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Evening star., 1939-01-26
Bv ROBERT HENRY.

Every one left the first nights
performance Of the Presidents
Birthday Horse Show at Fort Myer
last night feeling that he had been
thrilled to the limit. Woman fans
especially received an extra amount
of enjoyment from the many attrac-
tions on the program. But none left
with a bigger smile than Margaret
Cotter. who killed three birds simply
by keeping her fingers crossed.
Like any other riding lassie there,
Margaret naturally wanted Enrol
Flvnn's autograph, applause from
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and
most of all winners trophy. She
ended with all three, and insisted
that the crossed fingers good-luck
trick made it possible.
Margaret was tied with Capt.
Kenneth G.. Hogan old show ring
riyal-in the feature event OF the
exhibition, the open jumping class.
and figured she needed bit OF luck
to take down the blue ribbon in
the ensuing jump-off. Marching up
to Mr.. Flynn, she crossed her fingers
and requested the handsome stars
autograph to get her off on the right
track.
With a smile that all but left
Margaret too limp to continue the
class. the rowing picture player glad
ly obliged, which left the fair eques-
trienne one up and two to go. But
not for long.
Rides Flawless Round.
About this time Capt. Hoge was
making his final bid for victory, but
it was not to be. His mount, Broom
field, tipped the second fence and
then, to make it complete, lost the
course. Now. thought Margaret, for
recognition from the Chief Execu-
tive and the First Lady-and that
trophy
Her fingers still crossed. she rode
into the ring, mounted on her Ia
nous hunter and jumper, Rocksie.
Tire quiet of the arena was not
broken until a loud yell from the
rider fairly scared the horse over
the last jump in performance
complete with perfection. 1t brought
down the house. Needless to say,
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
helped.
The trophy? Oh. yes: Margaret
wanted to win it to give to her
mother as an extra birthday present
The show. proceeds Of which will
20 to the infantile paralysis fund
attracted a packed house. In
| fact every available bit of space was
jammed with enthusiastic specta-
tors, who saw one of the finest ex-
hibitions ever put on by the local
horsey set.
Flynn. who is here to attend
the various functions relative to the
Presidents birthday next Monday
gave the crowd plenty OF staring
Evening star., 1939-01-26
CoIoniaIs Need Win
Over Colgate Five
For $3.50 Trip
Spe cial Dispatch to The Sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAMILTON, N. Y, Jan. 26.-If it
can start against Colgate where it
left off against Army, George Wash
ingtons basket ball team should
break even in its tWo-game North
ern trip which will end here to-
night.
And had the Colonials started
against the Cadets like they fin
ished last night they might have
had something more to show than
50-4l defeat at the hands of one
of the best Army teams in years.
Completely outplayed in the first
half, which ended with the Cadets
13 points ahead at 34-21, G. w.
came beck to outscore its host 2O-16,
but the early margin was too much
The Colonials never were within 8
points of tying the score despite
seven baskets-almost in success
sion-by Bob Faris.
Army'S fast-breaking attack
pierced the G.. w. defense easily in
the first half, while the Washing
tonians' offense stalled repeatedly.
Faris and Walter Brinker, Army
captain, tied for individual scor-
ing honors, each accounting for 13
points,
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Packed Myer Hall Sees Rocksie
Score in Open Jump-OH at
Presidents Birthday Show

practice when he rode the First
Family's prize horse, Badger, in the
road hacks class. With all eyes upon
him, especially the ladies'. the tall
chap with the crisp accent proved
he was all his public had imagined
as he attempted to look nonchalant
while riding around the ring. At
the end Of the class Mrs. Roosevelt
presented him with a blue ribbon
and q silver cup. Then came the
swarm Of schoolgirls. debutantes and
others for his priced signature.
Star Hunters Contest.
The open hunters class, which fol-
lowed opening ceremonies, brought
some close competition among 80
of the best jumpers quartered
around Washington. However, the
winner turned up in Mrs. George
S. Patton's Hawaiian-bred bay
gelding. Keonakolu, ridden by Ruth
Ellen Patton. Dansoux. owned and
ridden by Capt. John Meade, re-
ceived second award and Margaret
Cotter's Rocksie third
Billy Do, who has not been beaten
in Is handy jumpers classes since
his owner, Capt. Henri Luebber-
mann, purchased him two years
ago, again took first honors in hi.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
onzaga and St. ohn Records Nearly Sam Clash Tonight Ancient Fu

