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Evening star., 1936-12-20
FENCING PROMOTED
BY DYER, ~ MENTOR
Trains Leading Swordsmen Here
This Year-Sabre Laurels
Won by Eberard.

7 LEADERSHIP in the promotion Of
fencing during 1885 was taken by
the Y. NJ. C. A.. whose coach, Maj.
Edward Dyer. gave fencing lessons
every Tuesday night during the year
at his home. Most Of the leading
fencers in the city received their
training through the "Y." although
group instruction was given weekly
under the auspices of the Roosevelt
and Hines Community Centers.
Nathan Eberard. 25-year-old Yale
graduate, won the sabre championship
of the city and received the prize
donated by Col. Edward Emerson. one
of a group Of military officers inter-
ested in the sport Others playing a
leading part we're Col. Harold M.
Rayner, a member of the United States
Olympic team eight years ago; Comdr.
E. w. Broadbent. U. S. NJ; Lieut.. A.
A. Burke, U. S. N, and Capt. S. L.
Conner.
Teams also were sponsored by the
Racquet Club. Gunston Hall. Madeira
School and the George Washington
University.
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CUBS, CHIS0X STAGE
LONG SPRING SERIES
Resume Civil War in II Games
During Training-Both Have
Big Exhibition Cards.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 19.-Civil war
between the Chicago White Sox
and Charley Grimms Cubs will be re-
sumed in big way next Spring.
The Chicago base ball rivals, whose
last meeting in post-season series in
October resulted in four straight VIC
tories for the American Leaguers, will
play IL daily games on their Spring
training trip next March and April.
The Cubs. in all, will play "a exhi-
bition games, and only three of them
with minor league opponents. The up
and coming White Sox will play Is
games, and it Is possible that one or
two more will be added to the Sched-
ule.
In addition to the II games with the
Cubs, Jimmy Dykes players also will
play 10 games with the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates and games with Los Angeles.
After the White Sox get through play
ing the Cubs on tour through Ari-
zona and Texas. they will pick up the
Pirates, winding up their exhibition
tour at Kansas City. Meanwhile, the
Cubs will engage the St Louis Browns
in Southwestern cities in eight games.
When these inter-league games are
finished the Sox and Cubs will return
to Chicago for a three-day preview,
starting at Wrigley Field April 16.
The National League season opens at
Wrigley Field on April 20.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
OBTAIN HOCKEY STAR

CHICAGO, December 10 R.-Chi-
cago Blackhawks have purchased Pete
Palangio, star wingman with the St.
Louis Flyers.
The price, which was not revealed,
was declared to be the highest ever
paid for a minor League star.
st. Louis had declared it would de-
mand $4,000 for Palangio. who IN
IS games this year has scored IA goals
and IL assists for 26 points.
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THE TANCHETTo DEFENSE.
ID. C. School Champion.


A MOTHER activity Of the progress
sive Metropolitan Chess Associa-
ton under the able leadership Of z.
v. Fineran, likewise president OF the
Washington Gas Light Co. Chess Club,
is the District Of Columbia all-school
individual chess tournament, the VIC
tor to receive a beautiful cup and
an individual medal. donated through
the courtesy Of J. G. Ingram, boys
director Of the Central "Y."
ANY school boy or girl attend
ing an institution below college
rating Is eligible to enter the
city-wide individual tourney. the
first round Of which will be
played on New Year day at the
"Y."
Entry fee is Is cents. and the gov
erning chess rules are those approved
as official by the International Chess
Federation. Aspirants to the indi-
vidual school championship should file
their entry and fee at once with the
chess editor OF The Star. Copies of
the F. I. D. z. oficial rules of chess
may be obtained for IS cents.
Each contestant will play every
opponent three games, thus making
the tournament a triple round robin
affair. As quickly as entrants file
their name, school and address,
matches will be arranged on the
play chart, complete schedule TO be
published shortly.
Remember. any boy or girl attend
ing an elementary, grade or grammar
institution of learning-public or pri-
vate-is eligible. Mail letter Of entry
| Immediately. Have this announce
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nnent posted on your school bulletin
board and announced in chapel.
The washington Interhigh Chess
Association. says President Robert
Knox, is 100 per cent for the tourna-
ment and will cooperate with the
Metropolitan Chess Association In
every possible way.
Chess Problem No. Is.
By W. BYAs. o. c. O., 1885.
BLACK PIECES.
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Dir Can't Figure,
Rickey Declares

