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Evening star., 1939-12-18
1910 Schedule Looms for Golfers of Capitals Clubs
MARYLAND Fox Hunters to Hold
Dream Event New Years;
Crack Dogs Lined Up

The chase led through the Bailey
Farm, through the Manor Club
woods and circled back through the
Shipe and Heurlebough Farms be-
fore the fox was denned. The field
took about 80 jumps over the rolling
country and while the chase was q
little faster than usual there were
no spills. Another fox was picked
up and after a short run the field
became between the fox and the
hounds and the scent was lost.
Breakfast Tops OF Hunt.
That was enough for one day and
the field turned toward the club
where a hunt breakfast awaited
The breakfast always climaxes a
hunt and the one yesterday pro-
vided the usual post mortems and
conviviality.
Among those hunting and at the
breakfast were E. B. Mcintyre, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Cashell, DR.. Joseph
Whitehead, Tom Trodden, Marion
and June Curran, Dorothy Lee
Counselman, DR.. Carl Carwood,
George Rexrode, DR.. E. E. Huffer
Harriet Crowder, A. G. Pullman
Harry T. Whitlock, Anita Mammele
George Wilson, huntsman; Palmer
Bell, Paul Curran and Frank Wilson
whips.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Rudy Dusek 10 Oppose
Abe Coleman on Mat
Thursday Night

Rudy Dusek will pitch a little
wrestler Thursday night at Turner's
Arena as part of the holiday mat
show being arranged for the mat
minded public.
The little wrestler is Abe Cole
man, half-pint exponent of half
Nelson's, kangaroo kicks, body slams
and scissors holds. He and Rudy
will meet in a 3O-minute semifinal
to the Jack Hader and Bob Wagner
match, which stacks up as a real
holiday treat for the customers.
Coleman, one of the smallest men
in the business, is extremely popu-
lar with the public, and in his last
match here against Chief White
Feather almost melted riot by
threatening to bang the Chief with
a chair after the later was found
guilty of using tape on his hands.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Statistics Prove Skins
Best Pass-Defense
Pro League Team
Official Figures Refute
Alleged Fault; Also
Tops in Compilations
By BILL DISMER. Jr.

90 nlQe In corner, all you critics
who yelped about the Redskins poor
pass defense last year. Or go
around and tell George Marshall
you're sorry, that it must have been
a couple of other fellows who said
the Indians knew less than nothing
about stopping the enemy's aerials.
Maybe they didn't stop so many as
you thought they should, but II
that's the case, then you'd have had
plenty to tell the other nine teams
in the National Football League.
What the Figures Show.
For statistics released today show
the Redskins to have been the best
pass defense team in the league in
1889, with only little more than
third Of the opposition's passes
having proved successful against
them. To be exact, 81 per cent Of
the passes thrown against the Red
skins were completed, but that's S
per cent better than the league
average in that respect. Yet. pass
defense generally was considered
the one weak factor in an otherwise
| great RedSkln team.
The other side of the passing pic.
ture also shows the Redskins to be
on top, for their passing average Of
58.2 per cent not only was high for
the league, but within 0.07 of being
10 points better than the former
all-time record Last year, tho
Giants set new high when they
completed slightly less than half Of
their passes for a mark of 48.o per
cent. This year the Redskins COM
pleted many more than half of the
number they threw.
Washington's pro team led in a
third department, depending on
passing when they scored more
touchdoWns via the air 18) than
any team in the league. A fourth
department was led by the Red
skins, who allowed less ground to
be gained against them than any
of the other nine clubs.
Bears Department Champs"
| The Chicago Bears were the de
partment champions" however,
leading in no less than seven phases
of the game. The Bears led in yards
rushing, yards passing, total yards
gained, opponents fumbles recov-
cred, touchdown runs. points after
touchdowns and total points scored.
George Halas' tougheys also led in
another less f1attering department.
most yards penalized.
The champion Green Bay Packers
totaled the most first downs, ran
back punts for more distance and
fumbled the least to lead in three
angles. The ex-champion Giants
retained their leadership in least
opponents points and interception
Of passes, allowing II opponents only
IS points and grabbing IS enemy
aerials.
Philadelphia threw the most
passes, 267; Cleveland completed
the most, 1877; the Bears had the
most completed against them, 319.
and the Pittsburgh Pirates the
least, 1893.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
By ROBERT HENRY.

