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HURL.ERSTOLD
HOW TO HOLD.
ME:NONB BASE
BY BABE RUTH.

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Mac had been up at the ball
game a few days ago watching
the pitchers work.
He was curious about two
things when / saw him.
"Why is it," he asked,
'that with men ON bases the
pitcher starts his motion,
raises his hands high above
his head and then pulls his
hands down to his waist be-
fore pitching the ball?"
"Just what do you mean"
/ asked him.
He demonstrated and the pho
tographer snapped the camera
The picture shows the result.
That, I told him, is required
by the new balk rule which says
the pitcher must come to a
natural halt, before delivering
the ball. Naturally with a man
on first base the pitcher doesn't
take his regular wind up. In
stead he takes his stance on the
rubber with his eye constantly on
the runner. Lifting his hands
above his head is to stretch the
muscles, get a purchase on the
ball and relieve any binding
anywhere in his uniform. Then
he pulls his arms down to ms
waist again-makeS momen'
tary pause and lets the bal go
without any wind up.
In the picture you can see
inst what I mean. Mac is al
ready to deliver the pitch. He
has brought his hands down a
little lower than necessary.
Most pitchers stop at the waist
or a little above. You VIII no
tice that his foot is on the ruo-
her the ball is gripped inside
his. glove. he is in pitching posi-
tion vet. at the same time, he
Is able to see both the batter and
the runner.
The balk rule is q tough
one these days and as a re-
suit it's tough for a pltcner
to develop deceptive motion.
Here are the chief things 70
remember about the balk
rule.
In pitching, always remember
that YOU must come to a COM
pIete pause before pitching the
ball-your motion cannot be1con-
tir1uouS.
If YOU wheel to throw to first
base you must make the throw
else a balk will be called. You
can fake a throw to second or
third if you wish, but once you
make a move toward first you've
got to make the toss.
If you think a runner on first
is going to steal don't be afraid
to throw over there frequently.
You needn't make any real try
to catch hin1-just drive him
back to the bag. And never make
pitch so long as you feel the
runner is taking too, much ad-
vantage in lead and start. Keep
driving him back until you feel
there's a real chance to get in a
pitch before he can start.
They can't fine you for throw,
ing the ball to first base, you
know-and a lot of times run
ner held at first base means the
difference between a ball game
won and a ball game lost.
Copyright, 1880, by The Christy
Walsh, Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1930-07-21
WOMEN
AS TENNIS
F|NAL.|STS
BY GTNO SINH
sFOr the first shall be last,
AZ HnA sA~nI V>n fleet -


and the last shall be first"
Somewhere from the dim, ar
boreal recesses Of the mind that
bromide bobs into view. 1t is one
of those eternal verities.
Mrs. Ruth Martinez, the last TO
enter the women's division OF the
D. C. public parks tennis tourn-
ament is knocking over her oppon.
ents right and left and looms
nightly like the fittest to SUI.
vive both the oppressive heat ana
the competition.
Yesterday she administered a
sound thrashing to Goldie CTist
in the first round of play, and
then proceeded to dispose Of
Louise Omwake, rated rather
highly, equally as easy as she
rid herself of Miss Crist.
But Mrs. Martinez Is not
alone in her tOrrential ad-
vance against her luckless
foes.
Keeping one round ahead of
her and uiSposing of opponents
with as much dispatch and effec-
tiveness is Dorothy Kingsbury,
who took Mrs. Emma Shaw out
in the second round and then
illuminated Peggy Keyser in the
third allowing the vanquished
Ipair but games between them.
| 1t appears as If Miss KingsbuIy
will argue out the final settle
ment of the women's singles
title with Mrs. Martinez and it
should be a bitterly fought battle.
Twang! Twang No. 1t wasn't
someone trying to strum uke
on q tennis court in the hot sun.
1t was merely Alan Staubly's
racquet busting q couple of strings
in protesting the terrific maui
| ing it was being subjected to,
coupled with the intense heat,
when Staubly attempted to stage
a comeback against Anthony
Latona. Alan had just knotted
| the final set SAN. after pulling
| up from a 5.1 rear view, when
the bat gave way under the
strain. Latona won the deciding
set by taking the next two games.
Staubly was the first of the seed
ed players to go.
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Bob COnsidine simply could
MT be bothered with his
brother, George, and pressed
himOut of the war i'm straight
sets, and shortly after he gave
Dan DAILY gOd-Speed, losing
only one game. This COnSi-
dine fellow is . bad hOmbre,
that's all.
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CockriIl, Flo O'NeiIl. Pretty Pose.
BEST BET-JOCR.
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BE RUTH ADVISES YOUNG PITCHERS HOW TO AVOID BALKS
til Martinez and Dorothy Kingsbmy Star in Public Parks Net Play
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The Washington times., 1930-07-21

The balk rule is a tough
orne these days and as a re-
suit it's tough for a pitcher
to develop a deceptive motion.
Here are the chief things 70
remember about the balk
rule.
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Three-year-olds.
COMMENT
Ready for question.
Look for Improvement
In good condition
Fit and ready
Not much chance
Been ra acing poorly
In tough spot
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Eastern League

Yester,Iay's ResuIts
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The C oTuIn b Ia Heights
tosserS strengthened their lead
in the District unlimited race
by turning back the Bur
rough A. c., Is to =. The st.
JOSephs kept in the fight by
nOsir,g out the Skinker Eagles,
6 to 5, in a thriller. Both of
these games were hard fought.
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navy
Unless vacancies not foreSeen at this
time occur in the meantime, more than
three score line ofhcers of the Navy
will become due for promotion to the
next higher grade between now and
mel proposal (Britten bilI is enacted
into law, the Navy promotion situation
will be altered materially and the Sc
lection board that will be convened at
the Navy Department in May would be
instructed to recommend additional
officers for advancement to most of the
grades. Two vice admirals and seven
rear admiralS will compose the 1890
line selection board that will meet at
the department next month. They are
as follows: Vice Admirals Lucius A..
divisions Of the Battle Fleet, and Will
liam C. Cole, commander of the Scout
ing Fleet, and Rear Admirals Mark L.
Bristol, chairman of the executive
committee of the general board; Jehu
G. Chase, member OF the general board !;
George G. Day, also general board
member; Luke McNamee, director of
feet training division at the Navy De-
partment; Frank H. Clark, commander
Of the light cruiser divisions of the
Scouting Fleet; Ridley Mclean, Navy
department DuogeL Omcer, ana Henry
v. Butler, commander of the aircraft
Squadrons of the Battle Fleet. Comdr.
r. S. Crenshaw, on duty in the Bureau
of Navigation at the Navy Department.
will act as recorder of the board.
The officers who will become due for
promotion between now and June 6
and the dates of their promotion are as
follows: April Capt, William D.
Leahy, Comdr. William A. Hall, Lieut..
Comdr. Donald B. Beary, Lieut.. William
w. Warlick and Lieut.. (junior grade)
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AIR FIGHTING RADIO
RECEIVER TESTED
Equipment Weighs rs Pounds
and Is Installed in
Rear of Plane.

A new radio receiver, developed for
the fighting pursuit ships of the Air
Corps. is being given its first service
tests at the 1880 field exercises in Sac
ramento, which close April 26.
Described as a "high-gain" receiver,
it has sufficient sensitivity to operate on
a 6-foot antenna with daylight range
of 200 miles and is capable of being
remotely controlled.
The equipment weighs IS pounds and
remote control will allow its installation
in the rear of a plane, leaving the tiny
cockpit of Single-Seat ships less crowded.
A small control similar to and along
side of the throttle, will allow the pilot
to tune in on ground stations 200 miles
away or talk with planes in the air 80
miles away while still flying in close
formation. The equipment was de.
veloped by the Signal Corps.
Radio is playing major part In
the field exercises with the most extern
Sive tests of plane to-plane and plane
foreground communication ever at
tempted.
Pursuit ships, speeding high in the
air at three miles a minute, execute
verbal orders from ground message
center, huge bombers rumbling along
below. and observation ships.
Ground-combing attack ships, hop
ping hedges for surprise attacks on an
imaginary enemy. are directed BY
means of radio, which is employed 50
coordinate the operation of all planes
in the air.
Wave lengths used allow the average
home radio owner in the vicinity to
listen in on orders and reports, and
experiments will be rebroadcast on sew
eral occasions throughout the country
over two chain systems.
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Army andNavy News

Byron s. Anderson. April Lieut..
(junior grade) Gerald U. quinn. April
9-Lieut. Ounior grade) Kenneth o.
Ekelund. April 13-Lieut Vincent r..
Murphy and Lieut.. Ounior grade) Rob-
ert A. j. English. April 18-Lieut
junior grade) Carlisle H. Thompson,
and April 23-Lieut. Gunior grade)
Karl A. Theme.
Those due to be advanced during
Howard, Lieut.. Comdr. Charles j.
Moore, Lieut.. Charles w. Styer and
Lieut.. Gunior grade) Harold c. Patton.
May 2-Lieut. junior grade) Thomas
Aldred. May 11-Comdr. Arthur L.
Bristol, jr.; Lieut.. Comdr Thomas
Moran, Lieut.. Thomas L. Sprague and
Lieut.. Gunior grade) William C. Cross
May l6-LieutS. Junior grade) John P.
Bennington, Frederick S. Hall and David
w. Hardin. May 2l-Lieut. (junior
grade) Malcolm M. Pemberton, and
May 27-Lieut Junior grade) Luther
B. Stuart.
Those due for promotion up to June
are: June 1-Lieuts. junior grade)
Ralph Earle, jr.: John L. Pratt, Charles
w. Crawford, Richard c. Sherrer, John
P. w. Vest. and John Y. Dannenberg.
June 2-Lieuts. (junior grade) Albert
K. Morehouse, Thomas D. Wilson, John
B. Dunn, John l.. Weston, Kenmore M.
McManes George L. Menocal, Francis
B. Johnson. William B. Terrell and
Donald w. Gardner. June 5-LieutS
Owen E. Grimm and Einar r. John
son, and Lieuts. 0unior grade) Harold
G. Davis, Matthew S. O. WeiSer, Ralph
H. Wtshard, Hugh w. Lindsay and AL
fred j. Homann. June 6-Lieuts. Mar
tin j. Connolly, Paul l.. Meadows. Fred
erick S. Holmes, Thomas B. Inglis and
Earl E. Stone, and Lieuts. (junior
grade) Harold r. Stevens, Walter w.
Hockey, William v. Saunders, Daniel
w. Harrigan, William P. Davis, Francis
j. Nee John G.. Mercer, Albert E.
Chapman. Daniel B. Gambler, jr: Ken
meth M. McLarep and Harry r. Car
son jr.
The exact number of officers to he
selected by the 1880 board has not as
yet been ascertained, as the computa-
ton of the number of officers in the
various grades. as of May II, has not
been made. The exact number of off,
GERS that will be selected for promotion
to rear admiral to captain and to COM
mander will be announced about the
time the board is convened at the Navy
Department. The indications are that
approximately five captains for promo
ton to rear admiral, 20 commanders for
promotion to captain and Is lieutenant
commanders for promotion to COM
mander. will be selected.
The chief of staff of the Army has
instructed the chiefs of services in the
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by S G ENTIFIC EST S
by ACTUAL AIRPLANE FLIGHT
by GRUELLING ROAD RECORDS
by FAMED HILL CLIMBS l..

Out Of the skies-out Of the boundless
oinWoys-comes q new Franklin motorl
A new oir-eooIed eneine-the most
powerful type engine built. An dir
pIone-Npe engine Of dynamic dosh-
with the fighting sweep Of the eagle
with the smoothness ofthe seoeUrs flight.
like the eager engines Of the sky
FronkIin's new motor has proved itself
IN THE AIR and is made for power,
performance, and dependobiIity. In
scientific tests this remarkable engine
ron efficiently at top speed for hours
in an oven of Us degrees-there was
no loss of power =. In on ice box Of
40 degrees below zero, the engine
started and performed pefectIy-un-
effected by the unusual conditions 80.
On the road. in q stock Sedan. this
oirpIone-Npe engine broke all speed
records from coost-to-coost-mode six
consecutive round trips on Pixies Peak
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War Department that there be a re-
organization Of the depots Of their re-
spective branches so that important
economies in their operation may be
affected. It Is desired that this shall
achieve a saving of at least one-third
in the outlay of Army funds in this
direction. This change in depot oper-
alton will mean considerable work of
adjustment. 1t is imagined that the
principal opportunity for the economy
contemplated must necessarily apply to
the personnel. Reduction in quantities
OF supplies kept at the depots is prob
ably not regarded as apt to yield the
necessary economy, and when it comes
TO reduction of personnel. there Is no
question but that protests will be made
TO the Secretary Of War.
Though it was tumored some time ago
that Col. William G. Turner, v. c.,
chief of the veterinary division, Office
OF the surgeon general, would apply for
retirement after more than 80 years
service, to become effective about the
first of June. he was ordered by the
War Department this week to be re-
l1eVed from his present duties on May
10 and has been assigned to duty as
station veterinarian at the Preside of
San Francisco, Calf. Upon the re-
linguishment of his duties in Washing
ton in May, Col. Turner will take about
a months leave of absence and will
sail for his new station on the Pacific
Coast on the transport that will leave
New York on June 10.
Col. Turner will be relieved of his
duties as the chief of his corps by Col.
Walter Frazer, who has already arrived
in Washington.
Other changes of duty assignments
of officers in Washington are: Lieut..
Col. William w. Gordon. Cavalry, will be
relieved from duty in the office of the
chief of Cavalry on June 80 and will
go to the Motor Transport School. Hola-
bird. Md, as student. Maj Lawrence
w. Mcintosh, A. c., now on duty in the
office of the chief of Air Corps, will be
relieved of this duty on July 10 and
will be assigned to duty as COM
mandant of CriSsy Field, Calf. Upon
completing his present course Of in
struction at the Command and Cen
eral Staff School at Fort Leavenworth.
Maj Hamilton E. Mcguire. F. A., will
come to Washington for duty III the
historical section of the Army War
College
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26RAD|O STATIONS
MAY SHIFT ON DIAL
Cross-TaIk Interference Elm.
ination Plan Considered
by Federal Body.
BY MARTIN CODEL.

Twenty-six cleared channsl broad
casting stations, most of them heard
regularly by hundreds of thousands of
radio listeners, may soon be tuned in at
new dial points under a plan designed
to eliminate croSS-talk interference now
being considered by the Federal Radio
Commission.
For the most part the proposed shifts.
which would be effective May !, simply
contemplate a tranSposition of stations
In order to widen the mileage separation
between those on adjacent wave lengths.
This, the commission engineers say,
would eliminate blanketing and cross
talk with the least amount of inconven-
fence to stations and listeners alike.
The fundamental scheme of cleared
channel and high-poWer operation would
not be disturbed by the shift. Proposals
to revamp the broadcasting scheme as
a whole await a conference of Depart
ment of Commerce radio supervisors
with the commission about the middle
of this month. Even then no radical
changes may be effected before Con-
gress enactS new legislation.
Some of the stations which would be
shifted-notably KYW, Chicago; WHAS,
Louisville, and WOWO, Fort Waync,
Ind.-are understood to object strenu-
ouSly to the proposed changes for Vari-
Gus reasons. This may precipitate court
action to restrain the commission.
The cost to the stations of making
the changes amounts to only few hum
dred dollars for new crystals, but tc
their listeners it means tuning to their
new wave lengths at new dial settings.
These are the shifts proposed: KYW.
Chicago, from 1920 to LAO kilocycles;
WHAS, Louisville, from $40 to 1920
kilocycles; WTAM, Cleveland, from ,070
to 1880 kilocycles; WHIT, Charlotte, N.
c., from 1880 to 1,040 kilocycles;
KNOX, st. Louis, from 1000 to LILO
kilocycles; WRVA, Richmond, from ITO
to 1,150 kilocycles; KRLD, Dallas, from
1,040 to 1,070 kilocycles; KTHS, Hot
Springs, Ark, from 1,040 to 1,070 kilo-
cycles: KSL, Salt Lake City, from 1,13O
to 1000 kilocycles; WAPI, Birmingham.
from LAO to 1,130 kilocycles; KVOO,
Tulsa Okla, from LAO to 1,130 kilo-
cycles; WHAM, Rochester. N. Y, from
1,150 to 1.160 kilocycles; WOWO. Fort
cycles; VIVA, Wheeling, w. Va, from
1,160 to l,180 kilocycles; WCAU, Phila-
delphia, from Ito to 800 kilocycles;
KOB, State College, N. Mex, from l, 1S0
to Ito kilocycles: KEX, Portland
Greg, from 1l80 to Ito kilocycles;
WMBI, Chicago. from 1880 to 1,04O
kilocyclos; WCBD. Zion, Ill., from ,080
to 1,040 kilocycles; VIVID. Moose
heart, Ill, from 1,130 to 1000 kilo-
cycles; WHDI, Minneapolis, from 1,160
to ITO kilocycles; WDGY, Minneapolis
from 1,180 to Ito kilocycles; VIXEN,
Buffalo, from 1,040 to 1850 kilocycles
WKAR, Lansing, Mich, from 1,040 to
$50 kilocycles; KSOO, Sioux Falls. S.
Oak, from lilo to HOO kilocycles
KTNT, Muscatine, Iowa, from Ito to
1,160 kilocycles.
Copyright. 1880. by North American News
paper Alliance)
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radio audience. Ideal speaking voices
are much harder to find among women
than among men, and there is a def
mite feeling that most women sound
slightly artificial Many of them have
been highly successful in home eco
nomic talks, but stations that have
tried them as announcers have almost
invaribly given up the experiment.
There are some woman announcers on
local stations, but they are rare.
@. How Is 1t possible for the same
programs to be broadcast from several
stations at once? Do they pick 1t up
and rebroadcast 1t from each other?-
K. T. B., Atlanta, Ga.
A. Programs are distributed to the
various stations on the networks by
telephone lines especially maintained
for the purpose. They differ from
ordinary lines in that they carry only
programs for broadcastng, and are one
way circuits.
(Copyrisnt, 1901
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without stop, considered impossible
before-doshed from New York TO
Miami with q new oIttime high aver
oee speed record for long trip ofo
mile minute-cIimbed some Of Amer
ico's highest mountains for new records
Performance Of this sensational en-
CINE is comparable only to oirpIone
performance. Sixty. seventy. eighty, be-
cause Of lack ofvibrotion and ordinary
speed sensations, seem like thirty, forty,
fifty. Riding is gliding. e.:
FronkIin bodies ore Of q young, 1.-The
beouty which challenges the critical
eye. There is q sense Of craftsmanship,
Of distinction, in Franklin coochwok
which compeIs q second look.
You ore invited TO drive The new
Franklin, when and where you will.
Compare it with any other car buih.
Thrill to the AlRPLAl1E FEEL in motoring.
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planned. Good gosh, man." the con-
ductor answered. THAT wire wasn't
for you; it was for Mr.. - In the mu-
sic department. He wanted me to wire
him the title of the comedy song to be
spotted In our next program, and Go
Wash an Elephant Is its title" But
even today it isn't wise to ask that pro-
duction man If has washed any ele-
plants lately.
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Revelers to Entertain,

