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Evening star., 1937-01-13

British on their
own soil for the
first time in the
history Of these
in t e n a t ional
matches. N on e
of the old timers,
so-called, will win
the United States
open or profess
sional champion
ships, as both
titles will fall TO
young men, not
more than 80
years of age.
During the year
Evening star., 1937-01-13

THE three delegates to the q. S. G.
A. convention were enthusiastic
over their reception in New York,
and returned with the knowledge that
the national body is doing good
job in keeping golf on an even keel
IN this country.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
YEAR TO 0PAy WELL
|NG0LF,VET HOLDS
Picks Young Pros to Win
U. S. TitIes-Sees Little
Making Comeback.
BY WALTER HAGEN.

BY WALTER HAGEN.
~ URING 1887 I expect. that an
American professional will
j win back the British open
- championship title and that
the American Ryder Cup team OF
professional golfers will defeat the
Evening star., 1937-01-13
First Ace of 1897.

T s. POUND Of Arlington, Va, Is
the first man around Washing
ton to make hole in one during 1887.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Y YITH record entry expected,
~ the Times Dixie sweep
" " stakes for women. prob
ahlu the rnnst nr1ieliiap test

stdheo 1oA "oiiieh. pAoS
' ably the most grueling test
for fair rollers on the local calendar
each year, will be held Saturday at
three alleys. Beginning at noon. the
pick of woman bowlers from Connecti-
cut to Georgia will roll at the COL
umbia, Lucky Strike and Rosslyn alleys
in that order. with the second and third
blocks commencing at $3.50 and 7:30
o'clock. Three games will be rolled
at each plant, making nine games in
all.
Lorraine GULL will defend the
title she won last year with a
sensational finish which saw
her topple 105 sticks in the last
five boxes of her final game to
nose out a fellow townswoman,
Lucille Young, by six sticks.
A guaranteed prize Of 500 is at
stake for the winners, to receive also
a championship trophy. The entry fee
Is $3.50.
ONE Of the greatest duckpinners
this town ever has produced
turned back the clock six years last
night when he shot in the highest
game reported on any drive here.
Evening star., 1937-01-13

Two more season records 20
into the file of the Ladies' Cath
elic League, made by Betty
Clifford, who shot a high game
of 1874 to lead her st. Peters b
team to q m-game record Of
527.
st. Francis Xavier clung to the lead
despite a 81 setback by Holy Com
forter D.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Bag Limit Not Annoying Pros.

Bag Limit Not Annoying Pros.
PROFESSIONAL golfers. talking
over the 14-club edict of the
United States Golf Association. have
figured out q way to beat the rule and
still keep within the specified num-
ber of bats.
In 1888, they say, they'll play a
number of practice rounds over courses
where tournaments are scheduled with
all their clubs and figure out the clubs
they'll need to score.
Then on the day the tourna-
ment starts will have only the
orthodox number-and the right
clubs-in their golf bags.
All Of 'em can cut down to the IA
club limit without trouble, although
many carry 10 more than the limit in
the tournaments nowadays.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
COACH KNOWS STUFF.
NATIONAL NOVELTY G.

PITTSBURG, Kans. R.-Sinoe
1922 the basket ball teams coached By
John Lance at the Pittsburg Teach
Ks' College won 2lk games, lost 70.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Two Other Big Matches.

TWO other family ring duels are
listed, with North Carolinas S
strong team journeying to Virginia
Tech and Richmond making its debut
at Maryland.
The Tarheels and Old Liners are
regarded as Dukes hardest-b betting
rivals for the conference crown.
Virginias Cavaliers, who left the
conference after holding the boxing
throne for six years. will embark on
their first independent campaign
against v. M. I. at Lexington.
The wrestlers will turn to inter-
collegiate competition after warm-up
meets. v. NJ. l., runner-up to Wash
ington and Lee for conference hon.
ors last year. will meet N. C. State
at Raleigh in one of the outstanding
matches.
Virginia Techs grapplers will take
the mat against North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and Davidson's Wildcats
will entertain Duke.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
GREAT GOLF YEAR
HERE IN PROSPECT
Dates Picked for Journeys
Will Not Be Announced Un-
til February |.

