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Evening star., 1938-02-04
Big -Four of Girls Bowling
In Last Campaign Clinging
To High National Rankin gs
TINE four top ranking girl duck
pinners of the East of 1887 are
holding their own this season

TINE four top ranking girl duck
pinners of the East of 1887 are
holding their own this season,
according to statistics released
today by George L. 1senann, secretary
OF the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress.
Ida Simmons Of Norfolk, ranked
No. !. is far outstripping her field
with 120 averages in two leagues and
q l22-l29 mark for 135 sweepstakes
and special match games.
Helen Randlett Is running second
with two averages Of lis and a ia in
Richmond leagues. So close were the
figures last season that the congress
voted her a tie for the No. 2 ranking
position with Lorraine Guilt Again
1t may be battle for the runner-up
spot between the two.
The Washington star has dropped
slightly in her league averages, but
her special events figures are we'll
above her last seasons mark.
Naomi Zimmerman. Baltimore's No.
4 ranking roller. is holding her own
with averages of ll2 and ITO in two
leagues
Lucy Rose Of Rosslyn. Va, is we'll
on her way to win high ranking
position. In two leagues she is now
ing the naples for better than no.
Her sweepstakes rolling for the sea-
Evening star., 1938-02-04
MAT SHOW "STOLEN"
BY M'M|LLEN, BROWN
BECAUSE he lacks the hippodrome
complex that spells success In the

BECAUSE he lacks the hippodrome
complex that spells success In the
pachyderm profession, Hans Steinke,
the German Achilles who probably
could pretzelize most anything human
II given free hand, continues to take
1t on the chin from his crowd pleasing
opponents.
Last night he faxed villainy for 20
minutes before being pasted on the
whiskers and body pressed into sub
mission by Danno O'Mahony in their
feature bout at Turner's Arena.
As q matter of fact. the feature
f1asco was bit of a letdown following
the semi-final brawl which drew an
ovation for Jim McMillen and Orville
Brown. They stalemated after 80
minutes.
Other bouts saw Chief Chewacki
incur the ire of ringsiders through his
quick and somewhat brutal disposal
Of Pat Meehan. Pat lasted IL min
utes before the Chief applied the
spreading eagle.
Chief Thundertdrd scored by BODY
slamming Juan olag,livel In 1011
minutes, and Dr.. John Dropkick)
Murphy booted Mike Kilouis out In
1917 minutes.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Banquet Draws N0tables.

THIS would be on the order Of regu-
lar banquets Of the Alfalfa and
Gridiron Clubs. whose guest lists al
ways are restricted. yet whose banquets
are two of the social high lights for
Washington's male population each
year.
The Touchdown Club banquet's guest
list already reads like directory o1
the most famous men in every walk OF
life, attracting, as it does. cabinet ON.
GERS. Senators, Representatives busi-
ness men. professional men and ath-
letes of both national and local repu-
tations.
Indeed. many outstanding men n
every class come to the banquet solely
because of the desire to meet outstand-
ing men in other classes. primarily
athletes. and the occasion becomes an
opportunity for guests to meet per-
sonally those whom they have known
only by reputation.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.


George Washington W. Loyola Of
Chicago. III.
American University vs.. Alumni,
Massachusetts and Nebraska ave-
nues. Sis.
Wilson Teachers VS.. East Strouds-
burg Teachers, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Roosevelt VS.. Eastern. Tech High
gym public high title series),
7:30.
Central vs.. Tech, Tech High gym
public high title series). $50.
Bethesda Chevy Chase vs.. Con-
zaga. Bethesda, Md, $3.50.
Montgomery-Blair vs.. Sherwood,
Silver Spring. Nd. $50.
Mount Rainier High VS.. WASH
1ngton-Lee, Mount Rainier. Nd, 8.
George Washington High vs..
Petersburg High, Alexandra, Va, 3.
Howard vs. Virginia State, How.
ard gym, 3.
B0xing.
Observation-Disclosures ANA
teur bouts, Catholic University
gym, $50.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
SOFTBALL CHAMPS
PLAN CELEBRATION
Victory Post Will Stage Ban.
quet-Trophies and
Medals for Team,
? ICTORY POST Of the Amer
lean Legion is preparing to
celebrate in a big way its win

