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The Washington times., 1934-04-24
BATTLES
TOW IN MAIN
CD TONIGHT

Double-barreled boxing "nat-
urals" will be the menu at Portner
Arena tonight when Matchmaker
Frank Mann turns out % Sched-
uled rounds of glove tossing.
Though featured in the semi
final round of Washington's heavy
weight eliminations over a TO-
round distance Donald ("RedD
Barry and Bobby Tow will be hard
put to outclass Ray Bowen and
Cary Wright, who are booked in
the semifinal eight.
Tow Adds Weight
Tow shapes up impressively.
Victorious his last four times out
(three times via knockout) the
rangy youngster has mounted
from 181 pounds to an approx
mate 200 during the past year.
Atop of his win over cagey Les
Kennedy last week, Barry will 60
to the post a hot favorite tonight
though Tow has been tagged the
Journeys dark hrose."
May Settle Title Claims
The Bowen-Wright exchange
brings together the Districts out
standing welterweights and should
determine which is deserving of
the title claimed by both. Al
though Bowen is clever and the
more experienced of the two,
Wright is much the more rugged
and punches harder in the bar
gain.
A six-rounder between Henry
Irving and Gene Campbell has
been added to the program. Bare
foot Green and Joe Schultz ap-
pear in the opening number of
four rounds at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

For the team travelled through
an earnest practice session early
yesterday at the ball park which
had hitting, pitching and fielding
a Ia training camp style as the
features.
As is probably known now by
thousands of interested sup
porterS, Cronin put his men
through this most important
drill because of the disappointing
showers during the first week of
the season.
The boys were off fettle, there's
no doubt about that, and the
situation came to such a point
whereby something had to be
done and done quickly to help
rectify all mistakes.
Feel Better Today
Today, with another opening
day. in their midst, Cronin and
his boys feel a little better about
the entire situation. in that
they've had a chance to review
their entire efforts of the past
week.
OF course last Sundays hap
penings against the Philadelphia
AS have left the best thoughts in
the minds Of the players. The
team fought with all it's might
yremember in this game-a bat.
tie that found the boys taking the
lead away from their opponents
once, losing it again the next mo.
ment, then getting it back again
in the ninth inning-to hold it to
the end.
Then there was Tom m y
Thomas pitching-inspira t i o n
itself to a collection of performers
supposedly down" in spirit, cour.
age and the like, before the game
began.
Keep Up Work
Memories, yes. But with it all
they carried the thought that the
performers hoped to keep up the
good work beginning with today's
contest against the Boston Red
SoX.
To keep going, Lefty Walter
Stewart, as example Number One,
had it in his mind today to travel
nine innings to show the world
that Tommy Thomas feat was
not just a flash in the pan.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
''Y'' SWIMMERS
WON IS MEETS
OUT Of 10

Y. M. c. A. swimmers were to-
day rejoicing over the success the
tank team enjoyed this season.
an indoor season that saw the
lads win 16 verdicts in 18 dual
meets scheduled.
Those who represented the team
include some of the best swim
mers in the District. They are
Capt. Knox Moncure, Bill Mar
mion, Ernie Boggs, John Marshall,
Paul Wilson, Jim Orme, John Null
lady, Bob Rawls, John Raft, Oris-
com Randle, Henry Jones, James
Miller, Forrest Har ding and
Harvey Van SAINT.
The team was coached by Dal-
las Shirley, former Eastern High
star athlete and one of the main
stays of the George Washington
basketball team last winter.
In open competition the lads
Jared almost as well as in dual
meets. The team placed third in
the D. C. A. A. U. indoor cham
pionships and third in the first
annual Middle-Atlantic Y. M. C. A.
swimming championships -spon-
Sored by the Washington Associa-
tiOn,
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

If he accomplishes the task,
Washington fandom can begin be-
lieving that the remainder of the
teams pitching staff is at last
ready, as the boys have argued all
along that, if given only another
week, they'd demonstrate they had
not forgotten how to go at top
speed, even though their efforts
have been pretty miserable, on the
whole, in the past.
Although he wasn't exactly
ready to- say today who would be
his pitchers following today's con-
test, Manager Cronin intimated
that besides Stewart, Monte
Weaver, Earl Whitehill, Tommy
Thomas and possibly Ray Prim
will form his regular starting ar
ray in the near future. That is,
they will start their games.
This means that Gen. Alvin
Crowder and Jack Russell, veteran
righthanders, will continue to
pitch in relief roles for the time
being. This arrangement is prob
ably the best at that right now, as
the situation has that tendency to
look pretty comfortable with these
hurlers in the background, even
though neither has been in his
best fettle to date.
But the games during the next
few days will help decide. All Of
which will tell whether the Griffs
will be "up" or down" in the
league standings,
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

