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Evening star., 1934-08-20

ALL players are finding UNI
pires Softies much of the time
this season Hayes of the
IL White Sox and SuSko of the
Nationals got away with near
murder in yesterdays game
in the seventh Hayes tried to choke
a swing . but Ormsby called
third strike Jack glared at the
umpire then angrily slammed
his bat to the ground strode to
second and yelled loudly enough 10
be heard throughout the stands g.
"Why the HI don't you stay on
the bases, Ormsby?" in the
fourth. when Harris was stealing Sec
ond. Susko deliberately left the bat
ter's box to step on the plate
directly in front of Shea and partially
block the catcher's throw to sec
ond it was plain interfer-
ence the White Sox protested
vigorously yet neither Ormsby
nor Geisel who was on the bases,
would heed their pleas
Cronin muffed a chance to make
himself the hero of an odd play IN
the second inning CASTOR
grounded to the shortstop and never
left the plate Joe carried the
ball over to the pitchers box, then
tossed 10 Susko could easily
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Paul Bower, 81-12-79, and Carl
M. Weigle, 86-14-72.

Paul Bower, 8l-12-79, and Carl
M. Weigle, 86-14-72.
W. E Lumsden won the match
play against par tournament at In
dian Spring, finishing up on par.
Ed Merkle, 3 up, won second place,
while H. H. Shinnick, Don Bucking-
ham, Frank c. Butler and F. S. Page,
all l down, were also in the winning
list.
George Diffenbaugh and Club
Champion Craig Mckee, after a lot
of chin music, took on Arthur Urban
and Parker Nolan and trimmed 'em
by 8 to 2. with Diffenbaugh scoring
72, from which Mckee knocked six
strokes.
Al Houghton, pro at Kenwood, is
at Philadelphia today working on his
pet prCject-a match between Middle
Atlantic pros and the paid players
from the Philadelphia sector. al
hopes to get such sterling sharp
shooters as Denny Shute, Ed Dudley
and Leo Diegel in a match with his
brother pros from the mid-Atlantic
section.
EOUR men tied for first prize in
the blind bogey tourney at
Manor. They were L. K. Ash
ford, E J. Carver, Col. C. G. Storm
and j. D. Bell, all with net scores of
78. Harry Pitt, playing from scratch.
scored 72 to win the second award.
G. Emerson Moore was third with a
net 73, while H. A. Mihills was next
with net 80.
Taking his trusty maShie- -niblick
in hand George McGehee holed a IS
yard pitch shot for an eagle deuce
on the 328-yard seventh hole at
Manor.
At Kenwood the top prize went to
DR.. w. N. Parks with a card of 85-
15-70. Bernard Dennell won the
gross prize with a card Of n.
First prize in the mixed Scotch
fourSome at Beaver Dam went to Mrs.
L. T. Prince and c. w. Griffin with
a card of 98. Net winners were Mrs.
w. B. Young and w. c. Hackman,
with l06-5l-55. Mrs. G. P. Luce
and w. A. Johns had 107-49-58 to
finish second, while Mrs c. W. Holly
and w. T. Henderson were next with
10l-43-59. The high gross prize went
to Mrs R. Weaver and Frank Spates,
with 127. Winners in the blind hole
tourney were Mrs. G. P. Nutwell, Max
Taylor, Mrs. Charles Claggett and
B. F. Sheehy.
Up at Rock Creek Park, where en-
tries are being received for the up
town" tournament, Manager Graham
has corralled some 80 club-swingers.
The qualifying round will be played
on Monday, August 81, and entries
will close next Saturday.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
Qncluding yesterdays games.)

