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Evening star., 1940-08-06
Good Outside Course
Still Is Needed for
Warrenton Show
Event Has Fine Program,
But Riders Ask Better
Exhibition Facilities
BY ROBERT HENRY.

At best, publicity handouts must
be taken with grain of salt, but
when the tom-tom beaters for the
Warrenton Horse Show comment
glowingly on the beautiful show
grounds more than one grain is
needed.
1t is not that Warrenton's show
grounds are unattractive, but for
years horsemen who exhibit there
have paid little attention to the
beauty while complaining of the
lack Of an outside hunter course.
Each year there is a rumor that
something will be done about this in
short order, but some how nothing
ever is done about it.
Beauty No Help to Rider.
Styled the hunter show of Amer
ica," the show is one of the few
main events in the country that
lacks an outside course over which
to show hunters. Many show
grounds have little to offer in the
way of beauty, but still have neces-
sary facilities for the proper show
ing of entries. And any rider will
concede that show ground beauty is
secondary to most everything else
about a show.
This year the heads of the War
renton show are putting on drive
to make it second only to the ma
tional show at Madison Square
Garden. 1t is a big order, but it
can be done If the management is
willing to exert itself, But thus far
one of the most important-and
easily neutrality-suspicious.
is left undone.
Show Prospectus Out.
In the meantime, the prize list
for the 41st show has been mailed
to several hundred prospective ex-
hibitors, revealing that entries will
close with Harold E. Smith on Au-
gust 81. Five divisions are listed
hunter, conformation hunter, work.
ing hunter, jumper and junior.
There are five championship classes
-3-year-old, novice or green, hunt
er, final hunter and jumper.
The Committee on Judges has
asked the following to judge: Henry
A. Bell, Bayside, N. Y: Thomas M.
Baker. Derby, N. Y; OMally Knott,
New York City. for hunters and
breeding; Maj. Paul S. Morris and
1t. Col. Please B. Rogers, Front
Royal. Va, open jumpers, and Julia
Shearer, Locust Dale. Va, ponies.
Drs. R. E. Fernyhough and H. c.
Booth, Warrenton, have been named
official veterinarians.
Dates for the show are August 81
and September 2 Labor Day.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Anderson S AN-Star
Grid Aides Will Be
Named Tonight
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The coaching
staff selected by the football fans of
the Nation to handle the College
All-Stars in their game with the
Green Bay Packers August % will
be announced tonight.
Voting in the Nationwide poll to
choose five-man staff ended Sum-
day night. The head coach will be
the man receiving the largest total
of points and his four assistants
will be the four others polling the
most points in their respective sec
tions.
Eddie Anderson of Iowa appeared
to have a prohibitive lead for the
head coachship in the latest tab
ulation, which follows:
M Big Ten-Anasrson; n A;nss Zoo saa454e 80 points
East-Tad Wieman, Princeton. s25,366:
Carl Snavely. Cornell 546,195
Midwest-Don Faurot Missouri, 2,763.-
cfty,, csl; frans aas.sss Hood Rockhurst k'nsas
Far West-Buck Shaw. Santa Clara.
$50, o,5se: James Pheian, washington
south-Lowell Dawson. Tulane. s17.2es;
Harry Mehre, Mississippi. 621 ,076.
Evening star., 1940-08-06

