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Evening star., 1937-10-14

P. Telephone League at Lucky Strike.
Accounting's top total OF $50 was the
81 margin against Construction No. 2.
Internal Revenue No. /. defending
champion, with a sweep over Public
Health Service. appeared of to an
other banner season last night as the
American Federation of Government
Employees League opened at Lucky
Strike. With Tariff, the winner
shared team game honors with 525.
Carlson of Tariff rolled 1873 for high
string while Newton of the champions
totaled high set Of 341.
j. Mark Albertson is the loops new
president. Other officers are Walter
Skinner, vice president; Walter Gal
lagher, treasurer, and G. M. Van
Hossen, scorer. st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital Is represented by the three teams.
one girls crew.
Mary Hurney Comes Through.
MARY HURNEY's 100-2s9, tops for
the Ladies' Commissioner and
Miscellaneous League. proved the tell
ing wallops In her champion Technical
Staff No. is sweep over Alcohol Tax
No. l. General Counsel No. 4 won
three from General Counsel, the mid
die game by one stick.
Buforcom increased its lead to three
games in the Ladies Lucky Strike
League by trimming Fazettes 81.
Flavia Hayes turned in a star per-
Torrance with 116-316.
La vonne Taylor gave her Social
security No. team the odd-game
win from Marine Inspection and Nav-
lgation with a nifty 114-300, but the
M. I. N. crew took second place when
Commerce was blanked by Social Sc
curity No. 2. Holmes won two from
Standards.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Pirate Rally Helps Pie.

THE mild-mannered man who got
his nickname because Of a boyhood
fondness for apple pie brought his club
home in fifth place in 1888 and landed
fourth in 1885 and 1886. The team fin
ished third this year.
Fans generally agreed that the long
string of victories chalked up by the
Bucs late in the season virtually
cinched Traynor's job.
The Pirates, in the midst of a re-
construction program, last night
bought from the Cardinals Outfielder
Johnny Rizzo, sparkplug in the pen
nant victory of the Columbus team Of
the American Association.
-Four other top flight minor league
players have been acquired recently.
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FETE FOR F. B. |. nine

Members Of the championship Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation base ball
team will be guests of Fred Buchholz,
president of the United States Govern
ment Base Ball League. at the league IS
annual banquet at the Occidental
Hotel at o'clock tonight.
Such notables as J. Edgar Hoover,
Judge Edward M. Curran, Commits
sioner Walter H. Maloney and Edward
TAmm will be present.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
2 EQUIP0ISE FILLIES
ARE SOLD FOR $500
Hutton, Shepard Buy Yearlings
at Lexington-Vanderbilt
Gets Whitney Horse.

