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Evening star., 1939-07-13
Taxi Driver Hoping
To Give Singh Ride
On Mat Tonight
Added Match Expected
To Precede Hindu's
Tilt With Baxter

There will be wrestling tonight as
usual in Promoter Joe Turner's pri-
vate game preserve on w street
and the public is cordially invited
to join in the fun. First bout is
scheduled for $50.
While officially booked for only
one match, that with Laverne Bax-
ter in the co-feature, Mani Singh
the visiting attraction, may have
a few additional impromptu con-
tests with public spirited citizens
who have become morbidly curious
of his cobra hold and are organiz-
ing posses to track it down and
stamp it out of existence.
Tonight's candidate is Steve
Thompson, a taxi pilot with yen
for wrestling. Steve will be sec
onded by Col. Walter Gray, a habit
ual heckler, who made a gallant
effort to break the hold last week
and was lifted out of the ring with
a neat linoleum design on his back.
Col. Gray says Thompson will make
the cobra hold look like a tame
garter snake grip.
Jim Clinstock and Bibber Mccoy
a couple of burly roughies, will
decorate the scenery in the other
half of the co-feature, and the pub
lies attention is respectfully called
to the fact that this is strictly
private party. 1t promises to Whip
up bit of excitement.
In other matches Red Ryan meets
Hank Metheny, Jack Hader tangles
with Ernie Powers, and Angelo
Leone comes to grips with Pete
Managoff.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Rebuilding Devitt's Grid Team
Big Job for Dunlap, Former
Central Boy Now Coach
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

Control of athletics at Dewitt
Prep will pass into young and in
experienced but capable hands this
autumn when Don Dunlap. former
Central High and Washington and
Lee University athlete steps into the
head coaching berth at the Upton
street school. He succeeds Jim Su-
grue, who resigned to accept posi-
ton with the Douglas Aircraft
Corp. in California.
A cheerful but modest young man,
Don has no false notions about his
new situation. Frankly, he's step
ping into one of the toughest coach
ing assignments in the city, facing
problems that would bring a fresh
harvest of gray hair to the heads of
veteran coaches, but facing them
with smiling confidence. Dunlap
knows his football, theoretically and
practically. All he wants is material
to work with, fair chance to prove
his coaching ability.
Had Good Season.
Dewitt will have few holdovers
from last years eleven which won
the admiration and respect of all its
opponents in a difficult six-game
schedule. 1t lost heartbreakers to
Mercersburg, Harrisburg, Hampden
and Catholic University frosh, but
vanqulshed Benedictine Academy of
Richmond and its arch-rival, Bulls.
in the final game of the season. 1t
was considered a good year, and it
was formidable team. But most
of the boys have departed, and
Dunlap must build from the
ground up.
Bill Kemp, kid" Becker and Ed
Gravo are among the few backfield
candidates returning to school, while
Nick Zuras, Mike Gravo and Art
Farquhar are about the sum total of
linemen untouched by the ravages
OF graduation. Artie Lane, l9O-
pound Maryland freshman tackle
and boxing star last year, will enroll
at Dewitt to prepare for Naval Acad-
emy entrance examinations and
should be big help to the team, but
more than one recruit is needed to
plug the numerous gaps.
With one of the toughest schedules
in the schools history staring him
in the face, Don might be justified
in feeling a bit shaky about the
whole business, but refuses to be
pesslmistic-even with Mercersburg
Academy appearing on the schedule
Evening star., 1939-07-13
He'll Wind Up a Winner Yet,
Boasts Krokky, Enthused
Over New Technique

