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JOe-Al Battle
On Air Tonight

"A BLOW-BY-BLOW description
of the Joe Jouis-Al Ettore IS
round bout tonight at Philadelphia
may be heard locally over station
WMAL at $50 O'Clock, it was an
nounced today by the National
Broadcasting Co., which has pur-
chased broadcasting rights for the
scrap.
Glenn Mccarthy, veteran sports
commentator, will handle the as
signment.
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Braddock to See
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Write

- HILADELPHIA, September
II 22.-Bill Dooly, one of the
sharpest of the Philly
i scribes. comes right out in
the record and picks AL Ettore to-
night He'll be famous If there's
an upset Says AIS de trop
style will not let Louis get set for
his Sunday punches Never
theless, the money is riding on the
Brown Bomber Odds here,
where Ettore is local hero, range
from 2 to to / on Louis {.
But the Broadway crowd reports
you can get or S to l over there
without half trying.
Jimmy Braddock has wired for
ssservation :. Today at noon the
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THE SPORTLICHT
Ettore Gone Goose, Declare Experts,
Unless He Can Keep Louis Unbalanced.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

H1LADELPHIA, September %.
- In the last Joe Louis test
against Jack Sharkey, 1t finally
was decided by the expert ma
jority that the Brown Bomber had
beaten nothing but a tired, fat old
gentleman who was all through four
years ago. There was plenty in the
way of evidence to support this post
mortem verdict. Sharkey was willing
to try, but he had nothing to work
with. Which is like playing a round
of golf without any clubs or with
out backswing.
The official verdict today is that
Al Ettore should be knocked out,
but that he should be an entirely
different type of opposition. Al is
young. which Sharkey isn't. AL is
rugged and rough-which Shsrkey
hasn't been for many years.
Ettore is a rough and tumble
mauler who can't hit much, but
Evening star., 1936-09-22
PIN CHAMPS OFF WELL
Hiram Wins Two Of Three AZ 90
Masonic Teams Roll,

With 20 Of its 80 teams seeing ac-
tion, the Masonic Bowling League
opened its season last night as Hiram,
defending champion, picked up where
1t left off last year by capturing two
out Of three sets from Anacostia.
Charley Phillips took high-game
honors with las, followed by Simon
and Stevens with 144. Hiram maple
spillers annexed high set for the night
with l,649, while Anacostia took high
game team honors with 612.
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ments owned by pennant- winning
team in recent years. 1t might be
well to take cognizance Of this weak
ness in comparing the Gotham world
series foes.
Bill Terry hopes TO play the entire
series, but if anything should happen
to him he can call on Sambo Leslie.
a good first baseman In his own rlgnt.
He has Mark Koenig as another in
fielder and Eddie Mayo, too
For extra outfielders he can
summon a pair of good f1y-
chasers and dangerous hitters in
Hank Lieber, the blond gent
from Arizona, and George
tKiddo) Davis. Behind the bat
he has Harry Danning and Roy
Spencer.
This sextet Of reserves overshadovs
the Yankee contingent, which con-
sists of Outfielders Roy johnson and
Bob Seeds, Infielder Saltzgaver and
Catchers Arndt Jorgens and Joe
Glenn. Saltzgaver is the only bona
fide infelder among the group and
it may be necessary to use Seeds in
there if misfortune should befall the
Rupert Rifles.
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PIRATES SNEAK|NG
TOWARD ID PLACE
May Overhaul Cards, Cubs
as Giants CIinch Title
in National League.
BY SID FEDER.

w yHILE the National League
M took the pennant out of
w the moth balls and pre-.
pared to present it to the
Giants. possibly before nightfall. the
main interest in the dying campaign
centered today on the second place
fight and the Pirates chances of nos
ing out the Cubs and Cardinals.
The Giants need but two victories
to nail the flag to their mast. Victory
in both ends of today's double header
in Philadelphia will do the trick. So
will split, If the Cards, who regained
second place yesterday by beating the
Cubs, 5-4, drop their start against
the Reds
The situation, as OF what may be
the final day of actual fighting for
the pennant, lines up this way:
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Minor Leagues
Play-ofs:

