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Evening star., 1940-03-04

and Celtics tried to make 1t rough for
White yesterday; so did the Palace
and another Celtic team protest
everything Eberts tried to do that
night in '26 But Eberts, like White,
stood up under the pressure and
went on to become one of Washing
tons most reputable officials.
That Whites work yesterday was
appreciated by every one except the
players was evident by the spon-
taneous and hearty round of ap-
plause given the youngster when he
walked toward the crowd at the end
OF the second period. Even more
encouraging to him, perhaps, we're
the reported remarks of Celtic Gen.
ter Bernie Fleigel, who. just before
leaving the game on personals, said:
I'm out of the game now, son, and
possibly you never saw what the
other guy was doing to me. But
keep that chin up and call 'em as
you see EN-"
Brewers Walk Out.
In the final period, one of the
fastest seen here this season, White
and Umpire Dutch Husiwood, ca
pable colored official who has ham
died many of the games involving
the famed Renaissance five, kept
the game going until there were
only four minutes to play. Then
it was that Coach Mack Posnack
objected to an out-of-bounds de-
cision by White and Mcdonald and
called the Brewers off the floor.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Fiorentino Favored
To Subdue Scott
In Ring Tonight
Weight, Punch Give Nick
Advantage Over Buddy
In Heavy Bottle

Promoter Joe Turner's first step
toward what he hopes will restore
confidence in local boxing will be
taken gingerly tonight at Turner S
Arena when Buddy Scott. former
local favorite, clashes with Nick Flo
rentino, Philadelphia heavyweight,
in the 10-round feature bout.
Returning to the promotional
branch of the industry after an alb
sence of five months, Turner and his
matchmaker, Gabe Menendez, hope
to employ the trim. likable Scott as
a wedge in bolstering the faith of
ring fans. Never whacked off his
feet. Scott in a recent appearance
lost decision to Bob Pastor in a
Texas bout.
Fiorentin0 Packs Punch.
With an edge of 20 pounds and a
record which will bear scrutiny, Flo
rentino will enter the ring a 6-5 fa-
vorite. The stocky italian, who
checked the rise of the once highly
regarded Jim Robinson, is a persua-
oANC PuAllllCl, CAPCl lCllCCu dllu SILL
youthful.
Scott, whose battles with Hobo
Williams several seasons ago turned
'em away at Turner's Arena, ac-
tually is padded light-heavyweight,
weighing about 178 pounds. and may
have trouble with the burly Fforen-
tino. Buddy is fighting here for the
first time in two years after going
undefeated in 19 matches in local
rings.
Semifinal Holds Promise.
A promising semifinal will find
Bobby (Poison Ivy. talented New
England featherweight, feuding with
Marcus Pitts, local lad. in an g.
rounder. Ivy is a protege of Bat
Battalino, former world feather
weight champion
SiX-round bouts list Myron Pablo
swapping blows with Eddie Fanazzo
and AL Gilbert squaring off with
Eddie Miller, while the opening four
round bout pits Buddy Holmes
against Artie johnson.
The first bout will get under way
at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Boxing.
Buddy Scott VS.. Nick Fioren-
tino. 10 rounds, feature bout, Tur-
ner's Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Montgomery Blair VS.. District
public high champion, Tech High
gym (The Evening Star Metropol-
itan Tournament, first round
game), 7:3O.
St. Johns VS.. Gonzaga, Tech
High gym (The Evening Star
Metropolitan Tournament, first
round game), $50.
Ace Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. New
York Rovers, Riverside Stadium,
$3.50. .
WEDNESDAY.
Basket Ball.
George Washington VS.. George
town, Tech High gym, $3.50.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Maryland
School for Deaf, Garrett Park,
Md, 3:15.
Howard University VS.. Fayette-
vile, Howard gym, 8.
THURSDAY.
Basket Ball.
Bethesda Chevy Chase VS..
Washington-Lee High, Tech High
gym (The Evening Star Metro
politan Tournament, first-round
game), 7:30.
George Washington High VS..
District public high series run
ner-up, Tech High gym (The
Evening Star Metropolitan Tour
nament, first-round game), $50.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
American University VS.. Eliza
bethtown College, A. U. Hym,
8:15.
Howard University VS.. Lincoln,'
Philadelphia.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. Jersey
Skeeters, Riverside Stadium, $50.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
Semiflnals, The Evening Star
Metropolitan Tournament, Tech
High gym, 7:30.
American University VS.. alumni,
A. U. gym, BIS.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles vs.. Atlantic
City Sea tGulls, Atlantic City,
N. j.
Track.
Local schools in Knights of Co.
lumbus games, New York.
Horse Races.
Redland Point-to-Point events,
Welsh Farm, 2.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Crowd See St. Johns Gonzaga RooeveB Tourney Openers
White1 Pinch-Referee in Game
Brewers Quit, Suffers Fate
Like Eberts' in His Debut

