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Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
STRICTLY POLITICAL

fore election time, is 1t true that the
Democrats faced a deficit and did
not have enough money on hand to
meet the pay roll? Is it true that
under Democratic management the
men drawing weekly salaries were
faced with. not getting their money?
Is it true that hurried arrangements
were made for short term loans so
that the pay roll could be carried on
until the money from the automobile
taxes began to pour in? We have
heard in several places that these
questions may properly be asked.
There is all sorts of speculation
among the people as to who will be
named for appointments during the
coming session of the Legislature.
Names are being banded about as
to what men will occupy positions
as attaches. 1t is being told under
cover, that after all it is to be the
Republican organization which will
name these positions. Individual
members of the Legislature are not
picking out who will be given the
jobs. The argument goes forth that
1t was not the individuals on the
ticket who were the winners. it was
the organized Republican Party. The
argument goes that to those who
have done work for the organization
and who are expected to continue to
do such work, those who possess
the proper qualifications, will be
named and not some fellow put in
Office because he is some Senator's
cousin or is some close friend. The
theory is--that the organized effort
by a hard working force of Repub-
lican leaders in all sections of the
State was responsible for the victory
at the polls and not some man who
happened to be running on the tick
ct. In other words, the fellow on the
ticket should thank the party and
the voters for being elected and for
being on the ticket and should lis
ten to the party when making ap-
pointments so that in another elec-
tion the party will be that much
more stronger.
Labor leaders in New Castle coun-
ty are rumored not to be satisfied |
with the appointments made by the
Governor for the Industrial Acct
dent Board. Kent county reports dis
close that there is considerable |
trouble in making the proper ap-
pointment from that section. AS a
matter of fact much criticism is
aimed at the entire board as repre-
senting a Democratic super political
committee rather than a judicial
body which is to sit on matters of II
Herman Taylor, Jim
Wise, Jim 9ehan and Fred Parker
are all being considered and the
lightning is liable to strike any one
Of them, according to our reports.
one is selected the Gov
srnor is going to be in for q heavy
oad of criticism. All are men whose
ehief recommendation so far has
been that they are good Democrats
md good leaders for the party. We
lon't know, IL is up to the Governor
md his advisors.
Election is over, WPA work is
,utting on the brakes, the local
NPA has discovered that budgetary
limitations have been exhausted
.fter election. Many men were en-
'loyed by the Highway Department
'efore election and suddenly-after
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Evening star., 1938-01-07
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BY BURTON HAWKINS

rounds by Johnny Hutchinson In
New York Wednesday ). Crusher
Casey's hands are the largest In
matdom. .
Louis Soresi. who piloted the
gawky Primo Carnera to the world
heavyweight boxing championship,
now claims Carnera Il in fine
health Despite the fact he told
local scribes not 50 many weeks ago
a return to the ring for Primo
might mean his death Anyway,
Carnera soon will sail from Europe
and campaign here as = grappler
:. Promoter Joe Turner Is happy
again after several days Of worry
ing His prize setter, Dan, has
been returned through the medium
Of Star ad.
New York writer's said the dou-
ble-header in which GEORGETOWN
appeared at Madison Square Gar
den Wednesday night was the worst
exhibition Of basket ball ever seen
there Amanda Stella, who
recently gave Harry Jeffra. world
bAntamweisht champion, some
anxious moments here, may be Lou
Gevinsons next opponent {. - Fred
dy Steele, world middleweisht
champion, asked . local lass to be
his guest tonight when he enter
tains Fred Apostoli ut Madison
Square Garden.
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And StiM Others

