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The Washington times., 1934-06-29

two groups Of charges growing
out of police raids.
The board likewise ordered its
first rejection of an application
because of a delegation that has
protested the issuance Of the
license. The case concerned Au-
gust T. Hill, of the Colonial Tea
House, at Parthenon Heights. the
scene of the famous Bladensburg
tea house Staying. A group from
the Bladensburg Historical So
ciety protested issuance Of the
license. The tea house has
historic background Of earlier
days of BladenSburg.
The Washington times., 1934-06-29

the construction would be a valu.
able traffic aid. 1t would con-
meet the center part of the
county with the Lee Memorial
Boulevard, now under construc.
ton.
1t is estimated $4,000 would
be required to build the road.
There is no provisic in the
budget of the coming fiscal year,
but it is believed part of the
funds for the construction could
be taken from the contingent
fund and the balance obtained
the following year.
The Washington times., 1934-06-29
POliOn1yelitis Gain
81 Cases in D1U

LOS ANGELES, June 20 CU.SO
Twenty-Five new cases of infan-
tile paralysis were reported in
the city today and nine new cases
were on record in the county. DR..
James L. Leake. infantile paraly-
sis expert, pointed out that there
were two mysterious phases of the
outbreak here. He said:
"StilI unexplained are the APP
parently low virulence and the
remarkable infection of so ply
SicianS and nurses on duty in
pOIiOmyelitiS wards"
Evening star., 1934-04-09
Get Their Share Of Spoils.
Washington men, however
i collected many Of the secondary


TINE Washington men, however,
i collected many Of the secondary
prizes.
Uncle Willie Wood, Lucky Strike
maestro. particularly was pleased with
the outcome. His girls not only won
the team championship, but hung up
four records. Their team total Of
1852 was a tournament mark and
their CAB high game and Miss Gulli's
433 set and Lila all events were ma
tional records.
Nick Tronsky was the big shot of
the final night with 453 to win the
mems singles. The best performer
among the girls in the finale was
Bronson Quaites with 386 in doubles.
Following are the new champions
of the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress and scores of the wind-up:
THE CHAMPIONS.
Men.
Team-Connecticut Yankees. Bridgeport,
1.943.
Doubles-Walter Megaw. Washington-J.
sineies-Nick Tronsky. willimantic
Conn. 453
All events. Morrell, Bridgeport, l. 10:
Women.
Team-Lucky Strike. Washington. ]. .T6".
Doubles-E. Ream-B. Butler. Washing
ton. 701.
Singles-Florance LaBarr. Bridgeport.
316.
All events-Lorraine Guilt. Washing
ton. Lila.
Mixed Doubles.
Mabel Jensen-Wally Pipp. Hartford. $50.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
ROCKVILLE A. A. WINS
DIAMOND INAUGURAL
Colesville Cards and Bethesda
Y. M. Mines Seeking to Raise
Funds for Equipment.
By
Crantland
Rice
n OCKVILLE A. A. inaugurated the
IN independent diamond campaign

