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Evening star., 1944-05-31
Gal WresiIers Head
Mat Show Toniqht

Weather report today indicates
that Promoter Joe Turner may get
a clear, moonlit night for his mat
show at Griffith Stadium that
brings gal rasslers into the ball
park for the first time. Last weeks
card, featuring the graphing girls,
was forced indoors by weather.
The card tonight is topped by a
finish match between two winners
lof last week, Mae Young, the
Blond Bombshell" and a Tulsa
maid, May Weston. =
Headliner on the male half of
the list Is rematch between Dap
per Don Evans and Herman
(Dutch) Rohde, a New Jersey lad
who Is beginning to appear as the
class of the local heavyweights.
Elvira SnodgraSs, a hillybilly,
teams with Nell Stewart to try to
rough up Hollywood Glamour Girl
Rose Evans and Gladys Gillem
tiny Alabama farm lassie. Revenge
is the goal here, with Elvira fued-
ing with Rosie, who beat her last
week and brought the Snodgrass
mountain blood to a boil.
Michele Leone meets Bill Middle
kauff and Maurice La Chappelle
takes on Johnny Long. First bout
is at $3.50.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
BY r. r.. TAYNTON.

Washington Bulldog Club will
hold a meeting shortly to elect new
officers. This club has been rather
dormant lately, but hopes to resume
its puppy matches and social get
togethers before long.
Raising dogs is not all beer and
skittles. Margaret Kubel is mourn
ing the foss of her Jetta's Tawni-
gold, G. D. x. This little buff
cocker was one of the first obedi-
entertained cookers in this area
and established a fine record. She
was Margaret's chief pet.
Another tale Of hard luck is that Of
the death of two whole litters OF
boxer puppies of some mysterious
malady owned by Elizabeth Lem
mon of Middleburg. Miss Lennon
usually raises the fattest, healthiest
sleekest pups imaginable.
DR.. John H. Elvin recently sold
his imported boxer, Oh. Falstone
Dreadnought, to Mr.. and Mrs. Cow
gill of Atlanta, Ga. DR.. Elvin lis
relying on Dreadnought's son, Tor
pedo, to head his kennel now.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Phi|ippson Wins Coll
Event, Another Tied

Only two tournaments featured a
wartime Memorial Day that found
many District golfers busy at their
desks, with usual holiday events
moved to Sunday dates.
At Woodmont Country Club, Bob
lPhillipson won the sweepstakes with
Ia net of "a. He carded a gross 50
and used a 10-stroke handicap to
take the annual fixture by margin
of two strokes. Milton Harris was
second in the class A division, with
32-8-4.
Glass B winner was Phil Lustine,
who crossed 90 and deducted 25-
stroke handicap for SO. Tied for
second were Eli Weinstein, with o.
2l-70, and A. Mann, who carded
I87-17-70.
In Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club blind bogey tournament
78 was the magic number and dead
locked for top honors were DR.. S. T.
holland, 86-8-78; D. r. Monsees,
86-8-78, and Brian Bell, 85-7-78.
Solitary winner for fourth-place
lucky number, 70, was j Briegel
with 92-22-70. G. D. Griffen, 86-
14-72, and G. Mckinney, 87-15-72,
divided fourth prize money.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Cardozo Trackmen
Set Three Marks
In Winning Meet

Bill Mathis of Cardozo High, one
OF the fastest schoolboy runners in
the country, led a crack Cardozo
track squad to victory in the East
ern Interscholastic meet at Brown
University in Providence yesterday,
breaking two records in the dash
events and pacing teammates Ro-
land Morgan, Al McCaskill and Jim
Baucom of Cardozo's 880-yard relay
team to another record-smashing
performance against the strongest
field ever to compete In the annual
Memorial Day event.
Mathis ran the 100-yard dash in
SO, the 220 in 22.1, shattering meet
marks by A in both cases, and the
Cardoza relay galloped the 8S0-yard
feature in 1:34.3 to set the third
mark.
The three records were part of
the fastest day in the history of the
fixture, as seven marks toppled, an
other was equaled and Cardoza piled
up "a points to nose out La Sale
Military Academy Of Oakdale, Long
Island, N. Y, which scored %, and
Hope High of Providence, which to-
tailed 211k. La Sale Academy of
Providence. defending champion,
marked up l8 points.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Bathing Beauties 10 Vie
As Public Pools 0pen

