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Evening star., 1936-06-03
ROD AND STREAM
BY GEORGE HUBER.

taken apart carefully, washed In gaso-
line, dried thoroughly and oiled and
creased, and carefully assembled.
These new one-screw take-down reels
are fine when it comes to being easily
cleaned, but the fond owner Is liable
to ruin it just taking it apart and
putting 1t together for the fun OF
it now that it is so easy.
The best procedure for both rods
and reels Is to send them to their
manufacturers and have them prop
erly overhauled. They will come back
as good as new and usually with
very modest bill. 1t takes about 10
days for them to do a good job, so
give them plenty of time and don't
get impatient.
Old lines should be taken off the
reels and as a rule thrown away. 1t
is poor economy to start the sea-
son with an old one. No use losing
a fish when a small investment for
new line would have saved it. Also
test your landing nets to see that
the cord has not rotted during the
Winter. This department lost what
was in all probability the largest trout
ever seen in the bay last year because
it busted right through the net.
Clean out the old tackle box Empty
out the odds and ends-old battered
bats and plugs you have held onto for
years and never caught a fish on
and make room for new ones. Ex-
anime plugs carefully. and If the
hooks are damaged. replace them with
new set. A sharp point and whole
hook can mean the difference between
success and failure. If the box is
rusted on the inside, light coat of
paint will do no harm, or at least
give it a wiping with a greasy rag.
Standard equipment in boxes should
be pair Of pliers. a full oil can and
a hook remover. Even the most care
full angler once in awhile gets a hook
caught in him somewhere, so it Is
advisable, although We hope it will
never be necessary, to have a small
wire cutter or a razor sharp knife and
q bottle OF antiseptic along also.
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new S0PWITH YACHT
CAREFULLY PLANNED
Dimensions Of Racer Are Kept
Secret by British Owner,
Wealthy Sportsman.

PORTSMOUTH. England, June g.
T. o. M. Sopwith's Endeavour
II will be launched at Gosport on
June 8. The new yacht will be turned
up as quickly as possible so that she
can start racing in the Falmouth
regatta June 20 and 20. There she
will meet the first Endeavour, Vel
sheda, and Astra. the only three old
British class craft that have been
brought out this year.
Every effort is being made to keep
all details of the new Endeavour
secret as far as possible. Sopwith
will not even allow her exact dimen-
sions to be published His reason is
that he does not wish at this stage
to divulge information to America
when the New York Yacht Club will
be designing boat to meet her.
However, it has been learned that
Endeavour II has been designed
primarily for speed in open-sea sail
ing on courses similar to those on
which the Americas Cup races are
held. 1t is there that she is ex-
pected to give her best performances
For that reason she has been given
the full 81 feet of water-line length
allowed in class j.
Sir Ralph Gorge, who represented
the Royal Yacht Club Squadron on
the Americas Cup defender Rainbow
two years ago, will sail on the Europa
Saturday for the United States. He
said he will talk yachting while on
the other side, but otherwise declined
TO pin himself down.
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RIGGS AGAIN NAMED
HORSE SHOW JUDGE
Chosen With Col. B. T. Merchant
for Riding and Hunt Club
Event Saturday.

