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Evening star., 1938-01-16
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DIXIE PIN STAKES
Beats Own Sectional Mark
by 80 When She Bowls
1,151 for Victory.

7 DA SIMMONS. cracking her own
9-game Central-South Atlantic
record by 80 pins with an 1851
score, won the Times Dixie Sweep
stakes last night at Lucky Strike and
from start to finish of the seventh
annual event spread-eagled the field
Of A other leading girl duckpiners
Of the East. Her prize was 500.
In successfully defending her cham
pionship, the No. l girl bowler Of
the United States shot 3-game sets
OF 40, All and $50. At Rosslyn in
the morning block her strings were
IA, 125 and 14l. With games Of
IA, 140 and 127 at Convention Hall
in the afternoon block she established
6-game record when her two early
sets totaled 821.
Evening star., 1938-01-16
By the Associated Press.

by Inv ASSOClAteO FTSSS.
n YEw YORK. Jan. 15.-The
M signed contract Of Carl Owen
" Hubbell arrived in the New
York Giants ofices today
from Oklahoma.
Even the fact that this year, with
q salary estimated at $4,000. he will
be the highest-paid pitcher in base
ball. made no difference to the mild
man from Meeker. He just looked
at the contract. which gives him an
increase Of about $500. nodded his
head and scrawled his name wherever
an *" indicated sign here"
Hubbells autographed papers have
pleasant habit Of showing up around
this time Of year. 4 week or 50 after
Secretary Eddie Brannick has dropped
the unsigned documents in the out
going mail box This Is the third
year in row that King Carl has
been the first of Bill Terry's hirelings
to accept terms.
On his record he deserves to be
the big leagues top-salaried pitcher.
His % victories and 8 defeats for
1888 led the National League last
season and his earned-run average
of 3l9 per game put him ninth in
that classification.
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RIGGS PLAYS SABlN
Rout of Cooke Puts Chicagoan in
Finals of Nautilus,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Jan. Is
Bobby Riggs Of Chicago today went
to the finals Of the Nautilus tennis
tournament in which he meets Wayne
Sabin Of Hollywood. Calf, tomorrow.
Young Riggs crushed Elwood r.
Cooke Of Portland, Oreg.. in the semi
finals today, 6-3. so, 6-3.
The doubles also reached the final
stage. Riggs and Sabin defeated the
Miami University team Of George Pero
and Bill Hardie. 3-6, 6-4. rs. in q
match begun yesterday end halted by
darkness after the second set.
In the other bracket Wilmer Hines
Of Hollywood and Kovac defeated
Cooke and Martin Buxby Of Miami,
10, Us, 6-1, as, 81.
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Runs Up Great Record.

IN ADDITION, at the start Of the
year he won eight straight to run
his consecutive-victory streak. begun
with his last 16 games in 1896. to "a.
On May 81 before q crowd Of $4,000
at the Polo Grounds. the Brooklyn
Dodgers finally put an end to = record
that topped by four Rube Marquard's
performance in 19l1-l2. Marquard's
string Of l9 straight triumphs In 1912
still is the record for one season.
Hubs showing-he pitched . beau-
tiful six-hitter to give the Giants their
lone World Series victory over the
Yankees-combined with the activities
Of two Of baseballs stormier petrels
to make him top man among the
pitchers this season.
Dizzy Dean, after an Indifferent
year. already has gone on record as
refusing to be cut from S25 900, high
est 1887 pitching pay. to $4,000 by
the st. Louis Cardinals. The Yanks'
Lefty Gomez. his wages sliced after 4
poor year in 1886. probably will re-
turn to the $4,000 class after a fine
comeback that helped the American
Leaguers to the world championship
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Misses World Mark.

