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Evening star., 1940-07-06
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Next tournament in the wind fol
the professional golfers around towr
Is the Bedford Spring, Pa. open
event, an annual affair which al
ways attracts the best of the paid
boys from this locality. Bedford
Springs is. located in the Pennsyl-
vania hills on the Pittsburgh road
about four hours drive from the
Capital.
Al Houghton of Beaver Dam, just
now in the middle of a redhot
scoring streak, will defend the title
he won last year. Al also would
like chunk of the $500 prize money
So would Cliff Spencer, George Diff
fenbaugh, AL Jamison, Mel Shorey
and the other pros who plan to make
the trip
The tourney will be staged July
IA and IS. The first day will be
given over to an amateur-pro af-
fair. and on July Is will be held the
36-hole open tourney, with about
5000 to be put up in prize cash. It
will draw such good golfers as Ted
Luther and Felix Serafin, and may
pull in big name or two, although
later in the same week the Chicago
open will be played, and on July
Is at Detroit the big pro match be-
tween Walter Hagens Ryder Cup
team and Gene Sarazens hand
picked outfit will start.
Sarazen Predicts Victory.
On that one Gene thinks his lads
will win by about 8 to 4, and he is
willing to bet a COW or two. Gene
spoke his mind on that forthcoming
match last night just before he
hoped New York-bound plane
heading for his Connecticut farm
Also he had just played the Army
Navy Country Club course in 10
whacks in a match in which Gene
and Cliff Spencer licked Allan and
Danny Burton, 4 and 3.
Gene almost snorted when some
one started ribbing him about the
way the Ryder Cup boys were going
to take" his team. why the way
I figure it We'll win by about s to f.
he said. Suppose we break even in
the foursomes the first day. If we
do that we'll win by to 4. And
Hagen can bet me-"
Gene named his "unoficial' team
as follows: Sarazen, Benny Hogan
Jimmy Demaret, Ed Oliver, Clayton
Heafner, Tommy Armour, Ed Dud-
ley, Jimmy Thomson and Billy
Burke. "And I think I'll pair Ar
mour and Thomson-the two Scots
men-together," he added.
Plays Course in 10.
Sarazen was the same pin-split-
ting Gene who tied last month for
the National Open championship as
he waded around that service club
course in 10 whacks, which is two
under par. He never had seen the
course before, but that didn't make
any difference as he made all those
tough holes look easy. With any
putting luck it might have been a
81 or so.
you've got a fine course here"
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Welsh Reaches Final
After Torrid Scrap
With Ai|ing Riva!
Exhibition Round Tunes
johnson as SemifinoI
Opponent Walks Out
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Contrasts between the aiing player
who could have defaulted with grace
and didn't, and the second-seeded
star who did default for no reason
yet given, provided the under-cur-
rent of general conversation today
as Barney Welsh and David johnson
took Columbia Country Clubs "cen-
ter court" to decide the Middle At
lantic tennis championship.
And If there was general public
feeling Of new respect for G. Al
phonso Smith and amazement over
Hugh Lynch today. you could trace
it directly to actions, or lack of ac-
tion yesterday on the part of each.
Smith, awaking yesterday morn
ing with badly inflamed left foot.
was found to have an infection
caused by callous. Although his
doctor didn't order him not to play,
the 31-year-old ex-national boys
champ distinctly jeopardized his
chances of being able to play today
with Dick Murphy against Bill How
ard and Jimmy Farrin for the dou-
bles championship, but he was will
ing to take the chance.
Welsh Given Battle.
"The doctor told me I wouldn't t
lose my foot or anything like that"
said Smitty, smiling, as he appeared
for his match with Welsh. 81 never
have defaulted in 20 years of tennis
playing and I'm not going to begin
now" And he thereupon proceeded
to give Champion Welsh as rousing
a battle as any able-bodied man
who ever faced Rockville's pride.
running Marney nearly ragged be-
fore succumbing. 6-3, @6.
Not so laudable was Lynchs elm
ination from the tournament.
Scheduled to face third-seeded
Johnsen in one of the two semi
final matches which had drawn a
large crowd, Lynch reputedly left
town without even bothering to
notify Referee Clarence E. Buddy)
Dawson that he wouldn't appear
johnson, his doubles partner, said
that Lynch had intimated to him
Thursday evening that he would de-
fault, but as far as is known. no
tournament official has as yet been
notified by Lynch himself.
Officials in Dark.
1t isn't the first time that a local
player has pulled OUT of tourna-
ment in its late rounds, but in most
cases, when the action has been
premeditated, the departing entrant
has seen fit to save officials the en-
barrassment of a semifinal default.
For instance, Lynch might have got
ten up to match point with Bill
Breese, his quarter-final round op-
ponent apd then defaulted to him
in order that johnson might have
had an adversary in the semifnal
round. -.
johnson. incidentally, got in a
good workout yesterday. trouncing
Buddy Goeltz. Columbia Country
Club professional, 81, 60, in a
hastily arranged exhibition.
Todays match between johnson
and Welsh was to start at 2:3O
o'clock with the doubles title match
between the Murphy-Smith and
Howard-Farrin combines beginning
upon the conclusion of the singles
tilt.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Walsh Defies Doctor ,
Wins Second Pistol
Crown in Row
BY the Associated Press.

