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Evening star., 1939-09-04
Slab Star Stale as Victorious
7ru-BIus Face u. S. Test

for the third time when Jack Smith
walked Tuck Woodward. who scooted
to second on q passed ball and scored
on Ralp Wellens' sharp single.
Smith walked j. Woodward and was
relieved at that point by Bob Plai-
sted.
Plaisted was plastered for success
sive doubles by Johnny Maheney
and Joe Bovello and that, it de-
veloped, meant the ball game and
trip to Chicago for the Tru Blu
club.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
eno Says He'll Show Real Right Hand Punch His Battle With Nova
From the
Press Box
PhiIIies Show Promise,
But Won't t Sign GoIento
By JOHN LARDNER,
Correspondent of The Star.

Special Correspondent OF Inc Star.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 4 IN. A.
N. A).-This is the town where
Lou Nova will do his best to elimi-
nate Tony Galento from the fight
industry next week, and there is
some talk to the effect that Doc
Prothro, manager of the Phillies,
will pick up Anthony as he falls
through the ropes and sign him
to play first base for the Phils.
They think highly of Tony here,
and the doctor always is trying
to help his ball club.
However. the doc is not aiming
quite as blindly as all that. A
dentist in his spare time, he has
the reputation of swapping open
the subjects jaws-with courtesy,
to be sure-studying the layout,
shuff1lng the deck once to sepa-
rate the silver from the gold, and
going straight as bloodhound for
the tooth that is giving the trou-
BILE
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Expects 10 Knock Out
Lou and Then Grab
Title From Louis
Jacobs Is Keeping Tony
On Edge by Winning
His Coin at Rummy
BY DILLON GRAHAM.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LEIPERVILLE, Pa, Sept. A.
Shrewd, slender little Joe Jacobs
isn't actually card shark but he's
very good (and lucky rummy
player. His sharpness at the game
may bring him million dollars.
For, like man poking a hungry
tiger with pole, the slight-statured
prize-flght manager keeps his ami
NAL Of the ring, globular Tony Ga
lento, angry by beating him at the
card table. Joe knows that the one
thing the hairy Italian loves more
than beer is the feel of crisp, green
currency.
Jacobs is smart enough not to
beat Tony too badly. He lets him
win a few bucks and then hicks
him for ten-spot or a twenty. 1t
keeps Tony irritated. And that
pleases Joe. He thinks if he can
keep the savage slugger in cruel
and merciless mood Tony will win
the heavyweight championship.
Rough and Tough.
And not since Jack Dempsey was
at his peak in the early 2Os
has boxing known fighter as rough
and mean with his sparring partners
as Galento is here at Leiperville,
where he's training for his Septem-
Der Is fight with Lou Nova in Phila-
delphia.
If 1 wasn't quick to call time
alter he lands with that sledge-
hammer left, he'd kill one of those
guys" Jacobs says, with a chuckle.
He's the meanest ape that ever got
loose from a cage"
Galento is convinced he'll stop
Nova and then whip Joe Louis,
That bum" he sneers. Il shoulda
belted him out last time. 1 jest got
careless"
The Orange barkeep rates Nova
a better opponent than Louis. Hes
got more courage and he's a better
boxer Tony explains. Il expect to
knock him out in four or five rounds.
But Louis, I'll bump that guy of in
one heat.
You guys think I amt got moth
ing but a left. I'm a-goin' to sur
prise you with my right. I can
knock man kicking with it, Don't
forget l kayoed Nathan Mann with
right. When that Nova comes in
Jabbing fancy with that left of his
I'll cross with right thatll bash
his head in" he says.
Shorter Left.
Galento is not only working his
right overtime but he has shortened
his left. He's throwing it from the
shoulder now instead of reaching
back into the next county for a
starting point.
That's his sling-shot punch" 4"
Jacobs says.
Says Galento:
That Nova is sculptor fighter
A Standup guy, always like he was
posing for a picture I can't miss
hitting him and when Tony hits EN-
they go down. That guy amt too
smart. Look what he did against
Baer. Slugged it out Old Man
Baer didn't have enough of kick
left to belt him. But III moider the
bum if he slugs with me. Boy.
hope he does slug it. I'll end the
fight in the first round"
My observation is that Galento is
in the best shape of his career. He
has much more stamina and speed
than he had while training for
Louis His punches are shorter and
harder, Nova may outpoint him or
cut him up and score a technical
knockout, but if the Alameda Adonis
elects to slug with Tony it's liable
to be too bad for handsome Lou.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Hunters Vie Today
At Johns Farm

