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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
DERL|NGER CRACKS
FIELD MARKS
Wins Shotput and JaveIin to
Help U. S. Top Orange
Free State Team.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ LOEMFONTEIN. South Africa,
x August 27.-Led by Barney Ber-
linger, former Pennsylvania star
who smashed two South Afri-
can records in winning four events.
the touring track team from the United
States rolled up big lead over an
Orange Free State aggregation in the
opening events Of their meet yester-
day
Berlinger won the shotput with o
heave of ~ feet 8sa inches to beat the
South African mark he set q short time
ago and later set new record Of 1911
feet for the javelin throw. Hart Of
Orange was second in both events.
Barney also trtumphed In the discus
throw, again beating Hart with throw
Of 1876 feet and won the pole vault from
the same rival with leap Of IL feet
la inches.
Jim Hatfield of Indiana University
tied the South African record he set
Saturday when he won the 12o-yard
high hurdles in IL 9-10 seconds. Once
more Hart finished second. Vic VIII
liams Of Southern California took the
44o-yard run in 20 5-10, while Eddie
Genung of the washington A. c.,
Seattle, captured the half mile in
1865. walter Marty OF the Olympic
Club. San Francisco. and Nate Long Of
Utah scored the other American vic
tories. Marty took the high jump ct s
feet "a inch, and Long won the 220
in 22.5.
Orange swept all three places in the
mile run. Loubser winning IN 4:3l. Jou-
bert won the 100-yard dash for South
Africa, besting Cy Leland, former Texas
Christian University star In 81, as
Emmett TOPPING, New Orleans ace
failed to compete, and Serfontein beat
Marty in the broad jump with q leap
of 81 feet 8 inches.
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DENT WILSON TAKES
HORSESHOE HON0RS
Beats Long in Stiff Final for
COlOred Championship
of Huntsville.

Dent Wilson yesterday won the
Huntsville, Md, horseshoe crown in the
colored section of The Stars Metropol-
itan tournament when he defeated B.
Long two out of three games in the
finals, Wilson took the first game in
quick order, 500, but in the second
encounter he found Long in fighting
mood and was downed by the count OF
51--46. Long tossed IS ringers to
smother the champion In this fray.
The deciding game was close until
Here the champion started squirt in
which he tossed 10 ringers In as many
innings to win, 50-32. Both players
will compete in the Prince Georges
County finals.
HALLS HILL, Va. August 27.--The
fourth round in Hall Hills horseshoe
tourney viii start today with many of
the big guns meeting Many new toss
ers are showing promise of making
things hot for Bullock and Smith in the
local finals. Fred Ewell, local chair
man, is out to produce the best in Halls
Hill to compete in the State and county
finals. T. w. Hyson. State chairman.
is planning a gala affair for the State
championships.
LINCOLN PARK, Md, August I'll
The local horseshoe tourney was rained
out last night, but will continue to-
night, with some hot matches expected.
Rev. James Davis. chairman of the
Park" squad, has applied for the State
finals. His courts are ideal.
EVANSVILLE Md. August 81
State Champion Franklin Marshall is
better than ever, reports Chairman
Warren walker The lad is formid-
able threat for metropolitan honors,
Walker is working hard on his protege,
and is glancing at the metropolitan
crown with hopeful eye. The local
tourney will be terminated this week.
FORT BERRY. va, August IT
Chairman Eugene James has ordered
all players out with raincoats and UNI
brellas. James is anxious that his men
get used to a slippery shoe and wants to
finish the tourney by Monday night.
Albert Marshall, Stanley Robinson and
Ben Brice look like finalists in the To-
cal fight.
Matches on the Fourth and ]. streets
courts are plenty hot. Dick Brown is
outstanding in the senior fight, while
Habakkuk McKeever is showing grand
finals form.
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HORSESHOE STARS
TO PITCH DOUBLES
BIadensburg Carnival Also
to Have Invitation and
Duffer Events.
HLApENsnuRo, ma, win Be the

