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Evening star., 1937-10-26

DTulSlng, DlOOny DOAlllR DOuJ anu
brands one or both Of the contestants
bum or buns.
A college football team is
never rotten, nor is an indi-
vidual bum. Feeble they are
called from time to time. but
this IL accompanied by feeble
but game"
There are some cases where punches
are not pulled in college football.
There seems to be no Law, f'rinstance.
against panning the officials in the
public prints because they may enact
their duties with more zest than people
think is necessary. This is rank in
justice. Did you ever look closely at
a referee or an umpire? He is out on
that field in white knickers and a
shirt, running up and down the field
with the thermometer reading 20
degrees. Lots of time the muscled
hefties he is paid to watch are max
ing twice the dough of the referee
and the big tackle, for one. doesn't
even know how to open rules book,
much less read and understand 1t.
Evening star., 1937-10-26

Today a year ago-Minnesota
unanimously ranked first in second
week of A. P. football ranking poll.
Evening star., 1937-10-26
W. Rated Euen Chance Hoyu 7ep Slight Choices Saturday
CALIFORNIA VOTED
BYFAR GR|D'S BEST
Pitt Passes 'Bama to Get
Second Spot in Scribes'
' National Poll.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne AhbOcldbed Fress.
"A YEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Cali-
IN fornia's Golden Bears. by
N landslide vote of Endorsement
4 among the country's news-
paper experts, remain the Nations No.
/ college football team for the second
successive week.
Following their smashing victory
over Southern California, the Bears
were accorded top place in 48 of the
81 first ten" selections contributed
to this weeks Associated Press na-
tional ranking roundup and tabu-
lated today. Last week only "a rated
California at the head of the class,
but the feeling now is pronounced that
the bears are moving rapidly toward
Pacific Coast honors, including the
Rose Bowl nomination.
Evening star., 1937-10-26
Why Not Criticize?

THERE are, of course, 10 and 20
year old kids playing varsity
football and only for the fun Of it.
If anybody made so bold as to pub
licly criticize one of them . monu-
mental cry of For shame" would hit
Evening star., 1937-10-26
Tulsa Has New Coach.

CINCE Tulsa last invaded, Vic Hurt,
who leaped into the front rank of
coaches with great job of line tutor
ing on the Southern Methodist crew
that went to the Rose Bowl in 1885.
has taken over the reins from Gloomy
Gus" Henderson. famed exponent of
the spread attack.
Hurt, a graduate of the College of
Emporia. Kans., is in his second year
at Tulsa, and with fine group of
veterans and a promising lot of sopho-
uores bids fair to keep the Oilers
among the frst-f1ight teams in the
Southwest.
Last fall the first Hurt-coached team
at Tulsa won five games. tied two
and was beaten by Texas Christian
and Arkansas.
He is an exponent of the wide-open,
deceptive game that he chooses to
call the "f1exible-hanker" system of
attack. This great passing game is
the same system used by Ray Nor
rison at Southern Methodist. now at
Vanderbilt. and by Matty Bell, Nor
rison's successor at S. M. U.
Evening star., 1937-10-26
TULSA'S AIR GAME
lob FOR COLON|ALS
lrked Manhattan to Oppose
G. U.-MaryIand Has Task
to Stop Mayberry.

football teams-George Wash
ington, Georgetown and Mary
L land-Went to work in earnest
today for the important and testing
struggles they will face here this week
end.
George Washington will be the only
one that will not be a slight favorite.
The Colonials are rated no better than
even with Tulsa, but Georgetown ap-
pears to have shade on Manhattan,
and Maryland. following its upset of
Syracuse, doubtless will be installed
the choice over Florida in its home
coming affair
Tulsa's golden-clad gridders, who
sweep across the country to battle
George Washington at Griffith Sta
dunn Friday night in an intersectional
engagement. give every indication of
being as f1ashy as they were In pre-
vious visits.
Evening star., 1937-10-26
Hoyas Have New Life.