n OCKVILLE A. A. inaugurated the
IN independent diamond campaign
in Montgomery County yesterday
afternoon by defeating the Derwood
A. c., an intra-county rival, by to Z,
at Rockville when a two-run rally
staged by the losers in the ninth
inning barely fell short.
Horace Hershberger, Rockville short
stop, led the winners with the fail,
collecting three hits. while Henley
duplicated this feat for the Derwood
nine. Henley and Burrows drove out
home runs for the losers.
With the unlimited campaign now
underway in the county. Poolesville
A. A., Gaithersburg A. c., Colesville
Cardinals, who won the Montgomery
title the past two years; Takoma A.
c.. Takoma Northerns. Bethesda Fire
Department, Bethesda Young Mems
A. c., Cabin John Fire Department
and Barnesville A. c. will swing into
action next Sunday.
Gaithersburg High School is plan
ming an intra-mural program for the
two remaining months Of the school
term. The card is to include soft
ball. volley ball and tennis tourna-
ments.
Two county base ball mines have
scheduled benefits to raise funds for
equipment The Colesville Cardinals
are to give a dance at the Indian
Spring Golf Club on April 18, while
the Bethesda Young Mems A. C. will
give motion picture performance in
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School auditorium on April 20.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
TENP|N WINNERS
COLLECT $1,000
Stroh Team Also May Have
AI-Events Champion of
A. B. C. Tourney.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
DEORIA, ILL.,, April 9.-With
- the flve-man team cham
pionship tucked away by
a the Stroh's Bohemian Beer
team of Detroit, the American
Bowling Congress has its last
roundup today in deciding the
individual, tWo-man' and all
events titles.
Five squads Of doubles and singles
started this morning at II O'Clock
and will wind up at o'clock tonight
to close the tourney.
The Stroh's are 81 900 richer, plus
some medals. They took the lead
late Saturday night with a total of
a,089 pins. displacing the Employers
Mutuals team of Milwaukee. which
had chalked up 3,032 pins on March
18. The Mutuals hold second and
won $3.50, while the Held Funeral
Directors of Columbus, Ohio, walked
off with third place and 5000.
Officials of the tournament an
nounced that all scores above alta
will come in for cash award.
Reppenhagen Out Front.
THE Stroh's may take more home
than just the team award, how
ever. for Walter Reppenhagen
member of the team. is leading the
all-events. He took the lead yester-
day when he connected with 702 in
the doubles and 636 in the singles
With his team he hit 634. Jerry
Vidro, Grand Rapids, Mich, leads the
singles with 72l, and George Rudolph
and John Ryan, Waukegan, Ill, head
the doubles with 1921.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
;URNADQSQHlW OEF TlAlE UEG
Miss Bjiurs1edt
BY w. R. ms CALLuM

THAT tall, strong youngster known
to foot ball and golf circles
around Washington as Tommy
Webb, one of the finest centers Mary
land University has had in recent
years, is in a putting streak and is
scoring better than any Of the Wash
ington club amateurs. Tommy played
two rounds Of the Washington course
yesterday in 142 strokes, scoring a
SO in the morning and a 73 In the
afternoon. He is hitting the pill a
mile from the tee, but the best part
of his game is his putting.
Like his father, who is a former
club champion, Tommy is bowling the
ball in from anywhere on the putting
green. He and Frank Roesch licked
Dave Thomson and Walter McCallum
in match yesterday by 3 and 2, with
Webb doing most Of the heavy work.
Charles H. Doing, jr., the club presi-
dent, played the last nine holes in 80
yesterday.
Out at Indian Spring it looks
doubtful If George Diffenbaugh, the
club pro who is recovering from a
severe illness, will be able to play in
the exhibition match next Sunday
which was designed to bring Diffen-
baugh and Roger Peacock against Al
Houghton of Kenwood and Roland
Mackenzie Of Congressional. George
was on the job over the week end,
but he Is weak and has played hard
ly any golf for several weeks. II he
is unable to play Harry Pitt will be
asked to play with Peacock. The
match will start about o'clock and
is open to the public.
Roland Mackenzie has added John
Mears, former Garden City. Long Is
land, amateur to his staff at Con-
gressional. Mears played In the Ma
tional Capital open last year. He
plays good game Of golf and Travelled
with the pros on the Winter circuit
this year.
The modified blind bogey tourney
at Beaver Dam went to L. E. Meany
with a card Of SO. In second place at
% was r. N. Trezise.
First place in the blind bogey
tourney at Manor went to A. L. Alder
man with a card of 83-10-73. G. w.
Stoddard was second at 79-7-72,
and c. G. Storm, George Lindick, r.
e. Birney, J. J. Buckley, T. N. Beavers
and c. D. Gibbons tied for third.
First place in the initial tourney Of
the year at Woodmont went to Mel
vim Kraft, who shot 79-11-68.
Arthur Stephens, DR.. Jerome Krick
and Gilbert Hahn won prizes.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
Looks Pink C. W Diamond Coach Fe Heavies Title Scramble
Impressive Houston Winner,
StOefen Goes to Pinehurst

