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Y PORTS. ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1936. BPORTS A—13 »Berlin Olympics a Record Revel : Schmeling’s Ring Rank Off Color » [SHISTORY MAKING Colorful Games. EW YORK, December 29.— 15 N pics, nor the fuss caused by from the swimming team, nor the orous character and history-making as well as the non-combatants, there way in 1932, but Berlin staged a Athletic Nationalism, Huge BY ALAN GOULD, Neither the political furor be- such episodes as the banishment of encounter of Jesse Owens with A. A. achievements of the Berlin games. ¥ has never been a sports carnival like d more dazzling show, from Setting, Throngs, Mark Associated Press Sports Editor. fore and after the 1936 Olym- the beautiful Eleanor Holm Jarrett U. athletic law, obscured the glam- From the standpoint of competitors it. Los Angeles did things in a big finish. The traditional Olym- ot{the ancient Greek games, but the fe Yival of the eleventh Olympiad otherwise furnished few reminders of the Spartan simplicity of old. “From the lavish display of athletic nationalism, the beating of drums, 4 the milling of unpredecented crowds, the play of searchlights, and echo of “Heil Hitlers,” there emerged an ath- letic record that has had no parallel in Olympic history. Performances throughout the games were such as to rip whole pages from the record books. Winners were not alone in conducting the record-shattering car- nival. Previous performances were eclipsed in wholesale fashion repeat- edly in the blue ribbon track and field competition. U. S. Sweeps Decathlon. Owens led America’s triumphant track and fleld forces with an indi- vidual “triple” in the sprints and broad jump . .. Germany acclaimed the first track and field winners it/ ever has' produced, including Ger- hard Stoeck, a blond giant who beat the Flans at their O'ST :Por& °:; tor, announced that the finals will . Slender Jack|pe ryn off from 2:30 pm. to 4:30 ping a full second off the world 1,500- | > Javelin-throwing . . Lovelock electrified onlookers by clip- meter record in a race that saw his main challanger, Glenn Cunningham, also beat the former world mark and the first five finishers better the pre- vious Olympic standard . . . America’s so-called “black auxiliaries,” unmind- ful and unconcerned by talk of the Reichsfuehrer's supposed refusal to greet them personally, accounted for 6 of the 12 first places gained by the United States of America. For the first time in Olympic his- tory, the decathlon medals were swept by one country, as Glenn Morris, Bob Y Clark and Jack Parker finished 1-2-3 | for the United States . . . Pack-jam- ming the huge stadium for the final day, the crowd saw Japan’s colors car- ried to triumph for the first time by youthful Kitei Son in the classic % marathon; cheered the record-smash- ing victory of America’s sprint relay quartet, paced by the redoubtabie Owens, and groaned as the German girls fumbled and dropped the baton with relay victory in sight. Herr Hitler, missing not a single day's attendance, covered the entire front of Olympic activity. The chan- cellor, on hand throughout the big week in the main stadium, roamed otherwise with his entourage from the yacht-racing basin at Kiel to the little village of Gruenau, where he saw the University of Washington's magnifi- cent eight-oared crew sweep to tri- umph in the crowning event of the | / Olympic regatta. His visit to the swimming stadium was touched off by | an unexpected kiss from a feminine autograph-seeker, whose exploit sub- | 5 | semi-finals last night. In the doubles CROWDS of 100,000, morning and| afternoon, roared tribute as Jesse | < . . College Quints Georgetown, 46; New York U., 40. Sianford 45; Long Island U,, 31. Nebraska,, 42; St. Thomas, 40, Prospect ¥. M. C. A. (New York), | 36; Gallaudet, 28. Columbia, 52; Athletic Club of Cuba, 22. l Western Reserve, 43; Ohio Uni- versity, 42 (double overtime). Hardin-Simmons, 21; Christians, 18. Detroit Tech, 20; Fenn, 18. Centenary, 28; Illinois College, 26. Illinois, 43; Bradley Tech, 33. De Paul, 33; Wisconsin, 17. Ohio State, 40; Southern Cali- fornia, 38 (overtime). Iowa State, 40; Utah, 27. Arkansas, 42; Tennessee, 34, Texas INALS in the hand ball and morrow