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Evening star., 1939-08-09
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Tattle
tales: Solly Krieger, the middle
weight, is making a book at Sara
toga Badge No. 16). One of the
weekies has just bought can
did closeup piece on a famous
Southern football coach which
may be too candid to appear un-
der the authors real name. The
Reds aren't accepting world series
reservations, but five of 'em have
signed for a vaudeville tour after
the world series. Gus Mancuso
went behind the plate for the
Cubs the other day and Chicago
writer's Immediately began to
speculate on whether Manager
Hartnett had consigned Catcher
Hartnett to the doghouse.
Todays guest star: Sgd Crow
der, Greenville IN. c. News
Leader. Sundays game was a
splendid example of blind and
dumb umpiring. We were ready
to criticize the decisions until we
were informed automatically as
to the salary of the jumps in the
Coast Plain League. You know
you can't expect something for
nothing"
Joe MedWick's neighbors at
Carteret, N. j., are petitioning
the Cards to trade him to the
Giants. The glamorous Kay
Evening star., 1939-08-09
D. {. Typos 10 Resume
Game Adjourned by
Umpire S Muff
Arbiter Reverses RuIino
After Detroit Squowk;
Washington Ahead

BALTIMORE, Aug 9-If the UNI
pire can make up his mind WASH
ington and Detroit today will finish
their game in the Union Printers
baseball tournament which was ad-
journed after 10 torrid innings with
Washington ahead, 12-11, and finally
found its way into the Tournament
Committee room. A Detroit protest
was upheld, however, and the game
was ordered resumed in the 10th
with three Detroit men on base and
two out.
The dispute arose in the Bengals'
half of the extra frame when Andy
Tingstadt, Detroit pitcher, was called
out at first after grounding to Eddie
Edwards at third. Men were on
first and second at the time. Ting
stadt heatedly protested the deci-
sion, and Umpire Toy reversed him.
self. This drew a counter-b blast
from the Washington bench and
sent Toy into a huddle with Jimmy
James, umpiring behind the plate.
The pair finally decided to call the
runner out.
Holbrook and Holloran, each of
whom poled three hits, starred at
bat for the heavy-hitting Washing
ton team, Holbrook connecting for
circuit trip early in the fray to
keep his mates in the running. Clus-
ters of three runs in the fourth,
sixth and eighth enabled the Dis
trict delegation to overtake the
Westerners, who had assumed a 81
lead.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Shaughnessy Seeking
Another National
Skeet Crown
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. o.
Shooters under II compete for the
national junior skeet championship
today.
With the age limit lowered to 13
years, the younger marksmen will
shoot for the sub-junior crown.
Johnny Kost, an 8-year-old from
Los Angeles, smashed 81 out of 100
clay targets last June.
Dick Shaughnessy, 17-year-old
Dedham, Mass, high school student,
will defend his national 2O-gauge
crown today. He banged out 94xlOO
yesterday to add the sub-smali gauge
crown to his growing collection of
national championships.
Don Sperry, Flint, Mich, won the
second national title at stake yes
terday by knocking off Is straight
to win three-Way tie for first in
the small-gauge competition.
He, Dick Shaughnessy and Alex
Kerr of Los Angeles each broke SO
out of 100 in the regular shooting.
His perfect craftsmanship in the
deadlock shoot-off gave him the
crown, while Kerr took second with
"a and Shaughnessy, third, with 23
Evening star., 1939-08-09

