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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-20

Bidding went: North, 1-Spade,
third hand; South, diamonds:
North, Pho Trunnps; South, 3-Dia-
monds; North, 3-No Trumps, to
show ample guards in the two UNI
bid suits. This ended the auction.
Only the declaring side was vul-
nerable.
The opening lead was the 6 of
hearts. West played his K. De-
clarer had been taught that he
should not win the first two tricks
in a guarded suit, that he should
either win the second and third
tricks, or the first and third tricks.
Dec1arer's Ace took the trick. He
had yet to learn that taking the
first and third tricks may be as
poor strategy as taking the first
two tricks. The ] of diamonds
was led. When East did not cover
the ] was finessed, and lost to
Vests K. Back came Vests 10
Of hearts. Declarer knew better
than to win with his Q. He passed
the trick, but East's ] overlook,
and the Of hearts forced de-
clarer's @. Declarer had won two
of the four tricks played. He re-
quired seven added tricks to fulfill
his contract. He could win only
two spade tricks and four diamond
tricks before letting somebody in
with the Ace Of clubs. If West had
that card declarer would go game,
but if East held the Ace, and
played it at once, North must lose
two added heart tricks and one
club trick. The remaining tricks
were his. Cunningly North led a
low club, towards dummy, to try
and sneak through the one trick
needed for game. East, however,
had been taught: when taking
pne trick will defeat the declarer,
take the trick Immediately" Up
went East's Ace of clubs, and down
went the contract. The sender Of
the hand termed it .'hard luck". It
was bad strategy. -
Play the hand as it should be.
Let West hold the first trick with
his K of hearts. Win the return
heart led with the @. Lead the J
Of diamonds, and lose the trick to
Vests K. Naturally West will
lead back to dumny's j Of clubs,
as declarer opened bidding with a
spade. Let East win with his Ace
Of clubs, but that is the last de-
fensive trick to be lost, as declarer
still has the Ace of hearts, and nc
side losers. What a difference!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-20
CONTACT
T. B RIDGE 81
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
By s. v. SHEPARD
CORRECT USE OF SHOPPERS

CORRECT USE OF SHOPPERS
RECENTLY we had !: review of
declarer's proper handling of
trumps with different types Of
holdings. When playing no trumps,
declarer's skill in handling long
suits and his shoppers to adverse
suits largely determine his success.
A hand has just been sent to me
which nicely illustrates the great
difference proper use Of shoppers
may make to declarer.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
POTOMACS READY
FOR BOAT SEASON
Floats, RunWays Built, New
Members Are Provided |
With Canoe Racks. I