TINE local fathers of golf are all
set for a banner year on the
several golf layouts around the
Capital. With their tourna-
ment season tentatively mapped out
and dates set for the more important
fixtures around Washington, the off,
GERS Of the District Golf Association
await the annual meeting slated for
February at the University Club to
make public the dates and places Of
the major affairs.
THE Executive Committee of the
District Of Columbia Golf Asso-
ciation gathered last night at the
Columbia Country Club, discussed the
coming season and adopted tentative
dates, and listened to the reports Of
President Martin r. West, Vice Presi-
dent James A. Cosgrove and Secretary
William c. Barr, who attended the
annual meeting Of the United States
Golf Association in New York last
week.
Evening star., 1937-01-13

his brother Gay two or three holes
a nine and lick him. Rudy plays in
the high 80s, while Gay normally Is
q high 80s or low COS shooter. They
passed on the course at Washington,
Gay playing the ninth and Rudy the
fourth hole. Hey. Rudy, will you
give me 3 up a nine for Nassau
bet?" yelled Gay. Sure, anything
you want" said Rudy.
But Gay went out in SO, which Is a
good many strokes below his usual
score, and came back in Al for 10,
and brother Rudy still wonders where
the cyclone hit.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
FOreSeeS Golf Gain.

I will add that I expect to see a
revival Of golfing interest this year.
I will also make one guess about the
amateurs and pick Pacific Coast
player to win this title next Septen1-
Der.
MY British friends will howl when
they read my forecasts on the British
open and the Ryder Cup. Since Henry
Cotton, Alfred Perry and Alf Padgham
have won back the British Cup for
three consecutive years, all British
critics think they have regained this
title and are going to hold it in
definitely I recall that it was in
1893 when We were last able to put
Our eight leading players into the
British open at ST. Andrews, that
Craig Wood and Denny Shute tied
for this title and Shute won the
play-off.
During the last three years our
attack on the British open has been
casual, with only handful Of men
starting. AS this is a year when
1t Is our turn to send q professional
team to Great Britain, am confident
that one of this team will win the
British title. and furthermore. that
this team will be composed OF so
many experts that it cannot possibly
lose the Ryder Cup match in England
late in June.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
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OY9{s0p

Wood and Ed Brooks-came within
one Of tying Harison's set, all shoot
ing 1886.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
DUKE TO Be TOUGH
FOR c. u. R|NGMEN
Rated Conferences Best.
Terps Meet Loop Team
in Richmond U.
By the Associated Press.


~ ICHMOND. Va, January 49,
- College style boxing and
wrestling will compete with
4 y basket ball for the indoor
spotlight in the Southern Conference
this week end. Eight dual meets in
the personal combat sports are on
Saturdays schedule.
Duke scrappers, favored to take over
the ring title relinquished by Vir-
ginia, will engage Catholic U. in what
should be one of the best campus
f1stic shows Of the season.
Both teams demonstrated smashing
power in first appearances last week.
A feature bout at the Nations
Capital will find Ray Matulewicz.
Dukes N. G. A. A. light-heavyweight
champion, pitted against Catholic
us Dunno. North Carolina States
Wolfpack battlers enter the ring at
Columbia against South Carolinas
Gamecocks.
Evening star., 1937-01-13

The three leaders of the Columbia
Heights League scored 2-1 victories at
Arcadia last night. Cool's Fountain,
Vincent BARRIERS and Hessick Coal
keeping step in the hot race. Two of
them, the BARRIERS and Cool's, had high
game and set. respectively. GIT and
1,772.
George (Pinky) Bradt Of Arcade
Sunshine turned in the high individ-
ual game, 155, while the $50 set Of
Weinger of Eagle Bedding was tops.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
ONE Of the greatest duckpinners
Glenn wolstenholme at his peak 1

Glenn Wolstenholme at his peak in
1881. rolled great 173 at the Lucky
Strike with streak of seven success
sive single-pin breaks. TWO of them,
which came in the first seven boxes.
he missed. But he spared in the last
three frames for a total of eight marks
in the 10 boxes.
1t was a seasons record game for
the Income Tax Unit League, in which
Wolstenholme's Record No. l team
took two from D-2. Wolstenholme fin
ished the evening with an even 400
set.
Joe Harrison's average in the Ross
lyn Independent League is at a new
high Of 125-12 today, following 387
set last night with Dickey Bros, whom
he led to 2-1 victory over E. Davis
g. Sons. Walter Olson Of r. E. A.
Cleaners had the leagues best game,
156. Three others-Billy Stalcup, Bill
Evening star., 1937-01-13

