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The Washington times., 1937-08-27
SIGNAL DRILLS
HOLD INTEREST
OF D. C. IA N S

Full steam ahead Is the order
in the camp Of the Washington
Redskins at Anacostia Park where
Coach Ray Flaherty now has %
husky pro gridmen preparing to
represent the Capital for the first
time in the National Football
League. BY Sunday afternoon
the Indians figure to be ready
for scrimmage, at which time a
banner crowd Of fans probably
will appear.
More than 1000 of the curious,
most Of whom were getting their
initial glimpse Of real major
league footballers in action,
watched yesterdays two strenu-
GUS drills when the Redskins went
at top speed. No body contact
work was staged but Flaherty d.
rected them through passing, kick
ing and sprinting topped off by
a long session Of signal practice.
At the conclusion there wasn't a
man who didn't realize that the
red-thatched Redskins leader is
striving for a fast start this sea-
son.
Rain Of the last three days hasn't
prevented the Redskins from heav-
ing and punting the ball for amaz-
ing distance. The boys have been
handling the ball as If it were
thoroughly dry, instead of being
sodden and slick with mud.
For the first time Flaherty con-
structed something that might look
like the starting lineup when he
selected a team for the initial sig
nal drill. This combination was
composed Of Wayne Millner, left
end; Turk Edwards, left tackle;
Les Alison, left guard; Ed HAWAI-,
center; Jim Karcher, right guard;
Jim Barber, right tackle; Charlie
Malone, right end; Riley Smith,
quarterback; Cliff Battles, left
half; Ed Justice, right half, and
Pug Rentner, full back.
Flaherty later insisted, however,
that he won't name his opening
game lineup until the night Of the
inaugural with the New York
Giants, September IT, in Griffith
Stadium. The players that start
the Indians exhibition games at
Frederick and Wilmington on Sep
TENDER 5 and 10, respectively, will
not, Flaherty stated, necessarily
be the eventual starting team.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27

They hit doubles in sequence, as
witness the winning run, produced
when Luke Appling, former bat
ting champion Of the American
League, doubled to left. and Tony
Piet up and cracked another dou'
BILE.
AT LEAST A'SINGLE
It is true that Piet's drive took
a bad bounce, but it was at least
a single, and there is grave doubt
as to whether or not Simmons
could have caught Appling at the
plate.
The Sox scored one run at a
time, but the point is that they
kept on scoring until they won the
game. That's what counts.
Monte Weaver was not exactly
bad on the mound. He did all
right, and If he had been sup.
ported by at least one laundering
bat, he might have won. It is
written, 1t would seem that Monte
must win them the hard way or
not at all.
Melo Armada made three hits
and so did Kuhel, but the blows
failed to do anything more lasting
than give the makers ephemeral
satisfaction,
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Courage Chief Attribute
Of Ambers, Foe of COUbOy
McCarthys
Selections

AT sARATOGA-LIkely winners are:
First race, Rebellion, may not faltsr;
third race, Annie Reign, last very
good: fifth race, Genie Palatins, fast,
at tops
AT DADE PARK-Third race, Coll,
races sharp; fifth race. LimbuS. In
fine form.
AT KINGS PARK-Fourth race,
Clasp. nicely placed; fifth race, Mo-
lasses Bill, rates we'll.
AT LINCOLN FIELDs-sscond race,
9uibbet, last promising; fifth race,
Fanfern, figures to repeat: sixth
ract Del Espoir, shade best.
AT NARRAGANsETT PARK-First
race. Scottish Mary, moving down;
fourth race, Sketch Book, races I'm
pressive; sixth race' Van NuyS last
AT STAMFORD PARK-rhird race,
Gopo, good spot; sixth race, EILEEN
D., we'll placed.
AT THISTLE DOWN-Third race,
aim high, has most speed: fourth
race, Jay Bee Jay, much improved;
fitth race, Harpen Bells, in fine
Major smyley IL parlayinE on Re-
oellion and Fanfern.
Copyright. 1887, By c. Walsh
Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
BULGE and MAKO
SCOUT net PAIR

