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The voice of labor., 1938-12-01
RUBBER WORKERS BRIEFS
By H. T. Wilson, Local rs, URw of A.

The United Rubber Workers
march ahead on new fronts. In
Detroit, Michigan. the city Of anti
union employers especially anti
CLO) local union No. 80 OF the
URwA. has won its third agree
ment with the L. A. Young Co
At the beginning Of negotiations
the local was faced with an urgent
request to submit to a 2Ooe rcduc-
ton in pay. and the elimination Of
vacation with pay. and offered
nothing in return for such conccs-
sions.
The union couutered with re-
quest for an increase OF from per
cent TO SC per hour and an extra
one week vacation with pay. After
a series OF negotiations compro-
mise was reached whereby wages
and vacation stand status quo but
subject to negotiation.
This company is the only one
manufacturing golf equipment
whose employees are organized un-
der the banner OF the Clio
Some OF its competitors have to
deal with the AF of L. and some
have no organization a all
just prior to the time that the
negotiations began on the COM
pany's new agreement with Local
50. the A. F. OF L. union accepted
10 percent decrease in wages. and
there is no doubt that the unorgan-
lied workers had to accept the same
wage decrease as those organized
under the a. F OF L.
BUTLER. y. :.
In Butler. N. j., Local Union No
SO has gained a 1907 union follow
ing after lockout which began
when the union initiated an inten-
sivc membership drive
Undaun,ed by the lockout local
36 continued its membership drive
until only three workers remained
outside OF the union when the plant
rcopcncd. ONLY UNION MEM
BERS WENT TO WORK WHEN
THE PLANT REOPENED
The greatest feature OF the cam
paicn was that the town people
were behind the union in its effort
10 secure r 1907, union with the
American Hard Rubber Company.
TRENTON
Local Union 95 whose members
are employees OF the Acme Rubber
Company OF Trenton. n j., have
gained new contract with the
company
Protection OF wages and vacations
are provided for in the new agree
ment along with seniority and COL
lective bargaining rights.
Local Union No 10, whose mem-
bers are employees OF the Gillette
Rubber Company OF Eau Claire,
Wis. has its first signed contract
with the company. The contract
calls for Seniority right. vacation
with pay. stabilization Of hours Of
work-during slack period to be re-
duced to "a hours per week before
any layoffs and after 30 days. hours
| to be increased to 30 per week. even
il more layons must take place,
rights to bargain without fear Of
discrimination or interference. no
change in hours or rates without
first consulting with union commit
tee, no strikes or lockout until al
means of settlement have been
exhausted. time and one half for all
work over 80 hours In hours de-
The voice of labor., 1938-12-01
Who for Labor:

The proposal OF the council 10
defer naming the members oil the
commission until next meeting so
that every group will be given a
chance for representation ALREADY
has tongues wagging as to who VIII
be named from the ranks OF labor
The boys at the Union Hall are
betting money that there will be no
renrescntativc OF labor named at all
and that the affair will be confined
To the usual gang OF the Chamber
# Commerce and the merchants
interests. Vox Pop takes issue with
his view and is certain that labor
yill be given spokesman on the
commission.
How could il be otherwise? Mayor
xoon said on January 10 TO the Ro'
ary Club that he would not aiio"
ANY organization to dictate policies
n city affairs. or course. at tha'
ime he was preparing to retrac'
,is former statement that he woule
not be candidate for office again
and his remarks might have no
been made in all sincerity stu
watch and see. Look for laoor'
spokesman to be named to the com
mission. But don't get sore eyes,
The voice of labor., 1938-12-01
WOW:

Him. And this. ! suppose, is one
OF those hideous carieatures you cal
modern art"
Her: Nope. that's just mir
ror."
Evening star., 1938-08-30
OLD JACK 0RATES:
FAILS AS REFEREE
Adds Comedy to Ring Show
Here-Fe|dman, Cagney
Win Main Bouts,

