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Evening star., 1939-06-23
Ball Team Allows 3 Minutes for Fans to Hear Fight
biz Never Had P Of Shoes Until He Joined Aycoost Grid Feud Gets Hotter

tween Joe Louis and Tony CAL
ento is scheduled for June 28,
arrangements are being made to
halt the game for two or three
minutes so the spectators may
listen to the blow-by blow ac-
count of the affair from the
ringside. Following the knock
out the game will proceed"
Red Rolfe, Yankee third sack
er, isn't a Red, but he writes a
column of sports comment for
the Daily Worker just for the
practice. This may be telling
tales out of school, but Dizzy
Dean never had pair of shoes
on until he joined the Army in
1927 Just as every one pre-
dicted, Eliza Thompson was
fired as a Joe Louis stooge be-
cause he bopped the champ too
hard In sparring sessions. The
reason the Braddock-Farr Lon
don tight fell through Is that the
Evening star., 1939-06-23
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

SUMMIT, N. j., June 23.-They
are trying to get the jovial Signor
Galento irritable and on edge
for the fight by beating him at
rummy. R. E. Long of Poplar,
Mont, sent along a can of spin
ach with the info that if Tony
licks Louis he can have a half
interest in the Long garage.
Don't let anybody tell you old
Two-Ton isn't in shape. For
Galento, he's in amazing trim.
That tremendous stomach Is
down to almost zero and Dap
per Dan" Darnell, Denver ref
cree, who said, $50 Galento Is
rounding into shape at Madam
Bays" was only wisecracking.
Who said Is rounds? The
Niagara Falls Gazette tells you
how the local ball club will meet
the fight competition:
"As the heavyweight fight BE-
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Changed Style Nay Have Been Significant

We carried the question medical
ainent something that could hit
thousand degrees illnesses
for that
don't think Gehrgs
a ago"
Not the Mayo report but those Of of
pes would indicate that Gerg clinical
For then that American League pitchers
less when they faced Lou that
He began fall
tries to hit the ball
He used to have marvellous quick
umpire i've him fooled pitch
park by using only his wrists Now he's changed
don't know"
The medical also had said highly
feeling OF 1T might
shoulder back in the legs said
Gehrg
realized that his quick strength ebb
know And STILL said before
Washington ball
Clinics fatty stated that
At of the report
fill executive position in BASEBALL
Gehrig uniform a
coach radio commentator
Cobb
Matewson Wagner Mcraw Keeler Mack select
banded baseball Immortality the Hall of Fame
located sleepy eay Coopersown Gehrg certain of niche
IN athlete the really.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


roEa BattInsmMc9plnn Rns,on s%s St. Louis 's5s;'
Runs Boston, "a: Green
Runs batted in-Williams, Boston.
and Greenberg. Detroit. 55.
Hits-Case. Washington, 81; .Cramer.
Boston, and McQuinn. St. Louis, 80.
zei RsI'fsa'ssoss'f FeE Yo1s and 1s'FSl' Chapman
Tripies-Mcouinn. st. Louis: Keltner.
&C. G1sysiand; sysinador and Wright and Travis
Home runs-GreenberR, Detroit. 16:
Foxx, Boston, and Selkirk. New York.
Stolen bases-Case. Washington, 27:
Chapman. Cleveland. Q.
Pitching New York, so;
Rufhng New York, 10-1
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting - Arnovich. Philadelphia.
.395; Bonura. New York. $50.
c,aH;ns.,,W RHnsMWsrber' Cincinnati 40: Frey
"'t Runs batted tie .in-Mccormick. Gin
cinnati ~; Goodman. Cincinnati. 46.
Hits--Arnovich. Philadelphia. 81;
Mccormick, Cincinnati. rs.
- Doubles-Koy. BROOKLYN: Bonura:
New York: Martin. Philadelphia. and
SLAUGHTER and Mize. st. Louis 1s.
Goodman, cincinnati. 8.
Home runs--Camilli. Brooklyn. 13;
Mccormick and lombard. Cincinnati,
Stolen bases-Handley. Pittsburgh.
IL, Hack. CHICAGO. 7:
rnsef w.sn.ke s. Lda 1ss
Gumbert. New York. and Fette, Bos-
ton 3D.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