A city-wide bathing beauty con-
test at East Potomac pool on Satur-
day morning, June 10, gets the Dis
trict public swimming pool season
off to flying start.
Contestants must be 16 years OF
age or older, should be able to swim
and may make application at the
offices of the Columbia Light Opera
Co., 706 Thirteenth street NV,
which is running the affair@n CO.
operation with the District Recrea-
ton Association.
Winner of the parade will receive
a War Bond and a chance to land
a part in the cast of one of the light
opera groups productions this sum-
mer,
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Bulldog Club to Name Officers;
Two Funciers Have Hard Luck

Mrs. Helen Kincaid and Virginia
Hull, who are interested in breed
ing collies and Shetland sheepdogs,
can't seem to make up their minds
which coast they like better. They
have established kennels both in
California and in the District. Ap-
parently the West Coast is ascend
ant now, for they will leave here
in the near future.
Agrippina Anderson will Judge
elbows at the North Westchester
Kennel Club show June 10. DR..
Louis Cornett will judge basset
hounds, bloodhound dachschunds,
lfoxhounds and st. Bernards at Mid
Hudson June II.
All of the more glamorous dog
shows, with the exception of West
minister in New York City, have
been fostered by woman. Morris
and Essex, the greatest of them all,
was Mrs. NJ Hartley Dodge's pet
venture. The International at Chi
cago is backed by Mrs. Ellis. The
North Westchester Kennel Club
show Of June 10 is Mrs. Sherman
Hoyt's project. This year there is
a newcomer to the list, scheduled
June 18, officially named the Fair
field County Kennel Club, located
at Westport, Conn, and is backed
by Marion Foster Florsheim. 1t is
getting a great sendoff and appears
destined to join the select group.
Westport Country Club is beau
tiful, and it has increased the area
available for the dog show. 1t also
has made arrangements to serve
meals to the exhibitors. The judg-
ing list is excellent, headed by Mrs.
Hartley Dodge, and a series of spe-
cial features has been provided.
The Fairfield show will be preceded
at the same spot on the day previ-
Gus by the Mid Hudson Kennel Club
fixture.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
DurnolI Pigeon Winner
|Of 314-MiIe Contest

Richard Darnall's pigeon led the
fleld home in the East Potomac
Racing Pigeon Clubs fifth race OF
the season from Concord, N. c., to
Washington, covering the 314 air
line miles in an average speed OF
1,035.37 yards per minute.
Results with average speed in
yards per minute:
Richard Darnall. 1.O35 81; Georse j
4ateau. i.O34 81 Frangil Loft, 1,033. 81
H. Reckeweg, 1,030.1O; George Christy
l;O2l:s7; Edward Nalley., 1,017.s7; M
Moran N l,0i,S:37; o Doe Doushsrty, 1,0127Q;
Owens Loft, 994.12; Charles Dvorak
gss ;55; Parker dsT & Lee; 9s9;49; George
Eagle Loft. 1852: Edward Curtin, $40. 20,
and William Fastnaught. 44l %
Evening star., 1944-05-31
King Pins 10 Oppose
Masonic AI|-Stars

