____WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1939. Coaches Present Singular Rivalry as Maryland and G U. Square Off in Ring EAGLES’ SUPPORTING STAFF —By JIM BERRYMAN Sports Program or La Fond Win, Lose Draw Miller, For Local Fans Ferrell Claims By GRANTLANORICE TODAY. (Tn the Temporary Absence of Francis E. Stan ) Are Basket Ball. Colorful Washington Brewers vs. Wilkes- New Baseball Jeffries, 64, Still in Fight Game—With Amateurs Barre Barons, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Georgetown Prep vs. St. Al- BURBANK, Calif,, Jan. 27.—There is a barn in a 50-acre lot in big bans, St. Albans gym, 3:30. Burbank, originally planned to shelter cattle. it marks the end Today Menfors Western vs. Woodrow Wilson, the one Is of trail for of the Slab Boon pugilistic great fighters of all time. Just 40 Roosevelt vs. Eastern (public years ago at the age of 24, in his 11th professional fight, the man in high series games), Tech gym, question knocked out Bob Fitzsimmons. His names is James J. Jeffries. Lives of Both Filled 7:30. Sore-Arm Cure Seen It is in this big Burbank barn that Big Jeff conducts his Thursday Petersburg vs. George Wash- Va. night amateur shows and they usually draw capacity crowds. Jeff today With ington High, Alexandria, Experiences Bethesda Chase In Raised Seam Is big and bald—over 250—but still in Chevy vs. by , good physical shape. Silver Some 35 Of Hardihood Montgomery-Blair, Spring, years ago Jeffries stood so far ahead of the rival pack that 8:15. Griffs' Catcher It was a to mention joke any challenger. There were no challengers vs. John By BURTON HAWKINS. Washington-Lee High the even close. So he By Associated Press. retired—to re-enter the ring at Reno six years later, Chunky Eddie La Fond, who grad- Marshall, Richmond. a near Jefferson vs. SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 27.— portly, half-bald, middle-aged citizen well beyond his athletic f WINNING (SA (eCONTMCy uated from an orphan asylum to be- High McLean, Mc- Catcher Rick Ferrell of Washing- prime. He wasn't 10 per cent of the Jeffries of 1904. Hardly 5 per cent. /HATTER. To STAFFS come a veteran circus performer Lean, Va. j BOVS. ton’s Nationals sees the new base- He took his chance against Jack Johnson because he needed the money, A THE MAIN IDEA IS THE touring New England tank towns at Swimming. ball last month as a the Central vs. W'estern, Y. M. C. A. adopted boon and $100,000 was too much to overlook. m pleasure of plating. tender age of 8, and Heinie to -^ 3:45. American League pitchers. At of 64 I WISH Miller, who jumped In Chinese pool, the age the old champion is doing all right. He still likes / /GEE! A “When a ball with raised seams I I COULD FIND l checker fashion from the spray- TOMORROW. to talk of his old fights—of the old days—when he faced Tom Sharkey / is used you aren't going to find so TIME To <50 \ slapped deck of the U, S. S. Mary- and cleaned Fitz and Corbett twice. / Basket Ball. many hurt arms," Ferrell said. up l OUT FOR TRACK land to of [, ^ coaching University Brewers vs. Phila- seem to think of me as a mauler.” Washington “That's the trouble now'. A pitcher “They always just rough says l'4,< Van'Sw'immin ! J Maryland boxing teams, have, much delphia Sphas. Philadelphia. has to throw his arm away ^ Jeff. “They overlook the fact that by the time of my second Corbett in common. trying Petersburg High vs. Tech, Tech to get some unnatural delivery to* fight we were boxing on almost even terms. And if Corbett couldn't box, La who instructed Catholic Fond, gym, 2:30. fool the batter. there is no such word in the dictionary.” University mittmen in the niceties Forest Park High vs. Maryland “But give hirrua ball he can grip Jeff is Jeffries was fast and active for a of pushing leather, and Miller will right. amazingly 210-pound Frosh, College Park, 3. and you'll see better baseball and square off as fighter—close to 10 seconds for a hundred yards and a high jumper in the mutually respected Gilman Country School vs. fewer ailing arms.” enemies for the third time'tomorrow neighborhood of 6 feet. In his prime he was something to handle. Episcopal, Alexandria, 3:30. night at College Park when their Tigers Seen Improved. Virginia vs. Maryland, College Ferrell predicted the Detroit boxing teams collide in the meatiest 8. Tigers Park, would be the most Piecework With Movies portion of a double-header attrac- improved club Keeps Thorpe Going Western Maryland vs. Ameri- in tion that also will pit Marviand the American