specially. His was the lone clean
performance Of the event and he
received a big hand for his neat
display. Red Cloud, ridden by 1t
William McLennan, gained the red
ribbon and Rusty, with the former
Army football star, Capt. John
Trapnell, in the saddle.
An intricate and fast-moving ex-
hibition by Battery c, 18th Field
Artillery, ended the first nights
show. Tonight's performances, in
cluding four classes and three more
military exhibitions, will bring the
show to a close First event on the
program, parade of the President S
horses, will start at 8:15.
Summary.
owoss oesn BY Mfs oeSse sy pson sh
ridden by Ruth Ellen Patton: second
Meads M h,Id Eoeksle 9wned and ridden
owned and ridden by Capt. Henri Lueb-
hermann.
owasd as1dy and sssn s@ csg By Billy eobDS
mann; second. Red Cloud. owned by u s
Government and ridden by 1t McClen.
nan: third. Rusty. owned by U. S. Gov.
eminent and ridden bv Capt. John Trap.
nell; fourth. Red Fox, owned by Col
George 8. Patton and ridden by Miss
Patton.
Park or road hacks-Won by Randle'.
Find owned by U. g. Randle and ridder
by Blakely Lodge: second. Governor owned
and ridden by Mr.. Randle: third Boz
Roy. owned by Potomac Riding Stables anc
ridden by Sally Stewart: fourth. Dan.
soux: owned by Capt. Meade and ridder
by Mrs. Meade.
Open jumpers - Rocksie. owned anc
ridden by Miss Cotter; second, Broom
field owned and ridden by Capt Kenneth
G., Hoge: third. Billy Do, owned anc
ridden bv Capt. Luebbermann fourth
Clipped Wings owned bv U. s. Govern
ment and ridden by Capt John Collier
JudRes-Commission Melvin c. Hazer
and Mai. Henry A. Leonard.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
F. B. |. First-Ha|f Champ
OF Government Fives

Federal Bureau of Investigation
basket ball team is the champion
of the first-half schedule of the
United States Government League,
with play-of set Monday between
Boiling Field and Fort Myer to de-
eide second place.
The Sleuths won their 10th
straight league game and the title
by downing Boiling Field, 54-3O, set
ting it back to the second-place tie,
while Fort Myer placed by winning
over Marine Barracks, 1894. In the
other loop contest last night General
Accounting won over Agriculture,
1928.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Ace Scorer Checked ,
Brewers Bow 10
Troy Pro Five

American Basket Ball League
teams have started putting the pres
sure on Mickey Schonfeld, the
Heurich Brewers 5-foot-3, 1876 pound
high-scoring guard. Troy's Hay
makers apparently started serving
such notice on Schonfeld last night
in Troy when they subjected him to
rough and tumble lesson as they
avenged a recent defeat by the
Brewers to the tune of 37-29.
Schonfeld proved he can take it,
however, when he fought back to
score four field goals to tie the Nat
F'rankel of the Kingston Colonials
for third place among the leagues
individual scorers with 176 points in
18 games.
Unless he fails to score a single
point in tomorrow nights game at
Wilkes-Barre or Saturday night S
game at Philadelphia, Schonfeld will
be In undisputed possession of third
place when the Brewers return home
to meet the Colonials on Sunday, for
F'rankels team does not play until
then. Schonfeld is within four
points of averaging 10 points game.
Although whipped by the Hay
makers, the Brewers get another
chance to escape the cellar tomor-
row when they, meet the Barons.
Wilkes-Barre and Washington prac-
tically tied for seventh place, but
the Barons' 318 percentage tops the
Brewers .278.
A valiant rally couldn't quite erase
the 30-18 lead which Troy held at
the end of the second period last
night. Ben Goldfaden, college
teammate of Schonfeld at George
Washington, topped the midget
scoring star by one point.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Little Tavern Basketers
Surprise Heurich Loop