B. Davis Crowninshield, Boston;
George C. Thomas, Sd, Beverly Hills,
Calf; J. Lakin Baldridge, Ithaca,
N. Y; Robert Montgomery, Rio
Hondo, Tex; w. Goadby Lawrence,
Fairhaven, N, j., and John Manning,
Los Angeles, make up the American
team. This makes the third year
for two of the members and the
second for several others. The squad
was selected by vote of the fishing
columnists of the United States.
Marlin catches at Ocean City are
holding up with an average of 20 or
more a day. Among the local fisher
men to make the initial catch is
Frank Del Vecchio, a sporting goods
dealer in Southeast Washington
His jumping jack weighed SIS pounds
and fought for As minutes before
giving UP.
J. S. Larry" Jerman of Washing
ton also landed a marlin of 80
pounds aboard the Miss Maryland
with Capt. William Bunting.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Lou and His MANAGER
Cocksure He'||Put
Tony 10 Sleep
Wouldn't Have Agreed
To Philadelphia as
Site Otherwise
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
AsSociat ted Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The heavy
weight situation, dormant for the six
weeks since Joe Louis gave Tony
Galento his Jumps, begins stirring
again today with the arrival in the
East Of Lou Nova to start training
for his September date with Tony
in Philadelphia.
The ballyhoo will be going full
blast from now right through to
September 81, when Louis defends
his title against Bob Pastor in a 90
rounder at Detroit, and by that time
the principals will have been nomi-
mated for a million-dollar spectacle
next summer. Barring an accident,
that one will be Louis VS.. Nova, and
quite fight, quite fight.
Nova Wary of Philly.
Nova is pitching his camp at At
lantic City, and will stay right there
until the day he climbs into the ring
with Galento. The young Califor-
nian doesn't trust Philadelphia
much. Tony, long a favorite with
Philly fans, plans to train for q
spell at Nine. Bey's in his own New
Jersey and then move into Philadel-
phia to polish up his foot work for
about week.
Both Nova and his manager, Ray,
Carlen, are convinced they will stop
Galento before the fourth round.
thus beating Louis record in that
respect. Otherwise they never would
have been talked into fighting the
nraWling barkeep in Philadelphia,
even with neutral referee. Either
Arthur Donovan of New York or
George Blake of Los Angeles will be
| the third man in the ring.
Carlen Is Cocksure.
Il never was as sure of fight as
l am of this one" declared Carlen.
over a platter of poached eggs and
spinach, his favorite mixture. "If
I'm mistaken about this one I'll get
into another business"
He was told that Joe Jacobs, Ga
lento's pilot, had been caught in the
act OF wagering $4,000 against $4,000
that his slugger would be returned
the victor, and so was more than
slightly confident, himself.
That was foolish bet for him
to make" said Carlen, judiciously.
He could have got about 5 to /
against Galento winning on knock.
out, and that's the only chance
Tony has, if any. Goodness knows
he couldn't win a 15-round decision
| over nv favorite amt
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Banneker Swimming Team
Is Playground Winner

Winning nine events and scoring
in every division Banneker Recrea-
ton Center's swimming team cap
tured the annual sectional colored
playground championship with a to-
tai of IA points. The victors were
never pressed and had a 3O-point
margin over Dunbar, which finished
second.
Monroe was third with 20 points,
Howard fourth with IA and Fenton
last with l.
Banneker was at its best in the
relays, capturing all but the 130-
pound class race. It's unlimited
team of Leon GasSaway, Robert
Stewart, James Lacy and George
Bridges turned in the fast time of
SIS seconds for the 100-yard course.
Lacy also took the 130-pound free
style, while Bridges triumphed in
the backstroke in the same division
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Nebraska, Colorado
Legion Champions
Are Decided

