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Evening star., 1937-08-13

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Ihe Stars EFFORT to all sides OF questions
readers although such opinions contradictory oron0
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
This Changing World
Danger Of Chinese or Japanese Forces Invading For.
eign Settlement Worries Powers
BY CONSTANTINE RRoWN

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
ME Sno-Japanese conflict problem
has developed 50 pontaite other
affair Of the nations are
worrying about
Shanghai
Evening star., 1937-08-13

OF political dema2oeuery into the
very precincts of the Supreme Court
itself
Evening star., 1937-08-13

a disappointed large number of
his friends and supporters by NOM
mating to be Supreme Court justice a
man who is neither judicially minded
nor impartial, but who satisfies every
requirement which the President pub
licly announced last March when he
frankly said he would at the first op-
portunity pack the court" with men
who held his political views on the
constitution.
Mr. Roosevelt could not have made
worse appointment from some
standpoints if he had named John L.
Evening star., 1937-08-13

premacy.
In the old days princes used
TO rent soldiers to nations which
needed them. Thus. the British
rented Hessian troops for service
in America and the French kings
hlred Swiss and Scotch soldiers for
service in France. But the rent
ing Of warships is something en-
tirely new.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
What's Back of 1t All
Western Group, Led by Senator Pope Plans to Put
7. V. A. in Phosphate Business
BY H. r. BAUKHAGE,

" A. is yadsck this
/
At least this the an little
group of Westerners, of
Idaho has its
While the air filled with the troubles
group quietly and mehoday
now generally admitted to be
great phosphate robbery.
american production OF this vital element
IONS 1886 as against 1890 but the
dlnnlshed The earths limited
Of fuha
Evening star., 1937-08-13
Black Choice
For Court
Decried
Slap in Face Against
Judiciary Bill Foes,
Writer Says.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
- RESIDENT ROOSEVELT has
- fulfilled the expectations Of his
hitterest opponents and has
disappointed q large number Of
Evening star., 1937-08-13

'0fI ''N"R y u oI1IiN VI WIldV We
produce, most of it to Germany and
Japan.
The experts tell us that phos-
phorus lprovided by phosphate) is
"a necessity in animal. human and
plant nutrition" They say further
that a large proportion of our soil
is deficient in this element, causing
low yields and low quality Of crops
and pasture.
In the limited StateS on nor
Evening star., 1937-08-13
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Greyhound's Owner I,
Little Known
Philanthropist.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.

'TU II . Nm TVN.
writer. going to Goshen for
the Hambletonian and getting
wet with the rest of the crowd
Evening star., 1937-02-19
GIANT CENTER PUTS
BEE ON MARYLAND
Spessard Sways Tide as Generals
Win Game-Terps Still Hope
for Tourney Snot

Aoi AouiHcy 0pOC.
n ARYLAND'S basket ball team
M today was convinced that
Washington-Lee, without Bob
= spessard. 6-foot-7-inch CEN
ter, Is not unbeatable, but Spessard.
with his ability to grab nine-tenths of
the rebounds from the blackboard.
transforms the Generals into an out
ut hard to stop.
The Terps still are clinging to a
1alnt shred Of hope that they will
qualify for the Southern Conference
tourney despite their 41-35 loss 70
washington and Lee last night at
Fltchie Coliseum in one of the fastest
games Of the year. Maryland has not
oeen eliminated completely from tour
ney consideration, since Davidson also
lost last night. and may grab the
eighth qualifying position.
Although trailing. 1922, at half
time, Maryland definitely displayed
Spessard's worth to the Generals
when. with the lanky tap-of ace out
OF the lineup briefly in the second
haf, the Old Liners one time passed
the invaders.
Spessard quickly was rushed back
into action, however. and was the hub
OF the attack as the Generals drew
away from Maryland with only four
and one-half minutes Of play remain
ing. spessard scored 13 points to pace
the winning attack.
Freddy Mesmer, Georgetown coach,
was on hand. THAT game was a
honey" he said, "the Terps will be
tough for the Hoyas Saturday night. +"
Maryland coaches will watch Car
negie play Georgetown at Tech to-
night.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Gridders More Sophisticated
Travel Broadens Them, Hardens Them to
Dressing Room Oratory, Says Stuhldreher.

