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Evening star., 1939-08-10
Record Turnout Of Sail
Craft Expected al
Oxford Regatta
Three-Doy Event Storts
Tomorrow With 40-MiIe
Race From Gibson
Special Dispatch to The Star.

OXFORD, Nd, Aug. 10.-This
little grabbing and bait-building
village on Maryland's Eastern Shore
was preparing for the biggest influx
OF sailing yachtsmen in its history
with the opening here tomorrow of
the combined races of Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Club and Tired Avon
Yacht Club.
AS a fleet Of large cruising and
racing yachts prepared to open the
3-day meet with a 40-mile race from
Gibson Island to Oxford beginning
at $50 am. tomorrow, smaller
classes were to take over the Tired
Avon River at 1890 when free for
all handicap race will start things
moving. With little letup, competi-
ton will continue through Sunday.
Navy Boats Compete.
The United States Naval Acad-
emy's feet of large boats, the famous
ocean-racing ketch Vamarie and the
three new yaWls, Alert, Intrepid and
ReSolute, were to join the bay yachts
in the long-distance event down the
Chesapeake and up the Choptank
River. The boat making the best
corrected time will be awarded the
Poker Bowl.
Washington and nearby West
River shippers in the small classes
were expected to swell the entry
list that officials believed would
equal last weeks turnout of $50
craft at the Miles River Regatta.
The two sailing centers will be rep
resented in the 2O-foot, snipe, comet
and moth classes.
Specials for Comets.
Special events have been sched-
uled for comets that will compete
for the Pamela Trophy and the
Gaetina Bowl, the stars for the j..
Graham Johnson Memorial Trophy
and the Sir Thomas Upton Trophy
and the large racing division for
the DR.. James A. Stevens Memorial
Trophy.
Chesapeake Bay log canoes have
place on the program and both
the Magic, winner of the Governors
Cup at Miles River, and the Mys-
terry, holder of the John B Harrison
prize, are expected to resume their
rivalry.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Jacobs-Johnsen Tilt
Heads Semi Card
In Girls Tennis

Betty Jacobs and Ruth johnson
will meet in the feature semi-final
match Of the girls tennis tourna-
ment at Columbia Country Club
today. Another match brings to-
gether Shirley Combs and Roselyn
Pope.
Miss Jacobs. senior playground
champion, easily beat Mary Jane
Gott yesterday with the loss of but
one game.
Miss johnson, sister of David
johnson, junior Davis Cup player,
defeated Marjorie Handwerk after
a struggle, 8-6, IS. The Misses
Combs and Pope both scored easy
straight-set victories.
The tournament winner will be
sent to the national junior girls
championship at Forest Hills, N. Y,
next month.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
From the
Press Box
Curt Davis Becoming
Big Baseball Bargain
BY JOHN LARDNER
special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (NAN.A)-
Cy Young cost the Cleveland team
5000 and Walter johnson came to
Washington for carfare. 1t is fair to
say that Curtis Davis, the lean ram
of the ST. Louis Cardinal pitching
flock, is much the same sort of bar
gain, for Curtis represents no cash
outlay whatever. Curtis represents
"breakage," as they say in the race
track racket
Breakage is the odd pennies left
over when the pari-mutuel machine
has paid off the bettors. Bets are
paid in units of no less than a dime.
History tells us that when P. K
Wrigley went to market for the
great Jerome H. Dean, year and a
half ago, he carried a roll of bills
that would choke a Percheron. He
spread these out on the table in
front of Mr.. Branch Hickey, Deans
owner, who went over them one by
one for signs of anemia, bursitis,
consumption, migrane and o'clock
shadow
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Peter Astra 1riumphs
With Scant Effort
In HambIetonidn
Captures $2l,34l Prize
In Straight Heats;
Gauntlet Second
BY the Associated Press.

