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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
Bluege's Flashy Work Afield
Stands Out in Conquest of as

~ SSIE BIUEGE had a couple
OF errors chalked up against
j him and Washington base
ball fans today still are
buzzing.
They're not buzzing over what Ossie
failed to grab yesterday against the
Athletics. but what he did get.
II ever a great defensive exhibition
was exhibited at Griffith Stadium this
season it was that performance by
the Nationals new shortstop as the
Griffs won their fourth victory in five
starts by whipping the Athletics.
Ossie booted two chances but handled
tWelve-and there wasn't an easy
chance in the entire lot.
Four OF the tranSplanted third
sacker's efforts were little short OF
masterpieces. In the second. after
putting Foxx on first base with a low
throw that Joe Kuhel more often digs
out OF the dirt than fumbles. Ossie
made up for it with a bit OF BRAIN
work that resulted in a double play.
NV hIIINhAAN Nus1 VII cSS0AAAt NA'NA
II having doubled Foxx home, when
Pinky Higgins raped a hot shot past
Cecil Travis at third. Bluege grabbed
in with his gloved paw and threw
to Travis, cutting of McNair. On the
rundown involving Myer. Ossie took
the ball and chased McNair back to
second. refusing to tag him although
it would have been an easy matter
The reason was that Higgins had
taken second on the rundown and
OSsie had both of the Athletics on
the bag at the same time.
Higgins automatically was out, Of
course, but McNair didn't realize it..
He assumed he was the victim of the
play and took one step from the bag
after reaching 1t. Just as he realized
his boner he was thumped In the back
by Blueee for one of the dippiest
double plays of the year.
RLUEGE'S second standout act also
~ was double play and at the ex-
pense OF the Altrock- Schacht-er. the
McNsir- Higgins due-in the fifth.
McNair was on first when Higgins hit
what had all the earmarks Of Texas
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HONORS IN ARCHERY
TO BALTIMOREANS
DR.. J. c. Baldwin. Peggy Miller
High Scorers-Shriner Wins
Clout Shoot.
baltimore archers gained top

baltimore archers gained top
honors in an inter-city feature Of
Shrine week on the West Potomac
Park polo field yesterday in match
held under the auspices of the Poto-
mac Archers' Club.
In the double American round, the
first three places went TO the Or1oie
bow and arrow artists. DR.. j. C..
Baldwin. a member of the Six Gold
Club. was the leader with 179 hits for
a score of l,l65. William A. Brown.
local archer. took the class B award
with 1892. and A. S. Montgomery
Potomac Archery Club, won the class
C event with 155803.
Peggy Miller, Baltimore. won the
womens event and Mrs A. Taylor
end Mrs. E. F. DeAtley Of this city
stead, Almas Temple. annexed the
clout shoot with 33l79. w. o. Rob-
inson. Potomac archer, was second
Summary:
Double American round 'claSs Avon
oy Or Baldwin Baltimore. ia ms.
/ 1875 points; second. D.. II S Hall bal
timoreI 10 hits. LOLA points third. T.
Maeers CBaltmore); III hits. 1908 points;
Glass B-won, BY william a Brown
Glass C-Won by A. s. Montgomery
Potomac ArcherS. So hits. SOB points.
Clout Shoot-Won by l. b Olmsteao
CAlmas Temple ~ hits. ! % points: sec
ond w o Robinson Potomac Archers';
"a hits. 1873 points: third. T. M, WOOD
Lancaster. Pa. 81 hits. FL points
women.
Peggy Miller Baltimore. $50 hits. 's6
points: second Mrs. A. TAYLOR poi oma c
ArChersl 100 hits 74a points: third. Mrs
P De Atlev Potomac ArchersJ. l33
points,
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20 Years Ago
IN THE STAR.

I'm SHAW, pitching two-hit ball,
hurled Washington into the
first division by turning back st.
Louis, Al. Walter johnson was to
face the Browns today.
Tommy Peyton has been chosen
to lead the Western High School
base ball team next year. The fol-
lowing men will receive letters at
Western tomorrow:
Basket ball-Peck. Giblin, Peine.
Smith. Fuller, Sergeant, Leetch
and Olcott.
Base ball-Stearns. Peyton, Peck,
O'Brien, Howard, Ansley. Sergeant,
Peine, Maxam, Groseclose, We'll
chell and Smith.
Cahill, former captain Of the
Mount st. Joseph College nine, will
receive a trial in the outfield with
the Senators.
The most disastrous race the
Washington Racing Pigeon Club
has encountered in its IS years
of sport was the 350-mile race
from Tiffen, Ohio, when only three
out of 125 birds reached their
lofts. Hard rain and sleet ac-
counted for the losses.
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Lacquer TO left. Heinie Manush
couldn't reach it. but Ossie made a
great running catch over his head
tagged McNair as he headed back
toward first.
Bluege's other two great plays came
in the eighth. when he retired the
side all by himself After Pinch
hitter Johnny Marcum had popped to
the shortstop. Lou Finney, another
pinch hitter, raped a sure single"
over second base only to see Bluege
make a marvellous one hand stop and
throw to nail him. And to end the
inning after Moses and Cramer had
put together doubles for a run. Oss
pulled the identical bit Of robbery on
Roy johnson.
BY way Of topping off the afternoon.
incidentally. he singled in the winning
run in the tenth after two we're out.
CPEAKING of fielding, the Nationals
~ have a fifth infielder when Jack
Russell is pitching -. Jack handled
five chances in manner second only
Buddy Myer booted grounder by
Foxx in the seventh it was his first
miscue in 81 games. Buddy had
handled ITO consecutive chances.
Cecil Travis is thinking of buying
q bullet-proof vest with sleeves
when he was soundly socked by one Of
Whitley Wilshere's pitches in the fifth.
1t was the second day in row and
the third time in less than week
that he was pinked.
Things really must be on the I'M
grade with the Nationals E. a pinch
hitter got a hit >. when Lyn Larry.
batting for Coppola. singled to open
the ninth. it was the first safety in
II consecutive tries for Washington
pinch-hitters. d. Fred Sington made
the last one on May is.
Little Rabbit Warstler was promoted
from seventh to fifth place in the
Athletic batting order because of his
work Saturday . and the guy took
is seriously it was his double in
the ninth that tied the score and
his scoring on Higgins fly that put
the Philadelphia ahead, 4 to3.
FE S.
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Regatta Briefs

Johnny Nolan, in Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital recovering from an
appendectomy. is the proud owner OF
a beautiful trophy today following the
Alice lis victory in the free-for-all
race.
Bob Snadecki. well-known Virginia
speedboat enthusiast and a friend of
Johnny's, drove the l3-yesr-old No.
lan's boat as the only entrant in that
division and presented the cup to
the plucky youngster last night. Nolan,
son Of William Nolan, local automobile
dealer, won the runabout class race
in the Cherry Blossom Regatta here
last year.
Edward c. Baltz of the Corinthian
Yacht Club and general chairman Of
the regatta received a ducking in the
choppy waters of the Potomac while
speeding SO miles an hour in his Fifty
Fifty, jr.. in trial spin prior TO the
225 hydroplane race.
Baltz. with two passengers. James
A. Hance and Mark Wright of the
Colonial Hotel. was half mile below
Hams Point when the speedy hydro
plane hit a swell and capsized The
Coast Guard pulled Baltz from the
water and raised the boat from the
bottom.
Seventy dollars awaits some lucky
fisherman. Baltz lost the money when
the Fifty-Fifty. jr- old the upside
Gown stunt.
Dick Mitchell of this city provided
a bit of tragic humor in the class C
race when the rougn water knocked
hole in the shell of mis- racer. Mitch
ell headed for the navy yard diving
boat yelling for a rope but his craft
went under before he could get aid.
The nary yard crew then helped
Mitchell end his boat from the sea.
Although water sports fans in this
neck of the woods probably never
have seen such an astounding feat
as that of Jacoby, the North Bergen
flash did not set world mark. Sam
my Crooks. the Rutgers racer. won
IL consecutive heats IN Buffalo re-
gatta last year.
Some OF the model motor boats
which competed in the Lincoln Me-
mortal Pool early In the morning cost
/ more than $1,000.
Two months labor on one of his
world record holding boats went for
nothing WREN s. Mortimer Auerbach.
/ Atlantic City sportsman, wrecked his
/ EMANCIPATION w while transporting
! the speedy craft here. The Emanci-
pator III, another record holder,
limped INTO second place in the 1875
hydroplane event after blowing gas
ket.
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OMAHA APT TO co
IN DETROIT DERBY
Grown" Horse Also
Likely to Race in Two
Chicago Classics.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK. June 1o.-Omaha,
M having joined the ranks of
v times great horses. munched
hay in his stall today awaiting
new fields to conquer.
William Woodward. mis- owner, and
Sunny jim" Fitzsimmons, his trainer,
were expected to decide TODAY on when
and where Omaha, who completed the
triple crown with victory II the
sixty-seventh running of the Belmont
stakes Saturday, would go to the post
again.
The chestnut son of Gallant Fox
which joined his daddy and Sir Barton
as the only horses ever to win the
Kentucky Derby, the Freakness, and
the Belmont. was a possible entrant
in the S25 900 l "A mile Detroit Derby
Saturday.
Other races which Omaha may enter
are the $4,000 American Derby at
Washington Park, June %: the Dwyer
stakes at Aqueduct. June 20, and the
rich classic July 20 at Arlington Park
The years have changed the size
of racing prizes and although Omaha
has matched his sire's victories, he
trails far behind Gallant Fox in earn
ings. Gallant Fox won more than
100000 during his campaign as n
3-year-old. Omaha's earnings to date
are Sl06,930, all but $3.50 Of which
was earned this year.
The argument goes on as to which
horse, Gallant Fox. or his offspring
is the greater.
Omaha gave a performance surpass-
ing that CT the Fox when he ran the
y miles of the Belmont in 2:3045 in
a driving rain that made footing pre-
carious. The time was a second faster
than that of Gallant Fox and was only
is seconds slower than the track
record hung up by Man-o-War.
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acoby Russell Wins G1 Starting Boz Berth
DEAN VS.. MEDW|CK
FEUD HELPS CARDS
Efforts to "ShoW" Each
Other Launches Team on
Winning Streak.
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON. JR.,

BY HUGH ,. fuLLEhlON, Jk.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
THE great Cardinal battle be-
tween Dizzy Dean and Joe
Ducky Wucky) Medwick, in
stead of leading to discord and
defeat in the st. Louis club, appar-
emily has been having a good effect.
Judging by results since the flare
up at Pittsburgh last week. Dizzy and
Joe are out to "show" each other on
the ball field. Their work plus
strategic shake-up by Manager Frank
Frisch has brought the Cards three
straight victories over the challenging
Cubs, enabling them to hold second
place safe from Pittsburgh's threats
Since the scrap" Medwick. who
already was in the midst of hitting
squirt, has driven out seven hits In
II times up. while Dir, after DONG
some relief work Wednesday, pitched
a neat six-hit game yesterday, while
the Cards hammered out a l3-to-2 de-
cision over Chicago.
Colbert Back at Old Post.
COME of the added punch which en-
~ abled the Cardinals to score In ev-
erv inning and collect 81 hits came
from the Saturday shake-up, which
shifted Pepper Martin to center neio'
where he promptly ceased his nltting.
put Burgess Whitehead at third and
Frisch at second. 1t returned Charley
Colbert to the regular shortstop berth
for The first time in two years.
A few fans tossed lemons at Dean
when he came to bat the first time
yesterday, but that bothered him not
at all as he banged out three hits
running second in the days cloutine
only to Colbert and Jack Rothrock.
The Cards needed the victory tc
hold their place in the pennant strug
gle. as the third-place Pirates ham,
mered out a 7-to-4 triumph behind
Cy Blanton. who pitched fivehit ball
for his ninth victory and was troubled
only by Ernie LOmbardis pair OF
homerS.
The league leading Giants took a
close one lGOIn bOSlUl ldll-cilOcIS
TO 4, as Joe MoOre's tenth circuit
swat of the season provided the win
ming margin as well as giving Moore
a tie with Mel OFT for the league
home run lead Brooklyn rained
out at Philadelphia, moved into
fourth place ahead of Chicago.
Eighth in Row for Bridges.
TOMMY BRIDGES of Detroit, win
mining his eighth straight triumph
and his ninth Of the season. goi
the better Of Chicago's rookie Silent
John Whitehead. to !, with tht
aid Of Hank Greenbergs thirteenth
circuit swat. and lost a shutout
through Marty Hopkins boundary
belt. Bridges gave only five hits ano
Whitehead four.
Fay Thomas of the Browns bestec
Oral Hildebrand of the Indians. 2 t
!, with flve-hit hurting. All the
scoring came in the fourth inning or
homers by Ed Coleman and Ha
Trosky
The Yankees Red Sox clash wa,
postponed because of wet grounds.
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sANDPIPER FIRST BOAT
outsails Big Fleet in 5000 Yard
Race on Potomac.

Sandpiper, Wild Cat and Kittiwynk
finished in that order in q 5,000-yard
race from the Old Dominion Boat
Club to Bellevue and return, held yes
terday by the Potomac River Sailing
Association. The order of finish and
the shippers:
Sandpiper, De Boer; Wild Cat,
Brumbaugh; Kittiwynk, Levy: Louise,
Mitchell; Kittiwake, Drane; Plummet,
Turney: Tern, Miller; Brangler II,
Gilbert; Freya, Cruit; Dusky Duck,
Foley: Sassy, Fowler; Flighty, Pres
ton; Bob Cat. Tip: Quiz, Yates; Litl,
Jacobs; Cynthia, Nagel; Dify. Gel
phane; Hermes, Niefold; Peter Pan.
YoungS.
Blackhawk. Jsnsen and Ocean Moll,
Turney, did not finish.
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Diamond Dust

Ballston. pennant-hungry Northern
Virginia League nine, stepped ahead
a bit further yesterday by defeating
Middleburg. So, while other ranking
contenders suffered set-backs.
Watt Butcher. Chevy Chase Grays'
hurler, is receiving congratulations
today, following his no-hit, no-run,
1910 victory over Leonardtown A. c.
yesterday.
The Maryland A. c. Is seeking
games with fast junior diamonders.
Call Capitol Heights BAL after I
o'clock
Results:
LEAGUE.
Northern Virginia.
Balston g Middleburs. =.
Falls Church, &: Manassas. =
Hern6on. 6: Arlington. 4;
Fairfax Station. -, Vienna. J.
Maryland County.
White Haven. Q: Washington Clowns. 4.
Mount Rainier Grays. 10. Mount Rainier
CABIN John. o: Giants. forfeit.
Independent.
Ben lorinE Insects. s; Fairfax. 2
Burleith. s. Bethesda Fire Depart
ment. 3.
Red Sox. 10; Colonial Club. s.
Bell Cab. 9: Langdon Mills. l.
Heurich's Brewers. 4: Front ROYAL j.
Rambler A. G. 81 Beltsville; 3.
Woodrow wilson. 4: Ross jewelers.. ..
Martin Boyd, II: Marlboro:
InvestigatioT. ii; Fredericksburg Elks. 5.
Hub Restaurant IL; Branchville, 10.
Virginia White Sox. u, Forestville. 8.
Monroe A. c.. 5; Northeastern A. c.. 4.
Luckett's Bar, 81 Lorton Blues, |.
Burroughs. .: Petworth A. c.. g.,
chesapeake A. G. 8: Majestic Radio. 0.
Isherwood A. c.. IA: Seabrook A. c.. 8.
Tigers. g.; lexington A, E.. o.
Independents, z: N. r. A. Juniors. ..
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Sports Program
For ID. {. Teams

TODAY.
Boxing.
Tony CanZoneri, world light
weight champion. VS.. frankie Klick,
world junior lightweight champion,
Grifith Stadium, $50.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Warrington at Chicago "a, 1:30.
Polo.
West Potomac Park, 4.
WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball.
washington ct Chicago. ).
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Chicago, 3.
Tennis.
Exhibition. Bill Tilden, Fred
Chaplin, Martin Plea and Bob Ham
ilton, Kenwood Country Club, 4.
Horse Show.
Fort Myer. Va, 2:30.
FRIDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Chicago. 3.
SATURDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at st. Louis, 4.
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TENNIS TICKETS READY

Sale Is Opened for Net Pros Ex-
hibition Here Thursday.
Tickets were to 60 on sale this
morning at Spauldings for the pro-
fessional tennis exhibition at Kenwood
Country Club Thursday. Bill Tilden.
Fred Chaplin, jr., Martin Plaza and
Bob hamilton will play both singles
and doubles matches.
Invitations will be sent to Ambassa-
dor Andre de Laboulaya and members
of the French Embassy. Seating ar
rangements for the matches, to start
at pm, have been made to accom-
modate 5000.
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JACK SHOWS SLAB
| SKILL AGAINST AS
Expected to Reduce Strain
on Hill Staff in West-NatS
Win in Tenth. D..
BY FRANCIS Z. STAN.

TOR his greatest pitching per-
- Torrance in two years, Jack
Russell had nothing to show
today on the record books, but
the handsome Texan. base balls best
relief pitcher in 1888, finally has
regular job
He is the new apple OF Bucky Har-
ris' eye, this tall Lone Star Slater,
who at 20 can look back on nine
generally disappointing major league
campaigns and forward to possibly
his best. Because from now on the
Nationals most frequent bull-pen
fabitant is going TO take regular start
ing turns.
Harris. elated over Russells work
yesterday in a game he did not re-
ceive credit for winning. definitely
nominated Jack as a starter to take
turns with Bump Hadley, Earl White
hill and Henry CTarZanD Coppola. He
definitely assigned him 20 a job that
Ed Linke, Belve Bean and Bob Burke
coveted.
They, along with Leon Petit, will
divvy up the relief assignments, al
though Linke will be rung in as S
starter during the Western swing the
Griffs will open tomorrow in Chicago
In fact, Linke and Coppola probably
will do the pitching when the White
Sox are encountered in o twin bill
tomorrow.
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New York Pennsylvania.
Scranton, 40: Reading, 0-l.
Hazleton. 17--3; Binghamton, SIS
Elmira. e-3; Williamsport. o..
Harrisburg, 5: Wilkes Barre, 2.
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American Association.

Indianapolis, SO; Columbus, "a
Kansas City. 4; St. Paul. 3.
Toledo, IS, Louisville. -.
Minneapolis. s; Milwaukee, 4.
Three Eye.
Terre Haute. SIS: Peoria. 81.
Fort Wayne. IA: Decat ur, a.
Springfield. 4; Bloomington, 3.
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.Batted for Berry in eighth.
tBatted for Wilshere in eighth.
tTWn out when winning run was

Runs batted in--McNair: Russell l?l.
Manush Crsmer Warstler. Higgins. Blueee
warstler. Three-base hits-Powell. Boil
ton. Russell FoxX. Sacrifices-Warstler
McNair. Kuhel. Double plays-Bluese to
Travis TO Myer to Bluege. Bluege to Myer.
ington. Io. First base on balls-of Will
BY Wilshere. .; by Russell. l. Hits-IoI
Wiltshire. in T inninss on Dietrich ,
in -, innings: off Russell. in innings
none in / inning. Hit bv pitched ball
Rv wllshere tTraviS,, , BsiI- n;tabs
Dietrich UmpireS-Messrs, Quinn. NC
Gowan and Summers Time-?:"l.
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N.Y. q 81 81 81 81 81 2I281sI. 1903. =.
DetI 81 81 Al 81 Al 81 4I242OL645I 3
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Major League Standings
MONDAY, JUNE 10. 1898.
American

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Washington. 3; Philadelphia. 4 40 in
iinGSi
Detroit. 4; Chicago. J.
St Louis. y: Cleveland. !.
New York-BoSton. rain.
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SPEEDS TO 9 Wins
ON CH0PPY RIVER
Daring Motor Boat Driving
by New Jersey Pro Gives
Throng Many Thrills.
BY BURTON s. HAWKINS.

W yHEN successful regatta
w s ss% "s ssnss' s ss'a'es '':a
choppy water, dull gray
skies and intermittent rain, somebody
deserves a lot of credit, and today
Edward C. Baltz, John c. Remon,
l.. Gordon Leech, Stanley Horner,
Tommy Lodge, Radio Joe" Kaufman
and the many others connected with
the Shrine regatta are due big
hand for giving Washington one OF its
finest water spectacles.
Thirty thousand or more water
sports fans lined the Potomac Park sea
wall yesterday to watch Fred Jacoby.
jr., No. professional cupboard motor
racer and recent winner OF the Al
bany-New York test, turn the re-
gatta into a one-man show.
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N.Y. 81 81 81 II 81 81 729I11!. 725. -.
Pit q 81 a II u 81 4L2s!20I $50
Bkll Il q 81 II Al u 5I23l20 .535L Ia
Chi q 81 81 s. Il 4L21L20L.612L So
Gin | l! A II ST. 81 4L17!25l .40513
Phil 81 8! II 81 q IL 2l14l26L.350l6
BosI q 4 l Al II Of 2l-ll1l30l :26s 1917
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GAMES TOMORROW.
Wn. at Chi. co. 100.
New York at st. l..
Boston at Detroit.
Phila. at C1evels nd.
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National

New York. :; Boston. 4.
Pittsburgh, :; Cincinanti. 4.
81. Louis. IL: Chicago. .
Brooklyn Philadelphia. wet GROUNDS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10

STANDING OF THE CLTRS.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
Cnci. ut Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh at Bkln.
Others not scheduled Cinci. at New York.
Chicago at Phila.
St. Louis at Boston.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-02
T BLUE DOOR
Rachel Mack s~kshs

Woodson, her father, had gone
to his brave death just before
the Armistice. Eleanor Woodson
had eventually followed him, as
she had told him she would do.
1t took long months of grievlng
assisted by nervous exhaustion
and pneumonia to turn the trick,
but in the end she had died with
a triumphant smile on her face
and a feeling of release in her
heart. She was off to find her
lover.
The child, Ruth, and Georges
Insurance went to Great-aunt
Sarah Woodson, who accepted
them as sacred trust and a
terrible burden. Great-aunt Sarah
lived several years to do her
duty by Ruth before dying and
passing her on to another great
aunt whom Ruth affectionately
recalled al "Aunt Matilda" At
Aunt Matildas death the child's
real troubles began. She was 10
years old and, as she naively ex-
pressed it at the time, she had
run out of aunts." She had also
Irun out Of money. for the two
. old ladies between them had in
vested the little competence I'M
soundly.
Ruth was then passed about
among several cousins of her par
ents' with more speed than tact.
A child of less character might
have been broken in spirit and
have become a self-pitying little
introvert. o. she might have de-
veloped into a pushing, obnoxious
little aggressive snatching ad-
vantage where she night. But
Ruth Woodson did neither. AS
her body grew straight and true,
so did her naturally sunny dis
position. The knowledge that she
was a moneyleSs orphan whom
no one needed did not embitter
her. 1t only made her a little
more watchful and well-mannered
than most children. She learned
to squeeze into corners, as it
were. and to make herself use
full when she could.
When Ruth finished high school
in the little upstate town where
she had grown up, there was no
Job available for her, so she came
to New York to the one rela-
tive who remained untried-Cou-
sin Bessie Lawrence. The cousins
in Worthwhile waved her off with
finality and illconcealed relief,
for they had broods of their own
and they regarded Ruth as "a
problem" The girl had an ex-
cess Of high spirits and taste
for adventure which upset and
annoyed them.
Cousin Bessie, to whom Ruth
had come so eagerly that day two
summers ago, was kindness itself.
Unfortunately, she was also in
efficient and impractical. She had
spoiled her own two children be-
yond reason, and she dashed from
home to office every day, and
back again, like rabbit persued
by hounds hounds of work
and debt and possible failure.
Bessie Lawrence managed to