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Evening star., 1939-02-27
Sportsmanship Meet
Al Rockville Lures
Il Court Teams
High School Boys, Girls,
Juniors Enter Event
Listed This Week
By GEORGE HUBER.

Eight schools will be represented
in the 18th annual Sportsmanship
Basket Ball Tournament. to be con-
Quoted at Rockville next Thursday
and Friday at the Richard Mont
gomery High School there. High
school, junior high and girls teams
are in the meet.
The Sportsmanship Cup. presented
by L. Fletcher Schott. principal of
Richard Montgomery, will go to the
winning boys team. Smaller cups,
presented by the Rockville Chapter
of the Sportsmanship Brotherhood,
are to be awarded winners in the
other classes, and Sportsmanship
Brotherhood pins will be received by
members of the championship boys
and girls teams.
Four Boys Teams File.
Charlotte Hall Military Academy,
Bladensburg High. Sherwood High
and Montgomery High have entered
boys teams. Junior high teams
come from Friends School, Gath
ersburg. Sherwood and Montgomery
and girls teams from George Wash
intgon High of Alexandria, Pooles-
vile, Sherwood and Montgomery.
The tourney was originated 10
years ago by Principal Schott. and
since has been won four times by
Montgomery Blair, three times by
Montgomery and once each by
Bethesda Chevy Chase, Sherwood
and Hyattsville.
Special Scoring System.
A point scoring system prevails
for the cup awards. Teams receive
10 points for winning a game and
a minus point for each foul COM
mitted In case of tie. the team
with the least number of fouls is
declared winner. Otherwise the
usual rules for a basket ball tour
nament are used. with winners of
the preliminary rounds going up to
the finals.
Schedule:
THURSDAY March e-Rlchard Montgomo;
$50; Sherwood Girls VS.. Richard Mont
gomery Girls, $50; George WASHINGTON
Girls. vs.. Poolesville, Girls: 80: Bladens-
burg Boys vs. Charlotte Hall. $50: Sher-
wood Boys VS.. Richard MONTGOMERY Boys
go
Friday, March 3-Junior finals. z pm;
girls finals, 8; boys finals. 8.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Pity
Cobb, greatest of all the baseball
greats thinks it would be silly
idea to break up the Yankees in
an effort to make more equable
competition in the American
League.
Because the Yankees have been
cleaning up both the American and
National League opposition with
astonishing ease. the idea has been
advanced that the New York team
should be weakened to give all a
chance. But in Cobb's book it is a
case of everybody for himself, and
may the best man win.
Holds Yanks Aid Other Clubs.
Each club must protect it's own
investments" said the oldtime star.
Breaking up an outfit like the
Yankees would be about as wise
as putting your money in a pocket
that had a hole in it. The clubs
drawing power would be diminished,
for one thing. Other teams might
win a few more games. but they
probably would start losing reve-
nue.. more than they're losing now.
The Yankees are the outstand-
ing attraction of baseball. They
Evening star., 1939-02-27
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,'
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-That
$4,000 offer to play pro football
still is open to Bobby Grayson any
time he wants to quit his $2400
coaching job at Stanford and
come East.
Jimmy Bronson, who seconded
Gene Tunney in the famous long
count" fight with Dempsey in
Chicago IL years ago, will be in
Al Rylls corner in Baltimore to-
night when Al goes against
Dempsey's heavyweight, Bill
Boyd.
Old Dazzy Vance says the "big
show" must have a lousy scout
ing system or it would have
signed Larry MacPhail before
now.
Browns and Cardinals have
Evening star., 1939-02-27

who'll be up there among the
leaders once he gets few more
fights under his belt and acquires
a bit of polish.
Mark Roth began his 36th
training trip as travelling secre-
tary of the Yanks Saturday with
a record of never having lost a
trunk Patty Berg hopes to
break a 3-year jinx and crash
through to the Florida East Coast
championship in the tourney
starting tomorrow.
A New Jersey hotel syndicate
would like to build bowl seating
10000 and stage a bout between
Joe Louis and the Baer-Nova
winner at Lakewood during the
Worlds Fair. P. S.: Mike Jacobs
will put on Louis VS.. either the
Baer-Nova winner or Galento at
the Yankee Stadium in June.
Miami, where you can get sun
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Casino Roller Hockeys
Lose Third in Row

