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Evening star., 1937-09-15
NEAR SANDL0T CLIMAX
Eight Teams Remain in Struggle
for National Honors.

DAYTON, Ohio, September Is (P.
The scramble for the national anna
teur base ball title narrowed down to
four games today.
Cleveland, the defending champs,
emerged as the team to beat.
Yesterdays scores: Kramer, Pa. 8;
Birmingham, Ala, 4. Pontiac, Mich,
IL; Indianapolis, 2. Cleveland, 10;
Youngstown, /. Waterbury, Conn, 8;
Detroit, z. New York, 4; Edenborn,
Pa, 3. Dayton, 2; Weirton, w. Va, /.
Teams eliminated were Indianapolis,
Youngstown, Birmingham and Eden
born.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

NIMON NAIDEL Is drafting the rules
for the elimination tourney of the
Divan. Formal play begins the first
week in october.
Has your club organized its Fall
program? Is your club going to CO.
operate with the local organized chess
movement by Loyalty supporting the
Metropolitan Chess Association?
Get In the swim. Chess player
or not, you can boost the Metro
politan Chess Associations
planned activity by enrolling as
an annual member for only 81.
Mail your fee with name and ad-
dress to the M. c. A., Parkside Hotel.
Then attend the grand rally in Oc-
tober.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Baugh Hits the Spot.

HE Redskin teams move up and
down the field, linemen charging
fercely and backs running savagely
behind them. Baugh whips pass after
pass and receivers grunt as the ball
strikes their bodies and their arms
close over it.
"Spose team is moving toward
the bleachers.' somebody asks. land
wants to pass? The receiver has to
turn around and search squarely into
those lights over the grandstand for
the ball. How can they hope to see
the ball?"
Il dunno" comes an answer. "The
way Baugh is hitting his targets to-
night the Redskins should worry. The
receivers can just run and turn and
wait until they feel something hit
them in their chests. That would be
the ball. Then just grab and run"
MIR. George p. Marshall, the
Redskins owner, comes walking
on the field, wearing a topcoat.
HIS beauteous wife, the former
~orlnne Griffith. is with him. She L
lirettier than Mr.. Baughs passes, bul
presently she takes a seat in the
srandstand and MIR. Marshall. the re.
formed publisher, walks over to soma
OF the writing boys.
1T won't be long now" enthuse.
Mr. Marshall, before big league foo
ball will be with us. The Redskin,
oughtta make the Page Ones Thurs.
day, don't you think?"
Mr.. Marshall Speaks Piece.
MR.. MARSHALL is drowned on
for a moment by Riley Smith
who is running the second team.
The former all-America from Alabam;
comes out of huddle and yells, "Se
one, two. three, four" and grab
the ball An appreciative murmu
runs through the bystanders as a pla,
is beautifully unfolded and the team
moves down the field
''You know" continues Mr.. Mar
shall, Il remember when l was mutt,
over sports, as younger man, an,
Babe Ruth would come to town. Her
in Warrington we'A AL tremble an
Evening star., 1937-09-15
MEET LIST TO CLOSE
Interior Department Looks to Big
Carnival on Friday.

Entries for the Interior Depart
ment's field day and athletic carnival
to be held Friday will close today.
Activities are to be staged at the
Fort Hunt c. c. c. camp, the COM
mittee having chartered the athletic
field and swimming pool in which to
conduct the various track and field
events and hold the beauty contest
Tor which each bureau of the Interior
is sending a fair representative.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
.HOYAS WORK HARD
/. ON PASS DEFENSE.
Glaring Weaknesses Show
Up in Scrimmage With
Virginia Squad.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RptSici oiopatSn 70 nv StH1.
~ LID POINT COMFORT, va.
I September 15.-Georgetown's
Y foot ball forces today focused
their attention on perfecting
an aerial defense in a scrimmage with
William and Mary at Williamsburg
following workout with Virginia
yesterday in which several glaring
weaknesses were discovered.
Coaches Jack Hagerty Of George
town and Frank Murray of Virginia
devoted their attention to precision
in the workout and small attention
was paid to scoring, but the Hoyas
hardly were heartened by the knowl-
edge they had been trimmed in this
respect, 1876.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
PLANS GRID AIR JAUNT

UNIVERSITY, Miss, September is
tP).-Mssissippi U. may make one Of
its longest foot ball trips this year in
airplanes.
George DOC" Boiler, grid trainer.
said plans were being made to take
the team to Philadelphia for the Tenn
pie clash October ! by air.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

allay your chances of obtaining any
Of the awards. If you have copped a
prize in the past, you are eligible to
keep up the winning streak.
Every Sunday column carries pub
lshed problems by leading composers
Of international renown. Mail your
solutions early.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
% Central High School Foot Ball Squad Lacking in Speed
CHI HES S
BY PAUL ]. MILLER. Jr.

