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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-29

,,,, o. so ago who was easily recog-
n;yod rs the small son (some i've OF
SIX wears old, perhaps) Of j. p. Clark
wall known Raleigh radio spot'S
commentator. He was dc spltlil
io1nan If he pa, as the old time
Negroes used to say. :s
"ru bet your names Clark Salo
your reporter. .
"Thats right, piped inc young
stcr. . o,.
And LII bet your 1IrSl name )
T. B."contnucd tn scribe
mo. it amt ansWerer me tol
quite bclligerently, cts Butch"
Fvon those who are somewhat ac-
customcd to such things are StIll
thrilled to the marrow when lhclr
picture gets into print.
Witness the case Of Mrs. Mary
Pollard. Horton headquarters Sccrc-
t,rv. She has had her picture in the
public prints more than once pre-
yiousIy. but when you Raleigh re-
porter mentioned casually Thursday
morning that the Horton stalfs pic
ture was in THE State, Carl
Gocrchs weekly, Mary nearly fell
over herself getting out from behind
her desk and dashing to the elevator
to 90 down stairs to the lobby news
stand to get a copy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-29

J. M. Broughton ought to do very
well in Asheville, Buncomb? and
that section if his prospective vote
swclled as much during his visit
there as did his right hand.
The Raleigh lawyers Writing-fist
was nearly twice its normal size
Tuesday. He said it got that way
from shaking hands with SO many
folks in ASheville.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-29
AROUND TOWN

two More Fines-R. J. Corbitt,
Jr., and Sam Afford were taxed
with fines Of 81 for traffic rules VIC
lations. records at the city clerk S
office showed today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-29

Pleads Guilty - Lonnie Capps
pleaded guilty to 4 charge of being
drunk before Mayor Henry T. Powell
and WAS taxed with the costs, &C
cording TO the records of the city
court.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Amazing Bock-Bend on Skates
By FHck in Ice FoI|ies Calls
For Gravity Law Revision

become a professional skater. Frick
was studying architecture and en-
gineering at the University of Zu-
rich in 1886 and Frack was taking
a full course at the School of Busi-
ness in Basel. They had lived next
door to each other in Frobenstrasse,
Basel, all their lives and in free
hours skated together.
All An Accident.
It all started one Saturday after
noon in 1896. Frick, home from
the university, was skating on the
local rink when a friend showed
him the classical first position" of
ballet dancing, matter Of bring
ing the right heel close against
the left instep with both toes
turned out Frick burlesqued an
imitation, let his feet slide apart
into an inner-edge skating posi-
ton, sagged his knees and bent
forward. The crowd gathered about
them roared.
Frick, amusing himself in an
other corner of the rink, was pro-
ducing his own specialties. They
were approached by the rink man
ager and asked to work up an act
for the rink's annual series of three
amateur shows. They came to the
United States to fill a few engage
meats as q featured act in amateur
skating club carnivals. were scout
ed and signed by Ice Follies pro-
ducerS.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Maryland Parks Snap
Marlboro String in
Soccer Upset

Maryland Parks upset Of Marl-
boro, which had lost only one game
in its last 10 starts, and Sandy
Springs 20 conquest Of Washington
Sports Club despite the use of only
10 players proved the feature Of the
Washington and Suburban Soccer
League play yesterday.
Culver scored the only goal Of
the Maryland Park-Marlboro game
in the waning moments Of the first
half when he dribbled past four
defending players. An apparently
game-tying goal by Marlboro in the
last half minute Of play was dis
allowed because of rushing and
blocking the goal keeper.
Sandy Spring scored once in each
half to beat the Sport Club to keep
it's second-haf record undefeated.
Brown and Patti were the point
makers against Sport Club forward
line which did not play up to its
former standard.
After being blanked in the first
half, the Heurich Brewers turned
on the heat to wallop La Plata, 81,
while the Regal Clothiers were de-
clared the winners on a forfeit from
Silver Spring when the latter failed
to appear.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Bkee Hold College Stage Here This Week While Boxers 7rackmen Roam
FerreWs Winning Golf Smooth
While Other Diamond Heroes
Dub Puts, Toss Their Clubs

player Of last season, won the long
driving contest, and Slugger Joe
Medwick of the ST. Louis Cardinals
was the medalist. Judge Lands
motored over from Bellefair to give
the tournament his blessing. It was
colorful gathering, what with Nick
Altrock performing his comedies and
the boys throwing their clubs now
and then.
As matter of fact, such a tour
nament affords baseball fans about
their only opportunity to see their
favorites at close quarters. They
get a kick out of seeing a diamond
hero f1ub 2-foot putt and try to
throw his club into the next county.
Hurlers Class of Golfers.
George Jacobus, the new commits
sioner Of ballplayers' golf, took
OF some Of the rough edges in the
tournament just ended. He settled
the disputes quickly and even went
along, personally, to referee the final
match between Ferrell and Russell.
For some reason, the pitchers apa
pear to be the class of the golfers
right now. Three of the four SEMI
finalists make their living trying to
throw the white pill past the bat
ters. Ferrell, who is just a little
better than the others, got his
hardest fight from Paul Derringef
OF the Reds, who carried him two
extra holes in the SemifinalS
Ferrell, who was a great pitcher
IN his day and might help the
Brooklyns yet, shot one under par
for II holes of the second round
yesterday to beat Russell. He is ono
OF the finest putters I ever saw. :
Evening star., 1940-02-19

If Sir Isaac Newton could have
viewed the Ice Follies of 1910, now
on display at Riverside Stadium,
maybe he would have discarded his
pet thoughts on the law of gravity.
A Swiss comedy team, Frick and
Track, doubtless would have had him
muttering in his beard.
Frick and Track, alias Warner
Groebi and Hansreudi Mauch, and
Zick and Zack leave spectators with
the impression they'd better learn
to say mo" at that next cocktail
party. Frick's now-famed back bend,
or cantilever spread eagle, leaves
audiences gasping at the defiance of
normal balance.
Exceptional Skating Feat.
Frick sweeps around the end of the
rink with his skates in spread eagle
fashion and his body bent backward
at the knees at an angle parallel to
the ice. with his head not more than
six inches from the frozen surface.
You wouldn't believe it if you didn' t
see it and even then some doubt
exists. Figure skating experts have
called his stunt the rarest and most
extraordinary feat ever performed
on skates.
Frack has his own speciality, q
rocking chair spread eagle. in which
.he giides in circles in an apparently
comfortable sitting position.
The act was launched accident
ally, neither having intended to
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Par Upsets Golf Pros
In Western Open
Al River Oaks
Demoret Is Among Five
Able to Score Within
Stroke of STANDARD
BY the Associated Press.


HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 19.-Still
groggy from the punching delivered
by bitter weather and nose-thumb-
ing par, the Western Open golf field
staggered into the second round
today.
Jimmy Demaret, cherubic-faced
young Houston pro, had his fellows
nervous as he teed off. He was one
of five men who managed to come
within a stroke of River Oaks 35,
36-71 par yesterday to share the
lead.
Demaret's two victories in Cali
fornia tournaments and his famil-
iarity with River Oaks tagged him
player who might wrest the West
ern title from Byron Nelson.
For the first time in the memory
of many golfing veterans. par was
not bettered in the initial round Of
a star-packed open tournament.
Sharing the lead with Demaret
were Ralph (BuO Williamson Of
Fort. Wayne, Ind; Craig Wood Of
Mamaroneck. N. Y, runner-up to
Nelson in the last national open;
Clayton Heafner Of Linville, N. c.,
and Harry Todd of Dallas, Western
amateur titleholder.
Nelson, defending champion, had
7S. the result of poor putting.
Ralph Guldahl Of Dallas, former
national open titleholder who won
the Western three times in a row,
was at 76.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

The New York Yankees may
respond to the request of many
fans and experts and play Babe
Ruth at first base this year.
Manager Miller Higgins of the
Yanks is reported willing to give
Wally Pipp, Ernie Shore and Sam
Wick to the Chicago White Sex
in return for Hap Felsh, crack
outfielder.
The Harvard-Notre Dame foot
ball game scheduled for next fall
has been cancelled at the latter
schools request. No reason was
given.
Gonzaga beat Friends, As to 13,
in basket ball and the junior
game between the two schools
also was won by Gonzaga, 10 to 2.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 19.-Baseball
and golf are becoming so closely
allied 1t is difficult to realize that
only a few years ago some man.
ayers were threatening to slap fine
on the first player they caught
welding a niblic.
The baseballer who doesn't golf
now in his spare time is becoming
almost a museum piece, and many
Of them are surprisingly good at it.
Their annual tournament, which
ended here yesterday, Is destined
within very few years to become
one of the winters top sports events.
When Wes Ferrell, now with the
Brooklyns, won the title for the
second straight time by licking Jack
Russell in the 36-hole final, 2 and /,
he had an enthusiastic gallery of
nearly 1000 following his shots, and
three newsreel companies recording
the action for posterity.
Six Cities Bid for Meet.
Several hundreds Of dollars worth
Of prizes were distributed to the
various winners last night and six
cities have been fighting for the
privilege Of holding the tournament
next winter. They are putting up
real money, too. st. Petersburg has
been made a tentative choice, with
Fort Myers second in line.
This years event drew several
dozen top ball players, coaches and
umpires. including some of the stars
OF the game. For instance, Bucky
Walters, voted the outstanding
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Plaque for 6. U. Picker

william Dempsey Of the Federal
Communications Commission, who
graduated from Georgetown in 1927
and who recently came closest to
picking the all-time Hoya eleven,
tonight will be presented with .
plaque in commemoration Of his
selections. DR.. James Ruby. jr., ex-
ecutive secretary Of the University 3
national alumni, viii make the pres
entation.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Unique Bet on Jones Leads to Weird Court Contest
Not Involved Gnd om Wager Through

(rightly) that Bobby Jones was q
world-beater at the game Of golf
Before Bobby started the major
tournament round in 1880, Dana
and his friend, Charles E. Free
man thought they might take
a flyer on the possibility of Jones
winning the four major world
links championships - not one,
but all of them. They are the
American open and amateur, and
the British open and amateur.
They found that Lloyd's of Lon
don was willing to lay odds Of
so to against the possibility, 20
they pooled $50 and cabled it to
London.
Jones did win all four cham
pionships, the only time such .
feat ever has been accomplished
Evening star., 1940-02-19
ST. John S or Gonzaqa
Will Receive Bid
To Stars Event
Big Crowd Will Witness
Come Thursday; Fairfax
After BIoir's ScoIp
By ROD THOMAS.

Something more than the District
parochial high school basket ball
championship will be in the balance
when st. Johns and Gonzaga clash
next Thursday night at Tech. The
winner of the annual series between
these old rivals, who draw the largest
gatherings of any schoolboy quints
in the city, will be invited to shoot
for the metropolitan Washington
high school championship in the
eighth annual Evening Star tourna-
ment, to be held March 6, 7 and 8
at Tech.
st. Johns is the only school other
than District public high institu-
ton to win the metropolitan title,
which it accomplished two years
ago, only to lose it back to Eastern
last year.
May Match Record Crowd.
1t is believed the st. John s-East-
ern metropolitan final of 1888, which
iammed the Tech gym, set record
for attendance at schoolboy basket
ball games here, but next Thursdays
contest may match that crowd.
Gonzaga, beaten a while back by
st. Johns in a Purifying battle,
must win this time to survive in the
struggle for places in The Star tour
nament, of which there will be eight.
Another game Of importance, so
far as the metropolitan tournament
Is concerned, will bring together
Montgomery Blair and Fairfax
this evening at Blair. Fairfax re-
Gently clinched the Fairfax County
championship and is eager for a
crack at the metropolitan title.
Fairfax Out to Even Score.
Blair is pointing for that event,
also return engagement with Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase. which is one
up, by virtue of 1-point victory,
in the scrap with Blair for the Mont
gomery County title Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Blair will clash
again February 27 in Ritchie Coli
scum and if Blair is victorious, the
rubber game will be played in the
first round of The Star tournament.
If Fairfax whipped Blair tonight
it would cancel one of the three
defeats on its season record. Early
in the campaign before the Vir-
ginians were at full strength, they
dropped game by sizable margin
to the Marylanders. George Wash
ington of Alexandria, a strong can
didate for metropolitan honors, and
the American University freshmen
are the only other teams with de-
ciSions over Fairfax.
Evening star., 1940-02-19

by any golfer, and Lloyd's paid
OF In the amount Of $2,500. But
in Atlanta there was a young
lawyer named latham. He dug
up an old Georgia statute which
provides that money paid in
pursuance of q bet may be re-
covered within six months after
being paid, and If not sought to
be recovered within that time, any
person may bring an action
against the person to whom the
money is paid In settlement Of
the bet. Halt the money recov-
cred goes to the plaintiff and half
to the educational fund Of the
county.
II don't know whether latham
really wanted that money OF not"
laughed Dana. "Anyhow he
Evening star., 1940-02-19

