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The Washington times., 1929-02-26
CORNER NISHANDEING
OF TEN LOSES BOUTS,
!. SAYS EX.CHANP
By Jack Dempsey

- rOnOter Of Shark -StrbiRg Fight1
MIAMI BEACH, Fla February 26.-The day gone when
fighter get minute of rest between rounds His Sec
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
COLONIALS
END YEAR
TONIGHT
By George A. Simpson

Tonight climaxes the most
disastrous season Maud Crum
has experienced as basketball
and football coach at George
Washington.
The Colonial courtmen are closing
their campaign against Catholic
University in the Colonials gym
201O III ST. N. W.. at $3.50 o'clock,
with the freshmen fives clashing
at 7:15 O'Clock.
The Colonials have won but one
game in football and basketball
scoring over American University
on the gridiron and Virginia Medical
College on the basketball floor. A
victory over Catholic University to-
night would somewhat salve the
stings of hese losses-as the Colon
ials hunger for a triumph over their
warmest athletic rivals.
The Cardinals are not trumpet
ing any loud tunes this winter
for the wards of Coach Fred Rice
have captured only two games,
putting down George Washing
ton and American University.
That stunning decision over
American University, first-claSs
college team, cOTnpensates for all
ether jOlts.
Coach Rice intends to start Joe
Walsh and Billy Reilly, at forwards;
Ed O'Brien, center, and Jerry
Mullaney and Larry Martin. guards.
Coach Crum, of George Washington,
will begin with Irwin Fine and
Johnny Thacker. forwards; Bill
Snow, center, and Bob Gray and
Henry Lamphere, guards. Few will
be the substitutions and then only
when a player is banished via the
four personal foul route.
The Cardinals are terminating
their basketball competition this
week with a series of three games
two of which are with local college
rivals, playing their last home game
Of the season tomorrow night against
Blue Ridge College. The final contest
is scheduled Friday night witt
American University in the latter
gym.
season can't reach here too soon
for Coach Rice as he will not
lose q single player from the
present varsity squad, and will
be fortified by the added strength
Of q twinEling cOvey Of fresh
men paSseFS. Every member
of the existing varsity is sophie
more, except Capt. Ignace '"Tut"
Amann, center, who is q Junior
and has another year in college.
The concluding swim meet of thu
wear is with Duke University Satur
day night in the Cardinals tank
while the indoor sports year Il
Catholic u. will be brought to ;
close with the home boxing matches
against New York University OF
March 3.
A field goal by the gallivantins
Forrest Burgess. the demon baskets
of American University, permitted
the Eagles to set down the de
termined st. Johns five by 1873
count last night at Annapolis. Nd
Burgess, easily one of the best col
lege courtmen in this area, raced the
length of the floor to drop in the
oval that brought victory.
Bob MacCartee. a Washington
youth playing forward for the John
nies, had missed a shot that wOulC
have given the edge to the An
napOIis team. Burgess snatched the
rebound and sifted through the
entire st. Johns team to score 8
two. pointer. Bruce Kessler. wee
American u. forward topped botf
teams in scoring with 13 points
while MacCartee, of the vanquished
Tailed IL points.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

Births. EnEaEeHieHte,
N.s1Ss .nd IN Nenn0giaEn appear daily
an tks last Inside page. last twa eoaamns.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
SHERWOOD SHOW

The Isherwood A. C. will hold
their annual minstrel show April
!, when plans for, the forthcoming
baseball season will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

