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NEW YORK. June 13.-Major
Edward BoEes. attaining new ra-
dio heights with his amateur hour,
is a comforting symbol FOR those
who rather expect TO be caught by
the down-bear after 80. When most
successful men oegln to clear off
their desks and shuck responsible
ties. ne becomes the busiest man
of his day.
Despite the pressure of his af-
fairs and the blunderbuss of mod
ern living, the Major remains to
all appearances an eaSy-going gen.
tleman. He is an echo of the Vic
torian age when there remained
leisure in the world, when one
could read poetry or spend a week
end in tale.
Not even iutimateS understand
how he gets so many things done.
He has time to putter in his vast
flower gardens on his up-the-
Hudson estate. And is one of the
perpetual hosts at weekend par
ties and formal dinners il an art
filled town apartment.
He is on dozens Of committees
and boards of directors a frequent
after lunch and dinner speaker and
first nighter. Yet is always at his
desk at o'clock. managing the af-
fairs of one Of the largest movie
houses and assembling the endless
details Of his broadcasts.
The dramatic critics chores be-
gin to ease off the first of June
and until September, save for q
few summer revues, he has time on
his hands. Gilbert Gabriel usually
retires to fauborg to write a
book. John Anderson and John
Mason Brown often 60 lecturing.
George Jean Nathan, Burns Man
tie and Brooks Atkinson assemble
a volume of essays each and Percy
Hammond takes things easy at his
EaSthampton estate.
Three years ago a dramatic cri-
tic would have traded his job for
two marbles and a skipping rope.
It seemed the most futile of the
artistic callings. Five theatrical at
fractions were running when the
normal crop should have numbered
more than go. Several Of the critics
| sang their own swan songs in print
and were casting about for other
connections. Then the theatre, SO
far as New York was concerned,
was reborn. Its rise has been stea-
dy. Next year may be the most
auspiciouS in many years.
The prim, buttoned-up life Of the
upper avenue, a few blocks north
! of Radio City. was treated to a
midafternoon verbal skirmish that
/ fairly turned the air blue. The
principals were two faShionably
! dressed women. One had come upon
! the other with a shrinking, white
/ faced man who was her husband
/ The women dropped all pretences
! of refinement and the floW ol
billingsgate almost made the lis
tening taxi-drivers blanch. II was
/ all over before a policeman arrived
! MY companion recalled that his
doctor told him the vilest language
he ever heard came often from thC
lips of respectable women under
! anaesthetics. That happens, too, in
the stress of great anger.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-13

and Chester Hawk. Milton and
Lewis Bornt, Gerald Rivers, Luke
Barber, and Warren Holdridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-13

He is one of those quick step
ping. beaming fellows with a bass
drum heartiness who crosses my
path frequently and always halls
me with a Hi, Cbarliep The other
afternoon he caught me off center
and I stopped rather petulantly TO
explain my name wasn't Charlie.
He said ne called everybody Char
lie. Today he again beamed by and
called: Hi, Glenn" I wish I had
let the fool alone
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-13

Wheat in San Joaquin county
will probably average 20 bushels 10
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-13

Broadways No. l Cinderella boy
of the theatre is Alex Yokel, who,
dead broke, produced a play by an
author who was down to l8 cents.
With the moving picture rights and
six road companies plus an assured
years run on Broadway. Yokel will
garner a million within the year.
The play was one Of those hokum
oddities called Three Men ON a
Horse" Brightly humorous it also
had the clean plot Of "Abie's Irish
Rose" and stressed the under-dog.
Yokel has been one Of the up end
downers of the Broadway see-saw,
taking press agent Jobs to grub
stake him for his various theatrical
filings. Mostly he lost but never
gave up trying. Chicago knew him
as a hard boiled reporter Of the
hard boiled days of Walter Howey,
Ben Hecht and Charles MacAr-
thur.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-13

Thingumabobs: Frank G..
Menke wrote all those Wise-crack-
ing Max Bser letters to the sports
editors and columnists Charles
NJ. Schwab always tunes in on Jack
Benny Carl Van Vechten is
the only successful modern novelist
who quit at the peak Kathleen
Norris dedicated her last book TO
Edna Ferber Henry Sell ar
rived in London at 10 a. mu
lunched at Simpsons and left at
5 that afternoon for Southampton
to catch the Nornandie for Amer
lea.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-13

The clubwomen have shown Will Rog-
ers something by electing his Indian
woman" as their leader
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Brewers Face
Soccer Test

