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The Washington times., 1929-02-12
Frank UIrich Dies;
Was Pitcher for Phils

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12.-Frank Ul-
rich, 30, a regular pitcher with the
Philadelphia Nationals, was dead at
his home here today, victim Of
pneumonia.
Ulrich was out of the game last
season. Just a year ago today he
contracted pneumonia. and although
he recovered he was not strong
enough to engage in any play last
His best year was 1927, when he
won 8 and lost IL games for the
tail-end Phillies4 . .---
The Washington times., 1929-02-12
Basketball Results

DuIuesne, 4s; American O., 40.
Northwestern, "a; Michigan. %.
Oklahoma, SO; Nebraska, "a.
North Carolina. "a; Wake Forest, IL.
Phrdue, 48i Evansville, rs.
West Virginia, SO; virginia Poly, 81.
q. U. Props, ~; Charlotte Han, rs.
Central, 10; st. Johns, 10.
Eastern, 80; HyattsviIIe, 10.
W. Jrs., 81: Tech High Jra., Is,
Flashes. IS; st. stephens, I8.
Brentwood. 4S; Troop e.. e3.
Nat. Circles. 25;- Naval Air, Is.
Grays, 45; TremOnts, 10.
COlumblans, "a; R6xie. II.
Lutherans, 22; Twin Oaks, III.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

lack Of weight always has caused
managers to figure / was not
strong enough. At Boston, / was
told I was too light. When l joined
New York, ] guess Miller Huggins
felt the same way for he did not
call on me until he threw me into
games he figured were already lost.
But he did not consider me strong
enough, to go the entire route and
that is how he happened to send me
to Washington so he could grab
Dutch Ruether."
Yet this 152-pound six.footer took
part in SO games for Washington.
more than any other American
League pitcher in 1928, in three
more games than Marberry even.
Relief pitching, according to
Braxton, is the pitchers toughest
assignment. particularly when he is
called from the bull pen, possibly
not sufficiently warmed up, during
the middle of an inning.
when a pitcher is starting a
game or even starting an inning, he
can relax and feel his way. But,
when he is called upon with men
on bases, he knows he must bear
down on every pitched ball and
have his control with him as we'll
Getting out of jam is tough If
you find the tying run on third and
possibly the winning run on second
with none or one out.
81 would rather have the
bases filled, for then l would
have a force play at the plate
ctannn for Hnmhla vNHAu
also.
"A relief pitcher also has plenty
to worry about in the bull pen. He
may get the sign to get ready in
jigtime, only to discover that his
services are not required just then.
An inning or so later the starting
pitcher may get in another jam and
l would be called upon to warm up
again. This may happen two or
three times in a game and finally
when / would actually be called to
| the box l would not have a thing
| because I had used it all in warm
ing up and cooling off in the bull
pen"
BraxtOn did not become an
actual starting pitcher until
Memorial Day, 1928, and then
because none Of the other Wash.
ingtOn pitchers seemed to be
able to show the stuff expected
of them.
] CASTOR disappointed, Lisenbee lost
/ his stuff and Hadley had not re-
gained his strength after an opera
ton for appendicitis. Five days
rest he had prior to tackling the
Yanks that day. and just to show
he was more than a relief hur1er,
he did not allow New York a run,
and only three hits, Washington
winning 5 to o.
Then, just to show that game was
The Washington times., 1929-02-12
6. v. TACKLES
BUCKNELL

George Washington and Catholic
University are appearing in home
basketball engagements tonight,
while Georgetown skips over to
Baltimore for combat. The Colon.
ials face Bucknell in the G. w.
gym at 8 O'Clock. while the Cardi-
nails clash with Duquesne Univer.
sity in the C. u. gym at $50
o'clock. The Hilltoppers wrangle
with Johns Hopkins in the Oriole
City.
Bucknell should count George
Washington among it's victims,
and the same should be true of
Duquesne in it's game with Cath
olic University. The Cofonials and
Cardinals are minus qualities this
year on the basketball floor.
The presence Of Gene De
Buskey at center Is expected
to give heart to Johns Hopkins
and make the Blue Jays more
powerful aginst Georgetown.
DeBuskey, acknowledged ace OF
Johns Hopkins was missing
from the contest here when the
Blue and Gray easily dOwned
the BaltimOreans.
After locking the score at 40-all
at the end of the regulation con-
test, the Duquesne passers shot
four rapid field goals in an extra"
five-minute period to give them q
4S-40 decision over American Uni
versity in the A. U. gym last
night. The Eagles were in front,
40-35, with but two minutes to
play, but lot of things can hap
pen in a short space.
The visitors simply abandoned
their block play and essayed the
method of dribbling and cutting in
for the basket. This change OF
tactics befuddled the Eagles and
the Pittsburgh Coliegians tied the
score at 40-all, and then went on
to score points in the overtime
session.
Forrest Burgess, Of the home
team, was the beaming star OF the
contest, scoring II points and PROV
ing himself a thorn to the inVad-
ers.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