CAMP RITCH1E, Nd. July o.
For the second year straight, Walter
Walsh Of Washington, F. B. I. crack
shot-here against the advice of his
doctor following an appendicitis
operation-has won the Eastern
regional pistol championship at the
National Rifle Association regional
matches being fired at Camp
Ritchie.
Posting 292 to take first place
In the individual center fire national
match course yesterday Walsh
cinched the title for an aggregate
score of 1,735 in the eight 90 caliber
and center fire pistol matches in
cluded in the championship. The
nearest competitor, George Lyon of
Chambersburg, Pa, winner of last
years top honors in the expert
class, scored 1,699, far behind Walsh.
BY. winning the Eastern regional
championship, Walsh gets a free
trip to Camp Perry this fall with
all expenses paid by the National
Rifle Association during 10 days of
the national matches. The second
free trip awarded to winner in
lower classifications went to Albert
Meyer of Attica, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Week's
wash: That crack on the skull
has temporarily impaired Bill
Jurges' hearing. John KIM
brough, Texas A. and MS all
America fullback, is stumping the
State in behalf of Jerry Sadler,
a candidate for Governor. Club
officials estimate $40, 900 worth of
golf balls were lost in the metro
politan area July 4 and that the
caddies were enriched by at least
$4,000. Leo Durocher, the toast
of Flatbush, has been chosen to
christen the new cruiser Brook
lyn. Pitcher Johnny Gee (the
tallest guy we ever see) has en-
tered Syracuse us summer
school.
Today's guest star-Art Cartier,
Chatham (Ontario) Daily News:
"It's good to see the Detroit
Evening star., 1940-07-06

Virginia are expected. Mrs. How
ard Ford will receive telephone en-
tries at Adams 1886 until 10 o'clock
Monday morning. Entry fees will be
81 for single and 81 per doubles
team.
Middle Atlantic registration cards
will be available at SO cents each at
the club Tuesday to all girls who
need them,
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Benning Tropshoot Held
Under New Prize Rule

Washington Gun Club marksmen
will stage their first July shoot this
afternoon on the club grounds at
Benning with high guns in two
classes to be awarded trophies.
A rule aimed at a more equitable
distribution of prizes was adopted
at the last meeting prohibiting the
award of more than one class
trophy to any gunman during one
month, except when the contestant
breaks so straight targets. A new
handicapping system also has been
adopted and should make for keener
competition.
Visitors are eligible to shoot for
prizes. The first shoot is scheduled
for o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
N. A. Pro Title Play
In Richmond Urged
By Cruickshank
Aims for 81 900 Purse;
Wants Cox as Head
Of Organization

