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The Washington times., 1931-03-30
J. c. c, FAVORED.
IN A. A. j, BOUTS

Finals of the District A. A. U.
boxing tourney will be fought to-
night at the Rockville High
School gym. Eight bouts will
makeup an attractive card. The
first bout will be called at 8:15
p. m.
Three members of the Jewish
Community Center team are over
Whelming favorites to cop their
matches. They are Mike Tardug-
no, who won the 126-pound title
last year and will fight in that
class tonight: Jocko Miller, 1876
title-holder. who will box in 145
class and Leroy Bordeau in the
light-heavyweight class. The other
members of j. c. C. club are Leon
Shub, 118-pounder and Ralph Car
penter in the heavyweight divi-
sion.
What appears to be an interest
ing match is the Mickey O'Con-
nOr-Frank Nebel fight in the 160-
pound class. O'Connor, kayoed
Ben Hall in first round last week
while Nebel is said to be a hard
hitter. The largest crowd Of the
tournament is anticipated. The
card:
112-Pound Class-Lewis Gevinson
Boys Club vs. Willie NOrmile (Ameri-
can LeGiOn).
1lS-Pound Class-Bil Bender (AmeFi.
can LegiOnl VS.. Leon Shub 81. c. c..
126-PoUnd Class-Mike TardUgno q.
C. c. vs. Johnny Ryan (American
LeEion).
136-POund Class-Ben Reed (RoCk-
ville) VS.. Bob Boyle (unattached).
145-Pound Class-Walter Anderson
(20th Marines) VS.. JOckO Miller q. c. c..
16O-Pound Class-Mckey O'Connor vs.
Frank Nebel washington Canoe Club.
175-Pound Class-Frank Vance (Amer.
lean Legion) VS.. Leroy Bordeau q. C.
c..
Unlimited-RusseIl wolfgram (Arneri.
can Legion) vs.. Ralph Carpenter q. c.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
SCORES PASS BY
JOHNSON BIER

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 30.
The body of Byron Bancroft John
son, organizer and first president
of the American League, was to
be taken to Spencer, Ind, today
where funeral services will be
held Wednesday.
Scores of Johnson's associates,
friends and veteran baseball
players paid tribute to the famous
organizer yesterday as the body
lay in state at a mortuary here.
Some were star performers on
teams in the league which John
son had directed and some had
been by his side during the
critical periods of his reign as
president of the major league.
Honorary pallbearers at the
funeral will be Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, commissioner
of baseball; William Evans, gen-
eral manager of the Cleveland
Indians; Walter McNichols, busi-
ness manager of the Indians;
John A. Heydler, president of
the National League, and seven
of the eight American League
club presidents. Charles A. Co.
miskey, owner of the Chicago
White Sox, will be unable to at
tend the funeral because of i'll
ness, it was said.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

BILOXI, Miss, March 30.
I have read all the big league
managers 1881 predictions and
I see they've abolished the
second division.
If you beIieVe all you hear
they are going to improve so
much this season that the Red
Sox will be swapping at the
Athletics rubber heels and the
PhilIieS will be poison in the
Cards and Giants soup.
It's always like that just
before the season opens. But
by June the Red SOx will think
they've had a winning streak
when they split a double
header and they will have to
send out archaeOlOgiStS to ex-
Cavate the Phils. Those teams
may think they are going
places this season but they
might as well have reservations
ca . merry-gO-rOund.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
GARDEN WANTS
HEAVY BOUT

