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Evening star., 1935-12-22
SOCCER PRO At Al
RETAINS HIS ZEST
Alec MCNab, Thought Oldest
Paid Booter in u. S., Is
Foot Ball Shy.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
1T. LOUIS, December 21.-Alec
McNab, who has played %
years of soccer, a pretty
~ rough" game, said today foot
oall is too tough for me. I'll stick to
my game"
At Al he is looking forward to the
national cup play this season with the
same enthusiasm he felt in 1914, when
he first played professional game.
He's probably the oldest professional
soccer player in the United States.
He could remember only one Older
a man of 50, with an English team
several years ago.
Always Is in Trim.
"CoNDITION-that's what kept me
~ in action all these years" he
declared. That and a love for the
game. I'm crazy about it, always
have been.
Since the day saw my first Soc
Ger game in Dieenock (Western Scot
land), where I lived, and heard the
crowd cheering the players, I knew
that was what I wanted to do"
Powerfully built and small of sta
ture, the gray-haired athlete refuses to
hear the final whistle.
"I always said I'd play until my son
was old enough to take up where I
left off"
In that event there are several years
of soccer left in the old legs. His
eldest son is IA and although he's
1oing well in amateur leagues here,
it probably will be several seasons be-
fore he is ready for the pro game.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Federal Jobs DraW Athletes
Boosting Independent Sports

promising fist singers, some Of whom
hope to make their mark in profess
sional pugiliSm in later years. Kirk
wood Burke, who fought his way to
the District Golden Gloves champion
ship. already has deserted the Simon
pure ranks and now is fighting for
pay under the name of Kirk Burk.
Other boxers who enjoyed a brilliant
season were Pat Cecchini, Eddie Saug-
sted. Lou Gevinson, Willie Feary,
Bobby Rawson, Bob Grimm and
George Cox, Golden Gloves title win
ners.
Nearly a score OF base ball leagues,
operating week days and Sundays
drew thousands of players. While
every league featured close battles to
decide championship honors, probably
the most hotly contested games we're
played in the United States Govern
ment League, which boasted former
major and minor league players in ad-
dition to former collegiate and
scholastic aces.
IN. X. n , SJdL L-SIuNdCO AAAAAC "oAhSA
away with the flrSt-half title in the
United States Government League,
but the Bureau of Investigation team
challenged strongly in the second half
before N. r. A. came through to take
the championship.
While sandlot foot ball continued
to thrive locally, the most notable
performance was turned in by the
semi professional Maryland A. c.
eleven, which swept through a sched-
ule of IL games, winning 8, losing
and tying In amateur circles the
Georgetown Boys Club 135-pounders
and the American Beer 150-pounders
were the only champions to be crowned
both winning titles in National City
League action.
Department of Agriculture found
little opposition in annexing the an
nual governmental track meet, while
Sun Radio and Heurich Brewers soccer
teams were the outstanding local boot
ing clubs.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

"A K ANY minor sports were gen.
M erously patronized in the
V District Of Columbia this
year.
Archery reached the peak of its
popularity here when over l,700 re-
cent addicts, half of them adults,
received their first instruction from
Maurice Bates of the playground de-
partment. The Chevy Chase girls and
Virginia avenue boys won playground
championships.
District field hockey received ma
tional recognition when two members
of the Washington team, Hazel
Sayre and Betty Sands, were chosen
for the Southeastern reserve team, Sc
lected from four Eastern States and
the District. The Etceteras proved
the best team in town, unbeaten all
season.
Co-featured with the success OF
Morris B. Bassford,- president Of the
District of Columbia Table Tennis As
sociation, in scheduling the American
zone championships here next month
was the continued domination Of local
players by Elias Schuman, singles
champion. The Sherfey twins, Lau-
renee and Raphael, won the doubles
title, while Reba Kirson took the girls
championship.
Skeet shooting had a sectional as
well as a local flavor and Larry Will
liams, son of the president Of the Ma
tional Capital Skeet Club, won the
national Junior championship in the
North-South shoot held here in July.
DR.. John johnson was defeated in a
shoot-off for second honors in the
senior event. A police sergeant,
George Deyoe, won the 1885 cham
pionship of the National Capital Skeet
Club.
Washington also was the scene OF
the second annual National Capital
Rifle Association tournament, which
attracted entrants from the entire At
lantic seaboard and the Midwest. Ted
Harrell, only six points behind the
winner, Eric johnson of Connecticut,
finished in second place. Two other
Washingtonians, Tom Arnold and
Capt. ]. c. Hensen, were well up
among the leaders. Frank Parsons
produced another good team at George
Evening star., 1935-12-22
ABBOTT, ACTOR, TOPS
GOLF AT GLENDALE
Amateurs 6S Gives Stroke Edge
in Southern California Open
Tournament.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
GLENDALE, Calf, December al
- Pat Abbott, youthful stage actor
who divides his time between the
Pasadena playhouse and the Altadena
golf course, set the pace in the first
round of the Southern California open
championship today.
Abbott. a 2-handicap amateur, shot
34-34-6S, two strokes under par.
One stroke behind came Fay Coleman,
Culver City, Calf, with 37-32-69,
and Ray Mangrum, Los Angeles, with
33-36-69.
More than 200 started in the tourna-
ment, including Lawson Little, British
and American amateur champion;
Walter Hagen and Olin Dutra, for
me irrational open titleholders. Little
had II, Dutra "a and Hagen 79.
Tied at par 70 were Paul Jones, La
Habra; Mike De Massey of Modesto,
and Ralph Guldahl, Dallas, Tex.
Most of the players found the Oak
mont Club layout a difficult par 20,
with the green's exceptionally fast and
many water hazards standing in
their way.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

