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Evening star., 1937-09-19

national championship regatta Of the
class in Perth Amboy, N. j., recently
still are trying to put their finger on
what made the two Wilcox brothers
from Staten Island, N. Y, sweep the
series with three firsts and seconds.
The boats were homemade, the sails
nothing TO rave about even If they
were made by r .tsey, and the bot
toms in need Of paint. But both Roger
and Warner Wilcox seem to treat the
whole regatta as just another race in
their almost daily fare of constant
competition.
Young Warner, the winner Of
the Presidents Trophy, ghosted
his Escargot across the finish
for the final event while play
ing q harmonica.
Inability Of either boy to come here
for the Presidents Cup was = disap-
pointment for some who had hoped
to see the two in action and maybe
find out what makes them 60.
Star Fleet Likely Here.
1T STILL is nothing more than q
rumor, but Washington may see
the start of star class fleet on the
Potomac next year. Which would
mean that not only is local sailing
increasing in numbers, but also broad
ening into big time yachting These
smart 24-footers are the cream of
the smaller boat classes.
The winner of local series would
qualify for the international cham
pionships. which, incidentally, have
just concluded on Long Island Sound.
All OF which would be good for the
home town.
YOUNG Pete Van Kammen OF
the Sailing Club, the Districts
sailing canoe fraternity, wins the open
canoe event again this year, it will
be the third straight time he's done
1T in the sailing events of the Presi-
dents Cup.
A new addition 10 Capital
Yacht Club is that Of the 60-foot
ketch COastwise of William ID.
lockwood.
Formerly owned by Philadelphian
and built In Huntington, Long Is
land, she will be one of the largest
sailing yachts moored off the Capitol.
NOUNT Theo Rossi's two Italian
speed boats that compete this
week will be his twenty-second and
twenty-third craft built in nine years
OF active racing.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
MERCER TOP mailman

Given Feature Match With Steele
in Show Here Thursday.
With local apprenticeship of only
one preliminary match, AL Mercier,
French follicker, has been showed
into the feature graphing spot on the
weekly squirm card at Turner'S Arena
Thursday night, squaring of with the
veteran Ray Steele.
Mercier, who has been twisting in
New England and the Pacific Coast
with great success, so impressed Pro-
moter Joe Turner in spilling Rudy
Dusek here recently that he has been
awarded the headline match over
more prominent names.
An outfielder with three minor
league clubs, Mercier deserted base
ball circles in 1882 to devote his time
to the grapple game. He is six feet
tall and weighs 2l5 pounds.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Wood Beats Champion.

CLINT FERGUSON, Waban, Mass,
schoolboy. was the first champion
to fall when he trailed Gar Wood, IT,,
son of the famous Algonac, Mich.
speedboat driver, in both heats of the
class A amateur finals. Young Wood
streaked around the three laps of
the Smile layout at 43311 miles
an hour in the first trial, Just four
tenths Of q mile slower than the
world mark.
This was the days most hotly con-
tested struggle Of finely-tuned motors
and expert driving Doug Fonda,
Orange, N. j., rounded the first turn
leading five roaring boats by three
lengths. Ferguson worked under low
hanging branches of trees along the
bank to almost overtake Fonda, high
scoring amateur for the year, at the
second turn, but lost considerable dis
lance in rounding the bouys. Gar Wood
moved even with Fonda at the mid
way mark and took lead at the next
turn of about four lengths, which v~7
never headed.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Rock Point Results.

THE following day at Herring Bay
with Capt. Manifold again as
guide r. c. Davis, Joseph Garner,
John Donnelly and Carly Brown
brought in 81 OF about the same size
range. Herring Bay was plenty hot
last week.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Haul Seiners Take Rock.

