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Evening star., 1940-02-13
vosmik Is Confident
He'll Make Dodgers
Flag Contenders
Coils Self Hitter They
Sought After Red Sox
Sells Him for SIS 900
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated fleSS.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 13.-As far
as Joe Vosmik Is concerned, the
Brooklyn Dodgers are definitely
pennant contenders.
The Boston Red Sox outflelder,
who makes his winter home here,
was sold to the National Leaguers
yesterday for $4,000 after being
waived out of the junior circuit.
Larry MacPhail, Brooklyn presi-
dent, said several months ago that
all the Dodgers needed to make
them a pennant contender in 1910
was a hard hitting outfielder," Vos-
mix commented. well, they've got
that outflelder. There's nothing
wrong with my batting eye and I
expect to have big season.
There's one thing that burns
me up and that's all this talk about
bad legs. I can cover just as much
ground as I did several seasons ago
and I'm just as fast on the bases.
After playing, in 4 inches Of sand
on Florida diamonds in exhibition
games last spring my legs were sore.
But Doc Cramer, Jimmy Foxx and
other members Of the Red Sox also
complained about the sand and sore
legs.
1T my legs we're bad I wouldn't
have played 40 games for Boston
last season. Cramer stepped on my
toe with his spikes late in the sea-
son and put me out Of the lineup
for week or I would have been in
even more games"
Evening star., 1940-02-13
GaIento WILLING
To Bet $4,000
He'll Stop Joe
Sees Crown in Fifth
Round Of July Bout;
Claims Eyes o. K.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ORANGE, N. j.. Feb. 13.-Tony
Galento, who says his eyes "are 100
per cent" offered to bet any one
$4,000 today that he'll stop Joe
Louis in five rounds this July when
they meet for the world heavyweight
boxing championship.
Galento spiked q rumor he was
going blind, saying he'd match his
eyesight with that Of any one.
At first, the beer barrel poker
wanted Louis, his managers or his
friends to take the bet, but he
changed his mind and opened the
offer ito any one who'll give me the
prevailing Odds"
Louis is through, finished" he
said. HE couldn't hurt (Arturo)
Godoy last Friday night. Godoy's
ears and mouth were split after our
six-round fight on the Louis Brad
dock card in Chicago two summers
ago. I wasn't even scratched"
Struck mike" When Excited.
Godoy gained the decision over
Galento in that fight, but the ro-
tund barkeep tossed of the loss by
saying the referee was "in fog" at
the end of the bout.
Galento explained that near the
end of the fight he accidentally hit
the referee and:
"Ihe referee didn't know where
he was and held up Godoy's hand"
When Galento was introduced
from the Madison Square Garden
ring last Friday night he struck his
head against a microphone and
some sports experts said that indi-
Gated his eyesight might be bad.
"The crowd give me such an ova-
ton, I was excited" Galento ex-
planned. when I swung my head
around I didn't know the micro
phone was SO low. Any one could
hit their head like that"
Going on Wagon Again.
Once again Galento boasted he
was going on the wagon"
I'm gonna cut out drinking" he
said. I'm fact, I already have for
a couple of days. If I wasn't drink
ing, woulda beat Louis last June.
I'm going out this time with hands
high and hit him, but good"
He'd ''be ashamed to fight the
way Godoy did. Why they'd throw
me outta the ring"
0odoy didn't want the champion
ship, Galento said, but wanted to
stay Is rounds with the champion
land that's the way he fought"
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Zomperini Seen as Fenske's Most Dangerous RivoI
Ter Who Ppped Another Derby Hope Dean Amt Med at Nobody

the sDetroit pro football fran
chise for $500. Two weeks ago
1t sold for $225 600. Good read
ing: Pie Dufour's series on Mel
OFT in the New Orleans Item.
Hard Luck Department: Larry,
White, who finds himself with
out q meal ticket since Fred
Aposton went out Of circulation,
was telling 1940,s prize tuH luck
story today-how AL Well beat
him to Arturo Godoy by five
hours.
Timing: Jack Blackburn (Joe
Louis trainer) certainly picked q
f1ne time to reply to Gene Tun-
ney's magazine piece on the
mythical Dempsey-Louis bout.
In the same magazine Blackburn
says: mo, sirl Dempsey couldn't
have knocked out Louis In two
and . half minutes or two and .
half years"
Evening star., 1940-02-13

