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The Washington times., 1935-11-11
Gaxton and Moore Are
Prize Musical Comics

William Gaxton and Victor
Moore, who come to the National
Theater for one week starting De-
cember 2 in the musical comedy
hit, Anything Goes" are known
as Pulitzer Prize comedians
through being the stars of "Of
Thee I Sing" the only song and
dance show ever winning the
coveted award.
Their present vehicle was not
eligible for consideration by the
judges because P. G. WodehouSe,
one of its quintette of collabo-
raterS, is not a native author.
The Washington times., 1935-11-11

chic who will turn on the lights
Of the Columbia Theater's stage
beginning Friday, as a supple
mentary attraction to the picture,
won this engagement by answer.
ing satisfactorily questions on
love, health, finance, ETC., in
Loew's Virginia theaters and at
the Valencia in Baltimore.
ABOUT ANN HARDING
Ann Harding strikes as among
the leaders of the in-and-out stars,
Sonetimes-as in wv h n Ladies
Meet"-She gives a performance
that tempts niching her as the
most sensitive and beautiful ac-
tress in Hollywood. Then she fol-
lows it up with roles that COM
plete1y shake ones faith in her
ability to impart warmth to a
character.
Now they are saying she will
make a magnificent comeback in
popular favor in Peter Ibettson." 1"
George Du Maurier's lovely roman
tic story was made in the silent
The Washington times., 1935-11-11

ROSALIND IS GOOD
To realize how good RoSalind
Russell is in Rendezvous" with
Bill Powell, see if you could think
of another actreSs-barring per
haps Myrna Loy-who could play
this somewhat incredible role
without making it downright non
sense. Coming to the Fox Thea
ter Friday is Bob Hope, whom
New York bulletins says will be
the principal comedian of the
new Ziegfeld FollieS. He will
support Fannie Brice and the
Sabel Josephine Baker. Hope
made his first big Broadway hit
in Roberta" Ken Murray has
been invited by the Messrs. Shu.
bert to take second billing to
comic Hope. To which Mr.. Muir
ray replies, mot in one thousand
years" Nor can I blame him; for
the Sketch Book" star is a bet
ter funSter. .Adrienne, the psy'
The Washington times., 1935-11-11
CLARK GABLE CAN'T CONE
Shirley Temple Now Rates No. !
At Box Office and In Salary;
About Ann HARDING
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Some Monday news observations and opinions Says Clark
Gable, he took the train wes Sorry, Washington
would really like to make personal appearance with Muny
the Bounty but my studio won't let Maybe later
Among the modern miracles list Shirley Temples phenomenal
In 10 months she from beginner to the No.
box office and the biggest salary in Hollywood Her
contract with bonuses puts her ahead of Garbo Commercial
tieups, including the namesake DOLL will give her much
annually Before she loses all of her baby teeth and
puts away her rompers the kid will have earned than
million No wonder every mother with precocous child
wonders if she Shrlys successor perhaps
The Washington times., 1935-11-11
Gene Ford Summoned
To Baltimore Revue

Gene Ford, manager of Loew'S
Fox, will HE himself off to New
York this weekend to begin
preparations for the presentation
of "Okay Baltimore" local pres
entation which will have it's debut
around Christmas at Loew'S Cen
tury in Baltimore.
Additions for this show will
begin on November 16 with re.
hearsals starting on November 90.
Mr.. Ford will remain in Balti-
more for several weeks, and his
place at the Fox will be tempo
rarily filled by Fred Greenway,
manager of the Century.
The Washington times., 1935-11-11

Managing Director Angie Ratio,
of the Palace, will be 81 years in
the service of Loew's, Inc, this
week, Says it looks like a steady
lob.
The Washington times., 1935-11-11
Likes to Walk

Tom Moore, appearing with
Warner Baxter in M-G-M's Robin
Hood of Ell Dorado" never walks
less than five miles a day, and
frequently tramps 20 miles or
more over the Santa Monica
mountains,
Evening star., 1935-05-17
WORK OF DUO GIVES
ALEXANDRIA VICTORY
Shu Takes Three Events, Bur
rell Captures Two as Twins
Win Triangular Meet.
IF ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL

IF ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL
/ was blessed with scme more track
and field athletes In a class with
Paul Shu and Benny Burrell, the
Twins would rule the roost in this
sport hereabout.
With Shu winning the shotput, Jaw
elm and discus and Burrell capturing
the 220-yard dash and the mile run
the Twins yesterday amassed 46 points
to win easily a triangular meet on
the Roosevelt High track Roosevelt
counted 80 and Hyattsville High 5.
Summaries:
,sso.ysrd run-won BY Lancaster
third Fields (Hyattsviiiej. Time. 2:i24s,
lo0-yard dash-wcn by Fones fAlexan-
driaI;, second. Marlowe ROOSEVELT: third
sFs 3 ms ERn ee sseGnas
second Smith tAiexandria): third. Witt
(Roosevelt) Distance "A feet 4 inches
Jsvelin throw-Won by shu tAlexan-
dria); second Marlowe ROOSEVELT: third
Smith Alexandria. Distance 165 feet z
nS2si oya!d osss asshMoP sy ga55s Alss ts,s
As f6-yard S bs MaTiea. s9se9ss Reose
yeltl; SECOND; gush 1RoosevelD; third
oUSnss u%on 1s II Sals ref ssasn isSSn
Fields 1Hyattsyiliel. Time. 5:i2$,
Discus throv-Won BY shq lAlexsn-
a5a sd Koias sfH2nd aspG6.d Dssss iI6
sso-vard relay-won by Aiexandris
oss ossu Ro6rs and Sp.S sras &
Marlowe(: third Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
TRACK ATHLETES
BUSY TOMORROW
Terps, Hoyas, Cards, Blues
All Have Engagements.
G. w. Plays Ball.

w YITH the Maryland track
M team In the Southern Con-
v v ference meet at Chapel
Hill, N. C.. Georgetown
running at West Virginia, Catholic
University playing host to the Ran
dolph- macon tracksters and Gallaudet
facing the Apprentice School Of New
port News, Va, on the Kendall Green
track, local cinder FATHERS seem to be
in for busy day tomorrow.
Although track will occupy most Of
the collegiate athletes, not the least
in importance to District fans will be
the Maryland-Johns Hopkins lacrosse
match in Baltimore. The Hopkins
stickmen will find their hands full to-
morrow in an attempt to score their
fifth straight victory over the Terps
and the battle, toss-up, is certain to
be one of the best of the season.
Action will start at 3 o'clock on Home
wood Field.
George Washington base ballers,
who were to meet Wake Forest today,
will face Elon at Elon, N. c., tomor-
row. Marylands nine, victors by a
14-4 score earlier in the season, will
square off with Georgetown at the
Hilltop field tomorrow. Although the
Hoyas are capable of springing an
upset, the Terps will rule favorites.
Georgetown golfers will match
strokes with Holy Cross and Dart
mouth at Boston tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Sports Program
For ID. C.. Teams
TO-DAY.
Base Ball.
Detroit at Washington. 3:15.

Detroit at Washington. 3:15.
v. M. I. VS.. Maryland, College
Park, 4.
Roosevelt VS.. Tech, Eastern Sta
dunn, $3.50 public high school
championship game).
Eastern High VS.. Georgetown
Freshmen at G. u, 3:15.
Washington-Lee High vs.. West
ern High at Ballston. $50.
George Washington at Wake
Forest.
Alexandria High at Fredericks-
burg High.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High at
Montgomery Blair High.
Dewitt at Friends, 3.
Georgetown Prep at Gettysburg
High.
Track.
Maryland in Southern Conference
meet at Chapel Hill.
Tennis.
Temple VS.. Georgetown. Hilltop
courts, $50.
st. Christopher at Episcopal
High.
Tech VS.. Roosevelt, Rock Creek
courts, $3.50 public high school
championship match).
Western at Friends, $3.50.
Golf.
Georgetown at Harvard.
Lacrosse.
st. Johns Jayvees VS.. Maryland
Freshmen, College Park, 4.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Detroit at Washington, 8.
Maryland VS.. Georgetown, Hill
top field, 8.
George Washington VS.. Elon
at Elon, N. C.
Woodberry Forest at Episcopal.
st. Albans at Episcopal Academy,
Philadelphia.
Track.
SluU AlCCI, SCAlCl a. 114sA
School Stadium, /.
Randolph Macon at Catholic u,
2:3o.
Georgetown at West Virginia.
Maryland in Southern Confer
ence meet at Chapel Hill.
Apprentice School (Newport
News at Gallaudet, 3.
Tennis.
Central vs.. Navy Plebes at An
napolis.
Woodberry Forest at Episcopal.
Baltimore City VS.. Western, Rock
Creek courts.
Lacrosse.
Maryland VS.. Hopkins at Home
wood Field, Baltimore, 8.
Golf.
Georgetown VS.. Holy Cross ana
Dartmouth at Boston.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Park Vieu athletes Run Off
With Playground Track Meet