League this year. Where is Jim Thorpe? can, American gym, 8. “I like their against Virginia in a basket bail getting Pinky Hig- Twenty-seven years ago the spectacular Indian cleaned up in the Wilson Teachers vs. Alumni, feud. No will be pulled gins from the Red Sox." he ex- punches Teachers’ gym, 8. Olympic games, and then had his medals taken away because some one and in such situations La Fond and plained. “And Schoolboy Row’e will vs. he a of baseball. Jim has Georgetown Syracuse, Syr- be back.” discovered had played few games semi-pro Miller are toughest. acuse, N. Y. What of returned from a lecture trip, on which he told of his experiences once was an unwelcome Washington? Poverty George Washington vs. Wash- made some “Oh. we have a chance,” Ferrell iustince he was a Carlisle star over 30 years back. He money companion of La Fond's. His par- and Va. ington Lee, Lexington. “You can’t count us now for another which ents were poor, so poor that when replied. out.' on the tour and is waiting motion-picture call, Washington-Lee High vs. Hope- Eddie came had no other choice We'll be somewhere in the first he now and then. Staff they gets, well, Hopewell, Va. I believe." than to send him to an orphan division, With a wife and two kids to look after, life hasn't been any too soft Georgetown Prep vs. Loyola, asylum to insure his “three squares” The member of the brother bat- for the greatest all-around athlete of all time—an Olympic decathlon CASSELL. New York. broken a day. Eddie didn’t remain there tery up when Pitcher Wes winner—football’s in baseball. COAL WINER,THEOLOGICAL Boxing. wjas released and greatest—a big leaguer long, however, for he soon hooked up signed up with ATHLETE ....NOW Catholic vs. the Yankees In football Thorpe could punt, drop kick and place kick, run, block, STUDENT, with a small circus. / Maryland, College last year said he was left? Park (following basket ball). “looking forward to a much better tackle, pass and receive passes. What else is there COACHING BASKET BALL AT His Jobs Hazardous. told AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND season this year than I had last. “I still remember him as a slim kid around Carlisle,'' Pop Warner Edide's unenviable jobs for two Swimming. B AT DlCklNSON COLLEGE Massanutten vs. West- me. “About 13 old then. I saw him come along, and when he got RUNNING THE PHYSICAL 1 called for him to dive 72 feet Military Hand Is Sound Again. years HE CAPTAINED years FOOTBALL ern, Y. M. C. A. 3. “I had a broken started later on there never was a greater back when Jim wanted to go.” EDUCATION DEPARTMENT..... ~ into a net and a bit of tight rope pool, hand twice in ■oJm BASKET BALL AND BASE BALL. vs. / ( walking. The Woodrow Wilson Randolph 1936. and it still bothered me somg 0 Brnmnna B ht JBeCO&Aa]-- intervening years have added inches to his girth, but, Macon, Front Royal, Va. last year. That’s okay now, though, Winner Knocked Out -^ and I feel swell.” Wolgast by Knockout, Though by the same token, the French-Ca- Wrestling. Ferrell in a In a sanitarium at Patten. Calif., there is a fighter haunted by the nadian also has expanded in the Y. M. C. A. vs. Gallaudet, Gal- put boost for his laudet 8. brother. ghosts of great years and great days. His name is Ad Wolgast, the Michi- brain department. gym, From that venture Eddie “I think Wes’ arm Is going to be gan Wildcat. Collegiate Regatta Coal Miner Mellowed stepped Cassell, this The seems gingerly into a lumber camp, a 13- okay year. operation There are fogs surrounding certain sections of Ad's brain, but he still men who asked to have been a big success and I to year-old boy among can tell you about almost every round in his big fights-*back the time think the odds are and At no favors because he knew they at in his favor for that Bat Nelson in the 40th round, completely blinded and badly battered, 'Bigger Better,' Theological Seminary, Triumph Colgate a wouldn’t be granted anyway, if again becoming great pitcher.” was to stalk and locate Ad in the The Battler was away trying ring. poking nothing else. Eddie absorbed an ap- -•-- in full darkness. Here probably was the most savage fight of all ring his- Leaders Promise Is Able Court Coach parently inexhaustible supply of Colonials tor tory. It was a wildcat against a pit bull. Ad can tell you about that fight. yarns in that association, plus a Keys Foxx's New By BILL II1M1LK, Jr. advanced to coal inspector before Bosox Pay describe i knowledge of lumberjack brawling He can every punch.