One-minute interview. Dizzy
Dean: mo, I amt mad at no
body. amt ever mad at no
body"
Tattle tales: Much speculation
here on whether Fred Swans
return to his old post as Colgate
line coach means he'll step into
Andy Kerr's shoes In l941. Also,
plenty Of whispering that Mike
Jacobs may run into interference
from q rival fight mob before the
MeSsrs. Conn and Lesnevich tee
of at Miami, February 28.
Taistu Maxi has yet to make q
track start In this country, but
already he's responsible for
$846.32 in the Golfers of the Fin
nish relief fund through contri-
buttons, etc. American Associa-
tion gossips say the loss Of Vince
Di Maggie will just about kill
Kansas City's nag chances.
Evening star., 1940-02-13

TodayS guest star: Ed Og-
borne, New Castle (Ind.) Cou-
r1er- Times: Zone basket ball
player we know is so fond Of the
gals, when he gets q charley
horse it's Ally"
Sports cocktail: Ty Cobb has
bought a home on the Nevada
side of Lake Tahoe and gone in
for skiing in a big way. When
FenSke beats Cunningham the
Akron Beacon-Journal prints 1t
under the "Old News Depart
ment" head. Joe Louis and Ar
turo Godoy went night clubbing
over the week end. Joe favored
the Cotton Club, while Arturo
selected q spot where South
American entertainers are fea-
tured.
Fifteen years ago Jimmy Con-
selman (who just lost out a.
coach at Warrington % bought
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Columbia Five Factor
In League After
Beating Penn
Broced Team Now Tests
Eastern Loops Best
In Stretch Drive
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The team
that may decide the Eastern Inter-
collegiate Basket Ball League title
this year is (dont laugh) Colum-
bia.
The Lions haven't done much this
season, in the league or out, after
being quite highly regarded before
the campaign started. But what
little they have done has been i'm
portant.
They gave Dartmouth's league
leading Indians their only league
setback In an overtime struggle at
New York; they carried Yale into
overtime at New Haven before los
ing by two points, and last night
they proved they are ready to do
a little more upsetting by licking
Penn, 1894.
Where Columbia really figures in
the league race shows in the sched-
ule for the rest of the season. The
Lions play Princeton at Tigertown
Saturday and then have home games
with Yale, Cornell and Princeton.
If Dartmouth should slip enough
to turn the race into the usual
scramble, Yale and Columbia might
be in the race, too.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Broddock Moy Referee
At Nat Show Here

Jimmy Braddock, former world
heavyweight boxing champion, will
try wrestling Thursday night at
Turner's Arena If Promoter Joe
Turner'S plans materialize. Brad
dock will not wrestle, however, but
act as third man in the Joe Cox
Lou Plummer match.
Braddock's services are being
sought because Cox objects to either
Casey Berger or Benny Bortnick,
both Of whom have disqualified him
in recent bouts. The Kansas Krush.
er feels that a neuter party will give
him q fair shake in this important
contest Of skill and physical might.
Turner also is anxious to secure
an arbiter who will be able to de-
fend himself in the event that Cox
Is disqualified, for the Krusher
kissed both Berger and Bortnick
with rights when they blew the
whistle on him.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Chitter
chatter: ThereT be more good
ends about than Francis Schmidt
can count when the Ohio Staters
get going next fall. Sep Palm
has 20 trotters and PAGERS, in
cluding Greyhound. in training
at Aiken, S. G..
Trackmen tell you Chuck
Fenske's most dangerous rival for
the balance Of the season is not
Glenn Cunningham, but Lou
Zamperini, the dark-thatched
Californian. His radio job will
cause Charlie Grimm, ex-Cub
boss, to miss his first training
camp in "a years. Ben Jones,
who prepped the 1888 Kentucky
Derby wts1ner, Lawrin, is pointing
the crack filly, Little Risk, for the
May classic.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Charity 10 Benefit
As Ryder Cupmen,
Amateurs Clash
Nelson. Texas Open Golf
Winner, Leading Pros
Into Dallas Meet
By tie Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Feb. 13.-The winter
golf trail led to Dallas today as the
Ryder Cup team met Texas best
amateurs in a 36-hole charity
match.
Byron Nelson, National Open
champion, who defeated Ben Hogan
Of White Plains, N. Y, for, the Texas
Open title at San Antonio yester-
day. paired with Harold (Jug) Nc
Spaden against Harry Todd. West
ern amateur. champion, and Long
John Barnum of Edinburg, con-
sistent tournament winner.
The professionals, whose Ryder
Cup competition with England's
outstanding pros was called of be-
cause of the war, receive $500
guarantee and several cash awards.
Their opponents get medals.
McSpaden blistered the Dallas
Country Club course, scene of the
matches, with a 68, four under par,
in practice.
Scotch foursomes were in order
this morning and regular four-ball
competition was to be held this aft
ernoon. The Nassau scoring sys-
TENS will be used.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
6. W. Frosh Get First
Half Lead 10 Beat
Young 1erps