LoNGWooD CRICKET CLUB,
BROOKLNE, Mass, Aug. 81.
Rain, for the second time this
week, washed out play today in
the national mems and women'S
doubles tennis tournament.
Awaiting cessation of the down.
pour on the lower half quarter
finals was the foreign seeded No.
II pair Of Baron Gottfried Won
Cramm and Henne Henkel, Ger.
many, and the fourth seeded
American duo Of Martin Buxby,
Miami, Fla, and Elwood Cooke,
Portland, Ore.
The other lower.haH quarter
final meeting in the mems divi-
sion was the listed encounter Of
scandinavian seeded John Van
Ryn, Austin, Tex, and Joe Hunt,
Los Angeles, versus jacques Brug-
non and WON Petra, Of France,
No. 4, in the foreign seedlings.
Don Bulge of Oakland, Cal,
and partner, Gene Mako, Los
Angeles, U. s. seeded No. /, in
mems singles, plan to study the
game Of Won Cramm and Henkel
for the meeting Of the American
and German pairs in the final
Sunday seems foregone conclu-
sion. Bulge and Mako defeated
the giant killers" Bobby Riggs
and Bernard Coghlan, both Of Los
Angeles, IS, 1913, 60, in the
quarter.finalS.
Hours of idleness before they
next see mems doubles action is
a welcome respite for the third
seeded American pair of Bryan
"Bitsy" Grant, Atla ia, and
Wayne Sabin, Los Angeles, win
ners, IS, 10, 81, As, Ga,
after a marathon Of 81 games
against second foreign seeded Jiro
Yamagishi, Japan. and Gregory
Mangin, Of New York.
In the women's division, the I'M
seeded threats. Dorothy Bundy,
Los Angeles, and hard,swinging
Jadwiga Jedrzejowska, land,
awaited a chance to upset Mrs.
John Van Rynn, Austin, Tex, and
Carolin Babcock, Los Angeles, top
seeded American duo.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27

While they were engaged in this
doubtful activity, the Cleveland
Indians trounced the Athletics,
and now the Tribe is 21a games
ahead of Washington. The Griffs,
be it noted, are only 2412 games
out of first place. They are 8E2
games out Of fourth place.
Now it wasn't that the Griffs
lacked opportunity to win their
game with the White SoX. They
had men on bases time and again,
but every time you expected some
thing beneficial to develop out Of
promising situation, some one OF
the Griffs would ram into double
play and that was that.
DOUBLE PLAYS HURT
The Sox made four double plays
and saved the game in this man
ner. A hit at ony one Of these
occasions would have changed the
situation. But failure to hit IN
the pinches has been one Of the
besetting sins Of the Griffs all
season. Yves Terrell, who once
made a hit in a pinch, cracked
into one of these double erasures
Now, on the other hand, the SoH
hit the ball like men. They got
nine hits, four Of which were dou
bleS and two were home runs
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
CHAMPION ONCE
WON BOUT With
FRACTURED JAW