THE Norfolk platinum-haired roller
missed out on the 9-game world
record score Of 1859 when she could
muster only $50 at Lucky Strike in
the final block. Needing lis for her
final string, Miss Simmons split in all
10 frames for . last game of 96 after
games Of 108 and 126.
An unheralded roller, Edna Brock
well, Of Petersburg, Va, flying the
colors Of Bill Haskins Richmond
Health Center, eliminated . day Of
flne maple banging to finish second
with total of 1,079 to pocket $50.
Audrey Mullaney of Baltimore
placed third with 1869 to collect $35.
Helen Randlett. Richmonds leading
girl roller, took fourth money Of $25
with 1856. Rosslyn placed two
shooters in the last money spots when
Blanche Wootton totaled 1852 for
$40 and Lucy Rose won sixth place
and SIS with 1896. It was the third
straight year that Miss Wootton had
rolled in fifth position.
Evening star., 1938-01-16
BUCKEYES BEAT IOWA

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. Is (P.-
Ohio State annexed its first Big Ten
basket ball victory Of the season TO-
night, running roughshod over . Uni
versity Of Iowa five, 4s to 20. It was
Iowa's second conference loss In three
starts.
Ohio State broke into the lead in
the exceedingly rough contest and
after the first five minutes held the
upper hand all Of the way. Thirty
ave personal fouls were called.
Evening star., 1938-01-16
v. P. |. WINS ON MAT

BLACKSBURG, Va, Jan. IS (P.-
Virginia Tech wrestlers opened the
season with . l7-to-e victory over
University Of North Carolina matmen
today.
The TArheels gained partial revenge,
however, by scoring an impressive 49,
to-3 triumph in the freshman bouts.
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Princeton Fears
Loss of Crisler

princeton. N. j.. Jan. Is (P.-
Despite lack Of confirmation,
reports circulated In Tieertown and
Ann Arbor today that Fritz Crisler,
Princeton's scholarly head football
coach. might shift his moleskin
mesmerisms to Michigan as Harry
Kipke's successor.
Even in the absence of any direct
word from Crisler on the rumered
offer, campus dopesters believed the
report: Speculation had it that
Crisler would return to the Big Ten
arena provided the athletic direc-
torship Of Michigan was combined
with the coaching post.
I'm happy here in Princeton"
said Crisler. Everybody seems
worried about this except me-"
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Get Consolation Prizes.

CONSOLATION prizes Of IS each
went to Georgia Hays Of Silver
Spring with first set Of 379 and Rena
Levy with 143 for her first block top
string. Cora Kenyon Of Bridgeport
gots her entry fee back in the second
block with Z ret Of 363 and Caroline
Hiser Of Hyattsville and Alice Lucas
Of Baltimore split the game prize
with l33s. Ithal Brewer Of Balu-
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Trade Amt Worrying Mungo
Will ''Come Through for Brooklyn, Where He
Expects to Stay if Pay Is Right.

club I play for" he continueds
1T doesn't make much difference
30 long Is they come through with
. satisfactory contract. I can play
ball anywhere"
Mungo, who pocketed $4,000
for his services last season, de-
clined to say II this figure would
be satisfactory for 1888, but
avowed he wouldn't take q cut,
anyway" =
THE club will have to come
through for me-" he said. IF 1t
does. you can bet III coma through
for H."
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Hy the Associated Press.

~ RLANDO. Fla, Jan. 15.-
Van Linfle Mungo, Brook
lyn's temperamental FIRE
~ ball artist. took time out
today to announce he "ain't worry
ing about his future connections.
Reports Of = brewing Cubs
Dodger deal for the Flatbush
Plumbers mound ace notwithstand-
Ing. Mungo shifted hefty quid Of
tobacco to one side Of his mouth
and remarked:
I'll probably end up again this
year with Brooklyn"
I'm not particular about whose
Evening star., 1938-01-16

Never Causes Trouble.
THE National League champions
slim southpaw never has caused
any trouble over the terms offered him
by the Giants. He signs contracts
with the same free-and-easy motion
with which he battles opposing hit
ters-and at least once his signing
was equally bafn1ng
That was the year the late Charles
A. Stoneham sent him q blank con-
tract and told him to write his own
ticket. Hubbell filled in what he
though was q proper figure. signed the
papers and mailed them back.
Stoneham was shocked-but only
by Hubs modesty. He tore up the
contract and made out another him.
self for 81 500 more than King Carlos
had deemed sufhcient.
Giant Owner Horace Stoneham re-
Gently announced the club had done
all right" by its players for 1898. As
far rs Hubbell Is concerned, the feel
ing appears to be mutual.
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~ the Associated Press.