A DETERMINED Georgetown eleven,
q which gained new life through its
great showing against Pennsylvania,
Is eager for the clash with Manhattan
College at Griffith Stadium Saturday.
Manhattan will come here with
plenty of fight. The same brand
of fight that led Georgetown through
Its scoreless game with Pennsylvania.
Being set back last week by Villa
nova. the Jaspers will be seeking solace
at Georgetown's expense.
The game will mark the fifth bat
tie of the two schools, but is the Jas
pers' first trip to this city. In the
five games played, Georgetown holds
the edge. The first, in 1888, ended
m a 1920 tie The following year
Georgetown won, 80, and repeated
sl1e next season, 1870. Last year the
vearers of the Kelly Green, with their
strongest team in years, upset the
Hilltoppers, 1870.
Evening star., 1937-10-26

Harvard Battles Princeton.
THE first of the Big Three games
Will pit Harvard against Princeton,
which finally pushed over stubborn
Evening star., 1937-10-26
Mayberry Threat to Terps.

FLORIDA not only will send a
vell-balanced team against Merry
land at College Park Saturday after
noon but In Capt. Walter Mayberry
the Gators possess back that is
rated of all-America caliber. He can
run, kick and pass with equal ability,
and it is almost impossible to check
him in all departments.
Coach Frank Dobson's job this week
is to keep his Terps up to the peak they
showed against Syracuse last week.
The men who carried the brunt in
that battle will do no more than pol
ish new attack and build up a
special defense to use against May
berry and the other Gators Ken
Willis, running mate of Mayberry at
the halfback posts. is just about as
dangerous as the Gator leader
All the rough work at College Park
will be done by the reserves. They
scrimnaged with the freshmen yes
terday as the regulars took day off.
Evening star., 1937-10-26

Good luck and plenty Of 1t to old
Evening star., 1937-10-26

Rutgers. 60. Columbia. victim of the
seasons biggest upset in a TO defeat
by Browns mauled Bears. invades
Ithaca to play Cornell. Navy. beaten
81 by Notre Danes rousing last
quarter rally, meets Penn, held to a
scoreless draw by GEORGETOWN.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
WELFARE SPENDING
INCREASE is SEEN
Robinson Makes Forecast to Dele
cation From Peoples
Lobby,

BY the Associated Press.
Senate Majority Leader Robinson
told a delegation from the People,
Lobby today that he expected a grad
ual but steady increase in Federal
spending "for what we call social
welfare"
He informed the group. however,
that Congress already has laid out
as many reforms as We can carry
through this session." and that "the
difficulty now is to find sufficient ad-
ditional revenue"
Robinson made his statement after
IA representatives Of the Peoples
Lobby-led by Bishop Francis J. Nc
Connell of the Methodist Episcopal
Church-had urged speedy action to
broaden the tax base and raise levies
on personal and corporate incomes
The administration spokesman as
sured the group the proposal they pre-
sented was "one Of the most important
for the future OF the country" and
promised study and action as soon as
possible"
He gave no indication however, that
the administration was considering
new tax legislation by the present Con-
greSs.
so far we have been running on
borrowed money under the theory that
by these expenditures we increase con-
f1dence, increase the incomes of the
people and increase the general well
fare" Robinson said as the conference
ended
Evening star., 1937-06-10
THRILLED AT LANDING.
BY AMELIA EARHART.

