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The Washington times., 1937-08-30
5000 Madrid Troops
Taken Prisoners

HENDAYE, France, Aug. 80
G.N.SO.-Three thousand Madrid
troops were taken prisoner today
as nationalist armies drove
through the mountains west Of
captured Santander in a cleanup
offensive.
Checking the Madrid offensive
on the Zuera sector Of the eastern
front, between Sargossa and
Huesca, the nationalist put the
Madrid army to disorderly retreat,
according to nationalist claims,
and wounded several thousand"
Eight Madrid airplanes were re-
ported shot down.
In the push west of Santander,
the nationalist captured Cabuer-
MICA, and now are battling outside
CommillaS. The town is expected
to fall at any moment, leaving a
clear road to San Vicente de Ia
Barquer.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
DISTRICT GIRL
IN CHUTE LEAP

MANASSAS, Va. Aug. 30.-The
feature thrill of an air show here
yesterday was provided by a
washington stenographer who has
adopted parachute jumping as a
hobby.
Miss Helen ]. Frigo, 81, of 1856
Twenty-second st. N. W., Wash
ington, contributed her bit for the
show by stepping into the air
from a plane 1000 feet above the
Manassas Air Field. After land
ing, she explained:
II tried it once about three
years ago when I first started
flying, and have been making
the jumps ever since. It's just
a hobby"
The show was held to raise funds
for improvement of the air field
here.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
Serves Il Years,
Gets 2 to 10 More

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.-For
IA years Patrick Come, who stole
$50 in hold-up he staged with a
toy gun, lived inside the walls of
the State Hospital for the Insane
at FairvieW.
Recently, pronounced cured by
hospital officials, he stood before
Quarter Sessions Judge Harry S.
McDevitt and heard himself SEN
fenced to serve from two to 10
years more in Eastern Penitentiary
for the same hold-up.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30

Thomas p. Darcy Is leader and
Karl Hubner, assistant leader.
The Army Band will also give an
other Of its popular summer con-
certs at the Walter Reed Hospital
at $50 o'clock tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
MADRID TROOPS.
SEIZE TERRITORY
IN BIG ADVANCE
Surge Forward on 3
Fronts Near Capital

SALAMANCA, Aug. 80
u.N.S)-A Nationalist COM
munique today declared that
1000 Madrid troops were killed
when their attack at AImudevar
on the AragOn front was re-
pulsed by superior Nationalist
forces.
MADRID, Aug. 80 Q.N.SJ.
Scores of square miles Of territory
fell into government hands and
casualties on both sides rapidly
mounted as government troops in
one Of the biggest operations of
the civil war Surged forward on
three fronts northeast of here.
Nationalist victories, meanwhile,
were claimed on the sector west
Of Santander.
FIERCE FIGHTING
The most ferocious fighting
conferred on Belchite, city of 1000
on the SaragoSSa sector. Belchite
is fully surrounded by government
forces, but its desperately battling
nationalist defenders refused to
surrender.
One leftist army advanced from
Mediana toward Burgo De Ebro
and reached q point less than IL
miles from historic Saragossa,
which now is threatened from
three sides.
REACH SAN MATEO
Another column along the So
mile Huesca-SaragoSSa front
reached San Mateo.
Isolating a large force of
nationalist at Rosalas Del Deque,
government forces smashed for
ward in the Guadalajara sector
and cut the road from San Fran
cisco. In a new offensive in that
section, Madrid announced, the
towns of Alcala Ell Donajo and
Tuejar Sierra were taken.
Six nationalist airplanes raided
Valencia, the temporary capital,
dropping bombs for two hours, but
only three persons were killed and
several wounded.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
TEMPERATURES
DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January /, 1887, $50.
Excess of temperature since Au-
gust /, 1887, 7.6. Accumulated ex-
cess of precipitation since Janu-
airy /, 1887, 1882. Excess precipi-
tation since August /, 1887, 2.76..
Temperature same date last
year-highest, 70; lowest, IS.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
CONCERT IN PARK

The Army Band will give a con-
cert at the District Of Columbia
World War Memorial in Potomac
Park at 7:30 p. m. today Capt.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30

Paintings by American Indians. Ex-
amples of the Remarkable Technique
of Some Of the Foremost Indian Artists
Of the Present Day Reproduced in Full
Color in The American Weekly with
Sundays Washington Herald.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30