Fourteen classes and four races
are on he card of the 7th annual
Maryland Fox Hunters horse show
and races at Brook Johns farm
near Olney, Md, today.
Glasses this morning were devoted
to children's pony events, with
knock down and out. triple bar,
women's hunters. Old Guard. pairs
Of hunters and Corinthian featur-
ing this afternoons show schedule.
Three fiat races, one for ponies.
and q Emile hurdle race complete
the card.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Washington Club Wins
Swimming LuureIs

Washington Golf and Country
Club swimmers scored 80 points to
lead three other clubs in the annual
swimming meet at their pool yester-
day, thus repeating last years tri-
umph. KenWood, with 33 points,
had a one point advantage over
Columbia for second place. Manor
finished fourth with points.
Swimming and diving exhibitions
were given by june Booth Stan, Jim
Shinn, Bill Tarbett, Joe Lyman,
John Marshall. Patsy Palmer and
Jackie Richards.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Hiebe and MuIcohy Strong
And Willing Pitchers.

Walter Kirby Higbe and Hugh
Mulcahy are real pitchers-young
strong and willing. The Doctor also
thinks we'll of another youngster on
his pay roll-Ike Pearson. Yet, of
all the five, Mulcahy was the only
Phillie regular when the dentist
Joined the club.
The Doc grabbed the chance of
getting Higbe and the outfielder, Joe
Marty, from the Cubs for Passeau.
Passeau had lots of stuff, but he
was by no means easy to handle.
and the record showed that he prob
ably enjoyed a case of those low
down Phillie blues. At any rate, he
lost consistently.
Higbe, young and anxious to show
what he has, never is licked before
he starts ball game, and, if they
build club around him in the next
couple of years, he never may learn
to feel that way. AS for Marty the
Doctor promises to give him every
chance to develop the ability he has
shown in flashes, especially against
the Yankees in the World Series
last fall.
With Marty and Arnovich as the
nucleus of his outfield, with Merrill
May a shining prospect at third
base and with the framework of a
fine pitching staff close to his hand,
the bicuspid expert may have a
hrst-division team in Philadelphia
before long, Galento or no Galento
At least, he's in the right league.
The climbing is easy among the
faded Frickians
Evening star., 1939-09-04
PhiIIies Con Get Pieces
If Coin Is Available.