of, of course. but had to let of
steam some way
Declared Smoker Than Feller.
Faster than Feller," said Boston's
Jimmy Foxx Of Krakky last season.
and Prexy Clark Griffith later pre-
dicted Joe would blossom as a star
pitcher this season. He hasn't de-
veloped according to predictions, but,
by the same token, the chunky blond
southpaw still has faith in himself
and he says he's learning.
Joe may never fulfill the barrel of
promise he has displayed sporadi-
cally, but he won't be stymied for
lack of heart. He's been jolted
severely several times during his
rather brief baseball career, but he
prefers to feel those experiences have
been stepping stones to stardom.
Meanwhile, the Mats invaded this
scorching sector to tangle with the
Browns in a 3-game series. The
Mats gained an even break in eight
games in the East prior to the all
star game and are determined to re-
turn to Griffith Stadium with their
best road record of the 1899 cam
paign.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Fighting Fox, Thought
Sprinter, Turns Out
To Be Ace Reuter-
Captures Massachusetts,
Handicap; ChoIIedon
And Lisoroti Flop
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, July 13-Branded as
strictly sprinter because of his
disappointing 1888 Kentucky Derby
effort. William Woodward's 4-year-
old Fighting Fox today ranked
among the turf's outstanding rout-
ers as result of his victory over
Pompoon and 10 other rivals in the
$5o,o00 Massachusetts Handicap.
That 4-year-old bay son of Gal
lahad Sd, with Jimmy Stout riding
under orders to get him out front
and keep him there, led from start
to finish in yesterdays 1ls-mile test
on the sloppy Suffolk Downs track
Fighting Fox. an outsider in the
brilliant field, had a quarter length
on Pompoon as he came under the
wire in l:52. three seconds off Sea-
biscuits track record. Another
long shot, the Shandon Farm S
Burning Star, showed and 3-year-
old Challedon, the Preakness winner
ran fourth and out, as far as the
thousands who made him the rs
favorite were concerned.
Mrs. A. J. Abel's Honey Cloud
the second choice, ran ninth and
the best the Binglin Stables Ligaroti
another heavily backed starter
could do before Crooner Bing Crosby
his co-owner, was beat but one horse
while winding up in 18th place.
Fighting Fox paid S3l, $3.50 and
Sll.60 to his supporters while carry
ing the rich purse for his New York
millionaire owner.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Capital Man Brings
5. f. {. Into Fight
Over 'Gansett
O'Horo Beaten, KiIbourne
Says Check on Proxies
Will Be Demanded
By the Associated Press,

~ WIG HoooIlhtco HtceSs
PAWTUCKET, r. l., July 13-
The management slate emerged vic
torious today in the battle of proxies
for control Of the Narragansett race
track, but the losing faction an
nounced the fight would continue.
Election inspectors said last night
the management, headed by James
E. Dooley, president of the associa-
tion, held 2O5 1902 proxies, while the
faction which sought to restore
Walter E. OHara to control held
but 21,391.
Dooley subsequently was re-
elected president and O'Hara failed
of election to a post as director.
At the same time, however, Wal
ter H. Kilbourne OF Washington,
D. c., a member of the OHara
group, said the OHara hackers
would ask the Boston Stock Ex-
change to suspend all stock trans
actions Of the racing association on
the ground the association violated
regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
He said Ernest Cuneo, counsel for
the O'Hara faction, would ask the
S. E. C. to have the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation check $500 stock
holders in 40 States to determine if
signatures on proxies were valid.
In addition, Kilbourne asserted,
the OHara committee intends to
institute Superior Court proceedings
to upset the election.
Other officers elected in addition
to Dooley included Morgan Belmont
OF New York, chairman of the board
Directors chosen included William
A. Smart of New York. Smart de-
teated Neal OHara, brother of
Walter, who sought reelection.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Stad CORRESPONDENT

ST. LOUIS, July 13.-He's brand
ed as the all-America optimist by
this time, but the Mats Joe Kra-
kauskas OF the oval UNDERMINING
and tornado temper still is con-
vinced he's destined to become a
pitcher of considerable merit. He's
won only 4 games while losing 10.
but he hasn't allowed that to dis
turb gushing fountain of faith in
himself.
Joe's cup of confidence may run
over, but he still is maintaining that
when this season has been scribbled
into diamond annals his record will
make respectable reading. His aim
is to compile more victories than de-
feats and he's certain he now is
equipped with the mechanical and
mental machinery to do it.
Learns to Keep Balance.
Of what he had shown until a
week or so ago, Joe might have
been stamped by many as a fit
specimen for straitjacket to
utter such conversational craziness.
Krakky, though, feels he has learned
few things this season and in his
last three appearances has applied
his newly acquired knowledge ef-
fectively.
For one thing" barks the effer-
vescent Mr. Krakauskas, I've learned
to follow through on my pitches
I'm winding up fiat footed and
squared away facing the batter after
each pitch. I'm in a better position
to field anything that comes my
way and I'm not off balance like l
used to be.
Then. too," continues the louua-
clous Lithuanian, I'm not likely to
become upset so easily. I used to
get pretty panicky when somebody
slammed be for hit and that would
lead to more hits, but I've learned
to take that in stride.
MY curve used to be pretty dinky
but I'm getting more on it now and
/ can cross up those batters more.
Doggonit, I'm still gonna wund UP
winning more games than lose"
Recent Success Is Convincing.
Krakky may have something
there, for in his last 20 innings of
labor he has allowed only five runs
and captured brace of victories
He coasted to 1872 triumph over
the Athletics, BANKED the Yankees
in two innings of relief work and
bounced back to trim the Athletics
again, 6-3
Joe was away to sorry start this
season, but not as unimpressive as
his current record might indicate
He was hurting brilliant ball at times,
but was plagued by sorry support.
On other occasions his hurting was
hammy, but with any sort of breaks
krakky now would own a rather
rosy record.
He wasn't relishing those errors
behind him, but he managed to keep
1t to himself until one sweltering
day in Detroit. Krakky was pitch
ing a good game. but the Mats
couldn't muster run for him and
Joe exploded. He storned into the
dugout and raved and ranted at his
mates. who took it.
Il guess I would have punched
somebody in the mouth that day" ."
admits Joe, "if anybody had said
anything. I shouldn't have popped
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Russell Beats Heurich
To Goin First Place

