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Evening star., 1934-04-10
Inexperienced Elmer Kmpp May Catch League Opener Monda,
ar to

left the club at Biloxi last week
for q visit to his folks home in
Alabama, came to town yesterday
with the smashed index finger Of
hts right hand still very sore.
When the finger was hurt by q
foul from Joe Vosmik's bat during
q game with the Indians In New
Orleans 1t was thought the catcher
would be able to resume his place
back of the bat within 10 days and
surely in time to open the season.
Now it is feared Luke may not be
ready for work before the cam
paign is at least a week old.
Berg, second-strins receiver and
one of the most proficient in the
business. trailed his teammates into
Washington last night with the
little finger that was dislocsted
when struck by foul tip during
Saturdays game In Chicago great
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CHINA, JAPAN FAIL
OF ATHLETIC PEACE
Former Insists Athletes From
Manchukuo Be Barred From
Far East 0lympics.

BY the Associated Press.
HANGHAI, April 10.-Conferences
y designed to iron out differences
between China and Japan over
the inclusion Of athletes from Man.
chukuo in the tenth Far East Olym-
pics at Manila, May 1919, ended to-
day in a deadlock with representa-
tives of neither nation willing to re-
cede from their respective positions.
Backed by the Nationalist govern
ment Of Chang Kai-Shek, Chinese
representatives threatened to with
draw If Japan insisted on including
athletes from Manchukuo, the jap
anese-protected empire carved from
China's Northeast provinces.
ITO China, so-called Manchukuo
does not exist" they said. IF So
called Manchukuo athletes 90 to Ma
nila China will not compete"
Japan so far has declined to accede
to China's demand. Final settlement
Of the dispute appeared uncertain to-
day. The Philippines apparently held
the balance of power, but SO far Fill
pino representatives have avoided TAX
ing sides.
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Staff Well Groomed Conn Holds Writers Think Giants VIII Repeat
Exhibition Games

BY the Associated Press.
New York (N), 4; Cleveland (A), 1.
st. Louis (A.), 6; Brooklyn (N), S.
Chicago (A.), II; Pittsburgh (N), Z.
Chattanooga Is. A., I: New York
(A), /.
Boston (A.), 8: Atlanta Is. A., o.
Philadelphia (N), %; University Of
Pennsylvania, /.
Today's Schedule.
At Washington-Boston (N) vs..
Washington (A).
At Birmingham, Ala.-Detroit (A.)
VS.. Birmingham Is. A..
At Atlanta-Cleveland (A) vs..
New York (N).
At Tucumcari, N. Mex.-Chicago
(A.) VS.. Pittsburgh (N.).
At Greensboro-Boston (A) VS..
Greensboro.
At Chattanooga-New York (A.) VS..
Chattanooga Is. A..
At Richmond-Brooklyn CN) VS..
Richmond P. L..
At Macon-Cincinnati (N.) vs.. At
lanta Is. A..
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CONSIDERS FOUR
TO HUR[ OPENER
WhitehiII, Weaver, Stewart
Have Edge Right Now
on Gen. CroWder.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

