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Evening star., 1939-05-05
Man on Street Car
Robbed of $175

Arthur F. Cecil, 54, OF the first
block of M street NV. reported to
police last night his pocket was
picked and a bill folder containing
between SITS and $3.50 taken while
riding on a street car near North
Capitol and H streets NV.
Elizabeth Dyer of the East Clifton
Terrace Apartments reported that
a man attempted tc snatch her
purse as she was entering her apart
ment. She said the man was fright
ened off and fed through a rear
entrance.
Evening star., 1939-05-05
Chile Lacks Materials

Destruction caused by the earth
quake in January has resulted in
a shortage of building materials in
Chile.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Interior Mines Climb
Hindered by D. 6. 5.
In Departmental

Victor in the first-half title race
by an overwhelming margin, In
terror was to try to regain some of
Its rapidly receding prestige in the
Departmental League this afternoon
In tackling District Grocery Stores
on the East Elipse diamond.
In no trifling mood after losing to
Klein's Tavern last Sunday in a
National League game, D. G. S. was
to have its full strength on the field
to face Jim Murphys men, and a
close battle was anticipated.
j. c. Flood yesterday added to its
mounting lead by staging a 7-run
seventh-inning rally to defeat Mari
time Commission. Ills. It was the
youthful Plumbers third consecu-
tive victory and indelibly stamped
them as the combination to beat in
the second half
Rozzelle, Redinger and Vermillion
hurled for the victors, and did we'll
after a shaky start. Mouse Mos
tow and Johnny Thrift poled hon.
ers for Flood.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Lacrosse Title Given
1erps Second Time
Within 4 Years

A happy climax to one of its most
successful athletic years in history
was realized by the University of
Maryland today when it was notified
that its lacrosse team had been
designated as the national inter-
collegiate champion of 1899.
The announcement was made by
Royce N. Flippin, president of the
United States intercollegiate La
crosse Association, who added that
the Wingate Memorial Trophy, en-
blematic of the championship, soon
would be sent to College Park.
1t is the second time in four years
that Maryland has been recognized
as the undisputed national cham
pion. although the Terps shared the
honor with Princeton two years ago.
Navy was the 1888 champion.
largely on the strength of its de-
feat of Maryland, but the Terps
turned the tables on the Middies
in their game this year virtually to
clinch the title. Johns Hopkins. the
only college 10 to beat Maryland
this year. didn't play Navy, but
lost several contests during the
season.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Appleton Not Seriously
Hurt by Butted Ball

A slight conclusion. with the at
tendant bruises and morning-after
feeling, was the only damage suf-
fered by Pete Appleton, Washington
pitcher, who was struck on the head
by ball during batting practice yes
terday, X-ray photographs revealed
this morning.
AT Garfield Hospital, where he
was removed for observation after
being felled by line drive off Bobby
Estalella's bat, Appleton was report
ed to have spent restful night. He
will remain at the hospital for sew
eral days as a routine precaution
and probably will be back in uniform
within 10 days.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Riggs Chance 10 Win
Al Wimbledon Cut
By Erratic Play
McNeiII Most Favored
Of U. S. Stors; Marble
Is Women's Choice
BY DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press Sports Writer


