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Evening star., 1934-05-05
Nervous Reaction From Big Barn Blaze Conpcates Dope Kentucky Derby
With the Walker Cuppers-Egan


up to r. A. Gardner. losing, 4
and 3.
Twenty years later he flashed
back into prominence by reaching
the semi-finals of the 1929 ma
tional. Now, as a middle-aged
man, his faultless play has won
him new honors as participant
in Walker cup competition.
Since he came ont West in 1909
Egan has devoted his time to pear
growing and golf, occasionally
lending his experience in the mat
ter of laying out and developing
several courses.
Born in Chicago in 1884, Egan
visited the Rogue River Valley dis
trict here as young man.
Attracted by the beauty Of the
country and believing in the future
of the pear industry, he persuaded
a group Of wealthy Chicago friends
to purchase orchard land, which
he agreed to manage and develop.
He has resided on the 160-acre
tract since, although he maintains
; a Winter home on the Monterey
peninsula, California. Several years
ago he purchased the entire prop
erty from his early associates.
In between culture sessions
Egan has found time to enter
practically every golf tournament
OF any consequence on the Pacific
Coast. He won the California
State title, outstanding amateur
event of the Coast in 1926, and is
a four-time winner of the Pacific
Northwest crown in 1915, 1920,
1923 and 1925.
His first major golf distinction
was earned in 1902, when he led
the field for the western amateur
championship, a feat he repeated
in 1904, 1905 and 1907.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
MAT FINALS TONIGHT
u. c. A. A. U. Preliminaries De-
velop Keen Competition.

y
velop Keen Competition.
Final competition in the District
A.A.U. wrestling tourney will take
place tonight al the Central Y.M.CA
starting at 3 O'CLOCK. Some tlne
battling marked preliminary matcnes
last night. Central Y representatives
gathered most honors.
Summaries:
r, 135-pound Class--w. Carper ". NJ
y. a. oe1eatea NICK honman tBoSs
Club, defeated ". Grabiil ,TallauueSsS
minutes o. seconds.
l4o-pouno Glass;. Patrie tGallaudetI
defeated c. hayes tBoys ClupJ py de-
14o-pound Class-Tom Scott ~. M
G. A. defeated l.. G. Hrscny (Gallau-
detl. = minutes 20 seconos.
l4o-pound Class-T. scott defeated
FREQ sargent tUnattacheol. > minutes
15o-pound Class-w. schaub ,oxon
Hill defeated jim Bott boys CIuol.
10 As seconds.
155-pound LIass-Harry Goldman (un.
attacheaj defeated N. Brown lGailau-
ueti.
lo5-pound Class-W. schaub defeated
L. RovelSl tforIe.tI.
:, lS5,pounq .iass.H: Goldman defeated
17o-pound CiassNo. Paneion ,Gallau-
detl won forfeit from Allan Cohen
Unlimited Class-Don Ballard (Y M
c. A defeated George Culbertson IN
mn9ofs Wnnmfted Il SCANS ciaSsMRolsnd Ackerman
won forfeit over Waiter waiacaVage
tG. u.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
BY Russell ]. NEWLAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

y n EDFORD, Oreg., May A.
N At an age when most
|V( golfers are ready to look
l Y i toward the easier side OF
competition. H. Chandler
Egan is preparing for some of the
most intensive play Of his remark
able fairway-trouping career.
His so years make him the Oldest
member of the American Walker
cup team, but he is looking for
ward to his brush with Britain's
stars with the same keen enthusi-
asm that was his when as Har-
ward collegian three decades ago
he won the national amateur title.
Egan's 30-year career as ma
tional figure in golf is dotted with
outstanding performances and un-
usual comebacks. He is acknowl-
edged as one of the foremost styl-
lists.
Exactly 81 years ago the Chicago
born SHOEMAKER first broke into the
sports page headlines.
He was a slender youth when he
claimed medal honors in the 1903
national amateur won by the i'm
mortal Walter j. Travis at the
Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove.
Long Island.
The following year he won the
title by defeating Fred Herreshoff,
and 6, at Baltusrol. He also was
medalist Of that tournament. He
retained his crown in 1905 with a
Evening star., 1934-05-05
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

