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Evening star., 1936-06-07
AkNUSTIT TEAM WINS
WESTBURY CUP POLO
0utscores Old Westbury, ga, in
Opening Play of Third Meet
for Priced Trophy.
Py the Associated Press.

Ey Inc ASSOClhtcu FIeSS.
NEW YORK, June 6.-The Aknusti
team. composed of Robert L.
Gerry, jr.; Henry Gerry, Eddie Gerry
and j. c. (Cocie) Rathbone, won the
opening match of the third westbury
Cup Polo Tournament by defeating
Old Westbury, 6 to 4, on Interna-
tional Field at the Meadow Brook
Club today.
Tied, 33, at half time, Aknusti won
out in the latter part of the game,
which was unusually well played for
an early-season contest and which
was marked by close defensive play on
both sides. The losing team included
two former internationalists Devereux
Milburn and w. A. Hartman. who
teamed with Barney Balding and Rob-
ert A. Pinkerton.
The tournament, limited to 20-goal
teams and played without handicaps,
is one of the oldest cup events in
American polo. The first Westbury
Cup was put into competition IS years
ago.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Ne,vsom to Try to Lift Mats
To Euen Terms With Bengals;
PmcIl-Hitters Rank Failures

~ HOVED back into the second
division, but only by one
game margin, the Nationals
~ will bank on Buck Newsom
pitching them into fourth-place tie
with Detroit again today in the final
game of the Tiger series,
By whipping the Bengals this after
noon, Washington will regain the
ground it lost by yesterdays 10 to
defeat and, possibly, pick up on the
slipping third-place Indians. If Cleve-
land should lose to New York, and
the Nationals should win, Uncle
Clark Grifith's base ball entry would
be only half game out of the third
hole.
Tommy Bridges, ace right-hander
of the world champions. was named
by Manager Mickey Cochrane last
night as Detroit's probable pitcher.
There is a chance, however, that
Cochrane will shift to the ancient
Alvin Crowder, who has made habit
of beating the WashingtonS ever
since he was sold down river to
couple flag-winning clubs in 1884.
The game will start at o'clock.
Capt. Buddy Myer, the Nationals
ailing second baseman, expected to
be in shape to return to the job
today, but whether Manager Bucky
Harris will yank Ossie Bluege from
the lineup so soon is doubtful. Since
Myer has been on the sick list, Bluege
has made 7 hits in II times at bat.
Not even a batting champion can i'm
prove upon that.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
DIXIE GOLF TITLE
TO MRS N GARRY
Beats Betty Jameson, FL,
Through Steadier Play in
36-HoIe Final.
BY the Associated Press.

~ KLAHOMA CITY, June g.
4 Mrs. Mark McGarry of st.
Petersburg, Fla, won the
~ Southern women's golf cham
pionship today by defeating Betty
Jameson of San Antonio, Tex, in the
36-hole finals, and !.
The Florida matron, a great match
player, was the steadier through the
IS holes of the final match. She ended
the morning round all square with the
17-year-old Texan and picked up two
holes on the out nine this afternoon.
Holding to the lead the remainder of
the day she closed out the match on
the thirty-fifth green with a par 4
as Miss Jameson was taking q 5.
The victory gave Mrs. McGarry her
first major golf tournament champion
ship.
Miss Jameson was bidding for her
second Dixie title. Two years ago,
when Is, she won the championship.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

