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Evening star., 1939-08-16

open up around the town to help
the needy athletes. Over the air
Saturday night Henry Armstrong
will sing and Lou Ambers will
quote poetry. The time is 10 to
1915 if you want to tune off.
Bruce Barnes, the tennis pro,
says Don McNeill is two years
away from the national cham
pionship.
Such popularity" etc.: When
Warren c. Giles, general manager
of the Reds, went to Birmingham
to buy the ball club, he was
amazed at the crowd that turned
out to greet him. He soon found
out that what the guys really
wanted were tickets to the
World Series.
Commissioner D. Walker Wear
of the New York State Athletic
Commission is on the coast pre-
dieting (a) that Louis is on the
downgrade, (b) that Ambers may
lick Armstrong and Co that Nova
will beat Galento.
Football scouts from West Vir-
sinia, Virginia and Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Williams Called Best of Fast Ball Hitters

in
blossomed
virtually plague
Charley batted 47o his
Kees double
brought
Keller Williams and McCosky pretty good ouheld
Cosky natural eadof hitter
can pull
to bat No the cleanup
Mats the other picked
$50 feet into the cener-deld bleachers.
Kakaukas talking Williams in
pitching
has S
sons which be entirely dsregarded.
Hes pitched
prdes himself high
ball be
efthandd hitter wing
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Stuff Is Shown
ByKe||er and
Nigge|ing
Nelson of As Blanks
Bosox; SingIe-ToIIy
Margins Epidemic
BY BILL WHITE,

hooOS4oVNN ASoo opOI 10 "lIlcT.
The question of How you gonna
keep 'em down on the farm?" is 0
problem vitally concerning the major
leagues today.
All because yesterday two ex-
Yankee farmhands performed their
chores so well both the Cincinnati
Reds and the Yankees are enjoying
7-game margins.
The farmland" heroes of the Z
game program are Johnny Niggeling
and Charley Keller, products of the
vast Yankee system.
Niggeling, who has been with
Kansas City and Newark OF the
Yank domain, paced the Reds to a
6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh
Pirates in his first start in a Cincy
uniform. The veteran, more recently
at Indianapolis, scattered eight
Pirate hits to keep the Reds steam.
ing toward that World series melon.
Keller came through for the par
ent association with a rousing double
llldG OCOl leu ItCu ItOl1C Will lllC WILL
ming run for a 80 decision over the
Washington Senators. That gave
the Yanks their eighth victory in Is
tries with the Senators, which may
or may not show Clark Griffith's
constant chirping, The Yanks are
buns" has some effect on his hired
hands.
Single Run Margins Prevail.
One-run margins generally we're
the rule in the National League.
In addition to the Reds Win, the
st. Louis Cardinals slipped by the
Chicago Cubs, 7-6, in a 10-inning
tussle that saw seven pitchers do
duty. Bob Bowman was the most
successful of the lot, getting credit
for the win by singing home Terry
Moore with the winning run.
The Boston Bees were smitten by
the one-run bugaboo again, drop
ping their twenty-ninth game of the
season by that edge to the Phillies.
They just finished a road trip in
which they lost 10 games by that
margin, and the 4-3 pummeling
from the Phils hardly augurs well
for an end to the streak. Walter
Beck beat Lou Fette, though Lou
gave up only six hits.
The one N. L. game not decided
by one-run margin went to the
Dodgers, 8-5, over the New York
Giants. Luke Hamlin was a little
short of sensational. being touched
and none too gently-for II blows.
But the Dodgers won it the easy
way, piling up all their runs In the
first three innings and then coasting
home.
Newsom Pitches Victory.
The Detroit Tigers combination
Of Buck Newsom's hurting and
Benny McCoy's hitting was too
much for the Cleveland Indians
by 1913. Buck hurled three-hit ball
to get his fourteenth win of the
season, and Benny drove home six
runs.
Lynn Nelson of the Athletics
caused the Boston Red Sox to slip
when he welded the whitewash
brush to win a night game, 80. He
allowed only four hits, while his
mates were nicking Jack Wilson and
Joe Heving for seven blows-good
for one run in the sixth and a pair
in the eighth.
1t was the Macks' last nocturnal
appearance at home.
st. Louis and Chicago were idle.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Cubs Give Players,
S17,500 for Coast
Hitting Leaders
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 10
Completion of a deal whereby Dom
inic Dallessandro, heavy hitting out
fielder of the San Diego Coast League
club, will be sent to the Chicago
Cubs, has been announced:
John P. Corbett, club president,
telegraphed from Chicago that in
exchange for Dallessandro, the Coast
Leagues leading hitter, San Diego
would receive:
The contract of Steve Mesner,
former Los Angeles shortstop now
playing for Milwaukee,
A pitcher on option, delivery to be
made later.
Seventeen thousand five hundred
In cash.
Dallessandro will report to the
Cubs next spring.
Latest averages credit him with
S73, derived from ISL hits in 11e
games. He has hit II home runs.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Cleveland Buys Four
For Spring Delivery
BY the Associated Press

