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Evening star., 1940-06-02

tcStlIiB CAUlcIdS y ulOIlLn ago. one
and her younger brother and sister
had been singing for dimes In front
Of various Hollywood night spots
supporting the father and mother.
who, under Betty's leadership, had
headed west from Missouri six
months ago. Betty has been manag-
ing the family since she was 10.
The youngsters first break came
on the steps Of the N. B. c. studio
in Hollywood. Politely asking per-
mission Of the lady at the desk
just inside the door, Betty and her
brood went into song and dance
routine. Spectators gathered on the
prominent corner, looked and
listened with enthusiasm, and gener-
ously tossed coins into Betty's broad
trimmed hat on the sidewalk.
Betty took charge of the money
and ran the two-room household.
Day after day they went back to
N. B. c., to the Beachcomber, the
Brown Derby and other haunts of
the movie and radio crowd. Betty
was managing to struggle out a
bare existence for the family, in
cluding the unemployed father.
One day a Jealous talent agent ap-
peared for the concert. It was his
third trip. This time he brought
along the head of Paramount's
casting department.
Startling Discoveries.
Betty was asked to sign a con-
tract with the agent. "I'll come
around to your home tonight" said
the 10-percenter, because your
mother naturally will have to sign
along with you." That was all
right with Betty.
When the agent turned up that
night, Betty's mother didn't stop
to scan the voluminous, agate-typed
legal document, but signed at once
Not so with Betty. She sat down
and read it carefully-and made
some startling discoveries.
The contract, 1t appears had beer
packed with 10 per cent clauses
The agent, who already had a $3.50.
a-week deal brewing with Para.
mount, had typed in fictitious items
Of service that would have taken
Evening star., 1940-06-02

in aeronautical engineering and the
theory of flight. He was, in fact one
of the Wright brothers competitors,
If legend still being chuckled over in
Indiana, Pa, would be believed.
When he was 4 years old, that
was in 1912, young Jimmy essayed
his first experiment with heavier
than-air craft. 1t was not quite sue
cessful, but the fall of craft and
pilot from the roof Of the family
washhouse was broken by the ex-
perimenter's father, Alexander, who
arrived on the scene fortuitously
Stewart likes to remember that he
was on the right path, however,
even then. His "airplane" had been
fashioned from pushmobile, with
kites for wings and the works of an
alarm clock for a motor. Sound in
theory, but short on power.
Still, one failure of this sort was
hardly the thing to discourage the
enthusiasm of one whose Scotch
Irish ancestors had long before him
become "typically American" fam
lily. James Stewart was born in
Indiana. a small town of some TO-
600 population in Western Pennsyl-
vania, on May 20, 1908. Indiana
had long been the family home.
Jimmy's father. Alexander Stewart
had left Princeton for the Spanish
American War. returned to the fam
lily hardware store in its brownstone
building. erected in 1883 James
Maitland Stewart, Jimmy's grand
father, had interrupted his man
agement of the same store to 20 of
to that earlier war, the War Between
the States.
A Red-headed Woman.
James Stewart, the motion pic
ture star, has done his turn behind
the hardware stores counters, too,
helping out with the Christmas rush
when he has been home for the holi-
days for the past two seasons.
Before he was ready to enter the
hardware business. however, there
was the business of Jimmy's formal
education. At the Model School, in
Indiana, where he started this. he
had two interests. One was draw
ing, a Stewart study of knight in
armor astride a black stallion still
being considered a prize exhibit.
The other interest was a red
headed young lady, who seemed to
be girl after his own heart when
she offered him half of her cake
at pageant when the refreshment
booth fatty refused to dish out a
fourth helping This romance
f1ared. suddenly died when another
lad in town was presented with a
pony. Jimmy learned early of the
f1ckleness of the feminine heart
He had little time to brood over
this, Americas entry into the World
War turning Jimmy into the most
impassioned of 9-year-old actor
playwrights. First production of the
Stewart Basement Players was a
drama entitled THE Stacker" in
which Jimmy portrayed lad
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Curious, but Not Morbid
That Is Akin Tamiroff's
Interest in Death
HOLLYWOOD.

