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Evening star., 1939-07-09

BY the narrowest margin since
bowlers have been ranked by the
National Duckpin Bowling Congress,
Astor Clarke of Arlington for the
fourth consecutive season has won
the title of No. l duckpin shooter of
the country.
In retaining his crown Clarke
nosed out Nick Tronsky of Hartford,
Conn, by only 18 pins, according
to George L. Isemann, executive Sec
retary of the N. D. B. c. and chair
man of the Ranking Committee who
last night released the lists of the
80 leading boWlers of the country
for the 1889 season.
Actual average figured on a
Southern basis gives Clarke 124-77
for 566 games, against Tronsky's
1850 for 1855. Clarke's advantage
came in the greater amount of
games rolled. Two pins were given
for each game.
Harrison, Smith Make Grade.
Washington placed two more roll
ers in the first 10 with Joe Harri-
son, Clarke's Marlboro Hotel team
mate, gaining fourth place, and
Hokie Smith of the District League
pennant-winning Cuff and Santini
team placing 10th. Both Harrison
and Smith gave Clarke battle for
the local No. honor, which Clarke
recently was voted for the fifth
straight time.
While the Capital lost one roller
in the first 10-it had four last sea-
son-it placed eight in the first 80,
the same number as last season.
Ed Blakeney, redoubtable Cuff and
Santini anchorman, placed 14th.
Last season he was ranked 10th. Lou
Jenkins, Washington newest bowl
ing sensation, gained national
ranking for the first time. He was
placed Goth. Howard Parsons came
into his own with No. 26 ranking,
topping Perce Wolfe and Tony San
Evening star., 1939-07-09
General Plans Drawn
For Amateur Mines
Tourney Here
Committees Are Chosen
To Handle National
Meet in September

Plans for the National Amateur
Baseball Federation tournament,
scheduled here the week of Septem-
ber GIT, were furthered yesterday
at meeting of officials at the Har-
rington Hotel. The confab lasted all
day. with a brief recess for luncheon
at 1890.
With James A Downey, jr., of
Birmingham presiding, the group
approved rules for the games, ap-
pointed tournament committee,
discussed eligibility restrictions. de-
cided to extend an invitation to
President Roosevelt and attended to
lnnumerable other details incidental
to the competition.
TWenty-One sectional teams had
filed application for berths in the
tournament when the meeting was
called to order, but this number was
sWelled to IS with the reception dur
ing the day of four additional ap-
plications. The entries of Chicago,
Atlanta, Torrington. Conn.,, and
Chattanooga were accepted, while
one from Jersey City was tabled for
further consideration.
A committee of three, comprised
OF DoWney, Frank B. Navarro, sec
retary- treasurer of the federation.
and j. F.. Maragon was appointed to
conduct the tournament, with Wash
B. Williams chairman of the gen.
eral committee on arrangements.
Those attending the meeting in
addition to those already listed were
Virgil E. zepperlin, Detroit; w. T.
Duggan, Cleveland; G.. E. Howell,
Dayton; S. j, Cox, Pittsburgh; G.. j.
Moran, Detroit; ]. F. Enright, Balti-
more; w. H. Harrel, Birmingham,
and Henry Schubert, Dearborn.
Washington's play-off series will
begin August Is.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Minors Celebrating Baseball Centennial
Doub|edoys Bottle Cowehts Today on Cooperstown Field

balls past and present great on
pilgrimages to the pastime's
birthplace.
Two lone survivors of the seven
men who formed the association
in 1901 will compose the honor
ary battery which will start the
contest between the 'Doubledays"
and the "CartWrights."
John H. Farrell of Auburn,
N. Y, former treasurer of the Or
ganization, will pitch the first
ball to Thomas J.sHickey of Chi
cago, former president of the
American Association.
Other names which have been
identified with the national pas
time for the past quarter century
or more will figure in the contest.
Genial Mike Kelley, 64-year-
old president Of the Minneapolis
Club Of the American Associa-
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Maryland Fox Hunters
List Labor Day Show

The Maryland Fox Hunters Asso-
citation will hold its annual show at
Bro, Johns farm on Labor Day,
it was decided yesterday at a meet
ing presided over by Maj. H. B.
Montgomery, president.
B, t. Brosius, chairman: A. G.
Pohlman, Boyd Keys, Harold Ross,
0. w. Anderson and Ralph Council
man were named as the committee
for the seventh annual event.
Ponies will hold sway in the morn
ing and the horse show will take
place in the afternoon, to be fol-
lowed by fiat and steeplechase races
over the new course on the Johns
farm.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
BY the Associated Press.


