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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
bob" Sherwood, Famous Circus FHHmnker,
Brought Laughs to Some Of the Nord's
Greatest Men. In His List Of Friends
Are the Names Of Edison, Marx zzcain,
Thomas Riley Marshall, James Whitcomb
Riley, queen Victoria, LeoPoNlof
Belgium and President Coolidge

1T was in 1881" he continued "Our circus
parade was going through Akron, Ohio We
were dressed as cavaliers and were riding in
golden chariots. Suddenly the parade came to
a stop. An axle en- chariot had broken. Di-
rectly opposite the spot where We had the
breakdown was a big house with mansard
roof The beautiful grounds were dotted with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

HEN BOD SHERWOOD, last ana
most famous of P. T. BarnunlS
I'M old clowns, talks about his days
W. under the blowing big top, he
brings back all the magic and
Witchery of circus days and childhood-when
all the world was young. He transports you TO
the world of dots and spangles; you get the
tang of tanbark in your nostrils: the shrill notes
Of the calliope and the crack Of the ringmasters
whip in your ears: the taste of hot gingerbread
pink lemonade and buttery popcorn balls in
your mouth.
Robert E. Sherwood is now IS years of age.
It has been IS years since he left the circus
ring shook the Sawdust and the cornstarch
from his clothes. packed away his dotted buff
fOon's costume his quaint conical cap topped
with peacock feather, his tin whistle and the
inflated bladder tied by string to long whip
stock with which the premier acrobatic clown
was wont to pummel his fellow clowns. He now
conducts a book store on Beekman street in
New York City, writes books and dedicates them
to 1.-The boys who carried water for the elc-
plant" entertains crippled and orphan children
and commands huge salary from a broadcast
ing station for putting circus on the air one
night a week.
p. T. Barnum's only surviving clown ran away
from home and joined the circus at the age Of
0, apprenticed himself to Dan Rice, daddy of
circus clowns, and became champion acrobat
IN BarnunS circus, Win winch ne toured Amer
lea and other countries for Is years. He was
o protege of Barnum and was named Petite
absorbing the great showmans initials. For
many years he was clown Of great magnitude.
the first to clear the backs of six horses, two
elephants and two camels in a double somer-
saut. And, what is more he walked and talked
with Kings. Queens. actors authors, humOristS.
statesmen, Presidents, inventors. scientists, doc
tors, lawyers, beggars, bakers thieves. For the
nomadic life of the circus set him on strange
paths and brought him into contact with world
celebrities.
But, undoubtedly it was the charming, SYM
pathetic and merry personality of the Barnum
Jester which endeared him to such men as Mark
Twain, Eugene Field. Thomas A. Edison, Thomas
Marshall, Henry Ford. zines Whitcomb Riley
and host Of others OF ehe worlds great Queen
Victoria Leopold of Belgium Calvin Cool
idge and other Presidents of the United States
all figure in the galaxy of brilliant and notable
personalities Bob" Sherwood the clown knew
and visited in his heyday.
WNEY meeting with Edison was bit un-
Avn usual" began Bob Sherwood, putting
away at roguish little pipe. Then he laughed
a gurglng distinctive sort Of laugh, laugh
that one inevitably associates with a sawdust
ring funmaker-a clowns laugh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

castiron deer horses and dogs. This place fas-
cinated me, for had seen nothing before just
like it. Akron was not then the prosperous rub
Der city it is now, but only village Of about
5000 people.
II wondered who lived in this palatial home
and asked bystander. He told me 1t was the
residence Of the father-in-law of Thomas A.
Edison.
IT further learned that at that precise mo-
ment the inventor himself was on the grounds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
BY CAROL BIRD.

