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Evening star., 1937-09-07
Critics Differ as TO Courage

IN THE matter of his courage,
there is sharp difference of
opinion. Many hold that If he
lacked courage ne had an excellent
chance to demonstrate it the night
he fought Schmeling, since Max
Knocked him down as early as the
fourth round and he could have quit
any time between that round and
the twelfth, because along the way
he took terrible beating.
Others, not willing to give him the
RED badge of courage. believe that
he has not yet recovered from the
mental effects of that beating. II is
their opinion that he is gun-shy-
that he remembers too vividly the
punches Schmeling bounced Off his
chin and that was why ne wouldn't
take any chances against either
Pastor or Farr. Which is very in
teresting-but hardly in keeping
with the fact that he wasn't bit
gun-shy against Braddock, even after
Jim had knocked him down in the
first round.
Game or not-and ! am one of
those who think he is game enough
1t must be said that, in spite of the
patient teaching Of Jack Blackburn,
Louis has not learned as much as he
reasonably could have been expected
TO learn in the last two years. And
there is danger that he never will
learn a great deal more because he
Is champion Of the world now, with
all his faults, and 1t is no easy mat
ter to get champion to go to school.
Maybe I'm exaggerating this danger.
1t is little too early yet to determine
Just what effect the title is having
on him. But it is bound to compli-
cate the situation confronting Black
burn, because as general rule a
ngnter hits his peak the day he wins
the championship and the best his
handlers can hope to do is to slov,
down the progress of his decline.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
GUEPE, RATED SUB,
BEATS PRO BEARS
Gets Place When CardWeII
WlthdraWS-Baugh Also
ColIegian Star.
BY the Associated Press.


~ ALIAS, Tex. September T.
| Chesty Art Guepe. little
man who learned all the foot
ball answers at Marquette
University, had his revenge today and
the College All-Stars possessed a sweet
o-to-0 decision over the professional
Chicago Bears.
The loquacious 155-pound half
back. who wasn't good enough to
break into the lineup when the
All-Stars defeated the professional
champion Green Bay Packers at Chi
cago last Wednesday. personally ap-
Piled the touch that buried the Bears
IN the mud of the Cotton Bowl be-
lore $4,000 rain-seaked fans.
And Art almost didn't make the
grade at Dallas. 1t was only after
Nebraska's Lloyd Cardwen had with
drawn that Guepe was added to the
roster. He arrived only Friday.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

Nam RICE, who joined the Griffs
in pitching capacity and last
year earned an outfeld berth. is
the seasons most developed Griff-
man. He is batting 800 and
ranks highly as base stealer.
The Engineers Corps camped on
Nebraska avenue is the latest mill
tary organization to be outftted
with base ball paraphernalia by
Clark Griffith.
Truxtons and Maroons will stage
the last amateur base ball game
of the season for the city champion
ship.
Evening star., 1937-09-07

second. Travis grounded out to Foxx,
Almada reaching third Sington struck
out. No runs.
Observation-Disclosures batted for
olson and grounded out to Kuhel
Lewis threw out Mills. Cramer
bounced out 10 KuheA No runs.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
INTERIOR FIELD DAY
Department Employees Plan Va
ried Sports Card for Sept. II.

AoN oPoA Us Ndru LOT sept. IL.
Interior Department employees will
hold sports field day at Fort Hunts
c. c. G. camp the afternoon of Sep
temoer II. when Government workers
are given a halfholiday in honor of
Constitution day. Activities at the
camp on Memorial Highway, Is miles
south Of Washington will begin at
l o'clock.
Volley ball, badminton, archery,
horseshoe tournament, tug-of-war
and track meet are on the program,
with the major event of the day to
be the soft ball game between en-
ployes of the Interior Department and
the Public Works Administration. The
events are open TO all holders of
/. D. r. A. membership cards.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
HEURICH MINES SCORE.

Two Heurich base ball teams were
victorious yesterday, one of them de-
feating the Hillsdale Giants, local
colored champions, 5-4, at Griffith
Stadium, and another travelling to
Lorton to beat the Lorton All-Stars,
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Evening star., 1937-09-07
HILLCRESTS STOP LUsTS.

