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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-27

Unemployment Grows in
Land of Tobacco Leaves
Richmond, Va. Is Typical; Tax Schemes and
Privately Conducted Bread Lines

many workers are losing their
homes now not because they don't
pay their city taxes, but because
of the bankers and the real estate
sharks who hold their mortgages
and securities and are closing in on
them because of inability to meet
their payments. These sharks now
own and control thousands of
homes in the city, and that ex-
plains why they talk SO much now
in favor of the reduction.
If anybody is entitled to a re-
duetion in the real estate tax it is
the small property owners of
homes up to about $4,000, many of
whom are unemployed now.
ROTTEN FOOD
Richmond, like every other capt.
talist city today, is blessed with a
breadline. Twice week, on
Wednesday and Saturday cit will be
only once a week during the month
Of August, one can see several
hundred men and women colored
and white, standing tucked up in a
back alley on North Adams st.
waiting for hours to get mouldy
loaf of bread, some rotten onions,
and a few potatoes, and OCCASION
ally small piece of salted pork.
On number of occasions some of
the bread was mouldy that the un-
employed workers threw the loaves
of bread out into the gutter and
went hungry instead.
Very often it happens that half
the workers are turned away with
out any food at all, and in most
cost cases the majority of those
turned away are the Negro workers.
A new regulation was introduced
since August 3, calling upon all
those that want to enjoy the plea
sure of standing for hours in the
breadltne to obtain letter from
ellher landlord, parson, or bust
ness man, stating that they actu-
ally need relief. Isn't it wonder
full?
BREADLINE ON
PRIVATE BASIS
By the way, it must also be men
toned that the breadline is run on
a private basis. A gentleman by
the name of D. l.. Owen, who used
to decorate peoples homes before
the crisis hit him hard enough,
had decided to do something for
the poor unemployed, and in order
to obtain for himself a place in
heaven (and spot cash on earth),
is making constant appeals to the
public for funds and food.
MUST ORGANIZE
The coming winter, from all in
dicat1ons, promises to be the most
severe since the crisis began, and
there is no earthly reason why the
unemployed in Richmond, with the
support of the employed and par
TALLY employed, could not organ
ize Unemployed Committees of
their own, like the workers in other
cities throughout the country.
Build up a strong UNEMPLOYED
Council, Work out program of
demands to provide the unemploy-
ed in the city with sufficient relief
for the winter period. The city of
Richmond must find ways and
means to appropriate at least $780,
900 to make it possible for the UNI
employed to keep body and soul to-
gether, as human beings should.
The program of demands should
\ be presented some time in Sep
TENDER, when the new City Coun-
Gil takes office, and before the
budget for 1888 is adopted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-27

What Is Your Section Doing for
the Daily Workers Circulation
Drive?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-27

VOTE COMMUNIST
Against Hoover's wage-cuttlng
policy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

In talking with the club owners,
I find some resentment to the
failure of Judge Lands to take a
voluntary cut at the recent league
meetings. The judge, serving in the
capacity of the commissioner of
baseball, is a S60,000-a-year man.
He could have helped our salary
problems a great deal by leading
the way" the club owners tell you.
= y
MAYBE so. This matter is a lit
1V1 tie too personal for public dis
cussion. What interests me at the
moment is the irony of the situa-
ton. Lands was brought into base
ball to save the game" At the time,
Ruth was just another ball player.
Today you find that Ruth is the
most important figure in the game.
He even regulates the financial
policies of the business.
On the other hand, lands has
been reduced to the position of a
figurehead. This became evident at
the recent league meetings when the
club owners took complete charge.
The judge was merely formal par
liamentary figure. On every impor-
tant issue he was overruled. All his
pet theories and hobbies were fat
tened.
The picture presented a strange
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Four Big League Teams
Sure to Put Action on
Air; Five Oppose Radio

