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Evening star., 1938-09-18
CHAPP[E SILENT,
AWAITS RESULTS
Wisconsin COP. Candidate
Holds to Promise Not to
Make Speeches.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASHLAND. Wis. Sept. ia can
didate for the Republican senatorial
nomination who made only q single
speech wondered today how the silent
campaign would fare In Tuesdays
Wisconsin primary.
John B. Chapple. 80. Ashland editor,
best known for his vigorous speeches
in other Wisconsin election cam
paigns-which are noted for prolific
Observation-Disclosures himself this
year not to speak away from home
until he had paid the last of $l,700
in bills left unpaid from his pre-
vious attempts to secure public office.
In his first and only statement
during the primary campaign, made
here and later broadcast by radio
from Madison. Wis, Friday, Mr..
Chapple pledged to tight to his "last
drop Of blood against allowing Amer
lea to be dragged into the war now
threatening Europe" and promised
support Of a program along the line
OF the Townsend plan to assist in
QdJlOnal recovery.
Mr.. Chapple, in three successive
campaigns. had reused the State with
oratory directed principally at the
La Follettes.
Twice he won the Republican sena-
torial nomination and twice some one
else won the toga in the regular
elections--in 1882, Senator F.. Ryan
Duffy. Democrat, and in 1894, Sena-
tor Robert M. La Toilette, jr., Pro-
eressive. Two years ago Mr.. Chapple
wased fruitless campaign for the
G. o. P. nomination for Governor.
This year his announcement of
his candidacy for the Senate stated
that his past efforts had taken all
my own financial resources, all the
help generously given by friends, and
created quite a strain upon the credit
Of my father as we'll"
He asked for personal loans of not
TO exceed $1o0 each at per cent
interest to help him pay his bills.
This week he broke his campaign
silence by inserting advertisements
IN several Wisconsin newspapers,
headed "A Pledge Made Good" de-
claring the response to the request
had been "one of the most deeply
gratifying experiences of my life"
The Advertisements said he had paid
S497 Of the bills and had been able
to pledge time payments Of the re-
mainder.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
Citizens to Hold Meeting.

The Sligo Park Hills Citizens AS
sociation will hold its first fall meet
ing Tuesday at 8:l5 pm. in Jessup
Blair Community House A short So
cial session will follow the business
meeting.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
100.T0N TELESCOPE
PART IS SHIPPED
Mounting Section for 2O0.Inch
California Instrument Is But
One Of Three Cargoes.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. ia hum
dred-ton section of the mounting for
California Institute of Technolosy's
giant 200-inch telescope was loaded
aboard freighter todav for shipment
to Mount Palomar, Calf.
Other sections. including the A.
foot long telescope tube. will follow
IN two later shipments, timed to
arrive as needed for assembly OF the
5o0-ton structure atop the West Coast
mountain.
Tractor trailers will haul the parts
from San Diego to the mountain site.
The first shipment included half
Of the heavy yoke, as big As q freight
car, which will support the big mirror
tube, and the bearing box girder, de-
signed to bear the greater part of the
telescopes weight when 1t is in opera
ton.
The telescope was manufactured at
the Philadelphia works Of the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing Co
Evening star., 1938-01-24

