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Evening star., 1939-10-13
Al Hart, War College
Giant, Signed for
Boxing Pre|im
240-Pounder Will Meet
Jack Rose. Sporrine
Mate of Joe Hill

AL Hart, 24o-pound Negro boxer
from the Army War College detach-
ment, has been signed by Match
maker Goldie Ahearn to meet Jack
Rose, 210-pound New Yorker, in a
six-round premliminary to the Co.
miskey-Hill eight-round feature
event scheduled for Turner's Arena
Monday night.
Training at Nine. Bey's camp in
Summit, N. j., as Silent" Joe Hills
sparring partner, Rose will arrive
Saturday in trim for real scrap.
Rose appeared here once before and
put up good fight with the vet
eran heavyweight, Willie Reddish.
Phil Furr, once the Districts lead
ing welterweight, will hit the come
back trail when he meets the rug
ged Joey Spangler of Richmond
in another six-rounder.
In earnest about his comeback.
Furr has been training steadily for
the last two months and will be in
first-class condition.
Two four-round bouts will COM
plete the program.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
-Four Of Five Big Ten
Title Contenders on
MettIe Tomorrow
Chompion Gophers Face
Purdue, Northwestern
Meets Ohio Stute
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Preseason
speculation on Big Ten football title
favorites gets its first showdown to-
morrow.
OF the five teams classed as rank
ing championship contenders, four
are paired off in the days top at
fractions.
Minnesota's defending champions
and Purdue, beaten only by the
Gophers last year, take a mighty
stride toward settling their 1899
title futures in a game at Minne-
apolls. Northwestern, with a start.
ing packfield of three sophomores,
and Ohio State, team it tied last
year, engage in similar standof at
Columbus.
Mlchigan's Wolverines, the fifth
ranking contender to open it's con-
ference drive tomorrow, takes on the
current Big Ten leader, Eddie An
oersons surprising Iowa Hawkeyes.
Ihe HaWkeyes first smothered South
Dakota and last week followed with
32-29 triumph over Indiana, but
injuries Will leave them shy of man
power for the Michigan joust.
Indiana, well versed this year in
throwing the ball around" goes up
against an unknown quantity, Wis.,
consin's Badgers.
The Big Tens other members
tackle non-conference foes from op-
posite sides of the Nation. Chicago
entertains Harvard, while Illinois
opposes Southern California in the
Far West. Notre Dame, meantime.
Will go after its third straight VIC
tory In a home game with Southern
Methodist.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Football
Continued From Page C-1.)

est: Not much to choose. Wake
Forest.
Michigan State Marquette: A
timid nod toward State.
Iowa State-Nebraska: Nebraska,
handily.
Baylor-Arkansas: Maybe the
Razorbacks can put together two
good games in a row. Arkansas.
California Oregon: The Webfeet
are hot. Oregon.
Stanford-U. c. L. A.: Looks like
more trouble for Stanford. U. c..
L. A.
Washington Washington State:
Taking Washington, but would be
glad to settle for a tie.
George Washington Is Choice.
Skipping over the chalklines other
wise: Bucknell over Albright, but
close; South Carolina over David
son; Mississippi over Centenary:
Virginia Tech over William and
Mary; Washington and Lee over
Southwestern (TennD, but beware
OF that one; Georgia Tech over
Howard; Kentucky over Oglethorpe;
Tennessee over Chattanooga; Ala
bama over Mercer; Furman over
Citadel; Carnegie Tech over Case:
West Virginia over Cincinnati; Tul-
sa over Oklahoma A. and M; Mis-
souri, over Washington University
(St. Louis): Kansas over Colorado
State; Kansas State over Colorado;
Drake over Creighton; Penn State
over Lehigh; Richmond over Rut-
gers; George Washington over But
Ter; Lafayette over Muhlenberg:
Denver over Wyoming: Utah over
Brigham Young.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Straight Off the Tee

