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The Washington times., 1934-07-12

take it Makes statement
was not made for publicity pur-
poses, because the announce
ment has had little or no broad
casting and came in the form Of
a reply to a friend who had
inquired when Max expected to
fight again. Make added that
all Of his share of such fight
would go to Mrs. Frankie Camp
bell, who he described as
brave, sympathetic, unreproach-
full soul who behaved so nobly
at the time of the tragedy, hold
ing no resentment toward Baer
and actually trying to comfort
him in his distress over being
very directly responsible for the
fatality.
A Way to Their Hearts
Since. some of the fight world
looks more on Make as a clown
and q great breaker Of women's
hearts than a heavyweight
champion, I should say that by
going through with his an
nounced fight for the benefit Of
Mrs. Campbell, Baer might en-
trench himself in the hearts Of
the ring public, and very
speedily at that.
America does not readily &C.
cept matinee idols and "actor
fellers" as symbolic of the
worlds heavyweight champion,
and sooner or later Baer is 60
ing to find this out. But a
gesture like fighting for the
Campbell fund would be a short
cut to popularity which Baer
might otherwise find a long,
tedious road and possibly a
Well-nigh unattainable goal.
Baer did not show himself
enough of a ringman in that
Camera engagement to immedi-
ately ascend the pinnacle. Not
that he didn't win fairly, square
1y and by a wide margin and not
that he can't hit. But his fight
ing was only in spurts. In be-
tween his big moments, he
backed off, circled around, and
had his hands down at his sides
or fooling with his trunks. Show
me a great fighter who ever
drops his dukeS-who ever lets
his guard down!
Hasn't Quite Arrived
So, I say, Baer needs to do
something quite arresting to sell
himself more completely to the
public. The Campbell benefit
idea would go a long way toward
doing this.
Incidental to this discussion.
is the numerous ring monikerS
which have been applied to
Baer, and I am wondering by
which one he will go down in
song and stories of the ring.
The name Of the Boston
Strong Boy" has clung to the
memory Of John L. Sullivan.
''ManasSa Mauler" will always
mean just one man-Jack
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
NY. SoIons Rule
EMO Must Earn
Title Chance

NEW YORK, July 12.-The
EMO Fiermonte-Maxie Rosen-
bloom light-heavyweight fight
slated to be held at Madison
Square Garden, today was un-
der the official ban of the New
York State Boxing Commission.
The commission stated that
Fiermonte, the husband Of the
former Mrs. John Jacob Astor,
must win his way to the title
bout by first fighting a leading
rival at a small club.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
:Davey" Day X. O.'s
Stan LOQuzQ in 8th

CHICAGO, July 12.-Davey Day,
Stablemate Of Barney Ross, was
a step nearer a bout with the
lightweight and welterweight
champion today.
Day climbed rung here last
night when he knocked out Stan.
iSlaus Loayza, veteran South
American lightweight, in the
eighth round of a scheduled 10
round bout.
In the semiwindup Frank Geno-
vese, Toronto, Canada, welter'
weight, won q six round decision
over Red Chinski, Kankakee,
Illinois
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
Remus Reflects Little Glory
On Navy in Victory
Over Lo Bianco

With all to Major Heine Miller secretary Of the
District of Columbia Boxing Commission, former Navy man
who still rigid posture when the Union Jack is
unurled and the original booster in these parts Of frankie
Remus the Nays current mddeweight champion Frankie
today stands in the eyes Of Washngtonans very mild
specimen of the ring fury that in Henie day was the boast
of every old salt from Singapore to Savannah.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
MEETS ALL CoMERs

Leon YonderS, Baltimore'S
masked cue marvel, Is meeting all
comerS twice daily at 4 and 8 p.
m. at Lucky's Billiard Parlor, 525
9Th Street S. E., for the balance
of this week. In five matches
played so far, Yonders is unbeaten.
He also gives an exhibition Of
trick shots. Admission is free.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
Bqer Says: He'll Fight
For Widow of Man
He Killed in Ring
BY KIRK MILLER,
Times SPORTS Editor.

