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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28

Mai. Gen. and Mrs. William M
Wright viii leave today 70 spend q
few days with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter. in their home at Beverley
Farms. Mass. Gen and Mrs. Wright
have Just returned from visit with
Mrs. wrights brother, DR.. T. N. G.
Jerauld, at Niagara Falls, n. X.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Room In Sports for Both

Thousands and thousands of professional PLAYERS them
selves excellent golfers and go strongly for it during the
winter when their batting driving not Quarrel nor
their swings become confused.
An absolute and accurate picture Of the
and the other essentially for the spectator
More people looked at baseball yesterday looked at golf IN
Washington and people played golf
The only fair thing that be said which give either
yesterday than golf, and that doesn't much
doesn't which the greatest
fits from their particular of relaxation there's no
earth to determine that important don't
who started this but
everybody Meanwhile golf and base
ball. both, will and grow
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
one .fol Players; othsr for Spectator.

figures believe comparative
sbe to make them when considers it comparison
whose magnetism for the participant against
glamour is for thesspectator
Here wideopen holiday which major sporting
parties might ballot Conditions nearly equal as
humanity possible conceive No religious scruples held
back either SIDE The road the
both parties OF some votes The hot weather kept
Many in basebas afternoon PLAYED
golf in the morning which by of saying that
44OO the baseball in the
includes votes for the who played morning afternoon
which, when taken conjunction with the many
people IN washington the amateur and independent games
One cant imagine under such set of figures baseball parks
having to close up visualize the being
subdvded into real estate developments matter Of cold
truth both growing in the average
mans recreation schedule for either and both
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
T0DNS SP0RI0RIAL
!. BY Kirk Miller

There has been passing
which golf might be making baseball les
ational sporting weakness.
Proponents golf side Of the issue have far
their has actually suppanted baseball Amer
cas- official recreation.
confess the subject has given the little con-
understand must know which branch Of
balance interest
new columns accordingly.
With view 10 drawing bead this touchy theme,
The Times asked the fifteen golf clubs about
Washington make check Of the number of adds who ted
commemoaon natal day Of the Nations independence
liberty lup to certain point). and freedom. .
The check included the four public links Potomac Park East
and West the LINCOLN Memorial and Rock Creek The
idea to tabulate the total number Of people Ms
which said baseball
for public attention.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
SELECT EIGH 7
FOR TEAM

PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-The
American Olympic team for the
4oO-neters hurdles, selected follow
ing the final tryouts here consists
of F.. Morgan Taylor, Illinois A. c..
who set a new worlds record in
the event when he topped the tim.
bers> in 81 seconds; Frank Cuhel,
University of Iowa., John A. Glib.
son, of New York. last years cham
pion, and Robert Maxwell of Los
Angeles. Taylor regained his Ma
tional A A. u. title.
Those named in the 400,meters
flat are: Ray Barbuti, New York A.
C.: Emerson Spencer. Stanford Uni
versity. Joseph T. Tierney, New
York, and Emil Snider, New York.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
8 COAST Girls.
EARN TRIPS

NEWARK, n. j., July 5.-The
great, big open spaces Of the West,
where men are men, boasts, too, Of
girls who are girls-and what girls.
Women athletes from beyond tie
Mississippi had field day all their
own yesterday in the final Olympic
tryouts here, held in conjunction
with the sixth annual national track
and field championships.
The Western laSsies carried off
eleven of the twelve national titles
won team honers, contributed nine
Of their number to the nineteen
selected for passage to Amsterdam
as the first American woman s
Olympic track team, and figured il
the making of two records and the
cqualling of three others. The com
plete team is as follows:
Eta Cartwright, Marion HoI-
ley, Margaret Jenkins, Northern
California A. G.; Anna Vrana,
Rayma b. Wilson, MayheIle
Reicilllardt and Lillian Cope
land, Pasadena; Olive b. HaseYl-
fus. SFlOrence Macdonald, BOs!
ton; Dee BOeckman and Cath
crime Mcclure. st. Louis; Jessie
Cross. Mary 4. Washburne and
L0rreta Mcneil, MiIIrOse A. A.;
Elizabeth Robinson, Illinois w.
4. e.; Edna X. Sayre, BroOIxlyn;
Jean Nj. Smiley. HaVerfOrd.
More than ESQ girls from all sec
tons of the United States com.
peted for honors, out all of the
glory Of the competition was cap.
tured by a slim, smiling California
miss-Elta Cartwright, of the North
California Athletic Club-who won
national titles OF so yards and the
running broad jump. ~
She also won the 100.meter event
Ian Olympic trial in the middle
distance run a new American mar
was credited to Rayma B. Wilson,
Of Pasadena, of 2:32 3-5.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
YANK Ne I
L0SE.

