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Evening star., 1925-04-08
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star once

over a point Cumberland Pipe Line ran
up several points before any profit taxi
ing occurred Standard Of Indiana gave
way to Humble as the market leader
and pursued an irregular course under
64 the greater part Of the time. Stand
ard Oil of New York dropped a point
and Vacuum Oil at one stage lost even
more,
Gillette Safety Razor responded to an
extra dividend Of 12h cents a snare,
rising about 1h points. centrifugal
Pine and White Rock both jumped about
3 points Among the public utilities. Ma
tional Power and Light was still the
leader, selling at a new top around 2oo.
Lehigh Power securities gained over d
points at one time. Hazeltine was
weak spot among the radio issues.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
ORDERS STILL DRAG
IN STEEL MARKETS
Finished Steel Bookings
Ahead of Lake Ore and
Pig Iron Bookings.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. April Sin both out
put and prices the change In the
steel industry is proceeding more
gradually than was predicted only
recently" Iron Age says. THE week
has brought a 50-cent reduction in
lake iron ore and further declines In
pig iron and scrap. but number OF
finished steel producers have had
better bookings than their average
in March. Generally, new orders are
quite below shipments. The recession
is more orderly thus far than last
years. March production held up
better than was commonly supposed"
Complete pig iron figures for
March are 3,5s4,247 tons, or 114,975
tons a day. against 3,214.143 tons in
February. or 114,791 tons a day. Late
in March several furnaces went out,
q net loss for the month being 8.
On April /, the 245 active furnaces
had a daily capacity of 1880 tons
a day against 115.700 tons a day for
254 furnaces on March /, a decrease Of
1890 tons In the daily rate.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
FOREIGN BONDS.

4 City Bogota IS 81 "a ~
4 Est r France Is. SlA sO% SOS
French National Is. so l932 Ie1s
King Meth Us "a. =. 104 104 1o4
Krupp Fried Ltd rs Aa @S 94h
Mtge Bk Den 6s.... % 9Sh7 9S%
/ Rep of Peru SIS 80 100 100 100
3 Russ Goyt shs n ,d5y i ,dsn ds ,d5u 65
Swiss Govt IS. ...- 100as 1001s 100S
Toho Elec Ts....... 90h 90la 90la
Evening star., 1925-04-08

NEW YORK, April 8.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1925-04-08
ONION PRICES JUMP
ON SLOW SHIPMENTS
BY the Associsted Presr.

tHc ABsOC1HLe0
r CHICAGO, April S.-Opion prices
are rapidly advancing as a result of
decreased shipments and exhaustion
of storage supplies. According to a
summary issued yesterday by the United
States Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies, most cities report an advance
of rs to so cents per 100-pound sack,
and the New York onion market has
made an extraordinary rise of more
than a dollar sack, with prices at
$4.35 on best Midwestern yellow on
ions. California white onions have
strengthened to fSsz5n Chicago
market, =
Evening star., 1925-04-08
KEROSENE PRICES ARE.
ALSO LOWERED HERE
Half-Cent Cut Made Along With
Latest Reduction on Case.
line Charges.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April Gasoline
was reduced l cent a gallon yester-
day by the Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey in Maryland, North Carolina,
District OF Columbia and Virginia,
according to an announcement made
by the Baltimore office of the COM
pany. A reduction Of one-half cent
per gallon was ordered in South Caro-
lima Kerosene was reduced one-half
cent gallon in all Of the oompany's
territory. with the exception OF Bal
timore. The new price Of. gasoline
a gallon is: Tank delivery, 19 cents; serv-
ice stations, Il cents.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
EASTER TRADE LARGER
THAN 1T WAS YEAR AGO
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE. Md, April 8.-The
Easter volume of trade is larger than
IL was year ago. according to heads
of department stores. Wholesale busi-
ness continues more or less spotty. The
big element in the situation that is
fraught with uncertainty and that holds
the key to the future course of prices to
a large extent is that of stocks of
goods.
Some of the statistical measures
seem to indicate that stocks are
heavy in comparison with current
demand.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
WASHINGTON Stock Exchange.

