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The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Ydnks Outcldss Rivdls By Power

time. He won seven games and
lost four with Newark, being re.
turned in mid-season by the
Yankees. Alley Donald, a left
handler, won 19 games and lost
two with Newark. Steve Sundra.
also of Newark, won IS games
and lost four. Lee Stine won
seven and lost IA with Kansas
City.
The gallant but goofy Lefty
Gomez rates at the TOP of the
leagues pitchers. and shoulder to
shoulder with him marches Char
ley Rutting. Monte Pearson, re-
covered from his aches and ills,
should be effective. Gomez won 21
games to lead the leagu., Ruffing
won q without benefit of spring
training, Pearson grabbed off nine
victories and Murphy won IA
Murphy probably is the greatest
relief pitcher in baseball today.
The position that interests base.
ball fans most where Yankees are
discussed is second base. Tony
Lazzeri was great man for the
team, but Gordon, despite a .28C
batting average in the Interna
tional League, is ready for Ameri
can League service this year.
GORDON A FIGHTER
Gordon is fighting ball player
Not with his fists, but in his STYLE
of play. He goes after everything
in sight with no thought o.
averages. 1t is that type of bal
player who wins pennants. BabC
Dahlgren, after a spectacular
year with Newark, is ready tt
make his bid for Yankee rating
Dahlgren hit $40 and fielded 800
Bill Dickey, of course, will b
the first-String catcher, and tina
starting outfield will be compriseC
of Selkirk in right field, Di Mae
gio in center, and Heinrich In left
There isn't a weak spot on tn
club.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
KNAPP UPSETS
PONCE, DISTRICT
C HESS CHAMP
BY GINO SINH

Ernest M. Knapp, veteran Of
many local tournaments, may not
rate among the city's chess inn
mortals, but bidders for chess i'm.
mortality had better not make
mistakes against him.
Defending District champion,
Luis N. Ponce, discovered that in
the first round of the annual
round.robin District champion
ship tournament at the Capital
City Chess Club.
Playing the whites from an
English opening, Ponce was COM
pleting a strategic attack on
piece when he made q misplay
on the thirty-second move. Knapp
Immediately swung into action
and in three moves swept into
victory.
OTHER WINNERS
In the other matches Robert
Feeney, former high school
champion and now of the Social
Chess Divan, tripped his fellow
clubman, j. Scribante. Vincent L.
Eaton, Paul Morphy champion,
won over Phillip D. Smith, of the
Capital City Chess Club. Henry
A. Rousseau, C. C. C. c. ace, trl-
umphed over Alexander Sturgis,
Agriculture Department chess
champion, and veteran vladimir
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Regal BOwlers Top
Baltimore Team

Max Roseberg and his Regal
Neon Sign bowlers were few
sheckels ahead today following
their split in team and doubles
matches yesterday with the Wilson
All7StarS at Baltimore.
The Royals winning by a 1874
pin margin Swamped the Orioles in
the five-game team clash with a
BIB total to 1859. Ed Blakeney's
$50 and Johnny Anderson'S 628
were tops for the Royals. Nova
Hamilton and Bill Guerke winning
the doubles by a three-pin margin,
squared matters for the Irioles,
1929 to 1926 for Hokie Smith,
Howard Parsons and Blakeney.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Pigs Bowl
HyattSUiLLe BOULers
Face T1iLOrS

The first-division clubs face
second division teams in the Ten-
pie Major Duckpin League tonight
at Northeast Temple alleys at
6 o'clock.
The toughest foe will be en-.
countered by Dixie Pigs when It
faces Rinaldi Tailors. Last week
the Tailors tripped Acme Storage
twice, turning in the weeks best
team efforts, a 627 game. and
1,748 set. Pats Buffet shut out
Bright Star Liquor in the weeks
surprise.
Gene Hargett turned in the
weeks high set, 378, while Ollie
Pacini had high game, lat, with
"a 367 set. Standout sets were
Whalen, 375. Payne, 372, Doyle,
369, Ossin, 366. Sholtz, 1854, De
fino, and Stahl, $50, each. Stand
ingS:
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New Yorkers captured every
title in the first annual District
of Columbia badminton tour
nament which closed yesterday
in the Kensington (Md)
Armory.
New Yorkers were assured Of
all titles as early as the semi
final round, as players repre-
senting six other States as we'll
as the District of Columbia were
duly eliminated by the sensa-
tional play of the Gotham in.
vaderS.
CHAMPS CROWNED
The following champions were
crowned:
MEMS SINGLES - William
Markham,
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Washington Boys
Club Schedule
CENTRAL BRANCH
"NInR SECTInN