CT. LOUIS, JAN. 15.-Branch
Hickey. general manager Of
the st. Louis Cardinals, pre-
- dicted today Dizzy Deans
salary difficulties would be ironed
out without any trouble"
I'm fact" Hickey added; there
never has been any trouble"
The Cardinal ohhcial said he ex-
pected q reply from the eccentric
hurler "in q few days and after
that we may see each other" Dean
has been offered $4,000. He has
announced his 1887 salary as
81, 500.
At Bradenton, Fla, "Or Die" de-
dared the next move in the 1898
version Of his holdout oct was up
Evening star., 1938-01-16
Lash's Race Strong.

RURNING up the lo-lap nearly cir
cular nat board track, Lash reeled
of 5000 meters In 1896 and finished
out the miles in Oil nat to beat
Joe McCluskey of the New York A. C..
by is yards. Although the times did
not threaten seriously either Paavo
Nurmis world marks or the eitizens'
records, they were considered remark
Evening star., 1938-01-16
By the Associated Press. j..

n YEW YORK, Jan. 15.-A new
nj world indoor record for the
12-pound shot, sparkling per-
4 formances by two of the coun-
try's greatest middle distance runners
and the downfall of another featured
the 69th Regiments indoor track and
field meet tonight.
Francis j. Ryan, Columbia junior,
smashed Leo Sexton's 5-year-old in
ternational standard when he tossed
the leather covered ball 80 feet ~
inches. The heave not only clipped
Sections record Of 50 feet 80 inches,
but endangered the outdoor record of
81 feet u inch established by Jack
Torrance.
Don Lash, Indiana's iron man."
turned in q remarkable performance
in winning the 2-mile; Kansas great
Glenn Cunningham stepped away
from his l,oo0-yard rivals to win his
first indoor race Of the young season.
Little Archie San Romani waited too
late, however, to kick In the three
quarter-mile run and finished third
behind Lou Burns Of Manhattan and
william jenkins Of Bound Brook, N. J..
Evening star., 1938-01-16
Maryland Boxers Dru Baskeers Triumph in Scraps With Duke
PAY TO AMATEURS
| IN TENNIS CURBED
Clubs Must Allow Actual
travelling Expenses Only,
u. S. LIZA. Rules.
b the Associated Press,


a II IAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. Is
M The United States Lawn Ten
mis- Association moved today
to curb excessive payments
TO amateurs under the heading Of
travelling expenses. . practice Chair
man Louis J. Carruthers of the ANA
teur Rule Committee said had led
to numerous abuses.
The association ut its e-day meet.
ing reelected president Holcombe
Ward of New York and other officers
and approved committee report
awarding the 1898 Davis Cup Chal-
lenge Round to the Germantown
Cricket Club of Philadelphia. 1t
appropriated S11,64l for junior Davis
Cup teams and other junior develop
ment.
The new rule on travelling expenses
prohibits lump sum or round figure
payments to amateurs and provides
that such payments shall cover only
expenses actually incurred"
Clubs Must Report Payments.
CLUBS or SUBJ associations are re-
quired to submit detailed reports
Of payments for travelling and living
expenses OF players within 10 days
after tournaments or exhibitions.
Imposition Of penalties on offenders
was made mandatory instead OF op-
tional as At present.
Caruthers said in an interview
that in numerous instances lump-su
payments to amateurs for travelling
expenses to and from tournaments
were considerably in excess Of actual
transportation cost and left players
tidy profits.
We want the player to receive all
he has to spend for actual expenses.
but we don't want him to make q
profit" said Carruthers. We have
noted instances where players
doubled up. receiving payments for
two-way transportation from some
distant point for each Of two or more
tournaments held in the same locality
on succeeding dates"
Spike Rule Modified.
THE curb on travelling expenses, he
declared. eliminates one OF the
chief sources by which An amateur
may receive payment for participa-
ton in . tournament
An amendment to tournament regu-
lations prohibiting use Of spikes on
grass courts except when q tourna-
nent referee decides ground condi-
tions justify was adopted by \ close
vote after spirited discussion.
Recommendations Of the National
Ranking Committee again giving ].
Donald Bulge Of Oakland, Calf. No.
position was approved. Minor
changes were made only in national
girls singles rankings In the lower
division
The association declined to 20 on
record in favor of move to have the
international Lawn Tennis Federation
specifically empower national associa-
tions to conduct at least one tourna-
ment annually. open to both amateurs
and professionals, but agreed to sup
port elimination OF 4 federation rule
specifically prohibiting such tourna-
mentS
Evening star., 1938-01-16
DEMARET LEADING
CROSBY'S TOURNEY
Texan Is 4 Under Par After
36 HoIes-Hines One
Stroke Behind.
Ey the Associated Press.