American League.
Batting-Manush, Senators, .375;
Gehringer, Tigers, 367
Runs-Gehringer, Tigers, l13; Wer-
ber, Red Sox, Ill.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees,
1873: r. johnson, Red Sox, 110.
Hits - Gehringer, Tigers, 1865;
Werber, Red Sox, 164.
Doubles-Greenberg, Tigers, 48;
Gehringer, Tigers. and r. johnson,
Red Sox, 40.
Triples-Chapman, Yankees, II;
Manush, Senators, 10.
Home runs-FoXx, Athletics, SO;
Gehrig, Yankees, 81.
Stolen bases-Werber, Red Sox, 81
Fox. Tigers, 90.
Pitching-Gomez, Yankees, 20-3;
Rowe, Tigers, 1874.
National League.
Batting Terry, Giants, .374; OFT,
Giants, 1852
Runs-ott, Giants, 1O1; Terry
Giants. SO.
Runs batted in-Ott, Giants. 1870;
Collins, Cardinals, 81.
Hits - Terry, Giants, 1863; P.
Waner, Pirates, 164.
Doubles - Allen, Phillies, 80;
Vaughan, Pirates. "a.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
First Year on Grass.

~ ON'S victory over Wood was all
~ the more surprising because this
is his first year of playing on
grass courts and his first tour of the
Eastern circuit. He said he has won
"three or four" State championships
in California and he won the national
junior title last year, defeating Gene
Mako, fellow Californian. in the
finals.
Bulge and Mako are entered in the
national doubles tourney this week
and hope to get along pretty we'll.
They beat the veteran combination
of Gregory Mangin and Berkeley Bell
1911, 1-6, 6-4, yesterday and have
scored other notable triunlphs in in
vitation events this wear.
The two matches Yesterday were a
part of the annual East-West series.
In other matches Parker gave
sound beating to Mako by 60, "a
score; Mangin defeated John Nc
Diarmid of Fort Worth, Tex, 12-10,
S6, and Jack Tidban and Vernon
Kirby, playing for the West, defeated
Parker and Manuel Alfonso, 1911,
1-6, 6-.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Brilliant Net Career Seen for Bulge Maryland Pitchers Start PyO
RING CZARS MEET TODAY

What punishment will be meted out
weight boxer, who refused to fight Bob
Wilson tonight, as he was signed, was
to be determined this afternoon at a
meeting of the District Boxing Com
mission. All members Of the commits
sion-Majs. Ernest Brown and Lucian
Vandoren and Fred Buchholz-were
to be present, Vandoren having re-
turned to the city after an absence of
week.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
LIST INTERCITY SWIM

The cream of the mems swimming
crop in Washington and Baltimore
will clash week from today at the
Maryland Club Gardens in an all
star dual meet under the auspices
of the D. C. A. A. U. Swimming Com
mittee, of which A. Earle Weeks is
chairman.
Those to represent Washington in
clude George Croft, Johnny Broad
dus, Robert Knight, Charity Graves,
Robert Varela, Charles Bateson, Alex
Mcmillan, Buddy Meatyard, Dyer
Gormley and Joseph La Sale.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
NESTR,NIG1IIT OTT TIIE TEE
% by w. r. ms CALLuM
ICKED in their last start against