TULLY repaired and in better
l. shape than 1t has been for
years, Potomac Boat Club is
well under way toward a ban
ner season. Additional floats and
rlnways are being constructed TO
accommodate members added to the
clubs roll since the coming of Spring.
More than so canoe racks now are
available for eligible members, but
after they are assigned the member.
ship list will be closed and the initia-
ton fee, suspended during the menu
bership drive. again will be resumed.
Rowing shells and canoes from
Potomac dot the river daily, with the
pleasure Of cruising on the water ma
terially enhanced this year by the un-
usual cleanliness of the river. Old
timers cannot recall the year when
the Potomac has been so clean and
free from debris, probably the one
benefit resulting from last Winters
food.
Potomac now is headed by George
Herman, the president, who is being
assisted by Charles Eisenstein, vice
president; Jerry Lawler, secretary, and
James Burch, treasurer. Members Of
the Board of Governors include Will
liam Belt, Cliff Cox, Ernie Millar, Ed
Warren and E. K Mckay.
The float officers are William
Stewart, captain Bob Duncan, first
lieutenant, and Phil Ransom, second
lieutenant.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
FANS SET TO PAY
FOR SHORT FIGHT
Gate of 100000 Likely,
With Louis Apt to Beat
SchmeIing Quickly.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
n IEW YORK, June 15.- Joe
nj Louis, a 22-year-old, coffee
" colored boy from Detroit, who
has made the fight fans shell
out money in million-dollar chunks
to see him fight even when they felt
sure he couldn't lose. is expected to
do it again at the Yankee Stadium
Thursday night.
The Dark Destroyer" q profess
sional for less than two years, Is
scheduled to face Max Schmeling Of
Germany, former world heavyweight
champion, in a 15-round bout at the
Yankee Stadium then with $4,000 or
more persons paying million dollars
or close to it to see the fight. And,
strangely enough, few if any Of them
expect to witness anything but a
quick Knockout victory for Louis.
That was the case when Joe fought
Primo Carnera last Summer and when
he fought Max Baer before a throng
that paid Just little less than a
million. He was expected to score a
quick Knockout each time and he did
it, stopping Camera in six rounds
and Baer in four. Yet so great has
been the drawing power of this young
Negro who came out Of the Midwest
to restore to boxing its big money"
days that no one has complained OF
the brevity of his battles. Nor have
they objected seriously because his
opponents, obviously frightened, ap-
peared beaten before they entered the
ring.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
SURE HE'LL BEAT
DECATHLON FEAT
Morris, Who Set Record at
Kansas Meet, Improving
in Four Events.
BY LOUDON KELLY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ORT COLLINS, Colo. June IS
L Glenn e Morris, Fort Collins
automobile salesman who in
Il two days became one Of Uncle
Sans leading Olympic decathlon
candidates, Is confident he can bet
ter his Kansas relays marks in at
least four events In the trials at Mil
waukee June rs and ~.
III be on the spot this time" said
the former Colorado State College
foot ball and track star. "At the Kan"
sas relays no one expected much Of
me, but this time I will have TO come
through"
Morris, %, scored 1876 points in
winning the Kansas relays decathlon
title April 1917 and bettering the
Olympic mark.
Jim Bausch, the versatile Kansan.
set the Olympic standard of 1892
points at Los Angeles In 1882.
Shines in Practice.
MORRIS predicts that at Mil
A'A waukee he will do better than
he did at Lawrence in the shotput.
javelin throw, 110-meter hurdles and
discus. He has been heaving the
shot 48 feet consistently IN exhibi-
tions and practice, compared with his
Kansas mark of A feet inches.
He has made several tosses of $50
feet with the discus. He believes he
can throw the javelin 100 feet and
lower his Kansas relays mark Of 152
seconds In the high hurdles.
Robert Clark of San Francisco, ma
tional decathlon champion, will be
one of Morris competitors at Mil
waukee.
Busy With Pole Vault.
MORRIS. competing for the Den
" yer Athletic Club, practices
vigorously. He is concentrating much
of his attention on the pole vault,
which he says is his weakest event.
Morris, feet u inch tall and
weighing around 180 pounds, scored
five hrsts in winning the Kansas re-
lays decathlon. His performances
were:
100 meters, lO.6 seconds; broad
Jump, % feet 10 inches; shot. a. feet
4 inches; high jump. S feet 101z
inches; 400 meters, 500 seconds;
1l0-meter hurdles, 1872 seconds; dis
Gus, 1874 feet 115s inches; pole vault,
IL feet 2 inches; javelin, 181 feet 11%
inches; 1,500-meter run. minutes
52.3 seconds.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
HOWL ABOUT TAPPING
NOT RUFFLING LOUIS
Willing to Fight Bare-Handed,
Declares Joe in Response to
Jacobs Protest,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
T AKEWOOD, N. j., June 15.-To Joe
Louis all the hullabaloo Joe
Jacobs, Max Schmeling'S manager, has
been raising ever the amount of band
age and tape the Brown Bomber Will
be allowed to use ON his hands when he
clashes with Schmeling Thursday u
Just so much noise.
Advised that Jacobs, who had pre-
viously said he would like to have the
bandages adjusted after the fighters
enter the ring, intended to take up the
matter of the amounts used, Louis in
dicated it didn't make any difference
to him.
THE commission allows me only s
feet Of bandage and feet of tape.
That's all I had on in the Baer fight
and my hands were swollen after
ward" he said. Maybe they ought TO
let us use more But why all the YELL
ing? I'll fight bare-handed If they
like that
After battering his sparnates around
again before the Sunday crowd, Louis
planned rest today. Tomorrow he-is
slated for a final workout, including
some boxing.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Seen Check to Firms.

