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Evening star., 1937-09-12
A professor of mathematics works
out a murder problem - and gets
an unexpected answer
BY SHEILA SPENCER


He struck out = hard.
Steadying himself, he knew that she was
lying still there at his feet for too long Then,
as the pain let 60, he saw more. Her head had
struck one of the heavy andirons on the
hearth He did not need to stoop and touch
her to know that she was dead.
His first feeling was intense qualification.
Complete, overwhelming relief Whine at
him, would she? Nag him, make his life hell
with her raven croaking? Try to talk him into
trusting those hospital sawbones? Well, not
any more.
Relief then, was lost in a colder wave of
something he knew of long habit but not in
this pressing, choking form: fear. All his days
had been made up of puny fears, but this was
different. He knew now what trapped ami
NAL feels. And he knew he must save himself
1t was problem more engrossing than any
thing in his calculus and he'd solve it. Over
his thin, sallow face spread a new shrewdness,
willy, determined sureness.
He took an envelope out of his pocket, un-
screwed the cap of his fountain pen. However
difficult the situation, it was a simple equa-
ton. There was only one unknown. X must
stand for his defense, for an appearance of
innocence which would be unbeatable. IN
orthodox algebra but X must be an alibi He
sat for perhaps five minutes making marks on
the envelope
Then he moved quickly, with nervous,
thought out precision
For the first time he saw good in Edriss
habit of discussing her ailments with anyone
who would listen. These were faculty apart
ments and there wasn't teachers wife in
the block who would not remember about
Mrs. Werners weak heart and her fear of
fainting. Howard permitted himself a dry
smile Not once in the fourteen years that he
had lived with her had he known her to faint,
but he wouldn't give her away Not now.
The plate Edris had served for him he left
Evening star., 1937-09-12

the bin for used linens and replaced with a
fresh one from the stack in the corner cup
board
Here, then, was breakfast as his wife had
set out for him, but no sign that he had been
near it.
He went and stood on the exact spot where
Edris had been before she fell, and his eyes
frightened. That would heap, too: with a
quick, spasmodic movement of his hand he
caught the corner of the table cloth and
jerked it toward him. Here, then, was evi-
dence that she had reached for something to
support herself as she fell
He touched no other object in the room as
he went out In his own room things were
much too tidy. Undressing, he threw his
clothes across a chair in disarray. Wearing
again the pajamas he had slept in, he mopped
the tile floor of the bathroom dry The wet
towel he tossed across the tub in Edris's bath
room.
Thank the lucky chance that had kept him
from shaving! On his freshly washed face he
rubbed just enough of the olive oil he used for
chapping in bad weather. 1t gave his skin that
slightly oily look which so often comes with
sleep.
Returning to his bedroom he made a brief
critical survey. Perfect. Only one thing re-
mained. He must account for his failure to be
up and about at his usual hour If he had got
up to 60 to his first class he would have dis
covered his wife's body, and except for grave
illness, he had never been known not to meet
that first class. Grave illness. Once more Ed
Evening star., 1937-09-12
DAnGGROUS A[[BI

@AIN was pouring in thick, glutinous
IL sheets when Professor Werner awoke.
II He had had an uncomfortable night
y and the sight of that gray rain was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07

Ryder cup is match play and, at
that style, Sarazen is quite man.
You have to beat him yourself.
He won't do it for you.
Byron Nelson, whose glittering
80 on the last nine won the
masters a few days ago, didn't get
in but still can. In fact, the re-
naming four places have been
made strictly competitive for the
first time, as far as the writer can
recall. If you win the national
open at Oakland Hills in June or
the P. G. A. at Pittsburgh in May.
you qualify for one of the places
automatically. Otherwise, all four
places will be determined on the
basis Of the best averages through
two qualifying rounds or the P. G.
A. and the four complete rounds
of the open.
This sounds so sensible that one
is almost tempted to believe that
America will go to Southport, Eng
land, June 20 and 80, to win the
cup away from home for the first
time.
Walter Hagen has been named
as nonplaying captain, which is all
right, too. He has been practi.
cally nonplayer for the last five
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Fur Will Risk
Nose Monday

