davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-08-08
PIaySuits sandS|ack
SE Reduced
eden - more than "

SIS of Bol-Inca cotton prints. Red
green, pink-brown and blue-brown
combinations. Sizes IL to 20.
35 Blouses, sizes 80 to 38. Wool, rayon
satin or cotton organdie. White, pink
or blue. Were $5.95 and more Now $2.s5
As Sports Frocks, rayon crepes and cot
tons. Prints and plain colors, including
blue, pink, navy, green and white. Sizes
IL to 20. Reduced more than A. Now $3.50
Is Wool Skirts; blue, aqua, rose or tan.
Sizes IL to 20. Were s395. Now---$2.95
SPORTSMAN, THIRD FLOOR,
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Juniors Cotton CaIots
65e Were 81

IA. white cotton pique with bow
Of the material. Headsizes 21k
and %.
Girls Hat and Bag Sets. Nat
ural straw, fruit and ribbon trim
med. Adjustable head sizes. Were
sl95 and s295. Now-----sI.45
IL Juniors Pork Pie Hats Of Mada-
gascar straw. Natural with bands
in assorted colors. Headsizes 211a
to 2211. Reduced more than p.
10 Juniors Natural Leghorn Wide
Brimmed Hats. Rayon ribbon
bands in assorted colors. Head
sizes 2lla to 2212. Reduced more
than Il. Now S1.45
GIRLS AND JUNIOR MISSES
MILLINERY, FOURTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Silk Stockings, ) pairs 3

Were SIC and more pair
$50 pairs, including Jane Wandl,
McCallum and Granite stockings.
Al-silk or with Isle reinforcement.
Sizes 8lz to IL in the group.
Broken assortment.
HOSIERY, AISLE 10, FIRST FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Juveniles Sunsuits, 65e

Were Sis and more
40 cotton sunsuits and sun dresses
IN printed seersucker and broad
cloth. Sizes to 6 years.
Is Cotton Wash Suits In pique,
linen and broadcloth. Blue, aqua,
peach, tan. Sizes 2 to 6 years.
Were $1.95 and more. Now---S1.45
Is An-wool Coats for boys and
girls. Brown tweed, blue, green
and rose homespun. Suitable for
Fall wear. Sizes 2 to years. Were
$10.95 to $1395. Now $7.95
IL Boys Coats of all-wool tweed
In blue and tan mixtures. Caps to
match. Sizes 2 to 6 years. Were
$7.95. Now s4.95
JUVENILES APPAREL. FOURTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Petticoats, SIS

" ere JI.Y5
II petticoats of rayon taffeta
with pleated hemline flounce.
Brown, navy and black. Sizes
26, %, 30.
Slips Of rayon taffeta in stripes
or white top with red skirt. Sizes
80, "a, 36. Were $195. Now SI.45
Ia Slips, pure-dye silk satin or silk
and-rayon satin with cotton lace
trim. White and tearose. Sizes
40, A. Were $295. Now ---$1.95
! Slips, pure-dye silk satin with
cotton lace trim. Tearose. Size
"A. Were $3.95. Now---$2.95
COSTUME SLIPS, THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
.C|ubwoman Kills Son,
Self 10 Free Him Of
Fear Of Being Alone
Mercy SIoying' Ends
Constunt Wutch Over
Mental Potent
By the Associated Press.

OAKLAND, Calf, Aug. 8.-Mrs.
Estelle Loney Silverstein, 54, who
braved international scandal Is
years ago to keep her son by her
side, was with him today in death.
The Oakland clubwoman yesterday
shot to death 3l-year-old, mentally
ailing Phillip Loney "in the name
OF mercy" and then turned a second
pistol on herself, Police 1t. Leon
Carroll said.
Her second husband, Bernard
Evening star., 1940-08-08
'Teen-age Frocks, s2'''

~ ere yS.9S
"a dance and afternoon frocks Of
plain and embroidered organdies
and dotted organdies. White and
pastels. Sizes IL, IA, 16.
18 Girls Chubby and 'Teen-age
Coats. Spring weight wools. Pastel
tweed mixtures. Sizes 8 to Is.
Were $1095 and more. Now S6.95
GIRLS APPAREL, FOURTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Misses Evening Jackets
Wraps, Skirts
Greatly Reduced

