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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
BOatmen Want Court
Games With Fast Teams

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. Il.
Old Dominion Boat five wants
games tonight and Thursday night
with unlimited teams having the
.,,aa of = court. Call Manager JACK
Allen. Alexandria 424, between
and 7:30 p. m.
The Boatmen will play Virginia
Medical College, of Richmond, Sat
surday in Armory Hall at $3.50 p. M
and on Sunday will tackle the Ana,
costa Eagles in Washington al
$3.50 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
Flotsam and Brother Jet

To very large following scientific folks, Oliver
better known associate editor of the National
monthly with highly tinted illustrations and deeply
pertaining birds beasts flora fauna
Fosam brother eam nemaodes, parasites, human
and otherwise and thing and another which neither
here there -
But to the lay sports observer Jack La Gorce
constructed in his late hirtes
early fo whose physique suggests that he probably has
envabe college athletic and whose main for being
is due the fact that lot of mionaes in Miami
Beach have named golf for him. rather than to his
estim position in world of scientific
advancement.
Then too one forget
of Gene Tunney That's additional pirate him.
Tunney practically ntimate although he has mil
acquaintance And the few ntmates Gene has, John
gentlemen each is worthwhile spc
men, as human specimens
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
AnacOstia Eagles Face !
Newark Five TOnOrr0,

The Anacostia Eagles and New
arks, of Baltimore, win hook-up to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Congress Heights Auditorium.
This will be the third game between
the rival teams. each having won a
game. The Eagles DEBATED the
Newarks at the Congress Heights
Auditorium, but the Baltimoreans
copied the contest played in the
Oriole City.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
FEB MILAN Spins YARNS
ON TAMPA VERAVDA
Nv Louis A Dougher

TAMPA Fla Feb With old zebulcn Milan N camp ~, she
Crffs much verbal entertainment fr 10 ah m
tory baseball packs strange tales than hs nc y
details
And the strange things didn't nsppen g % %
YES and one 81 two happened his gandpap They have and
in Tennessee. ~.
son for many years. finally becoming manager n 49, nn Lor
the
For the he has been managing ne memphis Gun
Southern MADE
keeping the and BY developing several
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

{ n g p0 o r
golfer, Is 30
eager To see
where his ball.
is going that
he tightens
up at the in
slant Of hit
ting, with the
result that
is follow
t b y ou & Ii
doesn't ma
teriaIize. III
the indoor
school you
don't have to
Wsayrw n1anask
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
TEAM REUNION.

Ten years after they gained ma
tional recognition by their exploits
on the gridiron, members of that
,orlce.famed Second Texas Infantry
eleven will hold their first reunion
during the American Legion con-
vention i'm San Antonio next fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
CRADLE OF HOCKEY

st. Paurs School in New Hamp'
shire has for years been the cradle
of American collegiate hockey and
many q varsity college team has
tasted defeat al the hands OF the
school boys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

The indoor school Is = good
place to acquire skill IN that
often mentioned and as often
neglected precept foil ow
through. In playing the game
outdoors the golfer, particularly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
FAST FIELD
IN 800

A sparkling field of II will 80
to post in the half mile race Of the
CAPITAL indoor track meet tomor-
row night at the Arcadia. This
promises to be one Of the most
hotly-contested races Of the meet,
OF which the feature will be a modi.
fled marathon Of 10 miles.
Ralph Humphrey, a crack DER
former at West Point for two years.
will be one Of the favorites in the
falf.rniIe event. Johnny Teevens,
of Dewitt Prep, figures to be among
the leaders. Another formidable
entry is Charlie Leavell, who will
run under the colors OF the Theo-
logical Seminary Of Virginia.
I.eavell was q star at the University
OF Virginia.
Then there's e. III. Martin.
former member of the Prince
tom track team and 1924 winner
Of the South Atlantic half.mile
title and 1925 victor in the mile.
Martin has been competing Tor
the Washington Canoe Club.
Walter Folsom. Daniel Hennessey
and James Augustine will be
GEORGETOWN representatives. William
Ford, who won his spurs at the
Naval Academy. Ia another pronlis-
ing contender. Other entries who
will help make the half-mile one
of the most interesting races OF the
meet mot forgetting the girls
events) are w. r. Scudder, of North
Carolina; Frank Violin. of Wash
ington, and Charles White, Of
Dewitt Prep.
The program includes a 10-mife
modified marathon for men. half
mile for men, a 40-yard dash for
girls, 44O-relay for girls, a 44O-
relay for 95-pound boys and a
uuarter.miIe run for girls. The en-
tries include % girls from Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington,
and SO men from the same cities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

