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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
Shires VIII Wear Out
Fists to Help Rookie
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, February IA
Modest Art Shires, who wonders,
Why is sphinx" is quoted by the
Dallas News today as saying he is
going to wear out his fists this
coming season making George Black
erby, home run slugger de luxe,
make good with the Chisox.
Shy Arthur is the Chicago Ameri-
can League first baseman--when he
is not under suspension and when
his contract is signed-and Black
erby is a rookie outfielder from the
Texas League who ambles all over
the outfield and bats as well as Art
talks.
Here is the way the News quotes
Art as talking to George here in
Dallas:
"The only difference between you
and lot of other fellows who are
drawing major league salaries is that
you are better hitter than they
are, but they have the confidence
which you lack. You are going over
this season or I'll wear out my fists
trying to make you"
Blackerby and Shires were Texas
League teammates at Waco in 1928.
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Another big sweepstakes will be the
second annual for bowlers of italian ex-
traction, to be held February 81 at the
Northeast Temple, with Leo Rinaldi as
chairman. Leo Is taking entries at 1913
Ninth street northwest, and Max RoSen-
berg is accepting EN- at the Temple. A
large field is assured. The Italians had
a red-hot tournament last Winter. This
was a scratch affair. but this time the
bowlers will be divided into classes A
and B. depending upon their averages.
A silver trophy will be awarded the
winner of each class, and there will be
cash prizes for first, second and third
places.
Somehow the Italians manage to get
more fun out of the game than any
other distinctive group of Washington
bowlers. They put lots OF Latin pepper
into their play and victory is more Of n
reward than cash.
Competition will end tomorrow night
in the Masonic sweepstakes at Con-
vention Hall and play will start IN the
Prince Georges and Montgomery County
stakes at Henry Hiser's Hyattsville Ar
cadia and his pin plant at Bethesda.
All bowlers in the counties are eligible.
They will shoot at 6 o'clock.
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States Lawn Tennis AsSocia-
ton in st. Louis tomorrow with
respect to the holding of an open
championship is this: The national
body will ally itself with the English
organization in proposing to the Inter-
national Lawn Tennis Federation that
open Journeys be sanctioned, provided
not more than one tournament of the
sort is held in each country in the
course of year.
1t should be borne in mind that the
United States Lawn Tennis Association
is governed by the rules of the fedora
ton and may take no step in the mat
ter of new rules without the sanction
of the international organization.
. Some time ago the executive commit
tee of the National Association sub
mitted an amendment to the federation
rules which favored the playing of tour
namentS in which amateurs and pro-
feSslonals would meet just as in the
open golf matches. This proposal is
on file abroad as part of the agenda
for the annual meeting of the Interna-
tional Federation on March 81.
But in the meantime England has
accepted the open tourney idea, with,
however, an amendment STIMULATING
that no country may hold more than
one open affair in 12-month period
There is every chance that the United
States Lawn Tennis Association, in con-
vention assembled, will accept this
amendment. But this alone will not
suffice to insure that, beginning this
Summer, open tournaments will char
acterize the tennis season here and
abroad. Some IS nations are members
of the international organization and
and proposal.
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DODGERS ARE SLOW
IN GETTING IN LINE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 14.-There is
peace in the Brooklyn National League
Camp at last, but that is not helping
in getting the flrst-string players to
mail in their signed contracts.
Unofficial advices indicated that
among those Dodgers yet to affix their
signatures to contract are Dazzy
Vance, Babe Herman, William Watson
Clark. Ray Moss, elise Dudley. Adolfo
Luque, Hank Deberry. Val Picinich, AL
fonso Lopez, Deddie Moore, Jack War
ner. Johnny Frederick, Harvey Hendrick,
RUDE Bressler and Wally Gilbert. About
the only players signed are recruits.
HAVANA, February IA (P).-Adolfo
Luque, veteran Cuban pitcher recently
traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Brook
lyn, has returned his 1880 contract to
the Dodgers unsigned.
Luque said yesterday that the Robins
had made a cut in his salary and that
he did not intend to accept 1t as he be-
lieved he was worth more.
He is in great shape. he says, and al
ready to work his head off for Brooklyn,
providing he gets enough money.
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TOY BULLDOG, ASSASSIN
SWAP PUNCHES TONIGHT