HEN Bob" Sherwood, last and
+: =: !: a.; !; :: :;
brings back all the magic and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

WMY meeting with Edison was bit un-
A'A usual began Bob Sherwood, putting
away at rogush little pipe. Then he laughed
a gurgling, distinctive sort Of laugh laugh
that one inevitably associates with sawdust
ring funmaker-a clowns laugh.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
From W. r. GIavin, Baseball Fan

just finished reading nokcolumn in tongts paper
keeping word and giving the knockers chance
should the time and have
them Surely who such
West Rice and the others who trying but lacking
ability does not know what the all about what
ability is.
II can see how easy would get waivers the five
world thinking of such thing
True players may not be fulfilling their regulations
they have done other still who that is always
excellent?
Il wonder that doubeheader this past
Sunday. terrible ball played is true but the old
without ability played BALL He doubt Rice stretch
ordinary single into double OF brains had nothing to
do with it. Oh, no!
And about the mrcenary management would be great to
Barney Dreyfus being phlanhrops
yet he has The biggest trouble in Washington is that
the finish every they
don't then they bunch of the knows less
than nothing Of the fine points of the game.
"AS the remember that all
Of the country Washington and the majority
seeing good ball game that has the old fight
they not going Coming other baseball towns
they realize that it is impossible pnnant every year.
finish in the money.
"Wonder what Mr. MARITIME would have said had he been
Ptsburgher at the time when the Pirates had game lead
September and blew it the Giants? Think We
had pretty good team for the past five finishing in the
money
Washington in the dumps this but knowing that they
the faith Of the majority the fans will ns conf
dene in them Then who tell but that may the old
GRANDSTAND MANAGERS win dispute these words
that they grandstand managers discounts their theories just
100 per cent. 8f
RI GIAVJNn
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
E>I(5|1II
lIkA!ST1ES|

At New York Young Ketchei,
Chester. Pa, knocked out Fredie
Polo, Bloomfield, N. j.. in the third
round (1O).
At Jersey Cfty-Irish Bobby Brady.
Jersey City, won decesion<over Jose
Martinez, Spain, in 10 rounds.
At New YorkAl ssRube" Cold
berg, New York. defeated Herman
Singer, New York, eight rounds.
At New York--Jack kid" Berg.
England, won technical knockout
over Joe Trabon, Kansas City, in the
fifth round l1OJ. 81.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

Thomas b. Bones, jr.. of Columbia.
drove the first green that measured
30S yards, while Bruce L. Taylor.
jr., OF Congressional, clipped into
the cup from the rough for a
birdie 8 on the ninth. The scores
of the teams follow: y
Don McPhaiI and Glenn Spencer
maryland Country club. 81, ss--s7; John
J. Tierney. 1r.. and Sidney G. Moore
Conversational Country CIubl. IS. $40;
aGsss naIsp PssSSaS spsins, ana s0fE psnsi
Crone. jr.. and Ralph Beach tsuburban),
35, s6-71; John C. Shorey (Banndck-
burnl and Mel shorey EAST Potomac
jr.. (columbIa) and Gene Larkin (chsvy
ChaseD. 81, Std: Louis Hird and Al
Treder lManorl. 81. ss--7S; Byrn Cur
tiss Indian sprinsl and Julius Platte
nHnsT' ulmsn ana sias Leo Kernan sS 9orssn Spring
b. B. Miller. jr.. ana Carroll T. Me-
Master !Rolling Roadl. 90. ais;
20RsT county aa csS
80. 37-76: Bruce Il Taylor. jr.. and
Charles Penna Congressional Country
clubl. as, 37-7e; William Legg and
41-7s: j. Monro Hunter. r.. tIndian
spring1 ana A. B.. Thorn tTown and
Country. ss. s9-.7T; Walter Knelp and
81. 40--77; Robert Cooper maryland
Country Clubl and Erwin schioss
{ Rodgers Forge1, 3s. 39--77: Nelson
Halsey and John o'Neill (HiIlendalel,
IS. 43-1S; William C. Hanway, jr.. and
william Dunt (Sherwood Forest), Al,
42-s3: John Chapman (RolIing Road
and James Roche (Elkridge Hunt Club,
no card.
AL Houghton, pro at the Harper
Country Club. eclipsed par yester.
day at Washington Golf and Coun.
try Club. He scored SO. one under
par, in a fourscme that numbered
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
and Walter and Gilbert Cunning
ham, pros at Burning Tree. Hough.
tons card follows:
Out t..4ss......B'4 s44B s-s7
In ID 4-32
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
EASTERN | AD s
SWIM TODAY

Playground swimmers from the
eastern section Of the city will con-
test in the Rosedale pool this after.
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Place winners
will represent the eastern section
against the western representatives
in the annual meet a week from to-
morrow at the Georgetown tank.
The western Examinations were
staged yesterday at the Georgetown
pool. j. Gordon furnished the sur
prise when he outlasted Buscher in
the unlimited class 25.yard free
style race. Buscher was considered
invincible at this distance.
The girls meet will be held Thurs
day and Friday in the Georgetown
tank and the finals on Monday.
Results az the Georgetown boys
meet yesterday were:
7O-POUND CLASS
2S-Yard. Free Style--Won by Davis; +;
second, Gelfield: third, Ballard.
100-Yard Reiay-To be selected.
9O-POUND CLASS
'a 2s-Yard Free Style-pVon by Trun-
nell; second, Beamer; third. Dodson
2S-Yard Breast stroke--Won by Ny
berry; second, Beach: third. Laslxy
115-POJJND CLASS
2S-Yard Free style--Won by Barbee;
second, Poole: third, q. Ny5erry.
25-Yard Back Stroke--Wbu by Fos-
ney: second Barbee; third. Poole.
25-Yard Breast Strohs--Wor by Bar
bee; second, Nyberry: third Forney.
1O0-Yard Relay--To be selected.
UNLIMITED CLASS
2S-Yard Free style-won y Gordon ;
second, Buscher, third; Linkins
25-Yard Breast Strokev-Won. by war.
ners second, Buscher: third. Linkins.
25-Yard Back Str0ke-sWOn by Buscher: :
second. Gordon; third. .Linkins.
X 100 Yard gRelay--ro Bio selected.
BEGINNERS CLASS
10-Yard Free Style Won BY Kirch-
Mullen. ssHs
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
TEAMS
FACE PLAY-OFF

The kid ball players Of Wash.
ington are getting quite a kick out
OF their baseball these days. One
Of three teams in the American Le-
gion League will represent Wash
ington in the regional tournament
at Philadelphia next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The Wash
ington representative win be. deter
mined from the outcome on the
second half race between George
Washington Post and Victory Post.
with the winner meeting Lincoln
Post In three-ganne series.
The second half series finds
George Washington and Lincoln
Post the only two mines with a
championship chance. The two
are to meet Thursday, with the
title resting upon the outcome OF
that game, unless Washington Post
suffers an unexpected licking to-
day from Walcott Post, Lincoln
Post was the first half winner,
but is out Of the second race.
The three.game series between
Lincoln and the Washington.
Victory winner starts Saturday.
The final game, or two games,
IL necessary. to determine the
local champion viii then be-
played Sunday.
Capital city League officials have
upheld the Potomac A. G. protest
against the G. A. O'Rriens for using
an ineligible player July q in a
junior league championship game.
The game was forfeited to the Po-
tomacs. The defeat lowered the
O'Rriens from the league lead. Still
another protest was filed by the
Lionels after last Sundays game.
League officials announced that the
use of any ineligible player under
an assumed name In the future will
be ground for forfeiture of that
teams franchise in the league.
Garrett Waters. who handles the
Takoma Tiger Mines destinies, is
trying to start a baseball series
similar to the Prince George county
affair for the Montgomery county
championship, A meeting will be
held at his house, sos Fifth st.
N. W., tomorrow night at 8 o'clock,
which representatives from Mont
gomery county. teams interested in
such series are urged to attend.
Among the teams which have been
invited are the Kensington Fire.
men. Rockville A. c., Chevy Chase
Grays, Silver Spring Giants,
Takoma Tigers, Bethesda and
Laurel.
Calvary Baptist was showed down
into 4 tie for first place in the
Georgetown Church League by TAX
ing an unexpected lacing from
West washington Baptist, to 4.
The winners swatted three Calvary
hurlers almost at will, slamming
across 10 markers in the third in,
ming. The defeat leaves the lead q
joint tie between Calvary and Grace
Episcopal. The Washington Gas
Light nine drew within d half game
OF the Industrial League, leading Big
Print Shop nine by pounding out q
2.to.1 victory over Chestnut Farms
In the Colored Departmental League
Agriculture won the first half cham.
pionship by defeating the G.. p o,
nine, 2 to o. Bailey pitched the
shutout for the winners, allowing
only two singles.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
Cops Busy But Have Open
Dates for Strong Mines

