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YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-08-22
VANKA.
Naplsal: A. P. Cechov:

siacmi do ucenia k obuvnikovi
Aljachinovi, v noci pred Narode-
MIN Pana nesiel spat'. Dockav, az
pan (majster) a tovarysi odisli k
polnocnej omsi, wal z panovej
skrine lahviGku cernidlom, rue
ku so zahrdzavenym perom, roz-
lozil pred sebou zmackany kus
papieru zacal pfsat'. PRIV, nez
napisal prve slovo, bojazlive po-
zrel sa niekol 'ko raz ma dvere a
okna. iikosom pohliadol ma temny
obraz, DO ktoreho oboch stranach
tiahly sa policky S kopytami, a
preryvane vzdychal Papier lezal
ma lavieke a on sam na kolenach
XII 'acal pred Hou.
"Mily deduSko, Konstantin Mo
karyc! - pisal. - Plsem ii do
pis. Blahoprajem Vam k Niano-
clam a prajem vsetko Cd Pana
Boha.. Nemam uz ami otca, ami
mamicky, len ty jediny 81 mi o.
stal.'
Vanka hodil oGi ma temne O.
kno, v ktorom kmital odraz jeho
sviecky a zivo predstavil 81 svoj-
no deda Konstantina Mokaryca,
sl1ziaceho "a nocneho straznika
ma panstve zivarovych. Je to ma
F1cky, chudy, ale neobycajne ci
perny, pohyblivy stareek 65roc-
ny, vecne smejucim sa oblica-
JON a opilymi ocami. Cez den spi
V kuchyni pre- sluzobnictvo, ale
bo zartuje kucharkami, cez noe
vsak zahaleny vo velky kozuch,
prechadza sa okolo statku klepe
svojou klepackou. Ia MIN so spu-
stenou hlavou kraca starry Kasta-
nok mlady pslk Vjun, prezvany
tax pre- svoju ciernu barvu tela a
dlhe lasicie telo. Vjun neobyca.me
lctivy a laskavy, rovnako l1prim-
ne hi adj ma domacich ako ma Gu
dzich, ale neteSf sa dovere. Pod
jeho nctivost'ou a pokorou skry-
va sa falosna podlizavost'. Nj
kto nevie Sikovnejsie prikradn1t
sa k clovekovi, chytit' no "a nohu,
vkradnut' sa do l'adovne, alebo
muzikovi ukradn1t kurca. Neraz
mu uz polamali zadne nohy, ME
kol 'kokrat vesali, ale vSe sa u
zdravil.
Teraz zaiste dedo stoji pri vra-
tach, zmurka ocami ma osvetlene
okna dedinskeho kostola, dupka
nohami, zartuje eel 'ad'ou. Kle-
packu ma priviazan1 k pasu. Tile
ska rukami, krci sa Cd zimy, sta
recky sa chichota, stipe tu ku-
charku, tn chyznu.
"Snad' tabacku ponuchat ?"
hovorf, podstrkujdc zenickam
svoju tabatierku.
Zeny nuchajd kychajn. Dedo
upada do neopisatel'neh nadse-
mia, zalievajiic sa veselym smie-
chom a kriGi:
"Odtrhnf, primrzlor'
Al psom dava nuchat'. Kasta-
nok kyHcha, kri1ti chvostom a ura:
zeny odchadza pree. Vjun vsak '
Gctivosti nenucha a kr1ti py-
skom. Pocasie je vel'kolepe.
Vzduch je itchy, priezracny a
sviezi. Noe je sice temna, ale vi
dino cel1 dedinu jej bielymi
STRICKLAND, stlpami dymu, postrie- |
brent inovat 'ou, zavejmi. Cele
nebo je posypane veselo sa kmi-
taj1cimi hviezdami a mliecna ce-
sta rysuje sa jasno, akoby pred !
sviatkami bola umyta a potrena
snehom ..
Vanka vzdychol, namocil pero
2 pisal d'alej:
"Vcera som NAL vyplatu. Maj
ster vytiahol ma "a vlasy Won ma
dvor a bill pot 'ahom, lebo pri ko-
lisanf ich chlapceka som z nedo-
patrenia zaspal. v nedelu rozka-
zala mi gazdina ocistit' slanecka,
pravda, zacal som cd chvosta
ona vzala mi no a jeho hlavu
strkala mi do oblicaja. Tovarysia
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-08-22
PODAKOVANIE,