DINEHURST. N. c., April "a
/ field of more than three score
tennis stars. including the lead
ing candidates for the 1884 American
Davis Cup team, came here today to
begin first-round matches in the an
nual North and South tennis tour
nament.
Lester Stoefen. 23-year-old sensa-
ton from the West Coast, who over
whelmed Wilmer Allison yesterday IN
finals of the River Oaks tournament
at Houston, Tex, was the early fa-
vorite to succeed Clifford Sutter of New
Orleans, who will not defend the
title he won here last Spring. Stoefen
was not expected to arrive until to-
morrow.
Among the tournaments entries
are Frank Shields, Allison, George M.
Lott, Gregory Mangin and the
Canadians, Marcel Rain Vile and
Walter Martin.
Norma Taubele, women's national
indoor champion, is entered in the
women's events.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
BRAZIL OUT OF TENNIS
Withdrawal simplifies Davis Cur
Zone Qualifications,

NEW YORK. April 9 @.-With
Brazil relinquishing her place in the
South American zone, the winner of
the North American zone final auto
matically will qualify for the European
Inter-zone Davis Cup final
The United States Lawn Tennis
Association announced that Brazil
winner of the South American zone by
virtue of Peru's default. had cabled
that it would not send team to
challenge the winner of the United
States. Mexico and Canada series to
be played on the grass courts at Will
mington and Baltimore late next
month.
The American team will meet
Canada on the Wilmington Country
Club courts over a three-day period,
commencing May "a. The series at
Baltimore will start on Memorial day,
May 30. The other playing dates are
May 81 and June 2.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
MAJESTlCS LOOMING
STRONG ON DIAMOND
Display Fine Punch and Slick
Pitching in III Win Over
st. Mary's Celtics.
THAT the Majestic Radio team is

THAT the Majestic Radio team is
really going places this season
in the sandlot base ball whirl
hereabout seems certain Socking 18
hits behind the fine pitching of Payne
and Brown. the Majestics yesterday
walloped the vaunted st. Mary's
Celtics. 17.1, on the latter's home
grounds, Baggett's Field. in Alexan-
dria. Ted Wright led the winners
attack, pelting a homer. triple, double
and single in five tries. McGeever
laced out three singles in five times
at bat
Army War College diamonders are
after practice games for the remain
der of the month with leading un-
limited teams. Call Sergt. Meis, man.
ager, National 8772, branch 73.
Congress Heights A. c. nine, winner
over the Miller A. c. team, 81, is
cunning for unlimited foes. The
manager is receiving challenges at
Lincoln 1905 between 6 and 7:30 pm.
Little Aces topped the Ritchte A. c..
l2-11. putting over the winning run
in the seventh and last inning.
The r Street Sluggers drubbed the
Senate Pages nine, 1876, on the
Monument Grounds.
Games with unlimited teams are
sought for the Ballston A. c. for their
field, starting April Is. Call Claren-
don 6 between am. and 5 pm, or
Clarendon 1848 at night, or write
George r. Hall, $50 Hamilton avenue,
Clarendon.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
BOB GOODWIN FIGHTS
WALKER ON COAST
Mickey Seeks Third Win in Row
in California-Rosenbloom
Shields His Crown.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 9.-Mickey
~ Walker seeks his third sue
cessivc victory in a California
ring this week.
The one-time "toy bulldog" former
welterweight and middleweight cham
pion and now a heavyweight tackles
the rugged Southerner, Bob Goodwin,
in l0-round bout at San Francisco
Friday night.
The only other bouts of much gen.
eral interest this week will send
Maxey Rosenbloom, worlds light
heavyweight champion, against john
ny Miller of Detroit. in a 10-round
non-title match at New Orleans and
Benny Bass, Philadelphia veteran.
against Jimmy Leto. Meriden, Conn.
lightweight. at Philadelphia. Both
Of these tussles will be held tonight.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
D. c. RASSLERS SURPRISE
Tie fer Second Place in Eastern
Regional Y Tests.