Of course you tell when this guy Max Baer is
cowning and when he is leveng but he made state
ment this week in Philadelphia where he is making stage
appearances which marks him pretty decent sort Of fe
1ow-provided he didn't say it for show or effect.
The gt of this statement that the first defense of his
title will be in California and for the benefit of the widow
Of Frank Campbell the fighter who died after ring
gagement with Baer August 25 $780, out the coast.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
BECKER GETS POST

West Becker, noted professional
tennis coach, has been appointed
director Of the new Castle Hill
Racquet and Tennis Park, New
York.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
Umpires' Decisions
Take Heart Out
Of Grif1men
By GARRETT WATERS,

CLEVELAND, Ohio July 1.-THE Griffmen are at war
with the umpires again This time it's Umps MCGOWAN and
Donne who worked yesterdays game at Detroit where the
Griffs 13-to-7 heart-breaker,
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
NOTE, SILVER SPRING

The manager Of Silver Springs
A. c. is requested to get in touch
with Manager Adler Of Lan'S
A. c. at Metropolitan 9462.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

table is spread with golden dust for
the many flying insects she wishes to
employ. There is a wonderful part
nership among flowers and bees. Lily
hostesses also supply beetles and many
other winged insects with pollen.
At night the water lily closes her
dainty. pinkish white doors She does
not need the assistance of night
flying insects. Being liberal hostess
and having many to dine at one time,
there is little danger of the water
lily not receiving her share of CO.
operation from her callers.
Have you ever noticed the place
this flower chooses for her home?
Sometimes she is surrounded by the
most forlorn-looking trees, ugly, tum-
ble-down buildings. and even rubbish
This never interferes with her going
about her business of being one of
the most beautiful flowers in the
world.
Still waters. ponds. lakes and slow
streams are her favorite places. From
June until September you will find
the body of water dotted with these
fragrant exotic flowers You may find
them from Nova Scotia to the Gulf
of Mexico and westward to the Mis-
slssippi.
There are many animals who travel
far to eat lily pads or the roots.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest Hring contract and auction
player. He ,cas captain OF the renowned
"Four Horsemen" team, notD disbanded,
and has Don "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, iDttch
includes the one-ouer-one principle,
Dhich the Sims group OF players ,Dds
the first to employ and depelop.
Shades of Wilbur G. Whitehead.
-HIS hand came up against me
in a duplicate game last week.
East bid diamond, third
i hand; my partner (Wernher)
overcalled with a heart; West
bid the clubs; bid spades: East raised
clubs; then raised hearts and even
tually We played the hand at four
hearts, down one not vulnerable. We
both felt that four clubs could be
made, so we had to defend the
match-point score by overbidding
trick. At that. four hearts can be
made If West carelessly omits to put
up the ace on the first spade lead,
which, indeed, happened at one or two
tables. At others they got to five
clubs and were down one or two tricks.
West really could see little hope of
beating four hearts, and did not show
bad judgment in going to five clubs.
However, the bidding Of this hand is
not my reason for giving it. To me.
the interesting feature is that with
heart lead five diamonds can be made
against any subsequent defense.
OF course, it cannot be bid; if bid, 1t
will presumably be doubled. and it is
only makeable because South cannot
put North in again after playing
hearts once. To beat five diamonds,
South must open the spade and sub
sequently underlead the heart to get
in a ruff of spades after winning with
his queen OF diamonds, for declarer
must take this finesse.
This hand. in its playing potentiali-
ties, illustrates in truly sensational
manner the tremendous advantage in
having the short suit for trump and
the long, unevenly held suit as the
of suit.
/ think teachers who read this
should make note of this hand for
teaching this important playing fac
tor by illustration Usually the point
arises in connection with two suits
held A and So or perhaps 6-3. re-
spectively. Here we have 4-3 and 6-3,
so that the first suit is really not avail
able for trumps. But the academic
point is proved. The late Wilbur White
lead was especially fond of stressing
tlIs vital playing factor when there
Is choice between suits for trumps.
and when We post t-mortemeG the
Evening star., 1934-05-05

