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Evening star., 1939-01-08

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picion that Hollywood is convinced,
if only temporarily, that it is wise to
adhere to the plot and spirit of we'll
known works.
Anticipating the public's reaction,
Metro was careful to create a lib
eral transcription of Charles Dick
ems "A Christmas Carol" The orig
inal dialogue was used, and only
minor changes were made in details.
Although closely guarded, some in
formation has leaked out from Goth
Century-Fox concerning Three
Musketeers." 1t was made as a
broad comedy with the Ritz BROTH
ers but has undergone wholesale
refining in order not to offend
followers of Dumas or make the
studio appear ridiculous. How much
the Fox conscience hurt will not be
known until the preview, but it is
understood that in the remade edi-
ton the Ritzes will be materially
subordinated.
1t is we'll that the industry fears
the temper of the customers, for
there are many of the classics on
the 1899 schedules. Samuel Gold
wyn is making "Wuthering Heights"
and is striving to adhere to the
original, although of necessity de-
waiting from the dialogue. The Vic
torian language of Emily Bronte is
too stilted for modern ears, and
this has been modified. R-K-O has
completed "Gunga Din," and while
the poem offered no film story it
did provide pattern to follow.
Among the well-known works in
the cinema's hope chest which
should be brought out this year are
R-K-O's Don Quixote," "The Deer
slayer" and THE Pathfinder" Par
amount has knights of the Round
Evening star., 1939-01-08

Even though signed to the tradi-
tional "long- term contract" where
would this girl be six months or a
year from now? Contracts don't
mean a thing in Hollywood any
more. They're month-to-month
agreements. and during 1898 ap-
proximately 80 per cent of those
whose options came up were lapsed
into the free-lance field.
Let's follow the experiences of an
average movie hopeful who passes
her test and attains the dignity of
contract player" Her salary the
first six months is usually SIS a
week. At the end of the half year
provided the first option is taken
up-the figure is customarily dou-
bled. If the girl has high-pressure
agent, he can sometimes shout the
sum up to 5000 a week-and a lot
of them try. Comes the end of a
full year and the sliding agreement
now calls for another 500 weekly
to be tackled on. Eighteen months
and the salary tilts pretty highland
SO on until, at the end of seven
years Qf such a miracle should come
to pass, the wage stipulation might
run as much as $500 q week.
But this is q different Hollywood
today-different in finances, any
way. The lavishness Of 10, even two
years ago has disappeared. Then
the studios paid little attention to
scores Of idle contract players. Op-
tions were taken up regularly and
salaries paid out without q thought
Of waste. But now the Aim makers
are bending to the other extremity
Contract lists have been slashed
ruthlessly during the past IL months
Some of the smarter youngsters
have sidestepped that option buga-
boo by getting out from under the
overzealous guidance of agents
anxious only to increase their 1O
per cent net. The greed Of agents
deprived six promising newcomers
Of . chance at stardon On hts lot
Evening star., 1939-01-08

Table" 'The Light That Failed"
Seven Women" and Shall We Join
the Ladies?", the last two by J..
M. Barrie. Both Fox and Warmers
have shown desire to film "Old
Curiosity Shop" The various United
Artists units are anticipating "The
Arabian Nights" "Pickwick Papers" {"
"Silas Mariner" Richard III" Joan
of Arc" Lorna Doone" and "Black
Beauty" While it is unreasonable
to hope that all of the pictures will
be made with distinction, it is quite
probable that none will give offense.
Wayne Morris Proves
To Be Phenomenon.
The boys at Warmers are ponder
ing the strange phenomenon of
Wayne Morris. The youthful and
inexperienced performer was thrust
into the limelight by a single pic
ture, kid Galahad." All the rules
say that such prominence in film
guarantees stardom, and the stu
dio accepted the rules and devoted
their attention to Morris after the
prizefght picture. Something hap
pened, however, with the public and
his subsequent efforts did not Gre
ate the furor that was expected.
Analyzing it, the studio came to
the conclusion that the player was
the victim of strange dramatic
structure. Throughout kid Gal
ahad" Bette Davis and Edward G.
Robinson talked about Morris. From
a dialouge standpoint he was the
center of the story, but in studying
the film he had very little acting
to do. The attention of two such
stars was not directed toward him
in his other pictures and he had
(See CHURCHILL, Page F-2.)
Evening star., 1939-01-08
There May Be Reverence
Trend Is Seen Toward Faithful
Translation of Novels
BY DOMqLQS ". Churchill
By Douglas ". Churchill.

although
this claim to familiarity hardly justified by the facts
time the treated with
authors
aounded film Contemplating
for production during
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Resents Tendency to Place
BIome on Woner Boys.

