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Evening star., 1935-12-22
RIGHT ARM STRIKE |
UMPIRE PASSES ON
Cy RigIer, First to Make
Suggestive Gesture, Dies
of Brain Tumor.
BY the Associated Press.

DS tAAG AooONAAbC0 EEbSSs
NHILADELPHIA, December 2i.-
- Charley (Cy) Rigler, veteran
National League umpire, who
- started his career In the days
when players rode to the parks in
horse-drawn busses, died in a hospi-
tai today. He was So.
Rigler became Ill at his Northeast,
Pa, home, near Erie, shortly after
the base ball season closed. Physi-
clans advised him to come to Phila-
delphia. His illness was diagnosed as
brain tumor.
His condition apparently was i'm
proving until a relapse several days
ago. Early today he collapsed suddenly.
Although Rigler umpired more than
6150 ball games, he never was
player.
LIE WAS born In Massilon, Ohio,
= May Is, 1882. He took up the
machinist trade. but his love for sport
drew him to the Central League as
an umpire in 1904.
The late Harry Pulliam brought
him up to the National League two
years later. He had been in the
league ever since.
Major league base ball still was
using the single umpire system when
Rigler broke in. Old base ball men
credit him with introducing the Gus
tom Of raising the right arm to de-
note a strike. He first made the
gesture in a game at Evansville one
afternoon in 1905.
He worked for a New Jersey oil
company in the of season.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
DETROIT TO PREP WELL
Books % Spring Games, 2 More
Than Last Season.

DETROIT. December 81 LR.-
The world champion Detroit Tigers
will play 20 exhibition games during
the Spring training season, two more
than last year, Manager Mickey
Cochrane announced today.
The players will begin reporting to
the Lakeland training site March /.
The opposition will be furnished by
eight major league teams and Mil
waukee Of the American Association.
The Tigers will play IL games with
the Cincinnati Reds, four with the
Brooklyn Dodgers, two with. the Boston
Braves, one with Milwaukee, two with
the Washington Senators, two with
the st. Louis Cardinals, two with the
Boston Red Sox, two with the st.
Louis Browns and one with the Chi
cago Cubs, their world series rivals.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
CARAS CUE WINNER,
TIES WITH RUDOLPH
Beats Rival for World Title by
1875 to 21-Play-0ff Set
for Tomorrow.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 21,-Jimmy
Caras, sensational young player
from Wilmington, Del, defeated Erwin
Rudolph of Cleveland, l25 to 81, to-
night in the last regularly scheduled
match of the world pocket billiards
championship tournament to go into
tie with Rudolph for first place.
The deadlock will be decided to-
morrow In a play-off game.
Caras, playing in brilliant form, ran
out the important match in IL innings.
The result gave each a record OF
seven victories and two losses in the
round-robin tournament.
George Kelly Of Philadelphia won
third place today by defeating Willie
Mosconi, also of Philadelphia, 125 to
ia, in a 22-inning play-oh match.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
C.U.Crid Squad
In Indoor Drill

CATHOLIC UNIvERsITY's foot
ball eleven, winding up its
next to last week of preparation
for the Orange Bowl game at
Miami with the University of
Mississippi on New Year day, was
forced to confine itself to indoor
drilling again yesterday as a re-
suit of sub-freezing weather.
Coach A. J. (Dutch) Bergman,
however, was unworried "Fortu-
nately," Bergman said, "the squad
is in good physical condition and
needs but a minimum Of work"
Berman is not overly optim-
istic over chances of getting his
squad out for another practice
before Christmas as the cold snap
is expected to last for several days.
Next Saturday is the entrain-
ing day for Miami.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
SNOW, SLEET, COLD
HITS S. M. U. SQUAD
Practices Beneath Stadium With
Passes Featuring-Leaves
Next Thursday.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS. December II. - Snow,
sleet and biting temperatures. unlike
the weather they expect in their Rose
Bowl clash against Stanford's In
dians, drove Southern Methodist's
Mustangs beneath the protecting
shelter of the stadium today.
Less than a week Of practice on
their home field remained as Coach
Matty Bells charges polished their
far-famed aerial game for sky ma
neuvers in the New Year day classic
at Pasadena.
Bobby Wilson, i47-pound all
America halfback; Bob Finley, passer
and punter de luxe, and Shelley Burt
alternated in heaving passes that
SKINNED the rafters of the stadium.
The Mustangs entrain for the coast
at noon Thursday.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Mack, 73;: Retains
Base Ball "Fire''

