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The Washington times., 1934-12-25
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
HORIZONTAL

HOKlZONTAL
1-What is
the name
Of the Iarg.
est lake in
the world?
S-WhOm did
President
Roosevelt
select as
Secretary
of State in
his Cabi-
net: COrdell
The Washington times., 1934-12-25

Herewith is the solution to yes.
terday's puzzle.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07


The former champion of all the
amateur tennis players delivered
himself of his popularity state
ment a few moments after arriv-
ing in this country from South
America, for his tour of the United
States in the newly formed COM
pany of M. Cochet, B. Tilden and
e. Vines.
A Liberal Translation
Literally translated for the
benefit of all and sundry inter-
ested, M. Cochet's statement anent
the Davis Cup is as follows:
"Most aSsuredly, America will
win.
aThe English? No, no. The
Australians? All, dangerous!
The Americans? All, ah,
assuredly they will win! They
are great, the Americans"
Most people side with M.
cochet in his last statement, for
is it not so the Americans" are
going to contribute literally to the
cause and Golfers of the firm Of
M. Cochet, B. Tilden and E. Vines?
"Ah," said M. COchet, wines,
he Is o great player. He was
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
K|RN, FUTILE.
ALSO To AID
HAMILTON

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. Edgar
("RipD Miller, gridiron mentor
Of the United States Naval Acad.
emy, will remain with the Navy
as line coach for the 1884 season,
while Lieut.. Tom Hamilton will
assume the duties of head coach,
it was announced today by Naval
Academy authorities.
Navy's line was its weakest
point last year, and Academy
officials believe this was partly
due to the fact Miller could not
devote more time to this work.
Navy officials deny they will
institute a system of graduate
coaching, as Naval officers are
moved from one post to another
frequently.
Mates Will Help
Lieutenant Hamilton will have
three teammates who played with
him in 1925 as assistants. They
are Leuts. John H. Cross, Harry
j. Hardwick and Henry j. Cald-
well. Cross will have line, Hard.
wick, end, and Caldwell, back.
field, assignments. IN addition,
Ensigns Magruder H. Tuttle, 1881,
captain, and Lou Kirn, backfield
star of the 1882 team, will come
here as assistants. Academy au.
thorities explained bringing the
Naval officers here was caused by
the fact so many are at present
on shore duty.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
MEGAN LEAVES
HOSPITAL

Walter C'RedsD Megaw is
getting kind of used to it now
but he still says it gives him a
pain.
When he was injured in an
automobile accident last night it
made the second time in two
months he received hurts in this
manner. His car skidded into a
railroad bridge-post. He had to
be taken to Sibley Hospital but
was to be removed to his home
today. He will be out of action
for at least two weeks.
Besides being assistant man
ager of Petworth, the popular
redhead IS the spark-plug Of the
Beason Sign and Silver Spring
skating rink and will be sorely
missed by both.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
K. O'D
25 Of 26

POMPTON LAKES, N. j., Feb.
TUESDAY night at Convention
Hall, Philadelphia, Max Schmel-
ing, first German to. win a world
heavyweight championship, faces
Steve Hamas, a dangerous punch
er, formerly from Penn State,
who boasts the best bonafide
knockout average among present
day heavyweightS-25 knockoutS
in SO fights.
The distance is IL rounds, and
after several good judges Of fight
ing timber, who are heavy bet
tors, watched the German Demp-
sey go through his training rou-
tine at DR.. Bier's, odds Of 3 to I
were freely offered the fight
would not go to the limit regard
less Of who landed the lethal
punch.
White COllared Hope
Hamas is the first Of the white
collar type. He was a medical
student before answering the lure
of the ring to adopt the tree
swinging take-a-chance give and
take style Of milling. He catches
when he has to, and is always
ready and in position to pitch
plenty. In picking the Passaic
pugilist as his first obstacle on
the highway to q. chance to re-
gain his championship, MoX has
not asked for any favorS.
That the German is not in the
least Understanding his oppon-
ent, is borne out by the new
system of rigid training outlined
for this fight. No longer does
Schmeling spend his mornings
swinging a club at a little pellet
on the golf links. Neither is he
satisfied to merely swing his
gloves for several rounds before
going through a course in calls
themes in the afternoon and call.
ing it a day.
Max Is Ambitious
Fired with ambition to be the
first heavyweight champion Of the
modern school to win back his
title, Schmeling. together with his
trainer, Max Machon, hits the
dirt road for a five-mile jaunt
every morning before breakfast.
A steep trail leading into the
Ramapo Mountains forces MoX
to extra efforts.
Bag punching on the heavy and
light bags and rope skipping have
been added to Schmeling'S in
door schedule for the first time
since he came to New York. Max
realizes that he will have to be
at his best form to take the hard
hitting Hamas over the hurdles
or else be relegated among the
second raterS.
Since that blistering June eve
ming with Max Baer at the
Yankee Stadium. Schmeling un-
derstands as no one else can
that accidents do happen in a
heavyweight contest, particularly
when in the ring with so reckless
a hard hitting opponent as
HamaS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07

