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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-19
GEORGIA HAYS
TAKES SWEEP
BY Three PINS

Georgia Hays, Washington s
leading sweepstakes winner Of last
season, today had scored victory
No. l in her effort to retain her
laurels for the second straight sea-
son by annexing the Meyer Davis
Sweepstakes at the Lucky Strike
last night.
Her 1O-game count of 1859 that
included sets Of 500 and $50 noSed
out Caroline HiSer by three pins.
The Lucky Strike roller missing
q three-pin spare break in her
final frame lost out after staging
a gallant bid for the coveted
championship by rolling 584, the
highest set Of the final block.
She held fourth place with 572 at
the start Of hoStilities last night,
Is pins back Of Mrs. Hays, the
first round leader.
Mrs. Hays is the fourth bowler to
win the Meyer Davis event in II
years.
Third place went to Lucy Rose,
who earlier in the day had rolled
500 in the Christmas Cheer Club
| Continued ON Page Is, Col. 81
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Tops
Clarke in
Pin Match

Aston Clarke, the No. / bowler,
may be Tuning today over his de-
feat at the hands Of Tony Santini
in o one-sided battle that capped
the Christmas Cheer Fund
matches sponsored by the Patter-
son Newspapers at Convention
Hall yesterday but out Of the
charity affair in which more than
$3.50 was netted came the fact
that Clarke's Marlboro Hotel team
is still to be reckoned with as a po-
tential winner Of the District
League pennant.
11-PN VICTORY
Led by Joe Harrison's 432 and
Joe Freschi's 401, the Marlboros
eked out a 11-pin victory over the
pace-setting Cuff and Santini COM
binatiOn in the team match that
was witnessed by nearly a 1000
fans who packed Convention Hall
for the sixth annual charity show
in which the city's leading male
and skirted rollers took part. The
scores for the three-game clash
Continued on Page rs, Col. A.
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CRUSADERS Get
SHEEKETSKI AS
new GRID PILOT
.29- Year.OId Coach One
0f~Youngest in U. S.

WORCESTER, Mass. Dec. 1S
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10
seph L. Sheeketski stepped forward
today as one Of the nations young
est head football coaches, succeed
ing his superior, DR.. Eddie Ander-
son, at Holy Cross.
Like Anderson, who resigned to
accept a similar post at the Uni.
.versity of Iowa, Sheeketski re-
ceived his schooling at Notre Dame
and has been Anderson's backfield
assistant since 1888.
Announcing that Sheeketski had
signed a three-year contract, terms
Of which were not revealed, Direc.
tor Of Athletics Tom McCabe
stated:
I'VE feel that Joe is the ideal
man to carry on. He is thor
oughly acquainted with the Notre
Dame system and with the
players"
: Sheesketski, native of Mount
Carmel, Pa, and now a resident
of Detroit, asserted:
I'VE face a difficult schedule
! next season, but we have good
: material and the spirit Of the
squad Is excellent"
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C. us MENTOR
HOPES FOR Win
OVER CITADEL
By CHICK KENNY

Fod Cotton, Catholic Univer.
sity's basketball mentor, would
like a Christmas present tonight.
In fact, he's looking for one, and
whether he'll get it will be known
about $50 this evening.
The Cardinals play The Citadel
quintet in the Brookland gym,
starting at 8:15 o'clock, and Fod
(who is a quiet sort of fellow who
doesn't ask for much wants a
victory for a change. He'll take
it with or without stickers and
wrapped up as early as the first
three or four minutes Of play.
DROPTED FIRST TWO
This is Catholics third and
final game before the holidays.
In the preceding games to date,
c. U. lost heart-breaking $50
Brittle to Loyola at Baltimore 10
days ago, and then last Saturday
night fell short of victory in the
last so seconds of play, when
Buchanan of the Clemson Tiger
five, Topped in a shot to knot the
count and force the game into
extra periods. Well, the Cardinals
lost in the overtime, $50.
The game with C. U. marks the
second start here of the Citadel
team. Last Saturday night, George
Washington thumped the visitors
from South Carolina, 1896. In
presenting Forward Jack Burrows,
the Carolina quintet has exhibited
one Of the best looking players to
show here so far. Against G.. w.,
Burrows was the high scorer of
the fray, dropping in 10 points
and playing a bang-up all-around
floor game. 1t will be up to the
Continued on Page rs, Col. y
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NeUer a DOUvJ Moment:
Jim McAleer, hed by Pen,
Bars Writer From Trip
BY KIRK MILLER