PIay-Of1S.
International.
Baltimore, 8; Buffalo, 6.
Southern Association.
New Orleans, 8; Atlanta, 2.
Pacific Coast.
Oakland, I; San Diego, 6.
Texas.
Dallas, 2; Oklahoma City, /.
Tulsa, 4; Houston, /.
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the infield were his reserves weak.
He sold his chief minor league first
base replacement, Buddy Hassett, and
gambled on Gehrig to carry on.
He knew that Tony Lazzeri
had been having trouble dodging
the wheelchair during July and
August. that Frank Crosetti had
bum knee, and that Red Rolfe
had trouble with his back now
and then. But he carried only
Jack Saltzgaver and Don Heff-
ner as utility infielders.
Now, out Of clear sky, Heffner
has been snatched away from him as
far as world series use is concerned.
Undergoing an appendectomy last
week, Don is out of the series, except
as a spectator. And at press time Nc
Carthy had no intentions of trying
to grab another infielder and get
permission from the Giants and Judge
Lands to make him eligible.
Giant Requirements Far Better.
THUS the Yanks will enter the big
series on September 80 with un-
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who apparently has been will.
iDr to fight.

Louis hasn't tackled many of this
breed-meaning willing to fight. Max
Schmeling alone was the exception.
The others wore their collars cut
low so as to be prepared for the
worst. Once in while. they made
a few feeble. threatening gestures.
but that was the limit of their ambi-
tions.
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EttOre Is Confident.

ETTORE. with customary conf
dence, expects to take the Brown
Bomber in seven heats "or less"
He has not been a whirlwind in
practice, but that, his close followers
say, always has been the case.
Apparently they're not worried
about his ability to take it. Ettore,
IN his last scrap, with Haynes last
June, absorbed the full heft of the
Negro's haymakers time and again
and come back to win.
Louis came to Philadelphia today
10 weigh in at a radio station at
noon. He was reported in excellent
condition.
In action last month, when he
pinned the Knockout tag on Jack
Sharkey in three rounds at Boston
Louis had little to do to get himself
back in prime.
He whaled his sparring partners day
In and out at his camp at Pompton
Lakes. Those in his camp say it's
only question Of what round.
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HHILADELPHIA, September 22.-
l. Joe Louis climb up the come
back ladder hits an uncertain
u rung tonight.
The Brown Bomber collides with
Philadelphia fistic pride and joy. Al
Ettore, and even his strongest hackers
agree that it's as tough an assignment
IS he has faced.
Still, with the scheduled l5-round
bout in Municipal Stadium only hours
away, the boys in the street would
cover a one-spot with two or three
like it, that the inscrutable Louis
gets past the test with ease.
They said Ettore looked poorly in
his final workout, against Louis who
has regained the stride he measured
until Max Schmeling interrupted his
dreams of the heavyweight crown last
June.
The weatherman promised fair
weather, and Co-promoter Herman
Taylor said "at least $4,000 fans
would assemble on the site where, in
deluge 10 years ago last night, Gene
Tunney dethroned Jack Dempsey.
The crowd would be the largest
here since the Dempsey-Tunney scrap,
and Taylor's estimated gate of $780,
600 the biggest take" since the same
event.
Wild Scramble for Seats.
Warming up belatedly to the event.
Philadelphians engaged in a wild
scramble for tickets. Scalpers-two
of them directly across the street from
the promoters headquarters-did a
rushing business with latecomers from
outside the city clamoring for choice
pasteboards.
The crowd will be with Ettore. who
pounded out a trio of decisions over
the city's other hope. Larrupin' Leroy
Haynes, Negro, in his 64fight profess
sional career. Taylor said it would be
largely local, although thousands will
be here from upstate Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
Outside the city betting ran as high
ss five to one on Louis.
Those who like Ettore. and they're
easy TO find, base their confidence
mainly upon two things:
First. the utter absence of fear from
his makeup. His hackers contend
that many of Louis opponents were
beaten before they climbed into the
ring.
Second, his style of fghting-in
close. hammering away with shorts
from either side. making himself a
small target while putting over puni-
sfing body punches.
His style is not orthodox. He
svarms all over his opponent, and.
nimble on his feet. should make it
diff1cult for Louis to unleash his pile
drivers effectively.
Evening star., 1936-09-22

AL ETIORE,
Philadelphia heauy,Deight, 1Oho
meets Detroit's Bro,Dn Bomber
in a 15-round scrap in the
Municipal Stadium there to-
night.
-Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1936-09-22