=. Hockey men tell you there's
more than meets the eye in Charley
Conacher's retirement . it's said
it wasn't only injuries that made
him quit, and that no one should
be surprised If he bobs up in the
big league again next year with
some other outfit than Toronto. -.
Jack Dempsey's new Broadway
place opens the doors March l.
Jack Doyle's Long-Shot Specials:
The Braves at 80 to l in the Ma
tional League pennant race and
Bobby Riggs to give Don Bulge
what for on the tennis courts. i.
Glenn Cunningham has lost 80
pounds since graduating from KAN
sas. Sympathize with Bill Nc
Kechnie. who'll have only five left
handlers getting In his hair at the
Reds training camp. Little old
New York wants the 1899 National
Open here for its world fair. {.
Frank Menke is handling the East
ern publicity for the Kentucky
DsghR
Evening star., 1938-01-24
SEYS, CUB OFFICIAL,
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Former Chicago Sports Writer
Had Been Vice President
for II Years.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-The baseball
world today mourned the passing
OF another pioneer in the game. John
o. Seys, who was with the Chicago
Cubs q years. For the last II years
ne had been vice president Of the
National League team.
Seys died last night in a hospital
Of pneumonia. He would have been
81 years old next April. He became
Ill week ago while attending din
ner party and was taken to the hos
pital the next day. He was imme-
diately placed in an oxygen tent. His
condition improved Saturday. but he
suffered a relapse yesterday and
drifted into q coma.
Seys started his baseball career
as a member Of the Chicago Daily
News sports staff, on which he served
16 years. In addition to being base
ball writer, he also was known as one
OF the country's best turf writer's, and
covered, among other big races, many
Of the American Derbies at old Wash
ington Park race track.
In 1917 Seys became q member Of
the Cubs executive staff, working un-
der William Wrigley, jr. He served as
travelling secretary until the close Of
the 1925 season, when his place was
taken by Robert Lewis. present road
secretary. He was promoted to the
vice presidency Of the club in 1927,
the post he held until his death.
He Is survived BY the widow and Q
daughtee. ..
Evening star., 1938-01-24
OLE MISS OUTLOOK
BRIGHT FOR MEHRE
Ex-Georgia Coach to Find Sound
Financial System. Strong
Soph Material.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tile ASSOCidleO HIeSS.
7 UNIVERSITY. Miss, Jan. "a
Harry Mehre. who resigned last
month as head coach of the University
Of Georgia after a 10-year tenure. to-
day was the new head coach and
athletic director at the University of
Mississippi
Prof. T. A. Bickerstaf, chairman Of
the Athletic Committee. announced
last night that Mehre had signed a
threeyear contract, ending FIVE
week search for a successor to Ed
Walker The salary terms were not
disclosed.
Those close to the athletic adminis-
tration said today Mehre probably
would receive more than the $500
annual salary of Walker.
II intend to start the ball rolling
early in February" the former Georgia
mentor said concerning spring foot
ball practice. He added that no
assistant coaches have been sought
yet.
Mehre will take over Ole Miss
athletics with 1888 football prospects
bright and sound financial system
installed. Last years freshmen squad
was called one of the best in Ole
Miss history.
A center on Notre Dame elevens
from 1920 to 1922. the new rebel leader
became line coach at Georgia in 1924
and in 1928 took over the head foot
ball coaching job. His teams won
SO games in 10 years while losing "a.
Six were tied.
The Bulldogs under Mehre beat
Yale five successive years.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
RIGGS FEELS SURE
OF DAVIS CUP SPOT
Hardly Can Leave Him OFF Team
This Time, Says Winner
of Dixie Crown.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, JAN 24.-Bobby Riggs,
young Chicago tennis player, who
ranks second in the United States for
1897, figures he is virtually sure to be
a member OF the team which defends
the Davis Cup in this country next
summer.
Riggs captured the Dixie tennis
championship yesterday with
straight-set victory over Wayne Sabin
Of Los Angeles. conqueror Of Bryan
NJ. Grant of Atlanta in the semi
finals and Immediately began plan
ming for the cup tryouts.
"They can hardly leave me Of this
time" Bobby said. Il don't know
whether or not I'll play. but I'm sure
to be a member of the team"
Riggs thinks the singles will be
played by Bulge and either he or
Grant. The Chicagoan didn't hesitate
to say that he had q tough battle
ahead of him with the Atlanta star
for the other singles position.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Hickey Declares He'll Top Any Bid for Mungo
Likely Would Mean