Having booted off to an auspi'
cious start, a group Of sturdy mas
culine soccer players, very maScu-
line and very sturdy, will leave
here this afternoon for Cumber'
land, there to engage in mortal
combat the highly touted Cumber"
land A. c.
The Cumberland lads also drink
beer, having at their disposal two
nationally famous beverages, so
the Heurich'S pep should be easy
for the foreign toe showers.
Frank Cumberland, who never
played a game of soccer in his life,
may take the trip. It was the
same Cumberland who held the
Fredericksburg Elks to three hits
in his first effort as a pitcher.
The brewery management is hop
ing that history will repeat in this
cease" (No pun intended.)
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
MunhaIl Gains
Coaches Eyes

Charley Munhall, sophomore
right halfback of the Catholic Uni
versity football team, is proving
beyond doubt that he is the
dark horse" of the team so far
this season. His backfield mates
know it and so do the coaches,
and if he continues to show up
the way he has since the start
of fall practice, Mr.. Munhall
can't miss the first,string squad
that Coach Dutch Bergman is
slowly but surely forming for the
opening clash Of the season with
La Sale College, Of Philadelphia,
in the C. U. Stadium two weeks
from today.
Against Maryland last WedneS-
day he proved that he "could take
it"-and also dish it out. Having
a pair of pistonlike legs, with a
tremendous drive, this lad has
speed and endurance to keep him
going steadily throughout a fray.
Speed is his main forte. Once
out in the open. as against the
Terps, he is a tough man to bring
down. He carries his legs high
on the drive, and many would-be
tacklers have felt a jolt from his
knees as they made a headlong
lunge for him.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Washington Pros
Practice Tomorrow

washington Pros eleven prac'
tice at the Reservoir. 18th and
Kennedy Sts.. tomorrow at /
o'clock.
Manager Phaltzfraff has signed
several new players, including
Snail" Delabre. Ed White, John
Farrell, Vince Hopkins, Harry Hal
lett, Don Bomba and PosS Hol.
land.
The Pros open their season
against Reading Keys September
20, at Reading, Pa. The Keys.
Central Pennsylvania pro champs,
recently lost to the Brooklyn
Dodgers, 10.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

does everything possible to give
the scout all advantages. The
scout usually sits in the press box,
which is generally the best point
from which to view the game.
Another false belief held by
many people is that the scout is
trying to "steal" the signals or
plays Of the opponent. Actually
the most important duty of the
scout is to learn the particular
idioSyncrasieS of each player and
to become we'll acquainted with
their weaknesses that he may pre-
pare his own team TO take advan.
tage of them.
An example of these weak
nesses is pointing" for a play. A
guard when preparing to charge
forward may clench his fists, yet
when pulling out of the line will
balance himself on his finger-tips.
Another example is that Of a
fullback who digs in" with his
cleats when preparing to carry the
ball, but who will not do so when
running interference.
These are only two examples Of
the things that the scout must
observe. Another important duty,
Of course, is to become well enough
acquainted with the system Of
play used by the opposition to
enable the scout to familiari7e his
own scrub team with these plays
so that they may use them in pre-
game Scrimmage.
To do a good job, a scout first
must learn the names Of the op-
ponent's starting team and the
substitutes most likely to be used.
Sometimes he begins this process
weeks in advance. He should us
ually arrive at the scene of play
at least an hour before game time.
In this period he can gain many
valuable pointers on individual
weaknesses of kickers and passers.
While many scouts spend most
Of their time during q game
taking notes, the best scout is
usually the one who uses few
notes and thus can use more time
for intimate observation. Having
gotten a mental picture of the
teams habits and players clearly
In mind, he can put them on
paper Immediately after the
game.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Junior SoCCerists
Organize League

Soccer seems headed for better
times in the District of Columbia
and no little share Of the credit
is due the Department of Play
grounds which has tutored junior
players.
Because of this, a league of boys
who learned the game on the
Fairgrounds has been organized
into the Sports Center League
which will form a division of the
Recreation League. It is spon-
sored by the Army-Navy Trading
Company. Games will be played
on Saturday forenoons,
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
1e(h High Grid
Team Drops
Opener

