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Evening star., 1938-12-15
Arlington Fire Chief
Makes Annual Report

An average Of 10 men attended
each of the SO fire alarms in Arling-
ton County, Va, during the month
of November, a report of Fire Chief
A. c. Scheffel to County Manager
Frank c. Harrahan, shows. Z
Total damage by fire during the
period amounted to $2,205. The So
calls were classified as follows:
Thirteen residences, six automobiles,
three sheds, one bus and 35 grass
fires. There were SO ambulance
calls and 81 fire inspections during
November.
Evening star., 1938-12-15

hurried into her white fur coat and
cap, and rushed out after the
ermine. But when they got to the
door Of the ermine house they both
stopped short. You see, Hulda was
much too big to enter. Only a little
girl the size Of q small doll could
have entered there. But q wonder
full thing happened. The Fairy
Queen flew down between them and
handed Hulda tiny cookie.
Eat this" she said. So Hulda ate
and suddenly she was no bigger
than the ermine. The cookie was a
magic one and had made her
Evening star., 1938-12-15

his white whiskers and then he
whisked around to the back door
Of the Toyshop. and scratched.
Hulda was in the kitchen eating q
raisin cookie 80 she heard him and
opened the door. He knew he didn't
have time to tell her the whole story
so he told her a little flb. Herlooked
50 worried that he sounded very con-
vincing when he said, ooh, dearl
Ny wife is sick and we need your
help. Can you come along right
away?"
"Why, certainly" said Hulda. She
Evening star., 1938-12-15
Pluy at CherrydoIe

"The Legion of the Snowman" a
benefit play, will be given by the
Cherrydale (Va) School Parent
Teacher Association tomorrow at 8
pm. at the school on Lee highway.
Evening star., 1938-12-15

smaller. She thanked the Fairy
Queen and hoped right down into
the ermine kingdom below ground.
Tomorrow: In the ermine KINGDOM,
Evening star., 1938-12-15
A. P. Feature SerDice.

THE STORY so FAR: The mean Queen
and her army are marching toward Toy
land. The Queen Of the Fairies is going
to try and stop them with pies-of all
things
Evening star., 1938-12-15

Hulda that there was such a person
who wished her harm. Whatever
shall I do?"
He scratched his head and pulled
Evening star., 1938-08-04
Golf Courses Too Easy Sarazen Declares
Soft Greens Take Awoy Real Development of Ton He Holds

oped If they had learned the game
on the slow, easy greens we have on
most courses today. They played on
tough. hard and slippery green's
that had to be played to perfectly
or the ball would 60 skidding off.
Darn few players can put back
spin on ball today to hold a fast
green. They don't have to on most
courses because the ball just hits
and sticks-and any ordinary golfer
can make pitch shots that just drop
and stick"
Saraxen thinks certain Eastern
courses such as Braidburn, Brook
line and Fresh Meadow still pro-
vide real tests, as did Cherry Hills
at Denver, scene Of the 1888 ma
tional open. He also contends that
the British still hold tournaments
that are tests Of golf instead Of
low scoring affairs that pack in
large galleries"
While contending that the West
il developing fewer and fewer good
amateurs because courses are too
easy, Sarazen paid tribute to Will
ford Wehrle of Racine, Wis, as
"the greatest young amateur pros
pect since Bobby Jones'"
Sam Snead, the seasons leading
money winner, also is ranked as q
great player" by the Connecticut
star.
when you can finish one-two-
three In almost every tournament
- Snsad docs said dene, you've
~ b haya ~ Soai thing"
Evening star., 1938-08-04
Bucs
Continued From First Page.)

flve and one-half games back-seven
on the losing side-aren't going to do
much catching up, even though they
showed signs of coming to life in
walloping the Cubs, 8-3, yesterday with
an attack featured by four homers.
The way things shape up now, If the
Pirates can maintain their edge
through the middle of this month they
have q very good chance of breezing
in with the nag.
to have somewhat of a pushover in
the American League. can't seem to
put any appreciable space between
themselves and the Indians. Yester-
day they added slim half-game to
their edge by downing the Tigers,
10-7, in 10 innings, with Joe Cor
don's overtime homer featuring the
winning rally. The Tribe. after drop
ping a 4-3 decision to Boston's Red
Sox in a twin bill opener. came back
to take the nightcap, 8-6.
Ival Goodman's 9th homer paced
. three-run rally in the 10th to
give the Reds q 6-3 decision over
the Phillies, moving the Cincinnati
clouters into third-place deadlock.
The Cardinals nipped the Dodgers,
81, in 10-inning night fuss.
Connie Mack's Athletics bombarded
four pitchers with "a hits to trample
the White Sox twice, 14-2 and 1876.
Buck Newsom turned in his 10th
win of the year in hurting the Browns
to 5-3 victory over the Nationals.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
Signaling of Boxing Scores
By Lights Likely to Be Made
Official by D. c. Ring Board