The Capitol Casino roller hockey
team is in the midst of a losing
streak now extended to three games
after it made an auspicious start by
downing the championship Great
Leopards sextet.
It fell before the Gretna Pa)
team, 80, in an overtime contest
here yesterday. Busch scored for
the visitors to deadlock the count,
%, shortly before the regulation
game ended and he counted the
winning goal early in the extra
session.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Ski Stor Dies at 20

MADISON, Wis. Feb. q fP.-
Paul Bietila, 20. of the five skiing
Bietila brothers of Ishpeming, Mich,
died last night from pneumonia,
which set in after he was injured
In the national ski jumping cham
pionships at St. Paul, Feb. S. He
was a University of Wisconsin stu
dent.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Tiqers' York to Catch

LAKELAND, Fla, Feb. q (R.-
Rudy York, problem child of the
Tigers, was due to report to camp
today as q catcher, not an outfielder.
HE has no confidence in himself
as an outflelder." said Manager Del
Baker.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
P. O. Five 6. A. O. Chomp

General Accounting Post Office
basket ball team holds the inter-
Office cage championship of the
General Accounting Office, having
nosed out the G. A. OMAN Office
five. 1898, yesterday at Boiling Field
gym.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
White Sox Under Wuy

PASADENA, Calf, Feb. 81 (P.-
The White SoX were scheduled to
buckle down to work today with
calisthenics. fly chasing and easy
throwing on the program.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Johns and 7e Eastern and Gonzaga Seeded Star Tourney Brackets
Win, Lose or Draw
FRANCIS E.. STAN,
Adversity's Child
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Stad Correspondent,


BRADENTON BEACH 27-Not the Washington
ball clubs assets this the
him today We found him lying
from the emerald of the Gulf of Mexico.
I'm Charley
holding short
adhesive bound the bottom peekng behind
white resembling
egg yoks
The invention Charley
142 ball night
the American Association He played Washington
him IN the minor league draft $500
without trace of egom, Colbert
playing in their nfeld this
Charley Colbert is ball Washington like
of the field Maybe typical ball
thoroughly keeping industry don't
a great shosop
is who it.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Gongrene Hits Bottom Of His Foot

Get this picture if please crisp
IN 1882 -Four men, with hunting rifles under their
stalk through the Pennsylvania woods Their
horns that clutch their clothes
of rs trips.
Deity, he wheeled fell ground
hands touched
wasn't than foot his in
leather boot.
His three him mile brush hours
later they him the of hospital
recalled
thought my left foot shot off couldn't
Colbert the
rfying of pulling of the still
He hung threads
OF
the bottom his foot dollar
the later would have ampuaed bddered
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Charley Was Through, Washed Up

The the the
National
Louis Cardinals of 1880
finally
had
effort walk.
ball? Charley
finished
in base
oal The livelihood
m n i'm
Evening star., 1939-02-27
York Better Hitter Than Greenberg, He Says


nson 1889 The Old Fox deny until he blue in the face but
Cecil Travis Detroit Rudy York who would
first Only recently did Griffith with
they York.
heading of another bad break the Hard
paren So regular job Colbert will have Travis
the great htters of the American League
1T might happen Charley Baseball is funny
and thing
the Washington inhed and get that it's be hard
disappointed
Washington him
potential 400 Gnberg
and played the
york" he catcher q
third baseman either he's first
Detroit has Greenberg he won't play first
Figures He Can Stand Regular Pace
I'm sorry" York play first
base All he needs confidence the
ulary position which
good the Washington club Mr. Griffith might
him but shucks that's baseball something
get something"
Colbert type
would have At 26 he had had
reached the higher baseball salaries
For tasted the lowsaard
jobs Unfolding
mo stopped to figure what that charge Of shot
good? is have
gun
been blown completely The shot spread, lucky
he did regular he
the gind?
know why foam
rubber felt like l42
when the bases that knock them across"
recalled picking of American Association
period seeing where Colbert batting
finished with only What happened?
baseball looked the
phlosophay.
holding 3-year daughter,
a weeks old. I a
sprained ankle. fell of little bit after that guess
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Harry W. Rinker Dies
After Long Illness