occasions before the Tigers did sue
teed in pinning his ears back in the
sixth inning Jimmy was fortunate to
escape as easily as he did In the
third inning, for instance, he filled
the bases by walks and got out
without letting a run score by tanning
Gerald Walker.
Two Of the balls at which Walker
waved, incidentally, were bad pitches.
A better waiter also would have
drawn q base on balls.
No Pinch Hit Since May 8.
WHEN Carl Reynolds and Dee
w Miles failed as pinch-hitters
yesterday they became the nineteenth
and twentieth successive pinch batters
to flop for Bucky Harris. OF the last
20 to parade to the plate now, 18 have
been retired. Only two got on base
and both times they achieved the
station by walks.
Not since May 8, when Johnny
Stone singled, has a Washington
pinch hitter made hit.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Detroit VS.. Washington, Grifith
Stadium, 3.
Tennis.
Yelverton Garnett vs.. Barney
Welsh, city of Washington singles
championship, Edgemoor courts,
$3.50.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Cleveland VS.. Washington, Grif-
nth Stadium, 3:15.
Boxing.
Marty Gallagher VS.. Bob Tow, Is
rounds, feature bout, Griffith Sta
dunn, $50.
Tennis.
City Of Washington tournament,
women's singles and doubles, mixed
doubles, Edgemoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
TUESDAY.
Base Ball.
Cleveland VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, 3:l5.
Tennis.
City of Washington tournament,
womens singles and doubles, mixed
doubles, Edgemoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball.
Cleveland VS.. Washington, Grif-
fifth Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
City Of Washington tournament,
women's singles and doubles, mixed
doubles, Edgemoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
City Of Washington tournament
women's singles and doubles, mixed
doubles, Edgernoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
Wrestling.
Vincent Lopez VS.. Gus Sonnen-
berg. feature match, Griffith Sta
dium, $50.
FRIDAY.
Base Ball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
City of Washington tournament.
women's singles and doubles, mixed
doubles, Edgemoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
SATURDAY.
Base Ball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
City of Washington tournament,
women's singles and doubles, mixed
doubles. Edgemoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
YANK POLO TEAM
IS HELD IN CHECK
Roehampton, Led by Smith,
Texan, Is Defeated by
Only 8 to 6.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
V ONDON, June 6.-The smoking
pace that Americas polo inter-
nationalists have set since their
IL arrival in England was abruptly
checked today as Roehampton quar-
tet, led by the Texas star, Cecil Smith,
held them to 9-6 score today.
With Smith setting the pace. Roe
hampton almost Smothered what Brit
ish experts have termed the greatest
scoring combination seen abroad in
many years.
Smith, big, hard-riding eight-goal
star, easily was the best man on the
field. He effectively bottled up Win
ston Guest, captain of the American
team, and with Eric Pedley far of
his usual sharp-shooting form, the
internationalists were hard pressed to
pull out the victory.
1t was by far the closest match they
yet have played in England and gave
British fans new hope Of victory in
the international matches starting
next Wednesday.
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Evening star., 1936-06-07
Tigers Ca,v Mats Win Welsh McEenny Take It'll
MinorLeagues

International.
Rochester, 8; Newark, 3.
Albany, 'l2; Buffalo, 9.
Montreal, 12; Baltimore, 8.
Syracuse, IL; Toronto, 7.
American Association.
st. Paul, 6; Columbus, 4.
Milwaukee, 5; Louisville, 2.
Southern Association.
Knoxville, 6; Chattanooga, 8.
Birmingham, Z; Little Rock. 6.
Memphis, 13; New Orleans, 8.
Atlanta, 7; Nashville, S.
Pacific Coast.
Missions, 5-4; San Francisco, 81.
Los Angeles, 5; San Diego, 2.
Texas.
Beaumont, S; Tulsa, l.
Sally.
Macon, s: Columbia, 2.
Jacksonville, 10-2; Augusta, al.
Columbus, 8-3; Savannah, A.
Piedmont.
Richmond, IL; Durham, II.
ASheville, 8; Portsmouth, 8.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
MEYER TO RACE TODAY
Among Ace Field That Will Try
Speed at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 8 CP).-Lou Meyer,
three time winner of the 500-mile In
dianapolis auto race, heads a star
field of drivers to compete tomorrow
at the new Roby Speedway.
Other pilots entered on the seven
event program are: Rex Mays, Paci-
fic Coast champion; Doc Mackenzie.
TED Hocn and Mauri Rose, all stars
Of this years Memorial day program
at indianapolis.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
OWENS HEADS ENTRIES
Many Stars Will Take Part ir
Central Olympic Tests.

CHICAGO, June CP.-With Jesse
Owens of Ohio State heading an en-
try of track stars from the Midwest
and West, the central A. A. U. track
and field champions and Central
States Olympic tryouts will be held
tomorrow afternoon at Stagg Field.
Owens, Ralph Metcalfe of Mar
quette and Ben johnson Of New York
will match strides in special sprint
events. Indiana, Western Conference
track champion, will enter a strong
team.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
NEWsOMS WIN EASILY.

Buck Newsom's Peewees stepped
out of their class yesterday to trounce
the Colmar Manor Insects, 1873, on
the Mount Rainier diamond. The
winners are anxious to schedule a
game with the Little Tavern Peewees
and may be reached through Bobbie
Reinoehl at Greenwood 2513-M.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Pairings for Start.

