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Evening star., 1940-09-14

H. L. Smith of Washington, and
Don OBrien, Fred Joh, r. E. Jones
of Baltimore. Roger falls into the
three-handicap class, and we'd like
to stand on the first tee of any golf
course and wager all day or all
year long on the Peacock gent
against the men handicapped above
him.
They've sold a lot of handicap
cards at the Washington clubs, ac-
cording to the ratings. The official
list, which will hold good In the
coming team matches. is about half
Washington and half Baltimore, with
possibly an edge in favor of the
Washington boys numerically.
The team matches will get under
way September 20 and Peacock
again will be the head of the
Indian Spring team. which won last
year. The Indian Spring boys won't
be as strong as they were last year
and the tip is out they are due for
a licking.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Washington Marine
Leader in National
Rifle Competition
Seeser Cards $4,000
With Service Weapon;
Fire Finals Today
BY the Associated Press.

os inc ASSCCld1eO PreSS.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. IA
Americas pistol and % caliber rifle
marksmen wind up their national
championship chores today at the
national matches. leaving the field
open all next week to the 80 caliber
shooters
T0dayS program included the
wind-up of the national service rife
individual race. only the 1OOO-yard.
10-shot stage being left after four
relays were fired yesterday. Leading
the list as they went into the final
stage were Edward V. Seeser, Marine
crack shot from Washington, D. c.,
with 1874 of 200: Sergt. T. A. Ferenc,
infantryman from Fort Jay. N. Y,
with 1873, and DR. Phil H. Philbrook,
Oxnard, Calf. dentist. with 1872.
Winners of yesterdays small bore
matches were: Remington Trophy
40 shots at so meters prone: w. T.
White of Dallas, Tex, and r. o.
Willman, Mount Wolf, Pa, tied at
400 of 400 (shoot-off today.
Pope Trophy, 20 shots at so me-
ters, standing: Ammon Bell, Hum
melstown, Pa, 178.
100 metallic sights restricted. 40
shots, prone: Irene Barney, Day.
ton, Ohio, 400 with 28x,s.
400 club, Dewar course, metallic
sights: Dave Carlson, New Haven,
Conn.,, 399.
Randle doubles, 200 shots per man
at so meters, prone: Russ Parry,
Walnut Port, Pa, and Floyd T. Os-
valid. New Tripoli. Pa. 399 of 400
won shoot-of against w. P. Schweit-
ger of Hillside. N. j., and r. D.
Triggs OF Madison, N. j.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Hoyus, Cards Had Senior Trouble at Same Time

reference of to the studded with seniors
which
haback felt
of the returning for another
But the 1887 Georgetown big disappointment
the thing Catholic University al the time when his Orange
Bowl almost promptly lost their enhus
don't think danger this year Hagery
knocking In the first fellows have been
everything Besides
nceookng who'll pushing
e VIII 1897
the with which the Hilltop waiting
September unbeaen grid
the 10 or IS
Evening star., 1940-09-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CherrydoIe Boys Club
Seeks Half Pennunt

Cherrydale Boys Club nine will
seek second-half honors of A League
in the Arlington County Federation
Of Boys Clubs when 1t faces Lyon
Park at Ballston tomorrow.
The game, originally scheduled
for No. 2 diamond on the Monument
Lot, will be played as the final of
a double-h beginning at 3:15.
The opener will find Bancroft Boys
Club facing the Ballston nine be-
ginning at 1890.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Peacock 18th in Maryland Golf
Ratings; Nolan Shares Top

Queerest quirk of the Maryland
State Golf Association handicap
ratings, just released by the State
, organization, is placing of Roger
Peacock at three strokes handicap,
below II other fellows. On the
whole the State association solons
Of golf have done a pretty good job
of rating the amateurs of Maryland,
but they muffed the ball on that one.
If Roger Peacock is a three
handicap amateur, a lot of fellows
above him in the ratings would like
to play him on that basis, but they
wouldn't bet.
Rated at one stroke are Parker
Nolan, the State champion; Billy
Shea and Joe Balestri of Washing
ton; Eddie Johnston, Otto Greiner
Spencer Overton and Bill Eager of
Baltimore. Handicapped at two
strokes are Billy Dettweiler, Ralph
Bogart. Jim Gipe. Volney Burnett,
Bobby Brownell, Eddie Bean and DR..
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Huqerty Not Immune From All Worries

