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Evening star., 1942-04-12
In Local Bridge Circles
.Bv Frank B. Lord

Ownership of the Corley Cup,
the grand prize Of the Washington
Bridge Leagues challenge match,
will not be determined at this sea-
son of play. Under the rules of the
contest the trophy must be won 10
times by the same foursome before
it passes into the teams possession.
The game next Wednesday night
at the Hotel Shoreham will be the
last one until next fall in which
the cup will be in play. After that
the league will hold its big May
team games and its big June pair
games and in July the master play
ers' match, so that with only the reg
ular pair games throughout the re-
mainder of the summer the Corley
Cup will not be at stake again until
the beginning of the 1923 season.
At the most recent meeting of the
league the cup was won for the
sixth time by the Lemon team, COM
prising Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Lemon, L. r. Watson and Al Roth,
with Louis Newman as alternate.
They defeated the team composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Stockvis, Roy
Thurtell and E. H. Roorbach. Their
success gave them a two-game lead
over their nearest competitor. At
the final challenge game this sea-
son, on April IS, they will play the
team captained by Col. Edward Cliff
ford.
At the Federal Bridge Leagues
team-of -four game at the Wardman
Park Hotel on Tuesday night the
Lions team. which has been trailing
throughout the second half Of the
season, although they won the first
half, jumped to second place, just
below the romping w. P. A. four
some, which is still leading by a
wide margin. The Capitols, who
were following the w. P. A, had a
bad night and dropped to the top
of the second division. Meanwhile
the Union and the Stays teams ad-
vanced to the first section.
In section l the w. P. A. won 16
out of "a boards. R. E. March and
DR.. C. C. Mcdonnell, Lions, were
high pair north and south with
721a match points and Mrs. B.
Palmer and w. d st. Aubin were
high east and west with 1914 points.
In section 2 the Union team won
Is out of "a boards Mrs. Paul E.
Golden and DR.. Emily Grewe,
v. A. I, N. team, were high pair
north and south with 701z points
and Mrs. A. r. Hodgkins and DR..
Jassy, Union team, were high east
and west with So points.
In section the Volunteers won
IA out of 81 boards. M. Kurtz and
S. Markey, War-Navy. were high
pair north and south with % points
and Mr.. Goode and Mr.. Lloyd,
4 Kings, were high east and west
with "a points.
The following is the percentage
standing. of the several teams:
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Hobbies and Hobbvists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
By Edmond Henderer.

The dividing line between hob
bies and sports (amateur, Of course)
Is often nebulous and sometimes
vanishes completely. Fly fishing is
admittedly sport, but tying the
flies certainly seems to be hobby
There are quite number OF men
in Washington who tie flies through
the winter for use during the next
fishing season. One Of the most
active of this group in william D.
Leetch, who exhibited his hobby
at the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church hoboy show.
This fly tying is certainly a fas-
cinating business, involving all sorts
of odd materials. Mr.. Leetch stores
his in a metal cabinet. The drawers
are crammed with fur and feath-
ers. There are also hooks. silk
thread, tinsel and cement. Among
the feathers used are ones from
wood ducks and peacocks.
The equipment needed is basical-
ly rather simple. Mr.. Leetch has
his very conveniently arranged with
his wise mounted on a board, max
ing it ready for use any time or
place. Two special items are need
ed, wise to hold the hook and a
little gadget called hackle pliers.
There doesn't seem to be any way
to substitute for these two items.
incidentally, the hackle pliers would
serve excellently as small clamps
for model makers.
A small pair of scissors rounds
out the list of necessary tools. With
his equipment set up, Mr.. Leetch
can whip out a fly in three or four
minutes. The fly fisherman claims
that these homemade flies last
much longer than the commercial
variety, besides which the fisher
man has the fun of making them.
Mr.. Leetch usually has 10 or IL
dozen flies on hand at all times,
and the actual loss in a season may
run four or five dozen. In addi-
ton to those lost, he gives away
almost as many to other fishermen.
If the fish seem to be biting on
certain fly and the other fellow
fishing the same stream doesn't have
any of them with him. Mr.. Leetch
always offers him one of the favored
lures.
Although he has been fishing
since he was about 6 years old he
has only been tying flies for about
three years. but he has certainly
become adept at it in that period.
He also has fairly extensive Ii
brary on the subject, and he is
willing to share his knowledge with
any one interested. The night he
was interviewed he was assisting
Henry A. Latimer, president of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Chapter Of
Evening star., 1942-04-12

