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The Washington times., 1929-10-14
Flower Shipments
By Air Growing,
Florist Says
Industry One of Leading
Patrons of Aviation in
u. S. Goodness in
Transit Factor.

One of the biggest patrons of
air transport in the United States
is the florist, said William +. Guide,
of the Old-established shop of Guide
Brothers Company, maintaining
four flower shops in Washington.
The periShabihty of flowers
and the heavy demand for certain
blooms that cannot be success
fully grown in this climate, even
in the greenhouse, has led the flor.
ist to seize every opportunity for
more rapid transportation" Mr..
GUIDE said. That is one reason
why We have been so quick to see
the possibilities afforded by the
speedy service of air transport in
bridging long distances without in
jury.
AS a matter of fact, where flow
ers are shipped by air, and due
precaution taken, their preserva-
ton is much more satisfactory
than after journey Of few hours
by train. In an airplane, the tenn
perature Is cool and there is not
the possibility of damage due to
carelessness of those handling the
lIO"elS uuilllS transport, as II Is
our experience that the aviation
attendants are very careful in their
handling of parcels. The tonic ef-
feet of the cooler air in preserving
the flowers is we'll known, and in
addition. the carrying compart.
ments of an airpIane are less heav-
lily laden, and air circulates more
freely than in crowded express
or mail car.
This improved transportation.
too, has done much to reduce the
cost of the rarer varieties of flow.
ers, by eliminating much of the
spoilage, and has resulted in MAX
ing them more popular. So the
business of shipping flowers by air
in the future is apparently Ger.
tain to grow rapidly"
Other local florists have also
been frequent patrons of air trans.
portation service in an extensive
way. Several tons of flowers are
shipped this way every month, it
is believed.
Mr.. Guide showed one method Of
packing which was used, in which
the stem of the flower was thrust
through a hole in a rubber cork
which was then sealed into tube
Of water, keeping the stem we'll
molstened, and prolonging the
freshness of the blossom.
The Washington times., 1929-10-14
Brown Brothers
Taxi Business
Has Grown

From a small cubby hole on
Pennsylvania Avenue to the big
gest taxicab garage in the United
States.
This is the history of the Brown
Brothers, owners and operators Of
the Black and White, the Yellow
taxicabs and the Black and White
sightseeing busses.
While many taxicab companies
have come and gone since the
Brown Brothers started in bust.
ness, their business has pro.
gressed until at the present time
they are under contract to serve
the biggest hotel in the Capital
in addition to the Union Station.
This has been due, according to
the management, to their strict
application to the rule that in
order to succeed a company that
Is supplying service to the public
must always be on the lookout
for the comfort and convenience
Of the residents. and visitors to
the National Capital.
One Of the departments of their
business that gives them the
greatest pride is the Lost and
Found" bureau where thousands
Of dollars worth of clothing. jew
elry and money is annually turned
in by the drivers of the cabs.
Most of the articles loft in taxi
cabs are either umbrellas or
coats, with womens pocketbooks
running closely behind.
The Washington times., 1929-10-14

The THYME Bottling Works
started a few years ago in a very
small way and with only a small
equipment and delivery service, but
due to the very efficient manage
ment of the proprietOrs and the
quality of their product they have
expanded until they have one of
the most efficient and sanitary
bottling plants in this section.
1t would really be a treat to GO
through this plant and see the mod
ern way in which the bottles are
The Washington times., 1929-10-14
Power Plant Extensions
at Bennings, D. c.

capacity Electric Power Plant
D has increased The total
The 3o0o0kiowat Turbo-
the
the outskirts of Wash
skyward identify the National
Potomac Electric Power
To
the
electrical locally
of the
The Washington times., 1929-10-14
THYME Bottling Works
Show Rapid Growth