SALES.
c.,;t,l Traction 5s-s1, 900 at ss. $1,000
at 9s. o.. ,sa n
Capital T1.5scn s1,o GGlo ct q e. $ At io ss st S.
WWashinston Rwy. El pfd.-26 at S1&.
Mergenthaler Linotype-15 at 1904.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-S af ol%.
. at sIs, 20 at s1Z.
Ianston Monotype-S at sOA.
Potomac Elec. 6s '53-s5. 600 at 105.
washington Rwy. Elec. g. q r. os oS-
Is 600 at 101k. eo,l
Hergenthaler Lnotype-10 at 1904
washington Gas IS '33-1Oo at 1olh-
Aoney-Cau loans, and per cent.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, April S.-Bar silver,
66h. Mexican dollars, 81 ~.
Evening star., 1925-04-08
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, April S.-A sharp rum
up in Humble Oil to new high
record for the year was the outstand-
Ing incident today on the Curb Ex-
change. The opinion was expressed
In well informed quarters that
Humb BILE Oil had been undervalued in
the recent trading as compared with
other representative members of the
Standard Oil group. Accordingly,
the market was recognizing the
favorable factors in the Humble sit
uation today. .....,
Other oil shares were mixed. Gibson
Oil sold at it's highest for the recent
movement, Anglo-American OIL was up
fractionally and Gulf Oil advanced well
Evening star., 1925-04-08
ToDAY's BUTTER PRICES.

CHICAGO, April S.-Butter-Cream-
cry, extras, 421a; standards, 42A; ex-
ira firsts, 41a41 II; firsts, 80 1aa40; sec
onds, 33a3S.
Eggs, higher Receipts, o0,302
cases; firsts, %; ordinary firsts, 26;
storage pack, extras. 2S1z; firsts, %.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
NANuSHSCORES
SIX TIMES ON
BEAN|NGS
Was Hit by Pitched Ball Sew
enteen Times During
Last Season

Joe Tinker, famous shortstop for
the old Chicago Cubs. played with
that noted outfit for ten years, and
was not once hit by. a pitched ball.
a truly remarkable record. Heinie
Manush, the Detroit Tigers big
outfieIder. on the other hand, was
pelted by the pitcher no less than
seventeen times last season and he
appeared in little more than half
the games.
While the record Of Joe Tinker
was most exceptional it doesn't fol-
low that 1t was a. good accomplish
ment. Being hit by a pitcher Is
often just as good so far as re-
suits are concerned as a base hit.
On six different occasions last sea-
son Manush scored after having
been hit by a pitched ball and on
several other occasions the batter
following him, after Heinie had
been hit connected safely and
scored the runner who had been
advanced when Heinie was nicked.
Season before last Manush was
hit even more frequently than last
year. He was the most picked
upon batter in the major leagues.
He is big and forms good target
for the sharp-shooting pitchers, but
he always manages to get his head
out of the way so he is never Seri-
ously hurt.
To escape being banged in his
whole career with the Cubs Tinker
must have been a wonderful dodger.
Few men get by a single season
without a wound,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
COACHES Pre- h
FOR COURT
GAME
Eastern Faculty and Business
Central and Western
TO Play Soon

To be or not to be basketball
player is the question now coA1
fronting Measrs Bert Coggins, Mike
Kelly, Lynn Wooliworth, Danny
Ahearn, and Slim KimbaIl. The
same question Is being bruited about
in the precincts of the Eastern High
School faculty.
Mike Martins IMMINENT will be IN
for stampeding il those who have.
definite plan in mind are success
full in perpetrating flne deed The,
kings English can say no more
potent thing than this. The five
named will form basketball team
to play the Eastern High School
faculty, under the direction and
supervision. not to mention active.
participation OF, Old Granite Guyon.
When and where is settled by the
announcement, Eel ruary 1Otht
George Washington gym, immedtl
ately after the Central-W estern
game. They say Slim Kimball IL
q speedy floor player. Guyon also,
has speed and charm. Kelly and
Coggins are excellent shots, either
of them being able to sink the
ball from mid -court sometimes.
Woodwork, former Indiana Qnic
versity star, win have charge orr
guard. post and the liniment. !.
Guyon won't tell the names or
his players. He's sly. He's taking
no chances on having one or them
slaughtered before the game. .JFf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
PALACE QUINTET MAKES
PIE OUT OF ROCHESTER