Harry w. Rinker, 81, retired Navy
Yard employe, died Tuesday IN
Garfield Hospital after a long ill
ness. He made his home at 32.6
Morrison street NV. and had been
In i'll health more than two years.
A native of Waterford, Va, he
was graduated from the University
Of Virginia and came to Washing
ton 81 years ago to work In the
Navy Yard. He was retired six
years ago. He was q member of
the Junior Order Of United Amer
lean Mechanics. s1s,--sa -
Besides his wife, Mrs. Nell G.
Rinker, he leaves three sisters, Miss
Katherine Rinker and Miss Ethel
v. Rinker. and Mrs. ]. r. Brown Of
Glade Spring, Va.
Funeral services were to be !1eld
at 2 pm. today at the home, and
burial was to be in Leesburg.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Gunfire Prevents
Escape Of Convicts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING, Kans, Dec. 7.-Gun-
FIRE from q guard in post No. 4
broke up an escape attempt of IL
State penitentiary convicts yester-
day.
The IL convicts, with four guards
and officers as hostages, were within
IS yards of the prison wall when
Onicer Ralph Sanders opened fire,
forcing the prisoners to scatter.
Other guards in the prison yard
Immediately subdued the group.
Warden Amrine said no one was
shot, but that two prisoners were
"roughed up a Bit" The hostages
were not harmed.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Dr.. Buhrer, Pastor
WFirst Reformed
Church, Dies
Was Active in Civic
Affairs and Wrote on
Religious Subjects

The Rev. DR.. James D. Buhrer,
II, pastor of the First Reformed
Church since 1904. died yesterday at
his home, 5e12 Fourteenth street
NV. He was stricken with heart
attack Tuesday night while attend
Ing a church meeting.
Active in civic affairs here, he was
Q member Of the Sixteenth Street
Citizens Association and taught at
several schools. He was professor
In the Howard University school of
religion and also taught trend of
church thought classes at the Y. M.
G. A. school of religion. He was q
former professor of history and the
history of philosophy at Heidelberg
University.
DR.. Buhrer was a former president
Of the Synod of the East Reformed
Church, Pastor Federation of the
District Of Columbia Presbyterian
Ministerial Association and the Bal
timore MD Glasses of the Re-
formed Church.
Native of Ohio.
A native of Ohio, he was born
May 4, 1868, the son of Andrew D.
d. and Verena Buhrer. He attended
Western Reserve Academy and re-
ceived his B. A. and M. A. degrees
from Calvin College. He took gradu-
ate work at the Cleveland Medical
College, Heidelberg University and
Chicago University. He received his
Phi. D. degree from American Uni
versity here.
He was well known in the church
world for his numerous writings on
religious subjects and contributed
to number of church publications.
Many Of his articles appeared in the
Messenger, the Reformed Church
Review and the Friend of Service.
DR.. Buhrer was author of THE His
tory Of the Buhrer Family" as well
as Sin in History. Literature and
Philosophy"
Funeral Tomorrow.
Surviving are daughter, Miss
Edna M. Buhrer, biologist in the
Department Of Agriculture here, and
. son, Paul Merle Buhrer, chief of
the research department of the Ma
tional Carbon Co., Fremont and
Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held in
the church tomorrow afternoon and
burial will be in Rock Greek Gene
terry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
PROTECTING OUR TREES