Y VICTORY POST OF the Amer
! lean Legion is preparing to
" celebrate in big way its win
' ming Of the city indoor base
ball championship. Athletic Oficer
Morris A. Bealle announced today
that post officers are arranging a
banquet at a downtown restaurant
for a date within the next two weeks.
At the banquet the Community
Center Department will present a
silver cup to the post. emblematic
of the championship. and individual
medals to members of the team. Also
the leagues most valuable player will
be presented a trophy.
Legislators to Attend.
GENATOR REYNOLDS Of North
- Carolina and Representative Jen-
nings Randolph Of West Virginia
will be honor guests. Louis A. John
son, Assistant Secretary of War, and
a former national commander Of the
Legion, will be the principal speaker.
In winning the deciding game for
the league title decisively the Legion
naires gave their followers the jitters
for four innings. Going into the NTH
with q 4-to-0 deficit and the Treasury
rooters beginning to unlimber their
cowbells and other noise-making de-
vices the former war veterans un-
limbered their heavy artillery and
forged ahead by one run.
An inning later they completely
Debated the Treasury roofing section
with a nine-run rally which saw
Pitcher Steffes make two hits in one
inning and "Gunboat" Porter drive
one into the bleachers with the sacks
crowded.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
ROCKVILLE ON COURT

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. I (spe-
ciaD.-Two basket ball games will be
staged Sunday starting at 2:30 pm.
IN the Richard Montgomery High
School as a benefit for the Rockville
firemen hurt January 23 when :heir
truck overturned.
Boys and girls teams Of the Rock
vile Athletic Association vii! play
teams from Warrenton. Va.
Evening star., 1938-02-04

Bang Out Two Records.
TWO season records were cracked
in the National Capital League
last night at Lucky Strike when
Johnny Chaney shot 429 set and his
champion Daily News team. in sweep
ing Naval Medical Center, counted
1927.
Clancy, big gun in his teams rec
ord smashing, rolled $50, l35 and IA
The victory gave the News second
place on total pins over Washington
Canoe Club, which dropped one game
to Washington Beef g. Provision Calf
Davis. Rosslyn pin mogul, was top
shooter of the match with 1890
Harvey Hornig of the News shot tor
string Of the evening-l52.
Lou Ruche. banging out 4OS set In
Jalepes Restaurants shutout of Red
Circle Food Shop. regained the league
average lead from Charlie Croft with
1874. Benmacks held to first place
by a 81 win from Tribby's Real E:s-
tate
Evening star., 1938-02-04

EOH n " T. WASHlNI1ONS ,
crack quint moved on to Chi
u cago today, seeking. against
Loyola, its eighth victory IN
nine games, while Maryland and
Georgetown awaited the invasion of
smooth clubs tomorrow.
American University grasps the
spotlight locally tonight. tangling with
an alumni team at A. u. gym at 8:15
O'Clock, while Wilson Teachers Jour-
neyed to East Stroudsburg. Pa, to meet
East Stroudsburg Teachers. Tomor-
row. however, local collegiate fans will
be forced to select from Georgetown
Penn State clash at Tech High or a
twin bill at Maryland involving Wash
ington-Lee's basket ball team and Vir-
ginia's boxers.
Violets Smack Terps.
MEANWHILE, Maryland recuper-
~ ated from a 1927 lacing re-
ceived last night from New York Uni
versity at College Park. and George
Washington added the scalp of Wayne
University to its growing list. 1886, at
Detroit.
The Violet tossers solved Marylands
zone defense easily and poured a
steady stream of set shots through the
basket to amass 22-9 lead at half
time. Maryland held N. Y. o. score
less in the first four minutes, but the
Gotham quint then started to clicl;
and Maryland wilted.
Although Welding individual scor-
ing honors to Maryland's George
Knepley, Bernie Carnevale wa.
thorn in the Terps' defensive man
euvering. Registering IL points. Knep-
ley. assuming the scoring role In the
absence Of Charley Norton. out with
scholastic difficulties, collected l3
points.
Evening star., 1938-02-04

