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The Omaha guide., 1939-06-03
PREVENT THE FIRES or TOMORROW

Prevent tomorrow's fires by build
ing today's buildings safely.
There's a motto hat should never
be out of the mind of anyone planning
to erect a structure of any kind-or
civic authorities responsible for local
building codes.
The National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters has made a new study Of
building fires. This study shows that
there are Several outstanding factors
which not only in themselves increase
the probability of losses because of
inherent conditions, but also prevent
effective fire fighting" These factors
make up a lengthy list. Some of the
major ones are: Excessive areas, open
s~tairways, uninsulated steelwork, lack
of gre doris, and weak floors and struc-
tural members which fail swiftly when
fire breaks out. Another danger, found
in many buildings, is the existence of
inaccessible places where fires can
grow without discovery until they
have gone beyond immediate control.
The solution to bad building, nat
urally, lies in the passage and rigorous
enforcement of up to date building
codes. 1t is true that a sound code
may increase costs of construction to
some extent. But it is also true, in the
words of the National Board that
leach day examples arise in which
some ~cheapening of construction has
caused the loss of a life or the destruc-
ton of property values which may in
fuence the economic we'll being of the
entire community" Certainly saving a
few dollars in the initial cost of a
building, isn't worth the risk entaiIed.
The National Board has also issu-
ed a new bulletin on building codes as
an instrument of fire prevention,
which will be sent free upon applica-
ton to its offices at So John Street,
New York City. There isn't a town in
America, ho matter how small, that
can afford to be without a sound build
ing code-or to continue in force a
code that in obsolete and out of accord
with the conditions of today.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-03

merchandising sots to rise, and thus
tends to reduce the general standard
Of living. But recently enthusiasm for
such laws seems to have considerably
cooled. Most of us have come to realize
that no one wins in the long run when
we put laws in the path of progress
in any field.
Evening star., 1939-02-09

got beat in straight sets by Joe
Hunt in the opening round.
But upon my word, this is the
same Wayne Sabin, the boy from
California, and if both he and I
are not seriously mistaken he
has become a whale of tennis
player. He thinks he will play
one of the singles and possibly
help with the doubles in the next
Davis Cup challenge round, and
so do I.
Even now, it's difficult to be-
lieve that such a change in ap-
pearance and temperament could
come over one 22-year old boy in
only five months, but it has. His
victories over Mako and Grant
were not accidents. Mako thought
they were for time. After all,
Mako reached the finals of the
national championships, whereas
Sabin wasn't even ranked because
of insufficient data" But Mako
admits now that the lickings he
has been taking were the Mccoy.
In I'VE months sahin has put
Evening star., 1939-02-09
CIV. Seeks Basket Lead Here
In Game Tonight; Hoyos
Conquer Terrdpins

Based on their performances In
their last four games the Colonials
could spot both their local rivals
points and still win.
1t took Georgetown more than a
half to penetrate Maryland's zone
defense at will, and G.. w. has
routed similar defense in half that
time. In addition, most of the
Hoyas' l8 field goals were the long,
arching kind, popped up from over
the reaches of the Terps' front line
of defenders. Half the time Mary
land made no effort to stop its RI
walls from shooting, and with dire
results.
Georgetown will not have the
height and weight advantage on
George Washington it had last
night. In fact the general edge in
these departments may be with
the Colonials
Capt. Joe Murphys and Sopho-
more Johnny McGowan's work off
the backboards was the Hoyas' big
edge, and the former was the win
ners' leading scorer, though all OF
Georgetown regulars shared in the
point getting. George De Witt of
Maryland was the games high
scorer. with 13 points, but he re-
ceived" no help from his teammates
as did Murphy and MCGOWAN.
Close in First Half.
Although never in the lead or
even on close terms with its rival,
Maryland made a close game out
of it for more than half. George
towns 20-15 lead at intermission
marked the widest margin it enjoyed
before midway the second period,
and although Maryland once mar
rowed the gap it never succeeded in
tying the score.
With four minutes to play Coach
Burton Shipley conceded defeat, and
the Hoyas scored their last 8 points
on a complete second team.
The game was a success from the
gate" viewpoint. as more than 5000
spectators-the largest college bas-
ket ball crowd of the year-were in
the big coliseum.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Four ReouIurs Have PAGES to Maintain

