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Evening star., 1938-07-02
TEXAS GIRL SEEN
AS ACE MERMAID
Jane DiIIard, High School
Student, Unofficia|Iy Is
Cracking Records.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUSTIN. Tex.-In 17-year-old Jane
billiard, Swimming Coach Julian (Tex)
Robertson Of the University Of Texas
believes he has q world-beater and an
Olympic team candidate.
The blue-eyed breast-stroke marvel
unofhcially has sliced good sized
chunks of American records, several
Of which were established by the
famed Katherine Rawls.
Not yet out Of high school, the
freckled Jane recently moved to Au-
stin from Fort Worth to train under
the watchfM eye Of her mentor. She
expects to enroll at the university next
spring.
''Found" in Recreation Meet.
Robertson, coach Of Adolph Kiefer,
the backstroke sensation, discovered
Jane splashing Central Texas SWIM
ming pool waters in city recreation
department meets.
With Kiefer, Miss billiard and Ralph
Flanagan. the phenomenal Florida free
styler. whom he says will reregister at
the university next September. Robert
son hopes to attain national aquatic
honors for Texas.
In exhibitions recently, Jane clipped
40 seconds of Elsie Petris mark of
1885 for the 100 yards with q 2O-yard
straightaway course; "a seconds from
an unoficial 34.6 for so yards set by
Katherine Rawls: 81 seconds of Kath-
crimes records for 100 yards with a 25-
yard course. and Sc seconds from the
l2-year-old 1928 l00-meter mark
held by Agnes Geraghty.
The sun-tanned brunette, her men,
tor says, has no unusual characteristics
Of style except that she naturally is
fast in the water. She is 5 feet 5
inches tall and weighs las pounds.
She can swim longer under water
than most women and she has mas
tered the flying fish overhead stroke
for surface work." Robertson says.
THE properly-timed combination re-
suits in her record-smashing speed"
Evening star., 1938-07-02
BIG j. s. AMATEUR
ENTRY SEEN HERE
Congressional Will Stage
Part of Mid.AtIantic
Qualifying Play.
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Sectional qualifying rounds for the
national amateur golf championship
August 30 will be played in the Middle
Atlantic links sector at the Congres.
sional Country Club and at the Coun-
try Club Of Virginia at Richmond.
Award Of the sectional rounds to
Congressional was announced in The
Star . fortnight ago. following an
Endorsement Of the course by all the
sectional golf associations In this terri
tory.
Richmond will draw all the vir-
ginia amateurs, while the Washington
and Maryland entrants will qualify at
Congressional. where a field of IS or
more will play for about IL places.
The oficial announcement today came
from the United States Golf Associa-
ton in New York.
Entry Fee Is IS.
Entries for the championship will
be accepted at the offices of the U. s.
G. A. up to 5 pm. on Friday, August
II, and must be accompanied by the
fee of IS. Ofices of the association
are at 73 East Ffty-seventh street,
New York, and the sectional rounds
at Congressional again will be ham
died by the District Of Columbia Golf
Association, with DR.. William c. Barr,
secretary Of the association, handling
the actual scoring.
The championship proper will be
held over the famed Oakmont Coun-
try Club course at Pittsburgh, Pa, one
of the big three of Americas nation
ally ranked layouts and the scene OF
numerous national championships.
Thirteen years ago Roland Mac
Kenzie won the qualifying round in
the amateur championship at Oak
mont After the sectional qualifiers
win their places at Congressional and
Richmond they must face another So
hole medal round at Oakmont, where
the low 64 men will qualify for the
match play rounds on September IL
and 13.
John Goodman, Omaha's crack
linksman, will defend the title he won
last year at Portland.
Large Entry Likely.
With the championship to be held
in the East this year, and with the
sectional rounds At Congressional
locally. you can look for q big entry
both in the championship and in the
local sectional rounds. The entry at
Congressional may run as high as 100,
in which case 18 or 20 places may
fall to the qualifiers who essay their
bids here. The Congressional course
will be open for practice to local
players on August Is, rs and 20. and
to visitors on those days and on Au-
gust 20 In addition. Goodman and all
former amateur champions and Charlie
Yates, British amateur champion, are
exempt from qualifying for the
tourney.
The championship is open to anna
teur golfers with handicaps Of four
strokes or less, which means that 80
or 10 Washington men may be &C.
cepted. They must be members Of
member clubs Of the United States
Coli Association.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
KENT OARSMEN GAIN
HENLEY RACE FINAL
Defeat Yale 15O-Pounders for
Right to Row London Club
for Thames Cup.

