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Evening star., 1937-10-06
History Is Repeating Itself
As Giants Bank on Southpow
T,virling in Classic Series

ever have seen more tragic figure in
base ball than Nehf was as he walked
from the field that afternoon. He
had got jammed up, and, after he was
out, the Yankees came on to win, and
in the club house afterward Nehf
cried like child because he felt he
had let the Giants down in pinch.
But McGraw knew how hard he had
pitched all year-how he had pulled
the Giants through one crisis after
another.
He knew Art had pitched his heart
out in that final game of the series
And he put his arm around Nehf in
the club house and told him he had
nothing to feel badly about because
he had done all he could and, as
McGraw said. it just didn't seem to
be in the cards for the Giants to win
the world series three years in a
row, if for no other reason than that
no team ever had done it and possibly
no team ever would.
Nehf was the Giant standby in the
world series with Washington in 1924
The Giants couldn't win that one,
either. But Nehf got them off to a
roaring start by beating Walter John
son in the opening game.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Hubbell and Melton.

MOVING down the years to 1893, 1t
was Carl Hubbell who was the
Giants defensive ace against Wash
ington. He had pitched the Giants
to the pennant, and he barged right
into the series and beat the Ma
tionals twice and won the series.
Last year Hubbell again carried the
main pitching burden against the
Yankees, beating them in an amazing
pitching performance in the rain the
first time out and then losing the next
time he faced them.
This year Hubbell is in the fore
front again. This time he has some
promise of some material assistance
from the southpaw, Cliff Melton. The
story Of this years series-if anybody
can read it in advance-is the story
of a couple of left-handers against
the power that lies in the Yankee
batting order. An old story, as the
record bears out-southpaws hurting
for the Giants in the clutch.
Copyright. 1887. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Browns Prefer McQuinn,

IT WAS just as we'll The Browns
who were given first choice in the
American League, selected First Base
man George McQuinn of Newark and
under the rules of the draft, no more
than one player may be taken from a
class A or class AA league team.
Leonard is described as being about
% or 20 years old. With Atlanta he
won is games and dropped 8. He is
touted by young Calvin Griffith, adopt
ed son of the Washington club owner
Brooklyn base ball writers do not
think much of Leonards ability to
make the grade in the American
League, although they admit "he may
fool the hitters for while because of
his peculiar style"
He hasn't much outside of his
knuckler," said one of the critics, "and
he can't keep throwing that pitch all
the time"
Griffith last year wanted to get
Pitcher Luke Hamlin in the draft, but
instead drew Outfielder Beverly Fer
rell, who is class D player.
Evening star., 1937-10-06

WELL, there you have it. This
year We will see Capt. Milo H.
Matteson, Lieut. Franklin F. Wing,
jr.. and Lieuts. Scott M. Sanford and
William H. S. Wright riding for the
Americans. The first two are exper-
fenced hands, and Capt. Matteson was
head of the squad that went to Eng
land and Ireland this Summer. Leuts.
Sanford and Wright are newly grad
uated from the advanced equitation
class at Fort Riley, and will have their
first opportunity here to- show their
wares in big-time competition.
And rest assured that the
competition supplied by the
Belgians will be perhaps the
stiffest that has been seen To-
caIIy.
Maj. Whitaker is frank in stating
that he intends to make the inter-
national courses spectacular, sparing
no necks, since the Belgian horses,
especially an animal named Ibra-
him, are supposed to be up to the
best. So are the riders, who will be
Captaine Commandant Chevalier de
Menten de Horne. Lieut.. Paul Mond-
ron. Lieut.. Van Strydonck and Lieut..
Poswick (the latter undoubtedly have
first names, but they are at present
kept secret by the management {.
The Belgian horses are named Mu-
saphiki, Whisky, Trouyaille, Ibra-
him, Ramona. x Eyes, Ky, Acrobate
and Soir de Paques. I tell you this
not because the names mean much
at the moment, but in order to give
the announcers and the public an
opportunity to practice pronouncia-
tions for while.
Olympic Veterans Compete.
A LII the old-timers of the United
: States Army olympic squad will
be here. Dakota. Ugly, Dinger, Rem
20, Fralax (the horse with the name
like an ADVERTISEMENT, Masquerader,
Joe Aleshire. Then there will be
some novitiates and initiates
Podhorski, Scamp's Boy, Colonel
Pink, Soother, Fitznota and other
young blood.
Some OF these horses have placed
ahead of the Belgians in open COM
petition abroad. Others have been
beaten soundly by them. And that,
so they say, makes hoss races or boss
shows.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
HEAD
WRESTLING CARD
Detton and Lopez, Who Once
Ruled on Coast, Oppose
Hanson and Meyers.