system has many more good angles
than bad. The only objection can
see to it is that it may decrease sus-
pense occasionally"
Dick O'Brien of the Herald says,
THE light system has possibilities
From the standpoint of the spectators
I think it carries a lot of interest. But
in the Bland fight last night I heard
Bland say to his manager, I haven t
a chance. I only drew one light This
will happen in many cases and I be-
lieve the fans won't get the best a
fighter has in him when he is run
ming behind. However, the system
really hasn't had fair chance yet
and may prove successful"
Might Help in Baltimore.
Al Scherr of the Baltimore News
Post Joins Buck O'Nein and Bob Ad-
die. Times writer's, in indorsing the
plan Says Scherr; The light sys-
tenn should prove popular with the
fans. 1t certainly should 60 a long
way in curtailing betting at the fights
The judges. who have been guilty of
several bad decisions lately, will be
forced to keep on their toes. hope
it stays and wish a similar plan would
be used in Baltimore. where the fight
game is at a very low ebb."
One Of the minor flaws in the sys-
tenn was remedied last night when
Marty Levin. youthful sports follower,
hoped in the ring in the main event
and collected the slips OF the judges
and referee after each round. thus
relieving, the referee Of that burden
and smoothing the mechanics OF. the
plan.
Evening star., 1938-08-04

every golf group and today you won't
find many divots scattered loose
around the Elkridge layout.
Women's Tourney Shift.
Over in Baltimore they're talking
about shifting the Middle Atlantic
womens championship to the Five
Farms course Of the Baltimore Coun-
try Club, from Rodgers Forge. where
it was originally scheduled for October
1915. 1t all comes about because the
association and its officers are going
to put in competition a perpetual tro-
ply to be known as the Charles E.
McPhail Memorial Trophy" in men,
ory of beloved former president of
the association. who died in June.
Charley McPhail was chair
man Of the Baltimore Country
Club Golf Committee and q man
beloved by every one with whom
he came in contact.
Five Farms was bis hobby. He
loved it. and he died there, on the
golf course. So. in respect to him,
Baltimoreans want the first tourna-
ment for the cup IN his memory to be
played at Five Farms. The change
hasn't yet been made. but it may be
In return Rodgers Forge, which held
the Maryland's mems championship
will get the champion of champions
tourney next fall.
Evening star., 1938-08-04

Permanent adoption Of the light
system, which reveals the winner of
the round as we'll as the fighter lead
ing on points over the route, seemed
a certainty today following its second
successful test last night at Griffith
Stadium.
While Fred Buchholz could not be
reached for comment. Maj. Ernest w.
Brown and Claude W. Owen. remain
ing members of the District Boxing
Commission. again indorsed the plan,
both stating they have discovered no
reason why the idea should not be
written into the local ring code.
Before taking action, however. the
commission has decided to experiment
with one more show, searching for
any flaw which has not been detected
to date Larger bulbs and change
from blue to green have been recon-
mended by Maj Brown, who feels a
green bulb will be more distinguish
able than blue.
Radio Men Favor Scheme.
Arch Mcdonald and Tony Wake
man. . local radio sports announcers,
both advocate adoption Of the sys-
tenn. feeling it will aid radio audiences
and themselves in broadcasting bouts.
while Col Joe Fegan, boxing judge.
and Referees Harry Volkman and
Eddie La Fond also approve of the
plan.
Boxing writers also see merit in the
idea. Lewis F. Atchison of the Post
says. Il think it has been successful
in every way. Fans have received it
nicely"
Bob Ruark of the News offered, THE
Evening star., 1938-08-04
SARRON TO BATTLE
YUCATAN KID HERE
Will Provide Headline Bout for
Police Boys Club Benefit
Show October 2.

