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The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08
By
Dr.. Ira N. G~abrielson, Chief
Bureau of Biological Survey


There no is reason to hope that
the troublesome mosquito may be
disposed of without destroying val
liable wildlife in the process.
Wildlife conservationists are
studying the mosquito control pro-
blem in an effort to find methods
to eradicate the pests withoua at
tire same time eradicating valuable
species. These marshes in a natu-
raj state form an environment
wonderfully productive of shore
birds, waterfowls, and furbearing
animals like the muskrat but they
also breed myriads of mosquitoes.
Draining the water from the pools
and sloughs disposes of the mos
quito, at least for a time, but it
also impairs the usefulness of the
area for valuable wildlife. In
many instances this damange may
be irreparable because of the de-
struction of vegetation and ami
NAL organisms which furnish cover
and food for wildlife.
Drainage is an expensive method
and to remain effective in control
ling mosquitoes the bitches must be
kept in constant repair year after
year. Without regular attention
ditch walls crumble, vegetation,
ef oke up the channels, and the
bitches degenerate into series of
stagnant pools ideal for mosquito
production but valueless for any
other purposes.
1t is to be expected that in
spite of these disadvantages drain
age will be found the only practi-
cal method of mosquito control on
some areas but the work will be
correlated with wildlife c~onserva-
ton and handled in ways to re-
duct or eliminate damage to the
birds and animals. Under this ar
rangement between the public
health officials ard the specialists
of the Biological Survey, mosqui-
to breeding areas have been treat
ed successfully by bitches that
lead to permanent pools or reser
vars which afford bre. ding places
for fish and other natural enemies
Tor fish and other natural enemies
of the insect. A suitable constant
water level is maintained for Wild
life in the marshes at all times
through the use of appropriate
control structures, such as tide
gates and weir boards. Where i'm
portant wildlife values are invol-
we'd and where such biological
aides are not applicable larvieides,
i%nnocuous to important plant and
animal life, are substituted for
uon-volatile oils as a method of
control.
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08
FLASHES OF TALK

Il don't know him very well,
everytime I see him he's sober
off l had a steady job, I'd be glad
to pay people | don't even like
"He only came up to my chin, but
he came up there so often"-"She
cut him too thin to toast"-"Oh
Is that what they call etchings ?"
'Everybody's got a system, but
she's got a system and two bro
thers"-"He's a three letter man,
all right, BUM
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08

with a few deft twists of new
rope. Adding trousers or dresses
then for sale at ten cents apiece.
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08

Add radio detesters: Hall John
son of the choir bearing his name,
spends considerable time lodging
radios.
Most any golfer, poor or rich,
Would never count the cost
If he could find a golf ball
which
Would bark when it was lost.
Jake.
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08

white boys injury was described
by doctors as a cerebral concus-
sion. He is expected to recover.
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08

Philanthropy: Cab Galloway
will provide a musical education
for 0lin Montgomery, one of the
Scottsboro defendants-A new
high in gratitude: Ella Fitzgerald
despite tempting offers from cine
maiand, sticking with Chick Webb
-IBPOE. of w: j. Finley Wilson,
your grand exalted ruler, has is
sued a lengthy statement endors-
ing a local manufacturing concern
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08
It'd BITS

Bill Robinson, go year old tap
dancer, thumped a young football
player on the head with a revolver
last week in Hollywood, because
the athlete almost collided with
Robinson's new limousine-Imag-
inc, if you can, the bloody mess if
q fender had been denied.
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08
STREET SCENE

An aged gent sitting on the
steps of the General post office
making male and female dolls
The Omaha guide., 1938-10-08
RANDOM THOUGHT

DOM
Wouldn't it be wonderful if peo-
pie would show the cooperative
spirit and general kindness in the
ordinary routine of life that is so
noticeable during a disaster? At
such times practically every vest
ige of color, creed or position is
usually overlooked in the common
cause.
After all, isn't the battle of life
g common cause?
ALL-AMERICAN-
Before the football season gets
too far under way, we wish to
name our All American Football
team:
Backs: Draw, Hold, Box and
Walk.
Ends: Week and Book.
Tackles: Fishing and Block'n.
Guards: Block and Shin.
Center: Cork.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
929 BASKET POINTS
SHOT BY SPESSARD
Amazing Total Is Rolled Up by
W. & L. Star in SO Games
Over Four Seasons.
By the Associated Press.

