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Evening star., 1938-10-08
Notes From the Social Calendar of Washington and It's Envr0n
News Notes of the Official
And Diplomatic Sets
Of the Capital
Secretaries of Treasury
And War Leave Capital.
Wallaces Entertain.

TREASURY MR. HENRY MORGENTT1AU
JR, Join Morgenhau their children at their
Fshkn Y, Capital
o.
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OUT of pioneer St. Joseph, Mo-. V galloped flashing rider early in the morning of April 3, 1860. first of a chain of horsemen who would carry the mail to San Fran cisco in eight days.
 Three transcontinental m a IL lines were already in existence, but the bulk of the mail was dis patched by Panama in P days. This was entirely too slow, so the "Pony Express" was organized.
 Stations about 25 miles apart were established. Riders were expected to cover 75 miles day. Eventually there were l9O sta- tions, 200 stationkeepers, 200 as- sistants and 30 riders on the haz- ardous, Indian-plagued route to the Far West. The riders got $lO0 to $l25 per month. Charges were $5 for each half ounce; later were reduced to $2.50.
 The quickest trip was that made in delivery of Lincoln's inaugural address; St. Joseph to Sacramen- to, 1400 miles, in 2 days, l7 hours. With the completion of the Pacific Telegraph line in 1861 the regular pony express was discontinued. A rider is shown below on the 2-cent U. s. 1869 stamp, light brown, reproduced slightly more than one and one-half times actual size.
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moned her courage to match his.
 But Roger did not die. Doctor Vendetti and those intangible pow CTS performed that second miracle. The operation was successful. Roger not only would live, but some day would walk again.
 Tt will take time now" the great surgeon told Jackie gravely, as he bid her goodby, for Eeryl was to fly him back East again. You must still stand by, my dear, ara help this boy fight thi ough. It will be long, slow, tedious battle, but the victory will be so triumphant that it will be worth while in the end. Weeks yet in bed, months in wheel chair, crutches at first after that. But your young man will learn to walk again. And yes," the keen eyes smiled into Jackie's, "one day he may even fly again, tool"
 This was the news that Jackie could give Roger when he regained consciousness again. She would be by his side when he called her name she would stand by, help him fight through, teach him to walk again.
 That was big enough job for any woman, enough to fill ones life. Jackie did not want to do anything more important than that. Gladly, gratefully she would dedicate her life to this.
 Your young man is calling for you now" nurse beckoned to Jackie. will you follow me, please"
 Yes, Jackie would follow fol- low her love for all eternity, with a heart that beat not only with courage and faith, but with such love as can indeed conquer the stratosphere.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Additional Sport
Sports QUESTIONS Answered

Have you n Sports Question you want ausweFedf The Sports Fun Question Man Is nt your service. Write your questions clearly, sign your name and address and mall your query t0 Sports Fan QueS- ton Man. Sports Service Bureau. The Waterbury Democrat. 1913 ThIrteenth Street, Washington, D. C.. enclosing n three-cent postage stamp.
 Q. How many Italian ball play CTS are there in the American League?
 A. Seven-Frank Crosetti New York; Joe DiMaggio, New York Henry "Zeke" Bonura and Angelo Guiliana, Washington; Julio Bonet- ti and Oscar Melillo, St. Louis; Dario Lodigiani, Philadelphia.
 O. Which horses did Edith Cavell beat when she won the Pimlico Cup Handicap in November, 1928?
 A. There were nine starters in the race which was run on Novem- Der 14, 1928 and they finished in the following order: Edith CaveIl CD Display CD, Hydromel (3). Rockslide (4), Genie (5), Sir Harry (6), Pyg- malion CD, Endless (8), L'Aine (O.
 Q. Which players comprised the 1885 All-American football team se- lected by Golfers Weekly?
 A. Ends: Tinsley Louisiana State and Moscrip, Stanford. Tackles Smith, Minnesota and Spain, South ern Methodist. Guards: Weller Princeton and Smith, Ohio State Center: Lester, Texas Christian Quarterback: Smith, Alabama. Half backs: Berwanger. Chicago and Wilson. Southern Methodist. Full back: Grayson, Stanford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

who had piloted a silver ship high up above this world in the strato- sphere.
 He had said he would rather be dead than to be onl va piece Of man, never able to walk, never able to fly again. So she had tried to make the decision that she felt would have been his.
 All her life Jackie was to be glad that she had had the courage to do this, that her love had been D,g enough. For if she had failed Roeer she would not have been worthy of him. Yes, even If Roger died Jackie knew she would have failed him if she had not sum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
CR ANIsIM CRACKERS