" ICKED in their last start against
the same opposition at Rich
mond, the golf team of the
IL Washington Golf and Country
Club is slated to entertain the
Country Club of Virginia team from
Richmond next Saturday in return
engagement at the course near Cher
rydale, Va.
That strong Richmond team has
been walking over all opponents from
the Capital this year as an answer to
the challenge of the Washington team,
whick licked Army-Navy last year and
Immediately stuck its chest out and
claimed the championship of North
ern Virginia. A few weeks ago Wash
ington went visiting down to Rich
mond and absorbed licking at the
hands of Billy Howell and his Coun-
try Club of Virginia teammates. so
did the Army-Navy Club.
But the sturdy Washington links
men VOW the thing will be different
next Saturday, because they know
their own golf course, and that Bill
Howell and his crew cannot trounce
em on their home bailiwick. The
local team will be led into action by
James L. Tracy, Golf Committee
chairman at Washington.
Local entrants in the sectional
qualification rounds for the national
amateur golf championship were
winding up their practice rounds to-
day at Five Farms, where the big test
opens tomorrow morning at S;3o
o'clock. The entire field of Ct en-
trants will play 36 holes, with IA slated
tn represent this section in the ma
tional at Brookline, Mass, early In
September. All the washington en-
trants-25 of 'em-were out there at
Five Farms today, determined to score
at least a pair of 78s for a total OF
1856. which the dopesters predict Will
qualify handily.
Roger Peacock, Maryland State
champion, scored a IA yesterday,
shot back of Chandler Harper's 73.
The Virginia State titleholder again
seems determined to win the gold
medal offered to the leader. as he has
done for the past two years. Martin
F. Mccarthy, Beaver Dam champ
scored a rs. Others who played the
course yesterday included Levi Yoder,
Louis Fuchs, DR.. L. S. Otell, Billy
Dettweiler and Dick Lunn.
"~OME again, boys, and get your
selves another trimming" say
Fred Mcleod and Miller StcV-
inson as they look back on their sue
cessful match yesterday against Maury
Nee and Luther Steward. The Stevin-
son-McLeod combine, smarting under
the sting of previous defeat, stepped
out and whipped Nee and Steward by
and 8. with Stevinson setting the
scoring pace at To- Another match
will be played later this week, after
the business of qualifying for the
amateur is out Of the way.
Even Calvert Dickey knew that
sooner or later Joseph S. Baldwin was
going to break out and win one of
those week end tournaments at Wash
ington. Dickey has been doing good
deal of winning, but yesterday Bald
win stopped him with a 70 to lead
the procession. The low net prize
went to M. H Dineen with 88-17-
II, followed by MolSter, 92-18-74.
At Congressional, while Profess
sional Roland Mackenzie was shoot
ing a 70, DIR. r. A. Kelly was win
ming the blind bogey tourney with an
89-10-79 Others in the pay-off
were w. w. Jones, jr., 83-l4-79;
Evening star., 1934-08-20
WELSHNOW SEEKS
MORE ENET HONORS
Looks to National Event
Following Victory in
Public Parks Play.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
n n INNEAPOL1S, August 90
Nu First fastener to triumph in
wi the 12-year -old tennis classic,
Il 22-year-old Barney Welsh of
Washington, D. c., today was
looking to capturing more laurels to
place beside the national public parks
singles championship, which he
wrested yesterday in decisive fashion
from Arnold Simons of Louisville,
1928 champion, by 81, As, 86
The youthful captain of the Duke
University team, who learned his
tennis on a homemade court in his
back yard. will undertake a more diff
ficult quest next month at Forest Hills,
where, for the first time, he will par
ticipate in the mems national cham
pionShips.
Welsh, seeded No. 4 in pretourney
ratings, played an excellent game,
although he was tiring rapidly near
the finish. The match was the most
exciting of the entire tournament and
held large gallery breathless.
Barney took first set without much
trouble. In the second set Simons
took the opening game, but Welsh's
devastating service and returns finally
predominated.
The Kentucky Jewish boy came
back in the third set and after many
long volleys took the canto. At one
stage in this set Simons was ahead
four games to love, to have Welsh
come back and take three in a row.
The fourth and final set brought
the most excitement and although
Welsh was withering fast he never
theless STAYED off defeat in sensa-
tional bits of play.
Misses Out in Doubles.
VXIELSH, teamed with Ralph Nc
" Elvenney, came close to win
ming the mems doubles cham
pionship event in the fifth set of the
final round match with Billy Schom-
mer and Chuck Britizus, Minneapolis,
defending titleiSts, in the finish of
the match which was postponed Sat
urady because of rain.
With both combinations tied at two
sets each, the Washington team en-
tered the final set down love to one
game to Minneapolis. The Wash
ingtonians put on steam and took
four games while dropping one to
lead, Al. Schommer and Britizus
came back to set the score at 4-an
Welsh and McElvenney took the ninth
game to lead at 5-4. only to blow up
and drop the next three games and
match.
Final scores were 6-3, 6-3, A6,
Is, IS.
Mrs. Ruth Bailey Prosser, defending
woman's singles champion, st. Louis,
Mo, retained the title when she
STAYED off the challenge of Mrs. Kath-
crime Rose, Cleveland, Ohio. The set
scores were 6-1, 6-4.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Results of other games yesterday:
Laneeon Juniors. 2; Delta Mu Sigma. /.
Kensington, 49, Manor Park, 3.
Park Lane. .; Falls Church, l.
White Star. 3; Fort Myer, l.
Herndon Market. IL; Clarendon, 3.
Woodstock. o. ISherwood, s.
n. R A. 20: Fredericksburg Elks. 10.
Culpeper 3; Majestic Radio. ..
Front Royal, 3; Heurich Brewers l.
Montgomery County Police, 81; Rock
vile Firemen's A. c., 90
Stansbury's. 2: Capital Transit o.
WASHINGTON Clowns. 3 Northwestern
A c.. O.
Colesville Cardinals, II; Bethesda Young
Men A. c. ..
washington Clowns. 5; Burroughs
A. c. 4.
White sox. g: Clarendon Cardinals 4.
Chevy Chase Grays, IA D. G, S. 3.
Rinaldi Coal So; Skinker Bros. 0-4.
WaysonS. 3; Martin & Boyd f.
Mount Vernon, 12; Mount Rainier
c.. 3.
Washington Athletics. 4; Falls Church, O.
Georgetown A c.. IA; Fort Hunt
Rangers. l.
Benning A. G. II: Oxon Fill.
haywood =; Brooks. 6.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
CT. LOUIS BROWNS downed
Washington, s-5. Harry Har-