In their first match since winning
the District League championship
the King Pin sharpshooters will en-
gage the Masonic League All-Stars
Friday night at Colonial Village
with hostilities starting at $3.50.
The Masonic quint will be COM
posed of the fraternal loops five
high-average men, which includes
Abe Povich of Gompers, Andy Price
and Fletcher Sears of Potomac
Clayton Brown of the flag winning
Whiting team and Harry Grow of
National. Povich, Price and Sears,
the latter the loops newest star, all
boast average of 120-plus.
The King Pin lineup will include
AL Wright. Whip Litchfield, Bob
Miciotto, Paul Iarman, Sam Shreve,
with Dean Roper and Billy Towles
as reserves.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Suburban Has Upsel
Winner in AIetern:
Devil Diver Out
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Payne Whitneys favored
Devil Diver. unbeaten this year, was
scratched from the $4,000 Sub
urban Handicap at Belmont yester-
day when Trainer John Gaver re-
ported that the 5-year-old had
bruised his heel in his stall. An
examination disclosed a puss sac
had developed. 1t will take several
days to determine the full extent of
the injury.
With Devil Diver out Warren
Wright's Sun Again, winner of the
Dixie Handicap, was favored to take
the Suburban, but lost in a surprise
to A. c. Ernst's Aletern. The Cleve-
land-owned 5-year-old sped the
mile and one-quarter in 2:10b to
beat Sun Again by half a length
and paid $3.50.
| Ernst's Alquest took the show,
lengths behind Sun Again.
Although racing's first $4,000, 600
betting day failed to materialize at
Belmont, record of $10,326,0 OPT was
wagered at II tracks by an all-time
Memorial Day turnout of 247,556
fans.
Previous high of $8,572,874 WIS
wagered by 151,713 fans at seven
tracks on Preakness Day, May 13.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Groys Retain Lead in League
Despite Loss of Double Bill

Still leading the Negro National
League, the Washington Homestead
Grays were due back in town today
after absorbing 1876, So lickings
from their principal competition,
the Baltimore Elite Giants yester-
day in Pittsburgh.
In the opener, Baltimore scored
five runs in the third, three in the
fourth and one each in the seventh
and eighth, while Elite Hurler
Glover held the Grays to tallies in
Evening star., 1944-05-31
eII'0rto Promises
To Make Il Warm
For Wright Here

In his first Washington ring ap-
pearance since last summer, brilliant
Chalky Wright faces troublesome
featherweight contender in Vince
Dell'Orto Monday night when they
battle over the l0-round distance in
Joe Turner's second popular priced
show at Griffith Stadium.
Wright never has dropped deci-
sion locally and it was here that he
won the featherweight crown by
beating joey Archibald. Dell'Orto
however, is the most seasoned rival
Chalky has drawn here. He is a
heavy listed right-hander who has
bowled over some classy feather
weights.
In overweight matches, DellOrto
has licked three recent featherweight
champs while they were wearing the
crown, including Sol Bartolo, present
NBA titleholder; Jackie Callura
and Richard Lemos, but in each case
the champion, had an overweight
clause in the deal for the bout to
save him.
Vince is scheduled to get in town
tomorrow to start training drills al
Turner's Arena.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Only Two Pigeons Home
In Duy at 500 Miles

In the longest race of the season,
500 miles from Cleveland Tenn, to
Washington, only pigeons reported
as reaching here the same day they
were released, were two birds from
the lofts of members Of the WASH
ington Racing Pigeon Club.
Dismer Bros. and McGann's bird
checked in at s:l4 pm. for first
place honors with an average speed
OF LOGS yards per minute and o. A.
Salmon's homer got in at S:35 to
take second.
Others in the first group, with
average speed in yards per minute
We're: B. F. Miller, 1856; w. j. Fier-
stein, 799; and w. o. Norwood. 1877
Evening star., 1944-05-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssociAteo Pres6.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 3i.-An
error by a Beulah Park employe yes
terday cost the management an esti-
mated $4,000 as the 21-day racing
meet ended.
When Court Flash, one of the two
horses entered In the seventh race
by Leo Wagner was scratched, the
odds board operator posted 8 to S
on Wise Margaret and 8 to on Sis
Wagner, the latter the other half Of
the entry. Actually, the two prices
should have been transposed.
Sis Wagner won and soon after
her exact win mutuel Of $500 was
posted, few disgruntled patrons
made themselves heard, with the re-
suit that President Robert ]. Dienst
announced straight tickets on the
horse would be redeemed for $8-the
track standing loss Of $3.50 on each
50 ticket.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
"a Dozen Golf BuIIs
Stolen at Kenwood

