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The Washington times., 1931-06-22
INJURY STRIKES
THORN AGAIN

Arthur B. Thorn, pro at the
Woodmont Club. manages to
navigate golf courses in grand
style these days despite wearing
a truss, the result of a rupture.
Three weeks ago while giving
lesson. he reached out to show
the pupil the proper way of
gripping the club His own club
which he was holding at arms
length, slipped and Thorn fell
to the ground.
His physician, DR.. Melville B.
Fischer, has ordered him to not
OverdO himself on the golf
courses.
Two winters ago, Thorn slipped
on the ice and sprained his back.
He was heavily strapped for
months and it was some time be-
fore he had a club in his hands.
Then in April, he tried the
game again but went at it too
fast and the result was a slight
heart attack. This necessitated a
Slight lay-off. Yet, despite these
setbacks, Thorn qualified for the
national open last year. He
failed to place in the sectional
qualifying rounds this year at
Richmond.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
HOMER.
SEEN IN PARK

Jim Beckwith, giant right fielder
of the Baltimore Black Sox, the
colored professional team which
defeated the Philadelphia Hill,
dales at Griffith Stadium yester-
day, knocked what park attaches
declare is the longest home run
within the enclosure they had
ever seen.
With three men on bases in the
second, Beckwith parked the ball
about five rows from the top of
the bleacherS in left center, right
beneath the gasoline sign.
Emile Hal m n, ground
keeper; Eddie EynOn, club sec
retary, who is home during the
present Western swing of the
Griffmen to recuperate from a
recent stomach aiIment, and
Johnny MOrrisey, veteran ticket
seller at the park, say they have
never seen a hit go SO far in
that field.
Mackey, Hilldale catcher, who
plays here next Sunday, also hit a
home run with one on in the first.
Douglas o. Smith, who is pro-
noting the local colored profes-
sional games, To-Day announced
that the worlds champion colored
professional team, the Pittsburgh
Homestead GrayS, who play at
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh. will en-
gage the Philadelphia Hilldales at
Griffith Stadium next Sunday at
230 o'clock.
HULSDALE RTACK SOx
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
NETMEN SPEND.
BUSY DAY

The tennis stars, all tennis
players are stars, are buster than
the proverbial one-armed paper
hanger with the hives during
this week. what with tourna
ments, in and out of town, and
league matches.
This afternoon finds the two
leading teams in the Depart
mental Tennis League battling,
War Department and Treasury.
War broke Treasury's monopoly
on the league championship last
year. They have been deadly
rivals since the league was or
ganized in 1915.
Several Leech Cup players are
expected to strengthen War.
while Clarence Charest and Jack
Purinton, brilliant veterans. will
bear the brunt of the work for
the Money-counters.
Clifton YOemans, father of
Eddie and Clyde, fast-cIimbing
d. c. net aces, met Vincent
Cross for the Navy Department
title.
Yoemans beat Cross for the
crown last year. They are sur
ViVors of respective round robins.
each winning seven matches and
losing none.
Much has been published about
the Washington boys who will
carry Georgetown's colors in the
national collegiate championships
which opened today at Merton.
Pa. Dooly Mitchell is, undoubted-
ly, a real contender. but Washing
tons best bet is Eddie Yoemans.
billed from the University of
North Carolina.
Eddie has faced Berkeley Bell
and Wilmer Allison within the
last month and given good ac-
counts of. himself against both.
Five defaults marred Common
wealth netmen's 8-to-1 victory over
Filipinos in the Capital City
League, but Pan-American had to
fight hard and long to down
Claremont, 5 to 2. The majority
of the singles matches went into
extra sets. Scores:
COMMONWEALTH, 8: FILIPINO,
Singles-Shore (C) defeated ToreI-
den. 6-3, 6-4; Latona CO. defeated
Eugenio, 6-1, Go; Erana CD de-
feated Knapp, 80. e., Ga; Shep-
ard CO. defeated Bulloda by default;
Roberts co. defeated Zamora by de-
fault; Zachary Co defeated Piniera by
default.
DOubles-Shore and Latona CCD de-
feated Moran and Ruloda by default;
Shepard and Knapp Co defeated To-
melden and EugeniO, 4-6, I'll. C-3:
Roberts and Zachary Co defeated "a
mora and Piniera by default.
PAN AMERICAN. 5: CLAREMONT, .
enthusiastically (P) defeated Ritz
enberg, 81, 6-3, 6-1; Gould (C.) de-
feated Hill S-6, It. 6-4: Martinez
P) defeated Dubois, 6-2, S. Boyd
CPD defeated Reed, S-6, 6-2; O'Brien
co. defeated Lord, 6-2, e, 6--2.
Doubles-StaubIy and Sendel (PD do
foated Ritzenberg and Gould Ga, st;
Martinez and Boyd CPD defeated Reed
and Dubois 6-4, S-6.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
P POLO SERIES
OPENS TODAY