Fv tie Associated Press.
HENLEY EY-ON-THAMES. July a.
Kent School oarsmen today beat Yale's
150-pound crew by two-thirds Of a
length in the semi-finals of the Thames
Challenge Cup
Kent's time was 7:06.
In the other semi-final, London's
Rowing Club eliminated Eton Excelsior
by three-fourths of q length in 7:15
for the honor Of meeting the Kent
team from Connecticut for the cham
pionship.
Kent took an early lead and kept 1t
for the first half mile Yale held them
on squirt and drew level at the mile.
The shells remained dead level for
the next quarter mile. but Kent forged
ahead in the last ITO yards to win.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
WILLIAMS EMPEROR
OF A. A. SWATTERS
Leads Loop With $50, Gets Most
Homers.- Runs and Bases, Tops
in Hitting Over Runs.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Ted Williams of
Minneapolis continued to lead the
American Association in five batting
departments during the past week.
The tall, 19-year-old Californian's s
$50 batting average kept him on top
OF the list in semi-oficial statistics
which did net include Thursday s
night games.
In addition, Williams, who batted
but .29l with San Diego in the Pacific
Coast League last year. led the circuit
in home runs with %, runs with 81.
total bases with I'll and runs batted
in with So.
Williams leading average was eight
points better than that of George
Archie Of Toledo.
Among the pitchers, Vance Page Of
Indianapolis continued to top the
league with a record Of 10 victories
and 2 defeats
Kansas City maintained its leader
ship in club batting and fielding. The
Blues were hitting 1893 and had q
fielding percentage Of .974.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
H0YA STAR COLTS
IN COLLEGE FINAL
Burke Battling Mcdowell
of LIS. U. After 1.Up Win
Over Detroit Soph.
Ey the Associated Press,


LOUISVILLE. KY, July 2.-Await-
ing start Of the finals for the ma
tional intercollegiate crown today. Bert
Mcdowell of Louisiana State Univer.
sity said he hoped his days Of a eolfine
best man" instead Of a bridegroom
were approaching an end.
The 19-year-old son of a Kansas
City dentist has been a f1nalist in five
important tournaments in the last
year and hasn't won a single cham
pionship.
Burke Just Lasts to Win.
Red-headed John P. Burke Of
Georgetown University and Newport,
r. l., strapping 2l-year-old sopho-
more. hoped that the luck OF the
Irish" would carry him to the cham
pionship in the scheduled 36-hole title
match over the Louisville Country Club
course. et a.
Mcdowell, also a sophomore, and
Burke scored spectacular victories in
yesterdays semi-finaIs. The Louisi-
ana State younsster rolled in An 1s-
foot putt for q birdie to oust Lew
Oehmie Of Chattanooga. Tenn. up
at the 37th green.
Burke outlasted Sophomore Bob
Babbish Of the University Of Detroit
for 1-up decision on the 3sth green.
Finalist Well Matched.
Mcdowell. whose father. DR.. Bert
Mcdowell. ST.. gave him his first les
sons, fired l-under-par golf for the
81 holes in defeating Oehmig. Burke.
Rhode Island amateur champion from
1884 through 1886, eaualled par in the
morning to 90 Cup, but his game COL
lapsed over the second 18 as Babbish
staged q game but losing comeback.
There was little to chose between the
championship threats as the battle Of
strokes got under way.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
GOLFERS OFFERED
WINTER BONANZA
California Open Journeys
Will Present Minimum
Total of $27, 900.

