davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-07-06

paragus is eaten with the fingers,
the tips are first cut off an eaten
with the fork. Most persons prefer
to eat the entire stalk of aspara-
gus with the fork.
Asparagus is pronounced a SPARE
a-gus, not SPARE-grass.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
JOLLY POLLY
A Little Chat on Efqueffe
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH

BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.
Asparagus may be taken with the
fork or with the fingers, but it must
never be lifted high in the air and
dropped in the mouth. When as
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Not This
This i

Son: "See all the marbles I won!
know what's wrong with Bills
playing but I'm not going to tell
him."
Father: You'd better not If you
want to keep on beating him."
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Big Leaguers VIII Be Sad
If He Doesn't Return

Foolery to one side port or star
board, suit YOURSELF, big league
baseball will be a sadder game If
Diz never returns. Fe was one Of
those fellows who talk a great game
and pitch a great game, sometimes
simultaneously, and while you may
prefer the sober modesty OF Carl
Eubbell, who also was a great
pitcher, but never admitted it,
there's no doubt that Dean splashed
color and excitement around him
wherever he went.
Back in 1893 the was thought to
be washed up then, at ''27'D, Diz
pitched the most memorable world
series game Of the last few years,
more so even than Paul DeTringer's
performance last all. After all,
Derringer had his stuff. His strong
right arm was still strong, While
Dean, in 1898, might as we'll have
been pushing the ball with his nose.
Vet he waited the bali past YAM
kes after Yankee, when the Yankees
were at their best. A break finally
beat him. and he walked off the
fed to the beat of one of those
olitbursts of mass emotion which,
sound or not, greet man in sports
now and then who has meant a
great deal to the public.
Maybe he'll be back, if he keeps
away from those hungry telephones
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Dean Modelling His Career
After Tex CorIeton's

Diz is modelling his career on
Tex Cartoons. History records that
Dean pitched in the big leagues
two years before Carleton did, but
Tex has aged much faster, being
81 now to DiZzy's %, so that Dlz
has come to regard the old fellow as
q second father.
Look at old Tex" says the whip
persnapper. He went down to the
minors for experience last year
Thev taught him what every pitcher
ought to know. and he comes back
with BROOKLYN this season and right
away he pitches a no-hlt game
That's what In gonna do. IL
learn some Of the tricks Of this
game. and then Ill come back like
old Tex"
It sounds likely enough. DiZ is a
mere boy compared with the ancient
Carleton, and it ought TO be easy
for him to soak up information
about what constitutes a balk, how
to hold the runners close to the
bags, and where the bullpen is To-
Gated
Then. once he learns not to wind
up with a runner on first, the kid
should be ready.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Conn Vacatng Lgha Throne After Decision Win Over Lesnev
20 Years AGO
In The Star

Bill Snyder, who has Just won
a starting job. was to face Herb
Pennock Of Boston in the game
here today.
Robert l., Finkenstaed's fall
ure to sink a 3-foot putt on the
18th cost him victory in
the Middle Atlantic golf tourna-
ment at Richmond. He lost out
to Allan HaWse on the goth hole.
Mike Lynch ran 18th as Hannes
Kolehmainen won the New York
A. c. marathon at Travers Is
land, N Y.
Central mopped up in the
scholastic swimming meet at the
Tidal Basin, beating Tech. 83 to 2.
Western was third with l point.
Raj PARIS Paul Jones, Derby
winner. won the Suburban Ham
dicap at Belmont Park by a nose
from Comdr. j K. L. Ross Boni-
face, EXterminator, the favorite,
was third
Evening star., 1940-06-06
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,


