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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-23

In any case, . precedent was
established and that's al this
man they call Bin Carey needs.
He may not know much about
boxing but he knows that prece-
dent is something that proves
you are right even IL you hap.
pen to be wrong.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-23

One of the hottest series Of the
wear starts Sunday when the
GeOrgetOWn A. G. nine visits
Alexandra to play the st. Marys
Celtics I'm the first Of . three
game series.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-23

with Ossie Bluege, Joe CrOnin
and Jack Hayes available for the
left side Of the diamond, nor
EmalIy, Myer could wei be spared
for pasture service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-23

Something like two games
separates them now, and unless
the GFiffnlen step out In
hurry they may find themselves
sIxiddlng back smother notch ere
this impending swing b com
DIefed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
EPISCOPAL ATHLETES.
IN VIRGINIA U. MEET

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January "a
Coach c. v. Tompkins has accepted
an invitation to enter the Episcopal
High School indoor track team in the
University of Virginia games at Char
lottesville on February %.
George Mason High Schools Third
Athletic District of Virginia series game
with Fredericksburg High School will
be played in the Marine Corps gym
nasium at Quantico, Va, tomorrow at
o'clock.
WashingtOn-Lee High School of
Ballston, Va, will be seen here tomor-
row night in two basket ball battles
with Alexandria High at the Armory.
Washington-Lee and Alexandria girls
will play at 7:30, while boys teams will
tangle in Third Athletic District series
game at $50.
st. Mary's Celtics oppose w. H.
French Co. of Washington tonight at
$50 in the ArmUy, with the St. Mary's
Celtic Juniors and Chevy Chase Bear
cats of Washington furnishing a pre-
liminary at 1880.
Old Dominion Boat Club Will go to
Washington tonight for a game with
Potomac Boat Club in the Central High
School gymnasium at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor /"
BY DENMAN THOMPSON=

Never have I seen the usually
even-tempered boss of the Wash
ingtOn club get SO exercised over a.
subject. In the picturesque Ian
guage he can employ to such good
effect when wrothy Griff denounced
the scheme as a violation of the
traditions of the sport and an insult
to the intelligence of the fans. Some
ball players are hold.up men, he
said, as I recall it, but why number
them like cOnvictS?
Col. William Smith, field secretary
OF the Nationals, is authority for the
statement that the numbering of
ball players first was established in
the Southern Association some three
years ago and he is inclined to think
that Johnny Dobbs of Birmingham
was the instigator.
According to the colonel, 1pI,o, in
case you haze forgotten it, won
rocE OF remnants in that loop before
ne Joined forces Uith the Nationals,
the scheme has a0orked out weH in
the Southern.
Furthermore, he personally con-
siders it good idea, wherein he il
directly at odds of opinion with his
chief unless, as hereinbefore men
toned, Griff has changed his mind.
And he seldom does.
X X X X
The 1929 roster Of the Nationals.
presented in an adjoining column,
Will prove generally interesting to
the fans who like to juggle statis-
tics, compare measurements and so
forth. 1t is disclosed, for instance.
that 10 OF the 80 players listed at
tain to feet or more in height.
with Jim Weaver by far the most
altitudinous, exceeding that mark
by more than half foot, and Elmer
Voter, rookie from Minneapolis. the
midget OF the lot, stretching to but
z inches above 5 feet.
1t Is suspected, however, that
through no fault of the cOmpilers
OF the data there are some dis
crepancies in the age and weight
columns. At least one of the ath-
letes is represented as being a full
year younger than he is, and while
no certified information is available
on the p0undage of the talant at
least two Of the athletes are listed
in the official figures as being more
sylph-like than they appear in their
unies. For this reason in the table
appearing in The Star Bluege is
gratuitously awarded S pounds more
than the 1855 originally appearing
opposite his name and the same
figure for Joe Judge has been raised
to 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
WIDE GOES TO GOTHAM
TO COMPETE IN MEET