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, december 2l.-
L Connie Mack, who'll be 73
Monday, is more enthusiastic about
base ball right now than he was
when he broke in with Washington
in 1888.
The gray, lank manager of the
Philadelphia Athletics chatted with
well-wishers in his Office in the
tower Of Shibe Park today.
He sees good year ahead for the
national game. He thinks fans are
as interested as ever. He talked
about his own club. It will be re-
built, chiefly with young material.
my health Is good and I'm going
right ahead to get another good
team" he said.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
EXPECTS STANFORD
TO BE IN FINE TRIM
Thornhill Sees It as Stronger
Than in Other Bowl Tits.
Moscrip Returns.

By the Associated Press.
DALO ALTO, Calf, December 21.-
Stanford's foot ball team will be
better prepared to meet Southern
Methodist in the New Year day Rose
Bowl game than in either Of its two
preceding trips to the Pasadena clas-
sic. Coach c. E. Tiny" Thornhill said
today.
"Our morale is tops, you couldn't
ask for anything better" he said. And
this time we have had the benefit Of
an extra week of practice, because
classes were dismissed earlier than
in previous years"
Thornhill was cheered by the return
to practice Of Monk" MoScrip, star
end, whose field goal kicks won three
games this year. He has been out
with knee injury.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
LOUIS MUCH ALIVE
FORA DEAD MAN
Report Is Exaggerated"
Says Great CoIored Fight
er of His Demise.
sv the Associated Press.

6oS bllS FaooONAotNb ANSo'
HICAGO, December 2l. - Joe
Louis. scourge of the heavy
weights, claimed front rank
~ tonight as the individual the
report of whose death is most fire.
quently exaggerated"
Today, for at least the tenth occa-
sion since he started his spectacular
journey through his division, the De-
troit Negro puncher was rumored
killed, this time in an automobile ac-
cident. Where these rumors start no
one knows exactly.
The latest was traced as far as q
grain broker telegraph wire. Others
have popped up from various obscure
sources. Today's, as false as all its
predecessors, was finally brought to
ground when it was learned Louis
had just finished one of his large
breakfasts In his Chicago apartment.
So Louis Is o. X.
nURING the last world series, Louis
~ was reported to have lost his life
either in an automobile or an airplane
accident. Due to his quiet living
habits, nearly "a hours passed before
the rumor was definitely stamped out
On that occasion, Julian Black, one
of his managers, also difficult to
reach, finally came up with the In
formation that Joe, who sleeps as
earnestly as he slugs and eats, was
resting up from an automobile jour
ney from Detroit to Chicago.
Tracking down Joe Louis death"
rumors, which are as numerous as
similar reports concerning Col. Charles
E. Lindbergh and former heavyweight
champion Jack Dempsey used to be. is
no cinch.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
DEEANCEY DOING WELL

DANVILLE, Ill, December 81 R.-
Bill Delaney, st. Louis Cardinals base
ball player, who a patient in 9 hos
pital here, was described as fine"
today by DR.. s. C. Crispin. Delaney
has pleuriSy.
DR.. Crispin said be thought his
patient would 60 to Florida with the
Cardinals when the Spring training
camp opens, but doubted If Delaney
would be able to play the first part Of
the season.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
TROPHY FOR BERWAN GER

CHICAGO, December 81 CP.-John
Jacob GJay) Berwanger, the Univer-
sity of Chicago's all-America halfback,
tonight was announced as the win
ner of the Chicago Tribune Trophy
for the Big Tens most valuable"
foot bali player In 1885. Berwanger
Is from Dubuque, Iowa. He got AZ
points.
The Judging board was composed
Of % members, including Q Of the 10
conference head coaches.
Dick Crayne, Iowa haltback, was
second with 10.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
DEFEND SKATE TITLES
Youngsters Will Race Against
Stars in Ice Meet.