NEW YORK, June 6.-Taisto
Maxi is working his way back to
Finland as a deckhand on
freighter. Who'll win the Open?
The guy with the hottest putter.
Personally, it wouldn't surprise us
to see Lord Byron Nelson repeat.
Many ringsiders at Cleveland are
passing up red-hot favorites to
string along with Craig Wood.
May sound strange, but the
Yanks are in a better position
right now than they were two
years ago at this stage of the
race.
Zip yip-The Tucson Cowboys
in the Arizona Texas League
rolled up 81 runs to win three
games-17-6, 1877 and 25-6.
Then. just to show they're diff
ferent. they went out and dropped
one, 1871.
Everybody howled when Mike
Jacobs announced the Conn.,
Lesnevich winner might get q
shot at the heavy title in the
fall. Says Harry B. Smith in the
San Francisco Chronicle: "If
that's so, they can stage more
funny things in New York than
out here in the Far West, where
dogs bark at strangers.
They're saying now that those
sophomores out at Wisconsin
may save the day for Harry
Stuhldreher, after all. Richmond
(Va) fans will get to see Ken
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Packard Best Unlimited Nine
In D. C., Will Win City Loop
Title, Ayers Pilot Collie

Take it from Sam Cole, best
dressed manager on the sandlots,
the 1910 National City League pen
nant winner will not be the formid-
able Klein's Tavern nine, nor Frank
Small Motors nor the aggressive J.
C. Flood outfit. but Coles own,
hand-picked Washington Parkard
crew. His boys have it all over the
others in Sans opinion and he has
reams of evidence to support the
statement.
Right now Packard is one of three
teams hot on Kleins bEstered heels.
1t meets the Flood nine Sunday in
what should be one of the days
hottest battles and the loser will be
knocked plumb out of the title chase.
But the loser isn't going to be
Sans sluggers-not If he knows
anything about it.
I've got the best unlimited club
Washingtons ever seen.' he ad-
mitted today Honest, it's true. !
know I'm footing my own bugle but
there's no law against it If you've
really got the goods, and I have.
You can throw out that game We
lost to Klein's. That was a fuke
and it won't happen again. If We
lose another league game this year
III eat the saWdust out Of bag
without cream or sugar.
Points to Array of Talent.
I'm not fooling. Why, just look
at this lineup. There's Stanley
Wrenn. Red McMenimen, Claude
Bradley, Charley Clarke, Tom Fow-
Ter, Nelson Stelle. Harry Seay, Hor-
ace Atwell and all the others. Every
one star and every one a cog in a
team that's more like a machine
than a baseball club. Honest, we're
red hot"
Well, if Sam isn't joking he must
have minor league outfit because
the roster he displayed had a taint
of Yankee power and Boston color
1t led off with Tom Fowler, an out
fielder from the University of North
Carolina who is just getting back
into the lineup after breaking his
finger the week before the league
opened. He hit .485 for the Tar
Heels and fairly eats fly balls.
Charley Clarke, Sans second
sacker, was hired hand with Gin
cinnati a couple of years and was to
be farmed out for experience when
he decided to give up the pro game
for regular position here in WASH
ington. He's the smoothest fielder
on the lots in Coles opinion.
Stanley Wrenn, a 6-foot, 1885,
pound righthander, is the team S
pitching ace. although Claude Brad
ley and Nelson Stelle are pressing
him for the honor. Cole says every
time he leaves the house he has had
to fight his way through swarm of
big league scouts trying to get
Wrenn's name on contract. He's
got plenty of swift, good control and
a lot of heart. In his first time out
against Quantico this year-a relief
job, he faced II men and famed 10.
Last Sunday he gave up only three
hits against Winchester and lost,
10, on an error.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Two Snappy .Rass|ing
BrawIs on Tap al
Arena Tonight
I1uder Faces Irish ANGEL,
Krouser Takes on Zum
In Twin Features