One day MT. Brown hired an auto to take him to Los Angeles, 20 miles away, and return, for $500.
 When he was four miles on his way, a friend joined him and went to the city and back four miles with him. The driver charged MT. Brown $300 more for taking his friend.
 If his friend had paid him his equal share of the expenses, would MT. Brown have lost or gahed in money by taking him?
 solution on Back Page
Evening star., 1938-01-20
BERGNER GETS BACK
TO NAVY RING TEAM
Strongest of Strong Middies,
Broken Leg Mended, to Face
Cornell's Heavyweight.

By the Associated Press.
A NNAPOL1S, Nd, Jan. 20.--Mid-
- shipman Allen A. Bergner, one
Of the Nays strongest strong men,
returns to the athletic wars Saturday
night after q layof1 with a broken
ankle received in the Princeton foot
ball game last fall.
Bergner won the regular heavy
weight berth on the academy boxing
team, which meets Cornell University
here Saturday. He will face Fred
Steiner, who defeated Al Richter,
former National A. A. U. champion.
The remainder of the Navy team
will line up this way:
lis pounds George Daunis, who
fought one varsity bout last year.
125 pounds-A. r. Barbee, who won
three of four varsity fights last year.
l35 pounds-Bill Dierman, senior,
first year on the varsity.
las pounds-E. G. Fairfax, who
fought once last year.
155 pounds-E. M. Luby, team cap
tain.
1865. pounds-H. E. Benham, q
varsity newcomer.
ITS pounds-Robert c. Giffen, jr,
third year on varsity.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
COBB SEES WORTH
IN DEAD SPHERE
Will Mean Closer Games
That Fans Want, Former
Ace Hitter Holds,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
- AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-Ty-
~ rus Raymond Cobb, who rock
eted to baseball fame as an
- American League star, today
praised the National League for adop-
ton Of ball expected to reduce heavy
scoring.
Cobb, alvays an advocate Of the
dead ball." said the older major
league circuit had made . move in the
right direction by adding one more
stitch to the seam Of the sphere. He
said:
1T means more close games. More
close games mean more excitement for
the crowd. 1t means better pitching
and more base running.
Anybody would rather watch one
OF those 2-l or 81 games, even if it is
on a sandlot, than a 12-to-1 game,
even If played in World Series"
Although conceding the National
League had taken a forward step in
adopting a less lively ball. Cobb thinks
the circuit has a long way to 60 to
catch up with the American League.
THE American League always has
been more progressive, has the better
players and plays the better ball." he
said.
Cobb lives on a country estate al
Atherton.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
WIN OVER YALE five
S00THES PRINCETON
Breaks Ice for Tigers in Loop Bat.
tling-Temple, Plaid Tilt
in East's Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Princeton,
= the hard luck guy" of the East
ern Intercollegiate Basket Ball
League. has found club it can beat
and things are little brighter around
Nassau Hall.
The fact that the Tigers lone VIC
tory In the circuit was scored, "a to
Is. last night at the expense Of Yale.
an ancient and honored enemy, does a
good deal to salve the Tigers wounds.
Princeton lost Johnny Vruwink. crack
forward and captain, before the cam
paign got under way, and then was
further disorganized by three straight
whippings in the league.
Temples highly touted quintet gets
q chance to rise in the Eastern Inter-
collegiate Conference tonight when it
meets Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh.
Tomorrow night Georgetown's strong
five plays Pitt at Pittsburgh. Each
team is unbeaten in the conference.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
RING COOPERATION
COMES FROM n. Y.
Agreement Will Prevent Boxers
Banned in One City From
Appearing in Other.

A LTHOUGH the District is afili-
ated with the National Boxing
Association, while New York is not,
the two cities were on the verge Of an
agreement today which would benefit
each.
According to the terms being ar
ranged, boxers suspended here will
be barred in New York City until
their ban is lifted, while those sus-
pended in the big town will not be
allowed to fight here.
As an outgrowth Of the situation
which developed recently when fight
ers scheduled to appear here violated
the District law by fighting within
six days Of their local bout in New
York, New York omcials offered to CO.
operate In keeping . closer check
on boxers who have been defying
that regulation.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
The Miami spots are going full
blast, and trade Is picking up.

