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Evening star., 1938-03-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGES,

NEW YORK. March Is (P,.-The French
franc. after sinking into new low ground
again this morning, rallied a little around
noon, for gain of .00ia of cent.
ever. rang up fresh low marks The
pound sterling slumped Is of cent, and
the suilder;, stil one of the hardest hit
cent: The Swiss franc dropped .o22. Of
a cent. The belga borrowing a little
strength fror' the franc. added .0Ola Of
a cent.
In London the dollar ended Ia cents
higher at 1878: while in Paris the Amer
ican unit showed only a narrow gain.
Noon rates follow: Great Britain in
demand s1; h. 4;a5a.: cables; a - 4a6st; so;iday
3.04i2: Italy. demand, 5.26la; cables,
526Ia
Denlands-Belgium, 1854; Germany,
free, 40.17; registered 2O.O5; travel. "a. 40:
Holland, 55.46: Norway. 1902: Sweden
25.65; Denmark a223; Finland. 2.22;
Switzerland, 1901: Spain. unauoted: Por-
tugal, 4;55ls: Greece. .91ss: Poland. 95:
Austria, unnuoted: Hungary. 1890; Ru-
mama, ~; Argentina; 33 19n; Brazil
1890; Honskone. 1904 Mexico City
$3.50; Montreal In New York, 99.S5is;
New York in Montreal, 100. 14,s.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
AWARDS
FAR BELOW 1887
Home Construction Climbs
Above Previous Month
During February.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 15.-Building
and engineering contracts awarded in
February in the 81 States east of the
Rockies amounted to S1l9,038, 900, a
decline of 81 per cent from February,
1887, the F. w. Dodge Corp. reported.
The decline which began in the
later months of 1887 continued from
January into February, which, the
corporation pointed out, "is the Gus
tonlary course of a recession like the
present one"
Residential building. however, made
the first break in the series of month
ly declines in this classification which
began last June. In February, resi-
Dental construction undertaken in the
81 States was 10 per cent ahead of
January, amounting to S40,023, 900,
against S36,207000.
1T is currently reported" the
corporation said, that preliminary
applications for mortgage insurance,
both on single dwellings and develop
ment projects for sale and for rent,
have greatly increased since enactment
OF the new amendments to the Ma
tional Housing Act; this may be an
indication of increased residential
building contracts some weeks hence" :"
Evening star., 1938-03-15
Washington Produce

BUTTER-ao score pound prints. "a:
tub 33; i4-pound prints. 35 90 score.
1-pound prints. 33; tub, 80; l4-pound
MEATs-choics beef. - calves IS;
lamb, .: veal. %: sows. 10; fresh pork
"a; pork loin. u; fresh ham 81; large
skinned ham 15 smoked ham %; smoked
skinned ham; 10; sliced bacon, 39-32;
LIVE STOCK-Pigs. 120-15O pounds
SaSf4; light pigs, 10000. Si2aSa4; me-
dunn: c0o-.5n pounds. Shasi2; eheavies
:e5o-50O pounds, SaSA: sows. 5i2a6l2;
stags 5i2 down; calves. Halle.
Prices paid shippers. net f. O. b. WASH
inston 'by the United States Bureau of
Agricultural Economics)
EGGS-Market Just about steady at un:
changed prices, Government graded and
dated eggs Whites U. S. extras, large
20l2: U; S.. extras. mediums. 17l2: U. S.
standards large, 1Si2; U. s. standards,
mediums. 1872. Nearby uneraded eggs:
Current receipts. 16 to 1612; whites. II
to ZIP.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady to firm
roasting chickens. Fowl: Colored. heavy
8 to 20, few at 21; No. IS. 13 to IA;
Leghorns. "A to IS; roosters, 1o to 13
pounds and :ess. 20: fryers IS to 81;
roaSters. %: Delaware Rocks and Crosses
brollers. pounds and less, 90: fryers, 10
to Il: roasters. %. Old turkeys, hens.
23 to 25.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. March 15. lP, United States
Department Of Agriculture, Hogs, Is
evenly 1925 lower than Mondays ay-
s,g; srage; practical top go; small lot; $50:
pounds. 9.0O-1O; good $50 55O-pound
packing sows. 7.90-S.20; butcher kinds
Cattle. $500, calves. 1000: fed steers
ana and, yearlings earrings steady, market less active
Weighty steers comparatively scarce;
medium grades. all weights. getting good
acton a,;tk l,,,d feeder dealers again competing
s.0O-9: :25:- best long yearlings. i0.25:
strietly g nS choice heavy steers absent; mostly
and bulls steady to weak: veaiers steady
on choice weighty kind. selling up to 1880;
light offerings. $50 down.
Sheep; 5000: none direct; late Monday
tat lambs. 1926 lower; bulk, 9.I5-35;
toaay's trade SLOW: indications I5-2b low
er. or around 9O0-15. on wooled lambs;
probable top around 9.25: sheep about
steady.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL, March Is P.-silver fu-
44.S0: May, 44.60: July. 44.45.
Evening star., 1938-03-15