no fluke, BraKton proceeded to take
his regular turn upon the mound
the remainder of the season, win
ming and losing II and leading all
the American League pitchers in
point of effectiveness, allowing only
2.52 earned runs to a game, topping
Pennock by four points and Bob
Grove by five. Only 7S runs were
scored off him in 21s innings. He
walked only A batters and struck
out 94.
Pretty fair work for a pitcher
who was not considered strong
enough to take his regular turn
on the rubber.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12
MIAMI BAT TIE
OUT Of RED

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Feb. r.
Bill Carey, vice president of the
Madison Square Garden Corpora
ton, declared today that the Gar
den's gamble has ended in putting
over Tex Richards last big boxing
enterprise, the Sharkey-Stribling
fight here on the twenty-seventh.
THE gamble is over boys" he
said. Were out OF the red now
although we haven't made a close
check-up. We can gauge the de-
mand pretty well by the way the
orders are coming in. 1t looks now
as If we may sell the ringsideg back
to the limit of SO rows.
81 can't tell you what the
profits might be, but I know
there will be no loss. When /
left New York to come down
here. / would have presented
anybody with check for S25. 900
who could guarantee me we
would break even on this prop
OSiHlOUs
. Carey estimated the gate would
exceed $350,0O0. He thinks it may
go as high as $450,0O0. Yesterday S
reYeipts were more than $4,000.
Neither of the noble gladiators
made public appearance yester-
day. Sharkey was to have done
some stunts at the grey hound
track, but shower came up and
soaked the canvas floor of his out.
door ring and spoiled the show, A
canopy is being built over Sharkey's
ring to keep the rain and broiling
sun from descending on him during
his labors.
stribling viii not appear at the
old swimming hole at Hardies Casino
until tomorrow or Thursday. To-
day the king Of the canebreaks is
off on fishing trip in the Ever.
glades.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12
Gauzza Renamed Prexy
Of Departmental Loop

Vic Gauzza again will preside over
the destinies of the Departmental
Baseball League, being returned to
the office of president, while Edward
Conover also was reelected secre-
tary.treasurer at meeting of the Of
ficials last night.
The Navy Hospital nine was
granted admission to the league at
last nights meeting. and President
Gauzza said he would like to add one
more team to his circuit. Govern
ment Printing. Office. Treasury ana
Agriculture are the old teams in the
loop. Gauzza requests any Govern
ment team desirous of joining him
to call Metropolitan 674S any time
during the day.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

Such is the explanation of Gar
land Braxton, the slender south.
paw of the Washington Griffmen,
a pitcher so slender that his 152
pounds are distributed along a
frame of feet IL inches, in tell.
ing how it was the Senators trou.
bled the Yankees so much, win
ming nine games from them after
a bad start.
The Griffmen were just as easy
as other clubs for New York in
the spring, but when the Wash
ington pitchers, Braxton and Sam
Jones in particular, rounded into
shape. they gave the champions a
lot of trouble.
Major league benches are
too large" is another of Brax.
toms sage remarks. "a lot Of
big league clubs carry pitchers
all season who are not ready
for the big show and who
might be acquiring real expert.
ence in the minors"
Braxton was referring to his ex-
perience with the Boston Braves in
1921 and % when he came up from
the Greensboro Club of the Pied.
mont League with only one year of
experience. In 1921, he took part
in IL games, yet pitched only 81
innings while the following year he
worked 67 innings in 25 games.
AZ would have been much better
off," says Braxton, ''if 1 had been
allowed to stick in the minors and
start games regularly instead of
sitting on the bench with an oc.
casional inning or so in the box
when a game was lost. AS it was,
/ never really began to know any
thing about pitching until reached
Springfield in 1924.
Baseball now knows me as Q
slow-ball pitcher, but when l
was with the Braves / was q
speed pitcher. Caught cold in
my arm at Worcester in 1928,
and have been a slOw-baller
ever since.
The purchase of Braxten by the
New York Yankees at the close of
the season of 1925 was a blessing
for the slender southpaw, for II
was at New York that Braxtoh
learned more. about the art OF
mystifying the batters. Coached by
Herb Pennock, he initiated Herb $
delivery. but where Pennock throws
a curve Braxton depends chiefly
upon his fadeaway or screw ball.
THE screw ball is bad on the
pitchers arm." George Uhle once
declared. TT never bothered my
arm, says Braxton, and / have
thrown plenty Of them. In fact
since 1928. have not had a sore
arm.
Sometimes when New York
and Washington were calling on
nae often for relief work, my
whip was tired.
you know, added Braxton, my
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

