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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
BROOKE YIN. BATTLE:
BEFORE N. |. BODY
Lands May Help to Settle
DiSpute-AA Leagues to
Hold Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n 7 EW YORK, February Ma
M tional League club owners had
few chores to perform today
before allowing the players to
take over the base ball reins for 1880.
The leagues Spring meeting gener-
ally is devoted to adoption of the Sched-
ule for the coming season, and advance
Indications were that there was little
else to be done at the current get
together.
There was a possibility. however, that
efforts would be made to settle once
and for all the internal dissensions that
have torn the Brooklyn club for sew
eral years. Suggestions were made that
K. M. Lands, base ball commissioner,
might act as mediator in the long bat
tie between Wilbert Robinson, president
manager of the club. and S. w. Nc
Keever, heavy stakeholder.
Robinson's contract as manager has
expired, and, strictly speaking, the
Dodgers are without any pilot to guide
them from the bench. Robinson has
the support of the Ebbets heirs and SO
far has managed to defeat all Of Nc
Keever'S efforts to GUST him.
The International League, meeting
yesterday, named committee to meet
with similar bodies from the American
Association and Pacific Coast League
in Chicago June 16 to discuss matters
Of interest to these IA circuits. The
Chicago meeting, invitations to which
will be dispatched to the American As
ISOLATION and Pacific Coast organiza-
ton, was suggested in view of the fact
that the major-minor agreement ex-
pires September 6%193l.
Babe Ruth's threat to quit base ball
unless he was given three-yeaf con-
tract at $85, 900 annually gave base ball
men something to talk about, but there
was no disposition on the part of any
one to take the slugger's statement too
seriously. Most observers felt that by
the time the season opens, or before,
Ruth viii have adjusted his diflculties
with the New. York Yankees probably
on a contract that will be compromise
between his demands and the clubs
offer of $4,000 per year for two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04

part he gambled with other peoples
money.
Still, he realized one dream before
1t was over. He put the prizefight
game on business basis. He made
the world understand that it was a
business and not a sport when he
contrived to have Madison Square
Gardan stock put on the New York
Stock Exchange, where it is known
as Cauliflower Common. He boasted
that at one prizeflght at Madison
Square Garden there were 600 mil
lionaires present. The last drop in
the stock market altered some of
these beyond recognition.
In times Of trouble he would say to
me. IF we could only pull out of this
and have the good old Nevada mining
camp days back" Then he was visit
full and lonely.
For the Richard Of the later days,
the Richard with the gold headed cane
and touch of rouge in his cheeks, /
did not care much. But for the Rickard
behind the Northern bar in the roaring
camp at Goldfeld, or presiding over
the faro tables. where they used 500
gold pieces for chips, have some pleas
ant and respectful memories. The gold
OF the desert was real. The gold in the
caulinowers turned to droSs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
STALLING TACTICS
HURT BASKET BALL
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

N ASkET BALL rules authorities
the writer~learned from a MEM
Der Of the national committee
are taking serious cogniEance of
the stailing tendency, which in many
sections has settled upon the sport like
blight. No one is ready to say just
what can be done, but it is generally
admitted that something certainly
ought to be done and by the time the
current season Is on its vsne It NAV
well be that remedial measures viii
have been devised.
Examples of stalling? There are lots
OF them. When, for instance, Wiscon-
sin defeated Illinois, II to Q, recently.
the Badgers at one stage in the second
half kept the ball for fve minutes
while the players converSed with CO.
eds gathered in the stands and had a
nice easy time. Ofhcials did not seem
to know what to do about the situa-
ton. 1t was not an unusual incident.
In games between evenly nls tched flves
the last half contains as much stating
as 1t is possible for the leading man to
inject.
One Northwestern Wisconsin game
was even until near the end. North
western then leading. The Evanston
I'VE decided it would be good tactics to
sIau 70 noId the lead. DR.. Meanwell
the Badger coach, became impatient
ana ordered his players to smash in
and break it up. Doing this, they dis
Tupted their five-man defense and the
Purple OUTFIT shot two baskets before
wisconsin knew what had happened.
In the case OF the Illinois Wisconsin
game cited above, the ulini were trail.
ing by one points, hence they re-
FUSED TO be drawn into an attempt to
smash the Madison teams Fabian tao
TICS. II Wisconsin, in the Northwest
ern game, had been as cagey as Illi-
nols was, the Evanstonians would not
nave rung up two extra baskets and the
Baogers would have come into the final
stage OF the contest still In the run
ming.
Several fives in the Middle West have
developed this stalling STUFF to the
point Of amazing artistry. But no good
sport likes to see a game won thus.
even If it is his own college that wins,
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BERG WOULD RULE
AS JUNIOR Weller
English May Give Title to Him
Should He Defeat Mushy
Callahan.
BY FAIR PLAY.

A THOUGH England never has
~ recognized the Junior welter-
n weight class, 1t will do so In
the event that Jack Kid Berg
beats Mushy Callahan in London next
month. There can be no other reason
for this match, as Berg outclasses Cal
lahan In every department of the game
and is sure bet to win on points If
not by q knockout.
That Berg thinks pretty well Of the
idea of sporting a title, synthetic
though it may be, is evidenced by his
trip home at a time when he is the
most talked-about lightweight. in the
world. Berg's one-sided victory over
Tony Canzoneri two weeks ago has
made him the outstanding contender
for Sammy Mandells lightweight crown
The junior titles, lightweight and
welterweight, are practically meaning
less at the present time. Callahan's
unWillingneSS to meet good man and
the sour reception attending the Benny
Bass-Tody Morgan contest have in
CURED the disapproval of governing
bodies, so that the synthetic titles are
empty ones.
England, creator of the cruiserweight
or light-heavyweight class and the fly
weight class, is taking up what the new
world is casting of. Back in the old
days, when Jimmy Barry and JOHNNY
Coulon ruled the bantamweight rooSt,
105 pounds was the official bantam
weight poundage. The beam was grad
ually lifted to lie, then to 118 pounds.
where 1t rests today. The fyweiRht
class did not come into official existence
until Britain produced the mighty atom,
Jimmy Wilde.
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On the Drives Tonight

District Bis League1open date.
Columbia IS. HOPE st: JOhns rs. " Wa SRRRRa;
Vs. bethiehem, Treaty. ox H Vs. joseph meT%n0p ~
MiIans, At Lucky strike. -
Hiram vs.. King. Solomon. La FSystte 'O VS..
Har pU3MO Singleton vs. Roosevelt. oOngress
vs.; Joppa.- Brentwood VS.. Willing, St.
captUi Hi SVfE SprnE At Hall
er,s Lunch, at Capitol Hin
cure MSSrt Gsfs spyt5psws
Sears Lunch VS. Allied Roof,ns. BIrkhaiter s s
Express Us. PRINCESS Theater, Olive Cafe VS..
Arsie Bells. at Northeast Temple.
King Pin Business Mems Leasue-oar-
K E.if9 Pin 5o No sa0D vs. King Pin No. q at
= North Of Washington League--section i:
MARYLAND News vs., Silver spring 5s efHn and
Sie esdg d Hesndriek,s Motor VS.. Triangle
North Of wv WashinEsson Ladies, League
amer Lesion Auxiliary VS.. Blank, at
:, odd Fellows League-section A: Mount
sect ns3 Amity NO Potomac mtv Caption
Erred red D. Stuart VS.. Columbia, at Lucky
Lutheran League-1ncarnatIo No. VS.
Christ VS.. Incarnation No. 3, Georsetown
Johns No, 2, GEORGETOWN No. i vs.. Takoma
NO. l. Tak2ma No. 2 VS.: st. Marks, Zion
J. o. y: A. N. League--Old Glory VS.
Potomac Valley Forge. J. NJ. Read No. /
vs.. Benning. Liberty Bell VS.. Reno No. /,
J. M. Read No. 2 VS.. John L. Burnett, e. J.
Ross No. vs.. Reno No. 2, Washington VS.
E. j. Ross No. q, at Recreation.
=, Washington Ladies' League-Shnmrocks VS.
IHilitoppers' DAUGHTERS of Isabella vs. Co
Beeaues VS.. 6Iiies, at Coliseum. ''O""'S'
East Washington Church Leasue-Centen-
NAL VS.. Epworth, Eastern VS.. Keller, Doug
United Brethren, 1nEram. No. / VS.. Anacos-
tia Douglas No. ! VS.. Ninth No. 2, Waugh
H Iand: FIRST Brethren vs.. Second Baptist. at
M. = vs.. Asbury. M. E., Petworth Baptist
vs.. 0unton- Temple, wallace Memorial vs.,
central Presbyterian. Columbia Hoehts VS..
First Reformed. at King Pin No. I. -
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Rice Spurns Sore Digit
To Play Golf at SPRINGS

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, February
Edgar c. Rice. veteran fly chaser
of the Griffmen, who arrived here
yesterday fer a course of sprouts
preliminary to reporting for Spring
training at Biloxi, Miss, is on the
casualty list, but his disability isn't
serious-merely an infected finger.
Sam, still spry enough to top all
the Nationals last season in hitting.
with a mark Of 1928, in addition to
taking the baths. plans to do most
OF his conditioning here on the golf
course. and his injured digit didn't
prevent him from warming up his
southpaw clubs soon after he checked
in at his hostelry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
GIVEN z HOLIDAYS,
SUNDAYS HERE
Open and Close Season at
Home-WeSt Comes Here
First in May.

\ 4 AJOR league base ball will
M not carry over into the
VI foot ball season this year,
as it did last, for finally
the schedule makers have ar
ranged compact lists of games. In
fact, the championship campaigns
will finish so early that there will
be little likelihood of the world
series conflicting with more than
the earliest gridiron Saturday in
October. AS announced today,
the American League pennant
race will begin Monday, April IA,
and end Sunday, September %.
In the schedule-making the Nationals
have been well treated. AS usual they
are to open their season at home, being
down to meet the Red Sox in Grifith
Stadium on April L. They also will
wind up their activities here in a game
with the Athletics on September %.
During the campaigning Walter
JohnSon's charges will have "a Sunday
dates, II of them at home. All Sunday
dates abroad will be on Western fields.
The Sabbath engagements here are six
with the Athletics, three with the
Yankees, two with the Red Sox, as
many with the White Sex and Browns
Cleveland clubs.
dozen Saturday tits are listed for
Griffith Stadium and the Nationals are
to have as many abroad. All, excepting
the Indians and Red SoX, are to play
as many as two Saturdays mere. The
Nationals have two Saturday dates in
Philadelphia, two in New York and one
in Boston.
Two Holidays Here.
Two big holiday dates are assigned 70
Grlfnth Stadium. The Yankees will be |
here for double attraction on July 4 |
and the Red Sox on Labor Dav. Nav
80, Memorial Day will find the Ma
tlonals in Philadelphia for two games.
western clubs will invade the East |
before entertaining the seaboard lot ct /
nome. The first stand against the West |
VIII open here May 2, the nexG June 10 |
ana the last August 8. The Nationals
start In the West the first time on June
5, invade 1t again beginning JULY -
ana open their final Western swing
9.
Only twice will the Nationals he
called upon to make the long Wash
lngton-St. Louis jump. They win make
u nrSt after their initial tour Of the
N West and take 1t again when they 20
west Tor the last time. The Nationals
go once from Boston to Detroit and
make this trip in reverse once The
otner jumps are from Washington to
OeIrolt and Chicago to Washington.
Durlng the season the Nationals have
Ia on days listed. but six will be given
over 70 travel. OF the IL Others seven
VIII ma JohnSon's charges at home
them. AOi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
WILSON GETS IN LINE,
FILLING LIST OF CUBS

CHICAGO, February 4 R-The
signing of Lewis (Hack) Wilson. puei-
listic outfielder, to a Chicago Cub con-
tract fills out the National League
champions roster for 1890.
wilson yesterday came to terms with
President William L. Veeck, in New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04

There was plenty Of loose money in
camp. The leaders of G0ldfield met
and raised the sum of $4,000 as q
guarantee for the Gans-Nelson fight
The fighters, their managers and the
sporting world in general were skeptical
It sounded like too much real money
for prize fight in those days. But
Billy Nolan, the manager of Battling
Nelson, went to Goldfield on invitation
to investigate. They showed him in a
bank window two pyramids of $40 gold
pieces. One of $4,000 was for Nelson
the other of $4,000 was for Cans.
1t did not seem proper that the event
should be conducted by a committee, so
the leading spirits Of the camp who
had raised the purse settled on Tex
Rickard as the ostensible promoter
Richard never had seen a professional
prize fight In his life, but he was senior
partner Of the Northern, the biggest
saloon and gambling house in the camp
and he had occupied the same posi-
ton In q bar of the same name at
Nome. He had the reputation of run
ming square games, which was sensible.
because the percentage in the square
games always Is in favor of the house.
When the guiding spirits of Gold
Held planned the fight they figured
on charging the expenses to adyer-
4AACy AAAEit VIGIL nave uOQG
that, for. as was predicted, the name
of Goldfield was in every newspaper
in the world. There was SAC. 900 600
worth Of advertising for $40, O0O and
fresh money began to come into
Goldfeld.
But that was not all. The fight was
held and showed a slight profit, not
great deal compared to the latter
days Of million-dollar gates. But the
profit at Goldfleld was gratifying,
especially when the hackers of the event
were counting on a loss.
After that boom Goldfield, as they
say in the West, petered out as a min
ing camp. Tex Rickard had not vet
become quite convinced that there
might be millions in cauliflowers. He
was trying to unload some copper shares
on certain magnate.
The magnate was not interested In
Nevada copper properties. But I'll
tell you what I will do" he said. "If
you will get Jeffries and johnson to-
gether for a heavyweight Champion
ship fight I will underwrite you"
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DOW N THE LINE
WITH w. o. McGEEHAN-
The Premier Promoter.

STARTED in 1905 in the mining of Godfeld
proSpectorS and the
Nome to chase of one fair
in this section the
miles around
town of Goded with spur main line sprane p
overnight. " 80 ~ O' OP-"Ne Wy
Mixed with the pospecors the akea-
chance
them George Graham Rice who Jail terms for
oVerpomotng The settlers of Goldhed
was hard to get. = - 90 ~
Some genius of the might have
Rlce-SuggeSted by which the
and most alung name it wascould be gotten into
peS Oh Inc unea Sates and europe overnight at small
the sporting world
for it. The genius that
bid higher than all eyes in the sporting
he Coli
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RlSK0 WILL ENGAGE
CAMP0LO IN FLORIDA

CLEVELAND, Ohio, February up,
Little" Johnny Risko, who, accord
ing to the New York Boxing Commits
sion, is too small" to fight Vittorio
Campolo, the big South American
heavyweight in the Empire State. has
oeen signed in spite Of his mere I96
POUNDS TO night Campolo at Miami,
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MRS. PREssLER LEADING.

LOS ANGELES, February 4 Dr.
Mrs. Leona Pressler, runner-up in the
1929 national women's tournament, to-
day led the qualifying round Of the
Southern California midwinter golf
title event, turning in a n for the 10
holes PLAYED Yesterday
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WELTERWEIGHT HONORS
TAKEN FROM CALLAHAN

CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 4 up.
--Mushy Callahan, New York, has been
dethroned as junior welterweight box
ing champion by the National Boxing
title -'-'
The Championship was declared open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
BOWEN BROUGHT HERE.

Johnny Bowen. one of the Well-known
boxing family Of this city, who was
recently seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident in Florida. has been
brought to hospital here.
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Gold From CaulIHowers.

THE results of the second fight fol-
= lowing so rapidly on the heels Of
the f1rst convinced Richard that there
was more gold In the cauliflowers than
there was in the tundra Of Alaska or
the wastes of Nevada, and that 1t was
much more easily and pleasantly ex-
tracted. So Rickard went East to bat
tie horde of hostile promoters with
only petty larceny imaginations.
There was the Willard-Moran fight.
In which the profits were small. but
IN which Richard began to see the Wis
ions OF nice people" at the ringside.
were persons who wore evening dress
and were ready to pay $50 and upward
Tor ringside seat far removed from
the ring.
The Dempsey Willard fight was a
losing venture, II the truth were
known, but 1t brought about the
combination of Richard and Demp-
sey, which was to develop the bat
Ties OF the century and the million
dollar gates.
For the Dempsey Carpenter bout
Rlckard drew gate receipts TO the ex-
tent of $l,600,0O0 and he built up this
spectacle without putting up a dollar
IN cash, So potent was the ballyhoo
behind him that the prospective Gus
toners began to throw their money at
MIN the moment Richard announced
that he had the two fighters signed.
The arena at Boyle's Thirty Acres
was built on the money collected for
advance sales for tickets. That was
financial genius OF sort. It is not
every promoter who could promote and
carry through venture OF more than
a million with no cash and with only
the signatures of two pri2efighters and
an entirely gratuitous newspaper bally-
hoo. doubt that it can be done any
more. Newspapers have become wiser
and very sparing Of the ballyhoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
WREsTLE IN BALTIMORE,

BALTIMORE, February 4.-Richaro
(Dick) Shikat, Philadelphia German
claimant OF the world heavyweirht
championship, will meet Jack Wash
burn, Pacific Coast husky, in the fea-
ture match Of a mat card tonight AT
the l04th Medical Regiment Armory
here
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He Thought in Millions.

TTHEN came the period when Richard
i could talk of only millions. There
was the Battle of the Sesuuicentennial
at millions and a new
champion. After that the Battle of
the Slightly Less Than Three Millions
nothing but talk of millions and more
millions. But, like that mine at Gold
field, New, the caulifiower gold mine
began to peter out. To his astonish-
ment, Richard faced a deficit in the
Tunney-Heeney bout He began to lose
faith in his gold-flnding destiny. He
could not understand the turning of
his luck, confirmed gambler though ne
was, but remember that for the most
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04

- ILL WOOD thought he had
- a clicky idea in the King
II Pin Saturday night sweep
- stakes, and now he knows
The Washington times., 1930-02-14
b r = Y.
'N(ITrI ICES

Frank and Anna I. Levy. boy.
Robert and katherine Gray, boy.
George w. and Anna Killon, girl.
William J. and Rose L. Daley, girl.
Thomas May Alderman, girl.
Ralph E. and Ida NJ. Fraser. boy.
Thomas r. and Martha Norris, boy.
Clyde C. and Thelma Price, boy.
Harold n. and Marguerite Talburt.
boy.
Francis J. and Anna A. Nimmerrich-
ter, hoy.
Frederick NJ. and Ellen Burroughs.
boy.
Bert NJ and Naomi c. comerfOrd.
boy.
George B. and Sarah smith.jr., girl.
George w. and sarah Johns, girl.
Clarence c. and Mary Thornton, girl.
Patrick J. and Marie Etherson. girl.
Edgar and Ida Miller, girl.
Harry A. and Marvette Boswell, girl.
Charles L. and Margaret V. Murdock,
boy.
John w. and Cora E. Champion. boy.
Conrad D. and Elizabeth NJ. Perry,
Colonel A. and Ella D. Washington.
girl.
william H. and Bertha circey. girl
John T. and Maud warrell girl.
Richard C. and Ianthe Jackson. girl.
Charles A and Florence Nokes, girl
Vance and Mabel Clarke, boy.
Grant and Mary Richardson, boy.
Raymond P. and Leona Harrison,
Richard E. and Geneva Craig, girl.
Allen S. and Laura Hammond. boy.
Richard Z and Lucy Ford, boy.
Theodore and Dorothy Butler, boy.
Walter 1. and Rosina Jones' boy.
Chalmers and Gertrude Harris. boy.
The Washington times., 1930-02-14
Az Nl1
OI2IOE IgS
Leave Of absence granted

Leave Of absence granted:
Col. Chester H. Wilson. General staff
Corp. IS days March II.
Col. Robert c. Foy. General staff
Corps rs days, February 81. 1880.
Second Lieutenant Thomas Q. Ash
board Of officers to consist of
Mai Gen. Fred w. Sladen. Maj Geu.
Dennis E, Nolan. Maj Gen. Frank r.
Mccoy. Brig. Gen. Lucius R. Holbrook.
Brig. Gen. Abraham G. Lott. Brig. Gen.
Casper H Conrad. jr.. Brig. Gen. VIII
March II. 1880. and at such times
thereafter as the senior member shall
prescribe, for the purpose of making
classification of officers.
Brig. Gen Harry F. Rethers to be re.
tired.
Col David L. stone, Infantry to the
Third Infantry, Fort Smelling. Mimi.
First Lieutenant Francis X. Oberst.
Infantry, to be retired
Major Frederick L. Martin. Air
Corps to Kelly Field. Texas. as COM
mandant of the Air Corps Advanced
First Lieutenant Car, W. Pyle, Air
Corps, for duty with the Department.
Of Commerce for period of one year
in the Hawaiian Territory, in eonnec-
tion with the work Of promoting clvN
second Lieutenant George M. RsiIlx
Fort williams. Maine.
Capt, warner B. Gates, Air Corps,
to San Antonio air depot Duncan
Field. San Antonio. Tex. e
First Lieutenant Prince z. Tripn,
Signal corrs. to Panama.
Lieut.. Col. Jacob W. S. wuesf, All
Illinois. and assume command Of that
station.
The Washington times., 1930-02-14
IN DEATH
CAUSESF|GHT .

WOOSTER, Ohio, Feb. "a
0NS9-Each alleging that the
other murdered 4-year-old Melvin
Horst in q garage at Orrville on
the night Of December ~, 1924
Earl Conald, a, railroader ana
known bootlegger. and Charles
Hanna, were restrained from an
actual fist-fight in an office in
the Wayne county court house
here today. .
Conald, who had refused to
make any statements whatever
in the investigating regarding the
boys murder. until this morning,
declared Hanna killed the boy in
q garage where Conald stored his
automobile.
Hanna, ON the other hand,
stuck to his former statement
that Conald beat Melvin TO
death. Each said he was. a wit
ness to the murder when the
other committed it. 7:
Hanna admitted that he ana
Conald had gone to the garage
to have "a few drinks of liquor"
In Conald's contradicting stats.
ment, he declared that after
Hanna had killed the lad, he
picked his limp body up, placed
it under his arm, and started
| toward his home. .