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The Washington times., 1930-07-01

Despite q sluggish start which
slowed him down to a walk cary
this season, Fred Marberry is con-
vinced that he has finally struck
his stride.
"I've got everything I ever
had now" the Texan enthuSed
after yesterdays game. "I'm
, due to be q big winner from
now on"
Eighteen games is the goal Mar.
berry has set for himself. Mar
herry's inability to get away prop.
.erly, more than anything else, re-
suited in his clubs loss Of first
place five weeks ago.
Marherry's return to form and
the recent brilliance of Alvin
SCrowder and Irving Hadley, along
with the assistance rendered by
kSam Jones, Ad Liska and Lloyd
Brown, promises to round ouJ
formidable staff for Walter john
son.
Although yesterdays win
was Marberry'S third in row,
it was his most encouraging
performance of the year. The
big fellow kept four hits so
Slkillfully scattered that the
enemy seldom threatened.
D Old reliable Sammy Rice may
return to his accustomed right
station today when the Griffs and
Browns get together in the third
game Of their set. Rice yesterday
reported to Walter johnson in
uniform. In the ninth period he
was substituted as a pinch hitter
for Roy Spencer and was pur-
Closely walked.
Since Sam Gray, rAght-handed
vpitcher is expected to work for
Bill Killefer. Sam West is ex-
.pected to patrol center field
while Dave Harris goes to the
bench.
Gen. Alvin Crowder will be
cunning for his fourth consecu.
tive success as a Griffman today
when he takes the firing line
against the Browns. He will be
opposed to Sam Gray, his former
team mate.
If Crowder registers he will au-
tomatically achieve a $3.50 per,
eentage break. To date he has
won seven and lost one more dur
Nng his association with both the
Browns and Griffs.
A ninth period drive featur.
ing Fred Marberry stood out
Yesterday when the Washing.
ton club evened their current
series with the Brownies. A
perfect bunt by Fred with the
paths chOked squeezed Capt.
Joe Judge over with the decid-
, ing run of a 2-tO-1 score.
- Judge had singled with one
Zone and Bluege doubled him tc
third. Rice batted for Spencer
Ind was Intentionally passed. load
ing the bases. Marberry then lalo
AcIown his perfect bunt. which set
tied the issue. Marberry was cred
tied with hit on the bunt, as
Blaeholder never threw to first
when he saw Judge had counted
with the winning run.
George Blaeholder, who dueleo
bMarberry to a standstill for eight
heats, was damaged by an error
tNhen the Griffmen scored in the
second. Cronin singled and made
second on Harris infield out
Judge then scratched single tt
.Kress, and when Kress overthreV
TO first Cronin tailed.
Kress atoned for this m1scue II
the fifth when he sent a home
run into the left field bleacher'
with nobody on. Both MarberrN
and Blaeholder then frightened anc
.pitched effectively until the Griff
men finally won out in the las
1wegulation period.
The Washington times., 1930-07-01

Major Van Vliet staged sew.
eral sensational rallies, time
and again coming from be-
hind to tie the count or take
the lead, but it just wasn't
his day, and his light. which
has burned brightly through
many gruelIing Army tOurna-
mentS in many sections Of
the world, and which was ex.
pected to glow in the finals,
was extinEuiShed by a gritty
chap who wouldn't give way
to anything but superior ten
mis-.
The Washington times., 1930-07-01
TEXAN THINKS
STRUCK
H|SSTR|DE
Goslin VS.. Manush
Their Records Since June IA

ABRH 2B SB HR RBI Az.
Manush. ~ II - s IL .St5
GOslin. 80. 81 IL 20 IL .@SS
Despite q sluggish start which
slowed him down to walk cary
this season, Fred Marberry is con-
vinced that he has finally struck
is stride.
The Washington times., 1930-07-01
Berlenbach Tutors
Street for Ring
Bout

Paul Berlenbach has come
back to the ring in the capacity
of coach for Vincent Sireci, a
neighborhood playmate of York
vile. Sideci faces Benny Gold
berg, on the card headed by
Sid Terris and Pete Nebo at
the Greensboro Stadium tomor.
row ni&ht in New York.
The Washington times., 1930-07-01
LEAGUE TOTALS TO DATE
LETTER FOR SOX MANAGER

