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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-15

There were CLOUDS of mosquitoes
about the shore Of the lake, and
ice floated on the waters.
No one in the party knew where
the big river" was to be found, and
days were lost in trying to locate it.
At length a Red Knife Indian, who
lived in the area, agreed to act as
guide
Rough weather, fog and ice held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-15
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle
Lost Time on Lake

back the progress OF the journey.
Sometimes the waves SplaShed
against the canoes and partly filled
them with water linen there had
to be quick work ir bailing.
At last the big river was found
at the western end of the lake.
Early July saw the party travelling
Northwestward with the current.
A halt was made tc visit village
of Dogrib Indians. The explorers
were told they would be old men
before they reached the end of the
river The Indians also spoke of
monsters" which guar ded the river:
perhaps they were thinking OF
whales at its mouth
Such statements did not make
Mackenzie afraid. He obtained
Dogrib Indian as a guide, and went
on with the journey.
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1~cA< Ra4

Odd facts Uere learned by
Mackenzie about the Do0rib In
dams, Dho liDed in the bailey OF
the rtuer he explored. Uncle Ray
ioiH speak OF these customs in his
merit storu.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Washington Lacrosse
Team Confident Of
Hating Virginia

Washington Athletic Association
lacrossmen confidently expected to
end their home campaign on q win
ming note this afternoon at Central
stadium, where they met Virginia.
The face-o6 was scheduled for 8
o'clock.
Victorious over Navy's "B" squad
by . 6-5 count earlier In the week,
Washington was In f1ne fettle for
the. fray and was prepared to lay It
on the Cavaliers. Virginia, how
ever, had q fast, rugged team that
atoned for its lack Of experience
with hard, br,lising tactics calculated
to wear out the opposition.
The visitors starting lineup in
cluded Capt. Roy Hill, goal; Casey"
easier, point: Ted Bromfield, first
defense; Bucky Harris, second de-
tense; walter Allen, center: Chuck
Gallery, second attack; Dabney
Cruikshank, first attack; Bob Walab,
out-home; Carter Parkinson, In
home.
A badminton exhibition and two
track events between the halves
also were on the program. Frank
Cronin, Charley Chinn. Bill Levy
and "etu" Reeves wsro to do the
hoodns.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK. May 11.-Bobby
Feller asked Oscar Witt: why
don't you let me work more?
Gosh, I used to pitch every day
back In Iowa." Who IN the con-
gregation knew that Joe Dt
Maggie began his professional
career Is . shortstop? Jack
Dempsey and Joe Engel have
been budding here. Nobody
knows why, but everybody knows
that Engel has ambitions to
crash the bigtime as q promoter.
Dempsey has been going around
the country blasting the toe hold
Mike Jacobs has on boxing here
and 1t Is not impossible he has
been discussing teaming up with
Engel In some sort Of q promo
ton. II you ask us, the Giants
have the wrong team playing in
Jersey City.
Today's guest star. Victor o.
Jones, Boston Evening Globe:
The Dodgers may Or may not Be
daf9y, but there are more ex-
Brooklyn players managing IN
tho minors than the gradua&ss
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Given Chance 10 BAT
Regularly, Wright
Sets Fast Pace
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE
change that sent chunky Taft
Wright from sultry Washington to
breezy Chicago seems to have been
just what the doctor ordered.
The hefty left-handed siueger.
who hit well but not often for the
Senators last year, has stepped into
q White Sox regulars berth and his
batting average shows how happy
ne Is about 1t all. Currently he's
the best in the majors, with q .40s
average.
Nobody else in either league can
top that one-but old Harry (The
Horse Danning tried his best dur.
ing the week. He wasn't even
among the first 10 a week ago, and
today the Giant catcher heads the
National League with a .403 average.
The 10 leaders In each league:
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Used to Pitch Every Day. Says FeIer Asking More Toll
Joe Enee Seeks @ Passes uD National

