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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
GEORGE Downs
Ed MESKE IN
MAT BOUT

Wrestling fans experienced one
particular thrill in the feature
match at the Auditorium between
Ed Don George and Ed Meske
when the latter came through
with a short arm scissors hold
that'looked like the bacon.
But the thrill lasted only a few
minutes as Ed Don George broke
it in the accustomed mat show
manner-later to follow by whisk-
ing Meske all over the ring to win
with an airplane spin and a body
slam.
1t took "a minutes for this bout.
On the whole it was strictly a
wrestling affair.
The prelims were pleasingly
entertaining. AL Bisignano, young
Italian, defeated John Katan in
81 minutes, Jack Donovan threw
Walter Underhill in 10, and Fred
Grobmier finished George Lehman
in II.
This latter bout had its
moments. Lehman was thrown
from the ring at one stage. He
came back with a bottle of pop
in his hand ready to massacre
Grobmier. But the soda seller
captured the bottle from Lehman
before any damage was done and
the bout proceeded peacefully.
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and being utterly unable to
summon an ounce Of help.
What Babe Ruth needs to do
is to take hold of himself and
cease making further futile
outbursts which would seem to
bespeak sympathy for himself.
We all know that Babe Ruth
needs not the tear Of any man.
The world has been more than
good to him and it will be-
hoove him to step out Of the
playing picture with far more
grace than he is showing at
the moment.
What is happening to Ruth
this spring is simply this:
He is undergoing a period OF
readjustment, and it is up to
him to find his niche-prefer-
ably in baseball-and settle
back to what usefulness he can
be to the instrument which was
the lever to his fame.
He MUST NOT leave the &C.
tive ranks of the game with the
impression on the minds of the
fans that he can't take it-rele-
cation to the front office. He
should think more of the fact
that his finances are such that
he was able to buy into the
Braves and thereby keep his
identity in the only business
around which he could possibly
be content.
Not Around Forty
It is all very well for a man
to talk about retiring to a life
Of golf, hunting, and fishing or
kindred ease-but not at 40 or
Al or whatever the last an
nouncement was Germ ing
Babe Ruth's actual age.
I see no particular reason for
any disillusionment on the part
of Ruth, now that he is facing
the inevitable end Of the trail
yet there was something Of that
nature about his lament that I
hardly believe he intended.
Ruth should pause to think
of the great army Of ball play
ers who have preceded him out
of harness with little or moth
ing, least of all the knowledge
that they had won security for
the remainder of their days.
And, too, Ruth must look to
the satisfaction any other player
would get out of leaving the
playing field with a glorious
record behind him which no
man ever approached, and which
few ever will. Ruth has much
to be happy about and proud of
as he makes his final foray-
and it is just a matter of him
adjusting himself to a view.
point.
But no, he's kicking like a
kid-he always was one and it
seems he hasn't grown up yet.
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Today is the International
Fifty, not registered, 10 targets at
Is, 18, 20 and % yards, and pairs
doubles $500. All cash above 3
cents a target divided Lewis class,
two classes, 60-40 per cent Trophy
to winner.
District Doubles Championship
so pairs, four events, IS and 10
pair alternately: entrance $500.
Three trophies, Lewis Class.
Optionals-$1.00 each event
60-40 per cent-$4.00, $500 on
100-50-30-20 per cent-$2.00.
National Capital Handicap
National Capital Handicap, 1
p. m, 100 handicap targets, Is to
"a yards, District Amateur cham.
pionship. Entrance, $500. One
trophy to winner of handicap,
and one trophy to runner-up.
Yardage trophies at each dis
lance. Purse in handicap Cen
trance fees above 3 cents a tar
get divided high gun, two moneys
for each 10 entries.
Yardage optionals-$1 each
event, 6O-4O per cent, 81. 50 on
100-50-30-20 per cent, 81. Above
optionals divided among high
guns on each yard mark. Open
optionals-$1 each event, 50-30-20
per cent, 81. So on 100-50-30-20
per cent, 50.
Cumulative Purse, Handicap
extra fee) IA. w. Stronger
Purse, $145; 2-Donald Wood
ward Purse, $145; 3-Washington
Gun Club Purse, $145; 4-Spe-
cial Trophy. Entrance fee to
compete, Sc; No. 4 events, so
cents. Total entrance, $3.50.
Seventy-five percent of the total
entrance fees in the first three
events will be paid to respective
winners; the balance to the purse
for succeeding years. Eventually
this provides a fine purse, as it
must be won twice by the same
contestant to be won in its en-
tirety.
Purses were originally donated
and the balances added at the
end of the prior tournaments,
