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Evening star., 1939-11-19
Czech Legation Here
Half-5taffs lis Flag
For Slain Students
Gesture Is Termed
Without Precedent
In Diplomacy

With an unprecedented diplomatic
gesture-lowering its flag to half
staff on the death of persons other
than political or military leaders
the Czecho-Slovakian Legation yes
terday mourned the execution of IL
young Czech patriots by Nazi firing
squads in Prague.
Col. Vladimir Hurban, Czech Min
lister, who refused to surrender the
Legation to German authorities
after Nazi occupation of Czecho-
Slovakia last fell, said that such a
tragic occasion did not require a
precise precedent.
eve do not look upon those boys
as mere private citizens" he ex-
planned. "They are symbols, SYM
bols of people striving to main
tain their national identity and
democratic tradition.
"The arbitrary execution of these
students by German authorities in
Prague is further proof to the civil
lied world that Lebensraum diving
space) for Nazi Germans means
Todesraum (space for DEATH for
the rest of the world.
OF course, the Germans would like
the world to believe this demon
stration which led to the execution
Of these youths was instigated by
us (exiled Czech President Benes
and other former Czech leaders, :,
but that is wrong.
I'VE are trying our best to quiet
them. We don't want useless blood
shed which is bound to result from
such moves on the part of hot
blooded patriots like these.
Our time will come. We know
that, and it may not be so long, but
until then We must move quietly
and await that moment"
Evening star., 1939-11-19
4 Bombs Shake London;
0utIawed !. R. A. Blamed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 18.-Four bombs
exploded tonight in the smart Pic
cadilly Circus area-Londons Times
Square-and startled theatergoers in
what police termed renewal of the
outlawed Irish Republican Army ter
rorism. 1t was the first serious I. r.
A. outbreak since the war began.
The windows of at least four stores
were smashed and one theater front
was damaged.
No one was hurt, apparently be-
cause comparatively few persons
were on the blackout streets, al
though it was the theater hour.
One bomb exploded within 100
yards of the police station. Two
other bombs were found before they
exploded.
Extra police squads were placed
on guard in the area.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Czechs

Continued From First Page)
guards. Barricades in doorways
were broken down with hatchets.
A university professor and eight
students seized were reported miss
ing today.
Machine Gun Fire Heard.
Between 4 and S o'clock in the
morning heavy machine gun fire
was heard, especially before the
student home of Masaryk College,
when eight students in night attire
attempted to flee.
Some managed to escape into the
home of a Yugoslav student nearby.
They were pursued there and ar
rested after several Yugoslavs
clashed with the S. S. in help
ing the students TO resist. Arrests
also were made in Hlava College.
Figures were lacking on those
arrested but some sources said the
number was very high
Many were taken to the exhibition
halls of the Prague fairgrounds.
Others were transferred elsewhere.
At Kladno 26 buses loaded with
students were observed.
Clash Casualties Unknown.
It was impossible to determine so
far whether any students were killed
by machlne-gun fire in clashes aside
from the II persons officially an
nounced as executed.
The wounded were taken to the
General Hospital where entry was
CARED except for those having proper
credentials.
Many parents and relatives of
students travelled to Prague in an
endeavor to locate them.
The names of DR.. Josef Matus-
chek, head of the Commission for
Understanding Between Czechs and
Germans, and a DR.. Kilma, leader
in student affairs, were struck from
the membership of the board of the
Czech Unity party. They were said
to have been taken from their
homes early yesterday.
Violent Acts Charged.
German authorities issued a la
comic announcement that the Czechs
shot today were executed for "acts
of violence against a German"
They declined to give the names
of the persons involved or other de-
tails.
Authorities asserted the protec-
torate was calm. They charged that
the incidents which drew Nazi pun
ishment were provoked by hot
headed followers of Benes," the lat
ter reference to former President
Eduard Benes of the now vanished
republic of Czecho- -Slovakia.
These Czechs, one Nazi said,
must learn Germany is in a State
of war"
Hacha Holds Conference.
Before delivering his address
President Hacha conferred with
other members of his government
and leaders of the Czech Unity party
at Castle Lana where he had been
confined because of a slight illness.
He warned that recent demonstra-
tions against the Nazis had "seri-
ously threatened our national status
granted by Fuehrer Adolf Hitler
March 16" when the protectorate
was carved out of dismembered
Czecho- -Slovakia.
"Czechs should not forget" he
continued, that Germany is con-
Quoting a serious fight. The space
of living of the Czech people is like
corner driven into the German
living space"
Appeals for Understanding.
Therefore, he asserted, Czechs
should understand the resultant
situation facing them. He ap-
pealed to the people for under
standing of the cold realities" and
the avoidance of all disturbances
of order"
Every act against public power,
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Dies Schedules HEARINGS
In Pittsburgh, Detroit
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18.- Representa-
tive Martin Dies, chairman of the
House committee investigating un-
American activities, said tonight he
would hold one-day hearings at
Pittsburgh tomorrow and at
Detroit Monday concerning alleged
Communist and Fascist activities.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Black Diamond Line
Charters Foreign Ships
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-The Black
Diamond Line has chartered four
foreign-f1ag vessels to substitute for
its regular fleet, which flies the
American flag, in service to Holland
and Belgium, Victor j. Sudman, line
president, announced today.
The lines own ships are banned
from their regular runs by the neu-
trality law.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Stout-Hearted Tonv
Battered 10 Pulp
Before Yielding
Louis, Rocked, FIoored
By Foe, Is Murderous
In FinoI Charge
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

