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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Moore's Victory as Weeks Top
Redskin Shows Difficulty
OF Making Selections

valuable from such an assortment OF
top-notch linemen as Barber,
Wilkin, Slivinski, Farman, Stralka,
Shugart, Carroll, Parks, Young or
Russell?
We say it's almost impossible, for
each and every one is probably the
most valuable man on different
running plays. If an off-tackle play
is called, the tackle who opens the
hole is valuable; If it's an end run,
the guard or end who leads the in
reference Is the unsung hero.
When it comes to backing up the
line, defensively. it may be guy
like Shugart or Carroll who's rowing
all over the secondary knocking
down passes and lending assistance
wherever his mates need it.
In this respect, it may be pointed
out that Moore won the award yes
terday on behalf of his great all
around game against the Giants
Sunday. When he wasn't leading
interference, he was carrying the
ball himself-once for touchdown.
On defense. "all" he did was knock
down two intended touchdown passes
and run Grenny Lansdell out of
bounds when 1t seemed he might
get away to score.
But we still would like to see an
other clothier offer an award. Just
50 we'd be able to pick both a back
and ineman each week.
Official league statistics released
today show the Redskins leading all
rivals In passing efficiency by q
wide margin. their 50 per cent COM
pletions being II percentage points
ahead Of the next best mark. that
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The league
average for passing is only a per
cent. The Redskins also stand as
the top-scoring team with IS points
in two games, although the Chicago
Bears came within points of
equaling that in their slaughter of
Green Bay in their opener last
Sunday.
The Packers have the best
ground-gaining record, an average
of 287 yards per game with the
Bears, Dodgers and Redskins trail
ing in that order, the Indians aver
aging I'll. Ne team is close to the
Chicago Cardinals in defensive play,
Jimmy Conzelman's new squad
having allowed only las yards
gained and points against them in
two games. The average yardage
yielded per game is 2l3, with the
Redskins opponents having gained
SCI yards in two contests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Columbus Nips Macon
In PIoyoff Opener
Ry the Associated presx

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ga, Sept. 24.-Co-
lumbus won the first game Of the
South Atlantic Leagues final
Shaughnessy plsyoh series, defeat
ing Macon, 5 to /.
The four-out-of-seven series will
continue here tonight. The series
winner will battle the winner Of
the Southeastern League playon
series. now under way between Jack
son and Pensacola.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Fights Lost Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO-Jimmy Tyeh. 1876. Phila-
delphia. outpointed Eddie Lander. 1872,
Chicago 10l.
NEWARK. N. BILLY Beauhuld. 13a.
Jersey City. outpointed Wesley Ramey.
PrTTSBURGH-Tm Bivins. 1872.
Cleveland, knocked out Larry Kellum.
CoLUMBUs, o1io.-Jack Buddy,
walker 100. Columbus. knocked out
SAN FRANcIsco.-Buddy Knog,
ssss 2s,s:ei sfe ,s sssss.n Ga i siSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
5peedboat Event Here
Is Likely 10 Retire
Mexican Trophy
Ward, With z Heieh Hos,
Mrs. Rutherfurd Seek
= Needed Third Win

The Presidents Cup Regatta Race
Committee, r. Aubrey Bogley. chair
man. announced today that George
B. Ward, jr. of Wilmington, famous
figure in the world of speed boat
racing, would enter two boats
Heigh Ho II and Heigh Ho Hin
the Glass E inboard racing and
service runabouts in the classic
scheduled Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
Ward. who last season set a record
Of 53254 with Heigh Ho II, wired
the committee. asking if he would
retire the famous Republic Mexico
Trophy otherwise the Mexican
Sombrero-should one of his two
speed boats win.
Ward has two legs on the trophy,
having won in 1887 and last season.
Bogley wired back that Official rec
ignition would be given to Heigh
Ho III. the new craft, and Heigh
Ho II, the record holder.
Has Brand New Craft.
Bogley explained that Maude
Rutherfurd, wife of the more famous
Jack Rutherfurd. who has won the
Presidents Cup with his Juno. also
is entered in the same race, with a
brand-new boat and a brand-new
high powered motor built especially
for this race.
Mrs. Rutherfurd also has two legs
on the Mexican Trophy. She won
in 1885 and 1896. but has not par
ticipated in several years. The fact
is that the real battle for the trophy
will be between Mrs. Rutherfurd and
Defending Champion Ward.
According to Bogley, Ward had
his Heigh Ho III especially con-
structed for the race upon learn
ing that Maude Rutherfurd had
decided to build a new boat and
motor.
Great Race Is Expected.
The general belief among regatta
off1cialS Is that this race will de-
velop into one of the greatest on
the three-day program, especially
since Ward and Mrs. Rutherfurd
will be battling for permanent pos
session of the coveted trophy do
mated by the Mexican Embassy.
There are II entries in this race.
Others are George c. Brinkerhoff,
famous flying aviator from College
Park, who is entering Monk III;
Fritz Sitterding III Of Richmond,
with Rebel; Julius Schloss. Balti-
more. with Cry Baby II; Frank s.
Muzzey. Philadelphia. with Bitz-
kreig; Flavey c. Willie of WASH
ington. with Pronto; Norman Frey.
Lancaster, Pa. with Ali Bahia:
Jerome G. Waltjen, Baltimore, with
Zephyr u; Z. @. Facey, WashinS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