as a feature of the institu- pion, will meet Joe Cowley for the crown. Marshall, 60; Newark, 43. Elaborate Card Arranged for Tomorrow, With 3,000 squash holiday tournament championships- will be held at tion’s annual New Year day open- house celebration. singles title, while Schwartz will pair with Paul Pearlman against Cowley Schwartz defeated Wallace Winkler, 21-11, 21-12, and Cowley trimmed HAND BALL FINALS Guests Expected. F the Central Y. M. C. A. to- Jack Schwartz, defending cham- and Channing Walker for the doubles Lyonel Moore, 21-17, 21-17, in singles semi-finals, Schwartz and Pearlman eliminated John Payne and George Newman, 10-21, 21-19, 21-17, and Cowley and Walker defeated Cliff Woodward and Leonard Vineberg, 21-15, 21-17. Starts in Afternoon. ALPH W. FOSTER, athletic direc- .m. An elaborate athletic program in both the men’s and boys’ gymnasium for the entertainment of the 3,000 guests expected to attend has been worked out by Foster. The athletic program in the men’s gym starts at 1:30 p.m. with a basket ball game between Briarly Military Academy and Woodward School. This will be followed by an indoor base ball ex- hibition game between the Bureau {of Standards and the Y. M. C. A, | the holiday badminton championships, ! singles, doubles and mixed doubles; & basket ball game between the Balti- more and Washington Y. M. C. A. | teams and a volley ball game between the Richmond Y. M. C. A. and the | local “y.” The program’ in the boys’ gym | starts at the same time with a basket | ball game between the Boys’ Club | Redbirds and the Y. M. C. A. Hawks. | This will be followed by another basket | | ball game between the Boys' Club | Americans and the Y. M. C. A, a | gymnasium exhibition by the junior | | tumbling team, a wrestling exhibition by the junior wrestling team, a box- ing exhibition by the junior boxers and another basket ball game between | the Trinity M. E. Church team and the “Y” Flashes. Exhibition in Pool. SWIMMING and life-saving ex- ‘hibition will be given in the men’s pool at 2:45 pm. by the Y. M. C. A., Western and Wilson High School teams. This will be followed by a diving exhibition by the Shoreham {Rewarded for Best Year Club Has| sequently caused a shake-up in the usually alert “life guards.” Germany Triumphs. ‘HE primary purpose of the Olym- . pics is to glorify the individual In sporting competition. Unofficially or otherwise, however, there was the keenest kind of team or national rivalry. America carried off principal honors in track and fleld, as well as free-style wrestling, the modern pentathlon, swimming and eight- oared rowing, but Germany collected more medals than any other counsy, taking all sports and varieties of com- petition into account. By any system of figuring, in fact, Germany won y the Olympic games and made the ' most of its patriotig opportunities, in consequence of the heights to which sons and daughters of the fatherland soared. For the first time Germany cap- tured team rowing honors, winning five of the seven finals, besides sweep- ing equestrian events and leading all nations in the boxing tournament. Japan yielded men’s swimming lead- ership, on paints, to the United States, but did better than ever in track and field sports. Argentina dominated the polo competition, routing England, 11-0, in the final. Italy won soccer foot ball honors from Austria after ,the flare-up caused by Peru's with- ‘!;awll. in bitter prolest of a decision ainst its team. Aggregate Olympic attendance ex- ceeded 4,500,000 for 16 days, with gate Teceipts of 7,500,000 marks, equivalent to more than $3,000,000. —_— SOLDIERS DEFEAT F. A. A, An even split in two games was the record today of the Fort Washington basket ball team, which last night de- feated the Federal Agricultural Ad- ministration five, 48-36, on Fort Wash- ington’s court. Spadfore and led the winners. WIN LOOP COURT TILTS. Mount Vernon and Lansburgh court- men were winners last night in the Central Community Center Basket Ball Lesgue, the church five defeating Fed- eral W. P. A, 29-21, and Lansburgh trouncing Super A. C., 38-18. | girls and the Y. M. C. A. team, an exhibition by Carky Kellam, the “381- pound aquatic clown,” and a water | polo game between the Y. M. C. A. team and the combined