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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-12
Odds and Ends


THE BENEFIT season is
upon us again, and from
now until April, every actor
in town will be asked to con-
tribute his services to at
least three or four benefits
a week. A number of these
benefits will be for worthy
causes-but a like number,
as always, will be nothing
more than rackets for the
promoters.
The trouble with the situa-
ton is that none but the Spon-
sors know when charity begins
and a racket ends. We know
that the New York American
Christmas Fund is a grand thing,
as is Arnold Reuben's annual
benefit for crippled kids. Many
others fall into a like category.
But who will speak for the
many that are Just an abuse for
both actor and spectator?
Each year, Equity is asked to
take a hand in the situation.
There is no reason why, since all
benefits are supposedly for char
ity, a small portion of any re-
ceiptS should not go toward
some actors cause. Equity
should investigate each benefit
and permit the actors to play
only if that benefit has an okay
stamp. If that were done, half
the rackets would automatically
end.
But the Actors Equity Asso-
citation, with its prima donna
attitude, refuses to be bothered.
It refuses to consider Sunday
shows, which would be q God
send to many a manager, but it
closes its eyes to the fact that
Equity members work almost
every Sunday night-for moth
ing. The entire thing is very
stupid.
The situation, too, has its
ironic side. An actor can play
thirty benefits a season, making
him a great guy. But if he
misses the thirty-first, he is
little less than a rat,
Last year, for example, Lou
Holtz played a benefit every
Sunday highland sometimes
as many as three in one eve
ming. Along about March he
grew tired. He simply wanted a
Sunday night for himself. And
when somebody approached him
for the following Sunday, he
said so.
II just can't do it," Lou told
the man who made the request.
"1'm tired. If you want me to
send a check for the charity in
volved, I'll be glad to do it.
But as far as playing is con-
cerned, I'm through for the sea-
son."
The other man stepped back.
"Holtz," he declared, you are
a very ungrateful man. It
wouldn't hurt you to play just
one benefit for charity. I'll get
even for this some day!"
And he marched away, highly
indignant at an actor who had
done nothing but play benefits
all season!
Right But Wrong
AIora~ eSroa3Io~ 1jaae ie the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-12

MARIE MCINTYRE, daugh-
ter of President Roosevelt's Sec
rotary, who will have the lead
ing role in the Man-Tilla Play
ers' production of "A Murder
Has Been Arranged" at the
City Theater immaculate Con-
ception Auditorium on N
Street tomorrow night, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-12
Right But Wrong

Along similar lines is the
story Of Eddie Cantor and
George Jessel, who are always
prime benefit favorites. Several
years back, when they were
playing the Palace together,
both Eddie and George almost
ran themselves into exhaustion,
dashing from benefit to benefit
and then back to the Palace.
They promised themselves
that they'd cut the benefit bust
ness out entirely. They just
couldn't keep it up. And then,
some 10 minutes later, an old
friend phoned with a request
that they appear for him at the
Pennsylvania Hotel that night.
1T means everything to me-"
he pleaded, land you boys just
can't turn me down. Please say
you'll come for my sake. You
can be on and off in 10 minutes.
Please, boys. 1t means every
thing to me-"
Well, the boys couldn't say
no to this particular individual.
AS soon as they were through at
the Palace they raced down to
the Pennsylvania. Directed to
the ballroom, they stopped at
the door.
I'm George Jessel," said
George, land this is Eddie
Cantor. If you don't mind, we'd
like to go right on. We're both
pretty tired"
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
HIGH WINS
COURT TITLE

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 10.
Alexandria High School court
men annexed the northern Vir-
ginia title by defeating Washing
ton and Lee High, 55-37.
On Monday the Twins will trek
to Washington for a game with
st. Johns Preparatory School
toSSerS.
Principal Henry T. Moncure, Of
Alexandria High. is attending a
meeting of the Virginia Literary
and Athletic League at Charlottes-
vile. Va, today.
The admission of Handley
High, of Winchester, to the third
district will be discussed.
Columbia Firefighters bas-
keteers trek to Laurel, Md, Sun
day for a game with the Laurel
National Guard. Tonight the
Firefighters meet Washington
Boys Club.
The Alexandria Athletic Asso-
citation will hold a baseball meet
ing at the home of President
Theodore Beack next week. The
A. A. A. sponsors tn st. Mary's
CelticS nine.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
SOURN|N GAINS.
|NCHESSPLAY. |

Vladimir Sournin, defending
champion, today was nearer the
leaders in the current District
chess championship as the result
of his victory over Bettinger last
night.
Martin C. Stark leads with
three victories and no defeats,
while D. H. Mugridge stands Sec
ond with 212 to "a and Sournin is
third with a record Of 21a to 11a.
Hesse scored over Sperling in
the only other match played last
night. Stark and Mugridge were
to have played also, but the match
was postponed, but may be play
ed at the Capital City Chess Club
tonight.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
CARD R|NGMEN
At ROANOKE

Catholic University boxers are
scheduled in Roanoke, Va, to-
night to meet the Roanoke
leather pushers in a match only
recently scheduled by Coach Ed
die LaFond.
The Cards will line up with
the same team that won against
Virginia Military Institute last
week. Jack Bruton will fight in
the 115-pound class; Capt. Bill
Calabrese, 125-pound class; Eddie
Thibodeau, 1856; Bill Bresnahan,
145; Gordon Barron, 1856; George
Mulligan, 1865; Red Fleming, ITS;
and Danny Pyne, heavyweight.
Calabrese, Fleming and Pyne
scored technical kayoes against
v. M. I. Mulligan won his bout
by a clean knockout.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
SPORTS
By KIRK MILLER
Virginia Race Bill
No Cinch to Pass
FOrr Earns a Raise

every argument at their COM
mand in order to offset the
effect of objections brought by
the clergy and by women'S
groups.
"The women in particular
were OutSpOken in their de-
nunciation," says ROhrback, ode
claring they did not wish their
sons and daughters to grow up
in a racing atmosphere. Unless
the breeding interests can bring
in some feminine supporters to
offset the groups which have al
ready been heard, it looks like
none too easy sliding for the
measures, particularly when
they get to the State Senate"
Foxx Rates Raise
It appears as though Jimmy
Foxx has Connie Mack out on a
limb if indeed there is any seri-
Gus salary argument between
them. Foxx is the only one Of
the great stars until recently
boasted by the AS, remaining
even near the fold and Connie
could i'll afford to start the
season without Jimmy. Grove
and Simmons and Cochrane and
Earnshaw has each gone his re-
SpectiVe way as have Walberg
and Bishop.
Too, this is the year Foxx can
well expect to be paid hand
Somely in view of the fact that
he did about everything with
that old willow player could
possibly do during the 1888
season. Ball players must cash
in on performances Of the year
before, whenever possible, and it
is just the hard luck of the
Athletics that Jimmy's contract
comes up for renewal this
spring.
In truth, instead Of the slash
which Jimmy is said to have
been offered, he might well have
been given a raise In most
businesses men are promoted in
a salary sense on the basis of
their performances. What
more could Jimmy Foxx have
done than he did last season.
He set every other slugger in
the league right on their ears.
Give him that dough, Connie,
last years salary at least, if not
more!
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
Pickups and
Put0utS

Reports drift this way that
the Browns may send Earl Clark
to Milwaukee of the American
Association. Jimmy Green,
president of the District Um.
pireS Association, is also .
bowler of distinction. .Exter-
minatOr, the "Old Bones" Of
turfdOm, spends his mellOwed
days on Willis Sharpe Kilmer's
farm in Virginia Jimmy Gar.
ner, star athlete, who was
graduated from Roosevelt sev.
eral days ago, wants to enter
college. but is blocked by lack
Of finances. the two youngest
baseball executives are Powell
CrOSley. Al. and Larry MacPhail,
43, of the Cincinnati Reds. ..
the major league teams are far
behind Harvard. the Crimson
candidates have already begun
indoor baseball drills for the
1894 season. Herman Weiner,
Baltimore heavyweight boxer, Is
back is circulation. meets Rex
King, Chicago battler, in Sails
bury, Nd, tonight;
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
NOLAN RATES
ASLEAD|NG
PLAYER
By SID KATZNELL

Dy OkO mn AANGAN
After considerable deliberation
The washington Times selects
for your approval it's 1884 myth
ical all-high basketball teams,
which has been a custom since
the organization Of the inter-high
series in 1917.
The champion Eastern High
quintet snatched three positions
on the initial five and two on
the second. The runner-up Tech
aggregation was honored with one
berth on the first team and one
on the second, and so was the
third place Central outfit. West
ern gained a second team posi-.
ton, while Roosevelt failed to
place player on either fives.
Nolan StandOut
Tommy Nolan, captain of the
title winning Lincoln Parkers, is
our outstanding player of the in.
teresting series.
He takes one of the forward
jobs on the first team without
any doubt, while his teammate,
Harry "Southpaw' Basin, Is
given the other because he pos
sesSeS an excellent pair of scor.
ing eyes and is cool under fire.
BaSsin scored 78 points during
the race.
Cliff Keyser was given the edge
over Tom Davis on the first team
mainly because the former COM
pletely outplayed and outsmarted
Davis in yesterdays important
game. Cliff tailed 16 points yes
terday, with Davis guarding him.
Two leading scorers were chosen
as our guards. They are Francis
(Red") Daily, captain of Tech,
and Lavelle (''Dopey") Dean, East
ern's sterling point obtainer.
DAILY won the scoring champion
ship with 83 points better than 10
points a game, while Dean ran
second with 78 points. Both are
capable guards and intelligent
players.
All Fine Players
John Billings (Tech, James
Corcoran (WeStern), Tom Davis
(Eastern), Buddy Nau (CentraD
and Gay Edelin, (Eastern) who
were chosen on the second COM
bination, are all good performers,
but" they are not quite up to the
standard of the ones picked On
the first team.
Before concluding this story we
just have to say some more about
that sensational Eastern High
leader, Tommy Nolan. We hon.
estly believe he is one of the finest
high school basketers we have
ever seen. He actually won the
championship for Eastern by his
keen generalship. Tommy is a
real team player-something very
unusual in the scholastic circles.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
JR. PIN EVENT
ENDS TONIGHT

The concluding half Of the
Washington Junior nd Boys
Duckpin tournaments will be
rolled tonight at Monk" Fraser'S
Arcadia.
Ouncie Harrison is leading the
juniors with BAT for three games,
two pins ahead of James Kautz
and Robert Fookes, who are tied
for runner-up berth with 345.
Earl Cowan was right at their
heels with 345, and AL Kay was
next high with 341.
Jack Hassett is in front in the
boys class with 1913. AL Jewelev
is second with 314 and Ernie
HauSer next with 313.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
Travelling Bags
Can Be Bad Omen
To Football Coaches

Football coaching being the
perilouS business it is, it may
be construed as a compliment
or perhaps something else to
be presented with travelling
bags, such as little Joey Gar
dener was by the Georgetown
Prep School team at their grid
banquet.
In that particular case the
players wanted to give Joe
something useful and substan-
tial, but the significance that
might carry with such a token
would have caused many
coach to do some serious think
ing.
'T'm not going anywhere, I
hope" Gardner laughingly said
when the gang kidded him
about his new luggage, "and
/ hope it isn't a sign I'm 60
ing to do any immediate travel
ing, because Garrett Park is
my first and only love when
1t comes to coaching"
All-Prep Team
With the permission of the
copyright owners, I'd like to
reprint the Prepmen's All-Time
team which appeared in their
attractive dinner program, the
feature Of the team, to me at
least, being that Andrew CCyD
Cummings stardom out there
many years ago is not over
looked. Here's the mythical
eleven: Maurice Nee, l. e.; ICY"
Cummings, l. t.; Eugene Golsen,
l.g.: Jack Robinson, center;
Nick Scatuorchio, r.g.; Jack
Feighan, It.; Howard Boyd,
re; Tom Heating, q. b.; Frank
Dwyer, l. h.; Dick Heekin, r. h.,
and George Towle, t. b.
Fifty-Fifty Chance
According to Albert Rohrback,
Washingtonian, who spent
much of this week in Richmond
observing the legislative discus
sions over the Virginia horse
racing and pari mutuel betting
bills, the measures have about a
fitty-fifty chance to become law
at this session.
The opponents of the two bills
made a terrific attack on the
Joint propositions, ne says, and
the breeders will have to bring
The Washington times., 1934-02-10

The prelimincries will be rum
off from 2 to 6 p. M, and the
semi-finals from 8 to 10 p. M,
March 2, with the finals taking
place March 3 from 8 to 10 p. m.
All prospective entrants must
be registered athletes in the A.
A. u, but registration will be
made without cost by Charles
Fyfe, chairman of the registration
committee, at the Washington
Boys Club, Third and c Streets
Northwest. Entries close Febru-
ary % at p. m. The weighing
in will be at the Washington Boys
Club from $3.50 to S p. M, March
l, and pairings will be made that
night.
Thompson Clayton, chairman
of the A. A. U. wrestling commit
tee, will supervise the matches.
Walter jacobson, University Of
Maryland wrestler, will referee,
while Jack Kosowsky, of the Jew
ish Community Center, and David
Armstrong, Washington Central
Y. M. c. A., will act as point
judges.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
Londos Scores
As 5000 See
Long Match

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.
Jim Londos, recognized as
heavyweight champion in Penn
sylvania, remained in possess
sion of his title today after
pinning Everett Marshall of La
Junta, Col, in the longest
wrestling bout ever staged here.
& The match lasted 3 hours
and 4 minutes. Fifteen thou
sand fans paid approximately
$4,000 to see the two gladia-
tors in their sixth clash. A
Japanese deadlock used by
Londos decided the contest
after the men had wrestled into
the small hours of the morn
ing.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10

The Lucky Strike floor manager
meets whip" Litchfield in the
first round of the District Match
Game Elimination Tournament at
Lucky Strike at 8 o'clock. Ltch-
field is representing Convention
Hall, while Campbell, of course,
is the standard bearer. of Lucky
Strike.
Litchfield's end of the match
will be rolled at Convention Hall
next week.
Campbell was on Tor
Campbell was the city's fore
most singles bowler, after the
reign of Glenn Wolstenholme. and
was well-neigh unbeatable from
1923 y 1881. Ke is the first
Washingtonian to test his skill
against the great Nick Tronsky,
of 7Villimantic, Conn. Campbell
won the first five games, but
TronSky had amaSSed a greater
total after the final block.
Campbell also met Jack White,
when Jack was at his best, and
the net result was a deadlock,
each winning 1O-game match.
While he is not the same Camp
bell of old, he still pounds out
mighty respectable scores, and
seems headed for a comeback this
year.
"Whippy" Unknown Quantity
On the other hand, little is
known of Whip" Litchfield as a
singles bowler, although he is pow
erful in open competition as his
The Washington times., 1934-02-10

Fred Sington, New Grif4fn1an, Real Slugger


HERE'S Tommy Nolan,
stellar forward and cap
tain of the Eastern High
five, who has been given
a position on The Washing
ton Times All-High team.
Nolan, whose work has
been outstanding for the
Lincoln Parkers, is re-
garded as one of the most
accomplished players to ap-
pear in the series which
terminated yesterday. He
is also a clean handler of
the ball and his defensive
play is of the highest
order. Although a deadly
shooter, young Nolan pre-
fers to play the floor and
"feed" his mates with scor-
ing opportunities. Times
Staff Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10

winning Of last years Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes and Wash
ington City All-Events champion
ship will attest.
Bill Clampitt has replaced the
injured Red" Megaw for Pet
worth, and is scheduled to face
either Ed Blakeney or AL Woods,
King Pin entry, also next week.
Paul Harrison, Arcadia, is to meet
Brad Mandley, Recreation, within
a few days.
Jack Whalen, Columbia, elimi-
mated George Honey, Temple, last
week.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
Girl Sertet Wins
II Games in ROD

One of the longest victory
streakS in the games history is
boasted by the Vintondale (PaD
High School girls basketball team.
which has just annexed it's forty
first consecutive triumph.
The team, tutored by Coach
Charlie Mower, started the unin-
terrupted march of two seasons
ago and won two county cham.
pionships along the route. They
are strong favorites to retain
their title.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
Sports Today
BASKETBALL

OASnE DALI
At erican University
Bridgewater (Va0 College VS..
American u, 8 p. m.
At Ritchie Coliseum, College
Park, Md.-Western Maryland
College VS.. Maryland, 8 p. m.
SWIMMING
At Ambassador Hotel-Swarth-
more College VS.. George Washing
ton. 4:30 p. m.
At Y. M. C. A.-York (Pa) "Y"
VS.. District "Y," 7::3O p. m.
BOWLING
At Lucky Strike Alleys-Play-
ground tournament, 2 p. m.
At Arcadia Alleys-Final round,
boys and juniors national cham,
ptonships, p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
GLdscO Will Guard
Berger, HeUrich Ace

George GlaSco, former wash
ington Palace Laundry pro. will
guard the renowned "Bozie"
Berger, former All-American
guard while attending Maryland
University tomorrow when the
Trenton Moose Pros meet the
undefeated Heurich Reds in the
G. W. gym.
The Heurich Flashes will en-
gage the Army Medicos in the
preliminary starting at 2 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
INJURY
LAST YEAR
H|NDERED
BY GARRETT WATERS
jumping jimminy, that guy
can bust the BALI"

UuSV SAAC UsSAAs
Fans all over Atlanta, Ca,
sang this song last spring after
seeing Fred Sington, new out
fielder, in action following the
Atlanta teams training trip
which ended in a series of ex-
hibition games with the Wash
ington Griffmen at Atlanta.
And Fred, crashing through
like a Frank Merriwell, did just
that, much to the interest Of
Clark Griffith, president of the
washington Baseball Club, and
other big league owners, who
had their scouts secretly in the
stands watching the big lad.
"SOck, sock, sOck!"
That's the tune Fred used,
and it began beating a merry
tattoo ON every pitcner appear
ing at Atlanta. The fans
warmed up right away. They
cheered, laughed and Rugged
each other with frenzy because
they saw in their new idol a
performer Of the Jimmy FoXX
type-a guy with extra baseball
hits in his bat-a terror to every
opposing hurler.
New Surroundings
Sington will be in new sur.
roundingS this spring when he
takes his uniform, spike shoes
and glove out of the mothballS
for another "shot" at the game.
He'll be with the Washington
Griffmen in the hope of winning
himself a big league baseball
job, even though it won't be a
regulars job.
And many baseball men are of
the opinion that he'll be the
answer to President Clark Grit
fith'S prayer for that extra util-
ity outfielder to take the place
left vacant by the recent release
of the veteran Sam Rice.
If he hits, or shows an apti-
tude for such against the tWisters
his big-league brethren will serve
up after they have worked the
kinks out of their arms, it's very
likely he will stick, as his field.
ing ability is good enough to
give him passing grade.
Sington came to the Atlanta
club last year after a seasons
trial with a lower-clasS team.
AS told, he began with a rush
with the flail, but suddenly fell
short following an injury to his
wrist which kept him out of the
game for weeks.
His batting mark dropped per-
ceptibly following this injury,
so much in fact that Atlanta
finally benched him, later send
ing him to Joe Cambria's Albany
club of the International League,
which club sent him to the
Griffmen for a trial due this
spring.
Likes Him
Said President Clark Griffith
before his departure for Biloxi
recently:
"That wrist injury seemed
to handicap the lad during the
latter Part of 1888, but / be-
Eeve the winter lay-Off he's had
will make him powerful at the
plate again. We're hoping so
as his hitting was certainly in.
tereSting to watch last spring."
Stngton stands well over six
feet and weighs in the neighbor-
hood Of 200 pounds. Before he
entered professional baseball he
was a star footballer for the
University of Alabama eleven.
AS a baseball performer he bats
and throws right-handed. And
as you've probably cleaned by
now. he packs plenty of power
in a batting way, which Wash
ington club officials hope will
reach new and greater heights in
his interesting trial with the
Griffmen at Biloxi next month.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
ARMSTRONG WINS

Armstrong; High undefeated
basketball team added another
victory to it's long list, downing
Cardozo High, % to 81. Five
hundred fans witnessed the battle
on the Cardozo floor.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10

A meeting of this type during
the recent world series proved no
exception. Every baseball man,
writer and player had his par
ticular story to tell. and this one,
particularly, took the cake.
It seems it was ION" Walter
johnson, former pitcher and man
ager Of the Washington Baseball
Club, Walter was right hot"
back in 1908, according to the
story, so "hot" he was able to
pitch several days in a row with
out thinking anything of it.
All on the Shelf
At any rate, the Washington
club had just begun a series
with the New York Highlanders
yankees to you now when Man
ager Joe Cantillon found all of
his pitchers were on the shelf ex-
cept Johnson.
He didn't let Johnson in on the
secret entirely until after he had
pitched the first game of the set
and had won, 3 to 0. The next
day he grabbed Walter and said:
walter, So-and-SO has a
hangover, SO I wish you would
try your luck again today. you
were mighty hot yesterday and
/ think you can turn the trick
again."
johnson turned the trick" all
right and won, 6 to o That was
on a Saturday. Sunday ball was
not played in those days in New
York, so Walter had a day of
rest before being asked to pitch
again.
A Tough Spot
But there was a hitch. A
double-header was on schedule
and Cantillon didn't know quite
how to handle the situation. But
he started out by nodding to
johnson to start the first game.
johnson did and won it, 4 to
0. But here, the Smoke King"
as he was called then, began fig
uring that he had done enough
with that right arm of his.
Whereupon he hustled into his
civies between games and hid in
the grandStand.
And quite as he expected, Can
tillon sought out the big pitcher
for the purpose of working him
again. But johnson did not ap-
pear and Cantillon, amid raw
ings. had to start one of his
'under-the- weather" pitchers for
better or worse which turned out
to be the latter.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
TIGER MERMEN WIN

HANOVER, N. H, Feb. 10.-The
Princeton U. swimming team to-
day boasted a 36 to IS victory over
Dartmouth at the winter carnival.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
FORT TEAM DESIRES

The Fort Washington Boys Club
is seeking 145-pound games. Phone
Manager Fitzgerald at Alexandria
124S.
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
District A. A. u. to Foster
Junior Mat Tourney

junior championship wrestling tournament for boys under
and years age the first in the sports history of Wash
ng will be conducted at Friends Suburban School, March
and under the auspices of the District Association of the
h1nkin TEninn
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
Walter Finally Fooled Joe,
But 1t Took Three Davs

When collection Of baseball get together it's almost
the meeting of ladies auxiliary because of all the
stories that are sWanned
The Washington times., 1934-02-10

Rooms j.. some with privilege Of
eating at the family table can he
rented through the Rental Columns Of
the WANT AID SECTION Of this news
paper.