And those veterans, missing
their world series gold, are look
ing toward some Of the rockies on
the club to be in at the kill. The
Yanks expect Harry Smythe, the
widespread pitcher from the
Orioles. to win some games from
Washington for them.
"The Senators don't like curve
ball pitChing-Buddy Myer, Joe
KuheI and Heinie Manush
don't Look at the way Van Alta
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
VINE INNING FEATS, AIM OF GRIFF MOUND REGUL ARSS
SPORTS
An AntiQuated LGU HGriffs Open Today
Goes Off D. C. Books Before Huge ThrOng
Boxing Is LegaIized Red SOr No Set-ups
By KIRK MILLER

This is quite a sports days on
the calendar Of President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, two gestures
having to do with the world of
athletics occupying his atten-
ton.
At high noon, and with a
single stroke of the pen, he
signs the Walsh-Hartley boxing
bill thereby releasing Washing
ton from the shackles of an
archaic law which has made
this center a veyitable dead spot
insofar as enjoying the manly
art of self defense is concerned.
Then, three hours later, Mr..
Roosevelt hies himself out to
the ball park to toss out the
first ball in what is a week
late beginning of the local
championship season. Truly,
April "a, 1884, will go down in
history as being a double-bar-
relied sport day around the
White House.
The Big Three
Present at the signing of the
District Of Columbia fight meas
ure were three legislators who
have worked ceaselessly over
many years for some form of
legitimate boxing for Washing
ton-Senator David I. Walsh, of
Massachusetts; Representative
Fred Hartley, of New Jersey,
and Representative Loring M.
Black, Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The significance Of the legal
izing of boxing in Washington is
found in the fact that no longer
will hideoutS and bootleg box
ing have to be the order Of
things. Colleges, clubs, athletic
associations, yes, and private
promoters may come right out
in the open with their bouts, not
having to disguise behind invita-
tion and club membership forms
Of fiSticuffing.
Liberalizing Of boxing here
aboutS is a tremendously impor-
tant item to the several univers-
tiles in Washington which have
been forced to curtal their ring
activities because it has been
impossible to charge admissions
directly at the gate.
Has Big Possibilities
The financial possibilities Of
college boxing are tremendous
it being, together with football,
one Of the very few sport &C.
tivities possible Of producing a
profit.
But the leader in the newly
legalized sport hereaboutS is ex-
pected to be the Amateur Ath-
letic Union which plans staging
a golden gloves tournament
every year embracing kids of all
weights from the peewees up to
the real big boys wearing their
first pairs of long trousers.
The District of Columbia pub.
lie schools are not so likely to
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Already the BeltSville nine has
broken even in a pair of games,
winning the opening tilt at the
expense of Elkridge, 81, but drop
ping wild hitting orgy to Fred
erick, 1910 on the latter'S field.
Aside from Beltsville, Elkridge
and Frederick, the remainder of
the league is made up of Cascade,
Indian Head and Townshend.
The schedule follows:
Saturday, April 2s-Townshend vs.
Beltsville, Beltsville; Cascade VS.. Indian
Head, Indian Head; Frederick Vs. Elk
ridge, Frederick.
Saturday, May cascade vs.. Belts
Vile, Cascade; Frederick vs.. Indian Head,
Indian Headi Elkridgs vs. Townshend,
Townsh0nd.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

go into boxing as a part of the
regular athletic program, but
lads of school age will find an
outlet for their ring inclinationS
through the various boys clubs
located in the several sections
Of the city.
The police precincts are TAX
ing a very active interest in the
recreational activities of young
sters of their neighborhoods,
boxing being among the sports
in which the kids are receiving
instruction. Thus, with an
open policy in vogue and city
wide competition the prospect,
you may expect to see lot of
swinging of fists from the tod
dler's age upwards.
Baseball Has Stage
Meanwhile another baseball
season opens in Washington to-
day. True it comes week late,
but the welcome to the team is
none the less genuine just be-
cause the boys have taken some
hard knocks in the way of four
defeats, two in Boston and two
in Philadelphia.
With a three-weeks' stay in
their own ball yard the Griff-
men face a splendid opportu-
nifty to get their two feet on
the ground and take a firm hold
on themselves. But their ex-
perience in Boston last week
taught them that they cannot
expect to advance by leaps and
bounds in the standings at the
expense of the Red Sox, as they
did a year ago.
Bucky Harris brings to Wash
ington today a team which is
imbued with the same winning
spirit that characterized the
1924 washington club. Boston
is fairly ablaze with baseball
interest and has already gotten
solidly behind the Red Sox
who have played to 145,O00 peo-
pie in its first six games.
solters Seen Here
Thus Tom Yawkey, the Bos-
ton sportsman who has spent so
lavishly, not only for players
but in a revamped Fenway
Park, is already receiving the
appreciation of the Hub City
fans in the way Of generous
patronage at the gate.
One of the attractions the
Red Sox bring here today is
the sensational former Balti-
more Oriole hitting sensation,
Julius Solters, who is working
the Boston outfield along with
Carl Reynolds and Roy John
son. For the time being Joe
Judge has been relieved at first
by Eddie Morgan but Bill Wer-
ber, Tech High and Duke Uni
versity graduate, is in that old
Shortstop berth and a lot of
WashingtonianS at the park to-
day have their eyes glued ON
him,
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
NETMEN MOURN
BAUM 8 DEATH

Washington tennisdom lost a
prominent member of former
years when w. Carter Baum, De.
partment Of Justice special agent,
was killed as authorities at
temped to capture the outlaw,
John Dillinger.
Baum played tennis here as a
member Of the Dumbarton Club
and George Washington Varsity
teams, during the years of 1925
and 1923. He was a great de-
fensive player, ranking among the
best in the District, despite the
fact he was a weak hitter.
In 1928 he reached the semi
finals of the District champion
ships at the Edgemoor Club, Edge
moor, Nd, only to lose to Major
c. C. VanVliet, who he had de-
feated two years before.
After graduating from George
Washington University here in
1928, Baum abandoned tennis to
practice law. In 1880 he entered
the Department of Justice. Baum
also played basketball at Tech
High.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Saturday, May 12.-BeltsvillO VS.. In
dian Head, Beltsville; Elkridge vs.. Cas-
cade, Elkridge; Townshend VS.. Frederick,
Townshend.
Saturday, May 19-Elkridge VS.. Belts
vile, Elkridge; Frederick VS.. Cascade,
Cascade; Indian Head vs. Townshend,
Indian Head.
Wednesday, May 2S-Frederick vs..
Beltsvile, Beltsville; Indian Head VS..
Elkridge, Indian Head: Townshend VS..
Cascade. Townshend.
Saturday, May 26-Beltsville vs..
Townshend, Townshend; Indian Head VS..
Cascade, Cascade; Elkridge VS.. Fred
erick, Elkridge.
Wednesday, May SO-BeItsville vs.. Cas-
cade, BeltsvilIe: Indian Head vs.. Fred
erick, Frederick; Townshend vs.. Elk
ridge, Elkridge.
Saturday, June 2-Indian Head vs.
BeltsviIle, Indian Head: Cascade vs.. Elk
ridge, Cascade; Frederick W. Towns
hend. Frederick.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

trims 'em. And Harry showed
q sweet curve ball when he fam
ned Ed Coleman in the clutch
at Philadelphia the other day."
That's the Yankees story and
they are going to stick to it. If
they can dig up another pitcher
to beat Washington-always a
tough ball club for the big bomb
ers of the Bronx to crack-it
should be mighty helpful toward
the uncrowning Of a baseball king.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
COACH REVEALS
MAT ENTRIES

Coach Tom Clayton of the
Boys Club of Washington wrest-
ling team, has his boys set for
the Senior A. "A. U. Wrestling
Tournament, May 4 and 5, at
the Y. M. c. A. The Boys Clubs
entries follow:
118-pound-Gotses, 125-pound
-Hymie Schulman, 135-pound-
Nick Hoffman, Jimmy Lewis and
Gus Wallace; 145-pound-Clyde
Hayden, Joe Trianpafillos; l55-
pound-Jim Bolts, 165-pound-
Foster BaScom.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Latonia when she ran the abbre-
waited distance in 1909 3-5 and
carrying the crushing impoSt of
124 pounds conceding weight to
all her opponents.
Mata Hari seems to favor the
Churchill Downs course as she
galloped home by eight lengths
in her debut on May /, and
again on May 6. She wintered
at her owners farm at Lexington.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
COUNTY HIGHS
FORM LEAGUE

