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Evening star., 1939-08-20
Southeast Boys Club Director
Tips Griff on Embryo Stars;
Rivals Woman in q Shoe

The woman who lived in a shoe
has nothing on Charley Reynolds,
director of athletics at the south
east branch, Boys Club of Washing
ton. He is, as a matter of fact, way
ahead of her.
The little lady had her multitude
nous children and her troubles, but
Charley has his boys and a whole
sale quantity of baseball leagues.
Youngsters of all ages, sizes and
appearances swarm through the
rooms CT the well-appointed club
house building. They tug at Rey-
nolds' trouser legs. his belt and his
arm You expect a couple to pop
out every time he opens desk
drawer, but he loves it. and they
don't seem to annoy him in the
least.
Reynolds was accosted while re-
vising plans for this weeks boys
club championship baseball series,
in which the best teams of the east
ern and western divisions will clash
for city honors. Rain washed out
yesterdays play-offs. necessitating a
shift in the city series dates, but
this failed to disturb Charley's
equanimity.
That Playoff at Hand.
This is going to be one of the
best play-offs we've ever had" he
prophesied Regular league games
in all divisions were unusually close
and well played, and the individual
performances were far above par.
I'm telling you, the Washington ball
club would do well to scout a. cou-
pie OF these boys, one or two in par
ticular. They're still young, real
young, but some of them are old
enough to be taken in hand, and
they might develop into real finds"
One lad, Tom Kennedy, was old
and good enough this year to go to
the Piedmont League for tutoring
under his uncle, who manages a club
In that circuit. Another, Chester
Coakley, spends his spare time and
spare change at Griffith Stadium.
watching the Mats and trying to
pick up pointers. Kennedy is a
catcher and Coakley shortstop.
One OF Reynolds star pupils, how
ever, is John (Cotney) Corbin,
blond right-hand hurler. "Cotney''
wears glasses ordinarily, but in
sports he dispenses with them.
Can he see well enough without
them?
He does all right said Rey-
nolds, although he has some diff
ficulty with the signals. Our catcher
gives them in plain view of the
opponents, but so far we've gotten
away with it. Corbin won most of
his games this year, and I expect
him to win couple for us in the
championship play-off. He's IA
years old, weighs LOT pounds, plays
halfback in football and Is a good
boxer. He does things instinctively
Evening star., 1939-08-20
u. ). Table Net Stars
Seek International
Laure|s Again
Team of Five Men, Three
Women to Go to Meet
In Poris Next Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 19.-After
a years absence from international
competition, United States table ten
mis- teams will enter the world title
play at Paris February in an at
tempt to regain from Germany the
mems and women's championships.
The United States Table Tennis
Association announced today the
challenge teams would be named at
the end of intercity team champion
ship competition in December. Five
men and three women will be Sc
lected.
The United States won the Mems
Swaythling and Women's Corbillon
Cups in 1887 at Baden; lost both
at London in 1898. No teams were
sent to this years competition at
Cairo, when Germany took the
women's cup and Czecho- Slovakia
the mems.
Leading contenders for places on
the mems team are National Title
Holder Jimmy Mcclure, Indianapo-
lis; Bill Holzrichter, Chicago; 1zzy
Bells. Philadelphia; Garrett Nash,
Bill Price and George Hendry, ST.
Louis; Bernard Grimes, Sol Schiff,
Louis Pagliaro and Douglas Cart
land, New York.
Top-ranking woman contestants
are National Champion Emily Full
Ter of Bethlehem, Pa; Sally Green
Indianapolis; Ruthe Brewer, New
York; Dorothy Halliday, Baltimore,
and Mrs. Mae Clouther, Arlington,
Mass.
Evening star., 1939-08-20