Hillcrest took both ends of double
header from the Sidney Lust Theater
nine yesterday, 11-8 and 10. Abe
Stamp held the losers to one hit in
the nightcap.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
WOMAN B0WLERS TO MEET.

The Ladies District Bowling League
Will meet tomorrow evening at 8:15
o'clock at the Arcadia Bowling Alleys.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
FIRESTONE TAKES TWO.

Firestone A. C.'s base ball team
divided a double-header yesterday
with Snug Harbor, winning the Sec
ond, I'll, after losing the first, So.
Evening star., 1937-09-07

n EW YORK, september Tt
has taken Joe Louis Just about
two years to fight himself into
a position where nobody knows
what to make of him. This may not
be a record, but it is one of the most
curious performances in the history of
the business of boxing.
Two years ago Louis was being hailed
as one Of the greatest fighters who ever
lived Some of the critics even went
beyond that. They said that he was
without doubt the greatest-and
scoffed at Gene Tunney when Gene
wouldn't go all the way with them, but
merely would say that Joe was the
greatest 21-year-old fighter he ever
had seen. Even the most conservative
commentators, holding back as much
as they could, said that Joe was the
greatest fighter to come swinging along
since the time of Jack Dempsey and
some of them thought he could have
beaten Dempsey.
That was two years ago. And now?
Well, now Joe is the heavyweight
champion of the world-and nobody
knows exactly what to make of him.
BY common agreement he is something
less than the superfghter of 1885.
But how much less? Is he still great
tighter who merely had off nights
against Max Schmeling, Bob Pastor
and Tommy Farr? Because even great
fighters have off nights? Or is he just
an ordinary fighter coupled to
terrific punch that enables him to
beat big, slow-moving fellows? Is he
game? What effect has the winning
OF the title had upon him?
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Questions Pop Again.

THESE are the questions that are
popping in the wake of his fight
with Farr. Some of them popped the
first time Immediately after his defeat
by Schmeling. He appeared to have
answered them rather convincingly by
the manner in which he beat his way
back from that knockout--a return
march that eliminated in his i'm
pressive victory over Jim Braddock.
This, plus the speed with which he
laid the title on the line for Farr and
his frequently expressed wish to fight
Schmeling again as soon as the busi-
ness angles of the situation could be
roned out, indicated that he had re-
covered completely from the beating
he took from the German and restored
the confidence of those who had
marked him as a great fighter in the
first place
Now. quantity enough, both his abil-
ity and his courage are being oues-
toned again--after fight in which he
poked out decision over a rough.
tough and thoroughly game opponent.
The fact that he won the fight the
hard way--over the tortuous 15-round
routes discounted. They are say
ing-even while making due allowance
for the courage and durability of his
opponent-that he should have won it
IN handful Of rounds. And that it
was his own caution that was the chief
element in prolonging the combat.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
NATIONALS TAKE
FIRST GAME, 11-5
Sington and Lewis Ge
HomerS and WasdeII
Poles Out Triple.
Continued From First Page.