Hgerty have of the best squads hit the Hilltop
hacyon days Georgetown Certainly this the
record for Hagerty problems
complaining" Hagry Il ELL well.
m all e few"
a
haven't looking
pretty stiff sCh Temple has Ray Morrison coaching and they
for that 3-to-2 last Then
College
Maryland
College a
Y. u.
The third problem really problem at all Maybe its
burned this squad
keymen-and you sometimes happens"
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Grab 5 Straight.
From Leading
Flag Rivals
indians Remain Close
As MiInor Triumphs
In Great Slab Duel
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

For team of mine old men" that
seemed destined to suffer from the
altitude if it got higher than fifth
place in the American League. the
Detroit Tigers seem surprisingly
spry.
Tagged last spring as an outfit
that definitely had looked upon
better days, the Tigers today are
the hotteSt-if not the best-team
in the American League.
Twice they have stopped the
Yankees. the last time yesterday by
a humiliating 80 shutout as little
Tommy Bridges curve-balled the
Yanks into helpleSsness. That was
the Tigers eighth victory in the last
nine times out and the fifth straight
win over their two toughest foes
the Indians and the Yankees.
Bridges Makes Sharp Recovery.
Bridges was touched for three
solid blows in the first two innings
but after that the Yankees didn't
get a man past first base. The
Tigers pounded out Is hits. includ-
ing Hank Greenberg's 33d homer. to
hand Marius Russo his first defeat
in his last eight starts.
Meanwhile, the second place
Cleveland Indians stayed close to
the Tigers as Al Milnar and Boston's
Young Jim Bagby hooked up in the
days finest pitching duel Milnars
thraa -hittay-
over Bagby's tWo-hitter because the
Indians punched singles by Roy
Weatherly and jeff Heath. so that
Weatherly scored the only run while
double play was erasing Heath.
The only blows of Milnar, who
now has won l6 and lost 8. were
singles by Jimmy Foxx, Joe Cronin
and Roger Cramer.
The Chicago White Sox crept into
fourth place by running their VIC
tory string to five straight with a
pair of victories over the Athletics
90, 8-4. The Sox relied on steady
pitching by Thornton Lee and Jack
Hallett, a right -hander making his
major league debut
Reds Margin Unchanged.
When the National League firing
was over the Cincinnati Reds still
were 712 games ahead of the
Dodgers. The Reds kept their pace
by whipping Carl Hubbell and the
Giants SD. thanks largely to Me-
OFT, who played a butter fingered
third base and let the Reds have two
runs by his miscues.
The Dodgers kept in second place
by busting the Pittsburgh Pirates
30. as Rookie Ed Head won his first
major league victory by scattering
seven hits. A sixth-inning 6-run
outburst was the big payof for the
Brooks
Kirby Higbe pitched the Phils to
81 victory over the cubs for his
18th victory of the season. He lin
tied the Cubs to four hits while his
mates we're getting 1.-two of them
homers by Joe Marty.
Working we'll behind Lon War
neke. the Cardinals hammered the
Boston Bees for II hits and 9-3
victory. Warneke kept the Bees
eight hits we'll distributed.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
When the Redskins Hocus-Pocus BoffIed All

Mystery S
the press
when the Redskins played their opening game In Philadelphia The
touchdown long plump Rdskn who
had considerable difficulty with oyard start in reaching the
pursuers.
binked this
practically impossible for Baugh 40
heads
searched discovered Bill
touchdown deduCed Of brance
his himself eligible
that everybody
apparent.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Chase HurIs as Griffmen Seek
To Retain Edge on Browns in
Last Meeting of Season