Britt -schweitzer cTakomal defeated Nor
man ns Sevy csase Dom Sn Pardy
tPark P0's', View, H defeated William spindier
e. 5fD, IS. 6--3: Ezra Hankins Park
60, 7---5; John Yetter (Laneley) defeated
Warren Kelsey Palisades. default.
Senior Boys sinxIes.
Jim Rhodes Langley defeated David
sehSstman iH"I:fss; 'Tskon;s, defeated Rh1des,
defeated Donald sAg GRAZ sat.asp' ITsf so
Mooney Adler GPark View defeated Robert
Batching (Palisades), g., 81: Corson
fMontrose,. 6---1, s---1 Joe Hossick LANG
ley) defeated Nino Briscuso Chevy Chase,
e.; e.; g. e.; Salvatore consola PER- 1Psrk
g.. If. e. Joseph Hall (Anacostial
defeated Herb Adams Sherwood. 6-1.
60; Emmett Sheehan tTakomsi defeated
Senior Girls Singles.
Phyllis sampasna lAnacostio defeated
s sesiie Ann Po%e che1y a chase defeated
ysy M lEdseWosd5 defeated Isabel MsMsnis
dsfsg ses, defeated ehe4Tv PSTay FGnse RaTaes
town., e-3, 81; Mary Gray Park View
defeated Erlee Ritchie tTafm. 81, So;
Annette Grolman Park VieT) defeated
6-1; Margaret Becker tParksidel defeated
Shirley Smith tTakomal, 7--5, 6-3: Betty
Jacob. IMontrose) defeated Dorothy Blake
tRosedale), 6-l, 60.
Junior Girls Sinsles.
La Jeanne Echols tTakomal defeated
Sally Darlington tTaftl. 60, 60: May
Fitzgerald (Garfield> defeated Sophie Comet
Park View. ,6-1. -; Mildred Little
Columbia, defeated Mary Ann ,Aydt
Palisades, 6-2, 60; Rose Adriani
tSherwood) defeated Joan Gustafson Chevy
Chase, SIS. 81. g.: Lois Rizer INC
s-3. s-4: Mary Kiegar iAnacostiaJ de-
feated Ann De Mailman Chevy Chase,
60. 60: Corrine Miller tTafD defeated
Charlotte Ward (Georgetownl, 6-3, S-3:
Margaret Blumen Langley defeated Glare
Mortified tGeorgetovn), 60. 6-2.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
By BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star Staff Correspondent.


SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 6.-Arnid
a kaleidoscope series of events, both
favorable and unfavorable to their
cause, the Redskins inaugurated
their 1910 training period for the
second successive year here today,
with Owner George Marshall absent
from a seasons opening practice
for the first time since he brought
the Indians into the National Foot
ball League in 1882.
Solved, to every ones satisfaction,
were the mysteries" of Wee Willie
Wilkin and Frank Filchock, alleged
missing tackle and holdout quarter
back, respectively. Wilkin. who met
the main party at the train last
night, was surprised to learn that
General Manager Jack Espey had
been worried over his whereabouts,
for he blew in here Sunday evening
and promptly signed his contract.
And although Filchock isn't here
yet, Coach Ray Flaherty reported
that he had been in contact with
the passing running field general
and expected him before the week
Is out.
StOecker Is in Hoosegow.
An unexpected and sudden set
back. however, arose in the case of
Howard Stoecker, the big 220-pound
tackle draftee from the University
of Southern California, who. be-
cause of a precipitate act while in
the temporary service of Uncle
Sam. may be prevented from play
ing any football at all this year. To
be blunt about it. Stoecker now is
confined in the brig of a United
States Army post in California.
1t seems that Stoecker, an avia-
tion student at one of the flying
schools on the coast, disobeyed reg
ulations by taking a passenger aloft
without permission. AS a result he
was slapped into the posts Jail"
and repeatedly sentenced to serve
100 days behind bars. Whether ef-
forts to get him released or have
his punishment ightened will be
successful is problematical. Stock
er's loss would be serious, as he was
the most highly rated draftee Of
all the new lineman who have
signed contracts.
On the whole, training opened to-
day on a rather sour note. Despite
tendency to appear satisfied. 1t was
evident that conditions and sur
roundings at Gonzaga College,
Flaherty's alma mater and site of
the Redskins training for the next
three weeks. were not up to the
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Two Rookie HuIfbucks
Signed by Chicords
BIZ the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The Chicago
Cardinals announced today the
signing Of four more rockies for
the National Professional Football
League season.
The recruits are Arthur Gottlieb
200-pound halfback of Rutgers;
Judson Hudson, 185-pound Davis
Elkins halfback; Luke Pappas, 225-
pound Utah tackle, and Rupert
Pate, 210-pound Wake Forest tackle.
The Cards, who now have % rook-
les signed, begin practice Friday
under their new coach, Jimmy Con-
Zelnan.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
End Looney, Old Mate
OF 0'Brien' S, Joins
Him With Eagles
Both Report, With Dovy
In Trim, Little Heavier
After Appendeetomy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6-When
August comes football can't be far
away-and when "Slingshot' Davey
O'Brien hits town that just about
makes it Official
The tiny Texan blew in yesterday
bringing along his bride of couple
of months and a Texas Christian
teammate who Davey figures will
show the National Professional Foot
ball League some fancy pass re-
ceiving this fall.
The teammate is Don Looney, who
played with O'Brien for two years
as varsity end at the Texas school
Don graduated last June and was
promptly signed by the Eagles 1t
was smart move, explained Davey,
because:
There isn't any one who can catch
passes better than Don. He goes
after them all and snags them. He
should be big help to the Eagles
this fall"
OBrien can toss them, as his
league record of 81 completions
against the Chicago Bears last fall
attests. and with Looney may make
combination spelling trouble for
the rest Of the loop
A bit heavier than his $50 pounds
Of 1889, Davey says he has fully re-
covered from a recent opera ton for
appendicitis.
The Eagles start training next
Friday at West Chester and the little
Texan figures the team will be the
league dark horse" The ones to
beat, he added, probably will be
the Giants or the Washington Red
skins. But I wouldn't pass off the
Pittsburgh Steelers or Brooklyn as
pushovers."
Evening star., 1940-08-06
California Cuts Grid
Prices 10 S1.65 for
All Save Stanford.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Calf, Aug. 6.-The
University of California performed
a major operation today on foot.
ball ticket prices. The slash, most
drastic in the history Of the school
included a maximum of $1.65 fol-
all home games except the STAN
California contest.
The game with Michigan, Sep
tember %, for instance, will be $165
instead of the $2.75 originally
planned.
Ken Priestly, graduate manager
explained: I'VE try to scale our
prices to what we think will mean
the greatest income"
He voiced belief the new scale
would be continued indefinitely
Last year the Bears football season
netted a $4,000 surplus in spite OF
the worst season in years.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Sour and Sweet Notes MinqIe
As Redskins Start Training
With Many Overweight

