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Evening star., 1941-03-23
Conversion Of Links
To Net Courts Irks
Public Golfers

Pubic links golfers are not taking
kindly to the cutting up of one of
the courses in East Potomac Park
to make way for tennis courts and
other playground facilities.
Some of them have asked why
other available parts of the parks
were not used without cutting into
an area which for many years has
been set aside for golf All four
9-hole courses at East Potomac Park
are crowded from dawn to dark
during the season, they say, and
curtailment OF golf facilities will
mean curatilment of enjoyment of
the game for many people.
West Potomac Parks limited golf
facilities are not much used, they
point out, and that area is closer
to the Government buildings than
is East Potomac Park.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Brewers Out to Sink Clippers
In Pro Basket League Finish

Washington Brewers finish off
their 1904 American Pro League
basket ball season tonight playing
host to the Baltimore Clippers at
Riverside Stadium at $50.
Naturally enough the Brewers will
be out to put a happy ending to
their league schedule and to their
intercity rivalry with the Clippers,
especially in view of the two-point
upset the Baltimore club scored over
Washington recently when the Brew
ers still were in the running for the
second-half championship
Principals in one of the big league
trades of the season will be on op-
posing sides tonight. Howard Boil
Evening star., 1941-03-23
KelIey's Finish Kick
Wins Medford Club
2O-MiIe Road Race
Ps the Associated Press.

PS The Associated Press.
MEDFORD, Mass, March "a
After running almost side by side
with Leslie Pawson of Pawtucket,
R. l., Johnny Kelley of Arlington
spurted when the finish line came
in sight and won his sixth North
Medford Club 20-mile road race
today with a 1851 performance,
about three minutes off the course
record.
Pawson was rs yards behind when
Kelley broke the tape. Fred Nc
Clone of Boston pulled into third
place with terrific finishing drive,
Joe Smith of North Medford was
fourth and Gerard Cote of St. Hya-
cinthe. Quebec, the 1910 Boston
marathon victor. was fifth.
Others in the first TO- in order,
were Don Heinecke of Baltimore.
Paul Donate of Boston. Robert
Campbell OF Watertown. Johnny
Semple OF Beverly and Michael
OHara of New York.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Little, Open King, Among Pros
In British Relief Golf Here

Lawson Little, United States Open
golf champion. is practically sure
to be among the star divot lifters
who will perform for sweet charity
in an exhibition match at Chevy
Chase April 10. Under arrange
ments now being completed, about
a dozen of the Nations top profess
sional golfers will play at Chevy
Chase.
All proceeds from the gate. at a
buck a head, will 60 to British war
relief The affair is being arranged
by the Daughters of Scotia and other
Scottish organizations and Chevy
Chase has loaned its course for the
day.
Already signed are Horton Smith,
Jimmy Thomson and George Daw-
son. Other top-notchers will come
along and within a week the entire
Evening star., 1941-03-23

lerman, the 6-foot-6 center who
joined Washington in December. will
make his first appearance in a Bal
timore uniform against Washington
while George Slott, former Balti-
more scoring ace, will be playing
for Washington against his old
mates. Another former Washington
center now playing for the Clippers
is Mike Bloom. who was sold earlier
this season.
Coach Mike Posnack plans a start
ing lineup for Washington that in
cludes Phil Rabin and Moe Dubilier
at forwards; Ben Goldfadden at
center and Nat Frankel and Whitley
Wilson at guards.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Commercial League
Revival Is Planned
By Sandlot Body
Government Loop Berths
Also Apt to Be Filled
At Tuesday Session