DAIRINGS for tomorrow's first
round matches follow:
2:30 o'clock-Edith Clarke VS. Mar
garet Graham, Mrs. Stanley K. Rob-
inson vs.. Mrs. F. H. Duncan, Mary
Cootes VS.. Mrs. Ralph Ellis.
3 oclock-Dorette Miller VS. Audrey
Winston, Dorothy Anderson VS.. Vir-
ginia Lyle
o'clock-BobSey Turney VS.. Hazel
Bishopp, Marion Prichard VS.. Eleanor
Finckel, Edith Mccullough VS.. Joan
Bransford
4:30 o'clock-Alison Clafin vs.
Christine Gawne.
5 o'clock-Mary Ryan vs.. Willie
O'Steen, Gladys Bishoff VS.. Peggy
Keyser Smith.
$50 o'clock-Cornelia Gordon VS..
Gladys Siegel, Kathleen Klotz VS.
Ruth Sherman. Eleanor Craven VS..
Virginia Lyle.
o'clock-Sara Moore VS.. Frances
Carter, Dorothy Bergstrom VS.. Mary
Poppe.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
GEORGETOWN is LISTED

Appears on Miami List for Tilt
There on December 4.
CORAL GABLES, Fla, June R.-
University of Miami announced To-
game 1886 foot ball schedule today,
including seven games at home.
The schedule:
lege: October q University Of Tampa: 8.
Bucknen at Lewisburg. Pa: 16. Rollins at
Winter Park, Fla: 81, Boston University at
November 8, Stetson: co. Mercer: 90,
University Of Mississippi; December 4.
GEORGETOWN: IL. South Carolina.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
TIES HER DASH RECORD
Helen Stephens Does 40 Meters
in IL :6 in Meet Feature.

KANSAS CITY, June 6 CP.-Helen
Stephens, Fulton, Mo, speedster,
stepped the 100-meter dash today in
1l.6 seconds, equalling her time of
last year her which betered the re-
cognized worlds record for women.
The race was q feature Of the Mis-
souri, Valley A. A. y. track and field
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Powell Is Rough on Tigers.

THE Tigers allegedly are laying
for" Jake Powell, the Nationals
outf1elding speedster, but in the
meantime, Powell continues to strike
terror in the hearts of the Detroit
inf1elders. In the seventh inning yes
terday Jake laid down q bunt and
sped for first base. Schoolboy Rowes
throw to Jack Burns should have
nailed Powell, but Jake gave Burns
a "serni-uppercut" as he reached for
the ball and 1t rolled into right field,
while Jack staggered from the blow.
Jake continued to second base on
what was charged as Burns error
while the Detroit inf1elders squawked
vigorously to Base Umpire Bill Din
neen, but with no effect.
It was on a similar play that Pow
ell broke Hank Greenberg's wrist,
putting the Tiger slugger on the shelf
for an indefinite period and striking
hard at Detroit's hopes of winning q
third straight pennant.
Powell, by the way, maintained his
stolen base leadership in the Amer
lean League when he swiped second
in the third inning. 1t was his
eleventh stolen base of the campaign.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Lewis Double Ties Score.

A FTER Buddy Lewis made a two
= base error of a grounder by Pete
Fox and Charley Gehringer pumped
single to give the Tigers a 10 lead
In the first inning, Washington came
to life a couple of innings later and
took 2-1 lead. The production of
the only lead the Griffs had embraced
a base on balls to Jake Powell, a stolen
base for the same gent, a double by
Lewis, and two-base muff of Johnny
Stones fly ball by Mr.. Cochrane's
erratic Mr.. Walker, the center fielder.
Apparently the prosperity went to
De Shong's head. With two out in the
fourth inning, Jimmy pitched single
to Frank Reiber, rookie catcher of the
Bengals; walked Mr.. Rowe, and threw
another single to Bill Rogell, enabling
the world champs to tie it up, %.
After that Jimmy settled down in
such hurry that it looked as though
1t was going to be the kind Of game
that breaks would decide.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
WOMEN'S CITY NET
TUSSLE DRAWS32
Opening Round of Tourney
for Star Prizes Slated
for Tomorrow.

