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Evening star., 1933-11-06
d. c. Tennis History Reviewed
At Sports Dinner; Top Ranking
Given Mrs. Martinez, Mitchell

ISTRICT tennis wizards Of two
decades ago strode the courts
- again Saturday night as vet
Grams of the local racket world
traded verbal strokes, in reminiscent
evening. outlining the development of
tennis since its inception In this city.
With Condr. John M. Hancock, cap
tain of the Treasury team, original
champion of the Departmental League
In 1915, acting as toastmaster, the
maestros Of the local net world were en-
couraged to wax historical while dining
and dancing at the Mayfiower, where
the tennis jamboree Of 1888 lowered the
curtain on this years net activities.
Capt. Albert Gore, one-time District
Of Columbia singles titlist, sketched the
old Dumbarton Club, pioneer tennis or
ganization in washington, from its
formation In 1914 until its dissolution
in 1928, period marked by the domi-
nance Of the Doyle brothers, Lou and
Connie, two Of the best racket wielders
produced locally.
willard Z. Buel, manager Of the
Treasury net team, winner of the De-
partmental League Trophy for four con-
secutive seasons, rolled back the years
and depicted from clippings and club
records the history Of the depart
mental since 1915.
Wallace Merihew, editor of American
Lawn Tennis and racket star In pre-
World War days, recalled memories Of
the old Bachelors Club, while the
Suburban League was traced by Ray
mond z. Gable and the District wom-
ems Tennis League by Mrs. Frances
Walker Bassett.
Cedric Major, American Davis Cup
committeeman and eyewitness at the
finals Of every national singles match
for is years, contributed interesting
descriptions Of the three outstanding
matches to come within his observa-
tion-the Patterson Johnston battle for
the United States singles title in 1919,
won by Johnston, and the Tilden-
Johnston matches of 1920 and 1922.
winfree johnson. Washington's No.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
20 YEARS AGO
A CLOSE battle is expected tonor-
IN THE STAR.

A CLOSE battle is expected tomor-
"A row, when Eastern meets West
ern in the public high school
foot ball championship series. West
ern is counting heavily upon Brewer.
The Maryland Aggies figure they
have the best chance in quite while
to lick their hottest rival, st. Johns
Of Annapolis. The Cadets from the
Maryland capital have won the an
nual grid contest most of the time
In recent years.
Imperials won two Of three games
from the Columbias in the Arcade
Duckpin League. Rolling for the
winners were Hildebrand, Bauer, w.
Hurley, H. Hurley and Downing.
Columbias used White, Hopkins, Pop
ham, Kieney and Seitz.
Columbia University doesn't allow
foot ball, but there Is no lack OF in
terest in the game among the stu
dents, according to reports.
GluckS took two OF three from the
SchubertS in the Saengerbund Duck
pin League. Representing the Glucks
were Smithson, Wardemann, Brandt,
Frech and Hammer. Schuberts used
Beck, Isen, Mendell, Geist ard Levy.
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D4 OAxt =. IsASoOoAANs
Head Foot Ban Coach. Vanderbilt University.
n NASHVILLE, Tenn, Novem-
M ber 6.-Tulane and Ten
i Y nessee brought credit to
the Southeastern Confer
ence in Eastern games with Col
gate and George Washington. For
the first time in two years Col
gate was defeated. This was a
fine achievement by the lads from
New Orleans.
Tennessee Is entitled to lot Of credit
for her victory over George Washing
ton. It takes courage, raw courage, to
keep on fighting when everything seems
to go wrong. Tennessee had lost two
games and has had serious injuries to
important men. Saturday the Volun-
teers rallied behind the great Feathers,
and are headed up again.
While Alabama lost to Fordham one
week ago by the closest score in foot
ball, many are justified in believing the
Southern team Is Just as good as Ford
ham, day In and day out. Alabama
showed everything characteristic of a
great foot ball team in her smashing
victory over Kentucky.
T,HE steadiness and consistency Of
Duke excite admiration. Play
ing hard games Saturday after
Saturday. the team always gets the
touchdown necessary TO win. Auburn
gave her q good battle, but not quite
good enough.
Sewanee improves with each week.
Louisiana State showed her speed. pass
ing and power by scoring 80 points ON
strong South Carolina team.
Mississippi, under wraps, won from
Birmingham Southern. It is not often
that team, in one season, comes from
comparative obscurity to the top. or near
the top OF a conference as Mississippi
has done.
Georgia and Florida had q beautiful
battle. Georgla's IL points for victory
were disputed every foot and every
minute.
EORGIA TECH and Vanderbilt had
zone of those old-time hair-raisers
which give spectators the jitters
and coaches hardening Of the arteries
and what used to be called fits In
pioneer days.
Both teams for three quarters played
pretty steady foot ball. neither being
dangerous. At the beginning Of the
fourth quarter Tech scored on beau
tifully executed play. A running pass,
perfectly timed after fake spinner,
brought the touchdown. In Just few
minutes Vanderbilt was knocking at
Techs door, but was thrown back on
the 3-yard line Vanderbilt arrived
at this point largely because of long
and short pass.
A. 60-yard punt by Dixon, which
rolled out on Techs 3-yard line,
gave Vanderbilt the position for these
plays. With only q few minutes left
Tech wisely accepted a safety.
Vanderbilt made good return of the
free kick and threw a long pass which
Tech player tipped and which went
into the hands Of the Vanderbilt end.
who had nothing but daylight between
him and the goal line. Tech then
threw q long pass which came within
an eyelash Of touchdown. but which
was intercepted in desperate try.
tCopyright. 1888. BY North American News
paper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1933-11-06