Although the Central Y. M. c. A.
has had no wrestling team this year
it sent several matmen over to Balti-
more to compete in the Eastern Re-
gional Y championships last week end
and they surprised by scoring 10
points to tie the Westside Y for second
place. The D. c. contingent COM
prised members Of the Y wrestling
class taught by Tom Clayton.
John Ballard of Washington won
first place in the heavyweight divi-
sion, capturing four matches by falls; {;
David Armstrong was second in the
light heavyweight class, Wilson Car
per was third in the bantamweight
group, and j. A. DeLathoyder was
fourth in the 165-pound division.
Tom Scott, 145-pounder. wrestling
with a cracked rib, put up a great
fight before bowing to Larry Carroll
of the Westside Y, who went on to
win the title. Carroll, because Of his
injury, was forced to default his re-
naming matches.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
GIRLS UPHOLD D. c.
.DuCKP|N PRESTIGE
Win Three Titles, Hang Up
Four Records in U. S.
Championships.
TIME national tournament
out Of the way, Washing
ton bOWlerS t0dav turned

.THE national tournament
out Of the way, Washing
ton bowlers today turned
a undivided attention to
their own city championships,
to be held late this month.
For the first time in several years
the Capital pin shooters distinguished
themselves in the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress tournament, the
1884 edition of which was finished
last night in Baltimore.
Shading into insigniflcance all
other bowlers In the classic event was
Lorraine GULL, whose set Of 433 with
the Lucky Strike team and her Lila
in the all-events, both national rec
ords, established her more firmly
than ever before as queen Of the
game.
1t fell to the girls to bring home
Washington's major share Of the
spoils. The Lucky Strike team. Miss
GULL in all-events and Billie Butler
and Evelyn Ream in doubles, came
away with titles. In the mems
events, the Capital shared in one tri-
umph when Red Megaw, who slices
himself piece Of nearly every tour
nament cake, paired with Al Waters
of Hartford, Conn.,, to win the dou-
bles.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
T HOUSTON. Tex, April 9.-Les
Stoefen, Los Angeles tennis
star, was looked upon by
L i Southwestern net experts to-
day as likely candidate for
a singles berth on the United States
Davis Cup team.
The towering Californian collected
his third championship in recent weeks
here yesterday by routing Wilmer
Allison, Austin, a Davis Cup veteran,
60, 60, 60, in the singles final
of the River Oaks tournament.
Stoefen's play was devastating. His
powerful service was faster than usual,
he found the corners of the court with
uncanny accuracy. his volleying was
sharp and his overhead deadly.
After the singles final he teamed
with Bryan "Bitsy" Grant, Atlanta, to
take the doubles title, 6-3, Ga.
2-6, 60, from Allison and George
Lott of Chicago.
Jane Sharp, Los Angeles. defeated
Eugene Sampson of Chicago, GO,
6-3, to gain the women's singles
crown.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
SLEUTHS NEAR TITLE.

Bureau of Investigation and the
Saranacs will closh tonight at 8
o'clock at Roosevelt High School in
the second game of a series of three
for the championship of the major
loop of the Community Center Basket
Ball League. The Sleuths will gain
the title by winning, as they captured
the first match of the series.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
RIVALS BOOK SAME Nine
Mt. st. Joseph's Play Central To-
day and Eastern Tomorrow,

Eastern High base ballers, who are
out this year to regain the public
high school championship, and make
no bones about 1t, will open their
campaign tomorrow, travelling to Bal
timore to meet the Mount st. Joseph's
nine.
Fans figure to obtain . line on the
comparative strength Of Eastern and
Central, two leading contenders for
the title, after tomorrow night. Cen
trail was to engage Mount st. Joseph's
this afternoon In the Central
Stadium.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
British Yacht Nearly Ready
Graceful Challenger for Americas Cup Has
l67.foot Mast, Is Inches at Thickest.

color and practically all steel ex-
cept the deck planking. The bow
appears to begin amidships, lend
ing a striking illusion of speed.
The mahogany rudder is huge.
Seamen as well as landsmen
have admitted a jolt from their
first glimpse Of the Endeavour's
great hollow steel mast. just about
completed in q nearby yard. Al
though the spar measures l67 feet
In length, its maximum diameter
Is said to be only Is inches. O.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
CADDY AIDS MORELAND.