The first of the National Press
Clubs post-season pair games was
played on Monday night at the club
house. The prize was the trophy
offered by John H. Edwards. former
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
and a member of the club. Since
the clubs tournament began 10 years
ago Mr.. Edwards has made it
practice to give prize at one of
the events, which the winners are
allowed to retain in permanent pos
session. All other prizes are the
property of the club and are kept for
show purposes, with the names Of
the winners inscribed upon them.
Mr.. Edwards did not disclose his
gift this year until after the contest
for 1t had begun. 1t was a hand
some sterling silver bonbon dish
and was won by C. E. Stewart and
Mrs. Paul E. Golden, who had a
commanding lead. Second were DR.,
A. F. ODonnell and Mrs. Jack Ben
nett, and third Frank B. Lord and
Miss Jean Ellis.
tomorrow night the contest will
be for the Victor Smith Trophy.
which has been in play for nine
years ana has never been won twice
by the same pair. It will be an
open pair game.
Computation Of percentages mads
by the National Press Club PLAYERS
1or the season just closed showed for
the second half C. E. Stewart In the
lead with an average Of .556l. DR..
A. F. ODonnell was second with
1874, New Brooks third with .53l8
and j. P. Snyder fourth with .5I17
In the total for both halves DR..
ODonnell led with .5846, C. E. Stew
art was second with .5712, Ned
Brooks third with 5237, and Frank
B. Lord fourth with .5092.
On the women's side, Mrs. Oliver
Hoyem led in the second half with
.584O, Mrs, M. H. Dalberg was second
with .54l5, Mrs. Jean Henry third
with 1922. On the total for the two
halves Mrs. Paul E. Golden led with
-5459, but was disqualified on the
membership basis, and Mrs. DalberQ
with .5457, was likewise disqualified
because of her failure to play with
Two or more partners in the first
half. These disqualif1cations, there
fore, gave high percentages to Mrs.
Jean Henry with 1892, first; Mrs.
Oliver Hoyem. second, with $3.50.
and Mrs. w. j. Hogan, third, with
SOLO.
Highest percentages for individual
games were made by Allyn Walters
and Robert Lambert, .7045 each:
Shipley Brashears, jr., and DR.. A. r.
ODonnell, .6948 each; Mrs. Oliver
Hoyem, .6818, and Mrs. Ida Tarrant.
.6389.
The Delaware State Bridge cham
pionships will be held in Whining
ton beginning next Friday and con-
tinuing through Sunday. Local
players have been invited to attend.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Queens Gambit Declined.

Todsy's game is published to show local
fans that Grandmaster Reuben Fine is not
mas s4 ans ssSsss pae Loses In
shs chess faced A5ers 5rsss Pinkas aGl Ma5 Of
Ghss Gpe o. il Ss
resisned to Pinkus at the 5ist mo move. A
If you play against Fine at National
Press are &c CLUB a1s the afternoon OF May 9 and
heels like Pkns S % Gid SCI IN me osok oE on his
then The Star chess department will add a
gift award Of Alsin. Whites excellent
An Artist. in Chess Problems" White is the
greatest living research authority on two
move NOV pfoolem compositions; Gamage is
one OF the worlds most brilliant problem
composers.
We are told that the record for
simultaneous exhibition chess in
Washington is 96 boards at one time
and that some years ago, when
Frank Marshall was United States
chess champion, he contested this
number of boards at the National
Press Club.
j. Edwin Woody, by virtue of the
Sonnenberger system. was awarded
tlle championship OF the Georgia
State Chess Association over Alfred
Barnard. who had a similar point
score. The event was held in the
Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and none
other than Mayor Roy lie Craw
officially initiated the tournament
by playing the first move on the
No. board.
Died. Hon. F. G. Hamilton Rus
sell. president of the British Chess
Federation, donor of the Hamilton
Russell Trophy for international
team tournament play under F. I. D.
E. auspices, a principal guarantor
of British Chess Magazine. w. H.
Watts, author, national master, one
Of London's strongest amateurs. G.
w. Richmond, former Scotch chess
champion.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
WCHESS -
The Game and Its
Players
By Paul J. Miller.
Chess Editor. The Star.

