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Evening star., 1938-10-28

tertainment than it Is a lesson In his
tory, which probably is quite what
Mr. Daryl Zanuck was after. 90
accuracy will have to take care OF
itself.
"Suez" is spectacle, plus stars. As
such there is no criticism to be made
Of 1t, especially not by person who
comedies that Mr.. Zanuck,s black
simeon is very considerable piece of
legerdemain. It also makes pre-
tensions, however. to being the story
OF Ferdinand de Lesseps' and how he
built the Suez Canal in spite of tre-
mendous obstacles, natural, political
and otherwise. On that ground it Is
open to the criticism that fancy gets
q much better break than fact. Truth
to tell, the departure from the lat
ter is so conspicuous that the whole
thing becomes definitely inane, a
kid Of colossal trif1e.
AS by far the most important item
IN "Suez." the simeon deserves pri-
mary mention. 1t is a particularly
vicious natural phenomenon, q COM
bination sand-wind-rain storm that
fairly tears the world to pieces. Par
ticularly is it destructive of the
nearly completed canal and the heroic
characters who built it that tho
worlds commerce might have q way
of getting from the Mediterranean to
the Red Sea, and vice versa. Very
few minutes are consumed by this in
terlude in the otherwise slow-moving
story. but they are as exciting a few
minutes as the motion picture
camera has recorded; a notable addi-
ton to the earthquakes, hurricanes
and other furies which have been
artif1cally created that movies might
be every ones best entertainment.
1t is when it gets into the realm of
human nature that "Suez" becomes
. suffering, slow-moving piece of
cinema. The basic story is a triangle
affair, romance involving Mr..
Power as De Lesseps, Miss Young
who marries Louis Napoleon in spite
OF Mr.. Powers affection, and Anna
bella. a desert gamin who loves Mr..
Power and who dies In order to prove
1t. All Of them are connected with
great affairs. essentially the building
OF the canal, but in spite of the es-
genital realism Of the subject, the
thing has q once-upon-a-time quality
In its narration. The style and theme
Evening star., 1938-10-28

Sam Goldwyn and Hollywood for .
$500 weekly Job on q national maga-
zine, the lad said. IT you 60 away,
daddy, they will offer you more to
come back"
A new room has been added to the
Shirley Temple bungalow at Twentieth
Century-Fox. It seems that, when
Mrs. Temple entertained the never
ending flock Of important visitors,
there was nowhere for the million-dol-
lar movie girl to sit! The new room
will serve as Shirley's own private re-
treat Elizabeth Allen has aban-
doned her screen career In favor of
stage work in England Richard
Greene is having agent trouble. He
already possesses a 10 per center In
London, but-"every one tells me that
II want to get on, I ought to have
one in Hollywood" Which would
Evening star., 1938-10-28

do not seem to At. The performer
are at distinct disadvantage as q
result.
This is particularly true Of Mr..
Power who Is In nice place today to get
friendly jury In case he ever decides
to do anything about his recent script
writer's. This time he Is called upon
to give credence to the story that the
support Of the Egyptian viceroy for his
canal project was earned because he
taught the latter, as young man, the
trick Of making q handkerchief dis
appear. It Is q pleasant notion, but
too difhcult to believe. Mr.. Power con-
tributes to its pleasure. not to its
credibility.
He also encounters difficulties In
making acceptable the couEse of his
romantic affairs. He Is supposed to be
in love with Miss Young, before and
after she becomes the Empress Eugene
(the hat woman, but there never
appears to be any justification for his
love save that she is a pretty baggage.
On the contrary, he never reciprocates
the love Of the gamin Annabella, who
Is as faithful as she is annoying; every
thing, indeed, that Miss Young is not.
It must be admitted. however, that
If the principals are manacled by the
plot, subordinate players are not. Ex-
cellent opportunities are given for Leon
Ames to be an effective performer as
the double crossing Louis Napoleon,
Henry Stephenson As an honorable, II
cunning. French diplomat; ]. Edward
Bromberg as the sacrificial young
v1ceroy, and numerous others to be
various other figures In the spacious
drama.
Spacious" Is used advisedly for the
simple reason that while the drama
covers more time than space, the
former is ignored in that the various
characters never show its effects. Two
score years, and enough anguish OF
spirit to destroy the average person,
fail to age Mr.. Power, Miss Young or
Annabella.
As spectacle, "suez" Is a very i'm
pressive picture. Otherwise, it is lack
ing in qualities expected of . picture
which cost as much as it obviously did.
X X X Il
Apolgia pro sua vita: The reference
IN this column yesterday to Sub
marine Patrol" as Submarine d." at
least brought q telephone call from
Tony Muto =. The luncheon engage
ment which Dan Terrell did not keep
with pretty, witty Eleanore Whitney
and others brought another telephone
call-to explain that Mr.. Terrell was
busy at GARFIELD Hospital becoming
the father of ~ pound boy :.
Sing You Sinners" which did 80
nicely at the Capitol for a week moves
down to the Columbia today where
1t also Is expected to do nicely.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Power Believes One Actor
Is Enough for a Family
So Tyrone Attempts to Discourage
The Ambitions of His Sister Ann.
Anita Louise Is Lonely, but
BY sHEMAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.
A gadabout's notebook


