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B—4 * WASHINGTON, D. C., JULY 11, 1948.
Wood burn Sails Oliver's Gift
To Chesapeake Canoe Title
By Malcolm Lamborne, Jr.
Star Staff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ July 10.—Log
canoe racing came back to the West
ern Shore of the Chesapeake today
ftfter a 15-year lapse and the new
canoe Oliver’s Gift, sailed by Capt.
Dick Woodburn of Solomons, Md.,
won the race as highlight of Anna
polis Yacht Club's 11th annual re
gatta here.
When the figures were all in late
today, club officials announced that
200 yachts had started. This set a
record both for Annapolis Y. C. and
the Chesapeake. Last year s regatta
drew 168 entries, and was the big
gest event on the bay at that time.
Oliver’s Gift crossed the finish line
at the mouth of Severn River a good
10 minutes ahead of Noddy, a 12
year-old canoe sailed by Duke Adams
of Baltimore. Six canoes raced in
a 7 *4-mile course in the bay.
While Adams owns Olivers uni.
his late Uncle. J. Oliver Duke, who
built both boats, requested Adams
fo skipper Noddy whenever the two
met on the race course. According
ly Adams was in the odd position
of being defeated by his own boat.
While the canoes were making his
tory for Annapolis Y. C. more than
150 more modern craft from tiny
moth class to ocean-going yachts
competed over a series of courses in
the Severn and out in the Bay.
Waashington area skippers fared
particularly well. For instance,
Jack Judy's America of Columbia
Y. C. and Bobbie Orme's Blue Water
of Corinthian Y. C. each scored a
first in the hot Chesapeake 20s
Class.
In the Star Class, Frank Mar
quardt's White Shadow, also from
Columbia, led the fleet on points,
■with a second and a first to his
credit. Frank also won the Gibson
Island-Annapolis race-down yester
day.
Len Penso's Trinket of Columbia
and Jack Reckord’s Scanty from
Baltimore were tied on points in
the Penguin Class. They placed
one-two in the first race in the
morning and then reversed positions
in the afternoon event.
Jim Merrill of Edgewater Park.
N. J., last year's International Comet
Class champion, scored two firsts
in his class. One of the best small
boat sailors in the business, Merrill
won the Comet series here a year
ago.
Standout yacht among the big
cruising craft that raced outside was
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\ fleet. Sherwood, who lost out In
last week's 123-mile race from here
j to Hampton to Port Schutt's yawl
Egret, had the pleasure of seeing
Egret finish ninth on corrected time.
Charles Dell's sloop Gaetina won
the C. Sherman Hbyt Trophy for
the Annapolis Y. C. yacht in Class
B, maktpg the best corrected time.
Sailors were greeted with a fluky
wind, mostly from the south, in the
morning events, but after time out
for lunch it came in from the south
east at about 8 knots—just right for
all hands.
Third and final race for the
smaller classes will be held to
morrow afternoon. At 5 p.m. hard
working Commodore Emory C. Rice
will award prizes to winners and
runners-up in all classes.
Morning Ri*m.
Chcsaocake "lOs" iround bottom!): 1 —
American. Jack Judy, Columbia Yacht
Club. Washlnaton. e—Blue Water. Bob
Orme, Corinthian Y. C . Waahlneton, 3—
Chesapeake, Dick Hartae, Weat River Ball
int Club.
Chesapeake "lfi*": 1—-IgllT.
Wallis. West River S C.; 2—Flyinf Cloud
II. Enos Ray. Fairhaven 8. C.; 3—Duchess.
Joseph Veith. Fairhaven, 8. C.
Stars: 1—Crash. Francis Wolfe, Olbson
Island Y. 8.: 2—White Shadow. Frank
Marquardt. Columbia Y. C.; .V—Privateer,
J H. Drvden. Gibson Island, Y. 8.
Comets: 1—Barfly. Jim Merrill. Red
Dragon Canoe Club. Edgewater Park. N.J ■
2—Echo John Mahlan. Indian Landing
Bort Club: 3—Bear V, Eddie Rogers, Gib
son Island Y. S. _
Penquins—1—Trinket. Len P«nso. Co
lumbia Y. C ; 2—Scanty. Jack Reckord.
