Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1937, Page 15

8 Farr, N?w Idol of English Ring, in Line for Heavy Crown Shot TMETLTINU.S, NOW BRITON'S AN European Boxing Given New | Life When Tommy Shoved Baer From Game. BY JACK DEMPSEY. ULL as it was, the Baer-Farr fght proved one thing. Max 18 all washed up, and the best thing he can do is save his money (he got $22,500 for his waltz with the Welshman in England) and turn to some other livelihood. Pugilistically, . nail. He had his last chance and muffed it In previous columns I pointed out that while Baer | appeared in good condition, only a real prove whether he was actually fighting fit. Now it is apparent he was not. Which means either Baer didn't train as hard as he might have or else he just isn't there any more. But either way, he's done. Jack Dempsey. Farr Due Chance in U. S. TOW about Farr? Tommy will come to America for a chance at the title. What's more, he’ll probably get it—in 1938, By that time, I hope, the present muddle will be cleared up, and Tommy may be the best drawing card as a challenger. Farr seems somewhat like Owen Moran, the great little English light- weight. Tommy isn't flashy, but is a good plodder, game and strong enough to fight through at an even pace. His victory over Baer has been a great stimulant to boxing in Europe, Just as a defeat would have been & body blow to the sport in England. I know Farr is eager to come here. | A few months ago my friend, Ted | Broadribb, Tommy's manager, wrote | asking me to try to arrange for Tom | to get in Braddock's training camp | to act as sparring partner. Or, failing that, to get in Louis’ camp. Briton Is Ringwise. "I'M SURE,” Ted wrote, “Tommy | will give a good account of him- | self and will help either man. I know he can whip Ben Foord, the present | English champion.” This, of course, was before Tommy beat Foord, thereby he's as dead as a door- | fight would | PORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGT D. C, WEDNESDAY, < sition in a Warsaw bank. TANBARK \¥ d ¥ an BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, Jr. T PERHAPS is too late to get any- thing done about the situation this season, but sooner or later the new Washington Horse Show, successor to the old National Capital Association, should revise its specifi- cations for working hunter classes. The introduction of working hunter classes in big shows has brought lusty cheers from this column in the past. action quite as many real working hunters as we had hoped, being tired of watching the performances of bearing out Broadribb’s boast. I guess Broadribb remembered Jim | Jeffries was a sparring partner for Jim Corbett when Jeff was trying to | get up the fight ladder. | Although comparatively young—Farr | 15 only 23—he’s had plenty experience. | He's ringwise and is not dazed by | the ballyhooed exploits of any op-| ponent. At least, he wasn't against Baer. I'm sure Broadribb will bring Farr here to challenge the winner of the | heavy title fight, if one is held in September. Everything is “if” in | fighting now. Tommy Rugged Fighter. ENGLAND is hailing Farr as a great champion. It tends to magnify his victory over Baer, a former world champ. Tommy deserved credit, at that. He tried to make a real fight of it. | certainly he showed no fear of his bigger foe and was more than willing to lead. Farr also has a ruggedness | that has been lacking in most recent | English heavies. horses that would faint dead away at the thought of a good hard run to hounds. One reason the so-called working hunter division has proved largely an added divertissement for conforma- tion horses is that no barrier has been raised to prevent the chesty show pigeons from entering into working classes also. Ostensibly the purpose of the special working hunter compe- titions is to encourage owner- riders to exhibit the horses they aoctually use during hunting season. Not many owners, however, want to bring their stout but battered charges to a show, pay entry fees and then run up against such horses as the gilt-lined Whitney and Gug- genheim strings can present. No judge in his right mind, no mat- ter how much he is cautioned to overlook conformation and judge en- At least it looked that way against | ‘& Max. I thought the broadcast was | poor. Our fight announcers do it much better. Still, it may have been #0 dull they couldn't even make it sound good. It Farr didn't do anything else, he | pepped up pro boxing in Europe. | And he may also do a little pepping- | up here in America. Darned if boxing | doesn't need a healthy shot in the | arm. I'm sick of the Baers and wolves who infest the sport. (Copyright, 1937 Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Base Ball. New York vs. Washington, Grif- fith Stadium, 3:15. Maryland vs. Navy, Md, 4. Georgetown Frosh vs. Maryland Frosh, College Park, 4. Devitt Prep vs. Washington-Lee High, Ballston, 3:30. Georgetown Prep vs. Eastern Stadium, 3:30. Charlotte Hall vs. St. Albans, 8t. Albans, 3:30. Tennis. Tech vs. Wilson, Rock Creek eourts (public high title series), 4. Eastern vs. Western, Pierce Mill oourts (public high title series), 4. Ellsworth Vines-Fred Perry pro- fessional troupe, with George M. Lott and Bruce Barnes, Ritchie Coliseum, College Park, 8. Friends vs. St. Albans, St. Albans eourts, 3. Annapolis, Eastern, Track. Maryland vs. Virginia, Jottesville. Maryland Frosh vs. Virginia Frosh, Charlottesville. THURSDAY. Base Ball. New York vs. Washington, Grif- fith Stadium, 3:15. Tennis. Georgetown vs. Guilford College, Hilltop, 3. Char- Catawba College vs. American University, Nebraska and Massa- chusetts avenues, 3:15. Wrestling, George Goverly vs. Laverne Baxter, feature match, Turner's Arena, 8:30. FRIDAY. Base Ball. New York vs. Washington, Grif- fith Stadium, 3:15. George Washington vs. Western Maryland, Westminster. Wilson vs. Roosevelt, Roosevelt Stadium (public high title series), 3:30. Washington-Lee High vs. West- ern, Western Stadium, 3:30. ‘Tech vs. Georgetown Frosh, Hill- top, 3.30. Montgomery-Blair High vs. Be- thesda-Chevy Chase, Garrett Park, 3:30. a tries on suitability as a hunting horse, way of going, etc., etc., can get away from an inclination to prefer, let us say, Red Tape or Grey Knight, to some less beautiful animal that could do twice the work and probably put up twice as sweet a ride in the hunt- ing field when hounds were running. Unless all the theorists are nuts, conformation is directly and vastly important to a hunter's way of go- ing. A judge who believes that au- tomatically gives the conformation horses an edge when they are entered in working hunter classes. THE solution for that, as suggested by some friends, is to keep the conformation horses in their own di- vision. They have approximately & score of classes in the present Wash- ington Horse Show prize list. Their prize money runs over $1,000, while the working hunter division, the only place where an animal not especially trained, fed, kept and designed for show work can have a bit of fun, is limited to five events. The actual money offered is $225. In addition there will be a trophy presented by The Eve- ning Star in the class for ama- teur riders and a sweepstakes for all the horses. Just why the Whitney horses, the Guggenheims, the Ellsworth Augustus string and others of that expensive ilk should have to interfere with the normal and proper course of work- ing hunter classes, we do not see. Working hunters should be confined to their own division, conformation horses to theirs. And just to go our prompters one better, we would like to urge the gentlemen of the Wash- ington Horse S8how to specify that a working hunter is one that has been hunted at least six times by the owner during the past season and to restrict the riders to owners or to members of a recognized hunt. Then watch the entry lists fill up with real cross-country horses. ‘The purpose of a show sponsored and attended by the people of this sector is not, after all, limited to the spectacular demonstration of the prowess of visiting show strings (no matter how much pleasure they may, and do, provide), but to encourage local riding, to interest new blood in the show game and to let Wi people see what their friends and their horses can do. PEAKING of amateurs, you may not believe it, but the Riding and Hunt Club’s point-to-point race om Sunday was a delightful affair, driving rain, ankle-deep mud and all. While the field was somewha reduced because of the ‘ Woman Athlete to Change Sex Sofia Smetkovna, aged 23, the woman javelin champion of Poland, who recently