Augustus Riggs, NJ. F. H, of the How
ard County Hunt and one of the judges
in the first Riding and Hunt Club
horse show of the season, has been
asked to officiate again at the second
meeting Saturday at the Meadowbrook
Club, it was announced today by Mai.
Frank Whitaker, chairman of the
committee in charge.
One of the most popular ring arr
biters in this sector. Riggs will serve
with Col Berkley T. Merchant, WELL
known Cavalry officer.
Under the conditions set forth by
the show committee. In selecting the
winners of hunter classes the judges
will consider not only performance
and conformation, but q horses style
of jumping and way of going cross
country. making it possible for the
useful horse that has not been schooled
for purely ring performance to rate
well up in the ribbons.
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THE perennial cry Of dishonest
dog show judges is being heard
in the land. Let us grant
Il that there are some dishonest
judges. What court Is not afflicted
with those at one time or another?
But to condemn all or the majority
of dog show judges as dishonest Is ut
terly ridiculous. .
In order to judge at an A. K. c.
licensed show a person has to obtain a
license from the American Kennel
Club. Before the license is granted
the applicant must give evidence of
his ability to judge the breeds in which
he is interested, he must be rec
commended by at least three we'll
known fanciers of that breed and pref
erably by the National Breed Associa-
tion.
Then he is granted a temporary
license, which entities him to Judge at
three shows that may invite him. His
evidence of knowledge and sportsman =
like attitude at those shows are then
the deciding factors as to whether or
no he may be granted q permanent
license.
If there is any evidence of dishon-
esty on the part of Judge the Amer
lean Kennel Club wishes to know
about it. And what is more, it sooner
or later finds out about it. 1t is not
very long since all the judges of Ger
tain breed were disquslified by the
American Kennel Club and the breed
was turned over to the "all-arounders"
in the show ring. The speciality judges
Tor that breed slowly are being REIN
stated. but only after they prove
themselves both competent and honest.
The cries of dishonesty by a losing
exhibitor must be discounted. Proof
OF dishonesty, when available, should
be sent direct to the American Ken.
mel Club, for it to take the proper ac-
tion. Suspicious of dishonesty are
better kept to ones self than broad
cast to bring disgrace to an inherently
fine sport.
A. CCORDING to recent estimates,
- only about IL per cent of the
pure-bred dogs that are exhibited ever
make a championship. But the av-
erage in the vicinity of Washington
must surely be higher by now. The
Southern circuit has seen many local
dogs acquire the Grown"
Among those which completed the
title so far are the Boston terrier,
Aspin Hills High Time II; the Dandie
Dinmont terrier, Donalbain Of Ruff
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BA RK S Hen
DOGDOM

cote: the dachshund Cid's Stein Song
Of Sonedith, and the dachshund, Hans
Won Ardolin, belonging to DR.. and
Mrs. Louis A. Cornet. The last named
scored up the following wins before
completing the title, an enviable rec
ord: Winners, nine times; reserve win
ners, five times; best of breed, three
times, and best hound, once.
Alcatraz Prison, the Devils Island
Of America, prison on rocky island
in the middle of San Francisco Bay,
fortified with all the latest scientific
gadgets, and manned by the most ex-
perienced crew of prison workers.
nevertheless has found it expedient to
reinforce its crew with a pack of
trained police dogs.
Sanford Bates, director OF the Fed
eral Prison Bureau, in confirming this
development, declared that Dogs are
better prison guards than men. Their
powers Of sight, smell and hearing are
far keener than those of men. They
are trained to knock down the man
they are sent after, but not to hurt
him."
He might have added that they are
also incorruptible.
A T LEAST one commercial company
has seen the light and manufac-
tured a dog house that takes into
consideration the dogs own prefer
ences. The house is designed to stand
sufficiently high of the ground to al
low the dog to crawl under it when he
wants to. 1t is wire-incloSed on three
sides so that 1t may be put at one end
of a run without having the dog crawl
under and out.
For kennel dogs this should provide
o satisfactory substitute for that cool,
shady place under the back porch,
the Summer Joy of the house dog.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

