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Evening star., 1938-08-05
Cross-Eyed Pitcher Creates Problem for Arbiter


"Gone With the Wind" auto
graphed by yours truly.
Brand-new spirit of Cub team has
thrilled New Workers You had
to be at the Polo Grounds yester-
day to get it first hand .. When
beaming old Gabby Hartnett poled
that long one into the stands every
man on the squad was on his feet
and outside the dugout waiting to
welcome Gabby, who is 100 per cent
with all hands If Phil Wrigley
had been there he probably would
have said to himself: How long
has this been going on?"
Corrigan and his old sewing ma
chine are the big news here at the
moment, but it might be worth
mentioning that the best you can
get on Armstrong now is Is to 5,
with most Of the gamblers holding
out for IL to S.
The fighting Zivic brothers Of
Pittsburgh are at Pompton Lakes
tuning up for IN Eastern campaign
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Time something was done

Time something was done
about Mace Browne Of the Pirates
"a day" or something ;. So far
the Bucs have played SO home
games and old Mace has been in 80
Of EN- The way those Boston
Bees win games on nothing has the
baseball world talking Give 'em
three runs and they'll cop double
header any old day Which
brings to mind that Deacon Danny
MacFayden has won 8 Of his 10 vic
tories by one marker >. BY the
way, what's become of Joe Louis?
Zeke Bonura's pepper, who is q
rich banana merchant in New Or
leans, sends Zeke . century note
every time he homers -. Lou Nc
Kenna, who uster be sports editor
Of the st. Paul Dispatch, is going
to town as . baseball baron
He's business manager Of the st.
Paul Saints-his team Is . pennant
contender and Lou has 0t Paul.
smallest town IN ths bsp, leadins
Evening star., 1938-08-05

the league in attendance Nice
going, Butch! (P. s. And he
got Babe Camel, his field manager,
from Minneapolis, which is what
hurts mostly out there) =. Paul
Dean is about set for another 60 in
the majors.
Ball players say the heat around
New York is worse this year than
anywhere else In the majors
Gabby Hartnett caught No. 81 yes
terday, but must be back there In
80 of the Cubs next 80 to set .
record Of catching 100 or more
games in single season over =
l3-year stretch.
Where is all that Ambers money
coming from? It sure poured
into steaming Broadway yester-
day =. What did We tell you more
than . month ago about Stan Hack
being the best third sacker in the
majors? Well, the New York
shsets ere writing him up - such
s3gh4 ~.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
LAMPL|GHT GAME
LURES RICH GATES
Profit in McPhaiI's Plan at
Brooklyn Is Bound to
Influence Rivals.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-The young
man boning up on his baseball history
10 years from now likely will find tho
name Of Leland Stanford MacPhail
plastered all over the pages. The
snappy dresser is doing more to base
ball than the average fan now realizes.
The student a decade hence will
learn that the game was invented by
Abner Doubleday in 1889 and given q
transformation by Larry MacPhail 90
years later after a terrific tussle with
the old guard
The student will be mildly surprised
to learn that there was time when
big league ball was played exclusively
in the hot afternoons and that there
was absolutely no extra-added enterE
tainment, like foot races, pre-game
band concerts and fireworks displays.
He will wonder how the old guard
could have been SO stupid as to have
opposed the red-haired livewire in his
efforts to rejuvenate the pastime and
make lots Of money for all the mag
mates. some of whom hadn't turned
. profit in a coon's age.
Old Guard Is Stubborn.
And don't think that MacPhail isn't
being fought. The Brooklyns, under
his talented aegis. have drawn 153.298
customers to five night games against
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh. Boston. Chi
cago and st. Louis. That means the
Dodgers are paying off that fat mort
gage and will have bundle of money
to spend for good players next season.
Yet the Giants still won't give them
. tumble after dark When MacPhail
asked Bill Terry the other day If he
hadn't changed his mind about giving
the game few frills, the Giants boss
retorted that he wasn't managing a
semi-pro team, or words to that general
effect
Both New York clubs, in fact, have
been all bristled up ever since Mac
Phail brought his one-man swing band
to town last winter. So far, they have
successfully blocked his efforts to
broadcast all Brooklyn games, holding
him to an agreement which had been
made with previous Flatbush officials.
Brooklyn Fans Raving.
The eccentric Brooklyn colony Is
more excited about its club than in
many q year, though 1t hasn't seen the
first division since the race began. At
every night game there have been
thousands milling around outside Eb-
bets Field after the gates were closed.
Visiting clubs can't help noticing
their fat share OF the receipts when
they play in Brooklyn and Cincinnati.
The others are bound to begin falling
In line soon
The American League is going to be
harder to crack. 1t has more old-line
owners, like Col Jacob Rupert Of the
Yankees. who are stubbornly opposed
to anything except what they term
100 per cent baseball.
Old Connie Mack of the Philadelphia
Athletics said the other day that he
rather liked night ball. however, so
there likely will be lights atop shibe
Park by next May.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
By EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Today's
tall one courtesy of Col Dameron
Williams Of Gastonia, N. c.: A
team down In CASTOR County, N.
c., has a pitcher who is so per cent
cross-eyed -. One eye looks
straight ahead and the other slants
OF at a complete right angle with a
sort of Westward, Ho! gleam in it
=. In other words. the guy (who is
Q ht-hander) can stare the bat
ter In the face and keep a glimmer
on 5lrst. base all at the same time
.,.AQuestion Is, what would an
umpire who takes his balks seri-
osisly do If the pitcher. while eyeing
the batter with his right eye, sud-
denly whips the ball to first picking
OF the runner, which same he Is
looking ut with his left orb? ..
Best answer will get . copy Of
Evening star., 1938-08-05
GREAT EQU|PO|SE,
TURF FLASH, DIES
Whitney Horse Was Second
Biggest Money Winner.
Held Mile Mark.
~ the Associated Press,