One of the city's Oldest sandlot
circuits, the Commercial League.
may be recognized this year If plans
of the National Capital Amateur
Baseball Federation materialize.
Sergt. Walter P. Grifflth, fedora
ton secretary, is working out plans
for the loop and reports two teams
already signed for franchise. Miller
Furniture, potent last season as the
Maryland Aces, and Hot Shoppes
definitely will compete. Three addi-
tional franchises are open and ap-
plications will be accepted at
reorganization meeting Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock at the Times
Herald offices.
One or two berths still are open
in Government leagues under the
federation's jurisdiction and they
may be filled at this meeting Repre-
sentatives of any unlimited team
anxious to compete in organized ball
are invited TO attend.
Vic Gauzza, prexy OF the COM
merclal for years before it became
dormant two years ago. is men,
toned prominently for his old posi-
ton and if the league resumes oper-
ations he'll probably take the reins.
Gauzza probably is the most ex-
perienced sandlot executive in the
game today and his experienced
hand would be a welcome help at
the new leagues helm.
Griffith, confident that three re-
naming teams will be found 10
round out the loop, predicts the
brightest campaign for local teams
in IS years. The federation, which
will send the city champion to the
national tournament in Ohio next
August, expects to have six week
day leagues operating, embracing 80
or more clubs.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Track Meet Featured
On Eastern Branch
Boys Program

A track meet for members of East
ern Branch Boys Club of Washing
ton will be held in the Eastern
Branch gym on Wednesday at pm.
as one of the highights of this week s
athletic program.
Another feature is a father-an
son splash party at the pool on
Thursday at 7:45. House League and
City League basket ball games also
will be played this week.
The schedule:
House Ieaxue.
Junior section-Tuesdsy, Wilson Teach
ers VS.. George Washington; Friday Cath
clic U. VS. GEORGETOWN, both at 6:25 pm.
Senior secton-Sphas VS.. Brewers, 6:25
pm.
City Basket Ball League.
90-pound class - Saturday Eastern
Branch Gnats VS.. Merrick 1915 am:
Central Branch CeItics VS.. Georgetown
Branch, IL am.
105-pound class-Sa turday. Central Cubs
VS.. Central Branch Senators. 1:15 pm. I;
GeorgetoWn Brancn VS.. Graoy hoRers. .
pm: Central Cubs VS.. Merrick, 2 40 pm;
Grady Rovers VS.. Central Branch Senator'S,
3:30 pm.
135-pound class-Thursday, Merrick VS..
Northeast Business Men. 7:15 pm; Mer-
rick VS.. Eastern Branch Hens s:15 pm;
Friday, Eastern Branch Celtics VS.. North
east Business Men, 7:l5 pm.
Independent Games.
Tuesday. Eastern Branch Hens VS.. Be
thesda Chevy Chase. SIS pm; Thursday,
STAFF VS. Alexandria Boys Club. 9:15 pm. /:
Saturday. Gunners VS.. North Light Boys
Club of Philadelphia. pm.
Track.
Wednesdsy-Meet in gym T:30 pm.
Pool Program.
TUESDAY. elimination game, pm: We'd
neSday, time trials ,s: all day; THURSDAY,
Saturday, club swim and dive meet. 3 pm,
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Mems Meger Golf Slate Marked to Season Lined p Women
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

The first of a four-game series
between the Washington Regulars
and Yannigans to decide which of
the rockies will stick will bring
the training camp activities at
Tampa to a close. Manager
George Mcbride already has de-
cided to keep LaMotte, Foss,
Brottem and Miller.
Hans Wagner, former Pirate,
is coaching the Carnegie Tech
baseball team. 1t is expected
that the Skibos will have the
best team in their history.
There is not fight promoter in
New York who is not pulling for
Tex Rickard to go away and take
a long rest. The purses which he
is offering are too big to COM
pete against. Thus rival i'm
presarios have been able to ar
range only a few interesting
scraps.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