80 Per Cent Cain
In Nets Revealed
By Pacific Firms
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The
first rs Pacific Coast corporations to
report on 1887 operations to the San
Francisco Stock Exchange showed ag-
gregate net profits of $31, 1,753,312.
This was up 80 per cent from the
1885 earnings for the same companies,
totaling $24,416,564.
Thirteen had increased profits, while
IL recorded decreases. Some report
ing declines in net profits actually
made more money than in 1886, but
paid enough more taxes to reduce net
earnings.
Union Oil Co.'S report affected the
Coast report materially. with its $12,-
061, 1892 net profit and gain of 966
per cent over last year to achieve the
biggest earnings for any year except
1929. The biggest percentage gain
went to Oliver United Filters, with
net profit of s454,738, up soc per cent
Evening star., 1938-03-15
CONSUMPTION OF FATS
AND OILS INCREASES

Consumption of fats and oils in
the United States reached record pro-
portions during 1887, according to
preliminary estimates for the year re-
leased by the Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics in its current reports on the
fats and oils situation.
Apparent disappearance in the
United States Of all fats and oils both
domestic snd foreign, for all purposes
the bureau said, indicates a consumn-
tion OF more than 9.3 billion pounds.
This figure for the past years do
mestic use is about 100000 pounds
larger than the estimate for 1895
and little over 5oO,00o,Ooo pounds
larger than consumption in 1929, which
was the peak year prior to 1896.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

PHILADELPHIA. March ID lPl-Live
poultry: Fowls Plymouth Rock. fancy
pullets fancy Plymouth Rocks. 81: broil-
ers Plymouth Rocks, fancy. 2O-23; or.
dinary. 17-1e: ducks, white Pekin. fancy
young. 11-1S: muscovy. 90. Cheese: Long
horns 16-16ia single daisies. 16-16ha
Dressed poultry UNCHANGED Wheat No
. red winter. garlicky March delivery,
$50. Butter unchanged. Eges. 3.7IS
cases firmer; standards. Nos. / and 2,
1920.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
BY the Associated Press.

y BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-Austrian
issues broke further today in the bond
market while Czechoslovakian loans
rallied after an early loss.
The Austrian Is, which broke
around 81 points yesterday, were down
more than 4 today. Czech govern
ment IS of 81 and SO were up for
the day after initial losses Of around
a point. Prague Ties. however, were
off around points. French govern
ment 7l2s were off around 3 points.
United States Governments gen.
orally were 2-32 to 5-32 higher, with
L. few losses of as much as 4-32.
A fairly good demand made its ap-
pearance for selective rail issues. Up
fractions to point or more were c.
e. o. AIS, Illinois Genital 434s, Great
Northern As of as &c" and MKT 5s.
Utility and industrial liens scored
some gains.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

sss:A An nrmer. % Mixed colors. si; special packs.
20T.21]a; standards. 19la-20; firsts. l7h-
IS: seconds l7hs;ha mediums 17;f7N;
qs; t5''sS; 'sstSo;raMSe-packed M tirsts 1sN-isA. e'A''
Butter. 1856. 1856; steady. Creamery:
Higher than extra. .30A-31h: extra (92
onds iS4-S7l. 1927.
Cheese. 462.561; steady; prices un-
changed.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
NET Of PHILLIPS
PETROLEUM SCARS
1887 Profit at S24,113,874
Against S17,875,489i
Preceding Year.
Py the Associated Press,