THE legality OF fish catches always
is a touchy subject, especially so
when rockf1sh start to run and sports
men and commercial men engage in
their annual battle, which at times al
most is a free-for- all Protests and
complaints pour in to the Maryland
Conservation Department and to every
fishing writer in this section. The
following is from a recent letter to us
from A. w. Masters:
II own a place on South River. and
there are q great number Of sportsmen
who flock to this part Of the bay for
little relaxation.
These men will spend = lot
more, in the aggregate, renting
boats for fishing trips, than the
meters will make by selling hsh
commercially.
"A few weeks ago there were large
number OF rock in the mouth Of the
river But when I attempt to troll
there find 1t impossible as the netters
have their boats on the side and the
minute school starts jumping they
put out from shore in their fast boats,
letting down their enormous nets as
they go. and in few minutes they
have surrounded the school. The re-
suit is that the last time out did not
see one school-and there had been
dozens Of them"
The conditions Mr.. Masters describes
are found all over the bay. but nothing
can be done about it SO long as seine
hauls are permitted. The day will
come, Of course, when striped bass will
be purely q sporting ash and catching
them for commercial purpose will be
outlawed. but at present 4 seine net
used for rock u legal.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
that size the same day, show
ing that plenty are around.

A week ago this column reported
catches there from one-half to IA
pounds and stated that there was
possibility that those half-pounders
might be below the 11-inch limit per-
mitted by Maryland law. Guy johnson
Maryland Conservation Department
inspector stationed at Rock Point, re-
piled, however, that he inspected the
catch mentioned and that none was
of illegal size, and the Conservation
Department headquarters In Baltimore
states that no undersize fish have
gotten by johnson in the several years
he has been stationed there.
Evening star., 1937-09-19

Hook and along the Atlantic Coast to
Atlantic City. Pausing only long
enough to take on gas, they are plan
ming to round Cape May, roar up the
Delaware and stop for more fuel at
Chesapeake City, Md, Tuesday after
noon.
II all goes well. the feet Is
hoping to make Solomons Island
the last stop before ending the
mad dash off Hams Point.
Entries include the Miss Maryland
from Baltimore and piloted by John
Charles Thomas, the Miss New Jersey
Of Martin Rogers Of Orange, N. j.; the
Miss New York. skippered by A. G.
Edmonston; the Lilies Of I. Leslie
Lawrence of Ocean City and the
Twenty Grand Of r. Lagare Webb OF
Baltimore.
It's all under the auspices of the
Presidents Cup Regatta Association
and should afford, at least to Skipper
Thomas, some real workout for the
yachtsmen. He will be racing his Miss
Severn, recently purchased from Ernest
Dobson, in the class X runabouts,
which open the final day of regatta
racing next Sunday.
TWO Washingtonians will be aboard
the racing cruisers. DR.. William C.
Meloy is shipping on the Miss New
Jersey and Joseph Ullman on the
Miss New York.
With the exception of the inter-
national cruiser race on the West
Coast, this mad marathon is about
the longest event Of its kind any,
where. Depending on its success this
time, it may be the start OF new
nautical tradition.
Nautical Haven In Cellar.
WHEN members OF the Massachu-
setts Schoolship Club Of Wash
ington gather twice month for dis
cussion of the merchant marine and
matters that concern the sea. they
have for their quarters the s. S. Gel
lar Queen.
It's In the basement Of the
home Of w. G. Watt and boasts
all the equipment Of any ship,
including port holes painted on
walls.
Composed OF graduates Of the Mas
sachusetts State Nautical School,
which has been training men for serv-
ice in the merchant marine for more
than so years, the local club has been
in existence for two years and has 20
members. They come from all walks
OF life and number naval and Coast
Guard officers, United States HYDRO
graphic Once specialists and Steam
boat Inspection Service men.
.omet sailors from all parts OF the
country who competed in the
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Farrin, Howard Grab Set.

tOR while, 1t appeared as II the
reunited partners were to win the
final match yesterday without the loss
of set. After they had entered the
title round by trimming Hugh Lynch
and David johnson. 6-3, in the third
set OF a match carried over from Fri
day, Welsh and McElvenny swept
through two sets with Farrin and
Howard, while dropping only three
games.
Farrin and Howard, however, started
to rally at the start OF the third set.
cracking Welsh's service and winning
on Farrin's for 20 lead, and win
ming after the count went to 4-aIl.
McElvenny and Welsh took a 80
lead IN the last set on a service win
by each and break through Howards s
and coasted to victory.
Evening star., 1937-09-19

teams more than rolled last year
James f. Bridges of Riggs Bank is the
new president. Serving with him are
William B. Mehler, jr., vice president;
C. C. Logan. treasurer and official
scorer, and William French, secretary
Evening star., 1937-09-19
WORLD OUTBOARD
RECORD SMASHED
Old Mark for Midget Class
Twice Topped by Pabst.
Three Champs Bow.
By the Associated Press.


