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The Washington times., 1931-09-10
NEAR FORTY,
BUT GOING
STRONG
BY JACK DEMPSEY

nX JAIN DGNAK Oh
Age Is supposed to wreck ath-
letic careers after 30-hut age so
far has been Haunted by Babe
Ruth, the miracle man of base
ball.
A half dozen seasons ago it
REas predicted that the Babe was
4leaxing the end of his glorious
career. It was pointed out that
he had slipped past 80. that he
was bulkier than ever IN mis- life.
that his eyes must be dinmtng.
and that his slender ankles soon
would buckle under him, and thus
make even BAN a soft touch Tor
an enemy pitchers.
But here is the mighty Ruth,
aged somewhere around 81. blast
ing pitchers off the mound with
the same savage enthusiasm Of
youth; here he is. hammering
home runs in such a way that he
should wind up as champion
of both leagues.
Chasing Simmons
In addition to all that, he is
chasing Al Simmons for the bat
ting championship Of the Ameri-
can League.
How does one account for it?
Perhaps the real answer IS
Babes love for the game. He
1s In baseball. primarily, as q
profession in which he earns
the money that maintains m.
But feel that, if salaries were
abolished in baseball today. and
Babe had the choice between
playing baseball for the fun of
it, or taking another job at o
first-clasS wage, he would stick to
baseball.
Babe has been in the game
since he was a small boy. When
his big league days are done. I
feel that he will continue to play
until such time as. physical con-
ditiOn makes it absolutely impoS-
sible for him to 60 on.
Often through many seasons,
Ruth has run into a sick spell or
has met injuries. IF these we're
suffered by other players they
perhaps would go on the hospital
list. But If Babe is able to drag
himself around on his legs, and
can handle bat, the orders Of a
Thousand doctors cannot keep him
on the sidelfneS.
Ruth Gives Best
Ruth is a fellow who aims al
ways to give value received. His
bosses pay him a handsome salary
and, day after day, all that he
has, he puts into the effort to earn
it.
Hundreds of thousands of
fans 20 to bali parks to see the
Babe knock the hOrsehfde ever
the fence. He is always trying
to make good for them.
Babe Ruth is the greatest draw
ing card in baseball history be-
cause, first Of all, he has the
knaCk of knocking baSebanS
farther than any human that ever
lived and, secondly, he is out there
on the field huStling every minute
during the play. He is giving
everybody a run for the money at
all times and no man can do more.
Ruth is a marvel not simply
because nature made him so but
because he is ever huStling, alert,
and honest with himself and with
the game. He deserves all the
glory, fame and the praise that
are his.
The Washington times., 1931-09-10
Typos DUckpinnerS
Meet Tomorrow

The Typothetae Bowling League
will meet tomorrow night at the
Lucky Strike alleys at 1880. All
Typo offices desiring franchises
are requested to send representa-
tives.
The Washington times., 1931-09-10
CHEVY GRAYS BUSY

The Chevy Chase Grays viii
play two games this weekend on
its own diamond, both beginning
at 3 p. m. One is with the
Skinker Eagles Saturday, the
other with the Auth unlimiteds
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-09-10
May Fight
THffu in CI1icu0O

CHICAGO. Sept. 10.-Jack
sharkey will box Tuffy Griffiths
in Chicago If Tuffy beats Ernie
Schaaf in their fight here, Sep
tember %, ita was announced to-
day by Nate Lewis, matchmaker.
The Washington times., 1931-09-10
Northwestern Is Favored
Over Notre Dame

CHICAGO Sept 10-Accustomed az it is to the Big Ten
conference of the strongest football loops Chicago and the
Middle West getting all steamed the Northwestern
Notre Dame game which scheduled for October TO- early in
the for irnuortant a battle,
The Washington times., 1931-09-10
LlBERAL.MINDED