Always having been q stick
Ter for the possibly prosaic Gus
tom Of starting things at their
beginnings, I shall go back to
my cradle days on the fringe OF
the fascinating business Of ath-
letics to give you the first story
Of this series. This is the intro
ductory offering in a group Of
reflections, "reminiscences and
quotations Of and by those quail
1fied to review the highlights of
incidents and persons entwined
in the last quarter-century Of
WaShington's sports life.
It Is a baseball recitation, Just
as 1t should be, for baseball is
the staff Of life Of your daily
sports journal. Golf, tennis, foot
ball, horse racing, swimming,
archery and traps and skeetS
shooting all have their appro-
pirate place in the sports calen-
dar, but baseball on the sports
page is. or should be, like bread
on your table.
Viewed from an angle of IS
years Of peering on and at base
ball, Washington boasts. II In
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crying to run. Track conditions
are just a trivial detail where
there are possibilities to obtain
funds necessary to carry over the
winter months until spring. This
was proven when the records dis
closed that there were 1862 or
more entries made during the IS
day meeting while only $40 horses
had an opportunity to face the
starter.
Not only were there abundant
horses at Charles Town ready to
race, but this fall meeting fur.
nished the highest class of
thoroughbreds in general than
there ever has been at the West
Virginia track.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
The betting was good and the
card drew splendid fields, so the
meeting must be considered COM
plete success for the association.
All day Sunday horsemen were
hdstling and busting around,
packing up traps and loading
horses to head for warmer
climates. Many left for Mariana,
Cuba. Others left for Hollywood
CONTINUED ON Page "A, Col s.
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SQnti11i Team
Defeated

Cuff and Santini today are
smarting under a '2-to-1 defeat
which Marlboro Hotel handed
them in the Mems District League
on the Chevy Chase alleys. San
tini'S only triumph in the three
games came from a 698 game.
Tony Santini'S 405 set and Ed
Blakeney's 1853 game and 500 set
were best for the Santinis, while
Perez Wolfe led Marlboro with O
391 set.
In other matches, Diamond Cabs
twice upset Tru-Blu at Queen Pin,
Georgetown downed Lucky Strike
twice and Convention Hall scored
over Arcadia.
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BANTAM CHAMP
MAKES DEBUT
IN 1O-ROUNDER
Packs Terrific Punch
In Right Hand
By HOWARD JACOBS

Sixto Escobar, worlds bantam
weight champion, makes his de-
but before the Washington box
ing public tonight at Turner's
Arena when he battles clever Al
Mancini, of New England, in q
ten-round over-the-weight match.
One of the hardest hitters in
the 118-pound division, the little
Puerto Rican will enter the ring
an 8to-5 choice to carry off the
decision.
Sixto without a doubt carries
dynamite in his right hand, and
when he lands-well, it's good
night for the party on the receiv-
ing end! In Mancini, however, he's
meeting tough little Italian who.
in four winning starts here, dis
played hard left and clever box
ing technique.
SCORED FL X. O.S
The New Highlander, fighting
professionally but two years, has
chalked up IL K. o. victories in
% starts, and his handlers, Lew
Fink, who was behind Gene Tun.
ney when he beat Jack Dempsey
in Philadelphia and Chicago, and
Sammy Goldman, who piloted
Tony Canzoneri to the world light
weight title, are confident AL will
upset the 118-pound ruler tonight.
Reports to the contrary Esco.
bar is in the best shape of his
career. True, he wasn't himself
when he took a beating from K. o.
Morgan in Detroit about six
months ago and also when he
dropped a hereunder to Henry
Hook in Canada. Both Of these
matches were over the weight.
The Puerto Rican was suffer"
ing from back injury, but, after
taking a two-month rest, Is now
back in top form, and Lou Brix,
his manager, is seeking bookings
for him most anywhere. He wants
to have Sixto tour the country in
several tune-up matches before he
makes a title defense against this
same Morgan in February.
RECLAIMED CROWN
Escobar is one of the few cham
pions ever to regain a title. After
losing to Harry Jeffra, of Balti-
more, on the Carnival Of Cham
pions' card in New York more
than a year ago; the Puerto Rican
came hack. last February to break
Jeffra's jaw and win back his
crown.
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn has
arranged a strong preliminary
card. In a six-rounder, Toby
Tobias, former Miami University
star, makes his local bow, facing
Pancho Huerta, faststepping Mex
lean, while in three four-round
bouts, Toby Scroggins, Washing.
ton, meets Billy Savage, Balti-
more; Billy Carrigan, Baltimore.
encounters Brooks Bowen, Rich
mond, and Zuzu Pitts, local Negro
goes against wild Man" Daniels,
Baltimore.
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SOFTbALLLOOP
LISTS 6 GAMES