7 UKE sEWELL and Joey sewell,
crack footballers at Alabama, were
Just as great in baseball, where, as
q fact, Luke still is catching mighty
good game for the White Sox. Joey's
career with Cleveland and the YAM
KEGS still is a mark for all inf1elders
to aim at So one could 60 on comb
ing the big leagues and finding able
players who shone in football at their
various universities.
Christy Mathewson, to go back into
the past, would have been a gridiron
immortal had he played on some team
other than little Bucknell.
Eddie Collins was one of the best
safety men Columbia ever had, and
Lou Gehrig would have been illus
trious In football had he not aban-
doned the game in Difference to big
league aspirations. Greasy Neale
played football at West Virginia and
was q crack Cincinnati outfielder.
Walter French Of the Army was an
acceptable outfielder on the Athletics.
There also was Charley Berry Of
Connie Mack's diamond outfit; he
performed on the gridiron at Lafay-
cite. and SO did Mike Gazella, who
later did we'll with the Yankees.
Additional examples readily will oc-
cur to any fan, but enough has been
submitted to suggest that Sammy
Baugh is up against no tradition of
failure and that all he will have to
do will be to buck up that $50 batting
average.
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Similar TO Luis Firpo,

NOBODY seems to be begruding Mr..
Galento his new-found fams un-
less 1t happens to be Mr.. Joe Louis.
The champion hasn't veiled even
thinly his reluctance to meet Tony.
who now is called by such imaginative
names rs Orange Iceman, the New
ark Nightstick and Two-ton Tony
The chances are that Galento never
will fight Louis And as long as he
remains under the banner of Mr..
Jacobs he never will fight Schmeling.
Galento may be q throwback to the
days Of the old bare knuckle fighters
who were built like beer barrels and
were filled with what goes into them.
But by the same token Galento Is q
modern version of type Of fighter
who is essential to all prosperous eras
in the prize-fght industry. The blat.
ant, rough and ready type with
punch, I mean.
The last standout was Luis Angel
Firpo. He couldn't fisht. At least by
the Marquis OF Queensberry standards,
but Firpo could hit and he loved it.
Firpe gave Dempsey . fsw sf
the Maulsr's most interesting
rounds. In fact, Firpe Slmest
won the title.
That's the way with Galento. II
can't hgait. either. Like Hfpo, he
has 1 terrific wAllop. Galento's punch
is loaded in his left hand. Firpo's vaS
in his right. That makes no dif-
ference. The point is that both could,
or can, hit.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Maryland VS.. Washington and
Lee, Lexington, Va.
Wilson vs. Tech. Central vs.. West
ern, interhigh series, Tech gym,
first game. 7:30.
Friends vs.. Montgomery Blair,
Friends, $3.50.
Washington-Lee vs.. Mount Raj
nier, Ballston. 8.
George Washington Frosh vs..
Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Catholic University VS.. American
University, c. U. gym. s:15.
Maryland VS.. v. M. l., Lexing-
ton. Va.
Gallaudet VS.. Wilson, Wilson, g.
Southeastern VS.. Loyola, Balti-
more.
Maryland F'rosh vs.. Bethesda
Chevy Chase, College Park.
Catholic U. Frosh VS.. Montgom-
ery-Blair, c. U. gym, 7.
George Washington Frosh vs..
George Washington High, Alexan-
dria.
Central VS.. John Marshall, Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1938-01-07

League umpires, never played .
game of professional ball in his
life.
Stanley Horne, the Canadian. is
called the perfect golfer by the
United States pros His swing
is perfectly grooved, and his foot
work is the last word Keep
your eye on Johnny Mack, New
Britain, Conn.,, lightweight, who
has won all his IS fights since turn
ing pro, 5 Of them by knockouts.
Washburn College Of Kansas
claims the tallest freshman basket
ball squad in the country
Ten members average s feet ~
inches Football still is the hot
test topic in upstate New York =.
Right now It's about the three
crack freshman teams at Colgate,
Cornell and Syracuse -. Tney
really w9s god.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Umpires' Prexy Doffs Skinner to Sing Sing Arbiter
Years Called Jesse Miami Bout

the fans are having their inning.
John Herndon of Charlotte,
N. g., wants tie games reduced by
playing an extra period Says
with most games starting around 2
O'Clock another Is minutes could be
squeezed in before dark (He
may have something, at that)..
.. And Clarke Robb Of Herndon,
Va, is crusading for q more help
full system of numbering players.
-. He suggests giving the backs
low and easily distinguishable
numbers, say. from l to 20 and
the ends double numbers, like ~,
A, etc It would help, all
right.
Ernie Quigley. supervisor of Ma
tional League umpires and foot
ball and basket ball referee, raises
pigs and collects antique glassware
during his spare tne West
Evening star., 1938-01-07
n II ATCHMAKER GOLDIE
M AHEARN means 8 of 10
wv indoor boxing shows this
4 4 season have lost money.