CT. LOUIS. December 10 R.-
- Branch Hickey, general man.
ager of the st. Louis Cardinals,
was afraid" today that Dizzy
Dean was confused in his math-
ematics.
The eccentric pitcher was quoted
at Bradenton, Fla. as saying
100000 would be the right SAL
ary arrangement" for his services
next season.
1T was $4,000 or $4,000 or
s50.000," Hickey commented. IF
can find out where Dizzy went to
school. I'll investigate his marks
in mathematics. I'm afraid he had
confused addition and subtrac-
ton"
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Six PointeIs inelud. charle; !; Car
v. W. L. T cravford' 70 Chs ch.ri.s S Z. + Rassdsi..
Bressler, H, H. Hove tEee! a stupendous
[. G. bookings. u. W. Allen. George il.
Mullisan. BENJAMIN N. Connolly. Frank A.
Bolton. DR. Walter K. Angevine. Maud G.
Rabbi J. r: Loeb comes close and jack
Sronce is still praytns for mamma from
dilisent Application ' should ste net You % many any
correct solutions In the future Jack. Keep
your chin up. Some problem lovers lack
the spunk to put their ideas even on
Comes 4. W. Allen. the Massachusetts,
fan; with proper t,,ttp sontinI,1tl9pn TO, to end I'd
actual over-the;board Play e secads ago.
xss sesees 9vs s.p q sSP F5E ~ p,p p rks Pc
etc, wins.
Chesspourri.
w 3. MUNDELLE celebrates his
w. Slst birthday anniversary New
Year day ut the local "Y," when he
will take on simultaneously all comers
at chess and checkers Capablanca.
ex-world champion, is playing exhi-
bition chess in New York City after a
most extensive world tour . H. j. r.
Murray. probably the greatest living
authority on the history of chess, In
the excellent December issue of the
British Chess Magazine. states posi-
lively that chess originated in North
ern India about 800 AID. Although
Murray is truly a scholar, beg to
differ with him, as the Swedish archae-
ologist, Atol Boethius, personally told
Evening star., 1936-12-20

College champion at Harvard for
four years, 1880 through 1888. Mar
tin played for his alma mater in the
1888 intercollegiate tournament con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Ma
tional Chess Federation, U. S. A, at
the Chicago World Fair and made a
splendid showing during the early
rounds only to yield later to the in
vincible West Pointer, Lieut.. John D
Matheson
In 1885 young Stark, age %,
captured both the District of
Columbia League and Capital
City crowns. In 1886 Donald
Mugridge. Stark's elder by seven
years, annexed both titles.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
CHICAGO LISTS BELOIT
Contest Fills Maroon Foot Ball
Slate for Next Year.

CHICAGO, December 10 CP).-Uni-
versity of Chicago's foot ball schedule
for 1887 was completed today with
the addition of a game with Beloit
at Stagg Field
The schedule: october 2, Vanderbilt
at Nashville: 9, Wisconsin; Is, Prince
ton; 30, Ohio State.
November 6, Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor; 13, Beloit: 20, Illinois at Cham
paign.
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SEEKS HARNESS HORSES.

NEW YORK, December ID R.-
Hans Froemming. 26-year-old trainer
and driver of trotters from Germany.
arrived in this country today with
the intention Of purchasing several
American trotters and PAGERS before
returning home.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
GL1cKMAN IN BIG MEET.

Marty Glickman, syracuse's sopho-
more sprinter and member Of the
United States Olympic team, win
run at the Midwinter carnival De-
cember a. at New Orleans.
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Gallaudet.

SYDNEY, Australia, December 10
R.-The batting of Gloucester
shie's Wally Hammond was the fea-
ture of today's second test cricket
match between England and Australia.
In a program curtailed by rain. Ham
mond carried his score to 231 not
out in q total of 426 for six wickets.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
TWO BIG SCORERS LOST.

Vic Willis, 6-foot 5-inch center,
and Bernie Buscher. forward, two
letter men lost from the 1856
Maryland basket ball team, scored
zo6 and 1872 points, respectively, last
season.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
HAS HINDU BAsKETER.

Wilmeth Sidat-Singh, crack Syra-
cuse sophomore basketer. is believed
to be the only member of the Hindu
race performing In the court game
In this country. Stocky and speedy,
his motions on the wooden floor are
catlika.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
TRACK TUTORS TO MEET.