ton, with Yankee II: Bob Gambrill,
Washington, with Ja-Bo III, and
Herman Rynveld Of Port Washing
ton, N. Y, with Flying Dutchman.
Shuler First to Register.
Charlie Shuler, 55-year -old manu-
facturer from Hamilton. Ohio. win
ner- Of the Commissioners Trophy
in the all-inboards runabouts ex-
cept E and K, was the first of the
entries to register yesterday at
regatta headquarters at the Will
lard. He parked his Sea Sled v,
twin-motored craft, at the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club. He will pilot the
boat. with Charlie Schwarm, Sd, as
mechanic.
Zamie Simmons, 1899 Gold Cup
winner, deferred his appearance
and that of his speedy Presidents
Cup boat, My Sin, until today. SIM
mons was to fly in from Green
wich, Conn, his home this after
noon. He will take to the Potomac
tomorrow for three days Of trial
spins. Three Louisville pilots-Bill
Cantrell why Worry, Joe s. Brown
(King Staten and Marion Cooper
(Mercury)-are due to report with
their Presidents Cup boats tomor-
row morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Babe Ruth clouted his 50th
home run of the season in the
first game of the double header
with Washington in the Polo
Grounds today.
College football coaches meeting
at the intercollegiate rules con-
ference adopted a resolution
agreeing to interpret as "unnec-
essary roughness" the tactic Of
clipping.
Central Highs football coach.
c. A Metzler. expects to build a
strong backfield around Paul
Conklin, quarterback last year, In
spite of losing Dick Newly, Pen
rose Russell and Eddie Sire
hecker by graduation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Series Wouldn't Tighten Up
Teller, Soys Durocher

I'VE found out in Brooklyn what
1t means to move out against three
fine pitchers, working in order. I
mean again-Derringer, Walters
and Thompson. They can be beaten
but they have few off days and
pitch few bad ball games. I think
they will be effective against either
Detroit or Cleveland But 1 can't
say they will be as effective as Fell
Ter might be. This Cleveland kid
Is standout, and I don't think a
World Series would worry him any,"
What about Detroit's pitching
with Newsom, Bridges and others?"
I asked Durocher
They are good pitchers" Du-
rocher said But again they are
not Fellers. The Tiger punch may
get them a few more runs than
Cleveland could make-here and
there-but I believe Cincinnati also
can get more runs off Detroit's
pitchers than Cleveland's shippers
Any World Series is a guess, due to
Its shortness.
You can't judge weeks play as
you would months play or an all
season span. Here's an example:
The Yankees rise up and knock off
both Cleveland and Detroit five or
six times in a row not so far back
Then they 60 West and drop three
straight to the Browns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Table Tennis Tilt Won
By Murry Protector

Despite keen opposition Murry
Protector won the first novice table
tennic tournament sponsored by the
D. c. T. T. A. last night when he
defeated Ted Flick. ALT, 15-21,
21-19, 2l-16, at the Ice Palace
courts.
Protector was awarded a trophy
symbolic Of the title, while Flick
was given a medal. The tournament
was the first Of several for novices
to be held this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