Preliminaries to the Dixie Sweep
stakes, with entry fees in the women's
classic as the prizes. will be held at
the Arcadia tomorrow and Friday
nights after the Ladies' Federal and
Ladies Independent Leagues have
rolled. Entry fees for the prelims
will be $l.45.
Evening star., 1937-01-13

WHILE their pace-setting rivals
w were idle, the Columbians gained
ground in the Washington Ladies
League by taking two from the No
mads. Marjorie Smith led the way
with high game of 1877 and high set of
1862. The Wee Bees and Cardinals fell
before the rush Of the Beeques and
Colonials, who scored three straight.
Losing the 14-pin advantage they
amassed In the first block, the George
town Recreation girls were defeated IN
the inter-city match with the Ma
tional Beer lassies of Baltimore over
the week end when the competition
was completed at the local drives.
The visitors picked up rs pins
to win by II, the final count
being National Beer, 1904;
Georgetown, 1893.
High set for the return match was
rolled by Georgia Haye of Recreation,
800, although Anna Lennert of Balti-
more was only one stick behind her.
Violat Bechtold and Mrs. Hays tied
for high individual game honors,
shooting 121.
Preliminaries to the Dixie Sweep
stakes, with entry fees in the women's
clossic as the prizes will he held at
Evening star., 1937-01-13

can professionals will play for more
than s250,0OO in prize money in open
competitions in all sections of the
country, and that during the Sum-
mer months there will be one new
golfing classic which will carry the
largest prize money ever posted and
an additional first prize of $4,000,
making it the tops for golf.
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NATIONAL
NEWS BRIEFS
EVA JESSIE CONTINUES
TOUR AFTER CRASH

NEW YORK (C)--Although hen.
left hand is in cast, and two ribs
are broken, Eve Jessye, noted choir
conductor, arrived in New York
Tuesday by automobile after crash
at Monks Corner, Sc, a week ago,
continuing her tour. Miss Jessye
appeared in concert in Charleston the
Monday night after the smashup on
Friday. She underwent an opera
ton in a Charleston hospital for in
iuries. Injured with Miss Jessye
was Miss Claudia Stevenson Hall,
coloratura soprano, who is still in
the Berkeley county hospital in
South Carolina, with a broken hip
and pelvis. Miss Jessye was schedul-
ed to appear in Pittsburgh last Fri
day, and in Washington and Rich
mond on the 9th and 10th. In New
York her headquarters are at 423
West 147th Street.
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fled at the Elizabeth City County
ourthouse.
Families began moving in to COM
pleted houses the first of November.
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Attorney and Poet
Marries College
Instructor

CHICAGO - (ANP) - William
Henry Huff, attorney and poot whose
verse appears weekly in the Negro
press, was married Wednesday at
st. Louis to Miss Katherine R. Will
Jams OF Mitchell, South Dakota, il
was revealed this week.
The former Miss Williams was
,raduated from Dakota Wesleyan
University in June this year and
s now teaching English, French and
Physical Education at Rust College,
Holly Springs, Miss. She was the
only Negro graduate in this years
Dakota Wesleyan class.
Atty. Huff practices in both Chi
cago and East Chicago, Ind. He was
formerly we'll known as a chemist
and a pharmacist before entering the
field of law around two years ago
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YWCA NEWS

The Industrial Committee will
hold their regular monthly Fellow
ship Tea, Sunday, December 10, at
4 pm. Arletta Powell is in charge
of the program, and is planning
Christmas stories and Carol Singing.
Miss Halle Douglas is chairman of
the Industrial Committee. All mem
bers and friends of the association
are invited to spend one hour in
fellowship at the WV.
The Membership Committee will
hold their regular monthly meeting,
Tuesday, December Ia at 4 pm.
The Industrial Committee will
meet Thursday, December 16, a pm.
The All-Association Christmas
Party will be held Thursday, Decem-
Der 16, at 7:3O pm. at the Central
Association. "A program of carol
singing will take place in the lobby,
while the living pictures will be given
in the auditorium. One of the Girl
Reserve groups will render several
carols and others will be shepherds
in the picture. The entire member
ship is invited to attend.
Sunday, December IL, at pm.
the advisers of the Girl Reserve
Clubs will hold their regular monthly
meeting. Tea will be served and an
interesting leader Of the community
will speak at this time.
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Brown Skin Models
AT Palace Theatre

