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Woolworth was playing South. Mrs.
A. M. Sobel East and Charles Vogel-
hofer West. Following the question:
able bid by Mr.. Miller in the North
of one diamond. Woolworth reached
a contract of six no-trump. West led
the two of hearts, dummy played the
eight. and then came the mistaken
play by Mrs. Sobel in the East which
enabled Woolworth to make his con-
tract when correct defense would have
set his two tricks. Mrs. Sobel played
the queen of hearts and South won
with the king. This left the jack of
hearts as his only possible re-entry in
dummy to make diamond trick. He
Immediately took advantage Of 1t and
discarded his losing club on the ace
of diamonds. gave West the king of
spades and the reminder of his cards
were all winners.
Had Mrs. Sobei played the nine of
hearts on the first lead South would
still have won, but her queen Of hearts
would have definitely prevented him
from ever reaching dummy for lead
of the ace Of diamonds and a neces-
sary discard. This play had very
disastrous effect upon Mrs. Sobel's
chances OF winning the match. One
other pair bid six spades in the South
and made the contract by similar
lead by West. which was quite nat
ural one in such a contract. East in
hi inc oil hn
error and went up with the queen of
hearts. South won and thereupon
proceeded to take out the trumps,
yielding the king to West. which was
the only trick his side made. Six no.
trumps was more in the count than six
spades and. inconsequence Woolworth
scored a clean top on the board.
Mrs. Sobel. however, was a member
Of the foursome winning the national
mixed team Of four championship
and with Mrs H. c. King of Phila-
delphia won the national women's
pair event.
AN INCIDENT which threatened to
cause a breach between the ex-
pert tournament bridge players and
the social bridge players. such as
largely make up the local contingent.
will probably be settled amicably to
the satisfaction Of both elements OF
the game.
The National Laws Commission Of
the American Contract Bridge League
at its meeting last week in Asbury
Park, N. j., announced that during
the next two years it would appoint
subcommittee and hear complaints
of players and suggestions as to the
revision OF the contract laws in 1910.
The present laws were promulgated as
of March 81, 1895, with the promise
that there would be no material
change in them for five years. They
were formulated by committees rep
resenting the Whist Club of New York,
the Portland Club Of London and the
Committee Francaise du Bridge of
Paris, and were generally accepted
Evening star., 1938-08-14

is the duty OF the Federal Government
to exercise promptly all its constitu-
tional power for the attainment Of
that object"
The 44th annual convention of the
Society of Philatelic Americans will
be held at the Hotel La Sale, Chicago,
August rs to q, and a number of
Washingtonians are planning to at
tend.
Kent B. Stiles. philatelic editor of
the New York Times, says: The
Philatelic Agency sold $l,685, ,752.73
worth of unused stamps to collectors
and dealers during the fiscal year end
ed this last June 80. This income was
Evening star., 1938-08-14

Sir John Wilson, Bart, recently
appointed curator of the royal phila-
telc collection at Buckingham Palace
and Windsor Castle, is not yet 40 years
of age. His predecessor, the late Sir
Edward Denny Bacon, was So when
he was appointed in 1918.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

The letter sent in 1886 by Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom of New York to
various constitutional governments"
inviting philatelic commemoration of
the sesqui- of the ConSti-
tuition of the United States read as
follows: 1T is the earnest desire Of
the commission, authorized by Con-
gress to prepare and direct the United
States Constitution Sesqui-centennial,
that the event should be signalized by
the other nations which are governed
under constitutions. 1t believes that
this can be admirably done by stamp
issued by each constitutional govern
ment, which will give recognition to
the commemoration and associate
with the event the other nations SO
governed. The anniversary of the
formation of the Constitution of the
United States will be commemorated
with the initial ceremony September
II, 1887, and continuing through
April 80, 1899, during which the United
States expects to issue full set Of
commemorative stamps. A stamp Of
a denomination suitable for world car
riage will proclaim to all nations the
solidarity of constitutional govern
ments and their necessity to the world
today. A stamp issuance of such q
nature is of vreat interest to phila-
telists."
Among the governments accom-
modating Mr.. Bloom have been France,
Poland, Guatemala, Loyalist Spain, etc.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

The Democratic Convention of 1856,
held at Cincinnati, resolved: That the
Democratic party recognizes the great
Importance, in a political and COM
mercial point of view, of safe and
speedy communications. by military
and postal roads. through our own ter
ritory between the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts Of this Union, and that It
Evening star., 1938-08-14

