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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-01
'JayhaWker'
TAYHAWKERS, as all middle

TAYHAWKERS. as all middle
- westerners know, are Kansans.
They were so named becase, when
frontiersmen were fighting to make
that state free soil, they wandered
around in bands, like jays, and
swooped to the kill, like hawks.
The play begins in 1860 at camp
meeting. Asa Burdette Erred Stone)
is a half -charlatan, half -idealist,
who becomes the first senator from
the new border state.
There's grand humor and realism
in his spell binding speech which
begins as a sermon and ends in a
plea for votes.
But there's less conviction in the
piece when Mr.. Burdette goes to
Washington and becomes involved
in an impractical scheme to end the
war. From that point on, it SIM
merS down TO the mere dregS of a
play, in spite of all that Mr.. Stone
and an excellent supporting cast can
do with it.
There is more than a suspicion
current on Broadway that some un-
fortunate tampering has been done
with the writing of the Messrs.
Lewis. "Jayhawker" remains, how
ever, an interesting enough histor-
ical document, and sufficiently
sturdy vehicle tn demonstrate the
dramatic talent of MIR. Stone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-01
FL'AigIon'

IN going to see 'L'Aiglon" it is we'll
n to remember that the role of the
Eaglet, who was Duke of Reich
stadt, son of Napoleon, and erst-
while King of Rome, first was played
by Sarah Bernhardt and later by
Maude Adams.
Persons who are disturbed by
actresses in male roles will find
little incongruity in LIE Gallienne's
portrayal of the boy who tried hard,
though futilely, to be his fathers
SON. While sort of guest-prisoner
An the Austrian court, he dreamed of
niory and of reigning over France
LAiglon knew that, if he could
get to France, the throne would be
his. But he didn't escape.
He was brought back, to die.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-01

Fred Stone has joined the parade.
At 81, and a retired veteran of mu-
steal comedy, he now carries on his
own shoulders play called Jay
hawker," written by Sinclair Lewis
and an unrelated Chicago drama
critic named Lloyd Lewis.
Broadway, where all favorites are
gratefully received, acclaimS these
folk and finds their vehicles only
slightly less to its liking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-01
Say When

DROADWAY also welcomes, as
- one of the brightest spots of
the current season, the new must
Cal, comedy titled, "Say When"
Not only is it gay show full of
luSty hokum, but several of its
performers are stars in their own
orbits.
There's Harry Richman, king of
the night clubs, assisted by a wise
cracking crown prince, Bob Hope.
And Prince Michael Romanoff, the
fabulous Iowa orphan boy whom
society of two continents has SuA-
sidized as a delightful impostor.
And Dennie Moore, as impudent
and shameless and hilarious as
ever. Several other principals, in
Guiding Linda Watkins and Cora
Witherspoon, have been won over
from the legitimate stage to help
make Say When" a first-rate mu-
steal.
1t has a swift and goofy plot
with more than average substance.
And it is literally sprinkled with
gags which in the most polite term
must be called very sophisticated.
The tunes, especially the title
Song and another called Put Your
Heart in Song" will be warbled
to death. And Mike Romanoff, who
impersonates himself, is-as was
tntended-the worlds worst actor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-01
Returned Stars Give Broadway
Old Home Week Appearance;
Some Have Weak Vehicles
TaIuah Bankhead Eva La GaIienne, Fred Stone and
Ethel Barrymore Distinguish Casts; Dark
Victory Among Plays.
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent

YORK legitimate heater
fault
not privileged to
of
recently
ganoous
Miss Eva LIE Galenne the
old play the unhappy
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
SERIES PLAY
RESUMES
TODAY
By SID KATZNELL

He looks like anything but
an athlete. He's tall, rangy and
very thin, yet he is one of the
best players on Tech High basket
ball team.
He is John Billings. first string
center.
This boy was one of the main
cogs in Techs victory over Eastern
Tuesday. He actually outjumped
Jack Mccarthy, Eastern's sturdy
pivot man.
On Fairgrounds
John learned his basketball
fundamentals on the Plaza play
ground, famous for producing
such players as Joe Sweeney, the
Mitchell brothers, Orrel and Joe;
Ralph Bennie and Joe Lynch.
At one time Billings played on
the Washington Boys Club 100
pound football team. He played
with the team which held the
Charlottesville Fives, who were
national champions in their class
that season, to a 37-to-30 score.
TECH VS.. WESTERN
Billings will be at his center
post when Tech takes the floor
against Western in the first game
of the public high school basket
ball championship today at $3.50
o'clock in Techs gymnasium. Gen.
tral engages Roosevelt in the Sec
ond game which will start imme-
diately after the initial contest.
The Rough Riders will be max
ing their debut. while Central will
be seeking its second straight vic
tory, as it trounced Western Tues
day.
Lynn Woodvorth. smiling coach
of Roosevelt, is depending on
'Huck" Cavanaugh and Rex
Smith.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
HOWARD QU|N 7
PLAYS MORGAN

