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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-23

Doing His Best.
"Have you solved these tariff
questions?"
mo" answered Senator Sorghum.
But I have made hit with my con-
stituents by asserting myself as person
who is wiling to think seriously about
them"
Jud Tunkins says II man believed
everything he reads, illiteracy would be
blessing.
guficiency.
This Good Old World still asks,
Wherefore
These methods that are rough?"
And says, when some one mentions war.
Have we not had enough?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-23
Possible winning.

Possible winning.
DO you play golfP"
EYES," answered Miss Cayenne.
Have you won anything?"
mot yet. but am hopeful. The pose
and the costume are very attractive"
HE who has had no debts" said HI
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, has missed
the happiness Of meeting friend in
need"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-23

Out Of these love tales Of Tuscany.
here Is one of surprising charm, OF
bitter-sweet reality as well. A man
loved lady, but she, provided with
perfectly good husband OF her own,
could not return love to this sultor, SO
the lorn one betook himself to the deep
! forests and forbidding hills, taking with
him only a falcon which he prizea
above everything save the lady herself.
The husband died, as these sometimes
do. In her grief the lady, too, sought
retreat-oddly enough, the very one In
which the lover was mourning away
his days Not so odd, after all. What
she really wanted was the falcon, for
which she, too, had formed great at
| tachment in those earlier days OF WOO
| ing and denial. One morning word
came to the recluse that the lady was
| in the neighborhood and that she, on
| that very day, would visit her old friend.
What to do for her entertainment?
Nothing at handwriting whatever TO
meet the great occasion. Great thought!
| Unhappy and distressful inspiration!
| He would kill the beloved falcon for the
lady to sup upon. She came. she ate
probably with the gusto that ladies deli
cately display before the unfortunate
demands of hunger. The lover could
not eat OF course not. assumed the
lady. He Is already eaten by MS love e
| for me. Then, satisfied by the nne
hospitality Of her host, treasured by his
tenderly sad manner, the lady revealed
the true errand upon which she had
| come. It was the falcon, that above
everything else she desired for the ease
ment Of her days Of loneliness. Well
she had the falcon! However, this Is a
mere vulgar Interpolation. The story
itself runs along through the agony OF
the lost lover, lost both to the LADY ana
lost as well to the only friend of his
lonely days, runs to a more fitting and
romantic sequel than the crude one in
/ serted here A touch of irony in this
tale. There are other touches through
out these 10 days Of storytelling that
make up the immortal "Decameron" Of
Boccaccio. Humor, irony, truth, love
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-23

q. What can be added TO the water
for soap bubbles 50 that the bubbles
Will attain greater size7-v. v. z.
A. Very large soap bubbles may be
made by putting little giycern In a
strong soapy solution.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
SCHOOLS In PRINCE
GEORGES PLAN MEET

HYATTSVILLE, MD, May 20.-Plans
are being completed for the annual
championship track meet for the high
schools and larger elementary schools
of Prince Georges County, to be held
next Saturday on the fair grounds at
Upper Marlboro. AS usual the meet
will be conducted under direction of the
Playground Athletic League of Mary
land, of which DR.. william Burdick is
director
1t had been planned to hold the meet
In the University of Maryland Stadium
at College Park, but because the run
ming track there is being regarded it
was decided to stage it at Upper Marl-
boro. Fair officials will scrape the track
in preparation for the meet, which will
start at 10 am.
More than 1000 will compete, it is
believed by Nicholas Orem, county sup
er1ntendent of schools. HyattSville High,
which has won the meet for several sea-
sons in a row, agvain looms as the
favorite for top honors.
Winners in the county meet will. earn
the right to compete against winners
from other counties in the annual State
Olympiad to be held in Baltimore.
Rain broke up the sandlot base ball
program generally yesterday in Prince
Georges County.
Bill walton's Pierce A. C. base ball
team of Hyattsville, which was leading
st. Peters, 2 to 4. when rain halted
their game yesterday in Washington,
will face Rockville A. G. next Sunday
at Rockville. The Pierce tosSerS will
drill Saturday afternoon at o'clock on
the HyattSville High School diamond.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
Nationals Still Weak at Bot.
Easily Blar'ked by Wdlberg