NEW YORK trounced Wash
~ ton. 80. as Pitchers Carl
CaShion and Joe Engel failed
for the Nationals.
Walter R. Tuckerman, Chevy
Chase Club. and John C. David
son. Columbia, are the only D. c.
golfers who have been given rat
ings on the handicap list just pub
lished by the Executive Committee
of the United States Golf ASso-
citation. D. C. golfers are up in
arms over this apparent overlook
ing of many Washington nnksmen.-
The annual Spring tournament
of the Washington Country Club
this week will open the golf sea-
son here. DR.. H. P. Cobey is chair
man of the Tourney Committee.
Allan Lard and Sam Dalzell,
Chevy Chase Club. defeated DR..
Lee L. Harlan and John David
son in a golf foursome at Chevy
Chase.
In sandlot league games here
yesterday. kenilworth defeated
the Printers. 8-3, in the Central
League. as Driess pitched well for
the winners: Emmanuel scored
over st. Paul, TO. in the North
west Sunday School League, as
Frank Colley pitched strongly for
Emmanuel and George Rawlings
and Goodman hit the ball hard;
Aggies were 80 winners over In
terror in the Departmental League;
Federals squeezed out a 80 win
over Treasury in the Treasury
League, Columbias~ downed Iroquois
4-2, as McGhann socked a homer
with one on in the Rosedale
League: Car Department scored
over Union Station, 8-5, in the
Railroad Y. M. c. A. League, and
Congress Heights was a 6-5 winner
over Steel Plant in Potomac
League. with Jimmie Green's bat
ting for Steel Plant featuring.
Dyer, Cathedral School first
baseman, led in batting as his
team walloped Briarly Hall Mill
tory School, 1913.
Hartley pitched the Aggies to
a 80 win over Interior. Gray for
Interior also hurled well.
H. Hillery gave Tenleytown only
four hits but lost As to the
Trinity nine in the Marquette
League. S. Hilleary, Trinity. hit
a homer. Pearson of the losers
was the games leading batter.
Waverly Club Of the Central
League defeated the Clarendon
(Va) nine, 43. Fitzgerald. Wav-
erly third baseman. starred.
Stampfer, Mcmillan, B. F.
Miller, O'Neill. Helmerichs, Nc
Cambridge, Wetzell, Rawlings and
Imirie were leading performers in
Navy Yard night in the city
duckpin tourney.
DR.. Walter S. Harlan of Co.
lumbia Country Club has been
elected first president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Golf Associa-
ton. Morven Thompson of
Chevy Chase was chosen first vice
president: George E. Truett,
Washington Country Club, second
vice president; Alpheus Winter.
Columbia, secretary, and DR..
Thomas J. w. Brown, Bannock.
burn, treasurer.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Walter Neusel 1879,
Germany, outpointed Tommy Lough-
ran, 1856, Philadelphia QO); AL Ettore,
1874 Philadelphia. and Arthur Hut
tick. 1876. New York, drew (6); Eddie
Houghton, 18412, Philadelphia. and
Lou Poster. 189, Pottsville. Pa. drew
go; Ed Karolak, ITS, Schenectady.
N. Y, stopped George Marshall, IT'S,
Creta. N. j. %: Frank WotanSki,
1877. outpointed Al Boros, 1913, Bridge
port, Conn. 90; Abe Feldman, 1882
New York, outpointed Art Sykes,
177l2. Elmira, N. Y. (6).
BERLIN. Germany CAST
anaga, Spain, stopped Vincenz Hover,
Germany "a.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Freddie Miller,
124H, Cincinnati, knocked out Pal
Dazzo, 12424, Chicago (6); Whisky
Jones, Louisville, outpointed Emery
Helms, Covington, KY. (8); Ted Gra-
ham, Cincinnati, outpointed Harry
Williams, Buffalo, N. Y. (8); Jack
Flabb, Louisville. outpointed Johnny
Davis, Evansville, Ind.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis-Iowa Joe
Rivers, 1431a, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
outpointed Eddie Ran, las. Poland
QO; Raymond Larson, 176, Chippewa
Falls, Wis, outpointed Floyd Mingo,
1761a, Durand. Wis. (6); Ralph Leslie.
143. Eau Claire. outpointed Matt
Cameric, 1855; Chippewa Falls t6);
Bennie Pitsch. lis, Jim Falls, Wis,
outpointed Barney Mccoy, 116, Eau
Claire %; Dave Churkey. 124, Owen.
Wis, outpointed Billy Make, 1873,
Owen %.
HARLlNGEN, Tex.-Joe Montana,
1875, San Antonio, outpointed Kid
Gruno Salazar, 1851, San An
tonic Q0)..
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Bob God
win. IT'S. Miami, Fla, stopped Benny
Miller, ITS. Los Angeles a.. ;.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