Third Cavalry. of Fort Myer,
meets Fort Humphreys, Va, today
in the opening match of the War
Department invitation polo tour
nament, starting on the Potomac
Park polo oval at $3.50.
Third Cavalry, last year win
nerS, is minus its great ace of
last year, Lieut.. Fred Mikin-
ney. Little is known regarding
Fort Humphreys lineup:
\ The survivor of today's game
faces the winner of tomorrow's
Sixth Field Artillery, Fort. Hoyle-
War Department Blues battle, in
a semifinal match Thursday. The
finals are scheduled for Saturday
Fauquier-Loudon opposes the War
Department Blues on Wednes-
day.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
WONENGOLFERS
HOLD EVENTS

Women golfers of the District
will be engaged in three tourna-
ments this week.
The first of these takes place
today when Indian Spring will
be host to the fair golfers of
the Capital in a miniature tourna-
ment. Mrs. John F. Gross, of
Indian Spring, has donated a cup
for the winner.
Tomorrow the wOmen'S cham
piOnship at KenwoOd will get
under way with an 18-hOle
qualifying round. Those
already entered are Miss Vir-
ginia Williams, Miss Virginia
Pope, Mrs. E. A. Rule. Mrs. C.
S. Peal, Miss Agnes Little, Miss
Alice Merchant, Mrs. E. d.
Hayes, Miss Louise Hayden,
Miss Marcia Haskell, Mrs. B.
V. Cain and Mrs. Paul WOOten.
Entries for the Herald Trophy
under the auspices of the
Women's District Golf AsSocia-
ton will close Wednesday at 6
p. M, with Mrs. Frank r.
Keefer, 1907 Porter st. N. W.,
or by calling Cleveland 1868.
The Herald Trophy tournament
will be played Friday morning
over the Chevy Chase Club
course. Mrs. Keefer anticipates
a record number of entries.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

NICK ALTROCK tOmbs of
Harding and Lincoln. That is
all right, too. But 1 can't
support him till he catches a
baseball from the top of Wash
ingtOn Monument"
Griff said:
What about the Republican
TARIFF"
said:
Under the Republican tariff
we have produced more home
runs than America can absorb.
If the Republicans want to
do something worthwhile, they
will erect a higher tariff wall
from Outfield fences and make
a home rVn worth more than
it is now"
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Philosophical View

Yet, practically every other
player on the train took the
defeat philosophically and
played cards throughout the
ride, smoked, chatted, read
newspapers and worked out
crossword puzzles. In that
case, Harris was the exception.
He made a lot of money by los
ing, but he wanted to win,
despite the fact that winning
a world series would not have
been a novelty to him in view
Of his victory the year before.
Possibly the boys who took
the viewpoint that prof essIoral
ball players have something OF
the spirit toward their work
that college athletes do is
brought about by cases like,
well, say, Joe Cronin.
Cronin plays ball like he
loves it. He's got youth and
dash and color that bespeaks
the kind of glory we associate
with collegiate sports.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
That Dollar Mark

