Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1940, Page 17

BPORTS. D. C, WEDNESDAY MAY 8, 1940. Rich Dixie Handicap at Pimlico Is Fitting Prelude to Preakness ‘Pot of Gold’ $ The SPORTLIGHT Aces Still Make Reds Top Flag Contenders By GRANTLAND RICE, Epecial Correspondent of The Star. A heavy charge of impending blindness was thrown against us from many sections of the map for picking the Cincinnati Reds’ pitch- ing staff as the best in the_mum,ry. We were informed in many words that Paul Derringer was getting old and that Bucky Walters had a lucky year last season. Together they won 52 games. We figured the two galloping aces for something between 45 and 50 this year. We'll still trail along with that prophecy. Both still are great pitchers and both have gotten away nicely in spite of a killing spring. You don’t have to worry about Derringer and Walters. They are two of the best, and neither is slip- ping. They have the stuff and both are smart. They happen to know what it’s all about. Derringer is a strapping big fel- low who won't be 34 years old until October. He has one of the smooth- est of all pitching motions and still has good years left. He still is seven years yunger than Lefty Grove, who is no setup for any of the swingers. Bucky Walters is only 30 and he has been pitching only five years, He still has a full supply of elastic left in his right arm. No Staff Seen Rivaling Reds Thus Far And, once more, you may remem- ber that a fellow named Junior | ‘Thompson will be heard from in even louder tones this summer. Here are three crack starting pitchers, with | Whitey Moore, Jim Turner and Johnny Vander Meer on hand to help. If you can name me a better pitching staff I'd like to get the answer. Just what may happen to the MacPhail-Durocher Dodgers in the near future still is puzzling the non- combatants. In the way of ball playing talent | they don’t rate their spot. But they have shown again what the old zip, red-hot spirit and enthusiasm can do. They have been playing heads- up baseball, with stout hearts to make up for other deficiencies. They had little to beat in the East against the Giants, Bees and Phil- lies, the weakest sector I've seen in years. They should face much tougher riding in the West, where the pennant strength seems to be piled up. If they can hold their own on this fArst Western invasion that same spirit may give them a big lead. ‘They have the needed punch, but it now is largely a question as to how their pitching will hold up. Stragglers Had Better Start Closing In 80 far the Cubs, Pirates and Car- dinals haven't been any too hot. The Cardinals especially have been on the straggling side. They gave the Reds a killing margin last sum- mer—something like 14 or 15 games —and then almost nailed them at the wire. ‘They had better begin closing in on both the Dodgers, and Reds. Ball games won in April and May still count. I'm not sure the Dodgers can lead any pennant run. I think the Reds can with the pitching they have. In the last few days two leading queries have come our way. What happened to Bimelech? What's happening to the Yankees? Bimelech was a 1-2 shot in Ken- tucky. Jack Doyle, the veteran bet- ting commissioner, rated the Yank- . ees 1-3 in the A. L. parade. Bimelech proved he was no 1-2| horse and the Yankees so far haven't looked the part of any 1-3 entry. The absence of Joe Di Maggio hasn’'t been any uplifting turn. One great ball player can make one great difference. But a ball player with a bad knee is no hot gamble. The first quick start or the first sudden jolt can throw out a knee|Le ligament in less than a split second. Bimelech, Yankees Still Rated Ones to Beat I think Bimelech is the horse to beat in the Preakness, and I think the Yankees