The Phils were in fair way to
fall through the bottom of the
league last year and be seen no
more. This season, though they
still chug along in one gear below
first, they occasionally lash out at
the enemy like copperhead that
Is sick but game-and, what Is
more important. they have fu-
ture, If the clubs financial hackers
can be persuaded to hold on to
what they have and do some build
Ing on top of it.
Galento would be no help. Doc
Prothro unerringly has diagnosed
the plump fighter as case of
scrambled teeth type well
known to the profession. The mans
upper teeth are in the lower side
of his skull. and vice versa. Aside
from a tendency to chew his food
upside down. Tony never has suf-
fered from this condition in his
own business, but it dooms him as
ballplayer.
mo man with reversed fangs can
play on my ball club" says DR.,
Prothro. even though Galento
proved in his fight with Louis that
he can catch everything you throw
at him.
Further study of Tony's teeth re-
veals that the bridgework, having
been built in New Jersey, is a toll
proposition. costing so cents every
time you cross it. Louis penetrated
this bridge 100 times the night he
fought Tony, and was startled the
next day when they presented him
with bill for $50.
II will take the tunnel next time, y
said Joe, not knowing that it costs
lust as much.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Bobby Brownell, only Washing
tonian to qualify for the national
amateur golf championship, will
head tomorrow toward the peaceful
firing at Chicago. which will deter
mine next week the outstanding
simon pure Of 1889 The Manor
youngster will take with him Skip"
Alexander. captain Of the Duke Uni
versity golf team on which Brownell
played in the No 3 spot last spring.
These two youngsters can and prob
ably will cause a lot of commotion
around the North Shore Club of
Chicago when the amateur cham
pionship opens next Monday. They
may be joined by Otto Greiner of
Baltimore, who Won the sectional
qualifying rounds in that city last
week with a 36-hole score of 142.
In a good many ways Bobby
Brownell seems to me to be the
strongest entry Washington has had
in the national championship in
many a year. He looks so good"
said Leo Walper, that he can 60
a long way in any tournament. 1t
all depends on the draw and whether
he catches a hot man in the first
two or three rounds. II he keeps
on hitting that ball as he is hitting
it now it's hard for me to see where
any one can lick him." Witty Cox
had the same thing to say after
watching Bobby shoot a 68 at Con-
gressional in a match in which
Brownell and Walper licked Cox and
Harry Jeffra, challenger for the
world featherweight boxing cham
pionship, by 4 and 3.
Bobby Four Under Par.
That score happens to be four
under par and is the lowest round
recorded by an amateur over the
lengthy course this year. It is also
only three strokes above the almost
incredible IS shot by Sam Snead
back in May, qualifying for the
open championship. Bobby played
the first nine in 80, with an eagle
3 at the fifth and a buzzard 4 at
the ninth His at the tenth was
the only other time he went above
par, and with the aid of big tee
shot and good chip he finished
with a birdie for a IS on the back
nine. Here is his card with par:
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Deoudes Take Two

Deoudes won 30 forfeit game
from Police Boys Club No. and
beat the Cardinals, 90. yesterday
to hold first place in the National
City Junior League.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today a Year Ago-Bobby
Riggs defeated Adrian Quist and
Don Bulge whipped Jack Brom-
wich to give United States lead
over Australia in Davis Cup
challenge round.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
But for Comeback Try, Top Spot
Certain for Leonard.


"One day, in my sanctum at the
Manila Bulletin, Rufe drew a worn
leather pouch from his pocket, and
extracted therefrom newspaper
clipping, or cutting, as our British
friends call it 1t was from a
Philadelphia paper; dated March
%, 1905, a sere and yellow docu-
ment.
The clipping described 6-round
battle between Turner and Joe
Gans-and the anonymous reporter
very definitely gave Turner the
decision. However, it was a no.
decision bout, and so appears on
Cans record.
Leonard, on the other hand, was
knocked out twice early in his
career-Frankie Fleming and Joe
Shugrue. He lost on a foul to
Jack Britton. And that's all. You
don't have to remind me that
Jimmy McLarnin knocked him out,
on Benny's ill-advised comeback
l know that Had 1t not been for
that comeback Benny would have
been certain of top spot as the great
est lightweight of all time.
I'm my estima ton, he is-until,
OF course, discover some youngster.
somewhere, and start managing
him. Then I'll be managing the
worlds greatest lightweight.
BILL MILLER"
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Prothro Quickly Gothers
Making of Strong Club.

