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The Washington times., 1929-09-09
HORNSBY NEARS
LEADERS

Should you ask Lefty o'Doul.
who in his opinion will lead the
National League in batting this
year. he would doubtless reply,
"Mr. Frank ]. o'Doul."
The same question put to Babe
Herman would no doubt elicit the
reply, "Mr. Floyd Caves Herman" !"
All of which shows that optimism
is not confined to Mr.. Babbitt and
members of his family. For should
either of the above gentlemen, one
the pride and joy of the Phillies-
the other the fair-haired child of
the Robins-face the facts they
would be forced to admit that it
seems extremely likely that neither
OF them shall do the leading.
Who, then? You guessed it.
That hardy perennial among
hitters, Roger HOrnsby, seven
times winner of the crown, six
OF which came in q row. One
or two peeks at the figures
and you will see Just why
~ ASUUt 1ICk AfdH HAYS
cause to worry.
Two weeks ago Herman was
leading the league with .40s and
Hornsby was barely in the big five
with 1853, some 4S points in the
rear. One week ago Hornsby's .363
was Just 81 percentage points be-
hind Herman's 1897. Today the
blazing Hornsby's .S77 is exactly
IL points away from O'DouPs ,3sS.
A gain OF q in two weeks. But
the most< significant point is that
while O'Doul and Herman are slim.
ping, Hornsby is moving forward
and showing no signs of slowing
down. AS witness yesterday when
his teammates bowed to the Braves
Ii to II, Rogers got four out of
tive including his thirty-fifth homer
two doubles and a single, desnite
the loss the Cubs still lead by IA
full games.
st. Louis and Philadelphia divided
a double-header, the Phils rallving
for five runs In the eighth to tale
the opener, 8 to s, and the Cards
coming from behind to snatch tba
closing affair, to 3.
Dazxy Vance scored his third
straight victory as the Robins
trimmed the Pirates, 2 to i
He famed four to bring his
strike-Out total for the year to
1O6. Dazzy now has IL triumphs
to IL disasters.
New York's return to its old time
form was the feature in the Ameri.
can, Ruth, Gehrig and Dickey
smashing homers as the Yankees
battered Detroit, to 8. Babes
blow was his forty.second of 1929
vintage and put him ahead of his
1928 mark of Al. He has had six
years in which he has made more
than. AZ
Boston staged a ninth inning
rally of one run to turn back st
Louis in the first game of a double
header, 4 TO B.. The night-cap. after
10 scoreless innings. was caIl~d
Morris pitched the opener for the
Sox and hung up his fourteenth
victory Of the year.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
{ Gauzza Assemblies
Grid Elevens Tonight

Vic Gauzza, q prominent figure in
Washington sport circles, is plan
ling District unlimited football
eague to include some of the strong.
81 elevens in this section.
Believing that several worthwhile
district elevens are not capable OF
living the Mohawks or Apaches a
httle, but are formidable enough to
royide some interesting games, Vic
seeking to bring these teams to-
sther.
Representatives OF Seat Pleasant
bremen, Southern Props, Wintons,
ohawk Props. Northerns, Del Ray,
ercury and the Virginia A. C. are
.ged to be present at Vic's Sport
,op tonight at 7:S0 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Casey BOwlers Start
Activities Wednesday

The, knights of Columbus Bowling
League, one of the Oldest leagues
In the District. resumes operations
on Wednesday. Due to increas sed
interest it has been necessary TO cx.
pand the league to IL games. two
more than last season.
The league will continue to roll
it's games on Wednesday, using the
opening night officers and officials
of the order in Washington will at
tend.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Bieber Places Third
In Ten-Mile Bike Race

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 9.-Edgar
Bieber, the only Washington entry
in the national amateur bicycle
championship, scored only two
points In the senior competition.
He was third in the 1O-mile race,
and qualified for the final in the
one-miie senior race by placing
third a heat, but did not score
any points in the final.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
F|REMEN MEET
PULLMAN NINE

The Pullman A. C. nine, weekday
leagues title-holder, will cross bats
with the District Firemen baseball
team in a benefit game for the
widow of Policeman Harry Mac
Donald this afternoon at Ais o'clock
on the Terminal Railroad Y. M. c.
A. diamond.
Both teams have many followers
as the results of victories over sew
eral top-notch teams in Washington
and a large crowd Is expected.
The fire eaters" recently downed
the policemen In their. annual game
and Pullman defeated the Naval
Hospital nine for sandlot 1aure1s.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
ONL \ HALF
OF FIELD
ACTIVE