Each season the Maryland Fox
Hunters Association rounds up
select group Of hounds from various
hunt clubs and individuals and
holds sort of fox-hunter's dream
hunt. This season on New Year
Day the hunt will be held on the
Manor Hunt territory and an ex-
ceptionally large field is expected
to turn out.
Hunting in Maryland is as old as
the State itself and today one of
the Manor Hunt officials main
problems is to restrict membership
to a reasonable number. Big fields
usually make for poor hunting,
many of the riders being rank
novices, and, therefore, troublesome
to the master and his staff. How
ever, hunting on New Year Day is
comparable somewhat to the World
Series in baseball and every one who
can mount horse likes to be on
hand.
Fields Larger Than Expected.
Although the Manor Hunt was
organized less than two years ago,
already fields have become larger
than expected. Before the hunt was
organized only a few timers fol-
lowed the hounds and each knew
how to enjoy it without overstep-
ping the many restrictions that have
ruled for hundreds of years.
Yesterday some so riders started
out for the first Of the two weekly
hunts, and after a two-hour chase
only three finished. The field met
at Mc1ntyre's farm, adjoining the
Manor Club, and Ben Counsel
man was appointed master for the
day. The regular master, Boyd
Keyes. suffered broken arm in a
spill recently and has been unable
to fill his post, although he rode
yesterday. Counselman, whose for
bears were among the first to settle
in nearby Maryland, has been fox
hunting for years and knows the
tricks that separate a good hunter
from the mediocre.
Hounds gave cry shortly after
starting out and the next two hours
or so the field enjoyed a sustained
run. The English hounds which
make up the pack are not as fast as
American hounds but are considered
better for tough hunt. They can
follow scent better and have more
stamina. Conditions were ideal for
good hunting yesterday and CoM-
selman says the hounds ran with
their heads in the air." meaning
| that the scent was easy to follow.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 18-Loyola
University of the South, unable to
keep up the pace of big-time foot
ball, turned its gridiron into tennis
courts today.
Next door. Tulane prepared to
send great team into its big sta
dium for the Sugar Bowl classic on
New Year Day.
Loyola started it's grid history
auspiciously in 1922 by defeating
Louisiana State University. In 1927
Loyola took Clark Shaughnessy
away from Tulane as head coach
and in 1928 held mighty Notre Dame
to a 1916 score.
But as Southeastern Conference
teams grew in size and power and
openly awarded athletic scholar
ships, Loyola, member of the Dixie
Conference, found it could not cope
with high-pressure football.
While Tulane this year set a
Southern seasons attendance rec
ord, Loyola played to crowds Of
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Heurich Soccerists Idle
But Gain League Lead

Heurich Brewers soccermen we're
IN first place in the Washington
and Suburban Soccer League to-
day despite idling yesterday. The
Brewers chief rival, Washington
Sport Club, lost to the Marlboro
team, to 2, and dropped out of a
first-place tie with Heurich.
In the only other game played
yesterday Southern Democrats beat
La Plata to l.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Harry Frazee, owner of the
Boston Red SoX, has suggested
to American League officials that
Billy Evans be named supervisor
of the leagues umpires. Frazee
also said he was willing to trade
any of his players, including
Babe Ruth.
Jack Dempsey is demanding
$5O0,000 if his planned fight with
George Carpenter draws $1,000,-
900.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
ChoIIedon Seems Lone
Threot to Argentine.

But this isn't the end of the story.
Kayak II now is the hot favorite for
the next 100000 Santa Anita show.
The one horse that can give the
Argentine Express an argument Is
Challedon, Maryland's fast, stout
hearted champion.
But I doubt that William Brann
will send Challedon westward for
this race. Even if he does Challedon
will have a hard time beating Kayak
II over this fast Santa Anita track.
Challedon is a great horse. But so
is Kayak II.
Kayak II is sure to run here, bar
ring an accident or an injury, while
Challedon is doubtful starter, and
there is nothing else in sight now
close to Kayaks class.
So Charley Howard again has his
shot at the 100000 purse, the best
shot of the field at this spot on the
calendar. He is out in front with
something to spare. He still believes
that on a faster track Kayak II
could have beaten Challedon when
they met in Maryland. But Challe-
don won. That's always the only
answer.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Go|dfadden's S Heroic
Point Revives Hone
For Heurichs

