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Evening star., 1935-12-26

hesitation, and now South, aided by
a lucky fall OF the cards, justified his
faith In himself.
The four of hearts was opened and
East won with the ace. The king
Of diamonds was played, South going
right up with the ace. South now
led his club and boldly finessed the
ten-spot. When the ten held, the
king Of clubs was led, South discard
ing q low spade from his own hand,
West winning with the ace.
West cashed the ace Of spades and
now led diamond which was won
by East's queen/ whereupon South
made the remainder Of the tricks and
his contract.
(Copyright, 1935.l
Evening star., 1935-12-26

fairs Of his, except
that he had gotten
into some trouble
at college and he
had sent a check to
fix things up.
1t was that way
with hundreds of
fathers and sons,
Mr.. Brentwood sup
posed
You're going
to the Carsons'
again?" Tess said
disd In fully.
i" Mother. I just
d o MT understand
how you endure
such people. Real
ly I don't. Clara
Is the snootiest
thing. And really
nothing to show for
It," Tess made O
face.
MT. Bentwood's
18-year-old daugh-
A
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Bedtime Stories
Chatterer the Red Squirrel Dares Peter

head inside. Then he disappeared in
side. Peter stopped outside. His heart
was going pitter-pat, pitter-pat. There
was rustic Of leaves inside. Peter
turned and bounded back. Chatterer
poked his head out and grinned. You
see, that rustling had been made by
Chatterer.
"Fraidy! Fraidy!" Knocked Chat
tsrer.
(Copyright. 1935)
Evening star., 1935-12-26
jolly Polly !.
A Little Chat on English.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

o. v. E-"Professor Pluss speaks
very slowly" is the correct form, be-
cause the reference is clearly to the
verb speak" When the reference Is
to the subject, "slow" is the correct
word. Tom is a slow driver" Tom
drives slowly" Mary is a slow work.
er." Mary works slowly"
Send a return envelope for the
leaflet, who, That and Which"
Evening star., 1935-12-26
THE MANSION

JOSEPH BENT
WOOD was go
ing away to the
North Woods to
vacation for a week
and so his family
had made an occa-
sion of it and had
d / n n e r together.
The occasion was
more that the four
OF them, he and
his wife and his
two children, Rom
aid and Tess, were
together, than that
he was going away.
All four seldom
sat down together
for a meal; in fact.
all four were sell
dom together at
any time.
On the one hand
there was pride In
Mr.. B e n t W ood's
heart as he looked
about at the faces
Evening star., 1935-12-26

PEIEh HAD AShED.
rel appeared. Chatterer saw him at
once. There Is little those bright eyes
Of Chatterer's miss.
What are you doing over here?"
demanded Chatterer.
do you know that Buster Bear Is
asleep in there?" asked Peter in low
voice, as If he were afraid of waking
Buster.
"Of course know he's in there"
snapped Chatterer, but I don't know
that he's asleep and neither do you"
"But he must be-" said Peter. HE
must be, for he has been in there so
long and hasn't come out. He surely
would have come out If he wasn't
asleep"
s~Perhaps and perhaps not" retort-
ed Chatterer. 81 tell you what, why
don't you go in and see If he is
asleep?"
Peter actually jumped backward, he
was SO startled at the suggestion.
Chatterer chuckled. what are you
Jumping for?" he asked.
II
bit foolish. He ignored the question.
Instead he asked one himself. Have
you been in there?"
tfNo," said Chatterer. what should
Igo in there for? don't care whether
Buster Is asleep or not, but If really
did care and wanted to know would
90 in there and find out"
5''You wouldn't dare" declared Peter.
@You would be afraid to-"
Ills that SOP" snapped Chatterer.
aT1l tell you what I'll do, I'll dare you
to go in there and find o1t If Buster
Bear is asleep"
ef'Do you mean that you'll go in if
I'll 60 IMP" asked Peter.
st'NThat's it," said Chatterer.
sesYou know perfectly well you don't
dare go in there" said Peter.
NChatterer came down from the tree
he had been sitting in. "Is that so.
Peter Rabbit?" he snapped. "Is that
90? Come onl Follow mel"
asChatterer scampered toward the
opening under the windfall. Peter
took one hop and then stopped. Chat
terer looked back over his shoulder.
TWhat are you waiting for?" he de-
manded. "Are you afraid?"
yOf course, Peter was afraid, but he
hated to admit it. What are you
stopping for yourself?" he demanded.
F"I'm waiting for you," replied Chat
tsrer. "You just don't dare follow me
In there"
wnI do, too," retorted Peter, and
hopped q couple of steps forward.
&chattered reached the opening un-
der the old windfau and poked his
Evening star., 1935-12-26

our TcducTS Will
be inclined to
place today's
hand in that
category. Actual
ly it does prove
something, which
is that the win
ming card player
will never give
up irrespective of
how hopeless his
contract may ap-
pear.
North, dealer.
Neither side
vulnerable
Evening star., 1935-12-26

which confuse them, and It Is these
birds we find most often lying ut the
foot Of the buildings they have dashed
against.
Entering the woods you win, at
first, think 1t Is one Of the quietest
spots you have ever found. This Is
because, by the vibration Of your
footsteps. you have announced your
Evening star., 1935-12-26

