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The Washington times., 1931-10-15
B0ttGlinO, CdnzOneri
To Fight for LeUiS

NEW YORK. Oct. 15,-"Bat"
Battalino, worlds featherweight
champion, will make the next de-
fense of his title in a Chicago
ring, as will Tony Canzoneri,
holder of the lightweight and
junior welterweight crowns.
Nate Lewis. promoter for the
Chicago Stadium, scored over
local promoters when he secured
the signatures of managers of the
champions. Battalino will meet
Earl Mastro. clever Chicago boy,
on November 4.
The Canzoneri battle will take
place on December 3 against
either Billy Petrolle, King Tut,
Kid Kaplan or Sammy Fuller -
Tony has his pick.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15


Shikat, called the German
Juggernaut," trains faithfully for
every match, regardless of the
quality of the opponent. The Ger
man, 81 years of age, is speci-
men of manhood. He towers
6 feet 2 inches and says his best
wrestling weight is 220 pounds.
He scaled 221 pounds, solid flesh,
after yesterdays workout.
Fast for Heavyweight
The German is not as muscu-
larly built as some wrestlers, yet
his muscles ana sinews are not
only well-proportioned but loose
as we'll. Exceptionally fast for
one of his weight and age, he
moves with the swiftness of a
lightweight. Incidentally, Shikat
says he will beat Steele tomorrow
night. He declares:
"I'll win over Steele, but 1
won't have any easy match.
Steele is one of the toughest
and strongest boys in the game.
He beat me in Philadelphia a
few weeks ago, but / made a
mistake that cost me the
match. At that, we battled
for nearly one hour and a
half"
Shikat has been in this country
about six years and speaks Eng
lish well, though with the Ger
man accent. He has only been
wrestling professionally since
1922, so he has travelled far
in the gene.
LOndOs DOdges Shikat
Indeed, he is such a feared
wrestler that Jimmy Londos,
whom many States in this coun-
try recognize as the champion,
has lodged him since TIE sum.
mer of 1880. 1t was then that
Londos wrested the title from
Shikat in Philadelphia ana the
cat-like Jimmy has been two
Ju1L1po oA4Cdu VI SIllkdG ever Since.
The meeting tomorrow night
at the Auditorium will be the
third between the pair, Shikat
winning the first.
The supporting cast will be of
high order. Sander Szabo scuf.
files with John Katan, the broad
Shouldered Canadian, in the main
preliminary which will be to
finish. Doc" Wilson will tussle
with Bruce Hanson; Mike Ro-
mano meets Abe Kasiey and
George Hagen grapples "Tigah"
Nelson, whom DR.. Mann must
have overlooked.
Promoter Joe Turner says he
looks for a packed house. in view
of the excessive guarantees given
Shikat and Steele, he is forced
to remove the free adrnittance
privilege for women. The first
contest will get under way at $50
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
MGtheSOn to Coach
HGIUk Hockey Team

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-The
Chicago Blackhawks, National
League Ice Hockey team, had a
new coach today in the person
of Godfrey A. Matheson, of
Winnipeg.
Announcement of Matheson's
appointment was made a few
hours before the team entrained
for Pittsburgh where it will prac-
tice for the coming season.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Harry Bailey Victor
In Printers Golf

Harry Bailey, scoring 81-2, 79,
took first low net in Glass A in
the Union Printcrafts Golf
tournament held. over the Beaver
Dam course. c. A. Webb &C
counted for low net in Glass B
with 95-2, SO. John Callahan
placed first in Glass C with
I'LL, 10.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

the ordinary
p r a c tice
swings you in
dulge in now
and then that
slip off dan
d delions or
daisies. This
is &c a u S e
these swings
are devoid of
the S tre S S
which enters
in as soon as
you see the
BALL dow n
there. Stress
comes partly.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
ALCOVAS PLAY

Charlie Deuterman's Alcova
Motormen eleven meets a tough
foe Sunday on the Arlington grid
iron at 2::30 o'clock, in the
Troduois footballers. The Motor
men drill tonight at 8 o'clock on
the Arlington Fire Department
field,
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
KELLEY TEAM
OUT To GAIN
GOODSTART
By GARRETT WATERS

