Nation’s Most Year in « Capital Enjoys Eventful______-A. Sports History Leading Figures Here in Varied Lines of Sports During Year Now Closing I REDSKIN GRID PROS (Star Staff Photos.) •ALL-STAR BATTLE HEAD 1937 PARADE

Maryland College Football Congressional Dominant in Surprise—Schools Ruled Golf—Boxing Champions by Eastern High. Provide Treats.

HE most eventful year in the named Washington’s No. 1 bowler and sports history of the Nation’s the N. D. P. B. C. honored him the Capital winds to a close, leav- second time in a row. ing new records in the ar- The annual Evening Star tourna- chives, new champions, new interest ment drew the largest bowling field of and a new high promise of a progres- the year, with 2,602 men and women sive future. competing. Ace Elkins won the men's For the first time since 1924, when division and Pauline Ford the women's. Washington won the World Series from the Giants, the District holds a Frye Is Horseshoe Ace. world championship in a major pro- A BANNER horseshoe season, capped fessional sport. Featuring the sports by the annual Evening Star tour- year were the Washington Redskins, nament, was dominated by Raymond who won the championship of the L. Frye, Virginian, who dropped few Eastern division of the National Pro- contests in any sort of competition. fessional Football League and carried He breezed to the Virginia rhampion- on to defeat the Chicago Bears, West- ship, with his old rival, Clayton C ern champions, for the world title, Henson, as runner-up, then swept to 28-21. the Metropolitan Washington title in The rise of the Redskins easily was The Star tournament. the outstanding high light of 1937. Harry Saunders regained the Dis- Moved from Boston and the indiffer- trict crown and Lee Fleshman won the ence of the Back Bay fandom, the Maryland title. Redskins them- solidly intrenched A half-dozen or more new stars ap- selves as a local institution. sports peared, notable among them young From the start the showed a Capital Bill Woodfield, son of Secretary Harry for liking the moneyed football war- Woodfield of the District Horseshoe riors and as the season wore to its Pitchers’ Association, who went to the close and the Redskins finished with city final, where he fell before Saun- an amazing spurt in- Washington's ders in a sharp contest. terest grew into a civic semi-hysteria A boon to the game was a new lay- that smacked of those JUNE BOOTH. BILLY SHEA. ASTOR CLARKE. SAMMY BAUGH. thrill-packed out of the Municipal Playground De- diamond days of 13 years ago. partment, including six lighted courts. to a rival attraction or to a successful basket ball em Conference title and was unde- Astor Clarke, the No. 1 duckpinner of victory over Niclc Tronsky in the na- Krauss and Clarke walked off with ticularly only markedly Large galleries saw The Star tourna- Redskins Win “Hard mediocre Colonial season is team, 16 of 20 Two feated the but the United States, to the most tional netted him $1,000, the biggest the doubles title. Way.” conjec- winning games. throughout campaign, provide ment and the final was broadcast by tural. of its four losses were C. U. thrills as his time after time stake of the With a record 15- Fresh from this Clarke Redskins won their laurels the to Long Island tied, 4-4, by rolling year. victory, Station WMAL of the National Broad- 'J'HE had a year on one of the best teams in bordered on the phenomenal. game score of 2,002, Clarke breezed came from far behind to win the hard way, sweeping their last four Only Maryland big University, Accomplishments by Washington j castingJ Co. games and winning six of their last the grid, winning all its games except the country. Georgetown and C. U. colleges in other sports were negligible. The diminutive De Fino, 1928 Eve- in with the Capital’s leading stake George L. Isemann Sweepstakes in seven National League engagements. two tough ones with Penn and Penn won more games than they lost but ning Star tournament champion, event. April with a record'score of 1,332, Congressional