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MURDER CASE S. S. Van Dine
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ITaGIll ISlIldIhSO, Will o. tVSS VI
her head. 'I'n just about break
even Now TIL go and finish
my phone call" And she turned
back down the. hall.
Garden seemed ill at ease and,
for the second time that afternoon,
mixed himself a highball. 2
Just then Mrs. Garden hustled
into the room.
Don't tell me I'm too. late!" she
pleaded excitedly.
'.An, over but the O. K, mater,'s
Garden informed her. ~.
'.And what did I do?" The wom-
an came forward and dropped
YEARLY into an empty chair.
'.The usual" grinned Garden. "a
Grand Score? Your noble steed
didn't score at all. Condolences.
But it's not official yet. Well be
getting the o. K. in a minute now"
"Oh, dear!" sighed Mrs. Garden
despondently.
Well" said Garden, "Mr. Vance,
the eminent dopester Of crimes and
ponies, can now take luxurious
vacation. He's the possessor Of
thirty-six hundred and forty dollars
of which thirty-six dollars and
forty cents goes to our dear nurse
And Woode, Of course ;"
His voice trailed off.
what did Woody do?" demanded
Mrs. Garden, sitting up stiffly ii
her chair.
: Tim frightfully sorry, mater,"-
her son CROPPED for words" but
Woody didn't use his head. I tried
to dissuade him, but it was no
'Well, what did Woody do?" per-
sisted Mrs. Garden.
Garden hesitated, and before he
could formulate an answer, a para
Lying sound, like a pistol shot,
broke the tense silence.
Vance was the first on his feet.
His face was grim as he moved rap
idly toward the archway. ! followed
him, and just behind came Gar
den. AS turned into the hallway
I saw the others in the drawing
room get up and move forward.
AS we hurried down the hall Zalia
Graem opened the den door.
"What was that?" she asked, her
frightened eyes staring at us.
1--WE don't know yet" Vance told
her.
In the bedroom door, at the lower
end of the hall, stood the nurse,
with look of inquiring concern on
her otherwise placid face.
'You'd better come along, Miss
Beeton," Vance said, as he started
up the stairs two at time. "You
may be needed"
Vance swung into the upper corri-
dor and stopped momentarily at the
door on the right, which led out
upon the roof. This door was still
propped open, and after a hasty
preliminary survey through it, he
stepped quickly out into the garden.
The sight that met our eyes was
not wholly unexpected. There, in
the low chair which he had pointed
out to us earlier that afternoon, sat
Woode Swift, slunped down, with
his head thrown back at an I'M
natural ~angle against the rattan
head,rest, and his legs straight out
before him. He still wore the ear
phone. His eyes were open. and
staring; his lips were Slightly part
ed;sand his thick glasses were tilted
forward on his nose.
In his right temple was small
ugly hole beneath which two or
three. drops of already coagulating
blood had formed. His right arm
hung limp over the side Of the chair,
and on the colored thing just under
his hand lay small pearl-handled
revolver.
Vance Immediately approached
the motionless figure, and the rest
of us crowded about him. Zalia
Evening star., 1937-10-28
SAM BAUGH F0NDER
OF CARRYING OVAL
Ace Passer Thinks It's Because
He Has Opportunity to See
Who's Hitting Him.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-Scratch the
' average millionaire. they say. and
you will find a guy who always yearned
to be a fireman and wear red sus-
penders.
Sammy Baugh of the Washington
Redskins, who turned his passing
ability into big business. is no differ
ent. He always wanted to carry the
ball. but they wouldn't let him until
now.
Sammy made the shy admission at
the coming-out party thrown for him
here by Dan Topping, wealthy young
president of the Brooklyn Football
Dodgers.
II like rInnin' with the ball better
than passin' it." the former T. c. U.
terror told them. II guess it's be-
cause you can see 'em hittin' you.
You don't get up wonderin' who it
was knocked your head Of that time"
There wasn't much said about my
runnin' in college" he said, but I
handled the ball lot Just the same.
especially on spinners."
Evening star., 1937-10-28
Armstrong Has Tiger by Tail in Scrap With Sarron


