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The Washington times., 1929-06-11
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ny BOB THAYER

It may, or may not, be
interesting to Washington to
know that Bib Falk, crack
outfielder Of the Cleveland
Indians, has taken q new lease
on life!
Long ranked among the American
Leagues blue ribbon outfielderss
the comparatively indifferent gar
dener Of 1928 is no more.
Having soured on his association
with the Chicago White Sox q year
ago BIB. for the most part, was
Just another ball player. Today
he is hustling for all he's worth and
10 stirring up quite a racket IN the
American League.
Whereas he last season was Re.
moved from the lineup when OPP
posed to left-handed pitching, the
red-cheeked flailer Is now taking
q cut against everything coming
his way. Traded for Catcher Autry,
Of the Tribe, last winter. Falk Is
having the last laugh and appar-
emily hearty one.
Not only Is he hitting around
$50 or better but his fine de-
fensfVe play and great throwing
are playing havoc with the
opposition. Posted in right
field by Manager Peclxinpaugh,
he, Is making the most Of the,
chances coming his way.
'It,s not hard to figure out" q
member of the Indians remarked
yesterday while conversing In the
locker room, ''Falk IL satisfied now.
A year ago he wasn't the same
man. There must have been some
reason. too. for he isn't a cry baby
by any means!
Look at him now! Show me a
happier or harder working player
and I'll show you two more like
him. Those White Sox must be q
pretty hard bunch to work for. Bib
doesn't talk much, but III gamble
he had plenty Of reason to souawkr' /.
There Is probably little sympathy
for Falk from q local angle,
though, since, that exceptionally
brilliant young man yesterday con.
tributed more than his share wheR
the Griffmen fell before the In
dams, to 8. and thereby had their
current series with the Tribe evened
at one-all.
ShOrt-changing them defen-
kSively he also beEted q home
sfJRn and double, his round triD
cOEniag IN the first with joe
SaWen On. Smacking the ball
over the right-field wall, he
played his part in rObbing >,
Pitcher Irving Hadley Of an.
other close decision.
Ranked by this defeat, the Griff.
men will today attempt to avenge
Hadley's setback in the third game
OF their current series when Fred
Marberry, right-hapder, is sched.
ulde to travel against Walter Mil.
Ter, Cleveland's best southpaw bet,
Winning his last two startiua
| efforts Marberry has had sufficient
rest to- bear down with his best.
which should assure q well pitched
game.
Ken Holloway's rescue appear.
ance was the bright spot OF yester.
days spectacle when the visitors
came through with a sixth inning
| attack that netted the winning run
after registering three times In the
first. -
Relieving Joe shaute with the
score tied and two out In the
fourth. Holloway pitched hitIess
and runless ball thereafter.
Allowing only six hits and one
run after that disastrous first
round, Hadley delivered also ex.
cellently until the finish. Falk's
home run and double featured the
winning offense while Fonseca made
good with a triple and double.
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G0LFING RECORD

Pat Sawyer scored q card of O.
TOR is holes while. competing r@
Gently for the West. High Schsoiy
golf team in Minneapolis. This is,
believed TO be an aII.time high
school record. so,
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FRIENDSHIPS BOOKED

Hammond's Friendship nine will
Journey to Arlington Park Sunday
to encounter the A. B. and w. Bus
men at . o'clock.
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First Million Gate Nears
Without Dempsey
By Davis J. Walsh

NEW YORK June 11I you tried to tell anyone 10 years
ago the time would when German and Spaniard
would fight before million dollars worth of witnesses
American city, he would have demonstrated with you in
mild gentle way about remaining in the too long
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could be bought for $4,000,
which isn't much money IN
baseball parlance and Blooming
ton is certainly about the proper
class into which sandlot lads
could step and get the rough
edges polished off.
Last winter Griffith had a
letter from some of Blooming
tons leading baseball spirits,
asking him for sentimental rea-
sons, at least, to buy up the
club and lead it out of the
depths of despond. Griffith's
first professional baseball con-
tact was as a pitcher for Bloom
ington, and at the time he
pigeon-holed the request be-
cause Judge Lands was under
stood to be on the warpath
anent minor league farms for
major legaue teams.
However, in that Lands has
not issued any ukase against
minor farms and the storm re-
Sarding them seems to be about
blown over, Griffith may well
consider Walter Johnson's plea
and get him this Glass B farm
at Bloomington, where the baseA
ball infants might learn to
creep and crawl.