Paces Golf. For State. their records were mediocre and Bowls Record Scorrf. rolled his massive string in the Colum- Bill Krauss reached the which included a game of 190 and the Promoter George Marshall it was heights in more than a decade har. a financial as well as Jim Meade of Maryland, Vic Samp- Maryland dropped 11 of 9 games. bia Heights League at Arcadia in early when his 125-35 average cracked the city's record five-game set of 722. ^OT artistic triumph. De FINO'S sensational game around Washi- 1 son of W. and Red and A1 the championship golf In the process of attracting G. Hardy For third consecutive year Her- yONY February. all-time District League mark of During the year the Occidental Res- approxi- of 208 was the single stand-out ngton been so completely dominated by mately 120,000 spectators for six home Snyder of G. U. won honorable men- mie Schmarr of C. U. won high-scoring Clarke won the United States 124-41 held by Earl McPhilomy. taurant team roller shot nine sets over feat for me linksman as this year. Billy games the Redskins and Green tion in All-America selections. honors for the city. Washington bowling during Sweepstakes and the Howard Camp- Paired in the National Duckpin Bowl- 700. Twice he smashed out 737. For Bay shea, lanky 19-year-old Congressional Packers played to a record District George Washington produced the In boxing, Maryland won the South- the year of 1937, but It remained for bell classic hand-running. His 1-pin ing Congress tournament at Norfolk, the third consecutive season he was _‘ Jountry Club youngster grabbed the football crowd of 30,000. ■oveted Middle Atlantic and District Even in a minor football ven- league ltles and by the twin victory jumped ture a Capital eleven reigned supreme. it once to the very forefront of the The Washington Presidents Griffs’ Bat of All r?> repeated Boy, Envy nale clubswingers of this area, over their 1936 triumph in the Dixie EM BEATEN he heads of men who were licking him League, the to thereby earning right ast year. play the Paterson (N. Baseball-Minded J.) Panthers for But Billy's achievement, remarkable the Youngsters, minor cham- league professional ,s it was and is, was only one of a pionship early next month. \ eries of victories for the Congres- Washington’s other Performs of Chores BY major profes- 36 BEARS,«TO -ional Club. Helen Dettweiler, the sional Variety sports institution, its American ilond from that club, won EARL Jr. the bats to -11 23-year-old League baseball did not fare so By FARR, delivering autographs. club, | Other Items featured Include' Bonk re- I he District and Maryland champion- It is hts to see that bats are in By PAIL J. MILLER. Jr., thet District of Columbia Chess League, well. The George Catloth isn’t by Job views, Nationals began their sea- | Colored magazines, chess ballets, corre- and the Congressional team won Quint Amazes With America's Authorilv on Social Chess. formerly1 headed Anton Y. Hesse. spondencr and overseas tourneys: hips son way of becoming President of proper order in front of the dugout by problem | with high hopes of at least historical accounts of the growth of ihe team title, a Champions of local clubs for the year Maryland climaxing the United States, but he has before game time, to hand each player American Chess Federation. British Corre- duplicating their success of 1936, when indude Martin Stark. Capital City Chess ieason of victories without in Speed and 1937 In Retrospect. j spor.dencr Chess Association Metropolitan parallel YOUNGthe next most coveted his special weapon and to return same Accuracy. cClub. Paul Hodees. Montrose Chess Club; they finished in fourth and position Chess Association Social Chess. Cir Eta place Vincent Eaton Paul Chess Club, sountry club history around Washi- in at least in the of to its after use. FEW grains of golden sand Morphv Sigma tthe “Phi Beta Kappa chess honor missed second less town, eyes every proper place and Groree Derr. Omar Khayyam Chess ! grabbing place by societyi. etc.: special essays as Franklin's ngton. baseball-minded hereabout— Play Again Today. remains in the 1937 hour- Draw at Gate. always play him,” and Living up to all advance notices, the sion and sundry agencies of Uncle Spot Youngster’s Qualities. Victory over Max Euwe. Dutch school- C* C. and the Social Chess Divan—and Chase C.ub Levi Yoder; Manor Country a point of interest, baseball Bed Kress. 