Larry MacPhail won the metro
politan wise-cracking champion
Ship in his first start At the
press conference inaugurating his
appointment as executive vice pres
ident of the Dodgers some one re-
marked, "Well, it looks like the
dawn Of a new era" Said
, Larry: "We've had too many eras
(errors) already" 49,. Davidson
College in North Carolina claims
the smallest basket bali forward in
the country in Johnny Tice, who
stands only 5.feet I and weighs
Just 135. - =
we're going to string with the
minority and pick Braddock to OUT
point FAR.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
M'PHA|L TO BUILD.
DODGERS SLOWLY
Prefers New Talent to Old
Stars-Won't Start Farm
Chain This Year.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer


N ROOKLYN, Jan. 20.-Now that
X the Dodgers have acquired
high-powered executive for
the front Office, Brooklyn's
baseball faithful would like to know
just what Larry MacPhail is going
to do about putting a ball club on the
field, in place of the dizziness boys"
Of recent years.
Who's going to play the outfeld;
what are we going to use for pitchers;
Is any catching help coming up: how
about the middle Of the infield, and
with emphasis) will Van Mungo be
traded? Those and assorted other
questions were fired at MacPhail to-
day in his first full day as the Dodgers
vice president and general trouble
shooter.
Makes No Promises for '3S.
7 AIRY, however, isn't promising
anything for 1888. His $4,000
a-year contract has three seasons to
run. and the ex-Cincinnati Reds
executive figures that will give him
time to develop something in the way
Of big league material from a farm
system" The source of this material
remained as deep a secret as the ways
Of the Brooklyn front Office.
For the time being. he's not going
to worry about the brass bands, the
fireworks and the red uniforms with
which he instilled color in the Reds.
He's satisfied to go along with those
kelly green monkey suits in which
the Dodgers staggered and wallowed
and stopped pop bottles-last year
Ready to Make Big Swaps.
DEFINITELY. his purpose now is
development Of playing material,
rather than the purchase o. estab-
lished stars. However, he's in the
market for players, and he figures in
Mungo and First Baseman Buddy
Hassett he has two aces with which
to lead
But we're open to trades only on
condition we get players-and good
ones-in return" he said. Several
clubs have bid for Mungo And I'm
sure there are seven other clubs in
the league who could use Hassett.
But we have to get plenty"
With that in view. the Dodgers have
turned down every bid 50 far for
Mungo, including the recent offer OF
$4,000 cash and four players from
the Chicago Cubs.
MacPhail already is we'll acquainted
with the Brooklyn weak spots. OF
which there are many. And If there q
anything he doesn't know. he ex-
poets Manager Burleigh Grimes to
tip him cf1.
Were not going to buy any minor
league clubs now," MacPhail explained.
THE farm system will be based on
working agreements. with Nashville
and Elmira as our top farms. We won't
have any 'double-A agreements this
year. because we don't have players to
stock farm in IA ball"
Evening star., 1938-01-20
BEST At HANDBALL

Jack Schwartz Earns Two Titles
With Undefeated Record.
There was none to contest the hand
ball supremacy Of Jack schwartS to-
dsy following nine weeks Of play In
which the District champion did not
lose q match in either singles oe
doubles during the Y. M. G. A. tourna-
ment. ...
His defeat Of L. 6. Moore, 1921,
,9-9, 2l-11, gave him his seventh
singles victory in as many starts, while
he finished his doubles competition
undefeated with Paul Pearlman.
George wendlandt was given the
No. singles ranking. while Wood
ward and Vineberg are regarded a.
the second best doubles team in town
Evening star., 1938-01-20
SWIMMING CHAMP
COMING SATURDAY
Dorothy Forbes, World Record
Holder, to Feature A. A. u.
Meet at Shoreham,

DoRoTHY FORBES. the girl swim
~ mer who recently broke two world
records in Florida, and the staging Of
the Junior national A. A. U.s100-yard
free-style championship for men will
co-feature the annual District A. A.
U. swimming meet at the Shoreham
Hotel pool Saturday night.
Miss Forbes heads what looms as
the most impressive entry list ever
to sign for the years biggest indoor
swim meet.
Altogether four racing events and
diving are scheduled for the men,
with one less racing event and q
dive for the women.
Evening star., 1938-01-20