"HERE may be some flaws
in the pitching staff that
will endeavor to chuck the
L Nationals to a second sue
cessive championship, but Joe
Cronin won't say so.
The manager would have you
believe that the six exhibition
games-including today's with
the Boston Braves here-yet to
be played will polish his pitch
ers so we'll, the only problem left
to wrestle with will have to do
with the choice of a slabman for
the season inaugural in Griffith
Stadium next Monday.
That honor for the past two sea-
sons was Alvin Crowder's, but this
time Alvin may run into some COM
petition for the task. Not that
Crowder's condition is not satisfac-
tory to the manager. The Gems
game in Chicago Sunday, when he
flashed the much-needed fast ball
that had been missing from his stock
in trade, convinced Cronin that the
veteran may be looked to for worth
while service Sgain.
But there are several other seasoned
veterans on the Washington staff
who appear in more advanced trim
than Crowder, and Cronin now feels
he might do well in selecting one of
this lot and let the Gen wait a time
for his initial effort of the flag cam
paign.
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ly swollen, and 1t Is not believed
he will be able to break into the
opening lineup.
There was q general roundup Of
the Washington ball club here yes
terday, with Clark Griff1th, its presi.
dent, first to arrive and Berg last.
Grifiith came In early in the morn
ing from Chattanooga, where he
had spent several days inspecting
the Nationals farm. Sewell arrived
from Alabama q few hours later
to go through general condition
exercise at the ball park. Toward
S in the afternoon the main
squad drew in from Chicago. But
1t was after 9 before Berg got
into town.
It was want of chocolate bar
that delayed Berg. When the train
bearing the Nationals stopped at
Garrett, Ind. Sunday night Moe
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Base Ball Picks
Matched by Trio
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 10.-Only
IN three sports writer's, out Of O
total of 81 contributing their
predictions to the annual Associat-
ed Press pennant poll, picked the
order Of finish for the 1884 major
league base ball races In complete
agreement with the consensus Sc
lections.
Herbert Simons Of the Chicago
Times achieved the distinction Of
being the one expert to list the
American League teams as they
emerged In the poll. Two Of the
Philadelphia Bulletins staff, Joe
Dey and Harry Robert, agreed
with the National League con-
Sensus.
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ference q m o n g
Red Sox, Indians,
Athletics, Tigers
and White Sox-
q group tina t
should finish well
bunched-with q
chance that Rog-
ers Hornsby will
lift his Browns
to hrmer ground.
2. That Giants,
Cardinals, Cubs
and Pirates have
about the same
chance to win
the N alton al
Too 01ra Ho0
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You've got to use
your body in the
right way to get
both power and
8 m 90 t b n e S s
- freedom OF
swinging.
There also are
m q n y littl e
thin gs tha t
count. For ex-
ample, I keep the
little finger Of
my right hand
loose ON the bat
to keep from
tightening up my
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use rosin, but the bars in the Con-
cellos' act are taped and the Concel-
los family uses bar dope.
There is no smoking in the act,
which consists Of Antoinette, her
husband, Arthur Vasconcellos, and
the catcher, Siegrist. The performers
knock off for a few weeks every Win
ter to avoid stiffening Of the muscles.
Their diet is regular and they get
plenty Of sleep. Working twice day
keeps them in physical shape. II they
performed at intervals, like Cunning
ham and Bonthron, they would have
to go through the same sort of train
ing routine to remain in condition.
Antoinette is the only woman aerial
list who does the two-and-a-half SOM
ersault and the hiphus, which is q
double with a half twist. She must
have an instructive sense of timing
and a perfect knowledge Of the dis
tances in the rigging. She must know
exactly how to land, or eight" in the
net when she comes flying down out
of her triple somersault. Most false
landings are caused by what the ex-
perts in the racket call cast.
"Cast is a position you can't come
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column a.
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Gehrig is extremely keen to overtake
Jimmy Foxx this season and regain
his place as the star run-maker Of
the game. He has something to beat
in Mr.. Mack's lashing hitter, but. so
far, Gehrig has been at his best this
Spring well above the early start he
drew a year ago.
(Copyright. 1894, by the North American
Newspapey Alliance. Inc.l
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equilibrium, tim
ing and diet. She
plans to 60 up in
the world, in q
manner of speak
ing, and, at %.
she has the busi-
ness pretty well
lined up in her
mind.
Like hall play
ers, the aerialists
speak a jargon Of
their own, which
includes s u c h
words and phrases
as bar dope, fly
bar, trap, cast,
doubler triple, Flip
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THE SPORTLICHT
by GRANTLAND RICE
LEAVING AN ADDRESS.

Boy, II the phone should ring
II any one comes to cdH.
Whisper that this is Spring
To drop in again nert Fau;
Say hare a date on q certain tee,
Where my friends, the sand traps. Udit in glee.
And tell him the doc has ordered me
To keep my eye on the ball.
Boy, II they Uish to kno,u
Where / shall haunt the scene,
Tell them to ledpe and 90
Out by the ancient green:
Tell them to look Dhere the traps are deep,
And the sand flies up In q POWDERED stceep,
And out of the depths loud curses creep
TO the flash of the ntblicks sheen.
And then, II the boss should sigh,
or for my presence seek,
Tell him the truth-dont lie
Say that my tDilI Is weak;
For tDhat is q job to brdssie shot
That uhistIes diudy to an untrdpped spot,
To the thrill OF O toell cut nGstie shot,
Or the stpeeD of FURNISHED cIeek?
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Batting STYLES.

r OU GEHRIG and Babe Ruth dis
L agree about batting styles.
Gehrig believes in standing at
the plate with his feet firmly planted
and wide apart. He looks as fixed
and as set as brace of Gibraltars.
The Babe keeps his feet closer to-
gether and they are not so firmly
planted in the earth.
Il can get much better body turn
this way" he says. IF ! stand with
my feet wide apart I have to depend
too much on my arms. Lou is smart
and knows his stuff, but believe it
would help him to move his feet
closer than they are now at the plate.
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The Dartmouth Entry.


u ED ROLFE, the Yankee short
N stop who wore Dartmouth's
green only a short while ago,
has caught the eye OF the camp.
"Rolfe is not only a fine natural
ball player, who can field and hit, !"
Mccarthy says, "but he also Is In the
smart, hustling class-always In the
game-keen to win-working Just as
hard in Spring training game as he
would in a world series.
"These two kids, Rolfe and Heffner,
at short and second, will show the
crowds more fancy double-play stuff
than they have s,en in years"
Rolfe was keen about how Red Blaik
and Harry Ellinger would get along
with Dartmouth's foot ball squad.
II only hope they can dig up q
little more backfield speed than we've
had in the last year or So" he said.
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HAND BALL DATES SET.

