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Evening star., 1939-09-08
Leaders Tickle Pilot
By Crossing Nat
Boss Forecast
Bosox Helpless Before
New York; Reds Slip
As Cords Score
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

It took all summer to do it, but
Marse Joe Mccarthy finally is con-
vinced his New York Yankees are
a shoo-in for their fourth consecu-
tive American League pennant.
With 161z-game lead over the
second-place Boston Red Sox, the
Yanks are due to clinch their cham
pionship within few days.
The signal that Mccarthy had
conceded himself the flag, after
manfully resisting all these weeks,
came yesterday as an echo of New
York's So conquest Of the Red Sox
The bland boss of the Bronx
Bombers showed newspapermen a
pocketfull of clippings he had COL
lected for the purpose of haunting
Clark Griffith of Washington, the
Yankees leading heckler.
"Griff said we'd fold in August" "
unused Mccarthy, but these will
help him remember that's when we
gained our most ground We won Is
of 16 games in one stretch and in
four trips West this season we won
IS out Of A games
Bosox Held to Three Hits.
With Rookie Ted Williams out of
the lineup because of a bruised
hand, the Red Sox were held to three
hits by Monte Pearson and Oral
Hildebrand and only got their two
runs when Pearson went wild in the
fourth and walked four men.
Joe Di Maggie again led the 11-hit
Yankee assault with his 9th home
run and single.
Unlike the smooth rolling Yanks
the Cincinnati Reds again were
quavering in front of the National
League.
For the fourth time in three
days they were forced into extra
innings yesterday, and finally
dropped an 81 thinning decision
to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Big
Ernie lombard got two home runs
and a single for the lost cause,
but the Reds were outhit, 1876.
Cincinnati's defeat coupled with
the St. Louis Cardinals Az 10
inning victory over the Chicago
Cubs cut the margin between first
and second place to Az games.
Cubs Mar Gabbys Big Day.
Spelling ceremonies marking
Manager Gabby Hartnett's catching
of his 1,727th game for an all-time
major league record, the Cubs made
four errors and finally gave the
game to st. Louis when Pitcher
Bill Lee made a 3-base boner on
Enos Country Slaughter's bounder
in the tenth.
The Boston Bees turned the
tables on the New York Giants 4-3,
coming from behind in the ninth
with four hits off Carl Hubbell and
an error by Harry Danning.
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Phil
lies were idle.
The Chicago White Sox swept
their st. Louis stand with a double
battering Of the Browns, 8-4 and
liza, to reduce the distance to
second place in the American
League to two games.
The Cleveland Indians captured
a slugfest from the Detroit Tigers,
9-8 Hank Greenberg hit his 26th
and 9th home runs and Roy
Cullenbine got another for the
Tigers, but Hal Trosky Offset these
to good effect with four hits, in
cluding his oath circuit clout.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Griffith Target Of McCa 7aun Yanks Breeze Along Toward Title
Newspopermen to Golf for Cup
Honoring George Holmes;
Oliver Muny Choice