A Middle Atlantic Professional
Golfers Association championship
In October over the James River
course Of the Country Club of Vir-
ginia for q purse of $1,000. That's
what Bobby Cruickshank OF Rich
mond is planning.
I'm trying to get Sidney Banks
to revive that offer he made last
spring and put up a thousand for a
tournament at my club" said Bobby.
Il haven't heard about 1t yet but
I'm hopeful he will help us out to
that extent. II he does we will have
a real tournament"
Feel They are Neglected.
Bobby revealed that the Virginia
pros feel strongly that they have
been neglected in assignment of
Middle Atlantic P. G. A. tourna-
ments. 'The big affairs should
rotate between the Washington,
Baltimore and Virginia sectors"
said Bobby. II can't remember
when a big one was played in the
down State section of Virginia. Ger
tainly the qualifying rounds for the
national P. G. A. championship
should be held in Virginia every
three years. We have q lot of pros
scattered from Lynchburg to Nor
folk who have to travel several hun
dred miles to Washington or Balti-
more for the p. G. A. sectional
rounds. In fairness to them the
tournament should be played in
Virginia at least every three years. !"
Henry Picard was sitting at the
table with Cruicky. I'VE have the
same trouble in Pennsylvania" said
Henry. Pennsylvania Is a big
State. Philadelphia is the center of
everything in the eastern part.
The boys up around Scranton and
Hershey and Reading think it's a
shame they have to travel so far.
But that's the way it is"
Boosts Cox and Barnett.
Meanwhile Cruicky boosted Witty
Cox for the presidency of the Middle
Atlantic P. G. A. That Cox would
make a great president" said Edin-
burgh Bobby. Hes an executive
and I mean a good one. He'd
straighten out all our tangles and
keep the boys in line. I'm for him
and I'd like to see Bob Barnett in
there as vice president If Cox can
be elected at the annual meeting in
October I'll be there and I'll bring
my crowd along. We want Cox"
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Furr's$1,5 Guaranteed
By Cocoa, Opponent

Louis Kid Cocoa. elongated well
terweight, will guarantee Phil Furr's
$500 guarantee for their 10-round
bout a week from Monday at the
ball park, it was disclosed today. To
meet this expense it was necessary
to give the Kid healthy percentage
Of the gate receipts, although Pro-
moter Joe Turner declined to say
exactly what he would receive.
The Kid whipped Willie Mcdowell
in his initial appearance here while
Furr belted out Steve Mamakos on
his last trip to the post.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Girls Open Tennis Tournament
Starts tuesday, at Columbia

Announcement of a girls open
tennis tournament, in which num-
Der of out-of- f-towners already are
entered, to start next Tuesday at
Columbia Country Club was made
today by the District Tennis Asso-
citation, sponsor of the event.
Fifteen girls from Baltimore def
nitely are listed for play, and con-
testants from nearby Maryland and
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Courage as Essential
As Speed in Horse

John Partridge, the veteran own
er and trainer, was talking about
a horse in the third race at Empire
City.
Here's flyer" John said, who
really can travel. He'll be two or
three lengths in front at the head
of the stretch and then finish about
third or fourth"
That's the way it happened. This
brought up an argument as to the
relative values of speed and game
ness-as to which should be rated
on top.
"a great horse needs BOTH" Part
ridge said. But there are not many
great horses. I mean Man O. Wars
or Exterminators or Seabiscuits. But
for an average good horse I'd say
that gameneSs counted for more
than speed.
What good is speed in a horse
which quits? I've had horses which
were not nearly as fast as some
others, but they were horses which
could win where the others could
not, or would not. So in trying to
pick a horse find out all you can
about his stretch running He has
to have certain amount of speed,
of course. But why waste your
money on these speed horses which
pick up three or four length lead
coming to the stretch and then fin
iSh fourth or fifth?"
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Big Innings Count