way Big Bill didn't tire himself
in running any bases, either, for
he was an easy mark at the plate.
ficing once. The Washington hurl-
ers famed only five, all told, but
to their credit is the fact that IA
Browns were left on bases.
The Senators wasted no time in
scoring. Doubles by Lewis and
Walker and Travis single gave
them two runs in the first, and
their last run, in the second. came
on successive singles by Ferrell
Hudson and Case. Travis one-bag-
ger in the third and singles by Case
and Lewis were their only other
safeties.
Game Won in the Third.
The Browns picked up two runs
in the first on double by Lucadello,
rookie second baseman; singles by
Judnich and Berardino, Pofahl's
error and a walk, and matched the
Senators one in the second on
Graces triple and a force play at
second.
Three runs in the st. Louis third
broke the tie and decided the game
McQuinn doubled. Berardino reached
second when Case dropped his fly
and both scored on Swifts two
Dagger. Trotter then did his only
bit of batting, advancing Swift with
a sacrifice bunt. and the catcher
scored when Sanford threw wild
to the plate on Grace's bounder.
A pass to Cliff, McQuinn's second
double and Berardinos fly gave
Haney's men their seventh run in
the eighth.
The fans here are apparently
saving their money to see the
Yankees in double header to-
morrow and single games Monday
and Tuesday. Only 5S3 cash GUS
toners attended yesterday and the
paid attendance in the series opener
was 1853.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Record u by Betty Jameson
Sends Her to Western Final

women's competitive course record
for the Seattle Golf Club with a
2-under-par IA to reach the finals.
She defeated Muriel Veatch, Univer-
sity Of Washington coed, 2 and !.
Miss Miley almost bowed out of
the tournament to Seattle's city
champion, Mrs. j. K. Priebe, before
she swung into stride to win five
straight holes and the match.
The previous women's course rec
ord was set Monday by the tour
ney co-medalists and finalists-the
Misses Jameson and Miley. who had
qualifying It's. Mems par Is 70.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Fans Back Greenbero
For Most Valuable
Player Award
Hanks Terrific Hitting,
Work in New Position
Get Tigers to Top
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Sept. 14-Without the
formality of nominating or second
ing speeches, the good baseball
minded people of Detroit offer as
their candidate for most valuable
player honorS a man who is filling
a new position this season.
He is Henry Greenberg. left field
er and ex-f1rst baseman of the
league-leading Tigers. and his con-
stituents tell YOU he is honest. fear
less, experienced. etc.-in fact, just
the guy to get the award he won
in 1885.
Up to 10 days ago Candidate
Greenberg did fair job of cam
paigning with his mighty pat; since
then he has been terrific.
At this writing he leads the
American League in runs batted in
with 127 and doubles with 48. is
second in runs scored and home
runs with ITO and 33, respectively,
and is near the top with l76 hits
and 1886 batting average.
Spurts in Last 10 Days.
Greenberg's best work has been
done in the last 10 days. in which
he carried the load as the Tigers
climbed from four games back to
the top of the standings.
During this nine-game span he
has battled .429, driven in Is scores
and belted seven homers.
Naturally Greenberg is pretty
we'll pleased with himself, but he
confesses he would like to win the
league batting title-an honor he
never has achieved
Greenberg has led the league
twice in runs batted in. In 1885
he topped this division with ITO
and was accorded most valuable
player honors. In 1887 he had 1888
runs batted in to lead.
He led the league in doubles with
So in 1884 and has been tops in
homers twice. In 1885 he drove the
ball from the park 36 times, while
in 1888 he hit So homers.
Makes Good in OutfieId.
. A self-made ballplayer. the 2l5-
pound, 6-foot-4-inch Jewish athlete
has developed into a more than
acceptable fielder. He consented to
the move from first base to the
unaccustomed pastures of left field
last winter when the Tiger man.
agement suggested the shift for
the good of the club.
The experts wondered if Green
berg's all-around play would be
affected by the change. Appar-
emily it has been-for the better
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Dixie Walker Drops
From Top 10 Eighth
In n. |. Batting
Cooney Of Bees Tokes
Leod; RodcIiff Still
Pacing American
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. 14-The lads
who have held the National League
batting leadership from week to
week will tell you it's lot easier to
get there than to stay there.
Last week Dixie Walker, the
Dodgers dandy, was head and
shoulders above the field, but this
week he's in eighth place. A week
earlier, 'Bama Rowell of the Bees
skidded from first.
Up at the head of the class now is
Johnny Coonev of the Boston Bees
with a creditable 800 Within easy
distance of him are Jim Gleeson of
the Cubs with 318 and Johnny
Mize of the Cards and Schnozz
lombard of the Reds, both boasting
averages Of BIT.
The American League race runs a
lot smoother. Rip Radcliff of the
Browns still is the No. l man. his
344 giving him the coveted position
over such fence busters as Luke
Appling of the White Sox and Joe
Di Maggie of the Yankees, who are
close behind at BAL.
The leaders in each league:
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL DlSpdtCn 10 Inc ot6I.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 14-Bucky Har-
ris' Senators and Fred Haneys
Browns will meet for the twenty
second and final time this season
here this afternoon, with Ken Chase
throwing his left-handed slants for
the Nationals and Bob Harris work.
for St. Louis.
Chase will be trying to improve a
record of IA victories against
as many defeats while Bob Harris
will enter the game with nine trl-
umphs and 13 reverses.
The Browns must win the seasons
finale between the clubs to gain an
even break for 1910 with the Sena-
tors, who have won II of the previ-
Gus 81 games Haney'S men gained
their tenth decision at the Mats ex-
pense yesterday as Bill Trotter i'm
proved with every round to rack up
IA win.
Because of an official change in
the American League pitching rec
ords, it was the second time Trotter
gained his sixth victory of the sea-
son. a previous triumph having been
taken from his account and credited
to Roxie Lawson. And this decision
was all the sweeter because it was
gained at the expense of Sid Hudson,
the highly publicized Washington
recruit with a flair for pitching one
hit games.
Mats HitIesS in Last Five.
Hudson, who was trying for his
sixteenth victory, had to accept de-
feat number Is instead, for the
Browns pounded him for seven hits
In three innings and added five more
safeties off Rene Monteagudo in the
remaining five innings in which they
batted
Meanwhile. Trotter was tagged
for nine safeties in the first four
rounds. but held the Senator's hit
less and runless the rest of the
Evening star., 1940-09-14
GAMES TOMORROW
Poroehutes Are Targets
Of Ager Rood Skeeters