Potomac River Sailing Association: 3—
Otulp. Joe Krafft, Old Dominion Boat Club.
Alexandria. Va. . . ___
Hamptons.— i—my
Annapolis Y. C ; 2—Lon* Gone. Chauncey
Willis. Norfolk Y. and C. C.; 3—Friends.
Paul Taylor. Annapolis Y. C
Handicap—l—Indian Maid II. Bob
Welsh. Indian Landing B C ; 3—Wave.
George Geil. Baltimore Y. C : 3—Thistle.
J. W. Wilkerson, Maryland Y. C. •
Severn one design—1 —Crest. Bill
Schreltz; 2-Q-T, Robert Gralley; 3—Swish.
William Seger. (All Indian Landing B C.)
National one design—1—Vim—-Richard
C. Bartlett; 2—Nala. Harold Saunders,
3—Atlanta. T. P. Kirkpatrick. (All Indian
Landing B. C.) . . _ .
Snipe—i—Gizmo. Townshend Oast. Nor
folk Y. and C. C.; 2—Doddy. Fred Romero.
AlMoth—i—spellbound. Billy Wood- Nor
folk Y. and C. C ; 2—Lacerta. Bill Weath
erly. Pasquotank River Y C3—-Miss
Carol. Ben Colonna. Norfolk Y. and C. C.
Chesapeake Bay log canoes (only brush!
—1—Oliver's Gift. Dick Woodburn. Sol
omons Island; 2—Noddy Duke Adams.
Baltimore; 3—Sandy, Boley Tyler. East
P°Chesapeake ''2<Js" (round bottom' — I —
Blue Water; 2—Windward. Bill Hetntz,
West River. S. C : 3—Chesapeake
Stars—1—White Shadow. 2—Crash.
;i_Snowflake. Roland Blizzard. Gibson Is
Handicap—1—Thistle: 2—Scoopy, Buck
Smith. Eastport; 3—Wave.
Hamptons—1—Rebel II. .Jack 11. Np*"*
folk Y. & C. C.; 2—Lonn Gone. 3—-Nimrod
S. H. Lecompte. Cambridge Y C.
Chesapeake “Ids”— 1—Dutchess;
Dolly; 3—Flying Cloud. _ _ .
Comets_l—Barfly: 2—Frenzy. Eric
Nordholm. Potomac River 8. A.; 3—Run
away. Charlie Stout. Gibson Island J. sw.
Severn one design—1—Q-T; Swish,
'* National one design—1—Naia; 2—Aeo
lus. J R Geis; 3—Vim.
Moths—1—Lacerta: 2—Sherman. Bill
Cabell. Norfolk Y. & C C.: 3—-Spellbound.
Penguins—1—Scanty; 2—Trinket; 3—
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Williams, Jack Fight
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For Title Tomorrow
j
By The Associated P/es*
PHILADELPHIA , July 10—Ike
Williams, sharp-punching Negro
from Trenton, N. J., puts his light
weight boxing crown on the line at
Shribe Park Monday for the second
time within seven week.
Beau Jack, ex-Augusta (Ga.i boot
; black and himself twice holder of
j the 135-pound title, will furnish the
opposition before a crowd that Pro
moter Herman Taylor expects to
reach 30.000 and contribute to a
gate of $150,000.
Nearly a year ago Williams won
undisputed possession of the title
by knocking out Bob Montgomery.
He successfully defended the cham
pionship the later part of May bv
beating Enrique Bolanos at Las
Angeles.
Ike also will be seeking his 16th
straight victory. He has not been
beaten eince dropping a 10-round
decision to Gene Burton January 27,
: 1947.
; For Beau Jack it will be an at
l tempt to show that he has recovered
from two operations on a broken
knee cap and regain a title he first
owned nearly six years ago.
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SELECTED BY CHIEF—Leo- i
nard “Spike” Bauroth, for
mer Eastern High second
sacker and star of the Metro
politan Police Boys’ Club team
No. 5. who was chosen by
Superintendent of Police
Robert J. Barrett to repre
sent the Police Boys’ Club and
the Nation’s Capital in Na
tional Junior baseball festival
at Van Buren, Ark-., this week.
Spike leaves by plane today.