committeeman. Identified title winners
of 1888.
Official rankings for the season, pre-
pared by the Ranking Committee Of the
Washington Tennis Association and an
nounced by Bill Shreve. follow,
MEMS SINGLES.
1. Dooly Mitchell. II. PerIey Blanchard
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MEMS DOUBLES.
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g. Garnett-Gould. lensteir.
woMENs SINGLES.
J. Mrs Ms RUTH Martinez. 9. Frances Bassett.
g Porette Muller. s. Marion Butler.
5. Alice Davis. avis 10. g. setsy saty Withheld. With
woMENs DOUBLES.
I. Stone-Bassett. e. Ryan-Philpitt.
2 Sard-Bassett. g. Moore-Turney
3. Martinez-Turney.
Clarence Charest, four-time winner
OF the National Veterans singles cham
pionship, and now permanent possessor
Of the veterans trophy by virtue Of
the 1888 victory, was awarded honorary
No. position in the mems singles
rankings. Signal honor also was paid
Louis I. Doyle, president of the WASH
ington Tennis Association, as the '.man
who has contributed more than any
other one person to the development
of tennis" a bouquet wen deserved by
the grand old man Of local netdom.
In O faSt-moving floor show. labeled
1.-THE Racqueteers," Betty Whitfield
and players from the Lambs Club dealt
humorously with noteworthy court oc-
currences Of the year. Opened by the
theme song, who's Afraid of the Big,
Bad Martinez" the skit introduced,
among other features, Bill Shreve's
patented racket with umbrella attached
for use In the Wardman Park tourna-
ment. Approximately 100 guests at
tended.
Evening star., 1933-11-06

a beautifully well-executed forward pass
and is yards for this slight infraction
Of rule. The penalty for the VIOLA
ton of the shift should not be on
parity with ho1ding, illegal use of tne
hands and other violations involving
personal contact
tcuoyrfght 1e3s. by North American News
papsr Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1933-11-06
l9 Teams Keep Clean States;
Duquesne Leads With 8 Wins
By the Associated Press.


sweep of the scythe Of defeat had Topped II
off the undefeated and united list today and left
only eevens throughout the country still able to boast
perfect records.
Duquesne Pittsburgh with eight successive victories set
Midwest, with
senatves all other sectors in the number Of undefeated and
united teams the South with six the East with five
Evening star., 1933-11-06
L0RToN GRIDDERs WIN

LORTON. Va, November 6.-Lorton
Reformatory gridders won their opening
game here yesterday, defeating the vir-
ginia Juniors, 1876.
Evening star., 1933-11-06

Although idle last week Pete Young halfback Bueed
to
for the country's individual foot BAN scoring
Kent Murray Ky Teachers halfback.
The leader in each conference compiled by the
Evening star., 1933-11-06

The list. as compiled by follows:
Team. Won. Pts Opp
Duquesne lat 10
Bluefed CIV. Va0 College. 235
Mcpherson College (Kansas) ................ Il9
Depaul (Chicago) 113
Oregon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Emory and Henry (Vrginia) ................. 102
ST. Cloud Nfnnesota) Teachers ..............6 SO
Murray (Kentucky) Teachers
Oklahoma City
Princeton
Georgia ia 35
luke lUz ~
st. Thomas Pennsylvania) ................... IS
Michigan Observation-Disclosures. 108 IL
Nebraska Observation-Disclosures. bT
Tampa (Forida) University .................... 81
Rollins (Florda) n
Evening star., 1933-11-06

