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The Washington times., 1931-07-25

A new war whoop has been
substituted at this time. It's
Let's watch out for our present
positions in the race and let the
AS take care of themselves.
The Griffmen and Yankees
were the hopeful teams during
those days of May. The Same
pair are the hopeless" outfits at
this time.
Wrong Estimate Made
In May the Griffs and Yanks
were full of vim and vigor; also
saturated with ideas that they
would catch the AS and get to
the top themselves.
They figured they had the bet
ter teams, that the AS would not
hold up in the stretch, and that
it would be a Griff- -Yank fight to
the end, with the best club win
ming.
But they realize now that
they were wrong. The AS have
shown them this. Instead of
folding up, Connie Mack's men
have gone one better, and as a
result lead the going with plenty
to spare.
Right at present the Griffmen
and Yankees are fighting off the
effects of terrible slumps. Neither
team is playing first division
ball. There's plenty wrong as
both are finding it the most diff
ficult thing in the world to win.
The Griffmen are little worse
off than the Yankees even
though they are ahead of the
GothamiteS. Manager Johnson's
team can't get the pitching,
neither can it get the collective
hitting which wins games.
Unseen Reversals Hurt
A sudden shake-up would prob
ably help great deal. But a
hitch is involved in that several
shake-ups have been tried to no
material result.
Unexpected reversals Of form
lave hurt the Griffs n ,any
ways. The weak hitting of
.IanuSh for instance is one
example while the falling down
Of Myer at second base both as
a hitter and fielder, Is another.
The inability Of CrOvder to
win is still another.
Cronin'S extended slump has
hurt also, but he has played for
over a month with a groin injury,
it has lately developed.
Still the club has lost-in fact,
so consistently of late that it's
gotten so far into the rut that no
matter what Is done nothing
seems to help.
Both Manages johnson and
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
PERRY'S v IN
|SWORRY|NG
FRENCHMEN

AUTEUIL, July 25.-It was a
mighty anxious French tennis
public which today awaited the
results Of the doubles match be-
tween England and France at the
Roland Garros Stadium.
The Britishers, surprising vic.
tors over the United States in the
inter-Zone final, upset the dope
again yesterday when Fred Perry
beat Jean Borotra in a fiercely'
contested five-set match to give the
invaders an even break in the
opening singles matches. Henri
Cochet won from Bunny Austin
in four sets, as expected.
Perry Beat Hughes
Tomorrow's singles matches are
expected to be split also, for if
Perry can beat Borotra then Aus
tin, who is by far better player
than Perry, should find little diff
ficulty repeating that feat at the
expense of the bounding Basque.
TOday's doubles match pits
Perry and Pat Hughes, who
lost in four sets to George Lott
and John Van Ryn, of the
American team, in both the
Wimbledon finals and the inter
zone matches, against COchet
and Jacques BrugnOn, the
combination which made Lott
and Van Ryn go five sets at
Wimbledon.
The Frenchmen are favored,
but not by any great odds. After
Yesterdays -Borotra result,
the Gauls have lot more re-
spect for the invaders than they
had before the series started.
Young Perry has shown that he
is of real international caliber,
and he may be able to pull
England through to victory on
his own ability.
COchet Looks Good
Cochet, in his match with
Austin, showed no signs OF his
shoulder injury, which troubled
him in the all-American cham
pionship. He was the Cochet
of old, champion of the world.
After rocky first-set, he settled
down to play brillian tennis.
To say that Perry's victory
came as a surprise is to put it
but mildly. He beat Sidney
Wood in the inter.zOne matches,
it is true, but he played poorly
even in victory.
Against Borotra, however, he
was superb, outvolleying and out
smashing even that sterling net
player.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
What Is Wrong?

Many have asked us what
Is wrong with the team. We
can't diagnose definitely the
teams troubles. If we could,
we'd attempt to write some
thing which would inspire the
boys and drag them out of the
doldrums.
Of course, we have our own
impressions as to some of their
shortcomings. Of some of their
processes we do, not totally ap
prove. However, it doesn't take
much brains nor initiative to
second guess on these matters.
Most of them are merely items
Of judgment and couldn't be
definitely proven one way or
the other.
There have been days when
we thought Cronin was pressing,
and then there have been days
when we thought the batters
were using poor Judgment IN
waiting for a walk. Then, on
other occasions, there has been
sensational fielding. not )n!y by
Cronin. but by Myer and Kuhel
and good old Ossie. as we'll as
smart batting. squeezes and sac
rifices. But two men On the
team - Bluege and West - are
carrying on right now in the
manner considered normal.
So, when a ball club gets sick.
like ours is now. a consultation
would be better than the dag
nosis of one observer. They
pay people to run ball clubs.
and they pay 'em to write for
newspapers. Let us stick to our
knitting!
The Washington times., 1931-07-25


