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The Washington times., 1932-03-08
81 PLAYERS
IN TRAINING
At CAMP
This Is the fourth of a series
OF reDietoS on major league teams
In trGintr1.)
By GEORGE BARRY


BRADENTON, Fla, March 8.
Gabby Street, weather-beaten
manager Of the world champion
st. Louis Cardinals, today charac-
terized his ball club as "the
gamest he ever laid eyes upon."
and predicted they would again
win the National League pen
nant.
The Cardinals, who are train
i-g here for the 1892 race, are
virtually the identical club that
won the 1881 flag, the only i'm
portant absentee being Pitcher
Burleigh Grimes, who was sold to
the Chicago Cubs.
Busiest Training Camp
This training camp is the
busiest in all Florida. Fifty-one
players, many of them rockies
from the various Cardinal farms,
were working out at the local ball
park, formerly training grounds of
the new New York Giants. Street
asserts:
1--WE got everything, pitchers,
hitterS and base runners. Why
shouldn't we repeat? / think
I have the best bali club in
the world. It's q game club, q
team that can come from be-
hind, a team that believes in
itself.
Pitching is IS per cent Of a
winning bali club. / have IL
good pitchers. My problem is
to pick nine pitchers out Of
these 12-the nine best.
81 am so well fortified with
pitchers I will be able, when
the season gets under way, to
pull q pitcher who is hurting
good ball out of the game for
the sake of getting some runs.
/ will have an equally good
pitcher available all the time
to shoot in.
Il have no age on my club.
frankie FriSch is my oldest
player and he still Is q cracker.
jack. I've got speed, too, with
such players as Pepper Martin,
Watkins. Hunt, Colbert, Adams,
and Hafey. They're all fast"
Outlining his lineup for the
coming season, Street said the
catching would be done by Wilson
and Mancuso. Jim Bottomley and
Jimmy Collins are the first base
men. Frisch will be back at Sec
ond, Colbert at short, and
'Sparky'' Adams at third. Street
contended Adams Is the best man
at the hot corner in the National
League.
Same OutfieId
The outfield will be made up of
Blades or Hunt in right,
Martin in center and either Hafey
Or Orsatti in left.
Streets IL pitchers from whom
ne will select the nine best are
Bill Hallahan, Dizzy Dean, Paul
Oerringer, Jess Haines, Sylvester
Johnson, Tony Kaufman, Jimy
Lindsey, Flint Rhem, Allyn Stout,
Arthur Teachout, Raymond Starr
and Jim Carlton.
Describes COntenderS
Street said it was "a question"
whether he will miss Grimes
whom he conceded to be a valu-
able man. He pointed out the
Cardinals must give a chance to
The rockies coming up from the
Cardinals farms.
In Manager Streets opinion,
the New York Giants will be the
team he will have to beat to win
the pennant. He declares he has
4 great deal of respect for Rog-
ers HornSby and his Chicago
Cubs. He described Brooklyn as
q good ball club" that may prove
dangerous.
Street revealed that the "big.
yest kick" he ever received in
baseball was when his club won
The World Series from the Phila-
delphia Athletics last fall.
The Washington times., 1932-03-08
HOLD MEETING

The Notre Dame Props will
hold a baseball meeting tomor-
row at 8 p. m. at the French's
Sport Shop. 91O Fourteenth St.
N. W. Manager Louis Evry
wants all players to report. Call
Lincoln 1929 for further details.
The Washington times., 1932-03-08
Training Camp
Briefs