Phil FUR, District welterweight
champion, is breathing better
these days.
He has a new manager, Chris
Dundee, for one thing, and he
has what he calls a new nose"
FUR yesterday was signed by
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn to
meet Werther Arcelli, New Eng.
land welterweight titleholder, in
the feature hereunder, next Mon
day night at Turner's Arena, and
Philbert breathed sigh of relief
as he worked out at Dundee'S new
gym on Eleventh Street.
1t seems as though FUR was &C
cuSed Of running out on the match
with Arcelli about month ago,
when the District champion COM
planned of sore nose and refused
to go through with the match.
Since then Fur has had an oper-
alton performed on his nose which,
he says, has improved his breath
ing tremendously. He saw Arcelli
whip Johnny Lucas at the Arena,
and figured he could take Arcelli.
FUR asked Dundee to get him
the match. and Dundee, planning
a tour of the Coast with Ken Over
lin and Fur, induced Ahearn to
come across.
A strong supporting card il be.
ing lined up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
lie Event Stars
Eve|ynChandFer

Evelyn Chandler, rated as the
greatest woman figure skater, will
star at the ice festival at the
Shoreham the week of April 10.
A controversy as to whether
SANTA Henie or Evelyn Chandler
is the greatest skater has ragged
among sports editors throughout
the country for some time, and
the ability of either of them Is
unquestioned.
Evelyn hesitatas not at all in
selecting her most difficult trick
the consecutive jumps-which like
all her other featS, she performs
with such artistry and grace. Nor
do the spectators hesitate in CIV
ing evidence of their approval
when she appears first, arrayed
in something pink with fur trim
mings for the "CoSSack Fantasy"
and when she returns in what can
best be called an evenings dress"
Also appearing every evening
in the main ballroom this week is
Bruce Mapes, Middle Atlantic fig
ure skating champion; Bobby
Hearn. barrel-jumping champion,
and eight Fanchon and Marco girl
skaters.
They will perform on special
composition ice such as that used
at Madison Square Garden, and
in Hollywood productions, which
permits either skating or dancing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Badminton Title
1oFdrrington

There's joy in Aurora, Mo-, to-
day.
Way out in the Show-Me State,
the father of Max harrington is
leading a celebration, for his son
is a champion.
Max, be it known. is the cham
pion badminton player Of the Dis
trict. He won the championship
last night. in Eastern Highs gym,
when he defeated Waldron Faux
ner, 1913, SIS, 1912, in the
final singles match of the National
Capital badminton tournament.
Although he lost the singles to
harrington, Faulkner teamed with
Margaret Graham to win the
mixed doubles championship. The
team of Faulkner and Graham
won over the team of Purinton
and Ryan, 1876, 1911.
Max Farrington's father, known
as the No. / rooter for the
Colonials, is affectionately known
among G.. w. supporters as the
Aurora Keed." He gained that
nickname on last falls G. w.
football trip to Houston, Tex,
where the Colorials played Rice
Institute. Max is graduate man
ager of athletics at G. w.
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County Player
ToGet Trial
Continued from LIST Sport Page)

CONTINUED from LIST Sport Page)
ing a baseball fan of the first or
der, is pulling for his success.
Before "Tilly" graduated from
Mt. Rainier High he did about
everything in an athletic way. OF
course his first love was baseball.
But he was quite a basketball and
soccer player, winning All-County
places in each sport.
Sensational Hitter
In baseball he was the entire
Mt. Rainier team. His hitting was
most sensational while his fielding
was way above par. Perry Wilkin-
son, his coach, stamped him the
greatest player Mt. Rainier ever
had and always figured him a real
prospect for professional baseball.
Scott is well rounded out now,
weighing $50 pounds, standing 5
feet IL inches and looking gener.
ally the picture Of health. He is 20
years old, dark, rather handsome,
but very quiet.
Naturally the chief thing on his
mind is making good for Wilkes.
Barre. Persons who have seen him
play, particularly Jack Bentley
and Perry Wilkinson, believe he
will. And we will add. he has the
natural ability for the assignment
remembering his stellar efforts
while at Mt. Rainier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
{. i. Fete Lists
Bowl Pictures

Rose Bowl pictures Of the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh's thrilling
victory over the Washington Hus.
kies at Pasadena last New Year
Day will be shown at the Catholic
University sports banquet on the
c. U. campus, Saturday, May l.
Word has just been received
from Coach Jock Sutherland,
coach of the victories Pitt Panther
eleven, that he will bring to Wash.
ington seven reels Of the Bowl mo.
ton pictures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Team Boasts
Strong SET
Of Hur|erS
By SID KATZNELL

Realizing they play fast ball In
the National City "a" Baseball
League, Manager William Snouf'
fer of Rose Liquor, whose mana
gerial ability is known to every
sandlot fan in Washington, has
organized a team that he believes
will go far in this star7studded cir
cult.
His pitching staff packs power.
He has Charlie Booker, the famous
under-handed Cwirler, who played
havoc with Sandlot batterS last
season: Jacob Matalack from Jun''
alta College: Ace Macy, Of the
George Washington University
hurting corps; Stump" Talburt.
last years ace Of the Blue Flames,
and George Claybourne, whose
flinging ability is not known to
local baseball public, but who
Snouffer says the fans will know
very well when the season Is in
full blast.
Fine Catchers
Barney Fugitt and Franny Nc
CURE form a first-class catching
department. Fugitt performed with
w. o. W., champion OF the Ma
tional City "B' League, last season,
while Mcclure has been DOMINIC
the mask for the past several
years for the Blue Flames.
His infield is headed by the re-
doubtable Ray Clark, the Sensa'
ton of the local sandlots last
campaign. Clark played first base
for Miller Furniture, and he was
the most dangerous hitter in the
Industrial weekday loop. He's a
big fellow, standing well over six
feet and weighing about 100
pounds. He puts all his weight
in his swing and when he connects
the ball invariably travels beyond
the reach of the outfielderS.
Born In Knoxville
Clark is not a Washington boy.
He was born in Knoxville, Tenn,
twenty-four years ago, but he is
happy to be in the Nations Cap
ital, saying it is one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. Clark
will play with O'Donnells on week
days.
The rest of the inner defense is
composed of Jimmy George, Wess
Snow, Freddy Nau, Eddie Clnott.
and Joe Pusateri. Cinotti is the
best fielding Shortstop in this
mans town, and he is no weakllng
at the plate, either.
Heading the outfield combina-
ton is none other than Eddie Fitz-
patrick, that Slugging Irishman
who batted clean up for Eastern
High several years back. Smitty
Nau who plays the outfield for
Georgetown University, will join
the Rose outfit after the Hoyas
complete their schedule. Monk
Barbour, Dick Cullen, Bunky
Bohnke and Dan Flanagan are the
other fly chasers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Harrison Tops
Rec BoW|ers

Joe Harrison. of Post Office De.
partment. locked up high indivi-
dual average in the Recreation
Duckpin League unless a miracle
occurs, with a 425 set, including
games of 143, I'll and Ill, last
week. Joe's average is 1914.
with Aston Clarke in runner-up
position with 1921.
Phil Bobys also took occasion to
stop the pennant charge of Uni,
versity Shop by downing them
twice. while Marlboro Hotel
tripped Diplomat Cafe.
Other standout scores were:
Keith, 1877; Mandley. 391; Beav
ers, 1882; Pickett and Mooney
377 each: Gordon 376; Anderson
and Steele, 372: Nash, 1854, and
w. Smith, 361. Team honors
went to Marlboro Hotel with a
642 game and 1900 set. Stand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
A. A. u. Mat Matches
Shifted TO April Z

Due to the fact that the testi-
monial dinner to Judge jeremiah
Mahoney, president of the Ma
tional A. A. U, will be held in the
Mayflower Hotel on the night Of
April 10, the senior wrestling
championships Of the District A.
A. U. will be held on April IL and
IA instead Of on April 10 and IA
as originally announced.
It is expected that the Jewish
Community Center and the Y. M.
c. A. teams will battle it out in
the tourney for the team title.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Gordon S Cafe Nine
In Confab Tomorrow

Gordon's Cafe diamonders hold
an important meeting tomorrow
at 1888 Randolph st. N. w., at
8 p. m.
The Gordon's plan to compete
in in the National City League
again this year and already have
a talented roster lined up for
action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Bob Wilson Has
Smile a Mile
Long Today
BY SID KATZNELL