WIMBLEDON, England
July 5.-William Tilden and
Francis T. Hunter, Of the
United States, were eliminated
in the semi-finals Of the men S
doubles in the British Lawn
Tennis championship tourna-
rnent this afternoon.
They were defeated by Gerald
Patterson and John B. Hawkes., Of
Australia. 7-9, T-9, 81, 81,
10-8.
At the beginning of the play the
Australians adopted the curious
tactics of Patterson, standing at the
same side Of the court ais Hawkes.,
the latter being left handed. The
Australians beat Tf1den's service In
the first game OF the first set and
won the second, leading tWo-loye.
Hunters service took the third
game, but the Australians took the
fourth after dazzling volleying. Til
dren made the score two-tEree with
cannon ball aces. The Americans
took the sixth at three all despite
Patterson's service. With TiIden
and Patterson pile driving and
their partners playing with their
wits the games went five, six. seven
all. when Hunter defeated Hawkes.
service. Then Tilden's fine work
at the net gave the Americans the
set, 81.
TiIden Tires
- :.
and set, the games going mainly to
service. The sole feature was
Hawkes. clever lobbing. The inter-
ceptions of both Patterson and Til.
den were weak at the net. The set,
however, ended with magnificent
net rally. The Americans won the
set. 81.
The Australians took the third set
by 6--4. Tilden seemed tired. Pat
terson's service was unbeatable.
The Australians took an early lead
in the fourth set. There were close
net rallies which gained applause
from the CELERY. The Australians
won the fourth set, Sd.
In the fifth set the games see
sawed anind ding-dong play. Al
t'bonesetter" frequently attended Pat
terson's elbow while at times Hawkes.
played almost single.handed. Til
den's service was weak.
Senorita Ella de Alvarez, of Spain,
was sick in bed with bad cold
making it likely that the women's
finals. scheduled for tomorrow, would
be postponed until Saturday.
Helen Wills Wins
In the fourth round OF the wom-
ems doubles Miss Elizabeth Ryan
and Mrs. Joan Lycett beat Mrs.
O'Hara. Wood and Miss l.. Bicker-
ton, OF Australia, 81, g., enter
ing the semi.finals.
In the fourth round of the mixed
doubles Helen Wills and Francis T.
Hunter beat C. f. Scroope and
Mrs. Shepherd Barron. 81. SIS.
After this match 1t was announced
that the mems finals would be
played tomorrow, but that the
women's finals could not take place
until later owing to the fact that
Senorita de Alvarez is suffering
from laryngitis.
Two more Americans were elm
mated in the mems doubles semi
finals when Henri Cochet and j.
Brugnon, of France, beat George
M. Lott, of Chicago, and John F.
Hennessey. of Indianapolis, Ind,
IL, "a, Sd, rs. The Ameri-
cans had all the bad breaks. They
put up a plucky fight throughout,
but Cochet's net play decided the
issue.
In the fourth round of the wom-
ems doubles Miss Eana Boyd and
Miss Daphne Akhurst, OF Australia.
beat Miss X. Bouman, of Holland,
and Miss e. T.. Coyley, OF England.
IS. Ga. entering the semi finals
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Many People LeaUe Town