Of any other club. Last time I
counted there were is in all"
Cecil Isbell, Clark Hinkle and
Don Hutson Of the Green Bay
Packers are being schooled by .
big Menasha, Wis, paper concern
for executive positions. Oscar
Witt says he never laughed 30
loud In his life rs when he saw
Joe Mccarthy fldgettng around
on the Yankee bench. Benny
M'Coy has loosened up all Of Z
sudden and Is going like the
dickens around second for the
Athletics. Once more Coach Bob
Zuppke Of Illinois has turned
down all offers to teach In sum-
mer football schools. Estelle
Lawson Page, the Dixie golfing
ace, Will skip the women's ma
tional on the Coast this year-too
much Of . trip for one week Of
golf.
Today's tall story: MAX Macon
Of the Brooks remembers . day
In the Three.I League wheY, he
struck out and scored before an.
other pitch. could b made. He
got to hrst when the catcher
missed The third striks, to second
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Defeated by Virginia,
1erp Tossers Vent
Spleen on 6. j.

In an ugly mood after yesterdays
5-4 drubbing by Virginia, Maryland
met Georgetown this afternoon at
College Park in the second game of
their series. Lefty Earl Springer.
ace Of the Terp chucking corps, wss
slated to oppose the Hoyas who
scored a SO shutout over Maryland
last Wednesday. Johnny Smith and
Bill Wixted were available for
mound duty for Georgetown.
Two errors in the final inning gave
Virginia its margin of victory yes
terday. viii Harman reached Sec
ond on Adam Bengoechea's wild
throw to first on what could have
been an easy out and scored on
"Chuck" Walsh's single when Bert
Culver overthrew home plate.
Virginia assumed the lead in the
third when singles by McCann,
Gosney, Walsh and Nichols, a hit
batsman and a walk produced three
runs. Maryland got them all back.
however, Hugh Keller scoring the
tying marker on a home run to left
field in the sixth.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Star Stan Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1l.-Some-
what akin to receiving q pay boost
and being robbed Of your life savings
In the same day, the Nationals are
beginning to resemble something
slightly on the tragic side. Today,
as their losses mounted to q dozen,
they could attribute their lowly
status to pitching as sour as last
Mondays milk.
With brand Of fielding which has
been mildly astonishing and hitting
which has been both prolific and
timely. it's been disheartening to the
Mats to be dealt q steady diet of
erratic, ineffective pitching. It's get
ting so mediocrity on the mound
would be q welcome sight to the
Mats, who have been seeing their
share Of slab satires.
The mounting misery Of the Mats
is bitter dose for Manager Bucky
Harris. He has in Jimmy Pofahl q
shortstop he terms "the best since
Peckinpaugh" and he has in Cecil
Travis a third beseman who is per-
forming brilliantly. Jimmy Blood
worth has been adequate at second
base and even First Baseman Zeke
Bonura has been revealing un-
suspected fielding finesse.
Buddy Lewis apparently has mas
tered, or at least Is en- route to solv-
ing, the intricacies of outfielding and
Gerald Walker is swatting runs
across the plate. The Mats, in short,
are clicking like ]. p. Morgans
limousine in every department ex-
cept pitching.
The Outlook Isn't Rosy.
There doesn't seem to be much
profit In searching for the silver
lining. Until yesterday, when Wash
ington's pitchers graciously handed
the Athletics an 81 victory, there
were hints youthful Walter Master
son was ready to provide the Mats
with q passable passei Of pitching,
but that deceptive dream has faded.
Now Harris is confronted with
numerical as well as an artistic
pitching deficit. OF his nine-man
pitching staff, only little Rene Mon
teagudo hasn't labored In the last
four days and even Monteagudo
saw service at his recent station,
Jersey City. Dutch Leonard has
shown signs Of consistency, of
course, but Bucky was forced to
employ three throwers Wednesday
and three more yesterday.
The case Of the perennially prom
ising and repeatedly failing Joe
KrakAuskas Is too mildewed to re-
view. The crescent-legged south
paw failed again yesterday, to no.
body's surprise, and even the most
Evening star., 1940-05-11
1hrong Stunned
As Champ Bows
In Third Heat
Hungry Boxer Proves
Class in Flooring
Lou Four Times
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

1
| NEW YORK. May 11.-Before the
startled, mbelieving gaze Of a great
crowd In Madison Square Garden last
night, Lew Jenkins of Sweetwater
Tex, battered Lightweight Cham
pion Lou Ambers of Herkimer, N. Y.
from his throne in less than three
rounds of furious fighting.
The third round was / minute and
20 seconds old when Referee Billy
Kavanagh grasped Ambers in his
arms to spare him further punish
ment. Ambers had been down four
times. His manager, AL WE'LL, was
standing against the ropes waving
bath towel in token of surrender.
In that moment great light
weight champion probably was born.
In the Garden lobby afterward the
old-timers waved their arms and
declared that Jenkins is the hardest
hitting lightweight since Joe Cans.
Hits With Both Hands.
Last nights scrap wasn't 30 Sec
onds old before he whipped over .
right that dumped Ambers to the
canvas for count Of five. Proving
he could be impartial, he clipped
the veteran to the floor with q
sharp left in the second. And then,
in the third, he simply laid into Lou
with both fists and tore him apart.
Ambers was down twice before Kav-
anagh shielded him.
Ambers appeared to have slowed
since he won the title back from
Armstrong last August. He had Diff
f1culty making the weight, and said
afterward he would tight again only
as q welterweight.
This was jenkins 18th straight
victory since he came to New York
last summer, hungry and looking
for any sort Of a fight. It was his
9th straight knockout.
Ambers, never before Knocked out
in long and gainful career, sat on
dressing table and tried to smile
as he said:
whats the use of trying to alibi?
He did 1t, and he did it good. He's
a tough son-of-a-gun."
jenkins Modest Victor.
Jenkins was quiet and modest in
victory. He mostly listened and
dabbed at q slight cut on his left
cheek while his manager, Hymie
Caplin, yelled himself hoarse about
a fight this summer against Henry
Armstrong, the welterweight champ.
"Itll draw two hundred grand" !"
exulted Hymie. Maybe three hun
dred. Well fight him either for our
lightweight title or his welterweight.
Lew will knock him out, too."
Jenkins might. at that, If he ever
catches Armstrong with a couple
of those howitzers he planted on
Ambers' chin last night. He's likely
to dominate the lightweights for q
long time. Sammp Angott, recog-
nized by the N. B. A. as 135~pound
king, will be well advised to dodge
him.
Ambers was not his only victim
last night. The bookmakers offered
up to Stool against him, with few
takers, and the boxing critics were
certain he had been over matched
They even felt a little sorry for
him-tackling canny old stager
like Ambeys.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
1erp Stadium Marks
In Danger as Army
Trackmen Invade
Guekeyson Seeking Two;
One Seen for Kehoe
If He Wins Half Mile

Two or three stadium records ap-
peared headed for the discard this
afternoon as West Points potent
track team invaded College Park
for a duel with Maryland.
Bill Guckeyson, former Terp star
aimed at new marks in the javelin
and discus while his teammate
Ralph Ross, figured on tipping the
pole-vault figures by q couple of
inches. Both won handily at the
Penn Relays.
Maryland looked hopefully to its
ace, Jim Kehoe, for an outstanding
half-mile performance-and prob
ably record. Observers figured he
had to lower the stadium mark OF
1854, already in his possession, to
beat Army's runners.
Catholic University and Gallaudet
trackmen are at Baltimore for dual
meets with Johns Hopkins and
Loyola, respectively. The unde.
feated Cardinals were strong fav-
orites to outdistance the Blue Jays
but Gallaudet was the underdog In
its meet.
George Washington's diamond
squad also was involved in foreign
warfare, tangling with Western
Maryland at Westminster.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
North Carolina, Duke
Netmen Dominate
Loop Tourney
Ritzenbers, Askin, Terp
Team, Bottle to Semis
In Doubles Group
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. c., May 1.-THE
singles semifinals Of the Southern
Conference Tennis Tournament to-
day sent dark horse Fan Carver OF
the University Of North Carolina
against a teammate, Charley Rider,
seeded No. 2, and Don Burlington
Of Duke against Harris Everett. also
of North Carolina.
In the quarter finals yesterday
Carver eliminated Anthony of North
Carolina, 53, 60. after beating
Al Ritzenberg Of Maryland. seeded
No. 3, in an earlier match, 6-3, Ga,
to provide one Of the biggest upsets
Of the tourney.
Rider defeated Askin of Maryland,
60. 60, in their quarter finals
match; Burlington, top-seeded,
trounced Ager, a teammate, 613,
6-1, and Everett, seeded No. 4,
advanced over Rawlings OF North
Carolina, 60, 613.
North Carolina sent two doubles
teams into the semifinals.
Carver and Messerole Of North
Carolina, the No. 4 seeded team,
will meet the defending champions,
Ritzenberg and Askin Of Maryland,
while the other match will send Rol-
Inns and Rider of North Carolina
against Burlington and Ager Of
Duke, the No. 2 seeded outfit. Rol-
lins and Rider are seeded No. 3.
In the quarter-flnals Burlington
and Ager eliminated CAN'T and Hill
Of v. M. l.. 81. SO; Carver and
Messerole beat Gregg and Rice Of
North Carolina, e1, Ga; Rawlings
and Rider trounced Everett and
Anthony Of North Carolina, 60,
6-3, and Askin and Ritzenberg ad-
vanced over Catine and Parsons CT
Duke, 6I3, S.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Gumberf SNAPS.
Dodgers Spell
Over Giants
Yields Leaders Only
Five Hits; Yankees
Drop 9TH in Row
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer

II you think the looks the Re-
publicans are giving the Democrats
are black, you ought to hear what
the Burghers of the Borough of
Brooklyn are planning to do to Bill
Terry after what happened yester-
day.
The reason is that the New York
Giants blasted q Brooklyn home
coming that was the biggest thing
to hit town since Babe Phelps came
In the first time. Thousands had
gathered to cheer their champions
home from fine Western trip and
more thousands were on hand hop
ing for a fourth straight victory over
the Giants.
And then the Terrys won the
game 7-2 behind the five-hit hurl-
ing Of Harry Gumbert.
Gumbert In Fine Form.
That was the first time in four
tries that the Giants had downed
the delirious Dodgers and it left
tho Brooks only q half game ahead
OF the idle Cincinnati Reds in the
National League pennant chase.
Gumbert allowed two runs and two
hits in the first frame, but after
that he tightened.
There were dark doings in another
borough. too. For the proud Yam.
KEGS lost their seventh straight, this
one to the Boston Red Sox, 80. in
q 10-inning affair. Three bad er.
rors, mixed with six solid hits, turned
the trick and gave the Yanks the
longest losing streak they've ever
suffered under Manager Joe Nc.
Carthy.
Jack Wilson's fine relief hurting
highlighted the Boston victory.
The Pittsburgh Pirates finally
got the combination and made of
with their first victory In 10 tries.
F1ve-hit hurting by Mace Brown
and fve-run attack on Bill Leo
and Charley Root In the sixth rave
the Bucs an 8-3 win over the Chi.
cago Cubs.
Newsom Blanks Chisox.
Another pitching performance
that merited attention was the one
Big Louis (Buck) Newsom of the
Detroit Tigers upleashed at the
Chicago White Sox. He scattered
seven hits to give the Tigers their
flrst shutout Of the season, by 80.
The Cleveland Indians won their
third IN q row the hard way-by
spotting st. Louis four runs and
then beating them 81. The victory
kept the Tribe game and . half
back OF the Boston Red Sox, Amer.
1can League pace settlers.
-Four National League teams had
day OF.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Leuding--Red Sox Fearing the Indions

Meanwhile what
lightweight champions
dropped their seventh straight to the Red
innings.
interesting to study the clubs
second but second the
OF pitching shortage the
Today things different The Yanks
and ttery and the sox sudden
pennant We dropped by their dressing after
OF them were talking beating off the Cleveland challenge
to think the Indians Yankees
Whether this only four
and oneaf months OF the campaign left
different September but
1t Gandpappy Clark Gth the
getting the blame
When Griffith passed that prohibiting League
winner from trading buying another
the waiver route the Yankees regarded
humoring old gentleman Now they
It keep them from getting good start nasuch Maggie
Jake Powell hurt the batting
Indeed the front office
rule that the American Leagues meeting sced-
uled for july is forecast
is at this meeting that the Yankees
thrown out The chances that will
before the next winter meeting Grandpappy found plenty
supporters when he the kind of guy
to take his foot of fallen fellows the chan
the ground is the Yankees.
Evening star., 1940-05-11

when the throw was over the first
basendan's head, and all the way
home when the pitcher, trying to
pick him OF second, teaved into
center fleld.
How about that story that
frankie Frisch and Bob Klineer
punched 1t out In q locker room
after . recent Pirate defeat? An
editorial In the Greensboro IN.
O. Daily News on the importance
OF baseball, has been reprinted by
the Cincinnati Reds and mailed
all over the country. Greg Rice
goes back to the old home town
Missoula, Mont-today to run as
an added attraction to the State
high school track meet. Incl
dentally, George NJ. varnell Of
the Seattle Times, VIII referee
the meet for the 25th consecutive
year. Another Metropolitan Area
golf club-Leewood-will toss .
testimonial dinner for Babe Ruth
tonight.
Wood family picnic The Wood
family held m outing at Yals
Thursday. Coach Smoky Joe's
squeese play strategy n the 10th
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Duke Golfer Favored
As Southern Loon
Tourney Opens
By the Associated Press.

0y the Associated Press.
GREENSBORO, N. c., May IL
Angular young Skip Alexander of
Duke, favorite to win the individual
title In the annual Southern Con-
ference Golf Tournament, which
starts here today, apparently is at
his best form.
As the Duke team was turning
In a 1917 to tx warm-up victory
over Washington and Lee yesterday,
Alexander posted a record -equalling
"a over the Sedgefield Country Club
course, where the tournament will
be played.
The Duke star was six strokes rn-
der par.
Although Alexander outdistanced
all the others, there were some other
nice practice scores: Wing, w. and
L., II; Perry, Duke, u; Boyd.
North Carolina, 70: Herring and
Snow, North Carolina, 73.
The tournament Is 50 holes of
medal play
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Sour Pitching Offsets Mats
Sound CIouting, Defensive
Play as Losses Pile Up

tolerant Of his mates have given up
on him.
shibe Park always had repre-
sented something akin to Heaven
to Krakky. Regardless Of where
else he failed. Joe seemingly could
count on pitching creditable game
here. With that in mind, Harris
gave him another chance in the
opener Of the three-game series, but
Krakky failed again. His only con-
ISOLATION was that he had company
In Joe Haynes and Masterson.
johnson No Tonic to Krakky.
Krakauskas launched the game
with walks to Bill Lillard and Wany
Moses and trailed, 20, when Bob
johnson rifled . single OF the left
field barrier to score them.
Walkers tremendous home run
into the upper tier of the left-field
stands in the fifth, scoring George
Case and Lewis ahead Of him, tied
1t up for Joe at a., but Krakky
Immediately pitched himself out Of
that situation by tossing q home
run ball to johnson, leading Oh for
the AS In the fifth.
When Joe threw q double to AL
Rubeling opening the sixth, Harris
yanked him in favor Of Haynes.
The Mats then constructed q 6-5
lead by scoring two runs in the
eighth, but Haynes couldn't stand
prosperity. With two out In the
eighth he pitched successive singles
to Chubby Dean and Lillard and
was replaced at that juncture by
Masterson.
Masterson represented no i'm
provement. He walked Moses and
unleashed wild pitch to score Dean
with the tying run, move Lillard
to third and Moses to second. Then
he finished the job of walking Benny
Mccoy before pitching a double to
johnson that scored Lillard and
Moses.
The Mats produced another run
with two down in the ninth, but
with Johnny Welaj, running for
Bonura, perched on second with
what represented the tying run and
Travis on first with the theoretical
winning run, Bloodworth fouled to
Rubeling to end the game. He may
have saved some alleged pitcher
further embarrassment.
Sid Hudson, who has had only
three days rest since spanking st.
Louis, 6-5, on II hits, was Harris
choice to pitch today.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
jewelers. League Pinmen
Get Awards Tonioht

Henry May and Paul Schlosser,
champion and runner-up, and men,
bers of the pennant-winning Shah
& Shah team will be honored tonight
at the 18th annual banquet of the
jewelers. Bowling League at the
Harrington Hotel.
Oficers of the league. including
n. ]. Heller, president; w. G. Ellis,
secretary; J. Summers, scorer, and
]. B. Stanley, chairman Of the Prize
Committee, will be among the more
than IS members Of the league
present.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Mayo to Bottle Escobul
In Pro Ring Debut

Gilbert Mayo, Alexandria anna
teur featherweight, will make his
professional ring debut against one
Baby" Escobar. Puerto Rican, in a
round preliminary to the George
Brescia- Roy Lazer bout at River
side Stadium Monday night.
Brescia and La1er were supposed
to arrive here today to wind UP
training for the bout. Both were to
drill at the Huron gym.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Jenkins Conqueror Of Ambe Hailed Toughest Lightweight Since Gam
Win, Lose or Draw
The Little Man Who Was Therefor Awhile
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
Star Sts6 Correspopd dent.

The Little Man Who Was Therefor Awhile
NEW YORK May 1.-THE the press rows at tho h,e
nsts began to call Lou Ambers Herkmer man who
customers opponents Most of the socaled x
pes couldn't Lew jenkins Of sweewate finding Ambers
But the skinny Texas fellow with hair and thu
r fellow freshly reused from sleep lightweight
champion of the world in the rst round and
MIN down He attened Ambe nooed
n twice the third and finally the stepped them
ana raised jenkins hand and Sweewater
champion of 80 '
soe tne hight we talked with habitat Of
10 see jenkins He
He hit admitted champions lust don't On hack
overnight and Ambe isn't I've been around for 40
years ana I've only couple champions at once
Fred Aposto cracked all seem to be
crumbing 49, " ~ " ~
Evening star., 1940-05-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

gave Yale q 5-4 win over Coleats
Eldest Son, Joe, jr., pitched an
the way for Yale and did . neat
Job. Second son, Steve, hurled
for Colgate and held Yale to tvo
hits until the seventh. Then IA
went to the showers when-you
guessed it-Brother Joe sinsled
with the bases loaded. A rood
time was had BY alEexoept
Steve.
One-minuts interview - osc,r
Haussermann. president Of q Bos.
ton Knife and fork club: "We sra
al behind the RED sox ana hope
that at the end Of the season the
other seven clubs are In the same
position
Evening star., 1940-05-11
All Ambers Packed Was Fighting Heort

lew nours later Ambe fell apart just at time when
more conservative and sound critics
Lou was being compared with
oer greater when nowhere Jenkins
stakeo claim and backed 1t of fight
tat lasted only minutes and rs
VINO had wtstood the gatherings
ano was all nn1shed 1t question
All Amoers carried into the ring with him
s HIS footwork was The ggng bouncing boy
er wasn't uggng he bouncing punches never bothered
VINO oy no means immune to punches
p m Aept up ana nnay like the champion
was halted with Lou supported only bv the
and waiting the charge. " - T'
Amoes nao no excuses and advanced of his followers
pointed out that Lou had to lose probably was
ened This hardly fair to jenkins Abers is
o' u people nao an idea he washed
~ne ne won perhaps his greatest victory the night
ne won oack his lightweight title from Henry Armstrong