- ALT LAKE CITY, February
1e R.-Harry Stuhldreher.
wisconsin's thin thatched
- gridiron boss, snapped his
brown suspenders and went on
record thusly:
/. Today's foot ballers are so
much more sophisticated than
those of some years back that
dressing-room oratory usually
leaves them cold.
2. The Winter months spell the
hard times of the foot ball coach
ing trade.
Coach Stuhldreher, who picked
up at Wisconsin last year, where
lot Of other people left of, was here
to address Badger alumni and, In.
cidentally, to continue setting some
sort Of 4 record for long-distancs
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Augusta Tourney Smith Handicap STAMPEDE
BERG GOLF MATCH
|. THRILLS D. c. GIRL
Helen DettweiIer Playing
Midwest Star in Palm
Beach Final Today.
IELEN DETTWEILER, Con-

TELEN DETTWEILER, Con-
~ gressional Country Club girl
/ golfer. is terribly thrilled"
= = over the prospect of fighting
1t out with Patty Berg today in the
final round of the Palm Beach
women's golf tourney. Helen clashed
with the 19-year-old Minneapolis red
head today in the ultimate round of
women's golf tourney that saw most
Of the Eastern links stars in action.
She has played with Patty many times
in friendly matches but never before
has she met the Minneapolis youngster
in tournament play.
Talking with her mother over the
telephone from Palm Beach last night
Helen said she was terribly thrilled"
at getting to the final and meeting
such a noted golfer as Patty Berg. It
hope I do well tomorrow" Helen said.
but you know Patty has a way of
turning the heat on
Helen scored II in her semi-final
match yesterday to win from Miss
Audrey Phipps of Palm Beach, but
was pushed to the limit to win by a
1-up margin. Today's match marks
the second time within a few months
that the Dettweiler girl has reached
the final Of big tournament. Babe
Didrikson, famous woman profess
sional, beat her in the final of the
Eastern women's tournament in New
Hampshire last September. She
spent part of the Winter ON the
Pacific Coast with Miss Didrikson
and went South to Florida about a
month ago. Helen will play next week
at Ormond Beach. then at st. Au-
gustine, st. Petersburg and Belleair,
in women's tournaments.
The Dettweiler girl has won the
Maryland State title, a feat she ac-
complished in 1885. She also has
twice been runner-up for the District
women's championship and once for
the Middle Atlantic title. Her golf
this Winter has been better than ever
and she may be on the way to become
one of the recognized stars of the
Nation.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

A CCORDING to reports, Wash
ington will open the base ball
season in Philadelphia on April IL.
If true, it would be the second sue
cessive year that the Mats have
begun the season away from home.
Further discouragement is tn ru-
NOR that Washington must play
the lowly Athletics in their first
home game.
The girls basket ball team Of
George Washington University is
making quite q reputation for
itself. Last year it was acknowl-
edged the most capable organiza-
ton of its kind in the South At
lantic section and this season seems
to be headed for a similar distinc.
ton. Those on the team are
Theodosia Seibold, Elizabeth Davis,
Emma Reh, Gertrude Walter, M.
Bristow, Ella Gardner and Loyzelle
Callahan. Eva Baker Lewis is the
coach.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Coast Backs Sea Biscuit.