Leofe the concesonaire the public links declares
holidays his worst business days paradoal il
recratons their back DOORS Very well Mr.
Griffith sacrifices the lure Of the broad
highway.
There be those who may that it IS unfair p the golf
to make this
played and with the New York Yankees the games greatest
would
objection 1T would be emnently unfair take visiting
except the Yankees because this whole have
chosen time when both golf and baseball would be at their
best a4
could the would
interest had the Detroit played here instead Of the
the
the real golf addict played two rounds Of 1s holes yesterday
the afternoon.
being golf Remember it takes fantoo
complete games Of baseball Doubleheade baseball
double header golf therefore for those who desired
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
American League
Woodbridge A. c. Engages
BLACK SOx on Saturday

The Woodbridge A. c. diamonders
will oppose the fast Baltimore Black
Soy Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Maryland Park field in Balt!-
more. Tots" Long will be in
charge of the District team.
Manager Long will select his
nIavers from the following: Freddy
Noone. Johnny Bleier, George Hard
ing Bob Magee, Lefty Trip, Eddie
ColiifIower. Dick Hughes, Pepco
Barry. Smith Van Landingham,
tack Caspar, Dick Streeks and
Harry Hall.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
PLAY
MD. A. c. NINE

The ST. Mary's Ce1tics of Alex
andria, Va, cannot figure where
they are to be considered out Of
the running for the championship
of section A of the Capital City I'm
limited League. The Celts, who OPP
pose Maryland A. c. Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock at Maryland Park,
admit they trail Georgetown A. G.
by two games, but haven't lost
hope. though the league play is
nearly ended.
The Black Sox tossers now know
the disastrous business of facing
one of the stronger unlimited clubs
here. Up until yesterday, the
colored champions hadn't lost a
contest to District outfit. Yet,
the Georgetown a. c. clubmen
scores of 1915 and 11-9.
The Hartfords BANKED the Fred
erick Md A. C. by 10 count
with Smith Van Landingham set
ting down the opposition with three
hits. Results of. Sandlot games yes
terday were as follows:
Pet Yorkes 10: Ter. Tigers T.
Ross Council g. PASSPORT /.
Bonds, 81: Tigers So.
Beymer ~: Fort Myer. g.
Woodmen. 10: Rockville. 9.
Col. Heights. s: Millers. o.
Terminals 2: Maryland A. c.. l..
Hartford, z; Frederick o.
Indian Head, S-4: Allieds 1T.
Kennedys. 11-S: Galesville. AS.
Red sox. 2-5; scaggsville. 0-6.
Hiser's a Boiling Field. g.
G. c. Seniors. 8; Alta Vista 7.
Georgetown. 10-11: Black Sox. SO.
Kaufrnan's. s: Monroe A. c.. Q. s
Keanes 1914; Falls Church, 0-5.+
Mavis 10: Colonials. s.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
IheBiQIen.
National League

G ALB II Pet.
Hornsby. Boston ..... SIS 23O 81 90 1911
Grantham. Pittsburgh So III IS IS 1873
Reese. New. york.. 81 lis % ~ 1855
Herman, Brooklyn. 81 2l0 9S IS 1862
p Waner. Pittsburgh II ESQ 5S 100 1857
Leader a year ago today--Barnhart
Pittsburgh .39l,
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Baseball Pulls EN- Out

results readers not at al startling, hardly
nteresting the alarm which has been voiced
by many lest baseball be eclpsed by the Scottish pastme
observed by something less than FL 900
customers paid their into Clark Griffith Stadium yesterday
the Yankees and Gfmen in holiday double header
Well about onefth that number 40 paid greens fees At az
of Washingtons golf clubs combined There girls ana Boys
off, speak the slang
find this comparison, advancing this
the Fourth Of July typical day which
take inventory how the public chooses its sport but
believe any National holiday which the minimum number Ut
people labor and which they have the maximum Opportunity
scrupe phase the does enter is fair and
equitable time look about to where the spcve popuace
is lettering
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

This young lady, Miss
Eleanor Garratti, whose
home is in San Rafael, Cal,
is sitting on top of the
aquatic world today. She
has leaped to fame by
leading a group of speedy
mermaids to victory in the
1OO-metre free-style swim
in the Olympic
tryouts. Miss
Garratti is sure
to score many
p OF n It's for
Uncle Sam at
Amsterdam.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
.DREADNAUGHTS
On TOUR