XVI. GOOAO DFOWN0 0OWuCu
~ Washington, s-5. Harry Har-
per. Washington pitcher, showed
lack of experience. Pratt and
Lavan for the Browns and Mitchell
and Mcbride for Washington led
in batting.
The rampaging Boston Braves
now are only two games behind
the league leading New York
Giants in the National League.
The Braves downed Cincinnati yes
terday, as New York bowed to
Pittsburgh.
George Sargent of Chevy Chase
and Freddy Mcleod Of Columbia
Country Club easily qualified in the
national open golf championship
tourney at Midlothian.
Pitcher Ray Caldwell Is report
ed on the outs with the New York
Yankees.
Downey pitched the Treasury
team to a win over Eastern A. G.
in intersectional play in the city
amateur base ball championship
series. Downey also hit strongly.
Ninth, with Cheney hurting, de-
feated Union Station, 40. For
rest Thompson, losing moundsman,
weakened.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
TURNER EYES TITLE TIFF

Washington's first championship
boxing bout may be the outgrowth
of the Petey Sarron- Benny Bass bout.
scheduled a week from tonight at
Griffith Stadium, if present plants of
Promoter Joe Turner materialize
Although Philadelphia promoters
also are anxious to promote the bout
in the event Bass is the victor, Turner
declares he will be in the field to
match the winner-either Bass or
Sarren-with frankie Klick, world
Junior lightweight champion.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
LEN WALSH MARRIES

Dorothy Mitchell Becomes Bride
of Colonial Grid Aide.
Congratulations were in order today
for Leonard Walsh, assistant foot ball
coach and physical education director
at George Washington University.
Walsh, who came to Washington in
1929, was to be married this morning
in Baltimore to Miss Dorothy Mitchell
of this city.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
FOUR LEAGUE LEADERS
CONTINUE UNDEFEATED
Mt Rainier and Middleburg Have States Marred
i'm Hectic Sabbath on SandlOts-Cabin John
Gains Montgomery County Title

whipped the Blue Flames, to /, and
took undisputed possession of first
place in section B. Blue Goals beat
Warwicks, to 4, in another section
B attraction.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Team Standing