The new stamps of Canada have the
year dates 1887" and 1893 skilfully
concealed in the designs. Collectors
may locate them, however, with a
strong glass.
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Ecuador will issue complete sets for
the Golden Gate and New York
Worlds Fairs.
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A 13-cent Hawaii missionary stamp
figures in an article by Ben Ames
Williams in the Saturday Evening Post
for July %.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

According to Frank L. Wilson, the
inventor of encased stamp currency
was John Gault of New York, who
held patents dated 1862.
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In Local Bridge Circles
Four Aces Win National Championship.

event and finished fourth. Mrs. Kath-
crime Fentop of Washington was first
in one session. playing with Joel L.
Won Mappes Of New York. and finished
second in another with c. w. Criswell
Of New York as her partner. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Swanson were top in one
session and Mrs. Dora Schwartz and
Miss Shirley Schwartz were second.
Mrs. James H. Lemon and Mrs. Will
liam E. McKenney. the wife Of the
secretary Of the league, were 18th In
the women's pair event.
Col. Edward Clifford, with a pickup
team, finished 10th in the amateur
team event, and Mr.. and Mrs. e. B.
Swanson were 1lth with their team.
WHAT was probably the most SEN
sational hand Of the Asbury
Park tournament was played by How
ard Woolworth of Buffalo, N. Y. we'll
known in Washington. in the masters
pair event, with Ralph Miller Of Gin
cinnati as his partner. 1t was on deal
No. ~ and Woolworth scored Is top
rating with small slam in no trumps
and 900 points.
The hoard vas.
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FREE iowa COVER

On August "a. the United States honors
Iowa with q commemorative stamp We
believe that every stamp collector will want
to have FIRST DAY COVER of this his
torical issue and We are going to send one
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mailed to you directly from Des Moines
where It comes out. Here is a sensational
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a FREE FIRST DAY COVER OF the NEW
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Evening star., 1938-08-14

~ RIDGE POINTER-If you can
- make a game and adversaries
are not vulnerable a penalty
- double Is the more desirable !
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
ON THE AIR

Principals in one Of the
greatest boxing bouts Of all
times will square off before
the micrOphOne tonight when
Benny LIE ON o d and Lew
Tender are matched over .
Is minute route.
Arch Mcdonald will referee
the verbal slugfest scheduled
to get under way over Station
WJSV at 6:15 o'clock.
Tender, who directs Lou
GevinSOn into action against
Leonard's Eddie Dunno to-
night, insists Benny viii not
talk him out Of the decision
this time.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

Jeffra took a terrific pumme1.
ing at Escobar's hands, but the
extent of his injuries was not dis
closed until some hours after the
bout.
The new champion floored
Jeffra twice in the eleventh and
again in the fourteenth round Of
their affair.
Jeffra had won the crown from
the swarthy little islander last
September in the carnival Of
champions at the New York Yam
kee Stadium. Both men weighed
in a quarter-pound under the
bantam limit Of 118 pounds.
LAST TINE AS BANTAM
Following the battle, Hennie
Blaustein, Jeffra's trainer, an
norInced that this was the last
time the Baltimore lad would at
tempt to make the 118-pound ban
tam limit and from henceforth
would compete In the feather
weight division.
Jeffra put UP a game fight and
started out in the opening heat
with the idea of giving EScobar
another boxing lesson. However
such was not the case, as the
former champ set UP a. brilliant
defense and kept up a jabbing left
to hold off his opponent and
Eventually go into the lead.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

NEW YORK, Feb. 81 Q.N.S).
Nathan Mann, rugged 22-year-
old challenger from New Haven,
Conn, who will attempt to lift
Joe Louis crown in a 15-rollnd
bout at Madison Square Garden
Wednesday night, today Is be-
ing sold short by everyone but
his hometown folks.
Louis was being quoted as
high as 5 to / along Jacobs
Beach, the rialto Of the fight
mob, but few would back their
opinion with money. The cause
of the soaring price was the Sud
den reversal in form of the slug
gish Louis. The Brown Bomber
knocked out two sparring part
ners at his Pompton Lakes
IN. j. camp yesterday and
flashed the power and speed
that swept him. to the heavy
weight title.
$4,000 GATE
Promoter Mike Jacobs report
ed there was an advance sale Of
$50, 900 in the boxoffice and in.
dicationS were that the Garden
would be crammed to its 10000
capacity when the two men step
into the ring. New England is
solidly behind the Stocky Italian
whom 1t believes has more than
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
DC. Southpaw's S
K. O. PunChMoy
Stop Eddie
BY BOB ADDK