NEW YORK, December 21 R-Op-
posed by IL of the Nations ranking
figure skaters, Maribel Y. Vinson Of
Boston, and l6-year-old Robin Lee Of
Minneapolis will defend their national
championships on the Madison Square
Garden ice Monday, December 80.
The entry list, announced today,
shows that the mems and women's
singles have drawn seven entries each.
In addition five combinations are
entered in the pair skating competition,
won last year by Miss Vinson and
George E. B. Hill of Boston.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
$4,000 FOR SOCCER ACE.

BIRMINGHAM, England (P).-Good
soccer players come high in Britain.
Aston Villa of Birmingham has
broken the Scottish transfer" record
by obtaining George Cummings, star
fullback of the Patrick Thistle of Scot
land, at price close to $50,000.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
By the Associated Press.

~ ALIAS, Tex, December Iii
Rangy Maurice Orr, South
ern Methodist tackle, is
- hoping Monk Moscrip, STAN
ford's 1934-5 all America end,
breaks into the lineup in the Rose
Bowl classic New Year day at
Pasadena.
He wants to pit his slam-bang right
foot against Moscrip in duel Of
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Four Tied for Fourth.

p EVOLTA, In turn, had two strokes
margin over four golfers tied at
20S for fourth place.
One of the quartet was Teri John
son of Winter Haven, Fla, who blazed
around in IS this morning to equal
the course record Tom Creavy of
Albany, N. Y, set yesterday, only to
slump to 73 in the afternoon.
Bracketed with him were Horton
Smith, Oak Park, nj; Bruce Coltart,
Woodcrest. N. J. and Ed Dudley,
Philadelphia.
Still farther back at 211 was Creavy,
whose 65 yesterday gave place to
mediocre rs and II today.
Last years winner, Bobby Cruick-
shank, Richmond, Va, virtually was
out of the running for the top prize
of $1,000, his 54 hole total being 214.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
GERALD WALKER HURT
Detroit outfelder in Hospital,
Following Auto Crash.

Following Auto Crash.
HATTIESBURG, Miss, December 81
R.-Gerald Walker, Detroit Tiger out
fielder. was in the Methodist Hos
pital here suffering from lacerations
on the face and body bruises received
in an automobile accident.
He was riding with Mr.. and Mrs.
Pooley Hubert when his car struck
an embankment on a curve. Mrs.
Hubert was injured slightly.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
PLAY POLO FOR ARMY

D. C. Is Represented by Estes and
Van Volken burgh, Jr.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
WEST POINT, N. Y, December 2l.
Howell Estes and Robert Van Vol.
kenburgh, jr., both Of washington,
are candidates for Army's indoor polo
team, champions Of the intercollegiate
Polo Association.
Estes, captain of the quartet, is ore
of last seasons veterans, while Van
Volkenburgh saw service last year as a
substitute.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
BY the Associated Press.

by ASSOClhlSQ
N YEW YORK, December al
N Floyd "Arky" Vaughan today
" officially was crowned as the
\ fourth Pittsburgh player ever
to win the National League batting
championship and the successor 70
such famous Stickmen as Honus
Wagner, c. H. Beaumont and Paul
Waner.
The official records for the 1885
season reveal that Vaughan batted
1886 in 1877 games last season to finish
more than 80 points ahead Of his
nearest rival, Joe 'Ducky" Medwick
of the st. Louis Cardinals. Not even
Wagner, who won the batting crown
eight times, or the elder Waner,
champion in 1927 and 1884, ever did
quite as well as that. Wagner hit $50
in 1900 and Waner equaled that mark
in 1927. Vaughans mark was the
highest made in the National League
since Bill Terry Of the Giants hit .401
in 1880.
Vaughan made 49e official trips to
the plate, and connected for 1872 hits,
good for 303 total bases. He scored
108 runs, hit "a doubles. 10 triples and
10 home runs, but was not first in any
of those departments.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
REDS, TIGERS IN SERIES
Will Meet Often on Training
Jaunt-Griffs Booked.