Had it not been for Mayo Fitz-
hugh, $50 pound Newport News
High School sophomore, Tech
High today might be boaSting its
first grid victory Of the season
which was played in Newport
News.
George Washington High Of
Alexandria High plastered q $50
defeat on National Training
School at Alexandria. The work
of Capt. Paul Shu, giant fullback,
Lee Fones, Stocky halfback and
stew" Stewart, left guard, stood
out.
Blocks Kick for Safety
Little Mayo, playing his first
game, led Newport News High to
a 9-to-6 triumph, although Tech
according to the statistics, was the
superior team. It was in the first
quarter when Fitzhugh, center
did his first bit to make himself
unpopular with the Washing.
tonianS.
He smashed through Techs
sturdy line to block Hart's punt
and the ball rolled across the goal
line where a Newport News end
fell on it for a safety and two
points.
Again, in the final quarter, he
once more sprang into the lime
light by intercepting a pass and
Sprinting so yards for a touch.
down. Eddy Jones. quarterback,
place-kicked the extra point.
Two Linemen Shine
Tech made its greatest bid for
victory in the second quarter when
1t took the ball on the Newport
News 43.yard line and started a
drive which eliminated in a six
pointer. Nichols and Francis
Crimmen made a first down; a
pass from Nichols to King added
20 more yards and another pass
Nichols to Crommen. plus a short
dash by the latter, accounted for
the score. The try for point failed
Tech made seven first downs to
one for the Virginians and re.
ceived good line play from Gerald
Davis, tackle, and Walter Con.
molly, end.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

"It's too Frank 'Buck" o'Neiu
bad that the season hasn't .
little farther to co." big Buck
chirped. I'D like to win the
next 10 straight games, SOS 1
could mail him the box scores
every day. I know he'll be wait
in for the reports Of the games
every day. But, at that, he can
get them by radio if he isn't
asleep when the news Is broad"
cast.
"At that, we have three
straight to tell him about, and
the Browns were lucky to get
the game that Andrews won by
a score of 2 to l. We had eleven
men left on bases that day. But
I'll just have to get going now
and win all the rest Of those
games.
"On second thought, I'm glad
the season is almost over. I'LL
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
The Times Bring You the Max Baeoe Louis Heavyweight Fight

Tuesday night in New York the most important
non-ehampionship heavyweight fight in the his
tory Of modern pugiIism will occur between Max
Baer and Joe Louis They are scheduled to fight IS
rounds at Yankee Stadium
Hundreds Of Washinetonians will be at the ring
side, but tens Of thousands will have to depend on
news stories and photographs to learn the man
ner in which the battle iswaaed.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Three Teams Tie
In Bowling League

Three teams are tied in the
A. A. A. Night Shift Bowling
League. following the first week
of play. They are Audit No. 2,
c. P. c. No. ! and Audit No. /.
John Auchter, Of Audit No. 2,
took top honors during the weeks
activity by bowling high game of
1875 and high set of 359.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

Many old-timerS believe he is as
good as any catcher who ever
lived. Certainly, there never was
a smarter one nor one who could
do more with pitchers.
In the mere mechanics of the
game, he is second to none. He is
fast; he can throw, he can field
and he can hit.
Gameness Counts
In rating catcherS, we always
have to figure on their gameness,
but in this we must rate all three
equal. No flying spikes are going
to stop any OF these men from
blocking a runner at the plate,
although Mickey, because of his
greater agility, is more adept in
mailing an elusive slider hitting
the dirt in a fadeaway. That
same qu1ckneSs also gives him an
advantge in reaching foul flies,
Cochrane's throwing arm is not
as strong as Hartnett'S but it
could be much weaker and still
be strong enough to get any EN-.
bryonic base thief. In any event,
base runners rarely steal on the
catchers. They steal on pitchers
who let them get too much of a
jump and the Tiger pitchers are
pretty good holding a runner to
the bag.
All three figure to hit hard in
this or any other series. Cocn-
rane will be far more dangerous
than either Of his slow-footed
rivals on the base paths for he
has the speed to take that extra
base which so often means a ball
game.
So much for the mere mechan-
les of catching. What about the
handling of pitchers and what
about their inspirational value to
their teams?
Both FirebrandS
Cochrane and Hartnett are fire
brands in contrast to the placid,
easy-going Davis. Hartnett, espe-
cially, can whip his teammates
into a fighting frenzy. Cochrane
also has the knack at making
them bear down. But they will
have no advantage over Davis in
this for his brother Cardinals
have more than enough fight in
them without being driven.
All three are masters at han.
ding young pitchers. We might
give Cochrane an edge but only
veterans are likely to see action
in this series.
If any crisis suddenly develops
calling for instant Judgment we
should have to hand the palm to
the quick-thinking Cochrane. But
for the most part what and how to
pitch to the batters will be
threshed out before the series
starts. The National League
catcher, for instance, won't have to
wrack his brain wondering what to
pitch to Hank Greenberg when the
big first baseman steps up to the
plate. He knows it will be high
inside and low outside"
We look for the catching to be
first class on both sides and in a
short series It probably will be q
Stand-off.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