month of Miamis sunshine before
reporting to the Senators training
camp.
Daffy Dodgers Department: Ra-
dos financial-and other-induce-
ments are 100000 nice that
Commentator" Waite Hoyt may
quit baseball after 20 years Of
flinging under the big tent >. The
cat really popped out of the bag
the other day when a Dodger on
cial let on that Brooklyn attendance
fell of from well over a million per
season to less than 100000 in the
last seven years.
This-a and That-a: Dink Tenn
pleton says his Stanford speedster,
Ray Malott. is q cinch to crack the
440-yard record any time this
spring =. .. and Oklahoma figures
to hand the boys a surprise in the
discuss tossing at the N. C. A. A.
party when John Pritchard, a 215-
pounder. lets go with the big plate
:. He was only 4 feet from the
world record Whan Last haaEd fsugA
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Jimmy NEEDS FAT
IN 247- SWIM
Havana-to-M Miami Endeavor to
Cost Legless Man 40 to
60 Pounds.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 24.-Legless
" Charles Jimmy said today he
was ready for the last phase Of train
Ing for his projected 247-mile swim
from Havana to Miami-a matter of
putting on some 40 pounds additional
weight.
Jimmy said he would sail January
81 for Havana. the starting point, and
do his fattening up there. He hopes
to be able to hit the water for Miami
by the end of February If weather
conditions are favorable.
Il normally weigh about $50
pounds" he said. Il plan to weigh
around 200 when I start my swim. I
expect to lose 40 to 60 pounds before
I finish. If started out at $50, then
lost 40 pounds or so I couldn't
stand It,"
Jimmy said he would not take any
exercise the last two weeks to gain
as much as possible.
Evening star., 1938-01-24

room They're watching the
British open. which is trying a
limit Of 40 qualifiers for the final
rounds this year.
Sam Snead, overgolfed and los
ing weight, was figuring on quitting
the winter circuit and heading
home to West virginia-but that
66 he shot yesterday may change
his mind.
It's an early headache season for
AL Ulbrickson and his Washington
crew seems that. on top of the
graduation Of two varsity oars from
last years champs, Bill Dunlap.
1887 freshman bow, is in hospital
with appendicitis, and studies are
keeping Norm Turay from the
squad.
Harry Danning is asking the
Giants for $12,500-a 100 per cent
pay jump Oklahoma's classy
kid basket ball team has 13 sophs-
and half Of them haven't started
shaving yet Al Simmons Is tax.
ing tho Hot Springs "cure" and .
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Calls Paul Dean
Complex Victim
CT. PETERSBURG. Fla. Jan

Ct. PETERSBURG. Fla. Jan.
"a P.-H. j. DOC" Weaver,
st. Louis Cardinals trainer, said
today a complex kept Paul Dean
from becoming one of the greatest
pitchers in baseball.
Potentially" said the man who
has looked after the Gas House
Gang for IL years, Paul is one
Of the finest specimens of pitch
ing material it has been my pleas
ure to see in many years of sort
ing baseball ivory.
In fact, when Paul Is right he
has more on the ball than Brother
Dizzy"
Weaver, here to get the Cards
training camp ready, explained
he thought the younger member
Of the ME and Paul" combination
is suffering from an inferiority
complex.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Describes Her Routine,

" AM back in my hotel room
shortly after midnight" said
Sonia. "Then a massage, light din
ner and to bed until pm. I lounge
around for another four hours and
then am ready for my show.
II didn't use to find it necessary to
have a massage, but such strenuous
performance and hours before the
movie lights tires my legs. Remember,
as an amateur I practiced only two
hours daily.
"On the movie lot I am on the job
eight hours day and I am required
to hit certain spots in my jumps and
spins. It's hard work but I like it..
1t has opened an entirely new world
to me-"
And from the way she said it you
couldn't help but believe the smiling
little girl, who at the age of four took
up ballet dancing, two years later
donned skates, pointed them toward
the top and never stopped until she
got there.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Others Press Thomson.
Varied Sports
Two Around in 81.
Pro Basket Ball