ing of his honorable order of Ken
tucky colonies. an exclusive crgani-
zation composed largely of Mae West
and Postmaster General Farley. The
temporary citizens of Louisville, colo
nelS and privateS alike, are shaking
of the julep fumes and trying to re-
member which horses they are play
ing.
In couple of days each in
dividual in the crowd will won
der what 1t was that made him
20 to Louisville. The night be-
fore the Derby you get a bit
stiff and you sing my Old
Kentucky Home" and when
You Wore a Tulip"
In the morning you sleep. In the
early afternoon you detach yourself
from the hay with great care, and in
due time you find yourself at the
track. Your horse usually fails to
win. especially if he's the favorite. If
he does win you blow your stake that
night. unless you happened to win a
very considerable sum.
But the Derby is the Derby, 10 coin
a phrase. There's nothing like it.
You don't have to go to Louisville TO
get bet down. You can stav home
and collect or repent at your leisure.
The day after Derby day is an occa-
sion for widespread repentance and
scattered rejoicing. Mr.. Thomas Shaw
and Mr.. Thomas Kearney and several
others OF their craft are pulling for
the biggest repentance day in the his
tory OF the turf. They don't mean
any harm by it. It's business,
(CopyTlght. 1884, by the North America n
Newspaper Alliance. IncJ
Evening star., 1934-05-05
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER-

YORK May 5-Those doubling Thom Thomas Shaw
be flush
annually
handling all they and
haps trife
dough York and ST. Louis respectively has direct bearing on the
People of all kinds including the nooriosy
the Louisville domgs.
buffers betting, which
England butler will the ancestral livery bet
lads
P Wodehouses O
frequently
Evening star., 1934-05-05
DAVIS CUP HOPES
SHOW SKILL HERE
AIlison.Van Ryn Seem Sure
to Face Shields. .Stoefen
at Chevy Chase.
. AIRING a well-nigh mi

n AIRING a well-nigh mi
x raculouS upset, Washing
| tonians will this afternoon
have the opportunity of
observing the greater portion Of
Uncle Sans Davis Cup hopes in
action at the Chevy Chase Club.
Should almost certain prediction
run true to form, Wilmer Allison and
John Van Ryn, Americas foremost
tennis combination and Davis Cup
stalwarts, will square off across the
cord against towering Frank Shields.
the country's No. ! netman. and the
equally mammoth Lester Stoefen, g.
foot-3-inch California, who covers a
court like London fog. The final
match in the Chevy Chase invitation
doubles tournament is set for
O'Clock this afternoon.
This quartet of stellar court per-
formers, who, according to Hoyle. the
experts and the Zodiac. must clash
this afternoon, will offer all that is
artistry in the ancient lawn sport.
Shields and Stoefen, besides having in
common the will to win and an eye
to Davis Cup berth, also share the
privilege of standing over 6 feet 8
inches. Both likewise present court
fireworks advancing the advantage of
power over placement.
Stoefen's one distinction is his
weird two-handed backhand, which
pops out when the rangy Westerner
is pressed. Allison and Van Ryn rely
for effectiveness on smooth, synchro-
nized teamwork resulting from years
of doubles campaigning. and their
sparkling maneuvers have entranced
local net enthusiasts on several pre-
vious occasions.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Loosened Up by Port.