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr.. Aug 9-Omaha
McDevitts won the State American
Legion Junior baseball champion
ship by defeating the Omaha Red
Tops, to l.
1t was the McDevitts' Goth con-
secutive win and their second
straight over the Red Tops in the
three-game championship series.
LONGMONT, Colo, Aug. 9 R-
Denver Duffys won the Colorado
American Legion junior baseball
championship with three-run
11th-inning rally that defeated the
Denver K. c. Life team, defending
title holder, 9 to 7.
CLIFTON FORGE, Va, Aug. 9
R.-Darkness halted the State
American Legion junior baseball Sc
ries here after Norfolk and Clifton
Forge teams had split two games
and were deadlocked at sail in the
18th inning of the third game.
They will finish today.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. 9.-It's
Hambletonian time in Goshen.
That means, given fair weather,
upwards of 10000 fans will pack Good
Time Park this afternoon to watch
smooth striding colt owned by a
70-year -old bespectacled country
doctor attempt to Join the list Of
trotting greats which have won this
Kentucky Derby Of the light harness
sport.
The horse is Peter Astra, direct
descendent of Hambletonian for
which the classic was named and at
l to 3 the shortest priced favorite
in the 14-year history of the race.
The owner is DR.. Lowry Miller
Guilinger of Andover, Ohio, who
rarely sends bills to his patients,
and the driver. DR.. H. M. Parshall,
Urbana, Ohio, vetinarian who,
though only Al years old, has led all
drivers in races won for the last IL
years.
Nine Others Named.
Nine other 3-year-old trotters
have been named for the $4050O
event, but past performances indi-
cate they might as we'll stay in their
stalls and save their owners the
starting fee of $500. For Peter
Astra has not bowed his head in
defeat in five starts this year, has
whipped seven of the field, and has
the fastest time of 2:024.
Once again, this little village,
better known as the county seat of
Orange County 1854 days of the year,
has assumed the air of a metropolis.
Along its winding main street
mingled veteran horsemen from
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Five Reds Sign for Vaudeville After World Series
Writer Lays Off Minor Loop When They

Stammers is back again, which
accounts for all that ah, ah-ing
around the tennis clubs. Prof.
Casey Stengel will be today's
baseball lecturer at the worlds
fair. Headline in the New York
Post: Giants need more wings
and another year to catch Reds.
The Chicago Bears again are de-
nying they'll trade Sid Luckman
to the football Dodgers. Bunny
Austin is telling them on the
coast Don Bulge possibly is the
greatest tennis player the world
has ever known.
When Speaker spoke: Iris
Speaker denied he ever said he
could name Is outfielders who
were better than Joe Di Maggie.
The Daily News today named six
men it says heard Speaker make
the statement. The congregation
included John P. Carmichael of
the Chicago Daily News; John
Drebinger of the New York Times
Evening star., 1939-08-09

and Horace Stoneham, president
Of the Giants.
Henry Armstrong; book, "The
Glory Road" is just about fin
ished. Al Todd, the Dodger
catcher, is a football referee and
will work Yale, Princeton and
Harvard games this fall. Pitch
ing is nothing new for Jimmy
Double-X. When the big leagues
toured Japan they had only four
pitchers and Foxx usually worked
three or four innings game.
Lefty Gomez says he has a lot of
stuph. Young Corbett, the for
mer welterweight king, may come
out of retirement to fight Al
Hostak. The gossips say Joe Di
Maggie isn't the only American
League star who'll be marrying
right after the season ends.
New feature: The Chicago
Times wonders when the sports
pages are going to start "spat-
tering averages" department to
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Poll Selects Quintet
For Clinic Contest
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS Aug. 9.-It may
be the baseball season for the rest of
the country, but for Hoosiers it's
still basket ball time.
The Indianapolis Star has just
completed tabulation of votes by
fans to select an all-star high school
basket ball team to play an exhibi-
ton game with the State champion
Frankfort five here August 18 and
the count showed 343,409 votes cast
for the Is leading players. No total
was made of the votes for the play
ers who finished outside the first 25.
The game will be part of a basket
ball clinic sponsored by the Star.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Peter Astro, 7-3, Is Shortest
Priced 7rotter in 74-Yeor
History of HornbIetonion

