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The Washington times., 1938-08-15
LEADS
At ROCK CREEK
BY Lillian RTXEY

Lanky Bill Leapley, 18-year-old
public links amateur, led the field
in the annual midsummer Rock
Creek tournament with a sub-par
33 on his first nine in the quail
flying round this morning.
All the 40-odd entrants will
qualify for play no matter what
their scores, but medal play today
will determine in what flight each
contestant will compete in the
three days of match play elimina-
ton to follow.
Dark horse Of the tournament
is Milfred Stein, whose practice
rounds have made him a keen
contender. Milfred teed off early
this morning with Charles Viii
liamS and Lealand Abrams.
Gail Holmes, the former Central
High School golf captain and re-
cent winner Of the juniOr public
links title, is playing along with
George Graham, son of Rock
Creeks manager, and Bobby
Bowers.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Riggs NearS
Davis Cup
Berth

NEW YORK, Aug. IS O.N.SO
Bobby Riggs today had won his
fifteenth and most important tour.
moment of the 19 in which he has
competed this season.
His 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 1O-8 vic
tory over Joe Hunt in the Eastern
grass finals at the Westchester
Country Club, Rye, yesterday, jus.
about tabled him as the worlds
second-best amateur player, Don
Bulge being tops. 1t made him the
man who will play second singles
to Don Budge's first in the Davi:
Cup matches starting September 3
Hunt, however, Just before he
departed for Newport to compets
in the Casino invitation tourney
which started at the Rhode Island
society capital today, added fuc!
to simmering feud by iteratine
he considers himself better than
Riggs.
Il can beat Riggs" said Hunt,
making no attempt to hide his
anger. If 1 played the tennis
against him that played against
Wilmer Allison the day before,
Riggs wouldn't get more than
two games a set from me. I
played wonderful tennis against
Allison. But 1 couldn't repeat
that performance. Riggs has
only stamina and steadineSs
with which to combat my strokes
when Itn going strong"
Riggs also was angry, though he
denied it when cornered in the
locker room of the WestcheSte1
club. He had walked off the court
after beating Hunt and had re
fused to pose with his opponent
for photographers.
I'm not angry about any.
thing" said Riggs in his Mickey
Mouse voice. 1T was hot out
there and I was tired. Louis
Shaw (the umpire of the match
told me to go in and dress when
the match was over. 1 waited
minute, but Shaw told me to go
on. was half way out when the
photographers asked me to go
back. I'm sorry if I appeared
rude, but was too tired. I'll go
back now"
The feud between the two was
supposed to have started two
years ago, when the California
association sent Hunt East ano
refused to pay the freight fol
Riggs, who had the better record
Riggs came East anyway.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Bill TaIburt Captures
D.C.A.A.U.Diving Title

Bill Talburt, Of the Shoreham
Swimming Club is today both the
indoor and outdoor highboard
diving champion of the D. c. A.
A. u.
At the Washington Golf and
Country Club yesterday, he added
the outdoor title to the indoor
title which he already possessed.
Talburt's score was 1876 against
114.63 for John Marshall, former
District high board champion, who
finished second. John Walker was
third with a score of 82.77.
Diving exhibitions were given by
June Booth Stan and Patsy
Palmer, while Patsy and her sis.
ter, Phyllis, gave an exhibition OF
tandem swimming. Jim Shinn, OF
the Shoreham Club, did comic
diving performance.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15

title" Neither his Feather" lightweight" title
~ And they could meet THIRD time. For Ambers'
lightweight" crown!
Against this have Armstrong promptly winning, and
freezing, three titles What do YOU think?
Who would wn-The Meeks. The Toughs?
Meeks-Aver, Gehringer, OFT, Gehrig Dickey Berger,
Cooney, Warstler, Hubbell. Manager Connie Mack.
Toughs-Gee Walker, Bartel, Chapman Bonura, Powell,
Durocher, Gutterdge Hemsley, Allen Manager Bury
Grimes.
Umpire Babe Pinel says he's keen plate and
will give pitcher edge time II sympathze with
'em-they have tough job Babe who is regarded as
the most competent in the MI Instead Of the knee
toshouder strike batters will stand for only letter
high If you call strike ball crossing few inches
below shoulder he'll kick like the deuce Not too
squawks registered though because the National
is a low-bal league"
Fite notes. Babe Cunan has signed jake Kid Berg and
Red Cochrsne for Newark bout Baltimore Les Sponsler
will stage his in Orole Park until completion
renovations at Fasway Arena Newest Of the reformed
pugs to hit the managerial sawdut trail Rubbery Jawn
Risko of Cleveland. ghtheavy in Miami when
he's not running beer bungalow broken toe will keep
Bob Nestel the shelf for month Tommy OLoughlin
La managing Paul Hartnek exCreighton Golden
Glover Paul beat Otis Thomas Lem Franklin and Lorenzo
you folks bought tickets for the ASar
football game Chicago? It's the only REAL test between
the pro champions and the best of the college eevens All
others neighborhood limitations
The Washington times., 1938-08-15

