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The Washington times., 1929-05-13
DETROIT SHOWS
GREAT FORM

The first intersectional engage
ments Of the year In the. big
leagues will be concluded in the
eight series starting today. the
Philadelphia Detroit series ut Detroit
being the feature of the program.
Detroit was the only western
club to stop the Yankees and IL the
Tigers win the Philadelphia series
they win displace the st. Louis
Browns as the Vests leading con-
tender. The Browns failed against
both the Yanks and the Mackmen
while the Tigers have won six of
their last eight games. a mark
equalIed only by the Hugmen. The
Athletics, who have copped four
of their last six starts, were idle
yesterday but tied the Yanks for
first place when the champs lost
the third and deciding game OF
their series with Detroit.
The st. Louis Cardinals, who
gained undisputed possession of
first place in the National
League by trimming Brooklyn
again yesterday while the Cubs
were being held TO n tie by the
Giants, are playing the best
ball in the Heydler circuit.
They have won six out of their
last eight starts. Pittsburgh has
copied five out Of seven and Chi
cago four out OF six, while the
Giants have been unable to win
q single series from the invading
The Cardinals 13 to win over
Brooklyn gave them lead of half
a game over the Cubs. Frisch
starred at bat with four hits.
Chicago and New York fought to
a 6 to tie in a battle of home
runs that was halted by rain after
ii innings. Gabby Hartnett, trun-
died out OF the hospital to serve as
n pinch hitter, knocked a home run
off Carl C.Io-hit) Hubbell in his
second time at bat this season.
Then left for Chicago to have his
tonsils removed in an effort to rid
his arm Of neuritis
Detroit's 8 to triumph over the
Yanks marked Waite Hoyt's first
defeat in five starts this season.
The Tigers rolled up q big lead
before Dead Pan Eddie Wells
stopped them, but just lasted to
the wire to win. More than $4,000
fans witnessed the third and decid-
ing game of the series.
Jupiter Piuvis took pity. on the
Red Sox and stopped the Boston
st. Louis game after the Browns
had elouted 1S hits in seven in-
nings. winning IS to 8. MCGOWAN
ana o'Reurke got four hits apiece.
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
|1TODAYS
RTORIALF
By KIRK MILLER

Darby victor gets out Of the
killing, which is a pretty fair
afternoons profit, no matter by
what standard you figure it.
While Governor Richie was
about the only State chief execu-
tive who took the bother to look
in at the Preakness, no end OF
governors are sprinkled around
the grandstand at Churchill
Downs for the Darby.
It must have been out of the
Darby that came that famous
quotation about the governor of
North Carolina saying to the
governor of South Carolina how
long it was between drinks.
But the distance between drinks
in those days was nothing COM
pared to the time which .elapses
twixt 'em these dry days and
times, when you can't tell which
sip is going to be the last.
If YOU want to know what
boys men can be, you ought to
take in one of these Darbies
sometime. They seem to simply
play from morning to night,
and often very far into the
night at that.
Nobody has much care on his
mind, and to even suggest some
childish prank is to do it. The
hotel corridors and lobbies are
alive with rOisterers and revel-
ers, and the confetti is some-
times ankle deep.
People come by airplane and,
we were going to say horse
back, but you wouldn't believe
it if we did. It is no exaggera-
ton at all, however, to say they
often leave by foot. Folks never
seem to learn to buy rOund-trip
tickets when visiting race tracks.
Once, when we were a very
young squirt, indeed, we made
the same error, but, as the
track was Bennings, we got
home in time for a slightly cold
supper. From that day to this
we have never gone forth to
beat the ponies without first
helping ourself to two-way
transportation. That closes the
lesson for today, but school
opens promptly at Q in the
Merning.
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
BOrah to Compete
Only in 22O-Yd. Dash

PHILADELPHIA. May <1s.-
Charley Borah, crack sprinter of
the University Of Southern CaIS-
fornia. win compete in the 22O-yard
dash in the intercollegiate track
and field championship to be held
on Franklin Field on May 81 and
June 1, according to Robert II.
Craft, manager Of the meet. Bcrah
won the 100 and 220 yard cham
pionships In 1877 but was forced
to withdraw last year because Of an
injury.
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better than ITO feet often. This 10
10 feet better than the present
mark.
Calvin Milans should better
his own heigllth Of 6 feet u
inch in the high jump and
Everett Oxiey. Mike KeIley's
fine little Eastern athlete, should
better the game mark Of 20
feet ii inches in the broad jump.
OxIey has leaped more than n
feet several times. I'm addition
he can throw the javeliil better
than 16O feet.
An added feature to this years
games is the one-mile relay cham
pionship for the Eugene Casey
trophy. Tech viii take a lot Of
beating in this for the quartet com
posed of Nebel, RefchmRnn. GeigeE
and Edwards appear to be the class.
lest bunch of quarter miiers any
school can round up. These lads
can go the route in about 1892, and
it win take a lot Of running to beat
them.
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
LISKA COUNTED AMONG FINDS OF TIE, YE.AF


