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hand to do that. It's regular Dick
Merriwell stuff.
THAT pair Of sturdy mitts, hardened
by years Of farm toll, helped him
through those trying final rounds,
when he called on those hands to take
more punishment than corn knife
hands out. This Walper guy has what
it takes-including the physical equip
ment. And no man playing golf has
a saner mental outlook on the game.
BUDDY SHARKEY, the smooth
- stroking lad from Gonzaga is the
new holder of the Tribal Bowl at the
Indian Spring Country Club Buddy
licked John P. Holzberg, former club
champion, by 2 and !, in the final
round Of the tourney.
Quite a group Of the local simon
pures and smattering Of pros will
play tomorrow in a one-day tourna-
ment to be staged at Woodmont by
the Maryland State Golf Association.
WASHINGTON'S four entrants in
the national public links cham
pionship shouldn't be flattered by the
pairings they've received for the medal
rounds Monday and Tuesday at San
Francisco. None of the four-includ-
ing Claude Rippy, the 1886 runner-up
has been paired with nationally
known linksmen. The first 81 scorers
Monday and Tuesday will start match
play Wednesday morning for the title
now held by Pat Abbott of Los An
geles. R!ppy is paired at 9:35 Monday
and l:l9 Tuesday with Ed Brown of
Louisville and Harry 1mbinetti OF
Seattle. Andy Oliveri of Washington
is paired Monday at 1917 and Tues
day at 201 with S. Tatol of DAYTON,
Ohio, and William Love of Hawthorne
Calf.
Jim Gipe Of Washington plays at
1887 Monday and 8:53 Tuesday with
Ralph Jordan of indianapolis and
Joseph Amaral of San Jose, Calf
while Bobby Burton, the other local
entrant, plays Monday at 1:33 and
Tuesday at 9:49 with Earl Cameron
OF Albany, N. Y. and Kenneth F. Long
of Hawthorne, Calf.
Otto P. Greiner of Baltimore, whom
Rlppy beat in the semi-fnal last year
at Farmingdale. Long Island. is the
only other entrant from this sector.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
HERR1N'S FIN FINE.

Star Radio diamonders and Lorton
Blues played to a IL deadlock in a
game halted by rain at Lorton. Fish
cakes" Herring allowed only two hits.
The Lcrton Browns were nosed out
in ii innings, 98, by the Garfield
Tigers.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
PLANS BIG GOLF CARD

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, Au-
gust 3 (P).-The Chamberlin Country
Club here is planning a major golf
program, which would include $4,000
open in the Spring, State tourney
and the return of the mid-Atlantic
P. G. A. event each season.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
SOFT BALL PLAY DRAWS.

RICHMOND, Va, August (P).-Ac-
cording to A. B. Chapman, jr., Of
Norfolk. State commissioner. 18 cities
would be represented in the Virginia
soft ball tournament to be held here
August 21-23. Nine cities already have
submitted entries.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Mat Matches

CAMDEN, N. J.-Danno OMa-
hony. 225, Ireland, threw Rube
Wright, 235, Texas (43:43).
PORTLAND, Me.,-Ahe Rothberg,
19l, New York, defeated Manuel
Cortez, 186, Mexico (two straight
3A1ls).
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STUD TO GET DRESSAGE
To Be Brood Mare at G. Y. Whit.
ney Farm After Racing.

As soon as her racing days are
over, Dressage will be retired to the
c. v. Whitney farm at Lexington,
KY, to take her place there with
many other finely bred matrons.
Dressage is = daughter OF Bull Dog
Nimble Hoof and therefore q full sister
to the stakes winner and sire, Cold
stream.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
HILLCREST STREAK ENDS,

The crack Guardian diamonders
battled 10 innings to SIS win over
the Hillcrest A. C. that ended the
latter's l5-game winning. streak. AL
Coe went the route on the mound,
while Miller and Maxwell supplied the
batting punch for the victors.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
ONE AS CAN BEAT.

READING, Pa, August ) R.-
Philadelphia Athletics defeated the
Berks All-stars, 7-3, yesterday In an
exhibition game here.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Homer Standings
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The leaders--pi MasSio Yankees.
;., a.; !oxxi Fsd sox, 2S drsssnb6eTf ss III
Giants. %; dshris. Yankees, q; Med
wick Cardinals 21.
taonAl. AZ; total. ol6.
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HUGHES IN HILL FORM.

While Hughes was pitching three
hit ball, his Plaza Wine g. Liquor
Shop nine pounded out 12-1 decision
over the Loveless A. c. in st. Mar
tins League game yesterday.
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BIG PLAYGROUND MEET
Seven Teams Contest Tomorrow
No Outstanding Choice.