DAKAR, Senegal, French West
Africa, June 10 (by wireless) i
discovered yesterday that the airport
at st. Louis. Senegal, was the be-
ginning of several famous flights, in
Cludlng those of Dieudonne Coste anc
the late Joseph lie BriX, and is 9
rendezvous of we'll known flyers. Il
IS very friendly place
I will not soon forget the experience
of circling field on a strange con.
tlnent and seeing huts such as are
IN chlldrens illustrated Biographies
I was impressed with the statelines;
of the natives. Here the flowing gar.
ments that both men and womer
wear accentuate their proud bearing
The Dakar Airport is excellent, pic.
turesquely situated on jutting point
of land, with the pink city nearby. Be
fore starting eastward overland 1 haC
a periodic check made of the faithful
plane and engines. Equipment which
serves so we'll deserves good care.
am writing this in the hangar while
the good mechanics of Air France
work, every inch of the plane beine
scrubbed with soap and water. It was
not only oily when We arrived, but
there was a curious pattern from dust
and rain, made by the airf1ow over the
wings
My French is rudimentary, particu.
larry the aviation brand, which is MOI
taught in school. Instead, remembe,
questions about my uncle's health O,
my aunt's umbrella Every one take
to sign language, so I am hard put tt
explaining what is what. Fortunately
there is no serious trouble on tina
score. find that some things are in
ternational; indeed, I believe win,
cones, indicators of air direction a
airports, might be symbols of worlt
understanding. At least felt so whel
] sighted the one at ST. Louis.
Comprehensive weather reports from
the French meteorological service ar
available, and forecast is given twic
daily along the route for any plane de
parting.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-06-10

deal, is only % years old and started
his career in 1882 with Seattle of
the Pacific Coast League. He was
300" hitter with Seattle for two
years and then came to Boston in
1888, batting 341 for IA games. He
went to Kansas City in 1884, hitting
1928, but came back to Boston to
stay toward the end of that year In
1885, While he batted only .290
Almada made 176 hits and stole 20
bases. He is a fine fly-chaser and
has one of the best throwing arms
in the league. Mel was born in So
nora, Mexico.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Burglar Surprised
In Home FIees
After Biting O,oner

A painful bite on the leg which
neccessitated hospital treatment, was
inflicted on walter J. Dick, "a, OF
28l2 Adams Mill road, by q burglar
whom Dick surprised last night in the
act OF ransacking the home of a
neighbor, Harold L. wilkins, 28l4
Adams Mill road.
Dick returned home after o'clock
and saw the man climbing from a
window of the house next door. He
grappled with the intruder and brief
but violent struggle ensued.
The colored man, who was described
as feet tall and weighing about 200
pounds, bit Dick in the leg and ned
with the loot he had taken from Will
kins' home. No estimate OF the loss
could be had today.
Dick was treated at Garfield Hos
pital and sent home. His injury was
not serious.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
ROPER WELCOMES
JAPANESE MISSION
Economic Group Also Pays
Courtesy Visit to Sec
rotary Hull.

Secretary Roper extended today "the
most cordial greetings" on behalf of
the Government to a japanese eco
homie mission visiting this country
Accompanied by a committee Of
American business representatives
members of the mission exchanged
pleasantries with Roper for half an
hour prior to a call on Secretary Hull.
Roper urged the japanese delegates
to take advantage Of any services the
Commerce Department could pro-
vide.
Chokyuro Kadono, executive director
of the Japan Economic Federation and
head Of the mission, expressed appre-
citation for the groups hospitable re-
ception in this country and jeSted with
Roper about the inconveniences OF sit
down strikes.
The missions call at the State De-
partment to talk with Secretary Hull
was brief one. Aides Of the Sec
retary said the visit was purely a
courtesy call and that no official mat
ters were discussed.
The mission came to America MAY
II to discuss trade and economic prob
lens in which Japan and the United
States are mutually interested. Their
itinerary thus far has been from the
West Coast through Texas to New Or
leans, up to Chicago and on to Wash
ington via Buffalo and Detroit. They
are to make brief visit to Ottawa,
Canada, before sailing from New
York June 16
Secretary Roper said yesterday he
hoped the missions visit indicated a
trend toward settlement OF interna- =
tional economic problems through
friendly discussion. He said the ad-
ministration would confer with a
Japanese economic mission ION any
matters the mission wishes to bring
up"
The conference plan between coun-
tries in modern complex economic life
is a fundamentally necessary plan for
reaching wise understanding and rela-
tions," Roper said. expressing the hope
that missions visit would result in ex-
pansion OF trade.
At 5 pm. Secretary Roper and
Mrs. Roper will entertain the visitors
at a garden party. The group will at
tend an informal dinner at the Japa-
nese Embassy at 730 pm today
President Roosevelt will receive the
mission at 10:45 am. tomorrow. and
tomorrow night the group will be
entertained at dinner by Harper Sibley
former president Of the United States
Chamber OF Commerce, on behalf OF
that organization.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Base Ball
Continued From First Page.)