Percy Wenrich's song, Make My Bed
Down IN Dixieland," will be sung by
the Revelers' Male Quartet in Olive
Palmer's program on WRC and coast.
forecast N. B. c. chain Wednesday
night. Wenrich is the composer Of
When You Wore a Tulip" and other
songs.
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Game Talks Arranged.

A series of talks under the direction
OF the American Game Protective Asso-
citation will be started on WEAF and
stations Tuesday. The series will con-
tinue through April.
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Song Writers Featured.

Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, writer's
of popular songs. will be guests of the
Happy Bakers, WRC and chain, Tues
day evening. A score or more of their
most popular numbers will be played.
and they will sing a popular duet.
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Band to Play Series.

First of four concerts by the Manlius
School Cadet Band of Syracuse. N. Y,
will be broadcast by WABC and chain
Saturday afternoon. The band has SO
boys.
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Male Quartet Featured.

An arrangement of "Liebestraum"
for voices and orchestra will be sung
by male quartet in the Quakers' pro-
gram, WIZ and chain, Friday evening.
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The chief of staff of the Army has
instructed the chiefs of services in the /
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than American cars enter Canada. This
is partly accounted for by the fact that
many Canadians work in the factories
on the American side and cross over
and back every day.
There is very close cooperation be-
tween the Canadian and American Gus
toms officers. Both have their problem
to solve, and their mutual help is very
beneficial to both services.
cit is very important that the flow OF
commerce by railroad over the border
be not interrupted. To examine the
contents Of every railroad car would
cause great delay to the trade between
America and our neighborS.
Smuggling by freight cars is kept
down to a minimum by carefully check
ing up on loadings at the switches.
Station agents knows, as rule, what
| merchandise is being loaded at theil
switches. and any suspicious circum.
stances are at once reported. thereby
| enabling the customs agents to check
/ up and see if there is anything irregu-
lar going on.
Prohibition has greatly increased the
work of the border patrol. The snug
Cling of liquor leads to the smuggling
of other commodities. The more SNUG
glers there are the more work 1t Is X
keep them under control.
"Outside of the few bottles at time