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The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Sports Writers
Differ Over
Schaaf's S K.O.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Veteran
sports writer's varied widely in
their views today regarding the
authenticity of Ernie Schaaf's
knockout by Primo Carnera last
night. Some even doubt Schaaf's
present condition in the hospital.
Here are some of the views:
w. S. Farnsworth, sports edi-
tor, New York Journal:
"It was the worse fake knock
out have seen in 80 years of
sports writing. The knockout
punch was a joke. Speaking for
the milk fund, I will say that
charity will not sponsor Camera
as a challenger in a title
match"
Bill Corum, New York Journal:
IF Scha2f is actually uncon-
scious, then he collapsed, either
from organic weakness or be-
cause he was weak from his re-
cent attack of flu, and in no
condition to be in the ring"
Looked Terrible
Ed Frayne, sports editor N. Y
American:
81 can't see how anyone can
say Schaaf wasn't knocked out.
1t made me sick to see how
terrible sick he looked in the
dressing room"
Wilbur Wood, N. Y. Sun:
"The knockout was inCOmpre-
hensibIe but Schaaf really was
knocked out"
Richards Vidmer, N. Y. Herald
Tribune:
what the wise ones said
would happen, did happen but
Schaaf, 1 am convinced, was
really knocked out"
Knocked Cold.
Jim Dawson, N. Y. Times:
THE knockout punch seemed
very light but you can't get
around the fact Schaaf was
knocked cold enough to put
him in a hospital"
Joe Williams, N. Y. World-Tele-
cram:
Il never saw a heavyweight
knocked out by a left jab be-
fore. 1t looked strange but
maybe it was all right"
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Joe Turner WrestLes
At Community Center

Joe Turner will head the
attractive Southeast Community
Athletics Carnival February 25 at
the Hine Junior High School
Auditorium. He will wrestle George
Kiatta in the feature wrestling
match.
Besides wrestling matches, there
will be various kinds Of enter
tainment, such as girls and boys
tumbling teams and fancy rope
skipping. Holy Comforter Boys
Band will furnish the music.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
MEADE BOXERS
FACE BOUTS

BALTIMORE, Feb. 11.-Swing'
ing into the last six weeks OF
training in preparation for the
Third Corps Area championship
boxing tournament on March %,
boxers of Fort George G. Meade
are scheduled for some hard sea-
soning with outside boxers during
the next three weeks.
Monday night, eight of the
first "stringers" will meet the
same number of Baltimore anna
teurs in a series of eight Ground
bouts. Six of the opponents will
come from the Martin Athletic
Club and two from the Roosevelt
Athletic Club.
One week later February 20)
the Fort Meade team will meet
eight boxers from Fort Hum
phreys, Va, at Fort Meade.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11

A bulletin, signed by DR.. Healy,
was issued at the hospital, at
10 a. m, as follows:
"The patient is in SemicOma
and still in a serious cOndi-
tiOn."
DR.. Healy said the bulletin, to
be followed by others later in
the day, had been issued after
a thorough examination of
Schaaf this morning, by himself
and other surgeons at the hos
pital.
There is no trace of q skull
fracture" DIR. Healy said, "but
unqueStiOnably he is suffering
from a conclusion"
He added:
"ThiS morning is the critical
period for the fighter. At times
he lapSeS into absolute uncOn-
SciOuSnesS and then struggles
out to SemicOnSciOuSneSS. There
is absolutely no chance of
Schaaf feigning such a cOndi-
tiOn and I'll stake my reputa-
tiOn and that of the hospital
on the declaration that Schaaf
is very sick man."
Neither Schaaf'S friends or his
managerial forces are allowed in
his room.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11

former Cleveland Indian backstop
in line. There has been some
doubt in the minds of many
closely connected with the club
that the signature of the veteran
was going to be coralled so easily.
But Griff no doubt is II told
you so-ing" to himself today as
it's been his contention all this
while that Sewell would sign in
short order. He'll also Il told
you so' in the case of Heine
Manush soon as the club prexy,
despite thoughts to- the contrary,
believes that Manush will sign in
another week or so and that
therell be no real trouble if he
doesn't.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
BY PAT ROBINSON