Death has morbid fascination
Gabrielle dAnnunzio wrote" his
he got ready he going shoot himself
estate Reaper caught
poison in his pocket No ordinary death him
prosaic heart attack
Oscar Wilde on the other hand privileged
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Hired Wife

Rosalind Russell, Brian Ahearne
and Virginia pulce will report to
Universal for Hired Wife" In which
they will play the leading roles un-
der direction of William Setter.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
AM is E M E N T s
Gentleman From Indiana
Owes All to an Accordion
Margaret Sullivan Helped, Too,
In Guiding Jimmy Stewards
Career Toward Stardom
By Harry MacAyfhur.

An accordion Margaret SULLIVAN and airplane have been
dominant influences
less musical instrument depending point
actress have had much do with his Aviation
Hoywoods enthusiastic sportsman
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Game for High School
Grid Title Is Shifted
To November 3

The date for the high school
championship football game this
fall, previously set for Thanksgiving
Day, has been shifted to Saturday,
November %.
This is the game between the
winners of the Eastern and Western
division titles. Last year when the
series was split for the first time
the title game was held on Thanks
giving and numerous protests were
received from churches and parents.
The November % date now in the
schedule still is tentative and may
be changed. That is the date of
the Georgetown-George Washington
game and attendance at both con-
tests may suffer if held the same
day.
Another reason why the game
again may be shifted is the posi-
bility of a tie in either or both
divisions. If that happens the tie
playof will be held November %,
with the championship game set
back to the following Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Nebraska Dean Has Two Sons on Husker Football Squad
Surface Who Him. National Tennis Title

naments to polish up his offen-
Sive strokes.
Red Friesell, one Of the best,
will referee the New York
Giants-All Star grid game here
September 4, replacing old Tom
Thorp, who's still too i'll.
Today's guest star-Jack Miley,
New York Post: "They never
give a fellow q dinner until he
can afford to buy his own. Man
and boy, Mel OFT has been with
the Giants for Is years, so last
night the fans finally got around
to paying him a tribute. Maybe
they've just been waiting to see
if he was going to make good"
Nos. 3 and 4: Closest q ball.
player by the name of George
Prone-who Topped with Dam
vile in the Tri-State League
will ever get to fame came Tues
day in Boston when he was
working out with the Yanks and
somehow got that sacred number
4"-Lou dehrts's. And q. Il.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Pastor Regards
Odds Favoriinq
Foe as Funny
Grins When Manager
Attempts to Rouse
Him Against Conn
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-As BELTS a
man who has been knocked down
by Joe Louis six or seven times and
knows, therefore, that nothing much
worse possibly can happen to him,
Bob Pastor Is amazingly calm about
his approaching fight with Billy
Conn, the light heavyweight cham
pion.
Most of the ballyhoo has centered
about Conn's chances of licking
Louis after he has disposed of Pastor
next Tuesday night. Pastor has
been more or less neglected, yet he
isn't resentful He thinks it's funny.
His manager. the voluble Jimmy
Johnston, thinks it's crazy.
Seems Silly to Johnston.
I'm all my years in the game this
is the silliest thing I ever ran into"
said Jim. Bob ought to be 3-to-1
favorite over that kid from Pitts
burgh. He'll probably win every
round, But they've made Conn a
favorite. 1t beats me"
Pastor has had two bouts with
mediocre opponents since Louis
f1attened him in Detroit last sum-
mer. He won both easily, and close
observers, like Ray Arcel, say they
can't see that he has gone back in
any way. Members of the craft
always have admired Pastors boxing
skill. They say hes very hard to
hit solidly. And he can hit fully
as hard as Conn, SO it is difficult,
at that, to know why Conn has
bobbed up the favorite.
Pastor Remains Unmoved.
Johnston tried to rib Pastor into
a state of indignation about it, but
Bob only grinned. Neither could
Pastor be drawn into any extended
explanation of why he came into the
city in the hottest weather to train
in sWeaty room, when he had all
outdoors to choose from. why. I
live in the country all the time" he
said, and seemed to think that was
adequate reason.
Pastor weighed 1874 when he
started his workout, and he expects
to enter the ring about that.
Conn. who spent yesterday in
Pittsburgh visiting his i'll mother, is
having difficulty staying as high as
180 pounds. Unless Billy weighs at
least that much for Pastor, it will
be hard to convince the public that
he belongs in the ring with 200
nOllnd ,JOe TnlliS That Is IL f1e
whips Pastor.
Evening star., 1940-08-08