Lizzie Lisenbee Is one OF Zen 3
graduates and Lloyd Brown and
Clarence Griffin, southpaw hurlers.
are two more coming up this year
for trials with the Griffs.
II see the Yanks have signed
wiley Moore's brother" Milan
infused, sitting on the porch and
smoking q corncob pipe. for all the
world replica Of his wonderful Old
grandpap. Well, I played with
my brother once for = while, only
for b while.
ST often wish Horace had made
good with washington. But he did
not and that's that. I'd liked to
have been one of br0theT-teann.
All 81 which brings up thought Of
the many brothers ii baseball rum
ming back to the three Mansells
who covered the old Albany outfield
in the earliest days Of the, game.
Right today the Boston Braves
have brothers iii Johnny GOOney.
pitcher and first sacker, and Jimmy
Cooney. sllortstop.
The Meusels. Emil and bob,
the former with the Giants, and
the latter still with the
Yankees, are WeII.IxnpWn To the
fan Of today. Bib Falk, the
White Sox Outfielder, has
younger brother, Chester,
sOuthpaW pitcher with the
Browns Tor . couple Of seasons.
The Delehanty's are famous. Ed
was e. smuggling outfielder who fin
ished his career with the Wash
ington Club. Jim played second
base for Detroit and washington.
Frank was an outfielder OF merit
with the old New York Yankees.
The Jonnards, pitcher and catcher,
are stiH in the big show, the latter
with the Phillies, the former with
the Cards.
Washington once had Jimmy
O'NeilI playing snortstOp after
George Mcbride had stiffened UP
too much. Jimmy's brother is
steve, veteran backstop. now with
the Browns. Two OF their unc1es
formed battery for the st. Louis
Nationals more than twenty years
ago. Baseball sure runs In the
O'NeiII family.
AL Schacht tried his best To swing
his young brother into pitching
berth with the Griffs two years
ago and It wasn't his fault that the
lad suffered from utter lack Of
class, save at the dinner table
where he won q Croix de Guerre.
The younger Schacht Is still In
baseball somewhere.
When Horace Milan Joined the
Grifmen some nine or ten years
ago he was tried In left field. al
big fellow, right handed hitter, good
thrower. he lacked the speed neces-
sary TO make the grade and quickly
dropped into the minors where ne
has Deen playing ever since. His
failure WAS q sorry blow to Xeb,
who was a big league star.
Remember my brothers first
appearance?" Zeb asked the writer
knowing that that appearance could
never be forgotten. And Zeb's eyes
fairly twinlxled at the memory.
Horace joined the team Is 81
Louis. coming from Linden, Tenn.
with his father, who wanted to see
the boy make good. Late In the
game, with the Browns leading.
Washington got slow man on
second base and Clark Griffith;
then manager, replaced him with
Horace Milan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

Both Lewis and Stecher laid
match brought to the close a seven
year feud. 1t was the tenth battle
between these men.
Except in the second fall which
was as big a surprise to Lewis as
it was to the spectators, Lewis was
the complete master of the situa-
ton throughout the wrestling. He
was the aggressor from the start
and he forced the milling through
out. Having an advantage of eight
pounds, Ed tipped the beam at 22S,
Stetcher at 220, the Stranger APP.
piled his full weight at all times
and wore his man down.
At the close Stetcher was tired
and worn, with Lewis still fresh
and able to go two more hours
il necessary.
The strange part Of the whole
battle Is that neither Lewis ia.
nous deadlock or Stetcher's
body scissors played any inn
pOrtant part In the struggle.
Lewis took some four or five
head.IOcks from the front and
from a standing position. but
they avalled nothing. Stecher
never once awaited himself Of
that grip that pinned many a
heavyweight.
Lewis today stands out as the
worlds greatest wrestler. He pre-
scented a condition, a style OF
wrestling that Gotch in his best
days failed to display. A far off
ferent method of wrestling is in
vogue today. In the days of the
famous champion Gotch. brute
strength and torture holds held
sway and won for grapplers. To
day 1T in science and speed viii,
leverage. In short. brain has sup.
planted Drawn in the mat world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

