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Evening star., 1939-09-02
Patricia Canning OUT
To Dethrone Girls
Tennis Champ
Meets Helen Bernhard,
Holder Of 8 Titles,
In National FinuI
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-Pa-
tricia Canning, 17-year-old Ala
media, Calf. miss, today sought to
dethrone Helen Bernhard of New
York as national girl tennis cham
pion.
Victory yesterday over a girl three
years her Junior, Doris Hart of
Miami, Fla. put Miss Canning in
the final. Miss Hart. unseeded, beat
third-seeded Cissy Madden in the
quarter-fnals and gave her more
experienced semifinalist opponent a
lively battle before succumbing, 6-3,
ST, 6j3.
Hard-hitting Miss Bernhard. hold
err of eight national titles and
seeded sixth in next weeks national
womens tournament, was forced to
her first deuced set of the week be-
fore disposing of Louise Brough, Los
Angeles, 8-6, 6-3.
The defending singles champion
and Dorothy Wightman meet Miss
Canning and Miss Madden in the
doubles final after the singles title
has been decided.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
De Chard and Novak
Promise Hot Bout
In Benefit Show
Amateur Heovyweiehts,
Both Going Places,
Fight for Blind

Jimmy DeChard, young WASH
ington heavyweight, will meet the
severest test of his budding career
at Griffith Stadium, October IL.
when he faces Tony Novak. national
amateur champion, in the feature
bout of benefit program. Proceeds
from the bouts will be turned over
to the Washington Society of the
Blind.
Considered one of the most prom
Using young pugilists in the city's
history, DeChard has compiled a
sensational record and hopes to
make strong bid for professional
honors. Last night at Frederick,
Md, he added another knockout VIC
tim to a lengthening string by fiat
tening Mickey Sinkovits of Harris
burg. Pa, in the third of a scheduled
flve-round bout. 1t was his fifth
consecutive victory at Frederick,
and boosted his total to we'll over
30.
Novak, a tall, well-proportioned
youth, halls from Kansas City and
is handled by DOC" Reilly, George
town University alumnus. The lad
has Olympic aspirations and has
directed his whole career toward
winning a berth on the United
States team. Shrewd mad surpris-
ingly fast for his 220 pounds, Novak
is a sharp shooting puncher, and
carries dynamite in hoth fists ua
and DeChard should present the
best match witnessed here this
summer, professional or amateur.
j. Leighton Count Cornwell, is
chairman of the committee arranq-
ing the program, and will be as.
sisted by Joe Aronoff, Bill Mulligan
and other A. A. U. ofilcials,
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Appointment Of Fox
To Grid Staff Seen
Hell p 10 Eastern

Eastern High School was doubly
equipped today to make it's pres
ence felt in scholastic football cir
cles this fall as a result of adding
Phil Fox to coaching staff headed
by the veteran Mike Kelley.
Fox, who fills the gap caused BY
the shift of Artie Boyd first to Gen.
tral and then to Roosevelt. has
served at several local schools both
as physical education instructor and
coach. He also may assist John
Mcbride with the basket ball team.
having gained experience in this
sport last year for a short time at
Central High.
A former quarterback, Fox got
further knowledge of football at
Bernie Bierman's coaching school
this summer and should prove q
valuable aide to the Lincoln Park
outfit, which starts practice Tues
day.
The Eastern schedule first sends
the team against Episcopal Hiqh At
Alexandria on September %, Other
games:
eeptembeg g, at washineton-Lee.
October 8, Gonzaga; 13, Woodrov VII.
scr,; s,n; 20; Anaeostia; ~. John HarshalL It
November 10, At western: II. mckinley.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
American Rocketers
Come Competitors