Amiable, moon-faced Jack johnson.
once the worlds best heavyweight
fighter, convincingly has demonstrated
to at least smattering of local
rlngWorms he currently is the world S
worst referee at any weight. What
the ponderous Negro lacks in fnesse.
however, is offset by a blend Of
sincerity and comedy.
In prelude to his officiating
chores last night at Griffith Stadium.
johnson threatened to consume the
major portion of the evening reveal
ing the shortcomings of the present
crop of fighters and the cure. The
1895 paying patrons were instructed
in the proper methods of rearrang-
ing features, with illustrations.
Moves Like Snowplow.
johnson then treated them to a
rare exhibition of refereeing, wedg-
ing his way between the colored scrap
pers with all the grace and effective
ness of snowplow. After being
showed emphatically half way across
the ring. with any part of their
respective anatomies serving as a
handle for johnson. the fighters dis
creetly separated quickly when Jack
shouted his continual "breakawav."
johnson. as referee. ignored
etiquette. but his sincerity made a hit
with the anemic crowd and the 61-
year-old former champion had a pair
OF tough preliminary bouts to work.
Lew Feldman. fashioning his attack
after mosquito. easily outpointed
Paul Lee in the eight-round feature
bout, peppering the game. but out
classed Lee at will during the early
stages OF the scrap
Feldman's Early Margin Tells.
Lee deserted the role of guinea pig
after the fourth round and made an
interesting and hectic bout of it until
the final bell, but Feldmans early
margin offset Pauls rally.
Cal Cagney, New York welterweight.
registered technical knockout over
Larry Esposito of Brooklyn, Referee
Harry Volkman stopping the contest
after two minutes of the sixth round
after Esposito had visited the canvas
three times.
Other bouts saw Mario Severino
trim Jerry Hall and Slugger White
whip Kid Howie in six-rounders and
Marcus Pitts spank Billy Banks in a
four-rounder.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
COLORED PITCHERS
START TOMORROW
Ringerites Given Until Labor Day
to Qualify for Title Play
in Sfor ToNrnev


Horseshoe pitchers throughout the
metropolitan area will start banging
away tomorrow night in the qualifying
round of the colored section OF The
Evening Star tournament.
District twirlers will take the 100-
shoe test on the Banneker courts,
where Arthur A. Greene, general
chairman of the colored tournament,
will direct play. The courts will be
open from 4:30 to 9 pm.
The Virginia tests will be held at
Halls Hill and Alexandria. while the
Maryland tossers will perform at
Cedar Heights, Lincoln Park and
North Brentwood. The deadline for
qualifying will fall Labor Day.
Sixteen pitchers will qualify for the
championship eliminations in each
sector, with the titles of Southern
Maryland, Northern Virginia and
Washington at stake.
The survivors of these tournaments
will shoot it out for the Metropolitan
Washington crown. Arthur Green
(not the tournament chairman), who
won the Metro and the Maryland
titles last year. won't defend because
of illness. Holsey Ford and Lincoln
Roots have looked best in tune-up
competition.
Persons desiring to enter the tour
nament may do so by calling Chair
man Greene at the Twelfth Street
Y. M. c.. A., North 1854.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
NET PAIRS BATTLE
IN TITLE MATCHES
Juniors and Seniors in Finals
of Playground Tourney on
Chevy Chase Courts.