OF course, we can't imagine
what all this is going to get
the Browns, nor can we fathom
where they think they're going,
but interest in them has picked
UP sufficiently in their home
town for additional newspaper
men to be assigned to the
team. The least the players
themselves can get out of a
fine mid-season showing Is an
encouragement in salaries an
other season.
We regret we are unable to
report that Washington is an
improved team over the past
month, the period in which we
seem to be noting the improve
ment in the st. Louis club.
Rather, it is the other way
around with Washington. They
don't look nearly so good as
they did in there and up
there in the pennant race
where they were the first six
weeks of the schedule.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Butler to See
QuGnticO Bouts

With Major Heine Miller
refereeing and Gen. Smedley But.
Ter in attendance, young marine
boxers are expected to put on a
Snappy series of bouts Monday
night at Quantico.
Bill Anderson battles Hump
Lodge, Danny Devine and
Champ" Clark hook-up, and
Jumping Jerry" Juba tries con.
clusions with Aviator pickle"
Dill. The steamer City Of Wash
ington will carry fans to Quantico.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Kid Berg Knocks Out
Teddv Watson in 7th

JERSEY CITY. N. j., July IS.
Jack Kid" Berg, English welter-
weight. knocked out Teddy Wat
son. of Jersey City, in the sew
enth round at West Side Park.
here, last night.
Berg sent watson to the can.
vas twice in the seventh round
for a nine count with left hooks
to the body, and when Teddy
went down again the bout was
stopped by Referee Gene Roman.
who did not even start a cunt.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
How About Fischer?

Here is an anxious CORE
spondent who is concerned
about Carl Fischer. and who
takes pen in hand to suggest
something:
"There has beeuAa question in
my mind a long, long time,
which you may be able to
answer.
"SOme months ago one of
our Washington writers made a
statement that Carl Fischer,
the best young pitcher that the
Griffmen have had in many
seasons, was in the grip of a
mental COMPLEX
"His trouble laid in the rIdicu-
IOus idea that he could not win
a game if he followed Lloyd
Brown to the mound. OF course,
it is only a tantalizing supersti,
tiOn, but nevertheless it seems
to be running a perfectly good
PITCHER. He is not tins sarne
Fischer. Hadley was 'nce al
most ruined ~ a mental COM
rlex' that could not be f.elpcd
by anyone but himself, but
johnson could easily give Fischer
q chance to right the complex
end of it.
81 am not blaming Johnson
for the twirler's failure Of late
to come through. That is not
the purpose of this letter But
/ do believe that Fischer is not
q failure. 1t may help 20 print
this. Johnson may take heed"
All right, folks. There's the let
ter in print, for Mr.. Johnson Of
for Mr.. Fischer or even for Mr.,
Fan-to heed,
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
GLEDH|LL
WATCHED

EAST HAMPTON, L. l., July
25.-Ellsworth Vines and Keith
Gledhill. the two youthful Pasa-
dena, Calf. stars who ran away
with the National Clay Court
laurels at st. Louis a month ago,
start showing the East how it's
done here this afternoon, when
they open play in the annual
invitation mems doubles tourna-
ment at the Maidstone Club.
Seeded first in a hand-picked
field of 16 teams, the coast
youngsters are strong favorites to
have their names inscribed on
the historic Maidstone trophy,
Julian S. Myrick. chairman of
the tournament, has gotten an
unusually strong field together to
oppose Gledhill and Vines. but
it is doubtful whether any of the
teams they will meet have the
game to check the Californians.
Clifford Sutter, former inter
collegiate champion, and Wilbur
F. Junior" COen. Bill TiIden's
famous prOtege, form the No.
2 seeded combination.
They are PLAYING together for
the first time this year, and they
lack the team work of the all
California team, which has been
functioning smoothly for the past
four years.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Torn FingernGiL
Benches English

CHICAGO, July 25.-Woody
English, Chicago Cubs shortstop,
will be out of the game for several
days from a torn fingernail on
his throwing hand, received in
catching a ball thrown to him by
Charley Grimm in the second in
ming of yesterdays game against
the Boston Braves.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Y YOUNGSTER
IN SHAPE,
HESAYS
BY GARRETT WATERS