DREAMY NeUNCPU
Jackets, wraps and skirts of rayon
chiffon, cotton pique, wool, rayon
bengaline, rayon sharkskin and
marabou. White, pastels and prints.
Sizes 10 to 18.
1 Evening Jackets. Were $395. Now $2.s5
8 Evening Jackets and Wraps. Were
$5.95. Now $3.95
IA Evening Jackets, Wraps. Were $7.95
and more. IS
II Evening Jackets, Wraps, Skirts. Were
$10.95, $13.95.
4 Evening Wraps. Were $1695. Now ss75
3 Evening Wraps. Were $25. Now $3.50
2 Evening Wraps. Were $29.75 and more.
NOW -------------------- $1S.50
FORMAL ROOM, THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Metal Chair Cots, Sos
Originally $Il.95

Originally SII.95
TO- with Wheels white frames blue leather
ette-covered mattress.
i Bookcase, walnut and gum two shelves.
40xl1 ainch top "a inches high. Less than u price.
Now --------------------- S9.95
with brocade rust cover Originally $3.50 Now $l975
1 French-style Love Seat, hardwood frame painted
bone white, red mohar antique velvet cover down.
filled seat cushion Slightly soiled. Less than u
price, NOW
/ Bareback Chair, chartreuse leatherette
Originally $3.50. Now $3.50
l End Table, walnut and gum, 18th Century style.
Originally STATS. Now-------
/ Solid Maple Table with refectory leaves. 2Sx38
inches closed, 28x58 inches open. Originally SIC.
/ Dining Room Extension Table with three leaves,
pedestal base, mahogany and gum Originally $45.
/ Side Chair, Whitaker pine green cotton webb
seat and back. Originally $3.50. Now--------S6.95
Buffet, Credenza type with large storage space.
Beautiful mahogany veneers. 66-inch size. Orig
inaly $l25. Now $3.50
assorted cotton covers Originally $l9.75. Now $12.50
1 Roa Glider, white metal frame, cotton sailcloth
covered cushions. Originally $2450 Now-----$1 $16.75
Modern Corner Chair rust and natural cotton mod
ern tapestry cover Originally $33. Now $3.50
LIVING AND DINING ROOM FURNITURE. Sixth FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Hair Brushes, 40

Were Csc
u fine quality hair brushes. As
sorted styles.
36 Jomar Hand Cream Combina-
tions, with jar and tube. Were 81.
NOW SIC
So bottles Champrel BubbIing Bath
Perfume. Was soc bottle. Now 35c
"a Balsam Pine Pillows. Assorted
colors. Were 81. Now 68c
IS boxes st. Denis Bath Powder.
Assorted fragrances. Was 78c box.
a>oW JUG
IA Barbara Bates Manicure Sets.
Were $1.25. -75c
IL Mirrors, on stands. One mag
nifying side, the other plain. Were
S1.35. Now $50
48 bottles St. Denis Deodorant Co
logne. Was 81 bottle. Now $50
ToILErRIEs, A1sLEs IL AND l3,
FIRST FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

poenaed were accused Of any direct
connection with the Riley case.
"The acting profession, with few
exceptions, is composed of patriotic
men and women" he added.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

members Informally and placed the
nomination on the Senate calendar
for confirmation later this week.
Mr.. Russell Is a brother of Senator
Russell, Democrat, of Georgia. II
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Silk Dress Fabrics
So yard

We're 81 and more
200 remnants Of prints, plain and
novelty weave crepes In lengths Of
y to III yards. SO to 80 inches
wide.
$50 Remnants Of Silk Dress Fab.
rics-prints and plain fabrics in
lengths Of from / to 3 yards. n
former prices.
DRESS FABRICS, SECOND FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Cleansing Tissues
~ Vas 35c backaee

100 packages frilled-edge Woodward
& Lothrop tissues. $50 double 9x10-
inch sheets in blue, green or white.
Discontinued package.
Shoe Hat Tie Racks for keeping
shoes, hats and ties in proper place.
Were $1.95. S1.15
3 Closet Ensembles, including CO.
inch length wardrobe bag, snap
fastening; 12-pocket shoe bag,
draw-string laundry bag, hat and
suit box, set of hangers and util-
ity cabinet. Bags are cotton, boxes
are fiber board. Were SO. Now $2.25
IL Kleinert's Sturdi- -fiex Garments,
with Swami raypn bra top. Ad-
Unstable straps. Sizes "a, SO, SO,
40. Were SO. Now $1.75
10 Kleinert's Sturdi-fiex Garments,
with rayon satin material in front.
Sizes 20 to 80 waist measure. Were
%. NoW---------- $l.z5
NOTIONS, AIsLEs 81 AND ~,
FIRST FLOOR,
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Misses Dresses
Greatly Reduced

