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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
LONELY CITY

Being downtown was no better.
The streets were crowded, but all
the faces Mildred saw were selfish,
preoccupied, bent on their own
exclusive errandS.
She shopped. in Mangole's, to
find even the Salesgirls curt and
unfriendly. She thought of Mark,
and tears stung her eyes. She
batted her lids. and hurried from
the store. Mark would be lunch
ing with two or three men; she
knew that.
Mark didn't find the city lonely,
Mark didn't ache with homesick-
ness and defeat, because he had a
job which brought him into con-
tact with interesting men. And
women, too, for that matter =.
No, Mark needed no sympathy
Mark was all set. He did not really
need her. He would probably have
a much better time if she were
pack in Milford!
Almost without volition, she
turned into the street which led
to the Union Station. Her mind
was made up. She would get a
table. She would know exact
ly what time the train left for
There was a scream. A small
Shrill wall that seemed to come
from the inside of the earth. o.
was it the sky? There was shat
tering thud. the scrapink of brakes
IA street car bell changed louc
and hopelessly. Crafty Mildred
Barnes saw people running.
She looked about, dazed anc
stupid. She saw, without seeing
a red light in front of her, almost
over her head. She had not known
she was in the middle of the cal
track.
She did not measure the frac
ton of an inch which separated
her from the snub bumper of the
Gilmor Avenue trolley. D.. She die
not care! She saw only the child
RESCUES CHILD
Swiftly and surely, feeling moth
ing, she bent and clutched 6
fallen, tow-headed figure in hel
arms. her 1.-the body protective
arc above the prone body
snatching it roughly and fleetlJ
from the path of the trolley.
She ran a few steps back.
INTO the crowd. She felt the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

IL luSterleSS ana ulSdSItedI
But she didn't care. Her hands
and tense.
She did not even bother this
time to avoid Marks unhappy, pa.
tient face. She was sick and tired
of trying to save Marks feelings.
He might as we'll know how active
ly, acutely miserable she was! A
husband had no right to expect
She heard Marks voice again,
trying to reason with her.
But, darling, don't you see,
there isn't anything I can do?
We've got to eat; and my job is
here-whether you like the city
or mott"
80 you've told me before" Mil
dred said, her voice as dry as over
done toast. We'll, you can keep
your job. You can have the city,
and all the exciting new friends
you've made. I'm going" she
gulped; she had to force the
words. back home!"
Her young husband stared at
her. Only his eyes betrayed his
fear, showed what losing her
would mean to him. He said, This
city is your home, Mildred. A year
ago. when we were married, you
said For better or for worse A
smile tugged at his lips. "Remem-
Der. honey? For better Or
"Worse!" the girl snapped. And
I meant it. But you were working
in Milford then; you'd always
worked there. I had no reason to
think you'd drag me to a place
where people hate me; where"
A BITTER WIFE
people don't hate you" Mark
interrupted. They just don't
know you, that's all. You won't
let them know you'll"
Mildred's eye lowered to her
gripped hands. And who has
tried to know me?" she countered.
"Who, pray, except one or two
couples who've called on us be-
cause they like you? Take the
Lamberts, for instance And Bob
Lanes snooty wife.
Don't you suppose I saw how
indifferent they we're, how cold?
Why should those girls want to
make new friends? What do they
care about a stranger? They've
lived here all their lives. They
know everybody"
Marian Lane called you up,
didn't she? She asked you to join
some club or other, didn't She?"
Mildred did not answer. There
was no use going over that again.
If Mark had any pride at all, he
would know.
Did he think she was going to
toady to women who had made
overtures only because their nus
bands wanted to be friends with
Mark? She felt Inundated, alone
unwanted.
Yet, half an hour later, when
Mark left for his office, nothing
had been settled. Nothing really
settled, that is. She had promised
Mark she would wait, that they
would talk things out that night.
She wrote a letter to her mother,
being careful not to criticize Mark.
She said only that she was think
ing of coming home for a long
visit. That she missed them all;
that she longed to see her friends.
She cleaned the apartment until
it shone. She bathed and dressed
with care, wishing childishly and
unhappily that the telephone
would ring, or that she knew some
body whom she could call.
Only there was nobody. In a
city of two hundred thousand
souls, city in which she had lived
four months, there was not one
person Mildred Barnes could ring
up and say. Let's go for a ride"
Or. How about having lunch to-
gether today?"
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Cast of Characters in
open Hands"
MILDRED BARNES, a small
town product who hates
the city despite the success.
MARK, her husband, is hav-
ing. She plans to return to
mother.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
HOT GOLF SCRAP
FOR PATTY BERG
Didrikson and DettWeiIer in
Star Field Augusta
Choice Faces.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A UGUSTA, Ga, January ia
~ bevy of top-fight woman
~ golfers began firing today in
n the Augusta title holders
tournament, a 54-hole medal test in
which pert Patty Berg, Minneapolis
schoolgirl, is the favorite. Miss Berg
was established as popular pre-
tournament choice because of her
practice over the rugged Augusta
Country Club course, but was assured
of stiff competition.
Helen Hicks, veteran former ma
tional champion from Hewitt, Long
Island, was on hand with her deadshot
irons. Mildred (Babe) Didrickson,
former women's track queen. brought
into action a reputation as the longest
hitter among the women. Both players
are campaigning as business woman
golfers although this tournament Of
fers no cash prizes.
Jean Bauer, present New York State
champion from Providence, R. l.,
came down from the East as did Helen
Dettweiler, Maryland champion from
Rockville Md, and Mrs. G. c. Blaisdel,
Maine titleholder from Oakland. Me.
Helen Waring, Pinehurst, N. c., a
former North and South winner, and
Elizabeth Gordon, a Providence, r. l..
professional, added strength to the
field.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Duke Outfits Worry Cards. 7erps Woman Golfers Plan Big List
McAboy Named
Marine Officer