cha m pionship. Monday. February J.
ISIS p. m, Braves VS.. Giants.
Touch Foot ball-Tuesday, February s.
1915 p, m, Red Sox VS.. Giants.
INTERMEDIATE SECTION
Indoor Baseball-Monday, February 7,
I7;15 p. m. Eagles vs.. Yanks,
soccer-Tuesday. February s, 7:15 p. m.
All Stars VS.. Senators.
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
No scheduled games in the S5 or 100
I15-Pound Class-wednesday. Febru,
arv 9, s:l5 n. m, p. C. Cards VS.. North
east Branch; Friday, February H.
Sis p. m, Merrick B. c. vs. George
towr Branch.
l3O-Pound Class-wednesday, Febru
ary Q, 7:15 p. M, Stewart Bros. Photo
VS. r. c. Presidents; Friday, February
ricE r. C.; Friday February II. S:1i
p. M, r. c. Fleetwings VS.. Brookland
NORTHEAST BRANCH
! JUNIOR SECTION
BaFket tball-Tuesday. February 3 $50
p. m, Pirates rs. Yanks; Wednesday
February ?. so p M, Yanks VS.
White Sox.
Voley Bal,-Friday. February II, So
Ip. M Cardinals vs. Pirates
/ Independent Games-Monday Febru
ary :, 7.45 p, m, y. f. Flashes VS.. Y
NJ. G. A., at Y NJ. c. A.; Tuesday
February s, 7:45 p. M y. E. VARSITY
VS., Merrick r, C.. at MerriCk; Friday
February II, p. m, n. f. Flashes VS.
AdcIson Chevrolet, at home.
GEORGETOWN BRANCH
JUNIOR SECTION
| Basketball - Monday February 7
$3.50 p. m, Terrors vs. Wonders; 7 p. m.
Shooting stars vs.. FLASHES. Wednesday
February .. $50 p m. Wonders VS.
Shooting Stars, p. M Flashes VS.
ITerrors.
INTERMEDIATE SECTION
kethall-Monday. February 7, S:Sf
Ip M, Wisconsin Avenue VS.. Foggy Bot
tom, Q p m, Key Bridge VS.. GloveI
Psrl. Tuesday, February S, $50 p. m.
Georgetown Varsity vs. staff team
Wednesday, February 2. $50 p. m.
IFosEy Bottom vs Kew Bridge: 9 p. m.
Wisconsin Avenue W. Glover Park
Thursday. Februsrv TO- 80 p. m, Key
Bridge VS.. Wisconsin Avenue; Q o. m.
iGlover Park VS.. FogEy Bottom.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Trade Board Hears
Golf Ball Complaint

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-William
C. Reeves and John Darsey, trial
examiner and attorney, respec-
lively, OF the Federal Trade Com
mission will hear the commission's
complaint against the Gold Ball
Manufacturers Association and
similar organizations.
1t is charged that those or.
ganiZations are violating the Fed.
eral trade and the Robinson-Pat-
man acts in regard to monopolistic
practices in the golf ball industry
through a uniform price-fixing
policy.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Eastern, St. John S Clash
Will Decide City Title
School Quints
Vie Tomorrow
At {. j.
BY PAUL BEACH