are the team to beat | ] But | Hud: in the American League race. there is a dark shadow over their invinicibility. There are no super- men nor superhorses. ‘The long spell of cold, damp weather has upset training plans for both men and horses. You might say the same weather fell upon them all. This is quite true, but the fact remains such condi- tions might affect certain human beings and certain horses more than it will affect others. The type of March, April and early May we have drawn has been ® big factor in scrambling the dope. Bo far it has affected headliners more than the outside selections. This frequently happens. The more costly the bric-a-brac is, the more brittle it is. That’s what makes it costly. You can't crack & pewter mug by dropping it on ooncrete. ‘The next few weeks offer us many Interesting moments in watching the cereers of the Yankees and Bimelech, two of the hottest favor- ftes that ever got away from the barrier—and then took a dip. But the “red deeps of May” still 8re ahead, and so is another sum- mer. The main idea is to find what blue skies, softer winds and a warm- ing sun will do. (Reloated by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Ine.) Typo Nine Starts Well By Routing Treasury F. B. I. and Pepco were to meet in another United States Government Baseball League game today on the West Ellipse diamond at 5 o'clock. ‘The Union Printers got off to s flying start in the loop yesterday when they trounced a scrappy Treas- ury nine, 11-3, in a six-inning game on the South Ellipse diamond. Al- lowing only one hit in the first four innings, Hank Gardner, the Printers’ starting ‘pitcher, was removed to be saved for the Printers’ game Friday with Naval Air Station. A Seven Slated fo Run- Today in $20,000 Curfain Raiser : Your Chance Gets Into Classic Picture by Winning Survivor By MASON BRUNSON, Associated Press Sports Writer, BALTIMORE, May 8—The 36th running of the Dixie Handicap to- day opened Pimlico’s “four golden days” of horse racing, with the Preakness pot of gold lying at the end of the rainbow. One of the oldest and richest fix- tures of the spring season, the $20,000 added Dixie is the tradi- tional curtain-raiser for the Preak- ness and is decided over the same distance, a mile and three-six- teenths. The “golden days” designation stems from the fact that Satur- day’s running will mark the golden jubilee of the Preakness. And, since the Dixie is the daddy of the Preak- ness, it takes the first bow. Seven in Dixie Field, Named for the Dixie were H. C. Hatch’s Filisteo, A. C. Bostwick's Belay, Brandywine Stable’s Masked General, Barrington Stable’s Olym- pus, Belair Stud’s Isolater, Mrs. A. J. Abel’s Honey Cloud and W. L. Brann's Aethelwold. A larger field is expected for the $50,000 added Preakness, which is the second port of call for 3-year- old thoroughbreds seeking the “triple crown” of racing. | Gallahadion, the Sir Gallahad colt that scored such a surprising victory for Mrs. Ethel V. Mars in the Kentucky Derby, arrived here yesterday, ready to seek the second leg on the “triple crown” in the Preakness. The Belmont Stakes pro- vides the third leg. ‘There hasn’t been a “triple crown” winner since Sam Riddle’s War Ad- miral reigned in 1937. Gallahadion can look for a battle in the Preak- ness just as surely as an Irishman celebrates the wearin’ of the green| on St. Patrick’s Day. Gangup on Gallahadion. Already, the rest of the boys are thinking up ways and means of ganging up on him. The leader of this gang is Col. E. R. Bradley's Bimelech, the defeated favorite that had the Derby crowd diluting mint Jjuleps with tears. Col. Bradley's heart and soul was due for a workout this morning, as was Andy K, the Millsdale Stable colt that runs high, wide and