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Evening star., 1939-08-28
Heavy Firing Starts
At Camp Perry in
Senior Matches
Illinois Rifiemon Tops
Dewor Shoot; Jensen
Best D. G. Murksmun
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldteQ fEeSS.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Aug o.
Heavy firing started today in the
national rifle and pistol matches
as adult marksmen took over the
ranges at this Ohio National Guard
camp where national junior match
es were held last week.
Nearly 300 fired yesterday in the
preliminary Dewar match, first OF
the qualifying events for the In
ternational Dewar team tryouts
next Friday. The preliminary was
won by William Boone Woodring
of Alton, ILL.,, three times national
small bore champion, who scored
399 out of 400, with 80 shots in
the small * ring in the center
of the bullseye.
Jensen Gets ID. c. Medal.
L. A. Pope of Los Angeles was
second with 399 and % KS, and
Fred Eakins of Columbus, Ohio
third with 399 and 27 KS. R. E
Bennett of Louisville, KY, and H
Scott Eagleson of Hamilton, Ohio
tied for fourth with 399 and 26 KS
Willard c. Jensen, team captain
of the Sd Corps Area R. O. T. c.
team and son of the District Ma
tional Guard team captain, won the
State medal for the District of
Columbia with a score of 80. Mai
Clarence S. Shields, End Battalion
121st Engineers and Capt. Edward
A. Mcmahon, Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers
each scored SO in this event.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Ruffing Attains
Mark for 4th
Year in Row
Coveted Goal Neured
By FeIIer, Derringer;
Reds Boost Lead
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

Before the finish this baseball
season may be notable for many
things-including Joe Di Maggie
first 400 hitter in nine years-but 1t
seems certain to have bumper crop
of pitchers winning 20 or more
games.
In the first flush of mid-season en-
thusiasm over achievements of
Bucky Walters, Bob Feller, Red Ruf-
fling and their fellow tradesmen,
some fans even thought a 30-game
winner might pop up.
This prospect faded when Walters
was stalled two weeks trying to win
his 2lst game for the Cincinnati
Reds. However, he's going to have
plenty of company in the 2O-class,
which last year numbered only Ruff
flng, Bill Lee, Buck Newsom and
Paul Derringer.
Rufhng reached the goal for the
fourth consecutive year yesterday
as the New York Yankees tanned
the Detroit Tigers, 1873, for their
ninth straight victory, extending
their American League lead to l3
full games.
Feller's 10Th Win Is Shutout.
Feller pitched Cleveland a four
hit, 10 shutout in the first game
of a double header against the Bos-
ton Red Sox for his 18th triumph
and virtually assured himself of a
berth. The Tribe also bumped Bos-
ton in the second game, 5-3, for the
Sox' fifth consecutive loss
Derringer hurled the Cincinnati
Reds to a To decision over the New
York Giants on six hits, bringing
his total of games won to II. within
easy range of the target. He had
the help of siX-run inning in
which Ival Goodman and Harry
Craft hit homers to rout the veteran
Carl Hubbell.
Among other pitchers aiming at
the mark with good chances of hit
ting are Curt Davis of the St. Louis
Cardinals, with 18 already won;
Tommy Bridges of the Tigers and
Bill Lee of the Chicago Cubs, each
with 16 victories, and Buck Newsom
of Detroit, Luke Hamlin of the
Brooklyn Dodgers and Dutch Leon
ard of Washington, with Is apiece.
Bees. Cards Divide.
Bill Lee failed to increase his total
as the Phillies nudged out the Cubs,
4-3 and 80. He gave only six hits in
losing the first game. The combina-
ton OF Ray Harrell's four-hit pitch
ing and two-run homer by Gus
Suhr decided the second game.
The Boston Bees and Cardinals
split with Bill Posedell winning the
first game, 1914, for Boston, helped
by four-run homer of Henry Ma
jeski. The Cards came from behind
to take the second, 6-5, in eight in
nings.
Cy Blanton stopped the Dodgers,
9-5, in his first start since April %,
after they had beaten the Pirates,
80 in the opener.
Bill Beckman shut out the Chicago
White Sox for the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, 20, in pitching duel with
Thornton Lee.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Three Ringer Experts
Added 10 Field in
P|ayofs Tonight
Stoddord, Haley, Kennurd
Win Way Into Evening
Stor's Classic

Sid Stoddard of Virginia, Walter
Haley OF Washington and Rolfe
kennard of Maryland today were
added to the all-star list of horse
shoe pitchers who will fire TONIGHT
and tomorrow night on the National !
Capital Parks courts for the metro
politan district championship, prin-
cipal title at stake in the annual
Evening Star Tournament.
These three, all dangerous flip
pers, yesterday won consolation
playoffs of defeated quarter-finalists
IN the sectional competition. Stod-
dard was paired against Roy Will
son, Haley against Temple FARRELL
and Kennard against Irwin Carl
berg, Washington champ.
The metropolitan field of 16 will
start shooting at 7:3O o'clock and
play out to the semifinals. These
and the final will be held tomorrow
night, with the same starting time.
Henson Is Favorite.
Clayton C. Henson, Virginia title
holder, goes to post in the climatic
struggle a moderate favorite to re-
gain a crown he has worn several
times. 1t now adorns the brow of
Harry F.. Saunders of Washington,
who is rated second to Henson in
the odds. They won't meet unless
in the final.
If the seedlings pan out the upper
bracket semiflnal will be between
Saunders and the Maryland cham
pion, Lee Fleshman, and the lower
semif1nal will bring together Hen
son and the Washington titleholder,
Irwin Carlberg.
A check of statistics on the Sec
tional finals today revealed Henson
averaged 66 per cent ringers in de-
feating Charles Howery; Lee Flesh
man averaged SO against Temple
FARRELL and Carlberg 60 against Roy
Wilson, Henson's high was u and
low. 81; Fleshman's high, 81 and
low, 81 and Carlberg's high, TO and
low, Al.
Henson appeared to be under
wraps most of the way through the
Virginia section.
One must turn to past seasons for
a check on Saunders, who has seen
little competition this year. Reports
OF his tune-up matches, however,
indicate that, if anything, he has
improved his skill over that which
IN the past carried him to many
honors. He Is confident.
Following are tonight's pairings:
Harry Saunders (Washinston, de-
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Olympic Swim Talent
Seen in Hawajians,
A. A. j. Stars
Nine From Islands Get
Big Score; Failure of
Flick Surprises
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, Aug. 28.-America' s
swimming leaders looked westward
today for the talent with which to
end Japan's supremacy in the water
when the 1910 Olympic games are
held at Helsingfors, Finland.
Using returns of the senior mems
national amateur athletic union out
door championships as a basis. it
seemed evident that America will
get garrison support in its Olympic
quest from nine tiny, brown skinned
youths from far-off Hawaii.
Five of them from the Island of
Maui combined to score 80 points
IN the 4-day meet which closed yes
terday and take the national cham
pionship back to the Alexander
House Community Association, the
first time the team title has left
the continental United States.
Grand Slam" for Flanagan.
The four other Hawaiians who
made the 12,0O0-mile trip for a
single meet represented three diff
ferent Honolulu organizations and
scored a total of Is points.
Ralph Flanagan of Austin, Tex
completed his fourth grand slam"
OF the distance events in yesterdays
finale by taking the 88O-yard free
style in 10 minutes and 76 seconds,
more than four seconds over his own
world record. Adolph Kiefer of Chi
cago won the 300 meters indit dual
medley for the second straight year
The major surprise of the day was
the downfall Of Peter Flick of New
York In the 100 meters freestyle, an
event in which he had won five
straight indoor and four outdoor
titles. Flick could do no better than
fifth place as Otto Jaretz, q 17-year-
old Chicago High School boy, was
awarded close decision by the
judges.
Clark Gets Diving Crown.
Earl Clark of Ohio State won the
10-meter platform diving, beating
out Ebert Root Of Detroit, the de-
Tending champion, by a close margin.
The Maui team won only two
firsts in accumulating its 80 points,
but gathered plenty of seconds and
thirds. Three points behind the
winner was the Detroit Athletic
Club, while the Medinah Athletic
Club Of Chicago was third, with %
points. The defending Ohio State
University team dnished with 13
pointa
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Helen Jacobs Victory
C|inches Wightman
Cup for U. 5.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The
Wightman Cup was taken out for
its annual airing over the week end
and today was back to rest for a
ninth straight year in custody of
the Americans.
The American team retained the
coveted international womens ten
mis- trophy by taking five out of
seven matches with the invading
English team at Forest Hills. Co.
ing into yesterdays matches with
a two-to-one margin, the Ameri-
cans saw the series deadlocked as
Valerie Scott of England defeated
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, 6-3,
Ga
Alice Marble sent the Americans
into the lead again by defeating
Kay Stammers, 3I6, 6-3, Ga, in
the Journeys highlight match.
Helen Jacobs clinched the series
by turning back Mary Hardwick,
60, Ga.
In the final doubles match, with
the status of only a formality, Mrs.
Fabyan and Miss Marble teamed
to defeat Mrs. Freda James Ham
mersley and Miss Stammers, IS,
60.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
7orrid Finishes for Two Wins
Leave Mats in Proper Mood
For Final st. Louis FIinq

field out. Mills faced the Senators
in the eighth and yielded two runs
on hits by West and Ferrell, with
passes to Wright and Myer.
The Browns, in the ninth, pro-
ceeded to hammer Leonard right
out of there with four straight sin
giles by Christman, Solters, Heffner
and Sullivan. Two runs were in
when Appleton relieved Leonard
McQuinn sacrificed and Laabs was
Intentionally passed to fill the bases.
Cliff then drove deep to West
whose throw to Lewis retired Law
son, running for Sullivan, at third
before Heffner scored from third
1t was queer finish to loose game
Second Was Close.
In the second game Chase and
Lawson held early control, and out
side Of Brownie threat in the first.
when the bases were filled with two
down, neither team had a chance to
score, as for four frames the two
hurlers moved 'em down" with
rare consistency.
And when the fifth was over it
was discovered that the Senators
had exactly four hits and the
Browns just half that number.
The deadlock and the monotony
were broken in the seventh. when
the Senators counted once on singles
by Wright and Travis to start the
inning and the former scored on
Bloodworth's force of Travis. After
two were out the Browns tied it in
their half on Lawson's triple and
Hef1ner's single.
The Senators sewed up the deci-
sion with three in the 11th. Case
walked and Lewis grounded out.
West doubled Case home and after
Wright flied out and Travis walked
Bloodworth doubled two across
They had scare in the last half
however, for the Browns came back
with pair.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Service Battery Plays
Klein 5 for National
City Loop Title
Series Between Section
Champions Will Open
Sunday on EIIipse

One of the most eventful pennant
races in recent National City League
history moved toward a climax to-
day as Klein's Tavern and Service
Battery, 260th Coast Artillery, sharp
ened their spikes for a three-game
play-of for the championship.
The series will open Sunday on
the Ellipse, possibly with a double
header. If two games are played
that day the rubber" game, if nee
essary, will be played the following
Sunday.
Klein's yesterday capped a hectic
campaign by coping a twin bill
from Reads Pharmacy in a play of
for Section A honors. while Service
Battery was administering AZ
defat to De Molay to clinch Section
B laurels. Klein's won by 6-1
and 15-4.
Tavern Nine Courageous.
1t was a spirited finish for the
Tavern nine, which had overcome
lnnumerable obstacles to gain the
titular round But yesterday there
was no denying Manager Dutch
Gebhardts crew with the Liggett
brothers, Bill and Boyd, displaying
old-time form. Bill gave up nine
hits in the opener, but kept them
spaced and was accorded the Gus
tomary alright support, while BOYD
breezed home on a 4-hit perform
ance in the nightcap.
Moxley and Shipp pounded out
five hits to lead the assault on Giller
and Bartoo in the opener, an attack
that reached its peak in the sixth
when five runs clattered across the
plate. Wright and Crisafulli COL
lected two safeties each for Reads
In the curtain-raiser, but failed to
produce a sustained rally.
A combination of walks. errors
and hits kept Reads in the running
early in the finale when Klein's
stepped out to 5-4 lead, but the
eventual victors' prodigous batting
power put plenty of distance be-
tween the two with nine runs in the
fourth and fifth innings. and, as
subsequent events proved, the game
could have been terminated then
and there.
Moxley Stars Again.
Again Moxley shared batting
honors, getting three for five to tie
with Ciomei in this respect. Kidwell
was the lone Reads player to con-
meet twice.
Service Battery experienced rough
er going against the determined De
Molay outfit, and not until the
eighth inning brought three runs
were Gilley Steele's men safe. Even
then Wes Baldwins side retaliated
with two markers to make it inter-
esting up until the final putout.
Service Battery, which lost only
one game during the entire series,
had difficulty locating the range on
Cory's pitching and made only five
bingles. De Molay, however, enjoyed
even less success against Hoff, who
limited it four safeties.
In the only other game played
D. G. S. forged ahead of Flood
Plumbers in their fight for runner
up honors, sending seven men over
the scoring block in the fatal seventh
to clinch a 1876 decision.
In the Junior division Deoudes
Celery banged out a 9-4 triumph
over Police Boys Club No. 4.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Defense Of Cup
Up 10 Tennis
Youngsters
Parker, q, Veteran
Of Davis Net Team
Averaging 20K
By the Associated Press.

HAVERFORD, Pa, Aug. 28-One
OF the youngest teams ever to repre-
sent the United States will defend
the Davis Cup against Australia in
the challenge round here next week
end, September "a.
Bobby Riggs, Frank Parker, Joe
Hunt and Jack Kramer, whose
average age is only 2OIs years, were
named defenders of the cup by
Walter l.. Pate, non-playing captain,
after Australia had beaten Yugo-
slavia in the interzone final at
Brookline, Mass, yesterday.
High School Boy on Team.
Parker, resident of Los Angeles.
is the veteran of the team at %.
Riggs, a Chicago boy and a member
OF the United States team which
beat Australia a year ago, is 81.
Hunt, who also halls from Los
Angeles and is a midshipman at the
United States Naval Academy, An
napolis, is 20. Kramer, Montebello
Calf, high school student who won
the national interscholastic title last
year, is the youngest at 18.
Pate indicated Riggs and Parker
would play the singles with Kramer
and Hunt paired in the doubles.
However, no official announcement
was made and changes may be made
before the drawing for singles COM
petition Friday afternoon.
MakO's Custer Regretted.
Pate said "it is with great regret
that We are able to find no place on
the squad for Gene Mako of Cali
fornia, who paired with Don Bulge
in the doubles last year. The non
playing captain added:
Il feel that if it were not for him
the United States would never have
won the cup in 1887. He for years
has been an outstanding player"
The Australians were expected to
arrive at the Merton Cricket Club
sometime today to start practice.
They won easily from Yugoslavia
when John Bromwich and Adrian
Quist beat Drago Mitic and Franjo
Kukuljevic in straight sets.
Evening star., 1939-08-28

Tending champlon) VS.. Gus Brailer
maryland semi-finalist),
Hoot DanZberger Virginia semi
f1nalisD VS.. Harold Ronning CWash-
ington emi-fnalisD.
Allen Burnham washington semi
finalist VS.. Charles Howery (Vir-
ginia finalist.
Lee Fleshman maryland cham
pion VS.. Ed Swartz Virginia semi
fnalisD.
Lower Bracket.
Irwin Carlberg washington cham
pion VS.. Rolfe Kennard (Maryland).
Temple FARRELL maryland runner
up) VS.. Walter Haley Washington
Roy Wilson washington runner
up) VS.. Sid Stoddard (Virginia).
Clayton c. Henson Virginia cham
pion VS.. Carlton Mullinix MARY
land Semi-finaliSt)
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Rockies Reason Why American Is Better

Gri thinks there Washington player
the American Leagues astar rookie
OF Detroit Grf said Jimmy Boodworh belongs second He
ahing much Mccoy but played
a better fielder. Why, that boys great fielder"
We asked Gf how the with those other
before picked his
the assembling
al-star rockies but just suppose
the first division The rockies this better than
They're above apicking National
the
all these years.
continued getting rookie team Id
pick that would catcher oued
good pitchers fair infed Ready?"
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Bumper Crop Of 90 Game Winners Foreseen as s Flourish in Ste
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN
The Rookie of the Year and Griffs A-Stor Team

1t only few Charley hck-egged
younge playing passe basket ball
brand of baseball
around everybody watched waop
turned tipped off the Nationals
We recall
dispatched courier Gf with the young coudn
The Washington club didn't lot OF
people and made rdue popular theory
Mr. Griffith the Old all
the in somebody
send Scout Joe Cambria Cuba
OF combng the bushes around Washington
how unfair they the old gentleman
how good he and he money
thick Gf couldn't
was good too To get Charley he probably would
at least, and this lot of money pay
anything college pitching.
So Keller became the property of the Yankees after couple
OF
talking Charley Charley the American
admitted
ready tail off He's been them fel
Evening star., 1939-08-28
be good, eh?

be good, eh?
Coach Tommy Thomas is all
set to succeed Rogers Hornsby as
manager Of the Baltimore Orioles.
Eddie Mead won't accept any offer
from national magazine to write
an expose" of the Ambers-Arm-
strong fight for the reason that
he's going before the N. Y. Box
ing Commission tomorrow and
take back all the things he said
about the fight. BY the way,
happened to the beautiful friend
ship between Mead and Tom
(When the Angels sing) Galley,
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Special Dispatch to The Star,


ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28.-After win
ming two games by the narroWest
possible margins here yesterday the
Senators were set for their final
1899 game in st. Louis today and
Manager Harris chose Carrasquel or
Appleton as his alternate pitching
choices. Bill Trotter was the St
Louis nominee.
The Senators did some nice hit
ting in the first game of the Sunday
double-header, which they won by
score of 8 to 7, with Appleton
forced to come to the aid of Dutch
Leonard in the ninth inning. The
second the Senators took, 4 to 3, in
ii innings, scoring three in their
half of the final inning to break a
IL tie and staving off another
Brownie rally which was good for
two runs in the last half. Ken
Chase went all the way in No. 2 and
Roxie Lawson went the route for St.
Louis.
Neither Kennedy nor Leonard,
starters in the first game. were
especially difficult to hit and after
five innings the Senators had seven
hits and the Browns six.
Brownies Take Lead.
But at half time, the Browns held
a AZ lead. An error by Myer helped
give them two runs in the first.
Laabs driving in the tallies, and they
added single runs in the second and
fourth, the second-frame tally also
resulting from a Senatorial error.
Washington earned one in the third
and another in the fifth and then, in
the sixth, went to town with five
hits, one a triple by Vernon, which
were welded into four runs, giving
them a Ga advantage.
In the seventh the Browns man.
aged run on a single by Heffner,
Sullivan's double and McQuinn's in
Evening star., 1939-08-28

the Los Angeles promoter? Sew
eral members of the Dusek Wrest-
ling herd week ended here. They
looked plump and sassy despite
the famine in burping circles.
Why bring that up? This weeks
Ounce cap is awarded to the Jack
sonville baseball club. Last year
they gave youngster named
Johnny Rucker the air for not be-
ing good enough. The other day
the Giants bought Rucker from
Atlanta for $4,000 cash On the
line.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Novos Camp Performances Send His Stock TumbInq

it. They'll bet you here George
Blake referees the fight. Pals say
Chairman Leon Rains of the
Pennsylvania Commission, soured
on Arthur Donovan because of his
work in the Armstrong -Ambers
fight.
Added feature. Nova is train
ing on the same pier where Gypsy
Rose Lee, the strip teaser, is ap-
pearing In q drama called Bur
lesque." From left to right the
signs in front read: Lou Nova
:. Wrestling e.. Gypsy Rose
Lee Next Week" Ought to
Evening star., 1939-08-28
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug.
2S.-They're not kidding about
Lou Nova's performances. We
saw him in two drills over the
week end and he looked terrible.
So bad that in New York last
night Joe Jacobs laid $4,000
against $4,000 Galento wins by
4 knockout in four rounds. Louis
handlers wanted to move the
camp into Philadelphia hoping
the change would put a little pep
into the fighter, but Nova vetoed
Evening star., 1939-08-28
The InfieId Is the Weakest Link
Ready. Uncle. fire aWav.