In order to understand the bidding,
we must point out that South was
playing with his best girl, and as we
all know, it is definite male char
acteristic at the bridge table not to
allow wives or best girls to play any
hands.
The third-hand one-spade was of
course a bad opening bid, and the
three-club response, doubtful. South
probably should have passed, but that
would make him dummy-he bid
three diamonds. North naturally bid
three hearts, and South, still trying
his best to become declafer, bid three
no-trump. North passed after some
Evening star., 1935-12-26

approach to the keen-eared woods
people. After you have settled down
and all is quiet once more, the still
ness WIN be broken by a gentle little
"tseeps." Then from tree to tree
comes the lisping inquiry, "Are We
alone?" Your own silence treasures
Evening star., 1935-12-26

Of these who were most dear to him,
and looked up at the high ceiling
and wide walls of the dining room
Of their mansion.
The house was like frame behind
them; Mr.. Brentwood, out Of his will
to succeed, his determination and ag-
gressiveness. had built this house.
From newsboy, a street urchin, he
had become one Of the dominating
merchants of his country. For what
he had achieved he was proud.
On the other hand, there was o
strange. fear that possessed Mr.. Bent
wood, without a name and vague as
o mist. 1t was as though this, the
love of his wife and children, would
not be for him II he had not built
foundation under it, and If that
foundation crashed everything would
go with it.
MR.. BENTwOoD tried, and often
N succeeded in his attempt, to
sweep the mist from him. After all,
the drive Of his business alone was
enough to make him forget almost
everything else.
There was smile on Mrs. Bent
woods face; 1t wasn't q smile Of hap
piness, 1t was the smile that she wore.
Even yet she retained much Of her
remarkable beauty. She was part of
Mr.. Bentwood's fear-the fear that she
was a woman too beautiful for him.
Sometimes when his mind would wan
der and he did not check himself, he
wondered If she would have married
him had he not been pointed out to
her as brilliant young man, already
an astonishing success, and with O
great future before him.
"Oh, the deyil," Mr.. Brentwood would
say to himself, "of course, she loves me
for myself alone" Then he would
Ak his mind on his business.
your train leaves at 81" Mrs. Bent
wood asked. "I hope you won't mind
being alone for q little while. You
see, I've promised to be at Mrs. Car
sons at 8 and"
That's all right, I won't mind"
said Mr.. Brentwood. Why should he?
1t was natural. acceptable thing,
and nothing to become disturb about
All women were like that, Mr.. Bent
wood supposed, and why should he upon
such things judge his wife's love for
him? It was nonsensical.
4 4 \ II
p ONALD had not said anything all
during the meal. Mr.. Brentwood
was very seldom alone with this son
of his, and when he was, there seemed
nothing between them about which
they had anything to say. Mr.. Bent
wood didn't know much about the AZ
Evening star., 1935-12-26

" VERY once in a while some one
- proudly shows us hand which
he has either bid or played, on
-~ which our only comment can
be-, "What does 1t prove?" Many of
Evening star., 1935-12-26

TT WAS the day after Christmas.
Peter Rabbit was still over in the
Green Forest. He had come over
a the night before and he hadn't
gone back to the dear Old Briar Patch.
You remember that his big cousin,
Jumper the Hare, whose home is in
the Green Forest, had shown Peter
where Buster Bear had gone to sleep
for the Winter under great windfall
"Are you sure he is asleep?" Peter
had asked.
Jumper had to confess that he
wasn't sure that Buster. was asleep,
but he thought he was. "Im sure he
hasn't been out, for if he had would
have known it," declared Jumper.
Peter was fascinated. Somehow or
other he couldn't keep away from that
big windfall. He would go away, but
in a little while he would be back. He
was there when, bright and early in
the morning, Chatterer the Red Squir-
Evening star., 1935-12-26
BabyDancer
BY GEORGE ELLISTON.
III, little child with dancing steps,

All, little child with dancing steps,
think of all your way,
And hope you will 90 merrily
Just as you 60 today.
And hope you will 60 nerrily
So many, many times
Upon the path Of life. and that
It leads through happy climes.
Oh, there will be the thorny stretch,
The rocky one and sad,
But may you always find enough
To make you gay and glad.
And may your footsteps lightly tread
The miles, and be as gay
For many Of them, care-free, light,
Just as they are today.
tcopyrisht. 1935)
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
"What Does It Prove 7"

BurnstIne Michael Geb Oswald Jaoby Howard
has beaten N exstenceJ
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Photo Exhibition.

