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The Washington times., 1934-08-01
GOLF
DAYS Or
JUNIORS
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Junior golfers of the District
will not thirst for competition as
weekly field days" have been
arranged for them at two clubs.
Trying the scheme for the first
time at the Congressional Coun-
try Club yesterday, nineteen juve-
nile players turned out and the
tourney was pronounced a sue
cess. It is expected that next
weeks tourney will draw a larger
field.
The next junior Field Day" is
scheduled Tuesday at the Colum-
bia Country Club with another
the following week at washington
Golf and Country Club. Frank
Emmet and Roland r. Mackenzie,
sponsors of these junior Field
Days." hope to induce other clubs
to extend the privileges of their
courses.
Boost Junior Golf
Emmet and Mackenzie feel that
junior golfers need announcement,
and the events they are sponsor
ing will prove a great boomerang.
It will serve to stimulate interest
and also aid the youngsters in de-
veloping their golf.
Yesterday, Billy Det t W eiler
toured the Congressional course in
73, one over par, to take low gross
honors. Billy Rochelle, Indian
Spring, accounted for first low net
with 1914, SO. Billy Shea, Con-
gressional and Maury Nee, Colum-
bia, tied for second low gross with
IS each.
d. C. Muny Golfers Fail
The five Washington entrants
in the national public parks cham
pionship were homeward bound to-
day after having failed to gain one
of the 64 qualifying places for
match play. John Baer, who
counted II for his first eighteeo
Monday, took 88 strokes yesterday
for a 36-hole total of 165, five
strokes to the rear of the high
qualifying score.
Harlan Will added an 81 to his
SO of Monday for 1856. Claude
Rippy counted 80 which, with
Mondays "a, gave him 166.
Harry Saunders paired an "a to
his "a of Monday for 1853. John
Connolly. 1884. District public
links champion, withdrew after
several disastrous holes yeSter-
day. He had carded SO Monday.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Remark by Fan
Starts Big Fight

The remark of a fan sitting
in the bleachers started a riot
during the first game of a recent
double-header between Scranton
and Williamsport, at Scranton.
Dutch Schessler, veteran pitcher
for the Miners, stumbled and fell
while on the mound at the start
of the third inning.
"TOO bad you didn't break
your neck" yelled a bIeacherite.
Schessler rushed over to the
heckler and struck him. In a
minute fans mixed it with
ScheSsler and other players.
Police, however. restored quiet be-
fore anyone was seriously hurt.
During the excitement, fire broke
out in the bleachers, but it was
quickly extinguished by city fire
men.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

hooted Johnson now roars its
pledges of fealty when Sir Walter
walks out on the lines. The
critics are for him. Nothing is as
great as victory.
Some managers, Bucky Harris
and Rogers Hornsby among them,
say that the Indians are the best
team in the American Legaue.
They have more balance and more
power than any other team. So
maybe Cleveland'S rise is not a
miracle, but just a natural de-
velopment. The thought remains,
however, that if Bradley had not
signed Johnson, the team might
have reached a level in the second
division.
Miller Higgins of the Yankees
had struggle in New York when
Col. Jake Rupert and Col. Til
Huston fought over the question
of the management of the team.
Rupert dissolved his partnership
with Huston in a flood of gold.
Calls Meeting
Colonel Rupert called meet
ing of the Yankees in the club
house. He was purposeN late. He
came in and asked where Ruth,
Meusel, Ward, Hoyt and Dugan
were. These were the five must
getbeers of the Yankees. They
were anti-HugginS.
Each of the five answered
here" when his name was called.
young men," said Rupert,
'T have just bought out
Colonel Huston. Miller Hug
gins is my manger as long as
he lives"
There was a silence.
Lets win tOday'S game"
said Hug.
The Yanks won the pennant by
16 games.
Now maybe Cleveland will fol-
low that example.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

PHILADELPHIA July 3-Joe Cronn will tell the world that
he take it, But he should learn duck out there at
shortstop when the bad hops Lucky Sir Joe didn't lose
some of his crockery
Well the Grffs play favorites lose all fields And
they don't fool around about losing.
It real ball until the break but the AS piled
it on they got chance
Crowder struck with the loaded in the seventh
but then Higgins Cronn that almost deoohed
Joseph.
Jimmy Foxx didn't get anything that looked like hit but the
Gf pitchers worked him carefully that he walked twice
On the from Washington with the Boston Red Sox the
chat that Indians the best club in the league but
that Of the players inclined to loaf little IN resent
ment Of Johnson'S good conduct rules
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
GEORGE IS REAL
MAT KING, SAYS
HIS MANAGER