Junior and senior playground net
crowns were at stake today at Chevy
Chase playground courts. with Mike
Nunez and Ken Daily of Palisades
meeting Dave Weathersbee and John
Bredbenner of Happy Hollow for the
senior title and Bob Bensinger and
Dick Bruce of Takoma facing Ed
wards and Walthens OF Burroughs
for the Junior championship.
Weathersbee and Bredhenner elm
mated Harry Lambert and Jack Walsh
of Burroughs yesterday in the semi
final round. 0-6. Ga 6-3, while
Dalby and Nunez whipped John
Hutchinson and Karl Maier OF
Takoma. 60. 6-8, 6-3.
Edwards and Walthens disposed of
Hossick and Rhodes of Edgewood.
6-3. 81. while Bensineer and
Bruce walloped Tarleton and Hall
Of Garfield, 6-3, 81, in the junior
division.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
D. c. SHOTS TRAIL
AS ASMAR|NESLEAD
Devil Dog Takes One Event
at Camp Perry, Two Get
Tie in Another.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Aug 30
Sergt, Lloyd P Jenkins of the U. S.
Infantry team, shooting a possible
score OF 100 with IL VS., topped a field
OF 1895 competitors yesterday and
won the Marine Corps Cup match, the
biggest event to date of the national
rifle and pistol matches.
The highest scores made by the
District National Guardsmen were: 1t
William D. Putnam, Company B, 1o4th
Quartermaster Regiment, score "a;
Sergt. Harry B. Parsons. Ordnance De-
partment, State Staff, "a; Pvt. John C.
Oehmann, Headquarters and Service
Company, SO. The course of this match
was 10 shots at each range, 600 and
1000 yards, prone, using the service
rifles.
A tie developed in the second event
OF the day, the Coast Guard Trophy
match, 10 shots rapid-fire kneeling or
sitting from standing. at 200 yards,
and 10 shots rapid-flre prone from
standing at 300 yards, with service
rifles. Sergt. Floyd E. Moore and
Gunnery Sergt. James r. Tucker of
the U. S. Marine Corps team and Law
renee w. Parish, r. M. I. c. of the
U. S. Coast Guard team shot identical
scores of 80. The tie will be shot of
today to determine the first three
places.
Fletcher Jones OF the District civil
ian team scored a 40 at each range
to top the local marksmen. Mai.
Clarence S. Shields of the National
Guard team, with Al at the 20O-yard
stage, scored a possible so at the 300
yard stage to outrank all other CTS.
Sergt Gray K. Etheridge made a 81
with 49 at the longer range Corpl
Willard Jensen scored 95 and Capt.
Edward A. Mcmahon scored "a.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
RESHUFFL|NG DUE
IN GOLF STANDING
Four Government Matches
Today Will Have Vital
Bearing on Title.
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