Credited with one of the out
standing upsets of the Heurich AM
ateur Basket Ball Leagues first
half when they defeated the w. w.
Chambers five, 44-30, last night,
Little Tavern courtmen will be aim
Ing at more big game tomorrow
night.
In the $3.50 o'clock feature of the
triple-headed at the Heurich gym
the Tavern team will step out to
meet Delaware & Hudson, which
recently handed the Dapper Dams
their first defeat and has been beat
On only one. The D. & H. team is
in second place behind the still un-
defeated F. B. I. team.
Supporting games tomorrow night
send Hot Shoppes against st. Mar
tins at 7::30 and the Chambers uuint
against Hour Glass at $50.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
DC. .Greenskeepers
Attend Lectures
AT Maryland
More Than so in Gloss
Held for Group From
Mid-AtIuntic Section
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Greenkeepers of the Middle At.
lantic sector-many Of them from
Washington golf clubs-were back
at school today at the University
OF Maryland, learning further cogent
facts about their profession under
the guidance of soil and grass ex.
perts from the State university,
the Department Of Agriculture and
from Pennsylvania State College.
More than so men in charge of golf
courses and country club grounds
scattered throughout Maryland and
Virginia attended the opening ses-
sion of the greenkeepers' short
course yesterday and heard Prof.
H. Clifton Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, declare that
in view of the intense interest shown
by the course supervisors the uni
versity will make these courses an
nual affairs. o. B. Fits, course
supervisor at the Columbia Country
Club, answered DR.. Byrds address.
Learn Fertilizer Use.
On the speaking program today
were DR.. John Monteith, jr., head
of the Washington Office of the
United States Golf Association
greens section; R. P. Thomas and
j. B. S. Norton of the University
OF Maryland and Fred V. Grau Of
Pennsylvania State College.
The greenkeepers learned at yes
terday's sessions some of the in
tricacies of fertilizer use on golf
courses in their charge. j. E. Metz
ger of the University of Maryland
told them of new method of kill.
ing crab grass, grass which hap
pens to be an enemy of golf courses
in this sector. Catch it just before
frost is ready to come and before
the grass is ready to germinate;
fertilize it heavily and force an abb
normal growth and frost will kill
the crab grass before it drops its
seed, DR.. Metzger told the green
keepers. He added that if this can
be successfully done, crab grass will
be killed out in about three years.
Sessions End Tomorrow.
Other speakers yesterday were
3s' L 4iAOllloS, l1UuScI, II.
Monteith. and F. S. Holmes. Fol-
lowing the lectures the green
keepers were taken on a tour of the
seed laboratory at the university
Gllmpsed at the meeting were Rich
ard Watson of Chevy Chase, o. B
Fits Of Columbia, Tom Fisher of
Burning Tree. Tom Ryan of Belle
Haven, j. William Leverton of White
Flint, John S. Connolly of Bethesda
Md, and number of Baltimore
greenkeeperS, all of them members
OF the Mid-Atlantic Association OF
Greenkeepers, which is headed by
Fits.
The meetings will wind up to.
morrow and will be followed by q
dinner at the Columbia Country
Club.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Basket Ball

