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Evening star., 1936-12-05
CUMMINGS TALK
TO Be BROADCAST
Attorney Generals Address
to D. C. Bar on WMAL
Tonight.

A TTORNEY GENERAL CUM
~ MINGS will be the principal
~ speaker at tonight's meeting
n OF the District Of Columbia
Bar Association. The program will
be carried In part by WMAL, which
will broadcast from 10 to 1890 O'Clock.
carrying the talk by the Attorney
General.
Earlier in the evening talk will
American Peace Conference at Buenos
Aires. That program Is scheduled
for 7 pm.
Nov that the foot ball season is
drawing to close. Ed Thorgersen
becomes one of the best-informed COM
mentators on the air to review the
high spots and discuss the important
games still to come, such as the Rose
Bowl and Sugar Bowl contests.
Thorgersen. familiar with grid teams
the Nation over, through thousands of
feet of film has seen In his job as
newsreel commentator. continues his
foot ball talks in the Foot Ball Revue
over WJSv at $50 pm.
IRENE BORDONI, glamorous actress
and chanteuse Of international
musical comedy fame. will sing sew
eral of her original numbers to Ed
Wynn's accompaniment as guest artist
of the futtery-voiced comedian over
WMAL at 8 pm. Miss Bordoni en-
joys a reputation as one of the most
colorful figures in the theater on the
American and European continents.
She is one of the few "first ladies
of the stage" who has won fame both
as an accomplished actress and as .
popular vocalist. Among her greatest
successes have been such outstanding
hits as "Hitchy-Koo." Broadway to
Paris" "As You Were" Naughty
Cinderella" and Little Miss Blue
beard"
Ed Wynn will accompany Miss Bor-
doni In several famous SONGS idenh-
fed with her. The Jester and his lead
ing lady Of the evening have also
prepared a short comedy sketch In
which the French chanteuse will as
sumo the role Of young singer look
ing for work.
FAMOUS singers appearing in three
well-known operas will be heard
in a continuation of the series OF
broadcasts direct from the stage Of
the Chicago Civic Opera House over
WMAL today, Wednesday and next
Saturday.
Elisabeth Rethberg, Laurits Mel
chior and Emanuel List will sing the
principal roles in "Lohengrin." which
will be heard In Its entirety this after
noon, beginning at 3 O'Clock. Henry
Weber will conduct.
The third act of "Othello" will be
broadcast from 1890 to 11:15 pm.
Wednesday, December 8, with Giovan-
nj Martinell, Marjorie Lawrence and
Richard Bonelli as the principals, and
Moranzoni conducting.
Samson and Deliah" win be heard
in its entirety Saturday, December IL.
beginning at pm. Gertrude Wet
tergren, Martinelli, Chase Baromeo
and Carlo Morelli win sing the leads
with Weber conducting.
Gold Mining at Peak.
Southern Rhodesia Is employing
Evening star., 1936-12-05
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

TO IGNORE the one major topic
Of conservation would be to
ignore the news. Not In long
memory, not even during the
great war, nor In other periods that
We thought portentous. can recall a
time when one subject SO exclusively
absorbed public attention. so uniyer-
Evening star., 1936-12-05
GROSS AND WIFE KILLED
Former D. c. Man Dies in Ohio
Car Accident.

Charles E. Gross, a native of WASH
ington, who has been engaged in the
practice of patent law in Toledo, Ohio,
in recent years, and his wife. Mari
catherine were killed in an automo-
bile accident Thursday night. accord
ing to information received by friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs Gross were driving
between Toledo and Detroit when the
accident occurred. it was reported.
They are survived by two young sons,
and Mr.. Gross also is survived by q
brother, William Harry Gross Of De-
troit.
Evening star., 1936-12-05


fetal which Italians Japanese
raging in Spain
Yet Spain the condition Which controns American
Which
a
Republics violating diplomatic
offending
delegation
situation equally fragile Since 1914 billions been
the wenessed by Prof Edwin Kemmerer Princeton
goods Already deud
further commercial credits
Our diplomats relations
beTeen Chile
Unless import Chilean produce why should Chile den
tonale herself
Again. why should
themselves the broad bosom Of of
Evening star., 1936-12-05