Rec Racketers
In for Big Day
Extensive play in both men's and
women’s divisions opened the an
nual District Recreation Depart
ment tennis tournament yesterday
at the Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets Courts.
The tourney continues with play
all day today starting at 9 a.m.
Men's doubles open today. The
schedule:
Men’s Singles (Third Hound).
B am.—Hevener vs. Roll. Mullitz vs.
Edmund, Klenti vs Eastman, Qulltck vs. j
Chlntakananda. Burgess vs. Harold Purdy.
Hermann vs. Bangs. Audln v«. Mallakofl,
Threadgill vs 8trallay. Haller vs. Moran.
HI a.m.—Herbert vs. W. Nelson, Holt
vs. Foreman, Johnson vs. Nelson. Powers
vs. Derreumaux. Middlecamp vs. Avon.
11 a.m.—Qoertg vs. Swlnford. Noon—
Shipman vs. Zsrega, Fry vs. Kemetick. 1
p m.—McCarthy vs. winner of Hevener
Kots match, Sutter vs. winner of Mul
litr-Edmund match. Taylor vs winner of
Herbert and W. Nelson match.
Wnmpn iSernno Found).
in *.m—Gloria Rgvey vs Catherine
Pollras. Ann Fennessey vs Ilane Cromwell.
11 a.m.—Ann Gray vs. Doris Taubert:
Ann Fisher vs. Pat Ravev. Pearl McCoy vs.
Ann Vlasa*. Soste Gregosin vs. .loan Gor
don. Helen Levy vs. Madae Lannon. Carrie
Root vs. Rlt Hines. Margaret Graham vs.
Jane Moffett, Elisabeth Briefer vs. Frances
Winston. . .
1 p.m.—Frances Barry vs. winner ©f
Gloria Ra vcy-Catherine Polizas.
2 p m.—Nora Dodge vs. Marion Faslck.
3 p.m.—Berghild Fond vs. winner ;©f
Root-Hines match. Willie Herbert vs. win
ner of Fennessy-Cromwell match. Sara
Moore vs. winner of Graham-Moffett match.
Betty Zimmerman vs. winner of Briater
Winston match.
Men’a Double*.
o pm—First Round: Cromwell and
Wilsoa vs Stein and Holly; Ornstein and
Eig \f. Kellison and Loos: Sundal and
Ostrosky vs. Carlin and Straley; Kientz
and Nelson vs. Blalock and Wells; Chinta
kananda and Love vs. Avon and Partner:
Goertz and Partner vs. Evans and Keme
tick; Burgess and Young vs. Bailey and
Nicewarner; Haller and Moran vs. Messer
man and Gragg: Haney and Brickeroff vs.
Miller and Mullitz; Fry and Weise vs.
Sutter and Hevener.
3 p.m.—Thomas and Hermann vs.
Schuman and Mitchell; Beale and Pennell
\s. .Crowell and Edmund; McCarthy and
Holt vs. Purdy and Eastman: Derreumaux
and Thomas vs Taylor and Thompson:
Middlekamp and McCullough vs. Audin
and Charon: Brister and Hitch vs. Furniss
and Fontanini. . _
5 P.m.—McNair and Threadgill vs. Rob
ertson and Chandler: Herbert and Leighton j
vs. winner of Cromwell-Wilson and Stein- i
Holly match. __
Farrin Jones Among
28 Seeking Net Title
By the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS. Md., July 10 —
Twenty-eight topnotch tennis play-j
ers of the United States Fleet will i
meet on the courts here next week
In the 2nd annual Alf-Navy tennis;
tournament held at the Naval
Academy.
The 1947 singles champion. Lt. ]
Comdr. John D. Behr of Pensacola, j
Fla., pnd the winning doubles team,)
Capt. James M. Farrin and Lt. K. K.
Jones, both stationed in Washing
ton. are entered.
First-round singles matches begin
Monday afternoon. Finals are
scheduled for Saturday.
The doubles matches will begin
tomorrow and end on Saturday also.
Entries in the tournament include
officers and enlisted men—and two
Marines—from all ports of the
world.
singles:
First round (Monday!: Capt Farrin vs.
Lt (jg) William H. Plesscher of Elmhurst,
111 : Lt. Comdr. Behr vs. Lt. Comdr. R. H.
