The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-03

Kirk Miller the $4,000
hurler, little by little, regains
his form.
That whether or not the
hope is the father of the
thought, Griff declares
Buck" is favoring his in
jured leg but slightly. The
loquacious former Brownie
is expected to pitch Sundays
game against the league-lead-
ing New York Yankees.
That. after spending the best
part of two decades in major
league baseball, Joe Judge is
wondering what such experience
profiteth him, in view of Tom
Connolly's admonition to him to
60 to the minors and get some
experience when Joe asked for
an umpiring job when he was
released by the Red SoX.
That Joe's wonderment is not
diminished in view of Fred Mar
berry's appointment as an ar
bitter forthwith when he was let
out two weeks ago by the Detroit
Tigers.
G.. q. Alumni Hoping
That Georgetown University
alumni are hoping that the bars
will be let down on a propltlous
football program now that the
first native Washingtonian, Rev.
Arthur O'Leary, has succeeded
to the presidency of the great
college whose gray spires over
look the placid Potomac, cast
ing a reflection thereon at even
tide that makes a picture any
artist might like to paint.
That the boxing commission
has very kindly assumed the
functions of your sports editor
in passing ruling that fight
promoters may not release pub
licity for forthcoming matches
until the fight fathers have ap-
proved the contents insofar as
the matches are concerned.
That the NRA baseball team
has survived the Supreme Court
far better than has the NRA
itself.
That despite all of the en-
couraging reports of sport fish
ing in the Chesapeake waters,
it will be September and Octo-
Der before the finest blues and
trout takes will be possible.
Plan For Johnson
That baseball fans are hop
ing Walter johnson will con-
trive to win the pennant and
the world championship with
the Cleveland Indians and then
resign from the management
of the team representing the
most ungrateful fans in either
major league.
That Bucky Harris will tell
Clark Griffith when he returns
here Friday that insofar as he
Is concerned the entire WASH
ington club with the exception
of the infield, is trading mater
rial before he takes the 1895
entry down to Orlando to train.
That the Social oyster Club,
at 1851 Saratoga Ave, N. E., is
one of the oldest sportsrnen's
organizations in Washington,
and has successfully survived
the inroads of depression which
have closed up so many similar
places.
Aud Lang syne
That up until Is years ago
this old rendezvous was located
at the present site of the Blu
reau Of Printing and Engraving,
and catered to athletes, horse
men, actors and men of the
world such as Charles K. Hack
EFT and John L. Sullivan.
That the Jolly Fat Mems Club,
Republican Club and Demo-
cratic Club, similar hot spots Of
a quarter century ago, have long
since passed out of existence,
much to the regret of no few of
the staunch members who still
congregate at the ball park in
their favorite roofing sections.
That WaShingtonians who re-
Gently went over to Baltimore to
see Alabama Pitts perform in
the outfield for Albany, declare
he is a veritable grasshopper in
the field, but can't hit Class AA
pitching. The hurlers are so
far ahead of Pitts batting that
1t is ridiculous.
That the Presidents Cup Re.
gatta to be held in late Septen.
Der on the Potomac will Guido
all previous gold cup races held
here. both in the number of en-.
tries as well as in its Spectacu.
lar phases.