things are not as rosy as they
looked. have detected no tremor
or show of nerves in the ARM
strong camp, but think the boys
must understand by now that, in
the person Of Mr.. Sarron. they
have bitten OF very tough piece
Of Syrian rawhide.
This Petey. the Syrian, is widely
travelled and profoundly expert
enced. He has been in Birming-
ham, Europe, Africa, Australia.
New Zealand. Texas and South
America. He can build a fire with
out matches and construct Malay
death trap. He once was attacked
by a herd of baboons, whom he
hypnotized. Tight corners are Mr..
Sarron's dish.
The last time I came upon him.
he was down in Dallas. Tex. pre-
pairing to defend his title against
native son. The feeling toward
prize fighters in Texas at that time
was far from comradely, owing to a
recent visit on the part of Max
Baer, who had introduced the hot
foot and other symbols of a dying
Eastern culture. The hotfoot did
not make Make very popular down
there. nor did his fighting, or what
he laughingly called his fighting.
That was terrible.
But Mr.. Sarron, who once held
tiger at bay with spray gun in
the suburbs of Rangoon. met the
emergency calmly. and when he left
Texas he left friends behind him.
He is q nice little guy, with q world
of resource and sagacity.
Most important of all. he is
natural featherweight. This is the
problem that has the firm of Jolson
g. Armstrong worried, whether the
partners admit it or not. Arm
strong's fighting weight in the last
few months has been upward of l30
pounds. He's been taking on light
weights, and betting them over.
He's a fine little fighter. no doubt
about that. But the point is. can
he shave his none too corpulent
body down to 126 pounds and still
slip the business to Petey Sar-
ron who will be strong and fresh
and eager at that weight?
On past performance. Hennery
is the favorite. As the boys in
Caulifiower Alley say, "You have to
like Armstrong" But they all ad-
nit there is no harm in putting
down short-end bet on the crafty
Mr.. Sarron.
tCopyrisht. 1887. By the North American
Newspspe per Alliance, IncD
Evening star., 1937-10-28
VIRGINIA HUSTLING
TO BEAT W. AND N.
Indians, With Three-Game Win.
ming Streak, Figure to Be Tough.
Bunch. Twiddy Star.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Oct. 28.-Vir-
ginia's footballs squad has been
working overtime in preparation for
the william and Mary game here Sat-
urday.
William and Mary, with a three
game winning streak, is expected to
offer the same brand Of competition
the Cavaliers have encountered dur
ing the last two weeks from Maryland
and v. M. I.
Although William and Mary and
Virginia have met during the last
two years. both games were stadium
dedication Affairs in Williamsburg and
Norfolk. and this years contest will
bring the Indians to Charlottesville
for the first time since 1920.
William and Mary team is paced by
two exceptional backs In Otis Bunch
and Gus Twiddy.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
INDIAN WRESTLER
LACKS T0MAHAWK
Thunderbird, OIsen's Foe
Tonight, Otherwise Is
Well Equipped.

@H HIEF THUNDERBIRD. a full
fledged Indian who specializes
in such unique antics as the
~ Indian choke, bear hug and
death lock, will slip from his wigwam
tonight and attempt to scalp Pale Face
Cliff Olsen in the feature graphing
match at Turner's Arena.
Thunderbird, product of the Ssa-
men Tribe Of Vancouver, British Co
lumbia, towers 6 feet 2 inches and
drapes 220 pounds over a frame which
he decorates with Indian regalia. He
lacks only q tomahawk.
THE hefty copper-colored Thunder
bird has registered four successive
victories here. disposing of Leo Hyatt,
Walter Podolak. Casey Berger and
Jack Hader. Promoter Joe Turner
feels the fellow deserves feature
match, particularly since Joe Cox is
about to collapse from too much toll
in this sector.
Olsen is a chubby twister who once
held slim claim to the world cham
pionship by virtue of being in the ring
when Yvon Robert, another claimant,
fractured his leg by pivoting suddenly.
That thin veil of prestige long since
has been erased and Cliff now merely
is one of the boys The match will be
a one-hour time limit affair.
Vincent Lopez, one time claimant
Of the crown, will stack up against
Karl Davis in the semi-flnal, while
Commute preliminaries list Hans
Steinke facing Grandowich. Bill Sledge
meeting Casey Berger and Mayes Nc
Lain toiling with Joe Meixner.
The first elbow will be crooked at
$3.50 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
GATE MARK IS SET
BY YGOLDEN GLOVES
More Than 1900 at Opening
Bouts of D. C. Amateur
Boxing Carnival.
IF LAST nights record breaking