Two chubby, partly-bah restau-
rant owners will step into the CEN
| ter Of the ring at Turner's Arena,
and maybe Father Time will feel
a neeting sensation Of regret that
he clogged UP with age and flesh
two Of the greatest lightweight
machines that ever practiced legal
mayhem.
The two gentlemen are Lew
Tender and Benny Leonard, the
latter undefeated lightweight box
ing champion, who performed be.
fore $1,000 people who poured
$452,648 into the Polo Grounds
IN. " box office in 1923-the
biggest gate in the history Of the
class and q figure that was topped
by only eight other fights.
Those were indeed the lush days.
Tonight Tender and Leonard viii
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Price on Louis Sodrs to ST. Over
Mann AS Bomber Reqdins Form

has a fair right and is accounted
a good boxer. He engaged in his
last workout yesterday and was
obviously in top form. He scaled
1881 before the drill and
weighed 1904 after seven
rounds Of boxing, rope-skipping
and bag.punching. He expects
to enter the ring at 191.
FINAL WORKOUT
Louis went through his final
drill today and Jack Blackburn
Joe's veteran trainer, pro-
nounced the champion in the
pink. The lethargy that sur
rounded the Bomber in the early
days Of his training for Mann
seems to have disappeared en-
tirely and Louis is again the
stalking, two-fisted ''Tan Terror"
Blackburn said Louis will weigh
201 for the fight.
The bout is the first heavy
weight title contest held indoors
since Jack Dempsey knocked out
Bill Brennan in the old Garden
18 years ago. Mann earned the
title shot by his victories over
Gunnar Barlund, uric e
Strickland, Charley MaSSera,
Abe Feldman, Bob Pastor and
Tiger Roy williams.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
RICKEY WANTS
TO SIGN BAUCH

WINTER HAVEN, Fla, Feb. 81.
Branch Hickey, vice president Of
the st. Louis Cardinals, will make
final efforts to sign Slingin'
Sammy Baugh, Washington Red
skins star football player, to a
baseball contract this week, it was
learned today.
Baugh has made known his
salary StipulationS, which are said
to be a bit too high for the St.
Louis baseball chief.
"Baugh either likes football
better or is not interested in our
offer to him." Hickey said today.
But we hope to hold a confer
ence in the near future"
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Is STARTERS IN
anita SPECIAL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.-Fif-
teen colts will probably go to the
post in the $4,000 added Santa
Anita Special tomorrow. Origi-
nally Ill entries were nominated
last December. Outstanding start
ers are Tiger, the Milky Way
Farm ace, and A. c. Compton S
Sun Egret, which has won three
straight sprintS here.
It was announced that Jockey
Jack Red Pollard may not ride
Sea Biscuit in the 100000 Santa
Anita Handicap March S. Pollard
sustained a broken collarbone in
a spill last Saturday.
Owner Charles S. Howard an
nounced that in the event Pollard
would be unable to mount the
thoroughbred, another rider would
be secured.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
GEVINSON RULES IS CHOICE OVER DUNNE
D. {. Grid Teams
Await Spring
Workouts

The University Of Maryland
which led the way in a football
way last fall so far as District
college football is concerned, will
lead the way In spring footbalI
when candidates for the team will
report to Head Coach Frank Dob,
son this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The freshmen are compelled to
be on hand for the opening of the
sessions, but as for the upper class.
men, DobSon states that they need
not report, adding that he urges
them "to turn out for some spring
sport both for their own good and
for the good of the university"
DRILLS LAST WEEKS
The drills will last for about six
weeks and will be concluded at
the start of Easter vacation. The
workouts will consist of funda-
mentals and blackboard work for
the first two weeks and scrim-
mage for the remaining four.
Catholic University will start
light workouts tomorrow and
Georgetown is expected to start
the first Of next week, followed by
George Washington and Ameri-
can U.
Maryland apparently has been
hit the hardest, having lost a
center, two guards, a tackle, three
ends, and two backs, including the
brilliant Jim Meade, generally re,
garded as the best back in local
college circles last year.
Much interest is centered about
Joe Murphy, Terp frosh back, who
showed all-around ability last fall
as a member of the yearling team.
Close followers of the Maryland
squad are Of the opinion that the
lad has a brilliant future and Is
certain to make a strong bid for
a starting berth next fall.
Catholic U. has lost its great
Irish Carroll and Bud Munhall. a
pair Of strong backs, and Leo
Katalinas, giant tackle, who can
park 'em as easily on the gridiron
as in the boxing ring. The squad
lis small, but several Class A fresh
men loom as threatening regulars
for the '38 machine, and will
have a chance to show Coach
Dutch Bergman their stuff in the
next couple of weeks. Outstand
ling frosh are San Ambrosio and
Charley Moutenot, backs, and Car
rig, an end.
PROS SEEK THEM
Georgetown, boasting a power
full freshman team, to act as q
nucleus for spring drills, is mainly
concerned with unearthing a cen
ter to take Red Hardy's spot and
guard to take over Stralka's posi-
ton. Incidentally both Hardy
and Stralka were sounded out fol
pro careers by Art Rooney, presi
dent of the Pittsburgh Pirates q
the Natinoal League, last week.
George Washington is not ex
pected to make an announcement
concerning spring drill plans be
fore the end of the week. Coacf
Bill Reinhart, busily engaged with
the basketball team and recently
named head coach of the Colonia
grid corps, has his mind set on hi!
cage team landing a bid in tht
National intercollegiate Tourne!
lin New York next month.
KENNY
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