The body scissors hold, which
brought down 'unbrOken colts"
and won for Joe Stecher a title
place in the wrestling world,
failed for him last night and
he crumbIed under the terrific
punishment of Lewis. The
stranger at the close of the
match made the public an
nouncement that he did not win
the championship, but defended
IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
5TRAV5L. En-
MAT KING
BY Edward ]. Geiger

j q
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. Ed.
Stranger Lewis is the undisputed
heavyweight wrestling champion OF
the world today. He proved his
right to that title here last night
when he pinned Joe Stecher two in
three falls before a crowd Of better
than 10000 people.
The first TALL went to Lewis in
2 hours and 16 minutes, a COM
bination OF bar arm, head chan
Gerry and cross body. The second
went to Joe Stecher in Sc seconds,
the result of double wrist lock,
and the third and deciding fall
was won by Lewis, a. double wrist
lock on the left arm with Lewis
throwing his full weight on his
opponent This one came in four
teen minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

ne hIuuSFS on the cluD naturally
had lot of fun, not with the sor.
rowing youngster- but, with the
,grieving Zeb. Horace heard nothing
of the Jokes, but his brother didn't
miss one. He had hard time
coming back, though never given
to taking 1t on one cheek.
That's q long. long time ago
when that happened" continued
Zeb, putting his pipe away. do
you know, / couldn't eat any din
ner that night. / knew my father
nust'a felt just as I did. He'd
been thinking he'd see both his
sons playing with the same team.
He didn't. One day was enough. =
Milan will have charge of the
squad here until. Manager Harris
arrives on March /. Having been
manager himself for the past six
years, he viii not exactly be at a
loss as to his duties.
With Harris on the job, Milan
will become his assistant, having
especial charge of the rookie out.
fielders and all the base runnesS.
In his day he was a champion base
runner in the American League,
beating out no less a performer
than Ty Cobb, then in his prime.
Zeb also ranked with the best out
fielders, so he won't be talking
through his hat when he rounds
up his pupils for lessons.
Zeb hasn't begun on his huge
assortment of strange tales. but 1t
won't be long. He just can't keep
from telling them, once somebody
starts punching the bag. 1t won't
he long now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

Nothing happened ~ the
yOungster ran out to the bag.
The pitcher fooled around the
rubber and finally, becoming
nervous, the kid walked off the
bag right into WaIly Gerber
who merely tagged him. That
ended the inning. It was the
old hidden balI'' trick done
perfectly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21

The Meusels. Emil and Bob,
The former with the Giants, and
the latter stiIl with the
Yankees, are Well.IxnOWn To the
fan 81 today. Bib Fallk, the
White Sox Outfielder, has
younger brother, Chester, =
sOnfIfpaw pitcher with the
Browns for couple Of seasons.
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
Senators Ask Probe
OF Postmaster Suicide

A widespread Senatorial investi-
cation into the Republican patron
age system in Southern States will
be demanded by Senators George
and Harris of Georgia. and sup
ported by other Southern Senators,
il the Postoffice and Department of
Justice do not satisfactorily explain
the suicide of l.. s. Peterson, post.
master at Douglas, Ga.
II am waiting for the Postoffice
Department and the Department of
Justice to act" said Senator George
today. IF they don't, a resolution
for Senate investigation certainly
will be introduced"
Peterson committed suicide, leav.
ing a note in which he ascribed his
act az due to desperation and i'm.
poverishment caused by the de.
mands made upon him by Republi.
can patronage dispensers. He said
he had been forced to contribute
substantial sums to Ben Davis
negro national committeeman from
Georgia, in order to hold his job.
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
RUBBER DRAWS
FORD ABROAD
BY International News Service