Local professional basket ball fans
were laying odds today that build
up the Brewers" will replace the
slogan Of three days ago, "break up
the Brewers"
They were basing their change Of
sentiment on the enthusiasm exhib-
tied by Sponsor Chris Heurich, jr,
yesterday as Ben Goldfadden, Brew
er forward, sank the foul shot after
the horn had ended the regulation
game for the point which enabled
his team to record its first victory
over the champion Kingston Colo
mails, 34-33.
Following last Thursdays dismal
performance in which the Philadel-
phia Sphas outclassed the Brewers,
Heurich announced he would break
up his team after an exhibition
with the Renaissance Club here on
December q.
But while he refused further COM
ment today, it is understood that
Manager-Coach Mack Posnack has
been instructed to attend the
American Basket Ball League meet
ting in New York tonight empowered
to bid for Moe Frankel, outstanding
guard with the Troy Haymakers,
who are expected to turn over their
franchise to the Kingston Colonials.
Two years ago Frankel was voted
the leagues most valuable player.
The win over the Colonials, the
Brewers fifth in their last seven
games, left them only few percent
age points behind the third-place
Baltimore Clippers, whom they meet
here next Sunday. They were on
the short end of an 8-14 score at
the end of the first period and be-
hind at 1924 at the end of the Sec
ond, but Kit Carson and Goldfadden
dominated a stretch drive, which
tied the score at 33-all seconds be-
fore the end. Then Sammy Kap-
Ian fouled Goldfadden and the ex.
G. w. ace won the game.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Dixie's LoyoIo Quits Football
After Once-F Fine Teams Fade
Star Staff Photo.

5000 or smaller. The school was re-
ported to have lost s25 900 on foot
ball this year.
Two weeks ago Coach Larry Null
Inns. former Notre Dame star, an
nounced he was quitting. Then the
Rev. P. A. Roy. S. j., Loyola presi-
dent, announced intercollegiate foot
ball would be abandoned
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Kinnick Receives Record Vote
As Biq Tens Most Valuable

started in 1924. when the Illinois
immortal, Red Grange, was the re-
cipient. Howard Weiss of Wisconsin
won the award a year ago.
The only athletes eligible are the
10 representing the various Confer
ence schools who have been voted
most valuable to their respective
teams by their teammates. Besides
Kinnick and Harmon, those in the
running this year were Bob Wasem,
Chicago; Steve Andrako, Ohio State;
James Logan, Indiana; Frank By
kowski, Purdue; George Paskvan,
Wisconsin; John Haman, North
western; Bin Lenich, Illinois, and
Harold Van Every, Minnesota.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
United Typewriters Meet
F. B. !. in Loop Fruy

Federal Bureau of Investigation
and United Typewriters meet in the
main basket ball attraction at Heu-
rich gym tonight in Heurich ANA
teur Basket Ball League triple head
er. They battle at $50.
Starting at 7:30 Carr Bros. and
Boswell tangle with United Clay
Products and the other game brings
together Jewish Community Center
and PetWorth A. C..
Evening star., 1939-12-18
n the Associated Press,

CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-The football
season is a thing of the past, but
the honors still roll in for Nile Kin
nick, Iowa's great triple threat all
America back.
The week end brought him the
award as the Western Conferences S
most valuable player in a poll OF
coaches and officials conducted an
nually by the Chicago Tribune.
Kinnick will receive silver football,
actual size. Tom Harmon of Mich
lgan, another fine back, was second.
Twenty-three participating in the
voting gave Kinnick more votes than
any winner since the award was
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Rider Alumni
Clash Tomorrow

Basket ball teams of Eastern and
Roosevelt alumni will engage in
combat tomorrow night at Eastern
gym as a preliminary to the East
ern and George Washington High
School game. The alumni will play
at Z o'clock. A practice for Roose-
welt alumni will be held tonight at
$50 at Roosevelt.
Among those expected to play to-
morrow night for Eastern are
Leonard Mills, Russ Lombardie,
Buddy Shaner, Chick HolIdge and
Red Schieble. The Roosevelt vet
Grams will include Blaine Wicklein.
Elwood Ely, Francis Beamer, Spero
Kolius and George Zuras.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
The
SPORTLIGHT
$4,000 Investment Pays
Howard Handsomely
By GRANTLAND RICE,

6pcClAl ccpUuuCuG "a AAo 9ooA'
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (N.A
N.A).-A few years ago friend OF
mine by the name of Charley How
ard picked up a horse by the name
of Seabiscuit for $500. At that
time no one knew that Charley
Howard was to have the swiftest
tidal-wave breaks of luck, up and
down, mostly up. Of any one in
sport.
Seabiscuit ran that $500 for
Howard up to something like $340,-
600. But think what it could have
been, by only an inch or two? Well
over half a million for an all-time
record.
Nearly three years ago I saw Sea-
biscuit run in the 100000 Santa
Anita Handicap. Swinging into the
deep stretch, only 100 yards from
the wire, he had Rosemont beaten.
1t was here that Jockey Pollard
forgot the whip as Rosemont came
along with an unexpected surge. A
photo finish-nose and nose-$lO0,-
900 resting on an inch, one way
or another.
Rosemont got the verdict. How
ard was out 100000.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Seobiscuit Sets Record,
But Misses Big Money.