DALLAS, Tex. P.-Ray Hill, 10,
started caddying for Gus Moreland,
noted amateur golfer, when Moreland
took up the game and has caddied tor
him ever since. Moreland credits him
with uncanny judgment in selecting
the right club for a shot and in esti-
mating the roll of a green.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
BILL M'KECHNIE RECEIVERS

Bill McKechnie, manager of the
Boston Braves, who play the Griffmen
here tomorrow, was discharged today
from the Episcopal Ear, Eye and
Throat Hospital after treatment for
an eye injection. DR.. G. Victor Simp-
son, who attended McKechnie, said
his patient got along splendidly.
Evening star., 1934-04-09

~ QUIPPED with a new, shiny
l. set of weapons of the brand
r made famous by Bobby Jones
IL the captain of the American
Walker Cup team thinks his
boys have good chance to whip the
British in the international links
classic to be played at st. Andrews,
Scotland on May IL and u.
In between missing puts at Burn
ing Tree, and thoughtfully trying out
his new tools, Francis Ouimet, who
will lead Americas golfing argonauts
into action against the British, opined
that the American team IS the best
balanced aggregation this Nation has
had in many years, with a good
balance of youth and age and expert
ence. and that If the boys play well
they may win again and bring back
the old mug to the United States.
Francis, one of the outstanding
golfers and sportsmen Of the world
(the British hold him only second
to Bob Jones in their hearts as ar
American sportsman) thinks John
Fischer, the lanky Cincinnati youth
has a great golf future. Il look fol-
big things from that lad this year
and in the near future. He Is a
shade too fast with his iron shots and
perhaps plays a bit too fast all the
way, but when he gets into the scoring
groove he is a fine player. John
Goodman? Yes, there is great
player and a great competitor. ]
think all the boys will play we'll"
Francis, who came here on Satur-
day with r. c. Van Arsdale and
Linde Fowler of Boston, few back to
the Hub City yesterday afternoon,
but not before he had a good chance
to get well acquainted with his new
tools. At Burning Tree the puts
were not going down and Senator
Duffy of Wisconsin licked the former
amateur champion on a couple OF
holes, while steve" Early, one OF
President Roosevelt's secretaries, and
former Senator Howard Sutherland
tried to keep up with the smooth
Ouimet stroke.
Francis was not hitting the ball as
we'll as usual. In fact had he played
golf in his early days the way he
played yesterday he wouldn't have
won many titles. But I think III
get these clubs working" he said as
he stepped into a tee shot that car
ried far over the big tree bordering
the ditch at the seventh hole.
Gosh, what a golf course this is, VI
he said of Burning Tree. 1T would
be great course for the amateur
championship with little bunkering.
And this senatorial breakfast fore
some competition is the most inter-
esting event I ever have played in.
It's a lot Of fun"
Evening star., 1934-04-09
20 YEARS AGO
THE Nationals will meet the
IN THE STAR

HE NatlonalS Will meet tne
= Boston Nationals in exhibition
games here tomorrow and the
next day. Washington was to take
on the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege nine this afternoon. Walter
johnson and Eddie Ainsmith were
to form the battery for the college
team.
c. A. Farwell has been elected
president of the Y. M. c. A. Bowl
ing League, with Page NICK. Etchi-
son, vice president; A. l.. Christ
man, secretary-treasurer. and Troy
A. Nubson, official scorer.
Catholic University's fast-travel-
ing ball team meets the Princeton
University nine this afternoon at
Brookland. c. U. has just been
dealt a hard blow in the loss of
Catcher Zachary, highly valuable
player who suffered scholastic dif-
ficulties.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASs0Clc'ed FreSS.
- OUTHPORT. England, April
9.-The heralded Endeavour,
hope of every British yacht
~ ing enthusiast, fast is ap-
preaching the day it will
slide from the stocks at the Cos
port yard
The Americas Cup challenger
Is a graceful picture of wood and
steel.
Even out Of the water she's
racy-looking craft, bright blue In
Evening star., 1934-04-09
SPLASH PARTY TONIGHT.