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 5.-The'
Dreadnaughts are at Clifton Forge
today, where they inaugurate q
three,game tour by playing c. & o.
Ry. Boosters.
Tomorrow and Saturday after
moons the Dreadnaughts meet Gov.
ington Collegians at Covington.
Potomac Fire Department lost
the first of a three-game series to
Hume Springs by a 16-to-13 score,
Old Dominion Boat Club will
meet tonight for the monthly
business meeting.
Alexandra Police play Trainmen,
OF the r. F. & p. League, today in
Dreadnaaght Park at o'clock.
Alexandria Postoffice opens its sea-
son tomorrow. meeting Alexandria
Light Infantry. Saturday the
Geuardsnen play st. Mary's Boys
~N~As
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

Hack Wilson, husky out
fielder Of the Chicago Cubs,
has displaced Buster Gehrig as
Babe Ruth S leading home-run
rival.
Wilson hit his eighteenth and
nineteenth homers yesterday and
is only twelve behind the Big Bam
Sunny Jim Bottomley Of the
Cardinals walIoped his seventeenth
and eighteenth circuit c1outs and
tied with Gehrig. Del Bisonette,
of Brooklyn got No. 16 and Joe
Hauser OF the AS hit his eleventh
and twelfth after a long slump.
A dozen other sIuggers ceIe-
brated the Fourth with Giant
fOur-base crackers. The canon
aiding yielded nineteen IlOlners,
bringing the seasons total for
both leagues above the 600 mark
to sos, which Is 1876 more than
had been hit at this time last
year.
Another batting star of the day
was Fred Lindstrom of the New
York Giants, who got six hits is as
many times at bat.
Cincinnati, the Athletics and the
Philies were the only teams to gain
ground during the festivities. With
Rixey and Kolp twirling, the Reds
scorched the Pirates twice, s to O
and IL to 3, and slid past the
Cubs into third place.
The Athletics took both twins
of a twin bill from the Red Sox.
5 to A and IL to 3, and gained a
game on the Yanks.
The Phillies swamped Boston, 10
to s, but rain doused their ambition
to get out of last place by win
ming the nightcap.
All other teams broke even. Eight
homers were made by the cubs and
Cardinals. and fourteen pitchers took
the air. The Cards won the opener.
IL to 8. but took a Is to 9 beat.
ing in the nightcap.
Larry Benton subdued Brook.
lyn, 5 to 2. In a five.inning af.
fair after DaZZy Vance had
breeZed home to an s to 3 win
over the Giants. BroOkIyn's vic.
tory in the opener cut New
YOrk's winning streak of eight
games, 'E>'.
Young Ed Walsh, starting his big
league career with his famous Dad S
team, the White Sox, was kayoed
by the st. Louis Browns in four
innings. The Browns won, IL to s,
but Al Thomas squared matters by
banking them to / to in the
nightcap in a pretty duel with Jack
ogden.
Detroit and Cleveland broke even.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
RACING FIXTURE

The oldest crew event in America
is that held annually between Har-
ward and Yale. Competition hogan
in 1852. The Bulldog holds an i'd
vantage, having won a6 times to
Cambridge's 81.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
BRAXTONS YEARN

The Braxton Peewees are eager
70 hear from all clubs In their class.
Phone Georgia 2544 or 21S-W.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
GRIFF ME N
! RESTING
TODAY
By Louis A. Dougher