Could Traynor have done better
with the, Pittsburgh club? Possibly.
Can Francis F. Frisch do better?
Very possibly. There's a theory in
circulation that Traynors gentle
disposition was not what the doctor
ordered to cope with the Waner
boys and Suhr and Blanton and
Bauers and laughing Larry French.
This may be true of Suhr, Blanton
and Bauers, who never have been
easy to handle. French always was
more his own problem than any
ones else. However, there is a
tendency to lump all the lassitude
and petty discontents of the period
under the name of the Waner Era. "
and this your correspondent resents
right warmly.
Paul Waner's lifetime batting
average is .344. Lloyd's is .324.
Watching the brothers at work for
II years. man and boy, your CORE
spondent never has seen any dispo-
sition on their part to discriminate
in their hitting. They came up to
the plate, and they hit the ball. and,
If there were men on base, so much
the better. Among all the bingles
the brothers W. have collected in 13
seasons of play, there must have
been some which helped the club.
The fact is, there were hundreds
They won pennant for one bad oall
club in 1927 and they kept half a
dozen other bad ball clubs in the
first division on the strength of
their matched Strokinc
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Jeffra vs.. Archibald
Tom-Tom beaters
Waxing Dizzy
All Legitimate Angles
Exhausted, WE'LL Puts
In Silly Thumps

It's good thing they'll be getting
around to staging this world feather
weight championship bout involving
joey Archibald and Harry JefYra to-
morrow night at Griffith Stadium
because the publicity is getting
downright silly and rather rancid.
Legitimate angles were exhausted
days ago, so the boys who are run
ming the 15-round tiff started manu-
featuring assorted blurbs of varying
honesty to remind the public the
scrap will materialize, barring rain.
etc. The latest developments. !"
though, are pips.
WE'LL Out of Order.
Manager al WE'LL, who handles
the interests of Champion Archibald,
supposedly was to request the Dis
trict Boxing Commission today to
allow him to be sole Judge in de-
cldlng whether the fight shall be
stopped in the event Joey's left eve.
now healed, is slashed open during
the engagement.
The request blithely ignores the
fact that the commission has rules
governing such matters. Referee
Benny Leonard will be the sole Judge
IN the matter of stopping the scrap
unless Benny chooses to consult the
commission physician.
Archibald Remains Favorite.
Another beef" which WE'LL was
supposed to lodge concerns the fear
Jeffras handlers will employ illegal
tactics in bandaging Harry's hands.
There are four fat paragraphs cov-
ering that little item in the COM
missions rules and inspectors hover
around like vultures to see they
aren't misconstrued.
Archibald remains a 81 favor
ite over the former world bantam
weight champion.
Choice seats still are available.
ranging from S. ringside to S1.15
general admission. Tickets may be
obtained at Turner's Arena. which
will remain open until 9 o'clock to-
night.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Real Neighbor|iness
Rules al Columbia
And Chevy Chase
Mile Apart, Cooperate
When Either Stages
Major Tournament

