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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
CharIoMe's Sanford
Imported 10 Play
First for Mats
Bio Seeker Has Hit .325
In Piedmont League;
Womock Missing

Wasrington's extensive search for
a suitable first baseman tomorrow
will be directed toward the rugged
frame OF Jack Sanford, who will
become the fifth Nat Of the season
to perform there and the eighth
of a series over the span Of two
years.
Imported from Charlotte Of the
Piedmont League, Sanford follows
in the spike impressions of Jimmy
Wasdell, Zeke Bonura, Sammy West
and Jimmy Bloodworth. all tested
and adjudged incompetent this sea-
son. Ossie Bluege, Bob Prichard
and Jim Vernon, in addition to
Wasdell and West, performed there
last year.
With 100 pounds draped over a
6-foot 3-inch frame. Sanford is re-
garded as one of Washington's pet
hopes for 194l and will battle YER
non, currently serving time with
Jersey City of the International
League, for the first base Job.
Owning a 1913 mark in lib Pied
mont League games, Sanford has
belted 26 doubles, 10 homers and
has thumped across 80 mates. A
right-hand hitter, the towering
youth will report to the Mats in
time to stack up against the White
Sox in q double header.
With Charlotte virtually out Of
the Piedmont League pennant race,
President Clark Grinth of the Mats
reconsidered a previous decision to
leave Sanford with that minor
league club. A line drive hitter, he
is typed as potentially ideal swat
ter for vast Grifith Stadium.
Larry Womack, a second baseman
who was supposed to report to the
Mats two days ago. still hasn't put
in an appearance. Womack, an i'm
portation from Ocala of the Florida
State League, has been stamped as
faster than Case" but the Mats
feel he could have run from Ocala
to Washington in two days If it were
true.
a n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Rochester Near Flag,
Betters |. |. Lead
Over Newark
Hands Syracuse Double
Beating, While Bears
Overcome Toronto
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Rochester Red Wings, two full
Games ahead of the second-place
Newark Bears today, are spinning
along toward the finish of the Inter-
national League race, like a homing
pigeon that has sighted its coop.
The Wings took two games from
Syracuse last night to stretch their
latest winning streak to five stralght
and increase their margin by hall
game over the Bears. who won sim
gle contest at Toronto.
Edwin (Preacher) Roe tossed
five-hitter to beat the Chiefs, 81, IN
the even-inning twilight encounter
and Charley Brumbeloe turned IN
six-hit effort in the afterpiece, win
ming his 18th triumph Of the year,
81.
With the help of six Leaf errors,
Newark handed Toronto its eighth
straight setback, 4-3, in game that
was played under protest at To-
ronto. The only Newark earned
run was a homer by Mike Chartak
over the right-center field fence.
Toronto's manager, Tony Lazzeri,
declared the game under protest
when Umpire Henline called George
Scharein out for running into
hunted ball and then permitted him
to bat again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Bobby Got d Rude Reception in This Country

the reception
first this country
could Southern with provincial
minds resented the fellow with the mouthfu OF
gold teeth.
For Of telling Eaella what to
the hard way
With threat the plate and this was the excuse
the pitchers Eaea being seasoned at
beanba straight for his head
Eaea ball that himself and he was SLOW 10 cacn
on Meanwhile escapes It's not easy to dive into
head In twohfhs OF
second Especially at night
When he came Washington the little Cuban found ne WASN'T
pitchers used more nne Any
threw they did dust him on the oa wa" coming
harder straighter for his head -, 49,,
Fstaea took it. He Charlotte but IN the
majors he gradually cautious They had formula o
pitching the for couple OF strikes n as' oan
h follow outside Ey ceased 10 De
Of fire. A.. =. u.r.+ -.
t now he's the and 1t follows nat ne s' Nc
the to new
in the American Assocalon ie
preudices aren't as silly as they are IN 'he FeOn'0"' ~ ~
league Don't ask why. It's just an idea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Softys Struggling
For Detroit Trip

Tru-Blu and Dixie Tavern
softball teams will square of at
Ballston Stadium tonight at 8
O'Clock to determine which team
will represent Washington In the
national tournament at Detroit
next month.
In a preliminary game Mari
time Commission will face War
Department in a District Softball
Association tournament game,
starting at 7:45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Naval Airmen Favored
In Government Loon
Pennant Drive
Meods, Slab Ace, Faces
Pepeo, Loser in First
PIoyoff Struggle
"A. P. Wirephoto.