Tyrone Power discourage his
actress one the family enough" Faye
With Constance Bennett In "TaN had boxing
champ fd Ia Barba taught how to pull
fighting want to
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Benefit to Feature
Russian Artists.

A group Of prominent Russian art
lists will perform next Wednesday
evening for the benefit Of needy
Russian children in Shanghai at the
Dmitrien- -Gnoocheff Studio, 56l2 Con.
necttcut avenue. under the direction
OF Nine. Tamara Dmitrien.
Among those who have donated
their talents are Tatiana Gnoocheff
and Nine. Vera Strelska, dancers; !;
Vsenolod T. Prozenko. baritone: !:
Princess Luhov Wolkonsky, soprano,
and Nine. Dmitrien. pianist. assisted
by her pupil, Mona Mason.
Evening star., 1938-10-28

h4ne8 the saddle
v It h COW b boy
"chaps." II looks
to me like Q mud
guard Merritt
Hulburd, who Ne.
turns to Holly
wood at an ad-
van CO Of $500
over his previous
salary Of $3.50,
owes the raise to
the perDp1cacity
Of his small son.
When Merritt
was trying to
make up his mind
whether to leave
Evening star., 1938-10-28
AN EDITORIAL
from The Evening Star
Grand nlusiOn.'

Washingtonians currently have
opportunity to see . great motion
picture presentation Of the humani-
tartan case against war. It Is .
French production and bears the
title. Grand Illusion" In obvious
reference to the truth that armed
conflict Is a contradiction of the
fundamental reality Of fellowship
among men. Made and shown just
now. when the world trembles
under the threat Of another catas-
trophe like that Of 1o14-19l8. 1t de-
serves the thoughtful consideration
Of people everywhere.
OF course. there are multitudes
who require no further education
in behalf Of peace. Yet even those
who remember all too vividly the
horrors and sorrows of nearly q
quarter century ago would have
their convictions strengthened by
50 compelling q sermon as this Aim
represents. It teaches the fact that
the race Is united in its natural
routines Of life, its normal motives
and aspirations, its common destiny.
Even the so-called professional
militarists" understand and SYM
pathize with each other. Death
itself does not divide the folk.
Rather, 1t reinforces the bonds
which relate the populations of
different nations.
Grand Illusion" illustrates the
artificial character Of war. It shows
strife As an arbitrary interruption
of civilization. And 1t proves its
inefnciency. Love Is not stopped
by mass murder. kindliness is not
inhibited altogether by it, suffering
does not persuade individuals to
hate other individuals like them
selves. Instead, the human spirit
triumphs over the carnage. Guards
are glad when prisoners escape,
enemies share a mutual delight in
heroism, frontiers are imaginary
lines, the makers Of wars are far
away. What truly matters Is not
differences, but fundamental veri-
ties like laughter and tears, food
and hunger, the warmth of a
friendly fire and the bitter cold
without. 1t is for better compre-
hension Of the humane realities
that this celluloid drama was in
tended. Such q purpose, richly
fulfilled, merits commendation,
Evening star., 1938-10-28