Five runs in the first inning aided
Connecticut Avenue to defeat Ross
lyn, 10-4, in one of yesterdays Hot
Shoppe League softball games. An
other big inning was responsible as
Friendships won over Bladensburg
1919, with six runs in the second in
ming.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Boxers Tops Idus

Cooper Bakery was scheduled to
meet Carr and Boswell this after
noon in a Sports Center League soft
ball game at Magruder Park. It
prepared for the game by defeating
Ida softballers, AZ, yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Comeo Honors Sutton

Cameo Furniture team will cele-
brate the birthday Of its sponsor, S.
c. Sutton, tomorrow by playing the
Carolina A. c. at Bowling Green,
Va, his birthplace. Game is 3 pm.
with the team leaving 214 Twelfth
street S.W. at II am,
Evening star., 1940-07-06
6. A. O. Helps D. 6. S.

D. G. S. is closer to the Depart
mental League first half title today
with a game and a half lead and
only week to go. Without play
ing yesterday its edge was increased
as Center Market, the only team
with chance to catch it, fell before
General Accounting, 6-5.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Baseball Federation Meets

directors and officers of the Ma
slonal Capital Amateur Baseball
reoeratlon Will meet Tuesday at 1880
O'Clock IN the Office of r. D. Lewis
at the Welfare and ,Recreational
Association.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Dempsey Likes OIdsters
Who Can't Run Awoy

Sure I got a kick from that At
lanta fight" Jack Dempsey said
''The fellow was tough and hard
to hurt, but I've got to admit he
was no great puncher" This was
in Jersey City.
How long does it seem, Jack"
asked, since you fought Georges
Carpenter in this same city?"
"It wasn't yesterday" Jack said
shaking his head. "It was nearly
20 years ago. I weighed 100 then
and I still can get down to 200. III
admit you don't get quite as much
kick out of fight at As as you did
at Is or less. But it's still fun. II
might not be as much fun if some
one happened to tag me too often,
but I've been tagged before. I hon.
estly believe can punch about as
well as ever. But the speed isn't
there, and the legs, maybe, are not
what they used to be. Also the wind.
But as long as you can still punch
you can bother a lot of them"
Dempsey, an old pal of Max Baer's,
was surprised at Baer's condition.
"He looked fairly fast at 221," Jack
Dempsey said, land he could always
punch.
''hTey kept asking me what sort
OF a fighter might beat Joe Louis.
I still say he must be good
puncher who can take few himself
and who isn't afraid to throw a
few punches. No one is going to
beat Joe Louis who can't punch and
no one is going to beat him who
Is afraid or unwilling to trade.
mo, I wouldn't know just what
Max might do in another Joe Louis
scrap. He should look much better
than he did the last time. It could
be good fight if Baer only would
pile in punching and let nature
take its course"
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Treasury Tops Gosmen

Treasury is of to q good start in
the second half race of the U. S.
Government League. It scored two
runs In the last inning yesterday
to defeat Gas Light, 81.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Houghton to Defend Bedford
Title; Sorozen Looks for
Win Over Ryder Cuppers

