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Evening star., 1940-08-09
Lopez Getting Credit
For FIashy Drive
By Pittsburgh
By the Associated Press


PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9.-Al Lopez,
the smart s50,000 catcher sparkling
the fashy first division drive of the
once-listleSs Pirates, said today the
Pittsburgh club should finish in the
National Leagues third place and
maybe higher"
The Bucs, having stolen fifth place
from the st. Louis Cards this week,
will try to knock the Cubs out of
the first division in a four game
series starting tonight.
The Pirates now are only a half
game behind the fourth-place Cubs
and are fast approaching the willy,
third-position Giants.
The Pirates renaissance started at
the time the club bought Lopez from
the Boston Bees some weeks ago.
One of the cleverest backstoppers in
the business, he has made the pitch
ing shine through wise handling and
has pulled sensational plays himself
to save ball games.
Two recent examples were when
he picked Pee-Wee Reese off second
to stop the Dodgers and pulled the
same trick on Joe Orengo Wednes-
day to thwart the Cardinals.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


The organized printer-golfers are
going to have lot Of trouble keep
ing Eddie Rack Of McKeesport, Pa,
from winning the third Walter
Hagen Trophy-if they can coax
Walter to put up another. Walter
happens to be a good-natured gent
and being a business man he may
be willing to put up another cup
for the tourney Of the Union Print
crafts International Golf Asso-
ciation.
But the trophy carnage has been
terrific. Walter had a reasonable
hope when he put up the original
trophy back in 1885 that 1t would
last 10 years or SO; meaning that
one gent wouldn't prove the class
OF the field and win 1t three times
within decade. Eddie Gableman
Of Cincinnati did it in 1885, 1896
and 1897.
Now Eddie Rack, the uninspiring
looking apprentice from McKees-
port, has retired the second Hagen
Trophy. Eddie put the final seal
OF approval on his mastery of the
printer -linksmen at Beaver Dam
yesterday, tying with E. B. Chick
Heimer of Beaver Dam over the
regulation 72-hole distance (ever
with his worst round of the tourney
an 84 and then handing Chick q
fancy trouncing in the playoff
scoring rs to 81 for the Beaver Dam
man, who heads the local chapter
of the golf association. 1t was
Racks third victory in row.
Is Good Workman.
No judge of golf form could en-.
| thuse over Eddie Rack. He looks
and acts like a workman, with 6
lack of color that would get hin
along all right among the uninspir.
ing links workmen in the pro field.
of today. But he is a workmanlikt
workman. He knows what golf i.
all about, and as long as he keep:
on as he is going he is sure to bt
tough to lick.
Where were the others, Balestri
Fioco, Merkle?
Well, Ficco had his golden chance
yesterday and muffed it. Yot
wouldn't think Charlie, who is 6
tough nut in friendly matches al
East Potomac, would muff that one
But he did. Playing with Rack ir
the last round, Charlie saw the
defending titleholder get out ir
As. He had a chance to get his
nose out in front. of Eddie. But
Charlie muffed the ball with a 46
He finished with an sc, which en-
meshed him in a tie with Balesti
for third place. Joe won the toss
Meanwhile Chick Heimer, out OF
the imelight, slid in with a II, ano
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Lass Of IA and Noted
Bowler Will Clash
Next tuesday
Men PIuy Consolation
Matches onight for
Places in Metro
By ROD THOMAS.