Riggs and Parker are both good
competitors, despite their lack of
power, and so are Kramer and Hunt.
No one of these is likely to curl up.
But the two Australians also are
good competitors and they have
shown greater tennis skill They also
carry more steam into action. Brom-
wich always is something to watch
with his two-handed attack, a form
Of hitting he picked up at the tender
age of 7. At the time that seemed to
him the natural way to hit the ball
as he wasn't strong enough then to
handle racket with one hand.
When you pick up a habit that early
in life and carry it along, you seldom
change.
Bromwich has fine power with his
two-handed slug and he can make
amazing returns with the same. He
pulled off a number of startling re-
coveries with both hands last fall
and he is year better off now than
he was in 1938-a more experienced
title hunter.
hul ldil S1ulSt 1911 uhciN W 4 ull
again into the trouble of foot-fault-
ing that upset him so badly last
September His foot-faulting brought
him no advantage, but too many
called penalties that wrecked his
mental balance and destroyed his
confidence He is cool. hard
working, skillful player with more
experience than any of the others
will carry into the Merton melee.
Experience is a vital factor with
Davis Cup match at stake
1t might be said that both Riggs
and Parker are confident they can
make an even fight. They have more
faith in themselves than most of
their supporters have. But Parker
lacks winning forehand and both
lack the winning punch. They will
have to be two very agile and alert
Young men to ward off the Australian
thrust
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Pate Is Afroid U. S. Teom
Is Licked Before Stort

"Quist and Bromwich had tough
time with the Yugoslavians last week
and they'll have to play one more
stiff match apiece before they reach
the doubles round with us. Then
they'll have to save enough stamina
to play the final round of singles
Monday. Believe me, that's a real
strong assignment for two men,
They're good, but l doubt if they're
that good,
we can win the doubles, and we
might win two or three singles
matches, too. I know that. 1 Just
hope the boys know it. Over conf
dence is bad, but in some ways Id
rather see them over confident than
licked befire they start"
The boys have been listening to
Cap'n Pates pepper talks for some
time now. They have seen him beat
Australia on paper. and their atti-
tude seems to be that, while Aus
trala can't hurt the Capn. Aus
tralia might possibly hurt them. In
other words, enthusiasm does not
exactly bubble over from the Amer
lean camp and run down Broad
street in a silver stream.
Australia last won the Davis
Chalice in 1914 In that year she
had Sir Norman Brookes-now root
ing Quist and Bromwich home from
seat at the finish line--and Tony
Wilding two-man team like the
present one.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Grid Game Murderous, Averred
John L. Sullivan of Sport
When Stogg Was Young

instead of booting the ball hard,
barely nudged it with his toe Mean
while his teammates had formed
parallel lines, the first men in the
lines some Is yards behind him.
The kicker picked up the ball and
tossed it to one of his mates, who
lodged in between the rows. The
two lines, veering to right or left
on signal, closed in like a wedge
and, with players clinging to each
others jackets, charged down the
field.
Yale men tumbled like tenpins.
The play caused a furore. In 1893
all teams used it. The next year
the Rules Committee outlawed the
play.
AS late as 1905 it was permissible
either to push or pull the ball car
rier. Massing of play was the key
note. 1t was yards to 60 in three
downs. End runs were considered
ineffective. The forward pass had
not been born.
Camp Coached by Remote Control.
Stagg. first to span solid half
century of coaching, is starting his
seventh season at the College of the
Pacific here after his 4l-year run
and arbitrary retirement at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
There were no regular coaches
when he first played. Graduates
helped out. In 1884 the late great
Walter Camp, who had played six
years for Yale, helped coach his
alma mater by remote control He
felt it inadvisable to leave his work
at New Haven clock company
so the players visited him at the
plant to receive advice
Evening star., 1939-09-02
|. B. N. Softba|I Team
Battles 10 Pro|onq
Scrap for Title
Victory for Tru-BIu
Today Would Mean
District Honors