said Gene, to Maj. G. w. Dunning
and Capt. G. K. Heiss. Give 1t a
few years to get those fairways in
shape and you'll have something"
Gene and Spencer were up at the
turn and kept their margin to the
finish at the 18th. Spencer shot a
"a, Allan Burton was II and Danny
had 78.
Over at the Washington Golf
and Country Club a movement is on
foot to have fairway watering in
stalled at the Virginia course. More
than 80 members of the club have
petitioned the Board of Governors
to take early action toward irrigat-
ing the fairways and have pledged
their financial support.
With watered fairways Washing
ton would become quite a golf
course At it is today it is tough
enough, but like most of the other
unWatered courses around town, the
fairways become pretty hard in the
summer. Water on those fairways
throughout the hot months would
make it a real test of the game
throughout the year. It happens
to be one of our favorite layouts,
where each shot presents a new
problem every time 1t is played.
Mrs. Dale Scores Ace.
Mrs. Judson c. Dale OF Kenwood,
an officer Of the Women's District
Golf Association. today Is being con-
graduated on an ace she made on
the seventeenth hole at Kenwood.
The hole measures ITO yards and
Mrs. Dale played the shot with
spoon in a match against E. S.
Shepard. It was her first ace.
Two women's Journeys were held
yesterday At Congressional the
feminine golfers played for the Mrs.
Myron Davy Trophies. in a tourney
won by Mrs. D. H. Henderson with
95-16--79. Mrs. Gordon w. Rule
had 96-16-80 for second net, while
the gross award went to Mrs. C. S.
Teal with IS. Mrs. Harry A. Knox
won the putting prize with % puts.
In class B Mrs. G. M. Jani won
the gross award at 104, after a tie
with Mrs. H. J. Klossner for the
net prize, which Mrs. Klossner won
on the draw. Mrs. Klossner scored
101-21-80. Mrs. Frank Murray
had 1l2-30-82 for second net. Mrs.
F. j. Godfrey was hostess for the
day.
At Army Navy Mrs. E. P. Kunkel
won the IL selected holes tourney
with a card of 60-l+46. Second
was Mrs. w. M. Moses with 57-10-
47. Mrs. w. H. Frankhouser of
Manor won the guest prize with e.
15-47.
Henry G. Picard national P. G. A.
champ, will drive to Washington to-
morrow from his home in Hershey.
Pa, to play with Roger Peacock at
Indian Spring against Cliff Spencer
and Claude Rippy in an attempt to
break their tie for the District pro-
amateur channpiopchip The &a
Evening star., 1940-07-06
The
SpoRTLIGHT
New Boer Might Give
Louis a Real Scrap
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Eperia1 Correspondent of The Star

NEW YORK, July IN. A. N. AZ.
They still are asking how Max
Baer would look in the same pit
with Joe Louis. No one can deny
that Mauling Max looked much
better against Galento than he has
looked in some years. Also, no one
can deny that Tony Galento is no
Joe Louis. They are as far apart
as the outposts Of Siberian from
tier.
Strange as it may seem, if there
Is any clamorous demand for an
other Joe Louis opponent, Baer is
about the only entry in sight. Baer
is the only survivor left who can
hit a lick, /and it Is going to take
a real puncher who might happen
to land even to annoy the bomber.
If Max could hit Louis half as
often as he walloped Galento he
could have big chance. But Louis is
no such 244-pound target, offering
the defense of harpooned walrus.
It is always question with Baer
as to how he happens to feel about
practicing his profession on some
particular night. Physically, he al
ways could take hard punch and
he still can use those two fists.
Whether he would take the same
chances against Louis as he did
against Galento is another matter.
Max would have to be some 300
per cent different from the Baer
who fought Louis a while back
Rather different from the Baer who
was in the same ring with Joe, but
did practically no fighting.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Icemen After Comes

Uline Ice nine wants Sunday and
evening games with good unlimited
clubs. Call Carl Slotterback, Lin
coin 2405-R.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Minor Leagues

BY L1lt HSSOCIdItU FTtSS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Newark. 4: Jersey City. 2.
Baltimore, :; Syracuse, 6, III innings.
Toronto, =: Rochester, 4.
Only games.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville ); Indianapolis, 3.
Columbus g: Toledo, 4.
Only games.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Diego. 6: Sacramento, /.
Oakland. 3; San Francisco. o.
Los Angeles, 8: HOLLYWOOD. 8.
Seattle. Is: Portland. 8.
Evening star., 1940-07-06

Henry G. Picard, national P. G. A
champ, will drive to Washington to-
morrow from his home in Hershey
Pa, to play with Roger Peacock at
Indian Spring against Cliff Spencer
and Claude Rippy in an attempt to
break their tie for the District pro-
amateur championship. The two
duos tied Thursday at 64 for the
title in a Red Cross match. Picard
drove back to Hershey Thursday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-25
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGEs

~ OAN 0OASNIA]S0s
You know what 1t is to be inquisi.
tive. OF course you do. Most folks
are inquisitive at times. 1t means
trying to find out about things,
particularly things which may not
concern you. It is just another
name for Peter Rabbits dreadful
curiosity. Sammy Jay is one Of the
most inquisitive people I know of.
Sammy cannot bear to have any,
thing going on that he doesn't know
about. If there is anything at all
suspicious looking Sammy promptly
makes it his business to find out all
about it.
There is no one in all the Green
Forest or on all the Green Meadows
whom Reddy Fox dislikes to get a
glimpse of when he is out hunting
as he does Sammy Jay. If Reddy
could count up all the dinners he
has failed to get because of Sammy
Jay he would have enough to live
on for the rest of his life. Anyway
that is what he says. 1t is funny
thing, but Sammy Jay has the repu-
tation of being a rogue and mis-
chief maker, and of being the
friend of no one unless 1t be his
cousin, Blacky the Crow. The truth
is Sammy is one of the best friends
the little people of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows have. He
probably has saved more lives than
any other among them. He has saved
them by giving warning of danger.
1t was very early in the morning,
just after jolly, round, red Mr.. Sun
had begun his climb up in the blue,
blue sky. that Sammy Jay started to
fly over the Green Meadows, Just
over the edge of Farmer Browns
cornf1eld. AS he drew near that
part of the field where the carrots
grow in rows and rows, Sammy's
sharp eyes caught sight of some
thing red. Sammy didn't need to
look twice to know what it was. He
had seen it too often not to recog-
nize it.
"Ha, hal" exclaimed Sammy. "Ha,
ha! and no, no! I wonder what
mischief Reddy Fox is planning over
there. didn't know that anybody
was living there. Reddy seems to- be
watching something in that old
ditch. I believe Ill do little watch
ing myself"
So Sammy flew to the nearest tree
from which he could keep an eye
on Reddy Fox. Reddy was so in
tent on watching that hole of Jerry
Muskrat's that he didn't see Sammy.
Reddy had left his place during
the night long enough to hunt for
some Meadow Mice, and then re-
turned to watch that hole. He had
jumped down in the ditch and with
his wonderful nose had made sure
that Jerry had not left it. Now he
intended to stay right there until
Jerry should come out. If he had
known that inquisitive Sammy Jay
was watching him his plans would
have been quite suddenly changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-25

Noun. A long coat worn by
Uomen.
Question: The etymology Of
redingote puzzles me. Where did
we ever get such a word?-A. B. D.
Answer: You'd be surprised.
Have you ever had a friend. who,
after having lived abroad for
while, came home with pro-
nounced foreign accent?
Such a friend is the word redin-
cote. Originally it was simply the
English riding coat. The French
liked the words and adopted them,
but could come no closer to the
pronunciation than "reding gote,"
hence the spelling redingote.
To further complicate matters,
the French use redingote, not only
in the sense of riding coat. but also
as a name for the Prince Albert or
double breasted frock coat worn by
men.
Finally, to complete the comedy
of errors, English and American
fashion authorities eagerly ap-
propriated the word to designate
the type of women's coat now In
vogue.
And this is how our riding coat,
with a French accent and an en-
tirely new English meaning, came
home to roost.
Accent the first syllable
Correct pronunciation: Riding
goat. Capitals indicate syllable to
be accented)
From San Diego: AS there is no
letter go in the word number, why is
NO" the abbreviation?-A.S S. w.
Answer: mo" is the abbreviation
of the word numero, a Latin COM
bining form from numerus. The
French word for number also is
numero.
Test your pronouncing I. Q.
For free pronouncing test, send
stamped e cent, self-addressed
| envelope to Frank Colby, care
l The Evening Star.