Tree planting under the project spon-
sored by the Key West Garden Club got
under way today Thousands of beautiful
trees are to be planted along our streets.
They are of many varieties, so that our
thoroughfares will be, in the future, shaded
at all periods of the year. They will add
zest and life and beauty to many now drab.
and listless streets.
1t is fitting, therefore. that the con-
servation committee of the Garden Club
should give consideration to the future
care of the trees now being planted or soon
to be planted under the project just getting
under way. 1t does no good to plant trees
and then have them neglected or de-
stfoyed, in the opinion of the conservation.
committee.
With that fact in mind, the commit
tee has named subcommittee headed by
Mrs. E. G. Bayly to confer with the school
authorities ard the leaders of the Parent
Teacher organizations regarding an educa-
tional program in the schools. This pro-
gram would be to instruct school children
in the need of beautiful trees in a city such
as Key West and to inform them why those
trees, once they are planted, should not be
ruined before they have chance to
glorify the community. That the trees
planted today, will one day give shade and
joy to the ,grownups of tomorrow-the
I children of today, will be the idea back OF
this educational work.
Some education of grownups is also
needed 1t is not an uncommon thing to
see a man or woman pull limb off a
young tree along the sidewalks of the city.
In general, property owners do not pay any
attention to trees that have been planted
in front of their lots in past years. The
conservation committee, which is headed
by Charles johnson, also expects to pay
some attention to the care and protection
of trees after they are planted. Property
owners will be asked to cooperate in this
work. It is little enough to ask, for, after
all, the planting of trees enhance the
value of abutting property.
Tree planting and tree protection
come under the head of community better
nnent. In undertaking this important civic
enterprise, the Garden Club deserves the
thanks and commentator of the general
public.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
RUSSELL RITES
THIS AFTERNOON

4 Funeral services for Mrs, Julia
Bertha Russell, age II, who died
Saturday night, 10 o'clock, at her
residence 6O7 William street, will
be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock
from the First Congregational
Church, Rev. w. L. Halliday Of
ficiating.
Survivors are the husband D.
B. Russell, one daughter Mrs. A.
o. Saler, Sandstone, Va. four
sons Dale Burnell, C. FroW, Orion
A. Russell Of Key West, Willard
If. Russell, Miami, and seven
grandchildren.
Pritchard's Funeral Home is in
charge Of arrangements. The
body was placed in the church at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
MAYOR ALBIJRY
URGES MEETING

Continued from Page One)
should not be delayed as outlined
to you.
House Bill No. 1872, Section
n (K reads in part: but special
meetings may be held upon call
of the Chairman or Vice-C Chair
man, and upon such notices as
may be fixed by the Board for
calling special meetings.
With the above in mind and
as you have authority to call a
special meeting under the law,
and instruct the secretary to send
out notices for the call / again
ask you to make the issue of the
call of the Bridge District for not
later than August 31st, 1892.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
MRS. ELWOOD
HAS ACCIDENT

Mrs. Ann Elwood, mother of
Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwood, ex-
perienced a painful accident last
night, when she slipped on the
porch of the home on Fleming
street, fell and cut painful cash
in the forehead and fractured the
left wrist.
Mrs. Elwood, who is 88 years of
age, was taken at once to a local
hospital where the wound in her
forehead was closed and a num-
Der of stitches taken, and the
wrist was set and placed in
splints. She is reported as rest
ing comfortably today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
TAXI CHARGES
est. Augustine Record

r.
In Key West there has been trouble over dis
elimination in taxi fares, with visitors having
been charged whatever the taxi drivers thought
they could extract from the unwary.
The Key West Citizen is fortnight in its de-
nunciation of this practice pointing out the harm
done to the community by such a practice Of
"gouging,n even though on a small scale.
Victims of such treatment are always re-
sentful and seem to hold their resentment against
an entire community. OF course this is unjust,
but human nature works that way
The Key West Citizen says 'Taxis should be
compelled to carry signs clearly indicating the
legal rates and all complaints that excessive fares
are being charged should be investigated and the
licenses of the offenders revoked
TO the credit of st. Augustine taxi operators.
we do not hear complaints if this kind in the
Ancient City. Taxis and carriage drivers APP
parently have schedule of rates and stick to
them. St Augustine is served admirably by sew
efal taxi companies with an extremely low price
schedule, and the public profits thereby
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
MERCY STAYING DANGEROUS

Another mercy Staying engages the
public mind in connection with the death
of the 65-year-old woman in Pennsylvania,
whose sister put her. out of her misery as
an act of mercy.
The killer, 74-year-old spinster, says
her work on earth is done and is assured
that she ibid right"
Killing is fearful crime, regardless
of motive, but, just the same it seems a
little foolish to let hopelessly afflicted peo-
pie suffer when there is no remedy for
their ailment. It may be more foolish,
however, to permit self-appointed ex-
ecutioners to STAY people as their fancy
impels them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
The KEY WEST cITIzEN
WILL always seek the truth and print i.