~ ICHMOND, September 1S.--
- A world record was estab-
lished and three title holders
a y dethroned in spectacular
opening day races Of the national
outboard championships on the
James River today.
Edwin Pabst. Milwaukee youngster,
his speedy craft droning along the
muddy water like huge bumblebee,
left the previous world mark in the
midget class badly shattered after he
had topped 1t in two consecutive
heats. He coaxed an average speed
Of 33076 miles per hour from his tiny
motor in the first heat over the g.
mile course, remarkable gain over
the 3l.35 in the record books. He
topped this in the second heat with
a 1929 average to leave field Of
II struggling far behind.
Nell Cooper, Kansas City, 1885
champion. ran twelfth in the first
heat, and did not finish in the sec
ond trial. She tied with Pabst last
year and won run-off for the title.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
NOLAN SETS GOLF PACE.

Parker Nolan, defending champ, led
field Of 81 qualifiers in the club
championship at Congressional with
card OF II. The medal round will
continue through today and Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Woman Races Husband.

"A ND for the first time a man and
wife will oppose each other in the
big event which has its first heat
Saturday afternoon at 3:35. Maude
Rutherford will race her Miss Palm
Beach against Husband Jack Ruther-
ford. Others entered for the Presi-
dents Cup are Victor Kleisrath's s
Hotsy Totsy II and J. c. Fischers Miss
Cincinnati.
These are a few OF approximately
$50 drivers that will compete in some
~ events or heats for the three days.
With cup ofhcials looking for addi-
tonal entries from Richmond this
week end, where the national cham
pionships for outboards is in full swing,
entries should break all records
Really getting its start with bang
. $4,000 worth of bangs, in fact-on
Thursday night when a large night
pageant and fireworks display are
staged at the Water Gate, Friday will
be for the cupboard put-puts. In six
events for both professional and
amateur drivers, they will take up the
whole day.
Saturday, devoted to the inboards.
will find 81, l35 and 225 cubic inch
hydroplanes, class HI inboard, class
F-G runabouts, the big Cup boats and
cruisers tearing over a beautifully
banked course in Georgetown Channel
above Hams Point beginning at 1:45
pm.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
EASY FOR MARTINSBURG.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Septem-
Der 1S (P1.-Martinsburg High opened
its foot ball season here this after
noon with 1915 victory over Rowles-
burg CIV. Va) High.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
ROSS NINE TO PLAY.

Ross Jeweler diamonders, who stack
up against the Southern Maryland
Democratic Club today at o'clock,
are requested to report to Shady Oak
fleld ut 2 o'clock for practice.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
By OtOR1C E HUBER

weather comes and with big striped bass This really the
rocksh anglers
around thae with almost not to be
- disappointed.
They from Midsummer Is the Fall Of the when
Evening star., 1937-09-19
MAJOR P|NL0OPS
START THIS WEEK
Federal, Sanitary Grocery,
Odd Fellows, Bank Teams
viii Take Drives.
.HREE major bowling leagues
open their season tomorrow
night, while fourth gets under
Way on Wednesday The Fed

