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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Minor Results
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
International League Play-Offs.
Newark, 8; Syracuse, o.
Montreal, s. Baltimore, 3.
American Association Play-Offs.
Minneapolis, 3; Columbus, 2.
Toledo, IL: Milwaukee, 4.
Texas League Play-Offs.
Fort Worth, 4, Tulsa, 2.
San Antonio. 2; Oklahoma City, 1.
Southern Association Play-Offs.
No games scheduled.
New York-Pennsylvania League
Play-Offs.
Elmira, 4; Wilkes Barre, /.
Pacific Coast League.
Missions, 4, San Diego. 3.
San Francisco. 8; Los Angeles, 7.
Oakland, 7: Portland, 4.
Seattle, 7; Sacramento, 0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

Congressional vs.. J. F. McBryde Manor,
son tKenwood)
A public links women's champion
ship open also to members of private
clubs was announced today by Telford
Gibraski, manager at East Potomac
Park. The tourney will be held at the
down-river park October S, 6, Z, 8 and
8, week prior to the womens Middle
Atlantic title affair.
THEY have no golf pretensions, but
they have lot Of fun telling
funny yarns about their golf. Prob
ably In the aggregate they are the
worst bunch Of golfers you could
gather together in one group. the men
from the National Press Club who
VIII congregate at Kenwood next
Thursday in the annual National Press
Club tourney. Members will pay
buck and half to play, while kibit-
zers Will be assessed only half. buck.
1t should be the other way around,
considering the kibitzers we've seen in
these tournaments in other years.
There'll be lots Of prizes for regulars
and kibitzers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Foot Ball Spirit Keen at Tech High Under Thompson
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY
Base Ball.
Washington VS.. st. Louis, Griffith
Stadium, 3.15.
Tennis.
Playground Department open
tournament, Potomac Park Courts,
4.
TOMORROW
Base Ball.
Washington VS.. st. Louis, Griffith
Stadium, 3:l5.
Tennis.
Playground Department open
tournament, Potomac Park Courts,
2.
Boating
Sailing Events, Presidents Cup Re.
gatta, off Hams Point, 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
NED0MATSKY IN DRAW
Former Terp Makes Pro Debut in
Bout With Delecurti.

NEW YORK, September II (P).-
Ivan Nedomatsky, former University of
Maryland boxer, launched his pro-
fessional career here last night by
earning draw with Victor Delecurti,
New York welterweight, in six-round
bout at Fort Hamilton Arena.
Nedomatsky. who is handled by the
veteran Pete Reilly, who piloted five
world champions, is three-time
wintner of Southern Conference cham
pionships and never was defeated in
collegiate circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
CENTS FINISH STRONGLY.

ALEXANDRIA, La. September II
tP.-Louisiana Colleges defense COL
iapsed inthe last half last night after
holding Centenary to a tie at the
ham and the Cents scored four times
in the last half to win, 80 to II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Shea Can Make Double.