Both battlers were bleeding pro.
fusely in the seventh round ano
it was a question as to winch
would be able to stand the ga11'
RIGHT FLOORS HARRY
The opening came in the eleventh
heat, when Escobar slipped over
a murderous right to floor the
champion for a count OF nine.
Once again the champ went down
as the bell saved him from a
kayo.
In the fourteenth Escobar again
connected with a right on the
Wobbly Jeffra, but the Baltimo-
rean's fighting heart managed to
keep him upright to the end after
o nine count.
Edgar K. Thompson, an agent
of the Federal Bureau Of InveSti-
cation, was the referee.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21

meet again, as seconds, respec.
lively, of Lou GevinSon, District
lightweight, and Irish" Eddie
Dunno, managed by the old cham.
pion.
Leonard took Dunno, q crude,
good Hooking kid with q fair left
hand and transformed him into
an excellent boxer. But Benny's
magic wand failed to bequeath to
Dunno the famous wallop chat
withstood the assaults Of pretend
ers to Leonard's throne for seven
years. !.
MERELY SENTIMENTAL
Tenders interest in the bout is
merely q sentimental one and his
appearance here was engineered by
Goldie "Barnum" Ahearn, Arena
matchmaker, who realized the
value Of re-matching the two old
rivals even for a handshake. Gev'
inson is also a Southpaw and hits
as hard and as fast as Tender
ever did in his prime.
The District boy is z to 5 favor
/ ite to defeat Dunno with q strong
possibility he may chill the New
Yorker. Eddie IS game and can
take q punch, but Lou wings 'em
in too hard. Dunno is the better
boxer and has a style that may
make Gevinson look very bad be-
fore his hometown folks. The
Leonard protege is a standup boxer
and snipes right well with either
lunch hook.
STOP CHASING HANK
0evinson's entrance into the
lightweight ranks is only recent.
Matt Twomey, Louis manager. de-
cided to stop chasing Henry Arm:
strong (probably figuring Gevin'
son would catch up to the feather.
weight champion and then whatO
and concentrate on pointing the
local youth for Lou Ambers' crown.
The only flaws that GevinSon
exhibited in his training were
his unconcern Of punches and the
ease with which his chin went out
Of its way to meet left jab. Lou
will probably rectify the former
mistake but the latter breach OF
boxing fundamentals tonight
would be costly
Twomey, incidentally, is one Of
the few fight managers to admit
his boy has been defeated.
PLACES THREE TINES
Matt confesses Gevinson got
only place money In three fights
CONTINUED on Page 26, Col. 81 :.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Cooper Holds Lead in
$4,000 Crescent Open

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 21
U.N.S0-"Iighthorse" Harry
Cooper, veteran Of the links,
held the lead today as players
swung into the final SO holes in
the 5000 Crescent City open.
Cooper added q 73 yesterday
to his SO Of the first day to give
him 141, 8 under par.
Close on the heels Of Cooper
was Harold McSpaden, Worches-
ter, Mass, who turned in an
even par yesterday, added to his
first days score Of II. Cooper
led him by two strokes as play
got undeE way today.
Sammy Byrd. formerly with
The Washington times., 1938-02-21


more. but only in the capacity
of advisers to a newer brace OF
lightweights come to follow their
trail.
There will be many in the
bandbox setting who will recall
the old feuds 'twixt Lew and
Benny, in which the latter fell
short, but was a dreaded and
respected foe. They fought twice,
Leonard outboxing the tough
Philadelphian on both occasions.
AS if mayhem and massacre
between Dunno, the boxer, and
Gevinson, the guy with gun
cotton concealed in his gloves,
were not enough, your fight
gentry's cup will be brimming
over in view of the old head
liners backing each principal.
I am afraid Maestro Ahearn
is getting educated to the value
of names in his presentations
because, although Leonard is
the manager of record Of Irish
Eddie Dunno, the Tender i'm
portation sounds as though the
burgomaster of Ninth Street is
getting too, too cute.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Danning in Camp,
Whitehead Better

