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Evening star., 1940-02-05
Veteran Drives Boat
1911 Miles an Hour
For New Record
Own Mark Twice Beaten
By Jack Cooper, Roeine
At Lakeland, Fla.
BY the Associated Press.

LAKELAND, Fla, Feb. 5.-Several
competitive motor boat speed rec
ords fell before the assault of
drivers in Lakeland's two-day re-
gatta opening the Florida grape
fruit circuit of winter tests.
Leading the record-breakers yes
terday on Lake Hollingsworth was
Jack Cooper, gray-haired veteran
from Kansas City, who eclipsed
twice his 66176-mile-a hour time
set at Detroit last year for 225-
cubic inch inboard hydroplanes.
Average 68.650 miles an hour In
the first heat, Cooper boosted it to
TOTO in the second run of the
smile race Tom Chatfield of Dam
bury, Conn, second place winner,
drove his craft at 66.225 in the first
heat, better than Cooper's Detroit
time.
Chatfield Beats Apers Mark.
Chatfield, who failed to finish in
the first heat for 91-inch inboards,
won the second run with an aver
age speed of 48.570 miles an hour,
topping the 48361 established by
Arno APPEL of Ventnor, N. j., at
Redbank.
A 75-year-old driver, ]. D. Nc
Intyre of st. Petersburg, won the
first heat.
Ken Mackenzie of New Haven,
Conn, skittered his Class F out
board around the course at an aver
age speed of 58215 miles an hour in
the first run and stepped it up to
58.594 in the second. His time bet
tered that of 57915 set by Bob
Guttman of Manitowac, Wis, in 1899
at Fort Worth. Tex.
Marshall Eldredge of Boston was
second in the first Glass F event and
Gerard Scheeran of Brooklyn second
in the final heat.
YEARLY Cracks Records.
Paul YEARLY of Muncie, Ind, broke
the most records Saturday when he
turned in faster times than his
existing marks for both Glass B and
G outboards. Thorn Cooper Of Kansas
City hit new top speed in the
Glass A event.
American Power Boat Association
officials, who timed the races, will
submit the new performances for
official recognition.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Brewers Help Tighten
Basket Race With
Win Over 5phas
Robin Stors as Capitol
Team Trips Leaders
For First Time

Thanks to their lone victory In
three games over the week end, that
achieved by defeating the Clippers
in Baltimore last night, the Phila-
delphia Sphas still are undisputed
leaders of the American Basket Ball
League today, but their closest rivals
the Heurich Brewers and New
York Jewels-have ample reasons
for optimism.
Conquerors of the pace-setting
Sphas Saturday night and yesterday
afternoon, both the Jewels and
Brewers are full game nearer the
top than they were before the Phila-
delphians began their suicide
schedule of three games within "a
hours.
AS a result of the Brewers 1888
victory at the Heurich gym yester-
day and the Sphas' 40-34 conquest
Of the Clippers last night, the situa-
ton TODAY stood thus:
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Boston Girl Grabs Lone Crown
That New Workers Overlook
In D. G.. Bodn1inton Meet

With one notable exception, ma
tional rankings and local seedlings
prevailed yesterday as the District
of Columbia's third annual open
badminton tournament came to a
thrilling close at the Kensington
National Guard Armory.
AS last year, New Workers walked
off with monopoly of the honors,
winning four of the five champion
ships. Two of the big towners,
Wanda Bergman and Paul Vansco,
each shared two titleS-teaming to
win the mixed doubles after help
ing to win the women's and mems
team diadems.
Stephens Scores Upset.
The only form reversal came in
the match for the mems singles
championship in which Clint Ste
phens of New York turned the
tables on Ken Quigley of Cleveland,
who had beaten him in the last
national tournament. Quigley, the
country's third-ranking star and
seeded No. l, won the first game
at 15-9, before Stephens, national
ly ranked eighth, took the last two
games at 15-7, 15-10. Stephens
was seeded second.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
'Laziiness Spoi|s
'HurIers Today,
Rue| Claims
Need Much Hard Toll
Like Johnson Got,
Old Catcher Feels
BY the Associated Press.