had been able to devote to contract
anything like the years of intense
study and reception consultation with
others which preceded the publication
of Auction Bridge Standards" The
few elements of auction bidding which
are retained in my contract system
are also pure Whitehead-fo instance.
the bidding order of short suits with
constructive hands. and my preference
for bidding A K x before j 10xx,
etc. A few days before he sailed OH
that last sad journey Che died at sea)
he spent the week end at by mouse.
He, Wernher and I sat up all night
discussing our contract theories: we
showed him the material we were pre-
pairing for publication, which subse-
quently appeared in the Saturday Eve
ming Post and took codified form in
my book, Money Contract" and his
last words to both Of US on the Sun
day night were: When I return from
Europe I want to spend a lot OF time
down here with you I must recreate
the Whitehead system for contract;
auction methods do not apply. You
are quite right in claiming that con-
tract is an entirely different game"
This. however is still not understood
by many of his imitators.
(Copyright. 1934)
Mr. Sims will answer all INQUIRIES on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed enevelope.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

80 MR.. SMARTY THINKS I CAN'T
CATCH HIM" HE EXCLAIMED
AND OWED AFTER PEPPER
pepper pertly, his beautiful little eyes
twinkling.
NO" replied Jerry, recovering his
good nature. You win. I'm not Frog
hungry just now anyway. I guess you
can take care of yourself"
If I couldn't I wouldn't be here"
replied pepper. "If I can escape from
Billy Mink. who is so much quicker
than any Muskrat, what chance do
you think you have of catching mel"
Now you are boasting," retorted
Jerry.
pepper Indignantly. When a person
has as many enemies as I have he
just naturally has to learn how to take
care of himself"
I suppose such little fellow as
you must have lot of enemies" ad-
mitted Jerry.
IF there is any one with more
would like to know who it is" as
serted pepper.
And still you tell everybody right
where you are" replied Jerry. II
should think you would keep still.
What do you sing for?'
Because it is Spring and I am
happy and just have to let all the
great world know it." replied pepper,
and once more the music-bag in his
throat swelled and swelled into a big
silvery bubble.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Wedding Queries
BY EMILY POST.

AfY DEAR MRS. POST: Mother
1v1 would like to have the wedding
party pose for pictures on the day OF
the wedding, because she Is a very
sentimental person. Who pays for
this expense. and when is the best
time for the pictures to be taken?"
Answer-And you are not sentiment
tai? And do not want any pictures?
Very well-but in any event, the
brides family pays for the pictures.
The picture of the bride alone Is
usually-but not neceSsarily-taken
at her house just before she goes to
the church. Pictures of the whole
bridal party, including the bridegroom
and ushers. as well as brides attend
ants. are taken Immediately after the
reception. before the bride goes to put
on her travelling clothes.
Dear Mrs Post: I am having a big
church wedding. but very small re-
ception. In fact. would like it best
if only the immediate families and
my attendants might be included? But
what about the bridesmaids and ush-
ers' parents? am told they must be
invited to the reception-if we have
one at ALL"
Answer-If you do as you suggest
and invite no one except your families,
and your own and the bridegroom
attendants. it will not be necessary
that you invite any one else to the
house. But, Of course, If you invite
one or two Of the parents or a few
extra friends, you will hurt the feel
ings of the families of your attendants
and many besides.
Dear Mrs. Post: I have heard so
many wives of doctors Use the title SO
much in referring to their husbands
that have grown weary OF the very
word. May ! refer to mine as my
husband instead of doctor when
speaking to an acquaintance? And
how we'll acquainted must I be with
others before I refer to him as
'John'?"
Answer-H you take message from
a patient over the telephone, or
should you happen to admit patient
to your husbands Office. you would
naturally say I'm tell the doctor" But
otherwise it is always proper to say
my husband" to all people whom you
do not call by their first names. or
whose hospitality you seldom If ever
accepted, or returned. You call him
John" to all whom you are accus-
toned to invite to your house. or to
whose house you are accustomed to 60,
whether you call them by their first
names or not.
opyrishs. 1es4J
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

