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The Washington times., 1934-05-28

And it hasn't been a poor trip
either. For first to consider, the
boys hit the West just at a time
when every club was going great
guns. Secondly, they faced the
realization that they were a
second division team-that a win.
ming stride had to be struck in
order to get back in the race
and, thirdly, the pitching, fielding,
and hitting had to become ad,
justed where before it had been
Indifferent.
Strong COntenders
With two games out of three
won from the Cleveland Indians
and ditto the Detroit Tigers, one
out of three from the st. Louis
Browns, and two much needed tri-
umphS over the Chicago White
Sox, the Griffs today were ready
to say they had been through the
mill.
They are. now ready to settle
down to what may be their great
est bid for the pennant, come
the next few weeks.
It may be said that the Griffs
must be considered powerful con-
tenders for the crown. To be
sure, the battle ahead probably
last a long time, but the team
looks fit for the test even
though Manager Joe Cronin has
found it necessary to make line
up shifts every so often, that
he's had to shuttle his pitching
selections, and that he's had to
brace up the fielding department
of his regulars by the use Of
substitutes here and there.
Mats in SIugging Mood
Take the batting array the
young pilot has been sending
into action recently. It's top
heavy with left handlers, but this
has been because of the pitching
staffs of the opposition. Neither
the Browns nor the White Sox
had any lefties handy to shoot
at the plate for Griff batsmen.
Home runs against Sad Sam
Jones by Buddy Myer and Joe
Kuhel had a great deal to do
with yesterdays victory. The
Griffs, on the whole, played COM
mendable baseball.
Travis got one hit to run his
streak to 20 consecutive games.
Jack Russell made a successful
showing as a relief hurler when
Manager Cronin deemed it best
that Weaver be relieved.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
BASSLER BEST

According to the scouts, the
best catcher in the minors is the
40-year-old Johnny BaSsler, now
performing on the coast.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
INDIANS CRAB
FIRST PLACE BY
BEATING AS

The AS scored five runs against
Cleveland in the first inning
yesterday but the Indians came
right back with four in their
half and finally won out, Z to 6.
on Hale's homer ana TroSky'S
triple in the fifth. The victory
gave the Indians undiSputed pos
session Of first place.
The Browns fairly murdered
the YankS, 16 to Z, knocking Red
Ruffing out Of the box scoring
eight runs in the fourth inning
when Bruce Campbell hit for the
circuit with the bases jammed.
Tigers Score Easily
Detroit romped to an easy win
over the Red Sox, 9 to 2.
The Cards pulled one out Of
the fire against the Phillies,
tying the score in the mines and
scoring three runs in the tenth
to sew it up, 5 to 2. Dizzy Dean
went the route for the winners
and hit a homer in the tenth
that broke up the game.
st. Louis took second place in
the National League race away
from the Cubs, who were white
washed, 5 to 0, by Huck Belts
of the Boston Braves. Guy Bush,
Chicago's starting pitcher, was
knocked out.
Red Lucas Stars
With Red Lucas yielding only
five hits. the league-leading ri.
rates squelched the Giants, z to o.
AL Smith, promising young New
York southpaw, lasted less than
an inning, being greeted by q
four-run bombardment climaxed
by the first of Gus Shr's two
homers. A pinch homer by Lefty
O'Doul with two aboard in the
eighth gave the Giants all their
runs.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
GIRLS RESUME
TENNIS PLAY