Touto cestou chceme sa pod "a
kovat' vsetkym nasim pribuznym
priatepom a pria tel'kam "a pre-
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-08-22

ne "a teba modlit' k Bohu, vezm
ma odtal', lebo tn zahyniem...
| Vanka Dol ne skrivil rty, pre-
trel 81 svojou ciernou past'ou oc
a vzlykal.
"Tabak ii budem rezat - po
kracoval: - k Bohu sa modlit' 6
jestli ME, zbi ma ako Sidorovu
kozu. Pre- Boha ia prosim, vezm;
ma odtial', radsej budem safaro
vi boty cistit', radsej budem pa
stierom, nez tn nam byt' poni
zovany trpet'. .Mily dedusko
nemam ziadneho vychodiska, je
dine smrt' Pesky som chcel k te
be ma dedinu ist', ale nemam an
topanok a bojim sa mrazu. AZ Wy
rastiem, "a to same ia budem Ii,
Wit, nedam ii ukrivdit a pc
smrti "a spasu tvojej duse sa mo.
dit, ako "a mamickou Pelage,
jou.'
"a Moskva vel'ke mesto. Donna
je vsetEo take prijemne, koni
mnoho, a tn ami oviec, ami zlych
psov. Deti tn s hiezdou nechodia
a ma chore V kostole MET nikono
- nepustia. Raj som videl V OBJ
chode cez okno predavat' udice
so strunou, vel mi slime. Tiez je
udica, co al pudoveho sumca u
drzi! Videl som tiez obchody,
kde rome pol'ovnicke pusky te
mer po sto rubl'oc predavajll...
masiarskych ebchodoch tetro-
vov, jarabice zajacov predavajil
a kde ich striel 'aju, to predavaci
nehovoria."
Mily dedusko, a ked' II panov
ie vianocny stromGek darAami,
vezmi mi pozlatenF schovaj do
kufriku. Popros cd barysni Ol'gy
Tgnatevny, povedz - Vankovi. "
Vanka krcovite vzdychnul a
opat' pozrel sa ma okno. On spo-
m1nal, ako pre- stromcek panom
vse dedo chodil do lesa bral so
sebou vnuka. VeSela to, bola do
ba! Nielen dedo, ale al mraz ra-
dostne krical a Vanka pozera juc
sa ma neho, tiez sa radoval. Prv,
nez vyrubal stromcek, zapalil 81
svoju fajku, dlho snupal tabak, u
smievaj1c sa mad oziabaj jucim
Vanuskom Made stromky,
postriebrene inovat' 'ou, stoja bez
pohybu eakajd, ktory mich
zomre9 Odkial'si po zavejoch bezf
strepou zajac Dedo nezdrzl
sa, aby nezakrical:
"Drz, drz drz! Ach, "a
krnely diabol
Vyrdbany stromcek dedo pri-
tiahol domov zaGal no ozdobo-
vat .. Najviac sa starala or
ga Ignatevna, obi 'libenica Van
ku. Ked' este jeho mat Pelageja
lila a slnzila "a komornu. Olga
krmila Vanka kandisovym GU
krom a z dlhej chvile naucila no
citat', pisat', pocitat' do sta
tiez tancovat' stvorylku. Ked' Pc
lageja zomrela, sirotu Vanka Wy
strnadili v ceradnu kuchynu K
dedovi a z kuchyne do Moskvy k
obuvnikovi Aljachinovi
"Pr1d' mily dedusko - pokra-
coval Vanka: - Pre- Boha ia pro
sim, vezmi ma odtial'. Smiluj sa
nado mnou, sirotou 1bohou, ka5-
dy ma tn bije, hroza, jake jest
sa mi chce a nuda maka, co ani
hovorit' nemozno, vse placem. re
davno ma majster udrel kopytom
po hlave, takzc som upadol do
Ztrateny moi zivot, horst
psa A pozdravujem este Ele-
nu, kriveho Igora a kociSa har-
moniku moju nikomu nedavaj.
Ostvavam tvoj vnuk Ivan Zukov,
mily dedusko, prid pre- mia
Vanka sbalil list a vlozil do
obalky, klpenej predvecer %
kopejku Nemnoho pomyslel,
namocil pero a napisal adresu:
"Na dedinu deduskovi."'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
HOWARD PLAYS
At HOME