would win lot of events of greater
class than the public links cham
pionship. He hasn't scored quite as
low as Claude Rippy used to do, but
he has scored we'll enough to win.
day as he walloped Ralph Grimes, 4
and 2, in a quarter-final match, and
then romped through tall Wilbure
Seay, and 3. Murphy licked K. M.
Skaggs, 3 and 2, in the quarter-f final
and then went to the last hole to
beat Harry F. Saunders, the horse
shoe pitching star, who pitched
golf ball all right to lick Neil
Turner. Murphy is a good golfer,
but he doesn't look good enough to
whip the steadiness and putting
ability of Oliveri.
II consistency is a jewel Andy
should wear a crown. For he topped
the sectional qualiflers in the ma
tional public links championship,
was the only Washingtonian to get
into match play and lost only on the
last hole in the second round. He
qualified in the current affair with
70, and has won all his matches
handlly. They'll have to search
around quite bit to find a better
man than Andy. if he gets by that
final round today. Handy Andy is
pretty cute with golf clubs.
Washington Golf and Country
Club links warriors will troop over
to the Army Navy Country Club Sun
day for a return engagement with
the service club linksmen. That
Army Navy bunch are tough over
any course. but they are particu-
larly rugged on their own layout
a course which takes, as QUE British
brethren say. "a bit Of knowing"
At the service club officers in the
ordnance division Of the Army are
engaged In little tournament of
their own. Here are the pairings:
COL Barnes, Col. Young, Maj. Dillon,
Col. Minton. Col Hamman, Col.
Burns, Col. Saylor. Capt. DEspinosa
and Capt. Holman all have drawn
byes. Capt Rice defeated Capt.
Sadtler, Capt. Heiss VS.. Maj. Rising,
Maj. Hubbell VS.. Col. Bodine, Col.
Hughes VS.. Maj. Reimel, Col. Kutz
VS.. Capt. Selem, Gen. Wesson VS..
Capt. McInerney.
Mel Shorey, East Potomac Park
pro, slipped down to Roanoke, Va,
where an open golf tournament was
to start today. The local pros have
passed up the Glens Falls open,
which used to get most of them.
That one also started today in mid
die New York State.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Mrs. Meck|ey Facing
Mrs. Sch|uderberq
In Semifina|
Champ Troune Playing
Virginia GuiIfoiI in
Muson-Dixon Golf
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
w. Va, Sept. 8.-Defending Cham
pion Dorothy Traung of San Fran
cisco faced her leading challenger,
Virginia Guilfoil of Syracuse, N. Y,
in today's feature semifinal match
of the Mason-Dixon women's golf
championship.
Both advanced through quarter
finals with 1-up victories on the
18th hole. Miss Traung ousted
plucky little Ann Hoblitzell of Park
ersburg, w. Va, while Miss Guilfoil
co-medalist and 1887 champion,
beat Mary Fine of Scranton, Pa.
Matched in the second semifinal
contest were Mrs. T. E. Schluder-
berg of Baltimore. who eliminated
Co-medalist Jean Kyer of Ann
Arbor, Mich. 2 up, and Mrs Betty
Meckley of Washington. whose neat
79 conquered Mrs. D. F. Manion OF
Oil City, Pa, 3 and 2.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
D. {. Is Well Represented
In Motorcycle Meet

Washington and vicinity will be
heavily represented tonight in the
weekly motorcycle races at the Capt.
tol Speedway, with three District
motor clubs entering a full list of
riders.
Tonght's races will be conducted
on Glass c basis. rather than open,
which will put local riders on even
footing with out-of-town contest
ants. Dowd Rozzen, Eddie Weisner,
George Sabine, Ray Stone. Bob Nc
Keever, Jack Winsatt and Forrest
Wilkerson are a few of the better
known riders entered.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
National Hockey League
Planning 10 Carry On
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Sept. 8.-Unless Can
ada is plunged headlong into war
and Canadian manpower is called
on extensively to go overseas, the
National Hockey League probably
will carry on this winter.
Although the Board of Governors
will meet at Detroit September 20
to decide finally if the war will af-
feet the leagues operations, the
management and Rules Committee
met here yesterday and laid plans
to open the season November 2.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
National Team Shoot Tops
Camp Perry Program
Special Dispatch to The Sta,

BpeCIdI DISpHCCl! 70 TIC SlaI.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. g.
After a day of intensive practice,
the stage is all set for the national
team match which begins today and
ends tomorrow morning. Entered in
this match are service and civilian
teams from Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, and every State in the Union,
with the exception of Delaware.
Arthur p Jones of Albany, N. Y,
won the citizens military champion
ship match yesterday with a score
of 285. This match was fired in con-
junction with the national individual
rifle match.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Gobby Gains Peak
As Iron Catcher
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Sept. SITS Gabby
"the durable" Hartnett from now
on.
The Chicago Cub manager, who
has been catching for the same
club since his major league debut
in 1922, set an all-time record for
the majors yesterday when he
caught his 1,727th game.
Ray Schalk, who caught 1921
games for the Chicago White
Sox from 1912 through 1923, and
added five more with the New
York Giants in 1929, held the old
mark of 1,726.
Scalk was on hand yesterday
for brief ceremonies before the
st. Louis Card game and pre-
sented Hartnett with scroll
signed by $500 fans.
However, the Cubs couldn't
add to the occasion. They lost to
the Cards in 10 innings, 4 to 2.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
District Duckpin Loop
To Make Chonoes

Several changes in the rules Of
the Mems District League will be
discussed at meeting of the duck
pin loop tonight at 7:30 o'clock at
Lucky Strike alleys.
Bowling alley operators and spori-
sors of leading teams are invited to
attend.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Coppers Halt Iona Game

Police broke up a marathon soft
ball duel last night after two pick
up teams had played 1870 consecu-
tive innings. The Taft Wrights de-
feated the George Cases, 125-108
lowering the 125-inning mark set
last week by Taft-Burroughs.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Rod and Stream
BY ]. T. SCRIVENER.
(September 8, 1939.)

