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Evening star., 1938-07-19
GUERNSEY THREAT
0NEASTERNCLA
Strong Start in Meet Made
by Young Star-ShieIds
in Fine Net Trim.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1.-two fellows
whose personalities and techniques
are as far apart as the poles, Frank
x. Shields and Frank Guernsey, jr.,
currently are the players to watch in
the Eastern clay court tennis cham
pionships at the Jackson Heights
Tennis Club.
While other seeded players either
were stumbling against unknowns or
Withdrawing for one reason or another
yesterday, Shields, the New Yorker
who became a movie actor in Holly
wood, and Guernsey, the youngster
from Orlando, Fla, who has won the
intercollegiate and State clay courts
titles this month, were grabbing the
spotlight.
Shields Dashes to Wins.
Shields polished off Sam Stewart
and Leonard Straus, two New Workers,
to march into the third round, in four
straight sets. He gave Stewart a
game set and held Straus to two
games in the first set. To make 1t
stick, Frank didn't even leave the
court between matches.
Guernsey, who is as careful and de-
liberate as Shields is dashing, played
only one match. Currently the
hottest player in the East, he trounced
John Brauback of San Antonio, 6-1,
60. He is seeded fifth and Shields
third.
Other Seeded Stars Fall.
While these two were winning, the
other seeded stars had a tough time.
Julius Heldman, Los Angeles, seeded
sixth, was bumped out of the tourna-
ment by Eddie Degray of Brooklyn.
6I3, 6-. j. Gilbert Hall of New
York was eliminated by Percy Kyn-
aston, the Brooklyn veteran, 2-6,
6-, 60.
The favorite list still further was cut
by news of the impending withdrawal
Of Don McNeill of Oklahoma City.
Charles Hare of England. seeded first
on the foreign list, and Morey Lewis
of Texarkana, Ark, already have
withdrawn,
Evening star., 1938-07-19
Mats Refreshed
for Tiger Series

Refreshed by day of rest, the
Nationals resume operations in
Griffith Stadium today when they
open a three-game series with the
Detroit Tigers, who are casting
covetous eyes on WaShington's
fourth-place standing in the
American League.
Wesley Ferrell, nearly always
effective against the Bengals, was
expected to open the set, with Ken
Chase as an alternate. Ferrell, if
started, was to make bid to re-
claim a job as starter. Disap-
pointed by Wes' recent efforts,
President Clark Griffith has been
quoted as favoring bull pen duty
for the tall right-hander
Following the Tiger series the
Griffs will meet the Browns in
winding up their third home stand
Of the year against the Western
Evening star., 1938-07-19
FVE-MAN MAT RIOT
STRUGGLE TO FINISH
Vague Code for Thursday Scrap
Here Rules Wrestler Is Done
if Tossed From Ring.