Calculating on a mild upset today
to further their local softball title
aspirations. International Business
Machines tossers were to clash with
the crack Tru-Blu outfit at o'clock
at Eastern Stadium.
A victory for Tru-Blu, undefeated
in three games in the local tourney,
meant the championship for the
beer boys, but I. B. NJ was determ-
ined to prolong the feud and force
the issue into another game to-
morrow at Ballston Stadium.
Tru-Blu, favored to represent
Washington in the national soft
ball tourney at Chicago next week,
entered todays game minus the
services of Right Fielder Phil Fox,
declared ineligible due to an ap-
pointment as physical education
instructor at Eastern High. Tom
Clark was to replace him.
Trounsed by Tru-Blu, 60. last
week, 1. B. NJ was to send it's ace
hurler, Bobby Plaisted. to the
mound, while Tru-Blu was to
counter with Abe Rosenfield. re-
garded as the smoothest softball
pitcher in this sector.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Nine Topnotch Pros
Set Burning Pace
In Hershey Golf
Groups Score Run From
141 to 143 as Meet
Turns Into Stretch
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HERSHEY, Pa, Sept. 2.-The
round that often makes a winner or
breaks q contender came up today
in the 72-hole Hershey open golf
tournament with nine topnotch pro-
fessionals so close there. was no
such thing as a favorite. !
Battling for 1900 first prize and
an assortment Of lesser purses were
United States Open Champion
Byron Nelson of Reading, husky
Felix Serafin Of Scranton, Pa, and
Jimmy Hines of Great Neck, Long
Island, with his inevitable straw hat,
tied at 141 for SO holes.
Five under par, these three held
the spotlight yesterday at the half
way mark, but going into the stretch
they held only a one-stroke lead
over big Ed Dudley of Philadelphia,
John Revolta, scrambling exp. G..
A. titlist, and Ralph Guldahl. who
had yesterdays best round, a SO.
Byrd in Challenging Spot.
At 143 and in position to challenge
with good third rounds were Sammy
Byrd, Dudley's assistant; Ben Hogan
of White Plains. N. Y. and Johnny
Meyer, graceful shotmaker from
Shamokin, Pa.
Hershey's par 70 baff1ed most of
the headliners in the second round.
Nelson and Serafln, after startling
opening round 68s, slipped to 73
each. Nelson was 3 over par at the
thirteenth, but finished strongly
with three birds in four holes.
Dudley and Hines were more con-
sistent. Big Ed, with two Ills. COM
planned only of trouble with the
traps; he was unaccustomed to that
kind of sand. Otherwise his shots
wet far and true
A little more luck on the green's
and Hines could have ripped off
67 or 68 yesterday, instead of the 10
that went with his previous II.
Field Narrowed to u.
Today's field was cut to 70 players
by the requirements Of qualifying
with l58 or better for the final 36
holes
An interesting battle developed in
the amateur ranks with a four way
tie at 152 among Harry Haverstick,
Lancaster, Pa; Sid Solomon, jr., st.
Louis, Mo-; Wilfred Wehrle, Racine,
Wis, and Ted Johnston, Philadel-
phia.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
AustroIion Rocketers
FronkIy Confident

0uist and Bromwich frankly are
confident.
1T won't be as easy as some peo-
pile think" said Quist a couple of
days ago, because Riggs is capable
of playing magnificent tennis when
he puts his mind to it, and Parker
never is easy to beat-too steady.
But we ought to win We're cer-
tainly ready.
Last year at Germantown. you
know, the turf, if any. was mis-
cradle. This year at Merton it is
perfectly satisfactory. Bromwich is
in good condition. l have no COM
plants. I think we can count on
winning the doubles and splitting
the singles. Well have to fight for
every inch. and that's just what we
plan to do"
The whole world, including the
American team, appears to count on
Australia winning the doubles. That
is the complaint of Cap'n Walter
Pate, the small, wide master mind of
Americas squad, who delivers his
beef loudly and shrilly.
The boys have been hearing that
we might as we'll concede the dou-
bles." says the skipper angrily, 'and
they're getting to believe it. If we're
going to concede the doubles, let's
make a good job of it and concede
the singles. too. The doubles are
important. We need every point We
can get.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
m Day Play May Settle Davis Cup Struggle Between and Australia
Straight OF the Tee
too tough if you can avoid the traps.