IF LAST nights record breaking
crowd is an indication Of the in
terest in the 1897 Golden Gloves
L Boxing Tournament, Turner's
Arena will not be able to accommodate
all who will seek admittance to the
annual show the next several ,Wednes-
day nights.
Despite that the opening IL bouts
all involved novices, more than 1900
fans-the' largest frst-night crowd in
the history of the tournament-looked
on.
Because he had maintained his
reputation as the Journeys most col
orful boxer, many were sorry to see
Mike (Diz) Eslin lose to Andrew Spe-
leos. the third straight year he has
been defeated in his first bout. How
ever, "Diz" will be back next Wednes-
day night. as Golden Gloves officials
promised to put him in a special 1l2-
pound exhibition at that time.
Clifton Fones and Nathan Segal,
Founders. probably put on the
best show of the evening in slug
ging match. Fones took the verdict on
split and unpopular decision.
Other results:
I12-Pound Class.
Bernie Hardy (Merrick1 won technical
knockout from Jackie Miller Washington
B. c. third round: Tony de Toto mo. )
Policel won technical knockout from John
Bush mo. Policej first round.
1I8-Pound Class
Al Gray CMerrick B. c. outpointed Joe
Thompson Northeast B. CO three rounds.
I26-Pound Class.
Nick Cheri mo. Police) outpointed
Eddie Grece Northeast B. c. three
rounds: Jack Wadsworth washington B.
c. won technical knockout from Joe Mar
shall (unattachedl j minute, hrst round.
135-Pound Class.
Leo Marcopulos mo. ; Policel won tech
nical knockout from Eddie Hoffman tMer-
rick B c. third round; Harvey Schwetr
(Terminsl Y. M. c. A. outpointed Rom
aid Ashen tMerrick q. c. three rounds.
14s-Pound Class.
John Bacco (unattached) won technical
knockout from Jack Fox (Merrick B. C.)
SIS seconds, FIRST round.
I6O-Pound Class.
Franklin Peter Merrick B. CO out
pointed Eddie Stacey National Guard
three rounds.
Evening star., 1937-10-28

around loose somewhere by the
name Of Petey Sarron, who seems
to be the worlds champion Of most
Of the rest of the world. All we
have to do is lay our hands on this
party, and. after our Hennery has
thwacked him, we will be the feath-
erweight champion Of the entire
shooting-match."
This sounded good to Mr.. Jolson.
One thing led to another, and Mr..
Armstrong and Mr.. Sarron were
matched to fight. Mr.. Sarron was
very agreeable about the whole
thing.
II have fought them all, all over"
he said. "and I have no objection
to fighting your candidate, If it will
make him any happier. But |
doubt very much if it will" said Mr..
Sarron In a sinister undertone.
This is where the qualm comes
in-the twinge, the uneasiness.
With the battle scheduled for to-
morrow night at Madison Square
Garden, the firm Of Jolson & Arm
strong is beginning to realize that
Evening star., 1937-10-28
SPEED OF 65.M.P.H.
GOLD CUP Minimum
Boat Must Make Ruled Time Over
Measured Course Before
Entering Race.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct 28.-A minimum
speed requirement of IS miles per
hour will be placed on all entries in
the Gold Cup Race, annual motor boat
classic. this year.
Meeting in advance of the American
Power Boat Association. the Gold Cup
Committee of the association voted
for the minimum requirement last
night. All boats entered in the CLASSIC
must do IS miles per hour or better
over q measured mile prior to the
event.
Bill Horn, Detroit cup racer. made
the initial proposal for the require
ment. He set the speed at 10 miles
per hour, but the committee cut it
to IS and then passed the proposal.
The committee also voted to con-
tinue indefinitely" the rule adopted
for this years race permitting one
driver, instead Of two, in Gold Cup
boats, providing that such boats carry.
in addition, 154 pounds Of dead weight.
A rule eliminating buikheads fore and
aft of the engines on Gold Cup racers
also was adopted.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
Popping Off
Continued From Page DID