Ed CDonD George, Paul Bow
ser'S fair-haired wrestler, will en-
ter the ring against Sander
Szabo at Griffith Stadium tomor-
row night well ballyhooed.
Through a process OF evolution
Bowser endeavors to prove that
George is rightful holder of the
worlds heavyweight title, saying
"Although Gus SOnnenberg
was the one and only champion
back in 1929, somebody de-
manded an elimination tOurna-
ment. Gus naturally didn't en-
ter it, but Dick Shikat and
Jimmy LOndOs did. Shikat won
the tourney and then was
thrown by LOndOS. Which made
Jimmy the SO-called champ.
"GeOrge won the real title
claim from SOnnenberg, and
then lost it to Lewis. When
the Stranger lost to Henri
DeGlane, DON George not only
won the championship back but
twice has defended it success
fully against DeGlane, which
makes him a real champion if
ever there was one"
Gino Garibaldi ties up with
Floyd Marshall in the semi-final.
Thirty minute time limits card
Joe Devito VS.. Harry Yields, Mike
Romano VS.. Vanka Zelesniak and
Charley Allen VS.. Marshall Black
stock
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

mus, 1t seems TO me that La
Dor Day night will not be the best
onwhich to attract lot of people
to Griffith Stadium for a police
benefit boxing card, particularly
in view of the fact that only
q few hours before the park
will have extracted what loose
sports spending C h a nge there
might be loiering around, as
against a double header with
the Boston Red Sox.
Hope I Am Wrong
This, understand me, is
merely an observation on my
part and if the September 3
date for the police bouts is ad-
hered to, none hopes any more
than the oversigned that he is
wrong.
Were the members of the Met
ropolitan Police force permitted
to sell tickets to motorists and
pedestrians, as they once were
for the annual police-firemen
ball games, no doubt the local
law minions would be able to
personally put across their
boxing show through sheer dint
Of their myriad contacts along
the beat.
But a department ruling pro-
hibits our bluecoatS from sell
ing anything to the public, and I
am so afraid the majority Of our
citizenry's backs will be turned
when the boys toss their glove
tournament come next Labor
Day.
Confiscate Boxers
And If I may be permitted to
make another suggestion to the
police bouts committee, par
ticularly to Matchmakers Mann
and Ahearn, I do it gladly and
as q donation to make their
card more attractive.
It Is this. In making up the
card, why don't they build it
'~ around out ia n ding fighters
from the important cities of the
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
BY FRANK "BUCK" o'NEILI
GRIST OF THE GRIFFMEN - B
Times Staff Writer

This Coleman of the Athletics made five
in six days, spanning seven games. Not bad hitting.
Schultz blasted two twoae hits into afternoon
is fairly heavy firing in lost
with eight teams building for next where the young
ball players coming from in this scramble?
three sacrifice bunts to his credit in the game.
pitcher who knows how to bunt.
showed lazy looking double into right center ball
didn't to have much speed until licked the turf Then it
gathered momentum.
play Rabbit McNar to take base hit
Schultz in the seventh inning Too bad the shorttop
got the ball, which well hit.
Berry with double and to singles the leading hitter OF
the afternoon He drove in one run.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

The school, incidentally, is for
boys and girls between the ages
of 10 and 81 years. It's for the
purpose of teaching the finer
points of the great national game,
instruction which many a youngs-
ter now playing sandlot ball lacks,
regardless of what training he's
received at grammar, Junior high,
prep or high school.
The best part of the school is
the fact that big league ball play
ers will be on hand to instruct and
demonstrate. These players will
offer short lectures at the begin
ming of the classes each day and
will follow with demonstrations,
aided and abetted by uniformed
nine from the Washington Boys
Club, under the direction OF
Charley Reynolds.
Admission to the ball park on
the two days will be by the ticket
printed above. All student must
do is clip out the ticket from this
newspaper and present it at the
] Florida Avenue gate of the ball
park before 10 a. m. on the morn
ingS of August Z and 8.
Another point-and your Sand
lot Editor has overlooked bringing
it out before-iS that the school
is for girls as well as boys. Girls
are as interested in learning the
finer points of the game as are
boys-even if they actually don't
play the game. So, come on, girls;
clip the ticket form above and at
tend and enjoy the school.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