setup will be known. Russ Holle-
baugh, well-known sports goods
salesman. has been at Pinehurst ar
ranging for the appearance of the
players, who will be on their way
north after the Masters tourney at
Augusta, ending April 6.
Scheduled to appear are Sam
Snead, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen,
Ralph Guldahl and many others
The affair can be and will be the
outstanding pro match of the early
season around Washington.
Five thousand tickets have been
printed. If 5000 people turn out
for the matches they'll form the big
gest gallery seen around this town
in years, or since Horton Smith,
Lawson Little, Harry Cooper and Jim
Thomson played free match at
Kenwood three or four years ago.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Smith Leading Scorer
In Hockey PIoyoffs
By the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, March 90
Winky Smith. st. Louis wing, is the
leading scorer in the American
Hockey Association playoffs.
Smith has popped in two goals
and assisted on two others in the
Flyer-St. Paul semifinal series.
The fourth game will be played
tomorrow night at ST. Paul and a
ST. Louis victory assures the Flyers
berth in the finals.
Kansas City and Minneapolis
tangle on the Americans ice at the
same time.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Village Motor Players
Will Gather Tuesdoy

Members of the Village Motors
nine are requested to meet at 1910
Sixteenth street northwest Tuesday
night at o'clock to receive new
equipment The team will compete
in the Arlington Night League this
season.
Manager Norman Autcault has
openings for a couple of pitchers
since Dick DiBlasi is to get a trial
with Boston and Aaron Silverman
went South for a trial with Kansas
City. Candidates are invited to at
tend the meeting.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Cleveland Park Y Five
Tops GreenbeIt Frosh

Cleveland Park Y M. C. AS bas-
ket bali team closed its season with
a victory last night when it trounced
the Greenbelt High freshmen, 1912,
at Greenbelt.
Billy Haycock was the all-around
star for the winners. who held a ga
advantage at half time.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
SoftboII Teorhs SOUGHT

Openings are available in the
Sports Center Leagues for softball
teams playing Saturday afternoons,
Sunday mornings and late after
moons. See Ellis Goodman at the
Sports Center
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Navy RifIemen EosiIy
Beot Carnegie Tech

bN ITt HSSOCIdLtd PTeSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March o.
Navy took first place in a college
rifle meet here today. defeating Car
negie Tech. 1897 to 1.341. Top
man for the Navy was Walter Munk,
who scored 285
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Motorists of Washington we'll acquainted with the
of Reds Alber, veteran automobile dealer His
association with Oldsmobe will undoubtedly in
terest his many friends in this territory. Oldsmobe
cordially invites them to stop in and visit this new
establishment-see the beautiful 1o41 Odsmobiles
display and inspect the modern new service department.
His long experience in the automobile business in
Washington qualities Mr.. Alber open this new,
completely equipped Oldsmobe sales and service
Factory approved tools and factory mechanics,
plus complete stock of genuine Odsmobe parts are your
assurance of fast courteous service at reasonable rates.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

For the greatest driving thrill of them all,
try Oldsmobile's sensational Hydra-M Matte
Drive. All gear shifting is automatic and
there's no clutch pedal in the car. Driving
.OPTIONAL
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Totals - IL ! 81 Totals
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Mr.. Moore
Fishes and
Stays Young
That's the Advice
Of Comic Whose
GO Is Youthful
BY the Associated Press.