~ LADENSBURG, Md, viii be the
x mecca of horseshoe pitchers Of
the metropolitan area next
week when their favorite game
will be major attraction at the annual
carnival of the BIadensburg Volunteer
Fire Department.
Several events for the pitchers are
planned, with Andrew Casper, secretary
of the Metropolitan League, in charge.
Topping the program will be tourna-
ment which promises to settle the dou-
bles supremacy of the metropolitan area
and perhaps Western Maryland and
Southern Pennsylvania.
The doubles tournament was born of
challenge issued recently by Harry
Fraser Saunders, metropolitan cham
pion, and Clayton c. Henson, cham
pion OF Northern Virginia, who have
been pitching sensationally. Their
challenge was issued to all doubles
teams in this part of the country, and
they get quick response.
TASPER was comforting today with
~ officials of the carnival over suit
able dates for the various horseshoe
events. There will be a tournament In
which all experts will be barred, an i'll
vitation singles event and the doubles
tournament. An entry fee will be levied
in the invitation singles and the doubles
but meme In the buffers affair. There
will be no territorial restriction on any
II the buffers tournament Is fin
ished in time the winner and runner
up will be permitted to play in the
Prince Georges finals provided they
are residents of that county.
The doubles field may be small. but
it viii sparkle with class and there
isn't likely to be an outstanding IA
vorite. despite the unusual ringer
| throwing lately of Saunders and Hen
son. In a friendly joust the other daJ
Henson pitched is straight ringers anc
Saunders topped Is of them. To win
one game Henson threw SO per cent
! ringers and Saunders so.
| MANY Of the pitchers eliminated In
1V1 Prince Georges town tournament
will make another effort to gel
/ into the county play-offs via tbs
/ Bladensburg carnival route. They're
all invited
! Several of the larger preliminariei
| are holding up the Prince Georges
finals. rain having slowed them.
I One match remains to complete thu
third round at Berwyn. This will
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DUE TO Be READY
ABOUT OCTOBER |
Provides Grid, Diamond and
Track and Field Houses
for Boys, Girls.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, Jr.
Wv WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLS

M new athletic stadium-in
v v fact, it's first--will, it Is
expected, be completed
shortly after October l.
A field for foot ball or base ball,
O running track, grandstand and
other appointments of modern
stadium are included in the plant.
An appropriation of 100000 was
available for the stadium and
every effort has been made to
spend the money to the most adj
vantage. The Colonial type Of
architecture has been followed and
the plant will conform to the best
in this section.
Located two blocks from Western, the
Stadium Is bounded by Thirty-eightn
and Thirty-ninth streets on the east
and west and S street and Reservoir
road on the north and south
One of the best features is the run
ming track. After building the course,
WHICH Is QflB-IltGI VI . HIN ~ We .
found that the appropriation would per-
init the spending Of $4,000 more than
originally was allotted for the track.
The result has been that track mod
eled after that at the University OF
Maryland, generally looked upon as just
about the last word in such project,
has been provided A mixture Of Gin
ders. shale, etc, has gone into the
Western layout that is calculated to
make it Just about as good as is pos
sible
A grandstand of steel construction,
with concrete foundation, is to be erect
ed along the Thirty-ninth street side
of the field for a distance of approx
mately $50 feet 1t viii have seven
rows and seating capacity of close TO
1000
Two field houses, one for girls and
the other for boys, have been built at
either side Of the entrance on Thirty
eighth street at the end of r street.
These houses contain locker rooms,
showers, of1ces and other appoint
ments
Entrances have been provided from
both Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth
streets, one at each end of the grand
stand. Those in the stand may get out
on Thirty ninth street without crossing
the field
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PRESIDENT CUP SWIM
OFFICIALS SELECTED
David NJ. Lea Honorary Referee
of Race Saturday-Winfree
Johnson Active Head.