The Palace Theatre is proud to
announce the coming Of Irwin q
Miller's Brown Skin Models. The
group will appear here on Monday
and Tuesday, December 18th and
l4th.
There will be Midnight Ramble
ii Tuesday. This is the biggest at
traction Of the season. The troupe
will be accompanied by the Harlem
swing Band.
The Brown Skin Models are rated
IS one of the greatest troupes now
playing Dayton is fortunate in be-
ng able to secure this great troupe
If players, singers and comedians.
Along with the Inauguration OF this
Great 1887 Revue new sound sys-.
eem has been installed.
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DAYTON YOUTH
PASSES

Levi Cloyd, Is, 400 w. Fifth ST.,
died Unexpectedly Wednesday night
at 10 o'clock, after very short
illness.
Young Cloyd came to Dayton sew
eral years ago with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison Of the above
address. Levi was mild hammered
chap, energetic, and had pleasant
smile for everyone whom he met.
He was loved aud respected by
everyone.
He leaves to mourn his loss, a
mother and father, three sisters and
a legion of relatives and friends. The
funeral services will be held at the
residence with the Rev. w. H. Nc
Callum officiating. Interment will
be in Woodland Cemetery.
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SAVIEN'S SAVED
THE DAY

CINCINNATI The Thanksgiving
Eve dance at Newport, KY, was
quite success. Several hundred
packed the auditorium long before
the time for the dance, The an
nouncement Of the big apple contest
created quite sensation, and sew
eral participated.
Sam Savien's Loan Company, 36
East Sixth Street, saved the day by
presenting to the winners, promin-
ent young woman a beautiful silk
umbrella, and to the man a silver
cigarette case and lighter
The music was rendered by the
Kentucky Collegians. William Young
was floor manager, and Daniel Boone
assisted in supervising. Watch for
the next date. The Bpm. Assn.
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PROMINENT SPRINGFIELD
WOMAN PASSES

As the Forum goes to press word
is received Of the death of Mrs. Ruby
Marchant, S. Center Street, Spring
field, Ohio.
Mrs. Marchant was one of the out.
standing citizens of the Reaper City.
She was newspaper woman of the
first rank, prominent in social, church
and practically every civic and Dusi-
ness organization of Springfield.
The deceased was in Chicago try
ing to recuperate at the time Of her
death. A full account will be given
in next weeks paper
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Wayrnan AME Church

The members of Wayman are pre-
pairing for a welcoming reception
FOR their new pastor, the Rev T. a.
Nichols, on Thursday evening, De-
ccmber 16, at pm. A very in
teresting program has been arranged
for that occasion. The Rev. Mr..
Nichols has been in the ministry for
fifty years. Wayman is expecting 70
do bigger and better things the
coming year.
The program committee consists
Of: r. r. Marchant, w. r. sumlin,
R. Bowling, Mrs. A. Carter, Mrs. IA.
Westfieid.
Il. r. Marchant, general chairman; !;
Mrs. Lena Pugh, secretary.
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held his first service at St. Mark
Baptist Church, 1902 West Eighth
Street, Cincinnati on Sunday, De-
cember 5th. The service was well
attended in spite of the inclement
weather. Good preaching and sing
ing was enjoyed by ALL
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SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH

The members of Shlem Baptist
Church are having a program in
keeping with the Yuletide Season on
Friday night, December gath. There
Will be lovely trimmed tree. A
Christmas play will also be present.
ed at this time. You are invited to
come and enjoy yourself with u.s..
Mr.. Lane of Compton Street is i'll
and the church is very enxious for
change in his condition.
REV. STONE, pastor.
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Streets AT Newport
News Community
Renamed For Negroes