Victorious in their initial skirmish
with Pepco and with Charley Meads.
ace pitcher, ready to take his regular
turn on the mound, Naval Air Sta
ton was favored to clinch the
United States Government League
championship this afternoon when
the teams met in the second game
Of three-game playoff series.
Jesse Farley. making his first
mound appearance for the Tars,
gave up only four hits during the
ia innings he worked, retiring in
the eighth when two consecutive
hits ratified off Pepco bats
Wagner went to his relief and put
down the threatening rally without
damage.
Helmer started for Pepco and gave
up one run in six innings before
Sullivan replaced him. Dunn. Naval
outflelder, connected for the days
longest hit, a triple.
Today's game was scheduled at
the Air Station field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Big Drive by Columbus
Earns Second Spot
In Association
Homer, Foes Big Weapon,
Is Used by Red Birds
To Top MilIers Twice

By the Associated Press.
The long climb of the Columbus
Red Birds up the American Asso-
citation baseball ladder was pay
ing second-place dividends today.
Using the slugging Minneapolis
clubs own chief weapon-the home
run-Columbus swept a double
header with the Millers last night,
Z to and S to 3.
The twin triumph gave the Birds
q seasons mark Of 70 victories and
81 defeats and boosted them ahead
of Minneapolis by / percentage
point. The Millers have won 10
and lost so.
Columbus will have a chance to
extend its lead In another double
header tonight.
Pace-setting Kansas City also
gained through the Columbus Min
neapolis engagement. Six games
ahead before yesterdays games,
the Blues found themselves 71a
to the good today by virtue of their
sweep over Indianapolis, 2 to o and
1 to 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
|Unseeded Stars
|Grave Threats
lin Net Senis
Upsets Advance Teams
OfGuernsey-Bobbitt,
Van Ryn-Bundy
By tie Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug %
Unseeded semifinalists threatened
the steady march Of favorites today
In both the mems and women's di.
visions Of the national doubles tennis
tourney as the competition entered
the next to last round of play at
Longwood
Two capable Southerners. Russell
Bobbitt of Atlanta and Frank
Guernsey of Orlando. Fla, made
those who favored the underdogs
glow with satisfaction yesterday
when they provided the competition
with its first upset by blasting out
the second-seeded team, Bobby
Riggs OF Chicago, the national sim
giles champion, and Welby Van Horn
Of Los Angeles, 50, IS, 3-6, SIS.
Coast Women Upset.
The No. seeding on the women's
list was another jinxed spot, for
Mrs. John Van Ryn of Austin, Tex,
and Dorothy Bundy of Santa Mon.
lea, Calf, unranked in the draw.
disposed of Margaret Osborne Of
San Francisco and Pauline Betz Of
Beverly Hills. Calf. in straight sets,
ga, Ga, in another surprising
quarter-flnals match.
Bobbitt and Guernsey drew Gard
mar Mulloy of Coral Gables. Fla,
and Henry Prusoff of Seattle in to-
days pairings, while top-seeded
Frank Parker of Beverly Hills, Calf.
and Don Mcneil of Oklahoma City,
in the semifinals for the second
straight year, were against Califor-
mans Jack Kramer and Ted
Schroeder, No. in the draw.
English Stars in Semi.
Mrs. Van Ryn and Miss Bundy
were called upon to match strokes
with Mary Hardwick and Valerie
Scott. the British Wightman Cup
sters, as defending champions, Alice
Marble and Sarah Palfrey, launched
their drive to become finalists for
the fourth time in a row at the ex-
pense of fourth-seeded Patricia
Canning of Los Angeles and Wiz.
ginia Wolfenden of San Francisco.
Miss Palfrey also has been a finahst
five times with other partners.
Todays program also called for
the reduction of the other divisions.
the mixed father-son, mems and
womens veterans, to the champion.
ship limits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Nothing Remarkable About Hudson, He Says