Pauli of Chicago, 111.: Ens. James H
Doyle of Coronado. Calif., vs. Comdr. E.
L. Robertson, stationed at Guantanamo.
Cuba Sn. N. D Naycalo vs. Midshipman
Frank Keister of Newcumberland. Pa., or
Lt Comdr. Waren A. Angstadt of Elisabeth
town. Sa. Charles F. Fowler of
Atlanta vs. Chpk Davis 8. Warfield of
San Diego. Lt Gordon S. Hodgson of Los
Angeles, vs Lt. Comdr. E. A. Hemley of
Brooklyn. N. Y.: Csds. Constanclo Babl
lonia of Philippine Islands vs. Pn.S Julian
P Holback stationed in 15th Naval Dis
trict; Ync. Edward J. Serues of Braintree.
Mass vs Lt. Comdr. Joseph R. Antlnk of
Cicero. Ill or Lt. <jg) Leonard D. Welch
t>f Oroflno, Idaho.
Second round (Byes! (Tuesday): Lt
Elston Wyatt of Berkeley. Calif., vs. Lt.
(j g.) Carroll H. Lippard of Rodman.
Canal Zone; Lt. (1. g.) Jess L. Curtrlght
of Tacoma. Wash., vs. TM5 Gerard R.
Po’-'.er of L. I . N. Y.: Lt. Comdr. J. D
Smith of Terrell. Texas vs. Lt. Gordon
Sherman of Cisco, Texas: Lt. K. K. Jones
vs Adm. John T. Burns, stationed with
15th Naval District.
Doubles First-round (Tuesday):—Lt.
Comdr R J Pauli and Lt. Comdr. E. A
Hemley vs. Capt. Farrin and Lt. K K.
Jones: Ens J. H. Doyle and Lt. <). g.l J. L.
Curtrlght vs. Lt. E. Wyatt and Lt. Comdr
J. R Unlink: Chpk D. 8. Warfield and Lt.
Comdr J. D Smith vs. Lt. Comdr. J. D.
Behr and Lt. Comdr. A. W. Angstadt or Lt.
G Sherman: Comdr. E. L. Robertson and
Lt. (J. n C H Lippard vs Sa. C. F. Four
ier and Hmc. J. B. Waener.
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Roach, Perry Sharp
In Final Workouts
For Stadium Bout
Lavem Roach of Texas displayed
his speed and boxing skill in a
public workout at Turner's Arena
yesterday in final preparation for
tomorrow night’s fight against Aaron
Perry at Griffith Stadium. Roach
is about an 8-5 favorite to defeat the
local slugger, but Perry also was
impressive in his workout yesterday.
The fight, under Turner auspices,
is a 10-rounder.
Roach sparred two rounds against
Stonewall Jackson, a fast D. C.
welterweight, while Perry did okay
in four rounds against Ken Strib
ling, D. C. middleweight who also is
| on tomorrow night’s card.
In fighting Perry here. Roach is
: returning to the city where he first
won ring prominence. While a Ma
rine stationed at Cherry Point, he
came here to win in the Golden
Gloves tourney. Later he won two
National amateur titles, and since
turning pro he’s dropped only two
bouts in 25. One loss was from
Marcel Cerdan. Roach hopes for
a rematch against the French ring
hero and meanwhile has his sights
set on a proposed September fight
against Rocky Graziano.
Working with Roach yesterday
was Trainer Charley Goldman, one
of the best. Joining his outfit today
will be Co-manager Chris Dundee
and Johnny Abood. Abood discov
ered Roach while coach of the
Cherry Point Marine team. Dundee
is handling the buildup that may
take Roach into the top middle
weight or light heavyweight brack
ets. He's done pretty well so far,
and last year Roach was hailed as
rookie of the year in boxing.
Three other 10-rounders, all re
matches and involving Washington
fighters against out-of-town compe
tition, are scheduled. Featherweight
Jimmy Cooper takes on Joe Kay of
England, Middleweight Stribling
tachles Randy Brown of New York
and Heavyweight Jackie Cranford
meets Jackie Lyons of Pittsburgh.