"Wind," an Entertaining short F'":
tiOn Story by Maurice Buckley About
=" '-""d" Tito ibid y ." ', >
Couldn't Forget. Read 1t in The Amer
=. ,.seh,s, with sundays Washing
ton Herald,
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

caballo. Ell Comandante esta-
ba sentado en- su despacho con
ell DR.. Hoffman,. Discutian a.
entertainments. Una vez, lla-
GO a mis- ofdos la palabra "gue
rra". No me interesaba 10 mas
minimo. A las cinco me despe-
di, pretextando que tenfamos
vista en- casa. Ferd me acorn
paf6 hasta la puerta. va fue-
"a, me dijo:
Leon va a morirse en- Sc
guida. Aver volvi6 a tener un
v6mito de sangre.
LIE di la mano. Con la otra,
spretaba en- ell bolsillo la mo-
neda.
-lPor que noras?-me
pregunt6.
-Porque me da pena del
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
ycfoRIA DE DICK sHI-
KAT

New York, MARIO 15.-Un
excampe6n mundial de luclhas,
ell aleman Dick Shikat, derrot6
aqui 2 Jim McMullen, M Ohica-
go, que hace pocos dfas lesiono
a Everett Marshall, ug0 de los
aspirantes al titulo.
La batalaa entire los dos mas
todontes dur6 2 horas, / minpd
Y 81 segundos. McMillen Sc de-
bilit6 y tuvo que rendirse a una
doble llavepde hombro.
POGO antes de ser derotado
McMillen habfa tirado a Shikat
por las sogas, pero sin lastimaE-
%. Dos de la sluchas anunciadas
tuvieron que cancelarse a eau
sa ID attraction del progr4ma.
James James, de Hollywood,
California, hizo tabIas con ell
italiano Salvatore Balbo. Cada
uno pesaba 185 libras.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

Ell PROGRAMA DE LUCHAS
DE ESTA NOCFIE EN- BEN
NJ FIELD

Esta noche, en- Benjamin
Field, 81 luchador russo Ivan
VakturoM, derrotado la sema-
ma pasada, tendra de contrario
a Pat Newman, ell popular lu-
chador de Augusta, estado de
Georgia.
Pat Sc march6 de Tampa ha-
&c algunos meses, atacado de
malaria, y ahora Sc encuentra
restablecido por complete.
Sc Ina fijado al encunetro I'm
Unite de so minutes, con solo
una caida.
Mike Ribbons, excampe5n in
THEOLOGICAL, Sc batira con ell We
terano frances Luis LAchene,
un experto.
Jack Leaguem, de Texas, un
vilalno, tendra de contrario al
supervilalno Hans Schuman, I'm
aleman.
TODD indica CUE a League Sc
lie preparara el campo para una
larga temporada en- Tampa.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

BERN, mario N5.-La recep-
ci6n hecha por la pgensa alena-
ma a la oferta que Schmeling
Ihiciera aeJimmy Braddock, en-
los IEstados Unidos, prueba a
los observadoresque Ell gobier-
mo de Hitler respalda la propo-
sici6n.
FL empresario Walter Roth
onburg ofrece los $250,000 y los
derechos de cinematografIa y
ssto hace suponer que sus pro-
estores Sc halaln listosp para
gastar Ell dinero necesarb y que
la pelea de campeonato Sc veri-
fique en- Berlp.
Isl BraddocK acepta la propo-
sici6n, la oferta de Schmeling
SO podra llevar a termino sin
dificultades.
Todos Ios peri6dicos han con-
cedido espacio de primera pla-
ma a la noticia y 81 6rgano del
partido nazi, "Angriff", dice
vemos que la demanda financie-
ra de Braddock esta mas 0 me-
nos de acuerdo con la oferta de
Schmeling. Por 10 tanto puede
suponerse que muy pronto Sc
elgara a un acuerdo".
Cuando Schmeling vic en- ell
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que Hitler respaffda la oferta
Mocha por Max SchmeEng
!. Ell diario de Hitler espera que Braddock
acepte la proposition

mes de enero que habia pocas
probabilidades de que la pelea
suya con BraddccK Sc ~efectua-
ra en- New York, Visit6 en- con-
sulta al cancillef Hitler. Creese
que el canciller e atkoriz6 para
proponer, aunqaie os Veri6dicos
dicen que Alen ania no sacrifi-
cara dinero exit enjero, que pu-
diera ser empleado mejor, en- a.
limentos. A pesar de ESQ TODD
indica que Ell ReicsbankS apsr-
taria Ell dinero 81 Sc crearan po-
sibilidades de vender muchos
de los billetes en- ell e~xtranjero.
Rothenbgrg, que espera ser
Ell empresario del "matchs, ase-
gura que podra colocar de 10,-
90 a 10000 asientos en- Ell es-
tadio.
Actualmente la capacidad de
spectators del Sstadio es So
o de $4,000.
Schmeling se convirtio en-
no de los heroes alemanes des-
pues de derrotar q Jose Luis.
su popularidad Sc elev6 a las
aubes en- un momento.
En- abril del ano pasado dos
peri6dicos "nazis" hablaron de
boycott contra la compania de
vapores North German Lloyd,
porque dijo que pensaba orga-
nizar una excursion con mott
vo de la pelea Schmeling-Luis.
Cuando Schmeling EMBARGO
para los Estados Unidos, acudie
ron a despedirlo muy pocas per
sonas. No hubo dsspedida off
cial.
Vencedor ell aleman, por me-
dos "misteriosos'', Jose Goeb-
bells, ell ministro de propagan-
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
DEAN Y aEHR1G sIGUEN
EN- REBEEDI

St. Peters urg, nrzo l5.-
No han ace ado )tdaiavia las
condolences eciSs por sus
respectivos cubs, ell ''jonrrone-
roS Lou Gehrig, que insiste en-
los $4,000, v Ell pitcher Dizzy
Dean, que tambien inseste en-
hos $4,000.
>os Yankees Sc han planta-
do ens$36 500 Y Gahrig nuiere
obtener Ia diferencia hasta $50,
600. Roger Hornsby, ell director
de los Browns, dijo ell sabado
que Gehrig valfa los $4,000,
porque es un pelotero superior
a Babe Ruth, pero que Dean no
vale mas de la cantidadS ue lie
ha sido ofrecida, $25, 000.
Aseguran los expertos que
los Yankees necesitan ell ''batt-
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
RADIOTELECRAMAS

v ell viento me inflaba la camisa.
En- ell centre estaba Ia mesa,
palida bajo los rayos de la lu-
ma. Cuando me wi delante de
me sentf fuerte. No tuve
dificultad para abrir
ell caj6n, v coli la pieza de tres
marcos, que segufa allf, entire
Ell dinero menudo. AL cogerla,
dos moneditas de diez
centimos. Me volvf all cuarto.
como una exhalaci6n; la mano
en- que empunaba ell dinero me
Escondi la moneda en-
la cartera de los 'libros, entire
Las hojas del eompendio de
Historic alemana.
Luego, me dormi.
A la mahana siguiente, en-
la escuela, lie hice una senal al
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
LA PELEA ENTIRE Ell CA
UIFORNIAkO ARMSTRONG
z ME- B-LLOIsE
(Pg'S La CaOssa)

New York, MARIO 16.-Uno
de los pdgiles mas populares de
Nep York, en- estos momentos,
10 es Henry Armstrong, I'm j6-
ven de California que Ell pasado
Giernes derrot6s cuSndo nadie
10 esperaba: a Mike Belloise, I'm
veterane.
Armstrong; IN negro de Ia
costa del Paclfico, despues de
ina mediocre exhibition en- los
tres primero aSsltos, derrib6 a
-Belloise con I'm gancho de IL
1uierda a la mandibula.
Habian ell arbitro Donovan '
ell croRometrista Denning con-
tado siete segundos, cuando So
no IA campana poniendo ter
nino al round. Sc crey6 q6se
3elloise Sc recuperarfa v sed IL
ria peleando, pero no fue All.
Al sonar Ne nuevo la campana,
ell italiano segaia sin conoci-
miento y entonces hubO que pro
clamar vencedor al negro.
La demostraci6n de Arm
strong sobre Belloise lie abrira
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

no Ernesto lombard q por Ell
otro Virgil Davis.
Ell primer desaffo de practi-
cas- con un cub de. las grandes
ligas Sc efectuar5 Ell Wenidsro
viernes, a las Pc de la tarde,
contra log Yanksss.
Macho Sc visne distinguiendo
Frank McC ormick,- un inicia-
lista, en- la tercera base. Ads-,
mas Sc lie ha
~files" % u mucha
reza.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

pobre Le6n-le conteste, min
tiendo.
La verdad era que me AGO.
meta unos celos terribles. Ce-
los de leon, de Ferd, de la
pr6xima muerta de Leon, que
lie unfa todavfa mas a Ell, de su
traje de montar, de su potrino,
de su PADRE.
Ferd me echo carinosamen-
tie Ell brazo al cuello, me accom-
pan6 un trecho por ell canine
y me seed las lagrimas con ell
pahuelo.
NO seas tonto-me d.
jo-. 5Crees que no Sc por 10
que lloras No tie guardo rem
cor porque hayas faltado al
~juramento. To eres mucho mas
curiOs0 que go. y por ESQ tie
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
LOS GIGANTES vENClE-
RON A LOS CAROENALES