One Of the most unusual chess ex.
hibitions ever held in Washington
will be staged in the ballroom of the
National Press Club on Sunday, May
3, when Reuben Fine, national chess
champion, will play 100 or more
boards of chess against as many
local opponents doubling being per-
mitted). The exhibition is being
planned under the triple auspices of
the Washington Chess Divan, the
Federal Chess Club and the Capital
City Chess Club.
These organizations, in the order
named, are represented on the Com
mittee for Promotion by Norval P.
Wigginton, Hyman Bronfin and Will
liam H. Nicholas.
Chess players are looking forward
to the prospect of seeing the chess
master and author in action against
more than 100 players at the same
time.
Local chess players wishing to
enter the match should write to any
of the above members of the Com
mittee for Promotion, give name and
address and inclose 81 fee. The
entrant will receive a program con-
tanning picture of Fine, biograph-
ical sketch of the grandmaster, space
for scoring the game against Fine
and the entrants name will be listed
as player.
To insure the event, the Capital
City Chess Club and the Washington
Chess Divan guarantee Is boards,
with Messrs. w. Kurtz Wimsatt and
l.. S. Turover underwriting no less
than Is boards.
II, as an opponent against Fine in
the exhibition, you win your game,
then a specially autographed copy
OF the book, Basic Chess Findings"
written by Fine himself and pub
hshed by David Mckay of Philadel-
phia, will be presented to you.
Many chess celebrities will be
present and to be sure of a seat on
the band wagon, reserve your place
by writing to Norval P. Wigginton,
Parkside Hotel; William H. Mich
olas, Gordon Hotel, or Hyman Bron-
I'm. 300l Stephenson place NV.
Act at once, for early applicants get
the best board places. Choose your
own role, spectator or player, but
choose early SO that your name may
oe printed in advance on the Reuben
Fine souvenir chess program.
When you attend this attraction
you will be helping Uncle Sam, for
the door receipts will be converted
into Defense bonds and stamps or
may be contributed to the u. S. O..
whichever the committee elects.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

, the Izaak Walton League, in learn
ing to tie a Royal Coachman. Mr.
Leetch is also q member Of the
league.
Fly Fishermen, in common with
most all lobbyists, have their own
peculiar terms. Hackle, tag. dry fly,
wet fly. herald: these all have their
significance to the fishermen. The
real thrill of the hobby comes when
the tyro catches the first fish on his
own fly.
When asked which flies he fav-
ored most, Mr.. Leetch listed dry flies
as follows: Black Gnat, Royal
Coachman, Light Cahill and Red
Fox. For wet flies he prefers Mickey
Finn, Black-and-Yellow Bucktail
and Esopus Bucktail. Some flies are
attempts to copy natural food of
the fish and some are like nothing
In nature. Either will catch fish
when the conditions are right for
them. It's toss-up as to whether
the fisherman has more fun tying
the flies or catching the fish on them
Anyway, he Is now anxiously wait
ing for April Is and the opening of
the trout season.
Mr.. Leetch is also stamp collec-
tor. He has a United States Spe-
cialized mint collection accumulated
over the last 80 years. 1t was really
started by Mr.. Leetch's father, who
saved some of the best items in it.
Others were saved by the owner
while he was Just boy. He is not
member of any stamp club and
unlike many stamp collectors he has
no expectation Of making any
money I. out of his hobby
THIS WEEKS MEETINGS.
Tuesday.
Washington Ship Model Society
home of Roy Bateman, 3629 T street
NV, 8 pm.
Thursday.
Washington Model Yacht Club
Jene's Restaurant, 1707 De Sales
street NV, 9 pm; dinner; host
John Edwards; all members please
attend.
doll STUDY Group, nome OF MIS-
Victor J. OKelliher, 1925 Fulton
street NV. 7:30 pm.
Silver Spring Hobby Show. Ma
tional Guard Armory, Silver Spring
Md, 6 to l0:30 pm; open through
Saturday.
Friday.
National Aquarium Society. con-
ference room, Petworth Library
Georgia avenue and Upshur street
NV, 7:45 pm; speaker, DR.. j. P
E. Morrison.
Next Sunday.
Mineralogical Society, outing to
Fort Washington; for details call
secretary, Miss Mary Schultz, Lin
coin 1887.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
NEWS FROM DOGDOM
Notes on Variety of Subjects of Interest
In Washington and Vicinity
By r. r. Taynfon.

