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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16
TWENTY YEARS AGo-1s1s

Nick Alfonso had returned from
TT. Lawton to find that someone
had broken into his homestead
cabin near Badger and stolen most
OF his belongings including his
buggy.
The GAR. veterans were plan
ming big rally the following Sat-
urday evening for the purpose Of
welcoming home the boys who sery.
ed in the world war.
The Kennewick high school has.
ketban team had been awarded the
championship Of the Yakima Val.
ley and was one Of the eight teams
TO compete at the state college at
Pullman for the state Champion
ship. The boys making the trip In
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

We predict that the United States
Will become the worlds market for
air planes the same as it has be-
come the worlds market for auto
mobiles. In other words to use the
expression coined by one Of our
leading automobile manufacturers:
When more and better planes are
built the factories Of the United
States will build them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

This week sees the beginning Of
the irrigation season. To many
old timers the first appearance Of
the water in the canal in the
spring is the real resurrection, and
is the happiest day of the year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

The ambition Of every worth
while person used to be to become
Independent q everyone,s help. The
scene has changed. Today the goal
seems to be to have everyone taken
care OF by some one else.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

America exported In 1896 air
planes to the amount Of $25 ,O00, 900;
in 1897 $45.000,00 in 1888 $92, 000,-
600. It is predicted that the total
this year will reach $500, 1000, 900.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

According to DR.. Townsend Of
the $50 a month pension fame.
Frugality ought to be an obsolete
word in our vocabulary"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

What music can be sweeter than
the early spring whistle of the
meadow lark?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16

We are in favor of selling France
and England all the airplanes they
can pay cash for.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Fresno Squad PAGES
Title Skeet Shoot
With 491 Count
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11-A
five-man team from Fresno held a
APPOINT lead as the second round of
the national all-gauge skeet cham
pionships got under way here today.
Joe Puckett led his teammates in
the first round. cracking 100 straight
for the second perfect score of the
meet. Lloyd Sciaroni and George
Scott shot two of the days seven
99x100 scores. Joe Yrulegui cracked
81 and Earl Howard 96 for a team
total of 49lx500.
Henry Joy of Detroit, defending
singles titlist, smashed out the other
perfect score. Thirteen 10Ox100
marks were made in competition at
the fourth annual national cham
pionships last year, but windy
weather and background of lake
ard trees accounted for the smaller
scores made during the present
meet, which ends tomorrow.
Pat Laursen of Akron, Ohio. de-
tending her women's single cham
pionship, tied at "a with Mrs. M. l..
Smythe of Aurora, Ohio, for top
honors in the women's bracket.
Each marksman shoots at 100 tar
gets today and so tomorrow to COM
plete his $50 shots.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Midget Car Program
To Benefit Family
OF Dead Pilot

officials of the Capitol Speedway
and A. A. A. were to confer this aft
ernoon on plans for benefit race
program for the family of Larry
Beckett, midget auto racer, who sue
cumbed to injuries sustained at the
track last Thursday night.
Ted Allen, chairman of the 3-A's
contest board, and Bob Mccullough,
vice president of the speedway, are
handling arrangements.
Inadequate lighting at the plant
will be remedied, and additional
safety precautions for both drivers
and fans will be taken after an in
quiry by the District and A. A. A. fol-
lowing Beckett's accident.
An infield fence will be erected
and more wire screen placed before
the stands. Beckett crashed into a
bale of hay used as an infield marker
on a turn.
Motor cycle races originally sched-
uled tonight have been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Young Guard Rules
Women's 5 Western
Golf Tourney
Edith Estobrooks, Betty
Hicks, Both l8, Loom
As Foes in FinoI

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Aug. 11.-Three Mid
westerners and California school
girl teed off at Oakland Hills Coun-
try Club here today in the semi
finals of the seth annual Western
women's closed golf championship
Here was the lineup for the next
to the last round of a tournament
in which the young guard has pre-
dominated:
Edith Estabrooks, Is, daughter of
a public course owner at Dubuque
Iowa, against Mrs. Russell Mann,
28-year-old wife of a Milwaukee
Office manager
Elizabeth Hicks. 19. daughter of
the assistant superintendent of
schools at Long Beach. Calf. against
22-year-old Ella Mae Williams,
daughter of a Chicago professional
On the basis of golf played so far
in the tournament Miss Estabrooks
and Miss Hicks were decided
favorites to advance to the final.
Miss Estabrooks, runnerup to Patty
Berg of Minneapolis in the 1888
meet. was under womens par for
13 holes yesterday as she won and
5 over Harriet Randall of Indian
apolis, the Indiana women's cham
pion.
Miss Hicks, who took up golf only
two years ago, lost only one hole in
the quarter-f1nals to Mrs. Hayes
Dansinburg of Minneapolis, the
Minnesota State champion.
The match ended and 4.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Three Favorites Out
OF Eastern Amateur
Golf Tourney
Upsets Hit Strofoci,
Horbert, Bi|Iows;
Third Round On
BY the Associated Press.

bS tlt hSSOCIdleu fItSS.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE
Eastern amateur. golf tournament
swung into the third round today
with three favored entries among
those on the sidelines.
Two seeded stars. RAY Billows Of
Poughkeepsie, former Walker Cup
per, and Chick Harbert of Battle
Creek, Mich, Mississippi
champion. bowed out yesterday.
frankie Strafaci of Brooklyn, cur
rent Metropolitan titleholder and
runner-up in last years Eastern,
was the other major casual.
Other name players came through
to the round of 16 without great diff
fculty They included Willie Tur-
mesa of Elmsford, N. Y, national
amateur champion; Dick Chapman
of Greenwich, Conn; New York
State titleholder, and Bill Holt of the
nome club.
Billows met his Waterloo at the
hands of Paul Guenther, 20-year- old
Syracuse City Junior champ, who
hung up surprising Cup victory.
Harbert was eliminated by Mort
Mccarthy of Norfolk, Va, former
Middle Atlantic States title holder,
who won the match on the last hole.
Strafaci bowed by 3 and to
Tommy Sheehan of Detroit, Notre
Dame golfer, who later went on to
defeat Walter Cisco of New Albany,
Ind, one up, in hair-raising finish.
Mccarthy played Arthur Gran
field of Syracuse today.
Evening star., 1939-08-11

Duke wins again-Burgess
Whitehead, the Giants Phi Beta
Kappa second sacker, majored in
baseball at North Carolina, but
didn't graduate. He has fixed
things up so he can complete
his A. B. degree at Duke this fall.
The Dodgers are expected to
buy Jake Mooty, Syracuse south
paw before the week is out. The
familiar maps of Walter st. Denis,
Lionel Levy and Rivington Bis
land are popping out on Detroit
sports pages these days. They
are respectively Mike Jacobs
press agent, his architect and his
box Office expert. Morehead
City, N. c., has voted favorably
for pari-mutuel betting, so If
anybody wants to start a race
track, there's his chance. Jim
Mullen, Chicago fight promoter,
is in town to line up fall ball
park sockeroo.
Today's guest star-Edward
Burns, Chicago Tribune: Jap
anese beetles made Shibe Park
their headquarters long before
they were known as interstate
pests. For some reason they
have moved out and now there
are millions of them in the YAM
kee Stadium. where the brand
of baseball is much better"
Ford C.. Frick has suggested
the American and National
Leagues swap umpires Tor 80
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Betty Jacobs Plays
Shirley Combs for
Tennis Crown

Betty Jacobs and Shirley Combs,
winner and runnerup in the recent
playground championship, will meet
again in the final of the girls tennis
tournament which has been played
at Columbia Country Club.
The title match will be held at
Edgemoor Club Sunday as pre-
liminary to the final doubles of the
Middle Atlantic championship.
Yesterday Miss Jacobs, seeded
No. l, defeated Ruth johnson, 60,
6-3. Miss Combs, ranked second,
beat fourth-seeded Roselyn Pope,
Ga, As, 6-3.
In the semi-final consolation
rounds Anne Cullen beat Vivian
Yobst, 81, 60. and Mary Roeca
won over Frances Berry, As, 60,
6-1. They will meet in the final
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Sarazen, Shute Show
Way in Dapper Dan
As Scores Soar
Leaders One Over Par
As Only SO Of l60
Shoot Below 80
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH. Aug. 11.-Light-
ming green's saved par from a shell
lacking in the first round of the
$4,000 Dapper Dan Open, but
Wildwood Country Clubs course
record is the target as the Nation
top-ranking money players warm
to their task.
Approaches wouldn't stick and
puts refused to drop yesterday, sc
only 68 of the starting field of 16C
were able to finish below 80 for the
initial 18 Of the 72-hole battle. The
shotmakers were caught off guard
as the green's had been soft and
damp for practice rounds.
Topping the field with / over par
Ills were 37-year-old Gene Sarazen
of Brooklyn, Conn.,. gentleman
farmer, and lanky Denny Shute OF
Huntington, w. Va, two-time win
ner of the National P. G. A. and
nearing IS.
National Open Champion Byron
Nelson from Reading, Pa, came
home with a 72. Bracketed with
him were Jimmy Thomson, Shaw
nee-on-DelaWare, Pa; Ed Dudley
Philadelphia: Johnny Revolta
Evanston, Ill; Harold Jug Nc
Spaden. Winchester, Mass, and
Ralph Guldahl, Madison, N. J.
One stroke back were Perry De
Vecchio, Greensburg, Pa; Tony
Penna, Dayton. Ohio; Johnny Bulla
Chicago; Babe Wagner, Alliance
Ohio, and Lloyd Mangrum, Los
Angeles.
Trouble pitching and putting
placed National P. G. A. Champion
Henry Picard from Hershey, Pa, in
the rs group.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Terror Survives Bite
OF Singh S Cobra
In Mat Battle
Fones Are Used Freely,
But Outside Of Ring
So 1t Doesn't Count

A series that promises to do as
much for wrestling as the recent
New York set did for
the American League pennant race
was in full flower today. with Nanjo
Singh, M. c., leading the Golden
Terror by one disqualification to
none after hectic night Of tus-
sling at the Arena. The struggle
endured 10 minutes.
Promoter Joe Turner admitted a
rematch loomed, inasmuch as all
1900 customers went home thor
oughly disguised with the ending
Turner has promised to do his best
in the matter. but it is a known
fact that the Terror will not agree
to face Singh again unless it's on
a Thursday night.
Singh Leaves Ring.
Things were progressing famously
last night until the bulbous bat
tier upped and heaved Master
Singh, M. C. master of the Cobra
into a large gathering of citizens
grouped around the ringside and
followed him out to apply the coup
de grace. Now Singh always car
ries his cobra in his right arm.
and instead of attacking from the
left the Terror tried tackle thrust
at the other side, and the darn thing
leaped right out and snapped him
around his well-shaven neck.
Referee Casey Berger and Singh
tried to get the cobra, guaranteed to
calm any excited opponent after
three applications, back into fair
territory, but it refused to bulge.
One for the Terror.
Berger was willing to count, Singh
was agreeable to return to the
ring, and the Terror was too numb
to resist, but the cobra was not to
be moved, thus Casey had no alter
native but to disqualify its master.
In the semiflnal Jack Hader drib-
bled Chief Chewaki twice around
the ring before tossing him for a
basket in 10 minutes. Red Ryan
disposed of Ernie Powers in 1872
minutes, Rudy Strongberg drew
with Raoul Lopez and Bibber Nc
Coy won over Juan Ologuival in
IA minutes.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Armstrong, Ambers
Uneasy as Second
Meeting Nears
Both KeenIy Mindful
Of Pain Inflicted
In First Bottle
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Two un-
easy and unhappy young men will
face each other at Yankee Stadium
a week from Tuesday, when Lou
Ambers and Henry Armstrong fight
for the latter's lightweight title.
1t should be a great fight and a
bitter one, but that doesn't alter the
fact that both of them rather would
be doing almost anything on that
evening than throwing fists at each
other again. They are too evenly
matched and both took too much
punishment when they fought a
year ago.
This fight has given us more
headaches than any we ever made, "
said an official of the Twentieth
Century Club. Both sides have
been thinking up silly excuses for a
year. The truth is that they don't
want any part of each other, and I
don't blame them a Bit
Henry and Lou, probably two as
great little men as we will see,
nearly beat each other to death the
other time. They went at it without
breathing spell for Is rounds, and
at the finish both were in bad shape.
Armstrong, the barrel-chested,
tireless little Negro, won LOUIS crown
that night, but they had to put IA
stitches in his mangled mouth the
next morning. Ambers had knots
on his face the size of a turnip.
So it is small wonder they and
their managers have not been too
keen about an encore.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Palisades Girls Gain
Field Day Honors

. Palisades Playground girls dem
onstrated their superiority over a
quartet of other grounds with a
crushing 78-point victory in a field
day yesterday. Twin Oaks, Edge
wood, Langdon and New York Ave-
nue. were vanquished.
A close battle for second honors
enllvened the proceedings with
Langdon scoring 49 points to nose
out Twin Oaks with 46.
The Becker twins. Dottie and
Margaret. led Palisades volley ball
team to victory. while Annie Oakley
was outstanding in tennis and bad
minton. The victors also garnered
the lions share of honors in softball,
Switchboard, volley ball, table tennis,
archery, newcomb and paddle tennis.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
More thon q, 900 Teams PIoy
In Preliminary Journeys

