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Evening star., 1939-08-07
Pamela Barton British Golf Queen Top of Game for Title Tourney
Shore and Murphy, Net Rivals
OF Old Trying Comebocks>
Clash in M. A. Tourney

Despite the fact that other COM
petitors are out merely for the exer-
else due to the presence Of Barney
Welsh, the Middle Atlantic tennis
tournament was expected to produce
several attractive arguments today
as the event at Edgemoor Club
moved into the third round.
At $3.50 pm. today sixth-seeded
Frank Shore was to hook up with
Dick Murphy, former nationally
ranked star and dark horse, in a
match that promised lots of fire.
works. Both players, attempting
comebacks after several years of
little tennis, are near top form for
continuation of a duel started 10
years ago.
At that time Shore was Junior
champion of Washington, title he
held for three Straight years, while
Murphy was one of the lands rank
ing youngsters. BY virtue of vic
tory over Sam Hayes, who, Incl
dentally, beat Bobby Bensinger yes
terday, Shore entered the final Of
the national Junior indoor cham
pionship in Baltimore against Muir
ply The latter won and later be-
came one of Americas best players.
Lynch Is Given Battle.
Frank won an invitation tourney
at Cape May, N. j., this summer.
Murphy has sharpened his game
with practice against Washington S
best.
These two, along with other first
Fighters, moved up with little trou-
BILE yesterday. In fact, of the seeded
group, only Hugh Lynch, ranked sec
ond, was given a real battle. Play
ing against Bill Wickham, termed q
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Mann 2-to-1 Favorite
To Capture Rubber
Bout With Dudds
Daniels and Friedman
Sharing Spotlight on
AII-Heovy Program
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

With nothing more to lose than
lack-luster regulations, Nathan
Mann, formidable contender for
the heavyweight crown before Joe
Louis knuckles dulled his fistic am
bition, and Steve Dudas, a worn
but rugged trial horse, will punch
1t out tonight at Griffith Stadium
In the feature 10-round bout OF an
all-heavyweight show.
The odds favor Mann by to l
and the New Haven Italian is pre-
dieting a knockout for himself be-
fore the halfway mark. He won the
last engagement between the two,
squaring an old account, and is in
superb condition for the rubber"
bout.
Would Build Up Daniels.
Sharing interest with the main go
will be the six-round semi-final in
volving Maynard Daniels of this
city and one Jake Friedman of Bal
timore, and the outcome is more
important to Partners Turner and
Ahearn than the decision handed
down in the feature Daniels, a
Marine Corps Reservist, recently re-
turned from the West Coast, where
he boWled over half a dozen oppo-
nents in sensational fashion, and If
he is impressive tonight efforts will
be made to build him up into a
main bouter.
The card is dotted with interest
ing scraps, not the least of which
Is that between Al Hart, ponder
GUS Washington Barracks Negro,
and Abner Powell, jr., of New York
Hart has been fed a steady diet of
setups since making his professional
debut couple of months ago. and
Powell promises to be the first op-
ponent able to, make the big boy
fight and show his true colors.
LOwman Faces Ivans.
In still another worth while at
traction Al Lowman. Baltimore lad.
who kayoed Jim Williams several
weeks ago at the stadium, will meet
Ralph 1vans, a protege of Jim Brad
dock. Lowman proved he could alb
sorb punishment as we'll as dish it
out In surviving Williams early as
sault and coming on to win, and
against Ivans he will have an
other opportunity of proving his
claim to top assignments. Advance
reports indicated that Ralph has
the makings of an Al heavy
weight.
The six-round curtain-raiser will
find Jim Wilson pitted against Odell
Jackson of Durham. N. c., pro-
tege of Ad Warren, Duke University
ring coach.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
BoseboIl Greet Help
To Lefty Grove.