Yet, he has his living to
make and, of course, natural
pride gives every ball player a
desire to be successful and that
success is one that can best be
pictured with a dollar mark in
front of it, rather than pride
that gives a city or an institu-
tion a sporting classic with
cheering crowds and waving
banners.
Ty Cobb played ball like
Cronin does. He was in the
game 100 per cent, yet he was
a cold, heartleSS, rag-chewing
performer of the type that you
could hardly call collegiate.
Hornsby is another and there
are dozens like him.
AS we say, everybody likes to
win, but it's for the dear old
bank book in 95 per cent of
the cases in major league ball,
rather than for dear old Jake
Rupert, Clark Griffith, Frank
Navin or Tom Shibe.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

Spirited Action Army Polo Team Defeats Harvard6

AT LEFT, Rodgers, No.
2 player of the Army polo
team, about to hit the ball
during the Army-Harvard
polo match which Army
won by a score of 6-5.
BELOW, Ramsey, No.
1 player and star of the
Harvard University polo
team, dribbling the ball
down the field. Despite
Ramsey's fine work on
the field, the Crimson
bowed in defeat to its
military rival.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
WINS NORTHWEST TITLE

TACOMA, Wash, June %
Eldred Zimmerman, 23-year-old
assistant professional at the
Multnomah Golf Club of Port
land, Ore. today held the North
west Open Championship, follow,
ing his one-stroke victory over
Neil Christian. Portland pro-
Despite intermittent showers,
Eldred carded 73 to Christians "a
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

The gang asked this bureau
to discuss the subject for
their edification, enlightenment
and entertainment and since
we always try to please, here
goes:
We believe there is compare
lively little of the college tenn
perament about the average
professional ball player. OF
course all of them want to win,
but not for the sole honor of
dear old Washington, Chicago
or Kalamazoo. They want to
win, just for the reason any
man wants to succeed. 1t
makes him more valuable to
himself and to his employer.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Schneider Is Victor
In Dirt Track RGce

ROBY, Ind, June %. Louis
Schneider, winner of Indianapolis
Speedway race, today added a
dirt track championship to his
list. He led Bill Cummings, In
dianapolis, and Sam Ross, Ann
Arbor, across the finish line in
the 100-mile race here in l hour
% minutes 52-5 seconds.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
ALL NATIONS
ENTEREDAT
WIMBLEDON
BY F. A. WRAY

