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The Washington times., 1931-07-28
TO FACE
TOUGHFOE

Reds" Barry. the Mohawk fight
ing buzzSaw. is to meet Sammy
Weiss. the Philly youngster. in
the semifinal at Fort Washington
Monday. Weiss handed Pete Latzo.
former welterweight champion, a
neat shellacking last week.
It. will be a tough spot for
willing Carrot-top, for Weiss is no
body's playmate. He has plenty
of steam in either mitt. is speedy
afoot, alert, overflowing with in
testinal fortitude, and loves to
sock.
"Reds" qualified for this pleas
ant assignment, by plastering
Billy Strickler, another Washing
ton boy. at Fort washington last
night for 10 rounds.
Strickler went into the fracas
determined to give Reds" a
real beating. but when the
Barry got down to business,
sowing punches all over Billy's
pan and torso, there was no
lingering doubt as to the better
man.
Baker Boy" Billy Schwartz
scored a questionable k.o. over
Gus Edwards, an old-timer, when
Edwards collapsed after a low
blow in the fifth. Eye-witnesses
insisted the blow landed we'll
within foul territory and the
doctor discovered a bruiSe on Ed
wards groin. Neverth h ele S
Schwartz was awarded the k.o.
Slugging Soldier Clark contin'
ued to increase his popularity. by
trimming Billy Hoe. Sailor Oden
punched out a victory over
Sammy Hogan. K. o. Riley
pounded Harry Goldsbee all
around the enclosure for -four
rounds. Mike Groves, making his
debut. learned how to catch, Billy
Reed doing much excellent pitch
ing.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
Loretta TurnbuU
To Race in Fall

Loretta Turnbull, the Monrovia,
Calf, girl outboard driver who
was injured in the Eastern Inter
collegiate Regatta in June, hopes
to be back in the running in time
for the national outboard cham
pionShip in October.
Miss Turnbull received a TIRE
mendouS ovation when she re-
turned home on a stretcher re-
Gently after spending two weeks
in an Auburn. NJ Y. hospital.
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off is near.
President of the four loops now
in operation, namely Industrial,
Georgetown, Georgetown Church,
Government and Departmental,
gathered recently with G. L.
Hightman. prexy Of all the
leagues to formulate plans for
the opening.
Lack Of Ball Field
A playing field is lacked this
year, but suggestions have been
made to play the games in Grif-
fifth Stadium. This would be an
ideal place as the series draws
anyhere from five to six thou
sand fans. Nothing definite has
been decided yet.
Last year old Terminal diamond
was used, but that has been torn
away to make room for Govern
ment park expansion,
Incidentally only four leagues
will compete this season. Six
participated last year. Those
who dropped out at the begin
ming Of the year were Terminal
Of the Morning League and
Terminal Of the Evening
League. The teams forced nut
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Gus things will happen. Note
in the sketch the position of
the club at the top of the back
swing shown. It is short of
being parallel with the direc-
ton line. You can readily see
that when this club returns to
the ball it will swing across it
from the outside in, causing a
slice. 1t could hardly be other.
wise. Letting the head move
to the right with the back
swing makes you lift your left
shoulder upward, to get it out
OF your way. Instead, it gets
directly in your way, so. you
have to stop the swing short,
as pictured. Hold your head
still and let your left shoulder
come under" But avoid dip
ping it downward.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
Temple Grid Team
To HGUe All Sizes

Temple University's football
candidates for the 1881 team offer
extremes in height and weight.
Thomas Graham, Alhambra,
Calf, aSpirant for end. is 6 feet
AZ inches tall, while Chester
Zareck, Abingdon. Pa. veteran
quarterback, is more than a foot
shorter. measuring feet 4 inches
zareck also is the lightest mem
Der of the squad. weighing but
1913 pounds, while George Study,
LittleStown. Pa. and Carl Rubin,
Tamaqua. Pa, tip the scales at
sbout 275 to carry off heavy
weight laurelS.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28

He is Cecil Blue, 15-year-old
son of w. r. Blue, Of l Alton
Pl.. Clarendon, Va, and plays
center field on H. D. Smiths
fast-stepping Clarendon baseball
team.
Sure Fielder
Young Blues right arm has
been paralyzed since his birth
and is as useless as If it had
been amputated. He has played
baseball since he was able to
walk and today plays a one-armed
game better than the great ma
jority of the two-handed players
of his age. He fields and bats
entirely with his one arm. and
has the reputation Of being a
sure fielder and an exceptional
batter.
The Clarendon team has won
IL games and with two more
to play seems virtually sure OF
winning its division. Speaking
Of Blue, Manager Smith said:
"He has played every game
none being complete without
him in center field-and in
almost every one he has come
through with sensational
catches"
Blue has a peculiar technique
in catching balls. On long tlys.
he makes one-handed Stabs, while
short ones that just lob over the
infield he gathers in close to his
body. In making long throws,
Blue drops his glove, but, when
the distance is fairly short, he
heaves the ball without removing
the glove. He is remarkably &C
curate with both types Of throws.
Managers of teams Blue has
played against are lavish in their
praise of his ability. and. practi,
cally to a man. have expressed
the wish that he was on the
roster of their clubs.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
MATCH PL A !
IN LEGION
TOURNEY

Match play in the American
Legion junior golf tournament
begins tomorrow on the East Po-
tonsc links beginning at 9:lS
o'clock.
Play will continue through to-
morrow and Friday morning. The
date for the finals is to be an
nounced later. according to Fran,
els ]. Mcdonald, American Legion
department athletic officer.
d. C. Golfers in Test
Those who will participate in
the matches tomorrow include:
B. Detweiler VS.. Fuchs, Grottem
VS., MostoW, Hurley VS.. Shegogue,
Anderson VS.. Pinger, A. OllVerl
vs.. Helm, Scholes VS.. Jarvis,
Sheriff VS.. Bell, and Mcdonald
vs.. J. Detweiler.
Seven d. C. golfers make
their bid for the right to COM
.nete In the national amateur
towruey. today when they play
m the trescherOus Hermitage
Country Club course At K'c"-
mond. Va.
# all seven qualify they will
co to the Beverly Country Club In
Shocaro, the scene Of the ma
tional championships.
district golfers have walked
off With honors in previous sec
tional professional tests IN tne
past. This fact makes 1t very
likely that honors will be won
again.
Baltimore Represented
The washington golfers in,
clude Walter McCallum, Miller
3. Stevinson, John Shorey
Harry G. Pitt, James 6. Drain.
Parker Nolan and Thomas p
Bones.
Baltimore Is we'll represented
In this test. Included are
Harry Parr, Alec Knapp, Ern-
est Caldwell and Tom Syming'
ton.
Billy Howell, middle Atlantic
champion and conuueror of Phil
Perkins. former British cham
pion, carries Richmond's hopes.
Douglass Call and Chandler
Harper are other Virginians en-
tered in the test.
The complete pairings and
starting times for the battle fol.
lows;
a. m.-r n. ~. Donald McPhsil,
Baltimore, and Douglas Cali, Rich
sos s:oS-1 os-Chandler Harper, Virginia
Beach, and Walter R. McCallum. Wash
s:IO.1:1o-J. w. Harvey. jr., Baiti-
more, and Thomas F. Cole. Baltimore.
N1SS71:1SH-HarPis Isnes, Baltimore
and ai! sSLminer % b WasHinsoOn steRinso0 Wash
inEton, and Edgar Lucas Baltimore.
1881 :26-Harry A. parr III. BaIti-
1uore, and NJ. Parker Nolan. Washing
s:so-1 :so-James C. Drain. washing
ton. and Alex NJ. Knapp, Baltimore.
9:3S-1 :35-Carl W. Shook. Frederick.
Md: Billy Howell, Richmond. and
Thomas r. S~rriuKtor. RaItiuore
s;aA-1 :4O--Iohn =. Sh"-ey, Rsthssds,
ed Thomas P. Bones. wsshlnEten,
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SPENCLER NINE
WINS SERIES

Final arrangements have been
made for Spengler Post. winners
for the second consecutive wear
of the local American Legion base
ball series for their trip to
Charleston. w. Va. to participate
in an elimination combat for the
right to enter the national finals.
Play begins at Charleston Au-
gust IL and will end August is.
Sunday. Jim Hayre's Spengler
Post sluggers noSed out the strong
Nash Post in q 10-inning contest.
Fifteen hundred enthusiastic root
ers witnesses the game.
"Bubba" WiIes was the win
ming pitcher. He relieved Bel
Der in the eighth frame. The
losing hurIer was WahIeF, who
pitched the entire game.
The players to make the trip
to Charleston are as follows: Hur-
ley. third base: DormStead. right
field: Battista, ShortStop; Gormley.
catcher: Chaconas. second oaSe:
Gregorio. first base: CullinS. left
field: Morgal, center field; Bauer
center field: Hays, Bieber and
WileS, pitchers.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
MARIONS WANT GAMES

