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The Washington times., 1935-03-07
LOWER SOCCER
TEAMS CLASH

Introduced to maintain interest
for the quartet Of teams in the
lower bracket of the Recreation
Soccer League, the consolation
tournament begins Sunday with
attention paid it as that for the
league title between Sun Radio
and italian A. C.
The draw for the first round
throws Virginia Avenue against
Sherwood and Occoquan against
Miller Furniture on the Monu-
ment Grounds. In the regular
league contests between these
contenders, Virginia Avenue de-
feated Sherwood, 2-1, while DC"
coquan beat Miller Furniture by
the same score.
What may prove to be the
final league game of the season
is that which brings together Sun
Radio and Italian A. C. in Sun
days feature game on No. 2 Mon
ument field at 2:30. The Radio
men won the firsthalf series and
need only to draw Sunday to take
the league championship. On the
other hand, should the Italians
prove victorious it will be neces-
sary to play a deciding game.
In lieu of sectional cup-ties this
season, the Southeastern Soccer
Association plans to revive the in
ternational matches, and meet
ing of team managers will be held
in the office of the Municipal
Playground Department tomorrow
at 5 p. m. to arrange details.
Four teams. comprising the pick
of Washington players, are con-
templated, the countries repre-
scented being America, Great Brit
ain, Germany and Italy, and the
opening round will be played on
March II or "a, with the final
game on the following Sunday.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
D, c. GOLF CLUBS
GETFOUR MD.
EVENTS

The tentative schedule of the
Maryland State Golf Association
reveals that Washington clubs will
be assigned two mems events, one
women's tournament and one
mixed two-ball tourney.
The first is a mems handicap
at the Indian Spring Country
Club on May 8. Next will be the
popular mixed two-ball tourna-
ment at Columbia Country Club
on July 10. A mems handicap is
listed at Manor Club on August
81 and women's handicap at In
dian Spring on September 10.
First round matches for the
Maryland Association team cham
pionship are scheduled September
20, with subsequent rounds to fol.
low on October 6, 10 and 20.
Manos will be defending cham
pion, having wrested the title
from Chevy Chase in the final
match played at Indian Spring
last year.
HOughOn Shoots 81
AL Houghton, Kenwood pro,
today had served notice to his
rivals that he'll be in top form
this year. The Kenwood pro
yesterday breezed over the soft
Kenwood course in 81, seven
under par. It was stroke above
Houghton's best round for his
home course, having tailed a 63
in 1882.
Houghton teamed with Reds"
Cunningham to hand AL Treder
and Mel Shorey a 5-and-4 defeat.
Houghton played from the back
tees and the regular greens were
used. Par and Houghton's round
follow:
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Eddie Bean, Beaver Dam Club
champion, may figure promi-
nently in local tournaments this
year, if his carly season per-
formances can be used as a
gauge. Bean skipped around his
home course in 35-38-73, yes
terday. Bill Henderson, improv.
ing rapidly, turned in a credit
able 70 over the Beaver Dam
layout.
Trying to regain her former
leading place in local women's
golf circles, Mrs. Betty Palmer
Meckley is sharpening up her
game at Indian Spring. She
played nine holes with Mrs. l..
T. Powers and Mrs. j. Franklin
Gross yesterday, keeping no &C.
count Of the score.
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6, j, BASKETERS
CLOSE LEAGUE
PLAY TONIGHT

