Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18

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tor, Washington, d. c.
O. Have players in the major base
ball leagues been forbidden to become
boxers during the Winter?-B. L. l..
A. Base ball owners have objected
to their players becoming boxers be-
cause of possible injury or loss OF worth
to the team. Commissioner Lands
after q conference with Art Shires, In
which this player agreed to discontinue
boxing, stated: Hereafter any person
connected with any club in this organi-
zation who engages in professional box
ing will be regarded by this ONCE as
having permanently retired from base
ball. The two activities do not mix"
q. How old Is the movie actor Robert
Montgomery?-M. E. H.
A. He was rs years Of age last
May 81.
@. What part Of the price of Is
cent package of cigarettes goes to our
Government as a taxi. p. r.
A. The United States internal rev.
enue tax on the ordinary 15-cent pack
age of 20 cigarettes is 6 cents per
package. Bulk price Is So on every
900 cigarettes
@. How many people in the United
States have defective hearing?-G
+, w. S.
A. The American biological Asso-
| citation says that there are 100000
people In the United States whose hear
ing is impaired.
O. When and where was the Shen-
andoah built and when was 1t wrecked
/ M. L. B.
A. The U. s. s. Shenandoah wa.
| fabricated by the Naval Aircraft Fac
tory in Philadelphia, assembled and
erected at the Naval Air Station
Lakehurst, N. j. Navy contract desig-
nation of this ship is the ZR-l. Il
was completed September 4, 1928, and
wrecked September 8. 1875.
@. Please explain the terms win,
place" and show" as used in reporting
| horse races.--M. w. S.
| A. In racing Technology, horses are
! played TO win, to place or to show
| To win, the horse must, Of course, finish
| flrst; to place, he must finish first OF
second; to show, he must finish first
second or third. In posting the odds
| after the race is over, or in publishing
| them in the racing results, the odds are
| given for win, place and show on the
horse that finished first because tickets
on that horse to win, to place or tt
show are cashable tickets. Similarly
the odds to place and to show are giver
| for the horse that finished second, while
only the odds to show are given fol
the horse that finished third.
@. What stroke is used in swimming
under water?-C. o.
| A. The breast stroke Is usually used
@. What is pate de foie gras?-v. d
w.
A. Foie gras applies specifically to the
| livers of fat geese. Foie gras au nature
consists of plain-cooked full livers, put
up in tins OF several sizes 1t is In
tended for use in the preparation Of
aspics, etc. Pate de foie gras is a con-
! coction of cooked livers, seasoned with
wine and aromatics, with cut truffieI
added.