Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1937, Page 33

¢ WASHINGTON, D. C, Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION n Sftar TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1937. K Amusements & Comics PAGE C—1 Marathoners Go for Team Honors : National Angle to City Net Play ‘TOUGHEST POINTS WON BY TRAILERS Porter Is Millrose Star, but His Club Banks Heavily on Fred Ward. OBODY, except runners, ever thinks about a marathon race a3 a team contest, but many a harrier has run his lungs winners in the hope that a humble effort might gain a point and g cham- plonship for his club. To the club that first sends three team title, and many times in the marathon game a hero is unsung. The fellow far behind the leader may be fighting the braver battle. On his depend the team championship, and Yyour marathon runner, we've seen, can give the old college try with a little bit to spare. New York will defend the team cham- pionship in the sixth annual Evening Star race next Saturday, and you won't hear much about Fred Ward, by the old Olympic star, Mel Shep- pard, keeps its team title, you may count upon the shuffling, colorless, hard-plugging Ward to wrap up the BY ROD THOMAS. numb for a place far below the trophy Yunners across the finish line goes the faltering heart, legs and arms may ‘The Millrose Athletic Association -of but if the Millrose association, headed package. Heinicke on Way Up. N FRONT of him probably will be Mel Porter, unless Porter breaks a | leg, and Bill Steiner, the foremost Jewish marathoner extant, winner of the last Palestine Olympics marathon, & runner with many other champion- ships. . Pat Dengis, national champion of 1935, will lead the Stonewall Demo- cratic Club of Baltimore in the team contest, but Donald Eugene Heinicke, climbing steadily in the ranks of the endurance specialists, likely will be the lad to gain the hard points if Stone- ‘wall prevails. Probably you won't find | Heinicke among the three Americans to represent this country in the Pan- American marathon at Dallas, Tex., July 18, a trio to be chosen on their showings in The Star race, but Don- ald Eugene, you learn from Jim Ire- land, Stonewall trainer, will break something to finish if a team mug depends upon it. Dr. Leiberman a Laboratory, ONE of the singular marathon run- ners is Dr. George E. Leiberman of the Passon Athletic Association of Philadelphia, a medico using his own ! physical being for experimental pur- | poses. And Dr. Leiberman is far from despised as a runner, but the star of the Passon delegation of nine is Bill | Wilson, well known to Washington folk who for the last several years have watched the struggles of distance footers. An interesting contest Saturday will be waged by three Scots, Johnny Sem- ple of Beverly, Mass, former cham- plon of Scotland, and Bob Stewart and Jim Potter of Canada. The Cana- | dian Scots are after the hide of | doughty Johnny, who has announced | himself a winner. A growing favorite is Porter of the Millrose A. A, who in the last four years has finished no lower than third. Washington's best bet is Dr. Ben G. Chitwood, a star two-miler in college, Who still likes to stretch his legs, He was the first Washington entrant to finish last year, and will lead -the ‘Washington Track and Field Club team into the march of 26 miles 385 yards, beginning at Mount Vernon and ending at the White House. Minor Leagues INTERNATIONAL, Montreal, 9: Rochester, 6. Newark. 8: ‘Baltimore, 6. Byracuse, 2: Jersey City. 0. Buffalo, 6 Toronto. 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Jodianapolis, & st Paul. ¢, 7. Minneapolis . 9 Columbus, Toledo, 5: Kansas City. 4 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. ashville. 8: Atlanta, 6. noxville, 1: Chattanooga. 0. ittle Rock. 3 Birmingham. 2. Other clubs not scheduled. PACIFIC COAST. No games scheduled. TEXAS. 2: Beaumont. 1 Antonlo. 4: Fort Worth. 2. Galveston, 6: Tulsa. 3. Oklahoma' City-Houston, rain. THREE-EYE, Peoria. 11: Terre Haute, 4. MID-ATLANTIC, Reton, 1o: Zanesyille. 