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The Washington times., 1938-03-25

Gregory is coming to town.
Don't you know who Bob
Gregory is? For shame. pish-
tush and other noises indicative
of contempt. Gregory is the
English wrestler who stole the
Princess Baba from the Mayfair
set in London and made her his
wife, not to mention his stooge
on his junket through our fair
land.
BROKEN HEARTS
They say most of the nobility
took this love-match with a
great gnashing of the teeth, a
tearing of the hair, and a
humping of the chest. The
princess, you see, is a classy
looking doll, besides having
enough money to pave Pennsyl-
vania Avenue with guineaS-
and we don't mean MusSolini's
kind.
Baba's pappy is the white
Rajah of Sarawak, a private
South Sea Island empire which
sprawls over some $4,000 square
miles in northwest Borneo. The
Rajah bosses some 100000
DyakS, Malays, Kyans, and
tribes, many of them head
hunters, SaraWak is the only
absolute monarchy in the world
and was taken over as a sort of
feudal barony by Baba's grand
father, who negotiated a treaty
with Great Britain. According
to terms of the contract, Eng
land agreed to leave internal
administration in the hands of
the white Rajah in return for
British protection. My, are we
getting technical!
MERE TRIFLE
Anyway, the Princess had a
small allowance of $4,000 a
month-just pin money for little
things like perfume, lipstick,
hose and maybe a couple of
limousines or two. Along came
Handsome Bog Gregory, strictly
a muscle guy. Bob, born in
London, had studied to be a
physician at Highgate and Uni
verSity Colleges where he was
an a1l.arnIInd athlete.
Some Of his accomplishments,
according to Press Agent Dave
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
VIRGINIA LISTS
8 GRID GAMES

CHARLoTTEsvMLE. Va.
March 25.-The University of Vir.
ginia gridders will play nine games
next year, opening against v. M.
I. on September "a, u game which
will mark the fiftieth anniversary
of intercollegiate competition in
Virginia.
The remainder of the schedule
finds the Cavaliers facing Wash.
ington and Lee, on October /;
Navy at Annapolis, October 8; Vir-
ginia Tech at Blacksburg, October
Is; Maryland at College PARK, Oc-
tober %: William and Mary, Octo-
ber 29; Columbia at New York, No
vember S; Harvard at Cambridge,
November IL, and North Carolina
at home, November "a.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Phelan to Attend
!. B. F. Convention

NEW YORK, March IS G.N.S).
Gen. John Phelan, chairman Of
the New York State Boxing Com
mission, indicated today he prob
ably would accept an invitation
from the International Boxing
Federation to attend an interna-
tional boxing convention in Rome
beginning April 10. The general
said he might sail April 2.
The I. B. F. invited the general
to explain the no-foul rule used
in this State and indicated the
federation might accept 1t for all
countries.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Champs Advance
In BadmintOn Test

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March
25.-Third round play was on tap
here today in the second annual
national badminton tournament
as the two defending champions,
Mrs. Del Barkhuff. of Seattle, and
Walter Kramer, Of Detroit, ad.
vanced easily through the first two
rounds.
Mrs. Barkhuff vanquished F.
Elwain, Boston, Ia, ia, and
Kramer romped over Harry Con-
Ian, New York, 15-4, 1910.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
CUNTS Battle for
S. Atlantic Titles

HAGERsToWN, Md, March
25.-Manbecks A. C. clashes with
Bethlehem Accounting for the
South Atlantic A. A. U. unlimited
basketball tournament champion
ship here tomorrow night.
In the women's finals, Hagers-
town 'Y" battles Motley Club, of
Baltimore, while the 145-pound
title is in jeopardy between the
Cumberland Dragons and Arun-
del Juniors, and Hoffman Chevro-
let faces Hanlon A. c. in the 130-
pound final.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Jacobs, RIed BY Politics,
Threatens to M0ye Fights

promoter would therefore have
to shell out heavily to get Am
bers to meet either Ross or
Armstrong.
But it took only about so sec
onds to make the match and
Well was left holding tha bag,
and the commission not only
gave the bouts its sanction but
even put it in writing. Then
Well suddenly discovered that
Ambers wanted to meet Arm
strong all the time. In fact,
he insisted that Armstrong
should meet Ambers before meet
ing Ross.
That's where the commission,
feeling a little pressure from
certain sources, began to hedge.
Hedging, however, will not pre-
vent the bout, for only yester-
day Abe Greene. alert chairman
Of the New Jersey boxing COM
mission, offered Mike Jacobs the
use OF the new Roosevelt Sta
dium, only IL minutes away, in
Jersey City.
Greene assured Jacobs the
stadium could hold $4,000 for
such q fight. Greene also, I'M
doubtedly, would be glad to
have Mike stage the Schmeling-
Louis fight in his Stat
That move put the New York
commission on a spot which the
commission can, and probably
will, wriggle off at its meeting
next Tuesday by inducing both
Ross and Armstrong to promise
Ambers q fight late in the
summer.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
KayOed in
National Handball