Those who might be skeptical-
though 1t Is to be doubted-about
Lou Ambers' intestinal fortitude
will quickly change their opinion
when reminded Of the fact that
the worlds lightweight champion.
who meets Cowboy Howard Scott,
Of Washington, next Tuesday
night at Griffith Stadium, once
fought with q broken jaw.
The match took place in Pitts
burgh less than two years ago,
before AmberS had won the worlds
title, and his opponent was FritZe
Zivic, whose brother, Eddie, was
knocked out a few months ago by
Cowboy Scott.
Through the first four rounds
AmberS was complete master Of
the situation, tough battler though
that Zivic was. But in the fifth
round Zivic let fly with a terrific
right that landed flush on the
champions button.
SHOWS COURAGE
Lou didn't go down, though
staggered by the blow, but with the
courage that later was to bring
him the worlds title, Ampel
fought the remaining six rounds
with q fractured jaw to win the
decision.
Al WE'LL, Ambers' manager, in re-
calling the match, says:
II knew that Lou was defin-
itely on his way to the cham
pionShip. He couldn't afford to
quit, although for his own good,
he should have stopped fighting
in the sixth. But Lou refused
to quit. He told me he felt he
could protect his jaw the re-
mainder of the way-and my, oh
my, how beautifully he did! One
good wallop on. that side Of the
jaw, and it might have been
curtains for Louis boxing career.
That is one brave boy. That is
why he's champion today"
Ambers, who won the worlds
crown from that great little ma,
chine, Tony Canzoneri, and de.
Tended it successfully against the
former New Orleans boy, has
wound up training at Pompton
Lakes, N. j.
He will complete his training al
Turner's Arena. joey Archibald
the Providence sensation, who
meets joey Marciente, Canadian
champion, in a 10-round semi
windup. and Gary Rosete, another
stablemate Of AmberS, are expect
ed to accompany the champion.
ROSETE VS.. DEAN
Rosete, a good, fast lightweight,
has been matched against Irish
Johnny Dean, the sizzling Wash
ington scrapper, in a Six-rounder,
which completes the Tuesday night
card. OsSie Stewart, Joe Louis OF
the middleweightS, engages Eddie
Saxon in a Hereunder, and George
Abrams, unbeaten local middle
weight, steps four rounds or less
with Richmond's Hunter Crostic.
Cowboy Scott, quite confident
he can win the rematch with Am
bers, went through another brisk
drill yesterday at the Arena, going
four rounds with Bulldog Joe
TemeS and young Abrams. Scott
works out each day at p. m.
Mike Jacobs, Madison Square
Garden promoter, today plans to
take out 100000 insurance on
Lou Ambers against any possible
injuries to the lightweight cham
pion, who meets Cowboy Scott at
Griffith Stadium Tuesday night
Jacobs offer Of $4,000 to have
Turner and Ahearn release
Ambers from his local contract
was turned down cold by the pro
moterS.
AmberS arrives here this even
ing. and will do road work tomor
row morning at the Monument
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
SUBSTITUTE RACE

The original second race at StamLora
Dark TODAY has been declared off. Fol-
lowing is a substitute:
SECOND RACE (Substitute) -Three-
vesr-olds and up; purse $4Ss.75; claim
- ~ HmrlonEa
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Local Girls Vie
In Rifle Event
AT LEAST A'SINGLE

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Aug. 26.
Janet and Dorothy Mitchell, of
5701 Thirty-second st. N. w., and
John w. Fondahl, 1904 Evart st.
N. w.. Washington, D. c., will
compete in the junior national
rifle championships to be held here
today. More than 200 junior sharp
shooters will compete for the title.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
2 Matches Played
At St. James Net

HAGERSTOwN. Aug. 27.-Rain
halted all matches except two here
today in the st. James tennis tour
nament, but a favorite lost out
when Fred Wright, former Duke
star, was eliminated by Jack
Mclaughlin, veteran cQuet
wielder, of Mercersburg, Pa, IS,
@1, and Sewell WEIGH, Of st. Pc
tersburg, Fla, won over Robert
BledSoe 6-1, 81.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Milwaukee Plays
Huntsville Sunday

The Old Milwaukee Brewers
are all set for a busy weekend.
Tomorrow they will be the guests
of the Air Corps team at Boiling
Field, at 2 p. m. Sunday the
Brewers and the Huntsville ALL
Stars will engage in the first
game Of their series, at Pomfret,
Md, at 3 D, m.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
President Swim
Draws Fifty

The washington Canoe Club an
nounced today that so long-dis-
lance swimmers will compete in
the annual three-mile Presidents
Cup swim tomorrow at the Wash
ington Canoe Club.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
BILLOWS FACES
FISCHER TODAY
BY DARsIE L. DARsIE