DS tIic hSSOCldtcu TIcoS.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 5.-Herold D
muddy Ruel, Chicago White Sox
coach. started talking about the
immortal Walter johnson today and
wound up calling modern pitchers
lazy
why. I know pitchers who've got
the idea they're not supposed to go
more than half a game" said Ruel,
great catcher with the Washing
ton club in his day.
"A lot of this is the fault of man
ayers. They tell their pitchers to
60 hard as they can for six innings.
They've got most of these hurlers
too lazy to get in shape to pitch a
full game. They talk of weakening,
OF sore arms. Why, they're lazy,
that's ALL"
It's matter Of getting into con-
dition, insisted Ruel. who handled
johnson in the Big Trains heyday
with the Nationals.
walter never faded in the
seventh" Ruel said. Grover Cleve-
land Alexander never needed help
nor Herb Pennock, nor dozens of
others. A mans not major league
pitcher if he can't go nine innings.
Now, that Johnson-he would
pitch one day, full game. Next
day you'd see him out there for
full half hour throwing to batter
really throwing, too. And he'd field
every ball as the batter knocked it
back to him. The was keeping
every part of him in shape"
Ruel never tires of chatting about
johnson.
Walter johnson was so good" he
declared, that for years every batter
in the American League knew what
he was going to pitch-and still
couldn't hit him!
Il used to try to get him to change.
Let's cross 'em up this time said
one day. Throw that curve in here
once in while for the first strike
"'Well. Muddy he replied. I've
been getting along pretty good this
way
Nov, what could I say in reply
to that-to Walter Johnson? So he
just went on doing pretty good for
20 years"
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Mary Whittemore, the national
women's champion, was the only
non-New Yorker to win. Displaying
skill which earned repeated ap-
plause, the pretty Boston lass con-
vincingly trounced Gilmore Behr Of
Baltimore, lis, 11-3. Mrs. Behr
holds the fifth national ranking.
Women's Doubles Thriller.
Vansco won the first of his two
crowns when he paired with George
Harris to defeat Julian Burgess and
Jack Laimbeer, also of New York,
in the mems doubles final, 15-7,
15-8. Later, he and Mrs. Bergman
defeated Mary Hagan and Stephens
for the mixed honors, 15-9, 15-9.
One of the most thrilling matches
of the day came in the women's
doubles final in which Miss White
more and Mrs. Behr nearly upset
the national champions, Mrs. Berg
man and Helen Gibson. The champs
took the first game at 15-8, but
were extended to 1916 before re-
tanning the title they won in the
same place last year. They were,
incidentally, the only repeating
champs OF the tournament.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Miami Victory Shows
Riggs Apparently
Back in Stride

PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb. 5.-Bobby
Riggs apparently has hit his stride
in the South's winter tennis tourna-
ments.
After suffering defeats at New
Orleans, Tampa and Orlando, the
Nations No. l amateur from Chi
cago has come through with vic
tories in his last two starts.
After a bad beginning, he de-
feated Gardnar Mulloy Of Miami in
the final of the Pensacola invita-
tional tournament here yesterday,
1-6, A6, 13, 13, Ga. A week
earlier, he beat Henry Prusoh of
Seattle, Wash, at West Palm Beach.
The Miamian forced Riggs into
numerous errors during the first two
sets, but the national champion
steadied and took the next three in
. row.
Mulloy and Pruson registered
their fourth doubles triumph Of the
winter when they defeated Riggs
and Clwood Cooke Of Portland,
oreg, e2, +, 81.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