Three newcomers, Felix Slavitowski,
Mike Brennan and Sammy Menacher,
coupled with Paul Bosch and Reb
Russell, will be the participants in the
first battle royal graphing match ever
staged here Thursday night at Griffith
Stadium.
The five twisters will operate under
rather vague rules, if any, with the
only restriction calling for those who
are thrown from the ring to remain
out of competition. The last two
survivors in the miniature riot will
clash in a finish match until winner
is declared.
Jack League and Cliff Olson, who
tangled in an unscheduled Skir1nish
last week, will headline the card, with
other matches calling for Hank Bar
ber to toll with Wally Dusek and Ed
Meske to squirm with AL Getz.
Evening star., 1938-07-19
TRIBE HITS YANKS
AT A TOUGH TIME.
Allen May Not Be Able to
Pitch-Bucs Regain Top
by Beating Giants.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
No matter what may happen to
those pennant-hungry New York base
ball clubs within the next week or
so, no one can say they haven't given
or received fair warning.
The Yankees, leading the American
League by a game and half as they
go into Crucial four game series
with Cleveland's second-place Indians
today, sounded the alarm by winning
II Of their last 20 games and tying
another
The Giants, dropped into second
place by Pittsburgh's Pirates, have
heard a similar warning from the
Chicago Cubs. They have to tackle
Chicago and the newly-recovered
Dizzy Dean late this week after what
they hope will be a pleasant inter-
lude at st. Louis.
The Cubs, right now, look like
team to watch in the National League.
They have won seven straight from
Philadelphia and Boston to move back
into third place. The return of Dean
undoubtedly will be an inspiration and
the team appears overdue for its an
nual big winning streak.
Cubs Have Big Task.
Chicago has long way to 60, how
ever. before it can overtake those per-
sistent Pirates. The Buccos, who rose
+o tho ton m q 12uo mo victory ctripo
proved that wasn't just prolonged
flash in the pan when they won two
games and tied one in a four-game
series with the Giants. They made
their margin, previously visible only
in the percentage column, a half game
yesterday by slugging out IA victory
in two big innings.
Johnny Rizzos homer with two
aboard started the trouble in the sixth.
Then after Harry Gumbert had been
lifted for pinch hitter, the Pirates
fell on Dick Cofman for five hits and
four more runs in the seventh. At
that it took some smart relief pitching
by Bill Swift to hold the lead, as the
Giants knocked Cy Blanton out in the
three-run eighth.
The Cubs, meantime, pulled out a
7-6 decision over the Boston Bees in
the ninth inning after blowing 63
lead in the same frame. Reliable
Gabby Hartnett singled in the win
ming run after Tex Carleton lost his
stuff in the ninth, loaded the sacks
with two singles and pass and then
served up a nice one which Tony Cue
cinello belted for three-run double.
The st. Louis Cardinals knocked off
the Phillies, 5-3. in the days only
other game as the Brooklyn Dodgers,
with four straight victories, were
checked by rain at Cincinnati. The
American League had an open date.
Yankees Hitting Fast Pace.
The Indians, who have won only
half their games in the East so far,
have to take three out of four from
the YankS to regain the lead. They
did that trick in Cleveland last month
and the New Workers have lost only
three games since then.
Manager Oscar Witt will have plenty
Of trouble finding pitchers to repeat
the feat against Yankee slugging
Johnny Allen, his biggest gun, missed
his last regular turn because of a sore
arm and may not be ready. And if
anything goes amiss, the Boston Red
Sox, now only two games behind the
Tribe, may find themselves up in sec
ond place.
Evening star., 1938-07-19
Persistency Dominant in Hughes Golf in His World
From The
Press Box
Ball Players Vietimized
By Travelling Bag Craze.
BY JOHN LARDNER,

Special Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, July 19.-Science has
discovered that the three Oldest Gus
toms in America are:
/. Eating corn on the cob.
2. Shooting off flrecrackers on the
Fourth of July.
3. Giving travelling bags to ball
players.
Last Sabbath, a little knot of loyal
fans came down from Schenectady and
gave frankie Crosetti of the New York
Yankees travelling bag. They honored
Joe Di Maggie at the same time. They
gave him travelling bag.
1t was fully two weeks since Joe got
his last travelling bag, which amounts
to slump for Joseph. If you took all
the young mans valises and laid them
end to end Cor in circle, for that
matter) you would need six coWhandS
to ride herd on the lot Segregating
the pigskin stock, you would have
the equivalent of 1909 footballs. Joe's
alligator bags alone, in their heyday,
were responsible for 16 human fingers,
IL thumbs and 48 legs.
Evening star., 1938-07-19
DEAN'SCOMEBACK
NOT YET DEFINITE
Effect on Arm of Win Over
Bees AWaited-Tougher
Test Held Needed,
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS,
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

CHICAGO, July 19-Back from
his Elba, after 10 weeks of exile from
the mound, came Dizzy Dean and
with banners flying. The great oues-
ton mark of the Chicago Cubs proved
he still possesses a full measure of
skill and greatness by holding the
Boston Bees to four hits and one run
Sunday as he pitched the full route
for the second time this season.
He was not the Dizzy Dean of his
Cardinal days. He did not fog that
once great fast ball down the narrow
alley, but his pitches were alive
enough and craft compensated for
lost sinew. To all appearances. Dean
was loose and free of motion and
WINGED at no time during the game.
He related in the clubhouse that
only when he threw an overland
pitch to Maggert in the ninth inning
was there trace of pain in the
famous arm.
Dean relied mainly on a half-speed
delivery, Of which he has such perfect
control that not single Boston bat
ter received pass. Dizzy used his
curve sparingly but effectively and
it was a low hook that famed Gil
English in the fourth.
Dean pitched much the same as
when he beat the Cardinals on four
hits back in April, utilizing a tan
talizing delivery that constantly nipped
corners of the plate.
He threw exactly 100 balls over the
nine innings to 81 batters, an average
OF slightly more than three pitches
per batter. He also worked the game
in one hour and 38 minutes, one of
the fastest contests of the current
season.
Dean has not yet completely proved
his comeback. First, the effect of
Sundays game on his arm must be
determined, and, secondly, he must
face the power hitters of the Giants,
Reds and Pirates. The Bees are the
llghtest-hitting team in the National
League.
However, the man made a great
11oiC v ocdA uOW WILL lake Ills regular
turn on the mound, and, if he can
continue Sundays pace, the Cubs
may still be factor in the National
League pennant race.
The temperance of Dizzy brought
the Cubs out of their protrac cted bat
ting slump and gave them new spirit
on the field. Phil Wrigley evidently
had the right idea when he ordered
Dean to pitch in 10 days, for it now
is obvious that Dizzy was suffering
from too many medical ministrations.
At any rate. the great man is back
in the harness, not the Dizzy of old
as yet. but good enough until evidence
to the contrary is introduced and
confirmed.
Evening star., 1938-07-19