Getting away from these technical
problems, Doc Prothro has gathered
the makings of fair ball club in
his short term of service with the
Phillies-a fast club, anyway, and
one which threatens to offer tight
pitching. always important in the
National League. Even now the
pitching is hard to beat. The pen
nant hopes Of the Chicago Cubs were
banged twice. and roughly, in one
afternoon not long ago by the work
of Ray Harrell and Walter Boom
Boom" Beck
Beck and Harrell are examples
of the Prothro touch. Beck was
shelled and bombarded when he
worked for Brooklyn, yet his soft
stuff potentially was effective even
when the young man was fresh
man. Under Prothro, and still with
the same soft stuff, he wins ball
games. Harrell was in and out with
st. Louis and Chicago. yet he
seemed to have the makings. With
Prothro he is coming ahead.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
THREE-EYE LEAGUE,

Springfield. I; Clinton. ..
Waterloo, 10; Decatur. q-S
Evansville. 15 Cedar Rapids, 10.
Moline, Z; BLOOMINGTON. e.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
The
SPORTLIGHT
Cons Roting Doesn't
Gibe With Record
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
9pNcial Corresnondent of The 0ta >


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4 (NA.
N.Ao.-A few days ago we took a
limited poll Of old timers to name
the greatest lightweight of all time.
The poll, especially from the Mid
western and Far Western contin-
gent, gave Joe Cans the nod, with
Benny Leonard second. Leonard
carried the Eastern vote.
Now Bill Miller takes time of
from extolling the virtues of Lou
Nova at Atlantic City to register a
fact-packed protest. Here he goes:
Dear Grant:
I note that Joe Cans was a pre-
ponderant favorite in your con-
census. May I register a dissenting
vote?
Il pick Leonard. I saw Leonard
fight; never saw Cans fight. But
contend that this doesn't dis
qualify me as judge. After all. I
didn't see the Monitor and the Mer-
rimac. or Napoleon's defeat at
Waterloo, yet I know a wee mite
about these events from current his.
torians.
Defects by Men Of Own Roee
Refute Thrown Bout ToIk.
1T isn't that I'd like to pose as an
lconoclast. Cans was undoubtedly q
great fighter. But it seems to me
he's more of traditional hero than
his record merits.
They say that Cans had to
throw lights, and fake fights.
Some of those they say boys are
utterly conscienceless. They should
have been press agents.
But how do the they saw bows
account for the fact that Cans was
whipped by men of his own race?
Surely he had no reason to blow a
fn,' as We say at Harvard. to a Me-
gro!
"A l7-year-old Negro whipped Joe
Cans on December 8, 1903, when the
oyster-shucker was at his absolute
peak, in a l5-round fight at Boston.
true, the 17-year-old was Sam
Langford, but he was then a raw.
green kid-probably outweiphed
cans few pounds. too.
Was there any logic in Cans
throwing fight to Bobby Dobbs
also man of his own race, in a
20-rounder? Dobbs, seven or eight
years older than Cans. was sun
posed to be slipping at the time.
too!
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Sons Koyoed 4 Times, Lost
Other Bouts, Had 9 Drows.

Cans was knocked out four
times-twice by Bat Nelson (but
We can discount those, once by
George McFadden in % rounds;
once by Terry McGovern in 2.
He was licked by Frank Erne
in IL; by Dal Hawkins in Is: and
held to a draw nine times. That
doesn't argue for immortality.
Moreover, there's another Incl
dent that fingers in my vagrant
and treacherous memory.
Some 20 years ago, I was
gulllble young sports editor In
Manila. back in the Philippines.
Living there, at the time, was
an aging Negro fighter named Rufe
Turner-well known, some IS years
ago. Turner was the man who
taught Pancho Villa and Dencio
Cabanela much of their ring lore,
thought he seldom was credited
Herewith.
Evening star., 1939-09-04

Bobby has added a lot Of yards
to his tee shots. He parked his
second shot smack in the middle Of
the green at the 510-yard first hole
and nearly canned the eagle. Walper
had u, Cox had 70 and Jeffra,
plainly outclassed, had 81.
But Bobby will be shut out of .
spot on q Walker Cup team in the
near future, no matter how well he
goes at Chicago. Britain won't be
in any position to send = team to
the United States next year unless
their niblicks cool OF over there
sooner than any one expects.
Evening star., 1939-09-04