Ey tne Associated PTeSS.
NEW YORK, March l5.-Phillips
Petroleum Co, with producing proper
ties mainly in the midcontinent and
distribution facilities in many States,
reported today for 1897 net profit of
S24,1l3 874, equal to S542 a share on
the common stock, compared with
$l7.8T5 ,489, or S422 share, in 1886.
Frank Phillips. president, said the
company had decided to curtail capital
expansion projects and reduce operat-
ing expenses because of the business
slump and contraction in earnings.
While conditions in the industry at
present are far from satisfactory. he
commented, I'VE are optimistic for the
future because We believe ultimately
those conditions will be corrected"
Columbian Carbon Co.
Columbian Carbon Co. for 1887 re-
ported net income of s4,466 249, the
highest in its history, equal to 1881 a
share on the capital stock, against
S402l, 1877, or s748 share, in 1895.
The company has plants in Pennsyl-
vania, Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia,
Kansas and New JERSEY.
National Cash Register.
National Cash Register Co, Dayton,
Ohio for 1887 showed consolidated net
income of s3,920,667 equal to s24o a
share on the capital stock, compared
with s2,865,341, or S1.76 a share, in
1896.
Gannett Co., Inc.
Garnett Co., Inc. operating a chain
of newspapers in New York, New Jer-
sey. Connecticut and Illinois. reported
for 1887 net profit of 81, ,123O8 equal
to 1884 share on the class A COM
mon stock, compared with sl,O26,l5o
or S752 share on the class A COM
mon in 1896.
aluminium Goods Manufacturing.
The Aluminium Goods Manufacture
ing Co, reported net 1887 earnings of
81 6S1 .956 today. equal to sl.53 share
on common stock. This compared with
net of sl,377245 in 1896.
American Safety Razor.
American Safety Razor Corp. of
Brooklyn reported net profits for the
year 1887 Of Sl,294,243. equal to S247
a share, compared with s1,4l4,225, or
S270 share, in 1886.
Western Pipe & Steel.
SAN FRANCISCO. March Is LP).-
Western Pipe &, Steel Co. reportad
s400,l77 net profit for 1887, compared
with S486,654 in 1885. Earnings on
common stock, after preferred divi-
dends. were S2.65 a share on the l47.-
567 shares, compared with 1924
share in the preceding year. Directors
declared a 25-cent quarterly dividend
on common stock. Sale of the Chicago
plant at net loss of S99,235 brought
the 1887 net under that of the pre-
ceding year. Sales and other income
totaled sl0,150,2O4, compared with So
258,924.
ItalO Petroleum.
Italo Petroleum Corp. reports $685.
588 net profit in 1897, compared with
S278,2l3 in 1886 Earnings on pre-
ferred stock figured 81 cents a share.
against 46 cents.
Byron Jackson Co.
Byron jackson Co., manufacturer of
pumps and oil field equipment, reports
Sl,262,924 net profit in 1887, an in
crease from sl,100,035 in 1886 and
the best year since 1929.
Evening star., 1938-03-15
RELIABLE DIVIDEND VOTED.

NEW YORK, March Is Especially -
Reliable Stores Corp. today declared a
dividend of 371a cents share on 49,
44O shares of convertible preferred
stock covering the period from jan
uary / to March 81, 1880, payable
April to stockholders Of record
March rs.
Evening star., 1938-03-15

Netherlands Indies is to have It's drst
shoe factory.
The Washington times., 1938-02-19
WAREHOUSES; FOR RENT

WAREHOUSES; FOR RENT.
One go feet by 800 feet; one 90 feet by
$50 feet both with B. & o. railroad sidinga
side: located at 9TH and SITS. N. E. Ap.
ply GEO. LYMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.,
7th and SITS. N. E. Potomac 1855.
The Washington times., 1938-02-19