are resting today before taking
on the Western clubs in Is
contests in 16 playing days.
Tomorrow the disappointing Chi.
cago White Sox, in charge of Lena
Blackburne now that Ray Schalk
has stepped out, will usher in the
invasion with the first of four
games at the Griffith Stadium. The
Griffs have won four of their six
games played with the Pale Hose,
and, If the past means much.
should have the edge in this com
ing series.
The resignation IL Schalk as
leader Of the White SOx was
not unexpected. In fact, he
was .0n the verge OF quitting
4 month ago, close friends pre-
vaiIing mon him to remain
while longer. Most fans be-
lieye .-eIlaIk did as much as
possible with the material at
hand, though the hot fires Of
opposition have burned merrily
In the twO-gun town.
REYNOLDS. outfielder, and Cissell,
high-priced sllortstop, are the only
new faces In the lineup this sea-
son. The former has been playing
fine BAH. hut Cissell has not lived
an to expecfati 5 lsed upon the
fabulous purchase price Of $4,000.
= 1t is understood that while Black
burne, Schalk's assistant, will han.
die affairs for the rest OF the sea
son DOME Bush will leave Pitts
burgh to take charge OF the White
Sox next spring.
Next Tuesday, Roger Peekin-
paugh win bring his Indians to
town. opening the series with
double.header. Five games in four
DAYS with the Indians viii give the
(,riffs & chance Of gaining on them
in the scrap for fourth place.
Dan TFowIey and his ST. Louis
Browns. still fighting hard TO
reach second place, wild come to
town on Saturday, duly ia, Tor
four games. After them come
the Detroit Tigers, opening
with = doubIeheader 4 on Thues-
day. July I9. The Tigers viii
close the Washington clubs
second long home stay on Sum
day. July 20.
Monday, July %, will find the
Griffs playing lone game at
Shibe Park against the AS, both
teams hopping Westward that
night. The Griffrnen will open their
second western tour in st. Louis
on July Is with the first Of tive
doubleheadefs, closing it in Cleve-
land on August Z.
Before returning to Washington,
however. the Griffs will visit Phiia-
adelpnia for the last time this
season, playing three games on
August 8. 10 and IL. The. next Gay
they open their last long home stay.
playing their final game of the yeac
at the Griffith Stadium on Sep
TENDER IL with the Boston Red Sox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-08
BENEKER WILL ADDRESS
COMMUNITY INSTITUTE
American Painter of Industrial
Subjects to Lecture Tomorrow Eve
ming In Central Auditorium.

ming In Central Auditorium.
Gerrit A. Beneker, American painter
OF industrial subjects and popular lee
turer and writer, will be the speaker
tomorrow evening before the COmmun-
ity Institute OF Washington In the audi
Nrium Of Central Community Center
at S.i5 O'Clock. Clifford r. Bergman
cartoonikt Of The Evening Star, viii
introduce the speaker, whose subject
VIII he Art in Everyday Life" illus
trated
The Community Center Department
has now installed complete ampiifica-
ton nj the auditorium Of Central Com.
munity Center. especially for the Com
muniiy Institute events and In order
that the increasingly large audiences
that frequently I'll the auditorium u
capacity may hear clearly the speakers
on the various programs.
Following this lecture by Eeneker.
three events yet remain In this sea
sons course, including John Erskine
on February ~. L. Earle Rowe on
March and William Starr Myers on
March ~ The Community Institute
announces the engagement 81 the ia $
nous Fionzaley Quartet for January IT,
1929. which Is 10 he the final appear =
ance In Washington Of this chamber
music organization, which has an
nounred lis tWenty~flfth anniversary
and fjnaI season in 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-08
FULL CONVENTION
REPORTS PLANNED
Kansas City and Houston
Proceedings to Be Carried
on Radio.

