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Evening star., 1937-01-11
Turover Gives Cup.

WEARS ago I. S. Tlrover retired as
the undefeated champion Of the
District Of Columbia. Alert to the
possibilities Of developing expert play
ers from youth in local schools. the
international master has encouraged
school chess by providing beautiful
silver cup for biannual team compe-
tition.
Easter, 1885. marked the first school
team tourney for the Turover Trophy.
Central won. Shortly after the Fall
semester of school. 1896, was begun
Evening star., 1937-01-11
GRID WAR A STALEMATE
Police Boys, Congress Heights in
Third Scoreless Tie.

Having played their third scoreless
tie, the Police Boys Club Varsity
and Congress Heights A. c. today
agreed to call their battle for the
District unlimited foot ball cham
pionship a stalemate.
Battling in downpour yesterday
on a sloppy field at Fairlawn, the
Police eleven advanced to the Congress
Heights l4-yard line as the game
ended. The chief Congress Heights
threat came in the second period,
when 1t advanced to the Police 30
yard line.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
FAST LIGHTWEIGHT
BOUT IN PROSPECT
Taylor, Straiges Look Well
Matched for 8-Rounder
Here Tonight.

UCKY TAYLOR, who never has
* Travelled very far along fs-
tianas bumpy path, and Joe
0 Straiges, who has given some
promise Of doing 80. will hop of ring
dom's treadmill to engage In an eight
round feature fight tonight at Tur-
ner's Arena.
Although neither lightweight has
attracted even a small measure Of ma
tional recognition thus far in their
respective careers. they apparently are
well matched and probably will pro-
vide local ringworms with some hectic
action.
Taylor recently knocked out Sam
Bracala here, while Straiges has been
impressive in four local appearances
against mediocre opponents. The 49,
year-old Straiees Is undefeated in AZ
bouts and Is rated as likely prospect
by many fans.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
SiIas Stagins Comeback.

CID SILAS, who recently launched
comeback in New York rings fol-
lowing lengthy lay-off after being
chilled by Phil Furr here, will face
Eddie McGeever, Scranton, Pa, well
terweight, in another eight-rounder.
Another welterweight scrap pits
Clarence Sloat, who performed at
Portner's Arena in Alexandra before
boxing was legalized in the District,
against Young Palmer in six
rounder, while another bout scheduled
for six rounds lists Hunter Crostic,
recent graduate of amateur circles,
meeting Vincent Solters, a fair mid
dleweight.
Opening the card at $50 O'Clock
will be Doug Swetnam and Ray In
gram, local featherweights, who will
collide In . four-rounder.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
DISTRICT GOLFERS
WILL HEAR REPORT
Delegates to Air U. S. G. A.
Stand on Code as 1t
Affects Capital.

~ ACK from attending the annual
- meeting of the United States
| Golf Association in New York.
- three officers OF the District of
Columbia association will tell their as
sociates on the Executive Committee
tomorrow night the stand Of the ma
tional golf body on several questions
that may affect the game as 1t Is
played around Washington. The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the local organi-
zation will be the guests Of Secretary
Barr at q meeting at the Columbia
Country Club tomorrow night and will
hear the report Of the three men who
represented the association at the U. s.
g. A. gathering.
Hold Private Meeting.
THE three who attended the New
York meeting were President
Martin r. West Of Columbia. Vice
President James A. Cosgrove of Manor
and Secretary Barr Of Columbia.
I'VE had q private meeting with
President John G. Jackson Of the
United States Golf Association" DR..
Barr said today. I'VE discussed many
things. among them the stymie, which
We have barred from our events, but
We do not feel that We can say any
thing about the meeting just now, ex-
cept that which transpired in the open
meeting and has been published.
They are a fine group OF men.
those officers of the United States Golf
Association, and I think the future
OF the game Is safe in their hands"
Stymie Status Uncertain.
WHETHER the District association
will retain its ban on the stymie
Is not yet known. although it was
understood among the newspaper men
at New York that some action BY the
U. s. G. A. on the stymie can be ex-
pected within year, to toss the thing
out the window in 50 far as match play
in the United States Is concerned.
However. the y. s. G. A. has made no
ofhcial pronouncement Of this nature
and will string along with the stymie
this year. Cosgrove made q speech
during the meeting telling Of the stand
of the District association against the
stymie and the reasons for its ban.
No action was taken.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
TELLER SATISFIED
/. BY TRIBES $4,000
More Than Expected Says
Dad as Boy HurIer Goes
Back to School.
BY the Associated Press.