Ready uncle,
Buddy Rosar of the Yankees the catcher He's
hitter
Whatu pick neX?"
Well there few frsyear pitchers around They might
In handy about three of them
Donald OF the Yankees ought them" Grif
and Alexandra Carrasque)
nheld the old think Obviously
garded the weakest link in his rookie
first baeman the Fox the list of detected
Washington club the Athletics with rockies the You
Dahlgren the Yankees you?" "Okay
siebert AS the
he gets hurt lot"
Bloodworth firmly fixed in his opinion Notwithstanding McCoy
1888 batting having
Bloodworth games
Crouher Of the edge shorp thinks that Boudreau
Ceveands recruit catch and after played
Jim Tabor third
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Keller Carried Yunks on His Back

Griffith tackled the oueld
Keer Ted Williams and Barney McCosky" he ratified off, "AI
themselves, all standouts Keller S
Glad mentioned that, Crif. lot people
Williams with Keller
that Williams the better ball player
Leave the argument" Gf pleaded.
be which
the year.
Grtf sighed deeply and then added
know, i right"
Indeed? Dead right what?
On Yankees the them lers
to begin slipping Dckey getting old getting old
slowing Ruhng getting old Dahlgren close
filling Gehrigs Murphy not clicking perfectly he has
been doing Seirk feeling
bad
Grif beamed almost iumphany At that he close because
for time the Yankees did look They ttery They
all
having trouble winning skrk
Murphy making batting little
200 and Pearson complained of Dahgen, joke
hitter around that time
But Grif sighed resignedy mccarthy this Keller the
happened? made all the difference world
He whole
and they'll mop up you watch"
Evening star., 1939-08-28

Washington ----- OO1 Ola O20-S
st. Louis " 21O 100 1O2-7
Runs batted in--Laabs (2). Christman.
McQuinn. Solters. Sullivan, Wright. Travis,
Leonard Case, West. Vernon. Ferrell TWO
Three-base hit-Vernon. stolen bases
Lewis. Case l2); Sacrihces--McQuinn (2),
Kennedy. Double plays-Lewis to Myer
to Vernon: Myer. to Vernon, west to
Lewis. Left on bases-Washington, IL;
st. Louis, z. First base on balls-Of
8; of Mills. 2. Struck out-By Leonard,
3; by Kennedy 2: by Mills. /. Hits--Of
Leonard, l3 in 9 innings (none out in
Kennedy. II in Z innings of Mills. 3
in 2 innings. Winning pitcher-Leonard.
Losing pitcher-Kennedy. Time-2:l7.
Evening star., 1939-08-28

st. Louis --------- 600 600 100 o3-s
Runs batted in---Bloodworth (3). West,
Heffner. Solters. Glenn. Two-base hits
Lawson West Bloodworth, Solters, Glenn.
Three-base hits-Lawson, Gift Sacrifice
-Christman. Double play--Christman to
Washington, g: St. Louis, Is. First base
on balls-Oh Chase. s; Of, Lawson, 4.
atruek out-0y onass. ti ~. Lawson. 3.
bard. T1m0-3:0i.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Minor Results
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Club w. L. Pct Club w I, Pct
Jersey City SO go .597 Newark Y SO 522
Rochester II 80 .562 Baltimore 81 16 445
Syracuse rs 64 .543 Toronto 81 SO .410
Buffalo "a 65 .532 Montreal So so 4O7
Syracuse. 3-5 Baltimore 90
Rochester. 11-7: Montreal 3-5,
Buffalo, g. Toronto o.