Georgetown University brings
to a close its most disastrous
season in the Eastern Intercol-
legiate Basketball Conference
against University Of West Vir'
ginia in the Mountaineers' lair
at Morgantown, w. Va, tonight.
Unless a miracle transpires the
Hoyas will take their customary
defeat.
The Hilltoppers were clawed
by a relentless Panther five OF
the University of Pittsburgh in
the Smoky City last night, the
Panthers winning handily, 40-25.
Pitt thus maintained its hold on
the top rung, but must defeat
West Virginia at Morgantown on
Wednesday night to win the
league championship.
PantherS Squirt to Win
At that, the Hoyas did better
than expected against the Pan
theirs. With only six minutes of
play left, the score stood 26 to Is
in favor of the Partners. The
latter then opened up the throttle
to draw far ahead of the Hoyas.
ISIS Esenstadt was best for the
Hilltoppers, counting nine points.
Maryland walloped it's old foe,
Johns Hopkins, So to Is, in the
Richie Coliseum last night, scor'
ing at will. AL Waters and Bill
Guckeyson led the parade with ID
and II points, respectively.
GaIlaudet Matmen Win
The Gallaudet College wrestlers
eked out a 35-to.33 victory over
Maryland's intramural team in the
Kendall Greeners' gym yesterday.
Maryland has no intercollegiate
wrestling team. Summaries:
118 Pounds-Glasset (G.) pinned John
son, 1882.
1875 Pounds-Kowaleski (G.) defeated
Thurston, 453.
1855 Pounds-Furman (M) defeated
AS Pounds-Hurscher (G) defeated
Balder. 2.49.
155 Pounds - G o lin (G.) defeated
Scheer, 2:49.
165 Pounds-P a trie (G.) defeated
Voris. (Time advantage, 2:22).
IT'S Pounds-Collesson (GO defeated
Wasserman, 3:22.
Observation-Disclosures (G.) de-
feated Filbert, 4:44.
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as In the running although some
of the critics can find enough
flaws in his style to drive him
into class x league without fur
ther trial.
This writer knows little about
sington except this: any man
who can hit 1927 in the Inter-
national League and drive in lat
runs in 1855 games must be lay.
ing that bat on the ball in lusty,
free-armed style. So let's wait
on Sington until he's had full
opportunity to prove that he just
can't make the grade.
Lyn Larry will have to prove
that he is a better shortstop
than Ossie Bluege, and folks
around town are wishing the
Hollywood boy the jolliest Of jolly
good luck. Lary'S advantages lie
in greater power at the plate.
He is apt to hit an extra base
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Schultz Must Outshine Powell Sngton To Center Job