JdunL-NIlAS oUOhSus
CINCINNATI, December 81 UP.-
Larry S. Mac Phail, general man
ager of the Cincinnati Reds, an
nounced tonight his team would play
IL exhibition games with the world
champion Detroit Tigers as part Of
Spring training.
The first will be played March IL
at Tampa, Fla, scene Of the Reds
Winter camp. and the last, April II,
at Cincinnati.
Interspersed will be series of four
games with the Washington Senators.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
HOCKEY PLAYER SOLD.

CHICAGO. December 81 OWL
dor Larochelle, right wing Of the
Montreal Canadiens, today was purs
chased by the Chicago Blackhawks Of
the National Hockey League.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Has No Telephone.

7 OUIS, because he doesn't want to
be bothered, has no telephone.
Black, his co-manager, has a tele-
phone, but apparently is seldom near
it.
They worry Louis not at all. The
only remark he is known to have
made after one of the false alarms
vas: "Nothin' to 1t. I'm all right"
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Vaughan Bats 1886 to Become
Fourth Pirate to Win Title;
Med,oick Tops N. L. Sluggers
FRED JACOBY, JR.,

only ones who led in more than one
of the regular slugging departments.
Herman made the high total Of 227
hits, including 81 two-baggers and
tossed in the league leading figure of
"a sacrifices Galan, leading base
stealer with % thefts, scored 1873 runs
to lead Medwick by c1e.
Other individual pace-SetterS: For
rest Woody" Jensen of Pittsburgh
with $50 singles. Ivan Goodman OF
Cincinnati with l8 three -baggers and
Wally Berger of Boston, who beSted
Mel OFT of New York in the home run
race by the margin of "a to 81.
Joe Moore of New York had 68l
times at bat, equaling the major rec
ord held by Lloyd Waner of Pitts
burgh. Three other record-equaling
feat. were achieved as Hank Lieber of
the Giants hit two home runs in one
inning; Ernie Lombardie Of Cincin-
natl smacked four doubles in one game
and Terry Moore of st. Louis made
six hits in one contest.
Two league records broken by the
Braves in losing lis games, six more
than the Phillies of 1928, and by Gus
Suhr of the Pirates, who played in all
153 games to run his consecutive string
to 628 since September IL, 1881. The
old mark, made by E. w. Brown Of
Brooklyn and Boston, was 618. The
Cubs string of 81 victories at the close
of the season was the best since the
Giants took 26 straight in 1916.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
NASSAU GOLF LED
BY MACF FARLANE
Veteran Pro Turns in Pair
of 67s-MaIIory Is 2
Strokes Behind.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YASSAU, Bahamas, December
nj 2l.-A top flight field playing
in the $1,000 British colonial
4 open discovered today there
was still plenty of golf left in the
frame Of Willie Macfarlane.
The Tuckahoe, N. Y, veteran
smbled twice around the 18-hols
course in 81, one under par, to seize
the 54hole lead at 202.
Two strokes back of MacfaElane, at
204, was Leo Mallory, Noroton. Conn,
whose Sc in the afternoon was one Of
the days best rounds.
In third place, another two strokes
behind, was John Revolta, Milwaukee,
P G. A. champion and recent victor
in the Sarasota $4,000 open.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

Medwick Best SIugger.
NTEDWICK turned out to be the
4'A most effective long distance pun
meier, hitting for 365 total bases on
224 blows. Two Chicago players, Billy
Herman and Augie Galan, were the
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Cubs Win Batting Title.

