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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

The long line of fans which kept
the night-long vigil outside the
bleacher entrance had representa-
tives from almost every section of
the country. One Of the few
women in line was Mrs. Poncho
Peters of Albany, n. Y. She and
her husband were early arrivals
and We're near the head Of the line
FGst place in the line was held
by James Masek, of Chicago. The
man next behind him was Eddie
Peterson, OF Montreal. Canada, and
the third man was Jack Cramer, Of
Pittsburgh.
Many Of those who stuck it out
through the night came fortified
with boxes, folding chairs, rugs
and other articles to make comfort
able seats. One woman had port
able radio Several groups ct men
played cards BY candle light,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

-. The disorders resulted in three
arrests. Ray Knep, Concessionaire,
was placed under arrest when he
objected strenuously to the activities
If so or 60 enterprising merchants
purveying edihles to the long line
IL fans waiting for a chance at
i. the 1900 81 bIcacher seats.
Police charge that knep, with
the Aid of Robert Lewis. who is
said to be travelling secretary for
the Cubs. started pushing the ven.
doris about.
Shortly afterwards, patrol
man placed Ernest Cushman
under arrest. CuShman also
was charged with ''rOughing
up" the vendors.
%sAll three we're released on bond
md were to be tried early so they
%til net miss the first game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

iOinder from Connie Macks lips II
you're lucky enough to hold his
attention long enough to inquire as
to the hopes of the Philadelphia
Athletics in the world series war
fare with the Cubs, starting today
at Wrigley Field.
The lean leader Of the Amer =
lean League monarchs, despite
his 80 years service as a man
ager and 10 campaigns as
player, admits that chance plays
such a prominent part In the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
VIRGINIANS BIDDING

Virginia A. c. football eleven
would like to book a game with
some strong District unlimited team
for a contest in Alexandria Sunday.
Call manager German at Alexandria,
1919
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

A year ago at this time Connie
considered Earnshaw failure.
A year ago he was ready to sell
him down the river under the be.
lief that George would never be
OF help to the club.
And now it's the tall boy from
Swarthmore who gets the assign.
ment for that opening game-the
highest honor that ever comes to any
pitcher in the business.
The Cubs yesterday went through
their final workout prior to the
opening. The Athletics arrived here
early yesterday afternoon and went
on the north side, where they estab-
and turmoil and confusion OF the
city. Comics men did not get a
chance to work out at Wrigley Field
and will get their first sqnint at the
battle ground this morning when
they step out for batting practice
before the first game.
Connie Mack, ever q stickler for
quiet and peace, has been responsible
for a new rule as concerns this
series That Is that no newspaper
correspondents or baseball people
other than the players themselves
will be permitted to visit the club
houses either before or after the
game. In other years writer's have
always been allowed in the club
houses for interviews after a game,
but this year that procedure Is out.
The series umpires, Bill KLEIN
and Charley Moran, represent
ing the National League, and
Bill Dineen and Clyde Van
graflan, of the American
League. arrived and went into
conference with the league presi-
dents and Judge Lands to deter
mine on all ground rules.
Betting odds continued to shif
during the morning with the new
flood OF Chicago money and the
Cubs had been established as q II
5 favorites to win the first game
The AS, however, continued as
to 5 favorites to win the series.
Diligent investigation reveal
that no pitcher has sore arm, NJ
| speedy runner a kinked prop, no
bodv is sick or ailing. Gsbhy Hart
nett cannot throw, but that Is no
news.
Incoming baseball writers Offered
no definite predictions concerning
the winner. Nine out of ten in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
LONGEST RUN

Johnnie Biggs. V. M. I. halfback
set a new varsity long run record
for Alumni Field. dedicated in 1921
when he returned Richmond's open
ing kickoff IS yards, this year
Pinkie Thornhill in 1924. ran %
yards with a tumble against the V
p I, freshmen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
Will Storm
Cubs Park for
Opener Today

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-The attend
ance for the world series game
will total about $1,000, and doubt
less twice that number will storm
the vicinity OF the Cubs park In
a futile attempt to gain entry by
one means or another. Elab-
crate police preparations have
been made for the handling Of the
crowd that will be admitted to the
park and the others who Will be
forced to remain outside.
The receipts for each Of the two
games to be played here today and
tomorrow are expected to exceed
100000, set last year at the
Yankee Stadium in the first game
Of the series between the Yankees
and Cardinals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
BYRD TOO LIGHT

Commander Richard Byrd was too
light for the V. NJ. |. squad when
he attended the Lexington school
before entering the Naval Academy.
but he was a star tumbler on the
gymnasium team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
Vendors Fight to Feed Line
At Cubs BLeacher Gate

TwRIGLEY FIELD, CHICAGO, Oct. S-The thousands of
baseball fans waiting outside the here in the cold damp
murkines of treated today which
eliminated differences between Cubs officials
sonae and independent dealers hot dogs and refresh
~napte
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

variably fell to discussing pitching,
which is a tribute to the batting
prowess of the men involved. A
consensus OF opinion finds the vote
east OF the Allegheny Mountains in
Favor of the AS, with the gentle
men from the sunset side voting
the other vay,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

Out Of the weller of statements
and counter-statements and the con-
fusion of rumor and near rumor,
this stood out as the outstanding
fact this afternoon. Charley Root
will pitch for the Cubs and George
Earnshaw will go to the mound for
the Athletics.
The selection of Root is easily
understood. He is veteran of
much experience, wise to pitching
ways and immune to the excite
ment and thrill that is a part of
the series frenzy. Even the bril-.
lance that Is Malone's and the
ability that is Bush's must slip
into the background before Root s
prior claims to the assignment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

The big betting men, apparently,
are steering clear of this series,
probably because they figure it is
too much OF an even thing and,
therefore, a bad spot for the in
Vestment Of the so-called wise
money"
Which IL in the nature OF an en-
comium for ma jor-league baseball.
NEW YORK, Oct. Slight bet.
ting was reported here today on
the worlds series. The price for the
opening game was quoted at to 10
and take your pick and for the
series the price was still 4 to S,
with the Athletics favorites.
Despite the light wagering to
date, the missioners anticipate
much heavy wagering before hos
tilities cease. 1t was said that
there was plenty of Athletic money
in sight in New York, but as yet
Chicago money had failed to appear
in any quantities and that the
Chicago supporters We're holding
out for a better price.
However, one commissioner
said that the teams were too
well matched on paper to make
much OF difference i'm the
price and that at present the 4
TO 5 on the Athletics for the
series just about reflected the
rating of the teams.
The Athletics have many fol.
lowers here, and it is for that
reason that the American League
money has appeared so quickly.
At Doyle's Academy it was said
that there had been many inquiries
for prices but that little money had
been wagered. Other betting com.
T'a'ssienArs aas'ie' similar reports
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
You Can't Tell What Will
Happen, Z" Says Connie

CHICAGO, Oct s.-'We out to win in few games
possibe-n if canbut this short series and
you tell what happen. What do you think?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

game that his own opinion In
really no better than the other
fellows guess.
Dopesters find scant enlighten.
ment in the vital statistics. 1t Is
known to everybody that each con.
tender packs tremendous wallop
extensively. There Is little differ
ence in their team swatting records
for the past season, and in fielding
the flag winners of each circuit
rated first. Each is fortified with a
pitching CORPS embracing highly
competent stars Of both right and
left-handed persuasion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

Monetary backing for the
Cubs not only is lacking here,
but. everywhere. according to
one of the city's largest commits.
siOners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
CORU|N FANC|ES
CHICAGO TEAM
BY BILL CORUM

CHICAGO, Oct. 8.-The baseball
gathered in the suite in the Congress
Hotel where Warren G.. Harding was
nominated for President of these
United States, Mr.. Harding would
have enjoyed being there. He was
one of the few presidents who really
knew and enjoyed talking baseball.
Do you recall that one of his last
remarks was query about how
the Cincinnati Reds had made out
that day?
Yes. it's as simple as that. But
ton up your overCoat. Mr.. Mack,
you belong to Uncle Joe.
George Earnshaw and Charley
Root will be the opposing pitchers
in the opening game of the world s
series this afternoon. And the AS
will find Charley the Root Of all
evil.
George WaIshingIam Earn
shaw can spin them through
there. So Can Hot Time Char
ley" The difference being that
Hot Time Charley" will be
spinning them for ball team
that pack Il little more moXie in
the clutches.
If anybody cracks in this world s
series, it is not likely to be
Hornsby, Wilson. Grimm, Stephen
son, Cuyler, Taylor, Ganzaies.
And if nobody? Then the Cubs
will still have spin-of-a-coin chance
to come nodding down in front by
a Little Bears nose, which is not as
long as Jimmy Durante's nose,
but will serve our purpose.
At least, that's the way the series
shapes up with me. If You think |
am-risht. five will get you six, and
if you think l am wrong, six will
get you five, as the AS were 6-to-5
favorites around the Loop this
morning.
THE CUBS SHOULDN'T HAVE,
TO GO OVER SIX GAMES TO
TAKE 'FM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

Also there is the problem of facing
the more experienced Bruins with
only one man who has world series
nervice-namely old Jack Quinn.
When it is considered that such
important sharpshooters as AL Sim
mons, Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Coch-
shaw, Rube Walberg and Bing
Miller are receiving their baptism
in the blue ribbon spectacle, it can
be seen that this lack of experience
is no trivial thing.
There seems to be little question
among baseball followers here, but
what Joe M,cCarthy's Cubs are a
true blue, battling combination and
will be ready to give their best
when the going gets hot.
Primarily the Bruin contingent
is made up of players with money
instinct and is not likely to crack
under any circumstance. Then, too.
several of McCarthy's mainsprings
have weathered the world series
test previously and will be quite at
home in the classical setting.
. Hack Wilson, for instance, was
: member of the New York Giants
IN 1879 Wnen lney lOSL OUT 10 inc
= Washington Griffmen in that men,
orable seven game series, as was
Artie Nehf, veteran southpaw
= pitcher.
=, What is still more important. Rog-
= ers Hornshy, generally considered
the balancing power of the triumph
ant Bruins and the man who Is gem
orally credited with putting them
across, managed and played with
!. the 1925 st. Louis Cardinals, who
: grabbed off the world championship
< from the New York Yankees.
= kiki Cuyler. whose twobase sock
SETTLED the Washinston-PittsDu
, series in 1925. will be holding forth
in the outfield while Norman Nc
MILAN. utility infielder with the
4 champion Yankees several years
T, back, will be seen at third base.
~ With these. and, possibly other
Cub players as background. it can
: be truthfuly said that the home
town club will have a big edge in
: experience when the boys line up
for battle today and this advantage,
: all in all, is one well worth con-
sidering.
At the same time the sheer ability
Of the Athletic aces must he reck-
oned with, and il Connie Mack's men
also come through as money play
ers Chicago's North Side may lose
much of the Cockiness evidenced
among it's Cub supporters today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
FailureYearAgo, Earnshaw
Jumps Into Prominence
By Ford G. Prick

CHICAGO Oct Sit will be battle of righthanders IN
the opening game of the world series here today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

But Earnshaw's selection is a
bit different. Here's a young
ster less than two years out of
the minor leagues jumping into
prominence over Grove and Wal
berg. over Quinn and ILhmke
aud ROInmel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

This commissioner reports wires
from New York. Pittsburgh. Phila-
delphia, Detroit, and st. Louis. say
ing that money on the Athletics is
going begging. And money on the
Athletics is none too plentiful, at
that.
One wages-which q of minor
consequence, considering the magni.
tude of the sporting event-of an
even 81 800 to $1,000 on the Ath-
letics to take the series was placed
today. This is the first betting re,
port that has shown any variation
of the consistently quoted odds
favoring the Athletics.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

1t Is still the opinion in sport
ing circles that even money on
the outcome Of the series will
prevail tomorrow. although
there seems no basis for this
view tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
MANY F EAR
AS WILL
WILT
By Bob Thayer

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 8.-Can
Che siege guns Of the Philadel-
phia Athletics stand up under
world series fire? This was a
question popular among thou
sands of fans here today as
the AS and Cubs prepared to
square off in the first game
Of the 1929 autumnal classic.
Many are of the opinion that the
Elephants, with money the issue, VIII
buckle up under the nervous strain
and play mediocre ball. Others mann
tain that Connie Mack will lead an
inspired combination into battle ana
that his men will prove dead game
from start to finish.
Because the Athletics OF recent
years have faItered under fire with
the goal within their grasp, base
ball critics, as a whole, are awaiting
the result of today's game before
expressing themselves.
If the battering Elephants can
withstand this first game strain and
show themselves to be real fighters
these dopestsrs will be guided accord;
ingly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

Lack of heart, many claim, has
prevented the AS from register.
ing several times since 1928 and
until they give actual proof Of
ability to take it with something
at stake their admirers will
naturally be skeptical.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

You do hear some discussion
about starting pitchers. And OF
course TIM as much I'm the dark
AZ anyone. If / was making q
guess I'd say that Mccarthy
will start either Root or Malone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

But In giving my opinion to
the public as a baseball writer
i must honestly confess that l
think the Cubs have slight
edge. And l say that because
they seem to have some advan-
tage in pitching and consider.
able advantage in world series
experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14

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THE 8 REASONS WHY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14
HOUSE REALIGNMENT
WILL COME UP SOON
Whether Reapportionment Bill
Should Go to Senate or House
First Is in Dispute.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional leaders are agreed that
the bill for apportionment OF the
House shall be taken up at the forth
coming extra session, but there is some
dispute as to whether the House or SEN
ate shall consider it first.
House leaders are expecting the Sem
ate to act on the BILL which was sent to
It last session by the House, before 1t
again is considered in their chamber.
There is some disposition among Sem
ate leaders, however. to await first ac-
ton by the House on a bill regulating
its own membership.
This would upset the program for the
session. House leaders are determined
not to organize any more committees
than necessary to enact the legislation
of farm relief and tariff revision speci-
fed by President Hoover for the extra
session.
House men want the Senate to take
up reapportionment and send it to the
House, which could then act under a
suspension of the rules without refer
ence of the measure to committee.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
Michigan, one Of the sponsors of the re-
apportionment bill, withdrew it from
the Senate calendar in the closing days
of the last session rather than force a
legislative jam, blocking all bills, but he
had the promise of leaders that 1t
would come up at the extra session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14

to represent Italy in the international
Institute of Politics which sits in August
at Williamstown, Mass, under the aus
pieces of williams College.
The master of destruction at sea will
be a spokesman on the black-shirted
Fascists. He will discuss the influence
of fascism on industrial and rural life.
The count, who was one of the first
to apply the Fascist labor charter in his
torpedo plants. says:
II have never had strike. Why
should we have strikes when the rights
and interests of both employed and en-
ployers are so well safeguarded by the
state?
up in Florence have / 900 men en-
ployed, with 1000 families dependent
on them. They are happy and con-
tented. and If they have anything to
complain about, there are the govern
ment tribunals to hear them. Both
masters and men pledge themselves in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14

6 Complete Combination - burns com
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Z Uniformiey-evcry gallon is like every
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throughout the length and breadth
of this state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14
AMERICANS SEEN
AS MONEY CHASERS
French Visitor Says U. S,
Civilization Produces Con-
formity of Ideas.