COOPERSTOWN, N. Y, July
8.-In this quiet little village
where Gen. Abner Doubleday had
the inspiration he called baseball,
a new chapter in the annals of
the game will be written tomor-
row.
For the first time in history,
representatives of Al minor
leagues will compete on the same
diamond in a game arranged to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary
of the birth of the generals big
idea.
The game will be tie chief fea-
ture of a day dedicated to the
National Association of Profess
sional Baseball Leagues and an
important link in a summer long
centennial celebration that al
ready has brought many Of base
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Cooper Sweeps Heats
OF Jersey Gold Cup
Speedboat Race
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAKE HOPATCONG, N. j., July
8.-Jackie Cooper of Kansas City
captured the Gov. A. Harry Moore
Trophy in the New Jersey State
championship regatta of the Lake
Hopatcong Regatta Association to-
day by winning all three heats of the
Gold Cup event in his speedy 225-
cubic inch hydroplane Tops III.
Cooper, 5S-year-old grandfather
and veteran pilot, sped through
the first Smile heat in 5:20.1; took
the second in 5:024, and the third
in 5:31.02.
His perfect performance netted
him 1000 points.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Fairfax in League

Fairfax A. G. will make its debut
in the Tri-State League this after
noon when it entertains Furnace
Mountain on the home diamond at
2:30 o'clock. The Fairfax nine IS
one OF the strongest teams in North
ern Virginia and is conceded an eX-
cellent chance of winning the pen-
nant
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Sees Girls Needed
In Bike Grinds
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe ASSOCldleC PreSS.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July s.
Harry Mendel, head man of six
day bicycle racing in the United
States, thinks what the enter
prise needs is sex appeal.
Girl riders are the answer, if
can sign them up and get the
approval in various States" Men,
del, who also beats the publicity
drums for Heavyweight Boxer
Tony Galento. asserted in an in
tervieW (Times).
Mixed races are what I
mean. For instance. I would
pair some good looking blond
with Jules Audy and call them
the blond menaces.'
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Mako Battles to FinuI
At Kentucky Net
By the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE. KY, July 8.-Top-
seeded Gene Mako, blond, taciturn
ex-Davis Cupper from Los Angeles,
stroked his way into the final of the
30th Kentucky open tennis tourna-
ment today an hour ahead of the
rain that washed out the other semi
final match.
Mako, playing with his head and
saving his legs. defeated George
Toley, also of Los Angeles, ranked
sixth, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 60.
The abbreviated semi final be-
tween secondranked Frank Parker
of Beverley Hills, Calf, and seventh
seeded young Welby Van Horn of
Los Angeles, brought an overnight
breathing spell that could serve
either player.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Archibald, Chavez Box
In Venezuela Today
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela. July s.
joey Archibald, world featherweight
boxing champion from Pawtucket,
R. l., and Simon Chavez, a home
boy, battle it out tomorrow after
noon in setting that recalls the
days when Louis Firpo was the idol
of South America.
The bout, non-title affair, is
scheduled for late afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
TWO KNIGHTS DEFENSE.
Chess Problem No. 200.

CheSS Problem No. 200.
Time flies. Problem No. 200 ap-
pears in today's column. We had
thought to trick our problem solvers
by Offering a chessboard diagram
with men all set. ready for action.
The caption would have read,
White to Play and Win" Ger
tainly this is the oldest problem
known to chess lovers. Each player
has 80 men. And mathematician
and students of the opening declare
that the player of the white men
should win by virtue of the fact that
he has the first move and may de-
cree the type of gantlet to be run.
So much poppycock! The
human equation that enters
into chess game destroys any
firm and fast rule that would
restrict ingenuity in actual
play.
"Ah, the plays the thing wherein
we'll catch the conscience of the
king"-and whereby we will ascer-
tain the true worth of the PLAYER.
No staid opening move. no mere
first to play" time shackle can con-
troll the destiny of any game. The
human equation of brains and exc
cution of the plot conceived varies
with every changing player and
even then with every changing mood
Of the player.
Thus we return to the orthodox
and present neat tWo-mover for
your delectation. A free copy of
chess magazine goes to the reader
who writes the most interesting let
ter on the following problem by G.
H. Drese that won first prize in a
British chess magazine composers
contest in 1898.
BLACKS MEN.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Congressional Golfers
Bow to Virqiniuns

