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New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
By the Associated Press.

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 Rain and open dates limited ma jor league activity yesterday to two games in Pittsburgh, but even this curtailment failed to prevent ethe Cubs from drawing closer to their pennant. The Bruins them selves had two games washed per -manently from their schedule in St. Louis as the Robins held the Pi- rates to an even break. This turn of events left the Cubs in need oi only eleven victories in their re- maining twenty three games-thc same number the Athletics require. a With two games permanently re moved from the card, the Cubs hy winning eleven more would finish with 9S victories and 54 defeats. A clean sweep from this point to the finish would give the Pirates q fi- nal record of 99 games won and 55 lost, just q percentage shad" worse than 9S-54 Cub record.
 Burleigh Grimes sought his 18th victory in the opener at Pittsburgh, but received instead his fifth defeat. Babe Herman hit homer with one on in the third. and other Robins punched blows for four more runs in the fifth, giving the flock just enough leeway to ease out ahead by to at the finish. Watson Clark won his fourteenth victory, but had to have the help Of John ny Morrison in the ninth when, aft ter several rallies had failed, the Pirates threatened to tie.
 Jess Petty was right in the sec ond clash, and Moss, McWeeney and Moore were not. so the Buccaneers had little trouble in winning by < to l. The Pirates collected twelve hits
 Babe Herman defended his thin lead in the batting race by adding two singles off Petty to the home run he made in the first clash. These three hits in seven times at bat added fraction Of point to Herman's average as Frank O'Doul sat idle, but ii remained necessary to extend the figures into four col umns to detect a difference between the two leaders. Herman is out front with .3931 to ODouls 1925.
 Games were scheduled only at Pittsburgh and St. Louis in the Ma tional League. The Indian-Athletic encounter raincd out at Shibe Park. was the only American League fix ture on the card.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
JIMMY FOXX $
 STILL LEADING
Dc3pite Slight Slump Athletic Star Heads American Eaters

Chicago. Sept. ' lP) - Although slumping slightly during the past two weeks. Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics still heads the field seek ing the American league batting championship for 1929.
 Unofficial averages, including Wednesdays games, give the slug ging Philadelphia first sacIicr q seasons mark of .&73, one less than week ago and two points better than his closest rival, Lou Fonseca of Cleveland, who dropped tws points during the past week.
 Most of their rivals gained dur ing the week. Al Simmons of the As boosted his mark from .SG4 to .3G6; Manush of St. Louis gained three points for a .365 average ami Lazzeri of the Tanks hoisted his one point 10 .&55. Other leaders and their marks: Combs. New York, ,&54; Hcilmann, Detroit .S4S; Ruth. New York, .&4&; Alexander, Detroit. .&41; Miller, Philadelphia. .&&9; Gehringer, Detroit and E, Rice, Washngt on, .$31.
 'Lofty' Grove increased his mar gin in the pitching race with an other victory during tho week and now has record of 19 won and ? lost, Zachary of the Yankees also went out and copped another game and while hc has been in % games he still has 10 be defeated. winning 10 games. F3arnshaw of the Ath- lotics broke even during the week. winning one and dropping one for grand record of 20 victories ami defeats.
 Philadelphia gained point in tho struggle for team batting honors during tho week and now is three points behind tho Detroit Tigers, who are setting the pace with T .302 mark. In general excellence. however, Connie Mack's band stands out, leading in runs scored with S1i and having the fowest runs scored against them-5f3. Tn team fielding, the Athletics lea1 with a .977 percentage.
 Other leaders: Double nlays-Clovoland, t&9. Individual runs-Gehringcr, De troit, 115.
 Most hits-Simmons Philadc}- phia. 1S7.
 Hits for most total bascs-Sim- mons, Philadelphia, 323.
 Douhlcs-Manush, St Louis, A.
 Triples l'onsoCa, Cleveland; :; Combs, New York, and Gehringor, Detroit, 13
 l Homo runs-Ruth, Now York 4o.
 Stolen bases -Gohringor, Detroit 22.
 Runs battcd in Simmons, phila- dclnhig. 1%t.
 StTjkcouta-Grovo. Philadelphia 151.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
NANDELL EASILY
 BEATS VINCEN7INI
Lightweight Champion Out classes Chilean in Chicago