Professional golfers who head West
next winter for California's annual
golden swing will find q minimum
OF $27 900 and seven open tourna-
ments awaiting them. All but one of
the Journeys are perennial fixtures
That one is q newly scheduled $4,000
event to be held in Fresno It will be
the first tournament in several years
held out of the general San Fran
cisco or Los Angeles metropolitan dis
tricts.
The prize money Of $27, 900 has been
guaranteed by the California Associa-
tion Of Open Tournament sponsors.
Ohcials expect at least another $4,000
in extras, probably at the Los Angeles
open, for years the key event in the
western swing. All gate receipts in
excess Of the fixed $4,000 for this
event will be turned back into the
prize till
New Rules in Force.
Several new rules have been evolved
for the 1938-39 season. All tourna-
ments have been listed under the
same standing rules for the first time.
It has been agreed all players must
qualify except overseas entries and
the first 80 players in any Of the four
major national tournaments-the
amateur, the open, the P. G. A. and
the public links
However, no player will be permit
ted to practice more than two rounds
over the course to be used in any
tournament and can use only one ball
between markers. The complete list
of tournaments follows:
Pssadena open ts3,oo0). December
Los Angeles open tS5.oOo). January SO
Oakland open t$5.Oo0), January 1878
San Francisco match play tS5.000),
January 1922.
Sacramento open ts3.O0o). January
Fresno open (s3.OOo). February 3-5.
Del Mar open $4,000, February lila.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
Fang Dancers to Compete in Marathon
Rons Good Roce Appear. Toes May VIM

forked stick or piece Of twine and
slip 1t In . sack or box"
He doesn't expect any one to get
hurt. The poisonous reptiles are
going to be "defanged." q,
But should some one get bit, Dr.
w. M. Burns, city physician, and
an ambulance will be at the track
for emergency cases. Druggist
Pooh promises any Make-bits,
serum needed will, be "on the
house. A.
For those who might prefer An
old-fashioned antidote there's this
word Of caution-whisley sales sre
barred by Arkansas Law on sucff
holidays - July I. .
Evening star., 1938-07-02

ing oval. Then they'll wigsle down
wired lanes to gold and glory.
What's going to make them race?
The lanes will be charged with
electricity and owners will be per-
mitted to poke any sit-down reptile
with Z stick.
There's no danger Of the race be-
ing Cancelled for lack OF snakes.
I've already received entries
from as far away Is Georgia"
Pooh says. TT wouldn't surprise
me If q hundred or more 60 to the
the wire derby day. The woods in
Arkansas are full Of rattlers. All
you have to do to get one is md
one coiled, picked 1t up with .
Evening star., 1938-07-02
Major Leaders
B! the Associated Press.
AMrRTrAN IIAGJI.

sattinsmAyerilll' s;.;.,l =, & Cleveland .ss4'
and Greenbera. Detroit, IS.
Runs batted in-Foxx. Boston. S.
Hi HltsGTrsvls 11S'7i Washington, "a: Lewis,
Doubles-cronin and cramer, Bos-
Triples-Averill, Cleveland. 3: Heath.
Cleveland, and Kreevich. Chicago, 6
Home runs-Foxx. Boston. 20;
Greenberg, Detroit: %.
Stolen bases-Lewis. washineton'
IL; Gehrineer. Detroit: Kreeyich, CHI
cago and Werber, Philadelphia'
Pitchins-Allen. Cleveland, I'LL;
Chandler, New York, IL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Battins..Lombsrdi; Cincinnati, .3Sa;
Runs-ott, New York. "a; Good
Runs batted in-ott: New York, e5:
Goodman. Cincinnati. So.
Martin. Philadelphia, 50.
Doubles-Martin. Philadelphia, "a:
Mccormick. Cincinnati. 90.
Triples-Goodman and RIGGS, Cln-
cinnati. and Suhr. Pittsbursh. Z.
Home runs-Ott New York, 10;
Goodman, Cincinanti. Is.
stolen bases--Koy' Brooklyn 10;
PitcSins@Vander Meer. Cincinnati:
and Brown. Pittsburgh. 10-2, and
Klineer. Pittsburgh, 81.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
Stars Yesterday
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Bob Seeds. Giants-His homer
with two aboard beat Dodgers, 3-l.
Bill Dickey, Yankees-Hit two
homers, driving in seven runs, In
so win over Senators.
Claude Passeau and Lefty La
master. Phillies-Each pitched five-
hitter in double-header victory over
Bees; LAmaster drove in three runs
with two hits, and hurled SO
shutout.
Jimmy Foxx, Red Sox-Hit
homer and double. driving in flve
runs. in 1877 win over Athletics.
Clay Bryant, Cuhs-Held Reds
to six hits and drove in two runs in
1l-4 victory. >.rs. -
Evening star., 1938-07-02
--.-
.FEUD OF M|LERS
FRIENDLY AFFAIR
Rumors Of Break Denied by
Cunningham, San Romanf
at A. A. U. Meet.
By the Associated Press.