RICHMOND, Va, July 8 (P.-The
Country Club of Virginia golf team
defeated the Congressional Country
Club of Washington, 1912 to 51a, in
a match played on the James River
course here today.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Sires Bio Coin Getters

LEXINGTON, Ky. IP).-The sons
and daughters of Sickle, English
thoroughbred stallion, owned by
Joseph E. Widener, have won more
than S930,000 on American race
tracks.
Evening star., 1939-07-09

For the best game essayed in the
High School League tournament of
New York City, the Milton Hanauer
prize went to K. Domovs, champion
Of the New Utrecht team. Perhaps
members of the Washington Inter-
high Chess Association will be in
terested in comparing their brand
OF chess with that of the New York
school league. Domovs' game that
garnered the Hanauer award:
Evening star., 1939-07-09

JCdi -oiu oCiuldIl ItluRee, duIlOT OF
several chess studies, despite his fail
ing health made a. splendid show
ing. 1t is rumored he may appear
again in Washington next winter.
American Chess Congress.
Since the summer of 1900 the
American Chess Federation, born on
the shores of the blue waters of
Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Mimi,
as the Northwestern Chess Associa-
ton, later changed to the Western
Chess Association. has staged with
out single omission an annual con-
clave of chess stars from all parts
of the country.
Rich in historic traditions, some of
its champions having earned world
renoWn, with none other than Sam
uel Reshevsky and Reuben Fine,
past title holders, added to it's tribe
of masters, the A. C. F. continues to
hold the spotlight every summer
when it begins its Nation wide open
parley for chess talent in the United
States, Canada and Mexico.
To win the A. c. F. crown is to
enter the Hall of Fame of American
chess. Last year Isaac Kashdan
and Israel HoroWitz tied for TOP
honors. A play-off match left them
deadlocked, SIS. This summer the
lads again will vie for the title and
it is said that Reshevskv and Fine
may drop their gloves in the charmed
circle
From Washington some two
years ago went Martin Stark
and Donald Mugridge to COM
pete in the Chicago and PhiIa-
delphia congresses. Mugridge
made a fine record. Stark
likewise performed well.
Perhaps these aces will enter the
forthcoming fray and be Joined by
Vladimir Sournin, Ariel Mengarini
Vincent L. Eaton, Ernest Knapp
Simon Naidel, c. C. Bettinger, Car
Hesse, Stuart Wagman. Anton Y
Hesse, Max Kessler and H. A. Rous-
seau-to sound the tocsin for the
leading kleiner meisters of District
cheSSdom.
Truly Washington can boast q
coterie of strong players. Due to
the friendly newspaper publicity
that chess has received within the
last four years the game has pro-
gresSed and the Nations Capital is
chess conscious.
All applications should be for
Warded to Tournament Director Mil
ton Hanauer, $50 West Eightieth
street, Manhattan, New York. Of
fetal play starts July II at Hotel
George Washington. The tourna-
ment is open to all and no doubt
the Kirk D. Holland qualifying sys-
tenn will be used as formerly. At
least three weeks will be consumed
for the formal matches.
Max Kessler Bows to Reshevsky.
Out of our Star chess archives we
fitch the following game to amuse
you this Sunday. Try it on your
chesSboard. Here is Max Kessler
veteran member of the Paul Morphy
Chess Club. contesting in stimuli
array a game with the great Re-
shevsky. At the 43d turn Kessle,
resigned but the game furnishes en-
tertainment of the aqua velva va
riety. Just the type for a torrid
summer afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Statistics.
TOday's Matche.

First round-Henry vs. Ronning Flesh
man VS.. Heflin. NeWcomb VS.. Walrath. Hen
son VS.. Merryman, Saunders vs. Haley,
Woodfield VS.. Stoddard
Second round-Woodfield vs. Walrath.
Fleshman VS.. Merryman. Henson VS. Saund-
ers. Newcomb vs.. Haley, Henry VS. Stod-
dard. Heflin tbye)
Third round-Woodield VS. Ronning,
Henry VS.. Henson, Haley vs. Hef1in, New
comb VS.. Saunders Merrvman vs. Walrath,
FleShman VS.. Stoddard
Evening star., 1939-07-09
WHITE-12 MEN.

