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The Washington times., 1929-01-21

In ballyhooing the fight Richard
out.Barnum'd Barnum. He Injected
an element Of mystery BY surround
ing Carpenter with armed guards
and keeping visitors from his train.
ing camp. He appealed to the spon-
taneous hatred of eight years Of
warfare by lauding the Frenehman's
war record, and helittling the Demp-
sey record by comparison. he
whetted greed and avarice by his
| talk Of millions and by the 100000
guarantee which he gave the fight
ers. That guarantee. incidentally,
was q real boomerang. William A..
Brady and Charles Cochrane, who
had gone in with him to under.
write the fight, became frightened
by the size Of the guarantee and
left Richard holding the bag"
But Richards dream was conn
ing true. lie had predicted that
New York would become the
greatest fight center In the
world. 1t was. Within a stones
throw Of the greatest papers
In the world, there was no lack
for publicity. Everything he
did. or said, or thought went
into the news grist. Every piece
Of lumber that went into the
erection Of the great saucer In
Boyle's Thirty Acres was worth
its ''stick. !"
And don't forget Jack Kearns
Kearns was master Of baIlyhoo
himself, and from the Dempsey
camp in Atlantic City he kept
things moving. Even the sharp
eyed DesChamps. Carpenters man
ager, was made the subject for
newspaper gossip. The story Of his
power OF hypnotism. the psyche
logical influence he exerted over
the Frenchman. the power he had
to influence opponents-alI this be.
came grist for the mill until the
whole thing was welded and shaped
into the greatest bit OF ballyhooing
| in history.
Tex Richard was always proud of
that job. He should have been.
From nothing he built the greatest
show OF the times. With his own
sense Of showmanship he turned a
| bad match into a million-dolar gate.
The morning Of the fight dawned
gray and misty, But long before
noon the crowds began moving.
The roadways were black with HUI
manity; Jerseys bottom lands
swarmed with a throng that grew
with the passing Fnomellts until
traffic at the last could move only
| In one Northumberland the bowl.
Thousands on thousands they
came--and. wonder of wonders
the Richard organization handled
them neatly and well There was
no confusion. no trouble. no tur-
mol For every conner there was
a ticket and for every ticket there
was seat. TIE gentle art of
fight promotion had tossed off its
swaddling clothes.
Tn on the great rim az fIle
bowl Richard stood and watched
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
FORMER CHAMPION

Findlay S. Douglas, new presi.
dent Of the United States Golf AS.
ISOLATION, won the national ANA.
tetlr championship in 1898, one
year after he had come here from
Scotland.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
STAT [ G0DF REY
FOR HAVANA

NEW YORK, Jan. III. Madison
Square Garden officials were en-
deayoring today to complete nego-
tiations for a fistic encounter which,
II staged. may rival the Jack
Sharkey Young Stribling bout as
de luxe spectacle of swat.
George Godfrey, the s4O-pomnd
dark cloud Of Leiperyille, pa,
has agreed to box any leading
white heavyweight at Havana
on February rs, lust nine DAYS
before the Sharkey Striking
date.
Pauline Uzcudun is sought as
Godfrey's opponent. but tire Basque
took q ten-round licking from Big
George in Los Angeles last year
and Is reported to be none too
keen for a return match. Knute
Hansen. the diving Dane. and Tom
Heeney are being considered as
possible understndies for the
Spaniard
John McEntee Bowman, turfman,
MOTEL owner and boxing enthusiast,
has Offered to promote the match.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
H0RNY.HANDED

Although he has averaged five
games day for more than 90
years, Jimmy Smith, famous
bowler, has never been troubled
with laeerated skin on his fingers.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
KING OF GOALlES

Georges Vezina, declared by
hockey authorities 70 he the great.
est Soal-tender Of All fine once
stopped % shots In a game, or
more than one minute.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
TWO TEAMS TIE
FOR LEAD

Reproduction and Fort Hum
phreys appear to be the class OF
the War Department League. and
the way they are going at the
present time it is hard to decide
which will come out best between
now and April. Humphreys has
been putting up the best fight dur.
ing the past month and as a re-
suit has picked up two games in
that time which enabled them to,
go into tie for first place.
Hobbies after making a game
squirt. taking q dozen games out
of is. seem to have slowed up
again and have not been so sue
cessful during the past three weeks.
During their squirt they pulled up
from last place To within six games
OF the leaders.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
RIJTHNEARS
MILLION
MARK
BY Davis j. walsh