walked. Walberg was taken out of the
box and replaced by Gonzales. Kuhel
forced Sington. Foxx to Cronin, Travis
taking third. Mihalic flied to Cramer.
Three runs.
BOSTON-Trayis threw out Mills
Cramer doubled down the left-feld
line. Cramer's left hand was slightly
injured as he slid into second base, and
time was called, but after a few min
utes' rest he resumed play. Cronin
walked. FoXX also walked, filing the
bases. Higgins scratched a hit to
Mihalic, Cramer scoring and leaving
the bases full. Lewis made a nice stop
of McNairs smash back of third and
forced Higgins at second with a throw
to Mihalic. Cronin scored on the play
and FoxX went to third. Chapman
forced McNair at second, Travis to
Mihalic. Two runs.
Washington, 4; Boston, 5.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-McNair tossed out
Wasdell. R. Ferrell singled to center
De Shong singled to right, r. Ferrell
stopping at second. Almada singled
TO right, r. Ferrell scoring, De Shone
racing to third Lewis singled tt
center, De Shong scoring and Almads
going to third. Lewis stole second
Travis was purposely passed, filling
the bases. Sington walked, forcing
in Almada and leaving the bases full
Olson relieved Gonzales on the mounc
for the SoX. Kuhel hit into a double
play, McNair to Cronin to Foxx
Three runs.
BOSTON - Lewis threw out De.
sautels. Olson flied to Almada.
Mihalic threw out Mills. No runs.
Washington. Z; Boston, 5.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Olson tossed out
Mihalic. Wasdel tripled over Chap.
mans head in deep right. r. Ferrel
singled off the left field fence, SCORING
Wasdell. De Shong, attempting tc
sacrifice, forced r. Ferrell at second
Olson TO Cronin. McNair threw out
Almada. One run.
BOSTON-Cramer singled to GEN.
ter. Cronin hit into a double play
Travis to Mihalic to Kuhel. Fox,
doubled to center Higgins flied to
Sington in deep right. No runs.
Washington, 8: Boston, 5.
EIGHTH INNING.
/ WASHINGTON-Lewis drove dowr
/ the right-held line for a home run
inside the park. Travis singled tc
left. Sington lined to Cronin, who
purposely dropped the ball to force
Travis at second. McNair, trying for
q double play, threw into the Boston
dugout and Sington continued to Sec
ond. McNair threw out Kuhel, Sing
ton taking third. Mihalic singled tc
right, scoring Sington. Wasdell sin.
gled to center, sending Mihalic te
third. r. Ferrells third straight hi
scored Mihalic and put wasdell or
second. De Shong lined to McNair
Three runs.
BOSTON-McNair beat out a slow
roller down the third base line. Doerl
ran for McNair Chapman grounded
into a double play, Travis to Mihalic
to kuhel. De Sautels flied to Almada
No runs.
Washington, IL; Boston, S.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Doerr playing sec,
ond base for the Sox. Almada bes
out, high bounder to Cronin. Doer
threw out Lewis, Alnada going +.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
BASKETERS ARE SOUGHT.

Lawrence Club basket ball team will
be sponsored by Jack Browns Service
Station this season 1t needs new
players. Call Atlantic 7268-R.
Evening star., 1937-09-07

Piedmont
Winston-Salem 3: Rocky Mour, q
Asheville. IS: Charlotte. Ei.
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Runs batted in-FoxX. Higgins 90. De-
sautels sington (2), Travis 90, McNair'
Almada. Lewis t2), r. Ferrell t2), Mi
halle.
Two-base hits-Cramer. FoXx.
Three-base hits-Chspman, Wasdeli
Home runs-Sington, Lewis.
stolen base-Lewis.
Sacrifices-Cramer, Walberg.
Double plsys-Lewis TO Kuhel; Mthalle to
Travis to KuheI; McNair to Cronin TO
Foxx: Travis to Mihalie to Kuhel t2).
Left on nbases-Washngton. 10; oston, 8.
Bases on balis--Of De Shong. IL of Wal
berg. 3; off Gonzales. 2.
Struck out-By De Shong, Ii BY Walbers.
.: by Olson. L.
Hits-Oa Walberg, in 4ts inninEsi off
Gonzales. in / Inning off Olson. y
in 32s innings.
Hit by pitcher-Ry Walberg Lewisl.
Winning pitcher-De Shong.
Losing pitcher--Gonyaies.
Umpires-Messrs. GeiseI. Basil and sum-
mers.
Time OF game-2 hours 2 minutes.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr.