-Four matches today are certain TO
bring about a further reshuff1ing of
positions in the Government match.
play team golf championship, spon-
sored by The Star. Two teams in
each of the four sections were slated
to play in contests which can result
IN new alignments in each division,
In much the same way as Commerce
today had slipped into first place in
Section in the wake OF its 6-to-0
victory yesterday over Post Office at
the Army-Navy Country Club.
Matches scheduled today were as
follows: Section 1-R. F. C. VS.. Jus
tice at Beaver Dam: Section 2-S. E.
c. VS.. F. B. I. at Indian Spring; Sec
tlon 3-Procurement VS.. G. P. o. at
Army-Navy; Section 4-Soil Conser-
walton VS.. Accounts and Deposits.
May Reach Turning Point.
So closely punched are the leaders
in all divisions that clean-sWeep
victory for any team may, in the end,
prove the turning point in the sec
ton championships. Two such sweeps
were achieved yesterday at Army
Navy as Commerce licked Jim Far
ley's Post Office boys, to 0, and
the strong Navy team turned on the
heat to win from Patent Office, 6 to 0.
Nays victory showed them up into
| the second notch in Section 2. four
points behind the War Department
| outfit. which leads with IA points.
Commerce tops Section with l3 points
won.
Both Navy twosomes clung closely
to par TO win matches yesterday.
Comdr. E. R. Patton and w. H. Lines
had better ball of 70 to win from
c. c. Heath and Dan Arnold. while
Lou Harrison and Comdr. A. H. Yando
had the same score to win from Howe
and Leighey of Patent Office.
! Paul Rosendall of Post ONCE
sprained an ankle on the first hole
of the match with Commerce, which
didn't help the Post Office men at
all. Lucas and Smith of Commerce
won all 3 points from Rosendall and
Boston, while Gardner and Lande of
Commerce were sweeping 3 points
from Sheridan and Rogers.
! Only one more match is scheduled
this week, the contest Thursday be-
! tween Treasury and Interior in Sec
/ ton 3 at Belle Haven.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
GOLF PROS SERIES
DELAYED G WEEKS
Charity Matches, Maryland
Play to Keep D. c. Group
Busy Into October.
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Pro golfers Of Washington are going
to be so busy playing in charity
matches and in the Maryland State
Golf Association team championships
during the coming six weeks that they'll
/ have no time to play their pro exhibit
ton series until mid-October
They had planned a schedule of six
or eight contests at Washington clubs
but after looking over their dates they
found there aren't enough Sundays let,
and so they've listed the next Sunday
exhibition for the Capital Club or
October 16
Next Sunday three ring profes.
sional circus will be staged at Indian
Spring. when Ed Oliver, the betting boy
from Wilmington, will play with A
Jamlson against Witty Cox and Lewis
Worsham. the apple-cheeked Chevy
Chase youngster Eight other pros
will play in two more exhibition con-
tests at the same time.
Intercity Play for Charity.
The next Sunday-September IL
the first of two exhibition matches be-
tween picked teams of pros from Wash
Ington and Baltimore will be held at
Indian Spring. with the second match
billed for Baltimore on September l8
Tickets for these intercity matcfe!
now are on sale at the golf shops
around town and the proceeds will &c
to Warner Mather. Baltimore pro
who needs boost up the financla
ladder. Warner has been i'll for wears
Maryland State team matches. ir
which the club pro plays in the No.
spot, will keep most Of the topline pro.
fessionals in action for four week!
starting September l8, and winding ur
/ October g.
so the pros, scanning their schedule
find it impossible to bill any Sunday
afternoon exhibition until we'll int
October They should have startee
these matches earlier.
d. c. Open at Army, Navy.
Meanwhile negotiations moved for.
ward for the staging of the Distric
open links championship at the Army
Navy Club in October. Comdr. E. K
Patton. golf chairman at the servic,
club. said his organiza ton will be glac
to have the professionals play thei
title event over his course and that thu
club will toss few dollars into the pot
The District open usually draws
f1eld OF 80 to 35 players at five-bucl
entry fee and the total purse may g
as much as $500. Witty Cox won tn.
crown last year at Indian Spring with
72-hole total of 29l,
Evening star., 1938-08-30
Puts Boys Above Grid Wins
Morrison Of Vondy Scores Victory Methods
Says Alumni Unfair to Mentors

Il know I have sacrificed VIC
tories under certain circumstances
and ! know other coaches who have
because the box office and the won
and lost column are not all-im-
portant."
Morrison, noted exponent Of now
you-see-it, now-you-don't offensive,
added the alumni seldom ever are
justified in yelling for a coach's
neck when he fails to win.
Il know of coaches with losing
records whose coaching was as good
as many others who pilo.ed their
teams to the top. Too many things
\ enter into it. And the outsiders
don't realize what small things can
upset a football team.
Football for all Of its big busi-
ness aspects is just a sport. I look
on it as entertainment for the
public and sport for the boys"
Evening star., 1938-08-30
85S SEEK PLACES
IN AMATEUR GOLF
156 Will Qualify in Tests
Opening Today-14 Are
on Exempt List.
Bv the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Aug 30.-The battle
for the amateur golf championship
starts today with the sectional qualify
ing rounds at 81 points throughout
the country. In all 858 golfers will
compete for the l56 open places in the
17o-man championship field which will
tee of September II at the Oakmont
Country Club, Pittsburgh.
Johnny Goodman of Omaha. the de-
Tending titlist. and Charley Yates of
Atlanta. the British amateur champion,
are exempt from the district elimina-
tions. Also exempt are IL other players
including 8 former United States
champions, British stars and !
Australian.
Only twice in the long history of the
amateur, American COLTS oldest classic,
has the entry exceeded this years
in 1886 when the record was set at
lib, and in 1885, when there were
GAS.
Former Champs Main Threats.
The eight former champions include
some of the strongest threats to Good
mans continued reign. The group in
cludes Johnny Fischer. who won the
crown at Garden City. N. Y, in 1896:
Ross Sandy Somerville. the popular
Canadian who was victorious at Balti-
more in 1882; Francis Ouimet, the
daddy of them all, who won in 1914
and 1881: Max Marston. the 1923
winner; Jess Sueetser. 1922; Jesse
Guilford, 1921; Chick Evans, 1916 and
1920. and S. Davidson Heron, who
beat Bobby Jones. and T. at Oak
mont in 1919, Jones first bid for the
title.
The foreigners besides Somerville are
Tony" Torrance, the veteran Briton
Leonard Crawley of the winning Brit
ish Walker Cup team; Brig, Gen. A.
c, Critchley of London. the Belgian
open titlist, and H. W. Hattersley of
Australia. d,
New York Tops Field.
Largest sectional qualifying field is
due for the metropolitan New York
district. A field of LOG will compete
for is places, among them Ray Bill
lows of Poughkeepsie. the runner-up
last year. One OF the smallest but
also one of the strongest fields will
appear at Seattle, where in field Of
II trying for five places are Marvin
(Bud) Ward of the Walker Cup
team, Scotty Campbell and Harry
Givan, 1886 internationalists, and Don
Moe and Jack Westland.'
OF the other 1888 cup players,
Fred Haas, jr., will compete at New
Orleans. Chuck Kocsis at Detroit and
Reynolds Smith at Dallas.
Behind New York in numerical
strength Of entries come Pittsburgh
with IS players and IL places, Chi
cago with II places for field OF Sc
that includes Ted Adams. the Ca
madam amateur champion: Phila-
delphia with 81 and 9 places. and
Washington with so and places.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
Fights Last Night
Py the Associated Press.