TOday's Games
2:30-Matsuyama VS.. Schaefer.
S:S0-Horemans VS.. Hagenlacher.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12
C0MPL X
NOT IN MAKEUP Of
GR|F F SOUTHPAW

The Yankees not tough to beat if you 60 right
and battle them Some clubs and pitchers curl up roll
and beaten before they when the Yankees dash
upon the field But the Washington club bothered them last
year declined believe that just because the
Yanks champions it in their contracts that they
could ot he heate
The Washington times., 1929-02-12
STOP MICHIGAN
BY A POINT

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Michigan has
been stopped!
That was the big news in basket
ball quarters around the Western
Conference loop today. And to an
''in-and-out" Northwestern University
quintet, who had lost as many games
as it had won, goes the credit for
hating the erstwhile undefeated
wolverines.
The score was "a to %.
That One.pOint margin served
to throw the championship lead
into triple tie composed OF
Michigan, Wisconsin and Purdue.
Each team has won five games
and lost one.
The game was played on North
Westerns floor at Evanston. Michi.
gan played a bang-up game, but all
the wizardy of Orwig and Truskow-
ski availed nothing against the will
to win" of the goaded Wildcats.
Illinois handed the Gophers their
sixth consecutive setback, S5 to 80. at
Minneapolis. in the only other Big
Ten game on last nights card. Pur-
due played nonconferencs foe in
Evansville and won, AZ to 25.
Purdue, one of the blue chip" en-
tries. will encounter the scrappy
Wildcats at their Evanston lair this
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

Sometimes when New York
and Washington were calling on
E.e often for relief work. my
whip was tired.
you know, added Braxton, my
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

Major league benches are
too large" is another of Brax.
tons sage remarks. A lot Of
big league clubs carry pitchers
all season who are not ready
for the big show and who
might be acquiring real expert.
ence in the minors"
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

BraxtOn did not become an
actual starting pitcher until
Memorial Day, 1928, and then
because none Of the other Wash
ingtOn pitchers seemed to be
able to show the stuff expected
of them.
The Washington times., 1929-02-12

Baseball now knows me as a
slow-ball pitcher, but when
was with the Braves / was a
speed pitcher. Caught cold in
my arm at Worcester in 1928,
and have been a slOw-baller
ever since"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
AVIATION WEATHER
REPORTS PROPOSED
National Radio System Urged
After Test Is Made Along
California Coast.

Recent manifestations of Govern
ment interest in the establishment of
adequate radio facilities for aviation
have served to focus attention upon the
idea Of national system OF aeronautic
weather reporting. Radio communica-
ton and weather reporting are two
phases of the same situation SO far as
aviation Is concerned. The usefulness
OF either is greatly diminished without
the other
The Guggenheim fund for the pro-
motion of aeronautics has taken I'D this
idea and points to what it describes as
"the complete success" of its trial
weather reporting system over the San
Francisco-LoS Angeles airway during
the past year. During that period not
a single accident took place that could
be attributed to the weather. and the
cost Of maintaining the system was less
than the price of one of the planes
used, the fund reports.
A statement issued by the fund de-
clares:
1T is abvious that aviation faces the
same problem In regard to roadways of
the SKY as the automobile in its early
history faced in regard to roads on
land. The uncertainty as to whether
the road ahead was good or bad has
been holding back the use of the air.
plane and retarding the normal devel-
opment. of this industry"
1t is only by utilizing radio COM
munication as substitute for land road
markers showing 'the road ahead" that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
aviation can progress normally, the
statement indicated.

aviation can progress normally, the
statement indicated,
Information obtained from a connpre-
hensive system of weather reportinr
may also be broadcast to serve a variety
OF uses not connected with aviation, the
funds statement declared, discussing
some Of the possibilities as follows:
This system of weather reporting
has proved its usefulness in permitting
the issue OF accurate rain warnings In
the late Summer and early Fall months
when the. unannounced coming of rains
would destroy millions of dollars worth
OF fruit being sun dried on trays In the
open. A rain that would drench drying
fruit would greatly decrease its grade
and render much of it unmarketable.
Stacking the trays prevents damage by
rain.
Researches have proved that low
humidity is very important factor In
t, bringing out of high fire hazard
and rapid spread of fires. Moreover,
wind affects the rapidity Of travel or
spread of fires. 1t will be important
and valuable information to those SUI
pervising the forces engaged In the sup
pressing of large fire to know what
changes are to be expected within the
next several hours in wind, weather
and humidity. Such a service might
also give to street and engineering de-
partments in the cities advance infor-
nation as to snowstorms. calling for the
expenditure OF large sums of money for
the snow removal. It might also supply
valuable information for flood forecasts
and could be used very effectively for
giving ample warning of the approach
of local thunderstorms and wind
storms of tornado characteristics"
Copyright, 1929, by the Consolidated Press.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
STATIONS OF FLORIDA
AWAIT ADJUSTMENTS
Federal Radio Commissions Ruling
of Channels Is Expected
Tomorrow.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (P).-Radio
fans of the Southeast have marked to-
morrow as the date when they will
learn the future status of Florida's sta
tons.
The Federal Radio Commission re-
Gently stated that Florida has more
than its share of full-time channels
and sent E. o. Sykes, chairman, to
Jacksonville to help State broadcasters
work out Split-time systems which
would give other States not so heavily
endowed with stations voices in the
sky.
Internal State problems also faced
the commission in its Florida reorgan-
tzation. WAX, municipal station at
Jacksonville, and WQAM at Miami
broadcasting on 1850 and 1.24O kilo-
cycle wave lengths. respectively, COM
planned that their bands were too close
together and asked more favorable
wave lengths
Meanwhile VILLA at Clearwater COM
planned that its 900-kilocycle wave
length programs Jared with those of
WKY of Oklahoma City, and WCOA
of Pensacola and WAPI of Birmine-
ham, Ala, have found their wave
lengths Of 1.120 and LAO too close to
be comfortable.
WDBO at Orlando and WDAE at
Tampa, which have split-time sched-
ule on the same wave length. both asked
full-time schedules, while WFUF of the
University Of Florida at Gainesville
complained that it could not cover
Florida either day or night on its wave
length of 1,470 kilocycles
WHO'D at Miami Beach declared sat
1sfaction with its broadcasting band, as
did WSUN at st. Petersburg, known as
the sunshine City," Both asked their
retention on full-time schedules.
The answer to petition and COM
plant alike is simple, according to
Commissioner Sykes. Several Florida
stations will have to take split-time
schedules. He says radio developments
in other sections of the country have
created crowded situation, which can
be remedied in no other way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
WORLDS BEST OPERA
TO BE BROADCAST
N. B. C. Plans to Send on Air Fa-
nous Compositions-First Is
"Cavalleria Rusticana."
CITY LOMRARnO-

Thirty-three of the worlds most ia
nous operas will be presented by the
National Grand Opera Co. through a
coast-to-coast network of the National
BIoadcasting Co. during the 1929-30
season. An hour and a half will be
devoted each week to the operate
presentations.
"Cavalleria Rusticana," by MaScagni,
will open the radio opera. season We'd
nesday night. Cesare Sodero will direct
and conduct the operas for the entire
season.
Members of the National Grand
Opera Co., many of whom. have spent
the Summer studying under European
masters, all are noted radio artists and
were heard during past seasons. Astrid
Fjelde will sing the soprano role of
Santuzza in "Cavalleria RuSticana."
The contralto parts will be- taken by
Devora Nadworney and Alma Kitchell,
and the tenor, role. will be sung by
Julian Oliver. Nino Fucile will sing
the baritone part.
The operate ensemble includes many
we'll known radio voices, such as Gitla
Erstinn, Mary Merker, Katherine
Palmer, Aimee Pushon, Isabella Adds,
Branch Maurice Tyler, Taylor Buckley,
Darl Bethmann, Leon Salathiel and
Emil Cote.
Owing to the tremendous popularity
of Bizet's Carmen" and II Pagliacci,'
by Leoncavallo, both operas will be re-
peated during the season. presentations
to be during the first half and the last
half of the season.
Four operas seldom If ever heard on
the air are included in the list of those
to be presented. They are Rimsky-
Korsakoff's "Snegouritchka, MaSsenets
La Navarraise," Skilton's Sun Bride"
and Haiku" by Moniuska.
Russian Shadows" written by Cesare
Sodero and given its world premiere
through the N. B. C. System last Spring,
will be repeated this season and will
be presented in two parts the nights
of February IL and 10.
La Traviata" will be the second
presentation, September 25. The third
will be Carmen" on october 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