Seven Fairgrounds will vie in
track meet at Roosevelt Stadium to-
morrow afternoon, with no outstand-
ing favorite. The contestants will be
Twin Oaks, Hamilton. Park View.
Barnard, Raymond, Phillips and
Roosevelt -Macfarland.
Several interscholastic track stars
are expected to compete in the I'M
limited events Other competition
will be divided among the IS, 100, lis
and 135 pound classes. Each play
ground is limited to three entrants in
each class, but only in sthe unlimited
class may boy enter more than one
event.
The meet will start at 2 o'clock,
Evening star., 1937-08-03
SEM.PROS DEFEAT REDS.

M1DDLETOWN, Ohio, August 3 (F.
The Middletown Armcos held the
Cincinnati Reds on even terms
through IL innings Of hoodlight
exhibition contest tonight. then Won
in the thirteenth, 8 to Z.
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men are using very heavy sinkers and
short lines, which drop almost directly
under the boat, but which can be con-
trolled to keep them from fouling.
When . guide there uses . heavy
sinker he uses one weighing a pound
or more, which takes all the sport
out of fishing, no matter how large
they are or how much fight they could
offer under ordinary circumstances.
There is nothing the sport fisher
man can do to get sport other than
use the expensive crab method or
take q chance Of fouled line using
4 light sinker and plenty Of line.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
SOFT BALL Def ISSUED.

Kronheim's soft ball team has been
challenged by the Macs Grill ten for
q game next Sunday. Kronheims
should call North 8815.
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And Furthermore there isn't 4
man in this entire sector who
works harder at the game than
this same Walper,

man in this entire sector who
works harder at the game than
this same Walper.
From the days when he worked on
the old farm as youngster he has
cultivated the habit of getting up
early. Nary a dawn but finds him
up at am. and usually an hour or
so later you'd find him on the practice
tee Of his driving range at Bethesda
He worked for five hours on the prac-
tice tee last Thursday, drove 200 miles
to Old Point Comfort and played l8
holes of golf.
He's nothing II not = horse
for work.
And the following day he won the
amateur-pro, and two days later he
won the championship. You could
write a Dick Merriwell yarn about
Walper, the farm boy who made good
in the sissy game OF golf. If you want
to call such hard work for a goal sissy
business. Three or four years ago the
guy was golfing punk, gent who
counted it big day If he shot rs.
But he played two straight rounds,
under pressure. in the final round Of
the championship in l40 shots, over 4
course whose par is IA. 1t takes more
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Field Filled With Stars.


THE defending champion, B. Patrick
Abbott of Pasadena, Calf, is
scheduled to tee off late the first day
in the company of Kammy Lau Of
Honolulu and Sam Musico OF Pitts
burgh.
Arrayed against Abbott will be one
former champion. Carl S. Kaufman,
OF Pittsburgh, who won the title in
1927, % and '29; Claude Rippy of
Washington. last year runner-up. and
notable field of public course play
ers.
Among them are Don Erickson of
Ahambra, Calf, and Harry ,Umbi-
netti OF Seattle, both quarter finalists
last year, and Warren (Bud) Camp
bell Of Seattle. brother of Scotty
Campbell, one OF Americas leading
amateurs. Umbinetti, Campbell, Carl
A. Jonson and Ernie Jonson make
up the defending Seattle team.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Chum Hard to Get

RLUES IN the lower Potomac still
are rather scarce. Capt. r. M.
Rogers, who was In town yesterday.
has caught only one this season, but
b says that several o&hae guidas
Evening star., 1937-08-03
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-~-SDll
-~~N".xxp-,~>- By Walter McCoum ~
By Walter McCd|Ium

~ NE Of the great pair Of hands
in golf belong to Leo Walper,
\ the gent from Bethesda, Nd,
~ who clowned his way through
the last round in the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. championship at Old Point
Comfort, Va, to win by two shots with
72-hole total OF 289.
A brace OF sturdy mitts toughened
by early years of farm work, and made
even tougher by mature years devoted
to a throwback at harvest time OF
the same corn-cutting propensities,
have given Walloping Leo hands that
rate in our book only second to those
OF Tommy Armour for strength. In
deed Leo, put him on a man-to-man
hand-wrestling bout, might even wres-
tie down Tommy. even as he has
pinned the big mitts OF such huskies
as Henry Picard, who has no ladylike
pair Of maulers
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OFFER OF $500
IS CABLED PETEY
Eagerly Sought to Battle
Man Who Badly Batters,
Stops Gevinson.'
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

