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The Washington times., 1931-06-23
DENN|NG TIRES,
LOSES BOUT

Jack Denning, the all-Navy
heavyweight champion from Nor.
folk, Va, might have gained the
decision over Arthur Huttick,
New Yorker, in their 1O-round
bout at Fort Washington had he
conserved his energy.
The sailor spent himself in the
first five rounds trying for a
knockout with a barrage of left
handed punches. His blows
lacked steam and Huttick had
little trouble in escaping danger.
The New York boy was the
stronger over the last half of
the route and wore down his
opponent with singing raps to
the body.
Sailor Landers, of Norfolk, was
awarded a Six-round technical
knockout over Eddie Buell., veteran
local bantamweight. Buell. badly
wrenched his shoulder in a mix
up at the ropes in the fourth.
He tried to continue the fight,
but was forced to quit after the
sixth round.
George GoldSby, Third Corps
Area welterweight champion,
scored two-round technical
knockout over Harry Green of
Fort Washington. Green lost
much blood from a nasty cut
over his left eye and the referee
stopped the bout. Roddy Davis,
local lightweight. outpointed
Soldier Green, of Fort Washing
stou. in the opening six-roundeR
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
VAN RYN
WIN NET PLAY

WIMBLEDON, England, June
% 0.N.SD. - With beautiful
weather again prevailing, the an
nual Wimbledon tennis tourna-
ment entered its second stage
today.
Sidney B. Wood, the promising
young American star, encountered
little difficulty in his second
round match against A. G. Cross
ley, of Britain.
He eliminated the Britisher in
straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, 60.
John van Ryn, Of Princeton,
followed Wood with a hard-earned
victory over Albert Merlin, one
of the young French players. He
defeated the Frenchman in
straight sets, 60, Ga, 6-1.
H. w. Bunny" Austin, king
pin of the British contingent,
played a flawIeSs game to defeat
HI. SaitOh, of Japan, 6-1, 6-S,
60.
Nigel Sharpe, the young British
player who achieved something
approaching tennis immortality
yesterday by eliminating Henri
Cochet, the French wizard, in the
opening round, defeated his
countryman H. B. Purcell, 60,
6-3, 60.
The women's singles opened
this afternoon. Mrs. Nicolopoulos,
of Greece, the former Mile.
Vlastos, defeated Mrs. Burr, of
England, 60, 3-6, 60.
Miss F'reda James, England,
defeated Mrs. McIlquham, Ire
land, 6-1, IS, and Miss Naomi
Trentham, England, defeated
Mrs. Wheatcroft, 6-3, g..
The first big thrill of the wom-
ems matches came when SenOrita
Lii D'AlvareZ, the brilliant Span.
ish star, took the court against
Mrs. Randolph Lycett, of England,
SenOrita D'Alvarez won the match
2-6, 81, 60.
Mrs. Van Ryn, wife of the Davis
Cup player, defeated Miss E. R.
Clarke, of England, 6-3, 6-3.
Miss Helen Jacobs, one of
Americas chief hopes, had a
Walk-over in the opening round
due to the withdrawal of Nine
Pons. France.
Fraulein Peltz, Germany, de.
feated Mrs. E. L. Satterhwaite,
England, 60, Ga.
Other results in the mems
singles:
Fred Perry, England. defeated
IwaO AOki, Japan, Is, 60,
6-3.
G: p. Hughes, England, de-
feated J. c. Gregory, Australia,
3-6, Is, 60, 6-3, 60.
E. Maier, Spain, defeated w
H. Powell, England, Ga, ST
60, 1-6. 8-6.
R. Mkt, Japan, defeated w.
Legg, Britain, 81, 60, 8-6.
MADAM Mohan, India, defeated
Ronald Boyd, Argentine, 81
90, 81.
Jiro Sato, Japan, defeated G
Lyttleton Rogers, Ireland, 46,
IS. 90.
Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfree
won her first match in the
women's singles, defeating Miss
Jedrze Jowska, 2-6. "a, 6-3.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
a NeU Recreation Field
j. C.. C.'s Outdoor Home
Beat Boiling Field