DETROIT, February IA (P).-The
question Of whether the Toy Bulldog
or the Aberdeen Assassin will have
the best right to ask for a chance at
Jimmy Slattery. who the New York
Boxing Commission says. is the light,
heavyweight champion, will be decided
at Olympia Stadium tonight.
Mickey Walker and Leo Lomski, who
fight again a few months after mixing
1t to an ending not universally salts
factory, both have expressed a desire
to meet Slattery in a championship
match. Lomski, however, has asserted
that whether he defeats Walker or not.
he feels certain Slattery will not meet
him.
The former welterweight, present
middleweight, champion, who now has
his eye on the Interchangeable title.
was given the referees decision when
he met Lomski at Philadelphia last
Summer.
Walker will weigh in at 165 pounds
or thereabouts, while Lomski will be
about 2 or pounds heavier.
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Ball Is First Point
To Consider in Game
BY SOL METZGER.

Some may deem it a laughing
matter to call the ball one of the
three points of most concern to the
golfer. But If you fail to so consider
it, the result is costly in strokes.
Take your eyes off the ball as you
swing Gas those who try to hit it a
mile invariably do) and a topped
shot follows
Take putting first The best tip
about it concerns the ball. After
selecting the imaginary line that
runs through the center of your ball
to the cup, glue your eyes upon
(and hold them there during the
entire stroke) the point on the rear
of your ball where your blade is to
stroke through TO hole out Most
putting faults arise from a failure
to center the sight on this spot. In
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Of the most unusual cases Of which
I've ever heard.
Lambert played on our scrub team.
He didn't have a chance to make the
team last season. He knew it, too.
But he loved foot ball, and he was
going to get the most out Of 1t that
he could.
THE scrubs went with us down to
Princeton. They played the Princeton
scrubs.
Scrubs battle as earnestly as any
one else. The game hadn't gone far
when Lambert was given the ball to
carry, Princeton players hit him like
ton of brick. He went down hard
and he didn't get up. He was partly
paralyzed.
Something was wrong with his back.
At the hospital they put him under the
X-ray.
zone Of his cervical vertebrae had
been knocked out of place. There was
a pressure on his spinal cord A false
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CUBS SEND EARL GRACE.
CATCHER, TO READING

CHICAGO, February IA H9.-Mana-
ger Joe Mccarthy and Chicago Cub
officials apparently are satisfied that
the throwing arm of Catcher Leo Cab
by" Hartnett is fully recovered from
the ailment that kept him idle most of
last season.
Just as catcher Earl Grace was
packing his trunk to accompany the
National League champions to Catalina
Island, he was ordered to prepare to
report to the Reading club of the In
ternational League, from whence he
came to the Cubs. Grace was released
on option to the Reading club, making
him subject to recall.
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CARNERA WILL BATTLE
CLARK In 1O-ROUNDER

PHILADELPHIA, February il Dr.
Peter Tyrell, matchmaker, announced
today that he bad matched Primo Car
nera, the giant Italian, and Ace Clark,
235-pound. 6-foot-7-inch Negro, for a
10-round bout here on March 8. Clark
has knocked out within the past year,
Big Boy Peterson and Elzear Rioux. the
first two victims of Cameras American
tour.
Tyrell said he made the match after
a telephone talk with Leon See and
Billy Duffy, Cameras managers, who
are at Hot Springs, Ark.
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THE CAMEST ACT I EVER SAW
AS Told by
COACH STEVENS OF YALE
To ]. p. Glass.
To ]. p. Glass.

The Scrub Who Played After Having
Spinal Cord Almost Severed.
|HIS fellow had no chance to
make the varsity team. He was
only scrub.
But there must be scrubs. If
there were no scrubs there would be no
All-Americans crashing down the field
amid the plaudits of the multitude.
Its difficult" said Coach Stevens of
Yale, ito say that one foot ball player
is gamer than another-or to say that
one act of craftsmanship on the field
is gamer than any other. you've ever
seen. You have to be game or you don't
play football.
They broke his back. But he kept on
fighting.
A scrub he would be, he thought-and
maybe very good one. AT any rate
no one ever could say that he had been
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PERLICK is SELECTED
TO FACE WHITE IN BOUT

CHICAGO, February IA [P-Henry
Perlick, one of the Kalamazoo, Mich,
lightweight twins, will be the other
party in Charlie Whites comeback at
tempt on Jack Dempsey's card at the
Coliseum February 81.
Perlick has been signed to replace
Frankie Hayes, Philadelphia puncher
Leonard Sacks, DempSey's business
manager. signed Perlick. believing the
latter would be more suitable oppon-
ent for the veteran than Hayes, who,
like White, is a southpaw.
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a gutter They might break his back;
but he'd keep on fighting.

a gutter. They might break his back;
but he'd keep on fighting.
Well, that's exactly what happened
Here at Yale we have rule that all
injuries must be X-rayed. What is the
result? The boys won't tell when
they're hurt.
ono, says one when he has been
knocked out, I'm not hurt-at least not
to amount to anything. In minute I'll
be ell right
"He may be in real pain. But he
grins and bears it. He's afraid that If
he is X-rayed we'll find out something
serious is the matter with him that will
keep him out of the next game.
Sometimes we won't discover bad
injury until the man has been hurt a
second time-and this time so palpably
that concealment is impossible. Came
ness. you see, isn't rare; it's general"
There was pause. Stevens went on:
Speaking of CUTS, though. you can't
overlook Adrian Lambert. His is one
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expense of maintaining a proper speed
way. measuring at least 10 miles, Day
tona Beach furnished q natural speed
way repaired perfectly twice daily by
the tides, water cooled as no artificial
course could be, paralleled for protection
by the ocean on one side, sand dunes
on the other.
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HOLD BIKE RACE LEAD.

CHICAGO, February II (P).-Al-
though they have shared it a number
of times since the grind began, Gerald
Debaets of Belgium and Tony Beckman
Of Secaucus. N. j., still were in the lead
by lap early today in the international
six-day bicycle race.
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GALLAGHER GETS BOUT.

Marty Gallagher, Washington heavy
weight boxer, who recently defeated
Johnny Crosse in New York, has been
matched to meet Salvatore Ruggerillo,
young Italian husky, February %, in
Madison Square Garden, New York.
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TILDEN WINS EASILY,

NICE, France, February IA (P.-Bin
Tilden, playing in improved form,
crushed Raoul Gallepe, the champion of
Monaco, in the third round of the
Southern France tennis championships.
The scores were Go, 81, 60.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Steve Smith,
Bridgeport, Conn, outpointed Lew Mas
sey, Philadelphia (10).
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-John Smogye.
Omaha, outpointed Frank Carbone, CO.
lumbus, Ohio Q0).
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MIDDLEWEIGHTs MATCHED.

PORTLAND. Greg, February IA (P).
Del Fontaine, Canadian middleweight
champion of winnipeg. and Young Fir
pc, Burke, Idaho, sharpshooter will
meet here in 10-round main event
February 49,
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STRAYER WINS ON COURT.
Strayer basketers took the measure
u Leonard Hall. 20 to 20, last night at
Leonardtown, Md.
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i. S. TENNIS BODY
FAvORS OPEN PLAY
Must Obtain International
Sanction, Though, for
Such Meets.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n YEW YORK, February 14.-What
M probably will happen at the
| y annual meeting of the United
Ctntnc nun, Tonnic Ascocia-
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EARNSHAW DUCKPIN
RACE DEADLOCKED

Team Standing.
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Prices have been cut to
the bone on these cars
and scores more. Many
of these cars look and
run like brand new ma.
chimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14

Y 7. A. WILLIAMS, with an
r. average of 10, will have as
much chance to win the
hi0 Internal Revenue
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tive-born whites of voting age in the
District will exceed those In IL States
Is it fair or wise to slur as impotent
weaklings our population Of voting age
of native-born whites, surprising the
corresponding populations of such
States as Rhode Island, North Dakota
New Hampshire, Idaho, Vermont and
Utah?
After suffering all reasonable, care
fully calculated reductions, the poten-
tial voters of the District constitute q
substantial army for whose favor the
worldly-wise. far-seeing politicians will
some day compete with sincere display
of sympathetic, helpful consideration
instead of slurring it contemptuously
imputing to the community incurable
political unfitness and to the Nation
impotence to cure this evil.
How distinctly un-American Is our
opponents distorted creed of Ameri-
caniSm?
I'VE believe they say. in the vital
principle, no taxation without repre-
sentation,' except In the District Of
Columbia.
I'VE believe, they add. that 'all gov
eminent roots its justice in consent OF
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taxpayer Of the District, and more. But
did you ever stop to consider that while
Congress gives us $9,000,000 we turn
into the Federal Treasury in Federal
taxes annually more than $17,0O0.O00
which Is $4,000 900 more in Federal
taxes than is paid by the combined
States of Arizona, idaho, Montana. Ne
vada, New Mexico North Dakota, South
Dakota and Wyoming?
"In 1928 the exact amount we turned
into the Federal Treasury was SIT, 1885,
454.1l. I do not mean personal and
property tax in the District Of Columbia,
but mean Federal taxes, such as Fed
eral income tax and other Federal
Taxes. Out OF this 100000 which
the citizens turn into the Treasury for
Federal purposes Congress gives US back
50 600, 900 and uses the other $4,000 600
for other Federal purposes in the vari-
GUS States Of the Nation. Furthermore,
of the taxes paid by the citizens Of the
large fund in the Treasury. consisting
of more than $4,000 900, that we cannot
touch unless Congress appropriates it.
and at the same time 1t Is badly needed
for the improvement Of streets, schools
and other municipal matters. A great
many misinforned people think that
Congress is very liberal. If any man
will give me SIT, will give him back 50
gladly.
Gets No Voice in Laws.
Congress has the power to pass any
constitutional law it pleases affecting
the rights and duties of the citizens of
the District of Columbia, and vet the
people who have to obey these laws
have not word to say about them.
mo Ri hO hAa
tention OF many organizations through
out the United States by the Joint
Committee on National Representation,
and 1t Is remarkable what q response
has been received. Labor organizations
church organizations OF all denomina-
tions and various trade bodies through
out the United States have without
exception. so far as know, expressed
their hearty approval Of representation
for the District of Columbia. and also
nave expressed their great surprise that
situation like this should continue
without the attention of Congress.
II Congress will pass the constitu-
tiorlal amendment which is necessary
| 70 give this right to the citizens of the
District Of Columbia, 1t will be surprised
how quickly 1t will be ratified by the
necessary three-fourths Of the states.
1T is important that all citizens of
the District OF Columbia get behind this
movement and give 1t their support
The Joint Committee on National Rep
resentation is made up of the very best
and ablest people in the Nations Capt.
tai. It maintains headquarters at its
own expense in The Star Building.
where literature is available. explaining
every. phase Of this question; and
would suggest that all of us have our
friends get in touch with the headquar-
tiers and inform themselves. Much fine
work has been done by this committee
and much is being done
In talking with many members OF
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sition. In altering my views on THIS
question I have gdone.,so because of q
real and honest conviction" kkH
At the brief business meeting HbHN
preceded the addresses. Mr.. Dart fhHt
of plans for q Washington business
conference and received reports from
the chairmen of standing committees of
the chamber John A. Eckert, chaiES
man Of the committee on manufactures
recommended that local manufacturers
be patronized by the residents of Wa4-
ington. Martin A. Leese. chairman OF
the committee on conventions. outlined
plans to bring more conventions here
in 1890. Rudolph Jose, chairman of the
committee on District finance, reported
that his committee was considering. the
question of assessment on downtown
property and similar matters. 80
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Inc approximate quantities Tor
quantities contained in the tab
plans are furnished bidders, q d
All checks should be made paya