TIM LONbOs, graphing cham
pion in the days when the mat
industry didn't bob up with q
new title claimant every other
day, may take a bow from the ring
tomorrow night at Turner's Arena,
providing Promoter Joe Turner's plans
materialize
Turner, who hopes to land Londos
for a match here soon, saw him regain
the world title. Maryland division, in
Baltimore Monday night and requested
him to drop over tomorrow night to
witness his card. Londos has not
definitely informed Turner of his in
tentions.
Two former world champions, Pa
cific Coast division, will appear on the
card, with Dean Detton meeting Billy
Hanson and Vincent Lopez tangling
with Freddie Meyers in twin feature
twists. Both Detton and Lopez were
recognized as champs until being
tossed by Bronco Nagurski.
Clara Mortensen, claimant Of the
world feminine lightweight crown. and
Marie Gardina, who squirmed in Balti-
more Monday, will unravel their act
here in q semi-1inal match. Miss
Mortensen won in Baltimore and un-
lees the ring collapses, she'u win here.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Come 1000 Miles
To Watch Series

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 6.-An
Alaskan and a Canadian
claim the long distance travelling
record for world series spectators
unless Mickey Cochrane, manager
Of the Detroit Tigers, cares to dis
pute their claims.
Lawrence Kubley, theater man.
ager of Ketchikan and Juneau, is
the Alaskan and his travelling
companion is Stan Moran, cafe
owner of Prince Rupert, British
Columbia. They started for the
series from Prince Rupert Septem-
ber 16, coming about 1000 miles to
see the base ball classic. Both
manage base ball teams and occa-
sionally they visit Seattle to see
Pacific Coast League teams in ac-
ton. Moran has picked the Yanks
to win, while Kubley backs the
Giants.
Cochrane, who has been recu-
perating in Europe from a head
injury suffered in ball game last
May. returned on the Queen Mary
yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
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Czechoslovakia with accompanying
Staunton-pattern chessmen, loaded
and felted, and four sets Of plain
Staunton chessmen we're added to the
equipment of the Social Chess Lounge
today.
New members of the Divan are
Morris Appelbaum and R. j. Fuglister,
bringing the membership UP to a
| total of 81 active players. .-
Last Call for Team Championship.
CHAIRMAN ALEXANDER STUR-
GES Of the Metropolitan Chess
Associations committee for the team
championship tournament of the Dis
trict is making the welkin ring Justify
so as to attract late entries in the
| quintet battle that begins Friday at
pm, Parkside Hotel.
Any club or group may enter a
five-man team and the fee is SIS for
the entire match schedule.
Present teams come from Paul Nor
ply c. c., Agriculture. Procurement
Division, Government Printing Office,
Ladies Chess Club, Social Chess
Diyan and the Interhigh Chess Asso-
ciation.
Thursday evening the Omar Khay-
yam Chess Club of G. w. U. meets at
Columbian Hall and George Derr, club
president and champion. AYERS the
unit will participate in the organized
program this Fall and Winter.
Chairman Sturges reminds team
captains to prepare list of all pos
sible bona fide players who may be
used during the tournament and that
each shall be given numerical rank
| ing according to ability.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
BY PAUL ]. MILLER, Jr.

SLOW. drizzling rain is an
N asset to chess gatherings, as
~ evidenced by the splendid
a turnout last evening at the
Social Chess Lounge, when 20 players
initiated the first round of the general
tournament of the Washington Social
Chess Divan under the direction Of
Winfred Horn, acting tournament
director in the absence of Simon
Naidel.
Pairings for round No. l we're D. E.
Brand-F. L. Richards, Conrad Will
nich-Edith johnson, F. w. Gleason
Maud Sewall, J. G. Fairchild-M Morris
Appelbaum, E. E. Williams-R. j.
Fuglister, Winfred Horn-Q. U. Thomp-
son, Joseph Chmielewski-J. Skeffing-
ton, Vincent Saporito-W. L. Elledge,
Henry Reil-J. w. Dublin and Raymond
w. Lewis-James E. Terrill.
Inasmuch as several players were
unable to schedule official play for
succeeding Tuesdays, the tournament
director says these players may ar
range for match games any time. pro-
vided the weekly match is completed
before the following Tuesday.
Awards will be made to the ranking
players.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
AS Get Two Pitchers,

