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Evening star., 1934-12-06

~ ITCHING records for the last
- campaign in the American
League clearly reveal why the
Washington Ball Club in the
brief span of a year fell from cham
pionship heights to a seventh-place
finish. The Nationals simply were not
there on the finging hill.
The Nationals pitchers. combined,
were Socked for more Safetles than any
other staff in the circuit. They yielded
a grand total of 1922 hits. And the
opposition put these hits together well,
for the Nationals gave up 806 runs.
Only the pitching STATS of the Ath-
letics and the White Sox did worse.
OF the 806 runs, 7l8 we're of the
learned" variety, which left the Ma
tionals with a mark of 468 tallieS
cleanly averaged by their opponents
per nine innings throughout the cam
paign. Again only the As and the
Chisox managed to have poorer
records.
Washington pitchers yielded the
most sacrifice hits, l24. They turned
in the lowest strikeout total, 4l2.
They issued just SOB passes. Only the
Tiger staff, giving up 488 free tickets
to first base, was superior in this re-
spect. But it seems the Nationals
slabmen were being hit so frequently
they had few chances to walk batterS.
Evening star., 1934-12-06

A N ALL-TIME league record of
~ 1T was on the sheets of the
~ Mount Rainier League today
with the name of Bob Rettew
beside it. He shot it last night with
the Brookland Garage team.
That" observed George Isemann,
who occasioned another bit of eX-
citement at Mount Rainier with a
triple header strike. should have been
saved for The Star tournament"
Tony Santini will defend first place
in the Washington Singles League
tonight, with Ray Huffman opposing
him, at Convention Hall A razz
match will bring together two in
veterate pals and teammates at the
Lucky Strike, Howard Campbell and
Glen Weidman.
The evenings schedule: At Lucky
Strike-Crawley VS.. Pricci, Campbell
VS.. Weidman.
At Columbia-Talbert VS.. Schroth,
Megaw vs.. Krauss
At King Pin-Miller vs.. Geib, Woods
vs. Pacini.
At Convention Hall-CoWden VS..
Isemann, Brown VS.. Gochenour, Wal
son VS.. Wolfe, Santini VS.. Huffman.
II RIS DADIAN missed next to
n nothing in hanging up a sea-
son record in the Recreation
League Of 10, shooting for Kris Deli
catessen.
Pred Buchholz today announced
the entry Of the entire membership
of his Occidental Restaurant team
into The Star tournament.
Joe McGolrick's 167 marked the
rolling in the K Of c. League at Con-
vention Hall.
Some of the seasons heaviest scor-
ing may be looked for Saturday night
at the Lucky Strike when the Heurich
Brewers, every man a star. takes on
the Annapolis Bucks Bill Arnold
and Ed Scible of the Annapolis team
finished one-two in the Dixie sweep
stakes
On Sunday the Heurichs and Bucks
Will continue the battle IN Baltimore,
with doubles and singles to be rolled
in the afternoon and teams at night,
all at the Baltimore Recreation
r UCKY STRIKE grabbed the odd
one from Meyer Davis to stay
on top of the District Ladies
League. Billie Butler featured the
evening u-itb q 2S0
With Hugh Waldrops 1876 the big
punch, Pig n Whistle shot 644 and
1853 for season records in the Temple
Major League.
The Home Owners Loan Corp.
League, pooling its prize dough for
the purpose, tomorrow night at the
La Fayette Hotel will hold the first
Of several banquets.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
Ernie Took Him First.

CHRISTY first got dose of the
Duseks when Ernie, second in
seniority to Rudy, fattened Vic
here some months ago. Then Emile
Dusek repeated the trick in Camden.
Rudy then made it three in a row
over Christy in their previous meeting.
Little Beaver, the Indian wild man.
will oppose George Meske, newcomer,
in the 45-minute semi-final.
In the trio of Commute prelimi-
narieS Tor Johansen, the 315-pound
Swede, will grapple Willie Davis, and
Abe Kashey will meet Henry Graber.
Action will begin at $3.50 o'clock.
Women accompanied by paying escorts
will be admitted free of charge.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
AHEARN SEEKS DUDAS.

Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn of the
Riding and Hunt Club today was seek
ing TO close an agreement with Steve
Dudas, young New Jersey heavyweight.
for a scheduled 10-round bout a week
from next Monday Part of the pro-
ceeds of the match will be turned over
to a Christmas toy fund.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
CHR|STY STRIKES
AT DUSEK HOODOO
Thrice Beaten by 0mahans,
Meets Oldest of Clan
on Mat Tonight.

