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Evening star., 1939-03-26
Little Loops Planned
For BOYS Club Mines

The Boys Club of Washington
again will conduct a city-wide base
ball league in two classes. peewee,
for boys of IA years and under. and
insect, for boys of 16 years and
under.
The mines will be allotted to east
ern and western sections. For fran
chises in the east section contact
Charles Reynolds, Southeast branch,
Seventeenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue Sc, Atlantic 0949, and
for the west section contact o. Dry
zer, central branch, 230 c street
NV, National 1886. Requests will
be considered until April 20. The
season opens May 6 and will con-
tinue until closing of school.
East section games will be played
on Anacostia diamonds and west
games on the Monument Grounds or
Ellipse.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Schuman and Fields
Reach Semi-Fina|s
In Table Tennis
Women Also PIoy True
To Form as Stuuffer
And Wilson Win

Dope ran true to form in the Dis
trict table tennis tournament on the
Chevy Chase Ice Palace courts yes
terday as Elias Schuman and STAN
ley Fields reached the mi-final
round of mems singles and Jane
Stauffer, defending women's cham
pion, and Carolyn Wilson, l3-year-
old junior high school student, the
title round in their division.
The tournament will be concluded
tonight, starting at o'clock, when
Schuman and Fields play their
semi-flnal matches against Harlan
Crowell and Lou CORN. respectively.
Schuman, District champ. and
Fields, Eastern titleholder. are IA
vored heavily to win and thus meet
for the championship
Eli Gottlieb and Dave Legun will
meet for the mems limited cham
pionship, restricted to unranked
players, while CORN and Fields will
pair against Ray Bressler and Bill
Pierce for the mems doubles crown.
Yesterdays results:
Mems Singles.
Quarter -hnals--Elias Schuman defeated
Ray Bressler, 2l-l9, 2l-1a. 2l-19:
Harlan Crowell defeated Bill Pierce
Ia.21' .s-24. 2l-l2, ali; Stanley
Fields defeated RAY Holtzberg. 21-l9.
21-l3, Fill; Lou Gorin defeated Dan
Abillera, 31-l9. 19-21, els. 21-19
Women's Singles
Semi -hnals-Jane Stauffer defeated Jane
Enge, 1a-2l. 21--19. .2!-15. 19--21,
21--17 CAROLYN Wilson defeated Charlotte
Decker. 21-11. 2l-10 21-ls.
Mems Doubles.
Quarter r-finals-Schuman and Summers
defeated Berkowitz and Retnsr. I1-l1'
feated Meinnger and HolzberR 11-.21,
2l-la 2l--l7. o1-15: Dancy and Dan
iels defeated Abellera and Knode. 21-l9,
21-17. 21-16
Semi finals-Fields and Gorin defeated
Schuman and Somers. 21-19. 21-l6,
1871. 2l-la;. Pierce and Bresslsr de-
feated Dancy and Daniels. 1871. 21-19.
Sl-11, 21-19
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Junior Table Tennis Meet
To Begin Wednesday

The first of four tournaments
which will end the season for the
Washington Table Tennis Club will
begin Wednesday when the junior
tourney for boys and girls under
16 starts at the E street courts. En-
tries must be in by Tuesday. Irwin
Markowitz is the defending cham
pion among the boys.
Following the junior competition
there will be the third annual tour
ney for class B players on April 4
and S, the third annual Govern
ment employees tourney on April
13 and IA and final tourney-for
veterans-on April 20 and 21. En-
try blanks for all events are avail
able at the courts at 1905 E street.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Brewers, Sports Club
Open Soccer Series
For Loop Trophy

A three-gam cup series between
Heurich Brewers and Washington
Sports Club soccer teams will open
today at 2:3O pm. at Gonzaga Field.
The Brewers recently won the Wash
ington Soccer League crown with 81
out of a possible 40 points, losing
all three of their points to the Sports
Club, which tied and defeated the
Heurichmen.
A trophy will be awarded winner
Of the series by the soccer league,
which will receive percentage Of
the receipts and use 1t next year to
expand the circuit.
The Brewers this season scored 80
goals while holding the enemy to
26. They step out under new man.
agement today, with Jim McBain,
star of the team, succeeding Fritz
Wagner, who resigned following a
promotion at the German Embassy.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Cards, Hoyos Will Mix
In Hockey Battle