every part Of the Nation, a cross
section of New York's Broadway
and Long Island society and Just
plain folk from nearby towns and
farms.
Looking around for a horse that
might possibly upset Peter Astra,
horseman and laymen alike settled
on E. Roland Harriman's Bagpiper
and Gauntlet from c. w. Phellis'
stable of Greenwich, Conn. They
were quoted at 8 to l each as the
result of finishing either second or
third to Peter in three other stakes.
Horse Has Three Owners.
Completing the field are: Cherry
Hanover from Lawrence B. Shep-
pard's Hanover, Pa. farm and one
that has yet to taste Peters speed;
Harriman's Spud Hanover, who also
has never tangled with the favorite;
Joseph Burkes Leemite of Plain
field, N. j.; A. F. Williams Ned
Abbey Of Corning, N Y; j. ]. Nc
Intyre's Sir Walter of Cleveland,
Voltina from Jacob Lang's Buffalo,
N Y. barns and The Abbot.
The Abbot's winning, if any, will
be split among his three owners
Bill Strang, of New York, j. j.
Mooney of Fremont, Ohio, and Ben
White, veteran Lexington trainer
and driver.
Facts About Classic.
Facts and figures concerning Ham,
bletonian:
starters-Ten 3-year-olds, two Of them
Allies.
FavoriteaaDr. L. M. Guilinger's Peter
Conditions-Best two-out-of-three heats.
Value-S40502.46.
Winners share-S21 ,34135
Starting time first heat pm. Eastern
standard time (second heat at pm. and
third if necessary at 4 p M.
Probable crowd-40 600
Weather forecast-Probable showers.
Postponement date-Thursday at same
time
Broadcast-Natlonal Broadcastins Co.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
heavyweight Situation Again A Nova Comes Train for Gaento
Fights Lost Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n Y-Melio Bet
tina, 176s4. Beacon N Y. outpointed
Charley Hobo, Williams, 17e, Wash
ington. D. c. tSl.
Hartford Conn-Bobby Ivy, 127h,
stopped Baby Yack. 124. Toronto Cd.
M1LWAUKEE.--Oscar Rankin 172E,
Chicago. outpointed Marty Simmons,
166l2 Saginaw. Mich: lW.
DES MONIES. - Johnny Paychek,
I92l2,, Des Moines. outpointed Maurice
striekland 19l, New Zealand ,uO.
Newark, knocked out Sweeney Byers,
15S, Fort Sill, OSla, (6).
Los ANGELE\ Ceferino Garcia,
ln55s., Los Angeles knocked out Bobby
Pacho. 5494, Los Angeles t5)
GARFIELD, N. J.-Lew Feldman,
133 BROOKLYN, outpointed Lou Fortuna,
30, Philadelphia tS); Chalky Wright,
Los Angeles, outpointed Teddy Baldwin,
l35. Philadelphia go.
UNION CITY, N. BILLY White,
l40; Baltimore, outpointed Billy Beau
huld. 1873, jersey City
WEST HAVEN Conn.-Willie An
dGrews, l35, New Haven. outpointed
Ernest "Schoolboy" Copeland, 1856 New
York go.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Flashes Capture Flag

Noells six-hit pitching enabled
Y. M, c. A. to register a 1916 victory
over Salvation Army and clirch the
Sunday School League baseball title.
Shoemaker collected three hits and
Moore poled a homer for the win
ners. Young and Abner connected
for the circuit for the losers.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