Habana, mario 15.-Mas de
$4,000 personals presenciaron
ell desafio de aver entire los Gil
gantes y los Cardenales, que ga
naron loE primeros, en- La deci-
ma entrada, con "score" de S
por a. Sc verified ell desafio en-
Ell estadio de la cerveza Hropi-
cal.
Lanzaron por los neoyorqui-
nos Carl Hubbell, Fred Fitzsim
mons, Harry Gumberg Y John
Meteki; por los Cardenales,
Paul Dean, Jim Wimford, Bob
Weiland y Nathan Andrews.
Andrews cargo con la derrota Y
a Meteki Sc lie anot6 ell triunfo.
st. Luis DC, 1Oh, 5e; New
York &c, 10h, De,
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
La Gaceta Folletin No. 81
Ernesto Ciaeser
Los QUE TEl1AMOS
D0CE AMOS

rrarla muy despacito para que
no hiciese ruido.Y sail al pasillo
en- camisa de noche. Habia lu-
ma, y las ramas del nogal pro-
yectaban unas sombras inquie-
tas sobre la ventana. Me desli-
&c a 10 largo de la pared. Tar
daria 10 menos diez minutes en-
llegar desde mi cuarto a la CO.
Gina. En- Ell comedor tropec& con
el reloj. En- Ell patio maullaban
unos gatos. La puerta de la CO.
Gina estabe alberta. Y una VEN
tana tambien. Habfa corriente,
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

da, declare heroe a Schmeling y
Sc hizo amigo de el, 10 mismo
que de su esposa, la actriz An
ny Ondra.
Berlin no es una ciudad de
fanatics del boxeo, aunque 81
de otras classes.
La pelea Schmeling-Pa Pauline,
verificada hace dos amos, solo
tuvo un exito parcial.
Ahora Goebbels parece haber
tornado ell asunto en- sus manos
y este ha permitido a Schmel-
ing hacer la oferta que hiciera,
con Rotenburg de presunto em-
presario.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

NOTICIAS DE PELOTA
Ell pitcher cubono BraganG

Habana, MARIO 15.-Nfucho
sc cha distinguish en- los juegos
de los Gigantes con los clubs GU
banos, Ell pitdhe2@ derecho Ra-
mon Bragana,A anzando por Ell
Almendaresf Bragana derrot6
a los Gigantes en- un desaffo
despues actro en- un juego que
termin6 con a anotaci6n de /
por /, en- doce entradas.
Los Gigantes jugaron seis
sdesafios con los cubanos, per-
diendo cuateo, ganando uno v
.empatando Ell 1ltimo.
La dnica victoria de los WISH
tantes neoyorquinos fue sobre
I'm team" de aficionados.
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pregunte.

pregunte.
Slime contest6-. louie
res que tie presto?
Mo. que me cambies.
-iCuanto?
Una pieza de tres marcos.
Sac6 del bolsillo una bolsita
de cuero azul y me cont6 en- la
mano tres monedas de a marco.
70 lie entregue la mia. Me ma
recia que ahora va no podfa
conslderarseme ladr6n. Luego,
nos sopranos.
Segui por Ell canine de la vi
liza hasta que Ferd Sc perdi6 de
vista, y cuando va no Sc L. di-
visaba, CORR para ganar eli ro-
dec. Cuando llegue junto al ala
mo, va me esperaba 81 calmuco,
con So eterno traje de PIANO par
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mes que llorar mas.
--iFerd

mes que llorar mas.
-iFerd!-exclame-. tie
10 contare TODD!
Pero 81 mene6 negativamen.
tie la cabeza.
Con ESQ no Sc remedia
NADIA. Ademas, 10 mismo Sc
guiremos siendo amigos.
-lFerd!-wolvi a exclamar,
emocionado.
Hubiera querido acariciarle
la mano, pero no me atrevfa a
soltar la moneda.
Y frotaba Ell frfo metal en-
tire los dedos, mientras sus pa
lalbras-1o mismo seguiremos
siendo amigos"-me cantaban
en- los ofdos como un dulce ri
tornello.
Themes dinero ahfa-le
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
URBANO PEREZ

