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Evening star., 1939-10-19
Arlington Downs Used
As Training Track
By Big Stables
Many Breeders in Stute
Keep Alive Interest
In Thorouehbreds
BY FELIX r. MCKNIGHT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ARLINGTON DOWNS, Tex, Oct.
l9.-Dawns first splash lights a
$4,000 900 ghost. strangely alive with
the clatter of hoofs and the clicking
Of stop watches.
Yearlings streak past gloomy
grandstands and swank clubhouse
locked in dust.
Horse racing is dead in Texas
voted out by the majority-but the
sport still breathes. The monu-
ment that the late Col w. T. Wag-
goner erected-Arlington Downs
still Is haven for horse lovers.
Daily some IS yearlings, future
greats of the American turf, sprint
around the big track for an sudi-
ence of colored exercise boys, train
ers and owners. A small group of
patrons has settled around Arling-
ton Downs to breed thoroughbreds.
Some of the Nations fine stables
are represented.
Stellar Strings Use Track.
Many thoroughbreds in their
strings are offshoots from the once
famous Three DIS" barns-created
by Col. Waggoner.
The youngsters soon will make
racing debuts in tracks scattered all
over the country. Training comes
on track once pounded by the most
noble of horsefesh--The Fighter,
Top Row, Roman Soldier, Time Sup
ply. Liberty Limited, Heel1y, Bay
Bubble.
Owners who have strings at Ar
lington Downs include Judge Alfred
Mcknight, secretary of the Texas
Thoroughbred Association; T. p.
Morgan, c. Andrade III, R. R.
Greenlee, George B. McCamey and
others.
The track still is good, although
the infleld, the vast parking space
once manicured to perfection and
the big red stands slightly are on
the unkempt side.
Thoroughbred horse racing in
Texas isn't dormant, from breeders
standpoint. Patrons are many
Emerson Woodward, the Stroube
brothers of Corsicana, R. B. George,
the Klebergs, Winfreys Eppenauers,
Morgans, Andrades and Meningitis.
Association Carries On.
The attempted revival of the sport
at the last session of the Legislature
died in the House of Representa-
tives, considerably shy of the needed
vote.
But the Thoroughbred Horse Asso-
citation of Texas, headed by E. F.
Woodward of Houston, still carries
on. The association will have its
annual meeting in Fort Worth
Saturday to name a new board of
governors and transact other busi-
ness.
Breeders from West Texas, the
Rio Grande Valley and the old guard
section of Fort Worth and Dallas
will attend Other officers are r. B.
George, Dallas, vice president;
George B. McCamey, Fort Worth,
vice president; Alfred Mcknight,
Fort Worth, secretary. and w. c.
Stroube, Corsicana, treasurer.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Straiqht Off the Tee
Summaries

a foursomes contest. Summaries
follow:
SINGLES:
Mrs. Harrison r1ippin, Philadelphia. de-
fe15sd He.n MsE'en sse PssGepb,s Pb9sa and
Mrs Z. L. Howe. Philadelphia. defeated
NM Mr.. My5S2 s!shgD D'Hy H ws;AInr.on KS and Mr.
Anne Krunbhaar. Philadelphia. defeated
M nsF: .annsy Ras, psiisdeiDh. shs defeated
Mrs. Nr! g R,nn bray si,1Dr up pn,,,..,,,,, A..
defeated Mrs, joseph poxd.n . ard s.
Mrs conyers Button. 'GF'h Philadeiphi.. de-
fsttsa Mrs Ms haEysy rye. cS9Dt1i and
MRS : JACOB 5. pisston ss "isnins'0h' up a'leA'ea
Mrs. H. H Dolan, Philadelphia. defeated
Mrs G. E; stratemeyer, 1 UP.
pnnn Mrs fsnns ys,. :na Mr, H.srson
Miss sisel and Mrs. seltser, Philadelphia,
defeated Mrs. Davy and Mrs. Pray. 2
Mrs. Howe and Miss Krumbhaar. Phila-
Wa shington. 3 and 2
F1 Nr end Dsas Ho'sss ssa rs:asgs MI; gss:
WsshinFton, and g..
Mrs Stetson and Miss Janney. Phila-
delphia. defeated Miss Clayton and Mrs.
Stratemever Washington, and 3
Mrs Dolan and Mrs Button. Phila-
delphia. defeated Mrs Smons and Mrs
CooDer. WASHINGTON, 3 and 2.
Columbia Country Club women
held their final tourney of the year
with Mrs. J. Hall winning the blind
bogey event with net card of 49,
Mrs. B. c. Hartig won the net prize
with IS. Low puts went to Mrs.
F. G. Crisp with 80 puts. and Mrs.
H. c. Fisher and Mrs. r. w. Nc
Chesney tied for high net.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Mcleod Getting Ready
To Defend National
?. 6. 4. Crown
Augusta Likely to Hold
Tourney Thot Now Is
Listed for Sarasota

Washington's only national golf
champion-Fred Mcleod of Colum-
bia-is gearing his game for defense
of his senior P. G. A. championship
next month. But there's some mix
up about where the tournament will
be played
Originally it was scheduled for
Sarasota. Fla, where George Jaco-
bus. president of the P. G. A.. holds
down a pro berth. Now there is agi-
tation to transfer it back to Augusta,
where Freddie won the title last
year. Probably it will wind up at
Augusta again, which IS a spot far
closer to the main body of eligible
pros than is Sarasota. approximately
500 miles farther south.
Players Like Augusta.
But there's more behind it all than
the mere fact of distance. The pros
like Augusta and always have been
we'll treated there. The first year
they held the tourney-in l937-they
had free pass to a lot of emolu-
ments. including the bar, their cad
die fees were paid and everything
possible was done for them. Last
year they had much the same gener-
Gus treatment So it is natural they
would want to go back to Augusta.
Mcleod hasn't been playing too
we'll so far this fall He hasn't been
scoring down in the low 7O's the way
he did last fall. But Freddie is the
kind of fellow who can raise his
game to the competition. and in a
senior tournament, among men he
knows, he'll be all right.
They Know Their Shots.
The seniors. you know, don't score
as do the younger pros. They don't
slip down there in the low 70's or the
late SOS, as do the younger crop.
But the seniors do all right. AS an
exposition of shotmaking as it should
be done, the old boys who grew up in
the wooden shaft era can teach the
lusty youngsters lot of ways to play
shots.
Chief rival of Mcleod, as usual
will be Jock Hutchison of Chicago
another transplanted Scotsman, and
if Willie MacFarland goes to Angus
ia Willie can grab all the marbles
A couple of years hence Walter
Hagen will be eligible for the senior
crown.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Printcraif Tourney
Is Dominated by
6. P. 0. Golfers
CuIIuhun of Stur Boos
Only Title Missed by
Federal Group

G. P. o. golfers monopolized the
Union Printcraft Associations three
day tournament at Beaver Dam,
completed yesterday, when they won
three of the four class champion
ships and bagged three Of the re-
manning eight prizes.
An Evening Star representative
was the other winner.
Although Serge Folk of The Star,
shooting from scratch, scored a 10
in class A-the same as G. P. O.'s F..
Wineriter, who had a handicap of 8
"a flip of the coin decided the tie in
favor of the latter.
j. j. Callahan of The Star won
class B with a SO from scratch,
while class G was won by j. r..
Gormley, with a scratch of 81, and
class D by James DeWhirst, with a
SO and a handicap of 2.
The scores.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Georgia Tech Boots 1000 for Extra Points
Torhees Are Best Ever Wade soys MiIsops QueIIs Jnx

Few, if any, leagues have had
closer finishes in baseball than
the South Atlantic. In 1896, Jack
sonville won the first half by a
half game over Columbus. CO.
lumbus won the second half by a
half game over Macon and then
defeated Jacksonville in the play
off. In 1897 Columbus won the
pennant by a game over Macon.
In 1888 Savannah won the flag
by a half game over Macon and
in 1889 Columbus won again by a
half game over Augusta.
Wenzel; Butler and Groves, Tu-
lane gridders, sing In church
choirs.
You can get good odds and it'll
be q good wager that Georgia
Tech will defeat either Duke or
Alabama.
Evening star., 1939-10-19

North Carolina has the best foot
fall team he ever saw.
When Millsaps defeated How
ard 7-6 this season it was the
first time in about 20 years the
team had been able to gain VIC
tory in Birmingham.
Banks McFadden, Clemsons
ace back, has had only one pass
intercepted in two years. Vance
Maree, former star Georgia Tech
tackle. has moved from California
to Jacksonville (Fla.). Vanderbilt
has a freshman gridder named
"Goodgame."
No complimentary tickets will
be issued when Auburn dedicates
its stadium against Florida No
vember 30. Only the working
press and those officially connect
ed with the game will get the free
pasteboardA
Evening star., 1939-10-19
'Bumu-Tennessee Bottle
Rubber of Series

By the Associated Press.
UNIVERSITY, Ala. - Saturdays
game between Alabama and Ten
nessee will be the rubber match of
the two teams modern series.
Since 1928 there have been II
games played, each winning five
and one being a scoreless tie
Previous to 1928 the Tide and the
Vols played nine games, with Ala
bama winning seven.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Tulane Line Not Open
To Scoring Drives
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS.-Tip to coaches
whose teams play Tulane this year:
Don't try to score through that
Green Wave line. In the past 10
games the Wave has played (seven
last year and Auburn, Clemson and
Fordham this year, not a single foe
has been able to score a touchdown
through the line.
Reason? The line averages 205
pounds and Is plenty fast.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
VoIIey Boil Meet Opens
At CoIored Y. M. G. A.

Competitive volley ball at the
Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. gets undeS
way for the season at o'clock
tonight with a game between the
Neophytes and the Maestros.
Nathan Dobbins will captain the
former and William Taylor and
William Green the latter. The win
ner will meet the Boomers on
October 80.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Oct. 19.-Georgia
Tech hooters have kicked seven
out of seven extra points, two of
them by the seldom seen drop
kick. Tennessee two touchdowns,
Alabama one field goal is a good
guess on the big Knoxville bout.
Harry Dunkle, North Carolinas
200-pound sophomore fullback,
has averaged 46.3 yards on punts
in four games and kicked eight
out of nine extra points.
The five successive touchdowns
scored by end Ken Kavanaugh of
Louisiana State against Holy
Gross and Rice is believed to be
a scoring record for ends. Auburn
meets Manhattan this Saturday
for the first time in history.
Russ Cohen, v. M. I. assistant,
says Wallace Wade told him
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Houghton Plans Winter
luunt to Pucific

AL Houghton, well-known local
pro, who happens to be playing
very well, is planning to spend part
of the coming winter on the Pa
cific Coast, he says.
AL is vague about his plans, but
he says he will play in some Of
the major tournaments on the Coast
loop, which starts early in January
with the Los Angeles $1,000 open.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
OverIin Easy Decision
Victor Over Matthews

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10 R.-Ken
Overlin, Washington, D. c., middle
weight, easily outpointed Allen Mat
thews. st. Louis Negro, to capture a
10-round decision here last night.
Matthews spotted Overlin 10
pounds and relied chiefly on his
persuasive punching to offset that.
His usually authoritative blows never
exploded, however, and Overlin won
practically every round.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Race With Admiral so Close
They Seem Like One Horse

I think, perhaps, the happieSt
racing day that Mr.. Howard ever
has known was November l of last
year at Pimlico. Two attempts to
bring Seabiscuit and War Admiral
together had failed and now, at
Pimlico. they were at the post in
one of the great match races Of the
age.
War Admiral was the favorite
The dope was that he would get off
in front, as he nearly always did
and then run away from Seabiscuit
and some racing men were fearful
that he would run away from him
so far the race would be a complete
flop But as the starter sent them
away it was Seabiscuit who was in
front.
They came down the stretch and
around the turn and up the back
stretch and the Admiral caught up.
They raced along, head and head
and stride for stride, so close to-
gether that from the grandstand
they appeared like one horse-a
paper horse painted on the rail of
the backstretch.
And then Seabiscuit moved out
In front again and stayed there,
fighting off desperate challenge by
War Admiral, ridden by the now
almost frantic Charley Kurtsinger
as they swung around the turn into
the stretch. And that's the way
thev finished.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Notre Dome-Novy
Is Rubber Scrap

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 19.-Notre
Dame VS.. Navy.
1932-The two met and dedi-
Gated the great new civic sta.
dium to major football and intro.
duced Notre Dame and Navy to
Cleveland as well. Score: Notre
Dame. IL; Navy, 0.
1934-Navy's defensive stands
were sensational in thrill-packed
game. Score: Navy, 10; Notre
Dame, 6.
1939-The rubber game be-
tween defensively strong Navy
team and an offensive minded
Irish" machine.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Field Goal Wins
Game, Loses Bet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 49,
Dick Brye, Marquette Univer-
sity's soph tackle, was glad-and
sad-that his team defeated
Michigan State. Sad because he
lost a nickel bet on the game to
Les Brucker, State tackle.
With the score tied at 14-14
the opposing linemen bet a nickel
Marquette wouldn't score q
touchdown. The game was won
on free placekick and Brucker
showed up at the Marquette
shower room right after the game
to collect.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Biscuit Mokes Greet Finish
After Bad Breok at Stort