greater champion. She was to prove
that today as she played Mrs. Wal
ter r. Stokes In the final round
Of the Middle Atlantic women's
championship at the Washington
Golf and Country Club. But the
facts are similar.
Back in 1881 Mrs. Nicolson, out of
golf for several years and staging a
comeback, started the 18th hole Z
down to Mrs. Hodges, a newcomer
from the Army Navy Club. The
Mid-Atlantic title was at stake. Mrs.
Hodges was good. Make no mistake
about that. But Dorothy also was
good. She played the par 81 back
nine in IS strokes to square the
match. And lost on the first extra
hole, when Mrs. Hodges holed a
chip shot from bunker.
How similar was that Mid-Atlantic
semifinal yesterday at Washington,
when slim Marion Brown, her back
to the wall, fought her way back
from four-hole deficit at the turn,
to square at the 10th, finally win
ming on the 18th with a chip shot
that barely missed the cup.
Marion Brown Is a great cham
pion. She can lose today, but 1t
isn't likely. She has consistently
been playing the last nine holes bet
ter than any one in the tourna-
ment. With the heat on yesterday
she played that stretch in SO strokes,
which happens to be better than
women's par, and only / above
mems par.
Champs Good in Pinches.
Champions always come through
In the pinches. That is why they
are champions. And Marion is a
true champ. She has what it takes.
But when you talk about golf
matches among women I doubt If
ever a finer match has been played
than that between Marion and Mrs.
Meckley, the steady campaigner who
has won all the titles around town
and the Mid-Atlantic twice. They
scored 78 and 79 and that stroke
was the sole winning margin. You
can't ask anything more than that.
Second-f1ight finalists were Mrs.
II. j. Simons of Manor and Mrs. N. E.
Vessels of Roanoke. Third-flight
finalists were Mrs. o. M. Reed and
Mrs. r. P. Brandt.
A mixed foursome tourney, held
as part of the Mid-Atlantic, went
to Mrs. c. H. Merillat and E. A.
Martin, who scored 81, to tie with
Mrs. Gorham Freer and j. L. Tracy.
The first two took the gross award.
Other winners were Mrs. ]. T. Powell
and P. w. Calfee and Mrs. M. K.
Barrou and r. D. Workman.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Two Pacing Marks Sci
By Billy Direct on
HaIf-MiIe Track
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALTAMONT, N. Y, Oct. 13.-
Billy Direct, the greatest PAGER of
them all, holds two new world rec
ords today for half-mile racetrack
In special Columbus Day meet
ing, Billy Direct went mile in two
minutes fiat, then teamed with the
Widower, owned by w. F. Hether-
ington, Rhinebeck, N. Y, to shatter
the team mark for the mile in
2:0414.
Owned by Dan McConville, Og-
densburg, N. Y, and Pat Downey,
Worcester, Mass, the champion
was handled by two sons of Vic
Fleming, veteran trainer and driver.
Charles Fleming drove the team
while William Fleming rode to the
other record.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
SPORTS.
20 Years AGO
In The Star

Joe Jackson of the Chicago
White Sox was the batting star
and Eddie Roush of the Cincin-
natl Reds the fielding hero of the
recent World Series. Jackson
hit .375 to lead all of the regular
players, and Roush made several
spectacular catches to halt White
SOx rallies.
Marshall Whitlock Of Column
bia won the District of Columbia
golf championship at Chevy
Chase with 72-hole score of 3O5,
10 better than Eddie Styles, run
nerup.
According to George Pearson,
noted European referee, Jimmy
Wilde, flyweight champion of
England, will sweep all before him
when he comes to America soon.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Notre Dome s. Players
Are Reudy for S. N. u.