Este querido amigo, persona
muy apreciada en- esta ciudad,
ACADIA de regresar de Cuba.
Pas6 ALI varios dias Y retorna
satisfecho.
LIE damos un cordial saludo
de bienvenida.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

ing de Gehrig ykra llegar al
eampeonato Y ode los Cardena-
les haneaenester de Dean s.
quieren hacer TN buen papel en-
la liga.
Hasta ell mediodia de hoy Ell
ndmero de "alzados" era de 10,
entire ellos varios pitchers.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
LOS ROJoS EN- UNI DESA-
FLO DE ~PRACTICAS

Esta tarde, en- Ell terreno de
Plant, jugaran un desafio de
~practicas las dos noyenas que
dentro de los ''rojos" ha organi-
zado Ell director Charlie Dres-
sen.
Por uno de los clubs actuara
de catcher Ell corpulento italia
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

Ell caiAino para peleas de mayor
impOrtagcia.
Todavla no Sc hg resuelto en-
definitiva 81 Ell negro peleara de
nuevo Ell pr63imo viernes, esta
vez con Aldo Spoldi de confirm
cante.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

FL viernes por la tarde fui
a pasar un ratio con Ferd, a la
finca. ALI me encontr6 con
Leon v con Augusta, que ira
bajaba en- la mnntequeria. A
Ferd lie habfan comprado un
traje de montar cen los panta-
ZONES remontados de cuero. Co
mo Leon tenia fiebre, no sail.
mos, a pesar de las ganas que
tenia Ferd de dar un paseo a
La gaceta., 1937-03-15

calmuco. Cuando lie ensene
ell dinero, me guin6 ell ojo y
me dijo:
Ell viernes, hacia las seis,
'detras del alamo. No tie olvi-
des!
Era ell mismo alamo que tan
to lie gustaba a Hide.
La gaceta., 1937-03-15
LA GACEEA

FL peri65sso Ell id.ossa Espanss
2. n.a: circulation sn lamp
Victoriano Manteiga, Edito-
su.cripct6n semanal: 20 cents
1908 Ia. Ave., Ybor City, Fla
Tslsfono Y37s2
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Sam BaughSigns
WithD. c. Pro
Grid Team

A few weeks back, The Wash
ington Times, in an exclusive
story, pointed out that "Slingin'
Sammy Baugh, the forward.paSS-
ing man from down Texas way,
would sign q contract to play pro
football this year with George
Preston Marshall'S washington
Redskins.
Yesterday, Sammy signed up,
according to word received in
Washington last night from Mar
shall, who is in Texas.
Thus the Redskins draw the
outstanding college forward pssser
Of the past three years and assure
themselves of a fine forward
passing attack for 1887.
Baugh, who scales about 1876
pounds, probably is the best quick
kicker to come out Of collegiate
football in the last decade.
It is generally agreed through
out the deep South and the South
west that Baugh is the best all
round back ever developed in
those two territories.
The addition Of Baugh to the
Redskins should place the local
pro combination right out in front
in the pro league race this year.
With men like Wayne Miner,
Charlie Malone and Bob McChes-
l1ey to catch Sammy's' baseball
like toSses. the Redskins will have
several great forward pass COM
binationS.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

a position of having the racket
head lower than your wrist.
Rather bend YOU knees and get
your wrist down to the height Of
the ball and on a level with your
racket head.
Practice your backhand for
steadiness, that is better than try
ing to make a forcing stroke out
of it. You will find that most
players will attack your backhand
as in most players the backhand
is the weakest. Therefore it be-
hooves you if you wish to stand
out above your fellow players to
acquire a good backhand. Make it
steady and reliable rather than
flashy and vulnerable.
che next article: "HOw to
SerVe.")
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

