Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1937, Page 37

1! WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, ing %im’ THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1937. Features and Classified | C PAGE C—1 Eastern Gets Test at Outset : No-Center-Jump Peps Basket Ball BATTLES CENTRAL | IN SCHOOL OPENER Western, Wilson Oppose in . Second Tilt as-Popular. Twin Bills Return. BY BURTON HAWKINS, ASKET BALL wizardry, a8 por- trayed by scholastic quints, will claim the local sports stage tomorrow, when the pub- He high school championship court series will be launched amid the shrill screams of hundreds of schoolboy ad- dicts who will converge on Tech High gymnasium to witness the return of the popular double-header system. In the first game, at 3:15 o'clock, Eastern's defending champions are expected to encounter a stiff test from Central’s rangy club, while the second fray will find Western’s promising passers giving Woodrow Wilson its baptismal fire in series competition. Followers of scholastic sports antic- fpate the most bitter battle for the title in many years, with every school conceded a chance of capturing the crown, although you wouldn’t realize that by «questioning those prize pur- veyors of pessimism, the coaches. It is significant that for the first time in four years Eastern has not been Installed as an overwhelming favorite. Eastern Team Is Green. )ACH MIKE KELLEY, who took over the relns at Eastern this season, due to Charley Guyon's illness, was presented with three substitutes and a plentiful supply of green mate- rial. The high-scoring Lavelle, “Dopey” Dean and Chick Hollidge, all-high players, together with Red Schieble, Blackie Buchholtz and Orpha Shaner, 1ast season’s veterans, have been grad- uated. While Eastern’s club probably will not be as formidable as its three pre- ceding representatives, it nevertheless will command respect. Clint Quan- trille, a towering center; Carroll Col- ton, point-crazy forward, and Claude Colley, guard, will see to that. Kelley still was pondering over his starting line-up today, with the other forward and guard to be selected from Clinton, Lombardy, Groves, Palmer, Lusby, Hancock and Miller. Central suffered a blow in the loss of Will Thompson, elongated center, who committed the crime of joining » fraternity and was barred from fur- ther scholastic competition in any sport. Nevertheless, Jack Ray has molded a contender. Billy Vermillion, fleet midget guard, and Sam Fox, who was shifted from forward to center when Thompson was banned, are likely to dominate Central’s scoring, although Felix Sil- verstein, guard, and Bernie Applebatm and Ralph Matera, forwards, also fig- ure to be troublesome. ‘Western Squad Impressive. Wr.smn will place its finest team ¢ in several season on the floor despite the loss of Hop Lomax, sea- soned guard, who will be on the side- lines for three or four games with an Infected arm. In four games to date, the Red Raiders are undefeated, hav- ing disposed of Briarly Military Acad- emy, Western Alumni, Bethesda- che;y Chase and George Washington Capt. Gerald Burns and George De Witt, forwards, and Paul Heil, center, are certain starters against Wilson, while the guards will be selected from Hugo Schulze, Irving Needle and Tom Baylor. Wilson is an unknown quantity, losing its only start to Bethesda- Chevy Chase, 17-13. Coach Carl Hein- tell claims the Presidents will not be dangerous, but the boys are deter- mined to make an auspicious debut. Wilson already has gained some note as a spoiler, trimming Western in basket ball and foot ball. Tech and Roosevelt will not ree series action until Tuesday, clashing | &t Tech at 3:30 o'clock. In the other Sports Program For D. C. Fans TODAY. Basket Ball. Mount St. Mary's vs. George Washington, Tech High gymna- sium, 8:30. G. W. Frosh vs. George Wash- ington High, Tech gymnasium, 7. Catholic University vs. Alumni, Brookland gymnasium, 8:15. Georgetown vs. West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va. Bridgewater