~ YER an alleged nose which
resembled the rudder of the
J Queen Mary, Lou Gevinson
today peeked out of his one
functioning eye and viewed a future
definitely more difficult than the pat
tern he has followed to date. The
hamburgered local featherweight still
Is promising but sadly lacking in q
few vital ring lessons.
Meanwhile, Matchmaker Goldie
Ahearn, enthused by the manner in
which joey Archibald disposed of Lou
after minutes and As seconds of the
eighth round last night at Griffith
Stadium, tackled $500 to his original
offer to Petey Sarron for a world
featherweight title bout here late
next month.
Ahearn today cabled a guarantee of
$500 to Sarron to defend his crown
against the maneuvering midget who
has captured this sectors support with
an effective. unorthodoX style, which
thus far has left trail of butch
cred faces.
Evening star., 1937-08-03

a corn knife. II don't know Of any
your hands for golf like cutting corn"
says the new king Of the Md-At-
lantic professionals. 1T makes swing
ing l5-ounce driver feel like child's
Dlay"
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REPEAT FOR WEST
DUE IN MUNY GOLF.
Picked to Dominate Field
of 191-Abbott, Seattle
Team Defending.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, August 3.-Western
mashie wielders, who domi-
Y mated the 1886 public links
golf championship at Farm
ingdale NJ Y will be in full command
OF the situation again this year, when
the national title will be decided at the
Harding Memorial Course, San Fran
cisco, August 9-l4.
A field Of l9l players, not far from
last years record total of 223 was
listed today by the United States Golf
Association in announcing pairings
for the qualifying and team cham
pionship rounds next Monday and
Tuesday. The field represents 81 cities
and "a States and territories. There
will be 40 squads competing for the
intercity crown, won last year by
Seattle.
Evening star., 1937-08-03

lew people know it, but Leo goes
every once in while to the family
farmstead near Shepherdstown, w.
Va, for day or two OF tussling with
Evening star., 1937-08-03

than a sissy and more than a farm
hand to do that. It's regular Dick
MerriWell stuff.
Evening star., 1937-08-03

Quite a group Of the local simon
pures and smattering Of pros will
play tomorrow in one e-day tourna-
ment to be staged at Woodmont by
the Maryland State Golf Association.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-13

the union picnic a success. We
understand Brother R. J. Simmons
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams, Mrs
Carrie Dozier, Mrs. Emma Watts
and Mrs. Andrew Mason were some
who gave willingly of their time to
get the church in order for the
coming of the Bishop. Mrs. George
Adams and Mrs. B. V. hoffman
gave of their time and efforts in
making the picnic a success. The
games were under the supervision
of Mrs. Hoffman and Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. George Dozier's presence was
missed at the annual union picnic.
The Duluth editors have been
criticized because they have failed
to record all news. In behalf of
the editors, I wish to say it is i'm
possible for them to be everywhere
at every time and they are yet
amateurs. They need the co-opera-
ton of the people. Any news item
you wish printed in the Duluth
News Column, kindly present it
either to your carrier when he de-
livers your paper or get in touch
with either of the news editors.
You know who they are. Anyone
has the privilege of sending news
to the office of the Minneapolis
Spokesman.
Gladys. Allen and party from
Minneapolis motored to Duluth in
her beautiful Plymouth to visit
friends and relatives. In the party
were Maxine Maxwell, Queenie
Williams, Marie O'Shields and
daughter Phoebe May, who are re-
lated to Mrs. Sarah Waters, 926
9th Ave. East.
Miss Floree Sailing is making
much progress in the employ of
the Y. W. C. A. under the N. Y. A.
She is we'll thought of and per-
forms her duties well. Miss Dor
othy Thomas is expecting to be
placed in a position on the Y. W.
C. A. staff in the near future.
These two young misses deserve
praise and congratulations, as so
few of our race have such wonder
full opportunities.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-13

Building No. 6.
Mr.. Walter Dixon and John Col
fin were admitted to Minneapolis
General Hospital last week. Mr.
Collin is an elderly man without
relatives in the city. His condi-
ton is serious. 1t relieved US to
find that young man, well known
around Sixth Avenue North, is tax
ing an interest in the care of Mr..
Collin. We told him about the rest
homes for these aged, dependent
folks after their release from hos
pitfalls.
The obstetric ward had three
smiling mothers and three proud
papas - Commodore, Faison and
Sims.
Mrs. Delah Douglas welcomed US
although she was feeling quite I'M
comfortable. o..
We were glad we happened along
in time to help Mrs. Halle Batrum
with her mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Smith. Mrs. Smith had been rush
ed to the hospital a short time be-
fore our arrival on Friday. Mrs.
Batrum was very upset and only
felt bit relieved after we had the
doctor explain to her about the
condition of her mother and the
treatment she would be given. We
braided up Mrs. Smiths hair and
left mother and daughter resting
easier.
We saw a woman in a white
uniform and little bonnet going
from section to section looking
about. We like to find out about
the visits from others to the sick
so we stopped this woman. She
was deaconess from st. Peters
Church and her name is Julie Nc
Conickle. She offered to buy some
of the Spokesman papers to dis
tribute, but we explained that it
is an old Public Service Bureau
custom to give patients the Spokesv
man as well as other reading MAJ
terial not obtainable in the library
there.
AS a signing off message we sayI
REMEMBER THE SICK ANIs
AILING and they will remember
you when you are sick and ailing.
DOROTHY W. WILSON,
Director.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-13