NEW YORK, June 29.-Tony
Galento never again will be caught
reading the poetical works of Lord
Byron. For it was Byron who wrote
Nothing happens to the brave
All that happened to brave Tony
in the Yankee Stadium last night
was violent and bloody mixture of
laShing, laceration, mayhem, face
lifting assault with two dangerous
weapons and a touch of INT.
All this happened at the end of
2 minutes and % seconds of the
fourth round of the heavyweight
championship fight as Joe Louis
concluded a two-handed murderous
assault that would have butchered
an elephant.
In retaining his championship
crown Louis had to whip a game,
stout-hearted opponent who stag
gered him with a left in the first
round and knocked him down with
a left hook in the third, two sensa-
tional incidents that kept the crowd
IN a vocal cataclysm that almost
rocked the stadium.
Beaten and battered to a pulp,
Galento proved his courage by charg-
ing back and failing away with his
arms until the final Louis attack
left him reeling and hanging on
the ropes with blood pouring from
nearly every open pore.
Evening star., 1939-06-29

its approval as Tony chased his
youthful adversary, trying to wing
over knockout punch. The chal-
lenger had to win by a knockout.
Condition or not, he couldn't have
shadow-boxed Is rounds, much less
stood up and fought Louis over that
exhausting stretch.
Louis was more bewildered than
ever in the third and remained at
a respectful distance after colhding
with long right and landing on
the fiat of his back, but he atoned
for it in the fourth. In that session
Louis was the cold, cruel butcher of
old. His gloves popping off Tony S
dropping jaw like a fast ball plunk-
ing into a catcher's mitt would have
dropped any 10 heavyweights, but
not Galento. He was in there to
make a fight of it, and to his ever
lasting credit he did.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Ga|ento Not So Dazed
He Forgets 10 Tally
His Bars Take
Has His BodIy-cut Face
Treated After Fight,
Then Checks Till
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ORANGE, N. j., June 29.-The
first thing Tony Galento did in his
home town early today after being
belted by Joe Louis and visiting
doctor, was stop at his beer place
to collect the days receipts.
Then he went home, and, when a
few friends dropped in some minutes
later, they found Tony, his face
striped with bandages, kneeling in
front of a low table counting the
take" There was $255-"a good
days business" the pudgy FOUNDER
explained. "and it's all because my
pals turned out while was fighting
that Louis"
He counted and recounted the
money, and finally had Herman
(Muggsy) Taylor, Philadelphia pro-
moter, count it again to see that he
hadn't made a mistake.
He did it all after absorbing a
beating such as has sent some of
Louis previous challengers to hos
pitals.
tits amazing" said DR.. Max E.
Stern, Newark physician at whose
Office Tony stopped on his way back
from his date with the champion.
He was cut very badly"
THE worst CUTS" the physician
added, were those running along
the right side of his nose, from just
under the eye almost to the edge Of
the mouth; another along his lower
lip, and third at the top Of the
left eyelid."
The one along Tony's nose, the