District golfers nominate as the
meanest sneak thief of the year the
low-life who lifted "a dozen second.
hand golf balls from George Dif-
|fenbaugh's shop at Kenwood Coun.
try Club.
The thief also took a new set OF
Walter Hagen irons and matched
lset OF Bobby Jones woods. All were
covered by insurance, but what's
money compared to "a dozen golt
balls.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Mats
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Mancuso drilled into a double play.
But he was soundly hit in the fifth
and crippled outfielder was no
help in the seventh.
The Mats made good in two of
five scoring opportunities up to the
eighth, then filled the sacks, with
none out. Case then fouled out,
but a hoist by Myatt got Guerra
home before Powell put up a weak
foul.
All the Washington hits In the
first game were made off Nelson
Potter. George Caster, who pitched
the ninth inning, set the Mats down
one, two. three.
In the second game Newman
Shirley was behind about every
batter he pitched to during seven
innings. Yet the Mats blew chance
after chance and didn't score until
Case began the sixth with his first
homer of the year, a hook into the
r1ght-field stands. Myatt and Pow
ell followed with hits, but Spence
fouled out. Lefebvre, who had been
playing first base, flied to short
left and Layne, after walking to
load the bases, was forced out by
Guerra. ggE
Spence opened the Eighth, with a
walk and when Shirley pitched one
ball to Lefebvre he was relieved
by AL Hollingsworth, left t-hander.
So Bluege Withdrew Lefebvre and
sent Torres in to bat. Hollings-
worth completed the pass and when
the third baseman fumbled Laynes
grounder the bases were full.
But after Guerra's loft brought
Spence across the plate, Sullivan
and Wynn fouled out. Wynns foul.
however, was a vigorous drive to
the left-field corner that zarilla
nabbed after a hard run.
The Browns punched three of
their six blows off Wynn in the
fourth for the game. McQuinn's
double was followed by Stephens
walk and singles by Moore and
Byrnes. Powell slipped and fell
again as he went after Byrne's hit
and this time was charged with a
two-base error that stood.
A brace of Singles and a long fly
In the seventh got the Browns a
run they didn't need.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY
Baseball

TODAY
Baseball
Washington at st. Louis
(night).
Tennis
Interhigh matches: Central VS..
Tech at Pierce Mill; Roosevelt VS..
Western at Rock Creek, both at 4.
Wrestling.
Weekly program at Griffith
Stadium, $50.
TOMORROW
Baseball.
Washington at st. Louis.
FRIDAY
Baseball
Washington at Chicago (night).
Roosevelt at Eastern, 3t45 Gin
terhigh playofD.
Coolidge VS.. Western at Ana
costa, 3:45 Gnterhigh playof).
Gonzaga at Blair, 4.
Maryland Park at Charlotte
Hall, $3.50.
SATURDAY
Baseball
Washington at Chicago.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Nova Tunes for Scott
BY Stopping Webb
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne AsSoclated Press.
GALVESTON, Tex, May 31.-Lou
Nova, California heavyweight, need
ed only seven rounds to finish the
first half of his weeks work.
He won technical knockout last
night when Jimmy Webb of Calves
ton was unable to answer the bell
for the eighth round. Webb, who
weighed 100 to Nova's 204, thus be-
came victim No. IL In Novas come
back campaign.
Nova finishes out his busy week
by meeting Buddy Scott, Texas
heavyweight champion, in Oklahoma
City Friday.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

the fourth, seventh and ninth and
three in the eighth.
In the nightcap, Bill Harvey held
the Grays to solitaries scored in the
second and sixth, while the Elites
solved the mound efforts of Johnson
and Brown for two in the third and
three in the sixth.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Two Topnotch SoftboII
Tits Listed Tonioht