hand- some—but mostly wide. Ever since Gallahadion saved the bookies from a trip over the hill to the poorhouse by keeping.Bimelech out of the winner’s circle, the “if- he-wins-you'll-clean-up” legion has been looking in nooks and crannies for a Preakness “dark horse.” ‘Your Chance Is Impressive, They found a possibility yester- day when Mrs. George D. Widener's Your Chance, starting for the first time since October, defeated three other Preakness candidates in the Survivor Stakes. His 3-length victory over Sun| Pharos, Snow Ridge and Merry Knight insured Your Chance to go in the Preakness. In fact, just about evervbody with a Preakness eligible is eager to take a crack at the glittering purse, now that Bimelech has eaten dirt for the first time in his brief career. Three other Preakness candidates were scheduled to race today. Wil- liam Woodward's Foxflame was en- tered in the second race. Brandon |xiis Farm’s Pass Out and J. W. Y. Martin’s Abrasion were entered in the fifth, Griffs' Records Batting. R. H. 2b. 3b.HR.RBL Pe. 571 Q 2 & £, e moaSamosn - [y ol 2% 3 COHO OB SRR IBIIH AR D DR PR D @I W ©o0052520RHNORS) 223,338 B s b [ PP PUIEIRUE - ici i PR 20 LA DM O DI NS HI1 115D @ SHIS IR DRR HODINID DB DHD O - T EE Y @ e N N CCECEEEEES oosos0022. 3 8 = 5 1 % ] A ] FE R - WoORBWSOBE s oh o esmss Eouiinin RoxZ208 aury H cocumiesrl o Sacoians SooH g - | tied it up in that session and chased a5 | With Flashy Start 0 | day started Patent Office’s softball 00 hteam on the way toward a 7-5 vic- 0 [tory over Foréign and Domestic y { Monument lot. AUTO CRASH FATAL—George Baliley, 38, Detroit driver (right), in tuning up for the Memorial Day race, hit a guard rail on the Indianapolis Speedway yesterday and later died in a hospital from burns and injuries. The above, with speedway employes fighting the blaze that followed the accident. Steiner, Fisher Again Show Major Class In Central Win Former Clouts, Latter Flashy on Slab in 9-1 Rout of Anacostia The clicking combination of Cen- tral High's Shortstop Benny Steiner and Pitcher Bill Fisher, chiefly re- sponsible for the Vikings’ lofty perch atop interhigh baseball standings, continues to demonstrate why the pair is being wooed by major league clubs. Steiner and Fisher, who recently received and accepted an invitation to work out with the Tigers at De- troit next month, already have been eyed and desired by President Clark Griffith and Manager Bucky Harris of the Nats, while the Boston Red Sox also are in the bidding. In the meantime, though, the pro- ducing pair are propelling Central toward the inter high title. Gives Lone Hit, Fans Nine. Fisher worked only five innings | yesterday as Central spanked Ana- | M costia, 9-1, for its third straight| interhigh victory, but over that stretch the youthful right-hander allowed only one hit and fanned nine. Charley Kligman, who labored the first four innings and left the mound holding a 6-1 lead, received credit for the triumph. Steiner continued his spectacular batting, blasting two triples and a home run, batting in four runs and producing the fielding gem of g,he game on Joe - Soresi's sizzling grounder in the sixth. Anacostia enjoyed a 1-0 lead en- tering the third inning, but Central five runs across in the fourth. Di Blasi Gets Three Hits. Sam Di Blasi also collected three hits for Central, while Gene Nun- nally led Anacostia’s six-hit attack with a brace of safeties. Central and Western, which has | won two games in interhigh compe- tition, remain the only undefeated clubs in the series. They will meet, doubtless to settle the champion- ship, on May 28, at Central Stadium. Central Fps Fenlon.2b 5 SomHiaR D Soummrms | rrrsss Pe Gait'r. o Totals-_30 627 502 001—9 036 806 Soo—1 Fenlon, Anacostia Runs—Crawfor Steiner, Evans. rors—Steiner. | ford. Nunnally. Soresi. Steiner (@), Di Blast ~ Hox ases—Mosser (), Double piays—Faircloth to Leukhart to awford; Mann to Fendon to Whalen; Whalen: Fenlon to Lagos to Fen k out—By O A 2), Fai e E el ‘Three-base nite— un—Steiner. e fawos, - Soresi: innings. Hit by pitcher—By Fisher. 