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Evening star., 1939-03-09
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

AS simple as understanding basket
ball was Coach Bill Reinhart's ex-
PLANTATION today of what transformed
his George Washington outfit from a
badly-beaten five in the first half
Last night into an unstoppable COM
hination~ which held Georgetown to
seven points in the last 20 minutes
and gave the Colonials a clear claim
on the District championship for
1888.
I'VE simply began to check and
cut" was Reinhart's unadorned
statement. 'They are two funda-
mentals you can't disregard, but we
were doing neither in the first half
The result was that we were letting
Georgetown get set for clear shots,
which fell through with startling
regularity and, on the other hand,
we failed to realize that G. U. itself
was checking pretty far out on the
floor. Naturally. when our long ones
didn't drop through and we failed
to counteract this by cutting for the
short ones, we didn't score"
Colonials Make Strong Recovery.
Needless to say. the Colonials did
plenty of each in the second half
when they turned 1919 deficit into
a 1928 tie midway the last period
and went on to win. going away, by
1926. 1t may have been late in the
season for basket ball, but the lure
OF the first George Washington
Georgetown game in 16 years at
tracted two sets of 1000 rabidly
partisan fans and necessitated the
closing of the doors of the citv's
largest gym 10 minutes before the
tap-off.
Exceedingly well-played, we'll
of1ciated and devoid of any signs of
personal animosities between the
players, the game set a high
precedent for future relationships
between the universities. Referees
Paul Mention and Bum Enright never
handled the whistle to better ad-
vantage and an extremely fast game
from start to finish was the result.
Although all of G.. W.,s players
must be credited with a courage
and determination which enabled
them to carry on a sustained drive
in that last thrill-making half, it
was George (Jug) CARRIER, first, and
Capt. Bob Faris and Sid Silkowitz,
who were playing their last collegiate
game, who were the real heroes.
When G.. w. needed an illustration
just before intermission of what 1t
should have been doing, and hadn't,
it was Garber-who played one of
the greatest games seen at Tech this
year-who gave 1t to 'em in the last
two minutes of the first half. Eluding
his man 10 feet from the basket,
CARRIER cut sharply for a snowbird
and then, less than 30 seconds later,
took a long pass from Eddie
Amendola to stick up another two
points between the frantically out
stretched hands of a Georgetown
player.
Silkowitz, not content with feeding
CARRIER several of those beneath
the-basket passes, played one Of
his best defensive games, holding
Capt. Joe Murphy, Georgetown's
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Girls and UnIimiteds
Play Tomorrow in
Basket Tourney