definitely adequate, although 1t
of figures
grade
outfed will have the Vosmk left
they
Nonnekamp Stanley
looking rookie, take
pitching
headed
another Ostermueer
year
gamble
7
Cleveland
through
anything,
than last question much
Higgins will
Evening star., 1939-02-09
More, if Not Better, Pitching on Hand

entirely reasonable finished the 1888
pitching
led the eanedrun them off
develop
ranking left entirely the Sox htters 1t
batting
promise outhelder named
Williams probably prompted Chapman Chappes
Williams really inspired the Chapman
that Williams best
possible exception the Yankees
baed 1866 Minneapolis 48
the deemed deserving
a regular.
present
good
better pitching Bostons catching
1t headed Desaute hard
Peacock
Evening star., 1939-02-09
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. O.
Something close to a miracle has
happened to young Wayne Sabin,
the tennis player, and as a happy
result I think maybe we can sit
back and quit worrying about
losing the Davis Cup to the Aus
tralians next summer.
Sabin, if you by some outside
chance didn't hear, has been the
sensation of the citrus tennis cir
cult, beating the pants off Gene
Mako four times, Bitsy Grant
once, and winning four consecu-
tive tournaments without even
getting his hair mussed.
To those of us who had watched
Sabin try to play as late as the
national championships at For
est Hills at the tail end of the
past summer, this didn't seem
possible, much less plausible. The
Sabin we knew was an unhealthy,
unhappy-lookins individual VINO
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Appleton Still Out of Line

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. O.
Pitcher Pete Appleton, No. l re-
lief chucker of the Nationals and
one of three still unsigned, paid
a fruitless visit to training camp
today and wandered on his way
southwark for vacationing pur-
poses.
Appleton dropped into Orlando
to talk turkey with President
Clark Griffith, who still is vaca-
tioning, himself, at Belleair,
Fla. The veteran right-hander,
who is slightly disappointed in
his contract, was bent on clear
Ing 1t up before he moved nearer
the Gulf Stream to bask in Flori-
da's copyrighted sunshine.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Improved Officiating
For Pro Football
Aim Of Mogu|s
luekmon Most Sought
Gridmon at Meeting
Of National League
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Feb. 9.-The National
Professional Football League opened
its goth annual executive meeting
today, but the chief subjects for dis
cussion involved players, schedules
and officiating rather than an
niversary celebrations.
Coach Earl "Curley" Lambeau of
the Green Bay Packers, one of four
delegates who have been present at
each of the 10 previous sessions,
brought with him a demand for
better officiating.
The Green Bay Packers boss said
he wanted prospective officials to
pass a physical examination as we'll
as a quiz on rules and that he was
ready to pay bigger salaries for bet
ter officiating.
Charles BidWell, owner of the
chicago Cardinals, expressed him.
self In favor of legislation offering
officials greater security. Others have
suggested certification and assign
ment of officials before the start of
Ine season.
Still another suggestion called for
production of movie composed of
disputed plays for the instruction of
officials.
One of the most sought after
draftees this year appeared to be
Sid Luckman, the Columbia u.
passer. He's wanted by New York
and Brooklyn, but the Chicago Bears
have first call on his services. Luck
man has intimated he would give
pro football the go by, but If he
plays, says George Halas, owner
coach of the Bears, it will be for the
Bears.
John Drake. former Purdue full
back who starred at Cleveland for
two seasons, was another popular
choice.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
The Sox Asked Only for Pitchers

caution the 1888
did pretty fair job partially
dmantng pretty 1889
they
or both,
peculiar during the trading
Fielder Ben
asked
Al Chapman went to Ceve
Galeouse notorousy bad pitcher
OF the business
Outfede
ouelder Morgan regarded
OF the
wild outpaw who has known
innings whether he
Lacquer.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