Western and Wilson High School teams. The annual junior Y. M. C. A. swimming championships will be held in the boys’ pool at 10:30 am. and prize bowling contests will be held from 2 until 7 pm. PITCHER MARCUM WEDS JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Decem- ber 31 (#)—Johnny Marcum, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, was & bene- dict today. He signed a life-term contract here yesterday with the former Mary Eliza- beth Wilson of Eminence, Ky., his fiancee for 10 years. The couple will live at Eminence, Marcum’s home, un- til the latter part of February, when the Sox open Spring training camp at Sarasota, Fla. ‘‘Believe me,” beamed Marcum, “I'll win my share of the ball games next year because I'll just have to now.’ Pin Standings F. C. A. MEN'S LEAGUE. Dliteating ~_24 18 Supplies _. A ing Loan Analysis 19 High m game—Duplicating, Hign (o e Gtk 1a3 High individua] set—Muiroe, .u:n" Donnell, 98. NUD MY SETLE PTAUSE TIF Makes Unimportant Debate as to Which Will Wear White Tomorrow. BY the Assoclated Press. ASADENA Calif, December 31. —Weather as unsettled as the color of the jerseys to be worn by Pittsburgh and Washington threatened today to throw a monkey wrench into the foot ball machinery of the Rose Bowl classic. Rain soaked the big bowl, also everything around, yesterday and the end 'is_not in sight. 11 the feld is heavy tomorrow it will ‘make the mooted question of the color of the jerseys unimportant—mud will make purple, blue or white equally obscure. The jersey question has been de- bated for the first time in Rose Bowl history. Each contestant expected to appear in its colors—blue for Pitt and purple for Washington. Each suggested the other wear white, with neither inclined to turn its back on tradition. Practice in Downpour. PI'!TSBURGH reached Pasadena last night ready to work out in the Rose Bowl this afternoon, but may have to forego this last-minute preparednees move to save the turf. Husky and Panther practiced yes- terday in a downpour. The sun shone on most of their games during the regular season, but each team played once in heavy pre- cipitation. Pittsburgh lost and Wash- ington won. Opinion was divided as to the ef- fect of a wet field. Under the War- ner system used by Pitt the ball is handled more than in the Notre Dame system of Washington, and a wet surface might throw the timing awry. Others suggested, however, that a wet | ball makes forward and lateral pass- | ing hazardous. Pitt passes only when ! it has to. Washington likes to pass.! 0Odds 5-4, Take Your Choice. ODDS were even or 5 to 4 and take your choice. The change in weather did not change opinions the game was a toss-up. 1 The backs may not be able to keep | their feet, but; rain or shine, slow or fast, two great lines will come to grips. Both teams will use many sopho- mores before the day is done. Pitt will start half a dozen youngsters. Coach Jimmy Phelan will favor vet- erans at the kickoff, but he will have talented rookies in before the contest | is very old. Both squads are in shape; the bowl is sold out. All that is needed for & perfect day is & touch of sun. NAT STOCKHOLDERS CUT $20,000 MELON Had Since 1931—Officers Due to Be Re-elected. 'WENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS were on their way to stockholders of the Washington base ball club today as local fans learned the Nats during the past Summer enjoyed their best season, financially, since 1931. The $20,000 equaled a 10 per cent dividend on the club’s stock, which is divided into 20,000 ten-dollar shares, Although announcement of the dis- tribution of $1 for every share of stock held was to be withheld until the annual stockholders’ meeting on January 5, the new Federal law which requires notification of the declara- tion of dividends before the end of the year forced the release. Another phase of the law, which curtails the amount of surplus which can be carried, prompted officials to turn the profit over to the stockholders | instead of putting it back into the improvement of the club. Gate receipts during the past Summer and smaller - expenditures gave the Nats a greater profit than they enjoyed in the last pennant-winning year of 1933, It is taken for granted that Clark Griffith will be