Baldwin told the King the American Government had informally advised
him it was opposed to the marriage.
Mr. Baldwin have misunderstood
ington else he using imaginative
The American told nothing informally
will whisper internationally about the
interest In 1t. The exMrs Simpson British subject.
But if it makes difference Baldwtn
American officials
cabinet ana of
State
American diplomats mholy indirect had
been decided connection NTH another matter
nevertheless hint.
Three officials Simpson. nd
they for her
problem of government, decidedly
What interests the American
affair is the British employment figure indicating high
100000, 900
building
between their unemployment British
building building
o
building which omitted from published
s
Evening star., 1936-12-05
WRITER TO SPEAK
Constantine Brown of The Star to
Address Order of Patriots,

Constantine Brown, writer for The
Star. will address the District Society
Of the Order of Patriots and Founders
Of America at the society's first meet
ing of the Winter season in the Cos
mos Club Thursday night.
A dinner will be held prior to .
business meeting. and the latter ses-
sion will be followed by Browns talk
on political conditions in Europe.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

Mayors sent by
ra dio to President
Roosevelt ask S
him to overrule
W. P. A. admins
traitors in their
decision to cut
W. P. A. cost
from sl65,000.0 900
q month to $780,
oon, 900 a month.
which means cut
ting down about
$4,000 employees,
This may be
taken as a start
Of a sc n e r a !
movement tn hold
Evening star., 1936-12-05
News Behind the News
Washington Friends of Edward Astounded by Issue
Chosen for Asserting independence.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON
T q
also later would attempt
Of the British politicians his private
life That been his ambition for But
which he had the right popular side
Behind the turn OF events during the
the old inside struggle bemeen
a matt conflict Of
personalities hich Edwords predecessors
able
Those who know
happened this the spuny
which the church not involved He might
had marriage choice selected
the leader
thAn
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Dead Woman Still Unidentified.

LOS ANGELES. December S Op.-
Sheriff's Deputies Rau Rowe and
Warren Hunter said last night after
an investigation that the body of a
woman found near Temple City No.
vember II WAS not that of Mrs.
Frances Chandler. missing mother
OF Helen Chandler, Aim actress.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

bre king now.
This lad, Vincent
Patrisrcs a
p rony high
3 c h 90 ! student,
was as romantic
az he was good
looking, Full Of
d r e q m s a n d
8 c h c m es, and
with q yen for
flying, he per-
suaded his father.
a City islam d
ba rber, to give
him money for
hving lessons al
MineOla He had
Evening star., 1936-12-05
PLACE RITES HELD
D. c. Resident More Than so
Years Is Buried in Arlington.

Years Is Buried in Arlington.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada W.
Place, 60. District resident for more
than half a century, who died sud-
denly Thursday, were held this morn
ing at her late residence. 3542 Eleventh.
street. followed by burial in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Mrs. Place. who was born in Chi
cago in 1863, came to the Capital at
an early age and had been here ever
since She was the widow of William
T. Place. a Spanish War Veteran.
She belonged to the Warren G. Hard
ing Chapter, No. 81. Order of the
Eastern Star.
She is survived by sister. Mrs
Cora L. Hutson: nephew, John H.
Hutson. jr.. and q niece, Mrs. Ada A.
Hammer.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

OF bulIu. me ClCI7ens VOIunCeer
Committee of Minnesota asserts
tenant-occupied property is almost
unstable at any price in some sec
tons because of local and state
taxes. and large residences are
worth small fraction of their cost
or assessed value.
Among the many talked-of legis-
lative suggestions which will never
be passed is the one of the Senate
CanDaipp Investigating Cnpn nit
Evening star., 1936-12-05

tries and to refuse, for vague dip
lomatic reasons-to buy what they
need in the cheapest market or
from their best customers.
The great danger at Buenos
Aires Is that Mr.. Roosevelt will not
be sufficiently realistic and will
follow the shallow. old tradition of
American diplomacy which has led
us into infantile entanglements as
the onen door in China the Kel-
Evening star., 1936-12-05

THE opinions OF the wrters this page their not
necessarily The Stars. Such opinions presented In
The Stars effort to gtue all sides questions interest It's
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1936-12-05
False Fire-False Lean.