Loosened Up by Port.
n Ut a friend of mine who knows
u a butler says that the seneschal
in question has staked a pretty
generous sum on the Kentucky Derby.
He attributes this looSening of the
wallet strings to the return Of legal
booze and that warming port on
which buffers, as group, are said to
thrive. Port should mean per cent
increase in every metropolitan book
makers business, for a butler is the
finest kind of client, once you get him
loosened up.
This butler is putting his roll on
Col. E. r. Bradleys Bazaar at to /,
Bazaar is filly, and it's a well known
fact that no filly has copped the
Louisville classic since Regret came
bounding home in 1915. My friend
pressed the butler for his reasons, and
the butler muttered something about
this being suffragette year. Under
further pressure, he admitted he was
playing another filly. Mata Hari, for
a place.
One of the FLIES is sure 10
win" he reasoned, land l think
it will be Bazaar. Col. Bradley
is supposed to be very shrewd
student of horses"
The colonel is undoubtedly all of
that. His record in the last couple
of years proves it. and if you don't
believe modern history you can trace
the colonel's colors back through the
years and come up with the same
answer Bazaar is the buffers hunch
for 1884. The hunch of a port-drink-
ing butler should be good enough for
any hesitant speculator.
Mr.. Tom Shaw. before closing his
book, mentioned Cavalcade at to l
and Mata Hari at 4 to l. Riskulus
and Singing Wood, Winter favorites,
were 20, and Sir Thomas, the leader
in the early betting, was Is. Quasi
modo was one of those 100-to-1 shots
which get a slight play in the future
books, mostly from the friends and
immediate family of their owners.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Diamond Chips

Federal A. c. meets the c. & P.
Telephone Co. nine this afternoon at
3 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 4.
Federals gather tonight at 1926 Fourth
street southeast.
Gordon's Cafeteria tossers face the
Public Welfare nine at the Sixteenth
street reservoir at 3 o'clock this aft
ernoon.
Rinaldi diamonders want a game
for tomorrow. Call Emerson 1862.
Games are sought by the new Gen.
ter Market nine. Call Manager
Grimes at Metropolitan 1plo.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Pitt Plays Fine Golf to Win
IW.C.CC. HOnors From ROesch

)LEAR the tracks for Harry
Pitt The big moose" from
I Manor, baked last year in his
~ bid for top recognition local
ly. is firmly set on making
1884 a winning year, If his perform
ances over the past six days presage
what is to come in future tourna-
mentS
Within the short space of six days
Harry has won two major invitation
golf tournaments and if he keeps up
the same brand of shot-making he
showed to win at the Washington Golf
and Country Club yesterday he is 60
ing to take most of the events he en-
tiers. His win at Washington, where
he defeated Frank K. Roesch. home
club star, by and in the final
round. came on the sixth day after
he had scored victory in the open
ing tourney of the season at the Belle
Haven Club of Alexandria.
IRON the opening shot Of that
+ final round at Washington yes
terday there was little question
as to the ultimate winner. For Harry.
who had won a hard-fought semi
final against John Shorey, bagged a
birdie 3 on the first hole and never
thereafter was caught. He won the
first and third to be up, and that
is the way they stood on the tenth
tee, although Roesch. cool under fire,
missed short puts on the seventh.
eighth and ninth greens, to permit
Pitt to gain halves.
Roesch won his only hole of the
match on the twelfth, where Harry
chipped up short and missed a five
footer for 4. But Pitt came back
with a great shot to the green at the
thirteenth, after slicing over into the
twelfth fairway. to gain a half. and
then blew up the golf match with
spectacular shot on the fourteenth.
Here Roesch. fighting desperately
Evening star., 1934-05-05
WOMAN GOLFERS
IN TROPHY FINAL
Mrs. Mackenzie, Who Is
Sent "a Holes by Mrs. IT.
win, Meets Mrs. Knox.

