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From the
Press Box
Bitter Thought of Law
Might Help Derringer
By JOHN LARDNER.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (N.A.N.A.).—
There is no more obliging fellow in
baseball than William McKechnie,
manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
Some weeks ago your correspondent
recommended that William pitch
Paul Derringer instead of Bucky
Walters in the opening game of the
World Series. Mr. McKechnie now
says he will do so.
“Congratulations on accepting my
suggestion," said your correspondent
to the Red leader as soon as the
team arrived here. “You couldn't
have listened to sounder advice."
“Uh huh.” said Mr. McKechnie.
“What are you talking about?”
Outside of his absent-mindedness.
McKechnie is a great fellow, and
your correspondent is proud to be
a member of his board of strategy,
numoering 7,901,022.
Ironically, this Derringer was a
hunted outlaw in New York State,
where he will do his stuff in the
World Series, during the early sum- J
mer of 1939. There was a little;
matter of a legal judgment of $8,000
hanging over Paul's head, and when
the Reds came to New York and
Brooklyn, as the schedule required
them to do at decent intervals, they
parked Mr. Derringer 10 feet outside
the State line, hard by a fire plug,
to be called for later.
Derringer Is Too Good
With "Follow Through"
do line-conscious uiu rat, utT
ringer become, keeping his nose out
of New York State by a close margin,
that even today he never steps across
the foul line on a ball field without
looking around for process-servers.
It seems that the big fellow, a
carefree citizen out of business
hours, found himself insulted at a
party a couple of years ago and saw
nothing for it but to hang a punch
on the chin of a civilian. This hap
pens often enough tl hear*, but Mr.
Derringer, being a pupil of Walter
Hagen, puts a lot of follow-through
on his stroke and also believes in
taking a divot. The upshot was that
he found himself sued.
What with one thing and another,
Paul was in no position to pay up.
He took his turn on the mound in
New York while the case was hang
ing in court, but when the beak said
“Eight grand or else." Mr. Derringer
suddenly found himself cut off from
New York and New England, with
their valuable harbors, busy fac
tories and princely deposits of zinc,
coal, apples, codfish and bismuth.
Two Player Shipments
Not Desirable
He could not pitch in Neur York,
Brooklyn or Boston. The Cincin
nati club might have shipped him
around the lakes to Boston by way
of Canada, paying the customary
duty on livestock four times, but
the rest of the team still was going
by way of New York, and Mr. Powell
Crosley, the Redleg tycoon, did not
see his way clear to sending two
separate consignments.
Thus Mr. Derringer brooded just
beyond the New York State line,
advancing now and then to spit in
dignantly across the border, while
his employer tried to figure things
out.
“Why don’t you pay up like a
man Derringer?" he asked the
pitcher.
“With what?" asked Paul, and Mr.
Crosley conceded that he had a
point there.
Finally Mr. Derringer was voted j
to the National League all-star team
in July. The all-star game was
booked for Yankee Stadium, in the
heart of no man’s land, and Mr.
Derringer resigned himself to watch
ing the proceedings from a box seat
in a dory anchored just off the Jer
sey shore of the Hudson River,
through a telescope. But here the
pride of the Crosleys rebelled.
$5,000 Punch by Paul
Might Have Helped
“I guess we will have to settle
up," said the Cincinnati magnate.
“I can't have my employes hounded
by the law. Derringer, old man,”
groaned Mr. Crosley, “why couldn’t
you punch a little less than $8,000
worth? Why not five?”
“I don't know my own stren'th,”
admitted Mr. Derringer.
A judicious settlement was ar
ranged out of court and on the day
of stars Mr. Derringer showed up as
advertised, pitching pretty good ball.
He looked a bit skittish, however,
and had to be reassured that Mr.
Arthur Fletcher, coaching at third
base for the American League, was
not a summons man with the papers
concealed in his shirt.
Perhaps this same fear will hound
the long right-hander when he steps
to the mound in the first inning of
the first game of the World Series
at Yankee Stadium. Mr. Lefty Go
mez, the Yankees’ official jockey,
has promised to serve the plaster on
Paul as soon as he sets foot on the
field, and, while Mr. Derringer knows
Lefty is kidding, he would rather
*ia*c oumcwiiuc Cldc.
Paul Is just bitter enough against
the whole of New York State to lump
the Yankees and the law together
and beat them both. In fact, I have
an idea he will. This fellow can
pitch, as well as punch.
Catholic U. Honor Men
A1 Calabrese and Carmen Pirro,
Catholic U. gridmen, are honor stu
dents in history and economics, re
spectively, and two of “Dutch”
Bergman's leading linemen in their
spare time.
