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The Washington times., 1938-03-08
MOscOni, POnzi
Tied in Cue PLAY

NEW YORK, March 8 G.N.S0.
Willie MoSconi and Andrew Ponzi,
both Of Philadelphia, today were
tied for first place in the worlds
pocket billiard championship
tourney here. Each has won four
games and lost none.
Last night Mosconi defeated
Joseph Diehl, Rockford, ILL.,, 12s
to 121 in 81 innings. After taxing
the lead in the second inning with
run OF SIS, Diehl faltered in the
late innings.
Jimmy Caras, Wilmington, Del.
defeated Benny Allen, Kansas
City, 125 to 46, in only 10 min
utes.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
An Iron Will

! Col. Tillinghast L. Huston,
former vice president Of the
New York Yankees, made sew.
eral offers but could not over.
come the resistance of the iron
willed McKeever. 1t was re-
ported that the EbbetS heirs
were willing to accept the HuS-
ton proposition.
It may be that Huston will
reopen negotiations with the
EbbetS and the McKeever eS-
tates. When his last offer of
nearly $2,000,000 was refused by
the Brooklyn stockholders, Hus-
ton said that if at any time they
reconsidered, to inform him.
He stood ready to buy a con-
trolling interest in the team.
Mrs. James Mulvey, daughter
and principal heir of McKeever,
may be inclined to accept a
legitimate offer backed by q
substantial payment of cash.
Certain Brooklyn banks will
be interested in the financial
stability of any purchaser Of the
Dodgers. Notes for a whole lot
of money are in the vaults OF
at least two financial institu-
tions not far from borough hall
In the City of Churches. Just
recently there was a financial
reorganization Of the club, and
Larry "Houdini" McPhail, one
time associate Of Branch hickey
Of the Cardinals, was made gen.
eral manager.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS
BY Interna tional News Service

BY IHIeT ma IIOndI NeWB SeFVIcB
AT NEW YORK-Maxie Farber, 1874,
New York. knocked out George Levy,
1873, Trenton, N. J. %; Vince Dell 'Orto,
1923, italy, decisioned George Carolos,
127, Paterson, n. J CS).
AT PHILADELPHIA-To Cross,
1872. Philadelphia negro outpointed
Eddie Cool, 1872. Philadelphia (l0).
AT SYRACUSE, n. Y.-Clarence (Red)
Burman, 1876, Baltimore. scored technical
knockout over Hans Haverlick, 1S1, Syra-
cuse (5).
AT PITTsBURGH-Fritz Zivic $50,
Pittsburgh, won a technical knockout
over Tommy Bland, 14s. Toronto; Leon
ard Bennett. 1852. Detroit. decisioned
Bobby Pacho. 1AS. Los Angeles Q0
AT CHICAGO-King wyatt. lSI%,
Fort Wayne, Ind, outpoirted Nate
1870. Los Angeles. Cal. outpointed Lloyd
Pine, 12sh, BarbSreoa. Ohio HceA
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ST,JOHN'S new
MET, CHAMPS

Continued from 1st Sport Page)
fine, consistent game all the way
through and leading the Vermont
Streeters' scoring punch with eight
markers. His cohorts, Joe Gal
lagher and Frank Battiste, were
very capable right and left-hand
men, making a triple-threat trio
at all times.
ACTING JUDGES
With Bill Reinhart (G. W., Fod
Cotton &C. U0, Freddie MeSme1
(Georgetown and DR.. Ross Nc
Tntyre acting as the judges, the
following awards were made:
Jim Giebel, individual player
award: st. Johns, the winners
trophy; Eastern, the runner-up
trophy; Washington and Lee, OF
Ballston, Va, the best suburban
team award; Bethesda Chevy
Chase, the second best suburban
team; Sherwood, the girls cham.
pion; Bethesda-C Chevy Chase, the
girls runnerup, and individual
trophies for the members of the
boys winning squad and the boys
runner-upS.
The officiating in last nights
tilt was competent through the
major part of the battle, but in
the waning moments it seemed to
get away from the arbitors
favoring the winners in no little
measure. AS Tommy O'Brien, stal
G. w. forward, said:
ut changed the whole COM
pleXion of the game"
The Washington times., 1938-03-08