It'll be Lucy Rose against Stella
Baranowski In the final for the
Metropolitan District horseshoe
championship. They both won their
way into the title match last night
in The Stars annual tournament
being played on the Commerce
Building public parks courts.
Lucy, one of the Nations most IA
nous woman bowlers-she's ranked
officially No. 4-is a newcomer to
iron tossing, but quickly has ac-
quired exceptional skill. Stella, IA
years old, learned the game while
attending matches pitched by her
father, Ed Baranowski, vice pres
dent of the National Capital Horse
shoe Pitchers Association.
Holds Own With Males.
She's comely, popular little miss,
albeit tough competitor. On sew
eral occasions Stella has held her
own with better than average male
twirlers when they pitched the
mems distance of 40 feet while she
hurled the women's regulation span
of 80.
The girls will fire from the 30
foot line. Their match will be
pitched as preliminary to the
mems Metropolitan District final
next Tuesday evening.
Neither met serious opposition
last night. Lucy whacked Anna
Mae Henson, wife Of the metropoli-
tan champion, Clayton c., 25-10,
25-6, and Edna Johnson, oslo,
25-10, and Stella erased Dor
othy Dansberger, wife of the Vir-
ginia star, Hoot, 25-2, 25-14, and
Laura Howley, wife of the new
Northern Virginia champ, Charley,
25-3, 25-3.
Pitching Costumes Intrigue.
A sizable gathering saw the con-
tests and was intrigued as much
by the twirlers' variegated costumes
as their performances. Women's
rigs for hoss shoe throwing really
are sump'n for style fans to gaze
upon
Defeated quarter-final in the
mems District, Northern Virginia
and Southern Maryland tourna-
ments will shoot it out in consola-
ton play tonight at 8 o'clock for
places in the metropolitan cham
pionship, to open next Monday at
7:30 pm. with Is stars performing
Defending Champion Henson and
the semifinalists of sectional COM
petition automatically are eligible
Evening star., 1940-08-09
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Beaten twice by the Browns,
the Griffs were in low spirits
as they prepared to play Chicago
a four-game series. st. Louis
beat Tom Zachary in the first
game, 3 to 2, and Harry Court
ney in the second, II to 4.
George Sisler led the attack with
seven hits.
Pop bottles filled the air as
Brooklyn beat Cincinnati to hold
the National League lead by one
half game.
Ivan Olson, peppery Dodger
shortstop. stuffs cotton in his
ears to blot out Brooklyn jeers
when he makes an error.
Joie Ray, Chicago A. C. run
ner, broke the Olympic record for
500 meters in a practice trial at
Antwerp, doing the distance in
lot. This was Is of a second
faster than the record made
seven years ago by A. Rajz of
Hungary. ....
John Hennessey of Indianapo-
lis won the Indiana tennis title
by whipping Walter Wesbrook,
80, 64, 6-4.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
World Swim Mark
Broken by Girl
By Canadian Press.

BY Canadian Press.
KELOWNA, British Columbia,
Aug. 9.-Teen-aged Joan Lang
don of Vancouver, British Co
lumbia, bettered the world record
for the women's 50-yard breast
stroke at Kelowna's annual re-
gatta yesterday.
Miss Langdon, member of the
Canadian Olympic swimming
team at Berlin in 1886, swan
the so yards in 3445 seconds.
Seven watches clocked the
time, which was lilo second bet
ter than the world record estab-
lished at Miami, Fla, by Cath
crime Rawls.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Lonsburqh Easy Winner

A few days rest is good thing,
or so think members of the Lans-
burgh team in the Taft-Burroughs
Industrial Softball League. They
spent a whole week in idleness, then
went to work and defeated Page
Laundry yesterday, 1874, to retain
second place.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Juvenile Racketers
Play SemifinaIs in
National Tourney
Woodbury. Encounters
Bartlett, Corrothers
Takes on Lurned
By the Associated Press.


CULVER, Ind, Aug. 9.-The an
nual junior and boys national
tennis championships reached the
semifinal stages in the singles d.
vision today.
The top-seeded junior, Douglas
Woodbury. of Los Angeles, engages
Earl Bartlett of New Orleans
ranked third, and Bobby Carrothers
of Coronado, Calf, No. 2, takes on
Gardner Larned of Chicago, No. 6.
Woodbury. outclassed Earl Cochell
jr., of Los Angeles, Ga, 81, yes
terday; Bartlett conquered Bob
Smidl of River Forest, ILL.,, 60
60; Carrothers defeated Tom
Brown, jr., of San Francisco, 60
S+6, and Larned beat Victor Seixas
of Philadelphia, Ga, 6-3.
Brink Battles Tuero.
In the boys division the No.
player, Jim Brink of Seattle, Wash.
meets Jack Tuero of New Orleans
seeded fourth, and Bob Falkenbure
of Hollywood, Calf, second seeded
clashes with unseeded Bobby Krine
of Los Angeles.
Brink eliminated Jack Geller o1
New Rochelle, N. Y, Ga, 81, yes
terday; Tuero smothered Ted Peter
sen of Madison, Wis, 60, 60;
Falkenburg conquered Charlie.
Tichenor of Indianapolis, 60, Ga
and Kring finished Teddy Prior o1
West Palm Beach, Fla, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles Final on Tap.
Finals in the boys doubles also
are on deck, with the No. l pair o1
Brink and Falkenburg meeting
Allen Richardson of Webster Grove
Mo, and Tuero, ranked second.
The junior doubles reached the
semifinals. The top team of Wood.
bury and Carrothers faces third.
seeded Larned and Jimmy Evert Of
Chicago and Bartlett and Cochel
encounter Seixas and Bill Vogt o1
Drexel Hills, Pa.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Reps to Defend Softly
Title Against Currs