SO runs. The year previous, the
pennant year, Manush hit 1886
and still failed to notch the
century. He is just another ball
player when runs are in position
to score.
Still Manush drove in more
runs than anyone else now on
the team. Stone, in 113 games,
drove in 81 runs with a .315
average. The figures drop into
the SOS after Stone so there's
no need of going into them.
Last year the Griffs stole all Of
40 bases. Pathetic. Less than one
base every three games. Well, it
may be said that they could not
afford to risk stealing bases. You
know they were crippled. All
right, let's look at the record Of
1888, the pennant year. Then the
GriffS stole only 65 bases all year.
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Pickups and
PutOutS
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE "A. SlMPSON
Jack Dempsey will be heard
over WRC Sunday, 8 p. N. to
$3.50 p. M, spinning stories Of
his boxing days. Connie Jacobs
has developed a ceiling" bowl.
ing ball. after one of his wild
heaves nearly tore the top off
the third floor at the Lucky
Strike alleys the other night. :.
Gene Murphy, ex-CathOlic U.
gridder, goes into bowling for
mild exercise. Charles Fyfe,
superintendent of the Boys
Club of Washington, has Joined
the Manor Club. Hal Kiesel,
center on the George Washing"
ton u. five, declares Glenn Rob
erts, of Emory and Henry (Va.)
College, was the best basketcr
he's played against.
Bert OImstead was like a kidde
with q new toy, following his
basketball teams uphill victory
over St. Mary's Celtics, 1886, in
the Benny WormSley benefit in
the Heurich gym last night.
pleased with the gate receipts
we're Chris HutchisOn and Vic
Gauzza, both Of whom gave un-
stintingly of their time and
labor. Max Gordon, noted
reStaurateur, was among the
spectators. the William E. Mil
Ter Furniture donated $40 to the
benefit End,
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in the future as p'0"
every student is directly involved,
whereas only the more Skillful are
eligible for intercollegiate ath-
lctics, Extramurals is the growth
of intramuralS, the laSt-named be-
ing competition within the school
and extramurals competition be-
tween schools.
Compete in 3 Sports
The extramurals in the Richie
Coliseum will involve the intra-
mural champions of Georgetown,
Maryland and Catholic University
in three sports, namely, volley
ball, boxing and basketball.
The spread of intramural sports
in college has been rapid and far
reaching. No institution in the
country lacks an intramural pro
gram, for it provides every student
not physically or skilfully equipped
to take part in the more rigorous
intercollegiate competition an OPP
portunity to indulge in a less
strenuous variety.
And yet there will be much
spirit and enthusiasm evident
when the intramural representa-
tives of Georgetown, Maryland
and Catholic University battle for
their alma matters next week.
They'll put forth as much energy
as would their varsity brothers
and those who attend are prem
ised keen athletic contests. True,
one won't find the polished COM
petition of varsity teams, but the
intramural boys won't be outdone
in spirit.
Program Opens Tuesday
The extramural program is as
follows:
Tuesday-VOIleybalI, CathO lie
U. VS.. Georgetown, 1880 p. M;
basketball, Catholic U. VS.. George
town, 8 p. m.
Wednesday-B Oxing prelimi-
naries, 1880 p. m.
Thursday-Volleyball, Maryland
VS.. loser Catholic U.-GeOrgetOwn
game, 1880 p. m; basketball,
Maryland VS.. loser Catholic IT,
Georgetown game, 8 p. m.
Saturday, March 16-VOlleyball
final, 1880 p. M; basketball final,
8 p. M; boxing final, 9 p. m.
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the dear old National League in
Boston sent out feelers to deter
mine if they might have the use
of the Red Sox park in case
Braves Field went to the dogs,
their answer from the American
League magnate in Boston, Mr..
Thomas Yawkey, was:
go take a jump in the ocean,"
Not the Soft Cheek
There is an example of how
dearly the American League
magnates love their rivals and
their brethren in the National
League.
Yet, if the waiver story by all
American League clubs on Ruth
is to be countenanced they
would have us believe that Yaw.
key and half dozen other Ameri.
can League owners were big
hearted and softheaded enough
to say to Judge Emil Fuchs, the
apparent Braves owner, early
last week:
"Sure, 90 ahead and take
Ruth. Take the greatest gate
attraction the American League
ever had and put him in the
National League and thereby
get all Of our American League
fans sore and generally burned
up"
No, my friends. I like my
Easter Dummies and my Santa
Claus; but I can't comprehend
two opposite types of American
League magnates like Yawkey
and Rupert, the first of whom
early in January turned a hard
cheek to Fuchs when he needed
a park wherein to play and the
second of whom handed over
Babe Ruth to him-free.
Doesn't Make Sense
It all comes under the head
Of a bedtime story to me.
But until the truth comes out,
we all must believe it. The truth
is scheduled to come out on
April S, when present indebted
neSses of the Boston Braves be.
come due to Charles F. Adams.
who, like Shylock, will want
money-not bedtime stories
for his answer.
It will all come out on April
5, when money will be needed to
refinance the Braves and a guy
by the name of Ruth will dig it
up. if indeed he hasn't already
done so.
Then you will understand
the great, big generous Rupert
who permitted Ruth to buy
his own release when the other
American League magnateS
neither wanted to buy Babes
release or wished to assume
the salary he would naturally
demand.
Ruth held the whip hand in
all of this. Baseball had to
absorb him. It couldn't let him
go begging for location. No
body wanted to gamble on him,
so he CANDLES on himself by
buying his own release and
promising to become the finan.
cial angel to the Boston Braves
whose settlement day is arriving
on April S.
Quite simple, Watson, the
old law of supply and demand!
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Seventeenth Pl. N. E., sends IN a
nice letter. It is also typewriter
and in it Mrs. Wertz begs to add
few adjectives in the direction
of Sam Rice, whom she thinks has
the Smoothest swinging form OF
any batter in the big leagues to-
day.
These letters are merely a few
your Play Ball Editor picked out
today to comment upon. There
are many others. You can still
be among others by going to see
the sound picture, "Play Ball,
which is being shown at various
high school auditoriums in the
city, sitting down and answering
three baseball questions which
are treated upon in the film, and
mailing your letter to the Play
Ball Editor, Sports Department,
Washington Times.
The three questions are these
/. Which of the batterS shown
in the film reveal the smooth
est form in their swing?
2. When is the proper time
to put on a squeeze play?
3. With which foot is it cor.
rect to slide into bag?
The contest is based on the
film, PLAY Ball" 1t is also based
on the skill and knowledge of
the contestants. III case Of ties,
Identical awards will be made.
For the best answer, the first
prize in this contest is season
ticket to all games played at
Griffith Stadium during the
coming baseball season. For the
next five most skillful answers.
two tickets to the opening game
between the Griffmen and Phila-
delphia AS will be awarded,
while for the next ten best an
swers, one ticket to the same
game will be earned.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
CUNTS
TILT TOMORROW