There's too much class in Cor
geous George Marshall's laundry
men. For instance. the Rochester
centrals are quite the fair-haired
minors in their home town, but
when they come here, they get a
nifty 81 to % defeat, and most of
the % were gifts of lenient and
generous Marshallites.
Palace was far and away better
than the visitors. Conatay, Bell
zoni, and Haggerty toyed with
the boys from the Empire State,
and then pulled fancy stunts fol
the edification o. the "peepul.
That made the game a burlesque.
though so far as Rochester was
concerned it was anyway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
SOX OFF
To AN EARLY
START
Urban Faber and Ray SchaIk
Will Lead Players to
Hot Springs
BY HAROLD JOHNSON.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Veterans en-
gagged in battery service under the
White Sox standard are bent on
getting away to flying start in
the spring training.
From the South Side headquaf-
tiers today came word. that Urban
Faber and Ray Schalk would DE-
part within the near future for Hot
Springs to engage in preliminary
drilling incidental to reporting at
Shreveport, La, on March 2, where
the actual conditioning grind will
be launched.
During the recent European tour
by the Sox and Giants Faber, one
of the greatest pitchers of all time,
demonstrated that he had lost none
of his flinging ability despite the
fact he has been operating in the
majors since 1914. when he came
up from Des Moines.
Manager Eddie Collins is bent on
developing star cast of curving
Iowan, and il the Sox pitchers
come through the South Siders
promise to cut conspicuous
swathe in the 1925 American
League race, for they will be
heavily fortified with clouting
talent.
Faber. like Robertson, was han
dicapped as the result of an
operation on his salary wing in
the early stages of the 1924 race,
but both rounded into form fol-
lowing this experience and cor
tributed many triumphs.
CaI
mission with injuries TO his fingers
last season.. has been leading the
simple life since the 1924 curtain
descended and Is confident of again
assuming his old station as king
of the American League maskmen.
The famous Cracker started catch
ing for the Pale Hose in 1912, back
in the palmy days of Doc. White,
Ed. Walsh and Joe Benz. In
every campaign from 1913 until
1928 he caught in more than 100
games, thereby establishing q re-
cord that may never be surpassed.
Ever since his entry into the
Pale Hose camp Schalk has been
the first OF the South Side players
to peel off his working shirt at the
training camp and he proposes to
keep his record clear this spring.
The mighty little man was un-
able to give his best services to
the SOX in 1924, owing TO injuries,
but he Is determined to again
take his place at the head Of the
catching list i'm the Junior organ
izatiOn. a week or two Of the
baths at Hot Springs should put
the veteran battery artists in the
pink Of condition for pennant
dash.
In a letter from winter quarters
at Vinton, La. Ted Lyons, former
hurting ace OF Baylor University.
reports that he has taken on con
siderable poundage since last fall
The fast ball artist, who is highly
esteemed by Manager Collins, al
ways has been effective against 81
Louis and with extra weight should
display a fast ball delivery of high
degree.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
MOTION PICTURES WILL
BE SEEN BY DELEGATES

The new slow motion tennis pic.
lures Of the u. S. l.. T. A. will
be exhibited at the Annual Meet
ing to be held in New York on
February Z. This showing is being
arranged particularly for those
delegates coming from distant sec
tions OF the country, all of whom
have heard glowing reports of the
films, and their instructive value
when shown to the members of the
various clubs of the Association.
At the present time. the National
Association has three sets of reels
i'm operation, and these are being
shown continuously in various sec.
tions of the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
What One Man Thinks.

66AT OW that Benny Leonard
IN has quit, who is most
entitled to his place 2"
writes a Washington ring fan.
The reply, which might easily
have been expected, is simple
NOBODY.
In the first place, Leonard COM
pletely outclassed every other
lightweight in the ring. In the
second place, his successor will
have to be decided by victories
gained inside the ring.
The New York State boxing
commission, which seems to con-
slider itself entitled to handle all
such matters, is planning tour
nament, figuring on calling the
ultimate winner the champion of
the world. That is to laugh, no
matter what the commission may
think about it. The winner will
merely be the winner of that
particular tournament.
Here's an example of the rings
proper reasoning: Suppose Bill
Smith loses a decision in the first
bout of the tourney. He drops
out. Eventually Sam Jones wins.
Then Bill Smith, as is often done,
drops Jones. Smith becomes
champion for having stopped the
winner of the tourney. Yes, and
any other youngster may hop in
and drop him, automatically &C
quiring the title, such as it may
be. Yes, and any one of the tour
ney's defeated boxers may do the
same thing. And that is the only
way titles are decided, not through
any tournaments or by ukases
from State boxing commissions or
from wild outbursts by such as the
well-meaning Latrobe Cogswell, of
Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