Modern photographs will be fea-
tured at an international exhibition
in Prague, Czechoslovakia, next April.
Evening star., 1935-12-26
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

. II you refuse a foolish dare.
Let others Scoff: why should you care?
old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Oil Output.

Petroleum production in Mexico Is
now over 3,500,000 barrels q month.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
THE IMP NEXT.
FOEFOR BAER,
|SPROGRAN

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Up from
nowhere in particular looms
Ray Impellittiere as Max Baer's
next opponent, the first to get a
crack at the Livermore lahdee-
dah's heavyweight title over q
reasonable distance.
Nate Lewis and Jim Mullen, OF
Chicago, have been angling for a
foeman for Baer, the latter hav-
ing agreed to meet some big fel-
low for the Chicago promoters
on March 18 next. It is to be
a no-decision bout, one OF a
series to be fought by Baer, prior
to going to Hollywood to make
"a big picture"
Ballynoo for the movie it might
be, but knockouts on the order
of the annihiiation of King LIE
whisky wouldn't hurt Max and his
filming adventures one bit. He
has been ordered to drum up
trade. No doubt, with the smash
ing down Of the Kingfish he is
off to a "lil" of a start.
The promoters have been In
conference with Harry Lenny, I'M
pellittiere's patient manager, and
Lenny is ready to agree to any
thing If only the chance comes
for Impellittiere to take a pot
shot at Baer classic jaw.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
HOYAS To MEET
STRONGF|VES

The Georgetown University baS-
ketball team will meet three un-
beaten teams in four days, facing
the New York University team on
Friday and Manhattan on Satur-
day. On Monday, Temple will be
met IN Philadelphia in an Eastern
intercollegiate Conference game.
Both New York University and
Temple are rated among the
strongest teams in the East. So
far this season, New York u. has
defeated Lafayette, umbia,
Notre Dame. Johns Hopkins and
o strong University of Kentucky
five. Temple has won from Johns
Hopkins. st. Joseph's, Indiana
and Drake. Last year Georgetown
lost to New York U. by a 43-23
count and to Manhattan, 26-15.
Temple defeated the Hoyas, 80
28 in Philadelphia but George
town reversed the tables in Wash
tngton, winning 800.
If the Georgetown quintet can
win one game on this trip, 1t
should prove to be a successful
week end. So far this year the
HoyaS have defeated Western
Maryland and Bucknen and have
lost to Carnegie Tech.
Coach MeSmer will probably
start the same team against New
York University that has started
the last three games. Captain Ed.
Hargaden and Don Gibeau will
be at the forwards, Charles
Chubby" PARCELS at center and
Joe Corless and Ben Zola at
guard.
The scoring record of the
Georgetown five so far this season
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
TWENTY GRAND
AWAITS TEST

SANTA ANITA TRACK, AR
CADIA, Calf, Jan. 9.-Santa An
ita racing fans we're engaged in
a guessing tee today on two ques-
tionS. One was whether Twenty
Grand is still an 18-karat horse.
The other was WAen will he get
a chance to prove it one way or
another.
Five times in the past two weeks
Twenty Grand has been nomi-
mated or entered for events here.
The big Whitney Kentucky Derby
hero was in the overnights to
make his comeback try this after
noon, after a two-years absence
from racirS.
But rain intervened last night
and whether the horse will ac-
tually go to the post with Mad
Trump, Teralice, Pomposity and
Royal Blunder in the five-horse
race over seven furlongS was still
q moot question.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
TERPS SWAMP
\. N. LIVE

