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Evening star., 1938-12-28
Matdom' S Tough Guys
Crowd Cut-Rate
Bill al Arena
Schultz, Terror tcsHeud
Villoinous ConcIuve
In Show Tomorrow

Dutch Schultz of the shaven pate /,
and pointed beard who sometimes
works in brilliant red tights, at
which times he resembles the "old
devil" himself, is one of the inter.
esting characters added by Promoter
Joe Turner to complete tomorrow
nights cut-price rassling card at
the Arena.
To accommodate purses thinned ,
by holiday shopping, Turner has
made nick in the usual admission
charge. Entrance fee for ringside
chairs has been shaved from $165
20 81 Is, and the regular $115 bleach
ers may be had for SIS cents.
Schultz will represent the villain
division In tackling Frank Brown
muscular hero-type grappler from
Chicago who now makes Washington
his home. Another member of the
clan who has adopted Washington,f
Chief Chewaki, also is on the card,
and will meet the Golden Terror in
what looms as the feature match. .
This will be the Terror's sixth
show here in three months, and
Turner is bringing him back by un-'
popular request. The Terror has
earned the hatred of customers i'm
previous showings, and each week
they turn out in hopes that this
time they will be on hand to seea
him get his. So far he has won on
all but one OCCASION with display
Of violence just short of mayhem.
His only defeat was on fouls to Joe
Savoldi. d.
He also holds several unofficial
decisions over ringside fans who.
badly advised, have tried to climb
into the ring and settle ths!Gs like
gentlemen. Last time in the ring,
here he disposed of Jules Strongbow,
another Indian.
In spite of the cut price, which
probably will eat into the rasslers'
purses, the show has several other :
good matches listed. Tommy O'Toole,
who gave Jim Londos an argument
last week, is back to tangle with
Slammin' Hank Metheny, another
bald pate. Chief Little Wolf. squatty
Navajo Indian, meets Red Ryan, a
southerner, in the fifth bout.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Rem Five, Still Good ,
Is Too Strong for
Chambers Team

Local professional basket ball fol-
lowers today were conceding the
Renaissance outfit, for many sea-
sons the cum laude of paid court
clubs, has lost little of its cunning
through the years following its 44-3l
victory over the Chambers Under
takers last night at the Heurich gym.
Although the hastily organized
Chambers team made it interesting
for the colored stars for two periods,
Renaissance gained a $3.50 lead
entering the third session and won
virtually as it pleased.
Gabby Gates, reserve forward,
paced Renaissance with IA points,
while Ev Russell, former Tech High
star, led Chambers in the scoring
department with 9 points.
Alpha Phi Alpha trounced the
Y. M. G. A. Trojans, 36-28, in a fast
preliminary game
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Giant RoI|off Starts
In Earnest Tonight
With Five Finals
George Hoffman, With
63l, Is High Man on
Bethesda Drives

With firing to start in earnest to-
night in the finals of the 18th an
nual Evening Star bowling tourna-
ment, at least one shooter already
was fairly content with laurels
gained. Rolling in the Queen Pin
preliminary, Norman Prather walked
of with the special S. prize for high
game from scratch. His 181, in
cluded in a set of 38-706, was tops
for the entire preliminaries in which
several thousand competed.
Bethesda finalists took their turns
last night, George Hoffman topping
the field with 1851. trailed by Jim
Long, with 55-623. Will Powell, with
$4,000, was the only other Bethesdan
to reach 600.
The roll-off. with close to 1000
men and women engaged, will be
continued tonight with competition
at five plants, starting at the Arcadia
at o'clock and at Lucky Strike,
Georgetown, Northeast Temple and
Mount Rainier at 7:30.
The Lucky Strike, due to large
entry, 502. which gave this estab-
lishment first place in the contest
for entries, has split its roll-off
into two parts, the second slated for
tomorrow night when women will
dominate the program.
Silver Springs qualiflers will fire
tomorrow night at 7:30 and on
Saturday afternoon at 2.
Convention Hall, which had 42O
entries, a great increase over other
years, will hold its roll-off Friday
at 7:30 pm. Roll-offs also are
scheduled Friday night at Queen
Pin and Columbia.
Rendezvous goes tomorrow night
at 7:30 along with those of Takoma,
Brooklyn, New Recreation and
Rosslyn, the last named setting a
record for small establishments with
a count of 1862.
Astor Clarke. for three years the
No. ranking bowler of the country
who always has found it difficult
to reach The Star finals, barely got
IN at Chevy Chase with the aid of
q 3-pin handicap. He shot Sal
and the low qualifying score at
this plant was $40.
Eager for the Rosslyn roll-off is
Blanche Wootton, who rolled 395
last night with Arlington Trust in
the Rosslyn Independent League,
In which Lucy Rose and Evelyn
Ellis of the same team are the only
ether fair members.
Arville Ebersole, secretary of the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton, referee of the tournament, to-
day was auditing the preliminaries
to determine the exact number of
entries. 1t is believed last years
record of 1928 was beaten.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Carnegie Tech Stock
In Sugar Bowl Game
Constantly Rising
BY the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.-Car-
negie Tech, at first rank outsider
in the general pubnc's odds book on
the Sugar Bowl football game with
Texas Christian January 2, steadily
gained support today.
A few days ago the professional
bookies would bet 50 against your
IS that the Skibos from Pittsburgh
wouldn't win but today they said
Tech money was showing and they
had to drop the odds to to S. The
Horned Frogs of Texas still are the
favorites, however, at to S.
Respect for the Fasteners has
grown since the Skibos set up
training camp at nearby Bay st.
Louis, Miss, and, instead of adopt
ing a pessimistic attitude actually
began issuing what seemed to be
victory predictions.
All Tickets Are Sold.
Meanwhile, the Midwinter Sports
Association announced all tickets to
the game had been sold and pre-
dicted crowd of around $4,000.
AS another feature of the week of
sports here, the rangy Arkansas
Porkers, champions of the Southwest
Conference, and the Purdue Boiler
makers, rulers of the Big Ten Con-
ference. will meet tonight 1:45 pm,
c. S. TD in the fourth annual Sugar
Bowl basket ball game.
Glen Rose, Arkansas coach, was
optimistic. 1--WE won here two years
ago." he said, land we expect to do
it again tonight" Arkansas beat
Tennessee AZ to "a in its first trip
here in 1896.
Purdue Center Hurt.
Coach Piggy" Lambert of the
"pointta-minute" Boilermakers, was
worried about whether his star
center, Gene Anderson, nursing
charley horse, would be able to play
much of the game.
Three of Americas first 10 stars
will compete in the fifth annual
Sugar Bowl tennis tournament,
which starts tomorrow. Gene Mako
of Los Angeles ranked No. 3 ma
tionally, probably will be seeded No.
l. Others likely to be seeded are
Bryan "Bitsy" Grant. Atlanta,
ranked No. 6 nationally; Elwood
Cooke, Portland, Greg, No. 7, and
Gardner Mulloy, Miami, No. II.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Hurdwick, Ex-Tor Coach,
Is Given Seq Duty

The wish of 1t. Harry j. (Hank)
Hardwick, retiring coach of Navys
football team, to return to sea duty
was granted today when his transfer
to the Asiatic Squadron was an
nounced by the Navy Department.
Although his definite duties are
es yet unknown, HardWick has been
ordered to report to the commander
Of the fleet at Shanghai. He will
embark from San Francisco on Feb
Euary 10. He is to be succeeded at
the academy by Marine Capt.
Emery E. Larson, who last year
coached a team of sons of naval
officers at Annapolis to an unde-
feated season.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Texas Tech Will Cut
Loose in Preview
Ti|tforF Fans
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 28.-Coach Peter
Willis CaWthon, an odd fellow who
always does the unexpected, broke
all the sacred rules today and in
Wted the folks out to see his un-
beaten Texas Techs put on a pri-
vate little show just for them.
Over the country coaches were
buying up extra padlocks to bar
practice ground gates before their
January 2 bowl games, but not
CaWthon. He planned a special
show for the fans-a little preview
of what st. Marys Gaels may ex-
pect in the Cotton Bowl Monday.
Coach Cawthon intimated no
punches would be pulled. The Red
Raiders will 60 through drill that
has become nationally famous-a
pass-intercepting bee. Coach Cav
thon daily drills his charges on
spearing enemy passes-not batting
them down. He claims it has paid
huge dividends.
The finale will be about Is minutes
Of what Cawthon promised would
be "a rock 'em and sock EN- scrim-
mage.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Norman Pah Shoots 787 for Hono Evening Star Duckpn PehmS
Public Golf Links Face Liftinq
AT East Potomuc.PIonned
As National Meet Lure

green's, to permit playing the
course backward. Many of these
green's remain today, and because
they slope away from the shot.
and usually are hard and not
watered during the summer months,
they've caused loud squaWks from
golfers who couldn't put enough
backspin on the ball to keep it from
bouncing merrily over the putting
Surface. Part of the Leof1ler plan
is to rebuild some Of these greens
and convert them into one-way
affairs. This process also would in
volve complete returning, which
would soften the surface to hold
pitch shots.
Tommy Doerer, the energetic
little gent who runs Leoff1er's golf
affairs at East Potomac, is respons-
ible for good part of the thought
behind the lifting program.
Tommy came in for some criticism
last summer when he trapped some
of the green's prior to the public
links championship and saw the
scores shoot sky-high. For the first
time in many years the winning
score (by Andy OliverD went over
300.
Claude Rippy won the 1887 title
with a score Of 284, 10 shots over
the winning score (also by Rippy)
In 1886.
But Tommy puts it this way:
'"The golfers here at Potomac Park
wouldn't find it possible to roll the
ball up on the greens at the private
courses. Why should they do it
here? You don't make good golfers
by making the courses easier, and
If that is what we want we should
force them to play all types of
shots, including the pitch shot"
That's exactly what he made them
do last summer, but the squawks
still reverberate.
Another angle of the rebuilding
process scheduled for East Potomac
Park will involve reconstruction of
most of the tees. Still another will
be trapping the green's after they
have been rebuilt, which will mean
they must be kept fairly soft to
hold pitch shot.
Leofler wants that national cham
pionship as soon as he can get 1t.
After it comes to Baltimore in 1889
it will be at least five years before
1t comes around to this area again.
But he wants to be ready. If he re-
mains as czar of public links golf
Loefler will go deep down in his
jeans to make that course one of
championship caliber.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Malone Signs Redskin
Contract for 1899

Less than a month after he had
fulfilled his contract for 1898, Charlie
Malone today was signed to play
professional football for the Red
skins in 1899.
The Indians do not make a prac-
tice of sending out contracts until
midsummer preceding the grid sea-
son, but Malone, who lives here,
came to terms yesterday. Excluding
Sammy Baugh, whose 3-year con-
tract has two more years to run,
Malone is the only Redskin signed
for 80.
Only three other ends caught
more passes than Malone last season,
who has been a Redskin for five
years following his graduation from
Texas A. & M.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Although Baltimore has stolen the
play away from Washington, where
the national public links champion
ship of 1899 is concerned, you can
look for flock of changes in the
East Potomac Park layout next year
to bring that course up to a stand
ard Of excellence where in future
years the so1ons of the United States
Golf Association may favorably
consider bid for the big title
tourney by the National Capital.
If Severine G. Leofner, who has
had the bulk Of the public golf
course concessions in Washingtons
public parks, again gets the contract
for operating East Potomac Park
(the award may be made within
few hours, he Immediately will start
a ce-lifting program for East Po-
tomac Park which will bring it up
to championship standard. Plans
for the improvements already have
been laid out on paper. Other bid
ders have the same ideas.
Leoffler was disappointed that the
public links championship for 1899
was not awarded to East Potomac
Park. But at the same time he
realizes that the Mount Pleasant
course in Baltimore generally is re-
garded by course construction ex-
perts as on par with championship
courses at private clubs. It is no
secret that East Potomac Park is
behind the parade in the matter of
construction standards.
Few Changes Since Start.
The "A" course, Oldest of the four
nine-hole layouts east of the rail-
road tracks, has hardly been
changed since it was laid out, back
in 1919 by Walter j. Travis, with
the counsel of the late Walter S.
Harlan, then greens chairman at
Columbia.
Two years later. when the course
was opened, Leoffer. who had pre-
viously operated a lunchbox busi-
ness and knew little of golf course
operation, took it over. He has had
the contract ever since and during
that 17-year stretch has constructed
three additional nine-hole layouts in
East Potomac Park and an 18-hole
course in Rock Creek Park.
The terrain in East Potomac Park
does not lend itself to the usual
un-of-the-mine course construc-
ton maneuvers. There are no to-
Biography problems there, for the
entire Hains Point area is fiat as a
pancake. But Leofler plans, by
judicious use of trees and bunkers,
to convert the geographically un-
interesting layout into series of
courses that will take the best shot
making of the experts.
The putting greens on Course A
originally were built as two-way
Evening star., 1938-12-28

thus his win from the veteran is
something of "godspeed" victory,
whereas Carlson plays chess as seri-
ously as any SWede, and Joseph Ley
ba is a close student of the game.
1t is pleasure to observe Bettin-
ger in action. He gives each op-
ponent the same courteous attention
as though he were a peer, gracefully
makes his counter moves, politely
caters to the beginners and admin
listers rapier thrusts to those well
skilled in chess.
The Christmas "simul" completes
the 1898 agenda of activity of the
Washington Social Chess Divan. 1t
Is noted that Bettinger had the dis
tinction of starring as the Alpha and
the Omega of the simultaneous at
fractions.
For our 1899 Hall Of
Fame" we name Bettinger
because of his tact, his deep
insight into chess strategy, his
willingness to cooperate in
development of social chess
and because he is a
gentleman of the old SCHOOL,"
Evening star., 1938-12-28
CentruI's Grid Champs
To Get Gold Awards

Presentation of gold footballs to
Centrals !nterhigh championship
eleven will feature the meeting of
the Centrals Graduate &C" Club at
the Cairo Hotel on Friday night.
All members, as we'll as under
graduate club members, are invited
to the affair which will start at $50
o'clock. 1t. William R. Kane will
make an address.
Evening star., 1938-12-28

Anton Y. Hesse, president of the
Social Chess Divan Club and former
executive of the District Chess
League, who has been i'll, is suffi-
GENTLY recovered to preside at the
public caucus of chess enthusiasts
that convenes tonight at 8 o'clock at
1886 Eye street NV.
Evening star., 1938-12-28

Five years ago-Jack Westrope
rode 300th and 30lst winners of
year at EPSON Downs (Houston.
Tex) to become first United
States jockey to pass that mark
since 1908,
Evening star., 1938-12-28

Three years ago-National COL
legiate A. A. adopted resolution
favoring full United States par
ticipation in 1896 Olympics in
Germany and reelected Maj.
John L. Griffith of Chicago as
president.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
AT QUEEN PIN.
Tonight, 1:3O.
(Man Qualifers.)
"a &kEfE; = s #
AT CONVENTION HALL.
(Man QualifierS.)
BY PAUL ]. MILLER.

Eng the Social Chess Lounge c. Bettnger
"kner achieved
the erstwhie champion Capital City Chess
F. Peterson, Gustav Carlson and Joseph Leyba
u bandmaster,
Evening star., 1938-12-28

Paul Miller will outline the pro-
posed social chess" program for the
District for 1899.
Following the talk will be a free
for-all discussion, each individual
being permitted to make his recon-
mendations and present what he
considers to be the most feasible
plan for improving local chess.
A general election of directors
for 1889 of the Divan Chess Club
also is announced.
If you are interested in the well
fare of the Metropolitan Chess Asso-
citation, Interhigh Chess Association,
competitive match Journeys for men
and women, the Social Chess
Lounge, the Divan Chess Club and
the constructive social chess" plan
ned activity for the Nations Capital
in 1899, you are privileged to attend.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Mat Matches

NEWARK, N. frank Brown,
Washington, D. c.. pinned Abekkashey.
Paterson. N. j.. d0:O3). No weights
announced.
READING. Pa.-Ace Gordon. 2o5,
Boston, pinned Herman Schultz. 2O5,
Germany (23:19.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
AT LUCKY STRIKE.
Tonight. 7:3O O'Clock.

Today a year ago-Don Nc
Callister resigned as head foot
ball coach at South Carolina; re-
placed by Rex Enright, backdeld
coach at GEORGIA.
Evening star., 1938-12-28

National League Hockey.
Boston Bruins. 8; Toronto Maple
Leafs. 2.
Chicago Blackhawks. 4; Montreal l.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
InterschOlastic Title Bout.

Harold Fucker, chairman of the
pre-college championship tourna-
ment that commences on January 2,
at 2 pm, in the boys department
of the Central "Y," in cooperation
with the Interhigh Chess and Metro
politan Chess Associations, respec-
lively, advises that any school player
may enter the contest, that there is
no fee and players should supply
their playing equipment If possible.
Interhigh Executive Paul Miller of
Eastern Chess Club urges all high
school players to be present for the
interscholastic tourney. It will be
preceded by a brief assembly of the
members and the fall semester
champion selected on the basis of
points scored in the just concluded
tournament, comprising Western,
Tech, Roosevelt, Eastern, Central
and Wilson High Schools. Anacostia
players are welcomed by the I. 6. A.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Individual scoring:
Bettinger's S
Grnrn
Business-Election TONIGHT.

Bettinger's score: Wins. l3; losses,
8. Playing time-3 hours.
Evening star., 1938-12-28

Totals 800 l6 A Totals 13 b31
Referee-Mr. Huiswood.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Star Pin 7orndment Scores
AT NEW RECREATION.
Man QualifierS.)
(Woman Qualihers.)

Hep. IT, Hcp IT
Mary FIke rs 526 Edna Ward 33 so
Evening star., 1938-11-26
SEC. 70 Resume Hearings
On Virginia Power Firm

Looking to reorganization of the
Utilities Power & Light Corp. of
Virginia, with principal Offices in
Chicago, the Securities & Exchange
Commission Tuesday will resume
joint hearings with the referee in
bankruptcy into affairs Of the
corporation.
An attempt to halt the hearir IS
failed when the United States Court
of Appeals here denied stay order
sought by Harry Reid, Max McGraw
and B. B. Robinson, constituting a
general protective committee for
security holders of the corporation.
The committee charged the COM
missions powers under the Public
Utilities Act were partly unconsti-
tutional.
James w. Stewart, clerk of the
Court of Appeals, announced the
court has granted permission to the
Atlas Co., of New York, and to
Charles True Adams, trustee Of the
estate of the Utilities Power &
Light Corp, to intervene in the
proceedings. The Atlas Co. informed
the court it is the holder of 80
per cent of the outstanding in
debtedness of the light corporation,
representing in excess of $50, ,000, 900.
The S. E. c. informed the court
that the General Protective Com
mittee was really organized on be-
half of the Associated Gas & Elec-
trio system, and the best interests
OF the security holders were not
served.
Evening star., 1938-11-26
|Cutter Assists
Id. C.. Craft Hit
| By Storm
By the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 26-The
coast Guard cutter Mendoza took
the disabled American barkentine
Marsala in tow SO miles southeast of
Cape Charles today.
The Marsala was dismasted in a
northwest storm Wednesday night
and was sighted riding at anchor
yesterday morning by the American
steamer City of Savannah. The
Mendoza, cruising off Cape May, was
ordered to her assistance.
Later the cutter said she was
standing by to take the barkentine
in tow early in the morning. The
Marsala, operated by the American
Nautical Academy of Washington,
D. c., was listed as carrying wireless,
but the Coast Guard said it was not
operating last night. The ship is
used for training residents of the
District of Columbia for officers in
the American merchant marine.
Messages failed to say how many
were aboard the Marsha. Her home
port was listed as New York, but
it was believed here she had not
docked there for several years.
The Marsala was built in Pas
cagoula, Miss, in 1919 and is vessel
of 2,422 gross tons. She is 284 feet
in length, has a breadth of asa feet
and depth of 224 feet.
Investigation here revealed that
the American Nautical Academy
maintains only mailing address at
1923 Connecticut avenue NV The
captain of the Marsala, Oliver Bohld,
operates correspondence school for
merchant marine candidates and
uses the vessel for actual training.
His headquarters here said no list of
those on the boat was available and
that Capt. Bohld seldom visited the
Connecticut avenue Office. His mail
is forwarded to him at intermittent
periods.
Evening star., 1938-11-26
Crowd
CONTINUED From First Page)

while Admiral w. D. Leahy, chief
Of naval operations, was the ranking
officer in large Navy party.
With others we're: Assistant Sec
retary of War Louis johnson, Mrs
johnson, their daughter, Miss Lii
liam Maxwell johnson. and these
guests: Assistant Attorney General
Joseph B. keenan, and Mrs. Keenan,,
Assistant Secretary of Interior Oscar
Chapman and Mrs. Elizabeth Love-
lace, South Boston, Va, and Col. J.
Monroe johnson, Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce.
Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief
Of the Air Corps; Maj. Gen. Emory
S. Adams. adjutant general; Maj.
Gen. Walter c. Baker, chief of
Chemical Warfare Service; Maj.
Gen. Julian L. Schley, chief of en-
gineers; Maj. Gen. Charles w. Wes-
son, chief of ordnance; Maj. Gen.
John L. De Witt, commandant
Army War College; Brig. Gen.
Lorenzo D. Gasser, assistant chief
OF staff for personnel; Brig. Gen.
George v. Strong. assistant chief of
staff war plan; Brig. Gen. George
c. Marshall, deputy chief Of staff !;
Brig. Gen. Charles F. Thompson,
executive for reserve affairs.
Rear Admiral Mark l.. Bristol, Mrs.
Claude Swanson, wife of the Secre-
tary of the Navy; Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, Ralph w. Close, minister
for the Union of South Africa; David
Sarnoff, president of r. c. A., and
Mrs. Sarnoff; Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Charles Edison, Admiral
James o. Richardson, Rear Admiral
David S. Sellers. former superintend-
ent of the Naval Academy; Rear Ad-
miral Thomas C. Hart, Rear Admiral
Harold r. Stark, Admiral Claude G.
Bloch, commander in chief Of the
fleet; former Secretary of the Navy
Charles Francis Adams and DR.. and
Mrs. Stanley K. Hornbeck.
Evening star., 1938-11-26
Mexican Lund Claim
Given Up by General
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 26.-Brig
Gen. Bravo Izquierdo of the Mexi-
can army has renounced claims for
indemniflcation for 100000 acres
seized under the governments
Agrarian program.
He became the first Mexican to
answer affirmatively an appeal
made last Monday by President
Lazaro Cardenas for remuneration
of indemnities.
In telegram Thursday to the
President, Gen. Izquierdo said:
Il will try to make my country
men understand the justice of your
program and convince them that
only thus can we make a strong
country and that our sacrifice means
nothing compared to the interests
of posterity. I am making the
same appeal to foreigners who have
to share our welfare and hard times
.inasmuch as they made our coun-
try theirs"