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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
OFT is ONLY GAMER
AMONG THE BIG SIX
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The youthful Melvin OFT was the
only ground gamer among the big six
batsmen yesterday. With four MEM
bers in action, only OFT could get more
than one hit. He cracked out three
blows in five times at bat in the first
half of doublt-header, then added
one more in five tries in the second
game, for total increase of four points
in his batting average. He still re-
mains in the last place, a good dis
tance behind Paul Waner, who was
kept idle. Rogers Hornsby also did not
play. while each of the others, Fcxx.
Manush and Ruth. got one hit. the first
two losing one point apiece and the
Babe two. The standing:
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HOME RUN STANDING

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday-Walker, Reds,
4: Swanson, Reds, Herman, Robins,
/; walker, Giants, L. Bluege, Senators, l:
American League leaders--Gehrig,
Yankees, %; Simmons. Athletics, 81;
Ruth, Yankees, 10; Foxx, Athletics. IT;
Alexander. Tigers. IA.
National League leaders-Ott. Giants,
as; Klein, Phillies, %; Bottomley, Car
dinals. %; Hafey, Cardinals, %; Will
son, Cubs, az. $50,
League totals-National. 481; Ameri-
can, 339. Grand total, $40.
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WASHINGTON
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Gosiin. Tate 20. cronin ca. Hoffman.
Two-base hits-HiueEe, Rice. Cronin. Cissell.'
plagslues. to MSer t to judge Thons osD se
Kerr to shires. Left on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ton. !: 81 Dusan 'T HitsI Sss TSomas af !;
in inninss; of Dugsn. o in L.; Wild pitches
pires-Owens. GeiseI and Campbell. Time
Of game--l hour and A minutes.
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to put them above the washington
club. The latter spiked the sweep
chance in short order.
Braxton Is Master.
Garland Braxton and AL Thomas
staged pretty pitching duel for seven
rounds, with Braxton getting the ad-
vantage through Ossie Bluege's homer
poled into the left field stand shortly
after the clubs became deadlocked at
1-all. After that it was Braxton's game
easily.
The eighth inning saw Thomas blow
sky high. Before he could get the
third man out the Nationals had comb
ed him for six hits, and these, with
some poor fielding by the White SoS
chucked in, accounted for five more
markers.
After this bombardment Thomas
failed to come back for the ninth, 50
the left-handed Danny Dugan finished
The Nationals, as usual, got nothing
of the port-side pitching.
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HUNT BEAR ALL YEAR.

Dismal Swamp, a few miles from
Norfolk, Va, is an all-year hunting
ground for bear. There are numerous
deer in the swamp but the season is
limited to q month and q half, from
November Is. Wild turkeys, quail and
ducks are found in the same section.
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HARTNETT's ARM BATTLES.

Since Gabby Hartnetts arm went
dead on him in Catalina last Spring the
Cubs have sent him to the best doc
tors in the country and no one has dis
covered the trouble, or helped the arm.
Gabby doesn't know what happened
to It,
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DOWN THE LINE

Bewilderment in Base Ball.

is no weather at all for ndisnaton which might lead 70
lively ball the national pasime increasing and that
than used to Mr. John Arnold Heydle president of the
National League, that it is lively.
At number of the magnates protesting
balls foued
the appropriate them This
that the to the
looking reduced dividends
to bring to the of the general public
this the customers paging Ball Commits
ought to be done There ought 70 M or something r. B.
of the letter he
Following is his TOW Of INDIGNATION.
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RocKNE LOSES TEAM.

The only losses suffered by Krute
Rookie at Notre Dame were the gradua-
ton of four backs, Brady, Chevigny,
Niemic and Collins, two linemen, Mil
Ter and Leipzig, and eight fiunks.
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Nationals BY Standing Many Yea
SUNK IN SECOND DIVISION,
CRIFFS UNLIKELY TO RISE
Now Seventeen Games Below Even Break, With Spirit
Gone After Repeated Reverses-Veterans
Slated to Go, Is Rumor.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

CHCAGo July l5Nowhere to 60 and not bothered That's
game here and there but they lose much often thai
there Is nothing lett Tor them TO gain waiter Johnson
while
back break in play this
Sunday engagement windup of the first half
Of the Nationals played n
play many
with
a winning percentage good
points
in of
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BIG LEAGUE LEADERS

Base stealers = CuyIer, Cubs, Is;
Frisch, Cardinals, 10: Swanson, Reds,
10: Herman, Robins, Is: Allen, Reds, IS.
ringer, Tigers, ga; Doutlait, Cardinals,
%; lindstron, Giants, 10; Bottomley,
Cardinals, ~,
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lively phII. Then the boys IN the
bleachers viii be roofing for the
Yankees and the Giants to win their
pennants apd play q great world series
with the rules as they are"
| IL Is Hard to Gauge. s
THERE is some doubt in my mind as
Il to the extent of the indignation
over the epidemic of home runs, the
lively base ball and the other matters
In connection with the national pastime.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
American League.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
WASHINGTON, q; Chicago, I.
Detroit, 4; New York, 8.
Boston. B: st.. Louis. q
Philadelphia, 5: Cleveland Go Innings
ST sNDING OF THE CLUBS.
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pittsbursh ut Bcstor
c,tnein. at Brooklyn.
@t. Louis at New OK
Chicago ct Phlle ]
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Msustrssi4sis FFftns shop- u, ". chestnu
rib5 Observation-Disclosures vs.. Treasury.
Tex1ninal Morn1ng L00ps-UHion Carmen
Vi. NailWays Nal Services
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Hess A. Q. drubbed Vienna, Va,
Firemen at Vienna, II to 2.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05

the title in four straight games, .... That year provided the greatest up-
 set in this history of world series play. .. Instead of the MaCkmen winning in four straight games, 1t was the Braves who turned the
 trick. .... It was a great blow to
 Mack. as on form there was no Com-
 parison between the two clubs. .. Mack decided his team of stars had
 been together too long and decided
 to break up his pennant winning combination. .... No manager ever did such a thing but Mack had the courage of his convictions. ... He
 sold most of his stars and started to
 build over again. .... It has been i a long trail over the , years of cX- perimcnting necessary to get to- gcthcr his present champs. ...
 Mack is a manager of the different type for he is like a father to his boys. .. Never leaves the bench
 but slides all over it during the progress of a close game. .... Di- rects most of the strategy from the dugout and uses his score card as the medium through which he wig Wags his signals. .... Rumor has it he will retire is successful in beating the Cubs. .... Eddie Collins is cer-
 tain to be his successor.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05

Early in his career was called upon to make a drastic decision that many thought might abruptly end his career. .. His star pitcher was Grover Cleveland Alexander. .... It seems that Mccarthy soon dis covered that Alexander didn't take his orders seriously and was also rather lax as to training. ... One day the wires carried the story that Alexander had been indefinitely sus- pended. .. It took nerve for bush leaguer to give the gate 10 the star of his team. .... However. that is just the kind of a manager Mccarthy is. .... He later an nounced that he and Alexander didn't fit on the same team and that either one would have to go. ... Alexander was later sent to St Louis and Mccarthy stayed. ... That act established Mccarthy with his players, for they realized he was going to run the team and brook no opposition. .,. Is a fighter of the old school, never knows when he is licked and has inspired his club with the same spirit .... You can give much of the credit for the Cubs great showing to Joe MCCar- thy and not be far from being ab- Solutely correct,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05

and 56 seconds of the first round had passed when the bout was over. Zotter weighed 138 and Fitz 139 IA.
 Wins On Foul
 Jerry Emard of Holyoke met up with Red Francis of Hartford a hard body punisher but Francis couldn't keep his blows from go- ing low. Referee Mccarthy stopped the bout to warn Francis of his low blows and gave him one more chance. A right hit far down on Emard's leg ended the fight The low blows were in no ways damaging, Emard weighed 136 IA and Francis l36.
 LaBella Beats CaYalicri
 Vincent LaBella of Middletown gave Mike Navalieri of Bristol d boxing lesson in six rounds in the second fight of the night Cavalieri was game to the core but the Mid dletown youngster pasted him with overland rights and left hooks and had him in a bad way more than once. LaBella weighed 125 1-2 and Cavalieri 126 1-2
 Unpopular Decision
 Kid Carter of Middletown won an unpopular decision from Billy Her man in the curtain raiser of four rounds. The decision was unpopular and was booed loud and longly. The battle was even-Stephen throughout. Carter weighed 129 3-4 and Herman 127 S-4
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
EXPRESS NO FEARS
 IN GAMES TODAY
Eastern College Football Lead CTS Almost Sure Of Outcome

New York, Oct. 5 (P}--Generally speaking, eastern collegiate football leaders today had their second and last opportunity of the season of entering 8 game without particular fear of the outcome.
 Today's batch of tune-up contests included only few the outcome Of which was in doubt. But starting with next Saturday victories will come much harder.
 In a schedule bereft of real com petition attention centered, on tho inaugural appearances of Yale, liar ward and Princeton, and to lesser degree of Lafayette. home of many a fine football team under the coach- ing of Herb MCCracken. Yale, meet ing Vermont, and Harvard, facing Bates, had nothing but romps in prospect but Princeton foresaw some little trouble with Amherst. Lafay- cite was heavy favorite over Muhlenberg.
 Army. Navy and New York Uni versity expected much greater oppo- siion from Gettysburg, William and Mary and West Virginia Wesleyan. respectively. than they got from their first opponents last week. Beaten by Springfield in it's start, Brown was out to make amends at the expense of Rhode Island. Cornell rolled up q tremendous score last week but were expecting a plucky little Niagara eleven to make trouble.
 Pennsylvania hoped for a big score against SWarthmore and the Colum- a-UniOn game ranked as pure practice contest as were the encount- CTS between Dartmouth Hobart Syracuse-St. Lawrence, Rutgers-Del- aware, Penn State-LebanOn Valley Carnegie Tech Thiel, Washington x Jefferson Ashland, Fordham- St. Bonaventure, Holy Cross Providence Williams Middlebury and Loyola Maryland -Nillanova.
 West Virginia, Georgetown, Bos- ton College and Bucknell all were matched with small college opposi- ton that threatened trouble. West Virginia, beaten by Davis and Elkins last week, had another tough nut to crack in Duquesne. Bucknell met a powerful small college team in AL bright and: Western Maryland was no pushovcr for Georgetown. Boston College was matched with Maine. all ways a sturdy foe. Wesleyan, one of the little three," had little hope of averaging the 330 beating they took from the Connecticut AggieS last year.
 Pittsburgh. College and Davis and E.lkins all were battling on foreign ground. Pittsburgh was pitted against Duke and Davis and Elkins against St. Louis. To Colgate fell the hardest task--that of stopping the Wisconsin array at Madison.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
PLAY MERIDEN TEAM
Pawnc@S Strengthened For Game Against Falcons By Addition of Bell and CaSpcrin.

With q backfeld strengthened by the addition of Clifford Bell and Pete Casperini, the paWnecs foot ball team will tackle the Falcons of Moriden in the Silver City tomorrow afternoon. The locals are confident of victory following their excel lent showing against the MiddletoWn Tufts last sunday
 The locals will usc the following men: Barta, center; Gillis, Callasso and Baldesari, guards; Malone, Hoppe and Lauring, tackles; Me COrmick and Kjcffcr, ends; "Niggcr" Bell, Pete Casperini, Miske, Quart, Ostortag and the Turner brothers in the backheld.
 The team will stage a light work out Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and the players and rooters will leave from Willow Brook park at 1:30 o'clock for Mcridcn.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
HOME RUN BAKER
 OLD TIME HERO
SWatters Of Today Never Re- CeiYed More Acclaim Than He