WIMBLEDON, England, June
N.-The mystery of what has hap
pened to Bobby Riggs" is due to be
unraveled these next two weeks at
Wimbledon.
Either Bobby will emerge as the
hottest thing since the 1914 Boston
Braves or he will make buns out of
the experts who have compared him
to Rene Lacoste.
Riggs came over with a reputation
as long as your arm and a penchant
for speaking his piece. He was the
United States No. l PLAYER and
everybody listened. Then came the
French hard court championships.
Don McNeill knocked him off. Next
Baron Gottfried Won Cramm whaled
him in the Queens Club final. The
boys are beginning to wonder if he
isn't No. 101.
Riggs Still Confident.
Bobby is, as usual. cheerful.
Why he said, this isn't any,
thing to worry about. I had a
couple of off days. But I'm not
going to drop this one. I can still
make these fellows say uncle. I'll
show you some tennis before this
thing is over"
This burst of modesty can be
taken with ton or more of salt.
Riggs looked all right against the
Indian j. Dhamija in yesterdays
flrst-round match, but all right lust
about sums it up. He still is max
ing careless errors. If he makes
them against any one good, he will
get the ball knocked down his
throat.
On the other hand, he still has
all the strokes, infinite craft and
the best control of the ball of the
Americans. But the opinion persists
he hasn't got the stuff to take the
Wimbledon championships.
His chief opposition likely will
come from the other Americans,
Elwood Cooke, McNeill, Gene Smith
and Owen Anderson, who won yes
terday. There are a lot of Mittel
Europeans about, like Franjo Punced
and Franz Kukuljevic, but they are
no whirlWinds on turf courts.
McNeill Is L. S. Hope.
Britain's hope is Bunny Austin.
He is far from being in good shape
and was breathing like an outboard
motor when Joseph Asboth of Hun
gary pushed him to % games in
yesterdays final set.
McNeill is hitting the ball we'll
and has plenty of confidence. The
Americans think he will beat Austin
and 60 on to win the tourney. This
may be wishful thinking, for no.
body has nominated Riggs as the
most popular boy in the class.
The women start play today and
every one thinks Alice Marble is a
shoo-in. She was around last night
and looked as nice as ever. But
Helen Jacobs is making one more
farewell appearance" and Alice
cannot be classed as a cinch.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Neinerman 10 Defend
Evening Star Cup
In 10-mi|e Run
Playground Tokomo Race
On independence Day
Draws Crack Field

Joseph Kleinerman. rising young
distance star of the ST. Anselm
A. A. of Pelham Manor, N. Y. will
defend The Evening Star Trophy in
the 18th annual Playground De-
partment Takoma Park Citizens
10-mile run July 4, it was an
nounced today by Richard S. Tenny-
son, assistant supervisor of play
grounds and race director.
Opposing Kleinerman is expected
to be the strongest field in the his
tory of the race, including notably
Baltimore's famous pair of mara
thoners, Bill Agee and Pat Dengis,
both former winners.
Entry blanks have been sent to
every section of the country and
some already have been returned
from Maryland, New York, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Virginia and the
District. The contest is among the
foremost held annually in the East.
A. A. U. Title at Stake.
The grind starts at Gravelly Point
and extends through the city, main
ly by way of Thirteenth street, fin
ishing at the Takoma Park play
ground, where 1t Is followed by a
track meet.
With Capt. Patrick J. Carroll Of
the Parks Police firing the gun, the
race will start at 1:30 pm.
To the first Washington runner
to finish will go the District A. A. U.
championship and a gold medal,
with silver medal for the runnerup
and a bronze for the third local
flnisher. Trophies for the first six
f1nishers will be presented by the
Takoma Park Citizens Association
and all others who negotiate the 10
miles will receive medals.
Shorb Will Defend.
The Race Committee includes:
r. S. Tennyson, director; Harry G..
Helme. assistant director; Bernard
Cassell, director of the Emergency
First Aid Corps; Ralph E. Harries
and c. j. Bride, Takoma Park Citi-
zens; James Sprigman, Yank
Robbins and Jerry Looney, A. A. U.;
Max harrington, athletic director of
G. w.. u; Dave Adamson and DR..
Phil Degnan, in charge of physical
examinations.
Trailing Kleinerman last year was
John Cook of the Baltimore Cross
Country Club, second, and Donald
Heinicke, Stonewall Democratic
Club, Baltimore, third.
George Shorb, who finished ninth,
won the A. A. U. title, with John
Leiss, 14th, runnerup, and James
Carrick, 18th, third for local honors.
All are members Of the Washington
Track and Field Club. They are re-
entered.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Bo|sters Gun
Team Bid With C|av
Court Crowns
Annexes Singles Title
From MuIIoy, He and
Mako Take Doubles
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The bid
which frankie Parker is making for
a place on the Davis Cup tennis
squad had championship backing
today
The Pasadena, Calf, net star won
the national clay courts singles
tennis crown yesterday at the SUBJ
urban River Forest Club, then paired
with Gene Mako of Los Angeles to
take the doubles championship.
Parker, once rated No 2 nationally
and ranked No 8 last year, defeated
Gardner Mulloy of Miami. Fla,
6-3, 60, 81, 6-1. 1t was Parker's
second clay courts title. having won
it in 1888. 1t also was his fourth
tourney championship this season,
the victory following triumphs in
California, Kansas City and St.
Louis
Parker and Mako downed Wayne
Sabin of Portland. Ore, and John
Doeg of Newark, N. j.. 6-3, 56,
6-3, 6-4.
Mulloy duplicated his 1898 singles
showing. In last years tournament
he was runner-up to Bobby Riggs,
United States top notch amateur
who now is competing in England.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
All College Net Aces
Win; East, West
Setting Pace
BY the Associated Press.