Eastern High, current leader of
the interhigh series, and st.
Johns, top performer of the
Prep School League,
square off tomorrow night in the
C. U. gym, Brookland, in a game
to decide the championship school
boy basketball team of the city.
St. Johns, playing brilliantly
throughout the season and with
one setback in IS starts-that
against the strong Georgetown
University frosh-is a faVorlte to
win the battle.
Should st. Johns win the game
it stands an excellent chance of
being invited to play in the Ma
tional Catholic Basketball Tourna-
ment in Chicago early next month.
The game tomorrow night will
pit two of the crack scholastic
tossers in the city against each
other. They are Jim Geiber, cap
tain and center of the st. Johns
team, and Clint Quantrille, cap
tain and center of the Eastern
five. Both are scoring leaders of
their respective teams.
Two other outstanding players
who are groomed to stage duelS
are Lee Lusby of Eastern and
Johnny Swaggart of st. Johns.
How this foursome go in the
game may depend the ultimate
winner of the fray.
A full house of about $500 is
expected to jam the Cardinal gym.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

of the Rupert forces who is not
capable of blasting the ball out of
the lot. When Charley Ruffing
is pitching the Yanks present a
complete array of potential home
run hitterS.
The Yankees hit 174 home runs
last year. Detroit hit $50 circuit
clouts. Cleveland and the Boston
Red Sox also got into the century
class.
Just consider the waist of the
Yankee batting order-Joe Di.
Maggie, Lou Gehrig, George Sci.
kirk and Bill Dickey. They made
100 home runs among them last
year. DiMaggio made 46. The
entire Washington ball club made
Al homerS in 1887.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Australia Leads
In Track Games

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. Z.
Australia continued to lead in the
British empire games here today,
with Canada lodged in second
place by a comfortable margin.
Outstanding events of the day
were Boot, of New Zealand, win
ming the 880-yard event: Coy, OF
Canada, coping the discus throw,
and ]. L. Colman, of South Africa,
winning the marathon.
Pirie, of Canada, splashed to a
new games record in the first heat
of the 1,650-yard mems free-style
swimming event, maneuvering the
distance in 20 minutes. 80 As
second.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
New York Bddminton Wizdrds
Sweep D. G. Tourney Titles

to lose to the team of Helen Glib
son and William Markham.
Mrs. Bergman defeated Helen
Gibson for the singles title,
8-11, IA, III.
In winning the mems singles
title William Markham defeated
Wayne Sykes, 15-5, 15-7.
Conlan and Kinds defeated
Markham and Conrad LAWN to
win the mems doubles cham
pionship, 15-11, 15-12.
In the women's doubles final,
Mrs. Macdonald and Miss Green
eliminated Mrs. Bergman and
Miss Gibson, 15-10, 15-10,
while in the mix e d doubles
championship Miss Gibson and
Markham topped Mrs. Bergman
and Gilbert Carpenter, 1913,
l5-9
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Ice Melts, Title
Skating Called Off

PETOS KEY, Mich, Feb. z
G.N.SO. - Temperatures that
made ice soft and slushy today
had forced cancellation of the
1898 national amateur outdoor
skating championship tournament
here.
The tournament, scheduled to
open a two-day run Saturday, was
postponed until Sunday and then
cancelled for good as continued
warm weather made the ice un
suitable for skating.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
By FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

Oy MANN OOOAA ~
This is the first Of a series
on the chances of the American
League clubs, which are prepar-
ing to enter spring training for
the 1888 season. Tomorrow
Buck O'NeilI viii discuss the
Chicago White SOx.)
The Yankees, baseball champ
ions of the world, are picked to
win the American League pennant
in 1888. No team powerful enough
to lead it's nearest rival by 1917
games can be rated second to any
of the contending clubs in the
league. The story of Yankee luck
may be dismissed with Scant con-
sideration. 1t took more than
luck to sweep the field last year.
Powerful requirements are ready
to fill the positions of men who
lessen their pace during the sea-
son.
Discount, too, the stories that
the release of Tony Lazzeri re-
moved the brains OF the
Yankees" The New York board
of strategy, comprised of Joe Nc.
Carthy, Art Fletcher and Ear!
Combs, will match wits with any
group in charge of the actual play
of games. John Schultz, the bull
pen coach, is to Joe Mccarthy
what Pat Moran was to FRANKIE
Chance. He is an invaluable, II
silent, lieutenant.
ALL DISTANCE HITTERS
The Yankees figure to win on
sheer power. Concessions are
made to the Detroit Tigers, who
batted .292 last year, and the ST.
Louis Browns who batted .2SS
The Yankees hit .283, and we hear
statements now and then to the
effect that the vaunted Yankee
attack is not as great as popular
fancy believes it to be.
Which is sheer poppycock. There
| Is not a man in the starting liAeur
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