so that his eye trouble is not a
great handicap"
Kenny Curles, a southpaw, is an
other star pitcher. He hurled a a.
hit game in the annual Boys Club
all-star battle and appears to have
the makings of good unlimited
chucker. Curles spends his spare
time either drawing or carving
wood and we're taking Reynolds
word for it that he's good at both.
Craig Has Managerial Talent.
Neil Craig, now at the summer
camp as counselor. is the budding
Bucky Harris, John McGraw or
Connie Mack of the group It's a
club policy to permit the boys to
elect their own managers and in
vest the latter with full authority
on the field, and Craig was one of
the smartest. Charley Soreci sue
ceded Craig when he left for camp
and is turning in an excellent job.
There are others worth mention
ing such as Frank Mathews, Gino
Lazzeri and Mike Asha, but the
rosters are too numerous to include
them all. so we'd better stop now.
Reynolds thinks they're all pretty
good.
Charley, of course, needs help
with the diamond program and OBJ
tanned two able assistants in Mario
Gregorio and Buddy Nau, George
town alumni, who were better than
average collegiate players. To them
he gives full credit for developing
the Boys Club talent at the South
east Branch.
Well, the series opens this week
and if Griff takes tip from Rey-
nolds he'll have a couple of scouts
on hand.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Judge Sorry Rumor Of Offer to Pilot Is Not True
Mats

old station in the infield, appears
to be the answer to Bucky Har-
ris' prayer for a big league first
sacker.
He's still rough in spots," he
said, but he seems to have what
1t takes, and I think he'll make
good. I think Griff got a good
boy in that kid. And the way he
stretches, I've never seen any,
thing like it. Why saw him get
one that looked impossible. The
chap next to me asked me if
would have got the same ball.
said, Sure, but I'd have been
three feet off the bag. Vernon's
got more stretch than anybody
I can think of off-hand, and that
means a lot to the infielders.
Give him time and he's going to
be up there in the star class"
Joe expects to 60 back to
Georgetown as baseball coach
again next year. He turned in
q grade-A Job in his FIRST two
years ut the Hoyas' helm, and
Evening star., 1939-08-20
horseshoe ppe Open Qualifying Test Tomorrow Evening Star Tourney
Newcomers 10 Make
Event C!assiest in
11-Year History
National Capitol Parks
Service Turns in Swell
Job on Arrangements

So many new pitchers turned up
this summer that horseshoe fans
who for years religiously have at
tended The Evening Star Tourna-
ment hardly will know where to
start doping.
However, they will be given
something of line on the new
comers tomorrow and Tuesday eve
nings when the qualifying test of
100 shoes is held on the National
Capital Parks courts at Fifteenth
street and Constitution avenue.
Elimination play for the North
ern Virginia, Southern Maryland
and Washington titles will be held
THURSDAY and Friday nights and
the Metropolitan District playoffs,
climaxing the ringer carnival, will
be run off the following Monday
and Tuesday.
In the qualifying test a ringer
will count 3 points and shoe within
6 inches of the stake l point. The
16 high scorers from each sector
will qualify for the eliminations.
To enter the tournament one need
only apply at the courts.
Virginia Field Stronger.
A great change has come over the
horseshoe situation in Northern
Virginia. Where for the last sew
eral years the title lay among three
or four pitchers, with Clayton Hen
son invariably an odds-on favorite
there now are dozen f1ippers OF
championship caliber. For the first
time in years Henson genuinely is
concerned over the class Of his op-
position and when match play
opens Thursday the gallery is ex-
pected TO be thickest behind the
Virginians' courts.
The players will be grouped &C
cording to sections, with the main
12-court block of the parks layout
divided into three sections of four
courts each. The sections will draw
for courts, with their defending
champions making the draw tomor-
row night.
Those with titles to defend are
Harry Fraser Saunders, the Metro
politan District; Clayton c. (Boo)
Henson. Northern Virginia: Lee
Fleshman, Southern Maryland, and
Irwin Carlberg, Washington. Saun-
ders will remain on the sidelines
until the Metropolitan playoffs.
Parks Service Does Swell Job.
The 1lth annual Star tournament
Is expected to be the best ever not
only from competitive standpoint
but in general arrangements. With
Engineer Ed Smith directing opera
tions, the National Capital Parks
Service has gone to every reasonable
length to give Washington a horse
shoe layout worthy of the city. 1t
is one of the best in the country,
made so by order of Acting Supt.
Frank T. Gartside of the National
Capital Parks Service who is striving
to give the Capitals folk the fullest
possible use of the parks for sports.
Final matches in the all-star
Metropolitan Singles League will be
played today on the parks courts
starting at $3.50 pm. with all the
leagues members in action. Here's
how they stand:
Evening star., 1939-08-20

