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The Washington times., 1934-04-16

} yesterdays exhibition game with
the Brooklyn Robins, and the
following were some Of his OBJ
servationS:
81 have never seen Ruth hit
ting better than he iS this
spring.
"Our keystone kids Of ROIfe
and Heffner will please the
fans. Heffner can make that
double play for you. ROlfe Is
fast, smart and q good hitter.
They have q few little things
to learn yet, but they have inn
proved our club.
"The pitchers are in good
shape and will look better with
those young fellows making
double plays behind them.
Gomez goes in the first
game against the AS.
"COchrane'S bat and hustle
will be q big help to Detroit.
The Tigers may wind up being
the team well have to beat.
Won 16 Games
"The Red SOx are sure to
show improvement. Washing.
ton really won the pennant by
beating them lS games last
year. They won't do that again
this trip.
II don't think Mack has
much pitching. That young
fellow Marcum looks pretty
good, but who else has he got?
"The Indians have been bowl
ing the Giants over pretty
steadily, but that's another
league. Besides it's foolish to
pay too much attention to
exhibition games.
"If Dixie Walkers arm is
dead, we'll have to put him on
the ineligible list. It'll be q
shame. He was just ripe for q
big season. With Walker in.
eligible my Outfield problem
solves itself. 1 won't have to
do any cutting to get inside
the player limit"
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
NATIONAL CITY
MINES GATHER
TONIGHT

Final plans for the National City
Baseball League unlimited division
will be discussed tonight at 9
o'clock at Atlas Sport Shop.
At present IA teams have an.
piled for franchises and at least
two more are expected. The teams
are:
Stanton Cleaners, Miller Furni.
ture, Blue Flame Valet Shop, st.
JoSeph'S A. c., DORA, Warwicks,
Gordon Cafeteria. Capital Transit
Company, Virginia Cavaliers, Fed.
eral A. c., Mt. Rainier A. c., Mer.
idians, Woodmen Of the World,
and Union Printers.
st. JoeS Score
st. Joseph's basballers won a
hard fought game from Paul Mes.
sinks Hecht Company nine yes.
terday, 6 to 5.
Graziani and Baker pitched for
the Saints while MeSsink and Nit.
chell hurled for the loser. PuS.
ateri, former Eastern High star,
socked a home run for the JoeS
while Lipkin starred for the Hecht-
men, getting three for three.
Bob Lyons and Lefty Brown
held the Rockville A. A. to three
hits enabling the Heurich's Brew.
ers to start their season on the
right foot. with 6-to-1 win.
Reservoir Tough
Maryland Aces found the Reser.
voir A. c. tough, but managed to
Subdue them, 5 to 2. Vendemis
twirled for the winners, permit.
ting four hits.
Mt. Rainier Grays played fine
ball to dispose of the Miller Furni-
ture, z to 6. Chewing heaved
for the victors, allowing only five
hits and tanning four, Moxely, Of
the Grays, led both teams at the
bat with two hits,
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
BUDDY MYER

A young Mississippi lad who
has made good. Buddy Myer is
his name and today he's con
sidered one Of the best second
baSemen in baseball, ct least
second best to Charley dehr.
niger, Of the Detroit Tigers,
who Is supposed to be the great
est in the American League.
Buddy's trials and tribulations
have been large and varied since
his first day as a big leaguer
back in 1925. He came to the
Griffmen at that time as a
shortstop. He was tried at the
post, but failure met his efforts
Immediately he was traded to
the Boston Red Sox for Topper
Rigney, where at Boston he be-
come quite a third Sacker.
In 1929, President Clark Grif'
fifth decided he had to have
Myer back in Washington uni
form again, so he traded five
players to the Red Sox for the
little infielder. And right away
Myer came to the front as q
real ball player.
Walter Johnson, then the man
ager of the Griffmen. put Buddy
at second base and told him the
position was his to succeed OF
fail. Myer succeeded and today
couldn't be ousted off the bag
even though an earthquake
might be on the way.
A great little player, Buddy is
quite the dapper young man of
the ball field. He's quite a caro-
player, likes bridge and pinochlt
best. enjoys game of golf every
once in a while, and likes fish
ing great deal. And quite like
Heine Manush, he likes to cal
big juicy steaks after a tough
ball game. Always smokes cigar.
and couldn't do without a nice
chew" of tobacco while playing
Stands 5 feet 10 inches,
weighs 100 pounds, is 80 year.
old and bats left-handed, throws
right.
This Is another Of . series
Of thumbnaiI sketches on
members Of the Washington
Baseball Club
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
FIFTH PRECINCT
BOYS TOF|GHT

