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Evening star., 1939-02-16
Basket Ball

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Maryland. 4S; st. Johns, 20.
baltimore, AZ: Catholic U. 80.
Penn State. 46; West Virginia, 43
Mi,chisan Nil @ stste; %: yemgle. IS.
Brown. So; Wesleyan. 40.
=, Duquesne. 81; john Carroll. 50 (over-
timel.
Lehish, So: Bucknell. 80.
81 g. M9s1sRssss plsEinssn T. r.
Army. 43: syracuse, IS.
MssEhnston Wax Sa wIsm ans ..on and MARY X, ss Mus,
TUFTS, So; Rhode Island State. so.
Pelsware. enSss,s. Il lS. Western Maryland. SO.
Boston: SO; NJ. I. s'S +. Ss. "S'
st. Johns (Brooklyn). 46; Seton
81. Francis, 45; Newark. SO.
westminster Paj. 4e; west Chester
Vermont. 81; Williams, ~.
SosSSmss stsss. sS :, is; Davis, ,Elkins. 40.
AnSsh5arE AaSah55aar e ts aesaR's aanSolph sch hMaeon 81
Misaps, g a. southasstefn ta1a:sn' ss 2'
Murray State, 76; Middle Tennes-
Texas, 3S; s. M. u. 81.
Omaha. 46; Nebraska Wesleyan. 81.
Hanover, "a; Central Indiana Nor
NAL. 20.
Beloit. "a; Carroll, 81.
Louisville. 40: Berea, 40.
-. Northern Montana. So; Montana
Mines, 43.
Scholastic.
Tech, 80; Gonzaga, %.
Eastern, AZ; GEORGETOWN Prep, 20,
George Washington Frosh, 80; Gen.
tral. 81.
Professional.
KINGSTON Colonials. 40; Wilkes
Barre, 80.
Troy lawmakers. 81; Jersey Reds "a,
Pittsburgh. "a: Cleveland, 80.
Oshkosh Al-Stars. 20; Sheboyau
Redskins, rs.
A. A. U.
Fhilltps, 36: Denysr Nusgets, -.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Victory for Wakiva
In Sail 10 Nassau
Up 10 Checkers
By the Associated Press.


NASSAU, Bahamas. Feb. 16.-The
yacht Wakiva was first across the
finishline in the Miami Nassau sail
ing race, holding lead she had
gained shortly before rounding Stir
rup Cay on the final leg of the 1884,
mile windswept course.
Half an hour behind her came the
yawl Stormy Weather. owned by
Robert w. johnson and twice pre-
viously the winner. Crews of both
vessels were tired from their nearly
80 hours of sailing and wet from the
choppy, white capped seas.
Other contestants still were plow-
ing toward Nassau under a stiff
southeasterly wind.
Wheather Wakiva, 69-foot jib-
headed yawl owned by Harkness
Edwards of New York, or Stormy
Weather was the winner will not be
determined until officials work out
their corrected times.
Stormy Weather overhauled the
72-foot yawl Escapade, owned by
Henry G. Fownes of Stamford,
Conn.,, during the day and steadily
gained on the Wakiva.
Evening star., 1939-02-16