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 21
GN.SD.-Harry Danning, first.
string catcher, was in the camp
of the New York Giants today
but is unsigned. He was to con
fer with Manager Bill Terry today
over salary demands.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 81
UN.S0 Before leaving for the
Hot Springs training camp today
Manager Bill Terry of the New
York Giants said he believed
Second Baseman Burgess White
head would be ready to take his
place in the lineup when the sea
son starts. Whitehead is at Rocky
Mount, N. c., recuperating from
an appendicitis operation.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Chambers Beats
DeIaWare-HudsOrl

w. W. Chambers basketball
team had little trouble defeating
the Delaware and Hudson quintet
in the National Guard Armory at
Hyattsville, yesterday, winning
34-14.
The Undertakers held a 14-10
lead at the intermisSion with
O'Malley, center on the team, lead
ing the way.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Yellow Jackets
Win Polo Title

CAMDEN. S. c.. Feb. 21-The
Camden Yellow Jackets polo team
won the Mid-South tournament
for the Russell Memorial trophy
by defeating the Camden Ram
blers, to 6.
The winning chukker was scored
when Courtney Burton sent over
the tally as the bell sounded to
end the game.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Md. .Trackmen Rate
High in Dixie Meet

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., FEB. 81.
North Caroline, Duke and Mary
land are the cream Of the crop in
the Conference division of the
ninth annual Southern Conference
indoor games here Saturday.
General consensus is that the
Tar Heels, Terrapins and Blue
Devils viii tack up on an even keel
in the running and weight events.
Washington and Lee shapes up
now as the dark horse Of the meet.
Each of the three teams is well
fortified in the running events.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
Redskins Book
Only Five TIts
In Capital

WaShingtonians will have the
opportunity Of seeing their world
champion professional football
team, the Redskins, play but five
home games this fall.
The Redskins will open the
local season against the Brooklyn
Dodges here September 18, after
inaugurating the campaign against
the Philadelphia Eagles in Quaker
town September IL.
Other home games on the card
are slated with the New York
Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and
the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the
Cleveland Rams, the Western Sec
tion eleven, rounding out the card.
ANGLES FOR BEARS :
Owner George P. Marshall has
high hopes Of scheduling the Chi
cago Bears here for a conflict in
place of the Rams, but it is doubt
full if his attraction can be lined
up.
The Redskins played six home
games last year.
In an effort to land Tuffy Lee
mans, premier running back Of the
New York Giants and former
George Washington grid great,
Marshall and Jack Espey were
stymied when Tim Mara, after set
ting the price tag at 5000 and
then raising it $4,000, announced
that the star was not for sale.
AS a result, the Redskins con-
sumated a deal whereby they land
ed the services of George Kara
matte, sensational Gonzaga Uni
versity halfback, for Nello Falas-
chi, former Santa Clara ALL
America.
OUT FOR APPENDECTOMY
Falaschi was selected in the
draft by the Redskins last year,
but owing to an appendectomy
was forced to leave pro football
and the Redskins alone.
Karamatic, generally conceded
the "beSt halfback on the Pacific
Coast" will graduate from the
Oregon institution in June. He is
an 187-pounder and tips the beams.
at 5-foot-9. It is expected that the
Gonzaga star will take over the
spot vacated by Cliff Battles.
In one Of the most important
business moves of the two-day
meeting, the league voted to abol.
ish the temporary suspension sys-
tenn and to increase from IS to 80
the number of players a club may
carry on it's active playing roster.
The Washington times., 1938-02-21
FBI TriuInplls
Over Baltimore

Federal Bureau Of Investigation
basketball team defeated the Y.
M. H. A. team of Baltimore, in the
Oriole City last night, 45-22.
Thompson and Robinson starred
for the G-Men. It was an uphill
battle for the local quintet who
spotted the Baltimore outfit an
ga lead,