Two league-leading softball teams
face close competitors tonight at
Ballston Stadium, with the unbeaten
FBI girls meeting the Spars at 8
o'clock and mems champions Gar
wins Grill going against Briggs
CHARTERS in the nightcap.
Fern Wendell, one of the city,s
outstanding hurlers, will be on the
mound for FBT, and Les Bluhm will
do the honors for Garvin's. Both
pitched their teams to champion
ships last year.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Diver to Recover
Lost Golf Balls
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, May 81.
The golf ball situation in Des
Moines has become so tight that
the Parks Board has authorized
q diver to recover balls which
have been driven into lagoons
on two courses.
Robert Larson of Des Moines,
who will use diving equipment,
agreed to give the board half Of
the balls he RECEIVERS.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Fights Last Niqht

BUFFALO.-Lulu Costantino. 1894.
1875, Tamaaua. Pa. G0J. Johnny
Montreal 1873, Buffalo knocked out
Jimmy Armstrong, 1875 Syracuse (2).
diglione. 147, Boston, stopped GEORGE
Red Doty, ISL. Hartford, Conn, (4.
Jesse Underwood, 136, Camp Edwards,
outpointed Billy Marcus, 1877, Hartford,
GALVESTON. Tex-Lou Nova, 2o4,
Van Nuys, Calf, stopped Jimmy Webb,
100, Galveston (O.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Colored SoftbuII Teams
To Breuk Tie for Leud

The leading teams in the District
Iof Columbia Recreation Depart
ment's colored mems softball league
Signal Corps and Fiscal Direc-
tors-will face on the Lincoln Me-
mortal diamond next Wednesday at
Z o'clock. Both have records of four
wins and no losses. Navy Depart
ment squad lost its first game, 9-5
to Signal Corps.
In the women's league Civil Serv-
ice Commission and Fiscal Director
are tied up with two wins each.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Fort Myer Nine Routs
Comp SPRINGS, 16 to J

Fort Myers defeated Camp Springs,
16-5 yesterday in an Industrial
League game on the losers field. =
Three home runs by John Kellar,
Hefty Holman and Shorty Seruga
were among the II hits collected by
Fort Myer.
Heurich Brewers and Cameo
Furniture, top teams in the league,
were to play today on the Ellipse.
Fort Myer --- 204 $50 020-16
Camp Springs 600 los 0flI-7
Lee. Cost and Sislaw Barry, Semacek
and Newman
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Pickett Nine, Disbonded

CAMP PICKETT, Va, May 81 up.
Camp Picketts baseball team,
which had played II games with
service and collegiate mines has dis
banded. Pickett had 9 victories
against 7 defeats and one tie.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
.Wehrls Is Golf Fovorite

FORT SMITH. Ark, May 81 4P.-
A sparkling l-under- par 10 in a
practice round was Wilford Wehrle's
notice to the field in the Arkansas
invitation golf tournament that he
is on his game. He is the favorite
| in the event.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Jockey BIetzucker Injured

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va, May 81
R:-Martin Bletzacker, 24-year-olc
jockey. suffered a fractured skull
yesterday while exercising Mai. Ken
meth Gilpin's Seven O'Clock, a 2.
year-old. His horse fell and, as II
rose and started to run away, one
hoof struck Bletzacker on the head
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Girl HurLs Two Victories

Randall A. C. girls softball team
took a double-header from the Bal
timore Etons, 15-4 and 81. Oracle
Boswell pitched both games for the
winners.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Toble Tennisers to Elect

Officers for the 1944-45 season will
be elected at meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Table Tennis Asso-
citation tomorrow at 8 pm. in the
Hotel Hamilton.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Ploy SoftbuII Toniqht