A remarkable parellel of the
dispute which centered around
Youthful Referee Clifford (curly>
White in yesterdays unfinished
Heurich Brewer-Troy Celtic Amer
ican Basket Ball Leagues first play
off game, but which marked the
start Of noteworthy court officiat-
ing career for Bernard L. Dutch)
Eberts IA years ago. was being re-
called by Washington's oldest pro-
fessional basket ball fans today.
With the question of whether the
game shall be ,replayed or the Brew
ers charged with defeat undeter-
minable until a league meeting to-
morrow night. the similarity be-
tween the cases of White and Eb-
erts easily was noted. Brewer Man.
ager Bob Mcdonald called his play
ers off the floor yesterday with less
than four minutes to play and the
Celtics leading. 1924.
White Shows Courage.
But White, who courageously
stood his ground in the face of re-
peated attempts by both teams to
get the goat of 19-year- ref
cree pressed into service after the
regular and more experienced
Chuck Soladare had pulled a ten
don, has plenty of reason to view
his future with optimism after con-
siderlng the case of Eberts more
than decade ago.
For it was this same Soladare who
was injured in game between the
old Palace five and the original New
York Celtics back in 1923 and an
other young referee Eberts) was
pressed into service in the emer-
gency. And just as the Brewers
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Casinos Stort With Win
In Roller Hockey Set

Outscoring the Newburgh Arrows
by a two-to-one margin in the last
period after being matched goal for
goal in the first two, the Casino
roller hockey team drew first blood
in the series for the Eastern cham
pionship yesterday with rs victory
at the local rink.
The score was tied at IL at the
end of the first period and 3-3 at
the end of the second, but two goals
by Leoffler and others by Graham
and Xander gave Casino a AZ mar
gin in the final third. The remain
Ing games of the series will be played
At Newburgh.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
White to Rule Baseball
For Silver Springers

j. Harris Doc) White, former
Chicago White Sox pitcher and now
director of athletics at Wilson
Teachers College, will serve as chair
man of Silver Spring Community
Centers baseball program this sum.
mer. His appointment was an
nounced after a meeting of the
Board of Directors
The board also named H. Brooks
Perring as director of softball
program. A softball diamond will
be laid out in the rear of the Silver
Spring Armory, while the baseball
teams will use Montgomery Blair
High School field.
Boys will be assigned to four
groups, under II years of age, II to
Is, is to 10 and unlimited. Only
boys over Is years will be eligible
for softball.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Eastern Court Scoring Record
Aim of Dartmouth Tonight

The 1886 victory they scored over
Princeton Saturday night in wrap
ping up the championship brought
their seasons mark to $40 points.
just 13 short of the record they set
last season.
Gus Broberg, Dartmouth's star
sharpshooter, tossed in q basket in
the final minute to beat the Tigers
and brought his individual total for
the season to a record 1863, which
he probably will increase tonight.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
O'TooIe, PIummer Bottle
In Thursday Nat Show