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. CAMP -
A recommendation by members Of
the local sponsoring committee to
rename seven alphabetical streets in
the Newport News Negro Home
stead Community (Aberdeen Road
for late distinguished local Negroes,
has been approved bv George S.
or Of the
alton, Ra-
Jr., COM
4nu.llty manager, stated here Tnes-
day.
"The new names should serve to
stimulate pride in the achievements
Of Negro leaders" Director Mitchell
wrote the community manager, III
instructing him to rename the streets
in accordance with local committees
recommendation.
Lewis Road formerly A Street,
will be named for Matt N. Lewis,
pioneer Negro journalist, founder
and publisher Of the Newport News
Star.
Weaver Road formerly B street,
will be named for w. B, Weaver,
founder and director, Weaver Home
for Negro Orphan Children, Hamp-
ton, Virginia.
Walker Road formerly C street,
will be named for Mrs. Maggie
Laura Walker, founder and presi--
dent of st. Luke's Bank, Richmond,
Va, also prominent business wonl-
an and leader in fraternal orders Of
that city.
Mary Peake Boulevard formerly
ID Street) will be named for Mrs.
Mary Peake who taught the first
school for contraband children by
the Emancipation Oak, on the
grounds of Hampton Institute.
Davis Road formerly e Street,
will be named for Daniel Webster
Davis, minister, teacher, lecturer,
poet, Richmond, Va.
Russell Road formerly I Street,
will be named for Archideacon James
S. Russell, founder and president,
st. Paul Normal and Industrial
School, Lawrenceville, Va.
Langston boulevard formerly G
Street, will be named for John Mer-
Ger Langston, first president of Vir-
ginia State College and one time
us. Congressman from Virginia.
ssNone of these people are living,
but all are well known and remem-
bered by our Negroes in this part
Of Virginia. the sponsoring COM
mittec stated.
Newport News Homesteads is
modern home and garden project
about four miles north of Newport
News which was developed under the
former Resettlement Administration
and is being finished by the Farm
Security Administration. u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, to demon
strate better housing and to provide
work for unemployed. This 15s-
family project, with modern school
and sanitary facilities, covers 465
acres and is So laid out as to give
easy access to individual garden
plots. The houses are Of brick veneer
in Colonial design.
These names will become a part
Of the permanent County records, as
a plat Of the Community sooa will be
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PHILADELPHIA PAPER
is "a YEARS OLD

PHILADELPHIA (Cl-The Phil
adeIphia Tribune, 526 South 10th
Street, was Sd last week, The paper
was founded in 1884 by Chris j.
Perry, who was editor and owner to
1921. Mrs. Beatrice Briggs, daugh-
ter of the founder, is president.
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DAYTON LOCALS

Mrs, Bernice Jackson of Compton
Street returned home after spend
ing pleasant week with relatives in
Cincinnati.
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EDITOR r. S. ABBOTT

CHICAGO (C)- Editor Robert S.
Abbott Of the Chicago Defender pas
sed his 9th birthday on November
"a, and spent the afternoon reading
congratulatory messages from civic,
social and professional leaders of
both races. Mr.. Abbott, native Of
Savannah, Ga, founded the Defender
on May S, 1905.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-12-10

Miss Margaret Robinson and her
brother, Charles of Gordon Avenue
spent the weekend in Baltimore,
Md, visiting friends.
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The Linden Center Flashes A.C
will play the 766 Athletic Club o,
Newcastle, Ind, in basketball game
at Linden Center on Saturday, De-
cember 18th.
Evening star., 1937-10-28
Bed Room Furniture at 25% Savings

I MopIe vonity with fuII-length mirror Originally
S44 So Now $3.50
8 MopIe Chests to match above vonity. With five
large drowers Originally STATS. Now-------S26
noIN S46 So Now S34.50
4 Maple Dressing TobIes to match above pieces
Originally $3.50 Now -----------------Sl7.5o
; Maple vonity Benches to match above. Originally
ST. Now S5.z5
Double Beds in maple, to match pieces listed obove
Originally S28.5O
I Modern Dresser Base, woInut with ivory eother
'front.' Originally So5. Now-----------S6o.5O
Evening star., 1937-10-28
RECORD AIRLINER
ON DISPLAY TODAY
New Lockheed Plane, Capable Of
Transformation Into Bomber,
at Airport,

After establishing two new speed
records between Washington and New
York in two consecutive days, the
second flight being made in the rain
yesterday In Al minutes. new Lock-
heed airliner, which also is capable
of being converted quickly into a
bombardment airplane. is being DEM
onstrated today at Washington Air
port.
The new airliner, a twin-engined.
all-metal type, was built for North
west Airlines, which is putting a fleet
of these ships into service soon on
the northern transcontinental route.
The first record was established
Tuesday, when the airplane was flown
over the 203-mile route from Wash
ington to New York in 55 minutes.
On the return fight yesterday it
clipped eight minutes off this figure.
Todays demonstrations were sched-
uled to begin at II am. continuing
this afternoon. Army and Navy avia-
ton experts, as we'll as airline and
Bureau of Air Commerce officials,
we're to inspect the new airliner ON
the ground and in flight.