A IDED by the influx of athletes
~ who came to the District from
II every corner of the Nation to
n accept Government positions,
independent sports activities hit a
new peak during 1885 Basket ball.
foot ball. boxing, base ball. track and
soccer occupied every available field,
court and ring through the various
seasons.
Sholls Cafe, boaSting such out
standing basket ball stars as Cliff Key
ser, Ollie Upton, Bernie Jones, Sam
Hook and Bill Noonon. easily was the
Districts foremost court team, Climax
ing a highly successful year by win
ming the A. A. U. unlimited title.
Amateur boxing showed a host Of
Evening star., 1935-12-22
MUGR|DGE, STARK
GET CHESS TITLES
Minor LaureIS Are Won by
Weeks as Game Enjoys
Banner Year.

~ HESS, the royal game Of both
4 peasant and king, flourished
I in the District in 1885, with
- championship crowns swing
ing in pendulum fashion from D. H.
Mugridge to Martin c. Stark and
back again.
Early in the year Stark captured
the championships of the District
Chess League and the Capital City
Chess Club. In the recent 1856
Winter tournament Of the latter chess
group, Stark lost the title to Mugridge,
1884 champion.
G. l.. Tillery won the 1885 class
B and C tournament sponsored an
nually by the C. C. C. c.. with E. M.
Weeks victor in the 1856 minor
tournament.
In the June intercity club match
between the Capital City Chess Club
and the Baltimore Chess and Checker
Association, played at Baltimore, each
team scored 9l2 points and the match
was declared a draw. The Decem-
ber match between these clubs was
an outright victory for the Wash
ington players, the winning team
chalking up six wins to their oppo-
nents' four.
Central defeated Roosevelt and
Tech for the annual team champion
ship of the Interhigh School Chess
Association, winning 1413 games and
losing 5ia out of a double round
robin match of 20 games.
Public simultaneous chess exhibi-
tionS in the District have been many
The most noteworthy were those of
Martin Stark, Arthur Dake and Vim
cent Eaton, all played under the
auspices Of the Capital City Chess
Club. Barnie F. Winkelman, chess
author, and Philadelphia lawyer,
opened the season for the Jewish
Community Center, with I. S. Turover,
Evening star., 1935-12-22
BEERS WILL BATTLE

Washington, Baltimore Teams
Meet Today on Gridiron.
A post-season foot ball game in
volving the American Beer team Of
Washington and the American Brew
cry eleven Of Baltimore will be played
today at Duffy Stadium in Seat Pleas
ant, Md. The kickoff is scheduled
at 2:30 o'clock.
The local team, 150-pound cham
pions of the National City League,
will be seeking to close its season
with victory over its inter-company
rival of the neighboring city.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
DISP0SES OF RACERS

Dozen Solids by Pons to Waggoner
of Texas Stock Farm.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, December 21.-
One of the most important sales OF
horses ever made in Maryland re-
Gently took place at Adolphe Pons'
farm, near Bel Air, it has been re-
Vealed today. He disposed of IL head
of stock.
The buyer was E. Paul Waggoner.
who acted for the famous three DIS
Stock Farm of Texas.
Seven of the Maryland horses going
to the renowned Texas establishment
are weanlings, two are yearlings and
three are brood mares.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
BOYS IN TRACK MEET

Club to Stage Varied Program
Next Friday Night.
Parents and friends of the Boys
Athletic Club of the Southeast Com
munity Center will watch an indoor
track and field meet at Hine Junior
High School next Friday night spon-
sored by the club, the first group or
ganized in the Community Center
department. Over 100 youngsters,
from the ages of to IA, compose the
club.
Prizes will be given in the follow
ing IL events: One hundred-yard
dash, wheelbarrow race, shotput,
peanut race, shuttle race, penny push
ing contest, discus throw, potato race,
basket ball throw and relay race.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
WEATHER STOPS SHOOTERS

Cold weather forced Washington
Gun Club shooters indoors yester-
day as the annual turkey shoot failed
to materialise. Saturday the club
will hold its officers farewell firing,
in which the club officers donate
trophies for competition, each officer
specifying the manner In which his
prize shall be won.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
POLO sUPPLANTS GOLF.