Already a rd-breaking duck
pin season for new leagues, with the
end of the boom nowheres in sight,
organized bowling today had been
given two more healthy boosts by
the inaugurals Of the eight-team
Ladies' Building and Loan League
and the eight-team Skyline Village
mixed loop.
But for the all-time high Of 665
chalked up by Perpetual No. l as
the Mems Building and Loan League
got under way. the girls in their
initial fling at the naples probably
would have stolen the spotlight last
night at Chevy Chase. After Will
liam Payne, president Of the D. C..
Savings and Loan League and the
Eastern Building Loan Association,
had rolled the first ball. Joe Yznaga
lost no time leading the big-game
charge with l57.
Joe Pricci, who was the main
spring in organizing, first the mems
and then the ladies loop, featured
with high set Of $50.
Margaret Mccarthy, wife of Mar
tin Mccarthy, the golfer, rolling
with American, turned in top set
of 30S and Thelma Ager of Metrop-
oils with lit furnished the high
lights for the girls. Inez Pike Of
Perpetual No. 2 was happy over her
ia string.
Omcers for the women's loop are
Mary Blanz, president; Mildred
Santelman, vice president; Marion
Koch, treasurer, and Edna Freeman,
scorer.
With 124-32s, Capt. Seely of the
Giraffes topped the male rollers in
the Skyline Village opener at the
new King Pin. Loretta Taylor was
tops for the femmes with 272.
Odd Fellows Have Big Time.
1t was a banner night out at
Brookland as the Odd Fellows
League ushered in its twenty sixth
season. Grand Master A. F. Harlin
rolled the first ball and presented a
cup to Ed Donaldson, league presi-
dent, to be placed in competition.
The team winning the champion
ship three times will gain possession
OF the trophy.
One Of the city's leading bowlers
and scorer for the league almost
since its inception, Perez Elicit, shot
top set Of 800 to enable Amity No. 1,
defending champion, to carry of
team honors with 602-l,7lo. Frank
Burgess, Columbia No. /. was also
high with l49.
Johnny Swope's 139-40l were
standouts as the Friendship Church
League got under way for its twelfth
season, at Chevy Chase. With 1919,
Chevy Chase Presbyterian No. /
garnered high set and st. Andrew
took game honors with ssh. F. L.
Derrick is scorer for the eight club
loop.
Flashing counts of 153-377, Eddie
Hutchinson. Sanico Bread, hit the
high spots in the Bakers League. at
Convention Hall as Schneider's
Dandee Bread, along with posting
highs of 587-1,7l4, marched into
four-way tie for first place with
Certified Holsum, Bond Bakers and
Schneiders Rye. Chris Hutchinson
the one-time sandlot promoter, i.
again scorer.
First Place at Stake.
Undisputed possession of first place
In the Hebrew League will be the ain
tonight Of Stephens All-Stars, De-
troit Auto Works, and the Nurims
who form a three-way deadlock, Ir
the league opener at Penn Recreation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Sports Mirror
~ the Associated Press.


Today year ago-Rochester
defeated Newark, 81, to win In
ternational League Governors
Cup playoffs and qualify to meet
Louisville in little world series.
Three years ago - Yankees
elinched American League pen
nant, although beaten by Browns,
e-5. when Detroit lost to Boston.
Five years ago-Joe Louis
Knocked out Max Baer in $50
Of fourth round before 10000 at
Yankee Stadium. Baer. counted
out on one knee after taking ter
riflc beating, announced retire.
unent from ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
The
SPoRTLIGH7
Reds Appear Tougher
Than in Last Series
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
snec,.l CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

NEW YORK, Sept. "a (N.A.NAo.
SO far as American League
chances ride Leo Durocher, head
man Of the Dodgers. figures Cleve-
land would be tougher for Cincin-
nati's Reds than Detroit's scrappy
clawing Tigers might be.
The reason" Leo says. lis Bob
Feller. One Teller in series, if his
arm isn't tired out, is a tough
hurdle to take.
Detroit has the better attack
the harder hitting. But even such
sluggers as Greenberg, York, Nc
Cosky and others are not going to
start any big bombardments against
Derringer, Walters and Thompson.
Home run swingers will find Der
ringer especially a bundle of poison.
Derringer is not only smart but he
has control enough to keep the ball
where he wants it.
They are not finding many home
run balls to swing at when that
old boy is dishing EN- up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Stors Yesterday
~ the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Dolph Camilli, Dodgers-His 23d
home run In ninth inning beat Giants
80.
Pep YOUNG. Piratas-Hit two sinsles,
double and triple TO bat IN four runs
..S5]eSa as ts;esss 2ass-shus cut on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
columbus; oSsilMair dR2H' fxAcux.
oiea sss y.sssf. s msa''ss g s. 'o''na
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