The Fairgrounds Girls Singles
tennis tournament enters its Sec
ond round today with matches
scheduled on several courts at
4 p. m.
chevy Chase Courts-Frances Cook
(Chevy Chase) VS.. Mary Leigus George
town.; Mary Hunter (GeOrgetownl vs..
Charlotte Decker (Tenley) VS.. Eleanor
Eileen Hunt Virginia Avenue) VS.. Vfr.
ginia Pritchard Garfield: Ellen Barn"
ham (Garfield) vs.. Doris Crouch (PO-
Grath (ROsendale) vs. Helen Orme CBur.
roughs). Happy Hollow COurt-Lee
Parker FHdDn G1';oy) 4Tsnlsy) Ks; Ks; Vets 9etta Levin
Ramsau CTakoma): Mary burst Irwin
Oaksl vs.. Mary Hiney (TakOma).
R0sedale Courts - Margaret Cooper
(Rosedale) VS.. Lillian Schneider (HOO-
(HOOVer) vs.. Helen Seldman (GaIlinger).
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Frances Cook (Cheyy Chase) d. Gene
Margaret Duffy (Chevy Chase) d. Mary
Cray Happy Hollow by default: Edna
iHamiitOn) d. Elizabeth Hancock Ozark
View) 60, 60; Virginia Hunter Irwin
Oaks) d. Rose Fleishman (TallOma)
81, 6-1; BrendO Kenney (Garfield) d.
Nancy BuOneveri (ROsedale) 60, 60;
Charlotte Mataja (BurrOughs) d. Vic.
tOria Ffervanti (ThOmsOn) 60, 60:
Lee Parker (TenIey) d. Madeline Bal
lard (GeOrgetOwn) 60, 60: Mary
Leigus (GeOrgetOwn) d. valerie Loom
Ons Chevy Chase) 6-S. 6-3; Mary
Hunter (GeOrgetOwn) d. Marion Jones
(Tenley) by default: Helen SeldmOn
(Gallinger) d. Mureiba Levin Happy
HOllOw) Go, Go; Yetta Levin Happy
HOllOw) d. Dorothy Harper (Gallinger); /;
Doris Crouch (POtOmac) d. SaikO NishiO
(ThOmsOn) 60, 60; Alice SartOri
Twin Oaks) d. Betty Cochran Park
yiew( s-s. 60; Mary burst Twin
6-1, 60; Margaret Cunningham Mont
rOse) d. Jane LOveless tMitchell Park)
2S' "a: 6@S! Charlotte Decker tTen-
ley) d. Pauline Burkhart (MOntrOse)
70. Is. Is: Eleanor Ray Mitchell
Park) d. Eileen Lennon (MOntrOse)
field) d. Lucille Mcdowell (ROsedale)
60, 60; Helen Orme (BurrOughs) d.
Lucy SimOnds (ROsedaIe) Go. 60:
Elizabeth Ramsau (TakOma) d. Hilda
Pail (HamiltOn) by default! Mary Hiney
(TakOma) d. Ruth wallace (HamiltOn)
6-3, Ga; Roma FalcOne Chevy
Chase) d. Lillian Goodwin (TakOma)
Ga. e. Margaret Cooper (ROsedaIe)
d. Margaret Alley (Garfield) 60, 60;
Doris Kraemer (HoOver) d. Mary
Anderson (POtOmac) 60. 60.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
HELEN JACOBS
WINS At NETS

PARIS, May 28.-Helen Jacobs,
American women's champion, to-
day defeated Mary Hardwick, of
Great Britain, Go, 6-1, in a
quarter-finals match in the French
hard-court tennis championships.
Sarah Palfrey, of Boston, the
other American star in the wom-
ems singles, was eliminated yester
day by 7eggy Scriven, of England,
Ga, Ga. The British southpaw
thus obtained revenge for her de-
feat by Miss Palfrey in the
Wightman Cup matches.
In the Women's Doubles, Eliza
beth Ryan, the American, and
Nine. Rene Matthew, of France,
eliminated the British pair, Miss
Yorke and Miss McAlphine by
scores of 4-6, go, 60.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
VETERAN TAKES
HILL TEST

Experience makes for perfection.
Those who attended yesterdays
motorcycle hill-climbing contests
at Wheaton, Md, today realize
that fact. They saw Joe Petrali,
Los Angeles, four times national
dirt track champion and four
times holder of the national hill
climbing championship, do his
stuff. Joe has been IA years be-
hind the handle bars of a motor
cycle, and the perfection with
which he handles his "crate" is
known from coast to coast.
Joe won the IS cubic inch Glass
A, for professionals, in 4.76 and
then, in the IS expert class,
knocked that down to 4.73. Pat
Romeo, Bangor, Me-, took both
amateur events. Summaries:
As CUBIC INCH CLASS b
(Amateur)
Fat Romeo, Bangor. Me. (Indian). l:13
Bill MuHsOn. Washington NndiaM). 5:26
Irwin Ross, Washington Undian) $3.50
4S CUBIC INCH CLASS A
(PrOfessiOnaD
Joe Petrali. Los Angeles III. d.. 4:76
Howard, MltEel. York, Pa. (Sup. X) 5:O6
Bernard Thanner. Baltimore (Sup.
AZ .'.'.''''''.'' O'OV
4E EXPERT
(AmAteur and Professionally
Petrall, 4:73; Romeo. sos
MitEel, 4:9O: MunsOn, 5:5S
80 CUBIC INCH CLASS b
Romeo ................ 5:23
Earl Buck, Pittsburgh ,Indian) 1858
MunsOn .................. 6:53
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
DOUBLES DRAW
BOWEERS

Doubles, both mixed and mems,
are getting a big play by local
duckpinnerS this summer.
At Temple 9 O'Clock tonight
plans are to be made for a mems
doubles league which sets a 225
average as a requirement for its
teams.
Each Thursday night Lonnie
Krauss puts on a blind pig mixed
doubles tournament at Columbia
with the entry fee but $1O
Although they lost by 13 pins
in Baltimore last night, Helen
Hiser and Ruth Rothgeb are
eagerly awaiting their return
match June 8 at Hyattsville
against A. Miller and A. Mullaney
Baltimore's sweepstakes champion.
Scores:
H. Hiser....... 50 s5 lii sS 1854
R. Rothgeb.....127 1O3 1O6 los $3.50
A. Miller. 80 I3 1926 80 10S-512
A. Mullaney ILL 96 1870 1O9 99-645
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
Turner Looks Ahead
For Ball Park Talent

Something more than big purses
will be offered as an incentive for
their best article of fight when
Johnny Risko and Matte Brown
pair off in their scheduled ten
round fiStic fracaS at Griffith
Stadium a week from tonight.
Determined to bring hig league
bouts to washington at prices
the fans can afford to pay Promo
ter Joe Turner today announced
that either Tommy Laughran or
King LeVinsky will be sought for
the winner.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28

Eleanor Finkle q Ga, 81 beat
ing in the first round Of women'S
doubles.
Sunny Skies
Today, unless bright sunny
skies are just a camouflage, the
tourney will speed up Ralph Nc
Elvenny and Alan Blade meeting
in the singles and Trigg-Johnson
and Ladd-Herrick clashing in the
doubles.
The women's doubles, finds the
Craven.Ryan team meeting the
Johnson -Turney duo.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28

It hasn't done the City OF
Washington Tennis Tournament
schedule a bit Of good but with
the help Of the Army-Navy Club
and Columbia Country Clubs
composition courts enough Of
the matches were sneaked in
until the committee has cheered
up sufficiently to say:
eve still hope to wind up on
Memorial Day."
Saturday Dooly Mitchell and
Hugh Trigg finished their match
at Columbia with Mitchell win
ming.
LatOna- Craven Win
Yesterday Tony Latona and
Axel Craven defeated Hy Ritzen-
berg and Murray Gould at Army
Navy in the quarterfinal, 81,
6-3.
In the women's singles Dorette
Miller No. 2 player, defeated
Sara Moore at Army-Navy, 6-3,
2-6 and 6-3.
At Columbia, Peggy Keyser and
Mrs. Frances Walker BaSsett
handed Connie Thompson and
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
LEAGUE To OPEN
IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, May 28.-An i'm
portant meeting of teams in the
Alexandria Commercial League
will be held today at the Gazette
office at Z p. m. The loop will
open on June 4.
Heurich Brewers will oppose the
st. Mary's Celtics here Sunday.
Yesterday the Alexandrians fell
before the Washington NRA team,
20.
Burton Fitton, manager of the
Alexandria Gazette nine, is after
a game for Sunday. He can be
reached at Alexandria Z. The Ga
zette yesterday defeated Hume
Springs, 11-4.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
Success On Road Cheering
To Rising Griffmen
By GARRETT WATERS

CHICAGO May 28-No matter what the Griffs do in this
afternoons finale of the current series with the Chicago
White Sox Manager Cronns boys believe their first Western
trip of the campaign has not been such a bad one.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
Army-Navy, Columbia
Aid City Tennis Tourney
By DAN GILL

With the western farmers crying for rain the Washington
tennis players who don't want it received for the past three
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
D.C.CR|CKETERS
LOSE To BALTO.

Despite the work of Lewis
Evans and J. Crosart, the Wash
ington Cricketers lost to the
Baltimore Cricket Club 100 to 48.
Evans and Shaw were best for
the winners.
Washington plays the chester
PaO c. C. on Memorial Day.
AL players are asked to meet at
Seventh Street and Rhode Island
Avenue at 7:15 q. m.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
CAPTURE
FIRST PLACE
IN RACE
By GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 28.-Fire-
works galore are ahead for the
Griffmen this week. The biggest
part Of the excitement starts
Wednesday with a three-game
series against the Yankees at
Yankee Stadium.
Then follows a trio with the
Boston Red SoX at Griffith Sta
dium Friday, Saturday and Sun
day.
Although the Yankees haven't
been doing so well of late, the
Griffs expect plenty Of trouble
from them in New York as the Nc
Carthymen are always powerful op'
ponents while playing on their
home grounds.
Important position in the race
will be at stake when the two
teams meet. In fact, the Griff-
men can depart from the Gotham
ties midst holding the top runy
provided they are successful in
three games.
Names Lefty Aces
Manager Cronin hopeSful Of
gaining at least two victories in
the series will send his two ace
left-handerS, Earl Whitehill and
Walter Stewart in Wednesdays
Memorial Day double-header. For
the third and final contest OF the
series on Thursday, Professor
Monte Weaver will get the call.
AS a precautionary measure,
Cronin does not plan to start
Gen. Alvin Crowder in the series
unless he decides otherwise at
the last moment. This veteran
will be held in reserve as a re-
lief pitcher, which state of affairs
will not only strengthen the
rescue department, but will help
Jack Russell, star rally-halter,
who will, as usual, be ever ready
to finish out a game, or relieve
a faltering mate if he becomes
distressed.
In Fine Position
Discussing that first place idea
q little more, the Griffs are in
the greatest position Of the early
season to grab the top rung, at
least get nearer to it than any
time before. Particularly does
this work itself out as far as
they and the Yanks are con-
cerned.
The Griffs engage the Boston
Red Sox and the Philadelphia
Athletics at Griffith Stadium fol-
lowing their three contests at
New York early this week. The
Yanks, in the meanwhile, face
the Philadelphia AS at Phila-
delphia, then the Boston Red
Sox at Boston.
Now, going on the supposition
that the Yanks are pretty bad
ball club away from their home
lot, and the Griffs a fair one at
home, Manager Cronin'S team
should pick up plenty of ground
in these contests even though
the actual lead might not be
gained, due to what the Cleve-
land Indians, otherwise over
looked, might do in their games
against the Chicago White Sox,
the st. Louis Browns and the
Detroit Tigers respectively.
The Washington times., 1934-05-28
FIRST In 80 YEARS
TUESDAY

CHICAGO, May 28.-One hund-
red and twenty-five pacing and
trotting horses valued at a quarter
of a million dollars, were on hand
today for the opening of Chicago's
first harness meeting in 80 years
on Wednesday.
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And the reason is this:
Shrill screams echoed through
the state house rotunda. The first
peal of terror was just a warn
ing-a sort of semi-scream-but
the chorus made ears witch in
far ends of the building.
Sounds like a triple murder
at least" volunteered one by
stander as there was a converg-
ence on one of the state industrial
board offices on the fourth floor.
Miss Ruth Philippi, industrial
board employee, had started to use
her typewriter and on top, costly
asleep on a pile of tangled type
writer ribbon, was huge rat.
Indignant at having his snooze
disrupted, the rat started run
ming very diZzily around the Of
flee and there was a general exc
dus.
Came Leonard to the rescue,
armed with a broom, but Leonard
went away from there in practi-
cally nothing fiat when the rat
ran up his overallls leg!
Man, Use got the cold chills, r"
said Leonard as he mopped a
dewy brow.
After much furniture shifting
the rat was killed and the morn
ing resumed its usual quiet on
the fourth floor.
But Leonard still is very I'M
happy.
He's got cold chills.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
Paper Reading Easier Optomets Advise

Company: Red is recognized as
a danger signal. 1t is not sooth-
ing to the eye. Green is easier on
the eye than req, but black type
on white is by far the easiest to
read"
DR.. F. T. Lee, head of Fair Store
optical department: My opinion
is that black on white paper is
much more desirable"
DR.. H. G. Fahrbach, Kay Jew
elry Company: Il think it is a
question of lighting to a certain
degree whether black type should
be used on pink or white paper.
Under bright light the black ink
on white paper is harder to read
and causes more strain than black
on pink. But, in moderate light
ing or daylight, the black type on
white paper is best. Black type on
pink paper under dim light causes
more accommodative effort and
eyeStrain."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
TOLEDO FACES
GENERAL TIEUP
MIRA ConCiIiatorS Strive
Desperately to Bar
New Menace.
BIZ United Press

~ CHtttU L 100
TOLEDO, O., May 28.-Threat OF
a general strike which would par
alyze Toledo industry Spurred rep
resentatives of the MIRA today in
efforts to bring peace in the cap
ital-labor warfare that has held the
city in bloody grasp for almost
a week.
sNegotiators feared that labor
troubles dwarfing those of the last
few days would result unless they
arrive at settlement of the strike at
Electric Auto-Lite Company, where
rioting between national guards
men and strikers turned the region
into a bloody battle-ground
Peace reigned at the Auto-Lite
plant today, giving federal media
tors breathing spell during which
they might meet calmly with union
and company representatives and
work out a solution.
National guardSmen continued to
patrol the riot-torn war zone"
Imminent danger of a strike of all
electrical workers lent renewed urg-
ency for settlement Members of
electrical workers union No. 245 set
Thursday as the deadline in their
controversy with Toledo Edison
Company, and agreed to walk out
then if no agreement is reached.
Central labor union heads said
sixty out of 1O3 locals had agreed
to a general strike on June 6.
Charles P Taft II, son of the late
President, expressed confidence that
the day would bring forth a pro-
posal satisfactory to both sides.
Union automotive workers are to
meet at 7:30 p. m. to consider any
settlement which may be worked
out during the day.
Meanwhile Coroner Frank G..
Kreft prepared for an inquest to
place blame for the killing of Frank
Hubay, 81, one of two men slain
Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
JOHN DILLINGER DEAD,
Is THEORY HELD BY
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BIZ United Press

By United Press
ATLANTIC, May 28.-Attorney-
General Homer S. Cummings
doubts that John Dililnger still is
alive.
HE was wounded, you know"
the encouragement said, and it
isn't possible to get such excellent
medical attention while being
chased around the country"
Mr.. Cummings made his observa-
lions during an inspection of the
Atlanta federal penitentiary,
where he was told by Warden A.
G. Aderhold that his institution
effectively could hold the outlaw,
should he be captured.
The encouragement replied
that despite the efficient plant
here, he expected to use the new
federal prison, Alcatraz, in San
Francisco bay, a favorite project
of his.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
KILLER SUSPECT
FACES COURT
Produce Agent Held for
Grand Jury in Death
of Farmer.

Alonzo Van Deman, of near New
Augusta, a produce agent charged
with the murder of Thomas Coffey,
farmer, early Saturday, was held
to the grand jury today by
Municipal Judge Dewey Myers.
Held without bail, Van Deman
was araigned today after two in
effectual attempts to commit sui
eide by slashing his wrists. Mr.
Coffey, the father of seven
children, lived in Pittsboro. He
was shot, according to the police
in an argument over crops, at the
Van Deman farm.
Judgment was withheld in the
case of Dr. E. o. Asher, New Au-
gusta physician, arrested for inter-
fering with officers after the diScov-
cry of the murder.
Deputy sheriffs reported that DR..
Asher instructed Van Deman mot
to talk" when they attempted to
question him about the Staying. In
court today, DR.. ASHER explained
that he merely was attempting to
warn Van Deman of his constitu-
tional rights. Judge Myers told the
physician that he had no authority
to interfere with officers.
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tical Co., 80 Monument Place:
Pink has a modifying effect in
absorbing light and is thus help
full to people whose eyes are
super sensitive to light. However,
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trast between black and white
than there is between black and
pink. This makes it easier for the
receptors, or nerve ends in the
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older people or any one. with sub
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DR.. j. E. Kernel, head of the
William H. Block optical depart
ment: 81 like the pink editions
of the paper. I grab it before I
do other papers. The type is bet
ter in The Indianapolis Times
than in other papers. 1 think the
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is more legible and easier to read"
DR.. Paul Kernel, Hoosier Optical
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shop: TYPE stands out much
better on white paper. News
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contribute in any way to eye
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Inc, 81 East Ohio street: Pink
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this. Then, too, the contrast of
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Fellows building: What is the
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pink or any thing with a shade
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eye. Black on white would be de-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
SCOUT RUMORS
OF Gas STRIKE
Reports Branded Unfounded
by Officers of Filling
Station Union.

Rumors that organized gas sta
ton attendants in Indianapolis
we're going out on strike in the near
future were denounced as unfounded
today by officers of their organiza-
ton, Filling Station Attendants
Union, No. 1890
J The union claims to have as
members from 80 to 85 per cent of
all filling station attendants in the
city.
The statement sets at rest per-
sistent reports that the union
planned to call a strike on the eve
of the 500-mile speedway race, tying
up traffic at a season when thou
sands of cars from other cities are
in Indianapolis.