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The Washington times., 1934-03-07

SPORTS
That Third ATTEMPT
To Catch Baseball
From Top of Monument
By KIRK MILLER

Gabby Street, the old Wash
lngton catcher, and Billy Sui
Ivan, of the White Sox. are the
only two ball players ever to
turn the trick of catching ball
emanating from the top of the
Washington Monument. The
third and last player to attempt
1t was Paul Krichell, who was
made the brunt of a very sour
rilous trick on the day he made
the attempt.
But before going on with the
yarn, we believe we should in
form you that this Krichell
played his first baseball for
Clark Griffith when the latter
was manager of the old New
York Highlanders back in 1905.
1t seems the then Highland
erS, more latterly called the
Yankees, were badly in need Of
catcher and Griffith dele
gated the manager of some
Semi-pro team around New York
TO dig him up a backStop.
Griff Had Forgotten
Krichell was playing on the
Bronx Athletics and was Sc
lected to fill Griffith'S order.
He lasted about a month. and
as Kricheu very recently told
Griff in New York, mustn't have
made much of an impression.
as the Old Fox had forgotten
all about the incident.
Anyway Krichell later caught
for the Browns and it was
while in st. Louis uniform he
elected to try to duplicate the
featS OF Sullivan and Street.
The one mistake Krichell
made. however, was to confide
his ambition to one of his team
mates by tie name of Hap
Hogan. who had what Krichell
calls a warped idea of fun.
particularly when he had been
loisting too many beers.
Had To Use Chute
Now. if you've ever been to
the top of Washington Monu-
ment, you know the outside
ledge is very wide and that the
arm isn't long enough to drop
ball out of the window. suf-
ficiently far enough rom the
edge to let the ball, in falling.
clear the walls as they taper
outward toward the. bottom.
So it was necessary to build a
chute, place it through the
window and let the ball out at
some distance in order to keep
the ball from banging against
the side of the monument.
Well, sir. this funster. Hogan,
climbed to the top with a bas-
ket of several dozen balls. H
was to let out two at a given
interval, so that Krichell.
standing near the base. could
judge the air current. Hogan
dropped the two balls at the
proper moments and Krichell
got set for the one he was to
catch.
He saw o.!e, then to and
then three, four, five and six
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
Made by Kricheu
Who Played for Griff
Ended In Joke

and so on until a ver1table rain
of baseballS came down and ulti-
mately he had to run inside the
monument for cover.
Giants Find Out
The first reaction to the live
lier ball adopted by the National
League comes out of the Giants
training camp at Miami Beach
where Hughie Critz and Carl
Hubbell have both gone on rec
ord.
Hughie, who showed such
great throwing power and speed
last season, admits the jack
rabbit sphere may take some
thing from his efficiency in the
field. but that this will be off
set by the boosting of his batting
average. With the old, or dead
ball, used in the National
League, Critz covered a lot Of
ground. but the first few days
Of fielding he has INDUCED in
this year have proven to him
that the lively ball can get
places faster than his legs.
Hubbell is no stranger to the
fast pellet as he hurled it in the
world series with Washington
and in the Century of Progress
game in Chicago last Summer.
He finds with the thinner cover
and seams that do not protrude
so much the ball meets less
wind resistance and does not
take the English" so well. Too,
observes Carl, the ball won't
float as did the old one and
the outfielders will find it drops
faster, many flies going for hits
rather than putouts.
It is beginning to look as
though it will be Steve Hamas,
the popular Penn State product,
who will have to be the next
guinea pig on whom Primo Car
nera tests his skill. Max Baer
can't seem to make up his mind
to leave the footlights and
thereby he is passing up an op-
portunity to be the American
who might bring the heavy
weight title back to this coun-
try. Baer is better equipped
by size and weight than is Ha-
mas. to return the title to this
country, but at least Hamas. by
his challenge from the ring in
Miami, is willing to try, whereas
Baer is silent.
On November l and 3, 1882,
The Times, in discuss Ssing
changes in athletic officials at
Georgetown University. made
certain references to the gradu-
ate manager of athletics H.
Gabriel Murphy, which to the
best of its knowledge at the
time were founded on fact. The
references we're not intended to
offend any individual, and were
part of a portrayal of general
changes in policy and personnel
over period of years at
Georgetown Any misrepresen-
tation was not purposeful and
The Times hereby retractS those
portions of the articles which
miSrepreSented the facts.
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
Pickups and
Putouts
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEOKGE A. SlMPSON
Ed Hargaden, leading scorer
in the Eastern intercollegiate
Basketball Conference, will
strive to maintain his position
when Georgetown entertains
Carnegie Tech in the closing
game for the HOyaS Saturday
night. RED" Rathjen and Bert
harrington, George Washington
athletes, are on the mend. the
former surrendered his appen-
dix and FarringtOn'S football
knee was renovated M. G. M.
(the film company against which
that Russian princess obtained
judgment in a London cOurt)
will make a movie on John Nc
Graw's life. Travis Jackson
will play short for the New York
Giants if his weak knees behave
:. Manager Bill Terry believes
Jackson more valuable than
BIondy Ryan, who rescued the
sinking Giants last year.
The Washington times., 1934-03-07

Elmer was sent here on the
recommendation of Joe Engel,
president of the Chattanooga
Club, who figured President Grit
fifth and Manager Joe Cronin
might find him handy man to
have around, not to mention the
fact that they might see in the
backstop a promising prospect
for future consideration.
Klumpp's Stock Rises
When practice started Klumpp
Ewas considered only in the handy
man class This thought was
arrived at because Luke Sewell,
Moe Berg and Cliff Bolton were
due to be present, also dllt to
compose the catching staff of the
team, from the start of the sea-
son.
But Elmer began attracting at
tention soon after the first few
hours of practice, because first,
only Luke Sewell was on hand to
catch the pitchers, and second
because, Cliff Bolton made his
absence conspicuous by virture of
his salary differences with Prasi
dent Clark Griffith.
Today, Klumpp is better off
than he ever was even before he
was first considered as a member
of the 1884 training camp crew.
He is being thought of as a DOS
sible big leaguel now because
Bolton isn't around also because
the team must find third string
backstop if the stubborn Cliff
continues to stay in the holdout
class.
EoItOn's Competition
Whatever happens in the next
two or three weeks will be interest
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
Turkey Shoot Billed
By Citizens GrOuD

The Stephen Citizens Associa-
ton will conduct a turkey shoot
Saturday at p. m. on Edmons-
ton Road, East Riverdale, Md.
Guns are not to exceed 12
gauge and shells furnished by the
committee must be used. The
targets will be stationary at ap-
proximately IS yards. Special
ranges may be used by women.
Anyone interested is invited to
participate.
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
SQUAD.
TOOMUCH To
HANDLE
By GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

Ilmeb Stdll NOAACSPOSAO
BILOXI, Miss, March IA
board of strategy! A brain trust!
A cabinet of coaches!
Call it what you may, but from
now until the exhibition games
begin, the Griffmen are going to
drill with one of these groups
present.
The unexpected largeness of the
squad makes it necessary. At any
rate Manager Cronin hit the plan
today and formed his cabinet"
because he realized after looking
over the small army of performers
at hand that he couldn't, for an
instant, give everybody his undi-
vided attention.
The board consists of coaches
Al Schacht and Nick Altrock,
Catchers Luke Sewell and Moe
Berg, and himself. 1t will be the
duty of each man to take special
group of pitchers under his wing
and drill them in the art of pitch
ing.
In this way, the youngsters
won't have to listen to first this
coach, then the next, but only to
one man throughout the training
grind. The youngsters should
benefit greatly.
Inaugurate Plan
The plan had its inception at
yesterdays practice session.
Coaches Altrock and Schacht
picked themselves one or two
youngsters to tutor, Catchers Luke
Sewell and Moe Berg, the same.
and Manager Cronin, the re-
malnder. The same plan will be-
followed today and will be con-.
tinued until President Clark Grif-
filth is either ready to wave the
pruning knife, or suggest that the
KIDS be given chances in the
coming exhibition games.
The athletes will be ready for
the annual volley ball games be.
ginning today. Trainer Mike
Martin has been waiting ever
since the start of practice for
this and is glad that the time has
come for action because as he
views it, "the game of volley ball
is one of the best conditioners a
training camp squad can employ"
Because such a large collection
OF players are on hand, Martin
will probably be forced to run two
shifts at the net. No performer
is exempt, on a check-up with
Martin, which means that regular
and rookie will be found taking
his turn at various intervals.
Bat Drill Friday
Manager Cronin stated today
that he'd probably inaugurate
batting practice by Friday. He
had hoped to commence it today.
but figured he'd better wait until
the kinks had been worked more.
concluSively out of the arms of
the pitchers.
At that pitchers and pitchers
only will feature the drill because
so many are in camp. However,.
catchers Moe Berg, Luke Sewell
and Elmer Klumpp and infielder
Cecil Travis will find time to
sneak to the batters box as will
Manager Joe Cronin, in view of
every ball players love to step up
to the pan and "1ock out" few.
When this starts, business at
camp will decidedly pick up. And
it will help, too, for then better
line will be gotten on every man
in camp, whether he be pitcher,
catcher, infielder, or outfielder.
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
Klumpp Bidding for Job
Cliff Bolton Ignores
BY Times. Staff Correspondent

BILOXI, Miss, March 7.The wheels which turn the many
fates and fortunes in baseball may smile silent party
before the training of the Gffs has expired
He Elmer Klumpp Chattanooga catcher who here to
help receive the small army of pitchers hand.
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
TOP SCORERS

Hodges 1876 game and tanners
378 set, were high for the Mems
Lutheran League at Arcadia.
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
LAWRENCE INSECTS MEET

Lawrence Clubs insect team
meets Friday night at 7:30 o'clock
at 1882 H st. N. E. Players who
will not reach their sixteenth
birthday until after the baseball
season ends are urged to attend.
The Washington times., 1934-03-07
HOCKEY TEAMS CLASH

Forsyth Club meets Dudley &
Kiefer Pharmacist tonight in
roller skate hockey game at Silver
Spring Armory at 9 o'clock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04

the House are made. members still
will be in the red ON their experience
this winter.
There is another side to the ques-
tion, however. Regular sessions are
limited by the Constitution to ninety
days. There is no limit to the dura-
tion of special session. The lack OF
salary for members is a wholesome
deterrent, which would be removed
in the future, if members were able
to draw their per diem indefinitely.
AS matters stand, special sessions cost
the members money, but they also are
a charge against the taxpayers, be-
cause there is an army of employees to
pay, printing bills, and so on.
The citizen who files for a seat in
the Legislature offers to take the job
as it stands, including the hazard of
special sessions. There is some ele-
ment of self sacrifice in honest and
conscientious service in the Legisla-
ture, and this is as it should be. The
honor is some compensation. 1t will
be unfortunate if place in the Legis-
lature becomes so lucrative as to be
a fat personal plum, made fatter by
prolonged special sessions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
A REAL DIVIDEND

The citizens of Owatonna, down in
Steele county, very likely were much
pleased when they were given notice
by the Public Utilities Commission Of
that city that their electric service
bills. including light. power, cooking.
and street lights for the month Ct De-
cember, were not to be paid. 1t was
good Christmas gift to the people
of that community, amounting in all
to approximately $4,000.
The Public Utilities Commission
stated that the gift was made possible
by improved efficiency in the plant.
Net savings to the plant by substi-
tuition of natural gas for coal is total
ing approximately $4,000 annually,
according to members of the commits
sion.
Mr.. Schoen, a commission member,
stated it is his belief that natural gas
as fuel for home heating purposes
will not be the most reasonable fuel
until such a time as it will be dis
tributed by the city through it's own
plant.
OwatOnna, like many other southern
Minnesota communities, is cOnserv-
alive one, but they have made a sue
cess Of their municipal electric light
plant.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
PRODUCE THE EVIDENCE

Duluth Publicity writes editorially
that Governor Olson is doing his best
to increase the states Indebtedness
by S5,OOO.000 to feed his Farmer
Laborites at the public crib under the
pretext of giving relief to the unem-
ployed. Not a dollar should be APP
prcpriated for this purpose"
During the past year or two many
drought stricken farmers have been
helped through the state government,
also farmers who have LIST their crops
by hail or other calamities. None Of
those farmers have been asked their
party utilization so far as we know.
If they were in distress they got the
help and party politics did not enter
into the picture. The help was espe-
cially in the way of providing hay
and feed for livestock that would 9TH
erwise starve or have to be scld on
a very low market. BY feeding the
live stock the people were helped.
If the Duluth Publicity can prove
let the facts be known. or
else refrain from loose writing that
only leads to misunderstanding, pre-
JUDGE and discontentment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
THERE MUST BE 4 MORAL
TO THIS
(The Minnesota JeffersOnian)

IC oCilCl sOlildiD
The Democratic party in Minnesota.
among many Affections, has a group
that the Democratic party will become
too closely aligned with the Farmer
Labor party. 1t was this issue, in fact,
that brought the trump" section into
being, if the leaders of that movement
can be believed.
Leadership in the regular" faction
of the party, identified principally by
its support of Roosevelt, was accused
by the jumpers" of betrayal of the
nominees of the state ticket for sup
port of the national ticket by the
Farmer-Labor party.
Be that as it may, President Roose-
welt received about 100000 votes in
Minnesota. Governor Olson received
$4,000. Regain, the nominee of the
Democratic party, received 10000.
1t would seem safe to assume that
regardless Of what the Democratic
party did, The Farmer-Labor party
supported the Democratic national
ticket to the extent of about 100000
votes or mere, and provided two-thirds
of the total and more than double the
vote of the Democratic party itself in
the state.
Instead of being appreciative of this
political cooperation that put Mime
sofa in the Democratic column ma
tionally for the first time in history.
this group of self-styled Simon-pure
Democrats point to the result as proof
of their charges of Illicit collision
Since election they have been eXer-
cising their frenZies and voicing the
fear that members of the Farmer
Labor party would be too extensively
compensated for the part they played
in the national tickets victory in the
state, part which it is claimed could
not be escaped.
If a Farmer-LabOrite is so much
as mentioned for some minor bread
and butter position, it is the signal
for the restless group to trot out the
big berthaS and to start lombard
ing everyone within striking distance
with complaints. Fear that the DEM
ocratic party in Minnesota will lose
its identity or virtue or something by
association with the liberal element
in politics is mania or phobia with
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04

all the rest of the silly prohibitory
methods which have been the hot
bed In which the vices Of prohibit
ton have flourished. There is only
one thing to be said and that is that
we deserve that they should flourish
as a punishment for our stupidity.
And they probably will.
Asks Individual Option.
In the name of common sense let's
have local option and county option!
Why shouldn't the various localities
of the state be their own arbiters?
But let's have some individual option
too. Mass mind has surely not so far
possessed us that there are no think
ing individuals left among us.
The filibuster and ridiculous per-
Torrance of part Of the house last
night was a spectacle of few peo-
pie trying to delay and Illustrate the
accomplishment of sensible control.
It's an outrage and unworthy of the
men who are pursuing it. Vets and
drys engaged upon it should all be
called to account by their districts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
ROOSEVELT'S PEACE CHALLENGE
(St Paul Daily NewS)

President Roosevelt's three-point
world peace program as outlined in
his address to the Woodrow Wilson
foundation, is a challenge to the
statesmen of the world.
1t is a most simple proposal and
it would be effective, if the states
men really wanted peace instead of
protesting it.
The president would do away with
all the treaties, covenants, compli-
Gated peace machinery and other
paraphernalia which the statesmen
have used to sidetrack the demands
of plain people for peace.
In their place he proposes that
every nation agree to eliminate in a
short period every weapon of offense
and limit its armament to nOnmobile
works and agree not to permit any
of its armed forces to cross it's own
borders-these agreements not to go
into effect until all nations have
signed up.
This last proposal would serve to
show mankind the nations which
still prefer war to peace and put the
protesting and protesting statesmen
on the spot.
President Roosevelt frankly forsees
opposition from the political leaders
and the observation-disclosures, argu-
ment, befogging amendment and even
ridicule"-but this is, nevertheless,
his challenge to the other nations.
1t is also the present American
policy and it is a good one. The next
thing to do is to demonstrate it's sin
cerity by absolute refusal to make any
commitments or take any part in any
political proceedings abroad which
are not in it's spirit.
And if war does come out of some
of the imperialistic adventures now
so thinly disguised in both Europe
and Asia, the United States should
stay out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
so THE cow DIED
american Guardian)

