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The Washington times., 1933-03-30
MAURICE F. FLYNN

Maurice F. Flynn. 80, an en-
ploye in the monotype section of
the Government Printing Office,
who died yesterday in Providence
Hospital, will be buried tomorrow
morning in Mount Olivet Gem
etery.
Funeral services will be from
his home in the 5000 block Twen-
ty-ninth ST., Mt. Rainier, Md, at
$3.50 o'clock. Mass will follow at
9 o'clock in st. James Church.
Pallbearers will be Leo Dunn,
James Baldwin. John Klein, Sam
Fort, Peter Hagen and Cornelius
S. Ryan.
Mr.. Flynn had lived in Mary
land nearly all his life and was
well known throughout Prince
Georges county.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Bernice Flynn, and one son,
Maurice, jr.; four sisters, Mrs.
Mary Roland, Mrs. Sadie HySon
and the Misses Catherine and
Agnes Flynn, and a brother, E.
D. Flynn, all of>Mt. Rainier.
The Washington times., 1933-03-30
Florists

ohone NAT. 4278. Funeral Designs
GUIDE BROS CO.. 1912 F st. NV
The Washington times., 1933-03-30

MARTIN. BERTHA Ron "wednesday,
March 80. 1888. at her residence, 2S11
Dunbarton Avenue Northwest. BERTHA
r. MARTIN, the beloved daughter of
Catherine Reinburg
Services at the chapel of Joseph Cav
!er's, Sons. 1884 Pennsylvania Avenue
2:30 p. m. Interment in Rock Creek
Cemetery
The Washington times., 1933-03-30

Genuine Gold Seal room size Rugs,
6x9 feet. Ideal for the average
kitchen or dining room. Serviceable
and easy to keep clean. Attractive
patterns.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
AN EDITORIAL
By BILL CORUM

Some baseball fans asking why, with club
cutting salaries they shouldn't cut admission prices the
increased prices during boom times except
clined to agree But they did not.
Since the writer has been following the game the standard
price for granand seat has been ST. In normal times that
little enough think for afternoons entertainment
These not normal times but the have not thus
far succeeded in cutting their overhead enough to make
cheaper gate than the in vogue feasible.
Until all items Of expense readusted the majority Of
clubs will be fortunate to keep aoat at the present scale of
prices When becomes possible does to reduce these
prices believe the club will be only glad do
After ALL they only business with commodity to
tain to lower them. Will, indeed be forced to- or fail
Selling at loss however has kept any business
aoat for any length of tme and my observation and
belief that any pprecabe in admission prices would
simply that many clubs would have to give up the ghost
Some them going to have the toughest sort of time
as it is.
so IF THE FANS WANT BASEBALL THIS WOULD BE
GOOD YEAR TO SUPPORT 1T WHOLE-HEARTEDLY
AT THE CERTAINLY NOT EXTREMELY EXORBITANT
PRICES NOW IN VOGUE. AFTER WHICH ONE OF
THREE THINGS WILL HAPPEN:
l. Business conditions will improve that the customers
will longer have to complain of the present price
tickets.
g. All prices will become low that the will be
forced to reduce theirs to meet the changed conditions
3. The entire structure of the game will collapse with
loud bang
You pay your money and you take your choice.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
CENTRAL FIVE.
SEEKS COURT
TITLE TODAY
By SID KATZNELL