The Howard University cagers
will swing into action tomorrow
night against the st. Paul Indus
trial College five of Lawrenceville.
Va. The contest will be played
in the Howard gym. Joy reigns
In the Bison camp with the re.
turn of Jerome Wood, last years
captain. and Dave Beasley, cen.
ter. Wood. q forward Is consid-
cred one of the best players in
colored intercollegiate basketball.
On Friday night the Bisons will
play in Baltimore, meeting Nor.
gan College, colored intercollegi.
ate champions. Both schools
have entered the South Atlantic
Conference. which includes such
schools as Hampton. Union Uni
versity. North Carolina Aggies,
Virginia State, Seminary and
John C. Smith. and expect to find
things pretty tough toward cop.
ping the crown this season.
Howard is led this year by Van
Harris. a product of the local
High Schools and playing his sec
ond year on the team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14

.cT(DIDAYS
~ Or AL
b. KIRK Miller

Frankie Mann, Washington fight who has brought
along fighters for the professional than
the cys sports history is still digging EN- for retail
consumption and particularly sansne to the future Of his
latest find-Bily Schwartz
Billy Alexandra not fighting has had two
professional fights his
them both by Enockcuts It that Schwartz light
heavyweight, amateur Like Topsy In Uncle
Toms Cabin SchwartZs fighting history indicates that he
never born but Just He always had love for the fight
racket and simply stepped into the professional
nowhere
Club and another at the District JAIL for various benefits
Schwarzs entire contact confined
Red Murray and Johnny Becknan both before
audiences All the rest Of his work has done frankie
Manns gymnasium, Fifteenth Northeast.
few months Roanoke promoters
light heavyweight to meet Red" Murray,
two fight in 80 ensagements Having much confidence In
fighter despite antagonist
favorte to take this from Alexandria Schwarz
succeeded putting the sleep punch the eighth round Of
scheduled 10round fight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
Hawks OPPOSE
HOPL|GHTS

LAUREL, Md, Jan. 1.-THE
Brentwood Hawks, leaders Of the
Tri-County Basketball League.
must defeat the Ellicott City Hop
lights in the game here tonight
in order to retain first place.
should Headquarters Company
down JesSup A. C. in the sec
ond game.
The Hawks have won four
games and lost one, the defeat
being charged against them for
using an ineligible player. The
Headquarters Company have cap
tured four Of six engagements,
while the Jessup A. C. is loceed
with Laurel independents for the
cellar berth, each showing five
defeats as against one victory.
Lieut.. G. M. Sullivan, Of Head
quarters Company, leads the indi-
vidual scorers with 70 points for
six games. Charley Bailey, Of
the Hawks, has collected "a
points in four games. Gary,
Stapp, Devlin, Bauer and Brady
are other high scorers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
Makes a Big Hit IN Roanoke

The victory amazing that Schwartz immediately
popular Roanoke fight gentry who nveged Mann
who outweighed the Alex,
by 10 pounds Shaking in his shoes to speak
Schwartz o behold he fattened
heavier opponent with straight right to the jaw in the
second round
Now Schwartz distinct Roanoke tey
camortng Mann to bring him back again However.
ways Of the ring not rushing his find
Alexandria but rather is nursing him along easily letting
grounded the liner points Of
game and teaching him defense and self protection.
generation Of fighters ana
enthusiasm prospect,
eves the professional ring than
out into the world out Of
stable
Schwartz the deadiest punch have seen in fighter
experience ducks and lodges like veteran
he gets inside his opponents defense its simply
out that muscular right Of his de-
clared Mann.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
&c ~"
Z IInlS

At New York-Al Singer. New
York lightweight. won by tech
meal kayo, in third round, over
George Day. New Haven.
At Philadelphia-Vidal Gre,
gorio, Spanish bantam, defeated
Eugene Huat, Frenchman, 10
rounds. Harry Kid Brown, Phila-
delphia, and CASTOR Lecadre,
Frenchman, drew, 10 rounds.
Emory Cabana, Philadelphia. won
decision over Dino Tempesti,
Italy, 10 rounds.
At Chicago-Harry DublinSky,
Chicago, given decision over Ray
Kiser. Tulsa. Okla. %. Bobby
La Sale. Los Angeles. won from
Clyde Hull. Raymond. S. D. T).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
VETERAN HOPPE
SHOWS STUFF

Some idea of the correct style
OF playing three cushion and 1872
balkline billiards will be pre-
sented District billiard, fans today
when Willie Hoppe, the old wiz
ard of the cue, shows his stuff
at Lewis and Krauss parlors, S17
Fourteenth st. N. w.
Hopes opponent will be the
youthful Andrew Ponzi, of Phlls-
delphia, and he will appear in
afternoon and evening matches.
The afternoon match is sched-
uled to start at $50 o'clock and
the evening one at Sis o'clock.
Following the conclusion of each
match, Hoppe will give some
fancy demonstrations with the
cue,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
A. A. u. Will Consider
Eligibility Tomorrow

The District A. A. q. will con-
slider eligibility Of basketball
teams at a meeting tomorrow
night, it has been announced by
Ernest E. Splitter, secretary of the
local organization. The announce
ment did not disclose where the
meeting would be held. The
committee will act on the rein
statement plea Of the Knights
Store five, Of Alexandria, Va.
Major Julius I. Peyser, lawyer
and banker, has been appointed
as q delegate at large of the A.
A. q. by Avery Brundage, ma
tional president. Peyser viii be
representative Of the national
A. A. q. for this section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
Seems to Haze Killer Instinct

According frankie killer and that what the
Having turned out the likes
Of Mike Uraine Patsy Donovan Hobrook Egse
Gallagher and having had
developing the popular Joe sualwood Mann is making
rates Schwartz IN his present stage
development. the of them all.
Incidentally this Mann has quite ot o. 1snG nsoty oa s
things which concern ring After his fighting days were
over he went to handling fighters hobby than
Like who fools with the ring he has shot
which he hope to strike
frankie just loves the ring and after man
unable to stay from it, Honest to fault and not
and sticks and sticks, for the
Joy and Of it than for monetary gain
FRANKIE was Williams the night he fought his
fight Kid EganS corner the night George CLANCY
with He often in Tommy
loves corner Kid Slivans and trained waa the
great Kid williams old camp at Berwyn frankie
gave Tommy earlier shots around Washing
ton as and has just seemed to grow up with
the things day and symbolic the fight game
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
Graphing Greek
Seeks Tougher Foes

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Jim
Londos, Greek wrestler, was to.
day seeking sitter competition
than that provided by Joe Stocca,
Italian grappler. whom he de-
feated last night at the Seventh
Regiment Armory.
Hans Steinke, Germany, de.
feated Tommy Draak, Holland:
Jim Mcmillan, University Of ILL.,
nois, downed Jack Washburn, of
California, with his famous flying
tackle and head scissors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
Gaslight Pinmen
Win Special Match

