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Evening star., 1934-03-29
DANCERS SEPARATE
Davis and Brooks Dissolve Team

DAVIS ana BrOokS dissolve 1edm
and Divorce Is Sought.
CHICAGO, March 20 @.-The
dance team of Deering Davis and
Louise Brooks is dissolved and the
former Wichita. Kans. film actress
is New York bound seeking to earn
the wherewithal to sue for divorce,
her attorney made known yesterday.
The attorney. Philip R. Davis, said
Miss Brooks departed on late train
last night without a good-by to her
husband and recent professional part
ner and leaving only a note of her
intentions.
They were married last October
Davis is a member of a prominent
Chicago family.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
STUFFED WHALE MOVED
30O-Mile Trip Aided by Police in
England.

England.
MORECAMBE, England UP.-They
moved Eric here from Southend-o
Sea, 300 miles away, but it wasn't
easy. Special police arrangements
were necessary along the route, and
the journey took week. Eric rode
in a 100-foot trailer, pulled by a spe-
cial 180- horsepower truck.
A conductor at the rear OF the
trailer used a telephone to keep the
driver informed as to how Eric was
making out. Eric is elton stuffed
whale.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
PHONE NUMBER SAME
Husband Explains Yanking In

strument to Hurl at Woman.
CHICAGO R-Called to explain
an accusation that he yanked a tele-
phone from the wall and hurled it at
the head of Miss Edna Brown, the
accused, Charles Wilson, said:
Judge. I had to. You see. we were
moving and wanted to keep the same
telephone number"
Miss Brown was accused of shoot
ing Wilson, and the case was dis
missed.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
Scholars Take Lead.

Nearly half the vacancies in the
last examination of the British Ad-
ministrative class of the civil Serv-
ice were won by boys who obtained
university scholarships from ele-
mentary or secondary schools.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
Pickups and
Putouts

Barney Welsh, Ralph McEl.
venny and DOoley Mitchell hope
that Minneapolis strike ends be-
fore August 13 when the ma
tional public parks tennis cham
pionship begins there. they
don't relish the thought Of play
ing tennis under martial law
..Winfree Johnson has the
right idea. lis promoting swim
ming meets in the TakOma Park
and Tech pools for boys and
girls. the Junior swimmers
have been overlooked. the
same applies to Frank Emmett
who works feverishly in be-
half of junior golfers Of the Dis
trict. Robert F. "DOc" Sui.
livan regained his appetite on a
fOur.day trip to Southern Mary
land. Wallace Hug he's fire.
auents the Airport pool. Bob
Leverton, local boy who wears
the athletic garb Of University
of Richmond, works as a life
guard at the Tech pool. besides
being an all-around athlete,
LevertOn is also president Of his
fraternity and next years senior
class. a midget nine sports the
name of Allan McAlwee, chief
brOadcaster of the RenrOcs.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
A, l.. PITCHERS
SLOWING Up

It is a tough year for American
League pitchers. In 1888, the
A, L. hurlers had pitched eighty
two games by late July in which
the opposition made only five hits
or less. There were 80 five.hlt
games, 81 of four hits, IL three.
hitters, five two-1it contests and
five one-hit affairs.
This year, there have been ten
less five-hit games, eight less
four-hit battles, two less three
hit games, three less two-hlt
games and one less one-hit con-
test, a total of So pitching stunts
as compared with 81 year ago
And the same ball has been used
Then, there have been only 26
shut outs so far thhis season as
compared with "a at this time
in 1888.
All of which indicates the
pitching has not been as effective
this year as last season.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
Last Nights Fights

At New York-Leo Del Genio,
New York, and Jimmy Fantini,
1874, New York, drew (6).
Lou Camps. 1913, New York.
outpointed Tommy Mankin, 100.
New York (6).
At Jersey City, N. J.-steve
Dudas, Edgewater, N. j., won a
decision over Yustin Struts, New
York (8).
At Boston, Mass.-Tony Shucco,
17S, Boston, successfully defended
his New England heavyweight
title against Dick Madden, 191,
Boston (1O.
At Washington-Don Petrin,
176, Newark, N. j., won a de-
cision over Eddie Simms, 191.
Cleveland Q0).
At Chicago-Davey Day and
frankie Sagilio, Chicago light
weights, drew dO. Art sykes.
Elmira, N. Y, heavyweight, de.
feated Les Mariner, Chicago.
by technical knockout 90. Joe
Louis, Detroit heavyweight, de"
feated Larry Udell, Minneapolis.
by technical knockout (2).
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
TEAM
PICKS WAGNER
CAP 7 AIN
BY SID KATZNELL

