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The Washington times., 1931-09-19
TEAMS
F.. WADE
NORTH
BY EDDIE CASEY
Former Harvard Player and
Present Harvard Head

Former Harvard Player and
Present Harvard Head
BOSTON, Sept. 18.-This sea-
son will prove no exception in the
number of football iI1vasions of
this section by the Southern
elevenS.
The rise, of the South in the
football world has been faster
than that Of almost any section
of the country.
Those familiar with football his
tory remember how West Vir-
ginia, led by Ira Rogers, future
aIl-American, Swamped Princeton
by four touchdowns.
Not long after that, West Vir-
ginia mounted to national fame
and scheduled a soft warmup
game of their own with Centre
College of Kentucky. The team
arrived at Morgantown and
looked pitiful with shabby uni
forms and about Is players in
all. When they all knelt down
to pray before the game the
crowd felt that they we're in for
a sad exhibition, but they were
soon surprised. Centre treated
them to a great exhibition of
the fine points of football. The
next fall the Centre team came
to Harvard. Harvard finally
won but the next year little Gen.
ire beat Harvard.
Those two dramatic incidents
marked the advent of the
South as a real factor in the
football world.
Since then Maryland and
Georgia Tech have beaten Yale
and given the Blue many a nard
game. Georgia Tech has ranked
among the greatest teams in
the country, and in every sense
of the word the South has ar.
rived.
Wallace Wade built up a great
system at Alabama that led his
teams to championships in their
section and games in the PaSa-
dena bowl for the national title.
Now Wade has shifted to Duke,
where he will try for new honors
where several coaches have failed.
Bachman at Florida is an old
Notre Dame player who gained
fame in Kansas and now points
to an undefeated season in the
North.
Shaughnessy at Tulane has de.
veloped teams that won from the
best of the Big Ten conference
and proved tough nuts for any
team to crack.
Fred Dawson while at Nebraska
had the best record of any coach
in the country against Rockne
at Notre Dame. Now he is at
Virginia and will bring north his
first team this fall to meet Harv.
ard in what we figure to be a
tough game.
Virginia, by the way, is
0e0lcaC1ng a new STADIUM this
year, another evidence of the
growth Of football down South.
Dan McCugin at Vanderbilt is
one of the great coaching per
sonalities of the South, as famed
in his section as his father-in-law,
Fielding Yost, is in the West,
Notre Dame coaches are now
functioning at North Carolina,
Georgia and a number of other
southern colleges.
With the South now risen to
front rank in football, the news
section to the East is the south.
west, but they are far from un.
known. A couple of years ago
Southern Methodist came to West
Point and threw so many for
ward passes that while the Army
won, it is. still dizzy from the
scare that it was given.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Rochester Can Get
No Worse Than Tie

ROCHESTER, N. Y. Sept. 49,,
Rochester can lose it's two re-
naming games with Toronto in
the International League and get
no worse than a tie. However,
Newark, second place club, must
beat Baltimore twice. Victory for
Rochester over Toronto today
will give the Red Wings their
fourth straight pennant.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Local Grid Officials
Meet MOnday Night

The Washington District Foot
ball Officials Association will hold
a meeting Monday night at 8 p. m.
at the Racquet Club. All members
of the association are urged to at
tend. A meeting will be held every
Monday night during the football
season, chiefly to interpret the
rules,
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
VOIGT WIN, 2 AND |

ARCOLA. N. j., Sept. 19.
George Voigt, of New York, de-
feated Art Vreeland, 19-year-old
New Jersey State Junior amateur
champion, here, 2 and /, to win
his way to the semifinals Of the
annual Arcola Club invitation
golf tournament.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Cold and Tide Beat
Channel SWi7a Try

DOVER, England, Sept. 10
G.N.SO.-Cold water and strong
tides today defeated another at
tempt to swim the English Chan
mel when DR.. G. B. Brewster.
British physician, surrended after
six and one-haf hours swimming.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Recreation Seeks
Another Pin Team

The Recreation bowling League,
one of the fastest in the District,
is looking for one more team to
fill out its ten-team roster.
Teams interested are urged to
get in touch with Dave Cox at
once, at the Recreation alleys,
Metropolitan 1910.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Tigers Nine Tackles
AnnndGLe Tomorrow

Takoma Tigers journey to Anna
dale, Va, to oppose the team of
that town. The game will get
underway at 3 o'clock. -.
The Tigers, winners of the
Capitol City unlimited baseball
championship, will take their full
strength to Annadale. Dick Hughes
mounts the hill for the BengalS.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
TOWER LOFT SCORES