Grove has done his share for base
ball. What has baseball done for
Grove?
He came out of the Blue Ridge
Mountains barely able to read or
write. Today he has smart invest
ments that will take good care of
himself and his family for the rest
of their lives.
Grove always wanted to learn.
Years ago he began a study of the
best diet for an athlete. He followed
this diet. He became temperate.
A pipe and cigar smoker at the
age of IL, he became temperate
here also.
When hunting you would see him
with rubber ball which he kept
In his left hand to develop a stronger
grip. This is a sound device, some
thing that Gene Tunney used in both
hands before his first Dempsey fight.
You merely keep squeezing the rub
Der ball.
Grove came into baseball as a
lone wolf. He had no intimates,
no close pals. He liked few people.
He trusted even fewer people. He
and his long left arm were on their
own. He was neither mean nor
surly. He was shy and aloof. But
he could fog 'em through.
Around 1881 he won 81 games and
lost only 4, as I recall the vital
statistics.
The most remarkable part of
Groves career is that during so
many years the old buggy whip arm
went dead on him at least three
times. That isn't such good news
for a kid pitcher-for comparative
kid like Dizzy Dean. It's 10 times
tougher for veteran after a 2O-year
span.
But in spite of all this, we still
have the Lonaconing lancer around
with us-record II won and lost.
A genial sort of fellow now who
doesn't have to bother about his
next meal, even if his left arm falls
of. There still are plenty in the way
OF fish and quail and wild duck
somewhere in his Allegany retreat.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Links Lass SparkIes
In Fine Comeback
After Illness
Stoeky Younester Full
Of Hope as She Faces
Severe Test Here
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.--Recovered
from an illness that kept her off the
links for year and once more back
at the top of her game, England s
Pamela Barton is here to scrap our
woman golfers in the national cham
pionship at Noroton, Conn.,, August
21-26.
When she got in last night Pam
said she was full of hope" which is
very optimistic statement for her
to make and should constitute fair
warning to our gals to polish up their
games. For Pam is a golf invasion
all by herself.
Still only %, the stocky British
girl was the "kid wonder of wom-
ems international golf back before
Patty Berg began getting her
freckles in the rotogravure sections.
Pam won the French championship
when she was II, and in 1886, at
10, she captured both the British and
American titles.
Stars Again After Illness.
There wasn't q woman capable Of
matching her game at that time, and
it looked as though her reign would
be long one. But her fine touch
deserted her the next year. Some
thing went wrong. After losing in
an early round of the 1887 British
championship, she announced that
illness would prevent her playing in
1888, and in England they feared she
was through.
She was plagued by lengthy
dispute with British golf off1cials
because of her literary efforts. At
one time she was threatened with
being declared a professional. All
that evidently has been Strengthened
out, for she recently came back to
win the British title again after a
lapse of two years. They say her
golf is better than ever.
There is a marked similarity be-
tween Pam and Patty Berg. Both
are red-headed, powerful youngsters,
long off the tee and accurate with
their long irons. Pam. like Patty,
will out-drive her average opponent
so yards or more, and then slam an
iron shot to the flag while her rival
is whaling away with spoon and
hoping for the best. PANS favorite
club, in fact, is No. iron.
Patty in No Trim to Play.
The two of them would make
great final, but there is no assur-
ance that Patty will even defend the
title she won last year. The Mime
apolis marvel underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis less than three
weeks ago, and both her father and
her doctor are said to want her to
stay home. Even if Patty competes,
her game is likely to be little rusty.
Still, there will be plenty of COM
petition for Pamela She will find
Dorothy Kirby, Marian Miley. Mrs.
Estelle Lawson Page, Mrs. Glenna
Collett Ware and the others capable
of keeping her fully occupied. There
also will be present the Irish cham
pion, Clarrie Tiernan, who is being
hailed as great player.
Evening star., 1939-08-07

greatly improved player by Hugh,
Lynch came from behind in both
sets to win. 81, IS. Wickham was
game from taking each set.
welsh, defending champion,
moved into the third round by beat
ing Bernard Miller, 81, 6j3, and
was to meet 18-year- Dewitt
Smith at $3.50 today. The Edgemoor
youth, who pulled the lone surprise
OF the tournament by upsetting the
veteran Austin Rice Saturday, won
another tough match yesterday with
Ken Daily, a 6-4, Ga victim.
Smith said he was looking forward
to a tennis lesson" today.
Officials Deny Friction.
Welsh and Dooley Mitchell began
defense of their doubles crown with
a snappy victory over Felix Silva
and Billy Contreras, losing only five
games. The other seeded teams also
moved up through easy triumphs or
byes. Alex Kailes and Frank Rob-
erts, Baltimore champions were
among the latter group.
During play yesterday officials of
the tournament denied a storm was
brewing as result of the draw held
Friday and quoted rules in defense
of their refusal to allow players to
be present.
Austin Rice, chairman of the Dis
trict Tennis Association, who was
reported to have insisted on being
present during the draw because of
alleged irregularities in the past,
explained that he had been misun-
derstood and that he was not re-
ferring to anything connected with
the Edgemoor Club. He stated that,
as a District official he thought 1t
was his duty to be present.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Henson Runs Streak
In Ringer League
To 42 Games
Haley Boosts His Stock
In Star Tourney With
Win From Howery