2. Win- | I Losing pitcher— ning_pitcher—Kligmen. ~Losing Faircloth, Umpire—Mr. Patent Office Triumphs Six runs in the first inning yester- Commerce in the Department of Commerce League yesterday on the The winners may be without the services of First Baseman Monty Bennett for a while, however, as he injured an ankle sliding into second in the third inning. Browns Win Griffs’ Respect Call St. Louis Most Seen; Rough Stuff Brings Vendetta The Browns are gone from Grifith Stadium for a whilé and from the Nationals’ viewpoint it’s all right. The Browns, accord- ing to Mr. Griffith’s boys, are the most improved club they've seen 80 far. Incidentally, vendetta has been declared between the Nats and Browns. Sid Hudson, the rookie pitcher, was nicked for a home run and a terrific double by Johnny Berardino the first two times the Browns' third sacker walked to the plate. It then was suggested that Sid start dusting Johnny off. Sid did so the next two times Berardino came to bat and he fanned both times. And there was Gee Walker, the Mr. Hero of the fracas. When the Nats had the bases loaded and nobody out in the tenth, Walker banged into Catcher Bob Swift so hard while being forced at the plate that Swift had no il et SRl et St ] §'ru' M oIl FILTE 'ns§ : REDUCES WEAR SAVE REPAIR BILLS L. S. Jullien, Inc. 1443 P ST. N.W. NO. 8075 * * ® ® Improved Club They've thance to double-up the hitter, Jimmy Bloodworth, at first base. Nize pipple. Ty Cobb, who sat in Griff’s box, used to play ball that way. Ty, the wealthiest ex-ballplayer of all, is just traveling around. He's got a golf date today with Pat Harrison. When George Mc- Quinn scratched a dinky single off Hudson’s glove in the tenth he ran his hitting streak to 12 straight games. The best new outfielder Wash- ington has seen all year is Walt Judnich, center fielder of the Browns. “He reminds me of Joe Di Maggio,” says Owner Donald Barnes of the St. Louises. “He even resembles Joe in the face.” ‘Whether he is another Di Maggio remains to be seen, but so far he’s been of more value to the Browns that Di Mag has been to 15| B Western Primed for Eastern After Defeating Episcopal; Wilson and Riders Bow Western High's baseball team,| which is nursing a fond hope of spilling the prohibitively favored Central outfit in the interhigh series, | yfcyi d today was awaiting another series test with Eastern Friday at Western | ¥ Stadium after continuing its win- ning habit yesterday by disposing of Episcopal. 8-7, at Alexandria. Snatching an -early lead and clinging tenaciously to it down the stretch, Western survived Episcopal rallies which produced four runs in the second inning and three more in the sixth, Lietch’s relief hurling in the last two innings checking the Maroon's bid for victory. Jim Malarkey and Lietch each contributed three hits to Western's attack, with Joe Withers and Ray Wrenn smashing two safeties each. Western. AB.H. Episc. Hi. ABH. Withers1f 3 2 .2 Cady.cf _ 4 5 Craighill Burn'tt.1 *Maloney_ Western Episcopal Runs—Withers (4). Cady ch. larkey. Wideman, Buck Ellis, (2). "Craighill. ~ Errors—Eilis (2),” White, Craighill. Leach. Wren (2). Barnes, Bright. Two-base hit—Wrenn Double ays—Berkeley to Burnett: West to Berkeley iniflu;:fl'a ]{H on bh"lg»b: s T3 L, §.. ases on bal OFf Eille 4. off Grey. 1. Btehek is, 2; by Grey, 2: by ch 2. Hits—Off Snow. 1 for 2 runs in 1 inning; oft Ellis. 