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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Public Parks Tennis
Under Way Today
Al Rock Creek
New Schedule Is Drawn
For Tourney Delayed
By, Fridays Roin

Completely thwarted by Fridays
downpours which left Rock Creeks
courts in no condition for play at
any time yesterday, entrants in the
annual public parks tennis tourna-
ment were forced to mark time
as a revised schedule was drawn
up for the inauguration Of COM
petition this morning.
Nine mems singles matches will
start activities at 10 o'clock, with
the women scheduled to begin at
noon. Winners of first-round
matches will be called upon to play
again at 4.
1t was announced that entries
for mems and mixed doubles will
close at 2 o'clock at the courts.
Today's schedule:
Mems Singles.
10 o'clock--Daniel P. Murphy VS.. Virsil
Elliott, Harold Jofie VS.. A. A. Tomelden.
Watts VS.: Nat Raider. Borden Deane VS..
n aaI I'M I Mile; Eu oosslieS vs. l. 4 Land
liam LIVINGSTON VS.. Paul Helms.
IL oclock-Ray Stocklinski vs. Al Scott,
Ben Jaf1e VS. Israel Stalberg Hugh Trieg
VS.. Bill Hales, Philip Marcus VS.. Burton
smith, Art Simmons VS.. Elwood Honecker,
Scott Taylor VS.. Joseph Herman
IL oclCck-Winner McCandlish-Millef
match VS. winner Gottlieb-Landers' match.
winner Botts-Fleming match VS.. winner
Llvlneston-Heins match, John Hutchin.
son vs. Meyer Gelfand. Robert Abrams VS..
Aubrey Mattingly, David Kay vs. Paul Fal.
coner. Samuel Minkod VS.. j. G. Coxetter,
Carl 2. Fontanini VS.. Eddie Lake winner
Murphy-Elliott match VS.. winner Jofie.
Tomelden match. winner Ritzenberg- Req
mex match VS.. winner Watts-Rafler match.
~. M ~. o'sl nSs-r J. Reddy vs.. winner
John Reiss; Charles Mayer VS. jim Miller.
Hy Ritzenberg VS.. Robert Burgess. John
DOYLE VS.. !. ONeal
o'clock-Chuck Freer VS.. John Earle,
George Strombos VS.. E. j. Erwin Billy Con.
treras VS.. M. w. Lundelius, Bob Chichester
vs.. Norman Bernheimer, Phil Burkom vs.
p z. Trenis, Jr.; r. l. Willis VS. Merle
Lyon. George Herbert VS.. Byrd Holloway,
e.. r. Clarke VS.. E. L. Sheehan Harry
Brlnkerhon IT.. vs. Bernard Dennison, G,
Herreshon VS.. Robert G. Williamson.
Women's Singles.
IL 'clock-Eleanor Voith VS.. Lib Sewers.
i oclock-HaZel Bishopp VS. Roselyn
Pope, La Jeanne Fchols VS.. Nancy Nc
Candlish. Charlotte Decker VS., virginia
McMenamin. Margaret Keever VS.. Joan
9. o'clock-Dorette Miller vs.. winner
Voith-Sowers match. Willie OSteen Her.
pert VS.. Helen Feckman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
INDIVIDUAL BATTING,
District Grocery Stores.

phia July 4, head the delegation
going to Baltimore today. Double
souls, quad and eight-oar shells also
are on the program and keen blade
duels should be the order Of the
day.
Potomac's gig crew includes Joe
O,Brien, Ernie Miller, Ed Mason,
Lanigan and Cowswain Jerry Sto-
veil. Lanigan, who is entered in
three events, also will team with
Mason in double SOULS.
Rowing in the quad will be James
Burch, IT,; Francis Scofield, Arthur
Smith and Jack McSweeney, stroke.
The eight-oar shell will have Mike
Poluhon at No. blade; No. 2, Hank
Gissel; No. 3, Dick De Sassura; No.
4. John Seymour; No. 5. Harry
Dreamer: No. 6, Charles Sherzer;
No. Z, Francis Scofield; stroke. Nc
Sweeney; coxswain. Robert Phippen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Guernsey Gains Upset
Victory Over Cooke
To Reach Final
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13.-Frank
Guernsey of Orlando, Fla, pulled
the major upset of the New York
State clay court tennis champion
ship today when he eliminated FL
wood Cooke of Portland, Greg, to
enter the final round in defense of
the title he has held for the last two
years.
Guernsey outsteadied the higher
ranking player to win their semi
final match, @6, Ga, 81, Ga.
His opponent tomorrow will be
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City, win
ner over Bob Hartman of Oakland,
Calf, 60, @6, 81.
Mcneil recently succeeded
Guernsey, who plays for Rice In
stitute, as intercollegiate champion.
Earlier in the day Guernsey con-
quered Vincent Paul of Brooklyn
in postponed quarter-final match,
60, 60.
Cooke advanced with a "a, Ga
victory over Bill Canning of the
University of California.
In the doubles semi finals, Nc
Neill and Guernsey defeated Rich
ard Morris of Houston, Tex, and
Bob Curtis of Austin, 60, 60
and Cooke and Hartman eliminated
Billy Gillespie of Atlanta and Dick
Mckee of Miami, 81, 6-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
20 Years Ago
In The Star