~, CHICAGO: CHIC Bobby racho, 14s.
PITTSBURGH. 20 Billy soose. 155,
Pittsburgh. outpointed Freddy Lem.
15s. Pittsburgh 1m
NEWARK.-.Bilv Miske. ir.. 175. ST. &.
Paul knocked out Ted Mccoy. IFS.
HoUsToN, Tex.-Joev Parks. ls5,
St. Louis. outpolnted Ralph Chong 1tU,
151,, New York. knocked out Pinkie
LOUISVILLE. Ky.-Emil Joseph. 1873.
Pittsburgh. knocked out Al George, l3i
Columbus Ohio ,al
NEWARK. N. J.-Tippy Larkin. 1876.
Garfield. N j. outpointed Freddie
Cochrane. 1873. Elizabeth. N J. n5i.
BUFFALO. n. Y-George Brackey.
23l. Buffalo Knocked out George Burke.
1s9. ST. Catharines, Ontario. in 4s
seconds OF the second round.
HARTFORD. Conn.-Carl Gueeino.
"a, Hartford. Conn: out2ointed john
ny Mack. 1917. New Britain. Conn
=, PH1LADELPHIA-B Buddy Ryan. III,
Newark. N. J.. outpointed Frank Dono-
frlo III Philadelphia IOl.
NEW YORk-George Zengaras. 1876.
Greece. outpoInted Eddie Brink. l4u.
BALTIMORE. Howard Scott 49,.
VIC F1nazzo. 1891 Baltimore 90.
ATLANTA.-Ben Brown. I6Ola. Al
lanta knocked out Tony Cell. IT, ,.
New YORK. ! 10 OF the sixth.
Evening star., 1938-08-30

