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Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborbood

Items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborhood
Millington, Md, Oct. rs. - Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph F. Compton and
son, Joseph, Jr., of New York City,
were weekend guests at the home
of the latters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. ]. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Wood, of
Wilmington, were guests of her
mother, Mrs. John P. Ahern last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Mcclure, of
Richardson Park, have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Tobin and
two children, Jean and Jack, have
returned from q trip to Whining
ton with relatives.
Miss Leona Phillips, Of Whining
ton, has been visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Phillips.
Mrs Clara Darner, OF Peters
burg, Va, spent a few days recent.
ly with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Eva
w. Porter.
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TOWNSEND

Items Of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Townsend, Oct. "a. = The Wo-
mems Adult Bible Class is spon-
soring a home-talent play, Here
Comes Arabella," which had its
initial performance at the School
auditorium last evening. The cast
includes: Blanche Lee, Pauline
Guessford, Ruth Daniels, Mrs. L.
B. Marvel, Mrs. Ella Morgan, Mrs
John Guessford, Mrs. Evan Moffitt
Mrs. Fennimore Douglas, Charles
Money, William Watson, Junior
Hutchinson, Clyde Shockley, Whine,
Mannering. George Slant, Jr., An
ita Marvel, Esther Watts, Mrs
Oakley Banning, Mrs Thomas
Skaggs. Miss Anderson, Marjorie
Maree, Alice Maree, Christine
Maree and sixteen children. The
Boys Harmonica Band of Perry
vile, Md, was an additional fea-
ture. The auditorium was filed
TO capacity and everybody seemed
pleased. The cast will Civ e the
same performance tonight.
Townsend M. E.. Church which
during the summer, underwent an
Improvement Of 81, 597 81, has been
totally subscribed for. The Official
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TEMPLEvILLE
items of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About NeighborhOOd

items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About NeighbOrhOOd
Templeville, Md, Oct. 25.- Miss
Louise Colt has been visiting Miss
es Helen and Ruth Connor at
Marydel.
Mr.. Irons Pippins and children
Marjorie, Albert and Carlton, spent
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min Spry near McGinnis' Corner
last week.
Mrs. Quincy Knots entertained
on Wednesday evening Of last
week the Ladies Aid Society
There was a large attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Green of
Sudlersville, have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Colt.
Miss Marjorie Pippin has return
ed home after spending a week
with her grandmother, Mrs Emma
Pippin, near Dover.
Miss Mary Katherine Knots has
been visiting Miss Evelyn Ford, OF
Marydel.
Mr.. Allen Stafford accompanied
by four boys of the Agricultural
Department of Sudlersville High
School attended the Frederick
Fair.
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board as well as. the pastor, Rev.
c. N, Jones, feel grateful for this
and the announcement that the in
debtedness had been taken care of
was the occasion for joy at the
recent rally held at the church.
Rose Jean Guessford, Ethel Wat
son, Ruth Mannsring, Marjorie
Dickerson, Madge -Blanchfield, Car
RE Blackburn, Jack Lawrence,
Ralph Watts, Marie Shelter, Hair
old Outten, Ellen -Legates received
diplomas Sunday as they have
completed their course in the pri-
mary room and moved to the big
Sunday School. Many parents
turned out Sunday to see this
class promoted. Rev. c. N. Jones,
the pastor, made a happy speech
to the young class.
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the the geuzt of n, II
Barnette Of A.. saaA|
se1 mrs, John I., Bea,s :. Y
moor noon the occs AUS nj
birthday anp 1ss.ea q q
John, Jr. '''Sag n
Ed Horace :, Ll.Rlau. A..
tor for MANI i last No,
will return i III d
former rena i = few n
ter months, 9 fafa.
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of Kennedyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Ernest
and son, of Middletown, and John
Ernest, of Newark, Del, spent a
few days at the home of Mrs. FL
mer Ernest.
Miss Phyllis Betem, of Philadel-
phia, has returned from a visit to
his aunt, Mrs. Lena Griffith.
Mrs. Emma Beck, of Church
Hill, is spending sometime at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Tarbutton.
Mrs. Harry Stidham, Jr., and
parents, of Reading, Pa, visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Stidham, ST., last week.
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picnic lunch at eden Hill Farn, /,
near Dover.
Mrs. j. c. Ehrlich, national con,
mitteewoman of the Anericor
Legion Auxiliary, left Friday hy
rail for Miami, Fla, to attend tbe
national convention. Among, tbe
delegates from the Department -
Delaware in attendance are tbe
Misses Helen and Mildred Jones
who sailed Friday from New yorL
on the Steamship Iroquois of H.
Clyde-Mallory Line.
Mrs. Charles C. Shorh bas 49,
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BLACKBIRD