Georgetown and Catholic Univer-
sity unoff1cially will renew athletic
relations Wednesday night at Chevy
Chase Ice Palace when ice hockey
teams, comprised of students at
those schools, clash at $3.50 o'clock
The newly organized c. U. team
will feature Jerry Strang, 165-pound
member of Catholics boxing team
who learned to chase a puck while
attending prep school in Canada
but the Hoyas, who have played
several games, will be favored.
Admission will be IS cents for
adults and 40 cents for children
with public skating at no additional
charge to follow the game.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
1erp Eleven Remains
As Virginia S Grid
LIST Is Changed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
25.-Five State teams are included
among Virginia's football opponents
for the 1889 schedule of nine games
announced by Norton Pritchett, di-
rector of athletics.
Hampden-Sydney, an opening
game foe of long standing, returns
after years absence. Included
from Big Six" ranks are v. M. l.,
Washington and Lee, William and
Mary and V. P. I.
The only addition is Chicago, a
Big Ten representative which opens
a two-game series here November 4.
Missing are two of last years op-
ponents-Columbia and Harvard.
Carried over from past seasons
are contests with Navy, MARYLAND
and North Carolina. The schedule:
september--23. Hampden-sydney.
Octooer-G Navy at Annapolis; IA,
Maryland at Charlottesville; 21, v. NJ I.
At Lexington; 2S. William and Mary at
Noyyember-,4, Chicago; 10 WASHINGTON
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Congressional 10 Start
With Biq Week End

Congressional Country Club will
open its lengthy links schedule this
year with field day week end for
club members on April % and %,
to be featured by the tourney for
the Walter johnson Trophy.
Congressional's Golf Committee,
headed by DR.. o. U. Singer, has pre-
pared a schedule of 81 events, to
run throughout the season, winding
up on November 10.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Ohio State Contest
Opener for Terp
Nine Tomorrow
Three HurIers to Work
For Maryland, Loaded
With Veteran Talent

The University of Maryland's
lengthy and varied spring sports
schedule will be launched tomorrow
at 4 pm. at College Park, when the
Terp base ball team, loaded with
veteran material, clashes with Ohio
State.
Coach Burton Shipley will en-
ploy three pitchers, planning to use
Earl Springer, Charley Weidinger
and Pershing Mondorff in three
inning shifts. Shipley has branded
Springer one of the most likely pros
poets he ever has tutored and his
performances this season will be
eyed eagerly by Maryland followers
Weidinger No. 2 Slabman.
Weidinger saw service only spo-
radically last year, but the blond
football quarterback, a right-hander
is listed as regular hurler this
season. Mondorff, also a right
handler, is transformed infielder.
Stumpy Shorty Chumbris, second
baseman, will lead off the batting
order for the Terps. followed by
Fritz Malsel, left field; George
Knepley, first base; Sherry Robert
son. third base; Eddie johnson,
shortstop; Hugh Keller. right field:
Lefty Chumbris, center field, and
Bob Burns, catcher.
Chips OFF Old Blocks.
Robertson. nephew of Clark Crit
fifth, president of the Nationals, and
brotherin-law of Joe Cronin, man.
ager Of the Boston Red Sox, and
Maisel, son of the former New York
Yankee third baseman, are the only
sophomores in the lineup, the
others having won their letters as
members Of last years successful
team.
Shipley has capable reserves in
Joe Crisafull, catcher or outfelder;
Adam Bengoechea, Arthur Rudy and
Jack Gordon, infielders. and Bill
England and Burton Culver, out
flelders.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
D. c. Mat Title Tourney
Starts April s

The District A. A. U. wrestling
championships will be decided April
6. Z and 8 with a tournament at the
Boys Y. M. G. A.
Registered amateurs In the Dis
trict are eligible and entries may be
filed with the A. A. U. Wrestling
Committee, Bob Morgan, chairman,
at the "Y." or by calling National
$3.50.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
18th Street 'Y Quints
In Consolation PIuy

A consolation tournament for all
teams which competed in the
Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. Basket
Ball League this season will be held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
nights
The championship Lansburgh five
drew a first-round bye but the fol-
lowing teams are to report at 6
o'clock Tuesday night for the draw:
R. F. c., Simpson Pharmacy, Bu-
reau of Engraving. Chesapeake &
Potomac Electric, Veterans Bureau
and the 2314th c. C. C. enrollees.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Carr Softies to PIuy
In Two Circuits

Carr Bros. and Boswell softball
team, defending champion of the
Prince Georges County Open League,
will hold its second practice session
at 2 80 pm. today at Magruder Park,
Hyattsville.
The team this season is managed
by Carl Frey and Bill Luman, former
suburban diamond stars. It will play
in both the Metro and Prince
Georges open leagues. It has open
dates on April 2, 9 and 16, which
may be filled by calling Berwyn
357-J between and 7:30.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Bethesda Alleys Hold
Sweepstakes Todov