6s tine Associated Press.
I EX1NGTON. Va, Jan. 25.-Bob
Spessard. co-captain of the Wash
tneton ard Lee basket bail team, who
stands almost as high as other CEN
ters Jump. has scored a total Of e2s
points in the SO games Of his college
cage career, check into the records
disclosed today.
The altitudinous All-Southern Con-
ference center-he's feet 7-began
his attacks on the basket four years
ago for the Generals as a member of
the freshman team Cy Twomoley,
Washington and Lee swimming and
golf coach, who coached the Little
General cagers, said Spessard aver
aged Is points per game in IL fresh
man contests. giving him 1872 points
for the season.
Spessard boosted his grand total
BY Is points against Virginia Tech
here Saturday.
During his sophomore year. the
Roanoke boy tailed $40 points in 81
games. Last year as a Junior 29s
points were chalked up to his credit
in 10 games. In eight games this
season he has scored 12s points.
Bib Bob will see action in Madison
Square Garden for the first time on
February 2, when the Generals meet
Long Island University. He was i'll
last year when the Generals went
northward and met the Islanders.
Before coming to Washington and
Lee, Spessard was an All-State center
at Jefferson High School, Roanoke.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Alibi for OFT Case.

THE barefaced misrepresentation,
however, came with the repeated
press statements that Fred Lindstrom
was supposed to succeed McGraw and
that I had tunneled under to snatch
1t from his grasp :" !" I had no warn
ing whatever Of the proposition which
McGraw advanced. Lindstrom, I un-
derstand, was promised the job for the
purpose Of inveigling him into signing
his contract"
Mndy was subsequently traded to
Pittsburgh at his own suggestion,
Terry adds.
Another case of strained relations
with the press Terry traces to q re-
porter's desire to get through work
early, which led him to seek news and
managerial opinions ahead of his con-
ferees. His persistence led to heated
answers and another "grudge."
Instead Of demanding Whats in
It for me?" when invited to a Mel OFT
day celebration, Bill explains, he re-
mained at home because Mel himself
had said not to bother. His "sadism"
In letting Clydell Castleman remain
on the mound to take q terrific
pounding was the only means Of
teaching the lesson that "a ball game
Il more than four innings on the
mound and the rest in the grandstand
with big cigar"
But all these wild stories don't mat
Ter much, Bill concludes, for the
Giants attendance figures would indi-
cate that patrons do not care who or
what manages q ball club 50 long as
1t plays heads-up and first-division
baseball"
Evening star., 1938-01-25
DI MAG PARTY GUEST
OF PHILLY WRITER'S
Other Sports Notables Are to
Attend Associations Annual
Banquet Tonight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 25.-Philadel-
phia sports writer's will emerge
from the sidelines tonight for their an
nual banquet.
AS much in dither as the seasons
most prominent debutante preparing
for her bow into society. the Philadel-
phia Sporting Writers Association has
amassed long list of who's who in
sports to present to it's 1000 guests.
Connie Mack. oldest big league man.
ager: five other American League club
managers, football greats. and the IA
nous Joe Dl Maggie of the New York
Yankees. are some Of the luminaries
who will be present +,
During the evening the associations
trophy Ito the most courageous ath-
lete of 1897 will be presented. The
members of the association are hug.
ging tightly the name of the recipient.
1t will not be disclosed until the pres
entation.
The banquet also will honor the sur
viving members of the great Athletics
team Of 1904, which won four pen
nants.
These old-timers. who will gather
around the festive board. include: Ed
die Murphy Home Run" Frank Ba-
ker. Jack Barry. Chief Bender. Rube
Oldring. Harry Davis. Danny Murphy,
Eddie Collins. Amos Strunk, Ira
Thomas and Herb Pennock.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

preparatory school athletes to do too
much in their training. especially if
the boys are under l8 years of age and
growing, I feel sure that many Of
these high and prep school athletes
start their strenuous competitive sports
too early in life. Undoubtedly con-
ditions have improved from former
days. but not enough.
During my competitive days, I
usually did my training in the late
afternoons or in the evenings at the
armory Of Brooklyn regiment of
which was member, and in the
same armory several Of the high
schools in Brooklyn would work out.
I recall an incident Of a certain high
school relay team which was one OF
the best in the land; in fact, this
team won the Olympic interscholastic
relay that was held in St. Louis, in
1904. CAT that time, they held such
an event.)
This team had the makings
Of some real future track ma
terial, especially for college com.
petition. but they did not ma.
terialize.
"Their coach. who had done a little
track work in college, surely did work
these boys to death Most Of these
boys were under 10 years of age, vet
they did more hard work in training
Evening star., 1938-01-25