| $42.50 1851 Park Rd. N. W.
\ / room. kitchen, dinette
H and bath. Refrig. on h.
II c. Res. Mgr.. AL. 5000.
$42.50 1925 11th st. N. w.
II room, kitchen. dinette
II and bath. Refrigeration on
II h. c. Elevator. Res. Mgr..
II Metropolitan 0635.
$47.50 31OO Warder st. N. W.
| (Cor. Irving and warder
/ Sts.) 2 rooms. kitchen.
| dinettc and bath. Refrig.
Grafton on h. e. Res. Mgr..
Columbia 41SS.
$47.5O 1902 Summit Pl. N. w.
2 rooms; kitchen. dinette
Grafton Elevator. Res.
Mgr, AID. 104s0.
$49.5O Ala Seward So. S. e.
Il (4th and Penna. Ave.)
II 2 rooms kitchen, dinette
and bath. Res. Mgr..
$4,000 1914 18th st. N. w.
Kitchen and bath: Refris:
Grafton on h: c. Elevator.
Res. Mgr.. DE. 321s.
$3.50 1890 Georgia Ave.
2 rooms, kitchen, dinette
II and bath. Refrigeration
H on h. c. Res. Mgr.. GE.
$685.
$3.50 1880 r. I. Ave. N. E.
and 2 and 3 rooms, kitchen,
II ecs m dinette. bath and porch.
Elevator. Res. Mgr.. NO.
1857.
$42.5O 236 Mass Ave. N. e.
H and and 2 rooms. kitchen.
/ n111o dinette and bath. Refrig-
Il S00s5U Grafton on h. C. Elevator.
Res. Mgr. Atlantic 51s2.
$45.5O 1918 Kenyon st. N. w.
eES SO and 2 rooms. kitchen,
II p"CsOV dinette, bath, Murphy bed,
II and dressing closet Refrig-
II eco En Grafton. elevator, switch
%OH'OV board; Res. Mgr.. Colum-
bia S425.
$4,000 2145 Calf. st. N. W.
H 2 rooms, kitchen and
n bath. Refrig. on h. G.
n Res. Mgr., NO. 1880.
$500 47OO Conn. Ave.
Il and 2 and 3 rooms. kitchen,
dinette bath and porch.
i SS0.UU Refrigeration on h. C.
Swi &c h board. elevator.
/ Res. Mgr. Cleveland 0S45.
| $115.OO194O BiltmOre N. W.
Il rooms. kitchen. dinette,
Il bath. porch and fireplace.
II Newly moderniZed in every
II detail. Painted walls.
Elevator service. Res.
Mgr, AD. 9493.
Real Estate Mortgage and
Guaranty Corporation
1910 K 90. N. W. National laos
The Washington times., 1938-02-19

Money spent in Washington Real Estate
now will put profit in your pocket later.
The Washington times., 1938-02-19
HOUSES FOR RENT-COLORED

-------s---------
CoLORED-white Ave. nr. Wilson Rd.,
Fairmont Hts. Nd. 2-story frame, 8 rms.
elec.. water, stove heat: $27. 80. NE. 2495.
The Washington times., 1938-02-19

dan-Slx-cylinder. The exact mileage on
this car is 4,014: black paint. The deliv'
cred price new. equipped az this car is,
S1.2e3: Has automatic safety transmits
sion, de luxe radio. heater, defroster. etc.
Our price. S1.025. c. c. G. guarantee
Capitol Cadillac Co., 1929 22d St. N. W.
MA. 5000. Open evenings and Sunday
The Washington times., 1938-02-19
LINCOLN ZEPHYR

1SsNSO.6sII.NS.,.
'37 Lincoln Zephyr Sedan-$so5. IBeauti.
ful black finish. radio, heater. de-
froSter. Sold originally for LAO. Very
low mileage One owner
NORTHWEST MOTOR CO.
o316 Ga. Ave. N. W. Randolph 0S59
The Washington times., 1938-02-19
AUTO ACCESSORIES

SALE 10000 USED CARS, $2.46 UP
BEN HUNDLEY, BAG 14TH ST. N.
The Washington times., 1938-02-19

PACKARD MOTOR used cars are tops,
PACKARD. gath and N SITS. N. W.
The Washington times., 1938-12-16

Glover Able Siversten at the McApn Nice
today Philadelphia Jack On. Everybody glad
Charlie Vackner recO1red from long Illness
Charles doing q grand job brOadcaSS:@ at St. NickS.
Joke (ahem!) submitted by Henry Armstrong;
lightweight walked into wallpaper store to purchase
q small patch o few spaces in his kitchen. ...
Guess put this myself can't II" asked.
chirped the clerk, "but it'd look better the
wan!"
Terrys worrying about Hubben who practically
washed Public links golfers still Seamlng over
boost $35 $40 for full seasons
School Coaches Honor Roll they
Fulton Flushing club lost only three since
49, Pat Kelly AAU boss. Pat points out
boog amateur boxing belongs the doorstep
Athletic Commission If show advertised amateur
hasn't sancon-S professional show and such sub
to rules and regulations Of the commission"
Tuned In at the Waldorf lobby:
"Break up the Yanks, eh? Would you favor making
fighter bring his perfect condition down
to the level Of mugg OppOnent?"
mccarthy better start scouting the Reds They're
shOOin!"
"Jmnny Wilson because a long distance
President Nugent before the 1880 rates went in"
you've than background to make radio
Friedman AILAmerican but couldn't work
apples Charlie Grimm and Iris Speaker
not IS good as rival mike experts" -
BOnua for making public his salary That's
against Giant etiquette"
"The BushwickS under the rules, engineer
trades with the Dodgers"
"Pardon me- fugitive barber chair Landis-Or
HarpO Marx?"
The Washington times., 1938-12-16