w YITH the largest entry list in
M the past few years, the
v v City of Washington wom-
ems tennis tournament.
sponsored by The Star, will begin TO-
morrow afternoon at Edgemoor Club.
with 80 players seeking the perpetual
challenge trophy donated by this
newspaper
Sara Moore, defending champion
Mary Cootes, District champion,
Edith Clarke, recent conqueror Of
Miss Cootes, and Mrs. Stanley K
Robinson head the list of the highest
ranking women players of the Capital
and were seeded in the draw las
night. Miss Clarke was seeded one
Miss Cootes. two; Miss Moore, three.
and Mrs. Robinson, four.
Lured by The Stars sponsorship
and its array of prizes to the winners
and runners-up, the tournamenc
marks the return to competition OF
Peggy Keyser Smith, one Of the city's
most promising young players before
her forced retirement due to q hand
injury two years ago. Mrs. Smith
again is ready for action and will
make determined bid for the high
honors.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

Runs batted in-Gehringer (3), Lewis.
Rogell (2l. Fox CD, Kuhel Bolton. Owen.
Two-base hits--Lewis. Gehrinser. Fox
%stet ssefessSasEine sSsn sSHs
Burns. Double play-KresS to Bluege TO
kuhel. Left on bases-Detroit. 8: Wash
ington g. Bases on balls-On Rowe 3;
on De ghong. 9. Struck out-By Rowe, ,:
BY De shons; Hits-Od De Shons. in
i'm innings; on Russell. 3 in ! inning On
Winning pltcher-Rowe Losing pitcher
Pc ShonE. Umpires--Messrs, Hubbard.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
FRENCH cUPMAN UPSET.

PARIS, June R.-Josef Pallada
of Yugoslavia, upset the dope today
TO defeat Christian Boussus, French
star Ia their third round European
zone Davis Cup match. Ga, 2Ee,
", ca.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Willie O'Steen in Meet.

WILLIE O'STEEN, playground
champion last year, also is
among the entrants
With the cooperation of Edgemoo-.
which is donating its courts for the
tournament, 16 first-round matchcs
have been scheduled for tomorrow
starting at 2:3O o'clock. Misses Cootes
and Clarke and Mrs. Robinson Will
see action at the opening bell, with
Bobsey Turney. Dorette Miller, Mary
Ryan and Frances Carter-others
ranked within the first 10-also slated
to play before the day is over.
Entries for doubles and mixed
doubles will not close until tomorrow
night. Already Mrs. Ellis and her
husband, Ralph, a former Yale net
man, have signif1ed their intention of
playing in the mixed group, and it is
expected that Mrs. Robinson will team
up with her life mate, Stan.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
YANK WINS IN ENGLAND

Tennis Tournament.
HARPENDEN, England, June up.
David N. Jones, former Columbia
University tennis star, took the singles
title in a local tennis tournament to-
day.
The American defeated the Chinese
Davis Cup player, Gordon Lum, 6-1,
81, in the final.
In the mixed doubles, Jones and
Mrs. W. ]. Dyson defeated K. Charti-
kavani and Miss J. Saunders, 60,
6-1.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
CUBS FARM STEPHENSON
I,elivelt Makes Trip to Obtain
Catcher for Los Angeles.

CHICAGO, June LP).-In answer
to Manager Jack Lelivelt's personal
visit, the Chicago Cubs today turned
over their third-string catcher, Walter
Stephenson, to the Los Angeles club
of the Pacific Coast League, q Cub
farm.
Stephenson, consigned on option,
left for the Coast tonight. He broke
into 16 games in 1885, hitting 1886 in
IS times at bat, but this year he had
been used only as a pinch hitter.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

Cleveland - O1O 1O1 O1O-4
Runs-Averiu Sullivan (2). Trosky:
Gehrig. Lazzeri Errors-None. Two-ba ase
hits-Rolfe Averill. Three-base hits-Sul-
livan. Trosky. Home runs-Gehriq Lag
zeri Stolen base-Galatzer. Sacrif1ces-
CrosettI to Gehrip. Left on bases-New
York. 4 Cleveland. T. Bases on balls
Pearson. 3; Hadley. 3 strikeouts-Pearson
3: Haroer. Hits-Of Pearson. in 3
innings: of Hadley in / Losing pitcher
Pearson. Umpires-Summers. Owens and
Johnston. Time-2:O7
Evening star., 1936-06-07
FORT WASHINGTON AHEAD.

Behind the four-hit pitching of
McFadden, Fort Washington cracked
out q 1915 victory over Congress
Heights In Q base ball game yesterday
at FuEt Washtngton, VI.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
CONTEST AT BALLST0N.

Ballston A. G. will stack up against
Boiling Field diamonders In a base
bali game today ct Ballston. Va, at 3
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Wildness Hurts De Shong.