Another off night faces entrants
in the District A. A. U. basket ball
tournament tonight. with the first
girls game due to feature resump-
ton Of play tomorrow at Eastern
Highs gym. The contest between
the fair basketers will send Rock
vile, defending champions and I'M
defeated in two years, against the
Rural Electrification Administration
seXtet.
Two unlimited games will pit
Delaware & Hudson against George
town Boys Club and Greenbelt
against Mclean A. c.. while the
Powell Community Center and Cen
tral Branch Boys Club will meet In
a 135-pound game.
An unlimited Police Boys Club
defeated Railroad Retirement Board
IN an overtime game last night,
40-35, while the Army Medicos
whipped the Georgetown Intramural
five, 1874. Columbia Beverages
145-pound team found little opposi-
ton as it trounced the Prince
Georges County Police Boys Club
30-18. The 120-pound Greenbelt
Shamrocks entered the second round
on a forfeit by Police Boys Club
which had three players overweight
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Young Sis|er Showing
Traits That Made
His Dad Famous
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
9-"Where's that young Sisler kidd"
asks every baseball man who visits
the training camp of the st. Louis
Cardinals.
II want to see him hit"
Being the ambitious son Of a IA
nous father is quite burden, but
young Dick Sisler is standing up
under the strain very we'll.
Dick is the 18-year-old son OF
George Sisler, immortal star OF the
national game, who recently was
voted into baseball's hall of fame.
There are some things one can
tell about batter under spring
training conditions and there's no
doubt about it, Dick Sisler, like his
father. has driving power. Dick Is
3 or 4 inches taller than his father,
but not as fast or graceful.
| Yet one can readily tell by the
way he grips bat and swings 1t
that he likes to hit and can hit.
The Cards are making every effort
to develop his obvious ability.
Experts have noted one fault
sort of 'hitch" in his swing-and
are striving to cure it.
The lad was signed to a Redbird
contract because his dad wanted him
to be brought up under General
Manager Branch Hickey, who also
gave him his first break years ago.
He probably will be sent to Roch-
ester to make his professional debut.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Newly Revealed Star
Looks Cinch 10 Win
World Cue Title
Mexican Chumoco Unable
To 'Crush' Post Curom
Events, Is Report
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 9.-The Eng
lish he speaks sometimes is diff
cult to understand, but the English
Joe Chamaco puts IN billiard ball
Is so effective he ranks as odds-on
favorite to win the world three
cushion championship In the current
round-robin tournament.
The 38-year-old Mexican has won
81 of his first 80 matches. Since
he still has "a to play, it might
seem he was just past the halfway
mark. Actually, though, If he only
breaks even the rest of the way
his nearest pursuer, Jay Bozeman
of Chicago, would have to win II
of his remaining "a matches to
beat him out.
Discrimination Hinted.
Since he is so far out front in his
competition with nine of the
worlds best at three-cushion, q lot
of people have been asking where
Joe Chamacos been hiding these
last few years. At 80 he certainly
isn't a novice. and yet this is his
first world championship.
You can get at least two answers
to that puzzle. The front ofnce'
version is that Chamaco "just
wasn't around for previous tour
naments. The inside" story is that
previous tournaments always In
volved the same group of players
all too scared of the Mexican to
want any part Of him.
At 1t Since Boyhood.
Like most billiard stars, Cha
maco has been at the game for a
long time. A dapper. nervous little
gen. who wears a rashing l rArkle,
on his right hand and chain-smokes
his cigarettes, especially when he's
trailing, Joe's been figuring the an
giles on the cushioned tables since
he was Is and his father ran a two.
table academy down in Sonora
Mexico.
In 1918 Joe moved up to Los
Angeles. and 1t was there he really
started stepping out. He won thu
Pacific Coast championship flve
times up to 1929. when he moved t.
New York. He's been here evel
since, winning three New YorA
State titles and the New England
crown and amazing the experts a.
far back as seven years ago BY
finishing only IL points behind Viii.
lie Hoppe in a round-robin.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Y Swimmers Too Good
For Western Hioh

Western Highs swimming team
could win only one event in eight in
a dual meet with the Y. NJ. C. A.
last night and was defeated, 46-20
Ernie Boggs won two events for
the "Y" and swan on one of its two
victorious relay teams.
Summaries:
50-yard free style-Murphy tY) won
Holmes 90, second: Raymond W). third
lO0-yard breast stroke-Goldberg (Y)
won; Holden W.; second; sandell (Y
220-yard free style-Boges (Y), won
Jenkins tW:), second: Fielder (Y). third
Time 2:53.1
1o0-yard Observation-Disclosures fY). won
Gray (Wos second; Mcqueen (WJ. third
Ioo-yard free style-Raymond tw.>
won; Holmes ", second; Green ", third
Time. l:03.7.
Fancy diving Mow board Marshall ~
third; Winners points. 71.0.
150-yard medley relay. M. c. A.
(Boggs, Goldberg. Skippon). won; Western
second. Time. :3S3.
Free style relay NJ C. A. Goldberg
Murphy. Skippon. Holiness. wo.l. Time
2:033.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Forfeit Gas House Gang Title Old Glamour and Spt Are M;no
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

William H. Taylor set world
record Of 5 feet AZ inches in the
standing high Jump during the
national A. A. U. championship
meet at Brooklyn.
Gallaudet jumped into the lead
of the District intercollegiate
Basket Ball League by defeating
Catholic University, 1924. c. U.
was played off its feet in the
last half. In the other part of
a double header, George WASH
ington ran up the highest score
of the season in beating Mary
land State, 1920.
Jack Johnson, former heavy
weight champion, arrived in Ha-
vana on way home from Spain,
and declared himself ready to
meet Jess Willard, the present
titleholder, or Jack Dempsey,
the outstanding challenger, ANY
time, anywhere and under any
conditions other than those at
Havana" He lost title to Will
lard there.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Mats
Continued From Page C-1D

gardless of what else is said, and
the South American, Alexandra
Carrasquel, is parsonage they look
upon with disfavor and with typi-
cally vague reasons Talk about
one happy family, you won't find it
here.
Some of the writing boys had a
new Cuban southpaw named Alejan-
dro Ojeda in camp There has
been no Senor Ojeda in camp, and,
furthermore, he won't be here for
at least another year or so
Ojeda is new discovery of Scout
Joe Cambria, but he is a skinny,
brown stripping who is ticketed to
be a second-string pitcher for
Greenville of the Sally League.
Ossie Bluege, the veteran utility
inf1elder with radio aspirations,
wanted to take a crack at Arch
McDonald's vacant job . He even
went to President Griffith to make
formal application, but the old
gent wanted to know how he was
going to replace the greatest utility
inf1elder in baseball, and Bluege
decided to skip the matter.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Picks Roper to Lost Longer,
Tony to Make Better Show