NEW YORK, March 30
Johnny Risko, of Cleveland, who
bounces like brother-in-law's
check, meets Stanley Poreda, Jer-
sey City heavyweight, in Madison
Square Garden, tonight. And the
Garden officials, showing a keener
sense of humor than one might
suspect, tomorrow turn the build
ing over to a circus. When the
professional clowns depart the
latter part of April, New York will
see its first tourney in 81 years of
the Amateur Athletic Unions ma
tional boxing championships, with
the pro fighters scheduled to re-
sumo on May 8. ......
The latter date has been set
aside for the resumption of the
Jimmy Mechanically Petrolle
feud. The bout is said to have
been agreed to by the fighters, but
Petrolle left such a bad atmo-
sphere after his recent theatrical
knockout of King Tut. the West
ern bad man, it may take more
than a month longer for the box
ing commission to forgive and for
get.
Meanwhile, Garden officials
were to confer today with
Tommy LOughran, who is in
New York looking for Jack
Sharkey. The Boston sailor
man knocked out Tommy in his
heavyweight debut and, after a
sensational five months cam
paign, LOughran is crying for a
chance to clear up things.
Loughran came here from Chi
cago, where he defeated Tuffy
Griffiths, scoring his seventh con-
Secutive triumph over obstacles
more or less tough. Sharkey is
not so keen for the fight but, if he
can't get anything better. such as
Max Schmeling or Young Strib-
ling, probably will take it.
The Garden is extremely anxious
to sign Sharkey and Loughran, be-
cause both wrestling and hockey
have made inroads on the fight
business that can't be forgotten,
and with another rival, baseball,
at the door, high class heavy
weight scrap would give the game
spring tonic of sorts. No less
than Sharkey, however, who
everyone loves to see lose, would
arouse the public after a string
of mediocre heavyweight cards.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Farrell Golf Reels
ShOUn at KeithS

One of the most interesting
sport series the movies have ever
shown, Johnny Farrell. one of the
greatest golfers of all time, win
ner of the open championship in
1928 over Bobby Jones, in action
in six short reels, is an attraction
that is drawing capital golfers to
RK-O Keith'S Theater.
Fore" the first of the series.
is running this week and will be
followed by Winning Puts" next
week.
In these productions, directed
by Clyde Elliott, who also directed
the Knute Rockne football series
last fall, RK-O Pathe has brought
to the talking screen a fascinat-
ing expose Of golf as it should be
played.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Pickups and
Put0utS
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

By GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Marty Kaufman. who grew
up with Nat Holman and was
one of the first of the Old-time
basketers, pulls" shots as a
dentist in New York. Del Bis
sOnette, Brooklyn first base
man, was a substitute pitcher
on the great Georgetown Uni
versity nine of 1922, unbeaten
in collie ranks. {. HerOld
Muddy" Ruel, whom local
fans will honor here on April
10, is credited with the change
in Joe CrOnin'S batting style
that brought the Washington
ShOrtStOp to the forefront last
year. Jim Sprigman believes
there's a stick of dynamite hid
den n those dial telephones. ..
and asks his friends to get
numbers. Harry kid" Groves
plies the boxing and wrestling
trade. he appeared on Joe
Freeman'S first show at the
Strand. tonight he works for
Patsy Donovan as boxer
in B BaltimOre facing Phil
Zone Shot" Raymond. Teddy
Hughes, athletic director at
Gallaudet College, is protected
by a huge black dog. .Bennie
April, product of Tech High
and the local SandIOts, has es-
tabliShed self with the
Newark Bears. .COhdr. C. C.
Gill, U. S. NJ, and Tom Man
gan have begun tennis train
ing on the Columbia Country
Club courts.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

substantial batting mark, Ossie
nevertheless gets his greatest
kick" out of fielding bunts.
"When 1 was a kid" he
says, "all the boys were home
run crazy. I had different ideas.
"FOr hours at a time I used
to get fellows to bunt to me.
That's how I got the knack Of
pOuncing on q ball and getting
it away with one motion. And
this play still appeals to me-"
Ossie, incidentally, is all wrap
ped up in another prospective big
Lacquer, brother Otto. Otto, who
is now %. is connected with
Peoria, of the Three-Eye League.
Injury Mars Chances
The youngster had a trial with
Cincinnati last season but, partly
because of injury, was turned
back.
"They tell me the kids got
a world of promise" BIuege
further states, "but the funny
part about it is that I've never
seen him play ball.
"I've tried to look him over
a couple of times but some
thing always cropped up at the
last minute"
Washingtonians have only one
thing to ask if Otto approaches
OSSie'S standard. And that is for
President Clark Griffith to line
him up at the earliest possible
moment.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
BARNARD BODY
LIES IN STATE

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 30.
Arriving here from Rochester,
Minn., the body of E. s. Barnard,
American League president, who
died suddenly Friday, was to lie
in state today.
Funeral services will be held at
the Cleveland Masonic Temple to-
morrow afternoon.
Among those who accompanied
the body here from Chicago were
Mrs. Barnard, William Harridge,
secretary of the American League;
Henry P. Edwards, of the league
service bureau, and Billy Evans,
business manager of the Cleve-
land Indians.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
D. {. NET ACES
WIN TITLES