Three double headers are
scheduled throughout the week in
the Community Center'S Indoor
Softball League at Tech High
gym. These games wind up the
second half of the season.
Tonight Plaza tackles the I'm
knownS at z o'clock and at $3.50
the Community Center All-Stars
battle Treasury.
Tomorrow at z p. m, Victory
Post plays Procur 'nent. while in
the nightcap the UnknownS meet
the All-Stars. Thursday, in the
finale, Treasury plays Procure
ment at Z p. m. and Plaza en-
cages Victory Post at $3.50.
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duke TO LEAVE
FOR ROSE BOWL

DURHAM, N. c., Dec. 10
Q.N.S0.-Duke University'S unde-
feated, united and unscored-upon
football team held its last prac-
tice on the home field today and
prepared to leave for its Rose
Bowl game with Southern Cali
fornia on a special train tomor.
row.
The squad will go direct to Pas
adena. Cal, scene Of the game.
The last few days Of drills were
spent in perfecting defense
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Three Cagers Pace
Herald Loop Scoring

Three are tied for the high scor-
ing honors of the Herald Govern
ment Basketball League with As
points each. They are Joe Zwisle,
Of Boiling Field; Paul Blumen-
saadt, Of Army Medical Center,
and John Klescz, Of Marine Bar
racks.
Three points behind and lodged
in second place is Bob Sharpe Of
the General Accounting Office.
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Improved
WOner, Va. u. Boxer,
On Road to Recovery

CHARLOTTESVILLE, va,
Dec. 10. - Maynard Mutt"
WOmer, former University Of
Virginia boxing star and South
ern Conference weIterweight
champion, was reported i'm
proved by attendants at the
University Hospital today.
Womer was seriously injured
yesterday when the automobile
which he was driving over
turned ON the Richmond high
way four miles from here. He
suffered . brain conclusion.
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Harry Basins
OnHOt1eymOOn

Harry Basin, former Eastern
High and Georgetown Univer-
Sfty basketball and baseball star,
now under contract TO the New
York Yankees, is hOneymOOning
In New York city today follow
ing his marriage to Miss Verna
NJ. Furey, 2O36 First Street, N.
w. ..-. &C..
Bassln played with Newark
and WiIliamspOrt last year.
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TARANTO WINS
FOOTBALL TITLE

Emerging victorious after two
former contests had ended in
scoreless ties, laramie and Was.
man today are the Districts 1875.
pound football champions, having
gained their laurels in a hotly
fought battle with Georgetown
A. c.
The victots scored touchdowns
in the first and second periods
to clinch the title fray, 12-0. r.
Schaefer and e. Walker were the
winners offensive aces.
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=
OWNER WOULD TOSS THE NAME OF STAR regular
possible qualifications the thing interesting
practically tless consider the usual that
mark winter meetings practically all of them you'll
find the principals and the boots the boys who thrown
to make good will Well those players drawn out Of hat
the opening the winter meeting MIGHT BE USED ADVAN
TAGEOUSLY IN OTHER TRADES BY VARIOUS CLUBS.
SUPPOSE BOSTON HAD DEAL PENDING WITH MINNIE
APOLIS The MLLERS wanted to get player from
BROOKLYN but had nothing particular to offer. THROUGH
THE GRAB BAG TRADE BOSTON MIGHT GET THE VERY
PLAYER and be able him along and get yongSter
who would aid If the American League followed
the lead 1T MIGHT HAPPEN THAT THE NATIONALS WOULD
GET SOME VETERAN him off to Angeles
where to bring good pitcher who could win up here
Continued Page "A, Col II
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tendonS, naVlcu-
lar and cesa-
mold troubles
a n d o t h er
prominent in
jurieS. Four
ca m p a i gnerS
were destroyed
during he meet
ing and seldom
did an event go
off without one
or more OF Cnen1
nodding back
to the judges
stand.
Yet all the
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Lady Coach PesSimistic

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Dec. 10
Miss 10 Chapman, coach Of the
Martin College basketball team, is
fully convinced that a lady-coach
is not always the best for a boys
floor team. The Martin club has
lost its three starts this season.
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QUINN suggested that each owner drop the
name OF player into a hat, and then,
STARTING WITH THE EIGHTH PLACE
CLUB, LET EACH OWNER DRAW A SLIP.
MacPHAH. WHOSE WILLINGNESS TO
TRY ANYTHING ONCE, rescued the
BROOKLYN DODGERS from the Red Ink
Sea. wrote out name RIGHT ON THE
SPOT. :. The others were interested but
not too interested. g. TT WAS TOO NEW
FOR THEM. -. The idea of giving some
thing at face value was CONTRARY TO
ALL PRECEDENT IN BASEBALL. But
when QUINN asked MacPHAIL who his
player was, Larry said: "FRANKHOUSE"
And Quinn said: strip" So
Quinn said: WHAT ABOUT TIP" And
MacPhail said: you BOUGHT A BALL
PLAYER" That is twice told tale now,
but QUINN and MacPHAu started some
thing which. If carried down through the
years would add to the general interest of
the mid-winter meetings.
TRADES ARE NEWS, AND WHILE TT
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CRANK BlJckO'NEl

6ETNW1ASS NO FAULT OF BOB QURNs NOR OF LARRY
HOUDI1 MacPHAuS that the National League failed to
Wrest trading leadership from the League
see precedent that would add much needed
winter meetings AS the club the board
PHIL K WRIGLEYs dinner National League owners
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Der of a baseball team.
This gentleman is. and was
back in 1911, one Thomas Kirby,
Continued ON Page rs, Col. H.
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MANY INJURIES
AT VIVA. TRACK
BY RHODA CHRISTMAS

The battle at Charles Town has
closed, with casualties running
high into broken legs, bowed
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Continued ON Page "a, Col. u
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-22
WHISKY, TRAFFIC
CASES ARE HEARD
Woman Given IL Months for
Possession for Sale; Two
Face Non-Support

Whisky and traffic cases were
heard in city court today before
Mayor Henry T. Powell along with
variety of other charges.
Beatrice Plummer, Tommy Plum
mer and William Henry Johnson, all
Negroes, were charged with posses
sion of non tax paid whisky for sale.
Beatrice Plummer was found guilty
and given - months in Jail. Tommy
Flummer and Johnson were found
not guilty.
Amos May Negro, was convicted of
abandonment and non-support, and
prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the costs and provid-
ing adequate support for his wife and
children.
Benny Nicholson Negro, pleaded
guilty to speeding and having no
drivers license, and prayer for judg-
ment was continued upon payment of
the costs and a fine of $3.50.
Richard OVERLY, Negro, was charg-
ed with assaulting his wife, driving
her away from home, and failing to
provide support for his wife and chill
dren. He was found not guilty.
Tom Crosson, Negro, convicted of
possession Of non-tax paid whisky,
had prayer for judgment continued
upon payment of the costs.
Carl Bowling, guilty of reckless
driving, had prayer for judgment con-
tinued upon payment of the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-22
TEN WHISKY RAIDS
STAGED SATURDAY
Defendants Booked by Of
ficers Who Found Whisky
During Raids

A series of raids, ten in al. for
whisky netted six people from Satur-
day afternoon about o'clock until
midnight as a flying squadron of Of
ficers waged relentless battle
against weekend liquor traffic here
City and county officers cooperated
in the raids.
Those taken into custody by the Of
fiCers were lola Perry, Negro, College
street; Clara Hinton, Negro, Winder
street; Colonel Johnson and Rena
Johnson, Negroes, West Montgomery
street, and Beatrice P.ummer, Negro
Pettigrew street, all of them were
charged with possession of non-tax
paid whisky for the purpose of sale.
Garland Johnson was charged with
possession of ABC whisky for the
purpose of sale at Rock Tavern on
the Louisburg highway.
Officers participating in the various
raids were ABC officer J. G. Cham
pion and L. A. Jackson, Deputy
Sheriff w. S. Strange, Constable
Frank Gupton and City policemen c..
C. Harris, j. D. Peck, Ed. Ellis and
William Reid
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-22
TAX RATE WILL Be
SET THIS EVENING
CITY Council Also to Adopt
Budget and May Discuss
Sewage Issue

