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THURSDAY. JANUARY 9, 1936 TEN Y.M.C. A. USHERS IN BASKETBALL SEASON .1 Jimmy Foxx, Slugging First Baseman, Signs One-Year Contract With Boston Red Sox SHREVEPORT TIMES Colony of Women Queen of Water Carnival Propose Changes in Grouping Class HOOPSTERS TO START TITLE Golfers Increased During Past Year A Gridiron Teams DRIVES THREE DIVISIONS ON LOCAL COURT TONIGHT SALARY TERMS FOR MIELDER NOT DISCLOSED; REPORT HE WILL RECEIVE $25,009 SALARY Old Contract Star Athlete Had With Connie Slack, Gov-ering Tlirce-Year Period, Destroyed Following Conference With Yawkey and Collins Development of Some Interseholaslie League Texas to Take Up Slat-; ter Jan. 15 twelve Teams Scheduled to Take Part lu Nine-Game Mid-Week Program Arranged by Athletic Director McDonald; Meadows-Draughon Enters League Annual drive for TJiCA.

and Y.wrA. basketball league honors win get underway Thursday night on the court at 7 o'clock with last yeara champions. Charity hospital nurses, Morris snd Dickson snd Cameron scheduled to face tough opposition on a three game card. Cameron will open the night's program, clashing with Wolfe quintet, la a Junior league battle. Two girls teams, Charity hospital nurses and Oil City Independent, play ths second contest, while the nightcap feature will bring together Morris and Dickson and Richard.

Twelve teams are scheduled to take part on the Dine week's program. There are four entered In the senior division with a possible fifth entrant la the centenary freshman team. Others New York, Jan. 8. (P) Jlmmle Foxx, slugging first baseman and heir apparent to the Babe's home run throne today signed a one-jeer contract wltn the Boston Red So.

Toxx, sold lew than a month ago by the Philadelphia Athletics, came to terma for 1939 alter a brier conference wltn owner 10m xawaey ana general manager Eddie Colllna of the Boston club. No terma were disclosed, but it was reliably reported Foxx will get 825.000 for the coming season, representing a aubstantlal increase over the 817.500 he waa understood to nave been getting wttn tne a a. Foxx's three-year contract with the Athletics, which had two yeara to run. I nnD nn r' tt v. it TiMfrxi inn i 'rvw Ml 1 i I i 1 senior league contenders are: Morris and Dickson, 8parcolene, Richard, and the 7lst pursuit squadron of Barks-dale Field.

The Junior division Is made up by five teams, namely Cameron, Byrd High school, Claiborne Methodist, Biggest Little Store and Wolfe. Entered in the women's leagues are Meadows-Draughon, Charity hospital nurses and Oil City Independents. Each team baa been practicing for several weeks, and many are mid-season form. Morris and Dickson are favorites In the senior loop despite the return of the Sparcolene cagers, who for several years ruled men's basketball activities locally. The and team Is made up of veterans, who are well known In North Louisiana basket ball circles.

Miller and Cox are starting forwards, while Ray Stump handles the center assignment, and Tim Moran and Hap py Parker are guards. Making up the 1938 Charity hos pital squad are such girls aa at Is James, Alyce Nichols, Blanche Mc-Elwee, Julia Dale, t. Simpson and Mildred Benson. Paul Golden, coach, feels that the team is by far strongest he ha had at the hospital In several yeara, and Is confident that they will go far toward retaining the Y.W.CA. women's league championship.

Little known of the Oil City team that will face the nurses to night, but Coach Shook has informed Y.M.CA. physical director, L. G. Mc Donald, that he has a well balanced sextet, that ran rough shod over several strong opponents in pre-season games. Coach "Buck" Fletcher of Sparco lene has In uniform several veteran layers who have won many local basket ball Outstanding among these players are Pugh Elliott, Joe Mangham, Glass, Harper and Levy, the latter two being former members of the Centenary college team.

8onny Noel, James Favaron, Osteen, Ttnsley and McAdams are members of Richard. League play has been divided into two halves with first an second half winners scheduled to meet In a two out of three game playoff series for the various championships at the conclusion of the regulsr nine weeks playlrig season. Major W. H. Brltton, Tennessee's head football coach last season, will next fall be assistant to Major Bob Neyland, who Is returning to Knox-ville.