WIMBLEDON. England. June
22.-With it's color somewhat
dimmed by the absence of Mrs.
Helen Wills-Moody and william
T. Tilden. II, the annual British
layn tennis tournament gets
under way here today.
The non-participation of Miss
"Poker-Face" and the lanisy Til
den, whose tennis brillance has
been a regular feature of the
tournament for years, left the
outcome of the singles matches a
matter of keen speculation. In
many respects the tournament is
the most open" one shat has
been staged for the last 10 years.
George M. Lott, jr., John Van
Ryn and Frank K. Shields will
carry the banner for America in
the mems matches. Henri Cochet
and Jean Borota, representing
the last of the -four musketeers"
of France. were conceded to be
up against stiff opposition in the
doubles from the American play
ers as we'll as H. w. Bunny"
Austin and Fred ]. Perry, king
pins of the British squad.
The absence of Mrs. Moody,
whose unparalleled skill made
the championship a certainty
for the United States during
the last four years, means that
a new woman title-hOIder must
be found.
Mrs. L. A. Harper, one of the
few left-handed women players
of note, will deputize for Mrs.
Moody as the highest-ranked
American competitor. But popu-
lar feeling here is that Helen
Jacobs, well-acclimated and thor
oughly acquainted with the VIM
bledon conditions, will be the
most formidable American con-
tender. Mrs. Van Ryn, the for
mer Marjorie Gladman, is also
expected to put up a great show.
Strong Feminine Array
For Britain, Betty Nuthall,
Phyllis Mudford, Mrs. Michael
Watson, Mrs. Kitty McKane God
free, Mrs. Fernley Whittingstail,
the former Ellen BENEFIT; Miss
Mary Heeley and Joan Ridley
will be expected to put up the
main fight. British sports ex-
perts do not place too much hope
in Miss Nuthall's chances, al
though she won the American
championship last year. Her
form has been erratic recently,
and consequently Mrs. McKane
and Miss Mudford are the most
fancied British competitors.
From the Continent are three
women entrants, regarded as
possible titIewinnerS. They
are SenOrita de Alvarez, the
graceful, fleetfOOted Spaniard;
Nine. Matthieu. of France, and
SognOrina Valerie, of Italy. In
addition there is Graulein Cillie
AuSSem, of Germany. who would
have opposed Mrs. Moody in the
finals last year, but for an acci-
dent to her ankle in the midst
of game.
The tournament attracted a
record entry in each of the five
classes. More than 800 entries
we're received for the mems and
270 for the women. The normal
1913 by qualifying the entrants in
clude representatives from Japan,
Austria, France, Argentina, India,
Italy, Egypt, Hungary, Ireland, !
Szechoslavagia. South Africa. Rus.
sia, Australia, Spain, Greece,
Belgium. and Great Britain.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Frisco Sports Editor,
Covering Fight,
Gets Married

RENO, New. June 22.-Ver-
non "Curley" Grieve, sports ed
itor of the San Francisco Ex-
aminer came to cover the train
ing camps of Max Baer and
Paolino Uzcudun, preparing for
their 20-round engagement here
July 4.
But today he was receiving
congratulations on his marriage
to Miss Louise Innings, %, Of
Hutchinson, Kansas.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
AMBITIOUS CHAP

Leo De Korn, who played 200
holes of golf at the Purchase
Country Club. N. Y, from $50
a. m. to dusk, on July %, 1880.
is planning to play 300 holes in
one day this year.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
NOVEL BALL GAME

A team of society matronS
recently played against their
school girl daughters, students at
the Shady Hill country day school
in Philadelphia. The daughters
won, 13 to 8
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
PLAY INDIANS
IN FINAL
TODAY
BY GARRETT WATERS

BY GARRETT WATERS
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June %.
When winning team loses,
every conceivable flaw can be
picked out that hasn't been
noticed at any time before.
Yet that same winning team
may come back the next day and
knock tlc daylights from the
opposition only to lose again the
following day by a succession of
heart-rending breaks which 90
to make up this baseball game.
Such has been the Washington
Griffmen's fate in this Cleveland
series this trip. Manage. John
sons men looked as if something
had cracked IN last Fridays
opened when the Indians beat
Sad Sam Jones, 9 to 6, to half
winning streak which had reached
IL straight games.
But then Saturdays twin vic.
tory by the easy scores of IA to
4 and to 3, revealed that the
team was once more a power
and that the one game losing
situation was not so bad after
all.
Now, the Griffmen have yester.
days defeat to live down, They
must also regain the full game
that they lost in the race, while
the Philadelphia AS were winning
from Chicago, to get back The
Griffmen are now four full games
back of the AS.
Ferrell Too Good
The Griffment would have won
yesterday, if Wesley Merrell
hadn't been so good on the
mound and SO powerful at the
bat himself with a homer in the
seventh. and Eddie Morgan hadn't
taken the Sabbath occasion to
lift his fifth home run of the
season over the short right field
wall in the eighth.
There is always the sunshine
of another day, however. The
Griffmen are determined to catch
those AS even though they have
lost ground and today is another
day. The fifth and last game of
this series with the Indians is
scheduled. And on the slim young
shoulders of Bobby Burke will
rest the responsibility of getting
the team away with the edge in
the set.
That's the thing the Griff
men are out for nOw-the edge
in every set they play against
the opposition.
Regardless of what the As do,
they feel that by taking the ma
| jority of contests in each series
they will be holding their own
in the face of a hard struggle,
leaving the future to itself and
winning later when VI orieS will
be just as important then as now.
"These western teams couldn't
he easy meat for us all the
time" said Manager Walter
johnson this morning. "We've
just Caught Inem OH SudTu III
games of the past. that's all,
and the AS are going to have
their troubles beating them,
too. The White SOx are GER
tainIy giving them more than
just a little opposition over in
Chicago"
The Griffmen hustle out of
this city after today's game for
Detroit, where four games in
three days will be played with
the Bengals, starting tomorrow
with a double-header.
A couple of victories in this
series will make everybody feel
better, especially if the AS run
into hard luck in st. Louis, where
they will be playing.
Clint Brown is expected to hurl
for the Indians in the final
against the Griffmen today. He
has yet to defeat Manager John
sons men in his career.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