HAVERFORD, Pa, June 27.-The
East and West boasted four repre-
sentatives each in a star studded
field of is survivors as the national
intercollegiate tennis championships
moved into the fourth round today
at the Merton Cricket Clubs clay
courts.
The South and Midwest were close
behind, with three players each,
while the Southwest had two.
Led by Defending Champion
Frank Guernsey of Rice, all eight
seeded players came through the
first three rounds safely. Second
seeded Bob Kamrath of Texas u.
was the only top-notcher to encoun-
ter difficulty. He was forced to
come from behind in three sets to
eliminate Bobby Low, Stanford
sophomore.
David johnson of George Wash
ington University, the only singles
representative from Washington,
D. c., was beaten by Gerard B.
Podesta of Princeton after taking
the first set, 4-6, Ga, 6-3. Po-
desta, ranked fourth in the East,
found the Capital champion no
pushover, but age and experience
gained him the advantage.
Forty-one colleges were represent
ed in the field of 66 that started.
Others still in the fight at the
start of the fourth round:
Robert Harman, California; Morey
Lewis, Kenyon; Ed. Kilgus, Pennsylvania;
Russell Bobbitt, Georgia Tech, Marvin
desta. Princeton; Chester Murphy. Chi
cago; Robert Peacock. California; Will
liam Hardie and George Pero, Miami
Fla; Joseph Fishbaeh. St. Johns Brook
lyn; William Hogs California. Ronald Lu-
bin. Southern California, and Marvin Kan
rowitz, Lehigh.
Fourth-round pairings:
Guernsey VS.. Hardie. Fishbach vs. Hoggs
Lewis VS.. Pero. Lubin VS.. Kanrowitz KAN
rath VS.. Kilgus,, Bobbitt vs. Wachman
Harman. VS.. Podesta, Murphy VS.. Pea
cock.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
The
SPORTLIGHT
Duration, Not Result,
Big Fight Question
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

NEW YORK, June q N.AN.A0.
BY tomorrow night there is at
least one query that will buzz no
longer in the human ear. The
query is this, How long will Tony
Galento last?"
AS a rule, our questioners want
to know whether it will be one round
or maybe two. Few seem to figure
the Battling Barrel can move into
the third stanza, the idea being
that he will have either to knock
out Louis quickly or find himself
cut into a vast number of red rib
bons.
If you travel by form Louis is
almost any price you care to name.
A fine boxer, who can hit and hurt
with both hands. who has wide
margin in speed and youth and con-
dition, has to be record short price
against a rival cannoneer who can't
box at all.
Tony is dead game and hard to
hurt. But he is cut easily and it
would be my guess that the fight
will be stopped somewhere in the
early innings because of the Grim
son divots lifted from Tpny's counte-
nance, especially around the eyes.
Tony is a hard man to knock
down. 1t is like knocking over a
grand piano.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Bowstrom, SeIco Slab
Foes in Softly Tilt