THE last-place clubs. Cincinnati
and the st. Louis Browns, got one
man each. The Reds drafted Out
f1elder Anthony Bongiovanni from
Portland In the Pacific Coast League
He hit 1886 with II home runs in 1897
George McQuinn, the only member o!
Newark's wonder team to be picked
up in the draft, goes to the Browns
McQuinn, who has been up with the
Reds, hit .331 this season.
The Athletics took two pitchers
Nelson Potter of Columbus, American
Association champions, and Ralph
Buxton Of Oklahoma City, in the
Texas League. Potter won II games
and Buxton 13 in 1887. The Phillies
got Bill Ehrensberger from Sioux City
OF the Western League in addition te
Refs.
Other acquisitions were: Pittsburgh,
Pitcher Robert Klinger of Sacra-
mento, Pacific Coast League; Detroit,
Pitcher Edward Selway, Fort Worth,
Texas League; Cleveland, Pitcher Ed
Cole, st. Paul, American Association:
Chicago Cubs, Outfielder Jim Ashbell,
Jersey City, International League.
(Ashbell played with Knoxville,
Southern Association, in 1879
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Washington Lands Emil Leonard Atlanta -BnIer
GIANTS AND YANKS
bLANKED IN DRAW
Sixteen Players Divided by
II CIubs-Three to Bees.
Mackmen Grab Two.
~ the Associated Press.

8y the Associated PreSS.
n YEW YORK, October 6.-Check-
nj mated for the second year in a
VI row by New York's pennant
4 monopoly, IL major league
clubs have drafted Is minor league
players in preparation for the pursuit
Of the Yankees and Giants in 1898.
The Giants and Yankees, with more
important business at hand, didn't get
a man at last nights draft meeting.
But second-division clubs helped them
selves literally. The Boston Bees
drafted three, the Phillies and Ath-
letics two each. The Chicago White
6ox. early-season American League
contenders, also got two and the De-
troit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, run
ners up in their respective circuits,
weren't above acquiring a player
apiece.
Some Of the players are veterans,
coming up for another shot at the big
time and the big money. One of these
Is Rupert Thompson, the jaunty out
fielder the Bees sent to San Diego with
Jim Chaplin for Vince Di Maggie last
Spring. Thompson comes back to the
Chicago White Sox with a 1927 batting
average and collection of Is home
runs.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
AHEARN IS STERN
WITH SCOTT, DEAN
Orders Feudists to Come to
Terms or BE Left Off .
Lunch Fund Card.

~ OWBOY HOWARD SCOTT
I and Irish Johnny Dean, who
\ haven't shown any particular
~ desire to carry their private
feud into the ring, have been in
structed by Matchmaker Goldie
Ahearn to come to terms for a 10
round bout or be dropped off the lunch
fund card at Griffith Stadium Oc-
tober 18.
Scott and Dean, who have been
hating each other daily for the BEN
eft of the press, suddenly have ac-
quired hallucinations of grandeur and
are squabbling over matter of weight.
The Cowboy. legitimate light
weight. also wants Johnny to weigh in
at 135 pounds, but Dean, normally
about 139 pounds. refuses.
Meantime $4,000 general admission
tickets, which will sell for 81. have
been distributed to 1000 policemen
and firemen. Efforts also are being
made to have members of the Junior
League and Boys Scouts aid in the.
sale of tickets.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Griffs Get Atlanta Star.

THE White Sox also picked up Will
liam Martin, an infelder with the
Baltimore Orioles. who hit .3ol and
bagged 81 homers. Martin has been up
before. The Giants tried him and
found him wanting at third.
Emil Leonard, pitcher with an
educated knuckle ball, was grabbed by
Washington. Leonard won Is and lost
8 with Atlanta of the Southern Asso-
citation this year. The Phillies got
Pitcher Thomas Refs, who won l9 for
Wilkes-Barre of the New York-Penn
League. The two hurlers are National
League cast-offs. Leonard served a
term with the Dodgers and the Bees
had Refs.
Three infielders went to the Bees.
They are Robert Kahle of Indianap-
oils. OF the American Association: Joe
Walsh of Little Rock, in the Southern
Association, and Earl Maggert of
Houston, in the Texas League. The
records show Maggert is the best hit
ter for 1887. He sports a 346 mark.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Three Greet Southpa VS..