BY the Associated Press.
I EXTINCTION, KY, October 1.-two
daughters of Equipoise. along with
six other C. v. Whitney Farm hllies,
were sold at the Lexington sales pad
dock last night for S14,300, or an
average of $1,78750.
Earl Hutton paid s2,6OO for a light
bay yearling by Equipoise-Avenger,
and H. D. Shepard bought another
bay f1lly by Equipoise-W -Worshiper for
s1.100.
Highest price was paid by Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, who bought a
bay Whitney filly by imported St.
Germans-Prudent for $4,000.
A total of 70 yearlings were sold
for s44,300, an average of s616.66.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
JACOBS TO CONTROL
BIG CHICAGO FIGHTS
Ambers, Jeffra, Ross Are Sought
for Bouts to Be Staged
in Next Two Months.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 14-Mickey
Farr, representative of Mike
Jacobs. New York promoter. today held
an option to promote boxing at the
Chicago Stadium.
Arthur Wirtz, executive vice presi-
dent and treasurer of the Chicago
Stadium, announced that Farr thad
been granted the option for use of the
huge indoor arena November 10 and
December 10.
Farr said he was seeking either Lou
Ambers, lightweight champion, or
Harry Jeffra, bantamweight title
holder. for the headliner November 10,
and that he expected to sign Barney
Ross. welterweight champion, for the
December 10 card.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
White Sox Again
Chicago Champs
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 14.-It took
them longer than usual to
prove it, but the White Sox of the
American League still are Chicagos
city base ball champions and
t54954 apiece wealthier.
The Sox, who devoted a total Of
eight games to conquering the
National Leaguers in 1888 and
1885, had to 60 back to 1881 for
precedent this time, but cleaned
up the problem yesterday by win
ming the seventh game, 6 to /,
behind the sparkling hurting of
John Whitehead.
Thus, the White Sox made 1t
four city series in a row, as well
- their fifteenth triumph, against
ok Cub victories and one tie.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
HotSt0ue League Sizzles With Run,ors of Bic Trades
Sandlot Umpires
OF u. S. to Band
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october 1.-THE UNI
pires who draw the toughest as
signments in base ball, sandlot
games, are to have a national or.
ganization.
Raymond Dumont, president OF
the National Semi-professional Base
Ball Congress, announced today
that his organization has under
taken formation of a sandlot UNI
pire association which will be di-
rected by Ernie Quigley, the Ma
tional Leagues supervisor.
Dumont said he expected most Of
the country's $4,000 part time jumps
to be listed for certification to Of
ficiate in National Semi-pro Con-
greSs games.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
LEADING CYCLISTS
TO PERFORM HERE
Sixty Of Country's Best Entered
in National Capital Stakes
to Be Run Sunday.

SIXTY OF the Nations leading cy-
clists will race in the third annual
National Capital Bicycle Sweepstakes
to be staged at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon on the Ellipse roadway
Charlie Bergna and Buster Logan
head the list of contestants who will
be seeking new laurels on the IO-event
program to be featured by a l5-mile
open sprint race. Four crack out-of-
town teams will compete in the Smile
pursuit race
A special event. restricted to teams
representing the local Boys Clubs. will
interest Washington wheelmen. Doris
Kopsky will be among the feminine
pedalers.
Evening star., 1937-10-14

"Aeh oA SoiiFCAontioli dDOuO hilOWllR
the tricks OF the home club layout,
and also puts the thing on basis of
pure skill, which it should be. Golf
Chairman Martin r. West of Column
bia offered his course for the match
between Congressional and Manor and
the offer was quickly accepted.
WITH a State title tied to his belt
w his first in all the years he has
been playing good golf-Cliff Spencer,
now unattached but lately of the
Beaver Dam Country Club, will set
forth next month to play in the first
half Of the Winter circuit, hopeful
that good showing at Pinehurst,
Miami and other Southern spots may
push him on to making the entire pro
tournament circuit, including the
California affairs.
And if Cliff can unburden himself
OF the same brand of golf he showed
yesterday in leading a good field to
the wire in the Maryland open cham
pionship at Woodholme. he won't do
SO badly in the Winter Journeys.
Furthermore. he has s125 with which
to start, representing the winners
share in the championship. They
said Woodholme was a slugger's para
disc. which is true, and that the long
hitters' club, Of which Cliff is a char
ter member, would hold high jubilee
over that 6.700-yard course.
But you have to have more
than the ability to whack a golf
ball = long way to win cham
pionships, and Cliff had 1t all
yesterday, even down to the
final hole, which he birdied to
win by a single shot with a
36-hole total of 149.
Under the conditions he played two
fine rounds of golf in dripping rain
over very long course, but at that
he only won by shot. Sturdy, stocky
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LA CROSSE, Wis.-Quentin
(Baby Face Breese. 1884,, Man.
haitian. Kans., knocked out Harry
Booker, 1879, Chicago "a.
OAKLAND. Calif.-Dick Foster,
1861, Oakland, and Dale Sparr,
157l2, Olathe, Colo, drew Q0).
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RixzO Is Batting Star.