The Tigers, however, began to
falter under responsibility. They
began to play spotty ball, and the
most spotted of their games was
against the Chicago White Sox on
Sunday terrible 16 to IA brawl.
Gordon Mickey" Cochrane was
hailed as a miracle man when he
guided his team to the pinnacle Of
the American League. Now Cocll'
rane has a real miracle to perform.
He has to hold his team together
and hold it up. If he fails, the
fragments may plunge farther
than the ill-fated stratosphere bal
loon dropped. Cochrane may fall
too, and nothing drops faster than
a falling idol. Not even the burned
stick of a rocket.
Ruth No Longer Star
The Yankees are ready to be-
pushed out of the race. Ruth is no
longer a star, and the rest Of the
outfield is run of the mine. Good
pitching has kept the Yankees in
the fight as one youngster after
another stepped up and won a
place for himself. Allen came
back. Deshong pitched well, and
Murphy has been fairly consistent
throughout. Still, New York cannot
be rated with the great Yankee
teams of other years, and Earle
Combs is lost for the season.
While Detroit was naming its
batteries for the world series,
Cleevland'S Indians were going
nowhere at top speed.
Walter johnson was a free tar
get for abuse by critics and fans.
Whispering circles, they tell me,
formed here and there. Poisonous
gossip leaked into willing ears.
The basket was ready to receive
the managerial head of johnson.
He was a man without a friend.
No, he had one friend. It was
Alva Bradley, president of the
Indians. While the abuse Of John
son was at its height, while the
team staggered uncertainty. Brad
ley called Johnson into his office,
shook hands with him and placed
a contract for 1885 on the desk.
"Sign it," said Bradley.
Fans Change Quickly
Baseball fans taught the chame-
leon how to change its colors.
The Cleveland populace which
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

country which will send their
police representatives?
Why don't they ask the police
chief of Philadelphia to con-
fiscate the services Of Tommy
Loughran, the chief of police OF
Rumson, N. j., to send along
Mickey Walker, etc. Vince Dun
dee from Baltimore, Joe Knight,
from Miami, Freddy Miller from
Chicago, Barney Ross too; and
on down the line until about
eight outstanding matches had
been arranged.
There would be a card that
would snap even your casual
fight fan into attention, and
who Of those fighters would
dare refuse the chief of police OF
his home town to come here
and show so that expenses for
the whole jambouree might be
paid.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

the Boston Red sox, fights for its life. The
Yanks, desperately driven by Joe Mccarthy,
are rallying at home, as usual. But Cleve-
land, the sensation of July, continues its ad,
vance toward the top.
Two weeks ago the Indians were nine
games off the lead then held by Detroit
This morning the Indians are so games be-
hind the Yankees and the same behind the
Tigers They gained three and one-half games
on Detroit, and practically the same on the
Yankees in a fortnight. If Cleveland wins
today and tomorrow and the Boston Red
sox beats the Yankees, the Indians will tie
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Naval Air Engages
Home Loan TODAY

One game is carded in the Capt.
tai City Softball League today.
The league leading Naval Air Sta
ton engages Home Loan at
Central High Stadium at 6 pm.
Victory Post won a double
header from Armour & Co. yes
terday in the loop, "a and 8-5.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Grid Star Loses
Tip of Finger

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. i G.NS0.
An operation has deprived Francis
Pug" Lund, Minnesota Uni
versity's All-America halfback, of
the tip of the little finger on his
left hand. Physicians today said
it will not hinder his play, how
ever. An injury has stiffened the
finger.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Times School
Enrolment

Charles Gill, Pete Balinovis.
James SotiroS, Norman VERIFIED,
Betram Snouffer, Owen Kicker.
T. Lanahan, jr., william E. Pat.
ton, Roscoe Whipp, G. E. Nc.
Duffie, Julian B. Allen, Harry
Friedmon, Rowan Scarborough,
jr., Stanley Reinus, c. Reeves.
B. Wolfe, Ernest Armentrout, Dill
lard Armentrout. Anthony Cos
tello, Jimmie Richardson, Ed.
ward Simms, Hubert DeVerne,
J. D. Larsen, jr., B. Gittleson, N.
Gittleson, Gordon E. Markey, Ber-
nard Tauber, George Thomas.
Philip Chermkoff, ]. Brennan,
Joe Gallon, John Hill, jr., Van
Rohl, H. Williams, Jack Flynn.
Maurice Peter, William Fawyer.
Stanley Love, Joseph Boyle, Mar,
tin Hoke, Leonard Denitto, R.
Del Veechio, Eugene V. Teano.
Daniel Leenor, Carl Sachs, I. Por-
ton, Cecil w. Mayo, Billy Henry
Sullivan jr.. Donald Roache, Jack
Henry, jr., James w. Davis,
Jimmy Wells and Edward Gross
kert.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
WAaIIIlI'l IIIlI'l|l !! n |l|IHFNES