Totals is 642 Totals -12 3oT
Referees-Messrs. Mention and Enrish,
Colonials Come From Rear.
GEORGE WASHINGTON was forced
to come from behind in the final
two minutes to trounce the speedy
Wayne outfit, with rangy Jack Butter
worth. center, providing the margin of
victory with pot shot from midcourt.
In handing the Tartars their first
defeat at Detroit this season, the Co.
lonials were taxed to the limit. Eight
times the score was tied and George
Washington trailed. 17-19, at half
time. With the score knotted at 34-34,
Butterworth heaved the deciding goal
and later, with George CARRIER, boosted
the margin through free tosses.
Tommy O'Brien regained his scor-
ing eye to tally 10 points and tie But
terworth for scoring honorS
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Badminton Title
Tourney Pairings
WOMEN's SINGLES.

$50 p;m.,.,Ethel Smith ,twashinston,
Frank Roberts tBaitimore) VS.. Mrs. G. P.
G5aham .1,; .Washinston,. Mrs DAVID p Plat
toni.
500 p.m.-.Mrs. Viola Seymour wash
inatonl vs.. Mrs. Graham Cromwell (Bal-
1000 p.m-iHelen Gibson tSex York,
Fillmore Abbott tBaltimore) vs.. Natalie
more) vs.. Mary Ryan (Washington).
woMEN's DOUBLES.
100 p.m.-7Abbott-Downey tBsltimore)
Daytls:Wissei DAYS.: 1W tBaltimore) vs.. Norment-
MEMS SINGLES.
500 p:m.--Graham Cromwell (Balti-
Cramer petroitl VS.. willard Boehm BAL
HmGrss. John Edwards vs.. Bill saunders
KoP;93 GSosm.n Yo1F tPtsSys,h %s;n.
wood Kelly .(Baltimore). Frank Kinds New
SoTk, vs. Art Xa1sla koys vs.
John Conroy fWashington). Bili Markham
New York; vs.; Louis Gorin (Washingtonl;
P.nf feF RoSer. Sera s
Dave Lander (Washington>
7;so qt{e pm15os Baker lwsshinstoH1 . rs Is:
Morrison tBaltimore5 VI vs.. Nelson 1oomis
IWashington). Conrad Levin New York;
VS.. Mat Donner (Washingtonl.
tss:ys0a f. eEsM Mcnte Sft (ssi T.
timore) ys. Tom Norris tDetroit). Bill
IpinstCnl' pinsal' Gerald Burns (betroit) VS.. Lou
Kan = ~ M.x r-,r.t.r fw..h;r~.
toni W.. Paul Vansco lNeW York;. George
{. ssaiHatmose); Ht!. :. Fairman tPhiladelphia)
900 p.m.-diibert carpenter (New
1ofK ~. winner CromWel-Follock match.
MEMS DOUBLES.
200 pm.-conlon: Finds New York;
=; ~ Hecksrt-Smith tWashinston). Marx
9''H 9sin.leT aw..Sin.ton' sfM n91f' vs. cov'nston'
instenl ~. Kloze-seehm isen 'sei,imore,' MOI Nor-
ff1ws1WoSds ~. ZOO Z. oDetroit1 vs. Donnsr-Parker
vs., Mackie-saunders fBaltimorel.
l., 1000 p.m:-Farrinston-C -Conroy wash
inStonl vs. cromwell.Moptell (Baltimore).
Tson H Hsa y RobsT9.
Roberts fBaltimore) vs.. Parker-partner
'Washinston).
MIXED DOUBLES.
1890 p.m.--Pauls-Feller (Washington)
1Saitimorcj. cromvell. Cromwell m tsaiti.
Iosel " Enckel-Psrker tWsshinstonl.
Hasshss today VII Ssss tonezrov morn
Evening star., 1938-02-04
FRIENDS BOWS GAMELY
Presses Rockville to Finish In
Losing $3.50 Battle.