1, ringfield. 14: Canton, 4. PIEDMONT. Roeky Mournt, 13; Norfolk. 8. NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA, azleton, 6: Scranton, 1 imira. 4: Al 0. inghamton. 6: Williamsport, 1. Other clubs hot scheduled. B ——————— FRED WARD, E Possibly the most ungainly runner, extant, but a safe bet to finish among the prize winners in any race he runs. He and the other' harriers here pictured will represent the Millrose A. C. of New York in defense of the Na- tiogal A. A. U. team cham- piohship it won in The Stat gallop last year. BILE STEINER, The recognized world champion Jewish marathoner. Steiner, who has won a flock of national titles, traveled from New York to Palestine to capture the world Jewish crown in the last Palestine Olympics. Steiner has competed in all five preceding Evening Star contests and never has failed to acquit himself with distinction. Defenders of National Marathon Team Title and Prizes Awaiting Saturday’s Aces The first dozen runners to finish will receive a trophy each. All are of sungold, a beautiful metal slow to tarnish. The club which first sends three men across the finish at the zero milestone' back of the White House will win the team championship and a trophy and a simi- lar award will go to the segond team. Solid silver medals will be given for thirteenth to twenty-second places aud all from there down who finish will receive bronze medals. Here you see a staff of engravers busy lettering the trophies. Theirs is one of the biggest jobs of the year in their line, what with the medals to be engraved, too, and when this picture was snapped they were toiling overtime. From left to right they are Rochelle Harrell, Tom Geraci, a nationally noted craftsman, and Homer Strange. Geraci is examining the first individual prize, a trophy 27Y; inches tall. The race, over one of the most testing marathon courses in the world, will start at Mount Vernon at 2 o'clock and will finish at the Zero Milestone, south of the White House, some time between 4:30 and 5 o'clock. —Star Staff Photos. | l | | | \ | ! MEL PORTER, Who heads the Millrose team, is one of the most consistent marathon runners in the world and one of the most feared in the race Saturday. Porter in the last four years has finished NET TITLES LOOM FORD.C. PLAYERS Strong in Both Mgn’s and Women’s Divisions of Maryland Tourney. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. ALTIMORE, Md., June 8.—. There was more than an even chance that both men and ‘women of the eur- rent Maryland State tennis tournd- ment here would turn out to be Wash- ingtonians, as high-ranking players of both sexes from the Capital dominated the competition today. ' Although Mary Cootes, District women's champion, has defaulted be- cause of a trip to California, all of title are entered. The men’s invasion is being accompanied here by Hugh Lynch, Ricky Willis and Harry Heffner all among the Capital’s leaders. Possibilities of the women's cham- pionship going to Washington rested in the mighty rackets of such as Mar- garet Robinson, Edith Clarke, Anne Ellis, Sara Moore, Dorette Miller and Marian Prichard. Five others started yesterday, giving Washington one- fourth the total number of women contestants, but Kay Baker, Margatet Graham, Barbara Conard, Frances Carter and Johanna Zetlemeier were defeated. , Lynch, Heffner Set Pace. Lynch and Heffner, the latter a na- tional-ranking junior, led the Capital male delegation into the third round. After drawing a first-round bye, Lynch defeated George Dullnig of the University of Texas, in one of the day's featuse matches, 6—2, 8—8. Heffner also was idle in the first round before eliminating John Leut- .| keyemr, 6—1, 6—1. Welsh and Willis played only first. round matches, the former disposing of F. .Barton Harvey, 6—1, 6—4, and Willis eliminating Frank Roberts, local tennis official, 9—17, 6—4. Results of the Washington woman entrants: Preliminary _round—Dorette M feated Lisa ~Bloede, . 