Cubs Win Batting Title.
CHICAGO'S league champions drew
~ the biggest representation among
the first 10 individual batting leaders
with three in addition to winning the
club batting title with .288 average.
After Vaughan and Medwick, the hit
ting leaders, were Charles (Gabby)
Hartnett, Chicago, 344; Ernest Lom-
bardi, Cincinnati, .343; Billy Herman,
Chicago, .340S; Bill Terry, New York,
.3406; Hank Leiber, New York, .33l; :;
Frank Demaree. Chicago, 1925; Forrest
Jensen, Pittsburgh. .324, and John
Moore, Philadelphia. 232.
The Giants led in homers for the
third straight year, with 1913. The
Pirates also made 1t three successive
years with 80 triples, while the Reds
led in base stealing with 70 thefts.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Enjoys Fihing Sports Year Harris GeEary Line Hle
26 TRAINING TILTS
TOPROVE ROCKIES
Nat Youngsters Must Face
Many Major Clubs Before
Season Opens April 13.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

~ UCKY HARRIS dream Of
- breaking the Nationals sec
ond division case may not
- come true in the 1885 Ameri-
can League pennant scramble, but as
far as Spring training is concerned the
young man who guides destinies OF
the washington Ball Club is not in
line for an overdose Of monotony.
A year ago, as he prepared to herd
a squad Of Griffmen southwark, Bucky
was confident that he had a definite
line on the capabilities of a veteran
club. Nobody, including Stanley Ray
mond himself. realized how vague was
that line until the official campaign
was well under way.
This Winter Bucky will go South
confessing he knows little about tbs
potentialities Of his club, but when
the bell rings April 13 the Nationals
skipper should have a far better idea
as to what his team can do than any
Washington manager in recent years.
The reason, released today by Presi-
dent Clark Griffith. was in the form
of the most extensive exhibition game
schedule in the Washington clubs
history-a Grapefruit League" slate
which includes 26 games, II against
major league opponents,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-09
Sparta,1s To Haze
Light Workouts

With several players bunged up,
no heavy workouts are scheduled for
the Spartan gridsters this week,
Coach w. S. Taylor said this morn
ing.
Sessions will be devoted mainly
t. checking over plays and blocking
tactics for a seven man diamond
defense, the type San Bernardino
Uses.
Spectators may expect few sur
prises here Friday night, however,
il several tricky new plays being
worked out are in good enough
shape to be tried.
The squad has been divided into
a. B, and c groups in order to
facilitate practice, with Lambeth in
charge of the BIS and Longacre
presiding over the C's Several good
players have already been spotted
in these subsidiary groups.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-09
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS

That will be kind of you," grunt-
ed the lady pig, "but I didn't know
cough candy grew in the woods
1T doesn't, exactly" said Mr..
Longears. But a plant called colts
foot grows in the woods and I can
make cough candy from that
"Oh, that will be lovely of you"
said the lady pig. Thank you SO
much. III tell Twisty.'
So Uncle Wiggily hoped to the
woods alone. He knew where some
coltsfoot plants grew and though it
was a little late in the season he
gathered some of the leaves.
1t is from the leaves of the colts
loot plant that juice is squeezed
which, when mixed with sugar,
makes very good cough candy. One
reason why the plant is called colts
foot is that when the stem of the
leaf is broken off from the main
plant, the end of the stem looks
somewhat like the tiny foot of very
little colt. And a colt, as you all
know, is a baby horse.
Meets Bob Cat
So, with his paws filled with leaves
from the coltsfoot plant, Uncle Wig
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-09
Boiling Point FaUored
In Tanforan uent
Ouer TlUelUe Entries