Because Hart, principal OF
Eastern High School, who dis
plays more interest in his stu
dents team than any of the
other local principals. will be at
the game Saturday morning
when the Raymond Riordon
School for Boys, of Highland,
N. Y, takes the floor against
the Lincoln Parkers.
A Star Pitcher
Riordon, a star athlete at Eas-
tern 40 years ago, was an ace
pitcher. His best friend was
Charles Hart. The Riordon
school will also meet Tech and
Sholrs the same day.
With Bill Bryant, scoring five
points in the closing minutes,
Central High School won a 81
The Washington times., 1934-02-07

superb, magnificent when he de-
feated me, GA, Ga, Ga in
your American national cham
piOnShipS in 1882. Tilden, all,
he goes on forever I'M. Cochet
left out all reference to Tenny-.
sons brook. For seven years,
since Germantown he does not
beat me, M. COchet. Then, in
Paris, last year, I mako my first
professional match. POOf! He
runs me over i'm straight SETS"
Nj. COchet's Partner
M. Cochet's partner, and con
stituting with himself the com
bination known as the French
Roosters," is one M. Martin Plaa
French professional, who is Co
chefs own age, 80, and just com
pleted with the noted statement
maker a tour of South America, in
which M. Cochet won all Il
matches.
At Madison Square Garden or
February 10 the French visitors
stage their initial matches in this
country as professionals, with Co
chet opposed to Vines and Plas
pitted against Tilden.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
F AIR GOLFERS
PICK LEADERS

Members of the various COM
mittees, drafted at yesterdays
meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Women's District Golf
Association, today were laying the
groundwork for the coming sea-
son.
Mrs. w. F. Hoffman, Army
Navy Club, was chosen as first
team captain for the interclub
matches with Mrs. J. F. Dowdall,
Congressional. as first assistant.
Mrs. N. j. Waldron, Of Beaver
Dam, was named second team
captain for the interclub matches
with Mrs. J. r. DeFarges, of Co.
lumbia, as assistant.
The committee for intercity
matches numbers Miss Elizabeth
Harris, Kenwood. chairman: Miss
Susan Hacker, Chevy Chase: Mrs.
Ralph Goldsmith, Woodmont;
Mrs. j. F. Gross, Indian Spring,
and Mrs. Howard Simon, Manor.
Other committees named follow:
TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE: Mrs.
Howard SimOns, Manor. chairman; Mrs.
H. King COrnwell. Columbia. vice chair.
man; Mrs. A. e. Dedicke. Army and
Navy; Mrs. A. NJ. Tucker, Beaver Dam !;
Louise Clayton, Chevy Chase: Mrs. F. G..
Await, Congressional; Mrs. Perry
Hoover. Indian Spring: Sue Can't. Ken
wood. and Mrs. Gilbert Hahn. Wood
Gross, Indian Spring. chairman, and
Mrs. L. b. SchlOss, WOOdmOnt, vice
cHaImaH' co~r~-,-uru as. -.
Haynes. Columbia. chairman; Mrs. Dom
aid Scott. Indian Spring. vice chairman,
and Mrs. Alma Won STEINER. unat-
tached. Clipping committee: Mrs. Roy
G, Miller, KenwOod. chairman. and Mrs.
J. F. BelleF. Columbia. Publication
committee: MRS. Ralph Goldsmith,
WOOdmOnt, chairman, and Mrs. David
MCPherSOn, Manor.
PRIZE COMMITTEES: Mrs. r. r.
KeefeF, Chevy Chase, and Mrs. Douglas
Tschiffely, Washington.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
With Early Data
On Park Locations
Some Early Stars