Another year slips by. The two
favorites are Seabiscuit. carrying
100 pounds, and Stagehand, entered
at 100, though on the weight-for-
age scale Stagehand's weight should
have been LOG, according to Herbert
Bayard Swope, chairman of the New
York Racing Commission.
At the start of this race Seabis-
cult Is knocked to his knees just
after the break from the barrier. A
bit later on he becomes entangled
in a jockey war, in which whips
are lashed back and forth. He is
far out. Then he settles down to
running the fastest half mile ever
run in track history, according to
Charles Strube, general manager OF
the Santa Anita track.
For that half mile he broke
every known record" Strube tells
me.
Stagehand, a slow starter, but a
grand finisher then, comes winging
into the stretch. Seabiscuit, giving
away 80 pounds, comes winging with
Sande's horse Once again Seabis-
cult is caught in photo finish with
100000 at stake.
Once again he finishes second
another 100000 that Charley How
ard might have won-and didn't.
Shortly after this Seabiscuit runs
away from War Admiral, pride of
the East. So Howard had his great
little horse all set for his third shot
at the 100000 classic.
In the meanwhile Howard had
picked up an Argentine colt from
Bing Crosby and Lin Howard for
another $500 outlay.
The colts name was Kajac, later
changed to Kayak II. He was just
another colt at that time.
Before last years running of the
feature Santa Anita race Seabiscuit
broke down. He ran against track
record until he cracked near the
wire. This looked to be another
killing break against Howard. But
as Seabiscuit faded from the scene,
Kayak II was coming along like a
runaway coyote.
It was Kayak II who stepped into
Seabiscuit's stride and finally
brought the Californian a 100000
purse.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Gordon Is Eagles Hero

Flash Gordon, former Anacostia
High school star, was being hailed as
a hero by teammates today as a re-
suit of his last-quarter touchdown
which gave Anacostia Eagles a
7-to-0 victory over Holy Comforter
gridmen at Fairlawn Field yester-
day. Burns converted.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
SHORT-WAVE PROGRAM
DEcEMBER ls, 1889.

opm-BUDAPEsT Hungarian Dance" HAT4 912 meg
1878 m.
pm-ROME, News folk songs. 2RO, 1lsl meg 25A M:
1RF 9.83 meg, 30.5 m
pm.-CARACAS Concert orchestra YV5RC 20 meg Slim
Opm.-LONDON Talk "The Empire at War" GSD Ills
meg, 255 M. Csc, s.58 meg. 313 m.
p.m.-MADRID News. EAQ 986 meg 304m
pm-PARIS, Symphonic concert TPB11 II az meg 252m
TPA4 I'LL meg, 256 m.
pm-BERIIN, News, DxB 9.61 meg, 312 M; DJD 1177
meg. 254 m.
opm.-LONDON News Csc, e5S meg, 313 M
5am-PAR1S News TPBl1, II S8 meg, 252 M; TPA4 I'LL
meg, 256 m.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Harold Jug
McSpaden won $4,000 Miami
open golf tourney. beating Henry
Picard by one stroke with To-
hole total of 275.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM


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Evening star., 1939-08-16
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. 16 lP.-Hog prices
sebs sllm6ed to on Is cents At the close today
yeserdays best Of Of ssi6 catae prees
mostly were steady to lower Spring
lambs were generally 25 cents lower Sheep
were steady to weak
market was active at the close.
Light yearling steers were scarce and
liberal supply of medumweight and heavy
steers and the. undertone was weak, with
niue done early and most bids 10 to 25
steady to 10 cents higher. Veaiers Grs we're we're
weak
o odJ o.; s. Dept; Of AgrD.-salable hogs
higher than tuesdays average; cs closed d ac ao
good and choice 1s0-24o pounds, 800
S7o,o6 SO; most ST. Sdo-2:o pounds 5.6o,615;
pounds; 4.5O-5.15 bulk 270-3oo pound
sows. 10000: few up to 500; 3OO-360
pogndsi -, $3.50: $50 pounds, up 1904 IS.
1000; light yearling steers scarce, Steady
to shade lower; liberal supply medium
weight and heavies available; undertone
shipper accounts; most bids 1925 lower;
yesrlines, 965; several loads little cattle, cattle,
9.o9-5o: e. heifer yearlings steady early at
70 higher. outside ZOO; practical top,
69O: veslers weak, generally 1880 down;
stockers and feeders steady
Salable sheep. 5000: total, 5000. Late
Tuesday; Spring lambs and yearlings 1925
lower sheep steady; native spring lambs,
s15-90' top; 600; Westerns. .s.5O-9O; me
trade: Spring lambs mostly 25 lower; year.
linss decidedly slow; bids off more: sheep
STEADY to weak; bulk spring lambs to
ss-pound rangers, $50 straight; few ma
tive slaughter ewes. 2.50-3.50.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
CHICAGO Produce

