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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Cobb Now Won't Let Baseball Interfere With Golf
Bulge Urges Mcneil Delay Pro- earns Cues Majors Biggest Surprise

into one of baseball's prize pack
age surprises. His average prior
to yesterday was a neat 1888.
And the fact that he won't reach
the 400 times at bat necessary
to quallfy) may be all that would
keep him from winning the N.
L. batting crown.
Short and snappy-John Mys-
terious) Montague is selling meat
in Southern California. Max Baer
has defied the promoters and
shifted from Jersey City to
Newark to train for the Comiskey
fight which will be held in Jersey
City. Ralph Miller, Kansas us
star halfback Che had one of the
highest completed pass per-
centages in the country last year.,
is out for the season with a trick
knee. Ray Carlen WOULDN'T let
Lou Nova fight Blimp Williams
in Reno because there was no
money In the house. Well, who
thought there would be? The
feuds In the National Professional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11

Football League are Interestingly
told by Jack Singer in one of the
current picture mags.
Today's guest star-Frank B.
Ward, youngstown vindicator:
''If Rogers Hornsby gets the job
managing the Cleveland Indians,
there will be no race up the
steps Of Owner Bradley's office"
Check and double check.
League of Nations-Out in the
Western League, England pitches
for Sioux Falls, Holland catches
for Mitchell, S. OAK, and a Mr..
Nation is a regular on the Nor
folk, Nebr., team.
O. X. Mister.
When Armstrong and Phil
FUR collide
And start to pound each
others hide,
Please don't forget that it
was I
Who first cracked that the
FUR viii fly. T. II. MILES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11

Scranton the other day, Jimmy
Thomson, generally recognized as
No. /, and Pretenders Sam Snead
and Ed Oliver held a contest.
Each whanged three blistering
drives down the fairway. Thorn
son averaged 288 yards, Snead,
266, and Oliver, 265. Mrs. Bing
Crosby preferred the Forest Hills
tennis Monday to watching Bling
shoot his snappy SO in the anna
teur golf, and we hope he don't
feel hurt. All that excitement
around Gonzaga U. last week
was Football Coach Peggy Hun
ton demanding-and getting-a
nice pay hoist for last years fine
showing.
Life-begins- in-1940--Until he
went to the Pirates this year
Debs CAIRNS status as a major
Lacquer was only that of a lowly
utility inf1elder and pinch run
ner. But under the magic touch
OF frankie Frisch the speedy
Texas collegian has developed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Play Of Linkswomen
For Club Titles in
Advanced Stage
SemifinuIs Are Corded
In 5 Of 6 Events; Only
Two Upsets Registered

Semifinals at five golf clubs and
quarter finals at sixth were sched-
uled today as woman golfers ad-
vanced with few upsets.
In most instances favorites sur
vived with little or no trouble.
The closest call was experienced
by the Columbia medalist, Mrs. J..
A. MARI, who defeated Mrs. Hugh
Mackenzie, and 2. In today's
semifinal she was paired with Mrs.
J. F. Gross. winner over Ellinor
Sinckel, 2 up. The other semifinal
pair was Mrs. B. c. Hartig and Mrs
A. C. Minnix.
At Washington, where Is started
in yesterdays first round, quarter
finals were to be played, with Mrs.
Vida Martin, the medalist, still the
choice. She romped to victory yes
terday over Mrs. r. E. Murphy,
and T.
The most one-sided victory of
yesterdays matches was turned in
at Army Navy, where Medalst Mrs.
David A. Clark, former Virginia
State and Middle Atlantic champion,
took only II holes to eliminate Mrs
N. P. Rutledge, 9 and T. Her oppo-
nent today was E. L. Lyons, with
Mrs. M K. Barroll meeting Mrs. w.
M. Moses in the other bracket
Mrs. Walter r. Stokes, whose 80
was the lowest medal score in Mon
days qualifying play at Manor,
continued with a 5-and-4 win over
Mrs. H. J. Beech, turning on the
heat for the last five holes after be-
ing all even at the turn. Today her
opponent was Mrs. H. A. Neff. who
surprisingly eliminated Mrs. II. J
Simons. l up. The other semi-final
pair was Mrs. G. L. Pray and Mrs
Jack DAILY.
Even more of an upset was scored
at Kenwood, where Mrs. Harvey
Cooper, co-favorite with Medalist
Mrs. Richard Kreuzburg, was beaten
by Mrs. H. L. Price, l up. Mrs
Kreuzburg meets Lois Gladding
after winning yesterday over Mrs.
David Lingle, 6 and 5. Mrs. Price S
opponent was to be Mrs. Charles
Vale
Medalist Mrs. j. G. Godfrey at
Congressional advanced with a g.
and-4 win over Mrs. George F.
Goetzman and today was scheduled
against Mrs. r. L. Rose, who toppled
Mrs. Arnold McNitt, 4 and g. The
| other pair was Mrs. c. S. Teal and
Mrs. D. II. Henderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Judson Will GrappIe
.0'TooIe Tomorrow
In Semiwindup