Pro Golf Champs
Play for Public
There will be no charge at Co
lumbia Country Club tomorrow
to see two national champions
play a golf match billed as the
high light of the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. championship. Byron
Nelson, National Open champion,
and Henry G. Picard, national
P. G. A. king, will play in a
match with Fred McLeod and
the first-round leader starting ,
about 2 o'clock.
Jack Redmond, trick shot
artist, probably will put or. a
show before the exhibition match.
, - y
Chalks Up Three Sets
Of Belter Than 400
In Seven Efforts
Rosslyn Bowlers Keen;
Ladies' District Loop
Underway Tonight
Diminutive Siggy Solem today was
a veritable giant by virtue of a 132
average in the Building Supply
League and a 129 mark In the Ross
lyn Independent loop, a general
average of better than 130.
Three of his seven sets in the
two leagues have topped 400, and
last night he showed his heels to a
gang of stars by winning an en
try in the Pop Wolfe Memorial
Sweepstakes to be rolled at Silver
Spring and Rosslyn next Sunday.
His set was 379.
As a matter of fact, he's rolled his
way right into the heart of Galt
Davis, the Rosslyn bowling mogul,
who has nominated him as a mem
ber of the Rosslyn District League
team.
No less than six 400 sets were
shot in the 20-club Rosslyn loop
last night. Frannie Connick was
tops with 412 as he turned in the
first 400 of his career to lead Qual
ity Shop’s 2-1 victory over Ar
lington Trust. Francis Robertson,
a teammate, also shone with 402 as
his team shot a season record of
1,812.
Holt Neese registered 408, his
second 400 this season, to shove Y.
M. C. A. across three times against
vmimnuu ctiuio HliU ill UiOb
place.
Mandley His Old Self.
Even the veteran Brad Mandley
caught the 400-set fever. His 402
enabled Cooke Press to swamp C.
<fc C. Restaurant. Frank Mischou
rolled top string of 163 and 404 to
supply the heaviest counts in Shaf
fer's rout of Sports Center. Elvin
Shank, the horseshoe flipper, round
ed out the evening with an even
400 as Segreti Bros, tripped Dia
mond Cab twice. Also noteworthy
were Billy Kingsolver's 396, Galt
Davis’ 390 and Russ Hopkins’ 384.
A week behind its usual starting
time, the Ladies District League, i
Washington's leading women's cir- j
cuit, ushers in its season tonight;
on three fronts. The champion
Lucky Strike engages Red Circle1
Food Shop at Lucky Strike, Rosslvn !
tangles with Chevy Chase Ice Pal- j
ace at Rosslvn and Arcadia meets j
Arcade-Pontiac at Arcadia.
Feminine loveliness will play a
leading role when the men's In
terior Department Recreation As
sociation League opens its season
tonight at Columbia. Romona Har
riss, “Miss Interior, 1939.” is slated
to roll the first ball. Officers of the
14-club loop are Charles Dey. presi
dent; Leo J. Bittner, vice president,
and Charles Graham, secretary.
One of its leading bowlers and a
consistent prize winner in the an
nual Washington City Duckpin As
sociation tournaments. G. R. Umali.
is captain of the Grazing-Secretary
team.
Weinberg Gels Big Slart.
Meyer Weinberg, champion pin
man of the Distributors League, was
off to a rousing start last night at
the Lucky Strike with two season
records of 157—414. that featured
Friendship Liquor Store's 2-1 win
from the Cardinals. Last year's
pennant-winning B'nai B'rith suf
fered its second straight defeat as
Try-Me copped two games.
Porter's top string of 132 gave
the Elm team a 2-1 edge over
Birch in the Agriculture Forest
Service Mixed League. Piniera of
the losers was tops with a, 341 set.
Miss Aue of Osage captured high
honors among the skirted rollers
with 100—279.
The Odd Fellows season was only
two games old when Earle Steele
exploded at Brookland with a 179
enon, to cnmax a 433 set, an all
time record that tossed into the
discard the 428 mark rolled four
years ago by Perce Ellett. Steele’s
whopper missed the all-time game
mark by three pins. Ray Parks,
Bethesda star, made a flashy debut
with 411. while Slim Luckett gained
the charmed circle with 408. Ralph
Best, with 385, and Vic Clagett, with
377, were off to good starts.
Another Hiser Heard From.
Winnie Hiser, sister of the well
known Caroline, sparkled in the
Maryland - District of Columbia
Ladies’ League with a season rec
ord game of 154 and top set of
348 at Silver Spring. Her record
effort enabled R. E. A. Cleaners to
snare its lone win from Liberty
Wallpaper. The Giffords climbed
into first place with a shutout over
Occidental Restaurant when Shaf
fer Flower Shop nicked the erst
while leading Shepherd Wine and
Liquor outfit.