announced she would undergo an opera- tion to change her sex. After the ordeal she expects to take a po- It unfortunately has not brought into | | lenged Charm all the way down the bu(‘v’. Iis —Wide World Photo. going, there was a real race between those that started and a long, driving finish that had the omlookers whooping with excitement. Harry Semmes, riding his own mare Charm, cut out all the early pace, to- gether with Marshall Exnicios on Shiftless, but in the late stages of the game that stout old horse Bolter, owned and riden by Comdr. Justice Lee, came on with a rush and chal- stretch run. Shiftless, which was fairly well cooked near the end, was passed by George T. Walker, riding Dr. Fred Sanderson's mare Royal Bettie. Fourth went to Shiftless, and the other two starters | pulled up when their horses seemed to ' From ONE LEVINSKY ANOTHER WEAK LS. TENNIS BAERFORBRITONS| TEAMDUETO WIN Battered by Doyle to Give England New Prestige in . Heavyweight Realm, By the Associated Press. ONDON, April 28.—British heavyweights, long the subject of impolite laughter, are mov- ing back toward the traditions of the British prize ring, much to the delight of British fight fans and the discomfiture of American enthusiasts. Irish Jack Doyle's decisive victory over King Levinsky, the Chicago fish- monger, coming on top of Tommy Farr's win over Max Baer, has given British heavyweight boxing a prestige not enjoyed since the halycon days of the London prize ring rules. ‘The King, who met many American heavyweights with more stuff than he showed against Doyle, didn't have & chance against the Irishman. Doyle, & fair boxer, stayed away from Le- vinsky's swings and cut up the King- fish at long range throughout 12 rounds. Close to & Knockout. OYLE, who was flattened by Buddy Baer on an American tour, claimed he would have knocked out the American had he not broken a knuckle in his right hand in the second round. He had Levinsky close to a knockout several times, but the Chicago veteran always managed to clinch and tie up his heavier opponent. A crowd of 11,400, including an- other King, Farouk of Egypt, saw the show. Jock McAvoy won the British light- heavyweight championship by knock- ing out Eddie Phillips, the titleholder, in the fourteenth round of the semi- final, and in a 10-round preliminary, Small Montana, Filipino flyweight, outpointed Pat Palmer, have had enough of a battle with the muddy footing. At a party later in the Freres Farm club house Mr. Semmes received pos- session for one year of the Dunboyne Challenge Plate, presented by Mr. ‘Walker in honor of his good old hunter Dunboyne, that fell dead while run- ning a grand race in the Redland point to point on March 27. The sec- ond rider received a silver pitcher out- right and the third a hunting whip. This year the Riding and Hunt Club race was restricted entirely to mem- bers of the club, but we hope next season to see it step forth into the fleld with the other point to points, | expand perhaps into a couple of races and become another landmark in the revival of a great sport. s Afr | v AMILLION A Twentieth Centy, s wiE IN. () HO’S AFRAID OF LOVE?”— .YV it’s the new, popular tune. Smoke the cigar that’s easier on your breath . . . then you can join in the singing. New scientific discoveries have shown that White Owl’s Vintage to- bacco is exceptionally low in the substances that cause unpleasant to- bacco breath. Tests with a delicate osmoscope prove that this tobacco leaves less odor. ‘White Owlisa better cigar because italways hasa Vintage-tobacco filler. Budge, Although Off Form, Likely to Swing Match With Japanese. By the Associated Press. AN FRANCISCO, April 28.