North Washington's loss to Cabin
John in the Montgomery County
League was doubly costly. First, the
Washingtons lost all chance of tying
for the pennant, and second, they
were forced into tie for the runner
up post with White Haven, which
downed Bethesda, to 2.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
COAST ACE HAILED
ASCOM|NG CHAMP
Defeat of Wood Seen as Tip
0ff-PairS With Mako
in Title Doubles.
~ the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
~ OUTH ORANGE. N. j.. August
20.-A tennis investment made
10 years ago, when Lloyd Bulge
~ of Oakland, Calf. showed
racket into the right hand of
his 9-year-old brother Donald, is
about ready to pay dividends.
The first big payment was ordered
yesterday when Don, now a red
headed youth measuring a trife over
feet in height, turned in surpris-
ing, yet we'll earned 6-3. 46, 81
triumph over Sidney Wood, singles
ace of the United States Davis Cup
forces.
Highly pleased with the outcome,
Don recalled his start in tennis and
credited much of his success to his
brother Lloyd. two years ago the No.
] man on the University of California
squad.
Lloyd just gave me a racket. told
me how to hold it and we just played
was his answer to query about
coaching
That was when was 9 years old"
he added. Il played only a couple of
years then, laid off for four and
started in earnest again in 1881. when
I won the California State title for
boys under 15."
Lloyd used to beat me regularly,
Don said "but two years ago l started
to beat him and, well. can do it
pretty regularly now. But don't for
get, I owe an awful lot to him"
Evening star., 1934-08-20

TERSIS MIDGETS won by a g.
v to-l count over Schwartz toSsers
in the midget class race and
boosted their record to four wins as
against no defeats, while Wizard
Locksmiths, which had been giving
VersiS battle for first place, were
held to an 8-8 tie by Simpsons.
McAlwee's won by forfeit over Clar-
endon.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Team Standin {

DIG N WHISTLE won its fourth
straight in section A of the Ma
tional City Unlimited League
without a bat being swung, gaining
a forfeit over Federals. In the only
other contest played, Congress
Heights took second place by whip
ping Murphy's, to l.
Union Printers, flushed with their
recent win in the national typo
tourney, returned to action locally,
Evening star., 1934-08-20
HOWELL NET WINNER.

Spencer Howell yesterday won the
Fairlawn tennis tournament, when he
defeated John Smith, 1888 winner, in
straight sets, 60, 6-3, Ga. The
tournament was staged at Anacostia.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
KEEPS SWIMMING TITLE,

FALL RIVER, Mass, August 20
R.-Edward Lee successfully de-
Tended his seven-mile swim title to-
day in race around Fall River Har-
Dor sponsored by the Paramount
Swimming Club.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
"A roUNT RAINIER GRAYs, head

lVI ing the Independent League
with a record of four victories
and no defeats, took it on the chin
from the lowly Kenilworths by 7
toe count. and dropped into tie
for the lead with the Potomac A. C.,
which won over D. G. S. by forfeit.
In other games Ross jewelers. licked
Postal A. c., to S, and Compensation
nosed out Capitol Heights, to 8.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Team Standing.
Sarfian A

Clarendon idled in the National
City Junior League while MacGruder
pulled up to within half a game of
first place with a 16-to-2 win over
Goode Cleaners. Washington Maid
won by forfeit over Langdon.
Team STANDING
Evening star., 1934-08-20
SPIRITED BATTLE
FOR CROWN SEEN
FIeshman, Merryman, Jar
reII FaVoriteS-0ld Do
minion Event Is Next.
SPIRITED scrap for the horse

SPIRITED scrap for the horse
n shoe pitching title OF Mary
"A land will open tonight on the
4 4 town courts of Brentwood
PairingS for the tournament.
the first event Of The Evening Star
annual championships, were an
nounced today by w. N. Mahaffey,
directing the Old Line play.
Among the first to see action will
be the defending titleholder, Lee
Fleshman, brawny citizen Of Decatur
Heights His initial opponent will be
W. Mullinix, who qualified with q
score OF 119 for 100 shoes.
Mullinix should give the champ lit
tie trouble but he will run into for
midible opposition in the second
round, where the enemy will be Ed
Kruse, who is capable Of giving the
best a stiff time when at the height Of
his game.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Another Formidable Pair.