FOREST HILLS, L. T., Sept.
9.Just exactly one-half of
the available crop of stars in
the mems national singles
lawn tennis championships
will be in action here this
afternoon in the second day S
play Of the tournament which
was begun on Saturday.
Last winter when the tournament
officials of the U. s. L. T. A. made
up the new schedule which went
into effect with this forty-eighth
championship series and provided
for seven rounds Of play instead
Of the usual six, they anticipated a
complete entry list Of 12S players;
but the actual number of aspirants
for the title relinquished by Henry
Cochet, was only 80.
Thus 1t became necessary to ar
range no less than Is bye matches
J in the second round to permit the
IA matches which still must be
played by contenders who began
In the first round to catch up with
|their more fortunate brethren who
drew the byes so that play today
will be limited to about one-half
the number of matches usually
called for on the second day.
To make up the deficit and
give the Monday gallery some
sort Of q run for It's money, the
first round in the veteran singles
will get under way.
Big Bill Tilden, who got off in a
winning way on Saturday, Is
among those who will have an off
day this afternoon, Johnny Doeg,
nf Santa Monica, and Francis T..
5unter, Of New Rochelle, also fall
into this category. leaving the
headlines for II. w. "Bunny,s Aus.
in, the little English star: George
". Lott, United States No. rank
Ing player; Wilmer Allison, of
Texas, Of the American Davis Cup
eam,s and Berkeley Bell, another
exan, who wears the intercolleg-
ate crown.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
WASHINGTON

IOLWTO LOU = :
IBatted for Thomas In seventh.
2Batted for Burke In ninth.
White SOx .....,.S / 900 90
Washington I10OOO 1905
Two-base-h -hIts-Tate, GOslin. Kerr.
min, HAYES, Judge. Cissell. Stolen bases
-ReynOIds. BISer. Kerr. Double play
CFunin 10 Judge. Struck Out--By FhOm-
a.. 2; by Faber. I. Bases on balla-Otf
Thomas. :; Oft FabeF. ;. Pitching record
DI1rs. off Faher. hits 2 runs In :
InniaEa. VVInninx Biteher-Feber. Los
ing plteher-ThOmaa. UmpiFe8-MOri-
artv and Gelsel. Time-l:bS.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Georgetown Recreation
League Opens Sept. q

The Georgetown Recreation Bowl
ing League will have IL teams this
year and will open on Sept. %. Sam
Benson, national all-events cham
pion, presided at the meeting held
last week.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

The y u n u subnarine-ball
rookie, Walter thinks, is still an
excellent prospect. Without a hook,
however, he hasn't been able to get
the most out of his peculiar de-
livery and until he comes through
with this speciality his work viii
suffer.
II still believe Ads worth the
100000 we paid for him." johnson
confessed" but / don't look for
him to get going against this year.
with the season almost gone
I'm going to work with him and
try to get him i'm shape for an
early start in 1890. And If /
can help him pick up curve /
between now and then i look
for him to develop into q sen.
sation."
Ad has had more than his share
of tough breaks this season. A
badly sprained ankle followed by q
tonsil operation has kept him in.
active for the greater part Of the
campaign. ~
3. Starting the season at hot clip.
he was waylaid with his sprained
ankle early and has never seemed
the same pitcher since. Not only
did he fail to get bender working
but his fast one also lost It's zip.
With these important requisites
missing there Is little to do but
experiment, with the youngster until
the season closes, and this Johnson
intends to do.
''Liska was great pitcher this
spring" he declared. And there's
no reason why he can't regain his
stuff. Anyhow I'm going to do
everything l can to bring him
around"
The failure of Liska and Paul
Mccullough, two 10000 products,
to deliver on the firing line this
year has been something of
blow to the Washington Club
which had counted on one Of
them to make good.
While there Is still hope for
Llska, Mccullough is practically
eliminated from consideration. OPP.
toned out to Birmingham some
time ago, the Toledo rookie has
been turned back to the Griffs de-
spite his comparatively favorable
showing there.
Mccullough. 1t is said, was dis.
satisfied with his Southern Asso.
ciation environment and for that
reason. as much as anything else,
was turned back.
DispleaSed at the delay of Nc.
Cullough in reporting to the Griff-
men after a siege of influenza, this
spring, President Clark C. Griffith
.has intimated that he will make a
deal for his rookie at the earliest
possible moment on either a cash or
players basis.
Even up with the Chicago White
SOx at one game apiece. the Griffs
will attempt to rally behind Sad
Sam Jones to gain an edge in the
third meeting of this set today.
Harold McKain, young right.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
'TODKYS1
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Chicago, 4: WASHINGTON, 3. -
New York, o.; Detroit, 3.
Boston. 40; st. Louis, 80 (Second
game called in 10th inning By agree
menfl.
TODAY's CANES
Chicago at WASHINGTON.
Detroit ut New York.
Cleveland at Philade1phia.
st. LOuis at Boston.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
LiskQ Must UncODer Hook
Ball to Keep job
By Bob Thayer

Ad Lska must acquire curvebaIl order to be big
league pitcher and Manager Walter johnson going to try
and help him get it, This the admission of the Griff
leader today s
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
Mew Amateur Kingpin Far
From BeingJoke Champion
By Davis J, Walsh

DEL MONTE Calf, Sept 9There nothing left today
of the for the golf championship Of
America except lot Of dvots and quaint idea which
amounted almost obsesson in the minds of those fortu
enough have witnessed event that will down
history of the of them all
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

populace began to sneer in a very
marked manner.
It had been led to expect some
thing else and felt it had q right to
be enraged. 1t would have accepted
Johnston and Willing gladly il eithes
of them had made q personal aacrs.
flee OF Jones in q semi-final match
and the fact that both Of fle
played Indifferent golf ON Sa se1iz
wouldn't have been accorded al ;lssg !.
deserved Importance. Anybody, eva
Jones, can have those momensY
when mediocrity is king. The fac
of the matter is that anything rIs
occurred after Jones' climatic a.
nation was bound to be an Rs
climax. ,,.f
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston. Is: Chicago, IL.
Brooklyn, 2; Pittsburgh, /.
Philadelphia. 8-3: st. Louis, 6-l.
New York Cincinnati (Raln).
ToDAY's GAMES
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn Mt Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia mt st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

Thomas pitched gallant ball while
having his win streak stopped at
six straight but q three.run rally
in the first period proved his un-
doing. @
These, were coined when Metzler
strolled and was tripled home by
Gissell. When Reynolds got a life
on cronin's tumble, Cissell held
third but when Benny Tate was
rocked to his heels by a high pitch
shortly afterward the Sox short
stop was trapped off third.
Hurrying his throw, Tate struck
Cissell in the back and both ,Clssell
and Reynolds had romped home be-
fore anything could be done about 1t.
Kerr's single and subsequent
swipe of second, along with Metz
lers safe shot, sent over the win.
ming Sox edge in the second.
The Griffs registered their
runs In single lots. Sammy
Rice's walk, GOslin's single and
a fOrce.Out cashed one i'm the
first, while Tate's double and
two sacrifice flies brought over
another In the second.
Hayes and Pinch Hitter Barnes
singled successfully in the seventh
and Judges aerial suicide tailed the
home teams final run. Both Thomas
and Faber were good for only seven
heats. Thomas yielding to Burke
after giving way to pinch hitter in
the seventh, while Lyons replaced
Faber when the latter wilted from
the heat.
Goose Goslin, had he been alert,
might have tied it up off Lyons in
the eighth. Goslin led off with a
double against the right field wall
but was caught mapping off second
and wiped out by Berg's peg.
A final ditch stand in the ninth
also failed to produce anything when
Lyons braced and pitched out of
trouble.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09
ROSE MAST

THIS tWo-year-old be-
longing to Miss Rhoda
Christmas is being pulled
up after a recent morning
trial. Races start at Marl-
boro tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

The incident mot only wass.
developed; il was sincerelyag,
regretted. The regret was 90
sincere that there has been q.
return OF the agitation for Sc, I.
holes of match play throughout I
the championship. They say 1874
holes isn't test Of golf and !.
possibly they are right. But i.
Jones being the man he Is, the
tournament would be killed if
they had no stumbling rounds" 1
with which to confront him. HeI
would win every championship
Besides, young fellows like Gosh
man and Little deserve encourage
ment. They will be better men apo
better golfers for their performs
in this affair, performances tha5s
were made possible by the distan99
at which they operated in the Il It
two rounds. / The championship
needs young blood and young blood
will respond as long as it knows
it has q chance.
Jones has won all the honors 3
golfer can need.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

handler, win be pitched by the op,
position.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

with the season almost gone
I'm going to work with him and
try to get him i'm shape for an .
early start in 1890. And IL /
can help him pick up curve
between now and then i look
for him to develop into sen.
satiOn."
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

Jones has worked In tough
luck lately. being n victim Of
paOr support and must put ON
fun pressure to Out-scOre the
S0x rookie. Costly errors by
Benny Tate and Joe CrOnim were
mainly. responsible for yester.
days reversal when the Pale
Hose gallOped ahead Of MyIes
Thomas TO win out. 4 to 3.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

It makes him the greatest
man because Goodman, who de-
feated Jones, was defeated by
Little, who was defeated by
Ouimet, who was defeated by
the ultimate champion. So
much for one side Of the ledger.
The Washington times., 1929-09-09

Dazxy Vance scored his third
straight victory as the Robins
trimmed the Pirates, 2 to /.
He famed four to bring his
strike-Out total for the year to
lO6. DazZy now has IL triumphs
to IL disasters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08
ENGINEERS STUDY
 GASOLINE KNOCKS

duce more power and minimize the knocks in the higher compression engines. In time of war, it was pointed out. distances between fuel- ing stations are of necessity great and the power produced by fuel may mean the difference between disaster and safety.
 In the automobile tests here, two cars, one with an Il" head engine and another employing the valve in-head, are to be run eight hours a day for an indefinite time until the desired data is accumulated. Engineers will observe the reaction of various blends of fuel in the cars and then test them in the knock testing engines.
 Engineers laso expect to obtain considerable information as to the durability of automobile parts un- der the strain of high powered blends of fuel on long runs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08
PURC HASERS OF LIQUOR MAY BE
 PROSECUTEDNOW
Bill Introduced by Senator Would Nullify Vol-
 stead Act, Claim

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-A move to make liquor purchasers liable to prosecution as Prohibition vio- lators is described by the Associa- tion Against the Prohibition Amendment as one which would nullify the Eighteenth Amendment.
 This is the view set forth in a statement by Henry Curran, Pres ident of the Association, comment ing on the bill introduced by Sen ator Sheppard, Democrat of Texas, to declare buyers equally guilty with the manufacturers or sellers.
 Congress left such thing out of the Eighteenth Amendment de- liberately. Congress cannot put it into the Volstead Act now with out nullifying the amendmentupon which the Volstead Act is based" Curran said.
 Senator Sheppard said the pro- posal was left out because belief existed the act would not be pass ed with such a clause.
 A recent Philadelphia court de- cision held that a liquor buyer could not be punished and this point was taken when the bill was introduced. The bill will be acted upon in December advisably, Shep- pard said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08

DETROIT, Oct 8.--A new effort to solve the fuel knock probelm and determine the exact anti-knock re- lations of various blends of gaso- line in both airplane and autom bile engineer is being undertaken jointly by the army air corps at Wright field, Ohio, and by the Ethyl Gasoline corporation at its laboratory here.
 Special knock testing machines, recently developed, will be used as a mechanical check on the work both here and at Wright field Tests have been under way for sev- eral months, officials of the fuel company said, but in the new work the first actual comparison of fuels will be made.
 Through the tests army engineers hope to produce blend of tetra- ethyl lead gasoline which will pro-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08
HOPE RENEWED THAT MERRILL
 IS STILL ALIVE
Flares Seen by Two Per sons-Want Unalga to
 Assist in Search

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct B. Hope is renewed that Pilot Merrill is still alive as Mrs. Henry Lierer, wife of a dairyman near Seward, corroborated the report of Capt. Charles Emsweiler, of the motor ship Chase, that he saw flares last Friday morning
 Mrs. Leirer saw the flares from the dairy, indicating they were sent up from land.
 No boat is available at Seward to make a search and appeal has been made for the government cutter Unalga to assist in the search on the theory that distress is appar- ent and assistance is needed as the planes here are all without pom toons. The Unalga, at Juneau, could explore the shore line and it is felt here that the government should give assistance in view of the fact that Merrill is a former naval officer.
 Merrill has been missing several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08
WAR VETERAN
 KILLS DOCTOR
 THEN HIMSELF
Diseased Mind Believed Re- sponsible for Tragedy
 in Spokane Today

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 8.-The result of diseased mind impelled former service man to shoot Dr. Mitchell Langworthy today, wound the doctors secretary and then kill himself.
 John Salmi, said to have been suffering from persecution mania, entered Dr. Langworthy's office, shot the surgeon twice, fired a shot into the shoulder of Miss Gale Rogers and then shot himself in the temple, dying an hour later.
 Two blood transfusions have been given Dr. Langworthy, but there is slight hope for his recovery.
 Miss Rogers said Salmi made sev- eral calls on Dr. Langworthy who examined Salmi for insurance. Sal- mi seemed antagonistic yesterday, came to the office today, started an argument then began shooting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08
MRS, KENNEDY VICTORIOUS IN
 S50,00o SUIT
Breach of Promise Against Her by Minister Is
 Dismissed

SEATTLE, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson, has been vic- torious in the $50,000 breach of promise suit brought by Rev. H. II Clark, when the defense motion for a nonsuit was granted and the &C., tion dismissed by Superior Court Judge J. T. Ronald. He said lack of evidence and the fact that the plaintiff wrote a letter to Miss Kay Burbeck, Mrs. Kennedy's compan- ion, telling her of his acquaintance ship with the evangelist, a thing she had specifically told him not to do, were reasons for dismissal. Judge Ronald said the writing or the letter justified Mrs. Kennedy in not marrying Clark.
 Rev. Clark's attorney said he would appeal the case to the State Supreme Court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08
Z EXECUTIVES REACH ACCORD
 NAVAL PARITY
Hoover and Macdonald Agree Regarding
 One Big Issue
WORLD PEACE NOW
 PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Ideals of World Relations Practical Sugges-
 lions Discussed

WASHINGTON, Oct 8-Presi- dent Herbert Hoover and British Premier Ramsay Macdonald came to an end today in their frank discussions on questions whic h might form focal point of fric- ton between the two nations.
 History is yet to record the re- suits of the experiment in interna- tional intercourse, that of personal contacts between heads of two gov ernments, but each radiated con- fidence that long forward step has been taken in nglo-American accord.
 With the vexing question of naval parity behind them, the pair is free to round out conversations with discussions of subjects which will bear directly upon the rela- tions of the two great English speaking peoples, and general peace of the world.
 In a general way, the President and Premier will talk about ideals of world relations, mixed with prac- tical suggestions for treating the rather specific problems.
 The two men had little difficulty in bringing their minds to a com- mon viewpoint
 Perhaps few conversations in his- tory aroused more universal inter est and curiosity than those which have taken place in the past three days, in the wilderness of the Vir- ginia mountains, when the pair sat on a log alone and discussed fu- ture peace of the world
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08

|" replaced laylul n eighth.
 replaced Root in eighLh.
 4 batter for Taylor in seve~th. [ batted for Root in seventh.
 batted for Gonzales in ninth. [ batter for Bush in ninth.
 Summary: Earned runs, Athletics 1, Cubs 0; home run. Foxx; two- base hit, English; left on bases, Athletics 6, Cubs 8; struck out, by Ehmke 13, by Root 5; first on balls, off Root 2; double plays, English 10 Hornsby to Grimm; sacrifice hits, Grim 1; first on errors, Athletics 2, Cubs 1; errors, English 2, Dykes l; hits 4, runs off Root in seven innings, off Bush hits 2, runs 2 in two innings; losing pitcher. Root.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-08
MELLON WILL NOT RESIGN
 SAYS HOOVER
Announc ement Is Made that Secretary of Treas
 ury Remains in Office

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-Andrew Mellon will guide the fiscal affairs of the United States until the duration of the present admin istration according to an an- nouncement made today by Presi- dent Herbert Hoover.
 The announcement is intended to stay rumors that the 74-year-old financier, who has held the treas ury portfolio longer than any pre- decessor, was planning to retire.
 If Mellon's health upholds, he will stay in the Cabinet until March, 1893, spanning terms of three Presidents = Harding, Cool idge and Hoover.