Introducing Harry Viner, who
tossed out the first ball in the
game between the J. C. c. team
and Boiling Field. the j. c. c.
team winning by 7 to 3, Morris
Cafritz declared the former was
responsible for the realization
Of the dream of his fellow club
men to have outdoor facilities
as well as the spacious indoor
facilities at Sixteenth and @
Streets. That being the case,
Mr.. Viner is to be complimented
for his foresight and vision in
organizing his brethren into a
financial committee to see that
equipment and space be provid-
ed for a limitless outdoor recre-
ational program.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Perhaps, the greatest number
are inclined to give the Govern
ment League the olive branch
but the Industrial, Departmental
and even the Georgetown Church
League have their ardent and
raucous supporters, not to men
ticn the Capital City Loop.
All have many good reasons
for their contentious and each
loop can point proudlv to players
who have made their undisputed
mark in local baseball. Some
have even gone into higher fields
the minor league.
Let's take the Government
League. They got Sam Simon.
Cy SimOnS, Fred Waple, Broth
er Harding, Lefty" Kunhnert
Babe CIapper and dozens of
others of that caliber.
The Industrial has such stars
as Bob CPirateD Magee, Art
Dofflemyer, Pick Hamel, Dick
Streeks, Lefty" Jewett, Free Col
lier, Joe Freschi, Ben Womersley,
Irish Long, Marcus Chaconas,
Lefty" Tri~~ "Hello" Hall $50
Cor:flower and Bennie Spigel.
Cody" Shapiro, Lester Slgman
and Abe Povich are some of the
outstanding players of the Depart
mental League. The Georgetown
Church has AL Duryee, Harold
Hodges, Herb Freeman, Paul
Pizza, Forrest Burgess, j. Brown
and Lefty" Dawson.
CAPITAL City boasts such capa-
BILE performers as "Huck" Stahl,
BIackie Adair, Tom Sweeney,
Art Johns and Jake Lewis.
None of the present leagues can
compare with the powerful Wash
ington Independent back in 1924
That loop was composed Of such
crack teams as the Knickerbock'
ers. Shamrocks, WarwickS, Mo
hawks, etc. The league was Sc
evenly matched that the clubs had
to fight every minute in order to
annex a victory. Thousands used
to witness these contests and in
terest was widespread.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
WASHINGTON
CLUB PLAYS
DETROIT
BY GARRETT WATERS

DETROIT, June 23.-The Griff-
men face an important time OF
it in the next two days. I'm
portant because the chance is at
hand to get closer to the Phila-
delphia AS.
The AS play two double
headers with the st. Louis
Browns in the next two days.
Losses in any of these four con-
tests while the Griffmen arc win.
ming will brighten Manager John
sons band.
Manager Johnson's men play
double-header with the Tigers to-
day, opening this series of four
games in three days. The AS also
play twin engagement at St.
DLouis, also another one to-
morrow.
Can Manager Connie Mack's
pitchers stand up under the
strain? Can the present make
shift lineup continue to win?
The Griffmen and others in the
league feel that something is
bound to crack about the AS.
Seek Clean Sweep
The Griffmen are going to
strive mighty hard to take the
Tigers twice here today: also to-
morrow and Thursday, when sin
gle games will be played.
They figure the best the AS
will do against the Browns will
be to break even.
The Griffmen have got to
keep their heads up as losses
now hurt plenty, and will hurt
more should the AS sweep their
series with the Browns or take
three out of four.
The Griffmen gained half
game on their rivals while idling
in Cleveland because of lain yes
terday. The AS we're defeated by
the Chicago White Sox, S to 2,
which makes their margin of
leadership at the present writing
only three and a half games over
the Griffs.
AL Schacht, comedian coach of
the Griffmen, says:
"The Griffs will cH down
that Philadelphia lead and
come home in first place by
July f."
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Mrs. Melvin Jones
Scores An 81

CHICAGO, June 23.-Match
play started in the women's
western open championship to-
day with Mrs. Lee Mida paired
with Miss Helen Lane, Kankakee,
and Mrs. Melvin Jones, of Lin
colnshire, medaIist in the qualify
ing round with an "a matched
against Mrs. Rose Marshall,
Marquette.
Weather conditions kept the
scores rather high. The nearest
rivals to Mrs. Jones for low score
were Miss Jane WELLER Vernon
Ridge, 81, and Miss June Beehe,
runner-up last year, 81.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Max ReneUUs Boxing
After DdY'S IdLeneSS

CONNEAUT LAKE PARK, Pa,
June 23.-Max Schmeling, whose
heavyweight championship will be
at stake on July 3, when he meets
Young Stribling, engaged today
in his sixteenth day of boxing
in preparation for the big fight.
Max, brown as an Indian, spent
yesterday on the golf links, fished
and swan a little and took a mo-
torboat spin. He will box again
tomorrow, rest Thursday and box
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
YeOn1Gns Retains
TennysOn Trophy

Clifton Yeomans. father of
Eddie and Clyde Yeomans, re-
tanned the Tennyson Trophy,
emblematic of the Navy Depart
ment tennis championship, by
beating Vincent Cross, 60, Ga,
60, in the finals. The elder
YeomanS needs but one more
win to gain permanent possession
of the trophy donated by Rich
ard S. Tennyson, supervisor of
boys activities for the District
Fairgrounds.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Fred will hurl one of the
games in the double-header with
the Detroit Tigers today. Bobby
Burke is to appear in the other
one.
"Marberry told me he was
ready to co." said Manager
johnson, "and that is necessary
In his case. 1 think he'll win"
Big Fred certainly should tri.
unph if he is right. He has looked
good in every one of his relief
roles since getting back into the
game recently, and has SHOWN lit
tie effects from his leg injury
which kept him idle about three
weeks ago.
Rescued Jones
Marberry returned TO the
mound for the first time after his
injury on June 10 in the role of
q relief pitcher for Sad Sam
Jones against the Cleveland In
dians in Washington.
Fred pitched the sixth, seventh,
eighth and ninth innings of this
game, letting the Indians down
with three hits and one run. The
Griffmen, it will be remembered,
won, 8 to 5, by virtue of a big
fifth inning scoring bee which
netted six runs.
Marberry relieved Lloyd
Brown about a week later to
save a game against the st.
Louis Browns. He came to
LIOyd'S rescue in the seventh
inning of this contest, with two
on bases and two out and the
score tied at 3 to at the time.
The Griffmen won the game
In the eighth.
Fred relieved Crowder in the
Griffmen's last game at home
June II. Here he had his first
troubles, but weathered through
them until the Griffmen won in
the ninth, 8 to 7, after gruelling
struggle all of the way.
After Seventh Victory
When Bobby Burke takes the
mound in the other game of the
doubleheader today he will be
striving for his seventh victory
of the season.
Bobby has a record of six
games won and one loss to date
and is next to Carl Fischer as
the leading pitcher of the Griff
men, from a percentage stand
point.
The slim yOungSter has GER
family come into his own ap-
Rareutly this season. He has
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
GOLF
By CHESTER HORTON
In the sketch

In the sketch
shown you see
t he swinging
action for the
short pitch or
run-up. L e f t
arm is straight,
head is motion
less, attention.
is centered on
the ball and
the blade keeps
at right angles
to the direction|
line.
The actionl
continues with
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Fred Marberry Will Start
Against Tigers Today
Bv GARRETT WATERS

DETROIT 23-Big Fred Marberry to make his first
start the mound since the early part of May it was an
nounced by Manager Walter Johnson this morning
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
MANY Women Stars
Inn, Y. Golf Meet

LONG BEACH, N. Y, June
23-Play in the qualifying round
of the women's New York State
golf championship began on the
Lido Country Club course here
today. Stars competing include
Mrs. Marion Turpie Lake, of
New orleans. and Helen Hicks,
Eastern champion
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
COLOred Pros Good
Champions Are Coming
Hard, Expert Playing

run which scored a runner
ahead of him
incidentally, a crowd Of up
wards of 5000, accompanied by
a. Civic Center band, was pres
ent and what an afternoon they
spent between baseball ana
music.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23


**Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Philadelphia, Z; st. Louis. 3.
Chicago, IL; New York. 6.
Brooklyn. 8: Pittsburgh. 40 lnnings).
Cincinnati at Boston (rain).
TODAY'S GAMES
Cincinnati at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburg'. at Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
EASTERN INVADERS

The football team of Temple
University will be the first east
ern eleven to invade Denver since
the days of the Carlisle Indians,
when it plays Denver University
next November.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
JUNIOR GOLF
TOURNEY
JULY q
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON


A Junior tournament is the
latest golf adventure for the
local American Legion, according
to announcement today from
local headquarters.
The qualifying round Of 36
holes for the junior tournament
will take place July 81 at the
East Potomac Park course. The
16 low scorers will qualify for
match-play rounds and the
matches can be played on any
course selected by the contestants:
The tournament is open to all
boys in the District and nearby.
Boys who do not work in golf
shops and who have not attained
their seventeenth birthday before
June 80, 1881, are eligible.
Entry blanks may be obtained
from the American Legion head
quarters in the ShOreham Build
ing, or at the East Potomac
Park golf course. There will be
no entry fee.
Each entry must be accom-
panied by a certified copy Of the
public record of birth and, if this
ic unavailable, a certified copy OF
the church record of baptism will
be accepted or school record.
Must Use New Ball
The new ball must be used and
any disputes in regard to the quail
flying round must be settled on
July 81.
Capt. Watson B. Miller, chair
man national rehabilitation
committee of the American
Legion, has donated a trophy
for the winner.
The American Legion headquar-
ters also announced that the mini
ature golf championships will be
contested July q, %, %, 80 and
81 on the Central Golf course,
Eighteenth and Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest.
ROthenberg Gives Cup
Entry blanks may be obtained
from the legion headquarters or
at the Central miniature course.
AL Rothenberg is offering a. cup
for the winner. There will be other
prizes, too.
Entries for the American
Legion handicap tournament
over the Beaver Dam course
Monday are pouring into head
quarters. The prospect is that
large field will tee off.
This tournament is open to all
legionnaires of the District and
surrounding territory. The John
Lewis Smith Trophy will go to
the winner, while the medalist will
receive prize offered by Major
William Wolff Smith.
The handicap committee re-
quests that all entries be submit
- IL
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
SANICO LOOKING

SanicoS are seeking games to
be played after 5 o'clock on
week days and 3 o'clock on Sat
urdays. Call Manager Hank"
Dempsey at North 6227-4
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Government Ball League
Termed Strongest
Bv SID KATZNELI

Which of Washngtons many unlimited sandlot baseball
leagues the strongest? There FANS is the seed of long
and heated arguments.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Baseball
Standings

SLdHUiuk n year bkO tOudSs
**Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Chicago, 8; Philadelphia. 2.
Boston, Z; Detroit, 2.
st. Louis, IA; New York, 10.
WASHINGTON-Clev (rain).
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at Detroit q games).
New York at Chicago q games).
Boston at Cleveland e games).
Philadelphia at st. Louis q games).
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

The slim yOungster has GER
family come into his own ap-
pareptIx this season. He has
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Entries for the American
Legion handicap tournament
over the Beaver Dam course
Monday are pouring into head
quarters. The prospect Is that
a large field will tee off.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Fred will hurl one of the
games in the double-header with
the Detroit Tigers today. Bobby
Burke is to appear in the other
N11e
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
ARTILLERY" Before the
Advent of Gunpowder

The Roman ballista was much
like the Roman catapult. 1t con-
sisted of a trough mounted in a
frame, in which ropes or skeins of
animal skins were twisted with
sticks. The ends of the sticks
were Joined with thong, and the
spring in the twists served as the
spring, or propelling force. The
missile, consisting of a log, beam
or stone, was put in the trough,
and the bow-string was drawn
back and released to hurl the mis-
sile. The ballista was used to hurl
heavy material for demolishing
walls. 1t was primarily a siege
weapon. The trough was so ar
ranged that it could be elevated to
lengthen the range, and traversed
to change the direction of the mis-
sile. Roughly, the Roman catapult
shot heavy arrows for effect on
personnel and corresponded to the
modern light field gun, while the
ballista fired heavy projectiles and
cOrresponded to modern heavy field
artillery.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Extended Stay in Mud
Cure for Skin Disease

Possibly the most interesting
bathing places in the Philippines
are those of the hinterlands of Min
doro, G. A. Freeman writes in the
Boston Post. These places are
merely mudholes adjacent to hot
springs and are patroniZed by the
wild Manyan tribesmen and their
families. Jungle travel is productive
of various skin diseases and when
the Manyan becomes too itchy to
stand it any longer, he arranges
for a friend to serve him meals.
Then he enters the mud.
Around him are placed floating
pillows of grass and tables provid-
ed with smokers materials. Over
his head is a parasol and a gourd
of water is close by. Frequently
the bather makes a weeks stay in
the mud, and when he emerges to
plunge in a river he finds that his
outer skin entirely has peeled off.
On Mindoran rivers near settle
ments of Importance the crocodile
baths" are to be found. These
are merely huge cages of bamboo
floating and tethered to the banks.
The Stats are set so closely togeth-
er as to defy the entrance of even
croc's nose and in the cage the
community bathes without fear.
Usually there is a spear-toting at
tendant on duty and if a cruising
"bwaya" (crocodile) comes too
close he receives a jab in the eye.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Professors Crawl, CrowI

Called the strangest club in the
world, the RED Lion club" recent
ly held its annual dinner at Bristol,
England. Its members are profess
sors. and the king Lion" who
presided, was tremendously ad-
dressed as "Your Majesty by the
other lions" and Cubs" At sup
per they sedately quaffed strong
old English ale, and the marrow
bone. The red lions of the club
are the senior scientists, and the
cubs are new members, who were
made on admission to ''wag their
tails" and go through a ritual of
initiation. There were also two
jackals, and when the king lion
gave an order they had to growl
ominously. Professors even went
down on all fours on the carpet in
their conscientious effort to look
lionlike.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Lizards Feast Royalty
on Eggs of Crocodile

have sometimes watched moni-
tors, or African water lizards, at
their work of robbing crocodile
nests of their eggs, C. r. S. Pitman
writes, in Asia Magazine. The an
tics of these prehistoric looking
creatures, which are usually about
four feet long, are most entertain
ing.
On more than one occasion when
l have been lying in concealment,
observing the behavior of the
guardian females on the breeding
grounds, have seen a monitor de-
liberately provoke a crocodile I'M
til it rushes off in pursuit into the
water. In the meantime the mon
itor's mate arrives on the scene,
excavates the nest with great haste
and begins gobbling up the eggs.
Soon it is joined by No. 1, which
had only taken to the water as a
ruse. They usually succeed in dis
posing of the greater portion of
the eggs before the return of the
rightful owner Even when forced
to withdraw, they will decamp each
with an egg in its mouth.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Educational ProbIemx

The woman who is determined to
give her three-year-old daughter a
proper foundation occasionally gets
an unexpected setback. When she
heard the child say "Potat-er" she
took the child to task. NO, no."
said the dutiful mother, mot 'pota-
ter but 'p-o-t-a-t-o.' The little
girl nodded. "An,l not 'toma-ter,
but tomato added the consci-
entious mother. Again the little
girl nodded. She understood. An
hour later she rushed into the
house.
"Guess what I'm eatin', mother"
81 give up" replied her mother.
"Banan-o," exclaimed the girl tri-
umphantly.
Having laberiously cleared up
this rather perplexing situation,
mother pointed out to her daugh-
ter that TO say "runnin' and
'swimmin'" and "walkin'" was
just all wrong. She felt quite
pleased at the child's aptitude, but
was rather discouraged when her
daughter told a neighbor that her
dolls chair was "broking. New
York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15

bership of the National Guard reg
iment. The attendance and en-
rollment in the National Guard
this year has been much higher
than for some years. Due to the
fact that many people will not be
able to take such extensive vaca-
tions as they have in former years,
it is expected that many young
men of Wilmington and vicinity
will join the regiment in order that
they may spend some time at the
camp at Bethany Beach, which is
located only a few hundred feet
from the ocean and beach. Cap
tain Henry c. Ray has been placed
in command of headquarters, First
Battalion, succeeding Major Harry
B. VanSciver, who has been ap-
pointed inspector general of the
Delaware National Guard by the
governor. 1t. Victor Clark has
been ordered to take command of
combat train in place of Captain
Ray.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Medieval Clock.

Into the making of clocks and
their cases has gone much of mans
inventive and decorative abilities.
Comic and performing clocks had
a great vogue during the Fifteenth
and Sixteenth centuries. In the
museum at Basle, Switzerland. may
still be seen specimen in which
the vibration of the pendulum
gradually caused a long tongue
to protrude. Other clocks were
made to show a whole series of
scenes, such as professions of the
apostles and other character. Great
interest was also excited by clocks
representing the positions of the
heavenly bodies and the days of
the week and month. Repeating
clocks which sounded the hours
when a string was pulled were
priced in the days when the only
method of striking a light at night
was with flint and steel.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
American Sapphires Best

The sapphire, the corundum
gem stone next in Importance to
the ruby, is of a peculiar interest
to Americans since 1t is the most
important precious stone produced
in the United States. Australia.
Kashmir, Siam and Burma as well
as Ceylon continue to furnish sap
phires in considerable quantities.
but the quantity and quality of the
Montana gems have recently rather
overshadowed those from the other
source of supply. The coveted
cornfiower blue sapphires, which
were formerly found only In Bur
ma, Ceylon and Siam are now
found in the Montana mines, and
the uniformity of color and peculiar
brilliancy of the American sap
phires have made them favorites
with many European dealers.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
New Wagner Museum

Besides its famous cycle of Rich
ard Wagner operas, Bayreuth now
offers visitors another attraction.
A collection of Wagner reminis-
cences in the New Palace" has
been so extended recently that it
now forms a real museum. Per-
sonal belongings of the master,
parts of the furnishings of the va
rioGs ruins in which he has
lived, but especially manuscripts,
sketches, letters and books by the
great composer form fascinating
collection.