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Evening star., 1939-08-14
Fate Unusually Kind
To Lynch, johnson,
New N. A. CHAMPS
Net Tilt RepIoyed After
Defect Looms Puves
Way to Team Title
By ROBERT HENRY.

Although they are being acclaimed
as the new Middle Atlantic doubles
champions today. Hugh Lynch and
David johnson came within an inch
of being nothing but also rams in
the tournament that ended before a
large crowd yesterday at Edgemoor
Club.
Despite being seeded second to the
defending champions. Barney Welsh
and Dooly Mitchell. whom they beat,
6-4. -6, 3-6, 6-3, Ga, they
would not be the new title holders
had not fuzzy little tennis bali
been contrary last Tuesday when
they played second-round match
with Sam Hayes and Ray Stock
linski, an unranked team
Defeat Narrowly Missed.
Then Lynch and johnson dropped
the first set and seemed doomed as
their opponents had match point in
the next. But with both teams
fighting hard, long rally ended
when Hayes smacked the ball against
the tape of the net, saw it bounce
into the air. come down on the cord,
hesitate and then drop into his own
court.
The break gave Lynch and john
sen new hope and they went on to
win the set. 1913. BY that time
darkness had come and per agree
ment the entire match was played
over the next day. Lynch and john
sen won, ultimately to become cham
pions.
Welsh's Serve Weakens.
In handing Welsh and Mitchell
their first tournament defeat in
four years. Lynch and johnson, who
won the City of Washington meet
earlier in the summer, capitalized
on the sudden weakness of Welsh S
usually strong serve. No less than
10 OF his 13 serves were broken.
Besides losing most of his serves
Welsh was off form all day, except
in the first set. 1t was the opposite
with Mitchell. who played we'll after
bad beginning. Had it not been
for his many difficult recoveries OF
countless lobs his side would have
lost sooner.
The winners aided each other in
various ways throughout the match
In the early play Lynch continually
made fine shots, although his side
was struggling to keep up. Wher
he began to tire. especially in thu
last set, young johnson came to thu
rescue and made most of the points
Evening star., 1939-08-14
White Takes Second
In Comet Class at
Oxford Regatta
By the Associated Press,

OXFORD, Md. Aug. 14.-Final
heats in the star boat races and
award or trophies to point winners
in the major events ended the Tired
Avon-Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club
regatta
John Todd of Oxford won the Lip
ton Trophy in the star class. taking
the final heat for a point total of
81. Henry Wilmer of Philadelphia
with so. was second and Tom Mar
tin of Easton, with 56, was third.
The J. Graham johnson Trophy
offered by the Tired Avon Cluo was
awarded Wilmer. who scored 40
points in this event. while Todd was
second with 80 and Martin third
with 35.
j. Miller Sherwood of Gibson Is
land received the DR.. James A
Stevens Memorial Trophy for the
racing division. His 6-meter boat
was first in the 36-mile race from
Gibson Island. r. Williams of Glib
son Island placed second and j
Sherwood, Gibson Island, was third
Other winners included. The
Poker Bowl. for best corrected time
in race from Gibson Island, Theo-
dore G. Hoster, Gibson Island.
Gaetina Bowl comet class: Ed
win Merrill, Philadelphia, first; Viii.
liam White, Washington, second: j
Ramsey Speer, jr., of Oxford, third
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Tansey, Shirley Karns
Sweep Army Navy
Swim Honors

A couple of prospective candidates
for the OLYMPIC swimming team
bobbed up in the Army NAVY Club
pool Yesterday in the persons of Ted
Tansey and Shirley Karns. who made
off with everything but the deed to
the clubhouse in capturing lion S
share of the honorS. The occasion
was the sixth annual Army Navy
invitational meet.
Young Tansey a product of West
ern High School, won so consistently
and easily that contestants refused
to oppose him in the 100-yard free
style-and he won by default He
won the 100 and so yard dashes for
boys, the mems 50-yard backstroke
and 50-yard breaststroke. He hung
up a new record in the 50-yard boys
race, lowering the standard from
273 seconds to Is fiat His only
loss was to Hume Peabody in the
50-yard dash for men.
Miss Karns' road to victory was
a bit BUMPER, for she was pressed
all the way by Sara Donaldson.
Shirley won the 50-yard dash, 25-
yard backstroke and 25-yard breast
stroke and then teamed with brother
Sam. sister Jean and Jim Ord to
win the 100-yard combination relay
race.
An exhibition of fancy diving by
Joe Lyman, former intercollegiate
champion, and Cadet Forrest Hard
ing of West Point rounded out the
program.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Must Be Something Fine
In VeoI ScolIopini