BY GARRETT WATERS
Although it isn't scheduled to
make its debut in the inter
high series until next Tuesday.
when Central will be met, the
Eastern High School eleven is
undergoing extensive prepara'
tions these days in the idea OF
getting itself thoroughly prepared.
So important does Coach Kelley
and his crew hold the meeting
that every minute of their time
and thoughts are directed to-
wards a battle cry of Let's beat
Central" It is the important
thing of the moment to them
right now.
Central Tough Foe
The Lincoln Parkers are very
hopeful of doing things in this
years race. Last season, it will
be remembered, they made the
battle what it was by keeping
within striking distance of the
champion Tech eleven until the
last game. And in this contest
they put up a stubborn first
halt battle before blowing up.
Getting off to another good
start is the teams aim as this
years series nearS. Meeting
Central as its first opponent
IL held as a tough obstacle, the
way Coach Kelley and his
men feel at this time, however.
All because the Mt. Pleasanters
have a powerful air about them
this year-something unknown OF
Central teams in years of the
recent past.
It might be said that the Lin
coin Parkers are clearly pointing
for this game. They want to win
because they feel that their only
obstacle after this meeting will be
Tech. And a victory over Tech,
hopes of which are still held,
would be the sweetest thing in
their lives.
Play GOnZaga Today
Eastern plays Gonzaga today
at the Eastern Stadium in a
warm-up game for Central. Coach
Kelley will get the chance he
has been waiting for during e
past week or so, of smoothing out |
the rough edges in his team, and
putting the best player in this
position and the stronger one in
that one, etc.
Kelley hopes to put a com.
1nendable passing team on the
field this season. In Bert Metz
Ter he has q lad who has shown
real promise as a paSser I'm
practice. He I7ilI get his chaEce
to show his wares today against
GOnzaga.
Palmer and Boyd will be
watched by Kelley also this after.
noon. On the shoulders of this
pair will fall the responsibility of
doing the bulk Of the ball carry.
ing this year. Palmer, a track
man, is veteran, having been
with the team last season. Boyd |
Is anew candidate. Both boys
are big and hefty, who have speed
as well as plunging ability.
Gonzaga will be out to register
its third victory over high school
rival today. The Mitchellcoached
team has won over Western and
Business within the last two
weeks.
This game, incidentally, will
open the scholastic action for the
remainder of the week. Business
and Western play tomorrow in
the opener of the inter-high series
at the Central Stadium at 3:45
O'Clock. Saturday, Emerson meets
Wenonah Military Academy at |
WHnnnah NJ I
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
EXCLUSIVE LINKS

The Links Club, one of the most
exclusive golf organizations on
Long Island. limits its member
ship to 100. Instead of dues, the
operating expenses are divided at
the end Of the year.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

Fact is, there were times when
r. thought my loose throwing
might get me fired at Greenville
and that made me try all the
harder to get a lot of hits and
steal lot of bases so as to
make up for bad fielding.
I got my chance to play with
the Cardinals in the world series
of 1881 just because Charlie Bar
rett, scout for the Cards, hap
pened to drop into Greenville
one afternoon when I was going
pretty good and Charlie liked me
because he figured 1 was a
"tryer" and that, with seasoning,
I might some day be good
enough for job with the Cards.
Gets Immediate Release
Charlie paid the owner of the
Greenville Club $4,000 and the
idea was that I was to play out
the season there, but Charlie got
word from Branch Hickey, who
was manager of the Cardinals,
that Fort Smith, Ark, which was
one of the clubs in the Western
Association owned by the Cardi-
mails, could use an infielder right
away, so Charlie paid the Green
vile people 5000 extra for my
immediate release and I was
told to report to Fort Smith.
The fellows in GreenvilIe
put on a little celebration for
me the afternoon 1 played my
last game there and they gave
me a watch and asked me to
make a speech. but got
scared seeing so many people
looking square at me and hur
rahing and everything and
couldn't get any words out OF
my mouth, so 1 started for the
clubhouse on a run and just
was able to yell back at them,
Thanks, boys, thanks" and
that was my farewell to Green
vile and its fine people, in
1925.
My salary at Greenville was
1925 a month as starter. They
reduced me to SITS because they
had a depression and Fort Smith
paid me 5000.
Placed At ShortstOp
They stuck me in at short at
Fort Smith. I had played that
spot before, but usually it was
just utility. Pitching and second
basing we're really my regular
jobs, and I found shortstopping
tougher than second. The throws
from there are longer and you've
got to get them away from you
pretty fast. and my trouble was
that I tried to get 'em away too
fast and I didn't do much aiming
and it was pretty near always an
even money bet that would
throw it into the bleachers.
I played As games with Fort
Smith through the rest of 1925,
made 81 errors, which means
about one in every other game,
which shows what thrower I
was, but every time the manager
had made up his mind to shoot
me dead because of bad fielding
I would make a hit or steal a
base and that is how 1 saved my
life from one day to the next.
scored 80 runs in As games
for Fort Smith, made 62 hits,
stole IL bases and hit for .S44,
and, when the season was over,
got to thinking about my field
ing. and my batting and run
ming, and 1 kept wondering
whether these Cardinals would
release me or let me do some
more trying at Fort Smith to
see if I couldn't do some better
throwing.
The next thing that happens is
when the Cardinal bosses tells
me to report to Syracuse, another
one of their teams, and which is
a member of the International
League, which is just one notch
lower than the majors. My wages
we're increased to 1925 a month,
and ] Just went plumb daffy, !
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
HEIGHTS PREPARE

Congress Heights 135-pound
grtdders have been drilling daily
and will continue to do so until
they meet the strong Northern
A. c. Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Greenville Fans Gave Watch
To Pepper as Farewell
By JOHNNY ('pEPPER") MARTIN
VV138NAN : . 80 -@'
Chapter 4

Boys, flooring when the boss of the Greenvie
Texas club told me that the Cardinals had bought You
see up that time all my playing had been with amateurs
semipros those mighty small minors and wasn't at any
time sure that good enough hang onto job
in Greenville.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

too, from the mental deter
nnination to hit the ball hard.
There must be resiliency in
your swinging exertion. Stress
rohA you Of resiliency.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Shikat Training for Match
With Steele Tomorrow
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Determined to take the Of Ray Steele in their
match at the Washington Auditorium tomorrow night Dick
shat the German heavyweight grappler working out at
Tho JeuishC
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
GO | F
By CHESTER HORTON

Stress produces bad shots be-
cause many variations from the
correct, and easy action. Take
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

The next thing that happens is
when the Cardinal bosses tells
me to report to Syracuse, another
one of their teams, and which is
a member of the International
League, which is just one notch
lower than the majors. My wages
we're increased to 1925 a month,
and ] Just went plumb dafty, I
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

Kelley hopes to put a COM
1nendable passing team on the
field this season. In Bert Metz
Ter he has a lad who has shown
real promise as a paSSer I'm
practice. He I1ilI get his chaEce
to show his wares today against
GOnZaga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
Soybean Gains Importance.

THE soybean is another of natures products
which seem to lend themselves to wide
and diversified use. In fact, the soybean in its
activities in modern life varies from a lubricant
to a repellant. OF the former use there is little
doubt, but the latter use is somewhat open to
question.
In order to trap the soybean on its native
heath the Department of Agriculture sent one
of it's experts, William j. Morse. to Japan,
Korea and Manchuria to find new varieties of
soybean and new uses He has returned with
some 1000 lots of seeds and more than 800
varieties of uses to which the soybean has been
put. Among the latter is a specially treated
bean which has the power of driving away
devils who come too close at certain religious
festivals.
Among the more practical uses, however, are
those connected with the Soybeans food value.
Give Far Eastern cook some soybeans and
most anything is likely to appear on the table.
For instance soup is served based largely on
misc, a soybean product This might be fol-
lowed with meat substitute roast concocted
from soybean curd. To make this a little more
tasty Soybean sauce is poured over it. AS
side dish it is the green vegetable equivalent
of the green peas of this country, but IN this
case SoybeanS agin. The Steaming cup of cof-
fee is made from roast soybeans while the
peanut-like substance in the cake which tops
off the meal is in reality another variety of
soybean.
In this country the uses of the soybean have
been principally hog feeding and oil production.
These two uses have required vastly different
types of soybeans for the heavy Oil producers
are unsuitable for hog fattening. as they are
inclined to produce hog whose fat is fabby.
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Continued from Eleventh. Page

his press agent said his left foot had just been
insured for 81 cents, so there would be no
temptation for him TO fool with the soft pedal.
Harry left me with two girls on my hands and
took them to Reubens, hoping the last-named
would at least have the grace to christen one
layer of a sandwich in my honor, but all the
walters acted as if were still living in Niles,
Mich, and the girls soon joined another party
and the only person in the joint that seemed
to recognize me was Rosie Dolly who hadn't
seen me for nine years, and said, Il am Rosie
Dolly" and said You don't have to tell me
that because 1 can always tell you girls apart
the instant you say you are Rosie Dolly" This
went over with bang and was quickly out
in the street with nobody to talk to but a taxi
man and give him my home address, though
I wasn't at all sleepy, and when got home
took some paraldehyde and plunged into the
vacant bathtub, thinking it was breakfast, and
along about noon my patella began to hurt and
we had to call DR.. Tyson, and after f1ve days
he persuaded me to go down TO st. Vncents,
where they could take an X-ray, but didn't
give in until he promised to have me sent there
in an ambulance.
TT was a private ambulance from Brooklyn,
and the minute I saw the driver and his
assistant knew who had killed Rothstein.
In an ambulance they make you ride lying
down, whereas you can take your choice In
taxi. My nurse was Miss Adelaide ODonnell,
a French-Canadian, who can't speak either Ian
glIage but she made me understand that they
would like to know which side would prefer
to ride on. compromised by lolling on my
back.
Boy, if you have got expensive tastes, don't
ever get the ambulance habit. 1t didn't make
any difference whether the X-ray was taken
now or next Advent, but everybody got out of
our way and we didn't pay any attention to
traffic signals It cost $18, but it with real
regret that I said good-by to the gangsters
when they dropped me four feet from their
stretcher to the x-ray mans toboggan. From
now on 1 will walk rather than rida in the taxi
The X-ray man took some very good like
nesses Of my leg in different poses and intend
to autograph them and sell them to my fans
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AUCTION Problems.

4uctTOn Problems.
How would you bid and play the following
hand, West being the dealer?
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HMnhng Lions
Continued from Sixteenth Page


Miller had shot lion that apparently had died
at o'clock and got up and made of before
dawn. So never took my eyes of that lion
all night.
Once, in the terribly sleepy hours of to A. I
saw the large bulk sliding away. fired, waking
Herbert to consciousness and mirth. He put
the hashlight out the hole and the lion lay
unStirring where he had first dropped his eyes
giving back our light in points of emerald fire.
1t was our only chance that night though q
dead lion is deterrent to other lions coming
in on the bait We had had three in a night
before, and had known of five. But we heard
little more out of them that night and those
were far away. A few hyenas laughed hideously
in the river bottom. The last sound from a
lion came at quarter to S.
Dawn brought our fellow hunters across the
plains from their boma where they had heard
the shots, to congratulate US Luck had not
come their way After scouting round bit.
they came back to breakfast with us - four
sketchily washed, tousled and tired and hum
CRY people. Sandwiches of ported ham, coffee
reheated, cheese and biscuit-nothing ever tast-
ed better. Dew sparkling the plains
nature was well washed if we weren't-the sky
cloudlesS though president of coming heat:
for the moment the freshness of the morning
lay like cool enhancement the place.
The antelopes coming over the ridges
in great waves. The topi stood out against the
sky like dark, fantastic cut-outs in the green
pastures the yellow cob were spread out like
pale bright mustard bloom. Reed bucks came
near enough to whistle with alarm. topi
coughed his Apologize cough behind the thicset.
Beside our breakfast board their old enemy
lay dead-in a more peaceful death, Swifter
end, then he would have given one of them He
was a large lion, in fine condition. with
beautiful skin and fine name
(Copyright. 1912
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Most good auction players would bid one
spade in the West and after two passes South
would double. When North bids two clubs
South should apply a principle learned in con-
tract--the forcing takeout." He should bid
not two hearts but three-one more than neces-
sary TO indicate reserve strength for another
bid if partner cannot support the hearts. Thi-
would make his partner bid again and guar
antee him chance to show his club support if
= his partner has only one two little hearts
The latter, however, passes, since he has three;
in contract he would raise to four.
Some good auctioneers pass hand without
at least two and half defensive tricks. in
which event South would open with heart
West would bid a spade and North two hearts
The underlead of a king or an ace-queen
being bad and worthless doubleton likewise
when the player doesn't desire to ruff the suit
the fourth best diamond is Vests only lead
North wins Immediately loses his finesse of
the heart to the king, wins the returned club
in the South hand drops the remaining
trumps then runs the remaining clubs to dis
card a spade and finishes by losing spade to
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Standard bidding of this hand would be three
passes, followed by fourth-hand bid by North
of one no trump. South would take out with
two diamonds and North either would end it
with five diamonds or would bid four, South
going to five. For either to bid the six which
can be made would be foolhardy.
With the conventional fourth-beSt spade lead,
South would win the queen, take in the ace OF
diamonds, finesse the trumps cash the two
high spades to get heart discard in the South
and at the end lose one club
Standard bidding is not always best however,
in non-standard situations. Walcott Roberts
countered this hand in the last Eastern cham
pionship near the close of round in which
they needed strong finish in order to qualify.
In the circumstances they had to achieve the
unusual So after the original no trump and
the diamond takeout, Roberts in the North
ventured two hearts. He hoped his partner
might either support that suit strongly or else
happen to have enough in the two unnamed
suits to make no-trump game bid safe. In
either of these cases if the fates propitious.
the hand might produce at the high-ranking
declaration the same number of tricks as at
the lower as some hands viii do
Goren, with honor cards in both unbid suits,
answered the prayer with three no trunps 1t
is plain that the contract is safe with any
lead. Also the same six-odd with any
lead except a heart. which Roberts had fore
stalled with his bid of that suit. Since the lead
was a club, he took his only loser at the start
and then ran the rest of the tricks. This gave
them clear top score on the hand
How would you bid the following hand. South
being the dealer and only North and South
vulnerable?
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Contract Systems.
'tSubmitting to the X-Ray"

10 cents for the calf a quarter for the entire
limb He made many a wisecrack during the
photography. but am saving them all for the
Erie company of June Moon"
Copyright, 1917
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BY SHEPARD BARCLAY.

Vests ace Thus an extra trick was gained
by the decIarer who played the hand recently,
Mrs. Robert Byrns of Potsdam, NJ Y.
The Ne,U Problem.
How would you bid and play the following
hand, West being the dealer?
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A Lay a Week.


What is the penalty If player hssitates I'M
necessarily in his play, in order to create
wrong impression regarding his hand, perhaps
trying to conceal the fact that his card is
singleton of the lead suit?
There is no penalty for such breach of
ethics beyond that of being ostracised as a
cheater or else being obliged to play again with
those who have such a low opinion of them
selves that they are willing to play with a
cheater.
What occurs if player, in opening the bid
ding says, in effect: II wish the opponents
had bid SO that could make an informatory
double; si.Ice they haven't guess III have to
hid; one no trump"
Contract Systems.
How would you bid and play the following
hand East being the dealer and neither side
vulnerable?
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"a VOTING connected with contract
"a bridge has become SO generally
~ cepted as the forcing takeout"
" To put up strong game without
this as part of your bidding equip