Items of Personal and Social In
tercst Cleaned From the Vicinity
Backbird, Oct. 25-Mr. and Mrs
Nelson Warner, Mr.. and Mrs. Hem
~ Warner and daughter were
guests on Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Fred Heinold.
The friends Of Mrs. e. Rilev
Wefson gave her surprise party
Sunday evening in honor Of her
p3ohday Those present were Mr..
and Mr. O. Victor Caille OF VII
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
SASSAFRAS

Items OF Personal ana Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Sassafras, Md, Oct. 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Johnston entertained
the following guests recently.
Misses Alma Johnston, Ethyl and
Dorothy Appleton, Harvey Grims-
ley and Harry Hoiworth, all of
Wilmington, and Mr.. and Mrs
George Kennedy and Harry Money
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STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their DOings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover, Oct. 25. - Mrs. Howard
Smith, of Marlin, Texas, arrived
last week for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard E. Lynch, Jr. Among
the affairs given in her honor was
a tea, given Wednesday by her
hostess, Mrs. Lynch. Mrs. Alden
B. Richardson also entertained a
few friends at tea Thursday after
noon for Mrs. Smith, and Thurs
day evening she was the guest Of
honor at small party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Richard
son.
Mrs. Robert w. Kessler, of Mil
ford, was an overnight guest Tues
day of last week of Mrs. Frank S.
Phitchett, and attended the party,
Tuesday evening of last week CIV
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas M
Gooden, Jr., for their guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Ross J. McClelland, of
New DIRK and California.
Lieut.. Colonel and Mrs. Ursa M.
Diller has returned from a several
months motor trip along the west
coast and to Alaska and are spend
ing some time with Mrs. OILERS
brother and sister-in-law, Colonel
and Mrs. John P. LeFevre. Mrs.
Diller has been taken ill since her
return.
Miss Jeanette Frame entertain
ed the members of the John M.
Clayton Society of the Children of
the American Revolution, Satur-
day afternoon at her home on the
Green. Miss Frame is their presi-
dent.
! Mrs. Henry S. Rothrock, of Will
mington, the former Miss Roberta
Pacetti, entertained at luncheon,
bridge and a shower Saturday af-
ternoon at "Silver Lake Manor"
the home of her uncle and aunt,
DR.. and Mrs. Cahall Sipple, in hon.
or of Miss Mildred Hargadine, who
has chosen Saturday, November
/ II, as the date of her marriage to
Maxwell P. Harrington.
! Miss Elizabeth Mayer is spend
/ ing two eeks at Boston, the guest
of three school friends who were
her classmates at Mt. Holyoke
College, Holyoke, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles dupont
Ridgely of Camden, entertained
Tuesday evening at a reception in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Parker of Jamaica, B. w. I, who
have been spending the summer
in Camden. The Parkers are leav-
ing next week for a sojourn in
New York before sailing for ia
maica.
Master Henry Horsey, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Horsey,
celebrated his tenth birthday an
niversary Saturday by entertain
ing number of his friends at a
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Evening star., 1934-08-08
HOUSES OLD SOCK
STILL is WITH HIM
Veteran Colored Pugilist Stops
Thomas In Third-Hall
Beats Brown.

