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The Washington times., 1934-02-06

If you are. you'd better not
become a ball player. Because
association with that group win
make you one of the most SUI
perstitious persons in the world.
A glance, or a little inside dope
, on the many superstitions of the
players strengthens this idea.
= Take, for exemple, our own Gen.
Alvin Crowder, veteran pitcher Of
the washington Baseball Club.
Must Take Place
"The general" must take his
place in the little circle between
> home plate and the dugout to
await his turn at bat. or else
feel terribly i'll at ease as far as
his part in the game is con-
cerned.
It's quite a superstition with
Crowder. as he has an idea he
= can't turn in his best effort on
the mound unless ne gets at
: least one hit during the day. In
other years, the veteran used to
: sit on the bench until it was his
turn to go to bat, but always
S. his luck was poor.
Now he parks himself in the
. so-called charmed ring and he
absolutely halls the event as the
biggest reason for his success as
both a pitcher and batter. So
: much for Crowder.
Babe Has One
Babe Ruth carries around a pet
superstition which he has fol-
lowed ever since his first year
: as a star performer. It occurs
when he runs from the outfield
position to the bench between
innings. The items is touching
second base.
Joe Sewell, team mate of the
Babes, has one too, and it is
jumping across the foul line 60
, ing to and from thC players
bench.
Sam Jones, veteran pitcher of
the Chicago White SoX, and for
merly a member of the Wash
ington Griffmen, has the pecu-
liarity of saying to himself, Let's
hold 'em," whenever he gets into
a lam, while Ted Lyons, star of
the White Sox staff, famed for
his kidding propensities, never
will joke the day he is assigned
to pitch.
Lyons has another super
stition, along with Jimmy Dykes
third baseman of the Sox an:
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
Joe Moore UnSung
Player of Series
Neal Ball Tells

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-An un-
sung hero of the last worlds
series pops up in the news Of
the day, making this a favor.
able time to pay him sin
cere, if q belated tribute. His
complete tag is Joseph Gregg
Moore, and, according to the
Giants new Ily-white 1884
roster, just come to hand, he
halls from q town called Cause,
Texas.
The best thing about the
Texas boy is that he is a real
competitor-a born winning
ball player, unless I have sized
him up wrong. You get a good
line on competitive instinct
in q big money series, and
Joseph came way out in the
light against the Senators last
fall. It was his first taste of
that sort of competition. too.
There have been a lot Of
Moores in and out of the major
leagues the past five or six
years, and taken by and large
they have been just run of the
mine ball players. Ed Barrow's
newspaper pitcher, Cy, was
mighty handy fellow with the
Yanks for a time, of course,
but Randy, AL, and the various
other Moores who have popped
UP under the big top from time
to time have not set either
Heydler's or Harridge's league
afire.
Not Joe, the Skater
Thus the first time I saw Jo-
seph Gregg performing in the
Stoneham livery, was inclined
to set him down as just another
one Of those Moores, who are
always rounding out some nine
or other. Things were pretty
bleak for the Giants along
about then and my first thought
was that maybe Horace Stone
ham had prevailed on his pal,
Joe Moore. the skater, to fill in
out there for the remainder of
the season.
That was on q late summer
Sunday afternoon season before
last, and I'm not sure but
what it was the first game
Moore ever played at the Polo
Grounds. There was some
other unknown trying to break
in about the same time, and
I recall wondering on my way
home how the Giants ever ex-
pected to get anywhere with the
likes Of Moores, RyanS, Fullises
and SchumacherS
When Moore's signed con-
tract arrived at the Giants
offices yesterday, Colonel Terry,
up from the old ancestral
plantation in Tennessee for a
few days, was mumbling some
thing in his goatee about play.
ing Moore against both left and
right hand pitching.
Joe takes his cut from the
near side of the plate, and dur
ing most of last season Bill was
benching him against southpaw
(BiN Corun., famous New Yor
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The Washington times., 1934-02-06

The Tailors will be strength
ened for tonight's fracas by the
addition of Jack Understein, for
mer Ben Franklin University
hooper.
Another game that should be
worth while, is the Saranac-Co-
lumbia clash in the major section.
The Saranacs recently won the
first half championship by nos
ing out the Trinity Church team
by one point.
Mt. Vernon Surprises
Mt. Vernon Church quint sur
prised by upsetting Bureau of In
vestigation in a hard-fought game
in the major class last night, 26
to "a. Fry was the hero for the
victors with eight points while
Cody Shapiro, former Eastern
High player, scored seven for the
victims.
Heurich's Flashes ira mpl e d
Stewards Pharmacy, Al to 10;
Swann's Service slaughtered Simp-
sons Pharmacy, 48 to Is, and
Twin Oaks trounced Flying Eagles,
81 to 81. in the other league
games.
Three games are on tap in the
Southeast Community Center cir
cult tomorrow night. Congress
Heights and Certified Bakers bat
tie in the main event at 7 o'clock
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
JIM BRASHEARS
BOWLS 10