Bob Bowstrom and "Snooks"
Selco will be mound opponents to-
night when Golub's Market engages
DR.. Pepper at 8 o'clock on the Seat
Pleasant diamond in a Metro Night
Softball League game. A nightcap
between Arcade Laundry and Stand
ard Linen will follow.
Dixie Tavern nosedsout Irish War
Veterans, 4-3, in game finished
under protest last night, while Tru-
Blu swamped Arcade, 20-3.
Evening star., 1939-06-27

ball in another year. They just can't
miss.
No mean strategist himself, with a
decided liking for squeeze plays,
stealing home, hit-and-run tactics
and tricks similar to those employed
by Cobb, Speaker. McGraw, Higgins
and all other old-timers, Littman
wouldn't be surprised to find himself
managing big league club one of
these days. He modestly admits,
however it's going to be long, hard
pull. But he'll make it-just wait
and see.
Incidentally, if any strong out of
town team would like to book Flood
this Sunday. Morton may be reached
at Randolph 1851, or at 1911 Allison
street NV.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Clarke Again Duckpir
King Here; May Keep
National Honors
White of Connecticut
Main Rival; Harrison
Is D. c. Runner-up

As forerunner to what may lead
to the retention of his title as the
No. duckpin bowler of the coun-
try, Astor Clarke today had been
voted the Capitals leading maple
spiller for the 1938-39 season by the
Ranking Committee of the wash
ington City Duckpin Association.
1t was the fifth time in row that
the w. G. D. A. had accorded the
Arlington, Va, bowler this honor
and the second straight year by
unanimous vote. Eight votes gave
him 80 points,
George l.. Isemann, executive
secretary of the National Duckpin
Bowling Conference and a member
Of the local Ranking Committee, to-
day limited that Clarke was topping
all Central and South Atlantic
bowlers but stated that the ratings
on New England rollers had not
been received.
Awaits Northern Averages.
1t is believed that only one bowler
Jack White of Connecticut, stands
between Clarke and the No. / title.
So far Isemann has failed In his
efforts to get the averages of the
New Haven howitzer and other
stars of the Northern area who will
figure in the final ranking of the
country's 80 best.
For the first time since the w. C.,
D. A. started ranking the city's
bowlers the first four places were
clear choices. Joe Harrison, Marl-
boro Hotel teammate of Clarke s
gained second place with 70 points,
Hokie Smith and Ed Blakeney of
the District Leagues pennant-
winning Cuff and Santini team
were voted third and fourth places
respectively, with 81 and Sc points
Marlboro Hotel, runner-up in the
al-star circuit, shared honors with
the crack Cuff and Santini outfit
by placing four in the select group.
Besides Clarke and Harrison. Marl-
boro had Perce Wolfe, sixth, with
81 points. and Joe Freschi. tenth
with 9 points.
Tony Santini. selected for eighth
place, and Bill Krauss, ninth, with
"a and Is points. respectively, also
gave the Santinis four in the 10
ranking pinmen. Santini, after an
absence OF four seasons, rolled for
an average of 1921 in 3O6 games
to regain his former high standing
Freschl, too. is back after a season
out OF the leaders.
Jenkins Is Newest Star.
Rolling for an average of l22-164
IN 439 games gained for Lou Jenkins,
the city's newest star and ace Dia-
mond Cab shooter. fifth place. He
performed brilliantly in the District
League and set an all-time record
for the Rosslyn Independent League
with 1888. Howard Parsons moved
up several notches by being voted
seventh with IS points.
For the first time since 1890. Ollie
Pacini failed to make the grade.
1t was battle to the finish be-
tween Clarke and Harrison. Their
complete averages were: Clarke,
124-438 for 566 games; Harrison,
124-236 for 438. Hokie Smith hit
for 124-45 in 327 games.
The Ranking Committee. besides
1semann, was composed of Perce
Elicit. president of the w. C. D. A.;
Arville Ebersole, secretary of the
w. G. D. A.; Lonnie Krauss, Kenny
Beck, Dave Burrows, Ben McAlwee
and Rod Thomas.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Some Long Shot Players
AIwoys to Be Found