One of the finer sporting gestures
around Washington. or any other
town where considerable golf is
played, is the way Chevy Chase and
Columbia, two country clubs which
are separated only mile, cooper
ate when big golf tournaments are
on at one club or the other.
The two clubs happen to have
the largest memberships of any
clubs around town. Their total
combined membership probably will
be nearly $500 in all classes.
With the Columbia Country Club
mems championship on this week
and with the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. title tourney on at Colum-
bia next week, Chevy Chase has
opened to Columbia members the
use of its course sans green fees.
Columbia does the same thing for
Chevy Chase members when Chevy
Chase happens to have a big tour
nament on.
Washington Obliging, Too.
This arrangement has been going
on for many years. Through the
administrations of John Clapp and
the late Morven Thompson at
Chevy Chase and George P. James
at Columbia down to the present
bosses of the golf affairs at the two
Clubs the arrangement has con-
tinued. Robert Stead. jr., heads
the Golf Committee at Chevy Chase
and Dr.. Paul M. Stewart is the golt
boss at Columbia.
Other clubs, notably Washington,
have offered their courses to mem
bers of both Chevy Chase and Co.
lumbia when either of the latter
organizations has staged big
tourney. But because of the short
distance between Chevy Chase and
Columbia, lust down the road" the
members of the two clubs frequently
have taken advantage of the offer.
Its unusual in golf clubs for such
an arrangement to be in force and
to have remained for so many years,
and it speaks eloQuently of the con-
slstently friendly relations between
the two organizations.
Typo Tourney Elaborate.
Ed Merkle, vice president of the
international Printcrafts Golf As
sociation, who happens to be a
torehanded gent, is making elab-
crate plans for the 1910 tournament
OF the association, to be played at
two Washington clubs. Merkle
hopes to obtain Congressional and
kenwood for the golf affairs, with
a dinner to be held at Congressional
for around 500 persons on the Sun
day night before the opening of the
tourney. 1t will be held in July,
although the date is not yet definite.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Philadelphia,
Griffith Stadium, 3:15.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Boston, Griffith
Stadium (2). 1:30.
Boxing.
joey Archibald VS.. Harry JET
fra, world featherweight cham
pionship bout, Is rounds, Grit
fifth Stadium, $50.
FRIDAY.
Football.
Georgetown VS.. Temple, Phila-
phia might.
Catholic University VS.. South
Carolina, Columbia, S. c. might.
Eastern High VS.. Washington
Lee High, Ballston, Va, $3.50.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Philadelphia, 2.
Football.
Maryland VS.. Hampden-Syd-
ney. College Park, 2:.30.
Western High VS.. George
Washington High, Alexandria,
Va, 2:30.
Dewitt Prep VS.. Mercersburg,
Mercersburg, Pa.
Horse Show.
Knights of Columbus, Mead
owbrook Saddle Club, $50.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Atchison
Continued From Page CID

the trip. Well, Providence was down
on our 4-yard line, knocking on the
door OF touchdown, and Gross was
on the bench getting a much needed
rest. Let me 60 in, coach he
begged. Let me play that position,
l know the assignments. I didn't
think he did. but there was Prov
idence virtually on the goal-line and
Phil was big and tough, so 1 let
him go.
I'VE won the game, but 1 was
curious about Phifs anxiety to play
SO I started asking questions and
discovered he had picked us to win
IN one OF those football pools and
was trying to protect his interests. >
George Washington fans won't
soon forget the feats of "Zuzu"
Stewart, guard; Red Rathjen,
the bulky center, who surprised
everybody one night by intercepting
pass and romping for touchdown
against Tulsa, and Ray Hanken, an
END, who could take out flreplug.
Unfortunately, they were over
shadowed by bevy of good backs,
including Tuffy Leemans, and the
fans only looked for the ball
carrying.
Well, this year we have a number
of young men on District campuses
who may make us forget all about
their predecessors Every tea-a has
a good line and that means therell
be enough action in the front sector
to appease the most blood thirsty
fans. Keep your eye peeled for
them and when they're clearing the
way for those fancy-stepping backs,
getting their teeth kicked out and
their ribs kicked in give 'em a big
hand-they deserve it.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Loss Of Little Series
Opener May Augur
Well for Wings
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 81
The Rochester Red Wings are hope
full the 7-to-0 drubbing they took at
the hands of Louisville in the 1899
Little World Series opener is a case
OF history repeating itself.
Preparing for the second game of
the best 4-out-of-7 series, the Wings
remembered they started the same
way in the International League
playoffs against Buffalo. Then they
took four straight to win.
81 johnson, 23-game winner, will
try to silence the American Associa-
ton bats which doomed out II base
hits to beat Mike Ryba last night.
Louisville will bank on big Jim
Weaver, another major league vet
eran, to give them more of the kind
OF pitching with which Leroy (Bud)
Parmelee blanked the International
Leaguers.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
From the
Press Box
Frisch Faces Problem
If He Pilots Pirates
BY JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, Sept. q (N.AN.A).
Since Francis F. Frisch, the whi-
lom flash of Fordham, does not leap
forward to deny the charges that he
twill manage the Pittsburgh ball
club next year, they can be &C
cepted as true.
This bears out your correspond
ent's highly uneXclusive announce
ment of two months ago that Bill
Benswanger, the musical president
of the Pirates, had creased the to-
boggan for his manager of the mo-
ment-and of five years standing
Harold Pie" Traynor, hailed far
and wide as the incest man in base
ball.
Though he likes Pie, Mr.. Ben
swanger registered hauteur while
signing Mr.. Traynor to another year
of work last winter. He said, in ef-
feet, that, if Pie insisted on one
more chance, he could have it. You
got the impression that Mr.. Ben
swanger wished to heck Pie would
turn it down. And maybe Pie
should have. Still, where three
meals day are involved, few men
find it easy to be proud.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