Kay won a split decision over
Cooper here recently: Brown ended
a five-match winning string for
Stribling two months ago, and Cran
ford decisioned Lyons ih Richmond
last month. Both Cooper and Strib
ling are favored to reverse things
tomorrow, while Cranford again is
expected to get the nod over Lyons.
Five D. C. Shots
HotatQuantico
Sp«ciol Dispatch to Th« Star
QUANTICO, Va„ July 10.—All five
Washingtonians trying for places on
the U. S. Olympic rifle and pistol
teams were among the leaders atj
the end of the first day of the two
day final tryouts here. They are
Arthur Cook, Frank Parsons, John
Layton, Robert Mansell and Lieut. ■
Col. Walter Walsh.
Twenty-year old Cook is tied for
third place in trials for the three
man .22 rifle team. Leader is Wil
liam Schweitzer, Elizabeth, N. J.,
599. followed by John Spahr, High
land Park. 111.,’ 598, and Cook,
Vaughan Cail. New Haven, and
George Handel, Pittsburgh, each
with 597.
Parsons is second in the trials for
three places on the free rifle squad.
With a 1028 score, he's two points
behind Emmet O. Swanson of Min
neapolis, and 15 points ahead of
Rudolf Kamila, Elizabeth, N. J.
Walsh, seeking a place on the
three-man slow-flre pistol squad,
was second today. He scored 1058
to trail Quentin Brooks of Berkeley.
Call!., wno naa iutw. i^ayum, a
Metropolitan Police detective, and
'Mansell, of the U. S. Park Police,
are in ftrst and third places, re
spectively, In tryouts for the rapid
fire pistol competition. Layton
scored 1125, and Mansell had 1111,
with Jack Ahern of San Francisco
in between with 1112.
All shooters go over the same
course tomorrow, with winners leav
ing for New York on Monday, to
sail for Europe on Wednesday,
250 Golfers Christen
Fort Dupont Course
~ The new Fort Dupont golf course
was opened to the public yesterday
and more than 250 golfers turned
out k> play the nine-hole layout
ofT Minnesota avenue S.E.
The course can be reached from
downtown by way of the Sousa
Bridge over Pennsylvania Avenue
and turning left on Minnesota.
I Chess
By Donald H. Mugridgt
The 49th annual open champion
ship of the United States Chess Fed
eration, which opened Monday at
the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Balti
more, attracted 74 players from all
parts of the Unted States east of
the Mississippi, from Omaha, Los
Angeles and Seattle and from Can
ada and Puerto Rico.
Four entries represent Washing
ton. In addition to Oscar Shapiro
and Martin C. Stark, whose partici
pation was announced last week,
Edmund Nash, champion and vice
president of the Federal Chess Club,
and Hugh C. Underwood, a former
member of the Washington Chess
Divan, are competing. The tourney,
like its two predecessors, will be
conducted on the Swiss system, in
which the whole held is in a single
competition, but players with equal
scores are in each round matched
against each other. An unfortunate
aspect of the present arrangements
is that after two sewlons of play,
or eight hours altogether, games are
to be adjudicated.
Mr. Stark won his first two games
against Howard Foy of Charleston,
W. Va„ and Arthur Blsguier, cham
pion of the Manhattan Chess Club.
At the end of the second round he
was bracketed in the lead with 13
other players: Osias Bain of Mont
real. Samuel Baron, Harlow B.
Daley of Boston. Jeremiah Donovan,
L. J. Isaacs of Chicago, George
Kramer, Dr. J. B. McCord of Oak
ham, Mass.; Dr. A. A. Mengarini,
former District champion; Max
Pavey, United States speed cham
pion; Carl Pilnlck, A. E. Santasiere,
Robert Steinmeyer of St. Louis and
W. W. Young of Allentown, Pa.
Isaac Kashdan can join the
bracket if he wins his adjourned
game against Edmund Nash, who
allowed a decisive' advantage to slip
through his fingers.
Mr. Shapiro defeated Ambrose D.
Gring of Boston in the first round
and then drew with R. B. Hays of
Kitchener, Ontario, so that he is in
the second bracket, in which Albert
S. Pinkus of New York is also placed.
Before playing Kashdan, Mr. Nash
defeated Jackie Mayer of Louisville.