TSIan0Ing year ago tONaN.
+Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston. 60: st. Louis, 2-I.
Brooklyn. :; Chicago. G.
Pittsburgh. .: New York. 4 ul In
ninGs).
Philadelphia. !: Cincinnati, 1.
TODAY'S GAMES
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
CLEVELAND

Cleveland ..... 90 l % l l N-3
ErrOr-West. Runs batted in-Kamm,
FerreIl, Morgan, Bluege. TwO-base hits
CrOnin. Harris. Home runs-FerrelI,
Morgan. Sacrifice hit-West. Double
pIays-HOdapp to Burnett to Morgan;
Myer. to 'CrOnin to Kuhcl. Left on
Observation-Disclosures ton. :; Cleveland, g..
Bases on balIs-Off CrOwder. !: off
Ferrell. ,. struck Out-By FcrreII, ;.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
BLACK SOX

base hits-Washington. Stanley
Lundy, Lewis Three-base hit-Dihigo
Home runs-Mackey, ReCkwith. Base
on balls-Off Stanley, ?; off Layton. o;
off Lewis, ?. Stolen bases-Warfield.
Lundy. Struck out-By Stanley, 3; by
Lewis, ?; by Layton, o. Hits-Off Lay
ton. s in l inning; off Lewis in s
innings: off stanley I in innings. Hit
by pitcher-Lewis, 1. Time-2:15.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
HAWK ON TOP

Hawk insect nine won its sixth.
straight win of the current season
yesterday by handing the Wiz
ards an 8 70 6 drubbing,
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
ACME PLAY LIONELs

Acme Printers and Lionel Sc
niors will cross sticks today in a
practice game at o'clock on dia-
mond No. 4, Monument lots.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Baseball
Standings

standing year ago today.
+Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Cleveland. 3; WASHINGTON. 1.
Philadelphia. 6; Chicago, 3.
Boston, :; Detroit. 6.
st. Louis. 9-8: New York. -.
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
New York at St. Louis.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
SCOTS WIN AT SOCCER

CHICAGO, June 22.- Glasgow
Celtics, of Scotland, international
soccer champions, beat the Brick
layers yesterday, 6 to 3, before
1000 people, displaying unusual
speed and all-around superiority
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

CLEVELAND, June 22.-Griff
said today:
"Nick, are you a Republican
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

o II e m o.
crat?"
/ said:
"I am half
a Republican.
The Red SOx
are u S in 6
HOOver'S 20
year.plan to
win the pen
nant. That
is o. k. on
the 9th e r
hand, Hoover
spent all last
week dedi-
eating tn e
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

TraveIs economically In one sOf the
good used cars advertised for sale to-
day in the Classified Section
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

bunch of the boys whoopng up the other
ming bridge game There lots of lemonade sand
wiches and conversation and the latter finally turned to
baseball
Some of the boys held that professional ball players have
the same attitude toward their toll that mbues college ah-
etes dear old Alma Mater and others held that
baseball game to the average major Lacquer just job
like street sweeping pile driving and brick laying.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

The Professional AthIeteH HCrOnin, Cobb, HOrnsby
We StriUe to Please Everybody Likes to Win
Think of the Bank Roll Rupert, Griffith, Shibe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-06
$1O,OOO Asked ~.
 in Damage Suit
(Continued from Page 1)'

for the death of Nicholas Marciano. IS, one of the youths who died as a result of the crash.
 The suit, which is brought by the youths mother, Mrs Catherine Mar ciano, names Nathan Raskin of Southington as the defendant. The case is returnable in the court of common pleas for the first Tuesday of July.
 This is the second suit brought as result of that crash. Attorney James M. Lynch started civil ac- ton some time ago against the same defendant, to recover for the death of William Higgiston. 25. sec- ond fatality arising from the collis- ion. That suit is still pending in the local courts.
 According to the allegations in the Marciano suit, Nicholas was rid ing in a car owned by Rocco Mar ciano, his brother, on the Meriden road about 1880 a. m. of Dec 9th. Louis Lucas was operating the car. When it reached the intersection of International avenue, it was met in violent collision with a car oper- ated by the defendant, who was ap- proac.aing from the easterly, or op- posite direction from the Water- bury car. As result injuries sus- tained in the collision. Nicholas died the suit charges. The youths moth CT was appointed administrative of his estate on March 17th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-06
GOVERNOR ELY OF MASSACHUSETTS
 IS IN DILEMMA
Has Just Saved Chinese Slayer From Chair and Three White Men Stand Before Him

Boston, June 6-(U. P.) - Only Governor Joseph B. Ely, who this week saved condemned Chinese slayer from electrocution by com- muting the sentence to life imprison ment, to-day stood between three other convicted killers and the cleo tric chair.
 Samuel Gallo of Revere was sen- fenced by Judge William A. Burns in Suffolk superior court here late yes- terday to die in the chair during the week of July 26 for the fatal shoot ing of Joseph Fantasia on a north end street four years ago next Thurs day.
 A petition was filed with Governor Ely yesterday, asking that the sem tence of Joaquin Pita Soares, Pater- son. N. J.. Portuguese who is sched- uled to be electrocuted during the week of July 5, be commuted to life imprisonment. Soares was convicted of murdering the bridesmaid and a flower girl at Lowell wedding re- ception March 2, 1880. The petition claims Soares was of unsound mind at that time.
 The full bench of the Massachu- setts supreme court ruled yesterday that Joseph Belenski, alias Stefan osky, alias Grobosky, a. farmland, must die in the chair for the mur. der of MT and Mrs Wincenty Stefan owicz in Stow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-06

pression when he pleaded for har- mony between northern anti-prohi- bitionists and southern drys at the recent democartic national commit tee meeting. Roosevelt has some in- fluential friends there also.
 But towering in the background as the figures upon whom much democratic history will depend are former Governor Alfred E. Smith and Owen D. Young. Having drawn the largest vote any democrat ever received, Smith, though now a man of large business affairs and osten- sibly out of politics, remains a fac- tor for the simple reason that tre- mendous numbers of persons will do what he advises. If he wants to run himself he will have the insist ent support of powerful groups and leaders. If he recommends Roose- welt that will throw tremendous strength to the governor. Smith smiles mysteriously when asked about his plans.
 owen D. Young is another un- known quantity. He was the re- spect and confidence of many influ- ential persons in the democratic party, among business men generally and his position as chairman of the board of General Electric makes him one of the powerful Morgan hierarchy, which is both an asset and a liability in politics.
 He has been regarded as lib- eral in his attitude toward labor, yet sitting on one of the very thrones in the power industry. he would have to meet attacks from the pro- gressives who campaigned success