he grinned with wide sweep Of
the hand that saved the fielding
record of more than one Wash
ington infielder. But it's been
for sale three months, and I'll
sell to the first party that meets
my price"
The place seemed busy enough,
and the cash register tangled in
a spasmodic, silvery chatter.
Business is fine" Joe agreed.
My friends tell me I'm crazy to
want to retire, but when you've
spent the best part of your life
out in the open on the ball field
it's too conflning. I've got to be
around here too much, and I
want to get back into baseball,
but I'm telling you the truth
when I say I haven't received
any offers. Going with the
Yanks, eh? Gee, that sounds
good. Wonder If Ed Barrow
knows about it?"
Judge didn't deny, however,
that Mickey Vernon, the latest
Of q long line of successors to his
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Greenberg, Mrs. B|aiI
Await Final Foes
In Muny Tennis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Seymour
Greenberg of Chicago and Mrs.
Marjorie Blair of Santa Ana, Calf,
advanced to the final rounds of the
mems and womens national pub
lie parks tennis championships to-
day at Randalls Island before
heavy downpour so interrupted the
schedule that other finalists could
not be decided
Greenberg triumphed over David
Perchonock of Philadelphia, 6-3,
60, 60, while Mrs Blair had a
similarly easy time in defeating Mrs.
Alice Mcdonald of Chicago, 6-1,
60. Both encounters were played
In the rain.
To determine final-round oppo-
nent for Greenberg, Leonard Hart
man and Phil Rubel, also of New
York, will clash tomorrow.
Mrs. Blair's adversary will be
either Marta Barnett of Miami or
Mrs. Merceina Parker of st. Louis,
who also meet tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
By LEWIS ATCHISON.

Although he is In a receptive
mood for a good baseball propo-
sition Joe Judge, one-time Wash
ington first baseman and one of
the games most graceful f1elders
at the peak of his career, this
morning denied runners that he
was headed for a berth as man.
ager of one of the New York
Yankees far-fung minor league
clubs. But in the same breath
he admitted he'd like to go back
to organized ball in a mana
gerial capacity.
Nothing to it," he said with
a emphatic shake of the head.
Nothing to it, but I wish it was
true. I'd love to get back into
organized baseball"
An atmosphere heavily charged
with gossip had it that Joe's res
taurant was on the market as a
result of an offer to join the
Yankee system which he ac-
cepted.
Sure this place is for sale"
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Western Maryland Tennis
Is Delayed by Rain
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OAKLAND. Md, Aug 19.-Showers
washed out all finals in the Western
Maryland tennis championships to-
day except the mixed doubles, won
by Joe Kristofek and Imogene
Pfeiffer, Pittsburgh. over Price Col
vim, Baltimore. and Dolly Harris,
Pittsburgh, t6, 6-1, 6-3.
Tomorrow Colvin meets Nate
Askin, Baltimore, for the mems title.
Mrs. Naomi Thompson, Washington,
Pa, meets Joy Hartman, Pittsburgh,
for the woman'S crown.
Mrs. Thompson and Lillian Rixey,
Washington, D. c., meet the Misses
Harris and Hartman of Pittsburgh
for the women's doubles crown.
Colvin has crack at a second
crown when he and John Beck take
on Frank G. Roberts and Alex Keiles,
Baltimore, for the mems honors.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Co|ored Horseshoe
Pitchers Set for
Qualifying Test
Fire on Seven Fronts
Tomorrow in Capital
Section Of Tourney