Negotiations are on between Dart mouth and Navy, snd Dartmouth and Stanford, for games In New York in 1938, 1938 and 1940. (Martha Ann Richards '-vzoii Mrss Martha Ann Richards, above, attractive freshman at the University of Iowa, rules as queen of the annual water carnival following selection by the university Dolphin club. Miss Richards Is from Otturawa. Iowa. WORLD'S CHAMP WRESTLER RESIDES IN FLORIDA; HAS -ALLIGATORS AS 0PP0NTNTS Outstanding Player in 12 Months By GEORGE JACOBIS rmidrat.

rnfmUnal Golfers' AwwHatlea New York, Jan. 8 (-one or tne most notable developments during 1935 was the tremendous Increase of women golfers. It Is safe to predict that a with a definite upturn in business conditions and serious application of the teaching efforts of professionals to women players, we can look for the development of some outstanding players of championship calibre within the next two years. The most remarkable Individual performance of 1935 was the play of Earn parks, In the National Open championship. The winning of this event by such a youngster and a comparative newcomer to tournament golf, together with the winning of the P.

O. A. title by Johnny Revolta, another of the younger boys, has stirred up much keen rivalry and en thusiasm among the younger profes-J slonals. Thus our veterans must pro duce their best to hold their places. During the past year the Profes sional Golfers' association instituted a new service to the golf clubs at no cost to them which is proving exceedingly popular with club members and which will ultimately spread its benefits to all American golfers, This service Is that of a consultant architect.

He is A. W. Tlllinghast, man who has had many years of ex perience in constructing and revamp ing courses. He calls on the clubs, goes over the course and offers advice and sugges tions on construction problems and needs for improvements. Through this service we hope to make the game more enjoyable by eliminating or correcting many of the traps and hazards known as "duffers' head aches," which will.

In most cases, also reduce the cost of upkeep. With the popularity and soundness (Cant I nurd a Followinc Pace.) Mack Made First Offer for Deals With Boston Sox Athletic Boss Listed Men He Desired to Turn Into Cash Ry ETtniR BBTFT7 (Associated Press Sports Writer) New York, Jan. 8 MP). Eddie told the Boston papers the Inside of the big deal between the Athletics and Red Sox. It began cooking ar far back as TuIy 4, when the Macks paid their second visit to the Hub, Mack called on Collins at Fenway Park and wrote out a lineup which he said he believed would keep the Beaneaters in the money fcr some time to ome.

On the list were sev eral of his own stars. The Sox were hot after Jimmy 'xx, but had g' little thought to any of the other outstanding A's. Mack admitted his club owed money. He told Collins If he could get enough from he Sox to satisfy those obligations they could-have more than one man. This put an idea Into Collins' head.

He went into a huddle with Tom Yawkey and Joe Cronin with the result that Yawkey promptly visited his bank. The deal might have been closed sooner, but for Mack's reluctance to gr: up Johnny Marcum. Cronin la scratching his bead try-lng to decide how to l'ne up his remodeled Sox. With Erlo McNatr on dstk at third, Cronin will lay short again. That leaves the fleet Bill Werber as the problem.

Cronin may convert Werber Into an outfielder, but even then he doesn't know where to squeeze him In. With Roger Cramer and Heinle Manush sure of the center and left Held Jobs, Werber would have to battle it out for the right field with Skinny Graham, Mel Almada and Dusty Cooke. All five regular outfielders are left hand which may react In Werber's favor. Connie Mack may part with another headllner before the clubs All winter they have had hlrn selling third sacke-. Pinkie Hlgglns to he Yunks.

T. Yanks wc like to have Hlgglns, but not for and five players. The five men Mack wants would wreck 1 New Yorkers, Colonel Ruppert ys. Now the dooe I that Hlgglns may wind up at Detroit. Coach Gets 'Fish-Eye" View of Swimming Team New Haven, Jan.

8 (A1). Bob Klphuth, Yele swimming coach, la going In for the "fish's eye-view" In his search for natatorial perfec tion. Klphutb. chairman of the United States Olympic swimming com mittee, donned diving helmet and a weighted vest yesterday, descended to the bottom of the Tale pool and looked up" at his squad as It en gaged In a workout. Commenting on his trip "down under," the mentor Midi "It's the only way to get true Image and to study accurately the pupil's balance) stroke and actual technique." Austin.

Jan. 8 OP) Pronosed re disricting of class A football his been submitted to member schools of the University of Texas Interscholss tic league. Roy B. Henderson, execu tive secretary, said today. Ths execu tive committee will act on the propo sal Jan.