100 tougn II you can avoid the traps.
Women golfers of the Kenwood
club will play Monday for the
Hutchinson Trophy with the follow
ing pairings: 1885, Mrs. c. L. Vaile
and Mrs. w. Thomas; 12:40. Mrs.
Walter Furlow. Mrs. r. C. Miller
and Mrs. J. A. Thurston: l2:45, Mrs.
H. Snyder, Mrs. v. G.. Myer and Mrs.
Betty Wells; 1880, Mrs. M. A.
Miller, Mrs. Paul Lion and Mrs. A.
G. Keene; 1855. Mrs. r. Thornberg
and Mrs. C. NJ Underwood.
100, Mrs. A. A. McEntee, Mrs.
Mary Hoad and Mrs: Stephen De
La Mater; LOS, Jane Burke and
Mrs. H. H. Hughes; lilo, Mrs. w.
r. Stone and Mrs. Leroy Sasscer.
Bush Stokes Win Journeys.
Women's Journeys were held at
Congressional and Indian Spring
yesterday. The affair at Congress
sional went to Mrs. w. r. Bush with
94-11-83. Mrs. F. G.. Await was
next with 96-12-84, and the put
ting prize went to Mrs. C. s. Teal
with IS puts.
At Indian Spring Mrs. Walter r.
Stokes won the member award with
81. Mrs. K. S. Giles won the mem
Der 9-hole net award with 42-+38.
The guest prize went to Bertha
Israel of Woodmont with 104, with
the 9-hole net guest prize going to
Mrs. L. G. Pray of Manor, who had
44-3-4l.
Many of the feminine golfers
around Washington are at White
Sulphur Springs. w. Va, preparing
for the Mason and Dixon tourney
which opens at the mountain resort
next Monday. Among the top stars
in the tourney will be Betty p.
Meckley, former District champion.
A mixed foursome event was to be
held today at White Sulphur.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

A program Of four events for men
and one affair for women to be
staged during September and Oc-
tober was announced today by the
Golf Committee of the Chevy Chase
Club. The women's tourney will be
the event for the Sheridan Trophy,
emblematic of the club champion =
ship, now held by Mrs. Bishop p.
Hill. 1t will be held October 2, 4,
S, 6 and 7.
Mems tournaments are those for
the Presidents Cup, the l. r. Mann
Liberty Cup, the Siamese Cup (sec-
ond Of the trophies of the same
name) and the japanese Cup.
Qualifying rounds for the Presi-
dents Cup will run from today to
September 16, with match rounds
slated to start September Is and
end on September 30. Club mem
bers will qualify between September
Is and 80 for the Liberty Cup, with
match play to follow between Oc-
tober 2 and October IA. The SIAM
ese Cup medal rounds will run from
September 80 to October IA, with
match play rounds to run from
October is to October %.
The Japanese Cup tourney is a
one-day affair." scheduled for Oc-
tober 81. 1t will be at 18 holes
medal play handicap.
Annapolis Roads Tourney Slated.
Down at Annapolis Roads, which
is part of the links empire of S. G.
Leof1er, grandpappy of public links
golf in Washington, they are getting
ready for the club championship
tourney and the affair for the
Charles DENLY Trophy. This tour
nament last was played in 1929 over
the course with which few WASH
ingtonians are familiar, but which
land you'll have to take our word
Is one of the very best in this sector.
Jack Pomeroy, the club pro. will
put on the tournament tomorrow
and Monday at 36 holes medal play.
and Pomeroy will arrange the
handicaps. Prizes will go to the
gross and net winners, and the gent
with the lowest score will be the
club champion.
It's the first time we've heard
anything much from Annapolis
Roads in the way of competition in
several years. But the good golf
course. laid out by Seth Rainor back
in the boom days, remains the same.
with the same big putting greens
and the old and familiar deep traps.
1t isn't any fiction that few of the
traps are more than IS feet deep
and that you need a real Familiarity
with the sand wedge to get out of
them. Also that you have to be very
much on your putting stroke to
score on those tremendous greens.
1t all sounds as if ANNAPOLIS
Roads was a back breaker. 1t is. if
you keep out of trouble. But it isn't
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Strong, 6. U. Gridder,
Due for Comedian Army

Repercussions of the European
disturbance were felt on Catholic
University's campus today when
Jerry Strang, Cardinal football and
boxing star, received word from
home that he had been called to the
colors by the Canadian government
for possible duty overseas. A native
of Ottawa, Strang is a reservist in
the Royal Air Corps.
Around town Notre Dame alumni
are vigorously denying reports that
Poland's difficulties had forced the
Irish to cancel its entire grid
schedule because of heavy losses due
to the draft.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Double Defeat Viewed
As Fatal 10 Cause
OF Americans
CholIeneers Rated Cinch
To Win Doubles; War
Is Mental Huzord
BY GEORGE SCOTT,
Associat ted Press Sports Writer.