WANTED, urgently: Another local
clothier to offer a suit or topcoat to
a second outstanding Redskin each
week they play in Washington. or
there'll be a civil war among local
sports writer's. Not that that would
cause wailing and gnashing of teeth
in our peace-loving Capital, but
really, those Indians are making it
as tough for us as they are for all
opposition they have met thus far.
Last week, when Sammy Baugh
won the award, the voting was by
no means unanimous, but you should
have seen yesterdays balloting! OF
81 votes cast, only one vote separated
Wilbur Moore. the winner, from the
runner-up, who in turn was only
one ahead Of the player who placed
third, who. in turn, etc, etc. We
didn't have access to the actual re-
suit, but alphabetically, the other
nominees were Jim Barber. Dick
Farman, Jimmy Johnston and Dick
Todd.
It's really a bit ambiguous-that
most outstanding" phrase. Some Of
the writers insist on strict adherence
to the description, and vote for a
player who may have been in the
game less than minutes If what he
did during those moments was the
most outstanding individual bit Of
the game. Others think it means
most valuable and there, my friends,
is where you run into trouble. For
how are you going to pick the most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
1t Won't Be Hard Hitting
Series as Leo Sees II

II don't believe the next series
will be hard-hitting party The
Reds have depended largely on
pitching defense-and they have
plenty of that. They have some
good hitters, but they haven't been
runmakers to any large extent
Their defense was tight enough to
give them most of the close games
you know-21. 80 or 4-3. Most of
the games Derringer and Walters
lost were low-score games. I don
believe either Detroit or Cleveland
can pile in on these Red pitchers
and shove them around. A World
Series game usually needs tight
defense. For example, if the Reds
had shown the same defense that
the Yankees had last year, the
series, after four games, would have
been all even at two and two in
place of that Yankee mopup. Two
extremely sour defensive plays cost
two games.
THE Reds are an older team and
that means a better World Series
team" Durocher rambled on.
They lacked the needed hot spot
experience year ago. They had
too many younger fellows who were
not quite ready for any such test
But after taking that big beating
last fall they have come back with
a big rush-proving their gameness
Thou ha q
than they were-and I think will
be a lot better. You know that last
series wasn't nearly as one-sided
as it looked to be in the four-game
sweep. As I've said before two
simple plays easily could have left
the series all even with the Reds in
a far better spot-because at the
time the Yankees had no experienced
pitchers left with Rufflng, Gomez
and Pearson all through with bad
arms"
Figures National League About
Due TO Capture Series
This has been an upside-down
year" Durocher said, land maybe
the last few World Series will give
us an upside-down decision. What
I mean is this-for the first time in
many years the National League
had the runaway winner with the
American League tied up in an old
fashioned National League knot all
through the stretch. The National
League is about due to pick one up.
The Reds will have to play better
baseball than they did a year ago
but they are better team now and
I can say again, they are not easy to
handle with those three starting
pitchers. Any American club that
wins will find this out. The only
mistake the Reds might make is to
be out there trying too hard to get
even for what happened last year.
You have to take World Series
IN It's stride-where each game Is
just another ball game-same as a
pennant race"
All of which is quiet true. No
one should know better than Du-
rocher, who was a brilliant factor
in the Cardinal success some years
ago against the Tigers. Durocher
in that series made plays that few
could equal. His work at shortstop
was phenomenal.
And through 1t all he was cooler
than the top Of glacier.
But there isn't a likelihood that
any one will find much Red flutter-
ing under the soothing influence OF
Bill McKechnie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

Don Crisis top 375 was the tell
ing wallop in 1869 team set that
paved the way for Otis Service to
swamp Standard last night at Co.
lumbia in the Petroleum. Swiger
Of Colonial also was tops with 14es
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

A new Thursday night league rs
in the making at Clarendon. Max
imum team average is Sis. All
teams interested are requested to
contact Manager Eddie Goldberg at
Chestnut $685. not later than to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

Paul Jarman. one of Washington
10 ranking bowlers, rolling with Co.
lumbia Speciality Co.. is in front In
the Chevy Chase Commercial
League with l5l-404. Griffins Grill
with SAB and Daily News with 1852
are the team record holders. Uptown
is on top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

Sterling Laundry rollers monop-
olized the inaugural of the Laundry
League at Lucky Strike as c. Brooks
rocked the naples for 1872 to
lead team counts of SOL .646. There
are still four places open in the
loop. Laundry team interested call
C. N. Veach after pm. at Atlantic
1763-R.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

Farm Security Administration
with eight teams and American Sc
curity Il Trust with a like number
have league openers tonight at Con.
vention Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24