brought suit. The suit was dis
missed by the Trial Court on the
ground that the contract had
been made and the bet paid from
London. Therefore the Georgia
court had no jurisdiction. latham
appealed and the Court Of Ap-
peals reversed the decision. It
then came before a jury as q
question Of fact, out before the
jury took 1t up latham with
drew the suit. Charley and paid
his legal fees-about s50--and
paid our own lawyers, and had a
pretty good profit at that.
"As far as I know we were the
only men in the United States
willing to gamble tilnt Hob would
win them all. But that suit was
no Joke"
Evening star., 1940-02-19
rs Teams Seek D. C.. Rifle Title
At Stake Here Thursday

twenty-five rifle teams already
nave entered the third annual Dis
trict championship match which will
be fired Thursday on the National
Guard Armory range. University of
Maryland's defending champions
will be represented by four teams
In the quest for three trophies and
medals in the various classes.
Sixteen of the teams are District
organizations, with Georgetown Uni
versity entering three teams and the
National Capital Rifle Club and Dis
trict National Guard two each.
Other teams have been entered from
George Washington University, Ma
Evening star., 1940-02-19

rine Corps Headquarters Rifle Club,
Postal Rifle Club, Columbia Lodge
Rod and Gun Club, 5th Battalion of
the Marine Corps Reserve, Marine
Barracks Of Washington, Marine
Barracks Of the Navy Yard and Tech
High School.
Two teams from Maryland, the
34th Infantry Of Fort Meade and
the U. S. S. Refine Mercedes; three
from Virginia, Randolph Macon
Academy, Staunton Military Acad-
emy and Fishburne Military School,
and one from Pennsylvania, the D.
Q. M. Of Philadelphia, complete en-
tries received to date.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Coach of Two Teams Tops off
Busy Week by Leading Band

night and Fordham Wednesday
night.
Thursday he'll come back to Buf-
falo, alone, to send Fosdick- -Masten
against Technical High Friday after
noon, then fly back to New York
for his college team games against
Seton Hall and Long Island o., Fri-
day and Saturday nights respec-
lively. s
Sunday night seelbach plays .
saxAphone and leads Q band. -,
Evening star., 1940-02-19
BY the Associated Press,

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 19.-Take
it from Allie Seelbach, Car1isius Col
lege basket ball coach, this busi-
ness of coaching really keeps a guy
busy. Here's his schedule this week:
Tuesday afternoon Seelbach directs
undefeated Fosdick- -Masten High
School, a quintet he also coaches,
against Burgard High.
Directly after the game he will
fly to New York where his Canisius
College i've meets Manhattan that
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Heurich Five Fourth,
But Hot on Heels
OF Pace-Setters
Fovored by Schedule,
Figured to Move Up;
Lose to Celtics

Only half q game behind the
three teams which almost are tied
for the lead, it was Of little con-
Germ to the Heurich Brewers that
today's standings showed them in
fourth place in the American Bas-
ket Ball League.
Although forced to exchange
places with yesterdays conquerors,
the Troy Celtics. who followed up
their 1929 victory here with 4O-36
defeat of the Baltimore Clippers
last night, the Brewers are opti-
mistic because of the schedule of
the leaders.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
By WALTER McCALLUM.

BY WALTER McCALLUM.
Ten years later Dana Belser
still laughs about 1t. But 1t was
hardly a joke nine years back
when Dana Belser had a check
in his pocket for $500, and a
young lawyer named latham
tried to get q chunk of it under
an old Georgia statute.
Dana now lives In Washington.
At the Columbia Country Club
he is one Of the top golfers. He
also is chairman Of the Greens
Committee and q member OF
that clubs two-man champion
ship team. A decade back he
lived In Atlanta, and, like most
Of the folks there, thought
Evening star., 1940-02-19

But the local entry is sure of mov-
ing into third place after Wednes-
day nights game in which the pace
setting Jewels s1et the third-place
Celtics, and their own game here
Thursday night against the Sphas
may catapult them into second place.
1t would be impossible for the Brew
ers to take over first place before
the week end.
Despite trailing at the end of each
of the first two periods, it appeared
as if the Brewers might win yester-
day when consecutive baskets by
Moe Dubilier and Kit Carson gave
them the lead at 27-25. But Chick
Reiser. Mickey Kupperberg and Carl
johnson dropped in three in row
for the Celtics for 1927 advantage,
which never was overcome. VIZ sh-
ington's Phil Rabin was the high
scorer Of the game with IA points.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Light Bulb Sneers
At 16-Pound Shot
BY the Associated Press.