'cause I liked his sweet sepia ragers passed the ball with ! the iairecr board match in District chess- Sam. Club Everett Johnson. pROM his paper vending George of 11 decisive wins to the lat- Men's Atlantic in ! hits and in the and master, dom ended in a draw. l'^a-lC’a. championship Middle the Capital reflected the rJ,HROUGH plays tight spots, amazing speed, and cashed in on most Other active factions number the Billy Shea: District Billv Shea Maryland struck up a speaking acquaintance ter's C and 13 draws, thus regaining were condition of the he was always friendly.” of their Simultaneous exhibitions given Sate Yolnev g. Burnett. Federal Goif healthy game over with Trainer Mike scoring opportunities. respective clubs of Montrose, Paul Martin and his as- the world championship crown, the j W. B. Mundelle at the Samuel ■ League Volney G. B rnett Maryland the The He also Heurich's t°am. which even by “Y,” country. sixth-place Nats Frank both of had praise for A! Simmons, split Morphy, Capital City. Social Chess State uni or and junior open. Bobov sistant, Baxter, whom j | International Chess Federation lit- at the Jewish tumor to more Ted last season with and this Reshevsky Community Brownell: District Ralph Bocart played people than any to Lyons. Luke Appltng. Ossie Renaissance, Divan. George Washington Univer- national amateur grew appreciate the lad for his vari- | j erally was stunned. Center. Kashdan at nuaMvinc championship. ball club in ; season has von two home Capital City I>vi Yoder Martin F. Billy Washington years. A ous and for Bluege. Buddy Lewis and Cecil Travis. straight sity, University of Maryland. Wilson McCarthy. qualities enthusiasm base- \ For the first time in the an- Chess Club and Israel Horowitz at the Shea. record opening day crowd of 31.000- games in impressive fashion, lacked Teachers. Central. Eastern W'estern, ball, so on July 4, 1932, when they were | “I'd love to be a ball player some Jewish Women's championships—District cham- for Griffith the that has been characteristic nals of modern chess an ex- Community Center. pionship. Helen Dettweilcr Middle Atlantic capacity Stadium—turned a bat continued “I’d punch Tech, Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson. Gas shy boy for the visiting team, day myself," George, world had a championship. Mrs Betty P Mecklev; out to watch the Nats their first df their play in previous contests. champion staged Ladies Y. drop George was the logical choice. 1 rather play the game than eat. but | Social Chess Activities. Light Company, Group. M. Maryland State championship. Helen Dett- triumphant eomeback. weiler. game to the Athletics, 5-4. He toiled in that I’m afraid is me.” C. A., Elliott Junior High. South- pleasantly capacity | my weight against Veteran Still a Star. of turmoil and doubt was born The Evening Star Cup tourney—Mrs. The annual all-star There has been a of in- {"AUT W’alter R Stokes Post Cun Mar- game also sent until when Harris re- He 130 Is 5 feet downpour eastern Community Center and a Ger- tournev. 