The old gentleman not put in much with those who call
remarkable Gths
the necessity farung farm system composed
IA paid attention felt that the
old lack anything resembling IA club influenced his theory
Grifth which
difference where ball player from He
sandos stuff he'll
make big Lacquer"
who
Grif hasens call attention this fact
I'm book he Glass ball faster than college ball and
it's faster than semipro Walter johnson didn't pitch in league
until Washington Wser Idaho Ted right
Fch Fordham Eddie Collins
Columbia Gehrg had of with little
league England before he took first
Yankees
Cincinnati pitcher the
did him? the Piedmont That's
where Junior Thompson came from didn't he?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
EstuIeIo Near e. Yeur-OId Baseball Record

According from Middle West the hottest outhelder
Association Bobby Etalea
Cuban discoveries fellow shipped
Shortsop Jimmy Pofah has
the the association That the pitchers
he had lot bases
Mathematician figured that he cnch to break
26-year record for getting bases on balls.
Griffith like get him back NO answers the old boy es
showed here last but don't want him
ball park too big You can't take those
seriously Some Of those parks
cialy Minneapolis jokes with their short fences
Gf II won't be surprised he is sold to some
believe he'd be able help
back the American You see
American League made awuy tough
didn't look good through
he went into the National League AND
got freshs believe he might go we'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
BE Kind to Jumps Night Gives
RESPITE to Texas Arbiters

you that nowhere in the league do
they get as much unsolicited assist
ance from the crowd as they do here
Right now, the fans are extra
boisterous. They're trying to keep
their team in the first division for
a Shaughnessy playof berth. and
each one considers it a personal
insult when the jumps on the field
don't agree with those in the stands.
So the front Office force asked the
customers to check their sarcasm at
the gate. hide their hatred for oil
Blind Tom" and take him to their
hearts, II only for an evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Yankees Flash Old Flag Winning Power Brutal Beating Leading Tribe
Win, Lose or Draw
Griffith's Theory Gets Another Test
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

the hopeful theory that what
happen Uncle Clark Griffith has fetched himself another
second baseman Womack After
of neld with it, Grf him
Washingonians happily Sgd Hudson
followed normal he would be pitching for Charlotte
in the Piedmont League For the ball player jumping
year under the broad heading of
But Hudson followed normal He looked too good during
allotted Springfield against
odds
of that John Camel
him that Camel
AL Grinh
Womack be fast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Grit.
nth Stadium, 3:15.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Chicago VS.. washington, Crit
fifth Stadium, 3.
Tennis.
District Recreation Department
Tournament, Reservoir Courts,
2::30.
Racing.
Marlboro, Nd, track, 200.
Sailing Regatta.
Indian Landing Boat Clubs
third annual event. Round Bay.
on Severn, pm. and all after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
BY tire Associated Press.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug 23.-If
everything works out right, the fans
at tonight's Texas League baseball
game between San Antonio and
Oklahoma City can be found in the
stands and not in the umpires' hair.
It's BE Kind to Umpires' Night, 3"
a little thing dreamed up by the
home club bosses to honor the for
gotten men in the blue serge suits
who get all the jeers and none of
the cheers-especially in Oklahoma
City.
The umpires themselves will tell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Bureau Nine Gets Trophy

Dale Aylesworth gave only three
hits and Bonnie Fry hit homer to
help Bureau of Engraving win the
Glass B trophy in the womens
Government League by whipping
r, B. I. IL to 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Bubbles Faces BuIIston

Charley Bubbles will hurl for the
Capital Heights nine when that
team faces the Ballston Dodgers at
Ballston Stadium tomorrow night az
8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Hot Nine SEEKING Rivals

st. Mary's B. c., winner of nine
straight, wants Sunday game. Call
Manager Buck Roberts, Alexandria
9215.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Snuo Hurbor CHALLENGES