man of the Birmingham News
swears he knows a school that
captured a red-hot football pros
pect because it was able to find
a pulpit for the player-preacher
to occupy on Sundays.
One of the uptown restaurants
is featuring a Lou Gehrig sand
wich. Shortstop Pee Wee Reese
still is a minor-in age, that is
so his mother had to sign his new
Brooklyn contract. Hans Vopel
and Gustav Kilian, the German
bike riders, are in California
training for the spring grind.
Seems they never got nearer the
war zone than Berlin.
Eddie Held, crack st. Louis
golfer who has just turned pro,
will debut as same in the San
Antonio open next week. Coach
Doc Sutherland is hoping to bring
John Nicholson, former Pitt
star, to Brooklyn as one OF his
assistants.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Scoopa-
rade: The word is out the Illinois
Athletic Commission is about
ready to wash its hands of
the Harry Thomas thing. eve
wouldn't be surprised if the New
York commission is ditto) The
veteran George Blake is just
about in as referee for the Henry
Armstrong Ceferino Garcia bout
in Los Angeles, February %.
Pictures of the Newark A. G.
dinner show Ell Galento taking a
snooze for himself right in the
middle of the orations. Lou
MKenna, general manager of the
st. Paul ball club, is in the East
sounding out baseball opinion on
the Lands plan to ditch the chain
system. AL Hostak's bad hands
will keep him out Of circulation
six weeks.
Today's tall story: Zipp New
Evening star., 1940-02-05
McCIuskey, Approaching Goal
Of 100 Trophies, Aims for
Two in Baltimore Meet

Joe McCluskey, the New York
Athletic Clubs great middle distance
runner and one of the greatest OF
all time, intends to lay away his
running spikes and take his seat
among the spectators as soon as he
has won 100 trophies. That means
that the former Fordham star will
quit soon, for he owns sizeable as
sortment of silverWare-88 trophies
all told.
McCluskey is one of the stars
scheduled to compete in the Uni
versity of Maryland-5th Regiment
games in Baltimore Saturday night
He is slated to run against Tommy
Deckard, former Indiana star, in
the two big races on the program
the Governors Mile and A. A. U.
2-mile miss-and- In 1887 Joe
won both events, going the mile in
4:198, the double distance in 9:26.
A second was the best he could
get in 1888, but the man who
whipped him was Norman Bright
of the Olympic A. c. Of San Fran
cisco, who hung up an armory rec
ord of 9:08. McCloskey finished a
scant fraction of a second behind
the Coast star.
The slim New Yorker's track saga
goes back to Manchester, Conn.,,
where he competed for the local
high school team and captured his
first championship, the State 1-mile
title in 1929. His time was 4::37.2
From Manchester he went to Ford
ham where he blossomed as a full
fledged star. He captained both
track and cross country teams at
Fordham and started a collection
of medals that now totals 300.
McCluskey was success the mo-
ment he set foot on a collegiate
track, winning the freshman I. C.
"A. cross-country championship in
record-breaking time. While at
Fordham he won three indoor I. c
"A 2-mile titles, hanging up the
record of 9:162 which still graces
the books. He also captured a pail
of 2-mile outdoor titles.
But winning titles has been ar
everyday pastime for Joe, for he
won So outright and shared another
OF these 20 were national. He tool
the 2-mile Steeplechase Trophy Il
times, q record that promises tc
Evening star., 1940-02-05

withstand the battering OF count
less future generations. Twice he
won the 5,O00-meter crown and
2-mile indoor titles. He was 10000.
meter cross-country titleholder in
1882 and also shared the 6,000-metel
relay laurels.
Added to his national honors are
"a metropolitan titles, 6 I. c. "A
championships and 3 Connecticut
State crowns. Not bad for a small
town youngster.
McCluskey has an Olympic back
ground, too, having competed at Los
Angeles in 1882 and at Berlin four
years ago. He was third in the
3,000-meter steeplechase at Los An
geles and tenth in the same event
at Berlin. This probably is the
most gruelling test on the program.
Joe hopes to run the 2-mile race
in 9:06 fiat at the armory Saturday
night and also is pointing for the
Pan American team as the 10000
meter steeplechase representative.
He thinks he can 60 the route in
30:35.
Oddly enough, McCluskey aban-
doned promising career as miller
for longer distances. He ran a 4:19
mile on a medley relay team in his
freshman year in I. c. A. A. games
and probably would have been in
front of the parade with Cunning
ham, Fenzke and the rest had he
elected to continue racing the dis
tance. But he preferred the 2-mile
route and longer distances.
His best time for 2 miles is 9:03 g.
On another occasion he finished in
9:04.9. Twelve times he has broken
9:09, which veteran trackmen will
tell you is a burning pace, and lost
every race.
Now an insurance broker in New
York, McCluskey attributes much of
his success to the ministrations of
Trainer Jake Weber, whom he
credits with repairing an injured
knee nine times and otherwise keep
ing him in trim.
Joe says he'll be in the pink Sat-
urday night, cunning for his seth
and Goth trophy. This may be his
last appearance in this sector and
a victory would be a fitting adieu
for a great runner and a grand
person.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Joe Cox Will GroppIe
Eustuce Ihursduy