David NJ. Lea will be honorary referee
Of the President Cup smile swim TO be
held on the Potomac OF the Washing
ton Canoe Club Saturday, starting ct 8
O'Clock
other officials will include Winfree
johnson, referee; H. H. Ruppart, starter
and announcer; A. Earle Weeks, clerk
of course; Oscar Kanngersser, z. S.
McGuigan, assistant clerks of course;
j. Kip Edwards, Jerome S. Shear, Ed
Lollman and Capt. w. @. Farrell,
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Tennessee Seen
AS Grid Leader

a sHEVILLE, N. c., August 81 tR).
"A Tennessee and Georgia are
picked to lead the. southern
Conference foot ball parade this ran
bv nan McGuCin, Vanderbilt coach,
visiting here this week.
McGuein gave Tennessee q slight
adyantase over Georgia because Of q
great freshman team in 1880.
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Schools Athletic Plant viii Be- Completed Early This Fall

bring together w. J. Baker and Frank
Giddings tonight. In other third
round matches w. H. Baker defeated
Mark Herman, Sat; WIN J. Bier
man defeated Clarence Brennan, 50--37,
and Henry j. Bierman trimmed Vim
cent Herman, 50--36.
semi-nnals are scheduled for satur-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

out. You'll find the yellow and black
pumps everywhere. Try it today
buy it regularlyget better perform
ance every day in the week.
S75e AMERICAN OIL COMPANY
Aho Producers Of AmoroC4& AmOeO MofOr Oils Gnd Grs&s
Washington Office South Washington, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
rITLE FIGHT DELAYED.

BAYONNE. N. j., August n tP1.-
The fight in which Tony Canzoneri was
+ defend his junior welterweight title
AGAINST Henry Perlick of Kalamazoo,
Mich, last night was put over until To-
night. because Of threatening weather.
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D. C. TRAPsHoTS TRAIL

None Place in Third Days Events
of Grand American Meet.
vANDALIA FIELD. DAYTON, Ohio,
August 27.-washington's trapshooters
failed TO hit their stride here yesterday
and none placed in any Of the events on
the third days program In the thirty
second renewal Of the Grand American
Handicap here.
Julius Marcy broke only 172. r. D.
Morgan lS3 and w. s. Wilson only l5S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Matches on the Fourth and J. streets
courts are plenty hot Dick Brown is
outstanding in the senior fight, while
Habakkuk McKeever is showing grand
finals form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

New York Athletic Club, which has
been cleaning up honors in the meet
for several years, is expected TO again
triumph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
INCREASED MOTOR
TAX UNECONOM|C
No Aid to Federal Deficit
Seen by A. NJ. A.
Official.

Any effort to overcome the Federal
deficit by the imposition of a sales tax
upon automobiles, or by a Government
levy against motor fuels, will serve
only to prolong the economic condi-
tons which caused the deficit, the
American Motorists Association warned
proponents of such proposals in a state
ment issued today.
The Treasurys declining income
which reflects the decreased earning
power of both business and individuals
is no legitimate reason "for adopting
the ruthless expedient of saddling per-
sonal transportation with Tremendous
ly heavier tax burden" the American
Motorists Association maintains.
Higher Food Costs Opposed.
"Those who advocate additional mo-
tor vehicle taxes are extremely careful
levies which would increase the price
of food" says Thomas j. Keefe, gen.
eral manager of the American Motorists
Association. "True, food costs should
not be increased as a result of taxation,
but only the most archaic kind of
thinking could fail to see that motor
transportation also Is indispensable to
modern life"
This has not always been true, but
IL now is. MllllOIlS are COIIlpleLely ue.
pendent upon that type of transporta-
ton afforded by their own automobiles.
These millions are not made up of the
luxury loving rich, but of average men
and women. These have built their
economic lives today upon a foundation
of quick personal transportation. They
cannot go back to older and less eff
f1cient forms without a sacrifice the
effects of which will be felt throughout
our whole economic organization"
Winner Over Distractions.
After declaring that the automobile
has succeeded in triumphing over tax
distractions greater than those ever
put in the path of similar develop
ment, Mr. Keefe says:
Our legislative thinking simply
must be modernized to the point which
it will forever cease to look upon motor
car use as a luxury The automobile is
an economic as well as social necessity
and If the present fight against adj
ditional motor vehicle taxes serves to
educate our legislators to lasting recog-
milton of this fact, it will have been
we'll worth while"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

