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The Washington times., 1929-04-17
CAPT. CAMPBELL
To DO JUNGLE
raging

A race track built by nature In
the heart of the African jungle Will
be the scene Of the next effort to
shatter the worlds speed record Of
231 miles per hour. recently estab-
lished by Major H. o. u. Segrave
at Daytona Beach, Fla.
With the backing Of the South
African government and the Auto
mobile Club ol Africa, Capt. NAL
colin Campbell, noted British racing
driver, Is preparing to establish a
new record over the sards Of an
ancient lake, bed called Nenneuk
Pan.
The bed of this vanished lake is
20 miles long and 10 miles wide. 1t
lies 500 miles north of Capetown,
as miles from the nearest rai.head
(Zak River) and 45 miles from the
nearest village, Its surface is so
hard that the wheels of an automo-
bile leave no mark on its sands.
Discovered Last Year
Driving a 1929 Buick, the motor
editor of the Cape Times discovered
this wonder of nature last Novem-
ber. With party of motor en-
thusiasts he pushed into Bushman-
land to verify reports of the ex-
istence Of this natural super-high-
way.
Over mountainous roads, down
and across the veldt lands and
through the tangle Of African brush
the Buick pioneered the trail to
Verneuk Pan--trip which has given
the world its finest race course.
The party camped at the goal for
the. new-found track. The Buick
made its first trip over the ancient
lake bed at high speed, travelling
for miles at 70 and rs miles per
hour, without fear of interruption.
So even and clean are the sands
OF Verneuk Pan that the driver
covered one stretch at 75 miles
per hour with his hands off the
steering wheel. Suddenly, however,
a series of beautiful islands, with
tall waving trees, appeared in the
desert sand. Then, as the driver
sweryed his course, great body Of
water lay before them. Unable to
stop so suddenly, the car dashed
on at top speed, but, instead of
plunging into the sea, the water
seemed to recede.
Fooled By Mirage
When 1t became evident that the
islands and water kept the same
distance away the party realized
that they were fooled by a mirage.
The peculiar atmospheric condition
existing at Verneuk Pan plays
strange pranks with the sight.
Small black Jumps, actually the
size of an egg, when seen from a
distance of a mile, appeared to be
huge rocks and the thin strag aggling
grass, great forests of bush.
Immediately upon their return to
Capetown, enthusiastic cables were
sent to Major Segrave and Captain
Campbell. Major Segrave was in
Florida preparing for his record
shattering run. Captain Campbell
Immediately wired for fuller details
and finally determined to try out
the newly discovered course.
Officials of the Royal Automobile
Club will be accompanied to South
Africa by Lindsay Lloyd. clerk Of
the course OF Brooklands track.
This party, equipped with electrical
time keeping apparatus will super
wise the measurement of the course,
the time keeping and checking when
Captain Campbell drives his racer
n the attempt for new record. SO.
at is quite possible that the next
worlds speed record may be made
ever the sands of Verneuk Pan
where the initial race took place
between a Buick and the mirages.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
Moon Auto Company
To Make COttOn-PickeI

NEW YORK. April IA me.
chanical cotton picking machine
will bear the name of w. c. Durant
and win be manufactured by Moon
Motor Car Company.
Mr.. Durant announced that the
contract had been awarded to the
Moon Company and manufacturing
would be started Immediately.
The Washington times., 1929-04-17

| the man VINO makes mOlOT Gar
Checking the claim, the person
who buys these cars today quickly
finds that It is accurate. And CO.
incidental with the discovery that
this is so Is born a desire to keep
performance constantly on the hiSn
level at which 1t starts. Before he
puts 500 miles on the speedometer
Of the car he now buys, the average
motorist knows he is tasting a new
type of motoring. Naturally, he
does not want to go back to any
thing less tasteful,
So, as many see it, new era In
car care Is being born.
1t Is an era in which the car
owner will recognize superlative per-
formance as the product Of host
of fefinements; of dollar watch
engineering giving way to multi
Jewel design" to quote one author
ity in the. industry. Detecting this
change. the car owner Is abandoning
dollar watch" car care, type of
upkeep to which he long and un-
happily has been addicted, according
to many qualified observers.
Make Finer Cars
From one end of the motor car
price field to the other, the observer
will discover that the automobile
behind the familiar name plate is a
finer. more precise mechanism than
ever before Rugged noisiness has
given place to sturdy silence.
Smooth and silky operation have
displaced the jerky unevenness Of
an earlier day. Plain utility has
been supplanted by vividly colOred
gracefulness.
Everyone Is interested i'm how
cars get that way" Service men
report that a majority seem inter-
ested in how to keep them "that
way"
The answer is held to be that 1t
is really very simple. There, are
two factors in this happy situation
as outlined by the service genius.
The first one Is in the cars them
selves. The second lies In the vast
progress made in service facilities.
AS to those features which lie m
the design of the car, almost any
part of it will serve as an illustrd-
ton. Take brakes, for one example.
When four.wheel brakes entered
the arena, many a pessimist pro.
claimed that they would cost twice
as much to maintain. Experience
has proved otherwise. Instead of
making refining, the most expensive
maintenance feature, of brakes.
twice as costly. the practice of
dividing the braking force between
four wheels has more than doubled
lining life. In the 1929 cars, which
boast in nearly all cases of en-.
closed brakes, the longevity of the
lining is going to be even further
extended. g..
Adjustments Easier
Take adjustability of the brakes.
The most difficult forms of it are
but O. few minutes work where
they used to represent a much
longer enga cement of the mechanic s
time-at so much per minute.
Another illustration is offered in
the case of carbon cleaning. Here
it must be conceded that the motor.
ist frequently errs in his manner of
car care by assuming that there
never Is any need for carbon clean.
ing in this day of antlknock fuels
and high compression engines.
Just the same, the longer intervals
between necessary carbon cleaning
jobs mean less expense and the
proportionate simplificatio1 of
keeping a car that way."N One
could continue to cite many other
examples of how design progress
has simplified car upkeep, but these
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
Tire Castings
Produced During Feb

NEW YORK, April 17.-Produc-
tion of the tire manufacturers in
the United States during February
totaled 6,911 $50 pneumatic castings,
The Washington times., 1929-04-17
IzG
m0rtmz0dezu
ENGINE
. . . . THE
mast mzodsu
DESIGN
IN THIS NEW LOW-PR1GED
WILLYS-KNIGHT FOB"

/ H E new style Wi1lys- Knight 40
BIS winning mezinedsuecesss hisbory's
finest WHY'S Knight value-the largest,
most beautiful and most powerful
Knight-engined car ever offered at 50
little cost.
1t is Just the car for the thousands who
have always wanted to enjoy the smooth
ness, silence, rugged stamina, high speed
and economical operation Of the patented
double Aeeve+alve engine, but until
now have ben restrained by the neces-
szrily higher cost Of building this supe-
rior power pEant. 1t is the only type Of
automobile engine that constantly
keeps growing smoother, quieter and
more efficient with use.
The dOme-shaped cylinder head and
sliding sleeves Of the hatea4ad knight
engine combine to form perfectly
sealed combustion chamber-assuring
high, uniform compression at all speeds
and eOfA Gy gari
The Washington times., 1929-04-17

Births, Engagements, Marriages, Deaths
and In MemQriam, appear daily on the
last inside page, last two columns.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

opORTORIAL!!,
B,IKIRK MILLER -

So that we won't forget en-
tirely how to concoct a daily
column 100 per cent of our own
making and to sort of vary the
diet for the faithful who have
been patient enough to stick this
long with the war which has
been raging herein over the fail
ure of the Washington club to
play any better than 400 ball,
we will herewith wedge in a few
words of our own origin. Later
we will go back to the wrangling
over the Washington club, as
there are still plenty of interest
ing, if pointed. letters to be
printed.
Richard B. Cole has been
waiting over week now to be
told the identity of the pitchers
who worked for Washington
against the Giants in the 1924
world series. Well Richard, old
boy, here is your answer: First
game, Walter Johnson; second
game, Zachary and Marberry;
third game, Russell, Martina
and Specie; fourth game, Mog-
ridge and Marberry; fifth game,
Johnson; sixth game, Zachary,
and seveAth game, Mogridge,
Marberry and Johnson.
Rob Roy Mackey, Scotch
wrestler of a decade and a half
ago and prime mover in the
affairs of the Mohawk football
team. recently essayed one of
those weekend excursions to
Montreal. Aftec sitting up all
night in a day coach, Rob Roy
stepped eff the train at Bona
venture station and who should
he meet face to face but an old
wrestling cronie with whom he
used to do one-night stands, a la
Gus Sonnenberg.
Rob Rcy's friend of former
DAYS was wrestling at the mo-
ment with a carnival which had
its tents Iitched on a Montreal
sandlot and Rob Roy was in
vited to come out that night
and referes one of the matches.
In his affable way Rob Roy
agreed and when the hour for
the match arrived the opponent
for Mackey's erstwhile wrestling
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