how many ridiculous and absurd
beliefs still prevail among humans
concerning their canine compan-
ions.
The most frequently rumored
SANDER" that reaches my ears is
that dogs are constant carriers OF
certain maladies that they con-
tract themselves, and then give to
humans, especially to children who
are their playmates.
Rabies, of course, which is pri-
marily a dogs disease, may be
transmitted to people, but when I
am told by those who know" that
some particular household pet, al
legedly suffering from scarlet
fever, diphtheria, measles, mumps,
or even whooping cough, was the
cause of little juniors" illness, it
is difficult for me to refrain from
laughing out loud. Dogs just do
not have either mans contagious
or infectious ailments.
Nevertheless, it should be kept
in mind that in extremely inSani-
tary environments, certain inteS-
tinal parasites, such as tape worms
and the like, are, in rare instances,
introduced into the human be y
through the digestive tract. There
is no need of this occurring, how
ever, when sanitary measures are
respected because it should be re-
membered that these troubles are
not of a germ origin, but of a para
site nature.
The greatest danger Of any fur
bearing animal carrying germs,
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
D.C.StdrW Wins
: Md. CrOun

HAGERsTowN, Md, Aug. IS
Ricky Willis, of Washington, won
the mems singles championship in
the fifth annual Cumberland Val
ley Tennis Tournament before the
largest gallery ever to witness a
tennis match n western Mary.
land.
Willis victim was Buddy Adair,
also Of Washington, and the
scores were 6-3, Ga, 6-1.
WaShington'S Willie O'Steen took
the ladies' singles, defeating Mar.
garet Alfero, of New York, 6-3,
IS. In the mems doubles, Viii.
lis and Adair won from Malcolm
McVardell and Atlee Radcliffe. of
Frederick, 81, ST, 60, As,
Ga.
In the women's doubles, Mrs.
Virginia Stephens and Rachel Nc
Kinley defeated the O'Steen-Alfero
combination. 80, 1-6, a6.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Eliminated
In Jr. Legion Tourney

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. is
G.N.SO balk was held reSpon-
sible today for st. Louis 2-to1
victory over Memphis in the finals
of the Elevtnh Regional American
Legion Junior baseball tourna.
ment.
Pitcher Gene Lamacchia, Mem
phis, baked while trying to catch
Zera off third base in the eighth
and Zera was tagged home.
Memphis scored its only run in
the first while st. Louis made both
tallieS in the eighth.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
GERMANS RUE
LOSS OF BARON

Continued from LIST Sports Page
are at this time in fine physical
shape.
II don't think there is much
chance of the German team sur.
viving our inter-zone match with
the Australians.
LOSS of Baron Gottfried Won
Cramm, second only to j. Don
aid Bulge, United States, during
the 1887 season, has weakened
the team considerably and
forced us to depend on young
and inexperienced players.
TOLL OF INJURIES
won Cramm would be an as
set to any team, and having him
on the team is the difference be-
tween victory and defeat.
If we had Won Cramm this
year we would certainly be a
definite threat for the Davis
Cup. Without him we have just
an outside chance, because in
tennis, as in any other sport,
you can never tell what is going
to happen.
Our No. man is under the
handicap of a tennis elbow and
we have two inexperienced
players in Davis Cup competi-
tion. although Georg Metaxa
had had a dozen Davis Cup
matches to his credit. Eight of
these were played for Austria
and four for Germany.
Metaxa, according to Captain
Uhl, has a definitely unusual
style that will make trouble for
many of the ranking players.
Although he is not yet a
completely finished player" said
Uhl, Il think in time he may be-
come as great as Won Cramm.
Henner Henkel, the Germans
best player and former double.
partner of Won Cramm, is suffer
ing from tennis elbow" and hi.
in the interzont
matches beginning Thursday il
not certain.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
ROCKSIE PROVES.
STANDOUT ENTRY.
IN HORSE SHOW
BY Lillian RIXEY

