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The Washington times., 1932-12-13

Al
According to all indications, one,
has to go back to another genera.
ton and the Federal League up
roar to find baseball confronted
by a situation Of equal urgency
and consequence.
The go-getters will be up in
arms, demanding player limits.
salary limits, shorter training sea-
sons and the Punishment Of broad
casters from major league press
boxes. Even the Sit-StillerS are
liable to become q little violent
when they learn that one Of the
strongest clubs in baseball lost
100000 last year, and that an
other finished behind a deficit Of
$185, 900.
ResOlute Men
The magnates are resolute men
who are in baseball because Of
their great devotion to outdoor
sports or something and some Of
them can even lose the sum Of
$5.92 with a very brave smile. So
naturally something very acute
must be done about the situation.
Icould tell a story about a high
executive who may be asked to
take very acute incision in his
salary. But I won't. In the first
place, he may not be asked, peo-
pie having a way of talking a
great deal and doing very little.
In the second place, he may wish
the thing upon himself voluntar-
lily, in which case 1t would not be
fitting to drag his unhappines
into the light Of the day. I might
mention, however, that one Of the
highest Salaried men in baseball
has taken such a hack out Of his
own salary that the remainder
wouldn't go a long way with the
widows and orphans.
Overnight, the Giants, PhillieS
and Pirates have engaged in a
triangular trade, with the Pirates
getting Lindstrom, the Giants
Glenn Spencer and George Davis,
and the PhillieS Gus Dugas, Chick
FulliS and some thousands of dol
lars.
First of Several Deals
This is the first Of several deals
that seem certain to come true
at the meetings, everybody being
of q mind to do business on one
basis or another, owing to the
fact that they cannot go far
wrong. They haven't anything so
they can't lose much and, before
they get through, they're liable
to wind up with a pretty com,
plete shifting of identities, just
for the sake Of trying something
new.
However, the business of the
meetings will be largely admin.
strative, rather than sales and
distribution. The boys went, for
everything except the Sunday suit
last year. They must trim oper'
ating expenses or make ready for
the sheriff.
Salaries, of course, will receive
a major slash. HornSby, for
instance, was signed by the Cards
mostly to badger a player into
line who otherwise might not
have been amenable to reason
or, at least, so have been given
to understand. Everybody, except
the ranking names Of the profes
sion, will be down to $4,000 as a
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Last Nights Fights

At philadelphia - George Godfrey.
Leiperville. Pa. negro heavyweight,
won decision over Alter Cobb, Balti-
Jack Gsgnon New Bedford (Masu.),
heavyweight, won from Tony Galanto,
orange; S5s;, N; T.. on foul g.; ,,.,rs.
knocked out Ed Prante.
At New York-Benny Bass, PhIla-
delphia. stopped Dominick Petrone. New
York lightweight (O.
Jack Rosenberg. New York middle
ianey, Seattle IS5. ''
EMO Fiermonte. italian middle
weight, won decision over Jimmy
Narrell. Brooklyn (S).
Jimmy Mcnamara. New York welter-
weight, won decision over Joe BernaI
, At Boston-Ernie sehaat, Boston
known winston. Hartford. Conn,
At Manchester, Eng.-Larry Gains
Toronto, heavyweight champion of Brit.
ish Empire, knocked out Michel
Maurer, Germany (D.
At Newcastle, EnEland-Len Harvey.
British middleweight champion. won
decision over Jack Casey. Sunderland
At PittsburEh-Tony Herrera, Ell Paso
lightweight. won decision over Tony
Falco, Philadelphia (10l.
o,I,9a Frank sotaEski Jar d;,. Erie Pas Won Ss-
weight (Sl.
At Trenton. N. I.-vince Dundee,
Newark. N. j.. won decision over
Johnny Peppe, Philadelphia middle
weight (Sl.
At Mexico City-.Joe Click. Brooklyn
welterweight. drew with Alfredo Gaono
Mexico Titv 10).
At Charleston. S. C-Johnny Ken
nedy. Charleston. won decision pver
Marty Gold, Philadelphia bantamweigbt
(10).
At Scranton. Pa.-Frankie Cawley.
Pittston, Pa heavyweight stopped
Cowboy Willis t5l.
At Allentown. Pa.-Danny DevIIn,
Allentown middleweiEht. won decision
over Tommy Rios. CHICAGO Cs).
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
c. ". To HONOR
GRID PLAYERS