Tossing on seven fronts will start
tomorrow as horseshoe hurlers in
the District of Columbia division of
the colored section of The Stars an
nual tournament launch trials which
will lead to the District champion
ship matches to be staged at Ban
necker Recreation Center on Au-
gust %.
Lincoln Roots, former Metropoli-
tan and District champion, is ex-
hibiting his finest form, averaging
more than so per cent ringers in
prepping for the event. Holsey
Ford. defending champion who has
engaged In many torrid matches
with Roots, and the Veteran Bernie
Robinson also are keyed for the
tests.
Interclub tuneup matches are
whetting interest for the event, with
Ivy City, Capital View and Banneker
Center courts particularly hot con-
cerning the tourney.
Trials will be held at Y. M. G. A.
Capital View. Ivy City, Banneker
Center, Lincoln Playground. Dunbar
Community Center and Rose Park
Playground courts.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Yankee Women Coll
Stock Is Tilted bv
Practice Rounds
Poee and MiIey Shotter
Par in Tune-ups for
National Tourney
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NOROTON, Conn.,, Aug. 10
Forced to take back seat recently
by the practice performances Of the
two most prominent invaders,
Americas own woman golfers were
coming into their own more and
more today as the time approached
for the start of the 43d women's
national championship.
First OF the noted visitors to an
nounce herself as a definite chal-
lenger was husky Fay Crocker of
Uruguay, who toured the 6,359-yard
Wee Burn Club course in 72, equal
to mems par. Next came Pam Bar
ton, the attractive British champion,
who cut two shots of that with a
synthetic 10.
Champion Out Of 1t.
Those rounds Immediately estab-
lished them as top-rank favorites
for the title won last year by Patty
Berg, which will go undefended be-
cause the Minneapolis red-head is
recovering from an appendectomy.
But this afternoon they had been
Joined at the head Of the list Of
206 entrants who will tee off Mon
day morning by at least two Of
the large home-bred contingent
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Green's
boro, N. c., champion in 1887, and
Marion Miley. consistent top
Fighter from Lexington, KY.
Mrs. Page had a u yesterday.
This morning. before a drizzling
rain set in and halted many pro-
jected practice rounds, Miss Miley
went around In 73, two under
women's par.
Field Largest in History.
Miss Barton, Miss Crocker, Mrs.
Page and Miss Miley appear to
be cut above the rest of this
field. largest in the history of the
women's tourney. A level below
them comes far larger group that
includes Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware,
six-time winner who last scored in
1885; Maureen Orcutt of Haworth,
N. j.. Bea Barrett of Minneapolis,
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia, S.
c., Betty Jameson of San Antonio.
Tex. Sheila Stroyan, English girls
champion, and Dorothy Kirby of
Atlanta.
All of the Fighters have been
playing in the low and middle 70's
and scores in the sos, good enough
to take the medal 10 and Is years
ago, have been the cause for ex-
travagant alibis.
The tournament schedule, which
starts with the 18-hole medal play
round on Monday that qualities
ga survivors for match play, con-
tinues with the first round of 18-
hole matches on Tuesday; two
rounds at 18 holes on Wednesday;
18-hole quarter-finals and semi
finals on Thursday and Friday, and
the 36-hole final on Saturday.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Only Yankee Netmen Left
In Canadian Tourney
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SEIGNIORY CLUB, Quebec, Aug.
19-Morey Lewis of Texarkana,
Ark, Canadian mems singles cham
pion, showed the way to three other
Americans into the semi-f1nal round
Of the international tennis tourna-
ment today by eliminating the last
Canadian hope, Ellis Tarshis of
Montreal, 60, 63.
The other semi-flnal brackets were
filled by Bob Kamrath of Austin,
Tex, who defeated Jack Tidball of
Hollywood, Calf, 60, 81; Bill Tai
bert of Cincinnati with a 6-1, Ga
decision over Gil Hall of New York
and 17-year-old Ted Schroeder of
Glendale, Calf, who eliminated
Frank Guernsey of Orlando, Fla,
26, e3, 60.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Canadian Open Golf
Won by McSpaden
Despite Lapse
Finishes With Two Us
For 282;; Cruickshonk
Gets Fourth Prize
BY the Associated Press.

