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Evening star., 1939-09-09

prised abroad by the war was that
the newspapers they read gave them
no inkling that hostilities were near.
Many of the surprised Americans
were in Paris, and within a few days
the American dollar had become the
most popular article in all France.
Mr.. Shepard reported that the franc
was falling so fast that one woman
who got some American money
changed at the American Express
Office so that she could buy a rail-
road ticket had to have more money
changed by the time she reached the
ticket window. The franc had fallen
a few more notches, the price of
tickets had gone up, and the woman
didn't have enough money.
Paris was altogether a different
city from what we found on our first
arrival there early in August" Mr..
Shepard said. "On our first trip
the city was calm. This time every
night there was a blackout. Many
night clubs and cafes remained
oPCA' Uuo SeIellS W tllciu lIlIOuSu
the darkened streets was a tortuous
process. The few taxicabs available
carried hoods over their headlights" :"
Finally Obtained Booking.
When the Shepards arrived in
Elrope they already had arranged
for a voyage home on the lie de
France, sailing September l. Their
realization of the threat of war
Evening star., 1939-09-09

ington or Colesville again. In vain
they sought passage to America on
three steamships and finally OBJ
tanned berths on the fourth, the
French liner Champlain.
The Shepards arrived in Paris
during the last days of August, Mr..
Shepard related today. after a
month of travel in Europe, including
Germany. During most of their
journey they were unaware that the
Polish crisis was thrusting the Con-
tinent toward war. Indeed, they
scarcely knew the crisis existed, and
they attributed no especial signifi-
canoe to the unfriendly attitude of
the German people toward English
speaking travellers.
Unaware of Crisis.
1t was not until they left Cannes
on the French Riviera that they
realized the tension of Europe. AS
they drove north toward Paris, they
saw long columns of Arab troops
headed toward the capital Paris
they found all but diserted and those
who remained were tense from un-
certainty. The blackouts and the
talk of air raids brought apprehen-
sion to Mrs. Shepard when she
found that the Shepard's rooms
were on the top floor of their hotel.
Basement space was unobtainable.
Mr.. Shepard suggested that the
reason so many Americans were sur
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Couple Back in D. C.,
Bringing Gas Masks
As Crisis Tokens
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard
Tell Of Difficulty in
Booking Passage
By MONA DUGAS,

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Shepard are
back in Washington with forceful
reminders of the danger of civilian
life abroad-two gas masks which
they bought in Paris 10 days ago.
Now the masks are souvenirs of
nightmare, but they were purchased
to be used in European capital
whose people did not know what
was coming next.
Mr.. Shepard is an executor of the
Andrew Mellon estate and trustee
Of the National Gallery of Art. He
and Mrs. Shepard have put the
masks away at their home in Coles
vile, Md, where they have an es-
tate. There was a time when they
thought they would never see WASH
Evening star., 1939-11-15