out. Other than as fish bait it has
no value commercially and conse-
quently there is no regular chum-
gathering industry Harry gets his
by paying boys to wade along the
shore in the seaWeed and grass and
gather it by hand, which is about
the only way it can be found. A
youngster that works hard can make
$3.50 and sometimes SO a day, Capt
Woodburn says, but he never knows
from one day to the next just what
sort Of supply will be turned in.
Another experiment which is
turning out to be a success is
the captains cooperative
started last Saturday down at
Ridge, Md, for fishing in the
Middle Grounds.
Anglers wishing to fish that area
need only to phone the headquar-
ters at the st. Marys sea food plant
Great Mills 16-F-3l. Boats, bait
sandwiches, cold drinks, ice and
other necessities all will be gathered
and will be waiting for the angler
when he arrives to step on board
The coop also has fishing infor-
nation service at the same phone
number and to get accurate reports
of doings down that way all you
have to do is give them buzz.
Good Hardhead, Blues Sighted.
Several outstanding catches have
been reported in the last few days
from the coop. Best report of all is
that Capt. Buddy Willoughby sighted
several small schools of small blues
say around or pounds. They were
discovered on the Middles, but could
not be interested in the lures.
Catches made by local parties
in the past several days have
ranged from so to 200 hard
head and spot, with a sprin-
king of trout.
Another report of good fishing by
local rod wielders comes from
Lewes, Del. Dr.. Charles West, DR.
Someron Carson and Prof. Samuel
Keys were in the party and they
landed 302 croakers, porgies and
founder. Dr. West got the first fish
and 31a a-pound croaker by Prof
Keys won the pool.
And speaking of big fish, Julian
Crandall, president of the Ashaway
Line Co., is a proud grandfather
when he tells of the catch made by
his 14-year-old grandson, Robert. II
was giant tuna weighing 42e
pounds landed at Wedgeport, Nova
Scotia. That was great work for a
youngster of IA, especially as the
day before he had a tuna on that
got away after more than nine hours
Tuna Matches Coming Up.
Wedgeport is the scene this veal
OF the International Tuna Angling
Cup Matches on September to 9
and if the fishing keeps up it's pres.
ent rate there will be no lack of big
fish thi' season. American, British
French and Belgian teams will be
battling Cuba for the beautiful Altor
B. Sharp Trophy.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

give you quick picture of all
the feuds going on around the
majors-Who's sore at whom and
why, and who won't be going
hunting and fishing together next
fall.
Raw beef market: The Har-
din-Simmons football squad in
cludes Is players weighing more
than 200 pounds. Coach Frank
Kimbrough can start a team aver
aging 213 pounds in the line and
208 in the backfield. Baby of the
lot is mere 1872 FOUNDER.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Don't Let 7tsn':s Hst%.s.t Q,
Athletes Foot
"LayY0u Up''

Itching torment Of Athletes Foot and other surface
skin conditions may be caused by two germs, eith1
. vegetable rungus) or animal parasite. Both are
often present. That's why it's smart to use a for.
nula designed to attack the two types OF germs.
Just swab the irritation with soothing, depend
able. liquid asm SOLUTION. Used by thos-
lands. Greaseless. invisible, a pharmacist tius-
proved formula Of six selected ingredients Con-
contacted. .Relevesitrhingfast Must prove
satisfactory real quick or your money L.A
back. Don't suffer. Ask your druggist LluiM
tsday ia asm SoLuTloN-eoH sac ~
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Russell Nine Defeated

Russell Motors suffered a surpris-
ing setback in the Industrial League
when Old Milwaukee handed it a 6-1
lacing. Murdock limited the losers
to five hits, while his mates were
taking full advantage of seven culled
from the offerings of Brooks and
NcMinnimen.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Aoqies Nose Out Beermen

Agricultural 1898 champion soft
ball ten turned in it's most cherished
victory of the season when it chalked
up a 10 victory over Tru-Blue. Abe
Rosenfeld held the winners to one
hit, and that didn't figure in the
run making. Todryk allowed only
three.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Double Plays Big Help

With the Braddock to Corcoran
to Clark combination turning in six
double plays, Washington Gaslight
scored 1915 decision over Bureau
of Investigation in the Government
League. The trio also paced the
hitting. Beall was outstanding for
the Sleuths.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Sturs YESTERDAY
By the Associated Press.

Joe Kraksuskas, Washington-Stop-
ped Yankees with three hits for seven
lnni. gs for IA decision
Lefty Grove, Red Sox-Handcuied
Athletics with eight hits for 80 vie
tory
Bill Lee Cubs. and Buck Mccormick.
Reds-Lee's seven-hit pitching won
opener, "a: McCormick's lOth-inninR
single with bases loaded won night
cap. rs
Johnny Rigney. White sox-Hurled
nve-hit ball for eight innings to nip
Tigers. 5-3
Roy Hughes. Phillies-His two-run.
single beat Dodgers. 3-2
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Portsmouth Goes Second

