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Evening star., 1939-08-23

fought game, smart fight. Eddie
Mead's threats to blow up boxing
here because of the verdict can
be laughed off. He'll feel much
better in a couple of months
when the two boys hook up for
the welterWeight title.
Today's guest star, James S.
Kearns, Chicago Daily News:
1.-THE Cubs almost are unanimous
in the hope that if they can't
win the pennant, the Reds will.
The Bruins don't seem to want
st. Louis to have any part of the
flag"
No Soap Dept. Alabama, Ten
nessee, Duke and North Carolina
can cease operations around
Greenville, S. c., for Booty"
Payne, the sensation triple threat
high school back, is headed for
Clemson. Also, Southwest Con-
ference coaches can stop those
excursions to Hobbs, N. Mex, as
Bobby Hendricks and Red Crow,
schoolboy basket ball stars, have
decided U. of Mexico is the place
for them.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Two Noted Shooters
Lose Their Titles
In VandaIid Meet
Horboee Beots Hiestond.
Mrs. Gilbert, With Mark,
Succeeds Mrs. Hall
By the Associated Press.

VANDALIA, Ohio, Aug. 23.--
Americas trapshooting clans were
slated to play in their own back
yards today, the little fellows firing
against the little fellows and the
hot-shots against the hot-shots. as
they decided class championships
at the 40th annual Grand Ameri-
can.
Five of the class titles were up
for decision, as we'll as the North
American professional clay target
championship, as the scattergun
artists squared off for a 200-target
race at 16 yards.
The shooters are classed on the
averages they made this year on
registered targets.
Two new champs climbed upon the
national amateur clay target throne
in yesterdays bombardment, as two
famous shooters were deposed.
P. o. Harbage of West Jefferson,
Ohio, broke 200 in a row to take
the mems title from Joe Hiestand
of Hillsboro, Ohio, holder of the
world long-run record of LII.
The women's championship went
to Mrs. William Gilbert of Madi-
son, Wis, as she broke 1913 of 200
for the best score ever made by a
woman in the 16-yard classic. She
went through the last 100 without
miss to bang into a fourth-place
tie against the best man marksmen
in the land.
Mrs. Gilbert succeeds Mrs. Leila
Hall of Strasburg, Mo, who did not
compete because of illness.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Mead HowIing to ComoufIoge
Fading of Henry's 'Oomph';;
Lou CIeun-Cut Winner

another transforming tour. He may
go to Washington, but Manager AL
WELLS plans are indefinite.
WE'LL, incidentally. accused Arm
strong of deliberately fouling with
the intention of wearing down Lou
to a point where he would be an
easy kayo target for even a light
punch in the closing rounds. AL
though Referee Arthur Donovan
penalized Henry five rounds for low
blows, WE'LL was dissatisfied, charg-
ing the colored boy with no less
than seven distinct low punches.
But AL was satisfied with the out
come and confident that Ambers
would retain the title until he went
into retirement.
Ambers himself was jubilant and
insisted on singing in his dressing
room. The village blacksmith of
Herkimer, C. D. Cole, was on hand
to collect the gloves, as he has been
after all of Louis bouts, and Lou
promised him much more leather
for his collection.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Keykan' Brown
Lost as Cards
Drop Game
Injury Seen as Blow
To Pennont. Hopes;
Reds Also Bow
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Injuries, always baseball's buga-
boo, may decide the National League
pennant. 1t had begun to look like
nothing else but time could.
The st. Louis Cardinals lost In
fielder Jimmy Brown yesterday as
well as their second straight ball
game to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-5.
Even though Brown may be back in
the lineup within week, his absence
isn't going to help the Cardinals
challenge during this critical inter-
val.
On Monday, Manager Ray Blades
singled out Brown as the key to the
Redbirds' rampage.
Johnny MiZe is hitting everything
in sight," Blades told newspaper
men. We're getting great pitching,
and the whole team Is clicking-but
the fellow who has done more than
we expected Of him and has made
the difference between where we are
and where we might have been Is
Brown"
Collision Kayoes Brown.
The slender little shortstop-sec-
ond baseman collided with Mize as
they raced to take throw from
the outfield. Mize wasn't hurt, but
Brown was knocked unconscious and
will be in hospital three or four
days convalescing from conclusion.
The Cards have had only one
other injury OF Importance this sea-
son-the mishap to Pepper Martins
leg which kept him out of most Of
the June games. The Cincinnati
Reds, on the other hand, have been
staggering along without Ival Good
man, Bill Werber, Harry Craft, Lou
Myers and Lonnie Frey, at one time
or another
The Reds were shut out by the
Phillies, 40, yesterday as Kirby
Higbe recorded his fourth consecu-
tive victory on five-hit pitching.
Homers defeat Cards.
However, the Cardinals defeat
kept the leaders from losing ground.
A couple of home runs, including
Dolph Camilli's 2lst of the season,
helped Brooklyn collect seven runs
in the first four frames.
Home runs also gave the New
York Giants an early start against
the Chicago Cubs, and Cliff Melton
protected it with eight-hit hurting
! to win his third In a row, AZ.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer


NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Scoop-
arade: Young Alfred Vanderbilt is
working on a fall match race be-
tween the cream of the 3-year-
olds the better handicap horses. It
would be held either here or in
Maryland. Possible entries in
clude Challedon, Johnstown,
Eight Thirty, Cravat and Kayak
II. Henry Cotton writes friends
this years British Ryder Cup
team will be the strongest ever to
invade the U. S. If the Cincinnati
Reds buy the Syracuse Chiefs,
Manager Dick Porter probably
will go to San Diego to work for
his old boss, Jack Corbett.
Help wanted. Sounding call
for players for the Nebraska Gen.
tral football team, the sports edi-
tor of the Central City (Nebr3
Republican says: go They will
have an opportunity Tor an ex-
cellent education and much COM
petition in all sports" And what
else, Bud?
The Dodgers are getting ready
to give Leo Durocher new con-
tract with more pay. Nope, Bill
Bonthron, the eX-Princeton miller,
isn't planning a comeback. Sam
my Snead, who has been having
plenty of trouble with his toofies,
will be on the golfing sidelines
the rest of the summer. Lou
Brix, manager of Sixto Escobar,
has taken under his wing Henry
Watingy, classy young New Or
leans bantam. The Reds and
Cardinals travelled East on the
Evening star., 1939-08-23
What Would Tony or McLurnin Have Done?

Undoubtedly will indignant
songs behalf, but this still
paignng for long time and expendng terrific energy
because his followed that
begin to leave of that
supply depleted the time happens all of
pened Canzoneri that
weight title the first place And happened
pasted him
When he had it, Armstrong NOT
perhaps but nevertheless perhaps
nights notbad
After ALL the fellow is entitled to have a off night.
Not that will help to make friends Ambers
shots the chin
them and when he did they did than send Henry off balance
We couldn't help wonder what would happened fellow
Canzoneri Jimmy McInn in their prime would
Amber Unfortunately
Evening star., 1939-08-23
British Golf Invaders Strongest Yet, Says Cotton
Dodgers Duroehers