here today for Detroit, where the Red
SoX will open series tomorrow with
the Tigers. The Ferrells and Almada
will join the Nationals in Chicago to-
| morrow
Chapman Regrets Leaving.
Chapman leaves the Griffmen with
some reluctance.
It's base ball, I guess" said Ben,
but in a way I sure hate to leave. !
was playing for one of the best fellows
in base ball in Bucky Harris and for
one of the best clubs. I was very
happy in Washington"
On the other hand, Newsom was
elated at hearing the news. Unable
to get started this season. Buck has
brooded about it, and recently, when
Harris promised to make a relief
pitcher out of him, he spoke of quit
ting base ball for the year.
All five players are expected to step
into service almost Immediately with
| their new clubs. Chapman probably
will become the Red Sox' regular left
/ fielder, inaSmuCh as Boston has Roger
Cramer in center, and NeWsom un-
doubtedly will take a regular turn in
the box.
Rick Ferrell will replace Shanty
Hogan behind the bat for Washington
and Yves, of course, will be starting
pitcher. Harris plans to install
Almada as his regular centertielder,
although the young Mexican is left
handed hitter and the Washington
| club already is overstocked with south
paws at the plate Almada probably
will play when right-handers face the
Nationals and Jesse Hill probably viii
| get the call against left-handers.
Rick Once Worth S25,0Oo.
The new National catcher, who was
! christened Richard Benjamin Ferrell
is two years older than his big
! brother Rick will be 81 in october
and he has been in the American
League since 1929, breaking in with
the st. Louis Browns, to which club
he sold his services for 5000 in May
1888, Rick and Pitcher Lloyd Brown
were traded to Boston for Catcher
Mervyn Shea and cash. His best years
we're in 1882, when he batted 3l5 fol-
the Browns and 1886, when he hit
3l2 for the Red Sox His average
for eight years in the majors is 296.
Ferrell led all other American
League backstops in fielding last sea
son with a mark of 987. He appeared
in 12l games and in 6l9 total chance:
was charged with only eight errors
and one passed ball.
Rick came out of the college ranks
Born in Durham, N c., he went tt
Guilford College, where his work
caught the eye of st. Louis Cardi.
nails scout Ferrell. however, turned
down a contract with the Cards anc
later signed with Detroit. In 1929 he
was declared free agent and signed
with the Browns.
The younger brother, christeneo
Wesley Cheek Ferrell, also came into
the American League in 1929 and ha.
been ranked among the top right.
handed pitchers ever since. In 1929
his first full year, he won 81 games
and lost 10 for Cleveland, and for the
next three years continued his great
pace Of winning more than 20 game:
per season.
In 1888, the right arm which flung
Evening star., 1937-06-10
BOYS CLUB GIVES
$25 TO POOL FUND
Check Promised by Secre-
tary-Receipts $192 Short
of Goal.