Edwin Wide. flying Swedish school,
master, will compete in the Masonic
games Saturday night in New York
City. Wide, who is one of the few run
ners ever to defeat Paavo Nurmi, left
this city yesterday for New York, &C
companied by his wife.
Wide was not certain as to his ply
steal fitness when he left here, but
was to determine it with an indoor
workout in New York late today.
Wide has not run in America since
1927, when he established records for
1la miles at minutes 81 As seconds,
and 5000 meters at minutes 20 Sec
onds. Wide probably will run either
11s or 2 miles Saturday night.
For the past 10 days Wide has been
In Washington, combining study of
the public school system here with
training for a resumption of distance
running.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
HOYA BOXERS READY
FOR GREEN TERRORS

Georgetown Universitys boxers are
all set for their meet tomorrow night
IN Ryan gym that will open the Hoyas'
season. The program will start at
$3.50 o'clock.
1t has been announced that Solo,
man, Hoya battler, who was expected
to face Western Maryland's 16O-pound
star, Ekaitis, will not compete. Either
Ilerney or Cunningham will face Ekai-
tbs. Fred Schaf1ey, who was expected
to compete in the heavyweight class.
has been i'll and will not show his
wares. and Ed Mccarthy, last years
veteran, no longer is with the team.
Charles Fish will represent George
town against Capt. Dick Norris, South
Atlantic champ, in the 145-pound class
and Mike Tardugno will uphold Hoyas'
prestige in the 1l8-pound division.
Following Is the G. U. lineup:
Tardugno, 118 pounds; Haggerty, 1875
pounds; Murphy, 1875 pounds; Fish, las
pounds: Cunningham or Tierney. 100
pounds; Greeyss. .l75 pounds. and
Poo sheaYA - :.
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WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