and kicked up clouds OF yellow du
Just at that time, there was a
great baseball boom in the OIL
fields. The drillers and workers
organized teams and the big event
each week was the Sunday game.
between our. favoriIes and some
nearby club.
To appreciate what these games
meant 10 ali of us, it is necessary
to understand the nature of the
country and the people. The vii
Iage of Olinda is in Orange county.
close by to a dozen towns of vari-
Gus sizes such as Santa Ana, Full
0rton. Anahieln. Brea and others
In those days Olinda, the little
village where really got my
start i'm bias <elIl, was situated in
the heart OF the oil well belt.
close to a valley of oranges and
waInuts. Derricls literally dotted
the hillsides and ran all day and
night.
Near. by were bunk houses for
the men, rough office buildings.
company eating houses, severa.
stores and always a livery stable
A garage in those days was some
tended school in little building
that was actually painted red anc
built upon a hill. We made No
pretense at having regular team
but spent many hours down on
what was called the flat" play-'
ing numbers or one o. cat.
When Sunday came around. ]
was always one of the first TO fini
q place along the foul line, where
could watch the stars perform.
And there were some stars in the
lineup, although the bulk of the
players worked in the oil fields or
in one of the village stores.
One of the. first big leaguers"
ever laid eyes on was Ted Easterly,
Of the Chicago White Sox. Also
CrandaI. then a star in the National
League. "Rube" Ellis lived at
Rivera, not far away. and he always
played in the outfield. ''Rube"
Joined Los Angeles. in the Coast
League, and later went to the 81.
Louis Nationals.
The rivalry between the town
teams was always at a high
pitch, and the importing of East
ern players, winteFing i'm southern
California, added a touch of class
to the contests.
As I recall. there were exactly
fifteen kids at Olinda-of baseball
age. The ball team had been losing
for a long time, but when it finally
hit winning streak the kids
caught the fever and the entire COM
munity was baseball mad. Every
afternoon, rain or shine, we made
for the flat ground, down below. the
livery stable. and played until the
sun had disappeared behind the
hills.
We didn't quit by innings, but
waited for the gas lights that
spouted from the surrounding der
ricks to warn us that any further
playing meant the loss of our base
ball as well as the loss of our SUP
pers at home.
Copyright 1925, by the Christy
Walsh Syndicate)
Next Chapter: Develops Control
Throwing Rocks at Tomato Cans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
TIGER FLOWERS MEETS
TED MOORE IN BATTLE

Tiger Flowers, who recently
knocked out Tommy Robson of
Maiden, Mass. in the eighth round
of their ten-round battle at tn"
Commercial Athletic Club of Bos-
ton, will try and add another knock
out to his record tonight, as he is
slated to battle Ted Moore, the
English middleweight. in the feature
bout of twelve rounds at the show
to be held at the First Regiment
Arnoorv. at Newark.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
Mongrel Iron Good.
Club For Short
Approach

Willie Hunter, former araa-s
teur golf champion Of Great
Britain, in calling attention to-
the Importance of improving the
short game, rather favors the.
use of the upright club face. as
may be gathered from the fol7s
lowing: u
"For this shot all types ofy
clubs, from the mashie niblicka
to the straight-faced iron, ore
used. Personally, / do not care
much for a club with so much
loft as mashie or a mashie
niblick, for the reason that top
spin is essential to produce thu
long smooth roll ideal for lay
ing up q ball from q few yards
off the green. The club / find
suitable IS a mongrel iron Withh
a long blade. It should be desd
cidedly upright and connparaa
lively short TO permit of one
standing close to and well over
the ball" ],
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

