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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29
Sixth in Series
OF Silver Star
Homes TO Open
Charming Colonial
Structure in Kenwood
Ready Tomorrow

A dwelling possessing all the
charm of the Colonial period will
be opened tomorrow at TIL Norway
drive, in Kenwood Md, as the sixth
in the 1910 series of Silver Star
Homes.
Built along graceful lines of old
brick. the new home is a product
of the Kennedy hamberlin De-
velopment Co. 1t was designed by
A. H. Sonnemann, prominent archi-
tect. who has drawn plans for most
of the houses in the exclusive SUBJ
urban community. The dwelling
has been tastefully furnished by
Brinson's Furniture & Decorating
Co.
The new Star home is ideally ar
ranged for entertaining. The living
room, to the left of the spacious
entrance hall, is IS by % feet in
size and occupies the full depth OF
the house. An unusually large fire.
place and Colonial mantel form the
decorative center of the room. TIC
the left of the living room is the
pine-paneled library, which is Il
by Ia feet in size. Doors lead from
both the living room and library to
covered terrace overlooking the
garden and rear yard of the house
A lavatory opens off the library.
Attractive Kitchen.
The dining room, with dimensions
of Is by IA feet, is located to the
right of the entrance. One of the
most attractive kitchens to be found
in new home in the Washington
area is directly back of the dining
room. The kitchens size is IL by
feet. 1t is we'll equipped and ha;
an unusually large amount of cabi-
net space.
A window at the top of the stair
way is f1anked by closets and draw.
ers for linen storage, providing an.
other attractive feature of the home
There are three bedrooms and two
baths on the second floor. The
masters bedroom has bath all its
own and is II by 1712 feet in size
The other bedrooms are stable
Large, cedar lined closets are in al
the bedrooms. A built-in shoe cabi-
net is in the masters room.
A canvas deck opens off this room
The Star home has a full attic
reached by a full stairway This
space could best be used for storage
The basement has a large unfin-
ished space with fireplace. which
could be used for recreation. In
addition, there is a maids room ano
bath and the usual work space in
the basement
The dwelling is situated on a
lot 100 feet wide and 100 feet deep
This lot has a large number of
trees.
Kenwood, the site of the Star
home, is one of the Capitals most
exclusive residential communities
A big feature of the section are the
japanese cherry trees, which line
the streets, which when in bloom
attract thousands of visitors.
The new Kenwood home is un.
usually well built It's brick walls
are topped by a roof of unfading
green and purple slate. The down.
(See STAR HOME. Page R-4O
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29

(See DEFENSE, Page B-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29
D. c. Home Mortgages
In Excess of Year AGO

Home mortgages financed in the
District in May totaled 1915 and
amounted to $500 900. it was an
nounced today by economists of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
These figures compare with 1922
mortgages valued at s5,150,000 in
May last year.
Urban home mortgages financed
in Maryland last month numbered
1881 and amounted to $500 900. In
the corresponding month last year
there were 1,781 new mortgages,
valued at $4,947 900. Figures on ur-
ban home mortgages financed IN
Virginia last month show the num-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29
Painting Over Knots

For preparing lumber with knot
holes in it for painting, the Paint
ing and Decorating Contractors of
America have adopted certain speci-
fications which are under quite gen.
eral use. These rules require that
knots and sappy places in new lum-
Der be primed first of all After
printing is dry, coat of half liquid
shellac and half .denatured alcohol
or else thin coat of aluminium
varnish-should be applied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29
Model Home to Continue
Open in Wood Acres

Although its period of display I'M
der auspices of The Star is over, the
Silver Star Home at 7l0l Massa-
chusetts avenue in Wood Acres. Nd,
will remain open Indefinitely as an
exhibition dwelling for the COM
munity, it was announced today by
Albert w. Walker, the builder.
Designed by Schreier & Patterson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29

A, I. A., and furnished by the Hecht
Co., this sample house represents
the basic plan of Wood Acres houses,
which contain a minimum of three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29

bedrooms and two baths each and
are styled to meet the demand for
houses in the low o-intermediate
price bracket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29

Der to be 3,l08, valued at 1891 900
Last year mortgages financed in
Virginia in May numbered 1882
valued at $6,069 900.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21