1935, Bucky weighs only pounds. of snowbirds were missed the Washington Social Chess ion Brown: Keefer tournev Mrs. Wr. R local baseball ternational masters’ tourneys in Eu- man unit. Cup pulses throbbing and turned to manage the Griffs, then he 7 inches tall and is 19 years old. PLENTY | Stokes: Miller Memorial tourney. Ellen the but even in Divan, which already in the brief pe- on 7 at Griffith Stadium by Brewers, top j rope during the last 12 months. Under Kincaid: Beaver Dam invitation. Ellen July another was graduated to official bat boy for “I’ll get to go South with the team riod of 10 months has become the It has been a great year for form it is doubtful if Heurich could the of Frank J. Marshall, Kincaid; Times Cup. Florence Scott: Her- capacity crowd watched the American the local outfit and since has retained next so I’ll start ball captaincy chess. there is a ald Cup. Marion Brown. Corpv Cup. Mrv spring, playing have with the Rens las? largest and strongest of local chess Undoubtedly Leaguers win over the National All- kept pace retired American chess champion, the C. L. Miller; National Broadcasting Co. that exalted status. early In 1938,” he concluded, hap- clubs. growing interest in man's most tourney. Mrs. \\r. R. Stokes. Stars, 8 to 3. night. United States team of five invaded Club championships: Men—Chevy Chase George’s duties range from handling pily. Co-operating with the organized intellectual pastime. Interest in “Fat'' Jenkins, who was instrumen- , Stockholm to win for the fourth con- PaRe Huftv: Washington. J. S. Baldwin: golf mounted steadily Congressional. Dr. Howard L Smith: Cap- tal in the Rens some 13 “social chess" program, the Divan, in The panorama of Caissa moves on. and prosperity was the keynote at al- organizing secutive time the team championship ital. Billv Houghton; Columbia Harvey F that he had lost conjunction with The Washington Nineteen hundred and thirty-eight is Johnson: Army-Navv Comdr. Stevens: In- most all clubs years ago, proved of the world. country and public As- dian Sprine Buddy Sharkey: Manor. Harry none of his his 40- Star and the Metropolitan Chess almpst upon us. Turn the hour- links. For Shea and the Con- cunning. Belying At Stockholm Vera Menchik vindi- G. Pitt: Argyle Lou Harrison Beaver Dam. Billy has featured at the Social chess and let's hail B. E. Dennell: Kenwood Russell Holle- odd years, Jenkins put on his cus- cated her over sociation, glass over, phan. gressional Country Club, especially, Semmenng victory baueh- Woodmont. Dr. Milton Harris. and shoot- Chess Lounge educational chess lec- the New Year with gusto. Rhyne was it a tomary dribbling, passing Sonia Graf by continuing as the Women—Congressional Mrs. J. O. banner year on the fairways. Indian Soring. act—an act that had 750 tures, instructive chess classes by Gen. Manor. Marion Brown: At STRAIGHT ing the spec- woman chess champion of the world. If you didn't receive a personal Marion Brown. Chevy Chase. Mrs. Bishop Washington Golf and Country Basil Bogoljubov, art exhibits, rapid Hill: Mrs. S. W Du Bois; Co- Off tators in an uproar. Before he left Reuben Fine. America's premier in-the- Christmas from your col- Washington. Club a new $80,000 clubhouse was greeting lumbia Mrs H >1. Brundace Kenwood money star, aarnered coveted firsts at transit chess, and tandem the game midway of the third period single umnist then my Mrs. A. A. McEntee: Beaver Dam. Mr1 completed. Leningrad. Moscow and Stockholm, shared yesterday, accept simultaneous exhibitions by Carl and Ora Emce: Army-Navv Mrs. T. J John- —there are three 15-minute periods top honors with Paul Kcres of Estonia at The University of foot- apologies. son: Woodmont Mr- Ralph Goldsmith Maryland tied with Grob and Kerrs at chess, a in basket ball—-Jenkins Margate, Anton Hesse, interhigh pub- Public links championships—Clau'? bal rated to the season professional was to a and New lteam, prior mnt Ostend. and runner-up Alekhin at Here's cheery happy Mrs. Wilkinson. had havoc with Heurich to the lie dance, rallies for special holidays. Rippv Hope as No. 4 among the District four played Hastings ; Year Let’s on! Profesisonais— Middle Atlantic PG A ijwter*— tee4 Samuel Reshevskv, United States cham- > and tournaments, and greeting. carry extent of 10 thus scor- general major Leo Walner. District open. WifTv Cox. By Walter McCallum points, sharing distinguished himself at Kemeri, major colleges, surprised by winning pion. a honors 6-foot-4 top prize with Flohr and Petrow. j has created bond of good fellowship 8 of 10 and ing with the giant, splitting No. 11*. games clearly