Greatly Reduced
Group includes cotton India prints,
cotton ginghams, cotton chambrays,
printed rayon chiffons, printed
rayon mesh, pastel embossed rayon
chiffons, striped and printed rayon
jerseys, printed rayon taffeta, rayon
crepe and printed silk crepe. Jacket
dresses in the group. Sizes IL to 20.
20, were $795 and more. Now$5.75
"a, were $1395 and more. Now-S7.75
S, were $1395. Now---S9 S9.75
81. were $1695 and more Now--S12.50
13, were s1995 and more. Now S145o
Is, were s2295 and more Now-S1650
3, were $375 and more. Now----$19.5O
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Garden Furniture

Greatly Reduced
Floor samples.
l Armillary Sphere, metal and
Artcrete. Reduced more than "a.
Now S20
1 Artcrete Pot. Reduced more
than y. Now 81
8 Wooden Chairs, painted white.
Were $5.95. Now So
IA Fern Stands, wrought iron bases.
Were 81. Now Soc
Is Tile-topped Tables with wrought
iron bases. Reduced more than "a.
Now SILK
GARDEN FURNITURE, FOURTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Maternity Dresses Reduced

Dress of dotted Swiss cotton, sheer
rayon crepe, rayon sharkskin, cot
ton voile and cotton lawn. Sheer
wool skirts, also, in the group. Sizes
IL to 20.
2 skirts. Reduced more than ". Now S1.95
I Dress Reduced more than ". Now S1.95
4, were $7.95. Now 1895
IL, were $10.95 and $14.s5 Now---$7.75
5, were 1895 and more. Now $9.75
IL, were $16.95 and more. Now $3.50
2. reduced more than w. Now----$16.50
MISSES DRESSES, THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
.onen's FornaIs
Greatly Reduced

UTGUJv NeQNCe0
3 Dinner and Evening Dresses Of plain
and printed rayon chiffon, rayon mar
quisette in black, blue, rose. Sizes 1s to
a and 24h. Were 1855 and more.
Now --$9 $9S5
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Housecoats, s5.95 i1oes 81 sss

II rayon crepe housecoats. wrap
and slide fastened styles In aqua,
blue and strawberry. Sizes IL, IA,
16, 18. 20.
NEGLYGEEs, THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Rugs Reduced

1-Sx1o Holland Sisal Rug. Was s1995. Now s1195
1-9x12 Holland Sisa Rug. Was $22 s5. Now S1495
10-Sxlo Fiber Rugs. Were s11 s5. Now S795
1-sx15 sisaI- and fiber Rug. Was $245o Now -s14s5
1-sx1e India Druggett Rug. Was $2ss5. Now s21s5
1-s.ex1o6 American Reproduction of an Oriental
Rug, machine woven. Was $3.50. $3.50
1-9x12 Rush Rug. Was $3.50. Now------S7.95
RUGS, SIXTH FLOOR
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Wonen's Hats
Less than Y Price

40 from the Millinery Salon, mostly
one OF kind. Black, brown, burnt,
white and pastels. Milan straws,
baku, fur felts and rayon fabrics.
Headsizes % to %.
35 Hats in rayon fabrics, fur felt and
straw. Black, brown. white and pastels.
Headsizes % to %. Less than "a price $2.25
MILLINERY, THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

Juniors White Shoes
'375
We're IS to S6.75
40 pairs. White calf or buck, q
few with brown trim. Broken
styles. Sizes AAA-5h to s12;
AA-5, 61z to 8; A to 6, 7,s
to 8.
IS pairs Junior Misses Open Toe
Sandals. Blue calf or black patent
leather. Good size range. Reduced
more than u. Now S2.s5
JUNIOR MISSES AND CHILpREN's
SHOES, FOURTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Women's Shoes 40

