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Evening star., 1932-06-24
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

A N all-Baltimore tennis team de-
n feated a Washington combina-
tion, 7 to 5. Making up the
D. c. team we're Conrad B. Doyle,
Harold F. Doyle, Albert w. How
ard, Louis l. Doyle, Spencer Cor
don, Walter D. wilcox, John Brit
ton, Arthur HELEN and John K.
Graves.
Huntemann, former Business
High player, is making good at first
base for the Southern team.
Green, Fienle and Boteler make
up fine American Security d
Trust Co. pitching staff.
Mike Downey, infielder, is play
ing well for the Aggies in the De-
partmental League.
Big Jim Vaughn, for several years
a star southpaw with the New York
team, has been bought by Wash
ington.
Iris Speaker is hot after Ty
Cobb's laurels. The former Is top
ping the league in batting and is
fielding sensationally.
Home Run Baker is leading the
American League in run making.
Kid Elberfeld, former Washington
player, has been informed by Bone
setter Reese his ball playing days
are over.
Amateur base ball players are
preparing to take part in a parade
to American League Park. Prizes
have been offered by Manager Grit
fifth of the Nationals for the teams
making the best showing in the
parade Can't. c. E. Edwards will
be marshal and President Robert
Young of the Amateur Commission
will be among the marchers. The
players will be guests at the Wash
ington- Boston game.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
SIX MATCHES ON TAP
IN NET TOURNAM ENT
Welsh and Shields Beat Shore and
Latora in Love Upset of Mid
Atlantic Doubles.
ok full matches were scheduled and
- another was to be completed today

ok full matches were scheduled and
- another was to be completed today
in the Middle Atlantic doubles ten
mis- championships on the Columbia
Country Club courts, starting at 2
o'clock
Aside from one upset, in which
Barnard Welsh and Randy Shields de-
feated Frank Shore and Anthony La
tona, 60, Sc, 6-4. 6-3, there were
no upsets in opening play yesterday,
but there was plenty of rafting good
tennis.
Welsh and Shields, who decided to
team only short time before the start
of play, displayed an aggressive game
featured by booming overhead drives,
and held the whip hand from the early
going.
Today's schedule:
oclock-Considine and Mason VS.. Gar
) o'ciock&weish and Shields VS.. Dudley
o'siocE. staubly, and sendel vs.. Doyle
Sis o'clock-Mangan and Markey VS..
Godfrey VS. vs.. Moorhead and Mcvay match
$3.50 oclock-Deck and Seidel vs. Her
mann and Gould.
Yesterdays summaries:
First round-Deck and seidel defeated
Howson and Todd, 6-4, 6-3, Sc; Her.
mann and Gould defeated Mclean and
Doyle, O., Ga. 6-1 Welsh and Shields
defeated Shore and Latona,. 6-2; SIS;
6-4. 6-3; Dudley and Dudley defeated
6-3. rs; Farrin and Godfrey won over
H. Moorhead and Boiling by default; Gar
nett and Karrick defeated Tom Moorhead
and Carlisle. Ga, 60, Ga.
Upshur Moorhead and Mcvay defeated
Coe and Lystrad. 60. 80. 64; Smith
and Graham defeated Yeomans and Quinn.
60 81, 60; Hunt and Buchanan de-
feated Taylor and Burwell 81, g. 6-4;
Sherburne. 6-i, 60, 6-4; Staubly and
sendel defeated Grant and Krauss' 81.
81, Ga; Doyle and Hill defeated White
Second round-Rutley and Iadd defeated
Charest and Willis, 2-6, 6-3. Ga, 2--0,
60.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
ASIAN ATHLETES SET
SAIL FOR 0LYMPICS
japanese See Victory in Water
With Third or Fourth in
Track and Field.