CEA BISCUIT ill carry a lot of
- California money. 1t won two
stake races on San Francisco tracks
and has been showing good speed in
trials here. King Saxon is still
another that is growing in popularity.
for he has trained exceptionally well
and the cold and unusual weather
seems to have had a good effect upon
his general condition. The odds on
both Sea Biscuit and King Saxon
probably will be shortened greatly by
time of the race.
The handicap should draw the rec
ord crowd for I nerican turf event.
For the last month Los Angeles, Holly
wood and Pasadena hotels have been
packed; it is practically impossible
to secure apartment accommodations
even in motor camps in this vicinity.
Southern California has had its great
est tourist influx in 10 years and
majority of the visitors are here for
the races Despite the poor weather
of the last six weeks, the mutuels have
shown an increase over the last two
seasons and the wagering on the
handicap may set new all-time high.
Evening star., 1937-02-19

travelling by q foot ball coach and
long-winded public speaking by any
one.
Been at it since before Thanks
giving" said Stuhldreher. Three
and more speeches week, I guess.
Winters the toughest period in
coaching nowadays"
Somebody asked about a remark
he made that foot ball players are
a lot smarter now than they were
awhile back-further back, it was
assumed. than when Stuhldreher
was -Four -Horseman" ling at Notre
Dame.
TITS fact. They've been more
places and seen more things.
They're more sophisticated. And
it's smarter foot ball, anyway. that
you're seeing"
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Ticket Demands
Keep Terps Busy
T UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND's

ticket Office is q busy place
these days, with the twin bill to-
morrow night in which the Terps
will entertain Georgetown in bas-
ket ball and Catholic U. boxing,
keeping the force on the Jump
answering the telephone.
However, all that Is available for
tomorrow night Is floor chairs that
will not be open to the buyer until
about $50. as they have to be
placed after the basket ball game
ends. There will be 800 Of these,
but more than 800 tickets for them
had been sold up to this morning.
Only those who hold tickets to the
regular stands will be admitted be-
fore $50.
Then, the sale Of tickets for the
Southern Conference boxing tour
ney at College Park Friday and
Saturday of next week also is max
ing life active for the Maryland.
athletic Office. These tickets, which
are priced from $1.10 to $2.20, also
may be obtained at Spalding's, TIT
Fourteenth street.
Bouts will be staged each after
noon and night Of the two days.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
RING SCRAPS SWEPT
BY WASHINGTON B. C.
Combined Teams From Northeast,
Merrick Boys Clubs Bow
in Boxing Tests.

EISTIC stock of the Washington
Boys Club has zoomed in amateur
circles following its rather easy VIC
tory over combined teams from Mer-
rick and Northeast Boys Clubs last
night in the home ring before 500
spectators. Washington Club entries
won every bout.
Eddie Miller. Ray Brown, Sam Per-
tino. Herbie Long. Paul Coakley, Bus
ter Miller and Jim Koustenis, ranging
in weight from 81 to 125 pounds, tri-
umphed.
The summary:
57-pound class-Eddie Miller (B. c. W.
decisioned Clarence Miller (B c. W..
65-pound class-Ray Brown (B. G. W.
deciSioned Clarence Richardson (B. C. W..
75-pound class-Sam Pertino (B. C, W.
decisioned Ray Rodriguez IN B. CO Herb
Long tB; c. W. defeated Henry Ragsdale
SO-pound class-Paul Coakley (B. G.
WD decisioned Eddie Kane IN. E. B. c..
112-pound class-Buster Miller tB. C.
w. decisioned Eddie Kane IN B. c..
125-pound class-Jim Koustsnis tB. c.
technical knockout in 30 Of third round.
147-pound class-George Abrams (B. G.
W. decisioned Dick Hathaway tB. Q. W..
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Plenty Of Talent.
THERE is a wealth of talent, thou

THERE is wealth of talent, though,
in all the classes this year, par
ticularly in the lighter weights and the
competition should be even keener
than it was last year at Charlottes-
vile.
Right now the unbeaten Maryland
team is a slight favorite, with Duke
and North Carolina rated almost on
equal terms with the Terps. However,
the contenders who will come from
the Citadel, North Carolina State,
Clemson, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech,
South Carolina and Richmond U.
seem certain to provide two or three
champions and may scramble the
dope.
The scrappers will weigh in each
morning at 10 o'clock for the battles
in the afternoon and night of each
of the two days and the four sessions
are sure to draw throngs to College
Park.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
GLEN ARvEN LURES
TOURING GOLF PROS
Pick Of Stars Open Competition
Today in $1,000 Open Meet
at Thomasville, Ga.

