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The Washington times., 1931-05-04

periods, he pitched the prettiest
ball of his career.
Opposed to "Rube" Walberg,
Brownie never let up a minute.
He improved as the game pro-
greSSed. And only the nOmina-
ton of Dave Harris as pinch
hitter caused his removal in
favor of Alvin CrOwder, who
worked that disastrous ninth
heat.
Somehow and in some way
Washington's future greats" who
have been optioned to the minors
during the past few seasons have
failed to click. Consider Infielder
Jim Mcleod.
Mcleod Shifts Again
The Little Rock boy shaped up
as a great prospect year ago
This season he already has been
turned back to the Griffmen by
Chattanooga and Dallas.
Now Jim, who has been troubled
with illness, is to try his luck
with Topeka, of the Western AS
sociation.
Gordon Phelps, the big Bowie
boy, has been returned by Chatta,
nooga to Hagerstown, There he
will catch regularly ana attempt
to shed some surplus poundage
Outfielder Leo Burns, Joe Cronin's
protege, is once-in-aWhile with
Chattanooga. And Harley Boss
who looked like million dollars
with the Lookouts this spring
isn't hitting the size of his collar
It's said!
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
The Case of Vosmik

Should this Joe Vosmik, the
Cleveland phenom, prove to be
a real conner, and to date he
has been all of that, he will
by no means be the first Ohioan
to make good in the Forest
City. This observation is prompt
ed by the recent death of
Jimmy McAleer who was a
Youngstown product and backed
up by the case of Denton
Tecumseh "Cy" Young, both of
whom were iools of the old
Cleveland National League club.
Young even now lives in his
native city, Peoli, Ohio.
Historians are now recalling
the skill of McAleer in the out
field and his accurate arm and
all around spectacular playing.
particularly when it came to
running bases and pegging
throws to home.
Young, of course, is far more
famous as player than Nc
Aleer, his career on the mound
stretching over a period of %
years, compiling a total of SOB
victories which has never been
equaled in the history of the
game. He pitched a perfect
game of baseball too, a no-hit-
no-run game in which not a
runner reached first base. This
happened while he was a mem
ber of the Boston Americans.
He went directly from the
Ohio sandlots to the old CleVe-
land Spiders, and stuck.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
Italian Amateur
Boxers Due TOdHU

NEW YORK, May Amateur
boxing enthusiasts will get their
first view of Italy's championship
boxing team, winners of the
Olympic title, today when the
S. S. Conte Biancamano reaches
her pier. The italian champions
will oppose representative
United States team in the inter
national bouts to be held in Madi-
son Square Garden, May 13.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04

WHO ISL y, 1OI LudI mdLIS1
The fact remains, however, that
in Charles William Fischer-his
youthful Observation-Disclosures Sc
cretl, believes he has uncovered
another Bob Grove. And since
Groves are few and far between,
he intends losing no time verify
ing his belief.
Consequently, Carl, who is big,
willing and strong, likely will get
his second starting shot tomorrow
when Washington enters the sec
ond game of its series with the
Yankees here. Sam Jones is 70
work the inaugural of a four-game
series today.
81 know Carl pitched Satur-
day." Sir Walter admitted to-
day, "but he's in great shape.
And he needs work. There's
only one way to get the best out.
of a young fellow. That is to
use him, and use him often"
Nor is chesty Carl any less am;
bilious than his manager.
"The more 1 pitch the better
I pitch" he AYERS. "And talk
alb wOrk-Say, 1 love it,"
stuff" alone isn't the only
thing Carl's got. Fred Marberry,
who's famed for his stoutness of
heart, says:
"That kids game to the core.
His hearts in his work all the
time. And there's nothing he
won't do to help his team"
Maybe you like him. Possibly
you don't. But that's beside the
point.
VilIainOus Simmons
Anyhow, Al Simmons, talented
Philadelphia left fielder, trans
formed more than 10000 boos and
cat-calls into cheers yesterday as
the AS romped to victory over
Washington at Griffith Stadium.
Twice within a week AL was the
center of near riots last season
Yesterday, however, he was royalty
applauded as he almost single,
handed downed the Griffmen.
The Mackmen won the ball
game, 3-tO-1. And AL drove
home two of the runs.
After Cochrane had singled in
the first inning, AL tripled him
across. Then in the eighth he
responded to intermittent cheers
and Kisses by caroming a ball off
the top of the wall in right center
into the next street. A break
perhaps. But nevertheless a home
run.
Chuck" Cronin-WaShington's
ace of aceS-averted a shutout in
the ninth when he lined a terrific
drive high into the center field
bleachers for the circuit.
Brown Shows Stuff
Plenty of nice things can be
said about luckless Lloyd Browns
pitching. Trailing l to 0 for eight
The Washington times., 1931-05-04