Washington assumed the league
leadership again without donning
a uniform when Cleveland lost to
st. Louis. There is a rumor in De-
troit that Clark Griffith wants to
buy Sam Crawford hard-hitting
Tiger outfielder.
Pitchers Herd and Tomlin of
Tech and Eastern. respectively, en-
gagged in cne Of the most remarka-
Bile pitching duels ever staged in
the interhigh series. Tomlin falter-
ing only in the tenth inning to give
Tech a al victory. EiSeman Of
Tech yeas the star hitter, his single
in the extra frame placing him in
position to score the winning run.
Connie Doyle will play AL Gore
for the singles championship Of the
middle Atlantic tournament at CO.
lumbia Country Club, while Miss
Greely meets Eva Baker for the
women's title.
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Comfortable, big wooden armchairs
with reclining backs permit the on
locker to experience real enjoyment
in watching the matches, most of
which are played well within eye
range. Soft grass, made cool under
the shade Of several large trees, pro-
vides restful seats for many others.
Jack Gray, president of the club,
is doing all he can to encourage ten
mis-. After enlisting almost every out
standing player in town, he has
sought their counsel and accepted
their suggestions for improving the
courts, Fastening the day when it will
be "the" net center of the Capital.
He deserves a public vote Of thanks,
in addition to that which he has re-
ceived from the players themselves.
A ND while handing out the COM
pliments, let us not overlook dy-
manic little Felix Silva, who has al
most made entry fee-paying a pleas
ure to the players and whose assign
ment of courts at Rock Greek during
Vic 4Aot bWO udyo pAdy
brought clarity out of confusion. It's
a mean job, especially when two or
more matches want to go on at once
with only one court available, but
Felix handled it with kid gloves. His
insistance on maintaining the high
caliber of the tournament is revealed
by one of his many uRpublicized ac-
tions.
After the first two rounds had been
completed and recorded on the draw
sheet in many types of handwriting,
pencil and ink, Felix took the frowzy
sheet and copied the results, on type
writer, after working hours at his
office. The result-new draw sheets
now are in keeping with the neatness
of the Edgemoor Club. fresh as the
day the tourney began.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
HARD-LUCK RACING
STARS ARE RIVALS
Granville and Brevity Hope
20 Shake ink in Rich
Belmont Saturday.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TSoobAotCo ANob CPOAto
n YEW YORK, June 3.-The hard
nj luck horses of the year, VIII
" liam Woodward's Granville
n and j. z. Widener's Brevity,
will attempt to shake off the jinx
Saturday in the sixty-eighth running
Of the $4,000 added Belmont Stakes
at Belmont Park.
Although rated among the best Of
the 3-year-olds, neither has won an
important race since the opening of
the Northern season. They both bow
ed to Bold Venture in hairline deci-
sions and now are the favorites to
fight it out for the divisional crown,
with the winner of the Kentucky
Derby and Preakness on the sidelines
for the remainder Of the season.
Granville captured an overnight
event in his seasonal debut at Jamiaca
and then ran into a series OF re-
verses that has earned him the name
of Granville the Second" He lost
to Teufel, a stablemate, by a head
in the Wood Memorial, bowed to Bold
Venture by a nose in the Preakness
and dropped decision TO Firethorn
by like margin in the Suburban
Handicap. In between, he lost his
rider in the Kentucky Derby.
Has Had Tough Breaks.
RREVITY has not been so active
since romping off with the Flor
ida Derby in what was then world
record -equalling time for ia miles.
He suffered interference at the start
of both the Kentucky Derby and the
Withers. He was good enough to over
come the difficulties and take second
place in both, however, finishing a
head back of Bold Venture in the
Derby and two lengths behind White
Cockade in the Withers.
Neither should have any excuse In
the Belmont. The race will be run
over y miles, distance that will re-
quire not only speed but stamina. Not
more than nine are expected to start,
thus furnishing plenty of racing room.
On the basis OF his fine showing in
the Suburban. in which he conceded
weight to older opponents, Granville
probably will be slight choice over
Brevity. Then. too. Granville will
have Teufel, fast CLOSING colt from
the Wheatley Stable, as a running
mate. White Cockade. another stable
mate, originally was slated to complete
the triple entry but the return of an
old knee ailment will keep him in his
stall.
Granville Has Two Pals.
WOODWARD'S Isolator. which
showed his best form of the year
yesterday in finishing in a dead heat
with Mrs. Dodge Sloanes Corundum.
also will accompany Granville and
Teufel to the post as the Trainer
James Fitzsimmons entry.
OF the others, only c. v. Whitney's
Red Rain is given much of a chance
of beating either Granville or Brevity.
Red Rain ran a disappointing race in
the Withers, but should improve in the
Evening star., 1936-06-03
HUBBARD IS STAR
ASROOK|E UMP IRE
Steps Lively Despite His
240 PoundS-0Id. Timers
Made to Hustle.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS

~ AL HUBBARD, the former
Geneva College and Green
Bay Packers star lineman,
~ rapidly is making good as an
umpire in the American League Hub
bard is a fast mover for all of his 240
pounds, has keen eye and knows the
rules from A to z.
Already he has the respect OF play
ers. for in addition to being a compe-
tent official he does not take himself
too seriously.
Basil and Johnston, the other Amer
lean Leagues recruit umpires, and Bal
lafante and Goetz, newcomers in the
National, also are doing excellent
work. The influx of recruits is putting
some of the veteran umpires on their
toes. which Is appreciated by both
fans and players.
For several seasons few Of the old
timers have been inclined to take their
work bit too easy. But with both
American and National training new
umpires in the minors, the blue coats
must hustle all the time If they ex-
pect to continue in the majors.
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Belmont. as he Is colt that has de-
sire for plenty of distance.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Memory Book,
Hal Price Headley's Hollywood, Corun-
dunn. Mrs. Marion Dupont Somerville's
Transporter and Warren Wrights
Count Morse are expected to complete
the field.
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Has Spectator Appeal.