Jim Brashears, who stars with
the leading Thorn Means in the
Temple Minor Duckpin League,
opened up last night and rolled
ITO game and 400 set.
His powerful game tied the
new season mark established by
Bob Rebholz, Times-Herald ace,
while his set was but one pin
shy of the record 401 of Charley
Wells.
Bob Walters, president of the
Friendship Church League, showed
the boys thing or two about
the game when he rolled a 400
set the first 400 ever rolled in
the league, eclipsing George
Linkins' mark by IL sticks. His
games were 10, $50 and 149.
AL Woods (Patent Office
walloped the pins for 145 game
in the Federal League at Arcadia.
Dick Lee g. P. o. shared in
dividual honors with a 800 set.
DR.. Cotting's 1873 game and Rit-
tenhouse's 1862 set we're best in
the Takoma Church League.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06

Such is the pleasant anticipa-
ton of Georgetown Prep foot
ballers today on the eve of the
grid banquet to be given in their
honor tomorrow in the Rose
Room of the Washington Hotel
beginning at 7 o'clock.
A gala event is in store for the
lads as one of the most inter
esting programs in moons has
been arranged. And not only
this, a big list of notables will
be present to give the entire
affair added prestige.
The featurered bit of the eve
ming will, of course, be the pres
ence of Lou Little, coach of the
now famous Columbia University
eleven which defeated Stanford
in the Rose Bowl game. He will
make the principal address.
Cummings, Toast Master
Others on hand will be Father
v. S. McDonough, of George
town College, director of ath-
letics at the Hilltop during the
Little regime; Rev. Robert S..
Lloyd, S. j., headmaster of
Georgetown Prep; Harry Warner
Sullivan, former Hilltop star and
athletic director at Georgetown
Prep from 1920 to 1925, and
Andrew j. Cummings, president
of the Laurel Racing Association
and a former Georgetown star,
who will act as toastmaster.
Still others will be Arthur
CDutch") Bergman, director Of
athletics at Catholic University;
Gabe Murphy, graduate manager,
Georgetown University; James
Farley, G.. c. Callan, Fred Stohl-
man, william E. Leahy, j. j.
Orlosky, Ralph Hisle, Andrew M
Saul, Frank Kane, D. L. Moor
man, Joseph Healy, Edward j.
Clarke, Eugene DriScoll, Lieut..
Comdr. Albert E. Schrader, OF
Annapolis; Major Thomas Wei
don, of Langley Field, Va; Steve
Barabas, of Georgetown; Morty
Wilmer, of Penn University; Peter
Nee and Dermott Nee, of Wash
ington: William Nelson, Cy NC
Donald, Mike Mcdonald, Ernie
The Washington times., 1934-02-06

Johnny Navins. high jumper:
George Becker, football man, shot
and discus; Joe McCluskey, hur'
dler; Emmett Maher, sprinter and
broad jumper; Bill Carr, sprinter;
and Andy Watson, 220 and 44O
artist.
Willing and Promising
A group of willing and promis-
ing youngsters. But, quite like
in other branches of sport, com.
petition will tell the true story Of
their worth. Coach Mulligan is
holding his breath and hoping.
Changing the subject suddenly.
there's an interesting basketball
game on the collegiate athletic
schedule tonight, which will bring
the University of Maryland and
Virginia fives together at Ritchie
Coliseum, College Park, Nd. Q
o'clock.
The meeting will be the twenty
first between the two teams, two
games having been played each
year since the start of the series
in. 1924. Maryland has won 13
of the contests, and looks for
another triumph tonight, despite
the improved rating Of the Vir-
ginia basketerS.
The game is the lone attrac-
tion on schedule tonight. Two
contests are on tap tomorrow
with American University enter
tanning st. Johns of Annapolis,
at American University, and
Catholic University facing Balti"
more University at Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
WIN,
AS Do CARDS

Another game for Catholic Uni
versity. And another thriller for
George Washington.
Such is the dope today follow
ing collegiate basketball games
last night involving the mentioned
teams. The Cards defeated Loyola
College of Baltimore, 49 to 33
while the Colonials spilled Davis
Elkins. wv. Va) College.
Catholic University's game was
featured by the playing Of Bernie
Lieb and Gene Augusterfer, who
scored II and IS points respec.
lively. Bob McVean, substituting
for Abe Rosenfield, also played
we'll by trimming four baskets for
eight points. RoSenfield was out
of the lineup due to a wrenched
back suffered in the Maryland
game last Friday.
Jimmy Howell was George
Washington's big star. Scoring
II points. this lad proved the
necessary inspiration for a late
game squirt by the Colonials, who
snatched the result out of the
fire when many figured Davis
Elkins easily the victor.
Bill Noonan and Tuffy Lee
Mans also were prominent for the
Colonials. The first named totaled
seven points while Leemans threw
in five for good measure.
Davis Elkins led, 10 to 0 during
the early part of the first half.
but George Washington slowly
reduced this advantage until it
grabbed itself. BY that time the
battling was fast and furious and
had the spectators on edge until
the final gun.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
Clark, Lynch Train
For Marathon Apr. 19

So intent on winning the
Boston Marathon is Haskell
Clark, veteran District runner,
that he plans to go South for a
month where he will do nothing
but prepare himself for the 26-
mile grind. The marathon is
scheduled for Patriots Day,
April 10.
Mike Lynch, now in his fifty
first year, also is training daily
and is showing up well. He also
expects to run in the Boston
classic.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
ORCUTT TAKES
GOLF MEDAL

MIAMI, Feb. 6.-Maureen Or
cutt, of White Beeches, N. j., took
down the qualifying medal in the
Miam m Biltmore women's golf
tournament by virtue of 80, 40-79,
eight above mems par for the
6,640-yard course. A field Of IS
is competing in the tourney.
Helen Hicks placed second with
83, scoring 80 and A for each
nine. Mrs. Opal S. Hill, of Kansas
City. and Grace Amory, of Palm
Beach, tied for third with 86 each.
Match play was scheduled for
tee.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
D. {. Man PIa ans
Soft-BaII
League

A soft-ball twilight baseball
league is planned by v. M. Law
renee, president of the Law
renee Club and District Unlimi-
ted League. Soft-ball is known
as playground baseball here.
The game differs from real
baseball in that the field is
smaller, the ball larger and
softer and the pitchers use an
underhand delivery. The game
is popular in the West and mid.
west States, where several hun.
dred leagues flourish.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
IS NEW
RUTHOF AIR

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Bill Terry.
manager of the New York Giants,
took over Babe Ruth's contract
today to feature on the radio pro-
gram for boys. The Giants man.
ager was signed as result OF
Ruth's attack of influenza which
has kept him abed for the last
two weeks.
Terry will complete his substi-
tute part on the program IN time
to leave the latter end Of this
month for the Giants training
camp at Miami Beach, Fla.
Ruth. in the meanwhile, hopes
to be able to show sufficient i'm.
provement to leave this weekend
for st. Petersburg, Fla, the train
ing camp site of the Yankees.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
Pet Superstitions a Factor
In Ball Player's Life
BY GARRETT WATERS

Are you superstitious? Are you afraid to walk under
ladder? Do you fear years of bad luck break
ing q glass or somethin'?
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
Marty Gallagher Favorite
Over Kennedy Tonight

Marty Gallagher and Les Kennedy will be in action TO-
night at Portners Arena The two scheduled for TO-
round bout Gallagher at 207 pounds will enter the ring in
probably best shape of his Trained fine
razor by Jim McNamara Jewish Community Center athletic
director Marty being picked today to win by all hands
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
BOYS CLUB FIVE SEEKS

The Georgetown Boys Club is
booking games with IS and 100
pound teams at West 1127-J
after 8 D. m.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
FEATURES BOWLING

Pidgeon's ia game and Will
liams' BOT set featured the bowl
ing in the Eastern Star League at
Lucky Strike,
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
Katzman Quint Will ackle
Millers in League Tilt

Benny Katzman, enthusiastic manager Of the Katzman
Taors believes his team will defeat the Miller Furniture in
the feature game of the minor division of the Community
Center Basketball League tonight at o'clock in the Lang
lev Junior High gym
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
Football Ace Shines
In AHAr0und
Capacity
Wilmer Bradley.

wilmer Bradley.
That's the track team at Georgetown University this year.
At least it, the team as lettermen concerned
For Wilmer who is football player of note is the lone
under Coach Jimmy Mugan whip as indoor prac"
tice sessions are held daiy,
The Washington times., 1934-02-06

Worry! Worry! Worry! The solution
tn many of your varied problems can
be found in the WANT AID SECTION
of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1934-02-06
Georgetown Prep Gridders
Await Big Banquet