oS thC hsSOIldlCu IItoos
- LEVELAND, January Ii
Rookie Bob Feller returned
today to his Iowa home about
~ $4,000 richer, half inch
taller and nearly 10 pounds heavier
than when the American League base
ball season closed.
The sensational fireball pitcher came
here yesterday, signed 1887 contract
with the Cleveland Indians, attended
father-and-son church dinner with
his father, William Feller, then went
back to his advanced algebra class at
Van Meter, Iowa, High School.
I'VE got more than We expected"
said senior Feller, an angular, taciturn
farmer who signed the contract as his
17-year-old sons legal guardian.
Hurler, Dad Pleased.
TERMS were not disclosed, but the
figure was believed to be about
half the demanded $4,000. still prob
ably the highest figure ever paid any
rookie hurler.
Both Bob and I are fully satisfied
with the contract" said Cyril c. Slap
nicka. general manager Of the Cleve-
land club. who announced that "in the
future will take care Of all his con-
tracts-that includes everything"
The Iowa schoolboy. who broke into
the big league firing in the middle Of
the last campaign and hung up a new
American loop strike-out record Of II
in q single game, was most imme-
diately concerned with his studies.
Base Ball School Ban Seen.
LIE PLANS to work in his entire
senior year before he leaves late
in February for the Indians New Or
leans training camp, and perhaps re-
turn to Van Meter in May to receive
his diploma
Slapnicka's announcement that he
would handle Feller's business affairs
was taken to mean that the prize
rookie would not join Ray Doan's base
ball school at Hot Springs, Ark.
The Tribes general manager had
opposed the move and it was one Of
the things which held up contract ne
gotiations. Club officials feared it
might harm Feller's arm. Slapnicka
would not discuss contract terms.
rl.~aa v.ar. AVA Hno;l 0y,.;tb
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Los ANGELES GOLF
RACE W|ND-UP HOT
Smith Shoots Course Mark,
Enters Final Only 2 Up
on GuIdahi, Cooper.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
T OS ANGELES, January IL
Horton Smith of Chicago, big
I gest money winner in profess
- sional golf last year. carried a
two-stroke lead into the final l8
holes Of the $4,000 Los Angeles open
today.
Long-legged Horton made a bril-
liant drive toward the winners S2,500
purse when he out-stroked par II by
seven shots yesterday and hung up q
54-hole card of 206.
Thrilling a gallery of more than
1000. Smith lowered the Grifith Park
course record by one stroke.
Leader Still Pressed.
LIE STILL faced stern opposition
= = with Harry Cooper Of Chicago
and big Ralph Guldahl Of st. Louis
opening the final play with 2os.
Guldahl shot q 66 yesterday and
Cooper SO.
At the close Of the third round the
three leaders and only three other
entries had been able to keep under
par-young Art Bell of Pasadena. 209;
Jules Huot. French Canadian ace from
Quebec, 2l1, and unheralded Mark
Fry of Oakland, 2l2. Bell and Fry
had 70s yesterday, and Huot 72.
Not to be counted out until the last
were Henry Picard Of Hershey, Pa,
and AL Kreuger, Beloit, Wis, at 213,
and seven more players in the 2l4
bracket, paced Paul Runyan Of White
Plains, N. Y, and Johnny Revolta Of
Evanston. Ill.
Other SIbpar Rounds.
YESTERDAYS subpar rounds in
cluded Sc by Craig Wood Of
New York, Frank Stuhler's 6s, Denny
Shute's SO and another SO by Bruce
Mccormick of Los Angeles, leading
amateur at that point.
Lawson Little Of San Francisco,
ex-amateur king. again found rough
going and wound up with 70 for 226.
The purse was divided as follows:
First, $2,500; second. $1.500: third,
$1,000; fourth, $3.50: NTH, $500; sixth,
s40o; seventh, $3.50; eighth, $3.50:
ninth. $100: tenth, SIS; eleventh, $50;
twelfth, s45: thirteenth. s35: four
teenth, $25. and fifteenth, $40.
Jimmy Hines of Garden City. Long
Island, trailing with ais, won the
tournament last year.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASb0ClAted FfesS.
Today year ago-Willie Hoppe
defeated Welker Cochrane for world
three-cushion billiards title. U. S.
q. A. voted against changing stymie
mia.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Social Club to Meet.