Germany'S chances of meeting
the United States in Davis Cup
competition in the finals to be
staged in America late this sum-
mer appeared considerably les,
sened.
With Won Cramm thus held by
government order, it is a foregone
conclusion among observers that
the blond net ace who was three
times finaliSt at Wimbledon and
once at Forest Hills is through
with big time tennis for good.
This is the second instance in
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Western Tankmen
Sink Wilson High

Western High Schools swim
ming team defeated woodrow viii
son, 1920, yesterday afternoon in
the Y. M. C. A. pool. The George
towners captured seven first places
of the eight events, and literally
turned the match into q route.
Miller of Wilson captured the
opening event on the card. the SO
yard free style in 27.8.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Miss Miley PAGES
Belleair Tourney

BELLEAIR. Fla, March 8
G.N.SD. - Marion Miley, young
Fort Pierce and Lexington (KyO
star, today led participants into
the first round Of the annual
Belleair women's golf champion
ship after carding a under par
78 yesterday to capture the quail.
fyinp medal
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which Germany has dealt harshly
with one of it's great tennis stars.
Several years ago Daniel Prem
was ousted from Germany's inter
national tennis set during an anti
Semitic war.
With Germany generally con-
ceded as the challenger for the
Davis Cup because of the strength
given the team by Won Cramm,
chances now are dimmed, and
Australia now figures to move into
the challenge round in place of
the NaziS.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Only Two Sure
OF Starting
Berths

tionGI NetDS Service staff cor.
respondents on the torthcont.
ing National league race.
CINCINNATI, March 8 U.NS)
Not only will the Reds begin the
1898 National League pennant
race with a new manager in the
person of Bill McKechnie, but
they also may present new play
ers in all except two or three posi-
tions, according to the rebuilding
program now in progress.
Lured away from the Boston
Bees this winter to succeed Chuck
Dresser in the pilots seat, NC
Kechnie is charged with the task
of trying to pull the Reds out OF
the slump of last seasons last
place finish and generally is ex-
pected to hitch his wagon to some
new StarS-unleSS they twinkle
out on him.
WIDE OPEN RACE
The race now on in the Reds
camp at Tampa, Fla, has been
declared wide open and is being
closely watched on this end, the
prediction heard on every hand
being that, aside from the bat
terry, only Right Fielder Ival Good
man and Infielder Billy Myers
from among the holdoVers, are
certain of being in the opening
day lineup.
The rest of the outfield is likely
to be chosen from among Harry
Craft, a highly touted rookie;
Dusty Coke, who belted to the
tune of .345 for Minneapolis last
season; Nino- Bongy, speedy
Italian from the Pacific Coast
and two or three other newcomers.
With Myers regarded as a vir-
tual fixture at Shortstop, the In
field races center around first,
second and third bases.
BATTLE AT SECOND
Neither Frank Mccormick nor
Buck Jordan started last year as
regulars at first base, but the
former currently is being rated
as the No. / man after being
shipped away to Syracuse through
part Of 1887.
At second base Alex KampouriS
is fighting it out with Linus Frey,
obtained from the Chicago Cubs,
and determined to earn an in
field spot for himself. Lew Riggs
and Charley English are making
it tough for Jimmy Outlaw, last
seasons starter at third base.
Ernie lombard and Spul Davis
are available for catching duty
again.. but probably will get a
great battle from Willard Hersh-
berger, who was brought in from
the international league to bolster
the Reds backstopping staff into
one of the best in the circuit.
HURLING STRONG
The Reds also should be ex-
tremely strong in pitching, with
Lefty Lee GriSsom, Paul Derringer,
Gene Schott, Al Hollingsworth and
Peaches Davis heading the roster.
In addition there will be Whitley
Moore, Johnny Wander Nicer. Joe
Cascarena, Ted Kleinhans and a
flock of others.
Inasmuch as the development
and handling of moundsmen is
McKechnie's forte the Reds may
actually get some place next sea-
son with that staff.
McKechnie, however, doesn't
expect any miracles, as he pointed
out recently. He is reasonably
sure of only one thing, and that
is that the Reds will do better
than they did last year, when they
won only Sc games in clinching
the cellar for themselves.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
V0n CrAmm,S s JAilIng
MAY End Net Career