Clayton c. Henson, Northern Vir-
ginia horseshoe champion, today
was another step toward an almost
unheard of feat-a clean slate for
seasons play In an all-star league
With three games won from Sanford
Stoddard yesterday, Henson boosted
his streak in the Metropolitan Sim
giles League to ~.
At the same time, Walter Haley
was boosting his stock as a candi-
date for the District championship
in The Evening Star tournament to
open August 81 Haley took a game
from Charley Howery, who, next to
Henson. has been the hottest pitcher
in the league.
Lee Fleshman, waxing better and
better as the time approaches for
him to defend the Southern Mary
land title in The Star tournament,
polished of Sanford Stoddard and
Bob Heflin in three games each to
strengthen his hold on second place
A large gallery saw the experts
pitch on the National Capital Parks
courts near the Commerce Building
Special accommodations will be
available when The Stars event Is
staged on the same courts.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Ruth, os HurIer, Was Jinx
To Walter Johnson

Babe Ruth, as a pitcher, still holds
the 5-year record for either right
handlers of left-handers. Home-run
Babe was just about as great pitch
er as he was hitter. Ask Walter
johnson, who lost more than one
10 contest to the Babe.
But the left-hander that intrigues
me over the others now is Robert
Moses Grove.
Grove came out of the hills or
mountains of Lonaconing, Md, back
in 1920 to join the Martinsburg
team of the Blue Ridge League. He
was the trailer of the lonesome pine
He then was 20 years old. A year
later Lefty feet, 3, weighing ITS
pounds, took his whiplash left arm
to Baltimore where he won 1O8
games in five years.
Lefty was 25 years old when he
Joined the Athletics in 1925, where
in his first two years he won %
games and dropped 25. 1t was not
until 1928 that he learned how to
pace himself, losing the deep de-
sire to strike out every man who
came to bat. Since that spot Grove
has had one of the most phenomenal
records of baseball.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Straight Off the Tee

l90yard 17th at Capital, in match
with George Borsari, Frank White
and E, B. Ferguson, jr. Laing had a
73 with the aid of the ace. Sweep
stakes winners at Capital were w. H
Mylander, B. H. McNeal and F. S.
Creswell.
At Beaver Dam slow swinging
Jime Gipe pounded out an unofficial
course record of 60 in a match with
Everett johnson. Forrest Thomson
and Roger Sheriff. The official anna
teur record at Beaver Dam is SO, held
by Roger Peacock.
The Presidents Cup at Indian
Spring went to Joe Wilson, who
scored 1856. F. K. Wooley was
next with 73-5-68
At Washington, John Mason and
Les H. Whitten split the first prize
in the sweepstakes tourney, with
Mason scoring net 81 and Whitten
winning the gross award with 74
E. E. Naylor picked up most of the
marbles at Congressional, winning
the sweepstakes affair with 8l-19-
81. Other winners were J. Murphy,
Tom Groom, A. Nader and A. c.
Paul.
At Army Navy young Jimmy Ste
vens, the District junior champ, set
an unofficial amateur mark with a
fiat TO- 2 better than par. Jimmy
made this score despite on the
para 18th hole. He was playing with
his father Comdr j. H. Stevens.
Manor's two-man team tourney
opened with Max Taylor and w. G..
McCreery pacing the winners into
the second round. They licked Ralph
Gibson and l.. T. Souder, and l.
Dr. E. B. Frank won the net award
in a sweepstakes tourney at Ken
wood, with 9O-27-63. Others in the
prize pot were John Dibs, Walter
FurloW and J. E. Hutchinson.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Thrills Are Plentiful,
But Patrons Few
Al tTeter Show