Ad Liska is coming back. The
submarine hurler, who has been
resting his ailing shoulder at his
home in Dwight, Neb., for over q
month, Is on his way here to
join the Griffmen once again.
Your Uncle Clark Griffith re-
ceived this message from Liska
this morning:
"Am ready to report at once.
Feeling in great shape. Sore
ness all gone from shoulder.
Wire instructions.
Griff, remembering how Liska
reported once before without be-
ing in condition, wired back:
"If you are ready to pitch,
report at once"
The promising hurler went to
his home a little over a month
ago, without pay, when o he
realized he was of no value to
Griff and Manager Walter John
son with the aggravating soreness
in the shoulder of his pitching
arm.
Left 1t Up To Liska
He figured that rest and only
that would do him any good. It
was his plan not to touch or
throw baseball at all during
this time.
Uncle Clark Griffith left it
up to Liska to get into shape
when the hurler turned to him
for help. Griff figured he did
all he could when he sent Ad
to BOnesetter Reese in May.
Thus, Liska's journey home,
and his placement on the volun-
tary retired list of the big
leagues.
From LiSka's wire, he is final
ly in condition. If he is all set.
Manager johnson is likely to get
some good pitching out of the
youngster, as he has turned in
several exceptional performances
in the past.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

Prexy Griffith are discouraged.
Instead of figuring on catching
the AS at this time, they're con-
centrating all ideas on staying in
second place in order that the
Yankees or some other team
might not oust them from the
next best position in the standings.
The Yanks, incidentally, are do
ing their durndest to keep in third
place in the hope that they'll
finish no worse. Did somebody
saw the depression was still on?
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

NICK ALTROCK nine bushels
of pinch-hitterS and 165 pounds
of shOrtstOp. And that's the
way it goes.
The Cards have got the chain
store baseball idea worked out
So slick they are ready to merge
with Sears-ROebuck any day
now, and hear they are going
to paint their ball parks next
year with red frants.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

got bra nch
ball clubs all
over the land.
When any
thin g goes
wrong in st.
Louis they
W | r e tn e
r O C h e s t er
club to ship
a crate of me-
dunn sized in.
fielderS. Then
r och e s t er
tells the PO-
dunk club to
8 e n d We r
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
SOUNDS LOGICAL

All race tracks in the Province
Of Ontario are now taxed accord
ing to the business they do in
stead of being charged a flat rate
Of $4,000 daily.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
AS Show Griffs and Yanks
Who Is Strongest Team
By GARRETT WATERS

Several months ago. during the joyous days Of May the
Of the few big league teams in the race for the pennan
was 'Stop those AS"
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
Baseball
Standings

*Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Philadelphia. 2; Cleveland. 1.
New York, 8: Detroit, 5.
Chicago, 3; Boston, l..
WASRINGTON-S Louis mot sched-
uled).
TODAY'S GAMES
st. Louis at WASHINGTON.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
IN AGAIN, OUT AGAIN

Luke Corbus has been signed
seven times and released on six
occasions by the Joplin Club in
the Western Baseball Association.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

You got to hand it to the
Cardinals for their chain store
baseball plan. The Cards have
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

Don't look for For Rent signs
consult the vacancies Advertised
daily in the Rental Columns Of the
Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
REAL "IRON MAN"

During the 1903 season. Joe
McGinnity of the Giants pitched
and won three double headers.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

*Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
st. Louis, 10; Philadelphia, first
St. Louis, Z; Philadelphia. 2 tsecOnd
Cincinnati, s; New York, 3.
pittsburgh. 8: Brooklyn. !.
Chicago, 8: Boston, /.
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
HOME RUNS YESTERDAY
Herman, Robins. 1Martin, Cardinals
Phillips Pirates. 1Stone, Tlgers..... l
Leaders
GehriT. Yankees 3OiFoxx, Athletics. 10
Ruth Yankees. 26AVerill, Indians. ~
Klein, Phillies.. 2SlOtt, Giants ..'.. II
Totals
American -. .......''.'''''.''' 30 20 :
National ............''.'.''' "-4
eoc
Total ..............:. .:..'..'''''''' 900
Runs
Gehrig. Yankees ................... q
Klein, Phillies> .,.,................. ~
Ruth. Yankees .....'.'.'''.''''. 90 90
Bishop. Athletics ......'.......''.'' ~ ~
simmons. Athletics ........'''''''' IS
Chapman. Yankees ....,...,..'''.. "
Runs Batted In
Cobr,r. yapkees ............,.1 .1O2
Ruth. Yankees 80
S,mmons Athletics ,,,,.,, SO
CRONIN. SENATOR'S, ......... -
AveriII Indians 81
Hits -
s,rmous. AtbIetics .f4s
Haas. Athiefics 1873
Klein. PhIIIies .129
L. WaneF. Pirates ....,,..,........l l2o
AveriII. Indians .124
GehriR. Yankees ..,..,,..........1 .124
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
OLD SAILBOAT

The ketch Ceres" now being
sailed by w. W. Petherick, is $50
years old.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
BrOIUnS Improved
But Griffs Are Not
Diagnosis of Trouble
; Not One-MGn Job
Stick to Knitting
Carl FiSchers COnlpl

Perhaps we wrong again. but it to us the most
improved ball club in the American League this
season. is the st. Louis Browns. the team winding its
second 1881 invasion of Washington tomorrow
The Brownies don't look to anything like as poor
team they in mid June when they making their
initial appearance here of the ay be that the
changed lineup including stor at third and Kress IN
short, with Bengough behind the bat, the answer
Anyway the st. Lousans stepping into the ball and
around with it, and Burns whom thought looked
like high school first baseman month has caught
onto the trend of things and helped convert the Browns
into a prettv likelv looking organization.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
The Big Ten

NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

He figured that rest and only
that would do him any good. It
was his plan not to touch or
throw a baseball at all during
this time.
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Will Rogers
Says:

DOUGLAS, Ariz.--Early in the
Autumn, Mrs. Rogers and I sent two
sons away. supposedly to schools
1--WE got tired trying to get 'em up
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WOOD CHARGES LAMONT :
WOULD END PROTECTION
Criticism of Smoot- Hawley Act
Seen Motivated by Desire to
Aid International Bankers.

Efforts to break down tariff protec-
ton TO the American workman have
been launched by Thomas w. Lamont,
partner in j. p. Morgan & Co., Repre-
sentative Wood chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee, de-
clared last night
Woods statement. issued through the
Republican National Committee, was
in reply TO Lamont's recent article con-
demning. the Smoot- Hawley act as a
prime factor contributing to the diff
culties of trade.
Mr. Lamont. in joining tariff rates
with the private foreign debt question, -
Wood said. shows the plain effort to
transport the unemployed of Europe TO
the United States so the international
bankers can collect their debts abroad
through the displacement of American
goods in the American market by the
products Of cheap foreign labor"
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SENATOR BINGHAM
TO DISCUSS TAXES
Radio Forum to Hear His
Reasons for Favoring
Increased Levies.

Revision of the Federal tax laws at
the coming session OF Congress VIII be
the subject Of an address which
Senator Hiram Bingham Of Connecticut
will make In the National Radio Forum.
arranged by The Washington Star and
broadcast over the coast-to-coast net
work OF the Columbia Broadcasting Co,
at 10 80 pm, Eastern standard time,
tomorrow.
Senator Bingham, member of the
Finance Committee which deals with
all revenue laws is che Of those who
believe Congress should Immediately
revise the tax laws To provide additional
revenue In order 70 meet the deficit
which the Federal Treasury now faces
AS the opening of Congress draws
nearer il appears TO be increasingly
probable that recommendations for tax
revision will be made in his annual
message by President Hoover. Senator
Bingham will explain his reasons for
fayoring tax increases at this time and
give an outline Of what the revision
should be.
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Did you ever go to the
theater or a bridge game
and find yourself sitting
next to a member of the
Coughing and Shifting
Brigade? Rather annoy
ing. WASH it :. and what S
more, quite an unnecessary
menace to public health.
The next time you are
annoyed. whisper this sound
advice into the offender S
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tnEton Federation Of Churches.
The concert already has attracted
more than 20 local cfoirs. together with
groups from the washington College OF
Music. Gunston Hall School. National
Cathedral School and gee clubs from
the Y. w. c. A. and the District Fed
Grafton Of Music Clubs.
The blind OF the District have been
invited TO attend the concert and may
obtain tickets either through the Home
for the Blind in Georgetown or the
Columbia Polytechnic Institute. The
Westminster Choir has established the
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WANT 10 HAUL FULL OR PART LOAD
70 or from New, York, Richmond. Boston,
Pittsburgh and all way points special rates.
NATIONAL DELIVERY ASSN, INC, lS17
nj ave Nat 1860 Local moving also.
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40 CAPITAL CHOIRS
TO JOIN IN CONCERT
Other Organizations Here to Aid
Westminster Group in Pro-
gram Wednesday.

Many schools. clubs and churches
Of Washington and vicinity win par
ticipate in choral concert at Consti-
tuition Hall Wednesday night under
leadership OF the famous Westminster
Choir Of so voices. conducted By DR..
John Finley Williamson. The event,
which viii get under way at 8:I5
o'clock, is being sponsored by the Wash
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in the morn
ing). One went
north here In
this State, an
other to New
Mexico. S in c e
then we have
received no word
or letter We
have looked in
every foot ball
team all over
the country.
80 haNJ
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custom Of inviting the blind TO its
concerts
A round table discussion on the sub
ject Of Music and the Churches" will
be conducted by DR.. Williamson at $50
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon In the
First Congregational Church.
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couldn't make the teams, knew their
education was a failure and kept
right on going. Any news from any
source will be welcome. am flying
to Mexico City today. The big one
spoke Spanish. so maybe he Is there.
The little one didn't even speak
English. but he loved chilli and hot
tamales. So ne may be there. too.
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daughter, now Mrs. Leslie Fain. of
Oklahoma City.
MY daughter and 7 have come to
town to see the boys off," he said
Wen stay right here till they come
back. I'm pretty busy man, but l
guess I can spare or 10 days.
Bought Plane for Post.
ct got interested in Post when he
came to me and asked for Job. I
found he'd graduated from the Oil
fields to aviation-flying around in all
kinds OF old, dubious looking ships.
Why, he'd made 81 parachute jumps for
ham and eggs.
so I bought this monoplane and
Post went out last year and won the
Los Angeles to Chicago Derby. think
he's the best pilot in the business.
Gatty's been porting over maps sent
to our office in Oklahoma City from all
over the world. Everything in that
planes the last word Sorry I'm not
going. But I'd only be in the way,
because I've never learned to fly"
Gatty, whose present home Is in Los
Angeles, is especially interested in the
fog off the Grand Banks. On the way
to Europe the flyers will try to hop over
this fog bank SO they can tell DR.. Kim
ball how deep it ts-something that no
one knows.
From Berlin they'll hop to Moscow.
Other stops planned are Novo Sibirsk,
Siberia; Yakutsk. Siberia Nome,
Alaska; Edmonton, Alberta, and Cleve-
land. From Cleveland they'll hop back
to New York
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the background for the Sixth Annual
Aircraft Engineering Research Confer
encs Of the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics.
Each piece of equipment, the COM
mittee said, L. the largest in the world
in its field.
The tunnel has an oval-shaped throat
measuring so by 80 feet, permitting the
testing of tull-si1e airplanes in an air
stream at yeloctties up to lis miles an
hour.
1t viii be placed in operation by DR..
Joseph S. Ames, chairman of the COM
mittee and provost Of Johns Hopkins
University.
The seaplane channel is 2,050 feet
long, marrow tub of concrete filled
with water and covered with q sheet
natal house to prevent sunlight and
winds from affecting measurements on
seaplane floats and flying boat hrlls.
Admiral David w. Taylor, vice chair
man of the committee and who in 1899
constructed and had charge for the
Navy of the first experimental tank built
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TREASURE OF TYRANT
OF EPIRUS SOUGHT
Fortune Was Wrung With Cruelty
From Both Christians and
Mohammedans.

ATHENS. (4).-More than . century
after Ali Pasha Of Jcannina was exc
cuted by Turkish soldiers a search is
being made for his ill-gotten treasure
The Lion of Joannina, an Albanian
Mussulman from Tepelen, was, in the
words of a British traveller who knew
him, "a mixture of magnificence and
meanness."
Cruel, able and ambitious he threw
beautiful lady into the Lake of joan
nina and destroyed for personal ven
geance both a Christian and Moham-
medan community. Rather than fall
into his hands, the women of heroic
Soul threw themselves with their babes
from the rocks CT Zalongo
But he made himself practically an
independent ruler of Epirus. Threat
ened by the Sultan OF Turkey, he ap-
pealed to the Greeks on the eve of the
Greek war OF independence, but they
did not trust him.
After his death, his head with those
OF his three sons and his grandson, was
buried at the Turkish Capital, while his
tomb still stands On the cliff above the
lake.
There, perhaps, may be found the
| accumulations of his life of 80 years
wrung alike from Christians and Mos
lens.