LANGLEY FIELD VICTOR
LANGLEY FIELD, Va, November 6.
Langley Field foot ball team downed
Baltimore u, to 0, here yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-11-06

kkoSOCIdVCU TIcSS, IUIIUWSs
Player and College.
East-Young, Bluefield Coll
s. I. A. A.-Kent, Murray r
Big Ten-Everhardus, Mich,
Southern-Cox Duke 49,.
SoutheasternGrant, GeorI
Southwest billiard, Texas
Blk Six-Graham, Kansas s
Pacific Howard, Southern
Rocky Mt. t.Richins, Utah
Missouri Valley-Weiland, I
Evening star., 1933-11-06

ISTRICT tennis wizards of two
decades ago strode the courts
again Saturday night as vet
GRAMS of The local racket ,sznrld.
Evening star., 1933-11-06

Lou Harris defeated Maurice Else
man, 6 and 5. to win the second flight
in the Woodmont Club title tourney.
Howard Nordlt1ger won the crown last
week, defeating Melvin Kraft IN the
final. Harris always led in the second
flight final yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
PLAY OF TOP GRADE
IN SOUTHEAST LOOP
Tulane, Tennessee Praised
for Observation-Disclosures
Duke Standouts.
sournEnN coNrEnENcE nEconps.

BY DAN z. McGUGIN,
cad Foot Bah Coach, Vanderbilt University.
\ NASHVILLE, Tenn, Novem-
NJ Der 6.-Tulane and Ten
Y nessee brought credit to
fba Eo,lfbea stern Cnnfnr-
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
u. Men
At Fox TODAY

Washington movie patrons are
offered a gala attraction at
Loew's Fox Theater starting to-
day when the University of Hi.
nois Mems Glee Club and Orches-
ira begin a special three-day en-
gagement. This organization is
being presented as an added at
traction to the current de luxe
stage and picture.
The University of Illinois Mems
Glee Club and Orchestra is COM
posed of 80 students who are
making a summer tour of the
United States. In addition to the
vocalists there is an eleven piece
band said to be one of the best
ever produced by any university
Raymond F. Dvorak, a grand.
nephew of the famous Bohemian
composer, Antonin Dvorak, is di-
recting the glee club. Mr.. Dvorak
has been director of the mems
and girls glee clubs at the uni
versity for the past Is years.
For his program, Mr.. Dvorak
will present not only special
compositions; written by him
self, but also numerous popular
college songs. The band will rem
der college and modern music.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11

is brought back to a world made
to his liking, world completely
controlled by beautiful women,
millions Of 'em, and he the only
man.
Since all nations put in a claim
for this marvel Of the age, there
is held a world court to decide
whose property he shall become,
and in this court we are treated
to the beguiling methods of for
eign representatives but our vote
goes to the delegates from Cuba!
There is lot of nonsense and
some really enchanting tunes with
a new and pleasing young man,
Raul Roulien, with an equally
pleasing voice to sing them.
Gloria Stuart is up and coming
and Herbert Mundin ('member
him as Bridges in "Cavalcade"?)
Edna Mae Oliver and a host Of
others entertain without effort.
Shorts include an old-time
newSreel, a comedy with one of
the Nugents. Tom Moore and
Nora Lane, titled "See You To-
night" and then of course, we
are posted on current events by
Paramount's Eyes and Ears"
It's great to be alive and laugh
again! *, Y.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
Pierce Hall Group
To Play Tomorrow

Final preparations are being
made for the production by Pierce
Hall Players Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, July IL and
Is, of the new three-act comedy
by E. de S. Melcher, entitled
Little White Mice" Miss Ina
Hawes is technical director and
has been assisted by Mary Foley
Benson, George harrington, Ed
mund Evans, Charlotte Tilley,
Richard Harr and Marvin
Downey. Allen Stephens is in
charge of the lighting.
The cast for the play includes
Maud Howell Smith, Carolyn
Irish, Fritz frey, Olga Helms,
Rose Ellen Mattern, Howard L.
Knight, Edmund Evans, E. de S.
Melcher, William Rodon and
Gordon Backus. Paul Alexander
is the director. Clifford Brooke
has acted as supervisor of the
production.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