Army, so; George Washington.
Al.
Gettysburg, At; Pennsylvania,
80.
Brown, 80; ST. Anselm, 40.
Anderson Broaddus, 10; Davis
Elkins, SO.
Loyola CMd), SO; st. Johns,
30.
Vanderbilt, 81; Sewanee, 80.
Lincoln Memorial, 81; Mary.
vile, 35.
Alabama Teachers, 46; Louisi-
ana Tech, 20.
Louisiana State Normal, 80;
Centenary, %.
Ball State, 48: Depauw, 40.
College of Emporia, "A; Bethel,
80.
Emporia Teachers, Al; McPher-
son. 81.
Manchester, 3S; Indiana Teach
ers, 33.
Michigan Normal, So; st.
Mary'S (MichD. As.
Oregon Normal "A: Mexico. "a.
Howard Payne, so; ST. Ed
wards, 81.
Billings Poly, 80; Carroll, 10.
Arkansas State, II; Lambuth,
27.
Idaho (Sou. Bd), ~; Albion
Normal, 20.
Scholastic.
Georgetown Prep, Is; Gen.
trail, IA.
Calvert Hall. 26: Anacostia, %.
Montgomery Blair, Al; Mount
Rainier, %.
Fork Union M. A., 30; Har-
grave M. A., %.
Episcopal, 81; Virginia Frosh,
10.
Professional.
Troy Haymakers, 81; Heurich
Brewers, 20.
Kingston Colonials, 80: New
York Jewels, %.
Pittsburgh, 46; Oshkosh, 36.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Asks State to Aid Athletes
New York Scion Sees Way to Curb
'Rocketeering' by Colleges

approved, would require the New
York State Board of Regents to
consider athletic ability In choos-
ing recipients of 300 of the 75O
scholarships of varied amounts
awarded annually to worthy
high school graduates.
THE remaining $50 scholar.
ships still would be available for
distribution on a strict scholar
ship basis as all of them are
now," he added.
Swartz, a Republican, once
coached Masden Park High
School baseball team to q Buffalo
City championship.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Little Hoyas Bidding
For Consideration
In Catholic Race

Georgetown Prep Is serving notice
that it, too. along with st. Johns
and Gonzaga, is to be considered in
the Catholic school basket ball title
race.
Although held scoreless in the last
period yesterday, the Prep five beat
back rallying Central quint to win,
1914, at Garrett Park for its second
victory in six games. Lou Wimsatt,
captain, played an outstanding floor
game for Prep and led the scoring
with 10 points. Coach Jack Ray of
Central used two teams, one employ
ing the zone defense and the other
| the man-tO-man.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Calvert Hall Five AGAIN
Defeats Anacostia

Calvert Hall basketers hold a clean
sweep In their two-game series with
Anacostia this season, the Balti-
moreans having downed the Indians,
26-23, yesterday after taking a SINH
lar victory earlier this month.
Johnny Places, sharpshooting Ana
costa forward, continued his heavy
attack on the basket, counting II
points yesterday to lead both teams.
Five players were elected for per-
sonal fouls in a rough game.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 26.-A
former high school coach who
now helps make New York's laws
wants to aid schoolboy grid stars
obtain college educations on State
scholarships.
Consideration of athletic abil-
ity in awarding existing State
scholarships would help end COL
legiate racketeering in athletics"
said State Senator Arthur l..
Swartz of bill he has intro
duced In the Legislature.
He explained his proposal, II
Evening star., 1939-01-26

