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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
Ex-Secretary of State Says
Prejudice Keeps Us Out
of World Cooperation


The Hon. E1ibu Root. formerly
Secretary OF State In the cabinet OF
President Roosevelt and internat-
ionally known jursst. has issued a
call TO the American people to put
their power behind the govern
ment at Washington so that X may
cooperate fully In The present
worldwide effort 10 substitute
reason for war ia he settlement
Of disputes. Our country. he de-
clares. has shown mo sym pathy.
no moral support, no brotherhood. :"
and he attributes this to the fact
that we have allowed our noblest
impulses TO he caInoufaged by pre-
JUDGE. The full text of Mr.. Roots
message is as follows:
Il beg yov to believe that
deeply appreciate the honor that
you do me. The finest thing about
II Is the spirit in which it is done.
which is able TO brush aside as H.
eidental long political opposition
and not few differences Of opin-
ion publicly avowed. and to rest
upon fundamental identity OF ppr-
pose with a sense of proportion
suitable TO the high distinction OF
the great President whose memory
you celebrate. and suitable to the
deep and permanent purpose of
feJr organization.
I'm forei2r affairs II IS peculiarly
y done is everything.
Mr. BRAND In the Washington
Conference five years ago said.
very wisely Nss well as very eio-
Iuently. that In Europe there must
be moral disarmament before there
could be physical disarmament.
ind ever since he has been apply
ing to tile disturbed conditions Of
Europe that sage philosophy, to
mis- own immortal glory and to the
great benefit OF all mankind.
Nations always will differ. They
Infer n Inherited characteristics
are predictions and traditions
and modes OF thought and feeling.
Bit: there never is difference so
great that 1t cannot be peaceably
settled IL approached in the right
spirit
And there never can be Off
terence 30 trif1ing that 1t may not
be made the occasion of war II
=. is approached in the wrong
spirit.
America Using Old Methods
I've are confronted by some dif-
9culties In this respect IN this
country. We have long been
member of the community OF nat
nations the rights and duties of
members of that community by
means OF the diplomatic procedure
which had grown up in the course
Of centuries-foreign offices and
ambassadors and ministers and
diplomatic notes and diplomatic
memoranda and treaties and med
iation ara Cancellation and SO
forth. he close of the Great
War, VII The greater part of the
nations ire world united in the
League Nations. they entered
upon g ew mode OF regulating
their cor sict with regard to- each
other ar. adjusting the differences
that aris In the ordinary course
of intern. 5onal affairs. Instead of
using tn. old method. they pro-
coed by formal conference OF
Council and Assembly. and a large
part CT the business which foreign
offices and ambassadors used TO do
is now done through the machin-
cry of the League. We have stood
ont of the League and are gong
ON In the old ways. by the old
methods: and the utmost friendly
consideration IS needed to reconcile
rae conduct of International affairs
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04

basket splints, and near the
big rivers, all the seines, eel
pots and other gear for fish
ing. Often there were pelt>
drying on board siretchers
or nailed, fur side down, to
the wall.
On stormy days one could
work or rest there free from
the exactions of indoors. II
one went to look for a friend
the woodshed was where one
looked first, and when found
he might offer to go to the
cellar for a jug of familiar
juice which could be enjoyed
in peace and quickly hidden
if necessary behind the wood
pile or in a barrel. Likely
enough there was a well-worn
path from woodshed to cellar,
door. In spring, when egg
were plentiful, few might
be taken from the nests,
broken into a pitcher and
beaten with a stick having
two cross-pieces set in splits
at right angles at one end, to
be mixed with the golden
liquid from the cellar into IA
potent and delightful COM
binatiOn.
Sometimes the hired man
might on a day off visit too
many woodsheds, and return
ing home be unwilling TO
make an appearance with the
family. Inquiries at mealtime
as to his whercabout brought
the answer, half whispered:
William is in the wood
she'd" No more needed to be
said.
1t was the general storage
place for all the lumber sup
plies of the farm. Sometimes
there were oak knees, sawn
out i'll previous winters from
a tree which was full of good
knees for boats. Pieces of soft
pine for whiting, and in
n u IN c r a b lie knickknacks
saved for possible future use
gave the place an air of over
flowing with rich opportuni-
ties. For the collector the
chances were often exciting.
There might be an antique
salt glaze jar, once used for
paint but now forgotten; old
bottles, discarded hand made
door latches, brass kettles
and other treasures. Many
things once lightly valued
have been found there.
However delightful the
woodshed may be as a place
to work in it is for idling
that it finds its highest use.
Here on late winter days,
when it is slushy under foot,
the freshly cut cordwood is
sawn into lengths for the
cook stoves, split into smaller
pieces and neatly piled. The
carelessly unloaded cord
wood outside gradually de-
creases, while the stack in
side grows. Sitting ON the
chopping block and kicking
the sawdust which makes a
warm cushion for ones feet
one is cheered by the soft
sunlight of February stream
ing in toward noontime. One
hears the drip, drip" from
melting snow on the roof,
the soft mllrmer of wind in
the trees, the tick, tock" of
the borer working in some
chunk in the woodpile. The
air is fragrant with the odor
of pine and cedar and
pungent oak.
Stray breezes bring I'M
mistakable hints of moist
earth warming in the sun
shine. Drowsy peace hovers
about. Becoming attentive
Evening star., 1927-05-27
CAPITAL CITY UNLIMITED
MINES UNUSUALLY STRONG