ST. JOHN, New Brunswick. Aug.
l9.-Harold (Jug) McSpaden Of Win
chester Mass, who has taken down
few big golfing prizes in the last
year or so. captured the Canadian
open championship and $1,000 first
money today, although his game
finally yielded to par
After racing through the first two
rounds over the short but tricky
Riverside course in 67-69, McSpaden
needed a pair of 73's, each three
strokes over par, for his final rounds
today. But his 282 total for 72 holes
gave him q 5-stroke margin over
Ralph Guldahl of Madison. N. j.,
two-time United States open cham
pion.
All Big Contenders Falter.
jug won easily, not because of his
own golf on the last two rounds but
because all the contenders faltered
with him. Guldahl matched his 73
in the morning. then slipped back
to rs on the last round.
Vic Ghezzi lost the $500 second
prize to Guldahl by only one stroke
as he came in with II for 288 and
a s4OO cut in the purse. Ghezzi
burned up the course in practice
early this week, but once the tour
nament started he couldn't beat par
He had a IA this morning.
Unnoticed by the galleries, Bobby
Cruickshank, little Richmond (Va)
veteran, who needed IT strokes for
his first round Thursday, slipped
into fourth place with 289. He fired
the days best golf and the only sub
par round when he came in with
71-69 on the last two rounds.
He earned $500 for his work, 500
less than Stan Horne of Montreal,
who finished two strokes farther
back but received an extra 5000 as
leading Canadian pro.
Somerville Top Amateur.
Horton Smith Of Oak Park, ILL.,.
and his former assistant, E. J.
Dutch) Harrison of Little Rock,
Ark, tied for seventh place at 1872
with two Toronto pros, Lex Robson
and Bobby Burns. Leo Diegel of
Philmont, Pa, with 294 and John
Thoren of Boston with 297 were the
only other United States pros on the
prize list.
Ross (Sandy) Somerville of Lon
-
who qualified for the last two rounds,
with 71-72 today for POI and a tie
with Horne for fifth place.
McSpaden succeeds Sam Snead,
who did not compete because of ILL
ness, as Canadian champion, con-
tinuing the unbroken string of
United States victories which began
after the World War. The last Ca
madam triumph was in 1914.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Wood and Mechanic
Match 1riumphs
In 0utboards
Capture Class A Honors
As Amateur and Pro
In National Meet
By the Associated Press.

RED BANK, N. j.. Aug. 19.-Gar
Wood. jr.. of Algonac, Mich, and
his mechanic, Frank Vincent of
Tulsa, Okla. demonstrated to East
ern outboard motor boat racers to-
Gay how easily they can manipu-
late bounding putt-putts by WIN
ming the amateur and professional
class A events of the National
Sweepstakes Regatta.
Heavy rain curtailed the card and
officials planned an early start to-
morrow. All events today were in
outboard competition.
Wood Makes Fast Time.
In Jig time Wood shot one of the
seven boats he brought with him.
over the rainswept 122s-mile course
on the north branch of the Shrews-
bury River. winning the first smile
heat in 7:02 and the second in 8:41.
The Eastern championship went
to Frank Desmond of Short Hills,
N. j., because Wood, living in the
central division, was ineligible to
compete for the title. Desmond
finished fourth in the first and
second in the second heat.
Vincent Is Impressive.
Vincent's performance in the
professional division was just as
convincing as Woods. He turned
in a best speed of 41077 miles an
hour to win the second heat after
annexing the first with little trouble.
The Eastern title went to Fred
Jacoby of North Bergen. N. j., who
scored enough points with a second
in the first heat and a third in the
second.
Summaries:
Gar Wood, jr., 1Algona. Mich3 second,
Frank Frank Desmond tshor5 III Hills n ~ thiTd'
homas yson Hs
time. 7:O2. Best speed, 40 654 Desmond
nameo Eastern divisional champion because
OF ineliRibility Of Wood, central division
Glass A outboard professional-won by
Frank a5 ,I Vincent Tulsa; Okla; second
fourth fr0 joseph anrn9z schmn9z Msrchsntville s
n -. Best time. isl: Best speed,
champion because Vincent ineligible as
central division residentD
Glass C cupboard (amateur)-Won by
Vic Scott tForest Hills, N ": second.
Arthur Wullschleger Darchmont, N. ";
third; Clinton Ferguson tWaban. Mass:
fourth. James Mullen tRichmond, VaD.
Best time, 5:59 (by Ferguson who won
hrSt heat. Best speed, 50.139 mp.h.
(alSo by Ferguson)
Glass : .outboard tprofessionaD-Won by
Jimmy Altman tKensington, Pa; second,
Fred Jacoby North Bergen N JD; third.
Phil Bowers (Seabright, N J0: fourth,
Harper Chance (Salem N. JO Best time,
5:591. Best speed, SOIL m.ph (by
Altman
Midget outboards topen)-Won by Irene
Defibaugh tWoodside. DELI; second. Bert
Steaeie tFraminRham. Mass.); third, Mary
Birbare (Branford. Conn., Best time
6:44,2 (set by Steacie in first heat. Best
speed, 1855 m.p.h. (by Steacie).
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Cubans Trounce U. 5. Nine
In World Amateur PLAY
BY the Associated Press.