r 1zzO, hailed as second Joe
Medwick," batted 1853 for Colum-
bus.
The value which the Pittsburgh
front office places on him was indi-
Gated by the exchange of Catcher
Tommy Padden, rookie First Baseman
Bernard Cobb and considerable
sum" to st. Louis.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK-Dean Detton. 207,
Salt Lake City, threw Wally Dusek
21a. Omaha: 0:19:54.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.-Ede
Virag. 215, Hungary. pinned Paddy
Mack. 1aS, Boston: O:23:OO.
HARRISBURG, Pa.-Vincent Lopez.
220, Los Angeles, defeated Bill Sledge.
PA. Texas: 0:27 80.
HOLYOKE, Mass.-Danno OMaho-
ney. Ireland. defeated Abe Feldman,
New York; two of three falls theavy-
weights.
LOS ANGELES. Szabo. 2OO
Hungary. defeated Gino Garibaldi,
BIS. BROOKLYN; two of three falls
ST. LOUIS.-Ali Baba, 210. Kurdi-
stan; defeated Ed Don George, 225,
North Java. N. Y; one fall.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
TRAYNOR TO PILOT
PIRATE SHIP AGAIN
Clubs Late-Season Rally
Enables Pie to Retain
Managerial Post.
Px tho AseoriatAd prerr

BY tIIe ASSOCIHtEd PTeSS.
NITTSBURGH. October 14.-Har-
- old j. (Pie) Traynor. an old
Buccaneer himself. will guide
4 the Pirate brig again next
year.
President William E. Benswanger Of
the Steel City's base ball club an
nounced today that Traynor had signed
a contract to manage the National
League entry in 1888.
Traynor was one of the classiest
third basemen in the big show during
the years he danced at the hot cor
ner" for Pittsburgh from 1920 until
his retirement from active play two
years ago.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
LONDON TO TRAIN HERE
Main Eventer on Free Lunch
Fight Card Arrives Tomorrow.

Danny London, New York feather
weight who will meet Lou Gevinson
at Griffith Stadium Monday night in
the featured 10-round scrap on the
children's free lunch benefit card. is
scheduled to arrive In Washington to-
morrow morning to wind up training.
He will make his headquarters at the
Eleventh street gym.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
ALL EXCEPT YANKS
TO|NVADE MARKET
Mungo, Dean Appear Likely
to Figure in Prominent
Winter Deals.
nv SIN ECDEp
BY SID FEEDER.
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
AYEW YORK, October 14.-The
nj Hot Stove League opened its
" season today on a situation
"a bearing all the earmarks of
one Of the busiest trading sessions in
years.
From end to end of the big leagues
with the possible exception of the
World Champion New York Yankees.
who are satisfied with things as they
are. 1t looked. as if the ivory will be
moved around in wholesale lots. The
dealings in diamond material we're
touched of last week when the Car
. dinals gave one-for-four in a highly
profitable piece Of business with the
Brooklyn Dodgers, but that was only
the start.
Most talk at the moment revolved
around the uniforms Van Lingle Mungo
and Dizzy Dean will be wearing next
season, as well as the changes rumored
in store for the National League pen
nant-winning Giants.
When the Terry Terriers finished
getting their ears knocked off by the
Yanks in the world series there was
considerable rumor that several men,
bers OF the current cast would be
hanging their hats in new locker
rooms, come 1888. Hank Leiber, the
power-htting center fielder; Hal Schu-
,macher, the right who hasn't
been on too good terms with Boss Bill
Terry, and even Melvin OFT, idol of the
Polo Grounds, have been mentioned as
trading bait.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
CORNELL LOSES PECK.

