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the Virginia side of the river, and they
left their house boat tied to a tree.
'It's nice living on the river" said
Mrs. Lewis, "but you know it's an
awfully lot Of trouble some times"
What If they couldn't save their
home?
Mrs. Lewis shrugged her shoulders
and said, "Well, I guess We'll just
move to another one"
Evening star., 1937-04-27
"a, WILL WE'D
WASHINGTON WIDOW

An Austrian-born veteran OF the
Indian wars, who has been residing
at the United States Soldiers Home
here for three years, and Washing
ton widow yesterday received license
to wed.
They are Charles Kolarik, "a, for
merly OF Philadelphia, and Mrs. Jessie
M. Edwards, 81, Of 1920 Monroe
street Kolarik was listed as having
been married before. Rev. John S
Spence of Sacred Heart Church, Six
teenth street and Park road, named
Evening star., 1937-04-27

peared in court and asked that he be
released so he could try to save their
houseboat at 1920 X street.
A few minutes later, Lewis re-
turned to his 20-foot home with his
wife, Edna, small woman of 40, and
together they started to work to save
the boat, the bow Of which had been
tossed up last night on the wooden
wharf Lewis had built.
IF the tide would go out, I might
Evening star., 1937-04-27

as the minister, said no date had been
set for the wedding ceremony.
kolarik fought in the United State,
Army Indian campaign Of ls84-s9 in
the Western States.
At Mr.. Edwards home the couple
was reported ''out together right now"
Evening star., 1937-04-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEWARK, N. j., April 27.-A
charge of attempted tampering with
members Of the jury panel was made
at the opening today of the trial of
Ellis H. Parker and his son, Ellis, jr.
for conspiracy in the Paul H. Wendell
kidnap-torture Casa sequel of the
Lindbergh kidnapping
United States Attorney John J.
Quinn said a grand jury would be
asked to investigate the statement
of member of the panel that he
had been approached by a man who
told him it would "be easy to make
some change on this jury"
Quinn, answering a question by a
member of the defense staff, said he
believed defense attorneys had moth
ing to do with the alleged tampering
attempt but that he believed the
defendants knew all about it."
Questioning of members of the
panel regarding possible tampering
took up the entire morning session.
Judge Clark sent other members of
Evening star., 1937-04-27
Public Enemies.

Gangsters, racketeers, criminals-all
public enemies. But public enemy
No. 1.-The reckless driver-kills and
Injuries far more persons than all the
gunner put together.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
TRIAL OF PARKER
DELAYED BY QUIZ
Excused Juror Makes TAM
pering Charge-Grand Jury
Probe to Be Asked.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
The Wendel-Pdrker case is
sequel to the 5-year-old Lind
bergh kidnapping. Paul H. WendePs
confession" he kidnapped baby
Charles A. Lindbergh, jr., Saued
Bruno Hauptn,ann from the elec-
tric chair three days. Later the
Government charged Ellis H. Par
ker, Burlington County detectiue
chief, and his son, Ellis, jr.; Martin
SchloSSman, Harry Weiss and Mur-
ray Bleeteld NTH abducting Wen-
del. Schlossn1an and Weiss were
convicted recently and sentenced to
20 years to life.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

tournament at Los Angeles, Mitchell
blew his chance at New York yesterday
when he was overcome by Paul Gui-
bord Of Boston, ST., e6, 60, 60,
6-1.
1t WAS almost the identical manner
in which Mitchell largely earned the
right to represent Washington In the
Eastern competition. For, before meet
ing Bill Garnett in the final match,
Mitchell found himself two sets down
to Lynch in the semi finals, with
Lynch holding q 5-1 lead In the third.
It's history how Mitchell
fought of three match points to
finally beat Lynch. bat Dooly
learned yesterday, to his dismay,
that history oft repeats itself.
Boston was prevented from monopo-
lizing the honors when Helen Ger
maine Of New York defeated Sylvia
Hatch Of the Hub for the women's
championship Of the East.
ONE Washington youth was In the
" semi final round for the Mary
land State boys championship and
two more were in the quarters at Balti-
more today as the annual tournament
for juniors and boys neared an end
All local juniors were eliminated.
Tom Walden, who won The Star,
City Of Washington boys title, Is the
one in the semis, winning two matches
yesterday. After trouncing Bernard
Stein, 60, el, Walden staged 4
great battle to defeat Lyons Living
ston, -l. l0e.
Maurice Oowsa, hswsvsr.
pulled ~ 1fst big s3sst q ths
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BANNEKER, FRANCIS
LEADERS IN SWIMS
Teams Are Co-Favorites to Win
in Contest for Colored City
Championship.