Jack Hader, whose crab hold
has made him one of the most
feared Wrestlers in the country,
will attempt to end the rule here
of the Irish Angel, bearded County
Cork grappler. tonight at Turner'S s
Arena.
Sharing interest with the Hader-
Irish Angel battle will be that be-
tween Karol Krauser, Poland S
whilrwind performer, and Zim Fam
Zum, the Hindu Mystery Man"
Hader. now a District of Colum-
bia resident, long has been a big
drawing card A spectator at last
weeks show, he was so irked by the
fail Referee Bortnick awarded the
Angel over Gino Martinelli that he
challenged the Irishman.
Hader has demanded that another
than Bortnick referee tonight.
Zim Zam Zum hopes to make fans
here forget Nanjo Singh, another
Hindu grapDlc" ZWn is using 2
cobra" which he calls the "Zammi," "
taught him by the Great Cana,
Indias foremost wrestler. He will
practice it on krauser tonight.
Sailor Ed Franer of the Naval
Hospital will seek his third straight
win in match with Luigi Bacigal-
upi. Felix SlovikoWski will meet
John Boenar and AL Norcus will
face John Vanski.
Action starts at $50.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Bradley, incidentally, beat VIM
chester the day before, 80, handing
the apple knockers their first set
back Of the season. Bradley. who
was with Winston-Salem in the
Piedmont League for a spell, aver
aged better than Is strikeouts per
game last year.
STEELE is southpaw with an arm
that rivals Joe Di Maggio's. When
not pitching he palys the outfield
and woe to any laggard who tries
to 60 home from third on a fly ball
to this gentleman. In three relief
appearances on the hill Stelle has
allowed no hits thus far.
Other Cole standbys are Ed Book
house, 6-foot 2-inch, 2OO-pound
catcher: Jimmy Balwanz, clever
third baseman: Red McMenimen. an
outfelder hitting 900 at this writ
ing, and the peppiest guy on the
team and Bernie Good. southpaw
first baseman from Washington-Lee
High School, They can hit and field
with the best of them. Sam claims,
and adds that they'll prove it before
the season is over.
Well. after looking over that ros-
ter and all the good things Cole
has to say about them all We can say
is, Bring on the Yankees
Evening star., 1940-06-06
From the
Press Box
Lack Of Experience
Moy Trouble Dizzy
Rv JOHN LARNER,

Special Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, June 6 (NAN.AD.
Notified that he would be shipped
to Tulsa in the Texas Leauge for
seasoning, Dizzy Dean, the young
rlght-hander of the Cricago Cubs,
celebrated the news by leaping out
of car this week and landing on
his head. DIS reactions always
are very strong.
The last time there was talk of
sending him somewhere, Dizzy got
so excited that he stepped on a
telephone which jumped up and
BIT him on the wrist.
At least. that was the way young
Dean explained the injury, and
those who have been bitten by
telephones know that the wound is
painful, if not necessarily fatal.
Luckily, Diz was bitten by one of
those cradle, or baby grand tele-
phones, which are non- poisonous.
The upright telephone is poisonous,
but always rattles before it strikes.
The cradle telephone, while feared
by superstitious farmers who be-
lieve it milks the COWS and sucks
eeges. is really more helpful than
harmful. on account of the number
Of rats it DESTROYS.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Arm Slips, But Dir Retains
His Good Looks and Vioor

I would like to discuss the habits
Of the cradle telephone in further
detall-how busy it is, how it
changes its number in the spring
and the fall. how it runs like a
thief for cover when attacked
but this is no time for natural
history We are talking about
young Dean.
What amazeS me about Diz is
the way he retains his vigor and
good looks. Today, at % he ap-
pears Just the same as he did when
he first became %, back in 1885.
Aside from the streaks of gray in
his name, the kid is as youthful
as I am. And I'm only Is.
When the flash came out of
Chicago that Diz had been waived
to Tulsa, I wasn't sure whether it
meant he was all through or just
beginning I read a little further,
and the truth emerged:
The 29-vear- old right -hander eX-
poets to be back in the majors
before long"
That means that jerome is going
down to Tulsa for experience. And
I always figured that if this nrom!s-
ing youth could get a little eX-
perience, he would develop into
quite a pitcher At his present
rate, Dizzy can work three or four
years in the Texas League and
still be 30 when he returns to the
Cubs. At 80. a pitcher has DraCti-
Cally his whole life before him.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yonks Better Off Now Than They Were Two Years Ago
Connie Still Retes chomps Third Maxi Works Way Back Finland D