is described 10 /. NOUOuy COuiO
describe more effectively the reac-
tions of a puppy owner than does
Van de Water when he faithfully
chronicles Althea's attitude to an
other pup, from her objections be-
fore purchase to her complete sue
cumbing Immediately after purchase
and her complete reversal of face
after a months possession.
But that does not tell wherein the
charm, itself, lies.
What is there about a pup
py that makes it irresistible
even to the most hardened dis
dainers of babies. kittens and
other young livestock?
Why does puppy, which after all,
is only another young animal. have
this absurd power to pull heart
strings, change decisions and even
alter lives? How can a 5-month-
old dog Of no particular beauty or
pedigree change a once firmly held
intention never to have another
dog? After all, other animals have
soft or keen brown eyes. Other
animals gambol and cavort and
kick up their heels in reckless play.
Kittens, probably, can get into more
absurd predicaments than can dogs.
Has Great Appeal.
Certainly, a 2-month-old kitten,
in most cases, is a more beautiful
and more graceful object than a 2
month old puppy. The chances are
that it also is a less troubles.
animal to have in the house. Yet no
kitten ever has that appeal which
no puppy of any breed is without.
The 2-month-old pup, clumsy as
he is. mischievous as he is getting
to be, annoying as he undoubtedly
is much of the time. holds an appeal
that is hard to resist. While the
young kitten is pleasant to watch,
one always is aware that a person S
presence is entirely immaterial to
the antics of her felineship.
A human infant responds to
human companionship at very
early age, and while there is no de-
nying the charm of baby, ones re-
action is tempered by an inevitable
sense of responsibility for the in
FAINT. The older child or toddler
soon changes from a cooling child
glad of society to a little show-off,
if he has been encouraged greatly
in his cooling. Then, of course, the
charm entirely disappears.
But the puppy puts forth his best
efforts in clowning il some one Is
watching him. Every flick Of the
ears and twitch of the tail is di-
rected at human target. Suppli-
eating paws and rolling eyes call for
attention. But few puppies become
such inveterate show-offs that they
become nuisances.
A too obstreperous puppy easily Is
quelled by sharp word. His meek
acquiescence to discipline, and even
his absurd resistance to half hearted
attempts at training, all add to his
appeal.
Makes One Wish to Be a Dog.
One of Mrs. Arthur Forbush's
bulldog puppies seems slated for the
dogs life" that one always hears
about. The sale of the puppy to
Mrs Lauretta Magen was negotiated
by mail. The usual procedure In
such a case is to ship the puppy by
express. Mrs. Magen had other
ideas on the subject. Not even q
trip in a private automobile under
personal supervision of a registered
chauffeur was deemed fitting for
this newly-acquired pup.
Nothing would suffice but .
peesonaIly escorted trip home
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Episcopal Five Pressed
By VIRGINIA Frosh

Episcopal High is back in its win
ming stride after having its unde-
feated record marred by Eastern,
and yesterday scored its fourth VIC
tory In five games by upsetting Vir-
ginia freshmen, 21-19, in a game
played at Alexandria for benefit of
the Fight Infantile Paralysis Fund.
The Freshmen led only once, 4-3,
Ut the beginning of the second quar-
ter. although they tied the score
four times during the second half.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
BIairs Make F|ashy
Sp|urge TO Crack
Mounts Streak

Montgomery-Blair High of Silver
Spring will enter its game tomorrow
night against Bethesda Chevy
Chase, its county rival, with rec
ord of an even break in 10 contests.
Last night the Blairs ended Mount
Rainier's five-game winning streak
with a last-period splurge of 16
points for 41-29 victory.
The Mounts were leading, 21-17,
at the half, but the Blairs assumed
1-point advantage, 1925, going
into the last quarter, and from then
on pulled away.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Roanoke, Virginia Agree

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. 26 IP-
Roanoke Colleges defending State
champion basket ball team and Vir-
ginia, loser in but one contest to
date, will meet in the auditorium
here February 10, If their athletic
councils approve.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Gals Defeats Champions

Gals Valet basket ball team was
boasting.a 1922 victory today over
the Young Democrats. first-half
champions of the Southeast Com
munity Center League, in the initial
game of the second half played last
night.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press,

Today a year ago - Pompoon
won 7-furlong race at Santa AMI
ia impressively in first 1888 start.
Time, 1923, only three -fifths of a
second off track record.
Three years ago-Al Gordon,
race driver, killed in 2O0-mile
event at Ascot track, Los An
geles.
Five years ago Lou Gehrig
signed contract with New York
Yankees at reported salary Of
ga, 900.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Falls Church WuItons
To Meet Toniqht