OF Agriculture. If within is days
will be forfeited to the Govern
follows: In the sum of not less
work. II certified check is furnis
Clerk. u. 8. Department of Ayr
In the sum OF 100 per cent Of
must begin within is calendar da
completed within 400 calendar. {
the Underpass r.. r. 4 p. Railrt
on November /, 1880. LiQuidate
embraced. in Group !, the amou
work is completed and accepted
Of $50. 90 for each calendar day
Is ready for the laying of the r
amount of $4,000 for each ca
accepted, For the entire work I
each calendar day of delay until
r. r. 4 r. Railroad. the amount
/. 1880, until the superstructure
payments will be made as stipl
made O part of the contract.
Form OF Bid and the successful
ment Form of Contract for Con
Government may require, to rel
received, and to accept or reiec
specific limitation. Envelopes {
bid for - Unit III. Mou
u. 3. Department of Agriculture,
ITO be opened at ll:00 an
Submitted By ............
Thos. H. Macdonald. Chisf Of Z
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and who have been accustomed to see
the Capital community treated as i'm
potent and negligible are slow to per-
ceive that the Capital is no longer
merely the camping place Of transient
Americans, but has developed into a
homogeneous American community
intelligent, reSourceful. populous, public
spirited, patriotic-with marked civic
self-consciousness. with strong COM
munity get-together spirit and with an
inspiring community pride.
Fine American Community.
"The people of Washington, white
and colored, men and women, are not
justly subject to slurring discrimination.
They constitute as whole fine, strong
American community, conspicuous for
its high percentage OF native-born
Americans, for surprising excellence in
comparative literacy and sound, loyal.
patriotic Americanism, tainted by a
minimum of unassimilated alien popu-
lation of bolshevistic thought and in
fiuence.
THE Districts population is as ade-
quate in quantity as in quality. The
Districts total population in 1920 ex-
ceeded that of seven of the States. 1t
now exceeds that of eight, and prob
ably nine of the States.
ternal revenue) in 1927 than IS Of the
States, more than 10 of the States COM
bined.
1T sent more soldiers and sailors to
the World War than seven of the
States. In percentage relation of VOL
untary enlistments to total inductions
into the military service in the World
War 1t surpassed 43 Of the States.
Its population of voting age lover
2D in 1920 was sos ,255, exceeding that
of nine of the States.
eff all the workers in the national
classified service in the District were
subtracted from this number the pop
ulation of voting age would still exceed
that Of eight States.
Subtract all of the colored popula-
ton Of voting age and the Districts
white potential vote will exceed that
Of seven States.
Stronger Than IL States.
Subtract the colored and foreign
born over 81 years of age and the ma
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Congress have been surprised ct how
readily they agreed to this principle
when once they understood just what
we were striving for. Many Of them
have been laboring under miSappre-
hension as to what the movement
means. It Is not necessary for US to go
out and Tight. on the cold and snowy
battleflelds of Valley Forge, as our fore
fathers did, for liberty and representa-
ton. but 1t is necessary for every good
citizen to be an apostle and advocate
Of the principles of government which
were bequeatlled to US by these patriots.
And these patriots never intended that
any great body of citizenship should not
enjoy the privileges for which they were
giving their lives.
Cites Districts Part In War.
1.-TWO years ago went over the bat
tlefields in France and saw where the
terrible battles were fought by Ameri-
can soldiers, and saw many of their
graves; and no State in the Union had
greater representation in proportion
to the population in these great battles
than did the District of Columbia
These men went over there to fight to
make the world safe for democracy. to
establish those principles in foreign
naLlOnS SO THAT Tie CIClZeIlS mlgnC nave
the right of self-determination and q
voice in their own government, and yet
in the very Capital of the United States
from whence hundreds of these men
came no such right existed as exists
now.
Address Is Requested.
Mr.. Darr, after praising the records
of Proctor L. Dougherty and Mr.. ITALIA
ferro as District Commissioners, asked
Commissioner Taliaferro to address the
meeting. ~.
There has been some, difference Of
opinion on this question of national
representation for the District" said
Mr. Taliaferro, lust as there usually is
on all important questions. I will con-
fess that for some time was in doubt
about it myself. But have come to
agree with you that it is the right thing
for the people of the District
with me it has been a rather recent
conversion, but like all converts to a
cause am likely to become one Of the
most enthusiastic fighters. I do not
want to be misunderstood as to my po-