BY tHt hskOCldleu
HOLLYWOOD.
Victor Moore said, Il am 66-but
don't tell anybody"
Moore was joking, as usual. He
is proud to be 66, or almost so, and
he tells everybody who'll listen
Actually he is 65; he won't be 66
until next February.
Moore has spent most of his years
being funny, entertaining people.
But that isn't how he has stayed
young. He has a round jovial face
with very few lines and he keeps
pleasantly sun tanned by staying
out of doors as much as possible.
He stays outdoors mainly to fish.
He would like to be fishing this
summer, off Long Island, but:
II am gladly giving up my summer
vacation for another chance to make
good in Hollywood"
He came here to play the same
part in the movie that he played
on the stage in Louisiana Pur-
chase"
Doesn't Worry.
The fact that Moore has not made
good in the movies on several pre-
vious tries worries him not at all.
The fishing is better, he believes. in
the Atlantic than it is in the Pacific.
But Pacific fishing will do, if that's
the best to be had.
You don't get old by fishing and
keeping young" said Moore.
Il don't worry and I eat lightly
and I don't drink much. AS much
as possible. I try to associate with
young people"
Moore says he joined a club few
years ago composed of actors and
actresses Of his own age with whom
he had worked in vaudeville. Many
were even younger than he.
But I never saw so many old
7 people" he complained. They we're
shriveled I finally quit the club,
I didn't feel like one of them
One habit Moore never got into. 50
common among stage folk. is thai
of eating the heavy meal around
midnight He eats a little fruit
when he gets through work and then
/ goes to bed And in recent year
he says, he has become a soci5 {.
drinker.
He Confesses.
"a couple of drinks at party
on some occasion" is the size OF i.
But I've done some drinking IN n
day. I Quit after I saw so man
fine people ruined by drink"
Like most people Moore apollo
gized, Il have gray hair. No or
can help that
He did. He confesses:
Il touch un the old locks. II :
| didn't, Id look 108'
Evening star., 1941-08-03

several numbers while her ankle was
in cast and her leg propped up on
a chair.
N. B. c. gave her a band and q
program of her own after she de-
veloped into a network star under
Whiteman's management.
Singing on the same station in
Cincinnati with Jane had been bari
tone Donald Ross. who was so con-
scientious about advising her on her
career for several years that they
were married in New York more
than nine ysars ago when he was
on the air for c. B. S.
In 1884 the RosSes were ce.-ea-
tured in the "Ziegfeld Follies."
Doesn't Credit Her Looks.
Two years ago Jane made one
picture in Hollywood. "Stars Over
Broadway" and she expects to do
another this fall.
At this point Jane figures she has
sung more than $4,000 songs on the
air. She is as we'll known for her
rendition of Begin the Beguine"
as for THE St. Louis Blues" al
though it is The Hut Hut Song"
with which she is bringing down
the house these days.
Jane, slender in spite of the
chocolates and much more beau
tiful than most women, doesn't give
her looks any too much credit for
success.
Almost any woman can fix her
self up to look attractive" she says.
It's the old business with the voice
that gets an audience"
This business of dressing for sing
ing has its tricks, too, according to
Jane.
Look to the Future.
If you are appearing In a night
club or in q small house you can
be slinky, svelte and subtle. In .
Evening star., 1941-08-03

ing up and DR. Kildare from get
ting married, Wilson enjoys himself
making short subjects, notably the
What Do You Think?" series.
His first Nostradamus short re-
vived the medieval prophet for the
present day and started the current
wave of interest in the strange
verses that seem to call the turn
with amazing accuracy on such
modern developments as the Wind
sor-Simpson romance and the evac-
uation of Dunkerque.
Wilson discovered Nostradamus
through squib in an obscure pocket
digest several years ago. Now pro-
fessional and amateur scholars by
the hundreds lombard him with new
| interpretations and discoveries
about the writings. and Wilson has
become a frantic Nostradamus fan
himself, grabbing up the morning
/ paper to see if any news develop
ments correspond with Nostradamus
verses.
But his proudest accomplishment
was some original research in a
short he made about the mystery OF
John Wilkes Booth.
One theory is that Booth was not
killed in the Maryland barn, but
lived and died under an assumed
name in Enid. Okla. The Enid man
was supposed to have an odd scar on
one hand that he wore a glove to
hide wilson's scouts located a man
who had been a call boy at Ford s
Theater in Washington who said he
saw Booth receive Just such an in
jury in curtain cog.
"I didn't draw any conclusions. -
he says. 1--WE just set forth the facts
and let people draw whatever con-
clusions they want That way, We
never get any arguments. Its
beeyootiful.'
Evening star., 1941-08-03