The Marion A. C. are looking
for games for August and Septem-
Der with any strong unlimited
teams. Mt. Rainier. Rockville.
Upper Marlboro. Clinton, Land
over and Virginia White Sox are
especially challenged. Call Lin
coin 1916 between 7 and 8.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
0LMSTEDS OPEN

The Olmsted Grill team wants
games for Saturday and Sunday
with strong unlimited teams.
Brooke Grubb'S Giants, Chevy
Chase and other teams Of the
Montgomery county section of the
Capital City League are particu-
larly challenged.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
CONGRESS HEIGHTS PLANS

The Congress Heights A. c., at
a meeting held last week at the
home of Norman Murphy. elected
as business manager and coach
Earl Russell and Arthur r. New
comb, respectively. A meeting
will be held August S, at p. m,
at the home of Alton Cox for the
purpose Of making plans for the
coming football seson. All mem.
bers are requested 10 be present,
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
GOLF
BY HORTON SMITH

The reason you must hold
your head still during the golf
swing is because for this swing
ing action you must have a
fixed swing center-and your
head is the center. Now If
your swing center moves. vari-
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
RED SOX BOOKING

The Washington Red Sox want
games for Saturday and Sunday.
Call Manager jenkins at Lincoln
4311.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
ELDBRO0KE WINS

In the Georgetown Church
League yesterday the Eldbrooke
nine took a close 81 decision
from the West Washington team.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28

The various leagues play each
year in schedule Of their own
to name a winner. These win
ners perform in the weekday
league championship to decide
the city, weekday title.
The winner last year was Pull
man of the Terminal League.
The other clubs hich gained right
to play in the series were Tile
Settlers, of the Industrial; D. g.
Repair of the Departmental:
Naval Hospital of the Govern
tai and Capital Traction OF the
Terminal Morning League.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
One-Arm Baseball Player
Stars In Times Loop

onearmed baseball player the sensation Of The Wash
imns Junn Rase
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
oUT.0F.TOWN GAME

Palisade A. C. want an out-of,
town game Sunday. Call Man
ager Hager at Cleveland 1881.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
No game scheduled.
STANDINGS
The Washington times., 1931-07-28

due to the lack Of playing
fields. y
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
Annual Baseball Weekday
Play-Off Is Near
By SID KATZNELL

| By SID kATANELL
The annual Weekday Baseball League championship play
ia
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
NEW YoRK-PENNsYLvANIA LEAGUE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta. 8: Birmingham, l.
Nashville. Q; Knoxville, Z.
STANDTNcS
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STANDINGS
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08
Lower Express Rate
Is Now in Effect
BY JAMES W. BROOKS :
FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA.

Effective October l., a new and low
err express rate was established by the
Railway Express Agency, which oper-
ates in this valley over the Milwaukee
railroad, according to r. r. Woods, To-
real agent. The new rate affects ship
ments of meats, oysters, fish, fruit
vegetables, dressed and live poultry
cheese, butter and eggs.
For the movement of these COM
faodities the express rate now is 81
per hundred weight on shipments be-
tween points in this valley and Seattle
Tacoma, Spokane and intermediate
points, whereas the old rate was 81 81
per hundred. The rate applies on
both incoming and outgoing shipments
On shipments weighing less than 100
pounds the minimum rate on fruit
and vegetables is 48 cents up to 4a
pounds and one cent per pound for
each additional pound; on bread and
cake the minimum is 81 cents up to
81 pounds and one cent for each adj
ditional pound and on all of the other
shipments the minimum is 81 cents
up to "a pounds and one cent for each
pound in excess of 81 pounds.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08
Extension Specialist Will
Demonstrate Remodeling

Thursday, October Is, Miss Lois Hol-
derbaum, the clothing specialist with
the extension service of the State Col
lege, will be in White Bluffs for the
purpose of giving help on the remodel
ing of dresses and hats, announces
Mrs. Mary Davis, Benton County
Club Leader. The meeting will be an
all day one beginning promptly at
$50 a. m. and will be held in the
basement of the Lutheran church.
Each woman's club, whether it be in
the town or county, is eligible to send
one representative to this meeting, the
representative to be responsible for TAX
ing the work back to her club.
Each woman will bring dress and
felt hat which needs remodeling. In
addition to these, each person will
bring a flour sack or unbleached mus
lin, pins, scissors, tape measure, needles,
white thread, pencil and a piece of
heavy cardboard about nine inches
square, all of which will be used in
making hat block.
Each woman will be responsible for
her own lunch. This meeting will be
a most helpful one and it is hoped
that many clubs will send representa-
tives.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08
Henry Ford Turns Out
Twenty Millionth Car

A twenty millionth automobile is
something to stagger the mind if one
goes into analysis of the many mathe-
NAUTICAL facts that it may imply-to the
people of Mars looking down on the
world yesterday, for instance.
In the aggregate of cars it signified,
it establishes 57,000-mile length, end
to end, of the line of cars. This would
extend two and one third times around
the earth.
To park the 100000 cars would re-
quire 1880 acres of ground. This
acreage is equivalent to lis square
miles, or square between 10h and
10% miles on each side.
At an average cost of $500 the value
of these 2O000000 cars s would be IL
billion dollars. In gold this money
would weigh 81 $40 tons. In, silver at
80 cents an ounce, it would be equiv
alent to IS billion tons. It would re-
quire 857 freight cars of $4,000 pounds
capacity to carry the gold, or II trains
of so cars each.
It would take 1000 men at $500 a
day, 100000 days to earn the total
sales price, or 5000 years.
Allowing the cars an average mileage
total of 10000 miles during their life
time, would mean mileage of 600 bill
lion miles
This would make the original cost
of the car equivalent to 2 cents mile.
Such total of distance covered by
100000 cars would be equal to 100000
times around the sun or 24,000000
times around the earth. 1t would be
equivalent to II round trips to the
nearest fixed star, Alpha Centauri
which is 10 billion miles from the
earth. Itlwould be equivalent to 5000
900 round trips to the moon and $3.50
round trips to the sun.
Light travels with a speed of 10000
miles per second. The mileage of TO-
100000 cars of an average of 10000
miles each, could be travelled by light
with it's six billion miles speed year
in 100 years.-Everett News.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08
Cut Freight Rates,
Says Summers

Instead Of urging the Interstate
Commerce Commission to grant the 15
per cent increase in freight rates asked
by the railroads, Congressman John w
Summers, in a telegram to the COM
mission, has asked that the rates be
reduced that amount. His telegram
read:
''Mr. Grenville Clark of New York
has asked you to grant the railroads
a Is per cent increase on all freight
rates while further Investigations are
being made by your body Since agri-
culture, live stock, lumber and most
other industries are languishing and
are not receiving returns on the capt.
tai invested in any way commensurate
with returns now being received by
the railroads, protest any increase
in freight rates and ask that fifteen
per cent decrease be inaugurated
while you continue your investiga-
tions"
Discussing his stand on this question,
Congressman Summers said.
I'VE are drawing the moose tighter
every day on the goose that lays the
golden egg. The vastly greater per-
centage of the railroads in this coun-
try would all go bankrupt if it were
not for the agricultural products they
carry.
1.-THE farmers are operating at a. loss
while putting up heroic efforts to car
ry on and save their farms. Why
should the railroads be considered a
favored class that must under these
circumstances earn what to them seems
satisfactory returns while agriculture
and most other industries throughout
the world are absorbing their accumu-
lated capital? The railroads should
be willing to carry their part of the
burden while we all fight through to
better times"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08

The first few days of September
continued the record for unusual heat
set by July and August, but towards
the end of the month a distinct DROP
in temperature was noticeable, the
thermometer on the 24th registering
Il degrees. There was some rain dur
ing the month, which helped to cool
things off, total precipitation being .16
inches. Ten September days this year
were partly cloudy; were wholly so,
while one day was very smoky. The
remaining twelve days were clear and
sunshiny, according to the government
report sent in by Cooperative Observer
Gabriel Jadden from Wahluke.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08
COLD CREEK

During the high wind last Friday
night, fire on the Rothrock ranch de-
stroyed wagon, hay rack, two hay
sides. burning all the horses, two OF
them SO severely that they had to be
destroyed the next morning. The fire
started, it was thought, in the hay that
had been thrown for bedding under
the five horses that were tied to the
wagon, and all the animals were Sc
verely burned. One had fallen and
in laundering around had broken its
neck, and this one, with another that
was burned beyond hope Of recovery
were mercifully killed. The four tieo
to the hayrack tore the burning rack
loose from it's fastenings and ran with
it some distance away, and were found
standing the next morning near large
haystack that had miraculously escaped
being set afire.
I! Charles Benton of Amarillo, Texas,
is at the Ford ranch this week and
will remain until after the potato har-
vest, while looking after Mr.. Ford's in
terest in the crop.
Jerry Ford returned Wednesday from
a short, business trip to Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Meeker ane
daughter Helen and son Elton were
visitors in Yakima Saturday.
G. l.. MCGEE, Russell Brown and S
o. Drawn were business visitors in va
kima Wednesday.
News from California at the Brown
ranch says that fine baby boy ha:
arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George Baker, of Arcadia, former resi-
dents of Cold Creek.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08
Clever Artists Get
No Play Here

A couple Of short change artists
passed through this valley Monday
evening and stopped in White Bluffs
and Hanford for social visit and to
ply their trade. Unfortunately for the
success of their operations, the vic
Tins they had chosen were wise to
their game and so far as Is known they
failed to make "touch" here.
The game is worked by two men.
They walk into business house and
one of them makes a ten or fifteen
cent purchase and hands over a ten
dollar bill in payment When the
change is handed back to him the
other finds he has the exact change
for the purchase and at the same time
offers to give back the change for the
ten dollar bill. The play at this point
is worked fast with the idea of con-
fusing the victim who usually does not
discover he is five dollars short until
some time later, after the artists are
gone.
They tried the play here on Harry
Keller at the pool hall but Mr.. Keller
had just read in Wenatchee paper
how the game was worked there and
was wise. After they had left his
place of business, Mr.. Keller called
Deputy Sheriff G. I. Wright, but when
Irvie arrived over town the two artists
were no where in sight, having appar-
emily decided that this was no place
for them. On the way south they stop
ped in Hanford and tried the same
game on Yves Fenley with the same re-
suits they had with Mr.. Keller.
A similar game was worked on j. M.
Shinn of the John Dover Lumber Co.
a year or so ago. Fortunately Mr..
Shinn discovered the shortage a few
minutes after the men left, and acct
IDENTIFY learning that they were on their
way to Othello, he made hurried trip
to the White Bluffs ferry, reaching
the river just as the ferryboat was
pulling out from shore. Mr. Shinn soon
convinced" the men of the shortage
and they returned the five dollars to
him.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08

For the pleasure of Walter Clark
and his two companions, Charles Deck
err and P. d. Dugan, all three members
of the u. S. Air Corps stationed at
March Field, California, and who have
been spending a part of their furlough
as the guests of Walters parents, Mr.
apd Mrs. B. l.. Clark, at White Bluffs,
a farewell surprise party was given
Monday evening at the Clark home.
The evening was spent in playing five
hundred and pinochle, four tables in
play. At the end of the evening a
lovely lunch brought by the guests
was served. Those present besides the
Clark family and their house guests,
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Tromanhauser
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schilling, Mr..
and Mrs. Freeman White, Mr.. and
Mrs Kelley Matteson, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Whitney, and the Misses Aline
Matteson and Avis Pound. The boys
left Tuesday to return to California.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-08
School Notes

Invitations have been sent out to all
the parents of children in the White
Bluffs grade school and high school to
come to a program and party at the
High School building on Saturday ev-
ening of this week. This affair is
sponsored by the teachers in an effort
to get better acquainted with the par
ents of the children whom they have
in their classes, and also to make it
easier for the parents to talk to the
teachers and get an understanding Of
what is being done in the classroom.
The program will consist mainly Of
talent furnished by the pupils. Fifth
and Sixth graders have stunt song,
seventh grade girls have a tap dance,
seventh and eighth grade boys tumb-
ling act, and also there will be sew
eral musical numbers furnished by stu
dents in the high school.
Every parent is urged to come and
it is hoped that even the parents up
in the Vernita district will feel that
they can take the time to make the
trip down here.
The students of the White Bluffs
High School were invited to Good
Will party given by the Student Body
of the Hanford high school on Thurs
day evening of this week. Being on
school night of course limited the NUM-
Der who were able to attend, but those
who did go went with the understand
ing that the party would be over at
eleven o'clock. The White Bluffs Stu
dent Body was glad to join with Ham
ford in this state wide movement of
creating friendly feelings between
|neighboring high schools. Good Will
programs and parties are being spon-
sored as regular feature of the high
school in many of the schools, as a
forerunner to the athletic contest sea-
son.
The third and fourth grade boys and
girls met today The leader was Miss
Martin. At the first meeting we elect
ed secreta~v and president. Secretary
was Burton Jodding, President, CLAIR
enc Anderson. Our meetings are on
Wednesdays and Thursdays-Bur
Codding, Secretary.
The Merry = ne Dancers met Nom
day and Tues.t,Ay. We decided that
just fifth and sixth graders would be
in the club. We learned two new
folk dances. Our next meeting will
be held on Friday. 1t will be as BUSH
ness meeting.-Ktty Hall. ecretary.