NOTRE DAME, Ind, Oct. 13.-
Watch out when the Irish IS" boys
get loose! Harry Stevenson booted
the field goal that gave Notre Dame
last weeks TIA victory over Georgia
Tech. Bob Saggau scored one
touchdown, Steve Sitko held the
ball on Stevenson's placement and
Ben Sheridan showed to advantage
as a runner In the brief time he
was in.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Sit Place Urged
For Lazy Folk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclated Press.
BOSTON, Oct. ia major
problem cropped up today for the
National Recreation Congress
what to do for lazy people"
And a great percentage of us
are lazy people and no amount of
program planning is going to
change u.s. maintained j. M.
Rowley, secretary of the East
Orange IN. j. Recreation Com
mission.
so why not give us attractive
grounds where we can Just sit
and sit and like it,"
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Navy Coach to Wed

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 13. - Archie
Soucek, assistant football coach at
the Naval Academy, will wed Mary
Alva Carpenter of Ardmore, Pa, on
December 4. Soucek won the
Thompson Cup at the Academy in
1887 for excellence in football, base
ball and basket ball.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Table Tennis Team Here
Gets Some New Faces

Several new names appear on
WaShlngtons table tennis team
which will play in the Eastern
1nter-City League as a result of
final tryouts last night at the Ice
Palace.
Bobby Bensinger, the local boy
tennis champion, won one of the
berths, as did La Marr Harper,
Leonard Summers, Tom Abellera
and Jimmy Limerick. Completing
the team will be Stanley Fields,
Elias Schuman and Lou CORN.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Strong Soccer Teams
To Bottle Tonight

One of Balt!more's best soccer
teams will be at Ballston Stadium
tonight to meet the Heurich Brew
ers, annually one of Washington's
best.
The invaders are the Little Joe
Cafe booters, and the game is sched-
uled to start at 8:15 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Special Day. Makes Ace
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HANOVER. N. H-Maybe more
roofing sections should go in for
special days" At Dartmouth some
friends of Buford Hayden, senior
half, decided to hold a Hayden
Day" when the green played St.
Lawrence.
Hayden got so steamed up over
the reception he got from the stands
that he's been a first stringer ever
since.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Howard Squad at Raleigh
For Game With Shaw

RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 13 (Spe-
ciaD.-Howard Universitys football
team arrived here today and was to
engage in brief workout this after
noon in preparation for its game
here tomorrow with Shaw Univer-
sity.
A squad of 81 made the trip, seek
ing to avenge 60 defeat dealt the
Bisons by Shaw last year.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
College Frosh Gridmen
In Two Games Todoy

Two freshmen games here today
were to inaugurate the week end of
activity for local college elevens.
George Washington and Maryland
were to meet at College Park at
2:45 o'clock. while Georgetown's
frosh were to entertain the Temple
yearlings on the American Uni
versity field at 2::30.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Wi|berforce, Tuskegee
In Annual Contest
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Two all
Negro college elevens -Tuskegee In
stitute of Alabama and Wilberforce
College of Ohio-clash tonight at
Soldier Field in their tenth annual
Chicago meeting.
Wilberforce was ranked the IA
vorite to take its third straight VIC
tory and its fifth of the series.
Three games have ended in ties.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Track Star Gets Job

CHICAGO P).-Bernie Jefferson,
Northwestern's Negro halfback, who
graduated last June, has a job. He
is coach Of a Negro team of North
Carolina State College of Green's
boro.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Isolotor Accepts Bid
To PimIico Special
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.-William
Woodwards Isolater has accepted a
challenge to race against an all-star
field in the Pimlico Special Novem-
Der l.
1t was the first formal acceptance
from the owners of seven horses in
vited for the $4,000 winner take all
event.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
7. G. U.S. Loss of OdIe
No SoIoce to Temple
By the Associated prss.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA.-The fact that
Jack Odle, Texas Christians ace
passer. hurt his hand against Ar
kansas and won't be able to play in
the Temple game gives little solace
to Coach Fred Swan.
When told of Odle's mishap, he
grumbled: That doesn't help us
much, they still have two or three
other good passers."
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Pirates Release Becker,
Send 1osi 10 Dodqers