Philadelphia, Oct P-Home more enthusiastic acclaim than did Franklin Baker. the home run sen Sation of the worlds series of 1911.
 Baker, in the classic games be- tween the Philadelphia Athletics and the New ' Gork Giants, the second meeting of these old rivals in a worlds series, won one contest for the American Lcaguers on q homer and saved another by polling q four base drive in the ninth inning with one out, his team winning in the eleventh also with Bakers help.
 At the moment Baker was to the fans what Babe Ruth has been to the rooters of today. His mighty and timely hitting enabled the Ath- letics 10 win the series, four games to two.
 The home run hitter of the Ath- letics won the second game of the series with a mighty drive in the sixth inning off one of Rube Mar guards offerings. Eddie Collins who had doubled, was on second when Baker, with the count one and one, lifted a low pitch over the right field wall of Shibu Park. The score at the time was tied at to l and the game ended 10 l.
 The game Baker saved was the third which was played on the Polo Grounds in New York. The wonderful Mathewson had been pitching fine ball. The score was one to nothing in favor of the Giants. with Jack Coombs pitching even better than Matty. With one out and run needed to tie in the ninth inning, the much feared Baker came to bat, Matty got two strikes on nm and that was all. for Baker sent the next pitch crashing into i the right field stand.
 The hit was a crushing disan- polntment to Mathewson and his ! pitching thereafter showed it Tn, Athlctlcs, with renewed energy, kent hanmering away and won the game Tn the eleventh inning. three to two 1 baker making a single and scoring the third and what proved to be the winning run. The Giants made q [ desperate try to tie the score in l their half of the eleventh, but were able to score but one run.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
Marathon Dancers in
 Huff On Fire Ruling

Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 5 P)- While two tired couples tottered through the 143d hour of a marathon dance which started last Saturday the $30,00O dance hall at Clearwater in which they were performing. burned to the ground.
 One couple broke and dashed for safety at the cry of fire. The other pair fox-trotted through the door and claimed victory. Spon- sors of the dance decided the couple who broke step merely had displayed commendable eau tion and ordered the contest re- sumed in a roped arena.
 Whercupon, the protesting couple quit in q huff and the nonstop mentors changed their ruling to mo contest" Both couples said they would sue for prize money.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
FRATERNITY ALLEYS
City Items

Edward SQuires of 736 West Main street has left the employ of the Patterson-C Chevrolet agency and will leave on Monday for Newark, N. J., where he has accepted a position.
 The A. Nash Co. suits topcoats or overCoats, s23.5O. J. Ryan, 22 Roxbury Road. 29Oa.--advt.
 The Burrtt Grange will hold their regular meeting this evening at the Jr. o. [. A. Nj. hall at s o'clock. It will be Home Economic night.
 The Shepherds of Bethlehem will meet Monday night at s o'clock in Jr. o. |. A. M hall.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
ASSESSORS NOTICE

 On or before October 15, 1929, it is necessary that any Scientific. Educational, Literary, Historical. or Charitable Institution. Agricultural or Horticultural Society, or Ceme- tery Organization claiming exemp- tion under Chapter 319, Public Acts of 1927, file with the Assessors an exempt report in detail.
 Blanks for filing of this report may he obtained at the Assessors office. Room 2o6, City Hall. THOMAS UNDER, Chairman, FRANK M. ZIMMERMAN,
 GEORGE l.. CANS
 Assessors. Dated at New Britain. Conn. this
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
TWO HOUR DUMP FIRE

A dump fire which took over two hours to quench Was encountered at the Glen street dump late yesterday afternoon by number 6 company of spondcd to q still alarm. The com pany went into service at 3:55 and reported back at their house at G:02 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05

the Chicago Cubs would leave noth- ing to be desired
 Back in 1914
 Mack led one ol the greatest teams of all time to an American league pionship. .,. Fitted against a the Boston Braves ir the world series
 his team was 3 heavy fayorite
 Many of the critics picked tht Mackmen to talk,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
SUIT OVER SEDAN

Suit for $200 has been brought by Henry Garcia against the Automo- tive Sales & Service company, the allegation being that the defendant has failed to carry out an agreement entered into in April whereby the plaintiff would receive $620 sedan in excNange for a used car on which $40 was to be allowed in addition to certain payments.
 Casale &a Casale issued the writ, rhich is returnable in the city court.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
REPORT FOUR KILLED

Mexico City, Oct 5 (P}-A, special dispatch to Excelsior from Cordoba, Vera Cruz, today said three officials of the Tezonapa sugar plantation and one woman. all MeXiCans, were killed by bandits who attacked a gasoline rail car carrying s5,000 payroll money to the plantation. The bandits escaped with the payroll.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
New Patrol Leaders
 for Boy Scout Troop 2

A reorganization of the patrols was effected at the regular meeting of Boy Scout troop ? at the South Congregational church las evening. the new patrol leaders being as fol: lows; R. Taylor, Amphibia patrol; William Bonney. Flying Eagle patrol; William Richard, Buffalo patrol. and Sherwood Raymond, Coelenteratc patrol
 Several men active in scouting have agreed to take up handicraft instruction in the troop. George Loomis is to have q class in archery, Robert Sackett and Leslie Coates one in leathercraft and two scouts class in aviation.
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New Britain herald., 1929-10-05
s pc a king g of Sports