BUFFALO. N. Y. July 1.-Two hun
dred aspirants for national senior A.
A. U. titles-the Kentucky Derby Of
American track-cooled their heels
today while the younssters-shootin
for Junior titles-showed their wares.
The cream Of the Nations track and
field stars. half thousand stron(,
broke in new track In q new stadium
today for the start OF the two-dayy
50th anniversary program Of the
American track and field champion.
ships.
The gold-plAted attractions for fans
are scheduled tomorrow when the Sc
nior champs renew old feuds, blast out
ie'o' 10 aio 'oppie ofo"he' ~
MiIers Deny Enmity. -.
Glenn Cunningham and Archie San
Romani. who have been stepping on
each others heels In the 1,500-meter
event in meets throughout the country,
arrived in drizzle Of rain to spike re-
ports they were getting on each others
nerves. e
Archie declared that when he said
Cunningham cut over him In Prince-
ton meet the stories quoted him, but
didn't go on to tell that he had held 1t
unintentional' -
We've always been able to get
along" Glenn said.
why should I accuse Glenn Of
anything like that on the track when
he's the swellest fella in the world?".
San Romani inquired.
But tomorrow Archie will 70 out 20
beat Cunningham. present title holder
San Romani isn't the only man the
champ will have to beat. There's Louis
Zamperini Of U. s. c., Charles Fenske
Of Wisconsin, Josef Mostert Of Bel.
GUM and some eight others.
Other Defending Titlists. -..,
Some Is other titlists are prepared
to defend their crowns. Among them
Perrin Walker Of College Park, Ca,
hopes to retain his 100-metsr dash
title. Allan Tolmich Of Wayne Univer-
sity. Detroit has large fields to beA t.
to hold the 11o-meter and 20o.meter
hurdles crowns. -
The Olympic Club of San Francisco
brought an aggregation to defend the
400-meter relay trophy The New York
Curb Exchange A. A. will defend Ia the
1.600-meter relay.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
NEW BOUT DELAY RULE
Postponement Due to Weather to
. Be Called by g Pm.

The Boxing Commission today an
nounced a new ruling which provides
that when the weather is threatening
on the day of scheduled open air
boxing show a definite announcement
be made not later than pm. as to
whether the show will go on.
This is q result OF Tuesday night s
postponement of the already twice
postponed Abrams-Furr bout. Then
it was not decided until 7:30 to call
off the match, too late to notify the
fans. and more than 1000 had ar
rived at the stadium expecting the
fight to go on.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
BLOOD ISN'T THICKER
Abbey Clark Calls Out Brother on
'Homer-Dr. Pepper Wins. :