standard afforded last year at the
State S Normal School In Cheney, 10
miles from town.
In the first place, it doesn't pro-
vide the comparative privacy the
Redskins enjoyed in 1899, and sec.
ondly, dormitories are not yet avail
able for housing the players. AS q
result, the boys spent their first
night in the gymnasium and will
continue to sleep there for an in
definite time. Then. too, the turf
isn't as soft or as well-kept as 1t
might be and equipment isn't exact
ly modern.
It's no secret, either. that Flaherty
doesn't relish the idea of the boys
being able to stroll or get hops into
town in the evenings. They couldn't
do that out at Cheney. Last year,
conditions were pronounced ideal;
this year, they are something less
than that, although it must be ad-
mitted that this vicinity's cool. dry
climate atones in large degree for
! whatever shortcomings the present
situation may possess.
Many Far Overweight.
For the most part the players re-
ported in fairly good shape with a
greatly increased poundage cons
spicuous on several. Capt. Turk
Edwards nearly bowled the new ar
rivals over last night when he said
he tipped the scales near 300. while
Micky Parks reported 25 pounds
heavier at 255. Bill Young. as he
usually does, checked in at 270 with
Bo Russell at 230, up 10: Clyde
Shugart at 225. up 13; Bob Master
son at 220, up 10: Glenn Stralka at
900, up 10; and Jim Meade at 210,
up 25. were the other leading
weight gamers.
Dick Todd. his followers should
be glad to learn. appeared to be his
same trim self, with no excess
poundage to hinder him in getting
those jackrabbit dashes of his
started.
Marshall, conspicuous by his ab-
sence from today's workouts, will
come North with Mrs. Marshall from
their California home around Au-
gust Is.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Sunday Price Boost
Tres Red Sox Fans

