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Evening star., 1939-09-07
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE,

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A major pattle for possession of
Warsaw developed today just north
of the great capital as highly
mechanical and powerful German
war machine thrust southwark from
East Prussia against the hard
pressed defenders.
This likely is one of the decisive
engagements of the German-Polish
conflict.
The loss of their capital nat
urally would represent tragedy to
the Poles. But this would be more
because of sentimental reasons and
the effect on the public morale, than
because of the military aspect
Of far greater Importance is the
security of the main Polish de-
fenses which lie along the Vistula
and Bug Rivers near their juncture
only Is miles north of Warsaw.
The loss to the enemy would rep
resent grave defeat
This was the outstanding develop
ment on the Eastern Front as the
Germans continued to converge on
Warsaw in squeezing operation
extending over vast semicircle
which capped the western third of
Poland.
Slow German Withdrawal.
Along the Western European
front the Germans were reported to
be withdrawing slowly into the main
forts of their powerful Siegfried line
before the advancing French.
A French communique reported
marked activity on both sides"
The French troops were said to
have advanced as much as 9l2 miles
in some sections along their north
ern wing, and to have captured a
small fortification in the Saar re-
gion. The Germans are recorded as
having pulled back toward their
main line.
However, this movement merely
means that the French are feeling
their way forward cautiously, with
the idea of getting into position for
an attack. The Germans are pur-
suing their policy of remaining on
the defensive until the Polish issue
has been settled.
The British are reported as hav-
ing landed their first contingent of
troops in France and these are on
their way to support the French on
the fighting front. About 100000
soldiers are said to be involved in
this initial movement.
Japan Affirms Neutrality.
One is reminded that the first
contingent of British troops to ar
rive in France in the World War
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Six Babies Win Awards
In Tukomu Show

Six babies won blue ribbons yes
terday in the annual Baby Show
at the Takcma Recreation Center.
Judged on the basis OF disposition,
general health and beauty by DR..
John Everett, 6301 Fourteenth street
NV, the six babies were selected
from among rs contestants.
Winners in the six age groups
were: Julia Kyle, 8 months, 6223
Eighth street NV; Rosemary Dur
%, 81 months, 719 Sheridan street
NV; Joan Mcmahon, years, TIL
Sheridan street NV; Elaine Jones,
3 years. 6708 Forty-fourth street,
Chevy Chase, Md; Robert Ground,
years, 249 Maple avenue, Takoma,
Md, who tied with Joan Kelley.
6228 North Dakota avenue NV,
and Barbara Jean Miller, years,
l6l4 Fourth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Britain Bares Plans for Finish Fight Along Three Lines
All 6 D. T.. Residents
Reported on Athena
Are Accounted For
Many Still Await Word
From Loved Ones Still
In Europe or Sailing