Fort Myer and Fort Meade come
to grips tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the Heurich gym in an
important Third Corps Area bas-
ketball championship contest.
Fort Monroe took a thrilling SO
to 81 game from Fort Meade last
night at the latter'S gymnasium.
Fort Meade held an Is to IS
advantage at intermission, and a
q to 81 lead at the end Of the
third quarter.
Lieut.. Harvey Jablonsky, former
allAmerica guard with Army in
1888, practically enabled the vic.
tory for Fort Monroe. He entered
the game in the fourth period
and Immediately the team started
a whirlwind passing attack which
finally defeated Fort Meade.
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HARRIS MAKES
GR[FFS WORK
IN RAIN
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BILOXI, Miss, March 7.-Biloxi
blinked it's amazement yesterday
afternoon. The citizenry peered
through the slanting rain that
Sheeted over the lead-toned Gulf
and discovered corps of modern
Ajaxes defying old Jupe in scan.
dalous fashion.
A dark-haired young man was
in command, and when you hui.
ried at precariouS speed over the
duck boards you identified him as
Bucky Harris, and knew that the
men who sneered at the elements
were the members of the Griff-
men.
Harris, who is not too kindly
disposed toward this town at best,
refused to listen to the Chamber
of Commerce statements that the
weather was unusual.
He likewise refused to keep the
boys out of action, and while they
could do little more than run
around the field, they did that
with great enthusiasm.
The pitchers warmed up and
threw for a little while, but they
were more than careful about the
way they used their arms. The
staff is at a point now in it's
training where this cold rain is
a real handicap.
Joe Kuhel is something Of a
magician. He had the boys
laughing throughout the morning
hours yesterday pulling aces out
of his sleeves and he even pulled
one out of Alex McColl's collar.
The boys don't know whether to
bar him from the bridge game or
buy stock in him. A guy that
clever never should lose.
Weaver More Rugged
Prof. Monte Weaver is depart
ing from the rigid vegetarian
diet he followed last year and is
beginning to take on a more
rugged appearance. If he can
pitch back to the form of 1882
he will be a great help. Wouldn't
any pitcher who could win %
games be a real help?
You can have a lot Of fun
figuring angles to the Cronin
sale to the Boston Red Sox. Joe
was the leading run producer,
out-driving Manush in spite of
the latter's $40 batting average.
He drove in 101 runs, while Lyn
Larry, now reported en- route to
camp, produced 81 tallies. Now
At runs may mean little enough
when scaled alongside of quar-
ter Of a million bucks.
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it was, that Babe Ruth went
to become a vice president
financially derelict Braves.
All of which may be very true,
but I am not yet convinced that
one of baseball's most substan-
tial millionaires, Col. Jake Rup-
pert, parted with Ruth for no
consideration. Jake Ripper
has not amassed his millions by
giving away such valuable chat
tells as Babe Ruth was and is.
Can This Be True?
But suppose, for the sake Of
making the Ruth story as it was
originally told the unsuspecting
public, stand up, that you believe
Colonel Rupert said in effect to
the Boston Braves:
Here, 1 can't use this fellow
any longer, but I'm determined
that none of my fellow mag.
mates in the American League
shall utilize him; so please take
him to the National League
gratis. Let the National League
milk him dry of his glamour and
make what profits they can off
his personality and popularity"
Such is the gist Of what hap
pened, as we have been told. But
I find myself quite unable to go
for the yarn.
I don't believe baseball mag.
mates are that way-always
making grand gestures to the
opposite league.
Why, just last January, when
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That is lacing the leather in time
ly style. Schultz drove in 70 runs.
There is another reason that
Powell must be considered, or for
that matter that any other fielder
must be considered, and that is
on Schulte'S fielding.
Do you realize that Schultz
stopped only five runners from
advancing all summer? That he
threw out just five men and did
not figure in a single double
play? Well, that's what the
record shows. It's not much Of
a record. Stone had more as
siStS than Schultz and Manush
combined. He had Is to his
credit. Manush had five.
None With 100 Runs
Of the regulars who probably
will open the season for the
Griffs, not one produced 100
runs last season. Heinie Manush
despite his .349 average drove in
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Harvey, aged IA, is just like
thousands of other youngsters
who have entered this entertain
ing contest.
The main idea is to win and
we only wish we could give every
youngster who writes us a letter
a season ticket, or tickets, to the
opening game, April Is.
In connection with Harvey's let
ter, we'll say it is a very fine
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swept sec ond
week approaches
its end here on
the lead-toned
gulf. c e n ter
field and short
stop are to be
t os sed into
competition.
Fred Schultz
will be called
upon to repel
the ruSheS Of
Alvin Powell,
another Wash
ington Lad who
h as a fine
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
PORTER TO SYRACUSE

BOSTON, March 7.-Dick Por-
ter, veteran outfielder Of the
Boston Red Sox, was sent to the
Syracuse Club, of the Interna.
tional League today. Porter hit
1902 in 80 games for the Sox last
year after coming from Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
TINKER MOVES

Joe Tinker has moved from
Orlando, Fla, but is still well rep
resented. The handsome lad be:
hind the desk at the Colonial
Orange Court, where the Dodgers
are hanging out, is none other
than Roland Tinker, Joe's son.
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That was just loafing for Ty Cobb
alone when the Tigers were flying

some years ago
and it was just
a season for Art
Fletcher, Fred
Merkel, Snod'
grass, La rr y
Doyle and some
of the oil d
Giants.
But we're fig
urin g t h e
chances of the
Crit fmen on
this stormy az
ternoon d o W n
here. and while
the crying need
r &LA &Ao~a Cd
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to believe that the whole truth, all Of the
truth, and nothing but the truth has been
told about the going of Babe Ruth to the
Boston Braves, as the American League
which he adorned 81 years sat calmly by
and batted nary an eye.
Normally I am not doubling Thomas.
like to take things as they come and pro-
coed generally along the theory that most
things are as they appear on the surface.
This would like to follow out with refer
ence to the Braves Yankee deal; yet COM
mon sense and perhaps little too fair a
memory suhconsciouslv nuts NV tonona in
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gain the fancy
of local f an S
W h e n the pre-
liminarieS a n d
f i n a ! S are
S t a G e d in the
R i t C h i e Col
iseum at the
U n i versity of
Maryland next
week.
E xtramurals,
m a ny compe-
tie mt observers
assert, will be
the backbone Of
college athletics
- ek-. ~
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Cardinals Hold
Special COnfab

The Clarendon Cardinals will
hold special meeting Friday
night at o'clock at the home
Of Manager F. E. Schultz. All
candidates for the nine are asked
to be present.
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BROADCAST BOUTS

Final bouts in the annual New
York Golden Gloves boxing tour
nament will be broadcast by Ted
Husing over WJSV Monday
from 11:15 p. m. to IL midnight.
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admittedly is pitchers, the boys
will have to add power and a
mdoicum Of speed before they
can be rated outstanding.
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Times Ticket Contest
Offers Fans Chance
To Show Skill

II sure would like to win award in this contest.
So writes Harvey Glascock jr, Of 1924 New Hampshire
Ave. n w. in his quest for ticket prize in The Times Play
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BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BILOXI, Miss, March 1.-Two
places on the washington ball
club are wide open as the rain
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chance to make Frank Buck" O'Neil
good. Fred Sington, University of
Alabama boy, must be considered
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nm Ruh DooIGRFF PITCHERS OVERWEIGHT GIVEN SPECIAL
Truth on Ruth Deal
Has Not Yet Been
Given Public
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

have tried not go off hafcocked with this idea I've
waited several days let epercusson set n but after
days have elapsed haven't been able to bring myself
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Where Play Ball
May Be Seen

Tonight-Gordon Junior High
School.
TOmOrrOw-D unbar High
School.
All performances at 8 p. m.
Admission free.
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Scene of
Tourney
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Local extramural sports COM
petition, fast coming to the fore in
college campus life, will strive to
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my cheek We told week ago last Tuesday, believe
it was that Babe Ruth Boston for no consideration
become vice president and assistant manager of the
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-15
DELMAR

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e. Lynch, Sr.,
and grandson, Edward Lynch, who
have spent the winter in Gaines
Vile, Florida, returned, home this
week.
Glen Rayne Post, of Delmar, Amer
ican Legion, has secured permission
from the Pennsylvania Railroad Of
ficials to beautify the garden plot
located adjacent to the railroad sta
tion in the heart of the business sec
ton, and to dedicate II to the mem
Ory of those veterans Of Delmar who
lost their lives in the World War.
The plot will be planted in flowers,
new concrete curbing put in, seceral
military field, pieces renovated and
their positions changed. and a flag
pole erected. The Post will also
sponsor an Easter flower sale.
Samuel Jones. Virgil H. Gordy and
William w. Waller Of this district
will serve as jurors during the March
term of Circuit Court for WicomicO
County, which convenes at Sails
bury on March II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Russell, of
EilSuudle' WE'RE DelludI NlSlAoiS VII
Thursday.
Mrs. II. r. Calhoun is spending
the week with her husband who is
a patient i'm a sanitOrium at Saranac
Lake, N. Y.
REV. Frank Brasington of Balti-
more, filled. the pulpit in the First
Baptist Church here Sunday eve
ming.
John f. Austin. SO years of age.
who was seriously injured Friday
morning while OH duty Tagging a
train at the tunnel in Baltimore, is
receiving treatment at the ST. JO-
seph's Hospital in that city. He has
a fractured skull, fractured spine.
and other injuries
The Delaware High School chorus !
is rehearsing the OpeTetta, or! Doc
tor" The date of presentation will |
be announced later.
George Maddox Of Pittsburgh.
spent the weekend with his family !
In Delmar
Miss Stella Dennis. of Berlin. is
her brother, Vincent Dem
mis- and family here.
The Women's Missionary Union