BY Ine hSbOCIdleu PrtSS,
CLEVELAND, Aug. 16.-Cleveland
has purchased two pitchers, an in
fielder and an outfielder from the
New Orleans Club of the Southern
Association to report next spring
in an exchange of two unnamed
players and cash.
They are Pitchers Donald Pull
ford and Elmer (Pete) Center, both
right handlers; Clarence Campbell,
left-handed outlelder, now batting
1926, and Inflelder Stanley Rogers.
Evening star., 1939-08-16

are converging on little Cameron,
w. Va, where Kenneth Arnold,
190-pound halfback is trying to
decide where to go for some learn
ing. Us that U. of West Vir-
ginia snickering?)
The Athletics laid out $4,000
berries and four players for Her.
man Besse, the Memphis right
handler.
Evening star., 1939-08-16

Win, Lose or Draw
The Bid Three of the Rookie Petrol Crop
By FRANCIS <. STAN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

NEW YORK Y, Aug l6-It has been time
Charley
Keller the Yankees Barney MCok the Tigers marched
into the big show at the
than established among
the solid
Wahmgton strike lively debate
whether Williams than Keller
Williams
Keller.
Sharp this has been called lately Right
charging
Williams averages-321.
mark. This isn't folding.
called this pitchers
Clark
the Tigers found McCoky batting 40 at the
Williams
doubles
Grifmen
could al
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Semi-Pro Title Event
Is kaleidoscope Of
Baseball Color
HurIer Stands 6 Feet 7;
Lone Woman Scout Sees
Tourney From Cot
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WICHITA. Kans.. Aug. 10
Scooping them out Of the dust at
the 1899 national semi-pro baseball
tournament:
The mechanical home-plate dust
er, showing even more enthusiasm
than the crowds, attempted suicide
by blowing itself to pieces on its
third appearance" A pair of hefty
plumbers revived it.
Behind bars-Five members of the
Trenton, N. j., team are guards al
the State Prison. Umpire Jesse
James" Collyer is an instructor in
the Sing Sing Prison Vocationa.
School.
What's in name? j. M. CRog)
Hornsby is manager of the Slater
S. c., club.
Pitcher Stands 6 Feet 7.
Ray Wilkinson. Mount Pleasant
Mich, hurler, virtually rubs shoul-
ders with the batter on every pitch
He towers feet inches. Standing
on the mound his cap button is 8
feet / inch above the ground.
The Vandergrift, Pa, team usurped
that towns only picnic grove for its
diamond Trees were cut down ano
a ditch filled in to provide the field
Vandergrift is in the foothills OF
the Allegheny Mountains.
Mrs. Ella Largent, baseball's only
woman scout, who hasn't missed
any of the previous national tour
naments. is viewing this one from a
cot in limousine parked at the end
of the bleachers She's recovering
from injuries suffered in a traffic
accident.
Thumbs 1900 Miles in 48 Hours.
Harold Regele of Salem, Greg.
and Collyer form one of the umpir-
Ing teams. The two occupied the
same seat on the train from Kansas
City to Wichita, spoke only of things
other than baseball and were in
troduced to each other before their
first game by Raymond Harry Du-
mont, congress president.
Stanley Block of Natrona, Pa.
hitch-hiked 1900 miles in 48 hours
to attend the tourney. 1t was less
time than that required by the Van
dergrift nine, which Travelled the
same distance by bus.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Sturs Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Lefty Gomez. Yankees-Pitched q
three-hit game to beat Washington,
80. in 10 innings.
Luke Hamlin. Dodgers-Gained his
fourteenth victory Of the season
though touched for IL hits by the
Giants.
Walter Beck. Phillies-His eight hit
pitching lob nosed out the Bees, 4-3
Johnny Niggeling. Reds-His eight-hit
Job gave him his first victory as .
Red hurler, downing Pirates.
Enos Slau-hter, Cards-Three hits.
in helped Cards shade Cubs.
Buck Newsom, Tigers-Lmiting the
Indians to three hits gave him his
fourteenth win of the season.
=. Lynn. Nelson. Athletics-Shut out
the Red Sox with a four-hit perform
ance in night tussle.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Major Leaders
y the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMfHlCAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Di Maggie, New York, .Sel;
Foxx, Boston .363.
Run. Runs1Poxx. o.x. Boston. 1os; Mccosky,
Runs batted in-williams. Boston,
e5 Foxx Boston. %.
Hits--Rolfe, New York. 145: Nc
Quinn. st. Louis. IA.
Doubles-Greenberg, Detroit. 35;
WWiiltiams VIII 9s Boston and Rolfe. New
Triples-Lewis. Washington. 12; Nc
Cosky. Detroit. IL.
Home runs-Foxx. Boston, 30;
Greenberg Detroit. 20
Stolen bases-Case Washington, Al;
CHAIRMAN, Cleveland 16.
Pitchins-Grove, Boston, and DON
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Mize. ST Louis. .34s: Arno-
vich, Philadelphia. 344
Runs-Werber. Cincinnati. SO; Frey.
Runs batted in-McCormick Cincin-
natl, 90: Camilli. Brooklyn. rs
Hits-McCormick Cincinanti. l43;
Hack, Chicago. 14O.
Doubles7-slaughter, St. Louis. 35;
yaushan, Pittsbursh. and Goodman.
Cincinanti. TO-
Home runs-ott. New York. 2s;S
Mize. st. Louis. 20.
Stolen bases -Handley. Pittsburgh.
Is; Hassett. Boston. and Hack. chi-
Pitching-Thompson Cincinnati. g.
2; Walters. Cincinnati 20-7.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Santa Warns F. D,
On Christmas
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Aug. 16.-The Sc
attic Times in sports page SYM
postum on President Roosevelt's
plan changing the date of
Thanksgiving, quoted Santa
Claus today as saying:
Tell that guy to lay off
Christmas. I'm booked up solid
now"
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Official Score