r. ARL WHITEHILL' name keeps
~ popping up whenever specula-
ton on off-season trades Is
rife, but the veteran southpaw W
has no reason to worry these days un-
less he has strong preference for
what ball club he pitches. Back on
August l Earl might have worried,
for at the time he owned only seven
victories and was charged with eight
defeats. Today, as the Nationals open
their final week of play. he stands a
chance of finishing with IS wins.
which would be more than he has
grabbed since 1888
At Earl's ripe old age for ball
player-he will be 81 next June-win-
ming IA games at this stage of the
season is quite a feat, but Whitley has
done more than merely do his part.
With Goofy Gomez f1oundering, Earl
established himself as the second best
left-handed pitcher in the American
League, bowling only TO Lefty Grove.
Moreover he Is staging grand stretch
drive that has earned for Whitley the
distinction of being the only WASH
ington hurler this season to win five
games in a row.
This streak he will be given
chance to stretch. probably on Sat-
urday. against the Yankees. Pete
Appleton, Joe Cascarella and Jimmy
De Shong are slated to pitch. in that
order, against the Red Sox, who were
to start a three-game series today.
Whitehills turn will come again in
the opener of the Yank series.
Starts Griffs' Winning Streak.
TO WHITEHILL, too, must go credit
for starting the Griffs on their
winning splurge. On the morning OF
August they were running poor
sixth and the chances for advance
ment were not bright. That after
noon Earl whipped the Red Sox, 3 to
2. and from then on the Washington
firm began to win consistently. 1t
has held a $40 pace ever since
Whitehill was beaten by the Yanks
in his next start. but he came back
and took 7-to-5 decision from the
new champions. Then, after losing
7-6 duke to the AS, he started his
string.
He whipped the Browns on Septem-
ber /, to 3, giving up six hits. Next
he held the AS to seven hits and one
run. Cleveland was the next victim,
getting six hits and two runs. Last
week, in ST. Louis, Earl pitched the
only bad game OF the streak but he
to win, Is to Z. He gave up
eight hits but was wild and Jimmy De
Shong relieved him.
Last Sunday in New York the vet
eran portsider gave probably his best
of the year when he won
over the Yankees. 6-l, holding them
TO seven hits. One of these was a
home run by Jake Powell.
200 Wins Is His Goal.
WHEN he winds up this season it
will mark his sixteenth year of
haSe hall He broke in
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Great Little Warrior.

MCFARLAND, rs years ago, carried
" into the ring that same type of
courage, plus a keen, quick mind
backed by busy fists that made him
one Of the greatest little warriors of
his day. A master strategist, he
would feint opponents wide open and
drive them to the ropes with a hurry
Of punches from either hand.
A product of Chicago's famous
Back o the Yards district" Nc
Farland was born November /, 1888.
He never was a champion, but was
recognized generally as tops" among
the 140-pounders of his day and the
uncrowned lightweight title holder.
He never was defeated and only twice
in his career was knocked down.
Evening star., 1936-09-22
Griff Strong For Reserves.

TN A world series, which can last no
tie, the value of reserves is less than
during regular season. Still, a good
set of utility players is real asset
and series history is replete with the
feats Of reserve players.
The ease with which the Yanks
won the pennant this season was re-
markable in the face of what they
lacked in reserve strength. Some
shrewd base ball men, like Clark
Griffith, regard good utility infielders,
outflelders and catchers as important
as regulars. 1t has been a long time
since Grifdth, for instance, has been
without good replacements, with the
exception of behind the plate.
He had, this season, Red
Kress and Ossie BIuege and
Carl Reynolds and Jess Hill and
other players who might well
hold down regular jobs as well
as the chosen men.
Back in the Spring of this year
Griffith, commenting on pennant
CLduCSS, ItIlldIhGU. II 1 OpSueO d
season with the kind of reserves that
Mccarthy has on the bench, I would
be run out of town by newspapers and
fans. Furthermore. I'd deserve to be
run out of town. I'd like the YankS
to win the pennant if they had high
class players to replace Lazzeri and
Crossetti if they folded up
Tony, He Fooled All.
| AZZERI and Crosetti, fortunately
for the Yanks, did not fold
Crosetti started the campaign with
a knee that threatened TO fall apart
from April II to now, and yet it
held up and the Yanks did not have
to depend on the light hitting Heffner
or the erratic Saltzgaver.
Lazzeri fooled everybody, in
Guiding New York critics who
unanimously refused TO pick
the Yanks to win the pennant
because they felt that Tony
tSee POPPING OFF, Page A-l6)
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ONCE NOTED BOXER
IS CRITICALLY ILL.
Packey Mcfarland, Suffer.
ing From Battling Illness,
Has Lost so Pounds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
- H1CAGo. September "a
Stricken with baf1ing ILL
ness, Patrick PackeD Nc
Farland, one of the greatest
lightweights in the history Of the
ring and a member of the Illinois
Athletic Commission. lay critically Ill
today in his home, at Joliet, Ill.
Mcfarland has suffered for two
months from high fevers which have
produced periodical attacks of coma
Last night he lapsed into delirium.
and specialists, indicating a strepto-
coccic infection had settled near his
heart, held out only slight hope for
his recovery. He has lost so pounds in
weight
His wife and their children, Patrick,
jr., 20; Margaret Mary, lS; Miriam
Alice, Is, and Sarah Ann, were at his
bedside almost constantly.
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$4,000 MAY DRAW
S20O,0OOAT TPH|LLY
Backers Claim AIS Style
and Courage Will Upset
Dusky Foeman.