9 for 6 runs in 8 innings: off Grey, 11 for 7 runs in 6 innings: off Leach. none for no runs |¥ 2 innings. Wild pitches— Snow. Ellis. 'assed ball—Craighill. Win- ning pitcher—Grey. Losing pitcher—Eliis. Umpire—Mr. Green. ‘Woodrow Wilson High staged a| belated rally in the eighth inning, scoring five runs to trim Washing- | ton-Lee High's commanding lead to | 13-12, but Ed Johnson entered the | scene at that juncture as a relief | pitcher and preserved another vic- tory for the Little Generals, who won by that score. Washington-Lee, which captured its eighth win in 14 starts, was sparked by Owens and Shepherd with three hits each, while Fugler was outstanding for Wilson. AB.H.O.A W.L 5110 s ,. | EIESTISA— coommarohemwN woomsos00un comumaumnod EETITEEITCIPOee. | Sor Um0 comamosuonc? Totals 381327 6 00 121 150—12 40 403 00x—13 Errors—Tapp. Good, McCann. McPher- son. Havener, Wilson. Hittenkemper, lumbus, Fugler. Cornwall. Kowal . Double blay—Kirchner to ashington and Lee, 6. Bases on Off*Havener, 2: off ' Johnson. 5: off Nor- off' Kauffman, 1. A ents, "1 jn 1 nson. 2 in 2 innings, By Clements (Fugler). ‘Winning pitcher—Havener. man. Losin, pitcher—Norman. 5 Umpire—John Priest. Briarley Military Academy owned its most impressive triumph of the season as the result of whipping Roosevelt, 12-7, at Ammendale, Md., the Cadets pounding four pitchers for a dozen hits. Smokey Intindola traveled the route for Brialey desptie allowing 13 hits, seven of which were col- —_— 0 | Losing pitcher—Segal. Umpire—Mr. Mat- tipely. 3% | Blair scored eight runs in the second | Devitt. " | Delisf . | Devitt WIRLDS LARGEST SELLING SINGLE EDGE BLADE lected by Roosevelt's Lester Kick- lein and Hymie Perlo. AB.H.0.A. Briarly 1 Meyerslf AB. o > cormes wewoomowe? [ N Bl cooraguorrie & rocsorre ol cosererurcsce | Totals 4 Roosevelt Briarly Run: 100 041 Q01— 012 530 01x—12 Meyers, Knight (1), Ingbork intindola, Hodgkin, Reed.’ W. Lodge Robertson (2), Perlo. Wicklein, Goodman,' Eiker. Howard. Errors—Mevers, Knight (2), Ingbors. Hodgkins. Robertson 2), Gooaman. Fahey. o-base hits— Wicklein_ Knight, Ingbors. T. Lodge, M. jge. Reed. ~ Btolen 'bases—Robertson, Perlo.' Knight. Left on bases—Roosevelt, : Briarly. 9. Bases on balls—Off Intin- 4 off Semal, 1: s, 20 off | 5 | | '3 for 2 Tuns in 2! innings: off Downs. 4 for 5 runs in 1 innings: off Nortin. 5 for 4 runs in 4 | nnings._ Hit by pitcher—By Segal (Hodg- in). Balk—Downs. Wild pitches—I {lngola. 2. Downs. 2. Passed balls— ice, Perio. ~ Winning pi) tcher—Intindol Montgomery Blair scored its fourth win in six games, defeating Devitt, 10-7, at Four Corners, Md. inning. AB, 5 wasoo SO EE LR TSPt ) LR e h R rumprocson? oowow Mlowe.ss Totals 411324 6 Totals 341020 8 *Ran for Boylan in ninth. 200 101 300— 7 080 001 10x—10 | Errors—Ridgeway, Clark. Southgate, | ariowe, Kemp. Vaiensa, Fletcher. Two- base hits—Norris, Ridgeway, B run—stevens. uble Delly to Burnham; Bouthgate to Schrider to Willkenon: Stevens to Delisl. Winning pitcher — Southaate, sing ~ pitcher— Webster. Umpire—Mr. Schrider. Johnny Shumate’s triple and two singles led Bethesda-Chevy Chase | diamonders to a 9-3 victory over Richard Montgomery High at Rock- ville. Dick Kuster limited Montgomery to eight hits and fanned 11. Montgomery Blair Printers Want Games Judd & Detweiler is seeking games. Call Gordon Shipley at Hobart 0994. Last Sunday the team nosed out Chevy Chase Red Sox, 4-3, as Chis- holm held the foe to three hits. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Columbus. 13: Savannah. 4. Spartanburg, Greenville. 15.00 Men's genuine top-grain cowhide leather 2-suiter wardrobe cases in black or brown. 