Seabiscuit came back the following
year, packing 130 pounds against
Stagehand's 100. At the start Sea-
biscuit was bumped so hard that he
almost went to his knees, and when
he recovered he was far in the rear
as Stagehand streaked on his way to
the 100 grand. Then Seabiscuit, a
route horse and as game as anything,
that ever was seen on race track,
began to come on. DR.. Strub, presi-
Gent of Santa Anita, said afterWard
that the old campaigner ran the
fastest half mile ever clocked as he
pursued the field, picking up one
horse after another and then
charging down the stretch after
Stagehand. 1t was a dizzy. heart
throbbing race, and it seemed for an
instant as if Seabiscuit would win,
but Stagehand was a slayer, too
They had their heads together at
the flnish-but the photo showed
that Stagehand was the winner by
inches
So, two years in a row, Mr.
Howard had missed 100000 by a
total Of six inches-S2OO,O 900 that,
with the slightest break, he would
have won. If that isn't a record it
will do until another Seabiscuit
comes along-which probably will be
a long. long time.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Sees Delay in Rocing

TRENTON, N. j., Oct. 10 P.-
Gov. A. Harry Moore has predicted
that no horse race and pari-mutuel
betting control bill would be passed
by this years Legislature and no
track would operate in New Jersey
at least until 1941.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Gettysburg Handicapped
By Injuries to Backs
By the Associated Press.

by Vie HSSUCIdCcU TIcSS.
GETTYSBURG, Pa-Coach Hen
Bream of Gettysburg is in something
of dither. He can't scrimmage his
team at all this week for fear of
mourning more injuries and his team
needs a lot of contact work to fully
prepare for Saturdays test with
Richmond.
Three of his aces are already badly
crippled.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
WoIper's Hurt Thumbs
Keep Him From Golf

Leo Walper, former Mid-Atlantic
P. G. A. champ, hopes his injured
thumbs will improve so he can play
in the Miami $4,000 open in De-
cember. But Leo is doubtful
about it.
He fears he'll be out of competi.
tive golf for at least two months.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Beots Own Pacing Mark

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 10 CP.-Billy
Direct, one of the best PAGERS Of
them all, breezed around the fair
grounds track In a cold wind to clip
a quarter of second from his own
world record for a mile on a half.
mile track. His time was 1:593z.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Wurrenton Is Unbeuten

WARRENTON, Va, Oct. 19-
Warrenton High Schools football
team, captained by Archie Myers,
continued its winning streak by de-
feating Culpeper High, 26 to 7. War;
renton has won all it's four games.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA.-Al Nettlow, la.
Detroit, outpointed Leonard Del Genio,
las, New York UO.
NEW YORK.-Frankie Bruno. 161,
Brooklyn, outpointed Babe Orgavan,
161, Houston. Tex. go.
SCRANTON Pa.-Billy 6oose. 100.
r Pittsburgh. stopped Jack Munley. 164.
Scranton (5).
ST LOUIS-Ken Overlin, 164A,
Decatur. Ill. outpointed Allen Mat
thews. 154h. st. Louis.
MEMPHIs. Tenn.-"Wild Bilr' NC
Dowell. 159. Texas. outpointed Steve
Wilkerson. 1855, Memphis (e).
OAKLAND, Calif.-Harold Black.
shear, 100. Monterey. Calf. stopped
Al Delaney. Windsor. Ontario (6.
cini. 12s, Providence. stopped Tony
Costa, 12zh. Woonsocket r. !. 90.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Mat Matches
81 the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK. N. J.-Karol Krau-
ser, 200. Hungary, threw Jackie
James. 1913. Texas (25:18).
BOSTON.-M arvin Western
berg, 220, Tacoma. Wash, de-
feated Gus Sonnenberg, 216, Bos-
ton, two falls out of three.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Gains Fencing Trophy

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 19-Col.
Guy N. Church of Falls Church has
been awarded the gold medal offered
by Col. Anthony P. Drexel Biddle
for the winner of the recent fencing
contests held at Lord Fairfax Club.
Evening star., 1939-10-19
Navy in Soccer Tie

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 10 P).-Navy's
soccer team played its second tie of
the season, muff1ng chances through
en- entire game and two extra Pc
riods. to match goose-eggs with
Duke.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Smith Forum Speaker
Head of N. |. R. B. Probers
To Talk on Radio Tomorrow

