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Evening star., 1939-10-07
D. e. College Teams
Due 10 Take -Four
Games Today
Three Here, With Tsrps
PIoying Terrors in
Baltimore Tonight

With one eye on their immediate
objectives and the other glued to
more important future engage
ments, all four District college
elevens expected nothing more than
workouts In their games today. Ac-
ton was divided among Grifnth
Stadium, Brookland and Baltimore
A big opening day attendance was
expected at the stadium, where
Georgetown was to meet Roanoke
at 1880 o'clock and George Wash
ington to tangle with Davis -Elkins
at $50 in the city's first football
twin bill.
Catholic University was host to
Elon College at Brookland In q
game slated for 2:30, while Mary
land was to invade Baltimore to-
night for its annual set-to with
Western Maryland at 8 o'clock.
Debut for Colonials.
Although its contemporaries had
one game under their collective
belts, George Washington was
making its 1889 debut and the
complexion Of Bill Reinhart's eleven
attracted curiosity. The team has
several question marks, including
Sam Babich at quarterback and
Walt Fedora at tailback. The Colo
mails success or failure may rest
on the shoulders Of this pair.
Georgetown anticipated no trouble
from Roanoke after getting over
Temple by the skin of its teeth, O,
rather the toe Of Augie Lio's No. II
brogan. The Hoyas went into the
fray with only thoughts of the
Syracuse clash next week and Jack
Hagerty was definitely pointing his
men for that combat. Hagerty
planned to use reserves throughout
saving his regulars for the Orange
At Syracuse are his assistants
George Murtagh and "Mush" Du-
bofsky, to scout the Orange in it,
game with Cornell.
Dobson Scouts Cavaliers.
Maryland is a prohibitive favorite
over the Terrors, although its little
upstate rival has an annoying habi,
OF rising to the heights against the
Old Liners. All indications pointed
TO a fairly easy triumph for the
Dobson coached eleven and reserves
were expected to bear the brunt.
Dobson was to have q look al
Virginia in its game with Navy q,
annapolis this afternoon for the
Cavaliers come next on the pro-
gram and the lanky Terp mentor
has heard disturbing reports from
Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Battle With Ambers
Looms for Angott,
Victor Over Day
Louisville Lightweight
Picks Up Lead EorIy
In 10-Round Bout
BY the Associated Press,

CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-Sammy An.
gott, Louisville. KY, lightweight, VIC
tor over Chicago's Davey Day last
night, was more hopeful than ever
today Of a title bout in the near fu-
ture with Champion Lou Ambers.
Angott got away to an early lead
over Day in their 10-rounder in Chi
cago Stadium and held most of his
margin throughout. Day rallied in
the seventh, eighth and 10th rounds,
but was unable to cut far into An
gott's advantage.
Angott deighed 135 and Day 1861
Angott has been considered for some
time as q leading contender for
lightweight honors and Day has
been mentioned frequently as q
ranking contender for the welter
title held by Henry Armstrong.
Last nights show drew 8,185 spec
tators, representing gross receipts
Of $l7,S56. The net gate was $14,8S0.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

first nine and give @. P. o. what was
to be an all-important half point.
BY winning the second nine de-
cisively, Fossum and Andestad fin
ished the tournament with clean
slate. It was a singular circum-
stance in this remarkable tourna-
ment that Interior, although 1t nm
ished last In the finals, lost only one
match throughout, this through .
bunker shot on the 18th, and came
away with the distinction Of having
licked the team that won the cham
pionship.
Maybe it's just as WELL" OBJ
served Van Leer, that we didn't tie
things up today because after today
we would be without a good old war
horse in Andestad. Along with q
lot Of others he's being let out by the
P. w. A."
Clarence Purdy, former president
Of the Federal Golfers Association
and manager" Of the g. p. o. team,
tossed . rousing party for both
teams. They're due for another this
month, for President Redick is rush.
ing plany for . banquet at which
The Star trophies viii b presented.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Baseball
Continued From Page A.16.)

for the Reds. They are through If
Gomez wins this third game.
Thompson, first-year pitcher
who won 13 and lost games for the
Reds, seemed to be the last victory
hope for the Reds. If the youngster
can win, the Reds still may have a
chance, with Paul Derringer and
Bucky Walters ready for second
cracks at the world champs. If
Thompson is defeated the series will
be about finished. Derringer may
win on Sunday and Walters on Mon
day, but the Reds still figure to go
down.
Even a Thompson victory is un-
expected, although here on the
Rhine the lad is held in aston
ishing esteem. But If Junior wins
, over Gomez it will be feat that
Warneke couldn't accomplish in
1882, Hal Schumacher and Freddie
Fitzsimmons in 1896, Carl Hubbell
and Cliff Melton in 1887 and Dean
last year.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