Westinghouse, Alexandria, Ia
konna Silver Spring, Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Hyattsville high
schools representatives have organ
iyed an inter-suburban basketball
league for next season.
If the league Is successful dur
ing the basketball season 1t will
continue through the spring sports
program. J. C. Lewter, Of Wash
Mgton.Iee was elected secretary.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
PEE.WEES IN NEED
Yanks Expect Youngster
To Harass Griffmen

NEW YORK April 24-This Yankee ball club has lean and
hungry look Already it's hemng to bring about the down.
fall of the champion Washington Senator'S
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
TIMES DROPS CONTEST

Times Hard-Boils softball team.
succumbed to the Northeast BoN
Club Woof-Woofs, 22-10, afta'
an exciting battle.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Big Schedule Is Keeping
Soldier Mines Busy

BELTsvLLE, Md, April 24.-The baseball schedule of
the Civilian Conservation Corps subdstric No. 10 of the
Third Corps Area announced today w4h six teams in
Yolved in the race.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Quintet ofHurlers
Named byCronin
To Start Games
Bv GARRETT WATERS

# practice makes perfect the rffs promise to be hitting
all cylinders shortly not early this week. in
which list Cronins clan against the Boston Red sox and
Philadelphia As.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Mata Har will be crowned queen of the turf world Thus
spoke Trainer Clyde Van Dusen after the sleek brown daughter
of Peter Hastings and War Woman breezed mile
ter the other morning in 200 49, running the first mile in
/ 40 15 and the final quarter in 0:2445.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
MERIDIANS MEET

All candidates for the Meridian
baseball team will meet tonight
at 8 o'clock at 1347 Florida
Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

GRIFFITHS PRACTICE
Griffith Blue-Coal baseballers
will practice on the Ellipse at
5 o'clock today.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
NINE
PLAYS ALEX.

ALEXANDRIA, April 24.-To-
morrow Eastern High nine will
play Alexandria High here. The
locals will be bidding for their
fifth consecutive win. Jimmy Tit
comb, Twins mound ace, is slated
to tWirl.
Theodore Beach, st. Mary's Gel
tics manager, is seeking a game
for Sunday with an outstanding
Washington nine. Phone AleXan-
dria 881-J after Z p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
WGshingtOn-Lee Nine
StOpS Central. 7-6

Westinghouse High diamond
ers ended the Central Highs
winning streak at seven games
with their z to 6 victory in II
innings yesterday.
Boswell led the winners attack
with two doubles and a single out
Of four trips to the plate. He
also Speared a Central fly behind
second base to retire the side in
the ninth with two men on base.
Keyser with three singles was the
big gun of the losers.
PEE.WEES IN NEED
Kaufman Pee Wees want play.
erS. Call Robert Lewis at Decatur
5732
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

INSECTS HOLD Meeting
Independent League Insects
gather tonight at 1882 H st.
N. E. at 8 O'Clock,
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Mata Hari a Tireless Filly,
Hope of West in Derby
By PADDOCK

MATA Harris racing record:
1934-None
1888 Started eight times fve second none third
Total -$55,364.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME WITH VEGETABLES

Once again back yard gardening assumes economic importance in the average American home; and millions of vegetable gardens will
 be made this spring because of the money which can be saved. as well
 as for the fun of making them, and
 the superior quality of their prod uct. s5H
 With all the talk of dietetics,
 greens" and vitamins, it has be-
 come pretty we'll known that be- sides the savings resulting from a home garden, the Health and vigor to be had from good fresh Svege- tables from your own garden is in- calculabIe m yerms of dollars and cents. Those families who are laboring on a shrunken budget, those who would protect their health, and more especially those who would enjoy the taste of real fresh vegetables, should begin to plan early.
 If you are in the habit of grow
 ing a casual row of peas, or beans
 or corn, just because your mother,
 always did that's one thigh, but
 if you want Q garden that will
 really assist in filling in the family
 budget. that's quite another. Start
 by measuring the available space you have, order catalogue from
 q reliable seed house. and then be-
 gin to plan for just have many
 vegetables you can grow in the coming season. Remember that you
 should have fresh vegetables from
 May until september, and should
 plan accordingly.
 if your space is only ten by twenty feet, you can eliminate corns
 potatoes, pumpkins and others that take q lot Of space. concentrating on the smaller varieties. But no matter now fargo or small, there are some vegetables that sgou can grow. r'iFnt olsnlI, then, dotAFmine
 iust what you want to have en the
 amount Of apaae nraIIaDie. Your seed catalogue Nifl AaEIel you here, 1ie nAHt step iH 1o decide en how many Nze Hen.e4. HnfH fne3 WeA'e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

