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Evening star., 1939-02-07
Doubles on Card Toniqht
In y HandbaII PIay

Four second-round doubles matches
will continue the ninth annual Dis
trict-A. A. U. four wall handball
championships at the Y. M. C. A
tonight, with action scheduled tc
start at o'clock. At that time Col
Inns and Levin will play Walter and
Charles Engelhardt and Wendlandt
and Goldstein will meet Payne and
Berman. A 9 o'clock Schwartz anc
Pearlman face Masterson and Hern-
ly and Nash and Neville meet Myers
and Newman.
Two first-round singles matches
brought the singles draw into the
second round last night. Charles
Engelhardt rallied to defeat Albert
Taper, 1921, 21-16, 21-19, while
Charles Walden licked David Fox,
21-11,21-11. Walden was defeated
with Fox In doubles, however, by
Payne and Berman, 2-13, 21-6. An
other doubles match found Collins
and Levin beating Gilbert and
Seidner, 21-5, 21-14.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
GREYHOUND Racing Old as Egyptians

practices not uncommon
their
several hours before But still the bettor
he the his after
back and try to make it
Frequently prices betting boards
totazators which the odds
dog rated at 10 $4410.
rather nhumane of racing In the
the West That it started
Actually, greyhound is old the
Egyptians greyhound the auki against
the West rounded their Wifes dogs
wild ha They betting
kills collected paid off.
the soft hearted Not until
the merely
disappointed
his the finish line pack
suddenly and yips cries of Illustration.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Unconvincing Fights
Fail 10 Knock Down
GaIento' S Rating
Retains No. ! ChoIIenqe
Spot on N. B. A. Books
Until Further Notice

Until further notice, Tony Ga
lento, currently the cause of much
commotion in official fight circles
due to several unconvincing knock
outs, will remain the National Box
ing Associations No. l challenger
to Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis, it has been revealed by Heinie
Miller, chairman Of the Ratings
Committee.
Although the N. B. A. has taken
cognizance of the fact that Galen-
to's last few fights have been viewed
with suspicion, none of those bouts
has been fought in N. B. A. territory.
Galento's case will be discussed
thoroughly when the N. B. A. Rat
ings Committee meets here next
month to rank fighters for the first
quarter of this year, but. says
Miller. until Tony is beaten. he
probably will remain in the No.
spot.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Western Reserve VS.. George
Washington, Tech gym, 8:15.
National Training VS.. Mount
Rainier, Mount Rainier gym. 3.
Anacostia VS.. Tech; Central VS..
Roosevelt public high series
games. Roosevelt gym, $50.
Wilson VS.. st. Johns, st.
Johns gym, $3.50.
Woodward VS.. st. Albans, st.
Adams gym, $50.
George Washington High VS..
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg,
Va.
Miner Teachers VS.. Maryland
State Teachers, Bowie, Md.
Handball.
District A. A. U. four wall
championships. Y. M. c. A.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Georgetown VS.. Maryland, Col
lege Park, 8.
Gonzaga VS.. Eastern, Eastern
SyIll, D .oO.
Landon VS.. Friends, Friends
gym, $50.
Westinghouse High VS..
Episcopal, Alexandria. $3.50.
Jefferson VS.. Bethesda Chevy
Chase. Bethesda, $50.
Central VS.. Maryland Fresh
men, College Park, Z.
Handball.
District A. A. U. wall
championships. Y. M. C. A.
Ice Hockey.
New York Rovers VS.. Baltimore
Orioles, Leoff1er Rink.
THURSDAY.
Basket Ball.
ElizabethtoWn VS. wilson
Teachers, Teachers gym. 8.
Washington and Jefferson VS..
George Washington, Tech gym,
8:15.
Central VS.. George Washington
Freshmen. Tech gym, Tbs.
American j. v. VS.. Bethesda
Chevy Chase, Bethesda. 8.
st. Johns VS.. Montgomery
Blair, Silver Spring, 8:15.
Dewitt VS.. Laurel, Laurel, Md.
Handball.
District A. A. U. four-wall
championships, Y. M. c. A.
Swimming.
Woodrow Wilson VS.. Y. NJ G. A.
varsity, "Y" pool, 8:15.
Wrestling.
Jim Londos VS.. Tommy O'Toole,
Turner's Arena, first match, $50.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Ugly Part Of Dog Racing Is Training