Umpire Abbey Clark had to rule his
brother Snake out on an apparens'
home run when the latter failed Is
touch third at Grifdth Stadium last
night, but Snakes softball team, Dr..
Pepper, defeated the Campbell An.
Stars from Baltimore. SO, anyway. i.
The game served as q fitting prepA-
ration for the local ten for its stand
against the world champion Briggs
team from Detroit at Grifhth Stadium:
next Tuesday night. Abe Rosenfeld,
ace pitcher Of local softball, seldom was
better. yielding only two hits, permit1
ting no visitor to pass second and
striking out l3. Not including the
homer" which didn't count, Snake
Clark led the locals attack with tvn,
doubles. ia
Evening star., 1938-07-02

tIle OUTSTANDING ldyOuIS IN tnlS sector,
three clubs have Tom Moore trophies.
Washington is one, Indian Spring an
other and Capital is still another
Tom was not only good golfer him.
self Is years ago, when he was active
IN the game, but he spread his cups
around. He was member of all
three clubs at one time or another.
Moore now is in Los Angeles and isn't
playing golf. He still retains the
major interest in Indian Spring.
Hester had rounds of $780,
81 and 81 for a gross total Of
325.
He played with the generous handi-
cap of IA shots to the round. which
gives him 269 net. but it also proves
that the higher handicap players do
not always win handicap Journeys.
Burton sports 29 handicap per round,
while Marsh plays from a % handicap.
All three Of them can look forward
to some handicap slicing in view of
the scores they've made in the Moore
Cup tourney.
In addition to that affair Washing
ton golfers today started play for the
Horton Cup, presented by Maurice E,
Horton. The low 80 scores today and
tomorrow will qualify for match play
rounds which must be concluded by
July 81 Washington also has listed
flag tournament for July 4, and
. selected nine-hole medal play affair
for July l6 and II,
virginians Seeking Matches.
The strong Country Club of vir-
einia golf team has listed matches
with Congressional Country Club and
Is seeking added contests from several
other clubs, among them Columbia and
Washington. Topped by Clarke Lea
and Frank Sutton. the Virginians are
rugged hombres and look like tough
bunch to whip. But they'll be going
up against an equally tough bunch on
July 10 when Congressional's golf
team. led by Witty Cox. travels down
to Richmond to play them. Congress
sional's team holds the Maryland
State championship. and despite loss
Of Roger Peacock they can hold their
own in any company in this or any
other sector against any club team you
could name
And by the way, we haven't
heard that any club has grabbed
President Ted Grapes offer Of
$1,000 to bet on the Congress
sienal team against any club
team in the East.
It's bona fide.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
Straight Off the Tee
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Out at the Washington Golf Coll
Association Ralph doubles
up the tournament for the 72ho
Hester who sports IA handicap and pretty golf
seems be the the handicap
hos better than M Burton j. Marsh tied fol-
second with net 27 all
Moore
who built Indian
Evening star., 1938-07-02
1y the Associated Press.


NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark
Firecrackers and political oratory
on July 4?
That's too tame for folks here.
They decided to hold . rattlesnake
derby. .
It's the brain child Of Joe K.
Pooh, 99-year-old sportsman drug
gist with . fare for the unusual.
=. A purse Of $3.50 will be offered in
the wiggle-and-fang event. which
Pooh expects to be . rafting good
race"
The snakes viii 20 to the post
from . cage In the center Of . rae-
Evening star., 1938-07-02
Sports Mirror
Rs the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Don Bulge
won Wimbledon tennis champion
ship, defeating Baron Gottfried
Won Cramm, 6-3, 6-4, 12.
Three years Ago-Hank ODay.
famous big league player, manager
and umpire, died at age Of "a.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
20 YEARS AGO

The Yankees regained the lead
IN the American League pennant
race by defeating the Athletics.
To, as Boston, which had led by
few percentage points, was
rained out of a game with Wash.
ington.
Proceedings to test the status Of
professional ball players under the
work or fight order were begun
when IA members of the Boston
Nationals were ordered before the
Draft Board for a hearing.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
BOBBY RIGGS ADVANCES
Wins Only Match in Rain-Jinxed
Tri-State Net Tourney.