AN EXCLUSIVE gathering Of all
pledged members Of the WASH
ington Downtown Social Chess Club
will be held Thursday, 8 pm. sports
department, Evening Star Building.
Visitors are welcome TO at
tend this meeting II they wish
to AFFILIATE with the up-t0-date
social chess club. The club is
non-profit undertaking, = sub
sistence fee Of 81 monthly con-
stituting the sole expense to the
individual member.
Lectures, matches and over-the-
board play are just few items Of the
proposed program. Ladies are cor
daily invited to participate in the
activity and attend the Thursday con-
ference.
Round No. 6 Of the M. c. A. team
tourney will be played Thursday, jan
uary II.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
sc Ball School Ban Seen.

Three years ago-Cecil Smith
and Elmer Boeseke raised to 10
goal polo handicaps. Babe Ruth
and Col. Jacob Rupert agreed on
terms for Ruth's salary. reported
to be $35,
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Individual School Champion.
THIRTEEN contestants are COM
batting for the individual school
championship medal that J. G. In
gram. boys director Of the Y. M. G. A.,
has made possible.
A 12-inch bronze cup will Be
presented to the champion to
hold until the next annual in
dividual tournament for school
players Is announced.
Entered in the championship tilt
are Wallace Magathan, Samuel Bass,
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Anacostia Case an Example.

OR TAKE that much-mooted case
" of a practice ball during the
course Of a match, such as happened
at Anacostia two years ago, when no
one seemed to know what to do about
a practice shot hit by one of the con-
testants during a match. With that
in mind the association now has ruled
that playing of practice shot Is
contrary to the custom OF the game
and entails loss of the hole. That's
also reasonable.
For years there has been division of
opinion about ball lying on a bridge
crossing q water hazard. That rule
now is cleared up by the United
States Golf Association which rules
that the ball must be played from
the bridge or dropped under the wa
ter-hazard rule. But If the bridge
does not cross a hazard he may drop
without penalty not nearer the hole.
Frequently either in match or medal
play you'll find that two competitors
play the same kind Of golf ball. The
association now recommends that
each player mark his ball so there
may be no mix-up which might en-
tail loss of the hole in match play
or loss Of strokes in medal play.
q. S. G. A. Doing Good Job.
GIFT 'em all down, analyze them.
- and you'll find that the rules of
golf are founded on common sense
and on craftsmanship. And you'll
also find that the United States Golf
Association Is doing a plenty swell
Job In keeping the game on a sound
and fair basis. Certainly there are
cases where the rules seem to con-
fiict, but there's hardly a case where
any incident occurring in the game
isn't covered by one rule or another.
Not that We should be golf lawyers
there are plenty of them around), but
the rules are there to be adhered to
and they are reasonable and sound
rules.
You'll find lots Of cases where there
Is some doubt about the out-of- bounds
rule, whether the inside edge Of the
line or the outside edge is the line to
follow. The U. S. G. A. has cleared
ap that point with a ruling that in
the interest Of uniformity the inside
line, taken on the ground of the posts
or other markers, shall be the limits of
the course. But II the committee
marks the boundaries with a white
line, the outside of the line shall be
the course boundary
Stymie Causes Misgiving.
mentioning the stynie
wv by name, the annual report Of
the U. S. G. A. says: 1T has been
brought to the attention of the Rules
of Golf Committee that certain rules
and regulations of sectional associa-
lions or local committees show a ten
dency to depart from the rules and
tradition Of the game, and the COM
mittee has viewed such action with no
little miSgiving.
1T cannot express too strongly the
hope that all sectional associations,
clubs, committees and golfers in gen.
eral will endeavor to play the game
in accordance with the rules estab-
iished by the Royal and Ancient Golf
Clubs Rules of Golf Committee
and the United States Golf Asso-
citation. Any other course leads to
confusion and develops among golfers
an uncertainty as to their rights which
must impair, If not destroy, the pleas
ure of the game whether in a friendly
match or an important competition"
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Totals I2 6 40 Totals - 10 21
Referee-Mr. Enright Goyola).
Evening star., 1937-01-11
o Rules Based on Plain Let Coasts Master Basketer
%E E; & s

the second team tourney was initiated.
Central by her recent victory has
placed two legs on the cup and should
the performance be duplicated In the
forthcoming Easter battle, Central
will gain permanent possession OF the
chess trophy.
Centrals team score against:
u;Es Round ~. L r!RseSu Round ~ i. i
RReesossev,ls-.4 I RooseVelt--- RMsl:eRlt ~ "
Eastern--- 3 L. Esstern-- o.
sOne game ad. zone game ad-
tourned. journed.
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Totals 10 10 30 Totals 13
Referee-Mr. Enright Goyola).
Evening star., 1937-01-11