THIS was presumption that was
blown to bits in the Detroit sixth,
however, when De Shong, who already
had walked four Tigers, went hog-wild
after getting the first batter, Burns.
Marvin Owen, next up, whiStled a sin
gle past Lewis and De Shong walked
Reiber. Rowe, who already had drawn
two bases on balls. slapped a ball
that bounced high on the sun-baked
tnfield and by the time Red Kress
could grab it all hands were safe.
With the bases loaded and the not
so-dangerous Rogell at bat, it didn't
look particularly serious, but DeShong
never gave the Washingtons a
chance at double-play ball when he
walked Rogell to force across Owen
and leave the bases filled. Still there
was chance of Jimmy's getting out
of it fairly easy and when Fox
raped bounder to Lewis it looked
as if Detroit's rally was ended. Buddy,
however, elected to try for a double
play at second base instead of whip
ping the ball home and while his
throw was mailing only Rogell at sec
ond, Reiber scored.
It probably made no difference, as
things turned out, for Charley Geh-
ringer promptly cracked double to
center that cleaned the bases by
counting Rowe and Fox with the
third and fourth runs Of the frame
and boosting the score to 60.
Russell, Linke Well Pounded.
THERE wasn't much else to the af-
fair. Jack Russell replaced De-
Shong in the eighth inning after Carl
Reynolds had batted for Jimmy. As
a relief pitcher, Russell was a relief
only to the Detroits. Singles by Rel
Der and Rogell, a sacrifice by Rowe, a
double by Fox and a wild throw by
Johnny Stone produced three more
runs, boosting it to go.
Only once after their third inning
scoring activities did the Nationals
kick up much furse. That happened
In the eighth frame, when it was all
over but the shouting On a walk
to Ossie Bluege and singles by Stone,
Joe Kuhel and Cliff Bolton the Wash
ngtons scared up two more runs but,
when it began to promise possible en-
barrassment for Mr.. Rowe, Bucky
Harris sent up pinch-hitter and the
Nationals minute men of the bat are
not so hot. Dee Miles, who was
elected, ended it all by fouling out.
Ed Linke, who seems to have been
in the "doghouse," came out to throw
to the Detroits in the ninth inning.
1t was Eds first appearance since May
II, when he worked ninth inning
in Detroit and lost game. He was
greeted warmly. the Bengals making
their tenth run off him, but you
wouldn't want to know any more
about 1t.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

Jimmy De shong is o promising
young pitcher, but he'd be q good
deal more potent on the slab II he
could eurb his wiidnsss. On o couple
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Official Score

'Batted for De Shong in seventh.
tBatted for Russell in eighth.
Score by innings:
Detroit --------- 100 1O4 O31-1O
Washington ------ O02 900 O20-
Evening star., 1936-06-07

Totals 80 81 IL Totals 80 81 IL
xBatted for Jorgens in seventh
xxBatted for Pearson in eighth
Evening star., 1936-06-07
League Statistics
SUNDAY. JUNE 7, 1885.

Detroit. 10: Washington, 4,
Cleveland. 4: New York, Q.
Boston. - Chicago. 6.
Philadelphia. 6-3; st. Louis, 5-5.
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First publication of this notice made this
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The Washington times., 1936-02-13
TIMES HELPS
IN RESCUE0 OF
WILD DUCKS
BIinnp Scatters Food
Over Retreats Of
Starving Fowl

Thousands Of ducks, food sup
plies locked beneath the surface
Of the Potomac by a foot Of ice
and on its neighboring marsh
by heavy snowfalls, were saved
from almost certain starvation to-
day when The Times in coopera-
ton with the Goodyear blimp
Enterprise made possible the dis
tribution Of food to the birds.
The ducks-mallards, teal and
Canvas backs-had flocked to the
Potomac River area over a
month ago. Subzero weather and
heavy snowfalls had blanketed
the river banks and closed all but
small areas Of open water. effec-
lively depriving the ducks Of food.
Feed Donated
Apprized Of the birds plight,
DR.. Grover Bache Gill, wellknown
Washington physician, and q
number of other bird-lovers do
mated 900 pounds Of corn. The
problem was then one Of diStribu.
ton.
With its Tangier Island laurels
still fresh. the Goodyear blimp
was engaged by The Times for
another errand Of mercy-this
time for the winged victims of
the Capitals most severe winter
in years.
Piloted by Alexander Munro and
under command of Werner l..
Smith, the blimp cruised back and
fourth over the duck retreats,
scattering the food. Many Of the
birds were apparently dead, fro
zen in the ice. Scores of others,