Playing without it's star center,
rangy Vic Willis, Maryland's
Terps won rather handily over
Virginia Military Institute, 1924,
in the Ritchie Coliseum last night.
1t was Maryland's second success
Sive Southern Conference basket
ball win in as many starts.
Shortly after the game began
Maryland moved into an 8 to 2
lead and was in the van, II to 8,
at the end of the first half.
For a time in the second half !,
it appeared that V. M. I. might
press the Terps, but Maryland
turned on the steam whenever
v. M. I. threatened. After V. M. /.
had brought the count to 19 to
26, Maryland breezed into a 36-to-
20-lead with five minutes left to
go and then coasted to the finish.
Willis, threatened with an at
tack of appendicitis, will go to
Baltimore today for an examina-
ton. Waters and AndorlA topped
Maryland's scorers. Each regis
tered II points.
Barnum, Lynchburg forward,
wreaked havoc with American U.
in Lynchburg's 38-17 victory. Bar
mum registered 16 points through
eight goals from floor.
At halftime the score stood
Lynchburg, "a; American, 2. This
gives some intimation of how easy
it was for the visitors to defeat
the Eagles.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09

That is the word from West
minister, seat of Western Mary
land.
Cy Macdonald, former George
town star, and Caleb O'Connor,
alumnus of Western Maryland,
both of Washington. will probably
make the selection of the new
coach for the Green Terrors, &C.
cording to President A. N. Ward,
who, with Dean William Scofield
also of the Green Terror faculty,
was in Washington to consult with
Macdonald and O'Connor.
To Deemphasize
That Western Maryland will de-
emphasize football was indicated
today in message from Westmin.
ster. According to information in
this message to The Times, Off
cials Of the Green Terror school
figure that they have been beyond
their athletic means for the past
two years.
Rumor has it that the Green
IerrOrS IN their arrangement with
Harlow failed to anticipate the
difficulties of arranging money"
games to tide the school through
other sports, with the result that
Harlow was forced to take a deep
cut in salary. Further, the claim
IS made that Western Maryland
knew nothing of Harlow's negotia-
tions with Harvard and wondered
these past few weeks why Dick
would not sign a new contract.
Miller Mentioned
Among the names prominently
mentioned in connection with
HarloW's successor is that of Ed.
gar rip" Miller, of Navy's coach
ing staff. Miller is not an appli-
cant. being we'll satisfied with his
present berth.
It is understood that aSaedonald
and O'Connor will interview appli.
cants for the Western Maryland
post during the coming fortnight.
President Ward expects to
spend a. short vacation in Florida.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
SEXTET 7
NAMES NEW
COACH

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 9.
Miss Edna Bowers has been ap-
pointed coach of the Alexandria
High School girls basketball team
and Miss Dorothy Apperson is
manager of the sextet.
Seven games have been sched-
uled for the local scholastics and
they will inaugurate their season
here Saturday night opposing the
Herndon High School seXtet at
the armory.
Players with the Little Twins
are Misses Edba Weiner, Celeste
Gorham, Grace Mosher, Rosie
and Annie Shapiro, Elizabeth
Shaw, Mabel Shu, Gertrude
Smith, Louise Rose, Edna Cum
mings, Dive Feagans and Ann
Cation.
Won Three Games
So far the Alexandrians have
won three preseason tilts defeat
ing st. Rita's, Alexers, and Fred.
ericksburg.
The schedule follows:
January 12.-Herndon. here: %.
Manassas, there: 25. Herndon. there;
February 2, Nokesville. here; 9, Fred
ericksburs. there; is, Mt. Rainier, here:
March l, Nokesville, there. and s.
Manassas here.
A senior basketball loop will be
organized here at meeting to be
held at the Alexandria Gazette
office at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow
night.
Seven teams, De Molays, A. L. T.,
Centrals, Old Dominion Boat Club,
Temple, Post and st. Rita's, have
signified their intentions of enter
ing the loop.
Theodore Beach, manager of
the Celtics, has offered the boys
playing dates of Tuesday and
Wednesday nights of each week.
SleuthS Play
The Bureau of Investigation
quint will collide with the St.
Mary's Celtics quint in the fear
ture game at Armory Hall tonight
at $3.50 o'clock. In the prelimi-
nary the Post and Georgetown
Boys Club teams will mix at 7::3O
o'clock.
Jack Lynch, star center of the
Alexandria High quint, is lost to
the team for the next 10 days,
due to an attack of grippe. This
makes three players on the sick
list" as Brewer is suffering from
an injured arm and Burrell re-
Gently Wrenched his ankle. On
Friday the Twins plays the Wash.
ington and Lee High in a Sub.
urban League game.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
SCHOOL F|VES
IN 5 CANES