~The United States Davis Cup team should beat Japan in zone elimi- nations here this week end, but probably is the weakest ever to rep- resent this country, George H. Hudson said today. He is the instructor at the Berkeley Tennis Club, proving ground of such past and present champions as Helen Wills Moody, Anna Harper, Helen Jacobs, J. Donald Budge and many others, After watching Davis Cuppers Budge, Frankie Parker, Gene Mako and Joe Hunt in practice, Hudson de- clared “there seems to be a weak spot in every one of our representatives this year.” Hudson sees an American victory through Budge winning his two singles matches; Parker, probable No. 2 man, taking his individual set-to and Budge and Mako teaming up to take the dou- bles event for a 4-to-1 wind-up of the three-day competition. Budge's Task Not Easy. BUT Budge “will be very fortunate to win from Jiro Yamagishi, Japa- nese captain, as he is not up to his 1936 form,” Hudson said. “His fight should carry him through, however. Parker probably will lose to Yamagishi, but should win handily from Fumiteru Nakano, No. 2 on the Japanese team. “Our chief worry, however, is not 30 much in defeating Japan as our chances of beating the winner of the Australia-Mexico zone play. Australian team should come through handily. It will be a tough hurdle for any other nation in the world.” Observers have noted a falling off of Budge's game. The country's first ranking player blames 14!;-ounce rackets, an ounce lighter than those to which he is accustomed. He has been forced to use the lighter model while awaiting a shipment of the others, which are built to order. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. LONDON —Jack Doyle. 218 land). outpointed King Levinsky. (Chicago): 12 rourds NEW YORK.—Bernie (8choolboy) Priedkin. 1 rooklyn). outpointed Henry Hook (Indianapolis): & NEW Tony Rock won on_t knockout Eddie Carroll, (Ottawa Canad: 3 a); JERSEY CITY N.'J —Mike Belloise 131 (New _ York) knockout - over Fred, (Hartford. Coun.); A (Ire- For g, 4Ot Loy The | APRIL 28, 1837, SPORTS By GrorgE £ Huser- LREADY Oregon Inlet is at- tracting its quota of Washing- ton anglers, intent on getting their first taste of real salt- ‘water sport this season. The blues still seem 10 be a bit slow about contribut- ing their share of the fun, but channel bass catches are increasing daily. Among the first to run down were Fred Gosnell and Jack Jones of Ar- lington and I. O. Lord of Washington. ‘They were there for a week from the middle of the month until last Thurs- day, but only went out the last three days. They caught six bass altogether, the best weighting 3212 pounds. Others up to 47 pounds have been caught. Their guide, Sam Tillett of Wanchese, predicts that it will be not later than May 3 that blues start hitting in the right fashion. They had plenty of fun with the bass, Gosnell tells us, and it was well worth the trip. For lures they used Record spoons No. 7 and feathers, best luck being had with the spoons. West Virginia Streams High. ERE we were looking forward to 3 the West Virginia trout open- ing Saturday because such a late date would give fly anglers a chance and worms would not be s0 much in evi- dence, and then this big rain had to come up. It rained there just as hard as it did here and as a consequence some streams formerly 30 feet wide now spread all over the place and are muddy to boot. The streams have gone down some, but still are fairly high and somewhat roily. Trout have been feeding these | past four or five days on worms washed into the stream and they still will be in the mood for that diet come this week end. The advantage a fly has over a worm is that it can be cast over anything within a 50 or 60 foot radius. A worm, on the other hand, is more restricted. They will not stand a lot of casting and have to be floated down with the current. High water washes them into streams and trout soon mean worms. We know an angler who shovels a spadeful or s0 of dirt into the head of pools when out worm- ing. Trout, thinking there has been & storm upstream, get set for some nice juicy garden hackles and he lets them have it. Tricks With Telescope Rod. ’I‘HAT is only one of the many wricks | of the trade which you can pick | up as you go along. There's always Nature—not factory processing— made this tobacco exceptionally mild, mellow. We maintain a vast crop-inspec- tion system—the only known organi- ‘White Owls. zation of its kind—to locate Vintage tobacco. Even in Vintage years, we classify all filler tobacco into seven grades—and buy only tobacco of the quality of the top three for use in Make your next cigar a Vintage White Owl. You'll like its mild taste, and the ladies will like you for choosing it. learn that rain and muddy water | something new to learn about trout fishing.