interesting they feel frustrated 1t is
greyhound chae from sight scent He knows what rabbit
they like for he pyed them
blood flesh
the training The mechanical bunny
from conapon that makes and its place is
squeang kicking live rabbit The little fellow suddenly finds
himself riding trolley with of live greyhound riding
long teeth barred They closer and
finish line the mechanism instead
permitting Rabbit lowered Mr. Me-
Rabbit sufficiently hounds successful in
leap the helpless and him into shreds
convin the most
follower The hound is
walks the his ribs hungry
rabbit rail
until
nothing If he could
rabbit
the bunny, Of and he meets Illustration.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Basket Ball

BY the Associated Press.
GEORGETOWN. 40: West Virginia. 80.
Indiana. 46; Ohio State, "a.
v. NJ l.. "a; Furman, 33.
Purdue, 39 Wisconsin. 81.
Illinois. "a: Iowa 26.
Clemson. 80. Georgia 90.
Roanoke. 35; Wayne u. "a.
Oklahoma A. and NJ. 80: creishton. IS.
Fransylvania' anNl % IS; q. e. Of Louisville. 80.
Alabama 46: Ole Miss: .25.
Florida. 33: sewanee. 81
o. Of Richmond 80; U. of Virginia, 80.
Concordia, AZ; st. Olaf. 80.
Gustavus Adolphus. 3S: Aueusburg 35.
Richmond Frosh. ~: William and Mary
wt!Iism !!ISsa'0'ts? and 81 Mary. SO; Randolph
Randolph Macon. Frosh. 30; william
and Mary Frosh. 2S.
Hendrix, A.; Arkansas State. 90.
Western Kentucky. 81: Vanderbilt 81.
Texts u. 33; Southern Methodist. 81.
Oklahoma City u, 25 Wichita u. 23
North Montana COLLEGE. 80; Carroll Col
GEORGETOWN lKyo. Al: Centre. 25.
Howard, 3d. Mercer 3s.
suPsriG5 PeseSerI TEACHERS sa Al; Central State
1oyola q New Orleans. as; Louisiana
Scholastic.
Western. 81; Gonzaga. 49,.
Rockville. 80: Landon. II.
Bethesda, Chevy Chase Al: WashinEton-
Professional.
Philadelphia Hebrews. 43: indianapolis
An-Americans. "a.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
There Is No Such Thing as Dog Form

80 seconds Eight dogs cooped
fluffy white mechanical
speed Of from IS
The doors of the boxes opened and eight
official competition
which nothing than miniature horse
everything that have at Bowie Santa Anita
aleah daily doubles qunea which
picking the night They have
thing except that dog who figures will
track The programs
they absolutely nothing
nothing rarely
they trimmed by
drink before
meal will do the thing Gum
foot or ted-together
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Harris Plans Early Training Game Toll for Cud Group of Rook Her
Win, Lose or Draw
Going to the Dogs
By FRANCIS E. STAN
Star Staff correspondent.

ORLANDO 7Of the beaten Southern sports paths,
accepted that lead major golf professional
angling the roads
retains tenacious the South For that matter
land ered the
particularly greyhound
racing
still big business
the this portions Of
many of
Public guided
cockgh tournament here
breath the necks Of the
In cleaning movement afoo
incredible monetary turnover
Florida alone The handle
figures single night
Sometimes
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Busebu|I Stamp
For Centennial

