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The Washington times., 1929-09-07
NSTONPLA VS. DIR. WILLING FOR GOLF TITLE
Football Camps

FARMINGDALE, N. r., Sept. T.
Following q day Of the 1ightest sort
Of drill, Chick Meehan indicated here
today that his New York University
football squad would be sent through
it's second scrimtnage OF the season,
Yesterdays workouts consisted in
the main OF signal practice and punt.
ing. With the graduation OF Ken
Strong, the Violets were left with.
out q dependable kicker and Nee.
han is making q thorough search
among his men for someone to re.
place the brilliant Ken.
NEW YORK, N. T., Sept. IT,
There will be no rest for the weary
from this point on for members Of
ColumbIa's football squad. For
Coach Crowley has declared that
the practices will hit . faster pace,
beginning today, with next week
finding the men ready for scrim.
masing.
About 20 men were ON Baker
FieId yesterday. Ed Walker.
new line coach, had the line
candidates drilling ON the charg-
ing machines, and dummies. The
backffeld aspirants under the
tutelage Of Crowley spent most
Of their time in punting and
passing.
HANOVER, N. H., Sept. 7.-Al
Marsters, one Of the greatest half
backs In the country two seasons
ago, will, In all probability, play
at quarterback for Dartmouth this
year. He has been shifted to that
position by Coach CanneIl which
seems to bear out the prediction
that Cannell eventually will develop
a four-man running and passing
backfield on offense.
WEST POINT, N. z, Sept. t.
Still hindered by the hot weather,
Army's large squad of football hope
fuls have as yet to settle down to
serious work. Practice has been
confined to physical exercises and
Coach Jones has intimated G1at no
heavier work will be attempted
until the weather becomes cooler.
Yesterdays practice was cut
short because Of D. military drill
and special review Of the
cadet corps in honor Of the
French ambassador.
CAPE MAY. N. j.. Sept. LEFT
without q kicker by the graduation
Of Paul Scull, Coach Lou Young
was combing the Penn squad here
today In hopes of finding 3 man
who could boot the ball with some
consistency.
Questioned az to whether or not
the hidden-ball plays have been
dropped. the red.and-blue mentor
said that they had not been entirely
done away with, but would be
mixed with other deception and
speed plays.
CHICAGO, Sept. Hugh Men
dethall, veteran halfback on the
University of Chicago football
team, Is ineligible for competition
this fall, it was announced today
by the athletic department. Failure
in a pre-medical course was re
sponsible for the ineligibility. Men
denhall was the only remaining
backfield veteran on Coach Stagg'l
squad.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. L.
More than five and one-hah tons
Of football poundage are scheduled
to report to Coach Jimmy Phelar
and hts assistants at Purdue Uni
versity. September 1e, according
to figures released here today.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07
RIGHT FIELD

Here was one Of the tough.
est selections Of the lot to make.
Herman, O'DOul, and Melvin
OFT, the young Giant phenOm.
are almost neck and neck in the
chase for the honor. with Kiki
CuyIer worthy Of consideration
too. Herman is the leading
hitter In his league hut those
who have watched him say
that his fielding IL inferior to
that Of either OFT or O'DOul.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

However, after a lot Of consldera.
ton we decided on Herman. and
think it's a pretty wise selection
after all. The Brooklyn youngster
certainly is q standout with the
stick-and hitting is a most i'm.
portant factor In cutfield greatness.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07
PITCHERS

whenever anyone starts 10 name
star pitchers there's always an argu.
ment. Pitching Ii such q big part
Of baseball that 1t always Is the cen
ter Of all discussion. In naming
Grove and Bush / know I am laying
myself open to argument, but the
fact remains that these two are
largely responsible for pitching their
individual clubs into pennants. And
that, after all. is the real test of base
ball greatness.
Some fans go SO far as to argue
that these two should be thrown out
because they made their records
while pitching for winning ball clubs.
Which Is true. But you must con.
slider the fact that It was their pitch.
ing which had lot to do with max.
ing them Winning ball clubs.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

There are other great pitchers.
Burleigh Grimes Of the Pirates.
Red Lucas Of the Reds, Eddie
Morris Of the Red Sox, All
Thomas of the White SOx, Sam
Gray 81 che BrOwns-all of them
have their claims TO considera.
ton. And for those who differ
with me ON the selection I have
made I can only say that / have
picked the two whom person.
ally thought were most entitled
Ia the lob.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07
TEAM OF BROTHERS

Nine brothers named Kearney com
pose strong baseball team at Hawk
springs. Wyo. They range from IS
to IS years of age.
Mr. Employer, you eau soIva yoar
c,mapio1mene problems through the Clas-
The Washington times., 1929-09-07
81. PAUL LAD.
FAVORITE |
OF FANS
By Davis J. Walsh
Internatlonal News Service speras

PEBBLE BEACH, DEL
MONTE, Calf, Sept. THE
empty robes Of an emperor
who died as an emperor
should on the field Of honor
three days ago will be lifted
from his still, cold form late
this afternoon and draped
upon . successor whose only
hope is that he will be worthy
Of the man who once was
king.
For the first time In six years
there win be no Emperor Jones
presiding when the ss.hole final
round for the national amateur
golf championship - played this
afternoon. There win be no Won
Elms, no Evanses, no sweetsers
or Tolleys, either. They. too, were
killed off in the general frightful.
ness and 90 today all champions and
ex:champions are gone and only the
championships is left.
He win be either DR.. Oscar F.
Willing, Of Portland, Ore, or Har-
rison Johnston, Of st. Paul, the sur
viving finalists and great golfers,
both. Not the greatest. maybe; not
the product Of an inspired genius
such as Jones knows. Just q couple
Of men who might have reached a
final round any time during the
last eight years without occasion.
ing surprise. It simply happened
that they didn't and that today is
to be the day when their ability
finally is to be yindicated.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

Meanwhile much practical
football is being taught afieId
In the two sessions daily which
will be interrupted from now on
only by the one intervening
Sunday before the team breaks
camp.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

It will be- vindicated In q man.
ner SO convincing that tho win.
ner need offer no excuse for the
fact that he has won. He. In
fact. viii have the distinction Of
winning from perhaps the
greatest field that ever went to
the post in an amateur cham.
pionShip.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

Major Earl H. Maiden, vino
won the Army golf title two
years ago. Is stationed in Wash
ington and has Joined the
Army. Navy and Marine Corps
Club,
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

Ndl Burkinshaw, assistant
District attorney, has returned
to town after . months vaca-
tiOn at Waterbury, Conn.,, where
ne gOlfed almost daily. He cele.
brated his return here by play.
ing Indian Spring yesterday with
BIZ OCOnneil and Harry
Whelan.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

Rice. taking 70 for the first 10
holes. spotted Byrn Curtiss, Of
Indian Spring, three strokes and
then beat him home by two
strokes, Curtlss finishing with 4
~, for . total Of 153.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

The backs, Incidentally are
getting In some swell kicking
when time permits, Hudak and
Leary being the more proficient
at the moment. with that great
lineman, Jim Mooney, odtldek.
ing any man on the field by
yards.
John Hannegan's toe is doing
some accurate kicking. although he
Is not getting the distance it is
expected to acquire later on In the
season.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

Every player who 1aves \
wrong answer IL to be turned
over 20 Manager A. P. Lassard
for an hours special study, be.
tween I and s o'clock, nightly.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

Yesterdays practice was cut
short because Of . military drill
and special review Of the
cadet corps in honor Of the
French ambassador,
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

About 20 men were on Baker
Field yesterday. Ed Walker.
new line coach, had the line
candidates drilling on the charg-
Ing machines, and dummies. The
backfield aspirants under the
tutelage Of Crowley spent most
Of their time in punting and
passing.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

Today promises to be q trifIe
brighter with all Is clubs
booked to play, two double
headers being included.
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BRtce zna Ann BRoox : Metropolitan
June Mass and RussElGLEAsoN,r Gar
Sound at the Ambassador.

Beginning today the Ambassador
Theater will present the outstanding
talking and sound pictures now on the
market. Equipment necessary for the
presentation of audible features has al
ready been installed under the direc-
ton OF John j. Payette, supervisor of
the Stanley Crandall Theaters.
Today and tomorrow, the Warner
Bros. Vitaphone production "On Trial"
a 100 per cent all-talking picture, which
earlier in the season had a successful
run at Crandalls Metropolitan, will be
the attraction. Featured in "On Trial.
is Pauline Frederick, Bert Lytell and
Lois Wilson supported by Holmems Her.
bert, Jason Robards. Richard Tucker.
Johnny Arthur, Vondell Darr, Franklin
Panborn, Edmund Breese and Edward
Martindel
The second sound program will be
continued Tuesday and Wednesday
when another Vitaphone production
will be shown, and Al JolSon in 1.-The
Singing Fool" will be the attraction.
In this film Jolson is supported by
Betty Bronson and Josephine Dunn,
and Reed Howes, Arthur Houseman,
David Lee and Edward Martindel have
important roles.
In THE Singing Fool" AL Jolson
plays the part of singing waiter who
falls in love with and marries an en-
tertainer at night club who deserts
him several years later. In this
production Jolson Is heard singing the
two song hits Sonny Boy" and There's
a Rainbow Roun' My Shoulder"
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THE NEW YORK
THEATER
BY PERCY HAMMOND.

NOW that the players in MY Girl
Friday" have been disciplined for
iniquitous conduct upon the stage, the
law-abiders should modify their ran
cor with little compassion 1t was
quite right for us to be indignant at the
sinful goingS-on and to wreak revenge
by Summoning the patrol wagons. For
the comedy-a treatise of life in the
wickeder suburbs-showed us things
that should be hidden from the gaze of
innocence. In 1t New York and Buffalo
men of the world lured Broadway chorus
girls to their Long Island lair. The
actresses, however, were wary. While
seeming to acquieSce, they drugged their
evil hosts with knockout drops The re-
suit was foul and stupid orgy. Since
chastity was triumphant at the end
there was probably a moral to the tale,
teaching male debauchees that in their
sorties against Times Square virtue they
cannot win. But the manner of the
lesson was vulgar and despite its inten-
tons 1t offended both press and police.
Nevertheless, shall Sympathize with
the culprits of MY Girl Friday" After
listening to the laments of Mr.. Grew,
the author, feel an inclination to par
ticipate in his despair. Before he
brought his play to New York he tried
1t upon the drama lovers of New Jersey
and Connecticut and discovered no OBJ
lection to it in either of these Common
wealths. It must, said he to himself,
be worthy, else 1t would have been ar
rested on its approach to New York.
Being man of the theater, he had at
tended the musical comedies prevalent
in the metropolis and had heard the
JapeS that distinguish several of them
He had seen ladies of the drama in dis
habille more disclosing than that which
emphasized the material charms of the
female characters of My Girl Friday"
Therefore, he thought he was safe.
It Is not surprising that Mr.. Grew and
his associates are heWildered. What
have they done, they wonder, that others
DO not do? In almost any theater they
hear and see things more harmful than
their own miSbehaviors. The musical
comedy clowns crack Jokes unfit to be
repeated except in whispers. All sorts
OF crimes are committed in the legiti-
mate drama without interference from
the bailiffs. Yet we pick upon Mr..
Crews poor little prank and send it
to jail. If 1 may be permitted to re-
peat an ancient apothegm, should
like to say that laws are like cob
webS-where the small flies are caught
and the great break through"
Have you heard about Miss Alice
Weaver, the ingenue of MY Girl Fri
day? She was arrested and was SO
pathetic an example of inexperience
that / felt sorry for her when they car
ried her to prison and paid no atten-
ton to her cries for her mamma 1t
was a terrible situation for a maiden
not Injured to the hardships of Broad
ways rigorous rules of indecency
What a lesson Miss Weaver's plight
should be to girlish aspirants who
seek to follow Mrs Fiske, Miss Anglin,
Miss Mae West. Sarah Bernhardt, Mar
iorie Rambeau or Eleanor Duse. She
was sent to police station, where
am impelled trivially to say most
actresses belong.
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principal feminine role in ''The Suicide
Club" opening in New York next
month. Edgar Stehil will also be in the
cast.
Brandon lyman, we'll known in this
city, Is to appear in New York March
Is in H. H. Harper's new play The
Devils Mistress" which is now rehears-
ing. 1t is due to open in New Haven
March 4.
George Arliss played Shylock for the
300th time last week while in Cleveland.
He played the Rajah in THE Green
Goddess" 1905 times and the run of
old English" was over three years
duration.
Herman Gantvoort will sponsor the
production of VienneS operetta called
1.-THE Silver Swan" the latter part of
next month Maurice Jacquet composed
the score and those engaged for the pro-
duction so far are Florenz Ames, Su
zanne Keener and George Game.
"Please Send a Check" an original
comedy by Shaw and Lee, has been
accepted for production and will go into
rehearsal in New York some time next
month.
"Show Boat" the Ziegfeld production
running in New York, celebrated its
500th performance last Friday night
with most of the original cast still in
the show. Show Boat" is the fifth of
ziegfeld's productions in the last decade
to reach 500 performances. Rio Rita"
Sally" kid Boots" and the "Follies of
1924" were the others.
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Wanted: A New Name.

