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Evening star., 1935-01-15

eX-convict wrote the ransom notes.
Even against a merciless crosS-exami-
nation they have taken elaborate care
to point out they are convinced
Hauptmann wrote the ransom notes,
not because of any isolated one. two
or a dozen similarities. but because
so many unique handwriting charac-
teristics appeared in the ransom notes
and Hauptmann's writing.
Both Osborn and Stein described
the character *" as unique, assert
ing they never before had encoun-
tered it in their extensive careers.
The capital ''N' Of the Hauptmann
ransom note writing fell into much
the same class, in the opinion of the
prosecution experts.
The prosecution experts likewise
emphasized the Hauptmann ransom
note popularity of hyphenating the
word New York" Defense counsel
strove to get the State experts to
concede that hyphenation in the
names of cities would be common
error among writer's educated in Ger
many. but the experts maintaineS
they had never seen any such
popularity.
In addition to the actual hand
writing. the State authorities directed
the jury's attention to what they
termed Significant" errors and mis-
spellings in both writings.
Odd transpositions of consonants
also came in for comment from the
State handwriting witnesses. They
pointed out how the two handwritings
under comparison invariably rendered
right" as "r-i-g-t-h," and might"
as "n-i-h-g-t."
The defense, although its cross
examination did not shake the con-
clusions of the State experts, limited
that its campaign plan would be to
make direct, instead of an oblique
attack on the reliability of the State
chirographers.
Hauptmann's lawyers indicated they
would try to bring out in the pres
entation of their case that he was
deliberately told to misspell the words
by police officers who dictated to him
the request writing"
State witnesses testified Hauptmann
did the specimens voluntarily. from
dictation. without any assistance from
officers in spelling.
The defense sought to lay the
groundwork for its attack on such
testimony by establishing that the
misspelled ransom note words were
spelled both correctly and incorrectly
in the sheets Hauptmann wrote after
his arrest.
Alleged police brutality and third
degree" methods are expected to fig
ure in the defense strategy to save
Hauptmann from the electric chair.
Such strategy, if it is to be but
tressed by direct evidence, would ne
ceSsitate an abandonment of the an
nounced defense intention to ask
Hauptmann seven brief questions.
Evening star., 1935-01-15
VISITORS WILL INITIATE
BETHESDA LEGION CLASS
Southern Maryland Team to Off
ciate and State Commander Is
Expected to Attend.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, January 15.-The
Southern Maryland district team will
initiate a class of candidates for
Bethesda Chevy Chase Post, No. los,
American Legion, at the local posts
meeting in the County Building to-
night at 7:45 o'clock.
State Comdr. John McNulty Of
Baltimore and other State officers are
expected to attend. Members of other
posts in this section have been in
vited.
Lawrence Smoot of Kensington,
vice commander of the Southern
Maryland district, will bring the in
itiation team to the meeting. The Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase post, commanded
by Marc G.. Phillips, is now engaged
in membership drive.
Evening star., 1935-01-15
PHYSICAL TRAINING
PARLEY IS CALLED
Health Experts and School
Leaders to Meet Sat-
urday at "Y."

Importance of physical education In
schools and colleges will be stressed
by educators. health experts and pub
Lie officials at conference sponsored
by the Physical Education Associa-
ton of the District Of Columbia Sat-
urday at the Central Y. M. c. A.,
1885 G street.
Speakers at q luncheon arranged
as part Of the program will include
Senators Royal S. Copeland and w.
Warren Barbour, Representative
Hamilton Fish, DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent of schools; Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, vice president of the
Board of Education; Miss BERTHE
Backus, assistant superintendent of
schools; DR.. Jay B. Nash of New York
University, and DR.. Estella Warner of
Evening star., 1935-01-15

well understood by you. We have
always endeavored to act in loyal
cooperation with your board, and we
now submit these suggestions and
comments, hoping that they will be
considered in the patriotic spirit in
which they are made.
BY direction of the Board of Lii
brary Trustees at a meeting held on
January 10, 1885.
WENDELL P. STAFFORD,
Vice President, Board of
Library Trustees.
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QUARTERLY W. CT. u.
CONVENTION HELD
DR.. P. S. Bourdeau-Sisco and Ell.
wood Street Among Yester-
days Speakers.

A quarterly convention of the Dis
trict Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, representing the 80 local
groups. with a membership of more
than 1000, was held yesterday in the
Eastern Presbyterian Church. Sixth
and Maryland avenue northeast. At
tending the convention was Mrs Ella
A. Boole, the world president of the
organization, and Mrs. Ida B. Wise
Smith, national president.
The one-day program included a
short address by DR.. p S. Bourdeau-
Sisco. former physician at the Ia
koma Park Sanitarium and national
director Of health and temperance
and Elwood Street, director of public
welfare of the District, who gave an
illustrated lecture on the Sympathy
and System of Public Welfare" The
meeting was presided over by Mrs.
Jennie B. Wadleigh. president of the
District unions.
At the final session last night. soon
after the supper, at which nearly 200
persons attended, Mrs Boole spoke on
world peace and declared that peace
will not come through warships. but
through friendships" The program
included entertainment by two quar-
tets and violin solos by Miss Dorothy
Goodrich.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
DECLARES OWENS
LEAPS 19FEET UP
Professors Figures Show
Athlete Hid Greatest
= Record Saturday. a
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
)oLUMRUs, Ohio, May 2s,-
1 Prof. James E. Boyd Of Ohio
State University's industrial
engineering department toyed
with his slide rule today, dipped into
bit of higher mathematics. and came
up with the opinion that Jesse Owens
Is hiding a more astounding record
than any he broke in the Big Ten
meet last Saturday.
The dusky Cleyelander. Prof. Boyd
said, and then produced a flock of
figures to prove his point. can jump
straight up for 10 feet. theoretically
Owens can do it, the professor opined,
but he doesn't believe he will.
The professor delved into speeds,
power, resultant velocity. centers Of
gravity, angles of incidence and kinetic
energy in propounding his startling
theory.
How He Figures II.
THE high spots Of the figuring" by
Prof. Boyd went something like
this:
Jesse weighs l64 pounds, and he can
broad Jump 26 feet 814 inches.
His take-off run is lot feet. He can
run the 100 yards with a flying start
in 81 seconds.
As he hits the take-off board, there
fore, he has built up a resultant veloc-
ity of IS feet per second. and at an
angle of 0.3 degree he will go up for
0.328 second. To reach the peak Of
the broad jump and return to earth he
will require 0.658 second. during which
he will have travelled 219 feet hori-
zontally.
Not only that, but his point Of
gravity rises l.72 feet.
1t Sounds All Right.
CINCE Jesse takes of vertically and
- lands horizontally, the professor
believes his point of gravity will be is
feet lower at the finish than at the
start. Adding the high and low points
of gravity, Prof. Boyd proves that
Jesse falls 3.22 feet from the high
point of his leap to the pit.
Those figures are the basis Of the
fact that Owens. in running down the
1O7-foot runway, at the speed he at
tains, builds up q kinetic energy Of
3,122 foot pounds" the professor said.
Then, by dividing the foot pounds
of kinetic energy by Jesse's weight,
164 pounds, comes the magic answer
of 90" which is the number of feet
the professor says Jesse can jump
straight up.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
READY FOR RACING
At CHARLES TOWN
More Than 500 Horses at
Hand for Meeting That
Opens Tomorrow.

HARLES TOWN, W. Va. May
I 2s.-Everything Is in readi-
ness here for the opening at
2:3O o'clock tomorrow by the
Charles Town Jockey Club Of what
promises to be the finest race meeting
this State ever has witnessed, since
the sport was legalized with pari-
mutuel wagering.
Seven races will be run, with daily
double" wagering being held on each
days first and third races; as well as
pari-mutuel wagering on all seven
events.
More than 500 horses are on the
grounds, with others due in from
Hagerstown, Nd, where the sport
closes Saturday.
Race Secretary Pat Gallagher and
staff are arranging an all-star card
for tomorrow's opening. The newly
appointed members Of the West Vir-
ginia Racing Commission and other
notables will be in attendance and
<NAASAoA AsAoAAa6CA xAA Ivy kC 10 NOAA4AACA4t
of playing host to 10000 spectators.
HORSEMEN, who have been work.
= ing their charges over the racing
strip say it is a full second faster
than year ago. This is due to the
track being resurfaced and the turns
banked since last December.
George (Red) Palmer of Havre de
Grace, Md, who will start the fields,
will use the Bahr stall gate. Palmer,
an arrival from Ohio where he has
been dispatching fields, brought along
a fine ground crew and promises to
give 100 per cent service throughout
the 80 days of racing.
With the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
running daily race specials from Balti-
more and Washington, and the auto
mobile bus companies of every city
within 100-mile radius sending In
their fleets daily; turtles will get eff
cient transportation service at all
times.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
EIGHT CLUBS LIKELY
FOR VALLEY LEAGUE
Staunton, Waynesboro Surprise
by Applying-Directors to
! Act Tomorrow Night.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARRIsONBURG. Va, May %
The Valley League will be in
creased to eight clubs If the unex-
pected applications Of Staunton and
Waynesboro to enter the circuit are
approved at a meeting of directors
here tomorrow night.
Staunton and Waynesboro asked to
enter the loop last night when the
Augusta County League folded up
with the withdrawal Of Fort Defiance.
Wyers Cave and Midway previously
announced they were unable to place
clubs In the field.
Fans here are hoping the two Au-
gusta clubs are admitted, as there is
natural rivalry between them and
Harrisonburg. Staunton and waynes-
boro were invited into the Valley
League early in the year, but declined
because Of the travel involved.
The season is to open June and
the schedule for a six-club circuit a.
ready has been arranged. Culpeper,
Charlottesville, Orange. Front Royal
Harrisonburg and the Heurich Brew
ers Of Washington comprise the cir
cult now. A number of the clubs have
been playing exhibition games fol-
weeks.
Evening star., 1935-05-28

