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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
OLD DAYS OF TOUCH BASEBALL GONE,
 SAYS KID GLEASON, VETERAN OF 90S

a second baseman-just booted 'em in the pants and set em off the base"
 Gleason recalls the season in the early 90's when, as pitcher with the. Phillies, he won 36 games.
 A year or so later he went on, they moved the box back farther from the plate and that put a lot of pitchers out of busi- ness, They either lost their con- trol or couldn't last out a game.
 At the old distance a fellow could, pitch every other day, if he was tough When won 36 games for the Phillies I pitched every other day-had to. We had only 15 men. The reason the hurlers can't work so often now is be- cafse of the increased pitching dis tances."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
GAMES SATURDAY Pacific Coast Ieagfe

OtihLo oh OhDhI
 Pacific Coast League Mission 6; Seattle A. Oakland 4, l; Los Angeles 10, 0, Hollywood 10; Portland T. San Francisco l; Sacramento 8.
 National League Philadelphia 4; New York 3, ten innings. Chicago 8; Pittsburgh 3. Boston 5; Brooklyn 4. Cincinati-St. Louis, rain.
 American League New York 4; Boston 5, ten in- nings. Washington 2; Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 1; Detroit 3. Cleveland-Chicago, postponed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
Illini Coaches

There hasn't been much bally- hoo about it, but the University of Illinois believes it has turned out perhaps more coaches than any other single institution, in view of the fact that 400 gradu- ates of it's four-year course in ath- letic coaching and physical train ing now are employed as coaches or physical directors throughout the country. Eighty will be ad- ded to the list in June.
 Notre Dame has contributed up- wards of 60 men to the ranks of college football coaches, but the graduates of the Fighting Irish have not gone much beyond this speciality.
 Illinois covers wider field. At Urbana, the embryonic coach can get his training under Bob Zup- pkes in football, Harry Gill in traEk.& Craig Ruby in basketball, Gaz4 sLundgren in baseball. Only 9 snall percentage qualify as var sity athletes themselves, adding further proof to the fact that it isn't necessary to be star play CT in order to be good teacher
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 = Baseball, in the words of gruff and grizzled Bill (Kid) Gleason, "ain't what it uster be-"
 The one-time pitcher and sec ond baseman, now head coach for the Athletics, says old-fashioned baseball is gone forever.
 They can't bring back the old kind of game, not the way we fel- lows played it." he declared as he put the squad through it's practice paces.
 No, sir-ee. Know how I used to play second base? I'd let em slide onto the bag, then kick 'em off and slap the ball down on their conks. Yes, sir. Kick 'em right off the bag. That's the way we put 'em out.
 Take the pitchers. You never see a pitcher nowadays running in front of man when he's going to second or third, do you? Well, VIC did it when l was pitching. Any time a man tried to steal I'd run over in front of him and slow him up. If a pitcher did that today folks would think he was crazy
 Another thing I used to do I'd tell the catcher not to throw the ball to anybody but me when a runner was going down. I'd back off the rubber after a pitch and yell for the ball. Many man l tagged out at second when I was pitching But the way liked best to put 'em out was after I became
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
A1 aM1 yI nNNY ql,X lN N N Qly;;I;((',||,k;$;Z|, k$ZIl
ITALIAN GOULD.~~ ASSS6SSG!ATER AsS6SG7!sA E5I2SSE eSsEss

among thousands Of boys whc know him only by reputation, boys in an impressionable stage many of whom possibly were made bet ter boys by his stories of George Gippf and others.
 He gave to the world an amaz- ing personality and will to win Through the deeds of his teams and the men he coached he gave more than one fight talk to the country at large.
 "Knute Rockne has gone to join Percy D. Haughton, '99 = another bridiron immortal. They leave tc other men their most valuable contributions to the greatest oi American college games"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
NOTICE

NOTICE After May 1st al bills or ac- counts against the Olympic Poo Room will be paid by George Stebac.
 JOHN COVICH, adv. MIKE B. DRAGNICH.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27

MacSpadden, Pete Schmitz, Dave Ramsey, A. Osborne, McClair, Fitz- patrick, George Schmitz, Fred Schmitz, Jack Schnitz, Fred Hen ming, A. Mozeth, Nello, F. Mathe- son, Stewart, Charlie White, Red Shaw, Bill Schmitz, Jim Ramsay Blomquist, Rodenberg.
 Four on Umpire Staff
 Members of the umpire staff are:
 Nostrand, chief; Bill Kirk, Rus sell Hermann, E. Bathello.
 Besides President Theile, the of ficers of the League are George Kohlhell, vice president, and Jack Davis, secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27

Although the Cardinals. with or without their slugging outfielder. Chick Haley, have been made pletty firm favorites to repeat in the National League, Ed Wray in his column in the St. Louis Post Dispatch indicates the wise money around St. Louis has quoted the Chicago Cubs to win at odds of 3 1-2 to 1, bracketing the Cardinals, Brooklyn and Giants at 3 to l.
 This at least indicates how very closely matched the betting men considered the four main pennant contenders However, there has been no preseason evidence so far strong enough to justify prefer ence for the Cubs over the Cardi- nals
 The Cardinals have proved their case. They have all around class and they have the pitching
 The Cubs chances hinge on too many ifs" If Rogers Hornsby makes a real comeback, if either Bell or Jurges fills the bill at third base and if the club gets more consistent pitching than in 1930, the Bruins will have at least an even chance to win the battle royal.
 
 Then there's Brooklyn-but why renew this argument for the 99th time? The box scores arc telling the story in more interesting fashion already.
 Harvari's A. A. News add this tribute to Knute Rockns:
 "Raoke gave to football the shift behind the balanced line. He gave to football coaching scores of young men. He gave to the game the idea of concentration on detail to which he attributed his suc- cess. He added football literature by his contributions.
 He was force for great good
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
WHIST PARTY

There will be whist party at the Parish Hall Tuesday evening, April oath. Good Prizes. Refreshments. Admission fifty cents. Public in- vited. (advO
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
PLAYERS NAMED FOR THREE CLUBS IN BALL LEAGUE
Empires Are Chosen and First Game Is Sched-
 uled for May 10

At a meeting yesterday of off
 cers of the. Gastineau Channel Amateur Baseball League the per- sonnel of the three membership teams and of the umpire staff was announced and agreement was reached to begin the playing sea- son Sunday, May 10. The de- tailed schedule of games will be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27
GAMES SUNDAY

Pacific Coast League Hollywood 4, 2; Portland IT, 6. Mission 5, '; Seattle T. 3. Sacramento 5; San Francisco 4. Oakland-Los Angeles, postponed on account of rain.
 National League Chicago 3; Cincinnati 1. Pittsburgh 1; St. Louis o. Other games postponed on account of rain.
 American League New York T; Washington 8. Detroit 8; Chicago A. Other games postponed on account of rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
FAR EAST BUSINESS T1AMPERED
BY WAR GESTURE IN MANCHURIA

The Commerce Department through
out the past week was almost in con-
slant touch by radio and cable with
its representatives in Japan, China and
Manchuria because of the warlike mill
tary activities. paralyzing business in
Manchuria and greatly affecting trade
throughout China.
AS Japanese government bonds slump
ed in trading on the New York Stock
Exchange. assurances came from the
departments representative in Toxic
that the financial situation in Japan
was receiving the close attention of
government and financial leaders.
Spread of Boycott.
The spread of the boycott in China
was given as the reason for the con-
templated shipment of $30,000,000 in
gold from the Yokohama Specie Bank
to the United States during this month.
At the same time. H. A. Butts the de-
partment's representative in Toxic, ad-
vised the department the Japanese
government has not altered its policy
of maintaining the gold standard, but
it was probable the policy of restricting
loans may be modified.
From sources outside of the depart
ment it was asserted that the, recent
weakness of Japanese bonds on the
stock exchange was not justified by
existing conditions Three reasons were
attributed to the cause: SlacknesS in
the general bond market; fear that
Japan will suspend the gold standard
and the Manchurian situation.
The Manchurian condition locks bad
in the headlines only, said Saburo
Sonoda, New York manager of the
Yokohama Specie Bank. He added that
he looked for the entire situation to
be settled soon. The japanese military
movement was explained by the banker
as merely a concentration of troops to
protect our interests in Manchuria and
we intend to continue doing So
The latest word from the troubled
zone came yesterday from Assistant
Trade Commissioner c. E. Christopher
son ct Mukden, who described the bust
ness situation there as showing no i'm
provement.
Foreign firms" Christopherson
radioed the department, ARE said to
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unable to meet the terms imposed IN
her at the conferences early last wear
Acute conditions also exist in HUNGARY
and in Austria and are likely to como
to head next month So. while tho
domestic outlook is more PROMISING II
is hampered by the serious conditions
abroad which have entangled them
selves in our own credit structure to
such an extent that both national and
international situations must be ripbted
before complete recovery occurs in the
financial and business world
In country where the increase in
the number of holders of securities has
been so rapid as here. the effect on
actual purchasing power and on tho
disposition to buy caused by loss of
income from dividends must be great
1t is satisfactory therefore, to note a
pause in the number of dividends re-
duced or passed this month and the
declaration of regular rates by MN
Der of important corporations rho
recent changes have been mainly with
small concerns and there has been q
notably high record for conservation of
cash resources among finance com
panies and banks. The former have
seen their dividend paying capacity re-
duced by losses of income on stocks in
their portfolios. The latter have felt
it necessary to adjust their dividend
rates to level more IN l-c-7ing with
ne tc.G- o. ti.S-e GGp-cc. : 81 assets
ICopyrIght, 1sS1.l
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ICE SALES IMPROVE;
PRICES LOWER PROFITS

Earnings of American Ice Co. in the
three months ended September 80,
1881. held very close to those in CORE
spending period of the preceding year,
but the company was unable to close
up the gap between earnings for 1881
and $780, which had developed in the
earlier months of the year. Net profits
for the period was $1,765,955 compared
with S1.893, 310 but because the COM
pany had purchased some of its COM
mon and preferred shares. the earnings
on the common stock in the three
months period were $2.74 a share
against 1913 : year ago. For the nine
months the company earned 1887 a
share against 1894.
Unusually high temperatures during
the Summer resulted in a greater ton
mage of ice being sold than year ago,
but price weakness prevented the COM
pany from realizing fully on the greater
volume.
This price weakness has continued
to date. In October, with temperatures
for the month averaging higher than
for any other October in the history OF
the Weather Bureau, American Ice had
tonnage sales greatly in excess OF the
like month last year.
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be continuing the reduction of their
STATS"
japanese gas mains are being ex-
tended into the international settle
ment of Mukden. Chinese telephone
systems are being consolidated and the
Japanese are reported to have Sug-
geSted that their municipal water sys-
tenn be extended to the international
settlement and into the Chinese city"
This proposed expansion was regarded
as especially significant because of re-
ports that Henry Pu-Yi, boy emperor"
of China, was en- route from Tientsin
to Mukden where it was said the Jap
anese intended to enthrone him.
Christophersons Geographic state
ment was received shortly after Com
mercial Attache Julean Arnold at
Shanghai had reported that boycott
activities appear to be gaining momen-
tum in North China, although not re-
sulting in hardships suffered in other
sections due to opportunities to dis
pose of stocks of boycotted goods.
"Unconfrmed estimates" Arnold re-
ported, indicate that as a result of
the boycott, japanese trade through
Shanghai has decreased rs per cent.
Freight Trcffic IIampered.
Freight traffic on all lines except
in Chekiang Province is hampered by
communicating of rolling stock for mil
itary use.
SOVIET wheat in the amount of 1000
tons arrived at Shanghai during the
week. The shipment is reported to be
the first Of three shipments aggregating
1000 tons for the account of local
Chinese firm"
AS fighting continues along the rail-
way lines in Manchuria, the Chinese
Eastern and South Manchurian Rail-
roads have entered into an agree
ment and will inaugurate the Europe
Far East parcel post service today, ac-
cording to Mukden advices.
The Chinese Eastern is jointly con-
trolled by China and Soviet Russia and
the South Manchurian is owned by
Japan. Connections will be established
with the TranS-Siberian Railway
tSoviet) SO that parcels coming from
Europe will be carried on continu
Gus route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
COPPER TRADE HOPEFUL
OF CURTAILM ENT PACT

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 14-Although
several delegates to the World Copper
CurtaiIment Conference here met in
formally today most of them enjoyed
respite from the metal discussions.
which arc to be resumed Monday aft
ernocn. There has been no real deci-
sion reached yet. but the trade is hope
full of some sort of curtailment pact
and points to the fact that the Belgian
and South African delegates. who we're
to sail today, have put of their de-
parture until next Wednesday.
A constructive announc ement may be
forthcoming Monday or Tuesday, ac-
cording to speculative circles. but this
view is not held here by representatives
of American or Canadian low-cost cop
per producers. who feel that the only
sensible way to put the red metal in
dustry in good statistical shape is to
permit the high-cost producers to close
down entirely until prices reach such
level they will find operations again
profitable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
Trade Trends

BY the Associated Press.
Building total value of building
permits issued in 2l5 cities in October
was $76,965.597, a decline of 3.3 per
cent from September and 1872 per cent
less than during the corresponding
month last. year, BradStreet's reports
The value of anticipated building
stands about one-fifth of that in the
high month, February, 1924, the sur
vey says, and explains that this esti-
mate is based on the fact that Brad
streets building permit index for Oc-
tober, 1881, stands at 32.5, compared
with 1908 for February, 1924. Be-
tween September and October there Is
normally a "a per cent seasonal rise.
Furniture.-Buyers returning from the
mid-season furniture markets in West
ern cities report that their purchases
of new goods were limited. The alb
sence of unusual price or style devel-
opments, they explained was respon-
sible for cautious buying. Retail activ-
ity continues at an active level with
all types of furniture in demand
Lesther.-For the first time this year
manufacturers are calling fer large
quantities of leather and other types
of betting to replace WORKOUT equip
ment. The increased call is regarded
by producers as a reliable indication
that industrial activity is to be re-
sumed on a more active scale after
the first of the year. One betting
manufacturer said that sales for Octo-
Der exceeded the average monthly level
for the first time since the Summer
of 1929.
Petroleum-The average price of
crude petroleum at 10 representative
producing fields was higher last week
from the preceding week at 1871 cents
barrel, against 87.l cents, according to
Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter. Average
gasoline prices at four refining centerS
was higher last week at 4.93 cents a gal
Ion, against 4.8l cents gallon a week
ago The average at this time last year
was 5.625 cents gallon.
Shoes-The New York Hide Exchange
reports that preliminary estimates place
show production during the month OF
october at 100000 pairs, against o.
73l COO pairs for October last year. The
total output during the first 10 months
| Of the current year, including the pre-
liminary estimate for last month. was
277 ,46l 900 pairs, against 268, ,00C
pairs during the corresponding period
last year.
Steel-Operations of steel mills in the
Youngstown district next week will be
at 40 per cent of rated capacity. an in
crease of 3 per cent over the previous
week, Dow, Jones & Co. estimates
Youngstown Sheet a. Tube activities ir
the district will be advanced 10 per cent
to 80 per cent of capacity.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, November ID up UNITED
States Department of Agriculture). -
Cattle. 900 head: compared week ago.
surety cholce weighty steers nominally
weak; In between grades fed steers and
warnings, 75a10 90 under Monday but
about 90 under close last week: COM
mon steers and yearlings relatively
scarce and steady to strong instances
higher; fat cows about 25 lower but
low cutters and cutter kinds strong:
common and medium grade butcher
heuerS fully steady. but good to choice
Ight he1fer and mixed yearlings 25a50
lower; vealerS, LOCAL so lower; stockers
and feeders. after sharp advance, closed
with good STARE upturn erased: extreme
top welghty steers, 1918; best yearlings,
12.lO; practical top late HIS; bulk
fat steers sold at 7.00a1O.5O; average
cost standing around 900: about 1000
stockers. 4.50a6.25; few loads toppy
stockerS am light feeders. 70Oa7 so.
Sheep-6,000 head; for week ending
Friday, 100 doubles from feeding sta
tions, 1900 head direct; all classes
fully steady: choice fat lambs higher In
instances; fed lambs predominated since
mldWeek; closing bulk. good and choice,
native and fed Western lambs sealing
so pounds down, 5.75a6.35 few. ESQ.,
92-96-pound weights. ,5.75a625; choice
clipped comebscks, 625; native bucks.
4.75a5.35; throwouts 4OOa4 so; fat
ewes. 1.75a250; few, 2.75: white-faced
range-feeding lambs, 40Oa4.65.
Hogs-200 900 head, including 1900
head direct; steady to 10 lower: TO-
220 pounds. 4.75a4 go: top, 495; 800
270 pounds. 4.65a485; pigs, 409a4.35;
packing sows, 4.15a4.40; compared week
ago, 10a15 lower; shippers took 1000
head; estimated holdovers, 1000 head:
light lights, good and choice. 14O-l6O
pounds, 450a4.80; light weights, l60-
200 pounds, 4.60a4.95: medium weights.
200a250 pounds, A.65a495: heavy
weights. 250-350 pounds. 4.65aA so;
packing COWS medium ard good 275-
SEQ pounds. 4.I5a4.50; pigs, good ana
choice, 100-130 pounds, 4.ooa4.5o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
CREDIT PLAN AIDS
BUSINESS MORALE
Presidents Hoover's Propos-
al for Strengthening Banking
Structure Is Well Received.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER,
Associated Press Business Writer.

NN~NNNAN"NSN
Bank failures have been fewer and
! the country's security markets higher
since formation of the National Credit
Corporation.
The corporation was conceived as a
medium through which surplus funds
of strong banking institutions could be
loaned to weaker ones to enable the
latter to maintain liquidity without sac
rif1cing frozen values recklessly. 1t has
accomplished, on the basis of business
reaction, at least part of its aim
Absent from present market transact
lions, it is said by brokers. is the forced
selling of securities by banks of the
country in order that cash on hand
would be built up to an amount ade-
these sales, which were being made in
relatively heavy volume during previous
months, played an important part in
depressing security prices.
At the Office of the controller of the
currency it was said there has been a
material leSSening of national bank
failures during the last month. Only
about 10 closed their doors, as COM
pared with "a during the corresponding
period of 1880. 1t was said the Ma
tional Credit Corporation undoubtedly
aided materially in the favorable COM
parison." State bank casualties for the
similar period are not available.
The new corporation functions
through local associations formed for
the purpose of indorsing notes of banks
which desire credit. Only nigh-grade
collateral, as normally accepted by
banking institutions, is being taken as
collateral on loans. 1t obtains its funds
through subscriptions of individual
banks. similar to the manner in which
Federal Reserve banks obtain their car
ital, except that the amount subscribed
by each bank depends on the amount
of its net demand time deposits rather
than a percentage of its capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
BRITISH FINANCIAL
| Center APPROVES
NEW GOVERNMENT
Business interests Watching
Outcome Of FTarco-German
Debt Negotiations.
ACTIVITY IN SECURITIES
MARKETS is CURThlLED
Recent Reports Show Better Con-
ditions in Textile and Steel
Industries.
BY LEONARD J. REID.

Associate Editor of the LONDON Economist.
BY Gable to The Star.
LONDON. November 14.-In the f.
rancial district attention was focused
III. IN Parliament and the French-Ger-
man. negotiations today. The new gov
ernment's showing in the first week of
the session was generally approved by
the financial district which welcomes
the evident determination of a ma
lorlty to maintain unity and to avoid
nasty decisions upon tariffs, although
q dlS9uieting feature is Winston
Cnurchill'5 bid for leadership in wreck
ing tarrifistS. threatening serious pres
sure next Spring.
emphasis upon the interconrection of
British and European problems COM
merclal and financial, voiced the unani-
nous feelings of the financial district,
where the continued absence of any
forward step in this situation is fret
ting the nerves Of the whole business
community.
Trade Reports Good.
There has been a perceptible slack
ening of activity in securities, the rise
in industrials having been temporarily
exhausted. The consensus is that the
next move will be upward and that
there will be little scope fer bear tactics,
though there are no immediate signs
of resumption of the advance.
Trade reports continue good in the
textile industries, especially where
large numbers of temporarily dis
charged workman arc being re-em-
ployed. There IVES e large October
output OF steel, but October exports
OF all commodities were poor The
effects upon foreign trade of the stinu-
lus given by the oevaluation of the
exchange value OF the pound were not
expected to be observable so soon. In
dustrial possibilities in the near future
are believed to have been fully dis
counted by the previous rise in share
values; concurrentiy, the weeks par
llamentary developments suggest that
there will be no tariffs until 1882, anti
dumping powers being left entirely to
the governments discretion in the
meantime
Securities market SPECTATORS are cor
fronted with nothing to go for and
simultaneously with announcements
show that holders OF shares face
period of lean income before the bene-
fetal effects of the fall in the pound
mature.
The calculations of the economists
show that for 10 companies aggre-
gate prcHJS we're t3,U40,bf0 Tor the
fiscal years 1930-31. compared with
f7,285,50 for the period of 1929-30,
a decline OF SO per cent
Investors are now paying greater
attention to international factors The
rise in certain gold prices suggests that
conditions are ripe for the beginning
of a slew recovery in countries in
which there are no political complica-
tions; hence the quiet buying of Argen-
tines, Brazilians and Australians per-
sists, while pessimism is manifest in
the attitude toward European securities.
(Copyright 1917