IF you have that gift for finding just
the right word, here's your oppor-
tunity to capitalize on it $500 worth.
The more sensitive guiding spirits of
the motion picture world, it seems. have
developed a decided prejudice against
the use of that vulgarism, "the talkies,"
to identify sound-reproducing pictures.
Hence an award of $500 is being offered
by Photoplay Magazine for the best
coined word which will convey the idea
and at the same time have an authori-
tative dictionary background.
Here are some of the suggestions al
ready made: Cinelog. dramaphone, pic
tovox, phototone, stefnf1lm, cineoral,
audien. phonies, cinophone, audif1lm,
vocafllm, photovoice, dramatone, audtes,
autograph and movix.
The contest, says the announcement.
is open to the world. and 100-word ex-
PLANTATION, giving the reasons for the
word selected, should accompany each
entry.
Incidentally, this is not the first time
the picture industry has called in the
public TO help build its lexicon. When
the phrase motion picture show" was
considered too cumbersome back in 1911,
Chicago producing company opened
similar contest. One Edgar Strakosch
of Sacramento, Calf, won the prize
with the coined word 'photoplay."
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NATIONAL PLAYERS-"The Little
Spitfire."

Tomorrow night the National Theater
Players will present Myron c. Fagan's
comedy, "The Little Spitfire," which
when presented originally at the Cort
Theater in New York captivated metro
politan theatergoers because Of its I'M
usual twist to an old theme.
Myron C. Pagan brought up to date
a story of heart interest old as the hills.
To get contrast into his comedy. he
married a poor little chorus girl to the
son of a ulti-millionaire. A naughty
mother in-law and a girl Tilted by the
chorus girls sutton furnished ammuni-
ton to explode comedy bombs all eve
ming, and, it is said, seldom has the
playhouse rocked with such spontaneous
laughter.
Miss Mary Newton, leading lady: Will
fred Lytell, leading man: Miss Nancy
Baker. ingenue: Freddy Sherman,
juvenile: Mrs. Adelaide Hubbard, char
acter woman Charles Hampden. char
acter man: Helen Wallace, Robert Bris-
ter, Arthur Rhodes and all the others
are cast in good roles.
The players having struck their
stride Immediately at the start of the
season, are enthusiastic over the recep-
ton given them in Washington, and
are prepared to romp through this COM
edy with alacrity, according to Director
Addison Tibbs.
At the present time 1.-THE Little Spit
fire" is having an unusual run in Chi
cago, where former National Theater
player, Minor Watson, occupies the GEN.
trail male role.
Its presentation in Washington marks
its first appearance in repertoire
Through the friendship Of Manager
Cochran with the owners Of the copy
right, Washington audiences are privi-
legged to see this play at the regular
popular prices prevailing in the Ma
tional, instead of the So top for road
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Words, Music and
The Shifting Scene
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

regarding it as poor art and
asserting the privilege that artists
so often claim of failing to value
faithful friend in need. He
played it on Saturday nights,
secure in the thought that how
ever business might falter early
in the week, the Saturday night
performance would bring the total
receipts for the week up to COM
Portable average. When DR.. Jekyll
faded from the scene, there was
none Of the impulse naturally to
be expected to explore Stevenson'S
writings for stories that would
dramatiZe. Yet, as in the case of
Dickens, many of his stories were
plays plainly in the making and
lacking only the supplementary
skill of the adapter and the stage
director. One such story, entitled
THE Suicide Club" would be
worthy of the Grand Guignol were
it not for the Stevenson gift of
sending sunshine of genial
philosophy into an atmosphere of
gloom. Suicide Club" has been
rescued from oblivion and is now
in preparation for an early show
ing. Dickens did not suggest any
powerful influence over current
production, as might have been ex-
pected in view of the enthusiasm
which greeted MIR. Pickwick,"
although Margaret Anglin until
very recently was trusting her
fortunes to revival of the BLEAK
House" play Lady Dedlock." Miss
Anglin turns her attention to a
more modern source and will bring
her new play to this city during
inauguration week.
y X X X
In the meantime Steve Cochran,
engaged in complicated discussion
Involving wage scales, scales of
prices, chromatic scales, and feel
ing mournfully confident that the.
scales of justice have not been
properly employed, has been en-
acting the title line of very old
farce called 1.-THE Manager in Dis
treSS." The comedy calls from the
audience one member of the cast
after another in order to fill the
places OF the players who, the
manager says, have deserted him.
This touch of make believe might
be worked out in earnest in al
most any Washington audience, so
numerous are the talented people
and so widespread the custom of
theatric training. 1t is not any
reluctance on the part of players
that is embarrassing Manager
Cochran, and an impromptu as
Semblage of musicians and stage
hands would be interesting but
weird. In the meantime" Steve"
seriously contemplates abandon
ing any manager in distress role"
and busying himself with a soul
full and heartfelt monologue en-
titled killing the Goose that Laid
the Golden Egg"
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Notes of the Stage and Its People.