You have to catch them first" re-
torted pepper.
DO you think I couldn't catch you
if wanted to?" demanded Jerry.
Try it, retorted pepper.
He said this SO pertly that Jerry
felt it was a challenge. He would
teach this little upstart to respect his
betters. A paw shot out 1t landed
just where pepper had been sitting, but
he wasn't there There was a plop in
the water and Jerry caught a glimpse
of pair of small legs disappearing
under some dead leaves on the bot
tom Jerry was peeved He was very
much peeved.
so Mr.. Smarty thinks I can't catch
him" he exclaimed, and dived after
Pepper He pulled over the dead leaves,
throwing them this way and that, but
all he succeeded in doing was to stir
up the mud beneath until the water
was clouded with it for some distance
around. Finally he gave up and
climbed back on the end Of the log.
Then he blinked. He felt as if he
wanted to rub his eyes. There sat
pepper on that very log!
Want 10 try it again?" asked
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Uncle Ray
A Little Saturday Talk.

"HERE is an old saying. mis-
takes will happen" and an
other, mo book has been
i printed without at least one
mistake in it."
/ am not prepared to say that the
second statement is true, since I have
not read all the books which have
been written, and since I may not
have noticed mistakes in some of the
books I have read, but it is quite
certain that there are errors in many
books.
Often mistake comes from a slip
by those who set the type for a book
or newspaper. There are proofreaders
who try to find such mistakes on the
proofs" before the actual printing
starts. but even they may overlook
an error now and then. A person
may write about Columbus reaching
the New World on October u. 1892:
but when he sees his story in print
he may find that it reads Columbus
landed on october -, 1929" Unless
he has sense of humor. he may
tear his hair when he observes the
mistake
An amusing thing of the kind hap
pened to me a year or SO ago.
wrote an article with the title. Way
Back in 1910" and told about mo-
torists who wore goggles and dust
robes There was a picture with
the story. and in one edition of a
newspaper these words appeared "A
Fair Motorist of the Year 1910"
Later l received a letter from a
young reader saying that she didn't
know much about history, but that
she was sure there weren't any auto
mobiles 900 years ago! She was
right. The typeSetter had changed
just one little figure.
In other cases mistakes in books
are due to the author There was
time when writers of history were
fond OF telling tales about George
Washington and the Cherry Tree, and
about Queen Isabella selling her jew
els to help Columbus. Neither of
those stories can bear the test of
known fact. but they have been told
In many book. During recent years,
l am glad to say, writer's of history
have been leaving them out of their
books
In recent case the author of
book took great pains to make every
thing he wrote true to known fact.
but when a printed copy came to
him he found in it a mistake which
seemed very serious. The book was
a history Of the United States for
boys and girls. and in one chapter
he had written: Part of the
Spaniards, with Coronado at their
head. ventured on until they reached
the plains which lie west of the Mis-
sisSippi." That was correct, but
the artist who made pictures for the
book hao drawn one of Coronado at
the very edge Of the Mississippi River !
There is no proof that Coronado saw
the Mississippi, and almost certainly
he did not.
The author was worried about the
mistake and made a long distance
telephone call to the publishers to
make sure that the mistake would
be corrected in later printings of the
book. He did not want any boy or
girl to get the idea that Coronado
had discovered the Mississippi Ferdi-
nand De Soto is the leader to whom
history gives honor as the first white
man to behold the Father of Waters"
UNCLE RAY.
tCopyright. 1934D
Evening star., 1934-05-05

~ EEPER THE HYLA was a little
fellow, so little that as he sat
on an old log near Jerry Musk
i rat it was hard for Jerry to be-
lieve that he was as big as he
ever would be. He was so small that
Jerry could almost have covered him
with one paw. That is, he could have
if he could have. What I mean is,
one of Jerry's paws would almost have
covered him if Jerry could have put
it on him, which he couldn't, as he
was to find out
Have you ever noticed how often
respect for others is governed by their
size, especially at first meeting? The
bigger they are the more they are
respected and the smaller they are the
less they are respected. 1t is only on
short acquaintance that this holds
true, however. On longer acquaintance
it often happens that it is the small
who win the most respect.
When Jerry Muskrat first looked
down on pepper respect for him was
the last thing Jerry would have
thought Of. But when pepper swelled
out that music-bag in his throat and
sang for him respect was born in
Jerry. 1t didn't seem possible that such
a tiny fellow could produce such loud,
clear notes, that so much sound could
come from so small a person. For all
his size the best Jerry could do with
his voice was to squeak, and that could
be heard only very short distance.
So. because most of us respect those
who can do something we cannot, Jer-
ry began to entertain respect for this
little singer of the Smiling Pool.
Aren't you afraid of me?" asked
Jerry, suddenly.
DO you think I would be sitting
here if I was?" demanded pepper.
Why should I be?"
II sometimes eat Frogs" said Jerry.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
BONERS

People often lose their consciences
when they are Ill.
When the decimal point Is moved to
the right it gets bigger, when moved
to the left it gets smaller.
There is only one thing to tell about
Charlemagne: It Is one Of Frances
most famous drinks.
A monopoly is an airplane with Just
one long wing.
A fish has a keen sense Of smell,
but outside Of that It has very poor
sense.
A straight line Is the shortest when
1t passes between two points.
Primitive man had no blackboard
so he counted his fingers and toes.
Crockery means noise that frog
makes.
William Harvey, a famous surgeon,
perfected the circulation Of the blood
In 1915.
By means of the census we can
hear, see, smell, etc.
A discount Is a certain per cent Of
his clothes that dealer takes on ut
q sale.
Debris means horse race like they.
have In Kentucky.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
"Blue Monday"

WE HAVE an inquiry for the sig
nificance of this expression,
which we use ordinarily in allusion
to Monday being the day when one
must return to work after the Sunday
holiday. In England the term is used
for the second Monday after an i'm
portant horse race. for this is the day
decreed at Tatersalrs as the time
when settlements must be made.
Originally. Blue Monday" was the
Monday before Lent. Its name is
said to have originated in Germany,
in allusion to the fact that on that
day the altar cloths we're changed
to blue (actually a blush violet, and
observances Of the day made.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Mature S Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Fortunately, the lily is thrifty plant
and has many plant children. Lily
pads are the choice food of the moose
and deer in the Summer There seem
to be enough to go round. The next
Spring will see the ponds dotted with
flowers and buds again.
The lily is usually pure white or
pale pink. Once in a while you will
find a deep pink one There is an
indefinite number of petals overlap
ping in rows. The lily appears to
float upon the surface of the water.
unattached. The large. green leaves
are almost round. They are green
above. reddish and slightly hairy
below. Here you will often find some
OF the most interesting masses Of
eggs. placed there by a thoughtful
insect mother. On the surface of the
leaves you may also see a wee frog
summing itself, or perhaps wing
weary insect.
The stems are rubbery and long.
The rootstock is thick. simple, with
but a few branches. 1t is very long
and reaches down into the water to
take firm hold of the rich loan
below
Where you find these lilies plentiful
you can remove some of them to your
own garden. Do not deprive the nat
ural setting of these water beauties.
A few of them will not be missed
and you can grow them even in a
sunken tub in your back yard The
flowers will attract many insects and
the birds will be sure to know about
their presence. You must secure your
water lily roots as early in the Spring
as possible. The plant sinks to the
bottom during very cold weather.
where the water is warmest. OF
course. where the lilies grow in the
warmer climates. you can get them
when you have your garden ready for
them. In the North you will have
to protect the roots with a bed of
leaves or in some way to keep them
from freezing too hard.
tCopvrieht. 1934l
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Who Are You?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

familiar locality to Virginians. was
named for the family. Ralph also
lived in Middlesex and Lancaster
Counties. His family home in Lancas-
ter was called Rosegill.
Following in the footstep Of his an
cestors. Ralph was leader in his
community. He took an active part
in all important affairs Of his time
and served as a member Of the Co
lonial Council. His son Ralph was
also member of the Council.
1t is not known definitely how the
name of Wormeley came into being
as a place name. but it is known that
there is a parish Of Wormeley in
County Hereford, England. and it is
no doubt from this parish that the
family assumed the surname.
(Ccpyright, 1884. ~Fse