Tommy OToole, the Irish lad who
is increasing his local following each
week, will be back at Turner's Arena
Thursday night in a semiwindup role,
it was announced today. O'Toole,
still disputing his loss to Jim Londos
last year, will meet Lou Plummer,
the man spilled by Joe Cox in 16
minutes last week.
Cox, incidentally, is polishing his
uppercut-dropkick for his main bout
match with Londos. The latter. how
ever, still plans a little trouble for
Cox with his famed airplane spin.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Hot Fight for Cub Post

AVALON, Calf, March 4 R.-
The hottest battle in the Chicago
Cubs camp IS for the shortstop job.
The veteran Billy Rogell, obtained
from Detroit in deal for Dick Bar
tell, is vying with Bobby Mattick,
Leonard Merullo and Bob Sturgeon,
all youngsters, and so far Mattick
and Sturgeon seem to be In the lead.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Gurms Sole Stirs Bees

BRADENTON. Fla, March 4 (P.-
The sale of Deb Garms to Pitts
burgh had the Boston Bees buzzing
today as delegation of regulars
arrived to begin training. 1t was
understood President Bob Quinn had
tried unsuccessfully to trade Garms
to several clubs.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 4.-Heading
into the final week of the season
with the championship already
clinched by Dartmouth, the Eastern
Intercollegiate Basket Ball League
still has a few prizes to quibble over.
For one thing, the Indians, pos
sessed OF their third consecutive
title, will be out to corner the team
scoring record in their finale tonight
against Cornell.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
From the
Press Box
Dodgers Sure to Leod
If Cycle Law Is Okoy
BY JOHN LARDNER,


CLEARWATER, Fla, March
(N.AN.A).-The Brooklyn Dodgers
are the dark horse team of the Ma
tional League-so dark that many
observers cannot see them at all.
Yet the law of the cycle says that
1910 is Brooklyn year.
The law of the cycle-which has
nothing to do with the traffic code
for velocipedes-put Cincinnati at
the top last year. Brooklyn is next
In line. This is the way it works:
Cincinnati.
1920-Brooklyn.
1-1938-The field.
1939-Cincinnati.
1940-Brooklyn.
The Reds won a pennant in 1919
and waited 20 years for the next
one. 1t came, sure as fate. The
Dodgers won pennant in 1920, and
now. 20 years later, the National
League season is just a formality.
As soon as the ball clubs have gone
through the motions, the flag will
be awarded to Leland Stanford Mac
Phail with appropriate ceremonies
and Leo Durocher will nominate
Luke Hamlin to pitch the first game
of the World Series.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
He Races OFF to War

NEW YORK R.-Jean Bertholet,
member of the Millrose A. A. ma
tional championship cross country
team, has returned to France to
join the colors.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Durocher Is Confident
About This and Thot

That, at least, is how the nu-
merologists figure it. Mr.. Durocher
Is more cautious. The Brooklyn
manager can see how his team might
lose the pennant. 1t will take some
doing, but he can see how it might
happen.
This club of mine has plenty of
vhaddya -call-it," said Leo the Lip
removing a police whistle from be-
tween his teeth, but how do I know
If it's got enough of the old this
and-that?"
Mr.. Durocher then agreed to give
your correspondent a hasty ex-
elusive interview on the chances of
the Dodgers. He thought he had
time for just one exclusive inter-
view before lunch. 1t was an easy
day. He had given only 10 ex-
elusive interviews in the morning
and he had only II scheduled for
the afternoon. Then maybe one
quick one after dinner. The doctor
mas warned Mr.. Durocher to cut
down on exclusive interviews. They
are raising hob with his blood pres
sure.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Leo Insists He'll PIoy
Port of Time

