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The Washington times., 1929-10-22
HAS
COODS,SAYS
JACK
BY Jack Dempsey

Sammy Mandell has been
called by some "the champion
that's packed in mothballs. y
That's an injustice to a really
great ringman.
Mandell reached the top in the
lightweight division by beating
Rocky Kansas. That was quite a
long time ago. A score and more
young men have taken cracks at
the pride of Rockford" since then
and about the only thing they have
accomplished Is the gaining of
plenty of exercise from the fury
Of their wild swings.
For a long time Mandell did his
fighting in the sticks against
comparative unknowns. Because of
that he was condemned and Eddie
Kane, his manager, was razZed and
charged with packing Samuel in
cotton batting, favored with moth.
balls, SO that the tough boys
couldn't get a swipe at him.
But recent developments prove
the unfairness of that. Plenty
of topnOtch lightweights hurled
challenges at Sammy and got
lots of publicity because Man.
dell did not accept. The failure
on Mandell's part was no fault
Of his. lie was willing to fight
anybody anywhere at any time
but promoters are scare who
would pay both Mandell's price
and the rather exOrbitant terms
demanded by the challengers.
So Mande1l went transforming
around, fighting often, even though
his foemen were not dangerous, and
kept in condition, even az he piled
up small fortune at $4,000, 1900
and $4,000 at a time.
Eventually when Jimmy McLarnin
became the very big noise in the
logical contender" group, Mandell
was asked il he would take on the
coast boy who was knocking every
body loco.
Sure" said Sammy, ST the terms
are reasonable"
The terms We're correct, Sammy
fought McLarnin and gave the
Coast Terror" a boxing lesson.
Recently when Tony CanZoneri
became one of the outstanding
lightweights, MandelI was asked
II he would tangle up with the
New York sensation.
Yes, If the terms are reasonable. "
The terms were again okay. Man.
dell met Canzoneri in Chicago and
whipped him in fashion so decisive
that Canzoneri conceded mastery to
the boy from Rockford.
Somehow or other the public has
wrong idea about Mandell. It's
true that he can't hit. But he can do
everything else in a ring and do it
as we'll as any man alive, regardless
Of height or weight. He is a mar
Velous boxer; one of the greatest
the lightweight division ever has
known and although it is obvious to
all beholders the amazing thing is
that not many care to study Man
dell and learn the truth.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Crum's Allegheny Team
" Respected by Pitt u,

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 22.-Remem-
bering last years game. the Pitt Pan
theirs are not taking Saturdays con-
test with Allegheny at Erie too
lightly. Last year, the Methodists,
Jed by Garbak, a hard-hitting full
back, and Berger, a fine forward
passer, ran up yardage and threat
ened the Panther goal often.
While Coach CJock'D Sutherland
does not expect to be defeated when
, he takes his team to the northern
city, he is not taking any chances
1t was in the Allegheny game that
Parkinson was injured. loss that
played havoc with the Panthers'
chances against Carnegie Tech a
week later.
Maud Crum, former Princeton
star and coach at George Washing.
ton, is tutoring Allegheny this year.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
MARS CASSIDY
BURIED TODAY

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Messages
of coincidence from all over the world
| poured into the little Hollis home
of Mars Cassidy, widely known race
starter, from followers of the turf
who were shocked to learn of the
death of the famous turf figure after
brief illness.
Assesses of the stomach and kid
ney trouble, accompanied by hemor.
rhages, caused Cassidy's death. Flu
neral services will be held today from
his home at 9O73 198th St., Hollis
Queens.
Cassidy, who was 81 years old,
was taken i'll week ago, at the
close Of the Jamaica racing meet.
He was getting ready to con-
tinue his duties at Empire City
track when he collapsed.
Three sons. Wendell, Marshall and
George, survive him. His wife died
25 years ago.
The turf worlds grief at the
famous starters death is all the
more widespread because of the
scope of Cassidy's work in the
horse-racing field. He was known
for his meticulous honesty and
his absolute fearlessness, holding
his place through hundred
stormy sessions by virtue Of these
qualities. He sent thoroughbreds
away from walking starts, stand.
ing starts and from back of bar
riers in virtually every track in
America and Mexico, official and
outlaw. He started close to 10O,.
00l races dnring his life.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
TRUCK Kill | 8
BIC Lacquer

BALTIMORE, Oct. %. - Walter
Peck Lerian, catcher for the Phila'
delphia Nationals and regarded as
one of the finest youthful catchers
to gain the big league spotlight
died early today from injuries sui
fered in an automobile accident.
He was walking in the downtown
section yesterday when huge truck
ran across the curbing and pinned
him against brick wall. The
chauffeur swerved toward a group
of pedestrians on the sidewalk to
avoid striking another machine.
The player was the only one
injured. He was taken to a
hospital where 1t was found his
leg was broken, his body badly
bruised and his skull probably
fractured.
Lerian Joined the Philadelphia
team two years ago. Baltimore
was his home.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Veteran Yale Team
4 Starts Against Army

} NEW YORK. Oct. 22.-With the
exception of Johnny Goodman. who
succeeded the injured Dan HicEow
at left end. the Yale eleven that
faces Army on Saturday will he the
same outfit that whipped Brown
last week. This was assured when
CQanA Stevens used the same com.
kNaa ~ Q yeAS dr4iA
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
Navy Begins Hard Work
For Game With Tigers

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Oct 22.-With
every man in shape, the Naval
Academy football squad today be-
gan heavy work in preparation for
the Princeton game on Saturday.
Due to the fine work of all the men
who participated in the Duke game,
the startling lineup against the
80 sS s. s 1000 s0A
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REMNANTS ANXIOUS

The remnants are searching for
football rivals in the 135-pound di-
vision. Call Manager Nichols, Co.
lumbia 1902. The Pennants clash
with the Press Building Cardinals
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
WALK FOR CLARENDON

CLARENDON, Va, Oct. 22.-Su-
pervisor B. Hedrick announced to-
day that plans are now under way
for construction of a sidewalk from
the Courthouse Road to the Wood
row Wilson School at Fort Myer
Heights.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
.NEWLEADER
FACESB|C
TASK
By Davis J. Walsh

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Mr.
Robert Shawkey, who has
agreed to see what he can do
about making baseball forget
Miller Higgins, is coming in
to town so that he can begin
seeing about this matter right
away; in fact, not later than
tomorrow, at which time he is
scheduled to sign a contract as
manager of the New York
Yankees for 1880.
Fortunately, there will be nothing
On the document that specifies Tor
Hetfulness-or-no-cou Mr.. ShaWkey
merely will give the matter a try
and the gentlemen who have dis
covered that they can't be ruled OIL
for that are legion.
There probably are harder things
than to try to fill the job or a
man who won six pennants and
three world series since 1921. There
is, for instance, the business of
trying to jump from the thirty
eighth story. AS rule, this doesn't
work. Full we'll do I remember the
last man who tried 1t. He jumped
beautifully; as matter of fact, 1t
wasn't even necessary for him to
ask for a practice jump. Neverthe-
less he failed. 1t seems that he
had eaten q lot Of cucumbers. and.
of. course, the poor fellow died of
b. broken heart.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22

Shawkey's first move tomorrow
1t is said, will be to go into confer
ence with Ed Barrow and Bob Con
merry of st. Paul, to complete ar.
rangements for the recall OF
"Dustry" Cooke and Ben Chapman.
This pair went big in the American
Association last year and the
Yankees are figuring on them hope
fully in their plans for reconstruc.
ton. 1t also is said that Bubbles"
Hargrave, the old catcher. will be
bought as a player-coach.
Thus, the tearing down of an old
champion and the attempt to re.
build a new one are well under
way. It isn't the pleasantest OF
spots for young, untried manager.
Still it is no worse than the job
he had at the end of the 1927 sea.
son, which, roughly speaking, was
none.
There is a lot of romance right
now in this surprise appointment
of Shawkey, waived to the minors
in 1927, to one of the biggest jobs
in baseball. But stern reality may
come later.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
|LL|N| ENGAGE
MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR, Oct. 22.-Illinois
and Michigan, outstanding rivals for
every sport title in the Big Ten for
the last five years and more, will
meet on the gridiron for the fif-
teenth time Saturday, at Cham
paign, H., with the Illini favored
to walk over their old rivals on
their way to Big Ten champion
ship.
The coming battle resembles that
Of last wear in that the Wolverines
are distinctly underdogs, but there
are few of the most optimistic who
think the Maize and Blue can pull
an astounding upset such as last
fall when they beat the Illini, 80,
on Joe Gembis' place kick.
Coach Kipk3 may elect to
send power" backfield against
Illinois, averaging something
like 100 pounds to the man. III
Captain TruskOwski looks as
good at left half as is expected
and If the new end pressed into
service to take his place hold
up, SimralI will be the only
''pOny" i'm the backfieId. Hud-
son weighs 1876 pounds, Trus-
kOwski about the same and
Gembis 200. In addition, MOr,i.
son. 21O.pound fullback, is avail
able.
Following the crushing 30-16 de-
feat at the hands of Purdue and
the 10 loss to Iowa, the defeats
seem to have demoralized the
Wolverines compIeteIv IT iS moot
question, in fact, if they can regain
the confidence so necessary to any
kind of success. Kipke has resorted
to shuffling his linemen like a pack
Of cards, and what the result will
be is not known even by him.
Michigan has won 10 of the IA
encounters with Illinois, and holds
an edge of five to four in the games
played since Zuppke came to Illinois
in 1913. Past results:
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This case is cited simply to
show that there are harder
things to try than that which
Mr.. Shawkey's contract will call
for. just the same he undOubt-
eddy will find himself placed ON
} Che spot so far as public opinion
Is concerned.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22

He naturally won't be expected
to win the pennant in 1880. The
Philadelphia Athletics will relieve
him of that responsibility But
they will ask him to produce a
contender, it being figured that
they could expect no less from a
ball club that done all of the win
ming the Yankees 10-year record
shows.
Perhaps not even Higgins him.
self could have done this, since the
ball club that did all the winning is
rapidly becoming no more. This
would have been all right for Hug
gins. He could have afforded a bad
gear or two. 1t won't be all right
for Shawkey. He can afford moth
ing less than nominal success.
If he attains that, he will have
proved his right to go forth and
a try some more. If he doesn't, he
can sit back and wait for a friendly
visit with the men who ultimately
must try to replace Judge Lands,
John McGraw and Connie Mack.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22

1S98-Michigan, -; Illinois. (.
1899-Michigan s: Illinois o
l90O-Michigan, II: Illinois, 0.
1905-Michigan, 80; Illinois, 0.
1906-Michigan, %; Illinois, 8.
1919-Illinois, %; Michigan, Z.
1920-Illinois, z; Michigan, 6.
1921-Michigan. 8; Illinois, 0.
1922-Michigan, "a; Illinois, 0.
1924-Illinois, 80; Michigan, IA.
1925-Michigan, 3: Illinois. 0.
1926-Michigan, 13; Illinois, 0,
1927-Illinois. IA; Michigan, 0.
192S-Michigan, 8; Illinois, 0.
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
DISTRICT LEAGUE

Times and Herald Classified ads.
phone District $3.50. You may charge
The Washington times., 1929-10-22
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AT LAUREL



Brave
The Washington times., 1929-10-22

I must confess that 1 admire
Shawkey's assurance i'm accept
ing this offer. But he always
was a gambling pitcher, at that,
o statement that will be sup
ported by many a hitter on
whom he broke that curve of
his over with the count three
and two.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-20

Il see that our County Judge. PM
SAWYER threatens to put all the
yo,+hful buck buns in town III jail
if they don't 60 to work" said the
Bank Clerk.
well. if he is going to do that
the County Commissioners might as
we'll plan to bond the county for at
least cne hundred thousand dollars
10 start. for Pasquotank Will nave
n brild a whale of jail to house
all the young buns in elizabeth
CITY" said the Soda Jerker.
what We need" said the BANK
Clerk lis a county farm on which
we could provide work for all the
Ioafers and make them earn their
keep. 1t takes a lot OF hog anu
hcminy to feed a loafer ana Ihey
orpbt to make their hog ana
hOminy." ,.,,,.
"Whv not a county steam laundry
too " said the Soda Jerker, so tiley
could pick up all the young leili"lS
b,,-ns in town and make them 20 "
work too. 1 think a lazy gooo Iol
nothing young female lettering Oh Oh
tho streets and lolling arouno 'iiI
drug stores and restaurants Snoulo
no given no more consideration thdh
q buck bum. I think a county larhi
wouId be a fine thing II we hao (,
steam laundry, a shirt factory ana ana
rug weaving industry coupled "itil W
il 50 that we could round up all the
Ioafers, both male and female anu m
discipline them in useful liioisC'y y
But think the Judge picNeu "a a
had time to enforce the law agdiii'.
yaprancv. This happens to De ~
time for a fellow to look Tor d JoD w
sheriff Carmine tells me thsce az a.
500 men in this county out OF , JooS
Men who want jobs and are easS- ~
70 work can't find work to do. ho~ ,,
do YOU expect a bum VINO ooeS,, nt
E1ow what work is, to go Out any ~,
find a lob in this jobless year. y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-20

The bridge was to have been fin
anced by a bond issue of $3.50. 900,
the bonds to constitute not only
first lien on the bridge but on the
5000 acres of land between Curri-
tuck Sound and the Atlantic Ocean
known as Kitty Hawk Beach. The
owners of this property were to have
passed title to the Kitty Hawk Com
pany several weeks ago. Title hasn't
been passed yet
C. w. Harrison and associates Of
New York obligated to advance
necessary funds for the construc-s
ton of the bridge until, market
could be found for the bonds. OBJ
viously the bonds are invalid until
the Kitty Hawk Company's title to
the Kitty Hawk Beach property is
perfected.
The fact that the title had not
been perfected didn't bother MIR.
Harrison; he knew the local stu
alton and was perfectly willing to
put his money into the venture and
let them take their time in the mat
ter of perfeCting the title. But his
New York associates and others are
not built that way. News got out
last week that title to the Kitty
Hawk Beach property had not been
formally transferred to the Kitty
Hawk Co. Mr.. HarriSon'S New
York connections shut down on him.
w. L. Jones Construction Co., con-
tractors for the bridge construction,
stcDped their pile drivers, orders for
bridge piling we're held up; work
that was progressing with much
speed was suspended. Skeptics and
knockers chortled: I'VE told you so;
We knew the bridge would never be
built"
Principal owners of the Kitty
Hawk property were out of town
last week. That aggravated mat
ters. Nothing could be done in
their absence. This week there has
been much stirring around. Word
comes from those on the inside that
the title to the Kitty Hawk Beach
property will be cleared this week
and transferred to the Kitty Hawk
Co. Money will then be immedi-
ately available for the advancement
of the work on the bridge" says c.
w. Harrison: mo one could expect
me and my associates to continue TO
back an enterprise whose bonds had
no assets behind them. I am sorry
it has all happened; no one meant
any harm to the enterprise; it was
Just a case Of some one having let
q matter ride when IL should have
been attended to in the beginning
of things; l am assured that every
. thing will be ironed out this week
and the pie drivers will be at work
again next week. That bridge will
be built; it has progressed too far
to be abandoned; even should our
present financial arrangement have
failed utterly. there are those now
anxious to take over the bridge and
complete it,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-20
HIGH COST OF.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
SPREADS GLOOM

Gloom spreads among the par
ents of school children in EliZ-
abcth City this week. Monday
morning when the kids faces were
shined and they were packed OIL
TO school, parents generally
brcathca q sigh Of relief at being
! able to get rid of the kids again.
! But joy changed to glO0m when
the kids came back frcm school
with lists of new books TO buy.
MANY have economical in school
books by buying second hand BOOKS.
But in many cases parents found
that second hand books OF last year
have been discarded and will not be
used in the schools this year at all.
That meant new books to buy.
Wow! No wonder there is gloom.
For working man with four or I've
children, buying new books all
around puts a serious strain Oh his
income.
Books should be furnished by The
State, loaned to the students. IL IS
done in many places. 1t is done III
CurrituCk County to-day. Most
school books arc too expensive any
way; they are loaded with graft
and excessive profits. A book that
costs 25 cents to manufacture may
cost the parent as much rs Sl.50.
This isn't right. There are a lot of
! things not right.
Onc will notice, in passing tn"
schools this year, that there are
dozens of bicycles and number OF
automobiles parked outside The
buildingS-SiCnS of a now era in
education. The school children in
The rural districts trudged, through
severa! miles of rough. muddy roads,
TO little frame SchOClhOuSeS until a
few years ago. To-Day, they get up
and eat breakfast, walk to the road
IN front of their home, are picked
up in q few minutes by modern
type school bus, and q short while
later they arrive at the school
Building. of modern brick cOnStruc-
ton, with auditorium, gymnasium,
laboratories. etc. The pupils in the
city schools did not have such a
hard time Of it in earlier days as
did their country cousins but some
of them had to walk long ways to
school. Today they ride; the young
er boys on bicycles and high school
BOYS and girls in automobiles.
So the parents are saddencd as
school opens this year but the chill
riren. strange to say, seem pleased
that they are resuming their studies.
One pictures the end of school as a
iubilant period for the youngSter,
when they all throw their books in
the closet shout for joy and turn
to the pleasures of vacation time.
But it would be hard to find crowd
of boys and girls ard happier or any
more joyful than the youngsters OF
assorted sizes and ages that pour
ed into the city school buildings
when the bell rang Monday morn
ing. These youngsters we're like a
bunch of wild ponies in a corral
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-20
AYDLETT BEAT
TAX COLLECTOR
But ALL IN Vain

4 Payment made Cn a n"tc BY
;hc maker does not prevent the
iatut> OF Emi;ation from hold
ing in the CHS" of an in lorSc:.
The irdorscr OF a no:c can not
&c hrid Liable fGT nGn- payment
Ci note dcSi"uat / - payable
- b2nk, ir that nHte is not
pI,-. ntcI thru the bank fer col
,cctiCa.
So ruled Judge N. a. Sinclair IN
c: dering a non-Suit in the case CT
A. L. Aydlett VS. w. A. Brock in the
Superior Court Of PasQUotank Coun-
= thursday.
w. A. Brock was indorScr on three
notes of $3.50 each made 10 A. L.
A-dlctt by Geo. Gallop, colored. and
his wife Nandilly Gallop on Nov. p,
1921. The notes we're made payable
a. the First & Citizens National
Bank. Mr.. Aydlett didn't put tho5e
notes in the bank for collection. He
never listed them for taxes. If he
had put them in the bank some one
might have reported them and he
couldn't have lodged taxes on them.
Gallop died and one CT his sons
made a small payment on the notes.
barring them from tie application
OF the Statute of limitations so fer
as the maker was concerned. When
further payments were not forth
coming Mr. Aydlctt brought Sl@t
against the indorser. w. A. Brock.
Ehringhaus & Hall. attorneys Tor
the defendant cCntended that the
statute of limitations applied in the
case of their client the inlorser in
spite of the fact that the notes
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RUCK BUNS AND SHE BUNS.
% III RANK CLERK Aso THE S'O0A uCRKGR

don't strike me as being exactly fair.
7 know any number of boys in this
town who are eager to go to WORK
but there is no work for them unle%S
they 90 out in competition with un-
skilled day labor, and that wouId be
disastrous to the unskilled day
laborer. The unskillcd laborer Is
poorly enough paid as it IS.
I'm afraid any serious ellort on
n,dge Sawyers part to enforce the
vagrancy law is going to drive a lou
of these young buck buns to deSper-
ation and most of them will turn 10
hi-iacking, burglary and automo-
bile stealing to get out of town.
well, what of it?" asked the
Bank Clerk; That's the way most
of them will wind up anyway;
fov who fritters away with his youth
in drug stores, pool rooms and on
the streets, living a life of idlcneSS
and sponging on his old man, Will
usually wind up as a bootle9ger OF
hi-jacker in the end.
and a female bum will USUALLY
end up as a prostitute" said the
Soda Jerker.
"1Joless she gets married" said the
Bank Clerk.
In which case she will still be a
prostitute. said the Soda JerNer'
for a woman who will not work ana
! lives with no other object IN view
than marriage, in this day and time
is nothing else but a legallzed pros
titute. swapping her body to man
for q meal ticket and a change OF
clothes"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-20
At ! A. M. All Women
Looked Alike To Him

One bell boy at the Virginia Dare
hotel is among the missing.
Three sporting gents registered
Mt the Virginia Dare the other night.
They tGld the bell boy on all night
duty that they were expecting a
lady friend to register later in the
night and arranged for the bell
boy to show her to their rooms.
The hours dragged by and the
female party did not put in ap-
pearancc. The sporting gents
whiled away the time by drinking.
They kept in touch with the bell
boy and gave him drinks too.
Between the hours of and 2 A.
M. Comely young woman put in
appearance. The bell boy made
faux pas; addressing fresh remarks
to the women Ire told her the gen.
tlcmen were waiting for her. 1t
was the wrong woman; she happen7
ed to be thoroly respectable woman
from Dare county, arriving in town
on a belated gas boat from Roanoke
Island as Dare county folk often
do. There was a scene; Manager
Garman was summoned; apologies
we're made; one Negro bell boy was
kicked out of the house.
The sporting gents waited in vain
for their Jane to show up. And
if she had shown up she too would
have been put out of repair by the
toe of Manager Garmans boot in
the same place he put the toe Of
his boot in the bell boy. Unfortu-
nate episodes will happen in the
best regulated hotels.