Petey Sarron, former world feather
weight champion, and Yucatan Kid,
Southern lightweight champion. will
clash at Griffith Stadium October 3
in benefit 15-round bout for the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club, it was
announced today.
The bout will be for the Southern
lightweight title, marking Yucatan
Kids first defense of his mythical
crown since he captured it from Nor
ment Quarles in June Yucatan has
dropped only one decision in 18
bouts in this country since deserting
Mexico.
Sarron spanked Lou Gevinson, local
lightweight, in his last appearance
here before submitting to an operation
to remove growth in his left elbow.
The operation proved successful and
Petey currently enjoys more use Of his
left arm than at any time in the last
two years.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
TREASURY SCORES
FLASHY GOLF WIN
Beats Procurement, 6 to 0,
in Opening Contest of
Evening Star Event.
By ROD THOMAS,

Treasury Department is away wing
ing in The Evening Star tournament
for the team match play golf cham
pionship of Federal employees.
Today the Procurement team, Treas
urys victim in a match yesterday at
Beaver Dam, is wondering what struck
1t. In winning, 60, the Treasury S
four shot brand OF golf hardly to be
expected outside OF big-time tourna-
ments.
On a long course, slowed by recent
rains. and playing the last several
holes in a downpour. Frank Goodwin
and Paul K. Paschke put togethe. a
"a and IS for best ball of 70. two un-
der par, to beat the star southpaw,
Tommy Bones, and the Procurement
captain, Paul Carey, 2 and l, IN the
feature skirmish. Paschke gagged
birdie on the first hole for a win and
from there on he and Goodwin were
on top.
Procurement Shows Fight.
In the other match. George Winkler
and J. Weisenbereer played brilliantly
to swamp X. M. Skaggs and Ed Hola-
han.
Points in the tournament are de-
cided on . Nassau basis.
j., i thought we had q good team,
said the Procurement captain today
but We didn't expect to run into the
kind Of golf Treasury threw at us
However. it's long way to go. and we
aren't giving up in the least You can
tell that to Agriculture" Procurement
In its next match, will play Agriculture
on August IS. Treasury next will meet
Labor on August 16
In Section 3 of the 24-team tour
nament with Treasury and Procure
ment, besides Agriculture and Labor
are G. P. o. and Interior and In spite
of Treasury's smashing victory yes.
terday stiff struggle is expected fol
the section title and the right to shoot
in the championship playof1.
Two Matches on Today.
Today War Department was to meet
Federal Bureau Of, Investigation at
Congressional in virtually an all-star
battle in Section 2 and in Section
3 g. A. O., Federal medal play cham
pion, was to oppose Treasury Accounts
and Deposits at Indian Spring in an
other scrap that promised to be tight.
Tomorrow Section will get under
way with Reconstruction Finance
Corp meeting Post ONCE at Army
Navy.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
Min WILL WEAR
HANOVER cOLORS
Famous Stable to Depend
on 2:04H Colt Next Week
in Harness Classic.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-If Lawrence
B. Sheppard Of the famous Hanover.
Pa, trotting farms can't breed q
Hambletonian favorite he goes out
and buys one.
After winning the 1880 renewal OF
trotting's richest race with the home-
bred Hanover's Bertha and repeating
last year with Shirley Hanover, shep-
pard has paid $4,000 for McLin, one
of the favorites for next Wednesdays
$40 900 classic at Goshen, N. Y.
w. H. Cane, promoter Of the IA
nous race, apparently was thinking OF
the adage of "a bird in the hand Is
worth two In the bush" when he sold
McLin. The winners share Of the
purse will not amount to much more
than he got for the son of Mr.. Nc
Elwyn- -Ethelinda. Cane won the 1929
race with Walter Dear, but for the last
several years has been without
serious contender.
Couldn't Refuse $4,000.
But couldn't turn down $40 ,000,'
said Cain. After all, he might not
win the race. I'll get my salts
faction and money out Of seeing some
10000 fans enjoy the race
McLn was unknown until . few
weeks ago when his crafty trainer,
Walter Cox, worked him a mile In
2:04A. As 2-year-old he finished
last in five races and could do q mile
in no better than 2:13l1.
The colt made his first start Of the
year in the American Stake at Agawam
last week After having Long Key.
the Hambletonian favorite, beaten in
the second heat when he broke just
after passing the seven-eighths pole.
McLin came back to win the third mile
in 2:07 over a slow track Long Key
previously had travelled a winning mile
in POI u this year to establish him.
self as the public choice.
McLin raced for Sheppard in the
National Stakes Tuesday at Agawam.
but Henry Thomas did not push him
after finishing second in the first heat.
Dark" Horse in Reserve.
Although McLin will be Shepp4fd's
chief hope for his second straight
owner has ever gained, Shppard also
has promising dark horse in Henry
Boyd Hanover. a homebred named for
q personal friend of Sheppard from
Chicago.
Henry Boyd had such bad temper
ament last year that no attempt was
made to race him. He continued to
act up in the American Stakes, but
when he finally did get away. yards
behind the leaders, he thrilled the
spectators with real exhibition Of
trotting.
Trotting horse fans recalled that it
was in the American last year that
Shirley Hanover acted so badly she
fell and injured herself and then came
back a week later to set q new record
for the Hambletonian.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
Sheppard After Hanbleonian Victory Pays $4,000 for 7>oer
From The -.~.~
Press Box
Garcia, Hostok, Louis
Scorned by Armstrong.
By JOHN LARDNER,