A NTONIO HIGUERA, our corre-
~ spondent in Santurce, Puerto
~ Rico, who attended District
a schools last year in order to
brush" up on his mastery of the Eng
lish tongue, says the island territory
is preparing a team to assist Panama
in the forthcoming Olympics.
Candidates for the team are Rafael
Cintron, champion of Puerto Rico;
Padilla, San Juan champion; F. Soler,
ex-champion of San Juan: Francisco
Benitez, Cancio, Gotay and Sitiriche,
champion of Caguas.
Semmering Tourney SINNERS.
CONFLICTING news releases on the
world candidate" international
masters tournament at Semmering
Austria, scheduled for opening month
ago, are appearing in the chess COL
umns of the country.
Our latest unofficial observer de-
clares the tournament is to be played,
that Capablanca was the fly in the
ointment, but everything is hotsy-
totsy now; that Reuben Fine and
United States Champion Samuel Re-
shevsky will participate, and the PAN
hans Hotel has invited Paul Keres, v.
Petrow, Salo Flohr, v. Ragosin, Erich
Eliskases, in addition to all ex-world
champions.
But we query-Why does Sovietland
refuse to enter their stars in any of
the international contests? Botyinnik
was tops at Nottingham, England, but
since that eventful occasion you have
heard no more of the Soviet champion
in foreign chessdom.
Metropolitan Activity Increases.
INCREASING interest is being mani
tested in the Metropolitan Chess
Association by the various chess groups
in the city that have no direct affilia-
ton with any parent organization.
1t cannot be overly stressed the
necessity of all chess clubs and private
playing factions to support the M. c.
A. and become cooperative part of
the organized chess program of the
District.
II you wish to help chess to grow,
Evening star., 1937-09-07
BOSTON.

Doerr ran for McNalr In Sth.
DalIesandro batted for Olson in 9th.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Wash. 900 1873 30 II 1
Boston 21O O2O 600 5
SUMMARY.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
NINTH INNING,

WASHINGTON-Doerr playing sec
ond base for the Sox Almada beat
out, high bounder to Cronin. Doerr
threw out Lewis, Armada going to
Evening star., 1937-09-07
POWER, GAMENESS
OF Joe UNCERTAIN
Bouts in Last Two Years
Fail to Give True Line on
Heavy Champion.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

n IEW YORK, September Tt
M has taken Joe Louis just about
" two years to fight himself into
- AOSifinfa uln erc fanl,1,Ir, IL, n,r.r
Evening star., 1937-09-07
GR|D|RON F|NESSE
IS REDSKINS NEED
FIaherty Sees Edges to Be
Smoothed Despite 500
Win at Frederick.
BY BILL DISNER, JR.

BY BILL DISNEK, JK.
n YOT one to be unduly aroused
nj by what appears to be a mis-
" leading score, Coach Ray
4 Lei
The daily independent., 1937-06-25
HOME RUNS
Pressure of Water

The pressure of water on any
body plunged into it is one pound
to the square inch for every two
feet Of depth.
The daily independent., 1937-06-25
ManteO's American
Legion Baseball
Team Loses

Mantco. June 23.-Playing the
last four innings as if they were
in a daze, after exhibiting a very
good brand of ball for the first
five inning, the local American
Legion Junior baseball team lost
to the Norfolk junior team here
,oGay, II to 2.
For five innings the game was
nip and tuck, with Manteo lead
ing one to nothing until the fifth
inning. Williamson of Manteo, and
DeShieldS of Norfolk, staged an
old-time pitchers duel until er-
rorS in the sixth inning put VII
liam. en- in the hole. He was re-
lieved at the beginning of the sew
enth by Johnson who finished the
game. DeShields was relieved in
the ninth after issuing four walks.
DeShields allowed only one hit,
gave twelve walks, and Ctruck out
seven. Williamson allowed four
hits and one walk and struck out
four. johnson gave up five hits
and one walk while tanning two.
DeShields, besides pitching the
win led both teams at bat with
three hits for five times up. Ba-
ker and Holland got two each.
johnson secured EIanteo's hit.
The daily independent., 1937-06-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York 9, ST. Louis 6.
Washington 6. Cleveland 2.
Chicago 7, Philadelphia 2.
Boston 9, Detroit O.
The daily independent., 1937-06-25
Daily Independent Bowlers Take 2 Out
OF ; Games From The Denwo0d
Love, Owens, Midget
and Marshall Good
In Each Game