. ACK from attending the annual
- meeting Of the United States
Golf Association in New York,
- three Officers of the District of
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
INVOLVED SETUP

Definite action, however, will
have to wait until the complex
machinery for carrying out the
housing projects has been de-
veloped.
Naturally it will be impossible
to allocate funds appropriated for
the better housing movement
until the various subsidiary organ
;Zations qualify under conditions
specified under the act.
Funds, according to provisions
of the bill, are to be made avail
able to housing authorities set up
by the various States and cities.
In the District of Columbia this is
yet to be done.
The Alley and Dwelling Author
ity now set up here is a creation
of the Congress. Either it's char.
ter would have to be changed to
make it eligible to function as the
agent of the District or a new
body would have to be created by
the District Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
'AD' CAMP PA|GN
FOR COAL URGED

A change in the bituminous coal
code, making available hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually
for newspaper advertising by soft
coal producers, was recommended
yesterday by E. w. Dobson, chair
man Of the board of the American
Retail Coal Association, at hear.
ing before the National Bitumi-
nous Coal Commission in the Carl
ton Hotel.
Dobson declared that the indus
try had never been properly pre-
sented to the public. He suggested
] cent from each ton of soft coal
produced be appropriated for ad.
vertising purposes. Under the regu-
lations now in force under the BIZ
luminous coal code advertising
campaigns on a large scale are
banned.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
PenniIess!
Halle Is 'BrOke,'
Says Cousin

WELLESLEY, Mass, U.N.S0.
Halle Selassie, deposed Emperor
of Ethiopia, is practically without
means, according to DR.. Malaku
E. Bayen, cousin and personal
physician of SelasSie.
DR.. Bayen, speaking before the
Summer Institute for Social Prog.
ress at Wellesley College, said that
although fanciful tales Of great
wealth taken from treasure vaults
of Ethiopia have been told the
Emperor has little Of his once vast
fortune left.
He further declared that the
Ethiopian people have not given
up the fight against the Italian
aggression.
Twenty million people will
have to be exterminated before
there will be any peace" con-
cluded the doctor.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
STRIKE THREAT,
RAILWAY UNIONS
ACE IN PARLEYS
Demand for 20 Pct. Pay
Increase Pressed

CHICAGO, Aug. 26 G.N.S0.
The threat of a nationwide rail-
road strike was their ace in the
hole as union leaders today put
their heads together on what card
to play next in winning a 20 per
cent wage boost for the big Five"
BrotherhoodS.
The unions suffered a setback
yesterday when the road opera.
tors refused their demands for the
increase which they estimated
would add $112,000,000 annually
to the payrolls.
CALLED RUINOUS
The decision ended two and one.
half weeks Of negotiations between
$50 union chairmen and man.
agement committee of is repre-.
senting So class I roads.
H. A. Enochs, spokesman for
the operators, said any increase at
this time would be ruinouS.
The union delegates, represent
ing $4,000 trainmen, engineers,
III CI11CI1, COI1uuCbOAO eA1AO oWAVSAA@
men, have been empowered by 81
per cent of the workers to call q
strike If necessary.
LAST RESORT
But such a recourse would be
taken only as last resort, it was
stated. First the dispute may be
put up to the Federal Mediation
Board. If no success is met there
it may be put up to an arbitra-
ton board, the decision Of which
would be binding.
Even if the unions elect to call
a strike without further prelimi-
naries President Roosevelt has the
power to declare an emergency
and thus delay action for so days
while a fact finding board takes
up the question. Although the
boards opinion cannot be en-.
forced, it is believed that public
opinion would force adoption Of
it's recommendations.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
MEANS MANY JOBS

The interest aroused by favor
able action by Congress on the
much-discussed bill is based upon
the prospect for employment of
various building craftsmen.
Preliminary surveys, undertaken
primarily for guidance of the law
makers and the executive depart
ments of the Government, have di-
rected attention to needs of the
District of Columbia, among other
metropolitan areas, for the need
for adequate and modernized
housing, especially for those in
the lower income brackets, as well
as the crying need for removal
of Slum areas.
First steps for putting into ef-
feet the provisions Of the Wagner
act have already been taken in
some States and cities.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
CLIO. MUades CAPITOL Hill

U.NS0 The c. I. o. has off
cially entered the National Capital
after weeks Of delay by granting q
charter for union Of secretaries
to Senators and Representatives.
The charter for the secretaries
guild was issued py the United
Federal Workers Of America, the
John L. Lewis organization which
is seeking to unionize hundreds of
thousands Of Government work
erS.
Approval of the charter for the
Capitol Hill group was delayed
three months after 20 secretaries
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
SET NEW RECORD

