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Evening star., 1931-04-14
THE LISTENING POST
by WALTER TRUMBULL.

TMS is the day for which the base
bali fan has been oiling up his
lungs. He WIN now get into the
grandstand or bleachers and.
while his voice holds out, run the club
and tell the opposing pitcher and the
umpire what he thinks Of them. It
isn't much
hope that the rabid rooter took oc-
casion to increase his insurance during
the on months, because many is the
tins that he is going to be threatened
with apoplexy. Races in both leagues
promise high blood pressure and plenty
Of thrills.
There will be new faces on the bench
and in the field. Joe Mccarthy, guid-
ing the destinies Of the Yankees, has
changed both club and league. Rogers
Hornsby win be driving the Chicago
Cubs. John Collins viii lead the Boston
Red Sox.
The first division clubs In both
leagues are generally picked to repeat.
And, so close does the struggle appear,
that the layers Of odds won't give bet
ter than four to one against any OF
them as pennant winners.
Some Of the newcomers who have
looked good In Spring training are Hoag
Of the Yankees, Vergez of the Giants.
Appling OF the White Sox, Dean Of the
Cards, Wilmington Of the Braves, Lom-
bardi of the Robins, Arlette Of the Phil
lies, Herbert Of the Browns and Vosmik
of the Cleveland Indians. These are
only a few CT the new men upon whom
managers are depending.
Perhaps the most important opening
series Is the one between the Athletics
and Senators at Washington. Thest
two clubs generally are picked to fin
fish one, two in the American League
race, and every time they meet in 9
Evening star., 1931-04-14
WHITE PERCH FOUND
IN NEARBY WATERS

White perch have reached the waters
around Washington and are being
caught from the Steel Plant TO Chain
Bridge. The big run has not started,
but some good-size catches have been
made. Reports Of some few perch be-
ing caught were made last week, but it
was not until yesterday that v. q. Aus
tin. Jr. Of 2504 Tenth street northeast.
telephoned, saying that he and r. Eu-
gene Rhodes Of 2946 Macomb street
northwest landed 40 perch, about one
half pound each, fishing OF the bar 90.
posite F1etcher's boat house SUNDAY. Hf
said the flsh were not taking the bait ia
their usual manner, were Just sort Of
nibbling at It and had to be coaxed
along to be caught. He said they were
In the deep holes and that all he caught
were full Of spawn.
Austin said he had been going IN the
river about this time each year 10 fish
for perch and that those landed Sunday
were the largest he ever had CAUGHT.
several Of them being little over half
pound. These anglers used bloodworms
for bait.
Evening star., 1931-04-14
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

to be decided
July l3-Pro-amateur, woodholme Coun-
July 2T-Pro-pro tourney, Catoctin Coun-
August i0-Pro-pro, Burning Tree Club.
August 24-Held open for q Baltimore club.
September 14-HagerStown.
September 2S-Suburban Country Club,
amateur-pro.
October 26-Congressional c. c.. event to
November s-Amateur-pro event, Kenwood
November -7snior-pro, Chevy Chase
Club.
The place and date for the Middle
Atlantic open championship will be
announced later. This tourney is to
be open to professionals afflliated with
clubs In the association.
Evening star., 1931-04-14
Fistic Battles

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH-Mid Wolgast
Philadelphia, outpointed Archie Bell,
Brooklyn (10).
PHILADELPHIA Bass, world
Junior lightweight champion, outpoint-
ed young Firuo. PennsQroye. N. j. 1O)
(non-title).
NEW YORK.-Paul Berlenbach, for
mer world hght-heavyweight champion,
stopped Billy Henderson, New York
ID; Herman Heller, Germany, knocked
out Lou (Tiger) Flowers, New York (5).
CHICAGO.-Baxter Gaines, Wichita,
Kans., outpointed Bud Doran, Chi
cago U0).
falo G0).
Evening star., 1931-04-14
G. w. NETMEN DEFEATED
Lose Their First Match to Johns
uonL,r. hv 7.+o-o rorn+