The Daily Independent bowling
crew tossed that round pill right
down those sliding alleys last
night to win two out CT three
games from the DenWoOd team.
The papers win gave them a sho.
at the league title tonight when
they will match the Aydlett candy
makers, who gained the finals by
beating the Pell Paper Box team
some time ago.
The final game is scheduled to
start tonight at o'clock prompt.
For several months this bowling
league has been functioning in the
best of style and the ending to-
night is sure to top all league ac-
tivitieS.
Little Willie" Love led the
daily paper team with q .otal Of
334 pins. Calvin Owens was sec
ond to Love with grand total Of
324 wooden men. L0gimer Midget
was third high for the Independ-
ents with 319 pins and Johnathan
Marshall rounded things up with
313 pins.
These are about the highest
totals the team has had through
out the league play. Tonight they
will be hurting those balls with
the greatest care and skill of their
careers on the WaXed ways.
The Denwood tribe was fight
ing the entire night. trying their
hardest to get into the lead. In
the second game they did pull
through to win but in the other
contests they failed to click.
Russell EoX topped all high
score honors oI the night with a
total of 377. That is some score
for one bowler and Box really did
it. Floyd Whaley cracked 81 pins,
while White and Brown fell be-
low 800.
1t was fast and exciting
match. Both teams were really
bowling and every one was On the
edge trying to figure the winner
before each game was completed
but no person present was able
m plIeSS
The daily independent., 1937-06-25

any amateur in gymnasium.
It was a different Louis that
trained for and fought Sharkey,
Ettore, BreScia, Eddie Simms-
and Braddock. 1t was a different
Louis inside the ring and out OF
it. 1t was young Negro who was
striving mightyly to use his brains.
Never did any man ever concen-
trate harder than the Bomber
during his eight weeks of cond,-
tioning at Kenosha for Tuesdays
fight. He was in there think
ing harder than he was punching.
That's why he often made such
poor ShoWingS against his spar
mates. He was not merely Shuf-
fling out there to knockout medi-
ocre punching bags-he was try
ing to accomplish new StrategemS
trying to block blows With arm
aru glove-so that when those
ame blows we're hurled by a
spaedier opponent. they would be
blocked too. In the old days he
didn't try to. Block sparring part
nerS to the punch.
The Louis that WreSted the title
from Braddock was improved
more than 100 per cent in box
ing skill over the Bomber who was
kayoed by Schmeling. And the
Louis that is champion now is a
far different man out Of the ring.
When interviewed by a group Of
reporters or by lone writer, his
replies are no longer limited to
words of one syllable. Now he
can exchange repartee with any
one. He is genial, talkative and
at ease. He thinks quickly and
intelligently.
The daily independent., 1937-06-25
American League
Yest' 'rday's Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston 9, Pittsburgh 6.
Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 4.
st. Louis 13, Brooklyn 3.
Chicago 10, New York 5.
The daily independent., 1937-06-25
American Tennis
Aces Continue To
Win In England
Grant, Bu,;ge, Mako and
Parker Lead for U. $. In
The All-English Event
BY ROBERT DOWSON