|
n Ell MAR, Calf, Jan. lS.-
Whacking four strokes OF .
- par that was hard to get,
young Jimmy Demaret,
Houston. Tex. moved into the lead
Of the $4,000 Bing Crosby Golf Tour
nament at halfway mark today.
Demaret played through rain and
sunshine to hand in . 6s for the first
round, carding 80, IS for the 50. IS
par on the Rancho Santa Fe course.
One stroke back was Jimmy Hines,
long hitting pro from Garden City,
Long Island, while two other famed
golf swatters, Sam Snead of West
Virginia, who won the event last
year, and Jimmy Thomson of Shaw
nee Of the Delaware. took u.
Only Three Beat Par.
TO DICK METZ. Lake Forest, nl,
fell the honor of being the first
man to break par with . II after al
most half Of the field Of $50 pros and
amateurs had failed. Only three
players were able to better the figure.
HOST CROSBY'S fellow motion
picture associates Jared none too
we'll in the days shooting and low
pro-amateur best ball score fell into
three-way tie at 81.
The three, with the amateur named
last, were: Art Bell, Pasadena, and
Phil Findlay. Redlands, Calf: De-
maret and Johnny McCorkle, Los
Angeles, and Hines and Cliff Roberts,
San Diego.
Sam Snead won the one-day event
last year with 6S. Scores:
Leonard OFT. Denver ss-37-7s
Stan Leonard. Vancouver.
yine.et e e rldr.d Pittsburgh aaii--ssss-77ss
Roy y nEsss. II Norfolk. w.: - tS--ss--:s tS-ss-;s
Erie Ball Richmond Va 4i-3a-s0
Marvin Stahl. Lansing, Mich. 84-3s-72
Vi $!!!: asSs;? P:: s:s!. Ass.s. sss
George schneiter. OGDEN.
81; $is i$;':!.s a:.:s ~; s.tss v::;.
Leonard Dodson. Springfield,
s!s$$s e sss ssn'a an c4as:.s Il: .s.,:., sSs
Art Clark. G Gary. w. Va. 4O-39-79
Jim Demaret. Houston. Tex 33-35-68
Dick Metz, Lake Forest. nj 3S-33-7l
PaMl Runyan. White Plains,
IN y. = 3s-34-72
Byron Nelson. Reading, Pa. s1-sa-so
Olin Dutra Los Angeles 39-37-76
Jimmy Hines, Garden City.
Jimmy Thomson Shawnee '1-''-os
q. on-pelaware; Pa. 3e-36-72
1assen ssentii iittis ~ s.a xa Francisco $$$sss-s
Ken Tucker. Seattle 36-37-73
Bill Williamson. Glendale 37-31-71
Ed Brook, Barlow, Fla. 37-43--SO
JACK Sproull, Warren, Ohio 42-4O-S2
Willie Goegin. San Francisco 37-37-74
Tony Pene. Dayton. Ohio 80 37-4O-77
Leo Diegel Philadelphia - 42-37-79
s. ss,5!:; A:;3s@:: EsssS sS';;:: s: ANGLE. s#
~ ton; .. c:. e: 37-ae-7e
Henry Picard. Hershey. Pa. 3s-36-SsSS
Jonnny Revolta. Evanston. nj. 37-36-73
MorUe DutrA, Detroit 40-34-74
harry COOPER Chicopee. Mass. 36-3S-74
Evening star., 1938-01-16
Hubbeu Signs for $4,000,
Years Top Pay for Slabman;
Is First Giant to Get IN Line
Never Causes Trouble.

