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Evening star., 1936-06-20
BIG FIELDS LOOKING
TOTARGET TOURNEY
Eastern Small Bore Association
to Stage Rifle and Pistol
Matches in July,

THE rife range Of the Maryland Ma
l. tional Guard at Cascade, Md, will
be the scene Of one Of the years most
important rifle and pistol tournaments
during the first four days of July when
more than 400 shooters will gather to
take part in the annual matches OF
the Eastern Small-Bore Association.
BY virtue of his dual position as ad-
jutant general of the State of Mary
land and executive vice president of
the National Rife Association, Maj.
Gen. M. A. Rackford Of Baltimore was
the choice to serve as chief executive
officer Of the matches.
Most of the outstanding marksmen
Of the East already have indicated
their intentions of attending the
matches. Therkild P. Samsoe, Perth
Amboy, N. j., the Nations outstanding
small-bore rife shooter for 1885, will
attempt to repeat his tournament
triumph for last year. In order to win
he will be forced to defeat three other
former champions, Thurman Randle,
Dallas, Tex, 1884 winner; William B.
Woodring, Bethlehem, Pa, 1888 win
ner, and william P. Schweitzer, Eliza
beth. N. j., champion Of 1882.
The West Virginia State police who
scored the only runaway victory of the
pistol matches last year will again
send o full team to represent them
against their shooting rivals from the
New York State and Baltimore police
forces. H. w. Amundson Of Plain
field, N. J., who was the individual star
of last years matches, viii also return
to defend his laurels.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
GREAT PIGEON DERBY
LAUNCHED BY ENGEL
More Than 1000 Birds in Race
Chattanooga Ball Club Head
Officially Starts.
spt cial Dispatch to The Star.

Ept cial Dispatch to The Star.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, June 20
~ Joe Engel, president of the Chat
tanooga base ball club, acted as OH
ctal starter for the twelfth annual
Chattanooga race, the Kentucky
Derby" Of the pigeon world. as more
than 1000 feathered speedsters were
sent on their way at 5:15 o'clock this
morning. Engel Stadium, home Of
the Lookouts, was the liberation site.
Fanciers from Washington, D. c.,
had the greatest entry in the annual
classic, 219 birds being entered from
lofts of the Nations Capital. Balti-
more was next IN line with 208, while
Cleveland entered 1872. Birds also
were entered from such widely diver
gent spots as Pittsburgh, South Nor
walk Comm, Buckroe Beach (Va),
Richmond, Tampa, Detroit and Buff
falo.
Harry C. Burke of Washington as
sisted Engel k1 the liberation. Some
of the birds were expected to reach
home today.
Among other awards, the owner Of
the winning pigeon will receive a cup
given by the Emergency Peace Coun-
Gil Committee which will be presented
during the Democratic Convention at
Philadelphia next week.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
G.P. O. MINES CLIMB
IN SANDL0T LEAGUES
Feds Trim War Team, Printers
Rout H. o. L. C.-Bookoff
Gets Three Safeties.

THEIR prospects for the future
greatly enhanced through victories
gained in their respective leagues yes
terday, two Government Printing
Office teams are ready to continue
fights which they sense will bring
them pennants in local sandlot base
ball leagues this season.
OF the two. G. P. o. FederalS are
the more advanced, an 80 victory
over the A. G. o. War Department
nine showing them into q tie with
Procurement Division for the lead of
the Federal A. A. League. But, the
G. P. o. team which slaughtered H. o.
L. c., ISL, is right in the thick Of the
scrap In the Departmental League. the
victory placing them just behind
P. W. A.
Bookoff was the Federals' leading
hitter, getting three for five, while
Pitcher Bennett was limiting A. G. o.
to four. G. P. O's dozen hits used in
the rout Of H. o. L. C. were divided
among eight players, Harding leading
with three.
Other scores:
Government League.
Internal Revenue 3; Census. 2.
Bureau Labor Statistics. II: @. A. o., 4.
U. 8. Government League.
Police. 8: D. G. Commissioners, 5.
Washington Church League.
Mount Vernon 8; Calvary. 0.
National Capital
Washington Gas Light. s: Thompson's
Dairy, 8.
COlored Departmental.
Treasury, 12; Navy Yard. 3.
Independent.
Boiling Field. IL; Southwest Market. 3.
Claims Files, II; Printing and Dupli-
a. B., z; q. A, O.. 2,
Evening star., 1936-06-20
OWENS RUNS WILD
IN COLLEGE MEET.
Ohio State Star Is Leader
in Four EVentS-ToWns
Beats Hurdle Mark.
BY EARL HILLIGAN,