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 13.-Two
more athletes were cut from the
Pittsburgh Pirates pro grid roster
today in the wake of the teams S
fourth straight defeat.
John Tosi, recruit center and
guard from Niagara, was sold to the
Brooklyn Dodgers, while Wayland
Becker, a veteran end obtained
from the Green Bay Packers, was
given his release.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Texas High Grid Team
Takes 18th Straight

By the Associated Press.
HULL-DAISETTA, Tex, Oct. 13.
Hull -Daisetta High School, claim
ing the longest winning streak in
Texas scheolboy football, made it
80 straight with 31-6 conquest
of Liberty.
The string started late In 1885.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Football Rated Above
War at Marquette
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis-Marquette' s
gridders agreed with Gen. Sherman
on the subject Of war. They'll take
their football instead. Polled on
whether they d enlist in a European
war only II said yes" while 20
yelled no"
Practically all, however, added that
they'd go to war if this country was
involved. And they all added they d
like a crack at Michigan State-in
the starting lineup, preferably.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Washington Bowling Stars Seek Fat Cash Prize Levy Stakes at Norfolk
Thorson at 81, 900 Tops
Race Horse Sale
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY. Oct. 13.-Lex-
ington's fall thoroughbred horse
sales closed as GA horses were dis
posed of for $39,875, an average of
1923.
Top price was $4,000, which Ira
Drymon of Lexington, agent, paid
for Thorson. stakes winner of 10
races and $50,125. Thorson was
consigned by B. M. Byers.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Pirros of G. U. Feared
By Detroit Eleven
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
DETROIT, Mich.-Although De-
troit u, in the past two years has
not had any trouble beating Catholic
U. Of Washington, D. c., the Titans
have had lots of trouble with Carmen
and Rocco Pirro, Cardinal aces.
They are rated by the Detroit
players as two of the best foemen
encountered.
Carmen is a tackle and Rocco q
fullback.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Vet Soccer PIoyer Dies

PLUMSTEAD, England R.-
Frederick William Beardsley, one
OF the founders Of the Woolwich
Arsenal Football Club, died at the
age Of 50.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
w. & L. Back on Top.

y
& Lothrop bowlers are riding the
crest in the Department Store
League for the first time this season
by virtue of a shutout of Credit
Bureau. Clarence Naylor paced the
victory with 1859. Kann's slid from
first to third place when Raleigh
Haberdasher, led by Bill Treakle's
1854, shellacked the ertswhile leaders
to gain tie for the runner-up spot
Other matches resulted in sweeps
for Hecht Co.. Garflnkels and Guy
Curran over Lansburgh's, Jelleff's
and Goldenberg' respectively. Gill
bert Yobst shot 354 in the Garfinckel
triumph.
Margaret Smith is flashing a high
brand of rolling in the Women's
Procurement League. The star of
the Maullers backed up a seasons S
record of 351 with weeks top counts
of 128-132. Betty Gordon also shone
at the Lucky Strike with 124-327,
leading in the Eagles 80 win from
the champion Pinettes. Scorer
Gladys Thompson's 118-304 was
high as the Comets whitewashed the
Busy Bees.
For the second straight week Bill
Beatty carried off top set honors in
the American Legion League with
374. But his Bunker Hill quint
dropped two games to Costello as
DR.. Jack Dudley shot 344. Quentin
Roosevelt was 81 victory over
National Cathedral when Al Pop
kins led with top string Of 135 and
q 372 set.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Hiram Lodge in Streak.