BOwman's Alleged Threat Worst Thing About
Beaning Of MedwiCk, But It Is Hard to Believe
Pitcher Would Throw at Head Meaning to Hit II
BY HARRY GRAYsON
NEA Service Sports Editor

beanng Medwick
threat thing believe
pitcher would throw at baters head meaning to hit It,
Larry MacPhah little too far Bowman to
hit Medwck let alone charging
Cardinal had premedated notion Of committing MUIR
der.
nobody else has Of knowing what was In Bow
mind
pitcher ball will 1t virtually impossible
pitcher TO hit batter who expects TO be hit anywhere epec-
ally the head
ball victim usually loses track Of the ball. or else the ball
sails a. the instance Of Mickey Cochrane.
number great impossible TO get out
ball. Chapman move TO get away
pitch killed ball thrown by Carr
Mays.
intelligent pitchers point 70 which hurlcfs may
comparative safety oonng hitters gives batters
time TO get out OF the way.
The buster employed righen batter push
pIate-croWder back
II sometimes get rght-hand hitter out Of the so
the catcher can ball TO third base when runner
getting gay Similarly first threatening TO steal
a eft-hand batter up. 4.
pitchers frequently batter high and inside to
break o squeeze play
pitcher perfect control he wouldn't hit batter on the
his aim 10 scare him lie could accomplish tae P
pose by making IT too close for comfort
hterS should be kicked out OF ne-
ball threw at with the deioerate IN
tention OF hitting him.
pitched balls as long as thy
CAV "the vast wild enough 10 be effective
The s baers aren't hit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
7hiSSpOrting
World
Fridays Fish And Chips
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

EywtneSses ability Of Arturo Godoy OF Chile 10 absorb
which shows now that the battle over
he does not belong IN the He beaten badly
from the forbidden TO take dressing
room pictures Well did not stop prch though
he has three meal tickets succession Archibald
Listening " the radio
report thought for sp-second That mad called tne
% IN first or second but how 10
Godoy could punishment u "" Wy ~
nearly half hour
Incidentally the slow slaughter start
afternoon and Will be SHOWN daily
over steve Beose VINO hatened Wicky harnS
Will soon, Tor ne
standing up for cousin ralph Behome o. c
local constabuary be married June 49, Edward walsh
Island week track performer no COCO t
he scholarship offers dahC otner5
Fordhm and Manhattan ne recently kppea oso M, W. 10
crawling New Haven WayererS mo ana
collected TO on Julie Kogon TO win last night
For the pafocha and grammar
school baseball champs the championship expected
Saturday m washington Park
The John Wallace Waterbury and has won
TOP honors Manager Jack sharke who signs boxing
also handles them
his rights holding the main 80 last
night Koon seconds slipped boxing glove
separated the middle
Of the glove would against the leather and
produce waop us old tried Tor the first time long
before the turn Of the century
Francis KIDS wl get ready tor
Cotton King from south Carolina and
Florida who driven up north by hc manager Barry Fate
After seeing would matcn him with
sugger who licked SHOCKS Lacey ast week
Kelly A. G. rated quite soba team up Warrington Hill
Tribes Hills TO work out tonight though there no
they need the practice according to the
occk a. @tsrve for the New YORK Police game Sunday
at Hamilton VIII preceded BY the grammar school
Walsh Chase oveooks nipped the Naugy
shanders last night to despite two runs III the ast inning BY
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
CHASE WINS MINOR
DIVISION TITLE