washed and sterilized all by the
latest and most efficient machinery
and then delivered to the filling and
Gaping machines.
The THYME Company pride them
selves upon the quality of their
product and make the claim that it
has a food value that make it a
health drink. You are invited to
call and inspect their plant at any
time. Try a case of their family
size bottles, full "a fluid-ounce
package
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
HEAVY GOING SURE
FOR 100000 RACE
Chances Are That American
Derby Tomorrow VIII
Be Run in Mud.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~HTCAGO, June 14.-Another bat
tie in the mud is the almost
certain prospect for the $50
600 American Derby, which will
be decided among 3-year-olds
over a mile and a quarter at wash
ington Park tomorrow.
Three days and nights OF heavy rain
had churned the course into quag-
nnire and no amount of sunshine Is
likely to make it fast by post time.
The tracks condition has made Clyde
Van Dusen, which splashed through
the mud to win the Kentucky Derby, an
overwhelming favorite. The mighty son
of Man o. War today was quoted at
8 to S, with indications the odds would
drop to Z to 5 or less by post time.
Several other speedy stake winners,
which have won events recently in the
mud and rain, are entered in the derby
and their stock, too, skyrocketed. Among
these are African. Windy City, Karl
Eitel and Paul Bunyan.
In Yesterdays derby test, Bunyan won
by stepping the mile in mud in 1:4l.
Larry McAtee, who rode Clyde Van
Dusen In the Kentucky Derby, will not
ride the feet colt tomorrow because Of
replaced by Willie Garner OF the ia
NOUS Garner family Of riders.
Alderman John j. "Bathhouse John"
Coughlin has reiterated he will stake
the hopes of his stable on Karl Eitel
and that Rougish Eye viii not start.
The horse Is still lame and VIII be
out for at least q month. Coughlin
said.
DR.. Freeland, hope Of the East
against the fast Western field. arrived
at the track yesterday. and his trainer
said he was in first-class condition.
Barring rain Saturday, track OIL
Gals hope for a crowd Of at least
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14


But Joe Dundee has no such 1nten-
lions. He is in training for the greatest
battle of his career. He believes he Will
fight the greatest battle of his career
when he defends his worlds welter-
weight title against Jackie Fields in
Detroit, July Is.
mo man in the world can beat Joe
in a 15-round title fight" said his
manager, Max Waxmap. II the oattie
were limited to 10 rounds, then Fields
might be leading on points at the flnlSh.
But in Is rounds he hasn't chance
TO take Joes title.
when the fans at the ringside in
Detroit see Joe step through the ropes
on the night of July 16 they're going to
look at a fighter in perfect physical
shape, and fighter in the perfect
frame of mind.
Dundee is ordinarily quiet lad,
slow to anger and never rowdy. But
right now he is seeing red. He's been
razzed by certain sports writer's ana
prosecuted by certain officials until he
is ready to take on the whole pack of
challengers as fast as they can be
booked. Jackie Fields will be facing a
Dundee q little different from the
Dundee of other welterweight fights.
The Dundee of July l6 will be the per-
feet fighter. Jackie Fields can't beat
him. No man can beat him IN 10
rounds"
Joe is above all a money fighter
and this is his big shot" says Wax
man. Before a big crowd and with
something at stake he'll fight as he
never fought before.
HE is free of the blood poisoning
that threatened to end his career. He
had seven attacks of that and almost
lost his left arm In Boston. But his
arm is well and he's fit as fiddle. In
recent months he has undergone a
series of treatments and the doctors
say he will have no more infections.
His weight is good. He doesn't smoke
or drink and keeps regular hours. He is
a home man. He has nice little family
and Mrs. Joe sees to all the cooking
when Joe is training for a fight. He
goes to church regularly. In short, he's
about as good as you'd wish boy TO
be and therefore q Joy to handle"
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was about to cross through the
Yankee infield during practice when
Mr.. OLeary caught me by the arm and
restrained me from entering the zone
of fire.
Remember" admonished Mr. O'Leary
chat your dogs are not what they used
to be, what with one thing and another
Also consider that your eyes have be-
come astigmatized and dimmed by
watching one base ball game after an
other. You are in no position to side
step and are not competent to see these
infield hits with. the new base ball. It's
so lively that hardly can see 1t my
SELF"
Mr., OIeary's admonition was sec
onded by other members of the YAM
kee team, who seemed to have my
welfare at heart for no good reason
whatever. watching that practice,
1t seemed to me that It was some
thing of a miracle that the brains of
the Yankee infielders were not
dashed out by batted balls-not that
this would have made such a spat-
tering. at that.
After this I was moved to comment
from time to time upon the liveliness
of the modern base ball. These COM
ments always drew counter comments
eating great mental anguish upon the
part of Mr.. Curtiss. And Mr.. CurtisS
is still greatly panied mentally over the
comments, as he maintains stoutly that
there has been no change In the official
base ball.
Now. Mr.. Curtiss is moved to assign
other causes for the increase in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
BELMONT GETS RID
OF AUSTRALIAN GATE
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE West
chester Racing Association has decided
to discard the Australian starting gate
after disastrous trial at Belmont Park.
Joseph e. Widener, president of the as
ISOLATION, made the announcement that
1t would be strapped and that the
new Mars Cassidy starting gate would
be given a trial at Saratoga.
Widener said that Richard T. Wilson,
president Of the Saratoga association,
had agreed to take three of the new
barriers, the invention of the veteran
starter, which are released mechanically
instead of electrically. The failure of
the electric system to work on the
closing day of the Belmont meeting
caused serious accident to Jockey
Eddie Waters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
BLOW BATTLES JANNEY
FOR PLAYGROUND TITLE

Blow and Janney School mines were
10 meet this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
on the Plaza diamond in the first
game of series of three to decide the
city Junior championship in the NUM-
cipal Playground Departments ele-
nentary school base ball series.
Monroe tossers squeezed out 3-to-2
win over Wheatley yesterday in the
first of a three-game series for the
senior class title. Monroe triumphed
without making hit. Fine base run
ming by Carlton Giovannetti and Bits
Harris brought Monroe victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
HAGEN SEES JAUNT
AS BOON FOR GOLF
Says Success of Ryder Cup
Team Players Abroad
"Peps" U. S. Open.
By WALTER HAGEN,
British Open Golf Champion.

~ ETROIT, June IA am GER
tain that the Ryder Cup tour
has increased the general In
- terest in the open champion to
be contested this month on the
Winged Foot Club course at Mamaro-
neck. N. Y. Another thrilling golf
romance will be enacted here and the
sport will be greatly benefited.
The big events win new players ano
that, it seems to me, Is the greatest
mission they have-a far greater one
than finding champions, for champions
change, but the game, like Tennysons
brook, goes on.
The open will attract a great deal of
attention because of the spirited rivalry
among SO many well known players
Travelled and untraveied. will be
there doing my best to- win both OF
the two big ones" in the same year, as
Bobby Jones did in 1925 in England and
at Columbus.
The visit of the American Ryder Cup
team, of which was captain, to Eng
land and Scotland and the appearance
OF certain members of the team in Italy,
France, Germany and the Irish Free
State was big undertaking.
incidentally I have realized one Of
my ambitions, which was to take q team
of representative American home bred
professional golfers to the countries OF
the Old World and to put them through
a schedule which would do credit to
them and to the United States. I feel
that we accomplished that.
While 1t was very pleasant to win the
British open and have Horton Smith
win the French professional and Joe
Turnesa win the big match play tour
nament at Leeds, consider all this sec
ondary to the interest aroused in golf,
to the fine impression the players made
everywhere, to the experience they OBJ
tanned and to the friendships estab-
Hshed.
Copyright, 1879. by North American News
paper Alliance)
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home run output. He passes the buck
to the base ball architects. Whatever
blame he cannot trace to the landscape
gardeners of the national pastime he
blames upon the restrictions placed
upon the pitchers.
In this controversial it can be
called that-Mr Curtiss has slight
advantage over me. He lays down a
barrage of statistics across my 'front.'
line defense. And how I hate sta
tisticsl / always have maintained
that base ball statistics prove moth
ing whatever.
For instance, it is my contention that
Eabe Ruth is the greatest all-around
base ball player of all time, but this Is
not indicated by the statistics. All that
the statistics indicate regarding Mr.
Ruth is that he Is great home-run
hitter, and a primary-grade pupil could
figure that without the aid Of an adding
machine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14