"HREE major bowling leagues
open their season tomorrow
night, while fourth gets under
way on Wednesday. The Fed
eral, Sanitary Grocery and Odd Eel
lows rollers are the ones starting to-
morrow at the Arcadia, Convention
Hall and Recreation Alleys, respec-
lively, while the Bankers League will
use the Arcadia drives on Wednesday.
Tomorrow nights schedule for the
Government rollers finds all 10 teams
in action. with the pairings as follows:
Investigation VS.. G. p O., United
States Senate VS.. Veterans Admin
Capital Parks VS.. General Accounting
Office and Adjusted Service Bonds VS..
United States Coast Guard Rolling
will start at o'clock
Odd Fellows Have 10 Teams.
THE Odd Fellows also have 10 teams
in their league, which is headed
by Ed Donaldson, president. l. o.
Lund is vice president, Chalmers Grof1
the secretary treasurer and Perce.
Elicit. scorer Wilfred E. Lawson, one
of the leagues organizers and presi-
dent for the past 81 years, is serving
as honorary president. The teams are
Mount Pleasant, Brightwood, Golden
Rule, Eastern. Covenant. Friendship,
Amity and Columbia-the last two
being represented by two teams.
Sanitary, however, claims the larg-
est commercial league in the city. with
80 teams to use 16 pairs of alleys. E.
G. Yonker is president Of the loop and
will roll the first ball down the drive
Greater interest in the Bankers
bowling is seen in an increase Of four
Evening star., 1937-09-19
CALL DONOVAN WRONG.

English sports writers, after seeing
movies Of the Farr-Louis fight, ac-
cused Referee Art Donovan OF hinder
ing Farr's infghting.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
WELSH, M'ELVENNY
RETAIN NET CROWN
Score Over Farrin, Howard
in Playground Doubles.
Singles Final Today.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

II y G~o OHSAAN1 tllSlI IelSll rs
- Washington's best doubles
team after an interval OF ex-
\ actly one year, Barney Welsh
and Ralph McElvenny yesterday won
the championship Of the Playground
Departments Fall tournament, when
they defeated the young naval lieu-
tenants, Jimmy Farrin and Bill How
ard, 6-1, CO, As, 6-3, on the
Potomac Park courts.
The tournament had marked the
first time this season that Welsh and
McElvenny had played together and
the first time, in fact, since they won
the same tournament last year.
The final between Welsh and Hugh
Lynch for the singles championship,
originally scheduled to precede yes
terday's doubles final, was postponed.
They will clash this afternoon at 2
o'clock, with Welsh striving for per-
manent possession of The Evening
Star Cup, which he has won every
time since it was put into competition
two years ago. The presentation of
other prizes, donated by the Play
ground Department, will follow the
last set IN the three-out-of-f1 match.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Wind Up With Biz Game.


T LOOKS, therefore, very much as
II the first and last games Of the
Giants and Redskins will decide their
sections winner, as last Thursday
nights opponents also are scheduled to
meet In the seasons finale in New York
on December S.
In intersectional competition. the
Giants are scheduled to meet the Chi
cago Bears; Detroit and Green Bay.
only one Of that trio, Green Bay,
VIII be met this season by the Red
SKINS who drew the Cardinals and
Cleveland as their Western foes. The
National League schedule calls for
each OF the 10 teams to play three in
tersectional foes.
Only one player we'll known to most
GRID fans will appear in the Cardinals
llne-up next Friday, Gaynell Tins
ley, Louisiana States all-American
end last year, holding down the right
nank Tor the Chicago eleven. It was
I1nsley's fellow-f1ankman, Bill Smith,
however, who accounted for the de-
feat OF the Packers when he picked
up tumble and ran 25 yards for the
winning touchdown in the 1T VIC
tory
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Battles Will Strengthen Team.