Ev the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. September a.
l. Joe Louis climb up the come
back ladder hits an uncertain
rung tonight
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200 Wins Is His Goal.
WHEN he winds up this season it
will mark his sixteenth year of
professional base ball. He broke in
Evening star., 1936-09-22
VET, Sc, LEAGUES
2LEFTHANDER
In 14th Year Earl's Ia Wins
Topped Only by Grove.
Bosox Here Today.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

r. ARL WHITEHILL'S name keeps
~ popping up whenever specula-
ton on off-season trades Is
- rife. but the veteran so,Ithpaw
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OvatiOnWOn
ByFlagstad
AS Isolde"
Washington to Hear
Soprano Who Has
StirredLondOn.

X IRSTEN FLAGSTAD, celebrated
Norwegian soprano of the Metro
politan Opera, who is scheduled for q
recital appearance at Constitution Hall
next season under the management of
Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey. has fol-
lowed up her American triumphs Of
the past Winter with an electrifying
performance of Tristan und Isolde"
at Covent Garden, London, during the
past week, according to dispatches
from the British capital.
Flagstad made her Covent Garden
debut last Monday night. with Fritz
Reiner conducting. Each act OF her
Isolde" was followed by remarkable
demonstrations of applause. There
were 8 curtain calls after the first
act curtain. 8 after the second and Is
curtain calls for Flagstad at the
ovation that closed the performance.
Many persons stood in line from Sun
day morning until Monday evening
to obtain seats.
Nine. Flagstad will be one Of the
attractions of an evening concert Sc
ries that Mrs. Dorsey will present at
Constitution Hall next season, which
will include also concerts by Kreisler,
Rachmaninoff and a Joint recital by
Elizabeth Rethberg and Ezio Pima.
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Bekef Recital Monday.
DRIGO'S ballet-pantomine,

nRIGO'S ballet-pantomine. LES
Millions d. Arlequin," given in
Russia in 1900 for the Gear. and never
given in this country before, will be
presented by the Bekefi- Deleporte
Institute at Wardman Park Theater
Monday night at $50 as the first half
of the program in which 100 local
ballet dancers will take part. The
main theme song of the ballet is the
popular "Serenade" and another num-
Der is the Reconciliation Polka"
which Bekeh himself will dance with
Ronnie Cunningham, appearing as
Pierrette to Bekefi's Pierrot.
At the time of its first performance
in Russia, not only Pavlowa, but all
the stars Of the Russian Ballet ap-
peared in the leading roles, and Bekei
himself. then q little lad Of 9 years.
was one of the group Of Harlequins.
The ballet. as originally presented in
Russia dt was dedicated to the
Czarina), was created by Marius
Petipa. 1t is danced in two acts and
Is notable for the exacting amount
of pantomine.
In the washington performance the
cast will include Lila Zalipsky as
Columbine. Ronnie Cunningham as
Pierrette. Virginia Barry as the good
fairy. Charles Kay as the notary,
Margaret Mary Edmonston as Harle-
quin, Theodore Bekefi as Pierrot,
Walter Doe as Leandre and Paul Keyes
As Cassandre.
Les Millions harlequin" will be
followed by . musical comedy. featur-
ing acrobatic and tap dancing. ar
ranged and staged by Maurice
Deleporte and Billy Lytell and called
Dance Monopolies," with Lytell ap-
pearing ss Jason, the old darky butler
in the story. and with Deleporte Offer
ing as the featured number De Falla's
Fire Dance" In this gay and color
full musical melange the action of the
piece will take the characters to many
climes. including q estate Fair" IAN
Island in the Sea" and THE Board
walk"
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To Feature
Szigeti Here
Master of Violin tc
Be Soloist in New
Symphony Year.