15. Henderson said the changes were designed to balance districts and make room for additional entries. A special district would be carved la the lower Rio Grande valley to ac commodate four additional schools Districts under the proposed re arrangement follow: No. 1 AmarUlo, Big Spring, Borger, Lubbock, Pampa, Plalnvlew. No.

3. Austin (El Paso), Bowie (El Paso), Fabens. Ysleta. No. 8 Breckenrldge, Brownwood, Cisco, Eastland, Ranger.

San Angelo, Sweetwater. No. 4 Central, North Side. Pol technic Stripling, and Masonic Home of Fort Worth and Mineral Wells. No.

6 Childress, Electra. Ouanah. Vernon. Wichita Falls. No.

ft Bonham, DenUon. Gaines ville, Paris. Sherman. No. 7 Denton.

Greenville. Hlehland Park, McKlnney. Sulphur Springs. no. a Adamson, Tech, Forest Avenue.

North Sunset and Woodrow Wilson, all of Dallas. No. 9 Gladewater. Klleore. Loner view, Marshall, Texarkana.

Tyler. sv No. 10 Athens. Henderson, ct sonville. Lufkin, Mexla, Nacogdoches, Palestine.

No. 11 Bryan. Cleburne. Coralcana Hlllsboro, Temple, Waco. Waxahachle No.

13 conroe. Goose Creek, Jeff Davis, John H. Reagan. Mllbv. Sam Houston and San Jacinto, of Houston No.

13 Beaumont. Galveston. Port Artnur, South Park (Beaumont). No. 14 Austin, Kerrvllle and Brackenrldge, Harlandale, Thomas Jefferson and Vocational of San Antonio.

No. 15 Corpus ChrlstL Kinesvllle Laredo, Robstown. No. 10 Brownsville. Edlnbure.

Har, llngen. McAllen. Mission. Pharr. Ban Juan, wesiaco.

Trophy Awarded ewella School Football Team Sportsmanship Emblem Is Given Squad by Local Legion Post Comparing the gameness and sportsmanlike spirit displayed by the Jewella school football team to that of Andrew Jackson and his army In the defense of New Orleans sgainst the British, Henri Wolbrette, chair man of the school awards committee of the American Legion, Wednesday afternoon presented a pennant to the school In honor of the football team's perfect record In sportsmanship In Y. M. C. A. grammar school grid league.

The speaker urged the boys to uphold this splendid record In their future athletic endeavors, snd to carry the same high Ideals Into all of life's sctlvltles. John Allen Suggs, captain of ths team, received the pennant In behalf of the school. It Is beautifully done In the school's colors, purple and white, and bears the wording 'Jewells 8chool Sportsmanship Grammar School Football League 1938." The official emblem of the Legion graces the larger end of the banner. Preceding the presentation of the award, E. R.

Kidder, boys' work dl rector of the Y.M.C.A. and super visor of the athletic work, made a brief talk in which he explained the method of selecting the recipient of the pennant. M. R. Shelton, general secretary of the also spoke briefly.

He congratulated the boys on their achievement and expressed the pleasure It gives the Young Men's Christian association to have part In the character development of the boys of Bhreveport. School letters were awarded by Mrs. Frank Boydston, coach and faculty sponsor, to members of the team which also won the lightweight di vision championship of the league. Those receiving letters Include: D. Herrln.

E. B. Wall, M. Boy kin. Elder, J.

Suggs, C. Potter, C. Strick land, J. W. Henderson, T.

Bardwell, E. Carr, M. P. Blckham, J. T.

Bcewell, L. Hill, W. Stephenson. Voss, D. Becker, B.

Woods. By Invitation from the principal, Mrs. Alice Edwsrds, the visitors were guests of the school at lunch served in the cafeteria, preceding the as sembly program. They sat with mem bers of the football squsd at a special table that was decorated in the school's color. Cincinnati Reds to Play Puerto Rico in Spring Cincinnati.

Jsn. 8 (p). Powel Crosley, president of the Cincinnati Reds, announced today acceptance by the National league club of an Invitation to do pert of It spring training In Puerto Rico. The club will be the first major league outfit to visit the Island. was destroyed and the new ones- drawn up.

"It waa not necessary lor us to eive Foxx a new contract," said Colllna, "but after Jlmmie bad dls- eussed the matter with Mr. Yawkey It was decided to draw up a one year contract." matter was settled with little discussion, said Collins, who is here for a few days before leaving for the south to straighten out some of the club's interests in the Piedmont league. "Jimmie arrived in town last night, attended a hockey game with Tawkey, and today signed the contract after a few minutea dis cussion," said Collins. "The terms were satisfactory to all concerned." A key figure' in the attack of Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletlca for eight years, Foxx was sold to the Bed Sox on Dec. 13along with Johnny Marcum, right-banded pitcher.