- HICAGO, June 2O.-A crack
4 field of championship caliber
and proven record-smashing
~ ability-90 finely trained
stars shooting at berths on Uncle
Sans 1886 Olympic team-headed
into the finals of the national COL
legiate track and field meet at Stagg
Field today.
Coming through a gruelling quail
flying process which produced marks
bettering two world records and elirni-
mated two-thirds of the original field
of 276 thin-clad aces, the survivors
were expected to make one of the
strongest assaults on the record book
In the history of the 15-year-
event.
ACHE williams Of California, the
dusky streak of lighting who has
raced into the front line Of the Ma
tons quarter mile aces. contributed
one of yesterdays high lights in win
ming the 4O0-meter run in 46.l Sec
onds, faster than it ever has been
done before. The world mark was
the 0:46.2 made by Bill Carr Of Penn
sylvania four years ago at Los
Angeles.
Forrest Towns Of Georgia cleared
the l1O-meter high hurdles in DIAL
to better by one-tenth Of second the
world mark made by Percy Beard OF
Auburn in 1894. Harvey Wallender
Of Texas stepped his 100meter run
heat in 0:10.3, equaling the world mark
held jointly by Percy Williams, Can
ada; Eddie Tolan, Michigan, and
Ralph Metcalf, Marquette.
The smooth, almost effortleSs-strid-
ing Owens, Ohio States Negro flash
and his teams big hope for the title,
won his heats in four events in which
he is competing without extending
himself. Through an. error in fixing
the start he ran 110 meters in the 100
meters run, winning easily in 11.2. 1t
was estimated he did the 100 meters
in about 0:10.2. He won his heat in the
22O-yard low hurdles, his heat in the
2OO-meter dash by feet and broad
jumped IS feet l07s inches to outdis-
tance his field.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

oy b1c ASSOClHLcu FTeBh.
American.
Batting-Gehrig, Yankees. 1895;
Sullivan, Indians, .377.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees, 73;
Gehringer, Tigers, So.
Runs batted in-Foxx, Red Sox,
so; Goslin, Tigers, So.
Hits-Gehringer, Tigers, and
Gehrig, Yankees, 80.
Doubles-Gehringer, Tigers, %;
Rolfe, Yankees, 81.
TripleS-Gehringer, Tigers, 9;
Gift, Browns, 8.
Home runS-Foxx, Red Sox, IT;
Gehrig, Yankees, and Trosky, In
dians, 16.
Stolen bases-Powell, Yankees,
IL; Piet, White Sox, IL.
Pitching-Grove, Red Sox, go;
Pearson, Yankees, 9-3.
National.
Batting-S. Martin, Cardinals,
.377; j. Moore, Phillies, 800.
Runs. Martin, Cardinals, 50;
Vaughan, Pirates, 49.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Cardi-
mails, 50.
Doubles-Herman, Cubs, 26;
Medwick, Cardinals, 20.
Stolen bases-J. Martin, Cardi-
mails. 1872; Carleton Cubs. II.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
GEHRIG SHOWS WAY
TO MAJOR BATTERS
Gets Is Hits in Week to Boost
Average to .395-Stu Martin
Tops National League.
By the Associated Press.