NEW YORK, December 10 R.-
The annual meeting Of the Associa-
ton of College Track Coaches Of
America will be held here December
20. IL was announced today by Sec.
retary-treasursr Harry Hillman Of
Dartmouth College.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
"Y" QUINT rs VICTOR.

In the preliminary to the South
eastern-Shepherd basket ball game at
the Y. M. G. A. last night, the Y. M.
G. A. court team defeated Gallaudet's
second team. 1926. Rodes, with Is
points for the winners, was the high
est scorer.
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The tentative schedule:
RACQUET CLUB BEATEN.

BALTIMORE, Md, December 1e.-
Failing to win a match the Racquet
Club of Washington was trounced, z
to 0, by the Baltimore Athletic Club
at squash today. Results:
Bogue CUMMINGS defeated j. NJ Gibson.
S-15. i5-1o. 15.9. los: Harry Burknei-
l5-11.. 1919; W. M. Bolton defeated T.
Herrick: 15-12. 1874. I5-I2: viii Scott
def detected 1shert l5-a 15,5 ia Bar
1912: John Bibby defeated w Macon
Der, 1916: 1873. 1910; Page Boyce de-
feated s. Scrivner SIS: 1919 1910.
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Two Golden Glove Meets.

TWO golden gloves tournaments
we're held during the year, in
February and November. the latter
being staged early in order to allow
local larrupers to compete in the all
America tourney in New York.
In the February tourney. the follow
ing champions were crowned: 112
pounds, Joe Petro; 1l8 pounds. Ray
Morse; 126 pounds. Lou Gevinson;
135 pounds. Leon Shub; lat pounds
Creighton Allen: l60 pounds. Paul
Desch; ITS pounds. Bob Grimm. and
heavyweight, Murray Kanner.
An entire new slate of champions
replaced the February titleholders in
the November tourney. They we're:
112 pounds, Bobby Herndon; 118
pounds, Eddie Saugstsd; 126 pounds,
Henry Peterson; 135 pounds, El
Brookman: lat pounds. Steve Ma
makos; 160 pounds, Steve Thompson;
ITS pounds, Bobby Schwartz, and
heavyweight. Maynard Daniels.
The golden gloves team title in both
instances was won by clubs coached
by Matt Twomey. The Olympic A. C..
won the February, while the same
squad, fighting under the District Ma
tional Guard banner, annexed the No.
vember fistic carnival.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
GEORGIA ELEVEN DATED
Holy Cross, South Carolina and
Clemson on 1887 List.

ATHENS, Ga. December 19 @-
Holy Cross. South Carolina and Glenn
son appear on Georgias 1887 foot
ball schedule.
The tentative schedule:
October ., South Carolina at Columbia: :
2. Clemson; 4. Holy Cross at Boston: %,
Mercer: 30. Tennessee at Knoxville.
November 6. Florida at Jacksonville; 13.
Tulane: 20, Auburn at Columbus: 21,
Georgia Tech at Atlanta.
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HAS LONG CRICKET RUN.

Totals SIS 3 80
Evening star., 1936-12-20
RECORD GATE SEES
SARRON WIN TITLE
GaIIagher's Downfall, Furr's
Slip, Scott's Rise High.
Spots in Ring.

Y YSHERED in by a meager crowd
of less than 500 on New Year
day. local boxing hit the jack
~ pot five months later when
Evening star., 1936-12-20

r Up FROM the depths of seventh
place bounced the Washing
ton ball club in 1886 to finish
~ as a spirited first-division
Evening star., 1936-08-01
LIGHTNING FREAKS
Real Effects Rival Those Imagined by Un-
conscious Makers of Fiction-Jove in
Greek Imagination as Model.

on the screen. just as it was once
universal in the drawings and paint
ings of great artists, but it is un-
known in nature.
THE first person to call attention to
the mistake of the artists in this
matter was the Scottish engineer
James Nasmyth, who was the son of
a landscape painter. At meeting
of the British Association for the
Advancement Of Science in 1856 he
stated that "in no instance among
the many thunderstorms whose prog
reSS he had most attentively watched
had he ever observed such forms of
lightning as that usually represented
in works of art; in all such. the artists
invariably adopt a conventional form,
namely, that of Zigzag combination
of straight lines" Nasmyth believed
the error of the artists originated in
the form given to the thunderbolt in
the hand of ZeuS, as sculptured by
the ancient Greeks.
Some decades after these remarks
were uttered the photography Of
lightning began to be common, and
the photographs all showed that he
was right in believing that lightning
is never truly zigzag. It's path gen.
orally includes many Sinuous curves,
and it often branches, but a sharp
angle is very rarely seen in photo
graph, and it is then doubtless an
| effect of perspective.
Most sheet lightning is merely the
reflection on clouds of ordinary streak
lightning, the latter being behind the
clouds or below the horizon, so that
1t is not directly visible. There is
a good deal of evidence, however, that
| lightning sometimes occurs as a diff
fuse brush discharge over the surface
of cloud. According to some Ger
man writer's, brilliant displays of ST
| lent sheet lightning are often seen on
apparently clear nights, not merely
around the horizon, but in the zenith,
on the llanos of Venezuela. In such
cases there Is probably thin veil
of cloud over the sky. There have
been numerous reports of similar
lightning from other parts of the world.
Last Summer two observers in Eng
land reported seeing remarkable sheet
like glows in cloud low on the hori-
zon. THE discharges" they state,
seemed to have their origin in the
upper part of the cloud, for each one
showed the dark upper edge of the
cloud in strong relief. CLOVIS of flame
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Evening star., 1936-08-01

is nothing but an archaic myth, it
seems.
You'd be surprised the shirts and
underwear that come in without but
tons" said Mr.. Mackenzie. dis
playing his conditioned plant.
I'VE have thousands of buttons of
every conceivable size and use thou
sands daily, and revolving washers
and driers are much less likely to
remove buttons than washing ma
chimes and wringerS."
Indeed, Mr. Mackenzie is correct,
for at the end of a shirts journey
through well-equipped washing
establishment is button machine,
standing like fortress erected against
the major irritations of mankind.
Even the laundry mark, offender of
many a housewife until the washing
world ceased marking linens without
concealed areas, may be doomed.
Several local laundries use a laundry
mark of ink invisible except under
mercury lamp, one being the first
concern in the United States to try
the new clothing Identification sysem.
1t was feared at first that the in
visible markings might cause conSter-
nation to wearers of stiff -bosomed
shirts if they happened to loiter near
light bulbs that would reveal lum-
inous row of figures and letters across
| the chest. But exhaustive research
showed that no such lights are ever
used for illumination, which relieved
the composite laundry mind, since
the invisible letters are vital adjuncts
to returning clothing to rightful
owners.
This maneuver in the war to end
laundry markings originated in the
trenches during the war to end wars,
when the same fluorescent ink was
used to transfer code messages short
distances.
A BY PRODUCT of the laundry
- business is its cooperation with
police in identifying criminals, who
have learned that it is frightfully
dangerous to have so much as a
pajama washed. Every laundry In
town is checked as soon as some law
breaker, probably using an alias,
lands in jail. Prompt Identification
through laundry markings is unusual
because the criminal class is q float
ing one, but persistence is usually re-
warded. Leaving soiled clothing tt
be washed is nearly as hazardous fol-
the lawless as leaving fingerprints on
machine gun.
Defending the laundry against
vaudeville jokes and the laments Of
housewives, laundrymen ask, "How
many articles do you send to b'
washed annually?" Thousands, is the
answer. "And how many are lost OF
damaged?" Two or three, perhaps
The percentage Of error is trivial.
Cheap and sleazy merchandise
never intended by its manufacturer:
to do more than make nice impress
; sion In q show case, is responsible fo
, q good deal of the criticism directed tt
, laundries, washmer say.
Laundry errors would decrease !
housewives would try all availabl
safeguards, according to Walter F
Brauns, general manager of loca
laundry.
OF the printed lists supplied Gus
! toners only one-third are used, mos
t women electing scratch paper TO
: their laundry lists. And the house
Evening star., 1936-08-01

although they have been friends for
years.
The ships. the pride of the German
transatlantic passenger service, were
seized after American entry into the
World War and were promptly con-
verted into transports capable OF car
rying 1000 troops.
1t is as transports, or potential
transports, that they play a part in
the defence program of the country.
Should the United States suddenly
face the need to defend the Panama
Canal or any of her island possessions,
one of the first demands would be for
ships to carry troops to the danger
zone.
The Solomons Island ghost ships"
while not modern in their appoint
ments, could serve that purpose salts
factorily. Two of them can make %
knots and two IS knots, not remark
able time in comparison with the
Queen Mary, but, nevertheless, speed
which would cover great expanses of
water in satisfactory time.
THE figure of s4O,OOOOoo is an ap-
= Proclamation of the replacement
value of the ships; what it would cost
the Government to obtain four boats
if these were not available. The
chances are that the cost Of replacing
them would be greater than $4,000
600. but more important than the cost
is the time element. While in an
emergency these ships could be rushed
into service, the construction Of new
ships, if you allow your memory to
90 back to World War days, might re-
suit in serious delays. Ships like these
can't be constructed in so days, prob
ably the maximum time required to
put all four to sea.
So that is why these four vessels
are kept, like the fire extinguisher on
your wall, that you never use, but
like having about for emergencies.
Ordinarily a crew of Is is aboard
the craft, but at present nearly so are
at work, painting, oiling and repair
ing. All year round the machinery
Is turned over periodically. so that no
working part shall freeze" or rust.
The decks may be rough and splin-
terry, paint may be peeling of in spots,
and a musty odor may prevail in the
deserted cabins and lounges, but not
one moving surface of the machinery
lacks its protective coating of oil.
Steam is not kept up in the huge
boilers, of course. for that would en-
tail a heavy fuel cost and require a
large permanent crew. When these
ships operate the black gang regular
ly on duty numbers 100 each and it
takes a huge quantity of coal to feed
the hungry jaws of the boilers. The
power to turn the engines over in
their periodic inspections is provided
by gasoline-powered compressors.
When the ships we're first anchored
off Solomons, visitors aboard we're
frequent and the equipment was main
tanned on an immediate service scale.
Particularly were visitors interested
in the George Washington and the
suites occupied by President and Mrs.
Wilson when he went to the Versailles
Conference. They were interested also
in the imperial suite occupied by
Kaiser Wilhelm on the Monticello,
when she was In the German service
and known as the Kaiser's yacht. The
mother of pearl inlays in his quarters
Evening star., 1936-08-01
SHIPS KEEPING $4,000, 900 VIGIL
Four Great Liners Off Soomons Island in Patuxent Seem Victims
of Rust and Decay, but represent War Insurance for
an Alert Nation at Peace.

we're irresistably attractive to souvenir
hunters.
In time the cost of keeping the
boats open for inspection and the
depredations of visitors who sought
TO take back mementoS made it neces-
sary to end public visits. Now. only
occasionally is one allowed aboard.
and then for some reason such as
mine, which was to obtain a few
facts concerning the ships to present
to YOU.
THE boats are anchored about so
feet off shore, the only connec-
ton with land being the telephone
wire and the wire carrying electric
current which illuminates parts in
which work is being done. On several
occasions squirrels have been seen on
the boats, apparently travelling across
the water over the wires.
Chief Bailey told of one instance
in which one of the squirrels was
caught and placed In hastily con-
structed cage. He remained so fierce,
however, that ii was decided after
time to give him his liberty. One
corner Of the cage was lifted and
the squirrel in fash jumped feet
from the cage to a rail and in the
same flash leaped overheard, drop
ping 60 feet to the water, after which
he swan rapidly ashore.
81 o;t
swimming the short distance and
coming up the anchor chains, or
travelling overhead, like the squirrels.
A snake, too, was captured on deck
and killed. The snake probably worked
its way up an anchor chain and
entered through the anchor port.
When we visited the ships We pulled
alongside the Mount Vernon. travelling
from Patuxent on Capt. Woodburn's
Kenline Climbing steep stairway.
we were admitted to the main deck
by sailor, who conducted US to Chief
Bailey's cabin on the after deck. where
he received us and told of some
of his war experiences aboard the
Mount Vernon.
He was on her when she was tor
pedoed on return trip to the United
States Attacked by a U-boat, the
Mount Vernon was struck squarely
amidships, the torpedo entering the
coal bunkers and doing great damage
to the interior. The water-tight bulk
heads were promptly closed and the
ship saved from sinking, although
she settled 10 feet before the water
stopped coming in. The torpedoing
occurred about 200 miles west Of
Havre, to which port the Mount Yer.
non returned for repairs.
Chief Bailey's cabin contains about
the largest desk which We had ever
seen, a mammoth affair, which,
despite its great size, appeared COM
fortably crowded with papers Of one
form or another. Over on one side
of the cabin clock carrying its in
formation in German keeps accurate
time for him. Near the clock book
shelf is fastened to the wall, filled
with detective stories Chief Bailey
reads for relaxation.
T WING on board with him are four
of his permanent crew, the others
coming aboard daily and going home
at night The four who live aboard
provide a night -watchman service for
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