WOMEN's SINGLES Mrs.
Roy Bergman.
MEMS DOUBLES - Harry
Conlan and Frank Kinds.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES-MrS.
Josephine Macdonald and Mrs.
Elizabeth Green.
MRS. BERGMAN WINS
MIXED DOUBLES - Helen
Gibson and William Markham.
A sensation of the tourna-
ment, but meeting with hard
luck in the finals, Mrs. Roy
Bergman managed to win the
women's singles title, although
losing out in women's doubles
play with her partner, Helen
Gibson, and then again in the
mixed double finals when she
paired with Gilbert Carpenter
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

The first line of defense Of the
Yankees looms just as powerful
for this year as it did in previous
years. The 13 pitchers who will
go into training camp at st.
Petersburg this spring won 1853
games and lost II, for a squad av,
erage of .694. since none of these
young men last year was in a
league below Double-A rating, they
must be considered as worthy OF
consideration as major league
pitchers.
HARD TO BEAT
The rockies include Joe Beggs
of Newark, with 81 victories anG
4 defeats; Chandler Spurgeon, who
is just about ready for the big
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Virginia Faces
Virginia Tech

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
THE University of Virginia
basketball team will meet Virginia
Tech here tonight in a return
engagement. The Cavaliers de-
feated the GobblerS in the first
game at Blacksburg several weeks
ago.
Two regulars have returned to
the Virginia lineup, which gives
Coach Gus Tebell's quint added
scoring threats tonight. The re-
turning vets are Capt. Jimmy Ed
munds and Lloyd Olsen.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Thomas and FOnes
Stars of Cage Win

BALTIMORE. Feb. delaware
and Hudson basketball team of
Washington proved too strong for
the Baltimore Y. M. H. A. quintet
here last night, the CAPITAL City
team winning, 1922. 1t was the
second game this season that the
Y team has lost.
Knocky Thomas and Don Fones
were the stars of the D. and H
team, each sinking seven points
Glushakow starred for the losers
with nine points.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

Sournin, 20 years a standout con-
testant in D. C. Journeys, upset
Josiah E. Dubois, one Of the tour.
nament favorites.
The five games in the first
round were comparatively short;
none occupied more than four
hours.
Feeney, playing the white
pieces against Scribante's Phil
dor defense, took advantage of
his opponents miscalculation of
an exchange, won piece on the
eighth move, and, playing ag-
gressively, forced resignation on
the nineteenth.
EATON TRIUMPHS
Next to finish was v. L. Eaton,
who scored over F. D. Smith in
"a; the former had the white
pieces, played a Giuoco Piano.
Smith embarked upon a vigorous
attack, which, however, was bit
premature. Eaton built up a
solid position, then launched a
counter-attack on Smiths exposed
king and finished with a knight
sacrifice in a complex position.
Rousseau set up the Sicilian de-
Ifense against Sturgis' P.K4; the
latter gave up bishop in the
middle game to secure two passed
queens side pawns, but Rousseau
played carefully, forced the neces-
Sary exchanges, and finished
neatly in IS moves.
Dubois also played Sicilian
against Sournin, who castled
queens rook and launched a
crushing attack with his kings
side pawns. After the necessary
lines had been cleared, Sournin'S
two Strongly-poSted knights, q
rook on the open KB file, and a
powerfully placed queen were too
much for Dubois exposed king.
although the latter defended as
well as could be done. Thirty-tive
moves.
ONE BLUNDER, ZOWIE
The last game to finish was
Ponce-Knapp. The District cham
pion had the White pieces, and
began with the English opening
which became transposed to a
queens gambit declined with both
White bishops fianchettoed.
The game was well played on
both sides until the thirty-second
move, when, in >mplex position
with both men somewhat pressed
for time, Ponce, who had devel.
oped a combination which would
have netted him a piece, made a
misstep, reversed moves inadver'
tently, and lost a knight instead.
Knapp finished the game with
dispatch. Thirty-five moves.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Winner
Riggs Takes Florida
Net CrOUn