IT'S Lieut.. Lyman Randolph Nc
Aboy. now. The former Uni
versity Of Maryland boxing and
base ball star has just been ap-
pointed a second looey in the Ma
rine Corps Reserve and been as.
signed as battalion athletic officer
OF the 5th Battalion, Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve.
He also will be assistant to the
plans and training officer. The
5th Battalion is commanded by
Maj. Harvey L. Miller, secretary of
the District Boxing Commission
and ring coach at Maryland.
McAboy now is coach of the
freshmen boxing squad at Mary
land.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Y YHY is it that the little guys
\ ~ Of golf are the topnotchers
wv at the business of getting a


chip shot or short pitch
close to the hole?
It works out around Washington
that way, for three little guys among
the pros of the Capital generally are
regarded as tops among the men who
can whack that ball closest to the cup
after missing the green. George Diff
fenbaugh, District open king; Dave
Thomson, pro at Washington Golf and
Country Club. and Fred Mcleod Of
Columbia piled on top Of each other
wouldn't stretch much more than 16
feet into the air, all three of 'em. Nor
would their combined weight be a
great deal more than that of two
normal big men, despite George Diff
fenbaugh's increased girth.
Yet these three little guys, day
after day, show their mastery Of
the chip and the short pitch
as few other pros show 1t.
The same thing worked out in Bob
Jones case No man ever could call
Bob a giant He's about 5 feet 7
inches tall, and in his best golf trim
weighs around ITO pounds, which
means he is built close to the ground.
Yet for deadly chipping there have
been few men in the history Of the
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Oh, Is That So?

