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The Washington times., 1929-05-17
IV|A['kSHERE
FOR -FOUR
GAMES
By Bob Thayer

Prepared to make any move
that will bolster his ! lineup
Manager Walter johnson to-
! day will return to the helm
ssof the Washington Griffmen
when they launch their four
I game series against the Phila-
delphia Athletics at the Clark
|. Griffith Stadium.
Single stands today and Sunday
and tomorrow's doubleheader will
constitute this series, after which
the Washington Club will hit the
road for eight tussles in five days
against the New York Yankees
and AS.
Coming back just In time to per-
sonally conduct his team through
its 17-game schedule with these
pennant threats, Walter openly ad-
l1iits that he is seeking to instill
more punch into his batting order.
I'm going to get together with
Clyde Milan and try to hit on some
scheme to get our boys IN full stride
against these clubs" Johnson de-
clares. II think Zebs done an
excellent job as a pinch manager,
and I'm sure he'll help me to get
the right combination clicking,
"If we can find any way to
strengthen the club you can
bet TIL act. l know we've got
the stuff for winner and this
Is the time to show it!'
Milan. as a matter Of fact, de-
serves much credit for his work
since relieving Walter. Going into
the pilots position on short potice
he delivered admirably, switching
his pinch hitters and pitchers in
a manner beyond reproach.
Irving Hadley; the chunky right
handler who has experienced con-
siderable difficulty in rounding into
shape, probably will get the pitching
call in today's game while George
Ernshaw, Connie Mack's strapping
right hander, is slated to go against
him.
Another shake-up in the Wash.
ington lineup may go into effect
today provided third baseman
Charles Solomon C'Buddy'0 Myer is
unable to return to third base.
Charley GOOch. the hard hit
ting Little Rock rookie. is being
considered for turn at the hot
corner, i'm which event BlTege
will return to the second sack
and Jacl- Hayes will be benched.
1--WE liked Goochs hitting form
since the spring training season, i"
Walter confesses, land ] wouldn't
be surprised if he saw a lot of SER
vice from now on. He looks like a
natural batter and swinging from
the right side doesn't hurt him any.
"If he was good enough to hit
above 1850 in the Southern AsSo-
citation last year he must have
something. We can use a bird like
that plenty so don't be surprised If
he breaks into lot of ball gannes"
Myer, who is sporting bruised
right arm as result of being hit
by a pitched ball last Friday, will
undergo an examination at the hands
OF the club physician today at which
time the extent of his injury will
be determined.
I'm anxious to get Myer into
action against the Yankees and
AS" Johnson explains, land If
medical treatment can speed his
return he'll get it. We've got to
go good now and with Buddy back
on the third sack we'd he ready to
step out with our best
The Washington times., 1929-05-17
CRICKET GAINING

There are % cricket clubs en-.
gagged in regular competition in the
New York district and followers of
this sport claim there are more
players In the metropolitan area
than 40 years ago, when the game
was in it's heyday.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17

The feast wasn't due to begin for
"a hours, but the guests already
were at the banquet board. knives
in hand and with that anticipator
CLEAN of eye that only the dis.
eliminating turf lover can know.
Their number was legion this
morning. Tomorrow, there will be
pandemonium.
From East, from South. from
North, from West they We're com.
ing in hordes such as only flies.
centering upon their sugar and
human beings heading toward a
great horse race can produce. and
by post time tomorrow that part
Of America that isn't represented
by proxy will have to consider
itself most un.American, indeed.
For this Is Americas horse
race, this heart-Iifting rush of
hOOf heats over a mile and
quarter of the classic downs,
and all of America seemed to
be here to see it. This was
only as 1t should be.
For once. it was to be an all
American race. They have made
some capital in former years of
the intersectionsl angle, the effete
East against the broadening West.
Today, they have a horse race in
prospect that will bring the East,
the West. the South and the State
of California crowding to the rail
to voice the universal plea for the
horse Of their choice.
Off.hand, there are eight horses
that have q definite chance to win
this race, namely, Blue I.arkspur.
+ Clyde Van Dnsen, Naishapur,
The Washington times., 1929-05-17
OLD BATTERY PAIR

Dazzy Vance and Hank Deberry,
Brooklyn's star battery, were both
members of the New Orleans Peli-
cans in 1921, when they were pur-
chased for a major league trial for
the Brooklyn club
The Washington times., 1929-05-17

HASKELL CL.A r X,
shown at right, is entered
again in the City Clubs
modified marathon which
starts at noon one week
from tomorrow. Clark
represents the knights of
Columbus. Last year he
finished sixth.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17
CHAMPION CASTER

