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The Washington times., 1931-12-15
CAPTAIN
RAPS YOUNG
PLAYER

NEW YORK, Dec. Sidney
B. Wood, jr., member Of the
American Davis Cup tennis team,
today charged that Samuel Hardy,
non-playing captain Of the 1881
challenging team, had berated
him, instead Of encouraging him,
during his Davis cup match in
Europe with H. w. Austin, in
which Wood was defeated. The
issue has stirred tennis circles in
the United States.
The charge was contained in a
letter published in Tennis, OF.
ficial periodical Of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association.
It was written by Wood to the
editor in reply to Hardy's pub
lished statement that Wood should
not be considered for another
Davis cup team until he had
reached the final round Of a ma
tional tennis championship or
similar event.
Won Wimbledon Tournament
Wood, who is only 20 years
old, won the final round Of the
Wimbledon Tournament in Eng
land and gained the title by the
default Of Frank Shields. Wood
is ranked at No. 4 in the national
tennis list.
"Had you been in the
locker room of the Roland
GarrOs Stadium in Paris dur.
ing the rest period Of my
match against AUSTIN" Wood
wrote in his letter, "and over
heard my captain telling me,
with a lack of control surely
to be regretted in one supposed
to lead and encourage his
players, that I was no good,
that I looked like q fool on
the court and that I. had no
chance to win-had you heard
all this you would understand
why I can employ invective
toward my former captain"
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
Collegiate Demeanor

Professional baseball is a hard,
smart business, and Marberry
has been around it long enough
now to realize that he's not in
college baseball. Yet he Oft
times reveals collegiate de-
meanor when he can't have his
own way. He is so anxious to
win and so willing to stay in
there and give his all that his
emotions ecome e somewhat
childish when older heads deem
''it isn't his day" This view
point corrected, he'd be an as
set second to none to Washing
ton or any other club.
Mike Martin has given us
something of the real cause
Heinie Manush suffered a bad
year at the bat last season, and.
while it is a delicate subject
to discuss, it is due Heinie that
Washington fans know about it.
"Manush played under one Of
the worst possible physical han
dicaps most of last season."
Martin mentioned to us rea
Gently as we watched a football
game at Griffith Stadium.
"He was bothered with bOilS
which / was unable to get un-
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
TEAM
ENLARGED

Basketball prospects at Cath
olic University today were boom
ing Smartly following full turn
out of candidates at Brookland
last night. Nine players hereto
fore active on the gridiron were
among those present when the
Cardinals started preparatory
work for tomorrow nights game
with Maryland State Normal on
the home floor at $3.50 o'clock.
While but one of this number,
BUS" Sheary, is expected to
start tomorrow night the .acquisi-
ton of reserve strength should
materially bolster the Cardinals.
Oliver, Ambrose, Guarnieri, Stat
ford, Howe, and Jankowski.
guards; Flynn, center, and
Whelan, forward, will be emer-
gency men available. D.
The team revision effective at
game time t morrow night will
find White and Bob McVean
playing the forwards; Dick Cali
her jumping center, and Spinelli
and Sheary holding down guards.
Sheary's potent scoring power
and smooth floor game should
balance his club considerably.
Counted among the Districts
standouts a season ago, Sheary
likely will go far toward bringing
the Cardinals back into stride
when the whistle blows.
A fast and attractive prelim-
mary starting at 1880 o'clock fea-
lures Catholic University's fresh
men and Business High.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
Good Games
In Federal Loon

Five attractive games will
open the Federal Basketball
League on January 4 at three
gymnasiums, Eastern, Business
and Boiling Field.
Bureau of Investigation will
oppose Census, Boiling Field en-.
cages the District Fire Depart
ment, Fort Myer mixes with Naval
Hospital. Patent Office battles
Union Printers and Interior stacks
up against Labor. A dance will
be given for the benefit of the
league on January Is at the Ken
nedy-Warren.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15

fall, abolition of recruiting of
players, shorter schedules, reor-
ganization of athletic finances
and enlarging of intramural
sports.
The faculty board of athletic
control, made up of five members,
will direct the new policy and
Meehan's successor will not be
Glenn Warner, now coach at
Stanford, or Benny Friedman, the
former Michigan marvel, who
taught Albie Booth and other
Yale gents how to toss a forward
pass. The word is that the new
Violet coach will be dripping with
modesty, for he won't be a ma
tional figure and most likely will
be an alumnuS of New York Uni-
VerSity.
Had Known Of Change
No explanation of the long de-
lay in announcing the Violet's
sudden about-face on its football
policy was given, but it was evi-
dent Meehan had known for some
time of the situation and had no
idea Of remaining at the univer-
Sity.
What puzzles us is did the
brave little editor know all when
he flung himself against the type.
writer and penned his editorial
asking Meehan to shake the
campus dust forever and day.
Anyway, ye college editor was our
hero of the week, and good one,
too.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15