Atlantic P. G. A. crown. He entered
the tournament with hardly any prac-
tice and got better with each round
Over the last fortnight he has played
just twice. in tourney at Lancaster,
Pa. and in the Sunday pro matches
at KenWood. But lack of practice
and lack of golf can't keep that guy
down He is as good as ever despite
the fact that the calluses of prac-
tice have softened up. No man can
shoot p at Indian Spring. as Leo
did yesterday, and not have a lot on
the ball.
Walper Has Good Day.
1t was good day for Whistling Leo
all around. He tied for the top spot
in the pro sweepstakes tourney, staged
by the Mid-Atlaftc P. G. A., with
Andy Gibson. the Maryland open
champ, and John Bass, the tall boy
from Clifton Park. Baltimore, and he
was made captain of the team of four
Washington pros who will meet a
team of Virginia mentors at Washing
ton early in October for a side bet of
thousand bucks.
Walper, Witty Cox. Cliff
Spencer and George Diffenbaugh
will make up the local team.
Their opponents will be Chand-
Ter Harper, Bobby Cruickshank,
AL Houghton and Erie Ball.
And I'll practice for that one"
grlnned Leo. My money will be riding
and want to be in the groove"
Dave Thomson. Washington Golf
and Country Club pro, will act as
treasurer for the match, with r. T.
HareL, chairman of the Washington
group in charge of arrangements.
Terms are cash in the bank, under
Dawes signature by September 10, to
which AL Hougfton has agreed. AL
has an unnamed hacker in Virginia
and is assured the cash will be forth
coming
The first match will be played
at Washington and a gate fee
will be charged. with half the
receipts going to the Washing
ton pros and half to the cad
dies at the Washington club.
We can get two or three thousand
people to see that match at a buck a
Evening star., 1938-08-30
LEGION TITLE AT STAKE
Spartanburg Host to San Diego
in 3-Game Final Series.

SPARTANBURG. S. c.. Aug. 80 ZAP,
American Legion junior baseball
teams representing San Diego, Calf.
and Spartanburg will begin a FIVE
game series here tomorrow to decide
the national championship.
The Californians got into the Little
World Series" yesterday at Charlotte
N. c., when they defeated Detroit
Mich, to /. in the decisive game OF
a 3-game semi-flnals series. Spartan
burg won the Southeastern tournament
at Charlotte two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
By the Associated Press,

6y the ASSOClALeo eTeSS.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 3d.
Jesse Ray Morrison. head coach of
the Vanderbilt football team, said
today there was no iustifica ton for
"victory-at-all-costs" methods in
the college game
"All coaches like to win. and the
more victories the merrier," said
the curly-haired coach. but there
comes a time when you have to
think of something besides VIC
tories"
The boys come first with the
highest type of coaches. You have
to keep in mind that the boys, or
at least the majority of them. have
come to school to get an education.
They must be allowed to study
whatever they want to, even If some
of their classes interfere with foot
ball in the afternoons.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Chicago at Washington, 3:l5.
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic tourney. Edge
moor Club, As.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Chicago at Washington, 3:l5.
Football.
Washington Redskins VS.. College
All-Stars, Chicago, $50.
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic tourney, Edge
moor Club, As.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
PIN FRANCHISE OPEN.

Teams desiring a franchise in the
Federal Bowling League are requested
to have representatives present at a
meeting Of the loop tonight at the
Arcadia Bowling Alleys at 8 o'clock.
Plans for the approaching season also
viii b. discussed.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
Ruth Likes Bucs.
But Yanks-WOw.

b. the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. Aug 3o.-An old
American Lacquer vaddled for
ward today to the defense Of the
National League.
Babe Ruth. who swatted his
way to fame with the New York
Yankees. contrasted the better
balanced senior circuit with the
runaway the Yankees have been
making Of it this year and prac-
tically every year" in the Ameri-
can League.
Over here. you'll find the sec
ond division boys Just as tough az
the leaders in pinch"
Before swinging aboard a train
70 Cincinnati, the Babe. who now
holds down the first base coachinc
'tation for Brooklyn. picked the
Pirates for the pennant. with
little hustle But for the series:
oh, boy! Oh, boy!"
Three years ago-Ab Jenkins
broke 24-hour automobile speed
record, averaging l35.47 miles per
hour
Evening star., 1938-08-30
CHARLES TOWN GETS HILL.

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Aug. 80
George w. Hill, former coach of
athletics at Fairmont East Side High,
will be the new athletic director at
Charles Town High.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
Straiqht off The Tee
By WALTER McCALLUM.

figure him natural Leo Walper the big
hills Of
himself
which
W. Va Leo opened
has hasn't
April with the nonchant the the