BY the Associated Press.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 24.-The
l shock troops of Asia's athletic
army to compete in the 1882
Olympic games sailed from Yokohama
for Los Angeles with hopes Of wrestling
a greater share Of the world sports
laurels than ever before.
Besides the main strength Of the large
Japanese delegation, the liner Tatsuta
Maru carried the Philippine contingent
of three swimmers, four boxers, one
high jumper and two coaches and In
dia's 1923 Olympic championship hockey
team.
DR.. Seiichi Kishi, head of the jap
anese Olympic Committee, said he was
confident Japans swimmers would place
either first or second and the track and
field squad would capture third or
fourth.
Before entraining from Toxic for
Yokohama the japanese athletes visited
the Meiji Shrine, focal point OF mod
ern Japan's religio-patriotism. and
prayed to the spirit Of the great EN-
peror Meiji.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
CAVALRY YELL0WS AHEAD

BALTIMORE, June 24.-Third Cav
airy Yellows of Fort Myer rode to a
So victory over the Farquier-Loudoun
malletmen of Middleburg, Va, defend
ing champions, yesterday in a semi
final In the Riggs Cup Memorial polo
tournament at Stevenson.
The winners, who had a one-goal
handicap, were represented by Lieut.. c.
W. Bennett, No. l; Capt. G. 1. Smith
No. 2; Capt. L. X. Truscott. No. 8, and
Lieut.. c. H. Noble, No. 4. Lieut.. Noble
scored two markers and Capt. Smith
and Capt. Truscott each one.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
Boxing Decision
Closed Incident

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 24-The up
IN roar over the decision that
gave Jack Sharkey the heavy
weight championship in his Is
round bout with Max Schmeling
last Tuesday night had died away to
a faint whisper today. There was
every indication the parties most
concerned were prepared to regard
the widely disputed verdict as
closed incident.
Brig. Gen. John j. Phelan reiter-
ated that the New York State Ath-
letic Commission will make no in
vestigation into the decision. He
declared that neither the referee.
Gunboat Smith, nor the two judges,
George Kelly and Charles Mathison,
had been summoned to attend the
commissions regular Friday meet
ing today. Nor was Joe Jacobs,
Schmeling's manager, or Johnny
Buckley, Sharkey's pilot, asked to
sit in.
Evening star., 1932-06-24

as the Spa Club has powerful team in
George Clark, Dr. o. B. Brice, George
B. Woelfel, r. B. Bond, Robert Zindorf,
o. B. Macy and w. c.. Treadway
On the District team will be c. c.
Fawsett. w. F. Burrows Lieut.. Comdr.
F. P. williams, DR.. A. B. Stine, r. D.
Morgan. Julius Marcy, H. H. Shelton,
r. P. Livesey. c. Scoon. Walter Wilson,
koOp,
Evening star., 1932-06-24
WALKER AND RISk0
BATTLE THIRD TIME
Mickey Comedies % Pounds in
12-Rounder Tonight With Man
He Has Beaten Twice.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 24.-The third
~ encounter of Mickey Walker and
Johnny Risko will be on tap to-
night in the Cleveland Municipal
Stadium.
Their 12-round go will top program
of six fights, the stadium's first boxing
show since Max Schmeling whipped
Willie Stribling last July.
Walker will enter the ring at ITO
pounds, conceding a 25-pound advan-
tage to the Clevelander, but Mickey is
Evening star., 1932-06-24
Basket Ball Code
Changes Approved

NEW YORK, June "a GP).-Al-
IN though it took a lot Of discus
sion before a decision was
reached, the Executive Committee
of the joint basket ball Rules Com
mittee has decided to adhere to the
changes made in the basket ball
rules made at the annual meeting
last April.
The two disputed points. the 10
second rule. and the curb on the
so-called block pivot play will be
incorporated in the basket ball code
for the 1928 season.
Some six hours were given to
consideration of various points
brought up by coaches at yesterdays
meeting.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
TRAPSH0TS
IN INTER.CITY BATTLE.
Washington and Annapolis Clubs
Will Use High Guns in Team
Test Saturday.

MEMBERS of the washington Gun
Nl Club and Spa Gun Club of An
napolis will oppose Saturday at
Benning in a 100-target singles match,
the best 10 on each side to constitute
the teams and the best five in q So
target shoot in the doubles race.
The shoot will start at / 80 pm.
silver Bicentennial trophies will be
awarded the high guns in each Of the
three classes. A, B and G. and also the
winners in the Lewis class divisions Of
the doubles.
The local club looks for hard match.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
TREASURY NETMEN WIN
Bureau Of Investigation Beaten in
League Match. q to o.