physician explained, had slashed al
most all the way through to the in
side of his mouth. The one on the
lower lip actually did slice right
through.
YEAH" Tony shouted, regardless,
"and I still want another shot at
that Louis. I gave the fans show
tonight, didn't I? And the next
time I won't toss away my chances.
I'll flatten him."
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Burke Is Eliminated
As Defending Ruler
In College Golf
Mcdowell Lone '38 Stor
Remaining With Two
Rounds to PIoy
BY GEORGE S. MILLS,
Associated Press Sports Writer,


DES MONIES, June 29.-Last
years stars, with the exception of
Bert Mcdowell of Louisiana State,
were on the sidelines today as Ma
tional Collegiate tournament golfers
tackled the last two rounds of match
play before the semi-flnals.
When the firing over Wakonda' s
hills ceases by dusk tonight, the
present field of is championship
hopefuls will be down to 4.
Two 36-hole battles are on tomor-
rows schedule and the finals Satur-
day also will be over the 36-hole
route.
Burke Is Out of 1t.
Mcdowell, who was beaten on the
thirty-seventh green of the 1898
title match at Louisville, is the only
member of last years select quartet
to get by the second round here.
Out of the picture are Johnny
Burke of Georgetown, defending
champion: Lewis Oehmig of Vir-
ginia and Robert Babbish of Detroit,
who reached the next-to- the last
IOuQQ year ago.
Also eliminated were such favorites
as Sid Richardson of Northwestern,
the medaist; Ed Meister of Yale,
Henry Castillo of Louisiana State
and others.
Hoyas Bow in Second Round.
Burke was eliminated in second
round upset by John Hayes of Mar
quette, 2 and /. Hayes was up on
the champion at the turn with IS
and was up with four to play on
the back nine. After halving the
fifteenth, Burke narrowed the diff
ference to one with a on the six
teenth, but when the seventeenth
was halved, Hayes was in.
Ray Higgins, another Georgetown
representative, also lost in the Sec
ond round to H. r. Merritt of Yale,
the match going to 10 holes. Burke
had defeated Stanley Kowal of
Michigan State, and l, in the first
round while Higgins had advanced
by beating William Cooper of Min
neapolis, and 3.
Berl Holds Fast Pace.
Stepping up into the vacant places
on the pedestals were Warren Berl
of Stanford, who is just one over par
for 70 holes: Neil Croonquist of
Minnesota, who shot 81 on the first
nine yesterday; Art Floberg of Beloit
and John Hayes of Marquette.
Before today's first tee drives, Mid
western schools had six players still
In the running. Also in the third
round contingent were five sons OF
the Old South, three Far Western
ers and one player each from the
East and Southwest.
Today's pairings:
Upper bracket-John Hayes Marquette.
vs. H. r. Merritt, Yale; Lee Ramsel. Louisi-
ana State VS.. Robert Brownen. Duke Rem
Mcdowell. Louisiana State: Tom Hoax.
Iowa State. VS.. Warren Berl. Stanford.
Lower bracket-Neil Croonquist, Mime
sofa. vs. Steward Alexander. Duke; Billy
Stanford: Vincent DiAntoni, Tulane VS.
Harold Skow, Iowa: Vic johnson. Okla
homa. VS.. sArt Flobere. Beloit.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
400 Congressional Members
Pay Tribute to Golf Pro
And Family at Dinner