Overlin. the middleweight king
Gin New York, California and
Virginia. at SO tops when he
fights Ben Brown there, June 27,
for the police fund.
Todays guest star. Howard
Roberts, Chicago Daily News: "A
press box wag has labeled the
Dodgers the Brooklyn post. Amer
lean League, G. A. r. Former
A. L. players on the club are
Manager Durocher, Dixie Walker,
Joe Vosmik, Jim Wasdell, Luke
Hamlin, Vito Tamulis, Whitlow
Wyatt, Ernie Koy and Joe Gal
lagher. Not bad nine. And
hardly nine old men"
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Aztecs Aim 10 Boost
Roller Derby Edge
Over Pawnees

Chicago Aztecs will try to better
their 9-to-7 lead over the Washing
ton PaWnees at Riverside Stadium
tonight when the 18th contest of the
Roller Derby will be held, starting
at 6:l5.
A crowd of $500 watched the
Aztecs come from behind last night
to score l6-to-l5 triumph on points
by Steve Irwin and Jack Hatcher.
Individual winners in skating
trials were Shirley Sachs, Honey
Thomas and Bernice Abar of WASH
ington and Alicia Gadias and Vera
McClelland of Chicago.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June SITS the
three "B's" in Philadelphia now
boys, books and baseball
1t works this way: The young
sters trade book on sports for a
grandstand ticket to baseball
game-a plan in which both the
Athletics and Phillies are partici-
pating. The volumes then are
turned over to the city libraries.
Yesterday, with Connie Mack.
manager of the AS, in the receiving
line at Shibe Park, 1877 books-cov-
ering everything from jai alai to
badminton-were traded for tickets
which may be used for one game
any time during the season. Addi-
tional volumes were received at the
Phillies' office.
The plan was conceived after
sports writer's noted an absence of
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

Aos bic hsouNAdbcu Acss'
Today year ago-New York
Giants dubbed Cincinnati Reds,
l7-3, equaling two major league
records with seven homers in one
game. three of them in success
sion; broke another record with
five round trippers in one in
ming.
Three years ago-Glenn Cum
ningham cracks United States
three-qUarter mile record, VIM
ming in 3:00.8 at N. Y. A. c. meet.
Five years ago-Edwin ala
bama) Pitts, released from Sing
Sing Prison after serving 5l2
years for burglary, Joined Albany
international League Senators,
despite ruling against him by
Judge Bramham.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

as nucleus for a new pro loop
to be formed in the East.
Terry has the Giants breezing
along. and around here they're
regarded red hot pennant
threat.
Nice fellow. Glenn Sidel, former
Minnesota quarterback and now
backfield coach at Tulane, also is
Bernie Biermans cousin"
He's back again. On June 2,
1889, Benton c. Watts scored an
ace on the 18th green of Chicago's
Oak Park Country Club course.
On June 2, 1910, the same Watts
repeated the feat on the same
green on the same course.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Catholic Pin LEAGUE
Leader Sets Goal
Of 100 Teams
Hurbin's Plan Received
Enthusiastically at
Circuits Banquet