her when we looked in her room.
Reverend Warrington agreed to
stop at the Mems Bureau to see one
of the men in whom we are inter
ested.
We visited the home of one of
the boys at the Farm and had a
very enlightening talk with his
relatives. The proper interest
from the outside may do much to
help some of our straying youth.
We were delighted to be told our
trip to the Farm and talk to the
boy had made a very favorable i'm
pression-on him! We had had a
most discouraged, depressed feel
ing after our visit because we felt
we had not reached him at all.
The grounds at Veterans SEEM
ed to be the most beautiful spot
in the whole city. The blazing hot
sun could almost be forgotten in
the flower garden section out
there. Mr.. William Henderson is
our only patient at present in the
main building. He showed US a
good looking necktie he won as
first prize at a party given by the
V. F. w. Ladies Auxiliary out
there. We called and left word for
Mrs. Ike Moore that visits from
the Auxiliary of the Minneapolis
group were missed. Praise is due
Mrs. Gladys johnson, of St. Paul.
for the regular visits she has made
for the last five years. In fact, we
found the activity of the st. Paul
group sheds a brighter light than
that of the Minneapolis group. Mr..
Clifford Harris was looking fine and
as usual we had to hunt about for
him. He is our only patient in
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-13
MINNEAPOLIS SPOKESMAN
AND ST. PAUL RECORDER
PUBLIC SERVICE
BUREAU

The director of this department
has found many ways in which to
serve our shut-ins since we start
ed our service last April. Our Wis
its have been to the public insti-
tutions chiefly, and to the homes of
those we visited. 1t is very graft
flying to know our visits and serv-
ices have been so appreciated by
all we contacted.
Last week, we received a card
from Mrs. Mary Alice Smith who
is still confined in Franklin Hos
pital. There was one little service
we were happy to perform for Mrs.
Smith. We have visited her be-
fore and knew how faithful her
many friends have been to her
during the eight months she has
been in the hospital, so it made US
feel our Bureau is important, is
needed and appreciated just as
much as relatives, friends, church
workers, social agencies and train
ed workers.
The Franklin Hospital is not the
exciting place most hospitals are
Emergency, obstetrical and surgi-
cal cases are not taken there. II
is more for the convalescent. A
quiet, restful, scientifically man
aged home it is. rs
We found Mrs. Matte Turner
has been regaining her health after
nearly a months stay in the hos
pital. Reverend w. E. Wadling-
ton and Mr.. Turner were visiting
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-13
DULUTH NEWS

Miss Marjorie Kelly, 1924 East
10th St., has been i'll and confined
to her bed for a few days.
The Baptist Missionary held it's
regular meeting in the Church
Parlors, Thursday, August 9Th
Silent prayers were held for the
boys at Camp Rock, Shakopee,
Minnesota.
Mrs. Wellington Glenn and son
Wellington, Jr., of Chicago were
in the city over the weekend, visit
ing relatives and friends. They
motored from Minneapolis where
Mrs. Glenn and son have been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Ollie Hazel
and brother, Lawrence Hazel. MRS
Bertha Clausen of Minneapolis acI
companied them on their trip I'd
Duluth and visited with Mr.. Will
liam Massingale of the Dulurr'
Heights.
Mrs. Edward Nichols and hey
son Edward, Jr., have returned
from weeks visit in the Twin
Cities. They brought James
Hughes, Jr., back with them. He
will be in the city few days visit
ing.
Charles Nichols was taken ill
while at Camp Miller and was
forced to return home before his
period had expired. He is some
what improved despite the fact he
was confined to his bed for a few
days.
Mrs. Anna Cox and children,
Margaret Jane and Charles Cox,
have left the city for a short stay
in the Windy City, Chicago. George
Cox, Jr., accompanied his mother
as far as st. Paul, where he stopped
off to visit James Brown of Arun-
del Street. The Coxes are expected
home this week. Mrs. Cox's
mother, Mrs. jamie Byrd, who has
made her residence in Chicago for
the past few years, is expected to
accompany her home to take up
her residence again in Duluth
among her old acquaintance.
Lucille Daniels, Harriet Chat
man and Margaret Thomas re-
turned from Camp St. Croix Sat-
urday. They reported having a
wonderful time.
Everett and Robert johnson,
Johnny Baker, Freddie and Tiny
Bell, Paul Thomas and Joseph
Waters returned home from Camp
Rock, Shakopee, Minnesota. They
were quarantined for a few days
after an outbreak of Meningitis
The quarantine was lifted and they
returned to their homes Saturday
none the worse for their expert
ence.
Mrs. David McHenry is improv-
ing at Hearding Hospital, having
come through her operation sue
cessfully. Mr.. David McHenry is
again able to be about.
Praise should be given to those
who gave their time and efforts to
make Bishop A. ]. Gregg's stay in
the city pleasant one, also those
who were instrumental in making
Evening star., 1937-01-14