With 1912. Ed Hackley boasts
two season records for the Sanitary
Grocery League. His heavy pin.
ming enabled Cherub Milk team to
post 608-1,776. high for the 34-club
loop. last night at Convention Hail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-14
NAZI DEFENDANT
ENDS OWN LIFE
Continued From Page One)

Healy, who had named Ernecke as
one Of the ringleaGers in the alleged
plot, tainted on the witness stand
after three days of cross-eXamina-
ton.
The superintendent of the apart
ment building found Ernecke's body
on a routine visit to the basement.
A note lay nearby, but detectives
withheld the contents.
As soon as he heard Ernecke's
body had been found the defendants
attorney, Leo Hearty, said he was
"afraid something like that would
happen" because Ernecke had act
ed like a man in despair when he
last talked to him.
" 'Whatll I do! What'll I do!'
he kept telling me-" Healy recalled.
"He walked up and down, up and
down, talking about the case and
the threats against his life. I said
to him. Don't let it bother you.
Take it easy, Be calm. Nothing's
going to happen to you. People who
are going to kill o don't make
threats. They go ahead and kill
you
81 showed him threatening letters
T had received myself. I told him
thew had threatened to kidnap my
little children, but that didn't
seem to convince him that he was
Ernecke was a native Of Berlin
and had obtained first naturaliza-
ton papers here. He vas a sales
and had served two national
guard enlistments; he lived with
Macklin Boettger, another defend
ant and, said his attorney, had
only $40 to his name" when
Healy last saw him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-14
GERMAN TROOPS
ARE ADVANCING
Continued From Page One)

zone. The Norwegians, in addition
to trying to prevent the new Ger
man forces from getting in also
were trying to keep the Germans
already there. from thrusting out
ward.
The newest German troops were
said to have landed at Skieberg,
at the head of the Skagerrak near
the Swedish frontier.
The Norwegians tonight still
were reported holding the border
town of Halden (Frederikshald),
however, despite earlier reports the
Germans had captured it. The Nor
wegian flag still was said to be fly
ing from the Halden fortress.
Farther north sharp street fight.
ing was reported at ~Sarpsborg,
about 20 miles away, where Nor.
wegian Nazis were reported numer
GUS.
Kongsvinger Stands
The town of Kongsvinger, so
miles northeast of Oslo near the
Swedish frontier, still was held by
the Norwegians, although all civil
ians had left in anticipation of
German attack.
The newspaper Lens Tidningen
at Ostersund, in central Sweden
opposite the important Norwegian
prt of T~rondheim, which the Ger
mans hold, said today that a tele-
phoned dispatch from Stjordal, IS
miles east of Trondheim, disclosed
that 26 German bombing planes
were stationed there. In addition,
% more were reported on their
way there.
This newspaper also brought to
light a story which may solve
the mystery Of how the Germans
on Tuesday were able to pass so
easily by the fortress Agdenes
which guards the outer entrance to
the marrow Trondheim ford.
This report was that the fortress
had stopped the German fleet and
was holding them off until receiv-
ing an order from Major Vikdun
Quisling, head of the Norwegian
Nazi party, ostensibly issued in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-14
HITLER IS SAID
TO DESIRE PEACE
Continued From Page One)

sion that U. S. investors in Ger
man plants would be paid inter-
est on a U. S. dollar basis
Westrick is a leading German
economic and trade expert and
lawyer, partner of DR.. Heinrich AL
bert, former chancellor and finance
minister of Germany. Westrick
also is a friend and associate of
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, German min
lister without portfolio who has
been recently reported to be in
this country secretly.
Il do not believe DR.. Schacht is
in the United States" DR.. West
rick said. when peace comes and
a world economic conference is ar
ranged, DR.. Schacht will have to
come to work out foreign ex-
change problems.
LAS you people we'll know, Ger
many cannot continue barter in
definitely and will have to go back
to free trade and free foreign ex-
change, and DR.. Schacht is the
man with the brains to arrange
it,"
DR.. Westriclz scoffed at reports
current in Wall Street that he,
DR.. Schacht, and others were ne
g~otiating directly with some lead
ing U. S. commercial firms on
the basis of providing foreign ex-
change to enable an increase of
shipments from U. S. to Ger
many, via Siberia, to beat the
British blockade of Germany.
1--WE in Germany do not fool
ourselves" he said. There is very
little likelihood of increased ship
ments to Germany via the Pacific
while the war lasts. The trans
Siberian railroad. over which l
have just Travelled, is working, but
that is about ALL. Any notion of
greatly increased shipments over