A few long-shot players are TAX
Ing Galento They still recall the
odds OF 10 to on Baer against Brad
dock. They recall about the same
odds on Louis against Schmeling in
their first meeting. They bet S to l
on Sullivan against Corbett in a
fight in which Sullivan never had a
chance-and Corbett knew 1t and
told them so.
A few of the long-shot players re-
member these incidents, and when
you move odds up around 10 to or
IL to l they edge in with a few
kopecks. They figure that tough,
game entry who can punch always
has some sort of chance. And he
has.
Louis may elect to move in punch
ing with both hands as he has done
in his last three fights for a quick
knockout or cutting disablement.
He may decide to jab Galento of
balance until he gets the right open
ing and then turn on his salvo OF
saluting guns.
Either form of attack will be
something for Tony to handle un-
less he can throw the bludgeon in
hurry and happen to land.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Abrams Fights Tonight

George Abrams, Washington mid
dleweight who outpointed Lou
Brouillard here last week in a 10
round duel, tops the program tonight
at the New Queensbcro Arena, New
York, engaging Vic Dellicurti in an
Ground feature.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Fans II and Loses

Lou Guerra famed II c. C. c.
batters yesterday, but lost. 6-1, as
his Roman Junior teammates COM
mitted innumerable errors behind
| him.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Blue SchooImen Win

Otis Printz's six-hit brand of
pitching stopped the Prince Georges
A. c. last night as Lou Blues Base
ball School chalked up 6-3 decision
over the Marylanders.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Supporters Of GoIento
Offer Some AnaIes

Galento, the Battling Barrel, still
has his supporters who are waiting
for their chance to guftaw the
experts of the reservation. They
figure that most of us have over
looked these angles:
/. They figure this is a year OF
upsets, with Johnstown running
next to last in the Preakness and
Wooderson running last in the
Princeton mile-where the odds in
each case were better than 20 to l
no such episodes should have come
off.
2. That Galento's awkward style
and his short stature will baff1e
Louis long enough to give Tony his
big chance to put over the bludgeon-
ing blast.
8. That Tony is gamer, rougher
and more aggressive than any man
Louis has yet fought, and that Louis
can't afford to wade into Galento
as he did against Roper, John
Henry Lewis and Schmeling with
a two-handed assault.
Evening star., 1939-06-27

EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Dover. 11-5: Pocomoke. 10.
Salisbury. 5: Cambridge, 4.
fredericksburg. 8: Centreville, 8.
Easton, 10; Milford. 8.
Evening star., 1939-06-27

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
qreenville. 7: spartanburg. 5.
Jacksonville, 8; Columbus, 0.
Augusta. 9; Columbia, 2.
Savannah. 8: Macon. 2.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
kunn's Ten in Front

S. Kann's e. Sons softballers
trounced Garvin's Grill, 8-3, as Chill
colt held the losers to five hits. Ka-
VIOLA hit a homer for the losers.
Evening star., 1939-06-27
Entire GombIe Of Fight
Strictly With Tony

There almost are no such things
as certainties in sport. There are
only form and class to 60 by. If
Louis isn't one of the great fighters
of all time, then the human eye
and the human brain are both out
of focus.
Tony has to gamble on gameness,
toughness. roughness, awkwardness
and punch against just as much
gameness and toughness and every
thing else that belongs on the win
ner's side of fight.
Just what the odds should be I
can't say. This is fight of freak
bets. I saw one bet at the odds
of Is to l that Galento would stop
Louis in the first round.
1 saw another bet made at the
recent National Open championship
at odds Of 2 to 200 that Louis would
kill Galento, the leeway being "a
hours after the fight That's NOR
bid one to root home
Gene Tunney is quoted as saying
the odds should be 1000 to ! on
Louis. I wouldn't want any part Of
that.
Evening star., 1939-06-27