Hiram boWlerS will strive to run
their winning streak to Is games at
Convention Hall tonight. While Sam
Simon and company were making
Lebanon their latest victim, West
Gate moved into a second-place tie
with B. B. French as Lee banged out
a season record of 1896 to lead in a
sweep over Stansbury No. l. Whip
Litchfleld, after lengthy absence,
was back in the Lebanon lineup.
The veteran Leo Speer with BAT
and Ball with 381 were the big guns
as the French team routed New
Jerusalem to equal West Gates
1912 standing Sugar Brashears of
Roosevelt holds the top average of
12l-10. His high game of the season
is 1874, and all four of his sets have
been in the 360s. Sherr of Ben
Franklin shot the weeks top game
of 156, three sticks more than w.
koontz.
A crack Shaffer's Flower Shop
team made its debut in the Ma
tional Capital League last night
ard turned back Jalepes Restaurant
III two of the three skirmishes, with
top game of 646 and a set of 1900
Red King starred with 1888, the
weeks high score, while Ernie
Eauser aided with 371. Jalepes
grabbed the last tilt with 638 and
garnered top team count of 1887
Red Circle Food Shop rollers held
their grip on first place by downing
Sun Dial twice Rey Parks 1868 was
high for the winners. Lucky Strike
Taproom eked out a 81 win from
Diamond Cab. Eddie Keith of the
losers shot 371. Ralph Goldberg S
1854 was high as Milton's Service
nicked the Benmacks twice.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Record Field Is Seen
For Tourney With
Award Of $3.50
District Leoguers Roll
At Chevy Chase and
BrookIond Tonight

Washington's bowling sharpshoot-
ers for the second time in two weeks
will move in on Norfolk, Va, to-
morrow to fire in the Norman Levy
Anniversary Sweepstakes, one of the
biggest money tournaments to be
staged in the South this season.
A top prize of $3.50 probably will
lure more than a dozen Capital top
notchers. The contingent will in
clude Tony Santini, last years run
ner-up; Ed Blakeney, Hokie Smith,
Lou Jenkins, Perce Wolfe, Joe Har-
rison, Howard Parsons, Astor Clarke
and several others.
Last years entry record of "a is
expected to be broken. Jimmy Wal
lace of Norfolk is the defending
champion.
District Leaguers Shoot.
District League matches will be
the attractions at the Chevy Chase
Ice Palace and Brookland Recrea-
ton tonight. Ed Schlegel's George
towners are slated to open their sea-
son against the Ice Palace five. while
buShy oll Inc WILL 1llfduc l1lC NllCIll-
gan Park drives.
The matches bring up the ques-
ton as to which team AL Wright
and Ray Parks will roll with. Jimmy
Moore, Lucky Strike captain, claims
to have signed both stars, yet in
releasing their lineups the Ice Palace
has included Wright and Brookland
Parks. Both are greatly desirable
team shooters. Wright last season
was the spark plug of the Luckies,
while Parks, a sensation in the
Campbell Sweepstakes, was men,
ber of the crack Bethesda team
which finished high in the national
tournament.
Sanitary Meats rolled season
record team game of 612 in the
Sanico League and totaled 1874 for
the set to win three games Billy
La Billie of Office smashed out top
counts of 148 and 1872. A few alleys
away, Charles Booker shot Alb in
the Merchants loop and Bob Wal
lach of Washington Gas Light
copped game honors with 1856 Gran
vile Jacobs 381 was tops in counts
Of 605-1,800 as Southern Diaries
smothered Irving's Sport Shop.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

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TPA4, I'LL meg, 256 m.
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GSD 11.75 meg. 25,5 M: GSB, 9.51 meg, Bis m.
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Evening star., 1939-10-13

0pm-WRC Bella Lugosi Venuta and Courtney Riley
Cooper guests George variety show.
930pm-WJSV. Barbara Luddy and Tremayne
symphony With Your Spaghetti" the Nighter
attraction
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-31
NEW OFFICERS
 FORUNICOCLUB
MOnsignOr VaIdanlbrini to Describe Recent Visit
 to Italy