The booking of Frank Judson,
former Harvard wrestling coach. and
Tommy OToole for Commute go
complete the supporting card for
the Lou Plummer- Warren Book
Wrinkle match at Turner's Arena
tomorrow night.
The erstwhile Crimson tutor Is
known to local fans, having per-
formed at the old Washington Audi
torium some years past.
Sheriff Tom Hanley and Herbie
Freeman will seek revenge for a
decision they dropped to Plummer
and Eddie Newman last week, vieing
with the Zaharias boys, Chris and
Babe.
Gino Garibaldi and Chief Chewaki,
veteran Indian-Gypsy wrestler, meet
in special match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Women From Coast
Hold Spotlight in
Western Golf
Facing in Two Big Tests,
Mrs. Wagner Opposing
Young Sissy Green
BY the Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Sept. 11.-There were
two casualties among the favorites
as the women's Western golf tour
nament went into its second day of
match play over the hilly, tree lined
fa.rways of the Seattle Golf Club
course today.
Dorothy Traung, 1886 women's
Western champion, bowed yesterday,
l down, to Mrs. Mary Mozel Wag-
ner of Portland, Greg, the 1910
Pacific Northwest women's cham
pion.
Kay Pearson of Houston, Tex,
lost, and 2, to another Portlander,
Mrs. Omar Anderson.
Rivals From Same Team.
Today Mrs. WAGNER was playing
her fellow townswoman, 15-year old
Sissy Green, while Mrs. Anderson
faced an obstacle in Muriel Veatch
of Longview, Wash, the 1887 West
ern junior champion and runnerup
to Mrs. Wagner in this years Pacific
Northwest.
Feature match was expected to be
that between Elizabeth Hicks of
Long Beach. Calf, and Mrs. Helen
H. Bertagnole of Salt Lake City
They won by yesterdays highest
margins. Miss Hicks was three un-
der par and eight up on Margaret
Barry of st. Paul, Mimi, at the
turn yesterday, and won out, 8 and
7. Mrs. Bertagnole defeated Mrs.
G.. B. Butterworth of Seattle, 7 and
5 in slightly over par figures.
Jameson Plays Williams.
Co-Medalist Betty Jameson, the
national champion, may encounter
trouble in Ellamae Williams of
Chicago, who learned her golf from
her father, a Windy City profess
sional. Miss Jameson defeated Mrs.
Carl Jones, Seattle, 6 and 4, while
Miss Williams won from Elizabeth
Finn, Seattle, 2 and /.
Other matches today:
Marion Miley. Lexington, KY twice
q former Western champion, VS.. Mrs.
Frank Currie, Seattle.
nll) girl VS.. Mrs. J. K. Priebe. Seattle
: Nancy Hurst. Portland star, VS.. Georgia
e dan5sE 1 fga yGmenS Western junior
Beatrice Barrett Minneapolis in a
Twin Cities match against Jane Goodsill,
st. Paul CMinnD high school girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Debuets, Belgian Rider,
In 6-Duy Grid Here

Gerard Debaets, Belgian con-
Sidered by many the most aggressive
of all six-day bicycle racing stars.
today had agreed to compete in the
first pedal-pushing competition
Of that kind ever staged here. The
six-day spectacle will be introduced
at Riverside Stadium September %.
Debaets and Jimmy Walthour are
slated to appear in conjunction with
Torchy Peden and Gustav Kilian,
other noted bicycle pilots, 1t is an
nounced,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Sept. lily
Cobb's reason for not buying a
minor league club Gin which he
was very much Interested was
because 1t would interfere with
his golf. Howl Don Bulge is
advising Don Mcneil, the new
singles champ, not to turn pro
for at least a year. Sonia Honey
Is going to open her winter ice
tour in Fort Worth. Jack Demp-
sey Is having tough luck with
his little girls. No sooner had he
rushed Barbara home by plane
!rom Salt Lake City with an
injected throat than Joan fell in
Central Park and broke a leg.
Mike Jacobs is spiking reports he
VIII retire from boxing the day
Joe Louis hangs up his gloves.
=, And still the champ-Ques-
t1on of who is the power hitter
IN golf has been settled for the
TINS being. anyway. Down at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Cops and Firemen Add
Novelties to Sports