school girl exclaimed. ITS . great
game, great exercise"
In tournament play since June, 1882,
she believes contestants are less likely
to feel the strain II they get proper
rest and observe sensible training
rules.
Rates Hill and MiIey Highly.
MISS BERG said she wouldn't ven-
~ ture to name the best woman
player today or forecast the next
national champion. She rates Mrs.
Opal S. Hill of Kansas City and
Marion Miley Of Cincinnati among
the keenest competitors with whom
she has played.
Patty also enjoys Ice skating and
likes to recall winning second place
in the Junior division of the national
Ice speed skating championship in
1898.
Probably there'll be an opportun-
ity for more ice skating next year,
when I enter the University Of Min
nesota," she said.
Miss Berg opposed Katherine Nc
Closkey Of Pittsburgh in the first
round of the championship Of cham
pions tournament today.
Miss Hemphill of Columbia, s. C.,
the defending titlist, paired with
Mrs. Terry Dolson Of Fort Myers.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

fully handled. compete in some 10 Or
IL cross-country races in a season.
These chaps invariably do not show
at college.
Most OF the writer's training was
done under such experienced coaches
as Mike Murphy. Gene Giannini. AL
Copeland. Garry Fitzgerald and Ber-
ME Wefers.
All these fellows seemed to
have the right idea-to work
pretty hard until fellow got in
shape and then let the races
carry you along.
Lawson Robertson and I were
brought up under this system and
have followed 1t out in our coaching
careers, always figuring it is better
to have a fellow right physically and
maybe bit shy in some other phases,
than to work a boy hard and have
him all tired out for competition. A
fellow three-quarters right is better
than = chap one and one-uuarter
right-meaning he has done too
much.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
CALIFORNIA PEEVISH
ABOUT BOWL MIx.UP
Would Decline Future Playing
Bid After Howl Over Ticket
Distribution.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RERKELEY, Calf, Jan. 25.-Presi-
dent Robert Gordon Sproul of
the University of California, replying
to criticism of distribution of tickets
for the last Rose Bowl game, said to-
day the university stands ready to
decline" any future invitation to play
in the Pasadena New Year Day classic.
THE University of California played
in that game not for money - but
to contribute to civic festival which
would seem to be of Importance to the
State" he said in letter to the Pasa-
dena Tournament Of Roses Association.
Naturally, regret exceedingly
that it should have been the bad for
tune Of the University Of California
to bring to light the inequalities IT
the ticket distribution agreement"
The ticket system. arranged by the
Pacific Coast Conference, allowed six
tickets for each of CALIFORNIA; some
10000 alumni and set aside q block
for Alabama, which California de-
feated. 1870. The Rose Bowl holds
90,O0O.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Farr's Ex:Manager Cleans Up on Bet Against Tommy


Bill Terry's long-awaited blast at
sports writer's in the new Stevepost
wasn't nearly as hot, or as vicious,
Is advance notices limited Bill
devoted most of his $500 words to
telling what a swell Job he has done
at becoming q success >. Well, you
can't laugh of $4,000 q year (and
for five years., now can you?
Correction: Buck Everett, the
fighter, isn't 4 full-blooded Chero-
kee Indian, Is We chronicled here
the other day, but q former Gary.
Ind, steel worker >. The Injun
must have been some other Buck.
Georges Carpenter, the old "or-
child man." has just been decorated
with the French Legion of Honor
and Is the first fighter to be 20
signally remembered Incident
ally, Georges cocktail joint on the
famous Rue de 10 Paix u doing
what the be9s ell tho bdS.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Not Impressed With Crafts.

RACK in 1926. when he was waging
his first salary war with McGraw,
Terry says, numerous stories appeared
criticizing his ability. The facts we're.
he charges. that the manager used
experienced baseball writer's as chan
nels through which he could let the
world in general. and me in particular,
know that Terry did not rate, as long
as Terry persisted in demanding more
money"
Later. when he became the clubs
regular first baseman. Terry says:
Il was not deeply impressed with a
tsports writing) craft that could vio-
late . public trust by misinforming
millions Of baseball fans. Intentionally
or otherwise. for the sole purpose Of
enhancing the ball clubs position in
salary discussion. l was impressed
deeply by the fact that the same ex-
per1enced game watchers and play
analysts who had ash-canned me the
year before were now obliged to herald
me as the natural successor to George
Kelly. It didn't make sense"
Terry also tells of McGraw's unex-
pected offer Of the managerial Job in
1882, two months after threatening to
trade him for refusing to accept .
5000 salary cut. OF this he says:
Evening star., 1938-01-25