Although the soccer season does
not get under way until autumn,
the German-American Sport Club
has been quite busy the past sew
eral weeks ironing out plans for
the next season.
First of all, the members unani-
mously elected Fritz Wagner, for
years one of Districts strongest
advocates of the soccer game,
president; Gus Tolsman, vice
president; Joe Miller, secretary.
and Louis Rickter. treasurer.
After the election, the boys
agreed to enter the Southeastern
Semipro League of Maryland. In
cidentally, the German-American
outfit will be the only Simon Pure
combination in the circuit. Pro
ceeds received from games will be
turned over to the German
American Club fund.
Edwards Captain
Lewis Edwards, formerly with
Kensington Blue Bells, Pennsyl'
vania State champions, will cap
tain the team. He plays inside
left forward.
Some of the other stellar per-
formers on the roster are Heinie
Heise, William Muehlhausen, vii.
liam Kuehner, Bill Miller, Fred
Herath, Jess Burton. Louis Gum
and Fritz Fischer. Burton is the
Oldest player in point of service in
Washington. He played with the
Walford Club, four years District
champions; Mcclellan, Columbia
Heights and British United before
casting his services with German"
American.
Open in October
The German-American Club
opens its season officially the first
Sunday in october with Stonewall
Democrat Club, of Baltimore, on
Benning Field. However, it will
see action way before that in Phil
adelphia, meeting the Kensington
Blue Bells in an exhibition con-
test the latter part of August.
Nine other teams are in the
Southeastern League besides the
local club. They are Canton A. c.
Locust Rangers; German-Amer-
ican Club, of Baltimore; Balti-
more Soccer Club; Comi Booters;
st. Elizabeth A. c.; Bethlehem
Steel; Fernwood A. c. and the
Stonewall Democrat Club. All are
from Maryland.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
LIST
F|FTEENFLOOR
CONTESTS

The intersectional flavor in ath-
letic competition for George Wash
ington University is wing
stronger, according to today's an"
nouncement Of games scheduled
for the 1oS4-35 Colonial basketball
team.
Assistant Athletic Director Max
harrington has arranged IS con-
tests thus far.
Indiana Listed
Heading the intersectional foes
will be University Of Indiana, ten.
tatively listed for the Colonial
gymnasium on December 81 in the
piece de resistance of the preholi-
day campaign. Indiana has never
before engaged G. w. U. in any
sport, and is the first Big Ten
Conference basketball team to ap-
pear on the locals schedule.
Wittenberg College, Of Ohio,
and Drake University, Of Des
Moines, both strong midwest
ern representatives, will visit
Washington to meet the Buff and
Blue on December 20 and January
5, respectively. These teams also
are new to Colonial schedules.
To Play C. C. N. Y.
Schedule.maker harrington has
plucked as the real plum OF his
efforts, however, the City College
of New York team, which will
make it's first appearance in
Washington in many years to
meet the Colonials on January 9.
C. c. N. Y, coached by the
famous Nat Holman and gen.
orally regarded for two seasons
the Eastern collegiate court
champion, has met and defeated
G. w. U. on two occasions in New
York. In 1888 the Holman team
conquered the Colonials in the
feature game of the New York
Mayors Charity Carnival in Mad
ison Square Garden, thus begin
ming warm rivalry that has seen
G. w. absorb two trouncings for
which it is anxious to atone be-
fore a hometown crowd next
winter.
The list announced today by
harrington follows, with more
games to be added:
TAo TollaDa W
wittenberg College at G. W.; Fl. Uni
versity of Indiana at G. W.
Jan. 4-Baltimore University at g. W.
5, Drake University at G. w; Z, Lynch
burg College at G. W; 9. City College
of New York at G. W.. ii, Elon College
at G. W; IS, Geneva College at Beaver
| Falls. Pa.
Feb. 1-villanova College at Philadel-
phia, Pa: 4, West Virginia University
at Morgantown, w. Va: 8. Long Island
University at Long Island; .. st. Johns
| College at Brooklyn. N. Y: 16, Western
Maryland College at G.. W.: II, Temple
University at G. w.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31

Ben, we believe every word of
1t, using your letter and club book
let, "Backlashes," as criterion to
go by. The slogan, For the Glory
of the Sport" is fine and appre-
ciated by me more than you can
realize, because one of the finest
fishing pictures I own is so auto
graphed by Larry Richey, a fish
ing secretary of fishing Presi-
dent.
Your enclosure from the Asbury
Press is too good to keep, so I am
passing it on:
PUTTING FISHING ON THE
LEVEL.
It has just occurred to us that
all fishermen should be subjected
to the cross-examination given
President Roosevelt near the COM
pletion of his angling expedition
in Caribbean waters.
Proves Ability
It will be remembered that the
Presidents son told newspaper
men that the Chief Executives
luck as a follower of Izaak Walton
was not extraordinary, whereupon
Mr.. Roosevelt showed that he was
a fisherman by announcing that
he had made several impressive
catches.
Newspaper men don't like to be
fooled; they know that the same
fish cannot be large and small, &C
cording to the description. So
they "raided' the Presidents
yacht and conducted an inquiry
Mr.. Roosevelt stretched his arms
to indicate the size of his victims
but the usual discount was taken
and the reporters decided that nc
The Washington times., 1934-07-31

lines were broken by the size Of
the catch.
To conduct similar investiga-
tions Of all fishing parties would
be a contribution to the national
veracity. Nobody can eXaggerate
quite so proficiently as an angler,
and nowhere is the need for "check
and double check" so vital to
those who would ascertain the
truth.
Submit Story
Therefore, let it be decreed that
hereafter every fisherman submit
his story to a board Of weights
and measures before he is allowed
to tell his friend of his luck. Only
one difficulty arises; such a
policy would ruin fishing as
sport, for half the fun is to mag.
Nifty the size of the catch verbally.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
Cubs and Cards
RepIay Protest
Game Today

CHICAGO, July 31.-The
Chicago Cubs and the st. Louis
Cardinals begin baseball game
this afternoon at Wrigley Field
in the seventh inning with the
Cubs at bat and leading, 5-to-1.
and with two men out and two
on base.
It will be a playoff of that
part of the game played on
July 2, 1884, after Umpire Bill
KLEIN made his Interpretation Of
the infield fly rule. which
caused the Cardinals to protest.
KLEIN had never been known
to make a mistake before in his
many years of umpiring, but
President John A. Heydler hon
ored the Cardinal protest and
ordered the game Heplayed from
the seventh inning on.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
jim BEATABLE,
SAYS GEORGE

Jimmy Londos may be worlds
champion to your average wrest-
ling fan. To Ed Don George
however, he's just another good
wrestler, inferior both to himself
(George) and the man he defeat
ed this past June (Jim Brown
ing).
Successful in holding Londos
to a three-hour and 40-minute
draw in Boston recently, George
engages Sander Szabo at the
Griffith Stadium, Thursday night.
Entering the ring with the idea
that Londos was virtually a world
beater, George now admits he
was badly mistaken. He says:
every time think of 1t I
get mad at myself for not beat
ing Jimmy that night. After
we had evened up at . fall
apiece I had several great
breaks but failed to take ad"
vantage of them"
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
BUILDS
|NM|DSEASON

DALLAS, Tex, July 31.-Dety-
ing the old adage that q winning
team can't be built in mid7seaSon,
the Dallas Steers are stalking
their hopes of winning the 1884
Texas League pennant on a num-
ber of newcomers who were &C.
quired in a frantic scramble for
talent to stem a losing tide that
was brought on by a combination
of bad breaks and diSSension.
Manager Fred Brainard hopes to
have almost a complete new in
field in his lineup within q few
days. In addition, the revamped
Herd presents a new f1rst-string
backstop and one change in its
outfield makeup. Another con-
sistent winning right-handed
pitcher still is being sought.
Following are some of the re-
cent acquisitions by the Dallas
club:
Catcher John Pasek, obtained
on option from the Chicag g o
White Sox; First Baseman Dutch
Prather, bought outright from
Nashville: Second Baseman Byrne
James, obtained in a trade with
st. Poul after the latter club pur-
chased him from Atlanta; Third
Baseman Joe Chamberlin, ac-
uuired under option from the
White Sox; Outfielder Stanley
Schino, bought outright from the
Chattanooga LookoutS; Pitcher
Clarence Feiber, Southpaw. OBJ
tanned from San Antonio.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31