in with the Washington strategy by
hosting to Stone.
The Nationals got their win Oh
Monte Pearson according to the scor-
ing rules, although it was Lloyd
Brown who yielded In the eighth what
proved the decisive run. Eleven hits
were made by Washington. all but
two OF Pearson. Manush's triple,
singles by Myer and Stone and Travis
double accounted for three scores In
the opening round. Powell's single,
Bottoms triple and KuhePs one-baser
in the seventh meant two more and
chased Pearson.
The big run was started when
Brown hit Stone at the outset Of the
eighth. Hits by Travis and Powell
followed to register the score.
Evening star., 1935-05-28

when he grabbed Averill's liner
to end the seventh. He had to
run almost to the foul line along
right to get the ball waist high.
Two Indians were on the runway
at the time.
Petit made Averill look foolish
in the ninth. Earl stepped to
the plate when there were two on
and the Indians two runs back.
The first three pitches to him were
wide. Then Petit threw two
strikes right through the heart
Of the plate while Averill kept his
bat on his shoulder. Then the
batter got . toehold and swung
at the next pitch. It was every
bit Of ) feet wide Of the plate.
,,.,- l. 3. 4 Il
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Petit Good in New York.


1T WAS Petit who started on the
hill in the victory. The left
handler went seven innings, then gave
way to Monte Weaver, who was
credited with the win. In his seven
rounds Petit was reached for seven
hits and six runs. A streak of Wild
ness in the sixth round hurt him.
Then he walked two batters and hit
one and the Yanks got four runs.
Outside of that inning, however,
Petit really looked good, so good
he would be taking no great chance
in starting this lefty against the New
Workers.
The Yankees will show here a ball
club running in high. After drab
start, due in part to pitching difficult
ties and in part to an unsettled out
field, the New Workers have picked up
remarkably well. Coming home from
the West little better than 500 club,
the Yanks in their current stand at
home have clicked of nine wins in a
dozen games.
They have played the fastest game
in the league the last IL days. Ex-
cepting Gomez, who has been un-
steady, all their pitchers are check
ing in right regularly with victories.
The Yanks very likely will have ready
for the series here Vito Tamulis, re-
cruit forkhander, brought up from
Newark. He has been hurting sensa-
tionally. Tamulis perhaps will be
seen in one of the games of the Me-
mortal day double-header on Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
A Star Arrives.

A Ster Afr1VeS.
THE arrival of Miss Joyce Wethered
from England brings over more
compact golfing form in one system
than the experts here have yet seen.
This will be Miss wethered's first
stand on American turf and her visit
will be one of the main golf features
of the year.
The English star won her first Brit
ish title in 1922. She played her way
to four titles and then decided to
retire from competition after 1929,
just a year before Bobby Jones left
the competitive lists.
When such experts as Bobby Jones,
Tommy Armour and Bernard Darwin
say she has the truest and the sound
est swing they have yet seen, there
must be definite reason. Miss Weth-
cred has proved this by keeping this
swing intact year after year, playing
as brilliantly today as she did at the
height of her championship fame
Her first appearance with Bobby Jones
against Gene Sarazen and Mrs
Glenna Collett Ware at the women's
national this week will draw out q
gallery worthy of an open cham
pionship.
(Copyrisht. 1895. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1935-05-28
2r Leande1 Tackle Yankees Made Formidable Aliens Comeback
Sports Program
For D. C.. Teams
TODAY.
Base Bali.