by ltle ASSOCldleQ PEeSS.
GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. l0.-They
were swabbing down nimble little
Peter Astra and giving him an oc-
casional Ipful Of water after he had
outstripped his field twice in sue
cession in the $4,000 Hambletonian
yesterday, when the duskiest of his
handlers expressed his opinion.
"Shucks, Pete didn't have to do
nuthin out there today" he chuck
led. IF any of those other horses
had took out after him he would
have showed you some trottin'. He
was pounds the best horse in the
field, and we knew it."
There was nobody to give him any
argument about that. Pete. the
little bay that cost DR. Lowry Miller
Guillnger of Ohio only $3,25O in the
sales ring two years ago. trotted
off with the top prize of S21,341
without working up a real sweat
finishing three and five lengths
ahead of his closest pursuer in the
two heats required to settle the
classic of the harness world.
His driver, DR.. Hugh Parshall,
didn't need to do more than cluck
at his flying steed couple of times
during the afternoon, and both times
when they went housekeeping into
the finish line he was turned half
around in his sulky seat watching
the others try to catch him.
Gauntlet, bay owned by c. w.
Phellis of Greenwich, Conn, chased
the champion across both times to
take second money of $4,656, while
Sir Walter, owned by j. J. McIn-
tyre of Cleveland, won third prize
OF $2,328 by finishing fifth in the
first heat and third in the second. =
Peter Astras time was only fairly
fast-2:O5l4 for the first mile heat
and 2:04ll --ter~the second-but as
Parshall said, he had him sitting
in his lap" all the way.
Evening star., 1939-08-10

Conn, ST., is only 4D is awful
touchy," Billy explained, land
he'll start swinging if he doesn't
like the way a fellow talks or
looks.
frankie, who's a year younger
than I, is built the same way
as pop. He doesn't care for pro-
fessional boxing and drives a
truck. But many's the battle
he's fought with some stranger
who didn't agree with him that
I was going to win the heavy
weight championship some time"
Even at home the Conn pug
nacious temperament constantly
is f1aring up.
There's pretty nearly always
a scrap around the house." said
Billy. "It's tough for MON to
keep order, but she's so used to
1t by this time that she'd
feel lonesome without all the
rumpus."
Frankie can't leave his job In
Pittsburgh. but the "old man"
Evening star., 1939-08-10

experience and strategy were of lit
tie value.
Ray Stocklinski yesterday Joined
the list when he was repeatedly
worked into position for the tell
ing blow and beaten, 6-1, 6A.
There was nothing he could do to
stop it. When he rushed to the net
Hayes would send the ball soar
ing over his head only to land a
few inches inside the back line. If
Ray tried to stay back and swing,
1t was not long before he'd be al
most in the adjoining court and
way out of place for the next shot,
which invariably would 20 bang
ing untouched against the back
stop.
Murphy, Smith Star.
The doubles division, which has
been slightly dulled by the failure
OF the Baltimore champions, Frank
Roberts and Alex Keiles, to make
the tourney, nevertheless offers in
Lynch-Johnsen VS.. Murphy-Smith
a match that promises plenty of ex-
citement.
The latter couple showed nice
teamwork in beating De Witt Smith
and Harry Bashore, IS, Ga. Both
sets found them overcoming the
early leads of their young oppo-
nents as they banked on steadiness
and experience.
Two other seeded players moved
closer to the finals when johnson
beat Buddy Adair, "a, Is, and
Lynch licked Murphy, 60, 60.
Both matches were somewhat list
less, although johnson had to win
the last three games of the second
set to stop his seventh-seeded op-
ponent.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

