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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-11
Ambassador
In Capital

The United States Ambas-
sador to Italy, Mr.. William
Phillips, is in Washington with
his son, Mr.. William Phillips,
jr., who arrived in New York
with him aboard the Conte di
Savoia. and they are stopping
at the Mayflower. Mr.. Phillips,
jr., will go from here to enter
Massachusetts State College.
Judge and Mrs. David H.
Kincheloe, of Tarrytown, N. Y,
formerly of Washington, have
as their guests Or. and Mrs. VIII
liam Kinnan, Of this city, for
whom they gave a luncheon yes
terday at the Washington Irving
Club in Tarrytown.
Hosts at Bar Harbor
Major Gist Blair and Mrs.
Blair of Washington celebrated
their birthday anniversaries
with a dinner party last eve
ming at the Pot and Kettle Club
in Bar Harbor, Maine.
The guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry o. Tallmadge, General
j. w. Kilbreth and Mrs. Kill
breth, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothee
Adamowski, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Hall Stevenson, Mrs. John
T. Dorrance, Mrs. Nathan G.
Wyeth, Mrs. Plat Hunt, Will
liam Stewart, Colonel Arthur
Cosby and Fergus Mackie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell van Ger.
big, who were married last June
at Woodbury., L. l., are occupy
ing a house on Glenwood Road,
at Roslyn, L. l.. where they
will pass the early autumn. Mrs.
van Gerbig is the former Miss
Dorothy Randolph Fell, daugh.
ter Of Mrs. ogden L. Mills and
the late John r. Fell.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-11
Spear and Lieutenant
Vel In ACudemy Chapel

Miss Mary Mowry Spear daughter of Capt Roy Spear
United States Navy and Mrs. Spear married today to-
Lieut. Roderick Shanahan Rooney, of the late Judge
John Jerome Rooney and Mrs Rooney the Naval Academy
Chapel in Annapolis.
The Reverend T. Casey, Chaplain Corps United States
Navy performed the before altar decked with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-11
Dauohter Born

MI. and Mrs. Leo j. Rocco are
receiving congratulations upon
the arrival Of a baby daugh-
ter, Leonora Starr Rocco, on
August %.
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Officiates Again

The Rev. DR.. Edwin B.
Niver, who married Frances
father and mother, assisted
the Rev. Ronald Roland at
the ceremony today, before
an improvised altar thanked
with tall standards filled
with white flowers. The
ceremony took place in the
presence of the relatives and
friends of the bride and
bridegroom.
In the drawing room where
reception was held, flame
and peach-colored gladioli
were grouped effectively. On
the buffet table in the dining
room, which held not only
the elaborate bridal cake but
an assortment of delicacies
which tempted each and
every guest, was a graceful
arrangement of lilies.
Mrs. Barnett, widow of the
one-time Commandant of the
Marine Corps, and Mrs. C.
Phillips Hill, mother of the
bride, assisted the young couple
in receiving. Frances made an
adorable bride in her Princess
fashioned ivory slipper satin
gown. Her tulle veil, held by a
simple cap of the gossamer ma
terial, with a tiny wreath of
orange blossoms around the
nape Of the neck, fell over her
medium length train. She car
ried an arm sheath of gardenias,
lilies of the valley and blue tube
roses, and explained, II just
have to have a touch of blue"
IN TURQUOISE MORE
Mrs. Arthur Sinclair Hill, sis
ter-in-law of the bride, was her
matron Of honor. The other at
tendants were Mrs. B. William
Dudley, the former Jean Pee
pies, and Mrs. Bowman Mac
Arthur, who was, before her
marriage, Beatrice Littlefield.
Their gowns, similar in design,
were of turquoise MORE, made
with low square backs, with
tiny buttons to the waist, short
puffed sleeves and slight trains.
AL wore half wreaths of tiny
gardenias in their hair. Mrs.
Hills bouquet was of white
dahliaS, while Mrs. Dudley and
Mrs. Macarthur carried white
gladioli.
Lieutenant Hill gave his sister
in marriage and Mr.. Charles
Warfield, of Baltimore, acted as
best man for Capt. Dyer, who is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Edward Dyer, of Ruxton, Md.
Mrs. Hill, mother of the bride,
was in an afternoon gown of
black marquiSette, the skirt ap-
pliqued with white flowers. She
wore a black hat and a corsage
of gardeniaS. The senior Mrs.
Dyer wore black lace, styled on
close fitting lines, and her bou-
quet was Of gardenias.
FLY TO MIAMI
Captain Dyer and his bride
will fly to Miami and Nassau.
and upon return from their
honeymoon trip will make their
home in Annapolis for the COM
ing year. For travelling the new
Mrs. Dyer will wear a hunters
green costume with gold aces
series. Her tiny hat is mink
trimmed.
Among out-of.town guests pre-
sent for the ceremony and re.
ception were Mr.. Arthur Sin.
clair, of New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Buchanan Houston Hill, Of
Pittsburgh; Miss Elizabeth Irv.
ing Chase. Of Waterbury, Conn.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Todd,
Of Baltimore.
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Frances Hill Bride Today ofarinc Captain at Wakefield Man
Virginia Home
OF Aunt Scene
Of Nuptials
BIZ Flora Macdonald
"Heavens now