Greenbelt Reps, 1899 softball
champions of Prince Georges Coun-
ty, defend their title Sunday against
the challenge of Carr Bros. & Bos-
well. The game will be played at
Magruder Park in Hyattsville.
Greenbelt won the first-half
championship, with Carr Bros. &
Boswell topping the second half.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Bowling Teams Bottle
Toniqht at. Clarendon

Frank Caterettes of Del Ray and
the Clarendon Bowling Center team
tangle in a team match tonight al
8 o'clock at the Clarendon alleys.
Cenci, Morris, Wells, Evans and
McEwan will bowl for Franks, while
Fleisher, Gordon, Marcy, Kingsolve
and Newman will represent Claren-
don.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Messenger, Who Founded
Dynasty. No Trotter

: The founder of the trotting horse
line was a gray-MeSsenger, an Eng
lish running horse, imported by an
American breeder. Messenger never
trotted and neither did his sons,
Hambletonian, Potomac and Sir
Solomon. Crossed with plebeian
Canadian mares, however, they pro-
'duced Standard bred" horses with
gift for trotting distance. Every
trotter and PAGER now in action is a
descendant of the gray Messenger.
Another gray of high caliber was
" Boston Blue, described by Francis
Gamaliel Menke, the historian, as
"a rat-tailed iron gray gelding, 16
hands high" He was the first
horse ever to trot for money in pub
lie. He raced against time, for a
bet of $1,000 that no horse could
trot a mile in less than minutes.
Boston Blue did it handily. Later,
in England, he won another hand
some bet against the watch by
breaking 80 minutes for an 8-mile
,trot.
Such are the good grays, and rare
they are. Greyhound, once they
put him in harness, proved himself
the best of them all, and the best
that ever drew a sulky. Monday is
his day at Goshen. When he has
made his bow and trotted his race
the boys will get down to the chief
business of the meeting, which is
the election of the champion g.
year-old horse of 1910.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Roosevelt Softly Team
Is Petworth Champ

Roosevelt Playground holds the
Petworth Area title in the Recrea-
ton Softball League and will rep
resent that section in the city-wide
playoffs starting next week.
Roosevelt clinched its title yester-
day by defeating Raymond Play
ground, 81.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Homer at Finish Tells

Wisconsin Avenue defeated Air
port, 1916, in yesterdays feature
game Of the Hot Shoppe Softball
League as Bowen hit a homer with
two aboard in the last inning to
break a tie. Georgia Avenue won
over Rhode Island, 1916, in the other
game.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Fights Last Night
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATESVILLE, Ark.-Bob Skies. 1872,
Pine Bluff, knocked out Al Globe, 1T,
Chicago "a.
NEW YORK.-Dave Castilloux. 1876.
Montreal Canadian lightweight cham
pion, outpointed Ronnie Beaudine, 139.
Toronto (S).
ATLANTA. - Ken Overlin, 1917,
Decatur nl., recognized in some States
as uliddleweight champion, outpointed
Ben Brown, 1872, Atlanta u2).
Evening star., 1940-08-09
divers Skill Decides

Oliver hit and pitcher his Yellow
Cab softball team to victory over The
Star ten, 6-1. He gave up only three
singles and won the game in the
fourth inning when he doubled with
the bases loaded.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Petworth Seeks HurIers

.Petworth A. C. unlimited base
ball team is after two pitchers, one
a right-hander and the other q
southpaw. Candidates should con-
tact the manager at Randolph 5026
after 6 pm.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
U. B. REGISTERS Shutout

United Brethren blanked Saliva
ton Army, 80, in the Y. M. C. A.
League as Stanley Bowbeer hurled a
tWo-hitter for the Brethren.
Evening star., 1940-08-09

PROMISE SHARP BATTLE
Stella Baranowski, IA, on the
left, who has been cleaning
up in unofficial competition
among fair horseshoe fiippers,
will meet a seasoned sports
campaigner In the final of
The Star tournament in the
person of Lucy Rose, best
known as the No. 4 ranking
woman duckpin bowler of the
country.
They reached the final last
night in play on the Com
merce Building public parks
courts and will meet next
Tuesday night when the mems
Metropolitan final also will be
contested.
incidentally, both girls are
Virginians.
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1940-08-09

Lengthy puts and some not so
lengthy ratified into the cup from
all angles as Witty stroked the ball
perfectly to and on the greens. The
card is the finest mark made by any
amateur or pro around Washington
this year. Or in many years.
Evening star., 1940-08-09