naturally gave her more poise than
the average 20-year-old has.
She is at ease among strangers.
the result of training she received
from Maria Ouspenskaya. Ouspen-
skaya. the venerable Russian charac-
ter actress, runs a dramatic school
here and Jane attended it for a
semester.
One day Ouspenskaya told all
Of us to imagine We were egg
beaters," Jane recalled. I'VE felt
awfully silly at first. She says if
YOU can do things like that. you can
do almost anything in the presence
of others and not be embarrassed" "
Jane said Huges had her spend
an entire day kissing thin air He
wanted a closeup. not of her head,
but of her lips as though she were
kissing the lens of the camera. Jane
felt like an egg beater doing that;
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Now the Strain Is Getting on His Nerves
Necessity of Topping the Last Andy Hardy Adventure
With Each New One Is Carey Wilson's Worry
By Gladacin Hill.
Associated Press Staff Writer.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
Movie producers aren't generally
regarded as hot timber for immor-
tality, but Carey Wilson should go
down in history if only for having
contributed to the American scene
such a, remarkable array of char
acters as Andy Hardy, DR.. Kildare,
Nostradamus, and, finally, himself.
Wilson isn't at all the picture of
a movie producer. He looks like a
football coach. talks like a reporter
(movie version, doesn't shuttle back
and forth between Hollywood and
New York the's just made his first
visit here in 20 years. and doesn't
think of himself as a producer.
He thinks of himself as a writer,
8 theory for which he has consid-
cradle grounds. During his first
week as a writer he sold a story on
Monday for $4,000. a story on Tues
day for $4,000, a story on Wednes-
day for $4,000 and story on Thurs
day for 81 0O0-probably an untouch-
able literary record 1T was in the
earlier days of the movies, and they
wanted stories badly
However, on Friday, he abandoned
his career as a New York film sales
man, in the ensuing year wrote 85
stories-and didn't sell one.
But I didn't have any ambition
or determination" he says. Never
once did I say, BY gosh, I'll be a
writer or Starve,'"
He just went blithely on. sleeping
occasionally on subway trains or in
she pavilion in Central Park. and
after a year ran into Sam Goldwyn
on Fifth avenue.
'HoW's things?" Sam said.
Terrific" said Wilson, with con-
sidera BILE truth.
Goldwyn disclosed that he was in
the market for story. Wilson con-
cocted one out of thin air-a lot of
South Seas atmosphere cleaned from
a trip to Australia as a film sales
man
How much?" asked GoldWyn.
Mr.. Goldfish" said Wilson, ad-
dressing him by his name then.
money won't buy that story" In
stead. he wanted job in Hollywood.
and got it. He's been there ever
since, except for quick trip to Eu-
rope on Ben Hur.
Nevertheless, on this trip he knew
New York like a book.
Il ought to-" he said. For Andy
Hardy Meets Debutante' l had to
shots on Radio City alone. My wife
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Wampas Baby Back

Mona Rico, MeXican-born star of
silent pictures, makes her re-entry
into Hollywood with a role in My
Life With Caroline" Ronald Col
man starrer soon to be released by
R-K-O-Radio Pictures. Miss Rico
played opposite John Barrymore in
Eternal Love" in 1928, was one of
the 13 Wampas baby stars of 1929
and forsook the films in 1881 to
marry James Crofton, Auga Caliente
race track magnate. She divorced
him in 1884 and after period of
travel in alf parts of the world re-
turned to professional life by doing
a picture in London. 1t was The
Kings Pajamas"
She recently signed a contract to
star in South American pictures to
be filmed in Mexico City and Buenos
Aires, but as yet Is undetermined
whether she will make the venture.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
So Far She's Still Just Girl Named Jane
And Miss RUSSELL Star of a Photoplay Yet to Be Seen
Hopes She Won't Acquire Any Hollywood Articles
By Hubbard Keavp,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.
HOLLYWOOD.