ALDERWoOD, COUNTRY
CLUB PORTLAND, Ore, Aug.
27.-Johnny Fischer, Of Cincin.
natl, the defending titleholder,
today faced Ray Billows, Of
PoughkeepSie, and Johnny Good
man, Of Omaha, met unknown
Marvin Ward, Of Tacoma, in the
Semi-finals Of the National
Amateur Golf Championships
championship which has seen
favoriteS upset by unknowns, old
timers come back with unex-
pected brilliance and galleries so
large all western records have
been broken.
Few would hazard a guess as
to what would happen today
and there is a reason.
Who guessed yesterday that c.
Ross Sandy" Somerville, the
former titleholder who seemed to
have reached top form and was
putting with unprecedented
brilliance would go down to de-
feat before unknown Winfield
Day, of Los Angeles.
WHO COULD GUESS?
Who could have guessed that
Fred Haas, Of New Orleans, the
national intercollegiate champion
and most consistently brilliant
player in the champ onship,
would have been beaten at the
twenty.first hole by equally un-
known Marvin Ward.
Who could have guessed that Al.
year-old Chick Evans, of Chicago,
would defeat confident youn 6
Strafaci, Of Brooklyn and then
come within an ace of overthrow
ing the defending titleholder,
Fischer.
The reason for any lack Of pre-
dictions can be seen. The unex-
pected has happened and is hap
pening in this most colorful and
interesting Of championships.
Fischer was cratic yesterday
and while he had a wide edge in
defeating Trailer Bill" Holt, Of
Syracuse, 5 and 4, he had to do a
lot of undignified scrambling to
nose out Chick Evans at the
eighteenth green. Even then
Evans three putted.
SELECT BELLOWS
Admitted that Fischer looked
grand in the last few holes Of his
match with Holt, being but one
over even threeS for the last six
holes played, his admirers today
had little confidence he would beat
the sensational young Ray Billows.
Blllows won the cognomen Gin
derella Kid" a couple years ago
when he hitch-hiked to a cham
pionship, distinguished himself in
the title play, found job while
playing winning golf and made
good at the job. H.
Yesterday morning he was many
strokes under par in defeating the
Utah champion, Ed Kingsley, 2
and /. In the afternoon, though,
he fought to eliminate the former
finalist, Reynolds Smith, Of DIAL
las, 2 up.
The other semifinal match today
brought this unknown Marvin
Ward against Goodman.
After beating Haas, thanks to a
stymie at the twenty-first hole,
ward went on to win a nineteenth.
hole match from Day. In success
sive matches this 20-year-old Gov
eminent clerk from Olympia has
defeated Albert Scotty Campbell
of Seattle; DR.. o. F. Willing, OF
portland; Fred Haas, Of Baton
Rouge, and Day, who yesterday
morning downed Somerville
That's quite a record and merits
his name being withdrawn from
the clark horse" class.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
MARLBORO ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW

FOR TOMORROW
FIRST RACE-Two-year-old purse,
$500: 5h furlongs. -.
Green Water ..117Ican Bloom. .... III
Philigal ...115 Whoa Boy. lis
Roam Canopy 1O7laStealIng Home 113
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Jockey Root Packs
For Wheeling Meet

MARLBORO, Aug. 27.-After
finishing second II times at this
meeting, Jockey Buddy Root
hacked his tack today and de-
parted for Wheeling, West Vir'
ginia. where he will ride during
the meeting beginning September
Root, leading winning rider
during the recent Bel Air and
cumberland sessions, was unable
tn strike his stride here.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
54 Artists to Giue Talent
In Toy Campaign Broadcast
Men, Women and Boys viii Remind
Citizens to Contribute Christmas
Gifts for Needy.