n KS. ROLAND II. MdChC1S-
M ZIE, wife of the Congress
W. sional Country Club pro,
1 L and Mrs. McCook Knox
of Chevy Chase. are the finallsts
in the handicap match play
tourney for the Post Trophy.
They met today in an l8-hole match
for the trophy, on an even basis Tor
both have handicaps Of l3 strokes.
Mrs. Mackenzie was the medahst
in the tourney last Monday. and yes
terday had to go to the thirty -fourth
hole to win her semi-flnal match from
Mrs. Morris E. Irwin of Beaver Dam,
runner-up last year. All even at the
end of the slated 18-hole distance.
when Mrs. Irwin missed a short putt
on the eighteenth green to win. they
vent 16 more holes before the steady
Mrs. Mackenzie won.
Mrs. Knox, a newcomer to tourna-
ment final rounds about Washington,
won her semi-final match with little
trouble from Mrs. N. j. Waldron. COLI
Committee chairman at Beaver Dam,
Finalists in the consolation are MIS-.
James w. Beller of Chevy Chase ana
Mrs. Landra B. Platt, also OF Chevy
Chase. Mrs. Beller defeated Mrs
David Kew by 3 and 2, while Mrs.
Platt was winning from Mrs. Gilbert
Hahn, and S.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Crack BOwlers
Clash Tonight
WITH OLLIE PACINI and Astor

WITH OLLIE PACINI and Astor
w Clarke featured in singles. the
crack Occidental Restaurant
and Sunrise Bakery teams will
clash tonight at Convention Hall
at 7:30 o'clock
At the Columbia at 7:30, mixed
doubles tournament under the au-
spices of the Washington Women's
Duckpin Association will be held.
At the same time, the association
will distribute prizes won in its re-
cent tournament.
A mixed doubles event also is
listed for tonight at the Lucky
Strike
At the Arcadia. the Optimists.
champions of the Civics Club
League. will meet the Junior
Chamber of Commerce team OF
Norfolk. winner of the Civic League
pennant there.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
.SCHR0TH IS STAR
IN CASEY VICTORY
Shoots 633 Against Masons.
Big Success, Match to
Be Held Again.

TIME knights of Columbus
lay had Norman
Schroth, president of the
a District League, to thank
for a rousing triumph over the
Masonic order in perhaps the
seasons most interesting duck
pin battle, staged last night at
Convention Hall.
By a margin of AZ sticks in five
games, the Caseys vanquished the
Trowel Wielders in the first contest
of its kind between them, and the
issue was decided by Schroth's splen-
did set Of 633
With a large gallery holding It's
breath in excitement, the fratenalists,
all Of them stars, fought it out to
the last box and not until the last
several balls was the victory clinched.
Entering the eighth frame Of the
final skirmish, the Masons held a
slender lead and it became a wood
getting affair. The teams struggled
for every stick. A rally led by Tony
Santini who finished his set with
140, put the Caseys over in the last
two boxes.
Irving Billheimer and Billy Wolfe,
each with 6l0, bore the brunt Of the
Masons' battle, with Whip Litchfields
$50 being big help.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
ROOSEVELT BEATS N. T. S.

Roosevelt High conquered National
Training Schools nine, So. in an in
teresting seven-inning tilt yesterday on
the training school diamond. Rsiford.
winning pitcher. gave up only six hits.
The victors scored three runs in the
third inning and two more in the
fifth. N. T. S. counted two tallies in
the fourth and its other in the fifth
Evening star., 1934-05-05
JAMES HOWES VICTOR

James Howes, with a three-game
total of 369, including a handicap Of
6, won the Farm Credit Administra-
ton handicap duckpin sweepstakes at
the Arcadia. MacWilliamS, with 1862
and handicap of %, was second, and
third honors we're won by Charles
RAIDER with 353, who had an spin
handicap.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

NOTE: This is one OF q series
OF articles on the careers and per-
sondlities of the eight members OF
Americas 1884 Walker cup team
Which meets the British at st.
Andrews May HIP.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Fillcy Is Second Choice.