Mr. Underwood lost to Blsguier in
the first round, and defeated Max
Hosenberg of Baltimore in the sec
ond. Herman Steiner of Los An
geles got off to a wretched start with
a loss and a draw.
Other well-known names among
the 74 are Weaver W. Adams, Wil- !
liam M. Byland of Pittsburgh, Larry
Evans, Marshall Club champion;
Hichard Kujoth of Milwaukee, Ed
gar T. McCormick, Walter Shipman,
Martin Southern of Knoxville, Oscar
Tenner, Olaf Ulverstad of Seattle
and Norman T. Whitaker.
The touranment is under the di
rection of Hans Kmoch, well-known
Austrian master and analyst, and
Hermann Helms, dean of American
chess journalists, is in attendance.
On June 29 a general meeting of
the Federal Chess Club elected a
new board of directors, who chose
from their own number the follow
ing officers: President, Harold
Burdge: vice presidents, Edmund
Nash and George S. Thomas: secre- :
tary-treasurer, Vito Mirabile, and;
chess director, William Plampin.
The five-minute tourney at the
Divan July 3 found Sol Adler, the
Nanking cambist, in victorious
mood. He vanquished all nine op
ponents, leaving Hans Berliner and
Ernest M. Knapp, who had 7-2 and
6 Vi-6 4 respectively, well in the rear.
Redskins Swap Deeks
For Packers'McKay I
The football Redskins yesterday;
traded Tackle Donald Deeks for
Fullback Roy McKay Of the Green
Bay Packers. McKay, onetime Uni
versity of Texas star, has been with
the Packers for four years.
McKay is, a 6-foot, 195-pounder
who made several All-America teams
in 1942. and he led the National j
Football League in punting in 1945
and 1946. With Green Bay he's
done most of his playing on defense,
and probably will continue to do
so with the Washington team, Gen
eral Manager Dick McCann said in
announcing the trade.
Deeks came to Washington last
year by purchase from the Boston
Yanks, and played four games with
the Redskins. He's a 6-fbot-4, 230
pounder, who starred at the Uni
versity of Washington.
Cross-Word Puzzle,
HORIZONTAL.
1 Cleavage
5 Crowd
8 Harvest
12 The East
13 Metal
14 Employ
15 Saucy girl
16 Knitted jacket
18 Greek letter
19 Innkeepers
(British)
20 Brief time
122 Blacken
23 Observe
25 Approached
29 Assert
30 Title of
respect
31 Station
porter
34 Firm
36 A country
(abbr.)
37 Wild plant
38 Scattered
42 Cohvened
45 Imply
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46 Sewing case
47 Legal claim
48 Tallow candle
49 Decorative
plant
50 Recent
51 Vetch
52 Salver
VERTICAL,
1 Way up or
down
2 Goddess
3 Over
4 Assessment
5 Sportive
6 Bedouin
7 European
falcon
8 Am. titmouse
9 Capital of
■ Latvia
10 African port
It CJICIOSU1C3
17 Entertain
at dinner
19 Chum
21 Spiny rodent
23 Counter
24 Preholiday
period
26 Type of car
27 Tip
28 Working
hours
32 Alloy of gold
and silver ,
(Egypt >
33 Display
34 Long oars
35 Spread for
drying
38 Pickle flavort
ing
39 Dolphin of
the Amazon
40 Printing
direction
' 41 To-do
I 43 Air
44 Small
46 Newt
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-By Ramon Coffman——*
Would you like to play kboo?
Perhaps you have never heard of
the game, but It Is popular among
natives of Western Africa. They use
a board containing 13 holes, but if
you want to play, you may do so
without a-board.
Find a plot of ground where it is
all right to dig small holes. Make
the holes only 3 or 3 inches deep and
a range them in two rows—six holes
in each row.
Gather 48 pebbles and place four
in each hole. One player starts the
game—we shall call him “player A.”
He picks up four pebbles from one
of the holes in his row of six hides.
He may take them from any hole
he chooses. In the hole at the
right he places one of the pebbles,
and erne in each of the next three
holes farther to the right. When
he has dropped four pebbles in four
holes, the result is that seven hides
contain four pebbles apiece, four
holes contain live pebbles apiece
and one hole is empty.
* * e *
Player B now picks up all the
pebbles in a hole on his side of the
"board.” and drops them—one by
one—In holes to the right of the one
from which he has taken them.