BY tne Associated PreSS.
BOSTON, Aug. 6.-Timothy w
Murphy takes his baseball, particu.
larly the Boston Red Sox, seriously
but not seriously enough to pay
extra to see Jimmy Foxx and COM
pany on the Sabbath.
Murphy, former city assessor, Is
suing the club for an alleged Co.
cent overcharge on a pair of tickets
he purchased for Sunday, July 81
A city ordinance. Murphy contends
forbids the Red Sox' hiking their
admission price from the $1.1C
weekday price to s1.40 on Sunday
The City Council ordered an in
vestigation by Mayor Maurice Tobin
The Red Sox officials declined to
comment.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
NiccoIui of SteeIers
Decides Not to Quit

BY The Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6.-Armand
Niccolai, veteran tackle of the
Pittsburgh Steelers Club, who at
the end of last season said he would
retire from professional football.
changed his mind yesterday and
signed to play "just one more year."
the club announced.
Field-goal kicking is a speciality
of the 235-pounder. who has been
with the club six years.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
AuIt Mars No-Hit Come
By Giving Lone Walk

Dick Ault has near-perfect
game to his credit today after
pitching a no-hit, no-run victory
as his Takoma softball team de-
feated the Briggs Red Sox, 80, in
the second game of double-header
Takoma also won the opener,
12-1.
Ault's effort was marred only by
a walk given UP in the early in
nings.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Seeking Unlimited Foes

Cardinal A. c. junior baseball
team wants games with strong un-
limited teams. Contact Jack Hoff-
man at Atlantic $3.50 after 5 pm.
The Cards showed they could step
up in fast company by defeating
Fort Dupont's unlimited team yes
terday, 1872.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Major Leaders
BY the ASSociated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Battins-Radcliff. st. Louis .355:
McCosky, Detroit .34a.
Runs-Williams. Boston, IS; Nc
Cosky, Detroit. s5.
Runs batted in-Greenbers, Detroit,
90: York. Detroit 80.
Hits-Cramer, Boston. and McCosky,
Detroit, 1873.
Doubles-Greenberg. Detroit. and
Boudreau, Cleveland, 35.
Triples-McCosky Detroit, 13; Fin
Home runs-Foxx, Boston. 25;
Stolen hases-Case, Washington. %;
Walker. Washington. II.
Pitchins-Newsom, Detroit, 1872;
Rowe, Detroit. 10-2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Battinp-Danning New York. 1877;
May. Phila delphia. .331.
Runs-Frey. Cincinnati, 76; Mize. st.
Runs-batted inf Mccormick.
Cincinnati, S5; Mize. st. Louis. 70.
Hits-Herman. Chicaeo, 100: r. Nc
Cormick. Cincinnati. 1877.
Doubles-F. Mccormick, Cincinnati,
81: Heck, Chicago. 80.
Triples-Ross. Boston. IL: Mize, st.
Home runs-Mize. st. Louis. 81;
Nicholson. Chicago. II.
Stolen bases-Reese. BROOKLYN. 13:
Hack, Chicago, Werber and Frey, Gin
Pitching - Fitzsimmons. BROOKLYN,
1912; Sewell. Pittsburgh. 9-2.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Champs Among IS Mines
Left in Semi-Pro PIoy
By the Associated Press.

DENVER. Aug. 6.-The Duncan
(Okla) Halliburtons, national semi
pro champions, bid tonight for a
place among the two-game winners
at the 25th renewal Of the Post
baseball tournament.
Bunched in the two triumph
bracket are the defending cham
pion, Enid (Okla) Champlins;
Mount Pleasant (Tex) Cubs and
Buford (Ga0 Bona Aliens, runners
up to Enid here last summer.
Fifteen teams are left In the
double-elimination tourney, which
winds up next Monday.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Minor Leagues
By the Associated Press.
FAsTFRN SHORE YyAGrr

EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Milford, 8: Easton, 8.
fredericksburg. 3; Centreville. Q.
Dover. IL; Pocomoke, q.
Salisbury, 3; Cambridse, o.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbus, 3; Augusta, 3.
Macon. 6; Greenville, Q.
Columbia, 3; Jacksonville. 2.
Savannah. 8; Charleston. l.
Evening star., 1940-08-06

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Durham, 7-3: Charlotte. 20.
Norfolk, 5-3; Portsmouth, 80.
Winston -Salenn, 2: Asheville. !.
Only games.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Jersey City, 12-3: Toronto, O-1
Rochester. 8; Baltimore, 2.
Syracuse. 10; Newark, 2.
Only games.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul, 3: Kansas City, 0.
Indianapolis. s: Toledo, 2.
Louisville. 4; Columbus, 8.
Observation-Disclosures (2), rain.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford. 4; Scranton, 8.
Binghamton, 10; Emira. o.,
Albany, b: wtlliamspoft, /.
Wilkes. .0aYrt, B: eprinEdeA, !.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
The Chief Is Like Lightning
Only When He Wants to Be.

mo, you never know about horse
Until the race is on" another said
"and then it's too late. We get ac-
cused for this and that. but a horse
isn't human being. A track coach
can talk to his sprinters or jumpers.
They can tell him things-whether
they are stale or not, whether they
have a bad ankle or a stiff leg. A
track coach has pipe job compared
to horse trainer. The horses can't
tell him anything. And by the time
we find out In a race, it may be too
late"
I asked Earl sande one day about
The Chief.
He can outrun any horse on the
track today, but I don't bet on him.
He likes to run only about once out
OF every five or six starts, and he
won't tell me which day he feels like
moving along.
There's lot of racing luck"
Sande continued. THE crowd never
sees. AS a jockey and a trainer
ought TO know at least little about
IL. You can get bumped-you can
get crowded-you can get shut off.
In an automobile accident you may
have driven perfectly, but suppose
the other fellow made a mistake?
The best Jockey in the world can get
caught in spot he can't handle and
he may be on the best horse. The
best horse with the best jockey NAV
be the best bet-but thew don't oil.
ways win.
Il only wish the racing crowd
could know just what can happen
In the way of racing luck when the
field is fairly we'll matched-and 7
only wish the racing crowd could
tell us just how certain horses feel
about running on certain days"
Evening star., 1940-08-06
PAIRNGS TODAY,
SingIes-Ouarter.FinaIs.

3:3n-Welsh VS.. Murphy.
4:30-C. A. Smith VS.. Adair. Lynch vs..
Farrin, Shore VS.. winner Of johnson -Breese
match.
5:Oo-Johnser vs. Breese continuation
third round match
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-01
BUREAU CHIEF
QUlZZED BY JAPS
Questioned By Tokyo Po-
lice Regarding Dispatches
On Death OF Cox

TOKYO, August 1 (Thursday).-
R-Relman NORM, chief of the As
ISOLATED Press bureau in Tokyo, re-
turned to his office at 1870 a. m. to-
day disc l.. m. EST Wednesday,
after several hours of questioning by
Japanese gendarmes about his dis
patches reporting the death of Mel
vile James Cox correspondent in
Japan for Reuters british news
agency.
NORM was in good spirits, but
said he was unable to comment on
the proceedings at the gendarmerie
headquarters to which he was taken
at $50 p. M. Wednesday.
He had just finished work at 6 p.
m. when two gendarmes entered his
office silently and sat down. An in
terpreter asked what they wanted.
They replied that they wanted to ask
a few questions and tell him some
thing"
NORM joined them and they left
for the gendarmerie headquarters.
Nothing in Morin's office vas dis
turbed.
While he was with the gendarmes
no communication with him was per.
mitted. The United States embassy
was informed.
NORM formerly worked in Los An
eeles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-01
AIRPLANE GAS BAN
ORDERED BY F. DR..
Embargo Prohibits Ship.
ments From u. S. To Points
Outside Hemisphere