CLEARWATER, Fla, March
Three of Brooklyn's brightest
stars-Hack Wilson, Dazzy Vance
and Waite Hoyt-are nearing
form. Vance and Hoyt pitched
shutout ball while Hack clouted
two home runs and a single yes
terday as the regulars blanked
the Yannigans, 3 to 0. Out
fielder Johnny Frederick and
Wally Gilbert, third baseman,
have signed contracts, leaving
Babe Herman the only holdout.
LOS ANGELES, March Bill
Terry, last of the New York
Giants to report, drove three
balls over the center field fence
in his first batting practice with
Herman Bell on the mound.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
8.-Lyn Larry, shortstop of the
New York Yankees last year, ap-
pears to have clinched the third
base job this season. In daily
workouts he is displaying remark
able speed and dash and skill in
making apparently impossible
plays at the hot corner.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March
THE Chicago White SOx
were to get their first taste Of
action today with an intra-club
game scheduled for high noon.
Bowler and Erickson are Sched-
uIed to perform on the mound
for one team, Gregory and Bar
tuliS for the other.
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND,
Calf, March 8.-Lance Rich
bourg, purchased from the Braves,
appeared today to have an option
on the right fled job with the Chi.
cago Cubs. To date he is holding
a big edge over Vim Barton. who
finished the 1881 season in the
right garden.
Riggs Stephenson, expected to
be crippled because of an ankle
fractured last summer, has been
scampering about with the care
free abandon Of the rawest
rookie.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 8.
Manager Roger Peckinpaugh, Of
the Cleveland Indians. today was
concerned only with an exhibition
game Wednesday against che New
Orleans PelicanS. He spent con-
siderable time Monday with
rockies, this squad being aug
mented by the arrival of Seymour
Droubay, shortstop from the Uni
versity of Utah.
PASO ROBLES, Calf, March
S.-Regulars and Yannigans in
the Pirates camp today were to
play off a game postponed yes
terday by injuries to Floyd
Young third baseman, and a
lack of condition on the part
of "Pie" TraynOr. The squad
INDUCED in a snappy workout
in lieu of the game.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March 8.
Connie Mack today was planning
a thre-day polishing up" of his
Athletics who downed the st.
Louis Cards, 4 to 2, yesterday.
There will be no exhibition games
until Friday.
WINTER HAVEN. Fla, March
8.-With Dick Bartell in the fold,
only Barney Friberg remains as
a holdout Of the Phillies. The
regulars trounced the Yannigans,
8 to 0, in six-inning game yes.
terday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, March
3.-The Detroit Tigers face the
fire of other than their own
pitchers for the first time in the
new baseball season here today
when they meet the San Francisco
Seals. The exhibition game will
probably see two veteran pitchers
in the box for the Bengals-Ar.
thur Herring and Elon Hogsett-
and several rookie faces in other
The Washington times., 1932-03-08
Spencer Likely to Catch
Majority of Games
BY GARRETT WATERS

BILOXI Miss, March 8Uness your Uncle Clark Griffith
thinking about getting another catcher before the
opens it appears if Roy Spencer, the big blond from
Augusta Ga will again handle the bulk of the catching
all Of it, for the Grifmen
The Washington times., 1932-03-23
BARKLEY URGES
/ Ky. VOTE FOR
ROOSEVELT

The "Stop Roosevelt" move
ment suffered another setback
today when Senator Alben w.
Barkley, of Kentucky, advised the
Democrats of his State he does
not desire a favorite son compli.
ment vote in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, but hopes they
will support Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, of New York.
This is regarded as tantamount
to throwing Kentucky's 26 dele
gates to Roosevelt on the first
ballot.
Offsetting the effect of the
Barkley announcement, however,
was the prediction of William G..
McAdoo that CALIFORNIA; A dele
gates would be Solidly for Speaker
John N. Garner.
AS a result of Barkley'S an
nouncement. there was talk today
among Roosevelt's followers OF
making the Senator the perma-
nent chairman of the convention.
The Kentucky Senator con-
cluded a letter to DR.. James H.
Richmond. State superintendent
Of public instruction, with an ap-
peal to Kentucky Democrats to
get behind Roosevelt, and pre-
dicted his nomination and cleo
ton.
The Washington times., 1932-03-23
AUTO MEN HONOR PACKER
Chevrolet Sales Boss
Goes to the West
Coast Trade

The Chevrolet dealers of Wash,
ington and Baltimore are tonight
giving a farewell banquet at the
Mayflower to w. M. Packer,
eastern regional sales manager of
the Chevrolet Motor Company
who has just been promoted 10
Pacific Coast regional sales man.
ager. Following the party, Mr.
Packer leaves for California
where he will make his head.
quarters at Oakland.
Bill Packer achieved great sue
cess in the east; his dealers in the
eastern region last year sold more
cars than in any previous year in
the history of Chevrolet and
made more money per car than
in any previous year.
R. F.. Hicks, who will succeed
Mr.. Packer as eastern regional
sales manager, will be the guest
of honor at the banquet. Ben
OuriSman will be chairman.
The following officials will also
be guests of the dealers: j. L.
Murphy, Baltimore zone man
ager; L. M. Carey, Richmond
zone manager; A. H. Goodman,
Harrisburg zone manager; d. j.
Brady, regional sales promotion
manager; A. B. Nelson, regional
accounting manager; H. L. Bee
croft, regional truck manager;
l. w. Thompson, regional parts
and service manager; G. Weeks,
city sales manager, and Edward
Kahn, WaShington'S newest
dealer.
The Washington times., 1932-03-23
WHITE COLLAR
JOBS CREATED