HAVANA, Aug 19.-With a 5-run
rally in the third inning, Cuba easily
defeated the United States, 8 to g.
today in the fifth game of the world
amateur baseball series at Tropical
Stadium.
1t was the third straight defeat
for the Americans and the fourth
victory for the Cubans in the series.
The Americans, held to five hits
by E. Alvarez, could not score until
the eighth inning.
Cuba ------1 los 600 1913 IL
United States 600 600 O21-3 5
E. Alvarez and A. Fleitas: R. Davis,
F.. Webb. w. Erickson and H. Ander-
son, B. Yovanovich.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Bees Let Shoffner Go
To Reds on Waivers
BY the Associated Press,

CINCINNATI. Aug. 19.-Milburn
Shoffner, left-handed pitcher OF
the Boston Bees, was purchased to-
day on waivers by the Cincinnati
Reds.
Shoffner has won four and lost
six games this season with the Bos-
ton club. He is expected to report
here tomorrow.
Sale on waivers of Ray Peaches)
Davis to Philadelphia also was an
nounced. Davis came to the Reds
from Nashville of the Southern AS
sociation in 1896 and has been
used mainly in relief roles this year
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Omaha Legion Annexes
Western Series Come
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Calf, Aug. 10
Rallying to score five runs in the
last half of the eighth inning, the
McDevitt Post team of Omaha,
Nebr., defeated Topeka, Kans., 9 to
S, today in the first game of the
American junior Legion Western
Sectionals.
It was Omaha's 23d win.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Aztecs in Action Today

The colored suburban diamond
championship may be determined
this afternoon when the Aztecs and
Departmentals clash in a twin bill
at the Alexandria Municipal Sta
dium. The nrst game u scheduled
for 1:30.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Bethesda Pinmen Meet

Bowling teams desiring entry into
the Bethesda Duckpin Association
are requested to send representa-
tives to . meeting tomorrow night
at $50 o'clock at the Bethesda
alleys.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
Ex-BuII PIuyer Dies

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 10 (P)-Wil-
liam Elwert, ST., SO, former in
fielder for the Toledo Mud Hens,
died here after several weeks ill
ness.
Evening star., 1939-08-20
MiIIers Get Moroun

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 10 (P)-Mil-
waukee has obtained Eddie Morgan,
outfielder- first baseman, from Co.
lumbuS on waivers.
Evening star., 1939-08-20

PUTS GLORY ABOVE COINShapey 17year-old Helen
fano bewchng brunette from Orange High School,
who has waved aside under the big that
represent Uncle Sam in the 1910 Oympc Finland
in national and international competitions
parallel bars flying rings trapeze and other gymnac equip
Helen has deuged with perform
She rated Of the eight best gymnass in
country Wide World Photo.