The regular monthly meeting of
the Falls Church Izaak Walton
League will be held at 8 o'clock to-
night in the Masonic Hall, East
Falls Church, Va.
Officers will be elected and the
annual report of committees will
be heard. following which fishing
movies will be shown.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
Add Seats at Heurichs

In anticipation of a large crowd
Chris Heurich, jr.. announced today
that 100 extra seats would be in
stalled for the American League
basket ball game with the second
place Kingston Colonials here on
SUNDAY.
Evening star., 1939-01-26

which entailed the coming of
Mrs. Magen and her COM
panion by train from New
York.
With them they brought spe-
cially designed blanket, a collar and
leash and new dog carrier. The
trip home was in private drawing
room on one of the fastest trains
from Washington.
Now Lonarch Frisco Jock is mon
arch of an apartment in one of Fifth
Avenues sWankiest hotels. His i'm
mediate future contains a trip to
Florida. Undoubtedly. two doting
women wait upon his every wish
And all in all, we wish we were q
dog.
Interesting Kennel Names.
Kennel names often are very in
teresting. While some Of them
merely are facetious, like the re-
Gently registered Morexpense. some
are place or homestead names, such
as the locally known Beech Tree
Farm, some are characteristic or
suggestive of a breed, such as Ruff
cote, some are combinations OF
names of members of the kennel
owning family, such as Jonedith
and others go back into family his
tory. Lonarch belongs to the last
group. The word was used as a
rallying cry by the Forbes Clan in
the Scottish highlands. 1t also is
the name of mountain in the dis
trict from which the Forbes, and
the Forbushes came.
Boxers bid fair to become one
of the leading breeds among the
vogueish dogs in the District. Mrs
JeWett Shouse is the owner of two
beautiful imported specimens, a
male from Czecho-Slovakia, and a
female from Germany. They are
fawn- oolored dogs of impressive ap-
pearance, which on their daily walks
in the neighborhood of their
Georgetown home always create q
stir.
We heard recently that the rea-
son most people do not seem able
to cope with the puppy loves of their
progeny is because they forget that
the youngsters fancy themselves in
the roles of gay, old dogs.
Evening star., 1939-01-26
A Dogs Life
By X. r. TAYNTON.

the charm OF puppy is thing ha many have tried to
Country close to giving the feel the effect Of the charm
Evening star., 1939-01-26

Totals - 721 Totals - 8 3 10
Referee-Mr Mitchell (Gonzagal Half
time score-Episcopal, IL; Va. Frosh. Z.
Evening star., 1939-01-26

Totals 5 414 Totals 8 Is
Referee-Mr. Enright
Evening star., 1939-01-26
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS.

THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
is the subject of the first
dedicated of foods and known
Parade of Progress
pm-WN1AI, Chairman Frank McNmch of the Federal
Communications Commission speaks.
pm-WOL, Alfred Walensen conducts the Sinfonea
Orchestra.
$3.50 pmWMAL, Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold
and Andrew w. Robertson, chairman of the board of
Westinghouse debate the question: DO Monopoles
Retard Advance Business Recovery"
Famous devel
opment of "metered" mail services.
SHORT-WAVE PROGRAM
ZOO pm-BUDAPEST, folk music HAT4 328 m, 912
730pm-ROME. selections 2RO 254 81
1RF, 305 m. 983
pm-CARACAS, Popular Orchestra, YV5RC SIT
$3.50 pmPARS chamber music TPB7 252 II 88 meg TPA4
256 m, I'LL
$40 pm-LONDON. B. Orchestra Csc, 313 958
GSB Bis 95 GSL, 491 M. GIL
:1Opm.-PRAGUE, m
Evening star., 1939-01-26

Totals----15 137 Totals---1O e29
Referee--Mr. Solodare.