The seventh-place Mats socked
the league-leading White Sox for
IL hits to win, l1-6. johnson
helped win his own game with
four hits, including a triple.
William T. Tilden defeated
William NJ. Johnston, IS. 8-6,
81, to win the Newport tennis
title. Gerald Patterson and Nor
man E. Brookes beat Vincent
Richards and Wallace F. john
son in the doubles, 6-1, 6-3,
3-6, IS.
Terming New York's stand in
the matter as bad sportsman
ship" F. D. Ball, president of the
st. Louis Browns. notified Col.
Jacob Rupert Of the Yankees
that he would not accept an
invitation to attend a meeting
to discuss the Carl Mays case.
War, champions of the De-
partmental League, defeated
Euclid, suburban winners, 6-3, in
the first match of the inter-city
series at Columbia. Col. F. P.
Jacobs, E. O. Leech, F. Simp-
son and Graham Edgar were
among those to play for the win
ners
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Army Navy Swimmers
Hold Meet Sunday

The 9Th annual Army Navy
swimming meet will be held Sun
day at the service club with IA
events listed, including relays and
diving. Trophies will be given high
scorers in both the mems and wom-
ems divisions.
Bill Tarbett, local titleholder, and
Joseph Lyman, former intercollegi-
ate champion, will give diving ex-
hibitions.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
BANNEKER POOL.
1O-POund Class

BANNEKER POOL.
7O-Pound Glass.
25-yard free style-Won by Burton Left
rlsde Francis; second. Clarence Turner
Rose Rose PaTk); Pa third Lester Roots Dunbar.
25-yard side stroke-won by Russell
Smith Francis; second, Clarence Pendle-
ton tBanneker). Time. 0:2a2
IoqoyaTd rsIayaWon by Banpese5 .Clsr-
and Robert Harold. Time. 1:42.2.
s5-Pound Class.
25-yard free style-Won by Daniel Byrd
Francis: second. Maurice jackson Dun
9ams 9ar,; mir third, William jackson dunbar.
a5-yard side stroke-won by James
GRAY Francis: second, Charles Young
Bannekerp. Time, O:2l4.
loo-yard relay-Won by Francis Daniel
Byrd Bur>en Leftridge. Calvin Tyler and
James Cray. Time. 1876.
IOO-Pound Glass.
ars51 lizard free styIe.Won BY Hughsy
FI,ancis; Time, O:14,4,
RamssH 5yard breaSt stEoke.Won . BY William
Gray: Hughey Branham Robert cannady
od oho spencs msn R0b Runbs
No Doualas Williams, Williams Fenton ito npil MaeAil
ree' iailes oHl!tn ana Wl4Ilam Jackln).
Time. 1:52.
115-Pound Class.
(Francisp. Time. :334
5o-yard breast stroke-Won by Paul
hanks francs H0EaTd Tme seH9nd Albert MacIeese
25-yard back stroke-won by Lawrence
Hill Dunbar, second, Raymond Nickens
7 Rose ParH; third, David Pitts Monroe.
10O-yard relay-won by Monroe IRAN
dolph Murray. David Pitts Tony Wallace
Ray Gaskins, e ALBEIT MaeLeese .eae Wtilism ahsrs
Bryant and Robert Smith; third, Dunbar
Daniel Robinson, Lawrence Hill. William
Hunter and Daniel Collins. Time, 1876.
135Pound Class.
. 50-yard free style-Won by Lorenzo
Bryant Francis; second Ksv Greene
ciSS cRpnOfT aTme t6iFd n5a Charles Fletcher Fran
50-yard breast stroke--Won by Leroy
Tyler IFrancisl second RAYMOND Smith
bs0Se baf PaTk'' Pime oa4 thFd Theodore Miller Dun
%? 25-yard back strokes-Won by Walter
vester. Newton. Wallace Beaner: Lorenzo
BTyant BdSaa s,as Leroy Tyler second Dunbar lThe
Thomas and Charles Floyd. Time. 1857.
Unlimited Class.
,''u-Sd u liee 81 Slyle- w on Dy ulysses lyler
Time. OBS
50-yard breast stroke-Won by Leon
Gassoway tBanneker): second. H Tyler
0:322
50-yard back stroke-Won by Lloyd
Tyer Francis. Time 0:41.6
200-yard relay-Won by Francis (Ulys-
ses Tyler. B. Tatum. L. Tyler and H. Tyler ;
second. Banneker Leon Gassoway. Robert
Stewart. James Lacey and George Bridges:
third, Dunbar Louis Hinton. Joseph In
graham, William Williams and Samuel
SMALL. Time, 1856
Point Score
Francis -- SO Rose Park q
Banneker ---- 80 Monroe Q
Dunbar --- 2S Howard - 8
Evening star., 1939-08-10
IilII II|IIf ] / | / /!
By the Associated Press.