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-
Babe Ruth, once the big clay
pigeon man for the great
American sharpshooters, is
such a sap with his money
nowadays that, if he survives
another five years Of real star
dom, he will quit baseball
with million dollars, it was
declared today by the boy
friend s intimates.
The latter also stood as authority
for a statement that Ruth hadn't
spent dollar of his $70,0o0 baseball
salary for two years the contract
has run, and that his bank account,
tied up in trust fund amounts to
not less than s245, 900. Before they
got through they gave me the un,
fortunate impression that the young
man has been spending only a lot Of
his time.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

Adiutants, after staying right
ON the heels Of the leaders
from the start Of the seasOn,
received severe set back at
the hands Of the TranSporfa.
fiOn team during the past week
when they dropped their entire
string of three games. Captain
Motley viii have to promise his
boys another dinner party
pretty soon or they are likely
to throw him down again.
Quartermaster put the skids under
the Engineers and with a three
game win sent Joe kiinbel and his
crew or engineers down TO the
cellar. Team standing 70 date:
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
c. j. R|NGSTERS.
BOW FRIDAY


College activity for the District
this week viii be marked by the
initial intercollegiate boxing match
of the season when Coach Jim Nc.
Namara,s Georgetown University
ringsters scramble with the pupils
OF Dick Harlow from Western
Maryland College Friday night in
the Ryan gym.
Only those holding membership
cards in the Georgetown Athletic
Association will be permitted to see
the bouts. Membership cards can
be procured from Athletic Director
Lou Little at the Hilltop.
The hysteria that gripped local
sports followers when college box
ing was introduced at Catholic Uni
versity five years ago has remained
and it Is expected the Ryan gym
will be crowded Friday night.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
T RISC0 RA|DED
BY MAJORS

Major league clubs may have
raided the ranks Of the san Fran
cisco club OF the Pacific Coast
League for two.thirds Of its out.
field, but the Seals are none the
worst for 1t. Roy Johnson was
sold to the Detroit Tigers at big
profit, and Earl Averill was pnr.
chased by the Cleveland Indians for
a fabulous sum. wise baseball
men are inclined to think the Seals
got the better OF the bargain.
As part Of the deal for AverilI,
Cleveland sent Elton Langford
10 San Francisco, and as parf
Of It's bargain for Johnson. De.
trott turned Red Wing0 over ID
the Seals.
Those who are supposed to know
insist both Langford and Wingo
are every bit as good il not better
than the men for whom they were
let loose.
Langford went like & house afire
with the Indians last spring, but
thereafter slowed down to trot
in his batting. His bar delivered
base hits with pleasing regularity,
but he went into & slump and
never snapped out of it. He is a
good fielder, and handles ground
balls well
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
DAN TAYLOR
MAY MAKE
CUBS

Baseball is the outstanding
example Of professions or call
ings at which opportunity
knocks more than once. Fail
ure in the national pastime i
not necessarily permanent.
particularly if the individual
concerned is not too old.
An example OF opportunity com
ing often to professional ball play
ers Is the case of Danny Taylor,
one-time Washington infielder, wB"
is this spring to get his fourth
chance TO make the major grade.
Besides Washington, Pittsburgh,
and Brooklyn have looked Taylor
over and next month he will be
given inspection by the Chicago
Cubs. which seems like plenty of
opportunity any way you look at i.
Taylor was originally a third
haseman, ard was tried rs
such BY the Griffmen when
they were in the same predica-
ment that Mccarthy has found
himself for several years.
Upon being released to Memphis.
Danny was converted into an out.
fielder, and that has been his status
for two or three years.
Danny must be quite a prospect.
Judge Emil Fuchs, president Of the
Boston Braves, announced at the
National League meeting in De
cember that the Cubs had picked up
the best recruit coming up to the
majors this season. Prior to that,
Eddie Ainsmith, former big league
catcher, classed Danny as being ar
fast as a bullet and a natural sIug-
ger.
He Is so fast that he once
st0le third base with IL occupied
ind won the game.
The catcher threw to second base
to catch Taylor flat-footed. and in
the run-up that ensued ore Of the
basen1en made wild throw. and
the man on third scored and Danny
followed him across with the de-
Gliding run. 1t proved bone-headed
play that developed into the star
feature OF the contest.
TAYLOR il 26 years old, and 4
right-handed batter and thrower.
The new Bruin had a batting AZ.
erage Of .343 for 155 games last
season. He led the Southern Asso-
citation batters in total bases with
343 In 1926 and in frinina fo, fha
second successive year.
He had "a in 1927 and one less
last year. In addition he dubbed
out 8 doubles and 20 home runs.
and stole "A bases.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