Pins fell in record numbers as
Mary Fleming led the champion L.
A. A. O. H. 2-1 win from St. Joseph’s
in the Catholic Ladies’ League at
the Lucky Strike with 138—336. A
third season mark was cracked
when Holy Comforter B team swept
Holy Comforter C with 541. Ethel
Neff, scorer for the 14-club loop,
shone in the victory with 126—332.
Ann Ford’s 131, which climaxed with
a 7-pin spare count in her last
frame, just missed annexing the
final skirmish for the losers. Holy
Trinity counted top game of 525
to smother All Saints.
Accounts moved back into the
lead of the U. S. Housing Authority
League as Dick Bischoff’s 347 helped
to nick Projects twice. Office Service
slid into a tie for second with
Mftnafrpmont oc fVia f+«*•
two games. Dick Hausman’s top
138 prevented a sweep. High set
of 352 was garnered by Jack Mur
ray of Construction.
Eberly and Crow Star.
Lutheran Church League rollers
held sway at Arcadia, with Dan Eb
erly of Atonement No. 1 with 139 and
Harry Crow of Reformation with
383 high in the men's loop, while
Margaret McDonald of ?ion with
a top of 114 shared set honors with
Margaret Willard of Keller as each
counted 31$ in the woman's league.
Zemia Davis of Royal Blue was
pleased with a 128 game that topped
the Railroad Retirement Ladies’
League.
\
Is
Straight Off the Tee '
By WALTER McCALLUM.
Conditions being as they are—
somewhat dour and dismal under
root—as far as busting par is con
cerned on a real championship golf
course, Fred McLeod, the grizzle
faced gent in whose honor the
Middle Atlantic pro golfers will
stage a 72-hole tourney for their
sectional championship beginning
tomorrow, definitely believes that no
one in the stellar parade will come
close to busting par.
Not only that, but Freddie, who
happens to be the national P. G. A.
senior champ, which means he is
somewhat of a golfer in his own
right, doesn't think any one will
come within 10 shots of par over the
Columbia Country Club course.
■'The man who shoots 290 will win
the tournament,” says Freddie. Just
tike that. He makes no bones about
fhe statement. Indeed where the
pros are accustomed to winning with
scores away down there below par,
Freddie (who should know better
than any onei thinks the Columbia
course will make monkeys of a lot
of guys who can knock par for a
row of ash cans on most other
layouts.
mese ginxs, says Freddie. in
somewhat inelegant language,
“aren't going to And this track any
soft spot. It’s soft all right, meaning
the fairways, and that will make it
tougher. What I mean is that we
already have a watered course and
with the rain we have had over
the week end it's going to be plenty
soft and tough. Some of the boys
who are used to playing mashie
niblick second shots are going to
have full wooden club seconds to
some of these par-4 holes. And they
are going to miss the greens on
some of them. I figure that the
fellow who averages around 72 and a
fraction will win this tournament.”
“How long will the course play?”
I asked Freddie, the fellow who
knows more about Columbia than
Greenkeeper Fitts.
Will Play 7,000 Yards Long.
“Oh, it isn’t long, as long courses
go," said the McLeod. “It’s some
where between 6.600 and 6.700 yards.
Call it 6.700, from the tees we ll use.
But it will actually play around 7,000.
What I mean to say is that at most
of the holes you won’t get any roll
at all. You will make up a little
by knowing that you can fling any
kind of a shot up to the greens,
knowing it will stick. But getting
there is going to be quite a problem.
It looks to me to be a tournament for
the boys who can pole ’em straight
and far at the same time, wdth em
phasis on the far.” ’
“Who do you like?” I was full of
questions. And Freddie had plenty
of answers. “That Walper looks good.
And you can't overlook Wiffy Cox.
A1 Houghton is a very good player,
but not at his best over a very long
course. And Errie Ball of Farming
ton is a good golfer. If Errie could
putt as some of the boys putt I’d
like to have a piece of him, but
Errie has a lot of trouble around
those greens.
Sure, the thing is more or less
wide open. But it's a cinch the fel
low who wins is going to have to be
able to hit that ball a long way.”