"You mean power?"
you said it," said Mr.. Durocher.
That's what we need. We got a
great infield Young Glotz looks
like great prospect"
Young who?"
Young Schmaltz. Young whoozis.
This kid Reese from Louisville.
Peewee Reese. My shortstop. He
plays close to the ground. He'll do
some of my work at shortstop for me,
the way it looks. But I'm gonna
play half the games, anyway. Then
We got the pitching, and a lot of
this and that. But have we got the
gag, the old gag? That's what I ask
myself, boy"
About your pitching" began
your correspondent, but Mr.. Du-
rocher shook his head. The ex-
elusive interview was over.
See me tomorrow" said Mr..
Durocher. "Ill give you another
I'll give you pip
Tomorrow, therefore, we will delve
further into the hopes, fears and
problems of the Brooklyn Dodgers
All we can say now is that the law
of the cycle favors Brooklyn, and
Mr.. Durocrer is optimistic-if the
team will just show little of the
old whaddya-call-it.
Evening star., 1940-03-04

Skeeters -.--- l 2 2 O--5
Spares: Eagles-Covert Dewey. Kuntz.
McTeer. Knipfel PARTS, Cairns Ramsay,
Foster Skeeters--Portland, Rae. May.
Herchenratter, McKinnon, Dutton.
First period: Scoring-Cairns (Foster
and Partist 745; Herchenratter tunas-
sisted 14:43. Penalties-McKinnon
Ramsay.
Second period: Scorinp-Courteau
RAMSAY and Burrase), 1:26; Covert
Dewey, $40: McGreRor (Bell and Allen.
II 40; Swanson (ShoquisD. 1899. Pen
alties. Courteau.
Third period Scoring-Devey tkuntz
and Covert, 3:26; McKinnon tDutton)
7:05: Bell fAllen and McGregor). s;25.
Penalties-Rae, Portland.
Fourth period tovertime): Scoring
None. Penalties-None.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Gives Inquirine Reporter
Good Line on Whoozjs

This whoozis here" said Leo the
Lip, displaying the police whistle,
lis new this year. I use it to put
the boys through their PAGES. I
blow the gag and they start. Then
blow it again and they stop. Boy,
do they stop!
Now you want to know something
about the what-you-s Don't
you?"
THE pennant race" said your
correspondent.
That's right" said Mr.. Durocher,
scratching his nose We'll, what's
his-name is my left fielder"
Mr.. Durocher has Is or 30 out
aelders in camp, Speaker and Cobb
have failed to report, but everybody
else who ever played the outfield is
here. So your correspondent soyfght
enlightenment.
Who is what t's-his-name?"
THE big fella," said Mr.. Durocher.
The slugger. The boffer. Old
Whoozis."
DO you mean Joe Vosmik?"
"Who else?" said Mr.. Durocher
hriskly. Hes my left fielder. Boy,
can he meet the ball He'll murder
this National League pitching. That's
what we need on this club, you know.
We got plenty of this, all right, but
we need lot of that. You know"
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Eagles Face Chance
For Runner-up Tie
As Rovers Visit
Play 5-to-5 StoIemote
With Skeeters; Likely
To Lose McKiIIop

The Washington Eagles quest for
second place in the Eastern ANA
teur Hockey League will reach a
crucial stage tomorrow night at
Riverside Stadium when the local
ice outfit stacks up against the New
York Rovers, now clinging to the
runner-up spot by the margin of a
game.
Trailing the Rovers by two points,
the Eagles, held to a SIS stalemate
by the Jersey Skeeters yesterday at
Riverside before 1909 fans, can
gain second place tie with the
New York club by trimming it to-
morrow night and then clinch the
berth by squirting in their remain
ing nine games.
Whatever the Eagles accomplish
apparently will be done minus the
services of Billy McKillop, slim
Wingman, who today was awaiting
reports on X-rays of his left wrist.
The wrist was damaged Friday
night in Washington's victory over
the Valleyield Braves and may
shelve McKillop for the remainder
of the fast-fading season.
The Eagles constructed three
leads at various stages of yester-
days engagement, but the scrappy
Skeeters bounced back to tie the
score on every occasion and an
overtime period failed to fracture
the deadlock. Washington held a
5-3 advantage shortly after the
start of the third period, but the
Skeeters locked the count midway
in the period and stymied Eagle
scoring attempts thereafter.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