The Washington Gaslight All
Stars trimmed the Public Utilities
Commission All-Stars despite the
public mems win of the last five
game block.
The Gas mems first block lead
spotted them to "a pins and the
Utilities could only get back "a
pins in the last set-to.
Scores follow:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
MAILING TOPS
PIN LEAGUE

BY winning five Of six games
Mailing, in the Postoffice League,
appears to be sitting pretty, with
q substantial lead over their near.
est competitors. Independents
and Delivery were Mailing's vic
tins, the former dropping three
and the latter two games. Cen
trail continued their winning
streak by capturing the odd game
from Money Order.
Checkers, who refuse to re-
linquish second place, although
now tied with Postmasters for
that position, won two from
Main Office Carriers. while Post
masters shut out Brightwood 8
to 0. Cast-OffS downward flight
was accelerated by Parcel Post
when the latter defeated them
two in three. ,. ..>
u Street, which is still
very much In the race, won
two from Pilots, and should
they win two postponed sets
= on their schedule, will be
very close to the leaders.
Mildly has displaced Gerard as
the leader In the individual aver
ages, and also leads in spares.
Knockey and Lynn are now tied
for greatest number Of strikes
with Is.
The star performers for the
week and their sets follow: Dor
sey, 34s; Isaacs, 346; Crowley.
$40; Day, 33S, and Dodge, 327.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14

High individual average--Milby, 1os-12.
Greatest number Of Spares--Milby, IS.
Greatest number Of enthusiastically
ana Lynn, each Is. High individual
game-Joliffe. 141. High individual
s0t-wsbb, ass. High team game
PostmasterS. 6s7. High team set-Mail-
ing, 1647.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
PAIR OF ACES

Two golfers, James Shevlin and
Howard Riegel, halved the ta2-
yard eighth hole Of the Prospect
course in Hamilton. Bermuda,
with holes-in-one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
ASKING cANTESTS

The Eastern Prep basketers are
hunting for opposition from I'm
limited teams. Call Lincoln
1928.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
DEFY CnuRIMEM

The Welsh floormen are LOOK
ing for encounters with 130-pound
teams. Phone Cleveland o792-W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14

AldI bLlc jump LGAe1C AEdS AuOAAN
Sonny" Workman, slip of
Washington-bred boy not yet ii
years of age, has taken in the
last three years.
It was only a few years ago
that this mite hung around the
Benning track and nursed a
hankerine to steer the horses.
He was then an exercise boy and
someone spotted potentialities in
him.
April Of 1925 found him
riding the half.mile track at
Akron. Ohio, as an appren.
tice, drawing a monthly sal
airy of $50 and expenses. OF
course. he was given a bonus
for shooting an occasional
winner under the wire, but
those were the hard DAYS for
the Washington yOungster.
He stuck with the smaller
tracks until the fall. January of
1927 found him at jefferson Park
where his talents we're coming to
the front. Next he moved over
to the Miami meeting and what
he didn't do there is nobody's
business. He plotted home so
winners in IS days at Miami and
that was his start along the
starlit path of turf fame.
Since then he has scored sew.
eral notable victories. his great
est when he showed Victorian
home ahead Of Toro in a driving
finish to win the $4,000 Freak.
ness at Pimlico in 1928.
Workman has been connected
with the Whitney stable since he
left the small tracks. He was
leased to w. A. Wollman for the
Miami meeting in 1927 when
Sonny drove so winners across
the wire.
Today he has q fancy contract
to ride for the Whitney stable,
Last year. it was whispered,
Sonny drew down $1,000 a month
and 10 per cent of all winnings
for his work with the whitney
string. Besides. he was paid $25
every time he took a horse post.
ward if the horse lost.
Besides, he hired himself to
other owners and trainers
when the Whitney string
wasn't represented in a race.
This extra work always
boosted his earnings as Sonny
receives the usual riding
stipend Of $50 for a winner
and SIS in case the horse is
out the money. In fact, the
winning jockey in all such
cases, especially if he is CON
trated to another stable.
draws 10 per cent of the
stake.
After spending more than a
month with his mother here,
Sonny leaves tonight for the
Miami meeting. scene of his first
big trtumphs. Perhaps he NAV
come through with so more win.
ners and won't this make Wash
lngtonians happy and richer: az
many bettors here always chance
a few bucks with Sonny in the
saddle. The Miami session is to
open Thursday. W
Workman has a youngster Eddie
smith, whom he is taking with
him to the Miami meeting SONNY
believes Smith has prospects Of
becoming a great Jockey. Smith
has been an exercise boy at Ben.
ming. and Sonny hopes that he
VIII develop under the competition
at Miami. Sonny himself will give
MIN some pointers and will also
try to have him listed as an an.
prentice rider at Miami.
I'll have him riding, even If
I have to buy a horse myself !"
Workman says. "All he has to
remember is to be alert and al
ways ready to meet anything that
comes up in q hurry when the
horses are punched, One mistake
may cost o race"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
AMBASSADORS SLATE