DESERVING this sector after having
convinced some 1880 natives of
their ability to flirt with fate and
live to tell about it, Lucky Teter and
his troupe of daring stuntmen today
headed for Lockport, N. Y. where
they will perform their auto aero
battles tomorrow night.
Unraveling such stunts as hurdling
six automobiles at the wheel of an
other car and smashing cars head
on, Teter thrilled $500 spectators
yesterday at the Capitol Speedway
which had housed 10000 customers
for his first show there two weeks
ago
Teter's next appearance in this
vicinity will be at Hagerstown, Md,
on October 81.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
More Than 100 Seek
Patty Berg's Title
In Western Golf
Women From II Stutes
In Tourney Opening
At Detroit Today
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT. Aug IA siX-day
bombardment of the Oakland Hills
Country Club course got under way
today as more than 100 feminine
golfers from IL States set out in
quest Of the women's Western closed
championship.
The contestants were shooting for
the title held by Patty Berg, the pert
redhead who took the championship
at Chicago's Olympia Fields course
last year. Patty herself was not pres
ent. a recent operation forcing her
to forego defense of her crown.
Edith Estabrook Favorite.
Favorite in the field was Edith
Estabrook. 18year-old Dubuque,
Iowa, school girl, who lost to Miss
Berg, 4 and 3, in last years 36-hcle
final. She holds the Oakland Hills
course record for women, a II. shot
in the 1896 western girls champion
ship.
Pressing Miss Estabrook in public
support were three former cham
pions. Dorothy Traung. husky
daughter of San Francisco's police
commissioner: Marion Miley, daugh-
ter OF Lexington, KY, professional,
and Mrs. Lucille Robinson Mann of
Milwaukee. Miss Traung won the
title in 1886 at South Bend, Ind.
while Miss Miley took the crown
twice and tied for the medal in
1886. Mrs Mann was 1888 cham
pion.
Other Prominent Entrants.
Other prominent entrants in
cluded Betty Jameson of Dallas,
Tex, former women's trans Missis-
sippi champion; Dorothy Kirby of
Atlanta, Ga, women's Southern title
holder; Beatrice Barrett of Minne-
apolis, who lost out to Miss Traung
in the 1886 final at South Bend:
Phyllis Buchanan of Denver, Eliz-
abeth Hicks, Los Angeles, and Patty
Stephenson of Minneapolis.
Today's play was an 18-hole
qualifying round, with the low 80
scorers slated to engage in one 18-
hole match a day until Saturdays
36-hole final.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
From the
Press Box
Greatest Lightweight
Depends on Your Age
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

opcSidi SOilcspollucuL Ol uc CLdT
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (N.A.N.A).-
Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers
undoubtedly are a couple of great
lightweights. Everybody says so.
They'll put on a great fight"
says DR.. Leach Cross, the dentist
and reformed prizefighter. "Of
course, the lightweights don't
amount to much nowadays. We used
to have good ones in my time"
DR.. Cross time was circa 19l0-15.
These boys are fine little fight-
ers," says Benjamin Leonard. I'm
not saying they would of done so
good, though, in my time, when We
had real lightweights."
Mr.. Leonard's time was 1885.
1T ought to be a nice fight"
says Tony Canzoneri. Say, speak
ing of lightweights, there will never
be bunch like the ones we had in
my time"
l.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Bill Torbett Keeps
A. A. U. Divine Crown

Repeating his triumph of last year,
Bill Tarbett, Shoreham fancy diver,
yesterday won the District A. A. U.
diving championship at the Wash
ington Golf and Country pool with
score of 1880 John Marshall, Y.
M. G. A.. finished second with 1903 20,
and Forrest Harding. from the Army
and Navy Club, third with 10447.
A swimming and diving exhibition
was staged by members of the
Shoreham team. composed of Patsy
Palmer. Betty Roland, Helen Flett,
Phyllis Palmer and Lucille Kirsch.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
7-Up Tops Woynesboro

WAY NESBURU, va, Aug. T.
7-Up diamonders of Washington.
D. c., have another victory over
Wavnesboro to their credit today,
but only after scoring an lilo de-
cision in one of the widest games
witnessed here. The visitors over
came an early six-run handicap and
survived closing four-run assault
to win.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Prince Georges Leuoue

Maryland Aces have an improved
status in the Prince Georges League
by virtue of their ga victory over
Police Boys Club. Gown gave up
only seven hits, while Hutchinson's
three bingles topped the winning
attack.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Old RivoIs Breok Even

Camden Tavern and Riverdale
failed to settle their diamond differ
ences yesterday, as they divided
twin bill. Camden won the opener,
Az, behind K. Dever's eight-hit
pitching, and dropped the nightcap,
11-3.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Hoover Aces at Columbia.

Meanwhile, weekend golf went
ahead in usual midsummer fashion,
with the usual number of hot rounds
shot by the boys who whack em on
Sundays. At Columbia Charles
Hoover knocked a 4-iron shot into
the cup for an ace on the 175-yard
eighth hole. Playing with him were
Page Cornwell, Billy Shannon and
Ray Ewearden.
Allen Laing holed a tee sl on the
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Gurvin's Grill Ahead

Garvin's Grill captured a 4-3, H.
inning soft-ball tussle from Amer
lean Linen and dropped the latter
into tie for first place with s.
Kann's in the Sport Center League.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Lundover's Rally Wins

Rallying in the closing innings
Landover defeated Mount Rainier,
So. Payne, who granted only five
hits, won pitchers duel with Rab-
bit and @. Green, who surrendered
only six between them.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Another for Curefree

With Chuck Arnold allowing only
three hits and tanning 10, the Care
free Circle baseball team trounced
Fort Dupont A. c.. II, yesterday in
. game at Suitland, Nd. 1t was
Arnold's second victory I'll two days.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Arlington Indions Take Two

Arlington Indians picked on two
teams yesterday, beating Betsy Ross,
10-4, and Home Improvement, 9-2
Dinky Jarbo hit homer IN the Sec
ond game.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
CuIpeper Nine BIunked

Held to two scattered bingles by
Coe, Culpeper was blanked, 60, by
the Guardians yesterday. Arbuth-
not and jenkins paced the winning
attack.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
WoddelI Got Sweet Revenge
After As Let Him Go.