The Mats Buddy Lewis, who at
times this season has been suspected
of wearing rubber glove, may, by
slight stretch of the imagination
complete the current campaign as
the American Leagues foremost
swatter and its most inadequate
third baseman.
Today, as Detroit invaded Griffith
Stadium for a three-game series,
only George McQuinn of the Browns
and Jimmy Foxx of the Red Sox
were boasting better averages than
Buddys 1888, and Lewis looms as a
threat to overhaul Foxx if Jimmy
falters in his next few games.
McQuinn, of course, has a terrific
lead on the pack with his 1855 or 50
average, but Lewis has been closing
that gap to more respectable bounds
He has accomplished that by clout-
ing highly impressive .406 in his
last 18 games.
Unless signs to date have been
misleading, Buddy is headed for his
most productive batting year with
the Mats and, paradoxically, his most
miserable fielding season. It's ac-
cepted generally that Lewis now is
a more inept third baseman than
when he broke in with the Mats.
Lewis contributes 1S Errors.
Buddy has cost the Mats some
games with his 10 errors and other
wise weird antics at third base, but
by the same token his authoritative
whacking also has won a few. He
is leading the club in extra base
blows and, with Taft Wright now
out of the lineup, doubtless will
grasp the runs-batted-in leadership
shortly.
There is sneaking suspicion that
if Manager Bucky Harris were forced
to choose up sides sandlot fashion
from among the members of his club
his first pick would be Lewis. He
Evening star., 1939-06-23
He Thouaht Sandy Diamonds Hurt Him

This explains things explains why the fellow looked
bad this training The writing fans bapayes
suspected that slowing We recall Buddy Myer saying that
parks
being caught ouhd Babe Ruth warned Gehg that his
his nearly everybody
agreed, including Bucky Harris
Lou, himself, spring We
talking with him St Petersburg be these
diamonds the glare the Florida he said
North playing ball I'll all right Wait
always look South"
Gehg confident He always had hit his stride in the North
Why this But this spring from bad
finally he benched himself
what the Mayo indicated that Gehrig
recognized enthusiasts than
rated anybody nanti condition didn't all
Gehrg troubled with 1888 when he Yet he
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Lou Ran Gomut Of Injuries, Illness

