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Evening star., 1933-02-21
"Say 1t Amt SO, Joe"


THE other four-Risberg, Weaver,
i McMullen and Gandil, the latter
having retired from base ball-never
made any admissions, but that night
Charles A. Comiskey, the Sox owner,
suspended the seven players that still
were on the team and represented
something like S250000 Of his assets.
Now, after more than a dozen years,
they still are on the suspended list
and all of them have faded out Of the
base ball picture.
Indictments against the eight players
we're returned by the grand jury, charg-
ing conspiracy. Six months or more
afterward they were brought to trial
and acquitted for lack Of evidence. It
developed the evidence taken by the
grand jury in its investigation had been
stolen.
Base ball fans didn't desire that the
players should be jailed. 1t was enough
when all of them were banished from
the geme for life That was sufficient
punishment Many fans were broken
hearted to see thee former heroes under
the ban, none more than a tmall boy
who stood outside the Criminal Court
Building on that eventful day of the
confessions. He probably represented
mcst Of the small boys of the country,
and, perhaps, many of the grown-ups.
Joe Jackgon was in the building at
the time making his confession. The
street was jammed with fans and this
small boy was in the mob by the door
Finally Jackson came out accom-
panied by a bailiff frcm the State S
attorneys office.
AS ice pushed his way past the
young ter to get to a waiting auto
mobile the lad grasped him by the
hand and with tears in his eyes looked
up and cried cut:
Say it amt so, Joe Say 1t amt so'
Joe looked down at the boy There
were tears in his eyes, too. But he
didn't say word He just walked away
and never came backey
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Evening star., 1933-02-21
ROUGH MAT RIVALS
ARE ADDED TO CARD
Zaharias and Blackstock Matched
to Complete Line-Up for
Thursday Show.

MATCHING George Zaharias and
1'1 and Marshall Blackstock, two of
rassling's ranking roughies, for a
Commute time limit bout, Promoter
Joe Turner yesterday completed his
wrestling card for Thursday In the
Washington Auditorium.
zaharias rates right highly in the
mat wheel operating in Washington
while BlackStock is remembered for his
leering duels with Chef White Feather
at Griffith Stadium last Summer.
Frank Judson and Gino Garibaldi.
two OF the better GROWERS. will clash
in the main bout, to a finish.
The semi-final, to which the usual
45-minute time limit has been affixed.
lists Fred Grobmier and Bruno Cora
SIM. Other prelims schedule Joe
Savoldi VS.. Paul Jones and Jim Nc
MILAN VS.. Abe Coleman.
Women with escorts will be admitted
free as usual while children under 16
will be taxed two bits.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
Barry Out Prove Ne1uFound Glass Mark Looms Greer Bong
Navy Leads, G.. W.
Next Cage Scorer
A NNAPOLIS, February 21.-With

a NNAPOLIS, February 21.-With
"A two games, those with Pitts
burgh on February 25 and
Army on March 4, yet to be played,
the Naval Academy quint is leading
the Nation In points per game, as
far as records can be obtained.
The Midshipmen have amassed 692
points in IA games for an average
of 1929 points per game.
Nays nearest rival Is George
Washington University, which has
brilliant mark of 48.77 points per
game for the season. If Navy should
be held to low scores by the great
Pittsburgh quint, and also in the
traditional tussle with West Point,
the Washingtonians may nose out
the Middies.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
Spring Drills On
For Terp Cridmen

T OOKING ahead to next Fall and
- the possibility of championship
of the more compact Southern Con-
ference, the University Of Maryland
has started the first Spring foot ball
practice in its history.
approximately 40 youths are being
put through the PAGES under the
guidance of Leroy Mackert, head Of
the physical education department,
and Jack Faber, freshman coach.
At present each player is required
to spend one hour on the field, lin
bering up for the more strenuous ses-
sions to be held before the six-week
course Is completed.
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Sports Clinic for Prospects
Boys of Nearby Secondary Schools to Attend Penn
Talks on Athletics

the sessions, which will continue
weekly until April IL. All have
signified their intention OF being
present.
Harvey Harman, the Penn coach,
devised the idea and will preside as
chairman of the meetings, which will
be devoted to discussions of the
rules, fundamentals of the game.
strategy of play, dietary and train
ing methods and so on.
Harnan's idea seems worth while.
Most Of the lecturers are Penn men
and the subjects upon which they
will talk-apart from foot ball
coaching-are SO varied and i'm
portant to those in charge of school,
boy athletes aSsto insure the practical
value of thel clinic from their
standpoint.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
Mat Results