Lose Their First Match to Johns
Hopkins by 7-to-2 Count.
George Washington University's ten
mis- team lost its first match of the sea-
son when it fell easy prey to Johns Hop
kins, 2 to Z, yesterday at Columbia
Country Club.
Bob Considine In the singles and Alan
Staubly and AL Ogus In the doubles were
the lone winners for the Colonials.
Summaries:
SINGLES.
Considine 20. W. defeated Goldberg, So.
6-s; Helmholtz a. .HJ defeated staubly:
3-6, 81, Ga; Palitz q. H. defeated
Goldsmith. 6-4. rs: Farber %. h defeat:
ed Ogus, 6-1, 60; Brooke 81. H. defeated
Gable. e-l. 50; Dietz q. H. defeated
Sherry, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES.
GOLDBERG and Brooke q. H.) defeated Con-
sidine and Younlanski. 6-4, 1-6. g.;
Staubly and Ogus &c. W. defeated Helm
hoItz and Lebou. 8---6, 12-1o: FarDer and
Palltz defeated Sherry and Goldsmith, 2-6.
6-6, Ga.
Evening star., 1931-04-14
LAYTON CHALLENGES.

Johnny Layton, 10-time holder Of the
world three cushion title and a former
holder Of the world pocket billiard
championship, has issued a challenge tc
Allen Hall. rIInner-up for the 1896
three cushion title, for 600-point
match, the winner to qualify to meet
Arthur Thurnblad, present champion, n
a special match.
Evening star., 1931-04-14
THREE brides in one four-baIl
match on a difficult par 4

THREE brides in one four-baIl
match on difficult par 4
hole. How often have you,
Mr.. Golfer, seen that happen,
particularly when the hole stretches
out TO more than 400 yards and Is
beset all along its length with plenty
Of trouble.
Yet that is just what has hap
pened on the tenth hole ct the Co
1umbia Country Club, where no
fewer than three of the four players
secured brides on this hole where
even the best Of the clubs players
usually are content with a par 4.
Here is how It happened.
John II. CowleS, otherwise known
as cap" to most Of the Columbia
membership was playing with z.
Lodge Hill as his partner. Opposed
TO them were Carl J. Quentell and
George II. Parker, the latter O menu
Der OF the club who now lives In
Boston. Cowles and Hill both
snacked out long tee shots which
Evening star., 1931-04-14
HEADS WAR RACKETERs
GEN. Foulois and Other Officers Of
Association Elected.

Gen. b. d. Foulois has been elected
president Of the War Department Ten
mis- Association for 1881, with Capt. r.
z. Crane secretary-treasurer and Maj.
j. H. Hills team captain.
Mai. Hills, however, will serve as team
captain only until July, when he will
depart for duty In Honolulu. Mai. L.
s. Hobbs then viii become the team
leader.
War Department hopes to win the
Departmental Tennis League pennant
again this season. Several new candt-
dates are out for the team.
Evening star., 1931-04-14
REDS FARM MOORE.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April IA (P).-
Gene Moore, jr., rookie outfielder. has
been released on option by the Cincin-
natl Reds to the Minneapolis American
Association club. Moore was obtained
by the Reds from Dallas, Texas League.
Evening star., 1931-04-14
Pointers on Golf
BY SOL METZGER.

Not long ago one Of our former
amateur golf champions was given
a set of nine matched iron clubs. He
still swings wicked niblick. After
using them for over a month he re-
ported that he could find no use for
two of them. Perhaps you carry too
many. Master few first.
Matched irons are usually eight In
number, If we omit the putter. They
are lcfted more sharply in each step
from the No. /, or former driving
iron, to the niblick, or No. 8. The
accompanying sketch gives the an
giles of loft more generally adopted,
though there is no standard as to
Evening star., 1931-04-14

loft by manufacturers. Were such Q
standard In existence 1t would pre-
vent confusion.
The big idea IN matched irons Is
20 make ones game more or less au-
tbmatic. For example, II you can
wallop q bali 200 yards with No. /,
the same swing would give you 100
yards with q No. 2. The difference
In range is approximately 10 yards
per numbered iron. When you know
them and their respective ranges
the theory Is that all you have to do
Is estimate the distance correctly
and you are sure to get home. Un-
fortunately, II isn't quite that easy.
Good putting makes good golf.
Write Sol Metzger, care Of this pa
per, requesting his leaflet on Putt
ing. In writing inclose stamped,
addressed envelope.
(Copyright, ie31)
Evening star., 1931-04-14
TENNIS BODY TO ELECT
Washington Association Will Hold
Annual Meeting Tonight.