Ager Road Skeet Club gunners
will defend" their grounds against
invasion by parachutes tomorrow at
1 o'clock in a novel program ex-
pected to attract leading skeeters Of
this vicinity.
Frank Huseman, club manager,
has arranged to have parachutes re-
leased over the field with suitable
targets attached thereto which the
marksmen will pick off as they drop.
Prizes will be tickets to the Arm
strong-Furr welterweight title fight
at Griffith Stadium September %.
Information on the shoot may be
obtained by calling Michigan 6614.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14-Betty Jane
son, national champion from San
Antonio, Tex, and Marion Miley,
1885 and 1887 women's Western win
ner, will renew their divot feud in
the 16-hole final of the women's
Western championship today.
Miss Miley beat Miss Jameson
and in the 1887 Western final to
win that championship. Miss Jane
son defeated Miss Miley in last
years national quarter finals and
again in the trans-Mississippi.
Miss Jameson had to break the
Evening star., 1940-09-14
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Theodore
Amar Lyons. pitching his eighteenth
year for the Chicago White Sox.
really is going to have a day for
himself tomorrow when admiring
fans will honor him.
No usual suitcase presentation at
home plate-it will be heart
tugging, $4,000 day for this amazing
hurler. now 80 years old and finish
ing one of the best seasons of his
career
The fans, by popular, dona ton of
dimes. will present him with luxu-
riouS automobile The ball club will
come up with a check of $1,000 or
more. His teammates will give him
an autographed bat wrapped in
folding money, the Radio announcers
radio, the baseball writer's a fish
ing and hunting outfit. the ushers a
golf outfit, and various firms gifts.
including a washing machine and
mangler-and Ted a bachelor.
Lyons Dad to See Game.
While the day is to honor Ted
who will pitch the first game of a
double-header against Boston-two
Lyons will be spothghted. Ted's
father. A. F. Lyons, is coming up
from Texas to see, for the first time,
his famous son pitch a major league
game.
No more popular player ever was
In the major leagues. He is re-
spected by his teammates, by op-
posing players and even by umpires.
for Lyons has the reputation of
never making a beef.
Ted lost his fast-ball speed six
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Uptown Team Scores
In Pin Loop Opener

Twelve teams inaugurated the
Chevy Chase Commercial bowling
season last night with Uptown
Liquor as the only three-game win
ner. 1t defeated Mount Vernon
Mortgage team.
Oscar Kee of Royal Tavern rolled
high game of 155 and Jack Talburt
had high set of 373.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Vols Refund 900 to Fans Seeking Duke Game Tickets