Course conditions may change a
lot overnight. If a big wind comes
up this afternoon and holds through
tomorrow the course may dry out
fast. Holes that play today two
wooden shots may become a drive
and a medium iron. But it isn’t
likely. The course hardly can dry
out that fast. I saw Leo Walper,
the defending P. G. A. champion,
play wooden club second shots on
the 6th, 9th and 10th, and fail to
get home. And Leo hit the ball,
too. Those holes happen to be par-4
affairs. Against a stiff wind he had
trouble getting over the cross bunk
ers at the 5th in two shots. And
Leo is no puff ball from the tee. He
can maul those wooden club shots
with any of the boys. It may give
you an idea of how tough Columbia
will be if a wind doesn't come up to
dry out the course.
course m reriect shape.
Leo himself thinks the winning
score will be better than 290. “Why
that course is in perfect condition
for scoring," says the tall man from
Shepherdstown. W. Va., king of the
Mid-Atlantic pros for two years
running.
“Those greens are perfect, and
I even though some of the boys may
I have trouble getting home on some
; of those par-4 holes, they'll make
up for it around the cup. I never
have seen better putting greens.”
Walper adds that 288 will be the
winning score and predicts improved
conditions may lower that.
But McLeod says this: “The ball
is going to pick up fhud off the tee'
shots and on the second shots. You
can't wipe a ball in the fairway
during a golf tournament—at least
not during any big game. That is
going to be bad for some of the boys !
who aren't very long anyhow. Watch
my prediction. Two-ninety won't be !
broken."
Golfers of the Department of La
bor will play Friday at Indian Spring
in their annual tournament for the \
James J. Davis Cup, a trophy pre
sented by the present Senator from
Pennsylvania when he served in the
cabinets of two Presidents as Secre
tary of Labor. The Davis Cup will
go to the gross winner.
Present holder of the trophy is
Robert L: Morris, one of the best
public links golfers around Wash
ington, and a qualifier this year for
the national public links champion
ship, but Morris will be ineligible this
year, since he works for the United
States Employment Service, which
has been separated from the Labor
Department. J. Leroy Smith of the
Bureau of Labor Statistic* is looked
upon as the dark horse entry, while
Leigh L. Nettleton of Immigration
and Naturalization also is held a
possible winner, with Samuel Jacobs
i a tumcuuci.
Chester White Rules
Colored Linksmen
Chester White is the new colored
golf champion of Washington.
White won the title by defeating
Raymond Thomas 3 and 1 in a final
round played at the Langstone
course. The second flight went to
William Brown, while the third sec
tion was won by James Ligon.
Medalist in the tourney was Isaac
Brown, with 75.
Novak Due Tomorrow
Tony Novak, national A. A. U.
heavyweight champion who meets
Jimmy De Chard next week at Grif
fith Stadium, is scheduled to arrive
here tomorrow. He will wind up
training for the bout at the Jew
ish Community Center.
Preceding Brothers'
Fame Annoying to
G. W. Freshmen
'This business of following in the
footsteps of an older brother is be
ginning to annoy a couple of prom
ising George Washington freshmen
no end, they have let it be known,
but apparently nothing can be done
about it.
They are Jim O'Brien, 200-pound
kid brother of the Colonials' best
known court star, Tommy O'Brien,
who graduated last year, and Ray
Fenlon, whose brother Johnny is re
membered as one of the downtown
school's greatest ball carriers.
Schoolmates took one look at
Jim’s bulk and wagged their heads.
“He'll never be as good as Tom
my,” they said.
In scrimmage Ray got away for a
35-yard run, but was chased out of
bounds, and again the boys shook
their heads.
“Johnny would have gone for a
touchdown.”
Another Fenlon, incidentally, Bud,
is at Notre Dame.
91 D.C. Linkswomen to Play
In Maryland State Event
Ninety-one feminine players from
Washington clubs have entered the
Maryland State Golf Association
field day tourney at Indian Spring
tomorrow. An hour, from 10 to 11
a.m., has been reserved for Balti
more entrants. Players are urged
to bring caddies to Indian Spring.
Pairings follow:
FIRST TEE.
8:45. Mrs. J. T. Powell (Man.). Mrs.
D. B. Fronheiser (Man.). Mrs. H. A. Ml
Hills (Man.): 8:50, Mrs. J. F. Gross (Col.),
Mrs. B. C. Hartig (Col.'. Mrs. Hugh Mac
Kensie (Col.): 8:55. Mrs. H. A. Knox
(Cong ). Mrs. J. J. McCarthy (Cong.). Mrs.
C E. Stewart (Cong.).
9:00. Mrs. Florence Godfrey (B. D,).
Mrs. J. C. Dale (Ken.). Mrs. J. C. Dale
(Ken). Mrs. George Goetzman (Cong.):
9:05. Mrs. H. J. Cooper (Man.). Mts.