Baseball is assured of its own
commemorative postage stamp
during baseballs national CEN
tennial in 1899.
Postmaster General James A.
Fraley told assembled baseball
officials. players and writers at
the baseball writers annual din
ner in New York that the special
stamp would be issued by the
Post Office Department. Farley
said the stamp would be intro
duced on the day of the "caval-
cade of baseball" June IL, at
CooperstoWn, N. Y, where base
ball was born in 1899.
Farley suggested that a like
ness of Christy MatheWson, one
of baseball's immortals, might be
chosen for the commemorative
baseball postage stamp. Federal
regulations provide that no living
person can be represented.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Match or Medal Golf
Alike 10 Master
Sarazen Holds
BY the Associated Press,

CLEARWATER, Fla, Feb. T.
Now that his golf game is tuned
for competitive play again, Gene
Sarazen stepped today into the
medal play-match play controversy.
Il can beat 'em either way, hole
by-hole or add-'em-up." remarked
the cocky little scrapper.
The man-to-man play in the an
nual Professional Golfers Associa-
ton championship is perfectly sat-
isfactory.to Gene, taking final work.
outs here before joining the winter
tournament swing
"a master can win at either match
or medal play" he declared. The
fellows in my class-Watler Hagen,
Bobby Jones and myself-always
could win just as many tourna-
ments at match play as medal"
Sarazen had word of disdain
for the pros who frown on match
play, claiming it is unfair because
an inferior player often can spring
an upset in an 18-hole round.
ANY man who thinks he can't
win at match play is lacking in the
stuff that makes = champion" he
said.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Even the Natives Cont Stoy Awoy.

its Worse appeals to the crowd
The would rather
would rather blow
club But the working to the dogs
because thing little
5cent charge that
It's what out of the track that counts
while comparatively embraces fancfu legends and
will without terrified monkey
jockey of $400 will quakng
nearly $1,000. This happens week
thousands thwarted.
bet the belong the doctor The
in the second should have applied to the bill
popular sppoion native Floridian lives fish
the off the Northern tourist during the winter
Fodan blase
with him the tourist
industry.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Conn Eager 10 Fight
ApostoIi for Title
In Middle Class
Gets No Shot at Crown
In Return Bout With
Freddie Friday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSs.
NEW YORK. Feb. Sure. it's a
sad day for Ireland. The only Irish
man within shouting distance of
boxing title is bold Billy Conn.
broth of a lad from Pittsburgh
who is getting ready to fight Freddy
Apostol. the gentlemanly ex-bell-
hop, Friday night.
Time was when you could shake
Irish fighters out of trees. John L..
Sullivan. Jim Corbett. Terrible Ter
ry McGovern and the first Jack
Dempsey. the Nonpariel. set the
style. Today Conn and the youthful
Patrick Edward Comiskey are the
only Irishmen among the better
bruisers.
Conn would like to make the
weight and fight for the middle
weight championship. Mike Jacobs
plans a bout for him with Melio
Bettina, the bright light from Bea-
con, N. Y, who is recognized here
abouts as the ight-heavyweight
king. What's more, Conn is big
CllOuSll dllu SOOO CllOuSIi W lllONC
in select heavyweight circles.
No Title on Line.
His immediate foe, Apostoli, claims
the middleweight title (as who
doesn's?). but the title. recognized
only in this State and California.
won't be on the line for the 15-round
duel this week Conn. a heavy feed
er. is way above the 160-pound limit
He held 7la-pound bulge when
he beat Freddy in 10 rounds here
in December. and he probably will
have a similar pull in Madison
Square Garden Friday. This is no
guarantee he will win.
The San Franciscan is amazingly
good the second time out against
any one. He beat Solly Krieger,
recognized as champion by the
National Boxing Association. in 10
rounds; then stopped him in five
in return match.
Krieger- r-ApOstoli Duel Due.
He lost to Young Corbett III in
10 rounds, got another bout and
won on a technical knockout in
eight. Glen Lee gave him a stiff
battle the first time they met. The
next time Apostoli cut him to pieces.
These and other victories have
placed Apostoli at the top of his
class, although the National Boxing
Association calls Krieger king. That
little matter will be Strengthened
out soon. Mike Jacobs is working
on a fight between the two.
Evening star., 1939-02-07