II AICHMAkER q y l. u +
M AHEARN means of 10
wv indoor boxing shows this
4 ' 4 season have lost money.
-. Bob Olin, former world light
heavyweight champion, will be
Murray Kanner's next opponent,
provided the elongated local heavy
trims Buck Everett Monday night
at Turner's Arena. >. Daniel Boone
Savage, the alleged Kentucky hill
billykrappler. may appear at the
same spot next week. -. Bob Tow's
management fatty rejected an offer
for the towering Alexandria heavy
weight to meet Arturo Godoy here.
Bill Elliott, Yale, center for three
years. is striving to win q berth on
the Heurich Brewers pro five. :.
Two Of the greatest athletes ever
produced at Maryland will oppose
Sunday night when the Takoma
Fire Department pros tangle with
the Dorsey Marketers Of Hagers-
town -. with Charley Keller, prize
Yankee rookie, performing for the
sMarketers =. and Bozie Berger, all
America basketer at Maryland and
now an inflelder with the White
Sox. playing with the Firemen :.
both seem q bit foolish to jeopardize
their diamond careers for the slim
pickings Of pro basket ball.
Charley Hyatt, former Pitt all
America courtman, has q kid BROTH
er on George Washington's yearling
team Friends say Bobby Ma
thias, National Golden Gloves
welterweight champion from this
sector, will turn pro, box several
times and then quit Ahearn
wants to match him with George
Abrams :. . Vernon Cormier, who
vas trimmed here Monday BY Nick
oa4aSAAA NJ asttensd n t~o
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Varied Sports
Basket Ball.

D0SACt 00u.
North Carolina. 60; Guilford, Is.
Elon, 81; v. M. l., 20.
Emory and Henry, ~; Catawba, %.
Dartmouth. 60; Vermont. 80.
Connecticut Wesleyan, so; Yale, 20.
Randolph Macon, 81; st. Johns,
26.
Washington College, 50; Johns
Hopkins. 80.
College Of Charleston, A.; Fur
man, 81.
Carnegie Tech, 80; Geneva, 80.
Boston University, 81; New Hamp-
shire, 81.
Evansville, So: Indiana State. 81.
Utah State, IS; Nevada. 81.
Loyola Los Angeles). 50; Utah, 20.
College Hockey.
McGill, l3; Dartmouth, /.
Queens University, 3; Yale. 2.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
COOKE BARS GRANTS
: PATH TO NET FINAL
Bitsy Needs Victory Today to
Meet Riggs for Biltmore
Tennis Title.

BY the Associated Press.
CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. T.
Bryan "Bitsy" Grant of Atlanta
found Elwood Cooke, Portland. Oreg.,
stylist, blocking his march today to-
ward meeting with Bobby Riggs of
Chicago in the Miami Biltmore ten
MS tournament final.
Grants match with Cooke was the
only semi-final singles match today.
Riggs meets Frank Kovacs, hard
stroking Oakland, Calf, youngster,
tomorrow in the upper bracket semi
final.
Cooke disposed of George Parks Of
Miami, 6-3, 6-3, in the quarter
finals yesterday. while Grant turned
back Gardner Mulloy, University of
Miami tennis captain. 60, 60.
without extending himself
Riggs, ranked No. 2 nationally, ad-
vanced at the expense of Martin
Buxby Of Miami, 6-3, Ga, in the
quarter-flnak while his semi final op-
ponent. Kovacs, encountered difficulty
in eliminating fourth-seeded Arthur
Hendrix Of Lakeland, Fla, 6-l, ST,
e1.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
GUN CLUB STARTS YEAR
Grab Bag Shoot to Open 1888
Season Tomorrow.