Plans for the season win be outlined
and officers elected at the annual meet
ing Of the Washington Tennis Asso-
citation tonight at the Racquet Club
at O'Clock.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
FARO GAME VICTIM
RESIGNS u. S. POST
Mrs. BIackIidge Claims She
Was InnocentIy Drawn
Into SWindIe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 24.-Mrs. Myrtle
Tanner Blacklidge resigned as collector
of the internal revenue for northern
Illinois today.
It was the elimination Of the $4,000
faro swindle of Springfield, Ill.,, into
which she said she was innocently
drawn. In sending her curt relinquish-
ment to Washington she brought to
close the Federal investigation into the
charges made by Edward R. Litsinger,
member Of the Cook County Board of
Review that she was q party to plot
by which he was mulcted out of $50, 200
which he had lent her. II prosecution
is to be made as q result of Litsingers
accusations, 1t must come from city and
county authorities.
Turns Bitterly on Litsinger.
Claiming innocence Of any wrong do
ing, disclaiming any part in the Swindle,
and turning bitterly on Litsinger, Mrs
Blacklidge gave out statement from
downtown hospital She had been in
hiding since Thursday.
She faced newspaper reporters and
photographers in her room for no more
than five minutes, please" Her chin
was raised a bit defiantly and she tried
to smile as they came in. But the
smile soon disappeared. Her lips began
to culver and tears fell from her red
trimmed eyes.
Mrs. Blacklidge's statement, handed
the reporters. began with reiteration
that she was the victim of a clever
band of card sharks, and that 1T Is @
brutal injustice to claim that I had
anything to do with the criminals, ex-
cept to be their victim" Her part In
the whole affair. she said, was a matter
Of her own poor judgement.
Docs Not Mention Names.
She. did not refer to Litsinger by
name. She merely said that the "un-
founded. accusations from one whom
/ had regarded as friend added to
the crushing humiliation and a blow
which ! received when realized that
was dealing not with sympathetic
friends (the card sharks, but with
criminals. I have told the truth re-
garding the purpose for which the
$50, 900 was to be used and I have told
the truth regarding the arrangements
that the former friend who now at
tacks me was to receive $40 900 for the
use of the $50 900"
She referred to her statement to
Springfield police Wednesday in which
she said she borrowed the money from
Litsinger, q fellow worker in the Re-
publican faction Of Senator Charles g.
Deneen, to re-enter O faro game and
collect $207 900 paper profits which she
had won earlier.
Robert E. Nicely, assistant collector,
became acting collector tonight. the
Internal Revenue Bureau announced
in accepting Mrs. Blacklidge's resigna-
ton.
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Cold to Reporters.

AS a rule his reception of newspaper
men was not cordial. He was not
popular with the newspaper fraternity
largely owing to his coldneSs in re-
ceiving and talking with them There
were members of the press gallery for
whom he had high regard and often
spoke Of them in terms of high praise
Among these I might mention Rich
ardson Of the Baltimore Sun, Carson
of the Philadelphia Press, Boynton Of
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and
Stealey OF the Louisville Courier
Journal.
President Harrison was q man Of
peculiar temperament and was wholly
lacking in tact. My last interview with
him while he was President was on the
day before he left the White House.
We were standing on the north portico.
asked him II he had any regrets on
leaving the presidency. None what
ever" was his reply. Il have not spent
real happy day since entered It,.
First was the disappointment had to
give so many of my friends in the
matter. of ONCE giving. Then came
the number of deaths In my ofiicial and
in my family circle" This was said In
so sad tone that felt he was speak
ing his real mind.
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hunting to the White House when
Arthur occupied that historic building.
The greeting the news-hunter received
was so cordial that he felt he was well
come and not an intruder. President
Arthur went upon the principle that it
was good policy to give news to the
public. He had great Gkill In eVading
q question he did not want to answer.
The evasion was 50 kindly done the
interviewer did not feel he had been
snubbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
WRITER, g, TELLS
EXPERIENCES HERE
w. H. Smith Describes Varied
Receptions Given Reporters
at White House.