Treasury racketers cleaned up with
Bureau of Investigation, to 0, yester-
day In the Departmental Tennis League.
One match was postponed until next
week
Summaries:
CLARK. and Phillips defeated Altman and
HirSh. 6-3, IS.
Purinton and Tracy defeated Sullivan and
Landingham. 6-2. 6-i.
Coe and Gardner defeated Derth and Wolk'
6-3. 6+l.
May and Klobstad defeated Abbott and
Munger, 90, 6-4.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
hars Win O neng Be Nothing More Than Preliminary

used to meeting them big and defeated
Johnny in their previous engagements.
Tommy Freeman, former welter-
weight champion, but now fighting rs
a middleweight, is carded for eight
rounds against Tiger Roy williams Of
Chicago in the semi-flnal.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
PETR0LLE GETS CHANCE
Matched With Lightweight Champ
in Gardens New Bowl.

NEW YORK, June "a (P).-That
title chance battle-scarred Billy Pc
trolle has been looking for finally has
arrived.
The Duluth veteran, who takes on
lightweights, junior welterweights and
full-fiedged welterwe;gnts with equal
unconcern, has been matched for a
15-round bout against Tony Canzoneri
in Madison Square Gardens new out
door bowl August 8, with Canzoneris
lightweight crown at stake.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
HOYT BACK WITH GIANTS
Started Big League Career With
Them in Is as Schoolboy.

Them in rs as Schoolboy.
NEW YORK, June "a (P).-Waite
Hoyt, former star pitcher for the New
York Yankees, has returned to the
major league club that first had him
under contract when he signed with
the New York Giants.
Hoyt's father signed him 70 Giant
contract in 1915. when Waite was
schoolboy, but the Giants cast him
loose in 1918, before he ever threw
a ball in the majors. Later he was
with the Boston Red Sox and then
went to the Yankees. with whom he
did his greatest pitching. The Yankees
then sent him to Detroit and he wound
up last season with the Philadelphia
Athletics.
To make room for Hoyt, Manager
Terry released the veteran spitbali
pitcher, Clarence Mitchell, and then
signed him as a coach.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
Major Clouters

Home-run leaders-Foxx, Athletics,
%; Ruth, Yankees. %; Klein, Phillies,
81; Gehrig Yankees, l8; Simmons,
Athletics, IS; Wilson, Dodgers, l3.
Evening star., 1932-06-24

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Evening star., 1932-06-24
ATHLETE IN POLITICS

Cross-Country Champion to Try for
Office in Michigan.
EAST LANSING, Mich, June "a Up.
Clark Chamberlain, Michigan States
distance star. yesterday announced his
entrance into politics. He said he would
ente- the race for clerk Of Ingham
County.
Chamberlain is national cross-country
champion.
Evening star., 1932-06-24
HEAVY SCRAP JUST
STARTER FOR ANS
Battle of Words Raging On.
Sharkey Not to Fight
Again This Year.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

N TEW YORK, June 24-It
M turns out that the bout
Y between Jack Sharkey and
Max Schmeling Tuesday
Evening star., 1932-02-21
REV|EW[ QE THE NEW BCQDK|

q shining star In the armament of every de-
veloping American; to let the living Washing
ton move, human, warm-hearted, among the
scenes Of everyday life; to show how indis-
pensable was his part Of steady endurance in
those times that tried mems souls-such is the
purpose Of this story"
A purpose that Is richly fulfilled by the
quality of everydayness that SO thoroughly
stamps the whole. Its high moments are Of q
nature to invite, not to repel. Its homely
aspects are such as endear, not such as grow
wearisome. The aliveness Of Washington
throughout is the tie that here is sure to bind.
As lad with other lads as youth with
those of his kind, as man and leader readers
will here come upon q convincing reality.
upon q man living his days humanity well
as greatly. True, Washington is our model,
our pattern Of American greatness. Daily
Is he becoming more powerfully this through
just the divination that SO completely guides
this study. This sort Of an Unlocking upon
the great man is Of amazing promise to the
boys and girls. to the men and women Of
America. and all the world besides.
Beautifully illustrated with original drawings.
photographs and reproductions by famous art
lists. the pictorial part of this story is of the
spirit and effect Of the story itself.
The exceptionally beautiful bookwork of the
John c. Winston House Is here again, as It
has been with many of its earlier publica-
uons, of lasting substance. very impressive
volume. An eminently desirable history and
story in one.
Evening star., 1932-02-21