Scholastic basketballers of the
D. c. group, engage in five games
today-all on local courts.
Roosevelt meets Gonzaga in the
Roosevelt gymnasium; Tech plays
the Gallaudet Reserves at Gallau-
det; Eastern entertains Washing
ton-Lee High, of Ballston, Va, IN
the Eastern gymnasium; Western
meets the Catholic University
Frosh at Catholic University,
while st. Johns oppose Landon
on the st. Johns floor.
Six games were played yester-
day, this including those played
by county teams. They found
E tern defeating Alexandria
High, 50 to 27; Western besting
Friends. 81 to 13: Rockville nos
ing out st. Adams, 30 to %;
Takoma Silver Spring triumphing
over Westinghouse High, II to
IA; Bethesda Chevy Chase win
ming from Annapolis High, 80 to
IA, and Kendall School defeating
Mt. Rainier High, 80 to 33.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
ARE SET
FOR GOLF PLAY

National intercollegiate golf
championship tournament will be
played at the Congressional
Country Club, July 1-6, according
to an announcement by Joe
Lynch, president of the intercol-
legiate association and captain of
the Georgetown University golf
team.
It will be the first time in local
golf history that the intercol-
legiate championship has been
played here. Georgetown Uni
versity will act as host to the col
lege golfers. Roland r. Mac
Kenzie. pro at Congressional, will
aid in running off the tourney.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
Zwilling Recalled
AS Blues Manager

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Jan. "a
familiar figure to American Asso-
citation fans will be on exhibition
in that circuits ball yards this
year with the return of Edward
Harrison Zwilling, better known
as Dutch" as manager Of the
Kansas City Blues. post he held
for six years before he was
dropped in 1882.
The signing of a one-year con-
tract brings Dutch" back to the
scene of his greatest baseball tri-
umphs, both as player and man
ager. to take charge OF a club
which has Jared badly since his
departure.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09
FLOOR TOURNEY.
DUE MARCIA

District of Columbia American
Amateur Athletic Unions annual
basketball tournament will start
March 4, it has been decided by
local A. A. U. officials.
Competition has been arranged
in six classes, from 10O-pound
division to unlimited, with girls
play included.
Players to be eligible must be
registered with their respective
teams and must play two regula-
ton games with their respective
teams not later than February is.
while all teams must be registered
not later than February 27.
The A. A. us boxing commit
tee will meet tonight at o'clock
at the home of James A. Sullivan,
at which meeting boxing matters
will be discussed. It is antici.
pated that the committee will
make initial plans for the annual
Golden Gloves tournament.
The Washington times., 1935-01-09

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Spike
Webb took his unbeaten Navy
boxing team to Syracuse for a
dual meet.
The sailors, tutored by the
talented Webb, had not been
beaten in 13 years, and didn't
expect to be beaten in 13 more.
Syracuse had a strong, but
spotty group of punchers. They
won three of the first four
bouts, but were very weak with
Gght-heavy and heavyweight
men. Defeat was conceded in
these divisions. and, as a mat
ter of fact, victory or defeat
rested with a couple of 160-
Founders. Joe Moran, who had
played fullback on the New
Yorkers' football team, and
Bert Davis, who was the par
ticular pride and pet of the
Midshipmen.
Webb, a cagy handler of
men, had never seen Moran in
action. 1t was difficult for him
to give the proper instructions
to Davis. SO he said:
Don't Stop Swinging
"Just go out there, and keep
on top of the guy. Don't stop
swinging"
Bert did just as he was told.
He was tough and game and
hit we'll with either hand. He
didn't give Joe a chance to get
set in the first round, and took
It in a canter.
The Irishman just laughed.
He had remarkable faith in his
ability to hit. "a faith not en-
tirely misplaced, since in thirty
two collegiate bouts he scored
twenty-eight knockouts.
At the start of the second
round Moran leaped from his
corner like a tiger. betting
away savagely. One of his fly
ing fists caught his opponent on
the chin. and Davis went out
like a light. His defeat broke
one of the most remarkable win
ming streaks in college circles.
They began to call Moran
1.-The Killer" and he deserved
It. Later, when he fought Nc
Naughton, also of the Navy, he
showed that he had left hand,
too. Spike Webb had taught
McNaughton to go away from a
right.
Flattens Pro Fighters
Ray Simmons, who was han
ding Joe, strapped his starboard
arm to his side and made him
practice with the port. With
that formerly ineffective weapon,
Moran slashed McNaughton
into ribbons and turned the
ring into such a shambles that
practically the whole team
threw in towels at the same
time.
Joe ran into trouble with the
dangerous Jacques Croysant, Of
Carnegie Tech. CroySant had
hin on the floor three times in
the first round. He was bat
tered and mauled and ham,
mered and trounced. 1t looked
like a million to one that the
Syracuse star wouldn't go the
limit. But, in the second. he
came out. as luStful for blood