ond session. Mixing bunts with drives,
they contrived to get three more runs
across and chase Burke from the hill.
Hopkins came in with two down and
two AS on and two balls pitched to
Simmons by Burke. Paul completed the
pass to Al, then Sammy Hale skied to
Goslin.
Hopkins then held the visitors to one
hit for four frames, but was bumped
after retiring the first two men up in
the seventh. Then Hale's single, Jimmy
Foxx's triple and Bing Miller's one
baser accounted for two tallies. Mar
berry. pitching the last two rounds,
yielded a marker in the ninth. Sue
cessive singles by Hale, Foxx and Miller
before man was retired turned the
trick for the AS.
In the fourth inning Bluege made a
Door chuck to Cronin that probably
lost a double-play chance, but Ossie re-
deemed himself later. in the frame.
Simmons was purposed passed to fill the
bases with one out, and Hale socked
a wicked grounder to the second base
man. Bluege scooped up the ball clever
ly. and a lightning two-ply killing,
Two pinch -batters were tried by the
Nationals. Jones batted for Hopkins in
tie seventh and lofted to Haas in CEN
ter. Gooch took Msrberry'S place in
the ninth and famed.
Rain delayed the start of the Sunday
engagement nearly Is minutes, but
when the teams went into action the
playing field was in fairly good con-
dition. Despite the early afternoon
shower and the overhanging clouds at
game time, nearly $4,000 attended the
contest.
There's no chance of deal with the
Red Sox for Flagstead, according to
President Griffith. Now he is looking
elsewhere for right-hand swinger, who
may prove beneficial to his Nationals.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
THE SPORTLIGHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

played in many different sections
North, South. East and West.
There will be just one lone sur
vivor on the afternoon Of June 20,
and he will be the survivor OF some
1900 shock troops.
Walter Hagen has accomplished
marvellous performance in winning
four British opens, but winning the
u. S. open Is now the high spot in
golf.
It is the toughest of all golfng jobs.
In addition to all the star professionals
there will be such amateurs as Bobby
Jones. George Voigt, George Won Elm,
Chick Evans, Jess SWeetser, Harrison
johnson and others to consider. Over
here it is not SO much battle against
the elements. Cold winds and rains
rarely attack June tournament.
The fact that no golfer has repeated
over here for II years, shows how strong
the barrier is. To be the sole entry
left out of 1900 starters from the best
in the game Is something to shoot at.
Rockne's Angle.
Dear Sir: They were telling this
Rockne story at the Ohio relays. When
Elmer Leyden, fullback of the Horse
men, finished school, he came to Rockne
for advice. He was undecided as to
whether to take up coaching or become
a bond salesman.
What are the requirements OF the
jobs?" he asked Rockne.
ITO be q successful bond salesman"
Knute replied, you have to be we'll
dressed and dumb. To be successful
coach it, is not necessary to dress quite
so WELL" RED T.
%1aot IaoyNfVNy
bees, why not challenge Warren Brown
to race with his reaches? Warren
staged a famous roach race in Youngs-
town several years ago and has some
speedy ones. Such race would amuSe
the boys when they grow tired of fol-
lowing Horton Smith in the open at
Winged Foot. F. j. P.
For that matter there may be few
of the boys also following Bobby Jones
and Walter Hagen. They seem to have
done fairly we'll in this respect for the
last 10 years, where one usually needs
a periscope to watch them swing at
anything like close range.
A fanatic writes in to suggest that it
might be just as well to keep an eye
on ST. Louis in the National League
race. Why not? st. Louis won in 1927,
came close to winning in 1928 and came
back to win in 1929. Any team that
has Haines and Alexander pitching,
with Frisch and Bottomley around the
infield, is no slight part of set-up.
The Cardinals lineup may not quite
figure with the Cubs, but it won't be so
far away when the final standing of
the clubs is thrown into print.
"You might think" writes H. X. F.,
"that with a million targets to shoot
at we would get a better run of heavy
weights than the game knows today.
That much money usually draws out
something to look at it." You might
think so, but it wouldn't mean any,
thing. Apparently most of the heavy
weights can't see why they should be
bothered with any real fighting for
only 100000. They take bow for
that much loose change, but not much
more.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
SUMMARY OF SPORTS
FOR PAST WEEK END
BY the Associated Press.
Racing.

BY the Associated Press.
Racing.
LOUISVILLE. - Kentucky Derby
goes to Clyde Van Dusen, Naishapur
is second and Panchio third; race
worth nearly $4,000 to- winner.
TORONTO.-Shore Lint captures
Kings Plate at Woodbine opening.
Rowing.
ITHACA, N. Y.-Ya.e conquerS
Cornell and Princeton in varsity
event of Carnegie Cup regatta.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. var
sity beats Navy by two feet and
Harvard by length on Severn.
NEW YORK.-Four Columbia
crews down rivals from Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology.
Tennis.
PARIS.-American women's tennis
team triumphs over French squad,
four matches to three; Nine. Simone
Matthew carries Helen Wills to deuce
set but loses. to American, 8-6, Go.
HAVANA.-Cuba enters final
round of American zone Davis Cup
play, eliminating Mexico.
SCHEVENINGEN, Holland.-Hol-
land reaches third round OF Euro
pean zone Davis Cup competition by
defeat of Egypt.
COPENHAGEN takes
two-to-one lead over Greece IN Sec
ond round Davis Cup tie,
MONTREAL. - United states
makes clean sweep OF tirst round
ID n
DUBLIN.-Italy wins all nve
matches against Ireland in second
round of Davis Cup.
SALTSJOEBADEN, Swede
South Africa defeats Sweden In Da-
Wis Cup tie.
Base Ball.
NEW YORK-Two killed, many
hurt, in panic at Yankee Stadium;
Yankees win as Ruth and Gehrlg
hit homers. ., .x,x,..
Sox outfielder, suffers broken ankle.
Track.
LOS ANGELES-Harlow Rothert,
Stanford. tosses 16-pound shot 5l
feet "a inches, bettering national in
tercolleriate record; Emory Curt1ce,
California. betterS record IN JaVelln
with toss of 2O9 feet 334 inches.
EMPORIA, Kans.-Elwyn Dees,
high school youth. betters worlds
record for 12-pound shot with heaVe
of SO feet 1ss inches.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Southern
Conference title goes to LOUISIANA
State for second year in succession.
AMES, Ia.-Nebraska captures Big
Six championship.
PRINCETON-For fourth success
siye wear, Yale conquers Princeton;
Ben Hedges, Princeton, wins three
events.
feats Dartmouth.
CHICAGO-Ohio State beats Chi.
cago, Northwestern and Wisconsin IN
easy fashion.
Miscellaneous.
RENO, Nev.-Jack Dempsey Will
attempt another comeback, says
Gene Normile, his former manager,
NEW YORK-Preston North END
team of English soccer league plays
to ties with HakoahS and Giants IN
first two games of American inVa-
sion.
PITTSBURGH-Pitt and Army
will meet on Gridiron in 1881 and
1882.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
CAPITAL CITY LOOP
SCHEDULE FINISHED

Officials have completed the schedule
for the junior section of the Capital
City Base Ball League. Beginning next
Sunday. 1t win continue through July
Il. with contests carded each Sunday.
The card follows:
SUNDAY.
Lionels VS.. Langleys. vic's Sport Shop vs..
Mardfcldts vs.. cal6ouns, Dn Potomaes 'AVs. rs.
OBrtenS.
Ames 1s IL 5a shSe es " coSSs.
OBrisns VS.. Mardfeldts, Potomacs VS..
SCorinthians vs.. Langleys. calhouns vs..
Eionels vs. o'Brisns. Vic's Sport Shop rs.
IsG.Lansleys vs., Calhouns. Murphy-Ames
oBriens So0v vs.. Vics spors shop. corintsisn:
VS. Ef Vs M oosS. sS
rinthians VS.. Potomacs. calhouns VS.. Vic's
so-Lansleys VS.. Ty cobbs. Mardieldts VS..
Murphy-Ames,. OBriens vs.. Corinthians. Po-
tomacs VS.. Calhouns. Lionels VS.. vic's Sport
71Mardfeldts VS.: Langleys; Murphy-Ames
houns VS.: Lionels, Vic's Sport Shop VS..
.NI,Laneieys vs.. oBriens. Potomacs. vs..
sport sop S T vS
Calhouns.
Only one game of the Is scheduled
was played yesterday In the Capital
City League, that in which Eight and
Forty took the measure of Spengler
Post, 6 to /, in the American Legion
section. The remainder of the contests
will be staged later in the season.
Applications for franchises in the
senior and insect sections of the league
will be received by the league secretary.
r. j. Atkinson, at the Post sports de-
partment, until midnight tomorrow.
With the first series now well undnr
way the races in the weekday sandlot
leagues are beginning to attract real i'll
terest.
Navy Yard and Government Printing
Once mines are to meet tomorrow II a
Government League game on the North
Ellipse. In the Departmental League
Agriculture and Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing teams are to face on the
West Eilipse, and in the Industrial
loop Big Print Shop and Western Elec-
trio mines are to try conclusions on the
South Ellipse. All the games are to start
at Sis o'clock.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
YANKEES HANGING
ON HEELS OF AS
Cards Get Closer to Top
by Defeating Reds as
Pirates Upset Cubs.
BY WILLIAM J. CHAPMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A THOUGH rain swept out
~ the Eastern schedule of the
~ National League yesterday,
4 n the Yankees continued to
beat the storm by a hair at the
Rupert stadium to defeat the
Red SoX by 3 to 0, as the Athletics
shut out the Senators in Wash
ington by Z to O. The Yankee VIC
tory, the third over the BoStonese
in two days, was legal game only
because Of the early start made
in view of the scheduled double
header. ,,-
The game was ended by rain
after two New York batterS had
been retired in the fifth. 'is~
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
raked Jack Russell for successive
home runs in the third, and Fred
Heimach was turning back the
Boston invaders with regularity.
The Babes blow was his seventh,
Gehrig'S his ninth. -,
Although the champions gained moth
inc on the victorious Mackmen, who
swept their Washington series. the
Rupert lines were established more
securely in second place. The Browns
finally ran into an afternoon of in
different pitching. and saw the Cleve-
land Indians dash off with 10 to 6
full game behind the Yanks and two
and one-haf contests to the rear Of
the Mackmen.
The White Sox turned the tables on
Detroit at Navin Field, winning by 10
to 3. but the Chicago team lost the
services of its star outfielder. Johnny
MoStil, who snapped the bone In his
right ankle in the fourth as he Slid
over the plate. Lyons pitched for Chi
cago. -
The Cardinals narrowed the National
League fight for the top by shading
Adolfo Luque and the Reds at Cincin-
the Pirates to q 4-to-1 decision at
Wrigley Field. This turn of affairs
left the Bruins margin of only half
q game over the Red Birds.
Grimes victory was his sixth Of the
season, with defeat yet to be entered
against his record. The big spitballer
leads his own circuit and stands Sec
end in the majors only to George Uhle
of Detroit, who has won seven. Pat
Malone and Arthur Nehf worked against
Grimes.
Sylvester Johnson had something Of
an edge over Luque In the battle OF the
periority was registered on the score
board only In the eleventh inning,
when the National League champions
manufactured single run to win by
2 to /.
The Giant Robin postponement In
Brooklyn was Immediately rescheduled
for today, originally an open date.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
Nationals Nonv American Continues Close
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADS
In ALL-STAR BERTHS

BY the Associated Press.
On the basis of Spring slugging,
here's how an al1-star major league
team might take the field:
First base-Billy Terry, New York
Giants.
Second base-Frank Frisch, st.
Louis Cardinals.
Third base-Willie Kamna, Chicago
White Sox.
Shortstop-Barney Friberg, Phil
lies.
Catcher-Heving, Boston Braves.
Outfield-ODoul, Phillies: Steph-
enson and Cuyler, Chicago Cubs.
This gives the National League wide
edge, but there would be no particular
loss of hitting power by the subbing of
Clancy of the White Sox or Foxx of the
Athletics for Terry, or Gehringer OF
Detroit for Frisch.
Evening star., 1929-05-20

w YHEN ball club is hitting only
n around the $50 mark it can
NN not be expected to win often.
And that's what the Nation
ais have been doing this
season-i1itting around $50 and show
ing little in the victory column: In
their last five games Walter Johnson's
charges have batted at exactly q .234
clip. And they have lost their last five
games.
The fifth successive defeat was sus-
tanned yesterday. when the Nationals
cleaned but seven SafetieS, three in the
last two innings of the left-handed
Fred Walberg, while the Athletics
reached Bob Burke, Paul Hopkins and
Fred Marberry In order for IA socks,
and won handily, to 0, to sweep their
1our-game series here.
In addition to their seven SafetieS the
Nationals got four passes from walberg.
Yet only five Of the local players reached
second base and but two advanced as
far as third. Two gai ed the middle
sack by Socking doubles, Capt. Joe Judge
making two Of these SmackS and Joe
Cronin one. The first of Judges doubles
opened the fourth inning, but Capt. Joe
never left second. Cronin began the
fifth with double, and got to third
when Sam Rice singled after Hopkins
and Buddy Myer were struck out. Rice
made second base by virtue of Jimmy
Dykes wild chuck in the opening round,
and moved to third as Goose Goslin was
thrown out. This was the extent of the
Nationals attack.
The Macks won the game at the out
set. George Haas doubled off Burke
with one out in round one, and scored
as AL Simmons crashed a two-bagger
after the second ont was recorded. The
visitors clinched the game in the sec
Evening star., 1929-05-20

During its last week in the West the
Washington outfit played well enough
to cause its followers to believe it was
about to return to the splendid form it
showed during its Spring exhibition
season. playing form that made many
feel the club was to be an important
factor In the American League flag
chase from the outset. But evil days
have come upon the Nationals once
more and they appear to be going from
bad to worse.
Rough Going for Amy Club.
And the club at such low ebb is
about to plunge into as severe a sched-
ule as could be found. During the next
six days the Nationals have no less
than nine engagements with the league
leader and runner-up. Following dou-
ble-headerS with the world champs in
Col Jake Ruppert's big plant in New
York tomorrow and Wednesday, the
Nationals will move to Philadelphia TO
battle with the venerable Cornelius Nc
Gillicuddy's Athletics in two tiltS on
Thursday and single games on Friday
and Saturday. Next Sunday johnson
viii have his charges home again for a
stand against the Philadelphia leaders.
What slate for a skidding squad.
y For this tough tussle Manager john
son has but eight pitchers available.
They are Sam Jones, Irving Hadley,
Garland Braxton and Fred Marberry,
accounted regulars, and Bob Burke,
Lloyd Brown, Scotty Campbell and Paul
Hopkins, reservists. OF the regulars,
not one finished in his last start, al
though in justice to Hadley, it should
be mentioned he failed to finish only
because Manager johnson deemed 1t
best to lift him and send pinch-bat-
ter into action. Hadley went out of
the scene after pitching eight fine in
ning5 against the Athletics. Not one
of the reseTvisSs has revealed any pitch
ing of real worth.
1t was said at club, headquarters ves-
terday that Adolph Liska. promising
recruit procured last Fall from
Minneapolis. would not be available for
duty until the club gets back to Wash
ington next week. The ankle-sprain
Liska suffered last Friday is even more
severe, than at first thought. Yet the
plight of the Nationals may become so
1ntolerable during the brief trip they
are about to take that LiSka. If he Is
at all able to stand and make few
pitches, may see some service. Right
now, though, there's little hope of get
ting any work from him. He is not to
leave Tor New York with the club to-
night.
Braxton and Marberry Ailing.
Two others of the mound staff are
ailing. Braxton pulled up yesterday
with soreness in his salary wing. In
Evening star., 1929-05-20
BIG LEAGUE LEADERS