this does not mean that weak tires can
be trusted on the front wheels. Don't
make the mistake Of risking weak tires
on the rear. as some people thought
iessly recommend, since q rear wheel
blowout can be fatal.
On most cans of lacquer polish YOU
will find something to the effect that II
color comes of on the cloth there Is
no need to be alarmed. That, am
told by chemist, doesn't always apply
as some cars are not given as many
sprayings Of lacquer and should not be
polished as theoretically.
Maybe you've noticed it yourself but.
l. not, mark down as the hazard Of
the week the car that makes q left
turn from street to your left at night.
Since its headlights swing into a blend
with yours the car goes through a
period when it is virtually invisible to
you.
Most Of the large service stations
have regular schedule of extra atten-
lions to the motor when grinding the
valves and scraping out the carbon, but
If you order the work from the neigh
borhood mechanic it might be well to
ask him to clean and adjust the
breaker points, clean the carburetor
filter screens and set the ignition for
maximum performance. These extras
do not take much time, but they may
mean everything to the success Of your
investment in the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
ROAD CONTRACTS TOTAL
S177.19o FOR MARYLAND
Construction Work, Including Two
Bridges, Awarded for Va
rious Counties.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 14.-The
State Roads Commission this week
awarded contracts totaling $177,19O
worth for construction work. including
two bridges, a steel superstructure for
third, and 9.56 miles Of roadway.
The contract for a double-span con-
crete slab bridge in Montgomery
County over Bucklodge branch on the
Jacksonville Bucklodge road, was
awarded to ]. S. Bowers, Whiteville,
N. c.. on a bid of $7,286.
Construction of single-span bridge
of the same type over Sligo branch In
Montgomery County, on the wheaton,
Four Corners road, will be done by the
Fredericksburg Bridge Co., Virginia, on
bid of $3,177.
The steel superstructure for a bridge
over Town Greek, Allegany County, on
the Oldtown-Paw Paw road, will be
erected by the Roanoke Iron & Bridge
Works, Virginia, on bid OF $15,950:
Contracts for improving $50 miles
of roadways in Montgomery County
were announced as follows: From
Avenel toward White Oak, 10 mile
macadam, to E. Edge Russell Co, Fred
erick, $21 ABS; one section OF State
highway along the Garrett Park road
IrOm henSlngCOn TO the Rockville PIKE,
a distance of ga miles, concrete Shout
ders, to Northern Virginia Construc-
ton Co., Inc, Clarendon, Va, $16,787;
Massachusetts, avenue from the District
OF Columbia line to Little Falls branch,
a distance Of 0.73 mile, concrete and
concrete girder bridge, to LOOMS Con-
struction Co., Inc, Washington, 1902,
and Frederick avenue from Gathers
burg to Brooks avenue, a distance OF
053 mile, combination curb and gutter
to Frank j. Byron, Baltimore, $4,834
The other contracts included improv-
ing roads in Prince Georges, Anne
Arundel and Worcester Counties, as
follows:
Prince Georges-In the grounds Of
the University of Maryland, at College
Park, for a distance of $50 mile, con-
crete base and header, to Security Con-
struction Co., Washington, $7,875.
Anne Arundel-From Fairhaven to
Owens Cliff, 1903 miles gravel, to South
ern Maryland Construction Co., Balti-
more, $13,768.
Worcester-Market street, Pocomoke,
between Second and Fourth streets, 100
feet concrete shoulder to Ounce Asburn,
Pocomoke city, Nd, $3.50.
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RESETTING A REMEDY

Hard starting is often remedied by
resetting the spark plug sparkling points.
Wear widens the space between these
points, making it hard for the plug TO
fire.
Motorists will Immediately appreciate
easier starting, especially in Winter
weather, when the sparkling points are
set properly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

