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The Washington times., 1934-08-14
JEWISH TENNIS
PLAY LISTED

Jewish net stars will open an
interesting tournament Saturday
on the Rock Creek courts with
Dave Legum defending his singles
championship.
The tourney, sponsored by the
Simon Atlas Chapter, No. 1875,
A. z. A., will have the Shah
Trophy as the major award to
the winner. Kenneth Bennett is
handling the entries at Adams
BATS before Z p. m.
Boys play in the Washington
Grove net test reached the finals
in the singles yesterday when Ly-
man defeated Blue and DUNE tri-
umphed over Smith.
Lyman'S victory over Blue was
close, Ga, 6-8 and 81. Dunie's
victory over Smith eliminated the
latter, the scores being Cd, 81.
A quarterfinal match found
Blue trounced the defending
champion, Malcolm Weinstein,
Baltimore, As, Ga, 6-3, before
meeting Lyman.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
Captain Bradley
Coach Manlius

MANLIUS, N. Y, Aug. IA.
Capt. Mark Bradley, adjutant
and director of athletics at the
Manlius School, has been appoint
ed head coach Of football to
succeed the late Capt. William
E. Girton.
Captain Girton, who was head
football coach at Manlius for 10
years, died last spring and in
keeping with the schools policy
for using men connected with
the school as coaches, Colonel
Verbeck appointed Captain Brad
ley as his successor.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
C|NCH
To COP, SAYS
D D ! | {
Continued from First Sport
Pdge)

I0SGI
and Ruffing is a puzzle. Can't
tell whether he'll go or not.
GEHRINGER GREAT
''Well, it isn't that way with
the Tigers" continued the wise
man of Broadway. Charley
Gehringer, he is one of the
great players of the last decade.
Just a couple of nights ago
some fans came into the billiard
room, who were strong in their
arguments. They are old timers
in the game and know players.
When they compared Gehringer
to Eddie Collins and Larry
Lajoie, he must be good.
"Then over at third base is
another fine kid, just coming
up with his best years before
him. That's Marvin Owen. The
pitching and the regular de.
partm 3nts are strong, and then
there, Mickey COchrane'S in
spring leadership. That is
counting to beat the band for
the Tigers. Rowe, Bridges and
the others are pitching great
ball.
"WelI, I'm for the Tigers and
the young idea in baseball. 1t
would be a good thing if the
Tigers did win the pennant.
Right now they are to 5
in the pennant betting and
even money in the future
books on the world series. The
way see this series, the Tigers
will beat the Yankees, and that
will take the scrap out Of the
New York Club.
PRETTY MUCH ALIKE
Baseball clubs are pretty
much all alike" continued
Doyle. you take the Yankees
back there in 1926. When
Huggir came out of Florida
after a lot of New York base
ball writer's had flayed them
numerically all during spring
practice, Miller Higgins said
to me IF Lazzeri and KOenig
come through, I'll win the pen
nant. If they don't I'll finish
last
"WeIl, Lazzeri and KOenig
came through for the Yankees,
and they won just as Higgins
said they'd win. Now the
Tigers have young players. This
spring Mickey COchrane looked
to Greenberg and Owen to
have big years and win for
him. And they're having the
big year he hoped they'd have.
That's the way things work
out in the game. Two young
sters play the game, and you're
made. If they dOn't-well, the
fans howl for a new manager"
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
NEARS
LEAGUES
CROWN