6—2: Anne Vernon-Williams defeated Margaret Gra~ ham. 7—5. i Mrs. 8 W. Egerton defeated Johanna Zetlemeler, 7—B, 6—2; d Mrs. R. T. Shackel: i ! : Kay Baker defeated Elizabeth Boyce, 6—2, 6—0. First round—Mrs. 'Miller_defeated Mrs”| Archibald Hart. 6—0, 7—5: Marian Prichard defeated Mrs. Clarence Scott r de- Sports Mirror By the Associated Press. Today a year ,ago—Endeayour II, prospective challenger for America’s Cup, launched by T. O. 7—b: Fleanor Colston defeated Bar. bara’ Conard, 6—2_6—2; Mrs. MecKenny Eerton defeated Prances Carter, 7_5. 847 Mrs. Janey defeated Kay' Baker, Five years ago—Lefty Grove won his tenth in a row, hitting her contenders for the Washington | is headed by Barney Welsh, District and Middle Atlantic champion. Welsh | League Statistics AMERICAN. RESULTS YESTERDAY. Cleveland. 17: Washington. 5. Detroit. 4: New York. 3. 8. Louis. ‘9: Boston. & Chicago. 121 Philadelphia. 6. STANDING OF THE CLURBS. n0q. of - 30X MIN uorsuIUSTM GAMES TOMORROW. . 4:00. Wash. at 8t. L. 4:00, . Phils. at_Detroit t Chicago. N. York at Ohicago. Cleveland. Boston at Cleveland. NATIONAL. RESULTS YESTERDAY. New York. 5: Pittsburgh. 2 Brooklyn. 5: Cincinnati, 4 (10 innings). Only games piaved. | —= o8¥1UO | —-'xi0% MaN - ysIng) Phil_3] 2] 2116/261.381110% | ol 2 31 11 0 2/ 11 6/—I14(271.350/12 L._117/18117119(211221261271—I—1___| GAMES TOMORROW. 3 tN. Y. 8t Louls at N. Y. il Bl aeh t 3 5 a;‘c‘ln‘:lrl'th :I. mt:n. Cineifnati at Boston. Major I:eaders By the Associated Press. Ameriean League. Batting_Bell. Browns 384 Walker, Tigers. 578 unn—gr'unbeu. Tigers, 46: Lary, Indians, 38 tted in—Greenbers. Tigers, B4 Banura White Box. and Walker, o g {1 Tigers, 71: Bell, Browns. its—Walker. Doumofi—'vomxx. Browns, 20: Bell, ns. 18, B ies-oKunel, Senators, 8: Greens berg. Tigers. 7. 3 Home rungGreenbers. Tigers, 14; rk. Yankees, 10. B tolen pases—Abpilng. White Sox. 9; Chapman. Senators. 8. i tehing — Hudiify Indlans, 6-0; Pearson. Yankees, 4-0. 7 National League. Batting—Medwick. Cardinals. ‘Vaughan, Pirates. 38| gaiins = edwick. n. Cubs. 37. "Runis batted in—Medwick, Cardinals, ; Demaree. Cubs. 30. Hits—Medwick. Cardinals: Vaughan, Pirates. and Bartell Giants. 62 Doubles—Medwick, _Cardinals. 16; Handley, Brack and Hassett. Dod Triples — Vaughan ‘runs—Bartell. Giants. 11: Cardinals, and Kampouris, 4115 Cardinals, and rs, and homer against Indians to tie the M. Sopwith. score. Home ler bitthing_Bryint, Cubs, 4-0; Hub ching—Bryant, 5. 4-0; - bell, Giants, 8-1. Pirates. 8. bages—J. Martin, Cardinals, |s Long Beach newspaper, > | effect some day.” WANTAA. . 0UT OF TRACK CONTROL Paddock Is for Government | Rule, Templeton Favors College Supervision. By the Associated Press AN FRANCISCO, June 8.—Two athletis notables, Charley Pad- | dock and R. L, “Dink” Tem- pleton, joined today in recom- mending and predicting drastic re- | vision of the amateur athletics’ method of handling track and fleld. ‘To Paddock, once the “world's fast- est human,” now business manager of “the only solution * * * is to have the Govern- ment step in as in other countries and | take the financing, development work | and even the actual supervision of competition in its own hands. I feel confident the plan will be put into | Collegians Due to Rebel. 'EMPLETON, Stanford University coach, and like Paddock long op- posed to certain A. A. U. policies, pre- dicted “it is going to come to the place sooner or later where the collegiate organizations eannot stand it any longer and will take over the track and fleld on a national basis from the A. A U. “The A. A. U. is not in the business of producing athletes in track and field. All the officlals do is try to boss & bunch of athletes who have become champions in college, as soon as they graduate. Templeton said.the A. A. U. should adopt the policies effective in some foreign countries, “where track and field development is as much a part of the national diet as eating and sleeping. The A. A. U, under better operation, could provide stadiums and coaches to really encourage Americays youth.” A Against Rotating Plan. ADDOCK, visualizing