George Washington last home
appearance until the Maryland game
on February % will be made tonight,
when a fast Washington and Jeffer-
son quint, which beat the Colonials
in their last game of the 1878
campaign, is encountered at Tech.
Should the G. W.s avenge that
defeat, they would recapture the
nominal leadership of the local COL
leges, held today BY Georgetown by
virtue of last nights 1926 conquest
of Maryland at College Park.
The Hoyas, victorious in of IA
games, lead with a percentage of
.642, against the Colonials' .636. but
win for the latter tonight would
boost the G Streeters' average to 666.
w. e. ]. Defeated by Navy.
Washington and Jefferson, whipped,
37-51, by Navy over at Annapolis
yesterday. still will enter the game
with a better record than G.. W..
for the Presidents have won times
III ~ SJdl tS, COlllJdlCu W VIC W.
lonials 7 out of II. Because that
season lending defeat last year pre-
vented Bill Reinharts team from
closing its campaign with a string
of seven straight victories, the Buff
is especially anxious to reverse the
result of a year ago.
After tonight the Colonials will
embark on one of the toughest
road trips undertaken by any local
five. Within the next seven nights
George Washington will be called
upon to meet West Virginia, Toledo,
Loyola of Chicago, Wayne and Brad
ley Tech, and there is little better
opposition in the Midwest than those
last three teams. If they return
home with three out of five they
will be doing we'll.
Judging from what they saw last
night at College Park the Colonials
probably would be content to stay
at home and settle the question of
local supremacy by games with
Georgetown and Maryland from
now until the end of the season.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Basket Ball

College.
GEORGETOWN. 80: Maryland. IS.
Navy. 81: Washington and Jefferson.
Army. 40: Colgate. 81.
Long Island, 4s; Duouesne. 81.
Temple, "a; Western Reserve. 4o.
Princeton, "A; Rutgers, 33.
Syracuse. 36; Cornell 80.
G. c. n: Y, 81 Fordham. 35;
Gs1I1!5Is eeRn STATE 4; R,s,SpqIsh ,SpI1 s2 AZ
villanova, "a: Dickinson. 80.
Lehigh. so: Haverford. 81.
Washinston coIlese (Md), "a: st.
Ithaca "A: St. Francis. 40,
Richmond SO: RandoIph- Macon. il.
Roanote Mans roFsS. ss Lenoir ss FuRERhsn Rhsne ss
Georgia Tech. 81; Sewanee 80.
V. M, l.. 43: virginia Tech, 80.
Davidson. AZ; Duke 40.
Virginia Tech, FTosh. 81: v. N. L
stetson. $4; PRESBYTERIAN. rs.
louisiana Tech 60; Loyola New Or
HiaWassee. "a: Young Harris. 80.
Howard. 43; Chattanooga. 81.
LOUISIANA Coilese. 81 Mississippi
Hanover. IS; Louisville. 80.
Glenville Teachers. "a: Concord. So.
Hampdsn.sydnsy Frosh; ~: William
Moravian, 50; Susouehanns. 4s.
Montana. SO; Mexico. 81.
Kansas. "a; Oklahoma A. and NJ. ~.
Nebraska. 40; Kansas State. "a.
Loyola tChicago). So De Paul, 26.
Tri.State. 33; Indiana Tech. 80.
Butler. 81; Wabash. 25 1.-TWO extra
periods.
Indiana Central so; Franklin. 36.
Rose Poly IS: N c. A. G. u. 25.
Phillips. 35; Oklahoma City Parks 81.
Columbus Iowa) 81; st. Thomas. 26.
Kent State. A.; Buffalo. 33
BILLINGS Poly. As: Montana Mines. "a
Wright Jr. College, 5S: Grand Rapids.
A.
Scholastic.
Eastern. 90: Gonzaga. 1s.
Episcopal. 40; Washington-L 3.
Professional.
Akron Firestone So: Warren (Pa). 80.
Shsboygan. 80; Pittsburgh. 81.
Evening star., 1939-02-09