The Bethesda bowling leagues
Will hold a six-game handicap
sweepstakes today, with three games
at the Bethesda Alley and three at
the Boulevard.
The entry fee will be So, including
cost OF games. Handicaps will be
based on one-haH the difference be-
tween averages and 12O scratch.
The strong Annapolis Buick Five
Ray Phipp, Rick Scible, Jimmie
yesterday, Earl Campbell and Lew
Seim-will take on the Bethesda
An-Stars at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Jim Shaw, the erstWhile hold
out, arrived at the Augusta train
ing camp to join the Griffs, and
appeared to be several pounds
overweight and in need of heavy
work.
Walter johnson took his first
15-minute turn on the mound
and said afterward that his arm
never was in better shape.
Mike Gibbons of st. Paul won
the decision over Leo Houck of
Lancaster, Pa, in an eight-round
middleweight bout at st. Louis.
outf1ghting his opponent in every
round,
Evening star., 1939-03-26
1orrid Final Round
In A. A. j. Boxinu
Due Wednesday
Competition for Squod,
individual Crowns Is
Feverish This Year

With team and individual titles
hanging In the balance, the final
round OF the District A. A. U. box
ing tourney will be staged Wednes-
day night at Turner's Arena and
torrid action is anticipated.
The competition for team honors
Is the keenest in the history of
amateur tifing here. In the senior
division Fort Myer has qualified
five entries, while the National
Guard outfit still has four members
surviving. Merrick Boys Club is
pacing the novice class with five
finalists, with Pete's A. c. qualifying
four fighters.
Fort Myer will be striving to
snatch the crown for the first time
In the 13-year history of the event.
Outstanding Senior Tiffs.
Outstanding senior engagements
list Chester Morris stacking up
against Leon Miller in the heavy
weight division, Billy Harrison fac
ing Gilbert Mayo in a feather
weight argument and Bobby Will
liams meeting Billy Kekeris In a
welterweight bout.
Johnny and Nick Mancini, broth
ers, will battle for the l47-pound
novice championship, while an
other attractive novice bout will
pit AL Gray against Johnny Car
roll. Both are members of the
Merrick Boys Club.
The pairings:
NOVICE.
11s Pounds.
Pete zalousky (Fort Belvoir) VS. Carl
ALEXANDER tGeoreetown B. c..
128 Pounds.
Bobby Brodisan fPete's A. c. VS.. Bernie
MOTIFS tGeorsetown B c..
135 Pounds
roll tMerrick Club. '' '' '0''"''' var
147 Pounds.
, Johnny Mancini Petes A. CO. vs. Nick
Mancini Pete's A. CO.
16O Pounds
Fred Bernhard Fort Myer) W. Roy
Dunn National Guards.
1s5 Pounds.
Wilbur Mason (Merrick C1ub) vs.. Ted
Swift tMerrick Dub
HeavyweiEht
Clarence Irwin ,Pete's A, c. VS.. Norman
Pemoerton tMerrick Club
SENIOR.
112 Pounds
Essex Madron iWashinston Boys Club
vs.. Grover Davis Pete's A. c..
118 Pounds.
Wlllie. Iapp Police Club VS.. George
flckefaH National Guards.
126 Pounds.
Billy Harrison fAlexandria) VS. Gilbert
mayo National Guards.
135 Pounds.
William Feszchak tFort Myer) vs. Whitley
France Police Club
147 Pounds.
Bobby Williams tunattached) vs.. Billy
hekeris National Guards.
100 Pounds
Jim Perrow National Guards vs.. Joe
savoy tFort Myer)
| 1s5 Pounds
Georee Ryan tFort Myer) VS.. George
Calvin (Fort Myer)
HeavyweiEht.
Leon Miller tFort Myer) w. Chester
Morris (unattached)
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Commissioners S|ip
Into Center Basket
Final With Trinity
J. C. G. Is 47-4O Victim
And Atchison-KeIIer
Is Downed, 46-3l

Trinity NJ. E. and the D. c. Com
missioners moved into the final
round of the Community Center's
city-wide basket ball tournament
last night when they defeated
Atchison- Keller Plumbers and jew
ish Community Center, respectively
at Tech gym.
The Commissioners, Hine League
representatives. defeated j. C. c.,
47-40, with Walter Merchant lead
ing the way with 18 points, and
Trinity took a 46-31 decision from
the Plumbers.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Christians S 1882 Victory
Features Loop Games

Ninth Street. Christians 1892
overtime defeat of Epiphany Epis-
copal accounted for the thrills of
the Sunday School Basket Ball
League last night when Calvary M.
E. and Mount Vernon also were VIC
torious.
Calvary defeated West Washing
ton Baptist, 41-28, and Mount Ver-
non trounced the Latter Day Saints,
S1.2H
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Miles Yields to As