COLORED playground swimmers will
meet for their city championships
tomorrow at the Banneker Pool with
representatives Of the Banneker and
Francis Fairgrounds looming as joint
contenders for supremacy.
With both Fairgrounds playing hosts
to others In their own pools yesterday
Banneker rolled up SO points over eight
rivals while Francis scored 95h in
competition with seven other contest
ants Winners of first, second and
third places yesterday are entitled to
swim tomorrow
Behind Banneker its rivals finished
in the following order:
Terrell, rs: Dunbar, %: Howard, ~:
Logan, IS; Morgan. Is; Deanwood, 8;
Smothers. 2. and Monroe. /. Behind
Francis were found Montgomery, IA;
Rose Park, Is; Barry Farms, I; Stevens,
s; Anthony Bowen, ~, and Gid
dings, ;.
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: Popping Off
IContinued From Page C-l) }

placed Castleman with Ben Cantwell.
who Is promoted from the Jersey City
farm.
Ryan, who never was more than
minor league ball player. nevertheless
will go down as one of Washington's
|unforgettables Of the diamond. AS
the temporary spark plug Of the
Chants in 1888 he helped the Terry
men to the National League pennant
and Blondy was In the lineup when
Washington's last winner went into
the world series.
Tho Griffs got Off to q poor
Start In the series, but they still
hed \ chance down until the
hbal game, which Mel OFT
Eventually broke up with home
r1n in extra innings.
W4shington would have won that
hfthEand last game were it not for a
fine spiece Of brilliant, unconscious
blun@ering by Ryan. The Mats had
the bases flled at one point late in
the lame and only one was out. Joe
Cro1f3n sent Gilt Bolton to pinch hit
Boltnn, a notoriously late swinger, hit
one of Carl Hubbell's pitches squarely
and ashot 1t almost directly through
the box. With an American League
shortstop In the field 1t would have
bee1l q base hit and the winning runs
would have been scored
But Ryan. misled by Bottoms left
handed stance. shaded him as he would
pull hitter. He played CHI all
wrong" and made . double play out
Of his ball to retire the side.
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RANGER UNBEATEN
IN ITS IS RACES
Remains Only Yacht of Its
Type in World Yet to
Dip Its CoIors.
By the Associated Pr,ss

oS llc hsSOCidISO HTeSS.
Z INEYARD HAVEN, July 2e-
After winning the thirteenth
" victory of her triumphal ga
reer, undefeated Ranger, the
sloop with which Harold S. Wander
bllt will meet T. o. M. sopwiths sec
ono British challenger for the America
Cup Saturday, again today faced the
three sloops she vanquished yesterday,
IheT are Gerard B. Lambert's Yam
kee. Chandler Hoveys Rainbow and
EndeaVour 1, Sopwith's 1884 chal-
lenger, which lost to Rainbow, then
sklppered by Vanderbilt.
Yankee Six Minutes Behind.
HE sloops finished 37-mile course
from Mattapoisett to VINEYARD
haven IN that order yesterday. YAM
kee was more than six minutes, Rain
DOW approximately eight minutes and
EndeaVour more than nine minutes
astern of the defender.
Today's course, last leg Of the an.
nual cruise of the Eastern Yacht Club.
was from Vineyard Haven to Newport.
R. l., scene of the approaching inter-
national sailing duel. a distance Of ap-
proximately 81 miles.
Ranger remains the only undefeated
sloop OF her class in the world, for
Sopwiths Endeavour II tasted defeat
in home waters before she crossed tbs
Atlantic this Spring
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Grit1th
Stadium, 3:l5.
Wrestling.
Ernie Dusek vs.. Jack Hader, fea.
ture match, Grifath Stadium, $50.
Tennis.
Public parks tourney, Reservoir
courts, 4.
Polo.
War Department vs. Sd Cavalry,
Stevenson, Md, 3.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Cleveland VS.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, 3l5.
Tennis.
Public parks tourney, Reservoir
SATURDAY.
Base Ball.
Cleveland vs.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, 3.
Middle Atlantic singles tourney,
Edgemoor Club, 2.
Public parks tourney, Reservoir
courts, 2.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