Representative Howard w. Smith
Of Virginia, chairman of the spe-
cial House committee now investi-
eating the National Labor Rela-
tions Board, will be the guest speak
er in the National Radio Forum
tomorrow night.
The National Radio Forum Is ar
ranged by The Star and is broad
cast over coast-to-coast network
of the National Broadcasting Co.
It Is heard locally at 1880 pm.
through Station WMAL.
An anti-New Deal Democrat, Rep
resentative Smith, sponsored the
resolution authorizing the investiga-
ton Of the labor. board, and sub
sequently was named chairman Of
the investigating committee.
on to a fast start, the investi-
CATION is being watched with in
terest by the public, especially by
industrial leaders. Ever since it
first started operating, the labor
board has been under FIRE, with
criticism coming from all directions.
Representative Smiths commit
tee will, among other things, seek
to determine whether the board has
been fair and impartial In It's con-
duct, decisions and Interpretation
Of the Wagner Labor Relations Act.
9ut ths investigation u sxpected
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Officials Deny Firehouse Plan
Was GHffenhogen Suggestion
Collins Asked for Survey, Deserves
Credit, Indignant D. c. Chiefs Soy

number Of buildings required for
these stations can be eliminated.
Therefore, We would like to have you
see If you cannot bring about a con-
solidation of some of these depart
ments so that the District will feel
the effect of reduced expenditures
because of that consolidation"
Formal Study Ordered.
District officials turned to the re-
port Of the Collins subcommittee to
show that it included a provision
that formal study be made, as
was done.
On the other hand, these District
officials pointed to the record of the
appearance of Mr.. Everett before
the Collins subcommittee on March
20. ii days later, and about a wear
after Mr.. Collins originally suggest
ed the idea. On March 20, Mr.. Ever
ett, In discussing possibilities under
District reorganization, told the COL
Inns group, in part:
We would find, in all probability,
Judging by experience, that the fire
department would give some SUBJ
stantial opportunities along that
line economics, because people
generally think of efficiency in the
hre department as being expressed
by lot of shining red equipment
and lot of men on the job.
Might or Might Not Hold.
Almost invariably, in studies of
f1re departments, we have found
that fire stations are clustered to-
gether because they were estab.
lished in the days Of horse-drawn
vehicles. A study of the spotting of
ire stations usually leads to the con-
cluslon that by full compliance
with the underwriters standards
some very substantial economies
can be established there.
Those are the three things We
would look for, but We might or
might not find in the District that
those particular situations OBJ
tanned"
When other District officials had
cited the record of the hearings.
Maj. Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor and budget officer, was asked
about the case, and it was he who
asserted that not only was this
story true, but that the subject had
been raised by Mr.. Collins year
previous.
One official on the fifth floor of
the District Building added: I'VE
are glad the Griffenhagen experts
and Mr.. Kennedy agree with the
general possibilities of savings in
the Fire Department. But it is also
true that it cost the present District
government practically nothing to
produce this report, whereas the
Griffenhagen reorganization report
cost District taxpayers $l7,50O."
Evening star., 1939-12-17
High Court Opinion
On Little Steel
Wage Ruling Sought
Jackson Contends Appeal!
Tribunals Decision
Makes Law Futile

Z. The Supreme Court was asked yes
terday by the Department of Justice
to pass on Court of Appeals ruling
which enjoined enforcement of a
law requiring contractors doing busi-
ness with the Federal Government
to pay their employees local prevail
ing minimum wages on a basis fixed
by the Labor Department..
A group of iron and steel corpo-
rations challenged the Secretary of
Labor's placement of II States and
the District of Columbia together in
setting the wage scale for labor in
little steel" The corporations
maintained that the grouping con-
stituted an attempt to make the high
wage scale in one part Of the coun-
try apply to another section in which
pay was lower. The Court of Ap-
peals upheld the corporations.
The decision of the appeals court,
If upheld, would reduce the act to
a futile gesture" Solicitor General
Robert H. jackson told the Supreme
Court. He contended that the word
locality" means the city, county,
village or, at most, small geo.
graphical area" and that the ma
Jority of the court seemed to have
agreed with this contention. Mr..
Jackson asserted that "a construc-
tlon under which the word means
an area of small or large extent,
according to the economic facts of
the particular industry, seems plain
ly to be the only sensible interpre-
tation from an administrative stand
point"
Mr.. Jackson's Interpretation was
employed by the Labor Department
IN determining the prevailing wages
the steel companies should pay If
they were given Government con-
tracts. The determination, however,
was set aside by the Court of Ap-
peals in returning the litigation to
the Federal District Court here for
a trial on the merits. The District
Court previously had dismissed
the suit.