A little reminiscIng is often of
interest.
The time was 1911. The place
was a country road. The action
was a man driving one of the
first automobiles equipped with a
self starter.
The mans expression was not
q happy one. He showed no trace
of the pride that comes with new
car ownership. He was worried.
The engine purred Sweetly. The
tires held up perfectly. The car
rode well, considering the roads.
Still the man was worried.
He kept glancing upward. His
face Scowled even as the sky. The
clouds kept gathering. They con-
tinued to grow darker. There was
a binding flash, and a streak of
lightning shot its freakiSh fingers
through the blackness. The man
jumped from the car and ran.
And why not? Hadn't he heard
that lightning was likely to strike
a car with one of those new cleo
trio self-Starters? Hadn't he
heard about some man being cleo
trocuted while driving? You bet
he had, so he perched himself on
a rail fence several yards distant
and sat there in the rain until
the storm was over.
OF course, this attitude did not
last long. This man and other
motorists learned quickly from
experience that the reports about
lightning's affinity for the new
starting equipment were false.
Injuries, however, caused by au-
tomobile cranks, did lead to the
adoption of the self-starter. Dur
ing one month five employees of
one company suffered broken
arms from unruly starting cranks.
A prominent business man in De-
troit suffered a broken jaw while
helping a woman to start her car.
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AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

Headed by H. r. Mason, manager
of the local branch of the Buick Motor
Co., approximately 900 Buick dealers
their guests and statesmen, gathered in
Washington last Thursday for their an
nual zone meeting in this territory.
The various functions consumed the
entire day. Plans were made for the
coming year and after the morning bus
mess was over luncheon was served at
the Mayhower Hotel. During the aft
ernoon the entire gathering viewed
talking pictures exhibited at O local
theater. A banquet was held In the
evening.
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HHE automobile industry is

TIME automobile Industry is
beginning to stir itself.
i New models combining the
latest offerings which will
comprise the 1882 car are on their
way. One well known make made
its appearance last week. Others
will follow suit shortly.
True to a gentlemen'S agree
ment that the new models be held
back a short period before the an
nual shows, the majority of man
ufacturers have been in rather a
dormant state. But the automo-
tive field is arousing.
More Men Employed.
Additional employees are being
taken on by many of the large
plants and things have started
humming. Preparations have
been going on for some time. but
not enough to be made public
Everything now is being done to
make the new automobiles at
tractive and appealing to pros
pective buyers. Although the car
of 1881 offered lot for the money,
leaders in the automotive field
are trying now to offer more.
September, according to re-
cent report of the United States
Census Bureau, was another poor
month in regard to sales. A total
of 140,566 machines were pur-
chased, including 109,O87 passen-
ger cars, 1888 trucks and al
taxicabs. These numbers CORE
spond with a total of 220,649 for
September, 1880, and 137,197 for
August of this year. For the first
nine months of this year 2,119.1 1873
cars were sold, as against 2,909,-
100 for the same period of the
preceding year.
With gradual improvement in
business conditions reported from
time to time in various sections of
the country, motor industrialiStS
are of the optimistic belief that
their turn is next. TranSporta-
ton is necessity and many old
cars have been used about as long
as possible.
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the high compression is made simply by
substituting thinner gasket that re-
duceS the piston displacement.
The high-compression gasket is adapt
ed for use with high test or other extra
price fuels and those treated with terra
ethyl compounds to give added power
and prevent engine knocks.
tCopyright, 1891, By the North American
Newspaper Alliance, rnc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

Note-The following are excerpts
from an address made by William A.
Van Duser, director OF the Depart
ment OF Traffic and Motor Vehicles,
deliUcred last Tuesday oUer Radio
Station VOL.
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In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

This series of accidents proved it
was time to use the starter.
A day was set for the demon
stration of the starters practical
bility. There were bankers who
were in doubt. There were cleo
tricians who said 1t couldn't be
done. The moment was one of
the most dramatic the industry
has ever seen.
A foot was pressed on a button
and an engine responded. That
was the simple, but effective an
swer. That was 20 years ago.
Soon thereafter the entire mo-
toring world was clamoring for
cars with self-starters. Drivers
long had tired of cranking obsti-
nate engines. They were weary
of the broken arm era. At first
they were shy because of the
lightning rumorS. But the rumors
were rapidly diSsipated, and car
sales began soaring. Other cars
were quick to adopt the self
starter, and the door to mass pro-
duction began to swing open.
And even in this year of 1881,
the twentieth anniversary of the
lightning bugaboo, automotive
improvements which are hailed as
phenomenal still are described as
"the greatest since the self-start-
err"