oficial thanks for the service he had rendered
to q new people. That President was John
Hanson. That officer, George washington.
Here Is November %. 1781. Gen. George
Washington Is speaking: "Mr President feel
very sensibly the favorable declaration of Con-
gress, expressed by Your Excellency. This fresh
proof of their appreciation cannot fail of max
ing q deep impression upon me and my study
shall be to deserve continuation OF It." And
that "Mr. President" was John Hanson, 'the
first President of the United States" accord
ing to Seymour wemyss Smith. Most inter-
esting. Quite historically plausible. short
history, . little book packed with facts that
turn this new face outward. for acceptance or
denial. Dedicated to "An great men who have
been passed over in history" the book Will
should have deep consideration and. possibly,
the honor Of acceptance. Very probably that
honor.
YORKTOWN. 1881. BY Col. H. L. Landers.
Historical Section, Army War College. 219
pages 10 illustrations. maps 1881: United
States Government Printing Once.
Reviewed by C. C. Benson, U. S. A.
HORGE WASHINGTON, resourceful and
" successful commander In chief Of our
ragged Continentals. is at his best In the re-
markable series Of land and sea operations that
eliminated in the surrender Of CORVALLIS at
YOfKCOWQ. his m8SCerIU lcaQefS0p II cucCt>
ing x,e final concentration, involving the en-
ploylhent Of French and American troops IN
harmonious cooperation with the French
fleet under De Grasse, is ably presented in
yorktown. 17s1.'
In preparing this book. the author has gone
deeply into the most authoritative original
sources, and has studied the ground with an
appreciative eye for military values. His work
displays not only professional military train
ing, but breadth Of view which embraces the
land and France, that had direct bearing on
the outcome of the struggle then going on in
America. Among the chapters devoted to the
leaders on both sides, those on Lafayette,
DEstaing. Rochambeau, CORVALLIS and Frank
lin at the court Of Louis XVI are especially
worthy Of note. The story Of the sea battle be-
tween the fleets Of De Grasse and Graves. of
the capes Of Virginia, is one Of absorbing inter-
est. It Is the most comprehensive account Of
this action that has appeared In print. and
the only one that IS adequately supplemented
with q battle map showing the positions and
movements Of the ships.
This book is published as Senate Document
No. 273, third session, Seventy-first Congress-
by the United States Government Printing Of
flee. It is beautifully printed well illustrated.
and supplied with excellent maps. For the
yorktown area, the maps show both the forth
fications Of 1871 and the present road net, SO
that q person on the ground would have no
difficulty In orienting himself In addition,
there are several oblique airplane views OF
Yorktown and its environs. limited edition,
cloth bound Is available for distribution by
members Of Congress; additional copies may be
purchased from the superintendent Of docu-
Evening star., 1932-02-21

JOHN HANSON: Our First President. BY Sey-
mour Wemyss Smith, author of Great
Events Which Changed the History OF the
World" etc. New York: Brewer, Warren
and Putnam.
A BRAHAM LINCOLN in 1864, signed
y measure adopted by Congress for Great
ing Statuary Hall, now part OF the Capitol
itself fascinating place, well-deep beneath
the great dome, in shape identical with 1t.
Ringed around this impressive Hall of Fame,
I'm bronze or marble. stand the greatest Amer
leans in the history Of the country. Each
State in the Union was requested to send to
Washington life-sized statues Of the two great
est figures in the annals Of their State. This
Is how Statuary Hall came into existence
Straight across from the entrance stands
George Washington. Beside him Gen. Robert
E. Lee Virgnias greatest. Across from these
two are the men Of Maryland. Charles Carol
of Revolutionary fame And John Hanson, big
bluff man in cooked hat and knee breeches and
frock coat. "And who, pray is John Hanson,
and what is he doing here?"
When the guns at Yorktown had died away,
when the War Of Independence was won, it
Is certain that Washington did not at once
step into the presidency Of the Government
Indeed, several years passed before that event.
Il turns out that Of course the first act Of the
victorious people was for 1.-THE United States
to take its place among the nations Of the
wI1id." Immediately following was the elec-
ton Of President. The initial act Of this
new President was to summon tho commander
Of the Army to Philadelphia, there to receive
Evening star., 1932-02-21

ments, Washington, D. c.. cloth bound at SITS
per copy. This book deserves q place on the
shelves Of every public and military library
in the United States
GEORGE WASHINGTON: The Soul Of Ma
ton; His Complete Life Story. BY M. D.
Holmes, PHI D.. author Of Joan Of Arc"
etc. Introduction by W. Herbert Burk,
D. D., founder and president Of valley
Forge Historical Society" Illustrated
Philadelphia: The John c. winston 90.
ITO Americans the name Of George Wash
ington can never become . platttude.
nor the story of his patient and glorious
achievements . legend. To his character,
even more than to his accomplishment, this
country owes its survival through the first
stormy years Of its existence - . Nation.
TO make the personality q this great man
Evening star., 1932-02-21