NORVAL WIGGINTON, chess di-
rector Of the Washington Social
Chess Divan, requests members of the
Membership Committee to have their
weekly reports ready for the Divan
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight.
Prospective members OF the
Divan may attend the meeting
which will be at 1885 1 street
northwest.
F. w. F. Gleason, Vincent Saporito,
Edith Johnson and William E. Bryant
are assisting in the membership drive.
Teams A and B have scored 22l2
and 1872. so far in the Divan quintet
riot. Team D under the leadership of
Gen. Basil Bogoljubov has registered
"a points to team DIS 8I2. Results
of the A. w. Whittaker-J. G.. Fair
child encounter will be available
soon.
OLDTIMERS are welcome to par
ticipate IN The Stars Fall prob
lem solving tourney.
Whether you are in line for a pres
ent prize in another tourney does not
Evening star., 1937-09-15
MEADE'S PLEA DENIED.

MIAMI, Fla, September Is lPp.-
Don Meade, rider of two Kentucky
Derby winners. who vas ruled off the
turf at the peak of h s career, pleaded
again for another cl ance"--and lost.
The State Racing Commission voted
unanimously to dery his petition for
reinstatement.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
CARDINALS SWITCH
HOMECOMING FOE
Detroit Contest Too Early,
Turkey Day Game With
Gamecocks Named.

)ATHOLIC UNIVERSITY an
nounced today that It's home
4 coming celebration had been
changed from the October Is
game with Detroit to the Thanks
giving day game with the University
of South Carolina.
The move was the result Of wide
spread protest Of alumni and friends
who considered the October date too
early for the traditional occasion. The
Detroit game, however. remains as
one of the major events of the Car
dinals' home season.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Central to Play . Lot.

back: Bob Goldsworthy. a punter
OF some ability; Louis Chacoe. crisp
passing veteran, and Wilbur Barr, who
has been parting lines as easily as he
parts his hair, loom as the regular
backs, but such performers as Gus
Places, Bob Jonscher and Bob Harvey
still have plenty to say about that
before Central launches It's season
Tuesday against GonzaEa at Central
Stadium.
Several of these lads are products OF
the junior varsity squad of last year,
which currently numbers 40 and is
being handled by Len Askin, prom
inent local independent player. Pearce
has whitfield the varsity group down
to AZ.
Central has been smacked solidly
through the loss of Frank Hodge,
Johnny Swank, Bill Mandes and
Johnny Pistolas, who were graduated
out fthe line, and requirements for
the present forward wall are exceed
ingly slim pickings.
Pearce is determined to fashion a
crack line and toward that objective
has arranged three games within 10
days before Central meets Eastern in
its first interhigh game. His team
needs that much experience, and how
well they absorb it largely will deter
mine Centrals final position in the
championship chase.
John Wells is managing the club
which will scrimmage against st.
Johns tomorrow at Central Stadium.
Following is the schedule: September
II, Gonzaga "a. East Side High at
Paterson, N. j.; 80. Washington-Lee
High; October s, Eastern; 9. Fork
Union: 10. Roosevelt; 29, Western:
November IL, Wilson; 19. Tech; 25.
Thomas Jefferson High at Elizabeth,
N. j.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

quake. The great Ruth! He was the
best. Millions Of words were written
on him, specially out Of New York.
Nobody was as great as Ruth, those
New York writer's kept saying.
But down here in Washing
ton there was fellow who was
just as great in his particular
line probably greater. And
he never got that kind of pub
licity. 1 mean Walter johnson.
Now, issen, fellows. We've got an
other kind of a pitcher playing for
Washington now, and he's great, too.
Let's appreciate him right off the bat.
Now, 1 mean Sammy Baugh. He's
the Ruth of this foot ball league.
Were the Yankees of foot ball
now winds up Mr.. Marshall. We've
got the biggest pay roll in the business.
We've got to have $4,000 gate every
time we play or we can't break even.
Oh, yes. The Giants arrive Thursday
at o'clock. Say. that Leemans gives
us some angles, too, doesn't hep"
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Pesek Boasts He Will ThrOu
Marshall T,vice in Half Hour.
Calls Nagurski Unworthy Foe

opening Of the meeting showed a ma
jority of the members favoring this
resolution:
Resolved. That Joe Louis be given
80 days within which to submit his
Willingness TO defend his title against
Schmeling at time and place under
such conditions as the national body
shall direct, failing in which that his
title shall be declared vacant"
Hit Jacobs Agreements.
"A MOTHER resolution before the Or
ganization struck at five-year
agreements Mike Jacobs, New York
promoter, made with Louis and jim
Braddock. former champion.
1t said:
1T would seem that the managers
OF Braddock and Louis have ceased to
perform their function and that here
after their fighters are to be- repre-
sented by Mr.. Jacobs or Madison
Square Garden. serving In the dual
capacity Of manager and promoter.
1t proposed to give Jacobs 10 days
to produce the contracts, to be voided
If found as reported. Similar agree
ments between promoters and fighters
for more than single fight also would
be banned.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Ey the Associated Press
w yHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.

w yHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
\N w. Va, September Is
" " John Pesek told the Ma
tional Wrestling Associa-
ton today he was ready to defend his
heavyweight title within 90 DAYS
against Everett Marshall and boasted
he could pin the challenger twice
within 80 minutes.
Pesek was named champion by the
association at its convention here with
the National Boxing Association on
the condition that he meet either
Marshall or Bronko Nagurski in
championship match within six
months.
The Nebraskan, through his man.
sger, Al Haft of Columbus, rejected
Nagurski as an opponent. He said:
He is trust manipulted wrestler
who cannot wrestle his way out of a
paper bag"
$4,000 Offered for Bout.
HIATT disclosed in telegram to
Commissioner Alfred Balm of
Ohio, that the Quality Club of Co.
lunlbus had offered $4,000 for the
Pesek-Marshan encounter during the
week of November 20
Haft added that he had authorized
the Ohio National Bank of Colum-
bus to post SIS 900 that Pesek could
pin Marshall twice within 80 minutes
any time within the next so days,
At the concluding session today. the
Boxing Association took up for final
action resolution asking Joe Louis
to dignity his willingness to defend
his heavyweight title against Man
6chmeling or have the throne de-
clared vacant.
An unofncial pom Of members at ths
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Strong Again at Tackles.

WAS lle case ldSC year, OenUrdl
again will be well fortified at the
tackle posts, providing, of course,
Pearce is able to polish the rough
edges from a rather green collection.
Hugh Cramer, a 220-pound veteran Of
two seasons, virtually is assured of
one spot, with Kenny Herbert and
Lorenz Zimmerman, who balance the
beam at 225 and 100 pounds, re-
spectively, battling for the other berth
with Charley Porter.
Bill Mirman, brother of Sam and
Gus, Central stars of former years,
probably will plank his 1877 pounds
into q guard Job, leaving Red Swami,
Shannon Cramer and Charley Hines
to scrap for the other vacancy.
Charley Jones, all-high guard for two
years, has been converted into a CEN
ter and is understudied capably by
Phil Chernikoff.
The gluey-fingered Sam Fox, who
plucked numerous passes from the air
last season, has been installed at one
end, with Johnny Hancock and John
Kurtz, who were ineligible last year.
striving to grab the other flank posi-
ton.
Where the line is hefty but never
theless dubious quantity, Central's
backfield, or backfields. will be light,
speedy and talented. The Blue will
possess three ball-carrying quartets,
the third nearly on a par with the
nrst, despite the loss of Bill Wootton,
Billy vermillion and Bernie Askin
through graduation.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
NEEDS MORE STIR
IN FORWARD WALL
BackfieId Is Faster Than
Last Year, Says Pearce.
Schedule Stiff.
By BURTON HAWKINS.