re-elected president of the club at the annual meeting and that William Richardson and Ed- ward B. Eynon, jr, will be renamed vice president and secretary-treasurer, respectively. Music Will Vie With Court Play FANS who attend the George ‘Washington-Nebraska basket ball game at Tech High gym Sat- urday night will have a double op- portunity to exercise their lungs and throats. If they can’t find enough in the game itself to cheer about, they can sing. G. W. authorities have arranged to stage a community sing along the same lines as has proved popular with radio and the- ater fans. Between halves of the game a 15- piece band, led by Leon Brusiloff, G. W. Band director, will provide the music for mass singing. Lyrics High lndlvl&lll&l spares—O’ Hll’g 12n‘¢lfl al strikes—Terwissee and ulroe, 24. 17!1:!1 individual average—Mulroe, 111- of the songs to be sung will be furnished each spectator as he ar- rives at the gymnasium. Finds Weight Helps Her Golf rurgitt| Beatrice Barrett, Who Dieted Last Year, Quits It, Serves Notice on Links’ Rivals. INNEAPOLIS, December 30 (#).—No more dieting for Beatrice Barrett, who, along with Patty Berg rates as the Northwest’s leading Best World Marks Made This Year 400 meters—ARCHIE WILLIAMS, U. S. A.___ 1,500 meters—JACK LOVELOCK, New Zealand 2 miles—DON LASH, U. 8. A. __ . Pole vault—GEORGE VAROFF, U. 8. A, High jump—CORNELIQS JOHNSON, U. 8. A... DAVID ALBRITTON, U. 8. A. High hurdles—FORREST TOWNS, U. 8. A Decathlon—GLENN MORRIS, U. 8. A. __.. placing high in many of the Na- tion’s leading women’s tourna- ments last Summer, admits she watched her calories a litle too < Evening Star Pin Tournament Gets Thorough Airing RITZENBERG BOWS INTITLE SINGLES Drops 3-Set Battle, but He and Johnsen Remain in Junior Doubles. By the Assoctated Press. EW YORK, December 31.—The current national junior indoor tennis championships, heading into the quarter-finals today, has come up with a pair of Eastern “dark horses” to threaten the predicted sweep of Kenyon College's Midwest- ern aces, Don McNeil and Morey Lewis. While most of the headlines have gone to McNeil and Lewis, there two— Alter Milberg of New York and Isa- dore (Izzy) Bellis of Philadelphia— have gone along whipping their sched- uled opponents handily. Milberg, the only unseeded player to reach the quarters, provided one of the tournament’s few upsets yesterday in rallying to defeat Allie Ritzenberg of Washington, D. C,, in a hard, three- hour match, 7—5, 7—5, 10—8. Today he meets his biggest test in McNeil, who found Henry Daniels of New York an easy victim yesterday, 6—1, 6—3. Ritzenberg still is in competition, however, as he and his fellow Wash- ingtonian, David Johnsen, advanced in the junior doubles tourney by a de- fault from J. Massena and H. Mantin. Hasn't Lost a Set. ELLIS, whose eighth-seeded rank- ing is due largely to the fact Mt won the national boys’ title a year ago, hasn't lost a set in four rounds of com- petition. His latest victim, Walter Meserole of Willlam and Mary Col- lege and New York, went down yes- terday, 6—0, 6—4, to qualify the Quaker City contender to meet third- seeded Melvin Lapman of New York today. Lewis, the Texarkana, Tex., con- tender from Kenyon, meets Joseph Fishbach of New York today, but should stay in the running. The only other player regarded as a strong con- tender, Marvin Kantrowitz of New York, faces Charles Mattman, New York. In the semi-finals of the boys' play, top-seeded Arthur H. Ink, jr., of San Diego, Calif., takes on Melvin Schwartzman, New York, and second- seeded William Umstaedter, Milburn, N. J., meets Joseph Greenberg, Brook- Iyn. SLEUTHS, MERRICKS . BATTLE ON COURT Unlimited Contest Features Card of Four Games Tonight in Police Boys’ TSurney. ‘O strong unlimited teams, both of which, however, barely won their quarter-final games of the Police Boys' Club basket ball tournament | 21 last might, will meet at 7:30 o'clock this evening at the George Washing- ton gymnasium in the feature of to- | day's four games. They are Bureau of Investigation, which nosed out the Jewish Com- munity Center in an extra period, 26-24, and the Merrick Boys’ Club, which won by the same two-point margin from the Flying Eagles, 25-23. W. P. A, another unlimited contender which does not play tonight, will meet the winner by virtue of its 29-28 vic- tory over Delaware & Hudson in g semi-final game. Three games were played this morning, the Boys’ Club 85-pound team meeting Georgetown, the Y. M. C. A. Hawks meeting the 100-pound Merrick Boys’ Club courtmen and the Heurich Flashes meeting the Y. M. C."A. Eagles in a 115-pound en- A "Georgetown, 16: Northeast Boys' Club, 7. Class. Pound . 