M ACK HOUSE of Pitts
MI burgh, once a feared
vi colored heavyweight, still
4 N has something on the
ball, 1t seems. Though pound;
overweight, the husky House
still retains his punch and tim
ing, which proved good enough
last night to stow away Wash
ington'S Chet Thomas in the
third round of 10-round battle
at Griffith Stadium.
Before a crowd estimated at 1000
House fioored Thomas twice for nine
counts in the first round, dropped him
again in the second, and was batter
ing him around from pillar to post
in the third when the referee stopped
the bout To save Thomas further pun.
ishment.
The card. hard fought throughout
seemed to please the spectators. Bus
ter Hall of California defeated Sher.
man Brown, Philadelphia welter-
weight, in the eight-round semi wind
up. Hall was forced to stave Of 9
late rally by Brown.
In two other bouts to 90 the limit
the Virginia Wildcat whacked out g
Six-round decision over Jackie Thorn
as, while Sammy williams nosed out
Eddie Greenlove in a four round af.
fair. In the opener Kid Chris knocked
out Jackie Rogers in the second ses-
sion of a four-round bout
Evening star., 1934-08-08
CANADIAN ANNEXES
EMPIRE MARATHON
Webster, 40 Years Old, Skaters
Record-England Carries OF
Team Championship.
~ the AssociAted Press.

By the Associated Press.
r ONDON, August s.-Harold Web
ster of Hamilton, Ontario, 40
years old and unaccustomed 70
competing In international events, won
the British Empire games marathon
yesterday to give the track and field
division its major drama.
Victory In the 26-mile-3S5-yard
classic sent the Canadian flag to the
masthead for the third time In the dy-
ing minutes of the championships.
Before the marathon l5-year-old Sam
Richardson Of Toronto and Robert
Dixon of Vancouver had combined to
rally the Canadian forces.
Webster sprinted most of the last
lap of the marathon and finished fresh
In 2 hours 40 minutes SO seconds
breaking the empire games record Of
2:43:43, set at Hamilton In 1890 by
the veteran Scot, Wright
Richardson won the running broad
Jump with a leap of % feet 6h inches
His winning jump was little more than
an inch short of the empire record
Dixon won the Javelin throw at 196
feet IL inches.
Eight titles fell to the mother coun.
try on the final day and with then
went three records and one record
equaling performance. 1t was Eng
lands most successful onslaught.
In the mile final New Zealand's
Jack Lovelock set a new British and
Empire mark of 4:12.8 in winning by
6 yards from S. c. Wooderson and
Jerry Cornes OF England.
Britain's great woman sprinter
Elsie Hiscock. turned in an amazing
25-second-fiat 220 yards to win her
second dash title.
Godfrey Rampling landed the
mems 440-yard title for England, win
ming the final In 48 seconds. r.
A. W. Sweeney lifted his second sprint
crown in the 220 yards, beating a fast
field in the hnal 219 seconds. The
hammer throw title was retained by
M. C. Nokes Of England with a record
breaking toss of l5S feet 3 inches.
Canadian girls made brilliant at
tempts in the 80 meters hurdles and a
broad jump. Marjorie Clark of South
Africa was forced to a new British
record of l1.6 seconds to beat Betty
Taylor of Hamilton In the hurdles.
The final point scares, on q l0-5-
+3-2-l basis:
England. 453; Canada, 3I4; South AZ
rica. III; Scotland IO5; Australia. ~;
Guiana. 10; Rhodesis. .: Wales, 8; NORTH
ern Ireland, 8; Bermuda, 3.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
STEVENS TRACkMEN
WIN ON PLAYGROUND
Take Western Conference Honors
With Montgomery Second
and Rose Park Third.