Theodore D. Peyser (Wood), Mrs. Henry
Goodman (Wood.): 9:10. Mrs. Betty Meck
ley (I. S). Mrs. C. S. Stern (I. S.). Mrs.
Myron Davy (Cong.): 9:15, Mrs. F. O.
Await (Cong). Mrs. Charles Jeal (Cong.).
Mrs. R. C. Jones (Cong.): 9:20. Mrs. J.
F. Dowdall (Man.). Mrs. W. R. Bush
(Cong.), Mrs. O. G. Klble (Cong.): 9:25.
Mrs. R. A. Lacey (Col.). Mrs. O. E. Pugh
'Man.). Mrs. H. L. Simcoe (Man.): 9:30.
Mrs. C. P. Medlev (I. 8.), Mrs. H. W.
Sharpe (I. 8.), Mrs. K. 8. Giles (. 8.):
9:35. Mrs. W. R. Stokes (I. 8.). Mrs L.
O. Pray (Man.). Miss Marion Brown
(Man.): 9:40. Mrs. J. H. Bullock (I. 8).
(Ken ). Mrs. J. V. Brownell (Man.). Mrs.
J. E. Nell (Man ).
0:50, Mrs. Jack Dally (Man.). Mrs. Leo
Butler (Man.); 0:55. Mrs. William Kerr
(B. D), Mrs. B Taylor (B. D.): 10:00.
Mrs. J. F. Harrington (Cap.). Baroness de
Oruben (Cap.). Mrs. H J. Simons (Man.).
10:00 to 11:00 Time Allotted to
Flayers From Baltimore.
TENTH TEE.
8:45. Mrs. Charles Range (B. D). Mrs.
Peter Davie (B. D.): 8:50, Mrs. Charles
Valle (Ken ), Mrs. Thurston (Ken ); 8:55.
Mrs. James Hill. 1r. (Man). Mrs. Mag
Mvers (Man.). Mrs. H L. Lacey (Man.).
0:00. Mrs. Thornburg (Ken.). Mrs. G.
Janni (Cong). Mrs. H. C. Beach (Man.):
0:05. Mrs. Frank Hanrahan (Cap ). Mrs.
Ralph Llllibridge (Arg ), Mrs. W. B. Jarvis
(Col ): 0:10. Mrs. John Lever (I. S.). Mrs.
Woodlief Thomas (Ken). Mrs. William
Hoad (Ken); 0:15, Mrs Arnold McNitt
(Cong ), Mrs. C. E. Slawson (Cong ). Mrs.
J. C. Wilkinson (Cong ): 0:20, Mrs. F. E.
Berquist (Cong,). Miss Prances Folger
(Cong.). Mrs. W. H Callahan (Man ); 0:25.
Mrs. Stuart 8mlth (Arg.). Mrs R. C. Jewell
(Arg.). Mrs. Rert Gamble (Man.): 0:30.
Mrs. A. J. Hamilton (Arg.), Mrs Kd. Wid
mayer (Arg.). Mrs. Paul Hagan (Arg.):
0:35. Mrs, John Barron (Ken.). Mrs. L. B.
Sharp (Ken.). Mrs. Stephen de la Mater
(Ken.); 0:40. Mrs. Marvin Johnston (Ken.),
Mrs. P. J. Winkler (Cong.).
0:45. Mrs. Alfred Paul (Cong.). Mrs. E.
A. Swingle (Cong ). Mrs. H. R Harrlgan
(Cong.): 0:50. Mrs. A D. Kane (Ken.),
Mrs. M. A. Miller (Ken ). Mrs. H. A. Byrne
(Ken.): 0:55, Mrs. D. L: Moorman (Cong ),
Mrs. Houston Harper (Cong.). Mrs. C. T.
Penn iCong.T: 10:00. Miss Barbara Simons
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A POWERFUL LINE—Here is Georgetown’s forward wall that -
even the Hilltop coaches admit will be tough for the enemy to
penetrate. It packs weight, speed, experience and intelligence.
Left to right, these Hoyas are: Bob Kercher, Oscar Harte, Augie
Lio, A1 Matuza, Marc Ostinato, Earl Fullilove and Red Daly, the
last named a former Tech High athlete. Kercher at present is
suffering from a dislocated elbow, but is expected back for the
Hoyas’ second game, which will be the opener here, with Ro
anoke next Saturday. —Star Staff Photo.
Weill Wants $11,500
For Archy to Meet
Jeffra Again
Turner, Ahearn Become
Rival Bidders; Boxers'
Homes Seek Bout
With congressional action threat
ened to force his hand and Bal
timore and Providence bidding
against Washington for the re
turn match between Featherweight
Champion Joey Archibald and Har
ry Jeffra, A1 Weill, the champion's
agent, today announced he gladly
will sign for the bout for the small
consideration of $11,500.