Ruth's old No. 3 will be worn by
husky AL Helfer, who'll play
with the Dodger "tryouts" here
against a semi-pro team tonight.
He couldn't be fitted, so they
called a uniform conpany-and
they had a couple of Ruth's old
ones on hand. The Babe, as
you'd expect, told the kid to 60
ahead and use one.
One minute interview-Eddie
Brannick, secretary of the Giants:
"You know, I've always been
fond of the theater. That's why
I talk so much about the Brook
lyn club. They're the one chance
that vaudeville may come back
again"
Dock Walker, the Minneapolis
Times-Trib's fearless forecaster,
offers this long-range one: The
winner of the Washington
Southern Cal game to meet
Texas Aggies in the Rose Bowl.
That major league pitchers
record book that Bill Bartlsson
Evening star., 1940-08-08
By the Associated Press.

RYE, N. Y, Aug. 8.-Gil Hunt, the
Washington. D. c., figure-fllbert
who doesn't want to win the national
tennis championship until he is ~,
has only a roofing interest in the
Eastern grass court championships
today.
Hunt was eliminated short of the
quarter-final round yesterday by
Giant Frank Shields of New York,
who wouldn't mind winning at For
est Hills now that he is 20. Frank,
despite his decade on the courts of
Wimbledon, Forest Hills, and other
way stations, this year has begun
to experiment with his game and
has come up with a new grip.
Changes to Western Grip.
He formerly used the Eastern
clasp, but at the suggestion last
week of a friend he changed to the
Western grip, which he claims gives
him greater follow-through from the
wrist to the elbow on his forehand
strokes.
The friend who gave him the idea
is Mrs. Maude Barger-Wallach, a
national champion in 1908 and still
an excellent performer for a To-
year-old. Mrs. Barger- -Wallach in
troduced Shields to Eleanor Ten
nant, coach of Alice Marble, Welby
Van Horn, and others.
Miss Tenant, in turn, introduced
Shields to the wonders of the West
ern grip, so that Frank at a rather
late stage in his career becomes
another Tenant prodigy.
Jubilating in a quiet way over his
6-3, ST, 81 job against Hunt
yesterday, Shields explained. II just
had to beat Gil today. Two weeks
ago at Sea Bright, he defeated Sid
Wood, my partner in the laundry
business, so by taking Hunt today, I
now become senior partner of the
concern"
Shields Meets Riggs.
Shields will meet Bobby Riggs in
the round of eight. Riggs defeated
Seymour Greenberg of Chicago,
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Lightly Regarded Hare Appears
As Redskin Surprise, While
Touted Lain May Fail

bemoan his prospective loss, they
have compensation in the thought
of Hare, as hard-running and de-
termined back as there is in camp
and eager to join his Gonzaga pred
ecessors, Ed Justice and Max
Krause, in the Redskin fold.
Shows Pass-Catching Ability.
Flaherty didn't waste any time in
getting Hare signed to a Redskin
contract when he got home last year
and the new Gonzagan stands as the
first nom -draftee to be given a con-
tract for the 40 campaign. A tall,
muscular lad weighing 210, Hare
is noted for his ability to smash
enemy lines, But in early drills has
shown his ability as a pass-catcher
which even his closest followers
never knew he had. According to
them. he's real scrapper, too, and
while he usually keeps his temper
under control, once climbed into the
stands after a game to punch a
spectator who had heckled him
throughout. That last story's little
hard to imagine, for the big boy is
exceedingly modest and friendly,
even to being slightly on the shy
side.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Gil Hunt, Who Doesn't Want
Net Title Until He Is ~, Falls
To Shields New Grin

