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Evening star., 1935-03-15
VAN Alta, WALKER
DITCH LAME ARMS
HurIer and 0utfieIder Give
Yanks Thrill by Display
of Wing Power.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ut. PETERSBURG, Fla.-The
New York Yankees still are
I chuckling today over the per-
formances of Russ Van Alta
and Dixie Walker, a couple of 1884
lame arms who received those famous
dollar r-a-year contracts.
Van Alta took a four inning pitch
ing stretch yesterday and allowed only
one hit. Walker, who couldn't throw
at all last year, was tossing strikes
from the outfield all day, one ending
in a double play.
Evening star., 1935-03-15
DEFY PRECEDENT
IN SWITCHING Jim
SIugger's Return to Post
Behind Bat Expected to
Fill CoChrane Gap.
This is one of series of stories
dn1Iyzing major league base ball
prospects.
BY ALAN GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

" ORT MYERS, Fla. March Is
- Upon the broad, capable shoul-
/ ders of James Emory Foxx
rests the chance to make the
Philadelphia Athletics a Subdivision
contender in this years American
League pennant race.
With Foxx shifted behind the bat,
after seven years as one of the games
outstanding first basemen and slug
gers, Connie Mack believes he has
filled the big gap created by the de-
parture of Mickey Cochrane and
fortified an otherwise powerful, much
improved ball club
1t is drastic move. Most prece-
dent is against its success and skep-
tical managers of rival teams believe
month or two will convince Mack
that Foxx still is great first base
man. Moreover, there is the added
risk OF injury to player who is the
poWerhouse of the AS attack. So far,
however, the evidence all points to
a happy conclusion for all con-
cerned.
Evening star., 1935-03-15

"A bit verbatim: "Dice are the old
est gaming instruments known to the
world. with dominoes running close
second. Dice is purely a game of
chance; dominoes involve skill It is
likely, therefore, that dominoes were
created a short time after dice. In
Evening star., 1935-03-15
Archery Goes WAY Rack

Archery Goes Way Back.
TINE best authority on archery
i claims the bow and arrow was
used $4,000 years ago by the
Aurignacians, whoever they were.
Since the first Indianapolis auto
Evening star., 1935-03-15
Not a Rare Feat.

TT requires nearly seven pages to
print the names, in tabulated
form and small type, of tenpin
bowlers who have rolled perfect scores
of 300 in regular competition.
Evening star., 1935-03-15

There's no such thing as a roller
skating record.
Several fights of bare knuckle days
lasted more than six hours.
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Job Isn't New to Jimmy.

NOAA looks great behlnd the bat,
L which isn't altogether strange,
since he spent most of the first
haf-dozen years of his base ball
career in that position. He is a horse
for hard work and his arm is second
to none in the big leagues.
The pitchers already have gained
more confidence with Foxx receiving
them. Jimmie's presence, Mack feels.
will mean at least rs per cent i'm
provement in the AS pitching.
Jlmmie's success is essential to the
teams prospects for the reason that
the only backstop of experienca
available otherwise is the veteran
Charley Berry, let go after last sea-
son, but re-hired for relief duty.
Foxx himself is so optimistic that
he predicts three of the younger
sharpshooters, Joe Cascarella, Bill
Dietrich and Johnny Marcum, will
turn in as many as SIS victories under
his direction. Merritt (Sugar) Cain.
who lost six games by 21 margins
last year, says he won't drop the
close ones this season with Foxx han
ding him. Alton Benton, a sopho-
more, and Leroy Mehafey. a veteran.
both right-handers, probably will
round out the starting corps.
The best freshman prospect Is
Charles Lieber. right-hander drafted
from the San Francisco Missions.
May Have Seven Sluggers.
TINE main switch in the AS lineup
leaves big hole at first base
which Alex Hooks, obtained from
Tulsa. can fill only partially Hooks,
left-hander, is good defensively but
no fence-cracker at bat. If he doesn't
come through, Lou Finney. an outfeld
substitute for several years. is avail
able. The inf1eld otherwise is first
class with Bib Williams back in form
at second base. Eric McNair at short
and Frank (Pinky) Higgins at third.
McNair and Higgins are stars.
Wallace Moses, Georgia boy, who
came up from Galveston in the Texas
League. has shown SO much speed and
all-around ability that he may dis
place big Ed Coleman in right field.
Moses appears the logical lead-of man
and is better defensively than Cole
man, who yet has to fulfill his promise
as a slugger. Roger Cramer, in center,
and Bob johnson. in left. are fixtures
Evening star., 1935-03-15
BRU|NSARE SLOW
TO START ]! HITTING n
'-f" ,t W:
Reds Showing Life-Frisch
BaWIs Out Cards-Babe
to Face Yankees.
OS ANGELES, Calf March IS.

