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The Washington times., 1933-04-17
Pick Ups and
Put Outs

The United States Golf AssO-
citation thinks the depression is
a bluff the S. entry fee
for the national public parks
championship hasn't been low
cred Make Rosenberg, the
local pinSpiller, claims the AS
will be lucky if they finish in
the first division instead
of appealing for Sunday base
ball. Connie Mack better take
inventory of his baseball ma
terial George Honey and
Benny WOmersIey will try to
summer with a semi pro base
ball team in Pennsylvania now
that bowling waneS Whar's
that BarfOOt Green boy who
was the rage of POrtner's box
ing fans? Dick O'Brien,
who records boxing deeds for
the Herald, paid the Lancaster
Pa home folks a visit over
the weekend Winnie Flah-
erty, trying hard to succeed
despite many setbacks, works
under the tutelage of "Tiny"
Joe Holman. ,4,.A .....--,--A
The Washington times., 1933-04-17

This year he's going a bit
farther. The "Old Fox" as Mr..
Griffith is called throughout the
baseball world because of his
many shrewd trades. will turn
over his spacious park in the
mornings for the sandlotters. He
himself and the Washington
ball players will give them indl-
Yidual instructions on how base
ball should be played.
Given Other Opportunities
sanlot teams will also have
other opportunities to perform
at Griffith Stadium. The Ma
tional Capital Civic Fund for
whose benefit George Washing
ton University has arranged a
program of IL games has made it
possible for the sandlotters to
play at the stadium at night.
They are to play about an hour
and a half before the G. w. dia-
monders take the field.
For instance on May 3 three
local athletic organizations will
stage what they have named
The Greater Capital Baseball
Carnival"
Competition will consist Of
three events, one for runners, one
for hitters, and one for throwers,
each to be conducted separately,
with the base-running first on the
program, in order to permit con-
testants to enter this evnt in the
best possible physical condition.
G. w. varsity baseball team plays
the Wake Forest after the con-
Clusion of these events.
Willie Glascoe will have his
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
WEST HITS SAFE
8 TIMES BEFORE
BE|NGSTOPPED

Outfielder Sam West of the
st. Louis Browns made eight
consecutive hits in two successive
games before being stopped by
Yves Ferrell of Cleveland yester-
day.
West made six consecutive hits
against the White Sox Thursday.
Resuming play yesterday, he
nicked Ferrell for hits in his first
two times at bat, but flied out
on his third appearance at the
plate. On his fourth time up, he
again hit safely.
The record for successive hits
is II, held by iris Speaker.
Traded by Griffmen
West is the fellow traded by
the Griffmen last winter because
his batting eye was supposed to
be getting dim.
Buster Lou Gehrig, the best ball
player in the world, is out to add
the 1888 American League home
run crown to his galaxy Of
records.
Last year Jimmy Foxx was the
big noise in the home run racket
with So circuit clouts. only two
shy of Babe Ruth's record. The
hurlers had to pitch to Jimmy
because AL Simmons followed him
in the Athletics batting order,
but this season boxmen will be
handing passes to Foxx to get at
the weaker batters. So Gehrig
may hit more homers than Foxx.
Gehrig'S Homer Features
The husky first baseman of the
Yankees, who hit q homers in
1923, 35 in 1929, Al in 1880, 46
in 1881 and "a last year, is
starting the present campaign
with the apparent intention of
breaking Ruth's mark of so. He
has smacked three of them in
four games, which is one reason
the Yanks are leading the league
with four straight wins despite
the fact they have failed to out
hit their opponents in a single
game
The Washington times., 1933-04-17

