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q LEFT IN W0MEN'S
LINKS TITLE TOURNEY
b. THitcd Press

b. CHitcd Press
DIES MONIES, Ia, June 16.-Four
young women who have fought
through strenuous competition,
tricky course and a broiling sun to
the semi-fnals of the trans Missis-
sippi golf tournament, set out with
almost equal chances today.
If there was favorite, it was
Lucille Robinson of Des Moines,
whose medal score of Al, one over
par, broke the women's course rec
ord Monday. She triumphed Thurs
day over the defending champion,
Mrs. Charles NeWbold of Kansas
City, and today met another %
year-old miss, Phyllis Buchanan CT
Denver for the right to enter the
finals.
In the other bracket, Mrs. Lillian
zech of Chicago, three times winner
of Chicago's city title, met Mrs. D.
w. Snyder of Kansas City.
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Haruard, Yale in
71st Boat RAGS
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
NEW LONDON, Conn, June l.
Harvard and Yale we're to renew
their crew rivalry for the seventy
first time on the broad, placid
Thames shortly before shutdown to-
day. Harvard, seeking its third
straight victory, will be the under
dog. Yale is unbeaten this year
and has shown great speed in trials
The Crimson will rely chiefly on
power, with an eight averaging 1877
pounds.
The rivals broke even in the pre-
liminary events this morning, Har-
ward winning the Junior varsity race
over two miles by one-quarter of a
length while the Eli frosh finished
five lengths in front of the Grim
son yearlings.
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Yanks Lose
4 Straight
Red Sox Surprise Champs,
Climb Out of
Cellar.

b. rnifed Prcss
NEW YORK. June l6.-Boston's
Red Sox, one of the most changed
clubs in the major leagues. ush-
cred in the mid-June deadline on
rebuilding with an appropriate
show on strength by rising out Of
the American League cellar through
their fourth straight victory over
the world champion New York
Yankees.
The Red SoX made It four out oil
five in their series with the Yanks
Thursday by taking the final game,
3 to 5. moving the Bostonians out
of the cellar for the first time since
May g. The idle st. Louis Browns
dropped into last place.
1t was the first time since 1881
that any club had beaten the Yanks
four IN a row
A fve-run rally in the seventh,
featuring homers by Manager Mar
" McManus and Roy Johnson,
clinehed the victory for the Red
sox Tony Lazzeri and Ben Chap
man contributed homers for the
Yanks
In the National League, the
Brooklyn Dodgers connected for
twenty -one safeties off four hUrlers
as they doWned the Phillies, 9 10 g.
Thurston gave the Pills ten safeties.
Boston punched six of nine hits
IN the fourth inning to score six
runs and beat New York, 7 to A.
The Giants outhit the Braves, six
teen to nine, but we're unable to con-
vert the safeties Ed Fallenstin got
credit for the win.
Chicago BANKED Pittsburgh, to
o. behind Bud Trimmings four hit
pitching Frank Demaree made a
homer in the fourth with two
aboard, and Babe Herman added
another four Dagger in the fifth.
The game was finished under protest
by Manager George Gibson of the
Firates, who claimed that pitcher
Hal Smith had been made the vic
tim of the hidden-ball trick in the
fifth.
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HELEN WILLS TO PLAY

By United Press
BECKENHAM, Eng, June 10
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody will carry
out her European tennis campaign
as planned, she announced last
night, explaining that she had re-
covered completely from Slight
indisposition" which caused her to
postpone a match Thursday until
the cool of the evening.
She and her doubles partner, Miss
Elizabeth Ryan, entered the semi
final round of the Kent doubles
championship by beating the Eng
lish combination of Mrs. E. H.
Harvey and Mrs. Holroft Watson.
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FIVE RACES ON CARD
BVJnifcd Press

