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The Washington times., 1931-09-29
SHREWD
WRESTLER

Though he's showing in the sec.
ondary match, Dick Shikat most
likely will prove the man of the
night for Promoter Joe Turner's
wrestling program at the Clark
Griffith Stadium Thursday night.
Shikat, the ShreWd wrestler. will
meet John Katan, Canadian
heavyweight, in a finish match.
Shikat has a large following
here and the number grows after
each performance. Local fans
know that Shikat is one of the
best in the game, an opponent
whom Champion Jimmy Londos
avoids, That is proof positive of
Shikat'S class when the champion
dodges a match with any chal-
lenger.
Nevertheless, the German will
have his hands full with Katan
Thursday. Katan was formerly
q member Of the Royal North
west M o u n ted Police, but
thought there would be more
excitement in wrestling.
He is a huge man, true to those
Strapping fellows that come out
of the Northwest country, where
only the mighty survive.
The feature Thursday night will
find those favoriteS with local
fans, Doc" Wilson and Sander
Szabo. locking arms in what
should be a heated duel. Ivan
Kakturoff, the big Russian, has
been substituted for Frank Bruno
wicz and will wage battle with Pat
O'Shocker, the red-thatched Irish
man who halls from Salt Lake
City, the citadel of the Mormons.
Vakturoff defeated BrunowicZ in
Brooklyn last Friday night.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
JIM WON
JOB BACK

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-World
series personalities: The 1880
goat-Jim Bottomley. Made only
one hit in last years series.
Staged q great comeback this
year and won his job back from
young Collins. Can he shake off
the spell Grove and Earnshaw
wove over him last fall?
The goat-getter -Burleigh
Grimes. Wears a pitchers glove
on one hand and boxing glove
on the other. Tried to ride"
the AS last year and was beaten
twice for his pains. Will he
get his revenge this year?
The publicity-shunner-Lefty
Grove. Until recently didn't
read the yards of eulogies writ
ten about him in the papers.
If the modest mOuntaineer ever
gets to the point where he sub
scribes to a clipping bureau,
the monthly bill will amount to
more ths.n his pay check.
The mystery man-JeSs Haines.
Some skeptics believe reports Of
his shoulder injury have been
exaggerated and that he will be
a surprise starter. Beat the
great Grove last year. Was 60
ing to hang up his unie and rest
on his laurels, but the lure Of
the game proved too strong. Tops
all other National League League
pitchers this year. Pitched no
hit, no-run game in 1924.
Youngest st. Louis regular
Paul Derringer. Until two weeks
ago was practically unbeatable
in the st. Louis park. Will he
crack under the strain of his first
world series?
The 1880 st. Louis hero
Charley Colbert. Will he equal
his last years performance when
he batted 1853 and held UP the
Cardinal defense?
DCu1On pANCN nAtCSF-AMWy
High, clinched the 1880 pen
nant for the Cards with timely
pinch hits against Brooklyn.
Been warming the bench most
of the time this season. will
the injury to Sparky Adams
give him q chance to shine?
Rival home run leaders-Jimmy
Foxx and Chick Hafey led their
respective teams in hitting llom,
ers during the league campaign
Of 1880. Foxx getting 81 and
Hafey rs. In the 1880 world
series Hafey hit no homers and
Foxx only one, albeit it was q
highly important blow. This year
Jimmy and Chick again lend
their mates in this speciality, Foxx
with 80 and Hafey with Is. Will
they strut their stuff this year
or will Simmons and Cochrane
annex the home run honors as
they did in the 1880 series?
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
FOOTBALL QUIZ
FOR APPLICANTS