The six District residents re-
ported aboard the torpedoed Athena
were accounted for today as anxiety
Of many Washingtonians awaiting
word of friends and relatives still in
Europe or already on transatlantic
voyages continued.
Donald Mcleod of 4544 Conduit
road NV. last night received a
cablegram reporting his wife and
two daughters, Betty Jean, II, and
Dorothy May, IS, passengers on the
Inflated Athena, were safe in Ire
land. He previously had been in
formed that his son John, IA, had
been rescued.
At the same time, word was re-
ceived here that Miss Bainbridge
Hayden of 1920 N street NV,
newspaperwoman, who had been re-
ported aboard the Athena, was safe
IN Paris. Whether she was rescued
from the ship or failed to sail at the
last minute was not learned.
Miss Sunderland Safe.
Earlier Miss Joan Sunderland, an
other Athena passenger, had cabled
"unscratched" to her parents, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Archibald H. Sunder-
land of 2l0l Connecticut avenue
NV.
Meanwhile, George H. Lynch, legal
consultant in the Veterans Admin
istration, anxiously awaited word
from his wife and two daughters,
Joan, IS, and Robin, 7, who were to
have sailed from England last week
end aboard the American Trader.
Mrs. David H. Blair of the Ward
man Park Hotel had not heard from
her son David, jr.. who is believed
to be aboard the French Lines lie
de France, now en- route to America.
David will be senior at Princeton
University the coming school year.
Lorenz Believed in Sweden.
Roger S. Lorenz, 22-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Lorenz of 3510
Porter street NV, has not been
heard from since August %. when
he stated in a letter from Sweden
that he had no immediate plans
for returning home. Mr. LorenZ stud
led last year at the University of
Stockholm and spent the summer
editing agriculture schedules for the
Swedish government.
David King, son of Senator King
of Utah, was to have sailed from
England yesterday, though no con-
firmation of his departure had been
received. according to members of
the Senator's Office staff. Mr. King
has been in England for some time
engaged in church mission work.
Miss Mary Morton. sister-in-law
of Senator McNary of Oregon, un-
heard from since she was forced to
cancel passage aboard the Queen
Mary in England last week, was
reported today to have landed in
Montreal aboard the Antonia from
Ireland.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
$4,000 More CobIed
For Atheniu Victims

An additional $4,000 for the'relief
of stranded American survivors of
the Athena has been cabled by the
American Red Cross through the
State Department to Ambassador
Joseph P. Kennedy in London, it was
announced here today.
The Red Cross had contributed
$4,000 Monday for their relief.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Episcopal Bishop
Weds in Virqiniu
Sv the Associated Press,

By tbe HSS0clated PfeSS.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. Sept. l.
The Right Rev. William Ambrose
Brown. D. D.. Bishop of the Diocese
of Southern Virginia, and Miss Win
fired Washington Watts of Ports
mouth were married this morning
in st. Johns Episcopal Church here.
Bishop Brown served for many years
as rector of st. Johns before his
conservation as bishop.
The ceremony was performed by
the Right Rev. Carter Jett. D. D., for
merly Bishop of the Diocese Of
Southwestern Virginia, assisted by
Rev. Philip D. Davis, rector of st.
Johns Church.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

in all Eastern Europe strategically
and armies have battled for its pos
session through a thousand years
There was heavy fighting here in
the World War.
The official German news agency
says that the occupation of Silesia
in Southwestern Poland has de-
stroyed the basis OF Poland's war in
dustry Germany now claims to
control all Polands heavy industry,
zinc and lead production and 95 per
cent of her coal.
Certainly the loss of Silesia is a
terrific blow to Poland.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

GLASGOW.-ORPHANED IN ATHENA TRAGEDY-Roy Har-
rington, H. of Toronto, Canada by
member after survivors of the liner Athena brought
Tuesday The boys mother lost tragedy
insisted submarine sank Athena from England for
North America refugees cabled from London
today "A P Wirenhoto
Evening star., 1939-09-07

Wages of female silk spinners in
Japan have been increased during
the war.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
DC. badminton Title
Event Draws Stars
From Wide Area
Field of SO Embraces
Players From Conodo
And Los Angeles

A ecord-breaking entry Of SO for
the singles and doubles will start in
quest of five badminton champion
ships tomorrow afternoon, when the
second annual District open tourna-
ment starts at Kensington's National
Guard Armory.
Thirteen cities and Canada are
represented in the draws for mems
and Women's singles and doubles
and mixed doubles which have at
tracted entrants from as far west as
Los Angeles and as far north as
Toronto. New York, with seven
male entrants and six women, is the
most heavily represented, but delega-
tions will be here from Detroit.
Cleveland, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Pittsburgh, Wilmington and Rich
mond.
Walter Kramer, the national
champion from Detroit, was seeded
No. in the mems draw and Wanda
Bergman, fourth national ranking
woman player, No. among the fair
entrants. The women's national
doubles champions, Mrs. Bergman
and Helen Gibson of New York, are
No. in that event, and Kramer and
Reef Cramer, also of Detroit, No. l
among the mems doubles. Mrs. Berg
man and Gil Carpenter of New York
are the No. mixed doubles team.
Two women's singles matches will
open the tournament at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon with play in
all events being continuous there
after through midnight. Pairings
will be announced tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Track Squad Of 80
Entered by Navy
In {. u. Meet
Games on March a Draw
Teams Of rs Colleges,
IS High Schools