This may or may not be q
coincidence, but the new prin-
,cipal at Central High School is
one Harvey Al. Smith, while
his female assistant is Miss
Helen Coolidge. and his male
aid Lawrence Hoover.
There iS something very con-
soling to the older members Of
the Griffmsn in the fact that
Washington has taken over the
Atlanta Crackers as their farm,
because q baseball farm is used
by .: major league club for the
dual purpose of developing its
raw material as wen as retir-
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was to have been q 10.round go.
The belI saved Rocco, but he was ia
no shape or mood to report for the
eighth round and his seconds tossed
the towel in surrender.
The match featured q show vii,
messed by 12.c0e IN Chicago Stadium.
The lean Norwegian was bewiI.
dered for elk rounds by Rocco's
peculiar bobbing and bending tao.
tics. /
Otto stopped the bOOlng and
Rocco next round, stretching
the stOclxy Fastener on the
canvas with q thud. His see.
Onds carried him to his corner
and worked over him feverishIy.
but he was still IN q 1aze when
the bell banged for the eighth
heat.
Tommy Grogan, Omaha light.
weight, was disqualified for foulins
in the seventh round Of the semi.
windup with Luis Vicentini, OF
Chile. Grogan had been warned
repeatedly for hitting low.
Earl Mastro. flashy featherweisht,
got q verdict over Midget Nike
o'Dowd. of Columbus, Ohio. in 10
rounds. Mastro's failing finish Left
Mike with a closed eye and q cut
and puffed right ear.
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why spend hours looking for apart
mentS 20 let. wheR minutes spent In
Peading the Classified rental nstiASs
Wll produce the same resultsS
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He drew slightly over q million
with Sharhey; more than 81 5000
with Ffrpo; some $1,600,0OO with
Carpenter; $780, 900 with Tunney
In their first fight, and about $2,60O,-
900 In their second. Dempsey, in
brief, was the only milIion-dollar
man Of the fight racket. He was
but IL present indications are not
misleading, hewon't be-
According to those running the
show there Is as much az $12S, 900
inside the window even at this
immature date, It being an accepted
fact that only the rich or the rabid
or both 90 for q thing like a prize
fight with q lot OF unseenaly haste.
The rest Of US are too busy until
the last moment trying to hold out
breakfast money on the little
woman.
Anyhow, / sense the fact that
Madison Square Garden h much
impressed with the promi1soc0 u
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personally uAu dSAuaAAASSO WtSh a.
lot Of Germans and Spaniards who
could fight from now until next
Thursday q week and the event
would remain strictly confidential
for years and years. 1t must be that
a lot depends on the German and
the Spaniard in question.
Anyhow, the Milk Fund show,
featuring Schmeling and Pauline, is
all OF 16 days away this morning. yet
the betting is ''six, two and even"
that the enterprise win run into a
million dollars. II it does, 1t will be
the only fight in all history to draw
a million or better with two men,
neither Of whom Is named Dempsey.
Dempsey has been most prOlmt-
nently identified with every mill
Hon dollar Rf1ht we have had.
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DI.;SS. s:SSs' ..i.. 4 ''a' as' t'dAS' Horn'Ay.
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ShOrt-changing them defen-
eively he also beEted q home
run and double, his round trip
coming In the first with Joe
'SeWelf ON. Smaclking the ball
over the right-field wall, he
played his part in rObbing
Pitcher Irving Hadley Of an.
other close decision.
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,IheBiQ len
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Detroit. $40.
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The system whereby Catchers
HerOld Rule and Benny Tate
were to be alternated against
various brands Of pitching
seems to have been dropped
altogether.
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T|LDEN AND HUNTER
EASILY BEAT DANES
Latter and Miss Wills Win in
Mixed Doubles on Paris
Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROLAND GARRos STADIUM, Paris.
May 2o-Big Bill Tiden and Frank
Hunter, the veteran American pair, got
of to a flying start today in the French
hard court tennis championship, in
their first doubles match. They easily
disposed Of the Danish team Of Nielsen
and Rasmussen, 60, 81, 60.
The match was just workout for
the Americans and Tilden spent most
Of his time experimenting. He baf1ed
the Danes with an assortment of chops,
drives and cannon ball service shots.
Big Bill did most Of the work, but Hunt
er gave him good support whenever nee
essary.
The only game the Americans dropped
was the second game of the second set.
