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The Washington times., 1931-01-22

~~SSSSANA NAA
An acquaintance who was un-
able to be present asked today
the best story told during the
evening.
That's the easiest question,
we've had popped at us in a
pink moon.
Dutch" Bergman told what to
our mind was the masterpiece
of the night.
If you've heard it, try and
stop us!
It concerned two grandstand
ouarterbacks who had imbibed
a bit too much.
One of 'em announced to the
other that he was going to call
the signals for his team, which
had just received a kickoff,
and show 'em how to take the
ball right down the field for a
touchdown.
The ball was on the 30-yard
line and the teams were lined
up for the first play.
"Well," mumbled one cele-
brant to his boaStful ccmpan.
ion, what play are you going
to give 'em noW?"
"T'm gonna call for a line
buck!"
And down on the field the
team executed a beautiful for
ward pass which netted 18
yards.
Glaring at the grandstand
The Washington times., 1931-01-22

You can't blame a yOungSter
for trying, and Baer. with only
II months of actual ring warfare
under his belt, took on Ernie
Schaaf, fellow who had been
pounding along the road to recog-
milton for five years. 1t is ropu-
larly claimed that it takes a
fighter-a good fighter-five
years to become good.
They've matched Baer and
Tommy Loughran for February
in Madison Square Garden. Right
off the reel it looks ike a bad
matCh-for Baer. 1t won't be a
had match for Madison Square
Garden because it will draw.
Has Ability
But. with more than casual ad-
miration for good-looking young
Beer, it must be admitted that he
appears to have gone in over his
head. How can this kid hope
to beat man of Loughran's fin,
ished ability?
Hand it to Baer. He took on
Schaaf while still a novice. 1t was
aWfully close. and only Sckaaf's
experience and his ability to pace
himself, won out for nird.
Right back came Baer to face
old Tom Heeney.
Tom smacked Baer around
quite smartly for two rounds,
but the kid was only laughing.
He says he would have come on
and finished Tom early. May.
be so.
Baer won't have to worry about
being knocked out by Loughran
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
PaIace-D. G. S. Quint
In Amateur LeaQUe

Palace-D. G. S. Basketeers play
their first game in the Amateur
League tonight when they engage
the Eastern Whirlwinds at the
Boys Club Gymnasium at 8
o'clock. They entered the league
last night.
Tomorrow the Palacemen play
the Nativity Five at Nativity,
while Saturday Fort Washington
Is listed at Fort Washington. The
following players perform for the
team: Bryan, Hall, Shapiro,
Lally, Hudson, Dearborn, Clark,
Goetz, Dennison and the Scanlon
brothers, Mike and AL.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22

That burden viii be on Tommys
mind. He knows that Baer can
hit Baer knows that Tommy
can't hit, and this Coast boy may
cut loose like they say he can.
Two Prospects
The meeting between Schaaf
and Braddock in the Garden to-
morrow night brings two young.
Sters out into the limelight, each
of whom thinks, like Baer, that he
is cut out for a champion.
Jack Sharkey, with plenty Of
money, a palace of a home and
beautiful motor cars, may be
thinking of hanging up his gloves.
He'll sit by the hour and tell you
that his place is to be filled by
Schaaf. Jack works with the
young blond, day in and day out.
Sharkey is bound to improve
Schaaf's fighting ability. Will
that improvement be enough
to make Schaaf stop BraddOck?
Or, on the other hand, has
Braddock improved and will he
crack down on Ernie's jaw as he
did Pete Latzo's and Tuffy Grit
fith'S?
Our future heavyweight mate
rial must arise from these shaVers,
so why blast Baer, Schaaf, Brad
dock or any of those that are
trying? Give Baer the hand that
he is entitled to. When he fails
on the floor-with the referee
counting him out, then give him
the razz If it's got to come out OF
YOUR system.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
BRITISH SELECT.
GOLF LEADER

LONDON. Jan. 22.-Charles A.
Whitcombe, noted British pro-
fesstonal, has been chosen to cap
tain the British team Of golfers
to meet the United States pros
in the Ryder cup match at Co
lumbus, Ohio, in June next. An
nouncement Of Whitcombe's ap-
pointment was made following a
meeting of the Professional Golf
ers Association.
The appointment has come as
a surprise to the mass of British
golfers, although his fellow pro-
fessionals regard Whitcombe as
the best and most dependable
player in the country. Not only
is Whitcombe the match-play
champion of Britain. but he is
also Irish open champion.
He has displaced George Dun
can in the captaincy. Duncan,
it will be recalled, led the Brit
ish team to victory at Moor
town two years ago.
Not because of his playing
ability, but because of his un-
doubted qualities as a leader, it
was expected Duncan would
again be appointed captain of
the side.
Duncan, however, has accepted
the appointment of Whitcombe
in good part, and told inter
viewers he would play under
Whitcombe If appointed a member
Of the British Ryder cup team.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Traffic Retains
Pin Lead in Loss