But his salary figure isn't expected to
match Hubbell's.
Evening star., 1938-01-16
It's . Lark So Far.

(see REDSKINS Page B-S.)
The Washington times., 1938-03-09
The Man She Won
A modern romance of life IN the
Nations Capital By Washington e0riter.
By Phyllis Moore Gallagher
SYNOPSIS

Gloria Lee the girl at the cigarette counter of the anky Palace
Hotel thrilled BY the marriage of the gl1morouS Mdrced Drake
to Baron Dey Gora beautiful sister Isabel trho ones
luxurious Ung, to be married thn month to struggling
physician Dr. Peter Kent Gloria By chance meets Rodney
Cadn the tall handsome cousin OF MdrceHG Drake NOW GO
ON WITH THE STORY
ND then the old lady gone Indignantly, and Rodney
leaning the glass counter He was saying,
with Slow contagious smile care you that cats all
right? It's got of whrng look in its eyes. 1t might
be the verge of fit you know. Hadn't better barge
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
P APIS REPEAT
 VICTORY OVER
 PURPLE SQUAD
Elks with Back to Wall in Tonight's Game, After
 , to 4 Loss

Making their five safe blows count for an equal number of runs the Moose last evening rolled up their second win in as many straight tries at the expense of the Elks. The Purples fought all the way through last evenings tusSle but, though holding an edge in both batting and fielding over the winners, they could not quite make the grade.
 This evening the same two teams will meet again, with the Elks making their last stand to figure in the first half pennant race. Though the Moose are already elim- mated from figuring in the first half gravy, they will still be in their to fatten their batting aver ages.
 The Elks sent their spotlight hurler, Bud Foster, back to the wars last evening, while to oppose Foster the Paps nominated Big sMac" MacSpadden. Big M a (" however, was not on the top of his game, with the result that the first and third Elk hitters landed for doubles, while MacSpadden con- tributed to his own undoing by muffing the second batter's ground CT for the first Purple tally.
 That was all for Big Mac, y Lefty Smith coming off the bench to take over the hill for the Paps and go the rest of the way to win. Men on second and third and cleanup hitter Forsythe at bat was ! the set-up that Smith faced when i he took over, and he was unable to escape from it's entirely un- scathed; Forsythe l a cling out a single that Haglund, in center, let through him for two bases ano two more Elk runs. The next three Purple hitters were put down IT order.
 Taking their first turn at bat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24

Stolen bases: M. MacSpadden, Ro- bertson. Hautala, Haglund, Snow. Two-base hits: M MacSpadden, Abramson, Haglund 2, Snow. Runs batted in: Forsythe 2, Snow, Mar tin 2. Double-play: Moose J. Schmitz 10 Converse to Snow). First base on balls: Off Foster (Hag- lund Werner 2, Smith: off Smith 1 Gawsonl. Struck out: By Foster ( (McNamee 2. Martin, Blake 2, Smith; by Smith (Abramson, Foster. Hagerup 2. McVey) Pitch ing records: Foster 5 runs 5 hits 21 at bat against in innings; c. Mac Spadden 3 runs 2 hits 3 at bat against in 0i3 innings, Smith l run 4 hits 26 at bat against in ' inningS. Earned runs. off Foster 3; off M. MacSpadden l. Winning pitcher: Smith. Losing pitcher: Foster. Hit by pitched balls: F. Schmitz and J. Schmitz by Foster Left on bases: Elks 5: Moose 4. Time of game: hour 40 minutes. Umpires: Welch at plate, Coughlin on bases. Scorer: Clark
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24