ITHACA, N. Y, October IA (P.-
George Peck, star right halfback, has
been lost to the Cornell team, possibly
for the remainder of the season, as
the result of an injured back.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
OBSCURE BOWLER
ROLLS BIC STRING
Gerald Small Is Star With
164 as Four Marks Fall
in Recreation Loop.
COMPARATIVELY

A COMPARATIVELY unknown
~ roller, Gerald Small, with
~ string of 164, started the fire.
n works in the Recreation
League last night, when four seaosn
marks went by the boards.
Clifton Hollis moved 422 NAPLES for
set record, but it availed his Terry's
Appliance team little when Joe Har-
rison's 400 and Brad Mandley's 3e7
put the f1rst-place Marlboro Hotel
team in front three times with a rec
ord OF 1925. The fourth mark went
to Marvin's Credit Store with 656.
Small's big string and Paul Perkins
375 were the wallops that gave Blay-
des Contracting a 81 decision over
Marvins.
Ed Edinger's 406 gave Allied Roofing
a 2-1 win from Bureau of Investiga-
tion, Astor Clarke shot 375 for the
losers. The fourth 400 of the night.
sparkling AIS by Sam Simon, gave
Bregman's Wildcats a sweep over
Brodt's, Inc.
Blanken's Restaurant dropped three
sdileS W University SnOp despite
Perce Ellett's 391 when Dave Groth's
384 topped the vicstory.
Joe Freschi Keen Again.
Joe FRESCHI, District League
champion of two seasons ago, is
scorching every drive he rolls on this
season. At Arcadia the lanky Italian
smashed out a season game mark of
165 to top off team record of 639
for the Irving Shop quint in the Co.
lumbia Heights League.
Perce Wolfe of Ford Electric took
set honors with 408. with a 400 by
Paul Jarman of Jacobs Transfer run
ming close second Hessick Coal,
with an 1900 count ran its victories
to nine in row.
Al Wright shot season record of
400 in the Bankers League. His Amer
ican Security No. team grabbed set
laurels with 1,702. National Savings g.
Trusts 618 was top game.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
SHARE LINKS HONORS
Merriam and johnson Take Main
Wesley Heights Prizes.

S. F. Merriam today had possession
for year of the w. C. and A. N
Miller Trophy, top prize in the annual
Wesley Heights golf tournament,
played at Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club. He shot 70 with a handi-
cap Of 49, Win johnson, who won
the cup last year. tied for low net with
85-13-72. but took low gross prize.
DR.. Frank Hand, with 95-20-75
had the third low net and Frank
Johnson the second low gross with 81
Thirty competed.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Arcadiaps Out to Stem Rush
Of Occidental's Pin ChannDs

4 RCADIA'S crack band of maple
~ topplers stand in the way of
~ Occidental Restaurants early
season sweep through the Dis
trict League tonight at Arcadia in one
OF the three matches that send the
city's bowling howitzers to Takon1a
Park and Convention Hall. The
Lucky Strike-Regal Neon Sign match
scheduled for Lucky Strike has been
postponed.
A string of nine straight 900 games
has given the champion Occidentals
the league lead, with seven wins and
two losses. The Arcadia lineup of
Gochenour, Gleeson-Jett, Murphy and
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Cooper and Horton Tune.

Cooper and Horton Tune.
THE national open champion, Ralph
Guldahl, and former title
holder, Billie Burke, will team against
Ed Dudley Of Philadelphia and blond
Johnny Hines of New York. Dudley
formerly was pro Of the home club.
Harry Cooper, whose money win
nings this year top them all. and
Horton Smith tangle with fellow Chi
cagoans, KY Laffoon and Dick Metz.
Little Paul Runyan and Lawson
Little, former United States and Brit
ish amateur titlist, go against Johnny
Revolta Of Milwaukee, who took the
1885 P. G. A. title here and a lanky
Texan, Ray Mangrum.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Won CRAMM IS WINNER,

HONOLULU, October II (R.-Baron
Gottfried Won Cramm, German tennis
star, defeated Jiro Yamagishi Of Japan,
", IS, in an exhibition tennis
match here,
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Mack Wants Second Sacker


<ONN1E MACK, after several sea-
sons Of selling has been quoted
as ready to make some cash outlay to
bolster the likely looking youngsters
ne brought into his Athletics last sea-
son. A second baseman is the big
need.
The Cardinals, after obtaining Joe
6tripp. Johnny Cooney, Jim Bucher
and Roy Henshaw from the Dodgers.
may use one or all as trading bait, par
dcularly, II you believe the rumor.
Strip In deal with the Giants.
Cincinnati's Reds need lots of every
thing, what with Kiki Cuyler retiring
and may try to trade off some of their
up-and-coming rockies. Detroit's
Tigers are supposed to be eyeing the
washington Nationals to make up for
their lack Of pitching, particularly
those finging rockies brought up by
Washington late this year.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
SEEKS SUNDAY BATTLE.