BY the Associated Press.
BROWNSVILLE, Ca, February 19.
Americas touring golf profess
sionals began a wide-open tussle to-
day for top money of s700 in Thomas
ville's $4,000 open golf tournament.
More than 125 golfers were entered
for the 72-hole competition over the
par 70 Glen Arven course, which winds
6,544 yards through the famous Piney
woods of this section.
Starters included such famed gold
seekers as Tony Manero, national open
champion; Harry Cooper, leading
money winner of the year to date:
Ralph Guldahl, winner Of the Augusta
and Miami Biltmore opens; Lawson
Little, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, Har-
old Jug) McSpaden and others.
Sarazen shot o par-busting SO In
a practice round yesterday, while Nc
Spaden reported an outgoing nine Of
81, five under par.
Johnny Revolta Of Chicago, last
years winner with 283, was on hand
to defend his title.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Time Supply's Third Try.

Time Supply's Third Try.
OTHER horses regarded as probable
starters and the odds are: Red
Rain, Is; Accolade. Boxthorn and
Stand Pat, 20; Gold Seeker, Manitou
and Sangreal, 80: Capt. Cal Dolphin
ium, Giant Killer. Howard, Golden
Eye, Rushaway, Sir Emerson and Star
Shadow, 40; Ann O'Ruley, Boiler
maker, Primilus and Sobriety at so.
and Tick On at so. The heaviest play
in the future book has been on Indian
Broom and Mr.. Bones, with most OF
the money wagered early at Is and
20 to /.
Time Supply will be making its
third start in the handicap and has
been a money winner each time. In
the first running of the fixture, two
years ago, Time Supply finished third.
behind Azucar and Ladysman, and last
Winter it ran second to Top Row.
Rosemont ran third in the 1886 handi-
cap but has trained so well this
Winter that it is expected to lead the
pack home on February 81. Top Row
also had the chance to cash in three
successive handicaps had it not
broken down in training, for the
Baroni horse was third in 1885 and
winner last year.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Misunderstanding Buck
Ter, Louisville, knocked out Ray
Norman. Syracuse, N. Y. (3).
OTTUMWA, In.-Ralph O'Dell.
205, Ottumwa, knocked out Tuffy
Warner, 200. st. Paul ca.
MIAMI BEACH.-Johnny Bellus,
1856, New Haven. Conn, outpointed
Sailor Born, 1856. Atlanta Q0):
Isadore Gastanaga. 1873. Spain,
stopped Gene Bonin. 1873, Wilt
mantle, Conn. Il, technical knock
out).
PORTLAND, Me.-Paul Junior.
1874, Lewiston, outpointed Paris
APIECE, 1876, Providence, r. I. 90,
newspaper decision); Kayo Liable.
1888, Lewiston, outpointed Joe
Marciante, 1874, Montreal 90.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
No Match for Crusher.

THE Crusher, encased in Pinto's
version of scissors hold while
walking about the ring. merely fell
over backward and squashed the aging
mailman. Casey previously had in
hicted numerous bear hugs and other
legitimate holds on Pinto and rarely
departed from orthodox tactics.
Cox, it is felt by many, would be
able to draw the villainy out Of the
Irishmsn, who recently was involved
in riots with George Koverly in Bos-
ton and New York. Cox booted Bill
Sledge into submission in 17h min
utes in q preliminary.
In other preliminaries Matros Kiri-
lenko and Henri Piers toiled faith
fully to draw, Willie Davis and Hank
Barber also worked to a 30-minute
stalemate and George Mcleod was
hattened by Hans Kampfer in 10
minutes.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
-FOUR RING KINGS
TO DEFEND TITLES
All Eight Classes Well Filled
for Conference Tourney
at College Park.
TOUR 1885 champions will de-