~ OMPETITION In unlimited
ranks of Capital City League
IL promises to be better and the
~ strength more evenly divided
| this year than has been the
| case in former years
| Three divisions were established
last night. dividing Washington and
| nearby Maryland towns into east and
| west groups. with Virginia teams
comprising the third section.
Eastern teams are:
Northeast Motors, Bladensburg
| Hess A. c., Hartfords and Riverdale
with another franchise open.
In the western group are: Silver
Spring. Chevy Chase. Rialtos, st. Jo
seph's. Modocs and Donohoe Motors.
Virginia teams are: Arlington Bear
cats, Cherrydale. Alexandria Busmen
Ballston, Addison A. c.. Alexandria
Firemen No. 5, Alexandria Cards and
Fort Myer.
Senior and junior teams will meet
tonight at o'clock to receive con.
tracts.
Besides seeing two of the best un.
limited teams in the District in action
tomorrow afternoon when Mohawks
and Northeast Motors clash at Ameri.
can League Park. local fans will have
an opportunity to contribute to the
Mississippi flood relief fund All pro.
ceeds are to go to that cause. Presi.
dent Clark Griffith of the Nationals
has donated the park for the occa.
sion.
C0rinthian Junior. Midget and In.
sect teams will meet tonight at 8
O'Clock at Immaculate Conception
Ran to sign contracts for the Capital
City League. All players are. asked
to be present by Manager Walter
Newman.
Silver Spring semi-pros face the
Stiffest kind Of competition encoun-
tered this season when Union Print.
ers are met on Wheaton diamond Sun.
day afternoon at 8 o'clock. Herndon
VIII be engaged in n double bill Mon.
day by Silver Spring in the Virginia
town.
Cabin John tOssers are preparing
for battle with Pop kremb's Lbertys
Sunday at Cabin John, with Bethesda
FIRE Department nine carded for to.
morrow and State-Labor nine of Fed.
eral League scheduled for Monday.
All games will be at o'clock on the
Johnnies' field.
Gibraltar A. g.. seeking honors in
senior ranks, wants games with
teams having playing fields. Write
Lee Hensley, 1872 l. street southeast.
Holmes & Son diamOnders are with.
out opponents and are seeking Sun.
day and twilight games. Call J. w.
Kaiser. Atlantic 1854, after $50
o'clock.
Terminal Icemen added another to
their long list yesterday by defeating
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Pitcher eel This Year Presents Sad Spectacle How Hard Luck Operates
13 GET BASE BALL
LETTERS AT VIRGINIA

UNIVERSITY, Va. May 81
Thirteen varsity letters have been
awarded to members Of the Univer
sity of Virginia base ball team. which
came through the 1927 season with 13
victories and seven defeats.
Letters were awarded to Capt. John
r. Hushion. Parkersburg. w. Va.
Benny April. Washington, D. c..
William f. Atkinson, West Asheville
n. c.: Donald s. Beard, Germantown
Pa. Thomas Bowen, Altavista, Va.
Robert G.. Cabell. Richmond, Va.
Bickerton w. Cardwell. Hanover, Va;
Sam w. Fayonsky, Greenville, s. c.;
Sam Frisdburg. Norfolk, Va; Reece
Hair, Cherrydale. Va: Hugh d. Nc
Cormick. Java, Va: Elliott Randolph,
Warrenton. Va. and John w. Steph.
ems. jr.. Staunton, Va.
Virginia's 1927 team was victorious
in two games over both Georgia and
V. M. J.. and in single contests over
Bucknell, Penn State. Princeton.
Hampden-Sidney, North Carolina.
Washington and Lee. Fordham, Rich.
mond and Maryland
Two games were lost to Carolina
and one each to w. and L., Yale, New
York University, Springfield, and
Williams.
Four Of the regulars ended the sea-
son with a batting average above 800.
These men are April, who batted 1892:
Friedburg, $40; Cabell, .309, and
Fayonsky. 1903. Mccormick, who
substituted as q catcher, led the team
by hitting $50, while Garnett, who
was forced to give up the regular
position of second base after four
games. had an average of 400 when
he was taken ill.,
Or the men awarded the "V", Capt
Hushion. Cabell and Friedburg have
played their last game, but all the
others are eligible for at least one
more season. This gives the Virgin.
ians reason to hope for further sue:
cess on the diamond in 1928.
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C.. u, WINNER OVER YALE,
BATTLES FORDHAM TO-DAY