New York Rangers 2 Chicago, 1.
Detroit. g. Boston g.
New York Americans. 3: Montreal, o.
INTERNATIONALLY LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Western Division.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Omaha. Z. Wichita. !
Kansas CITY. .. St. Paul. ]
Evening star., 1940-03-04

Warnsest OF all lowest price ears-thanks
to Studebaker's exclusive Climatizer, avail
able in all Champion models at small added
cost. Out of the way under the floor, the
Climatizer continually circulates fresh, FL
tered, heated air. Defrosts and defogs, too.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Ice Hockey
EASTERN AMATEUR LEAGUE.
WILLS TROPHY SERIES.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, 5; River Vale, 8.
New York. 5: Valleyfeld. l.
Baltimore. 4; Atlantic City, l.
COMING GAMES.
Today-Baltlmore at New York
Iomorrow-Baltimore at River Vale,
New York at WASHINGTON
MISUNDERSTANDING at River Vale.
Thursday-Baltimore at River Vale
Frlday--River Vale at WASHINGTON.
York at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1940-03-04

3 STUDEBAKERs BEAT all OTHER CARS
in Americas sreutest gas economy test
Under A. A. A. supervision, Studebaker's
great 1910 cars. with low-extra-cost overdrive,
finished 1-2-3in the Gilmore Yosemite Econ
omy Sweeptakes. Champion averaged 1919
miles per gallon; Commander 24.72 miles
per gallon; President 23.40 miles per gallon.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Berlin
Continued From First Page.)

entire volume of sea trade necessary
to sustain England.
Furthermore, they said, railway
lines running from the west soon
would prove inadequate to transport
oceanborne supplies to centers of
consumption in the industrial areas.
Even England's western ports are
within easy reach of the German
air force and are rapidly becoming
targets for Nazi bombers, Germans
declared.
CReports from London have
told of increasingly violent air
activity over Wales in the last
few days.
Dover was mentioned by DNB.
the official German news agency,
as one of the important southeast
ern harbors said to have been
paralyzed. Four merchant ships
were sunk at the entrance to the
harbor in recent air attack, COM
pletely blocking the port, DNB de-
clared.
The news agency also issued a
tabulation putting at 220298 tons
the gross tonnage of British mer-
chant vessels destroyed in the three
days ending July %.
To emphasize the Importance Of
this loss, DNB calculated that the
ships destroyed had a carrying ca
pacity equal to that of 342 freight
trains of go cars each-allowing IS
tons to each car.
"And the serious offensive against
England has not yet started" the
news agency added pointedly.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
BY JOHN J. DAILY.
Maybe you've heard of it!


It's called the Society for the
Promotion and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing in
America, Inc.
At the New York Worlds Fair
they held a contest this past week
and the quartet that won over
1850 entries was the Flat Foot Four
of the Oklahoma City Police De-
partment.
The quartet consists of 1t.
Johnnie Whalen, first tenor; Britt
Stegael, second tenor, or lead; Red"
Elliott, baritone, and Sam Barnes,
baSSo.
Luther Steward, president of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. and an old barber shop quar-
tet singer in his own right. also
judge of the contest in New York,
brought the famous singers to
Washington yesterday for a private
concert in the National Press Club.
Present were such outstanding
singers as G. H. OConnor, enter
tainer of Presidents; Fred East, of
the old East-is-East-and- -West-is-
West Troupe, famous on the Keith
and Proctor circuit years ago: Av.
Nevius, choir leader of the Morton
Cadets. well known in the Spanish
War, and Norman Stuckey, who
once, as pianist and composer, is
said to have had a command per-
formance at Buckingham Palace,
London.
After hearing the boys from Okla
homa City, 300 members of the
National Press Club, led by Homer
Dodge, a charter member, voted the
barber shop quartet "the best
that has ever performed in WASH
ington"
For three solid hours-from noon
to 3 O'Clock, just before their train
left for the Southwest-the quar-
tet was kept busy.
Favorite songs included II Won
der Who's kissing Her Now" Ride,
Tenderfoot. Ride When You and
I Were Young, Maggie" THE Eyes
of Texas Are Upon YOU" Shine
the song that helped to win them
the ampionship-and a combina-
Evening star., 1940-07-31
London
Continued From First page)