Early in September the MlddleS
comprised a squad which right
fully was junior college outfit.
On December IL the Middies
comprised a squad which would
have furnished a trying after
noon for any grid team in the
country.
Early in September the Mid
dies had possibly IA players who
had any right whatsoever on a
modern varsity football field. Of
these IA players, four were pos
SesSed of enough gridiron ability
to warrant the assumption that
they would be acceptable football
aspirants for such elevenS as
Yale, Harvard, Notre Dame, Pitts
burgh, Michigan, Tulane, Tennes-
see, Stanford and Southern Cal
ifornia.
On December IL the same
Navy squad held its own and
furnished the stiffest sort of com.
petition to a really great West
Point team.
Source of Wonder
Navy's 1881 football squad has
been a constant source Of wonder
to grid critics who have followed
the Middies.
Watching the Navy team in
practice sessions early in the
season, one who follows football
would not have hesitated a
moment before predicting a de-
feat in each game scheduled Tor
the Middies.
Watching the Navy team IN
practice sessions just before the
Army game, one who follows foot"
ball would not have hesitated a
moment before predicting that
Navy would not lose to West
Point by more than two touch
downs, and, so fine was the
morale and spirit of the mid
shipmen. that one encountered
difficulty in refusing to predict
a victory for Annapolis over
West Point.
It is possible that there has
been a football team in the
annals of the game which waded
through a hard schedule with
greater success, measured from
the standpoint of final scores.
However, it is doubtful if foot
ball has ever known a grid squad
which overcap1e so many obstacles
as did this 1891 Navv proDn.
It is also doubtful if there
ever was a football team which
undertook through the use Of
sheer courage and pluck to over
come the advantages of natural
ability, technique and football
The Washington times., 1931-12-15

Marberry has needed about as
much handling because of his
impulsive traits as any player
around the Washington bench
in years. The club has had
men whose habits off the field
caused some concern from time
to time, but Fred does not come
under that category. His men.
tai attitude about being yanked
from a game when he is being
pounded is his own worst en-.
emy and his only drawback in
so far as his desirability is con-
cerned,
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
LEADERSHIP
Of LEAGUE
TOGEHR|G
BY GARRETT WATERS


Although he was unable TO
reach the high marks set by Lou
Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Earl Averill
and AL Simmons. Joe Cronin,
popular shortstop of the Griff-
mt =, managed to get his bat in
tho way enough times to drive
over 1875 runs during the season
of 1881.
This total was by far the best
among the Griffmen, Ossie
B.uege and Sammy West being
the only members of Manager
Walters team able to come near.
Bluege drove across SO runs in
152 games, West 81 in 1872 con-
tests, to rank second and third
among their teammates.
Cronin's total of 1876 ranked
him fifth among the leaders.
Lou Gehrig led the circuit by
driving across 1874 markers, break
ing and establishing new Amer.
ican League record set by himself
in 1927 when he sent ITS runs
across the counting pan.
Ruth Is Second
Babe Ruth was second, with
1853 runs driven over. Earl
Averill was third, with total
of 143, while AL Simmons was
fourth, Just two ahead of Cronin,
with a total of 1913.
Incidentally, only IL players
drove across 100 or more runs
during 1881. compared to a list
of IS in 1890. Only eight of the
names that appeared on the 1880
honor roll are found in the cur
rent list.
Ruth's accomplishment of driv-
ing in 1853 runs marked the tenth
season he has sent 100 or more
teammates over the plate in his
18 years as a big Lacquer. Ruth
also received 1913 bases on balls,
the tenth year he has been
handed 100 or more free tickets
during his career. Babe set
new low record for himself by
striking out only 81 times.
Bennie Chapman, of the Yanks,
and Joe Vosmik, of the Cleveland
Indians, accounted for 1872 and
1T runs, respectively. while Earl
Webb drove across 103 Boston
Red Sox players, to name a trio
of outstanding newcomers in the
runs-batted-in business. Lyn Larry,
of the YankS, was also a valu-
able newcomer. He drove across
107 runs, to be among the first
IL.
Yanks Set Record
FoXx, of the AS, and Goslin
and Kress, of the Browns, were
the other players among the
first IL who drove in 100 or more
runs. Foxx's total was 120, Cos
Inns, 105, and Kress', ia.
In the club records, New York
set a new world record by re-
ceiving 748 bases on balls, COM
pared to the previous high of 681
set by Detroit in 1915. The
Griffmen were fourth in these
records with total of 481 bases
on balls handed them.
Next to Cronin. Bluege and
West in the matter of driving in
runs among the Griffmen, is Joe
Kuhel, first sacker, whose total
for 1881 was IS. Kuhel partici-
pated in 139 games.
Heine ManuSh was fifth with
10 in 146 James. Spencer, sixth,
with a total of 60 in 145 games,
Myer, seventh. with 56 in 139
contests, Harris, eighth, with so
in II games, and Rice, ninth,
with AZ in 100 games.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
COVER TERRITORY

Spitball pitchers certainly cover
a lot of territory. Grimes and
Mitchell belong to that group.
Before they started their extep-
sive National League tours, they
each had a short fling in the
American League with the De-
troit Tigers. Therefore, Grimes
has been on seven major league
teams and Mitchell has been con-
nected with six.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
CR0NIN GRIFFS' LEADING run PUNCKER DURING
MGnush Had BOiLS.
Mike Martin Says.
Would Never ALibi.
Case of Marberry.
Hated to Be Lifted.
Would GiUe All to Win.

The winter baseball meetings closed without trade
being eliminated which many Washingtonians anticipated
The impression somehow had gotten about that Fred Mar
berry would be disposed of the winter DUE doubt
to the fact that and again he displays some tempera
men characteristic of which Manager Johnson will have
part.
Of course such thing may yet happen to Marberry as
there many drear winter day yet before the teams trek
South may be that several teams New York in parcu
lar interested Frpo Fred and thinking the matter
with view Of taking him aboard It may also be that
in view of the departure of Hadley and Jones the local
powers feel they will try to put up with Fred frequent
shows of mpetuoty rather than weaken pitching staff
that has already been somewhat trimmed.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15

der control so long as he in
sisted on staying in there and
playing, instead of idling and
giving his blood a chance to
cool down." said Sir Miguel.
"AnybOdy who ever had bOilS
knows how painful and aggra-
waiting they are and that rest
and surcease from physical ac-
tivity are essential in dissipat-
ing them.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
NoRTHERNS in ACTION

The Northern Props will open
their court season at Takoma
Silver Spring high school gym,
engaging the Yellow Jacket five.
of Baltimore. The Rockville Ju
niors will oppose the Northern
Prep Juniors in the preliminary
which starts at 7:30 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
Middies Eleven Improved
Greatly During Season
By HARRY COSTELLO
Georgetown Backfield Star, 1908

When Annapolis Saturday held West Point to 17-to7
the Navy 1881 grdron squad went into football history
Of the true miracle teams Of modern football.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
N. W Grid Policy Change
Decided Months Ago
By COPELAND G. BURG

NEW YORK, Dec 15-For great many hours in the past
week have been admrng that little editor the college
New York University who demanded and received the
resignation of Chick Meehan New York University football
coach.
What a brave SOUL we thought.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15

Home seekers who want to establish
themselves in home Of their own will
find a timely home selection in the
Real Estate for Sale Columns Of the
Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15

Rooms, and many OF them with
boarding conveniences. are listed for
Room Hunters convenience in the
Rental Columns Of todays Classified
Section,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
On Getting $50 a Week

Seeing in the paper that motion picture exhibitors
want Constance Benefits $4,000 weekly salary reduced
reminds us that most corporation employees making from
$50 to 800 a week are really going to be pretty lucky.
They may have had their salaries reduced 10 to 20 per
cent. But those making s25, 900 and $50, 900 dollars a
year are resigning and going to Europe, according to their
announcements, and on their return will announce their
plans for the future.
This arrangement has been spectacular in the news
paper business. The Hearst organization has been noto-
rious for employing go-getters at fancy prices, frequently
getting gypped badly on contracts for a period of years.
No less than three extravagantly- paid Hearst executives
have resigned recently, one to go into business for him.
self, another to 60 to Europe, and the third for no reason
at all.
The clean up is the same in other fields of manufac-
turing. The genius of happy days, who was scaled at a
huge wage, is getting it in the neck right now.
Whether Constance Bennett is worth $50, 900 a week
only Sam Warner knows. But it is our private guess she
and many other movie stars are overpaid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
TO-DAY IS THE
AnniueEdy
SWEDEN AIDS N

On Sept. q. 1917. the department
OF state or the United States
startled the world by making
public kilograms sent IN cipher TO
the Berlin foreign office-through
in Stockholm foreign office BY
the German Charge mt Buenos
Aires. Argentina
Secretary of state Lansing de-
clared that the kilograms had been
sent by Count Luxburg. German
charge d'affairs ut Buenoz Aires
by the Swedish delegation To the
stockholm foreign office as SNN
ish messages. -,
Most important OF these was The
following:
This government has now re-
leased German and Austrian ships
on which hitherto a guard "a
been placed. In consequence OK the
settlement OF the Monte tProte-
gido) case there has been n great
change I'm public feeling. Govern
ment will in future only clear Ar
gentine ships as far as Las Pal
mas. I beg that the small steam
ers Oran and Guazo. 3fst OF jan
uary tmcaning which sailed 3istl.
which are now nearing Bordeaux
with n view 10 change flags. may
be spared. O sunk without q
trace being left tspurlos vesenkt).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
Quotations

When the upward trend starts.
II will be more sharply accelerated
AMI certain than In any previous
depression.-Julius Klein, assistant
secretary or commerce
The trouble with the country Is
that n man goes downtown WIN
money IN his pocket and retur1
home with II still there instead/of
spending X. -. &. Penney.
Our army Is maintained TO pre-
serve peace, not to provoke war.
Frederick II. Payne. assistant
secretary OF a
Soviet Russia Is the best-run
country on earth. Lady Aston.
I have no thought whatever Of
entering politics. Owen I'D. Young.
Eugenics is supported by politi-
cally-minded scientists and scien-
tifically- minded politicians as an
antidote to democracy.
Bertrand Russell
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
Daily Health
Talk

Newfoundland inhabitants live
largely on what they IAN get out
Of the sea-. Agriculture is scanty,
cattle are difficult TO house and
feed for cattle during the winter is
hard to get. The people in New
foundland therefore live on diets
corresponding TO that OF sailors
when sailing on small ships for
long voyages. They get white flour.
moiasSes. small amounts of pota-
toes, cabbages and turnips, salt
pork and oleomargarine.
As might be expected, these peo-
pie suffer from deficiency diseases.
Scurvy Is not particularly common:
in fact. not as common as might
be expected. But beri beri and vari-
ous forms OF polyneuritis r fairly
frequent, and disturbances OF the
eyes. such as develop in animals
fed on diets deficient in vitamin A,
are exceedingly frequent.
The most common deficiency Of
the eye to be found Is called BY the
physician functional hemeralopia."
The common name for this condi-
ton Is night blindness. In this dis
ease the person Is unable 10 see by
night. Incidentally the night-blind-
nes5 Is associated with other dis
turbances of the eyes in the form
Of inflamations which are easily
produced in animals by putting
them on diets which are deficient
In vitamin "A. These disturbances
are readily cured by adding vita
min A to the diet.
Apparently the Newfou- Flanders
have found that the condition may
be overcome BY eating birds liver,
cooked or raw. rabbits liver. Gods
liver and cod liver oil. All OF these
substances contain vitamin A In
considerable amounts.
Strangely enough the natives
have the custom Of steaming the
$ . eyes over the cooking liver.
which is then eaten. French sur
geons, a. long ago as 1911. dcscriS-
ed q similar method OF treatment
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
Echo of Other DAYS

When the new bonnet was tossed into the fashion
ring not long ago, it produced a pandemonium Of excite
ment. Doubtless it has been given as much publicity as
any gangster shooting or political revolt could ever hope
to obtain. 1t has changed the tempo Of the age a little.
1t is going to slow it down, those who know, are saying.
Life will become more d~ignified, more formal.
Women will be demure. They will be sweet rather than
smart if they must make a choice. And now it has been
announced that the dance is tuning its music to the dear,
dead days, also. A new dance, the merca, is keeping
step with the hats.
1t would seem that when a bonnet enters the fashion
ring it has as much influence as a glove in the political
arena.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08

Dan Moody rode into the governors chair in a fight
with the Fergusons over road building.
Jim Alfred is headed in the governors office. His
Ilgnt IS through the courts, and is aimed at trust-busting.
There are two in the race already. <. Mcdonald,
the agriculture commissioner, and Paul Loven of New
Braunfels, alsoran of two years ago.
What will Sterling do? There are many hundred
candidates who would like to know. But he keeps his
peace.
:. What will Alfred do? Another many hundred would
like to know. He, too, abides his time.
What will the Fergusons do? Didn't you hear the
ringing challenge from his henchn\n at Woodbridge park
q few nights ago: "Pay your poll tax and get ready for
next year,
Interesting. too, is a study entitled what will Tom
Love do, Clint Small, the Davidsons, Barry Miller. and all
the others in the alsorans, has-beens and never-was gang?
And you mustn't forget the aspirations Of Sen. Walter
woodward, trumpeter of the Sterling campaign.
Yes, pay your poll tax and get ready for next year.
There will be plenty of candidates and enough issues to
go around.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08

said that what this country needs
IS a suit OF clothes composed Of
three pairs Of pants and two coats.
This year that might be extended
to include an overcoar
Cheer up. all Is not 50 dreary
as ~ seems Fashion designers have
promised some creations for fall
and winter that at least ought to
produce a giggle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
GUILT Va, L pS1
LAURA COU4
BROOKMAM

"But you're nothing OF the sort!.
Go ahead and say IT, I've got it
coming to me and ia feel better
II you bawled me out"
There isn't anything 10 bawl
you out about. We went over all.
that asst night. Don't you rememJ
bert"
Say. with a head like mine Elm
stein wouldn't remember his own
theories. I know this much.
though"-he leaned forward and
gave her hand n quick pressure
i've got the prettiest. gamest wife
In the world"
After the food was served and
they were drinking second cups OF
coffee. the discussion of finances be-
gan IN earnest. From her purse
Norma produced the slip OF paper
with It's rows or figures which
represented a mornings work. Hero
was what their fare back 10 MARI
boro would cost. There was the
lowest estimate for a weeks board
and room for the two OF them while
Mark was finding a Job. A modest
figure for ~incidentals.
Mark glanced mt the sheet care
lessiy.
70. X. baby" he said, but all
that's ahead OF the story. What
we've got 10 do first Is actually get
cash enough together to get our lug
gage out OF that hotel. IL would
be good enough for Dad IL we
jumped the bin and they went back
on him"
"Oh. but you wouldn't. Mark.
You wouldn't do that"
He grinned at her horF61f.
stricken expression. well. no. Nok
unless the situation was a real
emergency. Anyhow. ~ won't be-
necessary. You're 20 sit right at
this table and not move until I
come back. Those ere ordersl"
Mark had swung 10 his feet and
was reaching for his hat. II won't
be more than 10 minutes" he prom
ised.
III was a wider margin than he
needed. In a little over half that
time he was back NO the table. smil-
Ing, the entirely. self-conhdent
Mark whom Norma loved.
whats the s~ecret?" she do
manded. You're like a cat licking
cream from It's whiskersl"
mo secret" Mark sat back and
helped himself TO n lump OF sugar.
But I'm predicting you and 7 will
be In funds again before sunset
Sooner than that probably"
But what did you dor"
ooh. wired Mother the usual dis
tress signal. She'll come back with
a thousand berries by return tele-
gram or I'm n blue-faced babooni"
All afternoon they loafed about
the hotel waiting for the telegram.
IL did not arrive and as the hourpI
passed Mark grew increasingly
restless BY evening. when no mes
sage had come. he explained the
situation by saying his mother must
DO out OF town. OF course the mes
sage would be forewarded. The
servants would see TO that. The
money would probably reach them
In the morning.
II had not come by noon next
day. nor by 4 y. m. IL was Just
before the dinner hour when a bell
boy approached Mark. standing In
the lobby.
Telegram for you. Mr.. Travers."
the boy said.
(To Bc Continued)