BY the Associated Press. -
NATIONAL LEAGUE. -
Batting-High Cards, 1894.
Runs-Douthit Cards. %.
Runs batted in-Grimm, Wilson
(Cubs), 81.
Hits-Douthit Cards. a..
Doubles-Frisch, Hafey Cards:
Grantham (PirateS), IL.
Triples-Frisch Cards, L. Waner
(PirateS), 5.
Homers-Ott (Giants), 10.
Stolen bases-Swanson (Reds), 8.
Pitching-Grinles (Pirates), won 6,
lest o.
AMERICAN.
Batting-Kamm (White Sox), .404.
Runs-Gehringer (Tigers), 33.
Runs batted in-Heilmann (Tigers),
81.
Hits-Gehringer (Tigers). 49.
Doubles-Kamm white Sox), Is.
Triples-Alexander, Gehringer (Ti-
gers), Blue (Browns), 8.
HomerS-Gehrig (Yanks), 9. e
Stolen bases-Johnson. Gehringer
(Tigers); Averill Qndians), 5.
Pitching-Uhle (Tigers), won 2,
lost Q. 4
Evening star., 1929-05-20
ALL ALEXANDRIA GAMES
ARE PREVENTED BY RAIN

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 20--Rain
caused the abandonment of the entire
Alexandria sandlot base ball card
yesterday.
School pitcher and captain, left today to
join the York team of the New York
Pennsylvania Base Ball League, which
Is managed by Al Watt Of Washington.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
The Harder Goal.

u ECENTLY some $50 golfers met at
~ Muirfield and Gullane to qualify
and decide the fate of the British open
1t is a far different story over here,
where the goal is much harder to
reach.
over here there are 100000 square
$50 entries there will be something be-
tween 1,100 and 1900. 1t is for this
reason that qualifying rounds must be
Evening star., 1929-05-20

fact. BraXton'S arm has been of little
use to the club for some time The fork
handler complains that lack of warm
weather has handicapped him more
than anything else. Marberry, who was
idle fer day in Chicago when his ton
sis began to kick back at him, still is
suffering with cold that affects his
throat mainly and cannot do himself
justice. 1t seems the Washington club
is in for one jolt after another these
days.
Despite his arm soreness, Braxton
is one of the two slated to open fire in
New York tomorrow. The other
starter will be Hadley, according to
Manager johnson. Maybe one of these
pitchers will get the Nationals their
first victory of the season over the
Yankees After this pair the New
Yorkers may look at the wares of Jones
and Marberry. And after that no one
knows what johnson will have to send
against the Athletics.
Braxton, Hadley, Jones, Marberry,
Burke and catchers Muddy Ruel and
Benny Tate leave this afternoon for
New York that they may be thoroughly
rested before battling with the world
champions begins. With them will go
Ossie Bluege, second baseman. All
others of the regular lineup went to
Annapolis this morning for a scheduled
exhibition with the Naval Academy
nine. The active squad will return to
Washington after the game and depart
for New York at midnight.
Evening star., 1929-05-20
Hul,No or ScAe9EllN6
Ioes-welI that's another story,
NMLL ONE or The OMEN FAVE
HIS NAME 1NSCR8ED ON The
MuLoooN- 7uNNE/ Irony :
Metropolitan Newspaper Service

does-well, that's another story!
Anyway, Senor Pauline, the bare
foot tree-whittler of the Pyrerees, is
to fight Herr NJ. S. A. O. Schrleling,
the pretZel-bender from Klein
Lucknow, Germany, at the Yankee
Stadium on June 9th, with the
winner probably to meet Jack
Sharkey in September. Max's recent
entrance to this country via Mon
treal proved quite contrast to his
first appearance in America. Then
he was an unknown foreign heavy
weight with a very unimpressive
Evening star., 1929-05-20
WINNING BALLSTON NINE
IS SEEKING MORE GAMES

Ballston, A. c. nine defeated Home
Laundry tossers, ii to 4, yesterday at
Ballston, Va. Milton Kibler pitched
strongly for the winners, who hit the
ball hard.
Games with senior class teams are
being listed for the Ballston team by
Manager George Hall at Clarendon
1Q2-J-2