Pro Basket Ball
Heurich Brewers, 80; Brooklyn
DuX, %.
Takoma Firemen, %; Finch
baughs. IL.
National Hockey League.
New York Rangers, 8; Montreal
Maroons. 2.
Detroit Red Wings, 8; New York
Americans, 2.
American Hockey League.
New Haven Eagles, /: Pittsburgh
Hornets, 0.
Eastern Amateur Hockey,
Hershey Bears, S; New York Rov-
ers, 4.
Soccer.
Brooklyn Brookhattans, 4; Matik-
vohs, /.
st. Mary's Celtics. 3; Baltimore, 2.
st. Gerard's. 8; Fairhill Phillies. /.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
PENN TO PROVIDE
T|P.0FF ON ARMY
Quakers, Only Five to Beat
Navy, Face Undefeated
Cadets This Week.
NNAPOLIs. Md, Jan. 24.-Th

A NNAPOLIS. Md, Jan. 24.-The
~ Navy and Army basket bail
~ teams. both late starters, are
now about at the middle point
Of their schedules and both have
shown strength which makes promise
Of fine game when the service school
teams meet at West Point on Febru-
airy 90
The Army team has won six straight
games, including the victory over AM
herst Saturday, while the Nays rec
ord is four out of five Pennsylvania.
probably stronger than any team the
Army has met, has been the only team
to defeat the sailors.
The Navy people are watching the
Army team this week. when 1t. too.
will meet Pennsylvania, in addition
to Cornell. Navy gets back into big
time basket ball. against Maryland and
Columbia, the following week.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Rec0uped on Waner.

FOR Dean the tournament proved
an expensive affair Checking up,
the Cardinal pitcher said he lost a
total of $3.50 in bets. Failure to
qualify for the first flight, "Ole Diz"
said, cost him $1,000 wagered against
100000 with an undisclosed person.
There was one bright spot for Dir,
however. He owned Waner's chances
in the player auction and collected
first money.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
NO SPOT FOR GOSLIN
Won't Be With Mats This Year,
President Griffith Insists.

.Prexy Clark Griffith of the Wash
ington Baseball Club today denied re-
ports that Leon (Goose) Goslin is
headed back to the Nationals as a
utility outflelder and pinch hitter, OF
in any other capacity.
Goslin currently is unemployed, hav-
ing been cast adrift by Detroit. He
played with Washington in the World
Series three times and twice with the
Tigers.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
TIGER ROOKIE FAST.

Mark Christman, second baseman
bought by Detroit from Beaumont. led
the Texas League with ~ stolen bases.
He was turned back but three times.
Now, all Mark has to do is to beat an
old-timer by the name of Gehringer
out of his lob.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
COURT RACESK KEEN
IN EASTERN LOOPS
Dartmouth, League Leader;
Penn State, Conference
Head. Pressed.
By tfe Associated Press.


n YEW YORK. Jan. 24-Dart-
n mouths powerful basket ball
" team, firmly intrenched in
first place in the Eastern In
tercollegiate League, can turn its at
tention to midyear examina tions with
out fear that pursuer will knock it
out of league leadership while exams
are on.
Cornell's surprising aggregation is
the only leading contender listed for
action this week. Even if the big Red
beats Pennsylvania at Philadelphia
Saturday night. it can't overtake the
Indians, who have won all four league
games, while Cornell has won three
and lost one. The Penn-Cornell clash
is the only one on the schedule this
week.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
Today a year ago-Sammy Byrd
won baseball players golf tourna-
ment with even par 284. Inter-
national League approved transfer
Of Albany franchise to Jersey City.
Three years ago-Herb Kopf,
assistant at Columbia. rejected
$4,000 offer to coach Brooklyn pro
football Dodgers.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
BY SID FEEDER.

