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The Washington times., 1929-06-12
PLAY.
FEATURE
OF POLO
By Juno Kinerk

"Take him out, ride him
out"
What do those orders re-
mind one Of. Well, if one has
ever frequented a football field
during practice sessions one"
would have no trouble identi- :
fying the commands.
II would be nobody's voice but
that of the grid coach instructing
one of his offensive players to take
an opponent completely out Of the
play so that the ball carrier could
shake himself free for sizeable
gain.
But it's June now. schools are
out, and besides in this hot weather
no football teams are acticing
anyhow. That means we'll have TOD
look elsewhere to find where these
orders are being given.
On the polo field down In Poto-
mac Park this week these orders are
given them after time, Whenever
a team is on the offensive the at
tack Is often left to but one player
while the other three devote them.
selves to the task of blocking all
interference by opponents.
Taking q polo player out Is
much more difficult than in
football.
First Of all the polo player must
manage his pony and the act calls
for skillfui horsemanship plus the
projecting of ones body across
that of an opponent without tax
ing the reins of the opponents
pony. The player doing the TAX
ing out throws his arm and elbow
into the side of his opponent and
rides alongside of him, usually at
fun speed. until the shot Is COM
pleted.
OF course, polo and football are
altogether foreign to one another,
Except for the blocking there is
no similarity. The polo ball always
is in play when a goal is scored
or II Is knocked out OF lounds be-
yond the goal. The action is faster
and just as thrilling. There is no
letdown throughout the game an
the players of first one team and
then the other storm toward one
another's goals.
Between every chukker, a period
of seven and a half minutes, the
players take fresh ponies and req
turn to the fray Immediately. HalA
way between a game there is a ten
minute rest period, corresponding
to the half time in football.
Team play is just as import
ant In polo as It l. in grid =.
sport, too.
And the success Of q polo team
largely depends upon the block
! ing of opposing players when shots
at the goal are available. or In
taking them away from the play
as they advance the bali down the
field.
'The taking out" ability of the
16th Field Artillery team is just
about the last word in such ability
In polo play, keen observers Of the
| sport declare. After watching them
do 1t against the Maryland Pole
Club team of Baltimore yesterday
one can readily appreciate its Inn.
portance in the success Of the team.
IL anything, It was the deter.
mining factor in the rout Of the
Baltimoreans, who were able to
score but once while the soldier
team sent the ball smashing
through the uprights Is times. And
on each Of the is goals it was q
comparatively simple matter for
the SHOEMAKER to score, 80 we'll
blocked were the opponents that
they were often helpless to inter-
fere with the attempted goals.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12
WASHINGTON
Totals. 3. ....... 81 IS is "a II
1Isatfed for Harder in seventh.
2I3attcti for Grant In ninth.

Cleveland. .......O OOOO01s o. 3
WASHINGTON. -. 0 4 6O0A2 OT--1S
Two-base hlts-Cromn. FlaKstead.
Hayes, Falk. Barnes and Porter. Three
base hits--TaveHer and Myer sac
Fifiees---L. SewelI. Hayes, Myatt and
! Rice. Double pIays--Hayes TO Judge
t0 Cr0nln to Judge; Cr0nin to Judge;
Tavener to Lind to F0nsecas Lind to
Cleveland. g.; Washington, 10. Hits
Off Miller, In 1-3 inningA; off
Harder, s In 2-3 iDnings; off Grant,
l In 2 innings. Struck Out-By Mar
berry, 8. Passed baIl--Myatt. L0simg
pitcher-MlIleF. Umpires--NalIin and
Dineen. Time Of game-1 :65.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

Two games were played in the
Terminal "Y'' League with the Ex-
press nine scoring over Postoffice. s
to s, and Union Car $50 trimming
r. M. s., 10 to z. Dick Hughes
pitched superbly for Express in the
pinches. retiring Ia men on strikes.
In the Industrial League. Gas Light
nosed out Thompson Dairy, 8 to q.
in an exciting game. In the Depart.
mental Leagues Naval Hospital.
hammered out a IA to win over
Treasury, while in the colored divi-
sion @. p. o took lilo decision
from Veterans Bureau.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12
;HITSAT .3l3
PACE FOR
LOCALS
BY Bob Thayer

Since acquiring the veteran
Ira Flagstead to alternate with
Sam West in center field, the
Washington Griffmen are no
longer terrorized by left
handed pitching.
whether or not the sturdy right
hand hitter has personally boosted
his clubs stock or the psychologist
effect caused by his appearance ~
the linetIp has resulted in this i'm
movement is unknown. The tact
remains that since being gained
from the Boston Red Sox on waiv'
AVS FlaRstead has done more than
Ms share to aid the cause.
In 16 official batting appearances
he has connected safely five times
four singles and q double giving
him a .313 mark. Also making
GOOD with two sacrifices he has ham
noered over five runs while scoring
an equal number himself.
proof that the Griffs have pros
uered since using Flagstead against
the southsiders may be had by re-
viewing the statistics which reveal
that Of five forkhanders started
against the Washington club since
his insertion in the lineup not one
has gone the route!
Only one decision has been
drOpDed to q pOrtsider since
then. Emil Yde being credited
with the Detroit Tigers l7-ll
victory in last Fridays bur.
lesGue while tOiling rs . relief
man.
OF the five starters mentioned not
one has been returned triumphant
while two Washington verdicts have
been naauled out over the unortho
dox parade.
Herb Pennock, of the New York
Yankees, was clouted for one Of
these decisions in the first game
of a double-header Decoration Day
while Walter Miller, who has long
exercised a spell over the Griffmen
was clubbed in yesterdays runaway
In other showings Walter Stewart
of st, Louis; Earl Whitehih, of De
troit, and Joe Shaute, Cleveland's
big shooter, have been knocked
from the hill. Since these hurleri
are ranked among the American
Leagues best it can be readily seer
that the new right-hand punch Il
manifesting itself.
Starting on the mound these five
have lasted only "a 1.3 frames, ar
average of less than five innings
per pitcher. Thirty-eight hits have
saluted their combined deliveries
How they have Jared may be seer
in the following compilations:
When left
pitcher in. Final Score Box Hit
Pennock. as (W.) 80 (W)
Stewart. :. = 5-4 tsT.I"o s-s 4
WhitehiIl f-3 7-B Cd 4-2 cd
shaute... sa-s id tP:) s-s
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

Though losing three Of these five
games the Griffmen have solved the
southpaw fire on every occasion.
In all save one instance they had
recorded at least q tie when the
opposing pitcher retired, Earl
Whitehill being two runs to the
good last week when rescued by
Stoner with the paths stuffed and
only one. gone
Kidding themselves of such
troublesome customers as the Wal
ters, Stewart and Miller, during
this period 1t Is obvious that the
Griffmen have profited considerably
by Flagstead's big ash. This de-
spite the fact that his defensive
desired,
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

Tak0ma Tigers will practice at
o'clock this evening on Silver
Spring diamond. Saturday the
Tigers meet Camp Meade and
Sunday play Silver Spring Giants
double. header on Silver Spring
diamond.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

There'll be many . post
mortem over the fifteenth hole,
for even a well-hit tee shot may
leave the golfer with q hanging
lie for his second to an elevated
green trapped on all sides.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12
LEM OWENS PRO
NINE BOOKED

One of the feature games carded
next Sunday finds Lem Owens Pros
engaging the Washington Black
Sox in double header at Union
Park. The Pros have number of
old time local stars in their lineup,
but the veterans are playing just
as strong as they ever did and prom
ise the fans some red hot action.
Owens, himself, probably will pitch
ons Of the games for his team.
Play in the first half schedule Of
the Government league win end just
as soon as eight postponed games
are played off, when the second half
Of the race will start. The first
deferred game was played last eve
ming with G.. p. o. scoring over
Navy, II to 8. Tonight the Inter.
state and Union Printers meet in
the second postponment. Other
games are: June Is, Interstate vs..
G. p. o., IA, @. P.o. VS.. Navy Yard:
IL, Navy Yard VS.. Interstate: IS,
Navy w. Printers; 10. Navy Yard vs.
G. p. o.; 20, Interstate VS.. G. p. O.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12


drive must be played well to the
right of the fairway, followed
by q full iron to . narrow.
necked green. for one am gO-
ing to play safe, with drive,
an iron short, chip, and with
luck, one putt!
The second calls for drive and
not too difficult q second shot, and
I'd like to bet that rs per cent of
the golfers win play short at the
third and chip on. No. 4 Is all
against the wind, but should not
cause more than the usual trouble,
and the fifth Is a fine fhree.shot
affair. To get on In 2 there, the
second shot must be placed to the
left corner Of the bunker. so yards
from the green.
The thinking golfer will drive
down the right side Of the fair
way at the sixth to avoid the ditch
on the left. The short seventh to
an elevated green will cause lots
OF worry. / consider 1t will be
dangerous to play to the green at
No. s, which Is a fine hole, and
four's won't be rare at the ninth,
which is the best long hole on the
course. There the green can be
reached with two full wallops.
The tenth. as l have said, Is
the feature hole Of the circuit. and
the eleventh is just an ordinary
drive and pitch, No. 10 won't
cause any joy In camp with the
tree acting as a stymie to the
green. The thirteenth is a fine
exacting hole, and you can, bang
as far as you like down the four
teenth fairway II you hit good
pitch shot to the green.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12
.AGSTEAD ANSWERS GRIFF SOUTHPAW JINX
|TODAYS
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
WARRINGTON. IS; Cleveland, ..
New York, IL; Sc. Louis, 5.
Philadelphia, IL; Chicago, ..
Detroit. IS Boston. 3.
TOdhyis Games
Cleveland At WASHINGTON.
Chicago at philadelphia.
St. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

Bv all means. the golfer should
be up or play short at the six.
teenth, for there's an enormous
Continued ON Second Sports Page.)
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

In order to get home In :. the
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

Taking q polo player out Is
much more difficult than in
football.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

into the causes of crime as deeply as the Hoover commission.
 Acting on it's recognition Of tho economic factors among crime causes, the commission has selected Miss Mary Van kleeck. director of the Russell Sage Foundation indus trial studies and an authority on the regularity of employment. to study the results of full, regular employ ment in the reduction of crime.
 It was this same commission, one will recall. which two or three months ago made the astounding discovery that public officials and law enforcement officers sometimes violated the law. Everyone knew that. too. but the fact that the com mission was willing to acknowledge it and actually to include the con ditiou as one of it's main topics of study afforded what seemed 10 be evidence that this commission de- served to be called different" The commission named an able sub committee 10 StuuF ana ucttTllllnc ! not only the extent of law violations i by law enforcers. but also the effect which such violations had upon the extent of crime in general.
 One other inn ortant and com monly realized fact was privately though not officially, recognized by Chairman WickcrSham when he wrote to Governor Roosevelt of New
 York that the federal government must have the cooperation of the states if prohibition were ever to be enforced.
 From the nationwide furore which the publication of Wicker sham's letter stirred up at the time one might have thought that every official connected with prohibition enforcement, from tho president down. wasn't perfectly aware that sooner or later the real burden Of enforcement must fall on the in dividual states. As a matter Of fact several of them had previously or
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
CRIME COMMISSION
 DOING REAL WORK
Is Finding Truth No Matter How
 Much It Hurts

Washington, Nov. %6,--SomoWherc in tn" organization of the national commission on law observance and enforcement there turks d set of brains-and probably more than one set.
 In the brief period of it's exist cnce this commission has already distinguished itself over all other commissions for it's discoveries of facts of which all intelligent per sons already were aware and for it's willingness to admit those facts. For it is one thing when everyone knows certain conditions to exist and cer- tain matters to be true, but it is quite another thing for an official group to acknowledge them pub lcly.
 Now George W. Wickcrshaln, on. behalf of the commission. has ac- tually put forth the suggestion that such conditions as unemployment and housing conditions arc a cause of crime. He says that "a study of crime and law enforcement goes to the root of social conditions and the every day life of the people,
 This is certainly something new for crime commissions to be finding out, Everyone else. it would seem, has known as much. But in the many previous state and municipal crime investigations It does not ap- pear that anyone officially has gone
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
Funeral Services for Man
 Killed in Fall Held Today

Florence, Italy, Nov. 30 Rj-
 Funeral services for Jcmucl q.
 Marty, Jr.. of Kansas City, Mo-, wao
 died her" Thursday night, were Eeld
 al St. James American church to- day, Rev. Killan Stimaon officiating.
 The coffin of tine young American,
 who suffered skull fracture when he fell down flight of stairs was covered with flowers from floren-
 tine friends and the Anglo colony.
 Martys father, who hurried here
 on word of the accident, and the American consul were also present The body will be buried in the Allori English cemetery.
 Mrs. Marty, who died from an overdose of sedative which she took, after the shock of her husband s death, will be buried tomorrow. 1 Their two young children, whom q nurse was bringing from Paris for | the fathers funeral, were stopped by telegraph at the frontier when Mrs. 1 Marty died.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
Special Notice

Basketball and dance at the Boys Club Monday evening, December 2. Boys Club of Bristol, vs. New Brit ain Boys Club. Admission 25c. Pre- liminary game starts at 7:50.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
CHICAGO WINNING
 FIGHT WITH GANGS
New Enforcement Campaign Making Crime Less Profitable
BY BRUCE CAPTION

Chicago. Nov. 30.-Chcago has broken the power of it's gangs. l'n- derWorld rule has come to an end The dynasty of beer barons, racllc- tcers and pineapple artists is definitely on the wanc.
 The underworld is still busy, of course, Liquor is still being made and distributed. Rival gangstcrs are still shooting one another down. Bombs still go off now and then.
 But the worst is over The un- derWorld is no longer unabashed and defiant. Instead it is a muChly harassed and discouraged under world, viewing with sad perpleXity a states attorneys office that means business and q police force that really makes arrests.
 Many of tho most powerful gangster are leaving the city per manently seeking greener pastures in Florida, where they plan to es- tablish the gambling and vice op- crations that Chicago, at last, has driven out.
 A year ago Chicago's citizens went to the polls and kicked out the Crowe-Thompson machine, put ting John A. Swanson into the states attorneys office. Last January Swanson took office. The results have been apparent for some time.
 Roche n Hard Hitter The man most qualified to speak, probably, is Patrick Roche, special investigator for the states attorneys g office, former ace of the federal in telligenC2 service and a hard hitting law enfoccer. It is on RoChe's shoulders that most of the responsi- lility for cleaning up Chicago has fallen.
 ''The S2ngs power has been definitely broken" Roche says. The biggest thing we've done is suppress vice and gambling. That leaves the liquor traffic as practically the only
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
MAPLE HILL NEWS

A Christmas party will be held by the Woman's club of Maple Hill Wednesday afternoon, December II. at e:S0 o'clock at the home of Mrs, II. J. Cook on Golf street. During the afternoon, bedside bags will be made for the Newington Home for Crippled Children. Each member is asked to bring some small toy for the bags. Mrs. Cook will be assisted by Mrs. J. II. Latham, Mrs. T. H. CogsWell, and Mrs. Harry Latham.
 Morris Norstorm. an instructor at the South Norwalk high school is spending Thanksgiving recess with his mother, Mrs. Matilda Nordstrom Of Robbins avenue.
 Mr. and Mrs. Burnley Elam en- tertained three tables of bridge last Saturday evening at their home on RidgeWay street. The prizes were won by Mir. and Mrs. l.. L. Harding.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Benson ''''N N'''iNi VI cl JoIIllSoll SIltt are spending the ek-end with rela- tivcs in Wellesley. Mass.
 Among the students home from college and boarding school for the Thanksgiving recess are Miss Nancy Doane, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. k. E. Doane of Frederick street. Sim mons college, Miss Agnes Hitch- cock, daughter of Nr. and Mrs. F. R. Hitchcock of Sequin street liar , ward graduate school, Miss Helen Ingham. daughter of ATr and Mrs. w. F. 1ngham of Stuart street, American International school at Springfield: Miss Ruth Allen La tham, daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. . H. Latham of Theodore street. Saint Margarets school, I1olyokc college; Robert Lienhard, son Of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lienhard of Golf street, Yale school of Architecture; Steven .and Richard Hart, sons Of MT. and Mrs. J. T. Hart of Thompson street New Hampton school at New Hamp- ton, \. H.. John Perry. son of MT. and Mrs. D. K. Perry of Golf street, Stony Brook school, and Sten Flygt son of Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Flygt of Walnut street. Wesleyan college.
 Mrs. F. J. Hubert entertained at bridge Tuesday afternoon at her home on Robbins avenue. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. N. E. Mann, Mrs. John Hubert, and Mrs. L. E. Dary.
 Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Brown and children of Frederick street are spending the weekend with rela- tives in Coventry.
 Mr. and Mrs. William Middle mas and children of Golf street are spending Manufacturing with re- latives in New York.
 Mrs. William Fitzell entertained her bridge club at her home on Rob bins avenue Monday evening. lhc winners were Mrs. G. K. Spring and Mrs Theodore Wallen.
 Miss Eleanor Proudman Of Bos- ton spent Thanksgiving with her parents, MT. and Mrs. r.. s. Proud man of Frederick street
 Mr. and Mrs. w. Manville John son and children of Maple Hill avenue are spending the weekend with friends in New Jersey.
 Mrs. Theodore C. Wallcn and daughters of Washington. D. C.. for merly of Maple Hill are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Thomas in New Britain.
 N1r. and Mrs. Irving Rogers and daughter of New London were guests Of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Skinner of Thompson street last weekend.
 Miss Evelyn Strong. principal of the Elm Hill school. who underwent a serious operation recently at the Lawrence Memorial hospital in New London is rapidly improving and will soon be able to leave the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

source of income for the gangs and that isn't enough.
 Al Capone, for example. is through here. Its probable that when he gets out Of prison in Phila dclphia he won't even come back to Chicago. He'll head for Florida. That's where lots of the Chicago gang chieftains are moving now.
 You sec gangs are expensive things. Capone. for instance, had round 500 men on his regular pay roll. That tool an awful lot of money. It takes altogether too much when vice and gambling aren't being allowed to run full tilt So the boys are having a tough time"
 Nightly Roche leads his plain clothesmcn through the suburbs for, oddly enough. it has always been in tn" suburbs like Cicero and Calumet City that the Chicago Un- derworld has maintained it's worst dives. He has been so vigorous that crookdom has adopted d new at- tltude toward tfo law.
 Says Gangs Fading
 There is another Chicagoan who is in q position to speak with au- thority about the new situation- Frank J. LocSch, president of the Chicago crime commission, who took up the fight for cleau govern ment here at time when that was as discouraging a fight as a man could enter, and who is still at it.
 "Thc gangs have lost their grip" says Locsch. 'There'll be more trouble from time to time. of course. There's bound to be q sensational narc-up now ani again. But the worst is over Thc Undcrworld's domination is gone.
 "Mr. Swanson is handicapped somewhat by lack Of funds, and this has. to certain extent, Crip- pied him. But nc is man of thor ough integrity and he is very much in earnest. Things are very much better
 A prominent Chicago professional man who has studied the situation for years, but who asked that his name be not used, revealed similar views.
 "The tide has turned at last" he says. "We arc not the murder capital that some people think. Our murder ratio. in proportion to popu-
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
in many cities far smaller than Chi-

in many cities far smaller than Chi- cago,'
 Chicago is planning on a great worlds fair for 1883 with visitors from ell over the world.
 4 couple of years ago, when the proposition was broached, business leaders were dubious.
 How can we have worlds fair with our underworld situation? they asked. People will be afraid 10 come. Visitors will be afraid they'll get held up in the hotel lob bics. The scheme won't work"
 But the situation has changed. The rule of gangdom has come 10 an end. And Chicago is going to have it's worlds fair.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
Cambridge Theater Is
 Destroyed by Flames

Cambridgc, Mass, Nov. 20 (CF) A general alarm fire destroyed the lnman theatcr and menaced a tenement district here last night.
 The fire was discovered 10 min utes after 700 movie fans had left the building. Estimates placed dam age at S75,000.
 One firemaa was overcome by smoke and two others were injured.
 In below freezing weather water froze on the street and sides of the building and tiremcn were greatly hampered by the slippery footing.
 According to Michael O'Leary. theater owner, the blaze was caused by q defective boiler
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

have since cautiously developed this idea in speeches or statements But because of his franlness. there were demands from several quarters that Wickersham be fired by President Hoover.
 All in all, your correspondent re- pe&ts. the commission has distin- guishsd itself amazingly for it's will lingness to admit and face facts which everyone else had recognized, but which no one in official posi- ton had been willing 10 assert m- CGUiVocIlly.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
Belgian Flag Lowered
 At German Army Base

AiX-Les-Chapelle, Germany, Nov 30 P)-The Belgian tricolor, which for l years floated over the head quarters of the Belgian occupation force here, was slowly lowered shortly before noon today to the strains of the Belgian national an them. Troops. which were about 70 cvaCuatc the town, presented arms in salute.
 There were hundreds of caG~'r spectators of the last act Of the oc- equation in this zone and they ap- peared deeply moved when immc- diately afterwards scores Of German house fronts.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance. $l26..26, ,6.5.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Benson and children of Johnson street are spending the weekend with rela- tivcs in Wellesley. Mass
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

Mr. and Mrs. Burnley Elam en- tertained three tables of bridge last Saturday evening at their home on RldgeWay street. The prizes were won by A1r. and Mrs. l.. L. Harding.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
City Items

A months mind mass for the re- pose of the soul of the late Timo- thy Fay was celebrated yesterday morning at St. Mary's church.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

EX-king Manuel of Portugual is an expert in gardening, and author of an important book on Portuguese literature.