Rt. Rev. Monsignor Joseph Val dam brini, retiring president. will relate his experiences on recent visit to Italy at the installation ex- ercises of the Waterbury Unico club Tuesday night at the Hotel Elton. Charles w. Palomba, new presi- dent, and other officers, will be in- stalled at the exercises to be attend ed by delegations from Torringtor New Britain, Bristol, and Bridgeport chapters. Mayor Patrick M. Perriel- 10 will be the guest of honor. Others to be inducted are: Vice president, Joseph Fava: secretary James Gioiella; treasurer, Ame- deo Pelosi: scrgeant-at-arms. John villano: directors, Msgr. valdam-
 brini, Frederick w. Palomba
 Frank Pope. Joseph Renzoni and
 Anthony Nastri.
 The program is being arranged by the entertainment committee including Joseph Manganaro chairman; William Gerardi, Paul Puszo, Frederick W. Palomba and MT. Pelosi.
 Lois and Dolores Divito, twins
 w.ll entertain with dance routines and Divito's orchestra will play for dancing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-31
Aldermen In Favor
 Of Pay Restoration
Adopt Resolution Returning 10 Per Cent Cut to City
 Employees Sale of Land Ordered PrObed

A resolution calling for the resto- ration of the 10 per cent pay cut to city employees was adopted unani- fi1ously by the board of aldermen last night. The resolution win be forwarded to the board of finance, which is now engaged in preparing the city budget for 1940. The resto- ration would be effective Jan. 1.
 Alderman George Kingston. Re- publican. offered the resolution. Re- marks in favor of 1t were made by Aldermen J. Gregory Lynch and Peter Grimm, Democrats, and e. Arthur, Du Bois and Thomas Bane, Republicans.
 Sale Questioned
 The Republicans put through a vote calling for an investigation of the sale of a piece of property at Locust and walnut streets by the board of education in 1887. The ac- ton was voted after Chairman John J. walsh of the school board had written the aldermen Q letter ex- blaming the transaction. N
 Seeking to make political capital before Nov. 14, the c. o. F. alder men succeeded in passing a motion calling on Griffenhagen & Asso- ciates to make a report on the pro- gress of the audit of the tax ccllec- tion books. It was reported tnof- ficially during the summer that Q shortage of about $2,000 had been discovered and at that time a full audit was voted. It was pointed out when the shortage was discovered and again last night that Tax Col lector William A. Ennis Is not in- volved.
 MT. walsh in his letter regarding the sale of the property said that 1t was owned by the school board, and that for several years there has been heavy expense in keeping a retaining wall under repair. Tn 1887, he said, 1t was learned that repairs costing $500 or more would be need. ed. Bids for the property had been advertised for several times, he said, without any results. An offer of $500 was received from Frank J. Histon and the board decided to accept 1t, he said
 Charter Changed
 Until 1887 the board of educa ton had the right to sell property held in It's name. but that year the char ter was changed to give this power solely to the aldermen. MT. Walsh said that the school board knew nothing of the charter change when 1t took its action.
 The controversy over the sale of the late came tip again some weeks ago when the aldermen were asked to validate a deed for the lot, a de- feet in the title having ben dis covered.
 A committee consisting of Alder-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-31

men Eenton Niver and Joseph Reiner, Republicans, and Charles Sciullo, Democrat, was appointed last night to investigate he trans- action.
 Alderman Kingston reported that the corporation counsel would sub- init at the next meeting a report on the possibility of bringing suit against former city oflicials con- victed in the conspiracy trial. ffe will also report on the legality of abatement Of water rents by the board Of works.
 s Election Expenses
 The board voted several transfers recommended by the board of fin- ance, including one of s0I7 for elec- ton day expenses. It was announcefl that equipment would be transported by the street department. gr {; An agreement whereby the citv would sell water to the Cakviile fire district was tabled because Attornev duerin Carmody. counsel for the district. was not present at the meet- ing. ; z
 An offer of $e,5oo for property at