Runs batted in-Gordon. Estalela. Gel
bert, Crosetti. Keller. Two-base hits
Colbert. stolen baseWCase. Double plays
-Rolfe to Gordon to Dahlsren, Blood
worth to Colbert to Vernon Crosetti to
New York 7: washington, l. First base
on balls-Of Chase. A.: of Gomez, 2.
Struck out-By Gomez. 8: by Chase. 4.
Wild pitch-Chase Umpires-Messrs Pip
gras, Basil and Summers. Time-1:5S.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Americans Take IS Of 19
Contests in France
BY the Associated Press.

9iSSUCIdVeU fItSS.
STRASBOURG, France, Aug. To-
The travelling American track team
won the Strasbourg international
meet, sweeping Is of 10 first places.
Blaine Rideout of Texas redeemed
defeats of last Sunday at Zurich,
and August 7 at London. by win
ming the $500 meters in 4:O03.
Billy Watson of the United States
had to give up when he pulled a
tendon in his heel in the high jump
after he had won both the discus
and the shot.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Petworth Team BOOKING

Petworth A. c. is seeking double
header with an out-of town club for
Sunday. Address Manager Robert
Wheaton at 416 Delafield place NV
Evening star., 1939-08-16
fredericksburg Far Ahead

BY the Associated Press.
fredericksburg jumped its Eastern
Shore League lead to II games to-
day with an 11-8 victory over Easton.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
PVA PROPOSED
IN RANKIN BILL

The Potomac Valley Authority,
similar to the Tennessee Valley
Authority, would be set up under
a bill now before Congress. spon-
sored by Representative John E.
Rankin CD of Mississippi, long
time advocate Of cheap power
rates.
The measure would develop and
administer hydro-electric public
works in the watershed of the
Potomac and it's tributaries, and
proposes Government owned and
operated hydro electric plants
along the river.
Rankin proposes an initial ap-
preparation of $1000O,000 for pur-
chase of land, financing surveys
and construction.
The PVA would include three ad-
ministrators, appointed by the
| President, at $4,000 yearly.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
PRESIDENTS AID
is SOUGHT FOR
VETS HOSPITAL