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Lynchbure. 2; Staunton. 3.
Salem. 13; Harrisonburg. -.
Evening star., 1939-06-27

Entries for the mems District
tournament, starting Saturday at
Columbia, are being taken over the
telephone by Buddy Goeltz, Co.
lumbia's professional. at Wisconsin
3100. Mail entries naturally also are
being received.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-28
PEPSI-COLA co.
MAKES BIG GAIN

Long Island City N. Y, July %
Walter S. Mack, Jr., President Of
Pepsi-Cola Company, announced to-
day that for the six months ended
June 3Oth., 1889, according to COM
rany figures, the estimated consoli-
dated net profits would be approx
mately $2,50O,OOO, as compared with
estimated consolidated net profits for
the same six months of 1888 of ST.
425,OOO. Both of these figures are
after deducting estimated deprecia-
ton and taxes. This show ~ ~
crease of approximately $1,075,000
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-28
Police Wage Campaign
Against Screwdriving

The war between the Henderson
police department and the screw
drivers" of Henderson waged not
and furious today, according to
Chief of Police j. H. LangSton, the
police department having the upper
hand.
Hendersons heavily Travelled
streets are no place for Screwdrlv-
ers. Chief Langston said, and screw
driving, Whicn ne estimates SLOWS
up traffic by as much as 20 per
cent, must be stopped.
The ''screwdrlvers" are the people
who make wrong turns, double park,
fail to give hand signals, try TO peat
lights, and in a hundred other ways
pull the kind of traffic boners
that show their lack of good breed
ing and consideration OF their iel-
low motorists:
Frequently the scre wdrivers
aren't even law breakers, so nothing
can be done about them.
But they are the most annoying,
inconsiderate, aggravatlng, arOllrary
group of motorists alive, and the
police department hit upon a lorce-
full way of getting rid of them.
Today, they went after the screw
drivers with the assistance of a new
sound car leaned by the Shell deal
ers in Henderson, as a part Of
national Share -the-road" cam
paign.
The evils of screwdriving were
broadcast to motorists in the down.
town section all day long, in man
ner 10 bring driving courtesy .orci-
bly, to the mind of everyone.
The police department also ar
ranged ior ,eries of special snow
ings of the Shell puppet show,
mounted on a movable stage,
stationed all day long m front ot
the Post Office on Garnett street.
Showings took place every hall
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-28

the commissioner of revenue openly
and avowedly in the gubernatorlal
scramble, despite efforts OF the
Raleigh News and Observer to draw
a distinction between an announce
ment' and "definite assumption" .
The capital city's morning sheet,
obviously irked because its after
noon competition got the benefit OF
the break on the Maxwell interview
in the Camel city, used half a column
Wednesday morning trying to play
down the story
After all, any contention over the
meaning of Maxwell's pronounce
ment is purify and wholly academic.
Everybody, including your Aunt
Emma and the house cat, knew be-
fore Tuesday that Maxwell was a
candidate.
Now. if he had said he wouldn't be
one. that would have been some
thing.
Just to refresh the memory OF
those who may have forgotten, or
inform those who may not have
seen the first stories. here's what
Maxwell was quoted as saying, and
he takes full credit for the correct
ness of the quotation:
''It may be definitely assumed that
I will be a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor next
year."
If that isn't an announcement
it comes as close as a pair of sweet
hearts under a harvest moon.
Eastern North Carolina filling
stations are being run almost en-
tirely by women these days, REA
Engineer J. M. Granger reports af
ter a trip through the section. The
men are working in the tobacco
fields, he says
Pictures and stories sent out owe