Howard University cagers will
journey to Baltimore tonight
where they will engage the cham
pionship Morgan College tossers
in the opening contest of the. Col
ored intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation season.
Led by Captain Pinn and with
an array of players like Tom
Walker, Showboat Ware, Arthur
Carter, Emerson Parker, Jim Bay
ton, James Macarthur and Lay
nard Holloman, Morgan will find
the local boys plenty Of trouble.
Among the reserves are Fred
James, Cotton Wallace, Fred
Honesty, Willie Wynne, Lee
Bridges, Ham Lee and Chappy
Cochrane.
Tomorrow night Howard will
play Union University, Of Rich
mond, Va, here in the local gym.
Not much trouble is expected Of
the visitors, who dropped their
opening contest in the Virginia
capital several days ago to Nor
gan by a score of IS to "a. Coach
John Burr is again at the helm
for the Bisons and is being as.
sisted by Sallie Hall, well known
Bisons' gridiron star.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
PRESENTS
BOXING SHOW

Boxing bouts galore making up
the program of the Boys Club
show tonight at 8:15 o'clock.
Five of the trays are intra-cluh
matches while three encounters
are listed between the Washing
ton Boys Club and the George.
town Boys Club. The card:
INTERCLUB BOUTS
O-Pound-Gerald Dintman VS.. Ster-
ling Pace.
-Pound-Jm Justice vs. Bobby
Davis
O-Pound-Charles Justice vs. Bus
ter Miller.
sO-Pound-Dick Hathaway vs. Johnny
Drumheller.
2O-Pound-steve Amanakos vs. Tom
INTRAcLUB BOUTS
0-Pound-Sidney Shulman CIV. B. CO.
VS.. Norman Davis &c. B. c..
115-Pound-Billy Hawk (W. 3. C.)
vs.. Reds Howard &c. B. c..
145-Pound-Paul Dash (W. B. c. VS..
Les Allen &c. B. c..
Judges-Joe Bateman and Pat oCon-
nor
Referees-Jack Renzo and Jim Nc
Namara.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
NAT MARVELS
LOSE BOUTS

One of the weirdest wrestling
programs ever to unfold at the
washington Auditorium Is causing
plenty Of chuckles hereabouts
today. Close to 5000 fans were
on hand.
Comedy relief was injected into
the Joe Turner show when not
only the Masked Marvel" but an
even more somber-hued individual
wearing a robe which had across
it's back Masked Marvel's
Manager" took to the ring.
The original IN. NJ" was tossed
in SO minutes by old Count
Zarynoff and his manager, sub
stituting for Bruno Gorasani,
stuck with Hans Kampfer for just
10 minutes. The Marvel's man.
ager again took the count. when
climbing into the ring. he con-
nected with a customers fist.
This set the crowd into a gentle
hub.bub during which time a
photographer, running up the
stairs to make a picture. slipped
and ignited his flash bulb as he
hit the floor.
Georgetown University's old
hero, Sam Cordovano, showed
anything but a neighborly feeling
in easily disposing Of Sid Nabors
with q flying tackle. Vic Christy
stopped Joe Wilcox after II
minutes and Ernie Dusek needed
~ minutes to put Jim Clinstock
in his place.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
MEET IN n. Y.
To SETTLE
CONTRACT
By DAVIS J, WALSH