The American Red Gross has agreed to help The Times in
conducting twoday baseball school Tuesday and Wed
nesday Griffith Stadium between 10 and ii by being
hand to take Of youngsters who might become SICK
get excited the crowd The Red Gross willingly agreed
to be in attendance at the school after conference today
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

come IN late september, nave erred IN tne
choice of Labor Day night for the bout.
Since the advent of the gasoline buggy,
Labor Day has been poor one for sports
spectacles- outside of baseball.
Somehow or another, mostly through the
means of scheduling double-headers, the
ball parks seem to do pretty thriving bust
ness on Memorial Day. July and Labor
Day, but holiday nights are notoriously bad
for tremendous turnouts except at the
beaches and strictly summer attractions.
When this reporter was young whipper-
Snannnr at tho fuun. shave a week ann It was
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Cleveland and Detroit
Continue Battle
WDecQde
Bv FRANK ("BUCK") o'NEILL
Times Staff Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug 1-Basebals battle Of the
decade RACES Cleveland today and tomorrow with the
of the nation upon it,
Detroit tumbled lead by the Indians yesterday
while the New York Yankees tiumphed twice
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

quite the thing select the big holidays for the most i'm
portant golf, tennis yes and fight events.
Back in the Good Old Days
Some of the outstanding boxing matches the dec
ade held Independence Day. bouts like the Jefries
Johnson fight in 1870 but outside of the Indianapolis Speed
way which still do great Memorial Day business the
big money making events held midway between
three summer holidays.
Pneumatcted gaspropeed locomotion
ibe for this great trnabout in choice dates Long dis
tances have made short Good roads suppnted
rough dirt highways and people of the meoposes flock
the mountains and seaside either the evening of the
holiday tired broke inclined extend their joyous
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

Detroit hailed it's Tigers champions the world
The fans didn't pennan victory They figured the
Schooboy Tommy Bridges and the against the
the After Is immunity from
of
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Red Cross To Be on Hand
For Times Two-day
Baseball School
Tines Baseball School
Admittance Ticket

This coupon will admit bearer Griffith Stadium dur
ing the hours of 10 and II a. m Tuesday and Wednes
day. August and s, to attend The Washington Times
will instruct the boys and girls Of Washington in the
finer points Of playing the game Present this ticket at
the Florida Avenue entrance Of the ball park.
WA5Fll l8lI7FMES
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Police Chiefs Should
Confscate Talent
For Ring Show
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

has occurred to that the committee which coopera
ing the benefit boxing matches to be staged here help
deray expenses of the visiting police chiefs who to
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
ATLANTA GETS MOORE

Atlanta has purchased Eddie
Moore, veteran infielder, from the
Cleveland Indians. He was with
New Orleans last season.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
LORTON PRISON
SHIFTS NEAR

Determined to reestablish Lor'
ton Reformatory to its basis of
several years ago as "a model priS
on" Capt. M. M. Barnard, super
intendent of District penal inSti-
tutions, today announced that he
would confer with Attorney Gen
eral Cummings in the next day or
two and request that at least "a
carload" of incorrigible prisoners
be sent to Federal prisons. He said:
81 am determined to protect
the citizens in this vicinity, and
will insist that the dangerous
men be removed from the
premises"
A carload of prisoners includes
between 40 and so prisoners, and
if a group of this size is sent
away, their probable destination
will be either Leavenworth or
Atlanta Penitentiary. Captain
Barnard said reports that the
prisoners would be sent to Al
catraz Prison, on the Pacific
Coast and referred to as "Ameri-
cas- Devil Island" were un-
founded.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
BOOTLEG CAS-
INVESTIGATED