was LII UI1C NdO1OAAoA 4JCo6NSS Az
bought several players from the
Hartford club, and among them
was lanky catcher by the
name Of Connie Mack.
The G Street grounds were
abandoned in 1890 and a new
site at Seventeenth and U
Streets was adopted where
Washington entered a minor
league team. The season went
along with washington holding
first place for several months,
but lack of attendance caused
the team to collapse rather
abruptly.
First Split Season
The present grounds at
Seventh and Florida Avenue
came into being in 1891, with
a local franchise in the Amer
lean Association. BY the follow
ing season washington was
again ready to enter the Ma
tional League when it was in
creased to a 12-team loop, with
Louisville, Cleveland and Baltl-
more being added.
It was at that time, in 1892
that the idea of split season
was first tried, the first part
ending in July and the second
at the end of September. The
plan met with no favor what
ever and was abandoned there
after. washington stuck it out
in the struggling National
League until the close Of the
season Of 1899, after which the
loop was again reduced to eight
teams, dropping the four an
nexed in 1892.
But between '92 and '99, de-
spite the fact washington al
ways finished far back in the
race, some players whose names
have been famous in the game
were developed. Among them
was Wild Bill Donovan, who
some have said had almost as
much speed as Walter johnson,
but alas, also, the wildneSS OF
Joe Engel. Donovan later found
his control and twirled master
full ball for the Det1 oft Amerl-
can League club.
Dineen Pitched Here
And how many of you who
have visited Griffith Stadium
and looked on the bulging neck
of Umpire Dineen know he was
a pitcher for washington in the
latter part of the previous cen
tury? Along about the same
time, so I am informed by the
venerable Mr.. Scanlon, an at
tractive local boy took up UNI
piring hereabouts and later
came to head the National
League-none other than John
Heydler, who was a printer by
trade.
Washington was not in the
American League the first year
it was formed, 1900, but in 1901
a franchise was granted here
and grounds were built at Fifth
teenth Street and Florida Ave-
nue. Northeast, where the club
remained three years, going
back in 1904 to the present site,
where it has remained since.
In March, 1911, the old wooden
stands were destroyed by fire
and the present, modern plant
was commenced, additions and
improvements having been made
from time to time.
There you are, Mr.. Herbert
"Noisy" Grimes, a sketch Of
local baseball scenes from the
sideburnS and hoopskirt days to
the very present,
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
HONEY FATTENS
PIN AVERAGES

George Honey pulled up into
third place, four pins behind Jack
Mooney, in the high average bat
tie in the Temple Major Duckpin
League, thanks to a 386 set.
Sunrise Bakery and Hechingers
kept pace at the top of the league
by downing N. E. Temple and
Brodt's, Inc, twice each.
Other notable scores were Pa
cini, 1872; Maley and Edinger, 374;
Bid and Robertson, 1854; WomerS-
ley, 1868; Thorpe, 358; Patti, 353,
and Hargett, 351. Standings:
The Washington times., 1934-02-07

25 victory over Maryland Uni
versity's freshmen yesterday.
Minus its star forward, Maury
Nee, Georgetown Prep had a mar
row escape in it's battle with
Friends School, but won 1921.
Tom Keating's field goal in the
final minute proved the victory
margin.
After being held to a 1920 tie
at the end of the regulation
game, st. Johns scored IL
points in the extra period to
defeat Landon Prep, 1922.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07

Max Faces Dangerous Puncher in Han1as
ONE OF FEW SHOTS EASTERN MISSED AGAINST WESTERN

CLARENCE ALLEN, Westerns scrappy little forward
is taking wayward Eastern shot off the blackboard to
temporarily avert another Lincoln Park But Allen
and his mates struggled to no avail as Coach Mike
Keeys charges romped through the "guys from cross
the crk $685. and need only to defeat Central Friday
for the championship. In the picture, from left to right
Phil Maloney Western; Harry Bassn, Eastern; Ed Love-
less and Clarence Allen Tin air reaching for balD, both
of Western, and Tommy Nolan, Eastern Times Photo
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
Miller Turns DOWn
-Four Offers tO'Stay
At Naval AcQden1Y
BIZ HARRY COSTELLO


Turning deaf ears to no less
than four offers to become head
coach of football at mid-Western
and Eastern universities, Edgar
("Rip") Miller, Navy's colorful
gridiron chief since 1880, today
stated:
Gas long as I am connected
at Annapolis, I will give my best
and will cooperate with Navy Of
ficials to the fullest extent"
HAMILTON SLATED
According to information from
Annapolis today, Lieut.. Tom Ham,
ilton, Navy '26, is installed as head
coach Of football at the Academy,
while Miller is to be retained in an
advisory capacity and to coach the
line. The announcement from An
napoliS indicated that Navy in
1884 will inaugurate a policy of
graduate coaching for all Navy
teams.
Over the long distance tele-
phone, rip" explained that while
he has no complaint to make rela-
tive to the treatment accorded
him at Annapolis, he feels justi-
fled in looking around for an
other post. He added. dryly:
"They all do that"
West Virginia Offer
Reports from Morgantown, w.
Va, indicated that West Virginia
University is one Of the four
schools which sounded Miller out
on the proposition of becoming
head coach. However, rip" re.
fused to reveal the names of tho
four universities making the Of
ferS to him. He said:
when Navy gave me my
contract for 1882, officials
asked me whether would
rather go on as head coach with
new assistants or step down and
let someone else take charge. I
considered Nays views as well
as my own and decided that
complete harmony would be
achieved best by my stepping
down."
To Serve As Aide
This statement by Miller clearly
indicates that he will serve as an
assistant under Lieutenant Ham.
ilton rather than as head coach.
According to word received this
morning from Coronado, Cal,
Lieut.. Hamilton will leave that
city within a fortnight by auto
mobile for Annapolis to assume
his new duties as head grid coach
Of Navy. Lieutenant Hamilton
said:
81 hope we will have, a sue
cesSful season, but l am not
kidding myself about going in
there and setting the world on
fire. rip Miller has done a
great job Of coaching at Navy
and, inaSmuch as he and I are
good friends, 1 hope that he will
remain as a member of the.
coaching staff. Present plans
call for him to act as line
coach"
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
SPORTS
Bv KIRK MILLER
Baseball Took Hold
Here After Civil War
Mr.. ScGNLOn ObLiges

why don't you give 'em
some old time baseball?" in
Quired Herbert cNoisy'D
Grimes, who 40-odd years ago
used to shag flies along side
Of Jakey Atz, and who is now
night custodian of the train
gates at Union Station.
Before the modern amplify.
ing devices came into being,
NOISY" used to personally an.
nounce the trains in the sta
ton concourse and then duck
back to the gates to examine
the tickets Of outgoing passen-
gers. The first time observed
Noisy" in action was at the
old Sixth Street Depot. He
had, and still has, one Of those
circus-barkers voices. Since hog.
calling became a form of COM
petition I have always wanted
to enter "Noisy" Grimes
against the world.
Anyway, Grimes wants some
old time baseball and I've dug
up some for him today and it
comes right out of the lavender
and old lace. My authority is
none other than Mr.. Edward
Scanlon, a gentleman of the
old school now residing at the
Arizona Hotel and who is the
son Of the famous Mike Scan
lon, a man identified with the
earliest baseball background Of
Washington.
After Civil War
Professional baseball had its
beginning in the Capital after
the close of the Civil War, en-
toying an uphill fight for ex-
1stence until 1885 when Wash
1ngton won it's first pennant in
the old Eastern League. The
grounds then were at New
Jersey and Indiana Avenues, in
the block just north Of the
Capitol.
The following year, 1885, the
Washington club was consid-
cred good enough to enter the
eight team National League,
the first major representation
the city ever boasted. Imme-
diately new grounds were &C.
Quired at North Capitol and G
Streets, near the present an
mex to the Government Print
ing Office.
Four years were spent at
such a location, the club invet-
erately succeeding in being one
of the tail enderS. The East
ern cities Of the league were
about what they are now, but
the Western half embraced
Kansas City and Indianapolis.
It was on the latter club that
Jack GlaSScock, shortStop and
Jerry Denney, third baseman,
who later joined Washington,
first gained renown.
Era of Billy Sunday
In this era,' Billy Sunday,
since become famous as an
evangelist, shone for the Chi
cago Cubs, he being a center
fielder, and a good one. A con-
temporary Of Sundays on the
diamond was Duke" Farrell,
celebrated as a catcher in those
days for New York and Wash
tngton.
Back in that time there was a
dashing, olive-skinned first base
man Of the Philadelphia club
whose daughter Geraldine's
name is known throughout the
grand opera world. His name
was Sidney Farrar and he is
still alive in Massachusetts,.
The first year washington
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
TRIP DRUGGISTS