They're still talking about AM
bers VS.. Armstrong. Plenty Of
smart fight men will tell you
Armstrong won. Anyway, it
wasn't the same old Armstrong.
He still throws plenty of punches,
but he's lost a lot of his steam
and zing. The truth is, Henry
is no longer a legitimate light
weight and can't make 135 pounds
and be strong. 1t is this bureaus
opinion he'll never try to get
down to the lightweight limit
again. Ambers was stronger and
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Bad Round in Game,
With Tribe Boosts
Chase's Defeats
FouIt EnubIes FeIIer
To Win, Ga, for Club
He Once Had linked
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, August 23-Ken
Chase is we'll on his way toward
the unenviable distinction of lead
ing the American League in defeats,
but his record would be something
quite different from what it is to-
day if he hadn't developed a habit
of blowing himself to one bad inning
against the Indians.
Chase was known for two years
as a jinx to the Cleveland team
and he has been a jinx this season
in about eight out of every nine
innings he has pitched against the
tribe. But in the odd session he
has managed to lose four games
and to be knocked out of the box in
another without being charged with
the defeat.
Twice the Indians have beaten
him in the ninth after he had
pitched masterful ball for eight in
nings, and twice they have trounced
him by six-run uprisings after he
had shut them out for more than
half the battle.
Has Beaten Tribe Once.
His only victory over the Red
skins this year was a two-hit, Q
too conquest of Bob Feller and
even then his ninth inning hoodoo
pursued him, for he had a no-hitter
in his grasp going into the last
heat.
Last night Feller got a Ga re-
venge for that beating as Chase
suffered another of his six-run blow
ups.
This one occurred in the sixth
inning after the tall milkman had
held the Indians to two hits in the
first five and had allowed only one
man to reach second base 1t wiped
out three-run lead given him in
the third, when Buddy Lewis poled
home run into the distant right
field stands of the huge Municipal
Stadium, with Giuliani and Chase
himself on the bases.
And it enabled Feller to gain his
18th victory of the season against
seven defeats, tying Charlie Ruffng
of the Yankees for top winning hon
ors among American League pitch
ers.
Feller Shows Control.
The 20-year-old star allowed nine
hits, including, besides Lewis homer,
a triple by George Case and a dou-
BILE by Cecil Travis. But he refused
to give the Mats the help which it
has been his habit to give opponents
through wildness. He issued only
one base on balls and thus set a
new record for his three-year ca
reer, he previously having given
two passes against Detroit in the
first month of this season.
The Indians made only eight hits
against Chase and Pete Appleton
and none at all off Alex Carrasquel,
who pitched the last two innings,
but they punched six of them with
two bases on balls in their big sixth
inning.
With an open date today, the
Mats were to leave at noon for De-
troit, where they will meet the Tig-
ers tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
Today year ago-Helen Wills
Moody withdrew from United
States national tennis champion
ships because of after effects of
neuritis and refunded 1909 ex-
pense money to U. S. l.. T. A.,
Three years ago-St. Louis
, Cardinals lost to Pittsburgh Pi-
rates, It's, and dropped into tie
for National League lead with
New York Giants.
Evening star., 1939-08-23

same train, but nary Red spoke
to a Card and vice versa. Jim
my Braddock will be Nova's chief
second against Galento.
Batting 500. One of the De-
troit papers scooped the country
with this announcement: Its
rumored the Chicago Cubs will
send Bill Jurges to Los Angeles
to manage their farm club.
Jurges has been anything but a
success playing short for Chicago
this year" The last part of the
statement is absolutely correct.
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Ambe Armstrong Weller 60 Hit Henry Fouls Away Lightweight Title
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
SanC Corresp
After the BruwI Was Over
By FRANCIS (. STAN.
Star Stan Correspondent.

sinister whispers
that the bawl decided something
Its Fat Edward Mead
screaming in the dethroned Negros dressing
hours when the
loudly to fight in New
York again"
1t that Lou Ambes decision
after Is
penazed Henry hitting low They
than natchd from the
the lightweight championship Armstrong
At straight fights dating
he didn't like t.
The smelly nnuendo surprise Mr. Mead the fight
himself
official in New York ganged Edward positively
they take five rounds Armstrong ung
than he was? Anbers closed with thumb
butted showed and slapped with gloves I'll
with boxing get their jobs"
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Don't Worry, They'll FIGHT Again

AS for the fight being in the bag for Anber wouldn't
but they didn't hurt Luigi and for all know Ambe
pushed them
weeks this
than it of the In the beginning
seemed to need it. Armstrong overwhelming fave
rule people don't braw between champion
with view to lowering the odds Armstrong.
S boxing is business which always had side and
which, perhaps always will. Now that
tethe welterwght
weight championship the industry held
the Negro dominated lighter
went into the last night they had
in 60 days for the weterweht title
weight
AS we said Mr. Mead became positively violent denying that
he will the date His boWof
of spade-caing history
piker of Jacobs recognized
past master in the art of screaming,
But Fat Eddie isn't sucker There
much with Armstrong Amb
weterweght title months
but no epic Abers can't hit hard enough punch dent
curtain off his performance last
his incredible
Evening star., 1939-08-23
GAMES TODAY.

Cinci. at Phila.
st. l.. at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Pitts. 1t Boston "a,
Evening star., 1939-08-23
Neither as Good as They Were Last Year

Leaving Mr. Mead and his y ambitions for the moment what
did the fight the critics rngde decided
anything the superiority
Like the first fight close
forced the fighting Ambers landed cleaner
Our showed Abers counting
that taken officially
only legmae that Henry and
pretty This is just opinion therefore,
brsky ignored.
fight boys might go
behind them. After
of that
like the Of the trail merely because
of which
good when he defeated
title he knocked Petey
night he the eatherweight championship
Ambers didn't year
Lou could hit something
night he didn't box we'll the
in close Armstrong and when Henry hit him low
his thumb his slaps that
marvellous display IN part
corner, expert generashp
Evening star., 1939-08-23