SIMULTANEOUSLY Lash's victory
- projected Americas hopes Of con-
quest, for the first time. in the Olym-
pic 5000 meters, an event in which
Finland's supremacy has long been
asserted. Four years ago a lanKy
Oregonian, Ralph Hill, came within
a stride of carrying America to
triumph at Los Angeles. Lash, on
the basis of his electrifying develop
ment under the coaching of E. c.
(Billy) Hayes, appears thoroughly ca
pable of picking up where Hill left
off and showing his heels 70 the
worlds best distance runners this
August.
No American ever before had beaten
e:l0 on an outdoor track for two
miles until Lash thundered with
amazing speed on a thoroughly
drenched track in Princeton's third
annual invitation meet. The best any
OF our- runners had achieved indoors
was g:o7.6, by Ray Sears, another
Hooeier product, in 1884.
Heretofore no American two-miler
has been mentioned in the same
breath with the peerless Nurmi, but
Lash wiped out the flying Firms out
door record Of 8:59.6, and came
within one-tenth second of equaling
Paavo's indoor mark of 1882, set on
the old Madison Square Garden track
in 1925. Lash's own best previous
time was 9:l0.6.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
LASH RAISES US.
EMILE RUN HOPE
World Mark Race Challenge
to Finns' Dominance of
Olympic Distances.
BY ALAN GOULD,
ssnciatad Press Sports Editor

Associated fIeSS OpOIls GuItol'
Va yEW YORK, June 15.-Amid the
M rapidly accumulating evidence
VI that Uncle Sans athletes
4 will set a dizzy pace for all
rivals in the Berlin Olympics, Don
Lash's world record-smashing two
miles stood forth today as not only
the years greatest foot-racing per-
formance, but one OF the most re-
markable Of all time.
The 22-year-old Indiana collegian
not only surpassed one of the great
Paavo Nurmi's supposedly impreg-
nable marks by running the distance
In 8 minutes 5S.3 seconds on Prince
toms rain-swept track last Saturday,
but he became the first American
ever to gain world renown over the
two-mile route.
For the first time in foot-racing
history. the United States now can
claim all world records for the stand
ard linear-measured events. ranging
from 100 yards to 2 miles, with Lash
Joining the record-cracking company
of Frank Wykoff and Jesse Owens IN
the sprints, Ben Eastman at the 44o
and $50 yard distances, and Glen
Cunningham in the mile.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
artesal Dispatch to The Star.

. NNAPOLIS, June 15.-To-
n morrow, on the Hudson,
"A the college rowing world
4 \ will have q chance to see
the Naval Academy's "Epileptic"
stroke as it has been termed by
Head Coach Charles Walsh, its
originator.
Using the new stroke, so-called
because of its somewhat shaky
action, the Navy crew went ahead
in Eastern rowing by winning three
races in a row, in which six crews
were defeated.
The stroke which has been used
for the first time this year, was de-
signed by Walsh with the Olympic
races, which are over 1000 meters,
IN view. He thinks It Is peculiarly
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Louis in Fine Trim.

T OUIS has been pictured as logy
and overweight and no longer the
accurate puncher he was a year ago.
But in his late workouts the "Amber
Assassin" has sloughed of the lethargy
that marked his early drills and has
battered his sparring mates merci-
lessly. The German Schlager also is
In perfect physical trim, but from
any angle it adds up to Louis victory.
So certain are the fight faithful of
the Negro's triumph that betting has
been unusually light. Your dollar will
get you five if Max should win and
two if he should avoid being knocked
out. Indications are that Louis will
be a 1O-to-1 favorite when they enter
the ring at pm.
Schmeling's only chance seems TO
be to land his mighty right before
1t is too late, and even then there's
some uncertainty what the result would
be. Louis never has been called upon
to take Sunday" punch from first
class rival. For that reason some have
wondered whether he can take it. -
overlooking the fact that he's taken
everything 27 opponents could slip past
his defense without f1inching.
Both Louis and Schmeling are slated
to conclude their training tomorrow at
Lakewood, N. j.. and Napanoch, N. Y,
respectively. They will come to New
York early Thursday for the weigh
ing-in ceremonies, which will be held
at the Hippodrome instead of the
State Athletic Commission Offices.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Navy Rows ''EpilePtic'' Stroke
Designed for Shorter Olympic Races, Shaky
Sweep Will Be Used at Poughkeepsie.

