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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-13
OIL TIMERS
PRACT|CED
TOSTAR
BY HARRY COSTELLO
GeOrgetOwn's Backfield Star,
10l0.1913

4O4V-4OAO
Men who today take their foot
ball sitting in the grandstand, but
who Is, 20, Is and 80 years ago
were in the thick Of battle on the
gridiron, are unanimous in stating
that the modern game has ad-
vanced tremendously Gin every de-
partment except one-kicking."
Basing an opinion on what has
been seen to date on the gridirons
Of the South Atlantic region
maryland, the District, Virginia
and North Carolina, one is in
clined to string along with the
old-timers. H..-
Do Not Measure Up
Kickers today, particularly
punters, do not seem to measure
up to those Of two and three de-
cades ago.
In retrospect, one sees, to
name only a few, such kickers as
Emory Hodgson, of v. P. L.;
Young and Barrett, of Washing
ton and Lee: Bryan Morse and
Bill Thrall, of George Washing
ton; Big Babe Brown, Of the
Navy; Hunter Carpenter, Of V.
P. /; Tenney. Of the now North
Carolina State; Hill, Of North
Carolina; McGettigan, Fury and
Flavin, Of Georgetown; Bobby
Gooch and Sammy ~Honaker. of
Virginia, and a host Of other
t,uly great punters.
The nearest approach today
to the poorest Of that lot is
Chalmers, Of Maryland, and,
possibly, Dunn, Of Western
Maryland.
Bryan Morse, now sports edi-
tor Of The washington Herald,
against the Carlisle Indians,
averaged A yards with nine
kicks.
Gooch, Barrett, Carpenter, Nc
Gettingan and numerous others
Of the South Atlantic territory,
were won't to boom away kicks of
go yards regularly. Jackie Flavin,
Of Georgetown, once booted one
ITO yards. OF that 10 yards,
more than 80 was in the air.
Offensive Weapon
In the South Atlantic territory
there were punterS in the old days
who matched kick and kick with
che king of them all, the big In
dian, Jim Thorpe.
The punt, in the old days, was
used as an offensive weapon
Rarely is it so used now. The
writer can recall as if it were yes
terday a punt by the late Jimmy
Fury, known as Tug" in the West
Point game Of 1911.
Standing ON GeOrgetOwn's Is
yard line, he booted one out of
bounds ON Army'S 6.yard stripe.
That punt was an offensive ef.
fort. Army was on defense, even
when it had the ball, after that
kick.
In the famous 1913 Georgetown
Virginia game of 1912, Bobby
.Gooch, Of Virginia, several times
backed Georgetown up against the
Blue and Gray goal posts with his
punts. Despite the fact that
Georgetown had possession of the
ball the Hoyas were really on the
defensive after Gooch's beautifully
placed kicks.
Practice Aids
Emory Hodgson was an often,
sive punter. McGettigan was, too.
Carpenter also. There were
scores of them all over the coun-
try. Now, when a really great
kicker is unearthed it is flashed
TO all corners of the globe as
news. In the olden days great
punters were quite common.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-13
VETERAN BUREAU PLAY

The Veterans Bureau autumn
handicap golf tournament will be
played Saturday at the Annapolis
Roads Club. Entries will be &C
copied by John e. Downin until
4 p. m. Thursday in Room 1069-A.
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BROOKLANDERS Drill

The crack Brookland A. G..
gridders will practice tonight at
8 o'clock at Michigan Avenue and
Perry Street Northeast.
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N0RIHERNS MEET

Northern Props will gather to-
night at 8 o'clock at the home
of Manager Otte. The team
drills Friday nights.
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ALCoVA BOOKING

Charlie Deuterman's Alcova
Motormen footballers are seeking
games, Call Clarendon 1078-J.1.
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part of the city and vicinity rol
Two feature matches will be
those involving teams in the Dis
trict and National Capital leagues,
which bring together Lucky Strike
and Hecht Company in the first
named circuit and Temple and
Rinaldi Tailors in the National
Capital loop.
Fountain Hams defeated Con-
vention Hall two games out Of
three last night in a District
League match. National Pale
Drys made clean sweep over
Kings Palace in the National
Capital.
Fratmen Busy
The Columbia Heights League
has an imposing schedule tonight,
while the Holy Name Society and
Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A.
circuits, to mention only a few
others, will be busy.
Fraternity League bOwIers had
q busy time Of it last night in
regular games on the circuits
schedule. Kappa Phi and Chi
Sigma Chapter, A. s. L., won
three games to lead the field
Of teams.
Kappa Phi defeated Phi Delta
Zelta, while Chi Sigma trounced
Kappa Sigma Chapter, A. s. L.
One of the features Of the
nights rolling was Browns work
for Pi Phi. This lad totaled high
game of 149 and second high set
of 377, only to see his team lose to
Sigma Phi Delta, A. s. L., two out
Of three games.
A. I. K. dropped two out Of
three to Sigma Lmbda MI in a
match full of features. Harrison
Of the winners rolled high set Of
the evening-379, while his team
totaled high set-1,553:
A. I. X, after being easy OPP
position for the winners in the
first two games, made their
presence extremely felt in the
last encounter, in that . rOll-off
was necessary to decide the
third game. A triumph was
scored in this rOlI-Off by the
fOur-pin margin.
Sigma Delta won two from Phi
sigma Chi to complete the list OF
results. Kappa Phi tops the teams
in the standings after last nights
rolling. A. I. K, Sigma Delta. and
Chi Sigma, A. S. L., are tied for
second place, while Phi Sigma
Chi and Sigma Lambda Nu are
deadlocked for the third position
The complete standings tell the
story: =,
Kap. Phi. 5 ! ,sss sig, La, gq 80!
ak. 2 .s 81 s. s;PT pn A's.L' . s$:
Phi sig. Chi 3 3 500 Phi Del. Yet. s .16'
The Palais Royal Bowling
League got under way last weeA
and will bowl hereafter each
wednesday evening at the Recrea
ton Bowling Alleys. Ten team:
will compete for prizes Offered
by the management Of the store
Each team represents one floor
or one office division Of the store
and is composed Of two women
and three men. At last week:
session. Mr.. Baker of the Third
Floor team rolled high set fol-
the men, at 343. Miss Hide
brand of the Fifth Floor team
for the girls, at 297.
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HAL ROACH POLOIST

In addition to his motion pic
ture activities, Hal Roach plays
O hard game of polo.
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GOALS IN WORKOUT

The Griffith-Blue Goals eleven
drills tonight at Z o'clock on the
Virginia Avenue Fairgrounds. All
players are requested to report.
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Crash of Naples Continue
TONIGHT for Teams

Bowling gets many inning tonight leagues in every
part of the city and vicinity roll off scheduled games
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Medalist Fails to Survive
In Colored Golf Play

Robert Alexander, who the qualifying medal IN Me
annual colored golf championship failed to gel past ne
e ALnfn..
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Laurel Workouts

Weather, clear; track. fast
WE AND ONE.HALF FURLONGS
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MARTIN FLOPS
AS PITCHER

Continued From Page 24)
And I'd be on my way aster that
ball.
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EVANSTON, Ill, Oct. 10.
Oliver Olson, whose expert kick
ing in last Saturdays scoreless
game with Notre Dame was an
outstanding factor, today ap-
peared to have won a regular
place on NorthweStern'S varsity.
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LAUREL ENTRIES

FIRST RACE-Two-year-o lds: maid
s. colts; geldings; purse, $500;
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Standing ON GeOrgetOwn's rs
yard line, he booted one out Of
bounds on Army'S 6-yard stripe.
That punt was an offensive ef.
fort. Army was on defense, even
when it had the ball, after that
kick.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-13

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 13.-Yale
may face Chicago on Saturday
without Tommy Taylor and AL
Strange, two regulars. They are
injured, it was learned today,
and probably won't be in shape
this week.
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SYRACUSE, Oct. 13.-Prepar-
ing for its game against Florida
this weekend, Syracuse will
scrimmage today. The game will
mark the first in 10 years that
Syracuse has played a Rockne,
coached eleven.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Hot Weather Brings
Light Appetites
And Cafe Woes

The approach of really hot
weather is causing more and
more downtown workers to eat
less food, cafe men are finding.
Simple salads are taking the
place OF heavy foods, and the
average luncheon check is at
least a dime lower than
month ago, they say,
The restaurateurs understand
and forgive this, but one thing
they find it hard to condone is
the habit of many, especially in
warm weather, of buying fruit
or sandwiches at outside carts,
then coming into the restau-
rants to eat them, sometimes
buying only a cup of coffee,
proverbial napkin, glass of
water and a toothpick," with
no check at al to pay.
After years in conducting a
restaurant, the calmeSt and
most gracious proprietor will
tear his hair at this, while
luncheons brought from home
are another source of gray
hairs for them.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
School Authorities
Prepared to Defend
Scent Fare Benefit

School officials today attacked
the action of the traction COM
panies in their motion for appeal
for the reversal of the Scent fare
for school children. and declared
themselves prepared to defend the
law.
Although the question now is
essentially a legal battle. it was
asserted, should a defense Of
the benefits of the law be re-
quested, the Board of Education
will be prepared to take up the
cudgels.
Stephen E. Kramer, first as
sistant superintendent of schools.
declared the administration of
the law passed by Congress in
the closing days of the last ses-
sion has been satisfactory. and
that it has been beneficial to the
poorer school population for
which it was intended.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
BR|BE CHARGE
HOLDS DRIVER

Charged with attempting to
bribe Policeman Richard o. Bank
ert of the First precinct, by offer
ing him a stickpin, a watch, and
some liquor, Joe r. Butler, colored,
%, was held for the action of the
Grand Jury on $1,000 bond by
Judge John P. Mcmahon in Po-
lice Court today.
Bankert said he stopped Butler
at Fourteenth and l Streets North
west yesterday for passing a traf-
fic signal and asked him for his
permit. Upon learning the man
had none the policeman said he
started with him to the station,
whereupon Butler offered him a
Stickpin made from a $3.50 gold
piece, saying:
"I'II give you this if you'll let
me CO."
A few minutes later Butler
added gold watch and chain to
his offer. When they reached the
station. Bankert called officer
Thomas Howes and Butler is said
to have repeated his offer and to
have said he would buy the police
men some liquor if they would
drop the traffic charge.
Butler will be arraigned later on
a charge of driving without a per,
nit.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
HOTEL RECEIVER.
FIGHT GOES ON

Justice Oscar r. Luhring. of
the District Supreme Court, was
asked yesterday to dismiss the mo-
ton of counsel for the Mayflower
Hotel to expunge from the record
an amended bill for receivership
for the hotel, in an answer to
the amended bill filed by Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt. who
represent five second mortgage
bondholders, plaintiffs in the
suit.
Denial is made that court
rules we're violated in allowing
Mrs. Willebrandt to file the
amended bill without notice while
Justice Luhring had under ad-
viSement a motion to dismiss the
original bill. Mrs. Willebrandt
points out that during the argu-
ments on the motion the court
asserted that if he concluded to
dismiss the original bill he would
allow an amendment to be filed.
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% ARE ACCUSED
! Of SELLING
" BRANDY
~. S.. MarshaIs Hunt Dozen
Suspected; Preliminary
Hearing Set for July 10

Twenty-Five men and women
were accused in a warrant sworn
to before United States Commits
sioner Needham C. Turnage of
conSpiring to violate the national
prohibition law, it was disclosed
today with the arrest of 13 Of
the alleged ring, including two
women.
The warrant. issued secretly
yesterday, is believed by police to
have the effect of breaking up
q group of violators who have
flooded the city with peach
brandy during the past few
months. They are alleged to
have confined their activities to
the limits of the District.
y Has Baby In Arms
! Of the two women arrested to-
day, one had a baby in her arms.
Marshals are scurrying over the
city in an effort to apprehent the
other IL accused.
Commissioner Turnage refused
to take pleas of those arrested,
postponing until July 10 the pre-
liminary hearing at which all the
defendants are expected to be
present. The prisoners were re-
leased on bonds ranging from
: 5000 to $1,000.
Released On Bonds
- Those arrested and the bonds
on which they wel0 released are:
Charles E. Mills, $4,000 Rocca
Pelicanno. $4,000; Helen Gary,
$4,000: Michael Spinelli, $2,500;
Annetta Pelicano, $1,500: Joseph
Zinberg, $4,000; Angelo Schottor-
riggio, $2,500; Bruno Cristarila,
$1,000: Nick Macchiarello, $4,000;
Harry zinberg. $4,000, and Fred
erick Spasaro. $4,000.
Bonds were furnished by Will
liam P. Ryan, professional. Zonds-
man,
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Montgomery Bids
Put on the Market

The board of commissioners Of
Montgomery county today adver-
tised for bids for $1,O55,0OO Of
general construction bonds bear
ing interest at Az per cent per
annum, and running for period
of a little more than 30 years.
Of these funds, $311,000 will
be devoted to school house con-
struction included in the program
embraced in recommendations ap-
proved by the Montgomery Coun-
ty Civic Federation. and Edwin
w. Broome, county superintend-
ent of schools.
A part of the money will be
used in new projects contained
in a countrywide program.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
LOCAL AIRPORT
PLAN DIES

Taxpayers of the District
have just been saved $2,50O,O00.
Proponents of the scheme to
have the city buy the site of
Washington Airport-Hoover Field
on the Virginia side of the High
way Bridge and establish a munic-
ipal airport there have given
up the ghost"
Measure Dormant
Consequently Congress. when it
reconveneS, will not be faced
with the proposal which ema-
mated from a lengthy investiga
tion by a special Joint Congress
sional Commission which was ap-
proved last session by the Senate
District Committee and passed
by the Senate.
Senator. Hiram Bingham (R)
of Connecticut, who was chair
man of the commission, an
nOunced today that he will not
again introduce the bill which
died in the House last session.
Under terms of the measure,
the District would have been
loaned S2,5OO,OOO by the Federal
Government. With these funds
it would have purchased the sites
of the two commercial flying
fields, united them and operated
them under municipal ownership.
May Re-ROute Road
Senator Bingham said h. be-
lieved that under present condi-
tions the airport development
should be left to commercial en-
terprise. He will, however, in
troduce a bill which would pro-
vide for abandonment of Mill
tary Road now running between
the Hoover Field and the Wash
ington Airport. This move. he
believes. will improve conditions
at the field and make for
greater safety.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
DenUer Minister
Guest of KiUunis

The Rev. DR.. Sherman Coolidge,
canon of st. Johns Cathedral,
Denver, Col, was the guest
speaker at the luncheon meeting
of the Washington Kiwanis Club
yesterday.
DR.. Coolidge. who is a Navajo
Indian by birth, is the foster-son
of the late Gen. Sherman Cool
idge. Musical selections were Of.
fered by Misses Anna F. and Ruth
F. Kimball, daughters of Past
President Harry G. Kimball, and
Miss Mary VickerS. About 25
members responded to. a plea for
automobiles to take 80 underprivi-
legged children and their mothers
from the Hyde and Greenleaf
schools to Camp Good Will.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
PONDERS
HIT-RUN CASE
Times Staff Photo

A charge of leaving after col
liding against Mrs. Mildred A..
Kenney, 1925 N st. N. W., was
taken under consideration today
by Judge Ralph Given in Police
Court, after Mrs. Kenney testified
she had left the scene of a
crash for few minutes to sum-
mon her husband.
Mrs. Kenney is said to have
struck an automobile parked on
Twentieth near N st. N. w. last
night. She said she was so fright
ened by the accident tfat she
ran the few blocks to her home
to get her husband and returned
Immediately.
Judge Given remarked that
there was clearly no violation Of
the spirit of the law, as was
shown by Mrs. Kenneys lmme-
diate return but that he was TN
certain as to whether or not
there was technical violation.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Senator's Wife Is Opposed
To Coddling Children
MRS. THOMAS D. SCHALL

Gently seriously injured in an
automobile accident and his phy-
sicians believe that his amazing
recovery was partly due to the
grit with which he stood his
ordeal.
The little heartbreaks suffered
by every child are quicker for
gotten if mother is not by to
Sympathize.
And the child, thereby, learns
more quickly the Self-reliance that
fits him for life. Mrs. Schall be-
lieves that the relationship be-
tween a mother and child should
be kept more casual than is the
case in a household where the
youngster can run to her for SYM
pathy in every childish i'll,
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Bounced Sugar BOIUL
Off NeighbOr; Fined

Her accuracy in throwing a
sugar bowl cost Sallie Arlington,
of 629 South Patrick ST., Alexan-
dria, a fine of $25 and costs in
the Alexandria Police Court this
morning.
Belle Doyle, a neighbor, testi-
fled that Sallie hit her on the
head with the bowl. necessitating
hospital treatment and two
stitches in her forehead. Judge
Snow required Mrs. Arlington to
furnish $1,000 peace bond for an
appeal.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
SHAPIRO FOUND.
GUILTY, WILL
APPEAL
Sentence of 5 Years in Prison
on Each Count Is Possible;
Recess to Delay Action

Found guilty on all II counts
in the mail fraud indictment re-
turned against him. Jacob B.
Shapiro. head of the Shapiro
Realty Company, will file a
motion for a new trial.
The Criminal Court jury which
had deliberated for more than
seven hours came into court at
9:45 p. M, and announced that
it had agreed upon a verdict.
The youthful real estate man
under the law can receive five
years in the penitentiary in each
of the counts.
Justice Jesse Adkins permitted
the defendant to remain under
the same bond that he had been
held prior to his conviction. Sha-
piro left the courthouse between
two of his friends who have been
with him throughout the trial.
The motion for a new trial
probably will not be heard until
next fall as the court soon re-
ceSSeS for the summer months. 1t
is possible but not probable that
the motion may be heard by some
other justice of the District Su-
preme Court.
Shapiro on the witness stand
pointed out that despite the gov
ernment contention of deliberate
fraud no investor lost under his
plan of home selling, and fl
nancing through the employment
of so-called hidden trusts. He was
represented by Attorney Alvin
Newmyer.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
NAVY WORKERS
WIN HOLIDAY

Employees taking Saturday
mornings off at the Navy Yard
will not be charged with taking
. full day off as in the past but
Twill be charged only with the
four hours they miss, under a
decision today by Attorney Gen
eral Mitchell.
The decision ended a long fight
by Navy Yard workers for the
change. In the past, eight hours
have been charged against the
annual leave of each employe
when he took Saturday morn
ing off.
N. P. Alifas, president of Dis
trict A. International Association
of Machinists, said:
81 am deeply gratified. 1t
Is a fair ruling and followed
the laws regarding leave. 1t
means a great deal to workers
at the Navy Yard"
The Washington times., 1931-06-26

While the mothers of the coun-
try are working their children
are learning the first principles
of independence.
Mrs. Thomas D. Schall, wife
of the blind Senator from Min
nesota and for 81 years his
"eyes" and right-hand man. be-
lieves that the modern tendency
for mothers to leave the family
hearthstone is working out for
the benefit of their children.
COddIing Nuisance
Speaking from her own expert
ence, Mrs. Schall feels that the
fact that she has been unable
to put in "a hours a day at her
mother job" has been the foun-
dation of her three youngsters
character. She says:
Mothers are too apt to
cOddle their babies to the
point of weakening them. They
hate to see their darlingS Suf-
fer and in shielding them from
pain unfit them for the inevi-
table conflict of life."
The three youthful Schalls-
Douglas, age 20; Richard, IS, and
Eeggy, 11-are amazingly cou1 a.
geous for their age. Mrs. Schall
proudly relates how Peggy, injured
a couple of years ago when
thrown from a galloping pony
forbore to cry because it might
worry mother" Mrs. Schall says:
"Her first impulse was to
protect me and not even the
pain in her crushed leg could
make her shed the tears that
might cause mother pain"
Douglas, the older boy, was re-
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Capt. Morgan Made
Guard Inspector

Capt. Sidney Morgan has been
appointed major of engineers and
named inspector general of the
District of Columbia National
Guard by Gen. Anton Stephan,
commanding officer of the guard.
Captain Morgan has served in
the local guard unit since the
war. During the conflict he was
assistant instructor in small arms
firing. He is native of Ard
more, Pa, graduate of the
Army Engineers School at Ft.
Humphreys. and secretary of the
Federal Tariff Commission.