ELEMENTARY school athletes Of
r the New York Avenue Division
were to compete this afternoon
on the Tech High School track
in another of the series of meets
being staged by the Playground De-
partment in preparation for its city,
wide elementary school championships
May Is in Central High School Sta
dium.
Park View representatives, piling up
l3l points, easily won the Columbia
Heights Division meet yesterday in
the Tech Stadium. Takoma, with so II
points, was poor second. Raymond,
with 81, was third, followed by Bar
nard, %; Petworth, II; Powell, l612,
and Whittier, Z.
The first five to finish in each event
in the preliminary meets qualify for
the city championships. Summaries:
70-peund Class.
derlsnd (Raymond) second, Dale Marion
VIEW; fourth. Albert sandsrson tPet.
WORTH; fifth. tie between Fred Orner
tPowelD and Charles Ridseway (Takomal !.
lwhittieTI: second. Michael Condore Tsrk
fourth. Charles Risss CTaEomsJ; 9th,
u Throw t9r accHIacy-Won BY gertram
eeh oaT Sss saheg ahTd eileen rec wsso
NTH. Eugene Borden Powell.
Stapdins broad jumpIWon BY Leo Car
shultz Park View third. Louis Pieorice
!Whittierl; fourth, Richard Buchlet (Ta-
od snd DonaS Hs eey.9nd ..aens aa
Park View Charles Rowe and Robert cas-
lin; third Powell Robert Little and Ed;
Martin and Jimmy RaymondI: NTH, Bar
naTe 9e M1shTee snS Sm SE aa
Msnds stsney Robsn Riehard in vies snshers ashsTs
Hutchins, Jack Evans Dennis yEpn BTreis. DICK Dick
Bondn: fourth. Takoma Kenneth Hawkins
s sarnsrd aawf5s fsSeisen QUEEN: 2oSItT stth
Reed Mayer Robert MarshalD.
s5-pound Class.
raymond; third. Rob Noite GPetworthC;
Iourth Morton Gold Park View; fifth,
Frank Thomas (Takoma).
Running broad jump-Won by Edmond
Massia (Park View; second. William
Plummer (RaymondD: third, n George
(Park View and r Klunkbrecht 1Takoma),
tie: nth. Kemp Cook Park View.
Throw for accuracy-Won by Jack
Prichard Barnard; second. Richard
Molinen Whittier. third, Norman Brody
CPark View; fourth Steve Brodie 1Bar-
nard); NTH, tie between Kenneth Nelson
(Takoma) and Billy Law Park View.
STANDING broad jump-Won BY Tonv
Pisaro Park View; second, Edward Nc
Galley Park View.
Tehe race-Won by Park View John
Fadeley and Mitch Denikasl: second Ray
mond Vincent Cooley and Jack Hitchens);
third. Petworth Frank Palmer and Francis
Tebbs); fourth. Barnard Frank Redines
and Leon DugofD; fifth, Takoma Brad
ford Ground and Robert Ridgeway).
160-meter relay-Won by Park View
Charles Artley. Benny Herson. Louis
David Stutmar, Richard Hendricks. Dan
Hilbert Ernest Donohoe); third, Takoma
tRalph Barber. George Bannina, Sam
Verst. Bobby Webb.
10O-POund Class.
45-meter run-Won by Martin Hershey
(Raymond); second. Donald Barre Pet
WORTH; third Irwin Lust (Takoma); /;
fourth. Morsan Fowler lPetworth); fifth.
Billy Kelley (Powelll
Running broad tump-Won by Burnell
jacobson (Park View; second. Curtin
Kurts (Takoma); third. Maurice Rosendkal
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Park view); fourth. Robert Burns TIA
komaJ.
Throw for accuracy-won by Jack
Crowen (Barnsrd); second. Sidney Lunson
Barnard; third. Charles Sterner Park
View; fourth. Glen Bean Park View;
fifth. Don Reilly CTakoma).
Running broad jump-Won by Fred
Dunn Park View: second Richard Wells
Park View: third. Lyle Wyman tPoweln. q.
Te-he race-Won by Park View (Ray-
mond Enrich and Bill Sondlewoodi; Sec
ond. Takoma Erwin Lust and Jack Bar
ner) third Barnard (Girard Jelton and
Charles Shartt.
ls0-meter relay-Won by Park View
tRichard Moore. Ralph Hoffman. Herman
Isis. Harold Bradshaw; second. Takoma
Gerard Reynolds James Hare, Nelson
Pierce, John Bruk).
Open Class.
50-meter run--Won by Frank George
Park View; second, Anthony Dellenoci
Park View: third Maurice Horton pet
worth: fourth. Albert Grumu tWhittlerD; !;
nth. Morton Silverstein tPowelD.
Throw for accuracy-Won by Robert
Orme CTakomal: second. Sterling Hundley
tTakoma); third. Benny Rubin Park
View.
Standing broad jump-won by Eugene
Ferguson Park View
Te-he race-Won by Park View Burton
Zarin and Jack Carlicki
2OO-meter relay-Won by Park View
Jack Poms. Alphonso Mattea Paul Fuoco.
Elwood Dusenberry).
Evening star., 1935-05-17
SIZE, CLASS MARK
SOUTHERN GAMES
148 Seek Honors on Track.
Main Events Scheduled
for Tomorrow.