HAVERFORD, Pa, Sept. 2.-The
first day of play may decide today
the winner of the 1899 Davis Cup
challenge round between the United
States and Australia.
The supposedly top men of both
teams-John BromWich for Austria
liza and Bobby Riggs for the United
States-meet at l pm. &c. S. T) on
the grass of Merton Cricket Club.
Then Adrian Quist of the challeng-
ers takes on frankie Parker, at ~
the oldest player on the American
team.
If the defending Americans drop
both matches, they can just about
kiss the cup good-by. Even Capt.
Walter Pate doubts" any doubles
combination he can put together
could beat Bromwich and Quist to-
morrow.
Will Announce Players Tonight.
The U. S. pair will be announced
tonight. Pate indicated he would
stick by his tentative selection of
Midshipman Joe Hunt and 18-year-
old Jack Kramer, the baby" of the
team
Monday will bring together Riggs
and Qulst-Wlth sineWy Bobby the
favorite-and Bromwich and Parker.
The Americans counted on two
victories today and one Monday.
Parker, who failed to make the team
last year, was considered a poor
match for the Australian No. /.
The likelihood of double American
defeat today diminished rapidly,
however, as match time approached.
Heavily favored before their matches
at Brookline, Mass. with Yugoslavia,
the challengers now are given only
slight edge.
War Is Mental Hazard.
Bromwich has been off form in
practice. But there is another,
less tangible reason-the mental
hazard of trying to concentrate on
tennis when both Australians might
be called soon to fight for their
mother country.
Threat of war and grim recollec-
ton colored proceedings as Sir Nor
man Brookes of the Australian Lawn
Tennis Association and Holcombe
Ward Of the U. S. Lawn Tennis AS
sociation made the ceremonial draw
from the cup yesterday.
Sir Norman was member of the
1914 Australian team which beat
Germany at Pittsburgh just before
the last World War started His part
ner, Anthony Wilding, was killed in
action next April. Australia last
won the cup in 1919
Evening star., 1939-09-02
The
SPoRTLIGHT
Upset Needed to Keep
Davis Cup in U. S.
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

DELPHIA, Sept. 2
fN.A.NA).-Unless Bobby Riggs and
Frank Parker can turn on some
thing closely resembling an upset
In the next few days the Davis
Cup will be in for quite a journey.
It's destination will be Australia,
which happens to be on the other
side Of this harassed planet.
Capt. Walter l.. Pate still was
refusing to surrender today, but he
knows the odds belong to Bromwich
and Quist, the two Australian in
vaders who will be hard to handle
without Don Bulge in the neighbor-
hood.
The Australians have the edge at
both singles and doubles, but 1t may
not be killing one. 1t wasn't likely
that Riggs and Parker would take
two of the singles matches and 1t
wasn't likely that young Hunt and
Kramer could overpower as expert
enced a team as Quist and Brom-
wich now are.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Battins.Di Mns.ssio' NJ New York .4os;
Runs.,Foxx, Boston, 1875; Rolfe' New
Runs batted in-wiIliams., Boston,
1la a,tko,. d MsssioN N.X New YorP' YGrk III; roxx
oIsl poublss@Rolfe. New York, SO;
Greenbers, Detroit. and williams, Bos-
Triple-Lewis Washington. IA:
McCosky, Detroit. 10.
Home runs-Foxx, Boston. "a; D.
MasEio and Gordon, New York and
CHAPMAN, Cleveland and Fox De-
ritchins-Donald, New York. 1872:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Mize, Ct. Louis, $50: Arno-
RunsMHsck. Chicsso, So; werber.
Runs batted in-Mccormick: cincin-
natl, 1O2; Camilli. Brooklyn, SO.
Hits-McCormick, Cincinnati. 1872;
Mize St Louis. 1877.
Doubles--slaughter, st. Louis, 81:
Mize, et. Louis. 35. -,
vsushan. pittsbursh; II;
ST. Louis. and Camilli, Brooklyn. 22.
stolen bases-Handley. Pittsburgh.
1s: Hassett. Boston. and Hack, Chi
PITCHING - wyatt BROOKLYN. So;
DowmAn. et. Louis. 10-4.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Brookes Main Foctor
In 1914 Victory