a broken collar bone prevented him
from playing in enough contests. He
won his insignia. though, in 1926, his
first year on the team.
These players. having taken part in
three-fourths Of the contests received
an M: Capt. Triplett, point:
Grover" Cleveland. cover point; Jim
De Ran. first defense: Emmett Loane.
second defense; Bunt Harrison. third
defense: Slater Davidson. center; Sam
Crosthwait. second attack: Artie
Boyd. first attack: Fred Linkous. in
home. and Weller Holloway, out home.
Hazzy Coblentz. manager. also got the
insignia.
Letters were awarded last year to
Jack F'aber. third attack, who played
in all the games the latter part OF
this season. and Alex Muzzey, second
defense. who had his arm broken in
the Navy game.
Triplett. Cleveland, Boyd. Crosth-
waite. Faber and Muzzey, along with
Monroe Leaf. in home. and Tom Bow.
yer, goal. reserve players. will be the
only stickmen to be lost, leaving
Maryland with 21 & the 90 PLAYERS
who were on this years varsity squad.
Evening star., 1927-05-27

Purchasing nine of Southern Railway
League, 10 to q. Aldertons homer
was the bright spot in the losers at
tack.
Turner's hitting played large role
in Red Soxmen's triumph over Hess
A. c. yesterday. to 3. His homer
accounted for one tally and triple
and single helped score two more.
He counted thrice himself.
st. Peters Midgets had no trouble
in disposing of Naval Village yester.
day, Is to 2.
Gilman's bingle drove over the win.
ming tally for Silver Stars yesterday.
Griffith Insects were the victims, IL
to 10.
st. Mary's Celtics have cancelled the
game booked with st. Joseph's for
Monday.
An unlimited foe Ia sought by Ia
koma A. C. for tomorrow. Call Adams
zoos. Teams with diamonds preferred.
Jolly Antlers' seek a Junior class
opponent for tomorrow afternoon. Call
Lincoln 6395 after o'clock.
COrinthian Juniors are without a
game for Sunday. Corinthians have
the North Ellipse diamond after Il
o'clock.
West Peewees conquered Clark Grit.
nth Insects yesterday on Reservoir
field, 10 to s.
Royce Midgets desire games with
teams in that class. Call Adams 9769.
Triangle Insects seek local opposi
ton. Write Manager Staatz, Box 130
Landover, Md.
Three games are ON tap for Trojan
A. c. Black Barons will be met Sun.
day at Ivy City at ] o'clock, and on
Monday Mount Vernon nine will be
met in double bill at Ivy City.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
INK CAMPING ON TRAIL
OF SLOW BALL ARTIST
ssWee Willie, Crafty Curver of the World Champion
St. Louis Cardinals, Dates All His Bad Breaks
to World Series Last Fall.

to make seven runs in the first in.
ming and Sherdel's jinX appeared to
take flight again.
On May IS Sherdel started the game
at Boston. O'Farrell was convinced
that the greatest slow ball pitcher of
modern times had conquered the evil
demons of the air. Sherdel went
along all right until the sixth inning
when Boston mauled him for five runs
and then made two more in the next
frame.
Sherdel went into the battle again
this week on Wednesday. The Cubs
were after him. He carried on fairly
we'll until the eighth inning, when he
wa belabored for four runs and lost.
In 1926 Sherdei won 16 games and
lost Il. After he had lost the first
game of the 1926 world series by
bases on balls and missed double
play some people called him the great
est pitcher in the National League.
That" remarked Sherdel, twas the
beginning of my undoing. Why
didn't they let me alone?"
Evening star., 1927-05-27