VOII1CII OilOCS
Were S6.95 and more
121 pairs, including white calf,
buckskin and suede. Sizes in the
group:
l4I4k55hIeIe ehI7I7AIsslseI
AAAA II II I2I2IsI n sIlI
AAA I1I2l >I2I2 ISL 4 Isl 8 n
AA lI2IlL s Al sl2I sI24I2I
Ia AlI Il1I2I2L ll2IsI
B IsI4 isl S isl 2I4sll
so pairs Women's Summer Shoes. Cot
ton mesh and buckskin, multi-color. Bro-
ken sizes. Reduced more than u.
IS pairs Summer Shoes of white kidskin,
buckskin or linen. Were $3.50 and S695.
WoMEN's SHOES, THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

One-Piece Foundations
sz.e5 We're $3.50
, and more
20, including garments by Wood
throp, Lily Of France and Flexee.
Lightweight and firm models Of
cotton and rayon batiste with
elastic. Cotton lace tops. Some
are Talon-fastened. Sizes "a to
81 and Il.
Z Warner Corselettes Of cotton
voile with cotton lace tops. Down.
stretch backs. Summer weight.
Sizes 36, 80 and 40. Were $3.50.
Is Carter Pantie GirdIes Of two
way stretch knitted fabric, bone
less. Long and shorter models;
tearose only. Sizes "a, 2e and %.
Were 50. 81
CoRsErs, THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Hoyas' Burke Favored
As College Golfers
Face Title Test
Field Of 10 Lined Up
For National Tourney
At Manchester, VT.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANCHESTER, VT, June a.
College golfdom's most proficient
practitioners-l70 from all over the
country-are converging on this
New England town today for the
National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
cations 43d team and individual
championship play.
Pairings for the team champion
ship and for qualifying rounds Of
the individual championship were
announced today and to William
Schaller of Notre Dame, Joe Nc
Donald of Colgate and Don Haslett
of Stanford goes the honor of start
ing the parade of threesomes.
They will tee off at 8 o'clock Mon
day morning and trios will follow
every seven minutes at the Ekwanok
Country Clubs links.
Stanford's group will defend its
team title, but the individual cham
pionship is as wide open as a play
boys pocketbook. Among those
voted likely to succeed are Johnny
Burke, Georgetowns ace, who just
won the metropolitan amateur;
Warren Berl of Stanford, runnerup
last year; Walter Hagen, jr., son of
the old master; Bill Gilbert of Ohio
State, Big Ten champ; Bob Bab-
blsh, Detroit u, who went to the
semlfinals in 1888: Charles Alex
ander OF Duke, Cary Middlecoff,
Mississippi's siege gun, and w. A.
Cordingley Of Harvard.
There will be two rounds of quail
flying play to eliminate the field to
80 for the match play.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Della Cruisers After
Potapskut Trophy
In 42-MiIe Race
Fleet Will Sturt Sail
On Chesapeake Boy
Course Late Today
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatcn to The Star
WALL COVE, Md, June GA
small feet of small sailing craft
yachts of the newly formed delta
cruising class-gathered of here
early today in preparation for a A.
mile overnight race into the upper
reaches Of Chesapeake Bay slated
to begin this afternoon.
The longest cruising event on the
bay so far this season, it also marks
the greatest distance the little deltas
ever have raced.
Race for Patapskut Trophy.
Between 8 and 10 boats are ex-
pected at the starting line near the
Patapsco River mouth at 4:30 pm.
The first yacht to finish the course
on corrected time will be awarded
the Patapskus Trophy, sponsored by
the Patapskut Sailing Association
here on Rock Creek.
The course-virtually a windward-
leeward-will take the fleet in a
northeasterly direction to Pooles
Island Light and thence on up the
mouth Of the Sassafras River, a
distance of 81 miles. The return will
be made over the same line.
Prizes Given Tomorrow.
With no boat more than 30 feet
In length and the smallest around
20 feet, the course will afford rela-
tive lee on the western shore of the
bay all the way to the turning mark
Unless there is a fresh breeze to
send the yachts over the course in
fast time, leaders are not expected
to finish much before dawn tomor-
row.
Prizes will be presented tomorrow
evening at the yacht club here.
Evening star., 1940-06-22

death or come to a quicker fate un-
der the wheels of passing cars. Were
these dogs licensed. their owners
could be found and the dogs restored.
In cases where it is impossible to
make provision for the family pet
while the family vacations, it would
be much more humane to relinquish
the dog directly either to the Dis
trict Pound or to the Washington
Animal Rescue League.
Services Ready to Aid.
A telephone call to either organ
ization will bring a truck to your
door if you find it impossible to de-
liver the dog yourself.
Approximately $4,000 dogs have
been licensed in the city to date.
This shows the widespread interest
in dogs here. However, almost as
many more roam the streets of
Washington unlicensed. 1t is the
unlicensed dog population that is
mainly responsible for the dog
fights, the neighborhood squabbles,
the damaged lawns and most serious
OF all, the periodic rabies scares.
The significance of July should
be impressed on the negligent
owners OF these unlicensed dogs.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Dog Owners Urged to Provide
For Welfare of Pets as JuIy7
D. c. Tag DeodIine Neors

