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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-11
Homage Is Voiced by Gov
ernor Hoey at Ancient Town
Continued from rage one.)

held a legislative session in one OF
the States first capitals.
In holiday mood, the legislators met
at the Chowan county court house
heard addresses by Governor Hoey
Mayor e. w. Spires, of Edenton, and
other officials, ate oysters and barbe-
cued ham and wandered about this
colonial city on the Albemarle Sound
looking at s-tcr:7 lord.ca-ks.
1.-THE General Assembly of North
Carolina is meeting on historic ground
today" Governor Hoey told the leg
islators. "In this beautiful city of
Edenton, we return to pay homage
to the former capital of our State, and
to do honor to the memory of the il
lustrious men and women who made
history in America, and who fashion
ed and nodded our civilization in its
early stages, on the banks of beauti-
full Edenton bay"
The governor traced the history of
the city, pointing out a settlement ex-
listed here as early as 1858 and Eden
ton was the States capital at inter
walls from 1922 to 1865.
Joseph Hewes, one of your citizens,
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was a signer of the Declaration of In
dependence, and although a Quaker,
became the first secretary of the navy
and his vessels carried supplies to
Washington during that disastrous
winter at Valley Forge" he said.
'In the present mansion at Raleigh
hangs a portrait of James Iredell,
outstanding citizen of the Albemarle
and your greatest contribution to the
State and nation, and my immediate
precedessor- in office was a son of
this section, John C. B. Ehringhaus.
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torney to take the necessary legal
steps to expedite her return. The As
year-old woman wrote she did not be-
lieve the United States government,
which banished her ten months ago,
would oppose her re-entry.
The attorney told The Associated
Fress Mrs. Sage had also asked him to
file reward claims totaling $4,000 a
gainst five states for her part in the
capture of Dillinger.
She contended Melvin .Purvis, for
merly in charge of the Department of
Justice Chicago office, promised dis
missal of deportation proceedings in
return for her aid.
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State anxious to show their loyalty to
President Roosevelt and their resent
ment of the covert attacks made on
the President by Mary.and's Bad
Tydings.
When the diners take their seats at
o'clock Friday evening there will
probably not be single one left va
cant.
A definite effort by supporters of
United States Senator Josiah w.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-11
Does Bladder Irritation
Get You Up?
MAKE THIS pc TEST

MANFI THIS lDC rs 1
Flush the bladder as you would the
bowels. Help nature get rid of impure
ties and excess acids which can cause
irritation that results in getting up
burning, backache or leg pains. Get
buchu leaves, juniper oil and other
drugs made into little green tablets.
Just say RuKets to any druggist. In 4
refunded. Miles Pharmacy, Parker's
Drug Store. Adv.
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pected that it will he fo,
ported within a day or t n,o re-
~, ln ety.. pass and be enacted into II W, will
lative jam. ''i'iute legis,
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Legislature Dallies As
Final Business Piles Up
Continued from Page Ope.)

two hundred. At it's morning session
the House managed to get through the
local calendar some two score bills or
Whereabouts, and to enact just two
public measures. Meanwhile, 1913 new
bills were hitting the hopper; thereby
causing the reading clerk to yell lus-
tily for relief.
The last straw will come if the
House-as it is not at all unlikely to
do-lifts the ban supposed to have
been imposed on the introduction OF
bills Wednesday.
If it ioes-well, they won't get the
boys cut of the trenches by Christ
mas.
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permitted to engage in the selling of
tobacco at auction unless registered
with the commission, the registration
fee being set at $50.
In order to keep accurate statistics
relative to the sale of tobacco in the
State, warehousemen would be requir-
ed to make bi-weekly reports during
the season with respect to the num-
Der of pounds handled.
The bill has been sent to the House
Committee on Agriculture, of which
Mr. Fenner is chairman, and it is ex-
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after the coronation George VI
will be crowned king but his Erothe1
Edward Windsor, will be able to live
like a king Kay, Lakewood, O.
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1849-Eliza Jane Nicholson, New
Orleans poetess and newspaper own
er, pioneer woman journalist of the
South, born in Hancock Co., Miss.
Died Feb. Is, 1896.
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1S12-James Speed, Kentucky law
yer and intimate friend of Lincoln,
appointed by him encouragement in
1854, born near Louisville, Ky. Died
June 25, 1887.
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"Some folks regard it as an achieve
ment when they make a pacifist fight
ing mad - Caesars Ghost, Des
Noines, Ia.
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JOHN A. HOWARD. R.F.D. ). Kinston, N. C., says:
''In spite of dry weather and a late season,
made over $4,000 an acre from tobacco
with 1873 FERTILIZER. Some of my
plants were set as late as June. More potash
is needed and extra potash won't hurt you.'
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his plan, packed his bags today for a
southern vacation.
He was scheduled to leave late in
the afternoon for Warm Springs, Ga.
Representative Dickstein, Democrat
New York, appearing before the
House Rules Committee, said he could
name 100 foreign spies in America
trying to establish Fascist govern
mont"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-11

1924-President Coolidge's special
message to Congress urges a 25 per
cent immediate income tax reduction.
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W.H.HUMPHREY. RID 2. Richlanels. N. C., says:
81 had 100 acres in tobacco with 3-8-8 under
the entire crop. Without the extra potash
my crop would have dried up. believe in
plenty Of potash. I am going to use 1873
again this year.
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"As soon as they get that 2O0-inch
telescope ready we might start look
ing for that remote, possibility of con-
tinued European peace I'm been read
ing about" -Jacobus Junior, Tulsa
Okla.
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dm falling Nal
By WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

It's contributors. day, again, and
here is what the mail Of the last few
days has brought:
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eve girls will admit men are SUI
perior to women but not when they
remind us of .'-Arabella, Seattle
Wash.
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"We'll soon have new proverb.
It's taking longer to wreck Madrid
than it did to huiId Rome" j. J. NJ,
Evansville Ind.
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can Englishwoman in lecture says
that smart people prefer middle age
Dumb ones do, too, when they get to
be about 8O."-Lazy Lizzie, st. Peters
burg, Fla.
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LIN. BoST1c. REDS, Pink Hill, N. c.. says:ssI
have used 1910 under my tobacco with
good results. ] feel that our soils need more
potash to produce tobacco with weight and
quality. made 800 pounds more per acre
even after bad hail storm, than made
where used 1856"
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II read that sailors usually have g
good sense of humor.f Down to the sea
in quips, Ell Pc. ". r., New York
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Young Assistant Attorney
General Gives Testimony

CONTINUED FROM Page one.)
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Woman In Red Is
Hoping To Return

CONTINUED from Page One.)
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TITUS G. NEWBORN. R.F. D. 2, La Grange.N.c
says: II used 8 20 potash last year on tobacco
and cotton and made very good crops. Extra
potash paid me $4,000 per acre on tobacco.
The slight extra cost of the extra potash
was very well worth the difference"
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Seat Sale Heavy
For New Dinner

Continued from rage One.)
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Fenner Bill Will
Hit Warehousemen

Continued iron. PAGE one.5
Evening star., 1937-08-04
ALTOONA EXPECTING
new AUTO RECORDS
Speedway Put in Great Shape for
Labor Day Contests-Six !
Events on Card.

A LTOONA, Pa, Speedway with its
fast mile and one-eighth track
will be the scene of a national cham
pionship auto race Labor day, Sep
tember 6.
This race will mark the reopening
OF the oval over which the last race
was run in 1895, and since the Roose-
welt Raceway has Cancelled its meet,
the Altoona classic will be the only
major track in operation on the holi-
day date.
A large amount of prize money will
be paid the winners in the big six
event holiday card. The track will
be fast. workmen having been engaged
since Spring in putting it into first
class condition. Improved throughout
until it is now one of the finest in the
country, the speedway Will undoubted-
ly witness the shattering of all pre-
vous records for the mile and an
eighth distance
In addition to improving the track
the grandstand has been rebuilt and
will seat 10000.
In the last race held at Altoona
Speedway, 1885, Louis Meyer, only
three-time winner Of Indianapolis
500-mile grind, was the winner, estab-
fishing a new record for a mile and
an eighth track at around 81 miles
per hour.
Evening star., 1937-08-04

marathon begins to exact its toll OF
stamina OF the players as they cross
the halfway mark.
Runner-up to Czechoslovakia
is the Netherlands five, the
Polish quintet only = half point
behind and the Americans tied
with Poland on wins, but one
down on lost games.
Argentine, Finland, Sweden and
Denmark rank below the United
States, while Yugoelavia and Norway
are at the very bottom of the ladder.
intermediate countries are Hungary,
Estonia, Lithuania, England, Latvia,
Iceland, Belgium and Italy.
Every team is composed Of four
players and one alternate. DR.. Max
Euwe, world champion, is playing on
the Netherlands team.
In the woman's championship tour
mament Mrs Mary Balm, runner-up in
the recent United States ladies tour
ney held at New York City, triumphed
Evening star., 1937-08-04
Fine Point Overlooked.

RUT here is one fact the writer
submits as true: Utterly made
quate preparation for racing over
measured courses accounts for many
Of the minutes by which the Americat
Cup challenger Endeavour II trailed
the defending sloop Ranger in the two
races Of the series sailed to date.
So far as this writer can learn, In
all the two months the English sloops
were in these waters, only three ap-
proximately formal tests were held.
In these the new Endeavour won by
from five to eight boat lengths, and
upon one occasion Endeavour I over
came long lead by ability TO set
spinnaker in l minute So seconds,
whereas the Endeavour II crew con-
sumed more than 7 minutes.
Feeling certainly exists among GER
tain Of the English contingent that the
present challenger wasted nearly two
months in which she might have been
sharpened and sweetened to a point
where the two humiliating defeats thus
far incurred would have been very
much less decisive. The writer learns.
however that even so competent a
skipper and judge Of boats as Capt
Heard does not believe the Endeavour
II had it In her to defeat Ranger, how
ever much she had been sharpened
up and however skillfully she had
been sailed. What Endeavour I might
have done was never learned.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
GALLERY THRILLED
BY CRUCIAL RINGER
farrell Bows, q t. 3, After
Appearing Sure Winner.
Stars Play Tonight.

~ N THE brow of Lee Fleshman
of Rogers Heights, near
Bladensburg, today reposed
~ the hoss-shoe Tipping crown
OF the State of Maryland, following
one of the hottest ringer battles ever
fought hereabout and perhaps any
where.
1t was almost on the stroke of mid
night last night at Mcmillan Park
when Fleshman, competing in The
Star tournament, fired the shoe that
finished off the defending champion,
Temple FARRELL of Hyattsville, former
University of Maryland student. four
games to three, and regained for
Fleshman the title he dropped to Jar
rell three years ago
To speak of a horseshoe match as
thrilling may bring smirk to the
pans of those who go for the red
blooded'' sports, but every man and
woman who saw the scrap between
Fleshman and FARRELL came away
tingling. still thrill from the final
inning of the sixth game, in which
Fleshman showed the stuff without
which few championships of any kind
are won.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
NEARLY 500 YOUTHS
TO FIGURE IN MEET
Bethesda, Somerset Playground
Children in Swim, Track
Events Tomorrow.

NEARLY 500 children are expected
to take part in the swimming,
track and field meet to be held between
the Bethesda and Somerset Play
grounds tomorrow, the first inter-
playground meet In Montgomery
Country's history.
A program Of five swimming contests
and two diving events will be held in
Glen Echo Pool beginning at $50 am,
while the track and field program is
to follow at O'Clock on the campus
OF Leland Junior High School.
The meet is being sponsored by the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Tribune and a
silver loving cup is to be presented to
the winning team. while individual
medals are to go to the winners Of
each event.
A program OF 25 contests has been
arranged for the days proceedings.
Instructors on the two Fairgrounds are
to off1ciate in all but the diving con-
tests. which are to be judged by Boyd
Hickman, former George Washington
University gridiron star and manager
Of Glen Echo Pool for the past four
years.
Walter johnson, former major league
pitching ace, and Arch Mcdonald,
sports commentator for Station WJSV,
will attend the afternoon session.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
CORONER PROBING
DEATH OF FIGHTER
Orders Post-Mortem on Johnny
Page, Dead "a Hours After
Kayo by Eddie Zivic.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, August 4.-Deputy
Coroner J. L. Davidson ordered a
thorough investigation" today in the
death last night Of Johnny Page
Chicago lightweight, "a hours after he
was knocked out by Eddie Zivic.
Davidson said post-mortem would
be held and that he would question
zivic, Pages handlers. the examining
physicians and ring officials.
A brain conclusion caused the death
Of the 22-year-old fighter, who crum-
pied under smashing right to the
head in the ninth round of a sched-
uled l0-round semi-fnal match Mon
day night
Page, fighting as substitute for
Charley Burns of ST. Michaels, Pa,
was leading in the fight before he was
floored Assistants carried him to
his corner and worked on him for 10
minutes before he was removed to q
hospital.
Zivic visited Page at the hospital yes
terday.
Page transferred his headquarters
from Los Angeles to Chicago two
weeks ago. He was born in Dallas,
Tex, where his mother, Mrs Minnie
Cubley. now resides. Since 1884 he
had won 13 fights, by knockouts, and
had lost S.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
n ILL BREESE, it appears, Is quite
iokeSter

HILL BREESE, it appears, Is quite
* jokester.
Remember hearing about
Baron Votem Smith, the
somewhat mysterious entrant in the
Middle Atlantic tournament, who Was
beaten in the first round last Saturday
by Hugh Lynch, the seeded No. play
er? Two stories were circulated about
the Baron at the time, one, that he
really was an English munitions ex-
pert travelling incognito, and the other
that he was a British noble looking
over the Maryland girls-following the
Duke of Windsor's example.
Neither. 1t develops, was correct.
The Baron Votem Smith was
plain Jimmy Smith, New York
broker and personal friend Of
Breese
The latter had entered his name
with the notation that he was a baron
merely as joke on Smith. Smith, it
developed, became embarrassed when
he learned of the trick, but decided to
Evening star., 1937-08-04
He's All There in Pinch.

FIGHTING an apparently hopeless
cause after dropping three of the
first four games, Fleshman won the
NTH after being down, ITO, and
needed the next to avert defeat. In
this he trailed until the score stood
43 to Al in his favor, then the real
excitement commenced. A double
ringer when FARRELL missed with both
shoes put the scrappy Fleshman one
point from victory but FARRELL STAYED
off that point for two innings With
burst of ringer throwing he brought
the score to 49-46, Fleshman ahead.
In the crucial inning FARRELL tossed
first. One of his shoes found the
stake. 1t was up to Fleshman to top
it or finish second in the champion
ship battle.
The gallery held its breath as Flesh
man let 60 with his first pitch.
It was on!
One more ringer and the game and
new life were his.
1t WAS only seconds but it seemed
i've minutes before Fleshman fired
again. Then
Clank! That shoe had eyes for the
peg. 1t nestled snugly around the
money stick.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
Walks Back From First Game.

WAS he discouraged about losing
that first game?
mo. wasn't. I knew I had done
the best I could And I figured I
would have won if I'd known how to
field bunts. I practiced fielding until
was pretty fair at it,
Walter almost had to walk back
to town from the park
The big league parks and crowds
were new to me and after the game
stood out there gawking for long
while. Then found the players bus
already had gone. So. in my uniform
and spike shoes. I started down the
street. Some fans gave me a lift.
There's funny thing about that
game. There were some 700 spectators
Yet 20 years later, when they held a
Walter johnson day at Griffith
Stadium. 5000 persons called for the
souvenirs offered to those who saw my
debut" he laughed.
Just at that moment cop. wizened
old sergeant, came along. Hi, Walter" "
he said, pumping Johnson's hand,
you're looking great. Can't believe
it's been nigh on 80 years since I saw
your first game"
When the policeman walked away,
Walter observed with wink:
You see. the crowd at that game
still is growing"
Evening star., 1937-08-04
ALI Hands, Feet in Debut.

GAY. you've never seen any one as
awkward as I was then" he
laughed. Il lost that first game be-
cause I couldn't field. was all hands
and feet and tripped over myself try
ing to pick up bunts.
Most hitters stand away from the
plate when a new fast-ball pitcher
faces them. They want to find out first
whether he has control Well, those
Tigers couldn't nit my tosses swinging
so they started sticking their bats out
and bunting. And they wore me out" ="
Detroit won, to 2. Johnson allowed
six hits in the eight innings before he
gave way to pinch hitter.
"All had then was fast ball. but
Evening star., 1937-08-04
PAUL DEAN UNDECIDED

ST. LOUIS, August %.-
Whether Paul Dean, junior member of
the now-ailing pitching duo Of Dizzy
and Daf1y, will 60 to Houston to work
up steam or toss EN- over for the
faltering Cardinals remained in the
air today.
Branch Rickey, Cardinals manager
and vice president, who announced
Pauls shift on option to the Texas
League farm Of the Red Birds and
then withdrew 1t when Paul baked,
said he'd talk it over with the big six
footer.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
Freshman Captures Maryland Horseshoe Title in Gritty Battle
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.

6y inc ASSOCIATED FTeSS.
American League.
Batting - Travis Senator's 1878;
Runs-Di Maggie. Yankees, 95: Rolfe.
Runs batted in--G-eenberg, Tigers,
1O4; Di Magic, Yankees. 1O2.
RraWns Mits.Dd 1aa Maggie Yankees 1875; Bell.
Doubles = Vosmik. Browns, and
Bonura. White Sox, "a
Triples---kreevich, White Sox. 12: Di
Magglo, Yankees: Greenberg. Tigers,
and Kuhel, Senators. TO-
Home runs-Di Maggie. Yankees, 80;
Foxx. Red Sox, 26.
Pitching-Ruffing. Yankees. i4-3:
Murphy, Yankees. 90.
National League.
Batting-Medwck, Cardinals, .397;
P. Waner, Pirates, .373
Runs = Medwick, Cardinals, so:
Galan Cubs, II.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Cardinals,
-. Hits. MedWick, Cardinals, 145: P.
Waner Pirates, 1873
Doubles-MedWick. Cardinals, 80;
CucCinello, Bees, 25
Professionalism and Handley, Pi-
rates 10
Home runs-ott Giants, 90: Med
wick, Cardinals, 21
Stolen bases-Galan. Cubs, Is: Lava
Retto, DODGERS IL.
Pitching-Fette Bees, 1873: Carleton.
Cubs, "a.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
LACK OF PREPP|NC
HURTING SOPW|TH
Failure to Test Boat Over
Cup Course Held Costly
to Endeavour II.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n EXPORT, r. l., August A.
nj Wild yarns marked a day in
u which both the defender and
4 the challenger for the Amer
ica's Cup were in drydock at Bristol
being groomed for continuation of the
current Americas Cup series.
From sources close to the challeng-
ing party the writer learns that
report that T. O. NJ Sopwith had de-
cided to yield the helm to another
skipper-in other words, to yield COM
mand of his sloop to another-is wholly
without foundation. He might let Sir
Ralph Gore of his afterguard, Capt
Williams or even Capt. Ned Heard of
Endeavour I take the wheel on cer-
tain points OF sailing, but this would
not be startling. AS a matter of fact
Harold Vanderbilt let Sherman Hoyt
sail Rainbow in the 1884 Cup races
whenever the defender of that year
carried Genoa jib.
The story that this same Mr. Hoyt
might become racing navigator of
the present challenger is, upon high
authority, insane. He Is an Amer
ican citizen and is now broadcasting
the series professionally.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
BY DILLON GRAHAM,

|HIRTY years ago this week q big,
gangling rookie from Idaho
numbered out on the diamond
4 here and astonished the De-
troit Tigers with faster ball than any
they ever had seen.
That was the beginning Of one Of the
greatest pitching careers in base ball
history.
1t was Walter Johnson's debut.
johnson says he was too dumb"
to be frightened on that day. He just
zoomed them over to Ty Cobb Sam
Crawford and the other Tigers. to
whom the ball looked blurred streak
Of lightning.
Hes been out Of base ball since his
release as Cleveland manager two years
ago, and he divides his time between
his dairy farm in nearby Maryland
and his position here as promotion
manager Of soft drink firm Walter
dug into his memory today to recall his
feelings that first game.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
TO USE PSYCHOLOGY
TO SPUR HAWkEYES

IOWA CITY (P).-Coach Irl Tubbs
plans to pep up his University of
iowa foot ball team with psychology.
The teams dressing rooms are to be
adorned with signs or slogans remind
ing the boys what 1t takes to make the
scores. Tubbs and his assistant, Bill
Prey, say the signs will form psy-
chlogical reaction to keep up the old
lighting spirit. The signs will be
changed weekly, to read:
1T takes nerve to get in perfect
physical condition-but it takes CUTS
to stay there" Or
"Metzger Bert Metzger, diminu-
tive Notre Dame guardD weighed $50
pounds-weight didn't count; it's the
heart"
Evening star., 1937-08-04
Mat Matches.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO.-Pat Fraley,
2l0, Boston, defeated Sander Szabo,
PIG, Hungary (two out of three
falls).
SAN DIEGO, Calf.-Dean Det-
ton, 205. Salt Lake City, defeated
Nick Lutte, 205, Venice, Calf. (two
out Of three falls).
Evening star., 1937-08-04
BY PAUL ]. MILLER, Jr.
- ~zECHOSLOVAKIA is leading

~ LECHOSIOVAk1A Is leading
in the world battle for team
supremacy now In progress
~ at Stockholm with the United
States delegation in fourth place.
Nineteen nations are represented in
the biennial International Chess Fed
Grafton team tournament. Five rounds
have been played and the Americans
Capt, Frank Marshall, Reuben Fine,
Isaac kashdan, Israel Horowitz and
Samuel Reshevsky-have the strongest
entry, although present scoring is no
accurate indication of the strength of
any of the teams. opening rounds re-
sulting in many fluke wins and losses
with superior strength becoming mani
fest only as the tournament gruelling
Evening star., 1937-08-04
WIN ON FAIRGROUNDS
New York Avenue and George
town Take Sectional Meets.

New York Avenue and George town
Playground track teams today were
celebrating victories achieved in Sec
tional meets yesterday. OF the two,
however, Georgetown's was most Bit
terly contested, the winner nosing out
the runner-up, Weightman Playground,
by only ~ points. Stoddert, finish
ing third, scored 43-3l2 behind
Georgetown.
New York Avenue, on the other
hand, scored u points to romp away
from competitors. Mcmillan, which
finished second, could compile but
50I2. Henry was third with "a.