Foxx bit MO last season and tied with Hank Greenberg of the champion Detroit Tigers for home run honors with 36. In 1933 he clouted 98 homers to come within two of Babe Ruth's major league record. Now 28, Foxx has been in the big leagues for 11 years. OMAHA SENT TO ENGLAND FOR GOLD CUP RACE Woodward's Race to Take Part in Distance Contests By GEORGE KIRKSEY fFnlted Pres. Staff CorresDondfi.f) New York, Jan.

8 (LP). Omaha, Who thrilled the turf world last year with a "grand slam" In the rich three-year-old stakes, was on the -high seas today bound tor England, where he will campaign next summer against outstanding distance runners. Before dawn this morning Omaha was taken from Aqueduct race track to special quarters on one of the passenger decks of the Cunard liner Aqultanla. His William Woodward, millionaire New York banker, and his trainer "Sunny Jim" Fltzsimmons, supervised 1 preparations for the champion's ocean voyage. "I have great hopes for him," said Woodward.

has always been a favorite with me since the first time I eaw him as a gawky yearling." Woodward wants to win the Ascot gold cup, a prize won only once before by an American-bred horse. Way back 'In 1882 Foxhall won, and only once since has an American horse been a contender. In 1929 Mrs. John Hertz's Reign Count finished second. As the Aqultanla eased away from her dock "Sunny Jim" Fltzsimmons, (Conttntmf ra Folio Ins Tan.) GENERAL TIRES I on EASY TERMS "See Adair" GENERAL TIRE CO.

eat rrnrfcrtf imt PHwie 831 i at a a as a in of BOYS WITH OLE LOU GRID TEAM El Dorado, Ark, Jan. 8 (Special). The Louisiana Bute University numbered a full ball dozen Oorado boys on It first string during be past season, and according to reports from Baton Rouge sports writers and others who chronicled the clashes of L. 8 the local boys grabbed iff considerable honors and stand good chances of holding down a large portion of the Important position on the team In 1936. Roy Knight, sopbomors center, waa slated by W.

I- Spencer, Baton Rouge sports writer, to push Moose Stewart, regular center, for his post. Bernle Dumas and Basil Myrick were mentioned In a string of ends who were due for a shot at veteran Jeff Barrett's position. Spencer quoted Coach Bernle Moore aa saying Bill May will probably have a good chance to hold down the quarterback post, played by Abe Mlckal for three years. Clarence Strange and Maxwell Nolen are slated for regular play, It was hinted. The National Collegiate Atbletle association is 80 years old.

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(LP) The tall blonde gentleman put up his fists, feinted with a left and crossed a right an imaginary foe. Jack Dempsey looked him up and down, then dismissed htm with: "He's real nice boy a real nice boy, but he needs to fill out an awful, awful lot." But the "nice boy" Lester Rollo Stoefen, professional tennis star refused to be daunted by the skeptic-Ism of the man seeking a "white hope" to be developed into a formidable opponent for Joe Louis. Stoefen, a square-shouldered, Si-year-old giant who will help open the Indoor pro court season here thU Saturday, is sincere about his chances as "white hope," regardless of what Dempsey thinks. Lester announce- his intention to forsake his racquet and seek gold and glory In the prize-ring as far back last November. Yesterday, he looked up Dempsey, who was to decide If "Little Rollo" should turn to career or leather-pushing.

"Dempsey right In a way," Stoefen said today. "I sure do need to fill out. I knew that before Jack told me. I'm only 180 pounds now and atx feet four. But can, and will, put on more "Why, I could go up to 320 or better In a few months of conditioning the woods.

And for boxing, I've done plenty. Not as a professional, and not even real boxing as an amateur. But I've practiced a lot In California, and they tell me I ought to be plenty good with my dukes." Did Lester, who would be one of the ring's most handsome boxers since the days of "Qorgeous" George Car penter, really believe he had a chance developing Into first class heavyweight? Or was It all a publicity gag, bora in the fertile mind of tennis promoter BUI O'Brien "Nut to that." Lester Rollo ex claimed. "It might lisve been jumped on as such by Bill. But the Idea wee mine ss late as last year and 1 wann't kidding.