curl up as quickly as some have
feared. He is sure to come
around as the weather gets bet
ter, because he has no basic all
ment or injury to slow him up
in his thirty-first year.
And remember this, folks
the Griffmen are only human.
They are going to lose some
games the while they win a lot.
Their best pitchers are going to
get pounded, oftimes from just
such clubs as the Red Sox
which aren't going any place
themselves, but which frequent
ly make a lot of trouble for the
teams which are going places
and trying to do things.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
TOLSON TOSSES
FIRST BALL

Bernard Tolson, superintendent
of the Washington Terminal, will
toss out the first ball as the
Washington Terminal and Con-
structioneers open play in the
Industrial Baseball League this
afternoon on the north Ellipse
grounds at Sis O'Clock.
Bill Flester. president OF .he
Industrial League. declares that
the .leagaa fne Of the strongest
in the city. Most Of the Wash
ington Terminal players are the
pick of the last years Terminal
League which failed to re-or-
ganiZe this year.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
Woodn,ont Tourney Heads District Golf Card This Week
PR|NTCRAFT IS
PLAY OPENS
TODAY
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

This week will be laden with
golf tournaments, the most i'm
portant and prominent being the
annual Woodmont Club tourney
scheduled to open with qualifying
rounds tomorrow.
Today, finds the women golfers
of the District competing in a
Tombstone tournament at the Co
lumbia Country Club: Larger
fields are taking part in women
golf tournaments here this year
because the District Women's
Golf Association decided to allow
unattached players to compete in
it's tournaments.
The professional golfers of the
Middle Atlantic section are also
playing in the senior-pro event at
the Chevy Chase Club today,
Senior golfers of the Chevy Chase
Club will serve as partners for
the pros.
The Union Printcrafts tourney
opens today on the Beaver Dam
course. The tourney continues
tomorrow and will conclude
Wednesday. 1t is a blind handi-
cap medal play affair of 18
holes.
Each entrant will be given
sealed envelope containing a num-
Der from l to 20. He is to write
his name on the envelope, hand
it over to the starter. unopened,
and these envelopes will be opened
at the tournament dinner Wednes-
day night. Not until then will
the winner be known.
Another Tournament
The annual Electrical League
golf tournament is scheduled to-
morrow afternoon for the Manor
Club course. There will be straight
handicap play as we'll as kicker's
handicap. Attractive prizes have
been donated by electrical houses.
Gilbert Hahn landed first prize
in the Class A sweepstakes at the
Woodmont Country Club yester-
day with a card of C85-2O) IS.
Robert Baum. (83-l7 Sc; was
runner-up and Henry BreSlau,
C95-25) 10. finished finished
third. M. C. Shapiro, c96- So
81. placed first in Glass B with
Simon L. Nye. 100-32) 68, Sec
ond. Third place developed tie
between DR.. William Heroes.
G07-38) SO, and Herbert Glass
ner, 105-36) SO.
E. L. Hutchinson, DIR. A. 7.
Utz and C. S. Brooks tied for
first prize in the blind bogey
at the Indian Spring Club yes
terday, each with net cards of
II. Hutchinson scored (99-22)
II; DIR. Utz, C97-2O) ~, and
Brooks, (93-16 u.
Robert Bowen, District junior
champion. led the qualifying
field for the club team at Argyle
with a 36-hole total of 157. The
team will be named at later
date.
Ralph Gibson won the Spring
time Inaugural Handicap at the
Bannockburn Club yesterday with
card of (80-14 Sc. DR.. l.. l..
Lumsden was second with C9l-
2D II. and H. L. Bisselle th1d
with C92-20) 70. John Thacker
had low gross with 78. First low
net in the women's competition
was won by Mrs. R. V. Halg.
G23-3O SO, with Mrs. Ralph
Gibson second with Q34-30)
104. Mrs. Frank Pickett was low
gross with 107.
Mrs. Albert Fisher and NJ. F.
Mccarthy tied with Mrs. H. Allen
and Leroy Day, each with a net
81, for first prize in the mixed
Scotch foursome at Beaver Dam.
Mrs. T. N. Beavers and William
j. Cox were third with a net 86,
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
Washington Urged
As Christian Center

Describing Washington as a
vast g-board" from
which echoes resound throughout
the world, DR.. James Shera
Montgomery. chaplain of the
House of Representatives and
pastor of the Metropolitan Meth
odist Church, urged that the
National Capital Of this country
be made the stronghold of the
Christian religion.
He made his plea in an elo-
quent sermon yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04

should ov er
the case Of
E a r n S haW,
who won his
first game of
the season on
the very day
Alvin GROW w
der was TAX
ing such a
lacing at the
hands of the
Boston r e d
SoX.
A pitcher
of CroWder's
c o imperative
rroInth dnncnff
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
Al Melvin Dies
From Injuries

MARYVILLE. Calf. May Al
bert Melvin. Yuba County Junior
College athlete, was dead here
today of injuries he received last
week while practicing pole vault
ing. His home is at Medford, Ore,
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
they can go to see local favorites
encounter Johnson's boys.

GIlSy Cdll ~ w oCS IOCd4 AoNoAAVSo
encounter Johnson's boys.
And the National League holds
quite a fascination for Washing
tonians going to other chimes,
chief interest seeming to center
in which clubs will be playing in
Brooklyn or New York at certain
times this summer. Folks going
to the Sharkey-Carnera fight,
June 10, provided the show isn't
stopped by court injunction, will
not be able to see the National
Leaguers perform that after
noon, but they will be able to
watch the Yankees and White
Sox, provided that is any conso-
lation.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04

AItrock Nat TO n a
League cellar, they are feeding
them through iron tubes.
It looks as though the Reds
had taken a six months lease
on all premises below the
street level.
The dOuble-header season is
also here, which should enable
the Cincinnatis to increase
production and drop games
twice as fast.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
Al CROWDER
TO REMAIN
ACTIVE

NEW YORK, May 4.-Unless
some word is received from Pitch
er Ad Liska today, Clark Griffith
intends wiring him. He will re-
quest a detailed report regarding
the condition of Ads injured right
arm:
When Liska departed for Lin
coin Neb., submit his salary
whip to the treatment of a promi-
nent surgeon two weeks ago, the
Washington prexy's last words
were:
"Get in touch with me imme-
diately upon consulting the loo
tor. After ali it's best that we
know what's what as soon as
possible"
Since then the "Old Fox" has
marked time patiently. Now. how
ever, he wants action.
81 can't understand LiSka's
1:ySteriouS silence" he declared
yesterday. "As it stands don't
know whether his arm is healed
or in a bad way.
81 think Ad owes me some ex-
PLANTATION. If for no other rea-
son because I've gone a long
way with him under difficult
circumstances"
If iska's arm is healed within
. reasonable length of time he
likely will prove a mighty h ndy
young man to have around.
Puzzle To Indians
For one thing Ads submarine
ball has always puzzled those
pace-setting Cleveland Indians.
Too, he is effective against John
Collins troublesome Red Sox and
also goes good against the cham
p1on Athletics-that is in spots.
The ominous quiet surrounding
L1Ska'S recent activities naturally
arouses some doubt regarding the
comeback of his arm. And that
doubt will continue to exist un-
til the matter is brought to
showdown.
There's only one way to
bring General Crowder around.
That is to let him take his
beatingS until he gets going"
This, ladies and gentlemen, is
Walter Johnson's interesting OBJ
servation.
CrOwder Among Best
Crowder, he claims, is one of
baSeball's best pitchers but needs
plenty of work to get into stride.
'AI had won only one gam.
when we traded for him last
June" Walter reminds us, "Yet
he came back strong in the
heat Of the race and turned
In some Splendidly pitched ball.
Given half a break CrOwder
would have cOpped 20 wins.
That's why we're not getting
excited about his present
record.
CrOwder himself declares he
!s In Spendid physical trim and
Ghat his arm never felt better.
II just simply haven't got
started" he claims. Naturally
I'm worried. But once / do hit
my peak I'll make up for lost
time-dOn't worry about that"
The old. old story of exper-
ience overshadowing youth is
about to be retold.
From Washington's spring
training base at Biloxi, Miss. this
past spring glowing accounts re-
garding the prowess of rookie
Cliff Bolton were sent northward.
And the over-signed probably
was the chief offender.
Now that the American League
season has been launched we
find young Cliff, promising
though he may be. giving way
to burly Red" Hargrave as
WaShington's second string back
stop.
That the redhead is impressing
Is gathered from his showing in
Saturdays twin bill with the Red
Sox.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04

AAeS w ~ ~SSOA
team on the
bottom of at
lie a st o n e
league.
1t wouldn't
t ke much
strategy for
the Red SOx
to blast the
Browns out
of the bar
gain base.
ment but the
Gin c innatiS
are buried so
far in the
No - ~nI
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE

SGames behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Ct. Louis. s; Chicago. III innings)
Pittsburgh, 6-5: Cincinnati, $40.
Brooklyn, 4; New York, 8.
Philadelphia, 4; Boston, 1.
TODAY'S GAMES
Phlladelphia at Boston.
New York at RrOOklyn. .''
Cincinnati at Chicago.
NOnIy games scheduled).
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
NIPPON mailman
HERE FRIDAY

Tari Miyaki, Japanese, en-
ploying the American style of
wrestling, will appear in the
feature match of Promoter Joe
Turner's show at the Washing
ton Auditorium this coming Fri
day night. Promoter Turner was
forced to shift his show from the
customary Thursday night date
to the following night because
the Auditorium will be the scene
of a banquet Thursday night.
Miyaki is scheduled to engage
DR.. Ralph Wilson, prime favorite
with local fans. The caliber Of
Miyaki is best shown in the fact
that he is booked to face Cham
pion Jimmy Londos in title
match at Louisville, KY, on the
night before the Kentucky Derby.
Furthermore, Miyaki only
lately piniOned Ray Steele, the
American ace, and Steele is
regarded by grapplerS them
selves as one of the toughest
men in the profession.
Floyd Marshal and Billy Bar
tuSh will appear in the semifinal
bout which will be to a finish.
"Tigah" Nelson and Nick Nester
are also on the card and they
will warm the hearts of the fans
with a slam-bang match. Two
other bouts will complete the
card. Women, accompanied by
escorts, will be admitted free to
Fridays show except to the ring
side and box seats.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
SEABR0OK ON TOP

Seabrook unlimited nine downed
the crack sherwood A. c. yes
terday, II TO 7.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

The baseball season has
started to settle down but it
doesn't look natural not to
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
Baseball

"Games behind leader.
Yesterdays RESULTS
Philadelphia. 3: WASHINGTON, 1.
New York. g.: Boston, 8.
Cleveland, 4; Detroit. 3.
gt. Louis. 8: Chicago. S.
TODAY's GAMES
WASHINGTON at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Chicago at Detroit.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
johnson to Start Fischer
In Yankee Series
Rv JOE HOLMAN

NEW YORK, May 4,-Havng himself possessed the out
standing cannonba of all time in his prime Walter Johnson
naturally is strong for "stuff.''
Zho; ;sn,t Fort thatn matte
The Washington times., 1931-05-04
.TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
By Kirk Miller

If fan said to the weekend Whats the mat
ter with Crowder? dozen must have addressed the
question Probably many others have pondered the same
matter.
The Washington times., 1931-05-04

We should not become dis
couraged over the case of
Crowder, any more than we
Evening star., 1931-06-27

buildings. But should opponents Of the
northwest site gain sufficient support
in Congress, appropriations for the site
and the buildings might be withheld
until a reconsideration is forced on the
commission.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
QUEER FRAME HOUSE
CONVENTION SCENE
Building and Loan Sessions in Phil
adelphia to Represent Nine
Billion Dollars.

A queer frame house, once a three
story, three-room structure, on an IL
by-15-foot foundation at 4276 Orchard
street, Philadelphia, will be the mecca
of hundreds of finance executives high
in the councils of Americas $9,00o,O00,-
900 building and loan business this
Summer. The United States Building
and Loan League is arranging for a
series of special bus trips to this site
as a feature of its centennial conven-
ton in Philadelphia, August lila.
The purchase of this particular
house, according to r. Holtby Myers,
Los Angeles, president of the league,
was the first home-buying transaction
made possible by a building and loan
association in the United States. A
loan was made in 1881 by the Oxford
Provident Building Association OF Phila-
delphia County to Comfy Rich, a lamp
lighter in Frankford, then a suburb, now
a part of Philadelphia. The association
was only a few weeks old.
The lamplighter found himself short
$244 of the price asked for the orchard
street house, which he wanted for a
home, and the oxford Provident, organ
lied by the towns leading citizens to
finance homes for its members, came
10 his rescue. 1t is the anniversary Of
this first association and its first loan
which the league convention with COM
memorate.
The league convention trip to the
Frankford district will include stop
over at the Franklin Historical Society,
where the bylaws, ledgers and articles
of the oxford Provident association are
kept, together with the first treaSurer's
book and the first minute book.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Map Gig Cases New Vogue.

A young Spanish naval officer started
a new vogue in cigarette cases in Lon
don when~he displayed his, which is of
gold and engraved with raised map
Evening star., 1931-06-27
FIGHT MAY RESULT
!. ON WAR-NAW SITE
Property Chosen in North
west Assessed at Higher
Value Than Southwest.

Continued Prom First Page.)
Evening star., 1931-06-27
CHANGES CONSIDERED
IN BALTIMORE ZONING
Board of Appeals Sets Up New
Machinery to Take Care
of Requests.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-As result
of numerous ordinances in the city
council seeking amendments to the new
coming law, the Board of Zoning APP
pealS has set up new machinery for
the consideration of request for changes
in the zoning ordinance.
The Board of Zoning Appeals, ac-
cording to the resolution, upon receipt
of the requests, will inspect the prop
erty in question, study the problem in
volved and, if conditions warrant ap-
prove the proposed change, a vote of
four of the five members being required
for approval.
Public hearings will be held after
the advertising of the proposed change
is published and, if at the conclusion
of the hearing the board believes the
change is proper, it will draw up an
ordinance to cover the proposes change.
Evening star., 1931-06-27

Continued Prom First page)
suggested by the Treasury officials.
This makes the difference between the
net southwest site and the authorized
northwest site even greater.
The southwest site suggested by the
Treasury is bounded on the north by
Maryland avenue and Constitution
avenue or B street; on the south by
D street and Virginia avenue; on the
east by Second street and on the west
by Seventh street. This has a total
assessed value of but $l,765,S60.
Not Actual Costs.
The figures cited here, of course, are
not statements of what the actual cost
of either of the tow sites will be, be-
cause, while the assessments are on the
basis of adjudged full value, experience
has shown a difference between as
sessed values and private contract pur-
chase prices and the awards made by
condemnation iurieS.
Also, it should be remembered that
a considerable portion of the north
west site, below New York avenue, Sc
lected by the Public Buildings Com
mission for the War-Navy Buildings,
already has been purchased by the
Government, greatly reducing the addi-
tional outlay. But, If such public
lands are to be included in the War
Navy site. their cost, of course, would
be written into the book cost of the
site.
Opponents of the northwest site con-
tend that the area selected south of
New York avenue will prove to be not
sufficiently large to accommodate the
needs of both the War and Navy De-
partmentS.
Shortly after the selection of the
northwest site was announced by the
Public Buildings Commission, members
of that body confirmed reports that
expansion of the project there in future
years would call for acquisition of extra
area to the north of New York avenue,
north to E street and between Nine
teenth and Twenty-f1rst streets. This
would include the Washington Audi
torium. built at cost of nearly
81 100000.
Includes Buildings.
It also should be borne in mind that
assessed valuations placed on property
owned by the Government are not legal
in effect since Federal property is tax
exempt. The figures are compiled and
carried into the total only to give an
evidence of the value of the portions
of the sites already acquired by the
Government.
Also, some of these Government par
GELS are improved by old and "tem-
porary'' Government buildings which
are given value in the assessment"
figures but which are doomed to be
razed as soon as the Government no
longer has use for them.
The question of the War-Navy Build
ings site has been a difficult problem
and after long and careful considera-
ton the Public Buildings Commission
decided on the northwest area.
The commission is empowered by
Congress to name sites for Federal
Evening star., 1931-06-27

6 Quincy street, Chevy Chase, Md,
capital stock 5000 shares, no par value.
Incorporators, Henry C. Sheridan, Abner
H. Ferguson, both of Washington, and
Eris Powell of Chevy Chase.
King Construction Co., Inc, Brent
wood, capital stock 1000 shares COM
mon stock; par value $100. Incorpo-
rators, John M. King, Pauline M. King,
both of washington, and Francis d.
Deremer of Brentwood, Md.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
NEW FIRMS CHARTERED
Two New Companies Enter Realty
Field in Nearby Maryland.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-The follow
ing companies have been chartered
under the State laws of Maryland to
engage in the real estate business in
Montgomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties:
The Great Falls Farms Corporation,
Evening star., 1931-06-27

Of Spain bearing the name Of towns Of
sentimental value to him. Others are
having similar cases made. One Eng@
lishman will have world map-with
Paris indicated by a ruby.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
BOXING

FRIDAY NIGHTS-S:30 p. NJ.
Closed and Heated Stadium.
Ell CENTRIC
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19
Symbols of Safety

Everywhere the exhaustive tests Of Under
writers Laboratories are accepted es outhor-
itative and its labels Of approval recognized
as Symbols Of Safety.