8 , 6. ¥eue & omfi'lfl'i 5. Heurich. 15- Pojiot. Nov . 16 Flying_Eagles, 10: Boys' Club of Wash- . M. C. A. 23: Georgetown Boys' owb, 1% . 145-Pound Class. Senate Beer. 49: D." C, hm, 117, Northeast Boys’ 31; Leland, 22. PRLTh AngeP:lbfll. 0. paes B it a : . 24 & ’s Service, 22, T . Buisvans & Huden: 28, clubs in its division. Call Eddie Far- rell at North 6042-J between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Fights Last Night By the Assuciated Press. CHICAGO—Max Marek, 1855, Chicago, outpointed Billy Treest, 18515, Batavia, I (10). Krist, . Va., Joe Melinkey, 180, Cleveland, drew (10). ing to his repertoire last night Bill winding up his broadcast. Clarke, top-ranking Isemann, former tourmament McAlwee, bowling statisticia: Bill Coyle, versatile reporter o, Station WMAL, added bowl- with a typically bright descrip- tion of the performances of four former champions of The Eve- ning Star tournament who rolled at the Arcadia. Here you see From left to right are Astor duckpinner of the country; Coyle; Merceda winner, and behind her, Ben ; Bess Ackman, former winner; Monk Fraser, Arcadia superintendent; Frank Xanten, defending champion, who lost his crown; George Isemann, secretary of the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, and, half hidden by George, Pauline Ford, president of the Washi Duckpin Association and eurrent leader in the w of the tournament. 1. QUNT CRAFTY INBEATING N 1.0 Use of Reserves Big Factor in 46-40 Win—Stanford " Checks L. I U. recial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 31.—With its winning streak still intact, | Georgetown University’s basket ball team was riding home in high spirits today after having proved the de- spoiler of New York University’s clean slate for the second successive year. Before a capacity crowd of 18,000 which packed Madison Square Gar- den to capacity, the Hoyas won by an even greater margin than they did last season, when they barely nosed out the Violets by two points in Wash- ington. The score last night was 46-40. Reserve strength produced the vic- tory for Georgetown. Constant and | wise use of substitutes by eCoach Freddy Mesmer enabled the Hoyas to | exhibit a well-balanced team through- |l out. In contrast, N. Y. U. suffered Irving Terjesen and Milt Schulman, the only two veterans on the Violet squad, who are just recovering from influenza. . Neither were in shape to gé the full 40 minutes, and it was when both were out of the game in the last four minutes of the first half that George- town went on a 10-point scoring spree that wiped out an N. Y. U. 19-15 lead and sent the Hoyas to the front, 25-19, at intermission. Hoyas Protect Margin. TWICE in the second half N. Y. U. crept to within three points of the Hoyas, who, however, always spurted away under the impetus of Ed Kur- tyka, brilliant sophomore scorer, and the cool floor generalship of Tommy Nolan. After relieving Mike Petroskey, starting center, Kurtyka went on to tie Joe Murphy, another sophomore, each making 11 points. In the second half of the twin bill, Stanford’s crack five snapped the long- est college winning streak on record at 43 straight by defeating Long Island University, 45-31. GFPis. N. Y. U. 5 Boardman.f. Carneval.f__ Terjesen.c_ Brown. Q g P 1 [ mODLS T | moSismrom I o 2 wosubans Totals_-__16 840 GALLAUDET’S RALLY NEAR FINISH FAILS Defeated by Prospect “Y” of New York, 28-36—Make Only Two Goals in First Half. Erecial Dispatch to The Star. . N!W YORK, December 31.—Despite a spirited rally near theeend of the game, Gallaudet of Washington lost to the Prospect Y. M. C. A. five, 36-28, here last night. Although Hoffmeister and Drake led a spurt in the closing minutes which pulled the Blues to within 5 points of their hosts, the Y five countered with a drive of its own and won going away. The losers could cage only two fleld goals in the first half, which ended with Prospect on top, 14-8. They abandoned ordinary tactics in the sec- Totals_.._10 828 TROJANS, MERRICKS WIN. 3 walloping Read’ 30-17, and the Merricks Shamrocks, 31-25. PLAY FOR GRID TITLE. through the recent illness of both | for high scoring honors of the game, | s A nipping the | 8 on Wonten’s en’s division —Star Staff Photo. 