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-John
Remon Of Washington. presi-
dent Of the American Power Boat
Association, returned from Italy
today and brought with him an
invitation to send team of 12-litre
motor boat pilots to Venice.
Venetian motor boat drivers sug-
gested that John NJ. Rutherford
Of Miami, Fla, and Port WASH
ington, N. Y, and Herbert Men,
delsohn of Detroit compose an
American team in regattas to be
held in Venice June IL and July
9-10-11.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
BANKERS PLAY TONIGHT
National Savings Is Defending
Lead in One of 3 Games,

American Security will endeavor to
knock National Savings & Trust out
OF the leadership Of the Bankers Bas-
ket Ball League in tonight's game to
be played in Heurich's gym" at 1880,
while Liberty aNtional will meet Riggs
National at $3.50 in game that should
be full of thrills.
Lincoln and Uniop Trust will play
in the nightcap at $50, a game that
will determine the cellar position.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
Insurance Policy for Player Is Grid Mystery
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer.

n Yw YORK, Jan. 20 R.-
nj More than $1,000 fans-a
i bumper crop-have wit
messed the first half of the
college basket ball season in Madi-
son Square Garden Gunnar
Barlund, the Finn, who likes 1t
plenty cold, has gone to Lake
George to get ready for Buddy
3aer.
Il Jumping Jackie" Hunt. 176-
pound halfback sensation at Hunt
tngton High down In West Virginia,
really Is ticketed for Notre Dame,
how come . certain well-known
West Virginia college coach has
taken out . 10000 life insurance
Evening star., 1938-01-20
w. and NJ. Victor
After q Losses
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
pICHMOND, Va. Jan. 20.-The
William and Mary basket ball
team members pinched themselves
today to see If they were awake and
not dreaming that they won q
game.
It was true enough-the Indians,
after losing % contests over the
period of the last three years.
nosed out the University Of Vir-
ginia five last night at Charlottes-
vile, 1927.
Evening star., 1938-01-20

tomorrow nights l0-round engagement
at the Garden with Tommy Farr, the
brash Welshman. Di Maggie, the
champion home-run hitter, was just
another spectator. Louis, who cracks
strong men one punch and leaves
them lying there, was surrounded.
Looking as big as skinned mule in
the coonskin cap and heavy clothes
that protected him from the near Zero
weather, Louis sat and answered fairly
intelligently hundred questions tossed
at him. Dozens crowded up to shake
the young Negro's hard. Di Maggie,
watching him, must have felt COM
plete outsider Nobody asked him any,
thing. Nobody even wanted to know
Evening star., 1938-01-20
HALL REACHES FINAL.
Special Dispatch to The Sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 20.-Clar-
ence Hall of Washington, d. c., Il
participating In the final round Of the
annual Old Guards tournament at
the Palm Beach Golf Club today
n,aettng r. r. vale Of Milford. Del.
IN the second division. "a.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Gunnar Bar
llnd, Finnish heavyweight. out
pointed Tom Beaupre of Dallas in
10 rounds.
Five years ago-Hughie Critz
signed by Giants and Babe Herman
by Cubs.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
Thinks $17,500 Equitable.

HE SAID it represented a $15,500
slash. Dizzy stopped pumping
gas at his Bradenton filling station to
say he thought $l7,50c would be about
the right price.
At Sarasota, Waner intimated he
thought the contract Pittsburgh sent
him was more In line for q "two-for.
a-nickel bum" than for one Of the
leading left-handed httters in the
league.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
DAY PLAYS FIRST MATCH.
Apecial Dispatch to Tho star.

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. 2o.-
Larry Day Of Washington. D. c., teed
OF this morning in the first round Of
match play In the annual Miami
Biltmore invitation golf tournament
here. He is opposing Jack Dreyfus Of
New York in the second division.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
F. TOPS OLD RIVAL
Lubeseals Prove Easy Victims in
Heurich League.

H0OCSCdAS 3IOtc Easy V1Ct1mS In
Heurieh League.
Bureau Of Investigations basket bal
team is chortling over q victory owe,
one of its foremost rivals following 8
convincing 1927 defeat of Lubesea
in the Eeurich League last night.
Lubeseal, the old Rinaldi team
could not stop Jimmy Thompson
Forrest Burgess nor Dopey Dean. who
each got away for at least four field
goals. Dean scored five and tiec
Burgess for high-point honors with
10. Ollie Upton was the only lose,
to find the basket as many as three
times from the floor.
The game was the feature Of q
triple-header in which Treasury nosed
out Delaware & Hudson, 27-26, and
Senate Beer routed the D. c, Fire
Department, $3.50.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
Deans Situation Unique.