Arlington County Fire Department
unlimited gridmen want strong op-
ponent for a Sunday tussle. Call
Clarendon 1916.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
STARS SQUARE Off
IN OKLAHOMA GOLF
Thomson and Armour Slash
Par in Tune-ups for
F0ur-BaI| Event.
BY the Associated Press.

~ KLAHOMA CITY, october
14.-Some Of the Nations
\ J greatest professional golfers
today open their campaign
to strengthen their bank balances
with share Of Oklahoma City's first
annual $4,000 four-ball tournament.
Jimmy Thomson, one of the games
longest, hitters. and Tommy Armour,
runner-up for the 1885 P. G. A. crown
here. turned In Gas, under par, at
the Oklahoma City Golf and Country
Club, as they tuned up for competi-
ton. They play local pros.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
~ 22R4!&HH &H& H4Ht2RtI6
-
"a ."-'-ssrv">- By Walter McCoIIum -
By Walter McCoIIum

<HERES not foong
IL
With the entry history Maryland
will go far toward settling the 1887 championship
the
tests this year. will clash in semhnal the
Columbia
other half the
in
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Giants After Munpo.

AAtSi AVAuukOs
INCOMING, if you listen to the chat
ter, will be Mungo, Brooklyn's tenn
peramental fireballer. who spent most
OF the 1887 season nursing his rage
tand a bank roll sliced by suspension)
down in the Black Hills of South Caro-
lima, after rowing with the Dodgers.
There also is rumor that Diz Dean,
after his most disastrous season. will
move in from st. Louis to Coogans
Bluff.
But the Chicago Cubs may have
something to say about that If you
listened to the talk behind the scenes
during the series, you could have
heard lots Of the experts" telling
that the Cubs are ready to lay it on
che line for the Great One"
Certain it is that the Cubs are play
ing no favorites in making over the
team that couldn't hold its lead in
tf1e National League race. Shortstop
Bill Jurges, Pitcher Larry French and
Walloping Outfelder Frank Demaree
have been brought up in discussions
Cub officials have had with both the
st. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati
Reds. And 1t is known that the Cubs
have had longing eyes for some time
On Mungo or Dean or both.
Dodgers Need Power.
THE Giants could use more power
m their lineup. So could the
Brooklyn Dodgers, who were a woeful
right for most Of the 81 campaign
The Brooklyns already have put
Mungo on the block and will let him
30 in return for some lads who can
hall that apple-as well as a bundle
pf cash. If they deal with the Cubs.
Demaree Is a cinch to be included in
any negotiations.
Whether the Giants will renew their
trade talk Of last Spring with the
Phillies remains to be seen. Thev
liked the looks of both Dolph Camilli.
first baseman, and Pitcher Claude
Passeau at that time. If they omen
che dealing again, there's a chance
sambo Leslie or Johnny Mccarthy.
ooth first sackers; Leiber, and
pitcher will be mentioned.
Up In Boston the Red Sox are ready
70 take the lid off again. Owner Tom
Yawkey, woefully disappointed that his
frst three million didn't produce much
IN the way of results, is set to remove
tne rubber from around his bank roll.
The Bees, on the other hand, are will
ing 70 trade for third baseman and
. cioutlng fychaser, and may even toss
IN one OF their classy looking pitchers
20 produce results. They also are in
the market for manger, whether it's
Tony Lazzeri, Rabbit Maranville or
some one else.
Evening star., 1937-10-14