Tower View Loft birds placed
first and second in the third
D. C. Racing Pigeon Club 2OO-mile
race for young pigeons, from
Roanoke, Va. The same loft won
first last week. Speed of birds:
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

NICK ATTKOCK o u
blame the weather, some Of the
. clubs moved up games from
later on.
A lot of teams performing /
st. Louis this season were play
ing their Monday games OF
August back on Sundays in
May
For a while it looked as
though EinsGein had arranged
the American League schedule.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
MOHAWKS PRACTICE

Patsy Donovan's Mohawk eleven
holds it initial practice Of the
season tomorrow on the Navy
Yard field at 2 o'clock. Players
are to meet at the Mohawk Club
before going to the drill field.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
REMNANTS SCRIMMAGE

The Petworth Pennants grid
ders will practice tomorrow at
10 o'clock on the Sixteenth Street
Reservoir field. All players are
requested to report in uniforms.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

I see Earl Webb, Of the Red
SOx, just busted the world
record for hitting doubles, but
L bet our Washington club
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
RUTH FAVORS
AVER|LL IN
DISCUSSION
BY BABE RUTH

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Well,
I see John McGraw has entered
his protest against my idea of
an All-America baseball team for
1881. John refers to one choice
as ridiculous and the team as an
An-American League team, the lat
ter. I suppose, because the Amer
1can League had seven of the ten
players picked this year.
If McGraw's Squawk about the
team has escaped you, I will
quote the reference to it in his
latest article:
''Bs.be Ruth has picked
, what he calls an All.America
team, but what 1 would call
an AlI-American League team.
To pick MeliIIO, of the
Browns, over Frank FriSch,
of the Cardinals, for second
base is ridiculous. MelillO
is q good fielder, but as an
all-arOund big league bali
player he is not in the same
class as Frisch. AS far as
the Outfield is concerned /
might say / can't reconcile
myself to any trio that
doesn't include Kiki Cuyler.
I can't understand how any
body could have figured a
team out that way"
All right, John, let us look over
what they have done. You ad-
NIT that Melillo is a good fielder.
He has been better than that this
year. He has been marvellous.
Furthermore, through great
part of the season he outhit
Frisch. so that made him more
valuable ball player, didn't it.
You know that Frisch was far
below his normal hitting form
during the early part of the sea-
son and you can't throw that out
of consideration when you are
figuring player on his work for
the entire season.
Gives Cuyler Credit
AS 1 write these lines, Frisch is
hitting 300 and Melillo 1903, so
I wouldn't say that Melillo wasn't
in the same class with Frisch.
Frank ordinarily ranks higher
than Melillo, but this team was
picked on 1881 performance, John,
old boy.
Now about CuyIer and Averill.
/ think McGraw has missed
seeing a great ball player in not
seeing Averill. The ground he
can't cover is base hit land in
any Outfielder. admit Cuyler is
a great Outfielder, and 1 insist
that the same goes for Averill.
The latest records show Averill
hitting 1882 and Cuyler hitting
1884, but Averill has batted in 1870
runs to the IS that Cuyler has
batted across the plate. You
" couldn't throw out that difference
in run value, would you, John?
Averill's 90 home runs against
Cuyler's eight ought to figure in a
comparison of this kind, John. I
don't see how they could be over
looked.
AS I said before, I always well
come letters from fans, players or
managers who differ with me. But
it is natural to resent the refer
ence as an "All American League
team" which implies prejudice on
my part. I do not recall that any
National Lacquer took exception
to the number of American
League players on the 1929 team,
when picked more National than
American Leaguers. AS I sex-
planned in the article with the
1881 selection, my teams for the
previous six years showed 81
American League players and 20
National, so I feel a charge og
prejudice is in bad taste.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Commerce Is Assured a Tie
Bv Win Over Printers
By SID KATZNELL

Commerce assured tie for the championship Of The city
weekday baseball SERIES Yesterday they defeated their closest
rival the Government Printing Office 81.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
AW THINKS RUTH SHOULD HA We PICKED KLKI CUYLER
PlayboyWi ,OnceanIdol,
Through as Cub Player

Chicago ready to receive bids for the services Of Hack
Wilson. years difference means lot in the life of ball
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
WEST VA. TRACK
VIEW BRIGHT

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Sept.
19.-Formal training for the 1881
cross-country track season at West
Virginia University will begin Mon
day afternoon under the direction
of Coach Art Smith, but several
candidates have already begun
informal practice.
Coach Smith is expecting his
usual good cross-country season
again this year, although most diff
ficult schedule yet to be attempt
ed in this branch of intercollegi-
ate sport will be tackled this
fall.
Lost Only One Meet
In the two years that the Noun
taineers have supported a cross
country team, West Virginia has
lost only one meet. This was to
Navy at Annapolis last year.
The five teams which will be
met by the West Virginia Har-
riers this year include such
recognized national teams as
Pitt, Army, Geneva, Carnegie
Tech and Navy.
Htt will be met here on Octo-
ber "a, and Geneva here on No
vember 7, all the other meets
being away from home.
Veterans who are expected to
carry the Old Gold and Blue col
orS this season are Captain Leip-
hart, Mickey Brand, Harvey 0im'
norman, Boley, Sanders, Hoblit-
eel and Mahanna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
TopAY,s AMUsEMENTs.

National-New York Opera Co. In
"Cavalleria" and "Pagliacci" 800 pm
Gayety - LEGS and Laughter" at
2:15 and BIS pm.
PaIace-"The Easiest Way" at 11:48
am, 2:O3, 4:45, 1887 and $3.50 pm.
Fox-"Girls Demand Excitement"
1887 am, 2:29, 4:50, 7:50 and
1901 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"The Royal Family
of Broadway" at 1888 am, 1888, 1888,
5:36, 1886 and 1856 pm
Earle Illicit" at 1855 am, 2:15,
4:45, 7:45 and 1905 pm.
. RiaIto-"Aloha," at 1880 am, 1880,
$3.50, $50, 7:30 and $3.50 pm.
Columbia Reducing" at 1888 am,
1i35, S:35, $40, TAO and $40 pm.
Metropolitan 1.-THE Princess and the
Plumber" at 1929 am, 1:27, 3:25, 5:23,
7:21 and 9:19 pm.
Tivoli-"One Heavenly Night" at
2:25, 4:1O, 6, 7:45, 9:35 pm.
Central Is West" from II am.
to IL pm.
AmbassadOr-"Th Princess and the
Plumber" at 6:15. 8:05 and .9:55 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
MAXON ACQUITTED
ON Staying CHARGE
Tennessee Bishops Son Is
Freed by Jury in Death Of
Ledger, 70, in BraWI.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 6.--By virtue
of the words mot guilty" James Mat
thew Maxon, jr., emerged today as the
leading character In q newspaper story
far eclipSing those that flowed from his
own typewriter.
This 22-year-old bishops son and cub
reporter, accused of killing David Payn-
ter, IS, last April Is, In a lodging house
brawl, was acquitted last evening by a
fury Of IL men, mostly middle-aged eX-
ecutives.
A cheer broke over the court room,
Maxon clasped his father, Bishop James
Matthew Maxon of Tennessee, about the
shoulders and kissed him. He shook
hands with each of the jurors and with
Assistant District Attorney William B.
Moore, who wished him good luck.
Then he dashed to telephone booth,
where he told the news to his mother
In Chattanooga. Later he said he
planned to 90 home with his father in
a day or two and poSs bly, continue his
newspaper career, his chief ambition.
Summing up his arguments, Moore
referred to Maxon as a drunken, lusty
lad" who attacked Mrs. Rose Ma"
Hickey. his landlady, on last Good FIJI.
day morning and killed feeble, old Pop"
Paynter, because he got in the way.
Two other dodgers, he emphasized. had
testified that the youth broke chair
over Paynter's head and kicked him
after he was down.
But Maxon was "a strange youth in
a strange city, to Martin w. Littleton,
in an appeal for the defendant. Payn-
ter, a retired pressman, was fatally
beaten, Littleton contended, in melee,
melted by MA" Hickey in moment OF
fear, Her dodgers were obligated to her,
he claimed. and they conspired against
Maxon with testimony that was CON
Trajectory" and sheer idiocy."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
SEVERAL TOWNS FLOODED

SYDNEY. New South Wales, February
R.-Torrential rains have flooded
several towns on the north coast of
New South Wales. Boats are being
used to rescue people from housetops
and a steamer was able to pass along
the main street of Lismore.
There have been no casualties thus
far. Railway service has been sus-
pended in localities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
OCEAN FLIGHT
BEGINS TODAY
GOOD TAKE-OFF
Sooner Duo Takes
Off From Harbor
Grace

HARBOR GRACE. NJ. F.. June 234
-CP-wiley Post and Harold Gatty
of Oklahoma City. Okla, hoped
off for Berlin. Germany. from the
flying field here at 4.57 p. m, New
foundland daylight time.
The flyers took off but m few
hours after they had flown here
from Roosevelt Field. New York.
Their take-Off was without event
and they scared of Oceanward with
Eerlin as their goal.
The circumstances surrounding
their arivar.and take-off made the
flight one Of tine most haSty In the
history Of transocemc flights. NO
sooner had the flyers Nanded, than
they began making prNnarations
for a take-off. They ate haSty
meal, rushed back ~ the wing
field. supervised the r~erleIinE Ncr
their plane. the Winnie Mae.
inspected ID. warmed h I'D and
hoped They we're even too busy 90
pose for photographers. and evid-
emily gave little or no thought to
weather conditions.
The Gaty = Post enterprise ~
sponsored by ". q. Hall. Oklahoma
oil maEnate. for whose daughter
the cleaning white Winnie Mae"
is named.
The fliers hope 10 shatter the
mark OF - DAYS set BY the Graf
Zeppelin for the round the world
trip. With a cruising speed or about
$50 miles per hour. they believe
their plane can make the Journey
In from seven 10 ten DAYS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
LARGE BOAT
VISITS PORT
Two Hundred Foot Coast
Guard Boat Touches
Here Sunday

One Of the largest boats 20 touch
in local waters in many months was
the government coast guard boat
"Saranac' which anchored neal the
Brazos Santiago Pass Sunday after
noon.
The "Saranac" was 200 feet long,
had 90 men and IA officers as a
crew, and made the trip mere 20
pick up a dOry.
The coast guard boat arrived here
Sunday afternoon and communicat-
ed with the Port Isabel coast guard
BY signals. Capt. Wallace Reed. Port
Isabel. and his men went out 70 the
"Saranac."
The boat was unable TO enter the
pass. and II drew approximately six
teen feet.
Ii left for Galveston Monday. after
spending the night anchored near
Padre Island.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
POISON WELL
SHIFTS HUNT
Capsules of Poison Are
Found In Sandwiches
Eaten BY Girls

PLEASANTVIEW. Ind. June 23-
Rl-Investigation into the poison
ing deaths of two Greenfield girls
shifted to this farming community
today after poison powder was
found in a we'll az the Thomas
Martin farm home.
Discovery Of the polluted well
was the first major development IN
the poison mystery since the death
at Lebanon. Ind, picnic last Sun
day of Virginia. l3. and Jean, 10,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Simmons Of Greenfield, eight miles
north Of Pleasantview.
Capsules containing the poison
had been placed IN sandwiches eat
en- az the picnic.
Martin. a wealthy farmer with a
large family. discovered the powder
sifted about the well pump last
Tuesday. Shelby county authorities
sent samples Of the water 10 the
state health department and an
analysis. returned Saturday. dis
closed that about 3 tablespoons
OF the same poison found IN the
picnic sandwiches had been dump
ed into the Martin well.
Martins neighbors also Dispatch
ed samples OF their water and re-
Trained from using the wells while
awaiting an analysis.
No reason could be given by
Martin for the pollution OF his well.
He said he had no enemies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
BIG jim CLARK
FACES CUSTER
FROM CANADA
In Corpus
Christi, Loses
Court Fight

MONTREAL, June 23-Pi- A
vigorous fight by Marvin James
big JIM Clark, American marine
engineer, to escape deportation to
the United States. has failed in
superior court here.
Justice p. Counsineau dismissed
a writ of habeas corpus, thereby
upholding the action of a board Of
inquiry which ordered him arrested
and returned 10 the United States.
His ease was given international
prominence because the detained
man was persiStently mentioned as
a witness IN connection with the
sinking Of the I'm Alone" a mat
ter which is expected to become the
subject of arbitration between the
United States and Canada shortly.
There were reports that he once
was connected with the rum-runner
which was sunk by the U. 5. coast
guard.
Today Clark's attorney entered
an appeal and Clark entertained
hopes that he would succeed in
staying on this side Of the border
despite the superior courts deci-
sion.
Clark, who Is said 10 be wanted
TO face charges in Corpus Christi.
Tex, came TO Canada last spring
on a tourist permit. The board Of
inquiry ordered him deported un-
der a prohibited persons clause. He
was said TO have admitted an of
Tense IN the United States involv-
ing moral t~urpitude.
a. II. Tanner. local attorney who
defended Clark, petitioned for a
writ OF habeas corpus and argued
Clark should not be deported since
he had entered Canada as a tourist
only.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Lions Clubs Has 7
Visitors AT Meet

Seven visitors were present at the
regular luncheon meeting Of the
Lions club held TUESDAY IN the e
l-rdin Hotel. They were j.. ID. Vogt.
Doc Osborne. j.. p. MCGEE, Paul
Kennard, Judge o. G. Dancy and r.
l.. Hill.
Mr.. MCGEE. accompanied by Paul
Kennard on the piano. sang several
popular selections. An introduction
Of the guests followed.
Bascom Cox gave a report OF the
attendance committee and Judge
Dancy made an interesting talk on
the Hug-The-Coast highway. a
short talk concerning attendance
was given by the president Of the
club. Lee Adamson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
SEVERANCE
SOUGHT FOR
OKLAHOMANS
Separate Trials Are
Asked In Rubio
Deaths

ARDMORE. Okla, June 23-IP)-
"A. p. Champion of defense counsel
for former deputy sheriffs William
Z. Guess and Cecil Crosby. charged
with murder in ne Staying of two
Mexican students, said today a
severance would be requested at the
opening of the trial tomorrow.
Guess. who accepted fun respon-
sibility as the actual slayer Of
Emilio Cortes Rubio. kinsman Of
President Ortiz Rubio of Mexico.
and Manuel Gomez, would be tried
first, Champion said, were the
severance granted.
Crosby. who was with Guess
when the youths were killed. test
flied at the preliminary hearing
that he did not shoot.
With Is witnesses subpoenaed,
Marvin Shilling. Carter county at
torney, said today the state was
ready to begin the trial. He said
he would call about half a dozen
witnesses who had not appeared In
the preliminary hearing ten days
ago, when Guess and Crosby were
held for trial. but that their stories
would add little new to the case.
Young Rubio. a kinsman of Mex
lean President Ortiz Rubio, and
Gomez, were returning TO their
homes with a fellow c~ountryman,
Salvador Cortes Rubio. when ac-
costed by the deputies as they stop
ped briefly at the edge Of Ardmore
June 4.
AS Salvador returned toward the
car. from which he had stepped
momentarily. shots we're fired and
the other two students fell mortal
~ wounded.
Guess and Crosby. az the prelim-
mary hearing. asserted the youths
had produced pistols and, fearing a
repetition of roadside meetings
with desperadoes that had resulted
recently in the deaths OF two Carter
county peace officers. Guess fired.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
ACTION DEBT
HOLIDAY Seen
AS VITAL need
Administration Seeks
To Speed Approval
By Europe

WASHINGTON. June %. Up
American officials sought today to
speed ratification of the moratorium
proposal to maintain with undimin-
lshed force what they saw as al
ready materializing economic i'm
~provement.
From Secretary Stimson had come
the warning that there must be no
bargaining: that the plan must be
acted upon quickly 10 pull the world
out of its business morass.
And to critics who held that
postponement for one year OF all
war debt and reparations payments
would only delay the crisis the adj
mlnistration reiterated Its unquali-
fled opposition 70 cancellation OF
the obligations. Modification OF
existing agreements has been argu-
ed. but the consensus is against
any change.
Already President Hoover's offer
TO suspend for m year payments
Continued on Page FOUR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Parade Is Planned
On Mayors Return

ATLANTA. June 23-(PrA parade
which its promoters predict will
include $1,000 persons was being
arranged today 70 welcome Mayor
James L. Key from his tour Of
France where he described prohi-
bition as a failure
Although both the Methodist and
Presbyterian Ministers associations
have adopted resolutions protesting
the welcome as anti-prohibition
propaganda. Rev. Robert z. Tyler.
pastor OF the Grace Methodist
church OF which Key is a steward
and where he teaches a Bible class.
announced that he would be at the
station TO greet the mayor as "a
personal friend"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Catholic Churches
To Ignore New Law

MEXICO CITY. June 23.-Rl-
A new law restricting priests In the
state Of Vera Cruz Is TO be ignored
by the Catholic church. Archbishop
Ruiz Y Flores, apostolic delegate.
contends that the law Is unconsti-
tutional.
IL priests are elected from their
churches by state authorities in &C
cordance with the provisions or the
measure. he said. they arc author
lied 10 hold masses in secret. The
bishops will not appoint eleven
priests allowed by the law and II the
government appoints them the
bishops will withhold their
ton.
II believe there will be some
remedy he said. but I don't know
what II will be. When a state passes
a law IL is difficult for the federal
governemnt TO prevent its enforce
ment.'