Dl Maggie is great throWer, but
If you've seen his brother Vincent
throw, you know how hard it is
to choose between them. Another
fine arm belongs to Mike Kreevich,
the small hit-burglar of the Chicago
White Sox. who is, incidentally
the least publicized star in the
game.
Lacking Di Maggio's easy grace
little Mike can do everything that
Joe does. And his throwing is just
about AS good The records show
Di Maggie and Kreevich lead their
league year after year in assists and
putouts. The records do not show
how they keep the runners from
taking that extra base, but their
managers-and the runners-take
careful note of it all the time.
Where Vincent Di Maggie falls
below the family standard, of course
Is in the hitting department. His
eyes are weak and Casey Stengel
thought so little of his ability to hit
curve balls that he sold this de-
fenslve genius to the minors. In
the American Association, how
ever, Vince seems to have found
the range. He always did hit q
long ball, when he met the pitch
Maybe he'll do.
The Coast fanatics say that the
newest Di Maggie. Dominick. is the
best. What do they put in that
veal scallopini, anyway?
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Yank Trackmen Gain
L Of Is Firsts in
Meet al Zurich
BY the Associated A Press.

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug IA
Americas touring track and field
team won II first places out of a
possible Is in an international meet
against some of Europe's best run
ners and jumpers before 5000 fans.
England took two first places.
Switzerland one and one was tied
between England and the United
States.
land, and JsfIr.v. U. s. A.: third Hsnni
switzerland. Time. 01o,a.
Switzerland. Time. 02I.o.
l.aa 100 sses"a Me Fo EHs Jns
500 meters-Won by Beetham, u 8. A:
second, Brown; England: third, Merkt,
i.h00 meters--Won by Pen. ENGLAND;
second, Normand. France; third. Rideout,
q. 4, Time. 3:a4 J.
s. A.: second. Thommen. Switzerland;
third, Muller Switzerland. Time, l5:2s.2
- 10 meters. hurIdls-aWon BY Batiste.
Kunz, Switzerland Time. 6:l4 8
- 400 meters. hurdeS-Won BY Cochran,
Four-men 100 meters relsv-Won by
United States: second, Switzerland. No
third Time. 0:4S3
Shotput-Won by Watson. u S A;
second, Hadener. Switzerland: third Maier,
switzerland; Dislapse, 1885, meters
ond. Metzeer, Switzerland: third. Ospelt,
Switzerland. Distance, 4a7O meters
Pole vauf-Won nv Varofi. u S. A;
second Geisinger Switzerland: third, Anet
Switzerland Height, 4.27 meters
High tumo-Won by Steers. U. s A;
second, Batiste. S. A.: third Nydeeser
Switzerland Height. 1a7 meters
Broad jump-Won by Watson. U. s. A.
second, Studder. Switzerland; third. Anet
Switzerland Distance. T.35 meters
Javelin-Won by Steers. U s. A.: sec
ond. Hadener, Switzerland: third Ospelt
Sutherland Distance. 5s42 meters
Hsmmer-Won bv Nido Switzerland
second. Vogler. Switzerland; third. Tad.
dia, Italy. Distance. 47.S2 meters.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Dee and Low Nearly
Eliminate Kramer
And Van Horn
All Of Top-Seeded Poirs
Swing Into Action at
Brook|ine Today
BY BERNARD FREEMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug. IA
The national doubles tennis cham
pionships weren't even halfway
through the first round today, but
the tournament already had come
within foot -fault or SO of producing
a pair of youthful giant killers.
Back in California the tennis hopes
of the year centered upon Welby
Van Horn, one of 1895 singles
sensa tions, and Jack Kramer to an
extent that well might discourage
almost anybody except q pair of
Stanford University players named
Larry Dee and Bobby Low.
Dee, an 18-year-old. freshman,
who was runner-up for the national
junior title this year, got himself
a new doubles partner this spring
in Low, a 20-year-old sophomore,
and the two were decided under
dogs when they took the court yes
terday in the opening round to play
Van Horn and Kramer for the first
time.
A Set-up for Kramer.
Dee had been beaten four out of
five times by Kramer in singles, but
it didn't feaze him and the young
sters started hitting for the lines
almost with the first service.
They lost the first set at 81, but
came back to take the second. Then
they fought the favorites right
through to "A of the NTH set when,
with the score 800 against him,
Dee foot-faulted.
The loss of that crucial point auto