Every one seems to have got
worked up at the flsticufings the
other night Just before Brad.
dock and Farr entered the ring one
aircaster told his publick: I'VE
now take you to the Yankee
Stadium, where 50 and so IS watt
Ing at the ringside to give you q
blow-by-blow description Of the
Braddock-Farr fight" "A few
rounds later good old 50 and so
yelled into the mike: "Baer has
just pumped . hard right into
Braddock's body" Anyway, 1t
was = goo0 tight, Mr.. Rickard.
One and all wish Harry Mehre,
q fine fellow and q good coach, all
the luck in the world at Mississip-
pi o. . Just between US, what
was it Joe Gould told Tommy FAR
while they were posing for pictures
yestef6a43
Evening star., 1938-01-25
WAIVER lefty MEDALIST

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. IS lP.
Start Of match play in the Miami
Biltmore lefthanders' golf tournament
today pitted Baseballer Paul Waner,
defending titlist and medalist, against
B. H. Ivison Of Clearwater.
The Pittsburgh Pirates outfelder,
seeking to win the tournament the
third year in row. posted q 70 to take
medalist honors while Ivison qualified
with an 80.
Lloyd Brown. former National, now
. Cleveland Indians pitcher, who had
qualifying 70, faced John r. Roger
son 6 Miami Springs who qualified
with Q 90.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
.BRIBED TO QUIT BOUT,
LA PORTE TESTIFIES
Exhaustion. Not Gamblers $100,
Stopped Him, However, Says
Baltimore Boxer.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 25.-Sammy La
porte. young Baltimore boxer who
quit last week after fighting five rounds
with Lawrence Gum. told the State
Athletic Commission in an affidavit
that a gambler paid him 500 to
throw" the fight.
But. said Laporte in the statement
he gave the commission yesterday, he
did not "lay down" in the fight. He
was too exhausted to continue. he said.
The commission turned the report
over to States Attorney Bernard J.
Wells for appropriate action"
Laporte said last week politician"
bribed him. Yesterday he said he got
that version "out of my head"
Three days before the bout last
week. Laporte went to Flint, Mich,
to visit sister. His managers and
the fight promoters persuaded him to
return. Then. after fighting five
rounds. with Gum having the edge,
he refused to continue the bout.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

than yours truly who at that time
was about "a years OF age
These fellows we're sent usually
three times each week for a real hard
440 trial. Thy survived for their high
school days and all went to college.
Just one Of these boys won his letter
at Cornell. and barely did so at that.
The rest were pretty we'll shot before
they ever arrived at college.
Not Handled Properly.
TT WAS just the result Of the boys
giving all they had in their school
days. I tried to demonstrate with
their coach. who was pretty green
when it came to conditioning. but he
disregarded any suggestions l offered.
If these boys had been handled right
they would all undoubtedly have
made great records for themselves.
This is just case of OVERRIDING at
tender age.
L have also seen young BOYS, at an
age when they should be very care
Evening star., 1938-01-25
GIANT PILOT FINDS
SCR|BES SP|TEFUL
Charges They Misinformed
Fans in Effort to Stop
His Pay Raise.

5s the Associa ted Press.
n YEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Bill Ter
~ says it amt so.
" The New York Giants man.
1 aRer. whose "feud' with the
Sports writer's has supplied those
writer's with plenty copy for years
takes up the cudgel on his own behalf
in an article entitled Terrible Terry"
in this weeks Saturday Evening Post
Terry, tracing the feud to his re-
fusal to give his private telephone
number to q New York sports editor,
who Immediately adopted an anti
Terry" attitude because of the "snub."
,oes over number Of incidents which
lave been related in print and some
which haven't been told. to give his
)vn versions.
He still doesn't have much to say in
favor Of the sports writer's. charging
hem with Misrepresentation in more
han one case and with letting them
selves be used" by John j. McGrag
when Terry was holding out for the
first time.
Bill firmly denies he ever asked
WHAT'S in it for me?" except to ask
himself before making decisions affect
ing his career when he was forced to
Dawn his wife's engagement ring 80
they could eat.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Caddies' Manners
To Be Polished

nEL MONTE, Calf, Jan. rs L4).
Golf caddies on four famed
courses Of this section are going
to improve their English and eti-
Quette, or else
Peter Hay, veteran pro at the Del
Monte links. announced today Or
ganization Of . school" to correct
the caddies' language and manners.
When the school is over, May l,
our caddies not only will be able to
give a player carefully phrased ad-
vice on how to sink 10-foot putt
but also will be prepared to tell him
the correct angle of the little finger
when slipping afternoon tea," said
Hay.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Varied Sports
College Basket Ball.