Twenty-Five years have passed
since Australia last took the cup
from these shores-back in 1914.
Norman Brookes was one of the
main factors in the cup removal
in 1914 and he will be on hand
through the present series as Sir
Norman. Brookes through a long
.ennis career was one of the smartest
competitors the game ever knew.
Young John Bromwich was Ave
years from being born when Brookes
and Wilding left for the war zone,
sending the cup to rest under the
glow of the Southern Cross. The
Brookes-McLoughlin match in which
the Comet won the first set at 17-l5
still remains one of the big thrills
of all sport
1t was Mclaughlin the Comet who
first brought power to the United
States game. The United States
has had more than its share of
power ever since-Tilden, Johnston,
Vines and Bulge among others-up
to the current show. Neither Riggs
nor Parker are among the harder
hitters. which means that we must
fall back more upon defense than
attack-flnesse in place of wallop.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
U. S. Mat Champ
Is NAVY PIebe

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. q
Opponents of the Navy Plebe
wrestling team this fall will be
called upon to meet an inter-
collegiate and National A. A. U.
champion in John Harrell, lately
of the Oklahoma Aggies.
Harrell holds the intercols
legiate heavyweight champion
ship of the A. A. U. at 191
pounds. His present weight is
200 and he is a back on the
Plebe group squad.
A similar situation existed in
tennis last spring, when the Plebe
opponents were pitted against
Joe Hunt, fourth ranking player
in the Nation. Hunt went
through the season without losing
a game and seldom lost 4 point.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Winston-Salem SIS; Asheville, Is.
Rocky Mount. g. Charlotte. /,
Portsmouth. 4: Norfolk. 3.
fA1lv wAAAal
Evening star., 1939-09-02
OBrien Is HeudIined
In Hershey Grid Tilt
BY the Associated Press.

bS tHe ASS0Cldteu PTeSS.
HERSHEY, Pa. Sept. 2.-The pig
skin premiere of Hershey's new ath-
letic stadium brought the Philadel-
phia Eagles. led by little Davey
O'Brien. here for a clash tonight
with the Frankford Yellow Jackets
in one of the first play-for- pay
games in Central Pennsylvania.
O'Brien. off on an unimpressive
start in his air game this season. is
expected to unleash some of the
passes that made him a national
sensation last year while playing
with Texas Christian.
The Yellow Jackets will depend
largely on Halfback Ed Kress for
ground-g gaining and punting.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Cedar Rapids CIinches
Three-Eye Loop Leod
Nv the ASSociotnd pracs

BY the Associated Press
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Sept. a.
Cedar Rapids clinched first place
in the Three-Eye League last night
with 7-to-6 victory over the Sec
ond place Evansville und) team.
1t gave Cedar Rapids three-game
lead over Evansville. The season
ends Sunday.
The first four teams, which now
at Cedar Rapids, Evansville,
Decatur and Springfield, ILL.,,
begin their annual post-season
Shaughnessy playof next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-09-02
Central Coach Pleased
With OPENING Drill

Hardy Pearce. football coach at
Central High School, appeared in a
happy mood today after watching
his grid squad run through a snappy
three-hour workout yesterday at
Central Stadium in opening prepa-
rations
1nterhigh champion last year,
Central has only six lettermen back.
Three are backs and three ends.
However. many of the players on
hand are seasoned and it is with
optimism that Coach Hardy views
the coming campaign.