George Washington University
supporters will rally around the
banquet table tomorrow night in
the Mayflower Hotel where they
will honor the Colonial varsity
and freshmen football squads.
Letters and numerals will be
awarded the successful athletes
by Director Of Athletics Jim Pix
lee. and in addition the Omicron
Delta Kappa will award a silver
trophy to the player adjudged
most valuable to the varsity.
Local sports editors have selected
the prize-winner.
DR.. Frank A. Hornaday. past
president of the District of Co
lumbia Medical Association, will
serve as toastmaster. DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin. president of the
university. and Coach Pixlee also
will speak. Musical features will
be furnished by Jerry Frees Or
chestra and the G. w. U. male
quartet. directed by DR.. Robert
Harmon.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
.BANTAMS HOLD
SWAY TONIGHT
ATPORTNER'S

Bantam belters have the stage
tonight at Portner's Arena, where
Matchmaker Frank Mann has
gathered together a right smart
looking crew Of little fellows to
please the boxing fans.
Every time frankie gets what
he calls a bad show, he goes
right out and digs up a band OF
real fighters to pay back what
the highly touted gladiators fail
to give.
Last week Cowboy Phelps and
Joe Knight didn't measure up to
standard, so the little fellows
must carry the burden tonight.
Al-Star Card
It is an all-star card of three
eight-round bouts. A four rounder
opens the show. In what appears
to be the slashing tiff Of the
evening, Billy Landers squares OIL
with Jimmy Mack.
It was a memorable battle. that
go between Mack and Eddie Burl.
The Landers-Mack set should be
just as good, for Landers asks
no quarter once he gets inside
the squared circle.
Dick Welsh returns to local
warfare in another eight-round
hustle meeting Johnny Edwards,
Huntington, w. Va. Welsh is q
better fighter than generally
credited with here. He holds a
verdict over Benny Schwartz,
when the latter was not so old
as he is now.
De Beve Gets Test
Johnny Edwards comes out of
j. r. Basco's stable from Barber
ton, Ohio. A two-fisted veteran,
he is capable Of stealing any
show.
Arthur De Beve, who started a
comeback at Twin City Arena last
summer and has been going great
guns ever since, gets the biggest
test tonight when he meets Tony
Stetz, Wilkes.B PaO
puncher.
Stetz is under the wing of Pete
Moran who is grooming him for
big things.
Barefoot Green meets Charley
Estes in the opener.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Seven EXC Captains

Seven former George Wash
ington University football cap
tains are expected to attend the
annual G. w. U. football ban
quet tomorrow night in the May
flower Hotel, beginning at 8
o'clock. They are: william SON.
ners, 1908: Bryan Morse, 1909;
Harry Hawley, 1920; Baillie
'Springston, 1921: Guy Hotel,
1924; John Slaughter, 1925, and
David Allshouse, 1927.
George washington authori-
ties had hoped to receive every
captain of the past as far back
as 1908, but found upon search
into the records that one of the
former captains, Roger Hills,
was killed in the World War,
while three others-Jimmy Ptak,
1929, Henry Sapp. 1925, and
Charles Lopeman, 1028-are liv-
ing in distant cities and will be
unable to attend.
The principal speaker tomor-
row night viii be Col. Paul B.
Parker. director Of athletics Of
the University Of Tennessee,
which institution only last week
signed to meet G. w. in football
here next year. Colonel Parker
is a West Point graduate and
former Army gridiron star.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
HOyGS to Elect
Grid CAPTAIN TOc'1u