Lew Brown took over the fran hise of the Hartford Senators of the Eastern Professional Football League yesterday and he gave up the shost last night. The reason was High prices.
 Brown had, without consulting those master of high finance, the football players figured out a pretty Eay to shave down salaries and to but expenses. Everything was love- ly until he preached the subject to the players last night. He was met by flat refusals to play and he de- eded right then and there to throw up the sponge.
 He decided to abandon the fran thise and he told all of the players fhat they were free agents to do as they pleased and to go other places hnd get their money.
 The other four league managers taVe been hurriedly summoned to h meeting tonight in Hartford to discuss the project and to see if anything can be done about it. The Hartford Senators were scheduled to play against the Ntumegs in this city k week from tomorrow.
 Promoter Arthur DePasquale of Bristol staged a successful indoor fight card last night at the Bristol State Armory but during the course of the evening, he was notified that the armory would not be available again for fights. This will be the cause of keen appointment to the crowd of fans who attended the scraps last night.
 It was explained that the state Isn't anxious to have fights staged in the armories and will allow them only when the companies which oc- cupy the armories can get slice of the gate for their funds This, most of the promoters are loath to do and so. it is likely that no more fights will be held at the Bristol armory.
 We do not know what the chances Tor fights in this city are this win ter At the present time, there isn't anybody anxious at all to come here because, they claim, things have been made too tough for them. The Williams team Of New Haven has strengthened it's lineup for the game with the Nutmcgs of this city tomorrow. One of the Lawson boys has been added to the backfield and he will furnish pletny of strength there.
 The managers of the Church Bas- ketball League will hold another meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. All interest ed are invited to attend.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-05

COnnle Mack learned baseball from the ground up. He broke into the majors as a Washington catch CT in 1886. He became manager of the Athletics in 1900.
 He won pennants in 1902, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914 and 1929, his team becoming world champions by defeating the Cubs in 1910 and the Giants in 1911 and 1913.
 He is e and has indicated that he will continue as the As manag- CT.
 Mickey Cochrane has no superiors in the catching business. And his hitting rates him a place in the up- per bracket of the batting order. He is 26.
 Lefty Grove is the American league sure-shot strikeout special ist This is the fourth season he has led the league. His age is 29
 Al Simmons whose unorthodox batting stance amused the boys when he first broke into the ma iors is doing the laughing now. He is a home run clouter and a bear at driving in runs. Al is 26. George Earnshaw grew up on the sidewalks of New York. He sue ceedcd Lefty Grove as the ace of the Baltimore hurlng staff and then followed Grove to the As--four years later.
 Jimmy FoxX is only q years old baseball six years He came to the As in 1925 but had trouble breaking into the lineup until last year. Jimmy Dykes is one of the best all-around inficldors in the game. Ffe has played every position in the | infield this year. He is g.
 Joe Foley is another ono of those former Baltimore stars. The late Jack Dunn had big price tag on Joe and Connie Mack was three years making mp his mind to buy Joseph. His age is 31
 Mulo Haas is what Connie Mack calls q great center fielder. He is 25.
 The boys weak on curve ball pitching don't have much of a chance with Rube Walberg. Rubo is 30. This is his fifth season with the As.
 Bing Miller got break when | Connie Mack obtained him last 1 year in the sammy Gray deal He i has shown his appreciation by hit l ting i'll great styo this year. Bing is 34
 Jack Quinn at 4 is stiIl good i enough 10 stand a good chance of starting a game in the coming ser ies. His splitter enabled him to pitch several loW-hit games this year.
 CY Perkins is one of Connie Mack's dependables although he seldom breaks into the lineup. be cause of the super excellence of Mickey Cochranes catching. Cy is 33.
 Eddie Collins is veteran Of sev- en worlds series. Eddie is 42. but still breaks into the lineup occasion ally.
 Eddie Rommel did his best work for Connie Mack in those dark years ot the not distant past when the As consisted mainly of young and inexperienced ball players. He is 32.