Special Correspondent OF Inc Star.
POMPTON LAKES, N. j., Aug. A.
Little Henry Armstrong, who consti-
tutes one-quarter Of all the cham
pions there are in boxing and plans
to become three-eighths of the total
next week, was very much worried
about your correspondents sanity.
Take a cold shower" he urged,
"and 60 right to bed. You'll feel better
In the morning"
Meanwhile, Armstrong; manager,
fat Edward Mead, was tapping his
skull and giving your correspondent
q look full of sanity pity.
"Only IS cards to his deck" said Mr..
Mead in a hoarse whisper. "A little
dancy. Been out in the sun too long"
Your correspondent, it develops, has
a bee in his skinner. and ought to
be put away some place where he
won't hold up traffic and scare lonely
ladies. This is because your corre-
spondent believes that Ceferino Gar
cia, the bolo-punching Filipino, would
make chicken hash out of Henry Arm
strong, if ever the two met in the same
ring.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
D. C. BOYS ADVANCE
AT MARYLAND NET
Quarter-Final Round Is Gained
by Cowen. Richardson-Two
of Capital Bow.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. August 4.-Maurice
Cowen, top-seeded player from Wash
ington. and Eddie Richardson, another
Washington entrant. will play today in
the quarter final matches of the Mary
land State boys single tennis tourna-
ment here. Chandler Brossard of
Washington, seeded third. and Roberts
Thompson. playing in the junior divi-
sion. have been eliminated.
Cowen conquered S. Elkins of Bal
timore, 60, 6-1, in fourth round
match yesterday, while Richardson
won by default in the third round and
then downed S. Weisberg, Baltimore,
60. 60, In his fourth round.
Chandler was upset in extra sets
Of the third round play by Russell
Davis, jr, of Cambridge. Md, 2-6,
53, 8-6. Freddy McNair. Annapolis,
ranked tenth, eliminated Thompson in
the third round, 6s, 6t3. 6t3.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
MONTANA IS LIKELY
TO WIN BACK TITLE
Former Flyweight King Displays
Old Power in Winning Over
Morioka, Japanese.
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Small Mon
tana. the Filipino who once held the
world flyweight title, is we'll on the
way to recovering the crown.
Weighing Ill, Montana easily out
pointed Katsumi Morioka. the Japa-
nese from Vancouver, British Co
lumbia, at Queensboro Arena last
night. Morioka weighed 109A.
Montana, winner Of the first bout
to decide q new nyweight champion to
replace Scotland's Benny Lynch, prob
ably will meet Little Dado, q fellow
countryman. next.
Lynch lost his title when he failed
to make the weight for a bout abroad
with Jackie ZURICH Of California.
Montana took every round but the
1lth, which was even.
Evening star., 1938-08-04
PEEWEES TIED FOR TOP