Professional Football League. Is
trying to get Johnny Del Isola
from the Giants as coach. No
soap. The Missouri Boxing Com
mission has called off its work.
ing agreement with the New York
Commish.
One-minute interview Dick
Harlow: II got a big kick out Of
watching Sammy Baugh in the
All-Star game. He is an artist
every minute, even when one of
, his passes isn't caught"
Broadway is wondering: If Joe
Di Maggie will be the only Yank
to finish with a 300 batting aver
Evening star., 1940-09-14

age. Whether Ceferino Garcia
did his darndest VS.. Steve Bel
loise Thursday night. What hap
pened to Bud Ward at Mamaro-
neck. If Bill Terry will 60 to
Cleveland, take over the Boston
Bees or stick on with the Giants.
What is the big idea for the
Yanks to start giving games away
at this stage of the race. for
crying out loud. If Ace Parker
will be able to start for Brooklyn
against Washington tomorrow
and if Tim Mara's Giants aren't
going to catch the very dickens
from at least four other National
Evening star., 1940-09-14
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Sept. l4.-Rumor
foundry: Some of the papers
out in the corn country are say
ing Tom Stidham is through at
Oklahoma U. after this year,
good season or bad. Bud Ward
says he knew his number was up
after playing the 14th hole of
Thursday mornings round. Ten
nessee is having to refund $4,000
to folks who wanted tickets to
the Duke game but no could get.
Sheldon Fairbanks, who'll back
the Boston club In the American
Evening star., 1940-09-14

Football League clubs this year.
Today's guest star-Wilfrid
Smith, Chicago Tribune: The
only blues at Notre Dame are in
the uniforms"
There's a reason-Most of the
country's fans hope the Cleveland
bawl club doesn't get into the
World Series, but the Cincinnati
Reds, to a man, are pulling for
the Tribe. The Reds figure that
two capacity crowds in the big
municipal stadium in Cleveland
would mean . $1,000 melon for
each member of the winning
club.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Sherwood, 6. o. P. Loops
In Rec SoftboII Semi

Monocasting softball team. cham
pion of the Government Printing
Once League, and Kavako's Grill.
winner in the Sherwood Playground
loop, will meet Monday in a semi
final game in the District Recre-
alton tournament.
The winner will take on Census
Bureau, which won its way to the
final yesterday by dowing Surgeon
Generals Once. 1872. Kavakos. in
a tune-up tilt, lost yesterday to Yel-
low Cab, 4-3.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Beited Seasons Start Bngak Finishing Hottest Club League
Win, Lose or Draw
Clearing Up the Mystery Of the Hilltop
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

Jack Hagerty insists it, mistake He
out of AL BloN all happened During
scrimmage pulled acklearound
1t kicked lot of fuss for awhile
bawny staged their Friday Thirteenth
knot of curious gathered 6foot 6nch
shoputter Juggling the ball The telephone had
Not whole lot people believed
in the world but, them
Il don't know how started Hagy shrugged but read
that BoAs back and another where
he end ball plain
he's tackle shifting unless all ends
break
Evening star., 1940-09-14

Runs batted in-Walker, Travis, Jud.
Mich, Berardino t2), Case, Radcliff, Swift
2). Grace. Two-base hits-Lewis Walk
er, Lucadello, McQuinn G). Swift. Jud-
mich. Three-base hit-Grace Stolen base
-1Radclif Sacyifices-Trotter, McQuinn
McQuinn. Cliff to Lucadello to Mcouinn
Left on nbases-Washington. Z; St Louis
IA. First base on balls-On Hudson, 9
of Monteasudo. 4; Of Trotter, 3. Struck
out-By Hudson. /; by Monteagudo 4:
by Trotter: B. Hits-Of Hudson in 4
innings; of Monteasudo. < in innings
Losing pitcher-Hudson. Umpires-Messrs
Geisel. Kolls and Rue. Tifne-I:46.
Evening star., 1940-09-14

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Evening star., 1940-09-14
Eager for Twin Bill

Chevy Chase Red Sox are seeking
a baseball double-header tomorrow
Phone Emerson l4l6 between 6 and
7pm.