NEW YORK, April 7 R.-Hand
ball moves out of the gymnasiums
and into the "big time" in May, when
the national one-wall championships
will be held in Madison Square Gar
den. Dates for the tournament have
been announced as May 9, 10 and IL.
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Her Family Uses Bar Dope.
CHE shares with Mr.. Siegrist the
= theory that an aerial catcher
must be strong, agile Of mind and
endowed with tough brace Of dukes.
She has other theories, too, being an
intelligent observer of the aerial racket
theories about training, practice,
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TLANTA, April 10.-After in
n terviewing between 20 and 80
~ ball players heading North,
the consensus seems to be
about this
1. That the Yankees and Senators
are about an even bet In the Ameri-
can League race, with no great dif-
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right wrist. If I grip tightly with
the little finger my wrist gets locked
and lose half my punch. You want
to keep every part Of your body just
as relaxed as you can-and the best
example ! know about Is still Joe
Jacksonville jackson Of 1915 or
1919"
It might be mentioned again that
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it isn't polite to bring your own food to dinner
party"
Mr.. Siegrist's blush was pretty thing to
see. He finally produced his hands and con-
fessed that the popping sound derived from his
habit Of removing the callouses from his palms
with a jack knife
"A catching job with an aerial act is no
cinch," he declared "You talk about these base
ball catchers like Gabby Street, that caught
the ball offn the Washington Monument. I could
do that any day in the week. A catcher in an
aerial act has got to have a tough pair of hands.
q lot Of strength, quick brain, and he's got to
keep In shape. That's what I'm doing now"
And he opened the knife again and re-
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FROM THE PRESS BOX
By JOHN LARDNER-

YEW YORK April 10-Some the circus dinner
Madison
the fish Of cracking their midst
1t sounded like
a game
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ROOKIE with only q year
Of. catching experience
gained In a minor league
may be behind the bat for


the American League
champions next Monday as they
open the base ball season.
Elmer Klumpp, still the prop
erty OF the Chattanooga club al
though he has been with the Ma
tionals since the start of the train
ing campaign, probably will be
the only catcher of the squad fit
for service as Luke Sewell and
Moe Berg are nursing badly bat
tered fingers.
Sewell, veteran flrst-stringer,
who last year caught more games
than any other backstopper in the
circuit. will not be ready for duty
by Monday, according to those in
charge of the club. Sewell. who
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BY ALAN GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

n YEw YORK, April 1O.-Major
nj league base ball experts,
| who agreed the Giants
\ would finish no higher
than sixth in last years Ma
tional League race, have done
the handsome thing this Spring
by picking them to repeat their
triumph.
1t remains to be seen Just how Bill
Terry,s club will react to this startling
vote of confidence. Their perform
ances so far along the exhibition
route have not been altogether be-
coming to world champions, but it viii
be time enough to use the yardstick
on the Giants when the games begin
to count in the standing of the clubs.
Meanwhile the ballots In the eighth
annual Associated Press pennant poll
testified that the Chicago Cubs are
the team most likely to oust the Giants
from the top in another of those dra-
matte five-horse races for which John
Arnold Heydler's circuit Is famous.
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CARDS CLAIMING
DIXIE PLAY TITLE.
Win 10 of is TiIts-On Way
Home With Browns for
st. Louis Series.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ut. LOUIS. April 10.-Five
- weeks of training in the
South behind them, the
- st. Louis major league
clubs, the Cardinals and Browns,
were en- route home today to
open a f1ve-game city series
Wednesday.
The Cards quit Florida claiming the
Grapefruit League championship,
their record being 10 victories and six
defeats against major league teams.
The Browns wound up their stay
in Florida with q 6-5 victory over the
Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday at Jack
sonville.
The special train on which both
clubs are travelling Is due in st. Louis
late tonight.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-Don't let Bill
Terry hear you do any viewing with
alarm so far as the world champion
New York Giants are concerned.
This time last year we had nothing"
Bill points out. I'VE hadn't devel-
oped yet. Now we have not been hit
ting and at times We have looked
lousy, me included. But we'll hit.
We have more power than We had
year ago."
CHICAGO.-Woody English appar-
emily has won back from Augie Ga
Ian the job Of playing third base for
the Chicago Cubs.
English has recovered from eye and
foot ailments, while Galan has shown
that he needs more experience before
becoming regular.
O'Farren Names Red Line-Up,
n FACON, Ga.-Confldent that the
N Cincinnati Reds are prepared
to launch their most powerful
attack in years, Manager Bob O'Far-
rell today outlined his plans for the
opening game against the Chicago
Cubs.
81 johnson, young right-hander, has
been selected to hurl against the
Bruins. O'Farrell will be backstop.
Bottomley will be at first base. Piet
at second, Koenig at third and Slade
at shortstop. In the outfield will be
Comorosky in left. Hafey in center
and Shiver in right.
TUCUMCARI. N. Mex, Larry Fire
balO French was assigned to the Pitts
burgh Pirates mound today against
the White Sox.
The selection Of French, ace of the
Pirate staff, was probably q result Of
the 17-to-7 rout which the Chicagoans
administered to their transforming
mates In Albuquerque yesterday.
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sumed the manicure.