government- al supervision, said that “neither rotation of A. A. U. headquarters from section to section nor permanent es- tablishment of head offices in -the ‘West would work out. The latter plan is a splendi¢ one, since the Pacific Coast produces most of the best ath- letes and since the final Olympic try- outs in 1940 will no doubt be held here before the American team sails for Japan. ‘The men behind the A. A. U, and T do not mean the officers, but rather the politicians who control the organ- ization, are not going to lose their grip by letting a good thing get away from them in allowing the head offices to be any place other than in New York City.” Star Tackle Demands Job for Wife and Gets It One Chicagoan Buys $9,300 Worth of Big Fight Tickets—Gotham Auto Race Offers $60,000. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, June 8—The wolves are howling for the scalps of Charlie Dressen and Steve O'Neill . . . It's been 15 years since a golfer won the P. G. A. tourney and the na- tional open in the same season . - . The way is being paved for a Pedro Montanez-Barney Ross wel- terweight title fight outside of New York ... Mebbe Jersey will land it (or Philadelphia) . . . Dizzy Dean is cockier than ever since he got back without “signing nothing.” Go to college and take the wife along . . . Athletic directors are accustomed to finding work for their prize athletes, but a Mid- ‘western mogul bumped into & new one recently wherm a star fackle refused to report unless a job was found for his wife . . . She got it . . . Biggest single ticket buyer for the Braddock-Louis fight is a Chi- cago millionaire, who bought—and paid for—$9,300 worth'of “‘cherce” pasteboards . . . Mike Jacobs flew to Chicago to personally make the sale.. . . Harry Lenny, the fight manager, is a red-hot opera fan . . . It seems the Yanke are .beat- ing themselves in the West. Ong Chicago newspaper reports it received scores of telephone calls last Thursday night from persons wanting to know who won the *Braddock-Schmeling fight . . . Del Baker, pinch hitting for Mickey Cochrane as manager of the Tigers, knows just how it feels . . . Back in 1924, while catching for Oak- land, Del's skull was fractured when he was ‘“beaned” by Ray Jacobs of Los Angeles . . . That North Oarolina women who has been yawning for 225 hours has nothing on the boxing writers who covered the Schmeling-phantom fight preparations . . . We atill like Henry Picard to walk away with the national open. American automobile racers will be shooting for the biggest -pot of gold ever hung up for an auto race when they start roaring around the Roosevelt Raceway here, July 3 .. . Raceway officials have of- fered $10,000, in ‘addition to the original purse of $60,000, exclu- sively for American drivers and American cars . . . Maxie Roesch, & three-sport man at Southern Methodist not so0 long ago, and Bill Irby, who used to play tackle for sparring. partness in ¢ Jimmy Braddock’s camp . . . Glenn Cunningham hints a new record for the mile may be hung up ‘in the Princeton invitation meet next week . . . Three guesses who Glenn thinks will do it. Jack Doyle, the Broadway betting commissioner, and his little black book already are on the job at Oak- land Hills . . . Old Rabbit Maran- ville, who ought to know, says little Sammy Bell of Montreal is the best young second-sacker he ever saw « « . Rabbit was around when such guys as Frankie Frisch and Rogers Hornsby were coming along, so young Mr. Bell can step right out and take a nice large bow, for him- self . . . Hartford High School of White River Junction, Vt., had a string of 35-base ball victories un- til Hanover High came along and bumped it off the other day. ' "POPPI N\G\f OFF Mtanxu W hat’s the Answer? Srecial Dispatch to The Star. ST. LOUIS, June 8.