Anacostia was leading the Eastern
section Of the High School Football
League today after making good
part Of Coach Roland Lunds pre-
diction that his team might score
a surprise or two in the champion
ship series which opened yesterday
at Eastern Stadium.
In beating a heavily favored Tech
team for the second straight year
7 to 0. Anacostia fooled all but q
few faithful followers whose fore
casts were based more on hope than
conviction. The saying that a team
that won't be beaten can't be beaten
proved true, for Lunds scrappy
eleven simply outfought the heavier
Tech OUTFIT, which lacked to a mark
ed degree the necessary spark to
triumph.
While each team was guilty of
tactical rs well as mechanical er-
rors, Anacostia won through su-
perior spirit.
Faircloth Is Anacostia Star.
After staving OF a down-field
drive by Tech in the opening quar-
ter. Anacostia played with excep-
tional gameness, maintained until
the last period, when it scored.
Arthur Faircloth, burly Anacostia
fullback, who was the outstanding
player on the field, broke loose for
SO yards before being bumped out
Of bounds on the Tech %. After
three passes failed, Faircloth tossed
to Joe Farmer for a first down on
Techs IL. A Farmer pass was in
tercepted by Dave Litsis on the 4,
but Jack Walsh's kick from behind
his own goal was good only for 80
and Anacostia came right back.
Short, bottled-leg Farmer started
around left end, was blocked, but
reversed and scampered 13 yards,
to Techs II. Faircloth crashed
through q weakening Tech line to
score, then kicked the extra point.
The one bright spot Of the game
as far as Artie Wondrack, Tech
coach, was concerned was the
clever ball toting Of Jack Walsh,
second-string quarterback.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

Wayne Van Leer, Interior captain,
and Edgie johnson. All four were
on the green in 3 but none near
the pin. In succession, johnson,
Van Leer and Schneider missed by
inches with long, winding puts.
Lawrence was Is feet away. On
this one shot hung the outcome Of
q golf war which lasted throughout
the season and brought into con-
flict approximately $50 players, in
cluding some of the city's best.
A Mighty Man, Lawrence.
AL afternoon Lawrence, a horse
of a man with the arms Of black
smith who gripped and swung his
stick baseball style, was erratic,
making up for wild shots with nifty
bits around the carpet. Harkening
back to some of his booming, sky
raking drives. he appeared like an
elephant being dainty as he stood
for the fateful putt. But he stroked
the ball smoothly and firmly. The
gallery in unison leaped and yelled
as it hit the back of the cup and
disappeared into = gloom only .
little deeper than the surrounding
It was q heroic effort but hardly
more 50 than that of q teammate,
Bob Elan, who played in the pre-
ceding foursome. G. P. o. needed
only ~ points, Nassau system,
when the battle began. That the
Typos wouldn't win them was indi-
Gated when Elan and the G. P. o.
ace, Joe Balestra. went four down to
Gene Fossum and J. L. Andestad in
the first four holes, and Van Leer
and johnson gained an early lead
over Lawrence and Schneider. But,
with q birdie and three pers gained
BY nervy putting, Elan won four Of
the last i've holes to square the
Evening star., 1939-10-07
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

"Would that winning score Of 283
made by Cliff Spencer at Columbia
have won the National Open cham
pionship played over the same course
under the same conditions?"
1t was puzzler. But it didn't
puzzle Fred Mcleod very long. Fred,
you know, is Old Man Golf around
Columbia and in a considerable part
OF the world, wherever golf is played.
He took a firm grip on his glass
and said: Nope, I don't think 50.
I think the boys would have broken
par even though the course was slow
and played as long as I ever have
seen it played" Fred has been
around Columbia for % years and
he should know something about the
course.
I'll tell you," said Freddie. these
big guys hit the ball so far that
more distance doesn't mean any,
thing at all. They maui those tee
shots and they can putt. I think
the winner in National Open here,
played under the same conditions,
would have been better than par,
which is 280."
But I'll settle for that 283 which
Spencer shot, with rounds of II, St,
"a and II. So will lot of other
people around town who saw Clin
win his first big title and sock away
the $500 first money as part payment
on a trip along the winter circuit,
where the guy, provided he retains
the magnificent putting touch he
had for two days at Columbia, can
become one of the big winners Of
golf. Cliff nudged Witty Cox out
OF the title by two strokes, but the
slim gallery which saw the pair
from Beaver Dam and Congressional
battle right down to the final putt
never will forget the thrills they
got as they halved holes in brides,
were shot apart with one hole to
go and that final dramatic touch on
the eighteenth green as Spencer
rammed home a 45-foot putt for q
bird 3 to cinch the title.
Great Putting Touch.
Cliff could have three-putted from
that distance. Lots of fellows would.
But for two days that magnificent
putting touch remained. It stayed
right down to the final hole, where
Cli1 shut of the hopes of WHY for
his first win of the mid-Atlantic
title. Cliff won with tremendous
tee shots, some say. But in the last
analysis his putting won the tourna-
ment for him.
The situation going into the
stretch drive was set for tragedy to
some one. Cliff went to the thir-
teenth hole Of the final round with
a two-stroke lead. Cox had in 30
holes whitfield away four of the six
shots by which Cliff led at the half
way mark. And Witty picked up q
shot with a par 3 at the thirteenth.
One shot isn't much Of a lead over q
fellow like Cox with only five holes
to go. Cliffs answer was q 20-foot
putt for bird at the fourteenth.
And he canned q 40-footer for an
other bird at the fifteenth, which
Cox matched with 15-footer. Then
at the short sixteenth Cliff landed
what seemed the knockout punch.
A high flying, pin-seeking iron shot
left him only 10 feet from the cup.
He sank the putt for his third
straight birdie, as Witty blasted out
Of bunker and bagged a par 3. But
did Cox give up? Not Witty, even
though he was three strokes down
with but two holes to 60.
WITTY stuck . wedge pitch up four
feet from the cup at the seventeenth,
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Straight Off the Tee

md holed the putt for another bird.
Clf1 muf1ed his second shot and
took S. That left Cli1 just one
stroke in front, facing the lengthy
stretch OF the eighteenth hole. which
had been tough nut for most of the
boys in the tournament.
Witty hasn't missed a on this
hole so far" some one said. "And
he won't miss now" WHY'S second
shot just missed the green. Spen-
Ger flung long iron just on the
edge Of the carpet. Witty was away
and missed, leaving a 3-footer
Then, as loose as if he was playing
for two-bits, Spencer stepped up
and canned that tremendous putt
Witty walked over and shook his
hand. There were as game q pair
Of battlers as you'll see in any golf
tournament. In the stretch run
with the heat on, they had bagged
six brides in five holes between
them. You can't play better golf
than that.
Spencer's victory came from those
birdie streaks. He had ~ under
par holes in two days. Five came in
six straight holes in the second
round and four came in five straight
holes In the last round. A game pair
Of guys and a great champion. II
any one ever doubted that Spencer
has what 1t takes in the clutches,
toss 1t out the window. The guy
has 1t, even though they'll null for
days about the break at the eighth
hole, where Cliffs chip hit the pin
and laid stone dead, when it might
have gone 20 feet past, and Witty
missed 5-footer for a birdie.
Here were the prize winners In
the best mid-Atlantic P. G. A. cham
pionship ever staged anywhere: !:
Cliff Spencer, Beaver Dam, 283;
Witty Cox, Congressional, 2S5; Ralph
Beach, Suburban, 296; Leo Walper,
unattached, 297; Lewis Worsham,
Burning Tree, 297; Jack Isaacs, New
port News, 298; AL Heughton, un-
attached, 800; Rut Cot1ey, Win
chester, Va, 302; Alex Taylor, Roll
ing Road, 305; John Kelly, Norfolk,
306; Andy Gibson, Bonnie View,
307; Erie Ball, Charlottesville, Va,
307; Mel Shorey, East Potomac Park,
800; John ODonnell, Edgewood Ar
senal, 300, and Hugh Mcclellan, Nor
folk, $40.
The amateurs were led by steady
Spencer Overton, with 302. Volney
Burnett won the net amateur award
with 309-16-293.
And that Spencer fellow, with
ample golf equipment to win any
tourney, can go long way If he
keeps that putting touch. Last night
at q dinner at Columbia, they pre-
sented Freddie Mcleod with scroll
emblematic Of q life membership in
the p. q. A. It was the first of that
kind. Freddie has been first in a
lot Of things, including the National
Open, but I'll bet he'll prize this one
most Of all.
Mrs. Bishop P. Hill, defending
champion, clashed today in the Sec
ond round of the Chevy Chase Club
women's championship with Mrs.
Montgomery Blair. The champion
yesterday won her first-round match
from Mrs. Hugh Rowan. Mrs.
Landra B. Plat, favorite, fell in
the first round before long hitting
Louise Claytor.
At Indian Spring entries were
being taken by club pro AL Jamison
for the 0rosner match play anna
teur-pro tourney, to open Monday
ut the Silver Spring club. Jlmison
already has 3S pairs entered In the
Evening star., 1939-10-07

Xanten. earbacher for Snow, Iglesias for
Hilleary, Hart for Neam, Sickel for Mat
tsews. Hillesry for 1glesias. Neam for
Hart.
Fumble Stops Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson and Landon
opened their seasons yesterday at
Wilson Stadium and after four
hard-fought quarters ended where
they started, o to 0.
The teams, light and inexperi-
enced, had little punch. The only
real scoring threat Of the game came
in the last minute of play.
Ray Banello, Wilson halfback,
passed from midfield to Nelson Hill
lock, substitute, who scrambled to
Landon's 2. But in the last play,
Harold Hickson fumbled behind the
Scrimmape line
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Woodword's Gridironers
Beaten in Baltimore
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 7.-Franklin
Day School Of this city defeated
Woodward High Of Washington yes
terday, 13-to-0.
Franklin Day scored on Tarbert's
plunge in the second quarter and
again IN the last period when Gwyer
went over from the 3-yard line.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Wins for Navy and Beats 1t
Mike Johnson, Grid Star Of '93, Transfers
To Virginia, Downs Old Mates

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 7.-Football
between Virginia and Navy al
ways recalls the two games be-
tween teams Of those schools in
1893 and of Moulton K. C"Mike")
johnson, q noted back of the
period. who changed sides during
the season and played on the
winning team both times.
The first game.was won by the
Navy, % to 0, with johnson lead
ing the winning attack. Soon
afterward johnson resigned and
left Annapolis.
The Nays opponents were linn
tied at the time and two games
Evening star., 1939-10-07

had been scheduled with vir-
ginia. When the latter's squad
appeared in Annapolis. there was
much surprise here to find that
johnson was with them, having
entered the Charlottesville uni
versity after leaving the Navy.
That Virginia was able to turn
the tables and win, by IL to 0,
was a symbol of Johnson's Prov
ess as q ball carrier.
johnson, now deceased, COM
pleted q medical course 1T Vir-
ginia and returned to the Navy
as an omcer in that branch Of the
service.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Baugh and Irwin Out
Farkas Will Team
With Fi|chock
FIoherty May Stort J
Rocks, With Spirido
Assured Of Spot
BY BILL DISMER. Ir.


If you know what backfield COM
binations the Redskins are going to
use against the Brooklyn Dodgers
tomorrow, you've got something on
Coach Ray Flaherty. He doesn't.
Although he still has more than
twice as many backs available as
there are injured, the ones out OF
the lineup are key players. And
after five days of experimenting
Flaherty still hasn't made up his
mind which groups clicks best.
Sammy Baugh and Don Irwin def
initely won't play. Max Krause, who
underwent knee operation yester-
day, is out for the season. There is
only the slightest chance that Jay
Turner will break into the game and
then only in an emergency.
Farkas and Filchock Team.
Andy Farkas, who's usually teamed
with Baugh, will be played in the
same backfield with Frank Filchock
tomorrow, but whether Filchock and
Farkas will start remains to be
seen.
Flaherty intimated today that he
may open fire with seven rockies
three Of them backs. Wilbur Moore
of Minnesota likely will start at full
back with Jimmy Johnston, the
speed boy from the University OF
Washington, at one of the half
backs. Whether Flaherty will take a
chance on another rook, Jimmy
German, as signal caller, or play
Red Morgan at halfback and put
the quarterbacking in the hands of
veteran like Erny Pinckert or Ed
Justice was moot question.
Should anything happen to Fill
chock or German. the Redskins
really would be up against 1t, as
there is not another quarterback on
the SQUAD. There have been sug-
gestions that Capt. Turk Edwards
could be used for signal-calling, but
after one attempt last year-in the
exhibition game at Edwards
threw up his hands In despair and
said never again"
Slivinsk and Farman Start.
Because of their fine showing last
week, both Steve Sivinski and Dick
Farman, the freshman guards from
the Pacific Coast, will answer the
opening whistle. Bo Russell, the
kicking tackle from Auburn, also is
expected to start, with Bill Wilkin
at the other tackle. And it's pretty
certain that Johnny Spirida, the
guy who made good as an end after
two failures as a back, will hold
down one of the flanks at the kick
off. With the exception of Spirida
who later broke into the game and
played spectacularly, that's the same
line that gave the Giants fits In the
first quarter last week.
Once again the Redskins will use
the two-team system with last years
f1rst-string line of Charley Malone,
Wayne Millner, Turk Edwards, Vic
Carroll, Jim Barber, Jim Karcher
and Clem Stralka making its en-
trance at the start Of the second
quarter with fresh backfield.
If the Redskins can get by tomor-
rows game with the Dodgers, they
should be sitting pretty. Only two
games with the demorahzed Pitts
burgh Pirates then would stand be-
tween them and their Western trip
for their big game with Green Bay
and, with a victory tomorrow, the
Redskins probably would carry an
undefeated record against the Pack
ers.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Derrineer Pays Tribute
To Dickeys Power

II gave Dickey one bad pitch and
then I slipped a fast one across
because I knew he'd take it and
wanted to get ahead of him. But I
was still fishing. Nothing good.
Nothing good. HI, that was A B c
stuff. So what does this big guy
do? He reaches down and out and
belts a double-play ball into center
field! There went my ball game"
With the tragedy few days old,
Mr.. Derringer contemplates it with
more equanimity than he could at
the moment it happened. Those
wounds heal fast, and Paul has only
one idea in mind now-to get the
defeat back.
II know III win the next one.
Thompson is gonna curve-ball these
guys to death nthe third game and
when I win the fourth We'll have the
series tied up and the Yankees on
the run. Don't think I'm kidding.
I mean it,"
Mr.. Derringer does mean it. And
he's the guy-the only guy-who can
do it.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Football.

Football.
Georgetown vs.. Roanoke, Grit
nth Stadium, 1::3O.
George Washington vs.. Davis
and Elkins, Grifath Stadium,
$50.
Maryland VS.. Western Mary
land, Baltimore, Nd, 8.
Catholic University vs.. Elon,
Brookland Stadium, 2:30.
Dewitt Prep VS.. Harrisburg
High, Harrisburg, Pa.
Howard University vs.. Chen
ney, Howard Stadium, 2:30.
Miner Teachers VS.. Morgan
College, Baltimore, Nd.
Skeet Shooting.
Old Dominion Open, Alexan-
dria Skeet Club, Alexandria, Va,
noon.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Hoover's Toe Big Help.

Coach Johnny Baker Of Washing
ton-Lee has reasons to be proud Of
the dependable toe of young Tommy
Hoover, who has yet to miss a place
kick In three games this year.
Tommey, whose placements were
good in recent games against Eastern
and National Training School, gave
his team another victory yesterday
by scoring the decisive point against
Western at Western field. The score
was Z to 6.
Western jumped into the lead
early when Buck Herrlein passed to
"Bashful" Jake Hilleary, who ran
Is yards for the score. Barnes at
tempted conversion failed.
Those six points looked good until
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Lost Rose Of Summer

Still in the field is the Petworth
A. c. Baseball Club, which seeks an
out-of-town game for tomorrow
Last Sundays game with Burons-
vile was rained out but Petworth
hopes it can be rescheduled later.
The number Is Randolph 5O26.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
FuircIoth Shines as Anocostio
Upsets Tech; Western Bows
When Kick Goes Wild

midway of the third quarter. Then
the Little Generals began to pass
with success. Bill Kirchner, stand
ing on his own 80, tossed to Carl
Coe, who raced through the Red
Raiders to tie. Hoover followed
with his good boot.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Post Cubs BOOKING

Games with strong 120-pound
elevens are sought by the Post Cubs,
who are particularly anxious to play
tomorrow. Call North 59S7 between
and 6 pm.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
1ukoma VS.. Merchants

Takoma Northerns win invade
Fairlawn tomorrow for a game with
the Southeast Merchants at II
O'Clock. 1t will be the seasons first
for both teams.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
The
SPORTLIGHT
Series Glory Is EorIy
For Kid From Decatur
BY GRANTLAND RICE.


CINCINNATI, Oct. 7 (N.ANA).-
Fame beckons early to Gene Thomp.
son. The kid from Decatur, Ill,
Is only "a years old and last year
pitched away down in the Sally
League, but, bar sudden switch
In Bill McKechnie's plans, he will
pitch against the Yankees In the
third game Of the series.
This is the sort Of chance for
which many pitchers, moving
through the major league whirl for
years, would give everything but
their fiippers. and yet never get
even close to 1t. Many of the great
est names In pitching history never
got into q World Series box score.
The name Of Walter johnson finally
got into q few, but Walter had to
wait something like 10 years for the
break.
Thompson, touched by a happier
fate, has earned the chance to pitch
In this series. .