r OS ANGELES, Calif.-March IS.
| The Chicago Cub pitching
appears to be coming along all
right, and the fielding merits
little criticism, but Manager Charlie
Grimm is wondering when the hitters
are going to get going,
In two intracamp games and the
opener against Pittsburgh the Cub
regulars have accomplished nothing
like the form they will have to show
to figure in the national champion
ship title fight.
TAMPA, Fla.-Take it from Clar-
ence Rowland, chief scout for the
Chicago Cubs, the Reds ARE not 60
ing to wind up in the cellar"
Rowland was visitor to the Reds
camp yesterday.
I've been at many camps" he
said. but I never have seen such
cheerful and ambitious activity"
Cubs Win Tight One.
CAN BERNARDINO, Calf. - Guy
= Bush and Big Jim Weaver, the
ex-hurlers from the Chicago Cubs,
will stay off the mound for the Pi-
rates during the current series with
the Cubs, says Manager Pie Traynor
The Bucs were on the short end of
closely contested 10 contest with
the Chicago outfit yesterday.
N5rANSr prACII Uuo r,.,
attitude stimulated by a slightly criti-
cal going over" yesterday by Mana
ger frankie Frisch, the st. Louis
Cardinals were ready to take on the
New York Giants here this afternoon.
Frisch unburdened himself in the
club house:
What size hats do you guys wear,
anyway? All I got to say is you'd
better snap out of it."
WINTER HAVEN. Fla.-Light prac-
tice and signal drill is on the menu
today for the Phillies, who meet the
Detroit Tigers tomorrow.
In yesterdays regul ar yannigans
mix-up. the vans held the first team
to 2-2 tie.
Babes Legs Strong.
CT. PETERSBURG. Fla.-Manager
> Bill McKechnie of the Braves
says there's no use "foolin' around
with these Yankees" tomorrow-"Babe
Ruth and Wally Berger will play
without doubt"
"Berger's in fair shape" Bill says,
and the Babe says his legs are strong
enough to take four or five innings
in the Qutf1eld.''
ORLANDO, Fla.-William Watson
Clark, once one of the National
Leagues finest southpaws, has main
tained for several weeks that his arm,
lame for a couple of years, is sound
again. Maybe they'll believe him now.
Lefty pitched four innings for the
Brooklyn Dodgers varsity yesterday,
gave the yannigans four hits, two of
them scratches, struck out three and
walked none.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Manager Bill
Terry of the New York Giants has
been looking for two years for an
acceptable understudy at first base.
Perhaps Joe Malay is the answer.
Joe played the whole game against
the Red Sox yesterday and kicked in
with a pair of hits. That is more than
Terry has been able to do
Evening star., 1935-03-15
Figures May Deceive.

~ UT Redmond came along with a
II reputation for nothing more
than receiving pitches. With
Birmingham last season he batted
only 212. In the wand drills here,
however, Jack, who is husky and
shapes up in every way as big
league catcher so far as build is con-
cerned, has revealed a punch and a
keen eye. Harris at first was at a
loss to understand how such sWinger
hit so low in the Southern Association
last season, but since he discovered
that Redmond played through many
games with a finger the catcher did
not realize was fractured the pilot
is inclined to discount the Dixie
circuit statistics.
The three catchers with the squad
are to keep their jobs. There are
only six infielders here and all will
be retained. So will the five outfield-
ers. The final makeup of each of
those groups for play in the cham
pionship campaign is yet to be deter
mined, but all will stick around.
AS to pitchers, Harris has decided
he will go into the flag fight with
at least II. There are 20 at camp
A flock must be farmed or get the ak.
Scrivener Likely to Go.
4 MONG the pitchers to stick around
n will be Whitehill Linke, Burke,
Russell. Weaver, Hadley, Thomas
and Stewart, of course. Diggs, the
right-hander, tried for a brief time
last season, seems destined for reten-
tion. Petit, the southpaw purchased
from Chattanooga, very likely will be
carried into the season. Perhaps Nc
Coll, the oldtimer, also will have a
job.
Scrivener. the George Washington
University lad who looks so good, is
not likely to be kept with the Ma
tionals, but he will be given a good
spot in the minors. He can't miss
getting up in a year or two, Manager
Harris believes
Armbrust and Cohen, who were with
the club the latter part of last season,
still are in the fight for places on the
staff to be taken into the champion
ship season. So are Petticola, the
Chicago sandlotter, and Coppola and
Mulcahey, Northeastern League prod
ucts who belong to the Albany club
at present.
1t does not seem now that Etts,
right-hander, who came down from
Margaretville, N. Y for trial, or Dick
Lanahan, the Washington boy, have
much of a chance to stick with the
club. There might be found minor
spots for them before the Nationals
break camp here the latter part of
this month.
Evening star., 1935-03-15

EvEPyTiME MIKE haaR1lA CATCHES
HIM EN- ROUTE TO THE SHOWERS
IT'S JUST Too BAD
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
CONSERVATION
FUNDS ASKED
100 Billions Are Sought by
Roosevelt for Long,
Range Program.
By Uniied Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today recommended
to Congress the spending of billions
Of dollars for conservation and
orderly development of nation re-
sources that have been wasted reck-
less'y In past generations.
With a special message he trans
nitted the report of his National
Resources Board, which presented
broad long range planning program
and cited need for more than $780,
600, 100000 of public development
projects over the next 20 years.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he would use
"a substantial portion" of the pend
ing $4,880,000,000 work relief fund
for projects recommended by the
board to conserve land, timber, min
eral and water resources.
GAS years pass" the President
said, "the government should plan
to spend each year a reasonable and
continuing sum in the development
of this program.
ut is my hope, for example that
after the immediate crisis Of unem-
ployment begins to mend, we can
afford to appropriate approximately
$500, 100000 each year for this pur-
pose. Eventually this appropriation
should replace all such appropria-
tions given in the past without
planning"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

electricity or power and some Sec
lions we're cut off from all COM
munication. Power, telephone and
telegraph lines, weighed down by
snow and aided by drifts made
highways impossible.
Cape Cod, Mass, was lashed by a
terrific gale accompanied by heavy
snow.
Roads throughout New England
we're impossible.
Suffering among the destitute in
all cities was intense. New York
City kept all it's facilities for human
aid operating all night. Uuprec-
edented numbers spent the night
in municipal lodging houses and in
private shelters.
But to one class the storm was
a blessing. Thousands of unem-
ployed men found work in clearing
snowblocked streets and highways.
More than $4,000 men we're hired in
New York City last night and if the
snow continues 10000 more will be
employed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

Ponds and lakes near Indianapolis
were frozen this morning by the Sc
we're cold last night and early this
morning. Skaters, eager to make
use of the opportunity, timidly tried
the ice in some places.
Officials at Municipal Airport re-
ported that flying conditions here
we're excellent with an unlimited
ceiling and a clear horizon. The
north wind which rose to a 14-mile-
an-hour velocity last night fell to
) miles and hour this morning at g..
Streets we're almost deserted here
last night as the wind howled
against buildings. Blankets and
comforts were piled on beds. All
traffic proceeded cautiously because
Of the treacherdouS stretches of ice.
some of them covered by snow, on
the streets.
Early risers coming to work Shiv-
cred at the unexpected cold this
morning and scurried quickly from
street cars and buses to cover. Res
taurants found increased demands
for hot breakfasts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
COMPENSATION LAW
CHANGES PROPOSED
Senate Bill Would Fix New
Payment Basis.

Amendments to the workmen's
compensation law changing bases
of payments of claims and of COM
putting amounts are proposed in a
bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator william P. Dennigan 3D.,
Vincennes).
The bill provides that no physi-
clan would be permitted to testify
in a compensation claim unless a
report of the history, complaints
and findings was provided by both
parties of the case.
The bill adds payment of so
weeks for the loss of an eye.
In addition to other rhanges in
the wording of the law the bill pro-
vides that "in no case can the aver
age weekly wage be determined to
be less than four times the average
daily wage"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
YOUTHS ATTEMPT TO
ESCAPE JAIL Fooled
Probation VioIator Nabbed
by BaiIiffS.

George Pete Petrakis, II, of 346
N. Noble-st. described by Probation
officer Scion Voal as having might
club ideas" made a sudden, futile
50-foot dash for freedom from Mu-
nicipal Court today. He was cap
tured by Earl Davis and Pinky
Davis, bailiffs.
When Petrakis was searched at
the Marion County Jail he was
found to have a .32-caliber revolver
wired to the calf of his leg. He was
then led back to the court, charged
with carryin concealed weapons and
held under a $4,000 cash bond.
The youth, convicted as bicycle
thief, was before Municipal Judge
Charles Karabell as probation vio-
lator and was sitting in the pris-
oners pen" after the court had set
his bond at $500, when he made his
dash for freedom.
Judge Karabell reserved decision
until tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

The prisoner, hollow-eyed
and showing the prison pallor
from his confinement, pro-
fessed to his attorneys that
he was eager to tell his life
story to the jury and let
them Judge whether he was
the man who kidnapped the Lind
bergh baby, or the innocent victim
of a chain of circumstances involv-
ing unwise acquaintanceShips in
Yorkville and Bronx beer parlors.
He insists, declaring and reiterat-
ing the monotonous phrase, i
am innocent" that the truth will
prevail and that he will be cleared.
Atty. Gen. David Wilentz brought
his case to completion after unfold
ing the story of the crime chronol-
ogically-as in a piece of fiction.
Through the lips of his procession
of witnesses, beginning with Mrs.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh and end
ing with Arthur Koehler, he told a
consecutive train of events that left
a vivid picture in the minds of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

A revised pari-mutuel betting bill,
only harness and running
horse racing, was introduced today
in the House of Representatives
with quasi-administration sanction.
The bill was introduced jointly by
Rep. William j. Black 3D.. Ander-
SOM and Rep. John Napier Dyer
Cd, Vincennes).
The new bill is being introduced
by the State Agriculture Board and
is intended to replace a bill already
introduced in the House by the Lake
County delegation. Members from
Lake were reported willing to with
draw their bills.
Creation Of a three-nan racing
commission is authorized in the new
bill. One member would be APP
pointed by the Governor. another
elected by the state Fair Board and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
Pari-MutueI Substitute, Legalizing
Horse Race Bets, Offered in House

the third would be the Department
of Agriculture administrative Of
f1cer, in this case Lieut.. Gov. M
Clifford Townsend.
Racing would be limited to 96
days with race meet licenses issued
to syndicates at 500 a day. The
syndicates would be permitted to
keep Tx per cent of the total take
of the pari-mutuels and the state
212 per cent.
In addition, the syndicate
operators would be permitted to
keep the breaks" which are odd
pennies after the betting odds are
established, and the state would
collect a Decent tax on each ad-
mission ticket to the track.
The Indiana State Fair and meets
operated by bona fide county and
district fairs would be exempt from
the admission tax and would pay
only $40 day license fee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

in New York. unable to reach their
suburban homes. Midtown hotels,
near the railroad terminals, were
crowded with overnight guests TAX
ing no chances of being snow
bound in the suburbs.
All shipping was at a stand-still.
Ten liners cancelled sailings. await
ing visibility.
New York and its vicinity counted
six deaths directly due to the bliz-
2drd. At Woodbridge, N. j.. Engi-
neer Harry Seip was killed when his
locomotive was derailed by snow,
crashed into a signal tower and
rolled down a 25-foot embankment.
Three trainmen we're injured. The
three passenger coaches remained on
the track.
The other deaths we're caused by
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
THE TOWNSEND PLAN

Scattered throughout the ma
ton today are thousands of
clubs supporting the move
ment Of DR.. Townsend for old
age pensions, providing $500 a
month for persons of 60 years
and more.
The Townsend plan is being
discussed not only in our ma
tional and state capitals but in
every village and harriet in
this and other states.
Today The indianapolis
Times presents discussions OF
DR.. Harry Elmer Barnes, noted
editorial writer and commen-
tator, on the Townsend plan.
DR.. Barnes, in his article,
points out many weak spots in
the present plan. But, he tells
his readers. the Townsend plan
is serving the nation. He points
to it as the method through
which the plight of the aged
may be called to the attention
Of the government.
DR.. Barnes considers the
plan in many lights. His discus
sion is conscientious and sim
cere.
The article appears on the
Editorial page.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

Proceeds from racing meets would
be Jumped in one fund and after all
operating expenses are paid, would
be split three ways. Fifty per cent
of the net would be set aside for
retirement of the s875, 900 bonded
indebtedness on the state fair plant,
Is per cent would go to the state
general fund and the remaining Is
per cent would be distributed among
the county and district fairs on the
basis of premiums and purses paid
in the past.
The bill has a quasi administra-
ton status because it is backed by
the State Fair Board. Gov. Paul "
McNutt has said that the admins
tration proper is not backing any
pari-mutuel betting bill, but he has
intimated ne will place no obstacles
in the path of such a bill, if the
fair board can obtain passage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

to the toll of death and dam
age.
The death toll for the ma
tion is expected to run as
high as 80 or 80.
New York City experienced the
heaviest snowfall since the historic
blizzard of 1888 total of II inches
New England reported from Is to
40 inches.
Transportation, paralyzed through
out the East. vas moving slowly and
with difficulty today.
Long Island. made up of scores of
suburban communities, was all but
isolated. Westchester County, also
a suburban section. was blocked off
by mountainous snow drifts.
Many merchants, particularly
grocers and butchers. profeSSed in
ability to make deliveries. In iSolat-
ed homes where no large food sup
ply existed, hunger was a distinct
possibility.
Southern New Jersey was without
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

hundreds of spectators who have
crowded the Hunterdon County
Courthouse of the case las whole"
The defense program, under which
it promised to place Hauptmann on
the stand at noon today, was
thrown overheard because of a long
cross-eXamination by Frederick A.
Pope, of defense counsel, of the gov
ernment's last witness, Mr.. Koehler,
the wood expert, who placed the
ladder both in Hauptmann's work.
shop and in his dilapidated sedan.
Defense counsel objected to closing
the case without further OPP
portunity to croSs-examine at great
er length two of the states wit
nesses, Thomas Sisk of the Depart
ment of Justice, and Hildegarde
Alexander, the Bronx young woman
who testified she saw the prisoner
"shadowing" DR.. John F. Condor
in Bronx railway station.
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard de-
cided the two witnesses would be
permitted to return for such ex-
animation, whenever they are
available" after Mr.. Wilentz had
suggested they be subpoenaed.
Hauptmann Is Indifferent
Hauptmann took the conclusion
of the states case with his usual
Stocial indifference and appeared
not at all interested either in the
latter part of Mr.. Koehler'S
testimony nor in the legal battle
that followed Immediately after Mr..
Wilentz said, turning to the bench,
THE state rests
He appeared more nervous at his
entrance into court and twisted un-
easily in his chair during the morn
ing but the closing of the evidence
through which the state hopes to
send him to the electric chair left
him cold and impressive.
The defense planned to make its
motion for directed verdict of &C
quittal, on the grounds that the
state had failed to connect Haupt-
mann with the kidnapping and muir
der, after short recess.
With the certainty that this mo-
ton would be denied, G. Lloyd Fish
er was prepared to make the open
ing address for the defense and then
Hauptmann will have his day on
the stand.
Hauptmann's Car in Evidence
The dark blue sedan in which
Hauptmann was riding on the day
he was arrested in the Bronx, was
offered in evidence today by the
state, as one of the concluding
moves.
The offer to show the jury the
automobile, parked in the areaway
of the courthouse, and guarded by
an iron grill, was made after Mr..
Wilentz had asked a few questions
of Mr.. Koehler, who yesterday
traced the wood in the so-called
kidnap ladder to the workshop Of
the prisoner.
Hauptmann, i'll at ease, and nerv-
Gus, at first indicated his belief the
car-and picture of it shown in
court-was not his own. Later he
admitted it might be.
The relation of the automobile to
the case was shown when Mr..
Wilentz asked Mr.. Koehler whether
the kidnap ladder would fit in
Hauptmann's car. Mr.. Koehler said
it would.
Hauptmann, facing the terrors of
examination into his life, came into
court today to meet the ordeal,
looking rested but i'll at ease.
He wore the same flne-checked
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