Far different from the ragged out
11t that took . 1910 shellaekinx IN
its 1arst game this season. Friends
School staged q much more impressive
stand yesterday before being noeed
out, 1870. by the Rockville High bes-
keters In the Friends gym.
After leading, 81, at the half, the
friends saw their slim margin erased
in the closing minutes by the sharp
shooting of woodward and Clark.
Cliff Wannan Tailed nine points for
the losers to take scoring honors.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Fordham, villanova Clash.

EoRDHAM. which downed George
town in New York this week.
meets Villanova. one of the sectors
best clubs, in the other half of the
Philadelphia double-bill.
Duke invades Brooklyn for . tilt
with powerful st. Johns in one of to-
nights leading intersectional games.
Other outstanding Eastern games in
clude George Washington, which beat
Wayne last night, and Loyola of Chi
cago. Manhattan and Niagara. and
Marquette and Canisius.-
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Tennyson's Crew Swamped.

RECORDS were smashed in the Dis
y trict Government League at the
Arcadia when Highway No swamped
Dick Tennyson's Playground rollers
with 638 and 1877. A third mark
went by the boards when Murray
Snow Of Water Department cut loose
with three strings that totaled 397.
Les Stull paved the way for Highways
top scores with single poke of 1874.
Rosenberg's Team Climbs.
cA1NING a second-place tie with
Convention Hall after spending a
greater part Of the season battling
against heavy odds that appeared to
have them doomed to second division
berth. Max Rosenberg and his Regal
Neon Sign bowlers today had taken q
new lease on life In the District League
flag chase.
With game of 1877 and set Of $50
Max himself had hand In q three.
game win from Lucky Strike. which
moved the Royals on even terms with
the Hallmen who were exceedingly
fortunate in downing the Heurich
Brewers for an odd-game decision
Johnny Anderson hanging out 39C
and Cliff Hollis who lately has added
a punch to the Royals rolling. totaline
383, were instrumental in the sweep
The Luckies, even with Ray Ward,
37l. George Hoffman's 379 and JACK
Gooding's 365 couldn't quite cope with
the Royals top game of 642 and 1885,
set.
Heurich Brewers counting SS more
pins than Convention Hall for the
three-game set, shot their bolt with
middle-game count of GA when
Paul Jarman rolled 152 and Capt. Ed
Blakeney added 1877 to his 388 set
Norman Schroth's 1874 and 353 were
best among the Hallmen who eked out
first and last game wins.
Clarke Delivers In Pinch.
IF THE leading Occidental Restau-
rant wins the pennant by one
game that margin Of victory may be
traced to last night when Astor Clarke
rolling anchor for the first time this
season, came through with a last
frame spare to climax a sweep over
Arcadia. Needing II sticks in his las.
box, the No. l duckpinner counted
Just that many. Bill Krauss and Perce
Wolfe. however, were the top shooters
in an 1862 team set, with 402 and
1898, respectively. Clarke shot 1913
Ed Cleary and Paul Harrison, with
371s, had top seats for the losing Ar
cadians.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Membership Expanded.