The Fifth Precinct Boys Club
boxers will mix with the North
east Boys Club scrapperS tomor'
row night in the Northeast gym
Lineup of bouts:
55-POund Class-Albert Clarke (NO. 81
vS. Charles MatOian IN. E.l
- 6b.Pound ClaeG-Erank Warner (NO'
81 VI. Jimmy Bowler IN. Ely
70.POund ClaSs-JOe spinelIi (N0. 81
W. George buchanan IN. Ed: EdseI
Arnold (No. 81 vs. DOugio Prints IN.
So-Pound Class-Nick Spinelll (NO. 81
VI: Eddie Kane IN. E:)
7E-POund ClasS-Chris Arnold (N0. 81
vs.. Alton Highsmith IN. E.)
S6-POGnd Claes-Jimmy CaleavaS (NO.
81 W. Sammy Fusco IN: Ed
11O-POund Class-HarOld Martin (NO.
81 W. Charles Hughes IN. E.)
1SO.POund ClRss-KIine ShackelfoFtl
(N0. 81 VS.. Mike Cattela IN. E.)
145-POund Class-BObby Clarke (NO.
81 W. Creighton Allen IN. E.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
C9RwM
BY BILL CORUM
F. D. Was to Begin For Griffith's Players
Where SenOr Left Off Co.. McCGrthy's VieUS
Proves Great Mascot On A. L. Flag Race

NEW YORK, April ia
gentleman who claims he's "a
tough guy now" was to have
started q tough baseball cam
paign on its way in Washington,
D. c., today. The 1884 season
was to have begun where the
1898 season ended-in Griffith
Stadium-and If anybody should
ask you, 1t was a tough guy who
threw the last pitch last year,
too. This was a belt-hfgh strike
that buzzed pasct the bat Of
Washington's Joe Kuhel, to plop
into the fat mitt Of August
MancuSo and make the Giants
champions Of the world.
] refer to Senior Adolfo Luque,
OF Gales SitoS, 30, Havana,
Cube, q wrinkled and ancient
pitcher Of the Giants who is
sometimes called the gamecock
Of the Caribbean. When young
Hal Schumacher weakened in
that last game Senor Luque
barked at Manager Terry:
Gimme the ball."
"Take II and bear down Papa
Luque," replied the colonel.
But you are wasting words
when you tell the Havana hue
kleberry to bear down.
Toe Is Bloody
That's the only way he knows
how to pitch. He bore down
90 hard stopping that last, de-
spairing thrust Of the Senators
that he came into the club
house afterward with a bloody
toe from digging in to blow
what's left Of his high hard one
past 'em. That's how he bears
down.
But now that incident and
all Of last season, indeed, is no
more than a line of type in the
records, and baseball starts
fresh and renewed with another
spring. So clear the wires,
boys, for the box scores.
It is to be devoutedly hoped
that no DR.. Writ will view with
alarm the fact that President
Roosevelt had agreed to throw
out q first pitch for the Boston
Red Sox.
Last season Mr.. Roosevelt
proved q great mascot for Clark
Griffith's Senators. He threw
out his first Presidential pitch
. year ago today, whereup the
Senators subdued the Athletics
and went on from there to win
the American League pennant
with comparative ease.
The Washington team also
scored its only victory in the
World Series the day the Chief
Executive was present. No
wonder those superstitious ball
players believe that he brings
them luck. But the question is
will it be enough to see them
home on top Of their league
again.
Our Joseph v. Mccarthy,
who manages the Yankees, says
emphatically mo-" that it will
not be enough luck to turn the
trick again. That President
Roosevelt or nobody else can
jinx the Yankees out of first
place this season. He admits
that the Senators may prove
troublesome at times, and he
feels that the most improved
club in the league is the Detroit
Tigers, with Manager Hickey
Cochrane and his heavy mace.
We visited with Joseph V. in
the Yankee dressing room after
The Washington times., 1934-04-16

The exhibition match at the
Manor Club, which found al
Treder and Harry G. Pitt, Of the
home club, opposed to Cliff
Spencer and Martin F. Mccarthy,
of Beaver Dam, extended to 81
holes and the four contestants fin
ished all even. The players de.
cided to play the women's nine
after finishing the regular 1S in a
tie. Treder. was low with IS for
the regular 18.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
Syracuse Obtains
Pitcher M1ttin0Lu