A variety of special jobs are be.
ing created in all the large cities
to offer white collar people" use.
full work rather than charity, &C.
cJrding to a report made today
to the Presidents Organization
on Unemployed Relief by the
Women's Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor.
Among the types of work being
provided are: Traffic counts,
study Of traffic problems, tree
surgerJ. chauffeur service and
tabulating city records.
Some of the "white-collar work
ers" are being employed to super
wise municipal or made work.
Others are employed as clerks and
Investigators in relief offices. Nu-
merous clerical and technical jobs
have been created in non-profit
institutions.
The Washington times., 1932-03-23
Hopkins Professor
Heads Association

DR.. Adolph H. Schultz, of Johns
Hopkins University, was elected
president of the American Asso-
citation of Physical Anthropolo-
gists yesterday at the final meet
ing of the two-day conference
held in the National Museum.
He succeeds DR.. Ales Hrdlicka,
Of the Smithsonian Institution,
who has been president for the
last three years.
The Washington times., 1932-03-23
BYRD TO SPEAK

H. C. Byrd, director of athletics
and assistant to the president of
the University of Maryland, will
talk before the Rockville Rotary
Club tomorrow at their luncheon
meeting on The University of
Maryland."
The Washington times., 1932-03-23
NEGROES STUDY
SOCIAL UNIT

Prominent colored citizens, so
cial workers and educators will
meet at the Phyllis Wheatley WV.
CA. tomorrow at $50 p. m. to
complete plans for making the re-
Gently organized Council of Negro
Social Agencies a permanent and
working association.
The council will have a strong
governing board, and will view
the needs of the entire com
munity for a fair distribution OF
welfare funds within the race.
The Washington times., 1932-03-23
The Weather

For the District of Columbia. partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday; little
change in temperature lowest tonight
about 81 degrees; gentle variable winds.
For Maryland, partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday, probably snow flurries
tonight in extreme west portion; little
charge in temperature.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday, except possibly rain on
the coast tonight; little change in
temperature.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Yesterday Today
r. m. ..... 40 8 a. m. ........ 36
Midnight ..... SS Noon .......... As
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January 1. 1892 5$7.
Deficiency of temperature since
March l, 1892, 95.
Accumulated excess of precipitation
Wince January l. 1882, 1.27.
Excess of precipitation since March
=, 1882, SO.
TIDE TABLE
Today-High tides s:37 a. m. and
@:04 p. m. Low tides, 2:52 a. m. and
Tomorrow-High tides, 1928 g. m. and
0:52 p. m. Low tides, 1886 a. m. and
a:12 p. m.
THE SUN AND THE MOON
The sun rises today 6:O7 a. m. and
The sun rises Thursday sos a. m.
hnd sets 6:23 p. m.
The moon rises today 653 p. m. and
6ets 6:07 a.
The moon rises Thursday $40 p. m.
and sets 6:34
Evening star., 1932-11-13
Beau Hickman Washingtons of seen his best

Another agent for the sale Of lottery tickets,
who had his Fortunate Office" on Pennsylvania
avenue opposite the Metropolitan Hotel, was
David Gillespie. and in time Pennsylvania
avenue became almost infested with lottery
agencies and gambling joints.
A LAW passed in 1880 provided: mo Eo.
ABC, LSC, faro, rolly- holly, equality
board equality table, or other device, to be used
with cards, dice, coin, money, or any other
game of haza 4 Except the game of billiards,
upon licensed billiard tables), for the purpose
of playing or gaming for money, or anything
in lieu thereof, small be set up, kept, or ex-
hibited in any part of this city, under penalty
of $50 for every day or less time that such
table or other device game of hazard, shall
be so kept or exhibited, to be recovered before
any single magistrate of the person so setting
up, keeping or exhibiting the same"
No "EO, ABC LCS,' the writer had to pass up
Faro, the dictionary tells us, is a game played
with cards, in which the players bet on the
order in which the cards will appear when dealt
singly from the top of the pack by means of
a device called faro box. Rolly-polly Cor roly-
poly as Webster gives it, was game for
merly played by rolling a ball into hole
or series of holes; and one guess would be
as good as another to how the other games
were played.
When the celebrated Beau Hickman-the
gentleman VINO uFeQ Dy Ills WlIS-iISt CdHic
to this city, around 1884 he started to gamble,
and soon lost the $4,000 he brought here with
him. From this time on he did very little
gambling, living principally upon the generosity
of his friends and new acquaintance and gain
ing the undesirable title of the Prince of Amer
ican Bummers. He was odd character, &C.
centric and humorous, and as good circus
when occasion demanded. Withal, he was re-
sourceful, and no one knew when or where he
would get off some new joke or pull some new
stunt.
Upon one occasion, after going broke at the
races in Baltimore. he began to think of how
he could work his passage back to his old
haunts around the Capital, and the story goes:
"He entered the gentlemen's car Of one of the
trains of the Baltimore & Ohio Co., bound for
Washington, and placing an old card under the
band of his characteristic, high white beaver
(Which at that time was more diapidated than
was hh WON'T, and taking an inside seat near
the window, took careless survey Of the sur
roundngs. After the train had started, when
he noticed the conductor enter the car for the
purpose of taking up tickets, Beau thrust his
head out of the window, apparently interested
in some passing sight. While he was thus
absently engaged, the conductor tapped him
upon his shoulder to call his attention. Beau
Evening star., 1932-11-13

IN the issue of the same Georgetown paper of
] January S. 1818 we find the National Lot
terry" advertised: For building two Lancasterian
school houses, a penitentiary, and city hall,
in the City of Washington" The highest prize
here was one at $30,001 and the lowest 1000
at $25 each. Tickets were on sale at G. Davis
lottery Office Pennsylvania avenue, this city, ana
the managers were William Brent, Daniel
Rapine Samuel N Smallwood, Moses Young,
Andrew Way, jr.; John Davidson and Thomas
H. Gilis.
There was nothing illegal in holding these lot
teries so far as the District of Columbia was con-
cerned, for in 1912, Congress gave the corpora
ton full power to authorize the drawing of
lotteries for cffecting any important improve
ment of the city, which the ordinary funds or
revenues would not accomplish.
Soon the Pennsylvania Grand State Lottery
was announced, as well as the Baltimore Medi-
cal Lottery and the Baltimore New Masonic
Hall Lottery. B. this time Romulus Riggs was
giving his business address as the Truly For
tunate House, next door below Crafwords Tav-
ern, Bridge street. Georgetown" the latter being
also known as Union Hotel or Union Tavern,
which stood at the northeast corner of Thirtieth
and M streets until 1882, when it was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was rebuilt on the same spot
in 1885, and is today of the principal his
toric sights OF Georgetown, for here stopped
such men as Mr.. Murray, the first British Min
lister in this country; Louis Philippe, who later
became King of France, serving from 1880 to
1848; Count Volney, Baron Humboldt, Fulton
(the inventory, Talleyrand, Jerome Bonepast,
whose marriage to Elizabeth Patterson, the belle
of Baltimore, was declared null and void by
Napoleon T. who later made his brother King
of Westphalia, and married him to Catharine
Sophia, Princess Of Wurttemberg. Its guests
also included Washington Irving Gen. st. Clair,
Lorenzo Dow, Francis Scott Key John Randolph
and Others
Evening star., 1932-11-13
COHEN'S

COHENS
Lottery g. Exchange Office,
ITO, Market Street, Baltimore;
Where also were sold the
Two Highest Prizes,
In the last MONUMENT LOTTERY,
40 900 dollars and 10000 dollars, and
where have been obtained capital prizes
amounting to upwards Of
A MILLION OF DOLLARS.
The great SURGICAL INSTITUTION
LOTTERY.
100 900 DOLLARS,
The Highest Prize,
Will positively commence on Wednesday
the 26th of November, and will be COM
pleted, as heretofore advertised, In ten
days drawing only"
Evening star., 1932-11-13
BY JOHN CLACETT PROCTOR.

OOKING back over our city's history TO
its earliest days, it does seem that there
rust has to be a certain amount OF
harm always with US, and that about
the time we get one avenue of evil barr1-
ca6ed some new and unforeseen chan
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-04
Joint Chinese
Japanese Anti
War Meet TOnite
Rally for Defense Of
Chinese Masses and
Soviet Union

NEW YORK-A joint meeting of
the Chinese and Japanese anti-im-
perialists will be held tonight, 8 pm.
at Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East 4th
Street, New York City, to demon
strate against the robber war on
China and the war plot against the
Soviet Union and to rally the Chi
neSe and Japanese masses in New
York to participate in the struggle
against imperialist war, against the
partition of Chinah for the defense
of the Chinese Revolution and the
Soviet Union.
The meeting is called by the New
York branches of the Alliance of the
Chinese Anti-imperialists, and the
Japanese Anti-imperialist Club. Rep
resentativeS of the two organizations
and William Simons, of the Anti
imperialist League of the United
States will be the main speakers.
The meeting will also be a protest
meeting against the confirmation of
the death sentence on the Scottsboro
boys by the Supreme Court of Ala
bama. All workers and anti-imperi-
alistS, Negro and white, are invited
to the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-04
Plucky Tenants of
LOngfellow Avenue
Continue Rent Strike

The Longfellow Avenue rent strike
is still on, although the landlord
through mass evictions, intimidation
etc, has emptied the houses so hiatt
of $50 tenants only about Is remain
The landlord had an idea that by
these tactics the strike would be
broken.
Even though many of the tenants
no longer live in the houses they
continue picketing, still considering
the apartments their home from
which they were forcib1y elected and
are ready to return when the land
lord grants the IS per cent reduction
i'll rent.
Ille threat o. an in,unct;cn ap-
piled for by the landlord has not
frightened the tenants, they feel they
have an elementary right to ca ny
on a struggle for better conditions
and will not recognize any denial of
this right.
However, the strike must receive
the support of the workers and the
tenants of the neighborhood, solid
arity is needed to carry on the strug-
gle and the plucky tenants call for
all workers and sympathizers that
possibly can be on the picket lines
every morning,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-04
T. u. SEND OFF
MEETING APR. Is
To Ratify May Day
Delegation to USSR

NEW YORK.-The Workers Del
egation to the Soviet Union elected
by workers in basic industries thru
out the United States-such as mu-
nitionS, railroad, marine, steel, metal
and textile-will have its final rati-
fication and send-off meeting at the
Central Opera House on Wednesday
evening, April 18th, at p. m.
The tremendous interest aroused
by this delegation campaign is indi-
cative of the desire of the workers
OF the United States to learn the
truth about the Soviet Union. The
entire campaign clearly brings out
the fact that this workers delegation
is not merely group of workers 60
ing OF the Soviet Union to see with
their own eyes and to hear with their
own ears exactly what is gonig on
there-but is also powerful weapon
in the hands of the working class
to combat war against the Soviet
Union.
These workers delegates-as they
were told throughout the campaign
will see that the Russian workers
and peasants want peace-not war.
They will see that with the success
full completion of the First Five-Year
Plan in four and the Inauguration
of the Second Five-Year Plan, a
classics society will finally be es-
tablished in the Soviet Union-which
will bring real Socialistic state. For
this-there must be peace, not war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-04
Spirit of s Jailed
Communist mistaken
Despite Treatment

TORONTO, April 2, (CLDL) The
second monthly letter has been re-
ceived by a number of the relatives of
the eight Communist leaders who are
serving years in Kingston under
Eection SO OF the Criminal Code. They
are in splendid revolutionary spirits
and despite the rigid regulations OF
the penitentiary which makes it i'm
possible for them to express them
selves freely, thy send their revolu-
tionary greetings to the workers of
Canada. Throughout their letters
letters there is feeling of conviction
In the Canadian masses and that the
C'rugrle will continue on the part o.
the workers in a firmer and more
courageous manner as a result o.
their Incarceration.
They are only allowed month";
visits Of half hour each from rela
ives. They are not permitted t.
peak freely with the prisoners, the
ire under clos watch by the guard,
10 information regarding the move
nent may be given. and no question,
r information regarding the insti
luton may be asked or given I'll
elatives are separated from tn
,-isoners by metal screening.
The Canadian Labor T
league is taking steps to c.
ituation and is demanding pr
initial" treatment for these and
ther class war prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-04
What's On

MONDAY
May 18th will be Party Night. All Sec.
tons of the Communist Party are arranging
affairs for the District. Mass organiEa.
tions are requested not to arrange any
affairs for that evening.
The Workers Esperanto Group will hold
its regular weekly meetings every Monday
at pm. in the Hungarian Workers Home
$50 East alst Street. Those interested in
the international language are invited.
Chinese and japanese joint meeting
1gainst imperialist war will be held a
'anhattan Lyceum, Sc East 18th Street, a,
pm.
The Workers Dramatic Council will he,
IN important meeting at the Workers
center, IS East 18th Street, at pm. Tn
ational Workers Theatre Conference anc
3partakiade will be discussed.
Alteration Painters, Downtown Section.
7lll meet at Manhattan Lyceum, Sc East
IN Street, at 8 pm. AL painters are
9elcome. I'd fl IN
An open air meeting OF the Imperial
Fallcy Branch, ]. L. D., will be held at
o'clock at Washington and Claremont
sway, Bronx.
Vie Brownsville Branch, !. L. D., will
re q mass protest meeting for the Scots
- boys, at lls Bristol Street, Brooklyn,
pm All workers are urged to attend.
Asti-var protest meetings will be held by
re Y. G. L. at Y pm. at goth Street and
n Avenue and 26th Street and 9th Avenue
All workers are urged to come to these
meetings.