One of his games was so good that
the big daily actually splashed it in
the middle of page of newsprint.
Yep, Anton the Elder is good. Just
cause he has become a country
squire over at Hyattsville is reason
enough for us to keep wary eye on
potential Hyattsville Chess Club
But he still Is a patriot of District
chess and on the week ends you will
find him browsing over a copy of A.
c. B. at Capital City c. c. or pushing
pawns at the quarters of the WASH
ington Chess Divan-for the chess
plutocrat is member of both clubs.
Mundelle Aids the Ladies.
On Monday evening was held the
first meeting of feminine chessists at
Hotel Gordon under the tutelage of
Octogenarian w. B. Mundelle.
In the past Mr.. Mundelle
has coached the fair players
on chess fundamentals and
thus acquired the title of "pro-
fessor of chess"
He certainly knows the game. de-
votes many hours to scholarly pur-
suit Of its famed mysteries and can
translate his knowledge and over
the-board experience into the SIM
plest of speech.
A week from next Monday the
skilled veteran will entertain the
women at chess at Capital City
Chess Club. Hotel Gordon, and one
needs no invitation other than to
have read this brief announcement.
(November 49, 193p)
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Cavaliers and Tech
Battle 18th Time
On Saturday
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Nov. 15.-
One of Virginia's rivalries which
had its beginning in the COS will
be renewed for the twenty-sixth
time when Virginia Tech comes to
Scott Stadium Saturday.
The occasion will be Common
wealth Day in honor of the States
official family, Gov. Price and his
staff, members of the General As
sembly and departmental execu-
tives.
The grid teams met in 1895 to get
their series under way and the
Cavaliers hold a slight margin of
IL victories to Techs 10. Three ties
have resulted during the past eight
years.
Jack Murden, Virginia's ace CEN
ter, will be ready for the game and
Jim Gillette, star back, who has
not been in top trim, should be 100
per cent again.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Green Wave Confident
Il Can Down Lions,
Barring Freeze
Attendance Of 100000
In Sight, Will Hang Up
Dixie Season Record
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. IS
Tulane's Green Wave, the biggest
drawing card in Southern football
history, starts rolling to New York
tonight confident it can drown CO.
lumbia's Lions unless it gets frozen
over.
The big city and it's crowds hold
no terrors for Tulane's lads from
the farms and small towns in the
teams only road game of the season.
Snowstorm Would Be Hazard.
We've played to bigger crowds
here than we'll get up there" Coach
Lowell (Red Dawson declared. But
I don't know how our boys would
react to snowstorm"
Red was reminded that 6 of the
l men who started against Alabama
hailed from above the Mason Dixon
line. But Dawson showed the roster
to prove two-thirds of those making
this trip were sons, or at least STEP
sons, of Dixie.
The combination of a great team
and big stadium has brought 2O6,-
900 spectators to Wave games thus
far. Tulane authorities claim a reg
ular seasons total of 100000 is in
the bag" and say no other Southern
team ever has played to so many,
even including a bowl game.
Improving Lions Lack Man Power.
About the foe itself, Dawson
frowned, Columbia has been i'm
proving. Their running game is
getting better and their passing at
tack, although not as good as North
Cardinals, which is the best in the
country, is about on a par with
Clemson's, that gave us fits for 60
minutes"
Close followers of the Wave claim,
however, that if Columbia tries to
play Tulane with only the 13 men
who faced Cornell or the Is who
licked Navy, the two big Green lines
will pound them until they cry,
Hold, enough" and the reserves. it
is whispered openly in the subways,
are not there.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
More Talent Is Found
For D. {. Entry in
Table Net Loop

Another tryout for the candidates
for Washingtons team in the East
ern 1ntercity Table Tennis League
will be held tonight at the Columbia
Table Tennis Center, 1880 Four
teenth street NV. In the form of a
32-draw tournament. the competi-
ton will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Nearly a dozen prospective team
members were uncovered by the
first tryout with the following i'm
pressing: Louis Pagliaro, current
Eastern champion; Lou Gorin, Stan
ley Fields, Elias Schuman, James
Limerick, Leonard Summers, Lamar
Harper, Bobbie Bensinger, Tom
Abellera and Jack Lee.
The Eastern League will be COM
posed of six cities - Washington,
Philadelphia, Newark, Camden,
Trenton and Baltimore - with
matches being scheduled on home
and-home basis. The league is ex-
pected to open within the next
month.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Golf al Indian Spring
To Continue Despite
Sale Of Property
To Garry On for Some
Time, but Two Holes
Must Be Changed

The Indian Spring Country Club
property brought price of 5000, 900
for $50 acres of choice subdivision
land.
Sold to A. S. Kay, local builder,
actual construction operations will
start in the 15-acre tract, which
includes the eighth green and the
ninth tee, and the club, it is under
stood, will build two new holes to
replace those which will go out of
play when building operations start.
Club officials, who promised within
few hours statement outlining
the entire situation as to the future
of the Indian Spring Club, predict
that for some time to come Indian
Spring will be used as a golf course.
Not Going Out of Business.
"We are not going out of busi-
ness as a golf club at once said
Mrs. Alma Won STEINER, manager
of the club Mrs. Won STEINER did
not know the purchase price, but a
man close to the real estate people
who arranged the deal revealed the
consideration.
This well-informed source de-
scribed the Indian Spring property
as the largest "close in" undivided
property on the real estate market.
Holder of the title to the property,
according to this source. was Will
liam Moore, brother of Tom Moore,
who built the Indian Spring course
in 1922.
Mrs. Won STEINER emphasized
that Indian Spring will continue to
operate as country club "for some
time" She added that club officials
have conferred with the new owners
of the property and soon will issue
a clarif1cation of the position of the
club. The last nine holes will not
be involved in building operations for
quite time.
Griffith Is Among Regulars.
Because of the excellence of the
golf course and its slightly rolling
contours many men who found
themselves unable to play hitler
layouts have transferred their golf
playing to Indian Spring. Among
these is Clark Griffith, president of
the Washington baseball club, who
Is regular. The course has no
steep grades and is built over COM
paratively level country.
At the same time Woodmont
Country Club is reported looking
around in nearby Maryland for q
large piece of property on which to
construct an 18-hole course. The
club has decided not to go ahead
with plans for building an addi-
tional nine between Wisconsin ave-
nue. and the Old Georgetown road.
The present course of the Woodmont
Club is nine holes, played from 18
tees.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Y. N. !. Would Rest
Some Of lis Aces
In Terp Contest
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON, Va, Nov. IS
Coach Pooley Hubert, faced with a
task Of preparing for two Southern
Conference games, with only five
days between Saturdays clash with
Maryland at Norfolk and the annual
Thanksgiving Day classic with Vir-
ginia Tech at Roanoke, is shuffling
his lineup to spread out his man
power.
He even hopes to be able to rest
Paul Shu. who played so minutes
in each of the Richmond and Duke
games and was the outstanding star
in both.
Three sophomore standouts, Half
backs "Bosh" Pritchard and Nelson
Catlett and Guard Billy Walker all
have minor injuries, and Hubert
will try to help them out of full
service against the Terps.
Evening star., 1939-11-15

Redvers Mackenzie-He's the boss,
and the wiry, diminutive coach
of the Washington Eagles ice hockey
team is regarded highly in that
capacity. Thinks the village will be
captivated by the youthful, aggres-
sive and colorful Eagles.
Coach of the Atlantic City Sea
Gulls for the last nine years, Red Is
the oldest coach in the Eastern
League from the standpoint of serv-
ice. Hasn't played hooked for years,
but scrimmages with the lads occa-
sionally and often to his regret, as
evidenced by a wrenched knee re-
ceived Monday.
He clicks with newspapermen,
probably because he covered golf
and amateur and professional hockey
for the Montreal Star and knows a
nugget of news when he sees it. A
golf professional, Mackenzie is a
member of the Executive Committee
Of the Canadian P. G. A. and still
owns driving range.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Kings Gambit Declined.
HesSe Wins Juhilee.

Anton Y. Hesse has a past. It
has come to light. For some years
this column has been Dragging about
him as the dean of promotional
chess" here and has encircled his
thatch of graying hair with a halo
on several occasions. Yet, Anton
the Elder is considered as one of
Washington's chess elite.
But up thar in those Nor'eastern
States Anton is eulogized as a real
New Yorker, for years a prominent
member of the Brooklyn Chess Club.
And he can talk about how
he and William Napier played
at chess. The move that Frank
Marshall made in their game
at sO-and-s0.
Now comes news item from one
of those great Eastern dailies, an
item of 7 inches of precious black
print, that tells how Anton Hesse
made clean sweep of six opponents
in section No. of the Nationwide
jubilee correspondence tournament
of the American Chess Bulletin.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Arguments Of Big Ten
Coaches Give zest
To Gridiron Wars
Badger Mentor Declares
lllini Beut His Team
With Illegal Score
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-Perhaps it's
all done in the spirit of good clean
fun-but the way in which several
Midwest coaches are winding up
and swinging at each other and the
officials is adding lot of good old
fashioned punch to this already
zestful collegiate football season.
Harry Stuhldreher, Wisconsin, s
chief gridiron mentor, is the latest
to let go with a verbal round
house"-directed at Illinois, which
last Saturday whipped Wisconsin,
7 to 0. Harry-possibly with tongue
IN cheek-accused Illinois fans of
poor craftsmanship by rudely yell
ing whenever the Badgers began
calling signals.
Zuppke Is Surprised.
In addition, Stuhldreher let it be
known that Wisconsin's movies of
the game showed that Jimmy Smith
stepped out of bounds in his 82-yard
touchdown jaunt. All this, of course,
called for comment from Coach Bob
zuppke, to wit:
I'm surprised. Harry knows bet
ter. Fans 60 to football games to
shout themselves hoarse and
wouldn't it be sad to play a game
before a crowd of Egyptian num-
mies?"
"As to whether Smith ran out of
bounds, movies never will settle it.
I've always opposed movies. They
start too many arguments and prove
too little. Anyway, our movies indi-
cate he didn't step out of bounds"
Purdue Coach Critical.
Nal Edwards of Purdue recently
let go double -barreled blast charg-
ing that the official who ruled on
the field goal by which Notre Dame
beat Purdue, 3 to 0, was not in posi-
ton to judge the kick accurately.
Some persons view these pro-
ceedings as very healthy signs. What
football in some sectors needs now,
they contend are a few honest-to-
goodness grudge battles and a little
Monday morning brick singing
instead of the very worn comment of
the You had the better team and
mine was terrible" variety.
Coaches usually like to win too
well to believe that malarkey, any,
way.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
RossIers' Pay Cut
From $40 to So
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 15.--It's a
sad state the old sport of wres-
ting has reached hereabouts.
For several years the New York
State Athletic Commission has
refused to recognize any wres-
ting championships, ruling all
bouts must be billed as "exhibi-
tions."
Yesterday, at the request of
Jess Mcmahon, representing va
rious mat promoters, the COM
missioners agreed to reduce the
minimum wage of wrestlers from
$40 to So per exhibition.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Cambria Fails to Make
Pact With Toledo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 15.-The
efforts of Joe Cambria, Washington
scout, to arrange a working agree
ment with the Toledo Mud Hens of
the American Association have
failed, the Mud Hens announcing
they will complete arrangements for
a similar deal with the st. Louis
Browns next week.
President Waldo Shank of the
Toledo club said President Donald
Barnes and Secretary William De
Witt of the Browns will be here next
week to complete negotiations.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Presidents Cup Reeotto
Shows $l.4OO Profit

A profit of $1,400 that wiped out
deficits Of two previous years was
reported last night for the 1899
Presidents Cup Regatta at meet
ing at the home Of General Chair
man John A. Remon, 3104 Thirty
third street NV.
Heads of the various committees
that staged this years marine show
decided on December q as the
luncheon date at which all commit
tees will make complete report.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Moroons Put Studies
Above Grid Winner
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-A cross Sec
ton Of University Of Chicago stu
dents, participating in a campus
magazine poll, advocated today the
return of the Maroons to big time
football, but not at the expense of
the institutions scholastic standards.
"A few more than 1000 students
took part in the poll, dealing with
the sad plight of the football team.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Lorraine GULL and Ida Simmons At Home Rolling Baltimore Stakes
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Football.
Roosevelt VS.. Gonzaga, Roose-
welt Stadium, 3:l5.
TOMORROW.
Wrestling.
Don Evans VS.. Rudy Strong
berg, feature match, Turner's
Arena, $3.50.
FRIDAY.
Football.
Central VS.. Western, Central
Stadium public high title Sc
ries), 3:15.
Eastern VS.. Tech, Eastern Sta
dium (public high title series),
3:15.
Washington-Lee High VS.. st.
Johns, Ballston, Va, 3.15.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Loyola Of
Baltimore. Garrett Park, Md,
3:15.
st. Adams VS.. st. PauPS, Bal
timore, Md.
George Washington High VS..
Hopewell High, Hopewell, Va.
Woodward School VS.. Tome,
Monument Grounds, 3.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. Atlantic
City Sea Gulls, Atlantic City,
N. J.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Tackle Foes in Practice

ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex, Nov.
15.-Meet Joe Hernandez" and
Ripper Pitts" New Mexico Univer-
sity's tackling dummies. They may
have new names next week, but for
the present they're named after
two stars of the Arizona State
Teachers team Of Tempe, the Lobos'
Saturday rival.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
@ CHE = s @
BY PAUL ]. MILLER, Jr.

Chess among the Nations youth houshe From New York City
High School Chess League enters its final
Some or 10 lads will compete in formal marlborough
title.
Illustrative youth is the scoring between
Evening star., 1939-11-15
CoIorfuI Hockey Mentor Thinks
Eagles Will Coptivote City

(This is the first of q series tn
Producing the Washington Eagles.
pro hockey team and newcomer
to the Capital sports tamily.)
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Opposition Never Able
To Check on Him