The Boys Club Of Washington, with
headquarters at Second and c streets,
came to the bat this morning for
comrades in the downtown section who
hope to open the old swimming pool
at the Y. w. C. A. building, 6l4 E
street by July l.
A check Of $25 was promised by
Charles Fyfe, secretary OF the Boys
Club, backed up by Frank Jellen, pres
ident.
This amount, with an additional 81
that came in the mails, brings the
total up to $313-only 1892 short of
the $500 fund.
You can tell the boys and girls OF
our neighborhood," Secretary Fyfe
said, that they are going to get that
pool open il we have to start a drive
Of our own"
That, however, will hardly be nee
essary since the generous hearted peo-
pie OF Washington are responding to
the popular appeal for swimming
pool In section ver-croWded by
under privileged children.
Those who sent in their checks to-
day we're:
Florence B. Stewart
Florence p Clark
Bowen S. Crandall
Anonymous
With the S36 in sight today, and
more on the way, there is possibility
OF starting work on the old pool by
the first Of next week.
The pool is in bad shape. 1t needs
thorough overhauling and cleaning
also coat OF paint.
Several doctors have promised Miss
Edith Coulson Of the Council Of Social
Agencies, under whose auspices the
pool will be administered, that they
will donate some Of their time in CIV
ing the boys and girls thorough physi-
cal examinations.
No child will be permitted to use
the pool before undergoing a rigid
physical examination
1t is estimated there are close to
l 800 children who want to 70 SWIM
ming these hot days Boys and girls
will have alternate days at the pool.
II the full $500 fund is forthcoming
by Saturday boys and girls at Oppor-
tunity House, 9l5 New Jersey avenue
plan a celebration.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

one of the sWiftest pitches in base
ball went back on Wes and he won
only II and lost II. Discouraged, he
tried the outfield, but found he could
not throw well enough in that position
and he voluntarily retired and went
back to his native Greensboro, N. c.
Yves is one of the best hitting pitchers
in the game.
When Harris went to Boston as
manager in 1884 he persuaded Ferrell
to return to base ball and negotiated
his shift to Boston. There, possessed
of little more head work and knoWl-
| edge of hitters, he staged great
comeback He won IA and lost 5 in
1884, 25 and IA in 1885, and last year
he won 20 and lost Is.
He pitched in more innings during
the last two years than any other
American League hurler and in 1886
he faced most batters, 1908, and
| yielded the most hits, $50.
Temperamental Pitcher.
| Wes is one of the most tempera-
mental pitchers in base ball Last
year he drew $1,000 fine for walk
ing out Of the box of his own accord.
1t was said in Boston, couple of
week ago that WeS, when told of be-
ing offered to Washington, fatty
stated he would not pitch for the Ma
! tionalS.
Chapman came to Washington a
! year ago, almost to the day, in a
trade with the Yankees for Outfielder
Jake Powell. One of the best fly
! chaserS and base stealers Of modern
times, Chapman clicked from the
start. He finished the year with a
.3l5 batting average and was voted the
most valuable player on the Wash
ington team.
Chapman Has Top Record.
Chapman. who is 20. came to the
Yanks in 1880 from ST. Paul of the
American Association. He was a
member Of the 1882 world champion
ship team and his seven-year major
league average is .308. 1t was with
obvious reluctance that Harris is let.
ting Chapman go, for Ben, Al SIM
mons and Johnny Stone formed per.
haps the best outfield in the majors
NeWsom was bought by the Griffs
in 1885 from the Browns, paying 6
sum reported at $4,000. He expert.
enced various misfortunes that year
and in 1896, while he won II games
he also lost IS, and the Washington
club was dissatisfied generally. This
year he was far behind schedule
Newsom has jumped all over the
country since he broke into profes
sional base ball in 1928. The Rec
Sox are the eleventh club with which
he has played. He is 20 and a native
Of Hartsville, S. c.
Almada. the minor figure in tht
Evening star., 1937-06-10
SENATE BODY TO HEAR
CHARGE AGAINST BERRY
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Chairman George has summoned
his Elections Committee to an execu-
tive session tomorrow to hear charges
by Maryvllle, Tenn, resident that
Senator Berry, Democrat of Ten
nessee, was mot entitled to a seat"
in the Senate.
George invited H. c. Lowry to
testify on a petition he filed when
Berry was sworn in last month to
succeed the late Nathan L. Bachman.
Lowry filed with the committee a
copy of what he described as a 1921
Federal District Court judgment
against Berry as president Of the
Pressmens Union. He asserted Berry
would organize only such preSsmen
as will not displease certain preferred
parties"
Evening star., 1937-06-10
DEMOCRATS REPORT