This was the an
swer to our inquiry yester-
day afternoon to Frances
Montague Hill as to whether
she had had any word from
her illustrious cousin, the
Duchess of Windsor, anent
her, the former s, wedding
today. "But I have had a
cable from Auntie Bess
(MrS. D. Buchanan Merry
man) who is in Switzerland
or somewhere on the CONT
nent
With so many last minute
things to do, Frances was
most gracious and sweet in
answering a slew of ques-
lions we flung at her, just
as she was to depart for
Wakefield Manor.
The ceremony which made
her the bride of Capt. Ed
ward Colston Dyer, U. S.
NJ. c., took place this after
noon in the garden of the an
cestral home in Virginia of
her aunt, Mrs. George Bar
nett. Great preparations
had been going on for the
past few days to make
everything in readiness for
the big event.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
RICHMOND GRIDDERS
BATTLE PRESIDENTS
Qualify for Dixie League Final
by Conquering Alexandria
Eleven. 10 to O.

Special Dispatch to The Star
r IcHMoND, Va, Dec. e.-The Rich
mond Orioles today qualified to
meet the Washington Presidents in a
playoff for the Dixie League profess
sional football title. whipping the Alex
andria Celtics, 100, here yesterday
before 1,500 fans.
John Sniscak. 200-pound fullback,
accounted for every Oriole point. He
booted 40-yard field goal in the third
period, plunged yard for a touch
down in the fourth quarter and added
the extra point. The former North
Carolina guards field goal, kicked from
a slight angle, struck the crossbar be-
tween the goal posts and ricocheted
over
Evening star., 1937-12-06
RECALLS CONQUERED
BY SINGLE DUCKPIN
Jacobson, Subbing in Last Game,
Shoots 1853 to Win for
Plaza-Sellmayer.

baltimore, Dec, 6.-Meyer Jacob
son was the hero on a one-pin
victory eked out by the Plaza Sell
mayer team over Max Rosenberg S
Regal Neon Sign Club of Washington,
at the Plaza alleys last night. The
five-game totals were: Baltimore,
2,999; Washington, 1893
Inserted in the Oriole lineup in
the final game, Jacobson, generally
poison to Capital rollers. upheld
his reputation with a smashing 1863,
which turned apparent defeat into
victory for the Baltimoreans. Joe
Harrison, Of the invaders, again DEM
onstrated that he is without superior
as team roller by shooting a bril-
liant 688 set, tops for both teams.
Scores:
Evening star., 1937-12-06

the front-runners two games =.
Goodman hiked his average to 1859
with top set of 800. which was a stick
more than the 3-game total of M.
Himmelfarb
Austin Davis, rolling 800, won the
annual fall tournament held at Be-
thesda by the Clyde Kelly League
Howard Biggs was second with 1854
while Paul Bowker ran third after
roll-of with Paul, Hamilton and
Robert Thomas The Cubs are
two games in front of the Pirates in
the flag chase Frank Stewards
144-358 are top scores besides his
ia average Buck Shares ll2
tops the Veteran Administration loop
with Pensions the team leader, two
games over Finance No. / G.
Tucker is high average roller in the
Postal Telegraph League with 1854
:. Wildcats top Mustangs for first
place honors.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Gould
Continued From Page A-13)

Engineers lose four ends and the en-
tire starting backheld of Sims, Kone-
mann, Appleby and Collins, while
Georgia graduates Is varsity players
Louisiana State, Vanderbilt, Alabama
Auburn and Tennessee have best hold
over prospects.
Alabama's Rose Bowl-bound Tide will
miss Capt. Leroy Monsky, all-Ameri-
ca guard and Joe Kilgrow. the teams
best back, but has an abundance of
requirements. Vanderbilt has a ripen-
ing sophomore crop, including Bert
Marshall, to carry on despite the loss
OF Capt. Carl Hinkle, all-America
center. Other sophomore aces shown
this year include George Cafego,
Tennessee halfback: Billy Banker,
Tulane back; Ken Kavanaugh, end,
and Young Bussey and Jabbo Stell,
backs Of Louisiana State.
Southern Conference: North Caro-
lina's Tarheels are hard hit, losing
such stars as Andy Bershak, great
end; Crowell Little and Tom Bur-
nette, stars among a dozen varsity
graduates. Duke loses fewer regulars.
Virginia Military turned up the sea-
sons best sophomore, Paul Shu at
halfback, who won all-conference
recognition.
Evening star., 1937-12-06

Tomorrow night at the Park
side Hotel the membership Of
the Divan will have q short
business meeting with Prof. Paul
Miller presenting the nature Of
the Social Chess program for
1888.
Friday night, 8 o'clock, 20 Of the
Divan's strongest players will w with
an equal number from the combined
fighting units Of Paul Morphy and
Agriculture Chess Clubs, respectively.
No admission fee.
Thursday evening the Social Chess
Lounge. 1886 I street NV, invites the
public to its "open house" party with
out chargo.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Nationals Trail of Hler LeLder Svap With Indians
Machi'ists' Bo,vling Leaders
Lose Only -Four Games Until
They Drop Fiue in One Night

the Silver Spring American League
with Clarence filings l44-397 the
heaviest wallops Paced by Def
finbaugh's 130-346, E. c. Keys swept
a match with Shepherd Park Market
to take second place on total pins
over National Beer Howard Par
sonso 1876 is six sticks in front OF
Bob Temples pace for high aver
age Patton's landscapes MAIN
tanned their lead in the Silver Spring
Avenue League by downing Silver
Spring Dyers twice with Lechlider'
142-374 featuring the win Ar
baugh's 136-369 and Swett's 124-360
enabled the third-place Sandford's
to swamp Silver Spring Market
While DeForest rollers top the Pat
ent Office League by two games, four
teams, Bell, Franklin, Howe and Mar
conf are dead-locked for the runner
up position Goodridge's 1853 Is
tops with Simmons 114-27 three pins
better than Koontz's for second
Goodridge also holds the season set
record with 406.
Martin Mccarthy, the golfer, bobbed
up in the Odd Fellows League with a
season high string of 1872 and totaling
372 for his set led Golden Rules 81
win from the leading Amity No. /
team 1t was the first reverse for
the pacesetters in nine weeks
However, Perce Ellett's gang led
Covenant by four games in the flag
chase after the latter had whipped
Columbia No. l all three games
Doubleday-Hill and Graybar are run
ming one-two in the Electrical League
pennant scramble with the former
one game in front Philco Radio
rollers hold the seasons team records
with SIT and 1,646 Eckstine's Ill
is tops.
The Browns are leading the Termi-
nal Ice League by one game over
the Cubs -. A sweep over the Cards
with season record game of 573
gave the Browns their leadership
The Pirates routed the Tigers while
2-l wins were registered by the
Cubs, Reds and Mats from the Yanks,
Indians and Giants, respectively
Lincoln Post grabbed undisputed
possession of first place in the Ameri-
can Legion League by defeating Sergt
Jasper two games while Nash gained
second place by taking Bunker Hill
over the jumps for two Clarence
Mines 367 and 148 are the high
counts for the season.
Joe Judge Steps Out.
nNLY two games separate the first
six teams in the Georgetown
Commercial League, according to
Kenny Back. the loops live wire
scorer Jefferson Spring Service
is in front, one game ahead of Daly's
Market Stohlman Chevrolet
scored a 3-game upset over Chappell's
Billiards Sam Gumbago) Ben
son is topping the Westend loop with
1873 with Jack Talbert's 1876 sec
ond high average Joe Judge
who used to scoop 'em up around first
base for the Grif1s. turned in tor
counts of l26-335, but his restaurant
team went down for the count
against the Takoma Alleys outfit
Shooting 1,748. season record fol
the Takoma Suburban League, Brooks
Shade Shop gained second place by
tripping Decatur Lunch three times
Takoma Billiards is the pace
setter Bill Russelrs Isl was top;
for the weeks matches United
Typewriter moved up within two
games Of the leading Abe Selsky team
in the Hebrew League by defeating
Evening star., 1937-12-06
GRINNELL HAS ENOUGH

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6 P.-After
19 years of brave effort, little Grinnell
uowa) College decided to quit trying
to keep up with the Joneses" and
resigned from the Missouri Valley
Athletic Conference.
Prof. e. D. Strong told the confer
ence last night that only by recruiting
and subsidizing could Grinnell hope
to compete, particularly in football,
with other members.
Grinnell claims to have had the
first collegiate football team west OF
the Mississippi. It's re9jgnation Is ef-
fective June /, 1889.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
REGAL NEON SIGN
- II +; Z! 8
By PAUL ]. MILLER, Jr.

- IMON NAIDEL, tournament di-
rector of the Washington Social
Chess Divan, says that although
~ the general tournament comes
to formal close on the night of De-
cember IA. participants will be per-
mitted extra time until Christmas
Day for the completion Of all ad-
journed games and incompleted
schedules
In order to close the tourney by
Christmas it will be necessary to
cancel out the scores of those players
who have played less than half Of their
total number of booked matches.
Between Christmas and New
Year Day the results of the gen.
eral tournament will be COM
puted and final standings pub
lished.
Effective January /, individual
challenge-play will succeed formal
tournament play nd changes in the
respective standings Of each con-
Evening star., 1937-12-06
CARTER ON FIGHT CARD
Meets Foran in S-Round Bout at
Rialto Friday Night.

Jackie Carter, preliminary favorite
here more than year ago, will return
to this sector Friday night, meeting
Irish Eddie Foran, Hartford light
weight, In an eight-round semi final
at the Rialto.
Jackie. who kayoed Joey Green and
Bill Temes in local rings, has been
swinging on the Pacific Coast in re-
cent months. He is meeting Foran
in support Of the Joey Archibald Biff
Lemieux 10-round feature bout.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNI
VERSITY basketers will play
Is games this season. They open
on December IL against Business
High at Business.
If Clark Griffith had his way, the
American League would adopt a
schedule calling for 140 games
played on a five-month basis, re-
gardless Of what action the senior
circuit decided to take.
Goodfellows took three straight
games from the Contenders in win
ming their District Duckpin League
match.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
~ REICH MECHANISM SHOP
x NO. bowlers, leaders of the
big Columbia Lodge No. 174
49, League came down with q

nGESa MECHANISM SHOP
K NO. boWlers, leaders of the
big Columbia Lodge No. 174
League. came down with a
crash at Lucky Strike Broadside
Mount No. shut them out, and but
for middle game of SOS the C. 81 r.
No. 2 team would have put on a Sec
ond coat Of whitewash . Up to this
point the B. Ms had lost only four
games :. Including record
game Of $40 in their five victories,
Miscellaneous No. / deadlocked the
pennant issue Abe Beavers fea-
tured the Tool Shops four wins with
a season-record string Of 1863 400"
sets are popping with regularity in
the Rosslyn Independent League .
Latest to get over the charmed mark
were Carl Gochenour who shot 418
with l53 as high string to lead Lee
Dairy's sweep over Banton's Market
Frank Robertson's 150-406 were
top wallops in Quality Shops 2-1 win
from A. L. Kelly Sons Bill Robey
hit for 401 as C. & c. Restaurant
downed Yeatman's Hardware twice
Brad Mandley tops the Rosslyn
loop with 1926.
Beaver Dam No. Leads.
REAVER DAM NO. / rollers occupy
first place in the Country Club
Golf League by virtue of a sweep
over Argyle No. 2 Martin Nc
Carthy, the clubs ace golfer, led in
the victory with 1863 Mattison' s
1854 helped greatly :. A four-way tie
exists for the runner-up spot. with
Indian Spring, Congressional No. /,
Manor No. l and Manor No. jarmed
in the second-place position
Harry Bachman of Indian Spring shot
high game of ISL his last time out.
Bub Guethler is the Southeast
Leagues leading roller with 122-19
. . Ernie Hauser. former United
States junior champion, is the runner
up with 1l9 Square Deal Liquor
is setting the pace Roger King
4l0 is tops for the boys who do their
rolling down by the Navy Yard
National Capital Parks holds a g.
game lead in the Interior.
Starting with season-record string
Of 1853, Walter Hurley climaxed his
rolling in the Bureau of Engraving
League at Columbia with an all-time
record set Of 425 His Engineers
team chalked up a season-record
game Of 6o2 in their rout of the
Machinists
A red-hot pennant scrap is being
staged in the Western Electric
League Auditors are on top with
a slim total pin advantage but Stock
Maintenance. Switchboard and Ware
house lock the issue in games won
and lost J. B. Smiths lib is
tops =. Stones 372 and Harrington S
$50 are the high individual counts.
Charlie Phillips who nearly dec
ade ago carved out sensational 456
set, then city record, was the top
shooter in the Masonic League last
week with 397 . . His King Davis
team regained first place by sweeping
Singleton Whip Litchfield swept
the naples for brilliant 442 set last
week. the highest in the league since
Phillips chalked his all-time rec
ord But despite his strings of
1873, l54 and $50 his Lebanon No l
team dropped the odd one to Cen
tennial which Ray Cross. the scorer
says must have had some rabbit feet
left over from Thanksgiving.
Leading Grotto Grill Beaten.
DIxIE PIGS took a 2-1 decision
~ over the leading Grotto Grill In
Evening star., 1937-12-06
GARRETT PARKERs DATING.

The Garrett Park Hilltoppers, 90
pound basket ball team, is seeking ac-
ton for Saturday night with team
having a gym. Call Kensington 320-W
or Kensington 34l-J between and
pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
MAKES RECORD JOURNEY.

DENVER, Dec. 4 (P.-Denver Uni
versity football players are lined up
for the longest trip taken by any team
in the United States this season. They
play University of Hawaii at Homo
lulu December 18.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
END ENDS ENDS WINS.

EAST LANSING, Mich. P.-Two
Michigan State ends met in the finals
Of the heavyweight division for the
campus boxing championship last
winter. Frank Gaines, defending
champ, won from Ernie Bremen by
decision.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
FALLS CHURCH rs READY

Strong unlimited basket ball teams
are challenged by the Falls Church
A. o. Call Falls Church. 434 or write
to Wilson Earman, 1rJA East Falls
Church, Va.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
BOOSTS SEMI-PRO BALL

1@oJoi AedS ueS 10 near WagnerS
Plan to Promote Game.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6 (R.-A plan to
return semi-pro baseball to former
levels in 1888 will be presented major
league moguls Sunday by Honus Wag-
ner, once Pittsburgh Pirate great and
now commissioner of the National
Semi-pro Baseball Congress.
Wagner said one of the moves would
be to select an all-America sandlot
squad of 48 players from athletes un-
der 1S years old in every State. Each
will be awarded a certificate and q
gold watch BY the national associa-
ton, Wagner said.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
|[0ND0S GRAPHING
TO REGAIN THRONE
On Comeback Trail, Mats
Greatest Drawing Card
Meets Bartush.

TINE most noted and probably
the most versatile champion
OF the hippodrome era in mat
dom will return to Turner's
Arena after an absence of three years
Thursday night when Jim Londos,
former title holder, stacks up against
Billy Bartush in feature match.
Still recognized in Maryland and
South Africa as champion, the stubby
Greek twister is seeking to regain
the importance that was his when
he was acclaimed internationally as
matdom's best. Now, however, the
situation has been altered and Jim
merely is one of many claiming the
much abused crown.
Game Biggest Card.
THE greatest cauljdower drawing
card ever to ply his somewhat
screwy trade here, Londos has re-
stored some of the games financial
prestige in certain spots, but may
never again view such sizeable throngs
as saw him in action here against
Rudy Dusek and Ray Steele.
Defeated by Danno O'Mahoney,
Londos was stripped of his title, but
Maryland chose to recognize him as
champion when he tipped George
Pencheff, Australian rasSle ruler, in
Baltimore last October South Africa
presented him a championship belt
for pinning John Vanderwait at
johannesburg.
Bartush, a Lithuanian veteran. is
regarded as one of the cleverest bone
benders. He was popular in Wash
lngton several years ago, but lately
has confined his activities to the
Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1937-12-06

testant will be determined according to
the Naidel system of progressive
ladder" ranking.
Meantime Winfred Horn, assistant
tournament director, gives the current
percentages
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Irene Scott Third.

MISS SCOTT, Independent and
Ladies Federal Leagues high
average roller, finished third with
l,l48, Her sets of 573 and SIS netted
her S13.
Prizes of $40 and IS went to Georgia
Hayes and Marjorie Smith of the
Shaffer's Flower Shop team for finish
ing fourth and fifth, respectively, with
scores of l,l39 and 1,l28. Mrs. Smith,
former champion, shot a first place
score of 589 in the opening block.
A meeting of leaders Of the mems
and womens city duckpin associations
will be held at the Lucky Strike this
evening at $50 to check progress of
The Evening Star tournament. The
bowlers have until December n to roll
the qualifying set of five games.
The Davis Sweepstakes scores:
Evening star., 1937-12-06
HUMPHREY LIKELY
SLABMAN IN DEAL
Myer to Go if Trade With
Tribe Is Made-Red Sox
Blocking Way.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

otau Correspondent OF Inc Star.
)HICAGO, Dec 6.-The trail
grew hot again for the Wash
ington ball clubs traders to-
day as the annual winter
meeting of the major leagues opened
President Clark Griffith and Man.
ager Bucky Harris, who despaired of
making deal after the minor league
convention in Milwaukee closed, had
high hopes this morning of swinging
deal with Cleveland. AS the base
ball legions swarmed into the hotel
lobby at American League headquar-
ters the prize rumor had it that Cleve-
land was bidding briskly for Second
Baseman Buddy Myer
Harris, stepping into the trading pic
ture just when it seemed as if Oscar
Witt of the Indians WAS ready to close
a deal with the Red Sox, apparently
had Witt guessing today The Red
Sox want Pitcher Mel Harder from
the Tribe. The tip is out that Harder,
together with Infielder Sammy Hale,
will bring Second Baseman Eric Nc
Nair and Pitcher Johnny Marcum
from Boston.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
REGATTA DATE SET.

EkSTON, Nd, Dec. 6 R.-The an
nual regatta Of the Miles River Yacht
Club will be held next August S, 6
and Z.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
DIEDEMAN GRID LEADER.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec. 6 LP,.
Cadet W. w. Diedeman has been
named captain of the Charlotte Hall
Military Academy football team for
1898.