TANFORAN TRACK, Calf. Oct.
9. U.P)-The Joan of Arc handicap
drew entries from owners of II
horses for today's feature event at
the Tanforan track.
Boiling Point, who performed ex-
cellently in Chicago this summer
was an early choice to win the 5000
purse in the Grade C six-furlong
sprint. Dirigible Lily May, Barbara
Lee, Macadam and Ur were among
other entries.
Yesterdays program was marked
by the continued parade of long
shots into the winners circle and the
suspension of Herb Simmons, one of
the vests leading jockeys, on
charges of rough riding. May Roam
in the last race was the hi g h I
priced winner, rewarding few back
ers with a s5740 for So payment in
the mutuels.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-09
Away he ron

gily started to hop back to his bun
galow. On the way in a dark and
Lonesome place the Bob Cat jumped
out and tried to catch the rabbit.
But Mr.. Longears struck the Bad
Chap with the bunch of cough
candy leaves he was carrying and
The Bob Cat howled
What are you striking me with,
Mr. Longears?'
with coltsfoot' said the bunny,
truly enough.
"Oh, don't let the colt kick me any
more!" howled the Bob Cat. Those
colts feet may be little but they
hurt a lot Oh, Wow!" And away
he ran, leaving Uncle Wiggily to go
home in safety.
With the help of Nurse Jane Mr..
Longears boiled the leaves of the
Coltsfoot plant He made a syrup
Of sugar which, when boiled a little
longer with the leaves, turned into
hard, fluted sticks of light brown
candy. Some of these were given
TO Mr.. TWistytail and his cough was
soon all we'll He said he felt fine.
Perhaps you may have taken colts.
foot candy for a cough once upon
Il time. II you did you know how
good it is. And now if the sharp
carrot will punch some holes in the
Swiss cheese for the rye bread TO
Jump through, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's amateur
hour
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-09
UNCLE WIGGILY'S COUGH
CANDY

Mr.. TwiStytail. the jolly, fat gen.
tleman pig, had promised Uncle
Wiggily to 60 adventuring with him
one day. But when the day came
Mr.. Twistytail didn't. Uncle Wig
gily waited and waited at his Hollow
Stump Bungalow for his fat friend
tc call so they could go to the woods
together
"I don't see what is keeping
Twisty," said Uncle Wiggily, as he
walked up and down the porch nerv-
Gus like and impatient.
Perhaps his wife wouldn't let
him come at the last minute" said
Nurse Jane.
Nonsense!" exclaimed the rabbit.
Mrs. Twistytail isn't that kind OF
a lady pig She likes Twisty to take
walks in the woods with me, as it
keeps him from getting too fat"
We'll, something must have hap
pened," said Mrs. Longears. you
had better cali up and find out
Wlggy.'
So Mr.. Longears called the pig
gentleman on the telephone and the
lady pig answered.
Had Bad Cough
"Oh. Mr.. Longears!" she grunted
"TWisty is so sorry But he has
a bad cough that came on in the
night and I think he had better stay
home in bed instead of going ad-
venturing."
by all means said the rabbit
gentleman. You tell Twisty to take
care of himself and remain in bed
Iii 90 to the woods alone and II
bring Twisty back home cough
candy"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-09
BRITISH GOLFERS
GOTOLOUISVILLE

CHICAGO. Oct. 9. UP)-The Bri-
tish Ryder cup team headed for the
Louisville open, its last appearance
in this country, today after defeating
a select group of 10 players from the
Illinois Professional Golfers associa-
ton, 9i2 TO 5l2.
The Illinois team included KY Laf-
foon and Horton Smith, two mem
bers of the American team that de-
feated the British in the Ryder cup
matches last week.
Alfred Perry British open cham
pion, and Jack Buson defea
Frank Walsh and Jim FOULS, up,
adding 2l2 points to the British to-
tai.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-09
Welterweights To
Mix For CroUn Soon

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9 U.p -.
Dreamland Auditorium promoters
scored a boxing ten strike today by
matching Cerferino Garcia, Los An
geles Filipino, and Joe Bernal, San
Francisco welterweight, for a To-
round battle for Garcia's l47-pound
state championship Oct. IT.
Bernal has been bowling over
welterweight opponents with in
creasing regularity in the last few
months. Garcia floored Barney
Ross, welterweight champion, in a
bout here last month.