Joe Cox, the burly grappler who
was disqualified for employing un-
orthodox tactics against Crusher
Casey here last week, has been
booked to meet Alan Eustace Thurs
day night at Turner's Arena in the
semi-final mat attraction, 1t has
been announced by Promoter Joe
Turner.
Lou Plummer, villainous Balti-
morean, and Don Evans will tangle
in the feature match.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Bad.

TODAY.
Basket Bah.
Tech VS.. Gonzaga, Tech gym.
$3.50.
Landon VS.. Bethesda Chevy
Chase, Landon gym, $50.
st. Johns VS.. Montgomery
Blair, Silver Spring, Md, 8.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
George Washington VS.. Wayne,
Tech gym, $50.
Roosevelt VS.. Anacostia (pub-
lie high title series, Roosevelt
gym, $50.
Central VS.. Western public
high title series), Tech gym,
$3.50.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Before an overflow crowd yester-
day, the Brewers ran away from
the club that had licked them in
13 previous games.
Phil Rabin proved such thorn in
the Philadelphians' side that How
ard Rosan, Spha forward, tried to
take 1t out on him In fistic,nilng,
but without effect.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Illinois Commission Ready to Drop Thomas Scandal
Gento Sleeps Amid Sports oroy Gmon Bike Avoid War Cuff Again Student

Today's guest star-George
Edmond, st. Paul Dispatch: "The
decision of the Pacific Coast Con-
ference to go pure in its athletic
affairs may help some Big Ten
schools in the matter of athletic
material. Especially Indiana and
Minnesota, if the two States no
longer have to furnish the basket
ball and hockey players for the
Coast"
New Yorkers were disappointed
in the lightweight contenders
they saw Friday night. Sammy
Angott and Pete Lello were any
thing but spectacular, and Tony
Marteliano, who beat Billy Mar
quart, was voted too green for
title shot. They finally got Ted
williams into q tux for the Bos-
ton baseball writer's dinner, but
they had to catch and hold him
to do 1t.
Ward Gun. the New York Giant
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Southern ng od as Nations College Cotmen Open Stretch Drive
Win, Lose or Draw
By ROBERT HENRY.

IN the IempaTy Absence Of fanis T. stan
Which Was the Best Horse of 1905?
The chilly perhaps to
that intend do the 10
the 1905
Undoubtedly
when naming the pick of these should
proceed.
Using practically forbids
Gallant Discovery Admiral Sesbscut
the throbbing 3Os
What system did Well durability
heavily otherwise like Flight would be
hard to leave Those fes sensational ear-os
did little after make
great And the ability weight in
heavy consideration with little weight
the saddle Indian miles
he carried could weight
Stamina counted lot the fact that the tendency
this country emphasize and forget endurance Horses like
Booun, Jamestown extremely swift
could travel much beyond mile And then ability to run
kind track slow something Jim Dandy
could bad track they
Americas horses
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Three years ago-National
League officials at mid-winter
meeting secuted reports of plan
to organize players for collective
bargaining" under John L. Lewis,
chief q The g. !. g.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
BY HAZEL G.. REED
Associated Negro Press
Fashion Editor)