A false alarm was q big pain to
Fireman John Glynn. S., at Kansas
City. Mo. Responding to the alarm
bell. he lesped for the pole to the
first fioor-and landed with a broken
ankle.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

H~xHCV "'feH OR'1Ef JNHfH WIG WHc'O
Pan-American neutrality program.
Strong social and political forces
are working day and night to
bring this very thing to pass. espe-
cially in The case of Brazil. Italian
and German diplomacy reinforces
the sentiments Of Brazil's mother
country - Portugal II in favor Of
Franco. The Catholic Church or.
Ranization Is naturally favorable 10
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Barber.Flyer Back From
Spain After Missing
Firing Squad.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.

Z VINCENT, the handsome BARRIERS
" apprentice with the Barry.
v more profile, patent leather
hair and inch-long eyelashes,
is coming home from the wars. He
was next" for the morning firing squad
In Madrid when Uncle Sam saved him.
At Marseille, he awaits a ship home.
Hollywood never will catch up with
the history books, the way things are
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Mayors Lobby
Against Cuts
in W. P. A.
Pressure to Be Applied
to Roosevelt, Who
Faces Decision.
RY DAVID LAWRENCE,

RY DAVID LAWRENCE.
THE most important piece of news
in the United States today
important from the stand
a point of what is coming-is
revolt against retrenchment in Federal
expenditures.
The message of the committee Of
Evening star., 1936-12-05

EDery likes foot ball these kick
the They Albert Pagaotta IL holdng ba
son OF Nicholas Pagnoa SIG Tenth street and Thomas Jones'
H. of Charles 1911 Eleventh street
dent at Jefferson High attends
School Monday: James StTicklin OF r. N.
scn 1911 Varnum street northeast at the Iatt Se1ees
Evening star., 1936-12-05

the British nation.
The impression is general in off,
cial quarters here. therefore. that
the King really lost his fight when
he first chose the issue. To abide
by the wishes of church and cabi-
net meant permanent recognition
Of his limited sphere. To abdicate
meant surrender.
Published DISPATCHES relate that
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Gold Mining at Peak.

Southern Rhodesia Is employing
more men In gold mining than at any
time In the history Of the FAdustry.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
d. c. TYPOS FACE
NEW Y0RK'S NINE
Back in Printers League
Race After Defeating
Pittsburgh, 6-1.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
)HICAGO, August 13.-Back in
1 the race for the 1886 cham
Y 4 pionship of the International
Union Printers Base Ball
League, Washington's squad was ready
to meet New York this afternoon in
the fourth round of the twenty-sixth
annual tournament at Wrigley Field.
The printers from the Capital, win
ners Of the title for the last two years,
scored their second victory out of
three games yesterday when they de-
feated Pittsburgh. to /. at Grant
Park. Left Fielder Holbrook, Right
Fielder Dewhurst and Shortstop
Garland led the champions attack,
each collecting two hits in four trips
to the plate.
The game between Washington and
New York was to be played as part
of double header at the Chicago
Cubs home field. In the other con-
test, Cincinnati and Chicago. the only
unbeaten squads in the tournament,
were to meet at $3.50. Cincinnati won
from New York, 3 to /, for its third
straight victory. while Chicago drew
a bye.
In other third contests, Boston beat
st. Louis, to 4, and the combined
team from st. Paul and Minneapolis
beat Baltimore, z to 4. Five teams
now have been eliminated. They are
Detroit, Pittsburgh. st. Louis, In
dianapolis and Baltimore.
Xastardau,c how Scnre.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Minor Leagues
International.

International.
Baltimore, S; Toronto, 2.
Syracuse, S; Rochester, !.
Buffalo, S; Newark, 4.
American Association.
st. Paul, 4; Columbus, o.
Toledo, II; Minneapolis, 8.
Milwaukee. Z; indianapolis, S.
Kansas City, S; Louisville, 3.
Southern Association.
Knoxville, 8; Chattanooga, S.
Nashville, 2; Atlanta, /.
Little Rock, 2-3: Birmingham, 1-8.
New Orleans, 81; Memphis, Al
Second game called end eighth, mid
night rule).
Fort Worth, 2-3; Beaumont, 0-6.
Houston. IA; Oklahoma City, OIL.
Galveston, 40; Tulsa, 3-6.
Dallas, 5; San Antonio, i.
Western.
Omaha, 3; Waterloo, /.
Davenport, S; Sioux City, /.
Cedar Rapids, 9; Des Moines, 0.
Pacific Coast.
Oakland, 6; Portland, !.
Sacramento, 10: Seattle. 5.
Los Angeles, II; San Francisco, o.
Missions, S; San Diego, l.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
20 Years Ago
IN THE STAR.