contest, Dr. H. T.. Smith; low net,
par IS, Davis Weir; low net, par IS,
Russell A. Conn; highest score, J. L.
Orr.
Nor was Scoop" Wilkinson, one
OF Compassionate well-known men,
bers, to be outdone. Wilkinson went
around accepting congratulations,
but he passed them Of with modesty.
Earlier In the day Mrs. Wilkinson
had won the playoff Of a tie In the
"duf1er" tourney at Manor.
She scored 104-20-S4 over q rain
soaked course to win the playoff
against Mrs. H. T. Shaffer of Army
Navy by single stroke. Mrs. Shat
fer scored 106-21-85. They tied
Tuesday in the annual tourney with
net cards Of "a.
Junior Tourney On.
Over at Army Navy, where the
first two match rounds in the Dis
trict junior championship were being
played of today, Earl Skinker, the
tow-headed medalist from Columbia,
was a marked lad, but one good
enough TO take care of himself as
he met Dick Burgess in the first
round today.
Earl won the medal yesterday with
a two-over-par "a through pouring
rainstorm. Main rivals OF Skinker,
according to the dope, were George
Vass of Kenwood, last years runner
up; David Ross of Capital and
Jimmy Stevens of Army Navy, who
was runner-up two years ago.
Today at Indian Spring more than
160 women were playing in The
Evening Star Trophy tourney, last
of the major affairs for the feminine
golfers during the early links sea-
son. Mrs. Richard Kreuzberg of In
dian Spring was defending the cup
she won last year.
The two top prizes in the gross
and net classes are being presented
by The Star.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Fight by Rounds
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 29-Detailed
description of the Louis-Galento
heavyweight championship fight at
Yankee Stadium last night:
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Cox Ace 7oamase Can't Take in Role Of Honoed One in
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Not often around golf -blase
Washington, where people can take
their golf or leave 1t alone, will you
find such tribute as that which
Witty Cox, Congressional Country
Club professional, and twice Dis
trict open champion, had behind
him today. In fact Witty, the gent
who should be blase about these
things himself Che has attended
many of them, still was recovering
today from an unaccustomed at
tack Of the big filters. 1t isn't
usual for tall Wilfred, who has
been toastmaster and master of
ceremonies land q good one) at
many a dinner, to be in the hot
spot himself. But he was last
night, as some 400-odd Congress
sional members gathered to do
Wilfred and Mrs. Cox, and WHY'S
very looking stepdaughter
Gloria, the honor that should come
to Washington's professional golf
champion.
Witty Is Deserving.
If you can imagine Witty being
floored-he was last night. The big
guy has taken a lot of things in
stride: wins of the Texas open, the
Aqua Caliente tourney, and flock
Of big tournaments. But I never
have seen him so touched as he
was last night, and the best part
of it is he deserves it all. Don't
take my word for it. Ask the COM
mitteemen at Congressional from
President Henry Quinn down Henry
happens to be president of the
club, but he joined the cheers that
greeted Witty after the club gave
him a silver service. That tall
gent from Brooklyn has a lot of
curves. And they are not Of the
kind master minded by Leon
Durocher and his bunch Of gcofy
guys from the town on the wrong
side Of the East River.
Nolan Wins Gross Prize.
Before the dinner at which they
honored Witty and the missus they
held golf tourney for men and
women of the Congressional Club.
Here are the results: Women's
tournament-Low net, Mrs. F. G.
Await. 48-7-4l; low gross, Mrs.
Myron Davy, AZ; low puts, Mrs.
Frank Murray, Is; low net, first
nine, Mrs. Folsom Jones, 54-13-1;
low net on the par S holes, Miss
Gloria Rodgers: low net on the par
3 holes. Mrs. M. E. Miller; highest
score. Mrs. Harrigan.
Mems tourney-Gross. Parker No.
Ian, 70; low net, Frank Murray, 80
20-62; low puts, Bill Rumple, 26;
low net, first nine, Jules H. Cook,
43-l0-33; low net. second nine,
George Neville, 36-5-3l; pitching
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Government Golfers
Face Long Respite
In Star Tourney
Schedule Blank for Two
Weeks; Procurement .-..
Strengthens Leud