wASHINGTON's Touchdown Club is
only the second of its kind in the
country. It was patterned after the
New York Touchdown Club in 1885.
Members originally were confined to
those ex-players who had won their
varsity letter in football in college, but
desire to join has become 50 great that
it has established 4 class Of honorary
membership for those who are sincere
Evening star., 1938-02-04
STATE GETS
CHANCE TO CLIMB
Wins Over Owl, Hoya Fives
Would Put Lions Well
Ahead in Loop.
By the Associated Press,

oS tLe AeeCClhteo fIebS.
n YEW YORK. Feb. Penn
nj State. the big surprise Of the
Eastern intercollegiate Con-
4 ference. gets a fine oppor-
tunity to assume a commanding lead
in the conference race tonight and
tomorrow night. in games with
Temple and Georgetown.
The Lions lead the title race with
three victories and no defeats.
Georgetown and the highly-touted
Temple quintet are tied with Pitts
burgh for second with two victories in
three games each. If State wins both
games. it will be some time before any
club will be able to challenge the
lions.
1t will be no easy task. Temple has
improved steadily and will be playing
at Philadelphia, its home terrain, in
one game Of double-header there
The Georgetown game also will be
played away from State College, and
the Hoyas, playing on their home court
for the first time after a disastrous
road trip, will be DANGEROUS.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
One Whipped Fish.
"CEVERAL times I thought: II
Mat Matches

PROVIDENCE R. I.-Mike Rososki,
200, Utica. N. r, two straight fails.
CAMDEN. N. J.-Ernie Dusek, 22s.
Omaha. Nebr;: threw Jack League. 216.
San Antonio. Tex. 1887.
HARTFORD. Conn.-Pat RilaV. 2l9,
Texas. defeated Al detS. 2lo. N0nehsSto9,
two Of three fala,
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Dartmouth, Penn Battle.

THE Eastern intercollegiate League
has no games scheduled for to.
night. but will present It's current pace
settlers. the Dartmouth Indians and
the in-and-out Pennsylvania team at
Philadelphia tomorrow night. It will
be a real test for the Indians who have
won three Of their four victories on
their home court.
New York University. opening a
Southern trip, whipped Maryland last
night and will meet Richmond tonight
The Violets make no secret Of great
expectations for the trip.
Evening star., 1938-02-04

Nv AAo4 4Ac<4 UlLoSCu llCl SUI IKE
Nv and gone below in the tiny cabin.
I had missed my first one, too. and
got tremendous kick out of it when
the cork float suddenly went under
again, coming toward the boat.
Il reeled in fast and struck into
what felt like solid wall on the move.
Next second he started for the open
sea and we let out our hollers of tri-
umph. Capt. Don Purdy quickly cast
us Oh from the net mooring and we
headed after the fish at full speed,
with the line singing taut over the
starboard corner of the cabin roof and
the reel still whizzing.
He ran out about 400 yards. with
us chasing right after him to let him
get clear of the other boats and nets.
Not having put any pressure on him
yet, didn't begin to realize what I
was up against until took firm foot
hold on the cockpit, hunched down in
my seat to make my harness pull
downward on the reel bar, at his first
relaxing of speed, set up the drag and
sought to stop that tuna's rush.
Il might as we'll have tickled a
locomotive in the tender That first
suggestion of an active curb set him
Oh in another rush, more easterly
this time, that took out all but 20
yards of the 500-yard ashaway we
were using. Don Purdy gunned his
engine and We kept up. as it hap
pened, without anything breaking.
But If that fish had wanted to, he
could have run right away with US to
Norway, and I knew it.
Evening star., 1938-02-04