LOOMING through with needed points
II in the restricted unlimited class,
Stevens Playground athletes,
scoring TN points, yesterday won the
Western Conference Colored Play
ground Department track meet on
the Francis Playground. Montgomery
athletes, with 531a, were second, fol-
lowed by Rose Park, 42h; Francis,
40h, and Morgan, 3.
7O-Pound Class.
50-meter dash-Won by y. Brooks
tMontgomery); second A. Minor mont
somery1; third, J. McClincock (Stevensl
High jump-Won by A. Saunders tFran.
Sisl; second, MeClincock tStevenS); third
J. walker montgomery Height. 4 feet
Broad jump-Won By A. Saunders (Rose
PsEkl second. H. Tyler (Francisl; third
r. Minor MONTGOMERY. Distance. 3.ss
meters
200-msttr relay--Won by Francis: sec
9no; stevens third; Montgomery. Time,
S6-P0und Class
50-meter dash--Won by E. Bolts Mont
gomeryl; second H Jones Rose ParkJ
third, J. Curtis Rose Park). Time, So
Hlgh iump-won BY G washington
pArkD; third. T. Jones tRcse Park.
Height. feet = inches.
second j. Curtis tRose PARK; thru. nae'f Il,
Jones lRose Parkl. Distance, 4.6l meters.
34o-meter relay-Won, by Rose Park;
second. Montgomery; third. Francis. Time.
IO0-Pound Class
60-meter dash-Won by H. Jones Mont
gomery); second, U. Tyler tFrancis); third
D, Kin&rd iStevensl. Time, SIS seconds.
soneTs nEs s@Pwen Second asrris G Roae R nGP paP
EomeryJ tied for third HeiSSt, feet
Broad iump-.won by H. Jones Mont
third. A: Hinton 6Rose Park). Distance
34o-meter relay-won by Stevens 1Tin.
man, Coles. winston, KinardD; second
Montgomery third. Rose Park. Time, bs
lI5-Peund Class.
10-meter dash--Won by W Fairfs1
third. H. Sheppard 6Rose Park. Time
Hish J1Inp--wOn by p. Loiwery cRos,
Park; second. A, Anderson CMontgomery)
Y. Tyler (Franeisl. end A. Hinton Rose
Broad jump--won by w Fairfs,
Stevens: second. w Green tFrancisl
third. p Lolvery Rose Park Distance
4o0-meter relay-won by Francis w
GlScul Y. ASitis r GSlNeENt y. 4SieIj
second. Stevens
Restricted Unlimited Glass.
10o-meter dash-won by A. Stevenson
tStevensl. second. n. Tolbert tStevensl
third, J. Garnet (stevens Time, ll.S
seconds
High jump-won By V. Wells tStevensl
second. a kinard tStevensl third, J
Hudson Stevens Hetsht, feet inches
Broad Jump-Won by B. kinar6
tStevens); second. L. johnson (Morganl
third. J. Brown tStevens). Distance. 4.7C
meters.
SSo-meter run-won by W. Fairfa,
tStevensl second. s. williams (StevenSl
third, p Gray (Stevens) Time, = minutes
$685. seconds
5O0-meter relay-Won by Steven!
wells KinRrd. MARROW, Brown. Time
= minutes a. seconds.
Unrestricted Class.
i0o-meter daSh--Won by ]. HsrroC
fMonteomeryl second, W. FairfRI
Stevens; third, c. Ashe tFraneisi. T1nlS
II 3 seconds.
Mile run-won by C. AShe tFraneisl
second P Woodward Francisl; third. D
Kinard (Stevens). Time. minutes 30a,
seconds.
Mile relay-won by Francis; second
Stevens; third. MorgRn. Time, 3.le seconds
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Stanford Has One.

CTANFORD has one intersectional
y contest, meeting Northwestern at
Palo Alto on October Is. Cali
fornia viii confine her games to her
own section.
U. C. L. A. also win limit her at
tention to neighbors. This Southern
branch Of the University Of California
has been aiming for gridiron prestige
for several years now and has been
making progress up the ladder at a
pace hardly commensurate with the
physical endowments OF her players.
But she Is due any time now. and
Los Angeles win not be sorry If a
formidable local rival to the Troians
takes the field.
Oregon journeys to Baton Rouge to
meet Louisiana State on December IS.
A trip TO Salt Lake City TO meet Utah
on October ~, and a game against st.
Mary's in San Francisco on October
20 round out an interesting Oregon
schedule.
Oregon State will stick In her own
section for a change but washington
State will travel 10 the Middle West
to meet Detroit on December 8.
Washington. Idaho and Montana have
no intersectional engagements.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Grid Fever Begins to Rise With Arrival of Cuid