VHiCA-nlttlIlS LOT Eodle BrletZ.)
n YEW YORK. Jan. "a LP.-
nj Branch Hickey (solemn as
an owD personally promised
4 Larry MacPhail the Car
dinals would top any offer for Van
Mungo And if they get him,
you can wrap up the pennant for
those Gashouse Gangsters right
now.
Jimmy McLarnin, bearing down
on his golf between thoughts of a
ring comeback, is shooting in the
high 70s consistently Has
any one recalled that Grover Cleve-
land Alexander was just about
baseball's biggest bargain ever? :.
the Phils bought him for $3.50 from
Syracuse, and all Old Pete did was
win 373 games in II years and
wind up in the Hall of Fame.
United States golf moguls are
toying with the idea Of cutting
down the fields in bigtime. tourna.
ments, to give the shotmaksrs elbow
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Penn State Sets Pace.

DEM STATE, usually a minor
threat in the Eastern Intercol-
legiate Conference basket. ball race,
is we'll in front as the teams head
into the midseason examination hiatus.
The Nittany Lions won their third
straight conference victory Saturday
night, downing Georgetown to take an
undisputed league lead The defeat
left Georgetown tied with Temple for
second place.
The Panthers meet West Virginia S
last-place team Saturday night. and
if they win will tie with Georgetown
and Temple for second place.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Ghesquire Is Useful.

THE Navy team has developed into
a general scoring aggregation, Bob
Laney and Jack Mansfield. the guards.
having lent consistent support in point
getting to Capt. Alan Mcfarland and
Bob Gillette. forwards. and Frank
Lynch, center.
George Ghesquire has proved him.
self the Nays most valuable utility
man and may land a regular berth.
Primarily substitute for Lynch at
center. Ghesquire also has played both
forward and guard.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Miehof Ton Scorer.

COL MIEHOFF of Penn State, who
has made 48 points in three games,
continued to hold his conference scor-
ing lead, with l8 field goals and IL
fouls.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
d conference standings:
EASTERN LEAGUE
EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cornell 40 Yale. 81. Conference-Penn
State. 40: Georgetown 90
This weeks schedule:
SATURDAY.: League-Cornen at Penn.
>7nference-West Virginia at Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
ALLEN IDLED LONG.

Johnny Allen of the Cleveland In
dians did not start game from June
13 until August IA in 1887.
Evening star., 1938-01-24

Five years ago-Babe Ruth
omitted from 1882 all-star baseball
team.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
THOMSON PRESSED
) AT PASADENA
Great Round of 81 Sends
Him to Open Golf Final
With Stroke Lead.
Rv the Associated Press


~ ASADENA. Calf, Jan. "a
- Winding up the 1898 invasion
of Southern California links,
the travelling professional
golfers teed off in the final 18 holes of
the $4,000 Pasadena open golf tourna-
ment today
Leading the procession was Jimmy
Thomson of Shawnee -on-the- Della
ware-the Same Jimmy Thomson who
two weeks ago paced the pack into the
finals of the rich Los Angeles open
and proceeded to win it.
Two Around in g..
THOMSON led the par busters in
yesterdays third round with 64,
seven under par to take a one-stroKe
advantage over Henry Picard of Her.
shey, Pa. who lost control of the play
with a II. Thomson's 54-hole total
was 69-73-64-2O6.
Two shots back was Byron Nelson
of Reading, Pa, who duplicated
Thomson's amazing g. Breaking par
II was something II others did yester-
day, but doing it by seven strokes was
something no one ever had done be-
fore over the Brookside course
Dick Metz of Lake Forest, Ill. shot
a IS in the Hollywood. Fla, open last
year for the lowest recorded score of
this type of competition. Metz Incl
dentally. had IS yesterday and was
far back at 2l6.
Others Press Thomson.
THREE players started four strokes
back of Thomson today-Olin
Dutra. Los Angeles: Johnny Revolta,
Evanston, ILL.,, and AL Zimmerman,
Portland, Greg.
Jimmy Hines, Garden City, N. Y,
Eric Seavall of Glendale, Benny Hogan
of Fort Worth, Harry Cooper, Chica-
go, and Jack Grout, Hershey, Pa,
previously among the top contenders
fell back yestrday and seemed out of
the running.
The winner receives 5000
Evening star., 1938-01-24
.BASEBA[['S GOLF
CROWN TO WANER
Russell. Ex-Nat, Is Routed.
6 and 5-MedWick, White
Win Other Flights.