This is a paltry $1,500 increase
over the guarantee allegedly paid
Mr. Weill for permitting his client
to appear here in his late, lamented
duel with Jeffra, and is Justified,
he feels, by the violent wave of
publicity created by the decision in
Archibald's favor.
Probe Is Theatened.
Meanwhile, congressional atten
tion was focused on the matter by
Representative Ambrose J. Kennedy
of Maryland, who announced he
would join Senator Edwin C. John
son in demanding a national in
vestigation of the sport unless such
a match is arranged. He issued
his statement after conferring with
Maj. Ernest W. Brown and Heine
Miller, chairman and secretary, re
spectively, of the District Boxing
^umuuhsiuu. mi. ivimri. pimucm
of the National Boxing Association,
also is endeavoring to marshal his
forces in an effort to bring the
bout here and redeem the Capital's
sporting reputation.
Bidding for the fight is consider
ably more active than it was for the
original engagement, and on the
local scene Goldie Ahearn and Joe
Turner, erstwhile partners, appeared
arrayed against one another in de
termined effort to promote it.
Ahearn. who has the field to himself,
temporarily at least, following Tur
ner's withdrawal from the firm,
wants the match, and the statement
issued by Representative Kennedy
made note of the fact that Turner
has an indoor site available capable
of seating a championship crowd.
Guarantee Is First Step.
Baltimore wants the match be
cause it is Jeffra's home town, and
because his manager, Max Waxman,
owns the club that would promote it.
Providence is bidding for it because
A1 Weill allegedly is a stockholder in
its largest flstic agency. Mr. Weill,
however, must have $11,500 guaran
teed before even considering the site,
although Ahearn feels he can obtain
the match for another 10 grand.
Another development as events
leading up to the hotly debated con
test unreeled at a dizzy pace was
that Archibald went into action with
a shot of novocaine in his right hand
to deaden the pain of that injured
paw. It is rumored that the hand
was damaged in training, but he re
fused to call off the bout, figuring a
second postponement would strangle
in the show. The injection sup
posedly was timed with the inter
mission to get the benefit of its
soothing influence during a major
portion of the bout. Archibald’s
right hand, it was said, was useless
throughout the battle for this reason.
2,000 Bleacher Seats
Added for Midget
AutoRacing
Plans for the Capitol Speedway’s
celebration of midget auto racing’s
sixth anniversary tomorrow night
went forward apace today with an
announcement that 2,000 bleacher
seats have been installed to care
for an overflow crowd.
Hundreds of fans were turned
away last week when all available
sitting and standing room was oc
cupied and track officials hope to
avoid a repitition of that this time.
Musty Musgrove, appearing here
with the Calvacade of Sports next
week, will carve the first slice out
of a gigantic birthday cake in the
infield, and other formalities will be
observed. Musgrove is a pioneer in
the sport, having staged the first
race ever field in California where
the kiddy-kars were introduced.
A 50-lap race for a purse of $500
will feature the program.
Cahill Expert Punter
Ronnie Cahill, Holy Cross star,
gave an expert demonstration ol
coffin-comer punting against Man
hattan, putting one kick outside on
the 3-yard line, and the next on
the 3-yard stripe.
Golfer Wants 5-Inch
Cup, 10-Club Limit,
Aid for Amateur
Bill Stone Urges Areas
For All Shots, With
Accuracy as Goal '
Every once In a while William R.
Stone, who has a lot of ideas about
how golf should be played, comes
out with a renewal of his plan for
shortening golf courses, standardiz
ing them by yardage, cutting down
the number of holes and doing
other revolutionary things to a game
i whose fundamentals hardly have
changed since the battle of York
I town.
Bill is out again with another
| series of proposed changes, some
I of them new, and most of them
; reiterations of his previous blasts
against golf being tossed to the long
| hitters.
Here are some of Stone's thoughts
on the game, embodied in a “revised
prospectus of American golf,” sent
to newspapers today:
A 5-inch cup, instead of the
present 4t2 cup.
A 10-club limit, as against the
present 14-club limit.
Would Aid Good Amateurs.
A new pro definition, permitting
amateurs who are good enough to
accept financial aid.
A definite and fixed premium on
accuracy, both from the tee and with
me irons, Dy construction oi areas
into which shots will go.
A declaration that 18-hole golf
courses have proven unprofitable,
but that courses of fewer holes
may pay.
Stone believes the present ball
should be retained and that no
moves should be made to cut down
its length.