They fought ganty and they conquered Now they are
tn ha
The Washington times., 1934-02-06

(BM COruD1, famous NeU York e0lunnist, uUrite.
The Warrington Tin1es)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08
HOTEL MEN OF
CITY OPEN WAR
ON LIQUOR TAX
Bootleg Whisky Now Used,
Group Charges, Due to
'Exhorbitant Levy

The Indiana Hotel Mems Associa-
ton yesterday launched a vigorous
protest against what they termed
"exorbitant state excise taxes" in a
session at the SEVERN.
Representatives of retail and
wholesale liquor distributors sat in
the meeting and voiced their pro-
test against state laws which pro-
hibited the sale of liquor to hotels
and clubs.
The association charged that bars,
taprooms and restaurants were buy
ing bootleg liquor and using it for
public sale and consumption in
highballS and cocktails. The distri-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08
CITY CHURCH PLANS
ANNIVERSARY CARD
Central Christian to Mark
1O1St Birthday.

The Central Christian church,
Walnut and FIT. Wayne avenues, will
celebrate the 1O1st anniversary of
its founding Sunday with special
services. and a social program. DR..
William A. Shullenberger is pastor.
Communion will be offered at
10:45 Sunday morning. At 5. there
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dent Franklin D. Roosevelt during
commencement exercises June 20, it
has been learned officially.
1t will be the second time a Presi-
dent has been so honored by the
university. George Washington re-
ceived an honorary degree during
his second term as President.
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Gets S1.S7 Yearly Pay

By United Press.
NAUGATUCK, Conn, June g.
Borough officers appointed Milton
Garvin chief of the fire department
and then named him a driver of ap-
paratus so he could draw a salary
The chiefs job carries no pay. New
he'll receive $187 a year.
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will be social hour, followed by
buffet supper at 6, at which the
choir will be honored guests. Later
the choir will present, in its final
appearance of the season, sacred
concert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08
LAFAYETTE'S PORTRAIT
is LOANED TO FRANCE
Famed Painting Sent to Paris;
Courtesy Repaid.

By UNitcd Press
NEW YORK, June 8.-As a re-
turn courtesy for the loan of Whist
ler's painting of his mother, Amer
lea will send the famous Morse por-
trait of the Marquis de Lafayette
to Paris for the Paris Lafayette
Centenary exhibition. The protrait
was turned over to French. gov
eminent representative today by
Mayor Fiorella La Guardia. 1t will
be exhibited at the Louvre this sum-
mer.
Pennsylvania produces more an
thracite coal than any other state
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08
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For a few cents you can obtain this
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ing your druggist for "SKOOT."-Ad-
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ROOSEVELT TO
RECEIVE HONOR
President Second Executive
to Receive High Degree
from Yale.

By United Press
NEW HAVEN, June 8.-Yale uni
versity will confer an honorary de-
gree of doctor or laws upon Presi-
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butors said that their business had

butors said that their business had
been forced down by illicit sales.
The association suggested two
remedies which will be placed before
Governor Paul V. McNutt and Paul
Fry, excise director They are aboli
ton of the excise tax, or reduction
of the tax. They also will ask that
the excise department rule that Ii
quor may be sold by the drink in
hotels, clubs and qualified restaur-
ants.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

The trouble, it appears, lies in
the strained relations which have
existed for the last two seasons
between Sutherland and the ath-
letic authorities at Pitt.
Objects to Schedules
Pop Warmers most famous dis
ciple objects very strenuously to
the suicide" schedules made up
for his Panthers year after year;
he thinks they're much tougher
than any coach should be asked to
handle.
Where will Jock go?
Maybe Yale
Maybe to Yale, or perhaps to
Michigan if Harry Kpke is lured
to New Haven by the Ellis. Dart
mouth is also considering the vet.
eran Pitt mentor as Jackson Can
nell'S successor.
Sutherland could have had the
Yale job last year, according to
our source of information, who
saw the offe- made to Jock. But
there was a year left on his Pitt
contract. and Sutherland had to
turn down the Eli invitation.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Court Decides
Baer Servant
Or Managers