/
Wimbledon, Eng. June 24-(U.R
The U. S. march toward the mems
singles championship of the all
England Tennis tourney continu-
ed uninterrupted today as Don
Bulge, Bitsy Grant, Gene Mako
and frankie Parker surged into
the round of 16.
Queen Mary, wearing dark SUM-
glasses, made her first visit to
Wimbledon this year.
Bulge, only American to win
in straight sets, beat the veteran
French !nternationaliSt, Christian
BouSSuS, 6-1, Ga, 6-2; Parker re-
giStered a 60, 6-1, ST, 8-6 de-
cision over Murray Delaford, up
coming English lad. Mako beat a
Chinese, Sin Kie Kho, 3-6, 6-1,
60, Ga.
Grant caused a furry of ex-
citement by falling heavily dur
ing the closing set of his match.
Two ambulance attendants and a
nurse rushed out but Bitsy arose
patted the nurse on the shoulder,
smiled and said never mind,
thanks" He then ran out the
match with the loss of only one
additional point.
Among the other matches, re-
suits of which put the winners in
the round Of 16, Baron Gottfried
Won Cramm, Germany, beat JirU
Yamagishi, Japan, Ga, Ga, 3-6,
6-4; Civian McGrath, Australia
DEBATED Josef Pallada, Jugoslavia,
4-6, 6-3, Us, 60; Jack Crawford,
Australia defeated Franka Kukul-
jevic, Jugoslavia, 6-3, 6-2, 1913;
Bunny Austin, England defeated
John BromWich, Australia, So,
4-6, 60, 8-6.
The other eight survivors were
Andre LacroiX, Belgium; Allan
Stedman, New Zealand; DR.. Dan
iel Prem, German-JeWish exile;
Ladislaus Hecht, Czechoslovakia;
Henner Henkel, German, and
Laurence Shaft, Charles Hare
and Ronald Shayes, all of Great
Britain.
There was no play in Women's
singles. In the other divis: ons the
pretty American duo of Alice
Marble, U. S. National champion
from San Francisco and Katie
Winthrop of Boston, bowed in
%econd-round match to Nine Rene
Hathieu of France and Adeline
Maude CBillie) Yorke of England,
6-2, 6-4.
Another American bid ended
when Wayne Sabin of Los Angeles
and Mss Winthrop lost a first
round mixed doubles match to w.
A. R. Collins and Mrs. r. G.
Machines of Great Britain, Ga,
7-5.
Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, Cal,
the defending champion in Wo-
mems singles, teamed up with
last years runner-up, Mrs. Hide
Krahwinkel Sperling of Denmark
to move into the second round OF
women's doubles over Mrs. A. H.
MellowS and Mrs. K. j. Under
Wod of England, 8-6, 6-2.
The daily independent., 1937-06-25
BY JACK CUDDY

Chicago, June 24-Portrait of a
champion:
Shuffin' Joe Louis looked SO bad
in his last workout at KenoSha,
Wis, that even his most ardent
Negro admirers in the Lakefront
Stadium groaned and rolled their
eyes.
AS the opening gong rang Tues
day night for his big fight with
Jimmy Braddock, you could see
worry written in capital letters all
over JCe's brown face.
And when BraddOck rushed out
and took that opening pot shot
at the BOmber's head-a shot that
missed Marse Louis face showed
clearly that he was startled. All
during that bout n which he
marched to the world heavyweight
championship his face reflected
The tide of battle.
I emphasize the eXpressivene-s
of the tan tornados face because
It tells the story of cur new heavy
weight champion - the young
Negro who used to be called "Pok-
er Face" the Man in the Brown
Mask" etc.
Psychologist claim that the CX-
pre-, sion on the human Counten-
ancG-Cr lack of it-denOteS intel
)iaenCe and a brain that is work.
ing-or lack of intelligence and
stupidity.
It is my contention that Max
| Schmeling'S laundering right fist
blasted Joe Louis brain out Of its
lethargy. l doubt if SChmeling or
the Bomber ever realizes what
that 12-round knockout last June
did for the young Negro. Since
then Louis has been thinking
every time he pulled on those
wine colored gloves-eVcn in the
training camps.
When you stop to figure it out
now, it was easy to understand
why jolting Joe was a complacent,
poker 2Ced youngster as he
marched up the pugilistic ladder
with a long string of knockouts.
He was just a fighting machine in
those days-a machine that had
been taught how to blast men un-
conscious in the ring-a machine
into which the killer instinct had
been welded by Trainer Jack
Blackburn. On his march toward
the top, Louis never had to do
much thinking.
He was q strong, well built young
Negro-born in an Alabama cabin
and raised in Detroit. He had
littiC education. He had always
worked with his body and he con-
tinued to work with his body in
the ring. His face reflected that
great lack of mental activity.
But all this was changed in
Yankee Stadium that night, when
Herr Schmeling landed Sc rights
to the Bombers head and the
mighty Bomber was knocked out.
After that night Louis had to
think. You could almost hear the
wheels creaking in his head as he
trained for The Sharkey fight-as
he started to learn the boxing
busme.o all over again-juSt like