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The Washington times., 1931-02-24
Page Otis Crandall

If such is the case, the likes
of Howard Ehmke and Jack
Quinn and Tom Zachary and
others whose major league days
are supposed to be numbered,
will be taking a new lease on
their respective baseball lives.
Don't be surprised if Bill Doak
bobs up at some training camp,
and be prepared to hear that
Otis Crandall is asking to take
his turn in there regularly.
Science VS.. brute strength will
hang in the balance, therefore.
# smart baseball, hit-and-run
plays, sacrifices, squeeze plays
and playing for one run is
more desired than the power
tu, slugging of the last decade,
this season will prove it. Many
of the ultra modern fans know
too little of the strategy that
baseball can produce because
the present era has MOI pro-
ouced clever, inside baseball in
gerat quantities.
There hasn't been a half
dozen squeeze plays. for in
stance, at Clark Griffith sta
dium in the last six years, and
there is one of the prettiest
end most difficult plays in
baseball which few of the cur
rent crop of players know how
to execute smoothly.
Our own Eddie Foster per-
fected the hit and-run to a
science that was nothing short
of marvellous and he was
equally adept at hitting behind
the runner for that one run
which would mean a game
If the Slowed-up ball means
the return of more of this
clever type of baseball, perhaps
the fans will forget the kings
of clout who have monopo;ized
the game during the last dozen
years.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
Fond of Much Hitting

Since the new ball was an
nounced some three or four
weeks ago, we have done no
little inquiring among those
with whom we have talked, and
it is our belief that the new
generation of fans, nurtured on
lots of hitting and run-making,
would rather see the lively ball
in action.
OF course, there are many who
like these mound duels. both
among the young and old bloodS
of the grandstands, but the
Babe Ruths and the Hack Will
sons and AL SimmonSes have
made a nation of hit lovers
among fandom, and it isn't go
ing to be easy to wean the fans
away from their bingleS.
Should they discover the fans
turning up their noses at the
dead ball, you'll find the mag
mates glad to lure them back
another season with a lively
pill, even though such a second
guess has the effect of generally
high batting averages and player
salaries in keeping.
Certain types of pitchers on
the ragged edge of their major
league careers naturally enough
are glad to see the dodo ball
come into the game, for it
means they won't be slammed
all around the lot. Besides, the
new ball is supposed to give
them a better grip and conse-
quently somewhat better con-
troll. That remains to be seen.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
Training Camp
Briefs

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. "a
Stanley "Bucky" Harris, manager
of the Detroit Tigers, today was
priming his ball tossers for a
transforming tour of the State,
beginning on March l3. The
Tigers will open the new San
Francisco ball park during their
first road jaunt from Moreing
Field, Sacramento.
Manager Harris is spending the
week looking over a large squad
of recruits picked up from minor
leagues, and these youngsters
were showing their stuff in Lew
Moreing's Field here.
All regulars on the Tiger team
are getting in shape at Rich.
ardsOn's Springs.
CLEARWATER, Feb. 24.-The
holdout menace began to lift to
day for the Brooklyn Robins
Dazzy Vance was to arrive today
and Babe Herman was expected
tomorrow, both ready 10 sign Che
payroll. Vance's hurting ability
was reported to be valued by
the Robins at $25,000, while Her
mans gardening efforts WerC held
worth $4,000.
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. "a
Freddie Fitzsimrnons, Carl Hub,
bell and Willie Walker. Giant
hurlers, were not in the McGraw
training camp today. Fitzsim'
mons is absent on account of an
injured hand, it was said. but
mystery surrounded the failure
of Walker and Hubbell to report.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. "a
Bill Dickey today held the honor
of hitting the first Yankee
homer of 1881. He lifted one Of
Lou McEvty's soft ones in yester'
days workout which opened the
YankS' season.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
Today's
Sportorial
BY KIRK MILLER

With baseballs being batted
and tossed around a dozen
training camps this week, soon
we may expect to hear opinions
from the ball players as to their
attitude toward the new type
of baseballs to be in use this
year.
In nutshell, the proposition
of the new ball means just
this-tight games with small
scores or lots of hitting and
base running with big scores.
Were we a magnate, we
wouldn't give a hang what the
ball players thought of the new
ball. We would bend our ear
more to what the fan liked in
the way of big scores or small
scores.
It is the fans who are going
to decide the issue anyway.
If they don't patronize the
games so we'll in the season
which is now less than tNo
months away, you will see the
magnates going back to the live
ball next year.
Designed to create more pitch
ers' battles and to reduce
batting averages so the players
can't come to the magnates
year after year with handsome
hitting figures and demands
for corresponding salary figures,
the new ball is only on trial.
The fans, by their attendance
at the games will constitute
the july.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
Fighting Son of Fighting Father
SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, JR.