Petrln, undaunted by his
opponents physical superiority,
outsmarted him and outpunched
him during the first seven
rounds, but showed the strain of
it as Simms cuffed him around
in the eighth and ninth.
Petrin made it a point to beat
Simms to the punch, stepping
into him to drive in hard lefts
and rights to- his rivals stomach,
and swapping his head back with
well-timed left jabs when he came
in, and left-hooking him to the
jaw at long range.
Simms Uses Weight
Simms' continuous clinching
during the early rounds, in which
he threw his full weight on his
lighter foe, wore Petrin down and
he couldn't dance away from
Simms in the eighth and ninth
rounds when the Clevelander
rushed him to ropes and smashed
both fists to his stomach.
Petrin, however, pulled away
or ducked under hay-making
punches to the head and retaliated
with left hooks to the head.
Simms had Petrin worried with
a lashing attack to the stomach
in the ninth, but again Petrin
weaved and rolled and side
stepped out of danger.
The tenth round was fairly
fast, with both men punching
away at each other in furious
fashion, but Petrin had a slight
edge.
frankie F'ullam, former Cath
olic U. middleweight, was a sore
disappointment to the fans, when
he drew with Bob Turner, of
Newport News in a pepless eight
round semifinal.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Turner completely outclassed
Fullam in the first two rounds
using a left jab and hook eff
GENTLY. Fullam managed to even
things later when Turner loafed.
The three preliminaries were
snappy enough and provided bits
of real excitement in spots.
Freddie Heintz, Saginaw, Mich.
gift to the clownish element OF
Fistiana, did enough stiff punch
ing along with his clowning to beat
Henry "Pop-Eye" Irving, Foggy
Bottoms k. o. artist, by small
margin.
Joe Green, speedy local feather
weight, was a bit too fast and
scientific. and perhaps a bit too
heavy for Buddy Grimes, of New
port News, in the best bout on the
card. Grimes scored heavily with
potent left swing to Green's
stomach, but Green, letting his foe
do most of the leading, used a
snappy left jab and a Earring ring
cross and uppercut to win.
Barefoot" Green's flat feet
couldn't get him out of the way
of Battling Dix'S rig ht often
enough and lost the decision. In
the third round a right dumped
Barefoot" for five count.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
GAZETTE NINE
PLAYS ALEX.
BLUECOATS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 81.
The Gazette and Police mines will
collide in a Commercial League
game at Baggett's Stadium today.
Yesterday the Columbia nine
took undisputed possession Of
first place by defeating the Post.
men, 10-1. Dazzy Vance pitched
for the winners.
Celtics vs.. Eagles
Articles have been signed for
the Alexandria Eagles-Celtics titu"
lar game Sunday at Baggett's
Stadium. The contest was rained"
out last week.
Hal Chulcotte and Sam Men
delson, two star gridderS with
the Alexandria High eleven last
year, are expected to enter Fish"
burne Military Academy at
Waynesboro, Va, this fall.
Rangers See Action
The Fort Hunt Rangers and
the Washington Terminal nine
will play on Herbert Springs field
Sunday.
Manager Burton Fitton, of the
Gazette All-Stars, has scheduled
the Franconia nine for Sundays
game at F'ranconia.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
: Which Is My Odd Idea
Of the Way to Golf
Old TOnrDrO and JOhnnO
Rv BILL CORUM