a scallop shell, sliding up and down
their cobalt f1anks and being grabbed
at by the great white claw on the top
Of every one.
THE up and down side Of every
wave was longer than q city block.
From the top looking down into the
valley between was dizzying, night
mare spectacle.
Il hand it to Willy. who usually
gets seasick. There she was on the
floor. with her right arm locked over
the gunwale. Herm. in his whipping
black oilskins, was manning the pump,
for we shipped doryful of water
every seventh wave and sometimes
oftener.
The mate, George, was braced on
the floor behind me, steadying the
chair and me in it. and was thank
ing heaven for the good grip my
rope-soled sneakers gave me on the
slippery sides of the fighting pit az
I heaved back against that intermin-
able fish.
One Whipped Fish.
"CEVERAL times I thought: That
dsh and this ocean are Just too
doggone big for little human beings.
It's foolishness to try to whip them
And I thought I wouldn't care
very much If the strain of Q rising
wave parted the line and turned me
loose. But somehow that never hap
pened.
There was fast to him and there
stayed until had him up again on
the surface and he began to circle
slowly on his side"
(Ctryright. 1898. by the North Ameri: an
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-02-04
BADM|NTON STARS
BEGIN TITLE PLAY
Nations Best Compete in
District Championships
at Kensington.
IF YOU want to see the best bad
/ minton currently being played in
America, take ride out to Ken
Il sinrtnn'R Nafiora1 G,ord Arvnor~

IF YOU want to see the best bad
minton currently being played IL
America, take q ride out to Ken.
L sington's National Guard ArmorJ
tonight.
There, topped by the countrys
national championship mixed doubles
team. will be found six other cham
pions Of various States, cities and
sections competing for the five titles
at stake in the District open cham
pionships.
One of the classiest groups of play
ers which could be assembled is sched-
uled to perform between the hours
of s o'clock and midnight. Three
women's singles matches. scheduled
for $3.50 O'Clock, were to get the
tourney under way this afternoon.
Tonight, however, activity in all
classes is scheduled. which means
mems and women's singles and dou-
bles and mixed doubles.
Labelling Bill Markham of New York
as the man to beat, men singles will
open the evening matches at o'clock.
The field includes such famed bad
mintoners as Gilbert Carpenter, the
Metropolitan New York champion and
co-holder of the national mixed dou-
bles title with Mrs. Roy Bergman:
Frank Roberts, the champion OF Mary
land; Gerald Burns, the Western
Pennsylvania champ; Ken Quigley,
champion Of Ohio, and Rees Kramer,
doubles partner of the country's
champion singles player.
Interesting Doubles Loom.
WASHINGTON players will be the
first to 60 against two Of the
above threats, Dave Lander meeting
Roberts and Louis Gorin meeting
Markham at o'clock. Should Scott
Pollock get by Graham Cromwell Of
Baltimore in his first-round match
at the same hour, he would meet
another favorite, Carpenter. at 8.
The national mixed doubles cham
pions, Mrs. Bergman and Carpenter,
will make their debut at 1890 o'clock,
when they face Morrison and Morri-
son Of Baltimore.
Among the interesting doubles COM
binations are the father-and-son COM
bination of Frank Roberts. sr. and jr.,
of Baltimore. and the local husband-
wife duo of Joe and Kay Baker. The
latter is one of the two best women
players in the District. having beaten
the local champion, Margaret Gra-
ham, frequently since the last ohicial
tournament.
Five States Represented.
EXCEED1NG the committees ex-
pectations, the five draw sheets
reveal a field Of ~ men singles play
ers, 20 women singles contestants, ~
mems doubles teams, 70 women's
combinations and II mixed doubles
pairs.
Represented are the cities Of New
York, Baltimore. Detroit, Cleveland
and Pittsburgh. and because Of strong
competition from outsiders all Of the
District championships are slated to
go out of town.
Spectators will be admitted for 50
cents at any session, although they
may buy series tickets for 81 which
will admit them to subsequent ses-
sions tomorrow afternoon and eve
ming and Sunday morning and after
noon,
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Battle Starts A4ain.

Il GAVE him all dared and Don
put the boat after him, but again
1t was just luck that he decided to
stop about 480 yards out and per-
haps 200 feet down, or there would
have been another tuna swimming
around the ocean trailing a streamer
Of dental floss.
Nov the battle started all over
again. and the waves were so high
and the wind so strong that Don had
to put our boats nose into it and Just
ride them out. Those waves, hon
estly, were as big as the ones you see
dom . trans-Atlantic liner. Only
there We were Ia what now felt Ike