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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
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CLEVELAND. March 4.-Butter-Extras
271ac; standards, 27i5c. EgcS-Extras, ice:
firsts. lsc. Poultry-Heavy fowls, 2Sc: me-
dunn. 24c; Leghorn fowls, 2lc: heavy
nroilers. 2lG23c; Leghorn broilers. i5c.
ducks, Csc: old cocks, l3c: geese, i5GiSc:
capons No. l. 2S633c. Potstoes-Maine
Green Mountain, s2.5o62.60 per i2o-ib.
sack; Idaho RuSset. S2I0n255: Bakers.
S2S5Q2.40 per lo0-lb. sack =
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
RALLY IN RAIL
/. SHARES SENDS
STOCKS HIGHER
Many Issues Move Upward
After Initial Decline:
N. 7. Central Gains.
Average Stock Prices

Average Of thirty industriaIs FOR Non
cay was 1919. OF 90. Average Of tVentv
twenty utilities was II Sc off 7ssls sys-E
OF torty bonds was %. 20 OF II -----o.H
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BY ELMER c. Waller

NEW YORK, March 24-Railroad
STOCKS shook the stock market ont
OF rut toward noon today. Earlier
the list had been unsettled by in
duences carrying over from the
previous day, principally the break
IN wheat on the Chicago Board of
Trade.
Along with the rails. the volatile
industrial issues made further sharn
advances. Auburn Auto made a new
nigh Tor the year at 2231z, I'D AZ
points net. J. I. Case rose 3 points
from an early low while net gains
were recorded in many other issues
supplanting early lows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
Chicago Grain Table
March "a

By Times Special
- CHICAGO, March 24.-Carlots: Wheat
3355' corn 2o4; oats. %; rye. 8. and barley
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TOLEDO. March -Hogs-Reeeipts.
$50 market. steady to 1Oc higher; heayies,
sra T25: mediums. 1868; Workers. $3.50
Hehtt:o active. teady. Receipts,
light: market. slow. Sheep-Receipts,
light market, steady.
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c On 1aSa(1. M V g36 24-Eggs-Msrket
l9c; firsts. 18c; ordinaries, tic; seconds.
l5iac. Butter-Market weak: receipts,
Q27c; hrsts. 26@261ac; seconds. 24Is625c;
standards. 271ac. Polutry-Market. steady
receipts 3 cars: fowls. .22623c; springers.
turkeys. Csc; BOOSTERS. l5c. Cheese =
Twins lao l4Ac; young Americas. 1914 q
16lzc. Potatoes-On track, 31T; arrivals,
liz; shipments $40; market weak: Wiscon-
sin sacked round whites. $I.50@I.75: Min
nesota round whites, 81 .4061 so; Idaho
russets. Sl.606175; Colorado red McClures.
S2.l0; Brown Beauties. Sl.6O
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

JOuIudls
reguiaT TS' aGaT 4rY dividend Of 7S cents,
payable April 90, record March 81.
Brazilian Traction Light and Power
February balance after expenses, but
before depreciation and amortization
S1,S27,649 against S2,167,1S6 in February,
1880. For two months sS,S4l,569
against S4.366.261.
Net profit Of Consolidated Retail Stores 3age
and subsidiaries for year-end Dec. 81, 1890,
was $235, 282 after all charges Including
depreciation and taxes equal after pre-
a share on la' the common stock against
S579,279, or $l.45 share on the common
in 1929.
Gimbel Brothers Inc and subs In year;
share. against $4.S7 share in preceding
year.
REQ Motor Car 1880 net loss $1,s8s. 148
after depreciation etc, against net profit
81, O73.524 or 5Sc share in 1929.
Union Bag and Paper Corp. including
Union Bag and Paper Railway Corpora
net loss $155, 283 after depreciation and
net loss $155,283 after depnditure and
interest, against net loss of $2.874,2e0 in
1929 including power sub for full year.
Inland Steel advances price en- bars
shapes and plates So ton to s1.SO
pound effective April 1.
American Zinc Led g. SmeIt Company
in 1880 earned S2.37 a Sc preferred share
against 1892 a share in 1929.
General rains have fallen over north
west including North Dakota. South Da
kota and part of Montana, Minnesota
ranging from one-half to one inch.
New York cables opened at 4.s6. un-
changed; Paris checks, 124.17; Amsterdam,
1912; Italy. 92.765; Berlin. 20.385.
Federal reserve boards weekly condition
statement as of March 19. shows increases
for week Of $425 900 900 in o hQdI 6d Of
government securities and 1922 O00, 900 in
Increase mere in loans and S57, 600 900 in net
demand deposits total loans and invest.
ments up 1884 coo 900 largely as result Of
treasury's operations in connection with
quarterly tag Payments Loans % on oS sec 06G
All other loans So, 1853, 600, 000 increase
S13 900 900, total loans SIS ,518 600. in
crease SAL, 200. 900.
& n NJ N1fo earned S555 a common
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Charles Britton. move apartment, 4o2-
410 West Sixteenth. $500.
Charles Britton, new foundation. 400
George Robinson. garage. 212S College.
John R. WEIGH & Son. repairs. COL Dor
man, $3.50.
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DOW-JOneS
Summary

Daily average production of crude oil ii
United States in week ended March q
totaled 1888 1913 barrels an increase OF
1886 barrels. according to Oil and Gas
Journal.
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Proposed petition to the board of
works for widening New York street
from the Belt railroad to Emerson
avenue will be discussed at a boost
er meeting at New York street and
Temple avenue at 7:45 Thursday
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

Booster meeting of the East New
York Street Civic League, to urge
extension of the New York street
widening improvement will be held
at 7:45 p. m. Thursday in the
Methodist Episcopal church at
Temple avenue and New York
street.
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BIIiIdinu Permits

s. o. Of Ohio earned $5.55 a common
share in 1890 AGAINST $6.s2 in 1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

Nipissing Mines Company. Ltd. declared
regular quarterly dividend of III cents
payable April 90 record March 81.
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The.Gtv
in Brief
WFDNESnAY FvENTs

WEDNESDAY EVENTS
Scottish Rite reunion. Scottish Rite
3thedraI.
Kiwanis, Club luncheon. ClaypooI.
Liens Club luncheon, Lincoln
Purdue Alumni Association luncheon,
Seyerin.
ILlini Club luncheon. Board of Trade.
Mutual Insurance Association lunch
con. Columbia Club.
Aartment Owners Association lunch
&c I, Spink-ATms
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

PITTSBURGH. March 24.-Hogs - Re-
CENTS 500 holdovers SIS; market active
packing sows about steady; l50-2l0 lbs.
Ss5OdS.65: 10000 lbs. sS.l0Gs.4o;. pigs
M to ss.25; good packing sows, $6.75 down
ward Cattle-Receipts, Is. market nomi-
nslly steady CalveS-ReceiptS. 100; mar
ket, steady; choice, yealers up t.. $40;
sheep-Receipts. $50; market. steady; good
and choice clipped lambs. quoted at s8.25
Ge25: medium grade. sT25@s.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

CHICAGO STATEMENT
March "a
SSiTis!!lgs '''''..s.........., SD Soy. 000 90
Rd4oACSS ssssosss.s..s o,IUU,UDO.O0
TREASURY STATEMENT
March "a
Net balance for March 81. .$67s. 7ss. 44s.2 20
expenditures ................ IL ,5S5. 795. g.,
Customs reefs. mo- to date. 2i,726.6 Sc
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FIT. WAYNE, Ind. March 24.-Hogs :
Receipts. zoe. higher. lo0-l40 lbs $3.50;
$50 lbs. $3.50 10000 lbs. $50; 100000
lbs. 81 90; 220-240 lbs, SITS; 240-260 lbs.
81 60. 26o-2so lbs. s7.45 2so-So0 lbs, s7.S5;
3O0-35O lbs. ST20; roughS $685. stays,
$3.50: calves. $40; lambs. $3.50
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
Play Worth While

This makes the play worth
while only with one man out. The
time which most managers regard
as ideal is with one out and run
ners on first and third bases.
Then the bunt, if done properly,
scores a run and puts another
runner in scoring position. At the
same time it wipes out the dan
ger Of a double play being made
Which might happen if the ball is
hit hard and along the ground.
But even if there is nobody on
first base there should be one
out.
You must always figure on
what the hitter is likely to do
I like the squeeze play when a
pitcher, or some other weak
hitter is at the plate. If a good
hitter is up, or one that is likely
to drive the ball far, don't
think much of the squeeze play,
I would prefer to take a chance
on him hitting the ball far
enough to chase the run across,
It wouldn't be good baseball if
the good hitter bunted his way
out of the picture and possibly
deprived his team of a long hit,
OF course if the opposing pitcher
is particularly effective and no.
body is hitting him very much
then there would be some excuse
for letting a good hitter bunt the
run across.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05

, I think this a good rule to
follow when the question of a
squeeze play comes up: Use the
play when the man at the plate
is more likely to bunt the run
across than he is to hit it in in
any other way.
Like the hit-and-run play the
batter must protect the runner
by getting his bat against the
ball, if only to foul it. He
should stand flat-footed at the
plate, hold the bat loosely, do
all the work with his wrists and
forget about hitting safely. Once
he hits the ball he must run
and take a chance on reaching
first but the main thing is to
get the run across, and any
hurry in bunting may spoil the
play. The runner must race In
with the pitch. If the batter
misses the ball, then the play
usually fizzles into an out. If
he pops the ball up the runner
should get back if possible. These
are the risks that must be taken
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
The Squeeze Play

AS some of the boys may not
fully understand what the squeeze
play is, had better tell them. 1t
is a bunt as a runner races in from
third base, the idea being to place
the ball where it cannot be fielded
to the plate in time to get the
runner. It is giving up an out in
order to get a much-needed run.
At times it is the best play to
be attempted. This is true in the
late innings of a tight game
where a single run is needed
either to tie the score or break a
tie score. But there are certain
conditions even then which should
determine if the squeeze is - be
used.
1t is easier to explain what I
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
CHICAGO 81 7 {
CONSIDERED

CHICAGO, May 5.-That Chi
cago may yet be the scene of the
Young Stribling Max Schmeling
heavyweight championship bout
this summer was limited today
with reports that negotiations
have been renewed between Will
liam Carey, of Madison Square
Garden, and Chicago officials.
AS yet no contract has been
signed to hold the bout in Cleve-
land, announced site Of the cham
pionship encounter, due to an
apparent inability of the Cleve-
land city council and Madison
Square Garden to agree on the
guarantee and percentage of the
revenue which Cleveland is to get
for use of the new municipal sta
dilln1.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05

Nov and then we read in the
papers about a ball game being
won by a squeeze play but you
have never mentioned whether
you like it or not" was the COM
plant 1 got from one boy during
the winter. II am manager of
a team of boys about IA years
old. Our captain says it is no
good because it ends too often
with the runner being out at the
plate. What about it?"
Well, the squeeze play is the
prettiest thing in baseball when
worked right, and about the sour
est when it goes blooey. I have
seen it win many a game and
spoil a lot more.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
Likes Hit-and-R Run

Here's some important advice
Don't try the play with a batter
who is not fairly good at bunt-
ing the ball. Do not try it un'
less the hitter and runner have
exchanged signs so that both
know it is on. If you are the
batter do not throw your bat
near the plate after bunting the
ball as it may result in an in
jury to the man coming home
And even more important, Mr.
Batter, don't give any inkling
that you intend to bunt the ball
until after it has left the pitch
er's hands.
It is a great play. as I said be
fore-when it works. And the
ideal play under certain condi
tion1.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
MEET
CHAMPS
TODAY
BY sgd. KATZNELL

Union Printers will encounter
the tenacious Naval Hospital nine
today at 5 o'clock on the West
EllipSe in a Government League
game. The contest will probably
draw the largest gathering ever
to witness weekday game.
Norman Hutchison, ace of aces
Of the Printers staff, is scheduled
to toe the slab for his team,
while Babe: Clapper will oppose
him.
D. C. Repair Shop and Treasury
will hook-up on the East Ellipse
at Sis in Departmental League
game. This should be a worth
while game, as both teams have
showed up well so far this season.
The COnStructioneers opened
their Industrial League season
yesterday with a 4-tO-3 win over
the Washington Terminal after
a hard fought battle. Lefty"
Jewett and ugh" USiIton
pitched steady ball for the win
nerS while Bob" Magee. al
lowed but four hits, his error
and BOOker'S twO-baSe hit prov.
ing costly.
In the Georgetown Church
League, Eldbrooke M. e. easily
won from the Metropolitan Bap-
ttst, 9 to 2 7aper's round-tripper
and Wa '0urling were the
outstar ITS of the game
Inter ised by downing
the Nav inc, 13 to 9, in o
Governn -tgue game.
Commerce won its third straight
victory in the Departmental
League by winning from the City
Postoffice, 9-3.
Virginia White SOx will drill
today at 5 O'Clock and on Thurs
day at the same hour on Bay.
liSS Cross Roads diamond. Sun
day they travel to Alexandria to
engage the st. Mary'S CeIticS In
dOuble-header. Hull and
Augustine will probably pitch
the games.
Majestics will play the D. G.
Repair Shop, titleholders Of the
Departmental League, Saturday.
on diamond No. 3 of the Monu-
ment lots, starting at 3 o'clock.
All players are urged to report
promptly.
Ciro's italian Villagers viii hold
an important meeting Thursday
night at 8 o'clock at 311 Thirteen
and-a-I1af st. N. w. All players
are asked to report on time.
Sacks Clothiers will hold q
practice session tomorrow at 5
o'clock on No. l diamond. Man
ager Mothershead wants all his
players to be prompt. ..
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
SINGLES CLOSE
CUP SERIES

MEXICO CITY, May 5.-The
Davis Cup zone matches between
the United States and Mexico end
here today with two singles
matches in which Sidney B,
Wood, jr., meets Jorge Acosta
and Wilmer Allison plays Ricardo
Tapia.
Frank K. Shields was originally
scheduled to have played Acosta,
but j. B. Adoue, nonplayjng cap
tain of the American squad, Sc
lected Wood in order to provide a
younger opponent for the Mex
lean player. The series already
has been won by the United
States, reducing today'S matches
to the status of exhibition games.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
n { v LEADERS
IN PIN TOURNEY.

The final week Of W. c. D. A.
bowling tournament at the Lucky
Strike started off auspiciously
with three teams placing one,
two, three in Class A. last night
Myer Davis took first with
1873 due to Freddie Moore's 381,
and Eddie Espey and Joe McGol,
rick, $50 games each. Arthur
Logan slammed the naples for a
389 set, to lead Lucky Strike into
second place, with 1,779, and Pete
Wolfe's 1913 showed the Dixie Pigs
into third notch with 1,758.
Mike German, Aggie veteran
ace, jumped into the Glass B
singles lead with 393 set.
Norman Croft contributed
a 4O2 set, rolling with the
c. & P. Telephone.
Tonight a flock of subur.
ban teams take the drives, headed
by Hyattsville, Md.-Va. League
champions. The Rendezvous and
Georgetown Recreation, Balti.
more-Washington League repre-
sentatives are also shooting to
night. Georgetown Recreation
won the title. Two outstanding
singles performers will be Tommy
Nolan and Burt Parsons.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
New York Referee
ADnrds Bout on Foul

NEW YORK, May 5.-New York
boxing's mo foup' rule was re-
corded ineffective today for the
first time since it's adoption.
Young Johnny Brown, English
featherweight, was declared a
winner over Willie Suess, New
York. After he was struck low
five times Referee Jim Crowley
stopped the bout and disqualified
Suess, although Brown had not
appealed to him.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05

Death took him away from
Tommy Mills, the Blue and Gray
head coach, when the dreaded
peritonitis set in following an ap-
pendicitis operation. Thompson
was a younger brother Of Gerry
Thompson, who shone in football
and track a. Georgetown from
1925 to 1927. In speaking Of young
Thompson, Mills said:
'Bil was one Of the finest
prospects I've ever seen. He
was mentally alert, q natural
football player and unsurpassed
as a student. His going is not
only a distinct loss to George
town but college athletic as
well. Well miss him on the
hilltop next fall"
After his operation, Thompson
rallied greatly and was expected
to recover. Three days later, he
suddenly lapSed into Subcon-
sciousness with his roommates
and his bosom pals, Jim Patter-
son and Larry Sullivan at his
bedside. Patterson and Sullivan
were also members Of the George
town football team last fall.
The Winning Touchdown
He talked of football in his de-
lirium and his dying words were
Of Georgetown. He imagined he
was carrying on for Georgetown,
crossing the enemy goal for the
winning touchdown.
"COme on, Larry, take that
end out on this play. I'll block
for you, Pat. Let me have it
this time. We can score now.
Those were some of his dying
words.
Slowly, the bony hand of the
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
u Cars Are Entered
For 5OO-Mile
Race MQv3O

INDIAN APOLIS, May s.
Seventy-two entries in the an
nual 500-mile automobile race
here May 80 have been re-
ceived. Entries closed May /.
The latest entry received,
mailed before midnight on
that date, was that of Carl
Smith, of Brooklyn. N. Y.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
THE SQUEEZE PLAY

mean by telling when it should
not be attempted. Never try the
squeeze play with nobody out or
with two out. These are the rea-
sons. With nobody out it is fool
ish to give up an out to get that
run, because three batters will
have a chance to drive it in. With
two out the opposing team can
forget about the runner and play
the batter at first. BY retiring
him the run is stopped anyway.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
Cards EntrGin East
Minus Chick Hafeu

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. May 5.-The
st. Louis Cardinals departed to-
day for the East without Charles
'AChick" Hafey, star outfielder.
Although Hafey recently patched
I'D his differences with the Cardi-
nails, he will not arrive in time
for the trip.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05

hooded figure closed over the
dying lad, and he smiled. He
had reached his goal.
Bill Thompson will live long at
Georgetown. Next fall, when the
Blue and Gray gridders step out
on the field, they'll remember
those dying words of a brave
warrior. They'll try to win for
Bill Thompson who will be W.. L
ing them from a happy place
above.
Thompson Is Hero
Tommy Mills, in his dramatic
speech at the recent Georgetown
Varsity &c" banquet, said he
wanted heroes as idols for future
football players. Bill Thompson
is his first hero around whom to
build tradition.
Thompson was rubbed out"
at q time when he was coming
into his own. He was intensely
popular with teammates and
students alike. He was ever
willing to shed his last drop Of
blood for Georgetown because
Of his devotion for the school he
represented in athletic combat.
His closest pals, Jim Patterson,
Larry Sullivan, Mike Mcdonald
Don McCann and Jim DeMauro
accompanied the remains to Mt
Vernon, N. Y, his home town, and
where he starred in high school
football and track. He was a
former teammate of Frank
Carideo Notre Danes All-Ameri'
can quarterback, at Mt. Vernon
High, and was placed on two "All.
State" teams. He was equally
prominent in track and was joint
holder of the New York State
scholastic 44O-yard record.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
3 u, S, WINNERS

The Stanley Cup. emblematic
of world supremacy in hockey.
has left Canada only three times.
Seattle, New York and Boston
have held this famous trophy.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
crosse MEETS SANTA

OAKLAND, Calf, May S.
Johnny Crosse, New York heavy
weight, was expected to arrive
here today to start training for
his lO-round fight Monday with
Jose Santa. the Ponderous Portu-
RueSe.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
GR|FFS jim X
To. YANK
HOPES

NEW YORK, May 5.-Inability
to beat Washington, the same jinx
that cost them second place in
the American League race last
season, is likely to eliminate the
New York Yankees as a pennant
contender this season.
The Yanks could have tied
Washington for second place in
1880 by capturing nine Of their
% games with the Senators, but
won only five and finished eight
full games behind Walter John:
sons crew.
This year the Nationals again
have the Indian sign on the. New
Workers, having won all four Of
their starts against Joe NC
Carthy's men, not counting one
game that resulted in a tie.
Only the surprising strength
the Boston Red SOx against
Washington and Philadelphia
has enabled the Yanks to stay
as high as third place, their
present position in the standing.
The Boston club, by some hook
or crook, has managed to win
four out of seven games with the
Senators and Athletics. The
Yanks have failed to take full
advantage of this unexpected
help by Boston, the weak sister
Of the Eastern division Of the
league.
On April "a the Yankees led
the league with margin Of half
a game over Cleveland, the near
est contender. They started to
slip the next day and since
that time have, won only two
games out of nine, with one
contest resulting in a deadlock.
In justice to Joe Mccarthy,
however, it must be said that
injuries to Ruth, Cooke and
Hoag, and the illness of Charley
Ruffing, the clubs pitching ace,
have been 4 big handicap.
A succession of miSfOrtuneS
and the resultant shortage Of
material has made the teams
lineup look like Chinese
laundry ticket, with Chapman,
an infielder; Ruffing, a pitcher,
and Gehrig, a first baSeman,
being pressed into service in
the Outfield, and Ruth, an out
fielder, transferred yesterday to
first base so that he might
favor his injured leg.
Gehrig's Leg Bad
Gehrig himself has had trouble
with his right leg, an injury par
TALLY responsible for his recent
batting slump, the worst he has
experienced in several years;
Until yesterday, when Buster
broke loose with a rash OF three
hits, he was batting only .232.
Weak batting on the part Of
Lazzeri, who is hitting .224, and
Dickey, with an average of only
1877, also is hurting the club.
Ruth is setting the pace for his
mates with a reSplendant mark
of .432.
Ruffing, suffering from his
third attack of the flu in the last
six months, is not in shape. and
will be out for some time yet.
George Pipgras, who started his
first game last week since recover
ing from an appendicitis opera
ton, has not yet regained his full
effectiveness. Considering these
handicaps, it Is small wonder that
the team is not floundering in the
depths of the second division.