Maryland's freshman basketers
today were recuperating from q AZ
80 licking at the hands of the
George Washington yearlings before
ending their season against Roose-
velt High at College Park tomorrow.
Visiting College Park yesterday,
the young Colonials got an 1910
lead in the first half and then
figured in a high-scoring stand-on
In the latter part Of the battle.
Joe Gallagher and Bob Groet-
ringer Of George Washington and
Horn of Maryland each garnered 10
points and every player used by
both sides scored, except Sokol, who
went in for Colonials just before the
end Of the game.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Three Are Co-choices as Is
Yachts Start Ocean Race
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Stan Correspondent.

beaten by few minutes In last
weeks Sir Thomas Upton Cup race
here.
Good News, a 64-foot yawl owned
by r. w. johnson of Princeton, N.
j., is a new craft, untried in COM
petitive sailing but designed for just
such events as the Miami Nassau
race. johnson sold the Stormy
Weather to Labrot after Good News
was launched.
Wakiva, a jib-headed yawl owned
by Harkness Edwards Of Lexington,
KY, was looked to for a good show
ing
Evening star., 1940-02-13

With American University's bas-
ket ball team getting in its final
hcks for Georgetown at Western
Maryland tonight and both Mary
land and Wilson Teachers scheduled
for out-of-town games tomorrow
night. the Capital is without a COL
lege court game until Thursday
when the A. U.-G. U. intracity RI
valry is renewed at Tech gym.
American will be shooting for its
fourth victory in six games against
the Terrors, who are down for COM
bats against two local fives this
week. Thursday night Western
Maryland will entertain the freshly
shaven Catholic U. tossers, who
snapped a nine-game losing streak
last night against an undersized st.
Peters team from Jersey City.
Maryland is scheduled to play at
Washington College tomorrow, while
Capt. Charley Clark will lead his
Wilson Teachers against Shenan-
doah.
HOyaS Late Rally Falls.
It will not be on the wings of q
winning streak that Georgetown
goes into its return game with
American, for West Virginia clung
to an early lead last night to nip the
Hoyas at Tech, 1898. The Hoyas
left a pleasant taste in the mouth
Of their followers, however, with a
last-minute punch which threatened
to overcome a big, fast Mountaineer
five which at times looked far su-
perior.
Had 1t not been for the great
work of two Hoyas, George Pajak
and Jim Herman, the Mountaineers
might not have been pressed at the
last. Ahead at half time. 1918, West
Virginia scored nine points In q row
upon the resumption of play before
Herman, newly inserted, broke the
ice for Georgetown. Pajak lent a
helping hand at this point before
Rudy Barrie and Jim Ruch, who
scored 26 points between them,
sparked counter-rally which gave
Evening star., 1940-02-13
n the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13.-A fleet of
- trim sailing yachts spread can
vas today for an ocean race to
Nassau.
Fair weather was in prospect,
pointing to a probably keen contest
between three co-favorites, Stormy
Weather, Good News and Wakiva.
Stormy weather, a 54-foot yawl
owned by William Labrot of An
napolis, Md, has won the classic
three years in a row and took the
winners role in the New York-Nor-
way race two years ago. She was
Evening star., 1940-02-13
BeIImun Quintet Coins
First-HuIf Honors

Bellman Heating Co. basketers to-
day owned the f1rst-half champion
ship Of the Recreation Department
League, Roosevelt division, defeat
ing Seven Seas Grille, 1924, last
night at Roosevelt High to finish the
first half with an unblemished slate.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Sports Program
For LocoI Funs
TODAY.
Basket Ban.