With the American series a big
incentive for Semi-pro clubs this
year from coast to coast, the series
of tournaments was more success
full than ever. In all States except
Nevada, New Mexico and Tennessee
more than $4,000 teams entered pre-
liminary district events, with the
winners moving into State play.
State finalists in IA States most
heavily populated or displaying the
most interest in the sandlot game
will go directly into the United
States finals at Wichita. These
States include California, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois,
Alabama, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Ohio, New York, New Jer-
sey, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
A total of "a other States must
qualify champions through region
al play, with only the winners of the
following events eligible for United
States competition:
Washington-Oregon, Montana
Idaho, Nevada Arizona Utah New
Mexico, Colorado Wyoming, North
DakotaSouth Dakota, Minnesota
Iowa, Missouri Arkansas, louisiana
Mississippi, Michigan Wisconsin,
Kentucky-Tennessee, Georgia Flor
ida, Maine-New Hampshire, Ver-
mont Massachusetts, Connecticut
Rhode Island, Virginia-WeSt Vir-
ginia and Delaware Maryland.
The 16 clubs emerging from re-
gional play will join the IA teams
moving in direct to Wichita. These
will be augmented by the 1888 ma
tional champions, the Buford (GaJ
Bona Aliens, and the United States
runnersup, Enid (Okla) Renners,
to compose 32-team field for the
national finals at Wichita,
Evening star., 1939-08-11
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

There's trouble ahead for a lot of
young golfers around town. The
trouble isn't exactly new to winning
golf around Washington, for it's
three years back since tow-headed
Bobby BroWnell set a lot of golf
wise people back on their ears with
3-and2 victory over Roger Pea
cock in the final round of the Dis
trict amateur championship.
You'd hardly recognize the
Bobby BroWnell of those days with
the matured young golfer of today.
Or even the Bobby of last spring
with the far finer SHOEMAKER of
today. For the tall Duke Univer-
sity youngster, who thinks George
Diffenbaugh and AL Treder are the
finest golf pros in the world, is a far
better hitter of golf ball than the
boy who failed to qualify in the
Middle Atlantic championship last
June. Or even the Bobby who went
to the open championship that same
month.
Tourney Play Helps.
What has caused this improve
ment? Bobby says it's getting out
TO play with a flock of good golfers.
Not that he didn't have that chance
before the present summer, for he
did. He has played with some men
who really rate in golf. But Bobby
and Skip Alexander and another
Duke pal made western trip back
in June and July, playing in the
western and the trans Mississippi
championships. Bobby picked up
lot of golf dope in those tourna-
mentS.
Keen to Pick Up Tips.
Keen youngsters like the BroWnell
BOY, in addition to having a way Of
working out their own problems,
also have the knack of absorbing the
little kinks that mark the difference
between champions and near
champs.
For a week I haven't had my
putting stroke said Bobby. Just
now I got it. And I can't hit the
green's"
That. in case you haven't fol-
lowed, is the perpetual wall Of the
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Minor Results

BY the Associated Press.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
syracuse. IA: Montreal, Is.
Rochester. 90: Jersey City, /.
Newark. :; Toronto. 6.
Only games
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis, 2: Toledo, 0.
Columbus. .; Louisville, o.
Milwaukee, Paul rain
Kansas Minneapolis, wet grounds
TEXAS LEAGUE,
Tulsa, 6; Beaumont, ].
Dallas, 3; Shreveport 4
San Antonio. 4: Oklahoma City, ).
Houston, 12; Fort Worth, 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Sacramento 8 San Diego 2.
Los Angeles. !: Oakland, 0.
Portland. II; Seattle, 3
San Francisco, 5: HOLLYWOOD. 3.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Richmond. 5: Durham. 4
Asheville, .; Rocky Mount O.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Staunton. . Lynchburg. O.
Salem. o: Harrisonburg. g.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Jacksonville. q: Macon. Q.
Augusta. 4: Columbia O.
Columbus, &: Savannah. g.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Broad-
way bookies can't see those Ia
prices Philly is quoting on Billy
Conn to beat Gus DoraZio. Three
other National League managers
have joined Casey Stengel in the
belief the Reds may blow their
lead. Why doesn't that tennis
star who wonders why his game
has blown write Dorothy Dix or
Beatrice Fairfax?
Dick Hanley, former North
western coach, says Bill de Cor
revant is the best ball toter the
Big Ten will have seen since they
turned Red Grange loose. Kayak
II, the Chilean sensation from
California, is to be shipped to
Saratoga.
Evening star., 1939-08-11