The rough should not be permitted
to grow up to costly height.
Most revolutionary of all, Stone
adds in a chapter on intercity team
matches in his prospectus, that dis
tracting sounds be permitted dur
ing the matches. For centuries
golf has been a game of silence
with all sounds that might distract
the players barred.
Wants Hilarious Galleries.
But Stone would introduce brass
bands and permit hand-clapping.
Here is what he says on this point:
“Brass music, muffled during play,
may be desirable to provide a con
tinuity of sound waves to prevent
shock distraction from the voice
of hilarious galleries and also to
inject life into the entertainment,
for there must be no ban against
talking or hand-clapping.
At least a voice-toned vibrator
might be employed. All know that
during the still morning hours in
a metropolis, the faintiest sound is
perturbing, while one seldom flinches
at the general hubbub of midday
traffic. So, with large audiences,
the collective hum is not what dis
concerts the player; it is the
slightest movement or the audible
whisper of one nearby, or the sharp
snapping of a twig underfoot.”
Last spring Stone put on at In
dian Spring a 9-hole match between
picked teams, basing the system of
play on his "American golf” idea.
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A Dog's Life
By R. R. TAYNTOV.
Premium lists and entry blanks for the first show of the Sandy Cove
Kennel Club to be held October 15 near North East, Md., are out. The
judges’ list appears like home town week for Washington exhibitors. A
full half of the list is composed of “home folks,’’ beginning with the A s,
for Anderson of Washington who judges bull terriers. Dr. Cornet makea
his bow as a Judge of dachshunde, Dr. Davis sorts out the cockers. Prank
Downing, president of the National*-— 4
capital uiuD, taxes on a multitude
of breeds. Mrs. Le Fevre for French
poodles, Mrs. Mackle, secretary of
the National Capital Club, for cairn
terriers and Dr. Pope for Scottish
terriers, as well as Arthur Forbush
for both English and French bull
dogs, all don judicial ermine for the
first time. This list is augmented
by several breeders from the Balti
more area who are also making their
debuts in a judicial capacity.
Time for Winter Preparation.
This is the proper time to make
sure that your dog will be comfort
able this winter. If he sleeps out
doors. see that his kennel is snug
and draft proof, that it is in a shel
tered corner, and that it will receive
as much sunshine as possible. Bur
lap sacks, oat straw, cedar shavings,
all make good bedding. But remem
ber that a dog's bedding like a per
son's should be changed occasionally.
A wooden platform raised several
inches off the ground makes an ex
cellent place for a dog to take a sun
ning. An old kitchen table with the
legs cut short is excellent for this
use.
If your dog sleeps in the house at
night, see that he has a bed of his
own, one a few inches above floor
level.
Put it in as cool a spot as
you can find in the house,
away from radiators and out of
drafts.
Newspaper cut into shreds makes
excellent beddine for an indoor doe
bed. Of course, fancy beds and
mattresses to fit may be purchased
at any price you care to pay, but the
home-made variety seems to suit
most dogs just as well.
Long-haired dogs should be
groomed carefully and attention
given to all skin abrasions. Fleas
are making their last stand of the
season They all seem to be seeking
some warm, comfortable dog to give
them shelter through the winter.
Don't let your dog act as host to an
uninvited multitude for the season.
Bathe, comb, dust or spray them off
right now. You, your dog and your
housekeeper all will be the happier
I for their absence. Wire-haired dogs
should be trimmed now. It is inad
visable to strip a wire-haired dog
very closely at this time of the year,
' but his coat may be made tidy by
trimming and “topping.’’
Fall Appetites Larger.
Appetites, which often are fickle
in the summer, generally improve
with the coming of cooler weather.
Larger quantities may be fed safely
now. While it is inadvisable to let
your dog get fat at any time of
the year, in the winter a moderate
cushion of fat on your dog's frame
work is good insurance. Meat, as
usual, should form the basis of his
diet, but he can utilize a larger per
centage of carbohydrates now, and
should have more fat than he gets in
the summer. This is the time to
introduce your pup or young dog to
cod liver oil. He will love the rich,
fishy flavor! Just add a spoonful or
two to his other food.
Unless there is some special
reason why he should have
concentrates, the cod liver oil
is better for him than patent
vitamin capsules.
The oil provides food as well as
vitamins A and D. But don't overdo.
This is not a case of where a little
is good, a lot must be better. Cod
liver oil is fat, and too much fat can
be very upsetting to the digestive
system, particularly of young pup
pies.
Check Your Medicine Chest.