ny MHNCHHMBAUmMh NEWS ObENAGG
LONDON, April 5.Henry Ford,
who is now on his way to Europe,
may enter into negotiations with
British and Dutch rubber pro-
ducers to buy raw rubber at low
prices, which are now prevailing
as q result of the British govern
ton restrictions on November 1,
1T was reported here today.
It is even believed in some quar-
tiers that Ford had either advance
knowledge or q premonition of the
governments action and timed his
European trip accordingly.
The rubber market was further
depressed today by Premier Bald.
wins announcement in the house
Of commons that the British re.
strictions in Malaga and Ceylon
win be removed, and 1t is possible
that contracts may be possible
within a few weeks at approx
mately 16 to IA cents a pound.
With the price OF crude rubber
continually slumping, enabling
American and other automobile
makers to buy at the cheapest
price since 1922, predictions are be-
ing made that the use Of reclaimed
rubber. advocated by Secretary of
Commerce Herbert Hoover when
the price was at the peak, win b.
largely discontinued.
It is assumed by some that Ford
may abandon his. project to estab-
lsh. rubber plantations in Brazil
and that Harvey Firestone may
forgo his attempt to grow rubber
in Liberia as rubber cannot be
produced in either OF those coun-
tries and marketed as cheaply as
from the eastern plantations COW
cred by the British decree.
The Washington times., 1928-04-05

too fast and applying = snap
Of the wrist too fast. In Iact
these are the causes Of nearly
All troubles that come from
lack OF rhythm In the stroke.
a very slight turn Of the
shoulders corresponds to move
Of several inches b. The. hands along
their path. and a still much larger
one by the clubhead. And Il the
body thus gets ahead In starting
the downswing, It is difficult for
the arms to make up the loss.
Furthermore, where this happens.
there comes strong urge to apply
the wrist action, so as to help the
clulhead catch up. And this means
that the snap which ought to be
held back until the head OF the
club is within eighteen TO twenty
inches OF the ball, is spent too
soon and much Of the force of the
stroke is lost.
These considerations really get us
right back to good, old fundamen-
tai. Some times the player falls to
pivot or turn the body sufficiently in
taking the club back. II so. he
starts the club down under handi-
cap. The remedy Is a fuller pivot,
Of course. But in any event, the
keynote to Improvement consists
simply in keeping strictly away from
any efforts at hurrying.
(Copyright, 1928, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
Crown New NOrth-SOuth
Woman Golf Queen

PINEHURST, N. c., April b
There will be a new North and
South woman golf champion today.
The new wearer of the crown Will
be either Mrs. o. s. Hill, of Kansas
City, former Western champion, or
Miss Virginia Van VIE, the youth
full Chicago star. who this season
won the Florida championship. I.
The Kansas City woman yester-
day eliminated the defending cham
pion. Miss Glenna Collett, OF ProVl'
dence, r. l., and the Chicagoap
vanquished Miss Maureen circuit
Of White Beeches. n. j., metropoh'
tan chaNnion ! IN
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
Bank Bandits Sought
With $4,000 i'm Cash

CELINA. Ohio. April 5.-Mercer
County and Indiana state authori-
ties today were seeking two bandits
who escaped after robbing the bank
of st. Henry. near here, of $4,000 in
cash and an undetermined amount
of negotiable bonds, late yesterday.
The unmarked men drove to the
bank in an auto and held up the
president, William Rohmer; his
daughter, Elizabeth. who acted as
cashier. and one customer. The car
bore an Indiana license and headed
for the Indiana border after the
robbery,
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
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ads must be made before the eecOn0
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The Washington times., 1928-04-05
Births, Marriages, Deaths
DEATHS

DUFF-On Wednesday. April 4. 1878, at
her late residence, ArdmOre, Nd, KATH-
ARINE JOHANNA. beloved wife Of the
late James Duff, age 81 years. Funeral
from her late residence. Friday. April .,
at p. m. Relatives and friends invited.
InteFment at Lanham Nd
ERTENS-S suddenly, on "Wednesday, April
a. 1928. at 3 q. m. at Garfield Hospital,
band of Anna 7. Mertens. He also leaves
TO mourn his loss son. Frederick A. Mer-
tens, and two brothers. John and Henry
Mertena.
Funeral from his late residence. $40
East Capitol st., Saturday. April z, At 2
p. m. Interment Fort lincoln Cemetery
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
Shearer and Stelzer to
Lead Round Table Meet

who I Am and Why" is the
weighty subject to be propounded
by Knights Shearer and Stelzer at
the luncheon given by the Loyal
Knights of the Round Table, at the
University Club tomorrow.
The club announces that Lieut..
Walter Hinton, Ills Connecticut
Ave, has been elected to member
ship in the club, and that their chap
lain. DIR. Joseph T.. Herson is to
leave Washington to accept a
charge in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1928-04-05