Runs batted in-Trosky t2), Boudreau,
Heath. Hemsley, Feller. Lewis t3). Two
base hit-Case Home run-Lewis Double
plays-Keltner Mack and Trosky: Bou.
dreau, Mack. and Trosky; Bloodworth and
Cleveland. g. Bases on balls-Off Feller,
|; of Chase, g.. Struck out--By Feller
s: bv Chase, 2: by Appleton. !. Hits-Of
Chase, 5 in 51s innings; off Appleton, 3
in 22s innings: of Carrasquel o in 2 in
nings. Wild pitch-Feller. Losing pitcher
Chase. Umpires-Messrs. Rommel, Kolls
and Hubbard. T1me-2:00. Attsndancs-
Evening star., 1939-08-23
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Columbus. 5-2: St. Paul 4-2 (sec-
ond game called end SIXTH.
indianapolis, 5-3; Milwaukee, 3".
Minneapolis. 3: Toledo, f.
Kansas City 8; Louisville, g.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Mass Meeting Called
On District Suffrage

William H. Monde1l, vice president
of the Citizens Conference on Dis.
trict Suffrage, will preside at mass
meeting for residents of the North
west section of the city at the
Thomson School tomorrow at pm.
The rally is to spur the drive for
25.0O0 post cards to Chairman Jen-
nings Randolph of the House Dis.
trict Committee. asking enlarged.
elected city council in a reorganiza.
ton of the District government.
Wilbur S. Finch, president Of the
association, will outline the Ken
nedy bill for a 21-man elected mu.
nicipal assembly and its role in sup.
plementing the Grif1enhagen reor.
ganization proposals.
The need for volunteer workers
was stressed by leaders of the post
card drive at headquarters, room
230, Bond Building.
Civic leaders who will address the
rally include William NICK. Clayton,
first president of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations: L. A. Car
ruthers, president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations: Charles M.
Thomas, president, Federation Of
Civic Associations; Vice President
Kennedy of the local A. F. l.. Milk
Drivers Union; Arthur Clarendon
Smith, founder and first president
of the Federation of Businessmen
Associations; Mrs. Minnie Frost
Rands, playwright and clubwoman,
and Sidney Katz, secretary Of
the Washington Industrial Union
Council
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Three Held for Jury
In Shooting Cases

Two colored youths, who pleaded
guilty in Police Court yesterday In
connection with the shooting OF Lee
Tew, laundryman, and third col
ored man, who pleaded not guilty,
were held without bond for action
of the grand jury.
Their victim, who was shot April
20 in his shop while looking for
keys to open the gate leading to
the cash register, was still in q
critical condition at Sibley Hospital.
The youths, Charles Coy. %, and
Logan Anderson, 10, and William
S. Brown, 43, the man police said
they named in signed statements
as the brains" behind the shooting.
were also charged by police with
assault with a dangerous weapon
on Malcolm Crockett, q taxicab
driver who was shot in the mouth
In Fenton street NV. q few hours
after the Chinese was wounded.
Judge Walter Casey, before whom
they were arraigned, was told the
men also were being charged on the
police books with several robberies
and two other assaults with q dan
gerous weapon, one Of which did
not involve Brown. The older man,
despite his plea Of innocence, waived
preliminary hearing In the Tew case.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
House Will Consider
Two District Crime
Curb Bills Tomorrow
Four Other Locol
Measures to Come
Up at Session

The House tomorrow will consider
two drastic crime control bills for
the District along with four other
local measures of lesser Importance.
The crime control legislation,
sponsored by Representative Schultz,
Democrat, of Indiana is designed
to make Jail sentences mandatory
in cases involving crimes of vio-
lence, and to require registration at
the police department of every re-
volver in the District. Dealers in
firearms also would be prevented
from selling such weapons without
approval of the police department.
Mr.. Schultz, himself a victim of
an armed holdup in Washington
several years ago, said enactment
of the legislation would make the
District "the safest place in the
United States"
Another District bill on the House
calendar would exempt drivers of
Federally owned vehicles stationed
outside Washington from procuring
local drivers permits while driving
In this city.
The other bills provide:
l. To give the Commissioners
wider latitude in making assess
ments for benefits in connection
with the opening, widening or
Strengthening of minor streets and
alleys.
2. To give to Charlotte E. Hunter,
former public school teacher, bene-
fits under the teachers retirement
act.
3. To grant to the Doctors Hos
pital, Inc, authority to construct an
underground conduit for electrical
lines, connecting its two buildings at
1915 and 1916 I street NV.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Cos Station Robbers
SIuq Proprietor

Smashed in the head with the
butt of a revolver, Antonio lorna.
tora, 42-year-old filling station
proprietor, was robbed of $25 py
two armed colored bandits las.
night.
The victim told police the two
men entered his gas station at 452
New York avenue and, as they said
"Stick 'em up," slugged him. He
suffered flesh wound on his temple.
After he struggled to his feet, he
said, they told him to go in the
back room of the station, where he
waited until they made their escape
He described them as dark skinned,
about Is years old.
Margaret Lewis, 1916 Irving street
NV, lost her pocketbook contain.
ing $l2, to pair Of colored youths
last night. The boys snatched tho
purse from her as she walked near
her home. =.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Central High Stadium damned
In c Community Center Circus
200 Students Have Ports in Show
Reheursed for Three Months

to the entertainment Of the chill
dren. With him were such per-
formers as Charles Fralick, Simon
Book, James Callan. John Robert
shaw, Frederick Mckinney and
John McElwee.
The afternoons entertainment
started with concert by the Elks'
Boys Band, after which the Boy and
Girl Scouts Bugle Corps played.
The Fort Stevens drill team, men,
bers of the Order Of Eastern Star
and the Boys Club were next on the
program.
Blind Mice" Open Show.
The circus was presented in five
parts. Ringmasters, attired in white
breeches, white shirts with red rib
bons across their chests and silk
top hats, started the show "on
the move"
The show opened with an act by
children in blind mice costumes
gray colored with long black tails.
Then came two groups Of Irish COL
leens and Irish lads attired in green
and white uniforms. At the end
of the performance balloons were
released over the field, to the play
ing of the National Anthem.
Aside from the amateurs the
audience witnessed the tumbling
acts of Fred Mulvey, Charles Wan
nan, T. Nolan, A. j. Salturelli and
j. Colangelo. The program ended
with a patriotic rally by the Elks'
Boys Band, directed by Frank Kid
we'll, augmented by the Sons of
the American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps.
Evening star., 1939-05-07

Central High School Stadium was
jammed yesterday afternoon with
5000 young circus fans who turned
out for the Community Center De-
partment's fifth annual circus.
Hot dogs, red lemonade, and soda
pop were added attractions during
the hour -and-a-half show. The 200
students who took main parts had
rehearsed three months.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples of the
Community Center Department was
in charge of the show and when the
last weary trooper had left the field
she declared that this years per-
formance was the most successful
in the history of the event.
One of the most spectacular acts
was the burning building. A melo-
dramatic event; it took. less than
two minutes to stage. The rehear-
sal took three weeks.
Balloons Add to Festive Air.
The entire stadium took the
aspects Of a real circus. Strings Of
bright t-colored banners and multi
colored balloons added to the festive
air. Vendors of refreshments did
a rushing business.
Gordon Hittenmark, the an
nouncer, had a busy day describing
what was going on in the three
rings and two platforms.
The Wiegand Sisters, in an aero
batic number, brought down the
stands in the high light of the
afternoons activities. The team
ranged in age from 4-year -old to
an acrobatic performer of 16.
Frank Portillo, the clown, added
Evening star., 1939-05-07
185 Relief Families Fare
Cut In Assistance

Public assistance grants to "at
Seast" 185 families must be reduced
July ! If Congress adopts the House
plan for limitation of $48 a month
to persons on the relief rolls of the
District, according to a statistical
report released yesterday by the
Board OF Public Welfare.
Hazel Spicer, statistician of the
Public Assistance Division, reported
that Is Of April there were 338
households which actually received
more than one type of aid. so per
cent of which showed grants in ex-
cess of $48. In IL households. grants
In one type of aid exceeded the bro
posed limit.
Spouse cases comprised 10 per
cent Of all households with more
than one type of aid, the Welfare
Board was informed. The study
showed there were l66 households in
which the man and wife each re-
ceived a grant for old-age assist
ance: in 10 other households there
were other combinations, with each
spouse the recipient of some form of
aid. For example, in 40 households
one spouse received old-age assist
ance and the other received general
public assistance.