IN ONE OF THE most diStin-
guished fashion Showings of the
season recently, Mainbocher, not
ed French designer, declared him
self against three fashion trends
but have never been very attrac.-
tive or generally becoming. The ta-
boo trio are broad plank shoulders
Skimpy skirts, and longer jackets Of
the heightened torso-type.
No padded shoulders or skimpy
skirts, says Mainbocher, because
for most women these styles are
flattering, ana uncomfortable as
we'll. And no long torso jackets, he
thundered. Jackets which end JUS
at the hips are best, he feels, for
the majority of women. He is in
favor of longer waistlineS, however,
for those who wear them success
fully.
Dresses that mold the figure are
are all right, lie says, but the pipe
stem look is barred in his collec-
TONS Mainbocher skirts flare easi
ly and naturally in street dresses
and, in evening dresses, sway and
swirl by themselves, aided by
flouncing, ripples or yards and
yards of material.
DRESSES
The show stressed friendly"
dresses and their value to the ward
robe. Friendly dresses are clothes
of good style and quality, which
may be worn again and again
without looking dated after a short
time. A friendly dress is one which
allows the wearer to feel comfor-
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Plan Many Affairs For
Greeks In Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, (SNS)-A
number Of social affairs will occupy
that part of the time not taken up
with business sessions during the
national conventions of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa AL
pha Psi and Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternities in Kansas City, Deem
Der 27-3I.
The following calendar of
events was released this week by
the local entertaining chapters:
THURSDAY, December 26
10 p. M! a. M: Beau Brummell
annual Christmas party in Mu-
nicipal Auditorium to which visit
ing Greeks will be invited
FRIDAY, December 27
p. m: Dinner for Kappa AL
pha Psi grand board of directors
at Streets Hotel.
1880 p. m. 20 10 p. M: Open
houses given by Kappa Wives at
the homes of DR.. and Mrs. L. V.
Miller, Atty. and Mrs. Carl R.
johnson, DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Alex
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

ander and Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Ed
wards
10 p. m to ] a. M: Open party
given by entertaining chapters of
Arena of Municipal Auditorium.
SATURDAY, December %
IL a. NIL p. m: Sightseeing tour
for visiting Alpha wives and sweet
hearts, given by local Alpha Wives
auxiliary.
! p. m.-3 p. M: Acquaintance
Tea for Alpha wives following
sightseeing tour at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Oliver Morri-
son.
Afternoon: Kappas make trip 20
Lawrence, Kansas.
10 p. m.: KappaS are guests of
Frogs club dance at Lincoln Hall.
10 p. MI a. m.: Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority closed formal
dance in Little Theatre OF Munich
pal Auditorium.
p. MILO p. m.: Alpha Phi AL.
pha symposium in Blue Room OF
Streets Hotel.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Z HAIR HAIR !
~ 2Z0NKASk
QZ0NGR

II your hair looks too short thin, wild,
kinky and hard to manage. rub MAS
KIN COAC ia into the scalp and ap-
ply MASKIN GL0SSINE Dressing OLD
to the hair. Then see how easier. softer,
straighter, glossier, it dresses, leaving
your hair fresh. silky. better LOOKING.
attractive. Win love and admiration!
Start using MASKIN COAC IA and
MASkIN GLOSSINE today. IOc and csc
sizes on mOney-back guarantee at drug
or IOc stores. Maskir Drug Co., Balti-
more, Md.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Golden WaMes
MghtyTasty

THE CRISP Gay of Fall and VIM
ter bring to mind football, furs,
wheatcakes or waffles and sausag-
eS.
Delicious golden brown waffles
or wheatcakes and syrup are the
piece de resistance of any Ameri-
can breakfast when the frost is on
the pumpkin.
And the nations favorite table
syrups now come in glamorouS new
lightweight glass containers. The
graceful lines of the new contain
ers are fluted for easy handling,
and pouring.
Variations Ct the ordinary waffle
or wheatcake recipes, good as they
are. are always welcome. Here are
some up-to-the minute recipes:
WHOLE BRAN
GRIDDLE CAKES
/ 3-4 cups milk
l cup whole flour
/ 1-2 cups slfted flour
teaspoons baking powder
teaspoons sugar
teaspoon salt
2 eggs, we'll beaten
l tablespoon melter butter
Pour milk over whole bran. Sif
flour once, measure, add baking
powder, sugar and salt, and sif
again Add eggs to bran mixture
Add flour ano blend. Add butter
Bake on hot, well-greased riddle
Serve hot with butter and syrup
Makes dozen griddle cakes.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
DESSERT WAFFLES

