Evening star., 1938-12-25
Redskins, Mats Gain
Al Gate Despite
Mediocre Play
Central, Eostern Shore
School LoureIs; Hunt
Is Tennis Surprise

juries which kept ut least one key
man, like Sammy Baugh, Riley
Smith. Turk Edwards, Andy Farkas,
Bill Hartman and others, out OF
every game, the Redskins managed
to stay IN top Of the Eastern d.
vision until the last three weeks
Of the season.
A SIT shellacking by the Bears
at Chicago in November, how
ever. dealt the Indians . blow from
which they never recovered. That
defeat elevated the New York Giants,
their bitterest rival, into first place
and, although the Redskins defeated
Whizzer White and the Pittsburgh
Pirates In their last home game,
a $50 rout by the Giants the fol-
lowing week gave the New Yorkers
the Redskins title.
Philadelphia North Branch Y.M.
c. A. won the 7th annual Cherry
Blossom volley ball tournament here
in which the leading teams along
the Atla.stic Coast participated. The
Washington "Y" team won the
Interstate League championship
for the seventh consecutive time,
defeating Wilmington and Baltimore
In the finals.
Pepco Nine City Champion.
An exciting summer on local sand
lot diamonds was climaxed when
Pepco won the city championship
and went to Pittsburgh as Wash
ington's first representative in the
national tournament. The team gave
4 good account of itself and was
not eliminated until the quarter
flnal round. Next summer the tour
nament will be held here in cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary
of organized baseball.
Pepco, representing the CONNER
cial League, won the local crown
in a tourney in which the other
league winners took part. They were
Federal Bureau Of Investigation,
United States Government League;
ODonnelrs, Industrial League; Pro-
curement, Departmental League,
and Fort Belvoir, Herald Govern
ment League.
The Washington Typo nine won
the Union Printers International
Baseball League crown at st. Louis
for the second consecutive year.
The local indoor baseball cham
pionship was won by Victory Post
Of the American Legion.
T. h W. Eleven on Top.
No unlimited football leagues were
organized in Washington, and al
though several teams playing inde-
pendent ball had good records no
champion could be recognized. In
the classy National City 1856 pound
League Taranto d Wasman eleven
won over Georgetown A. c. In a
play-on after two previous games
had ended in scoreless ties.
Regal Clothiers took the A. A. q.
unlimited basket ball champion
ship by defeating F. B. l., 2o-17, in
the final Of the tournament. Co.
lumbia Beverage quintet won the
145-pound title.
Two world champions success
fully defended their wrestling crowns
here. Bronko Nagurski defeated
Joe Savoldi before he lost the title
to jim Londos at Philadelphia, and
then Londos appeared on the local
scene to down Man Mountain Dean
and Tommy OToole.
The Southeastern Field Hockey
Tournament was held here to select
a team to compete in the nationals
at Philadelphia. After three days of
play. Philadelphia Firsts were
chosen, having won three straight
games while running up n points
to but for opponents. Washing
ton teams broke even. the First and
Second each winning and losing
one.
Capital Skeeters Accurate.
The annual North-South skeet
shoot at National Capital Skeet Club
in June was one of the most i'm
portant intersectional meets of the
year. The National Capital Rebels
successfully defended their flve-
man team championship, scoring
4a6x500. Sergt. George Deyoe of the
Police Department won the indi-
vidual all-bore With . perfect 100.
D. Webster Leid Of Denver, Pa,
set = world record of o7x100 In the
sub-small gage 0.410 event. Larry
williams. jr.. Of Washington won
the junior championship, 50x50;
Mrs. A. w. Walker of Washington
took the women's title, 96x100, and
Dick Shaughnessy Of Boston won
the 20-gage, 98x100.
Maryland-District championships
were taken by Capital shooters, De-
yoe winning the mems title and
Mrs. william c. Coe the womens.
The bicycling season was climaxed
by the annual National Capital
Sweepstakes around the Ellipse. The
feature race, an 18-mile open sprint,
was won by l8-year-old Billy Cauf1-
man of Washington, who set 4 new
course record of IS minutes 11.6 sec
onds in defeating some Of the best
riders In the East. He also cap
tured the 2-mile open senior race.
Betty Sweeney was best Of the local
girl riders.
William McDougall of Washington
won the national senior champion
ship in the meet at Baltimore. scor-
ing II points to lead q field of ace
riders from 20 States.
College Regimes Changed.
Georgetown's undefeated football
team and Catholic University's un-
defeated boxing outfit spiced . gen.
orally successful sports year among
colleges in this sector with several
changes In coaching staffs increas-
ing interest.
Elmer Ripley. generally regarded
as one Of the Nations outstanding
basket ball coaches, succeeded
Freddy Mesmer rs court coach at
Georgetown, Mesmer resigning to
devote full time to his law practice.
George Washington announced
the appointment Of Max Farring-
ton Is athletic director, succeeding
Jim Pixlee. who henceforth will a.