July ! is the deadline for buying
dog licenses in the District of Co.
lumbia. Dogs caught on the streets
after that day wearing the out
moded tags of 1899 are subject not
only to the humiliation of being out
of style, but, more seriously, to that
OF a ride in the canine BLACK Ma
ria the dog catchers wagon. Dis
trict tags cost 50 for dogs of either
sex.
A special drive is being sponsored
by the Animal Rescue League to
induce dog owners to be especially
careful to get their tags on time.
City-bred Dogs Handicapped.
Every year literally hundreds of
dogs are picked up on the streets
and in the alleys of Washington in
sorry shape. Their heartless owners
have gone off to seaside or country
vacations and have left their faith
full friends to fend for themselves.
City-bred dogs, unaccustomed to for
aging, first make nuisances of them
selves by roofing in garbage cans
and upsetting milk bottles in their
pitiful attempts to get food.
Inevitably, they either starve to
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Woman Wins Place on
DC. .Tropshootinq Squad

Kelley Wynkoop. Col. J. r. Hall
and Mrs. w. D. Treadway are ELI
gible to represent Washington in
the Great American Handicap, world
series of trapshooting, when that
event is held late in August at VAN
dalia, Ohio.
They won coveted positions in the
champion of champions class in
the District championship shoot
over the Benning traps yesterday.
Wynkoop, vice president of the
Washington Gun Club, won the
mems title by breaking 191 targets
of a possible ZOO Col. Hall, presi-
dent of the club, broke 189 birds for
second place and Mrs. Treadway
won the women's title with 1877.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Fancy Skating Boon Seen
Here After Stors' Visit

An increase in fancy roller skating
figures in Washington is expected
now that several of the country's
experts have been here to show local
roller addicts how it's done.
Five champions or near champions
staged an exhibition last night at
the Coliseum Rink for about 400
members and friends of the Capital
Roller Club. William Opatrny and
Dorothy Kolb. national free style
dance champions, were unable to
appear because of an automobile
accident, but otherwise those show
ing their wares were Margot Alfred.
women's senior champion and a
former Washington girl: Shirley
Synder. junior dance champion;
Jack Werts. third in the senior
singles, and Bobby Ryan and Nicky
McMichael, second-place pair in the
novice dance division. These rank
ings were earned in the national
A. A. U. championships last month
in Cleveland.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
HasseH.Boyd Scrap
Promises Big Treat
For Boxing Fans

Matchmaker Gabe Menendez to-
day wrote out a gilt-edged guar
antee of action in his next ring
offering by announcing the signing
OF Irish Danny Hassett, sturdy
young Philadelphia heavyweight, as
Bill Boyd's opponent in a 10.
rounder at the ball park July l..
Senor Menendez has committed
some fair matchmaking since taking
over the reins and this match is
calculated to do his reputation no
harm.
Hassett. you will recall, is the
gamester who upet Buddy Scott a
couple of months ago in a sizzling
brawl at the arena and Boyd is the
gent who put the snore on Buck
Everett year or so back. Sailor
Bill is no pretender to the throne,
but good entertainer withal. Boyd
always is spelling for fight and if
the opposition is halfway willing
can make it interesting for the
customers. Hassett should be will
ing to meet the Tar halfway.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Phil|y Tennis Tuss|e
Second Of Season
For Jacobs, Dean
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-Helen
Hull Jacobs of Berkeley, Calf. and
Eunice Dean of San Antonio, Tex,
meet today in the final round of
the Philadelphia district womens
tennis championships-their second
title clash in little more than a
week.
Both came through easily in
semitinal matches yesterday. Miss
Jacobs beat Mrs. John F. Clegg,
jr., of Philadelphia. 60, 81, and
Miss Dean defeated Emily Lincoln,
Massachusetts State champion from
Boston, GO, Ga.
The Californian, ranked second
nationally, beat Miss Dean, 6-l,
60, last Saturday to win the Penn
sylvania and Eastern States cham
pionship.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Wood Stars on Hill,
But Yale Is Nipped
By Harvard, +, 4.3
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special OlSpatcn 10 Inc Star.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June o.
Yale dropped its annual baseball
series to Harvard when the Crimson
eked out 4-3 victory in yesterdays
finale, but 1t was no fault of Capt.
elect Smoky Joe Wood, jr., who
turned in masterful twirling per-
formance for the Blue. Young
Wood struck out 13 and gave up
nine hits, but his own mates in
ability to hit in the pinches was too
costly.
Burgess Ayres received credit for
the victory, although Capt. Tom
Healy had to come running to his
rescue in the ninth when the Ell
scored one run and had the tying
and winning runs on base. Healy
famed Besse to end the game.
Ayres allowed seven hits, all Of
which came after six hitless frames.
Harvard helped itself to a two
run lead in the first inning and
picked up singletons in the fourth
and seventh. Yale's runs came in
the last three innings.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
BY the Associated Press,

