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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Lincoln BiOgrapher Is
Mooney Appeal Signer

Carl Sandburg, for years star labor
reporter, now famous as a poet and
Lincoln biographer, is one of 80 au-
thors to sign petition for pardon
for Tom Mooney, now serving life
sentence in San Quentin. Others sign
ing with Sandburg are Will Irwin
Rupert Hughes, William Allen White
Edna Ferber, Edna st. Vincent Mil
lay, Sinclair Lewis and Vincent Benet
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
MORE IDLENESS LOOMS

New -"There are three gaso-
line stations for every one needed to
serve the public" said w c. Teagle,
president Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, in his annual report.
He suggests that the building of
these stations be ended and that
others that cannot be operated eco
nomically be abandoned, as the pres
ent policy ties up capital and in
creases overhead charges.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
NOT SMOOTH SAILING

"The rich can generally get into
New York society," Saul Singer the
New York financier, said at a lunch
con, "but they are not very happy
when they get there"
"a New York swell said to stran-
ger at sumptuous reception:
"'Who Is this blasted Mrs. DeNoo,
anyhow?
'She's-why-shes Mr.. DeNoo's
wife, the stranger said.
"'And who the devil Is Mr.. DeNooY
al"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
DIR. BATEMAN AT
MERCY HOSPITAL

DR.. j. F. Bateman, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, will conduct a psychiatric and
neurologic clinic at the Mercy Hos
pital social service department Front
street entrance), Monday, June 1st.
All wishing to attend please be at
hospital at 900 a. m.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
REPEAL ACT PASSED

Hartford Conn.-The state house
of representatives approved bill
that will submit to voters the question
of whether Connecticut shall petition
congress to favor repeal of the eigh-
teenth amendment The bill was sup
ported by both political parties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Building Workers Win;
Defeat Wage Reduction

Indianapolis. - Building craftsmen
won a 15-day strike against pro-
posed 20 per cent blanket wage re-
duction from the 1880 scale.
The Employers Association offered
to arbitrate the question: but the
workers replied that the association
was usurping an authority in negotia-
tions between them and employers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
One of Them

Mrs. Nagger-It says here In the pa
per that there are six million slaves
in the world today.
Hubby-Huh! No one can tell me
there aren't more married men than
that!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
CAREFUL Chan

First Broker-Flip a dime to see
who puts up the $4,000 in this deal
Heads / pay and tails it costs you !
Second Broker-All right, only I'm
going to flip a penny might lose
the dime.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Likely TO Try

Its bouncing baby"
Don't say that before the other
children"
"Why-why-"
II don't want them trying to bounce
the baby"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Not Paupers

''The way for you to straighten out
your financial difficulties is to try to
live within your means from now on"
within our means? Certainly not
We may be poor, but we're not as
badly off as all that"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
NoiseIess Babies Favored

Friend-Have you seen the new
noiseless baby carriages?
Parent don't think anything of
the idea-noiseless babies would be
more to the point.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Homeless Case

Doctor Frost-You must give up cof-
fee and
Defuniak-L never drink 1t, doctor.
Doctor Frost-You must stop smok-
ing
Defuniak-But / don't smoke.
Doctor Frost-Well, that's bad II
you haven't anything to give up, I'm
afraid can't do anything for you.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Not Exactly

Customer-Pd like to see the cashier
OF the bank about buying some bonds.
He isn't out Of bonds, do You sup
pose?
Teller-No, sir, he's out on bond
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
None Better Known

Publisher-The book is not badly
written, but | only take work from
authors with well known names
Author-Fine My name is Smith.
KIDD Hans, Copenhagen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Violent Meaaures

did you yell for help when you
were held up?"
81 started to, but the bandits told
me that If I didn't shut up they'd
call the police"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Would Put Himself Out

Vera Ito her boy friend) Would you
put yourself out for me, Ernest?
Ernest certainly would, Vera.
Vera-Then do it. It's after mid
night and I'm tired.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Sharing the Agony

Judge declares that home life needs
Co-operation-who'll deny it?
IT'S hard to bring the bacon home
And then to have to fry 1t.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
No Escape

Grocer-Sir, this bill OF yours has
been running for long time, and
Brown-So have l, but can't seem
to outdistance 1t.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Prize Winners