- ARASOTA. Fla. Jan "a UP.-
Paul Waner, Pittsburgh out
fielder. is baseball's champion
- golfer
The elder of the Waner brothers
defeated Jack Russell. former Ameri-
can League pitcher, and S, to win
the annual Baseball Players Golf
Tournament here yesterday.
Established as the tourney IA
vorite in the players auction. Waner
played consistent par game in the
36-hole final. Five up on Russell at
the end Of the morning round, the
Pirate left-hander added another hole
on the final eighteen to terminate the
match on the thirty-first green.
Walker Consolation Champ.
Joe MEDWICK, National League
batting champion and St. Louis
Cardinal outfielder. gave the one and
only Jerome Herman Dean a neat
demonstration of his golflng prowess
in annexing second flight laurels
Medwick not only walloped his team
mate, 6 and 5, but rifled a shot 277
yards down the fairway to cop the
driving contest.
10 10 White Of Detroit took third
flight honors, turning back Heinie
Manush, Brooklyn veteran. up.
In consolation play Gerald Walker
of Detroit trounced Garland BraXton
OF indianapolis. 2 and /; Paul Der
ringer of Cincinnati trimmed John
Cooney of the Cardinals, and l, and
Butch Henline, unattached. won by
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Sonia, Unchanged by Wealth
And Fame, Skates Before 70
Capacity Crowds in Mont1,
BY ORLO ROBERTSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, Jan. 24-Movie
nj fame and riches have not
" changed Sonia Henie one bit
A She's still the vivacious little
Norwegian who won three Olympic
figure skating titles. retired unbeaten
two years ago and then sky-rocketed
to new fame and fortune on a pair of
skates.
When she completes a five-night
stand in Madison Square Garden.
opening tonight, she will have played
before 26 capacity crowds in Chicago.
Detroit. Cleveland and New York since
Christmas. Boston and Miami re-
main. and then she will return to
Hollywood to get ready for her fourth
picture some 100000 richer.
Evening star., 1938-01-24
Olympics Are Forgotten.

MOT once has Sonia, 25, very blond
and very pretty, yearned for the
return of the olden days. She doesn't
even think of the 1910 Olympics, the
first she will have missed since. as a
chubby little girl of Is. she beat the
worlds best for the first time in 1928.
Yes, those were great days" said
Sonia. but I get so much more en-
joyment out of the movies and giving
shows today. love the cheers of the
crowd. 1t sends tingle through my
whole body and just makes me want
to do better
On this tour Sonia still is girl
Of all work and little play, unless you
call skating play. She goes at that
in a manner that makes the fans be-
lieve it is. The program calls for six
5-minute appearances. exclusive of
encores. within two hours. To keep
in shape Sonia gets close to - hours
of sleep nightly and rests an addi-
tional four hours.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
Notes From the Social Calendar Of Washington
Social Notes Concerning
Official and Diplomatic
Sets in Capital
Count de Saint. Quentin Will Return
From Pennsylvania Today.
Spanish Envoy Is Back.

from
Pennsylvania Tuesday
to be a
Ambassador will
November Sugrave which
Committee Hall of Nations This
arranging
the realize
Fellowship
Enthusiastic Washngtons
sympathzers
Hlsbrand
quarters
the
chairman; Lombard
Eery Stowel Wallace
G. Phillips and Smith.
The Spanish Ambassador
yesterday
remained in Washington
De
Eickhof O.
Ekhof recently returned from absence
Charles Edfon
visit New York
has New
there much of the
Edward A. Stockton r, of Col Stockton
post Amad a During
the Wardman Park Hotel.