CINCE Aristides, the little red horse,
ran off with the first Derby in
1875. only one filly, Harry Payne
Whitney's Regret, has captured the
Derby. Not since 1921 has queen
among 3-year- -olds so much as been
in the money Horsemen will tell
you quite frankly that sex is a bar
rier that not even class and a five
pound advantage in the stake weight
can offset at this time of the year
in the thoroughbred kingdom. Yet
there is sufficient public support to
make the fiashy, temperamental Mata
Hari second choice in the Derby bet
ting at approximate odds Of 5 to l
and no lack of confidence that the
powerfully built Bazaar is a second
Regret" with a good chance to make
it three Derbies in row for Col
Bradley's Idle Hour Farm.
Such enthusiasm for the ladies
might be understandable in a year
when the colts offered mediocre or
uncertain opposition. A good share
of 1t is due, no doubt. to the fact that
both Bazaar and Mata Hari showed
lIltl w IlOOlS W ali lllC IIloSJ
highly regarded 2-year-old colts last
year. at one time or another. But
this is another season, the Derby, and
there's half dozen colts in field
fast enough to crack Twenty Grand S
record of 2:0l As wide open.
Topping the list is Mrs. Isabel
Dodge Sloan's Cavalcade, a colt
which has already demonstrated rare
speed in two track performances in
Maryland. Royalty bred in England
but foaled in this country. Cavalcade
has the background and qualifications
of a champion. Regardless of track
conditions. he ruled firm favorite
today, with his stable-mate Time
Clock, the Florida Derby winner. at
approximately to l. There were
many who expected Calvacade to
tow-rope the field
Evening star., 1934-05-05
DERBY TROPHY COSTLY
Worth S., ,OOO-Awards for Other
Classic inexpensive.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 5 (P.-
The Stanley Cup. highly priced by
hockey teams. is worth only s75; the
Americas Cup, sought after by
yachtsmen, is valued at $500, but take
it from Matt ]. Winn, the gold trophy
presented to the owner of the Ken
lucky Derby winner is solid gold and
worth $1,000. Col. E. R. Bradley
owns four of them.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

About 400 spectators, including
many officials Of both fraternities,
remained until the last ball. Accord
ing to Charley Bell. Convention Hall
manager, it was the most absorbing
duckpin show held at the giant plant
in recent years.
Arvllle Ebersole. representing the
MasonS and Charley O'Connell. the
K. of C., were mitted heartily on the
success OF the affair which, all agreed,
will be repeated next year with elab-
crate trimmings. After the match
the participants and their guests
feasted at Auth's. Medals were pre-
sented the winners by Isidore Shah.
The ScCreS.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

Shaking Off Julep Fumes.
nut the future book betting is all
u over for this year of race and
the Derby is right on top of us
Gov. Ruby Laffoon has called a meet
Evening star., 1934-05-05
G. U. PREP NINE AHEAD.

Georgetown Prep vanquished Friends
School on the Garrett Park diamond
yesterday, 5-3. Tom Keating pitched
strongly for the winners.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
WINS G. w. RING FEATURE
Prather Scores Over Alexander in
Heayyweight Class

Defeating Dean Alexander in a
three-round bout, Dale Prather. 2l5-
pound foot ball player. last night won
the heavyweight boxing championship
Of George Washington University. III
a feature of the fiesta among students
of the institution that comes to a
close tonight.
In other bouts Lamar Brown gained
three-round decision over George
Conn and Karl Reudiger scored a
technical kayo over D. C. Stutler.
Bobby Goldstein refereed.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
URBANSKI BEATS DRUM.

Bill Urbanski, Boston Braves short
step, is a professional trap drummer
and plays in a band every Winter
Evening star., 1934-05-05
HILLTOP GAME OFF.

The Georgetown-West Virginia base
ball game scheduled yesterday for the
Hilltop was Cancelled because of wet
grounds.