SANTA CRUZ. Calf. [P.-Marion
HollinS, former women's national golf
champion, now is a polo star. She
plays back on the Pasatiempo women's
team, which recently won the Pacific
Coast Association title by defeating
~ Barbara, o to I. She scored six
Evening star., 1935-12-22
LAND IN NET TOURNEY.

Bob Land of Baltimore, University
Of Maryland student, is the only
racketer in this section who is slated
to take part in the junior indoor title
tourney that starts In New York De-
eemher 26.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
VICTOR GETS A BOWL.

The winner of the New Year day
Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans, a
foot ball fixture established last year,
is awarded solid silver bowl to hold
for one year and a replica.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Go to National Meet.

OO 10 National Meet.
FIGHT local amateurs qualified for
the national championship at
Cleveland. and Peacock went to the
fourth round. Those who qualified
we're Peacock, Levi Yoder, Craig Nc
Kee and Volney Burnett of Indian
Spring, Hickman Greene and Harry G
Pitt of Manor, Page Hufty of Chevy
Chase and Maury Nee of Columbia.
Yoder defeated the veteran Francis
Ouimet in the opening round, but fell
before Willie Turnesa in the second
round. Peacock went to the fourth
round, where he was licked by the
deadly putting of Eddie Held of New
York
Activity among the woman golfers
was greater than in any year since the
formation of the Women's District of
Columbia Golf Association. Tourna-
ments galore were scattered through
the season from April to November.
Winifred Faunce won the District
title for the second straight year, but
was defeated in the Middle Atlantic
at. Congressional, which went to Mrs.
Meckley, who also won the Maryland
State championship to top the local
women for the year
Mrs. Ralph w. Payne of Congress
sional was chosen late in the year to
head the association for 1886. Chevy
Chase again won the team competi-
ton.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

for the clubs to keep them from rain
and from knocking against each
other.
1t costs around 40 bucks, but it's a
darned good bag. All the pros will
have EN- next year. A group Of
Evening star., 1935-12-22
CUE WIZARD EXHIBITS
MASKED Marvel" Shows Tomor.
row at Earle Billiard Room.

row at Earle Billiard Room.
Baltimore's masked marvel. noted
for trick shots. will give a demonstra-
ton of the fundamentals of pocket
billiards tomorrow in exhibitions at
the Earle billiard room, Eleventh and
Pennsylvania avenue, at 3 o'clock and
8 o'clock.
The masked marvel is noted for two
shots in particular. On one he pockets
IA balls, while on another he banks
Is balls without miss.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Across the Chess Board
by PAUL ]. MILLER. JR.

Oberammergau, Bavaria, dedicate
their lives to celebration of the ia
nous Passion Play"
School chess attracted the atten-
ton Of the British Chess Federation
in 1909, and, as inquiries Of the many
headmasterS of the English schools
relative to the practice of chess be-
ing a feature of school life resulted
in very favorable reports, action was
taken by the British Chess Fedora
ton.
In 1910 plan was developed
whereby each year a school shield
is presented to some school or scho-
lastic league nominated in rotation by
one of the territorial units of the
federation. The winner receives a
silver medal, and the shield revolves
as a permanent trophy, being given
to the school that wins it annually
to possess for one year. The shield
then returns to the British Chess
Federation, which uses it, to sponsor
a school tournament at a different
school.
With an appropriation Of 100000
rubleS, Russia launched a systematic
program OF chess education in the
Soviet schools in 1882, making chess
an obligatory subject. Each sue
ceeding year the U. S. S. R. has sub
sidized chess to the extent of a mil
lion dollars annually, and chess in
structors constitute an important
group in Soviet education and culture.
In the United States chess is taught
in Milwaukee, and in 1888 an in
structor in chess was employed by
the officials OF, the high schools of
Duluth, MINI.
A FREE specimen copy Of the So
cial Chess Quarterly will be sent
to any readers Of The Star who will
send their names and addresses and
mention this column to Mr.. A. Firth,
4, Homesgarth. Herts., England
(Copyright, 1885. by the International
4
Evening star., 1935-12-22

insurance "I think any man who
plays golf every day or so will find
himself in good physical condition" 3"
he says. Il find it so in my case.
1t isn't too strenuous and yet it keeps
me fit"
Evening star., 1935-12-22
The Tourney Winners.
uERE are the winners of the larger
Golf affairs for the wear.