6-, 6-3. The other upper bracket
match brings together Frank Parker
and Hank Prusoff, while in the
lower bracket Don McNeill faces
Gardnar Mulloy and Joe Hunt meets
Bitsy Grant.
The woman quarter -finahsts are
Helen Jacobs, Dorothy May Bundy,
Sarah Palfrey and Virginia Wolfen-
den. who meet in that order in the
upper bracket. One of the lower
bracket contests pairs Helen Bern
hard against Gracyn Wheeler, while
in the other Pauline Betz will battle
Alice Marble or Louise Brough, who
play today for the last remaining
berth in that round.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
BY BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star Staff Correspondent.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 8.-Unless
early appearances and performances
are extremely deceiving, the Red
skins are in for a pleasant surprise
and a disappointment where they
least expected it. The good-and-bad
situation revolves around two rockies
here in eamp-Spokane's own Ray
Hare of GonZaga College and the
much-heralded Ernie Lain of Rice.
According to pertaining gossip,
Lain, selected in the college draft
last December, was expected to pro-
vide the Indians with an asset they
long had lacked-a powerful line
plunger who could be depended upon
to pick up those last few remaining
yards for first downs or touchdowns.
Hare, on the other hand, was not
even on the draft list and his sign
ing was regarded more as compli-
ment to Coach Ray Flahertys alma
mater and home town than pros
pect who might be expected to make
good, but here's the situation as it is
today:
Gain Now Is Too Heavy.
Unless Lain buckles down to a
siege of hard work and takes at
least Is pounds off his over-corpu-
lent frame, he is in danger of being
among those to be cut when the
squad is reduced for the first time.
Hare. on the other hand, not only
has justified all of his hometown
boosters praises, but has demon
strated ability even they never knew
he had. At present. he is one OF
three new backs getting the most
attention.
If you can remember back to the
1887 football season, you'll recall
that Lain was one of the hottest
college backs of the year. AS sopho-
more, the Rice star was little
short of sensational and burned up
the gridirons weekly. But that's
where his brilliance ended. In 1898
and again last year, little or moth
ing was heard of Lain and the word
got around that an increased pound
age had all but rendered him useless.
For Lain had weighed 210 during
that '37 season, but the next two
years tipped the scales at 225. That
was the answer and maybe the cause
Of his failure to make the Redskins,
for his Understanding frame would
have no place in professional line
up
But u the Skins have reason to
Evening star., 1940-08-08
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-There
warn't dry eye in the house
last night when Master Melvin
OFT got all those nice presents.
AS Lippy Leo Durocher, the
Dodger boss, said: "Well, he's
the one guy that deserves all
this
Hal Surface, who beat him,
says Welby Van Horn, tennis
problem child, will WOW 'em in
the nationals at Forest Hills
again this year. He says when
the chips are down the kidn
come through. Denver us grid
ders will travel 1900 miles for
one game this fall (they play in
Hawaii December 14).
Dean T. j. Thompson of Ne
braska will have two reasons Chis
two sons) for whooping it up
for the Husker grid team this
season. Bobby Riggs may stay
out Of the next two Eastern tour.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Major Leaders
Ey the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Battins-RadclifT, st. Louis. .S57;
McCosky. Detroit, and Finney, Boston,
ISL.
williams. Boston. 90: Nc
Cosky. Detroit, 81.
Runs batted in-GreenberE, Detroit.
a6; York, Detroit. and Cronin, Boston,
81
Hits-Mccosky. Detroit, 142; crsmer.
Boston, 140.
Doubles-Greenberg, Detroit, 36:
Boudreau Cleveland. 35.
Triples-Finney. Boston, and Me-
Cosky. Detroit, -.
Home runs-Foxx. Boston, IS; Df
Maggie, New York,22.
Stolen haseS-Case, WASHINGTON. %;
Walker, Washington. II.
Pitching-Newsom, Detroit, 14-2;
Rowe. Detroit. 10-2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Danning, New York, .337;
Rowell. Boston. $50.
Runs-Frey. Cincinnati, II: Mize,
St. Louis, rs.
Runs batted in-F. Mccormick, Gin
cinnati. s5: Mize. st. Louis. ST.
Hits-Herman, Chicago, 131; r. Nc
Cormick. Cincinnati. 12S:
Doubles-F. Mccormick. Cincinnati.
81; Hack, Chicago. 30.
Triples-Ross, Boston, and Mize st.
Louis. IL.
Home runs-Mize. st. Louis, 81:
Nicholson. Chicago. Is.
Stolen bases-Reese, Brooklyn, "A:
Hack. Chicago, Frey and Werber. Gin
cinnatL IL.
Pitching-Fitzsimmon Brooklyn, H.
9: SeWell, Pittsburgh, 90
Evening star., 1940-08-08