By the AsSociated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20-Larruping
4 Lou Gehrig, the New York
Yankees iron-man first baseman, hit
the ball at 652 clip during the past
week to outclass any other batter in
base balls big-tirne and move into
the lead in the big-league hitting race.
His feat of collecting Is safe blows
in % trips to the plate boosted his
average 20 percentage points to 1895,
giving him not only the American
League pace-setting position, but the
edge in both loops.
At the same time, Stu Martin, the
st. Louis Cardinals clouting rookie,
held onto the National League lead,
but he lost IA points, dropping to .377
by getting only 9 hits in 29 times up.
Gehrig replaced Billy Sullivan of
the Cleveland Indians in the American
League lead, the Tribes young catcher
falling off sharply from All to BIT by
hitting safely only times out Of &c.
Stu Martins closest rival in the
National League was still Johnny
Moore of the Phillies, who, although
out all week with injuries, retained
second place with $3.50.
The 10 leading hitters in each league,
showing games played, at bats, runs.
hits and percentages:
Evening star., 1936-06-20
HORSE SHOW FALL
INJURIES D. c. BOY
Christmas Is in Serious
Condition After MiShap
at Upper Marlboro.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

T UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, June
20.-Frank Christmas, jr., 12-
year-old son of the we'll
~ known Washington race horse
trainer, B. F. Christmas, was pain
fully injured here yesterday when a
horse he was riding in junior hunter
class of the Marlboro horse show
turned over at q fence and rolled on
him. Full extent Of the boys injuries
could not be determined pending
X-rays today, but he was reported to
be in serious condition at the home Of a
relative here, to which he was removed
in an ambulance following the acci-
dent.
The mishap occurred while young
Christmas was riding Mrs. ]. M. Ladd's
JeSta Gallop. which previously had
won saddle class open only to horses
owned in Southern Maryland. Riders
in the junior hunter event we're re-
quired to be under 16 years Of age.
Washington and Virginia owned
horses dominated the hunter tests dur
ing the opening session. Betty Cou-
zens Of Washington had double win
ner in Bean Beatle, which captured
the handy hunter and working hunter
tests and took o third blue with Re-
pulsion in the suitable class. Mar
garet Cotter. also Of the Capital, won
the women'S hunter division with
Rocksie U. s. Randle's Governor took
the touch-and-out class and his Port
Arms was winner among the junior
hunters.
Mrs. D. N. Middleburg sent out the
winner Of the green hunter class in
Miner Bird and her Scout teamed
with Rocksie to take the pair hunter
event. Glory Road and Miner Bird,
both from the Lee stable, won the pair
class for hacks.
The show was scheduled to continue
through today, with several pony tests
and the more important hunter classes
coming up.
For the first time, Marlboro's meet
ing is held this year under the auspices
of the National Horse Show Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
Junior Net Stars of Capital
Go Through Sizzling Scraps
To Reach Meets Semi-FinaIs

Smith match and the John MacHatch
and Harvey Kreuzberg- Bill McGinnis
setto.
Thus by tomorrow night finalists in
all junior divisions will have been
ascertained, leaving Monday and Tues
day for the championship matches.
The boys singles section is even
farther advanced, young Bob Kinks
upset of the first seeded player, Billy
Zeller, leaving that hard-working kid
in a position to meet either Leonard
Sokol, seeded No. 2, or Tom Walden,
who were to play this morning. Kinks
elimination Of Zeller came after three
hard sets, 60, 6-8, 6-3. Sokol and
Walden were tied at one set apiece
when a slight case of lumbago forced
Walden to quit and the two agreed to
replay the entire match.
Play in the boys doubles tourna-
ment, the first of its kind here in
recent years, will start Monday.
Three of the junior players are
deserving of special mention through
their efforts yesterday, although one
no longer is in the tournament. But
those who watched Dewitt Smith beat
John O'Malley and then give Ritz
enberg the hardest kind of a fight
before bowing e., 6-4, were con-
vinced that that youngster has a
bright future ahead.
The same may be said of Adair and
johnson, who advanced to the quar-
ter and semi final rounds, respectively.
Conqtlerlng Jimmy Hardey in the
morning hours, 6-l, IS, Ada re-
turned to the courts to hand big John
Hatch, formerly Of Western Highs
championship team, SO, 6-1
lacing. johnson, nearly half the size
of Sherman Lee of American Uni
versity's team, also came through with
a singular Illustration of the good
little man beating the good big man,
doing it in convincing style, 6-3, e3.
March and Ritzenberg of course. re-
main the favorites, and are over
whelming choices to battle it out in
the final round.
Evening star., 1936-06-20