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April 16.-
Earl Mattingly, former Baltimore
Orlole pitcher, has been obtained
by the Syracuse International
League baseball club. Mattingly,
who formely pitched for Brooklyn,
is a graduate Of the Washington,
D. C.. sandlotS,
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
DC. BOXING BILL
IN CONFERENCE

Conferees on the District boxing
bill were to meet today to settle
differences between House and
Senate provisions.
As passed by the Senate, the bill
would permit only amateur box
ing, but the House amended the
measure to allow professional
prizefighting as well.
Indications are the Senate con-
3ereeS will yield to the House.
INSECTS TRIUMPH
Georgetown Boys Club insects
defeated Lou Gehrigs, 9 to 5.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
Sports Today

BOWLING
At Temple Alleys-Holy Name
League tournament, 1880 p. m.
SWIMMING
At Jewish Community Center
Boys Club of Washington meet,
7. p. m.
PING PONG
At 1910 H st. N. W.-District
championship, $3.50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
WEBB AIMS TO DEVELOP HIS GOLF GAM


MISS EDNA ROXY
ATKINS, Of the Laurel
Ladies A. c., Toronto,
Canada, captured the So
meter hurdles of the
women's American indoor
field and track cham
pionships Saturday night.
It was the first time that
a Canadian entry had won
a title in the meet. In
ternational News Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
Clarke and Anderson Pair
Unexpectedly and Win
By DANNY GILL

Just as q mans whole future may depend upon one
momentous decision, does this apply in modified from
tn
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
ENTRIES
|. CLOSE THURS:

Only four days remain to file
entries in the mems and women's
A. A. U. low board diving cham
pionShipS scheduled Saturday in
Ambassador Pool. The entry list
will close at the pool Thursday
at midnight.
In addition to the champion
ship events there will be four
open events, two each for men
and women, as follows: Fifty and
220-yard free style for men, and
50-yard free style and 100-yard
breaStStroke for women.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
JUNIORS ON TOP

Maryland Professionals lost to
the Junior Council baseballerS
6-5. For games with the winners
call Cleveland 1899.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
HEIGHTSMEN WIN

Congress Heights took q 80
decision from the Decatur. BuSi.;
ness Mems QinA
The Washington times., 1934-04-16

This Is another Of . series
Of thumbnail sketches on
members Of the Washington
Baseball Club
Evening star., 1934-06-07

It was moving day for the Calvert
Street Bridge today and the con-
demned 43-year-old steel structure
was taken for a ride toward a tenn
porary new location 80 feet to the
south, where it will enjoy new lease
on life prior to its demise.
A large gallery Of interested specta-
tors, including the Commissioners,
public and private engineers and
hundreds of citizens, was on hand to
figuratively cheer the rusty, gaunt old
span as it started unceremoniously on
carefully guarded roller-coaster
journey early today.
The unusual event-involving the
shifting en- masse of 750-foot long.
10O-foot high structure, weighing
1900 tons-was an engineering feat
that drew to the scene many notable
construction men, Government engi-
neers and other technical experts. An
Army engineering class of Is officers
from Fort Humphreys was among
those present.
BY noon today the bridge had been
drawn by five faithful horses 80 feet
on the way toward its destination. 1t
was predicted the journey would be
completed some time this evening, II
no unforeseen obstacles intervene.
Actual moving of the bridge began
by hand power about 7:30 am, when
10 husky laborers, stationed two each
Evening star., 1934-06-07
RADIO DESCRIPTION is PLANNED
FOR STAR MARATHON RUNNERS

The novelty of running in mara
thon and at the same time hearing it
described by radio will be the expert
ence Of contestants in The Stars
third annual race, for the national
A. A. U. championship, to be held
Saturday, with the start at Mount
Vernon at Q o'clock and the finish on
the Ellipse, the course lying over the
Memorial Highway and through down.
town Washington.
A new experience, too, for most Of
the athletes will be running to music.
All has been arranged by Station
WRC of the National Broadcasting
Co.. which for approximately three
hours will carry on q marathon pro-
gram, with lively music being trans
mitted to the runners by auto radio.
Breaking in on the music from time
to time will be report Of the progress
Of the race, with reporters on the
road keeping the station informed BY
phone.
Evening star., 1934-06-07
.L|THUAN|A COUP
SETS Up DICTATOR
German Agency Reports
WaIderamas as Assuming
Premiership.
BY the Associated Press.

TILSIT, Germany, June THE
German News Bureau reported from
Kaunas, Lithuania, today that Angus
tine Waldemaras, former dictator of
that country, had returned from
exile by airplane, carried out coup
d'etat, and reassumed the premier
ship Of Lithuania.
The German report said a military
revolution broke out in Lithuania last
night under the leadership of Walde-
maraS.
His adherents Immediately pro-
claimed him premier and he took up
his quarters in the General Staff
Building.
The army was reported to have the
situation well in hand, although al
legedly opposed by civil authorities
President Antanas, it was further
reported, had refused to treat with
WaldemaraS and his men, who issued
an ultimatum against the chief ex-
ecutive. The ultimatum expired at
midday but it appeared here that
it had been extended.
All government offices were occu-
pied by the army between am. and
z am. today, according to the dis
patches.
Several members Of the govern
ment were reported arrested, but
these reports were not confirmed.
Kaunas, the capital. was reported
as quiet. with the soldiers withdrawn
from the streets at noon.
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Calrert Street Bridge Starts
8O-Foot Trip Before Notables
Commissioners, Public and PriUate En-
gineers and Many Spectators Cheer
Mouing of Rusty Old Span.

at the base of each of the five towers
supporting the bridge, heaved their
weight against the handles Of hori-
zontal jacks. Guided by traffic whistles
as signals, the men at the jacks found
little exertion necessary to bulge the
bridge from its old disconnected
moorings and shove it the first foot on
its trip.
The horses, attached in old-time
grist-mill fashion to stout windlasses
anchored firmly to the ground,
seemed to enjoy their nerry-go-round
duties. There was not much strain
on the sturdy steeds because OF a
complicated block-and-tackle cable
system which hitched the windlasses
to the towers of the bridge.
A corps of assistant engineers with
transit instruments kept constant
check on the alignment of the bridge
as it moved. inch by inch, over two
inch thick steel rollers along impro-
vised railway tracks. Several times
during the day 1t was found that one
end of the bridge was moving faster
than the other end and it was neces-
Sary to accelerate movement Of the
windlaSses controlling the tagging end.
At no time this morning, however,
had the structure of the bridge itself
bent more than one-half inch out Of
(Continued on Page 8, Column ID
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Officer Beaten,
Bottles ThrOtCn
By Beer Drinkers
Washington Police Aid
in Arrest of 8 Youths
in Maryland.

Eight Washington and Maryland
youths who attacked a Montgomery
County policeman when he sought to
arrest them for bombarding an un-
identified woman's automobile with
beer stems and creating a disturbance
on Kirkside drive in Chevy Chase,
Md, were taken in custody last night,
on disorderly conduct charges.
The boys, ranging in age from Is
to 81 years old, were finally overpow-
cred by the officer, w. Frank Soper,
with the assistance of two Washing
ton policemen, and were booked at
the Bethesda substation under the fol-
lowing names:
Darragh and Russell Nagle, both
of the first block of Grafton street,
Chevy Chase, Md; Frederick r.
Charlton. 200 block Madison road; /;
George Williamson, Cumberland, Md. !;
John E. McKeever and Franklin S.
Milberg, both of the 5000 block Oliver
street; Richard E. Babcock, jr., $500
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 80
Evening star., 1934-06-07
PRESIDENT SIGNS
BANKRUPTCY BILL
Measure to Release Many
Firms From ReceiVerShip
Made Law.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today signed
into law bankruptcy bill to facilitate
the release of numerous corporations
from the hands of receivers.
The act binds all creditors to a
court-approved reorganization plan to
which holders of two-thirds Of the
total amount of claims have agreed.
Reorganization Petitions.
A petition for reorganization may
be filed by any creditor or stockholder
if it has been approved by holders of
25 per cent in amount of each class
of claims and 10 per cent OF the
total.
If the company is not actually in
solvent, but merely unable to meet
maturing debt, shareholders represent
ing 10 per cent of each class of stock
and per cent of the total must agree
to such petition.
A debtor company may file the petit
ton without such approval.
Favorable court action on a COM
position plan must be accompanied
by written agreement by the holders
of two-thirds Of the total claims. If
the company Is not held actually in
solvent, approval by stockholders
representing majority holdings also is
required.
Throughout the country there are
situations where holders of large
amounts Of claims have agreed to
plans of settlement but where action
has been held up by minority credi-
tors objections.
Heretofore, it has been necessary
for bondholders' committees to go
through foreclosure proceedings which
required cash payment for the inter-
panys assets were bid in at a low
figure, it has frequently been difficult
to arrange for this financing.
In the past many receiverships have
been long-drawn out because protec-
tive committees have endeavored to
obtain deposit of a much higher per-
centage of claims to avoid a large
payment. Courts also have been un-
willing to authorize the sale of assets
at low figures when a substantial mi
nority failed to join in a reorgani-
Zation.
Cash Unnecessary.
Under the new law, no cash will
be necessary.
If majority agrees to accept new
securities in lieu of former claims, on
court approval, the minority has to
accept them also.
In many cases, under existing con-
ditionS, foreclosure and sale of q
company's property would leave moth
ing after the satisfaction of secured
claims or senior bonds. The new law
makes it much easier to leave stock
holders and Junior claimants with
what might be termed securities of
recovery value" while giving secured
claims the preference due them.
Although all classes of corporations
are affected by the law, utilities are
prominent among those that have
gone into receivership while. in many
cases, earning money that could be
paid out in interest or dividends
through reorganization.
Many such receiverships have been
brought about by the maturing of
bond issues at time when it was
impossible to arrange ref1nancing.
Although in some cases receivers have
continued to pay interest en- senior
securities, as earned, the receivership
itself has frequently increased a con-
Germs financial problems sc that it
has been necessary to apply such
earnings elsewhere and let the cred
itnrs wait
Evening star., 1934-06-07
PLANS
DROUGHT RELIEF
More Food, Money and
Clothing Promised Victims
of Calamity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Red blotches d noting blight covered
large part of the map behind Presi-
dent Roosevelt's desk today as the
Government struggled with the
drought in two ways.
More food, more money, more
clothing were promised victims Of the
calamity.
Long-range planning to soften such
cruelties Of nature was declared neces-
sary.
The President feels the drought is
approaching the proportions Of a
major disaster. A survey by the Agri-
culture Department said it would ma
terially affect the national food
supply" but did not mean shortage
Secretary Wallace, speaking at Bis
marck, N. OAK, last night, answered
critics who said nature had shown the
futility Of man-made control.
He said he could not see how any
one who has gone through this
drought area can say a kind word
for natures method of crop reduc-
tion." Mans methods, though i'm
perfect, are perfection itself by COM
parison with the occasional crudeness,
the ruthlessness, and the uncertain
ties of nature" he declared.
Calls for Planning.
Calling for permanent, long-range
planning, he said production control
would not be abandoned because of
the drought.
Such programs insure farmers some
income from benefit payments in such
periods as this, he said, and enable the
Government to guarantee sufficient
food by storing grain on farms.
Extending over 80 States. the
drought was described as having these
effects:
Greatly reduced wheat, feed
grain, and hay crops.
THE most serious forage shortage
ever experienced.
Early crops in bad" condition.
Live stock in the worst areas "too
weak to stand shipment"
Death losses in live stock mount
ing steadily"
Marketing Of live stock 81 to SO
per cent above a year ago.
Reduced production forecast for
dairy products, eggs and poultry.
Water supplies in irrigation Sec
tions cut in half.
Wheat Payments Increased.
To combat these conditions. the
Farm, Farm Credit, and Relief Ad-
ministrations proceeded along these
lines:
Boosting second wheat benefit pay
ments to 9 cents per bushel, an in
crease of S3,500,000. and hurrying a
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1934-06-07

All motorists following the contest
who have radios are asked to tune in
on WRC, in order that there will be
no jangling Of sweet concord.
The finish will be described by Billy
Coyle Of the N. B. c. broadcasting staff,
whose mike will be set up on the
Ellipse beside the Zero Milestone.
Coming by al sorts of transporta-
ton and some Of them hiking to pol
ish of their training, the runners were
arriving today from all points. They
are being quartered at the municipal
bathing pool, near the Washington
Monument.
Dave Komonen. rated the worlds
foremost marathonef. is due this aft
ernoon from Sudbury. Canada, SOC
miles north of Toronto. The little
Finn viii go to post Saturday the
defending champion and an outstand-
ing favorite, although the field 10
one Of the strongest ever assembled.