At the time Griffith referring Cehrgs streak
which and fans
long had call the durable
chap durable indeed There time hit the
head pitched ball down Norfolk exhibition He
the their
this The
Ghrig first base
and each of his first three times at bat he tripled.
played broken fingers and broken and deep
when umbago forced deep lines OF
pain in his face Grippe colds sinus Lou the gamu But he
when he asked be relieved be-
good
indeed remained for the Mayo clinic to
distinguish Gehg, who dropped
complete examination
suffering amyorophic lateral eros
cells
lay terms is known form of chronic polio
myeit infantie paralysis"
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Fight on Wednesday
Will Go on Air on
Limited Stations
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 23.-It's all set
tied now. The Tony Galento and
Joe Louis heavyweight fight will be
described in an N. B. c. broadcast
next Wednesday night.
Preliminary arrangements just
completed call for sponsorship, but
by a different product than the au-
tomobiles which heretofore have put
on the heavyweight scraps. Only
the WIZ list of stations will be used
Time on the air is 9 o'clock.
Who the announcers will be hasn't
been decided yet, but they are ex-
pected to be two of these: Glen
Mccarthy, Bill Stern or George
Hicks, each of whom is experienced
In ringside description.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Training Shows
Tony Plans 10
Rush Champ
Challenger Develops
Fast, Hard Left as
His Main Weapon
By GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 23.-I'm going
to have to stay away from Tony
Galento's training camp before I
catch myself picking the big palooka
to knock out Joe Louis for the
heavyweight championship next
Wednesday night.
There's something about the place
that gets a man, and it isn't neces-
sarily Nine. Bey's home cooking
Maybe it's the heady air of the New
Jersey hills. But I'll swear that the
Galento of today, five days before
the fight, looks a mean proposition
to face in a small ring
Frankly, he has worked himself
into finer condition than any of the
local critics thought possible. That
beer stomach of his has almost dis
appeared, and in its place is only
hard bulge that seems to fit in with
the rest of his strange physique.
Yesterday he fought four tough
rounds without blowing, and he was
throwing punches every second of
the time
Brawl in Prospect.
Don't get me wrong. Louis still
is a 1-to-9 favorite, and those odds
probably are about right. The Negro
is a great champion by any measure
and is the only sane choice in this
scrap. But I'm beginning to suspect
the thing is not cut and dried, and
that the crowd is likely to get its
moneys worth.
While it lasts, it might produce
the widest, craziest bit of action
seen in a ring since Dempsey and
Firpo went beserk under the lights
Jim Braddock, the ex-champion, had
the same hunch after watching Tony
work out yesterday. Jim really was
Impressed. and not for publicity pur-
poses He seemed reluctant to ex-
press such an unpopular opinion.
'Tony's got HI of a chance
if he fights Louis like he was fight
ing today" said Jim, who had the
Negro on the floor before losing the
title to him in Chicago. II mean
it. Joe doesn't like that kind of
fighting, and he hasn't been looking
good lately. I'm convinced Tony
isn't going to be scared or nervous
when he goes in that ring"
Tony in Fine Trim.
Tony, in good condition probably
for the first time since he sold his
ice wagon, is throwing that mur-
derous left of his faster than you
would believe possible to look at
him. He throws it in wide, swish
ing arc as he leaps forward. That's
about all he's doing in preparation
for Louis, but he's half killing his
spsrring partners with it.
Clearly, now, he doesn't intend to
crouch and cover as he moves in on
the champion. He means to take
a good run and jump in behind that
left and to climb aboard Louis with
arms, knees and noggin. That
sounds like fun. That is, for every
body except Referee Arthur Dono-
van.
Galento's handlers are going
about their preparations with the
care of an Arctic explorer. They've
hired Whitley Bimstein, the fastest
and cleverest man in the business,
to stop the blood from any cuts
Tony may receive. Whitley, an artist
in his line, requires only few Sec
onds between rounds to patch a
wound that otherwise might force
a referee to halt fight.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
doubled to left and scored on
Charley Gelbert's single to center.


doubled to left and scored on
Charley Gelbert's single to center.
Jimmy Bloodworth rammed a
double of the left-field barrier with
one out in the second inning and it
promptly became infectious, for Bob
Prichard and Angelo Giuliani fol-
lowed him with more doubles and
before it was over the Mats had
accumulated four runs and a So
lead.
They built that to 7-3 in the
fourth when Bloodworth doubled
again to score both Lewis and Gel
bert, who had singled successfully.
Trosky inserted his home run in
the fifth with the bases loaded and
the Mats added their final run when
Case walked in the fifth, stole
second and scored on Vests single
to right.
Keltner, who smashed his home
run into the center-f1eld bleachers
in the seventh inning, also collected
four other hits for a perfect day. His
triple on his last trip to the plate
on Wednesday gave him a streak of
six straight safeties as the Indians
deserted the village.
Dutch Leonard was to face the
Tigers in the series opener today.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Stars Yesterday
Ey the Associated Press.