q million yarns is get his d.
ploma in June Zeke Bonura
is visiting pals IN Texas, and they
say he looks as sleek and slim as
a race hoss The way Lou
Gehrig is adding those gray hairs
he'll succeed iris Speaker as the
Gray Eagle" of the majors.
Whose name (besides Mungo's)
was mentioned when the Messrs.
Terry. McKechnie and MacPhail
went into a huddle after the
baseball writer's feed? Col.
Bill Keefe of the New Orleans
Times-Picayune is on a one-man
rampage to have Sugar Bowl
games made available all over the
South It was written into
the last few contracts Babe Ruth
signed with the Yanks that he
could retire from the game when
ever his does began baxktnS.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Feb. MAX
Schmeling's visit is puzzling the
big town =. The German is do
ing absolutely nothing except go
to the movies and play cards in
his hotel suite . Confidentially,
Red Rolfe of the Yanks isn't
sending friends clippings of the
scores he is making in the Con-
cord IN. H. Bridge League .
Football coaches: Dutch Meyer of
Texas Christian will tell you how
he does 1t in big magazine come
october.
The situation being what it Is,
Prof. Joe Strip will delay adding
Q course in holding out to his Or
lando Baseball School until next
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Dodgers Obtain Three
PLAYERS From Yunks

NEW YORK, Feb. P).-For
what they said was roughly
$50,000," the Brooklyn Dodgers have
purchased three players from the
New York Yankees. They are
Pitchers Kemp Wicker and Jack
LaRocca and Catcher Chris Hartje.
Wicker is the only one of the
three who has seen service In the
big leagues. The other two were
with Kansas City last year.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
SchmeIing's Visit Is Mystery to Gothomites
Ws Fere Voted BestLokne Major League Player by Coast Girls

year Truth will out depart
ment: The official program Of the
Bettina Fox &C h a m p o n hip"
fight the other night featured
picture of John Henry Lewis
captioned "light-heavyWeight
champion of the world The
girls out on the Pacific Coast
have voted Yves Ferre'l the best
looking major Lacquer.
A Fort Worth store blocked
sidewalk traffic by filling show
window with just 20 of Davey
O'Brien's football trophies
Freddie Miller, the former feath-
erweight champ, has boils on his
neck from thinking about the
time he refused to buy Henry
Armstrong; contract from Writ
Ross for 500 bucks.
All George Page, Yale basket
ball guard. has to DO 10 inherit
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Met Lead Goal
'0fG. W. Quint
Tonight
Must Defeat Western
Reserve to Gain Top;
Hoyus Drub w. Va.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