Diamond No. / NJ Hamilton Park
was the scene OF o big attraction
Thursday NJ 4 .. N, as Chase School
dOWned ReidVi1Ie 20 10 determine
the Minor league honor OF the pub
lie school. The fans which numbered
close 10 800 not counting the kids
we're well cOntented AZ the fine per-
Torrance turned out by both school
teams. Pitcher B0ulanger OF the
winning team registered II strike.
outs, same as his rival, y. Dumb
Both tWirlcrs exhibited fine pitching
but no doubt were well assisted by
their catchers, i. Dunn and Stills VI
ReidyilIe and Chase. The winning
side got FIVE hits of Dunn, while
the losers were allowed only three
hits. The outstanding hitter OF this
fray was Ray Adams, who cloutcd o.
third base which pushed IN the Sec
0nd run for Chase IN the fourth inn
ing, the first run was made by Bills,
who scored on o wild throw, The
game was tight all through. Coac1
Ray Dunn and his legion OF brothers
ulCUk VIVID VIC EGbt W DIV V9JSfb
and tis rival coach Pick Weymab
we're on the alert, without letting
down at any time Of the game until
the last out OF the final inning.
The Minor league crown B no
longer at o stake, william Derwiii
announced after Thursdays contest
that Walsh school was 10 NEE:
Chase ut O'Clock Sunday on Ola.
Bl0nd No, / at Hamilton Park ae
preliminary 10 the New York Police
game, This game between Chase
and Walsh, winners OF the Minor
and Major divisions viii be for the
public school championship, Urban
Philibert has been assigned 70 on.
ciate ~ this tie,
The score by innings:
Chase ,,,,,,,,,,1OOtOO0-2 s 4
HeldVijIe INN, O0OO0O0-0 3
Batteries. winning team BOu.
hanger and ElIIs. Losing team n
Dunn and d. Dunn, Umpire, Urbail
Phiiibert,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
HARVARD CREW
OUT FOR FIFTH
WIN over YALE
New Haven Shell Full Of
Uncertainty - Race at
1880 Tonight
BY TOM NOONAN
United Press STAFF COFresDOndent)


New London. Conn, June 81 -
UP)--An aroused Harvard crew,
credited with two record -smaghing
trials, seeks to whip Yale for the
fifth straight year tonight In the
18th renewal OF the Yale.HaTvaTd
crew race, nations Oldest inter.coI-
Iegiate sports event,
The Crimson Eight virtually un-
changed N two seasons was a
slender choice 10 continue Its win
streak at the expense Of newly.
formed Yale crew and deadlock
the record at 80 victories each.
The top-condItiored varSitieS will
paddle TO the starting line opposite
the railroad bridge at 1880 y nly
(E, y. IT, TO await the signal for
the breaking four mile push
up the Thames River 10 BartIettS
Cove,
Freshmen and junior varsity
crews battle over the two mile up.
stream course this morning,
Harvard scored itS 10th straight
Thames win over the Ellis last night
IN the combina lion crew race for
varsity and freshman substitutes.
The Crimson boys eased 10 o seven
length win over the choppy waters
In the slow time OF II minutes, ~
seconds.
Experts rated both varsity crews
as second 10 Cornell IN the spring
sprint season. Each has been dc.
fcated only by the Big Red boat,
Yale lost by camera finish" dc.
cisiop, but Harvard was trOunced
by TIE decisive margin OF 1-2
lengths,
New Record?
Harvard apparently has struck
It's true stride IN training at red
top, The veteran Cambridge oars-
men swept upstream IN the unof.
fetal time Of 10 minutes 30 seconds,
~ seconds faster than the record
set by their 1887 predecessors who
were stroked by the famed Spike
Chase.
Later, they were credited with
the Identical time In another spin.
Only two new men held seats In
the Harvard shell. Samuel p. Cod
dard Jr. l0WIy dormitory oars.
man last year, occupies the No. .
slot. John Wilson has replaced the
aptIy named Bill Rowe at stroke.
Wilson got his varsity baptism last
summer when Harvard annexed the
Henley Grand Challeilge Cup IN
England.
In contrast, the Yale varsity was
banded together only Saturday
from the pick Of the varsity and
jayvee boats, The fusion" crew
comes smack against o jinx that
has seen Harvard win eight times
In the past decade.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