making present sum in each
purse. This is a separate OPP
tional and has nothing to do
with the regular handicap en-.
trance. Ties decided by scores in
succeeding events in last event
by toss of a coin.
Previous winners are: 1881
1, F. C. Siegert, Jr.; 2, w. S.
Evans; 3, w. C. Blunden; 4,
E. H. Hartge.
1922, w. s. Evans, 2, S. M.
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p4OAAoA44POs
Jimmy Mulligan, varsity track
coach at the Hilltop, has named a
strong team on which the fresh
men are dominant.
William Sullivan, Bert Treacey,
Francis Curry and Walter Costello
will fly the Hoya silks in the
sprints. Erwin Warder; Ed Brown,
Lew Shuker and Dick Hogue have
been named for the 44O yards
with Brown, Doug Hanks, Dave
Keane and James Gallagher STEP
ping out in the $50 yards. Hanks
and Bill Doherty, varsity captain.
will be relied upon in the mile.
Named for Hurdles
Cabell Chapman and Joe Nc
Closkey will skip over the high
hurdles with McCloskey and
Brown facing the starter in the
220 yards low hurdles.
Jack Navin, Jack Ford and
Chapman will take part in the
high-jump with Ford also en-.
tered in the pole vault. Chapman
and Frank Hashey will attend
to the broad-jumping with Victor
Galenis handling the shot-put
and deus. Bill Sullivan and
John Franks will flip the javelin.
Sullivan. Curry, Warder,
Brown, Shuker, Hogue, Hanks,
Chapman, Ford, HaShey, Galenis
and Franks are freshmen.
Only three home college events
are on tomorrow's program.
Maryland goes over to the Hill
top for a baseball engagement
with Georgetown at 2::3O p. M,
marking the first appearance of
Maryland sports team at the
Hilltop since 1919. The Mary
landers defeated the Hilltoppers
in baseball that year behind the
splendid pitching of Vic Keen
and the Old Line students cele-
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Crothers; 3, DR.. o. T. Brice; 4,
DR.. o. T. Brice.
1881, s. M. Crothers; 2, r.
D. Morgan; 3, E. H. Hartge; 4,
c. C. Fawcett.
193+3. C. c. Fawcett; 4, C.
C.. Fawcett.
Tomorrow at $50 a. m. will be
held classes A, B, C and Dregis.
tered, an optional and the open
optionalS.
The Maryland State shoot will
be held in Baltimore on June
7 and 8. and the Virginia State
shoot at Virginia Beach on AL
gust 2 and 8,
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brated with a huge bonfire on
the College Park campus.
Two Home Meets
The other home events tomor
row bring together the Stone
wall Democratic Club of Balti
more and the Catholic University
engaged in a track meet in the
C. U. Stadium at 2::30 p. m. and
Naval Apprentice School of New
port News meets Gallaudet in a
meet on Hotchkiss Field at 2::30
p. m. Today's and tomorrow's
complete local college sports pro
gram follows:
TODAY
BASEBALL-Virginia Military
Institute VS.. Maryland, at Col
lege Park, 4 p. M; George
Washington VS.. Wake Forest, at
Wake Forest, N. c.
TRACK-Maryland in South
ern Conference games at Dur
ham, N. C.
TENNIS-Temple VS.. George
town, Hilltop courts, $3.50 p. m.
Collaboration VS.. Har.
ward, at WatertOwn, Mass.
TOMORROW
LACROSSE - Maryland vs..
Johns Hopkins, HOmewood Field,
Baltimore, $3.50 p. m.
TRACK-MaryIand in South
ern Conference games at Dur.
ham, N. c.; combined George
town varSity.freShman team VS..
combined West Virginia varsity
freshman team, at MorgantOwn,
w. Va; StOnewal Democratic
Club (BaltimOre) VS.. Catholic
University, C. U. Stadium, $3.50
p. M: Naval Apprentice School
VS.. GaIlaudet, at HOtchkiss Field,
$3.50 p. m.
BASEBALL Maryland VS..
Georgetown, Hilltop Field, $3.50
p. M, George Washington VS..
Elon College, at ElOn, N. c.; Will
son Teachers College VS.. Shep-
herd College, at ShepherdStOwn,
w. Va.
GOLF-Georgetown VS.. Dart
mouth and Holy Cross, at Water.
town, Mass.
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But right now it Is going
Just a little hard with the old
boy. No man likes to admit to
even himself that he has slowed
up to a stop, and it is a very
trying hour of the Babes life
through which he is passing
now.
Bitterness Will Depart
However, I think some of the
bitterness reflected in Babes
statements will wear away as
time moves along. He is sure
to think better of the fates.
What Ruth is missing mostly.
II I know anything about the
mans character, is the plaudits
of the mob to which he has
become Injured over so long a
span. The Braves have not
been winning, and Ruth's in
ability to be a factor in get
ting them in stride, gals the
big fellow.
Until recently, and by this
I mean to include the major.
ity of last year, the Babe has
not know what it meant to
have no physical strength or
proves to throw into the bal.
ance when his club was in the
dumps.
He is in the position of a
man wanting to do something
to relieve a desperate condition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
MICKEY PICKS
ALL ROOKIE
STAR NINE
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL
Times Staff Writer

Times SC0II WRITER
The Chicago White Sox and
the Cleveland Indians place two
men each on the all-star fresh
man baseball team of the Amer
Jean League as picked by Mickey
Himself" Cochrane, manager of
the Detroit Tigers. The team
boys down little at third base
where there is a slight discus
sion as to whether Cliff Of the
Browns or Cecil Travis deserves
first rating.
Placing Cliff gives the st.
Louis Browns two men, for
Cochrane designates Bell, the
Brownie right fielder, as the
fancy Dan of the patrols. Against
the Tigers Bell looked great.
Against the Griffs he looked any
thing but great.
Pitchers Easy
The pitching is easy to pick,
Mickey will tell you. He picks
Whitehead Of the White Sox and
Joe "Tiger" Sullivan, the south
paw of the Tigers. Whitehead is
swinging along, still unbeaten,
while Sullivan came to grief only
at the hands of the Yankees. He
beat the Griffs out there by a
score of 8 to S.
Mickey went down the line with
his players. He chose Ripper Rad
cliff and Washington of the White
sox"a thought that Bell should
be placed.
"They say Bell didn't look so
good against others, but he
looked great in the games with
u.s." piped Michael. Armada,
of Boston, was in q few games
last year and is q sweet ball
player. He would fit better
than Bell If you're willing to
spot him those games last fall.
REDMOND CATCHER
whitehead and Sullivan
should be the freshman pitchers
and If all we hear is true about
catcherS, Redmond of the
Washington club would be Sc
lected. I'd like to see Jack in
action"
$50 would l." interjected this
agent, but the remark was
ruled out Of order.
1.-THE infieId would consist Of
Dahlgren Of the Boston Red
SOx, Berger and Hughes Of the
indians, and I guess either
Travers or Gift would have to
be the third baSeman, although
neither is q firSt-year man."
That would be a pretty nifty
team, this band selected by the
keenly observant Mickey Coch
Tane, and it would be a real treat
to see the boys in action.
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1t will be a
combined var
Sity = freshman
aggre g a t ion
that will e n
gage a similar
Mount a i n e e r
comb n a t i o n
and the Hoyas
were to depart
this afternoon.
The meet will
be held in con-
junction with
the West Vir-
G mia Hi g h
School field and
track cham.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17

THE CARVER family has
carved quite a niche in tennis
sports at st. Adams in the last
two or three years what with
the presence Of Charlie and
Ian Carver on hand. Last year
it was Charlie who was the star.
Charlie is now at Yale. This
season it is Ian, who many be-
lieve is the best tennis player
St. Adams has ever had. To-
day and tomorrow, Ian COM
petes in the Prep School League
tournament on local courts.
Times Staff Photo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
Virginia Net Team
Faces n. Carolina

UNIVERSITY, Va, May II,
Virginia's tennis team, headed by
Captain Carl Rohman, Southern
Conference singles champion, is
at Chapel Hill to compete in the
Conference championship matches
today and tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
NICE WILL VETO
RACING RELIEF

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May IT..
Declaring that the race tracks
in Maryland do not need any
help from the State, Governor
Harry w. Nice last night an
nounced that he would veto the
race track "tax relief" measure
passed by the recent General
Assembly.
The measure would have cut
the daily license fee from $4,000
to $1,000, raised the State tax
on betting from l to 212 per
cent and raised the tax on net
receipts from Is to Is per cent.
The governor added that the
State would lose 100000 yearly
in revenue, under the bill, which
at this time could not very well
shoulder.
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~GameA behind IeAuoF.
Yesterdays Results
Brooklyn, 2; Pittsburgh, 0.
Only game scheduled.
TOday's Games
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Now York 1T Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis.
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quit. BY baDe 5 own AumISS1Ou 70 COrum,
he is all washed up-through as a player,
and knows it.
There is tinge of regret to Ruth's atti-
tude as he finally realizes the thing that
every athlete faces at 40, if not before.
There is almost spirit of contempt for the
game that has been synonymous with his
very name for two decades, now; and, too,
there is plainly pitiful plant to Ruth's ad-
mission that he knows he has reached the
end of the road.
Ruth will think better of conditions as
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sequent turns
on the mound,
and since Har-
1.is is not yet
willing to i'm
pose S t arting
re sponsibilities
upon H e n ry
Coppola, Linke
looms as the
most eligible of
the rest Of the
hurting stall.
Lin Ike will
meet the Tig-
erS as t h e y
barge along in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
BREWERS IN TIE

Heurich Brewers are having a
tough time winning in the In
dustrial League. Yesterday, the
Gordon's tied them, 4 to 4.
Watt and Taylor had real
pitchers duel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
Ed. Linke
Gets End
Chance
BY FRANK BUCK O'NEILL
Times Staff Writer

Ed Linke got the second
chance" he's been craving ever
since April 81 when the Boston
Red Sox belted him out of the
box in just exactly three and one
third innings.
The cherubic Edward has
shown pleasing ability in two sub.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
Baseball
Standings

%Game6 Deh1nd lea0ePs
Yesterdays Results
Detroit, ~ Washington, 2.
New York, 10: Cleveland, 0.
Only games scheduled.
TOday's Games
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
National Capital Shoot
Under Way Today On
Benninq Range

Today and tomorrow the Washington Gun Club will hold
its fifth annual amateur championship and National Capital
handicap of the District of Columbia at the shoot
ing grounds on Renning Road.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
PEE WEE MINES MEET

Pee-wee baseball teams meet
tonight to join the Columbian
League. The meeting is at 103
Rock Greek Church Rd. N. W..
at 7:3O o. m,
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SWINGS DUMBBELLS

Ossie Melillo's favorite exercise
is swinging the dumbbellS (not
belles), around.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
Georgetown Selects
rack Team For
W. Va. Meet
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

One of Georgeowns greatest track within recent
years will invade Morgantown w. Va, to combat with Uni
versity of West Virginia tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17

ne aCcuSJ0mS nImSeu 20 Iue CHUuEHV N1aV
his DAYS of pulling grandands to their feet single
entity are over little while and Babe Ruth will resign
himself the certain inactivity which is facing him in so
short time It will be then that he will really get the great
est satisfaction out Of his years glory and achievement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-17
GULFMEN SCORE

Gulf Refining scored a 9-to-3
victory over C. & P. in a Ma
tional Capital League contest.
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Ruth Is TakingH
As End of Trail Is
In Plain New
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

You probably read Bill Corum splendid story in yester
days Times to the effect that Babe Ruth is tired and dis
couraged and fed up with baseball and that he ready
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brated with a huge bonfire on
the College Park campus.
Two Home Meets
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-29
TWENTY CARS WILL
COMPETE AT PARK
CITY AUTO TRACK

While the eyes of the auto racing
world are focused on the Indian
apolis 500-mile Sweepstakes race
on the HRoosier oval on Decora-
ton Day and while the nations
greatest sports event is hogging
the spotlight as it does every year
at this time, the directors of the
National Auto Racing Syndicate
are putting forth every effort to
provide a miniature indianapolis
race" for their regular Wednesday
night races at Newfield ball park
speedway in Bridgeport. That
these efforts will be rewarded by
the largest entry list ever received
midget auto race track was indicat-
ed to-day by an announcement.
from Colonel r. r. Blythe to the
effect that more than 20 cars had
already been officially entered for
the next race at the popular
Bridgeport track.
A complete field of stellar per-
formers will lend a ''sweepstakes'
atmosphere to the races on the
local track and the object of each
contestant will be to better the
existing time record for one lap
which is now held by Bozo Balus
In Bridgeport.
A survey of the outstanding fast
cars was made over the weekend
by Gordon Parrish, race manager,
who reported that most of the
early season bugs" which have
harrassed to mounts of the stars
and the tail-enders as well. have
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-29
TWO MORE Die in
TESTS FOR 500
MILE AUTO RACE
California Men Go Over
Concrete Wall 42H
Gals Of Gas Allowed

indianapolis, May 20. (UP)
One Of the fastest fields Of cars
ever to race over the bricks of the
historic indianapolis speedway was
tuned to delicate pitch today for
the annual 50O-mile Memorial day
classic.
officials estimated more than
10000 persons would watch the
race.
A rush Of activity during the
final trial runs yesterday completed
the field Of SO starters and left two
alternates.
Ready To Go
Fred Winnai, Philadelphia.
pounded a four-cylinder Miller
Duesenberg to the fastest time of
the day, an average of, 1875
miles an hour for rs miles.
A few hours before the final
trials N. w. Stubblefield, Southgate,
Calf, and his mechanic, Leo H.
Whitaker, Los Angeles, leaped a
concrete wall and crashed to their
deaths.
Sitting securely in the pole posi-
tiop will be Rev Mays, Los Angeles
dirt track star, who established a
new % mile track record of 120.736
miles an hour. A majority of the
cars exceeded ia miles an hour.
During the race cars will be lin
tied to AZ IL gallons of gasoline
for the gruelling 500-mile test of
mans strength and nerve and the
motors durabilities.
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is which the beautiful chest
But Red
Omaha
kicked Roseont only few days before in the
happening
long enough" he said. "sure, he'll
the Belmont Stakes
idozes the horse He's especially proud of Reds tremen
appetite eight to ten Of
mixture of that is be found
his STALL varieties Of hay
Omaha by his tremn-
appetite His Gallant Fox put an excellent a'
like he racing"
Eating and racing his favore pastmes
well have to build bigger stall for him again
during the winter had to enlarge this
he's still spreading He's
horse to a
determination and sound a gold piece.
he'll horse than Gallant Fox before his racing
over"
On scheduled
half mile gallop
he his rundown
Omaha is also good sleeper He gets his
enable him to eat ground
Omaha
in the longer races
william Woodward, chairman of the Jockey Club, who
Omaha and Fizsnmons who trains him,
dced a year would develop into great
that despite his slow
usually running other horse
the fnsh
Wai he learns said Jim, confident
Iy Then he'll something" =
1t faith in the horse for Fz
him
Championship Gallant Fox also
lengths and like
flashed under the wire third Today
Plat Eye.
He ran the last
is horse the Derby.
Having Preakness Omaha must
list rumphs match the
his Belmont Stakes mile and half
down canter the last furong 80 as
NY = - Copyright 1885, King Features syndcate)
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been exterminated after two weeks
experience on the Iongr faster out
door tracks.
"Bozo". Balns, New York Coli
scum star, who was Bill Holmes
running mate on the latter's re-
cent western trip and who holds
the track record at the Bridgeport
speedway, has finally located the
trouble in his beautiful chromium
plated mighty Midget" and
claims he is now ready to show
the boys just what real speed Is.
Johnny Duncan, who nosed Bozo
out at the flag to win the last
Bridgeport feature race, followed
up his victory by taking the en-
tire pack to the cleaners in an As
bury Park race and is now pre-
pared to return to Bridgeport and
show Lowack, Holmes, George
Macintosh and the balance OF the
speedway luminaries the quickest
way to the checkered money mag.
All told, the program of motor
madness scheduled for the Bridge
port track on Wednesday at 8
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NAUCATUCK YMCA
PIN DINNER AT
WAVERLY INN

Naugatuck, May 29.-TheN Twi-
light and Afternoon Bowling
Leagues of the Naugatuck YMCA
will hold their annual banquets at
Waverly Inn, Cheshire, next week.
The Twilight League will hold
theirs on Tuesday night and the
Afternoon on Thursday night.
Special entertainments are being
arranged for each affair and prizes
will be awarded the winners dur
ing the past season.
Mrs. Frank A. Squires is chair
man of the Afternoon League COM
mittee and Mrs. Eugene Reilly will
be the toastmistress for the ban
quet. Mrs. Ralph Gilnack will be
in charge of the entertainment.
Miss Anna Nolde heads the Twi-
light League committee and she is
being assisted by the entire COM
mittee.
The men folks are invited to
come out and dance after the ban
quet.
Approximately SO bowlers from
each league are expected to at
tend the banquets which will bring
to a close the social activities at
the Naugatuck YMCA for this sea-
son.