Had there been an award for
grand champion Of the show yes
terday at Suitland, Md, following
Show.ring classes in which more
than 35 exhibitors put their en-
tries through their PAGES, that title
would undoubtedly have gone to
Miss Margaret Cotter's bold, hon.
est hunter, RockSie.
AS it was, Rocksie took the re-
serve championship in the hunter
division and in the jumper divi-
sion. Had Miss Cotter exhibited
Rocksie in the hunter classes
alone, since that primarily is what
Rocksie is, she would quite pos
sibly have won the hunter cham
pionship instead of a reserve rib
bon. BY Straddling both hunter
and jumping divisions, the big
bay was spread two thin and had
to be contented with second best
among both types.
First among hunters was Canta
Lilly, owned by Col. D. N. Stanley,
while Mrs. Gardner Holman'S
Lady Jack took top jumping
honors.
HONOR SAsSCER
Among Eastern show-ring per-
formanceS, Suitland's exhibition
yesterday, before a crowd of 1000
Southern MarylanderS gathered to-
gether to do honor to State Sena
tor LanSdale SasScer, who is a
Democratic candidate for gov.
ernor, was unique.
Between classes there was an
exhibition of cowboy dreSsage by
War Chief, former boss horse in
Col. Tim McCoy's show, and a
bronco busting performance by
Bronco, owned by Otto Minear
and ridden by Dave Nimmo. A
third Western pony, named Buck,
owned by C. E. Dickerson, of Mary
land and purchased by him at the
Mccoy sale following the collapse
of the circus, won a yellow ribbon
in the class for Southern Mary
land Hacks. The ringmaSter rode
Buck, a Western High School
horse owned by Mr.. j. F. Lillard,
of Hyattsville.
Two other horses stepped out Of
their respective fields to take
honors in Suitland's show ring.
Cleo Anne, owned by w. S. Casa
lier, is flat racer who made her
most recent bid on the Charles
Town half-mile track.
A TIMBER RACER
She took the blue ribbon in a
jumping consolation class at the
end of the show. The other horse,
an old-timer who looks most Of all
like a timber racer, is recent
addition to U. S. Randle's Vienna
(Va0 stable. His name is Dipsy-
Doodle. He is a rare jumper, but
he tears at his hurdles as if he
had at least three miles of hard
racing before him. He was ably
ridden by Bill Shawn for two
fourth prizes among handy
jumpers and in the handicap
jumping event.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15

was not in to-
days practice
of the College
All = Stars, be-
cause of an in
jury.
He pulled a
leg muscle in
y e S t e r d a Us
prac tic e and
and Coach "Bo"
Nc M illin de-
cided it best for
Carroll to take
a days rest.
The All-StarS,
who play the
worlds cham.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Arnold New Head
Of Bi-State Golfers

Lester Arnold, of Winchester
Va, is the new president of the
Bi-State Gold Association, having
been named to fill the post at a
meeting held yesterday at the Bed
ford Spring Hotel, Bedford, Pa.
John Smale was named vice
president and Andrew w. Clalke
reelected to the office of secre
taEy-treaSurer.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
CeItics Drop Game
To Annapolis A. {

The Alexandria Celtics lost a
5 to 2 decision to the Annapolis
A. c. semi-pro baseball team yes
terday, with Frank Baroni, of the
Celtics allowing but three hits.
The game went IL innings.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Prince Georges A. {.
BaQs Doub|eheadeI

Prince Georges County A. c.
took two games yesterday, the
first from Riverdale, by 13 to 4,
and the second from Berwyn, 7
to 6.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Georgetown A. c. Wins

With Tom Doonis, ace right
handler, on the mound and allow
ing but three hits, Georgetown
Athletic Club won from Rock
Vile 3 to /,
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Northern Va. Sends
Netmen 10 Tourney

The Northern Virginia tennis
tournament opens at Fredericks-
burg Tuesday, August %, and a
great number Of entries are ex-
pected from Alexandria, Va, and
Arlington county.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
'REDSKIN URGES
RACE between
CASE, GRIDDER
BY CHICK KENNY


Leave it to big Jim Barber, the
towering tackle of the Washington
Redskins, to throw a new angle
into the proposed big league base
ball 100-yard sprint between
George Case. the fleet-footed
rookie of the Washington Mats,
and Ben Chapman, the Boston
Red Sox speed merchant.
Says jim:
"I've been reading a lot Of
stuff in the papers the past
week concerusilg this race to
settle the dispute as to who is
the fastest runner among the
players in che American League.
Say, why can't we in the pro
league get inro this race, too2
You know, match up the fastest
runner on the Redskins with
this fellow Case, if he wins. It
could decide some sort of q
championship.
SOME FAST MEN
eve got scme pretty fast
fellows on this squad of ours
and I'm sire our bunch will
back our man to the limit
Whomever should be selected.
We can hold q process of elm
ination and then when this fel-
low, Case, is ready, we'll be
set, too. Tie race can be staged
at Griffith Stadium or out at
Ballston StaGium. See what
you can do about it,"
(We promised that we would
interest the sports editor and so
here it Isl.
Then Barber, a tackle who for
merly played at San Francisco
University, hoped on another
angle.
You know this fellow Matt
TWomey, who manages that
Mamakos fighter, would be
another good one to add to the
race. Sort of make it a three
corner sports sprint. We then
would have football, baseball
and boxing represented-all pro
stuff.
ANOTHER ENTRY
II know Twomey we'll. He
played freshman ball at San
Francisco when entered school
out there. We both were on the
team together. Twomey was q
quarterback and was one of the
best looking things I ever saw
in football uniform. And talk
about Speed-wow!"
But Matt quit school after
his freshman year, but in the
games saw him play, he was
a real triple threat. Could kick,
pass and run. He is one of the
fastest fellows in a uniform I
ever did see. And I've seen q
bunch of good ones in high
school, college and pro circles"
Imagine my surprise when I
picked up paper and saw
Matt's picture and handling a
headline fighter here in Wash
ington. always wondered what
would happen to him. When he
departed from San Francisco, I
knew we lost a mighty fine
football player. Sure hope his
boy wins the fight"
Assistant Coach Roy Baker
tossed Big Jim the Medicine ball.
Too much time out. Must get back
to drills.
Talk up that race between
Case and our Redskin repre-
sentative. And see what you
can do with Twomey." Jim
called back.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
BIuestreaks Defeat
Brentwood VILLAGE

With Outfielder Younes leading
the attack with four hits in four
times at bat, the Northeast Blue
Streaks defeated Brentwood Viii
lage, 13 to 7.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
By MILTON A. BosLEY. D. v. M.

Even though the intelligent today scofs at
superstition there are nevertheless great many nonsenscal
whm regarding dogs which come to my attention from time
to time
Il is amazing to find this present age Of enightmen
The Washington times., 1938-08-15
Set Back
Irish Carroll Pulls
Lea Muscle

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-Mau.
rice Irish" Carroll, erstwhile
Catholic University star halfback,
The Washington times., 1938-08-15

pion Washington Redskins in Chi.
cago, August 81, went through a
drill yesterday on forward pass
plays, kicking and signals.
The Washington times., 1938-08-15

The is paying any attention to mbersArm
strong because Mike Jacobs asks you give him $3.50
ticket against Jimmy Jonston price Of year ago
the same star, in the Madison Square-40 cents.
The average fan who walks through the door fears his pals
will the sgn Sucker!" attached to his tails
good thing there isn't anything crooked in boxing
There aren't writer's who backmaiI promoters
accept graft from "cut" themselves into
And there aren't commissioners commissioner
relatives or referees, judges anybOdyS roll.
1t Is good thing this the present Setup
offers temptation might
to do bit Of cOnniving at the publcs expense
Here's why
W It's perfect spot for betting cleanup, with Ambers
winning.
(2) It a fight with "bagged"
officials.
3) They could again winter the "Welter
title"
a. Armstrong could win the battle for "welter
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Old MiIwaukeeS Win

The Old Milwaukee Brewers
downed the Fredericksburg (Va)
Red Sox, Yesterday, 10 to 7.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-07
Trouble i'm HOLLYWOOD

Sam Goldwyn tells N. Y ship reporters that Holly
woods trouble is "entrenched mediocrity" 1786 Holly
wood executives Immediately file for criminal libel
Glover Club Closes and badmnton players left homeless
Enrol Flynn, from Havana, denies he's strike insists
he's only waiting for taxicab Mae West tells vaudeville
audiences: IT used to be Snow White but drifted"
Lionel Barrymore at his xtieth birthday party tells inter-
viewers he doesn't feel day SO Caroe Lombard
she won't appear in any screwball comedies MGM
it has bought The Rosary" Nat Holman, City
College of New York COACH states that Hank Luise would
be ust another player against topght professional bas
RETAILERS and Stanford Indians go warpah for Homans
scalp.
MO word has caught quickly allergic" Holly
~ wood night club forced into bankruptcy explains to
court that it aergc to cash customers Stain, warned
he is to be killed May TO- admits he is aergc to machine
guns knives and poison St. Louis Cards. beaten by him
to o. alibi that they aergic to Dizzy Dean Per-
sonally I'm alergc to aergc Bill LIE Baron signs
threeyear ticket at Paramount and Brown Jade gets fresh
bale Of hay Hy Gardner points out that the headline
writers would spree if Aviator Merrill wed Toby
Wing Suppose they cracked up, Hy? Martha Raye
becomes glamour girl for her picture Yeah, mann
The Hollywood week strikes high moral tone Warmers
prevew Sinners in Paradise RK-O prevews Saint in New
York"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-07
Stan Laurel i'm Lead

In terrific rally Stan Laurel FORCES ahead Of Tommy Man.
vile by three and onehalf columns of daffy publicity
Pubcist Dave Epstein forgetting what happens to the nno
cent bystander in family fight gets into the CooganBern
stein fracas and hastily when both sides him
down Stagehand drops to in the Winter book which
gets publicity than "Gone With the Wind" e.. Dave
Selznck signs Maude Adams EMO Fiermonte sails for
Europe Henry Ford, interviewed at New York, says
ptsssss Yankees punishment, refuse to take Joe
DiMaggio Philadelphia and Philadelphia which had
thought of that way flattered Robert Taylor
taking boxing lessons for his role in Knockout"
Max Baer takes acting lessons for radio appearance
Stocks go down.
DAYLIGHT saving arrives in the East meaning that Rich
~ ard Whitney gets up hour earlier to scrub the floors
at Sing Sing Rudy Vallee subs for Eddie Cantor Gene
Normile favors War Admiral over Seabiscuit "Snow
White" hits the $250OOOO mark in American receipts and
Walt Disney tells his office boys not to whistle while they
work 1t upsets his artists Hal Roach studio shuts
down for two weeks Producer Milton Bren can't get
leading to make love to Carole Lombard No kidding
RK-O settling its contract with Jesse Lasky dsn-
guished corne player Marx Brothers get furough from
psychopahic ward to start work Groom Service and
Director Bill Setter makes reservation at sanarlum
Doctor Adds Worry
Director Gregory Cava doctor testes in court that
Greg has ANXIETY neurosis La Cava is anxious
to find what the doctor meant Sam Riddle of
Man O. War; he will make pictures in Cuba
WE'LL it's okay if he get another script good Man o
War Pacific fleet San Diego San Diego cops
60 on annual vacation Receiver announces that he can
find only $535923 in assets in Jackie Coogan Productions
Inc. Warmers will remake 'Petrified Forest" with Charlie
Mccarthy playing the lead.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JRr announces he doesn't go for
~ Hollywoods razzle-dazze and that he only v
yer YEAH but he's got Dietrich to sit in the front
Junior Laemmle stands couch at his thirteh birthday
party, so the guests him Ginger Rogers back
from Sun Valley sunbuned tells photographers she can't
pose for pictures until she stops peeng Whatever hap
pened to Elsa Maxwell? . Whatever happened to What
ever? Mrs Martin Johnson arriving the Coast tells
reporters she "hears the jungle calling" Woowoo
Gulotne in M-G.Ms "Marie Antonette postponed
again Make up your jokes Loew's, Inc~ pre-
ferred spurts to 1O6 Say maybe the studio sheved Con
quest" Spencer Tracy who went to New York for rest
hures back to the Coast get rested up from New York
The girls swarmed all him and he's got
respect for Gable and Taylor Manly Hall asks Brynie Foy
to give him May Robson for his picture Foy agrees whole
heartedy, but substitutes Anna May Wong.
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See by the Papers
That Hollywood
Keeps on Page1
Publicity Men All Adither Over Lamour's
Hair; Lawsuits Contribute to the News,
And Dave Epstein Retreats!
By ED SULLIVAN

Hollywood, May 7.
PARAMOUNT publicity whip themselves into Page
lather because Dorothy Lamour wants to cut off her
hair few years back, when Dorothy warblng at
the Sork Club she could have cut off her head without max
ing Page .. Time marches Sophisticated Hollywood
audience cheers Adventures of Robin Hood story about
od-fashioned guy who used bow and arrow Mrs H.
B. Warner Deanna Durbins managers Smone Simon
her secretary Jackie Coogan the Bernseins
King Fog declares is inevitable and gets married
Henry Ford President Roosevelt who can't Henry
Ford Czechosovaka honors L. B. Mayer with the Order
Of the White Lion and Leo the Lion demands repant job
Academy Award for acting goes to Col Jake Rupert
and Ed Barrow, who shown smiling tendery at Joe D
Maggie Academy Award for supporting performance goes
to DiMaggio who pictured smiling right back at them
Stocks go up