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The Washington times., 1934-03-14
Pickups and
Putouts
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Anyone can be a Kentucky
Colonel (thOse rumblings are
from Jimmy Lake. but Jack
Curley, wrestling czar, is a COM
miSsi0ned admiral in the Ne
braska Navy. but where does
the Nebraska Navy make port?
frankie COvelli, whose fight
with Benny Britt a few weeks
ago at POrtners dissatisfied local
fans, ran afOul of the Mary
land Boxing Commission as the
result of his meeting with AL
Roth, of New York, in Baltimore
last Friday night. COveIli and
Roth have been barred from
Maryland for allegedly staIling
.. local baseball fans expressed
genuine regret over the death of
Frank Evans 1857. father of
Mrs. Charles NJ. King, secretary
to Clark Griffith Les visits
to advise that the ShOll's baS-
keterS have advanced to the
third round in the national
A. A. U. basketball champion
ships, after this observer pre-
dicted the team wouldn't sur.
vive the first round John
HOwland, who has been train
ing in the ShOreham Hotel pool,
will represent the New York
A. C. in the national senior
swimming championships at Gin
cinnati next month,
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
|HE|MER FORMS
STARP|N TEAM

If Chick Heimer's Progressive
Printers womens team doesn't
win the National Bowling Tourna-
ment booked in Baltimore, March
"a to April 8, it won't be because
he didn't try to garner sufficient
talent.
The Masonic League star has
combed the New England sector
in an effort to get himself a we'll
balanced team. Only Qne Wash
ington woman, Elsie Fischer, for
mer United States doubles cham
pion, is included.
Myra Rannacher, fourth honor
ary bowler of the United States,
who calls Taunton, Mass, home,
will captain the team. She holds
a 108 league average. Others on
the team are Mary Rausch, also
of Taunton, who is singles cham
pion of Massachusetts; Helen Nc
Gee, of Lowell, Mass, a former
singles champion, and Louise
Hamilton, newspaper champion Of
Massachusetts,.
Chalk up another 400 set for
Miss Gulli. She smacked out a
406 set set in the Washington
Ladies League last night. Her
crack Ell Gees narrowly missed a
world record with a total pinfall
of 1717. Loretta Leaman added a
143 game to share individual
honors.
In the Internal Revenue Ladies
League Sterber featured with a
100 game and 311 set.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
SPORTS
BY KIRK MILLER
B1er Can Give
Camera His OWn
Medicine in Ring

So Camera and Baer are
going to meet!
Only the date seems to remain
in doubt.
Here is a match that may be
the answer to the question
which has been on the lips of
50 many fight fans ever since
the huge Italian set Jack
Sharkey in the resin last sum-
mer.
Who is going to bring the
title back to America?
Baer is the one heavyweight
now on the horizon who is in
any way capable of handling
the wrestling, scuffling. rough
house Carnera. Make can deal
Cameras own medicine right
back to him. He can meet his
Stampedes and rushes with
equal ferocity, m eanwhile
laughing and clowning and
otherwise entertaining the GUS
toners.
But better than that, Baer
can punch. Jack Dempsey'S
association with the Livermore
Larruper has stood the latter
in good stead. It's going to
take somebody with a lot Of
dynamite in his glove to stop
the current champion, Carnera,
and it appears as though Baer
might be the man.
Women's Sports Wear
Two distinguished women
have given opposite ideas as 70
whether masculine tendencies
should characterize wearing ap-
parel for women in the field Of
sports.
At fashion forum in New
York, Miss Amelia Earhart,
famous aviatrix, defended the
practice of fair tennis players
wearing shorts. She believed
shorts have a real future, but
that they should be made fuller
and that some judgment should
be used by the types of women
donning them for the courts
On the other hand, Miss
Maurine Orcutt, who has carved
her name in the golf activities
OF the fair sex, was equally en-
phatic that knickerbockers are
no clothes for a woman to wear
on the golf links.
"Skirts are good enough for
golf" she told Miss Earhart who
put the question to her as to
plus-fourS for women. There
are the extreme and the con-
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
: TUO Famous Women
Express Their VielDs
On Wear for Sports

servative views for 1884 spring
sports.
A Mooted Question
For years there has oeen an
open discussion between adher-
entS of the two major leagues
as to which circuit, the Amer
ican or the National boasted
the best distance clouters.
It looks as though the COM
ing season might provide con-
elusive evidence along such a
line of argument, both loops US
ing the same ball for the first
time in the history of the game.
Glass Will Tell
OF course, there will be those
who will attribute any differ
ence which may crop up, to
the caliber of pitching, but
there will also be those who will
figure hitting is an innate thing
with certain players and that
class will crop out regardless
of which pitcher is serving
them up.
So far the American League
has quite an edge on the Ma
tional, in fancy and distance hit
ting. but next season every
player will be on even terms, in
Sofar as the ball he is trying to
hit is concerned.
Last season there were 460
home runs hit in the National
League and 608 in the Ameri-
can. Those figures represent
about the average difference in
recent seasons. The margin
should be reduced this year. but
natural hitters will get their
homers regardless of the type of
ball.
One on Doc Painter
Vernon Gomez, Yankee pitch
er, delights to tell a story on
the club trainer, Doc Painter,
and never misses an opportu-
nifty to spring it when Doc is
out with the boys and there is
a gang standing around.
It seems that when Painter
first Joined the Yankees, he was
working on Gomez one after
noon. massaging his right arm
for full half an hour and Yer
non lay on the rubbing board
stifling a hearty roar which was
fairly giving him high blood
pressure.
Finally, Gomez could stand it
no longer.
II suppose you know I'm a
lefthander." chuckled the goOfy
Yankee southpaw.
And Painter could have been
bought for dime.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14

Inc other players IN the group
which left today we're Johnny
Kerr, utility infielder and Gus
Dugas, an outfield candidate from
Albany Mrs. Kuhel accompanied
her husband. The party was in
charge of Uncle Billy Smith,
spring secretary.
OSSle Bluege today was we'll on
his way to Biloxi over the motor
route, he anG Mrs. Bluege having
left late yesterday to make the
long drive.
KuheI Determined
Joe Kuhel was determined to
improve on the salary which
President Clark Griffith originally
offered him. In fact Joe was in
possession Of a letter from Griff
offering to raise the ante but the
amount of the raise was not quite
IN keeping with Kuhel's idea of his
Importance to the club, so he will
continue negotiations with Griff
on arrival in Biloxi tomorrow
night.
Regarding his salary argument
with President Griffith, Kuhel was
not in the least bitter or antago-
niStic.
Not Real HOIdOut
"We'H get together on salary,
you can bet on that" he de-
clared at the ball park office
today as the little group gath
cred to take taxis for Union
Station. Kuhel continued:
"There'S not SO much differ
ence between us now, and If
Griff will be fair Pm sure I'N
be likewise. No, I'm not a hold
out. I'm simply trying to con-
vince Mr.. Griffith that I'm
worth more than he has offered
me to date and Pm in hopes of
being able to establish my
point"
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
BRITISH CHOOSE
WALKER TEAM

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, March
14.-The Royal and Ancient Golf
Club today made public the names
Of all but two of the British
golfers who will compete against
an American team in the Walker
Cup matches here May IL and IL.
The Hon. Michael Scott, veteran
now in his fifties, who won the
British amateur title last year,
will captain the team. Seven
others we're named as follows:
Roger Wethered, Cyril Tolley. T.
A. Torrance. H. G. Bentley; Eric
F1ddian, Jack Mclean and S. L..
Mckinley.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
CECIL MAKES
STRONG BID
FOR THIRD
BY GARRET WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent


BILOXI, Miss, March 14.-Man.
aging ball club in the big leagues
or otherwise has never been an
easy job because of the many de-
cisions that same manager must
make on questions pertaining to
the success or failure Of the team
under his direction.
An idea on this subject can be
taken right from Pilot Joe
Cronin's Scrapbook, who today has
little problem of his own on his
mind which sometime soon must
be settled, in fact, before the 1884
Griffmen take the field in defense
of their 1888 title.
Today Cronin has a third base
problem on his hands. And it's
become even more serious than at
any time before, because the can.
didate for the job has come to
the front by leaps and bounds in
the practice sessions since the
Griffs landed here about 10 days
ago.
Chattanooga Rookie
That candidate is Cecil Travis,
the rookie from Chattanooga. But
the question is, how should it be
settled?
Before anything else is said, the
Griffs won the American League
pennant last year with plenty to
spare. A certain combination of
players represented the team in
all of its games, and one of those
players was Ossie Bluege, veteran
third Sacker.
Now, Cronin realizes that the
basic reasoning to follow must be
that of using the same winning
lineup this season as that which
carried the Griffs to the pennant
in 1888. It's true, it could be
strengthened in spots, but before
that is done, it must be proved
that it can't win any more.
Such is the problem confronting
Cronin as he looks at Travis
splendid work in the practice ses-
Sions every day. He knows the
best thing that could be done for
the kid is action-regular playing
game in and game out. But
should he take the chance with
his 1888 lineup with the eXcep-
ton of Stone) still a known win
ner?
It's tough decision to make,
for both Bluege and Travis are
excellent ball players even though
one is quite a veteran and the
other a budding rookie on the
threshold of stardom.
Will Start Bluege
The consensus of opinion is that
Cronin will finally decide to start
Bluege at third base. once the
new season opens, and will keep
Travis around to jump into the
lineup the minute his winning
combination" fails to keep up the
pace set last year.
Still, there is that chance the
pilot will suddenly decide to open
the path for Travis in that the job
will be handed to him from the
first gong to succeed or to fail,
such as the case might turn out.
All of which, would leave an "ace
in the hole" in Bluege. who could
still step in and quiet an infield
problem that would probably be in
a decided state of confusion should
Travis fail to fill the bill.
A tough job, yes, this managers
job. Also a delicate situation in
the case of the third base prob
lem confronting Manager Cronin
this spring. But it will be worked
out, no doubt, as the youthful
leader has always had that happy
faculty of hitting upon decisions
in the past that in most every in
stance have helped the Griffs in
more ways than one could imaS-
inc.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
ShoII's Upsets
Second Rival
In Quincy
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March IA

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March IA.
SholPs team of Washington,
D. c., faces the Olympic Club
of San Francisco in the third
round of the National A. A. U.
basketball championship today.
Last night the Shollmen ad-
vanced to the third round, lacing
the strong Midland College OF
Fremont, Neb., 48-3O.
The defending champions, Dia-
mond Oilers of Tulsa, Okla. also
moved up to the third round by
defeating the Springfield (MoO
Teachers, 42-18.
At present the experts are pick
ing Sholl's and the Diamond Oil
ers to meet in the final.
The victory was the eighty
third in a row for Sholl's dur
ing the last two years.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14

Collegiate Boxers Await Finals at Marylant
POINTING FOR BERTH WITH CRIFFS

LEONARD PHILLIPS
is among the many rookie
pitchers working out with
the Griffmen in Biloxi,
hoping against hope to be
retained with the club. He
came to Washington at the
behest of Joe Cambria,
manager of the Albany
international League club,
for which team he pitched
some exhibition ball last
fall. While still a soldier
at E d wood Arsenal,
Maryland, Phillips signed
his minor league contract.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
COWley, of 'Y', Gains
HGndbaLI Sen1ifinuLs

BALTIMORE, Md, March IA.
Joseph Cowley, of the Washing.
ton, D. C. Y. M. c. A. had ad.
vanced to the semifinals of the
national junior handball cham.
pionships here today. He de-
feated Alexander Silverblatt, of
the New York Y. M. C. A. 21-19
12-21. ALT, in Q quarterfinal
match last night.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
FREEMAN GAINS
ALL-STARF|VE

Bob Freeman, former Western
High and st. Adams athlete and
captain-elect of the 1885 Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania basketball
team, has been picked as center
on the 1884 all,star Eastern Inter
collegiate Basketball League team.
Freeman, who received IL votes
for this years team, was given
an honorable mention last year.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
Peckinpqugh Is Only
Manager, But He's
A Stranger

LOUISVILLE, KY, March IA
0.N.SD. II don't know a
thing about the Kansas City
team"
So declared Roger Peckin-
paugh, new pilot of the Blues,
as he stopped here en- route to
his Lafayette, La, training camp
by motor.
"Peck" placed an order for a
seasons supply of bats with a
manufacturer here.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
TWO NATIONAL MEETS

Ohio State UniVerSity'S new
1926, 900 natatorium will be the
scene Of two nationally important
swimming events this spring-the
national intercollegiate swimming
meet on March 80 and 81, and
the national A. A. U. champion
chips on April I, 5 and 8.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
WINS B. Y. P. U. TITLE

First Baptist won the B. Y. P. U.
basketball championship Ia S t
night by downing Fifth Baptist,
80 to Is. It was First BaptiSt's
tenth straight victory.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
TEAM STARTS SUNDAY

Sixteenth Street Reservoir un-
limited baseball team will begin
preparations for the coming sea-
son, Sunday. All candidates are
requested to report at the Six
teenth reservoir diamond at 10
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
Terry Says Giants
Are Ready For
Race NOw
BRADENTOWN, Fla, March
AT wish the pennant race

were starting tomorrow.
So declared Manager Bill Terry
of the world champion New
York Giants today, as he led his
team into this sleepy little town
for an exhibition clash with the
st. Louis Cardinals. He added:
"We'll never be in any bet
ter condition than we are
now"
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
OU DOOR
GRID DRILLS

George Washington University's
football team expects to start
spring practice outdoors not later
than Monday on the Tidal Basin
field.
Some 40 candidates have been
working out in the gym for the
past two days.
The G. w. nine also plans out
door preparations this week on
the RoSedale diamond.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
CARDINALS ON TOP

Cardinals doWned the Saranac
five 40-35. Leb with II points
was best for the winners.
The Washington times., 1934-03-14
Kuhel Off to Talk Salary:
Bluege Motors South

The second nstalmant of Washington ball players en-
trained for Biloxi from Union Station today 35 clock
among them Joe Kuhe who sangune of Strengthening
out his salary difficulties with President Clark Griffith
The Washington times., 1934-03-14

SAINTS SEEK ACTION
st. Jerome's would like to book
a game for Sunday. Call Hyatts.
vile 1098-J.
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Too PaIIid

-Cup o. tea, weak" said customer
at a London coffee stall. When the
decoction was brought to him he eyed
Ii critically.
"Well. what's wrong with it? You
said weak, didn't you?"
Weak yes" was the reply, "but not
'elpless."
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Real Trouble

At Atlantic City-Mo says he ran
into vaudeville team who explained
that they weren't working on account
of sinus trouble.
"Sinus troubler echoed Mo. kinda
surprised.
yeah" said the male half Of the
act Nobody will sign usr'-Pitts-
burgh Post.
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Musical Note

THE fact that / am a good mu-
sician," said a lady, was the means
Of saving my life during the food In
our town a few years ago"
How was that?" asked the young
lady who sang.
swell, when the mater struck our
home my husband got on the folding
bed and floated down the street till
rescued"
"And what did you do?"
"Why, / accompanied him on the
piano."-Ottawa Citizen.
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On the
Funny
Side
FOODS ESSENTIAL

James was having a hard time cen.
tering his attention on the discussion
of carbohydrates. protelns. and fats
Noting the lack of attention. the
teacher asked: James, what three
foods are essential to mans physical
welfare?"
breakfast, dinner and supper,
answered the boy.
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PATTERN SUITED TO
FROCKS OF VARIOUS
TYPES AND FABRICS
PATTERN 1852

You'll soon be needing one Of these
completely new morning dresses, an
warm days are well on the way. The
design of this little frock Is so adapt
able to ideas Of your own. you can
use the same pattern TO make sew
eral different dresses. Make ii all of
a printed wash silk or of solid-col-
ored pale blue, green or rose cotton
fabric. Or you can make the wing
like sleeve effect OF harmonizing or
contrasting material-and you'll have
still another new and very exciting
dress. Really as lovely for after
moons as for mornings. and expresses
gaiety in no small wayI
Pattern 1882 is available in sizes
IA, 16, IS. 20. 80, "a, SO. 80. 40. ~ and
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Question of Privilege

Hewitt don't believe in women
belonging TO clubs and learning
about parliamentary law.
Jewett-Why not?
Hewitt-My wife knows too much.
The other morning she said: Il wish
you would rise to a question of per-
sonal privilege and make the fire"
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Tree yuccas largely house the white
necked ravens, so called because the
hidden bases of their black neck feath-
ers are white. Characteristic birds OF
the desert, they build. says Nature
Magazine, between the guarding bay
onets of the tree yuccas in the grim
tornado del Muerto and lesser desert
tracts
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Vital Point

Lady Of the House-Why don't
you 90 TO work? Don't you know
that a rolling stone gathers no moss?
Tramp-Madame, not to evade
your question at all, but merely to
obtain information, may l ask OF
what practical utility is moss to a
man like me?-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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wow

Hub-Where's that new dress you
bought? 1 haven't seen you wearing
il yet.
Wife-HuhI / saw our neighbor,
Mrs. DeSnob, wearing one just like
it, SO l gave ii to the next door laun-
dress and made her wear it while
hanging up the clothes so the snooty
thing could see her with it on.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
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Literal Minded

Il tell you," said the indignant
citizen, there's too much red tape
used In the government"
Yes, yes" responded Senator Sor-
gtum, rousing himself from profound
meditation. by the way, do you
know what firms hold the contracts
for supplying taper
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The Stolen Rome

Have you a copy Of The Stolen
Roper" inquired a visitor to a mu-
sic seller.
Il am afraid l don't know of such
a song"
why, it goes like this" And the
customer hummed the tune.
"Why, you mean The Lost
Chord =" said the assistant.
"Ah, that's itI"-Toronto Globe.
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Embarrassing

Il went TO call on Ethel last night
and was hardly inside the door be-
fore her mother asked me my inten-
tons"
THAT was very embarrassing"
"Yes, but the worst of 1t was that
Ethel called down the stairs: Moth
er, that is not the one"
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A Perfect Gentleman

Whats your idea of a gentleman
farmer?"
Hes a person" answered Farm
er Corntossel. who is so well fixed
that be can waste profanity on a
golf ball instead of on a mule"
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Modern Mary

Wife (reading)-It says here they
have found sheep in the Himalaya
mountains that can run 40 miles an
hour.
Her Hubby-Well, it would take
q lamb like that to follow Mary
nowadays.
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H2o I. Gu, of Date

The simple, old-fashioned chemistry
in which water was merely H2o is
thing of the past No less than eight
other kinds of water exist, mixed To-
gether invisibly and all but INSOFAR
ably in ordinary water.
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R.d;um Work l. Perilou. Job

Filling radium needles is considered
the most dangerous job in the world.
A three months vacation Is required
after each three months of work 10
overcome the effects Of radium ema-
Nations.
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Obeyed Orders

Mistress-Didn't / tell you to no
tice when the soup boiled over?
Maid-I did, ma'am. 1t was quar-
ter past one.
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One Way OF Getting Even
Mrs Justin indignantly such
impertinence Mrs. Newly Rich has
got the same line of ancestors that
we have.
Miss Justin-That settles It, Wen
give ours TO the cook.-Brooklyn
Daily Eagle.
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II should not annoy Professor Elm
stein TO be told that the people of the
United States, delighted TO receive and
provide him with cOngenial employ
ment when Germany put him out, feel
able TO form their own opinions con-
corning the debts. Opinions Of one,
however wise in mathematics, who
will take no part in paying the debt
and bought none of the Liberty
bonds" when the debts were contract
ed, do not interest the American tax
payer.
If the highly esteemed Doctor Elm
stein will read the foolish book that
his greater predecessor, Newton,
wrote, calculating the Apocalypse, he
will learn that it is possible for a
scientist to make mistakes when he
wanders away from science. There is
no demand for a fourth dimension In
international honesty.
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Extensive Observation

"Out of a job, ehf"
yes. But I'm going to get a good
situation in the millinery department
Of big store"
"why. what do you know about mil
linery:"
"AH there is to know. I've been
working for several years as United
States customs inspector"
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rarely read without encountering
a statement that capitalism has failed.
Every such statement is silly,
but no one can be convinced of 1t.
Capitalism is nothing more than the
least troublesome way, demonstrated
by long experience, of handling neces-
sary barter. 1t has no more failed
than has marriage, or law, or phi
losophy; not nearly so much as re-
ligion or democracy. What do
these men mean when they say capt.
talism has failed: Are they declaring
that when we wish TO buy railroad
ticket it is better to pay for it with
corn on the ear or pigs on the hoof
than with money?
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Bob-Haired Bandit

"Were you excited when you first
asked your husband for money!"
''Oh, no, / was calm-and collect
ed."-Scranton Times.
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A Dreamer

what is a debtor, pa?"
"A man who owes money"
"And what is creditor?"
The man who thinks he's going
to get it."-Boston Transcript.