Freshmen won the Central High
school rodeo by an overwhelming ma
Jor1ty yesterday. The wearerS Of the
green ribbon totaled $40 points. Their
nearest competitors, the Sophomores.
scored 3l9. Juniors took third place with
lO1. and the Seniors trailed with IS.
catherine Lester redeemed the Senior
honor by capturing high individual
laurels. nosing out Dorothy Ramsay,
freshman, by one point. Miss Lester
tota!ed 20. Miss Ramsay, 81, and Priscil-
ia 6ague, sophomore, registered %
points in third place.
More than $50 girls took part in the
affair, which marked the first compre-
henSive demonstration of the indoor
program of the physical education de-
partment in the history. of the school.
The atmosphere of the "rodeo" was
maintained even In the dance numbers.
one OF which was an interpretative,
representing spirited pairs of young
steeds driven by dashing characters.
Rope climbing and exercises on the
German horse were other rodea fea-
lures.
In addition, there was a bit of target
practice with the basket ball. this won
by the Freshmen, with Sophs second
and Juniors. third. A volley ball DEM
onstration was won by the Seniors and
Two games OF pass-the-ball in which
the Seniors scored 10 points; the Fresh
men. 6; the Sophomores, 5, and the
Juniors, 2.
A running maze In which all of the
girls competed, as the opening feature
OF the program, was led by Anne King,
Senior, winner Of high individual hon.
ors In the Fall track meet.
Results:
Ropes.won by Freshmen 1880 points,:
Horses-Won by Freshmen Old: second.
f OSrtR, Seniors 33is,. third Juniors 's0;
volley ball-Won BY Seniors tlo): second,
ball samess sSpaS% SS Seniors u
second, Freshmen CO..: third, Sophomores
Basket bali target throw-won by FRESH
Juniors (is5 foSrth geniofs To- zS'' third
Aloysians will meet the Jewish Com
munity. Center sextet tonigh at 9
o'clock in the j. c. C. gymnasium on
Sixteenth street. This marks the
initial appearance of these two teams
in the senior circuit of the Washington
Recreation League, which opened its
schedule this week.
Strayer's Business College six will
face the Gypsies this evening at Sis,
in the Epiphany Church gymnasium
opening the intermediate division of
the Washington Recreation League.
Epiphany Sextet will play the Trinity
A. G. girls tonight at o'clock in the
Eastern High School gymnasium. This
contest is not on the league schedule,
but Is an official independent game.
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Warrenton basketers surprised Wash.
lngton GrayS last night and tool q
SS-to-2a decision. Benner and r Ellie
kept the victors in front all of the way,
Quantico Marines proved easy VIC
I'm! !lills LOT Sklnker Eagles last night. tax
Bonnie shone for the victors' while
Huck was the whole show for the losers
Two goals in the closing minutes bv
Mckandles enabled Army Medicos to
down Anacostia Eagles last night. az
10 81. Eagles came from behind tn
Tie the score, but were unable to stop
Mckandles' last-minute rush.
With Heiff scoring at will si,var
Spring Service Co. quint defeated Sea
men Gunners last night, So to %. de-
spite the fact that Scogin registered
IL points for the losers.
war College tossers handed NAVY
yard Marines 61-to-24 drubbing last
night. Zeller, Kish and Temple in
creased their scoring totals.
Army Headquarters five fell before
calvary Reds last night, IL to 43. CAL
vary Reserves downed Monroe A. c.,
80 to Z.
Fr0Dey and Medler pointed the way
ior Natlonal Press Building Cardinals
iS-to-l6 win over Red Shields quint
last night.
With MarstelIer collecting IS points,
National Circles defeated Passaic five at
Boiling Field, 80 to Is.
Kennedy Red Stars had to battle last
night to gain their fifth straight win
over Fort Meyer Musicians, 40 to SO.
Barry and Miller continued their re-
Spective scoring rampages last night as
american Railway ExpreSsmen dOwned
Company c. 81 to %.
In b. Y. p. U. League games, National
5aptiSt Memorial downed Bethany, 80 to
10; First Baptist won over Fountain
memorial, Is to Z, and Centennial con-
quered Hyattsville, rs to IS.
Boys Club League games last night
brought victories to Corinthians and
Speakers. Good Shepherds lost to the
former, 19 to 81, and st. Martins
bowed to Speakers. 10 to 20.
Mason Of St. Paurs five scored as
many points as the opposing Crescent
team. as the former downed the latter
last night, Is to 9.
Good team work earned a I7-to-l5
victory for Moseans over Saks Trojans
last night.
With Bailey collecting 10 points,
BrentwoQd Hawks had = no Mfrouhle
0oWninSaMaSd$eldts s5Qlto- q. :
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NEW EMILE MARK
IS GOAL OF NURM|
Will Strive to Better Own
Record in K. c. Games in
Boston Saturday.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 24.-The world
indoor 2-mile record, a mark of 8 min
utes So 1-5 seconds, which he set four
years ago, seems to be the first object
OF attack In Paavo Nurmi's second
American campaign.
his services before the registration COM
mlttee OF the Metropolitan Association
OF the Amateur Athletic Union. Nurmi
announced his schedule for the Win
Ter campaign on the boards, and the
nrSt three races are at miles.
AFTER warming up last week at the
ood distance of 5000 yards, Nurmi will
return standard distance at the Will
liam c. Prout Memorial games of the
Boston K. OF c. Saturday in a first at
Tempt to break the most sensational of
his records.
The next Thursday he will try the
same distance at the st. Joseph's Cath
Ole CLUB meet in Newark, N. j., and the
ioiiowlng Saturday he is scheduled for
third attempt at the Boston A. A.
meet. -,
Four other meets are on his program
although the distances have not been
decided nor has he formally entered
them. They are the Millrose A. A
games February 9. the New York A. C.
meet. February 10; the National A. A.
U. championships in New York, Feb
ruary %, and the New York K. of C.
meet March Is.
The Finnish phantom, with his thin
| ming blonde hair showing the four wears
tnat have passed since his first Amer
lean invasion. has hard Job ahead of
MIN In the conquest of the 2-mile rec
ord. The one time his hitching stride
carried him over the boards in asa is.
Just a week after he ran his brilliant
4:12 miles, put the only mark under 9
minutes for miles on the record books.
! AT that time the outdoor record of
900 3-5 had stood for more than 20
years. and it was only last Summer that
a Wide of Sweden reduced it to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24


N PHILADELPHIA, January "a
- With new and sparkling ma
terra tsris and most of the weak sss
PhillieS look toward the 1929
National League pennant race through
rose-tinted glasses.
Not since the championship days of
1915 and 1916 have they boosted of such
excellent prospects or felt so hopeful
over an approaching base ball season.
New blood has been brought into
nearly every position. the pitching staff
has been strengthened and the Phillies
nave great young Shortstop in Tommy
Thevenow. for whom they are reported
to have given three players and $50 900
in cash. One of Manager Burt Shot
tons most recent moves was to cast
aside two veterans, Jimmy Ring,
pitcher. who was given his uncondi-
tional release. and John Schultz, who
was sold to Columbus of the American
Association.
Don Hurst. who hit 10 home runs last
season, will be on first base and Fresco
Thompson on second with Thevenow
at ShortShop. Pinkey Whitney, who
batted over 800 last year, will be at
third to round out well-balanced In
field. AS infield reservists Manager
Shotton has Terry Lyons, from the
sand lots of st. Louis; Freiberg and Joe
O'Rourke, son of the Phillies' chief
scout.
The outfield will be composed of
Lefty ODoul, obtained from the New
York Giants; Danny Southern, a young
ster; Homer Peel. from Houston, Tex,
and Chuck Klein, with Cy williams,
home run slugger. as, the leading re-
Lerian, Davis and Susce will be In
charge of the catching department.
Susce Is a youngster from the Univer-
Sity of Pittsburgh.
Should he be able to obtain an ex-
perienced relief pitcher, Manager Shot
ton said he would not hesitate to pre-
dict the Phillies would finish among
the leaders.
The regular staff of Benge, Milligan.
Ferguson, Baecht. Sweetland, McGraw,
Ulrich and Willoughby has been aug
mented by five youngsters. Caldwell
from Waco, Phil Collins from New Or
leans, and Luther Roy from Birming-
ham are considered the most promising
OF the younger pitchers. Then there are
Walker. a Philadelphia boy, and Derhan.
product of the Virginia League.
The Phillies will start Spring train
ing at Winter Haven. Fla, with their
best prospects in years.
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JACK
EDWARDS
c. i. QU|NT IS DUE
TO ADD A VICTORY
Hoyas, Though, May Get
Good Opposition From Mt.
st. Mary's Tonight.
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITIES

~ GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITIES
4 basket ball team Is expected to
I r add another victory to its long
~ string tonight against Mount
st. Marys quint, to be met in
the American University gymnasium at
$3.50 o'clock, but the Mountaineers are
apt to furnish the Hoyas lively oppo-
sition. An unusually attractive pre-
liminary has been arranged between the
undefeated Georgetown freshmen and
Gonzaga, leader in the Prep School
League, which will begin at 1880 o'clock
Mount st. Mary's, which dropped a
close decision to Western Maryland at
Westminster earlier in the week, has a
veteran combination. The Mountaineers
defeated Johns Hopkins, 81 to 10, re-
Gently. The Blue and Gray routed the
Blue Jays here Tuesday night
Capt. Helmer, guard, and McCarrigan,
forward, are the main Mount st. Mary's
scoring threats. Mccall, Connell and
Ryscavage are others expected to be in
the visitors starting lineup tonight.
1t is virtually the same team that was
downed by the Hoyas by only 1920 last
Winter at the Arcadia.
It is expected that Georgetown will
begin the game with Meenan and Dut-
ton at forwards; Dillon at center and
Capt. MeSmer and Mccarthy at guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

NECH and western and Central
and Business will clash tomor-
row in public high school basket
L ball championship games in
Tech gym, starting at 3:l5
o'clock
In other schoolboy matches of the
day hereabout HyattSville will entertain
Leonard Hall of Leonardtown, Md, in
the National Guard Armory at Hyatts-
vile in the afternoon and at night
Bliss will play host to Eastern in the
armory at Silver Spring and st. Johns
Will have Leonard Hall as its guest on
the Cadets floor
University of Maryland Freshmen are
to entertain Maryland State Normal
School baSketers at o'clock at College
Park. and Emerson Is to continue its
foray into Virginia. by hooking up with
Staunton Military Academy at Staun-
ton.
In games yesterday Gonzaga defeated
Dewitt, 26 to 81 in q prep school league
engagement in the Boys Club gym;
Eastern fell before Episcopal in a 1926
match on the Virginians' court: Emer-
son. began its Virginia invasion with a
47-28 win over Woodbury. Forest at
Orange; Woodward School lost to Epis-
copal. 10 TO Is. in a 135-pound prep
school league game at Alexandria and
Georgetown Prep School Juniors downed
st. Adams Juniors, 20 to 9, at Garrett
Park, Md.
Ben Franklin and Strayers will clash
tonight in st. Martins gym at o'clock,
and in Tits this afternoon Georgetown
Prep and Eastern were to meet at
Eastern, and Emerson was to stack up
against Augusta Military Academy toss
ers at Fort Defiance, Va.
1t Is the Tech-Western battle that Is
the most interesting of tomorrow's
title double -header. A victory for Tech
over the Georgetown scholastics will
just about clinch the crown for the Nc
Kinley team. In their first-round
match Tech barely nosed out Western.
70 to "a. in a hair-raising game that
saw Capt. Jake Goldblatt come through
with shot from scrimmage in the
dying moments to give his team VIC
tory. Western is all set to give the
Maroon and Gray another hard fight
and is hopeful Of overcoming Coach
Artie Boyd's charges, who have won
five games in as many starts. West
ern has won three games and lost two,
being tied with Eastern for second
place.
Central and Business will be fight
ing 1t out for cellar honors. The Blue
and White has lost all five of its games
and Business has one win and three
defeats as its record.
Gonzaga today is heading the three
team prep school loop flag race with two
wins in as many starts as the result
of its victory yesterday over Dewitt.
Handicapped by the absence of Rufus
Vincent. tall center. who is ineligible
for league play because he is past the
maximum age limit. the Dewitt tossers
were on the short end of the score
most of the way.
Led by Bobby McVean and Pyne.
who scored eight and seven points, re-
spectively, Gonzaga gained an early lead
and at the half was in the van at ID
to Q. Dewitt made gallant bid in the
closing minutes nd succeeded in cut
ting the Purple lead to three points, but
lust before the whistle Gonzaga came
through with the points necessary to
put the game on ice.
Clarke and Gleason played most con-
sistently for Dewitt.
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Five Court Games Are Listed
For Silver Spring on Sunday

~ ROCK GRUBB has planned a
x 1ull program OF basket ball for
Sunday at Silver Spring Ar
- mory. No less than five games
will be staged there, beginning
at noon, including the headliner, be-
tween Miami, Fla, Southern champions,
and the Service Co. quint. The fea-
ture contest is to start at $3.50 O'Clock.
TWO OF the preliminary contests will
bring together Silver Spring High and
Woodside A. c. and Northwest Car
dinais and Mclean A. c. of Nc
Lean, Va.
Washington City League games to-
night will bring together Volt and
Company F teams at Hyattsyille and
Y. M. c. A. and w. H. West Co. ouints
in Y gym. Wolff and Red Triangle
teams tied for the first-half flag. and
a loss for either tonight while the other
is winning will mean the loss of the
first series title for the victim.
Other contests listed for tonight
promise keen competition. Old Do
minlon Boat Club cagers of Alexandria
will battle Potomac Boat Club tossers
in Central gym in the first game of a
series to determine which shall repre-
sent washington in the nautical tour
nament at Philadelphia next month.
Play starts at 9 o'clock.
Peck Memorial teams have three
games on tap tonight. Insects play
AztecS at 6:l5 o'clock, Juniors brush
with CreScentS at tbs and Seniors
face Seamen GunnerS at 8:15. All
games are listed for Peck gym.
Pete Ciango has carded his Tremonts
with Y. M. c. A. Independents in Y
gym at tbs o'clock. NOrtherns are to
engage AztecS in Wilson Normal gym
at O'Clock. LiOnels face Brookland
Boys Club in Wilson Normal gym at
g o'clock.
indicated in local competition this
season, Jewish Community Center un-
lim1teds plan to enter the national
Y. M. II. A. court tournament at New
YORK In March. according to Coach
Nanny Goddard. Nanny wants a foe
Tor Sunday night. Call Lincoln 5159.
Three attractive games have been
carded for Congress Heights gym for
the week end. Anacostia Eagles will
engage Renroc Scholastics at o'clock
Saturday night. Cumberland knights
of Columbus cagers will battle Skinker
Eagles there Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock and Miami Club will be the
attraction against the same team Nom
day night at o'clock.
Games are sought by w. H. West Co.
and Washington Prep quints. Call
Manager Hurley at Main 5000 for
games with the former. Freddie Potts.
1 hmsrla ; sa5s. - listing rays; fosf The
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POTOMAC SQUADRON
NAMES ITS LEADERS

j. Nelson MENUS has been elected
commander Of Potomac River squadron.
Other officers chosen at the annual
meeting held a few evenings ago at
the Corinthian Yacht Clubhouse were:
Chester A. Snow. jr., lieutenant COM
mander; Charles F. Benns. first lieu
tenant; E. G. Kaiser, second lieutenant.
): H: Galliher. third lieutenant: Arthur
Middleton. fourth lieutenant: Charles
kocher. fifth lieutenant; Hartwell BAL
come. sixth lieutenant. and Levin w
walker. Secretary-treasurer.
arthur Middleton, DR.. A. B. Bennett
J. n. Galliher, j. E. Lawton and w ID
lockwood We're appointed delegates tn
the meeting Of the national BODY.
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COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Virginia Poly, 26; Virginia, IS.
pennsylvania, 81; Princeton, 22.
University of Richmond, 81; Ran.
dolph- Macon, 81.
Pittsburgh, IS: Carnegie Tech, %.
N0tre Dame. 20; Michigan State, e.
Loyola OF Baltimore, 80; Navy. FL.
washington College. So; Drexel, 22.
Army, 40; Delaware, 81.
Newberry. 81; High Point, FL.
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PURDUE TOSSERS BEST
OVER A LONG STRETCH

CHICAGO, January "a LR.-Purdue
and Northwestern are the top and
bottom teams of the Big Ten basket ball
world, statistics covering the era from
1918 to the near midway stage of the
present championship race reveal.
Winning SO games and losing but 43,
the boilermakers are far in front of the
field with a grand average of SGT, while
Northwestern has won but 80 out of 1877
for the lowly average of BOT
The 19l8-l929 record SO far:
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C0CHRANE is Baking
ON TERMS AS OFFER

PHILADELPHIA, January "a (P-
Gordon S. c'Mickey') Cochrane, star
catcher of the Philadelphia Athletics,
has returned his 1929 contract I'M
signed to Manager Connie Mack.
Voted the most valuable player to
his team in the American League last
year. Cochrane has been spending the
Winter on q vaudeville tour. -
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PAUL AND LLOYD WAIVER
FAIL TO GET IN LINE

PITTSBURGH, January "a (41.-Sam
Dreyfuss, treasurer of the Pittsburgh
Nationals, has confirmed reports that
the unsigned contracts of Paul and
Lloyd Waner, star outfielders, had been
received at the Pirate offices here.
Dreyfuss said, however, that the
brothers were not considered in the
light of "holdoutS."
-Three-fourths Of the Pirates have
signed contracts,