order in the future regardless Of
whether an off day or rain breaks
up the daily schedule.
It therefore can be gathered
lust who will do the piching for
the boy manager during the re-
mainder of this week in the
games, completing the Red Sox
series, and those very important
three with the Philadelphia AS,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The tip off comes by General
Alvin Crowder's assignment this
afternoon against the Red SoX in
the game cancelled from yester-
day because of the rain. Earl
Whitehill will get the assignment
tomorrow while Walter Stewart
will hurl Wednesdays contest.
Weaver Against AS
This brings it down to Monte
Weaver to open against the AS
Thursday at Philadelphia in that
teams official opening game OF
the season while the Messers.
Crowder and Whitehill will get
the other two games as per the
rotation plan.
The Griffs entertain the New
York Yankees here next Sunday
for the first time this year, and
upon the slim shoulders of Walter
Stewart will hinge the Griffs' fate
of opening the campaign against
that powerful team with a
triumph.
Asked about Tommy Thomas,
the former White Sox star, and
Just when he would be used as a
starter, Cronin was not ready to
say definitely today when the vet
eran would be given that chance.
Won't Be Long
He intimated that it would not
be long, however, as Tommy has
been looking better and better in
the daily stick drills and was lit
orally itching to "go." 1t could
be said safely that Tommy will
get his chance as soon as the
weather gets warmer, and therell
be no great risk of hurting that
arm of his, which promises to be
a distinct aid to the Griffs' pen
nant aspirations before the sea-
son is ended.
Cronin likes the Red Sox, who
are in town at the present mo-
ment. The youthful manager sees
a greatly improved team under
Marty McManus' wing this year,
and believes that they'll give every
club a run for their money dur
ing the campaign as well as his
own Griffmen. Last Saturday the
Sox proved Cronin's contentious
by making the Griffs fight for all
they we're worth to score that
n - sakA
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
Connie Likes EN- Big

Connie Mack likes his play
ers big, particularly his pitch
ers. Many of you saw that
giant fellow who relieved F're1-
tas on opening day. His full
name is Gowell Sylvester Claset
and he stands exactly 6 feet 372
inches for total avoirdupolS
of 21O pounds. He's a half
inch shorter than Big George
Earnshaw. but, because Of his
massive shoulders and upper
torso, weighs 80 pounds more,
Earnshaw tipping the scales at
100 pounds.
Looking at them on the field,
Lefty Grove. not exactly a
pigmy, appears to be taller than
Earnshaw, probably because he's
SKINNER, but actually Lefty is
an inch and a half shorter
than the more stalwart Earn
shaw.
Other behemoths with whom
Connie Mack has surrounded
himself include Hank McDon-
aid, a pitcher from the Pacific
Coast League, a 200-pounder
who stands foot 3l2 and that
Jim Peterson who relief-twirled
here the second day of the sea-
son who is also a 200-pounder
and measures exactly six feet.
Yea, Connie likes his pitchers
big, 10 of the ii of those he
started the season with, stand
ing six feet or better.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17

Blue Coal stalwarts out for prac-
tice tomorrow afternoon at S
o'clock on the Fairlawn diamond.
All players are urged to report on
time.
Sunday the Goals face a stern
test when they collide with Claude
Rosenberger's Ballston A. C. toss
ers who have played excellent ball
already this season.
Goodacre Juniors will practice
tomorrow at 3 o'clock on the
South Ellipse. A full attendance
is requested.
The Woodmen of the World
nine seeks unlimited games. A
contest is especially desired for
Sunday. Phone Manager Arm
strong at Atlantic 2815-W.
Rambler A. C. diamonders will
hold a special meeting Wednesday
night at o'clock at 1920 Pros
pect Ave. N. w.
The Georgetown Church League
will hold its second meeting of
the season Tuesday night, 7:3O
p. M, at Peck Memorial Chapel,
nty-eighth Street and Penn
sylvania Avenue Northwest.
Complete reorganization of the
league for the coming season will
take place. At the last meeting,
six teams were represented, in
cluding Mt. Vernon M. E.. Eld-
brooke M. E. and West Wash
ington Baptist, of last years loop.
New church teams willing to
enter are requested to send rep
resentativeS.
Wesley will mount the mound
for the Northern A. C. at 8
o'clock on Baggett's diamond,
Alexandria, Va, to face st.
Mary's Celtics.
All Northerns are to meet at
131 C st. S. E., at 1:30 o'clock.
The addition of Outfielders Flynn,
Thompson and Tonker had
strengthened the team consider
ably.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
They Acknowledge All

Tom Flaherty Just recup-
Grating from a tough siege in
the hospital, got at least one
wisp of satisfaction out of lis
confinement.
We dropped into Georgetown
University Hospital to peep at
him during his convalescence.
and amid a room decked with
flowers from his business
associates and numberleSS
friends in the baseball and
golf world, spied a peach of a
silver modernistic golf trophy
on the bedside stand.
knowing Tom was an aver
age good golfer, but hardly a
tournament winner, we must
have revealed our amaZement
in our admiration of the thing,
and Tom was quick to pick it up
and hand it across the bed so
we could inspect the inscription
thereon.
It seems there has for years
been hot rivalry between Tom
and a group of gentlemen from
the General Accounting office.
as to individual superiority with
the woods and the irons. We'll,
General McCarl's lieutenants
took the occasion of Mr..
Flaherty's indisposition to con-
fess he was the best, something
they would never admit on the
course, despite the scores.
Here was a handsome testi-
monial, smartly and elegantly
done with these names en-
graved: James l.. Baity, Harry
B. Byche, j. B. Woodside, Frank
Bogardus and Frank L. Yates,
all Of whom plead guilty to be-
ing dubs in comparison to Tom.
! 1--WE got 'em in writing now"
said the patient.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
FAVOR SUIT TER
IN NET TEST

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va, April 1.-THE Mason and
Dixon tennis tournament, second
test to select Americas Davis Cup
team, was to get under way today.
Cliff Sutter, of New orleans,
winner of the singles in the North
and South tourney at Pinehurst
last week, was favored to repeat.
Main interest, however, centered
on the play Of Lester Stoefen, Los
Angeles giant, in the doubles.
In winning the doubles at Pine.
hurst, the sensational Stoefen and
little Bryant Grant conquered
strong opposition, including
George Lott or some other leading
player, 90 that Bernon S. Prentice
and Lawrence A. Baker, of the
Davis Cup selection committee,
0lHh
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
ND, ON JAUNT
PLAYS DUKE

Maryland University's baseball
team today plays the first game
of a six-game road tour when the
Terps stack against Duke Univer-
sity in the first of a two-game
stand at Durham, N. c.
Following the Duke series OF
two games, Maryland moves to
Chapel Hill on Wednesday for a
game there against North Caro-
lima, after which on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, Virginia
Richmond and William and Mary
will be met in the order named.
OF all intercollegiate contests
scheduled for this week, only one
will be played locally, that the
tennis match between George
washington and Lafayette on
wednesday,.
Maryland's tennis team goes to
Westminster to tackle Western
Maryland's net men on Friday,
while the Old Line lacrosse and
track teams compete against
Navy at Annapolis Saturday.
Georgetown's baseballerS start
a four-game series away from
home on Friday. The Hoyas meet
Temple Friday, New York U. Sat-
urday, st. Johns, of Brooklyn,
Sunday, and Temple again Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17

Bob Stead jr Chevy Chase Club has toed diligently for
the welfare of golf not only in the District but the Middle
Atlantic area as WELL
Mr. Stead has been golf chairman at the Chevy Chase
the past years only recently elected
president of the District Golf Association He has also acted
ason officer for golf activities here in connection with
local clubs affiliated with the Maryland State Golf Aso
citation
of the for Chevy Chase Club invitation
tournaments traceabe to untrng efforts of Stead under
whose supervision the have been we'll sponsored To
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
Veteran Coach Loses
Job at CHICAGO u.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE new
deal" in University of Chicago
athletics today set Pat Page,
page, veteran four-sport coach,
looking for new job. Page, who
since 1881 has served as baseball
coach and football line coach at
Chicago, failed to get a renewal
of his appointment which expired
April /. His work here will ter
inmate at the close of school in
June. e..--z-,.a---esa-l
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
8 annual 'TW0-WEEK' TEST OF EARLY SEASON
SPORTS
L1dy&MAN-W WORKMAN
A Good Derby Hunch
FLGherty Has Proof
He's Best of Group
From McCGrFs office
Connie Likes EN- Big
.Bv KIRK MILLER

We wish respectfully to report that the colt Laydsman
of which so much said since his great
campaign quite piece Of horseflesh way you look
at him. and has already made great start in his three
year campaign.
Ladysman not only is class but looks it. prettier,
sleeker steed coming down the stretch or champng in
front of the judges stand you never saw One OF that
type which make horse fancers just stand in rapt adma
ton We believe safe in advising you to expect to
hear more of this thoroughbred in the weeks ahead
The Washington times., 1933-04-17

For Sonny gave Ladysman a
smart ride Saturday in the Bay
view, the first Eastern test for
three-year-olds of the spring.
OF half dozen Derby and
Preakness candidates starting
with Ladysr, IN, he alone was
in the money, so between horse
and man, let's say we all drink
a rousing old 80 toast to Work
MAN and Ladys-MAN, a hot
hunch for anybody's two dol.
lars.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
GAMES AHEAD.
WITH YANKS,
AS, SOX
By GARRETT WATERS


Yep, fans, it always makes its
presence and for the nth time
in as many years, it's before the
1888 Griffmen again-that very,
very important two weeks of the
early season.
The New York Yankees and the
Philadelphia AS, both the sup
posed most powerful rivals in this
years race, will be met and met
aplenty during this scheduled pc
riod and several games with the
improved Boston Red Sox will
also be played-all going to de-
termine just whether Manager
Cronin and his men are to be
counted as those dangerous con-
tenders before this 1888 pennant
scramble gets too far on its Jour-
ney.
Going through the list of con-
tests just as briefly as possible.
the Griffs meet the Red Sox to-
day, tomorrow and Wednesday to
begin this particular test, game
being on tap today supposed
off-day-because raj n cancelled
yesterdays conflict.
Then Thursday brings around
the first of a three-game series
with the Philadelphia AS at Phila-
delphia, which will be followed by
contests next Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday with the New York
Yankees at Griffith Stadium.
More, More, More
Following these engagements a
pair of tilts will be played with
the Boston Red Sox at Boston on
April 26 and q, while ending the
two week test" will be two games
with the AS at Philadelphia and
one with the same AS at Griffith
Stadium on April %, 20 and 30,
respectively.
Manager Cronin and his merry
men entrain for the Western sec
tor of the circuit after these last
contests with the AS and it might
be said that the baseball public
will have been given an idea of
just who will be who among the
Eastern teams by that time.
Naturally it is hoped that the
Griffmen will be up among those
present, if not on the very top
of the heap.
Outside of being several per-
centage points off in hitting, the
Griffs are in excellent stride at
this stage of the season and can
be expected to blossom forth
little later on at bat as soon as
every regular becomes adjusted to
facing those curves the opposing
pitchers are serving plateWard day
in and day out.
Schultz, BIuege Lead
So far Fred Schultz and Ossie
Bluege have been the real threats
in the teams attack, but those
other well-known sluggers such as
Goose Goslin, Heine Manush,
Manager Joe Cronin, Joe Kuhel
and Buddy Myer are bound to
get going on all cylinders in a
little while as every man Is
known to be too good batsman
to stay behind in his hitting too
long.
The pitchers have performed
quite as the preseason dope
would have them. General Al
vim Crowder, Earl Whitehill, and
Monte Weaver have turned in
victories, while Walter Stewart,
although he lost in his debut
against the AS last Friday,
hurled good enough ball to have
won nine times out of ten had
his mates been able to connect
against the great Lefty Grove
more than they did.
And so that very, very i'm
portant early season test faces
the Griffmen once more. And
again "Our Team" has a chance
to get off to one of those great
starts. Will that success, perse-
verance and whatnot won out?
It isn't an impossibility with
the array of talent on hand to
try this year.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17

Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia. 2; Boston, 0.
New York. I: Brooklyn, 1. CaIIed
end 14th 1arkness).
Cincinnati, Z; St. Louis, 0.
Pittsburgh Chicago (rain).
TOday's Games
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Boston.
New York at Philadelphia postponed
rain).
(OnIy games scheduled.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
Cronin to Continue Mound
Rotations for Awhile

Although rain and offdays might keep the Griffs from
playing future in yesterdays particular case when
postponement of the second game OF the cur
with the Boston Red sox Manager Joe Cronln
plans calling upon his pitchers in regular rotation he ad
mitted today
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
Sandlotters Given Break
By Clark Griffith
Rv SID KATZNELL

Clark Griffith genial president of the Washington baseball
club should be called phianthropist.
Annually the beloved executive gives away baseball equip
men to various Army posts boys clubs and sandot teams
which local public hears about besides donating
huge sums to number of charitable organizations.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
FIREMEN CONVENE

The Ballston Firemen baseball
team meets tomorrow night at 8
o'clock at the firehouse. Measure
ments for uniforms will be taken.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
COLUMBlANS SCORE

The Columbian insects COM
menced their season auspiciously
Saturday by trimming the Con-
.rrsSs HeightS uiua. Il to q.
The Washington times., 1933-04-17

This means that General Alvin
Crowder, Earl Whitehill, Walter |
Stewart and Prof. Monte Weaver
will get the nominations in this
The Washington times., 1933-04-17
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
New York. 5; Philadelphia, 4.
Cleveland. :: st. Louis, I.
WASHINGTON-B Boston (rain).
Chicago Detroit (wet ErOunds).
Today's Games
Boston at WASHINGTON.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
(Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Mrs. Fordney and Sons
At Marine Barracks

The major general commandant Of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. Ben H.
Fuller will be joined this week by their
daughter, Mrs. Chester Fordney, who
will arrive with her two sons from Chi
cago, where Maj. Fordney is on duty.
Mai and Mrs. Fordney's two daughters
have been with their grandparents at
the Marine Barracks for some time.
The commandant Of the Army War
College, Maj. Gen. George S. Simonds,
Is on an official inspection trip and will
return to Washington in a few days.
Mrs. Simonds is at Atlantic City and
Is expected back this week.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Plans for MayAower Ball
Set for Tommorow Nieht

The costumes promise to be different
and most original for the fourth an
nual Halloween costume ball, TO be held
at the Mayhower on Monday evening,
October 80.
The committees win meet at 10
o'clock and at 1880 there will be the
bal parade" headed by the chairmen
of the different committees and their
committeeman, and guests at the ball
will follow. Mr.. Clifford X. Bergman,
Mr.. c. Powell Minngerode and Mr..
Felix Mahony will award the loving
cups to the most beautiful, most org1,
nal and most comical costumes and
supper will be served at midnight In the
Chinese room.
Miss Elizabeth Gin, chairman Of the
Debutante Committee and Miss Marion
Worthington, the vice chairman. will
lead the march with Mr.. William ststit
ley and Mr.. Homer Tatum, chairman
and vice chairman, respectively, Of the
Mems Floor Comraittee.
In the past three years the girls
committees have been in varying COL
ors Of the same style costume. Ons
year the debutantes wore baby clothss
and the post-debs were little girls.
Receiving with Mrs. Hagner Will be
Mrs. Theodore N. Gill, jr.; Mrs. John
E. Fowler, Mrs. William Laird Dunlop,
tr.; Mrs. Raymond T. Holden and Mrs.
II1tz Wahl
Evening star., 1933-10-29

extending from tall white baskets of
cut flowers making an aisle. Preceding
the ceremony Miss Marie Pates gave
q program Of piano selections and Miss
Story Ever Told" and cat Dawning."
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and she wore chalk white
crepe gown made on princess lines,
with puffed sleeves. q white transparent
velvet turban held the bridal veil In
place. and she carried a shower bouquet
OF brides roses and lilies OF the valley,
with an inner bouquet Of orchids and
lilies Of the valley, which she wore as
a shoulder bouquet with her going away
costume.
Miss Audrey Schneider was maia of
honor, wearing rosebud pink crepe.
with brown velvet accessories. and her
bouquet was Of pink roses.
Mr.. Erling B. Saxhaug OF this city
was the best man. A reception followed
the ceremony In the home, when the
couple were assisted by the brides
mother and the bridegroom's sister,
Miss Constance Nelson. Mrs. Newkirk
wore a gown of eel gray crepe, with
cream color lace trimmings, and her
bouquet was Of talisman roses. Miss
Nelson was in a black crepe gown, with
black accessories, and she had on q
bouquet Of Johanna Hill roses.
Among the out-of-town guests we're
Or. and Mrs. John Raymond Nelson
and their little son. John Raymond,
jr.. Of Baltimore: Mrs. r. H. Gregory
and her small daughter Virginia OF
Baltimore.
Mr.. Nelson and his bride left after
the ceremony for q wedding trip. the
bride wearing a rust wool ensemble
with q detachable cape collar, trimmed
with natural lynx, and brown acces-
sories. They will be at home upon
their return at l18 r street northeast.
Among the prenuptial parties given
for the bride were showers by Miss
Dorothy Pearson, Miss Marie Pates
and the Delta Theta Chi Sorority.
Mrs. Harry c. Graham announces
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Ruth Mason Graham, to Mr.. Chester
Ellis, Saturday. June IT, 1888. at New
York City. Mrs. Ellis is q member Of
Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority. Mr.. Ellis
is the son of Mrs. I. c. Ellis Of Engle-
wood, N. j.. and formerly Of Wash.
ington. D. C.. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis will
make their home in New York.