LEXINGTON. KY. Aug. 5.-Equi-
poise. which blased = golden trail in
seven years Of campaigning on Ameri-
can race tracks, ID dead.
The c. v. whitney horse. second to
Sun Beau as the greatest money win
ner in turf history. died last night on
Whitney's bluegrass farm near here
after a two-day illness. An autopsy
was scheduled today.
In 81 starts the chestnut son Of
Pennant-Swinging by Broomstick.
finished in the money 43 times, win
ming 20 races and earning $33S,6l0.
Sun Beau won $376,744.
"Ekky' also held the world record
for the mile, running it in l:342s,
June 80, 1882, ut Arlington Park.
His greatest years were in 1890 and
1882. As juvenile he won eight
races in 16 starts and $156.s35. As .
4-year-old he captured 10 Of his IL
starts and won $107,375.
Equipoise lost q chance to pass Sun
Beau's money mark when he bowed
q tendon in the 1885 Santa Anita
Handicap, finishing seventh.
He was retired to stud after that
race and his first get now are 2-year-
olds. Among them are Equilibrium
and Otra, which have turned in VIC
tories.
His outstanding triumphs included
the National Stallion Stakes, Eastern
Shore Handicap, Pimlico Futurity,
Stars and Stripes Handicap, Arlington
Gold Cup, Havre de Grace Cup and
the Hawthorne Gold Cup.
Many turfmen rate Equipoise on a
par with the great Man O. War. They
point out "Ekky" raced five years
longer than Big Red" accepted high
imposts and defeated many Of the best
horses Of his time.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Stars Yesteday
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Zeke Bonura. Nationals - Hit
homer, two doubles and single,
driving in four runs In l0-4 win
over Browns.
Larry French. Cuhs-Blanked
Giants, 60, with six hits.
Thornton Lee, Rip Radclin and
Gerry Walker. White Sox-Lee
pitched six-hitter and Radcliff hit
five-for-five, driving in three runs
in 80 opener win over Athletics:
Walker hit two doubles. two singles,
drove in three runs in 7-3 night
cap.
Vince Di Maggie, Bees-His
homer drove in three runs to beat
Pirates, 4-3.
Monte Pearson, Yankees-Pitched
nine hitter, hurting shutout ball
through last seven innings and hit
two-bagger. driving in two runs
in 81 victory over Tigers.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
TWO MORE ORIOLES GO.

BALTIMORE, Aug. S P.-The pa
rade Of players from Oriole Park con-
tinued with General Manager Jack
Ogden announcing Infielder Justin
Stein had been released and returned
to the Cincinnati Reds and Outfielder
Ray stqviak to the Philadelphia Ma
tional team.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
SIXTY MINES IN MEET
Series for Columbian Titles Will
Open Tomorrow.

Columbian Athletic Leagues city
championship series will open tomor-
row with 60 baseball teams competing
In the peewe, insect, midget and junior
classes.
Prom the more than !, 900 boys play
ing, all-star teams will Be selected to
take part in the three games for the
District all-star championships next
Wednesday at Griffth Stadium.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Milwaukee Would Be New Town.