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18.-
Max Baer, aSpirant to the worlds
heavyweight boxing title, has two
legal managerS-Ancil Hoffman
and j. Hamilton Lorimer-and he
is their servant.
This ruling, handed down to-
day by the California Supreme
Court, viewed Baer as an "em-
ploye" of the two managers.
"The defendants are not the
agents of the plaintiff, but he
is employed by them to engage
in exhibitions" the high court
ruled on Baer'S appeal.
Baer signed five year contract
with Lorimer in October, 1880.
and Hoffman later entered as a
joint manager. In November,
1881, Baer sought to oust them
both.
Determine One Point
According to Baer's attorney,
the appeal to the high court was
only to determine the point of
s'master and servant" status Of
Baer and his managers and not
''the whole merits Of the case"
''The decision will not finally
settle the relations Of Baer and
his managers" the attorney
said. "AnOther suit is pending
IN Sacramento courts bearing
On other phases of the con.
tract"
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

He was a itandout, Of course,
and here and there I could name
other great stars but taking them
by and large the present bunch
average much higher than the old
timers because they have better
equipment and because they've
learned a lot from the old timers
Still Gets Kick
I'm II years old now and I've
had more than half century Of
competitive billiards. I have helC
both the worlds championship at
pocket billiards and three-cush-
ions. I've even held both titles at
the same time. With all that ex-
perience you'd suppose I'd be
tired Of the game, but I can truth
fully say I get just as much Of a
kick out Of every shot as I ever
did. If my health would permit
I'd spend six or seven hours a
day around the table. It's a great
game and I love it.
There weren't many billiard
places in Cuba where I was born
but I took up the game as a
hobby when was a boy and it
has paid me an average Of more
than $4,000 a year since I won
my first title in 1887, when most
of my rivals in the current three
cushion title play weren's even
born.
May Retire
But I'm getting along in years
and I'm tired of travelling and
unless I qualify for the world
three-cuShion event in New York
next month, I'll retire from tour
nament play.
I've had my share of thrills and
the greatest of them all was in
st. Louis in 1904 when I was
playing Jerome Keough for the
worlds pocket billiard title.
Near the finish, he needed only
nine balls and I needed 70. Then
he became too cautions. When he
needed but three balls, I still
needed 80. He made one but
scratched and I finally won out
AS I said before, I still get a
kick out of the game but it's get
ting near time for me to move
onto the sidelines and let the
younger fellows chalk up some
titles
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
'. P. |. MATMEN
AWAIT TEST

BLACKSBURG, Va, Jan. ia
promising array of wrestlers and
their new coach await the first
big test at Virginia Tech. Var
sity and freshmen grapplers Of
the University of North Carolina
are the foe when Earl 11iSon
inaugurates his new regime here
Saturday.
The freshmen will face the Tar
Heel yearlings Saturday at 3
p. m. and the varsity boys hope
to atone for defeats in basket
ball and boxing when they tangle
with the big boys at Z o'clock. A
varsity boxing meet with Catho-
lie University follows the varsity
event at $3.50.
Virginia Techs probable line
ups: Varsity-11S, Emory Min
mich: 1875, Russell Minter; 1876.
Joe Gibbs; 145, Clint Broyles;
155, Rowland Fisher; 1855. Bob
Priode; IT'S, Capt. Nelson Wal
drop conference champion) un-
limited, Iris Huffman.
Freshmen-118, D. r. Cham
bers; 1876, j. T. Evans; 1876, r. K.
Punches; 145, Pete Barrow; 1855,
M. P. Gooden; 165, j. F. Bell;
IT'S, w. Robins or Charles Wag-
ley: unlimited, Kay DALEY or
rlinky Piland.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
C.U.FROSH BURY
CENTRAL FIVE

Washington's inter!high basket
erS are today congratulating
themselves that their games yes
terday do not count in the series
standings.
The league-leading Centralites,
minus the starting lineup which
rested after the hard fight with
Tech Tuesday, were no match
for the fast-traveling Catholic
University freshmen, who stopped
them, SO to "a, at Brookland.
Techs paSSerS lost an eyelaSh
decision to Georgetown Prep, 21
to 40, which saw AL Gillem lead
the scoring with II points. Roose-
Welt's Rough Riders" put up a
gallant fight against Episcopal
High before bowling in an over
time scrap, 1923. Capt. "Huck"
Cavanaugh led both teams with
18 points, including six field
goals and six foul shots.
Landon School won an over
time game from Bethesda Chevy,
21-1S. The score was tied, 17-17,
ct the end Of the regulation time.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
HUBBELL SIGNS
FOR $4,000

NEW YORK, Jan. 18-The
New York Giants, champions OF
the baseball world, today expect
to have all their players signed
up before any other major league
team.
Jim Tierney, secretary, got the
first signed contract back yester-
day. It was Carl Hubbell's. The
ace of the Giant pitching staff
and hero of the last world series
signed for $4,000, an increase CT
$4,000 over last year. Tierney
said the rest would fall in line
without quibbling.