In short. the argument seems to
be a Mexican stand-off. West of
the Mississippi, Galento is pictured
as bald, bleary-eyed, and 10 feet
through the equator East Of the
big ravine, they paint Roper in long
white whiskers and the unifornar-of
the G.. A. r. ''
Scrutinizing the debate in the cold
light of logic, we come to two cor-
clusions:
CAD That the Roper fight will last
longer, scoring point for the West.
(B) That the Galento fight will
be better to watch, scoring a point
for the East.
Joseph Louis. who carries the an
swer in his two good hands, has
nothing but the friendliest feeling
for the Mellow Mr.. Roper. If Jack
wants to box and behave himself
the thing may last two, three, or
even four rounds. think it's pretty
certain that the first serious punches
that Joe throws will cut Roper down,
but he may wish to give the Califor-
MIA customers a bit of a spectacle
for their silver. The fellow who
looked around to wave to a friend
missed the whole of the Max
Schmeling and John Henry Lewis
fights.
I doubt if Joe will do much mon
keying with Galento. Tony should
be just as soft touch as Roper but
he'll come out winging with his left
hand, the only style he knows, and
unless Louis wants to run the risk
Of tasting that left, which would be
highly imprudent, he'll step in and
beat Anthony to the punch. He can
hit harder and faster than Tony,
but he can't afford to loaf.
AS to which section will suffer
more, East or West, 1 just will coin
phrase and say that it is six Co
OF one and half dozen (l2 doz) of
the other.
(Copyright, 1939)
Evening star., 1939-03-09
ReportorioI Rozzberries
Come Thick and Voried

Whittier are We drifting?"-
STOKES, in Whittier Are We Drifting?
.,SShoot If you must this old gray
Head. "-Whifflnpoll. in the Farmer S
Almanac
What's the matter with James j.
Jefries?'-Duffy. in the Boston
telephone directory.
Los Angeles is nuts. ."-Scrym-
geour, in the new unexpurgated seed
catalogue.
Tie sioes came thick and fast.
and Los Angeles gritted its teeth
and oioed its time, meanwhile COM
pleuns arrangements for the Roper
Louis dsht, including provisions for
the co-one-S fee and decent
burial. Then the signing OF the
LoNs-Gslento fight was announced.
ana the Wss, howled with glee.
Pls-sticklng has reached New
York" barked Spoonbill in the
Journal.
Pour Galento back in that
bottle" yelled Abercrombie, in the
Daily Wolfbane
break open aNOlNel case OF Deer,
hollered Clafey, in the Used Razor
Blade Tribune.
What of the morrow" demanded
Stokes. in What of the Morrow?
This is heck Of note"
thundered Chumley, in the Child's
Home Companion.
Whats the matter with Jess
Willard?" screamed Snodgrass, in
the LockiaW-Register.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
From the
Press Box
Louis Next Two Bouts
Painful to Both Coasts
BY JOHN LARDNER.

SpcSihl So1IcSpouOenl Oh 1Ue 0tdr.
NEW YORK, March 9.-An ugly
flame of hostility has leaped up,
between the East and the West,
which is similar in some respects to
the feud that split the North and
South apart in 1861.
The question is, which section has
been stuck with the worse fight
the West, with Joe Louis VS.. Jack
Roper, or the East, with Joe Louis
VS.. Tony Galento?
When Los Angeles snatched Roper
from the Bosom of a DR.. Townsend
rally and pressed him into service
against the champion Of the world,
a roar of laughter went up along
what is jokingly known as the
Atlantic Seaboard I quote at ran
dom from the remarks of the critics:
mo Civil War veteran is safe
Blivitz, in the Chronicle.
who will provide for Roper's
Observation-Disclosures, in
the Daily Eggplant.
This is sheer folly."-Aspinwall
IN the Bugle-Zeitung.
Evening star., 1939-03-09

leading scorer. scoreless from the
floor.
Faris Holds High Average.
Faris played his part in the victory
in the second half and it was only
fitting that one of his patented set
shots from the sidelines should have
tied the score at 23-al and loosed
a bedlam. Faris 8 points enabled
him to end the season with a total
of 242 points for 20 games. or an
average Of l2.10-the highest Dis
.trict basketer has made in years.
=, Georgetown was not without its
heroes, for Murphy compensated for
his goalless game with an outstand-
ing performance in back court, from
where he directed Georgetown's play.
George Pajak, who took the ailing
Kurtyka's place, played we'll both
extensively and defensively, winding
up as the games high scorer and
holding Faris scoreless during the
first half.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Fort Stevens Diamond
Squad to Gather