golf affairs for the year:
Invitations Journeys - Woodmont
Country Club, Roger Peacock defeated
Harry G. Pitt; Chevy Chase, Hick-
man Greene defeated DettWeiler;
Manor Club, Levi Yoder defeated
Tommy Webb.
Title tourneys-District amateur
championship, Roger Peacock defeated
hickman Greene; Middle Atlantic
championship, won by Morton Nc
Carthy.
intercollegiate championship at
CongreSsional-Ed White, Texas, de-
feated Fred Haas, Louisiana State.
High school golf-Team champion
ship for the Dawes Cup, won by West
ern; individual championship, won by
Billy Shea CWestern). Shea also won
the District junior title, but Billy
Dettweiler won the Maryland junior
and scholastic titles.
Back in May four Washington pros
qualified for the national open cham
pionship. These were Roland Mac
Kenzie of Congressional, Cliff Spencer
of Beaver Dam, Al Houghton, then o.
Kenwood, and Leo Walper of Be
thesda. Mackenzie shot a 70 in the
opening round, with Spencer scoring
g 73, but both faded away and finished
outside the money.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

w WIEN two chess wizards agree
a to play series of match
wv games that will decide the
championship of the world,
Evening star., 1935-12-22

INETEEN THIRTY-FIVE prob
ably will go into the annals
" as the most active year for
dogs in Washington and vi
Evening star., 1935-12-22
LINKS CHAMPIONS
AT INDIAN SPRING
Peacock, Mrs. Betty Meek
ley Dominate Game Here
This Year.

-HE rise of two Indian Spring
members to the height OF golf
locally and a national cham
L pionship decided at one OF the
Washington clubs marked one OF the
finest years in the links game around
the National Capital.
Roger Peacock, reigning District
amateur king, carried the hopes OF
local golfers to the fourth round in
the national championship, while Mrs.
Betty Palmer Meckley, veteran OF
the links wars, won the Middle At
lantic and Maryland titles. Both
played from Indian Spring Country
Club.
Fewer invitation tournaments among
the men found no diminution in the
list of important affairs near Wash
lngton, for the national intercollegiate
title was won at Congressional by
young Ed White of Texas; skinny
Bobby Riegel won the Southern cham
pionship at Richmond and portly
Morton Mccarthy grabbed the Middle
Atlantic championship at Virginia
Beach.
Peacock was the big winner among
the men of Washington with two vic
tories, among them the District cham
pionShip at the Washington club,
where he outstroked young Hickman
Greene in the final round. But Roger
didn't play in all the tournaments,
among them the mid-Atlantic.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

"A E ANY minor sports were gen.
Nh erously patronized in the
VV District of Columbia this
a - wear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
Congress Opens An !: Important Session
tContinued from Page 1)

caucus to impose drastic rules against insurgency. On all issues except the veterans bonus the ad- mInlstration probably will be in control of the house machine.
 The house, converting for per- functory swearing in of 100 new members and election of ByrnY formally will approve the caucus action to force 2fS members sig natures to authorize q petition for vote on any radical legislation. Previously, the requirement was 145.
 Representative William Connery, q, Mass, co-author of the 30-hour work week bill, admitted the rule change virtually eliminates il chance of his measure coming to a vote. Frazier-Lemke $3,000, ,000,- 900 infation-mortgage refnancing bill supporters conceded the same held true for them. An agreement has been made, however, to per init vote on the bonus at the earliest possible date.
 Byrns said today that he be- licved the change definitely would assure administration control of the unwieldy democratic majority of 322. T had 6 lot of sleepIess nights last session because of the old rule." he said.
 The new house will not be ready for legislative activity until next week. More than 800 bills have already been printed and more than 1000 others will be dropped into the hopper today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
POLICE CRITICIZE
 RED' ORGANIZER
City Hall Now Closed Area
 to Charles Campbell,
 Leader of Communists