Southeast Bees and the Southeast
Indians are tied for first place in the
peewee section of the Boys Club of
Washington Southeast Branch Base
ball League. each having won three
games and lost none.
Other wins and losses in that section
at Metropolitan Police Boys Club, No.
5, 2-l: Southeast Tigers, %, and
Northeast Branch, 1-3.
' In the insect division the Police
Boys Club, No. S, leads with four
straight victories. Others are Cardi-
mails. al; Southeast Giants, 81;
Northeast Branch, Ia; Southeast
Business Men, 1-2, and Friendship
House, o..
Evening star., 1938-08-04

too much Of q commercial PROPOSE
ton"
Greens are the only real test
of a golfer" he said, "and through.
out the West, particularly, they're
making the greens so easy that it's
going to hurt the chances of young
players to develop topnotch games.
Bent-grass greens, soft and slow,
are hurting the sport because any
ordinary golfer can pitch to and
hold them.
Il know they'll say that I'm just
an old man doing some squawking,
but the really great players of golf
the Walter Hagens and Tommy
ArmourS-never would have devel-
Evening star., 1938-08-04
WALTONITES TO GATHER

A special meeting OF the Falls
Church Chapter Of the Izaak Walton
League will be held at 8 o'clock this
evening In the Masonic Hall, East Falls
Church, Va.
Members will discuss with DR.. L. G.
McNemar, president, the results Of
a three-day wildlife convention held
late last month at v. P. l., Blacks
burg, Va,
Evening star., 1938-08-04
BY EARL HILLIGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

CHICAGO, Aug. IA few mil
lion golfers probably moan many
times season that this course Is
too tough" but Gene Sarazen is
convinced most layouts are being
made so easy that real players
are going to come few and far be-
tween in the future"
En- route from the st. Paul open
to his farm at Brookf1eld Center,
Conn, the man who has been one
of the Nations greatest players
stopped long enough to decry what
he sees as trend toward making
the game easy for the buffers and
Evening star., 1938-08-04
Gorcio Still Gets Vote
. From Determined Critic.

These last words were spoken IN
the same hoarse whisper. but ,-gour
correspondent heard them, ana his
feelings were hurt badly, There is
nothing can do but let posterity
be the Judge. I still think Geferino
Garcia is too big and strong for little
Henry.
In Henry's training camp they do
not believe that anybody in the
world is too big and strong for Henry.
They don't exactly hurl challenges at
AL Hostak, John Henry Lewis and
j. Louis Barrow, but you get the i'm
preston that those three fellows,
champions OF the middleweight.
light-heavyweight and heavyweight
divisions, respectively. spend a full
hour every day praying that Henry
will forget to notice them.
The only natural opponent for Hank
Is the Empire State Building, whose
manager. AL "Weskit" Smith. is trying
to duck the match. AL wants 7,0O0,-
Oo0-ton edge in the weights. Armstrong
is holding out for 6,50000o.
Meanwhile, the big fellows are
strictly a side issue. The business OF
the present meeting is Henry's fight
next Wednesday with the lightweight
champion, Luigi Ambers, born DAM
brosio. Henry expects to decapitate
Mr.. Ambers at the first suitable oppor-
tunity.
1.-THE other day." he says, somebody
quoted me that I said that Ambers
would win the first five rounds and
then I would catch up with him.
Well want you to understand, that's
just one possibility. Maybe it will go
that way, If his legs are strong. But
1t may not take that long. Maybe
will catch him sooner.
"Ambers cannot keep away from me
for long. He's fast, all right. But
I'm fast, too. I don't think this fight
will 90 the limit. And If it doesn't
go the limit, there's only one way it
can end"
1t is very painful to Henry to have
to fritter away his time on frail minus
Gull like Luigi Ambers, almost invis-
ible to the naked eye. Boy, bring the
fy-swatter and let's get this thing
over with.
tceryrieht. 1888. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-08-04
J0HNSEN STEPS UP
IN JUNIOR DOUBLES
Third Round of Culver Tennis
Reached by D. c. Boy, Who
Bows in Singles.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CULVER. Ind. Aug. 4-David
johnson Of Washington was paired
with Seymour Greenberg of Chicago
for third-round play today in the
junior doubles Of the National Junior
and Boys Tennis Championship Tour
nament. They survived second-round
play yesterday by defeating Allen Nc
Donald. Wichita, Kans. and Bill Hap
good. Sacramento, Calf, 5S. Ga.
johnson. however. will not be in the
quarter-finals of the junior singles
today. having been eliminated in
fourth-round play yesterday by VIII
liam Power, Worcester, Mass. e3,
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Also on today's playing slate were
fourth-round singles and semi final
doubles in the boys division.