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The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Officials to Ride
Akron on First FLi0ht

Rear Admiral william A. Moi.
fett, chief of naval aeronautics,
and other high naval officials,
including the Navy Board of In.
spection and Survey, will be
aboard the airship Akron when
it makes it's first flight Monday.
Lieut.. Comdr. c. E. Rosendahl
will command the dirigible.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Chaplain Is on Hand
To We'd Hurried Pair

It was a. kind Providence that
sent Chaplain Ralph Deibert, of
Fort Myer, into the clerks office
of the District Supreme Court
yesterday, where John A. Wal
strum and Lena Talkemeier. both
of Baltimore, had obtained a
marriage license and were won
dering where to go next.
The couple, unacquainted with
the city, had but a short time to
find a minister and return to
Baltimore, when the chaplain's
identity was disclosed. He per-
formed the ceremony while two
newspaper reporters served as wit
neSseS.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Catholics to Hold
Bazaar for Needu

Members of Catholic organiza-
tions will attend the first annual
bazaar, entertainment and dance
to be held at Carroll Hall, Tenth
and G. SITS. N. W., on October
2 and 3.
Proceeds from the bazaar, to be
given under the auspices of the
Curley Club of Washington, will
be applied to Archbishop Curley's
scholarship fund for poor chill
dren.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
ID. A. r. to Outline
PrOOrnt11 TIazErShnu

Plans for the years activities
OF the District of Columbia his
torical committee of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
will be outlined at the first fall
meeting next Thursday at 1O:45 a.
m. at the Hay-Adams House.
A meeting of the national de-
tense committee of the District
Of Columbia D. A. r. will be
held October /, at the Hay
Adams House. Mrs. Tonnis j.
Holsberg, chairman, will preside.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Connie Clair to Act
Before Danish Club

Connie Clair. Danish actress,
will entertain the Danish Club of
Washington at it's first fall meet
ing next Saturday at 8 p. m.
at the Washington Institute of
Musical Art, 831 Eighteenth st.
N. w.
c. C. Christiani. president of
the institute. is also president of
the Danish Club.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Left Turn Accident
u Injures BOu of 6

George Brewer, 6, of lit Quincy
Pl. N. E., received cuts on the head
and brush burns when struck by
an automobile. at First Street
and Rhode Island Avenue N. E.
last night. The automobile was
operated by Clarence Berry, col
oYed, of 1905 U st. N. w.
Berry was making a left turn
when the lad stepped in his path.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
TARIFF HEARING SET

Articles in the agricultural
schedule of the Tariff Act will
be the subject of hearings by the
Tariff Commission from October
10 to %.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
Levnk Battle e York Heads Weeks BRIGHT Boxing Schedule
Offensive Pace for Criffmen
Set by West, Cronin, Manush
in 1881 Base Ball Campaign

times or more and the tenth in which
he hit 40 or more homers.
In all major league history the slug
gers, excepting Ruth, had hit 40 or
more home runs but nine times. The
Babes 1879 hits totaled 374 bases, max
ing it the tenth season his total bases
exceeded 800. In each of five games
he drove out two homers to raise the
total of games in which he has done
this to 81, feat unique.
Gehrig made six home runs in suc-
cessive games, August % to September
/, second game inclusive, to tie the
record set by Ken Williams in 1922.
FerrelI Hitting Hurler.
Ben Chapman. also of the Yankees.
scored 120 runs and pilfered 81 bases,
record unequaled in IS years. Earl
Webb of the Red Sox established a
new world record for two-base hits
with 81, exceeding by three the record
hung up by George Burns of the In
dians In 1925. Wesley Ferrell of the
Indians hit nine homers, record for
any major league pitcher. Earl Averill
made 81 home runs, something no
player wearing Cleveland uniform
had been able to accomplish in more
than 40 years.
The Yankees created two new team
records the first when they faced the
opposing pitchers 5,6O8 times. and sec
ond when they scored 1,067 runs. The
White Sox finished last in batting. last
IN fielding and yielded their opponents
939 runs, thereby creating an Ameri-
can League record in that department.
Gehrig led in runs scored, 1863; in
hits, 21l, and in total bases, 4l0. Roy
johnson. Detroit outfielder, made the
most three-baggers, 10, and George
Haas, Athletic outfielder, the most sac
riflces, 49,
Evening star., 1931-12-14


nj Many have tried and all
l Y have failed to stop Tommy
Loughran's march through
the heavyweights in the last
year, but King Levinsky, Chicago
clouter, has hopes.
The King, who recently gave
Primo Carnera a close battle be-
fore losing a decision at Chicago,
tackles Loughran in the 1O-round
feature in Madison Square Gar
den Friday night.
1t will be their second meeting. A
little more than year ago Loughran
got up off the floor after coun. OF
nine in the second round and boxed his
way to decision over the young Chi
caeo puncher. He should do it again,
but the Wild-Swinging LevinSky always
will be dangerous.
Sharing honors with the Garden at
traction this week will be shows in
Boston, Chicago, Montreal and Los An
eeles.
In Boston, Ernie Schaaf, Boston's
heavyweight contender tangleS with
AoCoiiio oei sOliidS, plS 1tdlldU, Weu-
nesday.
At Chicago on Friday, the National
Boxing Association will continue its
search for an outstanding light heavy
weight to face Make Rosenbloom of
New York. Ten of the l75-pounders will
be paired off in five 8-round bouts,
with the meeting between Larry John
son, Chicago negro. and rosy Rosales of
Cleveland as feature.
Lou Brouillard of Worcester, Mass,
welterWeight champion, will encounter
Baby Joe Cans, California negro, in a
15-round non-title go at Montreal Tues
day night, while at Los Angeles on the
same night. Panama AL Brown, negro
claimant of the bantamweight crown,
will tangle with Newsboy Brown, Los
Angeles veteran. The NewSboys Cali
ornia bantamweight title will be in
rolved
Evening star., 1931-12-14

n base Dall season or 1881 was
wv a record affair in many re-
spects, in batting the Wash
ington club failed to crash
the Matchmaking class, official statis-
tics reveal. AS club the Nationals
behind the Yankees, Indians and world
champion Athletics and In but one fea-
ture Of attack did they lead. Making
90 triples, they excelled all other clubs
at banging such hits.
The only individual leader put forth
by the Nationals was Joe Cronin. This
doughty player was the lone one in the
circuit to bat in as many as 1856 games,
all his club played.
Seven Nationals finished the cam
paign in the ranks of 800 batters. Sam
West set the pace for his teammates
with an average of 1888 Bill Har-
grave, since shipped to Baltimore,
dubbed for 1925, while Sad Sam Jones,
hurler recently traded to the White
Sox. surprisingly made a season mark
Of .313.
Dave Harris and Sam Rice, who
shared outfield duty. smacked .3l2 and
.3l0, respectively. Heinie Manush, the
left fielder who had hit so we'll in 1880,
fell to a .307 average, while Cronin
was the only infielder to make the Sc
lect group He batter for .306.
Manush was charged with more
times at bat, GIG, than any other Ma
tional, and made the most hits, l89.
Buddy Myer scored the most runs, ia,
and also was caught in IA attempted
base thefts to lead in this respect.
Ossie Bluege stole the most bases, l6,
and Sam Rice made the most sacri-
fees, II.
Cronin a Topliner.
Cronin was the topliner in several
respects. He hit for the greatest base
total, 293; made the most doubles, "A;
the most homers, II, and tied with
West for hitting the most triples, 49,
New records were made by members
Of the Yankees, Red Sox and Indians
and club records by New York and
Chicago Chief of the record makers
was Babe Ruth. With the highest
point he has ever reached in his l8
seasons, .373, to finish second in the
individual race to AL Simmons of the
AS. who hit for 800, the Babe tied
with his teammste, Lou Gehrig, for
most home runs, 46, and was second in
scoring with l49 runs. it being the
ninth season he crossed the plate l25
Evening star., 1931-12-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PLENTY COL0RFUL
CorraIs Wild Mer of Base
Ball for Use in 1892
Campaign.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n NATIONAL LEAGUE clubs next
Nj season should be prepared to
Y take care Of fans who demand
color" in a baCc ball game
Leading the list of the color" boys
will be Jerome Dizzy" Dean and Art
"Whattaman" Shires, both of whom
have figured IN the headlines of recent
times with spectacular antics.
Dean will return to the st. Louis
Cardinals after season with Houston,
during which he convinced Texas
League fans he was about the greatest
right-handed pitcher at large.
Shires gets another big league chance
with the Boston Braves after spending
last season with Milwaukee and doing
some of the heaviest hitting in the
American Association.
Shlres will have great playmate
with the Braves in Rabbit MaranvilIe,
the aging but still spry shortstop, who
for years has been one of the best
comedians IN the game.
Frank Hogan. the burly catcher with
talent for knocking out timely home
runs and for acquiring weight to the
dismay of Manager John McGraw, will
be on hand to make one base on a
natural double for the New York
Giants. McGraw, however, insists that
this season stern measures are in store
for Hogan if any training rules are
broken
Across the Hudson, Babe" Herman,
with his unique base running and field
ing, which have grown legendary, will
be in right field for the Dodgers.
The Philadelphia Nationals have
added rookie catcher who may give
the club a much needed spark, in Al
Todd, Texas League catcher, who last
season acquired fame by subduing
Dizzy Dean with his fists following a
row resulting from an alleged "dusting
off,"
Evening star., 1931-12-14
GIRL OF II SKATING ACE
English Lass, Prize Winner for S
Years, Looks to Olympics.

MANCHESTER, England, December
IA P).-An 1l-year-o.d girl, Miss M. O.
Taylor, may find place on the British
flsure-sk1ting team for the Olympic
g,mes next February in the United
States.
She is competing for the team and
has won various prizes In the last five
years.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
Old-Time, Modern
Mines Are Chosen

BY the Associated Press.
WHO are the greatest all-time
w base ball players and who are
the greatest modern players?
Rube Vickers, who rose from the
sandlots of South Bend to take his
place among the great of base ball,
gives his opinion.
His old-time team: Hal Chase,
lb; Napoleon Lajoie, 2b; Jimmy Col
Inns, 3b; Honus Wagner, SIS; Tyrus
Cobb, If; Joe Jackson, CT; Willie
Keeler, rf; Louis Crieger. Johnny
King, C; Rube Waddell, Walter
johnson. Christy MatheWson. Nor
decai Brown, p; Sam Crawford,
utility.
His modern team: Bill Terry, 1b;
Frank Frisch, 2b; Pie Traynor, 3b;
Joe Cronin, SIS; Al Simmons, If;
Xxi Cuyler, CT: Babe Ruth, RI;
Mickey Cochrane, c; Robert Grove,
George Earnshaw. Jess Haines, Wes-
ley Ferrell, p; Paul Waner, utility.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
FlSHERMAN'S PARADISE
Americans Attracted by Silver
Salmon in French Stream.

BRIOUDE, France December "A up.
-SllVer-sided salmon In the glacial
waters of the Allier here are proving a
greater attraction for many Americans
than visits to the Louvre Museum.
Fishermen hail this town as a dry fiv
casters paradise and claim the Is and
IL pound fish taken are the equal OF
any In Canada, Norway or Scotland.
The record fish, so far, was caught
by Andrew Graves, American resident
Of Paris, and tipped the scales at IS
pounds
Evening star., 1931-12-14
OWEN AVERAGES 107
TO TOP GIRL Primers
Bess Ackman, 105, and Ellen Vein
meyer, 1H, Trail-Team Race
Deadlocked.

Rolling game of 139 and set of 352
last week, Lucy Owen OF the Washing
ton Centennial No. l team boosted her
average to 1929 to continue to lead
the Eastern Star Womens Duckpin
League in high average
Bess Ackman of the Ruth team is
second with 1862, while Ellen Veih-
meyer. with 104-15, is third.
Ruth and Joseph H. Milans are tied
for first place in games won and lost,
but Ruth tops the Milans team because
Of greater pinfall.
Evening star., 1931-12-14

w YHILE the American League
a base ball season of 1881 was
NN a record affair in many re-
spects, in batting the Wash
Evening star., 1931-12-14
HOLD JOINT MEETING

Northeast Motor foot ballers and Ma
tion-Wide base ballers will meet tomor-
row night at the home Of Manager
May, 1434 North Carolina avenue north
east, at 7:3o o'clock They are asked
to bring their uniforms.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
WILL PLAN GRID FETE,

Plans for the annual banquet of the
Northern A. c. Preps foot ball team
Will be made at special meeting of
the club tomorrow night at $50 O'Clock
at the home of Ted Otte, 5213 Georgia
avenue
Evening star., 1931-12-14
TOMMY WILL FACE
KING SECOND TIME
Defeated Chicago CIouter
Last Year-Fight Shows
Are Widespread.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
n IEW YORK, December IA
M Many have tried and all
l Y have failed to stop Tommy
Evening star., 1931-12-14
JENSEN CRACK SHOT,

Willard Jensen, 2SO5 Myrtle avenue
northeast, has achieved the rating of
expert rifleman in the junior division
Of the National Rife Association. He
is a member OF the Mckinley High
School Rife Club.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
Many Games With Few Hits
Hurled During Past Season
On American League Fields
ERHAPS 1t was because Of the
- slight change made in the Amer
lean League ball. Perhaps it

ican League ball. Perhaps it
was just plain unadulterated
luck. But the fact remains that where
as there were no no-hit nor one-hit
games pitched in the American League
IN 1890, there were two no-hitters and
three one-hitters in 1881. And there
were three times as many two-hit
games in 1881 as in 1890. And there
were 10 more three-hit contests.
There were 122 games in which one
team or the other did not make more
than five hits, while there were 80 more
In which one Of the opposing clubs
made only six hits. OF the total of 2l1
games of six hits or less, SO were losing
games
Philadelphia was the most difficult
team to hold to few hits, being held
to five hits or less in only six games in
addition to 10 siX-hit contests. Wash
ington was held to six hits or less in 18
games, eight of them being six-hitters
and six five-hitters.
Cleveland was held to 2 fours, 10
flveS and 10 skies: New York to one
two, four threes, three fours, four fives
and II skies.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
FRIENDS FIVE TO PLAY

E:s';c~: :-silver Spring High School
bask- e. viii f-ce friends School nIint
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock On the
formers court
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
KINGS OF AUTO RACERS WILL
SPEED AROUND TRACK AT FAIR

Auto racing. sport that has
eripped thousands OF fans and
drivers alike with a thrill no other
sport gives, will demand attention oi
visitors at the county fair February
8, second day of the fair.
Joe Bush, under whose direction
the races have been planned, has
worked since late last year to make
a success of these, the third group
of automobile races to be held on
the track at the fair grounds.
Outstanding drivers from all parts
of the Pacific Southwest will parti-
cipate IN the five events to be Of
fered as the track menu on this day.
Among others it is expected that
Francis Quinn, who won the Armis-
tice Day races at the fair grounds,
will participate i'll Mondays events.
Three five-mile races will start
the program. with one l0-mile race
preparing the fans. for the long
grind of the last and biggest event
OF the day.
Instead of a 50-mile race, as has
been the custom in the past, drivers
will run 30-mile race this year as
the last event on the program
The reason for this, according TO
A. A. A. officials, is that after the
3O-mile mark is passed on the track
dust becomes SO heavy as TO make
both spectators and drivers uncom-
Portable, to say nothing of the dan
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
TRACK AT FAIR
DECLARED FAST
BY RACING MEN
Auto Drivers And Horse
men Expecting Speedy
Time In Contests

Racing men, both in automobile
and on horseback, have given Impe-
rial county's fair ground race track
the name OF being the second fastest
dirt track in California, and the
track will have chance to live up
TO the new name it has earned dur
ing the county fair this year, for
both automobiles and horses will do
their best to break all records.
A mile on the inside Of the track,
the oval is perfectly banked and
graded for speed and safety. Each
time an automobile roars over the
track, and each time horses thun-
dering hoofs beat out racing tat
too, the track becomes more speedy.
for each wheel impact and each
hoofbeat add to the hardness OF the
track.
The track is In perfect condition
for all races this year. Workmen
have been laboring for several weeks
past TO harden 1t, making ii as dust
less as possible and at the same
time assuring the greatest amount
OF speed.
It Is the hope of those connected
with. the track that it will event.
ually reach the state Of perfection
where drivers will come to Imperial
Valley direct from the national
championship races at indianapolis.
When this point is reached, Off
clals pointed out, huge crowds from
7 nc
and other cities nearby will be drawn
to Imperial Valley to view races
here.
Nationwide publicity for the val
ley is also seen as result OF this
hoped for perfection. Weather con-
ditions here are more favorable for
automobile and horse racing than
in almost any other part of the
United States.
Another plan of officials connect
ed with the track Is Tor the con-
struction OF platform under the
present grandstand, 10 be used as
a judges platform, press box and
announcers stand Radio broadcast
OF all races here may eventually be-
come a fact. 1t Is hoped that these
broadcasts will be inaugurated at
the auto races this year
Another factor in the success OF
the fair grounds Is the strong fence
around the edges of the embank
ments on the track This fence, ac-
cording to race officials. will pre-
vent almost any automobile from
leaving the track on the outside
bank. The only racer ever to leave
the track. since automobile racing
has been inaugurated there, went
over a portion that was unfenced.
That portion Of the track has now
been fenced. All dangerous curves
are guarded by strong posts, so that
II viii be almost an impossibillty for
racers TO Jump the banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
CULTIVATION OF
ORCHARDS HOLDS
MANY ESSENTIALS

How many fruit growers have q
clear conception OF the purpose of
cultivation in orchards? What does
cultivation Go? Does cultivation
conserve moisture? What is the ef-
feet of cultivation on the formation
of plow sole?
These are but a few of the uues-
tons answered in the Agricultural
Extension Service Circular so, "Es-
sentials of Irrigation and Cultiva-
tion of Orchards" This publica-
ton, written by DR.. F.. j. Voihmey-
er and DR.. A. II. Hendrickson. is
just off the press at the University
of California and may be obtained
free by writing the College of Agri-
culture at Berkeley or Davis, or
from the farm advisor at the court
house at Ell Centro.
In general, the cultivation of or
chards in California has become
less frequent and shallower than
formerly, when 1t was believed that
cultivation conserved soil moisture,
say the authors. They believe some
tillage is necessary, but that it
should be directed toward some
useful purpose, such as the removal
of weed competition, the control Of
certain insect pests, the preparation
of a seed bed for cover crops, and
the preparation of the surface soil
for other orchard operations such
as irrigation, spraying. harvesting
and the removal of prunings.
The formation of plow sole, they
say, usually follows in orchards
which are cultivated when the soil
is too wet. Suggestions are given
in the circular regarding the cul-
tivation of orchards SO that the use
full purpose of cultivation may be
obtained, without the deleterious
ones. The subject of irrigation is
treated in q similar way and the
effects of different soil moisture
conditions on the trees and fruit
are briefly discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
POLO CONTESTS
TO BE FEATURE
OF ADJUSTMENTS

Yuma day at the county fair will
see the opening game of a sport new
to Imperial Valley, when a picked
team OF polo players from Ell Gen.
tro will tangle mallets with four of
Yuma's best club swinging horse
men.
Early indications are that Yuma,
with lar more experience on the
polo field than the local riders, will
win, but those who have watched
practice sessions of the local team
for mere than two months past
have expressed the opinion that,
whatever the outcome of the battle,
the Yuma men will realize they
have been through a number OF
sizzling chulkkers of polo.
The local team, under the tute-
lage of John Donotue, is composed
entirely of men green to polo, but
who have ridden horses for some
time. The Yuma squad, while it
has played polo for some two years,
has not kept consistently at the
game during that time.
Both fours have practiced inten-
sively for the past several weeks in
order to get into shape for the
battle. In the matter OF horses, one
Of the most important items OF
polo. the men are almost equally
mounted.
New This Year
Polo in Imperial Valley was first
suggested by Dave Willoughby OF
the Barbara Worth Riding Aca-
deny who took the matter before
the Ell Centro Junior Chamber of
Commerce, asking that the organi-
2ation sponsor a team.
Later, when organization of a
squad was assured, Willoughby ar
ranged a game with Yuma which
will be one of the attractions of
Yuma day at the fair. Upon learn
ing of the scheduled game, those
who had shown but a desultory in
terest in the sport took it up in
earnest, with the result that almost
every practice has seen two full
teams for El Centro on the field,
playing against one another.
In order to finance the polo team
members recently formed the Ell
Centre Polo and Breakfast club
with the polo squad as the nucleus
of the organization. Since organi-
zation of the club many persons in
Ell Centre have shown a great deal
of interest in the club, and in the
polo team.
Rumors of plans for formation of
polo teams in Calexico and BraWley
have been heard here, although no
definite information has yet been
procured on the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
BUTTERFAT SHOWS
FINE INCREASE

The average butterfat production
OF California cows has increased
from l83 pounds In 1920 to 1868 III
1929, a gain Of $50 pounds per COW.
This is shown III the annual report
CT G. E. Gordon, dairy specialist of
the University of California Agricul-
tural Extension Service.
This increase in average produc-
ion alone, being figured at the aver
age price paid to dairymen at the
farm for their product during this
period of years, has amounted to an
increased return to dairy farmers In
California, OF $l03, 1851 more than
they would have received had the
production remained at the 1920
figure.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
COUNTY SCHOOLS
PREPARING FOR
FINE EXHIBITION

Rural schools in the county are en-
phasi2ing the project method and
an activity program in their teach
ing, and the results of such a pro-
gram are to be displayed in the lin
tied space available at the county
fair.
Mrs. Lura K. Tyler, supervisor OF
rural schools from the county su
peritendent's office, is IN charge of
this section and reports that each
OF the county schools Is TO enter an
exhibit.
To the uninitiated the project
method and an activity program
may mean very little, but view OF
the exhibits will do much TO clear
up matters. Schools, instead of
teaching subject matter as geo.
graphy. history, etc, are concerned
with what are called units of work.
One school is taking up transpor-
tation as unit Of work and will
show the history OF transportation
from its crude beginnings to the
highest devetr,ment of today, the
airplane. this connection, his
tory. geography, mathematics and
other subjects are all brought into
play.
Each school will have some such
project TO display and instead of
showing every phase of the unit OF
work, will pick out some striking
example to illustrate the project.
To those brought up on the old
fashioned reading, writing and
arithmetic. this new form OF teach
ing seems delightful and Interesting,
and the exhibits will serve as tes-
timony for its efficacy.