WASHINGTON, July 31.-R-
President Roosevelt clapped an
embargo today on shipments OF
aviation gasoline from the United
States to points outside the West
ern hemisphere.
An announcement released at the
White House explained that the
move was in "the interest OF ma
tional defense" It asserted that
Colonel R. L. Maxwell, administra'
tor of export control, had recon-
mended the step and that Mr.. Roos'
evelt had approved.
The commerce department said
Immediately that the order virtu.
ally would kill off the aviation gas.
oline export business in this coun.
try since Europe took 1,076, 238 bar.
rels of the 1854, 343 shipped out OF
six months of 1910.
Among thecustomers during that
period, France, now conquered by
Germany, bought 513,513 barrels
and the United Kingdom 5O4, 1876.
Much smaller shipments went TO
Continued on Page Five d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-01
ALL PASSENGERS DIE
Engineer And Conductor
Leap To Safety But Suf-
fer Severe Injuries
FLAMES SWEEP COASH
Head-On Collision Occurs
When Gasoline Car Fails
To Take Sidetrack

AKRON, July 31.-OP-A ead-on
collision with a freight train crushed
Pennsylvania railroad gasoline.
electric coach into ruins tonight and
carried Al persons to flaming death.
Railroad officials said the coach,
shutting from HUDSON, O., to Akror'
unexpIainedly failed to take a slde'
rack to allow the double-engined, 15'
car freight train to pass.
All those killed were in the red
painted steel coach, whose gasoline
tanks, bursting at the deafening im-
pact, turned the "a into a fiery trap.
AL the passengers died.
Two Leap to Safety
The engineman and conductor Of
the coach leaped to safety, but were
severely injured. Another trainman,
riding home 'deadhead," also lived
to tell of the tragedy. Recapltula'
ton five hours after the collision,
which occurred at 6 p. m, indicated
these were the only survivors.
Railroad officials expressed belief
four or five other trainmen, aboard
the coach, were killed, and all the
other victims were passengers.
The engine crews of the two
freight locomotives were injured, ap.
parently not seriously.
O. M. Lodge, of Columbus, O., en-
gineer on the lead locomotive, said:
Terrific Explosion
1--WE just came around the bend in
the road when I saw the gas-electric
loom up in front Of us. We jammed
on the brakes and there was a ter.
rifle explosion. B. E. Reynolds, my
fireman, stayed with her through the
fire and explosion until she came to
a stop, then we jumped through the
wall of flame that had surrounded
the whole wreckage."
Firemen required three hours to
remove the bodies.
The "deadheading" trainman who
survived was Tod Wonn, "a, Of Ak.
ron, brought here with leg and arm
injuries.
He said Conductor II. b. Smarter
of the coach came running into the
baggage compartment, crying:
1--WE are going to crash"
1.-THE conductor (who suffered Sc.
we're injuries) leaped and I followed
him.
MY clothing caught fire.
II rolled in sc<e bushes at the
side of the track and put out the
flames.
"My pal, Bruce Kell, who lives at
the same place I do, was with me in
the car and I did not see any more
of him."
"TerribIe Scene"
Charles Taylor, who lives two
blocks from the scene, said the
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-01
british Seek German Raider Damaged
Bv Merchant Cruiser In Brief Fight
Spain Does Not Want
Part In European War

MADRID, July 31.-R-
Strong suggestions were heard
today that Spain wants no part
of the European war and is
not willing for the list of her
major friends to end with Ger
many and Italy.
Where two weeks ago the
press had cried dollar impe-
railism" at the United States
referring to affairs in Latin
America-and had been out
spokenly critical Of England,
these were among its reflec-
tons of Spanish feeling today:
The newspaper Arriba, an
organ of the dominant Falan-
gist party, called for economic
aid, particularly from the Unit
ed States, to rehabilitate Spain
from the dislocations of the
recent civil war, implying that
the tasks of peace rather than
war were uppermost here.
The paper observed that
Spain did not seek to limit
the area of her good relations
to peoples with whom she is
united in the bonds Of entire
understanding and indelible
memories''-a phrase ordinari-
ly used us to Germany, Italy
and Portugal.