and above all, the men who serve
in tive shall draw an ever-in-
creasing flow of munitions of war
from across the oceans with which
to fight our struggle for freedom
to victorious finish," he said.
The minister asserted that Sin
addition to our own shipbuilding
output, Canada is building more
than 100 ships of all kinds.
To-day we have 10000 men in
our merchant navy, assisted by hun
dreds of seamen from great sea-
faring nations, such as Norway and
Holland"
Gas Warnings Renewed.
The government renewed warn
ings to civilians to carry their gas
masks with them.
Minister of Home Security Sir
John Anderson in a broadcast cited
the possibility that liquid gas might
be sprayed from the air in enemy
raids.
The government announced that
enemy bombers dropped a few
bombs" in Southeast and South
west England and in South Wales
during the night, with little DAM
age" done and no casualties.
The attack on Wales was the
third successive night assault in
that area. Some bombs fell into the
sea, others ashore.
German dive bombers and British
warships conveying merchant ships
battled for Is minutes off the
southeast coast of Scotland with
thousands lining the shore to watch.
The convoy apparently escaped
damage.
British listeners said the German
radio station at Bremen went of the
air early this afternoon. Such in
terruptions, which usually mean that
British planes are raiding Germany,
have been frequent at night, but this
is the first noted here in daytime.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Census Bureau Lists
Is Largest Cities;
Capital Ranks No. II
Leups From No. IA
In 1880 Figures;
Houston Biggest Gain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Census counters scrambled popu-
lation standings of Americas big
cities today to create a "25 biggest"
list for 1910.
The list generally includes the
same cities as in 1880. but 13 Of the
Is have different ranks than 10
years ago.
Houston, Tex, and Denver, Colo,
made the grade for the first time,
crowding out Jersey City and Port
land, Greg. Houston claimed the
biggest jump. from 26th to 2lst.
Jersey City had the worst fail of the
big cities, from 23d to 30th. Wash
ington moved up from 14th to 18th.
In line with forecasts that rural
territories, especially suburban areas,
were gaining at the expense of big
cities, 8 of the first IS showed losses
Philadelphia, Cleveland, st. Louis,
Boston, Pittsburgh, San Francisco,
Newark and Rochester, N. Y.
Preliminary figures-complete ex-
cept for transients and other minor
factors not likely to change stand
ings-give the top Is places to these
cities:
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Treasure Island Weiqhed
As Navy Air Base
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 81
Treasure Island-s6,0 100000 site of
the Golden Gate International Ex-
position-will become a naval base
if plan now under consideration
in Washington is carried out.
1t was learned yesterday that the
Navy was considering a request that
Congress pass special act per-
mitting immediate acquisition and
development of the 400-acre tract.
Title to the island now rests with
the city of San Francisco, with pro-
visions that it be transferred either
to the Army or Navy only in event
of national mobilization. The island
was built" by the Federal Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1940-07-31

O'Connor, Purge Victim,
To Enter Both Primaries
By the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 31.-Former
Representative O'Connor, Democrat,
of New York, third-term opponent
and the only victim of President
Roosevelt's purge" two years ago,
announced yesterday he would enter
both the Republican and Demo-
cratic primaries this fall.
Mr.. O'Connor said he would run
in the 18th congressional district
against Representative Fay, the New
Deal candidate, who defeated him
in 1898.