Everything looks fine, Simp- son." MT Brewster said, You are doing very well for new man."
 Thank you, sir"
 "The guests will be here at any moment" MT Brewster went on. Announce dinner at eight. I will sit at this end of the table. MT Ballard will sit at the other end"
 Simpson blinked his eyes. He felt himself suddenly going weak
 "The commissioner" he blurted out, then bit his lip.
 "Yes-the police commissioners. The gentlemen are all interested in modern penology and reform. We meet here to devise ways and means to redeem the unfortunates who come out of prison. You know, they have no references-Ao place to go."
 T know = that is, so I have heard, sir" said Simpson in a sym pathetic tone.
 Simpson knew only too well.
 His own references, the letters, he had shown MT Brewster this morning, had been fictitious. One couldn't give Sing Sing as ref erence-not if he expected to get the job, so Simpson had written out his own. Needless to say he had done good job, but MT Brew ster, though he never doubted their authenticity, had considered them as rather unimportant.
 "T TRUST TO
 FIRST IMPRESSIONS"
 q trust to first impressions he had said, handing back the letters with a jerk. You'll do."
 And thus, as MT Brewster's but Ter, Simpson had started on the road to rehabilitation - the road which week before he had prom ised the warden he would take. It was true that he had begun by deceiving MT Brewster, which, in itself, did not make for very good beginnings; but on the other hand, did not his desire to go straight justify to some extent what was, after all, only Q harm- less deception? M
 As for MT Brewster, he would never regret it. Simpson would make it up to him by proving him. self all that a useful and devoted servant should be. Immediately upon entering his new duties Simpson had felt like a new man. And the more accustomed he had become to his new surroundings, the more firmly had this new self taken possession of his con- sciousness. Separated from his sordid past, as it were, by wall of responsibility he had, at last, felt secure and yes, almost happy -until--
 Simpson stood rigid as statue, his heart humping against the walls of his chest. Ballard! Of all people! His first impulse was to pack up, and leave at once by the back door, unseen. For there was the danger that, once he had recognized him, Ballard would ac- cuse him of having entered MT Brewster's employ for the purpose of robbing him. That was the way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

scene as an English nobleman and looked so much like the real thing that he has been known in police circles ever since as the marquis"
 The commissioner paused and glanced down at the glass and the tablecloth below it. with an ex- pectant eye. The butler did not vince. The commissioner frowned slightly and resumed:
 "On that occasion, as Lord something or other. he was enter tained by some of the wealthiest people in New York, in that lav- ish fashion in which gullible Amer jeans love to receive foreign nobility. The marquis was deeply touched by their hospitality and said so to his various hosts. In fact. to show his appreciation, he decided to let them in on some very special stock in the company he had come to America to form,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

be most useful, and exactly what spot in the garden will accommo- date them. DO this by making q chart of the garden. row by row. recording the variety and date of first planting, the approximate date of the harvest, and what is to suc- ceed. The principle of succession ---that is. following ono vegetable with another--is very important if n large production is seeded in q small space. For instance, the first sowing in one row could be q hardy crop niieh as peas, and when that Is harvested, tomato sets might be put in. Co Dc followed by q quick growing fall fadish or lettuce, OF a frost -resIsting lesume, such as turnipa.
 l3y planning with careful ntten- ton given fo eieeogsIon. Hon aaD haVa q garden fhhf will thrill fHe BaaII0fhonk aM WNii A9 filn HnlnIe. and il HiIi te fun in the haIgfin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

Simpson had gripped the glass with fingers of steer.
 "M'ml' the commissioner went on, with 8 dry smile. This woman, Mary Borden, was found dead five years later, under rather peculiar circumstances. One of these was, that the marquis had been released from prison only a month before; and who could have had a better motive for killing her? On, that theory the police. refused to accept the coroner's verdict of suicide and arrested the marquis. But he could not be in- dicted; the police had not sufficient evidence, and the marquis had what appeared to be perfect alibi. So he had to be released. That was eight years ago"
 The commissioner paused. He smiled as he half reached for the glass, then drew his hand tantaliz-