1t is with sincere regret that posponemen
he nternatonal
annually for the past several
abandoned because of the European situation.
Bass fishing both
get under with bang this month
Evening star., 1939-09-08

Runs batted in-Chase go, Vernon (2),
Travis t2). Upton. Ferrell. Wright (2J.
Iwo-base hits-ChaSe. Travis Upton
Home run-Wright Sacrifce-Vernon
Double plays-Chase to Travis TO Vernon.
Travis to Bloodworth to Vernon. Newsome
to LodiRianl TO Siebert. Quick to Blood
ington. q: Philadelphia, 3 First base on
balls-Of McCrabb. / of Chase. L. Struck
c4shb oqsMsy chaSe, 3 Gr BY po1 Potter l. By Nc
nings; off McCrabb, in 6as innings Los
ing pitcher-Potter. Umpires-Messrs.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Joe Tells Figure Fiends
OF His Greet Record

The most remarkable thing about
Di Maggio's career as run producer
is-well, it's something every statis-
tician overlooked until Mr.. Di Mag
gio, a great statistician himself when
it comes to keeping tabs on Di Mag
gio, stepped forward to point it out.
Did you fellas ever notice some
thing about my runs batted in?"
said Joseph to a group of experts
not long ago.
The fact was, they hadn't noticed
1t, and Joe, in his quiet way, was
going to make sure they did.
We'll" said the Yankee slugger
"since I broke into the big leagues
in 1886, I've averaged one run batted
in for every game I've played in
four years"
Rapidly checking up on this state
ment, the Logarithm Corps found it
to be correct. It's less than correct
now. for the reformed fisherman is
averaging IL for the present season.
The chances are that the greatest
run producers of all time-George
H. Ruth, Henry L. Gehrig and
Rogers Hornsby-cannot match this
day-by-da record, though Gehrig
certainly is close.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Home Nine Is BOOKING

Washington Home improvement
Association nine wants a game for
Sunday. but has no diamond. Call
Michigan 1851 after pm.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Pepsi-CoIo in Action

Pepsi-Cola will meet the Burn
heizer A. c. in single game Sun
day at Beltsville, with action slated
for 2:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
From the
Press Box
Run Per Game Butted In
For a Years by Di Mag
By JOHN LARDNER,

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (N.ANAD.-
The most important offensive ges-
ture in baseball is the driving in OF
runs and Joseph Paul Di Maggie
has toiled so consistently in this
direction that today we find him
crawling up upon Theodore Francis
Williams, the major league leader,
in what you might call practical
way, and closing in on Hack Wilson
In what you might call theoretical
way.
Mr.. Wilson holds the all-time
record for runs batted in in one sea-
son-190. He launched this bonn
bardment in 1880, when he played
In 155 games, for an average of 124
runs game. Mr.. Di Maggie, having
missed 80 games this season, has an
average of l20 for 1899. If the alti-
tude continues to brace him at the
plate. the Walloping Wop may equal
Mr.. Wilson's average, though, natur-
ally, he is not going to match Mr..
Wilson's total. No one ever has
come within five runs of doing that.
In spite of his handicap, Di Mag
gio still has good chance of CATCH
ing young Williams for the practical
leadership of both leagues. The
Boston busher got long head start
but Di Mag is closing ground every
dav.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
|!IlI IIIII1 / M III!
GAMEs TODAY