~ tHS AeSOClated PfeN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
u uBattinE-Gehris: Yankees, ara: d
Runs-p Magic. Yankees. 90:
GreenberE. Tigers, "a.
Runs batted in-Greenberg, T1gerA
81: N Magic. Yankees. %.
" Hits-Bell: Browns. l2a: Di Massio.
poubieEBonura. White sox. 80:
Gehrie, Yankees. and Vosmik, Browns.
Triples-Kreevich. White sox. IL:
Di Magic. Yankees: Greenbere, Tigers,
and Stone and Kuhel Senators. 10.
Homo runs-Di Masaio. Yankees, oS:
Foxx, Red Sox. 25.
Stolen bases-Chapman, Red Sox, c5:
Walker. Tigers. IA.
PitchinE-Lawson, Tigers. 12-2;
Running. Yankees, 1873
NATIONAL LEAGUE
.. Batting-Medwick, Cardinals. .4Of:
Hartnett, Cubs. .3a4
ca3.I Runs 49, ~ Medvick, Cardinals, rs:
Runs batted in--Medwick. Cardinals,
ps: Demaree. Cubs, 73.
Hits--Medwick. Cardinals, 141; P.
Triples-Vaughan, Pirates, 10:
Handley, Pirates. q.
Home runs-..Medwick, Cardinals. 21:
Pitching Bees, 1873; Hub
bell: Qiants. 14-5.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
OWENS IN RARE FORM.

Treasury rallied in the late innings
to hand w. P. A. an 8-3 licking in the
United States Government League
The losers held 81 lead until the
sixth, when Treasury took the lead
with four runs. owens not only pitched
the victory, but also led the attack
with three hits.
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Mark for Several Blows

Wal AOi SS'SAaA AS'"V~
DuT he isn't. Besides, he's an easy
mark for straight left, a left hook
or right cross.
This may sound strange when you
consider his decision victories over
American boxers like Bob DIN, Max
Baer and myself.
Tom ran in luck in one way and was
the beneficiary Of surprise decisions.
The British Board of Boxing Control
considered for two weeks reversal o.
the decision in my bout, after the Eng
lish press forced the point in my favor
Later saw DIN stretch Farr out
twice for long counts and win so easily
he coasted only to be almost Knocked
out himself by the decision in Farrs
favor.
Max Baer smashed his hands prior
TO losing to jim Braddock, so all Farr
had to do there was overcome his fear
Of Baer's reputation.
Nor Is Fairs victory over Walter
Neusel anything. In 1885, when I was
in London. Neusel wanted to quit. He
went into the Farr bout for the money.
Louis May Extend Bout.
IRON this you father I don't rate
Farr a suitable opponent for Louis,
who, with his wonderful punching,
could win in 20 seconds II he wishes.
Louis may let it 90 two or three
rounds, hoping to give the fans break,
| but bouts Of this kind harm sport.
The man who beats Louis must be
either q powerful boxer who beats Joe
Ito it or fine defensive boxer who can
guard himself while wearing Joe down.
I see no one in the ofhng except
POSSIBLY Pastor. Heavyweight boxing S
cycle is at the bottom of the arc, as it
was from 1908 to 1915.
And Farr isn't the man to lift 1t up.
(Copyrisht. 1879
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Joe WALSH OF the University OF

Joe WALSH Of the University OF
Maryland, District intercollegiate
champion, easily qualified for the
Maryland Examinations with q count
OF 1873. which included 49 ringers.
Others who appeared safely in were
Windsor Barber Of Laytonsville with
l72 and c. Mullinix of Gathers
burg with 161.
In the Washington section last
night Elvin Shanks with 1855 points
and Edgar Brown with l61 hoped to
make the grade, although most OF the
best f1ippers OF the Capital proper
have yet to take the test, for which
the deadline falls tomorrow night.
Wilson was we'll on the way to beat
Frye's record when he lost the range
suddenly. With his first four pitches
he made l3 ringers. Later he found
the stake with out of 10.
Harry Saunders, former District and
Metropolitan champion, who hopes to
regain the District Of Columbia title
after forsaking the game nearly all
Summer in favor OF golf, worked out
with Joe Merryman, the Maryland
star, and showed flashes Of his old
skill, averaging about so per cent
ringers
Evening star., 1937-07-29
DETTWEILER ON AIR
Fair Golf Star Will Discourse on
"Women in Sport"