"HRICE squelched by the Duseks
OF Omaha, Vicious Vic Christy,
the matinee idol grappler with
the tenor growl and string
bean ''fgger," tries once again tonight
at the Washington Auditorium, where
he will oppose Rudy Dusek, eldest OF
the mat brothers, in a two-falls-out-
of-three exhibition.
The bout is a rematch, the pair
having tangled couple of weeks ago,
with Rudy winning two falls after
dropping the first.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
Cronin, "Missus"
In Town Again

ALL smiles, Joe Cronin, former
IA Washington ball club manager,
now leader of the Red Sox. and
the "missus'-the former Mildred
Robertson, niece of Clark Griffith,
president of the Nationals-are here
today for the first time since their
wedding in September.
The couple arrived this morning
from their San Francisco home to
be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffith
Cronin probably will leave Sunday
for New York to attend the annual
meetings of the major leagues.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
BOXING CLUB GETS O. K.
D. C. Commission Grants License
to Colored Organization.

The District Boxing Commission to-
day granted license to the Washing
ton Athletic Boxing Club, a colored
organization. to stage a show in the
Washington Auditorium on Tuesday,
December 18. The show will be
headed by Calvin Reed and George
Gibbs, and part of the proceeds will be
turned over to the Boys Camp for the
District of Columbia.
officers of the club, which is incor-
porated under the laws of the District
of Columbia, are: Earl foyer, presi-
dent and treasurer; Rhoney Brooks,
vice president, and lola E, johnson,
secretary.
Evening star., 1934-12-06

of the riding schools in this territory,
while another will be limited to
equestriennes from the girls schools
and colleges. In both, the contestants
are to be judged on seat and hands
and general horsemanship.
BY the way. do not be deceived by
the wording of conditions in the first
class. It reads, Horses 3 years old
and under to be shown in hand" The
class IS intended for horses 3 years
old and under suitable to become
hunters, and for no other type.
The other classes will be the open
hunter. in which 3-year-olds will
lump 3l2 feet and all others feet;
the green hunter, in which the same
conditions hold, and conformation
will again be counted 25 per cent;
the touch and out. started with
Jumps at 4 feet and barriers to be
raised in case of tie; the novelty
jumping class, over a trick course
not to be announced until the night
of the show, and the open saddle
class.
r IEUT. COL. GEORGE S. PATTON,
mentor of the Fort Myer pageant
planned to christen the new post
riding hall. has announced a dis
tinctly delectable menu from which
Evening star., 1934-12-06
Pitchers Fall Back.

TUCK NEWSOM, the eccentric
y Brownie, issued the most passes,
149; Jack WEIGH of the Red
Sox hit the most batters, 8, and
Pearson made the most wild pitches,
Is. Tommy Bridges. frail Tiger
hurler. started the most games. 35.
Checking with the 1888 records, the
American League pitchers this year
hurled 81 more complete games, gave
236 more passes. struck out 376 more
batters, had 28 more wild pitches
were guilty of six more balks and hit
five less batters
The pitching was not so effective as
league being 4.50 this year against
428 the last.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
81 1AABA|aD< 7uR45 - s.. s.

he will select entertainment dishes for
that great equestrian banquet on jan
uary IL. Whether Col Patton and
his colleagues will offer the entire list
of viands and vintages mentioned in
the first dispatches from that chef
supreme de publicite, Capt. Frank
Allen, we do not know. but just to
whet your appetite. let us recount
the items:
A military parade, led by the Sd
Cavalry Mounted Band; squadron
parade and salute; a Jump ride. in
which the agile Army men gallop
abreast, 20 abreast and what not
over hurdles; battery drill. DEM
onstrating that good Artillery men
can turn a caisson on dime; hunt
ride, performed by girls and officers,
as handsome a sight as we've seen
since the gay COS; gymnastic ride. in
describably exciting; parade of the
Cobbler Hunt hounds. which must be
the equivalent Of a pack Of obedient
lions if they live up TO the ferocious.
break-neck spirit of Col. Pattons own
hunt; musical ride, performed by girls;
see hunt ride: rcdeo ride. which will
make that crack about the efete
East one of the funniest in your book.
and the weapons ride-don't know
about this one. but we have blood
curdling suspicious.
THE RIDING AND HUNT CLUB
i hounds suddenly have come to
life, or a lot of foxes have moved
in, or something. Tuesday the hunt
had another beautiful run of more
than an hour and half, making it
-
- d -
two in row for a pack which earlier
this season did not seem able to find
its way home. We dof our at TO
Maj. Blunt, and to the hounds one
by one, including Chatterbox, which
ran so far and fast Tuesday it took
him five minutes extra to stop. and he
had to trail along home escorted by
the hunt whip.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
ALCOVAS WANT GAME.

The Alcova A. c. of Arlington County
is hunting for an opponent in the 150-
pound class for grid game Sunday.
The Alcovas are undefeated. Boo Hen
son of Alcova may be phoned at Clar-
endon 1890.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
Hurting Grade Marks Fall Cren From Championship Heights
Masonic Bowling Averages
Team standing,
Season Records.

High team games-King David. 622:
National $40: Lebanon. 602
High team mo sessmRIns ps,oda RaVid' 9ao l7ls'
High individual averages-Billheime
Joppa). HIS: Phillipa king David.
llT-4 Homer tPetworth). ll4-20.
High individual sets-Billheimer (Joppa>.
AS: Stevens (Potomac). 800; Deputy
(PetWorthD. 397.
High strikes-Gray NAVAL. 80: Guer-
rier tTakoma) 22;; Raum lebanon %:
Taylcr Congress- 81. VOORHEES, King
David. 81; Freeman National. 90: Phil
bps king David. 20: Homer tPetWorthI'
20.
High spares-Bllheimer (Joppa), %;
Phillips tKins David. S4; Homer pet
WORTH. "a
High weekly eame-Kaschuh ia Fay
ette). 100: Freeman tNationaN. $50.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
MECADON TO BOX FURR
Signs for Bout Next Week, but
Exact Date Undecided.

Exact Date Undecided.
Jay MeCadon, New Jersey welter-
weight. has been signed to meet Phil
Furr of Washington in scheduled
10-round bout at the Washington Audi
torium next week, it has been announc-
ed by Promoter Joe Turner.
The date tentatively was set for next
Saturday. but Turner is withholding
final judgment.
Furr will be interviewed over Joe
Holmans weekly sports broadcast to-
night between and 8:15 o'clock
over VOL.
Evening star., 1934-12-06

The nominations for the 100000
Santa Anita Handicap to be run
February %, have reached 81 with
the belated arrival of the names of
w. F. Axton's Frank Ormont. Lex
ington, KY, and the 2-year-old Bay
Hill from the Geeanee Stables of
Seattle.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, JR.

d 4 hobEhI D. ff1ILL1TS ., Jh
ROPERLY stressing classes for
- pupil riders in the local acad-
emies and girls schools, the
Riding and Hunt Club has
announced its second Winter horse
show program for an exhibition to be
held Friday, December IA, at the
Twenty-second and P street ring.
Eight classes have been carded by
Col. c. L. Scott, Maj J. J. Bohn and
Joseph j. Cotter. the moguls of the
horse show committee.
OF this number. two are devoted
exclusively to the amateur riders who
are too seldom seen in local rings.
One division is intended for pupils
Evening star., 1934-12-06

Although the barns at Alamo
Downs. San Antonio, Tex, can ac-
commodate no more than $50 horses,
applications for more than double
that number are in the hands of
Racing Secretary Charles F. Henry
The meeting will open Christmas day
and run through February 2.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
SADDLES 5 WINNERS
IN ROW AT ORLEANS
Trainer Umensetter's Success at
Fair Grounds Believed to Be
Record Achievement.

By the Associated Press.
"RAINER JOE UMENSETTER has
established some sort Of a
record by sending five straight
winners to the barrier at the Fair
Grounds, New Orleans.
Since the opening of the meeting
the veteran trainer has scored with
Demagogue and Mary Mccarthy twice
each and once with Jack Murphy, all
platers.
Evening star., 1934-12-06
DAVIS WILL BOX SlLAS
Matched for Six-Rounder Next
Monday at Hunt Club.

Monday at Hunt Club.
Roddy Davis, local junior welter-
weight, has been signed by Match
maker Goldie Ahearn to box Sid
Silas of Washington in a six-round
bout on the Riding and Hunt Club
card next Monday.
Davis will be making his first start
against an opponent heavier than a
lightweight. He is expected to weigh
about 14l pounds, while Silas will
check in at about las.
Evening star., 1934-12-06

~ Walbes Whitehn
Thomas Winegarner
Evening star., 1934-12-06
RETTEW HANGS Up.
BIG DUCKP|N GAME
1T Is Mt. Rainier Record.
0CcidentaIS to Shoot
in Star Tourney.

N ALL-TIME league record of
~ 1T was on the sheets of the
~ Mount Rainier League today
,,;tl, .ho nonoa ~ poh Dattau
Evening star., 1934-12-06
STAFF IS EASIEST
IN LEAGUE TO HIT
Nat Pitchers Also Yield
Runs FreeIy-Gomez Star
of Circuit.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

~ ITCHING records for the last
- campaign in the American
League clearly reveal why the
Evening star., 1934-12-06
In dividual AveraEes.

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Evening star., 1934-06-17

IN JDdL Matcn We Lue WOIlI VI
IL straight -four deads." that is, pitches in
which both contestants made two ringers. Qn
which event nobody scores.) Eleven straight
double ringers. ladies and gentlemen, is plenty
excellent, and don't care who you are. When
ever you can beat it, lei me know.
THAT showing made fine exhibition for the
grandstand and ] have never heard more
enthusiastic applause than those fans gave
Therefore after the official games were over.
Lecky and I volunteered to show them some
of the fancy stunts like to do just for
our own fun.
1 can land did put my $50 watch six
inches in front Of the iron stake stand on the
platform 40 feet away and toss four straight
ringers, leaving my watch unharmed. Some
times ask a friendly spectator to lend me his
watch but that takes faith!
We amazed the crowds, however, with an
other spectacular trick really very simple If
you can pitch shoes
pretty girl friend of ours Certainly we
have 'emD placed her dainty chin right
top of the stake, while Jimmy and stood
in the opposite pitching board, 40 feet away,
and threw ringer after ringer under her nose.
The crowd agitated, but even the young
lady's makeup was quite unharmed.
Either Lecky or I can make loop of
our arms about four feet in front Of the stake,
while the other tosses a half dozen or SO
ringers right through. For added interest We
sometimes have the pitcher blindfolded-
I can stick four or five matches, heads up,
in the ground by the stake, back off 40 feet
and light them with the first shoe, which
falls also as a ringer: then, with the second
ringer put the blaze out. This is extremely
hard to do, assure you. Sometimes Lecky or
I combine this match stunt with the watch, for
an added hazard
Either of us can sit on the ground few feet
in front of the stake, wearing a Ounce hat or
a common paper sack which absolutely hides
the stake from the pitchers view, while the
other throws shoe that becomes a ringer and
also knocks off the hat. Or, either of us can
throw a blanket which hides the stake
completely, including the pit around it, and
still make ringers.
These tricks of horseshoe pitching are good
Evening star., 1934-06-17
Fight WiM Cotton

I IARKING back to the launching of the
successful campaign against the barberry
In the wheat-growing States, Department OF
Agriculture officials have been carrying on
similar campaign to wipe out wild cotton in
Florida, where the pink boil worm has been
found. Like the barberry in the case Of wheat,
the wild cotton harbors the pest which is most
dangerous to the cultivated crop.
The main cotton belt of the United States is
fortunate in that it is the only cotton growing
area not affected by the destructive pink boil
worm 1t is to prevent the spread of the worm
into the cotton belt that this campaign of
eradication has been undertaken.
The insect was found two years ago infesting
wild cotton on the Florida Keys and along the
Florida coast. Nothing short of its complete
eradication in wild cotton in Florida can
remove the pink boil worm menace to the
cotton belt from this source.
Wild cotton produces flowers and bons very
much like those of cultivated cotton. In the
warm, moist climate of Southern Florida, where
it is not killed back in Winter, wild cotton
plants grow to a large size, some of them
continuing growth until they become trees 20
feet high and 26 inches in circumference. The
cotton fibers they produce are so short that
these plants have no economic importance.
The departments campaign against wild cot
ton was started in 1882 in the more accessible
parts of the State, especially along highways.
where the bolls may be picked and carried away
by tourists. This is dangerous because the
pink boil worm can easily 60 along with the
bOllS to new localities.
So far the department, in its first cleanup.
has eradicated 765, $50 mature plants and 733,-
326 seedlings scattered over an area of $3.50
acres. OF this area about 2 ,269 acres have been
gone over a second time, during which reclean-
up 1910 mature plants, 1,052,105 seedlings
and 128,940 sprouts have been destroyed
The crews eradicating wild cotton
doing splendid work, often in the face of
great difficulties.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

fun, but they have little to do with the game
itself They come only after years of intensive
practice, that handling horseshoe is as
simple simpler than handling your knife
and fork.
OF COURSE. have kept no record, but as
~ nearly as I can estimate it l have thrown
a total of 2500000 shoes during the II years
since first started pitching. You try any
thing $500 900 times and you likely to be-
come expert at it.
For the last few years. during which 1 was
consciously aiming at the championship,
perfect physical trim, have done extensive
training in addition TO the daily practice do
on the courts.
Like prize fighters, 1 do road work.
do gymnastics, shadow boxing. bending exer-
cises, leg strengtheners. everything I can to
keep myself graceful and supple. I don't do
it to show off before the girls as some OF the
old cronieS of the horseshoe courts accuse me.
but to maintain my high percentage of perfect
throws. That 20 minutes on the courts to
which I invited you would also prove that leg
muscles are about important in horseshoe
pitching as arm muscles and patience.
base ball pitcher for that matter throws
with his legs almost much as he does with
his arms His fine control depends on grace
and htheneSs and steady nerves mortal enc
mics of dissipation and constipation. The same
is true of me, or of any other skilled horseshoe
pitcher.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

4 VGOuOfe 1atft, HOf ScSHOt trump, SftOp1~
ing the correct grip and delivery.
world can stand a few trite copybook maxims
now, I'm thinking.
Horseshoe pitching deserves the high-ranking
place 1t seems about to claim in the category
of American sports. The main reason is that
It is much better as game OF participation
than as a game of exhibition
Base ball or foot ball is fine for the players
But the proportion is very bad: 18 or % play
to 18 % thousand spectators. The
latter get only synthetic exercise and vicarious
thrill.
But horseshoe pitching is just mildly sensa-
tional to watch. The great and good fun in
it lies in doing it yourself, and any man. woman
or child of 10 or over, who is not actually in
a wheel chair, can go onto the court and start
right into the game!
One of the best horseshoe pitchers know
is clubfooted I know at least two fellows
who pitch, but who have only one arm. And
many, many a good fellow suffering or con-
valescing from some mild form of tuberculosis,
asthma or other malady can and does pitch
horseshoes, to his infinite betterment especially
in freshness and peace of mind.
Middle-aged mammaS whose exercise Is
limited to shufhng the cards would save mil
lions in doctor bills if social custom did not
preclude their active participation in horse
shoes. Even pot-bellied men can be rejuvenated
at the horseshoe pits. (And have no sign
the-coupon course to sellD
I mentioned that horseshoe pitching had
only limited exhibition value, but ! do not
mean that spectators cannot enjoy horseshoes.
Just few days ago my friend Jimmie Lecky
challenged me to an official set-to. That
kid can drop two heavy horseshoes around the
stake from 40 feet as nonchalantly as most
boys his age light their cigarettes. To lick him
had to give my very best; warn you-am-
bilious pitchers everywhere-it won't do any
good to drop poison in my coffee unless you
put some in Leckys, too!
Evening star., 1934-06-17
Fyou think horseshoe
pitching is something to
hieh-hat> read this piece
by the head man and you
may change your tune
BY THEODORE ALLEN,
World Cham pion Horseshoe Pitcher

" ora LHuHpIOH HOTSPSHOe ItCHeT.
q /OU may not have suspected it, but
great many of your swanky neighbors
" have been slipping of at odd moments
during the past two years and joining
the boys for little harmless horse
shoe pitrhinp least / 600 600
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-10
SHEEP

Glenn French of Culbertson was In
this vicinity last week getting sub
scribers for the CurtfsaPublishing Go.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Draszt and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. /. Brightsmen
were county seat business callers on
Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Bell and daughter Lou
ise visited with Mrs. J.. G. Draszt on
Tuesday afternoon.
Russell Mann was delivering gas in
This community Tuesday.
Rudy paluIzke purchased a team OF
horses from Peter Madsen Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81 Hoppins visited at
the Irwin Brightsmans Thursday.
Miss Mary Eaton, teacher OF the
Courtney school wrote on eyamina-
tons Thursday and Friday at Plen-
tTwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Kazek and Wal
ter Bargeand Ed Hoelens left Sunday
for the Fort Peck dam. They built a
house and car and Mrs. Kazeck will
do the cooking for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Brightsman was
a Reserve caller Saturday.
Nj. and Mrs. George Barge were
callers at Theodore F1akne's Satur.
day.
Bill Brightsman is helping Irwin
Brightsman with his field work for
a few days.