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The Washington times., 1931-08-24

Hustle your Babe Ruth Selec-
tlonS along. fans!
Only nine days left!
Little can happen between
now and the end of the month
to cause the Babe to change his
mind.
While the Sultan of Swat
hasn't put his team down on
paper yet. he has it all picked
and is slowly arranging his state.
mentS on each player.
Get that team in now! Don't
wait until it's too late.
A trip to the opening games
of the world series, way over
in st. Louis, as it strongly ap-
pears at this writing, is worth
a little hustling. Get busy now.
James Carroll, 1923 Forty
third Pl. N. W., hustled this
crack aggregation along,
TFaSnOF. 3b Klein, RI
HOrnSby, 2b CFOnin. ss
Simmons. IL West. ef
GehFig. 1b Grove. .
Cochrane. G Marberry, D
Harry Lacey. 1900 q st. N. T..
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
HELEN
FAR ABOVE
RIVALS

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Amer-
ica's women's tennis crown re-
poses once again where it belongs
on the shapely head of Mrs.
Helen Wills Moody, undisputed
queen of the world of racquetS,
and, judging by the doings at
Forest Hills during the past week,
the crowning of Queen Helen has
ushered in another era of Moody
supremacy, another. stretch OF
years during which the great
champion will again rule the femi-
nine tennis world with an iron
hand.
Helen Invincible
Certainly nothing Mrs. Eileen
Bennett WhittingStall showed
against the great Moody in yester
days final, when she was crushed
under Ga, 6-1 scores, points to
the contrary. Nor anything that
Betty Nuthall, or Helen Jacobs, or
any of the other British or Ameri-
can stars exhibited during the
past seven days, either.
The former Helen Wills is
the undisputed queen of tennis.
There can be no gainSaying
that fact, and the rest of the
women stars aren't even prin-
ceSSeS.
They rank so far beneath the
great champion that the best
that can be said for them is that
they are ladies in waiting. Ladies
waiting for the queen to adbicate
her throne.
There's nothing they can ever
do to hasten the downfall of the
great Moody. Joan Ridley, one
of England's best; Dorothy
Weisel, No. 3 player Of America
Phyllis Mudford, second ranking
player of England, and Mrs,
Whittingstall, victor over John
Bulls No. / star and Americas
No. 2. player, couldn't take a set
from Queen Helen among them.
Betty DisappOints
There were many who thought
that Betty Nuthall, at least,
would prove herself worthy Of a
princess ranking, with Helen
Jacobs completely out of the
running. After that Seabright
shellacking, bouncing Betty" was
looked upon as a likely runner-up.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

The event was scheduled Satur-
day afternoon, but was postponed
until yesterday because Of the
rain. Again rain interfered yes
terday afternoon and a second
postponement was necessary.
Argyle Country Club, however.
managed to run off its prelimin-
aries yesterday morning, despite
the threatening clouds.
The Peacock brothers, Roger
and Richard, were triumphant.
Richard Peacock is two years
older than Roger, but is not rs
well known.
Richard does not care much
about the game of golf and, it is
said, were he to give more inter
est to the game would be ranked
with the best in this vicinity.
The preliminaries at the White
Flint Club were also halted be-
cause of rain. They will probably
be run off this coming Saturday
The preliminaries at the Washing.
ton Golf and Country Club are
also listed Saturday.
The preIiminaries at the Ken
wood Country Club are booked
for Sunday afternoon.
Golf chairmen and the profes,
sionalS at the clubs are again re
minded that three balls are to be
driven in the preliminarieS and
that the total distance Of all
three, not the longest drive, is to
decide the winner and runner-up
The three balls. however, must
land safely in the fairway and the
new ball must be used.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
INDIAN SPRING
TOMORROW

The Maryland State Golf Asso-
citation will hold a handicap golf
tourney at the Indian Spring
Club tomorrow. Only those golf
ers registered with the Maryland
Association are eligible for the
event. The professionals will
shoot from scratch.
Indian Spring officials today
announced that tickets for the ex-
hibition match presenting Billie
Burke and George Won Elm
against j. Monro Hunter and
George Diffenbaugh have been
placed on sale at A. G. Spalding'S,
1888 G st. N. w., and other con
venient places. The price Of ad-
mission to the exhibition will be
81.
The exhibition is scheduled to
take place at the Indian Spring
Club on Sunday, September s,
play starting at 2 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Physician Is Manager

The physician n manager
brought his protest to the COM
missioner, declaring he knew
these three boys we're over the
age limit, which we shall say in
this case is 16 years.
"But how do you know, doc
tOr?" the commissioner inter
jected. Ibid you attend any Of
them at birth? Were you prac-
ticing in the State of Team No.
a Is years ago? Did you know
the members of this team be.
fore all Of you migrated to this
tournament, or are you depend
ing on your knowledge of an
atOmy to guide you in your pro-
test?"
That's just it," replied the
doctor, Eve physicians can tell
when boys have reached a GER
tain age"
"Well, DOCTOR" said the COM
missioner, "cOuld you explain
to a lay mind just how you
physicians can tell so accurately
whether a boy has passed a
given age?"
"Well (hesitatingly and rub
bing his chin, yes, we tell by
their chest development, the
size of their bicepS, etc"
"YOu mean by the hair on
their cheStS?"
"NO. not always, but Scme-
times. However, one of these
boys / am protesting has lots
Of Seaweed on his chest, and is
over age"
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
MITCHELL FAILS
|NF|NALS

DETROIT, Aug. "a U.N.SO
George Jennings, jr., Chicago, was
National Public Parks tennis
champion, today in both singles
ard doubles, but that Is nothing
new. 1t was his fourth consecu-
tive singles title and the fifth
time he won in doubles.
He defeated DenniSon L. "Doo-
ley" Mitchell, Washington, Ga,
So, 6-1, 2-6, 11-9. The first
time in three years of play in
this tourney that he lost single
set. Teamed with Gordon Braudt,
Chicago, he kept the doubles
crown from Mitchell and Thomas
Markey, Washington, 90, Ga.
13-11,
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
LeOnOrG TGHbe
Sixth in Iona SlUin1

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. "a.
Washington youthful girl swim
mers did not fare so well, in
N. A. A. U. junior long-distance
swim, at Bay Shore yesterday,
which was won by Grace Warner,
of Baltimore.
Leonora Taube was the first
D. C. girl to finish, she was
sixth. Because of the cold
weather, the distance Of the race
was cut to a mile and a half,
from the original two and half
mile listed.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
TITLE EVENTS.
THIS WEEK

Several playground champion
ships will be decided this week.
The boys field and track titles
will be determined tomorrow in
the Central High Stadium, the
meet to get started at 10 o'clock
in the morning. The girls meet
takes place at Central at 10 a. m.
on Thursday with the colored
boys championship scheduled
Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the
Francis track.
ROSedale triumphed in the
boys and girls meets last year
with CardOza winning the boys
cOlOred title.
The fourth of the five-game Sc
rieS between Park View and
Hoover for the playground base
ball crown is listed Thursday af-
ternoon at o'clock for the Rose
dale field. Park View took the
first two games while Hoover won
the third contest.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
HALT
GROVE. AND
BLANKA'S

Robert. Moses Grove had no
excuses today.
Acknowledged the greatest
pitcher in both the American and
National Leagues. Grove met his
master-at leastt for a day-in
Dick Coffman, Of the st. Louis
Browns, formerly a Griffmen, who
snatched a 1-to-0 game from the
Athletics. The AS horse -collaring
was the first in 1881.
The st. Louis win snapped
Groves winning streak at 16
straight games, three short of
the long string mark for con-
secutive victories held by Rube
Marquard
The experts say Grove is a
cinch to advance his total vic
tories for the year into the
thirties and make some new hurl-
ing records. He has won Is games
to date and lost 8, but he can't
60 much further if he meets the
class he encountered on Sunday
in Coffman.
The st. Louis hurler gave
three hits against seven for
Grove. Lefty" struck out six.
Two more than Dick. But he
made one wild pitch.
Coffman gave the only base
on balls. The winning run came
in the third inning on a single
by Schultz and a double by
Mellillo. Strangely enough the
Athletics hitters got going in the
night cap, while the old husk.
Waite Hoyt, was serving vacuum
ball and beat the Browns 10 to 0.
Cards Increase Lead
The st. Louis Cardinals fat
tened their National League lead
with a twin triumph over the
Boston Braves. The Cards routed
the Tribe Is to / and then Paul
Derringer beat Ed Brandt l to 0
in a mound scrap that went II
innings, ending when Jim Bot
tomley hit a home run.
Five hundred fans from Scran-
Ton came OVS4 w give OOS OAA0ASS'
Brooklyn pitcher, hometown
welcome and diamond ring,
and the Pittsburgh Pirates de-
cided. they were no pikerS, hand
ing the Robins a couple OF ball
games. Brooklyn took the two
contests by a 5-to-4 score, and
both were decided on Pirate
errors in the ninth inning.
Shaute was the hurler in the
opener and Quinn got the
credit in the vesper, relieving
Dazzy Vance. O'DOul'S homer
helped in the final.
Falk, Myatt and Montague sin
gled in the ninth inning and won,
4 to 3, for. Cleveland over the
Boston Ruddy Sox. Sergeant
Connally, the former third string
pitcher of the Chicago Sox, was
the winning hurler.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

tually requires no effort Of
understanding. The profes-
Sional often will assert he
doesn't think about his swing
or physical exertion, but of his
string of AS or the weather.
His detail, of swinging. style
and form, require no effort of
understanding. The profes-
sional this obliviousness to
style and form when he de-
velopS into a Skillful golfer.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

It seems that Team No. 4 de-
feated Team No. l in the first
game, and despite the fact that
all managers and the commits
sioner had examined the birth
credentials the night before the
tournament started, the adult
manager of Team No. /, a prac-
ticing physician by profession,
protested the age of three mem
bers of the victorious Team
No. 4.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
SKIING PARADISE

About $50 miles of ski trails
winding through the forests
around Lace Placid, N. Y, will
be used for the cross-country ski
races at the next Olympic winter
games.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
|ANkS DOUBLE win MAKES GR|FFS ANx|0U;
And Biceps Too
Psychological Test
Not Day OUer Is!
Doctor, Doctor
Commissioners Trials
SeaIUeed on Chest

This be the story of the trials and rbuations Of
baseball commissioner the better that you may have
insight why takes like Judge Lands to keep
the national pastime in the saddle.
We were baseball commissioner for two days out in
the Middle West week before last, and drawing
an incident from real life to demonstrate why it takes
the game
There were four teams in Middle West American
Legion Junior tournament each from four States which
we shall designate as States No. l. No g. No. and ah
you guessed it, No. 4.
Now all the boys had to be not over fixed age, and
their adult managers who accompanied them to the tourna
ment came armed with birth certificates and other tes
monas of their years and months in this vale Of laughs
opd nrior
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

is that which
requires the
least possible
e fort of
underSt a n d.
ing. This ap-
plies to form,
also. Fl n d
the style and
form, which
fit this prin-
ciple then
S t / C k to
them. It is
also possible
to have style
a n d form
w hich Vir-
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
PALE DRYS ARE DRY

Pale Drys Midgets are after
games with leading teams in
their class, they especially chal-
lenge all American Legion mines.
Arrangements may be made by
calling Manager Cole at Lincoln
0700
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
OUT OF THE PAST

Old-time major league stars,
including Hans Wagner, Ed
Walsh, Buck Herzog, Jimmy Col.
Inns, Rube Oldring and Steve
Brody recently returned to the
diamond and performed at Balti.
more.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
GOOD ALL-ROUND

Wade Red" Woodworth, one
of the leading outboard motor
boat racers, and former North
western University football guard,
will play professional football this
season for the Green Bay
Packers,
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

didn't hesitate and his combina-
ton certainly sounds good:
West. CT CrOnln. So
FriSch. 2b BIueRe, ,3b
Simmons. IL COcllrRne q
GehriG. lib GrOve,p
Klein. rf Ferrell. n
Billy Vaughn. Takoma Park
fan, sees 'em arranged in this
order:
West. CT COchrane.
Bluege, Sb Klein, ri
CrOnin, ss MeIiIlO, 2b
Simmons. II GrOVe.D
GehPiR, 1b Marberry
Milton M. Mulitz, 5128 Ninth
st. N. W.. pins his hopes in this
brilliant lineup:
West. cf CrOnIn, s. ~
MelillO, 2b COchrane
Gehrig, lib Bluege. 3b
Simmons. II Marberry,
Klein. RI Grove, p
Howard Wells. a BaltimoreG 4,
put in a lot Of time and thought
on this formidable-look team:
West. CT CrOnin, 10
Hornsby. 2b BlueRe. 3b
GehriG. 1b COchrane, Q
AtmmOns, II Grove, d
AAsLn' n ERnshaW'D
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
LARGE COLLECTION

Lefty Grove, Athletics pitching
ace, has a fine collection of auto
graphed baseballs representing
each Of the games he has won.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

Whatever your wants may be, there
is always a possibility that they can
be satisfied through the many services
advertised IN todav's Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

"Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
st. Louis, 16-1; Boston. 10
Brooklyn. SIS: Pittsburgh, "A.
ChicaGO-New York. both games post
pOned (raln).
(Only games scheduled.)
TOday's Games
st. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York 1.-TWO RameS).
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Yesterdays HOME RUNS
Hafey, Cardinals ................. 2
Suth. Yankees ....''.............. ]
LaEZerl. Yankees ,................. ]
Chapman. Yankees .........,....,. j
ROgeI, Tigers ................"... !
Webb. Red SOx.. ................. 1
B0ttomley. Cardinals .............. /
CrODin, Senators .................. /
OOOul. HOOlnS ....,.....s.......o !
SuhP, Pirates .......... ............s
LEADERS
Ruth, Yankees Observation-Disclosures. SO
Gehrfg, Yankees ................. 81
Klein. Phillles ................... 81
AVeFill, Indians ..,.....,........, 81
Ott' "anB '''''''' '.''''''''' .
FOXXs Athletlc9 .............s.... SS
Simmons, Athletics .....,........ 20
TOTALS
AHIeEcau .'.'''' ''"'....s.'' 500
NatsOnaI '''.....,.. $40
Total. ........,.........S Ss4
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
GOLF
By CHESTER HORTON

Good golfing style is a detail
about which the player con-
Germs himself. The best style
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Baseball
Standings

UUnAcB U6IIIWU IeUWeFe
Yesterdays RESULTS
WASHINGTON. 9; Detroit, 5.
st. Louis, 10; Philadelphia, O-1O.
New York, 100; Chicago. Al.
Cleveland, 4; Boston, 8.
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at Detroit.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Nine More Days Left
To Send in Team
For Ruth Contest

Hustle your Babe Ruth selections along fans!
Only nine days left!
Little happen between and the end of the month
to cause the Babe to change his mind.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24
Arny-Navy Driving Tourney
Postponed to Wednesday
Bv GEORGE A, SIMPSON

BY GEUGGE A. S1MF6UN
The premnaries in the District golf driving championship
the Army and Navy Country Club will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 430 o'clock
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

Falk, Myatt and Montague sin
gled in the ninth inning and won,
4 to 3, for. Cleveland over the
Boston Ruddy Sox. Sergeant
Connally, the former third string
pitcher of the Chicago Sox, was
the winning hurler.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

Shaute was the hurler in the
opener and Quinn got the
credit in the vesper, relieving
Dazzy Vance. O'DOul'S homer
helped in the final.
The Washington times., 1931-08-24

This promises plenty of
battling baseball for the fast
fading season. The Griffs
can be said to be on their
mettle right now in view Of
their slim hold on second
place. The question is-wilI
they be able to win out in this
new fight for supremacy.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
One of a Series

Earl Derr Biggers, author of
Charlie Chan Carries On" the
picture now at the Fox, has writ
ten a number of novels around
the same Chinese character
Others are "The Chinese Parrot -
Behind That Curtain" and THE
Black Camel" He also has writ.
ten several stage successes.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
TOday's Radio Programs

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3:15-WRC-Current Events.
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The Washington times., 1931-03-23
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

COLUMBIA-Mary Pickford, in
"Kiki," at IL a. m, LOS, $40,
$40, 7:25 and 9:35 p. m.
EARLE Loretta Young, in
Beau Ideal" at 11:45 a. M, 2:20,
4:5O, 7::35 and 1910 p. m. Stage
shows at ITO, 3:45, $40 and 9:1O
p. m.
RIALTO-"Rango," at 11:5O a.
M, 1:50, $50, $50, 7:5O and $50
p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S-Mary Astor in
Behind Office Doors" at 1928
a. M, 1928, 1921, 5:33, 1885 and
9:38 p. m.
PALACE-Lawrence Tibbett, in
"The Southerner," at IL noon,
2:18, 4:40, 7:30 and $50 p. m.
Stage shows at 1870, 3:55, $40
and 9:05 p. m.
FOX-Warner GLAND, in Char
lie Chan Carries On" at IL noon,
2:25, 4:43, 1888 and 9:56 p. m.
Stage shows at 1853, All, TOO
and 9:24 p. m.
METROPO LITAN-Richard
Dix, in "Cimarron," at 10:48 a. m,
1857, 3:O6, Sis, 7:24 and 9:33
D. m.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
'Cimarron' Is
Success at Met

The picture that set up new
attendance records at RrK-O
Keilth's a few weeks ago, is again
to be seen at a downtown thea
ter. AS you may have suspected,
we are referring to "Cimarron," +"
which is now showing at War
ner's Metropolitan.
The film is a vivid and spec
tacular perturbation of Edna
Ferber's powerful novel Of the
same name, and tells the story
of the great Oklahoma land rush
the birth, and 40 years of the
growth, of an Empire.
Richard Dix, as Yancey Cravat,
gives to the screen the finest per
fornance of his career; revealing
dramatic ability and power that
has long lain dormant beneath
the lighter and more frivolous
roles in which he has heretofore
been cast.
Irene Dunn, as Sabra Cravat
is very convincing, proves her
ability to act as well as look
pretty and establishes herself
firmly in the hearts of her puo
lie.
The supporting cast includes
Estelle Taylor, Edna May Oliver
William Collier, jr.. and that slut
tering artist, Roscoe Ates.
r. G. F.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23
WITH
MONKEYS AT
RIALT0

The ape-infested jungles Of Su-
matra furnish washington with
it's newest animal picture,
Range" latest effort of Ernest
SchoedSack, who scouts the globe
for material with which to make
movies of mans struggle against
primitive conditions.
Range" is at the Rialto and is
we'll worth the while of anyone
who can be convinced all comedl-
ans do not walk upright. The
picture features ape and monkey
comics, along with ferocious tig-
ers, gliding black panthers and
climbing wildcats.
A prologue painlessly develops
the information that the diff
ference between apes and mon
keys is that apes have no tails.
and that the island of Sumatra
is the only place in the world
where tigers and apes live in the
same neighborhood. Certain apes,
we are further informed, are
known as orangutans, which
means men of the forest"-and
one may call a representative
of this breed "Rango," for short.
The picture introduces Ali, a
tiger hunter, and his young son.
Bin, who live in a house on stills
in the jungle, with many a sly
and cunning trap for their striped
prey. The two capture a young
ape, Range, son Of gentleman
of the forest by the name Of Tua.
In the end, Range is goaled by
a tiger, who engages in spirited
mortal combat with a water buf-
falo.
There is a pleasing lack of arti-
ficiality about the picture, and an
unlimited number of laughs in the
antics of Tua, Range and tree
full of assorted monkeys-especi
ally a pair of big-eyed, long-tailed
babies with hair parted in the mid
die.
The musical accompaniment of
the picture is appropriate, and the
simulated sounds of the jungle
are perfectly synchronized. The
action in "Rango" is given over
almost entirely to the animals,
and the picture is one that any
child would be delighted to see.
In addition to the feature. the
Rialto offers a short comedy, a
color novelty sketch and the news
reel. j. I. M.
The Washington times., 1931-03-23

efforts in recent Fox pictures
they beat palms nightly for
walking With Susie" hurrahed
for his falsetto warbling Of "Sts
Louis Blues" and even listened
rapturously while he walled about
being "Just a Gigolo." He has
a high pitched voice, pleasant
personality and much animation.
The combination spelled solid
hit which deserved a better en-
core speech than the trite re-
marks of appreciation which
wound up his efforts.
Good Songs
Lita Gray Chaplin was the
runner-up for applause. She is
a youthful appearing and pretty
girl with a real talent for topical
songs. Her budget included
Smile, Darn You, Smile, " Would
You Care" and The River and
Me-" The last had strains of
Jerome Kern's "Old Man River"
melodiously interpolated.
For an encore number Miss
Chaplin offered song with espe-
cially written lyrics which intro
duced fleeting impression of
such Broadway well-known nota-
bles as Ethel Barrymore, Helen
Kane, Sophie Tucker and Harry
Richman. It's a dandy song and
would be a real WOW if more ef
fort to make the representations
authentic was evident. A half a
dozen bows was Miss Chaplin's
reward.
Legion Picture
Hal Sherman and Dorothy
Ryan, in singing and dancing;
the Lew Twins, Six Steppers and
Maxine Doyle complete the stage
program.
The picture. Beau Ideal" is a
tame sequel to the earlier Beau
Geste." Percival C. 'Wren's color
full story Of the Foreign Legion.
It is not another triumph for Di-
rector Herbert Brenon, nor does it
provide distinction for the cast,
which tries to make it epic. Lor-
eta Young, Ralph Forbes and
Lester Vail have the featured
roles. Short Vitaphone subjects
and first-class music by Freddy
Clark'S band rounds out.