"ROM the standpoint OF raw
l. beef, Central Highs foot ball
squad, from a scholastic
4 standpoint, is somewhat amaz-
ing. It's getting that beef to move
that distinctly puzzles Hardy Pearce,
lantern jawed Texan and coach of
the Columbia Heights contingent.
Pearce, a rather stable hunk of
humanity himself. what with 2l0
pounds draped over a 6-foot 3-inch
frame, isn't overly optimistic about
Central's chances of capturing the
interhigh championship this season.
But, by the same token, neither is he
singing the blues.
Satisfied with the present condition
Of Central's 1887 gridiron edition,
Pearce today switched to single drill
day following two weeks of in
tensive training which has served to
impress several candidates on the
drawing mentor.
We'll, yeah, reckon we have lot
Of beef" Informed the former George
Washington tackle, but most Of it's
slow. Well have a faster backfield
than last year. but it won't travel far
unless that line learns to move"
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Speed Plus Safety

N VEN the thought of the annual Automobile Show
T. gives us glow Sooner or later we II have to get
new car This may be the year! At any rate we want
to the models, compare one with the other and
decide on the would get if we could bank ac-
count and family permitting
That's why the automobile manufacturers and dealers
put on an automobile show each year. and why we flock
to -all of u.s. including the children-in constantly
increasing numbers.
Remember the days when most of the cars we're open
types? With no glass in the sides7 Then came the
closed cars, then better motors,
'''"' 40 then safety glass, balloon tires,
40 I"'P'O0e' then streamlinng, higher Speeds
better brakes until we left wondering how the
of today can possibly be improved.
Yet there something still to be desired both in
and highways and motorcar manufacturers have recog
nized the problem in this years We must have
greater safety with higher speeds. Speed and safety
must keep pace.
Yesterday the National Safety Council reported
per cent increase in the number of auto fatalities
in the United States for the first nine months of 1887
as compared with the corresponding period Of last
wear. The total for the period was 28140 compared
with 25,71O in 1886.
There is cheerful note in the fact that September
fatalities fell 10 per cent below those of August,
~ n-.. than seasonal drop, and that
the September deaths
O"" quo greater than those of September,
1885, notwithstanding 10 per cent increase in motor
mileage.
That may mean that motorists driving
sensbly or that we are all driving safer Probably
both. Certainly the latter is true.
But in the end the problem of traffic fatalities is in
the hands of the who build the and those who
drive them In emphasizing the safety factor this year,
the manufacturers have done WELL
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
"New Dealer" Replies

FIX, in the Voice Of the
People the other day, held up
to public scrutiny that poor
Government-heckled old man,
Mr.. Big Business and, in sub
stance, lamented:
"You are viewing the forgotten
man Of the Roosevelt admins
tration. Look at the shine on
his last years serge. Mr.. Roose-
velt should be warned that he is
destroying the individual who
supplies the money to create
new Jobs for labor and a better
domestic demand for farm prod
uctS."
I am not disputing F. ]. KS
claim about the creation of new
jobs and increasing domestic
farm product demand. The
line of arguments Of the writer,
however, was that the President
Is destroying business; and
income tax reports deny that
For the financiers he spoke
about still receive a very over
sized cut Of the national income.
What the President is trying
to do is not destroy business, but
put it in its place. We are not
satisfied any longer to have a
small group dangle our national
welfare on a string for their own
pleasure and profit. Their prin-
ciples of money-madness and
selfishness need to be displaced
by more social minded ones. We
need Government regulation and
discipline to bring this about.
The laborer, the drudgery
worker, with education now per-
Vading his sphere, is demanding
to know more and more why
his lot should be such q poor
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Marry-GO-
Round
BY HELEN ROWLAND

