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who pointed out that the quicker the campaign was finished the lower would be the exepense connected with it.
 Further luncheons of the workers will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day of next week.
 Giving Others A Chance
 The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church will hold a special service Sun day morning devoted to the Community Chest appeal, and Dr. J. NJ. Broadly. pastor, will preach on the subject, "Giv- ing Others A Chance"
 Many are calling at headquarters and expressing a desire to make thelr contributions without having commit tees call on them. The contributions range from the smallest to the larger ones, but one of the young women at tached to headquarters have taken in up to Friday S2,O75, mostly in amounts between $5 and $25. A cheer5laness
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numerous times. For that reason we would ask all those women not yet called on, or who were missed to send or bring in their contributions to head quarters, 2020 Fourth avenue, north, or if that is inconvenient to call Hem lock 24O0, and we will arrange to get their contribution"
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pany. S1,OO0.

pany, $1,O00.
 Leading the list of subscriptions read at the luncheon of the workers Friday afternoon was one for $2,500 from Erskin Ramsey, one for $1 1,5OO from the Pratt Consolidated Coal company, one for 1,200 from the First National bank of Birmingham, and one TOT S1.O5O from MT. and Mrs. Ii. C. Rydlns' and Shook and Fletcher Supply com pany, $1,000.
 Subscriptions of $1 900 were reported from the following: Morris Adler and company. Birmingham Slag company, MT. and Mrs. Henry U. Sims,
 The Jenkins Lumber company sub scribed $6OO, and among to the sub scribers of $500 were Mrs. w. $. Brown. Southern Life and Health h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-22
RICE PRODUCERS
 ASK RECEIVERSHIP,
115 Members Want Freedom
 From Marketing Contract

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 21.-A receivership for the Arkansas Rice Growers Cooperative association and court order freeing members from the marketing agreement" under which the association operates, was asked in suit filed in Pulaski chancery court today by Lee McCauly and 114 other members of the association.
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CONTRIBUTORS

Among the larger subscriptions re- ceived late Friday afternoon were Bradley, Baldwin, All and White, $1,500; W. B. Tynes, $1,OOO;. Bir- mingham Railway and Locomotive com
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of the spirit of giving on the part of many of Birmingham's humber citi-
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
KEEN RIVALRY AMONG RING
AMATEURS FOR OLYMPICS

NEW YORK, April 19.-Eleven
amateur boxing champions already
have entered the Olympic boxing
tryouts which will be held by the
Metropolitan Association of the A..
A. U. at Madison Square Garden on
the nights of May and s.
They are William Grandeo, Metro
politan flyweight champion; Nat
Savitsky, New York State flyweight
titleholder; Allen Miller, Metropolis
tan bantamweight champion; Patsy
Ruffalo, New York State bantam.
weight champion; Harry wallach.
holder of the New York Metropoli-
tan, Brooklyn and Long Island
featherweight championships; Paul
Gulotta, the New York and Metro.
politan lightweight titleholder; Burk.
hart Hufnagle, New York State
welterweight champions: Ed Kelly,
holder of the Metropolitan welter.
weight crown; Fitz Davis, Metropoli-
tan Tniddleweight champion; julius
Yale Okun, holder of the MetrOpoli-
tan light heavyweight honors, and
Gordon Munce, Metropolitan heavy.
weight champion
1t Is also expected that Fred
Krebs, the New York State middle.
weight titleholder, will compete
with a number Of New Jersey State
champions,
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
SUPER-ATHLETE
REQUIRED To
BEAT HIM
Bob lie Gendre Seen as For
nidabIe Rival for Ambitious
ScandinaVians.