The Mats, victors in but one Of
their last eight games, are in
danger Of slipping from the first
division. Their latest loss was to
Chicago, 5 to 3, as Eddie Cicotte
outpitched Tom Zachary.
Urban Shocker, former Yankee
pitcher, famed IA Of his former
mates for a new season record
as he hurled the Browns to q
6-to-4 victory.
Jack johnson, former heavy
weight champion and now a
fugitive from justice at Tia
Juana, Mexico, is expected to re-
turn to the United States soon
and surrender Internationally.
Sam Hildreth, noted owner and
trainer, paid a record price for
2-year-old when he obtained the
Friar Rock colt, Inchcape. from
]. H. Rosseter for $l25y00o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Washington A. A. Track Stock
Scars as Helm, Former Hoyo
Star, Is Appointed Coach

II points and Eastern 10 against the
Plebes.
Helm takes over with the nucleus
of good squad and is confident
that it will hold its own with the
best in the East. He'll have George
Began, Frank Cronin, Pete Pfeiffer.
Jimmy Kehoe, Tommy Fields. Harry
March and others to start with
and hopes to gain recruits FROM
college men in Government depart
ments.
With all the talent available in
Washington" he said, there is no
reason why this team shouldn't be
the best in the East. We have track
men here from all over the country,
in addition to a stable list of good
local runners. I don't think we'll
have to worry about material"
Keen About Conditioning.
Helms strong suit Is conditioning,
an important phase of the game
with which he is well acquainted.
He served under John D. O'Reilly,
Georgetown's great coach of two
decades ago who was an authority
on conditioning athletes. Harry
also has had much experience work.
ing with athletes, having served
as inspector of Fairgrounds for 10
years. He was Dick Tennyson's
right-hand man in directing the
annual city-wide track meets, mara
thon runs and similar sports events
and this experience will be invalu-
able to him in his new capacity.
Club officials have arranged for
the use Of lockers and showers at
Central for the convenience of the
runners. All candidates will be
welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Jacobs and Bernhard
Meet for Women's
N. ). Net Title
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July l3.-Helen
Jacobs, California veteran, required
just so minutes to eliminate her
tournament doubles partner, Helen
Petersen of Stamford, Conn, SO.
60, in a SEMINAL singles match
OF the Middle States women's tennis
championships here today.
Miss Jacobs meets Helen Bern
hard Of New York, the defending
champion, in tomorrow's final.
Miss Bernhard fought off a stiff
attack by Hope Knowles, Philadel-
phia, to win 6-3, So.
Later Miss Jacobs teamed with
Miss Petersen to enter the final of
the doubles. They beat Frances
Bancroft of Wilmington, Del, and
Emily Lincoln of Boston, 6-3. 60.
Doris Hart and Nellie Sheer Of
Miami, Fla, won the other semifnal
doubles match, defeating Barbara
Strobhar, Philadelphia, and Argyll
Rice, Hartford, Conn, 6-3, 40,
6-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

