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The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Decision Was Awful

Jack Sharkey's defensive fight
ing. was the only high class
demonstration of the evening.
In addition to such a sorry re-
port of the whole affair, we
have to say the officials who
made the decision a draw, if
anything, we're less capable to
do their work than were the
police and promotorial crew
who mishandled very abund-
ant audience to the queens
taste.
BY this time you are probably
beginning to suspect we do not
approve of anything that hap
pened during the evening; if
so. your apprehension is well
founded.
We neither approve of Mickey
Walker as a heavyweight chal-
lenger nor do we approve of
the listless efforts Sharkey
made to keep the little upstart
from Rumson, N. j., in his
proper place. Neither do we
sanction the decision, but since
Sharkey didn't protest it and
since the Walker crowd seemed
to embrace it as a little better
than they deserved, why should
we worry?
We should have rather seen
Walker get the decision than
to have seen draw pro-
nounced. We have no use for
draw decisions. They are very
unsatisfactory to our way of
thinking. It seems to us that
two fighters, if both are trying.
should be able to set up some
kind of a margin between them
selves,
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

Of his that cost him outright
victory.
One hates to think what
Schmeling would have done to
Sharkey in the languid state
of mind which enveloped the
latter last evening. Walker
couldn't make Sharkey do much
fighting, but Schmeling makes
'em all fight-if only in self
defense.
Yes, my brethren and "ciS-
tern" too, it was a very sad
and unsatisfactory affair when
you think that both gentlemen
have their eye on the toga
which has adorned the likes of
Sullivan and Corbett and Demp-
sey and even Gene 'Tunney.
The result doesn't help
Sharkey one whit in anybody'S
estimation and it gives Walker
license to go on fighting heavy
weights when as a matter Of
truth he's just a fair-to-middlin'
light heavy. They'll bring
Walker on now to fight
Loughran, and then maybe be-
fore another year is over to
meet Sharkey again.
And we say let them do so.
We shan't get excited. The
whole crowd of them are a
dime a dozen to us, and a
bakers dozen at that. We re-
peat-one of the most meaning
less fights we ever figited
through, the absolutely worst
decision we ever saw and the
patronage was handled like
men and women boarding a
convict ship. Inside the arena
and outside the milling was
terrible and those who found
their seats did so with no
oecorum or assistance. Bah!
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

Mickey Walker is no longer
q good fighter. He's something
Of a nuisance and mild menace
to whoever is in the ring with
him, but last night he didn't so
much as scratch Jack Sharkey.
He is not the tearingrin toy
bulldog he was when he won
the welterweight title. He's
Just a street corner fighter with
a lot of Irish nerve to keep him
on his feet through a given
length of time.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Pickups and
Putouts
BY GINO SINH

The Mid-city fight crowd was
teetering last night. .. They
bOoed and cheered heartily and
in unison. They were eager
for the promised description of
the Walker-Sharkey fight. e.
and cheered Justify when they
heard Walker had won the
first two rounds. :. were silent
when they heard that Walker
had been flOOred. .Berlenbach
looked glum when he entered
the ring. :. didn't change his
expression as he walked out
:. The wolves hOwled loud
when Referee Short disquali-
fled Berly. and refused to
shut up when poor, blind
Irish" Patsy Klein, stood with
bowed head in the middle of
the ring. However, quite a
few quarters and half bucks,
not to mention, greenbacks
came into the ring, afer they
had finally heard his tale of
woe. .LatzO said Good Luck,
Sam" as he shook hands with
Weiss before the bout. and
gave him a real friendly pat on
the back when the decision
was announced. C harlie
Short predicted great things
for Frank Fullam. he re-
minded him of X. o. CLANCY,
BaltimOre's famed X. o. artist
The announcement that
Marty Gallagher was to appear
against Babe Hunt on next
weeks card was greeted with
scattered applause 80. and a
few gruntS.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
GOSL|N SHOWS
OLD POWER

Goose Goslin is up among the
hitters of the American League,
where his familiar name had not
been seen for two seasons. The
slump of Goose was the most pro-
tracted in major league history.
Goslin worried about it. He just
feasts on his base hits.
Then there was that lame whip
which caused his trade from the
Washington team. The famous
Salem carpenter saw new kids
coming into the league making
him look like q busher. So he
started analyzing himself and
trying to figure it all out.
|, The Goose reached the con-
clusiOn that he was hitting
where the fielders were and
that was not the game. His
timing was not perfect, but he
mastered that and still he
could not climb much above the
800 mark.
Late last season he began to
show flashes of his old power.
This year he has been hammer
ing the ball from the start Of
the race. He is up among the
sluggers, leading his team by a
wide margin and really being
the big gunner OF the Browns
attack.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
GERMAN BOXER
WINS FIRST

OAKLAND, Calf, July 23.-Al-
though he failed to live up to
advance reports, Ernest Guhring,
German heavyweight, who claims
that he has never been able to
get Max Schmeling into the ring
with him in Berlin, today held
a 10-round decision over Les Ken
nedy, Long Beach longshoreman.
In a listleSs bout in which
neither fighter displayed the
punch of a lightweight and
which brought vollies of Bronx
cheers from the spectators. Guhr-
ing took four rounds, Kennedy
three, with three, even.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
ROBINS FAIL
To GAIN

With a chance to move closer
on the league leading st. Louis
Cardinals against the weak Pitts
burgh team, the Brooklyn Robins
were only able to divide double
header and remained stationary
in their pennant pursuit. One
hit, a couple of fumbles and a
walk or two gave the Pirates six
runs in one inning in the
opener, which Pittsburgh took,
10 to 6. Pittsburgh was bad
enough, but Brooklyn was much
worse. A double by Frederick
and Heimach'S amazing ability in
the pinches won the night cap
for Brooklyn, 3 to 2.
Lucas checked the fallen Giants
of New York with eight hits and
the men of McGraw slid before
the declasse Cincy Reds, 4 to 3,
plunging into fourth place.
Yanks Divide
The champion Athletics took
their ninth straight as they
topped the Cleveland Indians, 7 to
3. 1t was Walberg's nineteenth
hurling triumph. He gave only
six safeties.
McManuS, Tiger second base
man, made two thrilling catches
to save Pitcher Uhle'S hide,
Detroit turning back New York
3 to 2. Gehrig hit his homer
No. 29 and Babe Ruth whacked
Nos. "a and rs to snatch the
second game for New York,
8 to S.
Woody English poked a single
in the eleventh to score Hemsley
for a to 4 finish for the Chi.
cago Cubs over Boston. The
Bruins moved into third place, a
game and half behind Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
AUTHS ANXIOUS

The Auth unlimited nine want
a Sunday game. Manager Kent
may be reached at National 4630.
The Auths will meet the Colum-
bia Heights team Saturday at 8
o'clock: on Monument Diamond
No. 9.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
DOZIER READY

SAN FRANCISCO, July %.
Battling Dozier. negro San Fran
cisco welterweight, today was pre-
pared for his 10-round go here
with Johnny Freeman, of Dayton,
Ohio. tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
WASHINGTON

Mating averages.
1Batted for CrOwder In fifth.
st. Louis. ..... OO12SO OO2 O-S
WASHINGTON. 1000 5000 o.
Runs batted iR-H. Rice, Hargrave
(2). Hayes. Schultz (2). StOrti (S). Ben
cough, kress. Gray. TwO-base hlts-H
Rice. Burns, BengOugh. Three-base hit
GOslin. Home run-StOPti. Stolen bases
GOslin. Kress. Double play-KuheI tO
CrOniR to KuheI. Left on bases-St
Louis. g: Washington. 3. Bases ON balls
of Gray, L: off Burke. 1; off Crow
der. I. Hits-Off CrOWdeF. . In in
n1ngS: off Burke. In 4 innings. Hit
by pitcher-By Gray (BlueEe). struck
eut-By Gray, 1; BY CrowdeE, 2; by
Burke, 1. Losing pIteher-CPOwdef.
Umpires-Gelsel. Moriarty and Owens
Time Of Eame-1:5a.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
STILL
HOLDS BACK
GR|FFS
By GARRETT WATERS

play these days, old man slump
continues to hang about them.
It's gotten so now that even Jack
Tulloch, the enthusiastic and op-
timistic Alexandria scribe, has
conceded the AS the 1881 gon-
falon.
The Grifmen are certainly the
most difficult team to figure out
at this time. One day they will
perform like champions while the
next they will fall before the OPP
position without even struggle:
It would seem that the law OF
averages would lift them from
their present slumping state, but
apparently there's no chance
right now.
Trail by Nine Games
A ray of hope was offered when
Manager JohnSon'S men broke
out in that five game winning
streak recently. But the series
final with the Detroit Tigers
snapped this hope while yester'
DAVIS 8 to defeat at the hands
of the St. Louis Browns ADDED
gloom to the simmering fire.
The Griffmen, by yesterdays
defeat, now trail the AS nine
full games as Connie Mack'S
men handed the Cleveland In
dams a 7-tO-S setback at Shibe
Park.
The left-handed Wallace He
bert will be on the mound today
for the Browns as the Griffmen
try once again to snap out OF
their slump. Dave Harris, usually
inserted in right field when a
left-hander is working, will not
be in the lineup for Manager
Johnson, because of illness, He
is confined to his home at the
Cavalier Hotel.
Harry Rice will once more be
seen in the outfield, then, in
Harris absence. Sam Jones has
been nominated by Manager
johnson as the Griff mound
starter.
Gray Too Good
Neither Alvin Crowder nor
Bobby Burke were effective
against the Browns yesterday
Crowder, who started, had the
chance of winning easily, as his
mates supplied him with a four
run lead in the first inning.
But he couldn't hold it and
as a result was taken out of the
box in favor of Burke, who
hurled from the sixth on. The
Browns, by that time, had
counted six times for a 6-to-4
lead.
Manager Killefer's men added
to their total off of Burke by
counting twice more in the
eighth.
In the meanwhile, the Griffs
were finding it harder and
harder to connect with Sam
Gray'S shoots which seemed 10
get more deceptive as the GO
ing progressed.
Gray was invincible after the
first inning when the Griffs
scored their four markers. In
this frame he walked West, hit
Bluege and gave up bingles to
Cronin, Harry Rice, Hargrave
and Hayes. He allowed but two
hits thereafter, one by Bluege
in the seventh and another by
Sam Rice in the eighth.
The Browns collected Is bingles
all told. Nine of these we're off
of Crowder while the other six
were off Burke. Storti socked q
home run over the right field
wall in the sixth to. open the
way for Crowder's retirement.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Sharkey Fights Cautiously

Sharkey was cool, even in
The face of Walkers itinerant
tantrums such as you see boys
IN the street employ when they
are slugging it out toe to toe.
ne fought a cautious fight also,
IN fact too darned cautious to
suit most people and it may
have been satety-first attitude
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
DANCE AT INDIAN SPRING

The Indian Spring Golf Club
will hold it's regular club dance
Saturday night, July 25. All who
attend are assured of the usual
good and entire relief from the
heat Of the city.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
CONGRESS HEIGHTS WORKS

All members of the Congress
Heights A c. nine are requested
to report for the important prac-
tice in preparation for Sundays
game with the Kanawi1a A. c. It
will take place today at 5 o'clock
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
KANAWHAS ACTIVE

Kanawha A. C. will tackle the
Auth A. C. today at S o'clock on
Monument Diamond No. /. Mem
bers of the opposing teams are
requested to report promptly.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
ROSS JEWELRYMEN BUSY

The Ross Jewelry Juniors will
play the Stewart A. c., of Balti-
more, Sunday at o'clock on the
Monument Grounds, Immediately
following it's game with the Fus-
Sell-Yourg nine.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
K. OF C.'S COP

The K. of C. Peewees defeated
the Potomac A. c.. yesterday,
12-3. After tying VS2 count at
3-all in the fifth, the Peewees
put the game on ice with nine
runs in the eighth.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Baseball
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
st. Louis, 8: WASHINGTON. 4.
Athletics, Z: Cleveland, 3.
Detroit. 3: New York. , (first Game).
New York. 8: Detroit, 3 tsecOnd
game).
Boston. 3: Chicago, 2 first game).
Chicago, 8; Boston, (second game).
TODAY'S GAME
st. Louis at WASHINGTON.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago mt Boston.
Detroit at New York.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Benny Bengough Proving
Big Help to Browns

BY GARRETT WATERS

Owning baseball farm comes in mighty handy for big
league teams every while The St. Louis Browns are
thanking their today that Owner Phil Ball has con-
trolling the Milwaukee club of the American Asso
cation
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

to pay a big price in order to
get the man they wanted.
Bengough IS no youngster when
his career in baseball is reviewed
for a moment. He was with the
Yankees five or six years ago
and would have been kept but for
an injury to his arm which prom
ised, at the time, to end his
baseball days.
Benny Hits
But he has come back to bring
out another of those things" in
this baseball racket. This time
he is at the top of his game
despite his age and he will likely
stick around with the Browns for
sometime.
BengOugh, incidentally, has
filled the bill in more ways
than just for his experience be-
hind the plate. He has hit very
hard and timely, which is graft
flying to the Browns, who
lIS uTCu "uCN Vi GACA puASA
would be missing by Ferrell'S
absence.
Benny, as he is called by his
mates, collected four hits, IN four
trips to the plate, one double
in the game against the Griffs
yesterday. He has hit like that
every since his entrance into the
lineup to make things completely
satisfying.
Naturally, Bengough will not
come near Ferrell as batter dur
ing his stay in the game, but his
presence right now is certainly
helping the Browns at time
when they really need help be-
hind the bat with their star
Ferrell out of the picture.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
NEWS SERVICE POLL GIVES TAR SLIGHT EDGE
HSGiLOr Is ListLess
Walker Just a Nuisance
Decision Not So Good
Woe Is Me, Woe Is Me
TlUO Terrible COntenders
Walker and ShGrkey

NEW YORK, July 49, But one item was absent to make
the Mickey WakerJack sharkey 5round fiasco at Ebbe
Field, Brooklyn last night one OF those things the oes
place for which is the garbage can
The only terrible thing that didn't happen was foul
And we are too the audience wasn't handed
one below the belt at that.
Positively negative from beginning to end, the Walker
and sharkey fight established thing in our mind and
that is they both poor contenders for the highest gift
within the realm of fistianahe heavyweight champion
ship Jack sharkey has gone back in his attack 1000 pei
cent since he fought Max Schmeling.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

*Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Pittsburgh, 1O-2; Brooklyn. 6-3.
Cincinnati. 4: New York, 3.
Chicago. 5; Boston. 4.
TOday's Games
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
TERMINALS TROUNCE

The Terminal nine in the In
duStrial League downed the Lof-
fler team yesterday, 11-2.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
STANDARD OIL TO
ADVERTISE TRACK
EST RESULT S

Advertising in 1914 newspapers in
1,459 cities and towns of thirteen
states will be the keystone of the cam
paign which Standard Oil of Indiana
will conduct this year on motor oils.
This newspaper is one of the list Sc
lected by the advertising agency hand
ling the campaign.
The newspaper advertising will fol-
low on a novel and elaborate test of
the oils which was conducted on the
Indianapolis speedway from March II
to April 9 by experts of the American
Automobile association. Standard of
Indiana purchased thirteen different
makes of stock cars and put them at
the disposal of the association for
the test. These included a Ford,
Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile,
Chrysler, Studebaker, Hudson, Cadil-
lac, Willys-Knight, Nash, Cord and
REQ.
Data as to consumption, dilution,
carbon-forming characteristics, effici-
ency of the fabrication, and other de-
tails were carefully gathered and re-
corded by the A. A. A. officials and
will be presented in the series of ads
by which the company will this year
undertake to inform automobile deal
ers as well as motorists as to the fine
points of good fabrication of cars.
Radio was brought into the cam
paign to announce the conclusion of
the test at the speedway, and booklets,
direct mail, and other advertising
helps are to be used. But newspaper
ads will be the chief medium through
which the company will endeavor to
make known to the public the proof
of its claims furnished by the Indian
apolis speedway test.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
CLOVERDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Westman and
son, Burton, of Crosby, visited at
John Christianson's Saturday evening.
Harold Henderson of Beroun, spent
Sunday at Oscar Stems.
Roy Power made business trip to
st. Paul Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Steen were
entertained by neighbors and friends
at a parcel shower at the George
Steen home Sunday afternoon. They
received many beautiful articles.
At four o'clock a fine lunch was
served to the crowd.
There are several bad fires in the
vicinity and the high wind is tanning
them fiercely. Some hay has burned
in the meadows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Farncrook and
Phyllis Mae of Minneapolis, spent the
weekend at o. B. Stems. They re-
turned Sunday evening and were ac-
companied by Mrs. Jesse Farncrook
and Miss Hilda Steen.
Miss Elvera Lundberg visited at her
home in Sandstone over Saturday and
Sunday.
A number of young folks enjoyed
the party at the Glover hall Saturday
evening.
Miss Evangeline Thompson of
Hinckley, and Einar Norlander were
quietly married Saturday. They re-
| frf % IL
Monday and will live on the groom's
farm near Cloverdale.
The Misses Delpha Steen, Catherine
Wolfe, Evelyn Petsko, Loretta Wolfe,
and Clarabelle Hansen of Hinckley.
spent the weekend at their respec-
tive homes.
Joseph Petsko and John Christian
sen received new Fords from Joe
Cameron of Danbury, Wis. Friday.
Arthur christensen spent the
weekend at the home of Paul Pear
son.
There will be Luther League meet
ing Sunday eevning, April 10, at s
o'clock. You are invited.
Axel Nelson is erecting a brooder
coop and intended to order $50 White
Leghorn chicks.
Franklin Sacre drove the mail on
route 3 several days last week be-
cause Mr.. Bork was sick.
A cousin of Jim Campbell from
Hinckley, visited at his home Sunday.
Frank Westman spent Saturday
evening at o. Pearson's.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
OGEMA

George Brown of Iowa, moved onto
his farm last Thursday.
Most of the farmers are getting
ready to seed.
David Dudrey was a caller in Oge.
ma this week.
Miss Nellie Benson from Sturgeon
Lake, spent the weekend at her home
Chas. Robinson's home caught on
fire Sunday afternoon on the east side
of the house in the banking. II
caught fire from the running fire on
the northeast side of the road it is
thought, the fire running northeast
to Fred Golf and the Ed Thoms homes
The people here had hard fight with
fire all day Sunday.
Nal Brant is having lumber sawed
at T. ]. Ryan's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Benson and
Delma and Mrs. Swan attended the
operetta Friday evening at Hinckley
Haze Grace, Emery Huntley, and
T. ]. Ryan went to st. Paul with a
truck load of stock Monday night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
(From Another Correspondent

R. R. Kramer and H. T. Kreuger ar
rived here Tuesday from Cedar Falls,
Iowa. Mr.. Kruger loaded the re-
mainder of his household goods on his
truck and left for Iowa Saturday,
where Mrs. Kreuger remained since
the burial of their son, Owen.
Nellie Hansen spent the weekend
in Hinckley with her teacher, Miss
Glazier.
School Dist. No. 1913 opened school
Monday after their weeks vacation.
Chas. Fretland of Nickerson, spent
several days in Ogema last week. in
preparation of his trip to Washington.
Mrs. John Linehan and Mrs. D. ".
Waggoner paid a visit to the North
school Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Duxbury of
Minneapolis, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mackenzie and
Mrs. Ella Todd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stulen and son,
Clarence, of Weblake, Wis, visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stulen Sun
day.
Mrs. Curtis Lyon and children spent
the weekend in Hinckley, with Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elder Bostrom and
family spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stulen.
r. r. Kramer and H T. Kreuger
were entertained at supper by Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Mackenzie Thursday eve
ming of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Mckee and son, Lyle, and
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stulen were sup
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Mackenzie Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lyon and fam
lily, Mrs. Hilda Swan, and Melbourn
Swan attended the funeral of a friend
at st. Croix Falls, Tuesday of last
week.
Gust Bostrom and his lady friend
motored here from Minneapolis to
spend the weekend with the Elder
Bostrom family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
Oak Lake Neighborhoed

Miss Evelyn Larson visited in Du-
luth over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Anderson, Dem
mis-, Myrtle, and Jerome; Woodrow
Nelson, Leroy Ostlund, Anders An
derson and Ed Koecher called at Vic
tor Swenson's Sunday.
E. ]. Miller and two of the boys,
were business callers at John N.
Wolby's Saturday.
Hurley and James Anderson were
callers at the Andrew Anderson home
Sunday.
Fern, Doris, and Allie Anderson
visited at G. E. CAROLS Sunday.
John and Mervin Fiske, Raymond
johnson, Nelson, and Victor Sven
son spent Sunday afternoon at John
M. Anderson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe O'Kronglis and
daughter visited with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike O'Kronglis
Sunday.
Fern Anderson is spending few
days at G. A. Ferguson's.
August Larson and H. ]. Berglund
attended the Presbytery at Duluth
Monday and Tuesday as delegates
from the Union church at Kerrick