Jane Russell is her real name, she
is 20 and her appearance is very un-
Hollywood.
She washes her own black, shoul-
der-length hair, and combs it out
herself. She has not plucked her
thick eyebrows. She has not at
tempted to turn her small mouth
into generous Crawford lips. She
drives an inconspicuous car that
generally needs washing. She wears
her plain, inexpensive clothes in
differently.
Jane has been starred in a movie
By most standards, but not all, that
makes her a movie star.
None, however, but the few chosen
by the millionaire flyer-movie
maker, Howard Hughes, has seen
this movie. So whether Jane will
live up to the prolonged buildup,
as an unusual discovery and new
star, remains to be seen when The
Outlaw" is released early in Septem-
ber.
Held Up by Hays Office.
Hughes had an opportunity to
learn whether his judgment in pick
ing Jane was good or bad, but he
turned it down. Zanuck offered
Hughes $4,000 for James services
for a few weeks for the role of the
siren in Blood and Sand" which
Rita Hayworth played. That sum
would have paid James present SAL
ary for several years, but Hughes
wasn't interested; he wants to show
his find in his own picture first.
The picture should have been out
long ago, but the Hays office censors
stepped on some of its scenes. They
objected to vulgar body displays"
phrase covering a raft of cine
matte sins, same referring to some
shots of Jane in decollete attire.
Whether these scenes were remade
or deleted has become sort of state
secret. but the Hays seal of approval
is not given to pictures which fail
to comply fully with the tenets OF
the moral code.
Jane has striking figure, and
the Hughes press agents have been
using her picture to sell the movie,
strange but Hollywood like pro-
cedure, since The Outlaw is about
Billy the Kid and Ibis breaking
exploits.
Has No Articles.
Jane willingly poses, at Army
camps and naval bases. on tennis
courts and archery ranges, with air
planes and dogs. and she has done
little else for the last several months
Jane is nice kid. She hasn't
acquired any of the artifices. which
include forced naturalness, so
common in Hollywood. Nor is she
coy, like many movie gals. Working
for many weeks in Hughes picture
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Outdoor Amusements

GLEN ECHO PARK-The
Capitals popular free-admis-
sion amusement resort boasts
more than so attractions among
its Midway diversions and. re-
sort devices. There is dancing
nightly. except Sundays, in the
Spanish Garden Ballroom, with
music by Paul Kain's Orchestra.
There also is swimming daily in
the Crystal Pool
WILSON LINE-There is
dancing nightly on the moon
light cruise" down the Potomac
to music by Davey MacWil-
liams' Orchestra. The S. S.
Mount Vernon sails at $3.50
o'clock, in addition to making
two daily trips to Mount Ver-
non at 10 am. and 2 pm.
POTOMAC RIVER LINE
The S. S. Potomac sails nightly
at 8:45 o'clock for moonlight
dancing on the river. Ralph
Hawkins Orchestra provides
music on the boat.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

said, Let's go to Radio City, said
You go-I've seen it already"
There have been 10 Hardy pic
tures-many of the episodes based
on Wilson's boyhood in Rutherford,
N. J.-and every one of them has
crossed more than the previous one
The strain of having to top himself
every time is getting on Wilson S
nerves.
Every new Hardy picture, every
body says, 'uh-oh-there goes
Carey. This ones going to be a
sting Then it doesn't happen
But I'm holding my breath"
When, he's not worrying about
how to keep Andy Hardy from grow
Evening star., 1941-08-03

at first, she felt silly and then she
just got tired
Jane. living in suburb with her
widowed mother and four brothers,
all younger, admitted she had movie
ambitions. even before she was
graduated from high school two
years ago. Her figure got her some
work as a model She was hoping
something would happen while she
was with Ouspenskaya. 1t did
Hughes, looking for a girl with no
film experience. sent his agents
scurrying around town. One found
a picture of Jane a head shot. she
says. and Hughes liked her looks
Jane says she is going 10 stay
as she is. and maybe she will But
if Jane doesn't take on the veneer
and the all-from the same mold
look of her movieland sisters, she Il
be the exception.