A semi-Weekly series Of radio talks
on Women in Sports will be given
by Helen Dettweiler, one of Wash
in2ton's leading woman golfers. over
Station WRC, starting Saturday
Miss Dettweiler will broadcast on
Saturdays at T:30 O'Clock, her other
allotted times being Tuesday at 5:45
o'clock
Evening star., 1937-07-29
MinorLeagues

international.
Rochester 5-3: Newark 81.
Montreal. 6; Jersey City, 5.
Baltimore. II: Toronto. 3.
Syracuse, Z; Buffalo. 5.
American Association.
Kansas City. 2: Indianapolis. l.
Only Earne scheduled.
Pacific Coast.
Oakland, 10 San Francisco. ,.
Los Angeles, IS; Sacramento. o-5.
Missions 3; Portland; o.
San Diego, l2, Seattle, 2.
Oklahoma City. 4: San Antonio. 3.
Galveston. 5; Dallas. 3
Houston. 5; Fort Worth, 3.
Beaumont, 4; Tulsa, 3.
Southern Association.
Memphis, 4--:l; Birmingham. 90.
Atlanta, 10: Knoxville. =.
Little Rock l3; New Orleans, 5.
New York-Penn.
Scranton. Ia: Hazelton. 3-s.
Albany. :; Elmira. 3.
Binehamton I'll; Williamsport, 3-4.
Trenton, 5; Wilkes-Barre, /.
Piedmont.
Portsmouth, I'll; Winston-sa
Norfolk s; Durham, 0.
Coastal Plains.
Tarboro. I: New Bern. o.
Other games postponed, rain.
Mid-ANantic.
SPRINGFIELD, g: Dayton. /.
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Open Playground
Track Struggle

C1x1EEN Fairgrounds were to
M4rt the annual sectional COM
petition for track supremacy today
atspeal Junior High and Ia
ko8 fairgrounds. Winners will
coG1 in the city-wide cham
pidnShips. which will be held ut
Central Stadium on August "a.
TAkoma was to be host to the
Takoma Recreational Center, Shep-
herd, Paul Junior High, Petworth
and Brightwood grounds, while
Reno, Mann, Palisades, Chevy
0hase, Deal-Janney, Murch. La
1ayeeas. Baton-Macomb and Hearst
were 10 compete ut Deal.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ACCOUNTED States
olympic boxers. Howell Klns and 10.
ChuFch ordered sent home by Boxing
Committee
lhree years aeo-Paul Runyan won
p G. A. golf title. by defeating CralS
Wood. l-up 36 holes
five years aso-Plttsburgh led Ma
uohaI League pennapt race by six
eames; .. 8. Davis Cuppers lost nrst
Two singles against France.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
BATTLE AT TAKOMA.

Maryland A. c. Juniors will meet
the Takoma Playground diamonders
in . double-header Sunday at 1870
m. on the Takoma field. Members
Of the former team are to meet at the
Capitol Heights fire house before the
game.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

JAPANESE, POLISH
|. NET STARS LIKED
Good Chances for Victory
at Sea Bright Conceded
Yamagishi, JedrizejoWska.
BY the Associated Press


- EA BRIGHT, N. j., July %
Jiro YamagShi, the bright-eyed
backhand expert, who wears the
~ japanese national singles tennis
crown, and Jadwiga Jedrzej jowska,
winner of the Polish woman's cham
pionship for the past eight years,
threatened today to upset tradition
in the historic Sea Bright invitation
tennis tournament.
Never in the history OF the grass
court classic has a foreign net star
won the right to have his name en-
graved on the Sea Bright bowls, but
Yamagishi and Miss Jedre jowska
were considered capable OF turning
the trick.
The acrobatic japanese Davis Cup
star gained the semi-f1nals yesterday
by defeating Gardnar Mulloy of
Miami, 60, IS, in his fourth
straight-set triumph.
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tournament when he defeated
the second seeded player, Jack
Kendall Of Baltimore.