player in the country win be chosen for the singles
Johnny Van Ryn and Allison likely be picked for
the doubles combination with Fritz Mercu an alternate
in case either Of those two incapacated in any way
The Americans win go into the matches at Montreal
heavy favorites over their Canadian opponents.
Bill Tilden and Frank Hunter, veterans who in, other
years were the backbone Of the American Davis Cup
squad are following their policy Of 1928 and letting the
younger men play in the preliminary zone contests
The Washington times., 1929-05-13

week from tomorrow members Of the American Davis
Gun team are to play for the edcation Of President
Hoover and distinguished company on the White House
Courts
Uncle Sans preparations for recapture of the Davis
Gun are about over The American squad is in Montreal
where the opening matches with Canada yet for Thurs
day Friday ad Saturday
i Is believed certain that Wilmer Allison former inter
collegiate champion and John HennesSey, fourth rank
The Washington times., 1929-05-13

SSc LHe Plhy"
er who gets
mad e very
time he makes
a bad one,
That's q sign
all right-a
mighty good
sign for you.
When you see
that recognize
it as q bad
golfing tenn
permanent and
d e t inc
never to let
yourself b e
like that.
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
AD MAKES
GRADE 1ST
YEAR Up

ST. LOUIS. May ia driy-
ing rain which started early this
morning and continued without 3
let-up made pOstpOnement OF to-
days opening game between the
Gsriffmen and Browns practically
o surety.
James Moore n Tight-hand bat
ting Outfielder from Alabama,
who was instructed to report to
the Griffs on this swing, was an
early arrival here today. Moore
e d understood was ordered to
make an appearance here ~
President Clark @. Griffith.
The Washington times., 1929-05-13

Every bad shot in golf has its
uses, and each bad shot you
make can be made to make the
good shots better If you but
know how to scrape the gold
dust out of the bad ones. You
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
ALL-RoUND ATHLETE

Lionel Conacher, New York
Americans hockey star. has played
professional baseball. professional
lacrosse, football, ru : and was
good enough in the ring to perform
with. Jack Dempsey in an exhibition
contest some years ago.
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
By Bob Thayer

ST. LOUIS, May 13.-Ad
Liska, star submariner, today
shares with e. Garland Brax-
ton, southpaw screw baller,
the distinction of being the
Washington clubs leading
pitcher.
In his first year up as big
leaguer Liaka has forged ahead to
deserved recognition until he now
In counted among the finds OF
the season. Neither does he ap-
pear to be one Of those one.year
pitchers who scales the heights
over night and flops just as sud-
denly. Rather. Ad iInpresses as q
youngster who improves as he
progresses ana who will in time
develop into q big league sensation.
with his club trailing by a
& to count in its games with
Western rivals SO far. the under
handler today will be named to
engage the st. Louis Browns in the
Washington Griffman's fall three
games series before returning to
the Griffith Stadium Friday. IT'D
Hike to close our trip ahead Of the
West" Acting Manager Milan con-
fesses. ST believe that by using
LisIxa today and coming back with
Braxton and either Hadley or
Jones we'll beat out the Browns.
AT least that's our hope"
The spirited Browns, who
still ara smarting under the re-
cent double humiliation admin.
asfered 30 them by the Yankees
and AS probably will be more
troublesome than ever and
some hot batting may be ex-
peCted.
Arriving here this morning the
Griffnnen still were grumbling over
yesteday's last minute attack which
sent them down to defeat at the
hands of the Chicago White Sox in
the last Of their three-games series
1t Greater Comiskey Park. 3 to 2.
An error in judgment by Pitcher
irving Hadley summoned to the
relief OF Bob Burke in the ninth
with men on second and third. one
J. out and Capt. Willie Kamm at
the bat, played it's part in the
visitors undoing.
Had Fred Marberry. who special
IEes in pinch pitching been available
there might have been another
story. AS it was Marberry was con-
fined to the dugout with a heavy
cold and Hadley was given the
nomination. Instructed to feed
Kamn, who had already pounded
cut two doubles and a single, moth
ing but bad balls, Hadley showed in
one strike and three balls and then
6cr some reason best known to
himself. laid the ball right down
the alley.
when Kanlnl just as promptly
shot e to deep center for two
bases the runners rOmped over i.
I with the tying and winning
runs.
Kanm was the big noise. Of this
Masco, rushing across the first run
over the other two with that Frank
Merriwell double in the ninth. On
two other occasions he had opened
with two baggers. but his mates
JAILED to advance him.
Old Red Faber, Jack Quinn's only
rival as baseball's ancient mariner,
had one of his very best days, al
IDwing only four scattered hits.
Two errors and Jack Hayes single
cdgt him q run in the fifth. while
Benny Tates two-bagger along with
two sacrifices produced another in
the eighth, but after spotting the
opposition this edge that ninth
inning flash sent him in with
cnIors flying,
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
LACROSSE REUNION

Organized in May. 1889. the Can
adian Lacrosse Club. winners OF
the Toronto Lacrosse League cham
pionship in 1891 and 1892, will hold
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
Record Crowd Should See
Records in &c" Games
By Juno Kinerk

Public local track athletics this year. Saturdays C Club
games in the Central Stadium should establish record at
tendance Also possibly half dozen games records
The Washington times., 1929-05-13
'IT7eBiQ len
AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
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when Kanlm just as promptly
shot e to deep center for two
bases the runners rOmped over
with the tying and winning
The Washington times., 1929-05-13

better than ITO feet often. This 10
10 feet better than the present
The Washington times., 1929-06-07

UludLoS lOF d mucu ueSIEeO pEIi
Albert was chosen today to repre-
sent st. Johns in the Edison scholar
ship contest. The .other six boys
we're all runners-up. Brother Mar
tin, at the school, has had great diff
ficulty in selecting a student to en-
ter in the contest-not that there
was any dearth of good material
The difficulty was that there were
seven students who all seemed like
ly candidates. All had attained high
averages, all came up to the specifi-
cations-the very particular specifi-
cations-for contest qualification.
It went on like that for days. and
the suspense was terrible. But AL
bert, who is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Parks, of 1914 legation
st. N. W., has won the coveted
honor.
While his plans after graduation
have not yet been completed. he be-
lieves he will go to Catholic Uni
versity to study engineering If he
wins the scholarship. His scholas-
tic record has been high since he
entered the sch4o two years ago,
but he is especially interested in sci
ence and mathematics.
The unlucky six are Joseph Bar
ker, Campbell Clark, Lee Dante,
Hayden J. Ricketts,. John F. Heron
and John L. Sullivan.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
8 SEEK PLACES
ON RIFLE TEAM

Three Washingtonians were en-.
gagged today in seeking places on
the American International Free
Rifle team in the trials at Guam
tico, Va. They were F. T. Parsons,
crack shot of George Washington
University; J.. p. Blount, sergeant
in the District National Guard and
member of the national match
team, and A. Thomas.
The squad will sail from New
York, july 15, for Stockholm.
Sweden, where the international
matches will be held. It will in
clude Major Ralph S. Keyser, Ma
rine Corps, team captain; Major w.
L. Clay, ordnance, team ordnance
officer; Major Per Rance, team
adjutant; Lieut.. F. K. soukup. u.
S. NJ, team medical officer, Marine
Gunner Calvin Lloyd, team coach,
and ten shooting members.
Switzerland won last years
matches at Loosduinen, Holland.
scoring 5391 points, passing the old
worlds record by five points.
Sweden was second and the United
States third. America won the vic
tory in 1921. 1922, and 1924.
This year teams from the United
states, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Czechoslovakia, France, Switzerland,
Italy, Holland, Spain, Great Britain,
Poland and Germany will take part.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
Blue Bird of Paradise
Received at the Zoo

One of the rarest birds in ex-
istence. a blue bird Of paradise, to.
day may be seen at the Zoo.
A bird just as bizarre accom-.
panied the bird. This is the six
plumed paradise bird, from whose
head six delicate, long feathers
droop. So proud of this adornment
is the bird that he constantly drops
his head to display them the bet.
ter. Both birds are gifts from the
New York Geological Garden and
are originally from New Guinea,
whence they were brought by the
expedition headed by DR.. Lee S.
Crandall.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
Offered His Shirt For
Drink, He And Pal
Win $40 Fines

Here. I'll give you this shirt
for a drink"
This remark in loud tones floated
through the window Of house in
the 400 block of Washington ST.
n. W, and reached the ear Of
Policeman J. r. Leach.
He went in the house and
emerged with Jack Bronna and
Stephen Gleason, elderly white
haired men, in tow. They were
charged in Police Court today
with disorderly conduct.
pretty bad. pretty bad" said
Judge Gus A. Schuldt, when a
man will give the shirt right off
his back for a drink" GLEASON
was said to have been the would
be trader.
The judge fined the pair $40
each.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
w. X. Cooper Will Get
Degree From 'Y' College

William Knowles Cooper, retiring
general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.,
will be awarded an honorary degree
of doctor of laws by the District Of
Columbia College at the commence
ment exercises to be held Wednes.
day in Memorial Continental Hall.
AT that time DR.. Cooper wills be
honored for his 81 years service with
the local Y. M. c. A., and for 40
years service in the Y. M. C. A.
movement. He leaves the associa-
ton on October / for a lecture tour.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
GIBSON ACTION
ON PARKING
ASKED

Restoration of angle park
ing on Thirteenth st. N. W.,
below New York Avenue, was
asked by a committee of busi-
ness men in a conference to-
day with Representative Ernest
w. Gibson Of Vermont.
The business men took their
fight for abolition of parallel park
ing in the business zone OF
Thirteenth Street, to Congress only
after they had exhausted all efforts
in attempting to obtain such assist
ance from the District Commis.
sioners.
Three on Committee
The committee consisted, of Maj.
Gen. Anton Stephan, president of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association: Walter Brownley, repre-
senting property owners, and Ross
P. Andrews, president of the
Thirteenth Street Business Mems
Association. q
They told Gibson that they had
supported the program for widening
Thirteenth Street and had cheer
fully paid their share of the costs
of this Improvement with the
expectation that the widened street
would permit more shoppers to
park their cars at an angle on
Thirteenth Street. They said. how
ever, that after the street had
been widened, the Commissioners
approved the Traffic Bureaus
recommendation for parallel park
ing, under which method fewer
cars may be accommodated than by
angle parking.
Large Spaces for Buses
The committee also told Gibson
that the traffic regulations allow
large spaces to be set aside for the
use of buses on Thirteenth Street,
which further decreases the. space
available for private cars. 4. They
said they were willing to agree to
restriction of parking. until 9:1S
a. m. daily. when the morning rush
hour will have passed.
Gibson promised to take the COM
mittee's request under consideration.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07

BACKING. GIVEN
MUNICIPAL
CENTER

With the congressional sum-
mer recess looming near, the
fate of several District meas
ures hangs in the balance.
Action by the House is hoped for
by friends of the Simmons resoIu.
ton, appropriating $4,000, 900 Of the
Districts surplus in the Treasury to
begin WORK on the proposed mu-
nicipal center.
This measure has strong backing,
being supported by President Hoover
and House leaders. No opposition to
the resolution has been expressed in
the Senate.
Must Have Unanimous Consent
The resolution possibly may be
considered at an informal meeting
of House Appropriations Committee
members today, before being re-
ported out to the House. 1t must
run the unanimous consent gauntlet,
however, and one objection may kill
the project.
A strong effort is being made to
obtain a formal expression Of ap.
proval from the Administration on
the UnderhilI resolution, not yet In.
troduced, which would appropriate
$500 900 of Federal funds to start
work this summer on buying land
or options on sites for the proposed
municipal airport.
House Must Act First
Action on both of these measures
must be taken by the House before
they may be considered by the Sen
ate. On the Senate calendar, how
ever, there is the Dale bill to iber.
alize the present Civil Service Re
tirement law, which stands a chance
of passage under the unanimous
consent arrangement, as it has
passed both Houses previously.
Pay Action To Wait
The Brookhart bill to correct in.
equalities in the pay of Government
employees under the We4ch Act, Civ
ing increases TO workers who did
not fully benefit from the Welch
measure. is not On the Senate calen.
dar, and probably will be held off
until the regular session, as there
is little likelihood of the House pass
ing this bill without reference to
the Civil Service Committee, which
is not organized.
In order to be effective. both
Houses must act upon the Simmons
and Underhill resolutions and upon
the Dale bill before June Is, when
it is likely that Congress will recess
until September.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
SOUCEK RECORD
CONFIRMED

Official announcement that Lieut..
Apollo Soucek, U. S. N, set new
altitude record for seapIanes in his
flight Tuesday was made today
after the Paragraph, carried by
Soucek, had been calibrated by the
Bureau of Standards and found to
show that Soucek's plane had
climbed to a height of $3.50 feet.
The National Aeronautic Associa-
ton announced the breaking of the
old record. made by Lieut.. c. C.
Champion. U. S. N, with a flight
to an altitude of 1895 feet.
The new record will be certified
to the Federation Aeronautic Inter.
rationale by the N. A. A. Under
the rules of the international body,
in order to set an altitude record,
the old record must be exceeded bv
S2S feet. This Soucek did.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07

The Comptroller General was
called upon to pass on the legality
of the existing procedure for &c,
counting for rentals from tenants
occupying Government property at
several naval ordinance plants.
Signed Lease
Civilian employees at these plans.
McCarl said. were entitled to allow.
ances for living quarters. Never,
theless the Governments agents
had forced many of the tenants to
sign leases.
In the future. McCarl said. in
cases where the employe was willing
to live on Government quarters, il
would only be necessary for the ad-
illustrative officer TO designate the
quarters without the formality of a
lease or collecting rent.
Pay Pensions
McCarl also ruled that retire
ment deductions must be computed
on the total salary rates. including
both the cash paid and the deter
mined value Of allowances and that
the total amount of such deductions
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
Cigarette AS Chaser
For Wine Proved
Too Much

Edgar Wilbank, colored, reached
for a glass Of sweet wine instead
of a cigarette.
Then he also tried the cigarette,
and the combination proved too
much. he testified in Police Court
today before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt, explaining how he hap.
pened to be arrested for being
drunk.
A policeman said he saw the
defendant walking across crowded
Seventh Street. in happy disre.
gard Of automobiles which darted
and swerved all around him.
The judge said: "Ten dollars"
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
st. John s Edison Boy
Is Albert Parks
Times staff Photo

There students St John College today Vho have
just heard the awful truth And then there's Albert Parks
18yearod senior who's for the other six but rather
likes the awful truth that Albert has defeated six other
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
HELD At TER
GAMING RAID

Alphonse Perruso, S6. and Charles
Joseph Bovello, 81, were held for
the Grand jury under $4,000 bond
each in Police Court today before
Judge John P. Mcmahon, on a gam
ing charge.
sergt. o. ]. Letterman and men,
bers of his squad testified they ar
rested the pair on May 20 in the
500 block of North Capitol st.
Letterman said he looked through
an open window of a room adjoin-
ing barber shop and saw five men
seated at a table with cards and
money in front of them. Racing re-
suits were being received at the
shop by telephone at that time,
the raiders also charged. Perruso
and Bovello pleaded not guilty. As.
sistant District Attorney David A.
Hart prosecuted the case.
The Washington times., 1929-06-07

LeasingU. S. Property
Held To Be Illegal

Comptroller General J. McCarl today moved to restrict
Uncle Sam activities as landlord He ruled that Govern
property be leased rented to civilian EN-
ploves entitled by law to quarters and other allowances
The Washington times., 1929-06-07
CARRIER PIGEON FOUND

A carrier pigeon. apparently SICK
and exhausted. has been picked up
at Quantico, Va. by Pvt. George NJ
Bishop, First Regiment, who is seek
ing its owner. An aluminium band
on the birds right leg is marked
"AV-23-DAL-73." Attached to the
left leg with rubber band Is the
number "176."
The Washington times., 1929-06-07

must be paid to the Bureau of Pen
sions out of the employees pay.
All proceeds from rentals Of Gov
ernment property must be deposited
in the United States Treasury and
cannot be used to maintain and re-
pair the property. McCari declared
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-17
FIVE ARRESTS AT KETCHIKAN, BASED
 GAME VIOLATIONS

Information was received at the office of the Alaska Game Commis sion that five cases based on yio. lations of the game laws were filed and prosecuted by Warden Dufresne and Warden Jewell in the court of Commissioner Kehoa at Ketchikan this morning.
 The following sentences were handed down by Commissioner Ke- hoe: F. K. Nagel, charged with trapping martin during the closed season, was fined S100 and costs and furs valued at $500 were or dered confiscated; George Wolfey, charged with possession of illegal furs was fined $25 and costs and the furs ordered confiscated; Fred Huffman, an alien, charged with killing a female deer during the closed season was fined $125 and costs and his rifle ordered confis- cated; and Jack Frazier and Al McGowan, non-residents, charged with trapping without a license, were fined 1925 each.