Weekend golf continued over
time today at all the country clubs
around Washington, with qualifica-
ton rounds on for thren club titles,
Evening star., 1939-09-04

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Lynchburs,. .1b; Harrisonhufsr q.
6taunton, II; Salem. 8.
Evening star., 1939-09-22
New York Produce

NEW YORK Sept. 90 CR.-EgRs. 1924;
ssi seak; Mixed colors; Fancy to extra fancy.
J: 49,; AVERAGE checks. 13A-a4: refrieer-
ator fancy heavyweiRhts. Isaac; stand
ards, Is: nrsts: l7la seconds. leIa-l7;
meaiums, Wp,Is. Is; s..fI dirties II i5n; 49,,
"a; nearby and Midwestern. premium
marks. 2sh-3l; exchange specials. 26-2s;
exchange standards. 24-25; resale Of near
by heavier mediums, 23a-2s; nearby and
bullets I7n-!s: peexees, ls :o.s ref4iser.tcr.. s.
browns: Nearby. extra fancy 2s,.-s4.
eiais; e; exchange standards. "a. Near
'' Psss %s'sHs ssss: S. Es.rsS; syissi s,ss 8.
er sSaier aRan e.fs FT sS high
2s.2sA: frsts tss-9D, 24-2s,a; seconds
Cheese Cheese. 81ss s5Isss; quiet; price. un-
Ess futures weaker: refrigerator nrsts. 4
tobers, 80; Novembers unauoted.
DRESSED poultry easy to weak. Fresh.
poxes; %nses ga Toosters' l2-l5. Turkeys;
pueks. i4lss ss other fresh iEHansad' snd frozen 1
srdels aEs pestEy Hsa1E BY .sa4D arssht rresS1s
oeR. sos2sd a. old saSte loosters 1871 e. DucPg Rs1t
BY express: Chickens, rocks, 21-22; South
EN- sa 49, eolored Southern. 1917; Reds.
horn. 1918. Fowl. coiored. fancy 81;
Southern, Is; Leghorn.., nearby 14-l5:
southern, @ 90 IolsSi2 Pullets, Rocks q;
Evening star., 1939-09-22
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK Sept. % lP.-Worth Street
reported good business in gray goods again
today. although buyers we're more reserved
owing to advances Of 70 to V cent a yard
yesterday
Preparations have already been made
for full-tilt mill production and in many
cases q three-shift schedule when the
ofhcially expires.
Buyers were also hesitant in the woolen
goods market due to the sharp upward
mediate needs.
In the rsyon fabrics market fair amounts
OF staple dress goods and Innings moved at
hrm prices Most mills are limiting sales
to 40 days or less
Dealings in silk fabrics were slow.
Hosiery sales picked up with the an
Of 65 TO IS cents 4 dozen pairs on full
fashioned branded goods. Following this
move retail prices are expected to move up
about 15 cents q pair.
Evening star., 1939-09-22
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK Sept 22 LPl.-The unoffical
market for the British pound found a rest
ing place around 81 today after its wide
swings of late.
Having climbed from a recent low of
about S37 73 the British currency leveled
off as it neared the Bank OF England S
official buying rate at S4.02
Other European currencies entered 4
the pound. The Canadian dollar. usually
influenced by England's exchange, con-
tinued to improve in terms of the dollar,
rising 10 u of cent to a discount of 8
cents under the normal parity with the
The French franc was slightly higher
With, the pound swiss francs and the
Noon rates follow: Great Britain in dol
lars. others In cents. Great Britain. de-
mand. 3.9gA: Great Britain, cables 400:
6O-day bills. 3,97; 9O-day bills. 395I7;
Canada. Montreal in New York, 91.O0:
Canada. New York in Montreal. 100 90:
Belgium: 1900; Denmark. 1890: Finland.
benevoient 1873: travel unauoted: Greece. essa
lands, 53.35; Norway 2275: Poland, un-
quoted: Portugal 3.7On: Rumania. .75n
Sweden. %. 80; Switzerland, oo.69: Argen-
tina toficiaD, unauoted; Argentina (free),