Every man has two sides, a
black and a white-and 1t
doesn't require a political cam
paign to prove it.
He is always making the
Great Sacrifice; giving up a
habit-a weakness or a woman-
forever" then going right back
to it or her the next day.
When he marries he makes
a mighty resolve to be on the
square-and finds himself fib-
bing on the way from the altar
to the station about a little
thing like the number Of drinks
he has had or what time he
left for the church.
He is always going to eat less,
get more exercise and give up
late hours-but a little thing
like rare roast beef with boiled
onions or an introduction to a
blue-eyed platinum blonde will
switch him off the High Road
and onto the primrose path.
He plans a course Of winter
reading to improve his mind
but never gets beyond the sports
page or the comic sheet.
He has rigid ideas about be.
ing punctual-but dinner is
either cooked to a cinder or
stone. cold awaiting his arrival.
He may believe in future pun
ishment-but the only thing he
seems to be afraid of is the
chance Of being found out by
his wife or the neighbors.
Copyright. 1897. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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my mind, be-
cause it pre-
serves a per-
S MS self-re-
spect to feel
t h a t he Is
earning what
he gets. The
dole destroys
ambition and
independence
and gives the
recipient the
feeling t h a t
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

"Of course
some sort Of
relief, under
present condi.
tions, IS an
a b S o lutte ne
cessity. Since
this is true,
I think that
Work-reHef is
the more de-
Sira Bile for
those who are
able to work.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

II am in
favor Of work
relief, which
permits a per-
son to retain
self . respect.
We must have
some form Of
relief until
business con-
di tt on S are
improved and
I think that
work Is the
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

W o r k ! n 6
should do so.
OF course,
m o t h ers of
small hill
dren and 9TH
ers who have
household re-
S p onsibilities
should be ex-
e m pit from
this rule. But
for those who
are free to
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Wise Words

You must be noe only present
in the body, but watchful In
mind, If you would avail your.
self Of the fleeting opportunity.
Seneca.
A zeal for learning, which, in
the case of wise and we'll
trained men, advances in even
pace with age.-Cieero.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

1.-THE whole
question is so
broad that no
set rule should
be adopted. I
t h ink that
persons W h o
are a b. e to
W ork should
be given jobs,
while the un-
e m p loyables
should be pro-
vided for by
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Important Judgeships

BECAUSE of age and other factors, the President
I'D now has the opportunity of making an increasing
number of judicial appointments. Upon the calibre Of
the men he selects for these important udgeships, will
depend the outcome of the counrys judicial decisions
for the next two decades.
It has always been the custom of political parties
to pack the courts with their while they
in power The elder Adams appointed his famous "md
night Judges just few hours
More Republicans before his term expired, and
Thon Democrats these judges long stumb
ling block to subsequent Demo-
cratic administrations.
In recent years far Republican judges have
been appointed than Democrats In the Supreme Court
for instance the last half century has Republican
presidents appoint twenty-one Justices while Demo
cratic presidents have appointed eight.
It is not unnatural therefore, that President Roose
vet should now make up for the Democratic deficiency
The reported appointment of Representative Fred M.
Vinson D) Of Kentucky, to the Court Of Appeals of
the District of Columbia is in point Mr.. Vinson
has been powerful and efficient member of the House
Ways and Means Committee He has gone down the
line for his chief in the White House on many different
bills and will handle tax legislation in the
special session of Congress.
Mr.. WILSON'S record has been good but not brilliant.
There is nothing in it which would indicate that he
would be either an outstanding
Among the Most member of the Court of Appeals,
IrtpOrtant Courts the opposite.
The Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia is of the most important courts
in the country Through it passes most of the acts of
Congress before reaching final constitutional test in
the Supreme Court of the United States
There is question that of recent years the Court
of Appeals has been weak. To use the words of
Chief Justice Hughes in speaking of his own Court after
the Civil War; several justices have tarried too long"
It is to be hoped now that President Roosevelt will
build up the Court of Appeals with who genuinely
reflect his ideals and the best interests of the country
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

more desirable type Of help. If
it does nothing more, it fosters
q feeling Of independence"
y 4
Bill Slade, 2022 Connecticut
Ave. N. w., touring service man.
aper.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

a dole Care should be taken
to see that a work-relief case is
given employment according to
his ability"
4 4 4
Miss Ruth Dixon, 1910 Third
st. N. E., typist:
People who are capable of
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

For others, of course, some pro-
vision must be made and direct
aid is the only solution"
+
Miss Marian Ostrow, 1928
Jocelyn st. N. W., rehabilitation
worker:
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Which do you believe is the
better system of relief, work.
relief or "the dole?
THE ANSWERS
Miss Mildred Showalter, 431
Kennedy st, N. w., secretary:
"Work-relief is preferable to
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

self for a private job. it should
do so. For those who can't work,
some provision should be made"