AT least that's what / under
stand. And use the word with
the idea that 1t may help some
what IS getting over to the reader
the right picture Of what should
take place when 3 swing IS made.
First, the backswing and the
downsWing should harmonic IN
timing. And while = good hack
swing IL not necessarily q guaran-
tee Of q good dOwnsWing, the
chances Of making the doWnsWing
correctly are greatly diminished II
the backswing Is faulty. A hurried
movement at either end is bad.
Essentially, ii the cIubhead is
to Be made 20 pick up speed
gradually and attain its maxi
mum Just as the bah Is hit, il
Is desirable TO start IL down
slowly and smoothly. And the
best way to keep down amy inn
pulse to start down too rapidly
IS take things slow on the back
swing.
Now, then, there are three physical
factors or at any rate rate, we
can divide them three ways, that
60 into making the golf swing. They
are the body, meaning the back.
shoulders and legs in which the
big muscles supply the real power;
the arms, which form the connect
ing link between the big muscles
and the hands themselves with
which we include the wrists. The
action OF these three factors must
be co-ordinated IL we are to get
rhythm IN the golf swing, especially
as refers to the bringing the club
down to the ball.
In turning the, body around to-
ward the right on the pivot for the
backswing, it is obvious that the
shoulders turn in small space.
The hands follow a considerably
wider path. and the clubnead, of
course, swings in an arc still many
times increased.
In the well-played stroke these
three agents-shoulders, hands and
clubbead are co-ordinated. II either
lags, a bad shot Is the result.
The two common sources Of
trouble are turning the body
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
DR.. Councillor to Talk
At CITY Club Luncheon

DIR. Homer ]. Councillor. director
of religious education of Calvary
Baptist Church. will address the
City Club at a luncheon in the
clubs ballroom tomorrow. HAS
the Church a Place in Modern Civ
ilization?" Is to be his topic. The
luncheon Is to take place at 1890
o'clock and the music as we'll as
DIR. Councillors speech is to be
broadcast through station WMAIL
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
FREDERICK A. MERTENs

Frederick A. Mertens, aged 7t
years. president of the Mt. Vernon
and Marshall Hall Steamboat Com
pany, died yesterday at Garfield
Hospital. He was born in Cumber.
land, Nd, and came to Washington
IS years ago. Besides his wife, Mrs.
Anna 7. Mertens, he leaves q son,
r. A. ,Mertens, jr.. and two brothers.
John and Henry Mertens, all Of this
city.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. M, Saturday, at the home,
$40 East Capitol st. Interment win
be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
GENE RAPS SAMSONS.
N. WAL KER
To FIGHT

CHICAGO, April !. Mickey
Walker, middleweight cham,
pion Of the world, and Ace
Hudkins, the Nebraska wildcat,
will clash in a 10-round cham
pionship bout here July 10,
Promoter Jim Mullen an.
n oun ce d today. Walker !
crown will be at stake.
Jack Kearns, Walkers manager
ana the nliddleweight champion
reached Chicago from Los Angeles
yesterday and immediately went
into conference with Mullen.
Terms or the contract were
not announced. but Il IS under
stood the toy bulldog will
fight on q percentage basis.
The bout will be held at Sold
ier's Field. It Is expected to
gross a gate Of $1,000
Walker at present is under 4 bar
imposed by the National Boxin,
Asspciation. His case, however, il
NOT complicated and it Is believed
he will have little trouble in being
reinstated.
Mullen announced he would scale
his prices from So to $40, SO every
body will have a chance to see the
show The promoter says The
match Is natural and should
draw well at the prices.
Before leaving for New York
Kearns agreed to have Walker
here Tor q warming up fight
under Mullen's direction on Maj
Is. II was left to Mullen to Sc
lect the, best man avilable.''
The Washington times., 1928-04-05
JugO-SIav Border Is
Closed to Rumania

BELGRADE. April 5.-Communi-
cation between Jugoslavia and Ru-
mania was completely interrupted
today.
It is reported that the major
part of Pennsylvania is occupied by
Rumanian troops to prevent anti
government riots.