Western High Schools basket
ball aggregation can stir up some
more trouble in the interhigh
championship series by merely
Upsetting Central in the first
game of the scheduled double
header at Tech gym today. This
contest will start promptly at $3.50
o'clock.
The night-cap, involving Techs
Upsetters and Roosevelt's Rough
Riders, will get under way imme-
diately after the conclusion of the
initial contest.
Central can clinch the cham
pionship by winning, or tie East
ern for the title by losing. The
Tech-Roosevelt game has little or
no bearing on the standings in the
series but should be an interesting
affair. In fact it should be bet
ter contest than the Central-West-
ern engac -znent as Tech has just
hit its stride and the Rough
Riders always play their best
against Tech.
Present Cup
The George Washington Univer-
sity Alumni Association is present
ing p 34-inch silver trophy to the
champion team. The cup will be-
come permanent possession of the
team winning the championship
three years.
Two other scholastic games are
also on tap today. Georgetown
Prep engages st. Adams at Gar
ret Park Gym, while Landon will
tackle its old rivals in Friends at
Epiphany Gym. Both of these
games commence at $3.50 o'clock
The Landon-F Friends game should
be a corker, as both of the fives
are evenly matched. Georgetown
Prep is a better club than the
Saints and should win handily.
Five Teams in Action
Tomorrow four high school
teams will see action and one prep
school. Eastern, Tech and West
ern will participate in games in
the high school group, while
Dewitt Prep performs for the prep
school outfit.
Eastern plays Catholic fresh
men at 7 o'clock at C. U. This
game will be the preliminary to
the C. U. varsity Wake Forrest
contest. Tech meets Maryland
frosh at College Park at 4 o'clock,
while Western plays Gonzaga at
$3.50 o'clock at Western
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
RATES GROVE
SECOND BEST
TW|RLER
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, Feb. Thine,
with its unseen hand, turned an
other page today in the life rec
ord of George H. CBabe) Ruth and
his thirty-ninth birthday found
the great man strangely softened
toward life and somehow very tol-
Grant of it all.
So magnanimouS was he, IN
fact, he even was able to see Tyrus
Raymond Cobb, not as the some
time cordial enemy of better days.
but strictly for what he Was-the
ball player of all history.
Places Cobb on Top
Looking back on his 20 years
in the major leagues, the Babe
unhesitatingly placed Cobb's name
at the head of the list of "bests."'
Who was the greatest allaround
ball player he has seen? Easy.
"Ty Cobb. That guy was in a
class by himself. He could do
everything"
The greatest natural hitter?
Not so easy. In fact. Mr.. Ruth
pondered deeply. Then.
I'm going to surprise you on
that one. You're thinking Of
Joe Jackson. I'm thinking,
first, of Napoleon LaiOie, and,
second, of Sam Crawford.
Everybody rates Jackson at the
top, but I'd place him third be-
hind this pair"
The greatest pitcher he'd seen?
Well, that also seemed to require
thought. Finally:
'T'd say Walter Johnson. He
had more speed than Grove or
anybody else, for that matter.
Grove runs second on his rec
ord and there are any number
of pitchers who might get the
third spot. However, I'll say
this: Herb PennOck was the
smartest pitcher 1 ever saw"
His greatest thrill? No, not the
day he signed for 100000. Not
the time he established the home
run record. They were thrills all
right, but.
"That homer where called
my shot in the last world series
with the Cubs was more than
thrill. 1t was the biggest bang
1 ever got out Of anything In
my life"
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
A. j, PLAYS HOST
To ELON FIVE
TONIGHT

American University's basketball
team is the only local quint in
action tonight. The Eagles tackle
Elon College, from down North
Carolina way. The game is set
for American us gym and will
start at 8:15 o'clock.
Three local floor combinations
registered victories last night.
George w a S h ngton University
scored over Rider College, 40 to
20; Georgetown won her first
league game of the season over
West Virginia, 48 to 25, and How
ards BisonS defeated an ancient
rival, Hampton Institute, 80 to 26
Until last nights gam against
the Colonials, Rider College had
lost only one game this season,
and that a loss to the Brooklyn
knights of Columbus. The giant
G. w. men were altogether too
strong for the visitors and made
IL Wdlk-dWay.
G. U. Greatly Improved
Georgetown offered a greatly
improved team in winning over
West Virginia. The Hoyas, fired
by the fine work of Hargaden
and Carolan, dominated the con-
test at all times and swamped
a really husky Mountaineer out
fit.
Howard, bound and determined
to turn the tables in Hampton,
which had won a game played
earlier in the season between the
two rivals, set to work to out
play the men from the seaside.
The work of Carter in the Sec
ond and his teaming with Show
boat" Ware brought disaster to
Hampton.
Catholic University's amazing
combination of Sheary-Auguster-
fer-Gearty White and Rosefield,
which has registered triumph
after triumph under adverse cir
cumstanceS and which has added
much tradition to the Cardinal
book, tomorrow night plays its
final tilt of the year. Wake
Forest will furnish the opposition.
G. U. Faces Mount"
While C. U. is battling Wake
Forest in C. us gym, George
town will be clashing with Mt.
st. Mary's in Tech gym, and
Maryland's in-and-out floor COM
bination will be battling Wash
ington and Lees Generals, in
Ritchie Coliseum.
Thursdays card Of events is an
attractive one.
First and foremost stands the
annual dinner of the Maryland
Men" men who will assemble
in the university. dining hall be-
fore the Old Line basketeers take
on Virginia's Cavaliers. Jimmy
Driver, popular director of ath.
letics at Virginia, and 20 years
ago one of Virginia's great ath.
letes, will be the principal
speaker at the dinner which
gives indications of becoming a
gala event. Many former ath.
letes at Maryland are expected
to be on hand.
Wake Forest will move over to
G.. WIS gym Thursday night to
clash with the Colonials.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
Fair Deal All Around

We are convinced no club has
gone farther with the fan than
has Washington. The books Of
the Washington club show that
during the war the club as
sumed a staggering sum in tax
at the gate-enough for you
or me to retire on. When the
Federal amusement tax became
operative last July. the club
assumed part Of the tax in
some classificationS of seats
and will do so this year.
The basic price of baseball
locally has never fluctuated,
good times or bad. When money
was abundant in the land,
certain clubs raised the price
of certain seats. Some of these
clubs, such as Cleveland, have
reduced their seats, but these
reductions are based upon in
flated prices, and none Of the
clubs have gone below their
original fixed prices. because
the American League will not
permit this lest too low figure
withdraw patronage from minor
league cities operating near the
major cities.
Therefore. if the Washing
ton Baseball Club could see
its way to reduce prices gen.
orally, which it probably
can't, the. league would not
stand for it. When and if a cut
comes, it must be ague-wide.
Meantime, soon an announce
ment will be made here that
the basic price of so cents for
bleachers, of which there are
1900; IS cents for right field
pavilion, $1.00 for unreServed
grandstand seats, $125 for re-
served grandstand and $3.50 for
box seats. will obtain this sea-
son. A tax of 10 per cent oper-
ates on all of these. Three cents
of it is absorbed by the club in
the case of the 75-cent and $1.25
seats.
There is a price for every
body. and if two hours enter
tainment isn't worth that scale
of prices, then baseball ought
to quit.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
Day for Ladies

Too, Washington fair fans
will have a'ladies' day every week
this year. Friday will be the
regula~ ladies' day and If an off
day falls on Friday, another
day will be designated.
A good way to look at your
baseball value, it occurs to us,
is to place yourself in the posi-
ton of an investor. Suppose
you bought stock or securities
of a baseball corporation, look
ing for say, a or 6 per cent re-
turn on you' money, the while
maintaining the safety of your
investment.
Remember you are investing
in an enterprise whose doors are
open for business but 154 days a
year, II at home and IT on the
road. Remember, too, that your
taxes and interest and upkeep
and other overhead operate 365
days a year and that on less
than half of those days not a
turnstile Is clicking anywhere
in your behalf.
Those generous yearlJ salaries
you would be paying ball play
ers. would be for only five and
one-half months work, and half
of that time you are feeding
those ball players and paying
hotel and transportation ex-
penses at first-class rates.
Bearing in mind all of these
things, and they're only half
the headaches of baseball cor
poration, wouldn't you have to
be a real financial Strategist to
be able to bring the prices any
lower than they are?
There is such a thing as
cheapening baseball to the ex-
tent that it would be killed off,
When you ruin the value Of a
commodity. you commit com
mercial suicil,s, because at the
same tine you cheaper the de
mand.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
CAFE T0SSERS
PLAY RIVALS

After a lapse of two years, the
heated rivalry between the Boys
Club Big Five and Sholl's Cafe
quint will again come to a head
Saturday night at 8 o'clock, when
the Club team plays host to
Sholl's.
The last time the teams met
was two years ago in the Dis
trict Amateur League for the IT,
tie. The Boys Club nosed out
Saks, as they were known then,
by a mere 2 point.
The Boys Club team has been
materially strengthened by the
addition of Wally Bruder. George
Lassisse, and Fat" PAMELA. These
players hope to end Sholl's win
ming streak, as Bob" Lucas, Ber.
ME Jones, and Wick Parrack will
be out to extend that streak.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
Frank WykOff Wins
First Indoor Race

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 7.
Frank Wykoff, of Los Angeles,
held his first indoor racing trophy
today. In the sprint series of
40, SO and so yards at the Seton
Hall College games last night, he
conquered Ed Siegel, of New
York, in two out of three
attempts. Siegel was one of three
men who beat the coast flyer in
his indoor debut in New York
Saturday night.
Bernie McCafferty, Newark, won
the Waldron 600-yard fixture for
the third successive year in
1:13 As, the fastest time ever
made in the event. Although con-
ceding $50 yards to a field of
so. Lieut.. George Lermond, New
York, easily won the two-mile
handicap
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
MURDOCH SEES.
WINNER IN
DOUGAN

Ever so often Ralph Murdock
appears on the fistic horizon.
Then he drops out again. Ralph
Murdoch handles prize fighters
when there are good ones to
handle, but there haven't been
any good ones lately so Murdock
hasn't been around.
Tonight he will stand behind
Leroy Dougan at Portner's arena
and direct the little Arkansas
whipper's attack against Eddie
Burl.
Picks His Spots
Mr.. Murdock was asked re-
Gently why he didn't come around
more often when the boys were
doing warfare and here's what he
said:
81 just kinda lay back and
pick MY spots. / like good
fighters and 1 like 'em to win.
Remember when I had a piece
of AL Foreman? Well, l got so
used to Foreman winning that
the game became all cOckeyed.
In other words, I couldn't take
it when I had loser.
"NOw that's why Leroy
DOugan is my fighter. l liked
this kid the minute he hit the
town. What a heart! I saw
him work once in the gym and
right there is where l knew 1
had q winner. And he's been
winning ever since.
eyes, sir; / like winners and
I like DOugan to beat Burl."
First Eight-ROund Fight
The distance is eight rounds to-
night. 1t marks the first time
Dougan has travelled that route:
He is expected to have plenty OF
trouble with the weather-beaten
Irisher from the land of sunshine.
Local fans know the abilities OF
both gladiatorS and are expecting
plenty of whoop-de-doo.
Roddy Davis, once the Capital
Limited-until he was derailed by
Joe Britten-has a little score to
settle with Bob Cosden in the
Semiwindup. Cosden halls from
the Eastern Shore.
Other SKIES feature: Stumpy
Jacobs VS.. Arthur De Beve, Henry
Irving VS.. Joe Brennan, and Doug
Swetman VS.. Buddy Grimes.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
D. c. Floor Results

Georgetown. 4S; West virginia. rs.
George Washington, 40; Rider Col
lege, 20.
Howard, 80; Hampton Institute 26.
Tech High. 2S: G. U. Prers, 26.
G. U. Freshmen, 20; Alexandria
Cardozo High. s6; Armstrong, IS.
Eastern High, 70; St. Johns
wilson Teachers, 80; st. Johns
Freshmen (Annar olis), Is.
Emerson. a.; WI. High, 10.
Gaithersburg High. ?2; st. Johns. 20.
Firemen, 81; Federal Aces, "a.
J. C. c., 40; Ennis. 25.
B. c. Optimists, As; Lerchs. "a.
"Y'' Eagles. SO: Ramblers %.
Crescents, "a; Congress Heights IL.
Rhode Island Avenue, "a; Swanns'
90.
Northern Props. 81: Documents, 10.
Delaware Hudson, 25 saranacs. lS:
First Baptist. SO: Takoma Baptist IS.
War College. al; Tremonts. 20.
Roosevelt, 39: Atlas, -.
A. 2. A.. %: Olnsted. z2.
Atonement. 56i st. Johns Flashes, 8.
B. G. Yorkess S2S Flying Eagless ia
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
Pick Ups and.
Put Outs
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Time goes on but Mike Lynch,
nearing his fifty-firSt birthday,
grins at old age. he'll compete
in the 15-mile handicap run in
Baltimore on February 19, the
other local entrants being Bus
Nicholson, Jimmy Montague,
George DewhurSt, Jerry LOOney
and Haskell Clark. the grizZled
veteran and his wife will also
attend the G. UNIT. st. Mary's
basketball game in the Tech
High gym tomorrow night.
their two boys, Joe and Tom
will play for the Mount. one
of the greatest race horse StOr-
les, q classic on ExterminatOr,
came from the pen of Len Col
Inns, who died Unexpectedly Sum
day. ."HObie" O'Meara, we'll
known local sports official, has
cancelled several engagements
owing to the death Of his
mother. "Sad" Sam Simon
said grace in Jewish at a recent
bowling banquet. Claude Cas-
key, MartinSburg, VIVA, bowler,
was smacking down pins when
''POp" HALEY, Johnny Baum,
LOnnie KrauSS and others
beamed brightly here. Oscar
Railey, sergeant-at-armS of the
Mohawk Club, is "K. o. Riley"
to the boxing profession. :.
every New York newspaper de-
cIared Reds Barry was
"jobbed" of victory over Hans
Birkie.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
SPORTS.
By KIRK MILLER
Baseball Prices
Can't Go BeLOD Scale
Established By League
Local Scale Fair
Didn't Soar In Boom
Investors VieLDpOint

In the accompanying columns Burrs Jenkins, jrq your
favorte sports cartoon has depicted most graphically the
baseball price situation which to have gpped the
public And Bill Corum that peer of sports observers has
written splendid editorial to accompany Mr. Jenkins
cartoon There sa lot of sound thought expressed in
them they describe the general baseball price situation quite
adequately.
But today wish to discuss the local baseball price
proposition We have followed it closely since before the
war during the and through the fat postwar times
right UP to this day and age of stress.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07

We believe this stress has af-
fected the owners of baseball
properties the same as it has
affected you and me. When we
think of some of those slim
weekday crowds which charac-
terized the better part Of the
1882 baseball season, we Won
der if the comfortable Sunday
crowds offset the meager ones
Of the six days in between. We
doubt they did.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07
J, C, C. FIVE COPS

The ]. C. C. 130-pound quint
last night scored a decisive victory
over the Ennis F Co., 40 to rs.
Bernan led the winners with Is
points.
The Washington times., 1933-02-07

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-08-10
cold Burnt Church"

The "Old Burnt Church" near
JaeksonborO, 8. G., was built more
than 200 years ago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-08-10
200 Horses Entered In
Horse Show Saturday
At Rock Greek Farm

Two hundred of the finest horses in
Maryland, the District of Columbia
and nearby Virginia will take part in
the Rock Creek horse show and races
on the estate of F. l. Ray just off the
East-West Highway, next Saturday, Il
was announced by officials in charge
of the events.
Boyd Keys of Linden, general man
ager of the show, said that many of
the leading stables in the Capital area
have indicated their intentions of par
+icipating in the meet, while others
are expected to enter their mounts
this week. Entries will be accepted up
to post time, he declared.
Is classes including four steeple-
chase races and four events for ponies
are scheduled on the card, which will
open at 10 A. M. and continue until
$3.50, with an hours intermission for
lunch.
Two of the steeplechase races will
be for thoroughbreds, while the re-
naming two will be for marlborough
BREEDS. Trophies offered for the four
races will be presented to the winners
by DR.. Benjamin C. Perry, former
president of the Board Of Montgomery
County Commissioners, and Lacy
Shaw, who is now president of that
body.
The show classes will be judged by
Benton G. Ray of Front Royal, Va,
well known breeder of fine horses, and
Andrew J. Cummings, president of the
Laurel Racing Association. Mr.. Ray
will serve as starter for the races.
Mrs. J. Banks Berry of Rockville,
secretary for the show announced that
the program for the meet will be as
follows:
Class Saddle ponies not over IL
hands. To be shown under saddle by
children under IL. Performance, 60
per cent; conformation, Is per cent;
manners, Is per cent.
Class SADDLE ponies over IL
hands and not over 14.3. To be shown
under saddle by children under Is.
Judging to be the same as class 1.
Class 3-Ponies, jumping, not over
IL hands. To jump two feet. Perfor-
nance only to count.
Class 4-Ponies, jumping, not over
14.3. Performance only to count.
Class Thoroughbred saddle. To
be shown at walk, trot and canter.
Conformation, Is per cent; perform
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-08-10

Cockroach Race Included
in List of Freak Sports

Wagers have been made on the most
unlikely things. Railway passengers
have been known to bet on the rain
drops falling on the window-as to
which Of two selected ones would
reach the bottom frst-and Mark
Twain's immortal story, 1.-The Jump
ing Frog" is the classic instance Of
the lengths to which man will go in
this direction. French sportsmen at
Juan-les-Pins are exhilarated over the
sport of racing thoroughbred cock
reaches! 1t is said that bookmakers
cover bets of thousands Of francs on
each race. The method is simple but
effective. How would you make two
cOckroaches run for their lives? The
answer is: Show light! Narrow
tracks covered with glass are provid-
ed. Each competitor is numbered with
white ink. At the starting line the
cockroaches are restrained by trans
parent covers. At the finishing line is
a large black box, invitingly open. At
the starting signal strong light is
switched on behind the reaches and
their cover instantly removed. Eating
bright lights, and loving darkness, the
black competitors run for the dark
ness for all they are worth. The first
into the dark box is the winner.-Mon-
treal Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-08-10
ROAD BUILDING TO
SUPPLY MANY JOBS
Industry Ready to Go When
Money Is Ready.

Washington.-The be-calmed road
building industry is all set to embark
on the largest national road building
program the world has ever known, de-
clares Charles NJ. Upham, executive
director of the American Road Build
ers' association.
1.-THE minimum of $4OO,OOO,0OO made
available for road construction by the
federal government can be placed at
work without loss of time," says Mr..
Upham.
$50 far in 1888, road construction
has been marking time awaiting fed
eral money. Nevertheless, state and
local road officials have been getting
their plans in readiness.
Because of this preparedness, the
road building industry can be expected
to provide immediate employment for
thousands and thousands of men.
THE widespread employment offered
by road building and its preparedness
were recognized in congress by the re-
moval of the limitation on highway
funds. By setting minimum of $780,
100000 for roads, congress has indi-
Gated possibly much more than that
Will be spent for roads. This is graf
flying In the face Of current road needs
evidenced by congestion, accidents,
and high motor travel costs in many
areas.
1T is indeed fortunate that high
way building can again proceed at a
rapid pace because news from Detroit
and other motor cities indicates a
decided pickup in the automobile
market.
1.-THE industrial recovery act not
only provides for the road surface i'm
provement but also for bridges, sep
arated highway and street intersec.
tons, street Improvement, widened
roads and streets and all facilities that
make for safety and lessened conges-
ton"