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The Washington times., 1935-02-19
MANY ENROLLED.
IN P|NOCHLE
TOURNEY

Hundreds of Washingtonians
were enrolled today for the
pinochle tournament sponsored by
The Washington Times and P.
Hal Sims, noted bridge authority
to choose a representative to
compete in a national tournament
to be held later in New York.
With George Bishop in charge,
representing The Times, and Mr..
Sims, the opening play will start
at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the Con-
tinental room of the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Thereafter sessions will be held
on Monday, February 5, in the
same room; and on Tuesday and
Wednesday in the Dragon room
Of the Wardman Park.
$500 Cash Prizes
To the winner of first prize in
the National Capital tournament
will go $500 in cash, free trip
to New York, with the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel as headquarters,
and a chance to compete for a
national prize of $1,000 in q con-
test beginning March II.
Prizes of $100 each will go to
the winners of second and third
place in the Washington tourna-
ment, so players receiving the
next highest scores will ceceive
autographed copies of Mr.. Sims
new book, "Pinochle Pointers"
1t has been announced that
awards will be made on a game
basis, with 1000 points constitut.
ing game. The play will be two.
handed pinochle and will be in.
dividual. There will be nine ses.
sions of play in the Washington
tournament.
Many Entries
It is pointed out to Washington
players that the number of en-
trants for the local tournament
will be much greater than the num-
Der of those who will compete in
the national contest. The latter
will come from Washington, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York,
Boston, Albany, Rochester, Syra-
cuse and other cities, but, as there
will be only one entrant from each
city, the players will have an even
greater chance to win the national
prize than the local prize.
This fact is expected to bring
out the best pinochle players in
the Capital, and to result in
spirited play.
The Washington times., 1935-02-19
Woman Shoots Self,
Then Bars Home

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (SpeciaD q.
For 10 minutes yesterday, Mrs.
Hattie Lee, "a, bleeding from two
bullet wounds in her side, barred
the door of her home to a squad
of policemen seeking to learn cir.
cumstances of the shooting.
Finally, Mrs. Lee allowed them
to enter and was taken to Mercy
Hospital. There police said she
told them that she shot herself,
and also had swallowed a small
quantity of poison.
The Washington times., 1935-02-19
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The Washington times., 1935-02-19
PROBE Of NRA
WINS SUPPORT

Surprising national support for
the Nye-McCarran resolution to in
vestigate the operation OF NRA
code authorities, appeared today
as President Roosevelt prepared
to submit his new NRA program
to Congress tomorrow.
The proposed inquiry brought a
flood of supporting kilograms ana
letters to Capitol Hill. The ap-
peals came from chambers of COM
merce, retail merchants, small
firms, and even members of some
code authorities.
One member of code au-
thority in Mayfield, KY, wrote
Senator McCarran CD of Ne
vada, co-author of the resolu.
ton:
"In the retail solid fuel in
dustry we are not observing the
code in any particular for the
simple reason that we cannot
get enforcement. The code is
nothing but the grOSseSt sort
of imposition on the industry
unless we could get enforce.
ment of its provisions"
From Newburgh, N. Y, the
Chamber of Commerce tele.
graphed:
Believe you are taking very
necessary, steps in rectifying
arbitrary discrimination of
codes administrations"
The Norfolk, Va, Association
of Commerce wired:
I'VE recommend you include
investigation of clothing code
authority"
The Washington times., 1935-02-19
Member of Howard
Faculty to Speak

DR.. Catherine Jones-King, of
the Howard University Medical
School, will be the principal
speaker at the mother-daughter
conference to be held at Cardozo
High School at s o'clock to-
night.
The conference will deal with
common social problems and will
be under the auspices of the
Cardozo Parent-Teacher Associ.
alton, of which Mrs. Annie Yedell
Is president and S. A. Norville,
secretary
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03

tel yOu LudL IL YOU
tear the corners off your program you
will have good luck, because the jinx
has nothing on which to light.
II the weeds in a marshy area in
South Jersey turn Jet black in the fall,
Princeton knows that it will beat Yale
In football.
Gar Wood, the speedboat champion,
Insists that two Teddy Bears must
trail at the stern OF his boat during
race.
A pair Of baby shoes tied to the
steering wheel was all that Pete De-
Paola needed to convince him that he
could win an automobile race.
A small ivory goat, presented to him
by his godmother, must be in his
pocket before Lester Stoefen can have
any luck In tennis match.
No matter how good his arm feels,
Red Lucas knows that he will be
knocked out of the box any day when
he fails to step over the foul line right
foot first.
No matter where he Is, Barney Ross
sends for his favorite Chicago barber
to cut his hair. It's expensive, but
Barney's champion.
George Dempsey, the six-day bicycle
rider, has different ideas about his hair.
He will not permit It to be cut during
a race or four weeks previous to one.
Whenever Pepper Martin is in a bat
ting slump he chases the jinx by
changing room-mates.
Jockeys are like other people. They
enjoy seeing their pictures in the pa
pers but they seldom will pose for
one before a race.s
Horses also refuse to take chances.
Monarchlst, a great thoroughbred Of
many years ago, would not run unless
his jockey wore a coat over the bright
silks.
Some athletes gnash their teeth at
fate, but Jim Barnes always found bet
ter use for his molars. He used them
to chew lucky sprig Of purple clover,
Just as Johnny Dundee used to trail
success In the ring by gnawing at a
match stick.
When the Louisiana Lottery was
running you could win fortune If you
played No. 6 after seeing stray dog.
No. IA was the one to put your money
on If you gllmpsed drunken man.
Carnegie Tech students believe that
II the football coach wears a derby at
games the team is sure to score plenty
of touchdowns. To make sure that
nothing goes wrong, they take up a col
lection to buy the hat.
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lows. am wondering how many Of
them really understand that the re-
fusaI to quit chasing a fly ball until II
has hit the ground and the run has
been scored must still 90 far toward
determining the winner whether among
men or among teams.
Probably, though, the number is
large. Indeed, the more you think
about 1t the more you suspect that
1.-The old college try" was given its
present meaning because of somebody
else's inefficiency; that lazy men, anx-
ious to cover their own defects, en-
deavored thus to express their jealousy
Of sitter narrowed fellows.
recommend that thought to the
next occupant Of press box or duoout
II do not include the stands because
the subject Is far better understood
there-who feels called upon to sheer
when Joe Vosmik takes a nose dive
In the outfield or when Pepper Martin
comes swarming into a weII-blocked
base.
If that is the "old college try" and
l have mentioned that the two things
seem much the same to me, 1t is by
far the most important contribution
of any campus to any sport.
Joe Gould, manager of Jim Brad
dock, has bought a new automobile
and a new dog. The dog is a wire
haired fox terrier named Roxy. /.
Doc Robb. the heavyweight champions
trainer takes the stables new honors
much more lightly. Whenever he hits
new town he asks for only one
thing. That is for tub in which to
Ice some beer. The official name
for the English Lawn Tennis associa-
ton Is THE Tennis association"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Things Box Score
Never Told Me

Travis jackson says that Hack VIII
son was the toughest slider of all the
men he ever tagged. He always was
thankful that Hack, who waited until
he was almost on the bag before COM
ing In feet first, did not use sharp
spikes. -. Dick Barteli's pet sliding
aversion was Riggs Stephenson, the
former Alabama football star, who Of
ten played football while coming into
the base. Both Of them say that
the best thing about Pepper Martin Is
that he usually slides head first and
thus gives the base guardian some
chance.
Casey Stengels first manager told
him that he never would make good be-
cause he packed too much weight
around the hips. Z. The Pittsburgh
dugout is the hottest in the National
league, the sun shining into 1t all after.
noon. Jack Doyle, who sets the
prices on most sports events, has been
to the races only three times in 30
years. :. SoldICrs at Fort Hamilton
claim that the ring there is the largest
In the world.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
"Old College Try
Is Mark of Star

Lou cehrig, Casey stengel, Sherry
Magee, Chief Bender, Rabbit Maran-
Vile and-but there is no need to call
the roll. Search through the list Of all
time greats yourself. You will discover
that, almost without exception, each of
them was possessed Of that fierce I'M
pulse to deny that anything was i'm
possible when victory was In sight
Obviously. am not suggesting that
player should sacrifice all regard for
life and limb merely to provide spec
tacle for the customers. The memory
of Johnny Grabowski diving head first
into a concrete floored dugout, Of
Greasy Neale crashing so hard against
the right field wall at the Polo grounds
that he had to be rushed to the hos
pital, of Frank Bowerman, Christy
Mathewson's old catcher, splintering a
timber several inches thick by the
force of his impact while chasing a
foul, would prevent me from requiring
murder for my 80 cents.
Yet ! am wondering how many
younger players and fans realize how
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03


forty years after the days of. their &C.
tive glory.
Indeed this fierce impulse to lead for
Iorn hopes, to refuse to admit that any
shoestring catch ls impossible until
muscle straInlng effort to accomplish lt
has been made, is one very important
reason why there are any stars to ap-
pIaud today. II 10 a fact that makes
up for the occasional athlete who may,
az the dugout critics so often yelp, 90
through the motions merely to show
off.
It was the spirit which compelled
him to try the impossible which made
Ty Cobb the great player that he was
when men of perhaps equal speed and
keenness Of eye were serving a dull
span in the big show. In spite Of the
toll taken by time during his last
months as player Babe Ruth had this
spirit, too. Earle Combs, so often so
badly shattered in the service of
cause, had 1t.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03

FRANKIE FRIscH comes sliding
4 into the bag while the baseman
stands there, ball in hand, waiting for
him. In the dugout some player yawns
and turns to his teammates.
"There goes Frankie again, making
that old college try" he remarks In
tones of supreme disgust.
Where the term originated do not
know, although 1t is obvious that it is
an expression Of the professional ath-
lete's scorn for the player who does
not get paid for his work. But do
know that 1t has become baseball's
most overused term Of disapproval for
the player who, presumably for the
sake of being theatrical, attempts to
make some play that cannot be made.
Also ! know that the Increasing num-
Der Of big timers who regard anything
out Of the ordinary az "the old college
try" is one Of the reasons why the
sport lacks very real part Of its for
mer fascination for the fans.
That Frisch lasted so long as one Of
the highest paid players in the game
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Hotel Cu.,t, Save Bird.

During violent hailstorm at
Ruth, in Switzerland. 200 birds
sought refuge in a giant beech near
a hotel. AS the violence Of the
storm increased the birds were
beaten to the ground and more than
100 were killed. The guests Of the
hotel went out In a body and gath.
cred up the survivors. which,. after
they had passed The night In one Of
the hotel rooms. were perfectly ct
again and were sent on their way
rejoicing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Athletes Are
ALI Slaves to
OF Man Jinx

THE figure az" 10 all Gene Sarazen
L needs to keep him happy, no mat
ter how many black cats are wander
Ing around. He was born in 1902, be-
came caddy In 1912, won the p. 6. A.
and the national open In 1922, tri-
umphed In the British and American
opens In 1892 and believes that he can
not lose a match started on the second,
twelfth or twenty-second days Of the
month.
The day before he met Jess Willard
q gypsy fortune teller informed Jack
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03

A Patching Hint
It is a fine idea to make handker.
chiefs out of the leftover pieces
from the children's cotton dresses.
They can use the handkerchiefs to
match the dress and later If a patch
is needed the handkerchief can be
used for patching. 1t will have
been washed as often as the dress
and will match as a patch.
THE HOUSEWIFE.
q Public Ledger. Inc.-WNU Service.
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fifmly this now scorFf-
full expression "the
old college try" is
bound up with all that
is best In baseball. I
am wondering h ow
many Of them realize
that, by and large, It
really Is the same
spirit which makes a
Frisch, a Combs, a Joe
Moor e, a Ruth, a
Greenberg or q Cobb
stand out far above
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03

m ay be attributed
largely to the fact that
he is possessed Of the
spirit which drives
him into making that
"old college try," even
though his legs may
rebel against such ex-
ertions. Certainly 1t
also is the reason why
the old Orioles, who
had such scant esteem
for most collegiate no.
lions, remain famous
In fhn snorfinO world
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03

white-black prize
r: n g W ar com
pc ng. Whatever
happens, Ethiopian
tribesmen will ben
eft. The emperor,
Halle Selassie, is
working on reforms,
doing away with
abuses that Musso-
lini pointed out and
promised to cure.
He opened a sub
stantial concrete
jail outside of Ad-
dis Ababa to re-
place the old Jail
Thora oonnrdfn0 En-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03

OCupOCy ludS AC COuA0
not lose. He still be-
lieves that had a great
deal to do with his
winning the title. On
the other hand, VIII
lard feels that he
might have done much
better If a black duck
had not fallen dead at
his feet while he was
taking a walk that
day.
ANY race fan will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made BY the Postum
Company in another part of this pa
per. They win send a full weeks sup
ply Of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Fine New Jail
Newspaper Prestige
Easy to Buy
Who Is the Man?

Not much Ethiopian news. You
could hardly expect 1t with our own
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Mr.. VOC Wiegand's cablegram to Uni
versal Service, Tive prisoners some
times remained chained to those who
had died for days"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-03

AT Council Bluffs, Iowa, John Slar-
terry, seventy-one, and at present ION
relief" sits In his one-room shack"
covered with tar paper, wondering
what he will do this winter with twin
daughters, that his acknowledgements
old wife added to the earth's popula-
ton ten days ago. He married her
when she was seventeen and he sixty.
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defeat. The real effect and probably
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
ZAHAR|AS WINS
AS BOUT ENDS
IN RIOT

Wrestling fans always attend
mat shows for the action and
! color they may be offered by the
contestants in the ring.
They do not always get their
moneys worth, but last night was
an exception at the Auditorium
a real exception. For Rudy Dusek
and George Zaharias put on a
topnotch show for the customers
"a show that had riot" written
all over it before the police rushed
in to restore order.
1t began near the end of the
bout after both Dusek and Ia.
harias had offered everything in
grunts, groans and wrestling
holds.
Dusek actually opened the bar
rage of maneuvers. First he bat.
tered Zaharias from one end OF
the ring to the other. He then
fastened Georges head in the
ropes, nearly choking the latter
to death.
Next, he gave Referee Cyclone
Burns a knockout punch when
the latter went to the rescue of
Zaharias. A kayo to Ralph
Mondt, an official of the wrest-
ling circuit and brother Of Toots
Mondt, was a victim of Dusek'S
wrath next as he. too, hit the
mat when he tried to untangle
ZahariaS.
Bumps Turner, brother of Joe
Turner, followed Mondt to the
canvass. He jumped into the ring
right behind Mondt to help get
Zaharias out of his precarlous po-
sition.
Zaharias was finally released
when Mondt and Turner ganged
on Dusek, holding him while Ref
cree Burns, having come to" fol-
lowing his kayo by Dusek, re-
leased the limp Zaharias.
Burns Immediately disqualified
Dusek and installed Zaharias the
winner by putting his hand high
in the air. BY this time the ring
was full of spectators who could
not sit any longer in their seats.
Order was shortly restored when
police entered the ring.
The prelims had Tom Alley and
Floyd Marshall drawing; Ed Meske
defeating Dick Daviscourt and
Walter Underhill besting Charlie
Allen.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10

club teams throughout the East
and the 1885 team, after a highly
successful indoor season just com
pleted, should prove a capable
aggregation.
The War Department team
which will oppose the Pennsyl
vania Military Academy team
will consist of Major T. de la M
Allen, Cavalry; Major Arch Ar
mold, Field Artillery; Major c. c
Smith, Cavalry; Major Joe Swing
Field Artillery, and Lieut.. c. H
Reed, Cavalry, all of whom are
noted polo players.
There is no admission charge
to the match and, weather per
hitting, a great crowd is an
ticipated to witness this formal
opening of the 1885 polo season
in Washington.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10

37-year old Olympic titleholde
tional championships.
Osborn, all-around track star. IS
a sophomore student at the Phila-
delphia institution and at the
completion of his course hopes to
become an osteopathic physician.
"Ossie" started jumping in high
school in 1915 at the age OF ID
and has been jumping in competi-
ton ever since. He created a
style of his own that he calls the
western Roll and it has proven
very effective to date in helping
him to attain the heights that
he has reached.
While in high school, Osborn
entered his first big meet. the
outdoor nationals at st. Louis.
Since that time. the veteran has
competed in two Olympics and
virtually every indoor and outdoor
national contest.
In 1923 he competed in Louis
vile, KY, and won four firsts. At
that time he equalled the world
indoor mark for the 60-yard high
hurdles, topping the timbers in
8 seconds flat. While a student
at the University of Illinois, he
cleared 6 feet 1876 inches, in the
high jump, creating then a new
world standard but this mark was
never officially recognized.
Graduated In 1926
Upon receiving his diploma at
the University of Illinois in 1926,
Osborn became a member Of the
Illinois A. C. where he continued
his athletic activities. During the
10 years as a member of the or
ganization, he won 10 national
titles.
The veteran probably would
have won more championships,
had the A. A. U. not abolished the
standing high jump. In this
event, Osborn still holds the world
record of feet 514 inches.
"Ossie" captured the national
decathlon title three times. chalk
ing up his best score in the final
Olympic tryouts in 1924 with a
total of ITO points. His last
victory was made at the Sesqul-
centennial in Philadelphia in 1928.
Constantly Clears Six Feet
In the various indoor meets that
Osborn has competed this winter
he constantly jumped over six
feet. The best mark that he at
tanned was in the knights Of Co.
lumbus games in Brooklyn, where
he cleared 6 feet 534 inches. He
unofficially shattered his standing
high jump mark at the Canadian
Nationals in Montreal with a leap
of 5 feet 6A inches.
To date the Osteopaths have en-
gagged in two outdoor meets, and
in both contests osborn was the
winner in the high jump, and at
no time was he extended to more
than six feet.
He also will be entered in the
pole vault, an event in which he
is capable of doing II feet. The
running broad jump, discus, jave-
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
PimIico Route
For Motor
7 raveI

Washingtonians going to the
Preakness, in Baltimore tomor-
row., are advised to make an
early start, whether going by
train or motor, to avoid the con-
gestion at the track and roads
leading thereto.
To go by automobile from
Washington, take the Baltimore
Washington Boulevard to the
Monumental City, turning left
on Monroe Street at the Mont
gomery-Ward Building. entering
Baltimore. Adhere to Monroe
Street to its end at Pennsylvania
Avenue. Turn right and go
straight out that thoroughfare to
Reisterstown Road, on which the
Pimlico track is located.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10

VESo SAMAPSV" PAIN Is MO11CuIC
"Monk" Little, the Indians ace
who is almost a one-man track
team. Little will only be opposed
to Guckeyson in the javelln but
he can chuck the wand long
way. He has hit 1872 feet this
year and, if pressed, might get it
beyond 200 feet. LeGrande and
Legutis will furnish opposition to
Guckeyson in the discus and shot
put.
Should Win BrOad.Jump
Little will give the Marylanders
no easy moments in other events.
He should win the broad-jump,
unless he breaks a leg. He usually
clears "a feet, which Is several
feet better than any Marylander
can jump. Too, Little will push
Earl Widmyer in the sprints and
also force Bob Slye to skip hur'
riedly over the hurdles, if called
upon for this event. He can also
do a right good turn in the quar-
ter mile, but probably will be
held out of this race.
In short, Little is a versatile
trackman, the type that gladenS
the heart Of any coach.
With the ttackmen at William
and Mary, Maryland's lacrosse
men 60 to Annapolis for the an"
nual conflict with the Midship-
men. The odds weigh slightly in
the favor of the Old Liners. The
Maryland tennis team also will
engage William and Mary at Will
1iamSburg.
Georgetown Teams Busy
Three Georgetown teams will
be active tomorrow. Coach Ralph
Mccarthy takes his baseballers
over to Annapolis for a game
with Navy; the tennis team en-
cages West Virginia at Morgan.
town and the golf team plays
host to Yale at the Congressional
Country Club. Tomorrow's track
meet between University of Rich.
mond and Georgetown, scheduled
at Richmond, has been Cancelled.
The only other event involving
a local team tomorrow is the
Randolph-Macon and American
University tennis duels on the st.
Adams courts.