EARLE-Sylvia Sidney in "Jen-
ME Gerhardt," at 11:15 a. m,
1855, ABS. 1:15 and 9:57 p. m.
Stage shows at 1855, 3:35. 6:15
and 9 p. m.
FOX-Sally Eilers in Hold Me
Tight" at II a. M, 1870, 4:2o,
7:10 and 10 p. m. Stage shows
at 1890. 2:20, 6:1O and 9 p. m.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ben
nett in Bed of Roses" at 11:15
q. M, 1926. 1887. 5:48, 1859 and
1910 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - forgotten
Men" war film, at 1905 a. m,
1880, 2:35. APO, sos, 1850 and
o:35 p. m.
PALACE-Jean Harlow in Hold
Your Man" at 11:15 a. M, 1:20,
1925, $50. 7:35, and 9:40 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Raul Roulien in
"It's Great To Be Alive" at 11:10
.. m, 1855, 2:40, 4:30, 6:15,
G05 and $50 p. m. -.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
Those Prize Fighters

Hollywood is undeterred by the
fact that prize-fighters seldom
make good actors. Jim Corbett
was the single exception in recent
years. Jack Dempsey was a bust
on the screen and his tenor voice
was such a shocking surprise and
disappointment to theater audi
enceS he failed as a David Belasco
star. Gene Tunney made "The
Fighting Marine" for the screen,
but it never attained the i'm
portance of firSt-run bookings.
Despite this record, Primo Car
nera has been signed by Daryl
zanuck to make a picture. And
the giant italian, who is also
heavyweight champion of the
world, will appear on the stage of
Loew's State theater in New York
beginning Friday. AS I write this
Rodney Collier drops in to say he
tried to see Camera while he was
playing personal appearance en-
gagement at the Steel Pier in At
lantic City, but the crowds were
too much for this Washington
traveller. So Carter Barron can
begin looking around for Wash,
ington hotels which have over,
sized beds. For if Carnera is a
box office attraction by the ocean
breezeS and in New York he
ought to be a box office magnet
on F Street at the Fox.
Max Baer, the principal chal
lenge to Cameras right to rule
the heavyweight rooSt. has al
ready been signed by Metro Gold
wyn. Baer will play opposite
Joan Crawford in "The Prize
Fighter and the Lady" Unlike
Carnera, Pugilist Baer has pic
torial value. He's a good looking
he-man. who figures he can make
the Hollywood grade without re
gard to his proficiency in the
ring.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
Brooke Johns to
M. c. at Arts Club

Arts Club members are looking
forward to the "all star variety
show to be presented in the club
garden Thursday night with
Brooke Johns as master of cere-
Miss Evalyn Tyner, concert
pianist, who has just returned
to the airways and who was
Johns accompanist in the latter's
radio work, will have a feature
spot.
Other wellknown broadcasting
groups include the Dixie Trio,
the Capital Hill Billies, Estelle
Hunt Dean, the Duff Saxophone
quartet and Gretchen Hood.
Further variety will be pro
vided by a skit by Theodore
Tiller, jrr assisted by Romaine
Stephens, and the Arts Club
Players presentation of "Ah," an
enigmatically titled sketch.
The program is being arranged
by Harold Long, now chairman
of the club dramatic committee.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
Musical Travesty
At Columbia

What delightful travesty on
modernS, men, women, world
courts and what have you Gee!
tits Great To Be Alive!" It's
not only great, but it's fun; and
Mr.. Loew's Columbia has not
swelled with such genuine laugh
ter for some weeks.
The story is woven with the
delicate threads of romance, mu-
sic, a poke or two at science
and q fresh sparkle of tunes and
chuckles. A malignant epidemic
wipes all men from the face Of
the earth; all men save one, a
heart broken lad, with a smile
for the ladies, who starts across
the Pacific to ease a broken heart,
is lost in the wilderness of the
South Sea Isles and discovered
years after (but not too many
years. by the aerial patrol,
manned CD by women. Our hero
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
Brown s Band at
Lake Tonight

Johnny Brown and his White
Fleet Dance Orchestra will play
one nights engagement at
Chevy Chase Lake tonight. This
musical organization, which re-
Gently completed a stay at At
lantic City, will bring many un-
usual features with their band,
which is wellknown throughout
the South.
Brown, himself, has reputa-
tion as a melodious singer, and
the IL members of the band have
various specialties and novelty Of
feringS.
The terrace garden at Chevy
ChaSe Lake is popular outdoor
rendezvous for those who do not
care to dance. The other Gus
tomary features of the Lake will
supplement the Johnny Brown at
traction.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
Universal Plans
36 Pictures
Next Year