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Some-
where in New York. maybe off be-
hind q beer vat in the colonels
brewery, Jacob Rupert, who owns
the Yankee ball club, and Babe
Ruth, who once just about owned
the owner, will meet privately to-
day to settle what is known as an
honest difference of opinion. In
matters of this kind, I've always
found that an honest difference
is one that doesn't favor the other
guy. The gentlemen, in other
words, are going to discuss Mr..
Ruth's salary for 1884.
In sharp contrast to the elite
ballroom nature of the event in
former years, marked secrecy has
been observed in connection with
the meeting. The newspapers
have not been notified. Engraved
invitations did not go out this
time to the still and movie men.
Instead, they're going to sit
down alone, as sensible men
should, and try not to get too
comical about a reasonably serious
matter. After all, it is little diff
ficult to dramatize middle age.
Human, After All
The change in routine is tacit
admission, in fact, that Mr.. Ruth
has become, with the passing
years, just another human being
whose actions are not necessarily
romantic and whose sorrows are
no deeper than the pit Of his
stomach.
OF course, the press boys have
been mainly responsible for keep
ing alive during recent years the
delusion that there was something
very moving and urgent about the
sealing of pact between two
| parties who didn't figure to get
along without each other and
never intended to try.
But the press boys, once succeed.
ing in making a mighty drama OF
it, were reluctant to drop the bust
ness and, even after the populace
came to care proportionately lit
tie about what went on. The boys
refused to give up.
Earnings Recede
They grimly persisted and
their antics finally impressed the
management with the belief that,
if properly handled, the cere.
mony might be built up to q
point where they would have to
decide whether they ought to call
out the militia to preserve order
or take a chance and just rope
off the outfield.
But that was before Mr.. Ruth's
age began to advance snd his
earnings to recede-from eighty
thousand to seventy-five to sew
enty to fifty-two. That was the
last quotation. The next? Tn
! fortunately. I'll be among a hun
dred million others who won't be
there and, besides. Wall Street
does it better, anyhow. Some
thing like this, for instance:
Bid-$35, 900; aske d-$40, 900;
sold-$37, 500.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

This much was established to-
day when the "off again, on
again" battle was on again, this
time definitely, with the an
nouncement by Mrs. Lena Levy,
the fishboy's manager, that Is
per cent of the receipts will be
ell right with her. Thus the
fishboy will get Is per cent and
Schmeling 35 per cent of what
is expected to be a 100000 gate.
Wanted 30 Per Cent
As late as yesterday afternoon
the bout was very definitely"
off, Chicago Stadium officials
announced, because the fishboy
insisted on 80 per cent Of the
take, a front seat at the Wyne-
koop trial and the midget con.
ceSsion at the Worlds Fair.
At this time. Joe Foley, the
matchmaker said:
T think we will settle the
thing by promoting a wrestling
match. Joe SavOldi would be
. good drawing card. From
Teapin' Lena to Jumping joe
40 to speak"
From without a voice shrieked:
'Let me in. This is Lena.
Wen take 25 per cent?"
''HOw Gomez" quoth Foley,
when the lady had been calmed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
SHIELDS FACES
ALBANIAN

MIAMI, Fla. Jan. 12.-Frank
Shields, top ranking tennis player
of the United States, will meet
little Byrant Grant, Of Atlanta,
and Cliff Sutter, of New Orleans.
will play George Lott, of Chicago.
in the final round of the Miami
Biltmore championship today.
Shields yesterday eliminated
Carroll Turner, Miami. Grant
put out Ricardo Morales, Cuba's
ace, Sutter beat Art Hendrix. Flo
rida champion, and Lott downed
Hudson Hamr11.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

launch its spring melody when the time that there
will be no Babe Ruth advoirdupois to discuss Babe
Ruth salary problem with which to regale the populace
suppose the game will get along somehow because 1t al
ways did before along Ruth although to me,
cant explain how.
do know, however, that for the past dozen years,
despite the ifs and ands and butts which have surrounded
Ruths grh and salary arguments, If indeed there ever
was pennys difference between him and the good Gotham
brewmeister he has invariably signed up with the New
York Yankees and by the gods somehow another have
and glorious year Of Our Lord the Nineteen Hundred and
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

Billings Main Cog in Techs Court Machin


USING your top piece is
a ''heady" play in soccer,
as Willie Dryden (fore-
ground) is here doing. In
the rear is William Muehl-
hansen. They are men,
bers of the German-Amer-
leans who oppose the Sem
ators in a quarterfinal cup
tie game of the Washing
ton and Southeastern Dis
trict Association Sunday
afternoon on B Benning
Field. Times Staff Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
GARDEN PREXY
SPURNS JACK

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Col John
Fitzpatrick, president Of Madison
Square Garden, today said in reply
to Jack Dempsey's offer to take
over the Gardens boxing shows
that he wasn't interested.
However, said the Colonel,
"1f Dempsey Is willing to guar
antee the Garden a suitable
sum, his offer would receive con-
sideratiOn. The sole trouble with
boxing Is q dearth Of attrac-
tiOns".
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
Uses Great Care