Byron Farr, who recently scored
99.7 in a dry fly casting tourna.
ment at Seattle, Wash, has been
international champion in this event
for two years.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17
LOUISVILLE THRONGED
WTHDERBY GUESTS
BY Davis j. Walsh

LOUISVILLE KY May 17-Louisville great, sprawl
ing cake this morning and its guest population
flies warming its bosom to dine the sweetest It'd
The Washington times., 1929-05-17
y - IS WASHINGTON Tines SPORTS z
Runs in City Club Marathon

In practice work this
wear over the same course
he bettered Bill Agee's
time by three minutes.
Clark is an experienced
marathoner and recently
finished among the rum
ners-up in the Metropolitan
and Pawtucket races.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17
L lOMERUN|
/ IITTERS|
Season .
Tnfal

season .
Player Club Total
OFT. Giants .,,..,,.....ssss
O'Doul, PhlIies (2) ......s....
Bottomley. Cardinals (2) .....
Rhiel. Brooklyn ...,.... ......
Frederick, Brooklyn ...,...,....
The Leaders
National-Ott. s: ODoul, z: L. Will
son, 6; jackson. 8; Klein, 5.
American-GehriE. s; Ruth, s; Foxx,
s; Simmons. 8: Goslin, s.
League totals:
National. 1870: American. 81.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17

it. You may recall having read
herein recently Walter john
sons TRADE against the pepper
pill. The essence of his re-
marks were to the effect that
heavy hitting and long-distance
clouting were taking the place
of smart baseball and that in
the long run the sport would
suffer by the presence of the
rabbit ball.
Now comes Mr.. John A.
Heydler, who is president of
the National League, no less, to
take practically the opposite
view of this subject.
Mr.. Heydler declares there
has been no great change in
the major league ball since
1910, except that better wool is
being used and it is bound
tighter. In that respect, he
admits, it may travel further
when hit with the old hickory
stick.
at isn't the ball that has
brought on this plethora of
home runs" comments the Ma
tional Leagues president, The
bah is just about the same as
it always was. The epidemic
of heavy hitting can be charged
to different methods used by
both hitters and pitchers. The
present-day pitcher, with the
exception of some outstanding
case, depends upon change of
pace to fool the man at the
plate.
Every now and then you'l
run across a curve ball pitcher,
and when you do you won't see
the boys knocking the ball out
of the lot. / might mention
Claude Willoughby, of Philadel-
phia. l might mention Carl
Hubbell, of the Giants. When
pitchers of that sort start curv-
ing the ball over the plate home
runs are at a premium. The
change-of-pace pitchers are
part of the new era in baseball,
and it does not look as though
their method of deception was
as good as that practiced by the
oldtime curve-ball pitchers.
"Another angle of the present
situation is that the batters in
both leagues are aping Babe
Ruth. They step up to the plate
with the idea of hitting a home
run or striking out. They know
that in this era a home-run
record counts more in the pay
off than a high batting average
that might have been amassed
through hitting singles, even
though those singles might
have been winning factors in
many ball games. This average
ball player of today wants to
be a home-run hitter. He digs
his feet in and slams at the
ball.
"I1l admit" continues Mr..
Heydler, "that the pitchers are
restricted to a greater degree
than they were in the days of
old. For one thing, they use a
new ball almost every time they
pitch. There were 4,278 dozen
baseballs used in the National
League last season. That
amounts to 52,336 balls, which,
at the price quoted at the pres
ent time, amounted to a cost of
$64,17O."
Mr.. Heydler is reputed to
have gone so far into this study
of the new ball VS.. the old, that
very recently he sent a spheroid
of the vintage of 1912 and cne
of the vintage Of 1929 to the
Bureau of Standards or some
such testing ground, to have it
Va3oa sarod So raSi1iovoou
The Washington times., 1929-05-17
Blue Ridge League
Yesterdays Game

X Fl z
Hanover... so OOO0 80 / 5-l2 10 2
Hagerstown. 90 0 0 0 O. .
Batteries-C. Kooch and Gatherum ::
Gilbert and Pytlok.
r H e
Ch'bersburE. 1000 2O2S7 O-17 II 0
Frederick. 10 o 0 0 0 o O. 3
Batteries-Kelly, Cunningham and
Savino; Jewett, Willow, Bachman and
Weller.
R H f
waynesboro 00OO2000 0-25 l
Martinsburg 0 20 x-6 3
Batteries-Shover. Ezer and Nevins
Griffith, Malacky and Woodring.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17

Mr.. Heydler is reputed to
have gone so far into this study
of the new ball VS.. the old, that
very recently he sent a spheroid
of the vintage of 1912 and cne.
of the vintage of 1929 to the
Bureau of Standards or some
such testing ground, to have it
measured for resiliency.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17

Charley GOOch. the hard hit
ting Little Rock rookie. is being
considered for a turn at the hot
corner, in which event BlUege
will return to the second sack
and JacI- Hayes will be benched.
The Washington times., 1929-05-17

The report he got back on the
two balls was to the general
effect that outside of the top
covering on the balls, there was
very little difference. In fact,
the analysis of those balls stated
that the 1912 product bounced
a little higher when dropped
from the same elevation.
That might seem to stop
Walter Johnson's arguments
cold, but let US rememB Ber that
the American and National
leagues use diffe rent Ffaketballs,
and while their specifications
may be the same, their actual
construction must vary in some
small dstailS1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01
La Plante Is Comedy
Star In Texas Film

Laura La Plante's gorgeous per-
Sonalty literally scintillates through
out the dramatic unfolding Of
The Love-Trap, her latest Univer-
sal starring vehicle which opens to-
day at the Texas Theatre and that
In itself would be enough for any
photoplay.
But in addition TO the radiant
star, The Love-Trap" presents a
story as unique q sit is absorbing.
This in conjunction with beautiful
sets. excellent directions. superb pho
Biography and outstanding cast, make
it completely satisfactory as enter
tainmenC.
The Love-Trap" is the outstand-
girl who rises from the pony" ranks
into the marble halls OF the aristoc-
racy. This she does through her
marriage to the scion OF a rich FAM
lily. and her impromptu romance
wits Neil Hamilton. who plays the
leading man, Is not only beautiful
in itself. but distinctly refreshing III
the newness OF its treatment.
Later when the aristocratic fam
lily arrives on the scene en- masSe
and complications ensue. Miss La
Plante is afforded full opportunity
TO again display her tremendous
dramatic ability. The public. which
previoushly had envlsiCned her more
or less as a comdienne, was amazed
at Miss La Plante's performance as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01
Flight" Made By
Aid

Flight" the Columbia all-talking
aviation sensation coming to the
Rivcli Theatre san Benito on Sun
day, was made with the cooperation
Of government officials in Washing
ton. Captain Francis Z. Pierce OF the
United States Marine Corps was de-
tailed to supervise var scenes on
the production. Colonel Harry Lay,
temporarily in Gorge Of the Marine
Base at San Diego. was also &C
lively engaged IN the direction Of
the battle sequences.
In commenting on the work done
in San Diego, army officials have
stated that the machine gun firing
the aerial action and the manoeu-
verS Of the soldiers are true to &C
tual warfare. All the machine guns
and other artillery were copied from
what was used IN the recent Mexi-
can rebellion. and the planes are &C.
curate duplicates Of those used In
the government Marine Base.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01
'HARR CLUB TO
SPONSOR FIELD
.iwanians' Committee To
Push Development OF
Project

Especial to The Heraldl
/ PHARR. Nov. S0-Pharr, locaOeu
Hidaleo County and known as
ae "Hub Of the Valley. Is taking
4 place With the other towns q
" Rio crande Valley by starting
rraneements to perfect a first-ciass
Walton field. The members OF .ns
Aharr Kiwanls club voted unsin-
lously 10 see to 1t that a iieiu Is
,adp available IN the near lutufe
nd the president Of the cruz ap-
cinted George Fleming. worth W.
1oodv and George Lansiora as a
.,mmittee TO act for the hIWanls
g. IN the matter. Pharr being
.~rt~aIIv located as Il Is would make
tSrar nface for a landing field
~ III farinr ia line With the other
ast grov-inz cities Of the Valley.
~ Il. Weisfelt of Pharr and for
keriv with the Chicago Grand
krera furnished the music for the
hcaSIon and was well-received. The
Ifrb voted that next week should
n Farmers Day and Is inviting
10 farmer for each member Of the
aub at which time L. Z. Snavely
ID Harlingen will be the principal
H,eaker. lie viii talk on process
.r and marketing citrus fruit and
egetables CT the Rio Grande VAL
b..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01
Mexico Murderer
MAY Escape Death

MEXICO CITY, Mex, Nov. 80
-Mexico City newspapers are de-
ating whether Luis Romero Car
asco. sentenced to death for muir
Der, may be executed legally or will
scape that tate through publica-
Bon in the Official Gazette some
ime ago Of President Portes Gil's
few penal code. which abolishes the
ieath penalty.
The penal code was designed to
10 into effect Dec. IS and while
here was some disagreement at the
ime It was published, in view OF the
|act that publication il the Gazette
Is taken as automatically promul-
sating a law. none Of its provisions
let have been put into practice.
There IS division among lawyers,
hany holding there is nothing TO
prevent the execution prior to Dec.
5 while others maintain that Ro-
hero merely has to demand COM
nutation 10 life Imprisonment to
sscape death.
Romero's case is one OF the most
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

that Flagg and CURT are united
again in The Cock Eyed World"
the Fox all-talking peace-time come
dy sequel to What Price Glory7"
And this latest screen effort OF
Flagg and Quirt CMcLaglen and
Love- Is, wi--sout doubt, robust. hi
larious comedy, replete with thrilling
adventures. momentary love-making.
iaugh-provoking situations and all
those elements that make @ picture
first rate entertainment.
And again Flarg and CURT are
pittec against each other. They fight
they love the same girls. they en-
gage in old fashioned horse play and
in general are a riot from the OPEN
ing scene 10 the last fadeOut. To top
IL off, they bring TO their latest ef-
forts that same sincerity and con-
vincing quality that distinguished
their york in What Price Glory?"
AS Flagg and Quirt, boisterous Ma
rines in peace-time. McLaglen and
Lowe could not be improved on.
And Just to make everything conn.,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01
'Cockeyed World Is
Lively Marine Film

Everyone remembers Captain
Flagg and Sergeant Qu.rt. the hard
boiled Marines OF What Price
Glory?". SO vital were these two
characters, SO ably portrayed BY Vic
tor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe,
that people everywhere Immediately
recognized them as two Of the most
wildly drawn characters ever seen
on the stage or screen.
And nov comes the announcement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

ing epoch III the life OF a chorus
Magnolia" III Show Boat" In The
Love-Trap." she once more gives in
disputable proof OF her versatility.
Neil Hamilton, one Of the most
popular OF the screens heroes. gives
a thoroughly pleasing performance
as Peter Cadwalleder, and Norman
Trevor and robert Ellis. as the
judge and heavy" respectively. lend
outstanding distinction to their roles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

! A narrative OF Twin Cities Of the
Border" Matamoros and Browns
lille, written by Lieut.. W. H. Chat
leid Of Fort Brown in 1893, Is in
Inc possession OF Mrs. Laura M
Herrera OF Brownsville, bequeathed
10 her possessions OF her grand
PARENTS, Mr.. ana AIRS. Antonio Mar
tnez.
A complete history Of physical
commercial, educational and reA-
iOus aspects Of the two cities thirty
iive years ago Is illustrated with
iarious photographs OF Brownsville
lnd Matamoros scenes. forming an
Interesting comparison with the
iarne sites as they now appear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

repellant in recent Mexican GRIMM
al history. He was convicted for hav-
ing murdered his uncle and three
members OF his household in their
homes several months ago, with
robbery as q motive. Two alleged
accomplices in the crime are await
ing trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

plete. Lily Damita. tire beautiful
French actress more Vivaciously tam
TALKING than ever, is cast as the n
woman who leads both these Lea
thernecks a merry chase. The man
ner in which she toys with both Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

them Is a delight to behold. All in
all. Miss Damita rounds out the most
hilarious trio yet Zee and heard ON
the audible screen.
Miss Damlta also sings the song
hit OF the picture, "Elenita", a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-01

charming ballad which she makes
the most of. Two other songs arc
featured. $50 Long. m Marine mar
ching song. and $50 Dear ITO INC,
sung by Bobby Burns, one OK tine
Marines.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
PRESIDENT TO
SPEAK ON
CAPITAL 4
Secretary Mellon to Be
Host at Meeting to Dis
cuss City Development

President Hoover will make an
address at a meeting to outline
plans for the development Of
washington to be held at the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce, 1915 H St., on Thursday,
April 25, at $50 o'clock. Invita-
tions for this event have been
issued by Andrew w. Mellon,
Secretary of the Treasury. and a
brilliant assemblage Is expected.
A model of the proposed public
buildings will be exhibited.
Secretary Mellon will preside at
the meeting and, beside the ad-
dress of the President of the
United States, there will be sew
eral speeches. Senator Reed
Smoot, chairman of the Public
Buildings Commission, will speak
on Appropriations for Public
Buildings and Representative
Richard N. Elliott, chairman Of
the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds Of the House,
on Congress and the Nations
Capital" There will also be an
address on Milking a Capital
City" by Milton B. Medary, mem
ber of the American Institute of
Architects and Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com.
mission. Motion pictures Of THE
City OF Washington" and music
by the Marine Band Orchestra
will complete the program.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
At Evergreen

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Garrett
will entertain a large company at
luncheon at Evergreen" their
estate near Baltimore, on Satur-
day, April 81, and later their
guests will attend the annual
steeplechase of the Green Spring
Valley Hunt Club. Mr.. and Mrs.
Garrett will have as their guests
prominent members cf society
from washington, New York and
Baltimore.
Major and Mrs. L. P. Patten,
of Brooklyn, New York, are
guests at the Mayflower.
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell will
be hostess at the luncheon given
tomorrow at 7. w. c. A. by the
League Of Women Voters at 1880
o'clock. Speakers on the legal
status of women from various
viewpoints will be Mrs. Rose
Yates Forester. Mrs. Lester Pol
lock, Mrs. Alexander j. Koynitski,
Mrs. Jennie o. Berliner, and Miss
Bonnie Gusterborder. Miss Edna
Sheehy will give a reading.
Mrs. Finley j. Shepard, of New
York City, Is guest at the May.
flower.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
NEWS OF PERSONS AND EVENTS OF WASHINGTON
Secretary Of State
Shares Honors With
Philippine Mission

The Secretary Of State, Henry
L. Stimson, and the members Of
the Philippine Mission in Wash
ington were the guests of honor
at a dinner given by the resident
commissioners from the Philip
pines, Pedro Guevara. last evening
at the Mayflower. The members
of the mission present included
Manuel Roxas, speaker of the
house OF representatives OF the
Philippine Islands; Sergio Osmena,
president pro tenn OF the Philippine
senate; Camilo Osias, resident
commissioner from the Philippines
to the United States: and Rafael
Alunan, secretary of agriculture
and natural resources.
Others present were Senator
Hiram Bingham, Representative
Edgar N. Kiess, Representative
John @. Tilson, Representative
Charles L. Underhill, Gen. Charles
p. Summerall, Maj. Gen. F. Lei.
Parker, Maj. Gen. F. b. Mcintyre,
Major v. Lin, U. S. A.; Capt. e.
Regnier, Vicente G. Bunuan, Mr..
Garrett, Harry Frantz and Harry
Rogers.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
ENVOY FETES
COMMITTEE
CHIEFS

The Minister OF Bolivia and
Sonora de Diez de Medina were
hosts at dinner last evening at
the Mayflower. As the list was
given out from the legation, the
names of Senator and Mrs.
William e. Borah and Represent.
ative stephen g. Porter led all
the rest--in spite of the fact that
there were several ambassadors in
the group. Which would seem
rather significantly to pay honor
to the chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Sen.
ate and the chairman OF the
Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House.
Others in the distinguished
company last evening were: The
ambassador of Peru, DIR. Herman
Velarde; the ambassador of Bra
I'll, s. Gurgel do Amaral; the
Ambassador Of Chile and Sonora
de Davila, the Minister of Vene-
zuela and Sonora de Grisanti, the
minister of Costa Rica, Manuel
Castro Quesada; the minister of
Ecuador, Gonzalo Zaldumbide; the
Charge d'Affaires of the Argentine
and Sonora de Enciso, the Charge
d'Affaires Of Ell Salvador and Sc
nora de Leiva, the Counselor Of
the Peruvian Embassy and Sonora
de Gonzalez-Prada, the United
States minister to Bolivia, David
e. Kaufman; DR.. and Mrs. David
Alvestegui, Mr.. and Mrs. Enrique
Finot. Mr.. and Mrs. Velasco Gal.
varro, Mrs. Emerson Howe, Mr..
md Mrs. G. Moyle and Morgan
ISaufman.
y 4 4
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ritchie. jr.,
left town today for Greenville,
s. c., to attend the marriage Of
their son. John Ritchie, Sd, to
Miss Sarah Dunlap Wallace,
which will take place on Satur-
day.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
White House

The President and Mrs. Hoover
had as their dinner guests at the
White House last evening Mr.. and
Mrs. George Milton and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Regua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Rickard,
who were weekend guests at the
White House, have returned to
their home.
+ X
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam,
sister of Vice President Curtis.
was the honor guest at luncheon
today of Mrs. Benjamin D. Fou-
lois, wife of Brigadier General
Foulois. who entertained COM
pany of IS,