Washington Gun Clubs first COM
petition Of l938-A grab bag shoot
will be held over the club grounds to-
morrow afternoon. A silver trophy will
be allotted to the shooter scoring near
est to a concealed number, which will
have been selected.
The winning score will not be known
until the 50-target contest is finished.
There also will be 25-target handi-
cap shoot for trophy.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Tradition With Bauh to Make Good Big League BaH Player
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Offf"%JtG %tGt %JtGtan.. W&l
T,UO.TOn TOny,Makes Talk.

ROUND town today they still
Charley Massera Judged
that ngnt
the other night
Gaeno Of the fighting
nearly 10 without people
money speak Of and has whip good fighter
the last few months he
thing like the Big Apple each
to nobody has enough o pay
honor
among the years but here ballot for Jacobs
Schmelng
waved wand over fat obscure oanto
OF Importance
him throwback to the buyboy
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Requirements Are Made.

WITH the retirement Of Owens. the
revision Of the leagues stan Of
umpires for the coming season Is
complete. Along with Owens and
Dinneen, Charley Johnston also will
be missing. Johnston, it is reported,
will join the American Association.
Joseph Rue and William T. Grieve,
who were in the American Association
last season, and Eddie Rommell for
mer pitcher for the philadelphia
Athletics. who umpired in the Inter-
national League. will make up the re-
placements. The holdovers are
Stephen Basil, Harry Geisel. Cal Hub.
bard. Lou Kolls, William MCGOWAN,
George Moriarty, Emmet Red" Orms-
by, John Quinn and William Summers.
Owens leaves a colorful diamond
career behind him. He started oficiat-
ing as boy Of 16 on the sandlots OF
Chicago in 1901. and obtained an ap-
pointment to the Northern League
staff in 1902. From then on he saw
IS years Of service in the minor and
major leagues. He Joined the Ameri.
can League staff in 1916 His retire.
ment checks from the American
League will amount to $500 annually,
it is reported.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Wants to Fight Louis.

GALENTO wants to fight Louis with
such earnestness that it Is worthy
OF note. Tony. in fact, always liked
to fight Negroes He's been scrap
ping with them since 1929 and 80 far
only one. AL Gamer, has beaten him.
That was the night OF the LOUIS Max
Baer fight.
They went on last, this strangely
assorted pair. The lanky Gamer
opened an ugly cut over Tony's eye.
The referee moved close to inspect the
wound. Galento pushed the official
away and continued his pursuit of
Gamer Finally the referee stopped
the fight and awarded it to Gamer on
q technical knockout.
Believing with rage, Galento
started after Gamer again. He
chased the lanky Negro around
the ring until the gendarmes
stepped up.
Some say that If Louis ever meets
Galento the championship will change
hands, providing Louis holds 1t. Fight
people say that Galento's left Is the
most wicked wallop in the world now.
1t is supposed to be capable Of break
ing an opponents jaw with a single
Evening star., 1938-01-07
HALL QUTCUES HAYER,

Doc Hall rallied after a bad start to
defeat J. Hayer. 1928, in their 78-
inning three-rail billiard match at the
Royal Billiard Academy last night. In
another setto, d. Statland outshot F..
Mast. 35-22. G. Lamborn and G..
Flynn will face in the opening match
tonight followed by ]. Pinney and
Gene Ruark.
Evening star., 1938-01-07

balls and strikes in so far as they
passed over the plate.
But" he explained, what about
those technical things like the half
swing, the tip that barely erazes the
bat and the catcher that tips the bat?
1t takes the human eye. the ear, plus
Judgment and experience to call
them"
Then there's that thing called color
Baseball" Bill said, lis an emo
tional outlet for lot of fans-fellows
who've been sitting in the ONCE taking
it from the boss all day long"
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Far Behind Ruth's Record,