Meanwhile the fellow who
splashed the fighter with water.
rlfbs him so hard with towel that
he nearly rips off the skin, after
which he pummels the fighters 5
back and slaps. or jerks, or pounds
away at his arms!
Then comes the bell.
1t always has seemed to me that
plenty of the seconds could learn .
lot by watching PA" Stribling.
Cool and calm, with never a wasted
motion in the corner, he concen-
trates on letting Young StriblinS
rest between rounds.
If w. L. needs little water, he
gets IL; il he needs a little rubbing
he gets; it. But Pa. never over
does 1t and he tries to give w. l.
at least, 80 seconds. of complete rest
in his corner, refraining even from
talking to him during those
precious moments.
I'd say. from experience that a
lot Of seconds talk too much to the
fighter. It confuses more than II
helps a fighter to have a second
howl into his ears. do this" and
do that" and 'look out for that,
and watch out for this" When
two seconds each grab an ear and
start cha ttering, the poor fighter g
glad when the "rest period" is
over and he can go out and fight!
The trouble with most sec.
ends, as I view it, is that they
. get the idea when the bell rings.
that the fighter lS gOOfy. cant
see, or think. and that he must
he led around mentally by
second. They just cannot get
It into their heads that the
fighter might be n little smarter
and more observing than they
are.
When you find second who
comedies that the fighter is as
smarter Smarter-in ring lore
than the corner gang is, then you
meet an ideal second.
Because PA Stribling gives to
his son the credit for being smart
and keen, and regards him as quite
able to do his own thinking and
planning, he offers advice only in
mild way and does not try to
direct the battle plan Of w. l.. once
the fight has started.
But before IH6 DdLtlnS bc6AIH
"Pa" and w. l.. sit down in one Of
those conference things. and very
carefully discuss all angles, and
map out their program. II the
plan works out. fine! II it doesn't
than "Pa" waits for W. L. to shift
it during the fight. II w. l.. doesn't
switch his attack and defense as
quickly as PA" thinks advisable,
he makes the suggestion to his son.
But rarely does "Pa" StribIng
need to tell w. l.. what to DO
at any time in q fight because
Stribling Is one Of the cannleSt
battlers the game has produced
I'm many years.
After observing how SO many men
manhandle fighters and how splend.
idly "Pa" handles w. L. it seems
to me that PA" ought to open a
school as a sideline and teach in
the art of seconding.
Copyright. 1929 by King Features
Syndicate luc.)
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
|TRAIN|NCCAfIP'
ACTIVITY.

PHOENIX, Arlz., Feb. 26.-Buck )
Harris was wearing a care-free grin
toda. as the second day of the long
training camp grind for the Tigers
began. .: .-.. -
'When3. a manager doesn't have
to prod players to make them do
their best, about SO per cent the
managers troubles are. over, Bucky
said, evidently pleased with the
spirit displayed in the three hours
practice session yesterday, which
ended up with a game of "one'ole-
eat t.".l In. which everyone with a
uniform joined.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

Emil Yde ls expected tor or.
row night and Harry HeIinaTh
before the end Of the week. No
word has been received from
Roy Johnson, young San Fran
cisco OHtfielder, whom he 0r.
dered to report early.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

Those boys are in the corner to
give him help and service and their
extreme eaaerness' to do their job
we'll has resulted in a fighter being
hauled around in his corner almost
as much as he is when mixing 1t
ipl with his opponent!
A fighter goes back to his corner
needing rest, If he has only few
handlers who have common sense,
they do only what is absolutely
necessary for him and let him rest
and relax. But almost all the man
ayers and the seconds of this mod
ern decade nearly break their backs
--aItd the back of their fighter
oVerseEvicing" him.
One tOsses half n bucket Of
water over him: another makes
him suck p sponge. an orange
or take 4 nlOuthful Of water.
Another grabs y leg and MAS
sages Il. jerks It, twists It.. drops
It to the floor and then repeats
with the. other leg.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
Totals. 49S 507 4S1
GIRLS AGA
Totals. 400 3SS 3SS
Cavhnth TlonF
FORFEIT
Totals 3ss $50 IS
BASEBALL CHALLENGE

Totals. 4Os 42s 42s Totals. .375 4O7 81:
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

Twenty.six men are in camp.
Gehrig, Lazzeri and KOenig had
until next week to- report. put
could not resist the luro Of the
crack of the bat and the thud
Of ball I'm glove. Babe Ruth Is
still sticking to golf.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

Totals. 39s ass S95
Sixth Floor
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Feb.
2S.-A pair Of Braves teams bat
tied here today In the first game
Of the season. Hank GOwdy cap
tanned one of the mines, and
Johnny Evers was in charge Of
the other aggregation
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. Feb.
26-The st. Louis Browns. Ameri.
can League entrants, were sched
uled to go through the first work
out of their 1929 spr'1g5 training
grind here today. Manager Dan
Howley. will he in charge Of the
squad. assisted by Coach Jimmy
Austin.
The Washington times., 1929-02-26
Totals. 4sO 475 seq II,
Third Floo

81 Totals. ass AIS All
AcIA LEAGUE
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DUCK J
|SCoR -

MARYLAND ALUMNI LEAGUE
Black Straps BuZzards Roost
The Washington times., 1929-02-26

The Cardinals are not trumpet
ing any loud tunes this winter
for the wards of Coach Fred Rice
have captured only two games,
putting down George Washing
ton and American University.
That stunning decision over
American University, first-class
college team, cOInpensates for all
ether jOlts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

a husband has been absent a specified
number of years, the wife may remarry
without the formality of divorce, the
death Of her husband being assumed.
O. Please name some foods easily
obtainable that contain vitamin D.
j. H. S.
A. Egg yolk, milk and cod liver oil
are good sources of vitamin D.
O. What is the Jerusalem artichoke
used for?-I. v. d.
A. 1t can be used for human food.
stock feed. alcohol manufacture and as
a weed eradicator.
@. What is the oldest railway In
England which is still op,rating7-T. P.
A. The Mumbles Railyay has this
distinction. 1t runs about five and
half miles along the shore of Swansea
Bay. 1t began as line upon which
trucks were horse-drawn, then steam
was employed, and now electricity is
contemplated.
@. I had a passport to go to Eng
land seven years ago. Can it be used
again or must I get new one?-
j. Nice.
A. A new passport will be necessary.
@. What is the motto of France?
e. S.
A. The coat Of arms of France Is
printed in blue. white and red. and at
the bottom are the words, Liberty,
Equality Fraternity"
@. Where is Hooyers California
farm?-R. d.
A. The farm is situated in the San
Joaquin Valley. California. and con-
sists of 1850 acres. In the height of
the season as many as 600 men are
employed 1t is cooperative. President
Hoover being the largest stockowner. Its
value is assessed at 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26

ficient cannon fodder. But the Scouts
of today are not being trained primarily
for military purposes, no matter how
loudly ill-informed and prejudiced paci-
fists may yelp to the contrary. They are
trained solely to be better citizens of
whatever country in which they may
happen to be born. If successful SOL
diering later proves an essential of that
citizenship the Scouts are SO much the
better of.
That Marshal Foch gave them honors
equal to those accorded crops whose
history and whose uniform dates back to
the First Empire is as significant as 1t is
gratifying. That group of Scouts in
deadly peril can act calmly as unit in
stead of as a panic-stricken group Of
inefficient individuals more than justi-
fies their existence and any and all sup
port and encouragement that their cid
ers may give them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26

This is special department de-
voted to the handling of inquiries. You
have at your disposal an extensive
organization in Washington to serve
you In any capacity that relates to
information. Write your question, your
name and your address clearly, and in
close cents in coin or stamps 81
reply. Send to The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, di-
rector, Washington, D. c.
@. What is the shortest time in
which air mail has been transported be-
tween New York and San Francisco?
B. C. P.
A. The 2,68o-mile route has been
flown in Is hours and So minutes. Five
pilots few In relays and the mail air.
planes average 1856 miles an hour.
@. How far apart do soldiers march?
&C. B. B.
A. There is a space of inches be-
tween men and a distance between
ranks of 40 inches.
@. How can index cards be cleaned
that are dirty on the edges from ham
dling?-E. N.
A Art gum is often used for this
purpose. A number Of cards may be
held together firmly and the gum rub
bed over them.
@. How long did the divers stay
down when salvaging the F-4?-A. P. D.
A. Nelson, Crilley, Dreillishack and
Laughman descended to 306 feet when
salvaging the F-4 Honolulu. They
usually remained under water about 20
minutes at a time. However, Laugh
man became entangled on the bottom
and remained there for three hours.
He was rescued by Crilley.
@. What is an Enoch Arden law?
R. r.
A. 1t is law providing that when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26

lions put to him will not in the end
initiate against him. The advice of his
counsel is to the effect that he does not
have to answer questions dealing with
his private and personal affairs. This
may be entirely correct, but the declina-
ton of the mayor to reply to questions
which 1t is declared may well have
bearing on his conduct as public Of
fetal is not likely to sit any better with
the public than did his refusal to ap-
pear before the Case committee last Oc-
tober. The charges have been bruited
abroad that Mayor Hague has profited
to . greater extent than would be pos
sible from his salary alone. although
he has denied that he has been engaged
in other business.
State Senator McAllister, head of the
investigating committee, said during the
hearing yesterday, when Mayor Hague
declined to answer the. question put to
him. that he preferred to let the public.
be the jury and pass upon the mayors
declination to answer. The public usual
ly becomes the court Of last resort after
all,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
Plan to Lift Channel
Area From Sea Urged
BY E, E, FREE, PHI ID.

To restore to Europe the geography
Of half-million years ago, when Stone
Age cavemen wandered at will across
broad meadows where the English
Channel now rolls; to make England
once more a part of Europe in fact as
we'll as in name; to add more than
$4,000 square miles of fertile farm land
to Germany, Holland, England and
Denmark; to lengthen the Rhine, the
Elbe and other rivers by scores OF miles
and to leave many busy European ports,
including the great port OF Hamburg.
a hundred miles or more inland, as
though Albany replaced the port OF New
York-these are a few of the changes
which would be brought about by the
most ambitious plan of continental re-
modelling ever suggested by practical en-
gineers; q scheme recently proposed
anonymously in a leading Berlin news
paper and which has attracted much
attention among engineers.
The plan is to dam and drain the
larger part of the North Sea between
England, Germany and Denmark. in
much the same way that smaller areas
have been diked and drained in Hol-
land. The southern two-thirds OF the
North Sea Is seldom over hundred feet
deep.
Running eastward from the. River
Humber on the east coast of England to
the northern tip of Denmark is sub
merged cliff. once the coastline of
Europe when the sea was lower than
now. The plan is to build dixie along
this ancient coastline, to place another
, dixie across the English Channel and
to pump out the sea water from the area
thus inclosed. Raised double bikes.
like levees, would carry the Elbe and
other rivers across this lowland to the
sea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26

working organization. Everything de-
ponds on how strongly the leaven Of the
new Tammany' is working"
Smith is still power in Democratic
circles in New York, but his personal
following in Tammany Hall is by no
means what 1t once was" AYERS the
Roanoke Times independent Demo-
ratic). The Hartford Times (independ-
ent Democratic) voices the judgment:
THE denomination of Mayor James j.
Walker seems to have been taken for
granted under the Tammany leadership
of George W. Olyany, but with his resig-
nation, induced, it is surmised, by in
creasing dissatisfaction with the Walker
regime. the question Of the next head of
the Democratic city ticket has been
thrown wide open, many believe. In
this situation the leadership of ex-Gov.
Smith looms large. Apostle of good
government. the former governor, with
his tremendous hold upon the popula-
ton OF Americas leading city, is in a
powerful position to influence the con-
duct Of New York's Democracy"
Replying to those who would find
significance In the result of the national
election, the Syracuse Herald (independ-
ent) argues: THE fact Is that in 1929
Gov. Smith ran relatively very nucf,
better in his home city than In any
other populous center or State in the
country, with the single exception of
Boston and Massachusetts,. If any
Tammany politician thinks differently
he has lot to learn about the COM
parative analysis Of election returns"
Rumors of Smith being slated for
United States Senator as a result of
the present situation are commented
upon. He would add to the august
traditions of the Senate a keen vision
an alert mentality, good character, a
strong personality and many lovable
qualities" says the Springfield. Ill.,, State
Register independently, and the Chatta-
nooga Times independent Democratic)
thinks his membership in that body
would greatly hearten the loyal Demo-
Gratis OF the Nation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
Mayor Hague Declines.

Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City,
Democratic boss Of his State as well as
Of Hudson County and vice chairman
Of the Democratic national committee,
has finally appeared before legislative
committee for examination. The first
day Of his testimony apparently pro-
duced little but refusal by Mayor
Hague to answer whether in 1919 he
had an account in bank amounting to
100000, or to discuss in any way his
personal affairs. The inquiry Is to con-
tinue today with Mayor Hague on the
stand.
The mayor of Jersey City, who has
ruled his Democratic organization with
an iron hand. has been on the pay roll
of the city since 1895, and is now draw
ing a salary of $4,000 year. Jersey
City, which in type Of population is
much like parts of New York, has been
strongly Democratic. Mayor Hague and
others have insisted that the Legislative
inquiry directed last year by the Case
committee and now by the McAllistel
committee was instigated purely fol
political reasons.
The mayor declined to appear before
the Case committee and evaded arrest
by habeas corpus proceedings last Fal
shortly before the election, saying
that he did not propose to appear al
time when it was obvious that the
Republicans were seeking to make CAPT
tai. He intimated, however, that HI
would have appeared earlier or that HI
would appear after the election wa
over. His declination to appear last Fal
did not sit we'll in Jersey. Some of thu
strongest Democratic newspapers dis
tinctly disapproved his course. In fact
Mayor Hague was not particularly popu
lar among his Democratic associate
either in Jersey or in the national or
ganization just at that time. Jersey wa
one of the States which earlier in tn
year the Democrats had been counting
on carrying for Smith in the presiden
tial election.
It is now a question whether the fall
:. ure Of Mayor Hague 70 answer the auss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
Bull in the Ring"