Jim Bloodworth. Senators-His two
doubles. driving in two runs paced
Washington to victory over Indians.
George Selkirk, Yankees-Hit 11th
homer Of season and singled another
run home as New York swept series
with White Sox.
Dizzy Dean. Cubs-Pitched six-hit
victory over Bees.
Jack Wilson. Red Sox-Held Browns
to six hits for 7-3 triumph.
Ray Mueller Pirates-Hit two dou-
bles and batted in four runs. including
one which tied score in ninth. in vic
torv over Giants.
Mort Cooper. Cardinals-Pitched
five scoreless innings and got three hits
in three times at bat to beat Phillies.
Frank Hayes and Chubby Dean,
Athletics-Former singled with bases
full in eighth to tie score and latter's
sacrifice with bases again full in ninth
scored run which beat Tigers.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Treasury Neors Aeeies
After Net Triumph

Treasury, defending champion of
the Departmental Tennis League, is
close to the pace-making Aggies to-
DAY by virtue OF a SO victory over
Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday. Callan and Nolan de-
feated Barth and Posner. 60. 8-6
In another league engagement
Veterans Administration took ad-
vantage of four defaults to blank
s. =. C., SO. Erana and Silva de-
feated Kaufman and Barnouw,
e3, 6I3, in the only match PLAYED.
Other results of the Treasury
match:
Fox -Chaiken defeated Franczyk- -Reznek
81, 6-4: Coe-Krinsle defeated Georre.
Goldberg, SO, 6--2; Lansdsle- liter de.
feated Petit Roberts .6-3, 6-2; Ford.
Ia Coke defeated Robinson-Leslie, S
60. ~
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Win, Lose or Draw
The Real Iron Horse
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

Back in March cooling of the
Orlando ball field Clark Griffith al-tme
team In
There Ruth Cobb and Speaker the oued
Mahewson the pitchers But when
gentleman sad I'll take Gehrig"
surprising hear Griffith pick Gehg
Yankee and outward at least Gr Often he
has said They just club of strong Lots muscle and
brains Gehrg always had lots always
suspected the Old
champions
Then too Griffith first brought Hal Chase the incompatible
fielding first baseman We thought would his
George Ser his head
IN take the fellow who playing cold
we'll"
Evening star., 1939-06-23

Runs batted in-Chapman. Trosky t2).
Keltner !2). Colbert t2).. West t2l. Prich-
ard. Giuliani. Bloodworth t2l. Two-base
hits-Lewis Bloodworth t2). Prichard.
Giuliani. Three-base hit--Campbell. Home
seerifces@froskv. % Giulisni. ien Double piays
Webb tunassistedl Keltner to Trosky
Left on bases-Cleveland. IL: Washington.
zuber, 2; OF Dobson. / off Sullivan. .: Oh
Eisenstat. /. Struck out-By Dobson. L:
by, Kelley. 2; by Eisenstat. /. Hits-Of
inning: of Dobson. 3 in 22a innings: off
Sullivan. l in 2 innings: OF Eisenstat. 0
in inings. Losing pitcher-Milnar Um-
pires Messrs. MCGOWAN, Pipgras and
Quinn. Time-2:01
Evening star., 1939-06-23

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Knoxville. g. Little Rock. T.
Chattanooga. 6: Birmingham, B.
New Orleans At Atlanta and Memphis
at Nashville, rain
Evening star., 1939-06-23
aento Keyed Make His Battle With Louis Wild Bav While Lasts
BY JIM BERGMAN

ON TIE MARBLES FIRST TRIP
ACROSS, SIZE BIT THE DUSTIN
A WkRM. UP MApdR ~ PARIS.
AND NDN'T. PhAy
At WiNBLEpCN,.,
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Mark Foote
Elected to Head
Gridiron Club