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Mar. 25.-A
knockout marked the National A.
A. u. handball tournament doubles
quarterfinals matches here yester-
day as Bill Mcclure, Of Los
Angeles, playing with Roy Leu,
was knocked senseless when he
struck a side wall while battling
Fred Coyle and Ed Linz, of New
York.
MCGUIRE continued play after
treatment but he and his part
ner were no match for Coyle and
Linz, who won, 21-16, 21-14.
Joe Platak, of Chicago, defend.
ing champion, and Sam Atcheson,
Of Memphis, former n a ito n a l
champion, reached the singles
semifinals after stiff opposition.
Platak triumphed over Joe Cor
don, Of Los Angeles, 1912, 21.13,
21-10, while Atcheson conquered
Bill Mccarthy, Of Chicago. 21-16,
21-14.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25

Miss Dettweiler disposed Of Mrs.
Warren Beard, Of Boston. tourney
medalist, 4 and 3, in their semi
final match yesterday.
The Washington ID. c. girl is
rated a fine chance of upsetting
her more experienced foe.
Miss Dettweiler plans to enter
the mixed foursome event here
Saturday and may also take part
in the North and South Womens
tournament at Pinehurst next
week.
Yesterday the Capital blonde
was two up at the turn on Mrs.
Beard, having forged ahead on
the fourth and sixth holes, and
then adding the tenth on a par
four, capturing the fourteenth
and halving the fifteenth for the
match.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
By PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK, March "a GIN.
S0.-The New York Boxing
Commission-slightly more tlus-
tered and confused than usual
today is between the devil OF
politics and the deep blue sea
Of taxes.
The commission has stumbled
and fumbled its way into a di-
lemma which may cost this
State the Barney RoSS-Henry
Armstrong welter title bout and
the Max Schmeling-Joe Louis
heavyweight cham p o ms hip
fight.
The loss Of either or both
might be no irreparable loss to
the public at large but the loss
of the taxes accruing from these
fights and the loss to business
men would do the commission
no good.
The dilemma grows out Of the
fact that the commission is toy
ing with the idea of recalling the
sanction it has already given
the Armstrong-Ro affair at
the behest and for the benefit Of
Lou AmberS, the lightweight
champion.
Promoter Mike Jacobs has
said that if the commission fails
to permit that battle to be
staged here he will take not
only it but also the Louis
Schmeling fight to another
State.
Ambers, whose purses, as they
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
DC. Women Golfers Now
Among Best in Nation
Journeys Faced
With High
Hopes

WaSh1ngCOn'S women gOlIerS,
once an easy prey for teams Of
feminine divot-diggers Of other
cities, now boasts the finest aggre-
cation in the history Of the Capt.
tai City.
No longer need they quiver and
quake in their shoes at the men
ton of the stars of neighboring
cities, for there are around Wash
|ington a most select group of girl
golfers. True, they are not set
ting the world on fire with their
mashie-wielding in national tour.
naments, but, girl for girl and
woman for woman, they can stack
up against most any outfit in the
country.
BIG STRIDES
With such stars as Helen Dett-
weller, Mrs. Betty P. Meckley,
Marion Brown, Ellen Kincaid.
Mrs. Walter P. Stokes, Elizabeth
Houghton, and Mrs. Charlotte
Stern numbered in the fold, femi-
nine golf in the District has taken
a decided upward turn in the last
two or three years. And, If the
scores of last season are any
criterion, much more can be ex-
|pected during the coming season.
Scores of low 80s and in many
cases high 70s have been posted
in tournament play by these
women, which speaks mighty well
for the supposedly weaker sex.
Such shooting when the chips are
en- the line gives them more than
a passing mark.
Whereas five or ten years ago
scores in the 90S with an occa-
sional high 80 thrown in were
enough to cop the cups, today
such scores go to make up the
second flight in most instances.
Such remarkable improvement
may be laid to a number Of things,
but probably competition has done
more than any other one item.
Team matches, lnter-city matches
and such major tournaments as
the District, Maryland and Middle
Atlantic go to make up this COM
petition. Never a week goes by
from early April to late October
but what one or more such actlV-
tiles take place.
BETTER COMPETITION
It is this competition and the
earnestness of these women that
brought the caliber of golf in
these parts to such Q high plane.
Never let it be said that these
women are any softies, either, for
many of them step right UP and
smack the ball on the nose in such
a way that would put more than a
few men golfers to shame.
And not q season goes by but
what some woman lowers an exist
ing course record.
A team composed of the Misses
D Dettweiler, Brown, Kincaid,
Houghton and the Mrs. Meckley,
Stokes, Stern, Hill and Brundage
would not have to take a step back
to let any like organization by.
They are not the only ones, how
ever, that go to make the Wom-
ems District Golf Association the
organization it is. More than $50
of the fairer sex participate in the
club team matches and each is
doing her part to make it the most
energetic golf aggregation in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
SandlOt Circuit
Seeks Two Teams

Two franchises are open In the
National Capital Baseball League,
according to President Vic Gauzza,
for a SiX-team roster which will
include Pepco, Washington Gas
Light. Thompson'S Dairy and Peo-
Piles Drug Stores. Gauzza can be
reached at Metropolitan 8e7S.
Pepco Service players will
gather Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
DOlan, Phils Star,
Dies in Omaha

OMAHA, March 25.-Funeral
arrangements were being made for
the burial of Joe "Cozy" Dolan,
IS, former Philadelphia Nationals
ace infielder, who died in a hos
pital here yesterday.
Dolan, born in Baltimore, has
been a Burlington Railroad flag
man here since his retirement
from baseball 80 years ago.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
New N. B. A. List
Rates Furr 9TH

Because he beat Mike Frattini
and Mickey Walker. Phil Furr,
D. c. wandering welterweight,
will be ranked seventh among the
country's 147-pounders in the Ma
tional Boxing Associations rank
ing list to be released Monday.
The ranking committee. with
Lieut.. Col.' Harvey l.. Miller, D. C..
Boxing Commission secretary, as
chairman, gathered at Perth Am.
boy, N. j., to rank the boxers
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
OLD Milwaukee
SET FOR 1888

Announcement was made this
morning that Wash B. Williams
has appointed Bill jenkins,
veteran sandlot manager, as head
Of the 1888 Old Milwaukee
Brewers baseball team. The club
will play weekdays in the In
dustrial League. On Saturdays
and Sundays the Brewers will
play out-of-town teams In the
semi-pro class.
H. Lee Shepherd, was also re-
appointed business manager. A
practice has been called for Sun
day, at Fairlawn Field, at II q. m.
Out-of.town teams desiring games
with the Brewers, can COM
municate with Business Manager
Shepherd, at 521 Seventeenth
st, S. E.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
SOftball Meeting
Set for Tomorrow

The Night softball League.
which will play its loop schedule
in the Ballston Stadium, each
Monday and Friday night through
out the season, will hold an inn
portant meeting in Apartment
433, Park Central. 1900 F st. N.
w., tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
Interested managers are asked
to attend. For additional infor.
nation call G. w. Leide, Met.
0540, Br. 433, before 4:3O o'clock.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25

say in the fight racket. is "cut"
more ways than an apple pie,
has strong political backing, q
fact the commission overlooked
in sanctioning Ross and Arm
strong.
Some time ago Al WE'LL, Alb
bers' chief manager, said he did
not wanta to let his boy meet
that Dark Destroyer Arm
strong" At that time Al did
not think q Ross-Armstrong
match could be made and the
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
FBI, Lubeseal
Resume Cage Feud

FBI and Lubeseall cagers re-
sumo their Season-long feud in the
Post-AAU tournament at Tech
High tonight at $3.50 p. m. in a
second round unlimited match.
at 7:30 p. m. Boys Club Of
Washington tackles w. w. Cham
bers in a 145-pound Semifinal
clash while Columbia Beverage
meets Msrrick Boys Club In the
other.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
VIVA. U. Grapplers
Enter Tournament

MoRGANToWN, W. Va, March
25.-Four West Virginia grapplers
will seek N. c. A. A. tournament
crowns at State College, Pa, next
weekend.
The quartette are Satterfield,
bantamweight: Lancaster, light
weight; Spiker, welterweight, and
Capt. Moose Hodges, heavyweight.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
BY PAUL BEACH

BY PAUL BEACH
Anacostia, newcomer in the
Iinterhigh group, will inaugurate its
athletic participation with a base.
ball team that has a few hold
overs from last years makeshift
team and a lot Of inexperienced
players.
Despite this obvious disadvan.
tage, the Indians have a spirited
aggregation that shows enough
promise in the preliminary prac.
tice sessions to develop into very
troublesome opponents.
HIGH HOPES
ROLAND j. Lund-no relation
to the famous Pug" he says-has
assembled q good defensive team
that also boasts some good pitch.
ing and an average hitting ability.
Although he is concerned with a
catching weakness at the present
time, he says:
with a few good breaks we
viii finish in the first three"
Coach Lund asserts that Earl
Smith and Elmer Leukhardt, third
baseman and outfielder, respec-
lively, will be outstanding inter
high players in two years. Leuk-
hardt also plays first base
Perry Seaman, agile shortstop,
also cavorts on the gridircn. he
participated in last years all-Star
battle. Lambert Anderson, who
played first base and pitched for
a New York high school before
coming to Washington, Yields q
heavy stick.
George Absher brings quite a
rep" as q heavy hitter from last
years sandlots. he can hold
down either center or leftfield. =.
Robert "Flash" Gordon, who
shines in football, graces right
field with a good arm and is the
nemesis Of opposing pitchers, be-
ing a powerful hitter Of the slug
ger type. Tom Hutchinson and
Arthur Faircloth, two-thirds Of a
stellar pitching roster that also
includes Jack Burroughs. are
practically the answer to a coach's
prayer as they both can play out
field, and Hutchinson is a fine
hitter.
AID TO TEAM
Joe Hayes, along with Robert
Hagedorn mad Joe Farmer, may
help to assuage the backStop
weakness as soon as he repairs a
scholastic deficiency. and the
same difficulty aSSailS Lois Clark,
q Tennessee LAD, who must learn
to fling words before he can turn
loose his speed from the mound. {.
His style is mindful OF Or Diz.
william Earnshaw, Ernest Schaf-
fer, Vincent Smith, Delbert Coon,
John Penn, Fred lizard. Fritz
Harich and Nick "Altrock" Her
bert who cavort around the outer
pastures, and Charles Scheel, Bill
Marshall, Floyd Brinsfield, Otis
Scott, Joe Soresi, Shirley Clark
and John Places, who grace the
infield, comprise the remainder Of
the roster
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Gallagher Speaks
For Boys Club Show

Big, good-natured Marty Gal
lagher, Washington's heavyweight
hero, will be guest speaker when
the Michigan Park Boys Club
stages its athletic night with a
10-bout boxing show at 4016
Twelfth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Cardinals Meet.
Plan Workout

Following a confab tonight at
2310 Pennsylvania Ave. N. w., at
9 O'Clock, the Washington Cardi.
nal diamonders will turn out for
practice Sunday morning at the
East Ellipse at II a. m.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Ban on Referee
To End March 81

Robert Emmett "Muggsy" Nor
ris, suspended D. C. boxing referee,
will be eligible for reinstatement
on March 81, but neither Morris
nor the D. c. Boxing Commission
made known their intentions on
the matter.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
$50 for Meals

"I was allowed $50 per day
for meal money" Case said.
"How can a ballplayer live on
that kind Of an allowance.
Some Of the kids ate at ham,
burger stands, and came down
with stomach trouble. With
their digestion out Of whack,
they couldn't hope to play ball.
We finished deep down in the
second division.
81 used my own money to pro-
vide good food. I realized that
I had to do this If ever were
going to become a good ball
player. A ball player has to
eat the best in order to keep IN
condition to play. That's just
plain common sense.
EN- tell you, that If some OF
the tricks played by minor
league club owners ever came to
light, there would be a different
feeling toward minor league ball
players"
We met Fred Sington at Day
tona Beach yesterday. The
former Washington player, nov
the property of the Chattanooga
ball club is a disillusioned athlete
He is seriously considering retiring
from baseball and putting to usC
the education he received al
University Of Alabama.
Sington looked wistfully at the
Minneapolis players as they pre-
pared for action.
maybe I'm wrong" he said,
''but I think I could go in the
American Association. I'd get
more money. get a better
chance. think I rate better
than the Southern Association"
Sington certainly is a double
q ball player at least. Beyonc
that, he is one Of the finest boyl
personally who ever played ball.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Alexandria Nine
To Discuss Plans

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March IS.
Alexandria Celtics, the city's lead
ing Seni-pro diamond aggregation,
will meet tonight at o'clock at
317 King st. to make plans for
the season.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25

rated as one
Of the prob
a BILE leaders
/ n m a ] o r
t o u rnament
play in 1888,
prov i'd ng
that he can
obtain leave
of a b S e n ce
from his club
a S S / gnn1ent
in ii adel-
phia. He has
t urn ed in
some remark
ahla rounds
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
SOftban League
Has Franchise

Softball teams seeking q fran
chise are requested to send a rep
resentative to tonight'S meeting
of the Metro Softball League at
1904 Vermont Ave. N. W., at 8
o'clock. One franchise remains
untitled.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
It's This
Way
By FRANK BUCK" O'NELL

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
ORLANDO, Fla, March IS.
Sam Byrd is trying to win in
golf the place denied to him in
baseball by the merciless vicis-
situdes of chance. Byrd is
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Miss DettWei1er and
lean Bauer in Finals

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 25 QNs.).-Jean Bauer, the win
some blonde from Providence l., who gruellng 20
hole match from Dorothy Kirby Atlanta southern champion
today engages Helen Dettweer Washington c. STAR the
finals Of the annual Augusta womens open golf
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS

BY International News Service
AT HILADELPHIA-Tom Cross.
l33, Philadelphia, deeisioned Lew Mas
sey. 1855, Philadelphia ten rounds.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
By BOB ADDIE

You wrestling FANS who have stood by patiently for these
many weeks watching boogy with lumpy and leer
ing faces appended to paunchy bodies in for treat
The Washington times., 1938-03-25

o ~ = 4SNAANo
Frank ''Buck" O'NeiII at New Or
leans and Pinehurst, cracking
20 as though it were a match
stick.
Byrd is one Of the longest hit
ters in the game, with all defer.
ence to Sam snead, Jimmy
Thompson, Lawson Little, and
the others. He packs something
Of q baseball punch into his
wood shots. Byrd won a driv-
ing contest, clearing the 300
yard mark with ease.
He studied iron play under
Tommy Armour when the BLACK
Scot" was at his peak, and uses
the Armour technic in his shots.
In the beginning Byrd found
that long drives and long irons
were all right, but the profes-
sional players simply murdered
him on the green's. They
rammed home 20 footers, while
Sammy made his approach putt
meticulouSly and got his second
putt home most of the time.
Sam is getting the long puts
home now, and has Topped many
q stroke off his score. He may
crash through in major tourna.
ment play this summer, for he
has the game, and he has the
proper competitive temperament.
One-Inning Player
The case of Byrd shows just
what part luck plays in the ca
reer of a ball player. When he
broke in with the Yankees,
Combs, Ruth and Meusel were
at their peak, there was no place
for him. Graceful though he
was in the field, and dangerous
though he was at the plate.
Season after season Byrd rode
the bench, waiting and hoping
for his chance. He became
known as the eighth winning
right fielder Of the Yankees. for
in that frame he relieved Ruth
when a game was won, or hope
1esSly lost. Byrd simply sat out
the best years of his career. He
finally was released to the Gin
cinnati Reds, but by that time
1t was too late. The parade was
out of his sight and hearing!
If Byrd had moved in on the
Yankees, say when Meusel was
Just about finished, tine chances
are that he would have won
fame in baseball.
Refusing to serve in the minor
leagues, Byrd turned to golf,
which incidentally, was his first
love. He probably will go a lot
farther in the ancient and royal
game than he did in Americas
national pastime.
We rode home from Daytona
Beach with George Case last
night. A motor bus hummed
past, and Case regarded 1t ap-
praisingly.
"The bane Of minor league
existence is the bus" he said.
II remember some of the rides
we took last year. We played
one game at Williamsport that
lasted until / O'Clock in the
morning. Then we dressed hur-
riedly, had supper and got into
the bus. We jolted along over
bad roads. riding until II o'clock
the next morning and then tried
tn 11Iav a d0llhle-header.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
ANACOSTIA Nine
| n E EXPERIENCED.
But PROMISING.

(This Is the first of a series of
stories reDieDtn0 the baseball
prospects of the SeUen schools
that tDiu participate in the inter.
high series this year,
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-23

What strange sight is this see
A partly man-made Christmas
Tree
Standing in the Square so tall,
A tree that can be seen by all.
First a pole by man erected.
Then the branches well selected,
Fastened so as to conceal
The artificial from the real.
There's a figure here / thought
Of fact with much truth fraught
God alone gives life indeed
But truth the power to men He's
freed
To fashion with him works of
art
That each may have vital part.
So God uses you and me
To help Him make a Christmas
Tree.
Symbol of the God above
Who makes us partners in His
Love.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-12-23

Miss Mabel Barnes returned on
Monday to her home in Green
castle from the Washington Coun-
ty Hospital where she underwent
an operation for appendicitis.
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pr Sale Several choice build
g lots, at greatly reduced price
quick buyer. G. e. Fry, Real
Etate and Insurance, 100 Hamil-
b Blvd, Phone 2391-J.
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Don't exceed the speed limit on
the highway or the feed limit at
the table.
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amond 7 Motor Truck Sales
d Service-Poe's Garage, rear
rs E. Franklin st. Hagerstown
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E W.D. Cunningham for Kennys
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