The tick season Is upon us and
our poor, defenseless dogs. And
we are no closer to a. solution of
what to do about it than we were
several years ago when the ticks
moved In upon us In ever increasing
hordes. There Is no use getting
hysterical about them. Most of
them are more nuisance than men
ace. But they are a NUISANCE, and
like all nuisances, eternal vigilance
is the price to be paid in getting
rid of them.
At least once a day, after every
walk, If possible, and certainly after
every walk through the woods or
where there Is much shrubbery, your
dog should be looked over for these
pests. Behind the ears and around
the jaws is their favorite hang-out.
They should be removed with pair
Of tweezers and dropped down the
nearest drain or wrapped in a bit
of paper and burned. Some kinds
of flea and insect powder. especially
those strong in derris root, repel
ticks, but do not enirely keep them
away. There are also some forms
Of spray insecticides that act as
tick repellants. However, none is
100 per cent successful.
The newly organized Montgomery
County and Fairfax County Kennel
Clubs are very hush-hush and more
exclusive than the inner council
of our most. exclusive governments
Both have identical membership
lists, and the initiation fee is high
Both clubs have applied to the
American Kennel Club for fall show
dates, but have had no action yet
on the subject.
The April issue of the American
Kennel Gazette has been received
Its new size, editorial material and
new low price should help it to
achieve its ambition Of leadership
in the canine journalism field. II
carries over much Of the editoria.
policy and style of the old Gazette
some worth retaining and some that
could easily be dispensed with. But
on the whole, it is much more
readable and useful magazine than
it has been for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Morse are
both proud and sad about the recent
win of Polly's Blazing Star, an Eng
lish setter they bred and raised
The win was the very notable one
of best winners at the international
Kennel Club show in Chicago re-
Gently and the participation in the
best brace in show, all breeds, with
his own little brother The pride is
due to their having bred the dog
The sadness results from having
been forced by circumstances and
war duties to sell him month or
so ago.
Owners of bulldogs in the Wash
ington area have had some un-
fortunate experiences in the ship
ping of their pets by express. 1t
must be that the express attend
ants are intimidated by the sour
mugs fierce expression and do not
know that he is really as gentle as a
lamb. Certainly other breeds OF
dogs travel well attended in most
cases. Perhaps it would be wise for
bulldog clubs to embark upon a
campaign of education for express
agency dog handlers.
The Alexandria Baseball Park Is
the scene this afternoon of a prac-
Evening star., 1942-04-12

tiCe session on how to handle your
dog in the show ring. Members OF
the Old Dominion Kennel Club will
be on hand from 2 to to help
novices in making out entries for
the show and to explain and demon
strate the approved methods of show
ring procedure.
The Old Dominion Kennel Club
show on April 25 will contain much
of interest for the dog lover as well
as fancier. There will be a bulldog
speciality show, obedience classes
(Which now more than ever are
holding the public's attention., and
children's handling classes, judged
by a pair of expert child handlers.
the Brady twins of Baltimore, who
have made enviable records for
themselves and their poodles In
obedience test circles.
One of the attractions at the
Madison Square Garden dog show In
New York was an exhibit by Nav
ninny of Photographic head studies
of outstanding dogs. The same ex-
hibit, with number Of additions,
NAV now be seen in the Arts and
Science Building of the Smithson-
ian Institute, and will remain on
view through the month Of April.
1t is we'll worth visit by the lover
of good dogs and the lover OF good
photography.
Every once in a while dog ap-
pears that attracts the attention OF
all observers by his intent absorp-
ton in his own business. Such a
dog made the lobby of Doctors Hos
pital his base the other day. He
was a largish, shaggy, gray dog,
chiefly remarkable for his monde
script appearance and his beautiful
brown eyes.
Starting from the huge library
table which graces the lobby he
made brief foraging expeditions
down each corridor, peering curl
ously into rooms, shifting chairs and
benches. intently eyeing all the
hurrying people who passed him.
but not stopping for pat or word
from any of them.
After each foray he went back to
his headquarters table for brief
reconnaissance. and then back to his
self-imposed task.
Neither the doorman nor any OF
the hospital attendants knew the
dog nor how he had entered the
closely guarded lobby. None of the
waiting visitors in the lobby claimed
any knowledge of him. When last
seen he was starting off with his
curiously coutious stride towards the
managers office.
Many obedience test clubs through
out the country are adding new
courses in canine education to pre-
pare the pets of their members for
service in national defense. Trained
dogs, even those whose training was
all for peace, are capable Of helping
in many ways, besides their always
available ability to give comfort and
companionship in time of stress.
Dogs are being employed to guard
against sabotage in defense indus
tries. Their keener senses make
them especially valuable assistants
to the human guards employed in
such plants. Exhibitions by trained
dogs at dog shows which donate all
or part of their revenue for war use
are good drawing cards in attracting
spectators not interested in regular
bench shows.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

STAMPS AND COINS.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
the envelopes in the place customar
lily occupied by stamps.

