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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
NATIONAL IS PALED
IN EXHIBITION PLAY
Griffmen Top Both Loops in
Games Won Against All
Kinds of Opposition.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n JEW YORK, April 9.-Some
M one with an analytical
/ Y bent will please step for
ward and explain the COM
paratively weak showing National
League clubs have made up to the
current writing in the Spring ex-
hibition circuit.
For, with the complete returns
almost in, the senior organization
has failed to compile anything
like the winning record credited
to teams Of the American League.
This, despite the fact that the
National, as whole, was sup
posed to be more strongly bal
anced from top to bottom.
Not only did the American take a
commanding lead over its rival circuit
in the interleague argument during the
last week but it has posted far more
impressive record against, all COMPETE
ton since the exhibition grind began.
Without any help from the champion
Philadelphia Athletics, the American
League has bested the National in 81
out Of 40 direct engagements. Only one
National League team, st. Louis, has
done better than break even.
Beaten BY BusherS.
Even more impressive. perhaps, is the
fact that the American League In all
games has turned in 103 victories to SO
defeats, while the National barely has
shown a profit, winning "a and dropping
70. Four National Leaguers haven't
been able to reach a 500 average even
while playing in the outlying districts.
DOME Bush's Chicago White Sox sup
piled the fanfare for the past week,
winning six out Of their seven engage
ments, including three straight over the
Giants to square their extended feud
at six victories apiece. The Yankees,
with five wins out Of six starts; the st.
Louis Browns, with four out of five, and
Washington, with four wins, one loss
and tie, were others to enjoy pros
perity. The Giants ran into the rough
est going. losing all four of their bouts.
The standing in the seasonal tussle
between the National and American
Leagues follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Flester Visions City Honors
For Industrial Loop Champs

to keep some of the more garTalous
sandlotters quiet.
Ping was playing ball in the Blue
Ridge League. The umpire In one Of
the towns was in the habit Of putting
eye drops in his orbS between INNINGS.
An alleged high ball sailed over.
Strike" called the Jump.
Better put some more drops In your
eyes" advised Batter Ping loudly for
the benefit of the crowd.
The next breezed right over the
plate Purdy swung and missed.
Time" howled the gleeful umpire,
who dug out of his pocket the bottle
of eye drops and Solemnly presented
it to Ping.
Sure I used it," says Ping What
else could I do with those fans holler-
ing their heads OFF,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Training Games
BY the Associated Press.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
At Philadelphia-Phil (N),
s; Philadelphia ca, 2.
At Observation-Disclosures (A), 8;
Boston (N). 5.
At Kansas. City-Detroit ca, Z;
Pittsburgh (N), 4.
At Greenville S. C.-Chicago (A.) +,
IL; New York (N), 8.
At Columbus, Ohio-Boston (A), II;
Columbus "a. Al, 6.
At Louisville, Ky.-Cincinnati (N),
5; Louisville "a. A., 4.
At Birmingham, Ala-Birningh
(S. A., 4; Cleveland (A0, 3.
At Fort Worth, Tex.--Chicago (N),
8; Fort Worth (T), 8 Oie).
At Macon, Ga.-Hartford (E), S.;
Brooklyn (N). 2.
At wichita. Kans.-St. Louis (A), IL;
"1 At Hsh sM2s : \. c.-New York cAo,
IL; Asheville (P), 3.
At Huntsville. Ala.-St. Louis N),
IA; Huntsville, 4.
TOday's Games.
At Washington, D. C.-Washington
(A) VS.. Philadelphia (N).
At Charlotte, N. C.-New York (N)
vs. Chicago (AO.
At Decatur, Il.-Pittsburgh (N) VS..
Detroit (A).
At Kansas City-Chicago (N) VS.
Kansas City "a. A..
At Columbus, Ohio-Boston (A) VS.
Columbus "a. A..
At Baltimore-Boston CN.) VS.. Balti-
more ID.
At Birmingham, Ala.-Cleveland (A.)
vs. Birmingham Is. Al.
At Memphis, Tenn.-St Louis IN
vs. Memphis Is A..
At Macon. Ga.-Brooklyn (N) VS.
Hartford (E).
At wichita, Kans.-St Louis (A) VS.
| Wichita (W).
At Asheville. NJ Chew York CA
W, ASheYille Cpl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