p ALLYING to score both Of
their runs in the ninth inning,
Boston took the opening game of
the series from Washington, 81,
Walter johnson being charged with
the defeat after relieving Harry
Harper in the eighth. Two bunts
proved Johnson's undoing.
Bob Duncan furnished the big
surprise in the Potomac Boat
Clubs regatta by winning the
championship singles from Ed
Mueller and Frank Smith in handy
fashion. This is Duncan's first
season at the sculling game and
his victory over such a star as
Mueller speaks well for his ability.
r. Norris williams, I'd, won the
Achellis challenge cup on the turf
of the Seabright Lawn Tennis and
Cricket Club when he defeated
George M. Church, Western and
Northwestern net champion, So,
6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 60. The cup
becomes the permanent possession
of williams, who has won it three
successive years.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Takoma Maids Pull Surprise
In First Triumph on Ciinders

Henry-Polk .(Anna and Fanny Shear: sec
ond, MCMILLAN tAudrey Harp and Phyllis
snyder: third. Truesdell DEITY Kirkman
and Patsy Strong.
1OO-Pound Class.
60-yard dash-Won by. .Millie Scaran
tMcMillen): second. Kathleen Fanning
third Charlie S1n grOTn sar
Won by Mile Scaran (McMillan); second.
virgie Barkley ,(Park View): third, Helen
Irwin CPhillips). Running high jump
ond. Bonnie Frye Park View: third. tie,
Mary Johns MCMILLAN and Ada VAIN
srghS ebns shuttle
Ness Gdith n os dOrdoS stan cstherine % Beara rtfn
second. Barnard GSyivia Sian. Mary Haugh-
ten, Grace Hardie, Charles Brown: third,
Takoma Rose Borella. Helen Engleman.
II5-Pound Class
,-60-yard dash-Won by Lydia Ewing
(Takomal: second. Wilma Mcintyre TIA
koma);, third. Jean Wyatt (Takomal. Bas-
nor Yodder lRaymondl: second. Ann Bryan
lPauD: third. Margaret Gray Twin Oaks
Base ball throw for accuracy--Won by
1McMillanl. Novelty race--Won by, Lydia
Ewing tTakomal: second. Mildred Sharkey
raymond: third, Rosie Cuticchia INC
Unlimited Class.
80-yard dash-Won by Gwinnette Her
1fs td x1a FSyrr9s Ts
komaj. Basket bail throw for distance
Won by Gwinnette Herbert tTruesdelD; 4;
MsGg Gray frwn osks Base Bali throW
for accuracy-Won by. Patricia Cassidy
raymond; second. Ruth Wallace Hamil-
toni: third. Verece Grolman Park View.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

he started taking flying lessons a year
ago and, although he hasn't kept up
with his work lately, he still bankers
for the feel of the stick. Come on.
Well fly down and play and be home
in time for dinner" Roland asked us.
Quaking in our golf shoes, we hoped
aboard, spikes and all, flying at 1000
feet far above the crowded motor
roads, and one hour and a half after
leaving College Park Airport we were
at the Country Club of Virginia,
where Cruicky and Roland imme-
diately dove into technical discussion
of the golf swing.
Flying Not Tough.
TT ISN'T SO tough-this flying busi-
ness-that is for Roland. The
young man never holed a putt of
holeable length and still was able to
Evening star., 1936-08-13

honey. They water the fairways down
there now, not with an elaborate
sprinkling system but by turning water
on the course each night from sprink-
lers such as you use on your lawn.
It's mat of green from tee to putting
surface and is in perfect condition.
Cruicky. not playing any too well.
but putting like a wizard, got around
that course In II, composed Of SO
and a 80, the latter nine including
four brides. That Scotsman still can
putt, and how.
"WHEN are you going to hold the
w sectional qualifying rounds for
the p G. A. championship" we asked
Bobby About the last part Of Sep
tember," he replied. And I hope all
the boys will be down here to play
in it.
by the way. that championship
Is going to be played on the greatest
golf course I ever have seen. Pine
Valley, Marion, Oakmont, all of them
are not as good as that No. course
at Pinehurst, where the championship
will be held during early November.
And you can tell the world that the
fellow who wins that tournament will
be a real champion. That's golf
course where you have to hit the ball
and keep on hitting it."
So we few back to Washington for
dinner. Roland took the controls for
a little way back. sitting beside the
pilot. He handles an airplane just
as well as he handles that long
shafted driver, too. The boy friend
can fly a plane as well as he plays
golf. And that's something. Scared?
Not too much. But doing it by the
air route isn't too good for your golf
game, unless you are used to 1t like
the Mackenzie chap.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
GOOD SALES MADE
BY VIRGINIA STUDS
Morven, Nydrie Year|ings
Average Above $1,000
at Saratoga Auction.

= ARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y, Au-
gust 13.-The Morven Stud of
Charles A. and Whitney Stone,
- and the Nydrie Stud of Mrs
R. A. Vancliff sold 10 Virginia-bred
yearlings at the sales paddock here
last night. The Morven consignment
of IL head brought $14,8OO to aver
age $1,345, while the Nydrie lot of
eight totaled s10,950, averaging
$1,369. The two studs are situated at
Charlottesville.
Top price of these lots was $500,
which Townsend B. Martin of New
York paid Nydrie Stud for a dark
bay colt by Sir Gallahad, 3d., out Of
Tenting. The best price brought in
the Morven lot was $4,000. The
Starmount stable knocked down this
one, a bay son of Jacopo- -Foxim.
The summaries:
Property of Morven Stud.
Hip Hip No; Breeding: Price.
~''c Careful. b By Jim gh aaffnes. aa ssoqse Buse
aoo-Pay colt BY Sir A15gdrewzBlind
-. 4: "s 6. Blakeiy no RAY, naser, 600
304-Chestnut colt by Petee-Wrack-
Celia. by Celt. Buyer. Oddesa
s11-Eisht bay colt by petes:wrsck- -'''
eli'siaw1y En- Mfs = R ss GhmPf're' CianP Buy 700
312-Bay colt by Jacopo-Foxim, by
Jim Gaftney. saffsly. Buyer. Star =, nm
31s-Bay colt By Gallant rox-Lo- '
dore. by Ambassador w. Buy
- er Howard Wells 1000
323-Chestnut colt by Petee-Wrack-
er Turner Wilmore 1000
330-Chestnut filly by Petee- -Wrack-
Pola Negri. by Negofol. Buy
er. Oddesa Farm LOO
331-Bay colt by Diavolo-Pop Gun;
by Wrack Buyer. George Phil ma
aa3-Bay filly by The Scout ut-Riva.
by Wrack. Buyer. Leona Stock
a41-RToWn 45smo,, filly by ,1s, g5own r,1ss. Bud
Buyer. A. G. Robertson = 500
Property Of Nydrie Stud.
5ag aS No Prseedingi sed nsi. ~ s.,,. Avail. Price.
BY Troutbeck. Buyer. Mark
so7-Shsssnuf e tilE s, X petfsw;sek: '''
er. Milton Mason 400
310-Chestnut, filly by The Scout
Eiducia. by Sir Barton Buyer
314-Chestnut filly BY Petee-wrack-
GGalla9t Gal Tt Lady; Lady, by Sir Gala sro
s17-BaaSS fiily sobsr bs Gallant ia fiafS Fox 500
JuleStims. Ju % BY nI.sn,r Hish Time. Buy mn
pareo. BY o%sr X KhasSam, SHHr
stolen Secrets. e y By 1Sn 1mbasssdor aasan
a4oparkB kBnger' RsN coit s Sv HSward sssa .,. 600
Khayyam Buyer. J. B. Martin $500
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Standardization of Golf Green Grasses Nearly Accomplished
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

~~~~
American.
Batting - weatherley, Indians,
.397: Averill, Indians, .377.
Runs - Gehrig, Yankees, 1872;
Gehringer, Tigers. 1o9.
Runs batted in-Trosky, Indians,
112; Gehrig, Yankees, and Foxx,
Red Sox, 106.
Hits - Averill, Indians, ITO;
Trosky, Indians, 158.
Doubles-Gehringer and Walker,
Tigers, 80.
Triples - Averill, Indians. IL;
Rolfe and Di Maggie, Yankees, and
Gehringer, Tigers, IL.
Home runs-Gehrig, Yankees,
IS; Trosky, Indians, "a.
Stolen bases-Lary, Browns, 26;
Werber, Red Sox, 10.
Pitching-Hadley, Yankees, Ill;
Malone, New York, 1913.
National.
Batting-Mize, Cardinals, .384;
p. Waner. Pirates, 1854.
Runs. Martin, Cardinals, 96;
OFT, Giants, IS.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Car
dinals, 112; OFT. Giants, 85.
Hits-Medwick. Cardinals, 1853;
Demaree, Cubs, 1872.
Doubles - Herman, Cubs, 43;
Medwick, Cardinals, 40.
Triples - Goodman, Reds, and
Camilli, Phillies, IL.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, 25;
Klein and Camilli, Phillies, and
Berger, Bees, 20.
Stolen bases-J. Martin, Cardi-
mails. 18; S. Martin, Cardinals, 16.