A generous man surmises
He can aid some worthy elf.
He gives many famous prizes
But cannot win one himself.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
SOMETHING UNUSUAL

WAS there anything unusual about
the opera?"
Nothing, except we were there be-
fore the curtain went up"
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

! land throughout the season, al.
belt not half so well handled.
George Washington at times
flashed an overhead game in
triguing and efficacious, although
as a rule against inferior compe-
tition.
Catholic University, light to an
inordinate degree for a team with
first flight ambitions, reached a
degree of perfection which is
astonishing as one studies the
material out of which the eleven
was built. This case constitutes a
coaching triumph.
University of Virginia, for years
prior to 1920 a leader in this Sec
tion, was once again buried in
the Southern Conference. The Cav
alters, once leaders of national
athletic thought and also national
tutors through the famous ech-
ols-minor-Lambeth report, have
relegated themselves, apparently,
to the role of followers.
It is a sad commentary, made
poignant by the fact that if ever
section required athletic leader
ship and constructive thought it
is the South Atlantic. now.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
PAC|N|, BARNES
END MATCH

There is plenty to keep local
duckpin fans busy today, as
three corking special matches,
two of intercity variety, will be
on the fire.
Ollie Pacini will be the center
figure in both intercity matches.
He closes his head-to-head argu-
ment with Ray Barnes, of Balti-
more. at Temple this afternoon
starting at 2 o'clock and teamed
with Red Megaw will strive to
keep Wesley Askew and Barnes
from cashing in on so pin lead
in the doubles. Pacini is leading
Barnes by IS pins in the singles.
This evening Pacini will appear
in the lineup of the Hecht Co.
All-Stars at the Lucky Strike,
when that team meets the Poehl-
man All-Stars. of Baltimore. This
is the warm-up match for the
Baltimoreans who are to face the
Connecticut Blue Ribbons New
Year Day. Other members of the
Hecht team besides Pacini are
Make Rosenberg, Jack Wolsten-
holme, Joe Harrison and Hokie
Smith.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

While it is true that some
methods worthy only of history's
most imperialistic imperialists
were employed, it is reassuring
to note that behind the whole
football movement was the com,
paratively idealistic thought OF
giving colleges much-needed funds.
The thought that football was
needed advertising stunt is
cast into the limbo of nonsense
through the simple process of
applying logic to a study of edu-
cational statistic.
Rage for Education
For more than 10 years now
there has been a rage in America
for education. Night schools
throughout the nation attracted
hundreds of thousands of stu
dents by making simple, digni.
fled announcements in daily
newspapers that courses of edu-
cation we're, to be offered in
the various schools.
Had there been no football,
the rage for education would
have continued unabated through
out the last 10 years and in 1881.
Football had no more to do with
the spread of the desire for
education than football had to do
with the rise and fall of the
Ku Klux Klan. Football just
isn't that important.
Technically speaking. the game
in 1881 showed a higher polish
and finish than ever before. The
play of Southern California and
Notre Dame gave some intima-
tion of the degree of perfection
which may be attained.
SECOND CLASS MATERIAL
Here in the South Atlantic,
technique, as usual, dragged. This
was probably due to the fact that
efforts were made to make first
class football teams out of second
class material.
Georgetown gave consistent in
dications of reaching first flight
football merit. This despite de-
feats, one of them a "a to 0 beat
ing.
Maryland was a real first flight
football team for one full game,
and again for half a game. The
Old Liners also showed defensive
strength against Kentucky. a
much stronger eleven than Mary
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
SAND[OT SPORT
GOOD IN 1881

The past season proved success
full for District sandlot sports.
The only sport which didn't
make much headway was foot
ball, lacking the interest of pre-
ceding years.
Basketball was enjoyed by
thousands. It had color and
organization. Baseball led all the
athletics. Many leagues were in
operation and a number players
were outstanding.
The annual city baseball series
was the most exciting event of
the year. Government Printing
Office won the championship
after a hard struggle. A spirited
Commerce team offered the stern
opposition, which caused an extra
play-off.
Frank Corkins and Bob Lyons
stood-out for the G. P. o. nine
during the play-off series. They
won six games between them.
Corkins was credited with four
and Lyons with two.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Simmons Is Leader

AL Simmons, of the Athletics
led his league in batting with
a figure of 800 and Robert
Lefty" Grove set the pitching
pace with 81 victories against
four defeats. In the National
League, Chick Hafey and Bill
Terry divided the hitting hon
ors with averages of .349 with
Jim Bottomley a point below.
Bill Walker, led the pitching
In the matter of earned runs
per Ginning game, 2.26; while
Paul Derringer is the leader of
the older leagues pitchers in
the item of games won and
lost with Is victories and eight
defeats.
Football was another major
spot which saw a monarch ur-
horsed when Notre Dame, TN
defeated two seasons, was tied
once and defeated twice. North
western and the Irish played a
Scoreless tie: Southern Califor-
mia and Army both defeated
the great South Bend eleven.
Either the Trojans or Tulane
will be the national cham
pions, depending on the victor
between them New Years Day.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
-Four Players DiDide Bobby Jones Golf Titles
1881 Sandlot
Winners In
D. C..
BASEBALL
City Series-G. p. 0.


City Series-G. p. 0.
Government League-G.
p. o.
Departmental League
Commerce
Industrial League - Con-
structiOneers.
Church League-EldbrOOke
M. e.
Capital City Leagues
Unlimited-TakOma Tigers.
SeniOr-Olmsted Grill.
JuniOr-Franc Jewelry Co.
Midget-Spengler Post.
InSect-WOnder Boys.
Department StOre-The
Hecht Co.
American LegiOn-Speng-
Ter Post.
Potomac. JuniOr-Columbia
Heights.
BASKETBALL
Independent League
Skinker Eagles.
District Of Columbia
Boys Club.
Community Center-ClOver
A. C.
Prince GeOrges-Griffith-
Consumers.
Third Corps Area-FOrt
Myer.
Inter-City League-DeMo-
lays.
A. A. U. Tourney
Unlimited-POtOmac Boat
Club.
145.Pounds-Saks Cloth
iers.
13O-POundS-BOys Club.
115-POund Charlottesville
Five.
1OO-POunds-Boys Club.
FOOTBALL
District Champions -
Apache A. C.
South Atlantic League
Mohawk A. C.
Capital City League
Unlimited-Alex FraterS.
15O.POundS-Palace A. C.
135-POundS-St. Stephens.
125-POundS-COIOnial A. G.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

Davis Cup winner. catching the
United States on a particularly
off year. but America grabbed
the Wightman Cup to offset
the Davis defeat and H. ELS
worth Vines, the sensation OF
the tennis year, turned up with
the mems singles title, the other
tennis honors being divided as
follows:
U. S. A. Women's Singles
Helen w. Moody. U. S. A.
Mems Doubles-Wilmer Allison
and John IN Ryn. U. S. A..
Women's Doubles-Miss Betty
Nuthall and Miss Eileen B.
Whittingstall Great Britain). &.
U. S. A. Mixec Doubles-Miss
Betty Nuthall Great Britain) !,
George M. Lott, jr. GU. S. Al.
U. s. A. Professional Singles
William T. Tilden. U. S. A.
Professional Doubles - Howard
0, KinSey, v. Richards.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

Sports Pay Dividend
In National Welfare
Off Financially in 1881
2 Champions Unseated
Athletics, NOtre Dame
Golf Clubs Struggle

Like every other phase of human endeavor the world
of sport had tough sailing in the year which will
close Thursday at midnight yet millions of
pie entertained during the IL months and through
the medium of outdoor and indoor recreation enabled to
partially keep their minds off the socaed economic crisis
through which not only nation but the world passing
Financially many phases of sports therefore went below
their showngs Of previous years but in the items of health
and mental and physical relaxation the nation must have
declared profit Whether sport pays at the gate or not
if gets people into the habits of sunshine and fresh air.
in the Of outdoor pastmes and into the custom OF
relaxing before indoor thrills it has certainly controuteo
something vital to the nations veal
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Baseball Prospers

Starting with the National
sport, baseball, the year saw
the unseating of the Athletics,
the thwarting of their efforts
to become worlds champions
for the third successive season
and the coronation as baseball
kings of the st. Louis National
Leaguers for the first time a
representative of that loop had
become champions since 1925,
when the Cards also won the
title in 7 games. Other base
ball titles of 1881 are:
American League - Philadel-
phia Athletics. international
League-Rochester. American
Association-St. Paul. Junior
world series-Rochester. Pacific
Coast League-Hollywood won
first half of split season, San
Francisco second half. San
Francisco won championship
playoff. Chicago City Series
White Sox. Dixie Series-Bir-
mingham defeated Houston.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Intercity Rivalry
Seen at Alex. Arena

Intercity rivalry will be ur1-
covered at Portner's Arena, Alex
andria, Va, Tuesday night, when
the Anlexandria Elks sponsor
their all-star charity boxing card.
Topmost of these offerings will
be the main event of eight rounds
in which Herman Weiner, Balti-
more's hard-hitting heavyweight,
shoots gloves at Reds" Barry, Of
Washington.
Four-rounderS grouping Oriole
and District gladiators find Billy
Hooe, Mohawk Club, stacked up
against Patsy Lewis. and *. O."
Riley, another local product, do
ing battle with tx. O." Burns, also
an alleged knocker-out.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Boxing Below Par

The box fighting industry
suffered both financially and
from the standpoint of general
activity, wrestling making up
in general interest what fight
ing lost. The champion Max
Schmeling, fought but once.
defeating Young Stribling at
Cleveland July 3, and putting
up a game, aggressive exhibit
ton.
Most of the fighting in 1881
has been between promoters
and managers. although King
LevinSky, Of Chicago, added a
bright chapter this month in
defeating Tommy Loughran,
thereby bringing new blood into
the heavyweight division.
Horse racing, suffering in
some sections, provided nor
NAL sport in others. Mary
lands spring and fall meetings
were well patronized and
brought out plenty of sport as
well as a fine mutuel play in
view of conditions. Mate cam.
paigned well on nearby tracks,
winning the Preakness and the
Bowie and Thanksgiving Handi-
caps.
i Twenty Grand won the
three-year-old championship in
cluding the Kentucky Derby
and Top Flight won the two
year-old title. In the handicap
division. Mike Hall was the
greatest mone,- winner and
Sun Beat the winner of the
most important stakes for>three-
year-oldS. C. v. Whitney, with
about $400, 900, was the leading
winning owner.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
LAID.
To BUSINESS
DEPRESSION
By FRANK G. MENKE

!
his final coma without anyone
identified with professional sport
dom sorry over his passing. The
depression in business was blamed
by many.
Baseball receipts in the majors
shrunk at least IS per cent. It
was worse in the minors where
many circuits folded up in mid
season, while others just man.
aged to escape receivership. Fight
promoters ended UP the year
cwathed in gloom. Many lost
heavily and those who escaped a
deficit had such little profit that
1t did not compensate them for
their labors.
Football crowds were small
than during any season G'nre
1924 and the intake was about 2j
per cent less than in 1890. The
revenue for the golf powers was
only half that year ago-and
SO the saga goes.
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody came
back to tennis after an absence
since last summer, met the best
in Europe, the best in the United
States Of America, and reigns as
queen. The prince consort of the
courts is Ellsworth Vines, of Cali.
fornia, who met all the in.and.
cutters that now make up the new
racquet group, and established a
definite supremacy.
The Girl Sxuiv,o,,oor
Miss Helen Madison, greatest
girl swimmer the world has
known, cracked about all the ex.
isting records each week, cracked
those new ones the following week
and kept it up all through the
year. They had to buy extra
adding machines for this girl mar
vel. who deserves ranking as the
outstanding athlete of the year.
in both sexes.
The turf of 1881 produced that
greatest 2-year-old filly of all
time-Top Flight. She won
seven races, was extended but
once and by gathering in $219,-
900 for her owner. she hung up
the liftime earnings for a mare
or filly. While she was doing
cute tricks, an old timer, named
Sun Beau, was prancing so pref
tily that when the season ended
it was discovered that he &C.
complished total winnings Of
1915, ,744-an all time worlds
record for any sort of giddy-ap.
The Cardinals and the AS won
their respective pennants. Then
the Cards beat up the AS in the
world series, which is something
that wasn't a surprise to those
who had taken an earlier sitting
position and pondered as to their
merits.
In Boating Sports
Yachting and motor boating en-.
joyed one of their greatest sea.
sons.
The bowlers and billiardiStS
added to, rather than lost, in the
membership of their armies.
Fencing and indoor polo reached
the high places in 1881, each
adding new devoteeS.
Winter sports came along with
a rousing whoopla. The frosty air
was so full of leaping ski-jumpers
that ordinary humans became con-
fused and reckoned this earth was
being invaded by residents Of
Mars. The skating sport, what
with new and still newer indoor
arenas to aid and abet. almost
doubled it's membership of 1880.
And hockey-the amateur game
was a royal success.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Eagle FiUe Meets
Champion HebrelUS

The reconstructed Skinker
Eagles five will have their hands
full tomorrow afternoon when
they engage the highly touted
Philadelphia Y. M. H. A. sharp
shooters. 1898. National Hebrew
champions. The game will get
underway at $3.50 o'clock.
The Hebrew quint gave the
Eagles a neat trimming last year
and the Washington boys will be
out for revenge.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Washington Cyclists
Gained Mann HOnOrs

Washington cyclists acquitted
themselves we'll during the past
season. headed by the fine riding
of Ed Bieber. District champion,
and "Bits" Horner. Due to the
cancellation of the national cham
pionships. no District champion
ships were held. Despite a lack
of junior material, the local
bikesters scored impressively in
intercity competition.
Great things are expected dur
ing the next year. when the Olym-
pic championships will be dis
puted.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Vics Oppose PhiLly
Pro Quint Tomorrow

The Vic's Sport Shop basket
ball team will entertain the crack
Philadelphia Pros tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at the Silver
Spring Armory.
The Quaker City aggregation
is made up of former college and
professional stars. An attractive
preliminary will bring together
the Bureau of Census and the
Union Printers at 2 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
BLick's Midgets
Roll Times TerrOrS

The Times Terror maple shoot
ers will face the crack John Blick
Midgets at the Arcadia at 3
o'clock today.
The TerrorS lineup will be
picked from Gay Hager, Bob
Hehholtz, Tom Griffin, jr., Bill
Brown, Jimmy Goldstein. Gino
SINH and Sid Katznell. The
Midgets will use their regular
team Of Ouncie Harrison, Alfred
Baer, Jimmy Simmons, Bob Chal-
fonte and Ray SiSler.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Garrett WdterS,T Times
Baseball Writer,
Weds N. e. Girl

Garrett Waters. The Wash
ingtcn Times baseball and high
school sports writer, Joined the
ranks of the benedicts today
when he vowed to "love, honor
and (perhapS) obey" Miss
Leary Lewis, a pretty Whining.
ton. N. c., brunette. in Will
mington.
The newlyweds will make
their home at Southbrook
Courts. 1920 Sixteenth st. N.
w., Apartment 1O6.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Golf Has Ups and Downs

Golf, like so many of its
brother and sister sports. took
it on the chin on account of
the depression. many clubs, in
Guiding the Inverness, the scene
of the National Open, actually
closing. Francis Ouimet took
down the amateur title and
Billy Bu4ke the open while
Tommy Armour accounted for
the British Open. Miss Helen
Hicks won the women's anna
teur and Walter Hagen the
Canadian open.
In tennis France was the
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
1881 Polo Titles

U. S. A. Open Outdoors
Santa Paula (Argentine). U. s.
A. Junior-RoSlyn. National In
Observation-Disclosures Point. Herbert
Memorial Cup-Aiken knights.
Monty Waterbury Cup-Temple.
ton. Pacific Coast Open-Mid-
wicks. U. S. A. Open Indoors
OptimiStS. Class A-Yale. Glass
B-West Point Officers. Glass C
Essex Troop. College-Harvard
Home seekers who want to establish
themselves in a home of their own will
find a timely home selection IN the
Real Estate for Sale Columns of the
Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
1881 Sees High Pressure
Football on Decline
By HARRY COSTELLO

lGeorgetoVn BacktieM Star 19101e1S)
College football in 1881 probably witnessed the beginning
the end for collegiate methods of raising
money by use of high powered football teams
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
WANT GAMES

The Rockville A. A. unlimited
team is booking games. Call
Manager Mcdonald at Rockville
139-R. between 6 and 1880 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

In a single days effort It IS
possible but to briefly sketch
the high spots of the 1881 ath-
letic achievements of the sports
sphere.