About this time every year lanky,
Soft-Spoken Doc White leans back
In his swivel chair at Wilson Teach
ers College and flicks back the pages
OF his memory to an era when
the horseless carriage and Chicago
White Sox were creating headlines.
For about this time 80 years ago
Doc, Nick Altrock and Ed Walsh
were pitching the famed "hitless
wonders" toward a World Series
shot.
The usually cruel calendar has
dealt kindly with Doc. Upon oc-
casion he still can twist sizzling
ball across the plate and he still
resembles the willowy southpaw who
captured 18 games and lost only 6
for the Sox that year. He restricts
his mound appearances chiefly to
benefit performances, but badminton
and fling at other assorted sports
keeps him from climbing up on that
shelf.
On Job Here 10 Years.
For 19 years now Doc has been
affiliated with the local school sys-
tenn and he's probably the most
popular figure in the entire scholas-
tic sports setup. He's mild man.
nered and somewhat of an idol to
boys who've heard about those White
Sox Of 1906 from their fathers.
There were some scintillating stars
in those days, and Doc was soaring
with them. Cy Young. Ty Cobb,
Nap Lajoie, Ed Delehanty, Joe
Jackson, Addie Joss, Eddie Plank,
Willie Keeler and Chief Bender
were some of them, and Doc still
would cherish the opportunity of
viewing Lajoie and Jackson slug
that livelier ball of today.
Doc was quite a figure in dia-
mond circles then. In evidence of
that is record he created which
still survives. He hurled five conse-
cutive shutouts back in 1904 but he
doesn't figure that was the high
spot Of his career.
No. Docs big moment was the
time Cob was lifted for a pinch
hitter while Doc was pitching. 1t
marked the only time Ty, who led
American League batters for IL
years, ever was yanked for a pinch
hitter, but Fred Payne batted for
Evening star., 1939-09-27
)upn Boom Picks Up Capital Stars Swell Field Of Norfolk Tournament
Doc White, Master of Ty Cobb
As Chisox Pitcher, Fit and
Happy in School Job Here

him that day because Doc had
demonstrated he was Cobb's master.
Cobb Easy for Him.
The Georgia Peach was putty in
Docs hands for some time. Seven
times in a row Doc famed him. He
could fan Cobb as fast as he stepped
up to the plate" informs Altrock,
but Doc confesses Cobb caught
up to him in later seasons when some
OF the sting was sapped from his
left arm.
1T wasn't very easy life in base
ball back in those days." recalls Doc.
why, we had to win at least half
our games or our jobs were jeopar-
died. We couldn't win and lose
IS like some of these fellows do today
and stick around.
Those older pitchers weren't for
helping the rockies then, either. It
took me a long time even to learn
what a waste ball was. When
first came up I'd get two and nothing
on batter and then shoot a fast
one down the middle trying to get
that third strike over. When they
kept knocking my ears off on that
third one 1 soon learned the wisdom
OF wasting one.
Phils Left Him Home.
Il remember when 1 first came
up with the Phillies. They left me
behind on the first road trip. 1 was
wild then, but I cured that. While
they were away went out to the
park and rigged up a piece of card
board with hole in it and threw
for that hole. I had to throw the
balls and then retrieve em myself,
and l did it every day. But it was
worth it. They didn't leave me
behind any more.
A graduate of Georgetown Dental
School, Doc never has practiced his
profession. He likes his job directing
mems athletic activities at Wilson
and they like him with something
akin to worship.
Doc doesn't like to find fault. but
he's convinced the Mats Joe Kra-
kauskas and Ken Chase could be
developed into outstanding pitchers
by altering their styles only slightly,
equlpplng them with a few of the
tricks he knows. 1t might be worth
gamble, Griff.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Smoothness Made 1t Appear
They Weren't Trying Hard.

They didn't seem to try very hard?
That wasn't their style, friend. They
never lunged at the ball like Ruth
and Gehrig, they never turned red
in the neck like Hack Wilson, they
seldom pounded the dirt in wrath
when the third strike went by. They
knew what they could do, and they
did it. It's always been strictly busi-
ness with the Waner boys, and how
the Giants, Cubs, Cardinals and
other clubs have wished at various
times in the last decade that they
had the same kind of businessmen!
Defensively, there never have been
two better players in one outfeld at
the same time, and that goes for
the Red Sox of Lewis, Speaker and
Hooper. They still can play the
outfield. All this year, when he
fought to hold a one-run lead and
needed a man to race the ball and
make those circus catches Traynor
has called on the ailing Lloyd
Waner. And Lloyd made the circus
catches, as well as the easy ones.
Here again we find a weird criti-
cism, powerfully weird. Some of the
boys say that Little Poison makes
those catches and throws because he
naturally is good, and not because
he is trying. Holy smoke He makes
them, doesn't he?
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Sanford +, Millionaire
1urfman, Dies al 8S
In Saratoga Hotel

BY the Associated Press.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
Sept. 27-John Sanford, 88, mil
lionaire Amsterdam, N. Y, CARPET
manufacturer and race horse owner,
died tonight in his hotel suite here.
Always a prominent horseman,
Sanford developed his Hurricane
Stud into prominence on the Ameri-
can turf, but ill health kept him
from devoting much time to racing
during the past season. He disposed
Of his entire stable save for Golden
Meadow, a 12-year-old jumper at
sale here last month.
Several months ago Sanford suf-
fered his first big racing loss, when
fire destroyed the stables and a
string of horses at his Amsterdam
farm.
Funeral arrangements await the
return to this country of son,
Stephen Uaddie) Sanford, we'll
known polo player, who is en- route
from Europe.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Cont See Either Troynor
Troded for Marbles.

There is one other terrible charge
at the door of the w. family. Paul
has been known to take a drink. My,
my. This is pretty serious, and, if it
weren't for the fact that the idol of
the game, George H Ruth, was seen
to toy with goblet now and then,
Id say that Pauls was a hopeless
case. But Ruth became the idol of
the game, soda fountain or no soda
fountain, and he deserved to be.
Waner was a great ballplayer for 10
years. If Bill Benswanger and Bar
ney Dreyfus before him had read the
life of Lincoln they would have sent
for Paul's brand of beverage and fed
1t by force to all their generals.
seem to have mislaid my white
ribbon, and also Francis Frisch, in
the heat of the argument. Mr..
Frisch probably will manage the
Pirates next year. and do not see
him trading either Waner away
from Pittsburgh unless he gets full
weight in ivory for his trouble And
that kind of ivory does not lie
around loose
Frisch has the makings of a great
manager. I hope he gets more CO.
operation in Pittsburgh than he got
in st. Louis, and more cooperation
in Pittsburgh than the late Mr..
Dreyfus, a slow man with quarter,
ever gave to DOME Bush, George
Gibson or Bill McKechnie.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Smith Is Named Prexy
Of Fairfax Hunt
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 27.-A.
Smith Bowman of Sunset Hills has
been elected president of Fairfax
Hunt Club for the ensuing year, with
Robert D. Graham secretary and
treasurer, and Col. Henry Elgin of
Mclean, vice president. Bowman
and Stewart Preece were named
masters of fox hounds.
There will be cub hunts each
Tuesday and Saturday, beginning at
6 am. from the kennels.
Evening star., 1939-09-27

George M. Ferris.
One match each day will be
played up to the final Saturday af-
ternoon.
A field of more than 80 golfers
were playing today in the District
Golf Association mixed foursome
tournament at Kenwood.
Eagles Bagged at Washington.
Over at Washington two eagles
have been scored via the hat trick
method. Judge j. M. Barker put
his tee shot in one of the traps
which flank the right side of the
fairWay at the first hole, and then
holed out from the trap, rs yards
away from the pin, for an eagle
deuce
A. T. Hester played an iron tee
shot on the para seventeenth, try
ing to play the shot safe. 1t rolled
over the bridge across the ditch.
from which spot Hester knocked the
ball into the cup for an eagle. Both
holes have been made in two strokes
several times previously.
At Chevy Chase two of the club
members have reached the semi
final round in the competition for
the Presidents Trophy, both winning
second round matches by default.
John P. Marshall and ]. o. Gawne
have reached the semifnal. Other
Second-round contests find Club
Champion Page Hufty opposed to F.
L. Fisher, and Dr. T. M. Foley meet
ing D. M. Marthinson.
Second match in the round robin
series for the Federal golf champion
ship, in the tourney sponsored by
The Star, will find Interior Depart
ment'S strong team, victors in Sec
ton 3, opposing Federal Housing
Section l winners, tomorrow after
noon at Indian Spring Government
Printing Office licked Federal Hous-
ing in the first match of the round
robin. The Government champion
ship, between the three section win
ners, will be decided on total points
won in the round robin playoff.
Victors in the annual golf tourney
OF the Washington Traffic Club at
Congressional yesterday were ]. C..
Bathan with 83, and S. Mullikan
with 87-10-77.