Another league champion will
be crowned soon among the many
Sandlot leagues. This time it'll be
the Senators, of the East Wash
ington Community Center League,
circuit which has seen five in
sec mines battle busily all season
for Epremacy.
The interesting bit about this
league is the fact the Senators
have ruled the roost throughout
the first and second half sched-
ules. The young team won the
first half title with little or no
effort, while the current situation
tells the story they'll win the Sec
ond half with even less effort.
Besides the Senators, the Goose
Goslins, Hawks, Jimmy Foxes
and Johnny Stones comprise the
loop. All of the teams have
played good ball since the start OF
the campaign, but none have been
quite strong enough to keep the
Senators from making a runaway
race of it.
Three to Play
Ga far IN the second half Sched-
ule, the Senators have won nine
games. They have only three
more to play, which means They're
so far out in front that couple
of losses won't handicap the
teams standing.
you'll probably wonder now,
what makes this nine so taIenteo'
That's easy. ,.,
William Zimmerman, stocky
catcher, is the teams Leading
batsman with an average OF 'O4O'
included in Williams record are
two vicious home runs-an
achievement in itself, since only
three have been hit in league
play since the season opened.
Lumpkin Hits
Gale Lumpkin, left fielder IS
Zimmerman's closest rival at bat.
His average is 500. Mike Sacrey
is also a 500 batsman-an inter
esting mark, since Sacrey Is a
pitcher as well as an outtlelder.
The other members Of the team
have averages equally as envlous'
even though the actual percent
age points are not as high. Les
ley Cooksey, pitcher and short
stop, is hitting .370. George Will
son, right fielder, is hitting 1854.
Bill Thompson, first sacker, is
betting the ball at .345 clip, as
is Buddy Donaldson, center
fielder and catcher. Paul BoS-
tics average is 1888. Bostic plays
the outfield, too. Louis Cooks
is 1922, while George Strobel's is
.261 and Ray Coles, PAL. Cook
and Strobel are infielderS and
Cole a pitcher.
Leslie Cook has developed as
the best pitcher in the league,
having won five games without a
loss. Ray Cole is next with four
triumphs.
The team, when it finally cops
the title, will receive gold base
balls. Mrs. Lily Nichols, capable
director Of the loop, will make
these awards.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
PAYNE ANNEXES
n, {. MEET

Piling up total of 1877 points.
Payne playground ran away with
the Northeastern colored munich
pal Fairgrounds meet yesterday.
Lovejoy, the nearest competitor.
registered only 3S points, with
Logan 10 and Crummell failing to
place at all.
Two outstanding features were
Foreman, Lovejoy, in the us
pound class, who broadjumped 10
feet 3 inches, while Robinson, Of
Logan, in the unlimited class,
made a high Jump Of feet 8
inches.
The city-wide championship will
- he'll. on August 81 at the
Walker stadium.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14

With good weather this should be
a good place to fish this coming
week. For further information
call Capt. Taft Tippett or Capt.
Claude Mckay at ST. Jerome'S
Creek.
Over the weekend Seneca Creek
was practically deserted. One
party fished it, a scoutmaster and
several of his boys. On Saturday
enough to eat was taken and on
Sunday they got their limit. The
largest ran about IA inches. The
Potomac and the Susquehanna
are muddy with no chance at any
point.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
ALEX. FRATERS
ORGANIZE FOR
GRID SEASON

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. IA.
The Alexandria Fraters, Northern
Virginia football champions, will
for the third consecutive year
place a team on the gridiron.
Ralph Scrivener is manager OF
the Fraters, and DR.. C. T. Dreifus,
is athletic director. A coach will
be appointed as Dreifus is expected
to relinquish the duties he held
last year.
The Fraters will play a 9-game
schedule and have secured Bag
gets Stadium as their home
field.
TraverS To WIN
Hugh Travers, star local foot
ball player, will probably re-enter
William and Mary University this
fall. Two years ago Travers per.
formed in the back-field for the
Indians, but injuries cut short his
activities in college grldlron
circles for IL months. He is again
in condition to play.
The Post and Tidewater Oil
teams collide today in one Of the
final games in the Alexandria
Commercial League. Yesterdays
game featuring the Police and
Columbus was rained out and will
be played on Thursday.
Theodore Beach, manager Of
the St. Mary'S Celtics, today
booked the Rockville A. C. for
their opponents here next Sunday.
Mt. Vernon Plays
Bill Hammond, manager of the
Mt. Vernon Independents, today
booked the Purcellville A. c. for
game Sunday on the latter
teams field. This is a Northern
Virginia amateur titular game.
The Mounts won from the Guam
tico Indians on Sunday, 50.
A crab pick will be held at the
Old Dominion Boat Club, King and
Union Streets, next Monday night.
Members and friends are invited
to attend.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
SOFTBALL TILT OFF

Home Owners Loan Corpora.
ton and Army War College soft
ball nine will play wednesday at
the Central High School stadium
at 6 p. m. Yesterday their at
tempt to play was halted due to
the rain.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
I'll C.
According to
IXAAK WALTON
FISHING

Backward, turn backward oh time in your flight;
Please make 'em bite again, just for tonight
I've sat in this boat for three long hours,
And baited with peeers and bloodworms like flowers
And alewives and spot and shrimp without fleas,
And garden worms tempt them and nothing will please
And strike-a pull on the line
Of blue fish weak fish I've not seen a sign
My arms are cooked brown and my face it quite red
My pants are worn thin and my legs are both dead.
My stomach is empty, why, know not
I've had sandwiches and beer to fill up that spot.
I'm sick and I'm dirty. Disguised and stiff,
I've lost my cigars and amt had whiff,
It's another three hours by the road in my hack
To Noxema-to comfort-to family and snack.
Oh backward, guess, is the way shall turn;
These damn fish won't bite and don't give durn!
For have been fishing-Oh! What day;
Now all that I want is the tub and the hay.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
C0 @IaIYNLS
BY BILL CoRUM
Hold Those Tigers It's Last Ditch Stand
Mr.. Mccarthy, and For the Old Guard
ThrOU 'enl For a Loss! OF MUrderer'S ROD

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The
late Charley Van Loan once
wrote approximately as follows:
They say if you look a tiger
in the eye it won't hurt you,
and that the man who looks
you in the eye is the man to
trust. If you are going to be-
lieve either of these stories,
believe the first one-you won't
meet many tigers.
Generally speaking, Charley
was right. There are times
when you can walk wherever
your fancy leads you without
humping into even one tiger;
not even a baby tiger. But
there are days and days. Some
times you can walk out of your
own front door, especially after
a tough night, and find the
street practically Uttered up
with tigers. Or maybe those
are wolves I've been seeing out
side my door! Any case, right
here in our own peaceful midst
in the Yankee Stadium, to be
exact-Marse Joe Mccarthy is
going to walk out before $4,000
persons this afternoon and try
looking nine Royal BengalS in
the eye without so much as a
chair, pistol or long blacksnake
whip with which to protect
himself.
A risky business, I calls it.
Doubly risky because the
Tigers in estion are the
hungry etroit Tigers, who
haven't had a square meal since
1909.
But if Marse Joe has his nerve
with him he may get away with
1t. Much depends on what hap
pens in today's double-header,
which starts the most crucial
series of the baseball year. If
the frail Vernon Gomez and the
burly Charley Ruffing can
check and crack a winning
streak that has now run to an
even dozen games there is still
hope for our side. If not, it is
my personal guess that you
might as we'll start wiring your
favorite Detroit hotel for world
series accommodations.
Face Destiny
There is no gainsaying, it
seems to me, that the Yankees
of 1884 are face to face with
their destiny in this series. But
there is more even than that at
stake. The tradition of Yankee
power and Yankee supremacy in
the pinches is at stake.
In a way this series is just
another case of the old cham
pion going out to defend his
title against upstart youth. For
more than 10 years the Yankees
have been the team that you
had to beat to get anywhere in
the American League. Now and
again the Athletics or the Sen
ators would do it. But these
were interludes, and except in
the case of the powerful Phila-
delpha team of a few seasons
back, upSets.
So long as they had the king
and the crown prince of clout
Ruth and Gehrig-the YanSs
were looked on as the royalty
of baseball. Counting up on my
fingers and taking no oath that
the count is accurate, I should
say that the big team from the
Harlem has won seven pennants
since 1921.
But Babe is folding up now,
the redoubtable Earl Combs is
through as a player perhaps
for ever, Tony Lazzeri no longer
shuffles around the infield with
deceptive speed, and even Iron
Horse Lou" is beginning to
puff a little on the long grades.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14

So that as team, as the
Yankees that were, even though
the personnel has undergone
almost a complete turnover,
they are fighting it out for the
last time in the current race.
And they've got a chance,
but no more than that. Just a
fighting chance. This is an up
and coming ball team that
Mister Mickey Cochrane hauled
into town from Detroit this
morning, and one that is on
it's way to a pennant. If not
this season, next.
Tough At Home
There are, however, certain
angles in favor of the old
guard. McCarthy's team is
opening a long home stand in
this big series with the Tigers,
and it always has been a
tough team to subdue in the
stadium. 1t has had the knack
of meeting these crucial series
more than half way, too.
Almost always in the past it
has had the sheer power neceS-
Sary to batter its way through
to victory. That power is
waning and against such
pitchers as Tommy Bridges and
School Boy" Rowe it may be
notable only because of it's
absences. And yet I am going
to have to put in with Ruth
and Company this one more
time.
Sentiment, if nothing else,
would make me do that. I also
suspicion that the Tigers may
be due for the slump that is the
inevitable experience of a team
that has been putting on win
ming streak. Streaky ball teams
are apt to come eventually to
the place where the defeats also
come in clusters, not invariably,
but usually.
Mccarthy Speaks
Joe Mccarthy was saying
something along these lines yes
terday when I dropped into the
Yankees offices to fan with him
q hNJ1f %I3ie
"They are a fast, hustling,
hard-hitting ball team" said
Joe, "and I've seen enough of
'em not to be Understanding
them. But they can't go on
pulling out all those close ones
in the ninth, tenth, etc. You'd
have thought some of those
teams in the West would beat
'em once in q while. But just
because they couldn't is no sign
we won't"
"Who is the best pitcher
they've gOt?" / asked.
Right now 1 guess it's
Rowe" replied Joe, "and he can
hit, too. We had plenty of
trouble getting him out when we
were in Detroit. He can hit
and he can run. If nothing hap
pens to him, he's going to make
a great Outfielder when his
pitching days are over"
Steve Hannigan, who rode in
from Detroit with the School
boy" ahead of the regular
squad, tells me that Rowe is a
modest kid. But that, like every
body else around Detroit, he
thinks the Tigers have got this
pennant won.
The Automobile City has gone
completely baseball daffy and
the seats are sold out days be-
fore the Saturday and Sunday
games. They pack Navin Field,
and then those who can't crowd
their way in stop business and
stand around before loud
speakers, roofing those Tigers
in.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
Ball Fans Await 'Lowdown:
On Dean Brothers

ST LOUIS Aug 1-Baseba fans here eagerly awaited the
from Detroit Manager frankie Fisch today to get
the owdown what appears to be the latest escapade Of
the eccentric Dean brothers dizzy and Paul
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
History Is Near
For Griffith
Stadium
Continued from First Sport
Poge)

Continued from First Sport
Poge)
games at home; New York
away.
If my bicycle wasn't busted,
I'd sure like to be hanging
around Yankee Stadium the
next three days, just to see those
Tigers tear into the Yanks. AS
it is, Buck O'NeilPS bicycle is
o. K. and so he'll be in Gotham
to write home all about the
pyrotechnics for Washington
consumption. Order your copy
now.
Town Gossip
Damon C"Potatoes") Runyon
will be a grandpapa-come No.
Vember SHOWS.
A postcard panorama arrives
from Killarney, the only simon
pure athlete in the world send
ing it. . Mike Lynch, 52.year-old
Cd. C.. marathoner.
A sad commentary on the lack
of promising young players is
found in the fact guys like Moe
Berg, Hack Wilson and Burleigh
Grimes were left loose on the
shifting tides Of unemployment
less than "a hours each.
Virginia is fighting mad. Reg
ular weekly shows are held in
four Of its main metropoliseS-
Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke
and Virginia Beach.
Shoots the $17.50
Abe Martin went fishing off
Poplar Island and got so excited
when a toad grabbed his line
that he threw away a spanking
new $17.50 tackle.
The Brown-Petrin fight at
Griffith Stadium tonight had a
$4,000 advance sale when it was
postponed from yeSter eve.
The washington police are
expecting a $4,000 gate at their
Labor Day Gallagher-Galento
piece de resistance.
No, Mr.. Bones, I don't mean
$500 house. I mean just what
I said. Every member of every
beat is supposed to sell 10 tick
cts. understand $4,000 worth
of pasteboardS have already
been pledged.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14

A postcard panorama arrives
from Killarney, the only simon
pure athlete in the world send
ing it. Mike Lynch, 52-year-old
Cd. c. marathoner.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14
Town Gossip

Town GOSSIP
Damon C"Potatoes") Runyon
will be a grandpapa-come No.
Vember SHOWS.
The Washington times., 1934-08-14

Virginia is fighting mad. Reg
ular weekly shows are held in
four of its main metropoliseS-
Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke
and Virginia Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21
Ten n gencies Aid Real Estate
By Making Financing Easier
Home Ownership, Repairs and Modern
ization Stimulated by United
States Efforts.

by foreclosure. will continue to oper-
ate along these lines. In addition.
H. o. L. c. has a total of $500. 000.
900 to lend for repairs and moderni-
zation of distressed properties This
agency maintains home owners equi-
ties in existing structures.
The Insurance idea applied to
building finance promises solution of
many problems. The common COM
plant OF contractors, builders and
lumber dealers in the past regarding
Federal aid for home building has
been that the Government could not
afford to advance 50, 900 .000. 900 or s4,-
900, 900 900 each year to take care of
the normal volume of business in this
field. The national housing act in
surance feature. however, limits Fed
eral liability to q comparatively small
amount, will undoubtedly make much
more mortgage money available. and
may result in no cost to the Govern
ment in the long run because Of in
come from insurance premiums. The
total amount to be insured under F.
H. A. is practically unlimited. The
housing act mentions ST 900 900 900 as
the total insurance to be applied to
new home building, with like amount
for existing residential structures; but
the wording of the act makes 1t sp-
parent that this huge sum of $4,000
600 600 may be increased with the ap-
prevail Of the President.
REPAIRS Stimulated.
"The national housing act, over the
long term. is intended to standardise
and stabilize mortgage procedure; i'm
mediately. several thousand COM
munity campaigns to stimulate home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21

Ten Government agencies now in
operation or scheduled for early action
will make IL easier to finance real
property investments, says e. L. Gil
bert, Eastern editor of the American
Builder magazine.
The r. r. c. has long been aiding
financial institutions facing serious
trouble due to unfortunate real estate
conditions" Gilbert states, and the
Federal Home Loan Bank System
discounts mortgages. In addition. the
national housing act now makes It
possible for Federal Reserve members
to invest in long-term, insured home
mortgages and to class six-month
construction loans to contractors as
commercial paper: also, national
mortgage associations will offer an
other outlet for mortgage paper.
THE P. w. A., with a total of So
800 900, 900 to spend, is interested pri-
marily in Government buildings, large
engineering type projects, mass hous-
ing and Stun clearance, and the Pub
lie Works Emergency Housing Cor
poration (which has power to acquire
land. produce building products and
construct buildings). P. w. A. money
is intended TO act as a tonic to the
heavy construction industry.
other Units Offer Aid.
where facilities for financing
homes prove inadequate says Gill
bert, I'VE now have Federal savings
and loan associations. Also the Fed
eral Savings & Loan Insurance Corp.
will insure building and loan accounts
up to $1,000 each.
H, o. L. C.. which has relieved
thousands of home owners threatened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21
BUILDING GROUPS
USE sNDO,OO,ODO
Six-Month Disbursements
Include Dividends, Loans
and RepurchaseS.
Special Dispstch to The star.

Special DSpatch 10 The star.
CHICAGO. July 2I-The building
and loan associations put s700. 900. =
900 into the battle for recovery during
the six months ended July in various
types OF disbursements, dividends,
loans on homes, loans on security of
shares. and repurchase of shares in
part or in whole from those who
needed their savings TO carry on.
This report of the money and credit
poured into the hands OF both borrow
ing and investing members of these
institutions the first half Of 1894
comes from their national orEaniza-
ton. the United States Building and
Loan League. Philip Lieber, Of
Shreveport. La, president of the
league. sllocstes the sum approx
mately as follows: Loans to home
owners, which is the principal bust
ness Of the associations, SITS. 900 900.
dividends. $3.50 900 900; repurehase of
portions or all of the share invest
ments OF some 100000 savings in
vestors, $500 900 900: and share loans
to several thousand investors, totallinE
SIS. 900 900.
1t Is encouraging to zee that there
has been gradual decrease in the
need Of our investors to liouidate their
building and loan holdings in order to
pay their living expenses" says MFR.
Lieber. During the last half of 1893
the number of those asking the as
sociations to repurchase shares de-
creased 20 per cent from the figure
recorded for the first half of the year
1888. During the first six months OF
1884 another decrease of "a per cent
In their number was registered In
comparison with the last six months
OF 1898. This is not only one of the
more hopeful signs that conditions
are changing for the better, but it
indicates that the continued ability
of building and loan associations by
and large to meet the repurchase
demands OF those actually in need
has borne fruit in maintaining the
confidence OF those who can afford
to continue their investments in these
institutions.
Home Loans Increase.
THE disbursal for loans to home
owners during 1884 shows an increase
over the volume for the first six
months of 1888. a direct reflection
of the improved condition among the
savers. An associations ability to
meet the loan demand in its locality
is fundamentally dependent upon the
ability of the savers TO keep their
holdings invested as long time money.
There is no repeating the economic
law of the dependence of the home
financing structure of our Nation
upon the long time investments Of
savers. That is one reason why the
Nation as whole cannot expect
to get back to normal home financing
volume without looking to the return
which is paid to the savers whose
funds are to be so invested. The
81 SO. 000,0 in dividends paid by the
building and loan associations during
the last six months shows that their
type of management has made it pos
sible to reward the saver sufficiently
to keep his money in the association
when he does not need it to live on,
at the same time retaining his invest
u1ent without the lure Of preferred or
unconditional profits"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21
REALTY BROKERS
CODE SEENFORD.C.
Secretary OF National Board
Says Only Johnson's Ap-
prevail Is Necessary.

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