Twenty-Five colleges and fifteen
high schools have signified their in
tention of entering Catholic Univer-
sity's sixth annual indoor meet on
March 4 according to Dorsey Grit
fifth, C. U. track coach in charge OF
the event. The feature Of the meet
will be the Rector's 1000 and the
Abbey Club so, both invitation
events. AS last year, relay will be
run by football players Of c. u.
George Washington, Georgetown and
Maryland.
Among the schools entered to date
are Navy, Maryland, Georgetown,
Pennsylvania, Villanova, Washing
ton and Lee, Virginia, Wake Forest,
Western Maryland, Seton Hall, Del
aware, Richmond, Johns Hopkins,
Randolph Macon, La Sale, Gallau-
det and Westchester Teachers. The
Middies will have the largest squad,
a total of 80 men planning to come
over from Annapolis.
West Philadelphia High, last years
champion, heads the scholastic e.-
tries, but Episcopal High Of Alexan-
dria is said to be ready to make a
strong bid for the title. All of the
seven local public high schools will
be entered in addition to Gonzaga
and st. Johns.
Bill Morse of Duke, Who' cracked
a 6-year record in the Rector's 1000
last year, has graduated and will not
defend his title. Earl Petri of
Villanova, who won the Abbey Club
race, will return, however.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Hoyas and 1erps Run
In Same Relay in
Mi||rose Meet

Georgetown and Maryland were
paired in the same mile relay race
in the Millrose A. c. games at New
York Saturday night, it was learned
today. Their rivals will be the quar-
tets of Pennsylvania and North
eastern.
Alan Miller, Joe Murphy, Tommy
Fields and Jim Kehoe-running in
that order-have been designated
as Maryland's team, but the make
up of the G. U. foursome still is
undecidee.
John Motzenbecker, Charles New
meyer, Albert Frey and Vincent
Braun are ready to run, but Nor
timer Alnwick is expected to take
the place of one of those If he is
sufficiently recovered from an at
tack of flu.
If able, Alnwiek will take the test
this afternoon. If not, the other
four will run for the HoyaS.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Capital Gets National
Amateur Ball Event
September 9-17

Washington will be the scene of
the national amateur baseball
tournament during the week Of
September GIT with the opening
and championship games being
played at Griffith Stadium.
A statement by Walter H. Ma
loney, reelected president Of the
National Capital Amateur Baseball
Federation last night, said that the
first and final games would be
played as preliminaries to home
games of the Mats. thanks to the
courtesy OF Clark Griffith.
Approximately 40 teams from q
States are expected here for the
tournament.
Judge Edward M. Curran was
elected vice president of the local
federation. George D. Riley, execu-
tive secretary. and Wash B. Will
'liams, treasurer. J. Edgar Hoover,
DR.. William Mcclellan, c. Marshall
Finnan, Clark Griffith, George
Marshall, Chris Heurich, jr.: Capt.
Frank w. Hoover, Walter johnson,
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, Edward j.
Hayes, William A. Coyle, Dick Ten
nyson and Joseph w. Leverton are
directors,
Evening star., 1939-02-02
.5parring Exhibition
By Armstrong Best
Arena Can Get

