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The Washington times., 1931-05-23
House Rules Go

All this. understand us, in a
friendly game and outside of
a professional gambling joint.
We do not believe there is
any book of Hoyle that treats
on etiquette around the dice
board.
Our observation has been that
ground rules alone count. That
is to say, the players adhere to
certain prearranged procedure
as to fair rolling field, cooked
dice and other items which
might come up for dispute.
Professional gamblers tell us
that in some big games for real
money instead of stopping the
dice as they are rolled, a player
has the privilege of calling for
a fresh set, this same privilege
being invoked when the bones
become too hot or cold, as the
saying is and as the case may be.
House rules govern in any pro
feSsional gaming establishment
and you might be permitted to
break up a roll once, twice or
three times across the Ohio
River in Indiana from Louis
vile, whereas across the District
line in Maryland from Washing,
ton it might be the custom to
ask for a new pair of worries.
That's all we know about
craps and we wish we didn't
know that.
Next queStioner!
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

help from the other teams, as
was the case last year.
"ThOSe AS are tough, but If
we can stick close on their heels
until the real drive begins,
around August l, I think we will
be in a better position than
they. By that 1 mean our
pitchers will be better prepared.
"The AS have 16 double
headers to play, and that will
tax Connie Mack's three-man
staff to the limit. Ira Thomas,
one of Connie Mack's scouts,
who visited me in the hospital
at Boston, told me Mack was
worried about those double
headers and had asked Thomas
to dig up a dependable hurIer
from any place."
Judge, were he boastful, might
have added that with it's cap
tain and ace firSt-sacker on the
casualty list, the team was able
to stay close to the Athletics
BY the way, Judge doesn't figure
that the Yankees will have much
more of a look-in at this years
pennant race. That's his an.
Swer to Ruth's declarations that
the Griffmen will finish fourth
Long Way To Go
Joe Kuhel and Baxter Jordan
have handled the first-base as
signment ably, but they have a
long path before entering Judges
class.
Judge, who was operated on
for appendicitis three weeks ago
last night, expects to take light
exercise the first week of June,
He hopes to rejoin his mates by
June IS, but his return to active
duty will be determined by his
physician,
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
j. 8. NET TEAM
SEEKS. Win

MONTREAL, May 23.-Canada's
Davis Cup stars will make their
final bid today against the United
States tennis team.
With the Americans leading 2
to l over Canada, Frank Shields,
of New York. will play Marcel
Rainville, Montreal, and Sidney
Wood, jr.. will meet DR.. Jack
Wright, Montreal. The Canadians
must win both of these matches to
take the series.
Flashing brilliant tennis, Shields
and Wood defeated Wright and
Rainville yesterday in straight
sets in the doubles, 8-6, 6-4,
60. Although the score did not
clearly indicate it, the Canadians
were very much in the running
until the third set and gave the
American pair q hard battle.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Referee Orders TUO
FiqhterS From RinQ

SAN FRANCISCO, May %.
Don Petrin, Texas heavyweight,
was scheduled to do a little ex-
planning today as the result of his
performance here last night
against Tony Poloni, former ma.
tional amateur heavyweight cham
pion making his professional
debut.
Referee Willie Ritchie ordered
the fighters from the ring in the
eighth round and recommended
that Petrin'S purse be held up.
He figured the Texan was not try.
ing. Though Poloni tried, he did
not land a solid blow.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
IA BARBA LOSES
To ATTAL|NO

NEW YORK. May 23.-Fidel
La Barba had his big chance at
Madison Square Garden last
muffed it.
Installed a favorite at final odds
of 21a to to lift Bat Battalino's
featherweight crown, the former
champion gave a. dull
exhibition for Is dreary rounds
and lost the decision to the bat
tle-scarred Connecticut warrior.
In the grip of a strange apathy,
La Barba failed to get started
until the fifth round, and then
wilted completely from the tenth
round on after fighting with
something like his customary bril-
lance during the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth ana ninth frames.
La Barba admitted after the
fight that he was not himself.
"I hadn't been able to get to
sleep before 3 or 4 o'clock in the
morning all this week, and
somehow lost all my vitality"
he said. 81 wasn't stale or tired.
just didn't have any pep.
81 think / Sprained my right
wrist in the third round when
I hit Bat with an uppercut. I'm
der ordinary circumstances 1
think 1 could beat him."
The champion said he did not
try to score a knockout because
his right hand was sore.
~ knew had him after the
ninth round" Bat declared.
"GOing into the tenth I felt
freSher and stronger than ever"
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

The speaker was Joe Judge,
convalescing Washington first
sacker, who can hardly walk half
a block but his loyalty to the
Griffmen is so great that only
an earthquake can shake him
from his desire to see the "boys"
battle the Boston Red Sox tomor
row afternoon at the Clark CIrif-
fifth Stadium.
It pains the veteran to loaf
and he itches to be back in the
game as quickly as possible. He
doesn't say it with words but
one can read by the expression
On his face that down in his
heart he believes the Griffmen
will come through to nose out
the Athletics just as Twenty
Grand tore down the stretch
like a thunderbolt to win the
Kentucky Derby.
THAT record Of wins and z
losses on the western tour will
do the team a world of good"
asserts Judge. This record
was made without the assist
ance of Al CrOwder and Bump
Hadley, two pitchers upon
whom much of our hopes for
the pennant were Centered be-
fore the start of the season. 1
think the pair of them will
come around soon. Then
watch our smoke.
I'VE all know now that the
team to beat is the Athletics.
They went through the West.
winning 1S games in a row. If
we are to finish ahead of the
Athletics, however, we'll have
to do it by ourselves. It looks
as though we won't get much
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
CE[T|CS NEE 7
ROCKVILLE

Due to a conflict in dates, the
st. Mary's CelticS will not play
the Potomac Food Distributors
tomorrow as previously planned.
Instead they will engage Rock
vile A. A, undefeated to date.
The game will be played in Bag
gets Park in Alexandria starting
at 8 o'clock.
Lefty" Coleman, who famed
80 batters in the last two games,
will toe the slab for Rockville.
while Shout" Taylor will mount
the hill for the VirginianS.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
RECORDS DROP
AS IRISH WIN

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, May %
Four new track marks and two
field records were on the meet
books today as Notre Dame again
won the championship of the
central intercollegiate conference.
The Irish scored Appoints with
a well-balanced team. Marquette
won 371a points, Michigan State,
3234, and Butler, 81. Milwaukee
Teachers, Detroit and Loyola also
competed
Clark Chamberlain, Michigan
State, Tapped the field to win the
two-mile race in 9 minutes, 1877
seconds. less than a second be-
hind the intercollegiate record.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23


other players pick up the dice
before they stop rolling and
call for another shake and if
so, how many times can they
do this in succession?
zone party claims that when
the dice leave the cup or the
hand, provided they stop on
the specified place for the roll
ing, that whatever the number
comes, that is the rollers point.
Another party claims any per
son with money at stake has
the privilege of stopping the
dice several times in succession
and asking for a new shake.
81 certainly would appreciate
any information you can give
us regarding this dispute"
&C. M. BAYLOR"
Mister, you asked an expert.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Plan Race BetWeen
Williams, WykOff

LOS ANGELES, Calf, May %.
Plans were being made for a
race on June 13 between Percy
williams, Vancouver, British Co
lumbia, sprint star, and Frank
Wykoff, University of Southern
California flash. Eddie Tolan,
University of Michigan runner,
may be an added starter.
williams, according to word re.
ceived here from Vancouver,
Also intends to participate in the
A. A. U. championships at Lin.
coin, Nebr., July 4.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
]. S.PA|R REACH
TENNIS FINALS

AUTEUIL, France, May %.
The British team of Mrs. Fernley
Whittingsall, the former Eileen
Bennett, and Miss Betty Nuthall
today won the women's doubles in
the French, hard-court tennis
championships by defeating Miss
Elizabeth Ryan, of America, and
Fraulein Cilly Aussem, of Ger
many, 81, 50, in the finals.
John van Ryn and George M.
Lott advanced to the finals in
the mems doubles by defeating
the British team of John Olliff
and Dan G. Collins, 60, Ga,
60.
Mrs. John van Ryn, wife of
the American Davis Cup tennis
star, was defeated in the first
round of the wOmen's singles
by Mile. GOIdSchmidt, of France,
Is, 6-3, 60.
However, Miss Helen Jacobs, of
Berkeley, Calf, defeated Nine.
Meunier, of France, 60, 60, in
the first round of the women's
singles.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

yesterdays RESULTS
Brooklyn. S-S; Philadelphia, 2-2.
(OnIy games scheduledO
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

to ask your
advice on a
q u e s tito n
W hich has
caused con-
siderable ar
guing with a
certain group
of my friends.
I'm shoot
ing craps "a
has the dice
and all bets
are faded on
the b Oa r d.
After "a has
rolled the dice
nnA nnu Of TIA
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
SPOILED FEAT

Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn pitcher,
hurled a no-hit game against the
Phillies on September 13, 1925.
but the latter made a run, the
score being 10 to /.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
BOSTON SOX
PLAY HERE
TOMORROW
BY JOE HOLMAN

NEW YORK, May 23.--Upon
his showing during the next two
weeks rests Pitcher Ad LiSka's
present baseball fate.
The submarine ball artist, who
recently rejoined his club in the
West after having submitting an
injured right arm to medical
treatment, has been unable to
show anything since reporting.
1t was Liska's misfortune to
be struck on that arm by a
batted ball after taking a prac-
tice turn in Chicago He has
been under wraps" since. Should
Ad get going shortly there is
every reason to believe he will
be carried by the Griffmen.
Otherwise it would not surprise
If he is released optionally to
Chattanooga.
Should the latter step prove
necessary the underhand Spe-
cialist might find the move a
beneficial one. Inactive since
spring training, a comeback in
n minor league setting may be
Just the tonic needed to round
him into form.
Liska, in the meantime. is tax
Ing things more or less phllo-
sophically.
There's no use talking about
my arm being as good as ever
until / prove it," he reasons. 81
believe once l start bearing
down and shooting at top speed
1 will convince Walter Johnson
I'm all right again.
Saying things is one thing
and doing 'em another, though.
So / don't care to make any
predictions until actually
show something"
Having re-hurt his injured left
wrist during batting practice in
Chicago, Second Sacker "Budy"
Myer is expected to be missing
from action for several more days.
Jackie Hayes is to remain on the
keystone.
81 thought the wrist was
Okay in Chicago" Buddy" ex-
plains. Then 1 gripped a bat
and the darned thing panied
more than ever.
I'm not sure it's a sprain
that's bothering me. some
times feel that 1 might have
Clipped a bone.
anyhow I'm going to have
X-ray pictures taken in Wash
ingtOn to determine what's the
matter.
Myer, it may be remembered,
damaged his wrist during the
recent Cleveland series. A COLI
sion with Ed Morgan, who, later,
was hurt in a similar run-in with
Heine Manush, laid Myer low.
Face Yanks Next Week
Following today's game with
the second-place New York Yam
KEGS here, the Griffs are to en-
train directly for Washington.
There they are to battle the
Boston Red Sox in single en-
gagement at Griffith Stadium to-
morrow before hiking to the Hub
for a four-game whirl against
John Collins men.
Returning to Washington for a
four-game set with New York,
May 80, they then will settle down
to the task of entertaining the
Western teams.
Lloyd Brown, Walter John
sons prize sOuthpaw singer,
is to decorate The slab today
as the Griffmen and Yankees
come together here. Joe Nc
Carthy's choice is doubtful.
Brownie, whose tight pitching
has been outstanding all season,
is generally effective against
New York and is expected to
give a good account of himself
EynOn Sees Physician
Secretary Eddie Eynon hustled
to Washington yesterday after.
noon to consult his physician.
Eynon, who has been in bad
health this spring, was troubled
no little during the recent West
ern swing.
General" Alvin Crowder, who
is to mount the mound against
Boston tomorrow, also entrained
-
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
ALL-ROUND ATHLETE

Steve Hamas, undefeated heavy
weight boxer, won IL letters at
Penn State College in track, foot
ball, boxing and basketball.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
BOYS CLUB SEEKS

Boys Club midget nine wants
games for Saturdays to be played
on the club diamond. Call Man
ager Moon at National 1899.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
FOODMEN GATHER

Potomac Food Distributor play
ers will gather tomorrow at
twelfth and Water Streets
Southwest, at o'clock. All
niayers are requested to report
on time.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
SHOWING IN TWO WEEKS TO DETERMINE HIS FATE
NSOX Snuder Lanahan FrutantuOnO Stand Out For Agk
Today's
Sportorial
BY KIRK MILLER

Gas a constant reader Of your
take this opportunity
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

= Used Car transportation can he yOnrs
for = low down payment and little
each month by turning to the ears
advertised In tOday's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

" You do not know the convenience
Of owning yOuT own car, Won ran n"
So nv turning the pages Of this paper
to the Classified Used Car eoluTns@
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Baseball
Standings

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
DetrOit-St. Louis (rain).
ChicagO-CleVeland (rain).
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Detroit at st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
"I'll See the Boys Tomorrow
IfIHave to Crawl Judge

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
I the boys play tomorrow if have to crawl to the
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

Catcher-Snyder (Eastern).
Pitchers, Russell (Tech, LananAn
(Eastern); first, BatsOn (TeCh) second,
Kessler (Eastern): third. Schneider
(Business); 'shOrtstOp. English CTechl
IeftfieId FratantuOnO (BusiHessl rl9nI-
field, Pusateri EASTERN; centerfieid,
FIynn (RuslneSs)
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

COACHES CONSENSUS
Catcher-Snyder EASTERN.
Pitcher-Lanahan EASTERN.
FirSt-RusSelI (Tech).
SecOnd-Miller Central.
ShOrt-KeSSler EASTERN.
Third-Schneider (BusineSS).
Right - FratantuOnO (Busi-
ness.
Center-BatsOn (Tech).
Left-ThOmpSOn (CentraD.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
SUPPLY OFFICE
KEPT BUSY

The 1O4 employees of the gen.
eral supply office, of the Treas
ury Department, working in
Temporary Building "F"' on
Seventh Street at Constitution
Avenue, raise their eyebrows in
a puzzled fashion these days
when they hear of other Federal
employees being idle. or being let
off early, or otherwise having an
easy time.
For because Of the great rush
of work." these employees are
now having to come to work at
8 o'clock, an hour earlier than
usual; they get only a half hour
for lunch; they are working short
handed, and vacations have been
discontinued until after Septem-
ber.
One explanation given was that
the Treasury Department is rush.
ing its construction, purchasing
of supplies, ETC., during the de-
preston to give employment to
as many people over the country
as possible. and this is temporar-
lily over-working the supply en-
ployeS in Building "F."
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Coolidge Won't Deny He
Is 1882 Candidate

ton, but they could not keep him
from the nomination.
Mr.. Hoover faces a difficult
year ahead, after two Of the ad'
mittedly toughest years any
president ever faced. The de
preston, now two years old, is
still with him and showing few
signs of lifting. There is unem'
ployment in the industrial cen
ters and IS cent wheat in the
grain belt. The famous prosper.
ity of his predecessor is but bit
ter memory.
And to cap this Sheaf of trOu'
BILE, there is q Congress coming
on in December such as no preSi-
dent ever has been called upon to
deal with-a Congress SO evenly
divided as between the parties as
to defy prediction at this time as
to which party will even be able
to organize it. The best bet, in
any event, is that it will be con-
treIIed by Mr.. HOOver'S political
opponents, both Senate and
House.
The opening gavels next Decem-
Der will be the signal for perhaps
the greatest torrent of criticism
that Congress has ever visited
upon an executive. Every Hoover
policy, both foreign and domes-
tic, is in for high-powered she'll
ing,
Given six months of that, on
ton of his troubles for the past
two years, and the belief that Is
entertained even by some OF his
friends that he cannot be re-
elected, it might we'll be that Mr..
Hoover would decide to let some
one else assume the burden. 1t
is purely conjectural. Of course,
but it is the type of conjecture
that the politicians are now en-
gagged in.
Colonel Coupal's prediction that
Coolidge is willin'" rather con-
tradicts, however, story of long
standing in the Capital concern
ing Mr.. Coolidge's future. AS this
story goes, the former President
was asked point-blank by a caller
at his Northampton home one
day whether he would be q
candidate in 1882.
After reflecting a while, Mr..
Coolidge is said to have replied,
with his usual terseneSs:
'Tf Mr.. HOover'S adminiStra-
tion is successful, he will sue
ceed himself. If Mr.. HOOver's
administration is not success
full, the Republican nomination
won't be worth having"
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speculation. Speculation concern
ing Mr.. Coolidge's political future
has never died down entirely
anyway, and such statements can
only add fuel to the fire.
There is, of course, no intima-
tion that President Hoover con-
templates or ever has thought Of
retiring from the 1882 picture.
He has never, it is true, an
nOunced his candidacy, but all
the indications have pointed to
his desiring to succeed himself
next year. His policies, his ap-
pOintments, and other StrawS by
which politicians are wont to
gauge a public mans ambition
have all pointed in that direction.
Yet, despite all these indica-
tions, rumors will not down in
Washington that Mr.. Hoover is
a disappointed man, and unless
conditions are not materially i'm
proved by next spring he may
decide he has had enough of it.
Friends Deny 1t
Friends Of Mr.. Hoover indig-
nantly deny such rumors and &C
credit them to his political oppon-
ents. They are kept afloat, &C
cording to his friends. by a mali
cious desire to "embarrass the
Nevertheless, they
persist.
It is taken for granted that Mr..
Hoover will be renominated al
most without opposition if he de-
sires it. The organization is his,
the prestige is his, and the power
is his, as is the case with any in
cumbent. Although there is un-
deniable opposition to Mr.. Hoover
within his own party, it amounts
to little so far as denomination
is concerned.
1912 History Recalled
It is always recalled that Taft,
with all his popular weakness in
1912, was still able easily to de-
feat Roosevelt, with all his popu-
lar strength, for the nomination.
Of course, Taft was almost OBJ
liberated in the subsequent elec-
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
A|RNEN FORCED
DOWN TWICE
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bettering the globe-circling record
Of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty.
Herndon and Pangborn left
Moscow at 9:20 a. m. Eastern
standard time, yesterday, hoping
to reach Irkutsk, a distance of ap-
proximately 1900 miles, in "a
hours of flying.
Tokyo Omitted
AS soon as they landed, Pang-
born and Herndon accepted the
invitation of Russian aviation en-
thusiasts to a luncheon at the
Grand Hotel. catching a glimpse
Of Lenin's tomb, the Red Square,
and other sights of Moscow on
the way.
Herndon and Pangborn an
nounced that due to the delay in
reaching Moscow that they had de-
cided to cut out their scheduled
visit to Tokyo and attempt to
reach New York in three more
hops. They planned to fly the
1922 miles from Nome to New
York without stopping.
On the Miss Veedol's perform
ance today and tomorrow de-
pends whether or not the fliers
win be able to carry out their
Intention of beating the record of
Post and Gatty in girdling the
globe in slightly over eight days.
Reduce Handicap
HerndOn and PangbOrn cut
down their handicap, caused by
the delay over Ireland, by six and
. half hours.
The fliers failed to find the
Moscow airdrOme Immediately yes
kerday but circled over the city till
they got their bearings from the
golden dome of the cathedral and
the Kremlin.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

The Republican National Com
mittee came to the defense of
President Hoover today in an
article headed, Leader or Medi-
cine MANI"
In the weekly letter which 1t
sends to newspapers, the COM
mittee asserts that President
Hoover never claimed to be a
worker of wonders, producing eggs
from silk handkerchiefs, or pour
ing water from empty buckets"
Instead, it continues. all that
ever was claimed for the President
was that he is a great leader"
The article said:
"In the face Of the record of
the past two and One-half years,
no fair-minded man can deny
that President Hoover possesses
and has exercised leadership of
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Coolidge Keeps Mum
ON Col. CoupaI'S Tale

PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VT, Aug.
with a taciturnity that was
expected former President Calvin
Coolidge today declined to say
either Eyes, or mo" regarding
copyrighted news dispatches from
Lake Minnetonka, Mimi, quoting
Col. James F.. Coupal, White
House physician during the Cool
idge regime, as saying that Mr..
Coolidge would run for President
in 1882, under certain conditions.
Mr.. Coolidge, resting in a farm
house high in the Green Noun.
tains of Vermont, was overseeing
a painting job when asked to
comment upon the statement of
DR.. Coupal, who not only was
physician at the White House,
but a close personal friend Of
the Chief Executive.
Coolidge seemed more interested
in the painting of his farm house
than in political rumorS.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Alexandria AU0its
Police Chief Bids

Applications for the position of
police captain of Alexandria, Va,
must be filed with City Manager
Wallace Lawrence, it was an
nounced today. The position pays
$2,700 a year.
tn evacancy was caused by the
dismissal of Capt. william w.
Campbell after he pleaded guilty
to charges Of stealing $3.50 worth
Of groceries from a local market
stand.
The vacancy was caused by the
filled by the city council as soon
as Mr.. Lawrence makes his
recommendations. Sergt. Heber
Thompson is temporarily in
charge of the department.