units by bus and train, there was
very little evidence OF the large mill
tary force in the city. The Guards
men were required to stay in the
buildings where they were billeted
or in a roped-off area around the
buildings.
Warrants Are Held Up.
At the request of Gov. Murphy,
Sheriff Thomas w. Wolcott held up
service of John Doe" warrants for
the arrest of several hundred sit
down" strikers in the Fisher Body
plant No 2, where Monday nights
riot occurred. He also delayed service
of warrants on seven strike leaders
who were outside the plant during the
disorder.
Seven other automobile workers,
who were wounded in the clash. were
in the Genesee County Jail. where
they were taken yesterday after re-
ceiving hospital treatment. Officials
indicated they might be arraigned to-
day. Seven others still were in the
hospital.
At Indianapolis, Gov. NJ. Clifford
Townsend of Indiana told an Ander-
son delegation he would send Ma
tional Guard troops there if Madison
County authorities were unable to
handle possible outbreaks of violence
due to the strikes at the Delco-Remy
and Guide Lamp plants of General
Motors.
Strikers Get Instructions.
At St. Louis between 1000 and 5000
striking employees OF the Chevrolet
Fisher Body plant were given instruc-
tions at mass meeting last night
for enlisting additional workers in the
walkout which was called yesterday.
AS pickets marched up and down
in front of the plant Vincent NJ.
Dirkes. Fisher Body division manager,
challenged the strikers with the dec
laration:
I'VE intend to run this plant from
now on, regardless of strikes"
At Canton, Ohio, the United Auto
mobile Workers local rejected pro-
posal by union committee that it
end a Shutdown" strike at the Her.
cules Motor Corp. plant. The Her
cules Corp. is not a General Motors
subsidiary.
1t employs approximately 1900 per-
sons at Canton. but the strike has
thrown total of nearly $500 out of
work. This includes 100 in a Her
cules branch at Muskegon, Mich: 300
at the Twin Coach Co., Kent, Ohio,
and 500 at the Cleveland Tractor Co.
The last two concerns purchase Her
cules motors.
Union officials claim the Canton
sit down." inaugurated December 10.
is the longest in history. Walter N.
Wells, third international vice presi-
dent of the union, said the $40 mem
bers, exclusive of the "sit down.
ers," voted practically unanimously
against returning to their jobs.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
RETIRED TEACHER
| EXPIRES At HOME
Brief Illness Is Fatal to Miss
Margaret Forbes, Ma
tive of City.

Miss Margaret E. Forbes, 81. one
of the oldest living former public
school teachers in the District, died
today at her residence, 406 A street
southeast, after brief illness.
Miss Forbes was appointed to the
school system in September, 1873. be-
ing assigned to school then located
at Ninth and K streets southeast.
The building was razed some years ago
and Board of Education records do
not list its name.
In 1882 Miss Forbes taught at the
Cranch School, and in 1890 she was
transferred to the Brent School. where
she served until 1895, when she was
sent to the Maury School.
She was again transferred to Brent
in 1905 and taught there until her
retirement in June, 1925.
Miss Forbes was born in WASH
ington on March 4, 1854, the daughter
of John and Ann Forbes.
She was for many years member
of the Society of Natives and. In addi-
ton. served on the Ladies' Board of
Casualty Hospital and was active in
the affairs of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Ann
English of Berkeley. Calf; a nephew,
E. B. English Of this city; two nieces,
Mrs. Virginia Phillips and Miss Marie
English of Berkeley. and a brother
in-law. Clinton Davis of Washington.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday at II am, at the residence.
Burial will be in Greenmont Gene
terry, Baltimore.