The family is thoroughly commu-
nistic institution, but once two rugged
individualists get married. They
didn't have enough money to buy a
COW apiece, so the 'he" of the happy
couple bought the front end of a cow
and his wife bought the rear.
The next day he started out to milk
Bossy, but his wife came out in a
great rage and told him not to tres
pass en- her property. AS he respected
the sacred rights of property, he ac-
knOwledged his error and sneaked
away. However, his property at once
became a frozen asset in his eyes, so
he quit feeding Bossy's front end
When his wife started to feed her, he
in turn ordered her not to trespass on
his property. Being a rugged individu-
alist, there was nothing for the wife
to do but obey, and so the COW died.
Of course they might have owned
Bossy in common and shared more or
less equally in the milk she gave, but
that would have been rank Socialism.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
BEWARE OF GYPSIES

AT one time or another during each
year almost every community is Wis
tied by band of gypsies who snCop
around in the business places and
generally make a nuisance of them
selves. 1t is no uncommon thing to
find that after a visit of this element
that various items are missed from the
shelves of the business places, or sums
of money missed from the tills or
persons of the ones entertaining them.
The subject of this editorial is an
item announced from Lewiston recent
ly when two gypsy women visited a
hardware dealer there much the same
way that band visited Askov just re-
Gently. The women had come into the
store at noon and had been ordered
out twice when they returned and
wanted to buy tricycle.. The mer-
chant ordered them out again and
walked to the cash register to cash a
check for a customer. One of the
women sauntered toward him and sud-
denly grabbed the bills from his hand
and ran out of the door. The mer-
chants son gave chase, but as far as
is known the gypsies are still going.
1t might be little rough and I'M
ethical to throw such people out of a
place but after all that would be the
safest and possibly would teach them
that they cannot ride rough shod over
private property.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
ENDS ARGUMENT
Brook Park, MINI.
or AskOv American:

Editor AskOv American:
am glad to see Lars p. Jensen
thoroughly enjoyed my last article.
would have enjoyed Mr.. Jensen's ar
ticle more if he had stuck to the
issue instead of beating it around the
bush. | would hardly call it coming
to a mans rescue because one has the
audacity to remind critic in mOdi-
fed way, that he is probably mot so
hot" himself. If | were in your boots,
Mr.. Jensen, | wouldn't flatter myself
in the belief that your article on pre-
ferred stock called for a rescue. If
the mayor had thought so and deemed
it worth while, | think he would be
capable of rescuing himself and do
so very nicely.
had worked three days and you
had already started on your fourth
day when your Last Minute Kick
appeared in the paper. Now, do you
really mean to say that this Last
Minute Kick" of yours could bring re-
suits before it was issued? If it
brought any results it probably in
most cases, riled people to the extent
that they gave vent to their inGigna-
ton in language hardly fit for print.
Gathering your article on Preferred
Stock in a nutshell it seems, Mr.. Jen-
sen, you were determined to criticise
the mayor regardless of whatever
move he made, if you didn't get job
and if he did what he could for you to
help you get a job. You have al
ways seemed to advocate your desire
for a square deal. Why net start with
yourself and give your fellOwmen at
least fair chance, if not a square
deal?
Have | ever voted in Askov village?
No, | have never voted in the precinct
of Askov village, thus it is very Incl
dental that l have never voted for the
mayor.
Your statements about "prOlOnging
a mans misery in your first and last
articles are rather puzzling; as far as
I'm concerned, l like to have my mis-
cry prolonged, when | can do so at
eighty-five cents an hour, even if it
is for only one hour.
You have failed to state a good sub
stantial reason for your criticism in
your article on preferred stock, and |
don't think you can. So therefore l
will withdraw. | see no object in ar
guing or discussing eggs, pants pock-
cts, the number of times a mans
name is used, ETC., etc.
| thank you for your information"
and hope that | am not leaving any
one with hard feelings because | have
dared to voice my opinion in a man
ner and way that | see fit.
CARL DIXEN.
ASkOv, MINI.