matically gave the ninth game to
Van Horn and Kramer, and, with
Van Horn serving with the wind at
his back, they just breezed through
the final game to take the match at
81, 3-6, 81, 6-8. 60.
Seeded Players Idle.
None of the top-seeded players in
either the mems or women's tourna-
ment saw action yesterday. How
ever, weather permitting, all of the
stars, including Defending Cham
pions Alice Marble and Mrs. Sarah
Fabyan in the women's division,
and Bobby Riggs-Elwood Cooke,
Frankie Parker-Don McNeill and
Adrian Quist-Jack Bromwich in the
mems, were to swing into action to-
day.
Besides Van Horn and Kramer,
other first-round winners were Bob
Kamrath of Austin, Tex, and Darrell
ludlow of Phoenix, Ariz.; the third
seeded Murphy twins, Chester and
William. from Chicago; Russell Bob
bitt and Frank Guernsey, the Ma
tion's f1fth-ranking pair, and Dave
Freeman and Ted Schroeder of Los
Angeles. The only two womens
matches produced winners in third
seeded Virginia Wolfenden and Pa
tricia Canning of California, and
Nine Simone Matthew of France.
and Mrs. Virginia Rice johnson of
Boston, second seeded in the foreign
list.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Redskin Coach Faces
Painful Problem Of
Axing 10 Backs
Jim Meade Among Seven
Selected to Remain;
Comp Breok Near
BY BILL DISMER. Jr.,
Star Stan Correspondent.

SPOKANE. Wash, Aug l4.-As-
tute as he is. it was extremely doubt
full today if Coach Ray Flaherty
of the Washington Redskins had
begun to realize the immense task
and painful duty lying ahead of
him which must be completed be-
fore breaking camp here 10 days
hence
Immense because it involves the
selection of the IL best of a group
of % nearly equal players. and pain
full because it means the release of
at least veterans.
Briefly, the situation is this: As
the Redskins enter their second
week of training, 20 backs are in
uniform. Another, Jimmy John
ston, will rejoin them after the
all-Star game and a 22d. Charley
Holm of Alabama will report next
week after receiving his degree from
summer school.
Ten Must Be Released.
Under the league limit of 30
players, Flaherty usually keeps IL
bnShoE Niltll llldt ~ OI bf1R
% now under contract must be re-
leased before the National League
season is two weeks old
OF the IL rookie backs, Flaherty
already has decided 10 keep seven.
They are Jim Meade of Maryland.
Dick Todd of Texas A. and M, Will
bur Moore of Minnesota. Boyd Nor
gan of Southern California, Jimmy
German of Centre, Johnston and
Holm.
Even If none of the remaining
freshmen-Lynn Warren. Al Abdulla.
Dutch Kline, Johnny Spirida ana
Elwood Borck-surprised Flaherty
by making the grade, that would
give him total of II backs. count
ing his 10 veterans. Which means
that of the latter necessarily must
get the ak.
Only Four Vets Safe.
Who the unfortunate old-timers
Will be is impossible to tell Prob
ably the nearest guess would be by
the process of elimination. citing the
experienced backs certain to stick.
In that category this observer sees
only four-Sammy Baugh. Andy
Farkas. Frank Filchock and jay
Turner. That puts on the doubtful
list Max Krause, Tilly Manton. Ed
Justice, Erny Pinckert. Don Irwin
and George Karamatic.
Necessary as 1t is, it seems absurd
to think of the release of Krause or
Plnckert. two of the best blocking
backs in pro football; Manton, whose
toe usually is foor for three points
anywhere within the 40-yard line. or
Justice, a ball carrier and blocker
above average
But it's Flaherty's problem-and
he seems stuck with it.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Parks Tennis Honors
Sought by 50 Men
And "a Women
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Aug. l4-Public
parks tennis players. who don't have
beautiful clubs and all the trim
mings to help their game-but who
have lot of fun just the same
start their national tournament to-
day at Randalls Island.
Willis Anderson of Los Angeles,
who took the mems singles crown
last year, is on hand and has been
top-seeded in the field of go netmen
from 40 cities. trailed by his doubles
partner and fellow townsman, Julius
Heldman.
Mrs. Marjorie Blair of Santa Ana.
Calf, who went to the semiflnsls
last year, tops the draw of "a woman
singles entrants.
Anderson and Heldman head the
mems doubles list. No seeding was
made for women's doubles.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

SPOKANE, Aug 14.-If little
George Dutch) Kline succeeds with
the Redskins where he failed with
the Giants, Washington's profess
sional football team this fall will
have three-fourths of what is re-
garded as Texas Christian Univer-
sity's most famous backf1eld.
Not exactly cast-off of the
Giants, Kline was sent to the New
Workers. farm team at Jersey City
last year because Coach Steve
Owens was slrfeited with excess
backs and Kline's 5-foot-10, 18O-
pund frame wasn't deemed big
enough.
Picked Club With Old Pals.
Given permission to make any
deal which would land him in foot
balls big league, Kline contacted
the team which already had two of
three former backfleld mates at
T. c. u, Sammy Baugh. and Tillie
Manton. Jimmy Lawrence, the
fourth member, has been with the
Chicago Cardinals for the past three
years.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press

6y ire ASSOCIATED HTeSS.
Today a year ago-Buck
Newsom, St. Louis Browns
pitcher, struck out II batters
and allowed only one hit to beat
Detroit, IL.
Three years ago-University
of Washington came from be-
hind to win Olympic eight-oared
rowing championship for United
States by a quarter length over
Italy.
Five years ago-Detroit Tigers
twice downed the New York
Yankees, 9-5 and 7-3, before
crowd of 10000, to extend win
ming streak to IA straight games
and increase American league
lead TO 6l2 games.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Pro Grid Industry
Goes to Cleaners
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14-If laun-
dries helped lift the Chicago
Bears and the Washington Red
skins into professional football
prominence, Gus Jaudes believes
the st. Louis Gunners are headed
for successful year.
He also owns one.
George Halas owns one of
Chicago's largest laundries and
also the Bears.
George Marshall owns one of
the largest laundries in Washing
ton, D. c., and also the Red
skins" said Jaudes.
Now I've got a football team
and laundry and if my name
were only George I guess I'd be
all set"
Evening star., 1939-08-14
a Keeps Unknowns From Killer Role Tennis Doubles
Weekend Sports
Given in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