adapted to the short distance, but
has no doubt that 1t will go just as
well in the long Poughkeepsie race
a week ahead If his oarsmen can
hold out.
The special incidents of the
stroke are slow start, fast, power
full mid-action and slow down to-
ward the end of the stroke. The
three distinct parts of the stroke
give it the name. Also, the ole
"Layback" Of the old Navy, or
Glendon, stroke, has been aban-
doned.
The rowing squad, made up OF
varsity, junior varsity and plebe
crews, left Annapolis yesterday for
the Hudson, and win have just ons
week Of special preparation for the
big races. :
Evening star., 1936-06-15
QUARLEs IS UNDECIDED.

RICHMOND, Va, June IS P.-
Norment Quarles, former Southern
Conference collegiate boxing cham
pion and at present Jack Dempsey y's
contender for the lightweight crown,
said today that he had not decided
whether he will accept the post as
boxing coach at the University OF
North Carolina.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
than they have received in
Louis last five bouts,

Just a few days more than year
ago Max Baer, hailed as the greatest
puncher since Dempsey. dropped his
title to Jimmy Braddock. And now.
Louis, saluted Dempsey's equal by
many, will ride the long end of pro-
hibitive odds against Schmeling.
No one as yet has discovered Q
ma jor flaw in Louis fighting ma
chinery. Schmeling probably won't,
but you've got to give the guy at least
a slim chance.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

lax SCHMELING, who has
M been on the butt end Of
VI more jokes than Mae West
L \ since he signed to face the
educated mittens Of Joe Louis next
Thursday at New York, may be
whistling in the dark, but q little
consideration of the Germans view
point concerning the scrap will reveal
Just why $4,000 fans probably will
jam their way into Yankee Stadium
against their better knowledge.
It's difficult TO find a ringworm
who will believe that Schmeling will
answer the bell for the fifth round
and yet 1t is conceivable that the ex-
heavyweight champion Of the world
might finish the fight on his feet.
Having seen the methodical brown
skinned glove manipulation in action
I don't believe Max will get past the
sixth round, but cool survey of their
respective records-don't laugh yet
warrants giving Schmeling a morsel
Of hope.
t)AN<1S 4SEAA4A4 SOo W
heard concerning Louis fstic
proves is true. TWenty-three knock
outs in 81 fights will convince you of
that, but peek at some of the men
he has faced may serve to offer a
more conservative estimate than that
OF some hysterical fans who would
have you believe that Dempsey also
would have been a pushover for Joe.
In 1885 the Brown Bomber
scored knockOuts over Roy
Lazer, Biff Bennett, Roscoe
Toles, Willie Davis and Gene
Stanton-ever heard Of 'em?
Hans Btrkie, Lee Ramage and Red
Barry, none Of whom ever has carved
much OF a niche in caulifower circles,
also finished in horizontal angles.
Our own Matte Brown and Patsy
Perroni remained upright for 10
rounds.
Primo Camera. King Levinsky. Max
Baer, Pauline Uzcudun and Charley
Retzlaff, then, have served as the real
stepping stones for Louis amazing
ring rise.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Lash Runs on Schedule.