} most Of them are bad enough
as it is. But the strain and
tension imposed by a lot Of
hokum formulas for a success
they haven't even a China
mans chance of achieving
makes ther1 worse.
Which is why, I say once
more, Runyan's on to Buffalo
and off with first money pleaSes
me. He may not be wholly
free of that foolishness. No
good golfer is, I suppose. But
at least, according to the best
available information, he is
not a complete slave to form.
That's some consolation to
those Of us who believe mans
soul should be his own even in
a sand trap.
Tom Show at Freeport
Tommy Loughran and Johnny
Risko, two venerable old gen.
tlemen of the cauliflower set,
are going to fight again out at
Freeport. l.. l.. tomorrow eve
ming. I'm not quite certain
what they are fighting over,
but it may be the War of 1912.
One way and another, man
and boy, this will be the fifth
time Uncle Tom and Grandpop
Johnny have met in mortal
combat, and those who don't
know any better probably think
they don't like each other. If
these little jousts have become
such a fixed habit that they
can't break 'em, they might
try flipping for it in future.
Nice young men that they
both are, neither is going any
place he hasn't already been.
But strangely enough both have
been at various times within a
loud whisper of the heavyweight
championship Of the world.
No longer ago than last win.
ter, with his career, his youth
and even his hopes pretty much
behind him, Loughran might
very well have boxed his way
past Camera and into the cham
pionship at Miami if he had
been lucky enough to get the
match at 10 rounds. Going into
the eighth he was certainly no
worse than even with the pom
derous one, and at that stage
Tom still had a little something
left. With only two more
rounds to go he might quite
conceivably have turned on
what was left of his once fine
speed and shared the Duke.
May Outlook Baer
And it is equally true that he
might still outlook Baer, as he
did so completely once before,
but he is not going to get the
chance. For years it has been
Loughran'S hard luck that he
could never catch up with the
big fellows at the right time.
They were either coming or
going when he got his shot at
them.
AS for Risko, plodding trial
horse that he always has been,
there is no doubt in my mind
that he was the best fighter
around about the time Sharkey,
Heeney, Schmeling, Pauline and
that crew were scrambling for
the crown that Tunney had
tossed away.
But Jock lacked color and ap-
peal at the game, and the great
chance also.
So Risko and Loughran fight
tomorrow night at Freeport,
T., So hit we'll. so what9
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
CULLOTY SAW
PLAY UNDER
NJ GRAW
By, GARRETT WATERS

By GAhREII WA1EhS
One of the best little ball play.
ers to ever grace the sandlots OF
Washington!
That's what Federal League en-
thusiasts think of Johnny Culloty,
shortstop for the Comptroller Of
Currency nine.
Johnny is Is years old, stands 5
feet, s inches and before hitting
Washington, lived in New York
city near the Polo Grounds, home
of the New York Giants.
BatbOy for McGraw
It was while in New York that
Culloty first became interested
in baseball. He started by land
ing a job as bat boy with the
New York Giants when John
McGraw's word was law.
His first experience as an &C.
tual player arrived in 1925 when
he played shortstop for Jim Far
ley's Haverstraw team in the
Knights of Columbus League at
New York.
In 1927 he went to spring train
ing camp with the Wilkesbarre
team, of the New York-Pennsyl'
vania League, and was later sold
to Winston-Salem, of the Pied
mont League.
Winston-Salem sent him to the
Caalwood Club, an independent
team in West Virginia, for the
greater part of that season, and IN
the spring of 1928 he was recalled
and farmed out to Greenville, OF
the Eastern Carolina League.
On Voluntary List
Greenville released him in June,
but Goldsboro, of the same league,
signed him Immediately, and he
helped that team win a pennant.
Johnny spent the season Of 1929
with Goldsboro, and in 1880 went
on the voluntary retired list after
the disbanding of the Goldsboro
team.
It has just been in the last few
years that Culloty has attracted
attention again. Most of TINS
has been this season with the
Comptroller of Currency nlne' OF
the Federal League.
At present Culloty is the spark
plug of the Currency baseballers'
His fielding is flawless, while his
batting eve, while not as keen as
when he was playing several years
ago, is gradually coming back ana
he is parking the ball in all cor
ners of the lot.
Truly a dependable ball player
Federal League fans agree.
SandlOt Brevities: Eddie Dove:
third sacker for the Pig m
Whistle nine, is still playing
a steady game in the field, and
is one of the reasons why the
Pigs are leading Section A OF
this circuit =. Phil BOunford'
who received All.High recOgni-
ton while playing for Western
in the inter.high baseball series
last spring, is still starring on
the sandlots with the Gordon
Cafeteria nine, Of the National
City League his hitting is
keeping the Gordon team In
the race &C g. r Telephone
of the Federal League, misses
its catcher, Jake Risler, who
il vacationing . i. Risler, a COM
parative unknown, happens to
be one of the Smartest back.
stops on the sandlOts, and
when he is out of the game his
team does not look or play the
same RiSler also plays for
Wash B. williams on Sundays
in Section A of the National
City League. Frank COrkinS,
twirler for Blue Flame Valet
Shop, has Tony Burruto smti"
ing. BurrutO signed COrkins
when everyone else thought the
latter was through. Since that
time, Corkins has pitched bril-.
liantIy for the Blue Flames and
has helped the team tremend-
OuSly in its drive for the Sec.
tion B pennant of the National
! City League.
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