2 1-2 scups cake flour
1-2 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoons sugar
, egg yo!ks, we'll beaten
IL cups milk
2-3 cup melted butter
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Silt flour once, measure, add
baking powder and sugar and sif5
again. Combine egg yolks, milk and
butter. Add to flour, beating until
smooth. Fold in egg white. Bake
in hot waffle iron. Cool waffle.
Serve in sections with hot syrup.
Makes 5 four section waffles.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Padded Shoulders.
Skinny Skirts Out

table. 1t is always flattering, loyal.
dependable and right. A dress of
this type is of prime Importance
in a woman's wardrobe, Mainboch
er observes, and we agree heartily
as 1T has always been our feeling
that dresses of this type are indis-
pensable.
The friendly dress enters into
the life of q Well-groomed woman.
not just into ker clothes closet, re-
served for special occasions" The
dress may be quiet or perhaps lit
tie gay, but is unpre,entious and
always on hand to give confidence
and support tc its owner. A dress
friendship may last several years,
Mainbocher emphaized, if mater
ials, cut and line are good. And he
believes that smart women recog-
nize these points. Nothing bizarre
or extreme will fit into this class
of course.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

When your calendar says "at
home for the day." here's dress
you need! Pattern 254, by Claire
Tilden, is designed for every day
living-it's simple enough to wear
for household chores. gay enough
for greeting your homecoming FAM
lily. smart and becoming enough
for running neighborhood errands.
Best of all, it's an unusually quick
to-stitch style, as yo see by the
open diagram. There are no waist
line seams-juSt easy, straight up
ana down panelled lines. If you
decide ouse plaid or checked
cotton fabric, those two front pam
els would be effective on the bias.
A charming and becoming touch
is the novelty-shaped' yoke that
may be nicely accented by ruffling
or ric-rac and button trim. More
of the same edging would look at
tractive used on the optional point
ed sleeve tabs, though you might
prefer to make a shorter, straight
sleeve version. The princess back
of this dress gives smart fitted
ano-flared lines Let the belt
buckle in front or tie in the back
All in all, you can't afford to miss
this useful crisp little housefrock!
Pattern 254 is cut in misses and
women's sizes IL, IA, 16, Is, 20, 80,
80, 81, SO, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 re-
qires 4 Ia yards 35 inch fabric and
yard ruffling. -..
Send FIFTEEN CENTS 15c) in
coins for this pattern. WRITE
CLEARLY SIZE, NAME, AID.
DRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
Send orders to Scott Newspaper
Syndicate, Pattern Department, 210
Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Ga.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23


is flat-busted to get busy, since
fashion calls more and more for a
presentable front Blouses that
cling to ones ribs are no help to-
ward the building of glamor. De-
sigy;ers of foundation garments are
doing their best for the bed-slant
figure as you will observe by the
cut of braissieres. Miss Skippy
doesn't know that the correct gar
ment will make her more shapely;
she usually fancies that she needs
r.othing of the sort. But corset
makers nave an eye on all kinds
of figures, endeavor to offer means
of Improvement.
HOLD CHEST HIGH
The chest should be capable of
expansion. The habit of holding it
high will strengthen and develop
fiberS and tissues; that is why the
slouchy young lady is not doing
right by herself She is throwing
her body out of balance, being
downright mean to her spinal col
umn ..-.
Poor posture brings shallow
breathing, which is not good for
the circulatory system. The first
step in chest development is to
take breathing exercises until one
acquires the habit of pulling the
air down into the lowest cellar cells
of the lungs Men and children
breathe more deeply than women.
Perhaps shallow breathing is an