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK-Jim Browning, 23o. st
Louis, threw Ed (Strangler) Lewis, 238
Los Angeles, 50:57.
BOSTON--Nick Lutzke, 200, Los
Angeles. won in straight falls from
Tiny Roebuck, 245, Tulsa, Okla.
CHICAGO-Leon Pinetzki, $50. Po-
land, threw Glen Mum, 230, Nebraska,
1900.
Providence, threw Herb Freeman, 23O,
New York, 1850.
CAMDEN, N. J.-Ernie Dusek,
Omaha, and Fred Grubmier, Iowa,
Evening star., 1933-02-21
RIFLE TEAMS IN ACTION
G. W., Georgetown, Maryland Shoot
Against v. M. I. Friday.

George Washington University's rife
team shoots its first shoulder -shoul-
der match of the season here Friday
against V. M. I. GEORGETOWN and the
University of Maryland will compete
against W M. I. the same day.
The Colonials, in their first NJ r. A.
Telegraphic League match, defeated v.
P. I. and now are awaiting final scores
on an encounter with Western Mary
land.
Coach Parsons has had to build the
current G. W. team largely from new
material. Capt. Brightenburg and
Manager Marano are the only veterans
on the squad.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
SURE He WILL K. 0.
KENNEDY TONIGHT
Fans Hopeful, but Dubious
About Reds in Feature at
Portner'S.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

ON the strength of alleged
newly found punching
" ability and ring general
ship, Reds Barry returns
to old stamping grounds tonight
a slight favorite to whip Les Ken
nedy of Chicago in their scheduled
l0-round melee at Portner's Arena.
But the Mohawk Club graduate,
imbued with a self-assurance long
lacking, is determined to do more
than merely outlook Kennedy.
His own pre-battle statement better
expresses 1t:
I'm cut to stop Kennedy in five
rounds. I'm gonna shcw Washington
fans I really have improyed-and
learned to hit"
On the crest Of a wave Of impressive
victories compiled in New York and
Massachusetts, rings during the last
Evening star., 1933-02-21

straight. starting
with the associa-
tion's first year,
1910, and C a m e
back for another in
1921.
Though more in
the b G. X ground
than any other
chief executive the
organization h as
had, Greer has had
a fruitful regime.
Only on rare occa-
sio1s since he took
office in 1928 has
Greer acted in an
official capacity, but
he seems always to
l.
Evening star., 1933-02-21