Novelty races and other features
will mark a splash party to be held
by the Hyomen's Club Of Hyattsville,
Nd, tonight in the Ambassador Hotel
pool.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
Pacific Coast League

Sacramento, SIS; Missions, So.
Oakland, SIS: Hollywood, IL.
San Francisco, 1876; Seattle, 6-5.
Portland, 60; Los Angeles, 81.
Evening star., 1934-04-09

garded there as one Of the most sue
cessful tillers of the soil, success
full enough to be able to drive to
Florida at his own expense and spend
the Winter months idling about the
camps. Base ball. to date, has been
merely a hobby with Mr.. Meyer. His
Nebraska neighbors report that he de-
veloped his Walshian right arm by
working eight hours a day in the
fields.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
Kennedy, Tow Have Arguments.

hcof, AoW nave arguments.
n TANN'S original plans did not
Nl call for Kennedy and Tow to
figure. He planned to match
the winner Of the Gallagher-Brow
fight with Red Barry in two weeks
and call the ultimate victor the Dis
trict champion.
Erwin bobbed up on the local bog
Ing front in the nick of time. mix"
put in Jimmy hardly had he stepped
of a train from Miami, what about
Kennedy? Sure he got knocked out
by Joe Knight, but anybody's liable
to get clocked by that guy. Didn't
Les beat Barry last year? And didn't
he draw with Gallagher a couple Of
months ago?"
There was no denying this. so
Mann agreed to let Erwin enter Ken
nedy into the round-robin affair. This
point gained, Jimmy tried for another
first down. How about Bob Tow?"
he wanted to know. Bob licked Tony
Cancela, a pretty good heavyweight,
down IN Florida the other night"
He extracted halfway promise from
frankie on Bob's account. After all,
Mann figured, this Tow was the guy
who licked Brown last Summer at
Twin City, and what good would q
championship tournament be If the
winner should be challenged in
righteous fashion by a non-participant
who holds a win over him? .-.
So it's likely to be q five-man
tussle for District supremacy.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
From Press Box
Continued From First Page.)

Reports from Nebraska are to the
effect that Mr.. Meyer is an extremely
wealthy farmer, as farmers go. His
spacious agricultural plot lies IN the
vicinity of Nebraska City. He is re-
Evening star., 1934-04-09
For the Glory Of Harvard.

"HE final Spring rumor Is that
Charlie Devens will join the
Yankees Immediately in Birm-
ingham, and Harvard base ball will
receive its first real test. Charlie
looked pretty good late last year when
he came up from Newark. but that
wasn't a full-time test. This is.
Joe Mccarthy hopes to use the
stalwart cantabrigian as starting
pitcher, college education or no col
lege education. II Charlie comes
through, the common stock In Har-
ward athletics will Jump several
points above par.
Copyright. 1884 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1934-04-09
VYIOMEN golfers of 10 local clubs
w will gather at Kenwood to-
morrow to compete in the

second match of the inter-club series
between club first teams. Congress
sional, with the addition Of Mrs.
Jack Scott, who joined the club last
week, looms as formidable COM
petitor to the ambition Of Columbia
to annex its third straight team title.
Here is the lineup Of the teams:
Beaver Dam VS.. Army-Navy, Ken
wood VS.. Columbia, Congressional VS..
Indian Spring, Washington VS.. Wood
mont, Chevy Chase VS.. Manor.
All three Virginia State Golf Asso-
ciation tournaments will 60 to Vir-
ginia Beach this year. the State asso-
ciation has decided. The mems
amateur championship will be played
at the Princess Anne Club starting
June %. while the women's title
tourney will be played at the Cavalier
Country Club starting June 26. The
State open tourney will be played at
the Cavalier course September is and
16. william H. Wood, who has
headed the State association for sew
,eral years, and Fred j. D. Mackay,
secretary, again will serve this year.