Frank Shore, D. C. junior net
champion, captured the Balti-
more Evening Suns Junior in
door title yesterday, while Gil
bert Hunt, flashy boy perfol mer,
brought home the boys crown.
Shore took the measure of
Aaron Miller, Oriole Junior ace,
after a terrific match which went
to five sets. The Oriole opened
hoStilities by sweeping the Wash
ingtonian clean off his feet, tax
ing the first set 60. Shore
fought back gallantly in the sec
ond set and won, IS, only to
see Miller snatch the third al
most as easily as the first, 60.
Shore gathered his wits during
the rest period, and while Miller
battled doggedly, the D. C. young
ster pushed to victory with a
6I3, Ga score. Shores more
widely mixed game proved the
Baltimorean'S un doing, whose
main weapon was a powerful
forehand drive. Shore kept the
ball to Miller'S back hand in the
last two sets.
Gilbert Hunt merely breezed
through the best efforts Albert
Shapiro, Baltimore boy star,
could offer, winning 60, 60.
Hunt was much too smart for
the MOnumentalite lad, fOOling
him with well-placed corner
shots after pulling him to the
net or the opposite side of the
court.
The Public Parks Tennis ASso-
citation is planning to organize
junior and boys net league, with
the expressed object of sending
two juniors and two boy repre-
sentatives to the middle Atlantic
tournament at Philadelphia, on
June 5 and 6, capable of holding
their own with the best entered.
A meeting of all junior and boy
tennis players Is called for tomor-
row night at the Franklin School,
at 8 o'clock. Frank Shore, jr.,
newly crowned Maryland indoor
junior champion, and William o.
Shreve are the coneeivers of the
idea.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
CONFER TODAY.
ON TITLE co

CHICAGO, March 30.-Damon
Runyon, William Carey; presi-
dent of the Madison Square Gar
den Corporation, and representa-
tives of foremost heavyweights
were to confer here today regard
ing a match for the champion
ship.
Those who will sit in on the
party are Joe Jacobs, manager
of Max Schmeling, the champion,
and representatives of Young
Stribling and Mickey Walker,
middleweight titleholder, who as
pires to the heavyweight throne.
Jack Sharkey refused to stay for
the conference and departed for
Boston yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

no other way
to S W in 6.
Golf is an in
n d i vidual'S
game and it
r e q u i r e S
thought and
study, but the
i'm p or t a mt
t h i n g is to
m a K e sure
that your ef-
and all your
efforts W i'll
forts are
S O u n d ! Y
based, e Is e
your practice
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Hockey League Plans
For StGnLeu Finals

MONTREAL, March 30.-The
National Hockey League today
announced plans for the finals of
the Stanley Cup series which will
be between the winners of the
Chicago-Rangers and CanadienS-
Boston clashes.
Should the Boston Canadien Sc
ries end tonight with a Canadien
victory, and should Rangers win
over the Black Hawks tomorrow
night, the first Stanley Cup game
will take place on Thursday and
Friday nights at New York, and
the remainder here.
The Chicago team defeated the
Rangers 2 to l. in Chicago be-
fore 1900 fans last night.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
EVENT OPE n
To EVERY
GOLFER
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Entries for the first Middle At
lantic Open Putting champion
ship will open April is and close
May 10, it was announced today
by AL Farr, manager of the East
Potomac Park golf course. The
tournament will be held at East
Potomac Park. starting May Is.
The tournament is open to all
golfers of the Middle Atlantic dis
trict and is not restricted to any
one class. Manager Farr de-
clares that attractive prizes will
be offered.
Play Undecided
Farr has not decided whether
the tourney will be medal or
handicap play and whether a
qualifying round to classify the
entrants will be ordered.
"T thought of this putting
tourney toward the end of last
year, but decided it was best
not to put it on then," declares
Farr. However, I'm going
ahead with the event this year
and feel certain that it will
draw a big field"
The new-nine hole course at
East Potomac Park will be
opened on May 80. relieving the
congestion that reaches its peak
on Saturday afternoons and
early Sunday mornings. Despite
the availability of three 9-hole
courses, there are long lines at
the waiting tees at these periods
and it is hours before one drives
off.
Recently, golfer came to East
Potomac Park at 1:50 p. m. at
the Saturday rush period. He
waited around until 4 p. m. be-
fore teeing off, managed to get
in nine holes only and reached
home at $40 p. m. He had
spent the entire afternoon and
only succeeded in playing nine
holes.
The Saturday half-hOliday
for Government employees has
only further complicated the
situation as many workers
want to use this extra leisure
on the golf courses. On Satur-
day, March FL, attendants at
East Potomac Park reported
that 1,1OO persons played the
three courses.
The crowded condition at East
Potomac also holds true at West
Potomac Par. as well as Rock
Greek Park, there being but two
nine-hole courses at the latter
place.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

largely go to waste. You will
not gowrong in using your clubs
as if they we're whips. just do
ing that will promote poise and
smoothness, without which you
cannot possibly acquire golfing
skill. You can accentuate the
whipping action by slightly 'em-
phasizing the pressure of your
thumbs and forefingers against
the shaft, making that pressure
touch predominant in your grip.
With that sort of grip, and with
the club swung as a whip, you
will almost automatically make
the clubhead do it's work
which will mean that the club
will crisply take the ball each
time.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
SGks, CLOUers Take
Basketball Games

Two surprise victories were
scored yesterday in the only bas-
ketball games played, the Clovers
downing the j. C. C. team, 80
to II, and the Saks Clothiers
easily winning from United Type
writer Grays, A to 81.
The CloverS were never in dan
ger throughout the contest with
Akins and Aman showing the
way. The Saks and United teams
fought evenly until the last min
utes, when the winners pulled
away,
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Times Sports Pages
Add Two New
Features

Chester Horton, Outstand.
ing golf instructor of the
American newspaper field
and Nick AItrOck, baseball's
court jester. are two sports
features which start in The
Times today.
In addition to these stars,
Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey,
Tad'S cartoons, Joe HOlman's
brilliant baseball stories, to-
gether with PaddOck's racing
selections make The Times
Sports pages outstanding In
Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
K. C. MINES BOOKING

The Knights of Columbus Pee
Wee and Insect baseballerS want
games. Call Manager Charlie
Reynolds at Met. 9619 or Claren-
don 2207. The teams drill to-
morrow at 3 o'clock on the
South Ellipse.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
GETS POWER
INTO BASE
BLOWS
BY JOE HOLMAN
(Times Staff Correspondent

(Times Staff Correspondent
BILOXI, Miss, March 80.
Jackie Hayes may start Wash.
ington's 1881 American League
season on second base. AS much
was learned today.
While no official announce
ment was forthcoming it is re-
liably gathered that the Clanton,
Ala, boy has an excellent chance
Of coping the job.
Batting Improves
Hayes batting improvement
has been obvious this spring.
Not only does he hit the ball
often and well but he gets more
power behind his cut than ever
before.
Every team needs a double.
play man." Coach AL Schacht
declares, "and that's Jacks
speciality. He's hitting that ball
harder too. If Hayes bats
.2SO, and l. think he can do
better than that, it will be
hard to keep him out of our
lineup"
Schacht, incidentlly, played a
Laugh Clown, Laugh" role at
Gulfport yesterday as Washing
ton trimmed Baltimore, 11-to4.
AL was serving as an impromptu
umpire and doing a good job of
it, to.
In the seventh inning a fast
ball was fouled by Joe Hauser.
The ball struck Schacht just
over the heart. Since he had
no real protection the coach
comedian doubled up in agony
while the crowd roared.
''It was a close CALL" Mike
Martin admits, "but AL snapped
out of it in great shape. And
he showed plenty of heart by
doing it,"
That Pitcher Walter Tauscher
has a splendid chance of sticking
with the Washington club was
reported today. The Texan
flashed a good fast one and
general assortment of stuff
against Baltimore yesterday. His
speed was particularly Snpres-
sive.
"He's looking better every
time out" Manager walter
johnson declares. "A couple
of more performances like yes
terday's will put him over"
Jim stroner, Baltimore's crack
third baseman and slugger ex-
traordinary, is being closely
watches by the Griffmen.
Stroner. along with Deny South
ern, has been outstanding in eX-
hibitions against Washington and
has attracted plenty Of attention.
That Irving Hadley or Lloyd
Brown will pitch the opening game
against Philadelphia at Griffith
Stadium two weeks from today is
likely. For time Brown presum-
ably had the job locked up. AS it
now stands, however, HadleY is
receiving favorable consideration.
In any event it's a safe bet that
the Hadley, Brown, Jones, Crow
der will be sent against the AS as
often as possible.
Great Catch By West
One of the prettiest spring
catches ever was turned in by
Outfielder Sammy West, as Wash
ington beat Baltimore yesterday.
Boyle laced the ball in the fourth
frame. West, sprinting deftly to
his left, stabbed the line drive at
his shoe-tops.
The hitting and all around
class of Jackie Hayes, along
with the Slugging of the catch
ers also stood out. Hargrave
connected safely three times.
Cliff Bolton got two base knocks.
Washington players received a
pleasant surprise early last night.
George Quint, local druggist and
baseball rooter extraordinary, pre-
sented each man with a pint of
rubbing alcohol.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
BASEBALL GIANT

Buzz Arlett. new <Phillies out.
fielder, requires a size 81 uniform
the largest ever ordered for Ma
tional League player. Babe Ruth
wears a loose.fitting 50 shirt.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
DECLINING SPORT

The number of harness horses
raced annually in the United
States has declined in each sue,
ceeding year from about $4,000
20 years ago to 5000 in 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
GOLF
By CHESTER HORTON

Each golfer knows that he
should not slug, baseball-like, at
the golf ball, but feels that he
cannot avoid it since his expert
ence has shown him definitely
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

HARRY VINER
PRESIDENT of the Arcade
Sunshine Laundry and Dry
Cleaning Company who was
today named by Postmaster
William Mooney as the latest
member of the Muddy Ruel
Remembrance Committee which
is planning to tender a token
of esteem and admiration to
Muddy at the ball park Sun
day, April 10, when he comes
here for the first time as a
member of the Boston Red
Sox. Fans are contributing a
silver offering with which to
buy the gift, individuals being
limited to a dollar each with
smaller amounts being encour-
aged so as to have as many
fans as possible part doners
ph the gift
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
CROESUS OF CUE

Willie Hoppe, famous billiardist,
averaged close to 100000 a year
for 10 years at the height Of his
fame,
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

Bluege, on the other hand, is
dissatisfied in one respect. His
sensational fielding has won or
saved many a ball game, he's
great on scooping up bunts and
tagging his man at first and
dangerous at all times extensively.
But-and here's the rub-Ossie
Graves a 300 big league batting
average before he quits the game.
"The funny part about it,"
he points out, els that Eve all
but topped 800 at least two
seasons. And 1 crowded it an
other.
Back in 1928 I hit around
.32O most of the season. Then
1 got hurt and fell down dur
ing the last few weeks"
Ossie's best average was in
1928 when he batted .297.
Slipped In September
Last year, though, it looked as
if he couldn't miss his goal. In
fact, until late August, he was
included in the charmed circle,
but fell from grace in September.
81 guess my best year so far
was 1872" Bluege admits, "even
though I wound up below .29O.
We won a pennant that season.
And 1 hit good in the heat of
the race.
mot until the flag was nailed
down did 1 fall below 800. And,
after all, timely batting is most
important"
Though naturally desiring a
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Ossie Bluege Longs for 300
Batting Average
BY JOE HOLMAN
Times Staff Correspondent

BILOXI, Miss. March 3O.-Among ball players Third
Sacker 0se Bluege roundy respected In fact many Of
them consider Ossie baseball's best.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

Men and women alike will find the
24-HOur Service Directory published In
tOday'S Classified Section OF immense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30

acter required for the role of ruler
under the same title Of marshal that
was held by his father. He has wavered
between courses, and now, in his abb
sence at Peiping, where he Is an invalid,
his provinces are breaking away from
China and from him.
Japan has rights in Manchuria, ac-
CURED through treaties and contracts
with China following her two success
full wars, that with China in 1894-5
and that with Russia ten years later.
Russia has certain rights also in con-
nection with her railroad partnership
with China and the use of Manchurian
territory for the shortcut rail line to
Vladivostok Over the line to the west,
in Inner Mongolia, and especially be-
yond that area In Outer Mongolia, the
Russian influence Is strong. 1t Is be-
lieved that the Soviet government in
Outer Mongolia Is actually . Russian
outpost.
Thus the partition movement In
Manchuria may involve forces quite
beyond those of the Marking govern
ment. The outcome may be Of far
reaching consequence to Asia and even
to other parts Of the world. Nobody
who has any knowledge of the char
acter and capacities Of the people in
Manchuria looks for the maintenance
Of truly independent administrative
units in the three eastern provinces"
II China cannot hold them some other
power or powers will probably do so.