DS INC hSSOCldteu fTeSS.
RYE. N. Y.-Bobby Riggs de-
feated Frankie Parker and Alice
Marble topped Mrs. Sarah Palfrey
Fabyan to retain Eastern grass
court tennis championships.
SAN FRANCISCO. - Walter
Dinger. Tulsa, captured national
all-gauge skeet shoot crown in
double shoot-off to break tie with
four others.
PIITSBURGH.-Gene Sarazen,
Denny Shute and Ralph Guldahl
dead-locked with 72-hole totals
of 287 at end of Dapper Dan golf
tournament. necessitating play
off today.
ST. LOUIS.-Crowd of 40.8O7
saw St. Louis sweep double
header with Cincinnati, Al and
4-3. to cut Reds National League
lead to 6l2 games.
ZURICH. Switzerland.-United
States track team took IL of 16
first places in international meet,
although Blaine Rideout was
third in 1900 meters; United
States squad captured 13 of IA
flrsts at Basel Saturday in tri-
angular meet with France and
Switzerland.
NEW YORK. - New York
Giants equal National League
record by hitting seven home runs
in one game against Phillies.
SEA BRIGHT, N. J.-Austra-
han Davis Cup team of Adrian
Quist and Jack Bromwich COM
plete sweep of American zone
finals against Cuba by taking
final two singles matches.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.-Bill Holt,
Syracuse, upset Willie Turnesa,
and 3, to win Eastern amateur
golf championship.
DETROIT.-Edith Estabrooks
overwhelmed Ellamae Williams,
8 and s, to take closed Western
women's golf tournament.
BROOKLINE. Mass. - Welby
Vanhorn and Jack Kramer, Los
Angeles, carried to five sets be-
fore downing Bobby Low and
Larry Dee, Stanford University,
in feature first-round match of
national tennis doubles.
ERIE, Pa.-Billy McGehee. New
Orleans, downed Gordon Robin
son. Stamford, Conn, to win
Great Lakes tennis title for third
straight year.
FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN Ger
many.-Rudolf Harbig ran 400
meters in 46 seconds. one-tenth
of second faster than listed world
record held by Archie Williams.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Riggs Victory Fails
To Clarity Davis
Cup Problem
Eastern FinoI Proves
Bobby Better Than
Parker for q Day
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RYE, N. Y, Aug. 14--Outside Of
enhancing Bobby Riggs reputation
as a collector Of trophies, the East
ern grass court tennis champion
ships did nothing to clear up the
Davis Cup muddle, which Walter
Pate, non-playing captain, conf
IDENTIFY expected the tourney to do.
All the men named to the Davis
Cup squad started in the tourney in
singles or doubles. One by one, they
were ousted, until only Riggs and
frankie Parker remained. This was
entirely to Pates liking, for Frankie
and Bobby are expected to carry
Americas singles hopes in the inter-
national competitor.
Both Play Average Tennis.
But yesterday Riggs, in winning
the title by downing frankie, dem
onstrated only he was better than
Parker-yesterday. Neither player
rose for any stretch above average
play. Both showed alarming weak
ness at the service line, each being
Dcracked nine times And both
avoided the net as if it were charged
with dynamite.
Parker's reliable forehand played
him false on several occasions. and
his Steadiness was to no avail be-
cause Riggs was even steadier in a
boring sort of way. The anly real
excitement came in the final game
of the second set. when Riggs held
six set points before finally winning
1-6, 64, 6-4, IS.
Alice Marble Rules Too.
Riggs retained the Eastern title
So did Alice Marble in the women s
singles. Blond Alice moved dowr
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, 6-3
Ga, in a close battle which added
unnecessary proof to the California
aces dominance of feminine tennis
Riggs failed in his bid for the
doubles crown. He and Elwood
Cooke were trounced by the pick
up" pair of Gene Mako and Gardna.
Mulloy, IS, 6-8, 6-3. 81. Miss
Marble and Mrs. Fabyan took the
Womens doubles.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
WheotIey Shares in Two
CoIored Net Titles

Andres Wheatley successfully de-
Tended his mems singles champion i
ship in the District recreation colored
tennis championship at Banneker
yesterday, defeating Maurice Jack
son in the final. IS. 60, 0-6, SIS
In the mems doubles champion
ship, Wheatley teamed with Todd
Duncan and beat Dudley Woodward
and Chauncey Brown, 60, 60,
IS.
Dorothy Morgan won the women's
singles title by beating Florence
Barnes, S-6, 60.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Vince Might Challenge
Joe on Defense