mory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, where it is receiving toys
for older as well as young children) =,
clothes, non-perishable food and cloth
ing.
The Chevy Chase Chanters VINO
will sing for you tonight comprise a
group OF laymen-business men, doc
tors, lawyers. Government workers,
merchants. tailors, chiefs-who devote
as much time as they can to caroling.
They have been organized for 13 years,
and their present officers include Will
liam A. Rogers, president; Ross A.
Rudd, vice president; Thomas H.
Claffy, secretary, and Lynn L. Gill;
chrest, treasurer.
Many OF the Chanters on the pro-
gram were with the group when it
was first organized. Mr.. Smithy, for
merly of New York, has been the
Chanters' director for 10 months.
Band to Open Show.
The Boys Club Band will open the
radio show tonight, with the Chanters
following for a suite. Then Mrs.
Moore will sing, with Miss Elsa Monk
Peterson at the piano; Capt. Callahan
will speak. and the program will con-
clude with another suite by the
Chanters and group of Christmas
songs by the band.
This elaborate program opens a
f1ve-day series Of broadcasts which
will be climaxed Friday with the ar
rival Of Santa Claus by American
Airlines plane straight from the North
Pole at Washington Airport. From
the airport Santa Claus will proceed
behind police motor cycles to the
Shoreham Hotel, where he will re-
ceive the key to the Capital from
Commissioner Melvin Hazen and
where Barnee's Shoreham Orchestra
will greet the visitor with his best
music.
Sonny Kendis' Orchestra at the Pail
Mall Room Of the Raleigh Hotel will
play tomorrow. There will be q pre-
view program from the Shoreham
Wednesday, and the Earle Theater
VI SAACoeid WA1A OC Oll tliE dlI uSSudy.
How to Help Needy.
Helping the needy is possible in the
following ways:
l. Attend a toy matinee Saturday
morning, December 18, at any Warner
Bros theater A new toy or new ar
ticle of clothing will be the price Of
a ticket.
2. Leave new toy, new article of
clothing or non-perishable food
Canned food is excellent) at Federal
Building collection centers, at any
Peoples Drug Store collection box or
at any night club toy party. Dona-
tions made at all of these places go
to The Star-Warner Bros.-N. 3. c.
Christmas campaign.
8. Deliver food, clothing or toys to
any police station or call National
1000, ask for precinct five and ask
that squad car be sent to your home
for anything you wish to donate.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
M'K|NLEY TAKES
453FROM HOOVER
Steams Toward Manila Aft.
er Rescuing Passengers
From Luxury Liner.
BY the Associated Press,

| By the Associated Press.
| MANILA, Dec. 13.-The liner
President Mckinley picked 453 pas
sengers from the stranded luxury ship
President Hoover of two rocky islets
today and steamed toward Manila.
A radio message from the McKin-
ley's master said 135 cabin passengers
and 3l9 third-class passengers were
taken from Hoishoto and Hayake Is
lands, east Of Formosa, where the
Dollar liner Hoover piled on q reef
early Saturday.
The brief message did not say
whether all refugees were aboard the
Mckinley. also Dollar liner.
Third Ship Reported on Way.
| An unconf1rmed report here said q
| third Dollar ship, the President Pierce,
was speeding toward the Hoover and
| 1t was assumed her mission was to
make additional rescues. Early reports
placed the total passenger list at about
600. Two United States destroyers
stood by near Hoishoto.
While rescuers pushed their efforts.
the master Of German steamship told
today how the big vessel plowed half
her length upon jagged shoals near
Formosa IN murky, rough weather last
Friday midnight.
Capt. E. Stepback Of the German
freighter Pruessen. first vessel to reach
the 100000 luxury liner, said the
Hoover's condition was precarious be-
cause heavy seas rush in with great
force this season where she is
grounded.
"She will be ashore a long time"
he said. refusing to hazard whether
the Dollar Line vessel could be SAL
vaged. "She was taking water fast
early Saturday morning"
Not in Immediate Danger.
The U. S. destroyer Barker, in a
message intercepted at Shanghai, said
the Hoover was not in immediate
danger.
Capt. Stepback, advised by Capt.
George Yardley of the Hoover that
he needed no further immediate aid,
left the stranded vessel shortly after
dawn Saturday.
Says His Ship Overtaken.
Capt. Stepback said his ship was
fast overtaken in murky weather by
another steamer between 10 pm. and
III pm. Friday % am. and 10 am.
Friday, Eastern standard time).
The captain set course to pass
westward Of Hoishoto after the other
vessel, presumably the Hoover, disap-
peared ahead
We saw lights inside a little bay
OF Hoishoto Island" he said, land
thought 1t was japanese warship
signaling to shore. Then my second
officer spotted rocket and saw two
red signals meaning ship was ashore
The sea was rough and the wind high" I"
Capt. Stepback said he went in as
close as he could and offered to take
all the Hoover's passengers aboard, but
Capt. Yardley declined the offer.
Talks With Capt. YardIey.
At daylight, Capt. Stepback said.
Capt. Yardley told him it was impos-
sible to pull the liner of, adding II
don't like to detain you longer"
Stepback estimated the 81 l,9o0-ton
Evening star., 1937-12-13
COAL FIRM SEEKS
HEAR|NG0NPR|CES
Carter Company Accuses
U. S. Commission of Vio-
Iating Its Rights.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Carter Coal Co., operating ir
Southern West Virginia, accused the
Bituminous Coal Commission today OF
violating the company's constitutional
rights in fixing minimum soft coal
prices without a public hearing.
The company made its charge In
q petition to the commission asking
postponement of the effective date of
the new price schedule until a public
hearing was held.
The new prices are now slated to
20 into effect December 16
j. w. Carter, president of the COM
pany, brought the suit that resulted
IN invalidation of the first Guffey
Coal Control Act two years ago.
The petition today was regarded by
coal men here as possible forerun-
ner Of another court action on Mr..
Carriers part.
The commission received two other
major complaints against the price
schedule and disposed of third
The District l Central Pennsyl-
vania) Producers Board and the
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co. asked
Tor postponement of the new price
schedule
In its petition the District Board
maintained that the commission had
violated the Guffey act itself in fixing
prices without public hearing. Cen
tral Pennsylvania operators, the pc
tltlon said, would be "irreparably
damaged and injured" by the price
schedule as it stood.
The Rochester & Pittsburgh Co
said several of its mines would be
closed unless the prices were ad-
tusted.
BY changing railroad fuel prices
IN Alabama, the commission disposed
OF complaint by Alabama producers.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