American University vs.. West
ern Maryland, Westminster, Md.
Anacostia vs.. Tech, Anacostia
gym public high series game),
$3.50.
Eastern VS.. Western, Eastern
gym public high series game),
$50.
Washington Henry High Of
Richmond, Ballston, Va, 8.
Mount Rainier VS.. Laurel,
Mount Rainier gym, 2:30.
st. Adams vs.. Friends, st.
Adams gym, $3.50.
Bethesda Chevy Chase vs..
Rockville, Bethesda, Nd, $3.50.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. New
York Rovers. Riverside Stadium.
$50.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
G. u. frosh Beut Dewitt
To get $3.50 Record

Catholic University's freshmen
basket ball teams record was at the
500 point today, following last
nights 25-18 conquest Of Dewitt in q
preliminary to the G. U.-St. Peters
varsity contest at Brookland.
Superiority at the foul line gave
the Cardinal Cubs the game, for
Dewitt matched them with eight field
goals from the field. Dewitt led by
one point at half-time. 1919.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
RossIyn Girl BowIers Win
!pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. l3.-The crack
Rosslyn, Va, girls bowling team de.
feated the Palace Girls of Miami
here last night by score of 1853 to
1,645. Lucy Rose featured the VIC
tory with 351. The match was the
last of a series here for the touring
Virginians.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
A. u. Points for Beaten Hoyos
In Terror Tilt Tonight; Cards
No MorveIs in First Win

West Virginia a 1890 lead with less
than five minutes to play.
That was good enough to win,
despite Georgetown outscoring their
guests, 80, IN the final moments.
Evening star., 1940-02-13

Totals s16 IL ~ Totals - 13 8 IS
Referee. Mitchell and Mr.. Shirley.
Evening star., 1940-02-13

Varsity Sports
oklehoma A. snd r.. Is: Indiana
Purdue. II: niinpis state Normal. IL.
Kansas state. 16h: Minnesota. 16M.
Kansas et:te, 40h: washiuston uni
Illinois. 400: Hlas::sss. H2lEa::ss:.'ai 'ai7s4.
Evening star., 1940-02-13
Cards Poor in Victory.

Totals ----16 636 Totals If 40
Referees-Messrs. o. Mitchell and En-
Evening star., 1940-02-13

Totals 20 s 43
Evening star., 1940-02-13

Tetsls--. 3 e3S
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Winning Contract
HOT BATH
BY THE FOUR ACES.

BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D Maier,
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schencken.
worlds leading team-of-four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)
Evening star., 1940-09-07
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
"A Little Saturday Talk

tiers were English. They came to
the American colonies to obtain
freedom of religion and also to i'm
prove their standard of living. 1t
was hard at flrst-harder, perhaps,
than in Europe-but those pioneers
slowly won a better way of life.
The story of democracy went for
ward in Great Britain. as well as in
the United States, but in many other
countries the people were held down
and wanted to escape to a better
country.
Through the centuries, vast num-
bers of immigrants crossed the
Atlantic. The United States was
built up not only of Englishmen
but also by settlers from Ireland
and Scotland, Norway and Sweden,
Germany and Holland, Russia and
Italy, and many other lands.
Today we have a great Nation,
of more than 10000 900 people.
1t is the richest of all nations, and
Evening star., 1940-09-07

Yesterday I spoke of the famous
old flag known as the Star-Spangled
Banner. 1t inspired Francis Scott
Key to produce the song with the
same name.
The Star-Spangled Banner of
1914 had Is stars, each represent
ing a State. The American flag of
today has 48 stars, pointing to the
fact that our Nation has AZ States.
In these days we hear the Star
spangled Banner" played much
more often than in recent years.
The frequent playing seems to be
a message to dictators abroad:
Beware! You are not going to
force your system on us!"
We have reason to be produ of
our flag. 1t stands for Nation of
people with a sense of freedom.
Millions of people came to this
country because they wanted to
escape from harsh rule in Europe.
In early days, most of the set
Evening star., 1940-09-07
3 s s 2

West led the jack of diamonds,
south winning with the ace. South
then led club to dunlmy's ace in
order to flnesse the ten of spades.
West took the king of spades and led
another diamond. forcing South to
ruff. 1t now seemed that South
would lose spade, two trumps and
a club; but there was still a chance
to avoid defeat.
Declarer led the seven of hearts
from his hand-the key play. East
won and plugged back another dia-
i11ond, South rufflng with the ten OF
hearts And now South cashed the
ace of trumps, leaving only one
trump out against him.
The next step was to run the
spades. On the third spade, dummy
discarded the four of clubs. West
ruffed the fourth spade, but dummy
discarded the 10 of clubs anyway.
And now there was no longer a
club loser.
Note that South had to draw two
rounds Of trumpS to make his con-
tract, for otherwise East would
trump the fourth round of spades:
and West would still make separate
trump tricks. But it would have
been fatal to cash the ace of trumpS
first, for that would allow West to
draw three instead of only two
rounds of trumps
X
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
coby's partner and, with neither side
vulnerable. you held:
"A QJ3
084
oKJ4
1QJ43
The bidding:
Maier Jacoby Burnstone You
~ Dbl. Pass ca
Answer-Bid two spades. Your
hand is so strong that game is as
sured and slam is by no means un-
likely. An immediate jump will
lead to more natural development
of the bidding than a simple re-
Sponse coupled with a jump later on.
Score 100 per cent for two spades,
so per cent for one spade.
Question No. 546.
Today you are Howard Schenken'S
partner and, with both sides vulner-
able, you hold:
40 J 1854
085
HK74
&KQ7
The bidding:
jacoby Schenken Maier You
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Evening star., 1940-09-07

has more automobiles, more tele-
phones. more oil, more gold than
all other nations combined.
Gold, oil, telephones and auto
mobiles do not by themselves make
nation great. Other things are
even more important. Freedom of
the press, freedom of religion and
freedom of speech are among the
things which give true greatness
to the United States.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

ptOyCu Eb ufb VI yuHLSuItOIts
From the number of inquiries re-
ceived about the word personnel, it
is manifest that many readers are
uncertain how the word should be
pronounced.
We frequently hear personnel
pronounced like personal, with the
accent on the first syllable, and, not
infrequently, the second syllable is
stressed, as ''per-SAHN-
This is a French word that has
not long been acclimated. personnel
and its companion word materiel
mot materiaD, should be accented
firmly on the last syllable, which
rhymes with bell, fell, tell.
Correct pronunciations, per-suh-
NELL, ma-tay-ree-ELL.
Capitals indicate sylfables to be
accenteo)
Question: How is adobe pro-
nounced? B.V.
Answer-the word is from the
Spanish verb adobar, to plaster. The
Americanized pronunciation is "uh-
DOE-bee."
For a personal answer to your
question about words, send a
stamped (3-cent), self addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
I~cAs Ia4

If you wish to join the Uncle
Ray Scrapbook Club, send me
three-cent stamped envelope,
carefully addressed. to yourself.
You will receive a membership
certificate, a leaflet telling how
to make scrapboOk and a
printed design to paste on the
cover of your book. Address me
in care Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Don't Take MY
Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Personnel

Noun. The body OF persons en-
ployed in an organization.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Cox Battles PIummer
On Mat Again by
Fans Demand

Joe Cox, the seH-styled Kansas
Krasher, and Lou Plunmer, South
Bend villain, who participated IN
the first no-contest rassling match
In the history Of Turner's Arena re-
Gently, will meet again Thursday
night at the arena in feature bout.
BY popular demand these behemoths
were rematched.
Cox and Plummer battled for IS
knocked themselves out with head
on collision. Plummer, having been
tossed out Of the ring for the 18th
time, tried to clambor back into the
ring and was met by the bull-like
charge Of Cox.
Result: Plummer was knocked cold
under the very noses Of spectators
In row G, and Cox was fiattened
outright In the center Of the squared
circle.
Referee Berger, oficiating In the
ring, counted out Cox, while Bort
nick, refereeing outside the ropes,
counted out Plummer.
Plummer proved to fans last
Thursday he is In great shape by
the way he disposed Of Clin Olson
on he card featuring the Angel. And
Cox, incidentally, engaged In rough
bout with the Angel before $500
fans Ia Philadelphia last week.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
W. and Georgetown Tackle Basket Teams New York This Week
No Popo's Boy Angle to Honors
Gained by Allen, Cooch's Son,
On Kansas u. Court Team

which is that most boys come to
college for an education" explained
the coach.
From Mrs. Allen one learned that
her son handled . basket ball from
his kindergarten days on up. Her
desire for q rose garden was stifled
until her sons were old enough to
relinquish their outdoor court to the
cause Of beauty.
Their father didn't tutor them
much. His work kept him at the
school until almost dark and their
games always were over when he
arrived home. I don't recall, but I
imagine he did teach the boys how
to shoot"
Follows Brothers Footsteps.
Bob is the Quarterback" and
center on the Kansas quintet, a
post held by his older brother, Milt,
on the famous Kansas fives Of 1885
and 1896.
Tonight the Allen & Son dynasty
takes the floor at Iowa State College
where it meets a similar combina-
ton, that Of Louis Meme and his
son, Bob. The Jayhawks need the
triumph to remain in the race.
Friday night Missouri, co-cham-
pion with Oklahoma year ago and
present leader, closes its campaign
here. A Missouri triumph would
give 1t the championship.