Who belongs in this group? l re-
call Rube Waddell from 1898 when
he worked out on the Vanderbilt
campus with Frank Blacks Detroit
Tigers.
After Waddell there were Eddie
Plank, the Gettysburg guide-Nap
Rucker, the Marietta marvel from
Brooklyn-Rube Marquard and his
10 straight-Herb Pennock. the
Brain Trust of Philadelphia, Boston,
New York-Art Nehf-and then a
fellow named Ruth.
There we're many others-Theo-
dore BreitenStein. the $4,000 beau
ty, and Slim Sallee Also Doc White,
Ty Cobb'S nemesis. and Nick Al
trock. Lefty Gomez is another. So
was Noodles Hahn,
The name of Carl Hubbel belongs
close to the top. The Giant pitcher
is one of the all-time stars with a
triple combination of brains, heart
and skill
But to my mind the six best left
handlers who ever moved into action,
year after year. were Rube Waddell,
Eddie Plank, Nap Rucker, Herb Pen
mock, Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove.
was talking the other day with
Tommy Connolly, one of the best
of all the umpires, who put in 40
years in the mask and protector. He
told me this story Il saw the Rube
strike out one of the great hitters
one day with a third strike that
landed in the dirt two feet in front
of the plate. 1t was waist high
coming in, but in one split second
1t was in the dust. What pitcher" :"
When Connie Mack released the
Rube as being all through and sent
him to the Browns, the Rube asked
for a shot at the Mackmen and
only famed II that day-after he
was through.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
The
SPORTLIGHT
Grove Earns His Place
Among 6 Best Lefties
BY GRANTLAND RICE
H.ooiai C1rraenonIant of The CT q


NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (NANA).-
Lefthanders, southpaws, portsiders,
sidewheelers-call them what you
Will-but who was the best?
The argument developed in a
group of old-time ball players and
old-time writer's who go back 80
or 40 years. And it started under
the gaunt 1889 shadow of one Robert
Moses Grove, the Lonaconing Ian
Ger from the hills of Maryland and
the Boston Red SoX, with record
of IL won and 2 lost in his 10th
campaign.
Who have been the great south
paws? In the first place, Connie
Mack had most of them-Rube
Waddell. Eddie Plank, Herb Pen
mock and Lefty Grove. They have
been good for close to a thousand
victories, which isn't so moth -eaten
or rickety.
In arranging the list we even went
back to the days of Toad Ramsey
and his phenomenal strike-out rec
ord too long ago to interest a mod
ern crowd And from there we
came along to Lefty Grove. the
Lonaconing lancer, the last of the
great tribe and one of the best.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
Land O'Lokes Winner

With Reithmeyer and Walker pol
ing homels, Land OLakes soft
4 Dallers swamped the Blue Streaks.
Evening star., 1939-08-07
leonord Greet Until
He Got Fat. Foolish.

There is story there. which the
record tells plainly and tersely. in a
few lines. Leonard was knocked out
once, by Joe Shugrue, in the first
year of his fight career, 1912. He
was not Knocked out again till 90
years later, in 1892, in the last fight
OF his professional life-by Jimmy
McLarnin. Those two disasters
sandwich long and meritorious
career OF strictly vertical prizefght-
ing.
And, of course, Benny had no
business fighting Jimmy McLarnin.
or any other unrehearsed party. in
1882. He was fat and foolish then.
as he says, and nearly 40. He had
been in retirement for six years.
leading a pretty downy sort of life.
Then his money ran out and Benny
decided he wanted more. He went
after it, baldish and soft, and got
what was coming to him, and never
has complained about that.
Not having seen Mr.. Leonard in
his prime, I must take the record
books word for him and nominate
Tony Canzoneri as the greatest
lightweight I ever beheld in action
with my own eyes. At any rate, Mr..
Canzoneri Is the only lightweight of
recent years who would, at his best,
be sure of mastering both Armstrong
and Ambers.
Because, when you come right
down to it. Armstrong and Ambers
are pretty good. too. If these fell
lows had fought in Dr. Leach Cross's
time I think DR.. Cross would find
some room for them in his bouquet
of memories and pluck their teeth
free of charge.