(Note: The following was written for
The Star by W. II. Smith, who, At %
i've newspaper man in the United states.
Mr.. smnn started out as reporter in
writing for newspapers ever since. en-
eept for q period during the Civil Wsr
He is the father Of William Wolf Snit.s
14io Perry place.
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Did Kindly Things.

We have had few Presidents with
the tact always shown by President
Arthur. He delighted in saying pleas
ant things and doing kindly acts One
incident Of this kind came under my
receptions. A lady was introduced to
him, when he said with most pleas
ant smile: Il have a bit Of news I am
sure will give you pleasure. You shall
be the first to hear it. This afternoon
appointed your husband to another
term"
President Cleveland was little stin
and sometimes rather gruff in his re-
ception Of newspaper men. This was
the case especially during his first term.
He would, however, give out news, but
IL was seldom done in q pleasant man
ner, unless he was roasting some Sen
ator. On such occasions he talked
with JUNCTION.
My relations with President Benja-
min Harrison were on o different basis
than that Of any other newspaper man
Of those days. For years we had been
personal friends, and during the cam
paign Of 1886. when he was candi-
and in that of 1888, when he was
candidate for the nomination and elec-
ton as President, had managed his
publicity bureau. and was in daily
consultation with him. After his cleo
ton he talked more freely with me
than with the others, and I often re-
ceived from him fuller information
than he impaired to the others.
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Wanted TO Fight.

He said that on one occasion while
Sheridan was serving under Buell., in
Kentucky, he reported the presence OF
the enemy on his front. Buell. sent
instructions, concluding with the
words. BE careful and don't bring on
. night" At this Sheridan broke out,
"Hell! What is an army for If not to
fight. II we are not going to tight, Old
Abe had better disband u.s." OF Han
cock, he said he could hit quicker and
harder than any Of the corps COM
manders except Sheridan.
Hayes was somewhat more cordial in
his greeting than Grant, but there was
q marked difference between the two.
Grant never said much, but what he
said was always pertinent and covered
the subject. Hayes talked yolubly, but
when simmered down the actual news
he gave was very small. Yet he was
rather popular with the members Of
the press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-29
''This Final Difficulty


told dispatch Y
mind" the coalition
govern
should have resigned instead Of giving to the bankers and then
she goes to say:
quite recognize bankers hostility
such Their hostility to the continuance of the
cardinal features of the Labor policy in work manen
socialist country
day this final difficulty"
short this confession OF bankruptcy Of socialist eornsm
alny that the socialist parties have nothing offer to the work
the
capitalist against working class interests
While admission coming from Social
capitalists freely
ferring socialists that they uphold the
the working against the capitalist class the Times
editorial writer boasts
Socialist practice however has as rule departed widely
overwhelming
Bourgeois counymen the national welfare Only months
spokesman Rechss Socialists justified their
operation with the Brunng Government and their acceptance of
sacrifices for the working class"
Thus the action precedent
Teachey Socialists" Workers everywhere should
that socialist country
the socialist Britain bound to be party of
fais perfuned with empty peeos of interest the workers
their small the American socialists have given illustration
of this themselves Unemployed workers starving and demanding
butay capitalist country
socialist city of Reading Pennsylvania
capitalists thought yet to
the will certainly receive the Germany
their interests but Workers
that establish
the capitalist
deceit that calls itself
socialist"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-29

PATERSON, N. j., Aug. 25.-At the
nesting Of the A. F. of L. unions last
night the sell out which had been
planned was Temporarily postponed
due to the exposure of the plans by
the United Front General Strike
Committee and the NTWU. They
only laid the groundwork for the SELL
out at last nights meeting.
In order to bring the program OF
unity of the United Front General
Strike Committee to the strikers of
the UTW-Associated unions a deiega-
ton OF Is workers went to the meet
Ing. The officials of the AF'L unions
refused the delegation permission to
enter and referred them to the strike
committee meeting.
At the meeting itself a motion was
introduced to reject the offer of the
manufacturers for cents for so
picks. This is the preparatory step
for a sell out of the workers at only
a slight increase over the cents
which would be quite acceptable to
the manufacturers. The motion also
included a vote of confidence in their
general strike committee and author
lied the strike committee to carry on
negotiations in all other strike ac-
tivities. Gitlow supported this sell
out motion from the floor. In order
to prevent any of the workers from
showing their opposition to the mo-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-29

workers were Jailed on trunped Up
charges.
Now o. A: Mather, financial editor
OF the Chicago Tribune reports that
Chicago bankers have received in
formation of Communist plot to
bring on a renewal OF bank troubles. -
The big bank heads who usually are
involved in the bank failures con-
slider a plot" when the Daily Work
er reports the fact that more banks
with greater sums involved have
failed thus far this year than in the
same period ever before in American
history.
Mather reports one of the bankers
as saying: AS the result of the in
formation we received, we have
joined the police in keeping care
full check on Communist activities"
The same financial writer also
adds that one of the worries of the
bankers and why they now direct po-
lica activities against Communists is
Because the fact that wage cuts are
coming in the steel industry is max
ing the Chicago steel workers FESTIVE
and ready for struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-29
CLIFFORD GROUP
ATTACK Is AIDED
BY MUSTEITE
Appeals to Hoover to
Purify Committee

The Music outfit has joined the
Clifford committees attack on the
standard of living of the working
class. They have not done this Of
ficially but unofficially through the
secretary of the Brotherhood Of
Brooklyn Edison Employees
Muste-controlled union. The secre-
tary, S. Levich, has come out in the
capitalist press demanding the resig-
nation of Matthew Sloan from the
clifford committee.
Matthew Sloan is the president Of
the Brooklyn Edison Co. and is no.
torious as one of the worst wage
cutters and speed-up drivers. Le-
vich wants this capitalist taken off
of the Clifford committee because he
does not measure up to the quail
fications necessary for such a posi-
ton. The committee should, says
Levich, command respect for its
honesty and sincerity of purpose"
But the presence of Sloan, who fired
1000 workers in March and June,
on this committee is a stain on the
honesty and sincerity of the COM
nittee as a whole.
Levich wants the Brooklyn Ed
ison and other workers to believe
that the Clifford committee is acting
in the interests of the working class.
He tries to hide from the work.
ers the fact that the Clifford COM
mittee is the driving force in the
sharpened attack on the wages of the
workers and against the demands for
relief of the unemployed workers.
This Musteite shows in yet another
way that he is nothing but an agent
of the bosses in the ranks of the
working class. His appeal for the
removal of wage-cutter Sloan is ad-
dressed to the chief of the general
staff. in the attack on the working
class-President Hoover. He appeals
to the chief of the wage-cutting at
tack to throw one of the wage-cut-
tiers off of the committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-29
British Workers in Protests
Against Scottsboro Outrage

the Church Of England at Burs-
lem, Staffordshire. where es sig
natures were sent TO the American
Embassy"
The British Daily Worker also re-
ports huge protest meetings through
cut England on -Vanzetti Day.
A mass meeting was held at Poplar
Town Hall, under the auspices of the
Youth Secretariat of the League
Against Imperialism and the inter-
national Labor Defense. Street
meetings were also held at Highbury
Corner, Prince of Wales, Harrow
Road and at Regents Park, Finsbury
Park and Parliament Fields.
The Youth Secretariat of the
League Against Imperialism has is
sued special Scottsboro number OF
the "Anti-1mpsrialist Youth Bull
letin" which is being sold at 2cents
a copy.