That is done, time and again, by
the two players. The idea is to
have the last pebble of those
dropped fall into a hole, on the
other player’s side, which has only
one or two pebbles in it. This gives
the player the right to pick up all
the pebbles in that hole and put
them aside to be counted in his
favor.
The game is kept up until one
player has no pebbles on his side.
His opponent picks up the remaining
pebbles and counts them as scores,
adding all other pebbles he took
from the "board.” Whichever player
has more pebbles wins the contest.
This is a game of skill and is as
much fun to African natives as
checkers to white men.
* * * *
Another African game is played
with a ball and is very much like
a contest which we sometimes call
“keep away.” Perhaps a dozen
players will group themselves on
one side and the same number on
the other side.
Then a ball is tossed in the air
and caught by some one. As quickly
as the catch is made, all the play
ers clap their hands and stamp
their feet. Tossing the ball to some
one on his own side, if possible, the
one who had the ball waits to see
whether one of his opponents leaps
and snatches it away. Then all
the players clap and stamp again.
If the players on one side are
able to keep the ball for several
rounds, the game is halted while
they sing a “song of victory,” clap
ping as they do so. Then the con
test is taken up again.
Soap Box Runnerup.
Enjoys Final Race;
Lists Prizes Won
Prin Contribution
By Bobby Rogers, 11
B«th«»da Elmwntary School
On June 26 I raced in the Wash
ington Soap Box Derby. Early that
morning my father and I left the
house so I could be in the parade
at 9 o’clock. After the march down
hill Admiral Denfeld made a short
speech. Then we marched back up;
hill for the first heat to begin.
I raced in the sixth heat against I
two nice boys and beat them byi
about 10 feet. My next heat I won(
by about 7 feet, which put me ini
the semifinals. In the semifinals Ij
won and this put me in the biggest
race of the day. I lost to the Class
B champion, Alfred Ashton, by
about 1’4 feet. It was fun.
On June 28 I went to the Com
merce Building to receive my re
wards—a gold medal for • winning
the first heat, a gold cup for win
ning the second heat, and for the
third heat $15 worth of sporting
goods and a silver tiepin. I also
received a $45 portable radio for
being runnerup to the Class B
champion. The Chevy Chase Motor
Co. gave me a $25 War Bond for
being runnerup.
Fantasy
Prize Contribution
By James A. Creamer, 17
Gonxaga Hljh School
There's a street In the city of
magical dreams,
Where the sun flows down in daz
ling streams;
You'll And it, I’m sure, with never
a pain—
Turn to the right at Happiness lane.
How often 1 happened to pass down
that street, ,
Extending a greeting to whomever
I’d meet;
It took only a minute to be pleasant
and smile.
And sometimes I'd stay and chat
for awhile.
The people were friendly and simply
arrayed.
Their young ones delightful as they
childishly played;
It does a man good to know streets
such as this,
They’re tickets to happiness he
oughtn't to miss.
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers
Rose mod the Ogre, by Fredrika
SlAimwav Smith. (Christopher;
$2.50.) The 1890’s! The author
tells of the loves, fears and sudden
awakenings of . social awareness
among a group of high school boys
and girls in old Chicago. Rose la
the young teen-age heroine who
must cope with the Ogre—her gruff,
unyielding step-grandfather. The
villainy of this distasteful old gen
tleman consists mainly of a com
plete lack of understanding for the
youthful Rose and her friends. He
is finally subdued and won over,
however, .by the dauntless courage
and pride of youth.
Mr. Benjamin's Sword, by Robert
D. Abrahams. (Jewiah Publication
Society; $2.) Judah P. Benjamin,
Confederate Secretary of State, is
worth $40,000 to his Yankee captors
after the fall of Richmond in 18*5,
and the story of his escape in the
following four months with a 15
yeur-dd lad who greatly admires
him is vividly told. A creditable
book of adventure and intrigue.—!
M. 8. B.
A
24 Turtles Fill Larry Robbins
Back-Yard Racing Stables
By Meredith S. Buel.
harry Robbins with his duck Socrates and pet turtle.