Henry Armstrong, current owner
Of world lightweight and welter-
weight boxing titles and former pos
SCISSOR of the featherweight crown,
will appear at Turner's Arena Feb
ruary IA, but only in what is tanta-
mount to a public workout. He Will
box four rounds with two spare
mates in an exhibition.
While awaiting a challenger for
either of his championships to ap-
pear on the horizon, Armstrong will
tour f1stiana's tank towns, of which
Washington has become a member,
and cuff sparmates for extra coin.
Meanwhile Matchmaker Goldie
Ahearn today signed the last Of
three 8-round bouts for his show
Monday night at Turner's Arena,
with a fuss between Buddy Thomas,
local middleweight, and Vince De
Pola Of Baltimore leaving only two
4-rounders to be completed.
Tony Cisco, who shortened it from
Ciaccio for publicity purposes, will
class with Jimmy Jones and Pete
Galiano will exchange wallops with
Johnny Dube in other 8-rounders.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Rifle Body Holds 68th
MEETING SATURDAY.

The National Rifle Association
will hold its 68th annual meeting
at the Mayfower Hotel tomorrow
and Saturday. An "1en forum will
be held in the r room of the
hotel from g.? ock tomorrow
morning until omorrow after
noon, with offie .eing elected dur
ing this session.
Col. l.. w. T. Walker of the Ma
rine Corps will be toastmaster at
the banquet which will climax the
meeting on Saturday night. Other
speakers will be Brig. Gen. George
c. Marshall, deputy chief Of stat,
and Brig. Gen. H. A. Pickert, Do.
troit's commissioner Of police.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Aces Of Ring Teams
Face as Columbus
Fights De Sales
c. U. and Maryland Meet
Severe Tests in Duke,
Virginia Matches

Stars Of their respective teams
will square off tomorrow night at
Turner's Arena as Columbus Uni
versity's boxing team launches its
season against De Sales College at
8:15 o'clock, with Buddy Lazier Of
the Explorers facing Barney Quilter
Of De Sales in a 145-pound battle
which may decide the engagement.
While Columbus went through
only light workout today in prepa-
ration for the Toledo outfit, Cath
olic University tapered of for its
Saturday night meeting with Duke
at c. U. gym and Maryland packed
its equipment for journey to Char
lottesville, Va, to face Virginia.
Maryland Regains Steinbach.
Maryland, with visions Of an un-
defeated season, must trounce the
unbeaten Cavaliers to turn the trick,
but with Morton Steinbach return
ing to represent the Terps in the
light-heavyweight division, the stock
of the Old Liners has doomed.
Steinbach, now fit after several days
abed, will replace Bob Lodge in that
class.
Lazier, inactive last year due to an
appendectomy, meets De Sales out
standing fighter in Quilter, but
George Appel. 12O; Al Pedro, 127;
Jim Wallis, 1885; Dave Schlaifer, 1856;
Bill Crum, 1865; Jim Brown, ITS,
and Lou Hayman, heavyweight,
hardly are anticipating easy sessions.
Kasik Is Dukes Star.
Duke, defeated by Maryland and
North Carolina. nevertheless is ex-
pected to offer the Cardinals con-
siderable trouble. In Capt. Chuck
Kasik the Blue Devils possess a
fighter who decisioned Maryland's
national intercollegiate lightweight
champion. Benny Alperstein, and
who will be a prohibitive favorite to
deal the same dose to Catholic s
Nestor Martinez.
In facing Virginia, both in fresh
man and varsity meets, Maryland
will stack up against varsity outfit
which has whipped Virginia Tech
and North Carolina and tied strong
Syracuse team in remaining unde-
feated. Maryland has trimmed Duke
and tied Catholic U. and entertains
no notions Of having the Cavaliers
disturb what the Terps hope will be
an unblemished record.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
CentraI's Swimmers
Given Bad Beating
By McDonogh

The most decisive defeat Central
High swimming team has. taken in
four years was administered the
current mermen yesterday when
they were outscored, 1919, by Nc
Donogh School in Baltimore.
Central didn't win first place
until the last event of the day,
when 200-yard relay team of
Bickford, Sanders, Sperling and
Bollan free-styled their way to VIC
tory.
Summaries:
5O-yard free style-Won by schell (M.) !:
second. Taylor (MD: third, Sanders CO..
Time. 27.5 seconds.
1OO-yard breaststroke-aWon BY J. Welfe
v$o-y.4s free styeooWon ,s9za b. J. xse9t1 Booth
tS tcSJ. Time Time, 2:37.4. wa,
-1O0-yard ,backstroke-Wcn BY Bamman
tCD; second, Delahay lM): third, Boil
IOO.yard free style-Won by Payne
(M); second, J. Wolfe (M); third. Bollan
(CD. Time. 5s.6 seconds.
~, pivins-Won by KELLOGG (Mo: second.
ssss, g;ss s;s:i: sss sz S'
i'meo goo-ysrd ard free style relay-won BY Gen.
trail tBickford Sanders. sperlinR and Boil
LAM. Time, 1:55.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
-Four Losses in Row
Cost HoyasLea
In Met Group
CoIonioIs, Terps Forge
Ahead Of 6. u, Routed
By Army Bosketers

Georgetown's basket ball team was
en- route home today from a dis
astrous road trip on which 1t not
only lost four straight games, but
also its hitherto undisputed standing
at the top Of the teams from the
metropolitan area.
Its nth defeat in IL starts yester-
day, a 36-17 lacing by Army, dropped
the Hilltop quints percentage to .583
"a mark below that of both George
Washington and Maryland, who are
tied with 600-average for 10
games. Each has won six and lost
four.
G. U. Beaten OFF Early.
The rout by Army, following re-
verses by Fordham, Syracuse and
New York A. c., was Georgetown's
most decisive setback. Previously
none of its defeats had come by
more than nine-point margin.
Johnny MCGOWAN, sophomore CEN
ter, was the lone Hoya to cage more
than one field goal, and he got only
two.
Georgetown never was on even
terms after Johnny Schmitt tied the
score at %, AND trailed at half time,
1919 1t was the ninth victory in 10
games for the Cadets,
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Basket Ball Scores

Army, SO: GEORGETOWN. II.
NaVy, 49, Temple. 2S.
Syracuse. AZ: Manhattan, 81.
N. u, 40: st. Johns, 80.
Fordham 40: Yale. As.
Washington and Jefferson, so: St. VIM
Mississippi College. SO; Auburn "A.
Loyola la. so: Louisiana Tech 4s.
Creighton. So: Washburn. 90.
Oregon So; Washington. 40.
washington College. "A; st. Johns
Southern Normal. 80; Western Union.
Dyke Commerce. "a; Alliance College.
A..
Westminster. Al; YOUNGSTOWN 3s.
Oklahoma City. 40: Pittsburs Teach
st. Francis. A.: St. Peters. o5.
Kentucky wesleyan. 40: Louisville; 35.
st. Ambrose, So; Central Iowa). 36.
ST. Thomas, 35: GustavuS Adolphus. 30
Duluth Teachers 40; Superior Teach
Morehead Teachers, q; Centre 2s.
Davidson, AZ; Guilford. 81.
Marshall College, 55; Lenoir Rhyme. IS.
Midland. "a; Kearney, 80.
Central Michigan. AZ: Alma, IA.
Evening star., 1939-02-02

Season record team counts IN
the Georgetown Commercial League
we're hoisted to 65s and 1902 by the
second-place Jefferson Spring serv-
ice pinmen, who took the odd-game
skirmish from Georgetown Recrea-
ton only after Maury Kreamer had
rolled 157-370.
Pete Turner's 1884 was a telling
wallop for the losers.
. The league leading Stohlman
Chevrolet held its one-gane lead
by nipping Chappell Billiards twice.
Dave Burrows five strikes and
Brewers 144-363 were timely as
Sans Shop blanked Reid's Market.
Rosslyn Girls Gain.
With Blanche Wootton's 1880
tops, Rosslyn swept Arcadia to pull
away from Lucky Strike in the
Ladies District League flag race as
the Luckies dropped tilt to Red
Circle Food Shop.
Chevy Chase gained virtual tie for
second place with Lucky Strike by
whitewashing Rendezvous. George
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Commerce Makes Bow
In Basket League