n yEW YORK. May 27.-The hare
N luck of Wee Willie Sherdel
VI who pitches for the st, Loui.
l. Cardinals. Is more than pa
thetic. 1t is sublime. 1t alst
is almost continuous and seems tt
have been nominated for the per
petuai stakes.
What is worse for st. Louis. Sher
del's hard luck is having its influence
on the success of the team. which
stands fourth today in sthe pennant
race after receiving a couple of jolts
from Chicago and Pittsburgh.
Sherdel's run of misfortune this sea
son seems to be q carry.over from the
world series last Fall. In the series
game of october 2, 1926, Sherdel gave
three batters bases on balls in the
first inning with one out. A run was
scored because Hornsby failed to make
a double play at first. Sherdel was
considered lucky that more runs were
not made. When New York made
another run, Sherdel was elected to
the unlucky lodge.
In the series game of October Z,
Sherdel made wild pitch in the tenth
inning advancing koenig to second
with the winning run. It was said
that hard luck prior to this misplay
had put Sherdel "in the hole" Grant
ing that, it was hard luck added TO
hard luck that made it impossible for
Sherdel to win in the world series.
Lost His First Game.
Sherdel pitched his first game of
the current season on April Is, against
Chicago. The Cubs won ? to /, be-
cause Hack Wilson lifted the ball into
the bleachers for home run. 1t was
one of Sherdels slow balls that was
elevated.
On April 20, in st. Louis, in the
opening game of the season for the
champions on their home ground,
Sherdel came through with a 4-to-2
victory. The Cubs were the victims
No Chicago player made an error and
only FIVE Of them batted the ball
safely. Wee Willie Sherdel sank down
by the water tank and breathed joy
fully. 1.-The doggoned jinx has deserted
me-" he exclaimed.
Sherdel essayed to pitch against
Pittsburgh on April 26 on the home
field. The Pirates made three runs
in the first inning, and one in the
second and three in the third, batting.
Sherdel so hard that the boys thought
q Chinese New Year ray was coming
off. Sherdel did not win and the jinx
gtlffawed raucously again. That was
all that happened to Sherdel in April,
On the first day of May in St. Louis,
Wee Willie won from Cincinnati. He
was batted safely 10 times, but the
Cincinnati pitchers We're strewn over
the grass by the Cardinal batters.
1t was Sherdels turn to pitch the
opening game at Brooklyn on the
Eastern visit. He held Brooklyn to
fhroe hits hrrf two nf them xyaro
home runs-one of them by Flowers,
a former Cardinal. With three hits
Brooklyn made 3 runs. St. Louis
made no runs, for Vance struck out
10 st. Louis batters.
Worm Flopped Again.
The worm Topped again at New
York on May 13, and Friday, too.
The Giants made seven hits off Sher.
del, but they got only one run. st.
Louis clouted the ball hard enough
Evening star., 1927-05-27
BRITISH LINKSMEN DUE
TO ARRIVE LATE TODAY

NEW YORK, May 27 CP).-The first
day of the visit here of the British
Ryder Cup team offered them some
thing new--a putting tournament"
under floodlights at the Westchester
Biltmore Country Club.
The tournament will follow q dinner
at the club for the members Of the
team that will oppose the cream of
American professional golfers at Wor.
cester, June 3.4.
The visitors are on the steamship
Aquitania. due here late today.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
LINDBERGH WINNER
OF 3OO- MILE FLIGHT

Charles A. Lindbergh, %, from the
loft of Charles r. Simpson. won the
recent 3OO.mile race of the d. c. Rae
ing Pigeon Club. flown over the South
ern course from Concord. N. c..
Eighteen lofts entered 299 birds.
Liberation at 6 am. was in cloudy
weather without wind. Thunder.
storms proved handicap and the
winner took eight hours to make the
flight.
First birds to arrive at each loft
with their speed in yards per minute
follow:
Evening star., 1927-05-27

bay fishing grounds. When the wind
dies down and warm weather returns
the hardheads will start again to bite
and furnish the usual good fishing for
the anglers. The best report comes
from Wachapreague, where it is
stated that the big trout and channel
bass are biting with great regularity.
Anglers Guide.
High and low tides for Saturday
and Sunday, May 20 and 29, at .Chesa-
peake Bay and lower Potomac River
points.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
REDS BUY WANNINGER.