NF EQUAL, If not greater, stature
to the British threat is the pair
from two distant lands-Roderich
MenZel of Czechoslovakia and Vernon
G. Kirby of South Africa.
The home guard, in order after Lott
and Stoefen, are Wilmer Allison and
John Van Ryn, 1881 victors, the only
other former champions in the draw
and great threat to the present title
holders; Frank Shields and Sidney
Wood, Americas Davis Cup singles
players; Berkeley Bell and Gregory
Mangin, Gene Mako and Don Bulge,
John McDiarmid and Robert Lefty"
Bryan, Bryan Grant and DR.. Eugene
McCauliff and Henry Prusoff and
Wilmer Hines.
Three other divisions of play for
national championships will be de-
cided in the week-long affair.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
DOUBLES CHAMPS
GUARD NET TITLE
Lott, Stoefen Carry Bright
Record Into U. S. Play.
Invaders Strong.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ HILADELPHIA, August 90
George Lott and Lester Stoe-
| fen, Americas Davis Cup aces,
i today entered into the de-
fense of their United States
doubles tennis championships, carry
ing with them a record of no defeats
in either the Davis Cup campaign or
the English championship at VIM
bledon.
Arrayed against them are two dan
gerous contenders from abroad and
practically all the leading players in
this country with the exceptions of
Clifford Sutter and Frankie Parker
The latter will be seen only in the
mixed doubles, with Miss Carolin
Babcock as his partner.
Fred Perry and F. H. D. Wilde
bring a challenge from overseas, bent
on being the first Englishmen to win
the American doubles since Reginald
F. Doherty and Hugh L. Doherty sue
ceeded In 1902 and 1908.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

" EADERS of the four divisions
of the National City League
still boast unmarried records
- today but no such kind fate
blessed front runners in two
other Sabbath circuits, the District
Independent League and Northern
Virginia League, following a heated
Sunday of sandlot base ball yesterday.
A fourth Sunday loop, the Mont
gomery County League, came to a
close with Cabin John, by defeating
North Washington, to 0, winning
the pennant.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
FIeshman, Merryman Seeded.

Fleshman, Merryman Seeded.
TLESHMAN is seeded in the upper
II bracket and Joe Merryman, CO.
favorite, in the lower. Marry
mans principal rival in the draw is
Rolph FARRELL, collegiate star who won
the qualifying round with a score OF
189. Jarrells 81 ringers gave Flesh
man and Merryman an onimous
warning.
Play will start at 7:30 o'clock and
will continue until all but two are
eliminated. The final will be shot to-
morrow night at 8 ocock.
The quarter-finalists will represent
Maryland in the metropolitan play
of to take place in Washington
August 80 and 81. The defeated four
in the second round will pitch for
fifth place in the big tournament.
Following are the pairings for to-
night:
Lee Fleshman VS.. w. Mullinix.
Ed Kruse VS.. r. Shullenberger.
Merle Heilman VS.. r. Bean.
D. Schnable VS.. F. Fleshman.
Rolph FARRELL VS.. w. Griff1th.
]. Kruger VS.. w. N. Mahaffey.
w Barber VS.. r. w. Frey, jr.
Joe Merryman VS.. H. Barnes.
Virginia Is Next.
THE courts of George G. Thomp-
son at Falls Church are now
open evenings for Virginia's
qualifying round. All desiring to
compete are requested to communicate
with Thompson, who may be reached
by phone at Falls Church 2S6.
The Virginia play-of is next on the
list of Star tournament events and 1t
promises to be even snappier than the
Maryland affair. Although cham
pion, George Thompson will enter the
battle an underdog with young Harold
Danzberger, seeking his first horseshoe
title, a hot favorite.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

ALL players are finding UNI
pires Softies much of the time
\ this season Hayes of the