WHITE-12 MEN.
White to play and mate in two.
Mail all solutions and letters early.
B-Kt8 is the key for No. 1873. w.
B. Bogers trips up, but E. w. Allen
and Robert j. Feeney ring the gong
The championship of what re-
mains of the once glorious republic
of Czecho- -Slovakia has been won by
K. Opocensky. Salo Flohr, the ma
tion's idol, did not contest the pass
ing of the title. Nor did Zita or
Katetov.
July 9, 1880
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Indian Spring Looks Good Enough Take State Golf Title Congressional
# %HE: : s #
BY PAUL ]. MILLER.

still Dr. Emanuel as chess champion of the world from as41s21
m fingers In the United States nothing
his remarkable for the
Friday last
Hotel Aamac
Chess Club of New York opponents
Evening star., 1939-05-19

national administration policies
shortly before his retirement last
September as commander of the 4th
Corps Area.
The retired major generals state
ment drew the fire of Secretary of
War Woodrinig, who said Gen.
Moseley's declarations were due to
pique from failure to be named as
Chief of Staff of the Army. Secre-
tary Woodring said Gen. Moseleys
stand was "fagrantly disloyal"
Gen. Moseley, who lives in an At
lanta hotel, was reported last night
to be visiting in Pasadena, Calf.
In a statement a few hours before
his retirement from the Army, Gen.
Moseley referred to The lack of
outstanding leadership" in Govern
ment and "untried theories and
ideas upon which we have lavished
the greatest peace time appropria-
tions in our Nations history"
After his retirement, he began an
extensive program of public speak
ing in the course of which he dealt
with topics ranging from traffic
safety in cities to the sterilization of
aliens.
Just before Christmas, in New
York, he attacked the administra-
tion's defense program as "propa-
ganda for war" On March 4 he
spoke before the Sentinels OF the
Republic in Boston and urged mis-
hearers to beware the enemies
within our gates"
The Executive Committee of the
Evening star., 1939-05-19

until transferred yesterday to their
The father, Snowy polar bear, roared
gleeuly when he his offspring the first
time since their birth He is being kept adjacent cage
saeyS sake keepers said The second litter
hybrids from the Kadiak mother and polar father
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Commissioners Oppose
RACING in District

Opposition to the enactment Of
bill to permit. license and tax horse
racing in the District was registered
yesterday by the Commissioners in a
report prepared for submission to the
House and Senate District Commit
tees.
The Commissioners recalled they
had previously opposed similar bills
presented to former sessions of Con-
greSs and said they saw no reason
to change their position. stating
that they found overwhelming pub
lie sentiment against legalization of
horseracing in the District. Their
report was made public after the
Budget Bureau advised them that
their proposed report was not in
conflict with the legislative program
of the President.
The Commissioners also sent to
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee a report oppoS-
ing passage Of a bill which would
impose excise taxes on chain stores
ranging from $50 to $500 for each
store, the tax to be graduated as
to the number of stores under one
ownership.
The Commissioners recalled that
hearings before Senate COM
rittee on a similar bill two years
ago showed there was definite op-
position from labor, consumers, pro-
ducers and marketing organizations.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Woman Shoppers Open
National Convention

More than 100 delegates represent
Ing l3 local units Of the League of
Women Shoppers opened their sec
ond annual national convention this
morning at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
The two-day session will close to-
morrow evening.
Mrs. Aline Garfield Hays of New
York, national president Of the
league. delivered the keynote speech
and presided over the general busi-
ness session.
Formulation of plans for the 1889
program of co-ordinating existing
units and enlarglng league work
nationally were the chief topics Of
discussion.
Local units represented at this
morning meeting were from At
lanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbus,
Denver, Hollywood, San Francisco,
Newark, New York City. Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and
Washington.
The afternoon program was to
include round table discussions of
various phases Of league work to be
led by section leaders Afterward
delegates and officers will be enter
tanned with a fried chicken supper
at the home of Mrs. Mordecai
Ezekiel.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Pendergast Plea Decision
Expected Within "a Hours