OH, Is 1Hdt SUs
A S KENNEDY came back to his
corner after the ninth round, ac-
cording to the story as he told it, his
second must have whacked him across
the face extremely hard with the
sponge. Something happened to Les
mind. Blandly, he asked: What
round is this, the third?"
His second looked at him in
amazement. "This is the tenth
coming up" he answered.
"You're way out In the front.
Just stay on your feet this last
heat. You've been outboxing
him ever since the second
Kennedy had been "out on his feet"
from the third round through the
ninth. Yet, round after round, he
outboxed Poreda and actually won
o decision without knowing it. Here
was a man who certainly could not
have heard a whisper.
But this is straying too far for a
reformist. Why can not a college
coach, who certainly could help his
charges more expertly, actually sec
ond his boys from the corner instead
of having to sit down on bench and
convey his messages by an assistant
boxing manager?
And why are colleges-that is, all
except District schools-given prac-
tically all the say regarding the iden-
tity of the referee? Why can not the
intercollegiate association arrange to
have q different referee at Charlottes-
vile, College Park or Durham every
week? Some of the referees, they say,
have earned as many college letters
as the schools star athletes.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

APPLICATION OF the amateur
rule, as adopted by the United
States Golf Association, to the U.
S. L. T. A.. likewise would throw
many nationally-known netmen
out of amateur ranks. The rule,
which bars players because of affi-
liation with sporting goods houses,
would affect Maurice E. McLaugh-
lin, William M. Johnston, John r.
Strachan, Thomas c. Bundy, Ro-
land Roberts and Fred Alexander,
among others.
Athletics would be greatly stilh-
ulated throughout the country by
adoption of the daylight saving
play, according to Fred w. Ruben,
secretary-treasurer of the A. A. u.
BY ending his work an hou-c earl
ier, the tennis player, golfer and
ball player would have an extra
60 minutes of sunlight.
Fred Fulton, recent conqueror of
Tom Cowler, predicts that he
would win the heavyweight cham
pionship if ever given the chance
to meet Jess Willard. He cites
his youth of 25 years against that
of Willard, whom he states as be-
ing 3s, despite popular conception
to the contrary.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
TERPS ON NAVY LISTS
Varsity in Rife Competition,
Frosh Nine Plays Plebes.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, January Is (F1.
A small bore rifle schedule for the
Navy Academy varsity team, includ-
ing four dual matches and the sec
tional intercollegiate, has been an
nounced by Lieut.. Comdr. Andrew c.
McFall, graduate manager of ath-
leticS.
The schedule:
February 6. Columbia: 13. M. I. T.; 90.
Lehigh; 27. Carnegie Tech.
March g. Yale at New Haven; 13.
Maryland: 90. intercollegiates.
Comdr. McFall also announced the
lacrosse and base ball schedules for
plebe teams.
Lacrosse.
May 1. Baltimore City College; 8. st.
Paurs School: Is. Severn: 90. Central
High Of Syracuse.
Base Ball.
April IL. Mercersburg; "A. Dickinson
Seminary.
May l. Baltimore City College: 8.
Maryland freshmen; 15. Augusta Military
Academy.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
COLON|ALS, TERPS
REST AFTER WINS
Make Deacon, Terror Fives
Victims-A. U. Bows.
Cards, Wilson on Tour.
OCAL collegiate basket ball
takes a holiday tonight as
Catholic University travels to

T OCAL collegiate basket ball
takes a holiday tonight as
Catholic University travels to
- Scranton, Pa, to meet st.
Thomas and Wilson Teachers invade
ShepherdstoWn. w. Va, to clash with
Shepherd College, but George Wash
ington and Maryland quints were
satisfied to rest following victories last
night.
The Colonials clipped Wake Forest,
$3.50, while Maryland bumped West
ern Maryland. 1895. American Uni
versity fell victim to last-half St.
Johns rally and was trounced 40-30.
No Contest for G. w.
EXPECTING to see George Wash
ington receive a real test at the
hands of the Deacons. the largest
crowd in three years wedged its way
into the cramped G. w. gym to wit
ness a game which was contest
only for about eight minutes, or until
the Colonial offense started to click.
Tied at 8-8, George Washington's
polished passers rapidly forged to the
front to assume 1917 lead at half
time. The Deacons were cut of the
running early in the second half and
Coach Bill Reinhart shot G. w. sub
stitutes into the game freely to give
the Colonials their seventh straight
triumph.
Hal Kiesel and Ben Goldfaden, with
10 and IL points, respectively paced
the Colonials, while Waller led Wake
Forest with 10 points.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Closer TO Shot.

GEORGE DIFFENBAUGH laugh
~ ingly admits that it's his close
ness to the ground that helps him
with those delicate little chip shots
that go scooting across the edge of
the greens to bring up close to the
cup. Why sure, We little guys have
the edge on the big fellows on those
shots. Aren't We closed TO the ball,
and to the ground. and therefore
closer to the shot. And can't We see
the line better because We are close?
Sure, we've got the bulge on the big
boys on those shots But then they
have SO much edge on the tee shots
that We have to make it up some
where. And they still pay of on
getting the ball into the cup"
Dave Thomson isn't so long
from the tee. but he's wizard
at getting that ball into the
hole.
Take yesterday, for example. Fair
ways are slow these days and Davie
can't whack the ball much more
than 225 yards when he hits it well.
But he scored a II over mis- home
course just the same. grabbing four
birds en- route, and chipping and
putting like Jones at his best.
Nor is Fred Mcleod one Of the big
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Arturo Godoy, 195.
South America, stopped Jack
Roper, 1881, San Francisco CD.
TAMPA.-Chino Alvarey, 1924.
Tampa, outpointed Johnny Dur
son, 1873, Pittsburgh QO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jarr,
121, Fort Wayne, Ind, outpointed
George Scheyer, 100, Cincinnati
QO.
MINNEAPOLIS.-Joe Louis, 206,
Detroit, knocked out Tiger Frank
Thompson, 204, Decatur, Ill. %:
Jack Wright, 1873. Bridgeport,
Conn. %, and Tom Jones, 17S,
Chicago (2).
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Gene
BONN, 1874, Willimantic, Conn,
outpointed Benny ODell, 187,
Syracuse, N. Y. 90; Jimmy
Ritchie, 100, Hartford, Conn.
technically knocked out Pete Tarp-
ley, 1856, Athens, Ga. (S).
PHILADELPHIA.-Benny Bass,
1874, Philadelphia. outpointed Joe
Allan. 1854. Camden. N. J. do).
Evening star., 1937-01-15

on the other. The point in question
is whether or not hawks and crows
should be claSsed as vermin, and
therefore destroyed, or whether they
should be allowed to go their way in
peace. Sportsmen are all in favor of
determination; the commission is not
The commission is very lonely at
present; no one is supporting its posi-
ton. 1t claims that the birds in ques-
ton are farmers friends" but even
the farmers disagree. Only the small
er, weaker birds and animals are at
tackled, and these would not survive
anyway; or if they did survive would
not make good brood stock. That is
the commissions contention.
On the other hand farmers
are loud in their complaints
about the amount of poultry de-
stroyed by these predacious
birds.
What they do to poultry they do
likewise to quail, pheasants, woodcock
and the like. Sportsmen themselves
are offering bounties and going out
crow and hawk hunting in an effort
to save game from destruction. 1t is
admitted that game is able to fend for
Evening star., 1937-01-15