McGRAw had three great left
handlers that year-Slim Sallee,
Rube Benton and Ferdie Schupp. SAL
lee and Benton were real seasoned
campaigners before they came to the
Giants. Schupp was a young fellow
OF whom McGral had had great
hopes long before, in a big league
sense, he arrived Schupp, a smiling
kid from Louisville, was teamed up
with one Rube Schauer for several
years with the Giants.
McGraw, in moments of exaspera-
ton, called them the Katzenjammer
twins. Schupp would start a game
and Schauer would have to finish it
for him. Or Schauer would start and
somewhere along the way McGraw
would have to call on Schupp tc come
in and mop up.
1t wasn't-for some curious rea-
son-until McGraw finally despaired
Of Schauer and sent him out to the
minors that Schupp came into his
Evening star., 1937-10-06

10 SUCK 70 Madison Square Garden
and Toronto. The English and French,
who might have been induced to ap-
pear here if they were overe here, are
not even coming to the Garden.
The Chileans will not return.
Neither will the Mexicans who came
so bravely and futilely to compete
last year. According to Maj. Frank
L. Whitaker. manager of the Inter-
American, the Chileans decided they
had had enough for while after
certain visit the officers of the United
States Army paid to that country this
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Use Floor Mop Delivery.

TO SHUTTLE. one faces his oppo-
- nent from the opposite end Of a
court 81 feet long and feet wide;
then. using a two-pronged fork with a
handle about as long as that of a
broom, employs noor-mop motion in
propelling small wooden disc into
numbered blocks at the other end of
the alley. Whether or not one wins
depends on which Of the blocks his
disc finds.
Shufneboard might have been a
generally accepted pastime here by
now had 1t not been for the short
sightedness Of some one when two fine
courts were constructed in Rock Greek
Park several years ago, and not until
they were completed was it revealed
that the necessary equipment could be
purchased nowhere within a reason
able distance of Washington.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
TICKETS MADE HANDY.

George washington still is offering
that free delivery service by Postal
Telegraph on tickets for all games.
To secure tickets for the West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan game Friday night
simply telephone Postal Telegraph,
National $500, and messenger will
bring your tickets with no charge for
the delivery service They also are
available at Spalding's and the G.
w. U. business Office, 2101 G street.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

n YEW YORK, October 6.-Down
nj the years since 1905, the
" Giants always have come up
with southpaw defense in a
world series. as they did this year,
with the nomination Of Carl Hubbell
to pitch the opening game.
In 1905. which was John McGraw's
first world series. the Giants banked
on Christy Mathewson and Joe Nc
Ginnity, of course. But since then the
bulk of the Giant pitching in the
clutch has been southpaw pitching.
In 1911, 1912 and 1918 Rube Mar
guard figured large in McGraw's
pitching plans and by the time 1917
rolled around and the Giants were in
a world series again the defense was
solidly southpaw.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
CITY INTRODUCED
TO SWITCHBOARD
Palisades Recreation Center In.
stalls Pair Courts, Invites
Public.

~ NE of the few sports missing
around these parts will be in
J troduced Friday at the new
Palisades Recreation Center
on Conduit road. when two shuttle
board courts will be opened to the
public.
Aside from fortunate few who
Winter in Florida or take Summer
so;ourns on the high seas. very little
Is known of the game other than it's
played with cue and disc and that
one not sturdy enough even for old
maids can play the game.
Several enthusiasts will be on hand
at the opening to offer something in
the way of a demonstration, and
thereafter, until the citizens know
what it's all about. the Department of
Fairgrounds will supervise and in
struct.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE-Gus Lesnevich 165. Cliff
side. N j.. and Allen Mathews 161, ST
LOS ANGELES Baby Arizmendi
13l p. Los Angeles. outpointed Chalky
Wright. 1876. Los Angeles 1O).
MILWAUKEE, Wis.-Larry Creb. 1856
Milwaukee: stopped Al Georse. 1854. Co.
lumbus Ohio l4.
NEW YORK-Johnny Bellus. 1854
New Haven. Conn. knocked out Lou
CAMPS. 1927. New York III.
NEW YORK.-Bernie Friedkin. 131 q,
1884 Albany iS).
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Yankees won
nth world championship by trimming
Giants in sixth series game, 1876, to
take series four games to two.
Three years ago-Texas shaded FL
mer Laydens' first Notre Dame eleven,
7-6. Virginia Van VIE won United
States women's golf title.
Five years ago-Newark took little
world series" four games to two. beat
ing Minneapolis. 81. In final.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
GRIFFITH REPEATS
|NGRAB-BAC GAME
Got Appleton in '36, Went
for Cracker Pitcher in
This Years Spoi|s.
BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