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, May l9-Ths
Kansas City Star said today a de-
cision was indicated within "a hours
on whether Boss Tom Pendergast
and R. Emmett O'Malley would plead
guilty to income tax evasion in
dictments.
1t said representative Of the
Government and the defendants
have conferred with view to reach
ing an agreement under which the
two men might be permitted to
pay taxes the Government charges
were evaded, plus penalties and in
terest, then throw themselves on
the mercy Of the Federal District
Court
Mr.. Pendergast was charged with
evading income taxes on s443.550 in
1885 and 1886 and Mr.. OMalley.
former State insurance superin-
tendent. with evading taxes on
S62.500 the same years. .
District Attorney Maurice M. Mil
Hgan, in charge of the prosecution,
declined to comment.
Evening star., 1939-05-19

troops in full equipment, so black
shirted legionnaires with upraised
daggers, motorcycle Bersaglieri
troops with shoulder -slung rifles
and royal caribinieri band.
Germans Parade Artillery.
More than three hours after the
line had started moving, the Ger
man Condor Legion approached the
reviewing stand with it's commander,
Gen. Baron Won Richthofen, at its
head. The German section con-
sisted chiefly of artillery, anti-air-
craft and machine-gun units.
The rain ceased and the skies
cleared during the demonstration
and so planes flew in perfect forma-
ton over the Tribune, sky writing
Gen. Frances name. Periodically
big bombers and smaller fighting
planes maneuvered over the line of
march in formation of nine 10 IA
planes each.
Prior to the march of troops with
their weapons of war, Gen. Franco
went to the Temple of Madrid to
give thanks for victory, while a
bodyguard Of Moorish cavalrymen
waited to escort him, amid a fan
fare of trumpets, to the Tribune,
near the Columbus Monument. The
Moors carried lances and the hoofs
of their prancing chargers were
gilded.
200 Planes Scatter Flowers.
Blue-uniformed Falangists ma
tional Syndicalists) and red d-bereted
Requetes tMonarchists) we're given
palms to strew along the way to the
Tribune, while 200 planes were load
ed with flowers from the Levante to
be dropped over the Tribune and the
paraderS.
Gen. Franco was expected to di-
rect broadcast to Spanish-speak-
ing America, outlining national
reconstruction plans and possibly
defining Spain's immediate objec-
tive internationally.
1t was announced the Germans,
numbering between 5000 and 5000,
would receive another farewell on
Monday at Leon before sailing home
ward aboard German liners from
Vigo May %. An estimated $4,000
Italians we're scheduled to sail from
Cadiz and Alicante May %, while
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Un-Americun
Continued From First PageD

York club gave MI Gilbert highly
secret information purported TO
have been picked up from conversa-
tions of club members.
Mr.. Gilbert relayed the informa-
ton to Mr.. Campbell, who mailed it
to certain Army Reserve officers and
American Legion officials.
Speeches by Gen. Moseley and by
the Rev. Charles Coughlin, Detroit
priest, were among the material
mailed.
Mr.. Campbell was financed by Mr..
Gilbert, who supplied $4,000 since
midsummer, 1887. Of the money,
$1,000 was to build retreat for
Mr.. Gilbert and his wife during the
revolution which he expected
The material sent out. according
to Representative Dies. was fact in
terWoVen with anti-Semitic propa-
ganda designed TO show a close con-
nectlon between affairs of govern
ment and highly placed Jews. Some
Government officials, he said be-
longed to the club in question.
Events Accurat Forecast.
James F. Cooke, commander of
the Tennessee department of the
American Legion, told the commit
tee he had received from Mr.. Camp
bell letters which accurately fore
cast:
ID Twelve days in advance. the
visit of the French air mission to
this country-about which even
members of Congress did not know
until one member of the mission
was killed in plane crash.
t2) Ten days in advance. the visit
of James Roosevelt to England.
80 Several days in advance. the
disposition OF an appeal of certain
convicted murderers in New York.
Representative Dies said there also
was testimony that the recent Navy
order returning the American fleet
to the Pacific had been predicted.
MI. Campbell testified he never
had seen the keen-eared waiter"
and MI. Gilbert testified he knew
him only under an assumed name.
but twice had seen him enter the
unidentified club through the en-
ployeS' entrance
Representative Dies said Mr.. Gill
bert denied to the committee that
he was anti-Semitic or had any
intention Of stirring up racial
hatred, but thought he was doing
patriotic service in anticipation
OF a revolution
Not Linked to NaZis.
He said" Chairman Dies added
that he wouldn't have ANYTHING
to do with Germany, Italy or any
of that crowd"
The chairman added that Mr..
Campbell said he believed he was
performing a patriotic service" with
his work and that he did not hate
all Jews
Representative Dies made it clear
that Mr.. Cooke and another witness,
Reid Brodie, president of the Ma
tlonal Deposit Bank at Owensboro.
KY, had taken no part in the anti
Semitic campaign, but merely had
given information to the House
Committee.
The name of Mr.. McWhirter, for
mer president of the Indiana State