~ URBAN, N. c. May 17.-One
| hundred and forty eight
- trackmen, comprising the big
gest and best field ever to
enter the annual event, were compet-
ing today N the preliminaries Of the
thirteenth Southern Conference meet
in Duke Stadium.
Although there was the possibility
of some favorite getting upset in the
trials today, the real performances Of
the meet do not begin until tomorrow
North Carolina, with IS men listed,
was the favorite, with Maryland and
Duke figured to be close up.
Each of the 10 member institutions
of the conference is represented.
The time for tomorrow's finals:
1:3O-Pole vault. high Jump. iavelin
shotput.
2-l-mile run.
2:15-440-yard run. broad jump. dis
2:3O-1OO-yard dash
2:45-12O-yard high hurdles.
3-ss0-yard run
3:l5-220-yard dashs
3:30-2-mile run
3:45-220-ysrd low hurdles.
4-1-mile relay.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
ANNAPOLIS TEAMS
FACING BUSY DAY
Navy Focuses on Blackwell
Regatta-St. Johns Out
for Stick Title.
NNAPOLIS, NAV 17.-Loc;

A NNAPOLIS, May 17.-Local
" sport teams will take part In
n important events, both on the
road and at home tomorrow,
as the Spring season approaches its
end. Both Navy and st. Johns have
key contests.
For the Navy, the big event away
from home will be the Blackwell Cup
crew race at Ithaca, in which 1t will
be opposed as an invited participant
to Cornell, Yale and Princeton. The
nine will go to Lexington, Va, at
Washington and Lee, to play today and
tomorrow.
st. Johns. which has three times
won the national collegiate champion
ship in lacrosse, Will try to clinch a
fourth when it plays the Army team
at West Point.
Varsity events at Navy are lacrosse
against Mount Washington, tennis
against Penn State and rife match
with the Philadelphia Marines.
A fine plebe bill includes base ball
with Augusta NJ. A., lacrosse with the
Central High Of Syracuse, meet with
Mercersburg and tennis with Central
High of Washington.
st. Johns ends its season on the
diamond by playing Johns Hopkins
here.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
BASE BALL |SlOW
IN DIXIE COLLEGES
Georgia, Where Sport Once
Thrived, Offers Telling
Case of Decline.
BY the Associated Press.

1AooSSAeeCA
A THENs, Ca, May l7.-College
" base ball, once a lusty sport
n that rivaled even foot ball for
color and gate appeal, has
fallen on evil days in the South.
Perhaps, says H. J. Stegeman. Uni
versity of Georgia's director of ath-
letics, the college diamond sport even
tually may disappear, but at the least
1t now seems headed toward ranking
with such minor college sports as
tennis and golf.
Once, as recently as 1919, gate re-
ceipts at Georgia base ball games were
greater than those Of foot ball, but
for the past five years the sport grad
ually has declined in popular appeal,
Stegeman said.
When Georgia and Georgia Tech
resumed athletic relations in 1925, four
base ball games between the two
schools brought in more than $4,000,
of which Georgia's share was $500.
In those days an ordinary game would
net more than $1,000, figure seldom
reached now.
Once Took Long Trips.
NNCE Georgia took week-long
~ jaunts to the East, playing such
teams as Yale, Brown, Harvard
and Princeton. Now the Bulldogs sell
dom leave their home State. In those
days Yale often trained at Macon, and
together with Dartmouth, Princeton
and Notre Dame made trips through
Dixie playing Southern college teams.
Now few Eastern teams come south of
the Mason and Dixon line.
Stegeman believes movies, few in
number here during base balls hey
day, had something to do with the de-
cline Other sports have made in
roads, too. Tennis and golf are widely
played here now, while there are nu-
merous intramural, fraternity and
dormitory soft ball teams.
Others believe the increasing en-
phasis on college foot ball had much
to do with base balls decline. But no
matter what the causes may be, a last
inning home run by the college hero
doesn't thrill as many people now as it
did 10 years ago.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

A MONG competitors in the
n Chevy Chase women's golf
tourney are Mrs. Newbold, Mrs.
McCammon, Mrs. Dalzwell, Miss
Thacher, Miss Oliver and Mrs.
Frailey.
Walter Johnson, ace hurler Of
the Washington ball club, today
was to pitch against the st. Louis
Brown. Jim Shaw hurled fine ball
yesterday, but the Nationals lost
. 81 decision to the Mound City
gang. A single by Johnny Lavan
carried the Browns to victory.
Bert Shotten has been shifted
from center field to left In the st.
Louis Browns outfleld.
The Seaton base ballers are after
games with 1917 year-old teams.
st. Dominics or Yankees are pre-
ferred. p. o. Kline Is booking at
125 c street southeast.
Hill pitched the Brookland A. G.
nine to 81 win over the Jetcos.
Phil Krouss' bird won ESQ
mile race from Uhrichsville, Ohio.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
MARKSMEN UNDER WAY
Seek D. c. Traps and small-Bore
Titles in Two Meets.

The fifth annual amateur champion
ship and National Capital Handicap
tournament Of the Washington Gun
Club was TO get under way today at
Nineteenth street and Benning road.
tomorrow.
Firing also was to begin today in the
National Capital small-bore rifle cham
pionshipS at Camp Simms. The tourney
will end Sunday afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
SCHOOL MINES BATTLE
Roosevelt and Tech Have Backs
to Wall in Series Tilt.

Roosevelt and Tech we're to meet
today at $3.50 O'Clock at Eastern
Stadium in an interhigh school base
ball game.
Both have split even in two games
and victory today will place either
nine within striking distance of the
league-leading Fasteners, while de-
feat will virtually end title hopes of
the losers.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home run yesterday-Chapman,
Yankees.
The leaders OFT, Giants, 8; Foxx,
Athletics, 8; johnson, Athletics. z;
John Moore, Phillies, Z; Joe Moore.
Giants. Z; Vaughan, Pirates, q; Bon
ura, White Sox, Z.
League totals-National,, l22; Amer
lean, SO. Total. 220.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Ruth fingered 1er Wahed Up Rumo Retirement Obscure
&C" Club Games
Officials Named

OFFICIALS for the big &C" Club
~ track meet tomorrow at Gen.
trail Sta5irlm will be as fol-
lows:
Honorary referee. Harvey Smith:
referee, Winfree Johnson; starter,
Joseph Mari; clerk of course,
George Norris: assistant clerk of
course, Parkins Birthright; head
track Judge, Arthur Bergman: head
field Judge, Earl Fuller; chief tim
er, c. E. Beckett; announcer. Kip
Edwards; scorer, Ben LIE Fevre.
and custodian Of prizes, Richard
Newly.
Tech High School, defending
champion, Is favored to cop the
Emory Wilson Memorial Cup for
the fourth time, but will receive
strong competition in each event If
previous performances Of standout
entrants can be taken as q guide.
The games will start at o'clock,
with 1o0-yard dash heats first in
order.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
BUGS FARM BRUBAKER.

PITTSBURGH, May II R.-Pitts-
burgh has announced the release of
rookie Third Baseman Bill Brubaker
to Kansas City. He was sent out on Q
24-hour recall basis.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
PULL DIAMOND UPSETS

Upsets were common IN the Navy
Yards Soft Ball League yesterday,
Torpedo Shop defeating the Toolmen.
4-3, Fourth Apprentices winning over
Erecting Shop by the same score. and
the Mine Shop pounding out I'll
victory over Fuse Assembly. In other
league games, the Pattern nine romped
to a 1871 win over Metallurgical, while
the First Apprentices defeated the
Craftsmen. s-5.
Works Division defeated the City
Refuse soft ballers, 6-5.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
LEADS TARP0N TOURNEY.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. May II
R.-Tracy Drake, former Chicago
hotel manager. Is leading the Tarpon
tournament here with 10l II pound
silver king landed at the mouth of
Tampa Bay.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Pairings !:
TENNIS PLAY HALTED.

Neither Bernard Welsh nor Reba
Kirson, local tennis stars, were on the
court when rain halted play yester-
day in the Old Dominion tennis tour
nament at Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
STARTS FISTIC SERIES
Amateur Bouts Slated Each Fri
day at Seat Pleasant.

Starting tonight and continuing
every Friday, amateur boxing bouts
will be staged in Duffey's Stadium at
Seat Pleasant, Md. Tonight's card
begins at $50 o'clock with the Seat
Pleasant Fire Department facing the
Riverside Amateur Athletic Club.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
HORSE SHOW UNDER WAY
$50 Equines on Hands as Event
Opens at Newport News.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

"opens at newport News
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May H.
A 30-acre plot Of green turf over
looking Hampton Roads near here
was bustling today with horses and
horsemen, assembled for the seventh
annual Hampton horse show this aft
ternoon and tomorrow. Approx
mately $50 jumpers, saddle horses and
hunters were on the grounds as the
first competitions began for s1,750 in
trophies and cash.
Tonight a hound show is scheduled
from to 10:30 in the new Battery D
Armory. Stress will be laid on the
American. and particularly the Vr-
ginia-bred type of foxhound.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
EXHIBITION GAME.

At Buffalo: r. H. E.
Philadelphia CA L)......... 5 l3 0
Buffalo Cd )................. 4 II 3
Batteries-Lieber and Moss; LawleSs
and Hayes.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
PERENNIAL CHAMPION.

North Carolina U. has won the
State track and field championship IA
straight years.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
SAYS He MAY QUIT
# COLD PERSISTS.
BIames Failure on Watery
Eyes-HurIers Say Babe
Can't Hit Low Ball.
BY BOB CAvAGNARO,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

N YEw YORK. May l7.-Babe
nj Ruth's future in base ball took
VI the shape Of huge question
mark again today.
In one breath the big fellow. now
Al years old, somewhat angrily denied
published reports that he was "all
washed up" and intended to quit as a
player on completion of the Boston
Braves swing through the West, start
ing today in st. Louis.
The he lent credence to the report
by saying he might put himself on
the voluntary retired list soon If he
we're unable to shake off cold which
he said had been cramping his style.
There's not a word of truth in the
New York story" Ruth roared as ne
checked in a ST. Louis hotel. I Will
saw. however, that I have not been
myself by a whole lot so far TINS
Spring and, unless I am able to shake
the present cold that has severely
handicapped me for several weeks
there is a possibility I will ask to be
put on the voluntary retired list"
Evening star., 1935-05-17

Ambitious to Be Pilot.
I'd UTH is a person OF moods. but l
am sure he will finish the season
with the Braves If he regains
his old form at the bat" Fuchs said.
But II it is true that he will quit I
shall hate to think of the Babe STEP
ping out when he Is low IN tempera-
ment."
Two and one-half months ago, when
the Babe cast his lot with the Braves
in the triple capacity Of player, vice
president and assistant to Manager
Bill McKechnie-the three jobs gen
the season-he was regarded as the
solution for the clubs financial all
ments.
Since then base ball men have
speculated on the possibility OF a mid
season shift by which Ruth would
become field manager and McKechnie
elevated to the job of general manager.
Ruth's ambition for two years has
been to manage big league club.
Whether he will be given his first
chance in Boston depends on the
ability of President Fuchs to meet
financial obligations within the next
two months, retain control Of the club
and make the double managerial shift.
This failing, the Babe in all probability
will seek post elsewhere.
IT am not ready to write fms to
my career as an active player" said
Ruth. IT firmly believe that If can
break this cold I will be able to carry
on for some time yet"