Mr. Sgsts sentiments Endorsed the other day by
Antonete Comedies visitor who arrived with the greatest
EARTH better the circus Antonete probably the
aeriant thing
TWO
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GREENSBORO, N. C.-The Red
Sox come to town today with Fred
Ostermueller and Rube Walberg
scheduled to do the pitching against
Greensboro.
OStermueller won % ball games
here two years ago.
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ONLY e PLAYERS
RETAINED BY AS
Keep 9 Pitchers, 3 Catch
ers, 6 InfieIders, 5 Garden
ers-Wsit PhiIs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ HILADELPHIA, April TO-
= The Phillies are hosts at
| Baker Bowl today for the
L first time this year, hop
ing to hand the Athletics an
other drubbing in the second
game of their city series.
The AS will arrive with their
team cut to the limit required
for the Summer, % men.
Rockies disposed of yesterday left
Connie Mack with nine pitchers, three
catchers, six infielders and five out
fielders.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-The Detroit
Tigers have sold Isadore Goldstein.
right-handed pitcher, to Montreal. It
was his third time up in the majors
and the Tigers had to let him 60
without an option.
Goldstein,s lack of consistent con-
troll has kept him just outside the
majors.
The Tigers play here today and to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1934-04-10

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Al Lopez
persistent holdout campaign against
the Brooklyn Dodgers apparently
didn't do him any harm. He has been
named captain of the team, an honor
that adds $500 to his seasons pay.
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Cubs Highly Regarded.

NF THE 81 writer's and editors
sensus, 40 pick the Giants to re.
peat, while "a name the Cubs to I'm
ish on top. The st. Louis Cardinals
have 13 hackers for their hopes Of
taking first money, and the Pittsburgh
Pirates only 8, but in the consensus
the Bucs land third place. The soli-
tary remaining vote for first place
goes to Boston's battling Braves, who
face an uphill job unless they can
replace Rabbit Maranville at second
base successfully.
The vote for the Cubs proved sur
prisingly heavy and was not entirely
Base Ball Writers Association Of
America. The preference for the
Bruins over the Pirates was based on
the majority belief of the experts that
Chuck Klein, National League batting
king, will add much more strength to
Chicago's lineup than the acquisition
Of Pitcher Red Lucas will mean to
Pittsburgh.
See Only One Change.
THE Braves finished fourth. o
notch ahead of the Cardinals
last year, but the consensus
favors a reversal Of this order for
1884.
Otherwise the experts see no change
in prospect. The Brooklyn Dodgers,
Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati
Reds are consigned to finish the way
they did last year-sixth, seventh and
eighth. The vote among these three
is unusually close, however, indicating
a new deal in the second division
would not be shock to the watchers
in the press box.
The "box score" on the National
League poll, showing the number Of
votes for each club In each position:
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Simmons Is Hitting.

TUCUMCARI. N. Mex.-By the
time the. Chicago White Sox
reach home this week end, AL
Simmons bat should be going full
blast.
Simmons did not hit up to his
standard in the Far West, but the
closer the club gets to Chicago, the
more he hits.
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CUBS VOTED ONLY
REAL CONTENDERS
40 Pick Champions, a.
Name Bruins-Cards Get
13 Ballots, BUGS g.

This Is the second OF tiDo stories
detailing the results OF the annual
AssociateC Press n,djor league pen
z1nt poH)
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doublef triple, hiphus, iron jaw. light
ing and rigging. Bar dope is the stuff
the leapers put on their hands for
grip. Workers on wooden trapezes
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - When Earl
Aver1l tried to take second base on
Lefty O'Douls tumble of his single to
left in the Cleveland Indians game
with the New York Giants yesterday
he ran into trouble.
Umpire George johnson not only
called him out, but also inadvertently
spiked his left hand.
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Trio Ahead of CrOWder.

TARL WHITEHILL, Monte Weaver
r., and Walter Stewart have
trained in splendid fashion this
Spring and any one of these would
seem a more logical choice as starter
for the curtain-raiser with the Red
Sox here. Each is ahead of Crowder
so far as physical condition is con-
cerned, and certainly Whitehill and
Weaver have managed to display
pitching closer to midseason form
than has Crowder.
Stewart, although his work has
been less impressive than that done
by Whitehill and Weaver. has gone
along smoothly in recent innings un-
der fire and should be ready to give
an excellent account of himself after
the grooming he is to get in the string
Of exhibitions.
Then again, Cronin may turn to
the younger section of the mound
detail for a starter next Monday. He
has, in Ed Linke, the 22-year-old
reformed fat boy, a right-hander Of
great promise. he believes. Cronin
regards Linke a wonderfully i'm
pIOtCo RCl All opSk 2aob oScaOA4p
and then Ed was no mere thrower.
He had lot of fine pitching slowed
away in his right arm.
Picking other than veteran
pitcher for the inaugural would be
nothing startling in big league base
ball, but certainly something new in
the history of the Washington club.
Not in the last decade, anyway. has
other than a seasoned slabman been
selected to toll for the Nationals in
the campaign starter.
Yet young Linke, who had his first
big league trial only last year, is quite
definitely possibility for the assign
ment next Monday. He must be in
cluded with Whitehill, Weaver and
Stewart in the group threatening to
wrest from Crowder the post of honor
that has been his the last two years.
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To Hurl Against Dodgers.

CTEWART and Weaver are to wear
off what rough edges may be
left on their pitching tomorrow
In the first of the three games the
Nationals have here with Casey
Stengel's somewhat refurbished, but
still fuzzy Brooklyn ball club. Stewart,
Cronin says, will handle the first six
or seven innings. The left-hander
needs more printing than the rangy
right-handed Weaver and may get two
or three more innings under fire in
the exhibition series.
While Cronin has no set slate for
the pitching in the remainder of the
tussling with the Dodgers, he has in
timated Crowder may be assigned to
part Of the Thursday engagement and
Ray Prim, southpaw brought up from
Albany only last September, to por-
ton Of the series wind-up Friday.
Mark Filley, Highlander borrowed
from Albany, was to make his bid for
q big league job this afternoon as the
Nationals took on the Braves. Filley
appeared to advantage at times in
games in the South and has made
considerable progress for a youngster
who has been in the professional game
since only last June after graduating
from Williams College.
What Filley did not do this after
noon was to be done by Linke. It was
to be nothing more than brief work.
out for Ed, though. Those in charge
Of the Nationals are satisfied he
should be retained for a thorough trial
this year.
Evening star., 1934-06-09
THIS adaptation of the old Penn
sylvania farm house style of
building to modern needs and
L modern setting makes it an


sylvania farm house style Of
building to modern needs and
L modern setting makes it an
ideal one for the climate of
this section. All main rooms have
two or three exposures to allow free
circulation Of air during the hot Sum-
mer months. In addition, by placing
the house on lot facing south the
baths and kitchen then receive the
brunt of the cold Winter winds from
the Northwest. leaving the main
rooms sheltered and sunny.
This house plan, drawn for The
Star by Carroll Meigs, architect, has
the primary objective of getting the
most use out of its space, an adop-
ton OF the philosophy Of building OF
Colonial settlers. 1t is planned for
comfort and convenience. The charm
of the exterior is the happy result of
this method of design. The stairway.
as a utilitarian object; is placed in
the center of the home, thus leaving
all of the exterior walls for windows
that ventilate the various rooms.
The two baths are grouped over
the kitchen for economy of plumbing
and there is ample closet space
throughout the house. The living
room is large and the dining room,
because of its only occasional use, is
made smaller. Though Of ample size,
the kitchen Is not so large as to waste
the energy of the housewife with
needless walking.
A desirable feature of modern house
design, the master suite, comprising
bed room, bath and dressing room,
has been arranged for the second
floor. In addition, there is q small
private porch, which may be screened