put out in Tucson, AriE., is a pip.
With organized baseball getting
so much help from the American
Legion sponsored loops, why not
clap hands for Frank Mccormick
Of Minnesota, U, who conceived
the idea almost two decades ago?
The Green Bay Packers will
be four deep, no less, when they
meet the Collitch All Stars in
Chicago. Curly Lambeau blames
their 1887 defeat on q too-sman
squad.
Coach Chet Benefiel of Tulsa
U, who usually weeps by the
bucketfull, shocked the natives
recently by predicting the T. U.
line would be the best In the
Midlands.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Merry Will Oppose Giants

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 8 Dr.
Carl Merry, triple threat tackle from
Duquesne, has accepted an invita-
ton to play with the Eastern Col
lege Au-Stars against the New York
Giants in a charity game at the
Polo Grounds September 4. He did
all of the teams punting and some
of its running and passing.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Starts Sway PIoyoff
For SoftboII Crown

A three-way- tie is to be played off
in the Anacostia Playground Adult
Softbal League after Twin City,
Blazing Rags and Roses All-Stars
finished the first-half race with
three wins and three defeats.
Twin City and Blazing Rags were
to meet today, with the winner to
play the All-Stars tomorrow for the
championship.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
JUDGE Gets q Tip on First Businq

looking prospect than Ear?" the
either
them caught whale of in Chicago
day
tight a board"
visiting
hng?" pointing Jimmy Boodworh
gloves" said BMege.
10 Boodwoh walked
handed it to him. you use?" he asked.
SIZE answered They didn't have
these nets in it?"
looked at if he joking You don't
your lust fingers
looked closely a again.
"Oh' said al whole in"
Evening star., 1940-08-08

Stors Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.


Lou Boudreau. Indians-Hit two
homers and a single to bat in six runs
against White Sox.
AL Benton. Tigers-Set down two
batters with bases loaded in ninth in
ming to save victory over Browns.
Dixie Walker. Dodgers-Hit homer.
triple and two singles to bat in four
runs against Giants.
Carvel Rowell and Eddie Miller. Bees
Each contributed home run with
man on base to triumph over Phillies.
Joe Cronin. Red Sox. and Tom Hem
rich, Yankees-Former hit home run
in each game and Heinrich tripled TO
climax three-run rally that won night
cap.
Spud Davis and Max Butcher, Pi-
rates-Former's pinch single scored
two runs in eighth inning to decide
hrst game and latter pitched and batted
way TO victory in nightcap. driving home
four runs himself.
Jim Gleeson. Cubs-Led attack on
Reds with two hits. batting in two runs.
one OF them in winning 10th Inning
rally
Evening star., 1940-08-08
One Bio Inninq Decides

A four-run rally in the fifth in
ming provided the edge by, which
Georgetown Softies downed Yellow
Cab, 8-6. Tucker, Georgetown right
fielder, collected two hits, one of
them triple.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Win, Lose or Draw
At the Boil Park: Roin, No Come
By FRANCIS {. STAN