A recently published list suggested
the following items for the dog
breeder’s medicine cupboard. They
were designated as basic, and spe
cial items were not to be added ac
cording to the breed and need. ,
Brandy^*- heart disturbances.
Bismuth subcarbonate for gastric *
disturbances.
Bismuth subgallate for inflamed
conditions of the intestines and for
external application to wounds and
moist eczema.
Bismuth subnitrate for stomach
disturbances.
Bromide for hysteria.
Condition powders.
Citrate of magnesia.
Epsom salts.
Liquid parrafine.
Boracic powders for sores.
Permanganate crystals for wash
ing wounds.
Disinfectant.
Cotton.
Medicine droppers.
Clinical thermometer.
Enema apparatus.
How many household medicine
chests are stocked as well? Yet
there is hardly a breeder, no matter
how small his kennel, who does not
have most of the items listed in his
chest. Most breeders can add a
number of articles to the list that
they would consider indispensable
to the well-stocked cupboard. •*
Marylanders Will Hunt
'Cosmopolitan' Quail
By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.—Maryland
hunters will be banging away Bt
some cosmopolitan quail this fall.
E. Lee Lecompte, state game war
den. said the blood of bobwhite from
all the Eastern States runs in the
veins of the Maryland birds. To 4
bring new stock into the strains
raised on State farms, he said, quail
from New Jersey, Connecticut. Wis
consin, Virginia, Canada and Geor
gia are used for breeding.
In return, Lecompte supplies quail
to the other States to diversify
their strains.
Angels Release Hanna; »
Statz May Manage
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 </P).—
James Harrison (Truck) Hanna,
manager of the Los Angeles club
of the Pacific Coast League, has
been given his unconditional release.
Unofficial channels said Arnold
(Jigger) Statz, veteran outfielder,
might become manager if he wants
the job.
Hanna had been with the Angels *
15 years. He was a catcher with
the New York Yankees in 1916
17-18.
The Angels won 19 games in a
row as the season started, then went
into a tailspin and wound up in
third place.
Taylor street N.E. is accepting reser
vations for this exhibition.
On October 14 Koltanowski plays
simultaneously 15 tables of visual
chess and three of blindfold chess
at Hotel Gordon under the sponsor
ship of the Capital City Chess Club.
The same reservation fee as given
above prevails for non-club mem
bers, but club members pay only
half of this fee.
Chess Director Ariel Mengarini of
1606 Thirty-second street N. W. is
handling reservations for C. C. C. C.
Colonna Problem Tourney.
The fall problem-solving tourney
is under way, as announced in The
Star last Sunday. You may par
ticipate. Merely solve the problems
as they are published in The Sun
day Star and Wednesday Evening
Star chess columns.
The winner will receive m set of
loaded plastic chessmen. Tor fur
ther details turn to “Chess’’ In the
sports section of The Sunday Star
for October 1.
By PAUL J. MILLER. I
When Georges Koltanowski of t
Antwerp arrives to pay his respects s
officially to the rank and file and i
upper crust of chess players in the f
Nation's Capital, one of the most k
adventurous spirits among living
masters will set foot on District soil.
He is to give exhibitions here Fri- v
day and Saturday, October 13 c
and 14. \
A chess master with a sense of T
humor. Imagine such a weird hu- c
man. A chess genius with the gift f
of narrative, who can speak to you j
of strange happenings on his trav- r
els in foreign lands where one must t
know many tongues. A roving buc- t
caneer, whose commission in life is t
the hi-jacking of the lovers of chess
wherever they may be found. c
To that end Koltanowski, chess 0
blindfold champion of the world, *
travels incessantly, giving exhibi- u
tions of his uncanny skill at blind- i
fold play (he has played no less a
than 34 boards at one time without c
sight of any), combining it with -
visual games and tossing in humor- I
ous lectures for full measure. 1
He has done well, this modern [
Poland of chess masters, couching
is lance against the world's great
nd with a disarming grin abandon*
ig both sword and buckler when he
ices young and inexperienced
nights of the chessboard.
First Show at Chess Lounge.
Unlike knights of old, he rides
rith his fair lady at his side and no
oubt she lends encouragement to
im as his quixotic soul maps out
ew lands to conquer while fate
rives him on and on in his search
}r the grail of Caissa. Some say
e found in Gautemala a land of
lilk and honey and that, after his
rief itinerary of handshaking in
be United States he will go back to
well in Guatemala City.
On October 13 the world blindfold
bampion is booked for eight tables
f blindfold chess at 1336 I street
'.W. in the Social Chess Lounge
nder Chess Divan Club auspices,
hree players may reserve a table
t $1 each and consult against the
bampion, N. P. Wlgginton of 808
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