Reports of the early training; of
Bob LIE Gendre, the NATIONAL pen
tathlon champion who is going
through his PAGES on the field of
his alma mater, Georgetown Uni.
versity. have engendered the belief
that Uncle Sam will have at least
one athlete In the Olympic five.
event test at Paris capable of giving
athletes from the Scandinavian
countries a real fight for the honors.
LIE Gendre. who is now member
OF the Newark Athletic Club. has
never shown to better advantage
in his track and field preparations
than at present. He is sprlnting,
jumping and throwing the discus
and javelire better than ever, and,
barring accidents, it will, indeed.
take a superathlete to show him the
way in the Olympic pentathlon three
months hence.
The European all-around zen will
find LIE Gendre very different or'
ponent at Paris in July than the
one that was forced to be "onten;
with fourth place in the pentathlOn
at Antwerp four years ago. bob
ran into dire misfortune in his early
preparation for the 1920 games. He
broke bone in his foot in March
OF that year, which accident forced
him to lose elk precious weeks Of
training. In spite of phenomenal.
ly quick recovery from that injury.
lie Gendre was never himself during
the Antwerp campaign.
The final tryouts found him sttll
favoring his injured limb. and il
was just his natural athletic ability,
plus gameness, that landed him on
the team. Neither was the big
Georgetown ace anything like him
self when ne faced the big test ut
Antwerp. His best In the long jump
was 81 feer inches. He did lac
feet 4 inches with the javelin, 122
feet inches with the discus. 90
seconds in the 200 meter .iasn and
4:46 in the meier run.
1t is hut reasonable to expect Il
tremendous improvement in LIE
Gendre's work in the jump and in
the javelin this year. Last summer
he bettered "twenty-three" consist.
emily and laid out one leap Of over
twenty-four feet. He has worked
assiduously with the spear since the
Antwerp games. with the result that
he is getting throws that measure
far beyond his best efforts Of four
years ago.
LeGendre has but to show q de-
cided Improvement in these two
events at Paris to rate as a serious
menace to the best of the all.around
men that the Scandinavian nations
will send into the pentathlon test.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
HOOVER IS RIVAL
Of OARSNEN
HE TAUGHT
Former Champion Opposes Al
Roden for Place on Paris
Delegation.

PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-In
his quest for the honor Of repre-
senting the United States in the
Olympic rowing races, Walter NJ.
Hoover, former world champion,
must race in the tryouts against a
former rowing mate whom he
taught his own sculling methods.
He is Al Roden, Of the Duluth
Boat Club, under which colors
Hoover also rows.
Through the coaching of Hoover.
Roden has become one Of the best
all-round oarsmen in this country.
In the national contests last year
Roden finished first in junior sin.
giles and doubles, intermediate sin
giles and doubles and rowed bow
in the Duluth squad which beat the
strong crew Of the Penn Athletic
Club.
But Hoover, who now is here
training on the Schuylkill river for
the event. believes the sculler he
will have to beat to go to the
Olympiad in Paris Is Paul V. Cos
tello, of the Penn Athletic Club.
II am almost certain" said
Hoover today. that Costello will
finish ahead of w. E. Garrett Gil.
more, who beat me at Duluth last
fall for the Philadelphia Gold Chal.
lenso Cup; Edward Mcguire, Buff
falo, national champion, and Gran
vile GUIDE, Southern champion.
These oarsmen and the addi-
tional entries in the tryouts make
up the fastest field against which
I will have ever raced. Therefore.
during the next two months ] will
have to get into the best Of shape,
for the sculler who wins will GER.
tanly have to set fast pace"
Hoover and Bruce Forward, who
will try for the Olympic doubles
crown, trained on Biscane Bay and
Pancoast Lake, Miami, Fla, from
February is to April 1. The pur.
pose of the trip was to avoid the
icy waters Of Lake Superior, which
last year delayed Hoover's training
and prevented him from getting
into good condition early in the
season.
1.-THE trip to Miami" asserted
Hoover, was not as beneficial as !
expected, and believe I would
have done as we'll in Duluth. We
were the first oarsmen to row on
Biscane Bay and Pancoast Lake
hence there were no facilities for
accommodating US.
but the climate was ideal and
the rowing course we mapped out
was as good as I ever have sculled
over. When went to Miami ]
was greatly overweight and I sue
ceeded in reducing thirty pounds
This brought me down to 1875
which is my best rowing weight"
It has been two weeks since
Hoover last sat in his shell and he
is anxious to start work on the
Schuylkill river
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

Hazard on his daily trip to his
nets, which yielded about the same
quantity of fish as his brothers
nets.
Mat. Yerger, of the Times
staff, mingled with the thrOng on
The opening of Pennsylvania
trout season. He had unusually
poor luck, but vows he will get
the bag limit before the season
draws to q close.
One of the largest specimens of
brown trout brought in by fisher.
men on the opening day of the
trout season in Pennsylvania was
hooked at the dam in the Monoc
acy creek, Bethlehem, by William
Smith. The fish measured eighteen
inches and weighed one pound
twelve and one-quarter ounces.
More than 1000 Northumberland
county anglers went into the noun
tains in search of trout on April
Is, opening day, according to fish
license records at Sunbufy, Pa.
Fishermen reported but little luck,
and none came home with the
limit.
Charles Schlegel, returning fish.
less, bought the biggest shad III.
c. Ray, a dealer, had. He put il
in his land net and carried the
catch" triumphantly home, to the
amazement of his fellow-fishermen
j. A. Spencer. fisherman, at
BuckrOe Beach, Va, caught in his
nets, in Hampton Roads, o big
COW sturgeon that weighed 200
pounds, the third largest stur.
geon, he has caught this season.
The roe of the sturgeon weighed
about forty pounds and sold at
81 pound. The fish sold for
35 cents per pound.
There are but two places in the
United States and in the entir<
world where the brook trout the
fontinalis, grows to his maximum
size: The Lake Superior region.
including the celebrated Nipigon
river, and the Rangeley region Of
the State of Maine.
Plumley, a well-known authority
on fish and fishing, tells how Miss
Betty Foster caught with a fly OF
her own tying the largest brook
trout taken in the Field and Stream
contest. The trout Miss Foster
caught was 22% inches in length,
IAN inches in girth, and weighed
pounds and IL ounces.
Hats off, ne males!
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
EVANSUNRAVELS
PROBLEMS .
BASEBALL

After listening enthralled for two
hours to Billy Evans, leading UNI.
pire Of the American League, a
number Of baseball bugs OF varied
status know considerable more to.
day about baseball rules than they
thought they ever would know,
perhaps.
They gathered in the Interior
Department auditorium at the m
vitation Of the District Umpires
Association to hear Evans who
more than made good with his
audience. He untangled baseball
problems galore and made the ex.
plantations particularly interesting
through his gift for using English.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

early and began plugging. He
cut out half Of his windup, too.
The difference was easily seen
when he faced the Griffmen at
Tampa. He looked the real thing
and he is showing it, now that
the campaign is on.
Bentley should win q lot Of
games for McGraw. He is a big
fellow, as strong as a bull. He
listens to reason, too, another
good thing for an athlete. His
hard training and his chopped
windup is evidence enough.
Quinn q Wise One
DOB QUINN, the new presi-
X dent Of the Boston Red
Sox, is a wise one and
should bring back the American
Leagues popularity in the Hub
before he finishes his task.
Here's an example.
Good Friday is q serious church
holiday for thousands in Boston.
They believe in going to church
as we'll as to ball games. So
what did Bob Quinn do? Why,
he ANNOUNCED A LATE
START for the ball game be-
tween the Yankees and the Red
Sox.
No, they didn't play because it
rained and the ball park was a
swamp. But those fans know
what was in Quinn's mind and
will give him credit accordingly.
Harry Frazee came close to
killing all interest in the Ameri-
can League among New England
ers. His willingness to sell all
his good players, letting them
win titles for Cleveland, Chicago
and New York, earned him the
emnity Of all New England.
Bob Quinn, q wise old guy,
with years and years of expert
ence in baseball, has started out
to build up the ancient popular
ity Of the American League in
Boston. If he lives, he'll turn the
trick, too, for Boston and New
England loves baseball and loved
It ever since the game was intro
duced.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
George Sisler Thinks
He'll Perform All
This Season

ST. LOUIS, April 19.-George
Sisler is convinced that he has
recovered from his eye afflic-
ton and will be able to play all
season as we'll as manage the
Browns.
"I'll admit was in doubt
until l actually tried it," he
said today, "but now I think
I'll be all right. Of course,
something might happen sud-
denly, but Pm taking good care
Of myself and I have hopes of
playing in every game on the
schedule"
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
BUD TAYLOR'S MANAGER
BUSHES GOLDSTEIN BOUT

NEW YORK, April 19.-Eddie
Long, associated with Eddie Kane
in the management Of Bud Taylor
and Sammy Mendell, stated today
that he did not intend to leave for
the West until he had closed a
bout between Taylor and Abe Gold.
stein, recently installed as bantam
weight champion. The bout prob.
ably will be held some time next
month under the auspices Of Tex
RickaiN
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

DdSeOdu 1anSI not only III WASH"
ington, but everywhere in this
broad land, are close followers of
the game. You can't fool them.
They know when runner does
the right thing. THEY ALSO
KNOW when he does the wrong
thing.
In the final game between the
Mackmen and the Griffs, Strand
was on second when Joe Hauser
lifted a long fly to Sam Rice. In
stead of going down half way. and,
like dummy, standing there in
the hopes that Rice would drop
the ball or it would hit rock or
something and get away from
him, Strand went back to second.
The moment Rice collared that
ball, Strand was on his way to
third, easily making it.
1t wasn't Strands fault that AL
Simmons didn't connect for a hit,
scoring him. He had done his
part. The rest was up to Sim
mons. But the fact remains that
Strand HAD DONE THE RIGHT
THING.
This matter of leaving a base
on fly ball is a most glaring
weakness in the work of the Griffs
on the bases, and it is certain to
be costly through the season. There
are plenty Of smart players who
will take every advantage of this
habit the Griffmen have.
Poor Uncle Nick Altrock, when
coaching at third base, has been
roundly scored by unthinking fans
on more than one occasion because
of the poor running exhibited by
the Griffs. It was never his fault,
but the fans we're quick to blame
somebody, and Nick had to stand
for it.
With a runner on third base, he
is supposed to HOLD HIS BASE
ON ALL FLY balls and to GO
DOWN HALF WAY on liners.
Do the Washingtons do this =?
Oh, now and then they may, but
most of them go down half way
all the time. Then, on fly balls,
they have to go back and USU-
ALLY STAY THERE.
Yes, this is a bit Of technical
baseball, but on all winning teams
it is the technical baseball which
stands out prominently.
Bentley Is Right.
TACK BENTLEY showed he was
!. right, down in Florida oppos-
y ing Walter johnson at Tampa.
He proved it once more when he
pitched his first game for the
Giants in the National League.
Bentley was a mere kid when
with the Griffs years and years
ago. He served a long appren-
ticeship in the International
League with the Baltimore Club.
He developed speed, something he
lacked when with the Griffs, md
hung up home run records along
with his excellent work in the
box. Also, when in the mood, he
covered first base right niftically.
Then Jack was sold to the New
York Giants.
We ran into Jack in the lobby
Of the Ansonia Hotel last spring.
We didn't know him. He had
"pork chops" if you get what we
mean. When we knew him he
had been slim, quite the athlete.
Bentley's poor work last spring
was largely because Of his exag-
gerated windup and his excess
poundage. He worked off some
of the fat and managed to finish
fairly well.
This year Jack went to Florida
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
[OOBlHa 9EACYEp
W LOUIS A.DOUGHER ~
MATTER OE RACERTINNTNC
A MATTER OF BASERUNNING.

DAUL STRAND champion banan of the Pacific Coast League
in 1922 and 1925 and likely cling his berth
field for the Philadelphia Athletics gave the Griffmen sharp
lesson base running the other day. but it's dollars plugged
ncke that went right their heads One for saying
this that lost in Florida possible
tossed simply because Washington not his base
he could have advanced after the Once would have
The other
hit that followed AS third
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
MERE SOILED BALLS IN
GAME STAY THERE NOW

Merely because ball is soiieI by
contact with the grass or base paths
1t Is not given the gate this year
as was the case last season. And
this is important to the pitchers,
all Of whom ore delighted with the
latest orders issued to the umpires.
Throw out the ball when i. is
roughened Fl ON hitting the concrete
stands or walls" read the order to
the umpires. end that's exactly what
is being done.
Predictions are freely made,
especially by the veteran hurlers
that the pitching this year will he
much better than it was in 1928
because all experienced finger can
control a soiled ball better than he
can a new sliDDery one,
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
WAVERLYS' GREAT SCORE,
GETS THEM CRACK AT
CITY'SSTAR TEAM
By r. D. THOMAS.

Yep l honestly think we're good"
Doc OBen Wavey bowling merely bnked the
berries thick and fast
Any his good enough trim the Washing
ton ASas who admirably have been defending the Nations
Capital the mapeway aspberes what to steel
chips
For the Washington ASar today hailed by all bowling bugs
except those deliberately seeking arguments as the greatest comb-
nation of pin maulers this mans town
But Doc needed not the laughs Today he sent to
Earle Stocking president Of the Washington City Duckpn Associa
ton under whose direction the ay performs honesto-
goodness challenge up by the
citation the Recreation
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
JIMMY SLATTERY WILL
BATTLE JACK LYNCH

NEW YORK, April 19.-Jimn,y
6lattery, the Buffalo youth who
gained a decision over Young Strib.
ling will make his first appear.
once in New York ring on May
~. it developed today. Slattery
has been signed to meet Jack Lynch,
OF Arizona, in the semi-final Of the
Wills-Madden bout on that date, it
was announced.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
LANDIS WILL ATTEND
BILL DONOVAN MEMORIAL

NEW YORK, April 19.-Frjends
OF the late Bill Donovan will gather
at New Haven tomorrow to attend
the Donovan memorial exercs IS.
An exhibition game between New
Haven and the Philadelphia Ath.
letics, will be played to raise a
memorial fund. Judge Lands will
attend
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Boone Is Simmer.

When Ike Boone was with the
New York Giants, getting a spring
trial, a couple of years ago. he
moved around like a furniture van.
Now, as a member of the Boston
Red Sox outfielding trio, he hus
The proportions of a schoolgirl.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Lands Turns Down
Oldham For Clean
Bill

I LOS ANGELES. April TO-
John c. ("Red") Oldham, for
mer member of the Detroit
club, and at one time a hurler
in the Pacific Coast League,
has been denied reinstatement
in organized baseball by Kene-
saw M. Lands, high commits,
sioner Of baseball, it was re-
vealed here today in a letter
from Lands.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Signs Four Players.

Four players have just been
signed by the Mt. Rainier Junior
team. They are Russell Swindler,
pitcher; A. Ambrose, infielder; Bill
Venaman, catcher, and Johnny
Burton. catcher,
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Lansburghs in Field.

The Lansburgh & Brother base.
ball team challenges senior clubs
for Sunday and weekday games.
Manager Randolph may be reached
by phone at Franklin 7IO0 between
S15 q. m. and p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

Pajamas and B. V. DIS were
examined for stowaways, and
every one was 1ound to contain
at least one bottled-in-bond, SUI
perhetrodyne, nonrefillable ball
player properly vised and trade
marked from the port of origin.
Washington would almost
rather see the Chinese itch
come to town than the torture
team Of the American League.
There's some chance to escape
the Occidental hives, but no
chance to detour from the New
York Yanks.
The outcome of this series is
as certain as a race between a
Republican and Democrat in
Ohio. Out there the Republicans
are so influential they don't let
the Democrats ride in the same
street cars.
When the Yankees step into
Washington, it is like royalty
mingling with the taxpayers. The
only world series baseball we
see here is when the Yanks come
come along seven months after
it's all over.
So far this sea1on Babe Ruth
has restrained himself from
home runs, as he doesn't
like to waste them outside of
the Yankee stadium. That stuff
is all for home consumption,
where the fans won't even rise
out of their seats for anything
below three-bagger.
But here in Washington it is
as different as this years styles
from next. Two bases on balls
in this mans town amounts to
a batting rally, and one consec-
utive victory packs the park the
following Sunday.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Plays MARYLAND A. c,

The Tuxedo and Maryland A. e
teams will clash tomorrow at 3
p. m. on the Tuxedo field. All
Tuxedo players are requested by
their manager to be on deck at
1.3O ID. m.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Dominicans Perform.

Dominican Lyceum's revamped
ball team will strut it's stuff in
game tomorrow afternoon with the
Peerless club on the Monument lot.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
CherrYdale Challenges.

Cherrydale's ball club desires
weekday and holiday games.
Mickey Johnson, the business man.
ager, can be reached by mail ad.
dressed, Cherrydale. Va.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Insects Challenge.

The Hartford Insects want games
with teams in their class. Guy
Ferguson. phone Franklin 107O. n
the manager.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

Babe Ruth's little playmates
reached quarantine early this
morning, when the tide was out,
and refused assistance up the
channel. immigration officials
boarded the, train at dawn to
count noses.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
Bauman Does Well.

Earl Bauman. Mt. Rainier Junior
pitcher. has pitched eighteen score.
less innings. a
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
By KIRK MILLER.

W Az o. AtS w
do so. ~
1t is humili-
ating enough
to be talked
back-to by a
team like the
Athletics with
out having the
world cham
pions exhaust
t h cir quota
the very first
boat load to
reach Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19
PERCH ARRIVE AS
RIVER RUNS RED
BY r. A. ANGLER.

After of waiting the migratory white
bow local waters the early Of the Anglers fortunate
enough 70 De IN position after the wandering tribe
nearing OF their arrival reported that the fish medium
with occasional big fellow being This
couragng the fshess spell
looked though anglers going have odme
fishing over Easter the river clearing
Conditions changed night and today the hopes of
but The
completely undergo transformation and instead of having
inviting hshabe color the river running muddy red The tbd
more than likely will
spawning fish further
few stragglers greet the holiday anglers
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

Hazard on his daily trip to his
nets, which yielded about the same
quantity of fish as his brothers
nets.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

Saltwater angling has failed
to get under way. Two big
parties, comprising twenty an.
glers, visited Benedict last. Sun.
day and they have yet to catch
their first fish.
The Washington times., 1924-04-19

Adam Grinder and Max Spar
rough were among the first to
try out the seasons belated run.
Their catch was only q fair one.
They were greatly handicapped
by not having the proper bait,
being forced to resort to the low
ly angle worm.