y EPTEMBER &c. 1920, was an event.
full day in base ball history
Charles A. Comiskey. owner Of
the Chicago White Sox, and
Kid Gleason, his manager, anticipated
the crisis had arrived in their efforts
to clear up the rumors of crookedness
on the part of some of their players
in the world series Of the previous
Fall against the Cincinnati Reds.
For six days they had read sem
sational stories indicating wrongdoing,
because for six days the Chicago grand
Jury had been hearing witnesses in its
investigation CT the scandal, and be-
September 2. they had heard the story
from Philadelphia in which Billy
Maharg, gambler. had openly told de-
tails of the whole conspiracy, naming
Eddie Cicotte Sox pitcher, as leader
CT eight players involved in arranging
the plot.
Cicotte, too, had read the story on
the previous night. He was pale and
trembling as he read it in the presence
Of q reporter, and no doubt he also
felt that crisis had arisen.
Comiskey was at his office in the
ball park early in the morning Gleason
was there waiting for him.
1T looks as If the end is near"
spoke the Old Roman as he sank de-
jectedly into a chair Il guess the
truth is about to come out
DO you want to get it right now,
BOSE" asked Gleason. 1T can get it
for you today. 1 feel sure Of it."
"How?" asked Comiskey.
"Cicotte will break down. boss. A
confession is the only way to clean
it up. I've been working on him all
Summer. I know he's the weak one
He's ready to break down. Shall I
get hirn?"
go ahead" said the Old Roman.
Working On Cicotte.
GO 1t was arranged to send for Cicotte
y and have him taken to the office
Of Al Austrian, attorney for Co.
miskey. Gleason and Comiskey went
to the attorneys office and another
White Sox official drove to Cicotte S
hotel.
THE boss wants you at AustrianS S
Office" Cicotte was told.
He went without word of comment.
Arriving at the attorneys cffice
Cicotte was asked to wait in the recep-
| ton room. He sat there for 20 min
utes and sweated. While he was there
he saw Comiskey pass from one office
| to another. Then he saw Gleason move
| from one room to another. Then an
attendant approached Cicotte and
atked him to go into one of the rooms.
It wss empty.
Just wait here moment" the at
| terdant said and departed.
For another 20 minutes Cicotte sat
and sweated. With each moment his
morale was breaking more and more.
Finally an attendant led him to
another room. There he saw Comiskey
Gleason and Austrian. They didn't
need to ask him question. His morale
was completely broken. He was in q
Evening star., 1933-02-21
NEW YORK MAT "CHAMP"
Browning Handed Heavy Crown
for Outwrestling Lewis.

NEW YORK, February 81 tP).-Jim
Browning. st. Louis exponent Of the
looping scissors. has gained New York
State recognition as heavyweight
wrestling champion.
Browning employed his favorite hold
to toss Ed (Strangler) Lewis, the title
holder, after SO minutes, 81 seconds of
wrestling in Madison Square Garden
last night. Browning weighed 230
pounds; Lewis, 23S
Evening star., 1933-02-21

eight m o II I n S,
Barry goes to post
tonight before one
OF the most critical
and yet hopeful
audiences the not
yet = 10 year cid
redhead ever has
faced - a home
town crowd with
an 'I'm-froIn-M Mis-
souri, attitude.
Tonight will be
his first local ap-
pearance since the
then punchless
Barry joined the
Jacobs and Billy
M C arm y last
June.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
HOLIDAY SHOOT LISTED
Washington Gun Club Faces Orioles
at Benning Tomorrow.

Trapshots Of the Washington Gun
Club and the Oriole Gun Club of Bai-
umore face in one of their series of
team matches tomorrow afternoon on
the Benning range at / o'clock. This
contest, postponed from February IL be-
cause OF unfavorable weather, is the
iourtn OF the seven-natch series started
is leading. S-N'
An added feature of the shoot will no
an oyster roast given by C. c. Fawsetf
julius Marcy and other members of
the washington club. The PROGRAM of
100 singles and so doubles will begin at
o'clock. S'sIA' az
Evening star., 1933-02-21
HACK ESCAPES INJURY

Cub Infelder Unhurt as Plane
Noses Over in Landing.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, February 81
P).-Stanley Hack, youthful third base
man of the Chicago Cubs, and amateur
aviator, escaped without injury when
his plane nosed over as he landed here
yesterday. Two passengers flying with
him also were unhurt, and the plane
was damaged only slightly.
Hack bought his plane several weeks
ago, and announced he would fly from
his home here to the Cubs training
camp at Catalina when it opens next
week,
Evening star., 1933-02-21

STATE OF collapse. lie SdIlk INTO cIlalII
crying.
Knew Jig Was Up.
ssT KNOW what you want" he began
i in tears and with broken voice.
II was crooked, Mr. Comiskey. I
took money to throw games. /"
Tell it to the grand jury" broke in
Comiskey, and right then and there the
greatest scandal in base ball history
had been cleared ".
Cicotte was fusf1ed to the grand jury
rooms and there made a complete con-
fession, naming the seven mates who
were with him In the plot He gave a
detailed account cf the conspiracy, even
to the finding of his $4,000 under his
pillow, and how he did it all ''for the
wife and kiddies," all Of which made
sensational reading for the fans.
The news Of the confession spread
over the country. 1t was followed in
rapid order by the confessions of Joe
Jackson, Claude Williams and Happy
Felsch, the latter telling his story to
reporter in Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1933-02-21

n TEW YORK, February al
nj Probably the underlying
Y motive of the series of foot
ball clinics which begin at
the University of Pennsylvania to-
morrow night is the development of
closer contacts between the Penn
athletic system and the secondary
schools within the university's sphere
of influence.
Coaches and one player each from
more than 100 high schools and
preparatory institutions, in a terri
tory reaching way up the main line"
and over the Delaware River into
Jersey, have been invited to attend
Evening star., 1933-02-21
D. c. PLAYERS GET TRIAL

Stahl and Jewett Will Go With AL
bany Internationals.
Huck Stahl, infelder. and Lefty Jew
EFT, pitcher and outfielder, will receive
tryouts with the Albany club of the
International League. Both are local
sandlot products.
Stahl and Jewett probably will leave
within couple of weeks for the train
ing camp Of the Albany team.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
COCHRAN LEADS BOHEMIAN

NEW YORK, February Al R.-
Welker Cochran, world champion. de-
feated Jay Bozeman, SO to SO, in the
second block of their three ee-cushion bill
Hsrd exhibition and gained a lead of
100 points to 81.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
HOWITZERS SEEK FOES.

Howitzer Giants, newly organized
basket ball team, is after unlimited op-
ponents for Thursday, Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday nights Call North
$3.50 before noon or after pm.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
SHOREY, HOUGHTON TIE
Card 72's in Informal Sweepstake

Card 72's in Informal Sweepstakes
at Washington Course.
Mel Shorey of East Potomac and Al
Houghton of Kenwood tied for first
place yesterday in an informal sweep
stakes staged on the Washington Golf
and Country Club course. Each had
a 72.
Walter Cunningham Of Burning Tree
was third with IA, followed by George
Dif1enbaugh Of Indian Spring with rs
Evening star., 1933-02-21
Base Balls Blacklist Cloud
The Confession
BY JAMES CRUSINBERRY-

(Thi
c:denS
Evening star., 1933-02-21

l. i dent of the Washington
City Duckpin Association
II reelected next Sunday at the
associations annual meeting, at
the Raleigh. The powers that be
have decided on him, too.
Greer is rounding out his fifth term.
Only one other president did five
bitches. This was George T. Cox, who
Evening star., 1933-02-21

state Of collapse He sank into chair.
CRYING.
Evening star., 1933-02-21
S[ATEDFORS SIXTH
YEAR AS PRESIDENT
Meeting Next Sunday Likely
to Be Interesting for w.
c. D. A. Folk.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.

BY II. Id. THOMAS.
r LARRY z. GREER will set q
II record for service as presi-
Il i dent of the Washington
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
PURSE GRABBED
IN CHURCH |

A grocery holdup, an attempted
robbery of a mail collector, the
theft Of a purse in a church and
duping Of hotel clerk out Of $1OO
were among activities OF thieves
listed on police reports today.
Morris Hurwitz was closing his
grocery, in the 1900 block of New
Jersey Avenue Northwest, when a
poorly dressed man entered with
a pistol and took $50.
Joseph A. Bourke, mail truck
driver, was collecting mail from a
box at Sherman Avenue and
Barry Place Northwest, last night
when a colored thug appeared and
covered him with gun, demand
ing money. Bourke struck him
with his fist and the man fled.
Mrs. Virginia Smith, of the
900 block Twenty-third st. N. W.,
was at prayer in st. Paups Epis-
copal Church when a man
snatched her purse containing SIS
and fled.
Robert L. Hutchinson, a clerk
at the Roosevelt Hotel gave 500
to a messenger for someone. who
represented himself as Pedro
Sabrido, a guest. Sabrido said
he was ignorant of the transac-
ton, and that someone ordered
the money in his name, by
telephone.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
SALARIES SHOW
. LARGEST ITEM
. ON LIST
First Estimates Surpassed
BY $780, 0,0OO,o 900; Vets
Benefits to Suffer

Retrenchment recommendations
contained in the report Of the
Senate economy committee would
permit a saving Of more than
$37, ,O00, 900 over the figures pro
vided by the economy act, Sena-
tor Hiram Bingham CR0 of
Connecticut, chairman, announced
today.
After an analysis of data sup
piled to him today, Senator
Bingham said that the savings OF
approximately $120,000,000 made
possible by the economy act,
could be increased to approx
mately $157 900, 900, if the econ
omy committees report is ap'
proved.
Items Show Savings
Items of savings as estimated
by Senator Bingham are:
l. Additional 1913 per cent
salary cut, from $l5,000,000 to
$l7, 900, 900.
q. Prohibition on the filling
of vacancies, which was not re-
commended for continuance by
the House, $10,000,0OO.
8. Application of the reduction
to enlisted personnel, $5,500,O0O.
Vets Cut $S,57O,OOO
4. Application of the reduction
to veterans pensions and com
pensations, $3.50, 900.
S. Extension of tours of duty
in United States possessions from
two to four years, $75O,000.
s. Limitation Of travel allow
ance to lowest first class rate,
SIS, 900 to 100000. = Z.
7%Returning. Army and Navy
to former travel allowance rates,
$5Oo,o0o.
Bureau Costs $15O,OOO
8. Abolishing the Bureau Of
Efficiency, $150,O0O.
These savings would be offset
by $4,000, 600 to provide for auto
matte promotions and $350,000
which would permit the compen-
sation for the night differential
of overtime, to be reduced by one
third rather than one-half.
The estimate of net savings Is
$37, ,230, 900. This figure is an in
crease over the first estimates
made by the committee of ap-
proximately $30,0O0,OOO.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
RELIEF
DUE ETOPASS

The $625, 900 District emergency
relief item will probably be placed
before the Senate on Monday,
Senator Frederick Hale (R) of
Maine, chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, an
nounced today.
The relief item which has re-
ceived the approval Of the House
is contained in a deficiency appro-
priation bill which is scheduled for
report at the beginning of next
week.
Senator Hale said no changes
in the relief item were anticipated.
Prompt action will be asked in
the Senate.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
MERGER
JOB

Early Senate approval was indi-
Gated today for the Democratic
proposal to give the incoming
President blanket authority in re-
organizing executive departments.
The poposal was approved by
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee as a rider to the Treasury
Post Office Appropriation. bill.
The President would be en-
powered to abolish any Of the
independent offices and establish
ments, including the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the
Veterans Bureau. He would be
authorized to reorganize, but not
abolish, the 10 executive depart
ments headed by Cabinet mem
bers.
The House Expenditures Com,
mittee has turned down President
Hoover'S proposal to reorganize
So Government agencies.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
Capital Horse ShOW
To Be Held MnH 1913

The National Capital Horse
Show of 1888 will be held at
Bradley Farms, Md, May 10 to
13, inclusive. .
Nearly all the exhibitions Of
traditional interest to the show
stables in Washington, Virginia
and Maryland have applied again
this year for dates.
The Philadelphia annual will
take place this year from May 3
to 6, the week before the Ma.
tional Capital. The Atlantic City
show is planned May 1920 and
the Wilmington, May 1920.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
To URGE
CHANGE IN GAS
MERGER BILL
Going Concern" Controversy
Rises With Companies
Opposing Amendment

An amendment to the gas
merger bill, excluding "going
concern" value from the COM
bined valuations of the Washing
ton and Georgetown Gas Compa-
nies, will be offered to the Senate
District Committee today when it
begins hearings on the proposed
combine.
Notice that the amendment was
to be presented was served last
night by Peoples Counsel Rich
mond B. Keech at a hearing on
the gas merger legislation before
the House District utilities sub
committee.
Report Held Up
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Loring M. Black,
jr., CD of New York, in the face
of the ultimatum, decided to
withhold favorable report to
the full District Committee. al
though such action was first
agreed on. ,,,,
No opposition to the merger bill
was expressed except that by
Keech.
Companies Opposed
Opposition to the proposed
amendment, however, was voiced
by Wilton j. Lambert, attorney
for the companies, who expressed
the opinion that such step would
be unconstitutional unless the
Supreme Court reverses itself"
Chairman Mason M. Patrick, OF
the Public Utilities Commission,
and Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci william A. Roberts, commits
sion counsel, told the House sub
committee the merger would be a
distinct public benefit"
Chairman Patrick estimated
that the combine would result in
an annual saving of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
To FIGHT.
j. S.PAY GUT

Determined to fight father cur
tailment of Government employees
pay, President William Green, Of
the American Federation Of
Labor. has called special meet
ing for late this afternoon which
will be attended by representa-
tives of all Federal employees
organizations affiliated with the
A. F. of L.
The purpose is to map out a
campaign to prevent passage of
the economy measure adopted
yesterday by the Senate Appro-
priationS Committee, which
recommended an additional re-
duction of one and two-thirdS
per cent.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
COOLIDGE RITES
ATCATHEDRAL .

Memorial services for former
President Calvin Coolidge were
held at noon today in the great
choir of the Washington Cathe-
dral and broadcast on a national
radio network.
Prayers commemorating the
former Chief Executive were Of
fered by the Rev. DR.. James Free
man, bishop of washington, while
the choir sang "The Lord Is My
Shepherd" said to have been Mr..
Coolidge's favorite psalm.
The choir also sang the hymns
offered at the funeral service for
President Wilson in the cathedral's
Bethlehem Chapel.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
At NIECE
BLAMED FOR
K|LL|NGOF 3
Slain Child, ID, Said to Have
Hidden Clothes After Tiff;
Slayer Sleeps Late

Indications this afternoon were
that resentment harbored for
several days against his niece
may have formed the basis OF
the shooting rampage in which
Charles Christian Donaldson. AZ,
took the lives of three persons at
his home, 900 block Maryland
Ave. S. w.
The dead include his brother,
Silas o. Donaldson, 43; his
nephew, George, 18, and the
niece, Mary, IA.
Neighbors of the Donaldson
family in the same block said
today that Mary had told them
recently that her uncle, who al
ways had been fond of her, had
bought her some clothing, but
later became incensed for some
reason and cut it up.
Girl Hides Clothing
Fearing that he might destroy
other clothing she had, she took
a coat her mother had bought
her to the home of Mrs. Mildred
Cliff and Miss Margaret Hard
esty, in the same block, for safe
keeping.
She also borrowed a dress from
Mrs. Cliff. Mary was tall and
rather large for her age. She at
tended st. Dominic's School, and
was an attractive girl, highly re-
garded by her friends.
Tuesday evening she attended
the marathon dance with Mrs.
Cliff and Miss Hardesty. That
was the night the dance was
closed.
Questioned at Police Headquar-
ters today, Donaldson refused to
throw any light on his motives,
although police say he admitted
the Shootings.
Killer Sleeps Late
Today he slept late, and was
taken from his cell in the Fifth
precinct station, where he was
held for the night, to headquar-
Continued on Page I9, Col. -
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
Two Stills Raided
And Men Seized
Near Waldorf

Two stills allegedly being op-
Grated by men who gave their
names as George Wineberger
and Otto Schliagel, were raided
yesterday by Federal dry agents
on a farm near Waldorf, Md.
George Hitch, of Hughesville,
one of two brothers given hear
ings yesterday on Federal liquor
charges by United States Com
missioner j. Frank Parran, was
freed when agents failed to
prove he operated a still. His
brother, Melvin Hitch, was
ordered held for Grand Jury
action,