Traffic still maintains a two
game lead in the Southern Rail
way clerks bowling League though
they lost the odd game to Opera
ton. Law came back strong and
took three from Engineers and
moved into a tie with Operation.
Construction stopped the fast trav-
cling Disbursing right in its
tracks, taking three and moving
into fifth place. Auditors found
themselves and shot the best set
and had no trouble sweeping Pur-
chasing, Standings:
The Washington times., 1931-01-22

IL is LlIn6-QOnOTeQ CUSTOM lOT
other players to laugh whole
heartedly when mate is bumped
painfully on the shins. Further
more, if he limps or grimaces the
day is a bowling success.
Seriously, Griff contends, some
such incidents have wound up in
stark tragedy.
Cites johnson
OF course, he explains, players
sharing in the jubilation aroused
by another's miShap do not
realize at the time the extent of
the hurt.
On occasion this writer has
seen battle SCARED veterans
rock their dugout with laughter
while absorbing knocks that
eventually proved their un'
doing.
Griffith himself recounts the
experience of mighty Walter
Johnson in spring training at
Tampa three years ago-his last
in organized baseball.
The Big Train was pitching in
batting practice when Joe Judge
lined a fast ball off his shins.
Walter Immediately sank to
the ground. And his pals, think
ing him only bruised a bit,
roared.
One player rushed out and
counted ten" as Walter examined
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Georgetown LdUdS
"CLipper" Smith

Faculty members, coaches and
students alike today are singing
their praises of John Clipper
Smith, talented Hoya line coach,
who yesterday was appointed
head coach at North Carolina
State.
Smith, who is to report at
Raleigh February Is, likely will
be honored at a banquet before
leaving here.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Vests Midget Pin
Team Challenging

Vests Times-Herald Midget
duckpin team i issuing a chal-
lenge to the undefeated John
Blicks midget for a match Satur-
day morning at the Columbia al
leyS.
The Herald lineup will
include Richard Barnsley, Gather
Musgrove, Ira Walters, Bishop,
and Charles Weist. This team has
lost only on match in six starts,
this season.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
HOT BAT Tiles
OFFERED IN
COURT LOOP
BY JOE HOLMAN


Outstanding games which may
provide upsets in Washington
Basketball League play will be
offered tomorrow night.
The headliner finds Census
Enumerators, now involved in a
three-cornered tie with Skinker
Eagles and French-R. F. P, op-
posed to Stewart Brothers Pho
tographers at Silver Spring High
School. Play starts at $50
o'clock.
Northerns. who last night ex-
tended Stewarts to the utmost
before losing, 1912, are to visit
Alexandria (Va0 Armory Hall to
engage French-R. F. P. Also,
Anacostia Eagles, originally sched-
uled to meet Marine Barracks at
Kensington Arlnory tonight, have
shifted the attraction to tomor-
row.
Fast Combines
The Stewart-C Census clash brings
together two unusually clever com.
bines we'll versed in the funda-
mentals Of present day basket
ball.
The Stewards proved their
mettle in league play recently
when they forced Skinker
Eagles to the limit before drop
ping q hOtly contested verdict.
An early season meeting be-
tween these clubs resulted in a
threepoint verdict for Enumera.
tors.
Census, made up of such stars
as Earle Moser, Mickey MacDon-
aid, Jim Birthwright, Pete Nee.
Warren Hayes, Lee SHIELD and
others of similar import, figure
to provide a merry chase for top
honors and must be reckoned
with all the way.
StewartS Rally
French-R. F.. P, captained by
brilliant Freddy Mesmer, have
decisively walloped Anac o tia
Eagles and Naval Air Station in
league games to date. Tomorrow
night, however. Buck Grier's Red
Birds will stack up as anything
but an upset.
It was nip and tuck until
the last two minutes of last
nights Stewart-NOrthern get
together. Then the Photo
graphers got started and cut
the cords four times from the
field.
Banta, Curtin, Harris and Swift
were heroes of an attack that
averted an apparent upset.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22

II is the first match the Pale
Drys have appeared in since their
brilliant stand against the Con-
necticut Blue Ribbons several
weeks ago. The current match
calls for ten games, with the
final five games listed for the
Lucky Strike sometime next
week.
Match Brewing Sometime
A match between these two
rivals has been brewing for quite
some time and a tentative date
for the opening block had been
set two weeks ago, but. because
it conflicted with many league
matches, the fray was tempo
rarily postponed.
Chester Bid, major -dOmO Of
the Clarendon crew, has lined
up Brad Mandley, Tony San
TIM, ThurstOn Furr and Aster
Clarke, all of whom are old
timers on the Coliseum alleys.
Lewis Hopfenmaier, Pale Drys'
chief, is sending the original
team against them, which in
cludes Eddie Espey, Tim Dun
worth, Hokie Smith. Jack VOL
stenholme and Paul Harrison.
Clarendon, who finished second
in the N. D. B. C. at Waterbury
last March, have han d d
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Basketball Results

LOCAL
Georgetown. "a: Mt. st. Mary'a, 22,
G. L. Freshmen, 40; Strayer, %.
Benjamin Franklin. 80; Columbus
T., 26.
Maryland Frosh, 35: Western High, l6.
Tech High. 80; GOnzaRa. II.
Eastern. 35: WashingtOn-Lee. 2S.
Business High. "a; SwaVeIy. 26.
Mercury, 27: Crescents. 20.
Army Hdqts., G8: War College, 81.
LinwOrtAs. Is; Christ Child. II.
Optimists, 10: Noel House, 3.
University, 40; Ravens. ..
SpPngIers, 30; Noel House. l6.
Stewarts. 10: Northerns, 12.
PontiaCs. "A: Company r, IL.
st. Stephens, a.; Olmsteds, 81.
Washington DeMolay. s1I Frederick
DeMolay. 2A.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22

style (handicap); 1Oo-yard backstrokt
(handicap); 1OO-yard breaststroke (handi.
cap); 14o-yard medley relay race; 22C
yard free style relay.
Women-Fancy diving Cour compul'
sorry and four optional dives); 100-yarG
free style novice (handi"ap); 1O0-yarG
hackstroke (handicap); 100-yard breast
sirnke Cha ndiCanl.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
LUCKY STRIKE.
ACE EXPECTS
To TRIUMPH
BY GINO SINH


"DO you think Howard Camp
bell has a chance of winning
the Sweepstakes which bear his
name?" was the innocent ques-
tion hurtled into the midst Of
a recent gathering of duckpin
experts discussing the classic
which opens at the Coliseum
Saturday.
The question may as we'll have
been addressed to sand dune in
the Sahara Desert, for all the at
tention that it got, No one seems
to have heard it.
Crestfallen, the chap who ut
tered it slid over to the side OF
the fatherly Campbell, who was,
at that moment, short.changing
a customer In another part Of the
house.
whats matter, matey?"
quOth the sailor. (He can't get
rid of that sea-dOg jargOn Of
hiS.) did somebody spare in
the last box and beat you out
Of 75-cent pOt?"
"NO. Nothing as serious as
that, Howard. A very trifling
matter, in fact. Merely some.
thing that concerns you"
ooh! that's it, is it?" Howard
became all ears (merely a figure
of speech, pIease.) $50 it con.
Germs me, eh? Well, spill it,"
InvNSk IsIya IN enf1nW ~
wouldn't be right" stammered
the fellow. But, if you insist"
"Sure, insist. 1 always in.
sist," blazed the Lucky Strike
ace.
Hold on to something then,
for here goes. Do you think
that you have any chance Of
winning the Campbell Sweep
StakeS?"
do 1 think 1 have a chance
Of winning 'em? Do 1 think
:" sputtered the tar,
thoroughly aroused, stirred to
the nethermost depths. do 1
think I'm going to win 1t?
1 am going to win it."
"What's more, I'm going to
beat that 1874 record" He con-
tinued in a tone more animated
than ever. II am going to shoot
consistent duckpinS all the way.
Two sets around $40 and finish
off with a 625 or so. That's
1865. More than enough to
win"
They have been saying a lot
Of things about the sailor. Say
ing that he is way off stride.
That he is in the midst Of bad
year, and a lot of other things
which appear true. But the fact
remains that Campbell is hot as
bad off as grave-digger5 would
have him. He is sporting a three
league average around the 116
mark. He recently took the meas
ure of Jack White. his keenest
foe.
He has a reputation for al
ways being there when they pass
out the mazuma. A reputation
which he shares with his side
kick, Glen Weidman.
He and Glenn have never
failed to CLEAN the cash in an
important duckpin event, except
last year at Waterbury.
Campbell has his weather eye
out for his most formidable oppor1"
onto AMONG them hn lists "Pedo
Megaw and Bernie Frye Frye
has been going like hot cakes
the last few weeks. He fears
Brad Mandley, too, for Brad is
always knocking at the door,
Make Rosenberg, Hokle Smith
and Eddie Espey will be in the
midst of the fight, according to
him. So will Tony Santini, Paul
Harrison and Jack Wolstenholme.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Joe Lyman Returns
To Central Team

Swimming prospects at Central
High School were materially
boosted today by the announce,
ment that Joe Lyman was added
to the list of players on the team
Lyman. crack fancy diver. has
been inactive the last six months
due to an automobile injury re
ceived last September. Central
natators welcome his return to
the team.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
LAUREL WITHOUT GAME

The Laurel National Guard Five
is without a game for tomorrow.
Any team in the 145-pound class
interested, call National 1888 dur
ing the day or Laurel 1874 after
$50 o'clock,
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Swimming Meet Scheduled
Here January 80

The second Of the monthly meets of the Washington Swim
ming Club and Ambassador Hotel pool will be held January
80, at 8:15 p M, in the Ambassador tank.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
National Pale Dry Pinmen
Face Clarendon Tonight

Something going be settled when the National Pale
Dry Juniors youthful sensational duckn team tackles
Clarendon Asars the Coliseum and the fans will be
on hand in large numbers to find out the results.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22

Bethesda, National champions,
and King Pins, District League
champions, a trounctng in home
and-home affairs since.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Seasoned Tommy Loughran
Provides Test for Baer

NEW YORK JAN 22.-Max Baer, the California Adonis,
may reach the gddy heights of the heavyweight cham
pionship but it won't be because he didn't try.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Hold Everything
-By JOE HOLMAN

If Prexy Clark Griffith, of the Washington club, had his
way about it, ball players by batted balls suffering
similar msortunes would receive sympathy from their
tean1 1-noateq
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
Times Staff Photo

Times Staff Photo
HARRY HEISE
WILL DEFEND the Concord
goal in the championship game
with the Marlboro soccerites
here Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock on the Silver Spring
field.
The Washington times., 1931-01-22
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY Kirk Miller

They are still buzzng around about the Downtown
Nooc dron
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
CHAPLIN DANCES TANGO DURING
 RIVIERA TRIP

Juan-Les-Pins - Wearing the French Legion of Honor in his coat lapel, Charlie Chaplin and his Aus-
 trian brunette find, Mary Reeves, showed the interested spectators at the Casino how the tango should be |tangoed.
 Invited by Mr and Mrs Frank J. Gould. Chaplin came to the Riviera to spend a brief vacation. Like Caesar, he came, he saw and was conquered, and now if anyone wants Ito know how long he intends to stay he says, "the rest of my life--maybe. Anyway, that's how much l like It."
 He sits with his chin in his hands most of the time and occasionally broadcasts one of his famous cour- teous grins that are better known off stage than on where his expression lis immobile. He drinks Vittel water land a wine bottle seldom finds a place on his dinner table. Every night for weeks he has been dining at a little table for two in the center of the outer rim of the dance floor of the Juan-1es-Pins Casino and fac- ling the two orchestras and the stage
 between them.
 'I prefer tangoing to any other form of dancing" he told a reporter. "It is the most graceful dance of all
 and Spanish and Argentine music
 has more expression than all jazz in the world
 So undecided is the king of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
FRENCH TURNING
 TO BIOGRAPHIES

Paris - (UP) - French literary critics have taken up the vogue of biographies and historical studies with the expressed conviction in most of their reviews that the world biographies of Shelly and Brown Is both bored and uncertain and is fort and guidance.
 The success of Andre Maurois again looking to the past for com and eKats, the phenomenal sales of Ludwig's biographies, especially his Napoleon; the popularity oi condensed works on history and phi. losophy. and particularly the wave of American popularized biography is being noted here as the expres- sion of a general feeling of dissatis- faction. even distrust, of the present and the future.
 Nothing has been more severely condemned in recent French histori. cal reviews than the Soviet Credo oi the Future. The abolition of his. tory in Russia, the discrediting oi the great figures of the past, with the cult of analytical history, is be- Ing met in France with an increas- Ing interest in the past, and by num- erous works on European history.
 Among the best examples of wise and powerful European statesmen are mentioned the names of Napoi- con, DisraeiI and Bismark. all three of whom were profound students of history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
BY Wm. E. MCKINNEY

Secretary American Bridge League In the great majority of cases, when South has opened the bidding with a two-club forcing bid, North's proper response will be two dia- monds, and remember that North is obligated to make this response of two diamonds even though the hand does not contain a card higher than a six spot.
 North's two-diamond response is an artificial convention and his hand may or may net contain dsar'ond just the same as his partners hand m makinS an O4.ginai .eo-cluD Iofc- ing bid may or may not contain a club. The object of the two-diamond response Is to keep the bidding open as cheaply as possible so that part ner may show both of his true declarations.
 When Norths hand contains an ace and king, or two aces, he will make the positive response as de- scribed in yesterdays article. If North were to respond with two of a major suit and that major hap pens to be one of South's strong of that major according to the strength of his hand. If the major suit named by North happens to be the hole or the weak suit in South's hand, South will jump the bid to three no trump. and as this is game-going declaration. North is not obligated to keep the bidding open further.
 After North's response with two of a major and that particular major
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
U. s. Needs Girl Scouting
 Says Kin Of Sweden's King

Because of - geographically isolated position the United States needs Girl Scouting almost more than any nation on earth.
 Mrs Huga Cedergren, born Coun- tess Bernadotte and niece of the King of Sweden, who Is connected by marriage with the Manville family of America, gave this as her opinion in recent interview In New York, where she is spending a few months. Mrs Cedergren is chief scout of the Y. w. c. A. Girl Scouts of Sweden, which, through
 operates with the Girl Scouts of Sweden. The international pro- gram of the Girl Scouts, who have branches in twenty-eight countries,
 is of particular interest to Mrs Cedergren. "In Europe" she said,
 "our girls have more opportunity to practise the principles of their
 international program. For example Finland this summer is inviting one
 hundred girls from each of the northern countries, Denmark, Swe- den and Norway, to visit 8 national
 camp. She is inviting two from all other countries, and we do hope some Americans will be able to come. The girls Will meet as scouts, exchange ideas and experiences and learn to know and respect the diff ferent customs of their friends countries
 Few countries, Mrs Cedergren thinks, can equal the hospitality of the United States to foreigners in- dividually. and she feels that the distrust of aliens collectively so of ten found here. can be explained by the historical experience of America.
 "Girl Scouting" she sad, with its fundamental principle 0f friend ship for all can do much to create a real understanding of foreign na- tions. By teaching love of ones own country and sympathetic un- derstanding of all others Girl Scouting widens the horizon of the girls and gradually inculcates love
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
STARS SIGH
 FOR PRIVACY AT
 SEASIDE HOMES
BY RONALD w. WAGONER JJnitet1 Press Staff COrreSpOnden

BY RONALD W. WAGONEh United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 Hollywood. Cal.-Notice to the young man with a sun tan who struts along the wall of Ina Claire's beach house almost every day:
 You might as well stop 1t. You are making an impression on Miss Claire-but it isn't a very good one. She would like to see a strong wind come up and blow you clear out into the Pacific ocean.
 The chances are she would let you go under twice before she threw you a life preserver-if any.
 Lack Solitude
 Miss Claire is thoroughly con vinced that motion picture cele- brities should be allowed privacy in their own beach homes. But an hour or so at her beach place proved that it is very difficult for the stars to find solitude.
 Look" said Miss Claire. Hes strutting again. Isn't 1t ridicu- lous."
 Back and forward along the wall that separates the Claire swim ming pool from the ocean went
 "why not call the police7" was a suggestion.
 q don't like to do that" said the actress. ''It would only cause him trouble and this is too nice . day to send anyone to jail" In fifteen minutes the young man went away. Within the next holf hour five children. two youths. a woman and a man scaled the wall to peek at the swimming pool. E~la and other ocean front stars have the same trouble.
 There Is nothing upstage about Miss Claire. If the plan was prac- tical no doubt she wuold like to have everyone drop in and call, but there are limitations to q beach house. Also after long hours nt the studio there comes q time when even 0 motion picture star wants Co be alone.
 Miss Claire loves the ocean. She likes to sit and talk with her friends while tho waves beat against the sen wall. She talks of motion pic. tures: of the stage: of her past suc- eesses and future hopes.
 Tn fact Miss Claire will talk on almost every subject except her husband, Jack Gilbert.
 "flecause two people nave eeps arased is no reason for them Co start talking" she declared with decision in her voice.
 She refused to say if . divorce is planned in Los Angeles, Rene or Paris. She declined Co haEard ff q reconciliation is iIkeiy,
 iier hope. like thet of other peo- pic. is that she can balance her fife and career Co keep the happy things ahead Of inc sad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, June 19.-UP)-Fore Main: Fair, warmer in southeast portion tonight; Saturday partly cloudy; not quite 90 warm in north portion.
 Vermont and New Hampshire: Fair and continued warmer tonight; Sat- urday partly cloudy; not quite so warm in north portion. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut: Generally fair and con- tinued warm tonight and Saturday.