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Evening star., 1934-04-17
WH|TEH|LL KEEPS
INAUGURAL HONOR
Weaver, Stewart and May
be Russell Will Get Turns
in Set at Boston.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

OSTON, April 17.-Their
x plans for a ceremonial
base ball inaugural made
- all wet by showers that
deluged Griffith Stadium in
Washington ester day, the
American League champions
were hopeful of getting a start
on the pennant path here today.
Weather perm t t / n g-and
there's no telling about Boston
weather at this time of the year
the Nationals were to begin
their struggle for a second sue
cessive flag in battle with Bean
towns newly darned Red Sox.
That newly-darned stuff goes for a
Boston ball club that has had gaping
holes from toes to tops so well closed
by the weaving in of much experienced
and expensive material that it bears
no resemblance to the tattered hosiery
SO many years the joke Of the big
leagues.
But the Red Sox will be worse than
merely darned by the Nationals, and
all other opponents should they wear
as well as so many followers of the
national pastime believe they will after
the great amount of mending done by
President Tom Yawkey and General
Manager Eddie Collins.
Evening star., 1934-04-17

dollars worth OF Tree PUBLICITY every year, sets
millions of people arguing and screeching for
six months about a group Of rather dull young
athletes, and is magnified to 10 times its actual
value in the social and economic scheme of
things.
If he chose to kid the racket he probably
would lose a good many readers. It's possible
to abuse base ball proftably. but at this time of
year the bugs are in a state of restrained
hysteria. They may show their excitement by
staying away from the ball park and reading
the box scores as is the custom in st. Louis, but
they are thinking and breathing base ball just
the same
AS usual, there are 16 major league entries
in the steeplechase this year. In the Amer
ican League as many as six clubs are con-
Evening star., 1934-04-17
OLD RIVALS SEEN
AS MEET CHOICES
North Carolina and Virginia
Rated Conferences Best
Wealth of Stars.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
~ URBAN, N. c., April II.
The eyes of Southern
Conference track fans
between now, when the
season is starting, and May 49,
10, when the campaign is culmi-
mated with the twelfth annual
meet at Duke, will be on North
Carolina and Virginia, which
doubtless will be favored.
The Tarheels, defending the title
trouble with Virginia's fine team Of
Cavaliers. Both are well-balanced
track aggregations and should give
the close followers good line on the
way the outdoor meet will end up
when they come together April 81
at Charlottesville, Va, in a dual meet.
Coach H. M. (Son) Read has some
fine seniors at v. M. I. who should
give him team that will be hard
to beat in dual engagements, and
Maryland has the nucleus Of pow
erful organization. Duke may i'm
prove its showing over the indoor
meet, but the Blue Devils are not
slated to be particularly dangerous
to their leaders.
Many Individual Stars.
TINE season just starting will offer
| great number of individual
track stars. Maryland has Earl
Widmyer and its fine relay team, Viz
ginia offers Gordon Everett in the
sprints and hurdles, v. M. I. has
Wexford and Rutschow in the middle
distances, Clemson the famous
Mountain Goat" Lynn in the sprints,
North Carolina Ralston Legore, the
javelin thrower; Duke Bob Bird, and
Washington and Lee Dick Dunaj In
the 2-mile. Milan Zori, States great
discus hurler, will not be seen in
any dual meets, but he Is likely to
show the fans aplenty In the out
door affair. The freshman State
record as set last year is almost 10
feet better than the conference var
sity mark.
These individuals are to be marked
with the greatest track men in the
country. Zori is likely to be a mem
ber of the United States Olympic
team Of 1886 and some of the others
may get the call.
As for records, eight are slated to
be broken in this years meet. A
better line will be gotten on these
during the season, but right now it
looks as if the mile relay, 100-yard
dash, 440, 2-mile, high hurdles, shot
put, discus and javelin are in danger.
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Five Teams in Hunt.