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 7
GN.SO taggere by unex.
pected onslaughts from less eX.
perienced player, Bobby Riggs, of
Chicago, held the Surf Club ten
mis- tourney title today by virtue
of a 2-6, 6-3, Ga, 60 victory
over Young Frank Kovacs, of Oak.
land, Calf.
Kovacs held the gallery in sus.
pense by rushing Riggs about at
will in the first set, but the coun.
try'S second best net specialist re-
covered and his experience won
| Olt.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Mcdonald Named
AS McPhail's Aide

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 G.N.s).
To the roster of the Brooklyn
Dodgers official family today was
added the name of John A. Nc
Donald, of Cincinnati, named to
assist Larry McPhail with the
clubs secretarial work. McPhail
and Mcdonald were at one time
associated on the Cincinnati club.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
KQnSQn
Seeking
Record
Cunningham Doubts
4-Minute Mile

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Thirty yards stretch between
man and the four.minute mile.
This is the estimate of Glenn
Cunningham, the flying Kan
san, who should be an authority
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
NO ARMSTRONG THERE

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-PeteJ
Sarron, who dropped the feather
weight championship to Henry
Armstrong, is planning another
tour of South America.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

on the sub
ject. Perhaps,
with all con-
ditionS per-
feet ira C X
alive, and no
wind to beat
in the faces
of the ath-
letes at any
point. S o m c
super man
may turn the
trick.
A n o t h er
factor in such
a race, Gun
/ N q h O m
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

PeUpIe Who Wa win vi BE Be seric1slv % mS 0iTyES irJ1PsS
at Home During the Present Year?
Test Your Instinct for Safety by AM
swering q QUESTIONABLE. Based ON .
National Safety Council Survey and
Sundays WaahlnKtOn Herald. .Time&
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
National League
Hockey Standings

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Rangers, 2; Toronto, /.
Detroit, s; Canadiens, 0.
Boston, z; Chicago, 2.
AN,voVNy~S nm rETm SV.Er NFs
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Must Be Right


gets on his mark whether or not
he is right for a race. You
may think that you are, but you
don't know it for sure until the
race is over.
Would a special match be-
tween you, Don Lash, Archie
San Romani, Gene Venzke and
Bright produce a four minute
mile with all conditions right?"
Il don't know" he answered.
"There again the condition of
the individual at the hour would
determine a great deal. If we
were all in perfect trim; if the
track and weather were right;
the race run in lanes over a per-
fectly engineered course, I dare
say you would get a record
mile, but 1 can't Vouchsafe a
four-minute mile"
Cunningham swiftly surveyed
the field of milers. He said that
the two most prominent rivals
of the hour to Americas best
were Sidney Wooderson, the
trim young British bank clerk,
and a Swede, appropriately
enough, named Johnson. Fin.
lands runners were better in
the distance events, from two
miles up to the marathon.
Records prove that Cunning
ham has run the last half-mile
in close to even figures. When
he hung up his record of 4:06.7
over the Palmer Stadium track
at Princeton, he stepped the
last half in zoos.
Saves WalloP
Blazing finishes have always
marked Cunningham's races
Strangely enough, his lag
has come in the second quarter
and his wallop is saved for the
last furlong of the race. 1t is
from the seven-furlong post tc
the finish that the Kansar
breaks the hearts of his rivals
We are indebted to George
Trevor and the Sports Illus
trated for fractional times or
Sidney Wooderson's record mile
of 4:06.6. Running over a deao
British track. and the courses
in Britain admittedly are in
ferior to these of first rating
in America, WooderSon was
clocked in 58.6 for the first
quarter; 64 seconds for the
second; 64.6 for the third. anc
a terrific quarter in 59.4 tt
finish.
If Wooderson and Cunning
ham had met on the same day
each in top form Woodersor
would have won by two feet
Time being the sole basis fol
the statement.
Cunningham says, however
that Palmer Stadium on the da!
he hung up his record. is per
haps Is yards faster than thC
best British courses. Cunning
ham is the authority for m,
writing down that WooderSon'
4:00.6 mile in England was tn
equivalent to 4:02.6 or 4:03.6 OF
the best American tracks.
If that be true, it is readil,
conceivable that the British
money changer could hav
Topped off at least second il
each of the middle quarters o
his race, and that would hav
made a mile in even time.
It may be that someone vii
turn the miracle Of four minute
but Cunningham doubts it.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