While its foremost rivals for local
supremacy, Maryland and George
town. are marking time until their
all-important clash at College Park
tomorrow night, George Washington
gets chance to make its basket ball
percentage the best in the city to-
night as it meets Western Reserve at
Tech gym
Because it equaled Maryland's rec.
ord Of 8 victories in 13 starts
through its 40-32 conquest of West
Virginia last night. Georgetown and
the Terps were tied today with a
.6l5 percentage, but G.. w can boost
its even 600 mark to 636 with win
over the Red Cats.
Almost as attractive as the eve
nings varsity clash will be a pre-.
llminary between the G.. w. and G..
U. freshmen, starting at 7 o'clock.
The Hoya yearlings won the first Of
what will be three-game series if
the young Colonials take tonights
encounter.
G. w. is favored to win the varsity
game. although Reserve comes here
with the scalp of Dartmouth. de-
Tending champion and current pace
setter of the Eastern League. The
Ohioans' record is only eight wins
as against six defeats, but five Of
those Setbacks have come from such
~ .J,,t1
Michigan. Indiana. Duouesne and
Penn State. The visitors will present
a team of 6-footers led by Joe Scott,
| their intercollegiate decathlon
champion.
Coach Bill Reinhart will start the
same combination which brougho
him that one-sided victory over
Toledo. That means that Arnold
(Reds) Auerbach, 2l-year- old junior
from BROOKLYN, will pair up with Sid
SilkoWitz at guards. leaving Bob
Faris and George CARRIER at for,
wards and Jack Butterworth at
center.
Georgetown victory over West
Virginia last night not only tied it
with Maryland for first place in the
local standings, but also gave it a
clear hold on second place in the
Eastern intercollegiate Conference.
1t left the Hoyas only a half game
behind the first-place Carnegie Tech
team, which it can tie for the lead
by beating Penn State Saturday
night.
Schmitt Is G. U. Star.
Reneging on his threat to bench
Ed Kurtyka and Johnny MCGOWAN,
Coach Elmer Ripley started both
with satisfactory results. MCGOWAN
was all over the court, especially in
the first half, and his work off the
backboards was brilliant Kurtyka
accounted for more field goals than
he had since before Christmas.
But it was Johnny Schmitt, A
stocky junior forward, who proved
the best on the floor Living up to
Ripley's claim that he is the fast
est man he's seen all year. Schmitt
scored 13 points from every con-
ceivable angle. Schmitts average
is only 7i2 points per game. but
its noteworthy that he has scored
10 points or more in six of the
Hoya's 13 games
Last nights game was on the
whole sloppy but occasional fashy
streaks kept Georgetown always
ahead. After 7 minutes of score
less play, the Hoyas started what
eventuated as 1913 lead at half
time, although slackness allowed the
visitors to narrow the gap to 1925
at one stage of the second half.
Hoys Cubs Drop Thriller.
Georgetowns frosh quint lost a
40-39 thriller to Dewitt in a pre-
liminary.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Cambridge Wins Despite
Yanks' Aid 10 Oxford

OXFORD, England. Feb. 7 R.-
Despite the efforts of G. F. Somers
of Utah and j. H. Cleveland of
Princeton. each of whom scored two
goals. oxford was beaten by Cam
bridge, rs. in an intervarsity
lacrosse match.
Also in the oxford lineup were
E. w. Tim of Iowa State, w. S.
McEwan of Utah State and K. Cor
don of Swarthmore.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
White to Quit Diamond

DETROIT. Feb. Z (P.-Joyner
(Jo-Jo) White. former Detroit out
fielder. said he had decided to quit
baseball and devote all of his time
to a job in Detroit automobile
plant. He is the property of the
Seattle club of the Pacific Coast
League.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Escobur Books Morgan

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (P-Lou
Brix, manager of Sixto Escobar, has
announced the world bantamweight
champion has agreed to defend his
title against K. o. Morgan of De-
troit at San Juan, Puerto Rico,
probably on March %.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Crane Sets Cue Record

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Feb. 7
(P.-Irving Crane, 25-year old ex-
hibition player from New York.
claimed a new world pocket billiard
record here today-309 consecutive
balls. The old mark, 277, was set by
Erwin Rudolph at Great Falls, s. G..
Evening star., 1939-02-07
OeIethorpe Books Nine
Grid Games in 1899
Nv the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED PrtSS.
ATLANTA, Feb. 7-Oglethorpe,
which played an 11-game football
schedule last year, will tackle only
nine opponents next fall.
September 23, South Georsia Teachers;
30 Erskine.
october 7, Wofford at Spartanburs,
B. C.; IA. Kentucky at Covington, Ky;
~, Presbyterian at Newberry, S. c..
November 3. Newberry at Newberry,
Q. c.; II, Stetson: %, Mississippi College.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Coach LittIefieId III

AUSTIN, Tex. Feb. 7 (P.-Clyde
Littlefield. nationally known Tex
as University track coach. is criti-
cally ill here of bronchial pneu-
monia and toxic poisoning. Physi-
clans today administered a newly
discovered drug, flown here.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Browns Sian McQuiIIun

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7 (Pl.-The St.
Lotus Browns have announced that
the signed contract has been re-
ceived from Outfielder Glenn Nc
Quillen. former Western Maryland
star.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Varied Sports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
College Wrestling.
Frsnklin-Marshall. 32i2: Northwestern,
M
Chicago. IA: Purdue. L.
Washington and Lee 26: North Caro-
lima. 10
North Carolina Frosh. "a: Washing
ton and Lee Frosh 6.
COLLEGE Swimming.
Minnesota 66 Nebraska 16
Evening star., 1939-02-07
Pitt Resumes BuseboII