he might have run himself up q record
for hundred home runs In the sea-
son. a.
But the main point is that the home
runs have been increased until the
game has been changed basically. OF
course, II the horizon were the limit
for the outfields, there might be some
in home runs. But where are you to
get the space in the cities2 And IL you
could get It, would the customers want
the home runs cut to q minimum?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
BULOW'S TACTICS
SEEN AS MISTAKE
Pilot May Be Cutting Off His
Own Nose by Annoying Max
on Eve of Battle.
BY FAIRPLAY.
YEw YORK, June 14.-Arttur
Bulow Is using very poor judg-
1 g. i-Ia g. ay.I

N EW YORK, June 14.-AILIluE
N Bulow Is using very poor judg-
ment in its flight to safeguard
i his claim to the likeliest looking
heavyweight prospect seen in
some time. Bulows contract with Max
Schmeling is a matter of record with
the local commission and is the only
one accepted from the many managers
claiming control of the German fighter.
Schrneling's fight with Pauline Uzcu-
dun June 81 is put on over the objec-
tions of Bulow This is because the
latter wanted more than the local COM
mission thought was fair to the fighter
and the charity affair for which the
contest is being staged.
Bulow has started suit to prevent
the match. He also wants an account
ing Of the money to be paid Schmeling.
In this he is perfectly right. But the
fact that the commission has guaran-
teed Bulows share should be sufficient.
Bulow, counseled by others, thinks the
contract signed in Montreal is against
his interests and he wants to be sure
that the money will not be placed to
the fighters credit outside of this
country If the Garden officials do
that, Bulow would have hard job
collecting.
Now Bulow, who signed contract
Will u6uASt 40
a match with Phil Scott. the British
title holder. The local commission
could do nothing else but recognize
the contract and on paper the match
is on. But here Is the catch. Schmel-
ing refuses to recognize any contract
made by Bulow and threatens to return
home and retire from active partici-
patton in the game until his contract
with Bulow expires one year from this
coming october.
Now If Bulow thinks he has the next
heavyweight championship of the world
he Is showing poor Judgment trying to
prove this. Schmeling on the eve OF
the most important fight of his career
should not bother with law suits. He
should be free to go about his prepa-
ration without care or thought In the
world but the impending contest. Blu
lows actions mean that he is COM
mencing the series of annoyances pre-
dicted by this writer two weeks ago and
unless the matter is kept from Schmel-
ing, his work is bound to suffer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
SHORTST0P Is ADDED
TO CUBS CRIPPLE LIST

CHICAGO, June IA R).-Elwood
English, youthful shortstop, has Joined
Catchers Leo Hartnett and Mike Con-
za!es on the Cubs injured list.
English injured his ankle in a col
lision with Don Hurst of the Phillies
and may be out for several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
DOWN THE LINE.
WITH w. o. McGEEHAN.
Passing the Buck.


passing in the nqution into the
orgy of home which, according to
making national pastime ridiculous According to
Others increase making the in
teresng all the point of view But 1t Is admitted
generally developing abnormal number
Of William would call Circuit clouts'
natural that tnquiring mind should rise to
mmaera whether not the increase in home
better the national pastme
poll of the customers to determine this
What they wish to know now is How Gomez"
ball players like John Joseph Mccraw Wbert
Others have notion that is mainly because the
constructed farther than
brought attention by Charles OLeary
at training the west coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
JOCKEY rs SUSPENDED.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill, June IA CP)-
Jockey C. Cavens has drawn 30-day
suspension. The stewards of Paramount
track ruled he was guilty of hand
riding" and interference in the third
race yesterday and disqualified Miles
Prior, the horse with which he finished
first. Sandy Lady was awarded first
Mace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
MANDELL TO FIGHT
BEFORE AUGUST 10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 14.-Sammy Man
dell, world lightweight champion, is to
defend his title here some time before
August 10, under terms Of a contract
signed yesterday with Paddy Harmon,
president Of the Chicago Stadium Cor
poration.
The title holder received $4,000 for
signing to meet any opponent selected
by Harmon. He also agreed to defend
his championship second time II he
energies victor from the coming battle.
Billy Petrolle, Tony Canzoneri, Ray
Miller, Billy Wallace, Louis kid" Kap-
Ian, Luis Vicentini and Jack Berg are
being considered as Mandelps opponent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
RENAULT, HURT, UNABLE
TO BATTLE GALLAGHER