—In these days . when “schools” have become part of the base ball industry and most major league clubs have highly devel- oped “farm” systems, it becomes puzzling to see sore-armed pitchers dropping out like broken-down marathoners at the 15-mile mark. Most base ball men who have been around for a few years, like Clark Griffith, insist that modern pitchers don't know how to put their bodies behind their pitches. A small but positive minority say the ball players of todsy are OF Are not made of the same stern stuff of the old-fimers. It ié possible that both thoughts may be at least partially correct. “The most famous sore arm, of course, belongs to Bobby Feller of the Indians. In Cleveland the more blatant critics blame Feller's sore wing on Cy (Brain Trust) Slapnicka, the general manager, or Bill Terry, who man- ages the Glants. It is difficult to subscribe to the theory that Terry ruined him. They say that when the Indians and Giants were barnstorming during Spring training, it was Terry’s idea to® Pitch Feller every few days before the yokels. This sounds strictly like bush league thinking. Slapnicka is ‘blamed for the | same reason. Those wha do not blame Terry point an accusing finger at the Brain Trust and say it was Slapnicka who caused Feller to be overworked in the Spring. | Most of the more reliable base ball men, however, point out that Feller strictly is an “arm” pitcher . . , that he generates his terrific speed by snap- | ping his elbow instead of smoothly | working his body into each pitch. Rowe Also “Arm” Pitcher. RIFFITH is one of those who pointed out this fact. “Some of those fellows are awfully fast,” com- mented thé Old Fox recently, ‘but they don't last long. Now Walter Johnson was different. When he pivoted, he threw his entire body be- hind the ball. He had a lazy motion and he lasted a long time without having arm trouble. “Pitchers like Feller, as I said, can be fast as sin. But you can see by their pictures and the movie camera strips that their elbows stick out ahead of the ball before they throw. This is bound to be a strain.” The Tigers are moaning over in Detroit on account of School- boy Rowe'’s absence. Rowe re- cently was shipped to Florida to undergo treatments from a bone and muscle expert. ‘The Schoolboy is ine of the “arm" pitcher type. When he first came up Griff branded him as a “crooked arm” and said he doubted if Rowe would last long. Scarcely s season has passed since that Rowe has not complained of his arm and his cur- rent plaint is by far the most serious. Chandler Pays “Sinker” Toll. AUL DEAN is another pitcher whose arm finally collapsed under the strain. Daffy lacked the muscular co- ordiation of his brother Dizzy, and passed out of base ball last year when he went into voluntary retirement. This season his whip was no better and earlier this campeign he under- went an operation. The Yankees, sailing through the ‘West, were felicitating themselves upon the discovery of a new box sensation in Spurgeon (Spud) Chandler. Until the Indians beat him the other day, Chandler had won three straight games, two by shutouts, but he is an overhand “sinker-ball” pitcher and he finally paid the toll. In the game against Cleveland he pulled something in his arm and was placed en the hespital Hst. Feller is not the only Cleveland pitcher susceptible to arm trouble. Johnny Allen has & habit ef injuring his shoulder and Mel Harder con- A elbow. Allen is & fast-ball hurler who puts a tremendous, quick strain on his arm and shoulder. Harder is a curve-ball pitcher who | uses his fast one chiefly to waste. But throwing & gooq deal of curves calls for placing undue work on the | elbow and from time to time Harder's joint protests in jarring, fashion. ‘Wes Ferrell Comeback. HAD Wes Ferrell learned the art of putting body into his pitches earlier in his career, he might have retained his blazing fast ball today. Nowadsys ball players call him a “nothin’ pitcha” because he throws ‘what they term a “cantaloupe” ... s ball that sounds like a piece of ripe fruit when it is hit. ‘When he broke into the majors with the Indians, Wes had a good fast ball, but his arm went back and he barely was able to lob it over the plate. In disgust .the hot-tempered Carolinian quit base ball and went home. It was Bucky Harris who lured ‘Wesley out of retirement, swung a deal with Cleveland, and took Fer- rell with him to Boston. He knew that Wes had brains and could out- think most hitters, even if his ‘arm refused to answer the challenge of his heart. And Wes still is going strong now, although he loses mare games than in his salad days and he never will lead a league in effectiveness. The less serious arm casualties of the last couple of seasons almost are too numerous to mention. There were, to name two notable sufferers, Monte Pearson of the Yankees and Hal Schumacher of the Giants, and among the minor pitching figures the list runs to a somewhat appalling length. If it keeps up, the bone-and-muscle division is the coming field in the surgical profession. Sports Program . For Local Fans TODAY. Base Ball. ./ashington at St. Louis, 4. TOMORROW. Base Ball. ‘Washington at St. Louis, 4. THURSDAY. Base Ball. ‘Washington at St. Louis, 4. Maryland vs. Vermont, Burling- ton, Vt. Wi 3 Steve (Crusher) Casey vs. Hank Barber, feature match, Griffith Stadium, 8:30. FRIDAY. Base Ball. ‘Washington at Chicago, 3. Maryland vs. Vermont, Burling- ton, Vt. SATURDAY. Base Ball. Washington at Chicago, 3. Maryland vs. Dartmouth, Han- lotantly 1 having trouble with his| over, N. H. throbbing | “in the money.” first represent the United States in the Pan-American Marathon of Far West That Has Lasted Since 1931. EW YORK, June 8.—The var- N sity race of the Poughkeepsie famous test, should hit & new high in class and color when the the stakeboats at Crum Elbow June 22. Only the absence-of Yale and Har- ship classification. Yale, unbeaten in the Eastern sprint season, is rated as Harvard, beaten only once, is a step | behind. The two “ivy” crews will| Derby, Conn., June 25. | Champion at Poughkeepsie last June all time is Washington's varsity boat, | which also won the Olympic title at | the West come California and Wiscon- sin, the latter returning to Pough- three Yankees this time will July 18 at Dallas, Tex. East’s Hope to Stop Streak By the Associated Press regatta, college rowing's most seven eight-oared shells break from vard keeps the event from champion- | one of the Nation's best eights, and stagé their own private 4-miler at | and freely named the greatest crew of | Berlin last Summer. With it from keepsie after a 13-year hiatus. Has Made Great Record. ’P!t chief Eastern challenge to the | coast crews, which have divided varsity victorles since 1931, is Buck Walsh's Navy crew. Unbeaten this sesson, the scullers from the Severn number Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Syracuse and Princeton among their victims. ‘The Navy eight has posted 8:16 for the mile and a half, 8:546 for the mile and three-quarters and 6:31 for " the Herley this Spring. No other boat in the Eastern con- tingent—Cornell, Columbia and Syra- cuse—appears to stand much of a chance against Washington. The Huskies have their Olympic oarsmen intact, although Bob Moch, the cox- swain, is gone. Al Ulbrickson, Wash- ington cosch, is faced with the pleas- ant dilemma of hesitating before he picks his varsity boat from two crews, each fast enough to warrant first- string rating. Against California in April the var- sity did 14:55.5 for 3 miles and the junior varsity turned in 14:49. Both eights have since shaved 14:50 in practice brushes. California Is Powerful. CALH’ORNXA, as usual, is a defi- nite threat. A better line on the Bears than the early season race with the Huskies will be furnished by their clash with Wisconsin Saturday at Madison. The Badgers, returning to Poughkeepsie as a part of Harry Stuhl- dreher’s rejuvenation of Wisconsin athletics, have had only one im- portant race, a five-length victory over Marietta st the Olympic distance of | 2,000 meters. Wisconsin was clocked in 6:31, four seconds faster than Cali- fornia’s time against U. C. L. A. | No Eastern boat in the regatta has gone 3 miles in competition. Syra- cuse and Cornell rowed 2 miles at Ithaca, with the Orange finishing a length shead in 10:26. All-Star Game Sellout Is Near A COMPLETE sellout nearly a month before the all-star bese ball game at c.riffith Stadium July 7 loomed today as Ed Enyon, secretary of .the Nationals, an- nounced only 9,000 bleacher seats remain unsold, with the prospect that these will be disposed of with- in,a few days. Box, grandstand and pavilion seats have been oversubscribed by many thousands. Bleacher seats, priced at 55 cents, also are re- served, and there will be no ‘bleacher ‘seats thrown open to the public on the day of the game. Boys, Juniors in Play Here Also Qualify for M. A., Culver Tourneys. BY BILL DISMER, JR. TRIPLE incentive beckons to junior and boy tenni players of the District, who compete in The Star’s City of Wash- ington tournament next week. What looms as probably the most important competition ever held for young racketers in the Capital not only will establish the winners as peers of their respective classes locally, but also will ‘make finalists eligible for two national and one -sectional tour« naments. As last year, those in semi-final and final rounds will be eligible to com= pete in the Middle Atlantic tournae ment for juniors and boys at Norfolk on June 25-26 and also for,the tourna- ment at the Culver Military Academy in July. The third incentive, however, comes as a surprise and distinct relief ‘o schoolboy tennisers who were begin- ning to think there would be no local tournament through which they could qualify for the national interscholastio tournament this Summer. Path to National Tourney, UT through consultation with na< tional officials, The Star has ar- ranged to have its tournament con- ducted as the interscholastic tourney which was to have been held at Georgetown University—with one. ex= ception. Still open to all bona-fide students of any high or prep school, the interscholastic competitic 1 will be restricted to those boys who did not reach their 18th birthday before Jan= uary 1, 1937, Although interscholastic tourna« ments normally are open to any stue dents, The Star did not deem it fair to allow those above the age limit to compete against those still ranked as juniors and boys. Thus, while the interscholastic phase is not as open as it might be, it was a case of a partial, rather than no tournament at all, for the schoolboys. Further, in case oné eligible under the interscholastic status does not win, or even reach the final round, The Star was told that the schoolboy advancing farthest in the tournament would be eligible for the national interscholastic tourney. Such a situa« tion might result in a schoolboy racketer being eliminated in an early round and still become the one eligible, provided none of his fellow schoolboys had remained in the competition longer than he. Players desiring to enter the inter scholastic tournament as a doubles team must be students of the same school, otherwise their eligibility as an interscholastic entrant will be ine valid. Chance at Both Classes. BOYE who have not reached their 15th birthday before January 1, last, will, of course, b> battling for the right to represent Washington in the Middle Atlantic and Culver tour- namenuts. If, perchance, the winner should be reckoned good enough to beat the junior eligible for the ine terscholastics, he will be given an opportunity to prove it in a special match. Entry blanks, bearing all the necese sary details, will be found tomorrow at the public parks courts, Playground Department, in the District Building, and the Army-Navy, Columbia and Edgemoor Clubs. Captains of high or prep school teams are urged to call at The Star for entry blanks for their teammates. Those unable to find blanks at the above-mentioned places should teles phone their names, addresses and ages either to Bill Shreve, at National 5165, or the writer, at National 5000, Branch 375. Fees will be 81 for singles and $1.50 per doubles team. Entiies will close one week from tonight. pruenmi by the makers of TYDOL GASAI INE VEEDOL MOTOR OIL