I'm not kidding now either." Ale Psrenny, etocky running guard, has been elected 1979 foot ball captain at Boston college. And yon mustn't count too much on a croc's stupidity. It's all right to play the 'gator for a dumb cluck, for that's Just what he is, but a croc knows a few of the answers and Is likely to outguess you. And If he gets hold or you he's much worse than a 'gator. A 'gator will snap and retreat, but a croc, when he bites, clamps down, and threshes his giant body until something gives.

We wish Georse WonM lin mil claim the heavyweight wrestling cnampionsmp or tne world, If only to read the behavior of th w.w York Athletic Commission, when after writing George for some proof of why he should claim the tit.io ha mailed that august body an eight- ioo crocoaiie. For once, we be Ueve. Gen. John J. Phelan would for get to act Important.

A. A. U. Volley Ball Title Meet Booked for Dallas Dallas, Jan. 8 (P) The national A.

A. U. volleyball championship tournament will be held In Dallas June 25, 38 and 37 under the auspices of the Dallas Athletic club. Bob Humphrey, chairman of the committee handling arrangements, announced the dates were set at a luncheon here today. The San Diego Athletic club team Is national champion at present.

Humphrey said he received a letter from that team In which It said It expected to participate In the Dallas tournament. Between 35 and (0 teams from all parts of the country are likely to compete, Humphrey said. The tournament la open to all registered A. A. U.

and Y. M. C. A. teams.

About ten are expected to enter from Texas. Most games will be played at the Dallas Athletic club but Humphrey said If the entry list was large It might be necessary to play some on other floors. Baylor in Two-Point Win (her Bice Owls Waco, Texas, Jan. (LP). The Bay lor University Bears shot the works Tuesday night, but fell two points short of drfestlng the Rice Institute Owls In the first conference game of the season.

It took the Owls two overtime periods to eke out their 85 to 83 vio-tnry. The Bear played a Jam-up game for the entire contest, and for a while It looked as If they might upset the dope. Princeton and Army have arranged to meet In football in 1938, 1940 and 1943. By HENRY McLEMORE, United Press Staff Correspondent, Miami. Jan.

8 (U.B. Walking about this hottlsh town of ours these days, wearing tennis shoes, slacks, sweaters, and some very fancy scare, Is the world's greatest wrestler. He's been In hundreds of matches. not one of them framed. Every one of his opponents has outweighed him by at least 150 pounds, and every one of his oppon ents has resorted to the most savage and unfair tactics In an effort to defeat him.

Yet he has never been defeated, If he hadi he would be dead. The name of this wrestler is George Copplnger, and his opponents have all come from two great families of killers. They are, alligators and croc odiles. For eight years George Copplnger, 23, stocky, crackerlsh son of the Everglades, has been meeting these savage reptiles In their home waters. And without benefit of referee.

There la no scheming promoter to protect George with pre-arrangemcnt. Down In the murky waters he plunges, armed only with his bare hands, to fright the 'gators and the crocs' to the finish. And lie can lick 'em but one way by locking their ugly, pow-erful snouts with his hands, and tugging them ashore. One mistake and he's finished. The crocodiles, or crocs, as he calls thrift, are the toughest.

They're faster for one thing. They're smarter for another. And they're bigger and stronger. It'i not Junt a 'gator or a croc's head you've got to worry about," George explained, "but their talis as well. 'One swipe with that horned whip, and you're done for." The hurricane that hluUd Florida In 1928 put George In the 'gator wrestling bualnese.

The wind liter-allv Me awav I ROO of ths 3.000 al ligators on his father's farm at Pi rates Cove, a few miles outside Of Miami on the Miami river, and It was up to Oeorge and his four brothers to re-stock the place. Thev found the best war to catch the big, mean fellows was by hand, so the boys started working the trop ical waters. The scars which cover George's were mostly gathered in the early years when he lacked ex perience. He didn't know then, for example, that you dnn't greb a 'Rater or croc' the earns way. A 'gator's teeth fit nicely in his mouth, making It safe (7) to grab him by the tip of his muscle.

Tou mustn't do that with a croc, for a croc's teeth protrude like a bulldog's, and tou must snatch him en the side. Otherwise rou'll grab handful of teeth, big, sharp teeth. Newstadt's Fine hnoc'nt fir FREEMAN AND AMBASSADORS 5) and 2) D0STONIANS $j)Jl5 J7.50 lo $12.50 Value ALL SALES FINAL NO REFUNDS Milam shae Street.