THERE seems to be no doubt in any,
body's mind that Di Maggie is
destined eventually to become the
second highest paid player in the his
tory Of the game. But the Yanks
will keep q tighter rein on him than
they did on the Babe It Is interest
ing to see how Ruth's pay check
bounced upward after he joined the
club:
1870. $40. 1000: 1921, $4,000: 1922
1925. $52.500: l927-1929. $4,000; 1890
l. $50 900: 1882, $4,000.
Di Maggie now, it will be observed,
is far behind what the Bambino was
drawing down After a similar length
Of service with the Yankees, but Ruth
was an established star long before
he reported to Miller Higgins. If Joe
talks them out of 5000 for the COM
ing season land it seems likely. for
he's going to demand" $30,0OO) it
will be record for third-year man.
Likewise. the news that Joe is going
after that kind of money should reap
a record crop of headaches for the
Yankee front ONCE. The others, in
cluding Lou Gehrig. who now is. tops
at $4,000. are certain to growl for a
proportionate hike In pay. Gehrig it
is recalled, held out stubbornly for
$4,000 last season.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Judge E. M. Curran Made Leader
of Government Loon,

Judge Edward M. Curran was
elected president of the United States
Government Baseball League for 1898
last night at the leagues first meeting
OF the year. held in J. Edgar Hoover's
offices at the Bureau Of Investigation.
He succeeds Fred Buchholz, who VOL
unfairly retired
Other officers elected for the new
year are Commissioner Walter Ma
loney, vice president; ]. Edgar Hoover.
counselor; J. w. Leverton, secretary;
Stanley ]. Tracy. treasurer, and John
F. Maragon, public relations.
Evening star., 1938-01-07

NSheAVSA AA oAlAppAA6 AOAIy Wlcu Ac
was wearing an apron and guzzling .
beer behind the bar Of his tavern. He
also won some fights.
That, In short. Is the sist Of
the story. A jigger Of publicity.
y dash Il color. juice Of a..
second-rate victory or two and
there you have II, II you mix
we'll.
BY the well-meaning jaws Of the
national rankings, Mr.. Galento, rs q
result. is the third or fourth best
heavyweight in the world. I forget
which, but it isn't important. Anyway,
it's a homely commentary on the
worlds heavyweight fighters. Five or
six years ago. when Tony should have
been in his prime, he had to pay his
way into a major boxfight arena.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
G. U. TO USE TERP GYM
"Homeless" Hoyas Play Temple
in Ritchie Coliseum.

Georgetown's basket ball team will
use Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum to
play its opening Eastern Intercollegiate
Conference game on Monday night
against Temple.
Due to a conflict of dates at Tech
High, where George Washington will
meet Elon, the Hoyas were left with
out place to stage the game. Through
the courtesy of the Maryland athletic
authorities, Georgetown was granted
use Of the gym for that night.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer,

n YEW YORK, Jan. Jesse
nj A. Collyer, jr.. who says he
IN gmpirsa Jump s,ns baseball ta. g. game s..n. in
without once being chased over the
fence or called Jesse James,"
has applied for membership in the
National Semi-pro Umpires' Asso-
citation Ray Dumont, presi-
dent, says If the guy is that good
he'll give him the No. i card.
Somebody sent Mike, the Bengal
tiger mascot of the Louisiana State
football team, . box of apples for
Christmas Mike Is strictly
fresh meat eater The betting
here Is Mike Jacobs will not pro-
mote fight in Miami this winter.
Now that the coaches are through
tinkering with the football rules,
Evening star., 1938-01-07
PEAK Of $5O,0OO
=. SEENFOR D| MAG
Baseball Men Agree Yankee
Ace Never Will Reach
Ruth's Top Pay.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, Jan. THAT Joe
nj Di Maggie will sign for about
v s25.ooo this season and even
a tually-say In three more years
reach peak salary of $5O, 1000 from
the Yankees is the consensus of some
Of the smartest baseball minds around
town.
Joe, they agree, never will approach
the $4,000 that was banked by Babe
Ruth in 1890 and 1891. It's a different
day, times are tougher, and so is Col.
Jacob Rupert. the 70-year-old owner
Of the Yankees. The Colonel no longer
Is soft touch
All the speculation was born of a re-
port in q local paper that the famous
San Francisco spaghetti bender al
ready had signed a contract for 1898
at a stipend of $25,O00, or $4,000
above the figure he received for shifting
46 home runs last year.
Evening star., 1938-01-07

