man, will step out Thursday night at Turner’s Arena to stack up against the brand-new champion of the East- ern caulifiower circuit, Cliff Olson, in the feature match of the weekly grap- ple card. Kirilenko, who has proved immense- ly popular with local pachyderm pa- trons by the calm manner in which he has disposed of such twisters as Ole Anderson, Stan Sokolis, John Katan, Hank Barber and Harry Finkel« stein, usually is content to adhere to whatever grappling rules are observed in this sector but can become mighty tough if necessary, as evidenced by his hectic draw with Rudy Dusek several weeks ago. Olson, who bolted out of comparae tive obscurity when Yvon Robert's leg was fractured while evading the Swed- ish masseur in a bout here recently, is a former foot bail, basket ball and base ball star at Gustavus Adolphus and Minnesota. Plays Sax, Sings. CL!P'P' apparently is not as mean as he looks, however. He was a mem- ber of the Baudette, Minn., Boys’ Glee Club, which won the State chirping title for two consecutive years, and also warbled tenor in a community choir of 45 voices. In addition to that, Cliff can toot & mean saxophone and once led an eight-piece orchestra. Attractive preliminary support pits Henry Plers against Jack Donovan in the most promising of four 30-minute tussles. Last week Donovan pinned Scotty McDougal, while Piers won by disqualification over John Katan when the latter waved fists at everybody within reach after he and Piers had squirmed to a draw. Other preliminaries list Hank Bare ber, former Dartmouth foot ball star, facing Ed Meske; John Katan meeting Bert Rubi and Jack Hader arguing with Bobby Roberts. The first match will get under way at 8:30 o'clock. WOULD REVISE REGATTA All But President’s Cup Power Boating Wanted in July. Possibilities of a change in the schedule of the annual President's Cup regatta are being considered fo! lowing a proposal at a meeting yese terday that all but the power boat events be held in July. The change would affect the swimming, rowing, canoeing and sailing races. Although rough conditions of the Potomac were given as the reason for the change, Jack Marsh, commodore of the Potomac River Sailing Associa= tion, objected on the ground that the skippers desire the President’s Cup regatta as the climax of their season. John Remon was re-elected presie dent of the regatta association, to be assisted by the following: R. L. Sexton, led the Tailors, while Cogar's 8 were high for Little Tavern. vice president; Robert V. Fleming, treasurer, and H. G. Hamlet and J. A.-Councilor, directors. Torrance ‘Champ’ in One Bout 260-Pound ex-Collegian Shows Fighting Heart, Punch, Agility Stopping Flynn. By the Associated Press. EW ORLEANS, December 8. —Louisiana’s athletic man-mountain, Jack Tor- rance, opened his boxing career with a one-round knocke out over Owen Flynn, Augusta, Me., heavyweight. Ripping left jabs split Flynn's face before last night's fight was two minutes old and then Tor- rance laid him out with the right hand he used to toss the shot 57 feet and 1 inch for & world record. The huge former star in foot ball, basket ball and track at Louisiana State University per~ formed before a crowd of 4,000. Followers ‘'who wondered if the usually placid and good-natured behemoth lacked a fighting heart were cheered by the businesslike manner in which he waded in and stretched his opponent on the canvas. Flynn, who came here with a mediocre record, was unable to touch the surprisingly agile Tore rance and provided no test of his ability to “take it.” There was no doubt, however, that “Baby Jack™ could “dish it out.” He was enthusiastically hailed as “future champ’ as he climbed out of the ring. Torrance, who appeared in top condition, weighed 260, 60 pounds less than he did in the last Olympics. Jim Is right and the world Is wrong.. e That's what Jim thinks. He says tobacco needs some strange hocus-pocus, a lot of doctoring before you can smoke it. The finest and most expensive cigars In the' world are Imported Havana cigars. For their goodness they depend on finest tobscoos prope, orly aged plus good workmanship. ¥ Henrietta Cigars get their goodness from ARFETTE and the chel Imported ,Sumatra) Prove to yourself that you can’t beat better tobaccos and better made elgars. Smoke HENRIETTAL it’s light in color and miid In taste. 5