THE performance was a stunning
surprise to 10000 hardy onlookers
and most every one else, except Lash.
The Indiana boy figured he could do
It and ran to a stop-watch schedule
from start to finish, despite abomi-
nable conditions under-foot and over
head. He ran four rivals into the
ground, including California's Nor
man Bright, hitherto regarded as our
best Olympic distance prospect; Sears
and the veteran Joe McCluskey.
Bright, in second place, trailed by
$50 yards.
Meanwhile, California foot-racers
caused a sharp upturn in Americas
400 meters stock. While Jimmy Lu-
vale of U. G. L. A. was lowering the
colors of the East's best, including
Syracuse's previously invincible Eddie
OBrien in the 440-yard run at
Princeton, CALIFORNIA; Archie Will
liams sped to a near-record victory
in a 400-meter Olympic test at Palo
Alto. Both stars are Negroes.
William was clocked in 463, q
tenth-second short of Bill Cars
world record, while Luvalle was timed
in All for the slightly longer 44o.
Other Headline Stunts.
OTHER headline-making track and
field performances Saturday:
Jesse Owens latest quadruple tri-
umph, In the Ohio State-Southern
California dual meet, including a
record equaling 100 yards in s.4
seconds; Trojan Roy Staley's record
beating I4.1 seconds for the 120 yards
high hurdles in the same meet; Ben
Eastman's 800 meters in 1:50.5 at
Palo Alto; Gene Venzke's first out
door triumph over Glenn Cunningham
in the Princeton mile, timed in 4:13.4,
and dAmerican-record-excelling javelin
feats by the veteran Lee Bartlett, with
q throw of 223 feet inches at Grand
Rapids, Mich, and by Bob Parke Of
Oregon with 222 feet 7A inches.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Receipts Beyond $3.50, 900.

THE attitude Of the fans was neatly
summed up by one Of Joe's Har-
lem admirers, overheard as he left the
stadium after the Camera fight:
"Ah paid 20 dolluhs to see him, and
ahm satisfied, puffictly satisfied
Promoter Mike Jacobs, whose rise
has been almost as spectacular as that
of Louis, offers assurance there will
be more satisfied fans Thursday.
Receipts already have passed the
$3.50 900 mark and Mike claims the
first real million dollar gate since the
second Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey
clash. which set the all-time high of
81, 2,658, $50 at Chicago in 1927. Jacobs
foresees the possibility Of a capacity
crowd of $4,000 in the stadium and
the wooden bowl which will be con-
structed on the field to give the fans
a clear view of proceedings. Sale OF
radio rights will add a comfortable
sum to this amount
The pre-battle ballyhoo has stressed
Schmelings courage. his experience,
and his cleverneSs, neglecting the
famous line about his being the man
who won the title sitting down and
lost it standing up. While there's no
doubt about those qualities in the
German, he still does not appear TO
be match for Louis, a deadly punch
er and q superb boxer.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
How 2.Mile Run
Marks We're Cut

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June IS. - Here's
the international history of
the two-mile run, from a record
making standpoint:
Year. Record-maker. Time.
1884 w. G. George England 9:17.4
1908 Alfred Shrubb, Eng. GIT
1904 Alfred Shrubb, Eng. 9:09.6
1926 Edwin Wide, Sweden 9:01.4
1881 Paavo Nurmi, Finland 1886
1896 Donald r. Lash, U. S. 1888
WESTERN.
Cedar Rapids. ]: DeS Moines, 0.
Davenport, /: Sioux City, O.
Omaha. B: Waterloo. 3.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Scott Much Improved.

NCOII, however, Is one Ol LIE ulOSt
~ improved boxers in this sock sec
tor, having trimmed the highly re-
garded Norment Quarles twice, in ad-
dition to trouncing Joe Rivers, Stumpy
Jacobs, Eddie Burl. Lew Massey, Davey
Fine and Buck Taylor. The trans
planted Texan dropped split decision
verdict to Eddie Cool several months
ago.
To Scott the bout means national
recognition and an opportunity to
scale new f1stic heights. His manager,
Gabe Menendez, already has received
several promising offers from New
York promoters, contingent, Of course,
upon the outcome of the impending
fight.
Reilly, who also directs the ring ca
reer of Freddy Miller, and who has
piloted five fighters to world cham
pionships. will be in Battalino's cor
ner. The veteran manager has en-
tered the Hartford hitter in q light
weight tournament that will include
Lew Ambers and Pedro Montanez.
Lew Raymond, Baltimore welter-
weight who scored an impressive win
over Cary Wright last week, will
square off with Roddy Davis in a
scheduled sx-round semi-fnal, while
other six-rounders pit Stanford Car
rier against Ritchie Mack and Charley
Woods against Young Raspi.
In an opening tour-round bout,
Eddie Marmel will launch his profess
sionsl ring life against Al Dintamin.
Action will get under way at $50
o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-06-15