* A Virginia angler who fishes all sorts of stream—wide and narrow, open and those closed in by overhang- ing trees and brush—now uses one of those telescoping steel rods for every- thing. When there is plenty of room for a long cast the rod is open to its full 9 feet. But when there isn't room for a decent back cast he just pushes the rod down to 6 feet and flicks it out that way. The roll cast is another handy item to have in your reper- toire when trees surround you and even = side cast is out of the question. With a little practice you can add 3 or more feet to the length of your line at each cast, and when you get it down pat the fly will just flick over and drop down gently with nary s splash. William Metcalf of Washington and two guests landed 47 kingfsh and a 25-pound cobia while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off Sarasota, Fla. recently. Numerous tarpon have be- gun to appear near there and Sara- | sota is preparing for its eleventh an- nual international tarpon tournament which will be staged there from May 15 to August 1. The Falls Church Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will meet to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Masonie Hall. Dr. Joseph Cox of the Progress Planning Division of the Agriculture Department and H. B. Derr, Fairfax County agent for the | department, will be the speakers. They will discuss co-operation be- tween farmers and sportsmen. TERPS’ NINE AT NAVY Maryland's varsity and freshman track engagements with Virginia at | Charlottesville today were postponed until next Tuesday on account of trav- | eling barriers and track conditions, but the base ball game with Annap- olis will be staged at 4 o'clock, as scheduled. Mat Matches By the Associated Press. WORCESTER. Mass.—Tor Johnson, 385, Sweden. defeated George Bheidon, 240, Indianapolis. two straight falls ALBANY. N. Y al Louis, defe *iwo out of three N. J orge Kov California. and Cliff Olsen. 2 Minnesota, drew (90-minute ~ time limit ) ; SAN DIEGO. Calif.—Vincent Lovez 220. Los Angeles. drew with Hard Guickamp 715, Cleveland after one INDL d.—PEverett Mar- Colo.. defeated €. 3 Til. (One unable to continue.) POLIS. — Hans K defeated Abe Kashey man LINCO] ebr threw ~ Jack “Donovan, 1wo straight falls. ~John_ Pesek 108 220, Boston, By permission of the A—15 Gas Supply Big Reasons, Rickenbacker Avers. NDIANAPOLIS, April 28.—Eddis l Rickenbacker, war ace and head way Cerp., predicted today the 500-mile automobile race here May 31 He estimated 180,000 persons from all parts of the Nation would view this record-breaking crowd of 168,000. Lou Meyer, only three-time winner, hour in capturing last year’s grind. Mental Hazards Removed. three reasons why Meyer’s record could be shattered. a mental hazard at the turns in the way of resurfacing the track with drivers will be able to sweep through these turns at lighting velocity and without skidding before they hit the bricks at the straightaway. been cast into the discard is that of fuel supply,” he continued. “In the the amount used, although economy 1s to be encouraged in the way of a spe= “Souped” Fuel a Myth, "THE fact that commercial gasoline ‘dynamite’ is a great step in automo- bile racing. By experiment we have really a myth. What it gained in one directiog it tore down in another and the racing cars, in many cases causing excess heat and a cracking up of the Rickenbacker said the drivers of this generation are far superior to the The driving of fast automobiles to- day is a real science and profession,” had the benefit of teachings and coaching of the old school. They have Asphalted Turns, Unlimited By the Associated Press. of the Indianapolis Motor Speed- would be the fastest in history. year's race, compared with last year's set a new record of 109,069 miles an ICKENBACKER said there were “One of these is the elimination of rock asphalt,” he pointed out. “Thse know that their tires will take hold “Another mental hazard which has race this year there will be no limit on cial prize among the winners. will be used instead of the liquid found out that this ‘souped’ fuel was was much harder on the engines of parts as well.” old-timers. he asserted. “The younger pilots have profited by the mistakes of the past. AUTOMOBILES_ Starting-Lighting-Igition SERVICE CREEL BROTHERS 1811 14w ST.NW.: <+ DEcarva-4220 owne Holiywood Songs, I Coprright, 1937, by Gesaral Clgts Co., Inte -