Maryland's congressional dele
CATION will carry its fight for q
general veterans hospital in Bal.
timore to President Roosevelt, it
was learned today.
Following conference of the
delegation, Senator Millard Tyd.
ings Cd said he had asked Mar.
vim Mcintyre, the Presidents sec
retary, for an appointment to con-
fer with the President on the
project.
Representative William Cole
DJ, Of Maryland, is sponsoring
a bill to give Baltimore a hospital,
and support of the project has
been asked by Representative Cliff.
ton A. Woodrum CD Of Virginia,
chairman Of the House Subcom-
mittee on appropriations.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, ad-
miniStrator of veterans affairs, is
said to be in favor Of the Balti-
more project.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
Wife Fights for
OF Kidnap Suspect
On Stand All Day
At SdcOdd'S Trial
In Fried Case

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-The
mother and the common-law wife
Of Joseph Steve" Sacoda took the
stand in general sessions yester-
day to try to save him from the
electric chair for the Arthur Fried
kidnapping, for which he and
Demetrius Gula are on trial.
The wife, a pretty brunette
waitress, Marie La Monte fought
like a tigress for him.
On the stand almost all day,
she snapped angrily at Assistant
District Attorney Rosenblum over
details of the night Fried was
abducted. That night, she in
sisted, Sacoda was either with her
or her sister, Sophie, miles from
White Plains where Fried was
"snatched."
Concentrating on the time of
Sacoda's return to their E. 10th
st. apartment the morning Of De-
cember S, 1887. Rosenblum ham
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
SECOND FORUM
TO PRESS c. U.
HEALTH DRIVE
Lectures Will Combat
PreventabIe Disease

An educational campaign against
preventable diseases, along with
lectures on other health problems
will be brought to the forefront
in the second annual Public
Health program of Georgetown
University, beginning a six weeks
series on February 2.
The very Rev. Arthur A.
OLeary, S. j. University presi.
dent, who announced the program
today, pointed out that the forum s
scope would be enlarged this year
in line with the need of q better
public understanding of generally
accepted preventive measures.
The University is planning to
conduct national radio program
on health problems, in addition to
the public lecture course on six
successive Thursday evenings on
the campus.
LECTURES BEGIN FEB. 2
At the opening lecture on the
evening Of February 2, DR.. George
C. Ruhland, health officer of the
District of Columbia, will discuss
local health matters and will
introduce the speaker, DR.. Ella
Oppenheimer. DR.. Oppenheimer
director of the maternal and
infant welfare division of the Dis
trict Health Department, will
speak on "Child Welfare"
The entire series is planned in
cooperation with the university's
school Of medicine as a part
of Georgetown's general sesqui-
centennial observance. DR.. John
R. Cavanagh, associate clinical
professor Of medicine and director
of the outpatient department of
Georgetown University Hospital,
is chairman Of the forum COM
mittee.
IMMUNIZATION DRIVE
Plans to include an immuniza-
ton campaign March 20 in Co
operation with the District Health
Department are being arranged.
In addition plans are being made
to conduct a health essay contest
among high school students.
Other lecturers in the series and
the dates are:
February 8, DR.. GUSTS Lee Hall,
clinical professor of surgery,
George Washington University,
Gripping Conditions in Chill
dren";; February 16, DR.. j. Edward
Routh, assistant professor of
psychology, Catholic University Of
America, Behavior Problems in
Children; February IS, DR.. Fred
R. Sanderson, associate professor
Of surgery, Georgetown Univer-
sity, Common House ehold
Roisons"; March 2, DR.. John P.
Burke, Of Georgetown, former
~Tesident of the District Of Colum.
bia Dental Society, Making
Ter -etth";; March 9, Miss
Catherine Meamey, chief nutri-
zionist of the Maryland State
Board Of Health, diet Fads and
Facts"
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
'CANCER DRIVE
| PLANNED HERE

A special committee Of the Dis
trict Medical Society will meet
tonight to plan a city-wide educa-
tional campaign on cancer. Ap-
pointed by DR.. william j. Nal
lory, president, the group will be
the executive committee for the
local unit of the Women's Field
Army.
DR.. Eugene R. Whitmore, pro-
lessor q psrasitology and path
ology at the Georgetown Univer.
sity School of Medicine, is chair
man. Other members include
Drs. Edith Seville Coale, Harry
H. Kerr, Radford Brown and VIII
liam j. Stanton.
A series Of talks before civic
and social bodies will be given
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
N. Y. Police
Parking
Crazy

NEW YORK, Jan. 10
I.N.S.).-In the words Of PO-
lice Commissioner Louis ].
Valentine, New YOrk'S police
men have gone parking sum-
mons crazy"
The Jealous copperS had
strict orders today from Val
entine to remedy the situa.
ton at once
Valentine said his office
had received an avalanche Of
complaints, but that his ire
was aroused particularly by
the case of a mOtOrist who
parked his car in front Of his
house for Is minutes and
when he returned found 1t
decorated with . ticket.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
CAPPER FLAYS
CONGRESS RULE
OF DISTRICT
Compares VoteIess DC.
To Dictator States

Arbitrary rule of the District OF
Columbia by Congress, with nc
opportunity for citizens of the Ma
tional Capital to vote on local or
national issues, was pictured by
Senator Arthur Capper (RO, l.
sas. today as a condition OF despot-
ism comparable to the dictator
ships of Europe.
Addressing directors of the Gen
eral Federal On of Women's Clubs
of the United States at their ma
tional headquarters, 1884 N ST.,
Senator Capper urged the women
of the nation to carry the cause
back to their home States and
arouse public sentiment for action
by Congress and the country, to
give the District of Columbia the
vote.
BEST APPROACH
Adoption of his proposed con-
stitutional amendment empower
ing Congress to enact the neces-
sary legislation was recommended
as the best approach to this OBJ
jective.
This is far more Important
to the entire nation than would
appear upon a superficial exam
ination of the subject" he de-
clared. Here and now, at a
time when orderly representa-
tive government is being chal-
lenged in many parts of the
world, it is a dangerous, deadly,
bad example to maintain at the
heart of this great democratic
republic a complete despotism.
What right have we to hurl
denunciations and epithets at
relationships and totalitarian
states in other parts of the world
when an almost perfect example
Of such irresponsible forms of
government is maintained by
our National Government in our
own National Capital.
LONG OVERDUE"
ITO my mind the time is long
overdue for correcting so un-
American a condition of govern
ment as exists here in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The prevalence Of political
disabilities in the District Of
Columbia are not generally
understood throughout the Ma
tion.
Another false idea is that the
National Capital is a sort of tax
free paradise. supported entirely
on the bounty of the Federal
Government without obligation
on the part Of the local resi-
dents. This is entirely erroneous,
for the fact is that the District
pays annually in national in
. ternal revenue taxes an amount
: greater than that paid by each
or more than one-naII Of the
States.
, Its annual payment in ma
tional taxes for national pur-
poses is greater than the amount
collected from nine States COM
u bined.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
MARIE LA MONTE
Fights Like Tigress

didn't want to smell garlic"
Didn't you change your story
after you saw your attorney, Rob
ert Santangelo?"
"Yes!" she snapped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-13
Lou Con Be Very Foolish
Ii Pride Is Stirred

Nova's left was cutting method
ically at Baer's face and mouth last
June and this strategy was all he
needed to win easily. But when
Baer Knocked him with threatening
gestures of the right hand Nova
barred his teeth and stepped in to
trade punches. He was almost
knocked out as a consequence.
Luckily for him, the white hope is
built to take punches. He caught
seven of Baer's right-hand blows
flush on the jaw in one round, and
the only effect they had on him
ostensibly-was that he started for
the wrong corner at the end of the
round. After that he returned to
his cutting tactics and won the
fight
But, while a youth with a stout
neck can take blows like that with
out falling, they soften him just the
same. Galentos left hand is wick
edly effective if it lands. Nova
would be foolish to stand in front
OF it just for the sake of his pride.
And that's the trouble-Nova can
be very foolish indeed.
If he plays the game close to his
waistcoat, cutting along those dot
ted lines, he will consummate the
downfall of Tony Galento and pro-
mote Louis Algernon Nova to the
post of No. 2 heavyweight-all with
the same gesture. think he'll do
it in about eight rounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-13
@ Che E s #

London destroy the center ere it has
time to grow and cohere the many
scattered English chess organiza-
tons? And does the London center
have an underground tube where
chess players may play in peace?
r. S. V. P, Mr.. Stevenson.
Argentina Preliminary Standings.
Amid the flags of 81 nations the
grand team battle for the chess
championship of the world RACES at
Buenos Aires.
Four divisions of trained troops
have assailed both the Siegfried and
Maginot lines along the South
American front. The bested vet
Grams have Withdrawn to fight
among themselves for the President
Ortiz consolation Cup. The is vic
'torious armies are arrayed against
each other for the Hamilton-Russell
Trophy. only Is armed forces are
in the field now, however, for the
English have retired to the British
Isles to face another foe of more
warlike and destructive mien.
The preliminary clashes of the
four divisions at Buenos Aires
yielded the following casualties in
the bloodless struggle, honors being
stated in points: