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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07
CLUB IS PREPARING
FOR BIG TOURNEY
Hopes to Reconstruct Links
in Few Years to Ask for
National Event.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

A FURTHER move toward the
~ only radical changes made
4 \ in the golf course of the
Congressional Country Club
. since it was built by DevereauX
Emmett a decade ago, is to come
this Fall, when three green's on
: the layout are to be reconstructed.
The green's to be rebuilt will be
' the twelfth, which is the present
eleventh; the fourteenth and fiji
teenth. The Improvements are to
be made this Fall in order to have
8 them completed when the new
tenth and eleventh holes are put
anto use, probably next Spring.
Greenskeeper Hines Finished reseeding
the new tenth green only month ago,
snd 1t Is certainty that the new holes
will not be placed in play this year,
even though some of the members,
looking across the fairway from the
present tenth hole, think the green
looks good enough for use. But Hines
, while he reconstructS the greens which
are involved in the rebuilding program
: on the last nine holes, he will continue
sowing the new tenth and eleventh
fairways to bring them along to a fine
: stand of grass for early Spring play
: next year.
Still Has Aspirations.
: Congressional, even though the club
did not make a bid for the national
amateur championship next year, still
has championship aspirations Of major
character When it was made plain to
the men who handle the affairs of the
= club that it would cost many thousands
of dollars to put the course in shape to
entertain national field, they passed
up the national championship they
might have had for the asking and de-
c!ded TO concentrate on course recon-
struction work over a period Of years
that will bring the course into proper
shape to hold a major championship
five or six years hence.
Although club officials have not def
nitely said they are after national, 1t
is known that many of them would ike
to see a major title tourney held on
the classic course out in Montgomery
County. But at present, considering the
outlay that would be necessary to put
the course in shape for a national title
within a year or two, they have decided
to take several years TO rebuild their
course and probably within decade Will
60 out strong fer a national tourney.
Partial Steps In Plan.
The new tenth and eleventh holes and
the reconstruction of the three green's
scheduled for this Fall are partial steps
IN this plan.
Ultimately many Of the holes will be
thoroughly gone over and probably
many of them will be reconstructed,
particularly such holes as the first and
sixth on the first nine, which could be
made into very strong holes with a
little touching up. Club authorities are
net altogether satisfied with the eighth
hole, either, believing that it is too easy
q par and too hard a par 4. There
may be a change in the distance of this
hole Do not be surprised a few years
hence, after Congressional completes its
construction program already under
way. to see national title tourney come
to the big club out near Potomac, Md.
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BY EDWARD T. MURPHY.

PHILADELPHIA, october well,
sir, George Earnshaw took the Car
dinals for q ride-back to st. Louis.
When George finished his little job here
yesterday, the world series was as even
as a new set of teeth.
After he had turned in two-hit VIC
tory in the third canto, Burleigh Grimes
chirped, Match that, somebody"
Earnshaw heard him.
Now it's two games for the Cards, two
for the AS, and the club owners get
the receipts of at least two more games.
They must be playing this series with
deuces wild.
Earnshaw kept all the Cardinals, ex-
cept Pepper Martin, under control. The
AS can't fool Pepper now, but they
will when Christmas comes. They
won't send him a card.
A Philly bank closed yesterday. They
must have seen Martin walking
toward 1t.
If Martin ever comes to bat with
three men on the bases. the Athletics
will feel like closing up. The CARDS
would have made three hits of Earn
shaw il the game lasted long enough
to give Pepper another time at bat.
WHENEVER Frankie Frisch comes to
w bat, AL Simmons moves close to
the left field foul line and Mule
Haas shifts over toward right center:
That makes plenty of room between the
two outfielders, but Frisch hasn't been
able to belt a ball into the gap. AT
least, he didn't succeed yesterday.
st. Louis has listened to the voice Of
the world series grooming, I'm COM
ing back to you"
As chilly as Bottomley's world series
batting average.
AL Spohrer, one Of the Braves back
stops, has put in his appearance. He
cannot understand why Bottomley isn't
knocking out more base hits. They
are throwing him pitches that he usual
ly makes extra-base hits on" said Al.
The Cards didn't surprise Spohrer
when they took liking to Lefty Groves
speed. Before the series started told
a friend of mine that the Cards would
make at least 10 hits off Grove every
time he pitched" said Spohrer. i
added that I'd like to bet hat on 1t.
My friend took me up right there, and
it looks like have WON"
EARNsHAW's long wind-up enables
IL a runner to get long lead off first
base When the runner makes a
break for second 1t Is difficult for the
catcher to throw him out. The Cards
are wise to it. Frisch and Martin were
the only st. Louis players to reach first
on Earnshaw yesterday and each stole
his way to second, taking advantage of
Georges wind-up. Cochrane took the
rap because they stole.
Ball players agree that bases are
stolen on pitchers, not catchers.
In the fourth inning Jimmy Dykes
fouled off six or eight pitches. He was
trying his best to make a double-header
out of it. The act made Jimmy the
foul-ball king.
Paul Derringer pitched with the right
side of his nose decorated with patch
of plaster. 1t marked the spot where
the AS landed in the first game.
Jake Flowers was struck by loose
base ball before the game and went into
action at third base with a strip of
plaster over his upper lip. He played
one inning, and then went to the cot
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OUT OF OLYMPIC GAMES

COPENHAGEN. Denmark. October
O).-Because of the economic situation,
the Danish Olympic Committee decided
not to participate in the 1882 Olymp-
piad at Los Angeles.
Sweden, because Of the general bust
ness depression, already has expressed
inability to compete in the Olympics
next year Canada is uncertain whether
it will participate.
Germany and Sweden, because Of the
general business depression, and Can
ada, because of the lower discount rate
on its dollar. already have expressed
doubt as to their ability to participate
in the Olympics next year.
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Fistic Battles

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK-Benny Leonard, New
York, knocked out Pal Silvers, Browns
vile, N. j. (2).
FLINT, Mich.-Young Jack Thomp-
son. San Francisco, knocked out
Tommy Jones, Tampa. Fla. (3);
Britt German, Minneapolis. outpointed
frankie Donnelly, st. Louis 90.
INDIANAPOLIS-Be Touchstone,
Detroit, outpointed Walter Pickerd, In
dianapolis G0; Billy Rose, Cincin-
natl, outpointed Peter Mike, Indianap-
oils 90; Andy Kellett, Terre Haute,
Ind, knocked out George Walsh, Chi
cago %.
DULUTH Minn.-Charli0 Retzla6,
Duluth, knocked out Emmett Rocco,
New Castle, Pa. 90.
LOS ANGELES-Kid Francis, New
York, outpointed Claude Werner
Bakersfield Q0).
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Landowner MAKES RECORD
inexperienced Boys End Base Ball
Season With High Average.

Landowner, Md, october T.
Although composed mostly Of young
Sters of limited experience. Landover
base ball team during the season just
closed won nine games, lost seven and
tied one.
Earl Abigail, center fielder. who
clouted for 442, was the teams leading
hitter. Bob Rollins, left fielder with
422. was second, and Huck Beall,
pitcher and first baseman, with AIS,
was third.
Batting averages of other members
of the team
Redmiies. 1888: odin Ball, .s77; Glas-
coe. 1888; 81 Ball, 800; Lanham, .270
j. Beall, $50; Hurley. 246; Cox, .226
Carrick, .176, and PETER, ISL.
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AUGUSTERFER ON CARD
Former St. Johns Athlete to Play
With Frosh Team Friday.

Eugene Augusterfer, former st. Johns
athlete, will be at quarterback for the
Catholic University freshman foot ball
team, when it takes the field against
National Training School Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock on the training
schools gridiron.
Victorious over the Norfolk Division
of William and Mary in its first game
last week the C. u yearling eleven fig
ures 10 find the N. T. S. gridders stern
foes. The Training School boys who
conquered Eastern High, IS to IL, last
week. gave c.. U. hard fight before
succumbing, 0 to g.
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mails, in His Seventh World Series.
PHILADELPHIA. October T.
- There's no use fretting over yes
terday's game. Many fans prob
ably are saying that Manager
Street should have started Hallahan,
but we did not get any runs of Earn
shaw, and you can't win unless you get
runs. Now Street has Hallahan ready
for today.
When pitcher Is as right" as Earn
shaw was he's just unbeatable, the
same as Hallahan was last Friday and
Crimes was Monday. Earnshaw, be-
sides having terrific speed that was
hard TO follow and great curve, had
wonderful control. He was throwing
that ball just where he aimed, and his
aim on most pitches was perfect.
We did everything we could, changing
tactics here, there and often, in trying
to break down Earnshaw's work, but he
was too good for US. Our only success
ful batter was the same Pepper Martin
who has been poison to the Elephants
in every game.
But for Martin we would have been
held without hit Pepper singled for
the first hit OIL Earnshaw in the nth
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occupied by the crippled Sparky Adams.
Move over, Sparky," said Jake.
IF anything happens to Andy High,
i Martin will have to cover third base
in addition to centerfield The way
he's going. he'd handle both jobs we'll
He's hotter than four alarm fire.
There's an infestivity about these
world series shows in Shibe Park.
There's a bare possibility that the
Shibes and the Macks are just a little
tight. Any way, in ST Louis you get
the trimmings such as a swell band
and lot of red, white and blue bunt-
ing In this town they wouldn't even
hire band for a President and yes
terday, with Mr. Hoover back in Wash
ington, the canned music was even
suspended.
The photographers grumbled-plenty.
No life, no color, just cold, orderly, pre-
cision and crowds remaining as mute
as they would if they were watching a
Midsummer game between the Athletics
and the Red SoX.
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BISSELL POINTER WINS
Northern Virginia Field Trials Are
Good Despite Dry Trails.

HERNDON, Va, October Though
marked by dry trails and unusual heat
making the scent difhcult and the run
ming uncomfortable, the seventh annual
field dog trials Of the Northern Virginia
Amateur Field Trials Association just
brought to a close were highly success
full.
In the all-age stakes run yesterday,
Ferris Jaks's Pat, a pointer dog, owned
by Capt John Bissell and handled by
Lyman Ballou of Herndon, was adjudged
The winner. Joe Brown, another pointer,
owned by r. Burnette, was second and
Sam Valiant Boy, owned by Ford E.
Young of Washington, was third.
Harry B. Mitchell, secretary and gen.
eral manager of the Northern Virginia
Association, was in general charge.
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BRITISH-U. S. GAMES SET
Contest Due in San Francisco
Prince May Attend.

SAN FRANCISCO, October LP-
William Coffman, district commissioner
Of the American Athletic Union, an
nounced today that the British Empires
American games will be held at Kezar
Stadium here following the 1882 Olym-
pic games at Los Angeles.
The games will bring into competition
British winners CT track and field events
against American winners.
Coffman said he expected the Prince
of Wales would attend, since for 20
years 1t has been customary for the
Prince of Wales to present trophies to
winners in these games
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BATTERY FORMS TEAM

FREDERICKSBURG Va, October Z.
Battery F, 11lth Field Artillery, Vir-
GINA National Guard, has organised a
foot ball team of the 15O-pound class
and is seeking games with elevens Of the
Capital area. Sunday games win be
played in Fredericksburg starting Oc-
tober h. Games are being booked By
Tex Houston, care of the Free Lance
Star, Fredericksburg
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WORCH PIGEON WINS
Beats eSs Birds From So Lofts In
Fifth Race Of Series.

A racing pigeon from the Worch Loft
finished first in the fifth race of the
National Capital Concourse AsSocia-
tons young bird series, flown over the
200-nlile airline route from Roanoke,
Va.
A total of 68S birds from SO lofts
competed. The first IL birds to home
won diplomas.
Following is the order of finish of the
first return to each loft along with the
speed made in yards per minute:
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RESUME VOLLEY BALL
Twelfth Street ~" to Reorganize
Strong Team Saturday.

Reorganization Of the Twelfth Street
Y. M. c. A. volley ball team, which last
year had q highly successful season. is
scheduled at q meeting called for Sat-
urday night at 8 o'clock in the :''Y''
gym.
Candidates already are working daily
in the gym under direction of DR.. w.
H. Greene, who wants the following to
report:
mons, Tyson, HASTE, Trigg, Bunche,
JeffrieS, H. L. johnson, King, Piper,
Brooks, Pinderhughes, Wilkinson, Muir
ray. Honesty, Anderson, Perkins, Free
man. Evans, Taylor, Barber, Lewis.
Virgins and Bryant.
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LONE SENIOR ON ELEVEN.

COLUMBIA, s. c., October (Pl.-
Miles Blount, captain of the 1881 edi-
ton Of the South Carolina Gamecocks,
Is the only senior on the regular squad.
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: SQUADS BREAK EVEN
Hyattsville B Team Loses, While A
Group Beats Mount Rainier.

HYATTSVILLE. Nd, October T.
HyattSville High Schools A and B soc.
Ger combinations broke even in games
yesterday. This afternoon Squad A was
to 60 to Gainesville, Nd, to engage the
high school eleven Of that place.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High took the
measure Of Squad B. to o, In Ma
ed Mount Rainier q 2-to-0 defeat at
Mount Rainier.
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TENNIS STARS TO SAIL
Tlden and Hunter Leave Tonight
for European Tour.

NEW YORK, October z (R.-Big Bill
Tilden and Frank Hunter will sail to-
night for Europe on an extended pro-
fessional tennis tour.
Tilden and Hunter will be joined by
Karel Kozeluh and Albert Burke in Eu-
rope, and the four will play exhibitions
in various European cities from Octo-
Der l6 to November 9.
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Deuces Wild in World Series;
EarnshaW Calls Crimes Hand

occupied by the crippled Sparky Adams
Move over, Sparky," said Jake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07
BY FRANKIE FRISCH,

Captain and Second Basemsn of the Ca
mails, in His Seventh World Series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07

A. MERKLE, who has been
playing golf only little more
than q year, won the season
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.EN teams will battle IL out Sun
day afternoon in the opening
game of the Capital City Foot
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Mandrake and Easter
Connected in Iceland

In Iceland there is a quaint Easter
superstition about that weird root, the
mandrake. If one wishes to become
suddenly rich-and who does not-he
must possess mandrake root and
steal a coin from poor widow at
early mass on Easter Sunday. When
the stolen coin is placed beside the
mandrake it will, mysteriously and i'm
mediately, draw all coins of like de-
nominations TO itself from every indi-
viddals purse In the church. But the
root can only exercise this magic when
it is dug from the ground on Good
Friday before sunrise by man with
a sharp sword and an undesirable
black dog. SuFerstitions say that the
terrible shrieks of the uprooted herb
will Immediately kill the black dog
and therefore save the man and bring
him luck and fortune. John of Arc is
supposed to have carried at all times
a female mandrake possessing great
magical powers.
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and certain hope of harvest-time res
direction from the dead.
There is no joy like that of Easter
tide, and / think it Is a fine thing TO
give expression to our joy. 1t was
that impulse that taught men and
women to wear something new at this
season. The Easter hat has a signiti-
canoe of its own. 1t means that the
lovely. ornamental part Of humanity
is rejoicing and very happy in the Joy
OF Easter. 1t shows a responding to
the angel message HE is Risen" and
says with Him we have risen also to
new hope, new life.
A few years ago a good bishop said
a good deal in denunciation of 1926,
actually, $25 paid for a new hat" and
that by his faithful wife! l am not
sure, but l imagine that since then a
good many twenty-fives have gone the
same way. And cannot see anything
blameworthy in the expenditure, If 1t
has not taken money that should have
been spent in other good works.
For the best, therefore the most rep
resentative part of humanity, thereby
sets forth the joy of mankind in the
Resurrection, and the happiness that
has come to it from the defeat of sin
and death by the Man, Christ Jesus.
1t is one way of letting our "joy he
known unto all men," as an inspired
writer advised.
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lDeU oOOH luSl 6ult-
er President Hoover would issue the
call for the international silver confer
ence which was given authorization
by the last congress. Silver has beer
for. while production has not greatly
increased the sales by India on its
return to the gold standard. and by
other countries for the purpose of les
sening the silver content Of their coin
ages, have glutted the market In
1926 its price was GO cents an ounce,
and 1t now sells for about half that.
1t was thought Mr.. Norman might
discuss the plan offered by Francis H.
Brownel, chairman of the board Of
the American Smelling and Refining
company. This scheme proposes thar
the United States, England including
India, France including IndO-China,
and as many other governments as
possible, arrive at a "gentleman's
agreement" that mo sale will be made.
for a stated period-say three years,
or until further notice-of any silver
now or hereafter owned by each gov
eminent. at less than some fixed price.
say. for example, so cents per ounce.
"Second-an understanding that
those governments will purchase the
amount of silver they are now au-
thorized by law to purchase for sub
sidiary coinage, whenever the price
of silver in the open market is below
the figure to be agreed upon as above
ESQ cents per ounce, for example).
"Third-as compensation for agree
ing and to prevent too rapid
rise-an understanding that the gov
ernments, and particularly India. may
sell government owned silver when
ever the price is more than, say. FIVE
cents above the figure agreed upon
as above"
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have been favored and encouraged by
bankers and some employers whose
desire for standard profits has over
come their better Judgment. If they
are persisted in. return to normal
conditions will be delayed for two
years or more. 1t is only through the
development of the purchasing power
of working people to the highest posi-
Bile point that m,trle ct can be found
for the goods which we are produc-
ing in an ever increasing volume.
I'm the light OF these facts the
American Federation of Labor con-
ceives it to be its duty TO resist, with
all the influence and power at its COM
mand, any attempt on the part of en-
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matter to the state legislature for an
inquiry. but he extricated himself by
the simple expedient of forwarding
the charges TO Jimmy at his retreat in
Palm Springs, Calf. and asking him
to make answer when he returned to
New York.
However, the affairs of the metrop-
oils are to be thoroughly investigated,
and Tammany may be approaching
one of its temporary eclipses. The
state senate, by the strictly party vote
of 90 to "a. adopted resolution for
an investigation by legislative COM
mittee consisting of three senators
and four assemblymen. and after
prstracted debate the assembly con-
CURED with the senate, the vote being
rs to 10. The action of the senate
was surprise to the Democrats, for
Mastick and Westall, the two Repub-
iican Westchester senators who had
formerly blocked such a resolution,
suddenly shifted their votes and went
along with their colleagues. Their
change Of mind occurred when
William L. Ward, Westchester Repub-
tican lead,r, dropped his opposition to
the inquiry following telephone con-
versations with prominent Republicans
Of New York city. The investigation
8 to include all departments of the
municipal government and the infer
ior courts.
National Importance is given this
New York scandal by its possible eff
feet on the Democratic partys action
N the national convention next year.
1t may greatly promote the chances
If Franklin Roosevelt for the presi-
Dental nomination, or it may ruin
Them. He would be favored by those
parts of the country in which the
Democrats are politically dry If be
we're freed from the Tammany brand.
But AL Smith is said to be cold to his
candidacy, and National Chairman
Raskob is reported TO be strongly in
favor of giving the nomination to
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as pioneer patrons of science who have
given millions of dollars to promote
it during the last score of years. Much
of the practical results of the Mellon
gifts have come from the Mellon In
stitute of Industrial Research which
they established at the University of
Pittsburgh in 1918. There all industry
and many branches of science are fur
nished a place to make discoveries.
The MELONS do not usually pay for
these researches, nor receive any cred
it for them. although they furnish an
important part of the scientific ma
chinery.
"The Mellon institute" says DR..
Frederick L. Brelthut, president of the
Institute of Chemists, ''is the West
Point of our industrial system. assist
ing the United States to attain and
hold its foremost position amongst the
industrial nations of the world. Its
activities have assisted in bringing to
the United .tates the largest chemical
industry in the world.
"What Andrew W. Mellon and Rich
ard b. Mellon nave done has become
more or less part of our industrial
fabric and chronological organization
but 1t required great vision and cOur-
age to see this 20 years ago when
research was still merely an unwel.
come stepchild in most of our indus
tries"
20 1881, Western Newspaper Union.l