LAKE CHARLES, La, March Is
(P.-Dee Miles, rookie outf1elder
from Chattanooga, has signed a con-
tract with Connie Mack today, end
ing the Athletics holdout troubles.
Miles, who formerly had trial with
washington, was the last player to
sign.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
A. U. Host to HIS. Nine

FARMVILLE, Va, March Is Lp-
Hampton -Sydney's baseball team
will clash with American University
at Washington on May 10, it was an
nounced here today with the release
of an ambitious 22-game schedule.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Golf Dutes Set

TOLEDO, Ohio, March Is P.-
The fifth annual Inverness invita-
ton four-ball golf championship
will be played June Is. 16 and II.
Evening star., 1939-03-26

Totals 20 456 Totala 1s11I1
Referee-Mr Shirley
Evening star., 1939-03-26

Totals IA 331 Totals % "a
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Longsdorff
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Langsdorff' death was made to
them.
German Embassy attaches said
the captains death had been ex-
pected since Sunday morning, when
he gave his camera and other per-
sonal effects to man in the EN-
bassy. saying: Take these; I will
not need them any more"
The crew received the news with
out demonstration, in stunned
silence.
UncOncerned Over Columbus.
Argentine authorities posted re-
inforced patrols around the naval
arsenal, scene of the tragedy, and
withheld further details of the af-
fair pending full investigation.
At first, after arriving here,
Capt. Langsdorff talked freely about
his running battle with three Brit
ish cruisers last wednesday. in
which he finally was forced into
Montevideo Harbor at nightfall. Last
night, however, he indicated a diff
ferent attitude.
Il do not desire to talk further"
he said to intervieWers. Il have
talked so much l should now like
to be quiet for the next three weeks" !"
Informed that the German mer-
chant liner Columbus had been
scuttled yesterday Capt. Langsdortt
had replied tersely, This doesn't
concern me-"
27-Year Career Ended.
Capt. Langsdorff's death termi-
mated 27-year naval career that
included participation in the World
War battle of Jutland. In that IA
nous North Sea engagement he was
an ensign with the 9th destroyer
flotilla.
Capt. Langsdorff then was a mere
youth, having joined the 'Kaiser's
Navy in 1912 His age of As years
was said to be about normal for the
commander of one of the Nazi S
principal warships. though it is be-
low the average of such officers in
the United States Navy.
After the World War. when Ger
Evening star., 1939-12-20

dorff when he has fighting to do,
but when he is not fighting he is q.
fine gentleman"
Treated Prisoners Fairly.
1t was Capt. Patrick Dove, cap-
tain of the tiny British tanker Africa
Shell, who said it. Capt. Dove knew,
for he spent three months as an
enforced guest" aboard the Graf
Spec after the Africa Shell was sunk.
Capt. Dove said that while Capt.
Langsdorf was strict disciplinarian
aboard the Graf Spec, he enforced
fair and equal treatment. British
prisoners received the same food
as the German crewmen even when
supplies ran low.
The Admiral Graf Spec, one Of
Germany's three 10,000-ton pocket
battleships constructed to get
around Versailles treaty restrictions,
left Germany shortly before war
started September and roamed the
seas to prey on allied commerce. :,
She coursed the North Atlantic,
made brief sally into the Indian
Ocean and then concentrated her
activities in the South Atlantic.
where she met the British cruisers
which chased her into the harbor
Of Montevideo. =,
Evening star., 1939-12-20