TINE most attractive collegiate
cards of the indoor season Will
be unveiled tomorrow night
u when Marylands basket ball
team entertains Dukes quint in the
first half of twin bill at Ritchie
Coliseum, which will find the Terp
mittman fuSsing with Richmond in the
night-cap, while Catholic UniverSity'S
ring team stalks up against a favored
Duke aggregation at Brookland gym.
While Maryland already has been
conceded the 145-pound and light
heavyweight engagements, Richmond
nevertheless figures to give the Terps
trouble in the 125-pound and l55-
pound divisions. In order to fill out
the fistic program two scraps in each
Of these weight classes will be fought.
Thus the second appearance OF
Iancelot Jacques, cherubic 175-pound-
er who scored an amazing upset de-
cision victory over Tony Ortenzi last
week when the Old Line fist fingers
trimmed Western Maryland will be
delayed. Ivan Nedomatsky, Southern
Conference welterWeight champion,
also will be forced to idle.
Boxers Are Selected.
COACH HARVEY L. MILLER other
wise will use Ed Shegogue, lis:
Tom Birmingham, 1875; Tom Bradley,
1875; Benny Alperstein. 1876; Mike
Lombardo, 1855; Bob Walton, 155;
Alex Males, 165, and Ed Egnell, heavy
weight.
Richmond will counter with Lee
Copley. lis; Ralph Arthur, l25; Joe
Flax, Ed Hughes or John Ridenour,
1875; Charley Minor, 1856; Bill O'Flah-
erty, 1855; Roland Nuckols. 1855; Lew
Tobias, 165, and Mike West, heavy
weight.
The basket ball game, however, is
expected to prove the biggest drawing
card, as Duke. unbeaten in six South
ern Conference starts. figures to give
Maryland's rapidly improving team
its most severe test of the season.
Effectively demonstrating it has nit
its stride by its 1895 victory over
Western Maryland last night, the
TerpS are primed for an upset.
C. U. Boxers Underdogs.
I IKE its basket ball team, Dukes
fistic squad also is a potent pack
age and will rate a distinct favorite
to hand the Cardinal clouters their
first loss of the embryonic season In
two previous meetings Catholic Uni
versity won by 5i2-212 in 1885 and
So last year.
Ferd Rogers, who scored one of the
Cards triumphs last year by defeating
Ray Matuelwicz, N. c. A. A. light
heavyweight champion, has crippled
the team considerably. being forced
to the sidelines through a mild case
of influenza. The Cardinal captain
will be replaced by Ed Dunno, a
novice.
Duke will have the services of two
other intercollegiate title holders to
toss at Coach Eddie La Fond's gang,
with Danny Farrar, welterweight, and
Capt. Jack Kneipp, lightweight. LOOM
Ing as certain winners. Farrar will
meet Fred Mix, while Kneipp will
stack up against Nestor Martinez.
The Blue Devils otherwise will start
Roger, lis; Little, 1875; w. Mann, 155;
A. Mann, 165, and Schmitt. heavy
weight, while Catholic University's
starting lineup will read: Dave Bern
stein, lis; Tex Guinan, 1875; Nestor
Martinez, 1856; Fred Mix, 145; Joe
Bunsa, 1855; Sully Greco, 1865; Ed
Dunno, ITS, and Leo Katalinas, heavy
weight.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Keep Streak Intact With 1913
Win Over Fredericksburg.

George Washington's crack fresh
man basket ball team still remained
in the undefeated class today by vir-
tue of its easy 1919 win over Freder-
ickSburg High last night at the G.
w. gym.
Aronson and CARRIER led the Colo
nial yearlings with II points each.
while Hef1ine and Wholey, with six
and five points, respectively. paced
Fredericksburg.
Evening star., 1937-01-15