So far, Babe Ruth has had
offer upon offer to lend him
self to one thing or another and
he has used extreme caution in
the one contact he has made
outside Of baseball; that of form
ing a boys club over the ether
waves at the behest of a COM
merical radio sponsor.
Thus he is trying to give back
something to young America
that will be both a heritage to
the kids of the land from Ruth
and from the game that gave
him his grip on life and fame.
AS Ruth slides out of baseball.
he is going to make sure that he
takes no step which will ever
reflect ingratitude on his part
for the adulation his country
has heaped upon him.
He'd like to see every Amer1-
can boy get the chance he did
and cash in on it, and while
this is obviously impossible. his
leadership and spirit will be
be there to guide those who
can, and I like tremendously
his campaign in behalf of the
boys and more sandlot baseball.
So let his waistline expand
or contract and his salary argu-
ments, actual or otherwise, rage.
His heart and his head will
never be affected by either and
that is one of the really fine
things about the big fellow.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
HilLendaIe Golf Club
Sold at Auction

The Hillendale Golf Clubs fu-
ture will be decided at a meeting
of board of governors next week,
it was decided today by members
of the board following the auction
sale of the club yesterday.
The Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of Baltimore, bought
the club, for 100000, under fore
closure proceedings.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

the North or the South, they are
suggestive of the two battles of Bull
Run.
Those memorable annual skirmishes
in which Art McGovern, the famous
New York masseur and Col. Jacob
Rupert, the equally notorious New
York brewer, are opposing Mr.. Ruth,
each trying to reduce him in one re-
spect or the other, have come to be
part of course in light literature
each winter about this time. The
story is good once year. no more
and no less, and am surprised that
no enterprising young composer of
lyrics has yet come along to set it
to music.
Indeed I do not know along exactly
what fheTne orranizod haSeha11 uyil1
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
HEIGHTS TRIUMPHs

Congress Heights defeated the
Warwick A. C. unlimited five last
night in a spirited game, 24-21.
The Heights quint led at the half
20-15. Sappey Of Warwicks with
IL points was high scorer.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
LOcdteW Rules
Choice OUer Berg

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Cleto
Locatelli, of italy, European light
weight champion, was a 7 to S
fAvorite today to win the decision
over Jackie Kid Berg Of England
in their ten round bout in Madt-
son Square Garden tonight.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
sPITz ENTERS MEET

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-George
Spitz and Milton Sander, national
high jump and 60-meter cham
pions, have entered Saturdays
Manhattan Athletic League track
meet at the Sixty-ninth Regiment
Arrnory.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
N, E, BOYS CLUB SCORES

In the Northeast Boys Club
Intra- City League the Northeast
Boys Club defeated the Merrick
Boys Club 4S to % and George
town Boys Club won over the
Potomac Boat Club, 43 to 80 in
the 115-pound class. League
games are played every Thursday
night at the Northeast Boys Club
gym.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

Now mind you, I am no one
to say there is no Santa Claus,
and I wouldn't put my one
hand in the air and the other
, on the fall and winter edition
OF the C. and P. telephone d.
rectory and swear there are no
Easter bunnies that lay the
multicolored eggs around the
hedges and among the tulips,
but I just can't make my imagi-
nation convince me that these
salary scuffles that we so often
read about actually exist be-
tween Babe Ruth and Colonel
Rupert.
Can't Believe Yarns
I'm simply not quite that gul-
lible and you may call me a
non-believer and exile me from
my favorite citizens association
but yet I won't go for those
yarns-so help me Hugh john
son!
But l 90 DeueVe, ana q
almost take an oath to it,
that this aforesaid golden year
Of 1884 will be Ruth'S last year
in organized baseball or any
other kind of baseball. so far
as that goes, for he has said
it's the majors or nothing tor
him, and that's that.
There's an inside limit of
recompense which the Babe can
accept with dignity due his po-
sition in the game and that
will be reached this year. There
are so many other connections
that Ruth can make that will
pay him more than Rupert
will be willing to give him, say
in 1885, that you may expect
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
RANGERS TIE FOR LEAD

OTTAWA, Jan. 12.-The New
York Rangers, whose slow start
this season puzzled hockey fans.
today had climbed into a tie for
the lead in the American division
Of the National Hockey League.
The Rangers last night trimmed
the ottawa Senators, 5Ato 3.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
Levinsky- -Schmeling Fight
On Again; Set For Feb. Is
BY JOHN G. HOFFMAN

CHICAGO JAN 12-Quite expected and purely IN the
of self preservation the respective battaions Of
managers identified with Max schmeling the exchampon
and Kngh Levsky have agreed to let their boys engage
in Snirited combat on February
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

"Well, Mr.. Foley" she said.
I'VE have just discovered that
rs per cent is better than
nothing"
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
Babe Ruth's WGistLine
Pop Back Into NeUs
Story Good Once Year
Someone VIII Soon
Put 1t To Music
Annual Spring Melody

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 12.-Newspapers in this sector are
devotng headlines to two important battles namely the
Battle of Babe Ruths Wastine and the Battle of Babe
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

the big fellow to find his niche
in new field and carry on to
his own financial benefit and
future security.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
BRONIDES

Mr.. Wilfred A. C'Worter-
buch") Funk has made up a list
OF ten men whom he considered
responsible for much of the
everyday talk of Americans, not
necessarily slang but American
iSms. It looks like a good list
to me, but am surprised to see
Gelett Burgess name included.
I am surprised, because it is
customary to give Mr.. Burgess
no credit at all.
That is what comes Of going
to Paris to live, as Mr.. Burgess
did many years ago Cor so it
Seems). You miss out on local
credits when they are handed
around. It do not mean that
practically everybody does not
know about Gelett Burgess as
the author of THE Purple Cow"
and The Goops." In a gen.
eral way, too, he is probably re-
membered as the inventor Cor,
if not the inventor, then the
ElorifiAN. nf the @nromidA"
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Bv Robert BenchIey

'"The world is such a small
place after all, isn't it?"
'Now you have found the way,
do come often"
II like Holsters, but Holsters
don't like me-"
Most of these remarks have
become so much a part Of our
daily kidding conversation and
writing that many Of us who
make our living out Of them
think that we worked them up
for ourselves. But when you
consider that, until Mr.. Burgess
pointed them out, they were &C
cepted at their face value, or
straight-face value, you will
understand why it is gratifying
to see his name in at least one
list.
Copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Robert Benchley's articles ap-
pear in The Washington Times
each Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

the sale by the drink the premises bona de hotels
restaurants and clubs
It just plain foolish maintain that the dining
of reputable hotel becomes saloon simply because
may obtain glass of wine with meal.
It is just plain foolish to maintain that respectable
restaurant becomes old fashioned saloon when it's
patrons permitted to obtain cocktail before dinner
It is just plain foolish to maintain that established
club becomes saloon because it's members may obtain
highbal in the club dining room.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY PLACES UNDER THE
PENDING BILL, WHERE ONE MAY OBTAIN A
DRINK.
Yet those who fighting the BILL and incidentally,
most of them the individuals who forced pro-
hbton upon the country boldly assert that there is not
provision in the against the old fashioned saloon
There is every that the bi if enacted as
reported to the Senate will be ably administered with
due regard for the wishes of the respectable residents of
the District
There is every assurance that licenses will be held to
the minimum necessary properly to the wants of
citizens and our visitors
It is provided in the measure that licenses shall be
issued by special board to be appointed by the District
Commissioners Members of that board must be citizens
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
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ardized mind as a subject for
satire.
It is necessary to. list only
a few of the bromide remarks
first called attention to by Mr..
Burgess in 1907 to see how
effective he was in running
ordinary American converse
ton and in feeding his sue
cessors with material.
st don't know much about
art but I know what I like"
"It isn't the money, it's the
principle Of the thing I OBJ
ject to-"
"The japanese are such an
interesting little people"
eff you saw that sunset
painted in a picture, you'd
never believe it would be
possible"
"It isn't so much the heat as
the humidity"
after I've Shampooed my
hair I can't do q thing with
it."
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

Those who oppose the liquor license bill favorably
reported to the Senate by the District Committee main
tain that the bill drawn would permit the return of
the old fashioned saloon
THESE PERSONS EITHER HAVE NOT READ
THE BILL OR ARE USING THIS ARGUMENT AS A
SUBTERFUGE TO HIDE THEIR REAL REASON
FOR OPPOSITION, WHICH IS THE DESIRE TO
KEEP THE DISTRICT IN THE STRAIT JACKET
OF PROHIBITION.
The alcoholic beverage control BILL passed by the
House and favorably reported to the Senate provides
eleven kinds of licenses for establishments having to do
with the manufacture, distribution and sale of liquor
wine and beer
NOT ONE OF THOSE LICENSES WOULD PER
NIT THE OPERATION OF THE OLD TIME SALOON
OR ANYTHING APPROACHING 1T.
Several of the licenses deal with the manufacture OF
whisky and with it's distribution in sealed packages for
consumption off the premises.
Obviously none of these licenses would legaize the
barroom of niqutous memory.
If the barroom were to be reestabshed under the bill
It would be legalzed under the retail licenses, YET
THESE LICENSES ARE VIGOROUSLY RE-
STRICTED so AS TO PREVENT JUST THAT.
The retail licenses, as provided in the measure, limit