knowing much about football, this de-
partment would have to agree that
All-America teams are so much wasted
effort and space.
Frank of Yale must be great
back. Everybody who has seen him
pronounces him one Of the best. But
has everybody seen Joe Klutz Of West
ern Reserve?
The answer, of course, is no. Put
may make the headlines. So far your
agent has heard no talk among the
professional men regarding Frank S
chances of wowing the customers in
the National League.
Osmanski of Holy Cross came up
the more difficult way. Holy Cross is
not cloaked with ivy. For three weeks
now some Of the experts have been
picking the Crusaders to lose. Yet
they are unbeaten and Osmanski is
playing every week before a flock of
pro scouts. And he hasn't half the
name" that has Frank of Yale.
DobSon finished his blast on ALL
America teams the other day and then
neatly polished off a plate of Mr.
Harvey's best oysters. On the way out
Mr.. Dobson dropped by Mr.. George
Marshall's table and asked the grid
impresario what he was doing on
Saturday.
Why" asked Marshall.
because you ought to drop out to
College Park" explained Dobson.
1.-THE University of Florida has a back
you and Ray Flaherty ought to scout
His name is Walter Mayberry and he
will not be on anybodys All-America
team. But he belongs with the best
1--WE got four college players picked
out and their names written out,
went on Dobson. They are the boys
I figure are eligible for pro ball. III
give you the names Saturday when
you come out to see Mayberry."
"I'II be there" promised Mr..
Marshall, who Is beginning to
believe that All-America teams
are so much hooey, too.
Evening star., 1937-10-28

three of them, they believe that
Mr.. Armstrong is a mortal cinch
to become lightweight champion
sooner or later, probably sooner.
Meanwhile. for sentimental reasons,
they would like to pick up the
featherweight championship of the
world, which is sort Of collectors
item and would make nice cham
pion piece for the lightweight title
when both of them are stuffed and
mounted on Mr.. Amrstrong's
mantel.
Mr.. Armstrong already is the
worlds featherweight champion Of
California, Illinois and ST. Louis.
Being worlds champion these days
is like doing jigsaw puzzle. Mr..
Jolson thought 1t would be fun If
they could find all the other pieces,
put them together and make Mr..
Armstrong worlds featherweight
champion of the whole world.
How do We go about it?" he
asked Mr.. Eddie Meade.
Well" said Mr.. Meade thought
fully, there is. a follow wandering
Evening star., 1937-10-28
MlDDIES AND PENN
VICTORY
Each Team Yet to Play Up to It's
True Strength-Navy Stands
Pat on Forwards.

A NNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 28.-Two
powerful teams, which so far have
not shown their true strength and
both eager to win. clash when Navy
visits Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Saturday.
There will be no change in the
Navy line as it has been made up since
early in the season, but Coach Hank
Hardwick stated that Art Franks and
Emmett Wood. who had their try
out in the Notre Dame tilt, definitely
have assumed places in the first-choice
backfleld.
Bob Antrim, the blocking and de-
fensive back, Is the third man. but
no choice has yet been made be-
tween Bill Ingram. the backfeld ace
of last year. and Lem Cooke. who has
been taking his place 50 effectively In
recent games.
Ingram now appears to be In shape
and has been running and passing in
his last years form.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
H0YAS BOOKED IN '38
BY HAMPDEN.S
Three Southern Conference Grid
Teams Also Scheduled by
Farmville College.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EARMvILLE, Va, Oct. 28.-Hamp-
den-Sydney's 1888 football sched-
ule calls for three games with South
ern Conference teams. in addition to
contests with Georgetown at Washing
ton, D. c.; Rutgers at New Brunswick
and Virginia at Charlottesville
The Tigers also announced that they
will play Dartmouth in 1889
Hampden-Sydney may inaugurate
night football either next year or in
1899. Charles A (Yank) Bernier, ath-
letic director, said today that installa-
ton Of lights on the Farmville High
Field, where the home games are
played. are being considered.
The schedule:
September II, Virginia at Charlottes-
Vile; "a. Washington and Lee at Lexing-
ton.
october 1. GEORGETOWN at washington:
6. Richmond: Is, Emory and Henry at
Bluefield; -, Rutgers at New Brunswick
November 4, William and Mary at Will
liamsburs; 10, Randolph Macon at Peters
burg.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
N|P-AND-TUCK TILT.
With FLORIDA DUE
Terps Are Conceded Only
Slight Edge-CoIoniaIs,
Hoyas Underdogs.

r UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDS S
football team carries the torch
for the gridiron group of the
~ Washington metropolitan area
this week and with no firm grasp at
that, says the Williamson Scientific
System of Predictions.
Of four teams of this locality sched-
uled for weekend competition, only
the Terrapins are given look-in at a
win by the New Orleans figuring FORE
caster. While the dope table rates
Maryland the likely winner at College
Park in it's homecoming game Satur-
day, 1t gives Florida shot at tie.
Colonials, Hoyas Way Down.
GEORGE WASHINGTON an d
Georgetown have nothing more
than tying chances, says the table,
which gives the edge to Tulsa, the
Colonials foe at Griffith Stadium to-
morrow night, and Manhattan, the
opponent of the Hoyas at the same
spot Saturday.
American University, which goes to
Carlisle, Pa. Saturday to play Dickin-
son, looks nothing like q winner in the
tabulations
As to that big game in the Middle
West, the Williamson system expects
Notre Dame to take the measure of
Minnesota. At least. it gives the
Gophers no more than a chance at a
tie. And that despite the ratings that
make Minnesota superior
Some More Tight Tussles.
DOWN South the New Orleans dope
ster says Vanderbilt should beat
Georgia Tech. but warns that the
Golden Tornado might play to dead
lock. He also favors Tennessee, but
says Georgia must be watched.
Harvard and Dartmouth are con-
ceded victory with qualification in big
battles. Princeton is accorded a
chance at tie with the Crimson and
Yale is figured the same way with the
Indians of Hanover.
Looks as though Baylor and Texas
Christian are due for tight tussle in
the Southwest Conference, with Baylor
slightly favored.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
Princeton Lacks
Tips OH Harvard

PRINCETON, N. J. (P.-Prince-
ton scouts had tough time trying
to figure out what was going on
at Cambridge last week.
Mud and rain didn't give them
much of a chance to watch Har-
wards maneuvers, supposedly filled
with trickery. and all they could
see of Dartmouth's offense was
fellow named Hutchinson running
with the ball. That was enough
for them-and for Harvard. too.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
PRESIDENTS PLAY !
FIRST HOME GAME
Champions of Dixie League
Favorites Over Norfolk
CIancys Sunday.

~ RID fans are expected 10 turn
4 out in goodly numbers Sun
I II day to see the champion
~ Presidents of the Dixie
League make their first local appear
ance Of the season. opposing the Nor
folk Clancys at Grifith Stadium at
8 o'clock.
Expected to appear at full strength
Sunday for the first time since their
opening game. the Presidents figure
to whip the Virginians. They were de-
feated by Richmond, 14-7, whereas the
Presidents last week nosed out Rich
mond, 80, by virtue OF Willis Benners
25-yard field goal in the last quarter.
The Presidents starting lineup will
be as follows:
Hal McGann &C. u, left end; left
tackle, Duane Sands emory and
Henry: left guard, Angus Lamond (St.
Johns, Annapolis; Eddie White &C.
u, center; right guard. Sam Pagano
&C. U); right tackle, Joe Katalinas
&C. ID; right end. Lee Muth MAR
quette); quarterback, Gene Auguster-
fer &C. ID: left halfback. Bill ADAM
aitis &C. u, and Tom Oliver &C. u,
fullback.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
WILD JASPERS ON WAY
More Than 500 Due to Support
Manhattan Here Saturday.