the envelopes in the place customar-
lily occupied by stamps.
The Citizens Emergency Commit.
tee on Non-Defense Expenditures
1155 Sixteenth street NV, has is
sued red, white and blue poster
label reading: Check every Fed
eral cost! Is it vital for victory?"
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at g. Capital
Precancel Club. Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV. Meeting
in charge of George w. Hawse, pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School; program and bourse.
Thursday evening at 8-East
Washington Stamp Club, Eastern
High School, East Capitol street.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

First-day covers, carrying soldiers
letters gratis under the terms of
the new law, were accepted for
transmission at Army camps on
April 2. The word free" appears
in the upper right-hand corners Of
Evening star., 1942-04-12

Stamp collectors interested in Lin
coin are invited to attend a meeting
of the Lincoln Group of the District
of Columbia at the old Ford The
ater, Tenth street, near E NV,
Tuesday evening at o'clock. Speak
ers will include David Rankin Bar
bee and James Sherier.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

Chess Problem No. 437.
BY F. GAMAGE. BrccktoA, .uass.
First Prize. Falkirk Herald, 1912.
BLACKS MEN.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
WHITES MEN,

First Prize. Falkirk Herald 1a41-2
Solutions come this week toward The
Star Honor Chess Certificate, given to any
ian who solves correctly any so problems
that appear in The Star chess columns
"wednesday Sports: Sunday Star Maga-
zlnel from Julius Rosenwald II; NJ. L.
jacobson. Charles J. Berner. Edmund
Allen A. Jenkins, Daniel F. LonEley and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-29
Commander to Paw
Visit to Spoilers

Capt. j. F. DrSnge, commanding
officer of the San Diego, Yuma
and Imperial county area of the
ground observation CORDS, will be
in Imperial VALLEY on December |
2nd . to meet local spoilers, w T.
livingston, director of the Impe-
rial county corps, disclosed Satur-
daV.
The us. Army officer who is
connected with the Fourth Fighter
Command, will give out new iden-
tification cards and serial numbers
to members of the corps. All air
plane Spotter were recently sworn
in as regular members OF the Army
FingerprintS will be taken, a
sound motion picture viii be shown
new instructions will be given and
gasoline rationing problems will be
discussed. Can't. Droege is sched-
uled to he at & meeting in the El
Centro Junior college auditorium at
7:30 pm, December l. He will ap-
pear at the inland Womcn'S club
the next night.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-29

japanese centers. It was pointed
out. since a majority of japanese
prefer tea to coffee and do not eat
lar"e amounts of fresh meats.
Major items on the japanese
menus are rice and vegetables. The
internecs get most of their meat
in sukivaki, a favorite japanese
dish. which combines thin slabs of
beef with vegetables.
The Army Ouartermaster depot
in San Francisco and the WRA
both said tie japanese are given
the same quality and quantity of
food on the average, that the nor
NAL American family eats.
Cuts in civilian consumption Of
certain items of food are carefully
checked. and these adjustments
Immediately are applied to the Jap
aneSe CenterS. The 0uartermaSter
depot denied reports that Japanese
get large amounts of scarce foods
at the expense of Caucasian civil
lianS.
Bates said the WRA purchases
meat in wholesale lots usually in
tended to provide Japanese CEN
ter for a bout 80 days. Meat is
rcuoht u for the japanese in
large cities. such as Portland, San
Francisco. and Los Angeles on a
contract basis and never is pur-
chased in smaller communities. the
WRA said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-29
USDA War Board
Mun Hits Bureaus

FRESNO, Cal, Nov. 28-(UP) -
Frank one, chairman of the Fresno
county United States Department
OF Agriculture war board. today
charged starry eyed theorists" and
dumb" government officials with
creating a confused situation in
the Sal Joaquin valleH, made so by
rules and regulations" in the agri-
cultural war production set-up.
In telegram to congressman B.
". Gearhart and Alfred Elliott,
Long said, zone government depart
ment is asking farmers to produce
more food and fibcr-another ad~
ministrative appointed official Of
flee putting out rules and reeula
tins that positively mean greatly
restricted production.
"Thousands of tons of cotton arc
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-29
1O7 Wounded Men
Brouqht to U.S..

WASHINGTON. NCV. 28.-tUP
The War Department announced
today that eight officers and l07
enlisted men wounded in the North
African campaign have been re-
turned tC the United States and
are at the Walter Reed hospital
here.
The men were brought from
North Africa by boat They were
met at an east coast port by hos
pital trains, which transported
them to Silver Springs, Mo where
they were placed in automobiles and
ambulances from the Walter Reed
hospital.
The men We're in coed spirits,
the announcement said. Joshing
each other. one soldier said to an
other as they entered car, We'll,
snap out of it: an automobile ride
is what you've been waiting for. "