The executive committee of the
Washington District Football Of
ficials' Association will hold its
preseason examination for mem
bership tomorrow night at 8:15
O'Clock in Room 602. Southern
Building. The association, start
ing it's second year, now has on
its roster IS members, comprising
all experienced local officials for
merly associated with the old cen
trail board of officials.
The Washington association,
which has been given District rec
ognition by Walter Okeson, the
commissioner of Eastern officials,
functions as one of the 10 organi-
cations making up the Eastern
association. The rules examina.
tion of all present members was
completed at the last meeting of
the organization on Monday
night. and the executive commit
tee will now turn its attention to
the new applicants.
President P. P. Magoffin, S. j.
Gass, r. S. Daniels, Capt. E. S.
Land, Edward Towers. DR.. e. j.
Cummings, Bryan Morse and B.
L. Eberts will comprise the exam
lining committee. All local Off.
Gals not already members and
others interested in qualifying for
membership are invited to file
their application with the secre-
tary-treasurer at 407 Machinists'
Building on or before noon to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
Pickups and
Putouts
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Ping Purdy, the local sandlOt
umpire. says there's o pitcher
in Damascus, Md, whom Clark
Griffith should investigate as
possible future m o terial...
"Spud'' Davis, PhilIy catcher,
dropped from his lofty batting
position after leading the Ma
tiOnal League hitters most of
the way. ST urkey" Brewer
managed and played first base
for the Church Hill Md team
in the Chesapeake League over
on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land. Brewer. who once play
ed for Washington, owns a
flour mill at Church Hill. Ed
die COlliflOwer and Brook e
Grubb, who tried . comeback,
played several games for Brow
er. "Cy" Macdonald says the
Navy-MaryIand football game
will fill the Griffith Stadium
ON October 10, though tickets
are retailing for So and 81. E.
Georgetown seems to lack a
ball-carrier of Johnny BOZek'S
class. .BOZek wasn't much on
blocking or defensive work, but
that boy could shake his hips
when Juggling that ball. Has
kell Clark is training for the
annual POrtchester IN. ~
marathon on October IL. =.
big" Bill COnnOr, former CathO-
lie u. end, inspected the Cardi-
mails Yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
PLACES Fl YN n
IN BACKF|ELD

. Hugh r'Bingo") Flynn, Catholic
University's rangy fullback will
get his chance to make good satur-
day.
When the Cardinals engage
New York City Colleges eleven in
the Brookland Bowl at 2::30 o'clock,
Flynn, originally a lineman, is to
replace Ripper" Sheary in the
starting lineup.
"I want to see what Flynn
can do at fuIIback," was Head
Coach Dutch" Bergman's ex-
planatiOn today. Ripper can
stand some rest. And If 'BingO'
doesn't come up to the expecta-
tiOns I can send him back to
tackle"
In an effort to thoroughly sound
out his reserves Bergman, if the
occasion permits it, may run in
any number of substitutions dur
ing the game. He is particularly
anxious to polish off his second
stringers for the more important
late season contests.
City College, advance word has
it, this season is bringing to
Washington one Of it's best elevens.
Also the New Yorkers have been
pointing for Saturdays game, con.
sidering it the most important on
their schedule.
Two Cardinals today are rest.
ing injuries suffered against Bos-
ton College. Jim Lyons. guard,
has Wrenched back. Phil Gross,
tackle, twisted his side.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
DEVELOP
own TALENT

Navy and Maryland, which
meet in many pastimes, and
which will oppose in one of the
leading football games of the
season in Griffith Stadium in
Washington on october 10, have
much in common when it comes
to building up athletic teams.
Athletics, outside Of soccer, the
big sport, basketball and baseball,
are not fostered to any extent in
the Maryland high schools, ex-
cept in Baltimore, Cumberland,
Frederick and Hagertown, and
football is taboo in the county
institutions. So that Maryland
does not get a great deal of
athletic talent. especially in foot
ball, from it's own commonwealth.
Navy, like Maryland, also has
to make" its athletes to a
great extent, but the Midship-
men have it on the Old Liners
in that they have 2,2OO ply
sicalIy fit boys to pick from
while Maryland has only half
that number.
Last year at Annapolis. Mary
land started four men against
Navy who never had played foot
ball before going to College Park
and two others who never made
a regular job on a high school
eleven. HONEY, end; Krajcovic,
guard; Duley, tackle, and Berger,
halfback, who got their first taste
of football at College Park, we're
in the opening lineup, along with
Hayden, guard, and Faber, center,
who were merely scrubs in their
high school days.
Ninety to 95 per cent of the
Naval Academy athletic official
Navy athletes are made at An.
napOlis," said q Naval Academy
athletic official.
This Is necessary because
the boys who come to Annapolis
have to put in SO much time
in their studies in preparation
for the entrance examinations
that they have YER little time
to devote to athletics. How
ever, they nearly all are per
feet specimens of manhood and,
under the handling of COM
petent instructors and coaches,
soon progress to such an extent
that Nays various teams &C.
quit themselves well against all
corners. Now and then we get
a natural start but 1t Is not
often"
The Washington times., 1931-09-29

After next Saturdays affair
against the Old Liners the Vir-
ginians are to play their last var
sity gridiron game on Lambeth
Field against Sewanee, on Satur.
day, October 10. just five days
later, on Thursday, october Is,
the Cavaliers dedicate their new
100000 stadium in a game with
Virginia Military Institute.
Coach Fred Dawson has been
developing his charges so slowly
in their new type of gridiron play
that they will have difficulty get
ting in shape to face the veteran
Marylanders of Coach Curley
Byrd.
Since the start of practice three
weeks ago many members of the
Virginia squad have been shifted
and reshifted. Herbert Bryant,
the 200-pound four-letter man
who has been fullback for two
seasons, is playing guard along
side of Lewis Reiss, the center,
who did the line plunging in the
backfield Of the '29 first year
squad.
Two former CenterS, FentOn
Gentry and Eugene Wager, are
playing guard and tackle, re-
spectively. And in hunting
about for men to plug in the
guard positions the coaches
have changed the play Of Chris
TOmpkinS, who won his Nv" at
tackle, and James Dudley, for
mer quarterback ON the scrubs.
When Bill DeButts, the only
veteran guard, hurt himself on
the second day of practice, the
need for men to play each side of
the center became acute. Now the
material for this post appears
much more promising, though all
of 1t needs seasoning.
This need for seasoning is also
apparent in the play of the
tackles. Ed Rohrbough, the big
lineman from West Virginia, has
not been in the game for a year
and needs much tutoring as does
Wager, who was regular center
with the first year team last fall.
Buck Poss, former Fishburne
School captain, who won his "V"
at tackle, may be in shape to
play against Maryland. If he
does not Coach Dawson will have
to depend all the more upon Ray
Burger, George Coles, and George
Flock, who are in their first sea-
son on the varsity squad.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
BARRY SCORES
SURPRISE WIN

Barry surprised his staunchest
followers last night by outboXing
the suppose-to-be superior, Frank
Wine, hailing from Barberton,
Wash, at Fort Washington,
before a large and enthusiastic
gathering.
Fans went to Fort Washington
to see Barry kayoed. Little did
they believe that the Southeast
youngster had chance.
He Outsmarted his rival in a
dozen different ways. If Wine
ever flOored Stribling or ont
pointed Sekyra they must have
been out all night before the
fight.
Barry kept at a distance and
let Wine come in and when he
did Reds" Smacked him with
rights and lefts. 1t was an inter
esting bout to watch as no telling
blows were struck during the
entire engagement.
Henry Irving stole the show
by knocking out Jack Pollock
This was his eighth straight kayo,
Soldier Clark and Jack Cody
fought to a six-round draw. Willie
Essinger won an unpopular de-
cision from Soldier ShaSburger
Benny Toothman defeated Joe
Piscatelli and Soldier Smith
knocked out Soldier Sager in Is
seconds.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29

Jd1IA4uSu GNSLy G1Cu u space 5
lot classic and the last game Q
It was tough break for the
Clerks, as they actually had the
championship in their grasp.
Only a miracle was believed to
prevent them from winning the
title, and the miracle happened.
Here is how. They only needed
to defeat Eldbrooke Churchers
last week, who lost to the
Printers in the earlier part of
the week, but the Churchers
pulled the greatest upset in the
annual sandlot classic by whip,
ping the apparent champs, the
Commerce handily.
This made a three-game series
play-off necessary between Com
merce and Printers. The Typos
won the initial game, 81, and
Commerce came back and
blanked the G. P. o. in the
second game, 3 to O, with Long"
John Kearney pitching.
Yesterday, "String Bean"
Kearney, who reminds you of
Bobby Burke, started on the hill
for the losers and lasted but four
innings. He was shakey at all
times during his stay.
Kearney Driven Off Mound
The Printers got to him in the
very first inning. Homan, lead
off man, strolled. Ben Schneider
sacrificed him to second. and
Gartland's single to center scored
Homan.
The Clerks tied the score In
their half Of the first on Povich's
single to deep left, Cody Shapiro's
sacrifice and Hessler's infield hit.
The Printers added q marker
in the second and two in the
fourth and two more in the
fifth. The Comets chalked up
two in the fourth, and never
threatened thereafter.
Shout" Taylor pitched the re-
naming way for the losers after
kearney was driven from the
mound. He allowed three hits
and two runs in his three-inning
stay. Frank Corkins hurled the
entire game for the winners,
granting five hits and tanning
five batters. Corkins was at his
best with men on the sacks. He
is truly a good pitcher. Ben
Schneider led both teams in bat
ting, connecting for four hits at
four official times to the plate.
AL Schneider, catcher for the
Printers, still has trouble in
throwing the ball. He injured
his arm some time ago and it
has never recovered fully.
Les Singman, shortStop for the
Clerks. lets the ball come to him
instead of coming up for the ball.
"Hot Doggie" Homan takes a
mean cut at the apple. So does
Sam Simon. Leon Riley had a
perfect day, smacking out two
hits in two attempts.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
VET REFEREE DIES

REVERE, Mass, Sept. 29.-
Jack Shehan, dean of New Eng"
land boxing referees, was dead
here today at the age of SO. He
served as third man in the ring
for A years and officiated at
bouts In which Dempsey, JET
ries and Gorbett hattled.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
REMNANTS WORK

Petworth Pennants will work
out tomorrow night at 1880 at
the Iowa Avenue Fairgrounds.
The Pennants are anxious to
book a game with q 150-pound
team.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
One and One-Eighth Miles
RING PATRIARCH

George Harris, London fight
announcer, has retired after
nearly so years of association
with the ring. He estimates that
he saw about $4,000 contests.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
PAST PERFORMANCES MAKE TECH FA VORITE TO RETA
HAP HARDEL[
IS GLOOMY
AS USUAL
BY GARRETT WATERS

ny OAhHG II " IA EAeS
Although the scholastic football
season is still in its infancy and
the opening of the annual inter
high is several weeks off, Coach
"1ap" Hardell's Tech eleven looms
as the team to beat in this years
series. This despite Hardell'
usual woe-begone tales about his
1891 entry.
In other words, a fourth straight
championship lies in the offine
for the Manual Trainers. This
stand is taken in view Of the
teams showing in two games, In
dicating that Coach Hardel has
another powerful machine unde
his wing.
HardelI Gloomy As Usual
The Techmen displayed plenty
Of strength in their engagements
last week against Handley High
and Baltimore Poly. The back
field, which employed severa
combinations. looked excellent
and that includes every comblna
ton used, while the line shaped
up unusually we'll for so early
in the season.
Coach Hardell was very
gloomy before he went into
these games, by the way. He
walled over the loss of two
wingmen, MeiklejOhn and WOhl-
farth, both selected on All-High
teams last year, while his usual
hard luck story accompanied
him in regards to the ability
of the entire team to win, or
make a good showing at all.
Still, the Techman went out
and captured both contests, de-
feating Handley High, of Win
chester, Va, 80 to 0, and trounc-
ing Baltimore Poly, IA to 0. And
they looked good.
In conclusion, the Manual
Trainers may or may not run
into trouble in games to follow,
including those in the inter-Mgh
series, but this fact remains. It's
pretty safe to feel that Coach
"Hap" Hardell, the gloomy gus,
has another title winner under
his wing. If, for no other rea-
son than what the past perform
ances have brought out during
the past three years.
Eastern, Central Hold Hopes
Going down the list of the
remaining teams in the scholastic
group, Eastern and Central, who
have seen the only other action
since the opening of school. are
the two teams out to really down
Tech this year. It might be said
that they're anxious more so than
ever.
Eastern was barely nOSed out
for the championship last sea-
SON, and for this reason holds
gangster hopes Of gaining re-
venge. Central, with q new
team and q new coach, also
holds certain ideas and hopes
of tripping the team that has
become the NEST despised one
In scholastic ranks.
Eastern was defeated by Epis-
copal in its opening game of the
season last week. to O. Central
won in it's debut, trouncing Balti-
more City College. to 0. Both
teams displayed future power,
Western and Business have yet
60, get their baptisms Of fire. Their
aims for the year are the same
as Eastern and Central, however.
It's stop Tech"
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
COLUMBIA DRILLS

Columbia gridmen will practice
tonight and Thursday at Seven
teenth and B Streets Northwest.
The Columbias are seeking 100
pound backs.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
Bowling Tonight

National Capital League-KinE's Pal
ace VS. Takoms. at Lucky Strike
Washington Ladies League-Htlltop-
pers VS.. Cardinals, Beeques va. Colum
bans Shamrocks We. Newcomers
veteranS Bureau VS.. University Park
at Columbia.
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
Government Printers Nine
Wins City Ball Title
By SID KATZNELL

sandlot baseball has pulled down the curtain After
terrific struggle the Government Printing Office annexed the
City Weekday Baseball League championship yesterday by
trouncing Commerce. to g. before large throng who
aned every inch of they could witness the sand
classic he 1asto enf he
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
Cavaliers Face Maryland
In First Dixie Game

UNIVERSITY, Va. Sept. 29.-Vrgina's game with Mary
land College Park Saturday the first of six football
contests the Cavaliers to play against Southern Conference
rivals And Harvard Columbia also the schedule
The Washington times., 1931-09-29
PIGS IN WORKOUT

Dixie Pigs will hold a practice
session tonight at 8 o'clock on
the Seat Pleasant field.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

pect 5000 refugees. An airplane
service was organized for commun-
ication between the earthquake
zone and relief centerS.
Communication Difficult
Many bodies were brought to
temporary morgues. 1t was neces-
sary to bury most of them without
waiting for identification. The ma
jority of the bodies recovered were
those of women and children, re-
ports said.
Communications with the dis
trict remained broken and news
from the earthquake zone was re-
ceived only by radio.
Pitiful tales of injury ana death
as buildings collapsed and wide
gaps suddenly opened in the earth
were received here. Churches and
hospitals were not spared. Twelve
persons were reported killed while
praying in a cathedral. One wom-
an. trapped but not seriously in
iured by falling masonry, was
burned to death when fire destroyed
the ruins OF the cathedral. while
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
OWENS VALLEY
SETTLERS FEAR
MORE VIOLENCE

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 4. (U.P)
Fear of further acts of violence
over the Owens Valley situation was
expressed to Governor Rolph by a
delegation of Owens Valley citizens
here today.
Owners of city property in IN
dependence, Lone Pine. Big Pine,
Bishop and Laws are becoming irate
over the dilatory tactics employed
by the Los Angeles Bureau of Light
and Power in settling for their
property. the group told the COVER
nor.
Although Los Angeles has bonded
itself for S38.000,000 to settle the
Owens Valley dispute, delays and
wrangling over property options and
purchase still persist, and are ap-
parently designed to wear down"
the property holders, it was de-
clared.
The meeting was called at the re-
quest of c. E. Baen, San Francisco
banker. appointed by Governor
Rolph TO make q personal lnveSti-
cation OF the Owens Valley COM
plants.
Members of the delegation in
cluded B. E. Johnson, Bishop; Jess
Hession, deputy attorney general,
Independence; Walter Dow, Lone
Pine, and w. A. Chalfant, Bishop
publisher.
Particular objection was voiced to
the form of option for the purchase
OF property in the various Owens
Valley cities. Besides releasing his
claim for lands. water. reparations
for loss OF business, the property
holder is required to relinquish all
ether claim to damage to property
III the valley, it was said.
AS many of the merchants have
summer property at Mammoth, the
form OF option would require them
TO surrender all right to loss of this
property, it was stated.
Possibility of remedial legislation
to be introduced at the forthcom-
ing session of the state legislature
was discussed at the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
Buffers Charges
Are Supported
Continued from page IL

States government subsequently
apologized:
"What is one life in the affairs
of a state?o
There were eXtenuating circum-
stances of the asserted accident
which occurred, the letter said. while
Vanderbilt was himself in the car
with MuSsolini.
One of these was that the dying
child was cared for by occupants
of an official car accompanying
that of the premier, the letter said.
Told Under Secrecy
The incident, now almost five
years old, had been related by Van
derbilt to Butler at q meeting OF
lecture bureau heads and under O
seal of secrecy. the former publish
er said.
Direct quotations from the letter
which was written at Phoenix on
Sunday, were forbidden for the time
being by the friend to whom the
COllllUllllCdllOIl WIS ut.ltSScO, ca
cepting for the phrase with which
the epistle opened:
"Sure. the story is true -
1t asserted that Vanderbilt had
called upon Mussolini in Rome in
1926 when, in June and July. he
made a tour of continental Europe
and interviewed Stain, Pilsudski
Clemenceau. Doumergue, Poincaire
Joffre, Foch, Pershing. King AL
fonso, Lloyd George. Baldwin
TrotSky, the former Kaiser and
Mussolini.
(The Italian government at first
denied that the premier had ever
met Vanderbilt or had taken any
American as n guest on a motor
tour. but subsequently amended the
assertion by saying that Mussolini
had granted Vanderbilt a brief IN
tervieWD
Substantiating his assertion that
he had interviewed Mussolini de-
spite the original denial Wander
bilt wrote his Los Angeles friend
that he had in his possession a let
ter from II Duce thanking him for
the interview and the pleasant pub
licity consequent upon it.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
new DE- SOTOS
INSPECTED BY
LARGE CROWD

Fred r. Cross, local De Soto
dealer, announces that more than
300 prospective purchases viewed
the new 1881 model De SotoS
which were placed or display yes
terday for the first time.
The large number inspecting the
cars this year as compared with the
210 persons who saw the first new
models in 1880 indicates, according
TO Cross. a decided turn for the bet
ter in Imperial Valley.
Cross also reports that used cars
are selling most satisfactorily and
that the shop crew is working
nights to keep pace with the bus
mess.
Volume of business in all depart
mentS for January exceeded the
same month in 1880 by six per cent.
Judging from present indica-
tons" said Cross, ''it appears that
1881 will be the best year We have
had in the valley for Is years"