little Rut Coffey, from Winchester,
Va, was next. at $50. Cliffs rounds
we're "A and rs. Coffey's we're 73 and
II. Al Houghton. defending cham
pion, tied for third place with Otto
Greiner, the Woodholme parking boy,
and an amateur. for third place. with
totals of Isl. Bob Barnett of Chevy
Chase grabbed fourth money with l55.
A shot out of the money, at 1856, came
Leo Walper, Mid-Atlantic P. G. A.
champ, finishing with a last round Of
81 after a good start OF IS. Coffey
drew down s105. which included SIS
for the best single round; Houghton
got $50 while Barnett socked away
$50. Harry Jeffra. world bantam
weight boxing champ. took a brace of
90s for a total Of 180, which proves
that as q golfer he has a swell left
hook.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
Rosslyn Girls Step on 1t.


CALT DAVIS three-time cham
pion Rosslyn girls started their
steamroller drive in the Ladies' District
League by swamping Northeast Tenn
pie as Lucy Rose led the charge with
133-350. The Virginians' 575 and 1,607
were high team counts.
Rendezvous, with 2-1 win from
Lucky Strike, deadlocked first place
with Rosslyn and Convention Hall as
the latter took two games from
Swanee. Arcadia whitewashed 7-Up,
with Evelyn Reams BAL featuring
1901 team set. Mary Esten was
Georgetown's top roller with 324 as
the West Enders defeated Shaffer's
Flowers, 2-l. Maxine Thompson of
Swanee was among the top performers
with 337 set.
With high counts Of 14l-370, Bean
v.ovoA <h> xx,o., Por CAn~v{a T.. ~,hx<a
Evening star., 1937-10-14

Paul Harrison has dropped two 600
games, which accounts somewhat for
their lowly standing Of and g. Their
team average of 593 is not to be
sneezed at in any sort Of competition.
Paul Harrison appears to have re-
gained his stride and this alone should
be tonic to his team.
Ed Schlegels Georgetowners will
fill the 10 o'clock date at Takoma
Park with the Tru-Blu pinmen. The
West Enders may spring a surprise on
Red Megaw's powerful combination.
The Heurich Brewers Convention
Hall tussle at Convention Hall COM
pletes the nights card,
Evening star., 1937-10-14

WANT SATURDAY GAME.
Jack Browns Service Station 1l5-
pound eleven is seeking a Saturday
foe. Call Lincoln 2801.
Evening star., 1937-10-14

With high counts Of 14l-370, Bean
paved the way for Georgia to white.
wash Construction No. IN the O. d
Evening star., 1937-10-14
WIFFY COX, who had a couple O.

WIFFY COX, who had a couple of
teeth extracted Tuesday, showed
up in time to play, but looked at the
lowering clouds, already dripping
dampness. and withdrew. Eddie Ste
vens and Claggett Stevens, the Rock
vile boys, didn't show. Here's how
the other Washingtonians finished:
Walter Cunningham, Burning Tree,
78-81-159; Gene Larkin. Woodmont,
77-82-159; Lewis Worsham, Chevy
Chase, 82-82-164; George Diffen-
baugh, Indian Spring. 78-83-161;
Bob Albertus, unattached amateur,
81-81-162; Mel Shorey, Al Treder,
Gil Willett and Frank Cunningham,
no cards.
That good-looking Marion Brown
kid, with the ready smile and the good
golf swing, still sticks around the Mid
die Atlantic women's championship
at Indian Spring and the conviction
grows that she may grab all the mar
bles, including the title. Today 49,
year-old Marion, who won the medal
with an 81. met the experienced Mrs.
Charlotte S. Stern, whose role in the
tourney has been that of giant-killer.
If she bumps Marion off she
will rate a story book beanstalk
herself, but the dope is that
Marion will win.
The other semi-final match finds
Evening star., 1937-10-14

al Wright shot season record of
400 in the Bankers League. His Amer
ican Security No. team grabbed set
laurels with 1902. National Savings g.
Trusts 618 was top game.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
At Homes Planned,

Lady Marler. wife of the Canadian
Minister will not observe her Friday
afternoons At home until about the
middle of November.