WISH my ldIHeI COulu Ad|S
just managed to live long enough
to have seen this" remarked
Frank to- this writer, when the
fighting Griffs finally drove over
the line in first place. "IIl bet
he's cheering right now. can
hardly believe it myself. How
many wires will you want? Want
Bill Kiinball for YOURSELF"
Frank Saffel never permits
sentiment to interfere with bust
ness.
"Say, did you see in the paper
the other day that Sam Rice
made a record by going to bat
nine times in a single game z"
growled Saffel, as he entered the
sports quarters, handed his hat
to the uniformed attendant, par
took of a refreshing iced drink
and accepted a large gold-banded
cigar, made especially for MEM
bers of this department in a
private factory in Havana.
"Yep, what of it," was the
reply.
"Well, that's the bunk. Here's
a box score Of a game played
right here in Washington on
August II, 1921. Look at it.
See where Johnny Tobin, George
Sisler, Frank Ellerbe and Walter
Gerber each went to bat nine
times?"
Frank was right. Franks al
ways right when it comes to pro-
ducing the evidence. The game
was the famous victory Of Dixie
Davis in nineteen innings. The
clipping was of story written by
John A. Dugan and showed that
Sisler got six hits, Ellerbe four,
Tobin two and Gerber none at
all.
Then, what does Frank do hut
yank out more evidence. For in
stance, a clipping of game
played between Keokuk and Bur
lington on July 4, 1915, went
twenty-five innings. Three Bur-
lington players and two Keokuk
players each went to bat nine Off
cial times. BY the way, Harry
Lunte, now with Rochester, played
short for Burlington that day and
Charlie Hollocher, the Chicago
Cubs ailing star, was Keokuk's
shortstop that day.
Out from another pocket came
another yellowed clipping, dug
from the Saffel archives. It
showed twenty-inning game on
June Q, 1914, between Louisville
and Minneapolis, with five bats
men each charged with nine Off
clal times at bat. Minneapolis
had Washington's grand old man,
Davy Altizer, and Catcher Smith
turn the trick. For Louisville
three men did it. including Hank
SEVERED, the Browns veteran
backstop.
eyes, and here's evidence right
from the little old Virginia
league" said Saffel, putting away
on his specially-imported Havana
cigar and reaching for one more
iced drink. A pale pink clipping
from the Sunday Star, a Wash
ington paper, showed a game
played between Suffolk and Nor
folk on August ID, 1917 in which
one bird went to bat TEN times
and EIGHT others were charged
with nine times at bat apiece.
Henry, playing first base for
Suffolk. went TO bat ten times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
FRANK SAFFEL, CALLS AROUND.

TRANK SAFFEL blew in, Who's Frank? He's the bird who
Griffith Stadium during the He sits over at the
Of the without hat usually
thirst Also whenever of the boys in the pest box scents
company Union founded it. His
the best known telegraph operators in the country
Of the
rising inventor Old Jim carried
passing his
Some do Washington
had ontribuory effect his passing His
Frank doesn't laugh down this theory, either
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
SPIKE WEBB HAS HOPES
FOR NAVY BOXERS
BY HUGH r. RILEY

ANNAPOLIS brief history Of intercollegiate
boxing has series Of matches Of such interest a that IN when ae
coached by Spike Webb mentor of two United states
will attempt keep intact their feyear record q
but they will be strained to the Limit IN
order to do it. q e RI.
Nearly every match takes part
will feature of special interest On FEB
ID Notre Dame BOXERS coached by the famous
football Roce Annapolis for the first
akureen eye
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

and DIDN'T GET A HIT. b.
Stewart, centerfield, got four hits
in nine chances at bat. For Nor
folk, Flynn got three hits in nine
tries. TT , game? 1t went twenty
three in..,ngs and wound up to
2. Yep, that's some game. Suf-
folk got two runs in the third
and Norfolk got two in the sixth
After that there was no more
scoring.
Guess that kills that record
stuff about Sam Rice going to bat
nine times, doesn't it," growled
Saffel, reaching for still one more
iced drink and pocketing several
specially-made choice Havanas.
Guess it does" was the answer
handed him.
And that's that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
HOLY CROSS TEAM WILL
TACKLE BROOKLANDERS

The crack Holy Cross baseball
team, generally ranking first among
Eastern college aggregations, will
be seen in Washington next April,
battling the Catholic University
team at Brookland on April 10. On
April II the Massachusetts, team
will plaly the Marines at Quantico
No games are scheduled with
Georgetown this season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
BARNEY'S FAMILY MOVES
TO CALIFORNIA, WHERE
HE DRIVES MULES
Bv WALTER JOHNSON.

we California fooled around the Fullerton oil well
quite while before l got to pitching.
father employed by the oil wells
of driving
time according to all reports about the
kid in all southern California
get great pleasure of those recoection I'll
dirt roads and afternoons with prched
like ship than
fell asleep with the plugged along
80 lo,,d ofrlln
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
CoIIegian Gets Gate

Norris Berg, former Princeton
shortstop, has been sent by Brook
Ign to Reading in the International
League after a two-year tryout in
the major league.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
Nurnni is ,Twenty-Seven

Paayo Nurnni was born in Flnla
on June IS, 1897, making r
twepty.seven and a half years Q
He is five feet nine inches I
and weighs 147 pounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

OF course nobody likes to be
called a tramp, either in Eng
fish or Finnish, but if there IS
any amplified expression that
fits this international hobo that's
the best five-letter word that
comes to mind.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

that it is a hymn which would
be the equivalent of our TRAMP,
Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are
Marching"