Washington Athletic Association
track stock skyrocketed last night
when Harry Helm. former George
town University star, accepted the
berth of coach.
Successor to Dorsey Griffith, who
resigned because of business reasons,
Helm will assume control of the
squad tomorrow at S o'clock at Gen.
trail High School Stadium. His first
task will be to whip his men into
shape for their opening meet at
Annapolis August II with the Naval
Academy second classmen.
Helm claims the distinction of be-
ing one of the last men to win a
varsity award during his freshman
year at Georgetown. The one-year
residence rule went into effect a
year after he enrolled at the Hilltop,
enabling him to win four major
awards in track. The new coach
was middle-distance runner of no
mean ability.
Coached Dewitt to Titles.
Now in the District building in
Spector'S Office, Helm was associated
with his alma mater for many years,
but had only brief fling at coach
ing. That was at Dewitt during the
1929 term, when his team mopped
up in South Atlantic competition.
Dewitt captured the prep school title
at the Southern Conference games
and romped off with the annual &C"
Club games crown.
Dewitt also won of 10 events in a
dual meet with the Navy Plebes,,
rolling up some 40-odd points, only
to lose because of a dearth of second
and third place points. The same
year Techs potent squad scored only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Two D. 6. Netmen
Get Tough Foes
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, July 13.-
Washington entries in the Mary
land State and Middle Atlantic
sectional tennis tournament
starting here Monday at Balti-
more Country Club Jared only
$3.50 in their luck of first-round
opponents, two of the five Dis
trict residents drawing top-notch
players.
Ralph (Buddy) Adair drew
Ladislav Hecht, formerly Of
Czecho- Slovakia's Davis Cup team
and the top-seeded foreign en-
trant, while David johnson drew
John Kramer, the country's 18th
nationally ranking star from
Belvedere Gardens, Calf.
Hugh Lynch, however, drew
Ronald Lubin, ranked as a "class
A" player by the U. S. L. T. A.,
but Barney Welsh and Gil Hunt,
the tournaments f1fth-seeded en-
trant, will meet a pair of Balti-
moreans, Bart Harvey and Eddy
Jacobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Smith and Chase
Oppose on Slab

One Of the reasons Cleveland
Is leading the American League
will be displayed to local fans to-
day when AL Smith, southpaw slab
sensation, tangles with Washing
tons Ken Chase as the Indians
invade Griffith Stadium for the
opener Of a 3-game series.
While the Indians are attempt
ing to stay ahead Of the pesky
Tigers, now trailing Cleveland by
q percentage margin of DOL, the
Mats will be striving to remain out
Of the cellar.
Game time Is 8 o'clock,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Bobbitt in 3-Set Rally
Wins Mid-Dixie Tennis
BY the Associated Press.

SPARTANBURG. S. c., July 49,
Russell Bobbitt of Atlanta, Ca. spot
ted Louis Faquin of Memphis, Tenn,
the first two sets, then came back
to win the Mid-Dixie singles cham
pionship, 16, as, 6t3, 60, 81
Bobbitt. favorite and top-seeded
had to extend himself to the limit
to conquer the persistent fourth
seeded star, who lacked the strokes
but made up for 1t in aggressive
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Aggie, P.W. A. Teams
Lead Close Races
In Net League

Neck-and-neck races in both sec
tons Of the Departmental Tennis
League were reported last night by
Statistician Elwood Hoffecker. Hof-
fecker's standing shows Agricul-
ture and P. w. A. leading in Section
A and B, respectively, but Navy
Yard and Department Of Justice
close seconds.
The standings:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Retuins Iowa Golf Title

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 10
R.-Johnny Jacobs. popular 49,
year-old Cedar Rapids lad, retained
his State amateur golf champion
ship here today by scoring a l up,
36-hole victory over Bill Cordingley
Of Des MONIES, former Harvard
player.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Gain Midwest Final

OMAHA, July 10 (P.-Ed Lefty"
Brown of Waco, Tex, and Gayle
Kellogg of Omaha emerged tonight
as f1nalistS In the mems singles of
the Midwest Tennis Tourney. The
title match is tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Texan Wins in Canada

QUEBEC, July 10 (P.-Walter
Driver of Ell Paso, Tex, won the
junior singles title of the Canadian
tennis championships today with a
Ga, Ga, 1913 victory over r. N.
Watt, jr., OF Montreal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

game will be preceded by q girls
game involving Arlington Aces and
M. p. M. Market.
Another feature this afternoon
will be show and miniature rodeo
by the visiting Cowboys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Pitchers Get Sound POUNDING
In Departmental Loop With
Interiors 1884 Top Mark

Departmental League pitchers did
not fare so well in the IA games
comprising the first half, figures
compiled by the official scorer re-
veal, for the three leading teams
were comfortably above the 300
level at bat and two were in the
upper zoos.
Interior paced the teams at bat
with a combination figure of 1874
for the half, but for all its hitting
finished q dismal fourth. District
Grocery Stores, first-half flag win
ner, was second with a mark of
316-3 points above Center Market,
runnerup.
Schwartz of the Grocers led the
individual batting race with the
stable average of AT, connecting
safely II times in 80 appearances
at the plate. Clark of Center Mar
ket led the loop in circuit blows
with four. But old Lefty Jewett,
Interior dependable, probably was
the outstanding extra-base hitter,
pounding out two triples, three
doubles and homer.
De Vers and Faircloth of D. G. S.,
who won five and three games, re-
spectively, and Wells, Center Mar
ket ace who chalked up four VIC
tories, shared pitching honors. AL
escaped undefeated.
Official figures for the first half:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