BIZ United Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. June 10
Twelve motorcycles and eighteen
automobiles will compete in five
races to be held at the Bloomington
motor speedway Sunday.
Among the prominent dirt track
drivers entered are Verne Trestler,
Harry Macquinn, Everett Saylor, l..
E. Beckett, Les Adair Harold Shaw.
Everett Rice and Bill Chittum.
The two motorcycle races have
been sanctioned by the American
Motorcycle Association. Two of the
auto races will be open to all and
the third will be a match race be-
tween Bill Buckner and Charles
Virgins.
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Collegiate
Aces Clash
Trials Today Open National
Track Carnival; |. u.
Favored.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO. June 16.-With virtual
~ every leading athlete in the coun-
try entered. the worlds fair national
collegiate track and field meet
opened today at Soldier field.
At the same time, the premier
high school athletes from twenty
five states participated in the pre-
liminaries of the thirty
annual national interscholastic track
and field meet.
Trials in thirteen of the fifteen
N. C. A. A. events were scheduled
today, with the finals Saturday
night under giant arc lights. The
finals in the high school meet will
be held Saturday afternoon.
Southern California, Stanford. In
diana, Michigan and Louisiana State
rated as the favorites in the ma
tional collegiate meet. Indiana is
defending champion.
In the 1882 meet the three world
records were broken, three meet
records smashed, one world record
and one meet record tied. Practical
ly every event has either world
record holder. Or an athlete who has
bettered or approached the existing
mark entered against crack field
Among the outstanding athletes
Of the 500 entered are:
Glenn Cunningham, Kansas who has
run the fastest mile ever run outdoors
in America; Bill GRADER. Southern Cali
fornia. who recentlv vulted ID feet, 43s fin
ches; Walter Marry: Fresno State, who
Keller: Ohio State. who has stepped the
10-inch hurdles in 14,l Glenn Hardin,
Louisiana State who has run the 200
low. hurdles in 22s: Ralph Metcalfe, Mar
duette, who has bettered the world rec
ord for 220-yards and eoualled it at 100
yards; Willis Ward, Michigan's all-around
Negro star; Jack Torrance, Louisiana
state: star shot putter and discus
thrower: Charlie HornboStel, Indianas
great half-miler who has never been
beaten in collegiate competition; Joe Nc
Cluskev. Fordham two-miler and Ray
Sears. Butler miller, who has covered tie
distance in 4:14H the best time of the
year.
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Joe Mccarthy
Out Three Days
BV Tgifcd Press

By Tnitcd Press
CHICAGO, June 16.-Joe McCar-
thy, manager of the New York
Yankees, drew a 3-day suspension
Thursday from President Will Har-
ridge of the American League for
using abusive language in object
ing to a decision by Umpire w. R.
Summers in Wednesdays game be-
tween the Yankees and Boston Red
SoX.
Mccarthy will return to the bench
for Sundays double header here be-
tween the Yankees and White Sox.
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LINKS STAR IS DEAD

By United Press
YONKERS, N Y, June 16.-Fu-
neral services will be held here Sat-
urday for John G.. Anderson, famous
amateur golfer, who died Wednes-
Gay night at Columbus, o.
Notables of the golfing world are
expected to attend the services at
Asbury church. Although he never
won major United States title,
Anderson was credited with having
held more amateur titles than any
other golfer.
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CURRY GOLF WINNER

Arch Currys SO COPIED top honors
in the Optimist clubs golf tourney
at Avalon course Thursday, with
Clarence Irish taking the second
prizes with a 90.
Clarence Hill had a II to win
low net honors, followed by AL
Smith with rs. twenty-five golfers
completed in the tourney, which
was arranged by DR.. Dale Lentz.
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Faces
Phil Talbot

Title honors in the Indianapolis
district amateur golf tourney will
be settled today when Max Buell.,
Highland champion, and Phil Tai
bot, young Bloomington star, battle
over the eighteen hole route at
Broadmoor.
Buell. and Talbot tied at 229
strokes each in the fifty-four hole
district tournament last week.
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Semi Pro and Amateur Notes

bic header from Roberts Mix last Satur-
dav II to Q and to 2. Bleachers meet
RhCdius SATURDAY.. For games. write Bar
ney Samples, 1925 West New York street.
at noon from 1892 BeNfontaine street for
the trip to FRANKFORT. where they play
the American Legion club PRYOR is asked
Chevies will piav al Milton on June Is
and at Wabash on July a. but july is
open. State, mines write or wire Bill Rider
at above address.
Due to late cancellation, Arcadia
Boosters are without q game for Sunday
Boosters prefer road game. Call Wayne
Mohawks would like to schedule
game for Sunday. Call Ia. 6272. ask for
George.
Eureka A, g. will play at Falkland sun
day. against the fast Fairland Merchants.
to plav road ball on Sundays, is asked to
get N touch, With the manager before
sat tP6 All E boa Players viii meet
at 1890 Sunday. ANY first class PLAYERS
wishing trv-outs also are asked to see the
are 0e asFed So qe IN tTSb WS
the MANAGER: f, Marone. D. Gulley. Bob
Cook. L. Conoyer, O. Games. Bob Aumann,
w.
Hiatt and tryouts
Garfield Park and School No. % team.
co-leaderS of the Leisure Hour League
will battle for first place honors Satur-
day at Garfield at 3 D. m No. l Oak
Hill and Rhodius Park clubs at Washing
ton nigh school diamond and School No.
"a will take on the Washington Park
team at Brookside No. 2.
w. I. Special have consolidated and will
plav under the name of Dady Specials
All teams having games with w / Spe-
Gals. notice. game is wanted for June
.. Fast CITY and state teams call Be.
Pershing street.
vseabonds defeated Washington Tigers
and would like to book a game for sun
day. call George Barton. Oh. 4e63-J.
Dady A. C. Will meet Charlottesville
K of c. at Charlottesville Sunday. Hop
Howard will be on the Dady slab with
Allison or Smith receiving Tony Bennett
and Kirby are expected to work for Craw-
tordsvllle. June IS and July are open
dates on the Dady schedule Write Basil
Flint, 1913 Oliver avenue, or call Belmont
1880.
Two of the seasons best games in the
CoIOperative League are expected Satur-
day when Lux Laundry, unbeaten league
strong Flanner- Buchanan nine in a dou-
ble-header at Riverside No. 5. double
victory will give Planners the league lead.
O'Hara Sans will play at Newcastle Sun
dav. meeting the Al-Stars. Oliver will
hurl for the Sans. He has won his last
three starts, allowing two, six and four
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Starr Goes to
Braves for Cash

By Times Special
NEW YORK, June Is. Ray
Starr, young right handler, was to
report to the Boston Braves today.
He was sold to that club Thursday
by the New York Giants.
Starr came to the Giants last
year in a trade with the Cardinals.
He starred in the International
League, but has been of little use
to the Giants this season.
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WEINERT BEATS DIVODI

CHICAGO, June is. PIGGY
Weinert, local welterweight, deci-
stoned Andy Divodi, New York vet
eran, in ten rounds here Thursday
night.
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Horse Sense
O. REVILLA'

II INCOLN FIELDS, CRETE, Ill,
IL June 16.-Any one who bets
favorites at Chicago tracks the way
they have been running is who one
would term a mug" 1t makes no
difference what horse it is, how good
he is, or whom he belongs to, some
thing just happens that he doesn't
win. Sometimes he doesn't even get
into the money.
Take Polydorus, for Instance.
Closed at l to 2 and didn't even
peep into the jack Longus, in the
last race Thursday, favorite, fin
ished last.
II is awfully hard to catch anything on
these boys but on Wednesday, the crowd
went frantic over Malzan's ride of
scimatar. He actually held the horse
back at the stretch and pulled him out
of the money to finish fourth. The nerve
that boy had was nothing short of I'M
canny! All of the pulling was done right
in front of the stands, ard ten thousand
cash customers roared their disapproval
But what happened? Nothing! Malzan
rode Longus; the favorite. in the last
race Thursday, so he did not even get
five-day ground stretch
welJack westrope still rides 'em in
Makes no difference to this lad what the
and the score IS FIVE more. winners than
Of course Jack is so darned small that
maybe he, can't pull one out, but let us
hope If this IS the case he never grows
an inch: A deuce on any nag ne is on on
money and if he doesn't get in you know
your nag wasn't capable of getting UP
there and that he was not pulled.
Sunday. thev will have a mythical race
at Arlington Park and the new S25O,O0O
totalizer will be placed on trial opera
ton. Names of the horses that ran in
the Arlington Classic last year will be
placed on the board, with approximate
odds and the public will be invited to
visit the machines and buy" tickets on
their fayOrite to win. place or show in
the race. Every time a ticket is "pur-
chased" the odds will change a fraction
of cent. This electric device is &C
claimed to be superior to any in opera
ton.
1t will be break for some of the
players to go up and grab a handful of
tickets at no charge, but on the other
hand, Just try to collect on them If you.
nag wins. They are even going to call
mythical over the loud speaker
and everything will be there even to the
hot dogs. S.2 and peanuts-everything but
the hOOf beats at post time.
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BAKER. FIRPO CLASH.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, June IS. -
Rosy kid Baker, Indianapolis
middleweight, and Henry Firpo,
Louisville, KY, will meet here to-
night in a ten-round scrap.
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hits against Knightstown, Fillmore and
Porter's Camp, respectively. He also struck
out eighteen batsmen in these games
Sans will leave at 1890 a. m. Sunday
Games are wanted with state clubs Write
H. L. Hustedt, 1870 North Dearborn street
Eastern All-Stars. with only one loss in
thirteen starts this season, will play a
double-header Sunday at Smiths Valley
Ail-stars want games Cloverdale and An
derson notice Write Bob Ricketts,, 1927
East Twenty street, or call Riley
6262.
Due to cancellation Indianapolis White
SoX are without a game for Sunday. The
SoX would like to schedule strong city
or state team which has access to a
diamond. Call John Murphy. Drexel
3051-M.
The Catholic League will swing into
second round play Sunday, June 10. The
first round which ended sunday. June II
left three teams tied for first place and
the other teams also in tie. Schedule
for next SUNDAY follows: Holy. Cross vs.
vs.. Holy Trinity. at Rhodius No. 2; As
sumption VS.. ST. Francis, at Brookside No.
2. League standing follows:
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TWICE A CAPTAIN

Tommy Slusser has been chosen
to captain Penn States 1884 box
ing team, and will lead that schools
football squad next fall.
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City SoftbaII Gossip

At a recent meeting of twenty-seven
officers of ten city soft ball leagues,
committee of three was appointed to draft
recommendations for organizing a Fed
Grafton of Soft Ball Leagues" to be pre-
sented at the next meeting of the same
officials next Wednesday at 730 p. m.
at 4l0 Majestic building.
Ross Clark, physical director of the Y
M. c. A, sponsors of three leagues of
tWenty-four teams. Louis L. Munter. presi-
dent of the Em-Roe Sunday League of
eight teams. and Gordon Sutton, preSi-
dent of the Inter Fraternity League of
similar number of clubs. are members of
the organization committee.
The plans discussed and to be treated
by the committee includes the establish
ment OF uniform set of playing rules
promotion of a city soft ball tournament
and entering the Indianapolis champs in
the national tournament as Chicago Sept.
% and "a
School No % trounced Ringers. % to
? in a Leisure Hour Soft ball League
game. Hogue. pitching for the winners
struck out twenty-five opponents. while
T. Bova and B. Brandt led the attack
both having a perfect dav al bat. The
school team will meet the Hawthorne S. s.
nine Tuesday, $50 p. m. at 2420 w.
Washington street.
Brookside indoor team defeated r. c.
A. II to 5. in Leisure Hour same. Carl
Martin, Brookside pitcher held the OPP
ponents hitless for seven innings. allow
ing but three hits during the game while
his mates collected fifteen.
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The Indianapolis Automotive Mainten-
ance Association ball team is QUILTED
with new blue uniforms The club will
vile at $50. For games call Endsley,
Lincoln 6524, or write 1903 South Whit
comb street, indianapolis.
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SAINTS BUY YDE

By Times Special
ST. PAUL, June 17.-Emil Yde,
veteran southpaw pitcher, will re-
turn to the American Association
with the st. Paul Saints. He was
purchased from Hollywood of the
Coast League Thursday.
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WILLARD BROWN WINS

DALLAS. Tex, June 16.-Willard
Brown, indianapolis lightweight, de-
feated frankie Graham, Muskogee,
Okla, in ten rounds here Thursday.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Columbus at INDIANAPOLIS might.
Toledo at Louisville Twin be P,1y.d a.
part of double header sunday.
Only games scheduled.
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Results Yesterday
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Minneapolis ........ 500 600 oso-s 8
Louisville ....-..... 600 800 600 IL )
Benton. Tauscher Petty and Henline.
Glenn. Bass, Penner, Halter and Thomp-
son.
Columbus .......... 600 lO2 COX o
Brown. Browning and CASTOR Lindsay
and Delaney.
Milwaukee at Toledo; no game. PLAYED in
double-header Wednesday.
St. Paul at Indianapolis: played in
double-header Wednesday
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York .......... 600 0ol 22o 81
Boston ............. POI 900 50X- II
Allen. Van Alta and Dickey. H. Johnson.
Weland and r. Ferrel Gooch-
Cleveland at Detroit; postponed; rain.
Only games scheduled Thursday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BoSto1 ;.'.....' q TSo f 990 loo IOo-
Farenstein Zachary and Hogan: Fitz-
simmons Spencer, Bell and Mancuso.
Brooklvn .... 200 Oo2 4Ol- 9 q
Philadelphia .... OlO 200 600 10 0
Thurston and Lopez Hansen, Collins,
Pickrel Liska and Davis.
Pittsburgh ........ 600 600 900 9 8.
H. Smith, Hoyt and Grace: Timing and
Hartnett.
Cincinnati and ST Louis not scheduled.
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HAWTHORNE NET VICTOR
Hawthorn junior tennis team
thumped Woodstock juniors, six
matches to one, at Woodstock
court Thursday,
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washington ............... 05l 600 GOT
Indianapolis ............... 0lo OSO 0l0-S
Runs batted in Bluege az, Bolton,
Burke l2l Manush, Goslin. Angley. Be
dore ~, White. Chapman. Two-base hits
-Bluege (2. Burke. Wingard Bolton, Be
dore Three-base hit-Chapman. Double
plays Boken to Kerr to Kuhel; Bedore TO
White to Brawand. Left on bases-1ndi-
annapolis IA: Washington Ia Base on
balls-On Burke. ?; of Turner l. Struck
out-By Burke g. by Using, /; by Turner,
2 Hits-Of Using, in innings; of
Burwell. in innings off Turner, in
innings Wild pitch Turner. Losing
undertaking. Umpires-Kelly and Nc
CleaSter. Time AZ.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAI IFAGTF

Cleveland al Detroit
Only game scheduled.
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Pittsburgh at Chicago
Boston al Philadelphia.
BROOKLYN ar New York.
only games scheduled.
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INDIANAPOLIS.

Totals .....,.4...44 5 16 81 Is 2
Dacha hatted for Turner in 9th
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Vagabonds defeated Washington Tigers
and would like to book a game for sun
day. Call George Barton. Oh. 4e63-J.
after D. m.
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Two of the seasons best games in the
COOPERATIVE League are expected Satur-
day when Lux Laundry unbeaten league
leader with Ave victories. tackles the
bic header at Riverside No s. A double
NictnrN will give Elarners the laanlie lead
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w. I. Special have consolidated and will
play under the name of Dadv Specials
An teams having games with w. I Spe-
IS. Fast city and state teams call Be.
1880 or write homer Stokes. 1916 South
Pershing street
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O'Hara Sans will play at Newcastle Sun
day. meeting the All-Stars. Oliver will
hurl for the Sans He has won his last
three starts. allowing two, six and four
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Garfield Park and School No % team.
co-leaders of the Leisure Hour League,
will battle for first place honors Satur-
day at Garfield a D. m No. | Oak
Hill and Rhodius Park clubs at Washing
ton high school diamond and School No
"a will take on the Washington Park
team at Brookside No. 3
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Due to a late cancellation Arcadia
Boosters are without q game for Sunday.
Boosters prefer road game. Call Wayne
Morehead Arcadia
The Washington times., 1933-06-05
CONTRACT FEE
EATSUP.FUND

A ruling today by Comptroller
General j. R. McCarl in a case
where a project under control of
the Veterans Administration was
not completed by the contractor
for lack of funds, though the con-
tractor had been paid so much
that the original appropriation
was not sufficient to finish the
job, holds that the contractors
employees must take the IS per
cent economy act cut in complet-
ing the work.
incidentally, the Government
official in charge was relieved Of
duty when it was found that only
As cents remained to finish a
plumbing job that would cost
$35,000. The official said he
must have made a mistake.
The Washington times., 1933-06-05
POTOMAC RIVER.
IMP PROVENENTS
GIVEN OKAY
Gen. Brown Suggests Work
Be Done by Army Engi.
neerS; to Cost ST $4,000

Plans for improvement of the
Potomac River, submitted by the
District Engineer for the north
side of Washington Channel, were
approved today by Maj. Gen.
Lytle Brown, chief of the Army
Engineer Corps.
In his report submitted to the
Secretary of War, however, Gen.
eral Brown pointed out that it
would be in the public interest
to have the work done by the
Army engineers as was done in
the reclamation and development
of the Anacostia flats.
will Cost S1,65O,OOO
The river project will involve
the expenditure of $1.650,000, it
was estimated, and will remove
many unsightly structures from
the waterfront.
Included in the plan is con-
struction of a yacht harbor for
berthing 286 boats. erection Of
three new commercial piers and
a wharf for use of the police and
fire boats.
Revenue from renting the
piers and berthing spaces would
give an annual return of $36.5O0
to the District, it was estimated.
Take Eight Years
Under the plan the work
would be spread out over a
period of eight years, with an.
nual appropriations of about
100000.
These plans and recommended
tions have been approved by the
District Commissioners and the:
National Capital Park and Plan.
ming Commission.