Candidates for the Fort Stevens
Post. No. 80, American Legion junior
baseball team will turn out at the
clubhouse, 1924 Georgia avenue
NV, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
Boys interested in joining fast
outfit are requested to be present.
To be eligible under the age re-
strictionS they must have been born
in 1922 or thereafter.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
johnson, Lynch Favored
As Y Tennis Starts

Three matches tonight will open
the Y. M. c. AS second annual
indoor tennis tournament in which
the Districts second ranking man
player, Junior and boy champion
are favored entrants. David John
sen, Junior title holder, is the de-
Tending champion, but can expect
strong competition from Hugh
Lynch.
Phil Marcus and j. N. Evans will
play the first match tonight at 8
o'clock, with Felix Silva and Jim
Coxetter clashing at and H. Hay
maker and L. Hight at 10.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Greenbere Covets R. B. /
Mark to Please Boss
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSoclated FreSS.
LAKELAND, Fla.-Always willing
to oblige, Hank Greenberg is going
after the American League runs
batted-in record this season for the
Detroit Tigers because "the boss
wants it,
The boss Is Owner Walter O.
Briggs, so Big Hank will take a
crack at Lou Gehrig's record of 1874
r. B. I. for a season this summer.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

Today a year ago-Bill Terry,
manager of the New York Giants,
charged Cleveland Indians kid
naped" Rookie Bill Nowak who
reported to Giants.
Three years ago - Marjorie
Gladman Van Ryn won United
States women's indoor tennis
title, defeating Norma Taubele,
Ga, 6-3, in New York.
Five years ago-Walter Neusel
of Germany outpointed King Le-
whisky in l0-round bout at New
York.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Eddie
Dempsey, 1872, Moline, ILL.,, out
pointed Sam Scully, 1872, Chicago
60.
BOSTON.-Maurice Strickland,
1872, New Zealand, knocked out
Jack Pallat, 2011s, Cleveland 60.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Would Sponsor Nine

Unlimited baseball teams seeking
a sponsor are asked to contact Frank
Milan of the Arcade Market, which
is willing to back nine during the
coming season. He may be reached
at Columbia 879O.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Colonial Change in Strategy
Turns Rout by Georgetown
Into Brilliant Triumph

leading scorer. scoreless from the
Evening star., 1939-09-18
This Changing World
Rumonio's Turn Seen Likely to Come Next,
What With Russio Tasting Polish Success

physical military help from the
West. I'VE cannot send you man
or a plane" he is reported to have
told the Polish government, but we
will pledge ourselves to fight Ger
many to the bitter end regardless as
to what will happen on your front"
The 6-foot Englishman, who COM
manded at one time during the last
war the British forces in North
Russia, told the Poles they are free to
choose whether they want to 60 to
war with Germany under such con-
ditions and the Poles decided to take
a chance.
The statement made by Gen. Iron
side to Col. Beck and Field Mar
shal SmiglyRydz is important be-
cause it indicated that the British
general staff had clearly foreseen
what was going to happen in the
East and still advised the govern
ment to 60 ahead and declare war
on the Reich.
If the British decide not to be
doWn-hearted by the amazing mill
tary and diplomatic successes of
Herr Hitler, it is more than likely
that the Allies will take the gloves
off and punches will be- really
strong. 1t may take some time be-
fore they will be able to hit hard
But it may be expected that the
neutrality of number of countries
in the West will have to be given
up-by mild force or persuasion-in
order to enable the Allies to make
detour around the Siegfried wall.
Evening star., 1939-09-18

A textbook Of the history of the
Armenian people will be published
in both Russian and Armenian.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
Association Asks i. ).
Restudy Philippines
Freedom Plan
Jopon Might Seek
Island if Act Goes
Through, Says Report