In the matter of pure defense
well, there his brother Vincent prob
ably is his equal and there are sew
eral others who might challenge Joe
for the lead The best defensive
outf1elders in the major leagues to-
day are Harry Craft. Terry Moore,
LLOYD Waner, Mike Kreevich,
Johnny Cooney and Hershy Mar
tin And, of course, Di Maggie.
Speaker is said to have critlcized
Di Maggie for playing his center
field beat too far back. Speaker
himself was the greatest close"
fielder the world has ever seen. He
was in position TO snare those Texas
Leaguers back of second base and
when the ball was hit deep he could
go back like racehorse to pick it
off the fence.
However, it must be remembered
that the dead ball which was official
in Speakers best years did not go
so deep so often as the jackrabbit ball
Of today. 1t was good percentage to
play close. Another thing, you must
keep topography in mind in this
sort Of argument, Di Maggie plays
half his baseball at the Yankee
Stadium, where center field is deep
and wide as prairie. You cannot
hope to patrol that beat from close
position. The same thing is true
of the fields in Boston and Pitts
burgh, where Cooney and Waner
roam
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Taylor Day Bill Split
By RoyoI Giants

After wasting lead in the first
game and bowling. 1876, Washington S
Royal Giants reversed the process to
take the nightcap from the Phila-
delphia Giants. 6-4, in a twin-bill
at Griffith Stadium. The occasion
was Ben Taylor Day" and although
his men only broke even the veteran
manager was more than satisfied.
Shepherd went the full distance
for the home team in the finale
giving up only eight hits. Powell
was pounded freely in the opener
Evening star., 1939-08-14
D. G. Girls Tennis Crown
Adorns Betty Jacobs

Betty Jacobs yesterday defeated
her persistent rival, Shirley Coombs,
6-1, 3-6, 6-3. for the District girls
tennis tournament title.
The victory was the third straight
for Miss Jacobs over the runner-up.
She beat Miss Coombs in both the
junior and senior playground tourna-
ments.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Three-Yeor Records Foil

FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 1.-Two
new records, supplanting marks
that stood for three years, are on the
Frederick Hustlers' books today, the
first being the Heurich Brewers feat
Of winning series from the home
team by virtue of its 81 victory
yesterday. The second is a home
run over the left field fence by
Frank Six. one of the longest drives
ever seen in this park.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
From the
Press Box
BoII-PIoyine Di Moes
Rote High on Hoof
Ry JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, Aug. IA (NAN.A)-
Iris Speaker has his troubles with
the Di Maggie family of San Fran
cisco, Calf When Tristram was
quoted recently as saying that he
could name Is better outfelders than
Joe, the eldest Di Maggie in the
business today, the experts yelled
fire and murder. They thought that
the old gray genius of Cleveland
must have blown his topper.
Mr.. Speaker promptly recanted on
that one. In fact, he said he never
said it. To set matters right, he
called Joseph the best outfielder in
the game.
But that doesn't set matters right
at all. At the risk of making
merry go-round of this matter, I
will have to recall speech of Mr..
Speakers last year in which he said
that the best outfelder in the game.
for his money, was Vincent Di
Maggie.
One way or another. somebody
named Di Maggie seems to be the
best outflelder in the game. On the
coast, scouts say it is Dominick Di
Maggie. the youngest of the crab
spearing dynasty of D Maggios from
FiShermenS Wharf
Evening star., 1939-08-14
# CHE: : s @

third berth as the final round was
played. Pinkus ran fourth, while
Santasiere and Seidman split fifth
and sixth places.
Final summary of the 4Oth annual
congress of the American Chess Fed
ara tim.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Red Sox Toke Another

With Dick Laughlin serving up
Shit brand of pitching and tanning
10. the Virginia Red Sox vanquished
Clifton, Va, 8-3 Nick Ludlow's
four hits in five trips to the plate
topped the batting.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Lundover Blanks Troiuns

Landover hung 80 sinner on
the Trojans as Bill Payne limited
the losers to two hits. Quade, with
four hits to his credit, paced the
winning attack.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Equipment Ten Scores

Equipment triumphed over Sher-
wood, 8-3, in softball game. Faulk-
ner held his opponents to four hits
while his own mates were collecting
Is of Shepherd.
Evening star., 1939-08-14

Israel Horowitz, who shared hon.
ors with Isaac Kashdan during the
39th A. c. F. Congress, occupied