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The Washington times., 1931-09-14
TEAMS
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CHAMPS

Spengler Post, Clarendon anc
Berbakos' Senators today enjoy
the distinction of being sandlot
champions of Washington anc
Baltimore.
The three teams - Midget
Junior Midget and Peewee title
holders of The Washington Times
Junior Baseball League-won the
right to the two-city honors
yesterday when each won we'll
earned victories on the Ellipse
diamonds.
Spengler defeated Rainier Card
inals in the best game of the day,
2 to /, the outcome being in
doubt until the last man was re.
tired in the ninth.
Clarendon walked over the
COlIingtOn Juniors, emerging
victorious by the lOpsided score
of 33 to 1. The Senators had
a battle but came out winner
by a 14-12 count.
Approximately 10000 persons
witnessed the three games, 5000
being in attendance on the Spen
gler-Ranier game.
Victories End Season
The three victories bring to a
close The Times Leagues affairs
for the year and also the inter
city series, sponsored jointly by
The Washington Times and The
Baltimore News.
Prior to yesterdays games each
Of the competing aggregations
had one victory and one loss to
it's credit. Carlendon and the
Senators won when the Baltimore
boys first invaded Washington
September 2 while Spengler Post
was the only Capital victor when
the washington boys visited Bal
timore Labor Day.
The ClarendOnS got away to
a 5-run lead in the first frame
and continued to pile up runs
through the eighth. In the Wis.
itOrS' ninth ShutOut was
averted when the COIIingtOns
showed over their lone tally.
The ClarendonS made as many
hits as they made runs, while the
Collingtons only compiled six
Prior to the ninth the Collingtons
had only touched Cowan for -four
safeties.
Spengler Post outhit the Rain
ers 2 to l just like the score
Failure to play headS-up baseball
on the paths cost the Spenglers
several runs. Bieber pitched a
magnificent game and but for
Butzky's homer would have
scored a Shutout.
The Senators and Mt. Holleys
played an even game through
the third. Then the Senators
took a commanding lead which
rapidly diminished. However
the eighth and ninth were score
less and the game ended with the
Senators in the aScendancy.
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NET CHAMPION
DEAD BROKE
BY MICHAEL J. FOSTER

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-He's
Americas new national tennis
champion, he's 10 years old, and
he's dead broke" And he's
afraid he'll have to quit tennis
after 1882 and buckle down to
some sort of work to earn his
livelihood.
No, Ellsworth Vines does not
believe in Santa Claus. But he's
a naive youth, this new tennis
king of ours and he was quite
sincere about his financial wor-
ries as he painted his own future
for the writer just before hopping
the limited for home, sweet home.
This serious, dour-visaged sec
ond Tilden" was even doubtful
whether he'd be able to return
to Southern California this fall
for his sophomore year at the
Los Angeles institution.
Aside from the question Of
money, however, Vines isn't wor-
ried much about his future. Nor
can he get all worked up about
being a champion.
81 was pretty lucky to come
through, / guess. And I'm sorry
/ didn't get a chance to play
Sidney Wood. I'd have liked to
make up for that beating he
gave me at Seabright."
Vines plans another full year
of tennis in 1882. Sam Hardy,
the captain of Americas 1880
Davis Cup team, has already ap-
preached him concerning his 60
ing abroad next spring for Davis
Cup play and the youthful cham
pion is all for making the trip.
Despite the fact that he has
several times in the past two
weeks said that he wouldn't look
at a tennis ball for a month
after the nationals, Vines intends
competing in the Pacific South
west championships which open
next Friday in Los Angeles.
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Mercury Grid Team,
Drills Thursddu

Check Webster. of the Mercury
gridders, requests the following
players to report for practice
Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock,
at Sixth and B Streets South
west:
Kilroy, Lewis, Wiltshire, Barny,
Self, Spaulding, Deschard, Schri.
yer. Clark, Zumbo, Ball, Cox Ii.
carione. Sperti, Kelliher. Freschi,
Shore, Girton, Fitzgerald. Mullen.
Simpson, Acquiline, Bertolini, C.
Limerick. Whitley. Carrick, Mag
gle, Tippett, Speed Ball and Nick
Handibee.
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referring to your sports
column of September l, wish
to say that here in Boston the
fans think your story was a
great tribute to one Of the
finest fellows in baseball.
Cup here in Boston Muddy
seems to have been the victim
Of a positively stupid manager
and a hard-headed owner. A
story appeared last fall that
Muddy would manage the SOx
in 1881, and Quinn made such
q vehement denial that every.
body was convinced that he
must have had him in mind.
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OtaIS. ....,.. SO ~ N
Batted for COnnally in eighth.
WASHINGTON

Runs batted in-Myer. West (S) Rice,
CrOuin. Morgan. TwO-base hits-Spen-
Ger. Wst. Three-base hits-West, Aver
ILL., Left on bCses-CIeveland. Z: Wash
lnGtOD. 10. Bases on balls Off Con-
nally. 2: off CrOwder. 2; off Hide
brand. 1. Struck Out-By Onnally, 8;
by CrOwder. 4; by Hlldebrand. 1. Hits
off COnnally. IS in ianlngs.; off
HIldehrand. Q In I inning. Wild pitch
-Hildebrand. Losing pltcher-COnnalIy.
Umpires-Dineen. Campbell and Me-
GOwaSl Tlme-1;60.
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ORIOLES GET
GR|FF FROM
z WAIVED
By GARRETT WATERS

Two minor league players be-
came Griffmen today. They are
Johnny Gill and Ralph Boyle,
outfielders of the Baltimore club
of the International League.
Uncle Clark Griffith confirmed
their acquisitions early this morn.
ing.
Boyle comes to the GriffS in an
outright sale, but player is to go
to the Orioles in part payment
for Gill. Owner Weiss is to have
his choice of one of the IL follow.
ing Griff players, upon whom
waivers have been secured. accord
ing to information from Balti-
more. They are Bolton. Judge,
Jones, Phelps, Banks, Clark, Grit
fifth, Masters, Jordan, Liska,
Powell and Mcleod.
The addition of the new per-
formers brings out efforts put
forward by Griff recently to
strengthen and build his club for
next year. He bought Frederick,
a pitcher, and Travis, a third
basemen, last week from Chatta-
nooga, while as a starter, he pur-
chsed Monte Weaver from Balti-
more about a month ago. The
bringing of Bill Andrus from
Chattanooga for a once-over COM
pletes his recent efforts.
Likely Looking Prospects
The two new boys, Gill and
Boyle, are likely looking pros
poets from all indications. This
is especially true in the case Of
Gill. who is considered one of
the best outfielders in the Inter
national League
In fact, Griff is figuring
largely upon Gill for next sea-
son. The low down on Boyle
is that he has only been pur-
chased as one to be developed
later.
Gill, however, has the goods
right now. He is a big fellow.
standing six feet, weighs around
the 100 mark and passes his
twenty-fourth year only this
winter.
His hitting has been a feature
of the International League this
season. His batting average up
to the latest releases reads .345
in las games, which includes 201
hits in 583 times a. bat. Included
in his bingles have been 43
doubles, 7 triples and "a home
runs.
Can Drive 'Em Across
The important feature about
Gill, however, is this. He has
been the leading run driver Of
the league this year. His total
at the present time is 122, an
excellent total for any player
whether a minor Lacquer, big
Lacquer or sandlotter.
Gill bats left-handed and throws
right. He has a strong arm.
Uncle Clark Griffith thinks he
has a real jewel in the player
and says so in these words:
"Any player who can drive
in 122 runs is worth a trial on
my club. And that is certainly
what our present aggregation
has lacked all season. Maybe
Gill will answer our cry for
punch. He's going to get q
thorough chance to show his
prOweSS at any rate"
The youngster Boyle also is a
left-handed hitter. He has hit to
the tune of .301 for the season.
Griff sees much promise in the
lad and plans to leave nothing
undone to develop him. He is
just 20 years of age.
Gill is to report to the Griffs as
soon as the Baltimore clubs
chances of getting anywhere in
the International League race are
over. Owner Weiss team is in
fourth place at the present mo.
ment, only three games away from
first place One more loss will
throw his changes out of the 60
ing altogether.
Boyle is not to report until Man.
ager Johnson leads his men South
next spring,
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Times Junior Box
Scores

Total. SO "A 13I Total. AS SO q IS
Collington ..... 900 90 90 l. 1
Clarendon ...... 8 2 0 0 10 3 x-33
Runs-Tolford 90, Cooksey (6), Cop
page O., Copeland (2l. Jones (S), Will
son (3). Darr (D, COwan CD. Thorpe
(3), Kautsch Errors-kautsch CD,
Larkins, Tolford. Copeland. Two-base
hits-CopeIand (3). Geisler. Three-base
hits-Coppage. Wilson. Kautsch. stolen
bases-Collington Clarendon (Sl. Sacri-
fices-Cowan, Jones. Double play
Cooksey to Darr to Wilson. Left on
bases-ColIington (2), Clarendon. Bases
on balls-Off Cowan. 2; off Butler, 3;
off Houck. 8; off Reggiuk, 6. Hits
Off Butler. II in 4 1-S innings; off
Houck, 16 in 2-S innings. Hit by
out-By Cowan. 4: by Butler, ?. Balk-
Reggink Winning pitcher - ,Cowan.
Losing pitcher-Butler. Umpires-Bren-
nan and Cicola. Time of game-3:1O.
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NICK AITkOCK m 6 h t edge
out the Boston club. but the
final standing never would look
natural without the Red SOx
holding the lilies in their hand.
DESPITE the fact you could
practically buy a seat on the
New York Stock Exchange for
the price of a world series ticket
they've got extra mail trucks
working In Philadelphia just
delivering applications.
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A. 4. Cyr and LiLLGrd
PLUu for Net Title

A. A. Cyr and Lillard will play
for the Roosevelt Hotel tennis
championship.
Yesterday Cyr accounted for
Black and Pomeroy, while Lillard
disposed of Dougherty, who had
beaten Little. Black had elimi-
mated A. p. Cyr.
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ARMY LOOMS
AS BEST ON
GR|D|RON
BY EDDIE CASEY
Famous Harvard Football Player and
Present Harvard Head Coach


BOSTON, Sept. liking Foot
ball, already having drawn most
of the colleges to his great fall
court, will find the Western con-
ference elevens and three more
Eastern teams, Princeton, Yale
and Harvard, joining the big
parade tomorrow in practice.
To predict that this will be
footballs greatest season would
be to resurrect the pet expression
which has heralded most of the
nations gridiron campaigns for
the last 30 years. Certainly this
should be one of the most inter
esting of football seasons, From
a crowd standpoint. it comes in
the second year of a serious bust
ness depression.
From the games standpoint,
there will be new faces to be seen,
new names to speed across the
country by radio and telegraph,
new and old rivalrieS to provide
outstanding touches, and new
coaches to be tested. From a
purely sentimental standpoint, it
will be interesting if for no other
reason than that it is the first
season in a decade when that
great man and extraordinary
coach, Knute Rockne, will not
be with us.
ROckne Still Is Topic
Wherever I have talked with
football men since his tragic
death last spring. discussion of
the game invariably has turned
upon Rockne and the effect his
passing will have on Notre Dame
football. Perhaps I overestimate
man whom / always have con-
Sidered genius, but to my mind
Notre Dame no longer can expect
to have such exceptional teams.
And only an exceptional team can
tackle the schedules and make
the breaks and win the games
that Rockne teams won.
NOtre Dame should have good
teams and good seasons, but I
will be most surprised if they
approach the greatness achieved
by their predecessors.
Everybody, of course, recognizes
Rockne's genius, and acknowl-
edges that he left a Notre Dame
system. His assistants who will
carry on are fine football men.
but the difference between good
Notre Dame and exceptional Notre
CONTINUED on Page 18, Col. -
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Condition of West, Manush
Troubles Johnson
Bv GARRETT WATERS

Looks if Dave Harris has regular job cut out for him
self in the Gf outfied this time At least that's how
appearances shape up with the teams oufeldng department
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
RIFFS GET GILL, BOYLE, FROM BAL LT|M0RE
Boston Fan Writes
RUeL Is Appreciated
Turned Around Again
) Collins Answers Quinn
Young Bridges
Could Win PennGnt

This department in the of several months has
ceived no end of communications from local baseball fans
anent the plausbily of managerial berth for Muddy
Ruel It occurs this day of Lord September H.
1881, that these FANS well many others who have
harbored the same idea but who have refraned from
writing would like to hear of similar expression from
Boston fan.
that during his several soourns in the Hub City
backed by his many visits there in Washington and New
York uniforms Ruel has impressed the eating bugs
Just as he has impressed the Washington FANS hence the
following from Michael T. Keeher assistant cashier Fed
nralM Mofin Rank of RnStnn
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m a h e mat
ically clinch-
ed last place.
And the sea-
sons last cru
cial series is
now going on
b e t W e e n
the Red and
White SOx to
see who gets
the cellar.
If the White
SOx could be
Spurred into !
big l o 8 n g
streak the y
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Baseball
Standings


YESTERDAYS RESULTS
WASHINGTON. Z: Cleveland. /.
New York, 2: Detroit. first Hame).
Chicago, 6; Boston, s first gSme).
Boston, q Chicago, 2 "a innings
called on account of darkness).
TODAY'S GAMES
st. Louis at WASHINGTON.
Chicago at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia 1.-TWO games).
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Total. SO S27 IS Total. 81 427 6
Rainiers .......... 900 900 0 O--1
Runs-Chaco Baur, Bhtsky.
Errors--Allers. Shawker, Fritz, Greg
orio, Battista. Three-base hit-Baur.
Home run-Butsky. Stolen base-Carle.
Base on baIls-0ff Coolahan, 2; off
Fritz. q; off Bieber. . Struck out
by CooIahan, 3; by Fritz, 5; by Bieber.
.. Winning pltcher-Bieber. Losing
pItcher-Fritz. Umpires-rFitsgerald and
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NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

The Cards aren't yet sure of
winning the pennant, but that
Cincinnati club has already
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

Yesterdays RESULTS
Cincinnati. /: New York. (frist
New York. o: Cincinnati. (secOnd
Chicago, II: Boston. Z (first Eame).
Chicago. 8: Boston. (secOnd camel.
Brooklyn. s; Pittsburgh. 5.
st. Louis, 6: Phillies. 2 first gamel. .
st. Louis. 4: Phillies. tsecOnd gamel.
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
BROOKLYN at fPittsburgh.
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NOtre Dame should have good
teams and good seasons, but I
will be most surprised if they
approach the greatness achieved
by their predecessors.
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ProperWood
Important

One and a half billion
board feet of lumber goes
into the American home each
year as furniture. The care
full selection of furniture on
the part of the consumer
with due regard to its con-
struction and design, will
bring about improved man
ufacturing practices and a
closer and more intelligent
utilization of wood. For
this reason, the National
Committee on Wood Utiliza-
ton is appealing to the
American public to co-ope-
rate in bringing about good
wood-using practices in this
field.
A bulletin is issued under
the direction Of a subcom-
mittee composed of commit
tee members, supported by
an advisory committee Of
specialists interested in the
development of various
phases of American home
life. Since the early stages
of the committees activities,
B. S. Warren, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, has taken a
keen interest in the project
and has materially contrib
Sted to its eonsummation,
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Fatigue and
Furniture

Comfort in furniture has
been stressed over and over
until every one is familiar
with the idea, and almost
everyone agreeable to it.
But furniture-other than
beds, couches and lounges
as cure for fatigue is
something not every one
has considered.
When it is remembered
that an eminent scientist has
declared that more. than Is
per cent Of the American
people suffer from overfa-
tlgue, and that "that tired
feeling is natures little
warning to stop and rest
before a more dangerous con-
.dition develops, the impor-
tance of every aid to rest
and conservation of energy
cannot be 0verestimated.
One of the most important
considerations in regard to
overcoming fatigue in the
home furnishings is that Of
the height of working sur
faces.
In almost every room in
the house there are tables,
desks, stoves, dressers or
some other piece of furni-
ture, the surface Of which is
used for some activity.
Ii this surface is not the
correct and convenient
height the home manager is
likely to expend as much
energy adjusting herself to
the incorrect height as she
uses in accomplishing the
task itself.
A great many pieces of
kitchen furniture come in
varying heights and the care
full buyer will purchase the
one which is most comfort
able for her.
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new home things. This fall,
better still.
So look around the house
and see how you might share
in this extraordinary stu
alton for your home. There's
many a pleasant evening yet
to be enjoyed outdoors on
the porch or on the lawn.
And then there are the
longer evenings of the win
ter when a more comfortably
arranged home will make
living more pleasant for
everybody.
Guests to think of, too,
and growing-up children, as
we'll as Mother and Dad
why shouldn't. you have
more Of the things you have
always wanted for them and
for yourself, now that they
can be had so reasonably?
Stores Cooperate
There e's thrill ahead for
you, too, if you haven't
looked over the newer things
in home furnishings for some
time. Not only for the bet
ter taste in the designs of
suites and chairs and tables
and all the other things that
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Furniture Prices Are Now AbnOrmaIIy Low
Prices Lowest in Sixteen Years,
But Due for Upward Swing
By EAGLE FRESHWATER
Furniture Counsellor, Hearst Newspapers

home furnishings, as en-
phasized by as prominent an
authority as DR.. Julius
Klein, assistant Secretary Of
the Department of Com
merce at Washington, a few
weeks ago.
Dollar Buying Power
In one of his Sunday eve
ming talks, this Government
official said:
"The dollar is buying
more furniture today than it
has at any time since 1915.
Our experts at the Depart
ment of Commerce assure me
that furniture prices are
about 25 per cent lower than
they were in 1880 at this
time-and so per cent lower
than in 1929.
Manufacturing costs have
apparently hit rock bottom
there is little distress mer-
chandise' left on the market.
l am by no means a prophet
in such matters, but impair
tial trade experts who ought
to know tell me that it is un-
likely that we shall see any
immediate downward trends
in furniture prices. 1t seems
plain that the person who
buys today will receive
greater value for the invest
ment-if he or she chooses
wisely-than any customer
has obtained in the past Is
years. "
Offerings made by the
stores Of this city during the
furniture sales will more
than substantiate those state
ments. For stores are max
ing much more than the
usual effort to induce you to
buy, not only through spe-
cial sale discounts, but,
equally as interesting and at
tractive to you, by present
ing to you at these low
prices furniture of better
style, of better taste and
suitability, and, of course,
quality.
Dreams Realized
The fall furniture sales
have for years been an ad-
vantageous time to choose
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People are "fixing up"
, their homes again, the
people Of this city and every
city all over the country,
for they find they are get
ting more furniture for their
money than at any time in
Is years.
Furniture prices are down,
way down. Just half what
they were a couple of years
ago, according to govern
mental authority. At the
wholesale markets in the
various furniture centers in
June, manufacturers offered
furniture at the lowest prices
in 16 years. And 16 years
takes you back to the days
of 1915.
But it is interesting to
note that these low market
nriceS held firm Thpv did
not "break. Apparently
prices are clear down. APP
parently they are not going
any lower. Apparently peo-
pie who buy furniture for
their homes now are not
only going to get more for
their money than for 16
years, but more than they
may get in a few months
to come, as prices swing up
ward again.
Stores Need Business
So it is a good time to
buy. Especially now as the
autumn furniture sales Of
fer, as an inducement to
stimulate business and to
clear stocks, additional dis
counts from this lower gen.
eral price level. Scores want
business! Want you to
realize how low furniture
prices are. Want you to
know this is an abnormal
situation.
How advantageous a time
it is to refurnish your home,
or a room or two of it, or
to replace the old, the worn,
the soiled, the marred, or
the out-of-date home things
you have been wanting to
get rid Of or to add to your
The Washington times., 1931-09-30

go into the home, but from
the greater interest stores
take in helping you choose
the right things. Happily
they do. Happily they make
an extra point these days of
selecting correctly styled and
appropriate and pleasant-to-
live-with furniture, so that
you can more easily find the
things that will go we'll with
those you already have.
What are popular? The
furniture of our own coun-
try's earlier days, the vari-
Gus types called generally
the Early American, in maple
or cherry or mahogany or
walnut, of simple but stately
design, are favored by many.
Especially by the younger
folks.
New Rugs, Drapes
So many more interesting
things, in floor coverings
and draperies and lamps and
chairs, as well as suites, are
being offered in this mode
today. Especially in capti-
waiting occasional pieces,
such as chairs and tables
and desks and sofas and so
on. All sorts Of selections
for every room.
Along with these provin-
cial American types and be-
cause it goes so we'll with
them is the newer vogue for
the French provincial, in
beech or chestnut or other
woods, and walnut. The Eng
lish provincial, too, usually
developed in oak, is winning
more interest for the dining
room, the library or den, or
for Dads bedroom or the
boys.
Then the classic, more for
NAL types the Georgian,
Sheraton, Chippendale,
Adam, Louis XI and XVI,
Heppelwhite, Queen Anne,
the French Empire and Di-
rectoire-all these are fay-
ored.
In the notifications Of all
these, what some call the
modernization of them and
their adaptation along
simpler lines to the Ameri-
can home of today, in the old
favorite walnut, many people
find the things they like.
Whatever the choice may be,
it is utility and comfort as
well as pleasing appearance
that people are cherishing
today in the things for their
homes.
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Reductions in
Price Make Now
the Time to Buy

Reductions in the prices
of all those essentials Which
come under the category of
home furnishings make this
an exceptionally favorable
time to buy.
With prices the lotDeSt in
II years and workmanship
and quality equal and, in
many cases, better than in
the past, this is the time to
UiSit home-furniShingS stores
to acquire those things needed
for so long.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30

(UPPER LEFTY: section of the living in
Home Sweet Home at the Hecht Company. The living
group is built around two-piece suite at SITS
UPPER RIGHT): Showing Duncan Phyfe period
dining suite of 10 pieces in mahogany offered at
$3.50, at the National Furniture Company.
(CENTER): One of the newest styles in living room
furniture in shades of mohar upholsterng Three
pieces for $129, at Goldenberg's.
(BOTTOM) Governor Winthrop Secretary in solid
mahogany and comeback Windsor Armchair complete
imposing writing group Secretary, $125Oo. Chair,
$1275-at the julius Lansburgh Furniture Company.
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Dreams Realized

The fall furniture sales
have for years been an ad-
vantageous time to choose