With President George Russell
managing the team, the Russell Mo-
tor Co. staged a sensational 3-run
rally in the last inning yesterday
to beat Heurich Brewers, 6-5, and
go into first place in the Industrial
League.
Pusatari led the winners with 3
for 4. with Doonis holding the
Brewers to 7 hits. AS a result of
the loss Neurich's today found itself
in third place.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Rain Crimps Harness
Racing, With More
Seen for Today
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH. Me,
July l3.-Harness horsemen hoped
today that predicted showers would
hold of until after the Grand Cir
cults nine-dash program was over.
Yesterdays inaugural card was
rained out at the end of three heats
and the other six we're included in
today's offerings.
The holdovers included the 1914
national stake for 3-year old trot-
ters.
Also scheduled was a run off be-
tween Countess Hanover and
Cousin Hal, who each took a heat
Of yesterdays national for 2-year-
old PAGERS.
Vic Flemings Precise won the
lone dash of the trot for 3-year -old
fillies. to be completed today. Also
carded were two heats for 3-year-
old trotting colts.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Might Be Cruel to Toke Him
At His Word on Louis

Get me Joe Louis" is his con-
slant cry, and maybe they will do
that very thing for him in a year
or two, though it seems like dirty
trick to take the boy at his word.
Bettina has had only one fight of
consequence. He knocked out the
well-known razor strop, Tiger Jack
Fox last winter. He is a southpaW
with good, solid power in his left
hand. The gamblers figure that Conn
will be too smart for him, and Will
liam is a 2-to-1 favorite. but the
town of Beacon, N. Y, where Bet
tina halls from, when he feels like
hailing, loudly and unanimously is
behind its man. The time he fought
Fox the town of Beacon brought
brass band to the fight, The Bettina
slogan is Bring the bacon home to
Beacon"
I am afraid that Conn will steal
the bacon. on points. But the boy
from Beacon will make him sweat
for it.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Boxing Show Prices
To Be Sliced When
Locals Fill Bill

A new policy on boxing talent and
prices, effective next Monday night,
was announced today by Promoter
Joe Turner. Hereafter, once a month,
boxers who promise lots of action will
be carded, with the tickets ranging
from so cents to $1.65.
Three eight-rounders, one six and
one four will be billed, with name"
fighters being out. Turner believes
fans want to see action and he prom
ises to send local boys who throw
plenty of leather against each other.
Five thousand seats at so cents
will be the general admission va
riety. Ringside seats will be reduced
from $3.50 to S1.65 and boxes, former
ly Sl.65. will be an even dollar.
The price policy will not prevail for
fights involving name" fighters.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Minor Results


INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Syracuse, q: Rochester. 8.
toronto, LII: Newark o..
Buffalo Z: Baltimore. q.
Montreal, g. Jersey City. ..
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas s.sISssC, City, l2: Louisville. 5.
Milwaukee s.; Indianapolis, tcaued
END OF 9th by agreement.
Columbus, II; st. Paul. 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle. 4; HOLLYWOOD. 3.
san Francisco. 3; Sacramento, l.
Los Angeles, Q; San Diego, s.
Oakland, 3-3; Portland. Is.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Knoxville. 12-3; Chattanoosa. 1O-2
New Orleans. So Memphis, "a.
Little Rock, 9; Blrminsham. 2.
nashville. 13-2: Atlanta. lO-6.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Williamsport, .: Wilkes-Barre, /,
Sprlngheld; :; Binshamton, 0.
Hartford, s. Albany. 6
Scranton, %; Elmira. 4
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Oklahoma City, 6; Shreveport, s (called
END OF 9th by agreement.
Others postponed, rain.
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
burg-Centreville. vet grounds.
Cambridge, g. Salisbury, l.
Dover. 49, Pocomoke :.
Milford. 6; Easton, >.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Norfolk. &; winston Salem, 3.
Durham, A. Asheville l.
Richmond, 13: Portsmouth, =.
Charlotte. IS: Rocky Mount, 2-l
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Lincoln. 10: Norfolk e.
Mitchell. Z. Worthington. T.
Sioux City, 3: Sioux Falls, 2.
SALLY LEAGUE.
Augusta. g. SpartanburV. s.
Columbus. 3; Macon. =
Savannah. a. Jacksonville. 5.
Columbia IA Greenvllle. s.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Carter Of Washington
Outboxes Lancaster
By the Associated Press.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, July 49,
Jackie Carter, Washington, punched
out a victory over Jimmy Lancaster
Of Wilmington, Del, in an eight
round fight last night. Each weighed
1876.
Carter carried the fight to his
opponent and piled up a wide mar
gin on points.
Tony Galento refereed the bout.
Evening star., 1939-07-13