with three runs looking them in the face, the Moose got under way in full stride. Fritz Schmitz reach ing first when nipped by one of Fosters pitches. while Haglund fol- lowed with a double which ad- vanced Schmitz to third.
 McNamee whipped but Snow roll ed out an infield ball on which Lawson threw low to the plate. let ting Schmitz in with one score, while Haglund advanced. Tom Mar tin then whittled the Elk lead to one run, which lasted until the last of the third.
 In the third, the Moose went into the lead, to 3, when Haglund led off with a walk and Snow doubled to send him across, Snow himself scoring a moment later on Martins single.
 It was the last of the fifth that saw the Moose count their final tally, the marker that spelled vlc- tory for them. Haglund again lea off. getting his second double of the evening, which combined with a walk to give him perfect day at bat McNamee's roller advanced Haglund to third on close de- cision by the arbiter, and the Moose centerfielder scored with the decisive run a moment later, on Addleman's wild chuck to nip Mc- Nance at second.
 Held to one scratch hit, on which Forsythc crossed up the Moose in field, through the escond, third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings, the Elks strove nightly in their last turn at the plate in the first of the seventh.
 A single by Bill Robertson opened the dying attack and was followed by substitute gardener Elmer Haut- alas reaching first on an error, Robertson, having meanwhile stolen second, went to third on the play Molly MacSpadden then rapped a difficult try at Moose third-sacker Werner. Werner gathered it in and made a fast throw to head Robert son eff at the plate. but catcher Blake dropped the ball and the Elks had their final marker; Smith pitching himself out of the deep hole without further damage.
 Tonight's ball game between the two teams is set for the regular time, 6:30 o'clock, and is regularly 1 scheduled contest; number eighteen l in the first half Kimball is up to hurl for the Moose, with Joe 1 McNamee c a tc hing him, while southpaw Harold Abramson is the Elks choice to chuck.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Letter Comes From Nome Here In 3OH Hours

What the airmail means to AL aSka is revealed in a letter received yesterday by Postmaster Albert Vile
 The letter, from Highway En- gineer William A. Hesse, who is now in Nome addressed to the Postmaster
 was postmarked in Nome at 9 am
 on June 22 The following day June 23, at 3:30 pm. it was received here by Postmaster Vile. It had travelled by plane from Nome to Fairbanks and thence to Juneau, clearing he two postoffices in the remarkable
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
SUNDAY IS VISITORS
 DAY AT SCOUT CAMP

All parents and others interested in going to the Girl Scout camp for visitors day next Sunday, who would like to go by boat are requested to call or see Mrs. Russell Clithero be- fore tomorrow evening in order to reserve a place on the Wanderer. The boat will leave the upper City Float at o'clock Sunday morning, according to present plans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
ATHLETICS TRIM
 BR0WNS;CIRCU|T .CL0UT IS M ADE
Yankees Off with New Starting Pitcher De-
 feat Boston Red Sox
(By Associated Pressl

Lynn Nelson pitched four-hitter yesterday for the Athletics over the St. Louis Browns and Sammy Chap man helped him along by clouting his ninth homer of the season.
 The Yankees, coming up with 9 new starting pitcher in old Bump Hadley, nipped the Indians yester- day to regain second place from the Boston Red Sox.
 The Giants dropped in the Ma tional League standings when they went down before the Cincinnati Bees although they clubbed Johnny Wander Nicer out of k box for the first time in six starts. The Kid had enough lead however to emerge with his eighth win in row.
 The Cardinals staged a two-rur rally in the ninth and topped the Bees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Max SChme|ing
 Has Good Night

NEW YORK, June 24.-A bulle- tin issued at the Polyclinic Hospi- tai this forenoon said Max Schmel- ing passed a good night, his pulse and temperature being normal.
  Schmeling is being treated for a severe back injury suffered in the opening minute of the fight with Joe Louis Wednesday night, who landed a smashing hit that fractured one or more transverse processes of the vertebrae on the right side just be- low the kidney level.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
HARVARD CREWS WIN TWO RACES
 FROM YALE MEN
Jayvee and Frosh Sweer Both Morning Events
 Tn Old Classic

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 24. -Harvard's oarsmen today made a clean sweep of the two morning races in the 76th Harvard Yale re- gatta
 The Harvard junior varsity boat won by a length after pulling far bent oars at high stroke down the last quarter mile. The Frosh crew won by two and a half lengths.