Three matches today, and one
more tomorrow, will bring the slate
of contests for the Government
golfers, in the match play cham
pionship sponsored by The Star, up
to respite of more than a fort
night. Between June 80 and July
II no matches are scheduled in the
tourney.
Today's matches found War, one
of the leaders in Section /, clashing
with Social Security at Beaver Dam;
Justice meeting Railroad Retire
ment at Belle Haven, and General
Accounting Office meeting Patent
Office at Indian Spring. Tomorrow
Treasury meets Commerce at Wood
mont in a match that may upset
the standings in Section 2.
Procurement Boosts Lead.
Procurement took a flrmer hold on
the lead in Section 3 with a clean
sweep win with a pencil over
Internal Revenue at Woodmont,
when the tax collectors defaulted.
This is the second default in the
match play series. Interior, close
on the heels of Procurement, re-
manned within hailing distance of
the leaders with a 6 to 0 victory
over Agriculture Economics at Ken
wood.
Works Progress Administration,
also in close chase of the leaders,
won 6 points from Rural Electrifl-
cation at Beaver Dam.
But the real upset of the week
came in the Agriculture Veterans
Bureau match, won by Agriculture
at Indian Spring by a score Of ~
to IL.
Seay and Turner Hot.
The Veterans had been breezing
along in good shape until they ran
into cyclone in the persons of Seay
and Turner Of Agriculture, who
flung better ball of SO at them to
win points.
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion split a 3-3 engagement with
F. c. A. at Indian Spring, and Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation, which
has been booted around a good deal,
crashed the winning column with a
512 to Y win over National Archives
at Belle Haven.
BY mid-July the Government golf
ers will reach the middle of their
schedule, which will wind up around
September 10.
Evening star., 1939-06-29


NEW YORK, June 29.-Detailed
description of the Louis -Galento
heavyweight championship fight at
Yankee Stadium last night:
ROUND ONE.
Galento came out in a crouch and both
twice: Galento landed three hard iefts to
held on Tony rocked Joe W with h a right to to
the head. Galento moved in but missed
two left hooks; Louis, bounced a right of
nected with lefts to the body and eye. Joe
missed mis- q hard right hook. Galento clipped
us Sss SEEMED sh G the side of the face
mouth. They both connected with let's
then both, mixed punches in close. Ga
lento held Louis around the neck and
ROUND TWO.
Between Between rounds Galento's handlers ad-
to the face, The Champion W smashed Tony @
With a hard risht to the ear. left hook
sisSs re ba Tony Louis banged left and
M "a and T5s Fisht IT, Another rieht slowed Tons
him at will against the ropes but Tony
kept kes..or coming ming in close LOUIS was the ag-
joe neck as they moved around the e. Giia ring.
Iss aiS oaqsS smashed 9or left to the body Tony
9n IS Louis tried to to II finish ism him. ano 1fas They
Louis round '' "e'i
ROUND THREE.
ove1tims sstween ROUNDS Topys handlers worked
left h's on VG"nds she mouh Isni snd
Tony'S head banged against Joe's jaw Jaw
Galento's head back with a hard left, sea- a
rlsht hook to the inside floored Louis but
him Fl snd up .nde6 wd &c. count pdo Tony on
Joe then hung on momentarilv. Tony
landed a left to the face and took a risht
snd Joes left landed 1sS m1SSsd on the cb'n srt
Tony mauled Joe with both hands in a
{si {neutrai corner and Joe hung on momen-
appeared that Tonv had landed o1aa both left Il
,o%nd ,nd Tisht in flooring Louis in the third
ROUND FOUR.
.,,IssS, Tony CHARGED in and the champion
ny Smashed Left 10 The twS sde fht ft
and in close mauied the champion. ' Louis ai
landed left but was short with a right.
and another opened cut there Joe shot
LETT and right to the face and Tony was
hurt; Tony landed a light left and then
him staggering badly. Louis backed Tony
against the ropes and hit him with both
hands at will. Louis shot lefts and rights
to the face and Galento feli away from the
{opes and dropped to his knees helpless.
hanging on to the referee n his own
corner as Louis won by a technical knock
out in 2 minutes 80 seconds OF the fourth
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Semi-FinuIs Due
For NetWomen