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1938-10-28

Saturday. November 5. at 3:45 when
the program will consist Of the Quar-
tet in A Major, Op. ls. No. s." the
Quartet In F Minor. Op. 95" and the
Quartet In E Minor. Op. 50, No. e."
Evening star., 1938-10-28

In Utah .. Gary Cooper has invented
. new horse contraption that COM
Evening star., 1938-07-29
YANKEE TRACkMEN
NEAR GRAND SLAM
Win All but One of Six Events
on Inaugural Program of
Meet in Sweden.

~ the Associated Press.
GOTHENBURG. Sweden, July %
Touring United States track athletes
won five of six events as 2-day inter-
nation meet opened here yesterday.
Ben johnson of Columbia captured
the l00-meter dash in 10.4. Howie
Borck Of Manhattan scored in the 800
meters in 1:54.7 and Chuck Fenske of
Wisconsin won the l,5o0-meter run in
S:574.
Ray Malott Of Stanford was first in
the 400-meters in DATA. Gil Cruter
of Colorado scored the fifth United
States triumph when he won the high
jump with feet 4 1882 inches.
Bergh of Sweden scored the only
European victory with a discus heave
of 1852 feet 3 9-32 inches.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
GOLF PUTT MAKES
0NEHEROOR BUM
Spencer's Last Green Muff
in Maryland Tournament
Painful Experience.
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

If you hole 'em you're a hero. II
you miss 'em you're a bum.
Cliff Spencer, rangy Beaver Dam
professional, came to the same cross
road of nerve and skill that has faced
golf champions without number. It
heppened in the Maryland State open
championship at Congressional, where
Cliff needed 6-foot putt to tie for
the crown he won last year, and he
missed, thereby automatically qualify
ingfor the class just under the hero
department.
Yet any guy can miss a 6-foot putt.
Ralph Guldahl blew a 4-footer to tie
John Goodman in the open champion
ship at Chicago. in 1888 and i'm
mediately, in the eyes of a lot Of,
unthinking folks, became a bum.
Spencer Far From Punk.
It's all part of the psychology of
sport, and sport followers, who look
up to their heroes to perform at their
best in the tough spots. But even
the heroes don't always do it. Spencer
is far from a bum as a golfer. ANY
guy who can shoot 143 for two rounds
of the Congressional course is no bum
as golfer But Cliff happened to
miss that 6-footer to tie Andy Gibson
in the toughest spot of them all, on
the final green with an immense
gallery banked all around the green
and the glare Of the calcium full
on him. Previously both Spencer and
Gibson had missed 6-footers, but they
all faded into obscurity in the face
of that final putt which Cliff missed.
Miss EN- Quick"
I've always said that a guy who
wins championships hasn't any streak
of saffron in him. He doesn't win
unless he has backbone But he some-
times misses them from trying too
hard. Maybe that's the reason Cliff
missed that one. He looked it over
from both sides, walked up to the
scoreboard to be sure he needed it
to tie and perhaps he fused with
it too long. Golf is that kind of game.
1t gives you plenty of time to let
raw nerves start jumping. There's
just that little ball and the hole and
stretch of greensward. And you
and your nerves. Maybe Gene Sar-
azen has the right Idea, miss 'em
quick"
But you can't label Cliff Spencer
a golf bum because he missed that
6-footer with the chips down. He
tried hard. Maybe too hard. And
he'll make the next one Under tho
same circumstances
Evening star., 1938-07-29
LET'S MERMEN BOW
TO NORTHEAST BOYS
Club Team Routs Squad at Camp.
Ill to 88-McGrath Pressed
in Breast Stroke Race.