DESPITE the individual brilllance
~ of Stan Benjamin, who tailed 18
points. Maryland had things pretty
much its own way in overcoming the
Green Terrors.
Taking a 24-to-15 lead at the end OF
the half, the Terps widened the gap
steadily in the second half and re-
corded their third victory in five starts.
Maryland was a vastly improved club
and heartened supporters who hope
for an upset over Dukes fast team
tomorrow night at Ritchie Coliseum.
Eddie johnson, sophomore center,
and AL Waters, former Eastern High
School star, paced Maryland's attack
with II and 10 points, respectively.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
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hitters of the world. He isn't short
from the tee, but he can't whack EN-
$50 yards on the carry.
Yet the day when Fred slips over
73 for a round at Columbia is bad
day for the North Berwick man.
Cooper Fine Clipper.
CURE these little guys have the bulge
on the big boys on the chip and
the short pitch. The whole history Of
golf shows that. OF course there's a
tall. string bean sort of fellow named
Horton Smith who isn't such a louZy
clipper himself, but Horton is the
exception.
On the other hand, among the small
men who are winning the heavy dough
along the tournament circuit these
days, Harry Cooper comes close to
being tops as a clipper The big boys
may have the edge on the long range
shots, but the little fellows have it all
over them like a tent on the more
delicate shots.
Let the big boys whack out
those lengthy tee shots. We'll
take up the slack around the
cup" grins George Diffenbaugh.
Golf still is game played from tee
to cup and as long as fellow can chip
and putt he isn't going to lose many
golf matches"
Stepping out among the amateurs
you could go long way and not find
a little guy who can chip and putt like
Gene Pittman, the Congressional star.
Gene can't whack the ball so far from
the tee, but he's mighty man with
the short shots. Maybe there is some
thing to this stature business on the
short side of the game, after all.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Winter Game Feeding.
NfARYLAND'S part in the conserva

MARYLAND's part in the conserva-
ton movement takes the form of
Winter feeding and shelter for game
birds and animals. A prize has been
offered to boys and girls who engage
in this work in contest sponsored by
the State Game and Fish Protective
Association.
A movement of that sort has the
hearty Endorsement of this depart
ment. A repetition of last Winters
losses of game birds, which combined
with other factors, greatly curtailed
hunting this season, would be dis
astrous. 1t would be well for sports
men living in sections where game Is
found to do their part toward sup
plying food and shelter during the
cold spell.
Only small amount Of feed
ing should be done at this time,
however, as game should not
be induced to neglect sources of
natural foods while they still
are accessible.
Most Winter feeding is started too
late to be effective. If limited
amount is done now, in advance of
heavy snowfalls, game soon will learn
the location Of feeding stations by the
time natural foods are closed. For
song and insectiveous BIRDS pieces of
suet attached to trees, crumbs, small
grains and bird seed placed in shell
tered locations, will be effective in
preventing starvation.
Quail, pheasants and other ground
feeding birds can be fed with scratch
grain mixed with a little grit and
scattered under evergreens or lean-to
shelters set up close to dense escape
cover. All feeding stations should
be constructed and located so as to
afford opportunities for quick escape
upon the approach of predatory ami
mails and birds.
In Maryland, supplies Of
grain for feeding game birds
may be secured free Of cost by
applying to the nearest salaried
district game warden.
Feeding station construction Is SIM
plicity itself. All that is necessary Is
to find sheltered place where quail
or other game birds are In the habit
of frequenting and erect a small cover,
the easiest type of which is a lean-to.
Another type has a ride pole sup
ported by sticks at each end and on
which brush or cornstalks is placed.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
SPESSARD STAYS HOME.

LEXINGTON, Va. January IA (P).
Washington and Lees basket ball
team left tonight for New York for
their Friday night engagement with
Long Island University In Madison
Square Garden, but their rangy, high
scoring Bob Spessard remained at
home. The 6-foot-7-inch center is in
. Lexington hospital with induensa.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Dave Levin, 1913,
New York, threw DR.. John Murphy,
191, New York, 1859.
PROVIDENCE, r. I. - Steve
(Crusher) Casey, 235, Ireland, de.
feated Mike Mazurki, 231, New
York, two straight falls.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
STU MARTIN IN DANGER

SUFFOLK, Va, January IS R.-
Stewart STU Martin today called on
the fighting spirit that won him the
second baseman's berth with st. Louis
'gas house gang" to sustain him in his
fight against disease.
The Cardinals infielder lay in Lake
view Hospital in what physicians said
was a grave condition because Of an
abscessed appendix.