TOUR 1885 champions will de-
- fend their titles in the South
ern Conference boxing tourney
\ to be held in Ritchie Coliseum
at the University of Maryland next
Friday and Saturday. but another
quartet Of crown wearers will not be
on hand.
Jack Kneipp of Duke, 135-pounder;
Ivan Nedomatsky of Maryland, 145
pounds; Max Novich, 165, of North
Carolina, and Ray MatulwicZ. light
heavy. another Blue Devil, will strive
to remain on their respective thrones.
However, Virginia's withdrawal from
the conference will keep three 'Cava-
liers from defending. John Simpson
and George Cary. 115 and 125 pound
ers, respectively, and Fred Cramer,
heavyweight. V. M. Is canceling of
the last part Of its schedule also will
keep Joe Donovan from striving to
retain his l55-pound championship.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
KEEPS BOWLING LEAD
Rose Liquor Store One Game Up
Occidentals Trounced.

Rose Liquor Store clung to a one
game lead in the District League today
following a 81 victory over Arcadia
at the Lucky Strike. The champion
Heurich Brewers moved into the Sec
ond notch with clean sweep over
the Occidental Restaurant team at
the Georgetown Recreation, with ths
Occidentals tumbling into a third
place tie with Washington Brewery,
which won 81 from Georgetown at
the Northeast Temple.
Max Rosenberg was the star Of the
evening with 406 set which featured
Rose Liquor Stores victory over Ar
cadia.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Boston. defeated JACK Reister. Michi-
gan. 1.-TWO of three falls
PROVIDENCE. r. John Murphy,
198, New York, defeated Salvatore
HARTFORD Conn.-George Clark.
225, scotland. defeated Pat Reilly,
2l5, Colorado. pinned Rudy Dusek,
21Q, Omaha. Q3:1s, Indian DEATH
i0sHit SAN rRANc1sco.-Iouis Miller. $50.
Reno, New. defeated Bob Castle $50.
St louis 1.-TWO out Of three falls)
Evening star., 1937-02-19
CASEY LACKS FIRE
IN MAT BOW HERE
Pinto Too Easy to Arouse
Crusher-Cox Trounces
SIedge Quickly.

4 MATCH here with Joe Cox or
~ an equally pugnacious villain
~ loomed today for Steve
(Crusher) Casey. giant grap-
pier and another claimant to the
world twisting crown, following his
comparatively tame tussle In tossing
the blubbery Stanley Pinto in 13 min
utes last night at Turner's Arena.
Pinto, somewhat the worse for wear,
was unable to arouse the towering
Irishman to his usual pitch Of panic
and the customers viewed the nearest
approach to actual wrestling which
has infested the caulifower crucible
in many weeks.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
SETS BOWLING RECORDS
Dan Steers Hangs Up Two in Tax
Loop-Easy Marks Tough.

Two season records for the Miscel-
laneous Tax Unit Bowling League
stood today beside the name of Dan
Steers, who shot 16l and 395 as his
Sand Blowers team swept set with
the Maple Nuts.
The Easy Marks increased their nag
lead to four games by trimming Cues
ton Marks, 81.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
TERP FROSH CARRY ON
Georgetown Yearilngs Are Ninth
Basket Victims in Row.

BY virtue of Bill Rea's field goal in
the final 80 seconds of action. Mary
land University's freshman basket ball
team today boasted its ninth consecu-
tive victory, beating Georgetown's
yearlings, 36-35, yesterday at Ritchie
Coliseum.
The Hoyas held 1918 lead at
half-time, and the lead see-sawed be-
tween the clubs during the second
half, with every member Of both teams
taking part in the scoring.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Busy in Afternoons.

THOSE who witness the afternoon
sessions doubtless will see more
action for less money than those who
attend at night. There. of course,
will be more bouts in the prelims the
first day and in the semi-flnals Sat-
urday afternoon as there are only
eight scraps at the night sessions.
Last year in the semi-f1nals there
were dozen and with a bigger entry
this year there may be that many in
the prelims at the opening session.
Ritchie gymnasium will seat 4,400
for the bouts.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
WILSON TRYING AGAIN
Faces Newark Teachers Tonight
After Loss to Druggists.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

1peci6I D1Spatch 70 The Star.
NEWARK, N. j.. February 19-Still
nursing the wounds from its 41-22
shellacking last night at the hands
of the Duquesne School Of Pharmacy
at Washington, Wilson Teachers bas-
ket ball team invaded this bailiwick to
clash with the Newark Teachers to-
night.
The Duquesne druggists experienced
little trouble in disposing of the Owls,
pulling away steadily after a close
first period. Bechtloff, with 13 points,
paced the winning attack, while Flash
Gordon scored 10 points for Wilson.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
PIN LEADERS BEATEN
Kann's Rush Halted by Wood
ward & Lothrop in Loon.