Lerch Cleaners tripped the Boyd
Pharmacy five 1918. Murphy and
Watkins scored II points each for
the winners.
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
Riordon Quint to Visit City
Saturday to Play Eastern

It probably be the first time in their lives that Charles
Hart and Raymond Rordon roofing against each other
but then it will only be for few moments
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
Cochet, the Diplomat, Says
u. S. Will Take CUP

NEW YORK, Feb. None other than Monsieur Henri
Cochet who used be amateur tennis player but who
now is in league with Bill Tden and Ellsworth Vines in the
professional side Of the racquet game today became Of
the small minority by voting the United States will take the
TNo1is finn
The Washington times., 1934-02-07
SEVENTH FOR HEARTS

Sacred Heart quint added st.
Johns to it's list Of victims, trim
ming them 1920.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. June 30 tP1.-Poultry. live
car sncs sFusk1 easy nens: LII Lsshofn on
Rock Springs. "a; colored. 22: Rock broil-
ers. 19a2l; colored. 10: Leshorn. 14a15;
barebackS. 14a16; ROSTERS Sl2; turkeys,
lOal4; Spring ducks. 12a14lz: old. 1a9:
Spring geese Il: ole.
Butter. IL SOP. steady prices. UNCHANGED
No butter sales. Eegs. l54l5. unsettled
prices. unchansed No egg sales.
Potatoes. -: on track. ia; total U s.
shipments. l,l04: old stock. dull. supplies
moderate. demand and trading lisht;
Washington Russets. U. S No. l. 1.30
New stock. dull, demand and trading
rather slow. triumphs Arkansas U. S No.
!. lG5al 50: slightly decayed 40;
Louisiana, U. S. No. |. 5Oal 81: Idaho.
U. No. J. - 90: cobblers North Caro-
lima. U S. No !, .3Oal so: Virginia. SIS:
North Carolina. barrels. U. S. No. /, . 24Oa
$50
Esg futures storage packed frst. June.
15as fresh Graded hrsts. July. IA: re-
frigerator standards. October, ls. Butter
25i.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
BONDS BEAT TIME
At MONTHS CLOSE
Prime Rail Issues Again in
Demand-FederaI List
Is Steady.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, June 30.-The bond
market whiled away its short session
today without registering much change
in prices. Prime investment railroad
issues were again in demand and
few OF them equaled or exceeded the
years high. Industrials were quiet
and the Government list was steady.
Transfers approximated s4,975,000
par value, compared with S9,643,0
Friday and $4,033, 900 week ago. The
Standard Statistics Co. average of so
domestic corporate bonds remained
unchanged at 86.4. This average for
the entire week showed gain of one
tenth of point over the 863 at
which it stood last Saturday.
Rails which duplicated previous
highs for the year included Santa Fe
AIS series "a" C. & o. general 412s.
Pennsylvania consolidated As and
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis As.
Pennsylvania secured 4s4s of 1868
established a new high at l03 and
closed at 1929
Utility and industrial obligations
closing firm included Denver Gas e.
Electric 5s. Goodrich first 6l2s. Loril-
lard rs and Louisville Gas g. Electric
SIS. American Telephone debenture
SIPS gained A small fraction while the
collateral IS yielded a similar amount
Texas Corporation IS advanced around
u point.
American Writing Paper IS yield
ed ~ points, Container Co. IS de-
clined an equal amount, and other
loans closing lower. included obliga-
tions of Lehigh Valley Coal Co., Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
Phillips Petroleum Co., Southern Rail-
way and Western Union Telegraph Co.
Home Owners Loan As declined
three-thirty- seconds. Federal Farm
Mortgage 314s we're wo-thirty-seconds
lower and Treasury IS of 194648 were
one-thirty-second off. The foreign
list was without important change
French Is declined about a point and
German 51.s were slightly higher.