I. c. C.'s debut in the United
States Government Basket Ball
League will be made tomorrow
night when the Commerce quint
opens fire against Procurement in
the first game of a triple-header
at Boiling Field. The I. c. C.-Pro-
curement game, starting at 7 o'clock,
will be followed by clashes of the
Navy Yard Marines against Fort
Myer and Investigation against
General Accounting.
Marine Barracks coasted to a
41-35 victory over Army Medical
Center last night in a league game.
After getting a 28-11 lead, the Ma
rines were content to take 1t easy.
Klescz led the assault with II points.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Georgetown A. c. Girls
PIuy in Frederick

Georgetown A. c. girls basket bail
team will travel to Frederick, Md,
to play the club sextet there tomor-
row, and will be out to protect a
30-game winning streak extending
over two seasons.
It won its fifth successive Wash
ington Recreation League game by
downing Bureau Of Engraving sex
tet, 1873, and took undisputed pos
session of first place. Anna Hona-
bach led with 13 points.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Double Bill of Indoor
Base Ball Is Listed

A double header between teams
of two indoor baseball leagues will
be played at Tech High next We'd
nesday night with Victory Post Of
the American Legion loop meeting
an all-star aggregation from the B.
Y. P. U. League.
President Willard Kirkland of the
Baptists will meet with the leagues
seven captains Monday night to pick
his team. McCutcheon of Fifth
Baptist and Bacon Of First are the
likely catches with the pitchers to
be chosen from Tanner of First,
Kreshoc Of Fifth, Gianiny Of Pet
worth and O'Neal Of Wisconsin
Avenue.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
BertoIini Best Hitter
For Victorv Post

Morris A. Bealle, manager of Vic
tory Posts Mine Old Men," for two
years indoor baseball champions of
the District, rated his hitters this
year on number of runs driven in
as compared to opportunities,
radical departure from the general
batting system.
Joe Bertolini was the leader with
IL runs sent home in 16 opportu-
mites for a percentage of $50. Next
were "Tots" Long, IA in 10, .737, and
Temple FARRELL, II in Is, .733.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Trick-Shot Star Fills
Table Net Post Here

Stanley Fields, who taught Car
toonist Ham Fisher and Actress
Judy Garland how to play table
tennis, will be in charge of the new
table tennis courts which will be
opened at the Chevy Chase Ice
Palace on February 13. His duties
will be those of manager, instruc-
tor and exhibitionist.
Said to be one of the fanciest
trick shot artists in the game, Fields
has won the championships Of the
Eastern, Southern New England
and New York metropolitan tourna-
ments. He recently was seen in a
Universal Pictures short subject,
with Lowell Thomas as commenta-
tor.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
WrigIey, Not Cubs,
Holding Out

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-OWner p.
K. Wrigley became the Chicago
Cubs first bona fide baseball
holdout today.
Sitting through contracts re-
turned by II Cubs, who, despite
their failure to sign, insist they
are not holdouts, Wrigley de-
clared:
Maybe they are not holding
out, but I am"
Evening star., 1939-02-02
PixIee Returns to G. w.,
With Job Indefinite

Jim Pixlee was back at George
Washington today, but not at the
same old stand. Fully recovered
from diabetic attack which nearly
stripped him of his health, the man
who first brought big-time football
to Washington is ready for his new
job as assistant to President Lloyd
Heck Marvin.
Pixlee's duties have not yet been
clearly established, but he is ex-
pected to supervise G. WIS build
ing program along athletic lines
whenever the go-ahead sign for a
ieldhouse is given.