many undertook to create a new
navy, Capt. Langsdorff served first
as the captain of a destroyer and
then as commander of a destroyer
division. Subsequently he served on
the staff of the commanding chief
of the German naval forces.
Before taking command of the
Admiral Graft Spec, about IA
months ago, he was on duty with
the German Navy department in
Berlin.
Marked for Personality.
An alert sailor, Capt. Langsdorff
made up in personality what he
lacked in size.
He displayed springy step and a
pleasant smile when he paid formal
calls on Uruguayan authorities after
the Graf Spec reached Montevideo
last Wednesday.
But the following day there was
no smile. only a look of deep Sc
robustness. when the bodies of 36
men were brought ashore from the
Graf Spec for burial.
He stood at the center of Weighty
international questions involving
the status of his ship and at q
perhaps graver humanitarian prob
lem-whether to risk the lives Of
more than 1000 young seamcn in
Evening star., 1939-12-20
German Planes Bomb
And Strafe British
Fishing Traw|ers
One Towed Into Port With
Two Dead; Two Others
Also Attacked
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-The Aber-
deem trawler Star OF Scotland was
towed into port today with two of
hel crew dead as the result of ma
chine cunning and bombing by Ger
man planes.
Two other fishing traWlers, the
Strathalbyn and Strathrannock
were unscathed during the rail, al
though the former was attacked
twice.
British Press Indignant.
The British press expressed indig-
nation at Nazi attacks on small ves-
ssels which the British identified
as civilian fishing boats. 1t was
acknowledged, however. that two
lost Monday, the Sedgefy and Eve
lina. were naval trawlers engaged
in mine-sweeping
(The German high command
reported destruction of % Brit
ish vanguard" vessels by Ger
man planes in the last three
days.
"Brltons Fired On as They Swim
for Life" the Evening News head
lined its story of one German raid.
The account declared that Ger
man raider bombed and sank the
British trawler Trinity N. B., anc
afterWard machine-gunned the sur.
vivors as they chung to bits of wreck
age or tried to swim to RATS"
A British statement accused the
Germans of seeking to Justify such
fragrant breaches of internationa
law and decency" as the trawlel
attacks ''by inventing a British at.
tack on German towns"
Deny Raid on Two Towns.
The air ministry last night issuec
a statement declaring that German
News Agency reports of a British
bombing raid on two towns on the
Island OF Sylt were entirely false.
Sylt is German island off thu
German-Danish border.
British dispatches declared thai
the Berlin correspondent of a Zu.
rich, Switzerland, newspaper hae
obtained confirmation of reports
that the 10,000-ton German cruise,
Bluecher had been damaged by tn,
British submarine Salmon.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
j. ). Denies Il Offered
Uruguay Armed Aid
In Graf Spec Case
Montevideo Kept State
Department Informed,
But Asked No Help

The State Department today de-
MED reports that the United States
had offered armed aid to Uruguay
for election of the German pocket
battleship Admiral Graf Spec from
Montevideo
Diplomatic sources in the Uru-
guayan capital had reported that
the offer was made while the Ger
man warship was waiting at Monte
video.
officials explained that this coun-
try considered there were two dis
tinct phases to the problems arising
from the British-German naval
battle off the coast of Uruguay last
week.
One phase was the violation of the
Pan American neutrality zone, in
volved in the hostilities. Under the
declaration of Panama setting up
the neutral zone around the Amer
icas, this incident called for con-
Sultation among all the American
republics, and the United States is
taking full part in these consulta-
tions, looking toward a possible joint
protest.
L. S. AloOf From Other Phase.
The second phase concerned the
situation created by the presence of
the Graf Spec in a Uruguayan port.
The United States considered this a
problem entirely up to Uruguay and
took no part in the formulation of
Uruguay's decision about what ac-
ton to take, State Department off,
cials said.
When Uruguay made its decision
to force the Graf Spec to leave or
face lnternment-which resulted in
the scuttling of the Graf Spec by its
creW-the Uruguayan foreign Office
communicated the decision to the
United States and other American
governments, officials explained.
There is no basis for reports that
subsequently the United States was
asked or offered any armed help for
enforcement of the Uruguayan deci-
sion the officials emphasized.
AiiC MoliCCVIdCO llllOl IIldIlL mao
stated that in the last tense
hours before the German raider
acceded to Uruguays departure
order Sunday, the United States
assumed leading role in the
firm stand taken by representatives
Of the Washington, Buenos Aires
and Rio de Janeiro governments in
meeting here.
Gas Shell Inquiry Asked.
Meanwhile, the British govern
ment asked the Uruguayan foreign
ministry to investigate whether
British warships used gas shells in
attacking the Admiral Graf Spec
last Wednesday. as reported by
sailors on the pocket battleship to
Otto Langmann, German Minister
to Uruguay.
The sailors said they had suffered
sight impairment as result.
In London, Prime Minister Cham
berlain and the admiralty last
Thursday denied Nazi charges that
British cruisers had used gas shells
in the battle.
Evening star., 1939-12-20

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.-WAR DRAMA AT UNITED STATES
DOORSTEPThe German merchant ship after
inside United Lauderdale yeser-
day British cruiser sought to seize of
Shown in the foreground eighter awaiting
it into Port Everglades In the background crced the
Warsfp at Smile limit. "A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1939-12-20

a dash past allied warships hover
ing off the Uruguayan coast
From Hitler came orders to scuttle
the ship, and Capt. Langsdorf did
so without losing the life of any
of his men.
Then the captain and most of his
men sailed up the Plate River to
Argentina and internment.
One of his enemies in the war at
sea had this to say of him:
There is no mercy from Langs-