college Basket Ball.
Michigan. 20: Ohio State, rs.
Akron. "a; Waynesville, 80.
Glenville, 81: Davis Eikins. SO.
Wofford. 80; College of Charles
ton, ~.
Western Kentucky State, 80;
Vanderbilt. ~18.
Marquette. AZ: Western (Mich.)
State Teachers, SO.
Albion, A.; Hillsdale, 81.
Battle Creek, 40: Olivet. %.
Centenary, 48; Southwestern
Louisiana Institute, 20.
Georgia, 80; Chattanooga, 80.
High School Basket Ball.
Gonzaga, 80; Washington-1ee,
~.
Amateur Basket Ball.
Denver Sideways, 80; Detroit Da-
Wis. 80.
Grottoes. 104; Staunton Manu-
featuring, 8.
College Wrestling.
North Carolina State, 10; v. P.
l.. 8.
Pro Hockey.
Kapsas City, ;: st. Paad, l.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Meredith Well Advised.

&c" REMEMBER what Robertson tried
one year with Ted Meredith.
Meredith had run all winter. and in
the college dual meets. and the week
before the Intercollegiate was several
pounds underweight and had lost his
pep. Robbie, on the Monday before
the Intercollegiate. which were held
on Friday and Saturday. noticing
Ted was underweight, just let him jog
. few easy laps on the grass and
then laid him of until the trials on
Friday.
Meredith looked pretty tough
qualifying on Friday and his chances
did not look any too rosy for the next
day. However, these two trials in the
40 and $50 put him just right for the
Saturday races and he won both,
breaking two world records. This
Evening star., 1938-01-25
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK. Jan. Is R.-Joe Di
nj Maggie, demanding $35 1000
" for performing with the YAM
4 KEGS the coming season, finds
no supporter in player OF a bygone
day. Mickey WEIGH. who pitched for
the original New York Giants from
1882 to 1892.
WEIGH, now 78. thinks the present.
day salary scale in the big leagues is
scandalous and that it is damaging to
team spirit the way the figures of the
various players are aired annually. It's
bound to make the little fellows jeal-
GUS. he reasons.
Most ever got in my life was
$4,000 year. he recalled. land that
was right at the end of my career
Believe me. worked for it. too. Days
I wasn't pitching I PLAYED center field,
and the first year We were in the Ma
tional League I had to be at the park
an hour or so ahead Of time to mind
the Stile.'"
Evening star., 1938-01-25
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports WritAr

n r EW YORK, Jan. 25.-Ted
nj Broadribb. who got the old
" heave-ho as Tommy Farr's
4 manager, bet on Braddock
and cleaned up $2,500 at 3 to-
How many bleedin' bob is that?
DR.. James Stotter, the New
York plastic surgeon, has q blonde
nurse named Sonia Henie, but the
gal can't skate q nck-believe it or
not.
Sue us if we're wrong, but Ralph
Guldahl. national open champion,
Is getting ready to transfer from
the swanky Miami Biltmore Coun-
try Cub to the Palm Beach G. G.
-. (You may read about it be-
fore this hits the papers) {.
From sunny st. Pete. where the Joe
Medwicks are lolling, comes word
that an important announcement
may be expected any week now.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
THE SPORTZICHT
Pressure in Sports Training Dangerous
to High School Boys, Hillman Advises.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.


| the
up
nghschoo and his helpful
tendency
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Tradition Agin' Him.

MENOW won s65,s25 last year with
three victories and two seconds.
His first score came in a maiden race
at Washington Park in June. His next
was at Belmont Park in the Cham
payne, the race in which Mrs. Ethel
v. Mars highly esteemed Sky Larkins
broke leg. Menow then went on to
another galloping triumph in the rich
Belmont Futurity, esta ablishing a world
record of lis is for 6ia furlongs.
Menow, typical Of the Pharamond
progeny. is strapping. well-developed
fellow, although not to be compared
with that Headley giant. Whopper, a
son Of the same sire. Menovs dam,
Alcibiades. won Kentucky Oaks
(mile and furlong) in 1890. Charli.
Kurtsinger, who also rides War Ad-
miral, hopes to win his third Derby
astride Menow. but no Belmont Fu-
turity winner ever has been able to
turn that trick
Evening star., 1938-01-25
"No Comment" by Haxan.

THE only thing I can say about
the tactics We used in the game
is that one of the boys suggested we
should use a zone defense which
helped us beat them last year. I an
swered, No, that's out.
Il don't know what defense the boys
will Use February at South Bend.
They're all seniors and play pretty
much as they please"
Athletic Director James HaRan, re-
turning today from an Eastern trip,
said he had no comment whatso-
ever"