DUCK " NtIll - q - . - - 49,
points out, is the size of the
field, and the strategy of the
individual runners. Some men
noted for a finishing drive, will
deliberately hold the pace by
going into the lead, running
at a clip they know will not
sap their reserve for the finish
ing kick. Others rate them
selves through a race, counting
on average time to carry them
through.
At the moment, Cunningham
can think of no runner capable
OF turning in even time for this
most popular OF all running
races.
The only way, as I see it, for
q runner to turn mile in four
minutes" Cunningham said, is
for the officials to sanction han
dicap time trials. Start the as
pirant for the record in a handi-
cap run against four men, each
to pace him for a quarter of a
mile. Start the first man off
the five-yard man to insure
against any humping or interfer-
ence on the turn. The fourth
man could run the last so yards
right at the record seekers
shoulder, dropping out a few
yards from the tape.
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS
ANgERTrAN GROTp
The Washington times., 1938-06-11
Birthday Greetings

Birthday greetings Sunday to
AL SCHACHT, and Monday to
GEORGE SMITH, of the Red
skins Note to FOD COTTON,
C. U. coach: Your roommate at
Notre Dame, ROGER KILEY,
who is a Chicago alderman, has
been elected national president
of the Notre Dame Monogram
Mems Club FREDERICK c..
FRICK, son of the National
League president, Ford Frick, is
q philosophy major at Cam
bridge University, England .
When BOBBY JONES played
In the golf match with ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL HOMER S.
CUMMINGS at the District Bar
Association field day at Con
gressional recently, he lost his
raincoat. BOBBY has written
to CY MACDONALD about it
and CY asks that the finder
please return to WIFFY COX,
Congressional pro, who will send
1t on to JONES.
JOE KEEGIN, Georgetown
University catcher, has signed
to catch with Staunton Of the
Shenandoah Valley League. He
left town this week Accord
ing to the depot redcaps, major
league baseball players are the
greatest tightwads they en-
counter.
The Washington times., 1938-06-11

ployed. Your veterinarian will
be happy to advise you as to the
best remedy.
When a dog has been clip
ped, l believe it is advisable
to have it done before really hot
weather arrives. He will. be
better able to acclimate himself
gradually to the extremely pene-
trating sunlight that we have
during June, July and August.
An excellent prevention
against "sunburn," after your
animal has been clipped or
plucked, is to cover him lightly
with olive oil. This, however, Is
often very messy and I find that
certain medicated powders will
sometimes serve the same pro-
tective purpose.
Another advantage of remov-
ing the hair is that your animal
is more easily bathed and at
the same time cooled. Most pet
owners having a car take their
dogs with them to the seaShore
where they, too, may enjoy the
advantages of swimming in cool
water. If long hair be present,
the animal does not receive the
same benefits to his skin that
he does when he is plucked or
clipped as the case may be.
After your dog has been clipped
and properly bathed, there is
one precaution to be observed
do not allow him to remain
in the sunlight for too long a
time, for, like his master, he
may become Sunburned.
copyright. 1888, Grain Syndicate)
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