be on my way to Hartsville just
that much quicker" Big Buck
said, and he rushed off to pick
up q few more baubIes for the
new regent of the NewsOm
dynasty.
Newsom has asked Bucky
CONTINUED on Page 20, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

ers since Sullivan and Kran fought on barge in
the Mississippi river in 1889, will compare the
Baer and Louis fight with great engagements Of
the past
Pat Robinson, international News Service fea-
ture sports writer, will give Times readers the
highIights and features Of the fight, and-Andrew
R. Kelley, Times dramatic editor, will be at the
rngsde to tell the drama Of this epoehaI fight and
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

in H ar t sville,
S. c., yesterday.
B uck mean
dered in an d
out of the shops
downtown, buy
ing flocks Of
d u ks, battle
ships, toy dogs,
a glove, a flock
Of b a is and
o t her inciden-
tails for tn e
nursery. Little
Buck is going to
get the proper
start in life,
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

report to you Of the notable screen and stage per-
sonsIties at the rinsside.
Too, the international NewsreeI Photographic
staff will make intense action pictures Of the fight
for Washington Times readers.
Order your Times NOW, and if you can't go
to the fight, do, the next best thing-Iet The
TIMES BRING IT TO YOU!
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

The Washington Times will have staff Of sx-
perts at the rinssde to give readers the fight story
from every conceivable angle.
Kirk Miller, Times sports editor, will tell the
gripping story Of the fight itself. how the sadia-
tors maneuver and how they weather the wrath Of
warfare. He is now in the training camp area.
Hyps Isoe, world famous Hearst newspaper
fight expert. who has been looking at prize fight
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Polo Tourney Opens
Here on October 4

With no less than IS clubs play
ing actively all summer in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia, the War Department
Polo Association has decided to
sponsor an invitation handicap
polo tournament beginning Octo-
ber 4.
The "Chief Of Cavalry's Cup"
play is expected to bring to Wash
ington, the best # these teams.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

WOOQ-C11Opp411SS SPdIE111S d1AO AOLS
of good food and plenty of rest
- have left him a veritable
Adonis.
But, and this doesn't affect
his chances Tuesday night in
the least, he seems altogether
too strange in this fight camp
setting. The man doesn't i'm
press you as being cut out for
such CHASTITY business as may
hem. His presence is more be-
coming that of a leading man
who is ready to prance onto
the stage with a bevy of pretty
damsels tripping behind to a
tuneful theme number as the
curtain goes up on musical
extravaganza.
He impresses the casual OBJ
server as belonging before the
footlights or in front of a
microphone. He impresses the
trained observer as not being
of the ring, ut Of tie supper
clubs.
Technique Inadequate
Max Baer's fighting tech
nique, as he has mauled around
the ring with the Stumble-bum
of his sparring staff, is about
what yours was when you were
a kid on the :-idewalkS fighting
for the right to shoot your
alleys, get your turn at bat and
grab that chunk Of ice that
slipped off the wagon.
That is to say, you could hit
a lick or two, but you didn't
know anything about sustained
attack and defense. You were
a tough customer for a moment
but unless everything went as
you wanted it to go, unless your
adversary deSiSted, you were
soon confused and swinging
wildly or countering ineffect-
ually. You could not plan and
execute fight.
That is the picture of Max
Baer as he has clubbed his
spar mates around these last
few days, but to the expe-
rienced eye he presents no espe-
cial threat.
Same Old Baer
However, let me call your at
tention to the fact that he
looked just about the same way
before his Camera fight-the
fight in which he felled the OK
of Segualo thirteen times before
Cameras surrender.
Now, if you happen to be a
Louis supporter, you may reply
that everybody has beaten Car
nera and that Baer'S stopping
Primo does not mark him as a
vicious man, even at moments.
I cannot subscribe to that.
Carnera was big and strong,
and wasn't being pushed around
by anybody in his latter fights.
however much of a diver and
tumble-hum he may have been
when they were transferring
him from a circus curio to a
fighter, such as he was. But
he was still big and strong!
I do not recall seeing even
Jack Dempsey more vicious
than during those flashes of
bestial savagery Baer showed
when those long overland
rights and wide looping tele-
graphed lefts, with which he
bounced Primo Camera off the
floor successfully until many
Of the patrons lost count.
Chance to Recoil
But each time Camera went
down, Baer had many seconds
to recoil and collect himself.
He did not have to Immediately
defend himself for his liberties,
such as he would have had to,
CONTINUED on Page Fl, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
BAER LEARNS HOW TO DUCK FLYING FISTS

MAX BAER, former
heavyweight champion, is
polishing his defensive tao
tics as he winds up his
training for his fight with
Joe Louis, Detroit Negro
sensation, at the Yankee
Stadium Tuesday night.
Baer, heretofore a lam-bang,
rip-snorting fist-flinger, feels
that he should learn a
couple of tricks in how to
protect himself.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

~GameS behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
No games scheduled.
TOday's Games
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

nent'S pl a y S
and play RS
several W e e k S
b e fore that
team is encoun-
tered.
Contrary to
general belief 1t
does not take
on the aspect
Of espionage.
Usually the
o p pom e n t S
coach is mott
f i e d t h a t a
scout is coming
to observe his
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Form Saturday LOOP

A Saturday night league is be-
ing formed at Hyattsville for
bowlers averaging LOG and under.
The loop meets Wednesday at
HyattSville Arcade at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

I'm not impressed.
like to look at fighters on the threshold
of entering the ring because think that is
the time when the best bead can be drawn
on their physical fitness and mental alertness.
Years ago stopped spending weeks in
fighters training camps noting their day-to-
day development, but time has taught me
that it's on the eve Of a fight that counts,
and so make my report back to you accord
ingly.
say Tn not impressed with Max Baer,
but bv that I do not mean that he isn't
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Grid Scout Must
Find Weakness
0f0pponents

BY 'POsSUM" JIM PIXLEE
Athletic Director and Head Foot
ball Coach at George Washington
CAMP LET'S, Md, Sept. 21.-As
commonly used, scouting is the
observation and study of an oppo-
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Baseball
Standings

SGames behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
No EameA scheduled.
TOday's Games
Philadelphla at WASHINGTON
New York at Boston.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Chicago at Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

It's no one in the world but
Buck Newsom sounding off on the
arrival of Buck, jr., weight eight
and one-half pounds, who greeted
the world with q lusty cheer down
The Washington times., 1935-09-21

ever likely to get into the fall classic.
From Bill carrigan and Johnny King to
Mickey Cochrane and Gabby Hartnett, the
catchers have more than held up their end of
the game, and this year will be no exception.
Let's look them over:
Mickey cochrane, Tigers, 1876; Gabby Hart
nett Cubs, 1852, and Virgil Davis, Cardinals,
.312 We can forget the Giants, for while
they still have mathematical chance to win
the pennant, it's about as good chance as
Kingfish Levinsky had against Joe Louis, and
you remember where the Kingfish finished
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Ross Nine PLAYS

Ross JeWelry Nine plays q
doubleheader at Occoquan, Va. to
morrow. with the first game start
ing at / p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
WISE DUKE BEST BET AT
"GRAW" TRACK TODAY
Rate Mickey Cochrune
StQnd-Out Catcher
Of 1885 Season

(Ts fourth of of articles by Robinson inter-
sports rie prospects,
By PAT ROBINSON
NEW YORK, Sept. 20-offhand, you recall poor
catcher in a world series?
If you can't it's because team with weak catcher is
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Ne1vsonS Sees Buck, L.
Following His Dad
Rv FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

And they tell tn little gun looks just like me-
He's got good hands strong Looks like he could
pitch every other day.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
weak catcher is

Even the most ardent National League Mickey COchFane
rooer would hardly to give his favorte than
break the catching department. Ball players generally
rate Cochrane as tops
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Can Baer, Not Louis;
Take 1t in Fight
At New York.?
By KIRK MILLER
Times Shorts Editor

SPECULAToR, N Y. Sept. 21.-Tm up here looking at
Max Baer taper off his training for his 15round fight with
Joe Louis the Yankee Stadium Tuesday night and
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Kirk Miller

physically K mentally tuned to what is ahead. He is
both He alive cricket and his body bronzed and
hard and three weeks of quite orthodox nng-road work.