~ LID and seasoned tennis en-
thusiaStS of the city would
I do we'll to make trip out to
- Edgemoor Club tomorrow
and get an eyefull of Washington's
youngest generation of netmen, who
are ending The Stars City of Wash
ington tournament on the crest of the
playing wave now engulfing
the city
Playing a brand of tennis which
delights the eyes Of those who en-
vision the restoration of United States
supremacy in world netdom through
the potentialitieS of its junior players,
these kids not only exhibit the fight
in'est style of play, but withal are
displaying form often matching that
of players several years their senior
Although one singles semi-final
match was to be played today be-
tween the promising Harry March,
seeded No. 2. and Ralph Buddy
Adair, climaxing what has been his
most successful tournament, tomor-
rows semi, scheduled for II o'clock,
will bring into action the favored
player, Allie Ritzenberg, against the
winner of the Charley Charming
David johnson match, also scheduled
today.
Either Charming or johnson figure
to give Ritzenberg a rousing battle
in his last obstacle to the final round.
Also to be played tomorrow are both
doubles semi-finals, three of the
four teams to be determined by to-
days play. While Charming and
March, seeded No. l pair, swept to
that round by a 60. 6-1 rout Of
Kemper and Williamson yesterday,
three matches were bringing the other
semi -fnalistS into the picture today.
The opponents of March and Chan
ming were to come from the victor in
the match between Buddy Adair and
Billy Turner and Harold Landsman
and Doyle Royal. The other semi
final will be played between the win
ners of the David Johnsen-Allie Ritz
enberg and Bob Chichester-De
Evening star., 1936-06-20
WINNING HARVARD
COACH DISMISSED
Whiteside Let Out After Yale
Crew Is Defeated in
Record Race.
BY BILL KING,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW LONDON, Conn, June 20.
M Harvard won the big boat
a day for a successor to the man
who coached the CrimSon's victorious
varsity eight, Charles Whiteside.
Whiteside. head crew coach at Har-
ward for the last seven seasons and
one Of the greatest stroke oars ever
developed by the veteran Jim Ten
Eyck at Syracuse University, hardly
had time to congratulate his tri-
umphant oarsmen last night when he
was informed by Athletic Director Will
liam j. Bingham that he would not be
re-engaged.
Harvard officials would not COM
ment on Whiteside's dismissal, but it
Is known that there has been much
dissatisfaction among the rowing
minded alumni over his inability to
develop a fair share of good sprinting
crews.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
Appleton Fails in s-6 Loss.

IF THERE was any use in crying over
spilled milk you could carry on in
definitely bemoaning the loss of MyeI
and the lack of another pitcher. With
Buddy and hurler the Nationals not
only would stack up as a certain third
place club, but might conceivably rise
higher.
However, no hurler is in sight and
there is no telling now when Myer. Will
get back into the game. The Griffs
will have to make the best of it and
they got an inkling yesterday of how
unlovely are their prospects. Having
won three games in a row by pitching
Earl Whitehill Jimmy De Shong and
Buck Newsom, Harris was forced tc
rely on the inconsistent Pete Appleton
and between solid Cleveland hitting
and the flighty play Of his own hire.
lings Bucky saw the winning streak
go blooey by a 9-6 count.
Appleton and Monte Weaver, who
replaced him, gave up l3 hits. The
Griffs pounded Thornton Lee, George
Blaeholder, Willis Hudlin and Lloyd
Brown for a dozen hits, but errors and
a miscue in judgment by Third Base
Coach Earl McNeely ruined the Har-
rismen'S cause.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
Move Match Mas With Champ Mats Are Upset by Myers
( S. <&ZS5t'@<9h@MA A13
W. By WRMeCALLuM ~