A MEXICAN League teams are In
for some argument, too. Yves
Ferrell, Washington pitcher who win
ters at Sarasota. objected to a $4,000
salary cut. Russell Van Alta, spend
ing the off season here. returned his
contract to the st. Louis Browns un-
signed because he said he could not
agree to some provisions having
nothing to do with salary.
Deans situation is unique, for him.
Usually he demands raise. But
after his mediocre showing in 1897
"Ole Diz" admitted himself . reduc-
ton was in order. Even at that the
$4,000 pay check st. Louis offered
almost floored the pitcher.
Evening star., 1938-01-20

Tom Sweeney. smart young sports
scrivener Of the Worcester (Mass.)
Evening Gazette, brackets baseball,
football, tennis, basket ball and
golf Is the most honest sports /. !.
Hockey gets second place and box
Ing third Three guesses as to
which sport wound up In the Gel.
lar 80. ct starts with q. 'W'')
Evening star., 1938-01-20
DETROIT CERTAIN
| OF HEAVY TITLE CO
Little Chance of Hitch in
Plans to Stage Louis
Schme|ing Battle.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
| ~ ETROIT, Jan. 20.-The motor
city. home Of the world
| heavyweight champion and
- one of the best sport centers
in the world. looked forward today to
staging the Joe Louis-Max Schmelinz
title fight next June.
Barring hitch in planS-and box
ing observers said there was little like.
| Ihood of that-the sloe-eyed Negro
i and the German schlager, his knock.
out conqueror of 1896, will square of
again in the Detroit Tiger ball park,
With the help of the grapevine from
New York and other sources. the fight
| was talked Of as a virtual certainty"
for Detroit upon confirmation by
Mlchlgan's boxing commissioner.
Frank Mac Donell.
After Fight From Start.
I'm certain that the fight will be
here" Mac Donell said, but
| can't discuss details now"
John Roxborough, co-manager Of
Lewis was in New York conferrine
with promoter Mike Jacobs, who holds
contract for the champions services.
and the two reputedly were ready to
agree on Detroit for the fight.
| The motor city. with its hackers
ooasting numerous advantages, has
sought the second Louis -Schmelinp
night virtually since the day it was
| billed
Major points for Promoter Jacobs
reckoning, it was said, are the fact
Michigan taxes boxing bouts only S
per cent, compared to the 10 per cent
OF other States, and that it allows 20.
round title fights.
City Has Great Gate Angle.
| REYOND that were the gate" angles
"a possible 9o,0oO-seat capacity in
Briggs Stadium, Detroit as new terri.
tory for heavyweight title scrap
with the chance it might produce as
Toledo did for Jack Dempsey and jess
Willard in 1919, and its proximity to
major cities.
When attempting to outbid Chicago
and New York for the LOUIS Jim
Braddock bout, promoters here EN-.
phasized that Detroit, a city of l.7o0..
600. is the center of 10000, 900 popu.
lation area embracing Chicago, To-
hdo. Buffalo and Toronto and q
nights train ride from New York.
Philadelphia and Boston.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
HO[DOUTS READY
FOR GRAND SCRAP
Even Deans Regular Howl
Doesn't Top Those of
Other MaIContents.
By the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
ut. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan.
20.-The holdout season won't
open officially until spring
- training gets under way, but
there are enough dissatisfied players
In Florida alone to give baseball club
officials plenty to worry about.
Even Dizzy Deans perennial salary
troubles can't top the complaints of
Joe Medwick, Van Lngle Mungo. Paul
Waner and Paul Derringer..
Evening star., 1938-01-20

BURKA'S SHOTS TELL.
E. Burka led the Olympians to a
28-l5 victory over the D. c. Silents in
the Roosevelt League last night.
Burka scored 10 points.
Evening star., 1938-01-20
Got $4,000 Last Year.
FELLER was understood to have re-

TELLER was understood to have re-
ceived $4,000 last season.
The strapping Highlander was Of
fered a bonus arrangement, but said
1t was not what he wanted. He did
not elaborate on his counter request
to the extent Of saying how many
games he expects to win, but indi-
Gated he was confident of improving
on his 1887 record of nine victories
and seven defeats.
His father, William Feller, said re-
Gently he figured Bob would win 20
games.
Feller participated in 26 games last
season after getting OF to q delayed
start because Of an ailment In his
pitching arm. He recorded IN earned
run average Of 3.3s ana $50 strike
outs,