Already the largest duckpin cir
cult in the country with IS teams
the Washington Catholic League.
headed by George F. Harbin, will
be expanded next season.
On announcing his aim of increas-
ing the lineup to 100 teams, Hardin
met with enthusiasm among some
400 league members and guests at
the leagues annual banquet last
night at the Hotel Continental.
Hardin was assured the continued
cooperation of all who have helped
him to make the Catholic League
one Of the most successful as we'll
as the largest in the sport.
Among the speakers were Msgr.
Connolly Of St. Peters Church. Rev.
Francis E. Sullivan of ST. Peter s
Church, Rev Paul l.. Norris of Jes-
sup Md, and Rev. Charles L.
ONeill, S. J.. and Ed Keeley, sec
retary of the league
Besides receiving the Section A
trophy, the Holy Comforter No.
team, captalned by Harold McDOn-
Oueh, was awarded the league cham
piOnShlp trophy. Other teams re-
CciVing section trophies were: Sec
ton B Blessed Sacrament No |.
Dr.. J. Ernest Smith. captain: Sec
ton c, st. Peters No. 3, Thomas
F. Graves, captain; Section D, st.
Anthony S, Howard Bowers. cap
tain; Section E. St. Dominic's No. 2.
Raymond McWhirt captain; Sec
ton F, St. AlovSius. j. Muchelbauer,
captain: Section G, St. Joseph S
No. /, William F. Curtain, captain;
Section H, Assumption, j. Earl
Cooper, captain; Section I, St.
Mary's No, 2. Richard Boyland, cap
tain, and Section j, ST Joseph s
No. 2, John Cinotti, captain.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Clark Shaughnessy and his
assistants are studying every play
Stanford and its opponents have
used for the last three years.
The forward surge of the Yanks
hasn't changed Connie Mack's
mind-he still says they'll finish
third. Old George Pipgras, now a
big league ump and once an
American League great, has a
namesake moving em down out
in the old home State of Min
neSota.
The Brooklyn Eagles have with
drawn from the American Foot
ball Association and will serve
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Paychek Quits Boxinq
After Being Kayoed
In 10Th by Allen
No Good Since Beating
By Louis, Declares He
Is Tired Of Ring
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 6.-Johnny Pay
chek is through with the ring.
He decided today to hang up his
boxing gloves following his 10th
round knockout in the Coliseum last
night at the hands of Altus Allen,
a 19-year-old Chicago Negro heavy
weight, just year out of Golden
Gloves amateur competition.
Paychek, native Chicagoan,
transplanted to Des Moines Iowa,
for pugiliStic career, said he has
lost all desire for boxing; that since
Joe Louis knocked him out in four
punches nine weeks ago his co-ordi-
nation had been impaired. Paychek,
baldish at 25, had hoped to prove to
the hometown folks last night that
he had been overmatched in fight
ing the heavyweight champion and
that fright did not lick him.
Paychek Rallies, Quits.
From the first punch, when Aliens
right cut Paycheks left ear, the
crowd of 1000 saw a savage fight
seldom equalled in the historic build
ing. There was no question of AL
lens superiority. Paychek appar-
emily didn't have his heart in the
fight and displayed his craftiness
only in two rounds.
Paychek made a rousing rally in
the ninth, but failed to press his ad-
vantage His hesitation. perhaps
inspired by Louis knockout, per-
mitted Allen to fight his way out Of
trouble.
Allen. who at 1872 was out
weighed 9l2 pounds, took Paychek's
best punches. jabbed and punched
with both hands and had his op-
ponent so battered that he would
have received a unanimous decision
regardless of the sudden knockout.
Stays Down Second Time.
In the 10th round Allen crashed
over a short right cross that dropped
his foe for a nine count. A similar
punch then knocked Paychek fat
on his back. He had to be helped
to his corner.
Paychek, Golden Glove inter-
national heavyweight champion. had
50 fights as professional, winning
80 by knockouts. Allen has won nine
of his l3 pro bouts by knockouts.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Sterzer Pigeons Finish
First and Second

Two birds of Carl Sterzer, whose
average speed was less than half a
yard a minute apart, copped first
and second places in the East Poto-
mac Racing Pigeons race from
Spartanburg, S. c. Sterzer's Giggle
Sue won with an average speed of
1886 yards per minute, while
his Sir Kenosha was second with a
speed of 1888.
Following is the average speed in
yards per minute Of the first return
to- Zach loft:
Carl G sterzer l.333 rs; Carl G Ster-
yenssi.333 }3. Clark & Darnal, .33@ So;
William NJ Reinhardt, 1881 l3: King &
Ho*iin, l.330I9, Barrett & Weaver, l.
3ls,pG; George ChriSty. .192.1 Harper
& sDurty, Gay report; United Loft, day
report. James Phipps day report N, l..
Cutshaw, day report, Happy Landing Loft,
day report.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Section Legion Finals
Listed August 1917