Having games for every day this
week with the exception Of today
and tomorrow, District Of Columbia
Police nine would like to hear from
some fast local mines pronto.
Manager Speiss, at 1897 Mass.
Ave. s. H., or Lincoln $50 will
handle challenges. The Annapolis
fire department Annapolis All stars,
ana Eastport mines are wanted for
games next weekt
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
Young Ketchel Floors
Freddie Polo in Third

NEWARK, N. T.. Aug. 6.-Young
Ketchel, Of Chester, Pa. scored a
knockout over Freddie Polo. Bloom
field. N. y, in AZ seconds Of the
third round Of the scheduled 10
rounds feature at the yelodrome
here last night A crowd Of 10000
saw Ketchei end the fight with a
terrific right to Polo's Jaw,
Roscoe Manning, Nutley, N. j.,
outpointed Joe Boris, Scranton, Pa,
in an eight-round bout. Vic Pisaro.
Newark. stopped AL Rossi, Bloom.
field in the third round.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
u. S. Davis Cup Netmen
Reach Homeland Today

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.--Headed by
"Big Bill'' TiIden, Americas Davis
CUP team was due 10 arrive here
today aboard the olympic.
Tilden heads the returning racket
wielders. including George Lott.
Frank Hunter. and the winning
doubles team Of John Van Ryn and
Wilmer Allison.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

500
McPhaiI gave Spencer great sup
port by landing q birdie and eagle
on the first nine and two pars on
the second nine. The winning card
follows:
1p. e ......,:: ss sssai.s::sssss- ss 81
John j. Tierney, III, amateur.
and Sidney G. Moore assistant
pro. at Congressional, finished sec
ond with 10. Moore scored q
which placed him in e tie with
Spencer for low gross honors.
Roger Peacock, amateur. and
George Diffenbangh. assistant pro
at Indian Spring. gained third posi-
ton with IL. They were second
at the end pf the first nine with
a best-baIl card OF 34 The cards
of Tierney and Moore and Peacock
and Diffenbaugh follow:
Tierney and Moore
Out ... 4s424 4Bsb t-Ss
Dfffenbaugh and Peacock
Out ...... 3f32 rs 5-54
Tierney and Moore
Diffenbaugh and Peacock
In ...4.s.s.... 345644 4--S7---71
Bob Barnett. the red-thatched pro
at Chevy Chase who recently estab-
Iished a new course record for his
home grounds with a 81. has now
three aces to his credit. He scored
d hole.in.one on the fifteenth hole,
1871 yards, with fnashie. Then he
topped his tee shot on the next
hole and needed eight strokes.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

CanzOneri Will Meet
Tod Morgan on Sept. 8

CHICAGO. Aug. e.-samnny Man-
dell. Rockford. H., lightweight cham
plon boxer Of the world. today had
in his possession a check for s4z..
s47.7O. collected as his compensation
for defending his title against Tony
canzonsri last Friday night In Chi.
cago Stadium. The New Yorker
drew ss1.s2s.
Figures announced today showed
there were 2O.7ss paid customers and
the receipts. minus Federal and
State taxes. amounted to s106, ,61s.z5.
CanzoTeri today signed Tor q 10
round match with Tod Morgan,
Seattle, Wash, junior lightweight
champion, for match for Septeni-
ber s.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
JOCKEY PLAYS BALL.

Paul Neal, fifteey.yea sensa,
tional apprentice jockey in Chicago.
anuses himself playing baseball
with his two sisters and practicinE
on the piano.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
ION HEENEY ANXIOUS

Tom Heeney wants another
chance at Otto Won Porat. Otto all
but ruined Tom in their first meet
ing In Chicago last winter.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

With games standing sail, Krli-
coff and Durham found the neces.
sary punch to annex the next two
games. While the Misses Walker
and Moorhead showed splendid
teamwork during the second set
particularly. 1t was the individual
briIIiance Of their opponents which
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
'KRUC0FF ADDS
|. DOUBLES TITLE

The Krucoff tennis dynasty has
extended itself to the doubles. Paired
with Josephine Dunham, they swept
aside the team Of Frances Walker
and Phoebe Moorhead, the defending
champs, to mex the District dou.
bles championship In straight sets.
6--2. SIS. So today Miss Krucoff
and her partner, too. are receiving
congratuIations for their victory.
Miss Krucoff, however. draws the
lions share Of praise. for Sunday
she won the singles crown for the
fourth time.
In the match yesterday the Kru.
c6ff- Durham team raced through
the first set at break-neck speed.
Their net play was oE such a
calibre that there was little or
nothing to 1t. winning five OF the
first six games, and, after losing
another, speedily finishing the set
BY winning the eighth one.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

The champions rallied in the
SECOND set and Il was q give
and take battle. with first the
y advantage going to one team
and then to the other. All were
playing fine tennis and victory
hinged on which pair could find
= winning squirt after games
went to deuce.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

This was indicated when the one
time private pro for Edward y, Nc
] Lean wired Bill Hardy. clubmaker
At Chevy Chase. to carve a new shaft
for driver. Hardy, one Of the
finest cIubmakers in golf, makes
practically all the clubs for Diegel.
DiegaI's star shines brightest Of
ell the pros ais the result Of his bril-.
liant 274 to gain his fourth Canadian
open title in six summers. That
score Is the lowest ever recorded In
any national champio being
eleven strokes under the best
figure for the British open and ~
better than the mark for the United
States Open.
Yet Diegel always shoots well
On Dominion soil, and burns the
courses With his fiery brand.
He b the lion of golf when in
Canadian precincts.
Horton Smith, the Joplin Jigger."
and youngest pro touring the golf
globe. II the other certainty for the
exhibition. Smith who celebrated
his 21st birthday by adding the
French open prize. was the big noise
Of the winter campaign, He Is a
crowd puller, and should attract a
gallery upon his first visit to Wash
tngton.
Arthur B. Thorn. pro at Town and
Country Club. and president of the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
Association. and Bob Barnett pro
at Chevy Chase. are not prepared to
announce the identity of the other
two players. Nor have they decided
the course for the exhibition.
It had been intended to have
Tommy Armour and Bobby Jones
come here to complete the quartet,
but neither was able to accept the
Invitation.
Play in the Mid Season Cup for
the seniors at Chevy Chase has
reached the second round. The pair
ings follow: e. o. Wagenhcrst ~
vs.. Il. M. Talcott CD; g. VI Worth.
ington l16) w. b. s. Minor (I1); Ad-
nliral M. M. Taylor l4) VS.. John G.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
OPEN CHAV|P.
To PLAY IN M'NET |
BENEFIT MATCH
BIZ George A. simpson

Leo Diegel fourmes Canadian open golf king, will def
ntey be in week from today Tor the Bobby
henefit exhibition. III
The Washington times., 1929-08-06
'IIleBiQ len.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Leader 3 year ago today, Hornsby,
Boston, $50.
Hornsby, chieaEo. HiFst player q asOFe
100 runs In either league.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

overcame them. Miss Dunham ex.
hibited beautiful back hand playing
and Miss K,ucoff worried her op-
ponents plenty with her tantalizing
chop strokes.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

Let's (11G il. ID. CHAMPION l1) vs..
william n. Ham (1ll; Judge w. g.
Peter ~ vs.. Admiral II. I. Core t2Ol'
Gen. b. g. shanks az vs.. DR.. w. G.
Ravenai tlSl: Hugh M. Southgate
(6l VS.. Fulton Lewis. sr. t2bJ: Gen.
RI. H, Allen (0D vs.. Major II. L.
Rice C7E Gen. II, r. Mccain VS..
George b. Christian, jr. t10l.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

Donald McPhail, amateur. and
Glenn Spencer, pro Of the Mary
land Country Club, won the
iuili0r.pr0fessi0na hest BAH com.
petition In Baltimore with card
lf 81.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

Yet Diegel always shoots well
On Dominion soil. and burns the
courses with his fiery brand.
He b the lion of golf when In
Canadian precincts.
The Washington times., 1929-08-06

The three.gam series between
Lincoln and the Washington.
Victory winner starts Saturday.
The final game, or two games,
II necessary. to determine the
local champion will then be.
played Sunday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-28
MILL STRIKERS
TELL OF TERROR
IN CASTONIA, NC.
Attacks Only Make
Us Stronger" They Say

Continued from Page One)
lagra. They gave us two sand.
witches in the morning and two al
night. That's all we got to eat
There was just one narrow board
to sleep on and so we slept on the
cement floor. Then they tried to
torture us with tear gas bombs"
Police Invade Home.
Helen Lodge told Of coming home
from Bessemer City after the police
raid to find about dozen police
men in her home.
" Where's Fred Beal?' they
asked.
81 told them I didn't know. Then
they arrested Vera Bush, Sophie
Melvin and Edith Saunders Miller
who were in my house at the time
since it was the temporary head
quarters of the w. l. R."
There are people in the town."
said Roy Crawford, "the mill own
er and chamber of commerce crowd.
who are just itching to lynch Fred
Beal. But so far they haven't dared
to do it because they know that the
of the population is with
the strikers even though many of
them are afraid to talk. Fred Beal
is the most popular person in town.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-28
HILL.MAN THUGS
IN ATTACK ON
THREE TAILORS
Tailors Determined to
Fight Hillman Terror
Continued from PAGE One }

Continued from Page One)
more active each day. But the
workers are equally determined to
put an end to the betrayal policies
of the machine which is making
their conditions of work and degra-
dation worse each day.
The m Getting at Stuyvesant
Casino last night, which was so
packed with tailors that a large
number were unable to gain en-
trance, expressed the growing bit
terness of the workers and their de-
termination to put an end to the
present slavery of the tailors. The
meeting was dominated by fight
ing spirit which is growing greater
each day.
Must Defend Selves"
Speakers included Horowitz, Mel
son, Weissman, Willie Schrager, and
Anna Fox, who acted as chairman.
All announced the growing reign of
terror in the Amalgamated, and said
that the rank and file was preparing
to put a stop to it.
Schrager, chairman of the Press
ers Branch said: eve have to de-
lend our lives. The Hillman
machine has destroyed our condi-
lions. Unless all the taiIors join this
movement, they will destroy our
lives, also"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-28
TO HOLD WORLD SEAMENS' MEET

Delegates from the Marine Work
ers' League will attend special
conference of the British seamen in
London on August "a and 25, accord
ing to George Mink, national secre-
tary of the League whose New York
Headquarters are at % South st.
The call for the British conference
follows:
National Transport Workers
Minority Movement, Seamens' Sec
ton.
IS E. India Dock, Rd.,
Poplar, London, E. IA
June Is, 1929
Marine Workers League,
Dear Comrade:
"The Seamens' Section of the
above organization is converting
special conference of the British
seamen in London on August "a and
rs, 1929, and this conference will
have before it a proposal for the
converting of an international Con-
ference of Seamen