= XPERT opinion, given with con-
T. siderable trepidation after the
shock of the New York Giants
flag winning drive and subsequent
world series victory year ago, was
that at least five clubs must be
figured now as contenders
II the Giants failed to get the
same brilliant pitching that was re-
sponsible for their amazing triumph
of 1888, the experts selected the Chi
cago Cubs, bolstered by the acquisi-
ton of Chuck Klein; the Pittsburgh
Pirates, st. Louis Cardinals and
Boston Braves as potential pennant
winners, with the well known breaks
as the determining factor. The
Brooklyn Dodgers, Phillies and Gin
cinnati Reds almost universally were
tagged for the last three positions in
preseason forecasts.
Some $4,000 fans were expected at
the Polo Grounds, where the Giants
opened their bid for another flag
against the Klein-less Phillies, led
by a new pilot, Jimmy Wilson. Bill
Terry selected Carl Hubbell, south
paw hero of the world series, to op-
pose Ed Holley, big right-hander, on
the mound.
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cent years a ma
jority of the ball
b al ms W er e
forced to pocket
losses instead of
profits.
Any number of
experts, near-ex-
perts and ordi-
nary g u e S S e r S
have named in
advance the win
ners in b o t h
leagues. Only a
I e W of them,
n o W e v e r, are
backing t h e i r
guesseS with the
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Weaver in Second Set-to.

Weaver in Second Set-t0.
"A ND after Whitehill the Washing
"A ton band will get its hurting
from the right-handed Monte
Weaver. The professor is regarded
in the best of physical condition, and
as having plenty with which to
trouble big league batters. That goes,
despite his poor third inning against
the Orioles in Baltimore last Sunday.
For the morning and afternoon en-
gagements here Neutrality-suspicious.
day-Cronin still is hazy about the
full slab slate. He says the portside-
pitching Walter Stewart will get into
one Of the games. For the other he
may look to Jack Russell or one of his
reserve left-handers, Ray Prim and
Bob Burke.
Russell probably will get the call,
unless he has to be hustled into one
or both Of the first two tussles in a
relief role. And Russell will certainly
get chance to start some game be-
fore the Nationals get back home next
Sunday night. Washington's pitching
staff Is in such rough shape at pres
ent that this splendidly- conditioned
moundsman can not be kept away
from that kind of assignment.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Business Outlook Brighter.

TINE high enthusiasm is not con.
fined to prospects of a free
for-au struggle for the cham
pionship. Club owners feel that this
Is good time to start doing a lot
OF forgetting about two sorry flnan-
cial seasons. Conditions in general,
plus the redistribution of playing
talent, what may prove to be Babe
Ruth's last stand, along with Sun
day base ball in Philadelphia, form
the basis for their hopes.
The weather behaving. around
10000 fans were expected at to-
days four openers. The Yankees and
Athletics at Philadelphia figured to
attract 10000, with 10000 at Chi
cago to see Mickey Cochrane maks
his debut as Detroit's manager against
the White Sox; the same number to
watch st. Louis and Cleveland at
Cleveland, ano $4,000 for the de-
layed Washington-Boston entertain-
ment.
Washington shoves off in pursuit of
second pennant with only one i'm
portant change-Jonathan Stone. who
was obtained from Detroit in ex-
change for Leon Goose Goslin, in
right field.
Joe Mccarthy will gamble on two
youngsters, Red Rolfe at shortstou
and Don Heffner at second base. to
make an infield to go with improved
pitching and old-fashioned Yankee
slugging.
Boston, like Detroit, swings into
action with a new manager, Stanley
(BuckO Harris, and the bulk of the
stars Connie Mack parted with last
December. Thomas A. Yawkey's bank
roll brought in the great southpaw.
Bob Grove, who led American League
pitchers on the basis of earned runs
and won 25 games last season; Rube
Walberg, a useful lefthander, and
Max Bishop, a tried and tested sec
ond baseman. On what they NAV
accomplish rides big part of Bos-
tons chances.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
NATIONALS PATH
DECLARED ROCKY
Dopesters Give Every Club
in League Flag Chance,
Except AS, Browns.
BY WILLIAM WEEKES.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

HICAGO, April 1.-THE
a American League Joined
Y in big time base balls
rouSing opening chorus
today, with no less than seven
OF the eight clubs harboring
honest hopes of making pennant
music next September.
Deprived by rain of opening the
campaign under the presidential eve
yesterday at Washington, Boston's
new deal Red Sox and the Champion
Senators were in Boston today to
start even with the rest of the
league.
Expert opinion figures Washington
to land the title again, with the New
York Yankees and perhaps the Red
Sox furnishing the foremost oppose
ton. Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago
rank as lively possibilities. Owners.
managers and followers of these six
clubs have declared them in on the
championship battle.
While the experts failed to include
Connie Mack's Athletics as a threat.
the 72-year-old schemer thinks his
team is going somewhere" Only
Rogers Hornsby, starting his first
full season in charge of the st.
Louis Browns, has failed to hint at
expectations of being up there, but
ne can't see the Browns finishing
last again this year.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Other Ex-Macks Factors.


DETROIT and Chicago also count
- heavily on former PHILADELPHIA
greats. Cochrane's presence in
the Detroit lineup as manager and
player is prime factor in ranking
the Tigers among the favorites,
George Earnshaw, the White Sox
share of the last Philadelphia break
up. and Al Simmons. acquired from
the AS year previously, along with
Luke Appling and a new first base
man, Zeke Bonura, must produce If
the Sox are to cut the figure they
hope.
The Cleveland Indians bank on
promising youngsters and a return to
their old ball park, where the fences
are not so remote as those of the
huge municipal stadium, where they
played last year. Mack thinks his
young Philadelphia pitchers will belle
the predictions of the experts, and
Honsby sees general improvement in
the Browns, especially in aggressive
ness.
Evening star., 1934-04-17

these millions to
lose and forget the
drabness of their
lives for two hours
of an afternoon in
the speed, the &C
ton and the skill
of stars, surround
ed by the vocal
catacly clysn of pack
ed stands watching
not only the Hub
bells, the Groves,
Ruths, the Foxes
and the Kleins, but
also the coming
Evening star., 1934-04-17
C Vet Hus to Face Red Sox Majors Vision Financial Recovery
Net Fans Await
Cup Hopes Clash
BY the Associated Press.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
W w Va Anril 1.-THE tennis

AI611E SULFdUH SFH1NGS,
w w. Va, April 1.-THE tennis
world, especially that part of
it interested In Americas chances
of regaining the Davis Cup, will
keep close watch on proceedings in
the fourteenth annual Mason and
Dixon tourney this week.
Both Frank Shields and Lester
Stoefen are bidding for the Plaza
Bowl, emblematic of the singles
title and If they reach the finals,
as expected, tennis followers will
nave a chance to watch a struggle
between the two players most
critics expect will be nominated for
singles duty on the American Davis
Cup team.
First-round play. scheduled yes
terday, was postponed until today
because Of rain.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Picks Cubs to Win.

THE big better can't see Manager
Bill Terry's world champion
New York Giants repeating
this season. In fact, on his dope
sheet. has figured them for fourth
place. He likes the Chicago Cubs
for the National League pennant
and thinks the Pittsburgh Pirates
will finish second.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
RETAINS SOCCER TITLE.

ST. LOUIS, April II C49.-The Stix,
Baer and Fullers Of st. Louis retained
their national professional soccer
championship by routing the Rangers
Of Pawtucket, r. l., S to in the final
game Of the annual cup competition.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
B|GSEASON AHEAD
FOR NAVY'S CREW
Fine New Material Added to
5 Vets Makes Middies'
Outlook Bright.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A NNAPOLIS, Md, April IT.
~ With five veterans from
~ the crew that lost only
u one race last season and
promising materials for the
plebe and junior varsity arrays,
Navy faces the new rowing cam
paign with justif1able confidence.
Coach c. S. Walsh has had %
candidates out since January IS, but
it was not until March 21 that ice
conditions on the Severn permitted
them to abondon the rowing ma
chimes and tank for the river.
Training thus far has been devoted
to ironing out faults and improving
timing, with especial emphasis on
form and bladework.
Walsh has not yet decided definitely
on his varsity for the opening race
with Princeton Saturday. A hard
task confronts him in filling the gap
left in the waist of the boat by the
graduation Of last years power
house" trio. Composing it were John
l.. Phillips, No. S; Waldo Wendt,
captain, and No. 4, and Bud Weeks,
No. 3.
The rest Of last years boatload is
intact, however, with Archie Stone.
stroke; Ed Mclean, No. 6; w. A..
tButch) Brockett, No. Q; Tom Bald
win. bow. and Joe Hood, No. 7.
Pushing Stone for the stroke job
is Richard Gray, stroke Of last years
freshman crew. Other likely varsity
candidates include E. E. Hoffman.
J. S. Gray. A.. p Coffin, j. M. Nc
Mahon, j. S. Fletcher, w. N. McGill,
A. F. Fleming, J. A. Bentley, j. ".
Smith, M. H. Austin and c. H. Becker.
Victor Krulak, captain, is the only
coxswain ever elected to lead Navy
oarSmen.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Close Contests Ahead.

THE races promise to be close and
i the season promises to be lively
and profitable. Most Of the
profits will 60 to the owners or ball
barons, but that won't completely
spoil the fun of the fans. They have
the comforting knowledge that in re-
Evening star., 1934-04-17
BROWN BEATS FRANCIS.

PARIS, April II OP.-Panama Al
Brown, generally recognized as the
bantamweight boxing champion of the
world, easily outpointed Kid Francis.
italian featherweight, in a 1O-round
non-title bout last night.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
BABE RUTH, FEELING FIT,
NOW is LOOKING TO 1885
Sure He'll Play in Over 100 Games This Year.
Points to Fact He Led Yanks in Batting
During Training Season.

in that part of the infield a long time
Rolfe is a crackerjack hitter and
should be great all-around help tt
us. AS for the Senators, they've got
good pitching, but not enough
power"
Evening star., 1934-04-17
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER-

EW YORK April 1.-THE cracking bottle
the base eight big
ball
it in the
of consider
side OF the and do piece the his debtors prison and Court
OF Chncery which millions
Evening star., 1934-04-17
By O staY Correspondent Of The Star.

~ OSTON, April 17-They're
- wild about the Red Sox
here. All steamed up over
IL them. Boston's base ball
bugs-and it seems they're
all that in this city of culture and
codfish-claim that the extensive
rebuilding done by the Yawkey-
Collins combine will get the club
places It hasn't been in years.
They claim that the clubs
greater offensive power will 60 far
toward improving the standing Of
the Red Sox. They contend that
this time the Fenway Park band
will not be the sieve-like affair
defensively 1t used to be.
With such an outfit backing the
stellar mound staff now with the
club, the Beantowners will tell you
that the Red Sox simply can't help
but finish in the first division and
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Starting Honor Still Earls

osoA wig A1uAkV1 ott1I LdAk
90 respected are these Red Sox,
- who last season finished no better
than seventh in the American
League race, that Joe Cronin is CIV
ing great consideration to his choice
Of chuckers for the series of four
games to be played here in three days.
The Washington manager has made
no change in his selection Of the
slabman for the starting set-to,
though. It's to be Earl Whitehill, ace
southpaw of the Nationals curving
corps, and last year with his % VIC
tories second best of the leagues left
handlers on the basis of games won
and lost.
Whitehill was to start today If snow,
rain or what have you did not pre-
vent play. Should there be further
postponement he still would be on the
hill for the champs says Cronin.
Evening star., 1934-04-17

FOLLOWING the Princeton con-
Il test, the Tars will meet Colum-
bia, Syracuse and enter the
Adams Cup race at Philadelphia.
Nays participation in the Pough-
keepsie regatta is problematical. The
regatta. is slated for June Is, and
the Tars have been ordered on their
Midsummer foreign cruise June /.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

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nants and for pay.
1t means a new interest, an added
thrill, in the lives of twenty or thirty
milIions-from the major cities that
see the play to the minor hamlets that
sent most Of the star players on their
way to fame.
It means a cnance for many of
Evening star., 1934-04-17

stars from minor circuits, who play
their part in the drama that runs
from April to October.
Base ball means clean, fresh, thrill
ing, outdoor entertainment over a Pc
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
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finish
of
Evening star., 1934-04-17
BY BOB CAvAGNARO,

n YEW YORK, April 17.-After all,
this season-his twenty-first-
may not be Babe Ruth's last
4 in the big leagues as an active
ball player.
The boisterous Babe said SO himself
today In his best baritone.
Notwithstanding what he has said
before, the Babe right now feels that
his legs might be strong enough to
carry him through a twenty-second
season.
I'm surprised to find myself in
such good condition." he said. I'm
fact, I haven't started a season feeling
so fit as do now in five years.
There's nothing wrong with my
batting eye or my batting. H,
didn't I lead the boys during the
training season? Red Rolfe gave me
a close race, but I nosed him out in
the last game with Brooklyn.
Thinks Yanks are Best.
IT Unless my legs crumple under
~ me, I'll not only play in more
than 100 games but I'll be in
there next year, too. OF course lot
depends on what Col. Rupert has to
say, but If we both have a good year,
why, there shouldn't be any contract
trouble" ~. s-. .
The Babe not only anticipates q
good season for himself, but for the
Yankees as well. He figures the
Yanks the best ball club in the Amer
lean League, far better than last sea-
sons pennant-winning Washington
Senators-and hasn't doubt they'll
wind up with the banner.
I'VE can't have any worse pitching
than we had last year." he mumbled
Gosh, the law of averages ought to
favor us this season and our pitchers
should do a whole lot better. II they
do, and II Rolfe and Don Heffner are
as good as they seem to be we should
breeze home easy winners. :
"Heffner at second base and Rolfe
at shortstop make wonderful combi-
nation. They're cool-headed and
really act like they've been together
Evening star., 1934-04-17

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column H.
Evening star., 1934-04-17

\ YEW YORK, April 17.-After all,
NJ this season-his twenty first
" may not be Babe Ruth's last
' in the big leagues as an active
Evening star., 1934-12-07

ton pictures found to be indecent
and immoral
Every bishop Of the country. in q
letter to the pastors Of his diocese,
requested that the pledge be taken at
mass and be renewed yearly, max
ing permanent the Legion Of Decency.
Qualification was expressed at the
results achieved thus far by the le-
gion. Cardinal Hayes said In the let
ter to pastors of the archdiocese Of
New York:
Apparently Objectionable pictures
have been growing less and less con-
spicuouS. Only a few producers have
failed to heed an aroused public
sentiment against indecent presenta-
tions. Sooner or later they viii find
tina, it pays to be clean morally as
we'll as physically"
The Catholic hierarchy determined
upon the Nationwide pledge at re-
cent general meeting Of the bishops
in Washington. A revised pledge,
somewhat shorter than the original
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Mountain Kanisfes in Quake,
Sinking With Terrific Roar

Disrupted transportation and COM
munication systems made impossible
an accurate estimate Of the extent Of
the damage or the number Of cas-
ualties. One old woman was re-
ported to have been buried in debris
as Copras, town Of 1000 population,
was laid waste.
An airplane pilot who few over the
stricken area reported many small
towns and villages destroyed near the
mountains in the western region.
The observer estimated 600 dwell
ings had been destroyed in Copan
alone. A report from Santa Rosa,
seat Of the government of the Copan
district, said the entire population Of
10000 persons had fled their homes.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Decem-
Der 6.-Disappearance Of an entire
mountain during the earthquakes
which have devastated q large part
Of Honduras the past two days was
reported In official communications
today.
The report related that Mount Ger
roazul sank from sight with a tre-
mendous roar. Observers in Paraiso
said the mountain crumbled without
any volcanic eruption.
CerroaZul was situated between
Paraiso and Santa Rita. in the Copan
district, where the full force Of the
earthquakes was felt.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
CHAIRMEN TO MEET

A meeting of the chairmen Of the
committees arranging for the Knights
Of Columbus "Kermess," to be held
February to in their hall, has been
called for tonight at o'clock in the
club house
The complete personnel Of the COM
mittees for the "Kermess," the orgal-
ization's indoor carnival. will be an
nounced at the meeting. The event
is under the general direction of
Francis A. McCann. The poster con-
test for the carnival was started Mon
day.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Topers and Wives Warned.

Topers who spend their money for
liquor and leave their families deSti-
tute will be sent to a home for at
least nine months, according to a
warning Just issued by the mayor Of
Ludwigshafen, Germany. At the same
time he roundly told the wives that
majority of men are driven to
drink by nagging tongues and un-
satisfactory homes.
Evening star., 1934-12-07

fearing further and more serious dis
turbanceS.
The towns Of Cabanas. 5000 popu-
lation; Santa Rita, 5000; Santa Fe
and Conception were all but de-
stroyed. Their terror stricken In
habitants fled into the hills as their
homes, most Of them of flimsy con-
struction, collapsed.
Evening star., 1934-12-07

Legion Of Decency pledge. was
drafted.
The list Of approved and disap-
proved pictures, compiled by the
archdiocese Of Chicago, was desig-
mated as the standard.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Foot Ball Fines Fixed,

A fixed scale of fines for assault
ing the referee and other officials has
just been established by the Dunferm-
line and District Foot Ball League OF
Scotland.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
CATHOLICS PLAN
BOYCOTT PLEDGE
Bishops Ask That Vow
AGAINST Indecent Movies
Be Taken Sunday.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December THE
Nations Catholics we're asked today
to take a mass pledge Sunday, dedi-
eating themselves to a boycott of mo-
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Airship Service Planned.

Russia's new airship service, which
will be inaugurated shortly, will con-
meet Moscow and Sverdlovsk, the large
industrial center in the Ural Noun
tains.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Tourists Disappointing.
Switzerland reports that Its 1884
tourist trade was disappointing.
His Best Friend
Told Him

It was his wife and she told
him the truth. But she didn't say
he had bad breath" Instead, she
said my dear, you need E-Z
Tablets" A hint to the wise was
sufficient. Don't wait for some
one to tell you. If you feel slug
gish, headachy, dizzy, or bilious.
due to constipation, you may be
quite sure your breath is telling
others. Get a package of E-Z
Tablets today. At all good drug
stores, only 25e. .a,.r.,,.u.,