HAT the Redskins will be even a
better club than that which beat
the GIANTS is assured, since Cliff Bat
Ties, declared the greatest ball carrier
IN the league, will be available. Bat
Ties was out OF the opener because of
boil on his leg. But, although the
REDSKINS got along very well without
MN, they promise q more versatile at
tack than ever with Battles helping
Don Irwin, Riley Smith and Sammy
baugh IN the ground-gaining.
Baugh, incidentally, proved a bigger
surprise as an all-around gridder than
ne did in justifying all the things said
about his passing. Those q, 900 curl
Gus spectators no doubt were surprised
That Sammy could hit the mark as
often As they had been told he could,
but not enough had been written about
his running and kicking to prepare
them for his feats along those lines.
II one had to pick an all-league back
neld today, it is hard to see how any
OF the Redskins could be left off.
though almost surely Tuffy Leemans
would be given place.
Grid Gabfest.
{ NE more suggestion to the Redskin
management ;. Enlarge or clar-
lily those numbers on your players
They were hard enough to identify
from the upper stand even before the
game, but, once they had been thrown
to the dirt, they were beyond recogni-
ton That, incidentally, was the
only thing in which they were shown
up by the Giants, whose large, white
numerals stood out boldly Coach
Ray Flaherty lived up to his reputation
as the king Of inspirers in his pre-game
pep talk 1t was then that he told
them that the Giants were out to "get"
Bsugh. playing his first pro CRANE :.
1t was as much up to them to protect
Baugh, their rookie, as it was TO win
the game, Flaherty declared They
did it, and Baugh finished the game on
his feet, in good shape great
start for great kid . No more after
noon practices are scheduled for the
Redskins If you want to see 'em
drill today, or any other day, you'll
have to be at Fairlawn Field between
the hours Of IL am. and IL noon.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
BOATS.

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Evening star., 1937-09-19

OTORS and hull willing and weather permitting feet OF cabin
NJ which Wednesday
Washington from
q total distance of 500 miles
ranging 80 As will down the East River around Sandy
Evening star., 1937-09-19
REDSKINS PRESENT.
ANOTHER BIG GAME
Chicago Cardinals, Masters
of Champion Packers,
Invade Friday.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Hal looms MS tllelT tOukH-
~ est opposition of the season
" " comes to Grifflth Stadium
next Friday night to meet
the Redskins in Washington's second
big league professional foot ball game.
The invaders will be the Chicago
Cardinals, recent conquerors OF the
national champion Green Bay Pack
ers, and II the Cards repeat with q
victory over the Detroit Lions this
afternoon, they will come here as un-
disputed leaders of the Western di-
vision. Detroit also won it's first
game, from the Cleveland Rams, to-
days battle at Detroit, thus pitting
undefeated elevens
II the Redskins get by the Cards,
they should have more than a flying
start for the Eastern championship,
born Of victories over two of the
leagues toughest teams. Barring q
tie, either Pittsburgh or Brooklyn will
take the leadership OF the Eastern
race after their game today with a
second victory In As many starts. but
neither Is expected to offer the Red
skins as much opposition as the
Giants.
Evening star., 1937-09-19

american power boat championship.
Mexican Republic trophy.
1Willian Randolph Hearst trophy.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
SATURDAY, September 25.
Sunday, September 26.

National championship 225 Gu. in hydro
plane for John Charles Thomas trophy
fAll-Washinsto sweepstakes race for
George Horning trophy.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
PRESIDENTS CUP
FIELD IS BRILLIANT
Water Pageant, Fireworks
Thursday Will Usher in
Great Regatta.
ny MALCOLM LAMRORNE yr

By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.
\ ORE than 100000 speedboat
Nu fans are expected to fill the
E grandstands and line Hams
Point seawall when the
eleventh annual Presidents Cup Re-
gatta opens Friday to continue through
Sunday with the final heat for the
100000 mug that countless power en-
dasiasts have struggled for since the
er3ginal gathering in 1925.
For the first time in Its history
Presidents Cup competition will as
slnne international proportions as a
result Of the entries of Italy's leading
driver, the millionaire Count Theo
Roesi, and E. c. Wilson of Canada in
his Miss Canada II. Driving his radi-
cally designed Alagi and with the
Arsdem under the hand of his team
mate, Guido Cattaneo, Rossi will be
opposed by 10 crack drivers of America
In the headline event for the historic
sup.
The big hydroplanes, largest gather
ing Of Gold Cup craft ever assembled
for . single regatta, include the de-
tending champion, Ma-Ja, owned and
driven by Jack Rutherford; Herbert
Aendelson's Notre Dame, winner of
The Presidents Cup two years ago and
the boat that turned away the Italian
speedsters In the Gold Cup race at
Detroit over Labor day; George Refs
veteran E Largato, three-time holder
Of the Presidents Trophy, and the we'll
known Impshi and Delphine TX of
Horace Dodge.