LEIPERVILLE, Pa, Aug. 10
The world may regard young
Billy Conn as something of
fighter, but at home the light
heavyweight champ virtually is
the Sissy" of the family.
Billy, training here for his 10
round bout with Heavyweight
Gus Dorazio in Philadelphia next
Monday night, admitted as much
himself today.
The 21-year-old scrapper from
Pittsburgh declared his brother,
Jackie, II, picks on me" all the
time.
I'm too big and experienced
for him and give him a trouncing
every time" Billy grinned, "but
he's never stopped trying to show
me up"
Billy never puts up his fists
unless he's paid for it-but his
father and two brothers don't
wait for a money offer.
"The old man civilian David
Evening star., 1939-08-10
CoIored Diamond Fans
Honor Ben Taylor

Friends of Ben Taylor will honor
the 55-year- baseball skipper at
Griffith Stadium Sunday when his
Washington Giants oppose the
Philadelphia Giants in 2 pm.
double header.
Associated with Negro baseball
since 1908 and active locally since
1913, Taylor will be presented with
several gifts.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.

oy WIG hSoOCldbe 1TtSS.
American League.
Battins-Di Maggie, New York, .391:
RunsMFoxx. Boston, 100: Mccosky
and Greenberg. Detroit. So
Runs batted in-Williams, Boston.
90; FoxX. Boston. 90.
Hits-McOuinn, ST Louis. 141:
Rolfe. New York. and Case, Washington,
Doubles-Greenberg, Detroit, "a; NC
Quinn St. Louis 81.
four PLAYERS tied with a.
Home runs-Foxx Boston. 80: Green
berg, Detroit. 90.
Stolen bases-Case. Washington. 80;
Chapman. Cleveland. Is
Pitching-Donald, New York, and
Grove, Boston. 12-2.
National League.
Batting - Arnovich. Philadelphia.
.349; Mize. St, Louis. .346.
Runs-Werber and Frey. Cincinnati,
Runs batted in--McCormick, Cincin-
Hits-McCormick, Cincinnati. 1877:
Brown: st. Louis, 1913.
Mize. st. Louis, and Mccormick, Cincin-
Triples = Herman, Chicago. IA;
Vaughan. Pittsburgh, 10.
Home runs-ott, New York. 21; Mize.
Stolen bases-Handley. Pittsburgh.
1e; Hack. Chicago, and Hassett, Bos-
Pitching-walters Cincinnati, 1877:
Wyatt. Brooklyn SO.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
California VS.. Chicuoo

CHICAGO, Aug. 10 F).-1t was
topseeded Robert Carrothers of
Coronado, Calf. against a field of
Chicagoans today in the semi final
round of the junior boys division
at the River Forest Tennis Clubs
annual invitational tournament.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Redskins Need Of Rehabilitation Will Stand Pat on Ends and Ceners
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. New York,
Griffith Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic tennis tourna.
ment, Edgemoor Club, 4.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston, 2:15.
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic tennis tour
nament, Edgemoor Club, 4.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston, 200.
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic tennis tour
nament, Edgemoor Club, 2.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
DC. Cricketers Victors

Washington Cricket Club returned
to town today after scoring over
the Middlesex Cricket Club of Phil
adelphia, 10 to SIS. Bowler H. Ben
nett. captain of the local squad, and
g. Larson led the winners attack.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Light-Heavy Champ Sissy Of His Family
Con Father and Two Brothers Keep Mother Busy Peocemoker

and Jackie will be at the ringside
Monday night.
So perhaps-Billy said he
wouldn't bet against it-there
might be little unscheduled
scrapping, too.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Broneh WoneIes BolIpIoyers
Plus Gosh From P. K.