establish- ALL the families we ever had around from the Rain, who second in the wom- Chess Problem Champions Visit D. C. golfing Washington, Tarzan Mary placed ; among fans and votaries of the royal Boxing its local Cooper. an's chess tournament sponsored by the ing supremacy. In .the piece stalwart sons of the Harry Peacocks the Pitt combination, the District. By SZ. KP.ELLENBAUM. world and through Heurich jumped into an early lead, Marshall Chess Club of New York City game throughout POUR champions Henry de resistance Maryland defeated and the the trio stand out under the auspices of the National Chess (Courtesy of British Chess Magazine.) A Houghton brothers, of youthful Dettweilers ahead at but led | Armstrong, who later was to gain 12 being 6-4, the Rens, Federation, U. S. A made a creditable BLACK—13 MEN. Georgetown, to 2. before the as athletic leaders can name. j The Star Carries On. OF among any family group you and up showing in the world tourney for women a world title, invaded Washington Jenkins, largest local crowd of the by Cooper opened the college year. Helen Dettweiler, the blond 23-year-old girl, eldest of the younger Dett- at Stockholm. I to policy inaugu- to its a bit of tone this and went to the front at 16-13 at the In the 1.000 board-a-side match be- 1pURSUANT give boxing weilers, holds the District and State women's Nine- rated the first of Maryland championships. end of the first tween the Correspondence Chess Leaaue of by appearance year. Freddie Steele, middleweight Many Sports Flourish. period. and postal players in Great teen-year-om Jbiiiy, a junior at*: America this column under the present editor ruler, impressively whipped Hobo Wil- UNIVERSITY had a Britain, the United States has a slight while Walter The QATHOLIC Georgetown University, he hasn’t been. She has been in the ac- Jenkins Yanks Himself. lead and Secretary F. James pre- on December 15, 1935, Washing- liams of Alexandria; Lou Ambers, better-than-average season, but lucky dicts an ultimate victory. quite cashed in on the promise of five IN THE second session the Rens wove ton Star has given complete coverage titleholder, beat Cowboy George and quaintance and guidance of Babe Georges Koltanowski proved again that he lightweight Washington Georgetown back when A is the world's greatest simultaneous blind- of chess activities, years he qualified for the the but an defense around the to all manner pre- Howard Scott; John Henry Lewis, disappointed. The Colonials Didrikson, girl super-athlete, airtight master when at Edinburgh he com- failed national amateur fold the news (when It Is news) championship at the Helen would have on her and went into the third his exhibition of .?i games, toppina senting light-heavyweight champion, defeated to win a and the gone places Brewers, pleted major league game is Alekhin s record at the 19St Chicago World and Jefifra. age of 14, still plenty of golfer in own. She has it takes to ahead 30 to 18. With about every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday Willie Reddish, Harry only “big” team licked by the Hoyas everything period by Fair by two games. The Belgian blindfold any company. He has been runner-up in 19M held the title with SO and Sunday. bantam king, took the measure of was N. Y. U. To G. W. be a great player, and is sure to be eight minutes to go Jenkins yanked expert, U., however, games. and at after in the District championship, a final- rated around some Just and Wee Willie Smith and Turning time back glancing Armanda Sicilia. Armstrong, fell the of the top day. himself Jose set a new again honor importing ist in At- Havana Capablanca of The Star went on to other tourneys and for years now Helen is at a Ben Gold- the fast yellowing pages stopping Johnny Cabello, the “name” teams Augusta, Ga.. spend- the Brewers staged rally. for simultaneous Among those has been a high play, encounter- find chess from trim Sarron for the feather golfer of real worth. Seven- ing the winter as a in one of faden and Bennie were for 1937, you depicted Petey which invaded was Alabama, which secretary Ralph promi- ing 350 opponents on a total of 70 teen-year-old Jackie, now conceivable angle—international, crown. will in attending the larger hotels of that winter resort. nent in Heurich’s late rush. Gold- every compete the Rose Bowl on New boards. The ex-world champion Ma- Georgetown Prep School, may become 8 for the national, sectional, local, and there George Abrams and Steve Year Day. faden rang up points is now for in a (1921-1927) gunning humorous bric-brac, Kanner, BACK May, 1932, tall, lanky kid Brewers and his former Wash- have appeared makos, middies; Murray Boxing remained on an even keel George Alekhin. named Billy Dettweiler, his head Schonfeld poetry, biographies, illustrations and heavy, and El Brookman, welter, were and District yachtsmen reveled in ington teammate, Mickey wrapped in a white handkerchief cartoons galore. local pros to make progress as the increasing of scored 7. Poliand Stars Nationally. popularity aquatic Photographs of Henry Hock. William E Lou Gevlnson, Washington feather, against the heat of the sun, showed In the a Heurich Cup tournaments in sports. Eastern High School domi- preliminary, CALIENT the United Brvant, William Reynolds. T J. Sloss Carl up at Chase for the -sectional ^ Sturges. Simon Naidel. slipped. nated an Chevy game, Senate Beer upset the were Hesse. Alexander exciting year in high school League States those of the American Wirsins. Robert WHITE—13 MEN'. qualifying rounds for the amateur Mabel E McPherson. Floyd Among the amateurs Bob Mathias. sports and in the dope by downing Regal Clothiers, Chess Federation. New York State Hostler and Alexander Alekhin were pub- White to Play and Mate in Three. swimming Y. M. National Guard welter, won the local championship. He was just another 26 to 23, in a thriller. lished. and terse biographies given. C. A. and the Shoreham champions, Chess Association, Marshall Chess Sam No. 115 Eaton teams headed Pen sketches of Reuben Fine. by yields Golden Gloves title and went on to a competitor in a brilliant field Mitchell scored 13 for Senate. Howell. W. A. Falrhurst. rPROBLEM reigned. In the amateur ranks a points Club and the Southern Chess Asso- Lloyd, Clarence S. to: K-B5. The was Roland MacKenzie and George H. Mackenzie problem tricky national championship. Other Golden national by Billy Heurichs. Renaissance. J. M. Sarratt and boxing championship was G.F.Pts. G.F.Pts. ciation. and fooled a few. were: but before the first round was appeared. ,, _ Gloves winners here — Howell, o 6 2 S were featured: problem gained when Bob Bennie.f _ .1 Saitch.f_3 Amateur games Police Boys' Mathias, National David Poliand of New York which A. G. Three pointers for No. 315 are Raymond Willie Papp. Metropolitan __ in Dreyer. over every one knew who he was. Wilson.f 2 0 4 Cooper.f 5 Oil) tourneys conducted A. B. At W Guard the best golfer of them even Alton L C. W. Lewis. William Burko. E. W. Allen and Club. 112: Gilbert Mayo welterweight, recently added all, Goidfaden.c 3 2 H Smith.c 3 O 0 City won the State title E. W. Allen. Sergt. Coppage. Washing- Holing lengthy all over Empire H. Waller. A G. Dreyer. Singles go to Emanuel Terminal, lib: Buster Miller the now he in for putts Leemans.c 10 2 Johnson,e _ 1 0 2 Dockings, Daniel Breeskm. W. White. United States laurels to his col- though goes other and traveled to C. D. Franks, and Stephen J. ton Boys* Club 126: Carroll __ to the shot a Schoufeld.g- 3 1 7 Holt.g 3 0 C> Chicago C C Ragsdale and James Hayes excelled: Simpson. John White. them place, spindly Billy standings soon. Terminal Y. M. C. A.. Mo; lection in sports, among football, in addi- __ 0 4 5 0 10 given of "chess in the Kurtz. Latest Boston. Zahn.g 2 Jenkins.g emerge the victor in the Paul and descriptions A.. 160; Schwartz. A. first round of 72 and became a Heaven. Emperor s Terminal Y. M. C. tion to Jackie is a Russell.g_! .1 5 Badger.g— 2 0 4 movies*’—Pennies from (Copyright. Dec. 2R. 1937. by Paul Miller.) Jim Brads The outstanding sports figures were golf. lusty hitter Centennial of the Great, etc. B A: W Terminal, l.n: cinch to qualify. Morphy the Candlesticks. Victoria heavyweight. Lewis and from the tee, but in his present Totals 7o~4 36 Totals 22 2 46 Georgetown University, Buddy Cecil Travis of the stage He American Chess Federation. of he made the grade handily, despite Referee—Mr. Enrleht. Nationals, Sammy Cliff Bat- golf development hasn’t learned Adele was Banner Year for Boatmen. Baugh, his last round of 80, and became the Place of game—Heurich gymnasium. Mrs. Rivero awarded the tles and Turk to keep ’em in the groove, and he’s Edwards, mainstays in the Hazel Allen Trophy as the champion West in every has Just as to be youngest competitor champion- ’Bama phase of the Redskins; Shea and Helen quite apt knocking his sec- Senate Beer. Regal Clothiers. the woman’s chess YACHTING1 at Five Farms. Howell won G.F.Pts. of tournament Spirit Impresses one of its years ond shot from the ship Billy G.F.Pts. completed biggest Dettweiler in rough as from the 3 Folliard.f O O 0 golf; Middleweight the medal that with 144 and Mitchell.f 5 13 conducted by the Marshall Chess Club Not were there more re- year Wickline.f 0 0 0 0 O here. only George Abrams in pro boxing; June fairway. Curtin.f_Q with the official sanction of the Roland MacKenzie qualified with 146. F.Scheele.f. 1 o 2 Smith.f —.306 Na- gattas and a marked gain In racing Ann Bono and in Burns.c 2 0 4 2 2 6 Fast Drill Looks to Prove It’s Booth, Max Rote But these two fine Sullivan.c tional Chess Federation, U. S. A. Team in Ready continued TPHEY’RE all athletes, these Dett- notwithstanding Buckholts.g Oil Daly.c _o 0 0 activity, but 1937 brought swimming; Barney Welsh and Dooly of the 6 O 1 1 Frank J. a weilers, and all performances the sensation Edelin.g_ 3 0 Walker.g—_ Marshall, with display of growth in recreational boating and in- Mitchell in Vemer in they keety in Viana.g_ 4 2 10 the canny skill that characterized his reign Better Than Critics Contend. tennis, Smythe sectional rounds was Billy Dettweiler. good condition athletics. It’s tor 25 years as United States chess king, »c»i creased building. boating and of through Press. bamas stauncnest oacners Charley Weidinger Totals — l7~4 26 Totals_~9 6 23 triumphed in the hotly-contested fray for U» the Associated under the been a little less than seven years ago the coveted of the of Small-boat sailing spon- Maryland in coliege baseball and OINCE that time Billy has become a Referee—Mr. Enright. championship famous ASADENA, Calif., Dec. 25.— long faces when the prospects that blond Helen, then with a New York club that bears his name. sorship of the Potomac River Sailing football. Just He still hasn’t Claus into the the game are discussed, but judging very fine golfer. W. N. Woodbury of Birmingham annexed Santa peeped its most success- year and a half of golf behind her, Tide is out to Association enjoyed come to an the title of the Southern Chess Association Bowl football scene to- appearances the through important victory, Rose by season. The fleet of sail- really started her golf career by going MIAMI. OAK PARK TIE. without conceding a draw or suffering a not true that has ful largest Weidinger Collegiate Star. but no one can deny he will do just and found every stock- prove that all is to the final in the District women's single loss, while Gerald Yagodkin. a day ing craft (125) ever gathered on the WEIDINGER of Mary- that. He has everything it takes to MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 25—Oak Park. former player in District school chess filled—with an Ala- been written. where she was matches, title of the Class ing already Potomac in the sailing QHARLIE championship, licked and Miami tied at 6—6 in a obtained the B participated land was the make a fine golfer, courage and HI., high tournament. outstanding college Mrs. J. Marvin plus bama player's leg. races held in connection with the by Haynes. Helen, school Strelitz. Snyder and Woods tied for athlete of the year. It was Weidin- that quality commonly known as grid game today. The Tide, here prepar- even then, had power. She could the North Carolina State Championship; Crimson Lateral President’s Cup Regatta. Washing- ger’s that in "guts.” W. W. Gibbs was crowned Virginia cham- with California Bounced passing accounted, the maul a tee far ing for the clash sailor here and in shot beyond the capa- pion. and George Barnes became Minnesota ton’s outstanding main, for the Terrapins' 12-2 triumph bilities of New Year Day. celebrated the most women, but she lacked could search the records for a champion. \ nearby regattas was Vemer Smythe, over Georgetown in Washington's big- finesse You the executive personnel of the Mary- Among the colleges Harvard gained pos- Yuletide last night and donned Minnesota and accuracy with the irons. session of the Belden-Stephens Trophy, builder, owner and skipper of the gest football of long time and not find a golfing land State Golf Association for 1938. Helps college game 1937 In the years she has ac- emblematic of supremacy in the Harvard. moleskins today for another prac- intervening who as forward comet class Sassy Too. was a family anywhere have gone Martin R. chairman at Yale. Princeton and Dartmouth Chess tried a Weidinger unanimous choice that finesse West, golf tice whirl. "A/flNNESOTA was quired and accuracy and far as the Dettwellers. stand League, for its third successive time. Power-boat competition marked for the They Columbia and of the one last lateral pass against Ne- All-District eleven. He was she a former president The matches of the Intercollegiate Chess The boys took play today occupies spot no other alone in this with the Berkeley by the triumph of Notre Dame, driven an Me pitcher on the ball territory, possi- District Golf Association, will be League for the Harold M. Phillips Trophy north and braska in 1932. The Minnesota Maryland local woman ever has had. ble the begin this week at New York City, with hard drill yesterday up dell In the President s Cup exception qf Harpers of Ports- chosen vice in of the forward, but was by Perry, team, winning all five games in is a president charge New York University, champion a year ago, disbanded for the week end. end caught She girl with national Va. Chandler now Regatta over Alagi, owned and driven mouth, Harper the favored to win. a Comhusker so that which he worked. a Washington district. The Tide’s was confined tackled by ranking, consistent qualifier is a but as an amateur he won a festivity Count Theo Rossi of Turin, Italy. pro, arms were to his sides. by With the coming Washing- for the national He succeeds the late Emmons District Chess a Whirl. to a tree on which hung presents his pinned of#the women’s tour- couple of Virginia State crowns. His Merry One-third of the country's 1937 speed ton Redskins, S. Smith in of the Wash- of the squad. The ball bounded along the George Washington, ney and better than a possibil- sister is the charge A DARKHORSE by the name of for each member marks were made in this regatta. Lily unchallenged queen but was up by which had held the patronage of “the ity for the 1938 Curtis ington area. L. N. Ponce carried off District Santa Claus was easily identified as ground, scooped scored Cup of the feminine players of the State. the Washington Canoe dub man on the suffered a Jack Manders, who made street,” decrease team. Albert E. Stelnem of Woodmont will Chess League honors by defeating all End Coach Harold Drew. heavily in paddling competition, with In attendance over the last the touchdown which licked Nebraska, several Helen Dettweiler’s golf game Is very 'T'WO Washington men have been be retained as general counsel of the comers for the Turover Challenge Observers were impressed by A Dana Bible, Texas coach. (Continued on Page B-7, Column 51 years, but whether this was due par- much better this than it ever has nominated (or Important poets on State golf organisation. Trophy, donated for annual play t