PARIS Especially American civiliza-
ton! One Of the best French journalists,
Georges Pioch, recently termed it a
civilization of bathrooms That would
not be so contemplate, writes Fernand
CorcoS in LIE Journal, land we must
admit that even on this field We have
q great many things to learn yet.
II noticed during my stay in the
United States that the controlling
thought, and the permanent criterion,
Is the dollar. Nowhere else in the world
is the principle get richer more faith
fully observed than in the United
States. The motion pictures, literature,
the newspapers and the magazines
praise the lives OF the leaders, those
who succeeded in building up their for
tunes Result: A young man inherits a
few million dollars from his father; he
declares that he wants to owe his for
tune to himself and so he continues to
work up to the day when he grows
rich by his own work.
1.-THE boxing champion, Tunney, is a
man of letters, a gentleman, who regis
tiers at the Sorbonne in Paris TO study
philosophy That decreases his popu-
.arity considerably. What made him
famous is the fact that he was able to
make 81 ,000,0OO as poker.
"Such a deviation of admiration in
the United States has two consequences
1t produces an almost absolute con-
forn1ity of views throughout the entire
nation; it develops practical oent OF
mind which rather diSdains pure re-
search. 1t will happen that the student
studies less for the sake of knowledge
and culture than to have culture pc
F1p HI
This is the reason why the vigorous.
somewhat trivial average American mas
A hardly dissimulated disdain for our
old countries. He looks at the ltallan
from the point of view OF the "1arni-
ente," he considers a Frencnman a
CYNICAL idler: a Mediterranean, to the
American mind, is in the best case
dreamer and an artist. For many
Americans Europe represents past age
Of mankind.
when the young men OF the United
States went into the hazards OF war
fare the easily shocked Americans were
less afraid of battles than OF the
dangers of Latin immortality. More than
mere differences of degree separate the
youth of the United States from French
youth. The romantic, but ever SO
human love excitements OF our STU
dents are unknown mere.
"In possession of a moral standard,
which they declare is superior and,
moreover. In possession of half OF the
worlds gold, while the American popu-.
lation makes up hardly per cent OF
mankind; that means that the United
States exert a tremendous influence on
all European nations and that they feel
4 tremendous pride within themselves
which one might easily pervert into
Chauvinistic ideals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14
Fear of Jones Law
Causes Big Drop
I'm Maryland Rum

A dearth of men willing to run
rum into the police-patrolled Dis
trict is said to have sent moonshine
prices tumbling in nearby Maryland.
The commodity can be had in
some localities for as little as $40 for
s gallons, one of te lowest prices on
record.
This break in the market, accord
ing to the best information. resulted
from an added risk of capture and
the heavy penalty threat of the
Jones law.
It is reported that Maryland's
liquor racketeers are wary of trans
porting their product, while the
Washington clientele insists on buy
ing after delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14
FASCIST INVENTOR
TO SPEAK IN U. S.
Count Ella, Whose Mines Spread
Death in War, Will Represent
Italy at August Meeting.

ROME OP).-A man of war. whose
submarine mines scattered death, has
become an ambassador of peace.
Count Giovanni Emmanuel Ella, in
ventor and manufacturer of the SUBJ
marine mines of Dogger Banks, English
coasts and the Mediterranean in the
World War, is going to the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14
Military Instructors Transferred.

Col. John T. Geary, Coast Artillery
Corps. has been relieved from duty at
the University of Cincinnati and assign
ed to the 18th Coast Artillery at Fort
Barrancas, Fla. Maj. E. R., Van Deusen
Field Artillery, from Princeton Univers-
ity to the 5th Field Artillery, at Fort
Bragg. N. c.; Capt. David L. Ruffner,
Field Artillery, from Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass, to the 5th Field Ar
tillery, at Fort Bragg.
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advance TO accept the tribunals de-
cision''
The count will be the first of Italy's
representatives at the Wiliamstown in
stitute to speak directly on the forma-
ton of the Fascist state and its sig
nificance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-14

Wireless telephone service between
Europe and Australia is planned.