"SOFT BALL is a game that can be
~ played by middle-aged men. In
the national championships at Chi
cago last year Tulsa team included
the city attorney and a bank vice
president in its lineup. An official
in the Department of Agriculture was
pitcher on the District of Columbia
team. The game is more strenuous
than golf, but still easy enough to
satisfy people in sedentary pursuitA
However, it can become strenuous, and
among the faster teams, when a l2-
inch ball is employed, the name soft
is entirely misnomer."
The game also has a tremendous
spectator appeal. 1t is estimated that
60,000000 people attended soft ball
contests in 81 States last year. Missouri
alone drew 25.00O,00 and in St. Louis,
where there are six incloSed parks,
the attendance equaled or surpassed
that of the Cardinals and Browns.
The customary price of admission is
10 cents and, with most of the games
heing played at night, spectators find
the game a very attractive sort of
amusement.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
KASKE BIRDS TO FORE
Finish One, Two in 500 Mile Race
of Aero Club.

Harry Kaske's pigeons brought him
double honors in the 500-mile race of
the D. C. Racing Pigeon Club from
Cleveland, Tenn, two of his birds
finishing one-two, also giving him
the best percentage of returns for the
same day.
Walter o. Norwood won a silver cup
for his record in all of the Spring
races from 100 to 500 miles, his birds
maintaining the best average speed.
Following is the average speed in
yards per minute Of the. first return
to each loft in the Cleveland race:
Kaske. 1.113.3s: Kaske. 1.113-3S: John
H. Rowe. l.lJ0.1S; Norwood l.11O3 IS;
A; s, Johnstone, 930.76; Bethesda Loft.
Johnstone and Bethesda Loft birds ar NJ
rived home on the second dayD
Evening star., 1936-06-03

~ My fairish luck may have
A been the lot of anglers here
abouts and in nearby sections
~ of Chesapeake Bay, but far
ther on down the bay below Point
Lookout catches have been very good.
Huge hauls of hardheadS-so large
that they are measured by the hun
dredweight instead of in numbers
have been made. And the real grey
sea trout are in, too, not those
spotted things you hardly can tell
from a hardhead
Don Norland, j. B. Kennedy. Ed
ward Cullen and H. H. Kaufman,
fishing from their launch Mercedes
over in the Honga River and near
Sharps, brought in around 800 pounds
of croakers and several good-sized
grey trout. The hardheads were good
ones too. some going up to pounds.
Capt. Byran Travis at Cape Charles
sends word that in two days fishing
there he caught 80 channel bass. He
further crates as to how things look
mighty bright for the rest of the week.
Plenty of large blues are in the bay
at Gloucester Point, according to
Skipper r. S. Clopton.
This department has several scouts
down in that section and will let
you know just as soon as the blues
start taking the hooks.
ONE of the most exciting things
" about fishing in Chesapeake Bay
is that you never know what is going
to hit your line. You may be just
sitting there with your hook near the
bottom idly waiting for a hardhead
when whack! Up comes trout and
away he goes with your reel whirling
and your line smoking. Or it may be
big blue or even one of those much
sought channel bass. Try bringing one
of those in on IL or Is pound test
line that's good enough for hardheads,
and you have your hands full.
The bay Is full Of surprises like
that. For that reason it pays to be
always on the alert. One of the best
methods of insurance against losing
even the largest bass is to use a star
drag reel. Those reels used to be SO
expensive that only the well-to-do
angler could afford them, but now
good ones made by reliable firms are
not costly.
While using star drag there is no
danger that the handle will be
snatched from your hand and so
yards Of line sing out before you can
regain control They can be adjusted
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Mat Matches

BALTIMORE. - Vincent Lopez,
227. California, threw Gino Carl
baldi, 215, st. Louis, 1920.
READING, Pa.-Gus Sonnen-
berg, 207. Boston. defeated Joe Cox,
224, Cleveland, 1920.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
Sports Mirror

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Helen Wills
Moody, in first tournament match
of comeback campaign abroad.
beat Jill Motley, 81, 60, in Lon
don.
Three years ago-Mr. Khayyan1
won American derby. William
Muldoon, 88, died.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
ROCK CREEK HoMERs TELL.