This cabbage is in splendid con-
dition, P. K" said Mr.. Hickey. Con-
gratulations."
Thank you, Branch" said Mr..
Wrigley. II don't know any better
judge of cash money than you are,
How do you like that picture of
Jefferson?"
Il like it," said Mr.. Hickey. ''1
always have. The play of light and
shadow has been caught perfectly by
the artist, and the green back
ground, laced with those beautiful
numbers-I am glad to see the artist
has put Il in front of the ciphers,
because that gives the canvas point
and meaning-is in the best Velas-
quez tradition. Dean is yours, P K"
Fine" said Mr.. Wrigley, picking
up the empty satchel..
AT least, he is almost yours, said
Mr.. Hickey cautiously. Haven't you
got any loose change on you, P. K?
You know how tough 1T is to change
a G-note at the st. Louis ball park :"
Il can imagine" said Mr.. Wrigley.
buI haven SOG anything SHlalIeT
than five"
That's too bad" said the St. Louis
mastermind thoughtfully. Il Ger
tainly need small change to meet my
pay roll
Il guess you do" said Mr.. Wrigley,
who had heard about the St. Louis
pay roll.
III tell you what" said Mr.. Rick
ey magnanimously. Give me five
dollars worth of ballplayers. and I
can get 'em changed in Brooklyn or
Philadelphia. After all, P. K, you
are getting an early Dean for your
collection for a piddling S185,00O.
Give me some breakage. Make it
S185 ,005 and I will throw in the
frame and a bottle of cleaning fluid :"
Evening star., 1939-08-10
WrieIey Worned- Thot Diz
Miqht Not Be Sound

The deal was not transacted in
exactly those words, perhaps, but
that was the gist of it. Mr.. Wrigley
went home with his early Dean,
while Mr.. Hickey put the S185 900 IN
the iceboX and turned his new ball
players-Pitchers Davis and Shoun
and Outfielder Stainback-loose to
Craze in Sportsman Park. -.
The early Dean proved to be even
earlier than Mr.. Wrigley expected.
In fact, it had a crack in it. This
was not exactly Mr.. Rickey's fault.
for he had warned Mr.. Wrigley that
the Cubs were taking Dean "as is"
and the Cub doctors passed on
Dizzy without dissenting vote. Still,
the fact remains that the "breakage"
alone was more valuable to the
Cardinals in this deal than the CEN
tral character of the great drama,
Dlz Dean, ever has been to the Cubs.
Dlz has won a total of II games
for Chicago since escaping from
what he likes to call "Rickeys chain
gang" do not know exactly how
much this old master has cost Mr..
Wrigley in doctors bills, but Diz, as
you know, is the plaything of not
only the medical profession but the
psychiatrical game in which latter
pastime he generally is thought to
be the worlds foremost victim of
melancholia arkansiensa, or the dust
bowl blues
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Eastern Section of City FIocks
LoureIs in Swimming Meet;
RosedoIe, Francis Victors

Fletchker fRosedale) second. George Hall
Mckinley; third. William Wayshner Ana-
costia). Time 0;35.2
l00-yard relay--Won by GEORGETOWN
tSchanock Helm Kitchens and Kellahanl
second, Anacostia tSlates. Mccarthy. Mer-
ryman and Mckee,: third. Rosedale tBck-
ford. Smith, Specht and FISH. Time,
Evening star., 1939-08-10

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
N. Y. at Wash. 3:15
Phila at Boston. New York at Phila
Chicago at Detroit St Louis at Detroit
(Only games sched) (Only games sched)
Evening star., 1939-08-10
NATIONAL.

Cincinnati, I'll; Chicago. 5-3
New York, 5-6; Boston. As second
game, II innings.
St. Louis. 5; Pittsburgh, 3.
STANDINGS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
Yes, They Want Work

It may be presumed that a man who will wait in line to apply for job from Monday afternoon to Wednesday morn ing is serious about it. And when $500 people get in line at 9 in the evening, midnight, 2, and o'clock in the morn ing. to apply for 600 jobs for which appli- cations are to oe taken at 6:30, they're serious, too. That happened in Cleveland when applications were opened for 600 civil service jobs with the city govern ment. Many of the applicants were recently discharged from WPA.
 Do people want jobs? Have WPA workers been so long on those rolls that they don't want regular work any more? You hear lot of speculation along those lines. Yet every time clear test like this comes up, the available jobs are stalked down with hungry zeal by five or six times as many applicants as there are jobs. There may be cases when ill-paid, tenn porary "fill-in' jobs have been refused But until there are regular, desirable jobs going begging it is unnecessary to worry about the suggestion that people just won't work any more"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
Frank to the Rescue

Frank Merriwell, streamlined, is going to ride again. Gilbert Patten, who as Burt l. Standish conducted this remark able young man through maze of ad- ventures for vast dime-novel audience, wants to bring him back. And this time not as a mere adventure-thriller, but as a crusader against intolerance and racial feeling.
 Patten, like so many other usually re- tiring people, has been stirred into action by the efforts to arouse prejudices and passions on religious and racial grounds. And he is planning to bring back his paladin of the pubs to break lance for decency and tolerance in a new series of stories specially designed to teach those lessons. We hope he does. Frank bested many villain in his day, and none more contemptible than the one against which MT. Patten now proposes to launch him. To both Patten and the rejuvenated Mer- riWell, then, success!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
No Surplus; No Quota

No panacea, but at least some help, is seen for the South with its toppling piles of surplus cotton, in the tung tree. The United States is now importing more than 100,OO0,O00 pounds of tung oil every year, mostly from China. It goes into the making of paints, varnishes, linoleum, oil- cloth, printing ink, electrical goods, brake Things and other products.
 The tung tree which produces this oil is already being grown successfully in Louis ana and other places. As c. c. Concannon, chief of the chemical division of the U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, emphasized, "That's one farm product that has no quota. There is no overproduction, all you have to do is plant the tree and produce the oil"
 This is too small a remedy to solve the cotton problem at a sweep, but every acre taken out of cotton and put into tung trees helps just that much. If this is not the sole solution, it is surely one of the kinds of solution to which the South must turn in solving it's own agricultural prob- lem and the national problem of farm SurDluSeS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
A Different Complaint

We stated some days ago that the plan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to advance the observance of Thanksgiving Day would undoubtedly receive the full support of the World Calendar Associa- tion. It has been accorded this groups support, as well as it's entire membership of 10000. But the World Calendar As sociation would do even more than establish a definite date for the event, which is more or less it's purpose in sta blizing events that today skip all over the calendar year.
 The World Calendar Association eX- poets to conduct a campaign after the first of the year to have Thanksgiving Day in 1940 proclaimed on a Monday, preferably the fourth Monday of NoVem Der. This will give long holiday week. end and will do just what the President is planning to do this year - break up the period between autumn holidays and not have Thanksgiving coming too close to Christmas. There would be a month intervening if it were observed on the fourth Monday in 1940.
 It is quite a wrench for many people to find their old customs being regi- mented into line. Their objects, of course, are in the main sentimental and deserve every respect. But the practical side of the quetsion doesn't necessarily elini- nate all thoughts of sentiment. Whether we observe Thanksgiving on Thursday, Monday the last Thursday of the month or the last Monday, it is very much the sort of a day that we ourselves make it. From the viewpoint of convenience for the ma- jority the long weekend is certainly Ge- sirable.