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. ga decline
in broadcasting of major league
games is expected during the 1888
season. -Four clubs will put their
games on the air, five will not, and
seven are undecided.
In the National League, the
Braves will broadcast all except Sun
day games. The Cubs will broad
cast extensively, as they did this
year. Philadelphia and New York
will not. st. Louis, Pittsburgh and
Brooklyn probably will not, and
there's a strong possibility that the
Cincinnati club will quit broadcast
ing.
In the American League, the
White Sox and Red Sox will con-
tinue radio work. The Yankees, Ath-
letics and Senators will not broad
cast. Cleveland and st. Louis proba-
bly, will discontinue broadcasting,
and the Tigers are undecided.
More opposition TO broadcasting
was expressed at last weeks owners
meeting than any time since radio
became a problem in organized
baseball. The controversy became
so prolonged and hot the meeting
decided no Roadway was being made
and left the question up to the in
dividual club owners, as in the past.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

they feel entitled to the same con-
sideration. If it is lowered they can
understand why they must accept
reduction"
Thus the singular Mr.. Ruth, who
has brought more wealth to base
ball than any other ten players,
finds himself in the unique and not
altogether pleasing position of a
commercial martyr. He must &C
cept a cut because it is essential to
the economic health of baseball that
cuts be instituted all along the line.
In this connection. Ruth made an
interesting observation the other
day. He said he hated to think
what would happen to baseball sal
aries when he left the game. He
made the melancholy prediction
that the general scale would be
hammered down so per cent. Ten
thousand dollars will be big money"
he said.
Ruth'S contract is up for renewal
He took a $1,000 cut last year. He
now is getting $4,000. He prob
ably will take another 5000 cut
this year-a $4,000 cut at the most.
The economic situation apparently
demands it. Otherwise, I feel that
Colonel Jacob Rupert would au-
thorize no cut at all. He is that
kind OF CaSaba Melon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

Lands, too. There was no fight in
him. Instead he merely said, "All
right, gentlemen, if that is your
wish, it shall be done" In the past,
when conflict developed, the judge,
convinced he was right, always won
out. Either you do it my way or
I quit" was his ultimatum. In
variably it was done his way.
I am beginning to believe the club
owners would be happy to see
Lands quit now. They feel that
he has served his purpose-which
was to act as front man for the
game. He came into the game at
a time when a front man was
needed. Baseball was staggering
from the shock of the 1919 world
series fraud. A public gesture was
necessary, a big name to insure
fidelity.
Today the series scandal is for
gotten. It is even fresh news to a
younger generation OF baseball fans.
There is no longer pressing need
for a front man.
Lands is all right" the club
owners say, "but 100000 is a lot of
money to pay a fellow for raising
the flag on opening day in the
Three-I League"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
nv NOE WILLIANIS.

New York wOrld-Telegram Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Dec. PAN Amer
l ' lean League club owner was
talking about retrenchment in gen.
eral and salary cuts in particular.
There's only one man in base
ball whose salary shouldn't be cut,
the gentleman said, and that's
Babe Ruth"
It so happens. as every one knows,
that Ruth is the highest Salaried
man in baseball, player or other
wise.
You know why?" continued the
club owner. Ruth has contributed
more TO our success than any other
player in the history of the game.
1t is impossible to measure his eff
feet on the game. never have
thought he was overpaid."
The gentleman produced some
facts to support his opinion. He
quoted figures showing that in his
own city the attendance record had
been broken and rebroken seven
different times, and each time Ruth
was the attraction.
And what is true in our case is
true in every city in the American
League. There isn't one attendance
record that doesn't date back to a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

series with the Yanks, with Ruth, of
course, providing the main slim
illus"
The gentleman paused to refuel
his undressing black pipe.
Admitting all this, it still is i'm
portant that Ruths salary should be
cut. This may not make sense off,
hand, but you must consider that
Ruth's salary is the common de-
nominator. The more money he got
the more money ordinary players
received.
i had a pitcher on my ball club
a couple of years back who won
twenty games. When I talked busi-
ness with him at the end of the sea-
son he reminded me that Ruth was
getting $4,000. He didn't demand
that kind of money, but he did in
sist on proportionate increase, and
got it.
You find very few sane bust
4 ness men among ball players.
They are all business men in a
small, unreasonable sense. You
can't explain to them that economic
conditions have changed. To them,
Ruth represents the gold standard.
II Ruth'S salary remains unchanged,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Hatchets Rap Eastern Five;
Newcastle Bumps Bedford

Newark plays it second game at
Decatur tonight.
Bedford suffered it's second sue
cessive setback after seven consecu-
tive triumphs, bowling to Newcastle,
10 to II. The Trojan's home floor
jinx almost failed when the Stone
Cutters, trailing IS to at the half,
staged brilliant rally. Richard
son starred for the losers and bril-
liant Billy Thoman for Newcastle.
Horace Mann of Gary, after a
wobbly start, reached its stride at
Delphi and nosed out the Oracies in
thriller, Is to Is. 1t was 9 to 8,
Delphi, at the half.
Connersville continued its swift
pace by diSposing of Richmond, 35
to %, and Lebanon walloped Flora,
AZ to 25. Vincennes had little
trouble with Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, Win
ming 80 to IS, while Wiley of Terre
Haute stepped up in the final period
to bump Rushville, SO to 20, after
holding a 15-to-13 edge at half
time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
BOWLERs GO TO BAT IN BIG WAY

DoWN through the members of the bowling fraternity have held
~ the of the public for good fellowship and
the tenpn and have to the front
unsesh their bit toward the relief the
distressed
Christmas campaign by The
FASTENERS indianapolis
twenty
the supply necessities of life unfortunate little
boys and girls
the with what they to help the burden
OWNIE BUSH chief of the Redlegs made
" goal year Rhine
workhorse pitcher
pitcher artist
Indianapolis shouing
the would be cinch the
like spring training grind Kolp
Bill scratching his
the Giants
pitcher Terry recently
the-cub that
Giants to Pittsburgh and George Davis the Ph Spencer
New
The dispatch telling
at mortgage foreclosure really
couldn't leave EN- alone and they left him at the post without
Not all whskered billy be satisfied
kick but they'll have pull their
odaioned
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Irish Seek
10th Win
N. D. Also Hopes to Snap
Purdue link in Fri
day Tilt.
81 Times Special

BIZ IfmtS SpfCfdt
NOTRE DAME, Ind, Dec. %. -
Notre Dame will go cunning Friday
night at Lafayette, attempting to
accomplish two previously imposSi-
bic feats in Irish basketball annals.
The Irish have won nineteen con-
secutive cage games, three of them
this season. This ties the record
made by the teams of 1925-26 and
1926-27. Never has Notre Dame won
twenty consecutive contests on the
hardwood.
Six times Notre Dame has tried
without success to defeat Purdue.
Last year. Indiana and Purdue each
won game from Notre Dame be-
fore coach George Keogan had the
combination formed which went on
to win its last sixteen games.
Notre Danes hopes will be carried
by big Ed Krause. all-America GEN.
ter. whose five points in the last
minute of play gave the Irish VIC
tory over Northwestern Monday.
Joe Voegele and Eddie Alberts,
rangy sharpshooters, probably will
team up at forwards, with Captain
Johnny Baldwin and Leo Grove or
Al McGuf at guards in the starting
lineup.
Purdue probably will open with
Charles Stewart and Cook at for
wards, Dutch Fehring at center and
Norman Cotton and Ralph Par
menter at guards.
With both teams boasting power
full offensive machines, a colorful
battle is expected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Creenleaf
Cue Champ
Vet Wins Twelfth Crown
and Sets High Run
Record.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Ralph
Greenleaf has clinched his twelfth
championship of the world at pocket
billiards.
Greenleaf. defending title-holder,
automatically won the crown again
Wednesday night in the champion
ship tourney when Andrew Ponzi
of Philadelphia defeated the run
ner-up, Erwin Rudolph Of Cleveland,
lbs to 70 in % innings.
Rudolph plays Greenleaf tonight
in the tournaments final game, but
the best the Cleveland player can
take is second place even if he de-
feats the champion.
7, Greenleaf set a tournament high
run mark of LOG in beating Pasquale
Natalie of Chicago Wednesday, 1875
to 81 in 10 innings. His perform
ance was remarkable. Scratch
penalties had put him behind Nata-
lie, 81 to minus % entering the
sixteenth inning when Greenleaf
rallied and made his sensational
run.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Purvis, Baker
on Ring Card
Here Dec. y

Jackie Purvis, local glove tosser,
and Rosy kid Baker, Anderson
middleweight, each will tackle a foe
yet to be named in featured 10
round scrap on next Tuesday nights
all-star boxing bill at the Armory,
Matchmaker Sam Slotsky an
nounced today.
Tiger Jack Fox, hard hitting
Terre Haute Negro, state heavy
weight champion, and Larry John
son, well-knoWn Negro heavyweight
of Chicago, have been lined up for
the final scrap on the triple ten"
program.
Bakers star is shining brighter
than ever as the result of the
popular middleweight's impressive
kayo upset Of Jess Akers on the last
local pugilistic program. Since he
dropped a close 52-48 point decision
to Sammy kid Slaughter some
weeks ago, Baker has been coming
along at a fast clip.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Final First
Round Tits

First round action in the senior
division of the Central States ami
Versary tourney winds up tonight
at the Dearborn hotel. Drawings
for the first round of play in the
junior and girls divisions will be
made tonight at 8 o'clock and the
first round matches will open Fri
day night. Tonight's schedule fol-
lows:
P; M-Riverside Olympics vs. Fifty
second street Merchants
7:5O-Indiana Bell Telephone vs.. Indian
apollS Street Railway.
8:40-De Molay VS.. Cicero Lutherans
-, 9:SO-Lee and Jay VS.. indianapolis
One-sided victories we're registered BY
Flanner- buchanan and Union Printers
Wednesday night as they advanced to the
second round of play along With East
Tenth Street Merchants and Eli Lilly The
latter team received a forfeit from Emer-
son MERCHANTS. Printers trimmed the
Andersen National Guard outfit, 40 to y,
and the Flanner team won from the
Candy Cornstalks. 40 to 49, East Tenth
Merchants we're hard pushed by the North
SIDE Clippers, winning, 81 to 3d.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

Bg United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Brilliant
fielding, which resulted in three new
records, one tie and generally i'm
proved percentages, marked the
1882 American League season, ac-
cofding to official figures released
today.
The Philadelphia Athletics estab-
lished new team fielding figure of
$50, beating the 1928 New York
Yankees record of .977. Washington
lacked just one point of sharing
this new mark with ,979. Every
club showed improvement over 1881
except the champion Yankees and
the Chicago White SoX.
Max Bishop of the Athletics regis
tered new mark of 1888 for sec
ond basemen, eXcelling his own pre-
vious record of 1857, established in
1926. He played in LOG games.
The third new standard was for
third basemen. Jimmy Dykes of
the Athletics fielded at a $50 clip
through 14l games.
On Aug. IA, third baseman Urbane
Pickering of Boston tied the record
for assists at that corner by ham
ding nine without an error.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

ARMED average per nine inning game against Oral
Hidebrand this year was only $40 and you know
the for the declaration by Billy Evans that the tall
Hoosicr bears the earmarks Of becoming top fight major
league hurler in or two more seasons
games with Cleveland in 1892 but
remarkable that rating He tied for ninth place
pitchers the junior big league loop in the earned statistics
proving tough baby without back OF him.
all in the earned listing with 2a4 Hide
sensational
percentage Of games lost, II and d.
The turned by Wesley Terrell Of the Cve-
the Indianapolis
Hdeband started IS AZ pitched 29
innings working complete and taken out times
fourhier he innings
Pknpaugh plans him from The
ginning starter year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
PHELAN WARY OF PAY
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SEATTLE, Dec. %. Coach
Jimmy Phelan of the University of
Washington conferred here today
with President NJ. Lyle Spencer re-
garding a new contract.
Phelan Wednesday night refused
to sign contract, reported to be
for three years at $4,000 a year,
because of the financial condition
of athletic affairs at the university.
1T isn't the salary that's worry
ing me, but whether I'm going to
get it or not" Phelan said. He
planned to leave for the east to-
night to attend coaches confer
ence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
FIOe Events on
Amory Card

Matchmaker Jay Gardner has an
nounced the completion Of this
weeks Armory graphing program,
consisting of five events. The first
scrap will start at $3.50 p. M, Fri
day. The card follows:
MAIN EVENT-Billy Love. Dallas, Tex,
VS.. STANLEY West, Milwaukee; light heavy
weights. Two falls out of three.
SEMI WINDUP-Gorilla Pogi. Pensacola,
Fla. VS.. John Purdy, Anderson; middle
weights One fall.
PRELIMS-Ed Baker, local light heavy
weight, VS.. David (Whiskersl Dooley, Mich
Weight, vs. Carl Lonl CLANCY, Spencer
ind catchweights and Eddie Slaughter
VS.. Omer Price, local JUNIOR middleweights.
All one fall
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Gilbert Rides 2Olst Turf
Winner, Tops Mills by z

giving one of the greatest exhibit
tons of riding ever seen here.
Hank Mills trailed his 17-year-old
Kansas rival by seven victories to-
day, with only eight days left in
which to catch him.
Mills brought home two winners
Wednesday. Gilbert's triumphs were
scored on Drombro in the first race,
Ell Puma in the fourth and Zone
IN the sixth. Mills won on The
Spaniard in the second and Prince
Cambar in the third.
L. Hardy, Hoosier jockey. was
the last American rider to Join the
immortalS, riding 207 winners in
1927.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22

Another invader has found In
diana prep basketball too tough.
Newark IN. j. opened a HooSier
tour Wednesday night at Washing
ten, where the Hatchets, playing
without the services of Hubs, star
center, captured a 32-to-29 decision.
Hubs suffered a broken jaw in
Tuesdays game with Muncie.
Washington took a 14-to-7 lead
at the half, McCracken setting the
pace, and Coach Burl Friddle used
reserves most Of the second period.
When the fasteners went into the
lead, "a to 81, the varsity went back
into action and rallied to win.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
.rojans Get
Light Drills

By Times Special
LOS ANGELES, Dec. ga let-up
in practice was promised Southern
California grid warriors today by
Howard Jones, coach. The TrojanS
have been perfecting new defensive
formations for the Rose Bowl tilt
with Pitt on Jan. 2. Jones returned
to offensive work Wednesday in a
light drill and announced another
short session for today
Meanwhile, the invading Panthers
opened ten-day training period at
Tucson, Ariz., where they arrived
Wednesday. Jock Sutherland, Pitt
coach, said he was depending on the
Tucson stay to prepare the Panthers
for the big classic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Heavy Ring
RiUals Sign

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Joe ia
cobs, manager of former champion
Max Schmeling, said that Jack
Dempsey would announce tonight
completion or negotiations for a
15-round bout between Schmeling
and Max Baer, young California
giant, in June.
Jacobs declined to reveal further
details, but it is understood that
the bout will be- staged in New York
or Chicago, probably in New York
under auspices of the milk fund.
Dempsey and his hackers will
promote the fight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
MEEHAN RETAINS JOB
BIZ United Press

bU LNtItu FFCSS
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Brother
Anselm director of athletics at
Manhattan college, announced
Wednesday that John Chick Nee
han would continue as head foot
ball coach in 1888 land for as many
years after that as he wishes"
This announcement was made at
NIeehan's request in order to deny
recent runors that he was con-
sidering a shift to some other
school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Hoosier GiUen
West Point Job

By United Press
WEST POINT, N. Y. Dec. e.
Major hudson D. Wofsham will sue
coed Major Philip B. Fleming as
graduate manager of athletics of
the United States military academy,
the United Press learned today.
Major Worsham entered the Mill
tary academy from Indiana in 1911.
He was graduated in the class of
1916. While at the Point, Major
Worsham won the welterweight
boxing championship of the acad-
envy and won awards in baseball
and football, having played third
base and having been an assistant
football manager.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-22
Three Junior Loop Fielding
Records Broken i'm 1892

Jimmy FoXX of the Athletics, Dale
Alexander of Detroit Boston and
Irving Burns of the St. Louis Browns
were the leading first basemen, with
averages of 1894, 1892 and .992, re-
spectively. Alexander was the most
ambitious, garnering an average of
1888 accepted chances a game.