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 9 R.-
The nip-and-tuck race for second
place in the Piedmont League swung
in favor of Portsmouth last night as
the Cubs defeated Charlotte in a
double header, 9 to and IA to 8, to
edge out Durham for the runner-up
position.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Rod and Stream
BY GEORGE HUBER.
tAugust 9, 1882

The business cumming for rockfh hold
Capt Harry Woodburn catches than
usual by trolling coming five anglers Agrc
80
They made their catch right 20 minutes Woodbuns
worry shrimp may give
Evening star., 1939-08-09
The
SpoRTLIeHT
Heart Makes Armstrong
Human Buzzsuw
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
A~en{oJ rarraeronIert ~ Tho CT a


NEW YORK. N. Y, Aug 9 (N.A.-
NA).-You get a picture of hu-
man buzzsaw, linked to the elements
of perpetual motion.
You get an idea of an electric fan.
It keeps on whirling. There are no
pauses-no letups. You have the
feeling that you would like to throw
an egg into the electric fan-and
you have the same feeling about a
fighter by the name of Henry Arm
strong. I have always had the feel
ing tina. if l chunked an egg at
Armstrong in motion the egg would
be we'll scrambled.
Why is it that Henry Armstrong,
light and WelterWeight champion,
can travel at such high speed
through so many rounds? Where
does he find all that amazing mile
age?
I put this question up to Hammer
ing Henry during one of his work.
outs, where he had been bounding
all over the place and still not taking
an extra breath.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Heart Is Big Enough
For lN- N-Pounder

Two or three specialists asked me
the same thing" he said. AT first
they couldn't figure it out. Later
on they made a complete eXamina-
ton of my physical makeup and
finally decided it was the size of my
heart.
They told me that weighing
around 1875 pounds happen to have
heart that should belong in a l90-
pound body. I don't know much
about these things, but I suppose it
is like having big motor in a small
car
For the same reason" he said,
cit takes me longer to get warmed
up. I always shadow box five or six
rounds before hard fight and some
times do more. If I started in cold
Id probably lose the first three
rounds. AS it is I try to get away
to running start and after that
have no trouble going the distance
at about the same speed.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Aims to Keep on Top
Of Foe All WAY

I'll ADMIT it was different down
the stretch in the last Ambers fight,
but there was reason for this.
started with a badly cut lip that got
much worse after the tenth round
1t wasn't a matter there of heart
or breathing or condition, but the
blood I had to swallow slowed me
down.
do I ever get tired from a fast
pace? Hardly ever. I usually feel
at the end of Is rounds I could
60 on to 20 or 25.
I've found out that if you keep
on top of a fellow all of the time,
throwing as many punches as you
can, that he can't get to throw
many punches of his own. A fighter
naturally thinks in terms Of protect
ing himself. When he looks at that
flying leather he changes his men
tai attitude into terms of blocking
or ducking.
Il think largely in terms of
throwing punches, keeping on the
offense, but don't forget I am rolling
both head and body so that pick
up few solid blows
Corning Golf Dollars
Is Trying Tosk
They are shooting for $4,000
worth of change in the Dapper Dan
tournament at Pittsburgh this week
end where Nelson, Picard, Metz
Snead, Guldahl and the other head
liners will have a big chance to
boost their seasons earnings under
fire.
This money comes the harder
way. The ballplayer gets a fixed
tee or percentage. But the golfer
has to earn every dollar he COL
lects, and to harvest any important
cash he must whip the vast ma
jority of the field. He must run
1928.
I doubt that any one will out
click Sam Snead's $4,000 prize
money in 1888 Which reminds u;
that it is about time Swinging Sam
was returning to the higher brack-
cts.
The shock Sam ran into at Phila-
delphia in the open was no light
jab to the chin, but it shouldn't be
any knockout blow.
Although Tommy Armour still in
sists that a golfer suffers far more
than a prize fighter-since the
nerves can absorb a more Furnishing
quality than bone and muscle.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
By the Associated Press.
Centreville, s: Easton, 6.
Salisbury, 4; Pocomoke. 2.
Cambridee. 5: Dover, 3.
Federalsbure 6; Milford. g.