CINCINNATI, July 2 LP.-Rained
out yesterday, contestants in the
thirty-seventh tri-State tennis tourna-
ment tried again today to get through
with the quarter-finals
In the only match played yesterday,
Bobby Riggs Of Chicago, second rank
ing U. s. star, seeking his third leg on
the Wilfred M, Tyler Trophy, elm
mated Ray Phillips Of Redlands, Calf :,
60, IS, advancing to the quarter
finals.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
JOIN NIGHT GRIDDERS
Brooklyn Pros Plan Two Games
Under Lights Next Fall.

NEW YORK, July 2 R.-The
Brooklyn football Dodgers plan to
take advantage Of the new lights in
stalled at Ebbetts Field for night base
ball by playing at least two games at
night next season, President Dan
Topping announced today.
Negotiations are under way to have
the opening game against the Pitts
burgh Pirates played Friday night.
September %. Topping said. he also
hopes to play at least one intersec-
tional game under the lights.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.-Andy Servant,
1873, Chicago, outpointed Jimmy
Vaughn. 1856, Cleveland (10).
DALLAS.-Danny Doran, 159.
Ottawa. Ontario, outpointed Buddy
Scott, 1874, Ada, Okla. (10.
ATLANTA.-Ben Brown, 159, At
lanta. outpointed Battling Bur-
roughs, 1914, Pascagoula, Miss.
(10).
Evening star., 1938-07-02
NAVAL AIRS CRASH.

After . see-saw game for six in
ninss, D. c. Commissioners went on ,
scoring spree to take 11.7 decisiop
from Naval Air Station In the Gov.
ernment League yesterday. -
Evening star., 1938-07-02

Leo Walper, Middle Atlantic P. G. A.
champion, likes to get plenty of prac-
tice over the courses where he plays
in important championships But
Witty Cox, the other local p G. A.
qualif1er isn't so particular. Leo will
leave Washington next Tuesday for
Shawnee, where the P. G. A. cham
pionship will start July 10, but tall
Wilfred from Congressional thinks q
single practice round will be enough
before the tourney opens. Il want to
know all can find out about my shots
up there at Shawnee" says Leo.
Maybe If I don't know so much
about the course 1 won't be steering
'em to keep out of trouble" says Witty
Besides, I know Shawnee pretty
we'll" So it's all in the point of view
But Walper. busy fixing up his new
driving range between Connecticut
and Georgia avenues, has played prac-
tically no golf for month. Neither
has Cox, but WIFI has been fooling
around with golf clubs all day, while
Leo has been doing everything else
but that.
The entire Ryder Cup team will
play at Shawnee, which should make
the coming P. G. A. championship a
big drawing card for the galleries.
It's about 90 miles by motor from
either New York or Philadelphia and
around 225 miles from Washington.
Shawnee is one of the prettier
golf spots Of the land and an
ideal place for q p. G. A. cham.
pionship.
If we had our way they'd hold all
these tournaments at places like
Shawnee and Pinehurst.
Professional golf tournaments, after
q drop to small purses, are moving
back into the big money. They held
a $4,000 match play affair near Bos-
ton last fall, and the P. G. A. will
spread around is grand this month,
some of which will 60 into rail fares
for the qualifiers. But into the picture
next September will come the Fenway
Golf Club of White Plains, N. Y,
with a $l2,500 open tourney scheduled
for September ~, 23, ~ and rs.
Maybe it won't be long now before
We may see another $25, 900 open like
the tournament at Aqua Caliente. As
1t is now there will be at least three
pro tournaments this year running
into i've figures In total money for
each affair.
Evening star., 1938-07-02

Five years ago-Carl Hubbell shut
out Cardinals for 18 innings, giving
six hits and tanning IL Is Giants
won. 10.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
PEPCO BATTERY STRONG.

A 14-hit attack led by the battery
of Kidwell and Heimer. who got three
apiece. gave Pepco 1o-l victory oyer .
Gas Co. in the Commercial Leasuee
yesterday. =
Evening star., 1938-07-02

WEIGHTS TEAM VICTOR.
Weights and Measures Department
behind five-hit pitching by Applegate,
defeated Civil Service. to 3. Brun-
son Of the winners was the batting star
with three hits, including q home run