Amiable Bob Wilson, Times Ad
Alley foreman, whose baseball love
for Goose Goslin has made hin
one of the most unique rooters II
the city, today wears smile
mile long. Why shouldn't he?
For the second straight year hii
Ad-Alley team won the pennant II
the Washington Times Bowling
League and bowling for the first
time in Is years. Wilson threw II
a los game.
After losing the first game by
one pin to Makeup, Ad-Alley proved
they are every bit of a champion
by grabbing the next two games
and the championship.
Wins Individual Title
Charles "Bucky" Harris, ace OF
aces of Ad Alleys bowling corps
finished the season with a bang
by shooting a 361 set. This boosted
his average to ia for the cam
paign, and was the second con-
secutive year that he copied the
individual crown. Ronald Smith,
lead off man of the champions,
bowled the highest game OF the
night, 1879.
The league holds its second an.
nual sweepstakes Tuesday. April
Is, at the Lucky Strike Alleys.
Ad Alley will receive the Dorsey
Warfield Trophy for their gallant
efforts m the drives.
"Reds" Megaw seems to get bet
ter with age. Last night the vet
eran Georgetown bowler shot a
4l6 set to win the high average
championship of the Columbia
Heights League. His average is
well over the 122 mark.
Studded with such stars as
Tony DeFino, who cracked the
all-time single game record with
2O8 not so long ago; Bill Clampitt,
Ed Cotter and Arthur Darling
won the team championship by a
three-game margin over CooPs
Fountain.
whip" Litchfield, the famous
wrong foot bowler, banged out
the top set in the Rosslyn Inde-
pendent League last night. He
toppled the pins for a Ali.
The Women's Bowling League
of the U. S. Chamber Of Com
merce gave its spring season ban
quet last night at the Shoreham.
Miss Marjorie Swanson was in
charge of arrangements for the
affair, with Mrs. Jane Powell, Mrs.
Ethel Ehrhard, Mrs. Beulah Nc
Neill, Miss Helen Kellogg, Miss
Cornelia Richardson, Miss Regina
Jones, Miss Margaret Fitzpatrick
and Miss Emma Cooper serving on
her committee.
Miss Regina Jones and Miss
Helen Kellogg. who tied for first
hono1S in the tournament this
season; Miss Alice Anthem, who
rolled the highest game of the
season, and Miss Frances Ashford,
who bowled the highest set Of the
year, were guests of honor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Benning Bowls
Senators

Benning Service Station and Sen
ators tangle in the tOp-line attrac-
ton of the Temple Minor Duckpin
League tonight at Temple. Ben
ming is fighting to stay in the first
division while the Senators have
their eyes on third place.
Joe Demma and Ernie HauSer
shared high set hOnOrS in the
league last week with a 379 set,
with Demma rolling high game,
146. BrOSnahan had a 353 set and
Carrigan, BAG. High team game
went to Kings Service with COS
and Pythian Ball Room chalked
up high team set, 1880. Standings:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Basketers Feted

CUMBERLAND, Md, April Z.
A dinner of N. & B. cagers, who
won the championship of the
junior division in the recent gold
medal basketball tournament, was
held YESTERDAY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
ROSE Will PLACE STRONG NINE NATIONAL CITY LEAGUE
AID IN c. u. BASEBALL REVIVAL

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
has revived the baseball idea
this spring and is working
out daily for its opening
game of the season with the
Quantico Marines at Guam
tico, Va, next week. Two
aids are Hermie Schmarr lin
batting pose), smuggling first
baseman of the team, and
Joe Glodeck, third sacker.
Both were members of the
football team the past three
years. International News
Photos by The Washington
Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07

Denny Shute, present p. G. A.
champion; Tony ManerO, pres
emit National Open champion;
Horton Smith, twice winner of
the Augusta Masters event;
Henry Picard, hotter than a
stove lid a year ago; Johnny
Revolta, former p. G. A. cham
pion, and Gene Sarazen, twice
American and once British
champion. SaraZen, feeling that
the p. G. A. committee didn't
care much for his flippancies,
had privately feared that he
was going to get plenty Of pave
ment. But apparently discre-
ton Overcame personal bias.
He hasn't won anything since
two years ago, but The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Phipps Captures
Petroleum Stakes

Henry Phipps set the pace for
% other bowlers to capture the
Petroleum League handicap sweep
stakes with a 388 set. Phipps was
only pins ahead of George Morris.
Phipps'' 155 was high game of the
aveT1t Scores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Six GoHersAreNaned
To Rider Cup Team
By DAVIS ]. WALSH
International News Service Sports Editor

NEW YORK, April AT what would appear to be a
minimum Of disapproval which in truth will
freshing novelty six golfers named to the 10man Amer
lean Ryder Cup team for the international matches with the
British in statement made public by the Professional Golf
Association today. The successful six
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
DUCKPIN
Honor Roll
Last Nights Scores
At Arcadia Alleys
Columbia Heights League