%. 15: Brazil tofflciaD. sos: Brazil tfree)
5: 10: Mexico, cocoon: Japan. 2344: Hong
Kong. 25.25; Shanghai. 1924; Yueoslavia,
23On
dicated
Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-09-22
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO Sept % op UNITED States
Department of Aericulture) -Salabe hogs,
1000: total $500: slow: weights 1sO
pounds down fully steady with Thursday S
average; medium weights and heavy
butchers uneven. steady to s lower. mostly
5-l0 on: bulk good and choice. 1SO-27O
pounds. 7:75-sO0: top. 500; 27O-3OO
pounds 7.5O-s0: 3OO-360 pounds 7.o5-
60: packing sows, 1928 lower: GOOD and
33u-50o pounds. 6.5O-7 10.
Salable cattle. 500; salable calves. 400:
cleanup trade on meager supply killing
classes OF cattle at generally steady money,
slow: draggy clearance on few loads fed
steers ste @a ava available selling generally down
moved from trade fed heifers scarce. few
cows fairly active. fully steady: Gamers,
largely 4.25-5O, few 4.75: cutters up to
55;S5; slow on beef cows; these seneraliy
downward from 6.75: common to medium
light weight bulls: 5.75-6.25; few good
Kinds upward to 7.25: vealers UNCHANGED:
salable sheep. 5000: total, 4.5oo: late
Thursday spring lambs weak to % lower;
yearlings 25 of; sheep steady; top native
spring lambs. 9.50: bulk. 9.OO-25: West
erns. 9.00-40: yearlings, 66O-7 IS: native
ewes. 2.75-4 90: today's trade spring lambs
moderately Cd active. steady to strong: natives.
s;oo-3o; bulk Westerns. $50: sheep steady:
feW natives slaughter ewes. 3.O0-4.00.
Evening star., 1939-09-22
Britain Orders
Sugar Supplies
Of Colonies
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Lowry &
Co., sugar brokers, reported today
the firm had been advised In cables
from London the British govern
ment has contracted for additional
purchase of 100000 tons of sugar,
making a total of 100000 in war
time buying of food supplies.
The additional lot was described
as all the sugar available from
British colonial sources, such as the
West Indies, Australia, South Africa
and British Guiana, to the end of
next August. They are protected
in the British market by preferen-
tial tariffs.
The price was said to be equiv
alent to about 1856 cents a pound,
including cost, insurance and freight.
The commission house also re-
ported Baltic countries, cut off from
previous sources of supply in CEN
trail Europe and Poland, had di-
verted purchases of refined sugar
to the United States. Exports of
refined, it was said. probably will
show considerable gains in war time
shifts of trade.
Evening star., 1939-09-22
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Sept. 90 R.-Butter. s32.-
03g frmer Creamery. 90 score. 2s'.-
S9l.; 92, 2sA: g. 24la; 90, centralized
EGGS $500. steady Prices UNCHANGED
Poultry, live, A trucks; steady. Leg
horn. hens. 12: ducks, small colored, 10:
small. white, II: geese. old and young,
13. Other prices UNCHANGED.
Potatoes l44 on track. 2S7 total U 8.
shipments. 400 supplies moderate. for best
stock. all sections demand moderate, mar
ket firm: for fair quality stock, all sections.
demand SLOW, market about steady. Idaho
best. .65-75: Some fair quality l small Iea to
medium size stock no sales reported; Colo
rado Red McClures. U. s. No /. unwashed,
Cobblers. U: s.. No. l.. 125; North Dakota
Red River Valley section Cobblers. 90 per
cent or better U S. No. l quality. l.25
quality. 1.30-35: Wisconsin Cobblers U s.
No. l, .oO-30: Indiana Bliss Triumphs.
U. s. No. l. washed. car. $50.