TO-DAY.
Base Ball
Cleveland VS.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, 3:15.
Central VS.. Tech, Eastern Stad-
ium, public high series game),
$3.50. Mount st. Joseph's at Roose.
welt, $3.50.
Tennis.
Central vs.. Tech, Rock Greek
courts, public high series match),
$3.50.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
New York VS.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, 3:15.
Takoma-Silver Spring High at
Western, $3.50.
Horse Show.
Fredericksburg. Va, 10. Also
afternoon program.
Tennis.
Western VS.. Catholic University
Freshmen at Catholic University,
$50.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
Golden Set for Mats.
DOR the Nationals the set holds

EOR the Nationals the set holds q
golden opportunity. BY beating
the Yanks. the Harris hands would
brighten their pennant prospects
yes, they have them-no little. On
the other hand, the Yanks, by taking
the series, probably would get pretty
good hold on the league leadership.
They were only half game out of that
today as they were to wind up their
series with the Tigers.
1t will take lot of fine pitching to
turn back the invaders from New
York, pitching much better than the
Nationals got yesterday as they scored
their second straight over the In
dians. Going into the ninth with q
four-run lead, the Harris hands ap-
peared to have the game tucked away,
but the Tribe Immediately got the
range of the Washington hurting and
wound up defeated only 6 to S.
Earl Whitehill's pitching was spotty
from the start and after going seven
innings he was lifted. The Indians
had reached him for eight hits and
two walks. although they got but two
tallies of him. Once a double
that came when the bases were
crowded got Whitehill out of trouble.
In another inning when they cluster
ed three hits for only one score. the
Indians were hurt by a foolish piece
OF base-running done by Earl Averill.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
THE SPORTLIGHT
Ross Speed Gives Him Edge on McLarnin;
British Open to Test Little at Match Play.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
SONGS OF SWAT.

n
o 300" 4
A big Lacquer slid home at m. y
perfect fielding the League OF Barleyorn:
pulled fifteen high balls quite and hot
at chance presented he Wdner the spot:
he turbled at the key his rife ,Uditno there
With his tauorie furniture suspended in the air;
he tried to che double at his head,
And slammed triple at his neck bitterly she said:
Chorus.
"You uster to hit 1000 your batting Uas immense.
the lett-feld
But league amt sight
Can around 800, kid, all night"
Evening star., 1935-05-28
ROUTS ROWE J|NX
IN BEATING TIGERS
Hapless AS Drub Top Lofty
Chisox-Red Hose Bow
to LoWIy Browns.
BY ANDY CLARKE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TINE New York Yankees, dogging
Chicagos White Sox in the
American League race, have
lot to be thankful for in John
Thomas Allen.
The husky right-hander has a rec
ord of five victories and no defeats,
and when he throws his fire ball
in the late innings his arm does
not shoot with pain as it did last year.
He has pitched a total Of 40 in
nings, struck out 38 and allowed 40
hits. He has gone the route in four
Of the five games. One of the Yam
KEGS dollar a year men," he has
changed his price tag.
In 1888, his second year in the big
show, Allen won IS and dropped z
games. Last year, his arm sore most
Of the season, he took the entire sea-
son to win as many games as he
has chalked up in the first six weeks
Of the current campaign.
Yesterday he left the mound with
81 decision over the Detroit Tigers.
He held Micky Cochrane's boys to
three hits, made four of them Whit
and, in defeating Schoolboy Rowe.
shook of the hoodoo that chucker
has held over the Yanks for the past
two years.
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done much fiashy shortstopping.
too.
Odd, this hitting streak. Before
its start Bluege had batted for ex-
actly .040.

Bozie Berger, the Indians short
stop, gave precedent . kick in the
neck yesterday. After being hon.
ored by students Of the University
of Maryland, of which he Is an
alumnus, Bozie proceeded to help
himself to two doubles in four
times at bat, score two runs and
drive as many across.
Bozie's Maryland pals presented
him with q Gladstone bag, and
with the Cleveland club gathered
about home plate the former Old
Line star heard his athletic con-
tributions to the university lAuded
Evening star., 1935-05-28
ARGYLE LISTS NET EVENT.

The first mems open tennis tourna-
ment of the season will get under way
Thursday at the Argyle Country
Club. Arthur Atwood announced
that all players are eligible to COM
pete regardless of their Affiliations,
Evening star., 1935-05-28
Wilshere Halts Chisox.