John Lumsden of the Penn A. c. in
taking the mems 100-meter free-style,
and 1:13.3 by Dorothy Campbell, an
other Penn A. c. athlete, in the wom-
ems 100-meter backstroke.
100-meter free style for men-won by
John Lumsden penn A. CO; second Fran
clS Flanagan (Northeast Boys Club third.
Noli Sonn Bender lY. M. c. A.. Time: 1:03.4.
Sew see in reHoFd as breaking old mark Of 1;os2
-, 1OQ-meter breast stroke for women
Won by Margaret Russell Baltimore K. of
e.; second Lucille Kirschc (Shoreham); :;
M 1alrd' Muriel Campbell Penn A. CO.
bv 19S;metfE Ss5a Hi,Es breast stroke for men-won
Arthur Hucht Baltimore K. Of c.; third,
James Bonham (Y. NJ C. Al. Time 1888
I0O-meter back stroke for women-Won
by Dorothy Campbell penn A. c.: second,
Betty Strohecker !Shoreham); third Pa
trieia Ia caherty (Ambassadorl: Time: 1:3l 8.
championship for men-Won by Harold
Henning Gake Shore A. CO; second, Rob-
ert Topham penn A. c.; third. Ernie
Boggs ". NJ C. A.. Time. I:13.5. New
record breaking old mark Of 1:1S.6, set by
second. Doris Baugher Baltimore K Of
CD; third. Ann Bono (Shoreham). Time
O:32 o. New record.
30O-meter medley relay for men-Won
& ss3n A'Ss:s s4as% zssh
Won by shoreham tWadsworth. Kirschc.
Bono, second, Ambasssdor lArnson. White.
Evening star., 1938-07-19
Duroeher Is Outraged When
Given Auto Instead of Boo.

And now. Leo, as a token of our
esteem, accept the keys to your new
four r-passenger convertible coupe,
which Is parked just outside the field,
by fireplug."
mo travelling bag?" said Mr..
Durocher, turning pale and staggering
Q little.
Nope" said the spokesman.
This is an outraged" barked Lippy
Leo. Pepper Martin has IS bags to
my IA, and was planning to tie him
today. You guys will have to throw
in keister, or the deal is off"
History fails to state whether Leo
got the bag. He kept the car, how
ever.
The great peril about this travelling
bag mania is what it does to ball
players batting average. Statistics
show that, out of the last 1,091
presentations, the beneficiaries went
hitless 874 times immediate after. Joe
Di Maggie went hitless Sunday. He
figures that the travelling bag did it.
But I hear they are great for
travelling" says Di Mag, philosoph-
ically.
(Copsright, 1898, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-07-19