By the Associated Press.
WILSON. N. c.. June 6-H. L.
Chaillaux. director of the American
Legion's Americanism Commission.
and Wilson Legion officials at con-
ference set August 15-l7 for the
ninth regional junior baseball finals
here.
Teams from Maryland, District of
Columbia. Virginia and North
Carolina will compete.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Trop and Skeet Shots
Stage Two-Duy Tourney

Washington's trap and skeet
shooters will vie in two-day shoot
Saturday and Sunday afternoons,
with the losing team playing host
to the conquerors at supper.
The competition will open at the
Washington Gun Club with straight
traps, shifting to skeet shooting
Sunday at the National Skeet Club.
AS a handicap the skeet shooters
will fire from the 20-yard line.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Civil Service Softies
Take Eiqht in Row

Civil Service Commissions soft
ball team had record of eight
straight victories in the District of
Columbia Recreation Government
League today. following its 81 con-
quest of Glendale yesterday.
Vic Levenson pitched four-hit ball
for the Commission and famed II.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Fiqhts Last Nioht

DETROIT-Billy Conn. 173'2,
Pittsburgh, light heavyweight
champion, outpointed Gus Les
nevich, 173i2, Cliffside Park,
N. J. 15).
CHICAGO-Altus Allen, 179'2,
Chicago, knocked out Johnny
Paycheck, 1873, Des Moines 10).
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Can't Reduce Weiuht
For Title Defense,
Champion Says
Billy Boxes SuperbIy,
Overcomes Gus With
WhirIwind Finish
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, June 6.-Gus Lesne-
vich, plodding pugilist from Cliff
side Park, N j., lost his chance to
win the light-heavyweight boxing
championship of the world last
night, but he woke up today with
the knowledge that the title prob
ably will be his within few days
Billy Conn, the champion, rebuilt
the blasted hopes Of Lesnevich a few
minutes after receiving the decision
in 15-round defense of his crown
Lesnevich was in shower cooling
his tired body when Conn walked in.
1T was nice fight, Billy" said
Gus. Il have no alibi."
Don't feel bad" answered Conn,
because the championship will be
yours in few days This fight con-
vinced me I can't take off weight
any more and from now on I'm a
heavyweight. You can beat the
other light-heavies.
Conn Wins BY Fast Finish.
But I don't want the title that
way" demonstrated Lesnevich. II
want to win it in the ring"
IF you want to fight me again
become a heavyweight, said Conn,
thereby Signalling his vacating of
the title. He says he hopes to get
shot at Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis.
The fight itself. seventh cham
pionship boxing bout in Detroit S
history. was a replica of the first
battle in New York last November
between the men. Conn, a notori-
ously slow starter, appeared to dis
advantage in the early rounds and
then closed in whirlwind style to
win unanimous decision of Referee
Sam Hennessy and Judges Michael
tDad> Butler and Harry Hall.
If Conn has any idea of dethron-
ing Louis he would do we'll to de-
Velop more punch than he showed
last night. Only in the final round
did he jar Lesnevich appreciably.
Gus went to the canvas for an in
slant after catching a left hook
on the chin in a corner where the
canvas had been made slippery by
water splaShed from a bucket. That
was the only knockdoWn OF the
Tight which was witnessed by a slim
crowd of 6075 spectators.
Lesneyich Dazes Billy.
Lesnevicn delivered his most dam
aging blows IN the fifth round when
he dazed Billy with right and fol-
lowed up with a sharp left. The
bell sounded a few seconds later.
Except in the early part of the
fight when LeSnevlch landed a num-
Der of stabs to the body, Conn
boxed superbly beating his foe to
the punch repeatedly.
Asked if be had future heavy
weight plans for Conn, Co-promoter
Mike Jacobs of New York said that
he would have an announcement
in a day or two" He intimated
that Conn would be asked to meet
Bob Pastor another ringman long
on boxing but short on punch. be-
fore earning consideration as a foe
for Louis.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Tri-Stute Half LuureIs
Bogged by !. B. M. Ten

l. B. M. holds the first half cham
pionship in the Tri-State Night
Softball League after a IA triumph
over Standard Linen at Ballston
Stadium last night.
Jack Smith pitched a two hitter
for the winners.