Red Megaw (Hertz) ....,.......... 146
S. Mendelson (Hundley) .......... 146
Fred Murphy (Hessick) .......... 14o
Washington Ladies League
Anges Rubin (NOmads) ........... 1875
Lucille Young (NOmadsl ........... 12S
Federal Mems League
Ed Stephenson Vets. Adm.) ....... 152
Louis Kramer (Senate) ............ 1855
l.. Brown &c. r. o. ............. 142
Navy Department League
Joe kuttner (HydrO) .............. 1874
w. III. kapanke CWash. Barracks) $50
At Temple Alleys
Holy Name League
Nick RinaIdi (HOIy Rosary ....... 1853
At Contention Hall Alleys
Saturday Night League
Glenn Smith (B. of Wash.) ......... 1873
Frank Fisher (Tru Blue) ......... 147
Dave Singer (Blanken's) ........ las
Hebrew League
Lee Levtin CPhi Signal ........... 1888
Hi SCheeter (Mardelle) ............ I5O
Hi Goodman (Vista) .............. l4S
At Columbia Alleys
Ladies Internal Revenue League
May Sperber (Budget) .......,... 1888
Maud Lands "a. G. o. H. ......... 1l9
Eva Weinert (Mise.) ....,......s.. 1lB
Maxine Thompson (Clearing) ..... 11S
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held yesterday.
The Washington times., 1937-03-12

NEW YORK, March IL U.N.S)
First Of a series Of survey flights
over a 1000 aerial trade route
across the southern Pacific will
be undertaken from San Fran
cisco during the current week,
Pan-American Always announced
today.
The projected route will link the
United States with American
Samoa and Australasia. The first
flight eliminates a three-year
preparatory program in the south
ern Pacific, during which Pan.
American engaged in extensive
surveys of island and marine con-
ditions.
Establishment Of regular trans
port service over the southern
Pacific on schedules similar to
those of the Philippine clippers
would bring Australasia within
four days of the United States,
Is days less than the fastest
steamship service.
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PACIFIC AIR HOP NEARS

Three bases are equipped now
to function as complete operating
units. An experimental base force
has been established at Page Pago,
American Samoa, while a similar
ground crew is at Auckland, New
Zealand, Kingman Reef, LOO
miles south of Honolulu, will be
the first station south Of Homo
lulu. Here will be set up a COM
plete weather observatory and
landing crew, with radio COM
munications and q direction
finder.
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PAN -AMERICAN
UNITY URGED

Addressing the Washington
Board Of Trade at the Mayflower
Hotel last night, Francis B. Sayre,
Assistant Secretary of State, de-
clared the United States never
again would seek territory through
conquest.
Diplomats from the Pan-Ameri-
can countries were present and
Sayre emphasized the Importance
of close economic ties between the
United States and Latin-Amrican
nations.
The Washington times., 1937-03-12
Church Arranges cantata

Maunder's cantata. "Penitence,
Pardon and Peace" will be pre-
sented by the Montgomery Choral
Club, under the direction of Mrs.
Howard Blandy, Sunday. at 8 p. m.
in the Methodist Church at Rock.
vile. Md.
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WOMAN IN RED
TIRES0F EXILE

CHICAGO, March IL Q.NSO.
Weary of her Balkan exile, Anna
Sage, "the woman in red" who
helped Omen trap John Dill
linger, is seeking permission to re-
turn to the United States, an at,
torney here said today. In a COM
munication received here Mrs.
Sage said she wishes to rejoin her
American born son here.
The Washington times., 1937-03-12
Woman's Day Set

Special Woman's Day exercises
will be held at Asbury M. E.
Church, Eleventh and K Streets
Northwest, Sunday at II a. M.
with Mrs Mary Mcleod Bethune,
director of the colored division of
the N. Y. A.. as the principal
speaker.
The Washington times., 1937-03-12
Gas Men Ask More Pay

CHICAGO, March IL U.N.S).
Officials Of the Peoples Gas Light
and Coke Company today were
advised Of the vote Of TOO mem
bers Of the Gas Workers Union
requesting wage increases.
The Washington times., 1937-03-12

200 opening game baseball
tickets FREE to Federal EN-
pIOyes. For details see the Wash
ingtOn Times.