Cronin, who won a pennant with
the Washington club in 1888. DEM
onstrates the important part the
eyes, arms, wrists and legs con-
tribute to making a player a better
fielder and batter.
Then there Is a closeup Of
Jimmy Foxx, first baSeman of the
Boston Red Sox, who was the lead.
ing batter of the American League
last year, leading both major
leagues with runs batted in-175.
Washingtonians should be par
ticularly interested in the part Of
the film which shows Berwyn Bill
Werber on the base paths. The
former Duke University player and
Tech High student. demonstrates
both the hook slide and the stand
up slide taken in graceful slow mo-
tion photography.
HUMOROUS ANGLES
Titled First Century in Base
ball." the motion picture has its
lighter angles. Members Of the
first baseball club, founded in New
York city in 1870, are shown in
sailor and be-ribboned hats, mus
tacheS, sideburns, white blouseS
and black bow ties.
They're a scream.
The Washington times., 1938-12-16
WOODWARD g.
CHARLOTTE VIE

Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
emy, of Charlotte Hall, st. Mary's
county, Md, was to meet Wood
ward Prep's basketballs team at
the Y. M. C. A. today at $3.50.
The Marylanders will be out for
their fourth straight victory. Next
Tuesday the Cadets play Rockville.
Football letters have been
awarded to the following Char
lotte Hall players:
Ends-S. j. Kiln. Baltimore: N. J.
Lee Perryman. Md: A. A. Lenz. Wash
ington, b. c.; w. E. Pennington, Hagers-
town. Nd.
rackles-F. A. Gray. chaptico. Nd.
z. G, King, Baltimore: Thomas Mas
sey. Chestertown. Nd; W. F. Nechey
Baltimore.
Guards-C. H. shilke. Oakland. Md.
J. e. Watson. Washington; R. D. Wat
son, Charlotte Hall, Md.
Centers-S. B. Burch. Mechanicsville
Nd; A. T. Curtiss. Washington.
Backs-A. N. Berman, Baltimore:
C. Crueger, Baltimore; E. E. Dent
Birmingham. Ala; o. R. GuytLer. Me
chanicaville, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-12-16
.O'T0OLE, LONDOS
TO MEET ON MAT

It1l be Tommy O'Toole. of the
ould Sod, and Handsome Jimmy
I,ondos at Turner'S Arena next
Thursday night when they haul
out the wrestling mat and tell the
grunting gentry to earn their
cakes.
For Tommy went through an
elimination last night that saw
him flatten Dutch Schultz, Jim
Wright and Karl Davis, an eve
ning's work for any man, espe,
cially a piano mover.
The complete results:
John Heracle threw Jack NC
Arthur in is minutes with q body
slam: Frank Brown won from
Chief Little Wolf in the 20-minute
time limit; Karl Davis won from
Frenchy LaRue, who had to give
up after six minutes; Tommy
O'Toole threw Dutch Schultz with
q flying tackle in II minutes; Jim
Wright won from Lord Albert
Mills, who gave up the ghost after
IL minutes in much agony while
being victimized with a chin lock
and Walter Percy won from Bull
Martin in the Commute time
limit.
Then Davis won from Heracle,
who surrendered in II minutes;
Percy won from Nick Campofreda
In the Commute time limit;
OToole threw Jim Wright in seven
minutes with q body slam; Davis
won from Percy, who turned
states evidence after eight min
utes of gruelling cross examina
ton, and O"Toole threw Davis.
The Washington times., 1938-12-16