TNAKE 1t from Bill F7eSter, the
Industrial Base Ball League is
the most improved circuit in the
city.
Bill, the hustling prexy, is all pulled
up these days. He foresees the cham
pion Of the Industrial League no longer
playing the part of an also ran" in the
city weekday series. Flester visions
the 1881 city champion as one of his
i've Industrial League clubs.
For several years, while keen compe-
tition has marked play in this loop, it
has been overshadowed by the Gov
eminent, Terminal and Departmental
Leagues. Now, with the Terminal out
of business, temporarily at least, In
dustrial League leaders are looking for
their circuit TO take its place.
4 CLICKY combination Of bah play
"A ers will represent each Of the five
clubs In the league.
Bill Jenkins has his Washington Red
Sox entered playing under the name of
Constructioneers. Supporting Bill are
Pepco Barry. Charley Booker, Lefty
JeWett, George Ortell, Pick Hamel, Buck
CICCkAdAlt N4d4ClAIC o4OWAAy DOh4C anu
O'Connor.
The Loeffler team, another new entry,
is banking on such mainstays as Irish
Long, Huck Stahl, Andy Loefier and
Lenny Roberts, the latter just returned
from Hartford Of the New England
League
Washington Terminal, shifting scenery
from the defunct Terminal League to
the Industrial, has Charley DUfflemeyer,
Bob Magee, Young Cloud and Rinehart
aS its nucleus.
Pullman, 1880 city champions and
one of the hardest-hitting clubs ever
to play on the sandlotS, viii be in the
Tight but without the services Of Dutch
Smithson and Marcus Chaconas.
Judd & Detwiler, with a good infield
and outf1eld, is the only team from last
years array back in the fold.
The league will get underway the
first Monday In May, weather per-
hitting.
DING PURDY, one of the city's most
L colorful and popular umpires. says
that yarn about his getting tagged
out on first by a catcher on what
should have been a two-base hit re-
minds him Of an incident that ought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
TYPO NINE TO HOLD
PRACTICE TOMORROW
Determined to Regain Pennant in
Government League-0ther
Squads Are Busy.

With the opening Of the Govern
ment Base Ball League little more than
two weeks of, Union Printers will hold
their first practice of the season tomor-
row at 4:30 O'Clock on the West Ellfpse.
The Typos, determined to regain the
Government League championship
which they LOST last year to Naval Hos
pital, and the National Typo crown,
which also went to a rival In 1880, will
meet at the Times office to receive
their equipment.
Virginia White Sox, with only one
Sunday of practice behind 1t, will
debut next Sunday at 2:30 o'clock on
the Baileys Cross Roads field, opposing
the Majestic Radio nine.
Providing the weather IS o. K, the
Sox will play Capitol Heights and the
Washington Red Sox on the next sue
cessive Sundays.
Ross Juniors are to meet tonight at
o'clock at the home Of Manager Law
renee, 1856 Tennessee avenue northeast.
Lionel A. C. also will gather tonight,
reporting at the home of Mrs. A. K.
Palsgrove, 4418 Seventh street.
With the Easter holidays slipping by
rapidly, the Argol Insects want to get
in game before returning TO Scnool
They prefer one for Friday at IL O'Clock
on their home diamond. Call Carl
Peterson, at Lincoln 7265.
Colonial PeeweeS also are casting.
and Manager Dickson can be reached
at Georgia 1888.
Marberry and knights Of Columbus
Peewees will play Saturday on the
North Ellipse diamond.
A practice is carded for the Victory
Post team of the American Legion for
tomorrow at o'clock on the East FL
lipse diamond. All players are requested
to report, as we'll as new candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
NOv Best Ever Martin Declares American League Leads Ve
Robbie's Cast-Offs
Turn Him Around

MACON, Ga. April 9 (R.-
1Vx Uncle Robbie is puzzled After
spending most of the Spring
deciding which of the players on
his squad he wanted to keep, he
sent the surplus to Hartford, Brook
lyn's Eastern League farm. Then
the youngsters turned around and
beat the Robins twice In four
games and now he's not sure his
decisions were right.
After Earl Mattingly held the big
league sluggers to two hits yeSter-
day, the Brooklyn manager said he
probably would take him back with
the Robins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
PHILLIES WIN SERIES
Score Three Victories to AS One for
City Championship.

PHILADELPHIA, April R.-Hal
Lee, outflelder, and Ace Elliott, pitcher,
plus a couple of other fellows, are
largely responsible for the Phillies' de-
feat Of the Athletics in the annual city
series.
The Phils won yesterday, to 2, max
ing the series 3 to in their favor. The
final game is to be played tomorrow.
Lee came to the Phillies in q trade
after warming the Brooklyn bench
most Of last season. He, has been q
consistent hitter thus far, getting his
second home run in yesterdays tilt,
with Lefty Grove on the peak. Elliott
turned in his second series victory,
holding the world champions to seven
hits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
BOXERS MAY INVADE.

ROME, April 9 R)-The Italian
Boxing Federation has tentatively &C
cepted the invitation of the Amateur
Athletic Union of America to send q
team of the best Italian amateur boxers
in eight classes to compete next month
against Yankee teams In New York and
Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
HERRERA MEETS HALAIKO
Bout Will Be Part of Lightweight
Title Scrap Program.

CHICAGO, April 8 (R)-Tony Her
rera of FL Paso, Tex, and Steve Hala-
iko, young Buffalo, N. Y, lightweight,
will meet in one of the supporting num-
bers to the Tony Canzoneri-Jackie
(Kidl Berg lightweight title fight in
the Chicago Stadium April "a.
Matchmaker Nate Lewis plans TO
make the show an all-lightweight at
traction. Herrera and Halaiko are
listed for eight rounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
BOXING TRAINER SHOT

quez, Gaona's Handler.
MEXICO. CITY, April P1.-CarloS
Vazquez, who trained the Mexican boxer,
Alfredo Gaona, for ms recent tight with
Tommy Freeman, was shot 70 death
yesterday In the gymnasium Of the In
transitional Sports Club here.
Witnesses said Leopoldo .Villareal, q
trafic oficer, shot the trainer during
an argument and then escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Fistic Battles

BY the Associated Press.
MOLINE, nL-Barney Ross, Chicago,
outpointed Mike Obud. Columbus 80;
Jack Kane, Chicago, stopped Jack Del
mont. Cleveland (3).
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa.--Eddie AN
cerSon, Chicago. outpointed Joe Rivers,
Cedar Rapids. Iowa U0j; Young Geno.
La Sale, Ill, knocked out Billy
Knowles, Chicago Cd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Healthy Hitting
Totals. :. 81 IL 24i2 Totals. ..


"Batted for McAfee In ninth.
tBatted for Jones IN seventh.
SGstSn ! 9 J siHSi "a
Runs.Wiison i2). MaIan@llle. WorthinE-
ton, Spohrer, Hayes t3l. Manush (2l, Judge,
West t2). Error-Oronin. Rams batted in
WorthinRton ca, Maranville C2), West 90,
Bolton, Cronin. Manush ca. Two-base hits
kes aSm:
runs-MaraHyiile, West. Msnuih. saeTitice
Maranvilie. Hayes to JudSe, Left on bases
Boston; s; Washingt2n: Y FIRST he as. @ on
house. 8; Oh Fischer. T. Struck opt@By
Jones. !: by Frsnkhouse; 2; by Fischer. /.
house, S in 22s innings; on MeAfee,. none in
2 inning. OF Jones, II IN J innings; Of
FISCHER rabF Il enBE b St1 ptshe BAN
Frankhouse (3l. Passed bali--Bolton. Win
ming pitcher--Jones Losing piteher-Frank:
Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Varied Sports

Lacrosse.
Pennsylvania, o; Virginia, 2.
Tennis.
Yale. 2; Navy. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
TAXES "RUBBER GAME

Neighborhood House s5-pound tossers
defeated Georgetown in the rubber
game" last night at the boys "Y" gym
nasium, 10 to Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
SNCOatwork" Saves Sonnenberg
Makes Mistake of Seeking Canson and Then Has
Tough Time in Winning Match.

n YEW YORK. April 9.-The old
M billy goat tactics enabled
Gus Sonnenberg to pull him
self OF the rim Of defeat to
gain a victory over Jack GanSon in
20 minutes and 5 seconds Of the fea-
ture match at the seth Regiment
Armory last night. Is was q hectic
trial for the former champion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Grins Head List.

The Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox
and Cleveland have not engaged in the
inter-league warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09

Complete standing of major league
clubs, including all games played, to-
gether with their records against major
competition only:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09

Colonial PeeweeS also are casting
and Manager Dickson can be reached
at Georgia 4203.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09

Marberry and knights Of Columbus
PeeweeS will play Saturday on the
North E1lipse diamond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09

TAKE it from Bill FqeSter, the
Industrial Base Ball League is
the most improved circuit in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09

Lionel A. C. also will gather tonight,
reporting at the home of Mrs. A. K.
PalsRroye. 44l8 Seventh street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09

Ross Juniors are to meet tonight at
o'clock at the home of Manager Law
renee, 1856 Tennessee avenue northeast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02

In its campaign to tighten the bur-
den of taxation on real estate, the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards delved into records of the
Fifth century to show that complaints
against taxes are not new and that
in that far distant time, one ruler
listened sympathetically to such pleas.
The National Realty board reports
that Pisistratus, son of Hippocrates.
ruler of Athens in the last part of the
Fifth century, believed in encouraging
farm life and undertook many meas
ures to keep his people out Of the
cities, even advancing money to the
poorer people to help them make their
living from agricultural pursuits, but
he did tax them one-tenth of what
they produced.
The story goes that Pisistratus, fol-
lowing his policy of trying to keep the
farmers even from visiting the cities
for necessary purposes, instituted local
courts and sailed forth himself into
the rural sections to settle disputes.
During these trips the ruler inspect
ed the countryside carefully and one
day he saw man named Hymettus
cultivating the spot that was after
ward called The Tax Free Farm"
Hymettus was working hard in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
American Respect for
Women Has Sound Basis

This American respect for woman
hood, as the orator calls 1t, this
American habit Of putting woman
on a pedestal, as the cooler heads
calls it, argues neither virtue nor de-
merit in the American, Simeon Strun-
sky asserts, in the Atlantic Monthly.
The tradition has a sound social
economic basis, and is due, l assume,
to pioneer conditions.
It is a commonplace among the
statisticians that In the older coun-
tries of Europe there are more
women than men, and in new coun-
tries-the United States, Australia
there are more men than women. We
have today probably 100000 more
males than females. England has
100000 more females than males,
and the war is not entirely RESPONSE
BILE.
There was a large FEMALE surplus
in Great Britain and Germany before
the war, and large female deficit in
this country. For 60 years 1t has
been true with US that for every 100
women there have been nearly 1O5
men.
American respect for womankind
would thus appear to be grounded In
the scarcity value of women in this
country. For this reason, among
others, the American man needs com
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
Boston Man Emphatic
in Defense of Indians

Based on years of life in the Far
West among the Indians and cow
boys, Cyrus Dallin, a Boston sculptor,
who has made a reputation for his
Indian studies, recently delivered an
address In which he scored the cow
boys and entered a plea of defense
for the Indian. According to the
speaker, the Indian has never been
treated fairly by the whites of this
country. If they had been, he says,
there would never have been the con-
f1icts which have taken place and
which are blots on the white race.
Mr.. Dallin described early buffalo
game laws, the mail delivery system
among wagon trains and many other
incidents of interest about the early
pioneer days. He cited the killing
off of the buffaloes as the greatest
blow to the Indian, for with the
death of every buffalo was sealed the
death of the Indian" and he said the
red man was not "bloodthirsty saw
age" but "a gentleman with dignity
and majesty of bearing who prac-
ticed self-restraint."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02

should hazard guess as to your mas
Querade | would say that you are
Charles the Fifth of Spain, a noble
king who lived three hundred years
ago; but your actions and your words
belle your regal trappings."
Guard, Senor!" he gasped.
Now a devil of impudence perched
upon my tongue: "And your lady
will be the gracious Eleanor, yet love-
lier by far than the consort of your
ancient namesake; aye, infinitely more
beautiful than SPANS great queen
herself. the splendid Isabella, whose
charm has furnished through the GEN.
turtles the motif for song and story"
she is mad" she breatked, "mad!''
And so l was, l think.
"Must l run you through, dolt?"
Adolfo cried.
My moon-madness disappeared, my
brain cleared, confidence was mine.
And, as laughed aloud from the sheer
Joy of the thing, our blades came to-
gether with rasping whisper.
| felt OF his wrist, and found an
iron rigidity there; tried tentative
fierce. and met a swift, efficient parry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
MILES UPON MILES
OF RABBIT FENCE"
Australia's Perpetual Fight
on Rodents.

Australia has the longest fence In
the world. 1t is LII miles in length,
and is known as the No. 1 Rabbit
Fence of western Australia. AL
though the rabbit fences of western
Australia alone extend 2,023 miles
and cost $1,761, 740 to erect, they are
constantly patrolled by boundary
riders.
There is another great fence sep
arating New South Wales from south
Australia. 1t sometimes happens that
great rains fall on the side of the
fence where there are no rabbits.
while a great drought exists on the
other side. Then vast migration
begins.
A vast host, hundreds upon hun
dreds of thousands of rabbits, are
on the move. And that is where the
six-foot fence, topped with barbed
wire. comes in so usefully. Along
the western side of the fence the
ground is alive with racing rodents
seeking a way through the country
where not a rabbit is to be seen.
Up and down they rush till the
sun kills them. They die in hum
dreds every minute. Emaciated by
a hundred-mile trek, famished for
water, the fence balks and the sun
kills them. They die at the foot of
the fence.
Still others arrive in battalions,
in divisions, in army corps, as
though there was no end to the
stream. They die on the top of their
dead comrades until there is a
swathe Of dead rabbits two feet deep
and a yard wide. stretching perhaps
for five miles.
Yet in spite of this terrific death
rate, the rabbit population Of Aus
tralia remains a menace, for every
doe gives birth to from four to sew
en- rabbits every nine weeks, and her
daughters when they are nine weeks
oil began to breol with like regu.
larity.
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street for his accomplice to pick up.
The gum chewer substitutes false
stone for a real one and sticks the
latter, by means of gum, under the
edge of the counter until he gets
chance to remove it without being
discovered. The umbrella carrier
drops valuable articles into the um-
brella-and so on.
The alliance keeps its members In
formed about these devices, and
methods for circumventing them. AS
a result, the value of jewelry stolen
from members during 1880 was kept
down to about Sill, 900. which is
surely a remarkable showing.
Just recently the jewelry crooks
have turned kidnaper. They 60 early
in the morning to the home Of jew
eler, stick a gun In his ribs. force
him to their car and take him to his
store, where he Is made to open the
safe and give up whatever articles
the robbers want. This trick Is new,
but the alliance has already devel-
oped a most ingenious way to meet
it. The crooks are smart, but the al
lance experts appear to be just a
shade smarter.-Frank A. Fall, in the
Outlook and Independent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
By FRED MCLAUGHLIN
Author of "The Blade of Picardy"
Copyright by Bobbs- Merrill Co.
(WNU Service.)

/ knew him for her brother; you
must"
"a dog" Adolfo gasped. "Why
should | not run him through? Did
he not accost us; did he not stare at
Carisima; did not the stupid clod lay
violent hands upon a FuentesY
"But, Adolfo mio,"' said her majesty,
''he is unarmed."
All, sweet angel! / was unarmed-
she had noticed it. l bent worship
ing head. your majesty is too kind;
| was but lonely being, who, dream
ing on bench in the moonlight, heard
a voice coming out of the night, and
vision"
"Loct 7" cried Adolfo, emphasizing
the charge Of madness against me
with a whistling sweep of his sword.
"Give him thy blade, Polito; must
waste the evening on stupid
ladrone?"
Polito, reading my face, found ac-
Quiescence there. He drew his sword,
grasped the point with thumb and
forefinger and, resting the cleaning
steel across his left forearm, extended
the hilt to me. l caught it in eager
fingers, for she had called him "mio" !;
and that proprietary "Carisima" Of his
had kindled a fire of senseless jeal-
ousy within me. Polito's weapon bal
anced like a feather in my hand; a
Toledo blade, in truth. swung it in
a tentative arc, and the air sang be-
meath that blow.
His majesty shrugged out Of the
long cape and, point raised, advanced
upon me. Guard" said he.
think the kissing cadence of my
sword touched a cord of cowardice
in his majesty; think he must have
realized that it was not stupid clod
who stood before him, and I'm sure
such realization added nothing to his
confidence
mot so fast, Senor," l cried; do
you not know that the road to hell is
travelled in haste, while heaven is
reached more slowly" He swore in
his beard, and 1 continued: IF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
American Postal History

Samuel Osgood was the first post
master general, appointed by Washing
ton in 1889, after the Constitution was
adopted. The first postmaster general
in America, however. was Andrew
Hamilton, appointed in Colonial DAYS.
in 1851. He was succeeded by his son.
John Hamilton. Following him, there
were four pOstmasters general, then
in 1853 the American colonies were
divided in two postal districts, with
a postmaster general for each. Ben
jamin Franklin served as one of these
from 1853 to 1774. In July, ITS, the
Continental congress made Franklin
again postmaster general. and he
served until the following year.