Rock Creeks nine scored in the last
three innings to come from behind and
whip Clarendon, to 2, yesterday. Two
of the winners runs were homerS-by
Mason and Walter. Franklin held
Clarendon to two hits, both made by
Wells.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
RosENKRANTz IS CAPTAIN.

YPSILANTI. Mich. June CP).-Abs
Rosenkrantz of the Bronx. New York.
has been elected captain Of the Michi-
gan Normal School.
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HUB SEEKS SUNDAY TILT.

Hub Restaurant A C. wants a base
ball game for Sunday with a crack
unlimited team having the use of
diamond. Call Manager Peters at
Atlantic 4600.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
HUNT BASE BALL TALENT.

New players are sought by the En-
bassy Insects. who have joined the
Washington Boys Club League. Call
Columbia 0l22 between and pm.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
COLGATE PICKS CAPTAINS

HAMILTON, N. Y. June 3.-Col-
gate tennis players have elected Cor
don Wood Of Detroit captain for next
year, and the lacrosse squad selected
Claire Grastorf of Angelica, N. Y, as
captain.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
THE difference in atmosphere, now

THE difference in atmosphere, now
that the City Of Washington tour
nament has shifted to the Edgemoor
courts, is readily apparent. While
players dress for matches in adequate
locker rooms to which they may re-
tire afterward for shower, the spec
tator is not the forgotten man, as he
necessarily must be on the public
courts.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
PREMIERS ANNEX 14TH.

Breaking a tie in the eighth inning.
the Premiers won their fourteenth VIC
tory of the year yesterday when they
nosed out the Braves. 4 to 8.
Evening star., 1936-06-03

for anything from q hardhead up to
and including tarpon. OF course, a
tarpon has never been caught in the
bay, but you can always hope. When
you hook your fish let him run a bit,
always with a tight line, but not so
tight that the hook will be torn from
the soft mouth of a trout.
When you find out just what you
have on your line, then is the time
to adjust your drag and start reeling
him in. He may come along docile as
a lamb until he sees the boat. and
then give sudden jerk that ordinarily
might break the leader, pull the hook
out, jerk the handle from. your hand
or Strip the gears on your reel. Ali
those things have happened before
and they will happen again, and they
invariably result in lost fish. But
with star drag it's just so much
wasted effort on the part of the fish
and that much more fun for the
angler.
Milton Gordon showed us a star
drag the other day that is absolutely
the most beautiful piece of equipment
that has ever passed before our eyes.
1t looks as though 1t might have been
turned out by some Swiss watch
maker. 1t is a feather weight model
made of dalmoloy metal, harder than
steel, but only about one-third as
heavy as the ordinary reel. It has
everything on 1t, free spool. anti-back-
lash, synchro-mesh gears and brass
drag plates.
Using drag reel and good quality
line and rod you should seldom lose
anything you hook in the bay, but the
best equipment will not make up for
sloppy handling. The motto of every
angler should be that of the automo-
bile driver, always expect the unex-
pected.'
WITH the season just getting under
way. few timely suggestions as
to equipment should be In order. If
your rod Is of bamboo, examine it for
loose ferrules, the result possibly OF
excessive heat during the Winter. All
loose metal should be frightened with
some good cement. II guides are COM
ing loose from frayed windings, they
should be rewound and the entire rod
given a coat of varnish.
Examine agate guides for cracks,
particularly the top guide. A cracked
agate usually results in frayed line.
and many an angler has complained
of q poor line when the fault lay
in q cracked agate. Reels should be
Evening star., 1936-06-03
MIDGETs WANT GAMES.

Taft Midgets want base ball games
for Saturday and Sunday. Call Po-
tomac 2S79-W.
Evening star., 1936-06-03
NEARLY 100000
IN NEW PAST|ME
Easy to Play, Sport Draws
People of All Ages All
Over Country.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

~HICAGO, June a. Soft ball
4 undoubtedly is the fastest
growing game in these United
~ States. Leo Fischer, president
OF the American Soft Ball Associa-
ton, reports there are $4,000 players
registered in his organization this sea-
son and that minimum of 100000
others are playing on corner lot, school
and pickup teams.
TITS an easy game to play and one
In which people Of all ages may par
ticipate,'' related Mr.. Fischer in ex-
planning the tremendous growth of the
sport. Not much playing space is
needed for soft ball nor is much equip
ment necessary: just ball and bat,
although some of the better teams
use gloves. A game can be played in
one hour or less and that gives it
additional appeal as lunch hour or
evening pastime for workers.