had sort Of lowered in the back
ground for months while Jolly
Bill and Jane went places, and oc-
casionally she made. short trips
with Jolly Bill, his niece and their
friends, so she wasn't exactly a
stranger. But now she'll be right
in the middle of things and under
her guidance there will be many
interesting adventures for boys
and girls around the radio speak
erS.
The Lady Next Door" will take
charge of things from 4:30 to S
o'clock every evening except Sun
day, beginning tomorrow, the day
Jolly Bill and Jane start their
morning series of programs.
In real life the Lady Next
Door" Is Miss Madge Tucker, who,
as production director, is in real
ity the guiding spirit back of the
Jolly Bill and Jane series. She is
an old friend of the. younger ra-.
dio listeners and the children's
hour on Sunday morning has been
under her direction for more than
two years. !.
She has taken hundreds of
Youngsters to the microphone for.
the first time and is credited with
having discovered more juvenile
radio talent than any other per-.
son in America. !
Her career in radio dates back
almost five years when she di-
rected a children's program for
Station WRC. She also directed
the WRC dramatic players. She
has been with the N. B. c. since
it's organization and previously
was with WIS continuity depart
ment. Officially she's the first
woman production manager of
N. B. G.
The new program, which will be
listed as the Lady Next Door"
will take youngsters to dozens Of
interesting places and will be full
of new and interesting stories.
The parts in the program will be
played by real boys and girls who
have been heard in the N. B. C..
children's hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

| vocalists and instrumental solo or
duet concerts. Among the most
notable of such programs are
those of the United Symphony
Orchestra, United Grand Opera
Co., Buffalo Civic Symphony
Orchestra, Voice Of Columbia,
Mathilde Harding and Serge
Kotlarsky, the United States
Army, Navy and Marine Bands.
OF the remaining time, nearly
IA hours are devoted to music of
the better type, including folk
songs, modern foreign songs, light
opera, spirituals and semi-popular
music. This type program in
cludes such presentations as
STORY In Song" "Daguerreo-
types" ArabeSque, Gypsy
Camp" "In a Russian Village"
Around the Samovar," and others.
Eleven hours each week are de-
voted to dramatization. OF these,
six are occupied by serious drama,
while five hours are devoted to
comedy presentations. The re-
naming IA hours Of the average
week of liz hours broadcasting Is
occupied by miscellaneous odds
and ends.
Both the National and Columbia
broadcaSting systems are working
feveriShly completing plans to
broadcast a play-by-play deScrip-
ton of the world series base ball
games, permission having been
granted to both organizations last
week to install microphoneS in the
ball parks for the annual diamond
classic.
Graham McNamee and Ted
Husing already have been as
signed by their respective systems
to describe the games. McNamee
will be at the N. B. c. microphone.
Husing will handle the Columbia
broadcaStS.
New York soon will take up ra-
dio police work, already tried out
with some success by Detroit, Chi
cago and Cleveland. The plan
under consideration in New York
is to equip 500 police motor cars
with radio receiving sets, which
will be tuned in on central
broadcasting station at police
headquarters. To keep secrecy
the messages will be sent in code
on special wave length.
There is little likelihood that
the Washington police department
will adopt radio in the near future.
Maj. Henry G.. Pratt, Superinten-
dent is developing a different
system of communication, which
involves the use of teletype type
writer's and flashing lights. The
teletype system soon is to be in
stalled, and estimates are now be-
ing prepared on the probable cost
of the installation of a system of
lights in various sections of the
city, which would flash when po-
licemen are wanted at headquar-
tiers for emergency purposes.
Part of the heritage of every
American youngster has been the
Lady Next Door" It has always
been the Lady Next Door" who
keeps a we'll filled cookie jar
Often it is the Lady Next Door"
who takes Buddy and LII Sister
to the circus. And the Lady Next
Door" must share with mother and
daddy the joys and sorrows of
the neighborhood youngsters.
When Jolly Bill and Jane. the
close, intimate friends of hun
dreds of thousands of youngsters.
announced they would depart
from their usual place on the eve
ming program schedule of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.. some
thing had to be done about it,
The solution of a problem-and it
was a real problem. for YOU can't
lightly disappoint countless chill
dren-was to bring the Lady Next
Dnnrn into the radi0 SfudinS She