Guess I got the wrong infor-
nation" confessed Pietro. II
thought Griff was here. Now I
understand he won't be in town
until Saturday"
Appleton left the impression
that he won't be hard to sign.
He and Buddy Myer, another un-
signed Nat, have beh corre-
spending with Griff all winter on
the salary question.
The other "holdout," Pitcher
Jimmy De Shong, hasn't even
acknowledged Grifhths original
contract. In a recent letter to
Manager Bucky Harris the old
gent confessed to no great anxiety
on this score. Harris, in answer.
ing, admitted to even less"
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Early Up for Third Trial. Expected Fill Mats Regular Catching Berth
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Elizabethtown VS.. wilson
Teachers, Teachers gym, 8.
Washington and Jefferson VS..
George Washington, Tech gym,
8:15.
Central VS.. George Washington
Freshmen, Tech gym, tbs.
American j. v. VS.. Bethesda
Chevy Chase, Bethesda, 8.
st. Johns VS.. Montgomery
Blair, Silver Spring, 8:l5.
Dewitt VS.. Laurel, Laurel, Md.
Handban.
District A. A. U. four-wau
championships, Y. M. c. A.
Swimming.
Woodrow Wilson VS.. Y. M. c. A.
varsity, "Y" pool, 8:15.
Wrestling.
Jim Londos VS.. Tommy O'Toole,
Turner's Arena, first match, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
George Washington VS.. West
Virginia, Cumberland, Md.
Catholic VS.. Seaton Hall.
Elizabethtown VS.. Gallaudet,
Gallaudet gym, 8.
Maryland Freshmen VS.. East
ern, Eastern gym, $3.50.
st. Adams VS.. Rockville, Rock
vile. $3.50.
Western VS.. Anacostia; Wood
row Wilson VS.. Central public
high series games, Tech gym,
7::3O.
Gonzaga VS.. Roosevelt, Roose-
welt gym, $50.
Montgomery Blair VS.. Landon,
Landon gym, $3.50.
Hopewell High VS.. Washing
ton-Lee High, Arlington. 8.
Mount Rainier VS.. Bladensburg,
Bladensburg gym, 8.
John Marshall VS.. George
Washington High, Alexandria.
Hampton Institute VS.. Howard,
Howard gym, 8.
Miner Teachers vs.. North Car
olina State Teachers, Fayette-
vile, N. G.
Swimming.
Baltimore City College VS..
Western, Y. M. C. A. pool, 3:45.
Southeast Boys Club VS.. Gen.
tral. Central pool, $50.
Boxing.
Kentucky VS.. Columbus, Turn
er's Arena, 8:15.
Track.
Catholic VS.. Penn A. G. dn-
door, Philadelphia.
Handball.
District A. A. U. open four
wall championships, Y. M. 9. A.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Win, Lose or Draw
Caution Is Thrown to the Winds
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

ORLANDO, 9-Wherever baseball convene-and
specesthey to the
bizarre than
club This coupled with their of
last the Boston avorie
topic
finished and onhaH behind the world
they only club the league
hold the
something
the
the Yankees 274 mark, which ranked sixth.
Ofhandedy the would be satisfied to
entitled
Clark Griffith That
Eddie Collins
tin Yawkey, type would
bunty policy
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Trade Of Chapman Interesting Incident

hckngs their
called soft touch and sucker in the
believe this unpubcd investment is ready to dividends AT any
willing consistent valuable regulars for
of holdings.
infed 1888 will intact
the business with
Will
will be Tabor good
Roads Ala This not to be
old, bated $3.50
Minneapolis last and feded at 935 clip
interesting DEAL Chapman
the peedser always figured that day he would
good When he
Griffith
didn't and Griffith shipped him to Boston
the big Chapman the
third ranking hitter the American League with $40 trailing
jeff Health Ceeands
traded him Galehouse
establish
league ability.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
5portsmanship Meet
Honors Sought by
a School Quints
High Bosketers to Tilt
In Rockville Tourney
On March z and ;
BY GEORGE HUBER.

One of the most unusual and in
teresting basket ball tournaments in
this section is the annual Sports
manship Tourney at Rockville, in
which the winner may be decided
on a basis other than point scor-
ing. 1t has been held there for IL
years and has created intense in
terest among nearby schools.
Dates set for this years tourney
are March 2 and 3, with Frederick,
Bethesda Chevy Chase and sher-
wood High teams invited. Richard
Montgomery Of Rockville is the host
school.
Losers Might Advance.
1t is single elimination tourna-
ment, with a team receiving 10
points for each victory. For each
foul committed, however, l point
is conducted. so it is possible for a
team to lose a game and yet ad-
SdllCS ullO lllc llChG lOuIlO. I VI CA
ample Team A beats Team B, but
A commits 16 fouls while B COM
mits but 5. In this case B ad-
vances because A would have a
minus l score.
St. Johns Completes Quartet.
st. Johns track team has in
creased its size now that the Catho-
lie U. indoor meet, set for March
4, is getting within shouting dis
tance. Not long ago Everett Bowes,
miller. was the only one out. In
an effort to complete a relay COM
bination he has persuaded several
football players to join him in
daily workouts at Brookland under
Dorsey Griffith, c. US track coach.
AS an example of the connection
between track and football, Bowes
pointed to Frank DAILY, tackle on
last years Johnny eleven. Frank
plans to go to c. U. next year
and of course will play football
there. He is practicing with the
track team getting his legs in shape
for the spring training sessions.
The football players now work
with Bowes and making up the
rest of the mile relay team are
Heiberger and Brennan, ends, and
Sansalone, guard.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Change in Subin Bosters Tennis Front
Stronger Physically Wayne Now Looms Davis Cup Defender

on 10 pounds of healthy muscle
and about an inch in height. He
is fit and hard and elated at his
transformation.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Personal Notes.

Dot Travis, sister of Roosevelt's S
Ernie Travis, basket ball center. Is
one of the stars on Montgomery
Blair's girls court team. She made
nine baskets in her last game.
Cres Bride of Blair thinks he has
STRENGTHENED his boys team with
the addition of Jimmie King, a
senior who never before was out
for basket ball. He scored six points
in his first game. Ed Bradfeld,
football, basket ball and baseball
player at Episcopal, is secretary
of the schools literary club.
Evening star., 1939-02-09

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Evening star., 1939-05-14
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

matte camera kept grinding away
but everybody was laughing SO hard
they had to get off the set for fear of
spelling the scene wanted to laugh
so much forgot my lines"
Mischa has acquired real Ameri-
can wife Norma Tillman, who has
Indian blood in her veins, was busi
ness woman when they met. After
they we're married, when he couldn't
pay the rent she did She ism t working
now. They have four year-old son
who, Mlscha hopes. will be an artist
That is why the boy was named
Anthony.
"1f he is serious artist, he'll be
Anthony Auer," said Mischa. "If he
is swing player, he'll be Tony Auer.
Artists and spices are always in de-
mand. no matter who is in power.
He talks epigrammatically- - not
to impress his listeners. but because it
is born in him. He doesn't really give
a darn whether you are impressed.
He is. He's impressed as all get-out
that he has reached point where he
doesn't even have to travel with the
Top Four Hundred of Beverly Hills
in order to get jobs! He is busy - and
in his spare time he is free to trot
with his real friends.
Mischa likes to take things easily,
philosophically. Given choice of
seeking new part or going to the
beach, he will always 60 to the beach,
he says. That's typically Russian. The
reaction of man who feels his mission
of making people laugh is all done on
borrowed time
Evening star., 1939-05-14
CoNFIDENTIALLY, HE'S FoNNY
Continued from pose eight

Ethical Culture School in New York
Il certainly was problem child, }"
said Mlscha IL couldn't do the work
and | didn't care When the teacher
asked me what was the matter, said :
After seeing death and torture, sup
pose don't do algebra?
Again that shrug
He apprenticed himself to the
theater in 1925 as an extra with Helen
Chandler in Dudley Dlgges's produc
ton of Ibsen's The Wild Duck" His
first role was that of an old man. He
had to famillarize himself with elabo-
rate makeup from the start. AS a
matter of fact. Digges became inter-
ested in him when he saw some photo
graphs Mlscha had had taken OF
himself. made up for various parts.
They showed imagination. although
they were terrible, Digges said.
Auer went steadily on after THE
Wild Duck" His second part was
versatile one: he was voice behind
ioor, shadow walking across win
dow. assistant stage manager, or call
boy, and the sound effects of an army
marching by house. He remembers
distinctly how he had to hang sabers
around his neck and rattle them by
wipplinp his bOdy while he rubbed
together two cement blocks with his
hands to make the sound of shuffiing
feet. But he made forty-fve dollars
week Riches!
Not long after, he joined Eva lie
Gallienne's company. then Walter
Hampden's and finally Bertha ka-
lich's While he was on tour with
kalich he met movie producer in
Los Angeles who promised to take
care of him if he wanted to crash
Hollywood. Auer came back to Holly
wood five days after that producer
himself was fired. Well, what of it? All
borrowed time. anyway.
1T took me three years to make a
living in Hollywood. said Mischa.
But it's a wonderful country. You
can live on oranges and credit. and
have a car to boot
His first parts IN pictures were
"heavies." He never made much
Evening star., 1939-05-14
WHICH WAY WOULD YOU BET?

l. Do you believe that bats are blind?
Yes O NOD
2. Do you believe that it is unhealth-
full to leave flowers overnight in an i'll
persons room? Yes O NoD
3. Do you believe that the Red Sea
is reddish? Yes II NoO
A. Do you believe that a cold key on
the back of the neck will help to stop
nosebleed? Yes III NoD
5. Do you believe that an intestinal
tapeworm causes excessive appetite?
Yes . NOD
6. Do you believe that hair may turn
Evening star., 1939-05-14

money, chiefly because a heavy often
gets killed IN the first reel But, short
and sweet as his engagements were,
they kept on. Then came his first
break - the part of the gigolo in "My
Man Godfrey"
From then on he has climbed stead
lily upward. His pictures include a
number of hits: Three Smart Girls"
"Winterset," Little Tough Guys in
Society and the record-smashlng
You Can't Take 1t With You" His
success in the last-named production
was almost dwarfed when rumor had
it the Hays office was going to kill the
"wallop" line of the show. when the
ballet master gives his opinion of the
sisters ability as dancer: "Conhden-
TALLY. she steenks" Only Auer's
genteel delivery saved it - for the
picture and for his personal glory.
He thinks he is funny. Reason:
he says he is an average audience, and
if what he does strikes him as funny it
ought to strike the public the same
way. But you can't think you are
funny Whtle you are acting. Once
when he was playing with Madeleine
Carroll in "All Yours" he had to fall
into the water fully dressed. They
took the scene four times, and each
time the company was convulsed.
when | came out of the water for
the fourth time the whole set was
deserted" related Mischa The auto
Evening star., 1939-05-14

gray in few hours from sudden fright?
Yes q MOI
Z. Do you believe that it never rains
in the Sahara Desert?
Yes q NoO
8. Do you believe that water rots
rubber? Yes . NoO
9. Do you believe that nightingales
sing only at night? Yes q No .
10. Do you believe that it is not safe
to leave canned foods in cans after
opening? Yes O No .
-HAROlD HART
Evening star., 1939-05-14

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