'This fellow has been making a nuisance of himself and we'll aT- rest him if he shows up at the city hall again." declared Police Supt Joseph Mclean to-day as he admitted issuing an order for the arrest of Charles W. Campbell, To- cal Communist leader and or ganizer for the Steel and Metal Workers Union, if the latter bothers members of the staffs of any of the city hall offices in the future.
 Numerous complaints have been received charging Campbell with annoying city hall workers have been received, according to Supt Mclean, and he has ordered hls department not to allow any more of Campbell's city hall visits. whether or not they are for the purpose of making relief demands.
 If Camp pbeli shows up in the fu- ture at tho office of the welfare department or at any other muni- cipal bureau, he will be arrested on q breach of the peace. Police Supt Mclean said to-day that his order anent the Communist leader is more than q mere threat, and that 1t will be carried out If Camp bell shows up at the city hall.
 Campbell was arrested a few weeks ago for distributing hand bills, allegedly in violation of city ordinance, but he was freed after a city court hearing, when he was advised to take other means 10 distribute news and propaganda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
PRINCIPAL ISSUES

Washington, Jan 5.-UP)-- Here are the principal issues which WfIi come before the 74th congress: r Disposal of the unemployment nroblen, with new methods of ad- uninisterlng relief being sought. \ The question of immediate cash nayment of veterans adjusted service certificates. 2. Proposals for q compulsory 30- Hour work week in all industry. - Readjustment of labor disputes Machinery. .. Revision of the NRA. ~ Monetary readjustment.
 - Framing of social security pro- gram involving old age pensions End unemployment insurance. ' Tax readJustmcnt. s The world court. ' Tho league of nations.
 The St Lawrence waterway Treaty.
 Legislation to take the profit out of war. 7 Public versus private ownership and operation of electrical power Utilities.
 Railroad Legislation with some Agitation for government owner ship.
 . Future status of the HoLC. = Continuation of the REC. = Possible bank law changes.
 New anti-crime laws
 Ocean mail and the merchant xnarInc. V Anti-monopoly legislation.
 Igfation proposals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
SIX YOUTHS TO FACE HIGH COURT
(Continued from Page I.)

(Continued from Page I.) headquarters as being the guilty ones.
 The Accused Men
 They are: Daniel O'Connor, charged with aggravated assault; Martin Litz, charged with larceny, robbery with violence, and using q motor vehicle without the owners permission; Daniel Lltz. charged with larceny; Joseph Telesco, charged with robbery with violence and Leonard Scarrett. charged with robbery with violence and using car without the owners permis- sion.
 States Attorney Lawrence L.. Lewis. Assistant States Attorney William E. Fitzgerald and County Detective Roland c. filling of Mir Lewis office are engaged in pre- pairing the cases for arraignment next Tuesday. It is expected to be one of the busiest criminal dockets in long time.
 Many Other Cases
 Other cases on the docket arc: Judson W. Towne. charged with using a motor vehicle without the owners permission; Stanley Eluko- vich, using a car without permis- sion; James Graveline. William Johnson, Mary Bcrnhardt. all charged with breaking and enter ing; John Kane and Andrew Jerry, charged with robbery with vio- lence; Donald Guistiniani, charged with robbery with violence; An- thony Atatulaitis and Frank Mcle- sky. using 8 car without permis- sion; Ernest DeSimone, automobile homicide; Frank Stanton, and Vim cent Sleeves, charged with robbery with violence; Anthony Bachinski and Gennaro Prinzo, charged with burglary.
 Joseph Gazy. assault with a dan geEous weapon; Frank Chagnot, in- decent assault; Sam Zmpeato, alias Salvatore Imperato, charged with famperlng with a motor vehicle: Artemus Sibley. Richard Copeland and Reynoid Hamcl, charged with breaking and entering; Ada Leo Grant. abortion; Frederick W. Krieger. larceny; Rocco Marianac- clo and George Federonis, charged with breaking and entering; Alex hnder Detrochio and Gaetano Cimi- tnta. charged with aggravated as- sault; Lucas Balash and Syerio Pgliuca. charged with aggravated assault.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
First Witness Took
 Stand This Morning
(Continued from Page D

St Raymonds cemetery. He de- scribed the passage of the $50,0O0 ransom money, from the hands ot the ctor-"Jafsie"-to those of the extortioncr.
 His voice again dropped and ap- pearcd almost to be breaking as he told the jurors how Colone! Lindbergh. believing he was on the way to find his lost child, made his futile, hopeless flights to Vine. yard Haven after he had paid the ransom.
 Again his voice rose when he related the discovery of the baby's battered body, near q lonely road in the hills above the Lindbergh estate.
 Wilentz complete exposure of the theories upon which the state of New Jersey seeks 10 send the Bronx carpenter to the electric chair disposed of many fantastic rumors. It showed that the pros- ecution will stake everything on a direct murder charge, and that it will attempt to show when, where and by what method Hauptmann killed the infant.