An investigation was under way
today into gasoline bootlegging"
in Washington.
Armed with specific informa-
ton that certain dealers are OBJ
tanning their product from Balti-
more and selling it here without
the Scent tax, c. A. Russell, gaso-
line tax collector, prepared today
to rout the violators.
This move, it is believed, will re-
suit in the elimination of the gaso-
line price-cutters here and thus
bring about an end to the present
"gas war" which has resulted in
unprecedented low prices for
motor fuel.
With independent dealers and
the major companies still dead.
locked, gasoline was selling here
today for 10 cents gallon, tax in,
cluded. The major companies
stood pat on their price of IL
cents, and refused to lower it to
meet the competition of the indie.
pendentS.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
8 3EXPERTS PLAN
ALLEY TOUR

Preliminary to making an ex-
tensive study Of Washington
slum clearance and alley-dwelling
conditions, three noted European
housing authorities today con-
ferred with representatives of
the Public Works Administration,
washington committee of housing
and other local organizations.
The foreign experts, Sir Ray
mond Unwin, Miss A. J. Samuel,
and DR.. Ernest Kahn, met with
the officials to map out a trip
of inspection they will make to-
morrow through Washington's
slum areas. 1t is not been de-
cided what areas will be visited.
Accompanying the group on
its inspection tour tomorrow will
be Frederic A. Delano, National
Capital Parks Planning Commis-
sion; John Ihlder, Washington
Committee on Housing, and repre-
sentatives of other local organi-
cations interested in the housing
and alley-clearance program here.
Today the officials are meet
ing in closed session with PWA
housing advisers and representa-
tives of the Subsistence Home
stead Corporation and the Fed
eral Housing Administration.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
Hoffman
For Prison
Parole

Louis w. Hoffman, former
physiotherapist, who was SEN
fenced six years ago to serve 30
years in prison for the murder OF
Miss Eleanor Lehman, soon will
be free man.
This opinion was held by prison
and parole officials, since the
erStwhile physiotherapist was
granted a parole by the local
board of parole. Final action by
the board, however, is subject to
favorable report from parole
authorities in Baltimore in keep
ing with the parole plan.
When and if Doctor" Hoffman
is set free, he intends to go to
Baltimore, where he has relatives.
Sentenced to serve 80 years
after pleading guilty to second
degree murder, the prisoner is
said by prison officials to have
been a model" prisoner at Lor-
ton Reformatory.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
WOMAN D AzE D
IN PARK CRASH

Found unconscious at the wheel
of her automobile, which crashed
into a retaining wall at Park Road
and Beach Drive, Rock Greek
Park, Mrs. Charlotte Rottelli, 80.
of Baltimore, is recovering from
her injuries in Emergency Hos
pital today.
Ms. Rottelli was found injured
in the car by Harry Gumpman,
1900 block Eighth st. N. w., a
taxicab driver, at 2::30 o'clock this
morning.
At first it was believed she had
been beaten by robbers, but when
she regained consciousness at the
hospital she said she had lost con-
troll of her car on the road and
had struck her head against the
steering wheel when the car
crashed. Her condition is not Sc
TiOnS
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
D|MM|NGL|GHTS
CALLED BOON
To CROOKS
Dousing of Lamps Invitation
to Thugs, C. D. Kaufman
Writes D. c. Heads

Reduction of street lighting as
an economy measure is an open
invitation for thugs to smash
windows of downtown business
establishments at a minimum
risk of being caught, Cecil D.
Kaufman, president Of the
Seventh Street Business Mems AS
sociation, charged today.
In a letter to Commissioner
Melvin Hazen, the trade body
president pointed out in the early
hours of the morning the streets
are totally dark. Jewelry stores
along Seventh Street have been
warned not to place valuable
jewelry or merchandise in win
| doWS.
However, Mr.. Kaufm a n n
stated, half dozen thugs could
come here, and in a short space
of time, steal more than 100000
in merchandise.
Commenting on the economy
in reducing the lighting, Mr..
Kaufman said:
"There is such a thing as
conservation, but it can be
carried to a ridiculous end
Mr.. Kaufman reported TO the
Commissioners the window of a
large jewelry store on Seventh
Street had been smashed recently
at a time when there were no
lights on tn street.
The letter stated the reduced
lighting was an additional hard
ship on policemen and night
watchmen, who cannot see the
premises Of business establish
mentS at a distance.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
Police Dog Bites
DC. Policeman

News: A police dog bites a
policeman.
Detective Thomas M. McVeary,
attached to No. 4 Precinct, ex-
perienced the police dog attack
yesterday while he was investigat-
ing a larceny complaint at 712
Ninth st., S. w. The dog, accord
ing to Detective McVeary, belonged
to Miss Gladys Gray, of the Ninth
street address.
Mr.. McVeary was treated at
Providence Hospital.