BY The Associated Press.
T MPIRE BILL MCGOWAN
waved away today any talk of
a mechanical baseball arbiter.
Science" said the Ameri-
can League veteran Of l3 seasons,
may make mechanical man, but it
never will turn out an umpire, and I
don't mean men aren't jumps either"
People, he added. are beginning to
talk about putting robot behind base
balls home plate and eliminate all
possibility of human error.
He admits light-beam apparatus
could be rugged up that would call
Evening star., 1938-01-07
THOMPSON RATED HIGH,

Arthur Thompson Of 3l0l Eight
zenith street NV. was one of AIS
junior shooters of the country to
qualify as expert rifieman in the Ma
tional Rifle Association during 1887.
The only grade higher is that Of dis
tinguished rifleman.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
So YEARS AN JUMP,
OWENS IS RETIRED
Quits Voluntarily After 22
Campaigns in A. L.-NeW
Staff Is Set.
BY the Associated Press.

ny thc HsoVSldtCo EIcSS.
H1CAGO, Jan. THE boom.
ing voice of Umpire Clarence
Brick" Owens, believing
~ "str-r-rike three uh," will be
missing from the American League
games when the 1888 season opens
next April.
Owens, after % years of service in
the American League, was retired VOL
unfairly by President William Harridge
yesterday. Owens, So years old, has
been in poor health for the last two
years. He will receive a monthly re-
tirement check from the league.
George Hildebrand, who retired in 1884,
and William Dinneen, who gave up
his post after the close of last season,
are others drawing retirement pay.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
Di MaggiOs Slow to Act.

~ MAGGIO denied it promptly, and
so did Barrow. secretary Of the
club. On the day they were supposed
to have signed the document, Barrow
contends he was on a train en- route
here from st. Louis. Also. he says he
never has been in the hotel where the
ceremony was reported to have taken
place. SO 1t must have been two other
house detectives.
What sounded fishiest about the re-
ported signing to those who know
Di Maggie best was the idea that he
had made SO momentous a decision on
his own hook. It's we'll known that the
San Francisco Di Maggios, including
the aunts. uncles and cousins, get their
heads together on thing of that sort.
Joe. says Barrow, will receive his
contract with the Yankees initial
of1er very shortly. along with the other
players. He will have it with him,
no doubt. when he shows up here
January l8 to see the Braddock- Farr
night. among other things That's
when the debate really will begin.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
WI. HIGH TRIES AGAIN
Faces Mount Rainier After Loss
to Briarley Cadets.

Washington-Lee High School bas-
keters were to face the Mount Rainier
High five today following their 1921
defeat yesterday at the hands OF the
Briarley Military Academy quint.
Bobby Chichester. = former Little
General star. Tailed . points and Lee
Lodge ran up IL in leading the win.
ming attack. Chichester scored all his
points near the f,nish to clinch VIC
tory for the cadets.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
B.-C. c. GIRLS SCORE
Roll Up Third Basket Win in Row
Against Hyattsville.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase girl basket
ers trounced the Hyattsville six, 1912,
yesterday, for their third consecutive
victory. Misses Jost, Kinsman and
Curtiss led the winning attack.
Evening star., 1938-01-07
CHARLOTTE HALL AHEAD.

Morris and Slaughter, with six
points each, paved the way to Char
lotte Halls 1922 victory over the
Woodward Prep five yesterday in the
Y. M. C. A. gym. Ducey and Fast Of
Woodward were high-point scorers
with nine each.