There is a letter addressed to
the manager Of the Washington
Black Sox in the sports depart.
ment of The Washington Times.
The Sox manager can get same
by calling at the office any morn
ing
The Washington times., 1930-07-01

Lieut.. John w. Strahan cody
and efficiently disposed Of Lieut..
Stanley Robinson, ga, 81.
14, another eager youngster
whose over-eagerness was his un.
doing.
A veteran of many final rounds,
we'll UP on his game. and as
steady of Hoover's tariff views,
Lieutenant Strahan was never
anxious or in doubt over the I'll.
innate results. Occasionally he
took it easy to give the young
lieutenant time to catch, up. only
to pull away from younger men.
Game scores Of yesterdays
matches follow:
HEDEKTN-vAN vLrEr
First Set
Hedekin. .. S145A411ss1A4-
Van vliet.. 642S2244211 22-6-45
Second Set
Hsdek,n. .... 4ss441234s5-1-44
van vliet. 263O1A461B34-S-37
Third Set
H'dkln t:4:s::I4e5:s1ea+ss-sss
sTRAHAN- N-ROBINsoN
first Set
Strahan. ....S44 4647 4-6-42
Robinson ....B o 2 I 4 6A2 5 O-4-3S
Second Set
| Strahan. ,...,.....,.4 s474 1850
Third Set
| strahan. 4 4 o o 4 2 2 4-S-29
RObinaon .,,,.S 9 o 1 4 2 I 4 2-4-26
Entries for the District of
Columbia singles and doubles
open championships close to-
morrow night at 6 p. m. and
no entries will be accepted
after that time.
Entries should be addressed to
Joe Rutley, chairman tournament
committee. Edgemoor Club, Be-
thesda, Md.
All tennis players, regardless Of
residence or caliber, are engihls to
enter. The fee is 50 for the sin
giles and So for each doubles team.
The Washington times., 1930-07-01

Although yesterdays win
was Marberry'S third in a row,
it was his most encouraging
l. performance of the year. The
= big fellow kept four hits so
Skillfully scattered that the
= enemy seldom threatened.
The Washington times., 1930-07-01

iBatted for spencer I'm ninth.
HvasbInwt0n . y ] q q D o u Ia
Runs batted in-KresS. marbPrry.
SsVwO-hase hits - O'ROurke. Manush.
TSIueEP. Three-baSe bit-ManuSh. Home
r,,D-kress. Sacrifice hn-Cr0nin
stolen base-.JudGe. Left on hases-
Washington. 5; 81. Louie, 4. Struck
cut-By BlaeholheT, g.: by MarberrS,
2. Bases on balls-Oh 6laeholder.
4, eff Marberry, 2, CmpIres--(ieisel.
connolly and Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
y. c.. Naval Reserve

Members Of the list Battlion, United
States Naval Reserves of the District
of Columbia, have heard with regret
that their training ship, the U. S. de-
stroyer Abel p. Upshur, viii be relieved
from duty here to go to one OF the
East Coast navy yards to be placed
out Of commission and in reserve. The
Upshur Is one Of the vessels on the
long list of destroyers selected to leave
the active feet and to repose in some
fresh-water basin until it becomes OBJ
solete, unless some national emergency
should arise necessitating 1t again be-
ing put into service.
AS vet. it was said at the Reserve
Headquarters, no specific instructions
have been received here giving the de-
tails for the decommissioning Of the
vessel, which has been here several
years, and which Is used annually dur
ing the Summer not only to take the
local Reservists on their periods Of sea
training, but also Is used by the Balti-
more, Nd, Reserve contingent.
Further than the sentimental regrets
at the proposed removal Of the vessel.
there Is practical side. Twenty-sx
enlisted men will be placed in the field
of UNEMPLOYMENT Some of these men
have been aboard the Upshur and her
predecessors here, including the U. s. 8.
Eagle No. So, for about 10 years, re-
ceiving the pay of their rank and grade
in the Navy. They are all Naval Re-
servists who have been placed on an
indefinite period Of active duty In the
capacity Of shipkeepers, to keep up the
routine work aboard the vessel when
she Is not actually steaming on train
ing cruises. It was said at the Reserve
headquarters that all Of these men
would have to be relieved and placed
on an inactive status. The two officers
attached to the vessel, Of course, are
in the Regular Navy line, and they will
be transferred to other duties in the
naval service.
The removal of the vessel, a move
in the general reduction Of ships in
commission as a part of the govern
mental economy move, will also take
from the local Reservists one of their
very important training mediums. For
during the between cruise period, when
it was moored ct the Washington Navy
Yard, the personnel was given weekly
drills aboard 1t, and 1t served to IA
miliarize the men with the details Of the
duties aboard this type ship, which IL
the kind on which they would be ex-
pected to perform duty In the event
national emergency presented itself re-
curing the calling OF the Reserves into
active service.
Robbed Of this important training
medium, the local Reserve forces will
have to conflne their training entirely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
THE GARDEN CLUBS

At the october meeting Of the Poto-
mac Palisades Garden Club, the follow
Ing slate Of officers was elected for the
ensuing year: B. r. Reynolds, IT,, pres
ident; Bernard H. Lane, vice president;
z. c. T1ttue, secretary; F. M. Thring,
treasurer, and Mrs. D. L. Kelsey and
Mrs. B. kennedy, delegates to the Ma
tional Capital Federation of Garden
Clubs. It was voted to support the fed
Grafton to the extent Of 10 cents per
member per year, thus to help provide
funds to place the federation on q
more useful footing. The meeting was
held in the Community Hall at the
corner Of Cathedral avenue and Con-
duit road.
Garden Club flower shows are way
below par IN quality this Autumn, pre-
sumably as might be expected, but,
nevertheless, quite a disappointment to
those accustomed to the fine quality
shows typical of this vicinity. The near
loss of the dahlla crop was sad blow
to amateur flower growers in the subur-
ban area and left a hole that could
not be filled by other flowers.
The Rockville Garden Club has main
tanned q full and very satisfactory pro-
gram throughout the Summer and Fall
despite the generally dihicult growing
season. Mrs. j. p. Engle, the press
agent Of the club, in communication
concerning the meeting october 10,
held at the home of Mrs. Winfred e.
Berry, states that there was an unusual
quantity and assortment of choice
flowers on display. Conspicuous among
the blooms were two huge specimens
of cockscomb that had been grown in
an unwatered garden and many splen-
did roses. The judges of the after
noon were Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth,
Mrs. w. Z. Yocum and Mrs. A. L.
Quaintance. At the close of the Sum-
mer, or rather growing, season. win
ming points are TO be totaled and
prizes consisting Of various desirable
plant materials awarded. The club de-
cided at the meeting that 1t would not
hold the customary Fall show because
Of the general conditions prevailing In
gardens
A total of 80 members were present.
Mrs. Elmore spoke Of her wild-hower
collections and Of her report to the
National Capital Federation Of Garden
Clubs, and Mrs. George Hane, the
president, led the round table Discus
sion on garden problems.
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W. cru. News

The Capitol I'm unit elected the fol-
lowing officers at the october meeting:
President, Mrs. J. L. Bixler; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. N. r. crane: corresponding
secretary. Mrs. J. p. Church: treasurer,
Mrs. NJ. J. Mclean: recording secretary,
Mrs L. NJ. Mufley. The following APP
preparations were made: IS for COM
fort kits. IS for the Massachusetts,
fund, IS for the Central Union Mission
and q club Of 10 Young Crusaders.
Mrs. Bruce Baer. director Of Flower
Mission work. reported that 80 bouquets
had been taken TO Casualty Hospital, ~
bouquets TO others, provisions and good
cheer gifts, literature circulated and q
large box OF clothing sent TO Porto
Rico.
Miss Fortune Of Virginia led the de-
votionals The following delegates were
appointed 10 the annual convention, 70
be held in the Calvary Baptist Church.
Mrs. M. II. irish, Mrs. l.. Leonard. Mrs.
Harvey, Mrs. Fernsner, Mrs. zepp Mrs.
B. Bare, Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Single
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

toward extremely small and very large
types. The small Powered forms are
singularly attractive and exceptionally
free Towering and to many peoples
taste more appealing than the giant
varieties. Quite often one hears the
question propounded whether or not
the fad for giant forms Of various
flowers has gone too far.
The radiance roses are quite common
in this vicinity on account Of their
ease Of propagation and wonderful
yiFor. At that, who could fall to adj
mire q well grown red radiance bloom,
even though the variety 10 so generally
grown2 Except where one Is prepared
to dust or spray constantly throughout
the long growing season, 1t scarcely
pays to attempt to grow the more deli
cate varieties.
Hedge trimming and lawn cutting
have become almost lost art this
Summer. On many home grounds no
growth Of hedges or lawn grasses has
occurred since back in June.
Ringing or girdling Of young apple
trees to hasten the production Of BIOS
som buds has come to be a rather COM
mon practice In certain commercial
orchards where trees were planted very
close to one another with the idea Of
removing part Of the trees early in
their life. The work Is done in late
May or early June simply by drawing a
knife blade around the trunk or main
limbs. That such treatment Is not
without hazard was shown in Mich
igan orchard where considerable per-
centage Of the wounds developed into
fire-blight cankers. BY dipping the
knife blade into q strong mercury
disinfectant after each cut, danger Of
spreading disease would be removed.
The small black bullets produced In
the axis Of the leaves Of the tiger my
may be gathered and planted this
Autumn, much as one would handle
true seed. The many young seedlings
to be noted about the base of old tiger
lily plants trace their origin to these
bullets.
One enterprising firm has combined
peat moss and dehydrated COW manure
into one product with q proprietary
name. This material should prove very
useful on all soils in this vicinity, sup
plying both human and well balanced
nutrients ut the same time.
Among plants which do well in the
shade are the spider plant, plantair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
EVERGREEN CARE

Painstaking care in handling ever
greens during the planting process Is
quite evidently necessary to insure the
survival of costly specimens. In q re-
cent number Of the National Horticul-
tural Magazine there is an article on
evergreen culture on Nantucket Island,
IN which the author incidentally sets
forth his method Of planting young
stock. First q hole 10 inches across
and IL inches deep was dug and then
q spade of well rotted manure placed in
the bottom and covered with inches
Of loan before setting the young tree.
After planting the soil was firmly lamp
ed and thoroughly wet. A mulch was
then applied, but the manure was not
brought in direct contact with the
trunk. Caution was added not to hill
up about eyergreens nor TO dig in the
surface mulci1ing. During the trans
planting process care was taken 70 zeep
roots moist.
This may appear to be a little too
fussy, but when one Is handling plants
that have perhaps cost several dollars
apiece he cannot afford to neglect de-
tails. After all is said and done there
is nothing to equal thrifty. vigorous
evergreens as year-round source OF
beauty. Just now many evergreens look
rather ragged and tillkefnpt with nat
ural ripening Of leaves and drought IN
Jury, but, II really alive, may be expect
ed, with care, 70 come back strongly
next Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
NEW GARDENS

Those who are planning to develop q
garden or O new era next Spring will
be well ahead If the sod is turned over
this Fail thus allowing the grass and
grass roots to start decaying and also
exposing the soil to the weather. Agri-
culturists have observed that the bene-
ficial effect of turning under sod mani
tests itself most strongly the second
year and have explained this phenome-
non on the superstition that the grass
and grass roots must first decay before
they become available food for SUISSE
Quent plants. This is especially true
Of old tough stems and roots and much
less true Of tender Winter rye or clover
turned under In early Spring. This
tender vegetation rots quite readily as
compared with older material. Hence
the desirability Of turning under old
sods now that rotting may start
promptly.
Scientists have found out that the
soil organisms which decompose dried
grass and other mature vegetation use
nitrogen as part of their food, and that
II large amounts of undecayed material,
such as straw or leaves, are placed in
the soil the organisms actually compete
with the vegetables or flowers or what
may be cultivated crop for this nitrogen.
Hence undecayed vegetation in the soil
may be temporarily harmful and the
sooner rotted the better. The use OF
quickly available nitrogens, such as nj
trate Of soda, as fertilizer for crops
grown on newly turned sod Is especial
" desirable, and in this way the supply
of soil nitrogen can be made to equal
the needs of both the crop and OF the
decay organisms.
Along this line of thought investi-
gators found out why paper pots and
wooden boxes were not as good as
crockery pots for growing flowers or
seedlings. The organisms which were
busily trying to decompose the paper or
wood Of which the pot was made were
actually robbing the soil OF nitrogen.
When nitrate of soda was added to the
soil. the plants grew quite as well in
paper pots as In ordinary flower pots.
Even the old tin can is not half bad
for holding cuttings or seedlings for
a while because being metal it contains
no vegetable matter to be attacked by
accompanying soil organisms. 1t Is rath-
or difficult to accept the thought that
our garden soils are literally teemtng
with microscopic life, which has much
to do with the success or failure OF the
garden, but such is the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
GARDEN ITEMS

Watching the excavators dig the cell
lar for the new Department of Agricul-
ture Buildings one Is surprised how
uniform the soil is IN that location,
even to depth of 20-odd feet. From
all appearances the soil at all depths
Ia much better than that In many
suburban gardens, apparently having
been laid down as a river deposit in
times past.
OF sturdy ANIMALS the calendula APP
parently Is worthy example, surviving
this season where zinnias and mari
Colds succumbed 10 the drought. This
certainly has been fine year to study
the water requirements Of various
plants.
The xinnia has been wonderfully i'm
proved In recent years in colors and in
fullness Of blooms. In respect to size,
the change has been in two directions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

the situation, by devising a pressure
tester which records the number of
pounds necessary to force a round
plunger into the pared flesh of the
apple. AS might be expected, apples
and pears gradually soften with on
coming maturity, even before the
thumb can detect the change. At all
events, the pressure tester has worked
very well and is especially popular In
the Far Western orchards where fruit
has to be picked for long shipment.
It is, however, used to considerable ex-
tent in the East.
The application Of the pressure test
has been extended to other fruits,
pluns, peaches and even Strawberries,
and, although not absolutely reliable,
comes much nearer accuracy than did
the older tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
PEONY VARIETIES

The following list of peony varieties
was suggested in q recent number of
nursery trade paper: Reds, Karl
Rosefeld, Felix Grouse, Mikado, Lord
Martin QRhuzac; pinkS, Albert Grouse,
Claire Dubois, Nine. Ducel, M. Jules
Ellie, Edulis Superba, Octave Demoy,
President Taft, Sarah Bernhard and
Walter Faxon; whites, Baroness Schroe-
der, Nine. Emile Lemoine, James KEEL
way, Marie Lemoine, Couronne dor
and LIE Cygne.
According to the paper this list was
recommended by the American Peony
Society and as such constitutes the
combined Judgment Of Americas finest
peony growers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
APPLE MATURITY

The problem Of knowing just when to
pick Winter varieties Of apples and
pears so as to insure both good keeping
and good quality has long troubled
growers. Some of the indices to proper
ripening that have been used in the
past are browning Of the seeds, easy
separation from the spur and change
in color Of the skin. Yet none Of these
has proved uniformly reliable and re-
suits were greatly Influenced by en-
monumental factors such as tempera-
ture and rainfall Finally the De-
partment Of Agriculture solved the
problem, or at least greatly improved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

lily, native cardinal flower, virginiat
bluebell, myrtle and Oswego tea or bee
balm, according to information In o
gardening journal.
Plant remnants are uf1sightly and,
more to the point, are hiding place
for many over Wintering insects and
diseases. One might better burn UP this
a compost pile made up Of leaves or
straw
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HURT IN FALL

Capital Carpenter Injured In Drop
From Ecaffo1d Near Alexandria.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October a.
Falling from scaffold on which he
was working In connection with the
construction work Of the Mount Vernon
Boulevard, Robert L. Rose, 81, Of $50
Third street northwest, Washington,
D. c., received serious injuries yester-
day. Rose was employed as q carpenter
by the Grer-Lowrance Construction
Co.
The injured man was brought to the
Alexandria Hospital, where he was
found to be suffering from q fractured
skull and fractured shoulder.