Buchanan Playground will meet
Navy Yard Foundry at softball to-
night at $50 at the Washington
Stadium.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Race Track Pays Out $4,000
Because Of an Employees Error

State inspectors previously had
ruled the $500 payoff was correct
and, II the management 50 wished.
1t could stand pat"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-11
Hit Bible
Teaching

FLINT. Oct. 11-Charging that
iii is impossible to teach the Bible
in public schools without bias or
indoctrination," opposition to the
method used in teaching the Bible
was registered today by the
Fundamental Ministerial Associa-
ton in a letter OF protest to the
Flint board of education.
Though taking no action. the
board read with interest the COM
plant which urged that the Bible
be read without comment. that
the Bible be read every morning
in each classroom beginning with
the gospel of Matthews and the
American revised version be used.
Opposition 10 the method OF
Bible teaching was indicated by
Roman Catholics. Jews. Lutherans
and Holiness Association of Flint.
according 10 the letter signed by
the Rev. Walter Barnard, asSoci-
alton secretary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-11
Dewey's
Dates

ALBANY. n. Y. Oct. II (INS)
Gov. Dewey will make approx
mately 10 more major speeches,
most of them during the final
three weeks OF the campaign, it
was learned today.
Dewey's next talk is slated for
Monday night in St Louis. 1t will
he followed by speeches in New
York City on Oct. 1S.. in Mime
apolis, Oct. "a. in Chicago. Oct. %
and in Buffalo, n. Y, Oct. 81.
He will also speak in Boston on
a date 10 be announced.
He has been urged TO speak in
many cities including Cleveland,
Detroit, Pittsburgh. Syracuse and
Milwaukee. Some OF those places
may yet receive a visit from him,
but he is concentrating his efforts
in what he considers the most
doubtful areas, with the border
states receiving plenty of atten-
ton
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-11
Flint Pair Held
As Snugg|ers

LANSING, Oct, 1.-Two Flint
residents accused of smuggling
liquor into Michigan, waived ex-
animation when arraigned in mu-
nicipal court here today and were
held for circuit court action to-
morrow.
The suspects, William Cecil
French, 81, and Ray Rayner, %,
were charged with illegally i'm
porting and transporting liquor
without a Michigan license.
State police apprehended them
on Highway MIS- east of East
Lansing. and found IL cases of
liquor in their auto. The suspects,
officers said, claimed they pur-
chased the liquor in Illinois and
intended to take II back to Flint
where they hoped to get a big
profit from its sale during the
Christmas holidays.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-11
'Bir+hmark' Washes Off Easily

With some misgivings' police looked at the
baby and then tried to wash off the brthmark wiped
off easily
The baby still dark the detectives washed
further and substance, apparently sun tan coloring
washed away leaving little Bobbys pink skin exposed
Mrs Smith, still protesting taken to police head
quarters with the baby
At 2:3O a. M as the Kings retiring in their modest
home 1143 Mnden after another night torn with anxiety
and grief, police to take them to headquarters
Mrs King excited to the point of illness AT head
quarters Wencel approached her with her baby.
Nearly swooning and with her streaming tears she
took Bobby in her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-11
Cash Included
In Aid 10 Italy

WASHINGTON. Oct. IL UNS)
Measures to provide relief for
Italy were taken on three fronts
today by President Roosevelt, the
war department and the foreign
economic administration.
Mr.. Roosevelt. asserting that II
is ito our interests that Italy be
able to contribute as fully as pos
sible TO winning the final victory"
approved a plan which makes it
possible for the Italian govern
ment 10 obtain a certain amount
of u. S. dollars for use in foreign
exchange.
Earlier the war department an
nounced that clothing. vitamins
and medicine for the relief Of
civilians in liberated areas of Italy
are being shipped in army vessels
as rapidly as space becomes avail
able.
Al the same time. FILA Admin
istrator Crowley announced that
food allotments TO Italy in Sep
TENDER and October included ST.
600 tons of wheat and -four and
$500 tons of sugar.