GAMES TO-DAY. GAMES TOMORROW
Cinci at Pittsburgh. Cinci at Chicago.
New York at Boston. St. L. at Pittsburgh.
st. Louis at Chicago. N. Y. at Brooklyn.
Phila at Bklyn. (2l. Phila at Boston.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Willows are such fine dependable
tree friends and so willing to make
the best Of what they find, that we
do not realize, perhaps, they have
foes to fight In order to survive.
Yet you only have to inspect the
tips Of willow branches to discover
q most determined enemy, a gall
that dies in the tip and makes
cozy home there.
How did this tiny creature find its
way on the tip Of the bud of
willow twig? A very small gnat
laid her eggs on the bud and soon
the egg Matched and the small grub
being hungry attacked the tender
growing bud.
Then the grub needing shelter as
well as food used more and more of
the surrounding territory. Depriv-
Ing the bud of its nutriment as we'll
as arresting the growth OF the twig,
merely stunts the leaves so that
they are nothing much as far as
leaves for the willow are concerned,
but they form scales that finally
make q shtngled home for the little
intruder.
1t Is a really charming little
abode. Cone e-shaped and a snug
ana roomy cottage that escapes the
attention Of many who pass by, it
IS too inconspicuous to attract the
eager-eyed insect hunters among
the birds that often rest in the will
low branches.
And having such q safe retreat,
this gall Is sociable, or at least we
have found hospitable to be a fit-
ting word, for If you will inspect
this gall domicile you will find sew
eral insects dwelling together in
perfect harmony.
A careful survey of the residence
Will reveal that the guests are in
q way all residents of the outer
chambers. The owner and builder
OF the shingled cottage at some
stage Of his life has decided on
dwelling In the inner court or CEN
ter OF the house and Is living in
solitary grandeur, feeding on the
tender sides Of his walls, paying
no attention whatever to the guests
close by. There does not seem to
be any inter-communication between
those who have used the residence.
They have found it to their liking
and stayed on.
All winter the willow cone-gall
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Snite Plans Pilgrimage
DESPITE War Threat
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, April 20.-
War clouds over Europe will not
stop a pilgrimage next month by
Fred Snite. jr., infantile paralysis
sufferer, to the Shrine of Miracles
at Lourdes, France.
Unless actual hostilities begin, the
brave. smiling invalid. who lives in
a mechanical respirator, will cross
the Atlantic In the hope that q visit
to the shrine may bring divine as
sistance.
His father, a Chicago financier,
announced that definite reservations
have been made for the May II sail
ing Of the liner Normandie.
Young Snite already has crossed
the Pacific Ocean in his iron lung"
He was stricken April l, 1896, in
Peiping, China, while on q world
trip with his family. Placed in a
respirator on which his life has de-
pended ever since, he was transport
ed to his Chicago home. His condi-
ton has improved 50 he can spend
an hour at a time breathing with
his own lung power.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Carroll Law Club
Holds Banquet Tonight

The John Carroll Law Club Of the
Georgetown Law School will hold its
annual banquet tonight at the May
flower Hotel, the event honoring the
university's forthcoming sesquicen-
tennial celebration. The club is
named after Georgetown's founder.
Speakers and honor guests include
Judge Joseph Raymond Jackson of
the United States Court of Customs
and Patent Appeals and the Very
Rev. Arthur A. OLeary, s. j., presi-
dent Of Georgetown University,
Other speakers are the Rev. Francis
E. Lucey, S. j.. regent Of the law
school; DR.. Hugh ]. Fegan, assistant
dean, and William E. Leahy of the
District bar.
John Campbell, chancellor Of the
law club IS toastmaster. The Com
mittee on Arrangements consists of
James F. Foley, chairman: Raymond
Fox, James Fallon, Fred Tansill and
Joseph A. Dawson.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Wilson College Item
Restoration Uroed

The Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association last night In
dorsed a resolution asking Congress
for reconsideration Of a $50, 1000 item
eliminated from the District ap-
preparation bill for rebuilding Will
son Teacher College at Fourteenth
and Upshur streets NV.
George M. Gooch, vice president
OF, the association, who introduced
the resolution, stated that the COL
lege Is structurally unsafe.
The group asked for a larger ap-
preparation for tarf11c lights, as it
was stated they are needed at $50
intersections throughout the city.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
$100, 900 Is Asked
For Civil Liberties Quiz
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
OF Washington has asked the Sen
ate to continue the work Of its spe-
cial Civil Liberties Committee by
providing 100000 additional funds.
Senator Schwellenbach said lack
Of funds had prevented the commit
tee, usually referred to as the La
Toilette committee, from completing
an investigation of violations of the
rights of free speech and assembly
and undue interference with the
right of labor to organize and bar
gain collectively" In California, Ore
gon and Washington.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Wage Law Changes Held
Approved by Committee
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Chairman Norton yesterday said
the House Labor Committee had ap-
proved tentatively all the amend
ments she has proposed to the wage
hour law except one dealing with
agricultural workers.
After two-hour session behind
closed doors, Mrs. Norton told re-
porters the amendments were in
essentially the same form as they
were when she introduced them sew
eral weeks ago.
The section proposing to exempt
so-called white collar" workers
earning 5000 a month or more, she
said. remains unchanged.
The committee has agreed to be-
gin consideration of the agricul.
tural amendment Friday and to vote
on the entire group Of amendments
next Monday.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Blind to Hear Address