Barring further rain, the semi
final rounds in both the District
women's tennis tournament at
Columbia Country Club and the
all-Army competition at Army
Navy were expected to be reached
today. Tentative plans call for
the championship matches of
each to be played on Saturday.
Mixed doubles competition was
to start in the District tourney
today while doubles in both the
women's and all-Army events
also were to begin.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Atchison
Continued From Page C-1)

Tony grunted that they were light
taps, not his best, and that he
didn't get good shot at Louis.
The opposition's version is that
the champion was off balance both
times. The stories seem to mesh,
but it is not difficult to imagine the
woe that would have risen up in
Louis corner had blowing
Anthony had everything behind
either fist. But Galento, we'll over
his peak and at a distinct disadvan-
tage with his short arms, did well
enough for the fans.
Twice the Jersey Nightstick club
bed Louis away, confused and Won
dering about this hulk of a man
before him, and the throng roared
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press,

Today a year ago-War Ad-
mtral, after II consecutive victo-
ries, was badly beaten on heavy
track in $4,000 Massachusetts
Handicap, running fourth as Me-
now won.
Three years ag@James E.
Sullivan Memorial Award pre-
sented to w. Lawson Little for
1885 victories in British and
American amateur golf cham
pionships.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Mat Matches

Hy the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS.-Ali Baba, 205,
Kurdistan, threw Daniel Savage,
240, Kentucky, 5:56.
SAN ANTONIO.-Everett Mar.
shall, 225, La Junta, Colo, de-
feated Rudy Dusek, 220, Omaha,
straight falls.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Harrington Lauds
Allen in Accepting
.W.P. A. Resignation
Maj. Donovon's
Retirement From Post
Also Acknowledged

Services rendered by Commission
er George E. Allen as w. P. A. ad-
ministrator for the District during
the last four years drew praise from
Col. F. c. Harrington, Federal Work
Projects commissioner. in his ac-
ceptance of the resignation sub
mitted yesterday by Mr.. Allen.
Col. Harrington also accepted the
resignation of Maj. Daniel J. Dono-
van, District auditor, as assistant
administrator and director of
finance for the local w. P. A.
In his letter accepting the resig-
nation, Col. Harrington said of Mr..
Allen:
"As we agreed shortly after my
appointment as Federal Works
Progress administrator, the duties
of conducting the work program
in the District of Columbia are
sufficiently heavy to demand the
full time services of an admins
traitor. This is particularly true at
this time when your reappointment
as District Commissioner throws
heavy burdens upon you While at
the same time the conduct of the
Works Projects Administration un-
der the new appropriation act pre-
sents many complicated and Cliff
cult problems.
Il wish to take this occasion to
express my deep appreciation for
the unremunerated services which
you have rendered to my predeces-
sor and to me as administrator of
the Works Progress Administration
in the District of Columbia since
August l, 1885. I feel that you have
made a very real contribution to
meeting the problem of the needy
unemployed in the District through
your efficient and sympathetic con-
duct of the program
Despite this severance of our Ct
fetal connection 1 look forward to a
continuance of our very pleasant
personal relationship"