CINCINNATI, May 81 R.-Paul
Wanninger. shortstop, has been pur-
chased by the Cincinnati Nationals
from st. Paul of the American Asso.
citation. He will report next Sunday
Clark Pittenger, regular shortstop, re-
Gently was injured during the Reds
trip through the East.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
LEAD IS AT STAKE
IN PETWORTH LOOP

Tremonts and Keanes are each
hopeful of forging ahead in Petworth
Senior League on Sunday. These two
are tied for the lead, with the former
meeting Takoma Tigers on No. 8 dia-
mond at 2:30 and the latter facing
Kanawhas on west Ellipse diamond
at 3.
Sport Marts and Yorkes are booked
to meet at 3 on diamond No. 10.
Atlas League will have four games
tomorrow afternoon, at which time the
Stantons will make their bow against
the Northerns on Plaza Field at l
o'clock. S. d. Emery will play Lyon
Village at at Lyon Village, Hartfords
will meet Eddie Fosters at Third street
and Missouri avenue diamond at IL
and Harlems will engage Hornets on
Plaza playground diamond at the
same time.
Public Buildings and Public Parks
nine came from behind to cop 3-to-2
decision over Commerce in Federal
League yesterday. Haig and r. Ham
ilton waged slab duel, with the lat
ter getting the decision after bad
getaway.
Counting II runs in the last two
frames, Judd & Detweiler batsmen
brought their total number of hits to
5 and defeated Chestnut Farms Dairy
nine, II to Q, in Merchants League.
Farley weakened for the Dairymen,
and Conner and Harrison were unable
to halt the attack. Davis got home
run.
After resting on the short end Of the
score for eight innings, Agriculture
team of Departmental League counted
Z runs and knotted the count with
Treasury at 10-all. Giddings, after
hurting good ball for Treasury, weak
ened in the ninth and his support also
Wabbled.
Sixteen hits were punched for 18
runs, as American Railway Express.
men triumphed over Tigers In Termi-
nal League yesterday, 18 to 5. Fow-
Ter, with four in as many tries, led the
swatters.
Government Accounts got surprise
yesterday when Interstate won Gov
ernment League contest from them
to q. Johnston contributed a homer
for the winners, along with two more
hits. and Koenig also gathered three
safeties.
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Evening star., 1927-05-27
DOCTOR AND MUSICIAN
BECOMES mailman, TOO

By the Associated Press
Karl Sarpolis, Cleveland Lithuanian,
is rot only a wrestler, but concert
singer, pianist and physician.
One night finds Sarpolis' mat ma tch
being broadcast over the radio, and
the next discovers Sarpolis in formal
dress warbling grand opera through
the microDhone
Evening star., 1927-05-27
CY YOUNG HURLS ONE.

Cy Young. aged 81, famous pitcher
of the American League almost 20
years ago, opened the Eastern Ohio
League season by pitching the first
ball at GAINESVILLE, Ohio. When he left
base ball. he established a record of
having pitched S73 games in his %
active years in the majors. a record
that no one has approached.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
- GEORGETOWN that vanquish.
ed Yale. 8 to 0. on the dia-
7 mond at New Haven yester-

EORGETOWN that vanquish-
ed Yale. to 0. on the dia-
mond at New Haven yester.
~ day was to end it's Northern
trip with a stand against It's
old foe. Fordham. today in New York
The game also was to mark the Anal
appearance in formal competition this
year of local college varsity combi.
nation.
A fine mound duel between Gillespie
Of the Blue and Gray and Sawyer
for the Blue was the high point of
yesterdays battle. Gillespie yielded
four hits and Sawyer six. George.
town mixed b!ngles with the home
clubs misplays to score. Errors by
Shortstop Groves aided the Hilltop
pers considerably as did timely clouts
by Glenn and O'Neil, the latter crash.
Ing double.
Leading the University of Maryland
lacrosse team next Spring will be
Wilbur STREET.. who has just been
selected captain by the letter men.
Street, Is. senior, but expects to take
post graduate work next year. He
did not get letter this year because
Evening star., 1927-05-27


time is the high northwest winds that
have been blowing for two days past.
Besides making the water choppy.
high winds cause the fish to stop
biting. The condition applies to the
bay as well as to the Potomac River.
During the past week only a few
pan rockfish We're caught in the river
around Washington. Very few reports
have reached this column from the
Evening star., 1927-05-27
ANGLERS GUIDE.

HIGH SUNDAY % AND 29
AT CHESAPEAKE LOWER POTOMAC RIVER POINTS.
Evening star., 1927-05-27

Soccer foot ball now is played in
more than so countries.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
ROD AND STREAM
By Perry Miller

'OTWITHSTANDING the heavy
rains last Wednesday the
Potomac River Is in good con.
dition for the anglers. The
nnl1. df,n ,rrhonIx ~ fhn ,,,rc,rc,,A
Evening star., 1927-05-27
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

n yEW YORK. May 27.-The hard
luck of Wee Willie Sherdel,
VI who pitches for the st. Louis
/ Cardinals, is more than pa
.,.~.lz - a., ~,,hi;,,,n t. ,I
Evening star., 1927-05-27

terminal Icemen added another to
their long list yesterday by defeating