New York, June 91-(up)-"Boys'
no pictures" -.
These were Bill Browns words 70
the photographers after MS hrst
look at Arturo Godoy In the soutli
Americans dressing room after MS
Knockout by Joe Louis.
This three word order by the
Ablest OF New York's boxing commits
sioners tells almost the whole story
of last nights fight for the W0rldS
heavyweight championship. Before
he fell for the third and final time
in the eighth round Godoy TOOK q
beating that few animals could have
endured.
For ~ minutes and 81 seconds
Unit ne pitched forward TO land on
the back OF his neck, bloody, almost
blind, and out OF his senSes--he was
persecuted Oh mercilessly as q bull
In an arena. 80 closely did the fight
parallel q bull fight, with the big.
helpless, clumsy but terrible brave
Chilean serving as the bull, ana inc
fast, sure, confident, and quick.
striking Louis playing the role OF
snatador, one would not have been
surprised had Louis, at the XII,
taken an ear OF his foe and thrown
IL TO the crowd. -.
Had Louis done this Godoy would
not have known the difference. be-
cause the South American had been
punched beyond reason at this point.
All he had LEN al the finish was an
inner spark OF courage that some.
how enabled him 10 WreSt himself
loose from the referees arms and,
on legs OF rubber, totter toward
the champions corner 10 carry on
the fight. Policemen we're needed 10
pinioii his arms 10 his side and
etrong.arm him back 10 his corner
Chopped Him Down.
Az for Louis. last nights flght
which marked his 18th defense o!
his title, showed him at his very
best as fighter. Having fought
0odoy 10 rounds IN an earlier bout
Joe knew just what he had 10 DO tC
win and no did IL. For SIX rounds
he boxed Godoy. In close. Head tt
head, Shoulder 10 shoulder. Short
left hooks. Quick, stabbing rights
piston punches TO the stomach. Slt'
ting there at the ringsldc, close BY
the canvas, one could see the grad
iiai disintegration Of the powerful
Godoy, A cut here. A cut there
During the first two or three rounds
he was strong enough 10 wrestle afi6
Tug Louis about the ring. Then, 81
Joe kept hammerif1g, nc grew weak
or, and the champion began 10 bt
the stronger Of the two.
When Louis came back 10 his cor.
fier after the sixth round he told
his trainer, Jack Blackburn:
Hes getting soft, now. can fee
him giving"
So Blackburn told the brown boy
10 quit boxing when he went out fof
the seventh and start moving
around and hitting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
RISDONS UPSET
US. RUBBER, TOO
Fists Fly as Alembics Take
Over Bristol Company
Team, 81

Naugatuck, June 2i.-The Risdon
softball team, by virtue OF 0 thrilling
10 victory over the u. 8. team,
sewed UP the first round OF the In
dustrial League last night. The
game was one OF the best played
Of the season, with RADIO and Up
right, opposing pitchers, allowing
only four hits between them. The
Risdon team scored the only run Of
the game In the third inning, and
by virtue OF some great fielding,
managed TO hold the margin
throughout the rest OF the game.
The Glass Co. team went into the
win column for the first time when
they batted out O win over the
highly favored Malleable Iron team.
Sensational fielding by the Glass
short fielder plus some flne pitching
by Jones enabled them to hit the
win column. The score was Q TO 4.
FisticuGs and good and bad base
ball by both teams highlighted the
Alembic win over the Bristol team
The hitting OF Petrilas and Ed
inunds featured for the AlembicS.
In this game, the Chemists got into
an early lead but the Bristol team
batted savagely to 80 into tie II,
the sixth inning. In the last inning,
three successive base hits showed
two OF the Alembics across the plate
while the best efforts OF the Platts
Millers could produce only one
counter, Score 81,
Ht.M Gee q AlaaM
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21

Take q few shots at him, Chap
pie" Blackburn said.
Joe got his first shot Just before
the end OF the round. Godoy missed
wild right hand swing and Louis
Embossed @ right uppercut that blast
ed the Chilean out OF his crouch and
Strengthened him ~ completely ~
soldier AZ attention. There nc
stood, q bewilderGd target. Bang.
Bang. Bang. Louis pounded him
with rights and lefts and Godoy
slumped 10 his knees, The timekeep-
CIR had Just started the count OF Blz
when Godoy staggered 10 his feet
Before Louis could hit him again
the bell rang, ending the round.
Everybody knew the finish would
come In the eighth, and II did. Co
doy tried 10 protect himself by
crouching but Louis beat him up
right ard crushed him 10 the floor
for q count OF eight When he got
Up Joe poured rights and lefB into
his face and he toppled forward
Even as he fell the referee ran 10
protect him and waved the cham
pion into @ neutral corner,
Five former holders Of the title
saw the fight-Tunney, Dempsey,
sharkey, BaGr, and Braddock. ]
doubt very much II any one OF them,
on the best day he ever saw, could
have handled the Louis OF the night
OF June TO- 1910,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
Crosby's McCleary
Best Batter In
High School Loop