public baseball-minded.
Indeed these brass hats and
stiff shirts of the game, the Bill
Harridges, the Ford Fricks and the
Judge Landises, have approached
the Tooth birthday of the game
with view to embracing the oc-
casion for all it is worth in the
way of spreading the gospel of the
sport.
There is a big tie-up with the
1889 New York City Exposition to
attract the eye of the millions Of
visitors to Greater Gotham's big
fair.
FAR-FLUNG PROGRAM
Too, baseball has combined it's
wits and energies to reach the
most remote corners of civiliza-
ton. the country school houses,
the ships at sea, the far flung
Army, Navy, Marine and Coast
Guard posts in all of Americas
possessions.
It has made the official Amer
ican League 1899 baseball moving
picture, written and directed by
Lou FonSeca, which shortly after
the first of the year will be shown
in Washington before luncheon
meetings, fraternal lodges, high
and junior high school assemblies
and various other organizations.
SHOWS FILM
Out through the country this
winter and far into the spring
will be not only the author and
director of the film, Lou FonSeca,
but Roger Peckinpaugh and Um-
iplre George Moriarty, showing
the film willy-nilly.
Indeed Moriarty is the origina-
tor of the first baseball film ever
produced for educational and pub
lie exhibition purposes, having
pioneered in its making and
worked the art up to the point
where he could turn it over to
Fonseca for execution.
Hank Greenberg who was the
leading home run hitter of 1898
with SO to his credit, two short Of
Babe 9uth's record, is among
those seen in the film in batting
SpecialtieS.
In one phase of the film, Joe
The Washington times., 1938-12-16

NEW YORK Dec. 16.-Tme -Marches-On Dept: Begin
ming with 1889 you stop making comparisons between
modern baseball and odtmers like Maty Cobb and
Ruth.
The reason? Night ball.
There big contests after dark next
playing this artificial seup hitting fielding and pitching
averages certain to be affected
outfeders light planes make the ball "ook like
aspirin tablet Many pitchers with fast balls downbreakng
deliveries unbeatable once the sun SETS
Little Johnny Wander Nicer did something Walter Johnson
Mordeca Brown Wadde Cleveland Alexander
couldn't pitched his second straight noherunder
lamps Ebbets Field.
Bob Fer famed 10 in broad daylight how viii he fool
switch those dazzling flood lights at Ceveland
whole Of youngsters with staggering strike
records And and night scheduled
Grenbergs OTIS find their foubase production reduced
point where 30 homers will kids Of 1850 into Mysteries
Poke cheS Exactly ~ Saturday boxing intro
duced its first fide hyweight champion Of the world
Jimmy Wilde He kayOed Zulu Kid in II ut London Texas Lee
Harper building big following at Jamaica Arena Peey
scaz and the late PanchO V both born August Golden
The Washington times., 1938-12-16
Invited
Central High to Enter
Basketball Carnival

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 16.
Central High School Of Wash
ington, d. c., again has been
invited to participate in the
annual basketball carnival to he
held at the University of Rich
mOnd gymnasium January :,
according to Glenn F. Thistle
wait, athletic director.
Ten representative teams
from Washington and vicinity
have been extended invitations.
Among them are Alexandria
High School, stanton Military
Academy, E. C. Glass High
School of Lynchburg, and
Thomas Jefferson and John
Marshall of Richmond are also
included.
The Washington times., 1938-12-16
BRENNAN seen
IN MAJOR ROLE
ON WESTERN s.

Son of q local sportsman and
brother Of one Of the finest basket
ball players ever turned out at
Western High. Ray Brennan un.
doubtedly will play a major role
in the court wars of the Red
Raiders this season.
Rays older brother, Joe, was
an all-high forward for Western
during the 1934-35 season. A tall
youth, Joe was. not only a sharp
shooter. but also good defensive
man who could go up and get the
ball off the blackboard after enemy
shots at the basket had gone
astray, an asset which is more
than helpful to any basketball
team or player.
AS freshman at George Wash
ington University, Joe Brennan
played a considerable part, and
the next two seasons saw action
as member of the varsity five.
This year. however, Joe has taken
a job with an oil company in
South America, and consequently
is not a member of the Colonials.
FOLLOWS FOOTSTEPS
Meanwhile, Ray. who bears his
fathers name, is following in his
brothers footsteps at Western. In
the orening game of the season
he scored five points as his team
defeated Bethesda Chevy Chase,
perennial power in metropolitan
Washington basketball circles.
With Bob Custer, all-high pro-
duct of last season, ScholaStically
ineligible, Ray is prepared to take
over regular berth. If he con-
tinues to play first class ball, it is
not unlikely that he will equal or
even SurpaSs his brothers feats at
Western.
If Western is to fulfill it's hopes
of regaining the scholastic title,
it will do so with such players as
Brennan, who, although he played
some last season. is not a letter
man.
The Washington times., 1938-12-16
G. ". QUINTET
TOPS EASTERN

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 16.
The biggest upset Of the current
basketball season today is still
echoing here, following the 22-12
trouncing which George Washing
ton Highs quintet handed to Eas-
tern Highs defending D. c. High
School champions.