Tor tomorrow, for a hundred years beyond?
Certainly, such qualities and capacity for serv-
ice and power in behalf of general we'll be-
certainly all this bespeaks a man, invinci-
bly, great and enduring.
THE biographer like the historian and like the
] novelist even writes pretty much about
himself after all.
The geographic subject chosen ana set in
time and place. all possible material upon it
gathered from personal research and derived
records, then sets in the process of distilling
that subject, that individual, through the
writer himself. It is through his outlook his
mode Of examination and analysis, through the
basic colors of his own opinions and conclu-
Sions that the theme itself emerges, living
character.
So it has been in the of George WASH
ington himself. Puritan writer's, coming first,
endowed him with their own deep and narrow
sense Of Righteousness. good man." first
and foremost. Here the legends grew-of the
lad who could not tell lie of the youth who
spent long hours drawing up dreary maxims Of
behavior, and who, throughout, was so COM
pact of virtues as to deprive him in large
measures of fair due to really human being.
Something too good for human natures daily
food" that young fellow from Virginia.
Then came war, following religion as it is
very likely to do And a new set of reporters
and writers turned the way Of the young
soldier. These stressed the military competency
Of Washington. Strategsts and military tao
ticians proved that the War of Independence
was actually won by virtue Of the technical
foresight of Gen. George Washington One Of
the military leaders Of the world, Gen. WASH
ington.
Meanwhile, ideas Of government were grow
Ing. Politics grew active, parties were formed
The general from Virginia was in the thick Of
the new Colonial vision. The first Constitu-
ton needed bit Of tinkering. though, so far,
it had done great service. Out Of this period
George Washington stepped into craftsmanship
and into the office Of high executive. President
and administrative head Of the young Nation.
Religion. war, craftsmanship proved George
Washington. Still proves him. Today Is the
economic era. And today we are reading fresh
studies Of Washington, great landholder. busi
ness man, industrialist. nnancier, expansionist
looking across the country to that which has
already come to pass. A coast-to-coast COM
monwealth, sef-governing and still forging
ahead
When the next heroic action comes to
America by way Of still higher motives and
stin higher power to materialize these. we may
be sure that George Washington will still be
the inspirer the leader, the truly great man
pointing upon things better than bigotry, or
war, or politics, or materialism. We celebrate
that surety this Bicentennial year.
JOHN HANSON Our First President. BY Sey-
mour Wemyss Smith author of Great
Evening star., 1932-02-21

ROM Washington, facing outward upon
the far Pacific. to Washington here
beside the Potomac, Americans ALL the
country over, are this year OF 1892
seeking in their human way" to say
A nationwide homage and love are pouring
into this Bicentennial Of the birth Of George
Washington. Fittingly, too, it is not SO much
the birth of Washington that we celebrate.
Nor is it his DEATH as such, that We memorial
ize in perpetuation of mourning and sorrow.
Rather is this a year of great national rejoicing
over a survival of the living washington. OF
the man triumphant, through service. over age
and death.
TIME is the real assayer of human values.
! Time is the measure of a man. Does he
report in good substance to his own immediate
hour? Excellent! But does he. besides, reap
pear in succeeding years and changed cir
cumstance, head-high or better with the best
around him? tower of clear vision and
practical outlook. supporter Of plans and
procedures, fitted to the day and date Of de-
mand? To that swift day, fronting upon q
constantly encroaching future. an imperative
and demanding future? Are his objectives
solidly imbedded in their own past and present.
yet flexible to the expansions required of them
for tomorrow, for a hundred years beyond?
Certainly, such qualities and capacity for serv-
ice and power in behalf of general well be-
1ng-certainly all this bespeaks a man, invinci-
bly, great and enduring.
Evening star., 1932-02-21

An iLLusfra.
tion by W.
M. Berger
for "The
Boys Life Of
Washing-
~t, WTuLeH
by Helen
Nnolay and
published by
the Century
Co