Erecting 4,2OO tons of structural
steel in so days without a serious
accident, members of Ironworkers'
Local Union No. S, of the Inter-
national Association of Bridge,
Structural and Ornamental Iron
workers, A. F. of L.. affiliate, have
set a new record for safety on the
job.
The record was made while en-
gagged on construction of the new
Apex Building, last of the famous
Government triangle" structures,
on which work is still proceeding.
The work is admittedly one of the
most hazardous in the construc-
ton industry. Announcement of
the new record is timely in that
it comedies with the special safety
campaign which the Washing
ton Building Trades Council has
had under way for many months.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
TRUCE WITH HUNT

The John W. Hunt Company,
whose employment Of non-union
workmen on school projects here
resulted in a strike on several jobs
a few weeks ago. is now numbered
among the leading union contrac-
tors, all former difficulties having
been fully adjusted.
The entire building industry
here is well pleased with the
fricendly manner with which &C
tivities have been conducted since
the understanding was reached.
according to John Locher, execu-
tive secretary Of the Washington
Building Trades Council.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
NEW LOCAL

Another new local union has
been added to the roster of the
Washington Central Labor Union,
Local Union No. 81, International
Union of Elevator Operators and
Starters. George Fugtisler, Paul
E. Knowles and Fred w. Tast have
been recognized as delegates.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
Petting Parties
Outrank Food

DIES MONIES, Iowa. Aug. 26
dN.S0.-A downtown hamburger
shop owner is glad that auto
mobile drivers like the space he
provides for them to park their
cars, but he wishes more Of them
would order food, he said re-
Gently.
Almost everyone who drives
In the parking space wants to
pet-they just refuse to Order"
he complained.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
VOTE FAVORs UNION

Drivers for the Uline Ice Com.
pany Of Washington have voted
in favor Of Truck Drivers Local
Union No. 639 becoming the sole
collective bargaining agency for
the firms drivers and helpers. H.
A. Patterson, business representa-
tive for the local, has opened ne
gotiations with the management
for a union contract covering
wages, hours and working condi.
tions.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
Output of Coal
On the Upgrade

WALSENBURG, Col, Aug. 26
QNS0.-Predictions of q busy
fall in the coal mine regions Of
southern Colorado were based on
figures compiled by William
Vaughn, district representative
for the United Mine Workers.
Nearly every mine in Huerfano
county was In operation through
out the summer, he said, with 10
per cent more men employed than
q year ago.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26

NOI uIlTH FTtSIutlI fVOOotVtII
has signed the Wagner act, natu-
rally, will there be much definite
forthcoming in the way of plans
for low-cost housing as it will af-
feet the District.
And even after the President has
signed the act there will doubtless
be an interval, the duration Of
which it would be impossible to
estimate now, before definite plans
can be projected.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26

to members of Congress decided
to throw their lot with C. I. o.
The new charter carries the
names of John Kennedy, secretary
to Representative O'Connell CD
of Montana, as president; A. M.
Stefano, secretary to Representa-
tive Bernard F.-L) Of Minnesota.
as vice president; Robert Green
berg, secretary to Representative
Tiegen (F.-LO of Minnesota, as sec
retary, and William Skeels, Secre-
tary to Representative Lemke (RO
of North Dakota, as sergeant-at-
arms.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26

one and one-half million dollars
is to be expended. The addition
to the Falkland properties. located
near Sixteenth Street and the
East-West Highway, is another
one million dollar project. Both
Of these are being financed by
private capital, with mortgages in
Sured by the Federal Housing Ad-
miniStration, and are giving en-
ployment to many building trades
men.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
PROJECTS SLATED

In the meantime several large
projects, largely financed under
Federal agencies, are now. under
way in or near the District, or
will soon be.
These include the Brentwood
Apartment project, in which about
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
Road Captured
By EthiOpians

LONDON, Aug. 26 I.N.SO.
Ethiopian tribesmen have cap
tured a section Of a new Italian
road between MasSawa and Adds
Ababa, severing communications.
it was reported today.
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
Union Labor Sees Prosperity Ahead Witt
Passage of Wagner Measure

Representatives of local labor unions desiring h0Oe
public notice made of meetings. other union dctU
tiles of interest to labor general inUted
Urite telephone the necessary information to the
Labor News Editor of The Warrington Times
The Washington times., 1937-08-26
BY THE LABOR NEWS EDITOR

Union labor in general and members of the various building
crafts particular awaiting with interest the forthcoming
chapters the local building story due in the few months