The backhand should be a flat
stroke. It is even best to play
this with a slight back spin; to
get this back spin the racket is
beveled back slightly at the time
Of impact.
The reason for playing the back
hand with a slight amount of back
spin on the ball is that the spin
has a tendency to make the ball
rise over the net and also a ball
with back spin Is generally q safer
shot tc, play than one with top
spin on it. Also with your grip
as I have described above. the nat
ural method Of hitting the ball i'm
parts a slight back spin to it.
AS on the forehand. the back
hand should be played at one level.
If you are hitting a low ball the
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Pairings N
|n0penGoIf
At Detroit

DETROIT, June 5.-Huge GAL
leries for the opening round of the
National Open Golf Champion
ships at Oakland Hills Thursday
were forecast today after the
United States Golf Association
bracketed a score of the nations
leading players together for open
ing play.
Defending Champion Tony
Manero, who shot a record-b break
ing 1872 at Baltusrol last year, and
Harold jug" McSpaden. run
nerup to Denny Shute in last
weeks national P. G. A. tourna-
ment, will head the star pairings
other star pairings included
Harry Cooper, last years runnerup
and Craig Wood, New Jersey star,
Mortie Dutra and Big Fred Nor
rison, Horton Smith and Johnny
Revolta, Olin Dutra and BOBBY
Cruickshank, Lawson Little and
George Won Elm, Ralph Gudahl
and Henry Picard, Jimmy Thomp-
son and Vic Ghezzi, Sam Snead
and Johnny Goodman and KY
Laffoon and Ray Mangrum.
Bobby Cruickshank, Country Club Of
Virginia, and OIin Dutra, Los Angeles
O:iO a. m. on Thursday and 1:4S p. m"
al HoHghtOn, ChamberIin c.. c., Old
Point Comfort, Va; and Eric BAIL
Pennington C. c., charlottesville, Va.s
1890 p. M, Thursday, and $3.50 a. m''
Edward j. Morgan, jr., Cumberland
C, C., Cumberland. Md, and Edmond
OnorettO. SchenIey Park Public Links;
Pittsburgh, 1870 p. m, Thursday, ana
9:1O a. M. Friday.
witty Cox, KenwOOd Golf and COun-
try Club, Washington, and Gene Sara
zen, BrOOkfield, Conn.,, 100 p. ms
Thursday, and $3.50 q. M, Friday.
Carroll McMaSter, WOOdhOlme G. Co
Pikesville, Md, and AIDE Van LieTe.
Forest Lake c. c., Pontiac, Mich, 1888
p. M, Thursday. and 1O:OS a. me- Fri
Cliff Spencer, Beaver Dam c. c..
LandOver, Nd, and Jake FasseZke,
jackson C. c., jackson, Mich, $40
d, M, Thursday, and IL a. M, Friday.
Robert T. Barnett, Chevy Chase Club,
amateur, Glen Lakes @. c., Dallas.
| Tex, 2:35 p. M. Thursday, and 1908
a. M, Friday.
Frank Cunningham, Burning Tree
Club, Bethesda, Md. and Joe Knesper'
Tho Country Club, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2.55 D. M, Thursday, and 11:25 a. nA.'
! Friday.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

There is only one grip to use for
a back hand. The method for
obtaining this grip is to hold your
racket at the throat in your left
hand with the cross strings per-
pendicular. then grasp the handle
directly on top.
Now turn the racket with
your left hand slightly forward
so that the top part Of the
frame is one or two inches for
ward from tn direct up and
down as you had it.
Encircle Handle
The hand should completely
encircle the handle. Never play
a back hand with grip there
your thumb is pressing up the
back of the handle. " you try
this, you will find that it is
impossible to~play low shots and
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

that there is an open space on
the handle between your thumb
and finger tips, which cause the
racket to shift in your hand when
you hit the ball.
The backhand stroke is made
with either a circular or straight
back strait forward swing.
The circular swing Is a half Cir
Gle up and around to a point
directly behind you about at
your waiStline, and then the
racket is brought forward on a
dire line to hit the ball.
The straight back straight for
ward swing is just what the title
implies, inaSmuch as the back
swing and the forward swing are
generally on the same leve', with
the circular part of the swing
simply eliminated.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

very start of your forward swing,
the moment of impact, and the
follow through should be on the
same Level.
This avoids any tendency to lift
the ball over the net and keeps the
ball on your racket longer thus
making for better control.
The same applies to waist high
balls or shoulder high balls. only
on these shots endeavor to keep
your follow through slightly lower
than the level at which you hit the
ball.
Bend Your Knees
Also the head of your racket
should not drop below your wrist.
In other words, don't play a shot
by standing up and reaching down
to the bah which would put you in