THE Philadelphia Athletics drubbed
the leading Wh''e Sox, 6-l. Ver-
non Wilshere, roc@ie portsider, kept
the bingles Of the Dykes boys well
scattered while his own macemen
went to work on the opposing twirlers
for II safe blows.
The st. Louis Browns defeated the
Boston Red Sox, 5-3. with Moose"
Solters, playing his first game with
the Browns, leading the attack on his
former teammates. He banged out q
triple to contribute to the victory.
In an abbreviated National League
schedule. Cincinnati gathered in its
fifth straight victory, defeating the
Boston Braves, 9-5. It was the fifth
straight setback for the Braves.
Smith, Benton and Belts yielded "a
hits as the Reds rode on to victory.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, after win
ming four straight, bowed to the Phil.
lies, AZ. The Phillies collected is
hits, as partial revenge on the Pirates,
who had scuttled their ship in their
every other encounter this year.
The Brooklyn Chicago and New
York-St. Louis games were rained out
Evening star., 1935-05-28

TBatted for Whitehill In seventh Inning.
Washinston. ......... 800 900 21x-6
Runs batted in-Myer. Travis (2l.
Wright, Averill. Bolton. Kuhel. Powell.
Berger f3). Two-base hits-Travis. vos-
mick. Berger 2). Three-base hits-Ma-
nush Bolton. Double play-Travis to
Myer to Kuhel. Left on bases-Cleyeland.
g; washington. First base on balls
hill. 3: by Russell. 2: BY Petit. /. Hits
-on Pearson. 8 in s1a innings; Oh Brown.
in "a innings; OF Whitehill 8 in in
nines; of Russell. 4 in 1is innings; on
Petit, none in 2, inning. Hit by pitched
ball-By l. Brown tStone). Winning
pitcher-Whitehill. Losing pitcher-Pear-
and Dinneen. Time-2:0O.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
BROWNS FANS SEE
WEST NEXT TO co
Pitcher, Cash Likely Goal.
MeIiIIo Traded to Red
Sox for SoIters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ut. LOUIS, May 28.-Manager
Rogers Hornsby is by no means
\ through with his process Of re-
building. or wrecking depend.
ing on your point of view his eighth
place st. Louis Browns.
st. Louis fans are already steeled to
what they believe will be the next deal
Trader" Hornsby will swing-Out-
fielder Sam West, the best fly-catcher
in the business and one of the leagues
leading hitters, for a pitcher or two
and, possibly, some cash.
The addition of Outfielder julius
Solters In a trade with the Boston Red
Sox for Second Baseman Oscar Melillo
left the team today with the follow
ing roster:
CIX outfielders, six infielders, includ-
- ing Hornsby himself, eight pitch
ers and two catchers, or "a men, one
under the major league limit.
1t takes no base ball expert to see
that the team Is shy q pitcher or two
and long an outfielder, especially since
under the present arrangement Roy
Beau" Bell, $4,000 rookie hitting
better than 800. Is sitting on the
bench.
West is one of two potential trades
Hornsby might make, First Baseman
Jack Burns the other. The rest Of
the team probably wouldn't entice the
leagues David Harums.
Burns would seem a likely choice,
If 1t were not for the fact that Horns
by has no. adequate replacement for
him, unless it's Hornsoy himself. And,
although the Rajah breaks into the
lineup frequently, the steady grind
of day-in-and-day-out play Is not for
the 39-year-old manager.
MELILLO was the fifth member of
A'A the team to be traded or re-
leased in the last 10 days and the
ninth to 60 since the end Of the
1884 season
AS the team shapes up today, 1t
appears to have stronger outfield,
as long as West stays; better hitting
infield that Is weaker on the defen-
sive side, practically the same catch
ing staff and minor league assort-
ment of pitchers.
on the fleld-in the cash box
there is, however, marked difference
Hornsby has managed to collect about
100000 for the Phil Ball estate
through his various traces.
Evening star., 1935-05-28
Indians Go on Warpath.

JACK RUSSELL took the hill in the
eighth to retire the Tribe in order,
but he had nothing in the ninth.
Then Galatzer got an infield hit.
Pytlak singled and Berger tailed the
two with a two-bagger. Campbell,
pinch-batting, struck out, but Knick-
eroocker drove liner Just beyond
Myers reach to move Berger to third.
In went Petit to strike out Averill
then to pick up Vosmiks rap and
make a two-base wild throw past first.
This let Berger score and left the
Indians only a run back. So Hale.
the cleanup batter. was purposely
given q base-f1lling pass. Trosky fell