Mark Foote, Washington corre-
spondent of the Grand Rapids Press
and other Michigan newspapers, to-
day was elected president of the
Gridiron Club for 1910.
Harold Brayman of the Philadel-
phia Evening Public Ledger was
elected vice president. Other officers
chosen were j. Harry Cunningham,
secretary; J. Fred Essary of the
Baltimore Sun, treasurer; Ernest G.
Walker. historian, and Walker S.
Buel of the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Edwin w. Gableman of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer and Lewis Wood Of
the New York Times, members Of
the Executive Committee.
Bascom N. Timmons of the Hous-
ton Chronicle and other Texas news
papers, was elected an active men,
ber of the club.
Final arrangements were made at
the meeting for tonight's annual
winter dinner at the Willard Hotel.
Ramona Clapper of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers, president Of
the club. will preside at the dinner,
which will be attended by President
Roosevelt and other high officials.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
French Dugouts Blasted,
kozi Communique Says

BERLIN, Dec. 9 9(P.-German shock
troops destroyed a number Of
French dugouts on the western
front, the high command reported
today, while Nazi scouting airplanes
swarmed overhead and artillery
thundered with increased vigor.
The German communique said:
AT some points in the west, some
what more lively artillery activity.
Between the Moselle and the Rhine
Rivers. shock troops blew up two
French dugouts and incapacitated
three others on French soil south
west of Merzig.
THE air force continued larger
scale reconnaissance activity, chiefly
over West Central France. German
planes were unsuccessfully attacked
by pursuers. and shot at by anti
aircraft at various places. There
were no losses.
THE British admiralty acknowl-
edged the torpedoing of the de-
stroyer Jersey December 7 by q
German U-boat."
Evening star., 1939-12-09
IFinns Stranded,
lMoryIonders Pay
IFor Hotel Room
Ry the Associated Press.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. o.
Two Finnish seamen, hitch-hiking
to New York, asked for a nights
lodging in the City Jail and landed
in a comfortable hotel room that
didn't cost them a cent.
Lauri Johannes, n, and Alexan-
der Mannila, "a, told Desk Sergt.
Bert B. Brown last night they had
started out from Baltimore, were
stranded in Cumberland by mistake
and wanted to sleep in>the Jail.
The Firms said they intended to
go to New York and sail from there
for Finland to help lick the Rus
SLAMS"
Sergt Brown and County Investi-
gator Terrence j. Boyle decided the
Firms should have better accom-
modations than the Jail. They
could find no room at the Salvation
Army headquarters. But Mr.. Boyle
had another idea.
He took the men to a hotel and
told the clerk: do everything you
can for them. It's on me-"
A group of men in the lobby
overheard Mr.. Boyle. They took up
collection and persuaded the Firms
to accept it. After a sound nights
sleep in the hotel Mr.. Johannes and
Mr.. Mannila planned to set out for
New York again.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
President, Murphy
Confer on Dozen
j. ). Court Vacancies
Decisions on Judeeships
Expected Today; One
On District Bench

Decision on several Federal judge
ship appointments probably will be
made at a luncheon conference be-
tween President Roosevelt and At
torney General Murphy at the
White House today, it was an
nounced by Presidential Secretary
Stephen T. Early.
With approximately a dozen va
cancies now existing. among them
that created by the death Of Joseph
w. Cox of District Court, the
crowded condition of several calen-
>dars makes it desirable that ap-
pointees be named by the time Con-
Rress convenes, on January 3.
Some of the vacancies, caused by
death or retirement, have existed
for several months, but the Presi-
dent purposely refrained from sub
mitting anything beyond neutrality
legislation to the special session of
Congress in the fall.
Justice Department spokesmen
said they did not believe the Su-
preme Court vacancy, caused by the
death of Justice Pierce Butler, would
be among those discussed at today's
meeting Attorney General Murphy
himself has been among those
prominently mentioned for this post.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Dobson May Coach
Al LoyoIa Of South
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9.-The
News-Leader said today it had
learned that Frank Dobson, who re-
Gently resigned as head football
coach at the University Of Mary
land, may take a similar post at
Loyola of the South in New Orleans.
P. H. Sitges, New Orleans banker
and a member of the Loyola Ath-
letic Board, was In Richmond Fri
day, making inquiries about Mr..
Dobson's record at the University Of
Richmond, the paper reported. Mr..
Dobson for many years was director
of athletics at the university here.
Mr.. Sitges, the News-Leader said,
stated definitely that Loyola was
interested in Mr.. Dobson. The lat
ter was in Richmond Friday, but
could not be reached for a state
ment.
Evening star., 1939-12-09