How long Barnes and his will continue the fight
hatled
the
hold
st. really American CITY, That's
unoal recently
Yankees half they
and separating
a l3-inning the
It unfortunate condition
the didn't
railroad bills
. period a
Evening star., 1938-08-05
That Brown Taste Is. Back Again.


holding
whether lights shall installed sposman
The idea is to lure together with the bugs.
Meanwhile American grapevine furnishes that
club desperately regarding the st. situation
continues and the
visitors and definitely
the Phil Ball
possibly suggestion will
itself when Ball sinking thousands
cheerfuly
o
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Official Score

Washington - 2O3 O1O 3O1-1O
st. Louis -------- 600 900 013- 4
Runs batted in-Bluege. Simmons,
Bonura a.; West a.: Myer (2). Mcouinn,
Bluege, Bonura 12,. Henner. Myer. Nc
Quillen. Home rMn-Bonura Double
plays-Myer and Bonura; Travis. Myer
and Bonura (2D; Bluege. Myer and Bonura.
Left on bases-Washington. Z; St. Louis 8.
Bases on balls-On Kelley. 3; on H. Mills.
3: Struck out-By H. Mills. 2. Hits-On
inning. Losing pitcher-H Mills Umpires
-Messrs Basil and Quinn. Time-5:lO.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
MAT BOUT TO sAv0LD1.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5-Joe Savoldi,
Three Rivers, Mich, threw Juan Hum
berto, Houston. Tex, in 20 minutes of
their .rassling match last night.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Monte Must Find a Remedy.

Morton finished Even
deliveries still pitcher
attention
the defect
will
cooperation Of Pitchers Weaver
still picked
little short
when cracking like bull
especially
the Gift
a
third
base balls Bell drove third single make it SO
didn't
Evening star., 1938-08-05
And Now Comes Freddy Hoffman,


ability
he
third caught
Naturally, the
N ARE
him. and although he to
they him. Then
pitches the White At least
Chicago fellow who
Detroit that fellow with them
makes the dis
Athletics Well
pitched
Freddy
the this Hoffman, call his
hits and
in
"Bucky said
fellow
They any
And he man O
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Night Baseball With Trimmings Regular Major Policy
Win, Lose or Draw
The Story Of Stolen Pitches and Good Guy.
Fan Disinterest in St. Louis Still Is Problem.
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

5Th the railroad train looked out into the
Its sad I'll
about the early Of
crossed his legs, slipped his glass
and
good Still could be- )
pretty and
that and looking up his
80 of
really pitching ball. He the kind OF fellow ball
he and he has good stuff didn't say he
college with
Taught
college quiet Never
If able to him
ball players All
cheap-skate club he works
anything in Chlna the
n the political situation
his pitching the tailed of after his good
getting
health his showing but health
VA
Evening star., 1938-11-20

charged red and the 1.20 on l kc red
surcharged black are counterfeits.
A German speculator in Asch had a
stock of the two values and took
advantage Of the uncertainty Of
conditions to surcharge them under
the pretense that they were official
issues to replace the l20 kc. castle,
which had been removed from sale.
Also. the claim that they were used
in the Sudetan area is false. Ger
many would not use stamps bearing
the portraits of Benes or Masaryk."
Cuba announces new regular and
airmail sets soon to appear.
Belgium announces series of four
promotional stamps for the Liege
exposition next year. Values and
colors: 35c. green: If. carmine rose;
l.5Of, brown, and 175f, blue.
Louis Braille. inventor of type for
the blind, is to be honored by the
Argentine Republic in 2l2c stamp.
Also scheduled for release at Buenos
Aires shortly is an &c portrait COM
memorative for Nicolas Avallaneda.
President of the republic from 1874
to 1890 The color of the former
will be steel-black the latter. orange.
Philip H. Ward. jr.. of Pliladel-
phia, born in Washington and one
of the founders of the Washington
Philatelic Society. has been appoint
ed a member of the Memorial and
Museum Committee of the Franklin
Institute.
George B. Sloane. writing in
Stamps Magazine. says: Scots S
1889 edition of the United States
Stamp Catalogue, Just published, is
so vastly improved over prior edi-
tions that upon opening copy for
the first time it seems almost to be
an entirely new work.
Mrs. D. Blake Battles of Akron
we'll known in Washington philatelic
circles, died on Sunday last. She had
been i'll with heart ailment since
returning from the New Orleans
Of the American Philat-
elic Society.
Stamp meetings for the week are
announced as follows:
Tuesday evening at s-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV; pro-
gram. bourse and auction.
Tuesday evening at 9:45-Wash-
ington Stamp Club of the Air,
Station VOL. Mr.. Kunze will pre-
sent a stamp romance and discuss
current philatelic news.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society. Hotel
Carlton. Sixteenth street NV, gen.
eral collectors night. Harry B.
Cation will speak on, Why am
General Collector
Saturday afternoon for exact
time see radio schedule)-National
Federation of Stamp Clubs broad
cast, Station WRC.
Evening star., 1938-11-20