1t Is likely that this change will
see many eievens throwing the ball
over the goal line in cases where
previously they would not risk the
gamble on an early down II is
also likely that the necessity OF
spreading the defense to guard
against this threat win add divers
ification to an attacking teams
running attack when near the goal
line.
Under rules obtaining last FAN
q team failing TO complete a for
ward pass over the goal lost pos
session Of the ball. which went to
the opponent on its 20-yard line.
The change now made applies only
to the fifst incomplete throw over
the goal. Any succeeding throws
in the same sequence Of downs
win cause the loss of the pall-
For passes on the FIELD. however.
there is no penalty for failures
regardless OF the number Of tosses
made In the same succession of
downs Formerly. 1t will be re-
called, 5-yard penalty was
exacted for every incomplete for
Evening star., 1934-08-08

ward pass after the first one.
The idea is that with this s.
yard penalty removed, q quarter
back viii be much more willing
TO open up the play than he used
to be-
Looking through the code we
find that q change in the def1ni-
ton Of q punt allows q player TO
hold the bah In his hands for a
teammate to kick. Under the old
stipulation the ball had to be
dropped from the hands before it
was booted. II viii be surprising
II this apparently innocuous little
change does not do lot for the
quick kick from scrimmage
For what now will prevent .
quarterback from taking 9 spin
ner. or Q pass, and then letting
kicker punt the bail right out Of
his hands7 The answer may prove
interesting.
Aside from Q lot Of Qualifications
with which the general foot ball
public has no need 10 bother, the
changes cited are the only material
ones
Evening star., 1934-08-08

and from the recumbent positions
Of most OF the Cardinals upon O
vide area OF turf 1t looks as though
he is on his way somewhere.
There used 70 be years when the
student OF foot ball would ignore
cover decorations and other en-
bellishments as he opened the book
10 the rules sections and pored
over the various important changes
in the code since the game was
played the preceding year.
But now, with foot ball approach
ing q certain degree Of standard
ization, there Is little over which
10 ponder. Some slight changes
have been made In the dimensions
of the baIl-it will have q little
less beIly-and the forward pass
has received some assistance.
In games next Fall the first in
complete pass over the goal line
will not result in the loss Of the
ball. merely the loss Of q down
except when q pass over the goal
line is incompleted on fourth down
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Fights Last Night
nx tha Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO-Billy Celebron, l47K,
Rockford, H., outpointed Puggy Wein-
ert, 145A. Chicago (S); Fred Chyno-
weth, 1877, Milwaukee, outpointed
Garry Baldwin, 1891, Chicago a..
PEORIA, nl.-Tony Zale. 165, Gary
Ind, knocked out Bruce Wade, 1876
Peoria 90; Joe Osignac, las, Benton
Harbor, Mich, outpointed Marcel
Frigard, l441z, Pekin. Ill. (6).
HARTFORD, Conn. - Eddie Gun
known Winston, 1911, Hartford
stopped Salvatore Ruggirello, 207,
New York (6).
CLEVELAND-Patsy Severe, 1907,
Meadville, Pa, outpointed Jackie
Sharkey, 1907. Minneapolis 10);
Lou Severe, 1894, Meadville, out
pointed joey Speigel. las, Union
town, Pa. (l0).
Evening star., 1934-08-08
LANDERS TO BATTLE
BURL MONDAY NIGHT
Takes Place Of DOugan-Reed
and Soipio Are Matched for
Six.Round Tilt,
n lilly LANDERs, hArd-hitting Nor
ID folk bantamweIght who knocked


ID folk bantamwelght who knocked
out lie Roy Dougan Monday In
Richmond. viii replace his victim on
the Matte Brown Don Petrin card next
Monday, It was announced today by
Promoter Joe Turner.
In the process Of fiattening the
local Irishman, Landers cut Dougan's
lip and will bat for lie Roy against
Eddie Burl in the semi-anal bout
scheduled for eight rounds.
An attractive Six-rounder was
added TO the card yesterday. In
this Jimmy Reed, Florida welter-
weight, who won six straight main
event fights here last Summer. viii
face Mike Scipio of Baltimore. Dur
ing his absence Of almost a year
from Washington. Reed won two out
Of three scraps from Bob Wilson.
current favorite With local fans. In
the bout TO 60 against him, Reed
was Knocked out by Wilson.
Turner now Is opening negotia-
tions to bring Make Rosenbloom,
recognized as world light-heavy-
weight champion, here to meet Petrin
in the event he whips Brown. local
heavyweight champion. The match.
II made. would be for the title. ac-
cording 10 Turner.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Big Track Meet
To Be Discussed
REPRESENTATIVES, Of various