Ey the Associated Press.
The Foreign Policy Association
suggested yesterday that the ques-
ton of independence for the Philip
pines should be reconsidered in the
light of the Far Eastern political
situation and the war in Europe.
Frederick T. Merrill, in a report
prepared for the private research
organization, said:
IF Japan seizes the opportunity
to drive foreign interests out of
China now that England and France
are engaged in European war, ,la-
tional expediency would probably
dictate indefinite postponement of
Philippine independence"
An act adopted by Congress in 1884
provides for Philippine independ-
ence on July 4, 1916.
Mr.. Merrill asserted that as a re-
suit of Japan's expansion to the
south the Philippines already were
being encircled III a pincer move
ment and that many influential
Filipinos were beginning to question
the advisability of independence.
Many observers believe" he said,
"that after the withdrawal of Amer
lean sovereignty in 1916 Japan will
attempt to dominate the islands,
either by gradual economic pene-
tration, or by outright conquest"
Evening star., 1939-09-18
New York Primary
Tomorrow Promises
To Be Tame Affair
New Jersey Likewise
Has Little Excitement
To Offer at Polls
nv thu A Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 18.-New
York's political menu for tomorrow's
primary election presents lean fare
for Statewide consumption.
Except for an upstate Town.
sendite battle for Republican con-
gressional nomination and a New
York City squabble over National
Committeeman Kenneth F. Simp-
sons Republican leadership, voters
will decide only local tits.
Townsendites seek support for
Arthur Hall, Binghamton coun-
Gilman and Townsend plan sdvo-
cate, in a three -cornered Repuoli-
can fight for nomination to the
congressional seat vacated by the
death of Bert Lord.
Others seeking the nomination
are Clarence l.. Chamberlain,
Broome County G. o. P. chairman
and Howard M. Smith, Broome
County supervisor.
In New York City, supporters of
Bronson Trevor, who are pressing
for Simpsons custer, censure al
legged Simpson deals" with the
C. I. o. and the American Labor
Party and call for defeat of his
slate of county committeeman.
Evening star., 1939-09-18
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Is the war over? This is the
question which is being asked today
not only by drawing room strategists
but in most earnest quarters.
The third week of the European
war opens with heavy odds against
the allies. The Polish resistance
has collapsed Russia entered the
scene, firing the executioner's shot
at the dying Poles. There is no
eastern front for the German
armies; the cleaning-up operations,
the fight against Polish guerrillas
will require only second line troops
and old airplanes.
Rumania's turn is likely to come
next. The Russian bear has tasted
honey from the Polish hive with
impunity. He may try now the
Rumanian hive by invading Bes-
sarabia. The position of the Bucha-
rest government is difficult. Men,
aced by the Germans in Poland, by
the Russians across the Dniester
and possibly by the Hungarians,
who last week carefully refrained
from proclaiming their neutrality
in the present conflict, the Ru-
manian government has not really
much choice but accept any decision
taken in regard to that country by
the Berlin Moscow axis. Even if
King Carol decides to flght-Which
under the circumstances would be
foolish heroism-the chances of a
little country like Rumania resisting
two countries like Germany and
Russia are exactly nil.
The entire Danubian basin will
henceforth be at the mercy of the
Reich-much more so than in the
past. Even Turkey, which declared
itself on the side of the allies, will
have to revise its policies. The same
thing goes for Greece. The whole
system of alliances in Eastern Eu-
roupe built up by the French and
British hurriedly since last March
are collapsing under the heavy
squall from the East. The predatory
nations have the upper hand.
The military situation on the west
ern front is not encouraging, either.
The allies have obtained some mill
tary successes which were pleasing
in the cleaning-up operations of po-
sitions before the Siegfried Line. But
no military man takes these sue
cesseS to mean more than that the
French Army is in good shape.
They have not made dent yet in
Germanys wall on the Rhine. Now
this wall of steel and cement will be
strengthened by at least 10 divisions
from the eastern front.
Great Britain and France have
today to decide whether they want
to 60 on fighting Hitlerism even if
the war may last another seven
years, or accept the results of their
past mistakes, consider favorably
the peace proposals which Hitler will
make in the next 10 days and get
better prepared for the next time.
The British and the French gov
ernments have declared that they
are fighting to observe their en-
| gagements towards Poland and to
crush Hitlerism, which has kept the
world in a state of continual jit-
ters for several years.
Poland is gone. But this event.
uality seems to have been taken into
consideration by the British military
authorities. When Gen. Edmund
Ironside visited Warsaw a few days
before the German invasion he told
| the Poles they could not expect any