me- Kelly said, starting for the
uugout. Wait till I hit homer
for you, Mike dirested Hauser.
And bingo, he did it on the next
pitch"
Trainer Hirsch Jacobs, who
usually saddles his Tooth winner
of the season at Empire City, is
behind schedule this year. Mount
Clemens, Mich, Is miles from De-
troit, wants Bob Pastor to train
there for the Louis bout. Fred
Evening star., 1939-07-13
From the
Press Box
Conn Favored to Win
Scrap With Bettino
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Snecjsl Correspondent of The Star

NEW YORK. July 13 (NANA).-
Except for England, Denmark, Kur-
destan and couple of chronic dis
senters in Guatemala everybody
recognizes the light-heavyweight
fight between Melio Bettina and
Billy Conn as official.
New York recognizes it.
California recognizes it.
The National Boxing Association
recognizes it.
The l.. B. A. Gardner Boxing
Association will try to recognize it
If possible. We have seen Bettina
only once, but if he will wear a
white carnatlon in the buttonhole
Of his bathrobe in Madison Square
Garden we will recognize both him
and Conn with visible start, which
is the best kind of recognition you
can get from the l.. B. A.
incidentally there are rumors
atoot of better understandings
rapprochement, if you get what I
Inean-between the N. B. A., rep
resentiing as States, and the L. B.
A., which controls the vote in Elk
hart, Ind, and most of Death VAL
ley. Between us, we will hold box
ing in the palm of our hand, and a
darned uncomfortable feeling that
will be, too.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Fights Lost Night
the Associated Press.

ep the Associated Press.
GHICaGoIpets naohod Lel1o; ais i34n Gary
1891 Scranton, Pa. (2).
ST. -PAUL.-Billie Gillespie, 1sa,
Stone Lake. Wis. knocked out Mary
Wason, 1924. St. Paul 1O. Dick
Demaray, 145A Bismarck. N. Oak,
outponted Johnny Barbara. $50, Chi
HAGERSTOWN, Md.-Jackie Carter.
Lancaster, 1875. wilmington, Del (S).
QUEBEC.-Jack Dubois, 149l7, Lewis
ton, Me. stopped Al Shank, 155. Mon
treal (5l
Evening star., 1939-07-13

Apostoli says he'll not fight AL
Hostak anywhere except in New
York. Muddy Ruel. the old
catcher, is due a lot of credit for
the surprising showing of the
White Sox. Bert Keane, sports
editor of the Hartford Comm
Courant, who died Tuesday, was
recognized by all as one of the
outstanding authorities in the
East.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Mat Matches

~ II e Associated Press.
LONG BRANCH, N. J.-Pete
Managoff, 213. Chicago, defeated
Chief Chewacki, 240, Virginia,
who was disqualified.
NEWARK, N. J.-Bibber Nc
Coy, 237, Boston, threw Cliff
Olsen, 2l5, Minnesota, l7:41.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Naval Air Station Nine
Bows to Gusmen

Washington Gas Light Co.'S base
ball team had something to crow
over today as it reveled in yester-
days 1913 rout of the Naval Air
Station, flrst-half champion.
With Shortstop Braddock's four
safeties pacing a 17-hit attack. the
winners capitalized on 10 errors to
score in all except two innings.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Herndons, Blues Face

Herndons first-half champions of
the Tri-State League will meet Lu
Blues Baseball School nine at 8:15
O'Clock tonight at Arlington Youth
Stadium. Otis Printz or Gus Horan
will pitch for Blue against Garvey
or Sullivan.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
GoIub Ten Goes HitIess

Another no-hit softball shutout
was pitched by Abe Rosenfeld last
night as he hurled Tru-Blu to a
40 win over Golub's Market ten
Rosenfeld struck out eight anc
would have had a perfect game ex-
cept for Mahoney's two errors.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Old Germans ChoIIenoe