REPRESENTATIVES OF various
N departments and other Offices
interested In the Government
employees track meet TO be held
September Is in Central High
School Stadium under auspices Of
the Community Center Depart
ment, will meet tomorrow night at
the Clifton street entrance at
Central High School at 8 O'Clock.
Among departments or Offices
considering entering the meet are
Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture,
Labor, Navy, State, War, Vet
erans' Administration, Civil Serv-
ice Commission, Farm Credit Ad-
milistration. Government Printing
Office, General Accounting ONCE
and Navy Yard The District gov
ernment also Is expected TO be
represented.
Those pushing the meet expect
there win be at least $50 entrants
for the Is events. Many former
college athletes are expected to
show their wares and some Of them
already have started training.
There will be four events for
women, one for men more than
so and a fat mems race. in addi-
ton to the usual events that make
up a track meet. The plan is to
make the meet an annual affair.
Evening star., 1934-08-08

IN THE course Of every year
poTtents pointing 10 various
advents are noted long In ad-
vance. When, for instance,
the berries on the mountain
ash turn deep orange. you get your
first hint that Autumn is coming.
Just a. In late Winter. the red OF
the willow bushes along a brook
side tel you that spring viii be
here In good time
And when the annual foot ball
guide arrives-as 1t has Just done
the lover OF foot ball gets his
first kick of the year He knows
that ere long the thud Of the pig
skin viii be heard throughout the
land-a time for which he spends
the rest OF the year In q state Of
bottled exuberance
Well. the rule book come out this
year. all In yellow and black and
gray, Army colors. But the action
picture which occupies both front
and back covers stresses Columbia
and Stanford In q hot spot In the
famous Rose Bowl game. Chn
Montgomery is receiving the ball
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Record Crowds Expected.

HIGHLANDS chances in the 100
III meter free style event are dis
tinctly slim While Yusa. who
seems to be able to turn in So sec
onds any time he takes the pool, has
been Ill this Summer and may not
be in his best form. two other Jap
anese have done So seconds this year,
YsSutaro Sakagami and Naruo TAX
ahashi.
The Shrine pool is one of the best
appointed aquatic sports plants In
the world, with q 50-meter course
providing nine ample lanes. special
pools for diving. and surrounded by
stands capable OF seating $4,000.
The national championships al
ways draw capacity crowds, and the
added attraction of the American
entries viii mean a total attendance
Tor the three days of close 10 10000
persons, which must be close to some
kind of record for swimming meet.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
OAKLAND NEAR NUDISM

PORTLAND, Greg. August 8 (H1.-
Oaklands base ball club was a nudist
colony yesterday as far as base ball
wearing apparel goes, and an Oak
land Portland game In the Pacific
Coast League had to be postponed.
The players trunks did not reach
the city with the team.
The AcornS voted down a proposal
that they cavort in business attire.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
CLASH THIS WEEK
IN TOXIC CLASSIC
Best OF Two Countries to
Demonstrate Progress
Since 0Iympics.
BY GLENN BABB,
ltsoeIated Press BpoFtG Writer

TOKIO, August s.-How far
America swimmers of the
post Olympic generation
have naTrowe -- or
whether they have closed en-
tirely-the gap between Ameri-
can and japanese swimming
prowess so deciSively opened by
Japan's olympic champions at
Los Angeles may be indicated in
the all-Japan swimming cham
pionships here Saturday and
Sunday.
Three OF Americas best mermen viii
compete against the best of Japan's
1894 crop-Jaok Medica, the great
swimmer from the University of
Washington. Arthur Highland. Chi
esso sprint ace. and young Al Vande
weghe, backstroke marvel from New
ark, ~. J.
This trio. under the guidance Of the
famous Yale coach. Robert Kiphuth.
is In training In the Meiji Shrine pool
The test is expected here TO show
how good are Japan's chances for re-
peating at Berlin In 1896 the sweep
ing victory scored at Los Angeles in
1882. None OF the American THO was
a member Of the last American Olym-
pic team.