- Sb"AA SSAf eopOdQCuL VI ue 6LHI.
n YEW YORK, October e.-For the
nj second time in three years
Owner Clark Grifith of the
4 Mats has hit the bull's-eye In
the annual major league draft.
Grifith, who gunned for and got
Pitcher Pete Appleton from Montreal
IN the 1885 draft. drew a bead on
Pitcher Emil (Dutch) Leonard of At
lanta when the draft meeting opened
last night and grabbed him.
Leonard, like Appleton, is a veteran
rigft-hander. He formerly served
with Brooklyn, but was released be-
cause Of incompetence. His forte is q
knuckle ball.
Willard Hershberger, a catcher with
Newark, was believed to be the player
Griffith wanted, but when the old
gentleman arrived in New York yes
terday he announced that Leonard was
the man he would claim if given the
opportunity.
Evening star., 1937-10-06

year. The North Americans cleaned
up in brutal fashion, and Maj. Whit
taker says the Chileans have resolved
to stay home, collect and school some
new horses, and then make a much
more impressive appearance at the
american and National Shows
Of 1898.
The Mexicans, 30 hear, have
a date to play some polo with
their friends the Argentines,
who recently took handy lick
ing around the New York tour
namentS.
As some of the boys in on this polo
fiesta would have to come here in
stead if a Mexican horse show team
were sent, the Mexicans will give
Washington the slip this year. They
also may feel that bit more jumping
experience would be q help before
undertaking journeys so hazardous and
gruelling as the one they made last
season.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Mat Matches

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.-Reb Russell oo5
Texas. defeated Dynamite Joe Cox, 22S,
Kansas City two of three falls.
NEW YORK-Yvon Robert, 215. Mon
many. 21:0S
SAN Francisco szabo. o16,
Hungary: defeated Blu Pinder, 225. In
dia 1o:24
MINNEAPOLIS.-Lou Plummer. GAS
Baltimore. Nd. pinned Mayes McLain,
240. Iowa. 3S12.
INDIANAPOLIS.-All Baba. oO3, de-
feated Chris Zaharias. $50. Pueblo, Colo,
straight falls; Shniki Shikuma. eos,
Boston. % minutes
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Social Chess Tonight.

open house is the theme of the
meeting of the Social Chess Divan
this evening at 8 o'clock at the Park
side Hotel and any would-be beginner
is invited to drop in and engage in a
friendly game of skittles.
Four new inlaid folding boards from
Evening star., 1937-10-06

own. That was in 1916, and Schupp
moved on to play a tremedous part
in the winning of 26 straight games
by the Giants and wind up the season
with an earned run average of 089
that still tops in the big show.
Py 1917 Schupp was a real ma jor
league pitcher and consistent winner
and McGraw banked on him and
Sallee and Benton to beat the White
Sox In the world series. They didn't
quite make it, but they gave the Sox
a tussle, at that. Benton and Schupp
pitched shutouts, but Sallee was
beaten in well pitched but ill-starred
game, and, what with one thing and
another, the Giants blew the series.
Nehf Comes Along.
ny 1921, which was the next time
the Giants rolled into a world
series, their best pitcher was Arthur
Nehf. Nehf lost couple of splendidly
pitched games in that series with the
Yankees, but came on to win the final
game-and the title-in a memorable
duel with Waite Hoyt. Nehf again
was the standout Giant pitcher in the
1922 series. which the Giants won
from the Yankees in four games. bar
ring a tie
In the Spring Of 1928 some of us
were talking to McGraw and, with
the season just week or two away,
we said to McGraw:
There isn't any sense asking you
who will pitch the opening game of
the season because we know it will be
Nehf. But what about the opening
game Of the world series?"
McGraw laughed.
We'll, Nehf always pitches the
opening game of the world series,
doesn't he? You might put him down
for this one, guess
THE Giants won again that year,
as everybody expected they would,
and when they went into the world
series McGraw's dependence was
pinned on Nehf, as usual. Right down
to the last game. Nehf lost that one.
He lost his control and McGraw had
to take him out and I don't think
Evening star., 1937-10-06
20 YEARS AGO.
IN THE STAp

WHITE sox defeated the
Giants. 2-i. in the first game
OF the world series. Sallee of the
Giants and Cicotte Of the Sox each
gave up seven hits.
Happy Eelsch, Chicago's slug
ging center-flelder, hit the first
series homer.
Wilson. Long, Macdonald and
Belnap starred for Central in the
high schools 1926 victory over
Baltimore Poly.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
CUP RACE WEEK STARTS.

L1GONIER, Pa, october CP).-The
fourth running of the Rolling Rock
Hunt Cup Handicap opened race
week" today at the American Aintree,
fostered by the Mellon family,
Evening star., 1937-10-06
.T'ANBARk
IVY and
l'A.l!!,T''URE:,, l'A.l!!,T''
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS. JR.

American Horse
by notable features will
Of North and South be
national which
compete and
Evening star., 1937-10-06

PIRATE ELEVEN BEATEN.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 6 (P).
Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh Of
the National League, 21-0, in an ex-
hibition foot ball game here last night.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR RENT,

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