IN PREPARATION FOR HIS SECOND YEAR on the
175pound division of the boxing team at the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology where he is the
civil engineering class Smedley Butler, r. is shown in
training in the college gymnasium He is here with
the punching bag during workout Butler is the son
of Smedley D. Butler general in the United States Marine
Corps who has been thrice decorated with the Dstin-
guished Service Medal Below, young Butler is taking
a swing at the chin of his boxing instructor, Tommy
Rowson, coach of the M. l. T. ring team
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
.ARLETT MARVEL,
TURNER SAYS

1t wouldn't surprise Tom Tur-
ner, president of the Portland
Beavers, if Buzz Arlett led the
National League in hitting this
season.
Turner. while tanning in =
visit to the Athletics office at
Philadelphia last week, declared
Arlett is a better hitter than
Lefty O'Doul.
"Why, if Arlett gets down
to weight" said Turner, there's
no telling what he'll hit. He
knocked the cover off the ball
on the coast and he hasn't been
in shape for two years. He was
too heavy. HOw's his fielding?
Fair. He's faster than he looks.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
Wrestling Results


At New York-Jim Londos,
Greece, defeated Jim McMjllen,
Illinois; Sando Szabo, Hungary,
defeated Jim HeSlin, Australia,
Carl Pojello, Lithuania, defeated
DR.. Ralph Wilson, Indiana: Herb
Freeman, New York, defeated
Jack ashburn, California;
Ferenc Holuban, Hungary, de-
feated Bill Davis, Virginia; Gino
Garibaldi, Italy, defeated Casey
Berger, Texas; Rudy Dusek,
Omaha, defeated George Hagen,
Brooklyn.
At Utica, N. Y.-Joe Stecher,
Nebraska, defeated Tony Felice,
New York.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
AVE- Georgetown Unrepresened in H. 4. T. Title Indoor Gan
HOLD
EVERYTHING
BY Joe Holman

Twinkle, twinkle, baseball star,
Keep on sparkling as you are.
Fans all cheer you as you shine,
Making hits and catches fine.
Twinkle, twinkle, baseball star,
You are brightest now by far,
But while starring don't forget
Old Man Time will get you vet.
Soon the glamOr of your speed
All will vanish, pay me heed;
Soon that batting eye will fade,
So will fame of games you've
played.
Laugh and live but save your
dough.
One can't live on cheers, you
know,
Nor on deeds of arm or bat.
Good old Alex taught us that!
Many are the tales of one
time greats who, in one way or
another, outlived their fame, lost
their fortunes and otherwise saw
their glories and riches Of former
years washed away.
The greatest modern-day exam
pie of this type is none other
than "Old Pete" Alexander.
Once the toast of the National
League, or of baseball for for
that matter, Alexis case has
aroused nationwide sympathy.
Taking another slant, however,
there are also many Of these
athletic immortals, former ard
present-day sports stars, who are
living quietly. yet doing nicely.
Kansas Set
Rocky" Kansas, one-time light
weight champion, for instance, is
said to be worth somewhere near
half a million dollars.
Mike Gibbons, once known as
the "uncrOwned" middleweight
champion. has political aspira-
tionS and was recently elected
to an office in his home town
by an overwhelming majority.
Gene Tunney, retired heavy
weight monarch. of course, saved
his million dollars and quit box
ing. His money. it is claimed, Is
prudently invested and he COZ
lects substantial interest an
nually.
James j. Corbett. not many
years removed from 70, is still
natty appearing chap who
alternates as a newspaper man
and play actor-doing we'll at
both. Yes it's the same Jim who
, once broke the hearts of Amer
ica's boxing public by knocking
out the beloved John L. Sullivan.
Strib Gets Goal
Bill Stribling, still a youngster
despite his years of ring service,
likely will never have any bene-
fits staged for him. He has set
the million-dollar mark as his
goal and is scarcely marked,
though easily the busiest boxer
in the game.
Jack Dempsey, whose heavy
weight exploits and knOckOutS
will never be forgotten, is COM
fOrtabIy fixed and is still a
splendid drawing card as q
referee, an occupation at which
he realizes many thousands Of
dollars.
Baseball boasts a near million.
aire, if not all of that, in the
immortal Ty Cobb. The Georgia
Peach is as sound a. business
man off the diamond as he was
great player on it.
George Moriarty, formerly a
big league third baSeman, is pros
pering as an umpire and also
goes in for syndicate writing.
Babe Ruth, once a play-boy,
still has his fun, but combines
it with common sense. Conse-
quently he is many hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the good
and still going strong.
Bucky Harris, raw novice 10
years ago, has established him.
self rather enviably since manag-
ing the Washington and Detroit
clubs and appears to have many
fat wears ahead of him
The Washington times., 1931-02-24

locks in a row and then. acting
as his own quarterback, Signaled
for flying tackle. This went SO
well he called for a repeat, but
there was a tumble somewhere
and Londos ducked, Friend Jim
sailing right on out of the ring.
The crash when he landed did
not help the former football boy
a bit, and as the Greek reached
for Jim's neck for his first flying
mare the great match went into
its finale.
LOndOs apepared McMilien'S
superior all the way, it seemed,
and the experts say the Gre
clan god will never be thrown
unless someone stronger and
smarter than the present crop
of chalIengers highlights the
horizon.
The crush of the crowd at the
doors hours before the bout, the
fervor of the fans and the sar-
dine-packed Garden were taken
by some to indicate the complete
supremacy of wrestling owe" box
ing in New York.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24


That was how Jim Londos came
to go about today still claiming
the worlds heavyweight wrestling
title and recognized in New York
as champion.
Applies Flying Mares"
Last night for the second time
in six weeks he defeated Jim Nc
Millen, the former University of
Illinois football player, in Madi-
son Square Garden. AS wrestlers
speak of it, he applied three fly
ing mares to toss McMillen like a
sack of mothers best china and
then as his foe lay half-stunned
on the floor he jumped on him,
applying combination toe and
ankle hold. The time was 49 min
utes and Is seconds and the eli
max came at the end of thrill
ing struggle that made madmen
out of many thousands of Greeks
and few other persons.
ArtisticalIy it was a decided
success and in the way of ma
terial things it registered a new
high mark in New York. The
paid attendance was 21,5OO, the
gross receipts S6O,216 and net
S54,738.32. This set both an
indoor and outdoor record for
wrestling in the metropolis.
McMilIen put up a beautiful
fight. He has come along by
leaps and bounds, not to mention
flying tackles, and his improve
ment in recent weeks was shown
last night. McMillen started his
undoing after 46 minutes Of this
and that. He applied three head
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
BASEBALL SOUVENIR

Ed Barrow. business manager
of the Yankees, has an old base
ball which was used in a game
on June 90. 1867, when the Mu-
tuals defeated the Independents,
28-26. 1t is roughly stitched
and covered with a single piece
of leather.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
GR|FFS LEAVE.
FOR BILOXI
CAMP
BY JOE HOLMAN

BY JOE HOLMAN
The Washington clubs hidden
punch has been uncovered. And
It remained for General" Alvin
CroWder, Walter Johnson's ace
Of ace pitchers, to solve the mys-
terry.
Prior to the departure of
Washington's baseball party for
Biloxi, Miss. this morning. he
said:
"Plenty of people figure we
need a home run knOcker. l
ask you, what's the matter
with Dave Harris?
"Once Dave gets set he's apt
to show you some real wallOp-
ing. He's a born slugger ard
Heine ManuSh has shown him
how to get the most out Of his
cut, Harris used to swing from
his heels without timing him.
self. Manush is teaching him
to get the most out Of his
Swing-that is not to lunge at
the ball too hard, but more ac-
curately."
For the information Of those
who figure Washington's punch
is short, Crowder further volun-
teers the following information:
Weighs 100
"Any man who bats over
.32O packs q wallOp. That's a
cinch. We've get four ball
players other than Harris who
are liable to break up a ball
game any time.
"Manush and CrOnin, in my
estimation, are two of the
toughest customers in baseball.
The same goes for Judge and
Rice. Being a pitcher think
I'm qualified to give an Opin-
ion. And 1 honestly think
Washington has one of the
most dangerous batting lineups
in the game"
Crowder, who reported here yes
terday, is in splendid shape. He
weighs 100 pounds. He has
taken care this winter not to
train too fine and consequently
has about three to five pounds to
shed.
The General" thinks Wash
ington has a real pennant chance
this season, and backs up his |
reasoning with facts.
"We're certainly as good as
we were last year. he declares,
"and the AS are still a five
man ball team. But for COu-
pie of breaks we would have
copped last season."
Crowder, incidentally, is one of |
the big shots around whom Man.
ager johnson is building his flag
hopes. The big righthander,
described by none other than
Jimmy Isaminger, Of Philadel- |
phia INQUIRER fame, as the best |
singer in the business. was a
prime factor in landing the Griff-
men in second place year ago
and is expected to be big 1881 |
winner.
Six Feet Five
Today's the day. At exactly II
o'clock this morning Washing
tons own baseball representation
steamed out of Union Station,
Biloxi bound.
AL Crowder, Art Fidler, Uncle
Nick Altrock, Manager Walter
johnson and Col. Billy Smith, in
conjunction with a few rockies.
several newspaper men and
demon Joe" Roberts made up the
expedition.
The usual battery of phOtOg-
rapherS beSieged Sir Walter and
your Uncle Nick for snapshots.
Another who attracted atten-
tiOn was Art FidIer, former
HagerStOwn pitcher, who stands
five inches above six feet and is
built prOpOrtiOnately.
The Capital pilgrims are to
cast anchor in Biloxi late tomor-
row. Preliminary drilling will be
launched Thursday morning.
En- route to Biloxi, Catcher
Cliff Bolton will be picked up at
High Point, N. C. Catcher Roy
Spencer is to join the expedition
OF Atlanta, Ga.
The batterymen, in. their en-
tirety, are expected IN camp by
March
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
Theatrical Notables See
Londos Throw McMillen

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-suddenly the with the Adons
build picked up the big redfaced fellow and slammed him to
the floor three times then he twisted his ankle so hard the
faced fellow turned deahwhe and his rolled back unt
they the color his face The rnde was studded
with notabes including Maurice Chevalier AL Joson Georges
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
EXPLAINS N A 7
SETBACK

Matros Kirilenko, the Russian
Cossack who faces Milo Stein
burn, the husky German grap-
pier, in one of the feature bouts
of Promoter Joe Turner's wres-
tling show at the Washington
Auditorium Thursday night, ex-
plains his loss to the German IN
Philadelphia on Friday night.
1t seems that Kirilenko, follow
ing his hard match with Dick
Shikat here Thursday night, in
which he held the former cham
pion to draw, went up to Phila-
delphia to see the Pojello-Sandor
match the next night. While
there, he stepped in to appear
as substitute against Stein
born. He was unprepared for two
such hard matches in a row and,
as a consequence, lost to Stein
born.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
D. G. S. WANTS GAMES

The District Grocery Stores
cagers want a game for tonight
with a fast unlimited five. Call
Manager Dennisor. West 2013.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24
EquipOise Is Choice
To Cop 1881 Ky.
Derby

LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. "a.
Winter book odds on the Ken
lucky Debry, to be run at
Churchill Downs on May 16, to-
day showed C. V. Whitney's
Equipoise as the favorite at
4 to l.
Twenty Grand has been made
second choice at 6 to /, the
winter book shows.
The Washington times., 1931-02-24

The Capital pilgrims are to
cast anchor in Biloxi late tomor-
row. Preliminary drilling will be
launched Thursday morning.
En- route to Biloxi, Catcher
Cliff Bolton will be picked up at
High Point, N. C. Catcher Roy
Spencer is to join the expedition
OF Atlanta, Ga.
The batterymen, in their en-
tirety. are expected IN camp by
March /.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

during the first % days from the
time they were Matched. OF these
63 farms from which these records
were obtained, paralysis was re-
ported in twenty-five f1ocks of pull
lets, and bronchitis developed in
but four of the flocks, while forty
farms reported as being free from
both of these diseases. This grow
healthy chicks campaign will be
conducted again this coming year
by the extension department, but
the program will include but six
points such as clean chicks from
culled and tested flocks, clean
brooder houses, clean ground, clean
litter, clean feed and water, and
clean management. Within a few
weeks the poultrymen will receive
from the county agent offices rec
ord cards on which to keep an ac-
count of their baby chick losses,
and later in the year questionnair-
es will be sent out requesting in
formation in regard to the SANTA
tion points which were followed in
the raising of their f1ocks.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18
HEALTHY CHICKS CAMPAIGN
Campaign Carried on in 1928 I'm
der Direction of III. 5. Palmer

der Direction of III. 5. Palmer
In an effort to determine the
causes of the mortality losses in
baby chicks and the practices
which should be followed in the
control of diseases and internal
parasites, grow healthy chicks
campaign was launched in this
state in February, 1928, under the
direction of H. S. Palmer, exten-
sion poultryman OF the University
of Delaware, and the county agri-
cultural agents. During these past
three years the cooperation of
every poultry raiser has been So
licited as a means of promoting
this project on as many poultry
farms as possible throughout the
state, in addition to securing the
chick mortality records and other
data. from these various f1ocks. In
order to obtain this information
each year it has been necessary for
the county agents to send ques-
tionnaires to the entire poultry list
and also to visit many Of the poul-
try farms, and the result that the
records which have been secured
show the value of the recommend
ed practices of sanitation in and
around the brooder houses, and the
Importance Of starting with chicks
WI Oh
fiocks. The seven points of sani-
tation and disease prevention
which were included in the grow
healthy chicks program in 1928
consisted of clean chicks, clean
brooder houses, clean land, clean
litter, clean feed, clean manage
ment, and clean laying houses.
With the exception of the seventh
point, the program for 1929 COM
prised the same list of recommend
ed practices, while the pro-
gram for 1880 included nine
points, with the advice to keep
the young and old stock and
different ages of chicks in separate
pens, and to rake or harrow all
bare spots around the brooder
houses after every rain as the two
additional recommendations. One
of the interesting points brought
out by the records which were OBJ
tanned by County Agent Russell 2.
Wilson from a total of So poultry
farms in Kent county was the off
ference in the mortality rate in the
chicks from the f1ocks which had
been tested for bacillary white di-
arrhea and those which had not,
as indicated by the fact that the
mortality rate was 6.8 percent in
the 10 tested flocks, as compared
to 80 percent in the So non-tested
focks. The average mortality rate
for the county as a whole last year
was 7.8 percent, which represented
the records from 1927 chicks
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

The annual dramatic contest
held under auspices of the Kent
County Grange, will be held in the
Caesar Rodney School, Wyoming,
Wednesday, February 25 at 8 p. m.
Four plays, each of 80 minutes
duration will be presented, afford
ing an evening of good entertain
ment.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We
Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns

Mrs. Robert H. Lewis, widow of
Robert H. Lewis, of Dover, had the
misfortune to fall at her home a
few days ago and dislocate her hip.
Mrs. Lewis is past 20 years of age.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

Congratulations are being ex-
tended Mr.and Mrs. Harry K.Heite
on the birth of son born Thurs
day week ago at the Kent General
Hospital at Dover.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Jack
son, of Rye, N. Y, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
son, William Ellington Jackson.
Mr.. Jackson who is the son of Mrs.
C. D. Jackson, was formerly of
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

The February meeting of the
Kent County Volunteer Firemens
Association will be held at Har-
rington tonight, wednesday, J
guests of the fire company in that
town. All delegates are requested
to be present and other firemen in
vited. President J. E. Haddaway
announces that Chief r. w. Grier,
of the Salisbury, Md, Fire Depart
ment, will be present and make an
address on the theme Of ''The Fire
mems Work on the Delmarva PEN
insula."
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

Col. Joseph Hanson of Middle
town, celebrated his seth birthday
Monday. Col. Hanson was born in
the house which was razed for the
new Delaware Trust building, on
the northwest corner of Main and
Broad streets, and is the oldest
resident of Middletown who was
born there.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

Mrs. Martha Hurd, wife of jam
es Hurd, died at the home of her
son-in-law, Mr.. Frank Ford, near
Warwick, Md, Tuesday, after an
illness of several months caused
from paralysis. Mrs. Hurd was
81 years of age. Deceased is sur
vived by husband and a number
of children. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon, at two
o'clock, and interment made in De
laney, Md, cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Hart
nett, of West Dover, quietly OBJ
served the 51st anniversary of
their wedding recently at their
home in West Dover. Mr.. Hart
nett some weeks ago sustained Sc
we're injuries in a fall while walk
ing on the streets of Dover. Mr..
Hartnett is one of the largest land
owners in Kent county.
The January report of receipts
taken in at the State Automobile
Department at Dover for auto reg
istration fees shows $701, ,562.70
collected. The two largest items
are revenues from pleasure and
commercial cars, the pleasure car
license fees totaling S509,850 while
the commercial license revenue
was S175, 40. Dealers licenses
provided S6,O35 of the total; trail
ers, $4,896 and titles. $2,993.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-18
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department. at its office.
Dover. Del. until 200 o'clock P. M.
March 3rd. 1881, and at that place and
time publicly opened for contracts involv-
ing the following approximate quantities:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
BOWLING

BEVERAGE LEAGUE