mate lailed to show up. Do you
think the match was postponed?
It was not! Rob Roy peeled
off his coat and trousers and
wrestled his friend without any
adoo whatsoever And as he
swung on the Washington-bound
excursion, and second night in
a day coach, he chortled to him
self: swell, l ma e my expenses.
anyway"
Although the players them
selves have Eeen doing much
recently to dispute the theory,
MANY baseball fans have been
devoting a large part of the
current season to saying that
Babe Ruth and. Sam Rice are
about through right fielding.
Well, my friends, when and If
that luckless day arrives, We can
assure you thai either of them
is qualified to turn golf pro, for
they are two of the best golfers
in baseball and you can lay
plenty on the line to that. Do
not be surprised if those two
gentlemen turn a hand to just
some such thing when they are
too feeble to roam right field.
A week ago today there were
twice as many women at the ball
park as there were men, which
proves that a woman will have
her bargain even if the bargain
she is getting not worth the
trip downtown.
Seriously, however. it occurred
to US at the time we noticed
that gala display of summer
wear that if the women can
afford to go out on Fridays for
nothing they could afford to
show up in eater numbers
throughout the other playing
davs of the week.
The fact that the Yankee
Stadium has been engaged for
Sharkey- Loughran fight Sep
tember 26, indicates how much
hope New York baseball officials
have of sts ging a world series a
few days later on the same
scene. What a prize fight
crowd does to an infield and
Outfield in one night is nothing
to help your groundkeeper's
slumbers.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
ILLINOIS VS.. Nd.
IN GOLF FINALS

LAGRANGE, Ill.,, Aug. s-F'inal.
lists in the Western Junior Golf
Championship today are Fred s.
Lyon of Pontiac and William Red
Inond of Joliet.
Lyon is a student at the Univer.
sity of Illinois and played on this
years golf team. Redmond is one
of the %Four Horsemen" of golf at
Notre Dame.
Lyon reached the deciding con.
test by defeating Alex Jolly of Me-
nominee, Mich, and !, in yester-
days semifinal, while Redmond ad-
vanced by defeating Charles Becka
OF Calumet. 2 and
The players were well matched In
today's final. Lyon having heen
qualifying medalist with -, while
Redmond hae T3.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
EIGHT'
lLASHES

At New York-Al Ridgeway, I'm.
ion City, won decision over AL Rube)
Goldberg, New York, in 10 rounds,
Eddie Dowling won decision over
Fred Monte in 10 rounds.
At Greenwood, .Miss.-Red Her,
ring, Utica, won decision over Alex
simmons of Canton, in 10 rounds.
At Benton Harbor, Mich.--Sam
Price, Benton Harbor. won decision
over Henry Perlick, Kalamazoo, in
10 rounds.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
Kaufman, Muny Golf
Champ. Flashes Form

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 9.-As a
result of his victory in the quarter
final round, Carl Kaufman, of
Pittsburgh, today was one OF the
leading contenders in the National
Public Links golf championship
here.
Kaufman played the best two
rounds of golf in the history of the
Forest Park course in eliminating
r. H. Albeck. of Chicago, and 8,
and John Conway, Detroit entrant
and 5.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

the earlier innings. He has his
strike.out ball working in great
shape, retiring five men in this
manner over the first three periods.
The Sox attack, however, could
register but six hits and, with no
punch forthcoming, Milt was forced
to make the best of a bad situation
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
Hagen and Smith
Score in Exhibition

GLEN FALLS, n Y, Aug. 3.
That wandering professional golfins
pair, Walter Hagen and Horton
Smith, today had another win to
their credit.
Yesterday they whipped Dan Lord
and Eddie Schultz in an 1s-hole ex-
fibition match here for a purse of
$500, -
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
GIRL YACHT PILOT

The racing yacht Oriol, owned by
Chandler Hovey. wealthy sports
man. which qualified to race Ger
many for the Hoover Cup, is
piloted by Miss Elizabeth Hovey
IS, one of the few women who ever
participated in International yacht
ing contest.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09


En- route for st. Louis they are
undertaking the longest trip ever
experienced by a Washington club.
AT least, that's the information
handed out by Trainer Mike Mar
, tin. one Of the pioneers of the
Capital entry.
The Griffs checked out of Boston
last night at II o'clock, daylight
saving time. They are to arrive in
ST. Louis tomorrow morning at q
O'Clock standard time, which rep
resents "a hours Of solid travelling.
The train.weary athletes to-
morrow are scheduled to under.
take the first Of a f0ur-day
rOmp against the Browns who,
for some unaccOuntable reason,
remain securely lodged in first
division.
For the first time in years the
Griffmen are holding the upper
/ hand over the st. Louisans and will
endeavor to promote their present
win streek in these meetings.
/ Fred Marberry or Garland Brax-
ton may he picked to pitch tomor-
rows battle, while almost any of
the others will be available for the
remaining turns.
| Marberry has shown all of his
old prowess in his last two times
out as a relief man, and likely will
travel the distance without feeling
| 1t. He seems to have thoroughly
recovered from his recent siege of
tonsilitis and pronounces himself
| fit and ready,
By way of proving as much
he yesterday relieved Pitcher
Lloyd Brown in the ninth inning
and put the finishing touches ON
a ball game credited Brown when
the Griffmen closed with the Red
SOx.
Lloyd entered the ninth with a
| 3-to.2 advantage. After one man
! had perished tue next reached first
on Joe Cronin's boot and was sin.
gled to third by Pinch Hitter Ruf.
fling.
.Marberry then stepped In and
turned back the next two in liz
time by way of evidencing his
i y
Brown was hammered for two
runs during the first two frames.
a triple and sacrifice fly unbalanc.
ing him, in the first, while Bill
Regan's powerful home run over
the left field scoreboard coined an.
other in the second.
Sammy Rice brought Washing
tons nrst tally over with a per.
fectly executed squeeze plav IN the
third, while Joe Judge tied the
count when he singled Cronin
across in the fifth.
CrOnin, who enacted a JelyIls
Hyde role, made victory certain
IN the sixth when he singled
safely after Tate had led off
with hit and piIfered second.
Milt CASTOR pitched some great
| ball for. the lnsers- esnecialI,, In
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
FredMarber1y May Oppose
Browns In Opener
By Bob Thayer

SYRACUSE n Y CEN ROUTE FOR ST. LOUIS, Aug. g.
Boosting four wins out their last five starts the Wash
ngton Grfmen today rocking toward the Golden West
where they launch their final baseball invasion of the
campaign
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
NOT REPRESENTED

Although tennis players from 20
nations were represented in this
years Davis Cup competition, not
single entry was received from any
country in South AmeriIS.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
L lOMERUN'
L lFTTERS
Yesterdays HOME RUNS

LEAGUE LEADERS
Americari-Ruth, Is: Foxx. 2s: Gehrig.
IS: simmons. "a: Alexander. 10.
National-Klein. 80. l.. Wilson so;
ot;. 90; BOttomley, "a; Hornsby. 23.
LEAGUE TOTALS
America n-435
NatiOnal-sT2.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

YOU viii be- Oh time all the time "
yea Hve in ORe 81 the downtown spsRt-
neat buildlaKa. See tire eental euIuInns
In tOday's Classified aAR.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
D. c. TYPOS
OUT TOWN
AWARD
By juno Kinerk

Two weeks from today the
Columbia Union 101 baseball
team will attempt to conclude
the task they began in 1922
! and continued without inter-
ruption except in 1927. The
task is that of winning the
Garry Hermann trophy, and a
victory in the National
/ Printers Tournament this year
will give the local nine the
trophy.
Ten other typographical teams
will be in Indianapolis intent on
| frustrating the well-laid plans of
! Manager Heinie Webb and his II
I stalwarts, who win make the trip
/ to the Hoosier capital.
In 1927, the only year s.nce the
new Hermann trophy has been in
| play, Washington bowed to Chicago
1 In the finals. Last year, however.
/ the local nine nosed out the Windy
City team 3 to 2 in the final game
of the tournament. This victory
/ Drought lHSh lHciA AhtA SSiACs
| triumph.
Prior to 1927 the Washington
team had gone through the
tournaments without losing
game in 2l starts. Oddly enough
! in 1927 the teams were not ont
4 Of play until two games were
lost instead of the downsand-Out
system, under which the local
nine had made its sensational
streak.
The two.and-out system is now
adhered to. so the local nine ts
confident IL will be able to justify
its ambition of bringing home the
trophy.
The tournament is conducted an
nually in one of the eleven cities
belonging to the league. The In
dianapolis meet is the nineteenth
annual one, and, besides Indianapolis
and washington, the following teams
will be represented: New York. Bos-
ton, Pittsburgh. Cleveland, Detroit,
/ Cincinnati, st. Paul, st. Louis and
/, Chicago.
/ One swing around the eleven
/ cities completes the tournament
! cycle and the team winning the
| majority of the eleven series there
i fore is the winner of the trophy.
With Washington already victorious
in five meets since 1922 for the
| CONTINUED on Page II, Column So
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

IBatted for Gerber In eighth.
2Batted for williams In ninth
SRnn for Ruffing in ninth.
WaRhingto9 ...... 90 O-3
lsOston ........... 0 90 o 0 O--9
TwO-base hit-Scarritt. Three-base hit
-Scarrltt, Home run-Regan. Sacrifice
hits-WiIIiams. West. Brown. Stolen
basea-Tate. F90thrOck. Left On bases
Washington, Z; Boston. 5. WiRning
uitrher-I3FOwn. losing nitcher-M. Gas
tea Bases on bniIs-Ou brown, 2; OIL
4. Nv tM GaatOa. O. Wild DaAeh--A.
Gastos. pmPiFea-Gieisei. YES Graflan
and Msriarty. Time--1;53.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
international League
. shore. Ye.teraay

Baltimore. s: Montreal ?.
Toronto. .; Newark, 4.
Buffalo. &: Newark. <.
Rochester, &; Jersey City, \.
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! Cameo To-day
Montreal at Baltimore.
Toronto at Reading,
Buffalo at Newark.
Rochester at Jersey City.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

Milt CASTOR pitched some great
ball for the losers, especially in
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

CrOnin, who enacted a JekyIls
Hyde role. made victory certain
IN the sixth when ne singled
safely after Tate had led off
with n hit and piIfered second.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
WEST
|. F()(QEDBY
LEI TIES
By Bob Thayer

SYRACUSE, N. 7. ZEN
ROUTE FOR ST. LOUIs),
Aug. 9. Left-hand hitters are
carrying the brunt Of the
Washington clubs attack
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

By way Of proving as much
he yesterday relieved Pitcher
Lloyd Brown in the ninth inning
and put the finishing touches on
bali game credited Brown when
the Griffmen closed with the Red
SOx.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

Time after time Joe Judge,
Sammy Rice, Goose GOslin and
Buddy Myer have provided
whatever punch the Griffs have
shOwn again the left-handers.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
A Army-NQgy Chiefs
To Confer Here
Nert Week

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. AZ. Rear Ad.
miral Samuel s. Robson, superin-
tendent Of the Naval Academy,
has received Z letter from Gen.
William r. Smith. superintendent
81 the Military Academy, in which.
the latter states that he VIII
come to Washington one day next
week for the purpose Of con.
feFFing with the head OF the
Naval Academy as to q possible.
settling cf the athletic differences
between the schools.
Admiral Robson said that ne
you'd meet General Smith in
Washington for this purpose at
ny time.
Little hopes exist here that
ere win be an agreement IN
e 10 secure the playing Of the
vice school football game this
but II Il hoped that Il win
fcomplished IN time TO assure
ngs IN football and ether
nszt year.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24

Whatever combination Byrd
decides mpOn To start i'm Satur-
davis game will be at dis.
advantage 81 not having played
s0getIler a. unit. That's why
DOasOn's loss will be keenly
felt for he has been used In the
last two games and was Just
becoming III home In the new
position.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24

Hodges. Mrs.. Nicholson VI. Mrs. Cam
eron. Defeated EIGHT liFs. colladay ".
Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Knox ", Mrs. wrong.
second sixteen Aira. Keefsr W. Miss
Wolf. Mrs Balm We. Mrs. DeFargea.
Defeated eight Mrs Marr va Miss
Henisler. Mrs. Cornwall W, Mrs. Little.
Ehird slxkeen---1Ers. Meyer va Miss
israel Mira Frost VI Mrs. Gress. De-
feated eight-1Er Dowdali We. MrR.
Holtzman. Mra Bird va Mra Netting
ham.
Fourth flight Mrs. Bseyeru ". aErs.
Powell
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Army Works Against
YaIe'g Formation

WEST POINT, n. r, Oct. q.
Army today WIN continue its work
against Yale plays, Yesterdays
scrimmage. enc o. the hardest OF
the season, the varsity successfully
combated III formations e carried
ont BY the scrubs.