AouA Aicli VIII Will So W NicVcldIlu.
And 1 think any gent who shoots
290 will win the championship and
captain the Harding Cup team"
Doerer adds. All of which means
that the public links boys are going
to have no nosegay of roses; no sissy
course to play when they gather next
week to contest over the 72-hole
route for the city championship and
the right to represent Washington
in the national team championship.
We're going to stretch that course
out to over 6,700 yards" Doerer says.
In other years there have been
some very low scores on the course.
scores like that 274 that Claude Rippy
shot two years back Mind you, Rippy
is good golfer on any course, but
in some cases the boys above him
were lucky to qualify They knew
the tricks of the course and even
though they didn't play their shots so
well they could score. That won't
happen this year.
I'VE are going to make the
course 50 tough that only the
best shotmakers will be on the
team.
After all, that's what we want
the best-and We are going to try to
have only the best in that group of
four qualiflers. 1t will be far more
than pitch and putt course they'll
play"
Last year, with the peerless Rippy
winning his third straight municipal
championship and retiring the Harding
Cup, his mates on the trip West to
Frisco were Andy Oliveri, currently
rated as the top among the municipal
lads; Jim Gipe and Bobby Burton.
None of them did much at Frisco, not
even Rippy, who failed to approach
the form that won him to the final
of the 1896 championship on Long
Island. Shortly after that tournament
Rippy Joined Congressional, where he
now plays.
Rippy won't be around for the
argument next week, which is
good news to the boys.
If he was eligible they might Just
as well hand him the cup. He was by
several brassie shots the best golfer
the public links have produced since
the days of George Voigt and AL
Houghton.
Pros to Play.
AS curtain-raiser to the municipal
championship Doerer plans a man.
moth professional exhibition match
next Sunday, starting about 2 o'clock.
All the pros Of the city have been asked
to play in four foursomes, and you can
see them Free They will compete in
a sweepstakes tourney for prizes to be
put up by the East Potomac Park
management. Those billed to play in
clude Leo Walper, mid-Atlantic p. G.
A. champ; Witty Cox, District open
champ; Cliff Spencer, Maryland title
holder; Bob Barnett, Lewis Worsham,
George Diffenbaugh, Mel Shorey, Gene
1'arkin, Tom Ryan, Danny and Allan
Burton, AL Jamison, Frank Cunning
ham, Dave Thomson, Walter Cunning
ham. and as many others as will play.
Furthermore, there won't be any
putting out of the bunkers," says
Doerer. We've filled them all with
new sand and the boys will have to
know their sand Shots" Sounds like
a pretty good tournament. It's time
they souped up that East Potomac
Park course to make it real test of
the game.
1t will have to be better to
entertain the national cham
pfonship, which S. G. Leoffier
wants.
Evening star., 1938-07-19
BLUES ALL-STARS PLAY.

Plucked from Al boys who attended
baseball school under the instruction
of the former major league first base
man, the Lu Blue All-Stars will clash
with the Ballston A. c. Thursday
night at Ballston Stadium Clark
Griffith, Washington ball club proxy,
and members of the Detroit Tigers
have been requested to attend.
Evening star., 1938-07-19
TREASURY AT NET PEAK
Loss to War Has Little Effect on
Departmental Standing.

War Departments recent defeat Of
Treasury in the Departmental Tennis
League may have been the Financiers'
first in many years, but it failed to
diminish much of their margin as
pace-setters.
Standings released today showed
Treasury with AZ match lead over
War, with Agriculture in third place.
The standings:
Evening star., 1938-07-19
Necessary to Drive Arobs
From information Desk.

The gunbearers are needed to ward
off raiding bands of hostile Arabs, who
swoop down from the neighborhood of
the information desk or waiting room
At one time, the lower level of the
Grand Central was infested by these
fierce tribesmen.
When Mr.. Ruth added up the score,
he found it would cost him just under
5000 to move his bags from the sta
ton entrance to the train. That is
what his loyal fans, with the best in
tentions in the world, had let him in
for over the fiscal period 1868.
The Keister complex, as DR.. Freud
calls 1t, is deep-rooted in the brain
of the baseball public. Two thousand
years ago, when the Romans wanted to
honor a popular gladiator, they would
give him a set of dishes at the home
plate, or an early Christian to take
home to broil. King Arthur used to
present his winning knights with sill
yer tea service, or baby grand piano.
British bare-knuckle fighters got
bridge lamps from their fans.
Ball players get nothing but travel
Ing bags. Almost always, anyway.
Once group Of rooters came to the
st. Louis ball park to honor Leo
Durocher. At the end of his brief
and moving speech, the spokesman
said:
Evening star., 1938-07-19
Straiqht Off the 7 ee
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


championship will be played
public links championship Cleveland
tommy Doerer Potomac I'VE
ucke Suin his action those words
18 holes
with added
has made the layout tough that predicts 800 will
Evening star., 1938-07-19
Eastern League.

Eastern League.
Hazleton. 10: Elmira. 6.
Albany-Hartford and Bjnehamton.
Trenton. rain
Only games.
Eastern Shore League.
Salisbury-Dover. Centreville- Cambridge,
rain.
Only games scheduled
Bi-State League.
Bassett. 10: Mayodan. 8.
All others, rain
Southern Association.
No games scheduled
Evening star., 1938-07-19
A. A. U. MAY MEET HERE.

The 1888 national A. A. U. conven-
ton, to be held early in December
probably will be staged here, accord
ing to Judge Samuel Hoyt, president,
VINO visited Win Johnson, local official,
here today.
Evening star., 1938-07-19
REVENUE SHOTS LEAD
Score Over Interior Pistol Club by
1921 to 1885.

Internal Revenue Department Pistol
Club defeated the Interior Department
five, 1,291-1 ,236, in a match at the new
park police range at Abingdon, Va.
Summaries:
Evening star., 1938-07-19

International League.
Rochester, 4: Newark, O.
Jersey City, IL: Toronto, Z.
Buffalo. &; Syracuse, 3.
Only games.
American Association.
Milwaukee. IL; Toledo. TO-
Kansas City. 8: Columbus. 3.
Minneapolis, IL: Indianapolis, Q.
St. Paul, 8: Louisville. 4.
Pacific Coast League.
No Games scheduled.
Texas League.
Beaumont s.; Tulsa. g innings.
Dallas. 3: Shreveport, 0.
San Antonio, Z: Oklahoma City. ..
Fort Worth, s.; Houston. 90 innings.
Evening star., 1938-06-24

Ry the Associated Press.
r OLLYWOOD, June 24-The
breeziest guessing game In
movie history-who's going to
4 Il play whom in Gone With
the Wind"-had an oficial answer
today.
Norma Shearer, born and
Hollywood-reared, will be the Southern
spitfire, Scarlet O'Hara, when the
cameras start rolling late in the year
Uhis Year,.
And the gentlemanly rascal OF the
old South in Margaret Mitchelrs long
piece about Civil War times and NOR
ais, Rhett Butler, will be enacted by
Ohio's Clark Gable, who has been
down South.
Both Gable and Miss Shearer were
informed yesterday that the contracts
giving them the years best roles will
be signed any minute.
Miss Shearer often was mentioned
for the part, but David Selznick, who
bought the rights for a mere $50, 600
(peanuts in these parts), wanted an
unknown. He knew that If he could
find the right newcomer he'd have to
star when it was all over.
Mr.. Selznick always wanted Gable.
the fans choice, but NJ G. M. refused
to loan him unless Mr.. Selznick agreed
to release the picture through M. G..
M. The Wind will be an M. G. M.
picture in name and cast. although
Mr.. Selznick. who operates his own
successful plant, will be in actual
charge.
When he announced the Aim. many,
many months ago, the public took
Evening star., 1938-06-24
Cabinet Gets More Power.

TOXIC, June "a (P).-More power
was concentrated in the hands of
Japan's quick victory cabinet today
when Gen. KazLshiee Ugaki. foreign
minister. acquired also the portfolio
Of the overseas ministry. Sonyu
Otani, former overseas minister. be-
came president Of the North China
Development Co.. a Government
backed organization to exploit occu-
pied areas of China.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
DEMANDS FRANCO
EXPLAIN ATTACKS
Chamberlain Orders Envoy
to Ask Explanation of
Ship Bombings.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 24.-Britains envoy
to insurgent Spain was under orders to-
day to bring to London an explanation
from Generalissimo Francisco Francois
government for its unrelenting aerial
attacks on British ships.
This step by Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain to cope with a problem
that has been a constant thorn in his
side was disclosed yesterday in a tum-
ultuous House Of Commons session.
Mr.. Chamberlain. however, reiterated
his refusal to make reprisals for the
attacks for fear of starting European
war His stand created such a furore
he could scarcely be heard. Amid the
excitement three fist-shaking hecklers
were elected from the gallery.
The Premier said he again had
warned Gen. Franco adding that he
hoped 1t would not be too late" for
the generaiissimo to prevent further
attacks.
To the cheers Of the opposition,
conservative Winston Churchill, an
opponent of Mr.. Chamberlains for
eign policy. suggested the Prime Min
Eter use his personal influence with
Mussolini' to halt the attacks.
The Tory rebel declared Japan,
italy, Germany and the United States
would not submit to this treatment,
prolonged for month after month.
Mr.. Chamberlain, however, con-
tended British captains took their
ships into government ports to make
big profits at their own risk.
David Lloyd George, fiery wartime
Prime Minister. agreed with Clement
r. Attlee Laborite, that the British
feet could stop the attacks.
Despite the summons home of Sir
Robert Hodgson, British commercial
agent in Burgos, there was no indica-
ton Britain would sever her "un-
ofi1cisl" relations with the insurgent
regime.
Evening star., 1938-06-24

over the casting. There was such q
tremendous interest in the novel that
every one who read 1t, or any chap
ter Of it, knew just who should be in
the movie. Thousands and thousands
of casting" letters attested to the
interest in the story and its forth
coming perturbation.
For months Hollywood had Gone"
on its lips. Every day, the people
heard, somebody else was being con-
sidered-or, more impressively. tested"
for the main parts. Among those
actually tested were Janet Gaynor
Tallulah Bankhead, Katherine Hep
burn, Paulette Goddard, two new
corners. Stenographer Margaret Tai
lichet and Manicurist Arleen Whelan,
as well as two or three Georgia bellies.
Frederic March, Spencer Tracy, Les
lie Howard and Enrol Flynn-certainly