Games with strong Washington
teams are wanted by the Original
Old Germans, Charles Town, w. Va.
champions Write Charles Smith.
P. o. Box 88, Charles Town, w. Va,
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Irish Vets in TussIe

A softball double header will send
Irish War Veterans against Tru-
Blu at o'clock tonight in the first
half of twin bill at Seat Pleasant.
Md. Sunshine Arcade Laundry and
Dixie Tavern meet at els.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Patent Office Pitchers
Head Close Race in
Horseshoe Loop

Patent Office clings to slim leac
in an unpredictahle scrap for the
championship of the Commerce In
terbureau Horseshoe League, which
shoots weekly team matches on the
National Capital Parks courts op-
posite the Commerce Building.
With 10 wins and l loss, Patent
holds a one-game margin over Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
Stockard of Secretary's Office is
the top ringer pitcher with .43.
With Ira E. Widmeyer, chairman
of the Commerce pitchers, heading
the venture, league of Government
departments and agencies will be
formed to operate after Labor Day
Those interested so far are Treasury
Interior, Civil Service Commission
Agriculture, Social Security Board
Architects Office of the Capitol, ano
Labor. Those seeking information
should phone Mr.. Widmeyer at Dis
trict 2200, branch 2698.
Following are the Commerce team
standings and individual leaders:
S:;:: s::::. SS:;:; e,.ss : :;:;;;.:
Secretarys Office (stockard) ~
Coast d Geodetic Survey (Westerman) 81
Foreign { Domes: Commerce (Nemir, 80
Patent Once tMiller) --- 25
Fisheries Iucas) ------- 20
Evening star., 1939-07-13
fireman Brown Of Bues Reaches Heights Exngu in anq WYATT
Sports Program
For Local Fans

LULA
Baseball.
Washington at st. Louis, 4.
Wrestling.
Nanjo Singh VS.. Laverne Bax-
ter, feature match, $3.50, Turner's
Arena.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at St. Loulc, l.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Chicago, 3.
Tennis.
Public parks tournament, Res
ervolr courts, rs.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Lordner Boxing Association
Is Laughing Out Loud

Just to clarity the attitude of the
Lardner Boxing Association, l wish
to state that We are laughing out
loud at the fight in England the
other evening between Len Harvey
and Jock McAvoy for the world
light-heavyweight championship of
Bucks, Berks., Wills, Hants. and
Salops, to say nothing of Noting
hamshire and Surrey.
This fight vase farcical. Did it
have the sanction of the l.. B. A?
No, it didn't. This sanction can be
obtained in quart bottles. retailing
at $685., or by the case, but Harvey
and McAvoy ignored our product
entirely and therefore are declared
to be outlaws. Any one seen asso-
clating with them probably will have
to pay the check, because McAvoy
and Harvey are slow on the draw
when the head waiter heaves into
view.
cannot speak for the N. B. A.
as yet, but I believe that the bows
in that lodge also have ruled Har-
vey and McAvoy null and void.
They follow the L. B. A. all the
time, usually with bloodhounds.
The fight, by the way was won by
Harvey, who outpointed the York
shireman in IS null and void rounds
before a crowd of 10000 illegal Gus
toners. all of whom hereby are re-
lieved of their licenses. w have in
structed the promoter to refund the
money, but he says he amt going
to do 1t. He is hereby suspended
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Conn Looks to Be Best Since
Slottery ond DeIoney

A4E s
On the preliminary card Jack
Doyle, the lovely Irish linnet, who
never has been recognized by the
l.. B. A. cat least, not in public was
knocked out in one round by a yeo-
man named Eddie Phillips. The last
time Doyle fought Phillips he
knocked himself out. This time it
was Phillips turn. However, it
doesn't make any difference who
knocks out Doyle, because the fell
low is unsanctioned, as we'll as un-
conscious
Now, about the Conn -Bettina
fight. You have heard of Conn. He
is a stylish performer from Pitts
burgh, an Irishman with fine fight
ing appetite, bag of tricks, a world
OF speed. stabbing left jab-the
best-looking boxer to come along at
this weight since the days of Jimmy
Slattery and Jack Delaney. The
only thing he lacks is a finishing
punch. Maybe he will acquire one,
for he is getting bigger and stronger
by the minute.
This is Williams first light-heavy-
weight fight, and very we'll it may be
his last one. Up till recently he was
q middleweight. Today his normal
displacement is 1876 pounds, 10 of
which he has seweated away to make
the light-heavyweight limit for Bet
tina. The day after the fight he
will bob back to 1875 again. Nothing
short of a bowl of nicotine. with a
beer chaser, could stunt the growth
of this rapidly expanding charac-
ter.