CHICAGO, Aug 16 P.-Poultry live,
"a trucks. steady; Leghorn brolers, 49,;
Leehorn springs, 11H2; Plymouth Rock
fryers. 151a: other prices unchanged.
Butter. ,096.023. steady: Creamery. 50
score. 21a4 other prices UNCHANGED.
Eggs. 1871. unsettled: prices UNCHANGED.
UNITED States Department of Agricul-
ture! e!.-Potatoes. 81; on track 247; total
eral; Idaho, Russets, steady; demand fair;
other varieties, all sections, slightly weaker;
demand slow; sacked, per cwt., Nebraska
/. unwashed very few sales, 1.0O-1O; out
standing car: LIS: washed. 1:25; Oregon.
Bliss Triumphs. U. S. No l. under ice, 100;
so; Idaho, Russet Burbanks, U. S. No. /,
under ice. SO: Bliss ,Triumphs, U. s. No.
i. under ice. 17o-75: Washington Long
Whites U s. No. /. under ice. few sales,
195; Minnesota. sandland section. Early
consin, cobblers. generally good quality,
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Commonwealth Net
For Year Reported
At S14.675,S50
Last Earning Statement
To Reflect Income on
Tennessee Properties

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The Com
monwealth & Southern Corp, which
yesterday turned over title to the
bulk of it's Tennessee electric prop
critics to the T. V. A. and associ-
ated communities, reported today
for the year ended July 81 net in
come of $l4,675, $50, compared with
$12,342,647 in the preceding II
months. Included were revenues of
subsidiary units.
After allowing for dividends on the
preferred stock, the balance totaled
S5,678, 1856, equal to about II cents
a share on the common stock, COM
pared with $3345, ,299, or about 10
cents share, in the previous year
1t was the last earning statement,
apparently, fully rejecting revenues
from the Tennessee properties. Un-
der the $78000,000 deal for the pur-
chase of the Tennessee properties
for the T. V. A. power network, the
new owners took possession at mid
night following the ceremonies at
the First National Bank here yes
terday attended by many officials
from Tennessee.
Remaining properties are center
ed in Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Ala
bama, Illinois, Indiana and Penn
sylvania.
The July gross revenues were re-
ported as Sl2.346,241 against SILL
388, ,433 in the 1888 month. The net
income was s783,697 against s546,-
O92 and the balance after allowing
for preferred dividends amounted
to S33, ,899 against a deficit of s2O3.-
703>in the 1885 period.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Figures
What They Mean
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16-Utility
stocks, the darling of Wall Street
spectators in the wild and woolly
trading of the late 20's, are making
an impressive comeback in popular
favor.
Utility shares have been a leader
in recent rallies and have shown
stubborn resistance to general mar
ket declines The Associated Press
average of Is utility stocks made
1889 high of 40.6 on August 2 and
closed yesterday at 1913, less than a
point below their years top.
Jndustrials and railroads, on the
other hand, attained their best levels
in January and at present are selling
10 to 20 per cent under those figures
Furthermore, the present advance
in utility shares appears to be on
a much sounder foundation than the
spectacular 1929 rise when prices
scared through investment trust
speculation and bright dreams of the
new era" Today's interest, anal
ysts say, springs from already i'm
proved earnings and very real pos
sibility of further expansion under
the more favorable Government at
titude toward utilities evidenced by
recent legislative and administrative
developments.
Household consumption of electric
power has been increasing steadily,
year by year, and the end is by no
means in sight. Radios, refrigera-
tors, electric stoves. washing ma
chimes, toasters, percolators and
other appliances are still swelling
the use of electricity. The installa-
ton of conditioning in small
homes and Offices is potential source
of demand which is as yet practical
ly untouched.
The use of power by industry has
failed to show the rapid growth no
ticeable in the domestic field, but is
a source of substantial potential de-
mand. A sustained rise in industrial
activity would see greater electrifi-
cation of many plants, analysts be-
heve, and an increased consumption
of electricity through greater use of
present machinery.
Finally, the threat of Government
regulation and competition has been
materially reduced, The moderate
attitude adopted by the S. E. C. in
interpreting the Holding Company
Act. the purchase of Commonwealth
& Southern properties by the T.
v. A. and the recent disposition of
Congress to limit Government COM
petition with private enterprise have
gone far toward restoring the conf
dence of investors in public utility
securities.