25.00 Men's saddle skin 2-suiter wardrobes. Choice of black, brown or 40.00 Men's fine selected suntan pig- skin Zsuiter zeal joy to e Hoya Golfers, Eyeing Eastern wreckage of the car is shown —A. P. Wirephoto. Patent Office Team Shows Strength in Federal ‘B’ Golf Defeats Archives, 4-2; Public Buildings ‘Wins From Maritime, 5-1 Chuck Redick’s scheme of splii- ting up the 30 teams in The Star- sponsored Government match play golf tourney is working out all right. Long before the season got under way Redick, director of the tourney, foresaw the need of splitting the teams into two divisions, one to play for the championship, and the other to play for the Class B title. He also provided that the top teams in | Class B may go into Class A next | year. The first engagements in Class B have been played with Patent Office winning from National Archives at Woodmont 4 to 2, and Public Build- | ings—a new outfit—winning from Maritime Commission at Indian Spring 5 to 1. Patent Office played last year in | Class A. They'll do all right in| Class B and can win, with a team composed of Anderson and Whit- man, Heath and Howg. Anderson | was low scorer with a 79. | Here are the results—Anderson | and Whitman (P. O.) beat Proulx | and Nivert 2 to 1; Heath and Howg | (P. O.) beat Ferguson and Thorn- n, 2 to 1. . Public Buildings was led by K. G. Abernethy. Meanwhile Class A teams idle this week, preparing for another series of matches next week: The sched- ule for the week of May 13 follows: Section 1—May 13, Agriculture vs. 8. E. C: Justice ‘vs. Social Security Board: ay 14.'F B. L Bection 2— vs. Civil Service. G. P. O_vs. Farm Credit: . A vs. Treasury: Labor V and Deposits. Section 3 A. vs. Interior: May 14, May May, 14. P, counts Ww. P. vs. Congressional Library: vs. Navy. The initial meeting of the two service teams again should provide a fur-flying exhibition. Last year | War licked Navy and Comdr. W. S. Popham, commanding the Navy fleet, issued a challenge for another match, declaring the result was in- conclusive. The Army commander laughed. This year they clash on the Army-Navy Country Club course, a layout familiar to both. Double-Header in Sailing Potomac River Sailing Association navigators will stage a double-header Sunday to atone for last week'’s post- poned race. The morning race will start at 11:15 and afternoon contest Tusset or gsnuine seal- TUSSSt..ocieennnnnane wardrobe cases. A see and own.. Mail end Phone Orders | to increase their lead in the first Title, Leave for By WALTER McCALLUM. Hot on the trail of what may be ks championahip. links champf Ip, the Georgetown golf team was to leave town this afternoon .for Pittsburgh, where they’ll meet three opponents Fri- day and Saturday near the Smoky City with the championship of the southern half of the loop dangling before their expectant fingers. Past their deadly rival of other years—the Princeton outfit which has toppled them from a champion- ship chance for four straight cam- paigns — the Hoyas are hopeful they’ll win all three matches later this week and move into the play- offs for the Eastern title, scheduled for Boston May 17. On the strength of what they've accomplished so far they should do just that. They'll meet Penn State Friday, and will clash Saturday with Pittsburgh and Cornell. None of these teams has shown outstanding strength and the Hilltoppers loom now as prob- able champions of the southern half of the Eastern League. That win last week at Princeton, where they whipped the champions, 7 to 2, has compensated for the earlier loss to Duke, a team that is not in the Eastern League. Hilltop Team Strong. The Hoya team which was to leave today included Capt. John P. Burke, Joe McBride, Billy Shea, F. X. Van Herpe, Buddy Sharkey and Ray Higgins, with Joe Galvin and Dick Hearty alternates. If the Hoyas win those matches Fri- day and Saturday—and they should —they’ll move into the final round. It long has been Johnny Burke's dream to captain an Eastern cham- pionship outfit. Now it's within reaching range. Some 200-odd golfers representing all branches of the road building industry were playing today at Con- gressional for a varied and expen- sive assortment of prizes. The | tourney was the annual golf affair of the American Road Builders’ As- sociation, with Maurice R. Palmer acting as chairman. A dinner will follow tonight. Manor Tops Women's Teams. Leading in two of the three divi- | sions in the feminine team matches | those Manor Country Club golfers | are away winging with a fast start | on the rest of the teams now in the middle of their schedule. Manor’s first team won an im- pressive 12-to-0 victory over Wood- | mont yesterday at Congressional team contests, while Chevy Chase —defending champions—were over- coming Kenwood by 8% to 315. The latter match—first big test of the year- for Kenwood—found Mrs. Bishop Hill and Louise Claytor for Chevy Chase, and Mrs. Betty Meckley and Mrs. H. J. Cooper, for Kenwood, each winning 11 points. But in the other matches SUST FEEL THAT FIRM ROLL FOR BETTER SMOKE | ALTERING! | Pittsburgh Chevy Chase had little real trouble. Manor now leads in the first divi- sion with 351 points. Kenwood has won 23% points, while Chevy Chase has 19 points. Chevy Chase leads in the second division with 20% points, while Msanor is second with 15%5. But Manor still tops the third teams with 14 points won against 12 for the second place Congressional team. . Results of yesterday’s matches: Pirst teams at Congressional—Chevy Chase gdefeated Kenwood. 8% to 3la: Army Navy defeated Argyle, 11% to ‘z: [anor defeated Woodmont, 12 to g ‘olumbls and Washington. & points each. Becond tes Columbia—Congres- ington, 7V’wal‘ 2 Kenwood, 6 to 3. Third teams at Columbia—Manor de- feated Armv Navy. 4 to %; Congressional defeated Washingion, 6 to 0. Wilson Dawes Cup Leader. Wilson High School youngsters, capably led by Earle Skinker, have practically sewed up the Dawes Trophy tourney among the Wash- ington public high scnools. Licking Western—their most bitter rivals— by 82 to 1; yesterday at Congres- sional, the Wilson lads stepped away out in front of the rest of the local high schools. Wilson hasn't dropped a match, and won't, if the boys keep on as they are going. Skinker and John Vandergrift, jr., of Wilson had twin 75s. 3 Roosevelt, the defending cham- pions, kept in the chase by whipping McKinley at Beaver Dam by a score of 8 to 1, while a match between. Central and Anacostis was called off. At Kenwood Rockville High, which, has lost only one metropolitan schoolboy match, remained in the chase with a 65 to 2!, victory over St. John's. David Ross scored 76 far the best golf. A few hours after Manager Cleve. Miller had closed down the new 17th green at Rock Creek Park, Margue- rite Greenleaf knocked a tee shot into the cup on the old green for an ace on the 160-yard hole. Miller will open the new first and eleventh greens next Saturday. He claims the Rock Creek Park greens are better than ever and.says the course is in perfect condition. Mrs. Wilda Martin won the gross award in a women's tourney at ‘Washington with a card of 92. Mrs. O. M. Reed won low net with 100-24- 7€. Other winners were Mrs. J. R. Murphy and Mrs. H. D. Smith. Wanderbird Hikers Plan Sunday Jaunt Mrs. Edna Rousseau and Dr. H.- N. Stokes will lead the Wanderbird Hiking Club on a hike Sunday. It will start at Colvin Run, Va., pro- ceeding across country to Captain Hickory Run, then by woods roads to Sugarland Run, to Leesburg pike pastures and meadows. The group will assemble in front of the National Theater at 9 a.m. COSTLY CHAMPAGNE THEY GIVE DOMINOS UP T0 140 LABORATORY TESTS EVERY DAY FOR QUALITYS