| Benjamin Harrison used to walk to
get his fresh air, exercise and recrea-
ton. Grover Cleveland was an invet-
crate fisherman. Theodore Roosevelt
played tennis, rode horseback, boxed and
wrestled with Congress. William How
ard Taft played golf, and SO did Wood
row Wilson. Warren Harding was an
other golfer and did a little horseback
| riding. Calvin Coolidge walked, and
sometimes, during the early days Of his
administration, the whir and the clatter
of the electric horse could be heard in
side the White House. And now Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover has taken I'D
medicine ball, or bull in the ring" as
they call it in the Navy, and has ap-
pointed his medicine ball cabinet.
President Hoover probably learned
the game in the Navy, for he played it
on the battleship Utah returning from
South America and seemed to enjoy it..
The game, as played in the Navy, has
few rules and is simplicity itself. But
there is fun and exercise in it. The
man who is "It" takes his place in the
center OF the ring Of participants, and
they pass the ball swiftly from one to
the other while 1T" tries to touch it.
When the ball Is touched "It" takes his
place in the circle and the thrower
whose tess was interrupted becomes
ut"
1t is permissible to sing during the
game, and If one chooses one may war
BILE THE Farmer in the DELL" Yankee
Doodle" or ''The Sidewalks of New
York" If one does not want to sing one
may whistle. But the game Is founded
on the broad principle Of live and let
live, and neither whistling nor singing
is necessary. The main point is to keep
TT from getting the ball, and this Oft
en- requires great muscular activity If
1T" makes any pretenses at agility and
speed.
Who knows what this game will de-
velop? President Coolidge found that
congressional hearts often melted un-
der platters of buckwheat cakes and
maple strip. President Hoover may
find that exercise will timber stiff back
bones and drive away the legislative
blues, and any day now some doubtful
member of Congress may receive an in
vitation to call around and spend SEES
sion with the medicine ball cabinet, with
the proviso, Of course, that the new
member has to be "It" until he proves
himself worthy to take his place in the
charmed circle. A medicine ball Is a
heavy weapon If skillfully handled. A
blow from q medicine ball, aimed at
prominent portions of the anatomy.
might work wonders in dislodging a
conviction, or changing a point of view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
Scouts Triumphant.

Those small but highly regarded per-
cons, the Boy Scouts, have been in the
iimelight lately, both in a tragic and
heroic and in sentimental sense. Four
Scouts ranging in age from twelve to
fourteen years occupied the posts OF
honor guard around the bier of the
greatest of modern soldiers. Instead Of
plumed cuirassiers or Republican guards
men, Foch. the happy warrior If ever
there were one, chose instead these alert
lads who are CARRIED the same no mat
ter what their nationality. All Sunday,
Sunday night and today, with frequent
sellefs, these representatives Of the
younger generation stood at attention
around the body Of the map who saved
France.
So much for solemn pageantry. AL
most simultaneously down in flood
stricken Tennessee the Boy Scout code
survived the fury of the waters. even
though the swirling torrent claimed the
lives Of a number of the party involved
10 SUCH dufdIlbdSC OAN tAiSoC <1AAASaA~eANi
Scouts utilize the lessons they had
learned from their manual and from
their leaders that when the bungalow
in which they were camping was swept
from its precarious perch they were able
first to signal legibly for help and, Sec
ond, to swim for their lives with large
measure of success. The death toll in
party of just plain unframed boys would
without doubt have been much larger
It was not so long ago that the tern
"Boy Scout" was used with a tinge o
derision-often as an outright gibe. /
was not much longer ago that no on
had ever seen or heard Of one. Toda.
they form one of the reasons why tn
world is growing steadily better. Napo
leon Bonaparte, when the man-powe
OF his glorious but already rickety EN-
pire was fast ebbing, formed boys bri
gades distinctly for that training whicl
I. 1iAhould make them in . year OR I'VE &
Vi h