days each season. Giants said
they wouldn't play night ball,
but they did just the same. 1t
was so dark before the second
game with the Bees ended We'd
nesday that Casey Stengel had
to use a f1ashlight to signal his
bullpen pitchers. Mrs. T. G. al
most hit the ceiling when she
saw that A. P. Wirephoto of the
old Two-ton dancing around
night spot wearing hula hula
gals dress. The Bona Allen Club
of Buford. Ga, travelled 1.540
miles to defend its championship
in the Denver Posts semipro
tournament.
Gift dept.-Memphis friends of
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Recreation SoftbuII
Honors at Stake

Both senior and junior champion
ships in the District of Columbia
Recreation Departments softball
elimination tournament were to be
decided this afternoon, with Stod-
dert and Van Buren meeting for
the senior crown and Virginia Ave-
nue. and Powell clashing for the
junior title. The games are sched-
uled for o'clock on diamonds
and 10 at the Lincoln Memorial
Pool.
In yesterdays senior games Stod-
dert eliminated Powell, 8-3, and
Van Buren topped Langley, 81. In
the Junior division Powell ousted
Park View, 6-5. In an thinning fray
and Virginia Avenue outlasted Van
Buren,, l2-1l.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Young and Old, They Hail
From All Walks of Life

Coming with each club will be men.
young and old, from every walk Of
life. Some teams are sponsored by
national organizations and employ
every member of the 16-player
teams. Some teams are sponsored
by cities, enthusiastic individuals
and sportsmen and civic clubs, and
thus will send players to Wichita
who are from every occupation.
Some will be BARRIERS, some filling
station attendants, firemen, grocery
clerks, college boys and other walks
OF life.
The veterans competing at Wich-
ita will be struggling to realize on
the glory coming to them in their
waning days. They'll also be strug-
Cling to hold on to jobs provided
them partially through their base
ball ability.
For the youngsters it will be
field day. Scouts representing prac-
tically every major league club Will
be on hand to look over the pros
poets and sign every likely young
ster to a contract. The youngsters
will be remembering that Freddy
Hutchinson, sold for $4,000 and
several players to the Detroit Tigers
this season, played in the 1897 ma
tional tournament for the Tacoma
johnson Paints of Tacoma, Wash
Freddy played in three games for
Tacoma as his club finished in tie
for fifth.
The national event, bigger than
ever this year, will be held for the
fifth consecutive year at Wichita.
located ideally in the geographic
center of the United States More
than 1875 900 spectators are expected
to watch the two weeks of plav
which will be held under the double
elimination, or double defeat, sys-
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Hornets Best Fan
Is Woman of II
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. Aug. Ii
Mrs. Carrie Sapp. affectionately
dubbed Granny" by fellow base
ball fans. is almost as much a part
of the Charlotte Piedmont
League clubs Havman Park as
the home plate or the bleachers.
The gray-haired woman, who
says she is al years young" can
be seen in her box back of the
players dugout at any home
game.
In 81 years of following the
clubs fortunes. win, lose or draw,
Mrs. Sapp has missed only 16
games.
I've sat in this same seat II
years now," she said, as she in
tently watched the game and fire.
quently interrupted the interview
to shout, take him out" or Tets
have a little hit"
Evening star., 1939-08-11
Four National League Managers Feel Reds May Blow
Hony Rates BoTote Since Grange; Love Hits Net so

Doc Prothro gave him a "lucky
horseshoe" at St. Louis the other
day. That's the way it goes-his
friends give him horseshoes, his
players give him horse collars,
and the fans give him the horse
laugh. Which is not what the
doctor ordered.
Are they hot? The Frosty base
ball club of Richmond, Va, is
that and then some. 1t has lost
it's last 20 games.
Evening star., 1939-08-11
President Gives Full Time;
SisIer Is Commissioner

The National Semi-Pro Baseball
Congress was originated in 1895 by
Raymond Dumont, who was a SPORT
ing goods dealer at the time. Du-
mont's main purpose in organizing
the activity was to increase sporting
goods sales, but so spontaneous has
been the interest that Dumont de-
votes his entire time to his post as
president of the congress. George
H. Sisler is high commissioner of
the congress and works actively at
the job. He is called upon to make
all decisions in case of controversy
in any State meet the national
finals or other activities of the Or
ganization.
Dumont also has organized all
setni-pro umpires, believing that a
baseball game is only as good as its
officials. These hundreds of arbiters
in every State are taught corre1