Snug Harbor unlimited nine Is
seeking Sunday game. Call Bowie
1882.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
NATIONAL

Results Yesterday.
Cincinnati. 8: Boston. 2.
Chicago, 8: Brooklyn, 0.
St. Louis, 9; Philadelphia. o.
New York. SO; Pittsburgh. - (nrst
game IL innings.
sTANDN0 OF THE CLUBS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Major Statistics
FRIDAY, AUGUST 90. 194O.
AMERICAN

Chicago at Washington. rain.
New York, Is; Cleveland, 2.
Detroit, Q: Boston, 8 90 innings;
St. Louis, s; Philadelphia, tnleht)
srANnING OF THE CLUBS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05

al the shattered with different types
Of guns. Sometimes two, three, four
and even five targets or objects are
in the air at the same time only to be
broken before they fall back to mother
earth
It has always been a Gebatable ques-
ton as to which Of the Topperweins is
the better schot, Mr.. or Mrs. While
both do the most remarkable shooting
stunts, each has a few tough ones
which the other hesitates to try, so
it's up to you TO come and figure this
out yourself.
Ad Topperwein has fourteen worlds
records to his credit. The most IA
nous and that which stands out above
all others in the history of shooting
is one he shot for ten consecutive days,
eight hours a day at 2 1-4-inch wood
blocks which were tossed into the air
by an assistant. During this remark
able test of shooting skill and endur-
ance, Topperwein shot at total of
72,5O0 wood blocks and missed but nine
Out Of the first $4,000 targets, he
missed but four. This record included
several long runs, the longest being
1850 without a niss-the longest run
in the history Of shooting world
record both in number of targestS
shot and targets broken.
In compiling this record that vii
probably never be equalled, Topper
vein used three . Winchester alItorna.
tic rifles which he loaded himself. 81
remarkable was this shooting consid-
cred that it appropriately found a place
in the famous and reliable Ripley!
Believe It Or Not" series
One of his most spectacular feature
is the shooting Of various pictures o
cartoons Shooting number of rapid
fire shots at sheet Of tin or pape
set out in front of him on an easel
Topperwein draws the outlines of In
dams, Cowboys, Uncle Sam, or an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05

Lindberg, Mayme Johnson, Gussie
Nappa and Clara Handberg, all Ely
girls, viii teach in several Of the IN
organized districts the coming term.
Misses Anna Friedsburg departed
Wednesday morning for st. Paul, where
she enters a hospital to train for a
nurse. John Nicholas, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. James Nicholas, had the mis-
fortune to fall from his bicycle Tues
day and break his arm.
Byron c. Vail, more Familiarity known
as Buster" Vail, died at the Lenot
hospital at Virginia, Friday, Of acute
appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. William McCurdy be-
came the parents of a nine pound boy
last Wednesday. John Erickson,
Tony Moravitz, George Laitala and
Waino Johnson left this morning for
Minneapolis to attend the state fair.
The high school building has been
completely remodeled for high school
purposes and will hereafter be used
only for this department. The super
intendent's office has been moved to
the new Washington building.
The work on the erection of the new
water tower is progressing rapidly and
the new structure is reaching man.
moth proportions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of Friday, Sept. 3, 1915.

The first annual reunion of the Yer
million Range Old Settlers association
was completed Saturday, after three
DAYS Of gala events Officers for the
ensuing year are John Owens, Cook,
president; Elisha Morcom, Tower, and
Thomas Jury, Ely. vice presidents; Fred
B. James, Ely, secretary; P. T. Brown
ell, Ely, treasurer, and VIM. West, Hib-
bling, Chas. Trezona, Grant McMahan,
Thos. z. Miller. A. j. Thomas and A.
j. Fenske, all Of Ely, directors.
While apparently in the best Of
health, Richard Whiteside Of Duluth,
one of the Oldest pioneers Of Ely,
dropped dead Friday evening at the
washington auditorium shortly after
the Old Settlers ball had begun.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
buildings on the farm Of Aug. Hutta,
formerly the Prukk farm at White
Iron during Tuesday night. 80 tons OF
hay was destroyed and the total dam
age done is figured at $1,000. The live
stock was saved.
Elias LeBeau, Chas. Mattson, Fred
James, Frank Williamson, Andrew
Harri and Louis Bazinet left today at
noon in the new Martinetti car for
St. Paul to attend the speedway events
and the state fair.
Misses Maedi Takkunen, Helia Kosd,
Elina Sipola, Elina Hario, Helia Kayute,
Nora Kurvinen, Esther Sletten, Gerda
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
Forty-nine Years Ago
From the Ely Times
From Issue of Friday, Sept 4, 1891.