The Georgetown gridders will
elect a captain for the 1888 sea-
son at meeting today.
Varsity letters were awarded to
10 football players yesterday. The
list included Capt. Ray Hudson,
Lawrence Sullivan, Alan Cohen.
Louis Dee, William Carpenter,
Dick Danner, Frank Williamson,
Gildo Russo, Joseph Saverini,
Dick Murphy, Paul Kennedy, Fred
Callahan, AL Kelly, John Shin
mems, Joe Katalinas, Walter Wala-
cavage, Gunnar Anderson, Thomas
Carolan, Wilmer Bradley and Phil
Judge, manager.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
'PickUpsand
Put Outs
BY SID KATZNELL

George Beach, ace center Of
the Delaware and Hudson five
wears an everlasting smile. >.
the three Six-fOOt.five giants on
the G. w. court team, Hertzler,
Parrack and Wickham, attract
considerable attention on EFFE
Street window shopping. next
years Tech High quarterback
spends week-ends at Coach Hap
Hardell's home. during dinner
Hap explains a few plays. ).
"Tech" Chopin, Warwick basket
ball flash, viii wed shortly. =. .
Henry Sappey, former athlete,
leads a jazz band. Fritz Pun
phery is the most improved
basketball player in Washing
ton. George Simpson, normal
ly the conductor Of this column,
Is having his tOnsiIS removed ut
Walter Reed Hospital.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

SPORTS
BY KIRK MILLER
Is RueL a BrOUnte? Z
Many Here Hope So
2 Straight Winners
Would Be Plenty
G.. w. To Gather
SeUen Er-CGptGiIls

Since Saturday, when rather unofficial report had
Muddy Rue being signed with the st. Louis Browns
many WashingtOnians have taken opportunity to
press the hope the erstwhie Griffmens catcher has
hooked with Phil Balls club. Ruel is not only
tremely popular here in Washington, but all the
American League New York. Boston and Detroit also
having been his stamping grounds at various times.
There had been little talk since the closed
to the effect Rue could have managed the Boston Red Sox
by simply saying yes Bob Quinn But that possibility
is out now that Marty McNanus has been named Eddie
Rommel also had been mentioned for the Boston Job.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
YOUNG CUE ACE
TIES CHAM

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Ralph
Greenleaf, defending champion,
and Jimmy Caras, youthful sensa-
ton Of the tourney, showed the
way in the worlds pocket billiard
championship tournament today
with four victories each and no
defeats.
Greenleaf needed only IL
innings last night to dispose of
George Kelly, Philadelphia. 1876
to, SO. The champion sewed up
the match in the first inning
with a brilliant run of so.
The standings:
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

maximum and perhaps $500 as
a minimum.
Luxuries Ont
All luxuries are to be thrown
away without a second look.
There will be very few coaches of
pitchers next season.
There even will be very few
pitchers without the coaches,
since the pressure is on to reduce
the player-limit to % men, with
the coach, or to % men without
the coach. Either way it will
mean that the coach will have to
be a pretty fair country ball
player in his own right or, con-
ver.ely, he won't be a coach at
all.
Either way, too, baseball seems
to be overlooking the fact that
If you want their money now
adays. you must give them more,
not less. In fact, the safest way
is to offer a great deal more for
a great deal leSS-and hope fer
vently for the best.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
AK. Rolls $50 Game,
NeUU Frat Loop Mark

Bill Miller'S Isl and Carl
Smiths 1875 gave A. I. K. $50
team game, an all.time Fraternity
Bowling League mark, and a two
one victory over Phi Sigma Chi,
who dropped into a tie for second
place, with Alpha Sigma Lambda.
Alpha Kapp Phi regained the
lead when they knocked off Alpha
Rigma Lambda twice.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Sam Benson Rolls
400 to Lead Win

Sam Benson cuffed the naples
for an even 400 in the Inter.
urban Duckpin League, with
games Of 1913, 1876 and 141 to
lead Georgetown to clean sweep
over Petworth.
The Lexington girls of Balti-
more, proved to the Georgetown
Recreation Davis pinettes that a
wild ride through a storm Satur-
day did not affect their bowling
as they won a three-game match,
1882 to 1902.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Canadian Champs
Defeated by De Paul

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Stung by
a 80 to "a defeat, the University
of Western Ontario basketball
team, cage champion of Canada,
will enter the last of its two-game
series with De Paul. They were
obviously off form last night when
they fell before the local quintet.
De Paul led, IS to 8, at halftime,
and was never overtaken.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
What Depression?
W1ners Get Raise

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 13.-With
all the shouting in baseball's Off
cial circles about salary cuts TO
meet the times, here's news:
Paul and Lloyd Waner, the
Pittsburgh Pirates brothers team.
both have signed 1888 contracts
carrying raises in pay, it became
known today.
How much more important
than last year the figures were
wasn't known.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Garden Planning
Bout for Chocolate

NEW YORK, Dec, 13.-Madison
Square Garden today expects to
sign Kid Chocolate for a match
with Seaman" Watson, English
titleholder, to be held January
q with the featherweight cham
pionship Of the world at stake. It
is also proposed to match the
victor with Fidel La Barba about
mid-February.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
ID. C.. Ring Officials
Form OrgGnizGtiOn

Local ring officials organized
the Capital Boxing Officials AS
ISOLATION last night with Charles
Eyre as temporary chairman.
Charter members are Jim Nc.
Nan1ara, Denny Hughes, Charlie
Reynolds, Harry Childs and Capt.
Heine Miller.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Suspension Upheld
On DidrickSon
Case bv Board

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 13.
Suspension of Mildred Babe"
Didrickson, American Olympic
woman star, as an amateur,
was upheld today by the reg.
istration board Of the Southern
Amateur Athletic Association.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
TYPEWRITERS DOWN RIVAL

United Type writer 0rays
downed the Atlas courtmen last
night, 30 to II. Tony Lato1a
starred for the :GrayS.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

Insofar as Ruel is concerned,
he is probably just as well salts
fled with q place in the ranks
Of the Browns as with the lead
ership Of the Red Sox, a posi-
ton not to be envied by any
baseball man.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Conditions to Force
Drastic Changes
In Pdstime
Rv DAVIS ]. WALSH

NEW YORK Dec 13-Basebas gravest and most rabd set
meetings in almost 20 years will begin with the annual
oday brotherhood reunion Of the National League today
which time they will decide what steps needed to save
baseball from itself whether after ALL wouldn't be cheaper
us tn walk avvav and leave il,
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Lena Levy Still
Manager for
Levins<y
By BILL COLLINS

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-T'm
still the big shot.
"And don't you forget it." the
little black-eyed lady from Chi
cagO's ghetto might have added.
We were querying Mrs. Lena
Levy concerning her status as
the only member Of the fair sex
managing-and seconding-a prize
fighter following the announce
ment in the public prints that
Charley Friedman, one of Carne-
ra's representatives, had become
interested in Lena's fightbrother,
Kingfish Levinsky.
''T'm still the manager, and
will have the big say" she de-
clared. Charley Friedman will
act as our representative every
where outside Of Chicago"
When it comes to driving a
bargain. Lena ranks second to
none. Even willy old Jack Kearns
lost his grip and was forced to
come off second best in a tilt
with Lena Kearns demanded IS
per cent of the gate for the
Walker.Levinsky fight. Lena and
the Kingfish were to get 80 per
cent.
"NOthing doing" said Lena.
The former fish.peddler was as
good a draw as Walker, and it
was to be an even split or the
match was off. The match was
on-Lenas way. And she and
the Kingfish collected nearly
$4,000.
Since Lena has taken over the
management of LevinSky, less
than a year ago, the troupe has
crossed approximately 100000.
Retire? Not little Lena whose
big flare for showmanship has
made a second-rate fighter of a
first-rate Shekel-getter.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
Mum Play Coming

"COUNSELLOR AT LAW" in which
Paul Mum is featured, will end
its New York run at the Plymouth The
ater with the performance on Saturday
evening. December 10, it was announced
recently by Elmer Rice. author and pro-
ducer. At the end of its run on Broad
way the play, with the original New
York company, headed by Paul Mum,
will start an extensive tour which will
carry through until June, 1888, and
which, it is said, will come to the Ma
tional
The termination of the long New
York run of Counsellor at Law" after
three weeks more is made necessary be-
cause of previous contracts with the
aters in other cities. Although business
is still excellent and the popularity of
the play has not waned, Mr.. Rice feels
that it would be unfair to postpone the
road tour further, since Counsellor at
Law" has already played in New York
much longer than was originally in
tended.
Besides Paul NUM- the cast includes
Jennie Moscowitz, Jack Leslie. Regina
Wallace, Dorothy Day, Conway Wash
burne, Martin Wolfson, Malka Korn-
stein, Sam Bonnell, T. H. Manning, j.
Hammond Daley, Ned Glass, Doris
Underwood, Harry Mervis. Sue Moore,
Buddy Proctor, Elmer Brown, David
Vivian, Jules GARFIELD and Kathryn
McHugh.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
Holmes This Afternoon

4 T the National Theater this after
- noon Burton Holmes is to present
the third episode in his current series
Of pictured travel revues. For this
epic Of the open road, Mr.. Holmes has
charted a motor tour through an un-
familiar region of France that should
prove superlatively entertaining and
delightfully."- informative. not only to
those who know their France but also
for those who wish to know it better.
In breezy, down. date pictured
story, with no suggestion of repetition
with pictures that are all new and all
true. the noted traveller lecturer will
conduct his auditor spectators through
fascinating old Provence-the France of
the troubadours. Of chivalry and of
feudal rivalry and the principal seat
of Roman civilization in Gaul. After
passing in rapid but comprehensive re-
view such picturesque old towns as Mar
Seille, Martigues, Mines. Avignon,
Aries, Les Baux st. Remy, Aiken
Provence and other important cities,
there will be pause for the scene
shifters and we are to be diverted with
the passing show of Nice, Monte Carlo,
Cannes, Antilles, st. Juan-les-PinS and
others of those vivid and colorful places
along the French Riviera.
Evening star., 1932-11-27

! is beginning to tire of Hollywood
| faces, the chance to pick up new
and stray material may work out
we'll Except for the fact that
most "pasSers-by" have no idea
how to act, the scheme should at
least attract attention.
Then again Dresser will employ
Serge EiSenstein's methods This
is the authors only contact with
the movie world-he and EiSen-
stein having worked over the
script of THE American Tragedy"
together.
So with Eisenstein methods up
his sleeves, a cast composed Of
'paSSerS-by" and Texas as his
background, the first production
of Film Producer Dresser will start
some time in February. What a
writing man can accomplish in
this medium remains to be seen.
Dresser is at least the first who
has had so much courage.
MISS BARRYMORE'S return to
the stage, after what is said
to have been rather a tumultuous
experience in Hollywood, which
took the form of Encore" last
Monday night at the National, is
an event which local SoothsayerS
are still brooding over. In a role
which would seem to have all the
assets of stars dream-in hand
some garments and revelling in a
flow of long and uncomfortable
words, Miss Barrymore should
have found vehicle aptly suited
to her manifold talents. How
surprised, then, was the audience
to find that the play was a vapid
little satire, full of blatant bur-
lesque and revelling in little save
the stars personal beauty.
Miss Barrymore must have been
surprised, too. Washington audi
enceS which are more than loyal
to her, while giving her a polite
hand, in between curtain calls
were loud in their diSappoint-
ment and gTievement. After all,
said they, she is one person who
has the pick of almost any avail
able play, and the fact that she
should have seized on such a use
less little thesis proves that the
theater is in a sorry state and
that plays these days are only
Second-rate at best.
Is this the case? We doubt it.
When Manhattan can indorSe cor
daily such ultra excellent works
as Dinner at Eight" and the
Rachel Crothers play, there must
be life in the old girl yet. Miss
Barrymore must have been lured
by the prospects of appearing as
red-wigged Isolde, clutching
that silver goblet, and rehearSing
her Wagnerian gestures with
eclat. That very scene must have
won her over to Encore" Other
wise, what can she have seen in
it? After all prima donnas were
more than we'll immortalized by
the lovely Helen Gahagan in TO
night or Never" There is moth
ing particularly original about the
fact that art and marriage don't
go comfortably hand in hand.
What are the Manhattan critics
going to say about Miss Barry
more? We tremblel
Evening star., 1932-11-27
Movie Magnates Plan
Battle Against Radio
Problem Is to Get People to the Theaters and
Musical Pictures Are Expected to Cut Down the
Number of Home Listeners-in During 1883.
By Mollie Merrick.

said to be intoxicating in its freshness
and charm.
So the uch-heralded musical would
seem to be well on its return journey.
Meanwhile motion picture tycoons hg-
ure that they have had the worst week
of business in the days which ended
Saturday, November 49, they have ex-
perienced so far In the history Of the
industry.
Whether or not the return to musi-
cal films Is a desperate effort to recap
ture the public at the box office nobody
seems to know. Radio-giving music
minded public plenty Of that product
at the absolutely free rate it does-is
estimated to be the most formidable
rival the motion picture industry now
has.
Last Summer, when box-office returns
were pretty slim. picture producers es-
timated that the industry had hit bot
tom. But bottom, as estimated during
the slack Summer months, was almost
top as now computed. And II you
think this doesn't constitute q situe-
ton, with those at the movie helm
willing and ready to base their 1898
product on anything calculated to Bring
the public back to the fold, YOU have
another guess coming.
It's movies versus radio In one Of the
most sensational fights for supremacy
this industry has yet had to wage.
(Copyright, 1897. BY North American News
paper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1932-11-27
Clifford Brooke Here.

CLIFFORD BROOKE, prominent d.
rector Of Broadway stage successes
and also director for the past eight
years Of the National Theater Players,
arrived In Washington yesterday TO
complete arrangements for the opening
of the Clifford Brooke Academy OF
Stage Training In the Dramatic Arts,
which will begin It's term Of 10 weeks
on January Is. Maurice Greet, nephew
Of Sir Ben Greet. who will be assistant
director Of the academy, arrived with
Mr.. Brooke. Enrollments for the
academy will begin at the National
Theater tomorrow and viii be accepted
daily between the hours Of 10 am.
and pm.
Plans for the academy are going on
apace. s. z. Cochran Of the National
Theater, who Is associated with Mr..
Brooke in the project, asserts that a
suitable site for the academy will soon
be selected.
Both Mr.. Brooke and Mr.. Greet will
be at the enrolment Offices all of this
week to explain details of the academy
to aspiring students. Students will be
given the choice Of morning, afternoon
or evening sessions and each student
will have four class lessons per week.
The term is for a period Of 10 weeks.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
Abbey Players Next Week
THE Abbey Theater PLAYERS, who re

THE Abbey Theater Players, who re-
Gently created such furore in New
York, are coming to the National
Theater for weeks engagement start
ing Monday night, December 5. Sup
piled with an abundance of brilliant
plays, consisting of broad hilarious
comedy, drama or farce, rich in dia-
logue and action and spoken in the
most perfect English, these players
make the theater place of amuse-
ment and the man upstairs finds as
much enjoyment as the one in the or
chestra seat. These plays are not what
we Americans call high brow, /" but are
written with understandable simplicity
Of plot and action. There are no deep
problems TO furrow your brow. no sex
or vulgarities TO struggle with. for
Lady Gregory. Sean O'Casey. Lennox
Robinson, w. 3. Yeats and the multi
tudes Of others who have written for
the Abbey Theater, did not have to 20
to such ends iu order 10 entertain the
0u0tAGs