MANHATTAN, Kans., Feb.
19.-How the mighty have fallen.
A year ago Elmer Hackney Of
Kansas State was a human can
non and fired the 16-pound shot
to II titles in II meets. Among
them was e heave of SIS feet II
inches for the American colleg-
late mark.
This season a bone growth in
his right wrist has cut his dis
tance radically. Competing in an
indoor meet with Kansas last
week, insult was added to the in
jury. Mr.. Muscle let go with a
high toss and the ball struck a
light bulb-which merely bounced
out of the way and continued
burning.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Petworth, G-Men on Top

Petworth and Federal Bureau o1
Investigation were winners in sup
Elementary games to the Heurich
Brewer-Troy Celtic professional
basket ball game yesterday. Pet
worth nipped Marvin's Grill, 49-45
while the G-men whipped @. and 8
Laundry, 53-37. Howard scored q
points for Petworth and Faris, II
for r. B. I.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Gives Facts on Hoyus

Georgetown's athletic situation
was to be discussed by H. Gabriel
Murphy, graduate manager of ath-
letics, at a luncheon of New York
sportswriters at the Piccadilly Hotel
in New York today.
Evening star., 1940-02-19

Five years ago-Lou Gehrig
signed one-year contract with
Yankees, calling for substantial
increase over $23, 900 he received
In 1894.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Road Play Weakness
Apt 10 Hold Eagles
To Third Place
Loss to Rovers Is 18th
For D. c. Hockey Team
On Foreign Ice

Their record as a weak road club
still intact, the Washington Eagles
returned here to rest today after
absorbing another siellacking. Ga.
from the New York Rovers yester.
day at Madison Square Garden be-
fore 1882 fans. 1t was the Eagles
18th loss, in contrast to five victories
and a tie, on the road this season.
Still in third place, the Eagles
apparently are destined to remain
there. Within recent weeks they
have fumbled repeated chances to
install themselves as gilt-edged titfe
threats. their latest failure coming
after the club appeared ready to
cllmo due to having won four
straight.
Eagles Defense Says.
New York, which Dashed the
Eagles back in their place to cap.
lure the second round Boardwalk
trophy, isn't inclined to become
uttery over Baltimore's possession
OF flrst place. The Orioles, leading
tne Rovers by one point, have PLAYED
.nree more games than the New
York outfit.
washington was in the game until
the third period. Trailing. 1-2 At
that Juncture, the Eagles were buried
under an avalanche of goals as Net
York connected for four successive
counters to boost it's margin to 6-I
ana coast home despite a brace of
washington goals by Alan Foster
ana another by Les Ramsay.
Two Banned for Fight. u
Mike Germann, Eagles winpnoa,t
ana HOWE Hollinger of the RoverS
were banished for fighting in the
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Evening star., 1940-02-19

DEFY GRAVITYFick and Frack clownsh act
provides OF the high lights Of the Ice Foies
at Riverside Stadium not only funny they're dun
And one OF the most ncomprehensbe stunts they pull the
ofbaance illustrated above What they lack in ga
mer compared with of the remainder Of the huge
they make up In skill
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Ice Hockey

Mcintyre Miners. Fort Colborns
Results Yesterday
New York, s; Washington. 4.
Baltimore. 4: Atlantic City, 2.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Gorcio Is Confident
He'll Better Foe

Garcia, the middleweight king, is
an artilleryman. He figures that
one of his punches, if it lands, will
more than Offset 10 or 20 punches
thrown by Hammering Henry and
his machine-gun rataplan.
''I'u nail him on the right spot
before the fight is over" Ceferino
tells you, land when I do he'll know
he has been hit. I've found out he
can't hurt me. He's a tough fellow
to tag because he always is in mo-
ton, but don't think he can't be
hit. I know Armstrong can take
st, but you can only take so much
He isn't going to keep me off bal
ance for any 10 rounds-even If he
throws 500 punches round. know
q lot more now than I did a year
ego"
Whatever happens, this fight has
the entire West Coast pretty well
churned up. For one thing they
know when Armstrong fights therell
be all the action any one could
ask for.
In the second place, they know
that when Garcia happens to land
1t isn't matter Of chucking daffo-
oils or thistle blossoms.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Toronto. 2: Montreal. 1.
Chicago, l: New York Americans, 1 (tie)
Detroit. 2; New York Rangers. o.
Evening star., 1940-02-19

Ml1Ille1pOIl6, 6t. FBuI, D.
st. Louis, 4; wichita, l.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

lew Haven, 2; Cleveland. O.
'rovidence, 3; Indianapolis. O.
Evening star., 1940-02-19

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Bay, Bay, Farker. Holltnger. Patrick. Boucher.
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reesr. rees, Knipfel. Lahti, coreau RamssS,
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