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7 R.-Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh will resume
baseball this spring as an intercol-
legiate sport after q 14-year lapse.
Evening star., 1939-02-07
". F. W. Busketers Ahead

Veterans of Foreign Wars nosed
out Retail Clerks, 1921, and Rinaldi
Tailors downed Falls Church, 1925,
in Mcfarland @. G. League basket
ball games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
INSURGENTS TO
 BE RECOGNIZED
Great Britain, France Will Accept Nationalist Gov
 ernnient for Spain
By RALPH HEINZEN

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Paris. Feb. 22-(UP)-France and Great Britain may announce un- qualified recognition of the Spanish Nationalist government after a spe- cial meeting of the French cabinet Friday, it was reported today. <
 It was indicated strongly that France had been reconciled to rec ognizing the Nationalists without condition as the legal government of Spain.
 Senator Leon Berard, special French envoy to. the Nationalists, re- turned to Burgos, Spain, last night from the frontier, where he had re- ported to Premier Edouard Daladier and Foreign Minister George Bonnet by telephone and diplomatic courier.
 Berard was to begin a final series of conferences with Francisco Comes Jordana, Nationalist foreign minister, late today on Jordana' re- turn from Barlecona where he took part in the triumphal entry Of Gen. eralassimo Francisco Franco.
 Reach Agreement
 It was understood that Berard had definite instructions to reach agree ment with Jordana for an exchange of diplomatic representation on the basis of de jure or full legal status. He was authorized to waive the writ ten assurances which France previ- ously had sought. However, 1t was indicated that he would seek-and hoped to get without diculty-verbal assurances that the Nationalist gov-
 <Continued on Page s)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
James P. Purcell Shows Private Rotations On
 Ledgers Of 1884, 1886
Kingsley Company Got Over $5O,O ,OOOFor Audit
Appropriation Was Only $lOOOO By City Report; Checks Are Presented, One of Them Being
 K. of Frank Hayes
By JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Stan Reporter)

City checks for $59,479.63 were paid to the George H. Kingsley Company of New York for audit ing services to the city of Waterbury during 1934- 1937 although appropriations for auditing during the four years totaled $10000, according to testimony given by James P. Purcell on the stand in superior court at the trial of the Waterbury conspiracy case today Sixty-nne checks duplicates and originals, is- sued according to Purcell, without the approval or knowledge of the board of finance, payable to the George H. Kingsley Company, were introduced in evidence.
 Three of Company Trial
 Three members of the George H. Kingsley firm, who were charged with the auditing of the ctys books between 1882 and 1936 are on trial, namely, George H. Kingsley, William B. Murray and John w. Meaney all of New York. Enoch E. Borgnaes, an other accountant and associate of the firm, is fug tive from trial on the conspiracy charge.
 Kingsley Story Took All Morning
 The morning session of the conspiracy trial dealt exclusively with the payments to the Kingsley Company Special Prosecutor Acorn read bill and check to the ur both in the name of the Kingsley Company. which he
 "The check is dated December 2O 1ss7 while the bill is day later, December 2l, 1937
 OK of Frank Hayes shown
 He pointed out the objection of Attorney Benja Slade counsel for the Kingsley auditors on trial that auditing of controllers books, and for S2,4ess5
 The bill contained the notations "oK-Frank Hayes !" and "Posted-JAL."
 Alcorn then picked up check which was issued De cember 20 in payment Kingsley for the same amount as the December q bill $246885.
 Several papers containing the handwriting of Enoch Borgnaes, representing bills from the Kingsley Company were identified by Purcell
 More Purcell Testimony
 Purcell testified that the city paid $5 7659l in 1884; SIS 76357 in 1885, $1025272 in 1886 and $29 6964S in 1887 to the Kingsley Comany for auditing services He stated that the budget for auditing since 1882 has been only S2.500.