This is all true enough. Winnie
Richards used to tell me, 'I could
beat that big drink of water if
only knew what he was going to do"
mo one ever knows what that
Chistman is going to do" Nal Ste
vens said, He fakes a run and
then he runs. He fakes a run
and then he passes. And the HI
of it is he can do both jobs su-
perbly.
I've never seen finer timing
whether it's a run or pass. He hap
pens to be a great actor. But great
actor with a double share of skill.
With Christmas on our side we
could have beaten Missouri IA to
. anyway"
"And don't overlook this" cut in
Stu Scott, N. Y. us alert scout.
''Wtih Christman on the other side
Nebraska could have beaten Missouri
by 20 points. I told you this guy
had it all over Baugh. Luckman,
Parker and OBrien.
Revels in Hard Come;
Is Cool Under Fire
What brand of entry Is Christ
man?
We had a nice visit together. He
Is a high-class kid in every way
around 20-6 feet lover 200-a
good looking blond who could knock
Hollywood cock-eyed if Hollywood
wasn't already cock-eyed-one of
the few athletes I've known who
knows the winning value of relaxa-
ton and concentration.
Christmas has all it takes or needs
on the physical side. But that isn't
enough today. There still is place
for a cool head and a stout heart
for relaxed nerves through which
the message always comes from the
brain or mind.
Football to Christman isr life
or death. He happens to be equip
ped physically to do fine job. He
revels in a hard game-as Walter
Hagen and Babe Ruth and Jack
Dempsey did-and their slogan
always was "I'll do my stuff"
Win, lose or draw-you can't go
much beyond that. But beyond all
that, a fine, good looking kid you'd
like to know.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
The
SPORTLIGHT
Christmon Is Odd Type
OF Grid Show-SteoIer
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

NEW YORK, Nov. Is IN. A. N. A.
The show stealing act, especially in
football, is risky trade. The party
of the second part likes to gang the
show-stealer and remove his crown
Well take this season. Tom Har-
mon of Michigan began stealing the
show until Illinois and Minnesota
decided to go in for stymies. Harmon
still was a great back But he sud-
denly found it trifle difficult to
move around.
Cornell stole the show from Ohio
State and then almost lost it to
Columbia and Colgate, hardly rated
in Ohio States all manpower class.
Then fellow named Paul Christ
man of Missouri came along. Paul
was no sudden Western blossom. He
was a fine football player in his
sophomore year. A big blond, 6
feet /, weighing 200 pounds, he
began to look even better as a
Junior. Naturally.
On the injured side in the early
season, he was not at his best until
he ran across Nebraska and New
York University. He was right then.
And he stole both shows.
Christman is a fine kid-cheerful,
happy and relaxed. Any game to
him still is sport-a game he wants
to win-but not heartbreaker. It's
still game he is playing, with all
he has to throw at the enemy-win,
lose or draw.
Christmon Deemed More
Than Triple Threot
We bring out this point because
q number of indignant camp fol-
lowers figure we've overplayed Christ
man-comparing him to Sammy
Baugh, Ace Parker, Dave OBrien,
Sid Luckman and other fine passers.
Remember this: Christman is only
q junior at Missouri, one of the best
educational universities in the Amer
icas-a Missouri university that
plays Missouri boys, not the pick of
seven States. Give me the teams
picked from their home and natural
locations.
I'm looking back to these star
passers as I saw them in college.
On that basis, I'll rate Christman
above the entire lot-and I mean
Baugh, O'Brien, Parker, Luckman.
He is the best college passer I've
seen-the coolest-and outside of
that he can carry the mail when
he decides to move.
AS Nal Stevens told me-and Nal
Stevens happens to be one of the
smartest coaches I've yet known
one of the most the
shoulder coaches, "Christman is
more than triple-threat. He not
only Is a great passer, ball carrier
and fair kicker. He also wrecks your
defense and he builds up an attack
Tor the other team. He really is a
quintuple threat. You have to
watch Christman. If you don't he
wrecks you. If you do, some one else
gets going. He upsets the mental
balance of any defense. If you'll re-
member, that's what made Bill Til
den great"
Evening star., 1939-11-15

Dd1IItI MdyeIs OF IOWflSend HafTLS
and Sidney Rabinowitz of De Witt
Clinton. Local interhigh chess aces
may pass their judgment on the
game:
Evening star., 1939-11-15

The Browns are prominent In the
Masonic League these days. BY
virtue of 1895 average Otey tops
the 32-club loop, with Lee only two
sticks behind. Sam Simon, whose
1854 was instrumental in the league
leading Hiram team taking the odd
one from Ben Franklin, is third
with 1920
Evening star., 1939-06-18
ice Follies Of 1899"

"Lawless Valley" and
The Adventures OF
lava ArAar ~