MAN FL & was Isabel Harvey h Baltimore against Lucia ha
and here Miss iham onsrauaung
Miss
6 p Stars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

More high-caliber tennis was ex-
hibited in the girls doubles final,
which lasted for nearly three hours,
or almost until darkness. Fighting
with youthful determination, Meth
er side would give in and the Misses
Tyler and Lhamon fought of three
match points in the 14th game be-
fore bowling four games later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
Deanna Durbin ReadytoQ Quit Child Roles To Become Wife

Hollywood, Dec. 6 UP) - Read no more of this if you want to continue feeling young. Deanna Durbin takes a husband next sum- mer. Only a few months ago she was the center of controversy on the Universal Pictures lot. Producers argued whether to permit her first screen romance to culminate in 8 kiss.
 Two days ago she celebrated her 18th birthday and her production crew, which has worked with her for four years, gave her a surprise party complete with birthday cake and candles. Today these men hardly could believe that their little girl was engaged to Vaughn Paul, 26- year-old producer. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Durbin, announced their engagement. They will be married next summer.
 She came to the Universal lot from Winnipeg, Canada, in i030. a round -cheeked child whose singing voice hAd toucneo the leatt os Gum edian Eddie Cantor. She sang Q few songs In Q minor picture, 'Three smart oirls", and was 6 hit. Two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
Local Courts, Judges Affected By Report
InificatOn of Criminal Jurisdiction of Common Pleas k. Comts-Al Judges, Except Probate, to Be ENs Named By General Assembly

2 Unification of criminal iurisdic- kion of common pleas courts is recommended by the Judicial Coun- ell in a report submitted to Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin. Adoption of the proposal would give common pleas courts in this city, New Haven and in New London county the same Jurisdiction held by other common pleas courts in the state at present.
 The plan would give common nleas courts jurisdiction in all cas- es where the penalty is not great CT than year in jail. It is further suggested by the council that the same courts be given full jurisdic- tion over all cases involving alleged violation of the motor vehicle laws.
 Another recommendation is that all common pleas courts, except the one at Waterbury, be given the same Jurisdiction in all civil cases, name iy up to $2,000. The unlimited juris- diction allowed the Waterbury com- mon pleas court would remain.
 Naming of Judges
 The Judicial Council recommend cd that the General Assembly next year vote in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment whereby all judges, except probate judges, would be elected by the General As- eembly on nomination of the gov- eruro.
 Under the existing system judges gre appointed by the legislature af- \ SCoutinued on Page 1O)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

years later she starred in Mad About Music" and was bigger hit. Universal realized enough of that picture to avoid bankruptcy.
 In her first picture, sine met an assistant director. She thought he was nice because unlike the rest of the company, ne didn't treat her like child. At 2l he was only five years her senior. He was Vaughn Paul. Paul worked on each of her eight pictures and now is an asSo- ciate producer in charge of her ninth production.
 Miss Durbin earns one of the highest salaries in the business. With bonuses, her income is around $5 900 e week, and Universal is reap ing the harvest which eMtro- Gold- wyn-Mayer overlook. M-G-M once had her under contract. thought she lacked box ofiice appeal, and fired her.
 She and Vaughn started appear ing together in public about e year ago, and the usual Hollywood rue inors and gossip followed. Some said they were about to elope. and two weeks ago . columnist said they ale ready had.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
INVERSION CORP.
 FINAL REPORTS
Five Rules Are Advocated to Prevent Any More
 Such Scandals

Washington, Dec. 6-CUP)-The securities and exchange commission today advocated five rules for &C., counting practices to prevent future financial difficulties such as that of McKesson and Robbins, Inc, whlesale drug firm whose former president, F. Donald Coster, con- mitted suicide when $21, ,00O,00 in fictitious assets were found on his books.
 Concluding it's investigation of the firms financial set-up. the SEC charged that price, Warehouse and Company, accountants with headN quarters in New York, had failed to employ sufficient vigilance, in- quisitiveness and analysis Of the evidence available" in auditing Mo- Kessn 6 Robbins books. An audit including an examination of the firms psyhical assets, it said, would have revealed the true condition of its finances long before the diff cultieS were uncovered.
 It said that failure of the audi
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
AMERICAN WOMAN
 HELD PRISONER
Mrs. Elizabeth Deegan of Paris Embassy Held By
 German Police

washington, Dec. 6-(UP)-Amer- ican embassy officials in Paris ad- vised the state department today that German secret police have de- tained Mrs. Elizabeth Deegan, an embassy reception clerk in Paris, at the Cherche Midi prison since December 1.
 The charges against Mrs. Deegan were not revealed and the embassy has received no word directly from the German authorities concerning her arrest. Embassy officials are Investigating and taking appropri- ate action"
 The State Department, announc- ing its concern in the incident, said:
 "The Department of State received 0 report from the American em- bassy in Paris concerning the de- tention of German police of Mrs Elizabeth Deegan. a clerk in the American embassy. Paris Is under a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
FIFTY PERSONS
 BURIED IN RUINS
Motion Picture Theater Is Scene of Horror From
 Nazi Bombs
BY EDWARD T. J. DIDYMUS

BY EDWARD T. J. DIDYMUS United Press Special Correspondent
 A south coast town, England, Dec. 6.-UP) - Rescue squads dug into the shattered remains of 8 motion picture theater today for 50 persons who had been already buried F hours after last nights brief but severe bombing attack.
 Dispatches from Berlin identified the town as Portsmouth, England's $ great shipping center and headquar- ters of the British home f1eet).
 Between 200 and 300 persons were watching film. High explosive bombs came crashing down, ripping the ceiling into splinters. Many in the audience managed to reach ex- its. They returned to help fire war dens search for those who hadn't.
 The area in which the theater was located was hit hardest. A large apartment house, many business es- tablishments and another theater were severely damaged. Elsewhere, two hospitals and many private homes were struck.
 Incendiary Bombs
 A shower of incendiary bombs fell on one hospital, nurses home and other buildings in the vicinity. The roof of the hospitals clinic, where 20 persons sought shelter, caved in.
 Auxiliary fire fighting units quar- tered near the hospital fought the fires, assisted by the nurses who formed 8 bucket brigade, passing buckets from the street to the top of the three-story building. There were no casualties but 40 nurses lost (C0a1tfn1ted nRa p10o 1f1l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
War Bulletins

Rome, Dec. 6-(UP)-MesSagero, Rome's leading morning newspaper, in a front-page editorial today pie tured the United States lining up with the Berlin-Rome axis. Russia and Japan in partitioning the worlds vital space.
 Asserting that the United States already was blaming to inherit Can ada from Great Britain, the news paper called South America the nat ural sphere of economic expansion for the United States.
 The editorial in Messagero said the United States "also has problems of vital space"
 Ut is evident if the Axis powers reserve for their own influence Flu rope, Africa and the part of Asia which is in the zone of the Mediter- ranean, if Japan looks to the Far East, and Russia aims to expand in central Asia, the United States must continue its economic expansion in South America" Messagero said.
 England, who understands all this, defends herself the best way possible" the editorial added. "She makes a show of defending her eco homie and political position, but it is clear she will have to back down as she did before Japan.
 "The consequences of this Strug- gle between dollars and pounds are easily predicted. After losing her economic position in Latin America, England will have to resign herself to renounce some other part of her empire. Americans already are be- ginning to interest themselves in Canada"
 London, Dec. G. CUP)-Former United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy was denounced today by the News Chronicles political writer,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

Somewhere in England, Dec. - (UP)-The British army has started secret "blitzkrieg" rehearsals in preparation for the day it will in- wade the European continent, it was learned today. In maneuvers this week, starting winter training, 40,- 900 troops, tanks, armored cars, dive bombers and anti-tank guns tested the form of warfare Germany used in its sweep through the low coun- tries and France. The British al- ready have added some innovations to the German tactics, and 1t was pointed out that this weeks ma neuvers demonstrated that Dritain's army does not intend to stay always on the defensive.
 m nrinuftd diviAipN uk 7SAoo MAnn and the new system of alr and ground force cooperation announced by the government two weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
British Army Starts Secret "Blitzkrieg Rehearsals For Invasion Of All Europe

pires-which had been facing the enemy several weeks before going into battle. The front extended 40 miles with she final objective SO miles away.
 Two squadrons of planes gave the of 25,O00, which advanced, accom- closest sspport to the Infantry force panied by artillery, against the heaviest area of enemy resistance on one flank, between waves of heavy tanks.
 Another air squadron eooperated with the armored division, which included "anti-Panzers motor bat. talon. This armored force went in. to action IS minutes ahead oe tho infantry, sweeping through the weakest part os ste enemy line seizing c town and waiting for tho infantry to catch up before advanc. ing along the river llne.