Because of an injury with which he
Is suffering, Jack Renault, Canadian
heavyweight boxer, will be unable to
fill his engagement with Marty Gala
CHER, Washington husky, Monday night
at Baltimore.
Gallagher's next battle will be in
Philadelphia June "a when he will APP
pear on the Heeney- Maloney card.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
Joe Dundee Raced Into Fury Prepares for Fight Of His Career
WELTERWEICHT CHAMPION
WOULD MEET WHOLE PACK
Perfect Shape and Proper Mental Attitude Will Be
in Joe's Favor When He Tackles Chal-
lenger, Says Manager.
BY FRED TURBYVILLE.

knockout at the hands OF Jack Thompson two defeats
Al Meo the razzberry from the world
~ might Dundee ready to surrender the
a title that caused him much trouble
Jackie Fields be glad
he become convinced OF his
oWnin inability with the field of chalengerS.
little light training let the title and return
with $4,000 He could his family
banana stall in Belair Market And
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
RELEASE LAUTENBACHER,
SUITS DOWN TO rs LIMIT

CHICAGO, June Ia P).-The Cubs
have reduced their roster to the legal
limit of IS by releasing Ed Lautenbach-
err, rookie pitcher, to the Reading club
of the International League.
He goes there on 48-hour recall
provision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
JACK WRIGHT ADVANCES
IN KENT NET TOURNEY

BECKENHAM, England, June IA GF).
DIR. Jack Wright of Montreal, Ca
madam Davis Cup player, advanced to
the fourth round of the mems singles
in the Kent tennis championship tour
nament.
He defeated r. Malcolm Of South
Africa in the third round. The scores,
60, 46, Ga.
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MARINER D0RVAL BOUT
DEPENDENT ON WEATHER

CHICAGO June IA OFF the
weather man relents, Les Mariner, Chi
cago heavyweight, and Napoleon Jack
Dorval of New York will open Chicago's
outdoor ring season with 10-round
bout tonight.
The match was postponed from last
night because of rain and cold weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14

After laying down the statistical
smoke screen, which leaves me blinded
and gasping for air. Mr.. Curtiss follows
up this move, which is contrary to the
rules of civilized controversy, by writ
ing:
please observe that the highest
percentage (of home runs) was real
lied in 1922 before the silly squawk
about tho lively ball began. In 1925
it was lowest of all, and the yowling
about the ball was the 1oudest" II
might say that Mr.. Curtiss is giving
the general batting statistics and not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
TRAYNoR's BROTHER JAILED

NEW YORK, June II CD-Arthur
Traynor, semi-professional base ball
player, and brother of Harold (Pie)
Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has
been sentenced to 7la to Is years in
prison for attempted robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14

Diegel has a 80 for nine holes. It Is
time for some fellow to run the hundred
in nine. Or get four home runs in one
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14

There may be much in what Mr.. Cur
tiss has to say concerning the changes
in the base ball grounds and the effect
of these changes on the home run out
put. Certainly the number of home
runs has been increasing until 1t Is
unusual to read of a game where no
home runs have been hit. The game
has been changed so that the very old
timers are beginning to squawk raul
cously.
Some of the parks have been re-
constructed deliberately with the no
ton of facilitating the horne run
output. Others have been altered to
accommodate the increased number
of customers, but at the same time
the reconstruction has affected the
number of home runs.
In Texas and in places where there
are open spaces to the dim horizon
they seem to have shortened their
fences deliberately so that the home
runs may be aided. recall some
Texas base ball parks that were, for no
apparent reason, the size of the Phila-
delphia National League base ball park,
where sometimes feeble singles will go
into the bleachers for home runs. It is
my notion that II Babe Ruth had been
playing with the Philadelphia Nationals