NOT within the memory of the
oldest galleryite has any man
since the days of George Voigt won the
District and Middle Atlantic cham
pionships in the same year. Voigt did
it in 1926 and the following year he
shook the dust off his cleated brogans
and pulled out for New York, where
he got himself a national reputation
as a golfer of parts
Lanky, notwithstanding Billy Shea,
the lone Washington contestant in
this years national amateur. has the
opportunity today to win both titles
in the same year. Back in June
Billy shot himself a flock of par
busting rounds TO win the Middle
Atlantic tourney at his home bailiwick
at Congressional, and today the young
man is in the semi-final round of the
District amateur title tourney at
Columbia with more than an outside
chance to stick the priced De Sibour-
Reyburn trophy, emblematic of the
city crown. smack alongside his Middle
Atlantic trophy.
II he does that Billy undoubt-
eddy will he ranked as the top
golfer of the city.
Billy met Parker Nolan, the Con-
eressional champ, in one semi-final
bracket of the tourney today, while
Claude Rippy, the guy with the
Fascist shirt clashed with Iron Man"
Martin Mccarthy of Columbia in the
other. Three Congressional men
reached the semi-final round. which
makes it practically a grand slam for
the big Rockville club. Roger Peacock,
the medalist, faded from the picture in
the first round at the hands of Levi
Yoder, and Yoder in turn vanished.
beaten in the second round by Nolan.
1t was Nolan's second straight victory
over Yoder, and at the end Yoder
said Say, Parker, guess you've got
my number"
WHY do they call Mccarthy the
Iron Man" Well tell YOU
once again. Raven-haired Martin. the
erstwhlle oil salesman, was dormie
down to straight-hitting Ralph
Gibson of ManorD He holed a 10
footer to square Che match on the
eighteenth, and then won on the nine
tenth. Can you guess now why they
call him by that monicker? The first
flight final was to start at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
Pairines In the other flights were,
Second fieht-G. F. Miller tColumhtan vs
volney Burnett undian Spring., Harvey
johnson columbia VS. Ken Lafferty
tlndlan spring.. Third night-Pat Winkler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
LEADERS PACK NAVY
-Four Captains in Other Sports on
Foot Ball Team.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, September IL
When the Naval Academy foot ball
team goes on the field, five captains
Will accompany it, but only Ray Du-
bois, left guard, is in charge, as the
four others are leaders of teams in
different sports.
Bill Ingram, ace running back, has
been named to captain the nine; Alan
Mcfarland will be the captain of the
basket ball five; still another back.
Frank Case, will lead the lacrosse
ten. and Heber Player, another guard
is the wrestling captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
LIONS RELEASE PAYNE
Halfback Goes as Christensen Re-
turns to Pro Grid.

DETROIT, September II lP).-De-
troit's Lions have brought their roster
down to rs players by releasing
Charles Payne, former Detroit star
halfback.
George Christensen, star tackle Of
the Lions in recent seasons, has de.
cided to return to action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
NEGRO MINES IN SERIES.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, September II
&c. w. Posey, manager of the
Homestead Grays, has announced that
the Negro world series between his
team and the Chicago American
Giants would open in Chicago Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
BY SID FEEDER.
Press Sports Writer.

IF YOU'RE looking for an arRu-
ment, step up to Bill Terry or
Charley Grimm today and tell
4 them base ball is young fell
lows game.
They've been combing aging Bos-
ton Bees out Of their hair for so long
this season. that you'll be lucky If you
get away with only an argument.
It'll be no thanks to Bill McKech-
MES ancient stingers If either Terry's
Giants or Grimms Cubs wind up with
the National League pennant.
Largely through the efforts of their
old man pitchers, Jim Turner, Lou
Fette and Danny MacFayden, the
pennant race has been as tight, up
to now, as a frankfurter and its skin.
And virtually exclusively through the
mound mastery of the two rockies and
the come-backing MacFayden the
Cubs now are three and one-half
games behind the Giants, although
the New Workers. favorite stooges, the
Pittsburgh Pirates, obliged rs usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
NORFOLK TAKES SERIES
Gets $500 for Piedmont Play-off
Win Over Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, Va, September II
(P).-Norfolk's Tars were 1,5O0 richer
today by virtue of their clean sweep
in the Piedmont Leagues Shaughnessy
finals against the Portsmouth Cubs.
The Tars took the deciding game
yesterday, to /, when Charley Fallon.
rookie catcher, drove homer over the
left-f1eld fence in the seventh with
two on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Aging Bees Make Life Tough
Alike for Giants and Bruins:
. Tribe Erased From Flag Race

Turner and Fette. all of whom are
looking back on their 31st birthdays.
Yesterday. Turner, who has won all
three of his starts against the Giants,
chalked up his second win at the ex-
pense Of the Cubs with a seven-hit,
TO shutout. At the same time the
Giants, behind Cliff Meltons classy
six-hit elbowjng. trounced their cousins
from Pittsburgh. 80, to pick up a
full game and leave the pennant race
in this condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

hole course out there in the Virginia
hills and as usual they are searching
for a course record for the new layout
To date it stands to the credit
of A. j. Allen, who played the
new layout in 31--36-73.
Some one will bust that mark soon,
but, meanwhile, it will do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
WILSON FIGHTS TONIGHT.