stevenson sat west. the lOurtn IN
position, and Mrs. Dixie T. Wright
was his partner in the East. Because
he had opened a spade vulnerable,
Mrs Wright believed he had a
strong hand and to keep the bidding
open called two diamonds. Steven
son Immediately leaped to four no
trump, which in the circumstances
demanded another bid from his
partner. She bid the lowest suit
named. five diamonds. and her part
ner put her in small slam in that
suit. The play to be successful called
for three illnesses and possibly four.
In a small slam bid one successful
finesse Is all that should generally
be expected: second one is likely
to be lost and third successful one
is most unusual, but Mrs Wright
was equal to the occasion She must
take every chance presented in order
to win. and she did. while the fourth
finesse, had 1t been necessary, would
also have won.
A small spade was led and won
with the jack IN dummy. Finesse
number one. Then to declarer's
hand with the king of diamonds,
followed by small diamond to the
jack which held the trick; finesse
number 2. Then the ace and king of
spades, discarding a small club on
the king. Then the ace of diamonds
followed by the five Of spades upon
which North used his last trump to
win. He was then in quandary. If
he led club declarer would win
either with the ace-h the king were
led or by allowing the trick to come
up to her queen If small one were
led: another possible finesse. Final
ly North led heart and 1t was won
by the declarer with the ace Then
another finesse of hearts and play
of the last spade upon which the
losing club was played dropped. With
the good ace of clubs and a remain
ing trump. six diamonds won the
slam contract. A big gamble and
top on the board.
The Rangers and the Crackers tied
Evening star., 1938-11-20

come taxes, corporation taxes, etc.
The average common carrier motor
truck pays 6.25 times as much in
special taxes as the private automo-
bile. The average common carrier
bus pays POS times as much in spe-
cial taxes as the private automobile.
Moreover. the special taxes paid by
trucks exceeded by $89, ,266,476 the
amount Of all taxes paid by all rail-
roads
If anything is done to help the
railroads at the expense of other
transportation agencies, obviously
the public who, in the final analysis
pays the freight, has an interest in
the matter.
The trucking industry has as
sumed place in the Nations eco
nomic scheme. 1t employees in ex-
cess Of 100000 persons and has
an investment of more than $2,0O0,-
600, 1000. Any fair-minded person, II
he stops to think of it, will realize
how trucks affect his everyday life.
They bring his milk, his groceries.
his beer and pretzels. his clothing
and cigarettes; the materials that
go into the building of his house,
the automobile that is delivered to
his dealers door. There is hardly
a thing that isn't moved by truck
more expeditiously, and in many
cases more cheaply than the older
form of transportation
In 1888, the National Transporta-
ton Committee, after an exhaustive
study, reported on the use of trucks
and the part they play in our ma
tional scheme. This committee was
composed of Calvin Coolidge, Alex
ander Legge, Clark Howell, Alfred
E. Smith and Bernard M. Baruch.
In their report they said: Auto
motive transportation is an advance
in the march of progress. 1t is here
to stay. We cannot invent restric-
tions for the benefit of railroads.
We can only apply such regulation
and assess such taxes as would be
necessary if there were no railroads,
and let the effect be what it may
The purpose is not to handi-
cap automotive competition. but
only to do Justice"
Evening star., 1938-11-20

green; strawberries are pictured
on the 3-levas. red-violet. and g.
levas, brown-violet: roses appear
on the two 7-levas stamps, one in
blue and one in blue violet, a
scene picturing natives in wheat
field is shown on the 10levas, which
is printed in a red orange and a
yellow orange; on the 15-levas. red,
and 15-levas. violet, we have the
picture of a sunfoWer.'
The history of Finlands postal
system is pictorially reviewed on a
set of four Well-designed and neatly
printed stamps issued to commemo-
rate the tercentenary of its found
ing.
An early post Office is represented
in t''e lowest value-50-pennia, yell
Evening star., 1938-11-20

60 in supporting a program based
on the time worn idea Of hampering
competitive forms Of transportation
to the benefit of the rails. The con-
ference Immediately made it clear
that helping the rail carriers at the
expense of competitors was out Of the
question
The railroads, however, still at
tribute their plight to loss Of traffic
to competing forms of transporta-
ton, particularly motor trucks and
water carriers An unbiased analysis
of the movement OF traf1ic hardly
would justify such q charge.
The railroads principal loss In ton
mage, according to carloading re-
ports, has been due to the fact that
heavy materials, such as building
materials, coal. stone, gravel, brick,
etc. have not been moving. Truck
competition enters to an important
extent In only small proportion Of
railroad traffic. and that chiefly in
less-carload freight. OF the differ
ential of 14,834997 carloads OF rail
traffic between 1929 and 1887, 1885,
298 carloads were of manufacturers
and miscellaneous freight, coal and
forest products, in which motor
trucks do not have a look in The
rails could recapture all the freight
handled by commercial motor car
riers and still be in financial distress.
Judge R. V. Fletcher Of the AS
sociation of American Railroads has
estimated that trucks carry 7.9 per
cent of the Nations traffic; rails,
675 per cent; Great Lakes, 1923
per cent; pipe lines. sos per cent;
inland waterways. 304 per cent and
electric railways, OLA per cent.
When it is realized that IS per cent
OF all trucks are privately owned,
1t is clear the volume Of freight
carried by for-hire carriers shrinks
to a small fraction OF the total.
Last ye6r motor trucks paid SAT-
$4,000 in special truck taxes-that
is license and permit fees and gaso-
line taxes. This figure does not
include the ordinary forms OF taxes
paid by any business enterprise,
such as personal property taxes, in
Evening star., 1938-11-20
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Trucks Held Bameless Plight of Raroads-Lo Seen Due
Lack of Moving.

When the next session of Congress
convenes, 1t will be faced with several
vexatious problems. not least of
which Is the economic position OF the
railroad industry, according to Ted
v. Rogers, president American
Trucking Associations, Inc. There is
no doubt the railroad situation will
demand commanding attention. and
it is fair assumption that before
the gavel sounds adjournment leg
islation will have been enacted de-
signed to help the railroads back to
financial security. Despite the fact
that many economists believe the
situation will right itself with the
return OF more normal business,
there is a school Of thought which
adheres to the theory that legisla-
ton, probably restrictive legislation
as far as competition is concerned,
is the answer.
Previous attempts to discover a
solution to the railroad problem
have not been successful. A Senate
investigating committee few
months ago wound up a three-year
study of rail problems with little to
show for the effort, except millions
of words Of testimony. A House COM
mittee, headed by Representative
Clarence F. Lea of California, desig-
mated to recommend curative legis-
lation, is marking time The prob
lem is not a simple one, and the very
fact that these congressional COM
mittees have failed to come forth
with a comprehensive program is in
dicative Of its magnitude.
Conference of Leaders.
Last September the United States
Chamber of Commerce invited trans
portation leaders from all parts of
the country to attend the National
Transportation Conference in WASH
ington Leaders of the major trans
portation agencies and prominent
industrialists met with representa-
tives of the railroads in an effort to
answer the questions, What's wrong
with the railroads." What Is the
solution?" Railroad representa- tives
made several efforts to sound out
the conference on how far 1t might
Evening star., 1938-11-20

in section A of the Federal Bridge
League last Tuesday night at the
Wardman Park Hotel Each team
won l3 out Of ls boards. In section
B the Plants won top with l0i2 out
OF 18 boards. and the Justice and
the Justus teams were tied for
second place, each with 10 boards.
The KEGH team was first In Sec
ton c with IL boards, and Federal
Reserve was second with lll2
boards.
Following is the percentage and
number of games won and lost in
the Federals season series, with last
Tuesday nights game not included:
Evening star., 1938-11-20

is being purchased. the games thus
far have been progressive contract
1t is the purpose Of the club to
engage the services OF an instructor
for the purpose of educating the
novices in contract and directing the
play. When duplicate boards and
Howell and Mitchell cards. to direct
the movements. have been obtained
it is the intention of the organizers
to establish a duplicate contract
game.
The winners of the progressive
game last Tuesday night were Miss
K. A. McNutt of the Treasurer's Of
fee and Miss Anne Skinker Of the
Internal Revenue division.
Paul Miller, whom readers of the
Sunday Star will recognize as the
skilled editor of the papers chess
column, has established the Blue
Monday Bridge Club with head
quarters In the Parkside Hotel, on
I street. opposite Franklin Park. The
club is not formed for profit. and
persons desiring to play contract,
regardless Of their place of employ
ment, are eligible to membership
upon being suitably recommended
The club meets every Monday eve
ming.
Tom Stevenson plays bridge as he
used to play poker when that popu-
lar game was his favorite pastime-
as If two pair had never been beaten
in the annals of draw. He not only
forces his own hand to the utmost
but he also obliges his partner to
60 the limit in the hope Of getting
top on the board with an extra trick
or a possible slam. He strikes for a
top even if a loss will mean a bot
TOM