MAX won his title sitting down.
A'A He lost it to the same man, Jack
Sharkey, in one of the wierdest de-
cisions ever handed down in New
York. He was knocked out by Max
Baer on sucker" punch IN the
tenth round after compiling an early
lead on points.
He chilled Steve Hamas in nine
rounds and then disappointed Ber-
lin crowd by merely winning a deci-
sion over UZcudun.
Schmeling hurt his chances for ring
fame by shifting his style. Against
Louis he will revert to the weaving.
boring-in style that he copied from
Dempsey. He says he is unafraid.
That alone may give the ring
siders more for their money
Evening star., 1936-06-15

0 world record for challenger, an
unbelievable record for 22-year-old
entry unknown two years ago, Joe
Louis sits in his Lakewood cottage,
with Jack Blackburn, his coach and
trainer, only a few feet away-and 1t
might be mentioned here that Joe
Louis has come a long way in self
Evening star., 1936-06-15
TEYAS

Oakland, 1-2: Seattle. OIL.
Missions. 81; Los Angeles. %.
San Francisco, 70; San Diego, 3-3.
Portland. A.: Sacramento, 2-3.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
PACIFIC COAST.

Little Rock. liza: Chattanoosa, 10.
Nashville, 3: Memphis. !.
New Orleans, IL; Knoxville. 4.
Atlanta. 3; Birmingham, 2.
Evening star., 1936-06-15

Fort Worth, z; San Antonio. 4.
Galveston, 10; Tulsa, 8.
Oklahoma City. 3; Houston. 2,
Beaumont, az; Dallas. 1-6.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
EX-FEATHER KING
IN NEW TITLE HUNT
Victory Tonight Means Ma
tionaI Rating for D. c.
Lightweight Champ.
nv RIrRTON HAWKINS.

BY BUXTON hAWhANS.
OWBOY HOWARD SCOTT,
District lightweight boxing
champion, will face the most
" severe test of his beak-busting
career tonight when he crawls through
the ropes to cope with the mauling
mittens of Bat Battalino, former world
featherweight titleholder, in a sched-
uled lO-round bout at Griffith Sta
dium.
Should the fourth scrap OF the out
door season approach its predecessors
IN lively action, the appetite OF wash
ington's ring colony should be satiated
ct least temporarily.
Starting with the Petey Sarron-
Freddy Miller world featherweight
title argument last month, local ring
worms have viewed two crack follow
uu fights in the Harry Dublinsky-Phil
Furr and Marty Gallagher-Bob Tow
encounters.
"A POPEYE in his weight division
"A several years ago, the colorful
Battalino retired as undefeated ruler
of the 126-pound class, successfully de-
Tending his crown against the clever
attacks of Fidel La Barba, 1gnacio
Fernandez, Earl Mastro, Freddy Miller
and Kid Chocolate.
Battalino, no longer able to make
the weight, relinquished his title and
after boxing for a while in lightweight
ranks, enjoyed the life of Reilly. 1t
was Reilly, however-Pete Reilly-the
man who guided him up the ladder of
larrup, who argued Christopher into
making a comeback attempt in 1885,
pound ranks.
Launching his new title quest, Bat
talino whipped Brescia Garcia, Pete
Nebo and joey Greb, and dropped a
disputed split decision to Al
Roth, outstanding contender for Tony
Canzoneri's laurels. in his last en-
gagement.
The 28-year- Italian clouter has
punched a small army of fighters in
defeat and holds victories over such
prominent battlers as Al Singer, Andre
Routs, Lew Massey, Bud Taylor,
Eddie Shea, Freddy Miller. Eddie Ran,
Cocoa Kid and Kid Chocolate.