CONSERVATION to young Bobby Brown
ell, who had hoped to play in the
junior and Maryland State cham
pionships. But the junior title tour
ney winds up Friday, while the State
tourney will start its match-play
rounds on the same day. Bobby is a
cinch to qualify for the State affair,
and probably will go a long way in
the junior jonst.
TWELVE one-putt greens and
total Of IS puts for 10 holes
That was the mark set yesterday at
Columbia by young Buddy Bowie, who
will play in the junior championship
next week. Buddy was out in "a,
with the help Of six one-putt greens
and four brides. He had six one
putters on the last nine, but bagged
no brides. His putting streak is very
nearly q record for grass greens
around Washington, but pales into in
significance alongside the 19 puts
which Fred Mcleod used for 18 holes
on the sand greens at Pinehurst few
years back.
Mrs. K. S. Giles, proably the best
woman Southpaw golfer hitting the
ball around Washington, scored an
SO at Indian Spring yesterday, her
best score to date. She played the mines
in AZ and Al In a game with Mrs.
Perry Hoover, Mrs. L. H. frey and
Mrs. F. J. Kennedy.
You can always look for Fred Nc
Leod, the Columbia master, to
do the unusual, particularly if he is
playing his home layout. Freddie I'm
ished 3, 3, 4, 2, S, in a game yes
terday with Harvey johnson. Three
brides IN six holes fell to the blazing
clubs of the former open champion.
as he wound up by holing a 20-footer
for bird on the eighteenth hole.
Volney Burnett, the golfng fireman,
has won his way to the third round
in the current Tribal Bowl tourney at
Indian Spring. Volney beat Tom
Belshe, golf chairman, by and in
second-round match.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
COLORED BELT UPSET

CHICAGO, June 20 (CT)-Police
squads were dispatched to the Negro
quarter late last night during DEM
onstrations occasioned by Joe Louis
knockout.
The officers were sent out after sew
eral South Side stations received re-
ports that Negro groups had hurled
stones and fruit at street cars. No
injuries or arrests were reported.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
CHAPMAN, MILES
CALL FIGHT RIGHT
Nat Players Smirk After
Louis K. O., but Collect
Few WaqerS.
By staff Correspondent of The Star.

@LEvELAND, June 2o.-Ben
Chapman, newly acquired
from the YankS, and Walter
- Miles, a fugitive from the
Brooklyn chain gang, stood out today
as the Nationals top-ranking boxing
prognosticators.
Both Chapman and Miles, waving
fistfuls of dough. conducted search
among the Washington ball club for
Joe Louis money last night. There
was plenty of it, but Ben and Walter
wanted odds and these were scant.
So they contented themselves with
calling Max Schmeling's victory and
smirking when the radio broadcast
was over.
SYD COHEN, southpaw pitcher who
joined the Nationals yesterday
from Chattanooga, almost broke into
the game Immediately upon arrival.
Cohen probably would have been
used to relieve Pete Appleton in yes
terday's game with the Indians were
it not for the fact that Chattanooga
had pitched him seven innings the day
before, displaying fine lack Of CO.
operation with the Washington club.
HENRY COPPOLA, who was re-
leased to Chattanooga earlier in
the Spring by the Nationals, was a
spectator at the game here yesterday.
Coppola came to Cleveland with
Cohen, but instead of hanging around,
the stocky Italian hurler is going to
join the Albany club Of the Inter-
national League.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
MANGRUM PRESSED
ON WESTERN LINKS
Starts Second Lap Of Open Meet
With Sc, but Little Is Only
Stroke Back.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, June 2o.-Ray
Mangrum, lanky sharpshooter
from Dayton, Ohio, started the second
lap of the thirty-seventh Western
open golf championship tournament
today looking back at crack field
but with his fingers crossed.
Mangrum slammed his way over
the hilly Davenport Country Club
property yesterday In the par-smash-
ing total Of 66 strokes, to lead Law
son Little who played golf Of the
variety that brought him two British
and American amateur titles, by one
stroke.
Mangrum and Little had plenty
opposition close up. Pat Wilcox,
230-pound husky from Norfolk, Nebr.,
and Ralph Guldahl of Los Angeles,
had 68s. Horton Smith Of Chicagos
pro forces; Byron Nelson Of New
York, winner of the metropolitan
open, and Jimmy Thomson of Shaw
nee-on-Delaware, Pa, were tied for
the next position at SO.
Johnny Revolta Of Evanston, Ill,
defending the title he won a year ago,
was z strokes OF the pace with
38-35-73.
Evening star., 1936-06-20