CHICAGO, June 22-One hun
dred and fifty young golfers from
all over the country sought the
Western Junior championship, but it
remained for two college boys from
Louisiana to dominate the show.
One of them, Ben Downing, IT.
year-old Louisiana State freshman,
won the title yesterday while his
golfing pal of several years stand
ing, Harry Deas, jr., Tulane Uni
versity student, was his victim.
Downing, son of Monroe Ga.)
banker, defeated Deas, whose home
is in New Orleans, and 4, in the
final match over the University of
Chicago's Mill Road Farm course.
Downing, three-time State high
school champion, led most of the
way, but met stubborn resistance all
the way from Deas, who refused to
fold up under the pressure.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Fight Films Here, Bill
Okoying Them Passed

Movies of Thursdays heavy
weight championship fight between
Joe Louis and Arturo Godoy went on
exhibition today at three nearby
theaters.
The films are being shown at the
Cameo Theater in Mount Rainier,
at the Hyattsville Theater in Hyatts-
Vile and the Hiser in Bethesda.
Approval of a law permitting fight
films to be shown in Washington
awaits only the Presidents sigma
ture. The House yesterday passed
and sent to the White House Sen
ate-approved measure which lifts
the ban on interstate shipment Of
prize fight films.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Parker and McNei||
Facing for Shot al
Clay Court Title
Winner Will Meet Riggs;
Women's Crown Between
Marble and Wheeler
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 22.-Two of the
finest exponents Of defensive ten
nis-Frank Parker of Pasadena,
Calf, and Don McNeill of Okla
homa City-match strokes today in
the semif1nals of the National Clay
Courts Tournament at the subur-
ban River Forest Club.
These two players, forming the
No. ranking mems doubles team
OF the Nation, play similar game,
composed Of steady baseline play
and adequate service. They meet
for the right to battle top-ranking
Bobby Riggs for the title in tomor-
rows final.
Van Horn Easy for Riggs.
Riggs earned finalist's berth yes
terday when he brushed aside Weloy
Van Horn, 20-year- -old Los Angeles
conner, in straight sets, 60, 6-4,
Ga.
The women's championship lies
between Alice Marble, English and
American champion, and Gracyn
Wheeler eof Santa Monica, Calf.
Miss Marble entered the finals
Thursday. Miss Wheeler, seeded
fourth, eliminated Helen Bernhard
OF New York City. ranked second, in
the semifinals yesterday, g., IS.
The women's title match also will
be held tomorrow.
Miss Marble and Mary Arnold of
Los Angeles meet Misses Wheeler
and Bernhard in the women's
doubles final today.
England's Mary Hardwick and
Nina Brown bowed to Misses Wheel
er and Bernhard in the semiflnals,
ST, 60, 12-10, and Misses Mar
BILE and Arnold eliminated Virginia
Wolfenden, Berkeley. Calf, and
Patricia Canning, Alameda, Calf,
6-l. 60.
Parker and McNeill, showing the
form that earned them top ranking
as tandem, advanced to the mems
doubles finals by defeating Frank
kovacs. Oakland, Calf, and Edwin
Amark, San Francisco, 6-l, 2-6.
60, 3-6, 8-6. Bob Harmon.
Berkeley, and Bob Peacock, Los
Angeles, play Henry Prusoff. Seattle,
and Gardnar Mulloy, Miami, today
for the other final berth.