JOSEPH sZIGETI, the master vio-
linist, who made triumphant re-
turn to this country last season, will
come TO the Capital for the first time
in several years next Winter to be
soloist with the National Symphony
Orchestra.
His engagement, announced by C..
C. Cappel, manager of the orchestra,
for early in January, 1887, will bring
this world-famed virtuoso 70 Wash
ington for his first appearance mere
with full symphony orchestra and
adds notably to the list of stellar at
fractions already announced for the
orchestra's sixth Winter season.
Szigeti startled the musical world
when he launched his concert career
many years ago. He Is master Of
the classic repertoire, but he is also
one of the finest interpreters Of vlo-
lin music that is being written today.
Appearing as soloist with some Of
the great symphony orchestras in
America last season, Szigeti avoided
the conventional presentations. On
many occasions he played the violin
Concerto in d Major" by Sergei Prok-
of1eff, the contemporary Russian COM
poser. This is a work the famous
violinist has almost single -handedly
made known throughout the world.
His recording is already considered a
standard and the composer, who has
heard Szigeti play the concerto many
times, has said the violinist Is the
greatest interpreter of the work. The
compositions he will present with Hans
Kinder, conductor, and the National
Symphony in Washington have. OF
course. not yet been announced.
Mr.. Cappel also disclosed that an
other great violinist will appear with
the orchestra in Baltimore. Jascha
Heifetz, soloist with the National SYM
phony for the first time, will play at
one of the seven concerts which DR..
Kinder and his men will present in
the Maryland city.
Since soloists who appear with the
orchestra in Baltimore usually appear
also in orchestra concerts at Consti-
tuition Hall. negotiations we're launched
to obtain Mr. Heifetz's services for an
engagement with the Symphony in
Washington. The artists previous en-
gagement, however. to appear In the
Capital next Winter in a solo con-
cert. prevented these plans from being
completed.
Mr.. Cappel reports that In no pre-
vious year have SO many subscribers
renewed their tickets for next season
as have this Spring. At the same
time more new orders for tickets have
been taken than ever before. These
new applications, however. cannot be
filled until after June IS, the last day
for the renewal of seat locations held
by last seasons patrons.
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Violin Study
Is Offered
By Experts
Concerts Intimes in
j Course Headed by
Eddy Brown.

ELENA DE SAYN, director of Con-
certs Intimes, is announcing
four weeks course of violin instruc-
tion, to be conducted by the famous
American violinist, Eddy Brown, and
associate teachers, beginning June II.
The course Is outlined with the OBJ
feet Of assisting those who wish to
perfect their knowledge of violin tech
nique. the art of violin playing and
the art of teaching To that end, there
will be classes for artists, others for
advanced students and a different type
OF class for intermediate and Begin
ners. Private instruction will be avail.
able as we'll. Auditors will be admit
ted to hear practical demonstrations.
This type of instruction will be
supplemented by lectures on the
teaching of beginners. A special course
for teachers will include additional
features. There will also be lee
lures on the repertoire, standard and
modern. style, Interpretation, illus
trated lectures on the history of the
violin. Coaching in chamber music
and in ensemble playing will also be
one of the features of the course,
which will be concluded in July by
public concerts under the manage
ment of Concerts Intimes, Elena de
Sayn, director.
Mr.. Brown. who plays regularly over
Station WOR. New York, Monday
nights and Sunday afternoons, has
recently received the highest honors
from the Federation Of Women's Clubs
in New York City for the best mu.
sical programs over the air during
the season.
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Recital by William Bracket.
pLAYING an entire program taken

PLAYING an entire program taken
from the works of Johann Sc
bastian Bach, E. William Bracket,
Mus. B., organist and choirmaster of
st. Johns Episcopal Church, George
town, will be presented by the District
of Columbia Chapter. American Guild
Of Organists. at the Church of the
Epiphany, 1917 G street northwest,
at Sis pm. Tuesday in the final
organ recital Of the series for the
present season.
Born in Minneapolis, Mimi, Mr..
Bracket began the study of music
at an early age, soon after turning
to the organ. In 1890 Mr.. Brackett
took up his studies at the Peabody
Conservatory and the Johns Hopkins
University in order to merit the
Bachelor Of Music degree he now
holds. He was appointed organiss
and choirmaster Of the Church of
the Epiphany. Baltimore. as we'll as
assistant organist Of the Church of
st. Michael and All Angels. the latter
church having the largest parish in
the city. At st. Michael and All
Angels he conducted q Junior choir.
He has given recitals in the East
and also devoted himself to compos-
ing. His residence in Washington
was taken up last Fall, at the time
OF his appointment to the present
position he now holds at st. Johns
Church. Georgetown parish.
His recital on Tuesday is without
charge to the general public. q cor
dial invitation being extended by the
District OF Columbia Chapter. An
Offering will be taken during the
evening.