|WO women golfers of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club
today were playing OF q tie
L for the Tschiffely Trophy, a
cup presented for one of the major
events Of the year at the Virginia
club. Mrs. Richard N. Sutton, for
several years one of the prominent
club golfers, and Mrs. G. L. Vale. q
new member, tied for the trophy yes
terday and were playing off today
over the 18-hole route. They had
identical scores in the two-day tour
ney. both scoring 101 and 103 for a
gross Of 204 and both having handi-
caps Of II strokes per round for a
net of ITO.
Mrs. @. C. Roney won the gross
award with 99-102-201. Douglas
Tschiffely, wife of the donor of the
trophy, was third with 172.
I'D BURNS, Rock Greek Park man
ager. looks for some hot COM
petition when the boys get together
next week in the annual version of
the Rock Creek Park Uptown" tour
ney. Burns says that Andy Oliver,
the Roosevelt High School kid who
holds the junior municipal links title,
is one Of the hot shots to win, and
that Milford Stein, newcomer, is
playing golf Of brand the boys will
find hard to whip. Claude Rippy,
municipal champion, probably won't
be an entrant, since Claude has taken
over a new job with a downtown
sports goods store. Rippy hopes. how
ever, to defend his municipal title
in the tourney which starts at Rock
Creek Park on June 20 and winds up
at East Potomac Park the following
day. Entries for the Rock Creek Park
open, which will start on Monday,
will close tonight with Burns. An
18-hole medal round will be followed
by four match-play rounds.
MEANWHILE entries were to close
~ tonight with Secretary william
C. Barr of the District Golf ASsocia-
ton for the District junior cham
pionship. which will open Tuesday at
Woodmont. All of which causes some
Evening star., 1936-06-20
Sorry Ending of Streak.

A PPLETON went into the sixth in
ming holding a 5-to-3 lead, but
lost it when the Tribe came up with
three runs. In the first half of the
sixth the Nationals scored three runs
and it might have been 13 runs II
McNeely hadn't been laboring under
the possible impression that Walter
Miles was Ben Chapman and waved
him home to be thrown out. This put
out took the sting out Of the rally.
Cleveland won it in the final three
innings, partly due to timely hitting at
Appleton's expense and costly wild
throw by Cliff Bolton. 1t was briefly,
a sorry ending for a winning streak
that had given promise Of growing to
plump proportions.
Evening star., 1936-06-20
AGG|E FIELD DAY
FULL Of VARIETY
Annual Program Tomorrow
at BeItSviIIe to Start
in Morning.
APARTMENT OF AGR1cUL-

~ APARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURES ATHLETIC AND
RECREATTONAL ASSOCIA-
- TION will sponsor its second
annual field day tomorrow at Belts
vile, Md when a variety Of sports is
scheduled to keep its employees enter
tanned from II am. untid pm
A special train will leave Union
Station at 10 o'clock carrying those
unable to go by automobile. Return
trains will leave Beltsville at and
o'clock. Tickets for the affair cost
so cents, including railroad tranSpor-
tation.
The day will open with a soft ball
game at IL o'clock to be followed at
noon by an archery match between
the Aggies and All Stars. Races for
all classes will begin at 1890 o'clock.
The feature of the sports program,
however, will be the base ball game
between the Aggies and Resettlement
Greenbelts. 1t is scheduled to start
at l O'Clock.
Fencing, horseshoe pitching and
sightseeing will occupy the rest Of
the day.