Latest addition to the police-fre
mems field day at Griffith Stadium
on Saturday is an act by Harry
Myers. better known as Mystini,
escape artist de luxe.
Mystini's part on the program will
be an attempted escape from a
locked barrel filled with water.
Softball, motorcycle races and ex-
hibitions, a beauty contest. weight
lifting contest and a track meet are
other features of the benefit per-
Torrance.
Some $50 police and 100 iremen
will take part in the track meet
alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Ward Still Rated Golfer Beat 81 Begin Match Play u Amateur
D. C.'s Skinker, Bogort on Golf
Spot Early in Playing Burke,
Bishop in Title Starters

He knocked a third shot on the
green and raped a 20-footer for a
par on the toughest hole Of the
course. He raped it hard. Had IL
missed, he might have taken 6. But
he wasn't babying the putt, nor
was he short. And he hit two great
shots to the 18th to get in with
plenty to spare. where lot of men
regarded as better golfers were
f1oundering around; such men, for
example, as John Goodman, Francis
Ouimet, Chick Evans and George
Dunlap. Between them, these men
have won six amateur champions
ships. -f
Nor can you laugh off the show
ing of young Skinker. Here was
an 18-year Told kid playing in the
big show of amateur golf for the
first time. A lot of boys would have
been awed by the big names and
the atmosphere of a National. But
not Skinker. The kid has courage.
Toss out the first hole which he
played twice in a total of over par,
and he played "a holes of one of
the best of the championship tests
in just 2 over perfect figures.
Greiner Also in With ISL.
The kid has what it takes to van
in these tournaments. He won't win
the championship or come near it,
but he won't lose for lack of courage
And both Skinker and Bogart=
could go long way. They are, to.
say the least surprising in a show
in which so many golfers we thought
were good have failed so dismally.
Otto Greiner, the tall boy from
Baltimore, also may go all right in
this tourney. Greiner tied Skinker
with identical scores of 76-75-15f.
Sam Bates, the Virginia champ from
Norfolk. also qualified with 152. But
Billy Shea of Congressional. never
reaching his true game, was far out
side with 83-31-164. So was Jimmy
Watts of Lynchburg, Va. with
84-8l-l65. All in all, the Mid-At-
lantic delegation did all right TO
qualify four of six men for the
match play rounds.
Here are the final qualifying scores
of the WASHINGTON h0vS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11

Conant, They have to be good to
be q redskin''
Battle for Rating.
One Of the privileges of a redskin
is playing in every game and as the
main object of the club Is football,
naturally there is keen work among
the boys to earn the top rating.
Carrying the scouting idea still
further, the % club members are
divided into four squads something
like scout patrols, each of which
has a leader. Nor Is football the
only thing taught. Conant attempts
to develop qualities of leadership,
citizenship, self reliance and respect,
and every player must be good
loser as well as a good winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Welsh in. Pair of Net
Event Finals Today

Barney Welsh was prohibitive
favorite to add another conquest to
his bullying list of tennis achieve
ments today when he clashed with
Alphonso Smith in the final of the
District Recreation Department
tournament at Sixteenth Street Res
ervoir courts.
Welsh was to team with Hugh
Lynch in facing the challenge of
Smith and Dick Murphy in the dou-
bles final, which was to follow the
singles engagement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
6. A. o. Gains Loop Title
By Whipping D. @. S.

Spanked by the 7-hit pitching of
Roxy Matthias, General Accounting
ONCE whipped District Grocery
Stores, "a, yesterday to capture
the Departmental Baseball League
championship.
Bob Matthias, Hoff and Bozek
paced G. A. O.'s 12-hit attack to
overwhelm D. G. S., which spurted
into a 3-run lead in the first inning
only to yield two runs in the first
and four more in the third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
ST. Johns Loses Daily
For Extended Period

Joe DAILY, st. Johns backfield let
ter man. is in Providence Hospital
with an injured right knee. He was
hurt in a practice session Monday
at Colonial Beach.
Hospital attendants say he will
be able to leave in several days but
that it probably will be two weeks
before he can play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Bobby Jones to Play.


Bobby Jones, the former world
king of golf. will play at the Column
bia Country Club next Monday aft
ernoon in a friendly match with
Dana c. Belser and Robert H. Gar
diner. both of Columbia and both
old friends of Bobby.
The match will not be in any
sense an exhibition match. IT'S
just friendly round with a couple
Of my old friends" Bobby said today.
Jones, who has played Columbia
many times since 1921, when he
played in the open championship
there, will be one of the speakers
Monday night at dinner to be held
at the Hamilton Hotel by the United
States Golf Association green Sec
ton.
Don't know what I'm going to
talk about" said Bob. Il don't
know much about green keeping and
I certainly can't tell anything to
group of men who know a lot But
I'll be happy to be with the men
who are expert in one of the tough
est jobs of them all" He will start
at Columbia around 1:3O pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Zimmerman Coaching
G. w. H. Cake Team

Marvin Zimmerman, former as
sistant football coach at Fork Union
Military Academy, is the new coach
of the cake" team at Alexandria S
George Washington High School
He succeeds George Tyler, who
resigned to take position at Vir-
ginia Tech. The cake team is made
up of freshmen and sophomores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
The
SPORTLIGH1
Amateur Crown Quest
Widest Golf Scramble
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.


MAMARONECK, N. Y, Sept. II
N.ANA0 Wholesale slaughter Is
the order of the day at the Winged
Foot Golf Club today-slaughter of
the hopes of three of every four of
the 81 divoteers who beat the quail
flying test for the United States
amateur golf championship on
Monday and yesterday.
This is the day of l8-hole matches,
two rounds of them, where, because
of the nature of the competition,
anything can happen from the time
the first pair swings out from the
first tee in the morning until the
last duo comes charging down to
the finish line in the afternoon.
For here is a melee, a double
feature bill, where advance reputa-
tons mean little or nothing. Prob
ably no other big sports event is
quite so wild a gamble as one of
these golf championships.
A few long puts that rattle into
the can at crucial moments, or one
or two lucky approaches that set
the ball down within easy reach
of the hole, can carry the answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Aces Of Other Years
Out Of Links Scene

Of those who still were in the
running at the end of two rounds at
Oakmont in 1888, only four answered
the roll call at North Shore last year.
They were Joe Thomson from Bur-
lington, Ontario; Chick" Harbert of
Battle Greek, Dick Chapman of New
York and Ed Kingsley of Magma,
Utah.
One of this quartet may be among
the last Is at Winged Foot, but not
more than one. Thomson has joined
the Canadian Army, Harbert has
taken to professional golf and Kings
ley failed to get by the sectional test.
Chapman alone may come through
for the third time in a row.
-Four more of those who still were
In the fight starting the third round
last year will be missing at Winged
Foot. They are Ross Somerville,
who like Thomson is with the Cana
dian military establishment; Don
Schumacher of Dallas, Harry Givan
of Seattle and Gordon Hummer of
Milwaukee, all of whom were miss
Ing at the end of the sectional quail
flying sessions.
Outcomes OF these two rounds of
ID holes in this amateur golf cham
pionship have some of the character
istics that the late Bert Harte attrib-
uted to the heather Chinee."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Seeding Not Important
In National Meet

Some years back the U. S. G. A.
tried out a plan of seeding" GER
tain of the established stars of the
game, but only few tests were
needed to show that in 18-hole
matches, previous records were not
very important in determining the
final results.
At Brae Burn in 1928. five Of the
eight who were seeded were out at
the end of the lrst round and an
other at the end of the second. The
showing was some better in 1929,
but again in 1880, six of the eight
who were honored with being placed,
were out of the tournament at the
end Of the first two rounds.
The same holds true for more re-
cent years. Last fall at North Shore
the casualty list for the first two
rounds included Willie Turnesa, de-
Tending champion; Charley Yates,
Johnny Goodman, Johnny Fischer,
Fred Haas and others. Moreover,
Bud" Ward, who went on to win,
had to go to the goth hole to beat
Eddie Held in the first round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Eorly Match PIoy Tits
Disliked by Stors

That's why many of the real top
notchers so cordially have diSliked
these 18-hole battles, among them
Bob Jones and George Won Elm and
others. 1t is rather startling fact
that not once, in the four years that
he played in the championship, af-
ter winning it in 1926, did George
Won Elm get past these 18-hole af-
fairs.
The veteran Harry Legg, playing
his home course, checked the de-
Tending champion out in the second
round at Minikahda in 1927. The
following year, Ducky Yates stopped
him in the first at Brae Burn.
Chandler Egan, who had won the
championship Is years earlier,
stopped him in 1929. in the first
round. In 1880 Maurice Mccarthy
beat him at the 18th hole Of what
started as an 18-hole match, in the
second round.
Bob Jones had several narrow
escapes, including brushes with
Dick Jones at Baltusrol in 1926, with
Maurice Mccarthy in 1927 and with
Ray Gorton in 1923. Then in 1929
at Del Monte, Johnny Goodman fin
ally gave him his first and only first
round beating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Newark. Sill; Baltimore, Ia
Jersey City. IL Syracuse, o..
Rochester, 8; Montreal. 4.
Only games.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis. 6-7; Milwaukee, SIS.
st. Paul, z: Kansas City, 3.
Columbus, 10; Indianapolis, 2.
Only games.
NORTHERN LEAGUE PLAYOFFs.
Grand Forks, 4: Superior. 2.
Winnipeg, Q: Wausau, 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Seattle. e; San Diego, 3.
Los Angeles, 2: Oakland 9,
(Only games scheduled.)
TEXAS LEAGUE PLAYOFFs.
Houston, 3: Oklahoma City, q.
Beaumont. 4: San Antonio. 2
VIRGINIA LEAGUE PLAYOFF,
Lynchburg. Is: Harrisonburg, ..
WESTERN ASSOCIATION PLAYoFF,
st. Joseph, 10: Fort Smith, 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11

THREE EYE LEAGUE PLAYOFFs.
Cedar Rapids, 8; Springfield, j.
Decatur, 8; Evansville, 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11

Conant, They have to be good T.
be a redskin."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-09
BUSINESS LEADER GETS BIGGEST JOB;
TRYING TO Sell PEACE TO EUROPE
APP Feature Service

NEW YORK, Jan. 9-As PreSi-
dent Rcosevelt's personal represen-
tative to the Vatican, big, quiet
Myon c. Taylor is headed for the
public attention he has tried all
his life to avoid.
The job is the second big step
in the new career of public serv-
ice the 65-year -old Taylor began
after reaching the heights as a
business man. And it's perhaps the
most important job he has ever
held.
Reared in the subdued atmos-
phere Of the Quakers, Taylor
quietly practiced law, quietly en-
tered en- a big business career
which made him an associate of
j. P. Morgan and eliminated in
the Craftsmanship Of the U. S.
Steel Cooperation, from which he
retired last year Throughout the
whole thing, he sought no per-
sonal Qualification. Whatever no.
tice came to him came as a result
of his business activities. His pub
lie pronouncements were always
to the point, inclined to be a little
bald and heavy devoid OF the
atrics.
Yet behind the cold. almost for
bidding facade Of the business
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-09
DOUGLAS
NEWS
NIETLAKATLN TEAM
OVERWHELMS WARMERS
BY LARGE MARGIN

|, The ten visiicrs from Metlakatla,
repre-, entng the Athletic Club of
{ that town proved themselves too
capable Of shooting baskets last
pnight in their game against War
re. s, first one of a series which
they expect to be engaged in dur
ing the'r stay on the channel, and
thy won 80 to "a without appar-
emily offending themselves. No
mater from what angle they made
their shc Is, il was dead-eye almost
stvCy time. Warmers didn't do SO
ted hoy ever. considering they have
re a. work to do during every
!. day and basketball can only be an
'cece s.oDal practice which the Met
lal,7t'ano have time for in addition
to eype,s coaching SERVES by their
lea-er, John Smith, was definitely
l. evide~ec.
T. BCltcn was high pointer for
the visit ng team, making IL tallies
juss equalng Erskine on Warmers
-tesm WIZ also made II points
In the opening game the Foundry
came through &c win by 20 to "a over
,fka EllZs ct the juneau League
vfes m. Considerable fouling on both
sides characterized the game, slow
TiEg it up some Edwards made 8
points to be high scorer for the iron
workers while Young for the Elks
was high with 7 markers.
Lineups ard scoring follows:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-09
COLISEUM FILM
ENDS SHOWING
here TONIGHT

The victim of the hoax in
Thanks for Everything" is a sim
gle individual, Jack Haley, who
wins a nation-wi contest to Sc
lect Mister Average Man Haley
proves to be worth a fortune to
the promoters of the contest, who
use him as a human barometer to
test public reaction to everything
from a brand of cigarettes to the
kind of hats women ought to wear
When foreign diplomat offers
half million dollars for a survey
to determine the average mans
attitude toward a possible war,
Adolpe Mnjou and Jack Oakie,
Haley's astute promoters, decide to
put the issue up to their unsus-
pecting guinea pig.
The picture ends the showing
here tonight at the Coliseum.