vs. American Uni- versity, Harrisonburg, Va. Wilson Teachers vs. Baltimore University, Baltimore, Md. Tech vs. St. John's, St. John's gymnasium, 3:30. Wrestling. Henri Piers vs. Gino Garibaldi, feature match, Turner’s Arena, 8:30. TOMORROW. Basket Ball. Loyola vs. Southeastern, Y. M. C. 8. Maryland vs. Washington-Lee, Lexington, Va. American University vs. Lynch- burg College, Lynchburg, Va. Gallaudet vs. Towson Normal, ‘Towson, Md. 3 Central vs. Eastern, Tech gym- nasium (public high title game), 3:15. Woodrow Wilson vs. Western, ‘Tech gymnasium (public high title game), 4:15. Roosevelt vs. Maryland Prosh, Ritchie Coliseum, College Park, Md, 4. Bethesda-Chevy Chase vs. Briarly Military Academy, Briarly, Va. Montgomery-Blair vs. Washing- ton-Lee High, Ballston, Va., 8. SATURDAY. Basket Ball. George Washington vs. St. John's of Brooklyn, Tech gym, 8:30. G. W. Frosh vs. Drexel Frosh, Tech gymnasium, 7. Elon vs. Southeastern, Y. M. C. A, 8. Gallaudet vs. Alumni, Kendall Green, 8. Maryland vs. V. M. I, Lexing- ton, Va. American Unfversity vs. Hamp- den-Sydney, Farmville, Va. ‘Wilson Teachers vs. Shenandoah, Dayton, Va. St. Albans vs. Episcopal, Alexan= dria, Va., 3:45. Central in Richmond, Va., car= nival Boxing. Western Maryland vs. Maryland, Ritchie Coliseum, College Park, Md., 8. North Carolina State vs. Catholic University, Brookland gymnasium, 8. MILLER HURDLES TITLE CONTENDER {Outpoints Covelli in Aim to Regain Featherweight Boxing Crown, INCINNATI, January 7 (®).— Little the worse for wear in a 10-round victory over Frankie Covelli, Freddie Mil- ler, former N. B. A. featherweight champion, was ready today for the second step of his comeback trail—a bout Monday night at Louisville, Ky., with Jimmy Vaughan. Miller, fighting at 12715, one and one half pounds over the feather limit, had little difficulty last night in gaining the judges’ decision over the Brooklyn puncher, who weighed in at the same figure. Both Miller and Covelli have been eyeing return engagements with Petey Sarron, who captured the Cincin- natian’s crown last May. Vaughan, lightweight hopeful, defeated Miller game Western and Eastern will square off at Roosevelt. PITT SHY ONE POINT OF TYING GOPHERS Nebraska Third in Ratings Made by Atlantic Foot Ball Forecast Sheet. HILADELPHIA, January 7.—With the completion of the post-season foot ball games, the teams of Minne- sota, Pittsburgh and Nebraska rank first, second and third, respectively, in national standing of the first 20 teams, on the basis of percentage points compiled by the Atlantic Foot Ball Forecast Sheet. Pittsburgh, ending up only 1 point behind the leader, moved from third place to second by virtue of its victory over Washington in the Rose Bowl. Texas Christian, ranking practically nowhere in the middle of November, has worked its way up steadily to rank seventh in the final standings through, its victories over Santa Clara and Marquette. California, after being in the first bracket of 10 for several weeks, has dropped out of the first 20 entirely in the finals. 5 Following is the final national standing of the first 20 teams, with shortly thereafter. Appearing in perfect shape, Miller won the first five rounds handily. Tiring in the sixth, he took a num- ber of Covell’s windmill punches, and although on the defensive through the last four stanzas, never was in danger. BANK DRIBBLERS BUSY. ‘Three games are scheduled tonight in the Bankers’ Basket Ball League at the Heurich gym. American Se- curity and Lincoln will open the triple bill at 7:30 o'clock, to be followed by the Riggs-Liberty clash at 8:30, and the Union Trust-National Savings game an hour later. Sports Mirror By the Associated Press. Today a year ago—Horace Stone- ham named to succeed his father as president of the New York Giants. Three years ago—International League decides to continue play-off series with slightly altered condi- tions. Five years ago—Ellsworth Vines and Helen Wills Moody given No. 1 rankings in tennis. LOOP FOR TABLE TENNIS Financial Institutions Plan to Or- ganize Tonight. Formation of a table tennis league of teams of financial institutions will be started tonight when a meeting is held in the Acacia Mutual Life In- surance Co. Building, starting at 7:30 o'clock. Representatives of banks, BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, January 7T— ‘Whoop-di-doo Dept.: Sure looks to be a big year for the press agents. They are getting ready to gang up on old John Q. Public like nobody’s busi- ness. For instance, Tom Foudy, big- eared P. A. for St. Mary’s, wrote a pal he is tuning up to operate on the following from last year’s fresh- man team: “Lonely” Vigil, a Navajo Indian who plays quarter; “Hasta” halfback; “Soup” Camp- insurance companies or building and loan associations interested should call Burt Langhenry at National 4506, if ‘unable to attend-the meeting. » Magnana, bell, center; N. Corrigible, guard, and Bill Love, “the tackle every- body is dying for.” Bring out the fire bass, boyal 1 JACKSON “IN LINE” TOHANDLE GIANTS Jersey City Job Believed Training Post—Waivers on Stine Surprise. BY SID FEDER. EW YORK, January 7 (®).— Cooling off with the hot- stovers: Here and there 'tis said the Giants were looking ahead when they named Travis Jackson manager of their New Jersey City farm. Some say “Jax” will be getting ready there to take over Bill Terry's pilot job with the “Jints” in a couple of years. Lending some support to this are.two reports going the rounds: (1) That Terry is smted for a front-office posi- tion, and (2) That he'd like to go back to being plain Col. Bill of Memphis. Headline: “Bob Feller (who is 18) to ask $20,000 from Indians for '37." SOME LOCAL COLRT “EXPERTS“SEEM To THINK THE SERIES WHICH OPENS To- MORROW WILL NARROW DOWN To A DOG-FIGHT BETWEEN TECH £ WESTERN. . REBELLION AGAINST THE KING. GET AWAY FROM HIM- HE'S MINE/ S WHADDYUH MEAN-YOURs? HE'S ANYBODY'S A ) & The cover goes on this typewriter right | now, while we learn how to throw a ball fast. A’s Play “Bush” Teams, LAST year Connie Mack's Phila- delphia Athletics were harshly called the American League's “bush , leaguers.” Believe it or not, the A's grapefruit league schedule of 15 games | this Spring calls for only minor league competition, except for a few tilts with the lowly St. Louis Browns and the | hapless Phillies. Incidentally, the Yankees, who won the American League pennant, and the A's, who were—you know—on the other end, are among the few outfits “standing pat” for '37. Dizzy the Great said a few weeks j ago he wanted $100,000 for this sea- son. Now he threatens to quit base ball and become a pro golfer if he doesn’t get $25,000. With an imagina- tion like that he ought to try the crys- tal-gazing business. All Serene in Cincinnatl. ALL looks serene in Cincinnati. Gene Schott and Kiki Cuyler al- ready have signed up. It's surprising all clubs waived on Pitcher Lee Stine, who goes back to the American As- sociation, this time with Kansas City. Could it be the Red Sox are looking westward for another heavy-hitting outfielder? Some one on the type of Jules Solters of the St. Louis Browns? Incidentally, Manager Rajah Hornsby | is worried over the Brownies' pitching —or lack of it. EASTERN IS PRIMED FOR TITLE SET BOW Faces Central Tomorrow in High School Race, Fresh From Win Over Leland Quint. ! EASTERN'S basket ball team is ready .for its first high school series game with Central tonforrow, having fully regained any composure it might have lost through its defeat at the hands of St. John's early in the | week. The Lincoln Parkers returned to form yesterday, when they took the measure of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase team on the latter’s floor, 33-15, lead- ing their host throughout. Eastern was ahead, 15-7, at half time. The victory sends Eastern into the championship race with a record of three wins in four starts. n 4 ook o~mroonoo0" corussusse® ornsse .. | crmmoBicoroas? L Hane Palmer.i Totals. | omnoac ool o | ssuosHssssws; © @ 33 Totals____ 6 & GRANT AND PARKER LOS ANGELES 0PEN LIKELY T0 BATILE GOSH--THIS THING FIT ME SWELL LAST YEAR,BUTIT DOESN'T SIT S0 STEADY L] —By JIM BERRYMAN. A COUPLE OF DARK HORSES IN THE CAGE - GAME PAPPOCK! TAN I PLAY WIF 00? WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL MAKES ITS BASKETBALL DEBUT IN THE COMING SERIES < FIELD DOWNTO 128 Coral Gables Play Shapes|Upsets Scarce Among Many to Give Bitsy Chance for Vengeance. the Miami-Biltmore tennis tournament shaped up today to give Atlanta’s Bryan Grant oppor- tunity to avenge a recent loss to Frankie Parker. The Spring Lake, N. J, youngster justified his No. 2 national ranking last Saturday by batting out a straight set victory over the No. 3 ranked Grant to win the Sugar Bowl title at New Orleans. Parker, seeded second, was favored to take Arthur Hendrix in their quar- ter final match today, although the Lakeland player was runner-up here last year. The third-seeded Georgia mite was expected to move into to- morrow’s semi-final bracket with Parker by defeating Gardnar Mulloy of Miami. Grant Yet to Lose Set. GRANT has won all his matches thus far in straight sets, but hasn’t shown the steady playing of Parker, who dropped only one game in three rounds. ‘Top-seeded Don Budge of Osakland, Calif., scheduled two matches today to make up for his late arrival. He will meet Dick McKee of Miami, and, if successful, then will take on Wayne Sabin of Los Angeles, seeded sixth, in & quarter-final match. Charles Harris of Palm Beach, No. 4 seeded, and Ricardo Morales of Havana, first seeded foreign player, complete the round-of-eight. Players were scheduled to start the first round of doubles late this after- noon. ORAL GABLES, Fla., January | 7 () —Quarter-final play in - . S. M. S. TOPS PAPERMEN Romps to S. E. Center Win—Mer- rick Five Whips Trojans. Sigma Mu Sigma won the only game played in the American League of the Southeast Community Center Basket Ball League last night at Hine Junior High School, while the Mer- rick Boys’ Club and Congress Heights emerged victorious in the National League. D. C. Paper Co. succumbed to 8. M. S, 28-48, but the National League winners were slightly mare pressed. The Merricks outcounted the Trojans, 30-20, while Congress Heights nipped Read’s Pharmacy, 34-22, Max Schmeling in one 1936 poll . Chuck Dressen, Cincinnati Giants will not repeat. Sports cocktall: Anybody who can think up a new name for the damiay Qity bal siub will pisase L3 Who Play Preliminary of $8,000 Event. OS ANGELES, January 7 (#).— Contenders for the $8,000 Los Angeles open golf championship stroked around various courses today, adding finishing touches to their game for the start of the tournament tomorrow. The first 18-hole round will find 128 players teeing off, a field trimmed drastically in yesterday's qualifying rounds held on four outlying courses. Schneiter Low Scorer. PSETS were few among the non- qualifiers. George Schneiter of Ogden, Utah, turned in a 69 over a par-70 course to chalk up the day's lowest score. Johnny Perelli, Lake Tahoe, Calif.; Mel Smith, Chicago; Ralph Hutchison, Bethlehem, Pa., and Hank Browder, former Florida amateur titlist, were among those failing to make the grade. Olin Dutra of Los Angeles, former national open king, may not be able to compete. He has been ill with influenza. The veteran MacDonald Smith, four-time winner of the local event, has just recovered from the same ail- ment and expects to play. Big name golfers, all exempt from the qualifying round, remained fa- vorites'to win the tournament. —_— BAG CENTER BATTLES. Roosevelt’s Community Center’s Basket Ball League winners last night were the Knights of Columbus, P. W. A. and Alber-McNeil teams. Alber- McNeil had a close call at the hands of the Peerless Furniture, 20-19, and the K. of C. five just nosed out Pepco, 21-18, but P. W. A. routed Parks Service, 34-18. Yankees Feared Most by Cronin AN FRANCISCO, January 7 (#). —Joe Cronin, youthful man- ager of the Boston Red Sox, tabbed the world champion New York Yankees today as “the team to beat” this year. Cronin, who is spending a few days here with his family before leaving Sunday for Boston, said most clubs are out to knock down the Yankees,” but “it’s not going to be an easy job. McCarthy has a powerful club.” Gaels’ Press Agent Has Fancy Names to Play Upon Lonely Vigil, N. Corrigible Among ’Em—*“Skeeters” Out as Name for Jersey City Club. m I % : T T sRaziHe Ei?;;é’g ?322 ; Five Sophomores in Line-up to Oppose C. U. in Lid Raiser of Season. YOUNG array of five sopho- mores, reinforced by three A likely-looking _veterans, will represent North Carolina State n the Wolfpack ring team meet Catholie University in the C. U. gym Saturday night. Word has been received from Raleigh, N. C, that one of the best teams ever to be assembled at State will come here. In fact, North Caro- lina State has been termed the dark horse of Southern Conference boxing this year by reason of an exceptional freshman outfit of last year, plus the holdover veterans. Helms Star Gridder. 'HE veterans who will show against | the Catholic U. are Glenn Pen- | land, 135-pound star; Russell Sorrell, 145-pounder, and E. V. Helms, heavy- weight, who is best remembered by C. U. as the sterling guard of the foot ball team. Newcomers to the State team are Reynaldo Del Pico, 115-pound stinger from Havana, Cuba; Ben Rudisill, who knocked out every man who faced him last Winter as & 125-pound battler in intramurals; Harpo Brown- ing, 155-pound battler; Johnnie Mil- ler, 165-pounder, and Mac Howerton, light heavyweight. Four Sophs on C. U. Team. CATHOLIC U. also will be well rep- resented with sophomore ring- men, with no less than four divisions being handled by first-year varsity men. They are Dave Bernstein, 115- pound architect from Chicago; Joe Bunsa, 155-pound knockout ace; Johnny Carvelas, former Eastern High grid star and light-heavy thumper, and Nestor Martinez, 135-pounder from Puerto Rico. SPEEDBOAT CLASSIC DATES ARE CHOSEN President’s Cup Regatta Slated September 23-26-—Roosevelt Makes Presentation. ATES for the 1937 President’s Cup regatta, the probable retirement of Dr. Cecil H. Bagley of Baltimore from racing and this morning’s pres- entation by President Roosevelt of & medal to Jack Rutherford for winning the President’s Cup here last Septem- ber stirred the local motor boating world today. As in recent years, four days have been named for the President’s Cup regatta next Fall, September 23-26 be- ing the dates assigned. Bagley, whose failure to find a full-time mechanic for his Wilmer III threatens retire- ment of that famous 225 hydroplane, has been a familiar figure throughout the East during the last two years. John L. Remon and L. Gordon Leech have been confirmed as di- rectors at large of the fourth region of the American Power Boat Assocla- tion. ‘WARD BECOMES COACH. DURHAM, N. C, January 7 (A).— Thurman (Jule) Ward, 24, of Galax, Va., has announced he will leave Duke in the early Spring to become director of athletics and head foot bell coach at Morris Jarvey College. Ward, & star halfback at Duke in 1933, 1934 and 1935, served last Fall as coach of Duke's junior varsity. Hockey Results MAKES A BIG HIT (ONPACIFIC COAST {Coach of Ohio State, After| Playing There, Also Is Sold on Idea. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 7.— Out here on the Pacific Coast the colleges have eliminated the center jump from basket ball and the game is much faster and more interesting than in other sections where they play according to the rule book. Your correspondent saw two “jumpless” games recently and both were free scoring affairs and went into overtime periods. Basket ball is just coming into its own as a spectator sport out this way and those games had some 6,000 on their feet for more than 90 minutes of sprited play. In the first game, Washington won from University of California at Los Angeles, 52 to 51, in two overtime pe- riods, and then Ohio State came along and defeated Southern California, 40 to 38, in one extra stanza. In the two games a total of 181 