As q result Of beating the leading
Kanns, 2 to 1, the woodward & Lothrop
team moved into the running for the
Department Store League bowling
title, and the Kanns now are only one
game ahead Of Palais Royal
Palais Royal swept Heclat.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
DUNN AT NORTHEASTERN.

BOSTON, February le P).-Ath-
letic authorities at Northeastern Uni
versity here have announced the ap-
pointment of James Dunn, one-time
star halfback at Western Maryland
College, as head foot ball coach. He
will also coach basket ball.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Champs Expected Back.

WILMINGTON, which won the
W championship last year. is ex-
pected back, in addition to entries
from the Y. NJ c. AS of Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Reading. York, Pitts
burgh, Altoona. Norristown, Whining
ton. Camden and Westfeld, N. ].
Washington finished as the runner
up to Wilmington in SO.
The tournament will be played in
one day and if entries come up to
expectations. the games will start at
9 O'Clock tomorrow morning. Play
will be held in both the boys and
mems gymnasiums.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
WILL HOLD YACHT MEET.

HAVRE DE GRACE-The Havre de
Grace Yacht Club will hold its fourth
annual rendezvous here on February
q, Commodore Frank Maxa, we'll
known racing pilot, announced.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
|B|G SECOND MONEY
WILL BOOST FIELD
RaiIbirds Wager Not Less
Than rs Horses Will Go
to Post Feb. 27.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

A RCADIA, Calf, February 1S.-
~ Railbirds are wagering a few
~ megs that not less than Is of
\ the 81 nominees will start in
the third running of the Santa Anita
Handicap on February 81. That's a
passel of hosses in any stampede and
the race may develop into another
wild West show, such as was staged
last year when Top Row copped the
100000 first money.
Every trainer of a handicap nomi-
nee will make an extra effort to get
his racer into the starting gate, for
$4,000 goes to the conditioner of the
winner and that's neither alfalfa nor
carrots, even in these days of free
spending There also is heavy money
for the runners-up, since second place
is good for $4,000, third place for
$4,000 and fourth for $1,000.
MYTH the big race less than fort
night away, Rosemont, the star
of w. S. du Points Foxcatcher Farms,
continues to be the future book favor
ite at odds of to /. Special Agent
is listed second at to and Indian
Broom is third at 8 to !. Next in the
listings are Sea Biscuit, Time Supply,
Mr.. Bones and Chanceview, all quoted
at 10 to /.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
TIES BOWLING MARX.

Gladys Thompson of the Alley Cats
shot 326 last night to tie the season
record for the Ladies' Procurement
Bowling League, set a while back by
Marie Anderson Of the Pinettes.
Evening star., 1937-02-19

ture. So they laughed when Dave
told 'ern he wouldn't go this year, and
they told him they'd meet him at
Pinehurst.
But they steamed away last night
without Davie. The little Scot won't
play much golf over the week end. but
he's plenty busy taking care Of the
details around the golf shop. where
the construction work now going on
at Washington centers.
The new golf shop will 60 on
the north end of the new house,
foundations for which now are
being excavated, and Dave is
keeping right on the Job.
Evening star., 1937-02-19

Claggett Stevens, assistant pro at
Congressional. is going to spend the
Summer in Florida again. As soon as
Roland Mackenzie. boss of the golf
shop, gets back. which will be only
10 days hence, Claggett will shove of
for Ponte Vedra, Fla, where Roland
has been for the last three months.
Warner Gray plans to 60 to Ponte
Vedra to drive the Mackenzie trailer
back to Washington.