With the greatest list Of story
properties which it has ever pur-
chased for a single year, Carl
Laemmle announced yesterday the
coming years production program
of Universal Pictures Corporation
-36 new films. The announce
ment was made by the president
of Universal at the company con-
vention in Chicago.
Among the feature productions
announced were Fannie Hurst's
latest best-seller, Imitation of
Life" and Charles G.. Norris
"Zest." Four Broadway plays are
included in the list. Take a
Chance" by Buddy DeSylva and
Laurence Schwab. will go to
production in New York on July
10. Elmer Rice's Man Who Re
claimed His Head" Theater Guild
play by Jean Bart, was purchased
for the second picture of Claude
Rains, who appeared in it origin
ally. The other play is That's
Gratitude" by Frank Craven. in
which the author starred for two
years in New York.
Harold Bell Wright is repre-
sented on the schedule by his last
years book, Ma Cinderella:
Vicki Baum with her forthcoming
novel, IT Give My Love-; Lucian
Cary with a football story entitled
"The All-American Girl" to be
produced in September; William
Anthony Mcclure by his play,
when the Time Comes and
1.-The Great Ziegfeld" which he is
writing in collaboration with Billie
Burke; Mary Synon with her Chi
cago novel, THE Good Red
Bricks; Edna Ferber with
Glamour" and War! Morehouse
with "One GlamorouS Night" a
story written in collaboration with
Jean Dalrymple; Charles Knox
Robinson with a play entitled
"Rigadoon."
There will be four productions
in which Slim Summerville and
Zasu Pitts will be starred. One is
Ring Lardner's story, Happiness
Ahead" and the other the Broad
way play, "Oh, Promise Me" by
Howard Lindsay and Bertrand
Robinson. There will also be a
big summer extravaganza picture
entitled Daughters of the Sea-"
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
We're Too Personal

Harry A. Allen, chairman Of the
James E. Cooper Top, Circus Fans
Association, an organization
which strives to see that the
white tops get square deal in
the D. c., accepts my invitation
10 criticize. He thinks I become
o mite too personal in my col
ANN and asks if something can't
be done about it. It is his opin-
DON that few readers are inter-
ested in purely personal obServa-
,ion.
To which I can only reply that
my by-line column must of ne
eeSSity reflect some of the per-
Sonal viewpoint of it's writer.
That is it must do this unless
t is content to exist as colorless,
eoldly reportorial, or have a pure
press agent flavor. Just as any
movie criticism worth while is a
personal appraisal of a pictures
value. No more. No less. Read
ers pick their favorite critic on
the basis of how often his or her
opinion agrees with their own.
Tad used to say a columnist or
i1npressionist was good in the de-
gree that he irritated or glad
der1ed folks. He ought to please
'em more times than he causes
them to reach for the axe. If
he does neither he ought to quit
was Tad's view.
When I get letters like Mr.. AL
lens I'm not ready to quit. For
there are too many letters in
the files the other way.
The Washington times., 1933-07-11
All Beautiful

MI Iva ~ IL VI
A phenomenon that puzzles
most right ht-thinking people is that
with scarcely an exception, the
wives of Broadway cOlumniStS are
wholesome, gOOd-lOOking, mild
hammered, generous girlS-lOyal
to their husbands and devoted to
their children. Occasionally, the
public has a chance to view them
close to as they sit quietly with
their restless, brilliant, writing
halves at premieres, at night
clubs or at Speakeasies. They
smile bravely. They listen pa
tiently, almost reverentIy, it ap-
pears, when their husbands
vOuchsafe them an occasional
word. They pretend the utmost
indifference when a scintilIating
blonde or a raviShing brunette or
a devastating red-head throws
her soft arms around his neck
and whispers into his ear and
sometimes even kisses him on the
mouth or cheek. Firmly, they
keep eyes straight ahead when he
leaves their side and walks over
to a distant table where he set
ties dow ..::th some enticing
creature of the chorus and enters
into a confidential conversational
huddIe, nor do they seem aware
that the lass is holding his hand
or pinching his cheek or gazing
with melting SOftneSs out of large
limpid eyes at the man whom she
swOre to love, honor and obey.
He must suffer this attention
from brazen hussies to get news.
She knows that, the wife does
because hasn't he told her a
thousand times that it is these
little girls of the show world who
circulate around in the higher
circles of Broadway and Park
Avenue and are invaluable
sources of news tips which are
the very life sinews of his pro-
fesSion. She's broadminded-she
understands. Sweetest little girl
just a pal, that's what she is
she understands. All these BEAU
tiful girls don't mean a thing in
the life of a columnist-it's all
business. He'd much rather be
at home, watering the flower pots
or helping around the house
away from it all-this great big
dizzy all! Sure, people talk
but then they're not broadminded
like his own pet, his lamb, the
mother Of his darling children!