Pitching-Lucas, Pirates, 1912;
French, Cubs. l2-4, and Gumbert,
Giants, 9-3.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
HOWARD GIRLS SWIM
TO PLAYGROUND WIN
Score 65 Points in Annual Meet
in Which Banneker Gets
% as Runner.un

MORE than doubling the total of
its nearest contender, the team
OF Howard Playground won the an
nual colored girls swim meet yester-
day when it scored IS points in the
Banneker Recreation Center pool.
Banneker School was second with 29
points, while Banneker Recreation
Center scored 10.
Point Scores.
Howard oga1 a1d :. s,soo, S65 Banneker r. c. 10
Beginners Under 10.
1o,yard free stylemWon ssoN by Beverly
Waddy tHowardj; third, Irene Harley
(Banneker Recreation CENTER.
Beginners Over 10.
10-yard free style-Won by Lulu Wyatt
(Banneker Recreation Center: second.
Kinnis (HowardD.
10 to 12 Years Class.
25-yard free style-Won by Julia Tobin
sHoEaTd; third, willie Norris tBannefef
25-yard sidestroke-won by Julia Tobin
(Banneker SCHOOL,: second, Mary McKinnis
lHoward); third. Evelyn Robinson tBanne-
ker SCHOOL,.
13 and Ia Years Class.
25-yard free style-Won by Audrey
etarks (Banneker Recreation Center); sec
ond. Blanche Peyton (Howard) third,
Mary Holt (Banneker SCHOOL,.
25-yard sidestroke-Won by Blanche
Peyton (Howard); second. Jean Milton
(Banneker Recreation Center); third Mary
Holt (Banneker SCHOOL,.
2S-yard novelty race-Won by Audrey
6tarks (Banneker Recreation Center); sec
ond. Blanche Peyton tHoward).
is and 16 Years Class.
25-yard free style-Won by Rosa Sell
den tHoward): :, second, Helen Hughes
(Banneker SCHOOL,
25-yard sidestroke-Tie between Helen
Hughes (Banneker SCHOOL, and Rosa Sell
den Howard: third. Josephine Banks
25-yard breaststroke-won by Rosa
Selden tHoward); second, Josephine
Banks CHoward).
II Years and Over Class.
25-yard free style-Won by Hazel Camp
bell Howard; second, Wihelmina Young
Howard.
25-yard sidestroke-Won by Hazel Camp
bell Howard; second, Virginia Wilson
Howard; third, Wilhelmina Young
tHoward).
25-yard breaststroke--Won by Hazel
Campbell (Howard): second. Helen Hughes
tBanneker School; third, Virginja Wilson
(HowarO.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
BENTS DEVELOPED
IN VARIED STRAINS
Varieties Found Adaptable
to Capital Links Are
Being Studied.
nv w r. McCALLUM.

BY w. n. MCCALLOM.
~ NATURALIZATION of putting
green grasses to the point where
different strains of bent grass
~ may be unofficially designated
as right for one golf course and not
fitted for another course few miles
away may come as the latest devel-
opment of the turf studies of the
Greens Section of the United States
Golf Association, according to o. B.
Fits, course supervisor at Columbia.
Fits, who has kept Columbia in tip
top shape for a good many years, is
graduate of the research department
of the Greens Section, where he work.
ed under DR.. John Monteith, jr., and
DR.. R. A. Oakley.
From his work at Columbia he is
convinced that constant surveillance
and hard work alone will keep putting
greens on Washington golf courses in
good shape through the hot Summers
in this climate. But he also is con-
vinced that the time may come when
one course, such as Columbia, may be
designated as fit for Columbia" bent,
while a course like Washington, only
few miles away, may find the Wash
ington" strain of bent best suited to
the local conditions.