The Young Democratic Clubs Of
America reported to the clerk OF the
House today campaign contributions Of
s7,435 and expenditures of s8,l32 be-
tween March l and June l.
Contributions listed included $4,000
from the Democratic National Com
nlittee
Evening star., 1937-06-10
RUSSIA BARRED
FROM DISCUSSIONS
Britain. France, Italy and
Germany Only Will Confer
on Spanish Crisis.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Since Spanish ciuil war broke
OCT last July European polUerS haue
been troubled NTH non-interUen-
tion problems. TUenty-seuen Na-
ton Committee UaS formed to keep
arms and men from reaching Spain
and naUdl patrol tDds sent to see
that decision ,oas enforced. Loyalist
bombing OF Italian and German
cruisers brought withdrawal of tuo
nations from committee and Uas
tollo,ced BY reprisal Shelling OF Al
r1ertd by German cruisers. Since
then Britain has sought to bring
them back into iold
By the Associated Press
LONDON, June l0-Soviet Russia
was definitely excluded today from
four-poWer conversations as to how
the safety of warships of the European
hands off Spain" patrol can be guar
anteed.
The British vice chairman of the
European Nom intervention Commit
tee, Capt. Euan Wallace, informed the
committee in reply to note from Ivan
MaEky, the Soviet Ambassador, that
the conversations between England,
France, Germany and Italy were in
ltlated upon the apparent unanimous
desire Of the chairman's subcommittee
of the group.
Maisky had demanded that the
question Of guaranteeing safety for
non-interventlon patrol vessels be
brought before the whole committee,
which includes Russia.
No objection to the four-power talks
was raised at a meeting of the chair
mans subcommittee on May 81, Wal
lace pointed out.
Taken As Flat Rejection.
The Wallace statement was accept
ed as a fiat rejection of the Soviet
command for full committee discus
sion Of the subject, brought into being
by Spanish government air attacks on
Italian and German patrol vessels.
These attacks led to Germany's re-
prlSal shelling of Almeria and caused
Germany and Italy to take their ships
out OF the non-lnteWention patrol.
which is supposed to help keep ior-
elgn arms and fighters out of Spain.
1nformer British sources said any
Russian or any other suggestion fer
modifying the fOur-poWer arrange
ment could be examined by the lull
committee only after the patrol is
full restored
A British government spokesman
said he did not regard the four
power discussions as an infringement
on the committees powers.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden will meet the German, Italian
and French Ambassadors today or
tomorrow to draft a final agreement
for renewed Italo-German participa-
ton.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

Continued From First Page J
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Fish Skeletons Fossilized.

Skeletons of a large school of g.
inch fish. trapped by some unknown
catastrophe millions of years ago,
have been found fossilized in diatro-
mite deposit near Lompoc, Calf
Evening star., 1937-06-10
POOL TO BE DEDICATED
$4,000 Gift Is Memorial to
Army Aviator.

MINI ANAdIOI.
DAYTON, Ohio, June 10 P).-A
new $4,000 swimming pool will be
dedicated at Patterson Field, Army
air depot near here on June 10, As
the memorial of Dayton mother for
her aviator son for whom the feld
was named.
Mrs. Harrie G. Carnell, philan-
thropist and patroness Of art, is the
donor. Her son, First Lieut.. Frank
Stewart Patterson, was killed in June,
1913, on what is now the field site.
Ofl1cers. headed by Brig. Gen. A. w.
Robins, chief Of the Materiel Division
Of the Army Air Corps, will participate
in the dedication.