Chicago, Sept. ' UP)-Lisht weight Champion Sammy Mandcil has not "gonc back" and he proved last night that he was right in his contentious that his recent bad showing against Tony Canzoneri here merely was the result of an off night"
 Going into the ring against Luis Vicentini, Mandell showed the greatest left hand and the greatest all around boxing ability any man ever has flashed in Chicago ring
 He literally was a machine slug ging if the other fellow wanted to slug and boxing if his opponent wanted to box. His left hand danc- ed all over Vicentini's face and he was able to land his right almost at will
 Sammy won all ten rounds and won them easily.
 There were many who believed Nicertini had chance to win by q knockout. But those persons were the ones who believed Sammy S showing against Canzoneri when he came near losing his title was an indication that the champion had gone back"
 l Mandell didn't do anything wrong and not once during the fight dil Nicentini land a really hard punch, At least five times during the bout Sammy danced so fast he got be- hind Luis and could have inflicted severe punishment. Instead he grinned and walked away allowing Vicentini to turn around. It ap- peared that Sammy was trying to show the crowd just how a real champion fights.
 In the semi-windup, Stanislaus Goayza, another Chilean and Joey Medill, Chicago, fought a ten round draw So terrific was the milling that the spectators were on their feet during most of the rounds, Tho Chilean appeared to have had an edge but the draw was q popular decision.
 In the other two ten rounders Jackie Brady, Syracuse, N. Y, and Clyde Chastain, Dallas, Tex, fought a draw and My Sullivan, St. Paul won from Ali Ros, Spain.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
By JAY VESSELS Shorts Editor
Associated Press Feature Service

Associated Press Feature ServiCc)
 New York, Sept. (P) - This threatened widespread shakeup in big league mapagerial ranks may find some more of these mlnor lea que pilots in line for a big time job.
 One or two of them already have talked business with major loop magnates eager to try out fresh ma tcrial.
 Jakio Atz has been approached by the White SoX and Marty Bergham- mer has been felt out by the Browns.
 Dutch ZWilling whose Kansas City Blues have put the field far behind them in the American association, stands out as good prospect, either as manager or as coach.
 Atz did wonders with lis Fort Worth team that coppcd pcnnant after pennant in the Texas league.
 Bcrghammcr took an ordinary outfit at Tulsa, in the Western lea que, and ran away from the field, showing that brought him pro- motion from the Tulsa farm of the Browns to the Milwaukee club in which Phil Ball is interested
 ZWilling's Kansas City nine has been keeping about ton games ahead of the other American asso- citation clubs since early in the sea son.
 The success of Joe Mccarthy who stepped up from a minor league post to show how some Of the big shots of the major just how a second division club could be made into a consistent contender has brought added prestige to the leading pilots outside of the select circle.
 With the Browns, Cardinals, White SoX, Cincinnati, Robins and Pirates apparently in the field for new leaders in 1880 it appears like ly that the brand of leadership that has brought results in the smaller circuits may get tryoUt in Com missioner LandiS' domain next sea son.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07

The opening gun in the race for the baseball championship Of the city among tEr &rUi-pro stubs. will be fired tomorrow when the Cortin Red SoX and the Holy Cross teams meet in the first game of 2 three game series. The contest will be staged at o'clock at St. Nary's field. At the same time, the Fal- cons will be invading kensington in the first game Of a probable threc-game series there.
 The Holy Cross and Red Sox were the only teams playing in the re- gently abandoned city title scries which had undefeated records. Both had won four straight without meeting the other. Sundays game will be the first clash of the season between the two and the contest has all the earmarks of being the banner baseball battle of the en- tire year.
 The Corbin Red Sox, because of its consistent play throughout the season. winning over important teams and losing other games by close scores, has made it the fav- orite in many quarters in tomor- rows opening clash. On the other hand, the Holy Cross club has a i tremendous following which is ,.b- solutely confident that the team will be returned the victor in the 1 game.
 Although no official announce ment has been made of the sclec- 1 tions of Managers Tobin and Cabay 1 for the game, it is more than like i ly that Walter Scott and "Lefty' ] 1}uckland will oppose each other on the mound. The lankv Holy Cross mainstay will give the Red Sox ! plenty of trouble as he is in excel lent condition for a hard grind while the Holy Cross will probably meet the toughest pitching of the year in their attempts to solve the portside delivery of Buckland. 1 Both teams will have their strongest lineups in the field and both present an even strength on the offense and defense. The Red Sox will probably line up as fol- lows: Fitzpatrick 2b, Preisser If. i Fields 3b, Bergeron Of, Blanchard i 1b, Yankaskas if Bucheri ss, Sul- lick c and Buckland p. The Holy | Cross team will take the field as follows: Dalkowski ss, Kredar If, In, !, Miller c, Salak 2b, J. Budnick 1h. Wendroski If, and Scott p.
 Mike Lynch and Eddie Crowley have been selected as umpires for the game.
 KenSington-Fa Falcon
 The 1[cnsington team will meet the Fal"oAs tomorrow at o'clock ot the Pei cival avenue grounk; in ! Kensington in the first game of a , probable three game series. AL though definite arrangements for the series have not been completed. ! it is almost an assured fact that ! the teams will meet for the best two out of three.
 kensington protested the win of the Falcons last Monday and be- cause of the unsatisfactory ending, the Falcons want to set the public right and they are determined to settle all doubt by trimming the Kensington crew tomorrow. Ken sington feels the same way and a brilliant battle is expected to re- suit The contest will start prompt ly at o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
MINISTER'S AT QUARTER

Hanover, N. H., Sept. 7.-CP)- Al Marstars, who starred last year as a Dartmouth halfback, has been as signed to the quarterback berth on the 1929 eleven. He worked out at his new post for the first time yes tcrday.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
FULL STEAM AHEAD
Manager Joe Mccarthy of Chicago Cubs Allows No Coasting Despite Big Lead.

Chicago, Sept. P)-'Full steam ahead" remains Manager Joe Me Carthy's order to his pennant bound Cubs,
 Instead of coasting with their , E game lead over the second place Pirates, Mccarthy wants his players to hurry up and clinch the bunting.
 Then we can do some eXperi- mcnting for those Athletics and get some well earned rest" Joe advised.
 Hack Wilson, chubby outfielder, is one who is craving rest. His feet are bothcring him.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
TO MANAGE DUNDEE
Jimmy Johnston, New York Boxing Figure, Takc> Over Charge of Former WcltcrWcight Champion

New York, Sept ' CrP) Jimmy Johnston, New York boxing mana ger who was responsible for the rc- Juvenation of Mike McTIguo, has signed a two year contract 10 man age Joe Dundee Of Baltimore. for mer welterweight champion. bun dee will spend several weeks trair- ing at Hot Springs, Ark, hafor" cu- tering the ring again.
 Dundee is only 25.' Johnston said, and l believe rau bring him back 10 the top again.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
WINS SWIM EtAti,

Toronto. Ont. Sept. T.-(GP)- Jan" Thoms, of Terre Hautc. Ind. de fnated Olive Catterdam, of California 10 win the Wrigley Canadian Nation pl consolation three mile swim here yesterday The time of the winner was l hour, 40 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
HARVARD GRID PRACTICE

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 7.-GP) -FootbalI practice will got under way at Harvard q week from next Monday. with 14 veterans in the list of candidates. Erycn of the II men started last years game with Yale will return this season, and Crimson prospects are brighter than for scV- eral years.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
COA(El.S l.. L. IRNSu

Boston, SnDt. 7-UP)-HoGor "Moose' Washburn. captain Of Bos- ion unirnrsity's 19@o football team has been appointed coach of the F. U. freshman eleven.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
WATCHING THE SC0REB0ARD
By tlIe United Press.

By the United Press.
 Yesterdays hcro-Jess Poity gray-thatched Pirate pitcher who hold tho Brooklyn Dodgers to eight scattered hits while Pittsburgh earned an even break in the double header. Babe Hcrman's boundcr that hoppod over Lloyd Wancr's head for a home run helped the Dodgers take the first game, 10 }. 1t was Burlcigh Grimes fourth de feat of the season. Petty held tn" Dodgers helpless in the second gam" while his mates pounded Ray Moss 10 win, s to 1.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
LOCAL. TEAMS MAY MEET
 TO START GRID SEASON

Nutmeg and Blues Elevens Will Probably Clash at Me- morial Field in Willow Brook Park on September P Coach Zwicll Has Tremendous Possibilities An0ng List of Candidatcs-Amateur Crew Look ing Forward to Strong Season-Pro Squad Being Formed.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
ONLY TWO GAMES PLAYED
 IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Even Though They Are Idle, Cubs Advance in Stand ing Pittsburgh Divides Double Header With Brooklyn Robins - Burleigh Grimes Unable 10 Score His 18th Victory in First Game-Jess Petty in Wonderful Form in Second Encounter-Details
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
PITTSBrRGil
HOME RUN CLUB
By the United Press

By the United Press
 Leaders Ruth, Yankees, 4n. Klein, PhillI"s. @G. Wilson, Cubs. %G. |. Ott, Giants. 3G. Horsnby, Cubs, @&. Foxx. Athletics, &l Gehrigh. Yankees. ga Simmons, Athletics. @s Bottomlcy, Cardinals, 22. ODoul, Phulios, 27. Hurst, Phillias, 27
 Yesterdays Hom":e Herman, Dodgers, 1.
 Totals d National Io9Gu"-G11 American League 522, Total -- l2"7.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07

Hardended fairways caused by the dry weather have given the long driving boys something new to brag about
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
 
HOLY CROSS AND CORBIN
 RED SOX MEET TOMORROW

Leading Baseball Teams to Open City Championship Series at St. Mary's Field-Fans Favoring Tobin's Clan to Win First Skirmish - Cabays Crew Has Tremendous Backing - Scott and Buckland to PitcI1-Kensngton and Falcons to War in kensing tOn
New Britain herald., 1929-09-07

There were no other major league i games.
The Washington times., 1929-05-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
THE GARDEN CLUBS

Following Is a list Of garden clubs
located in and near Washington. In
addition there are various garden COM
mittees of citizens associations which
are active In promoting gardening IN
terestS in their communities. These
committees often form the nucleus OF
an independent organization. as was
the case of the Woodbridge Garden Club,
which came into being as a develop
ment of the garden committee of the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton. This list is published with the
knowledge that 1t Is altogether incom-
plete, but with the hope that the clubs
themselves will aid by supplying the
missing information, together with
list of officers and other timely items.
Alta Vista Citizens Association gar
den branch. Anacostia Garden Club,
Arlington County Garden Club. Alex
andria Garden Club, Aurora Heights
Citizens Association, Aurora Hills Gar
den Club, Burleith Garden Club, Bat
terry Park Garden Club, Chevy Chase
Cd. c. Garden Club, Chevy Chase
MD Garden Club Community Gar
den Club of Rockville, Md; Edgemoor
Horticultural Society, Fairfax Garden
Club, Falls Church, garden branch OF
the Women's Club: Georgetown Garden
Club. Hyattsville Horticultural Society,
w. r. Ballard, president; Miss Isabel
Harland, secretary; Lyon Park Garden
Club. Manor Park Citizens Association,
Potomac Garden Club, NJ G. Watts.
president; j. B. Fitzgerald, secretary;
Potomac Palisades Landscape and
Garden Club, Takoma Horticultural
Club, G. G. Thomas, president; r. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09

further injury is well past. Some of
the very late Autumn canes OF certain
rather tender varieties may be found
to have been killed to the ground and
should be cut off at the base. Other
canes may show only a few inches OF
injury.
One need not worry that in cutting
back the rose canes he is cutting off all
the blooms, because the rose flowers on
new shoots and not directly on last
seasons growth. Prof. milford urged
that cuts be made half inch or so
above the strong bud, preferably bud
on the outer side of stem, so that the
plant may be encouraged to spread
rather than to thicken. Incidentally,
1t Is well to remember that roses need
fertility as we'll as pruning. Prof. Null
ford said at Woodbridge that rotted COW
manure was best of all for the rose. In
lieu of this material, sheep manure,
poultry manure, ground bone, or even
commercial mixed fertilizer may be used
to advantage. One cannot expect large,
fine flowers from pruning alone.
Climbing roses are best pruned after
Towering, cutting out the old canes
to give place to the new. Without this
treatment the new growth develops out
on the old canes and soon one has
a topheavy plant with long bare basal
stems. Prof milford said that he had
reached the conclusion that climbing
roses we're not we'll adapted for shading
porches because of this need of pruning
In Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
PRUNING THE OLD
FRUIT TREES

The pruning of the mature fruit tree
is altogether different proposition
from that of handling the young nom
fruiting tree. With the development OF
old fruiting wood and spurs, the vigor-
Gus growth necessary to satisfactory
production is often checked. In certain
plums, especially the japanese type, the
trees will literally become mass Of
fruit spurs in few seasons. These
must be thinned out by pruning.
Scientific horticulturists have de-
termined by experiment that fruitful
ness of a tree depends on balance be-
tween the StarcheS and sugars made IN
the leaves and nitrogen compounds OBJ
tanned from the soil. Presumably in
old fruiting trees the balance is often
lost. but is restored when a consider
able part of the old top is removed.
Regular annual thinning out OF the top
is the best practice This prevents the
tree becoming so dense that sunlight
cannot enter. Dense shading kills the
shoots in the ir'~rior so that all the
growing and fruiting wood is ultimately
at the end of the branches. Old trees
which have reached a stage Of small
fruit and thicket-like tops may be Won,
derfully reiuvenated by rather drastic
thinning of the top. 1t is better prac-
tice, however. to extend remedial treat
ment over two or three seasons fol-
lowed by regular annual treatment
thereafter Pruned trees are more
easily sprayed and as a result the gar
dener gets not only larger, but better
fr1lit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
PRUNING YOUNG
FRUIT TREES

The young fruit tree up to the time
1t has borne fruit should be spared from
the knife and saw in every way pos
sible. This doesn't mean no pruning.
but it does mean that pruning should
be simply that needed to keep the tree
shapely and from becoming thicket of
branches. Recent results at the Penn
sylvania and Maryland stations with
the apple and peach suggest that this
little pruning program should COM
mence from the day the trees are re-
celved from the nursery for planting.
Trees one year from time of grating
or budding are now preferred for plant
ing by crchardistS in place of the two
and three year and even older aged
trees which were once eagerly sought.
These young trees come from the nur-
sery with most of their roots intact and
obviously are easier to re-establish than
older trees. But more important vet.
the grower Is free to shape his tree at
the desired height and in any desired
arrangement because these one-year-old
trees are usually unbranched with buds
instead OF branches. BY selecting three
or Tour buds at different levels and ar
ranged around the main stem so as to
give a well balanced tree, the grower
can determine the future type of tree.
Inc undeslred buds are simply rubbed
of or cut off.
The. greatest asset in this new type
OF early pruning is that the young tree
goes ahead without check and COM
mences fruiting year or so earlier
IMAM the tree cut severely in the first
and second seasons. Some corrective
pruning, the removal of a cross limb
mere and there, is required, but severe
pruning OF roots or top at any time up
to fruiting is to be deplored
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
ROSE PRUNING

The ideas advanced for the pruning
of the rose range all the way from sug-
gestions for cutting almost to the ground
to no cutting at ALL Both extremes are
manifestly wrong The degree of prun-
ing depends somewhat on the desires OF
the gardener himself If many flowers
are desired pruning should be relatively
light, combining the effort largely to the
removal of weak and conflicting shoots.
The following view, originally published
in Farmers Bulletin No. $50, .RoseS for
the Home" by F. L. milford, and again
offered here through the courtesy of
the Department of Agriculture, shows
how a rosebush of the hybrid tea group
(Radiance, Ophelia, etc. should be
pruned If one desires extra quality
blooms with long stems. The pruning
for ordinary treatment should be less
severe, leaving about the same number
of canes. but cutting them back less
drastically.
Prof. milford, In discussing rose
pruning in connection with the Febru-
airy % Woodbridge Garden Club demon
stration, recommended March as the
best month for rose pruning, particu-
larly little later, when buds are en-
larging somewhat. Winter injury be-
comes more evident then and danger of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
DIR. SCHMITT SPEAKS

Or. Waldo Schmitt of the Smithson-
ian Institution was the principal speak
err at the February meeting of the Ia
koma Horticultural Club. giving an ex-
tremely interesting lantern slide lee
ture on the Juan Fernandez Islands,
the Robinson Crusoe Islands of fiction.
The plants of these islands, according
to DR.. Schmitt, closely resemble
those of New Zealand and Aus
tralia and show little connection
with South America. which is much
nearer geographically. A curious
feature of the Juan Fernandez flora is
the large size attained by herbacious
plants due to the fact that freezing
never occurs to stop growth. In adj
dition to the major talk, B. Y. Nor
rison and L. w. Kephart gave interest