The enterprise and public spirit OF
the st. Paul Pieoneer Press has never
been more forcibly illustrated than in
the establishment of what is known as
Pioneer Press Bureau Of Claims" In
order TO make il possible for the poorest
of mankind 10 make an Intelligent and
systematic effort 10 obtain his just
dues from the government, whose net
work of official red tape so often
strangIeS deserving cases, the bureau
proposes TO make no charge whatever
for services unless successful in whole
or in part in its effort, and IN such
cases the fees viii be more moderate
than have ever been obtained for like
work in the past.
The Pioneer Vermilion Mining COM
pany shipped seven cars OF ore yeSter-
day from their Stockpile, it being the
first ore shipped from that mine this
season.
The Chandler company are new
hosting 1000 tons Of ore per day from
the three shafts and are shipping $50
cars or about 5000 tons per day. The
company could easily increase this ship
ment if cars were obtainable.
Capt Charles Trezona Of the Great
Northern Iron company was in Mesaba
yesterday He will move the boiler
which was used at the Mailman mine
10 the company's explorations in sec
ton IS, 63-I2.
Barth Coffey is officiating as meat
cutter at Pastoret and company's.
John Gribbons and Paul Uren are on
the road 10 recovery from their recent
attack Of typhoid fever
Capt. Hunter Of Crystal Falls, ar
rived IN the city, Tuesday evening. and
Will ofnciate as night captain at the
Pioneer mine The infant daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Grant died Of
cholera infantUm yesterday morning.
Buy your coal Of the Ely Coal, Ice
and Bottling company. Hard coal $500
and soft coal, S6.75. Our public
school opened last Monday with los
pupils in attendance in the morning
and 40 in the afternoon. There will
probably be $50 pupils enrolled before
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
World amous Shooting
Couple in Ely Saturday

of the familiar cartoon characters. He
uses no pencil outlines or drawings
lust shoots a lot of holes in the target
and quickly draws with bullets strik-
ing likeness of the character he has in
mind. This feature, as well as many
others in his program, is original He
was the first shooter to conceive the
idea of drawing cartoons with bullets.
Mrs Topperwein embarked on her
shooting career shortly after marriage.
Today, she is recognized as the great
est all-around woman shot in the
world She is also one of the few
shooters who has mastered all kinds of
firearms, shooting rifle, pistol or shot
gun equally well.
Mrs. Topperwein was the first wo-
man in the United States TO qualify
as a national marksman with the mil
itary rifle She was the first woman
in the world to break 100 straight
targets at trapshooting with a shot
gun. This she has accomplished near
ly 200 different times. She has brok
en- 200 straight or better fourteen diff
ferent times and her longest straight
run is 367, making her record even the
more remarkable.
To give some idea Of her extraor-
binary shooting ability and endurance,
Mrs. Topperwein shooting in Mont
gomery, Ala, fired at 1000 targets
regulation trap, breaking 1952x20OO
in hours and 20 minutes This is
the worlds record both for score and
number of targets shot in one day
by either man or woman with a shot
gun
In teaming with her husband in ex-
hibitions, Mrs. Topperwein practically
duplicates the various shots in Mr..
Topperwein's big bag of tricks. At
some points, she even excels him. At
every performance they seen to COM
pete against each othr by springing
some new surprises.
Remember, this thrilling exhibition is
FREE Come out and enjoy the fun.
Bring your family and friends. You'll
go away with something to talk about
a long time afterward The Topper
veins viii be glad to discuss your
shooting problems at the conclusion of
the exhibition