Jessie Royce Lands will be the lead
ing woman of Young Alexander" in
which Henry Hull will be featured. The
play is now booked to open in New
Haven next Thursday night.
Fallen Leaves" is the new title of
Autumn Violins," the Francis Starr
play.
This Mans Town. play by VIII
lard Robertson, will be tried out this
Spring by Albert Lewis. who intends
it for Fall production. Several of Mr..
Robertson's plays have been previously
shown on Broadway. He Is now acting
in The Front Page"
Irving Lande, who has been associ-
ated with the theatrical enterprises of
Albert Lewis. will produce Immediately
play entitled Carnival" by William
Doyle.
After a hot competition from nearly
all the leading New York producers,
Gilbert Miller has bought the American
rights to the war play Journeys End"
the all-masculine drama which is the
sensation of the current London season.
Mr.. Miller intends to cast and produce
the play In London for a few matinees
dAlu bllClI VIC PAO0uIVAOAA W
New York with an all-English cast.
Clara Blandick has been engaged
for the Pacific Coast company of
"Skidding," opening tomorrow night in
San Francisco. She will have the role
she first played in the New York COM
pany last May.
Fritz Gottwald's new comedy which
Henry B. Forbes will shortly place in
rehearsal has been retitled "Mary's Lit
tie Secret" 1t was formerly known as
THE Mother
Edgar Wallaces play, THE Ringer"
announced for production in New York
several seasons ago, has been acquired
by E. E. Give for his Boston stock COM
pany and will probably reach Broadway
after Boston run. Mr.. Give followed
a similar policy with THE Whispering
Gallery
William A. Brady, jr.: Dwight D.
Wiman and Tom Weatherly have en-
gagged Roland Young for an important
part in their new revue, THE Little
Show" Rehearsals will start this week
in New York and its initial presenta-
ton has been set for the middle of
March.
Marie Adels, formerly leading woman
for Walter Hampdsn. viii have the
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Control, What?

THE recent flu epidemic in Los
Angeles materially complicated the
making of talking pictures. since a
cough on the part of any player meant
the retaking of the entire scene. Sew
eral convalescents who are in the cast
of the all-dialogue picture, Strange
Cargo" which Is now at the Earle,
called themselves THE Coughing
Chorus" since they invariably broke
into raucous though unavoidable sounds
as scene was completed, having man
aged to stif1e them that far only by
extreme effort.
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BELAsCo-"The BIushing Bride"

Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield in 1.-THE
Blushing Bride" with galaxy of sup
porting principals that would do justice
to SIS show, are announced at the Be-
lasco Theater, beginning tonight. by
Charles Emerson Cook of the Savoy
Musical Comedy Co. In addition to
Virginia Marvin, Robert Capron, Frank
Gallagher, Renee Hamilton and Rosa
Snowden, Mr.. Cook has engaged espe-
cially for THE Blushing Bride" and at
great expense, those marvellous dancers
the GloriaS-who will appear in many
of their speciality triumphs.
THE BluShing Bride" ran for a wear
at the Casino Theater. New York, and
offered Mr.. Lean and Miss Mayfield an
opportunity for one of their most sensa-
tional successes. In this musical COM
edy hit Mr.. Lean iinperSonates Coley. q
breezy racetrack enthusiast, whose op-
timism or sense of humor Is not
quenched by misplaced confidence in his
racing favoriteS. Miss Mayfield appears
as Lulu, hat-check girl, who poses as
demure little Quakeress, but before the
evening is old she makes use of many
opportunities to appear in a whole new
wardrobe of the kind of gorgeous
clothes which have earned her the repu-
tation of being the best dressed woman
on the American stage.
In order to get an elderly millionaire
out Of flirtatious Scrape with a chorus
girl, Lulu and Coley are called upon to
act as bride and groom. The fact that
Coley Is engaged to Doris, girl with a
jealous temper, and that the supposed
bridal couple meet justice of the peace
who has a penchant for locking I'D
couples who pretend to be man and
wife. creates both excitement and fun.
The Blushing Bride" will have
dance specialties to supply Broadway
revue.
The song hits include Different
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