Torrington, June 2i-Prank Nc
Clcary, hard-hitting Crosby out
fielder, paced the Naugatuck Valley
League In batting with an average
OF .4i8, according to unofhcial
statistics on the past season COM
Another Crosby star, Bud ooodalc,
and Mike PBani, Naugatuck, tied
for runner.up 6lugging honors, with
averages OF 1895.
Beano Smith and Gerry Curtin,
two OF Gilbcrts players, are next In
line, with averages OF 1892 and 1878
respectively.
McClcary battcd out the most
hits IN the league, 10, and Pisani
and Curtin tied with two other
Gilberts, Tony Barber and Sammy
Graham, for the most runs, IL.
Gilbert led the circuit In team
batting, with an average OF 1896,
with Crosby In the second slot with
.274.
Gilbert made the most hits dur.
Ing the season, 100, and scored the
most runs, SO.
Arsonia was weakest extensively,
scoring only 30 runs and hitting
safely only 90 times, but was the
strongest defenSively, allowing OPP
posing teams 10 score only 20 runs.
Torrington, champion OF the loop,
didn't place O man among the 300
hitters, II highest being Tony Bar.
redo with .2D4, and aS q team u
ranked fourth In batting with .224
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21

Courageous Chilean Loses
Second Bid For Crown
GOdOy Takes Unmerciful Beating From Louis For
Nearly Eight Rounds

hands and knees, and the timekeep-
er's hammer thumped on the bloody
canvas zone, two. three, four, five. ;"
Godoy got up, bue the clang OF
the bell ended the round. Old Jack
Blackburn, the champions train
er, his ra7or-scarred face wearing
q smile for the first time In the
evening, wiped Godoy's blood off
Louis shoulders between rounds and
whispered earnest. urgent advice
into his right ear. Louis nodded
slowly and scuffed his feet In the
resin.
Bang! They went out for the
eighth. A right and q left bounced
off Godoy's head, but the Chilean
charger cam con. He bulled Louis
into o neutral corner and threw q
wild punch at him. Louis, as II
measuring a yard Of Bingham In a
general store, stepped off the ropes
and flashed q right to the head.
Godoy went down IN q crazy spin,
shook his head twice and came
back TO consciousness at the count
OF eight.
An Heart"
He got up on wobbly legs and
charged again into battle.
BY this time Godoy probably
didn't know what he was doing, but
his oaken heart commanded him 10
fight, so he threw punch. Louis
sidestepped II, took his measurement
again and thumped q left hook TO
the head followed by o pile driver
right. This time Godoy hit the can.
vas hard but by some miracle OF
bone, muscle and brain he got up
and was wading In when Referee
Cavanaugh stopped the fight. That
happened at one minute and ~
seconds OF the eighth round, but
time and space meant nothing TO
/ Qodoy,
He rushed across the ring, showed
Louis seconds aside and got ready
TO throw right. But police poured
into the ring and hustled him back
to his own corner, A few moments
later 0odoy was himself and. his
wrecked face swathed. IN big
towel, he went across and shook
hands with Louis.
Let old Jack Blackburn tell the
story In seven words spoken In the
dressing room: "That 0odoy gave
Chappic his toughest fight"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-21
GIRLS SWIMMING
CLASSES JUNE Is

The annual summer swimming
classes for RirlS open next Tuesday
June Is at the Central Y, Glasses
Will be held throughout the SUMMER
every Tuesday and Thursday morn
Ing, Special classes for beginners
viii be held ~ 0 and 0;46, A class
for intermediates will be held at
1880. The 1t;16 class will be held
for live saving.
All classes will be conducted TN.
der the National Y, ". G, A, Acqta-
nc program. THE instructors viii be
Seth Goodwin, Physical Director;
Robert parmelee, Assistant Physb.
eel Director; and Barbara CarIln,
Leader Examiner.
Girls who have passed the be-
eipDeFs test last yeaF VII be Gig.
ible for the intermediate class,
| During the year girls who pass the
iesss WI be promoted 10 The high
Ieg classes.