It’s an everyday occurrence to
see a dog led around the block by
his master. But when a boy takes a
casual afternoon stroll with his fcet
turtle on the end of a leash, peo
ple draw a deep breath and look
twice.
This is no new experience for
9-year-old Larry Robbins of 831
Marietta place N.W., who now has
24 turtles, ranging in size from a
half dollar to half a grapefruit. Just
to keep things on a peaceful basis
between his easy-going friends, Lar
ry keeps 16 of the bigger ones in a
wooden box in the back yard, while
the smaller ones are kept in a basket
on the side porch.
None of Larry's prizes is over
looked in importance. He gives each
a chanoe to make a bid for fame in
a turtle race. First of all, he ex
plains, the turtles are divided for
racing into two classes—big and
little. The champ speedsters of the
respective classes meet and “leg it”
down the track for the grand title.
Larry is a veteran turtle-catcher,
and has had a fascination for the
sport since he was 5. He feeds them
wet bread, tomatoes and lettuce
twice a week. Most of his pets were
found either on the Emery estate in
the Brightwood section or by a
creek on a friend's farm near Leon
ard town, Md. Larry has one green
water turtle and 23 black-and-yellow
land turtles. No names have been
given to his shell-backed brood, but
he has christened his white duck,
Socrates.
Asked about the future of his
large' collection, Larry said he
planned to give the little fellows to
the Zoo in the winter while the
bigger ones are to be turned loose.
Larry has not confined his hobby
to turtles. Lizards, toads and a
snake round out this strange as
sortment of playmates.
Job Seeker Relates
Disappointments
Before Success
Prize Contribution
By Naomi Pollin, 17
Woodrow Wilton Higfi School
Having decided to spend the sum
mer working, I set out boldly Mon
day morning in search of a Job. I
had six prospects, secured from the
want ads. /
My white shoes were polished, my
cotton dress had been expertly
ironed and my hair had been
brushed vigorously. Enthusiastically
I boarded the bus and was on my
way.
As I neared my first destination
my courage waned, but, regaining
my high spirits when the driver
called out my stop, I got off the bus
and walked briskly to a millinery
shop in need of a salesgirl. I entered
and asked politely to see the man
ager, who turned out to be an at
tractive woman.
After explaining my presence she
asked me if I had had any experi
ence selling hats. "No,” I replied,
“but-”
•'I'm sorry, sne imerrupieu, -
ribly sorry,” and all but threw me
out of the store with her icy glare.
After that I was ready to go home
but my determination soon returned
and I applied for employment at a
toy store. The manager listened in
tently as I told him of my plight and
then said, “I filled the positions you
are inquiring about last Saturday.”
"Then why did you continue the
ad in Sunday’s paper?” I felt like
growlfhg, but said instead: “Thank
you,” and was again on my way.
After that I was refused three
jobs as typist because I was under
21. The one prospect remaining
was in the office of a large clothing
store and the manager was the
most pleasant I encountered all day.
After he took my name, address
and telephone number and inquired
about my typing ability, I was hope
ful and optimistic for the first time
that day. The discouraging blow
came when I told him I wanted the
job for the summer only. He said
he needed some one to work more
permanently. He was very sorry.
Thanking him, I Walked out de
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jectedly and started home. I was
perspiring, my freshly ironed dress
was a mass of wrinkles and my
clean shoes were slowly turning
black after being stepped on by
well-meaning people on crowded
buses and streetcars.
When I arrived home, after four
hours Job hunting. I walked wearily
into the house and was about to
give way to that feminine weakness
of crying, when I was reminded of
the famous saying, "If at first you
don't succeed, try, tiy again.”
With renewed enthusiasm I de
cided to try again Tuesday and
Wednesday and the rest of the week
until successful.
Fun for Small Fry
Prize Contribution
By Kevin Hennessey, 9
C. U. Campus School
A bright spot in our day Is watch
ing children’s programs on the tele
vision set In a small friend's home.
Billy Flanagan, 3 years old, Is the
lucky boy of the neighborhood. He
likes to see the shows and to Invite
his friends in to share his set. One
popular program goes on at 6 p.m.
The children, ages 3 to 9, begin to
gather daily at 5:45 on Billy's porch,
anxiously waiting for Mrs. Flanagan
to admit them to a half hour of
fun. __
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