NEW YORK, March 9:-Announcement that Baron Gott-
fried Cramm, world ranking No. tennis player
being held for alleged violation of section of the German
criminal code dealing with morals charges and would be
permitted to leave the country until such charges could be dis
proved, shocked the tennis world today.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
FIGHTS ADAMIcK

CLEVELAND, March 8 I.N.SO.
Henry Palmieri, local hopeful, to-
day was named opponent for
Jimmy Adamick. Detroit heavy
weight, in a scheduled 10-round
fight in the Arena Monday.
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open ways to
a settlement
of the highly
involved fl
nancial a n d
political af-
fairs of the
orga nization.
The venera-
Bile "Jedge"
S t e a dfaStly,
and perhaps
Stubbornly re-
fused to sell
his interest in
the Dodgers,
and so end
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Krdkuuskus und Chase
Under AltroCk's Vino
HurIers' Flaw S
Corrected By
Nail Coach

| ORLANDO, Fla, Marcn
Nick Altrock has taken over the
development OF Ken Chase, the
young lefthander, and for half an
hour every morning until further
notice, Nick will be the head man.
Altrock also is paying a lot OF
attention to Joe KrakauskaS.
Chase has been troubled by lack
of control, a fault common to
young lefthanders. Nick watched
him work yesterday, studying his
every move. Finally Nick walked
out to the pitching hill and
started his course of instructions.
He decided that Chase was pivot
ing too much-just the reverse OF
most young pitchers. His over
pivoting threw him off stride IS
he let loose the ball, and being
off stride, he was just plain wild.
So, for 20 minutes Old Nick
worked with his student until
Chase let go of the ball at just
the right point in his stride. The
results Immediately were notice
able. He got the corners of the
plate, and his fast ball apparently
had more life than. on other days.
Chase threw the first curve ball
in camp yesterday. 1t was more of
spinner than a curve, but the
ball broke noticeably, and Altrock
called a halt after the second
twiSter.
Altrock has a different job with
Krakauskas than he has with
Chase. "Krackers" pivots hardly
at all. He lets loose the ball with
snappy. half jerky side arm
motion. The marvel is that he has
the stuff and control that we all
know ne has.
NEEDS MORE PIVOT
Altrock will have to teach Xra-
kauskas to pivot q little more, and
get more motion in to his pitch
ing. This will be a rather arduous
course. For KrakauSkaS is wild
at best, and a radical change in
pitching style will make him posi-
lively erratic, it is feared.
Taft Wright has caught the
eyes Of critics with his power
hitting. He slapped the ears off
all kinds Of pitching yesterday,
getting distance that was surpris-
ing in view of the fact that he
had to supply his own power.
Jimmy De Shong and Prof.
Monte Weaver are ardent fisher
men. De Shong caught three bass
yesterday. the largest Of which
weighed 2A pounds.
One Of the battling develop
ments Of the first week is the
in ability of Jimmy WaSdell to
look like a ball player. He has
been pitiful at the bat so far, and
that just doesn't seem right.
Evans, the young catcher, is as
green as grass, but there's a dash
of the county fair in the lad. He
whoops and hollers and throws
the ball around after the fashion
Of Gabby Hartnett. If he ever be-
comes a catcher like Hartnett the
GriffS will have something to
hold and cherish for long time.
Joe Haynes is walking around
as clipper as a lark. The sur
geons who operated on his left
arm told the boy that he will be
able to take light exercises in an
other 10 days.
One by one the boys are laying
aside their golf clubs for the dura-
ton Of the trip. De Shong's very
sour 100 cured him. he says. Pete
Appleton has not done so we'll in
the last few days after the nom
ing workout.
Melo Almada is expected to re-
port tomorrow, If he can escape
the floods of Southern California.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
MACK ORDERS
LONG WORKOUT

LAKE CHARLES, La. - Dis
heartened by the early showing Of
his youngsters, the veteran Con-
ME Mack today ordered q series
of long field drills for the entire
Athletics squad. Mack was wor-
ried about the second base prob
lem and seemed unimpressed with
the work Of Candidates Stan
Sperry and Tony Lodigiani. highly.
touted rockies.
PASADENA, Cal.-Bob Uhle,
George Click and Jess Dobernic
will be given turns on the mound
when the White Sox take the field
in their first training game on
Sunday, it was announced today
by Manager Jimmy Dykes.
BATON ROUGE, La.-Manager
Bill Terry, of the New York
Giants, insisted coday he will not
trade Catcher Gus Mancuso and
denied a report he would seek to
obtain Buddy HaSsett or Dolph
Camini from the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
With Outfielder Joe Moore
signed and Dick Bartell, holdout
shortStop, due here today from
California, the Giants were near
ing full strength.
CLEARWATER, Fla, March
U.N.SD.-The Brooklyn Dodgers
got back to work today after q
day of idleneSS. Yesterdays drill
was cancelled because of the death
of Stephen w. McKeever, presi-
dent Of the club. in Brooklyn.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March
g G.N.S0 Determine to wreSt
the second base job from Joe Cor
don, Bill Knickerbocker, former
Cleveland veteran, was working
out with the New York Yankees
today. The rookie Gordon, how.
ever, continues to impress with
his dazzling fielding.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
BOILING FIELD BOUTS

The. boxing team representing
Boiling Field will meet the Fort
Washington CMdD ringmen at
Boiling Field Thursday night with
the first bout listed to get under
way at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08

SAN ANTONIO, Texas.-Only
holdouts Billy Sullivan and Jack
Knott were missing as the st.
Louis Browns swung into their
second practice session today.
Manager Gabby Street had the
squad winded yesterday with
jauntS around the park at 15-min-
ute intervals.
LAX ELAND, Fla.-Detroit's
bright prospects for a brilliant
pitching staff this season today
cheered the Tigers manager.
Mickey Cochrane, who viewed
with pleasure the rapid progress
of Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe.
Tommy Bridges, Rookie Harry
EiSenStat and Boots Poffenberger,
TAMPA, Fla.-Manager Bill Nc.
Kechnie made ready today to
start his Cincinnati Reds on intra.
club workouts. McKechnie said
there would be a Stiffening of the
program later in the week, There
are SO candidates in the Red Camp
now and McKechnie has indicated
ne will make his first cut soon.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Ken
Keltner, third baseman from MIL
Waukee, today found himself the
only rookie to be included with
the regulars as the Cleveland In.
dian training squad was split into
two sections by Manager Oscar
Witt.
SARASOTA, Fla.-Pitcher John
ny Marcum, who featured his ar
rival in the Boston Red Sox camp
by signing his 1888 contract and
lining out three hits in batting
practice, was still the center Of
attention today as a bed-ridden In
fluenZa victim, Second Baseman
Eric McNair is the only Sox hold
out.
BRADENTON, Fla. - Shortstop
Rabbit WarStler and Outfielder
Harl Maggert were ready to don
uniforms today following their
late arrival at the Boston Bees
camp. Warstler, who halls from
North Canton, Ohio, offered last
years Ohio floods as the reason
for his tardiness.
SAN BERNARDINO, - Wilbur
Lee Brubaker, slender third sack
er, scratched his name on a 1898
contract, reducing the ranks Of
the Pittsburgh Pirates holdouts to
two today. Only Ed Brandt and
Arky Vaughan remain to be
signed. The BuccoS went through
a three-hour workout yesterday in
ideal weather.
BILOXI, MisS.-Gerry Nugent,
president of the Philadelphia Ma.
tional League Club, announced
that Pinkey Whitney, last Of the
Phillies' holdoutS, has come to
terms and was en- route today to
Join his mates. Bill Hallahan and
Hugh Mulcahy, pitchers, were
back in uniform after shaking off
a touch Of the flu.
AVALON, CaI.-Phil Cavaretta
will perform at first base for the
Regulars when the first practice
game is played tomorrow at the
Cub training camp here. Manager
Charlie Grimm's only other sur.
prise in announcing the lineup
was the absence Of Gabby Hart
lnett behind the plate.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
It's This
Way

