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The Washington times., 1930-08-04
.Qnush Bats 1000; 4
Singles on Four
Pitched Balls

To say that Heine Manush
experienced a perfect day in
the first game of yesterdays
doubleheader at Griffith sta
dium would be a conservative
statement.
Four singles and a base on
balls were gathered by Heine
during that pastime.
His four base blows were
manufactured on as many
pitches. In every instance
Manush connected safely on the
first thrown ball.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
SandlOt Baseball

Chevy Chase Grays, ~; TAX. Tigers, 6.
rockville, 5; Bethesda Firemen. 3.
columbia Heights. 8; Foxalls, s.
81. Joseph's. "a Burroughs, 5.
- Mary's Celtics, IS; I'm. Printers, 5.
Dixte Pigs, IS; Brentwood Hawks, a.
wash Red Sox, 10: Hyattsville, Z.
a. q p, 81 New Havens, t.
Penrose, Al; Virginia White Sox, 2.
Hume Spring, 19; Majestic Radio, IL.
Llndberghs 8; Lyon Park, 2.
Naval Hospital, Z; Annapolis, 2.
army Medicos, 10: Wash. Cadillac, Z,
Mt. Rainier Jrs., 49, Takoma Jrs, g..
sklnker Eagles. s; Alex Cardinals, S..
Pohanka Service, 10; Auths, Z.
Seabrook. 0; Del Ray. 5.
y. Q. s., Is; Cabin John, S.
Southern A. c., 10; Terminal, ..
Sh. Spring Giants. 10. Ken. Guards, 2,
Berwyn. IL; Argyles, 2.
Berwyn, II: Monroe, 2
Sam West Midsets. Q: X. of Pythias, S.
Sergeant Jasper. 8: Victory, {.
Spenglers, 10; Nash, Z.
Lionel Juniors. Ia; 7 Flashes. 0.
~. stephens. z; Acme, s.
CLIFTON BARRIERS. 10: Msrdelles. .
Clifton BARRIERS. 10: Flashes, :.
-. Paul Juniors. IL; Potomacs, :.
Saka ClothisrA D. ASs0na FirsmsR. Z.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
MGgner Captures
CrOss-COIIy1trY Grind

MILL VALLEY, Calf, Aug. 4.
William Magner, OF the San
Francisco Olympic Club, today
was the winner of the annual
cross-country race from here to
Willow Camp, a distance of seven
and one-half miles over a noun
famous course. He ran the dis
tance in 81 minutes and 13
seconds and had a handicap Of
nine minutes.
Running from scratch, William
Fraser ran the distance in 81
minutes and 35 seconds, the fast.
est time.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
OBSERVANCE.
Of RULES
|RONCLAD

Baseball bugs are funny things!
Here we've told you to read the
Babe Ruth Baseball Contest rules
and the first question we get this
Monday morning is: Can we use
any player who ever played IN
either league?
Fans. this contest Is no joke
so don't try to make a joke out.
of it! It's a real trial of skill, as
we've said before. The Babe viii
select 10 players who have been
playing in one or the other OF
the major leagues this year, 1880,
and he'll arrange them In what
he considers the most effective
batting order. And to the four
washington fans who most nearly
duplicate his selection, the Wash
ington Times will give free trips
to the opening games Of the
series.
Isn't that plain enough?
Read the rules-Study them
and there you'll find the
answer to q lot of the q1es-
UAVuS JVu UVuGEHhSC. WU0AN
have to have answered. OF
course, something like the fol
lowing, must be answered
from this office.
Mrs. Anna Quinn asks:
'T / weae lucky enough to
select the right team, would
the Times permit my husband
to go with me, or would I have
to go with the party?'
Now, Mrs. Quinn, while we
haven't asked the trip chapero1,
Kirk Miller, about it, we are
quite sure that your husband
could join the crowd. It is un-
derstood that he would have to
pay his own expenses, however.
Here's someone else who hasn't
read the rules: Harry Calhoun
asks for Babe Ruth's address in
order to send in his selection.
When you are sure that you have
the selection you want to send in,
Harry, mail it to this office. Read
the rules and get the address.
Rules are printed in the Sports
section every day.
Mary Lon asks If The Times
win endeavor to get her two
box seats for the opening.
game. We are not in that
business, Mary Lou, and you
can do Just as well as we
can by writing direct to
Baseball Headquarters.
Many Of the fans have asked
the following: Why is it neces-
sary to place the players in q
regular batting order? Wen. all
we can say is that's the way the
Babe has ordered it done. And
you must admit that it's going 10
do it.
You've a whole month before
you, fans, so hold your selections.
Some dandies have already come
IN. but we advise that you hold
them until later in the month.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
RUTH TELLS HOW TO CARE FOR CHARLEY HORSE
Fans Are Warned To Read Rules Before Sending In Ruth Team
Rules For Winning
Trips to Next
World Series

Pick two pitchers, one catcher,
a first basernan, second base
man, third baseman. sl1ortstop
and a left, right and center
fielder.
Contestants -four in nulmbet)
coming nearest, to the Ruth Sc
lection and submitting the best
reason for selections will be de-
clared winners. They win see
the first block Of World Series
games wherever played, as
guests of The washington
Times. All winning ties win re-
ceive the same awards.
Contestants must not only try
to select the same team as
Babe Ruth picks, but must
attempt to assign players to
the same positions as htose on
Ruth's and arrange them in
the same positions as those on
requires skill. baseball knowl-
edge and Judgment.
A player may be placed In q
position other than his regular
position. provided he has occu-
pied the alternate position In
one. or more games this year.
All players on all major
league teams are eligible except
Babe Ruth himself. Ruth will
not select himself.
Players must be selected upon
a basis of the 1880 playing
season only. No other past
performances will be taken into
consideration.
Address all selections to Babe
Ruth Contest Editor, The Wash.
ington Times, Washington, D. C.
Each selection must be ac-
companied. by, a letter Of $50
words or less, giving the rea.
sons for the selection.
The Babe Ruth All-American
Contest ends at midnight, Au-
gust 81. 1880. II possible use
the coupon printed on the
Sports Page for submitting your
team.
Babe Ruth will autograph 10
baseball bats and 10 handsome
Babe Ruth desk blotters for the
20 runners-up.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
CAME UP
FROM STREETS
BY HYPE IGOE

DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa,
Aug. 4.-Jack Berg is one noted
English fighter who is not q
product of the famous boxing
booths" from which great stars
like Mace, Mitchell, F'itzsimmons,
Welsh, Driscoll, Moran, Lewis
and others graduated.
Jackie, who is to box Kid
Chocolate at the Polo Grounds
on Thursday night, came from
an even lower level. Like Jimmy
McLarnin, he first attracted at
tention in the streets, those OF
the White Chapel district in
London.
II looked for the booths, I
had heard so much about but
j couldn't find any," said Berg
this morning as we ambled
along one of the side roads
near his camp.
Boxing became a great love
of mine from the start" went
on, the dapper little English
man.
"The first great lesson that /
got in boxing was the fact that
good boxers used a lefthand
lab and hook. / studied the
use of the left hand, stood up
straight and was the true type
of English boxer. I soon got
out of that style. ] knew / had
unusual powers of endurance
and speed so / set out to de-
velop the rushing form of fight
ing that has been the means Of
putting me near the top.
II was just past Is when /
started boxing. / began among
the Six-rOund boys, fighting
such bouts. Then they ad-
vanced me to the 10 rounds
and after 80 of those / became,
a veteran, so they said, figur-
ing Is and 20 rounds thereafter.
II only wish this fight with
Chocolate was over the 20
round route. I'd show them
speed and sustained speed. 1
know that his manager told
you that I would be the first
one to tire. I've never been
tired yet, so why should a
counter putcher like Chocolate
make me tired? He'll be the
baby that will be weary. My
style makes them all peter out"
Berg will box again today and
tomorrow will ease up with prob
ably only light training.
oRANGEBURG, N. Y, Aug. 4.
Kid Chocolate is indicating in his
workouts that he intends to
punch, it out with Jackie Berg
when they clash Thursday. He
Is training to work at great speed
and maintain a stiff punching
pace, fans in his camp said today.
Chocolates sensational out
bursts received loud applause
Sunday from the crowd of more
than 500. The 'Keed" pounded
both Jimmy Slavin and Mel
Aragon with hard rights and lefts
from all angles during his four
rounds of boxing.
While boxing, Chocolate used
the Taylor protection cup for the
first time and afterward said he
found it satisfactory. He will
wear it into the ring against
Berg.
Chornlota contip,,as toovi,,r +%,is
and tomorrow. He will
leave here on Wednesday for
New York.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
OLYMPIC CITY

The proposed Olympic village
to be built near the scene of the
1892 games in Los Angeles, Calf! i,
will be similar to an army camp.
Each team will be housed in a sep.
arate building with a large Gin
ing salon and assembly building
available to all. The village will
be shut off with an ornamental
iron fence.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
FENCING GROWS

FoStered by the various uni.
verSitieS and colleges, the ancient
sport OF fencing has been gaining
favor for the last two decades
and each year sees more par.
tlclpants and more interest in
this paStirne.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
Helen Wills MOOdY,
Scores OUer Netn1H1u

BERKELEY, Calf, Aug. 4.
Playing in an exhibition match,
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody yester-
day defeated Alan Harrington,
6-4.
She then teamed with Ed
Chandler, State champion, to
win from Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss
and Gerald Stratford, 60, IS.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
VANCE PITCHES
SHUTOUT WIN

A man does something he
should not do; then he does it
again and finally he can't stop
doing it and it becomes what
his friends call a bad habit.
And so Carl Hubbell's friends
we're talking behind his back
today, the Giants had forgotten
their inspired ideas of sweeping
the four-game series with the
Brooklyn Robins and the. flock
scared on in front in the thrill
packed National circuit race.
Dazzy Vance allowed the Giants
eight hits yesterday and Hubbell
yielded the Robins only four but
Carl walked it away. l to 0, in
the ninth inning. Babe Herman
pop-flied and got to third on a
sacrifice and Hubbell. by way of
so-ca1led strategy. walked the next
two Brooklyn batters and filled
the sacks. Then he couldn't stop
walking 'em. 1t was all rather
silly-the way it ended, for Carl
Just couldn't get back control and
the jumps called the fourth, ball
and motioned in Herman from
third with the run that won.
George Herman Ruth ringed.
around-the-rpSy with homer No. 40,
Antonio Lazzeri three-based it
twice. and Pipgras pitched some
fairish ball to snag it, 9 to 8. for
the Yankees over the Champion
AS.
Charlie Root decided he was
another R-10O in the eighth,
and after he had pierced the
clouds Blake and Teachout
could not stop the fearful Pi-
rates bludgeOners until they
had put over eight runs and
won IL to 5. Brame, Buc
pitcher, marked up three hits
for himself.
Sweeping the four.game series
with the Reds, the Cardinals two
timed it in a double-header, II to
6 and to 8. Bell and johnson
we're the triumphant hrlers.
The worlds greatest basement
lovers. the Phillies, dazzled with a
twin win over the Braves. ii to 5
and 4 to /. Tom Zachary Zeppe-
lined for Boston in the opener
and Davis homer helped the
Phiilies win at the tea hour.
Walter Stewart, southpaw,
blackboarded his thirteenth win,
pitching the Brownies to glory
over Cleveland, ID to 6.
Reynolds got two four basers off
Waite Hoyt, but Dale Alexander
hit opportunely for Detroit and
the Tigers lowered away the Chi
cago White Sox for the third in a
row, 4 to 3.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
oLMSTEDS BOOKING

Olmsted Grill nine wants
games for Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday with
strong unlimited teams. Call
Potomac 6134 before 7 a. M. or
after $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04

velOpment of Lopez, the
pinch-playing of Finn at
second base and, lastly, the
clubs very admirable ability
to win whenever its lead was
definitely threatened.
It all savorS of the midas touch
which turns everything to gold
Nowhere more than in baseball is
this preposterouS bit of super
stition and psychology more
literally encouraged.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
TEAM DOES
n D I HIN c
BUT WIN
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

ny LAWS De UAA%OA
NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Full
many an August champion has
finished away up the track in Oc-
tober, I'll admit, and doubtless the
man who crosses the bridge be-
fore he gets to it needs must be
a passable swimmer Yet I'm not
so certain today that 1t is too
early to give pennant in the Ma.
tlonal League to the Brooklyn
Club. For one thing. it is my
policy to be very liberal with any
thing that doesn't belong to me.
For another, it may simplify mat
ter5 by giving the pennant TO
Brooklyn before Brooklyn takes 1t.
We have been regaled these
many weeks with prophetic utter
ances, to the effect that either the
Cubs or Giants or both would tide
the Dodgers down when the time
comes. The time came yesterday
and
All that happened was that
the Giants blew q game to
the Dodgers behind four-hit
pitching and the Cubs TOOK
one on the bowser from the
Pirates. The result? With
two-thirdS of the season CON-
pleted. the Dodgers are three
games in front. / am begin
ming to suspect that they win
stay there.
About once in every decade, a
so-called team of destiny suddenly
finds itself standing before the
shrine of Fame and, forthwith, it
decides that it can't go wrong
Such club was the Braves of
1914. The Cincinnati Reds of
1919, was another. The Brooklyn
club of today looks the part OF
a third. 1t has only a fair out
fiei1. It's i1fieid lever viii be-
famed in scnnet and song. It's
p 'ching is l.rcert@.n. As a mat
ter of fact, all it can do is win.
1t has been doing that since
early in June when, finding itself
in last place and not exactly
astounded about it. either, it sud-
denly 5egan to win one game
after another during a Western
trip. In consequence, it went all
the way te the head of the league
before it got back to Ebbets Field
and nobody since las been able
tc shake l. down on the ground
These pennant races often
seem to be decreed by fate
and so If the Cubs don't re-
peat this time, maybe they
can charge it off to the un-
seen hand which, without
any particular reason. decides
that one is to win and an.
other to lose.
If we are TO judge by lie va.
riolls developments to date,
Brooklyn victory in the National
League would seem to have been
ordained this year.
How else can we account for
the fact that seemingly every
time the Dodgers lose, the Cubs
lead briskly with their chin, too?
That, when the Cubs won four
out OF five in Brooklyn recently,
the vagaries of the percentage
table stepped in to give the
Dodgers the moral comfort of, re-
naming in the lead by a frac-
tional point? And what of those
successive shutouts by Hollis
Thurston last week at a time
when the Dodger staff was shot
full of apertures, as Mister Tunney
might say? Thurston, a chronic
failure for years, becomes an
overnight success at the most
opportune moment in the pen.
nant race.
The circumstance Is typical.
Every time Brooklyn has
needed something this year,
Brooklyn got 1t the miracle
of Wright's recovery, the re-
generation of Luque, the de-
The Washington times., 1930-08-04
INJURY NEEDS
| CAREFUL
NURSING
BY BABE RUTH

= A@EAAAA1
! In this picture Trainer Painter
Of the Yankees is showing the
most common form Of injury in
the big leagues--it's tearing Of
= muscle sheath-the thing we
comm only call charley horse.
Young boys are not likely to be
bothered with that injury much.
Their youth and their supplenesS
IS q pretty good safeguard against
1t. But after a boy reaches the
age Of 18 or 40, charley horse is
likely to come.
Every muscle, you know, is sep
arate from every other muscle.
And each muscle Is encased in a.
thin covering or sheath. If some
thing happens to break or rip
that sheath then the muscle un-
derneath pops out through the
sheath, forming a sort of lump
or knot. That's a charley-horse
II you ever get one you'll
know it. They're very pain
ftl. And they usually occur
in the upper leg between the
knee and hip, front or back.
Nine times out of ten a charley.
horse comes from one of two or
three things. A sudden sharp
blow. like a foul ball, hitting a
muscle that Is tensed frequently
will cause a bruiSe that results
in q charley-horse. But the most
common cause is quick starting
and stopping or a sudden side
wise motion that suddenly puts
a lot of strain and tension on
q certain leg muscle. That is
particularly likely to happen if
players do not warm up before
starting to play.
COldneSS contracts the muscles
and makes them less supple and
just as so many articles become
more brittle when cold, so do
muscles. That's why charley
horses are much more frequent
on cold raw days than in the
heat of midsummer.
Now for the treatment. First
0f all charley horse must have
complete rest. The muscle must
be given chance to cure itself
and the torn sheath must have
opportunity to heal up properly.
Next heat applications. The rea-
son for heat is that it makes the
muscle supple and loose. takes
out congestion and helps the
mus0e slip back into its proper
place.
A charley horse always
should be bandaged tO0-fOr
bandage prevents any
! further congestion and by its
support helps relieve the ten.
sion on the muscle that is
sore. In the big leagues,
| Doc Painter also was saying
that he always found that a
rubber silk stocking is about
| the best possible bandage for
/; . charley horse.
There's no need warning young
sterS not to neglect a charley
horse. They won't. For charley
horse is so painful that it does
its own reminding. A real charley
horse will stop even the most
enthusiastic youngster for awhile.
There's this thing to remember
though. The minute you pull a
charley horse put on the heat
applications yourself. Then when
you've done that for about a
half. hour or an hour and the
pain IS somewhat relieved. go to |
some qualified trainer or physi-
clan and get treatment there.
Don't fool around trying home
remedies. Don't take chances.
And above all else, don't attempt
to continue playing until the in
jury is completely cleared up.
(CopyrIght. 1880, by The Christy
walsh. Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1930-08-04

All that happened was that
the Giants blew game to
the Dodgers behind four-hit
pitching and the Cubs TOOK
one on the bowser from the
Pirates. The result? s. With
two-thirds of the season CON-
pleted. the Dodgers are three
games in front. I am begin
ming to suspect that they viii
stay there.
The Washington times., 1930-08-04

The circumstance is typical.
Every time Brooklyn has
needed something this year,
Brooklyn got It the miracle
of Wright's recovery, the re-
generation of Luque, the de-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-05
Need Not Have Worried
About Waking Family

This newspaper man is & most
Thoughtful person and 1t Is very sci
dom that he leaves his home for an
evening out. But he did so one eve
ming recently. intending 10 be out only
q half hour or 50. The half hour
stretched into several hours and il
was nearly midnight when he reached
home. He thought as he approached
the door that his wife and son would
be sound asleep al that hour so he
tiptoed softly after opening and clos
Ing the door more quietly than he had
ever done before
Even breathing more gently than
usual lest he disturb the sleepers, he
finally reached his own room without
hearing any sound 10 indicate that he
had awakened anybody.
Next morning at breakfast his wife
casually told him that she went ont TO
play bridge the night before and did
not reach home Until about two hours
after his own arrival The son reached
home even later than his mother.
Husband and father still believes In
being thoughtful and hopes he didn't
disturb the family cat-Brockton En-
terprise.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-05
Marriage After Dark
Not Legal in Englan )

Although divorce Is on the Increase
b England i Is dinicuIt 10 achieve and
Seekers after legal separations often
find il easier TO find q flaw in the
union Itself. thus bringing about q dis
solution on the ground that they were
not truly married in the first place
English courts have held. for exam
pie. that marriage by registration may
be Legal in Russia but cannot be 50
recognized in England A Russian
WOMEN who sued for judicial SeparS-
ton and maintenance, stating that she
and her mate had registered their
union in Moscow. got the separation
all right. but had no legal claim for
maintenance when the court said:
= have come 10 the conclusion that
the petitioner and respondent were
never husband and wife"
In another case a man accused Of
deserving his family defended himself
on the ground that he married the
girl after dark
He was not joking. A marriage in
England outside the hours between
eight in the morlng and three in the
afternoon is no more legal than a
whisky and soda bought al bar aft
er regular hours
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-05
Eamous Pair of Eriends

Damon and Pythias lived in the
Fourth century B. c. Damon, a Pyth-
agorean of Syracuse, was celebrated
for his friendship with Pythias, or
fhintias, a member of the same sect.
Pythias plotted against the life of
Dionysius | Of Syracuse and was con-
demned to die. AS Pythias wished to
arrange his affairs, Damon offered to
place himself in the tyrant's hands as
his substitute, and to die in his stead
should he not return on the appointed
day. At the last moment Pythias
came back and DiOnysius was so
struck by the fidelity of the friends
that he pardoned the offender and
begged to be admitted into their fell
lowship.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-05
Finest Parchment Made
IN Small English Town

In Havant. Hampshire, England,
there Z s-iSlIes a band Of men en-
gagged ia making the finest parchment
in the world They possess a skill
that has been passed from father to
son for centuries; in fact. before Nor
man times men were dressing sheep
skins at Havant, and their descend
ants follow the same trade. At pres
ent there is one man who has worked
AZ il for 10 years; two other men have
81 and 90 years service behind them.
One Of the partners in the firm is
magic spring. Parchment making is
long process, and wafer plays great
part At Hayant there is a spring OF
a special degree Of chalkiness, and
although chemical experiments have
been made, no water has been pro-
duced that can rival this spring. which
produces a pearliness to be found in
no other parchment
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-05
Flesh-EatinE Ants

The safari ant belongs to the sub
family Dorylinae, Of which the genus
Dorylus, with several subgenera, fire.
quents nearly all parts of Africa.
These ants usually make only tenn
porary nests, but spend most Of their
time wandering in long files. The size
varies from quite minute forms to over
one-half inch in length. The mandi-
bles are very strong and the ant also
has a powerful sting and swarm is
able to kill animals or birds that 1t
may come upon. These ants some
times enter houses in search of vermin
and on these occasions the people leave
till the ants are through. The same
general type Of ant occurs In almost
all the tropical countries, except on
islands. The female is without wings.
which makes its distribution to islands
impossible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-05
Remarkable Salt Lake
In Central AustraIia

Lake Eyre might be called Austria
LAS Great Salt Lake. II is located
only about 80 miles southeast Of the
geographical center Of the continent
and because Of its desert surroundings
has been called "Australia's dead
heart"
The lake and its immediate sur
roundings constitute the only area in
Australia that lies below sea level.
Its shore line Is 80 feet lower than
the ocean waters that surround the
continent The bottom Of the lake
can be considered with little error as
at the same level, for Lake Eyre is
in reality only a tremendous salt fat
that is covered from time to time with
a few inches Of water.
1t becomes lake after droughts are
broken by unusual rains in the far
away Queensland plains, 30 that foods
rush down the usually dry river
courses that lead to this closed basin.
But quickly the shallow covering Of
water eyaporates and the flake" be-
comes first damp and then dry.