Not a whisper in the official proceed
| ings of the forthcoming Republican ana
, Democratic national conventions is go
| Ing to escape the microphone. II the
broadcasters arranging to serve the vast
unseen audience have their way. II
NAV cost up to $l.0O0.000 to broadcast
the two gatherings on Nationwide
| scale. but this the networks propose
| to do.
Every other program will go off the
| National Broadcasting Co.'S chains to
| make way for the conventions II men,
Der stations acquieSce. NJ. II. Aylcs-
worth, president, announced.
Cut Costly Programs.
Sponsored programs. costing some
times more than $4,000 an hour. Will
be eliminated. according to Mr. Ayles-
worth. Thousands Of miles Of telephone
wires will be used.
The National BroadcaSting Co. Will
sponsor the hook-up itself. as 1t spon-
sored the Lindbergh arrival program.
the Coolidge-Machado speeches from
Havana and other such programs.
Moreover. the Columbia Broadcasting
System. with its II stations plans to
broadcast the convention on its own cir
cult. the station WGN-WL1B. Chicago,
has ARRANGED to broadcast its own verbal
pictures from Kansas City and Houston
independent of the chains of which 1t
is a member Originally it had been
understood that only bulletin service
would be broadcast from the convention
to avoid interfering with national ad-
vertising and other programs. The
plan of the national chain. however. is
in accord with the radio commissions
emphasis on public service aspects OF
radio In its new rules.
Not Seeking Exclusive Right.
Mr.. Aylesworth said arrangements
had not yet been completed with j Hen
~ Roroback of Hartford. Conn. Repub-
lican national committeeman In charge
of broadcasting plans, and Jesse II.
Jones, chairman OF the committee on
ARRANGEMENTS for the Houston conven-
ton. The National Broadcasting Co.
however. is not seeking exclusive priv
legeS to broadcast the conventions, he
stated.
The veteran Jim Preston, custodian
of the Senate press gallery. who ham
dies all convention arrangements Tor
the press. recalls that something like
20 stations were hooked up with sta
ton WEAF, New York. which was the
key" station in 1924 for both the Re-
publican convention at Cleveland and
the Democratic at New York. Some
stations were linked continuously
through the afternoon sessions at Cleve-
land and the sessions sometimes lasting
into the wee small hours at the old
Madison Square Garden. Others took
only few hours OF the service, leaving
their listeners to try TO get distant sta
tons If they wanted TO hear.
Then there were only about 100000
radio sets in use In the country and
some &c. 000. 900 listeners. Today there
are 1000 900 sets. and national pro-
gram Is said to attract 50.000,000.
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WOMAN ASKS $4,000
FOR BUS COLLISION
Mrs. Marie Hirshopf Seeks Dam
ages-$40,000 Sought in
Two Other Suits.

The Washington Rapid Transit Co.
was sued for S25, 900 damages yesterday
by Mrs. Marie " Hirshopf. OPS Quincy
street. for alleged personal injuries.
The plaintiff was In her husbands au-
tomobile when 1t was in collision with
a bus OF the company at Georgia ave-
nue. and Allison street December 2 last.
Attorneys Leeman d Dean appear for
the plaintiff.
Damages OF $4,000 are asked In a
suit filed by Peter Seoris. i343 l. street,
against his former employer, Charlie
Torment. AT Ninth street. He charges
that Torment In the presence of others
made statements derogatory Of him. He
is represented by Attorney J. William
Tomlinson.
The Metal Door a. Trim Co. Is named
detendans>in suit for $4,000 dam
ages brought by John n. Franks. ll24
Columbia road. for alleged personal IN
juries. He says he was employed by
the company on the construction OF the
National Press Club Building when a
oose-fitting door fell on him. He Is
represented by Attorneys Easby-Smith.
Pine &, Hill.
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APPEALS HOTEL SUIT.


The District Court IT Appeals yes
nfrsy heard arguments of counsel for
aud against The contention that the
hotel provisions OF the old Ball rent
SCI did not die when the law itself
be,sms imperative. The provision re-
qujfrd the owners or managers NJ h0~
tells ~ post The rates Tor rooms In q
conspicuous place
The District Commissioners began
prosecution against Ralph Mckee. pro
pTIftH ~ ihs Metropolitan Hotel for
failure IA post iils rates, aud The Police
Court held the srt imperative The
cotporsiiDn counsel appealed The de
fisiGn ptDiaBiy viii be announced In
March
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Asks Plrm Dissolution.

Evelyn ID. Douglass, 1852 Fifteenth
street, hiss filed suit i1r dissolution III
partnership snd receiver against Way
land l.. Eufd She entered into the
agreement with the defendant ~ con
duet . eifi and srt shop at i349 u
street lssi September Aihfneys Honss
Ion II Houston appear for The plaintiff,