By FRANK BUCK" ONEILL
ORLANDO, Fla. March 8.
The death Of Steve McKeever,
president Of the Brooklyn Ma
tional League baseball club, may
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
McKechnie Overhuulinq
Reds in Every Position
Baugh Has Edge ON
Other Gard ROOk1u ,

ST. PETERSBURG Fla, March QNS.) Sammy Baugh,
the professional football player today found his gdron
activities gave him edge the other rockies trying to get
shape at the Cardinal camp here Baugh worked out
with the team for the first time yesterday.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08

frank BUCK UNeIH { h e U d
which developed between him
and the heirs Of the late Charles
H. Ebbets.
James ]. Walker, former
mayor of New York city, headed
q syndicate that offered $780,
900 for the Dodgers. That same
season the team made a rich
profit, and the stockholders re-
fused to SELL
The Washington times., 1938-03-08

BRADENTON, Fla. - Shortstop
Rabbit Warstler and Outfielder
Harl Maggert were ready to don
uniforms today following their
late arrival at the Boston Bees
camp. Warstler, who halls from
North Canton, Ohio, offered last
years Ohio floods as the reason
for his tardineSs.
Evening star., 1938-06-11
HOME FINANCING
OF T. H. A. GAINS
Acceptance of Mortgages
for Insurance 80 Per Cent
Above May, 1887.

Home financing operations under
the Federal Housing Administrations
program during May exceeded the
figures for the corresponding month
of 1887 by wide margin, Admins
traitor Stewart Mcdonald said today.
Mortgages selected for appraisal in
May totaled $96.11l. 900, a record, and
"a per cent ahead of last year. This
compared with $94. 100000 during
April and with $58,233,000 in May,
1887.
Mortgages accepted for insurance
during the month amounted to $6l,-
$4,000, gain of 38 per cent over the
1887 period. The May total compared
with $63.250,00 in April and with
4,387, 900 in May. 1887. These
commitments to insure include only
those mortgages on which the indi-
vidual borrower has been approved
by the F. H. A. and no not include
conditional commitments issued to
operative builders on homes being
constructed for sale
II Per Cent New Homes.
At the same time, the administra-
tor said, the proportion of new homes
in current business continued to show
marked gains over all preceding fig-
ures. In April, II per cent of mort
cages accepted for insurance repre-
sented new homes, either to be built
under F. H. A. inspection or con-
structed within year of the in
surance. This ratio, which compared
with 56 per cent for the calendar year
1887. was expected to be maintained
in May.
New home mortgages have consti-
Evening star., 1938-06-11
l&S$sS53Bl 8 &55$$;;?z7;57B
ach brush to admit a Venetian blind