ST. LOUIS, September II tP).--
Jackie Wilson, Pittsburgh Negro who
is recognized in six States as feather
weight champion. will meet Leo Kodak,
Chicago Ukranisn, in l5-round bout
here tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
". C. D. A. MEETS SUNDAY.

The annual meeting of the Wash
ington City Duckpin Association will
be held at o'clock Sunday afternoon
in the oak room OF the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

THE Old Westbury combina ton
captained by Sonny Whitney.
Jocks cousin, previously had qualified
for the final in impressive fashion
by shellacking Templeon. good
team, 1875.
That is a phenomenal score in this
kind of polo, and the Old Westburys
will go into Sundays fray favorites,
despite what their rivals did to the
Argentines.
1t WAS grand game to watch, yes
terday's. Hitchcock scored six Of the
winners goals and Bostwick six. Bald
ing racked up the other two. 1t was
Hitchcock who came through with a
pair Of quick and valuable points in
the seventh period. right after the
Argentines had pulled up to lo-1I
and would have tied the count but
for a foul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

The Cubs were absolutely helpless
before Turner. Once they loaded the
bases with none out and then let them
stay that way as they went down one
two-three. The Giants took advan-
tage of their only two scoring chances
to beat the BUGS and Jim Tobin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Conner Has Rig Day.

0VbiSS Ai"s dig nay.
THE Yankees boosted their Amer
lean League lead to 1o1a games
by taking the Cleveland Indians, 30,
behind Lefty Gomez's three-hit pitch
ing. The outcome eliminated the
Tribe from the pennant race and left
Lefty with his nineteenth victory. The
second-place Detroit Tigers were hand
ed TO defeat by Washington.
The Cardinals got back into the
National League chase with a twin
win over the Phillies, GO and 81.
The Dodgers and eds split, Brook
Ign taking the first game, 8-5, and
dropping the nightcap, 81.
Harry Kelleys hit won his own ball
game as he pitched the Athletics to
a 4-3 decision over the Browns. The
Red Sox and White Sox were idle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
NO HASTE AT NAVY

Grid Squad Coming Slowly
Says Head Coach Hardwick.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, September II
P).-Lieut. Harry ]. Hardwick, head
coach OF the Navy foot ball team. today
said his squad was coming slowly"
and was in good physical shape.
Harold Hanson. Philadelphia, ls0-
pound blocking back from last years
"B' squad, has been picked as an
alternate for Robert j. Antrim, varsity
fullback.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
WELSH SMOOTHS
WAY TO NET SEMI.
Beats johnson Easily for
Right to Meet Victor of
BreeSe-Farri Tilt.

N ARNEY WELSH, defending
* champion in the annual De-
- partment Of Fairgrounds
tennis tourney, appears GER
tainty to reach the final round to-
morrow at Potomac Park following a
crushing victory over Davie johnson
yesterday in the quarter-finals, 81,
Ga,
Bill Breese and Lieut.. James Farrin,
who divided sets at 6-4, As. were
to tangle for the dubious privilege of
facing Welsh at 2 o'clock, with the
winner to meet the defending title
holder at 4 o'clock. Darkness inter-
rupted the Breese-Farrin match and
proved a decided boon to Welsh, who
figured to catch the winner somewhat
wilted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
GAMES TODAY.
WH|TNEYS ON TOP
IN POLO TOURNEY
Argentine Four Out, Final
for National Title Is
Family Affair.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
n JEW YORK, September 1.-THE
M Argentine menace has been re-
moved and the anal mallet-
swinging for the open polo
championship Sunday at International
Field on Long Island will be largely
Whitney family affair.
Jock Whitney's Greentree riders
won their way to the final bracket
yesterday with stirring 1910 victory
over the San Jose four, otherwise
known as the Gallopin' Gauchos from
the Pampas.
Pete Bostwick, Tommy Hitchcock
and Gerald Balding tanned the hard
scrapping South Americans, while
Jock himself minded goal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-04
VOICE INTERRUPTS

But will he get the penalty
he deserves, or can justice itself
be bought in this fine city at the
cost of our citizens lives? We
can credit ourselves with such
shining examples of civic pride
as AL Terrone.
But, thank God, there are still
honest men in civic duty, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-04
"WSt Desserts "
By THEODORE NATHAN

GCTN HE menu, Miss Hartman, commanded Mario SlIoanl
when he had finished debating
Coupe of Fruit Imperial Hearts of Celery Queen Olives
Petit Marme Henri Quaorze Supreme OF Sole Admrale
ALinnnn Tnsca- Baked Idaho PotatO.-
Evening star., 1937-09-12
F STREET WIDENING
AT FIFTH is SOUGHT
Mid-City Also Wants Old No. 2
Precinct Re-established on
Fifth Street.

Encouraged by the success Of It's
movement last year for the widening
OF F street at the intersection of Ninth.
the Mid City Citizens Association will
attempt similar program this year at
the corner of Fifth and F. streets.
An awkward curve on the Ninth
street intersection drew the ire of the
organization, and armed with statistics
1t took the matter up with every
available District Official Last Winter
It's aim was achieved when the Offend
ing curve was removed. This year the
association intends to succeed again
with the corner of Fifth.
The association will also seek 10
nave No. police precinct re-estab-
llshed at its old location on Fifth
street between M and n streets Mem
bers believe the number of schools and
business houses in the area sufficient
10 warrant establishment of a
separate station. officials of the pro,lp
said the improvement which they pro-
pose would only necessitate appoint
ment Of three officers, a captain and
Two lieutenants They said the entire
station could be revived with a
minimum expenditure of money, much
less than the cost of the additional
crime brought about by inadequate
protection.
Widening of Eleventh street from
New York avenue to Rhode Island ave-
nue. is also on the program of the
association, with view to relieving
congested traffic in the downtown Sec
tion.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Study Airport Problem.

During the Summer the Junior
Board of Commerce established an
Aviation Committee primarily to take
an active interest in the problem of
securing an adequate municipal airport
for the Nations Capital.
The committee is headed by Allen c.
Graham. Another of its obiectives is
to stimulate interest in private flying
A number of Junior Board members
are aviation enthusiasts.
Fred B. Linton, executive secretary
of the local organization, and Minor
Hudson, secretary. will journey to
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. this week for
a regional meeting Of the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce Lin
ton will attend as the Washington
representative of. the u. S. j. c. c.
The meeting will be held Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Linton said the boards Traffic COM
mittee is working on several proposed
solutions to the traffic problem at
Peace Cross on Bladensburg road in
Maryland. He reported that number
of new members were signed up by the
Junior Board during the Summer
period
Evening star., 1937-09-12
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
GROUP ORGANIZED
Progresslves to Meet Tomorrow
Night-Will Discuss Paving
of Alabama Avenue

another organization. the Congress-
heights Progressive Citizens Assoc;a-
..on, mas joined the ever-growing list
OF civic groups in the District.
Inc new association meets in the
congress Heights Baptist Church
Estner and Brothers place southeast
tne hrst Monday Of each month. Due
70 the holiday this month. however. the
group viii meet tomorrow instead. but
after
Like similar groups, which felt the
need OF closer cooperation in the
community, the new organization was
formed last Spring as the outgrowth
ol the Congress Heights Association
Al elections held at that time Otbo
Sarnand was elected president. Other
ofncerS included e Marshall Richard
son vice president: Theodore Edwards
secretary. and Mrs Edna Hoae. tr~as-
urer. The association as vet is not a
member Of the Federation of Cjfizens'
Associations, but it plans to ioin in
the near future. The membership al
present numbers about so. with the
possibilities Of the total reaching l0C
within few months.
AT tomorrow's meeting the grour
expects to take up several important
items. Principal among these will be
tne paving Of Alabama avenue south.
east from Nichols avenue TO Wake,
Hill road and a request to the Distric,
government to install surface sewers ir
the community.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
New Conventions Sought.

Organized campaigns with a goal
of 10000 additional visitors to Wash
ington were conducted during August
by the Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Board of Trade. As a
result, conventions with an expected
attendance of 5000 We're scheduled.
according to Curtis Hodges, executive
director of the committee.
IN the case of each of these con-
ventions, there was an organized local
group that co-operated actively with
the committee, Hodges said. For
each convention, the committee pre-
pared an attractive booklet contain
ing general invitation, letters from
various officials, a map of the city,
a list OF hotel rates, etc.
at the convention of the Interna-
tional Association of Display Men in
Chicago, the efforts on behalf of
Washington were led by Joseph B
McCann of S. Kann Sons Co. AS
result, the 1888 convention of the
organization will be held here next
June and will attract 1000 to I.5OO
NNAS5oetSs l1iC fdTk h0-
tel has been selected as headquarters
Jobs Daughters to Meet.
Another large convention secured
is that of the Supreme Guardian
Council, Order of Jobs Daughters.
The National Rural Letter Carriers
Association also is scheduled to hold
its 1888 convention here, bringing
5000 or 1000 delegates.
One of the conventions not sched-
uled, but which probably will meet
here in 1899 is that of Delta Tau
Delta, Hodges said
In addition to these intense cam
paigns for conventions. the commit
tee was in touch with scores of other
convention organizations, contracting
them by personal calls and by cor
reSpondence. Members of the COM
mttee's staff have Travelled more
than 5000 miles all over the eastern
part of the United States attending
national conventions and contracting
boards of directors and executive COM
mittees.
Hodges said IL conventions are
scheduled for Washington this month.
as against nine for September, 1896.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
REMOVAL OF PARKWAY
Is NEAR COMPLETION

Firemen of No. 8 engine company
and the Southeast Business Mems As
sociation are gratified with the near
completion of the removal Of the
center parkway on North Carolina
avenue southeast between Sixth and
Seventh streets and the subsequent
paving of the street.
Long a traffic hazard to the fire
apparatus, it was at the insistent
request of the business men that
the Commissioners finally ordered the
removal. Originally under the iuris-
diction Of the National Park Serv-
ice of the Interior Department, the
commissioners received a transfer
OF the parkway to the District this
last July Actual removal was re-
quested the latter part of the same
month. Money for the work comes
out Of the gasoline tax funds at an
estimated cost of s2,500
1t is expected that a top will be
put on and the street opened for
yehicular traffic early this week. A
smaller strip on the same street. but
between Seventh street and the in
tersection of B street, has also been
removed.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
SEASON IS OPENING
FOR TRADE BODIES
Analysis of Estimates for
New Budget One of First
Big Problems.

After nearly three months vacation
from committee meetings, hearings
and other duties connected with civic
problems, Washington's trade bodies
will swing back into action this week.
Although activities are not expected
to get fully under way until the
beginning OF next month, several di-
visions of the Board of Trade and
the Junior Board of Commerce already
haves tackled problems of great inn
portance to District residents.
Edward F.. Colladay, president of
the Board of Trade. has Just returned
from an extended business trip to the
West Coast and will meet with his
Executive Committee tomorrow night
Other organizations soon will hold
meetings to discuss plans for the COM
ing year, but the Winter schedule OF
committee meetings probably will not
be resumed until October
The Executive Committee OF the
Public School Committee. headed by
George E. Keneipp, met Friday to lay
plans for the Fall season. and the
I1NENubiNt 1OiiitiAtttt VI hAtf
Committee, headed by Col. Lawrence
c. Crawford. will meet next Thursday
at the Army and Navy Club.
To Make Fiscal Studies.
The first big job facing the COM
mittees this Fall will be that of
analyzing the budget estimates of
the various department heads for the
1889 fiscal year, and officials expect
these will be given more attention
this year than in any previous year.
because of the new tax structure in
the District.
Colladay said the budget estimates
will be examined with a fine-tooth
comb The business privilege tax.
passed by the last Congress. win be
given special study, Colladay said,
with view to eliminating the "in-
equitable features"
Most OF the work of examining local
financial conditions will be under di-
rection of the Municipal Finance
Committee, headed by Edgar Morris,
immediate past president of the board
The first general meeting of the
Board of Trade members and officers
is scheduled for October Is at the
Willard Hotel. Details have not yet
been completed