H. c. Fitzgerald will discuss
World Conditions and How They
Affect U.s. at the monthly meeting
Of the District of Columbia Asso-
citation for the Blind, at 8 o'clock
tonight, at Epiphany Church, Thir-
teenth and G streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Natures Children
Pine Gone Willow

grub has been growing and getting
ready for his debut in the spring.
II you investigate the small creature
In the very early spring you will
be quite surprised at the strides
made as the sun beats down upon
the small house and the willow
Evening star., 1939-04-20

buds about him begin to swell. One
fine day when the sun is warm and
the air filled with spring music and
sweet scents, a tiny two-winged fly
will emerge from a side entrance Of
the snug little apartment. He may
not 60 far, for his mate has perhaps
been residing on the very same viii
low. Then, having found her, they
wed and tho story of the willow
cone-gall Is repeated once again, as
It has been for centuries.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Asks Wuqe-Hour Funds

President Roosevelt asked Congress
yesterday for an additional $780,
900 to run the Wage and Hour Ad-
ministration for the remainder of
this fiscal year, which ends June 80.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
"A Little Saturday Talk

To see how some things are bet
ter now. wo do not need to 60 back
to the Stone Age. We need only
study Europe Is it was 100 or 900
years ago.
At that time, most of the people
were "serfs." They worked on land
which was not their own. They
labored almost like slaves to raise
crops for the lord who owned the
land If they did not have good
crops In 4 certain year, they were
In danger Of starving. or 1T least
of suffering great hunger.
The serfs were not called slaves,
but they might almost a. well have
been 20. They were not free TO
move from farm to farm. When
the noble sold his farm. the serfs
went along with 1t, and worked
for the new master.
If = serf dared to kill . deer or
wild boar in the lords forest, and
was caught, he suffered greatly.
He might have his ears cut of, or
even be blinded!
Less Fear Now.
Terrible things happen even to-
Evening star., 1939-03-25
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Among the members of our Scrap
book Club who send letters to me
quite often is Harriet Inglesby.
Here is part of one of her letters:
I'VE do not admire Hitler in our
home. We think he will come to
bad end. A friend Of mine says the
world is getting worse He's older
than I am, so perhaps he's right,
but doesn't the world seem more
interesting all the time?"
As to Hitler's end" shall have
little to say. 1t is a matter of
elesswork to figure what will hap
pen to him.
As to whether the world is get
ting better or worse. I have a few
things In mind. If we look only at
the past few years, with "dictators"
In Europe making the world tremble
about war, we can say that things
seem to have grown worse.
Yet we should take long g-dis-
tance view of the human struggle.
Down through the ages, men and
women have worked to make the
world better place to live in, and
many have given their HIVES for what
they believed to be right.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
'Quint' Roinbow Seen
-bv Fontoine Fox

The unusual sight Of Z quintuplet
rainbow at sunset has been seen
at Mapumulo, South Africa. A real
lunar rainbow. consisting Of q com.
plete circle showing clearly the COL
ors Of the spectrum against 4 back
ground Of clouds is declared to be
q rarity even there.
Evening star., 1939-03-25

day. but people do not need fear
being punished In such ways. Men
who commit terrible crimes may
60 to prison for life, or may die
in the electric chair, but it 10 not
for shooting IN animal in 4 MOBILES
forest.
Next Saturday I shall take up
the same question again, and shall
give other reasons for believing the
world has grown better in MANY
ways. also one reason I think it's
worse.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
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Evening star., 1939-03-25

addressed to The Four Aces. care Of
The Evening Star
If you desire the pocket outline Of
The. -Four Aces System Of Contract
Bridge, send with your request to The
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line without any charge
Evening star., 1939-03-25

More pedestrian deaths occur on
quiet, isolated streets than in the
entire contested section,
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

Da vtd Bruce Burnstone Merwin D Maier
Oswald Jacoby and Howard echenken
the system that has beaten every other
system in exiStence.b