him, but his eyes didn't focus on
the boys who dashed back and
forth in front Of him.
The reporter had to speak to
him twice before he returned with
an effort, from his own private day
dream. And then Jimmy's story
came out. told IN monosyllables with
his eyes fixed on the ground.
jimmy is TO- He lives in ROOM
ing house with his mother and r.
year-old sister His father deserted
the family so long ago that Jimmy
doesn't even remember him. Jimmy
has a brother, too. but he doesn't
see him much. The brother had to
20 live some place else because there
wasn't enough food or clothes for
three children at nome. Jimmys
mother has a bad heart and can't
work much.
Jimmy adores his mother. He's
set his heart on giving her a
Christmas present. In fact, he's
already picked it out-a pair OF silk
stockings that he saw in a store
window.
Silk stockings cost money, though,
and that had Jimmy stumped for a
while. But now he's figured it out.
Now. every day after school, he goes
tSee CHRISTMAS, Page ABB
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Browne Junior High
Broadcast

Home economics as a vital
subject in the school curricu-
lum will be the theme of the
Browne Junior High program
over WMAL at 7::30 pm.
The school glee club will
also make its radio debut in
this series featuring junior
high school students and sub
jects and sponsored by The
Star with the cooperation of
the National Broadcasting
Co. and the Board of Educa-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Finnish Ski Troops Reported
Causing Russians Heavy Losses
White-CIod Soldiers Said to Have Attacked
Reds on 2-MiIe Front in Extreme North

Finland's eastern frontiers and ci-
villains steeled themselves against
the prospect of new air raids on the
cities.
Finnish soldiers, supporting their
prime minister's declaration that a
conquest of Finland will not be a
parade" were said to have stopped
a Soviet Russian army Of 100000 on
the Karelian Isthmus.
From Oslo it was reported by
the newspaper Morgenbladet
that part of the civilian popula-
ton of northernmost Norway,
mostly women and children, was
moving south because of the war
fare across the nearby Finnish
frontier.
The Finnish commanders, report
ing last night they had halted the
Russians. and disabled 100 Russian
tanks in an artillery battle, acknow-
lodged the loss OF Hogland Island in
the Gulf of Finland and a with
drawal of the central front at a
spot of Is miles from the frontier.
On the Karelian Isthmus. between
Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Fin
land. an army communiQue said, the
Russians were thrown back with
especially bitter fighting along the
Tapale River. in the eastern sector.
Russians Reinforce Line.
While big guns doomed on both
sides of the line near Summa, a viii
lage 40 miles within Finland, Col.
Alexander Mellbloom. Viipuri sector
commander, said he believed fresh
Russian troops were being brought
up for a new assault.
He said the Firms were unusually
successful against tanks because the
(See HELSINKI, Page AID
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Polish Ukraine Revolt
Against Reds Reported

b. the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 9-Reuters (Brit-
ish news agency reported today
that an armed insurrection against
Russian troops Of occupation had
broken out in the oil-producing re-
gion of Bobogrytch, Western
Ukraine, which fell to Russia In
the partition of Poland.
Protesting against Soviet authori-
ty, the insurgents were said to have
attacked the troops and caused
many casualties. Many Russian Of
ficers and men were reported to be
in q hospita, at Lwow Oemberg).
Reuters, which said its dispatch
was based on reports filtering across
the border Of the Soviet-occupied
zone In Poland, did not identity the
Insurgents :