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BY SPARROW McGANN, EW YORK, December 31.—Max Schmeling has the distinction of having completed the most successful come-back of the past season in fisticuffs. The fact that a great many of the voters did not wit- ness the Schmeling-Joe Louis contest, and, in fact, never saw either principal in real action discounts to some degree the justness of the award. Had Schmeling scored & clean knockout, had one of his right-hande ers stopped the Negro dead in his tracks, or had not Schmeling pulled back and'turned an agonizing face to the referee at the first touch of a low blow, the award would have passcd without comment. Since Schmeling took 12 rounds and landed some 50 blows to stop Louis, it must be conceded that, but for the fact that Joe Louis was the big thing in heavyweight circles, Schmeling's vic- tory would have occasioned but pass- ing comment. Several Title Shifts. SEVERAL titles changed hands dur- ing the year. Sixto Escobar took clear claim to the 118-pound crown. Petey Sarron dethroned Freddie Miller. Lou Ambers outscored Tony Canzoneri, Freddie Steele succeeded Babe Risko as middleweight king and John Henry Lewis outfumbled Bob Olin in a so-so battle in St. Louis, Mo. Escobar started off the year with a poor showing against Indian Quin- tana. The little Puerto Rican re- deemed himself by outpointing Tony Marino and thrilled the fans by a one- punch knockout of Indian Quintana. It was one of the cleanest punches delivered by a little fellow since the halcyon days of Kid Williams or Pete Herman. Escobar took the edge off his work by losing successive decisions to Harry Jeffra of Béltimore. Sarron decisioned one of the most pleasing featherweights in the game. Freddie Miller had dohe more to re- store interest in the 126-pound class than several champions ahead of him. Losing to a jack-in-the-box fighter of veteran experience certainly did not help the class. When Freddie Miller stepped down the game lost one of its classiest ringmen and turned it back into the doldrums it enjoyed when the title was a grab-bag affair for nu- merous claimants. Steel Losing Tone. CANZON'ERI thrilled the fans by overcoming a first-round knock- down to come back and pile into Jimmy McLarnin in & manner that worthy had not experienced before in the years he has been fighting. Both were physical wrecks when it was over. Tony took more out of himself than he realized, and found this out when he lost the lightweight crown to Lou Ambers. To put the latert in the same class with Canzo- neri would be giving voice to a heresy. Tony so far outclassed Ambers, in his good days, that there would be no comparison. Old-timers will tell you this. Canzoneri proved he had shot his bolt in a return meeting with Mc- Larnin which the belting Irishman won hands down. Freddie Steele had been touted as a superman among the middle- weights. Babe Risko gave him one trial, and, feeling that he could whip the Seattle walloper, agreed on a ree turn match, with the title at stake, at a price of $25,000 and Steele won the title. Steele has reaped much glory from his newly-won title, but not as much money gas he thought. + Lewis Lacks P.flnch. JOHN HENRY LEWIS caught Bob Olin just after the latter had re- covered from a long spell of sickness. Olin stuck out_the route. This can only mean that John Henry is much overrated as a puncher and hardly the man, on account of his size and weight, to send in against Joe Louis. Such talk should be toned down until John Henry has a fling against the current run of heavies. Schmeling’s contribution to the heavy weight division has been ac- knowledged. The surprising good work of several youngsters such as Bob Nestell, Sonny Walker, Gunnar Bar- lund and the knockout of Ray Im- pellitiere by Bob Pastor deserves more than passing attention. 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