The Ambassadors wish to list
basketball games with junior or
senior teams. CAN Adams 4552-J.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
Sonny Workman Drums Big
Money as Jockey Mow

From an apprentice rider Of $50 month and expenses
on small tracks ranking jockey of nearly $4,000
wear naior tracks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14
TEWARTS RISK
WIN STREAK

The Stewart quint, which boasts
a string of % straight victories,
will place its unbeaten record to
the whitening fire of two formida.
BILE opponents tonight and tomor.
row night.
The strong French A. C. team is
to be faced tonight at $50 o'clock
IN the Silver Spring Armory and
the powerful Woltz team will be
encountered tomorrow night in
the Silver Spring High gym at
$3.50 O'Clock. The Silver Spring
Giants play Sandy Spring in the
preliminary tonight, at 1880
o'clock.
Stewards ard French met once
before but the game ended in a
dispute with less than a minute of
play. At the time, both teams
were tied at 1920 when the French
team disputed a technical foul
called against it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14

Going out into the singles, it
would seem, the gods would be
propitious. That they would
climb off his neck" and give
him q substantial "handout," for
making records is, somehow or
other, is not very lucrative. unless
accompanied by victory.
Unfortunately for Barney his
opponent was none other than
Glen Wolstenholme, whose name
is certainly enough for any one
who follows the vital story of
the little NAPLES.
Nevertheless and undaunted the
Brooklyn flash piled into the
set-ups with spirit and was re-
warded with two good games as
openers. but there and then
exhaustion overcome him, Glen
applied the screws and sailed
home with plenty to spare as
singles go. The final count stood
500 for WolStenholme and $50
for Barney.
IL W4Snb MUCH IOE INC
great Glen, but the big
Gun" was noted in his hey.
days for getting just enough
wood TO win and NO more.
He didn't believe in wasting
q lot of unnecessary energy.
That last $50 for Barney.
though, humble as it looks be-
side his 70S and $50, gave him
the biggest total ever amassed by
any bowler over the 15-game
route. His three-Set total was
1915. The next best 15-game
achievement is 1874 by Glen
WolStenholme In winning the
Howard Campbell Sweepstakes
the first year they we're run.
Barney'S niche Is secure, come
what may. It viii be many, days
before all Of his records are fl
nally wiped off the books and it
will be . much longer time be-
fore such q mornsntolls night as
his will again SET the bowling
world agog and s-jswlnE fer days
! on ena-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-01-14

Nevertheless, that first 7OS
and that second 65S gave the
diminutive Italian the great
est ten game total ever
achieved by any duckpin wig
ard In the game under cham
piOnShip conditions.