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Rocky Mount. 20: Portsmouth e.,
Norfolk. 13: Richmond, 8.
Winston Salem 3: Durham Q
Evening star., 1940-08-09
From the
Press Box
Goshen Still Country
Despite New MutueIs
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (N.AN.A).-
Pari-mutuels, the handiwork of the
city slicker, and photo finishes,
strictly an urban device, have made
no change in the corn-tassel at
raosphere of Goshen, N. Y, capital
of harness racing, wnere country
horses trot to glory in green val
ley on a kite-shaped racecourse
that is know mas the good time
track.
Trotting still is country sport,
though mourn those Reuben book
makers who used to give you lit
tie bit less than nothing in the
way of odds and beat you down
with frank good will that won your
heart as we'll as your money.
r, Goshen has iron bandits now,
instead of highwaymen of flesh and
blood. But even the machines are
a trifle rustic, if there is such a
thing as hayseed mutuel, and the
drivers and trainerS-the kings of
the sport-are the same old cracker
barrel characters.
Sep Palm, with his toothpick; Doc
ParShaG, the horse doctor who loves
to beat the starter; Ben White, with
hair of silver; Will Cation, who used
to drive for the Gar of all the
Russia, but never changed his brand
of eating tobacco on that account;
Fred Egan, Tom Berry and the rest
of them still are in the sulky and
aiming to stay there.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Greyhound Is Greatest
'Trotter in History

The pilgrimage to Goshen will
start next week. Wednesday is the
day of the Hambletonian, the s.
year-old stake which is known as
the Kentucky Derby of harness rae
ing and will be worth $4,000 if
IA trotters go to the post. We will
examine these animals later, and I
will pass along the name of the
winner without reserve or Qualifica-
ton, for these farmers cannot keep
their secrets from me. Meanwhile,
though, Greyhound will have his
day.
: Greyhound is the greatest trotter
ever foaled. He is the only gelding
ever to win the Hambletonian. He
has trotted the fastest mile in his
tory, l:55A. His consistency is un-
matcnable. He never has trotted a
bad mile.
This royal character will advance
to the post on Monday, with Sep
Palm behind him, and trot a special
race against Peter Astra, winner of
last years Hambletonian Peter
Astra is a good horse, too, un-
defeated as a 3-year-old. He has
four years on the Hound, who now
is 8. But the big gray horse has
enough left to beat Pete and prob
ably will do so, to the eminent
satisfaction of the trotting public.
In the harness world they like to
recall that Greyhound was one of
those bargain sale horses as
yearling. E. j. Baker, his owner,
bought him at Indianapolis for 5000,
whereas Peter Astra fetched $3.50
at the celebrated Old Glory sales
in 1887. The Hound was a gelding,
and his coat was gray, and on both
counts he promised little, for no
gelding ever had won the Hamble-
tonian Cor has since) and good gray
horses are few and far between.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Cox Whips Par by 10
Shots for Mark al
Congressional
Clips Three Strokes OFF
Sneod's 65 With Eight
Brides and Eagle

A course record to transcend all
course records for one of the length
lest golf layouts around Washington
today stands to the credit of Witty
Cox, Congressional pro. who played
his home course in 81 strokes, 10
under par, yesterday in a match
with DR.. Keilty, Harry Pitt and
George K. Brobeck.
Sam Sneads official course record
of IS, made in May of 1899: Tommy
Armour's record of SO for the old
course, and all other Congressional
course marks went by the boards as
Cox, waving a magic putting wand,
gathered in eight brides and cli-
NAKED the miracle round with a
holed 9-iron shot for an eagle deuce
on the sixteenth, a 375-yard uphill
hole.
Previously he had three-putted the
fifth green for par 5, when he had
a reasonable putt for an eagle 8
Cox scored brides on the first
eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thir-
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
holes and holed the eagle on the
sixteenth. He missed by a whiskeI
l2-footer on the final hole for an
other birdie. He played the mines
in "a and %. Here is his card, with
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
A PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM

A progressive program in the
Detroit Branch Of the National As
sociation FOR the Advancement of
Colored People
Such a program must grow out
Of our needs OF what II means TO
be Americans in this hour OF
earth: and especially what We aim
10 he so that our TOMORROW
will he freer, fuller and finer than
this confusing day
History convincinGly tenders three
things /. Progress is always a
social product. won hy inccssant
war ,. Failing OF vision no cruz
SADIE is ever waged 10 advance III
conditioned people. ?. First aud
supremely necessary. souls that
suffer. must produce prophet.
wise and brave enough TO IN
VENT and TO TRANSMrTE others
composite vision into contrrnciive
unifying sacrincial service.
Let our Detroit Brarch dare to
develop FAITH aud HOPE. and
LOVE for these three forms. and
its desperate needs Will become
most helpful deeds blessing them.
their nation. and mankind
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27

homie plisht makes Gloomy bean then am
guilty aud proud OF my "a ilt. casual appraisal OF
the ado hroadcasis VIII show what attempts
hfinS made TO chardferi7c lie Negro as funny
Ali Kinds of erotisque areclotes ON Negro life are
h.irg daily broadcast Amos and Andy still pop
nbir even with many Negro elite rne worl Is
'iafkeyf and "ngcCr afa frequently heard over
iAc~e hroalcasts In scanning New York tabloid
fgufe hy the name of Pete Who saws funny things
10 make people laugh Peter is Negro Ham
Bones Meditations arc sti current in many OF
ne papcrs of the country
When | came to Richmond nearly % years ago
liofe WIS a column in OF the Richmond daili,s
called Good Morning ludge II was car!cature
~ the Negro in the police roult and PLAYED Up their
Ignorance As subjects Of laughter for The readers
I wrote strong protest The editor replied strong
ly ! accused OF being sensitive Some OF the
Negroes said 1t offensive to them They
we've old Rirhnonders and newcomer kept up
the fight ami little " lille the column was dis
eonSk ued NoNt came Hamhone Mcdiuetiurs For
tunaciy for Richmond nave white papers win
nigh standards and editors with human hearts soon
ilanbnne Wa- e0nc
was sispk HE other day TO SOC that oni of New
York could come without protest Sn,h caricatnrc
as Pete ~ tAc numbers lore Where is All the
tight" hear that has its hopic 10 Nalcm7 Why
does in ii4tlcm with its "super-NcgrO manhood take
Pete ana iianhone wing down when we supposedly
pnnv men 81 The South got removed nom coli
umnS these ifile iesis which Nuke % the Negro a
supcr-cloWue 4 man does not have 20 be- nasty 10
make protest io a really white man. The white
man with the white mind is never mperyol~ To good
reasoning. Il Negroes will make ne tight plea these
dirtasicfal pnNliettions will cease The question is
whether me Negto is going to take these ihnes iy-
ING down,
suppose We refuse to he this nations super
clown one must often wonder IL All this ado about
the manhood and pride" Of The race IS not merely
-oundng bras. or tinkling cymbals Of headline
hunters. Citizens or Supcr-covnsg
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Hartford Prayer Band

The meeting last sunday WAS
worry inspiring Quite large group
Nas present The Sick committee
mad made all their visits In the
various nelghhoorhoods where
there were sink and shut-ins
Mrs. Gray visited the Ford hos.
pital 10 pray for several of me
patients She has received letters
asking her 10 return as they felt
40 much better frum hef ptaNci-
Those 90 The si,k lisi fhls week.
ale Mrs EFi jackson Ni lln.
Mis- faimon~inn aud Ni Miller We
pray Tor lhrir specify H.cotery.
Mrs Abbott reported The names
~ several persons that are start
lng the family altar.
Special PRAYERS were made for
lafsc number 81 requests This
weeks mediation is rrofcrh 3-6
In an Thy WAYS acknowledge Hin
and lie Will direct Thy Paths.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
COLOR PRnRIEM

COLOR PROBLEM
oh where the problem. black or
white
OF rod and brown or yellow
breath
Save in the brain ~ cultured quite
Self penterod m0rtnls conriils
death
on where the solaicd caste
That universal breath denies
Gone with tho Wind Of life. their
past
';lors fades soon wiihers and dies
"nisine and Rule" has been their
claim
In disregard ~ vital Breath
The individual alone their aim
80, recognizing Kiss OF death
The vital lie united, one.
Encompas.cd by Immortal hfeaih
AID vain futile separation
Is just another nhme for death.
IOCques BermOn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Masons To Meet

DETROlT.-tANpl The Supreme
Council of Scottish Rite Nasors OF
the Northern jurisdiction wlll meet
here May Il and l3 with the city
consisiorv as host. Sumner A. Fur
ness. indianapolis. lllustrious Sow
ereicn Grand commander. and
Raymond r. Janksor. Buffalo. the
Imperial Potentaie Of the Shripcrs.
will be- in charge With Imperial
Officers Of the Shriners In atten-
dance, the public meeting is pN-
pected To be- especially colorful
The AME church rcncral ron-
ference The Northern regional con-
clave OF Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
ana The Negro exposition. an meet
INK here in MAY. are expected 10
draw many visitors 10 IN, city