Northeast Boys Club swimmers out
classed the Camp Let's team yester-
day, winning a dual meet at Edge
water, Md. 111-88.
An exciting feature was furnished
in the unlimited class breast stroke.
which was won by William McGrath
OF the Boys Club as less than a foot
separated the four fnalists.
sO-LB. CLASS.
25-yard breaststyle-Prst, Bradley w
iour5b p e. ness seeond q gpthegrove; third Sailor
25-yard backstroke-First, Martin (B.
Gauss Iims 90 C IL L.: fourth. Coleman &c. t..
25-yard reassstroke-First, Bradley .tB.
g.: second, Tlanagan tB. CO third.
rose oo-yard IA relayrIst ' Bsss sesopds eb (r,r
agan. Upthegrove. Matin. Bradley: second,
Camp Let's (Rose, Coleman. Sailor. J.
Gauld).
IoO-LB CLASS.
5 fourth. J. twist &c. L.. Time, 1eh. sec. C
55-yard Observation-Disclosures &c. L.:
q; c.: fourth, Smith tB. CO Time.
c):, second, j. twist C. t.; third, ).
Clark &C. l.. Time, 2ols seconds.
ISpiker,- Decatur, Farrell Essex: second.
Camp Let's jackson. Clark. Harkins,
Shortl. Time. 1:s.4.
115-LB. CLASS
50-yard freestyle-First, OConnor u,
C: -; fourth webb r. cJ. Time. 81
25-yard backstroke-rirst, Martin tB.
CO: second Nassella (B c.; third, Gauld
&c. l.; fourth, Fisher &C. L.. Time, II
25-yard breaststroke-First, Martin tB
CO; second T. Gauld &C. IL; third. Essex
,B. c.. Time 1875 seconds
100-yard relay-First. Boys Club webb
Nassella. Martin. Essex; second, Camp
Let's Fisher. Jackson. shortl. T. Gauldj.
Time. 5S seconds.
UNLIMITED.
Diving tunlimited> Knox &C. Ll:
second. T. Gauld &C. L.; third. Kenner
&C.: L.: fourth. Decatur
5O.yard freestyle-First. Flanagan (B
c.; NJ. Quick tB: CO; Garretson &c L.;
Kenner &C. LIZ Time, 264s seconds.
25-yard backstroke-First johnson &C.
D.; Fletcher (B. c.; Kenner &C. LIZ Nc
Grath (B. c.. Time. 1875 seconds.
25-yard breaststroke-First. McGrath
II. c.; Garretson &C. L.: Hollon &c, L);
J. Quick. Time. 167s seconds
1OO-yard relay-Ffrst. Boys Club tRog-
ers. Fletcher, J. Quick. M Quick; second.
Camp Let's tGarretson. Whitehurst, Ken
ner. Johnson. Time. 80 seconds.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
CASEY NEXT FOE
FOR ERNIE DUSEK
Lucrative Mat Bout Earned
by Victory Scored Over
Olson at Arena.

Ernie Dusek. Sizeable chunk OF
humanity who finally is finding favor
with local mat addicts after several
seasons of sneering at those same GUS
toners in the role Of villain, today had
grasped the most lucrative opponent
Of the outdoor season here. being
scheduled to squirm with Crusher
Casey, generally recognized cham
pion, next week at Griffith Stadium
Employing stubby-haired Cliff Olson
as combination stepping stone and
doormat last night at Turner's Arena
before 700 spectators, beefy Ernie
pounced on Olson with a back drop
and body press, received the co-opera-
tion of Referee Benny Bortnicks hur-
ried count, and won in 1912 minutes.
Olson Trifie Unethical.
There was mild protest over Bort
nick's hasty arithmetic, but most of
the patrons were willing to accept
the decision, for conniving Cliff had
disturbed their sense of Righteousness
with an assortment of impolite tactics.
In ignoring whatever etiquette is
proper for pachyderms. Cliff hurled a
section Of arena furniture at Ernie,
plucked various missiles from his
trunks, strangled Ernie with a towel
and. in general, made quite nuisance
Of himself.
Ernie Rallies for Win.
Cliffs villainy was winning until he
n tva<o ~
paratory to tossing him across the
ring. Ernie. however. grasped the top
rope and when Olson lost his balance,
leaped on him for the climax.
Ed Meske and Wally Dusek toiled
30 minutes to a draw. as did Emil
Dusek and Paul Bosch. Jack League
pinned Ed White in IL minutes and
Mike Mazurki spilled Bill Middlekauf
in 1871 minutes.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
K0uacs Modest Giant Battles Riggs of Caree,
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR,

Washington's winning streak OF
seven games was broken as st.
Louis came through in the final
of the series to win, 4-3. Errors
by Schultz and Shanks allowed two
Of the Browns runs.
Pat Doyle OF New Jersey sank
a long putt for a birdie 3 on the
10th hole of Ridgewood Country
Club, Chicago. to win a Red Cross
exhibition match for himself and
Tom Boyd of New York from Jock
Hutchinson and Bob Mcdonald.
Ralph De Palma won three of
the four automobile races at the
Chicago Speedway and set world
records in taking the lO-mile and
20-mile events.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
BLAND, CIACCI0 SIGN
FOR SEMI BOUT HERE
Welters Will Battle on Card of
Nedomatsky- ky-Mamakos Show
at Stadium Monday.

Tommy Bland, crack Canadian
welterweight champion. today was
signed by Matchmaker Code Ahearn
to toll with Tony Ciaccio, rugged
Norristown, Pa, puncher, in an eight
round semi-f1nal to the Ivan Nedo-
matsky-Steve Mamakos feature bout
Monday night at Griffith Stadium.
Ciaccio. who dropped a close deci-
sion to George Abrams here, has been
annexed by Chris Dundee. In his
first start under new management,
Claccio trounced Young Terry, highly
regarded middleweight.
Bland, victorious in his last two
matches over Wildcat O'Connor and
Fritzie zivic. is reported to be one of
the stiffest punchers in the l47-pound
division.
Meanwhile Ahearn contacted Larry
White. manager of Fred Apostoli, with
a view toward obtaining the knockout
conqueror of Freddy Steele for a bout
with the survivor of an elimination
tourney which will include Nedomat-
sky, Mamakos. Bland. Ciaccio. Harry
Balsamo, Solly Krieger and Ken
Overlin.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
Minor Results

ns eiie hSSoCldleu fleSS,
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo Rochester. wet grounds.
others not scheduled.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus: 6: Indianapolis, 4.
Minneapolis. 12--2; Milwaukee, "A.
Toledo, 6; Louisville, 5.
Kansas City. 9; st. Paul, s.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle, s; Sacramento. 3.
Los Angeles. Q: Portland, l.
San Diego 3; Hollywood. /.
San Francisco, /; Oakland. q.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta. 6; New Orleans, 3.
Chattanooga. 8: Birmingham, 3
Little Rock, II; Nashville, 3.
Memphis. B; Knoxville, l..
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Beaumont 3; oklahoma City; 2.
Fort Worth, II Houston. 3.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmira, 5-5: Albany. 2-6.
Hartford. Go; Hazleton. 2-3.
Wllkes-Barre, 5-4; Trenton. O-6.
Williamsport. 1O-l. Bnehamton, 1-1C
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Macon, 10 Jacksonville, 3.
Columbia, ?; Savannah, !.
Augusta. II; Spartanburg, 3.
Columbus. IA: Greenville, 6.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Charlotte. II: Rocky Mount o.
Winston-S Salem. 4 Richmond. .
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Federalsburg. 5-3; Salisbury, IL,
Pocomoke. >: Cambridge l.
Easton, 4 Dover. 3.
BI-STATE LEAGUE.
Mount Airy. 4: Bassett. 3.
Mayodan, 4; Martinsville, 3,
Reldsville, 5: Danville. 3.
South Boston, 9: Leaksville, 4.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
CHAMP DEFAULTS
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Kin's Illness Forces Jane
Cothran From BiItmore
Forest Struggle.
By the Associated Press.

ASHEV1LLE, N. c., July 29-Abdi-
cation Of Jane Cothran Of Greenville.
S. c., the defending champion, left
the annual Biltmore Forest womens
invitation golf tournament a wide
open affair today.
Miss Cothran withdrew in the quar-
ter-flnals yesterday because of illness
in her family and defaulted to Sally
Guth. st. Louis, Mo-, star. who was
paired today in the semi-finals with
Alliene Hoover Of Thomasville, N. c.
The other semi-final match pitted
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia, S. c..
against Marion Miley of Lexington,
KY.
In the quarter-fnals Miss Hoover
eliminated Marion Gayer of Charles
ton, S. c., and 2. Miss Hemphill
turned in 9-and-s victory over Mrs.
Alberta Neblett of Atlanta, Ga, and
Miss Miley. the Southern champion,
beat Mrs. John Degener Of Charlotte,
N. c.. 10 and 8.
The Hemphill-Miley match was the
fifth tournament meeting Of the two
players. Each has won twice.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
COULD JOLT BOB'S
CUP BERTH HOPES
Finds Grant Easy Prey in
Quarter-FinaI of Sea
Bright Tourney.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEA BRIGHT, N. j., July 90
Frank Kovacs, l8-year-old Californian,
who came East lust for the expert
ence," faced the first climax of his
tennis career here today in the semi
finals of the 5lst annual Sea Bright
Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club in
vitation tournamet
kovacs, who lives only two blocks
from Don Bulge, Americas No. l
star, in Oakland, Calf, was ptted
against top-seeded Bobby Riggs of
Chicago, who has high hopes of land
ing the No. 2 singles assignment on
the Davis Cup team.
Riggs was the logical favorite, but
on the basis of his performance against
third-seeded Bryan M. (Bitsy) Grant
Of Atlanta, yesterday, Kovacs was con-
ceded chance of casting a damper
on Riggs cup aspirations.
Kovacs whipped the stuffing out of
Grant, fourth-ranking U. S. amateur,
In straight sets, 6-3, 60.
Has Modest Ambition.
Il am not out for Davis Cup team
position" the son of an Oakland up
holsterer said. He has been named to
the cup squad by the U. S. L. T. A.
Naturally, I would like to be con-
sidered when the national rankings
are made, but came East this season
just for the experience" he added.
Six feet four inches tall-which
makes him one of the largest players
on this side of the Atlantic-Kovacs
has played only two weeks on grass
courts
Riggs, poised and confident as usual,
was almost perfunctory in his test with
Robert L. Harman of Oakland, Calf,
in yesterdays quarter-finals
He spent most of the first set watch
ing match on an adjacent court, and
lost. 81. When Harman gained q
20 lead in the second set, however,
Riggs turned to the business at hand,
third, g.
Allison Blasts Wood
In the other semi-final today, Will
mer Allison of Austin, Tex, was
slated to meet Elwood T. Cooke of
Portland, Greg, upset conquerer of
second-seeded frankie Parker in the
quarter finals.
Allison displayed the form which
won him national championships in
1884 and 1885 as he blasted the cup
team hopes of blond Sidney B. Wood
of New York
Cooke forced the fighting in his
match with Parker, recent winner at
Spring Lake, and made a minimum
of mistakes against the undertaking
U. S. singles star. He took the first
set, IS, after trailing 0-3 at the
start, and the second, 60.
In the women's singles, semi-final
matches today pitted Alice Marble,
the defending champion, against Vir-
ginia Wolfenden of San Francisco,
and buxom Dorothy May Bundy of
Santa Monica, Calf, against Mrs.
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Brookline,
Mass.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
CANADIAN NETMEN
IN HOPELESS SPOT
Beaten by Japanese, 2 to O,
in Opening Singles of
Davis Cup Match.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, July 29-Laird Watt
OF Montreal and Ross Wilson of To-
ronto faced the strenuous task of
turning back the veteran Japanese
pair of Jiro Yamagishi and Fumiteru
Nakano in the doubles today and saw
ing Canada's Davis Cup hopes.
The same japanese pair, playing in
singles yesterday, trounced BOBBY
Murray and Wilson in straight sets
to send the invaders into a 20 lead
in the five-point series.
Today's doubles count only one
point, but it is the deciding one of
the tourney. Should the Canadians
win today they have a slim chance
OF winning the two remaining singles
Saturday and taking the series.
Most onlookers were ready to con-
cede victory to the tireless japanese.
The winning team here will meet
the winner of the Australia Mexico
series, which starts in Kansas City
today, in the American zone final.