Jake Kilrain, now 70 years
old, is one old-time fighter who
does not believe that the present
era of boxing is inferior to the
past,
The Washington times., 1931-09-10
MPSEY ACCLALLS BABE RUTH AS SJPERSTAR OF BASEBALL
Philadelphian Coming

SAM WEISS
Whirlwind
Quaker
City
Heavyweight
who meets
our own
"Reds"
Barry
at Fort
Washington
next
Monday
night
over the
eight-round
route.
This is the
long
talked
about
match
Washing
tonians have
been
waiting
for and
Barry is
receiving
much
backing by
local fans,
despite
Weiss
wonderful
reputation
as a clever
boxer and
at times a
killer"
The Washington times., 1931-09-10

Sanford scored seven times,
while Guest and Roark contrib.
uted four goals apiece to the
winning score.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
Far Vests Story as
 Told by Explorers

COLORADO s RIN GS, Colo. Aug. 15.-One of history's great stories of adventure-the explora- tion and conquest of the Ameri- can far west-is being written in the words of the explorers and conquerers themselves.
 From scores of American li- braries and manuscript collections the Stewart commission on west ern history, directed by Professor Archer Hubert of Colorado col lege, has collected thousands oi typewriter and photostat pages to make up an authentic documentary story of the conquest of the west
 Thirty volumes will be needed to tell the story of the transform ation of the Western wilderness in 50 years into a fruitful. and popu- lous realm.
 The works will be divided into four parts, Ts'he Crusaders of the Northwest, '"The American Chal- 1enge to California" The Forty Miners" and '@The Development oi the West"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
MALAN GOULD = 1SsSSSaTES 1sSsSSsSTsa F5}SS eSsEss

Connie Mack waited Is years for another pennant and, once in the larified atmosphere of the peak, decided to stay there. Sir Thomas Upton has been trying for 30 years to win the Americas Cup without success but isn't through yet.
 The forthcoming challenge from the 81-year-old Irish baronet will be his sixth and the 1882 series of yacht races will be the second in three years. When Sir Thomas, in very poor health, left Newport, the scene of the disaster to his Sham rock V, the tea merchants pursuit of the "old mug" was believed at an end. Now it appears his friends counted Sir Thomas out prema- turely.
 The odds, at least, will be less heavy against the next Upton chal- Isnger. Mechanical contrivances such as aided the defender Enter prise last year have been ruled out
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
VETS AND ELKS
 STAGE DOUGLAS MET0MORR0W
Ch a m p pions of l93l and American Legion Play
 on Island Sunday

What seems likely to be the only post-season baseball game this year will be played Sunday evening at Douglas, weather permitting The combatants will be the Elks, champions of 1881, and the Am erican Legion club.
 The game is dedicated to Johnny Niemi, Elks' star center fielder, who suffered an arm injury in the last game he played here, being struck on the left elbow by a pitched ball. f
 Arrangements have been made for a special ferry to leave here at 5:30 for ball players and local fans who are expected to turn out in goodly numbers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
YOUNG C0RBETT WI NS BASIL
 FROM LACADRE
Ten Thousand Persons See
 Fresno Southpaw's s Victory

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.- Young Corbett of Fresno, welter- weight champion of California and leading contender for the welter- weight championship of the world, scored an easy ten-round decision over Gaston Lacadre of France last night before a crowd of 10000 persons.
 The Fresno southpaw out punched and outfought his oppon- ent for nine of the rounds. The Frenchman won only the fifth round when he opened up and landed a few effective blows to the body. For the rest of the time, Corbett, usually a defensive fight er took the aggressive. He tried hard for a knockout in the tenth round but was unable to get a haymaker across.
 Each boxer weighed 147A pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
Lefty's Solo Dash

Lefty Grove, a la Paavo Nurni, has had to run the major league pitching race all by himself this season. The winning streak of the As lefthander recall the sensation al duel in 1911 which resulted in Walter Johnon and Joe Wood joint ly eetting a new American League record of 16 successive victories.
 Johnson was unbeaten that year from July to August B, Wood from July to September 15. The Red Sox ace led the hurling list with a final total of 34 victories against 5 defeats for a winning percentage of .872 that has not been touched in either major league. Grove has a good chance to eclipse this figure.
 Chief B nder nearly equalled Woods and Johnson's records when he won 15 straight for the Athletics in 1914
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
Dominoes Are Trumps;
 Horseshoes Take Rest

RED OAK, Ia, Aug. 15.-Horse- shoe pitching, checkers and whit tin are passe in Red Oak, where dominoes dominate!
 Every day except Sunday the city park square is the scene of a veritable tournament of dom- inoes, with retired farmers and othcrstsitting at permanent bench es built for their accommodation by the City Park Board.
 Great is. the excitement during a close battle of matching the ebony oblongs.,
 There is no gambling, but minors are not permitted to play.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
D0UbLEHEADER WON BY BRAVES
 OFF CINCINNATI
Brandt and Sherdel Pitch Fine Ball for Bos-
 ton Nationals

BOSTON, Aug. Is. = Cincinnati dropped double header yesterday to the Boston Nationals. Ed Brandt and William Sherdel twirled super for ball for the Braves in both games.
 In the first game, which Boston won, l to 0, Brandt annexed his fifteenth victory of the season. He allowed only six scattered hits.
 In the nightcap, Sherdel was in fine form. He limited the Reds to five hits and one run while his team mates garnered three runs off Kolp and Ogden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
Olcloth Suits Popular
 with Boating Fans

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Navy blue oilcloth is the latest fabric for mot orboat costumes. Suits, consisting of loose trousers and closely but toned hiplength coats. are made of pliable blue oilcloth which sheds the spray like macintosh. They are worn with an oilcloth beret and a bright colored wool scarf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
West vs. South

Three Far Western football teams will reverse the usual order of things and go to the southeast dur ing the forthcoming season.
 Navy Bill Ingram's University of California eleven journeys to Att lanta to play Georgia Tech in the first game of two year home-and- home agreement. Santa Clara, which has habit of turning out strong aggregations and which sent Adam Walsh to Yale, will meet Clark Shaughnessy's Loyola outfit at New Orleans.
 The Crescent City also will be the location for the contest be- tween Washington State, 1880 Pa cific Coast Conference champions and Tulane which rivalled Alabama for Southern Conference honors last fall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
Early Morning Sport
 Gives Duce Long Day

ROME, Aug. 15.-Mussolini is all ready known as an outdoors man. but hi' activities one recent day served to reveal him yet more clearly as lover of sport.
 Rising at 3:30 am, he was at the Littorio Air Field at 4:30 for the takeoff of the round-Italy air races.
 At he was back at his home, the Villa Torlonia, for two hours of horseback-riding
 At he was in his office in the Venice Palace to receive the days reports
 At 10 he was at Ostia swimming in the sea.
 And later in the day he had a long talk with Kaye Don, holder If the worlds speed records on land and water.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
Nurmi's Record

] Speaking of Nurmi, only one other athlete in Olympic history has won championships four suc- cessive times. This was accom- .plished in the field events, where Ray Ewry of the old Irish-Ameri- can A. c. leaped off with the standing high and broad jumps in 1900- -04-06-08. These contests no longer are on the program.
 Martin Sheridan in the discus John Flanagan in the hammer throw and E. Lemming of Sweden in the javelin each won three suc- cessive Olympic crowns in their specialties, but no runner has ap- preached Nurmi's record on the track. | r
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
ERRORS HELP 0AKLAN TO
 BEAT MISSION
Pitching of Herman Pillette Also Assists in
 Victory

OAKLAND, Cal, Aug. 15.-Oak- land evened the series with the Missions by winning last nights game by a score of 4 to 8. Five errors by the Missions and the pitching of Herman Pillette, twirler for Oakland, helped. the latter to achieve its victory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15

but there still remains something l to be done about superior American seamanship and organization. All 1 the "oars' in the 1880 challenger were not pulling together.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
BROWNS BEAT
 BOSTON; EVEN
 4-CAME SERIES
St. Louis Americans Tri- umph by Easy Score
 of 12 to 2

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Aug. 15.-By winning yesterdays baseball game here. the St. Louis Americans even- ed their fourgame series with the Boston Americans. The Browns tri- umphed by score of 12 to 2.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
GAMES FRIDAY
Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League Portland 1; San Francisco IA Seattle g; Sacramento 4. Mission 3; Oakland 4. Los Angeles 4; Hollywood 5.
 National League Pittsburgh |; New York 2. Cincinnati 0. 1; Boston 1, 3. St. Louis g; Brooklyn 3. Chicago 4; Philadelphia IA.
 American League Washington 4; Chicago 5. New York T; Cleveland 13. Boston 2; St. Louis 12.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
Amerlcan League
NOTICE

The owner of the fishing boat Emerald" of Sitka by this brings to the knowledge of who it may concern that the boat Emerald" will not be liable for any bills whatsoever contracted during the charter of the said boat Elmer aid" from 18th of February, 1881, to 18th of November. 1882; the charter r-agreement stipulating cash settlement of all works and pur- chases during the said period.
 J. w. CATARAU. First publication, July 25, 1891. Last publication, Aug. Is, 1881.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15
MRS. GRIFFITH IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Winnifred Griffith entered he hospital yesterday for medi- cal treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15

Old Papers at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-15

Old papers Tor saie at the En- pire office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-23
1000 PINCHED
IN STATE AUTO
SAFETY DRIVE
City Police Join in Smash
at Motorists With
Faulty Cars.

City and state police drive to re-
duce traffic hazards in Indiana is
bearing fruit, Grover C. Carrot,
state ploice chief, and Michael Nor
rissey, Indianapolis police chief, be-
lieYe, as the arrest toll Of motorists
since Monday night mounted well
above a thousand.
In this city Wednesday night less
than fifty were arrested, the major
ity for driving with improper lights
or failure to observe traffic signals
and preferential street markings.
Many Of them paid fines ranging
from. ST to SIS in municipal courts.
Before Municipal Judge William
H. Sheaffer Wednesday 1873 drivers
appeared for violations Of motor
laws. Nine motorists failed to ap-
pear in court and their rearrestS
we're ordered.
Chief CARROTS men Wednesday
night continued their drive, which,
the chief said, is to end tonight.
Each lieutenant covered several
cities in his district, his men stop
ping drivers and giving them tickets
requiring service at a garage.
The tickets were to be turned in
at the garage and collected later by
state policemen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-23
COUNCIL DOES
WHITING JOB
(. ON TOWN AREA
compromise Measure VIII
Not Go Into Effect for
Three Weeks.

Traffic regulation continued to be
the topic Of the hour in Indlanapo-
lis today following action OF city
councilmen Monday night in retain
ing the early morning downtown
parking ban, but reducing the area
affected as compromise, more to
soothe the wrath Of downtown bust
ness men.
Caucus during recess lasting more
man an hour, produced a compro-
mise measure not favored whole
heartedly by any one councilman.
The compromise measure provides
Tor reducing the area banned to
parkers from z to 9:15 a. m. to the
section bounded by Capitol avenue,
New York, Delaware and Maryland
street, and also provides owners Of
cars impounded may have court
nearing, if they desire. 1t also pro-
Vides:
a five-minute limit for parking in
the banned area to unload pas
sengers with a thirty minute limit
aor commercial cars.
Left turns at Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and Pennsylvania streets.
Parking on one side of Delaware
street from TWenty-fourth to Thir-
tieth streets and Washington boule-
ward from TWenty-eighth to Thir-
tleth streets.
establishment Of loading zones
anywhere in the banned area.
The amendments will not be-.
come effective for about three
weeks, pending advertisement by
City Clerk Henry O. Goett.
Two councilmen, Clarence 1
Wheatley and Charles c. Morgan.
advocated abandoning the 7 to 9:l5
q. m. ban, Morgan favoring the sug-
gestion Of William A. Boyce Jr., at
,torney for protesting business men,
that cars parked overtime be i'm
, pounded.
Herbert M. Spencer, assistant city
attorney, said there was doubt as
TO legality Of this plan
Enforcement of the 7 to 9:15 a. m.
pan by impounding has been sus-
pended temporarily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-23
No More
Hernorrhoiids
All Pile Agony Ended Without
Cutting or Salves.

If you think that the surgeons
knife is the only method Of escape
from the misery of piles, it's because
you haven't heard Of the new rem
edy known as DR.. Leonhardt's HEM
ROID.
The Doctors prescription is
quick acting yet harmless internal
medicine. After years of study he
discovered the exact cause of piles
and then went further and COM
pounded a remedy that would re-.
move the cause. ..
DR.. Leonhardt wants every sufferer.
of piles to benefit by his discovery and
so that there will he no doubling or
delay, Hooks Dependable Drug Stores
and good druggists everywhere are
authorized TO sell HEM-ROID with
guarantee that it will positively end
piles in any form or money back
On that honorable basis every pile,
sufferer should secure a bottle of Or.
Leonhardts HEM ROID tablets today.
r-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-23
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
TECH AND EASTERN
AFTER COURT LEAD
Public High QuintetS, Tied at
Top of Basket Loop,
Face Strong Foes.

TECH and Eastern will make des-
perate bids tomorrow to get out
In front in that swirling battle
for the public high school basket
ball championship series. The Gray
and the Light Blue, which are tied for
first place each with two wins and one
defeat, are apt, though, to find the
going rough. Tech, defending cham
pion, will face Business in the opening
game at $3.50 o'clock and Eastern will
engage Central.
Business and Central, each with only
one win against two defeats, will be
fighting to prevent elimination from
the rae.
This Business team, led by Bobbie
Lucas, as clever little court performer
as one would want to see, got of to a
bad start In the series, but now has its
dander up. just when everybody was
about TO count the Stenogs out Of it
they bobbed up and handed Eastern a
trimming Tuesday that still has the
boys buzzing.
1t was by far the biggest surprise Of
the series to date. The Stenogs hope to
go right on tomorrow and defeat Tech.
Eastern trimmed Tech in the series
opener and the boys who wear The
Orange and Black see no real reason
why they can't also take the Gray.
Central is figured to make a better
showing against Eastern than it did in
losing to Western Tuesday. The Blue
had trounced Business and fell before
Tech by only one point prior to that
Western encounter. Many believe the
Columbia Heights scholastics simply
were bit off-color against Western and
expect that Eastern will have to hustle
all the way to overcome the Blue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
PEACH BASKET GAVE
BASKET BALL NAME
Game Just Missed Being Called Box
Ball, According to Naismith,
Inventor.
BY the Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, January 22.-Basket
ball just missed being christened box
ball"
DR.. James H. Naismith 40 years ago
was charged with the task of evolving
Winter indoor sport to occupy ath-
letes between the foot ball and base ball
seasons.
He tried indoor foot ball with neither
runs nor tackling, but gave 1t up. An
other idea terminated in the brain Of
Naismith.
He asked the janitor at the Spring.
field, Mass, Training School, with
which he was then connected, to bring
q couple Of boxes to the gymnasium.
The custodian replied there were no
boxes available, but that he could fur
niSh peach baskets. These were placed
at opposite ends Of the first basket ball
court.
Near the biblical allotment of three
score and ten and professor of physical
education at the University of Kansas,
the stalwart inventor Of basket ball is
telling of the evolution of the game at
1l:40 pm. each Friday over the radio
station KMBC In Kansas City.
DR.. Naismith has closely followed
basket ball development and has had
hand in its improvement. In his
broadcasts, devoted partly to answering
questions, he picks flaws in his 40-year-
old brain child and preScribes remedies.