Only five games went to deuce.
Other results in the mems doubles
were:
Torralva brothers of Chile defeated
Augustin and Terrier Of France, IS,
Ga, IS, rs.
j. G. Gregory and I. c. Collins, Great
Britain, defeated CHASER and Legacy,
France, 81, "a, SO.
Frank Hunter and Miss Helen Wills
came through the first round Of the
mixed doubles with ease, defeating Mile.
Metaxa and G. CHASER, 6-3. 6-3.
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy. veteran
American, and her youthful partner.
Miss MarjoFas Morrill, Of Boston. lost
their opening engagement in the wom-
ans doubles, bowling to Miles. Amaury
and Adamoff of France in straight sets.
The scores were 81, 6-3.
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ECKENER TO DELAY
LONG GRAF TRIP
American Voyage Will Not Be
Attempted Until Cause of
Failure Is Known.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Germany, May
20.-Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander OF
tho transatlantic air liner Graf Yep
pelin, hopes to bring his ship back to
Friedrichshafen from Cuers on Thurs
day or Friday of this week.
At the same time he tod the cor
respondent for the Associated Press that
a transatlantic journey was out of the
question until it had been definitely
determined what caused the failure of
four of his five motors last week when
the ship was we'll on her way on a
second voyage to the United States.
I arrived last night in order to con-
fer with Ludwig Duerr, director Of the
Maybach Co. manufacturer of the
motors) before bringing the Graf here
from Cuers," DR. Eckener said. 1T
goes without saying we will not attempt
any greater journey. especially not a
transatlantic fight, until we have de-
termined beyond peradventure of doubt
exactly what caused the motor mishap
and until the necessary changes have
been effected and tried out.
There is this much that I would like
to say now: The breakdown and result
ing difficulties for the airship have
nothing whatever to do with the dirigi-
BILE itself" he declared. mo objections
TO or criticism Of its construction can
in any way be derived therefrom. That
the airship. despite the defective mo-
tors, was nevertheless able so to maneu-
YER that a safe landing was effected
is in itself another proof of its air
worthiness. 1t Is also clear that an
other kind of multi-motored aircraft
could not have been done better. I
would like further to state emphatically
that sabotage is out of the question.
DR.. Eckener, according to his present
plans, will remain at Friedrichshafen
until Wednesday and will then go to
Cuers to bring the Graf back Thursday
or Friday.
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AERIAL REFUEL|NG
TO Be SEEN HERE
Nonstop Flight, Fairfield to
New York, Routed Over
Washington.

The National Capital will witness the
first aerial refueling Of service bomb
ing plane and new system Of radio
broadcasting of a description Of the
event from the air when a long-range
bonbardment plane en- route from Fair
field to New York and return without
landing, a refueling plane and a huge
tri-motored radio plane rendezvous over
Boiling Field at Sis pm. tomorrow.
Final refueling tests between the
bomber. commanded by Lieut.. Odas
Moon of Rockwell Field, California, and
the refueling plane which will be flown
by Capt Ross G.. Hoyt of the office of
the chief of Air Corps, who refueled the
Question Mark during its record night
last January, will be made at Falrf1eld,
Ohio, tomorrow morning a few hours
before Capt. Hoyt leaves for Washing
ton in the Douglass refueling plane,
which bears on its side quaint paint
ing of an infants nursing bottle, de-
plotting the planes mission IN lie.
To Describe Scene.
The bomber will be accompanied dur
ing its long distance trip by the big
radio plane, from which S. o. B. Han
son, chief of plant operations and re-
search for the National Broadcasting
Co.. will describe the process as seen
from the air over the National network
of stations, including Station WRC. The
radio pickup station will be set up
at Boiling Field. The broadcasting will
continue from Sis to 545 pm.
Leaving Boiling Field after taking
aboard 200 gallons of fuel, the big
twin-motored bomber will head for
New York, accompanied by the radio
plane. During the flight Mr.. Hanson
will conduct an aerial interview by
radio with Lieut.. Moon between the
planes, broadcasting the unique inter
view by radio through ground stations.
To Circle New York.
During the half hour the bomber
will circle over New York before start
ing its return trip, another description
of the spectacle will be broadcast from
hook-up, with a short wave pickup
station in New York.
The crew of the radio plane, in ad-
dition to Mr.. Hanson, will include
Lieut.. Leroy Wolfe. pilot; Charles
Eaton, radio technictan. and P. H. w.
Dixon observer. Leaving New York the
bomber and its radio consort will pass
over Atlantic City, dropping parachute
fare there, and will continue to Wash
ington, where the second refueling will
be made at IL pm. The planes are ex-
pected to return here Wednesday morn
ing The crew of the bomber in addi-
ton to Lieut.. Moon will include Lieut..
Eugene L. Eubank, assistant pilot;
Bradley Jones, Wright Field navigator;
Lieut. Paul j. Richter, refueling officer,
and Lieut.. Charles T. Scow, radio of11-
Ger. Capt. Hoyt will have crew in the
refneling plane composed of Sergts.
Robert A, Brewer and Wilbur j.
simons who will operate the refueling
controls.
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GOVERNMENT PROBES
REPORTED USE OF U. S.
ARMS IN TEXTILE STRIKE
Continued From First Page0

with reports OF disorders coming in from
the outlying mill workers communities.
Guardsmen were taking extra precau-
ton after being informed that strikers
would engage in demonstrations today
on picket duty. Demonstrations were
held throughout yesterday.
Many reports of dynamiting, riots
and minor pillage In the neighboring
communities were found to be ground
less.
The disorders have followed the clos
ing on April IS of the American Benz
berg and American GlanZStoff rayon
mills by the walkout of 5000 workers
and subsequent reopening of the plants
two weeks ago with limited force of
non-union workers.
Quiet prevailed in the strike zone
today. as the spinning room of the
American Bemberg mill hummed with
activity and workers who came down
out of the hills under military escort,
but were not molested by strike pickets
Gen. Boyd said many families were
warned last night by strike sympathiz-
ers to keep the women and children
at home tomorrow" and that some of
the families had appealed to him for
protection. A few strikers gathering
in town early this morning were in
good spirits and declared we have Just
begun to fight"
Trials of more than so strikers on
charges of contempt of court today
hearing Wednesday, when the defend
ants vera arraigned before him The
number Increased with the identif1ca-
ton of number of pickets who were
arrested last week and arraigned for
contempt
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menteo by Mr.. Hoover. The meal with
the Marines yesterday morning consisted
of f1apjacks, scrambled eggs and bacon.
The food which was to have been
eaten Saturday night served its pur-
pose yesterday afternoon when the
President ana his little company of
friends pulled up along the roadside in
the Shenandoah Valley on their return
to Washington. and enjoyed q picnic.
The spot was near Fishers Hill, the
scene of one of the bloody struggles
during Sheridan's fighting in the val
ley. The Presidents purpose in return
ing to Washington by this route was
to view the historic places and battle
fields in that section.
The President and his friends retired
early Saturday night before $50 O'Clock
and were up soon after s o'clock yester-
day morning. They had enjoyed their
sleep in the quiet and cool of the noun
tains, and soon after breakfast were on
their way. At Sperryville the machines
drew up in front of the Sperryville
Memorial Baptist Church, it being the
Presidents purpose to attend religious
services, but upon entering the build
ing the party discovered that there were
to be no religious services. Sunday
school was in progress and the Presi-
dent and his friends satin. They Joined
III Tie SillSiilB VI lily lllllS. "OIo W do
soon spread that the President was
there and by the time he and his
companions left the building for their
cars, quite good sized crowd for that
sparsely settled section was on hand
to cheer and stare.
From that village the cars went over
the mountains, reaching the main high
way in the Shenandoah Valley at a
point near Luray. Stops we're made
at New Market and other places where
battles were fought during the Civil
War. After riding through Winchester
the party headed for Washington, ar
irving at the White House about
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At Aide, Va. the presidential party
met with difficulty getting through q
section Of wet dirt. 1t was necessary
tn hitch two mules to the presidential
car to get 1t through. The trip from
there on to Washington was uneventful
The President had no difficulty
shaking off the vacation spirit soor
after reaching the White House. He
summoned Secretaries Stimson anc
Mellon and a group of others, includ-
| ing some congressional leaders, to dis.
| cuss the German debt, and spent tbs
! greater part Of the evening conferrine
regarding this subject.
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Tennessee Strikers
Claim Ample Food
For Finish Fight
Mountaineers Prepared to
Live on Berries and
Fish if Necessary.
By the Associated Press.


ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. May 20
There is sufficient food in the Tennes-
see hills to last the striking employees Of
the American Bemberg & Glanzstof
textile mills indefinitely. and the work
ers are prepared to fight to finish"
That is the opinion of mountaineers
who make up a majority OF the strlK-
ing forces. Yesterday they ridiculed re-
ports that some of the strikers were
suffering from lack of food, pointing to
the abundance of berries and fruits in
the hills and the plentiful supply of fish
in the Doe and Watauga Rivers.
Many of the mountaineer farmers
feed large groups of the strikers, who
90 odd Jobs in return. T. S. Engor, a
Stoney Creek farmer and strike sympa--
thizer, feeds many of the idle men and
women daily. President Andrew john
son died in house on Engor's farm.
Scores of the strikers spend the nights
in sympathizers' homes high in the
Little Alps" which shelter Happy Valley
I'VE had plenty before these plants
came here Engor said today. man
can't starve in these hills.
Most of the idle textile workers live
many miles from the factories and are
not wholly dependent on the industries
for livelihood.
One syrnpathizer fed several score
strikers yesterday after religious SerV-
ices at which prayers we're offered Tor
the success of the strike. The men sat
around a long rough table, ate silently
and then retired to the shade OF nearby
trees. The women then took their places
at the table. The Bible was read, and
there was little discussion Of the strike
Long rifles always we'll oiled and pol
ished, rest above doors Of most OF the
houses. Many Of the rifles have been
in the families for generations. Marks
manship is the pride of the hill folk.
1--WE don't pick up a squirrel unless
we knock his eye out, Engor salu
TODAY,
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friends. who are inclined to be yaggish,
have greeted him with the ancient
greeting. Vino hit you?"
Lieut.. Connd-. Joel T. Boone, the pres
idential uhvsician, who was one OF the
Presidents fishing party, gave first AID
and has since treated the injury. Cold
water was applied at first until the
swelling went down little, then lotlons
were applied.
with the President on the fishing eX-
pedition, besides Dr. Boone, were sec
retary Of Interior Wilbur, LaWr@ce
Richey. one Of the presidential secfe-
taries, and E. 6. Lowry, magazine
writer.
piece of hard luck experienced by me
vacationists was the failure OF tne
White House truck, containing the fish
ing tackle belonging to the party, 70
arrive before dark, when 1t was too
late to go in quest Of trout. The truck
is said to have lost its way, when II
left the main highway and started
over the mountain trial leading 10 the
remote spot selected for the presloentlaI
camp.
However, the party had a good time
tran4ping about the grounds IN the VI
cinity of the fishing preserve, inspect
ing the camp erected for the president
! and the camp a few hundred yard'
away erected for Marines assigned tc
guard the preserve.
Besides having the fishing tackle, the
! oelated truck also had the baskets con
! tanning what was TO have been picnic
| lunch This difficulty was overcome
| however when Mai. Earl c. Long. IN
command Of the Marines, and who has
| personally superintendent the laying out
| of the camps, invited the party to eat
With the Marines. The supper wa:
tasty according to reports, and The
Marine cook was personally compli-
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ROAR HEARD FOR MILES.
Farmers Near Kennett Are Awakened
in Time to Escape Flood.

IN lime 10 Escape flOou.
KENNETH, Mo, May 20 [P9.--An
army of workmen lost a terrific fight
with food waters of the st. Francis
River when the levee crumbled about 7
miles northwest of Kennett at midnight
The break was expected to inundate
approximately 100000 acres Of farm land
and cover highways to a depth Of
several feet. No towns were endan-
gered.
Between TOO and 800 men had been
working desperately during the day and
night along a stretch of levee IA miles
long to prevent crevasse.
While about 300 men were working
at Millhouse Levee, considered the
weakest point, there was a rumbling
sound and roar as flood waters swept
away the dirt barrier and poured into
fertile farms, running all crops in its
path.
The sound Of the rushing waters was
heard for miles and farmers were
awakened in time to make preparations
to leave their homes. The crevasse
had v4dened to 200 feet this morning
Nearly every man in Kennett was on
duty yesterday or last night at some
point dIOIS CIle leNSS. AIHly eLSllleel D,
who have been supervising the work, to-
day concentrated their efforts farther
south, although it was believed the
break would relieve the situation.
About 100 men were in the vicinity
of Holcomb and Browns Ferry, where
the levee seemed in danger, although
the water was falling. Engineers also
sent about 100 men to point 4 miles
south of Kennett.
Possibly so families will be homeless
by night as a result Of the break.
FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED.