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The Washington times., 1929-09-11
Fight Flashes

At Jersey City-Al Ridgway won
1o,round decision from Jose Mar
tinez. :,
At Newark-Young Ketchell,
Chester, Pa, won 10.round decision
from Freddie Polo, Bloomfield, N. j.
At Allentown-Jose Diaz, Cuban
lightweight, knocked out Larry
Roach Newark, in second round.
Eddie Pheister, New York, won on
a foul in the second round from
Buddy Burke, Chester, Pa.
At Pittsburgh-Maxie Rosen'
bloom, New York. won a decision
over X. o. Bobby Brown, also OF
New York.
A. New York-Art DeChamplain
outnointed Sammy Tisch in IN
rounds at Twenty .second Engineers
Armory. Jack Sharkey, Philadel.
phia. knocked out Joe Rocco IN
second round,
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st. Stephens Enters
Unlimited Grid Class

The st. Stephens A. c. football
team will enter the unlimited class
this season and is challenging the
Mohawks. Apaches. Northerns, St.
Mary's Celtics, and other fast un.
limited elevens.
The Saints have, been strength
ened by the addition of Joe Bush,
FORMER Apaches star, and others.
Practice is scheduled tonight at
o'clock at Seventeenth and B
Streets Southwest. Games may be
arranged by calling Manager Ma
larkie at North 9S11. :
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Reinstatement as Aim,
Iowa Changes Policy

" IOWA CITY, Ia, Sept. 11--As
the first step to gain reinstatement
into the Western conference. over.
hauling of the entire athletic ad.
ministration machinery at the Uni.
versfty of Iowa was begun in earn
est today. The Hawkeye council
yesterday voted at it's meeting to
change the athletic organization
from an advisory board to a board
Of control. to which the athletic
director will be responsible.
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B 4 B { CRASHES
HOMERS 43, A

Perhaps Babe Ruth's plan to kick
himself for having what he terms q
poor home run year is 4 bit hasty.
for today's figures reveal that
George Herman has A of those
things with quite few more games
to be played. Numbers AZ and ~
came yesterday in the double bin
with Mr.. Bucky Harris Tigers, the
latter number spelling a perfect
afternoon for the sometimes tooth
less Tigers. Having tucked away the
first game, 8 to 4, Detroit was lead.
ing in the second, 3 to s, when the,
big man came up in the ninth. Larry
and Combs being on base the score
was tied before number A quit
bouncing. The Yanks went on to
win, 10 to .. In addition to Ruth's
two, homers were patted by Gehrig,
Alexander, Whitehill and Graham.
Philadelphia, following their 6
10 win over the Indians, need
only six more victories to assure
participation in the world series.
Had not rain washed out the
second game the AS might be
even closer to the pennant, glory
and money, for they were lead.
ing In the fourth, 2 to /, when
rain halted the game.
Collins and Coffman being in fine
form. the st. Louis Browns took
both ends Of q twin bill from the
Red Sex, 6-1, 10. Collins allowed
but four hits, Coffman six.
In the National-Larry Benton
and Jack Scott were shooting inst
what Cincinnati ordered so the
Giants dropped the final game with
the Reds, to S.
Pittsburgh trimmed BROOKLYN.
to s. Starting out as a pitchers
battle, the game ended with both
clubs hitting everything but the
mascot. They were the only two
National games scheduled.
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L0TT[|C.KED
BYALLIS()N
|NI)P5ET
By Malcolm Roy

FOREST HILLS, L. l., Sept.
11,-Big Bill Tilden refuses
to be showed from the center
of the stage. Each day that
goes by in the national singles
championship finds the lanky
Philadelp HAN nearer his
seventh national champion.
BY all the laws of the Modes
and the Persians, to say nothing OF
the rules and regulations of the
u. s. l.. T. A., Big Bill should have
succumbed violently at the hands
Of Frank Shields in the third round
but he Is on top again today bright
and clipper as ever, and seemingly
ready for tomorrow's quarter finals
for his opposition today will not test
him to the limit as he meets Henry
Culley, a Harvard youngster, and
should romp home an easy winner.
Tilden so completely overshadows
all else in this tournament that 1t
II in him and in his doings that
an interest is centerd. Other play-
ers may win matches; there may be
upsets and form reversals, but as
long as Cocky Bill swings onto the
courts with his hippety-hip gait and
his left shoulder elevated over his
right, alI's well with the world.
But truth, like murder, must
out. Big Bill isn't within q
dozen miles as good . player
as he was two years ago.
Tilden's game has gone soft. His
service is not as perfectly con-
trolled as it once was and the result
Is that service strokes which in
the heyday of his glory wound
have scorned aces plunked silently
into the net or overshot the lines
repeatedly. His general repertory
Of strokes Is as good as ever, but
not one Of them is powered with
the force and drive of former years.
Two startling upsets changed the
final complexion of the tournament
from what 1t originally appeared to
be. The elimination of George NJ.
Lott, of Chicago, by Wilmer Allison
of Fort Worth, Tex, and the Davis
Cup doubles team, wrecks the dream
of a Tilden-Lott final. The other
upset was the defea. of Berkeley
Bell by e. F. Feibleman.
Austin alone of the Englishmen re-
mains in the tournament. He sur
vived to see the light Of today's sun
rise by just the same sort of freak
that enabled Tilden to get through,
Austin winning a five-set match
against young Harold MacGuffin, Of
Philadelphia.
Austin meets Feibleman today.
other matches of interest bring
John Van Ryn, Of the Davis Cup
team, against Tamio Abe, of Japan;
Johnny Doeg. of Santa Monica,
against Julius Seligson, of New York;
Wilmer Allison, of Fort Worth, Tex,
against Elmer Griffin, of New York,
and Francis T. Hunter against VIII.
bur "Iunfor" Coen, of Kansas City.
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in that youngster several weeks
ago. but q $4,000 cash valuation
placed on his head killed off their
enthusiasm.
II a better proposition can be
made there Is a possibility that
some dickering may take place, but
there Is little likelihood of such a
dealing being contaminated on the
basis previously mentioned.
In any event Engle will sconr
the Coat League thoroughly before
returning to the Capital and hopes
to uncover some capable talent.
Washed out yesterday when
their final game with the Chi
cagO White SOx was called off
because OF rain, the Washington
Griffmen will inaugurate a
fOI1F.game series with the Cleve-
land Indians here today.
The postponed White Sox con.
flict will be played a. the Griffith
Stadium September %, an open
date for both clubs.
Fred Marberry IL scheduled to
serve up his stuff against Roger
Peckinpaugh's third place warriors
In today's opening presentation,
while Willis Hudlin. q fellow right.
handler, win take the negative sids
Of the argument.
Marberry has pitched some tight
BAH against the Indians this year
and figures to give them plenty of
trouble IL the breaks ride with him.
Though generally a hard luck
pitcher Hudlin seems to have
shaken off his link in recent con-
quests and is pitching along with
the American Leagues best right
now. He turned back the Griffs
handily in recent meeting and
hopes to repeat today.
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They agreed then that 1t looked
like rain. Anyhow, this conspiracy
OF approval in the case of the Cubs
may be more than significant. it
may be downright ominous and
doubtless Connie Mack has. been
10 heartened by the circumstances
that he may decide to play the
series. After all. he is a headstrong
man about things like that. Be-
sides. he has everything in his
favor now.
They have picked him to lose al
most a month in advance of the
series, so he can't go wrong, If
he loses he's right, and IL he wins
they are wrong. This is a very
amusing game when INDUCED in by
players of experience, its fascination
being due to the fact that nobody
mas q chance.
However. where Connie gets a
real break is that he merely in.
ten9s 10 play the world series,
nc ls NOT trying to call it. His.
tory has proved that nobody
can do that, particularly when
they attempt to say what viii
happen = month before it can
happen.
I know that some genius has dis.
covered that the Cubs hit left
handlers and the Athletics pitching
staff is largely cockeyed, speaking
neither usually nor LOUDLY, but in
a dexterous sense-but what of it?
The ball club that is right at the
time that the series is played is the
ball club that wins 1t, regardless of
how many people may disagree with
the victory.
Were the Cubs supposed to lose to
the White Sox in 1906? They were
not. Did they lose? They did. The
Sox had great pitching and they hit
In the pinches. They were right. So
were the Athletics against the Cubs
in 1910, although nobody outside of
Philadelphia gave them a chance.
The famous Braves-Athletics series
OF 1914 proved for all time just what
a chump club could do with a great
one when the great urge inspires it.
| have. always felt, too, that perhaps
the Cincinnati Reds didn't need the
connivance Of the Black Sox in the
1919 series.
The Sox were great club and
the Reds no better than merely
good. yet the latter might have
won even il both of them were
leveling. The Reds were thor.
oughly sold on themselves and that
idea is always hard to beat.
Were tha Senators Ia tNaAP
The Washington times., 1929-09-11
NATIONAL. LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh. =: Brooklyn. g.
Cincinnati. -; New York, 5. 4
(Onlv games Olayedl
TODAY'S GAMES
Brooklyn at Cincinnati. as
Boston at SC. I.OulR,
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1929-09-11
Cubs Reign Hot Favorites,
ButASAre in Series, Too
By Davis J. Walsh

OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 1.-Everybody and his maiden aunt
to be just kick in the pantry for the Chicago Cubs in the
1929 world series and maybe they right although is my
impression that the last time everybody right the
after ,nhnStnWn flnnd
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GAME WANTED

The Shady Oak A. C. would like to
arrange a game for Sunday with
some strong unlimited nine. Call
Lanahan or Noone at Lincoln 1886
between and o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-09-11
SAKS NINE CASTING

The strong Saks Company nine Is
on the lookout for game with some
fast unlimited team Call Dick
Mothershead at District 1850.
The Washington times., 1929-09-11
Promising Material Need
For 1880 Grf7men
By Bob Thayer

The Washington Griffmen must dig up worthwhile
material they expect go through with their building
up process for 1890 And the this task accomplished
betterl
The Washington times., 1929-09-11

with the American League
season rapidly drawing to a close
the Washington Club has done lit.
tie toward bolstering itself for next
year. While several purchases
have been announced no players of
really known >ealiber have been
added.
Even Carlos Moore, the BIrming-
ham pitcher whose transfer is re-
ported to have cost $4,000, is more
or less an experiment and it is prob
lematical whether he can deliver in
the big time.
The 21.year.OId Baron has
been used largely ~ relief
man this season and frankly
has not been an outstanding
! sensation I'm the Dixie circuit.
And with players Of known
worth sadly needed by the
Griffs too many CANDLES are
not advisable.
While established minor league
products are hard to get nowadays
they can be had for the price and
it might prove wise investment
lie the Washington Club decided to
plunge on players OF this type.
Another capable outfielder along
with two or three dependable
pitchers would likely work wonders
with Manager Walter Johnson's
present combination and until these
men are added the present order OF
things probably viii not be I'M
proved.
To President Griffith's credit it
must be confessed that he is keep
ing an eye peeled for future greats
and is himself scouting players who
may help his 1890 club.
He has personally passed Judg'
ment on Pitcher Stuart Bolen and
outfielder Harry Loepp, Baltimore
Oriole performers, and likely will
sign them both within q few days.
The fact remains, however,
that first year meR Of the Roy
Johnson. Wesley Ferrell, Earl
Averill type would well repay
the substantial outlay demanded
for their services and II such
players are placed ON the market
the Washington Club might do
worse than bid them in.
Convinced that some worthwhile
ivory still exists along the Pacific
Coast. where the climate favors
baseball the year around, President
Griffith has instructed Scout Joe
Engel to undertake another expedi.
ton in that direction.
Among other things, Engel may
again look over Gus Suhr, San
Francisco's slugginE young first
baseman. while touring that section.
The Griffmen were highly interested
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Were the Senators In 1924?
Both were short enders and
both won. - Were the Cardi-
The Washington times., 1929-09-11

~ Cnoose yOur apartment wow.
taSa 9, comprehensive seIeetion n
The Washington times., 1929-09-11

He has a Looping change Of pace
which Is calculated 10 evade
most lacking and lateral mass
which Georgetown has been
practiclng under Elmer RipIey,
erstwhile basketball coach, Is
made TO order for BOxek to he
ON the receiving end.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-29
Hoover's Folks Once
Had Tar on Heels

The ancestry of President Hoove
has been traced back to SwitZerlan
where the family name was Hube
and the fact established that tn
original American Hoover settled i
Randolph County, North Carolina il
1862. The family later removed
from North Carolina to Ohio. Il
was not unusual in early Colonial
days for European immigrants to
change the spelling Of their names
upon their arrival in the new Eng
lish speaking world. The French
Dauches, settling in the Albemarle
region of North Carolina changed
the spelling of their names to
Dozier; Midyettes became Midgeits
Many a North Carolinian to-day
who looks with contempt upon fore
igners might trace his ancestry tt
Germany, Russia, Poland or Pale.
stine. Hallet S. Ward attempted tx
compile a gealogy Of the Ward fam.
lily; the earliest Wards he could fine
in America were Jews. Ward, b,
the way, is a Jewish name and man.
of us know native born Wards Will
pronounced Jewish traits.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-29
You Must Tell The
Lock Keeper About 1t

Masters or clerks of boats using
the Dismal Swamp Canal must fur
nish a statement of the liquor on
board to the lcok keeper Of tbs
canal. upon entering tho locks. The
canal is now government owned and
the government must have statistics
of everything in the way Of cargo
passing thru the canal. Boats will
not be permitted to pass until the
lock keeper has been furnished with
a complete list of the passengers and
cargo.
Regulations governing the use, ad-
ministration, and navigation of the
waterway from Norfolk, Va. to the
Sounds of North Carolina, including
tho Dismal Swamp Canal, are now
available at the office Of the Engi-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-29
STOCKHOL DERS
WANT CHANGE
IN LlQIJIDATORS

Nearly two hundred directors and
stockholders OF the defunct Caro-
lima Banking & Trust Company
met Tuesday afternoon in room
81 OF thc Carolina Bank Build
ing, expressed dissatisfaction wish
the manner in which the affairs
of the bank have been handled.
drew up a petition, listed Scycra!
grievances.
When L. S. Gordon. J. 3. Fore
bee and Geo. f. Prtichard called thiT
meeting Of the stockholders, 1t was
thought that the meeting would be
a scurrilol1 sort Of affair. in which
the directors of the defunct bank
would come IL for much adverse
criticism. There was a larger at
tendance ard greater enthusiasm a;
that meeting than at any previous
meeting of the stockholders and
they wasted no time in getting down
to business.
After the bank had closed its
doors, a sale CT its futures was ad-
vcrtiSed. A local building firm
bought all the furniture and fixtures
of the bank. Then the insurance
department of the bank, with its
credits. records and good will, was
advertised for sale. The Savings
Bank and Trust Company was the
purchaser. P. H. Williams, preSi-
dent of the Savings Bank. complain
ed to John Mitchell. State Bank
Examiner. that the furnitIe of the
insurance department should have
been included in the sale and that
he was therefore entitled to a re-
bate Oh the purchase price. An
item CT $500 was Topped off. Mr.
Williams then offered 5000 for the
furniture that belonged in the in
surance department, but he was not
allowed to purchase it. That item
of 5000 was one grievance the stock
holders nourished.
Then, too, when the insurance
department was sold, not a wore
Continued on page Six
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-29
A Wall Street
Lawyer Comes
To oColington

Piece by piece the coastal lands
of North Carolina are being ac-
quired by wealthy Fasteners for
winter Fairgrounds. One of the
latest purchaser is Chas. A. Fruc-
auff, 67 Wall ST., New York who
has purchased the J. ID. Nelson
place near Kill Devil Hills.
The Frueauff purchase includes
the Nelson home and 135 acres on
the south end of Little Colington
lying between Burton Bay and COL
lington Creek, with riparian rights
on both bay and creek.
Mr.. Frueauff is making extensive
repairs and alterations on the house
and is expected to spend some
money in dredging generally. Mr.
Frueauff was interested by Frank
Stick, of Asbury Park, N. j. and the
sale made thru Mr.. Stick. 1t is I'm
derstood that Mr. Nelson realized
$4,000 for his property.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-29
Drunk Nearly
Burned Self
Out of Jail

u. e. Hughes, Pasquotank Jaller,
went to the gate of the Jail yard
Sunday night, talked to a friend.
Screams rent the silence of tn"
night. Negresses on the second
fIcor of the Jail shouted, Fire!
Fire" Jailer Hughes hurriediy
unrastened the front door OF the
iaiI found ten blankets in a front
cell ablaze, seized the blankets
and carried them cut into the
ward. The blankets were totally
destroyed.
Negligence or careleSSneSS on the
part CT police seem to have beeh
responsible for what might have
heen a serious fire. c. L. HlnkIe'
Greensboro salesman, drank some
East Lake liquor Sunday night, rails
cd a rumpus at the Virginia Dare
Hotel. caused the management 10
call tho police. Officer Charlie Lane
arrested Hinkle on a charge OF De-
ING drunk and disorderly, carried
him to iail. The man was so drunk
he didn't have the slightest idea
as 10 what his actions were.
A search of the prisoner revealed
a Dint of liquor, a pair OF Dra'S
knrcklcs. a pack of cigarettes ana
miscellaneous articles. The brass
Eruckles and the liquor were re-
moved from his person and he was
confined in a cell adjoining the cell
in which the extra blankets ana
mattresses were stored. Drunk, ne
lit a cigarette, smoked it, tossed the
butt thru the bars into the next
ceu The resulting blaze utterly
DESTROYED ten blankets.
To permit no prisoner to indulge
in smoking while in the jail Woulu
be tnhuman. unjust. TO leave
cigarettes and matches on the person
of a drunk prisoner who is IRE
sponsible for what he does, Is gross
negligence.
Hinkle was fined s25 on tie drunk
and disorderly charge and was mace
TO nav SIS for the burned blankets
The question arises; was IL m ttie
careIessness of the drunk or ti'e
negligence Of the police which was
RESPONSIBLE for the DESTRUCTION 0S
fire of the ten blankets?
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-29

And it's a sad tale they are going
to hear. j. c. B. Ehringhaus, the
director with the most pleasing
smile, has been selected as spokes-
man for q board of directors who
will confess to the stockholders that
they can not meet pressing obllga-
tions and something must be done. to
save the hotel from bankruptcy. Mr.
Ehringhaus will breal: the news IN
his most charming manner and en-
deavour to make everybody feel glad
they didn't buy more stock than
they did.
As revealed exclusively by this
newspaper several weeks ago, the
Virginia Dare Hotel is losing money
at the rate of about $1,000 a year.
That should not be terrifying loss
and it should be possible TO N
crease the revenues of the hotel toIa
point to absorb this loss if all the
stockholders in the hotel would get
squarely behind their property and
boost it. But most stockholders are
knockers, not boosters and eat Their
meals in Greek restaurants. The
travelling public can not be expected
to support with enthusiasm, a hotsl
that is not generally patronized by
its own stockholders.
But the trouble with the Virginia
Dare Hotel is second bond issue of
$50, 600 authorized by the Stockhold-
ers nearly two years ago. Those
bonds were never sold; they could
have been sold only at loss of S20,-
600 or more To save the stockhold-
ers this $4,000. directors Of the hotel
personally Endorsed note for Sl27-
600. The indorsers on that note feel
that they have carried the obligation
long enough and the banks are
pressing them for a substantial cur
! tailment.
Stockholders in the Virginia Dare
Hotel will have to buy those bonds
to save their property for season
or until business picks up, or the
directors will throw up their hands
and the hotel sold to the highest
bidder. If that happens the stock
holders may form q pool and buy
their property in at their own price,
or they may back off and see the
directors form nice little pool and
buy it in to save their own bacon.
The directors to a man insist that
they will do everything possible to
protect the stockholders; the posi-
bilities aint much But stockholders
will eat big dinner and hear al
the facts at next Friday nights din
ner. All stockholders should en-.
deavour to attend that dinner. L
will cost them rs cents each.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-29
CLAIM OF LIEN Rabbit Fever
FILED ACAINSTNow Comes To
KITTY HAWK CO. Worry Farmer

Notice and claim of lien i'll th"
sum Of S67,563.90 has been filed
in the Office CT the Clerk CT the
Superior Court of Currituck
County by w. l.. Jones ConStrrc-
tion Co. against Kitty Hawk GO.
w. J. Ovcrman, civil engineer has
filed a similar notice of Claim OF
$lO5 fer engineering services.
In their notice Of claim Of lien
the Jones Construction Company
lists an item of St4,83932 for loss
occaaioned by breach OF contract.
Their actual claim for labor, ma
tcrial and demurrage charges o.
casloned by cessation Of work on the
Kitty Hawk Bridge is only so 72432.
No suit has been started; the i'll
ing Of notice Of claim of lien is a
first step upon the part of the con-
StruCtion company to protect It's IN
tercSt9 and gives the company SIX
months in which to file complaint
and notice CT suit.
Officers of the Kitty Hawk Co. ap-
prove of the action Of the w. i.
Jones CONSTRUCTION Co. and con-
fidently expect that the Jones Con-
StructiOn Co. and other creditors
CT the Kitty Hawk Co. viii be cat's-
fled within the next few weeks and
construction Of the bridge by the
Jones company resumed under the
old or new contract. The claim OF
Jones Construction would them be
withdrawn.
The affairs OF the Kitty Hawk Co.
have been pretty thoroly aired IN
this newspaper. The company en-
tered into a contract with G. w.
Harrison for the sale of bond issue
of S35OOO0 on the proposed bridge
and the lands Of the Kitty Hawk
Co. Without waiting to sell the
bonds, and representing that ne had
ready market for the bonds, Mr..
Harrison plunged into the conStruc-
ton of the bridge from Point Har-
Dor to Kitty Hawk and got the pill
ing and cross timbcrs Of a mile OF
the bridge completed before it WIS
discovered that he had neither
money nor prospects.
Mr.. Harrison resigned from the
company last week, his contract was
revoked and the company is now III
position to enter into a new and
conservative financial arrangement
for the construction of the bridge.
Safety pins were used by Romans
before the time of Christ.