But Il seemed that / WAS
wrong again with my customary
briIIiance. IL was declared that
he was paying $IOO,OOG a year
for the right to live and still
had enough residue to send his
1e,Oa0 baseball salary along to
the headkeeper without second
look. Baseball, 1t appears, has
become only one source Of reye-
nue. among many.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

that whimsie. astonished smile
which was part Of his maise.up.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
A BORN BoWLER

Making his first attempt at duck.
pin rolling. Eddie Cohen, Of Balti.
more, scored ss, 10s and 1o1 n
three games.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

Tn on the great rim az tIae
bowl Richard stood and watched
happy, bOuyant-blt bit
amazed at his own successes.
As he watched the throngs III.
ing into the saucer he smiled
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

District ringworms win see two
exceptional college boxers in Capt.
Dick Norris, welterweight, and Bob
Ekaitis, middleweight, who are
punching members Of the Western
Maryland team. Norris is holder
of the South Atlantic champion
ship in his division and Ekaitis Is
the proud possessor Of long
string of knockout victories.
Local basketball followers will
also see q great club in action
when Mt. st. Maryss comes to
town Saturday night to combat
with Coach Elmer Ripiey's George
town flock. The Mountaineers
have suffered only two defeats,
losing to st. Thomas of Scranton,
Pa. and Washington College, on
on the opponents floor. They al
most clipped Washington's Collesa
string last Friday night, leaving
the floor at midway with a 1913
lead over the Chestertown Col.
legians. However. the Shoremen
rallied and overcame their State
rivals with a burst Of speed.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

The week will have few
basketball games, only four on
the program which finds George.
town, American University and
Maryland in engagements. The
first tilt Is due tomorrow night
when Johns Hopkins clashes !.
with Georgetown in the American
University gym. Mt. st. Mary's
Is dated to meet Georgetown ON
Thursday night in the American
University gym. The other cOn-
tests are billed Saturday with
Baltimore u. visiting American
University and Maryland host to
st. Johns.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21
To FIVE
|SLJ5ED To
VICTORY
By r. D. Thomas

Here s an opportunity for
the Holy Rosary and Avenue
Valet Shop teams, which have
been carrying on red-hot
bowling feud, to combine
forces in a common cause.
Both teams are composed Of
Italians. Today the Rialto Club, a
high ranker in the Athletic Club
League and consistently successful
in Independent matches, challenged
an the Italians in Washington to
duckpin combat. The Rialto lineup
is hundred percent Jewish.
Its regulars are Sol Padlibsky. Sol
Rosenblatt, Myer Weinberg. Clarke
Seigel, and Joe Kronman. None is
q top-notch performer, but, col
lectiveIy. they have been unusually
victorious. They are within easy
striking distance of the Athletic
Club League leaders and have to
their credit the most notable triumph
scored in that circuit this season.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

Add to this the income derived
from the fact that he simply can't
get along without a number Of
standard articles and one finds
quite a lot of wages waiting e. the
pay off window.
They weren't enough In the old
days when Ruth left his money on
the door step with the milk bottles.
Those days are no more. He still
has TO be something of a cndnp
with money in order to make the
play look good, but lie isn't chuinD
enough to blow everything with
the finish Of the gOcd tbl,ig not
far away. In fact, he isn't a clann
at all and there is s245 900 saying
as much al the customary rate OF
interest.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

AT time when 1t appeared
the crack Joseph Phillips Conn
pany team would ruR away with
the pennant, the RialtOs knocked
sem cuckoo. Their clean.sweep
victory made = close race Of II
among the Phillipsmeh. Airing
tons, and RialtOs.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

Even those early expert
ences In fight pronnotiOn--the
Cans Nelson battle, the Jeffries-
johnson sIla1nbles. the Toledo
battle of the century-eyen these
were hut milestones marking the
progress of career to the
point Of fruitiOn.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

His newspaper income also
is fixed and assured. thus add
ing 4 probable $25, 200 to the
annual harvest. Twenty weeks
OF vaudeville nj the end OF the
1927 season is said to have
been worth 100000 more and
his picture venture in 1926 was
good for plenty, and ! mean
enough.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

He Is so fast that he once
stole third base with IL occupied
and won the game.
The Washington times., 1929-01-21

Many dIchpin fan viii be
at the Coliseum roofing for
Happy BURNER. The C0nven-
tion Hall captain, disappointed
III the showing Of his highly
&OWted mates, Glenn WOisten-
hOIme, Jack Whalen and Al
Work, all Of whom are virtually
out Of the running, Is upsOlding
m i measure the prestige Of his
crack team.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
Money Machine Swindle
Lands Man in Prison

New York.-Although Lester JEFF
ferson, Astoria grocer, admitted under
cross-examination that he did "think
he was going to make counterfeit
money" William Kallas, twenty-nine,
who was charged by Jefferson with
grand larceny in a money machine"
confidence game, was held In $4,000
bail for the action Of the Queens
grand jury.
r. Jefferson testified that on December
2, 1928, Kallas and another man came
into his grocery store in Astoria with
machine which they said was able
to reproduce any money placed In it.
Bills were placed in the machine in
front of Jefferson and the original bills
and new duplicates came out. Jeffer-
son testified that at the suggestion of
the visitors he withdrew $1,150 from
the bank and placed 1t in the machine.
The men told him it would take sew
eral hours for 1t to operate with so
much money, and 1t was agreed to
leave the box in Jefferson's care over
night. He said that in the morning
when the men did not return and the
machine did not show any signs Of
producing money, he forced 1t open
and found 1t full Of clipped newspa
perS
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
NEW ARMY RIFLE
FASTEST OF ALL
Fire. Ten Times and Reloads
Automatically.

Washington.-A new model semi
automatic rifle, which can be fired
three times as fast as the old Spring
field service rifle with which the
doughboy is armed, has been devel-
oped under the supervision Of the War
department, 1t has been disclosed. The
weapon is referred to as model T-S
Garand. and was invented by an en-
ployee of the ordnance department.
On the recommendation Of the semi
automatic board, which has been test
ing out the merits of nine German,
Belgian, Czechoslovaklan and Ameri-
can rifles during the summer. the War
department has ordered the construc-
ton of twenty Of the Garand rifles for
extensive service tests. The board
liked the performance Of the Garand
rifle better than that of any OF the
other weapons presented.
It recommended, however, against
adopting any semi-automatic rife as
standard prior to comparison Of the
service tests Of the Garand and the
Peterson semi-automatic rifle, which
until recently was regarded as the
best weapon Of its type.
The Garand is .276 caliber weapon
as compared with the 80 caliber
Springfield. Despite the fact that 1t
Is semi-automatic, the Garand weighs
slightly less than the Springfield. a
circumstance that surprised the board
members. The Garand fires ten times
and reloads automatically. All the OPP
orator has to do is to pull the trigger
for each shot and insert new clip
when the ten cartridges have been
fred.
According to officers who followed
the tests at the Aberdeen proving
ground, the Garand can be fired ninety
times a minute, as compared with
thirty times minute for the regular
service rifle.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
Wayside Peddlers Ruled
OFF California Road

Los Angeles, Calif.-Cleaning up
and improving the appearance of high
ways is being made more effective by
California through a law prohibiting
fruit, vegetable and other peddlers
from using state roads for the sale
Of their wares.
The statute represents an advance
in the campaign to "clean up and
peautify highways" initiated and be-
ing carried on by the Automobile Club
Of Southern California, 1t is pointed
put.
Since the rights Of way Of state
highways in almost all cases extend
well beyond each edge Of the surfaced
Or utilized roadways, it is evident that
this new law will eliminate from those
main thoroughfares many transient
peddlers.
A regulation prohibiting the posting
or erection of advertising signs of all
xinds or sizes on the state highway
lights Of way has been in effect for q
number of years in California, it is
observed by the automobile club, and
state highway commission employees
are instructed to remove such signs,
oillboards or other displays wherever
found along the states roads.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13

A few trees Of the millions which
people the forests. farms and towns
of the United States have been sin
gled out by history tt play famous
parts and to stand as memorials to
great events in the life of the coun.
try. "SymboIizing fully as well as
tablet or pillar could do, some sig.
nificant achievement, these trees rep
resent the peculiar fitness OF trees
as memorials, and II Is specially ap.
propriate that they should have
hall of fame OF their own" says the
Forestry Almanac OF the American
Tree Association.
Some distinguished trees stand out
by reason Uf their age. such as the
General Sherman sequoia in the
Sequoia National park of California.
ITS age Is reckoned at 400 years. and
It has a diameter Of q feet and
height of 28O. Many Of the red.
woods and sequOias are as old or
nearly as old ns this one.
When Charles Sumner was senator
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
Smooth Tree Dangerous
When Lightning RACES

Smooth-barked trees served as Iatai
roosts for thousands of birds near st.
Charles, Mo-, when they were charged
with electricity during storm last
August, DR.. William G. Wilson, ornith-
ologist, will tell the United States De.
partment of Agriculture in report
which he is preparing. More than
5000 dead birds were reported to have
been found on farm a short distance
from St. Charles, and more than LOO
on another farm, following the storm.
II have never heard of case of this
kind before" Doctor Wilson said, land
1t may not happen again in thousand
years, but believe that it is worth re-
porting to federal experts. In my opin-
ion only birds roosting on smooth.
barked trees were killed when I'M
usual atmospheric conditions charged
the trees with electricity. believe
that this, kind of tree is conductor
Of electricity during storm because
water cannot be absorbed, making the
tree attractive to the electrical charge.
The charge was not strong enough to
kill any but the smallest birds, how
ever, since no large ones were found
to have been victims"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
Find Link Connecting
South American Rivers

Geographers of Europe are greatly
interested in the reports of two Ger
man explorers that they have discov-
cred In the wilderness Of Paraguay
connecting link between the mighty
Amazon and the rivers which wind to
the Rio de La Plata. Geographers
long had believed that there was a
canal or link between the two great
rivers Of South America, but this Is
the first definite proof advanced. The
discovery reveals that one tremendous
system Of rivers extends from the
mouth of the Amazon, at the equator,
to Buenos Aires, thousands of miles
below on the east coast. A short dis
lance south Of the headwaters Of the
Amazon begin the rivers which flow
straight south to Buenos Aires. The
new discovery will add $4,000 miles
Of inland navigation afforded by the
Amazon and Its tributaries.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
Not Manual Laborers

OF the 200 Laborite members of the
British house of commons few have
come from the hard laboring classes
they represent. On the contrary, IT,
ties, wealth and professions are well
represented in the ranks Of the La
Dor members of parliament. Among
them are two baronets, a baronet's
wife who is also a marquis daugh-
ter, two kings counsellor's, one bank.
er, three professors, one clergyman
two solicitors, four retired army Of
ficers, nine lecturers, fourteen teach.
ers, one chemist, ten barristers, one
landowner, one Salvation army com.
missioner and two cartoonists.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
Chewing Gum Delays
Reds View of "Chicago''

Moscow.-The American stage sue
eess Chicago" is scheduled for early
production this season by the Moscow
Art theater. where 1t is now being re-
hearsed.
Russian actors meet curious OBJ
stacles in following the stage direc-
lions of this play. They were greatly
puzzled by instructions to one Of the
characters to light match on his
trousers. Experiments showed that It
could not be done with Russian
matches and arrangements are being
made for importing few boxes of the
American variety.
The Art theater directors were also
amazed by the amount Of chewing
gum which. figures in the stage direc-
lions, and that item, too. will be i'm
ported.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-13
In Too Great Hurry to
Forge Marital Chains

The pale, nervous looking man was
applying for job.
Il think shall be able to suit all
your requirements, sir" he said.
The manager shook his head.
'I'm afraid I cannot take you," he
replied. "You see, I'm wanting a sin
gle man."
A look of horror appeared on the
others face.
"B-but, good gracious" he STAN
mered, "when / came here yesterday
I was told you were looking for a
married man,
"I'm sorry" said the manager. "It
must have been a mistake"
The applicant stepped forward and
clutched him by the arm.
"Look here" he gasped, tits all
very well for you to talk like that
but what am to do? You see, ]
went straight out and got married p