The first contingent Of Manhattan
cheering section, eager to see its
Jaspers score over Georgetown at
Griffith Stadium on Saturday, will
arrive tomorrow morning with plans
for big time.
With their big 60-piece band, the
Jasper supporters coming by train.
buses and auto caravan, are expected
to number more than 500 alumni and
undergraduates. They will stop at
the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
By JOHN LARDNER.

n EW YORK. oct. Z6.-It
M would not surprise me at all
" If qualm, a twing, and
4 middling teaspoonful Of
uneasiness were beginning to take
possession of the members of the
firm of Jolson g. Armstrong, Inc,
Dixie lullabies speciality.
Jolson & Armstrong is large
and active firm, including as it does
Mr.. AL Jolson, Miss Ruby Keeler.
Mr.. Henry Armstrong, Mrs. Henry
Armstrong, Mr.. Eddie Meade, and
the usual quota Of stooges.
Mr.. Jolson, the senior partner, is
a baritone who wants to go back,
back. back to Alabam, Georgia.
Carolina, Louisiana and Mississip'
(vote for one only. Mr.. Henry
Armstrong, the Junior partner. is
pale brown prize fighter who wants
to be lightweight champion Of the
world.
Mr.. Jolson manages Mr.. Arm
strong, with the practical assistance
of Mr.. Eddie Meade. Among the
Evening star., 1937-10-28
MARYLAND Alone Gen Winning Chance Here BY Williamson
Virginians Give
Duke Grid Power
DURHAM, N. c. (P.--Virginians

nURHAM, N. c. P.--Virginians
don't like to be reminded of 1t,
but four star members of the Duke
cast are from the Old Dominion.
Eric (The Red) Upton of Peters,
burg has succeeded all-America
Ace Parker. Portsmouth product,
as the Blue Devils chief threat.
Harwood Smith, who scored
against Colgate, is from Petersburg.
too, and Herb Hudgins and Bob
Spangler, end and back, are from
Norfolk and Newport News.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
WR|G[EY, LAZZER|
CONFER OVER JOB
Mystery of How Ex-Yankee
Fits Into Plans of Cub
Owner to Be Solved.
By the Associated Press.

by IIe AoSOSidtcu Iieoos
~HICAGO, Oct. %. - Owner
Phil K. Wrigley Of the Chi
Y cago Cubs and Tony Lazzeri,
recently of the World Cham
pion New York Yankees. had date
today to solve one of the last Of major
league baseball's big mysteries.
The mystery WAS what part, if any.
Lazzeri, an American League stalwart
for IL seasons, will play in Wrigley's
campaign to bring the National
League championship back to Chi
cago.
Before the last world series Lazzeri
hinted that the 1887 season probably
would be his last as an active player.
provided big league managing job
turned up.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
Husker Captain
Man of Letters
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
7 INCOLN, Nebr.. Oct. 28.-Elmer
Dohrmann, who will captain
Nebraskas Cornhuskers in the
football fray against Indiana here
Saturday. is a man of letters, eight
to be exact, with more on the way.
The big end, 6 feet inches tall.
is one of the most lettered men in
Nebraska athletic history.
He was the only sophomore in
the schools history to win four
major IN" awards-in football,
baseball, basket ball and track. He
won the same awards again as a
junior and If all goes well he'll
have four more this year.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
LASH DEFENDS TITLE.

NEWARK, N. j., Oct. % (P).-Don
Lash, the Indiana speed boy who won
the national cross-country champion
ship over the Branch Brook Park
course here last year. will get chance
to repeat over the same layout. The
race will be held November %.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
Said He'd Keep Grimes.

A FTER the series. Wrigley arranged
with the Yankee management for
Tony's release, saying he felt that an
ambitious baseball man Of the Lazzeri
type would be big help in the Cub
organization. But he also reiterated
that Charlie Grimm. pilot of the club
since midseason of 1882. would con-
tinue as the Cub manager.
Beyond saying that he thought he
wanted Lazzeri. Wrigley has given no
hint of his plans.