nounced as a Reproduction" of
their Toledo battle. and we all
thought we'd better see it. AS
things turned out, this was mis-
take, for it was a turkey, as they
sometimes say on Broadway. 1t
was flop.
Willard was entirely too fat to
appear in trunks. They felt it
would emharrass Jess, so they
didn't ask him to hoist himself
from his favorite hosting" chair
until everything was set. When
the ring was fixed and the bell
rang, I imagined I saw on Will
lard's great slab of a face the
same bewildered expression it
wore when Dempsey began slug
ging him in the Toledo sun.
Dempsey, ever the effervescent,
rushed out and embraced Willard
AMI tried to kiss him, like a
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Wilson b|aziinq
Trail for High
Diamonders
Has Large Battery
ToiIing; Anocostio
Makes Its Plans
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Buoyed by the success of Lefty
Stockwell. Eastern's all-high pitcher
for the last two years who now is
having a tryout with the Nationals.
schoolboy hurlers are limbering up
their soupbones in preparation for
the spring campaigning.
woodrow Wilson has the lump
with a large battery squad already
at work in the girls gym, and Ana
costia's candidates held a meeting
yesterday at which plans were made
to start next Wednesday. Eastern
likewise starts in a few days. At the
other schools, however, the first
training sessions must wait until
after the basket ball season, as the
coaches at Tech. Western, Central
and Roosevelt do double duty on
court and diamond.
Loses Almost Entire Team.
Carl Heintel's regular battery OF
Dick Offutt and Buck Barbee at
Woodrow Wilson has graduated, but
he does not figure on having too
much trouble replacing them from
the dozen or more candidates now
working indoors. His main difficult
ties will come when he tries to fill
an infield and outfield. Excepting
one player, his whole first team
graduated.
Remaining is his right fielder. Bart
Fugler. star of the Tiger basket
ball team. Lost, however, are all the
rest, including Bill Hawksworth, all.
nigh first baseman of two seasons
ago, and Ralph Mesrobian, outstand-
ing shortstop last year.
Among the prospects for the first
string catching post is Charles Gar
ner. a stock youngster who last year
was understudy to Barbee. Other
candidates after the job are Fred
Lesser, William Hicks, Ralph Calisto
and Archie Buckley.
Bill Bush and Herman Byer figure
to earn pitching berths. Both won
letters last year and appear to be
even better this season. Another
holdover is Joe Wells. The rest at
present are just a couple of fellows
Evening star., 1939-02-16
No Raise for Newsonl
In Valentine Swap.
With Browns.
By the Associated Press.

by tQe Associated fteSS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.-Just to be
original on this salary business,
holdout Buck Newsom and President
Don Barnes of the st. Louis Browns
exchanged belated valentines-but
the whole affair was right back in
Bucks lap today.
Said the Browns star pitcher in a
telegram:
ITO get down to salary facts, will
you be my valentine?"
Without reading between the lines,
Barnes interpreted it as meaning
Newsom still was demanding a
$22, 500 salary for 1899, and was won
dering if the club presidents resist
ance had softened.
Replied Barnes, getting into the
proper spirit:
Your name on the dotted line will
make nifty valentine" -.---
The Browns are reported to be
offering their ace righthander
SIS 900, a boost Of $2,5O0.
Newsom was one of two American
League pitchers to record more than
20 victories last season.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
20 Years Ago
In The Star

Gallaudet avenged a basket ball
defeat suffered in its first game of
the season by downing the Mary
land State quint, 1873.
Alfred De Oro, the Cuban cue
expert, wrested the three-cushion
billiard title from Augie Kieck-
hefer of Chicago. coming from
behind to defeat him, 15O-148, in
three blocks.
The Southern intercollegiate
Athletic Association voted that
football games played during 1918,
when athletics were under the
supervision of the Student Army
Training Corps, would not count
on the records of athletes par
ticipating.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Feb. 16.-
Twenty years after Toledo, poor
Jess Willard still is a bewildered
stooge for Jack Dempsey. The
only difference now is that Jack
is paying great, numbering Jess
well to play the buffoon instead
Of cutting him to ribbons with
murderous fists.
There have been few stranger
associations than the present one
between the two former heavy
weight champions. Big Jess,
down on his luck and tremen-
dously fat, was brought here by
the successful Dempsey to act as
host, or something, of the bar
room In his hotel on Miami
Beach.
It was and still Is a fine gesture
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Carnegie Tech VS.. Georgetown,
Tech Gym, $50.
Maryland freshmen vs.. George
town freshmen, Tech Gym, Z. =
Bethesda Chevy Chase vs..
Gonzaga, Gonzaga Gym, $3.50.
Roosevelt VS.. Episcopal, Alex
andria, $3.50.
Gaithersburg VS.. Mount Rain
Ter, Mount Rainier Gym, $3.50.
Miner Teachers VS.. North Car
olina College. Durham, N. G.
Wrestling.
The Golden Terror VS.. Bibber
Mccoy, Turner's Arena, first
match, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Washington Brewers VS.. Wilkes
Barre Barons, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
American vs.. Randolph Macon,
Ashland, Va.
Tech VS.. Woodrow Wilson:
Western VS.. Central (public high
series game), Tech Gym, 1880.
Jefferson High vs.. Lee-Jack-
son, Alexandria, 3.
Washington-Lee High. vs..
Petersburg. Petersburg, Va.
Hyattsville High VS.. Anacostia,
Anacostia Gym, 8.
Howard vs.. Lincoln, Philadel-
phia.
North Carolina State Teachers
VS.. Miner Teachers, Cardozo
Gym, 7::30.
George Washington High VS..
Thomas Jefferson, Richmond.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Richard
Montgomery, Rockville, 8.
Charles Town (W. Va.) High
VS.. Montgomery Blair, Silver
Spring, 8.
Laurel High vs.. Mount Rainier.
Mount Rainier, 8.
Swimming.
Staunton Military VS.. Woodrow
Wilson, YIN. c. A. pool, 4:30,
McDonough vs.. Central, Cen.
trail pool, $3.50.
Boxing.
Tennessee vs.. Columbus, Tur-
ner's Arena, 8:15.
Wrestling.
Gallaudet vs.. Maryland, Col.
lese Park.
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French ambassador. Jess, honest
aStonishment written on his wide
expanse, tried to hold Dempsey
off. Evidently they hadn't told
Jess what his old antagonist was
up to. He had been sitting long
with the tourists. But eventually
he got the gag, and he and Jack
(the Manassa Mauler) finished
up waltzing in fairly good step to
the orchestra.
Observing this tableau, It was
difficult for me to realize that
here were the two men who met
at Toledo, with the whole world
watching, and fought a grim fight
for the heavyweight champion
ship nearly 20 years ago. The
only similarity lay in the fact
that Willard still didn't know
what'was going to happen to him
next.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Free-for-AII to Spice
Ring Meet at G. u.

As an added attraction for the
final match Of the 1899 boxing sea-
son, Coach Eddie La Fond of Cath
olic University has arranged q free
for-all in connection with the Sat-
urday nights meeting with North
Carolina State.
Three football men, blindfolded and
armed with one glove ecah, viii be
the participants.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Only Nine Cubs Unsigned
As Trio Gets in Line
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-The Chicago
Cubs had nine to 60 today to COM
plete their roster Of signed player
contracts.
Another break In the recent
.dearth Of signatures came yesterday.
when Phil Cavarretta, first baseman
and outfielder, signed. and Pitchers
Clay Bryant and Newell Kinball
announced in Santa Monica, Calf,
they were satisfied
Still holding of were Pitchers
Larry French, Gene Lillard and
Jack Russell; Third Baseman STAN
ley Hack, Outf1elders Augie Galan,
Carl Reynolds and Hank Leiber;
Catcher Bill Baker and First Base
man Glenn Russell,
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Singing, Bowling Keeps
Umpire in Trim

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 16 R.-
Umpire-in-Chief Charlie Strain of
the Piedmont League has kept. in
training this winter by choir singing
and bowling.
Strain, gray-haired tenor, ready
for his fourth season, began calling
'em after "a years as a professional
and semi-pro player.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
0utfie|d Is Spot
For Big Cuban,
Bobby Feels
Lopez, When''C Caught
Will Help Iron Out
HurIer's Roughness
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Stad Correspondent.

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 16.-The
two best "stories" in the WASH
ington training camp probably
will involve two Cubans, products
Of Scout Joe Cambria's diligent
and flung bushbeating tactics.
On the heels of Pitcher Ro-
berto Ortiz, the current speed
ball sensation, came Outfielder
Bobby Estalella, who is slated to
take over the left-f1eld post
vacated by AL Simmons.
Estalella met Ortiz for the first
time last night, although he
watched the big fellow play one
game in Havana. "He play CEN
ter field" said Bobby. Good
heet, but no peetch that day."
Rookie Returned to Marines.
To Floyd Gross, a Highlander
from the Marine Corps at Guam
tico, Va, went the dubious honor
of being the first rookie, to be
released. Gross. who was recon-
mended by Woody Young, a
stockholder of the Washington
club, had three deliveries
overland, sidearm and under
hand. The only trouble was that
he couldn't get the ball over the
plate and, when he did, he had
nothing on it, according to Man.
ager Bucky Harris.
Gross was very earnest, but
there are dozens of better pitch
ers to be found on the sandlots
in back of the White House.
After hitting a catcher in the
mouth with a ball that bounced
in front of the plate and hitting
a spectator Is yards away with
another pitch, Gross was advised
by President Clark Griffith to
return to the Marines.
Merely First-Base Practice.
James Vernon, a rangy first
baseman from Greenville of the
Sally League, swelled the ranks
yesterday when he reported to
the Mats. Vernon is doing prac-
tically all of what first basing
there is to do in batting practice,
but he is given little chance of
ousting Jimmy Wasdell, in the
estimation of Harris and Grif-
fifth.
Landing Lopez Difficult.
President Bob Quinn of the
Boston Bees has given Griffith
permission to hire Catcher AL
Lopez, a Cuban, to instruct
Ortiz in the art of pitching. Get
ting Lopez, however, seems to be
more difficult.
Lopez wired Griffith that he
would be available for only three
days. Harris strongly recon-
mended that he be brought to
Orlando, if only for that long.
When Griffith called back to
Lopez's home in Tampa, however,
the catcher had gone out.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Skibo TILT Gives
6. u. Last Shot
AT Loop Title
hoyus Also Risk Met
Lead Tonight; Terps
Win, 6. W., c. U. Bow
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.


Georgetown's golden chance of
practically assuring itself of at least
a tie for the last championship of
the Eastern Conference will be pro-
vided at Tech High tonight when
a pace-setting Carnegie Tech five
risks its half-game lead in a game
with its nearest rival.
Game time is $3.50 o'clock, the fea-
ture attraction to be preceded by a
game at Z between the GEORGETOWN
and Maryland freshmen. The little
Terps still are smarting under pre-
vious setback by the young Hoyas-
their only defeat-and are out for
revenge with a capital "R."
Should the Hoyas avenge a pre-
vious 3437 defeat on the Skibos'
floor, they not only would usurp
Techs current leading position, but
go a long way toward establishing
themselves as ultimate 1899 cham
pionS For after tonight George
town has only three more confer
ence games and two of them are
scheduled at home, where the Hoyas
practically are unbeatable, and the
third is against Temple, now shar-
ing the cellar berth with West Vir-
ginia.
Hoyas Need Win Badly.
Should the Hoyas lose, however,
slim will be their chances, for Car
negie Techs five victories in six
games will give it well-nigh in
surmountable lead over the rest of
the six-team field, no team of which
then would have lost less than three
games. In the event of a victory
tonight, the Skibos could do no
worse than tie for the title by split
ting even in their remaining games.
A defeat also would cost George
town its present undisputed leader
ship of local fives, dropping 1t into
three-cornered tie with George
Washington and Maryland for first
place. George Washington's 1888
defeat by Bradley Tech and Mary
lands 1920 rout of st. Johns last
night left each with a record of 10
victories as against seven defeats.
Georgetown has won 10 games and
lost six.
In addition to bringing the East
ern Conferences two leading teams
together, the game also will present
the two individuals currently en-
gagged In q hot race for scoring
honors. BY scoring 6 points against
Dit Iocf NHnyNHov voSnhf
towns Johnny Schmitt crept within
S points of Carnegie's Stark. Stark
has played in one less game than
Schmitt, however, ana is averaging
better than l3 points to Schmitt's
10-plus percentage.
Colonials Put Up Battle.
George Washington gave Bradley
Tech more of run for its money
last night than most people had
believed possible and its homecom-
ing today with record Of only two
victories in five road games during
the past week is by no means dis
graceful. With Bob Faris more
than maintaining his average by
scoring Is points, the Colonials were
leading Bradley with less than 5
minutes to play, but Bradley tied
the score at 38-all and three baskets
by Techs clever Oar Hutchins iced"
the game. Although Bradley led, 49,
16, at the half, G.. w. went ahead
at 1926 on one of Faris' long shots,
and the lead changed hands four
more times before the final whistle.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Heath Is Disappointed
With Indians Offer
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Feb. 16.-Jef Heath,
sensational Cleveland Indian hitter,
is disappointed that his club thinks
his, services are worth less than
S12,500 this year.
But I'm not a holdout," he
hastened to add today.
Heath said he would leave Febru-
ary 20 to join the club at the New
Orleans training camp.
I'm going to start spring training
and sign the contract after that
after little dickering," he added.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
England Seen '44
Olympic Host
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Return-
ing aboard the liner Champlain
from a trip to London, Gustavus
T. Kirby, treasurer Of the Amer
!can Olympic Committee, said
today it was the general impress
sion abroad that the 1914
Olympic games would be held
in England.
The games were held there
in 1908.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Cliff Bat
ties, Washington Redskins star
back, quit pro football to coach
Columbia backfleld.
Three years ago - Fourth
Olympic winter games closed
with Norway winning team
honors by wide margin; United
States fifth.
Five years ago-Maureen Or
cutt won Florida women's golf
championship at Palm Beach.
Evening star., 1939-02-16

Disdaining to use its regulars for
any length Of time, Maryland still
beat st. Johns about as it pleased
over at Annapolis. And while the
Terps' high-scoring George Dewitt
managed to get only 6 points the
short while he was in the game, Bill
Rea gathered himself 10 points to
lead the Terps' attack. Fifteen of
them came in the second half. It
was 17-9 at the half and after a few
close minutes at the start of the
second, Maryland applied the pres
sure to win going away.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Cards Line Up Gutteridqe

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16 CP.-Don
Gutteridge. third baseman for the
st. Louis Cardinals, signed his 1899
contract yesterday after a four hour
conference with Branch Rickey.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Totals ---22 44s Totals
Cards Stand SURPRISES.

CafuS Stand Surprises.
Like George Washington, Cath
olic University gave Baltimore U. a
closer call than had been expected.
and the visitors took last nights
game at Brookland only by a 1888
score. It was the 18th win in IS
starts Tor Baltimore and the 18th
defeat In u starts for C.. u.
Evening star., 1939-02-16

BEING PUT TO TESTArnold Anderson inch National
rookie pitcher certainly the spot here displayed
his at Orlando Watching him from the left Cal Griffith
of the Charlotte farm club which
13 and lost games last year, the right
Griffith and Manager Bucky Harris give him the eagle eye
Photos by Ewood Baker, Star Staff.
Evening star., 1939-02-16
Terp Reserves Get Exercise.

Totals lis 1046 Totals 17 4 "a
Omciais-Mr. Rein (Northwestern). Mr..
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Totals ---16 537 Totals Is 40
Eeferee-Mr. Shirley. Umpire-Mr. En-
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(See WILSON, Page CD
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Justice Bailey Rules
Virginia Divorce Not
Bar 70 A|imony
Further Arguments
On Amount Asked
In Davis Case

The next step in the alimony
battle between DR.. Mark o. Davis
dentist, and Mrs. Maude E. Davis
was awaited today following the
handing down of decision on one
aspect of the case by Justice Jen-
nings Bailey in District Court.
Justice Bailey ruled in a men,
orandum opinion that a husband,
even though he has divorced his
wife, can be required to contribute
to her support.
DR.. Davis seeks to have the
amount of his alimony payments
estimated by Attorney Crandal
Mackey, who represents Mrs. Davis,
at $500 month-reduced.
The plea of his attorney, Joseph
T. Sherier, before Justice Bailey
reviewed the history of the long
standing battle. DR.. Davis, the
court was informed, obtained a lin
tied divorce in the District, then
later won an absolute divorce in
Virginia.
The case was carried up to the
Supreme Court, which ruled that
local courts must take cognizance
Of the action of the Virginia court
In granting DR.. Davis the divorce.
Justice Baileys ruling, made yes
terday, set forth that the dentist
could still be forced to pay alimony.
He suggested that counsel for both
sides argue further before him on
the contention that the amount of
the payment should be reduced.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Nv LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Wonders never cease. Out In the
woods, along the paths, on the
leaves, and in every conceivable
spot where there is dampness,
strange growing things, that so
many have wrongly called fungi,
may be seen.
You should always take a good
magnifying glass with you on your
jaunts into fairyland, so that you
may see for yourself the truth of
what sounds like beautiful yarn
spun by a person with the most
vivid imagination-Wee animals that
turn into a plant, huddled upon a
host of almost any type that hap
pened to be available.
You have seen many of the
beautiful forms of slime mold and
given them a f1eeting glance as you
strobe swiftly along the winding
path through the woods. More than
likely you thought they were some
form of fungi and let it 60 at that.
Now what about these formless
creatures that belong to the lowest
type of animal life? Slime mold in
its earliest stage of existence may
present to the world a small spot
of matter that looks more like a
splash of gelatin dropped from a
spoon. It can move, and it has
within itself some of the character
istics which are well-known to the
lowest form of animal life.
All Over World.
Slime -molds are known in the
scientific world as Mycetozoa They
are found all over the world and
they must have an abundance of
moisture. If this is not present, they
can take a resting spell of years, If
need be, until they are again sup
piled with their growing medium
wetness. There are some very Won
derful forms and designs among
Evening star., 1939-03-14

When this mode of life is over,
the change from animal to plant
life may consume several hours as it
moves about this time seeking a. dry
spot. When the site has been To-
Gated, the definite form of the plant
life is developed.
In this strange new plant there
are walls that are specially designed
to take care of the spores. They are
developed something like those OF
the mushroom group.
Then the last stage is the ripen-
ing of the millions of spores. When
they are ready to seek new fields
and to spread over a larger area,
the walls that held them close re-
Evening star., 1939-03-14

unusual one and have it named 70,

unusual one and have 1t named for
YOU.
When the slime mold is an ami
NAL it lives on the bacteria to be
found In abundance on its host,
which is likely to be log that is
rotting The strange little animal
uses the food needed from the sur
face of Its anchorage, throwing off
what 1t does not need as 1t moves
slowly along its way. 1t has no set
way of travelling. It may go up or
down or even around. At this stage,
the slim mold is very, very delicate
and cannot be moved for study pur-
poses with success. It can be done
Of course by experts.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
MiddIebury GIee Club
Concert March "a

The second annual concert of
sacred and secular music given by
the combined Glee Clubs of Middle
bury College and the Women's COL
lege of Middlebury, VT, will be held
March "a and not this Friday eve
ming, as incorrectly announced
previously.
Directed by Prof. H. Ward Bed
ford, the concert will be held at
Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard
streets NV, at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Natures Children
Slime.MOlds

, them. Under a microscope you find
exquisite lace-like patterns, intricate
weaving designs, fairy-like forms
of grapes, baskets, lanterns, dolls
and so on.
You never know how many of the
Evening star., 1939-03-14

lease them and similarly to the
familiar pu6-ball-they 60 forth
with one big put1 like a miniature
smoke stacL, and away they sail
through the air to distant places.
The spore cases are Of various
shapes and intricate designs. These
you must discover for yourself under
a lens. Once the wee spore has
found a resting place, it is at first
a tiny mass offgelatin and the story
goes on and on and on.
(Copyright, 1939.)