tournament when he defeated
the second-seeded player, Jack
Kendall Of Baltimore.
Cowan, who holds the local boys
doubles championship with Walden,
rallied to defeat Kendall, So. 60,
IS, and then continued to advance
with 81, 81 victory over Charlie,
Hrdlick. He was to play Earl Schmid,
in the quarter-finals today. &,>E,,'"!f'
Chandler Brossard and Harold Titus
also remain in the running for the
boys title, the former having defeated
Charles Arnold, 6-3. 60. yesterday
while Titus was licking Ted Schwartz,
81, 60.
ENTRIES for the Middle Atlantic
singles tournament, which start,
Saturday at Edgemoor, will be open
until 8 o'clock tomorrow night at both
Spaldings's and the Tennis Shop, but
applicants still may call the Edgemoor
Club as late as 8 o'clock tomorrow
night to register.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Qualifying Horseshoe Scores
Promise Liuely Title Scraps

HARRY WOODFTELD, secretary Of
the District Horseshoe Pitchers
Association, was so busy handling de-
tails OF the play that he couldn't con-
centrate as usual when his turn came
to pitch, but the muscular old gentle
man. who might do very well in the
role of Tarzan-hes former acrobat
stuck on 33 ringers in score Of l54
Last NIGHTS SCORES.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

NOW Dooly Mitchell knows how he
made Hugh Lynch feel. Two sets
up. and needing only two more games
in the third to earn the right to repre-
sent the East IN the Grand National
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Polish Girl Amazes Gallery,

MISS JEDRZEJOWSKA amazed a
large gallery with her speed and
power as she humbled Americas fifth
ranking Carolin Babcock of Los An
geles with the loss of only three
games
Yamagishi was slated to meet top
seeded Bob Riggs OF Los Angeles in
the semi finals today.
II Yamagishi wins he probably will
face Frank X Shields. the former
Davis Cupper, who retired from ten
mis- two years ago for fling in the
films, in the final.
Shields, despite his absence Of two
years from grass courts, appeared a
real threat to the rest of the field as
he overcame j. Gilbert Hall Of New
York, 81, 8-6.
The handsome Hollywood star
leaned heavily on his soaring service to
defeat Hall, but his confident attitude
boded no good for Wilmer L. Allison,
the former national champion and his
adversary in the semi-finals today.
Alice Marble Favorite.
MISS JEDRzEJoWsKA was an
Overwhelming fayorite to e,imi-
nate Miss Bundy in the womans sin
giles, while Alice Marble was conceded
victory al the expense OF Mrs. Van
Ryn.
Flnalists in the woman's doubles
were determined yesterday when Miss
Jedrzejowska and Mrs. Dorothy An
I drus OF New York defeated May
Bundy and Patricia Henry of Los An
eeles and Miss Babcock and Mrs. John
Van Ryn turned back Miss Marble and
Kay Winthrop Of Boston, Mass, in
| three sets.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
P. G. A. NINE SCORES.

A 1873 slugfest in the Veterans
League yesterday found Printing and
Duplicating on top Of A Files. The
victors scored in every inning. capping
the Orgy with seven nuns in the fourth.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
BUREAUS RUN WILD.

Bureau OF Engraving scored in every
inning but one yesterday to hand Boil
ling Field 1916 defeat Jameson and
Burdette led the winners l3-hit attack
with three each.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

IF THE qualifying scores are sound
criterion. many \ flashy match
will be pitched in the ninth an
L nual Evening Star horseshoe
championships, the playof7s Of which
will start next Monday night on
the Municipal Playground courts at
Mcmillan Park, near the Reservoir.
Scores Of 200 or better in a round
Of 100 shoes heretofore have been
rarities In this section of the land,
but already three OF them have been
turned up in the qualifying test OF
The Star tournament. Ray Frye of
Orkney Springs. Va. fired one of
237; young Bill Woodfield OF Wash
ington followed with 205. and last
night Roy Woody Wilson shot 2os
Frye made "a ringers, Woodfeld So
and Wilson 50
Evening star., 1937-07-29
YOTHING but crucial matches
from now on in the public
II parks tournament on the Six