each brush to admit a Venetian blind
slat.
Thus all you have to do to clean
four Stats completely. and one side of
two others, is place the multiple brush
gadget between them, and move it
slowly from side to side. After those
are done in short order you place it
in between the next group and re-
peat the stroking process.
After you have used the brush for a
reasonable length of time and the
brushes have become dirty, depending,
of course. on the locality, you remove
the individual brushes and wash them
the way you would any other brush,
or possibly your children.
X Xxx II
THE problem of keeping flies and
other insects from vending their
way through the space under screen
doors is also very happily solved by
new gadget.
This device consists of a patented
door and screen saddle made of hand
Evening star., 1938-06-11
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

w YE HAVE been running into
~ quite number of little
wv gadgets recently which are
not only clever inventions,
but should find practical application
in many modernized home Take. for
instance, the simple matter of closing
a door on cabinet or closet and
keeping it from rebounding after
closing-all without surface latches
Of any kind.
This little device consists of
small spring-operated unit which is
screwed onto the top of the door
Jamb 1t contains a small spring.
operated metal finger which is free
to reach out and engage hook which
is screwed onto the top of the door
Thus when you slam the door closed
the hook on the door catches the
metal finger and the spring pulls the
door closed with a four-pound yank
Even if the door on the closet
cabinet or what have you is badly
warped or sticking you can rest
assured that once this little unit gets
its hands on the top of the door it
will be pulled closed and held closed
until YOU get ready to open it again.
1t costs but little and requires
mere screw driver for its installation.
X X X
A MOTHER handy little weapon we
saw the other day will solve the
problem of cleaning Venetian blinds.
Every houSekeeper would like to have
Venetian blinds kept clean without
having to stroke every slat individu-
ally. and that is just what this device
does.
You have all seen the common gar
den, or rather lawn variety of wooden
rake, haven't you? Well, that is what
this blind cleaner resembles most.
Instead of having one brush which
rubs over the surface to be cleaned, it
holds four brushes in a position like
the teeth OF rake. The brushes
themselves are made of a kind of wool
wrapped around wooden holder so
that just enough space if left between
Evening star., 1938-06-11

w YE HAVE been running into
~ quite number of little
W gadgets recently which are
not only clever inventions,
Evening star., 1938-06-11

some brass which can be installed
without your having to drill and tap
the metal at all. One side Of the
saddle extends out to the bottom of
the screen door and not only provides
a stop for that door, but also closes
the opening beneath it. Thus, even
the best educated flies and mosquitoes
will be frustrated when they attempt
flight through that otherwise vul-
nerable point.
If you would like further informa-
tion about the products described
above, just send stamped, self -ad-
dressed envelope to Lawrence Crolius.
81 East Sixty seventh street, New
York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1938-06-11

financing under the terms of the
amended act.
Total business done since passage
Of the February amendments ap-
preached the $40O0OO,OO0 mark at
the end of May About 1927, 900 600
of this comprised mortgages selected
for appraisal. $4,000, 900 consisted Of
modernization and repair loans re-
Evening star., 1938-06-11

ported, and the balance represented
mortgages on large-scale rental hous-
ing projects.
improvements Show Gain.
Loans made by private lending tn
stitutions were reported during May
in the amount OF $14,s5s, 900 for the
improvement of 31,599 homes and
business or farm properties. This
was the largest monthly total since
re-enactment of the Property I'M
provement Credit Plan in February.
Evening star., 1938-06-11

tuted about two-thirds of the home
mortgage insurance business of the
F. H. A. since the passage of amend
ments to the National Housing Act
in February, Mr.. Mcdonald pointed
out. compared with only slightly
more than half before that time. 1t
is estimated that about 10 per cent
OF the mortgages accepted for jnsur-
ance during the last few months are
eligible for 30 per cent mortgage
Evening star., 1938-06-11
Broin TwizzIers
By PROF. ]. ID. FLINT,

THE Old Granpappy clock stood at
the head of the stairs in the hall
for so long it got kind of rusty and
just stopped ticking. Finally, after
number of silent years, the clock
was taken to a repair man. or. rather