The tax rate for the City of Hender-
son for the coming fiscal year, togeth-
er with the budget for the same per-
iod, will be adopted at the monthly
meeting of the Henderson City Coun-
Gil tonight, it was learned from city
officials. It was also stated that this
appeared likely to be the chief busi-
ness to come before the Council, un-
less there should be further discus
sion of the 100000 sewage disposal
construction project.
Some reduction in the city tax rate
is looked for-jus how much no one
would say definitely in advance of the
meeting. Last year the rate was $1.75
on the $1OO valuation, and this year :
levy may be some ten to fifteen cents
under that figure.
There was some speculation as to
whether the Council would again go
into the question of calling an cleo
ton on the bond issue for construc
ton of modern sewage disposal
plant. Of the 100000 involved, As
per cent would be a straight-out dona
tion by the government.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-22
RED SOX TURN IN
BRACE OF vERD|CTS
Whip Providence 8 to z Sat-
urday; Trim loves Grove
Sunday, 9-5

North Henderson Red Sox turned
in two wins during the weekend, TAX
ing Providence nine Saturday in the
Granville county village 8 to 7, the
game going ten innings, and loves
Grove team of Durham here Sunday
afternoon 9 to 5.
Lefty Sykes was on the hill in Sat-
urday's contest, getting the nod over
Mcdowell, of Providence. Both teams
turned in a parade of errors.
F. Langley, Woodruff and Williams
did the heavy stick work for the win
ners, while Daniels and Bailey turn
ed in the best for the losers, both hit
ting for the circuit Sykes and Acree
worked for the winners, with Nc
Dowell and King forming the losing
battery.
loves Grove used three pitchers
in a vain effort to halt the Red Sox
here Sunday afternoon, but to no
avail. the locals getting 10 safeties.
Braswell worked for the winners, Civ
ing up II hits.
Terrell and Woodruff led the at
tack, with the former getting five for
five and the latter four for four. Tur-
ner came in a close second with four
for five.
D. Langley turned in a beautiful
catch in the outfield for the SOx.
Braswell and Acree worked for the
winners, while Ward, Pirn and Pope
pitched and Downey caught for the
losers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-22
JUNIORS WILL MEET
IN OXFORD FRIDAY
Distinguished Speakers in Order i'm
State Attend Convention
Last of Week

A district meeting of the twentieth
district of the Junior Order is an
nounced to be held in Oxford Friday
Granville council as host j. l.. White,
of Oxford, is district deputy and in
charge of arrangements.
A large number of Henderson
Juniors are expected to attend The
invocation will be by Rev. J. E. Neese,
pastor of the Congregatidnal-Chr
tian church of Henderson, and B. d.
Bum, county school superintendent
for Granville, is to deliver the address
of welcome, to which G. E. Jeffreys
of Youngsville, is to respond.
State Junior officials on the pro-
gram are Victor r. Johnson, junior
past State councillor, and r. A. Grady,
State councillor. Mr.. White has put
musical numbers on his program, too.
He will retire from office after this
session. and will be succeeded by
The convention will serve the dis
trict embracing the counties of Vance,
Warren, Franklin and Granville.
There are q large number of Junior
Order councils in the territory and
all of them are expected to have re-
presentation at the Oxford cOnven-
ton Friday evening.
Mr. White has written letters to
key men in all Of the lodges, announc-
ing the meeting and requesting a
large attendance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-22
WPA GROUP HEARS
TALKS ON COUNTY
Several Speakers Touch on
Various Public Activi-
ties Here

Talks on various public activities of
Vance county and of the city were
made to a group of WPA recreational
workers at a meeting this afternoon
at Kings Daughters park. The gath
ering was one of series, and was in
charge of Mrs. w. D. Payne, WPA
recreational supervisor for the county.
Mrs. H. E. Chavasse was on the
program for a talk on the economic
status of the county, touching on the
city's place as a tobacco and cot
ton marketing center and as a manu-
featuring community, and also show
ing the production of tobacco and cot
ton as a big factor in the economic
life of the city and county. She also
made mention of the budgets and tax
rates of the city and county.
Also on the program were George
M. Suggs, manager of the North Car
olina State Employment Service Of
flee here, which serves Vance Gran
vile and Warren counties. He told of
the operations of his bureau and of
how many individuals had been help
eded by being furnished jobs.
Samuel NJ Watkins, chairman of
the Vance Board of County Commits
sioners spoke on the county govern
ment set-up, the purposes for which
money is spent, and how it is obtained
Mrs. F'ayne is arranging meetings
of this kind for the information of
the leaders in the recreational pro-
ject, so that they may be better in
formed on, activities of their city and
county.