It had rained stopped hadn't
Mats batting threatening
of them didn't think the would played ball
pitcher would find plate
Red Evans the thrdsng catcher
batting clubhouse standing
next to the Washington bench, said:
There's the best catcher the club
day. like Bucky?"
Manager promise
A looked why
often, Buck? a
Well" earlier in the afraid
on he managing
10
I Cleveland
a
Evening star., 1940-08-08
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
FI|FE E|fE|F III 7

Det - 81 81 e12I12ll3I 76aI41I. .6o6I
Gle 6l-l10.1Ol 81 81 7Il1I82l41l. .e02I u
Bos O. 81 81 II sl1Ol 7l56l47I.544l 6la
Chill a Al 81 81 81 6l1OI5O49I. .6O5I 5II0Ia
NY A 81 81 IL Sill 65Ol50I .5OOlII
Wnl 81 81 A 81 2l-l 81 9I4557I.441i17
stLI 81 Al n 81 81 sl-I11I43I62l .41O2OIs
Phil1OI 81 Al Al 81 81 6I-I3961I 39O22
L. 5Ol57I6pfII
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Chibeurs Get Rock Backs

CHICAGO, Aug. s (P.-The Chi
cago Bears pro football team has
signed two more rookies-Halfback
Raymond Mclean and Harry Clark.
Mclean attended ST. Anselm's and
Clark was graduated from West
Virginia.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
BeItsviIIe Needs Come

BELTSVILLE (Md.) A. c., I'M
limited, is seeking a Sunday after
noon game on it's diamond. Call
D. E. Coon after 7 pm. at Berwyn
5-F-31.
Evening star., 1940-08-08
A Bush League Pinch-Hitter For GosIin

Buege Judge Harris with only Packmpaugh the
old 92425 nfd missing They there talk old times
and getting
I'll tell think
Forty-something?"
Bluege, happen
because I'm year days older Why?"
Well Judge riding through New Jersey long
bought partly how making with
Tri-State
there noticed he didn't make hits
Joe laughed again. "Thisn Bucky down the
somebody bad for Gosn the ninth
Hows that?"
asked Harris
Two to one" Joe answered
whistd like Gooe-aking
himself of slipping
Evening star., 1940-08-08
Cambria Finds Way to Enforce Order

Griffith called off o'clock and within few
the stadium deserted Almost that is In the Athletics
Outhelder Miles Pitcher Nelson Potter and
playing Cambria the mysterious scout
clubhouse and walked
until he into newspaperman
getting he complained You fellows
working. picking stuff been filling
build ball cluoget
young and develop EN-"
What happened Meuendk?" the
Didn't he going OF be good baIpayer?"
He is Cambria said but he off start You
didn't himself that's
fixed it, been holding his they
Up Gris office they pnoche while
afternoon but the old chiefly interested
chase of baseman named
Florida State League.
much about him. Grf said but John Camel down
Anyway
with league you
maybe day, Dean. -"
Evening star., 1940-08-08

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Ny 81 81 s!l01OL 81 7I61I44L637I11
chil Al 81 IL 81 6I13I1OI53l5OI.516l13
Pit II 81 81 6I--I1Ol11l1Ol4e4sl.5O .5O614
stLd 81 81 Il 81 3-L1OI1OI47I5OI .4s5l16
BosI 81 81 2I 81 81 ~ el36l61l .371I27
Phil 6L II Al n 6l 81 3l-l32I 1881 .337l30
L. O4sI6O6Il62I--I
Evening star., 1940-08-08

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Phila. at Wash, 3:15. Bos. at Wash. 3;1b.
Clev. at st. l.. (2). Clev. at st. Louis.
New York at Boston. Phila at NJ York
Only games. Det. at Chi. (nieht).
Evening star., 1940-08-08
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
Results Yesterday.
Pittsburgh, 10-12: st. Louis, 9--S.
Chicago. 5: Cincinnati, 8 40 innings,
Brooklyn. 8: New York. (night).
Boston, 6: Philadelphia, 3 tnighU.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS