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The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Louis, Owens
Appear at
Stadium

Unquestionably the most pic
turesque figure to enter the box
ing game since Jack Dempsey,
Joe Louis, Detroit's Dynamiter.
considered by many the greatest
punching heavyweight of all time,
will make his local appearance
tonight when he referees two
bouts at Griffith Stadium on the
Colored Elks ring card.
It will be Louis final appear
ance prior to establishing training
quarters for his September boxing
epic with Max Baer.
Scheduled for a ringside intro
duction just prior to the main
event, Louis will be accompanied
into the ring by Jesse owens,
renowned colored track star, and
Bill Robinson, tap dancer extra
ordinary. Louis and Owens will
receive gold medals presented by
John T. Rhines, athletic director
Of the Elks.
Owens will give an exhibition in
the Elks Field Day at Howard U.
Stadium at o'clock today.
In the main event of ten rounds
Willie Reddish, conqueror Of AL
Ettore, Don Petrin and Eddie
Houghton and credited with II
knockouts while going undefeated
in 80 professional tries, meets Jack
Rose, knockout conqueror Of Bat.
ting Mimms in an appearance
here.
Interesting eightround support.
ing subjects featuring potential
show stealers are Tommy Cross,
classy Philadelphia welterweight,
VS.. Meyer Rowan, and Phil NC
Quillan, undefeated stablemate of
Joe Louis, VS.. Billy Eley.
Opening six-round subjects book
Tommy Mollis and Johnny Free
man (welterweights) and K. o.
Clark and Bobby Green.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

George OerteI, Heurich's, and
Sam Cherry, Riggs National,
smile as they look back to their
teammate days with the old
KnickerbOckers and Georgetown
A. C. Herman Xander
(called tx" by his buddies) is
the most improved player on
the sandIots this year he's
catching for the Southwest Mar
ket and Miller Furniture mines
and works at the Bureau OF
Investigation, which failed to
take advantage Of his baseball
ability. {. Ed Bieber and "Bits"
HOrner are completing their
tenth and eleventh year OF
bicycle competition, their train
er, Pop Bradley, reveals.
Del Zahn and Tom Nally have
taken police examinations.
Joe O'TOOIe is about, organizing
railroad football parties. J.
Garrett Carter, trustee for the
fOreclOsed WOmsn's National
County, Club ID EaCatiOnin& N
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
.a|sh,G.W.Griid
Aide, Reports
Labor Day

Glad tidings two-fold came early
today to George Washington's
athletic office when Line Coach
Len Walsh, from his Chicago Of
flee, reported that he would re-
port for the beginning Of the
Colonials' fall training and that
Ray Hanken, regular right half
back, had changed his mind about
quitting school.
Walsh, who has turned out for
G. w. some of the most powerful
lines in this section of the coun-
try, at first was doubtful that he
could be on hand Labor Day,
when the Colonials open pre-
season drills at Camp Let's, Md.
But he stated in his letter that he
had secured leave of absence per-
mitting his arrival at the camp
on time.
Hanken, according to Walsh,
who interviewed him. in Peoria,
ILL.,, where he has been holding
down a lucrative position this
summer, has decided to resume
his educational pursuits here and
continue playing football. A
junior, Hanken is the best block
ing back on the Colonial squad
and has no superiors as a tackler.
It was this 185-pounder who alone
thWarted several scoring bids by
Tulsa last year, when he stopped
Hurricane ball-carriers in the open
field.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Sonnenbeig Tackles
Coleman Thursday

Wrestling troupers for more
Ithan 10 years yet never opposed
previously!
That's the status Of wee Abe
Coleman and Dynamite Gus Son.
nenberg who wrestle it out at
Griffith Stadium Thursday night.
Former standouts In different
leagues, Sonnenberg and Coleman
have been widely separated since
their trusts have merged, Sonnen'
berg being quartered in the East
and Coleman in the middle and
far West.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

move into newer and statelier
mansions.
The Griffs truly have come to
view with alarm the possibilities
of the next few weeks. They
simply are going nowhere at top
speed. Including the games in
Boston, the boys have played 10
contests, losing a round dozen.
With four games to be played
here, doubleheaders being sctleS
dured for today and tomorrow,
the Griffs have won just one
series away from home.
They beat the tail spinning
Chicago White sox three out Of
four, being stopped dead in their
tracks by the crafty, Gagged Ted
Lyons. They hit their low for
the tour in Cleveland where they
were beaten five times in six
starts, but it remained for the
Tigers to give them their worst
individual beating. The score in
that debacle was 1S to 2.
The highwater mark of Wash
ington's offensive for the tour
was reached in Chicago with q.
15.to-7 victory over the Hose. The
boys hit the Western country 7A
games ahead of the Brownies.
This was on August Is. They
have managed to lose 31a games
to the cellar people in two weeks.
And the trouble is, we cannot
truly hold out the slightest hope
of any material improvement.
Hardship on Griffs
Jamming two doubleheaderS
on the thin gray line Of Griffs
is something of a nard7hip on
what we like to call our pitching
staff. The blight is leavened
somewhat by the fact that when
we leave here tomorrow evening
for home, there Is q day Of travel"
ing and an additional day Of rest
in which the boys may prepare
for the Boston Red Sox. q jaunt
about the classic environs Of Bog
ton. The boys tackle the Browns
again on September 4.
Eddie Linke and Bump Hadley
ale the two starting pitchers for
this afternoon and tomorrow Buck
Newsom will go against his former
teammates, with Jack Russell clos
ing the series.
Jack Knott and Dick Coffman
are the probable starting pitchers
for the Browns this afternoon
= Econtieued On Pege "a. esk q |
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Allison, Van Ryn
Win Net Title

BROOKL1NE, Mass, Aug. 81.
Wilmer Allison, of Austin, Tex,
and John Van Ryn. of Philadel-
phia, today were national doubles
tennis champions for 1886.
Playing as finalists for the fifth
time in six years, the Davis Cup
pair regained the honor they held
in 1881 by defeating the junior
Davis Cup combination from Cali
fornia, Donald Bulge and Gene
Mako, 6-4, Ga, 3-6, 2-6, 81.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Of
Brookline, won her second title
when with A. Enrique Maier, of
Barcelona, they brought the fifty
fourth annual tournament to a
close with a victory over Kay
stammers. of England, and Rod
erick Menzel, Of Czechoslovakia,
in the finals Of the national mixed
doubles. The scores were 6-S'
3-6, Ga.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
BvCEoRCE SIMPSON

athletes of all time. DIR. Charles
West the latter, starter for
the ElkS' convention field and
track meet, starred for Wash
ington and Jefferson. . there
should be few empty seats in
the Griffith Stadium tonight,
what with Joe Louis making =
personal appearance in cOnnec-
tion with the fights there.
With tie national public
parks tennis championship safe
ly tucked under his belt for the
second year in . row, Barney
Welsh now looks ahead to the
sapphire Of tournaments, the
national championships begin
ming Thursday at Forest Hills
.Subpar rounds in exhibit
tion or team golf matches
shouldn't be scored as records,
unless all the puts are holed
out lately, a local enthu-
siast has witnessed matches
wherein players, failing to hole
out, were credited with subpar
E0W&2kA 4. II.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Joe Louis Refuses
To Pick Round He'll
Knock Out Max BaeI

Joe Louis today refused to pre-
dict in what round he would dis
pose of Max Baer.
"Ah'm not allowed to say
what round I'll knock Max Baer
out in," he said. That's instruc.
tfons. Ah'm going to take the
fight slowly and try to wear
him down and feel him out"
He ridiculed reports emanating
from the Baer camp that the for.
mer champ proposed to rush him
throughout their scrap.
''E1e won't swarm over me-" he
murmured. "He's got sense. He
amt gonna take any chances"
"Ya-HoO," shouted the sepia
grand exalted ruler of the Elks be-
fore the national convention of
which organization Louis is ap-
pearing here.
AS for Primo Cameras poison
ing" the Brown Bomber had little
but contempt.
"He was poisoned, all right"
Joe said. "Twice. Once with this
(the right and once with this
(the left)."
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

Special Train on the after
noon of Tuesday, septem-
ber "a:
"The present uncertainty as
to the status Of Bucky Harris
in his job as manager Of the
Washington ball club brings to
mind the rumOr which was cur
rent around these parts last
winter.
Part Of Deal
''It was stated on several Oc'
Casions that Harris was given
the job as pilot of the Senators
as part of the deal whereby Gro
min went to the Red SOx, that
Messrs. Yawkey and Collins had
made it a part of the transaction
that Harris was to be provided
for by Griffith.
Gas far as the writer knows
this was never really brought
out into the light at the time.
and there has always remained
d lingering idea that there may
have been something to it.
eff this was actually true and
Harris got his position as the
Washington manager through
the good offices of Yawkey and
Collins, rather than because he
was the free and untrammeled
choice of Mr.. Griffith, then our
good friend Harris is indeed on
the "spOt."
Human nature being what it
ls, it stands to reason that Grif-
fifth would get rid of the man.
ager forced on him as soon as
his obligation to the Red S0x
owners was fulfilled and pro-
ceed to fill the position with
man who was his free, and only
choice.
Put on Thinking Caps
"Certainly If Griffith decides
to fire Harris he must exercise
his wits to a goodly extent to
think up a plausible excuse for
so doing. AS far as the aver
age man on the street, or in the
stands. can determine, Harris
has done about all that he could
be asked to do with the material
at his command. Maybe the
club does not have all the fire
and dash which could be desired.
What club mired in the depths
of the second division has.
"A few victories, q little boost
in the standings would work
wonders along this line. Last
year the Chicago White SOx were
managed by Jimmy Dykes, for
most Of the season, and were
consistently in last place.
"They played as listleSs and
diSpifited a brand of ball as
was humanity possible. This
year the same White Sex, man.
aged by the same Jimmy Dykes,
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The Washington times., 1935-08-27


how donkey baseball, which has
taken Washington by storm, came
into being.
Washingtonians will get an
other chance to see the donkeys
in action Friday night at Griffith
Stadium when the unsuspecting
Anacostia Lion Cluhmen tackle
the burro-seasoned Washington
Lions in a benefit game.
The sport is rapidly a1nassing
a fortune for the shrewd Tennes-
sean. Last year he toured the
Southwest and the Pacific Coast
and was greeted everywhere by
gales of laughter and the klink.
klink or ear-soothing swish, swish
of Uncle Sans best-grade cur
rency.
Crowds Turn Out
Surprisingly large crowds stream
through the turnstiles as he
swings around the country.
Verne makes it a year-around
attraction. After having covered
the Pacific Coast last summer, he
swung through the Gulf States
during the winter and this spring
turned up in Florida, from where
he has worked his way up the At
lantic Coast. He expects to re.
trace his steps back to the Pacific
Coast next summer.
No advance billing is necessary.
Playing. the big cities and one
horse towns, Verne has no trou-
BILE booking games, fraternal or.
ganizations being particularly in
terested in staging the contests.
Fridays game here will be the
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Shub, Tardugno Help
FHA BOXING Team

With the addition of Leon Shub,
former District A. A. U. light
weight champion, and Mike Tar
dugno, one of the foremost anna
teurs in Washington, the Federal
Housing Administration has one
of the best boxing teams in this
city.
The FHA team has arranged
matches with the Treasury and
Agriculture teams. Knox Long,
manager, is booking matches at
FILA.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

ager ana Of
fered to buy
his emaciated
beasts, all fiji
teen of them.
The O. W n e r
lost no time in
completing the
ira n S a C ton,
glad to be rid
Of the ornery
brutes W h i c h
r e t ur n e d his
kicks tWofold
and with the
speed of light
ming.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
WASHINGTON TIMES
FIGHT SPECIAL

With the definite announcement by Pro-
moter Mike Jacobs of September "a for the
Max Baer-JOe Louis fight, The Washington
Times announces special fight train to New
York on the afternoon of the fight.
The public is invited to use the facilities for
this Hearst Milk Fund Fight provided by The
Washington Times all-expense train round
trip. Watch The Times for complete details
which will be announced during the current week.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
DR.. Shambora Calls
REC League Meeting

DR.. John A. Shambora, last year
president, requests all bowling
teams seeking franchises in the
Recreation Bowling League to
send q representative to the meet
ing Of the league at Recreation
Alleys, tomorrow at 7:30 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

Immediately
b before !
came here TO
s e c ure a
b look Of
tic k cts to
tn Q B a e r.
Louis fight
for the use
Of the pa
irons Of The
Washington
Times-Baer-
Louis Fight
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
.orsham Leads
Caddy Golf
Tourney

By GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Unless he falters in the final 15
holes today, Lewis Worsham, rep
resenting Kenwood Golf and
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

Country Club,
should capture
the w i'll lam
R a n d o | p h
Hearst ad d y
C h a mpionship,
b e ing spon-
sored by the.
w a hi n gton
He r a l d. The
tourney, begin
ming yesterday
and b e. i n g
played over the
par 35-35, 10
K e n w O o d
C o u r S e, at
fractaH a, field
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Griffme en-
Risk 9TH
Place
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEnL

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. ~.
Whatever nonchalant disregard
Of the Browns might have been
held by the GriffS as they rolled
into this valley Of baseball
dementia has been completely
diSpelled.
1t Is possible, however. i'm
probable, that the Browns will
fight their way out of the cellar
in the next two days, leaving
the .Griffs to hold their old
quarters, while, they the Browns,
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Baseball
Standings

SGames behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Detroit, 1875 Philadelphia, 7-3.
Cleveland, 4; Boston, 8.
Chicago, S-6: New York, 81. (F1rst
game. Is innings: second game, seven
Innings, darkness).
Only games played.
TOday's Games
WASHINGTON at st. Louis (2).
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE

"Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia, 4; st. Louis, 8.
Pittsburgh, 10: New York, 2.
Cincinnati, 3: Brooklyn. 2.
TOday's Games
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at New York.
Chicago at Boston (2).
CinOinnAA Of BrOoklSns
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Donkey Baseball Idea
Struck ITennessear1
AT Mexican Circus
Bv GINO SINH

When two years ago scrawny, swfkckng burro knocked
clown umbng into the hny spread sawdust of raggedy
Mexican circus opportunity knocked for Fred Verne foot
loose Tennessean from Knoxville Of the few watching
the forlon spectacle.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

Hearing that the circus vase
about to give up the ghost, |
Verne, having been stung by a |
Great Idea, sought out the man.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Pepcos Challenged

The Norbeck (Md.) nine will
engage the Pepco Lightning Bugs
in a game this Sunday to be
staged on the formers diamond.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27

76 caddies- from local clubs and
golf courses.
Worsham flashed a brand of
golf that would have done credit
to more matured golfer, speed
ing over the first nine in 81
strokes, and coming back in 80.
He holds four-stroke lead over
his nearest pursuer, Valentine
Ruffo, Congressional Country
Club, who shot 38-42, 80. Worsham
would have scores lower than 76
had he not three-putted five
greens.
Worsham'S brother, Virgil, and
Ernie Garlem, Columbia Country
Club, were tied for third. Virgil
scored 39-42, 81, and Garlem, after
a disastrous As, covered the incom'
ing nine in fine SO for an 81.
Strung to the rear were Chester
Towney, Fairlawn, 40-42, 80; Nick
DeLough, Congressional, 1910,
80; Gilbert Willett, Kenwood, 40
~, 80; Robert Bowers, East Po-
tomac, 1914, 80: Sammy Hill.
Congressional, 42-42, "a, and
Julian Williams, Indian Spring,
4143, "a.
The four low scorers at the con-
clusion Of the SO holes will win
trips to Chicago where they will
represent Washington in a team
match against similar caddy
teams from Chicago and New
York on September Z. Yesterdays
cllYoYn riAS.
The Washington times., 1935-08-27
Sees sBucky
As Good
Pilot
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

NEW YORK, Aug. I'll
commend to your reading to-
day a letter which arrived
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Reckless Driver.

!.
Reckless driver, where you are,
Heed this campaign of The Star,
Careless man thou shalt not kill
BY driving reckless at your will.
Threescore years and another ten
Was meted out to living men;
You might add on another five
By being careful how you drive.
8.
Stop and look before you 60,
You might live longer, we all know;
Think of others on the street,
Reckless driver on your beat.
Safety signs are here and there,
Signs of danger, all beware:
Little children 60 to school.
Let safety be your golden rule.
In a few short lines the papers say
Some one was killed on the street to-
day:
Broken ties of the family link
Might be different-stop and think.
JOE GILLY.
Evening star., 1935-10-14

Houghton said, "that by an appropri.
ate resolution unanimously passed,
the association commended the ac-'
tivity Of The Evening Star and heart
lily Endorsed its campaign. You may
be assured that members Of this asso-
citation will cooperate in every way
possible in this splendid movement"
An appeal to all parents of small
children to see that they are kept
of the streets or from getting out Of
sight when there is an opportunity
for them to get into the street with
out being observed has been made
through The Star Council by Mrs.
H. L. Parkinson, 3713 r street.
Calling upon -"all public-spirited
citizens to cooperate in the fullest
measure" in the safety campaign, the
Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. c., in a resolution just communi-
Gated to The Star Safety Council, de-
clares that there are no problems
of greater importance in the Nations
Capital today than those involved in
reducing to the minimum the dangers
from automobile traffic"
Text of Resolution.
The text of the resolution follows:
BE it resolved by the Citizens As
sociation of Takoma Park, D. c., in
meeting assembled, this 7th day Of
October. 1885, that it greatly deplores
the injuries and deaths constantly
occurring in the Nations Capital from
automobile traffic;
BE it further resolved, That It
heartily commends The Evening Star
for its timely campaign calculated and
designed to awaken automobile drivers
generally to the fundamentals of safe
driving and to make them safety con-
scious, and it urges all public-s spirited
citizens to cooperate in the fullest
measure with said campaign;
BE it further resolved, That it is
the sense of this association that there
are no problems of greater importace
in the Nations Capital today than
those involved in reducing to the
minimum the dangers from automobile
traffic, and that it is not possible to
deal with such problems adequately
or effectively without full realization
that there are many factors con-
cerned, all of which must be thorough
ly dealt with, including drivers, auto
mobiles, pedestrians. lights and traffic
aids, streets and highways. utilities
and enforcement facilities and dill
gence in applying them;
BE it further resolved, That copies
of these resolutions be transmitted to
The Evening Star, the Board of Dis
trict Commissioners, the director Of
traffic and the major and superintend-
ent Of police"
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Safety
Continued From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page.)
The City Post Office personnel in
eludes not only officials, clerks, car
riers and other employees assigned to
the building at Massachusetts avenue
and North Capitol street, but also
clerks, carriers and drivers connected
with about 35 classified stations
throughout the city at which there are
Federal employees. There also are
many contract stations in Washington
which do not have Federal workers
attached.
Held Benefit to Service.
Eve feel, because of the widespread
character of our organization and its
intimate relationship with every phase
of the city's life that participation in
the splendid safety campaign of The
Star will be of great benefit to our
service" Mr.. Mooney said.
The 143 regular mail trucks at
tached to the local city Office operated
a total of 331 900 miles in regular de-
livery and collection work during the
quarter year which ended September
30, according to the records of the
office. This total probably will be ex-
ceeded considerably during the present
quarter, which will include the
Christmas season.
While figures are not readily avail
able showing the exact volume of mail
of all classes which travel through
G h ctrnnfc %IA
City Post Office. it was pointed out that
during the past year total of 320,000,-
600 letters passed through canceling
machines at the Office, and that most
of this mail represented collections
from boxes and stations in all parts of
the city hauled by truck to the central
office.
The figures do not show the amount
Of local and incoming letter mail
transported by truck from the office
to substations for door-to-door deliv-
cry. The total of more than 100000
900 pieces of mail Cancelled does not
include parcels post matter, maga-
zines and newspapers or hand
stamped mail of all kinds, which tre-
mendously swells the volume Of mat
ter hauled through Washington streets
by the local trucks during the course
Of the year.
Federal Office Enrolled.
The Post ONCE Department already
has Joined the safety campaign and
has ordered pledge cards for its en-
ployes in the big departmental build
ing at Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
Vania avenue.
One of the pledge cards received
by The Star Council, from prominent
Washington surgeon, contains an
amendment to the twelfth Of the
promises-"To be courteous and con-
siderate of others"-which reads: "Ex-
cept when some rude scoundrel gives
me impudence."
The council also has received
Evening star., 1935-10-14
WOMEN KILLED AT CAMP

LOS ANGELES, October IA @.-
Lloyd Smith, 80, former radio an
nouncer, was held for questioning
today in connection. with the fatal
shooting of Mrs. Harriet Wake, 90,
former movie extra, whose body was
found at an auto camp ground here.
Detective Lieut.. Ray Giese said
Smith told him he had been with
Mrs. Wake, divorced wife of Normal
Wake. cowboy actor, last night, but
insisted he had gone to a grocery
to make a purchase at the time Of
the shooting.
Evening star., 1935-10-14

street, an employe Of the Washington
City Post Office. He Is the holder
Of District operators permit Number
1895. which was issued to him De-
cember IS, 1905. This Is the longest
unbroken record of safe driving yet
brought to the attention of the Star
Safety Council.
Citizens Indorse Drive.
Unanimous approval Of the Star
safety campaign has been voted by
the Dupon Circle Citizens Associa-
ton, according to letter to the
council from Woodson P. Houghton,
secretary.
II am pleased to advise you," Mr..
Evening star., 1935-10-14

query as to whether "back seat driv-
ers" are eligible to take the pledge.
Ernest Gray. Baltimore certified
radio technician, has written to the
Star council explaining that his busi-
ness brings him to Washington fire.
quently and asking that a pledge card
and windshield sticker be sent him SO
that he may show his colors as safe
driver while driving here. He adds
the postscript: my car has been in
spected and passed"
Thirty years Of driving without
accident and without violation Of
any traffic regulation are claimed by
H. c. McCleary, 1886 Thirty eight