Fifty-four men. women and boys
will combine their musical talents to-
night in gigantic Christmas campaign
broadcast to entertain you for half
an hour and at the same time leave a
reminder that You Are Santa Claus"
that unless you offer a Christmas
gift for one or more of Washington's S
thousands of poor families, their
homes will be cherries and bleak on
December 25.
The Police Boys Club Band, the
Chevy Chase Chanters and Mrs. Mil
dred Moore, soloist, will 60 on the
air from Station WRC in the Trans
Lux Building at 1890 pm. During
the same program Capt. Harvey G.
Callahan, in charge of the first po-
lice precinct, which includes one of
the most poverty stricken areas in the
Capital, will tell the story learned
tlrst-hand by his officers of the hope
lessness with which many mothers and
fathers here look forward to satisfying
elicu SlluuIeIl CnrSumaS wants,
Artists Giving Services.
The band, under the direction of
Leon Brusiloff; the chanters, led by
Horace Smithy, and Miss Moore are
giving their talents tonight to help the
campaign of The Star Warner
Bros. theaters, the National Broad
casting Co., the Metropolitan Police
Department, the Parent-Teacher As
sociation and the Federal employees
which is organized to insure real
Christmas JOY for every household in
the District.
Capt. Joseph c. Morgan, in charge
OF the fifth police precinct, which con-
ducts the annual police Christmas
party, expressed some perturbation to-
day because gifts for the poor are
coming in slowly. The police depart
ment has established Christmas head
quarters in the National Guard Ar
Evening star., 1937-12-13

messages received here from the ship
said no one WAS hurt when the Hoover
crashed.
!. The passengers were taken ashore
from the Hoover Saturday: some Of
them later were removed to Hayake
Island. where wooden houses were
available. Hoishoto offers only palm
thatched cottages. At least three
tugs were reported en- route In efforts
to free the Hoover.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
PRESIDENT is Thanked
BY GRIDIRON OFFICERS
Lincoln and Holmes Call on
Roosevelt to Express Clubs
Appreciation.

President Roosevelt today received
G. Gould Lincoln of The Evening Star
and George r. Holmes, chief of the
Washington Bureau of the Interna-
tional News Service, retiring presi-
dent and nedly elected vice president,
respectively, of the Gridiron Club,
who called to thank him for his at
tendance at the organizations ban
quet Saturday night.
This was President Roosevelt's first
public appearance since his illness
brought about by an infected tooth,
and he was led to understand by the
Gridiron officers that the club was not
unmindful of the fact that his at
tendance was somewhat of an ordeal
and that the club fully appreciated
his leaving the White House to come
out for this occasion.