points were scored and, in the overtime between the Trojans and Buckeyes, 18 points were hopped in the added five minutes. Jump Twice Only. As the game is played out here, the ball is tossed up at center at the start of the two halves and when there is a held ball. At all other times the ball is put in play by the team scored upon, under the basket, and there is no slackening of the game in any way. This style of play removes the pre- mium from tall centers. In other sec- tors, particularly the Middle West and South, coaches are obliged to search for centers ranging from 6 feet 4 inches upwards. A center of lesser height is of little practical value. Ina close game, a tall center, able to com- mand the tip-off, usually takes com- mand of a game in the closing mo- ments and prevents any whirlwind finishes such as were seen in the games here. 8o the “jumpless” game not only speeds up play but equalizes the contest. Without the center jump, the game swings strongly to the offensive side and, while the Pacific Coast teams are not the equal of Big Ten fives in defensive play, they are keen shooters and you find few low-score contests in this region. Buckeye Mentor Likes It. HAROLD OLSEN, the Ohio State coach, having his first experi- ences with the “jumpless” style of play, strongly favors the idea. “It certainly adds color to the game for the spectators and in the long run will furnish more spectacular finishes than the old style of play,” commented the Buckeye leader. YES SIR! 4 Varsity Quints Maryland, 54; Johns Hopkins, 31. Carnegie Tech, 25; Georgetown, 17. Gettysburg, 26; Navy, 24. Army, 46; Lehigh, 15. Pennsylvania, 41; Penn State, Pitt, 32; Temple, 28. Dartmouth, 48; Brown, 38. Davis-Elkins, 47; John Marshall, 43. ‘Washington and Lee, 43; Elon, 26. Duke, 40; Davidson, 34. Emory and Henry, 41; Sewanee, 20. Lynchburg, 53; Catawba, 51. Richmond, 37; Virginia Medical, 14. St. Joseph’s, 41; Loyola (Balto.), 19. Marquette, 23; Chicago, 15. Michigan State, 39; Kalamazoo, 18. Toledo U., 49; Ohio Wesleyan, 24. ‘Wilberforce, 42; Wilmington, 27. ‘Warren, 38; Detroit, 28. Bradley Tech, 47; Western Illinois Teachers, 39. Jamestown, 38; Moorhead Teach- ers, 19. Creighton, 44; Washington U., 33. Central Normal, 49: Huntington. 35. Olivet, 32; Alma, 23. John Carroll, 29; serve, 22. Akron U, 30; Kent State, 26. 33. Western Re- and Michigan players were rather slower in putting the ball in play after & score than the Pacific Coast colleg- fans, they have done very well and have proven to the Far Westerners that, with or without the center jump, the Big Ten can play basket ball with any section of the country. It is hoped that the basket ball rules makers will give the elimination of the center jump serious consideration at their next session. The only com= plaint the writer can find with the Pacific Coast game is that it demands such constant speed a small squad no longer can play through an entire contest. But that is no serious handi- cap, since it provides opportunity for more boys to get in the game. The one drawback to popularity of basket ball on the Pacific Coast is the lack of commodious field houses and gymnasiums. However, the sport is growing so rapidly in general interest that those facilities are bound to come in the near future. DEFI FROM BALTIMORE. A Baltimore basket ball team which is a member of two leading uniimited leagues of that city would like to book games with teams in Washington or adjacent territory. The team is the five of the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. and may be contacted by writing Stanley W. Porter, 2800 W. Lafayette avenue, Baltimore, Md. . GRAB CHURCH GAMES. Fifth Baptist and Gorsuch won basket ball games in the Inter-Church League last night, the former defeat- ing Epiphany, 20-14, and Gorsuch trimming Westminster, 30-21. BOOK 130-POUND FIVES. Outstanding 130-pound basket ball teams are being scheduled by the While Ohio State Northeast Boys' Club at Lincoln 2001. 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