International News Service Sports Writer
The rocky road to Dublin is a
smooth boulevard compared with
the road the Chicago Cubs will
have to travel to pennant this
year.
On preseason dope the Cubs
can expect improvement in only
two quarters: the return to form
of Burleigh Grimes who is sure
to be better than he was last
year when handicapped by an
unruly appendix, and, the acquir-
ing Of a great left-handed hitter
in Babe Herman.
The Cub infield is the best in
the league. Grimm, Bill Herman,
Koenig or Jurges at short and
Woody English at third, make a
great combination and with Koe-
mig at short they figure to aver
age above 800 with the stick.
Stephenson Dependable
Old Hoss Stephenson is still
the most dependable hitter in
a pinch in the league and while
he is slowing down, he has
the brilliant and temperamental
Kiki Cuyler to help him out from
his place in center. However,
Cuyler's ability to rove may cause
some lost ball games until he
and Herman start to click to-
gether for the Babe is also a
temperamental lad whom moth
ing short of a cyclone can stop
once he starts moving to his
right. There may be a few col
/ lisions when Cuyler starts rae
ing to his left.
Herman is strictly front
runner as they say at the track.
With no one likely to chal-
lenge his batting leadership on
the club, it will be a surprise if
he doesn't hit at least 1915. The
Cubs park is made to order for
him and if the writer were a
betting man he'd be willing to
risk a few right now that the
erratic Babe will hit 800. Gabby
Hartnett is still good catcher
and a nice handler of pitchers.
The Cubs need a left-handed
pitcher. Beryl Richmond, the
southpaW lately acquired from
Baltimore, might fill the bill, but
a youngster coming up always
carries a big question mark with
him.
Charley Root is not the pitcher
he was-not by several para
sangs-and if he wins IL games
he'll be doing we'll.
Timing May Star
Warneck, Bush and Malone
are okay and young Thinning may
take his place as a winner beside
them. The pitching staff is good
enough to win, especially with
that fine infield to back it up,
but a first-string southpaw would
add at least Is per cent to its
strength.
Grimm's popularity with bis
players is a decided asset and if
Charley himself feels the need Of
a rest he can always park the
neWly-acquired Harvey Hendrick
at first base. Harvey is good
old war horse who can some
times go along for weeks hitting
nearer to 500 than 300.
The Cubs may repeat: In any
event they figure to be there or
thereabouts, but they will find
the going tough. especially with
the Pirates, Phillies, Cards and
Dodgers tossing brickbats in their
! nath
The Washington times., 1933-02-11

SeWell'S contract was received
at Washington club headquarters
by Secretary Eddie Eynon this
morning. Griff naturally was
advised.
This leaves only Heine ManuSh
of the more important players
out of the fold. He may or may
not join the list soon as he and
Griff are carrying on a letter
writing contest which might last
until the big outfielder is due
to report to training headquar-
ters with the final guard, March 4.
The signing of Sewell should
end whatever worries Griff had
in his efforts toward getting the
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
SPORTS
-By KIRK MILLER
Month From Today
Sees First Box Score
Of Local Ball Club
25 Exhibition Games e.
In Very Easy Stages
FeU Long Train Hops

Well sir ts almost nconceivable when you come to think
Of it.
You look out of your window and curls of blue smoke
Issuing straight up from the chimney tops and mantle
snow on every you look at your baseball spring
training schedule and observe that month from today
the first box involving the Washington Grifmen will
be available.
Yes on Saturday March H. to be exact the first bead
will be available the 1888 Grmen in view of the first
exhibition game Of the infant to be played at Mobile
Ala with the Atlanta team of the Southern Association
From then there should be definite daily developments Of
significance to the fans who will be wheng their appe
ttes for the campaigns opening here April IL.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11

So, just one month from
today will occur the first ex-
hibition game and just two
months from tomorrow the sea-
son begins here. However,
ahead of that happy hour,
starting on April 5 and run
ming through the 10th, six eX-
hibition games will be available
locally.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
WARWICKS PLAY

The Warwicks will play the
fast stepping Balston tossers to-
morrow at 1870 o'clock in the
Fort Myer gym. Last night the
Warwicks defeated the Flying
Eagles, 26 to 18.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
DOUBTFUL ROAD
FACES CUBS IN
FLAG RACE

Editors note-ThiS is the Sec
ond of a series OF Is articles by
Pat Robinson 1nGlysi11g the major
league baseball clubs and outlin-
ing their prospects for the coming
season.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Sewell Signs Contract;
Prexy Griff Smiling

Mr. Clark Griffith president Of the washington Baseball
Club in good old Biloxi enjoying the sunshine and
warmth while snow and cold chs the bones of his northern
friends should smile his face today one
his near recalcitrantsLuke Sewehas signed
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Fighterin Semi-ComQ;
Suffering From
Conclusion

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Policlnic Hospital through Dr.
William Healy, of the attending physicians today
staked its reputation and honor the fact that Ernie
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
MINER CLASSES
ELECT HEADS

Glasses at Miner Teachers Col
lege have elected officers for the
year.
Sabrinah Overton has been
named president of the senior
class; Sprugeon Moss, vice presi-
dent; Cornelia Cope, secretary,
and Eunice E. Shaed, treasurer.
The juniors elected Emory
Hightower, president; Marie Perry,
vice president; Gretchen Hill, sec
retary, and Moncerie Jackson,
treasurer.
Officers of the sophomore class
include Ernestine Ricks, presi-
dent; Owen Curtis, vice president;
Thelma Casey, secretary, and EV-
erett Cooper, treasurer.
Charles Carter, heads the fresh
man class; Catherine Campbell,
vice president; Marion Whitlock,
secretary, and Paul Cook, treas
urer.
Officers of the student council
are Robert E. Lee, president;
Ralph Tignor, vice president:
Pearl Holland, secretary, and
Helen Mon tgomery, treasurer.
Hilda Lawson was named editor
in-chjef of the year book.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
TAFT HIGH
NOVEMBER 15

Taft Junior High School, long
a target for argument when
school officials announced the
addition of a cupola, will open
November Is.
Announcement of the opening
was made public following tour
of inspection yesterday of the
new school by Mrs. Lenore w.
Smith and Henry I. Quinn, mem
bers of the buildings and grounds
committee of the Board of Edu-
cation, and Jere j. Crane, assist
ant superintendent in charge OF
business.
Plans for future expansion call
for the addition Of two wings, each
to include 10 rooms and a gymna-
SUM. This additional room
would bring the size of the Taft
School to that of Mcfarland,
Langley and Gordon Junior High
schools. At present the school
will accommodate 600 students,
and after it's expansion will be
able to seat 1000 to 1900 stu
dents.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
STUART 'SDEATH
STILL PROBED

Investigation of the death of
Robert Y. Stuart, so, chief fores-
ter, Department of Agriculture,
who was killed yesterday in
seven-story fall from his office
in the Atlantic Building, 900
block F st. N. w., is being con-
tniued today by DR.. A. Magruder
Macdonald, coroner.
DR.. Macdonald declined to
comment on his findings up to
now. Mr.. Stuart had been work
ing long hours and was under
considerable strain because of
the work in connection with the
Civilian Conservation corps.
About a year ago he suffered
a nervous breakdown, but had
improved, his friends and aSSo-
ciates said.
Funeral services will be held
at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning
in All Souls Episcopal Church,
Chevy Chase. Burial will be in
Carlisle Pa, near Dickinson Col
lege where he studied. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Janet
Wilson Stuart, and two daughters.
Janet C. and Helen Stuart. They
make their home at 9 West Kirke
St., Chevy Chase, Md.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
WHAT'S DOING

Meeting-Structural Clay Prod
ucts, all day. Willard Hotel.
Meeting-National Code Com
mittee, Automotive Repair Com
mittee, all day, Willard Hotel.
Hearing-Motor tire apparatus
manufacturing industry, all day,
Willard Hotel.
Rehearsal-Rubenstein Clu b,
1O:45 p. M, Willard Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures Of Amer
lean Colonists, 2 p. m, Willard
Hotel.
Meeting-Delta Chapter, Pi
Omicron National Sorority, 7:30
p. M, Willard Hotel.
Supper-meeting-W h ington
Board Of Trade, 8 p. m, Willard
Hotel.
Meeting-Hope Lodge, No. 7,
Order Shepherds of Bethlehem,
8 p. M, Masonic Temple, Four
teenth and U SITS. S. E.
Instruction-Esperanto Glasses,
7:30 p. M, Mt. Pleasant Public
Library Branch, Sixteenth n d
Lamont SITS. N. w.
Supper-St. Francis Xavier
Church, to p. m, ElkS Hall,
019 H st. N. w.
Meeting-Democratic executive
committee of Arlington county, 8
D.. M, Democratic headquarters,
Clarendon, Va.
Meeting-Amer erican Legion
armistice ball committee, p. M,
Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting-National Lumber AS
Sociation, all day, MayfloWer Ho-
bel.
Meeting-Zeta chapter, Beta
Gamma Phi sorority, 8 p. m,
Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting-Cleaners Association,
B p. m, Hamilton Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures Boys Club
Band, 7:3O p. M, Armory of East
ern High School.
Meeting-Hotel and Restaurant
Workers Union. Local, 781, A. F.
of L., 9 p. M, 1412 Eye st. N. w.
Meeting-Second Division, Post
No. %, American Legion, 8 p. M,
Cairo Hotel.
Meeting-National Capitol Post,
No. 127. Veterans of Foreign Wars,
8 p. m. Pythian Temple, 1912
Ninth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
RADIO RAMBLES - PROGRAMS
Here and There
In the Realm Of
Broadcastins
By STANLEY BIGELOW

Radio baoleS are tne laCeSC
wrinkle.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Duranleau,
childleSS Gary, Ind. couple, wrote
WIS asking for advice on adopt
ing a child.
The radio station obligingly
put them in touch with the
proper authorities and now Fran
els Duranleau, age Is months, is
calling them mama" and
daddy"
Mrs. Duranleau wants the boy
to be a missionary when he
grows up. His new dad says he
is going to be a baseball player.
WIS officials are secretly hoping
he will grow up to be radio
announcer.
Gibbons Continues
Floyd Gibbons. headline hunter,
will continue his program for
another three weeks. The series
of Monday evening broadcasts,
originally scheduled to end Octo-
Der %, has peen extended
through November 13.
Gibbons has been acting as
war correspondent for the cam
paign against the depression.
His telegraphic "communiques'
give the latest news of the NRA
program.
The German ambassador. DR.,
Hans Luther, chief speaker on
the program commemorating the
450th anniversary Of Martin
Luther, is a Iineal descendant
of the Sixteenth Century Ger
man monk. The date is Novem'
ber 10 and the hour 10:45 p. m,
Another Debut
Save few chuckleS for
Wednesday, November l, when
Irwin S. Cobb. portly Paducahan,
goes on the air with another Of
his amusing anecdotes and a
fresh batch of humorous com
ments on world doingS.
Arizona'S new CongresSwoman
Mrs. Isabella Greenway, will
make her debut on coast-to-
coast chain October 80 in an in
formal discussion. with Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture Tugwell
of Farm Problems" One of the
loveliest things about this lovely
lady from the West is her voice
And, we hear, none of its beauty
is lost over the mike"
Joe Penner earned his first
money as a lad in his native
Hungary selling frogs. From
frogs to ducks was an easy step
At our next duck dinner Joe is
bringing the ducks.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
DEATHS

IsIac Newton Merchant. 95 years. 1888
Monroe St n w.
Grraredo JIordeno. 81 years, 1875
st. y. f..
Mary il. Proctor. 81 years. 1893 East
John Love. ~ years. 22o II st. y. f.
Peter j. BaesEen, 7S years, Gallinger
Marie V. Grand, 10 years. 21O1 Con-
nectcut Ave. y. w.
Frank A. Mute. rs years, Emergency
Hospital.
Joseph Rather. ss years. George wash
ington Hospital.
Henry F. Happcr. ss years. Gsllingsr
Hospital.
william A. Marceron. SIS years. 5101
Wisconsin Ave y. w.
Lille Greene. S. years, Garfield Hos
William J. Gould. 81 years, 913 Kent
Pl. n. e.
Annie R. Dove. 81 years. 1903 Massa-
chusetts Ave. S. f.
Blanche Leonard. % years, Emergency
Hospital.
Annie Lynch, SO years, siOlsy Hos
pital.
David Mooney, 40 years, Gallinger
Robley Standard, 80 years. Gallinger
Hospital.
Infant to Neal and Lillian Goodins. l
day, Sibley Hospital.
Fannie bell, IS years. 1888 d St. s. E.
James P. Bourke. 81 years. 40S
St n. w.
Walter shanks, 81 years. tuberculosis
Hospital.
Percy Barrett SO years. Emergency
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
ACCUSED
BY CLIENTS

BALTIMORE, Oct. 24.-Repre-
sentative William P. Cole CD OF
Maryland, and his brother and
law associate, C. Walter Cole, were
named as defendants in a bill OF
complaint filed in Baltimore
county circuit court yesterday by
Miss Caroline S. Shaffer and MISS
Viola Elizabeth Shaffer, OF Stem
mers Run, who claim the attor-
neys charged an excessive" Zee
for legal services.
The plaintiffs, who are heirs to
a share in the Wendell fortune,
charged that Representative Cole
and his brother claimed fee OF
$11, ,843.24 as their share for OBJ
tanning $41,86046 from the for
tune for the Misses Shaffer.
The plaintiffs set out that they
contracted to pay the Cole broth
ers a third of the amount received
from the estate then being admin
istered in a New York court. They
later learned, they said, that each
of the brothers was to get a third.
From the Shaffer share, $22,-
46O.62 was deducted in New York
for attorneys fees, taxes and
other expenses, it is claimed,
leaving $19,379.84 before the Cole
brothers deducted their fee. The
Misses Shaffer contend they re-
ceived but $3,768.30 each as their
share of the residue.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
SCANS
TAX SITUATION

Rufus S. Lusk, executive secre.
tary of the Washington Tax
payers Protective Association,
touched on nothing new in his
statement predicting possibility
of a rise in the local tax rate next
year, Major Daniel j. Donovan,
District auditor, said today.
The taxpayers statement point
ed out that, should Federal
authorities fail to grant the
$1,7O0,000 estimated to be neces-
sary for relief work for the
remainder of the current fiscal
year, or should the President
restore part or all of the Is
percent pay cut, the expected
surplus of $2,930,000 would be
eaten up.
This surplus, the association
asserted, is necessary to the 1895
budget and if it is used up a
tax boost will be necessary.
Major Donovan pointed to the
following statement in his report
which accompanied the budget
estimates:
Savings of approximately S4,-
OOO,O09 are made in 1894 apprO-
priatiOns through the Is per
cent reduction in salaries and
the denial of longevity increase
to school teachers, policemen
and firemen -.
"WithOut these savings it
would not have been practicable
to reduce the tax rate in 1884.
Moreover, such savings account
for a revenue surplus of nearly
$3,OOO,OOO in 1884. without
that amount being available
for 1885, it would hardly be
possible to continue the S1.5O
tax rate in that year unless ad-
ditiOnal revenue should be pro-
vided :"
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
GAS TAX URGED.
FOR STATES

Gasoline taxes would be levied
by the States, rather than by the
Federal Government, under recon-
mendations prepared by the trans
portation committee of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, fol
lowing the request of the United
States Chamber of Commerce that
the position of the local body be
decided upon.
Water transportation business
by the Government would be elm
mated, and private water carriers
strictly regulated, under another
resolution of the committee. The
local chamber will meet tomorrow
night in the Willard to observe
"NRA Night" with Brig. Gen.
Hugh S. johnson as the principal
speaker.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
SHUN
BAKER GHOST

Does the shade Of Mary Baker,
murdered Navy Department clerk,
haunt the lonely Arlington Gene
terry culvert where her body was
thrown the night Of April II,
1890?
Weird noises emanate from the
culvert on the old Georgetown
Alexandria turnpike, according
to reports Of several Arlington
county colored persons. The
sounds seem to come from that
end of the culvert in which the
body of the slain girl, whose
death is still battling mystery,
was found.
A pipe line is being placed be-
tween the culvert and the wall
of the cemetery and several col
ored men employed on the prof.
ect have refused to work near the
scene,
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
CHANBEROPENS
ANNUAL SHOW

District industry, with almost
every branch represented, form
ally displayed itself with the
opening yesterday of the ninth
annual industrial exposition OF
the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce.
Between 5000 and 1000 persons
attended the opening of the show,
which is being staged in the Au-
ditorium, Nineteenth Street and
New York Ave. northwest.
TRANSPORTATION, communication,
heating and lighting, and refrige-
ration progress is portrayed in
exhibits of the most modern ma
chinery.
The show will continue through
out the week. with hours daily
from 2::30 to 5 and 7 to 1890
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
wild" Heifer
Recaptured
By Posse

YLES TOWN, Oct. "a.
Missing five months from home,
a thoroughbred Holstein heifer
that broke loose when an in
FAINT, reverted itself back to
nature and was captured today
in a wild stage by its owner, Eli
w. Myers, of Plumstead town
ship. But the capture was not
made until a shot was fired
into the animal in order to take
it into custody in a woods
about two miles from the farm
from which it had Strayed.
A posse of farmers was got
together after it had been re-
ported to Farmer Myers that
what was believed to be his
missing heifer was located in a
thickly wooded section several
miles away.
Armed with shotguns, the
posse covered" the woods in
search of the animal.
Get her dead or alive" was
the command issued by Farmer
Myers. "Bossy" was located.
She ran directly in line with
the rifle of J. Arthur Shelly, Of
Fountainville, a neighbor OF
the owner of the heifer. and
Shelly opened fire.
The Washington times., 1933-10-24
CHAMBER GIVEN
NAME CHANGE

AS means of showing by name
that the group represents busi-
ness men from the entire nearby
Maryland in Prince Georges
county, the name of the Hyatts-
vile Chamber of Commerce was
changed to the Prince Georges
Chamber of Commerce at meet
ing last night.
Only 10 per cent of the mem
bers live in Hyattsville, it was
said, and the former name was
frequently misleading as to the
scope and work of the organiza-
ton.
The chamber endorsed the
credit association being organized
in Hyattsville and also discussed
a proposed project of a new post
office for nearby Maryland to be
built with public works funds.