WILL always seek the truth and print il
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique.
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue.
commsnd good done by individual Or organ
ization; tolerant of Others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that viii elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

Seventy-six daily newspapers in the
United States have either suspended or
merged with other publications since June,
1887. according to recent completed sur
vey. Increasing labor costs, higher news
print prices and the growing burden of
Federal and State taxation had their parts
in forcing these newspapers to the wall, it
Is argued. AS result thousands Of news
papermen and printers are out Of employ
meft, and publishers out Of pocket. TO
all these affected. the New Deal is q raw
deal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
eeeesasesesssesseaseeses,
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen

seeesssesseesasssseeesss
The body of Mrs. Alophus Will
liam Magrhaus, SO. native of Ger
many but for the past two years
resident of Key West, who died
here Monday night, will be for
Warded this evening by rail to Or
lando, where the remains will be
cremated in accordance with the
request of the deceased. On a
number OF occasions before her
death. Mrs. Magerhaus had DR..
Warren visit her and promised
that her wishes in this regard
would be carried out when she
passed away. DR.. Warren is ac-
companying the remains to Or
lando. The deceased also asked
that the Urn be brought to Key
West and the ashes be streWn in
the sea off this coast. DR.. War
rem will also see that this is done.
Mrs. Magerhaus' husband died
here last November. In compli-
ance with his oft expressed wish
his body was cremated at Or
lando, the urn brought to Key
West and the ashes consigned to
the sea. Mr.. and Mrs. Magerhaus
were natives of Grmany. They
were in the jeWelry business be-
fore they came her for the eli
mate and health. They leave no
relatives as far as could be learn
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
Although it is estimated Americans

Although it is estimated Americans
pay $S,210. 100000 annually for doctors
bills, one out of every four doctors in the
United States was earning less than ST.
800 year, after spending 10 years and
$4,000 acquiring the knowledge he pos
sesses. A laytnan. looking at his doctors
bill, finds these facts hard to believe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
SCOUT TROOP
ARRIVES SAFE

Troop 81 Boy Scouts, which
left here Friday morning for
camp at Orlando, Florida, have
arrived safe and sound and are
making preparations for having
the best time ever.
The information was received
today by Gerald Saunders from
Scoutmaster Albert Peirce, who
phoned Mr.. Saunders at the Key
West Gas CO., this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

Girls who are easy on the eyes are
sometimes hard on the pocketbook.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
Chapman the bank robber. has been

Chapman, the bank robber, has been
sentenced to 145 years in the penitentiary.
and here's hoping he will live long enough
to serve the entire time of the sentence. He
ought to be shot, and he was but not
fatally; that's how they got him behind
the bars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

It's about time the golf widow and the
bridge widower were introduced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

- When a man bites dog it is news
but it is not news if it is hot dog, be-
cause nearly everybody's doing it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

Talk all you please about the causes
of crime, but, at the bottom, It is due to
The publics habit of taking it for granted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

What the business and industrial
world needs today, as much as anything
else, is common honesty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

= We read Of Missourian who got his
: final kick out of life by fooling around the
rear end of mule.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

- Indians were accustomed to battle but
once. year, and lived to ripe old age.
But who wants to be an Indian?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEsl
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

i. Water and Sewerage
2 Comprehensive City Plan tzoning).
8. Hotels and Apartments.
A. Bathing Pavilion
81 Airports- md and Sea.
8. Consolidation of County and City
Governments
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28
WEATHER FORECAST

Gill 7:S0 p. M, Tuesday,
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday, pos
sibly scattered showers: gentle to
moderate variable winds, mostly
southwest.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday. possibly scattered
showers in south and east-central
portions.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate variable
winds, mostly southwest ever ex-
IRENE south and northerly over,
extreme north, partly overcast
weather tonight and Tuesday
with a few scattered showers over
south and central portions. :.
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= Drive safely, the few moments you
save may be your last; then time will be
~of no more interest to YOU
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

= A crooked scheme is what permits the
-other fellow to make the money that you
expected to make
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-28

are urged TO be present as there
are a number of important mat
tiers to be brought up for discus
sion.