from now on in the public
" parks tournament on the Six
teenth Reservoir courts was in
store as semi-fnals were scheduled
for this and tomorrow afternoon. with
the championship matches on Satur-
day and Sunday.
Today Allie and Hy Ritzenberg. the
second seeded doubles team. were tc
meet Bob Bra dley and Harry Gold
smith, seeded third. while Harry
March and Ray Stocklinski, the un-
seeded duo which eliminated the first
seeded combination of Joe Baker and
Fred Doyle, were to face Maurice Gou-
beau and Melvin Tarpley, seeded
fourth.
Winners Of these matches,
which start at 5 o'clock, will
play for the doubles champion
ship on Saturday afternoon
The singles mi-f1nalkts-Stock
linski, Allie Ritzenberg, Baker and
Tarpley-do not resume the battle
for survival until tomorrow after
noon, when Stocklinski meets Tarpley
and Ritzenberg faces Baker. To-
morrow's matches should result in
some OF the best competition Of the
parks season. with Stocklinski, seed
ed !, meeting Tarpley. the r,ew
threat to old stand-bys, and Ritzen-
berg, seeded 2. facing Baker, a figure
familiar to public parks ranks who
has gone farther in this tournament
than ever before
All but Baker have advanced to the
next-to-last bracket without the loss
of set.
Tomorrow's matches, like todays
start at 5 o'clock, with both title
matches on Saturday and Sunday
scheduled to start at 3.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

TREH0NTS WIN 4.3 TILT.
Tremonts nosed out a 4-to-3 victory
over the Chevy Chase Red Sox in q
Roosevelt Community Center Base Ball
League game yesterday Perle, Ire
mont tw1rler, let the 9ox have three
hits.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Homer Standings
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Yesterdays homsrs-Foxx. Red Sox,
!; Fox. Tigers. /; Berger. White Sox,
!; Gilt, Browns, l: Larry. Indians. !;
Parker. Athletics. ]: Ott Giants. /:
Berger. Giants. l: Mize Cardinals. /:
Demaree. Cubs. 1; Kampouris, Reds,
i; Young. Pirates l.
The leaders-D Masgio. Yankees.
-: Foxx. Red Sox. rs: Trosky. In
dams, 23: Greenberg. TIGERS ~: Med
WICK, Cardinals. 2l; OFT. Giants. 20.
tional, 4O5: total. S75.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
NOSE TWEAKERS
IN MAT FEATURE
Ernie Dusek and Hader, Vet
Villains, Clash at Grift
Stadium Tonight.
PAIR Of nose tweakers and cut

4 PAIR Of nose tWeakers and cut
n ups who have carved rather
~ unenviable regulations during
\ their many years in the grap-
PIE game will sQuIn In the feature
spot tonight at Grifnth Stadium when
Ernie Dusek, a seasoned snarler. stacks
up against Jack Hader, another vet
eran villain.
Hader, nursed along in preliminary
roles by Promoter Joe Turner since he
lost to matdom's super special villain,
Laverne Baxter, last March, ha.
worked up fine brand OF hatred
among the customers.
Turner. therefore, conceived the
brilliant plan of disposing Of two vii
lains at the same time. 1t has to
please mat maddies simply because
they don't care II either or both OF
them are demolished In the process.
Have Battered Ears.
roth Ernie and Jack have mullins
where ears once hung and since
patrons seem to enjoy it no end when
the caulif1oWerS are twisted, it Is likely
much OF the match will pass with
Ernie mussing Jacks residue Of an ear
and vice versa All this, OF course, in
addition to the usual eye gouging
kneeing, elbowing and referee batting
George Lenihan and Bill Sledge will
writhe in semi-final match restricted
to As minutes while Commute prelim-
inaries list Reb Russell meeting Jack
Kennedy, Abe Coleman facing Ralph
Garibaldi and Ed Meske toiling with
George Kondyles.
The card, a portion of the proceeds
from which will be donated to the
District Soft Ball Association, will gel
under way at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
SPONSORS RIVER PARTY
Sport Notables to Be Guests OF
Commissioners Ball Team.

District Of Columbia Commissioners
base ball team of the Government
League is sponsoring midnight cruise
on the steamer Potomac Saturday
Buddy Lewis and Cecil Travis, men,
bers Of the Washington base ball team;
Arch Mcdonald, Walter johnson and
Wash B. Williams are to be among
the guests.
1t is to be one Of those midnight
until affairs featuring dancing and
entertainment.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
WANT SUNDAY BOOKING.

The Young Democrats Of Southern
Maryland want . Sunday diamond
booking either on their own fleld q
Shady Oak or away. Phone Manager
Purdy at Spruce 0l53.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
TRANSITS CHALLENGE.

Games with unlimited teams are
wanted by the S. E. Capital Transit
nine, which has won nine games in .
row. Call Manager Ridgeway at De-
catur 5470 between 1 and $50 O'Clock.