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The Washington times., 1935-04-22
HurIers
Fail to Last
8 Innings
BY FRANK BUCK NELL
Times Staff Writer

The season locally is four games
old. In those four games 10
names have been announced as
pitching for Washington. Not
one of the four starters has seen
the end of the eighth inning. In
the last two games the Griffs
have used six pitchers; three to
the contest.
The seasons most ridiculous
statement is that the Griffs have
no pitching problem. The figures
noted in the previous paragraph
would indicate that Harris has a
bit of a job on his hands regard
less of any optimism in unotfi-
cial sources.
If you want more figures, in
four games the opposition sent
145 men to bat officially, and
made As hits. This gave the
enemy a batting average of .317.
Taking it by games, the Ath-
letics made 10 hits in "a times at
bat off Whitehill and Russell for
a percentage of .294.
Against Hadley and Petit the
Athletics made 10 hits in 38 times
at bat for an average of 1858.
Off Burke, Thomas and Cop
pola the Red Sox made IA hits
in 81 times at bat for an average
of 1878
In Saturdays game the Red
Sox made IL hits off Weaver,
Russell and Petit in 36 times at
bat for an average of 1888.
Thanks in no minor degree to
Welsh's fine performance on Satur-
day, when he pitched a four hits
shutout, the Griff batting aver
age at this time is .271.s They
have scored IA runs as compared
to 21 for the enemy,
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

Will TO let the reCrleVerS LnereOG
keep them as souvenirs. But
the club doesn't want spec
tators rushing out into the field
of play to get balls hit outside
the foul lines, because mistakes
can be made and the habit
fallen into of recovering balls
which land safe, bounce foul
and are still in play.
Visiting Club Buys EN-
Touring ball clubs never carry
baseballS with them, but buy
practice baseballs which have
outlived their game usefulness,
at a greatly reduced figure from
the home club.
When baSeballs have no fur.
ther use, when they are suffi-
GENTLY SCARED so that they give
the practice pitcher too good a
grip or at the same time acquire
so rough a surface that the bat
ter has an unfair advantage,
they are discarded entirely.
Penitentiaries, welfare organi.
cations, CCC camps and the like
then fall heir to them, but their
average life around a big league
park is something less than
three days, generally about two.
The umpires have complete
supervision of the balls. They
receive them in their dressing
room in an unbroken carton of
IL each, the balls in turn being
packed in individual boxes with
a paper seal over them. Each
day before the game, the home
club supplies the umpires with
a stock of new baseballs Suffi-
GENTLY to more than supply the
normal need, but now and again,
such as happened the day the
fast ball pitcher, Grove, worked,
requirements are needed and
must be secured from the big
vault in the clubhouse where
baseballs, small moneys and
tickets are stored.
Security Observed
Incidentally there is never
more than few dollars of the
days receipts kept at a ball
park over night. After the
seventh inning the various ticket
booths are checked and relieved
of their receipts. These are
taken to the main counting room
and sent to the bank in an
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

1904. Playing ball around the
lots of his native city as a boy,
Hadley developed exceptional
speed and skill as hurler. He
played with his school team and
then matriculated at Mercersburg
Academy. He had a brief career
at Brown University, but Spalding
carried a stronger appeal for him
than Blackstone. Instead of send
ing strikers to Jail for hitting he's
sending hitterS back to the bench
on strikes.
Washington discovered Hadley
while was a student at Mer-
cersbu1 He struck out 26 bat
ters Of day and 1t was decided
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
Little Wolf Faces
Shikat Thursday

His 14-minute upset of Dick
Shikat is his proudest conquest
by far. Furthermore "Chief
Little Wolf" (otherwise known
as Ben Tanhio) admits as much
readily.
Little Wolf" meets Dick Shikat
Thursdy.
In other matches Andy Rascher
opposes Jack Donovan over a
scheduled As minute distance
while 3O-minute spots book Wal
ter Ungerhill VS.. George Lenihan
and Rudy Dusek VS.. Tex Morgan.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

through '33 and "a, returning
to Washington last winter in
in the three-cornered deal in
volving the Griffs, Browns and
White Sox.
Hadley has won 81 games and
lost 113 games in nine seasons
of major league ball. It may be
said in extenuation that in most
of those years Bumpus has been
with second division clubs. His
best year was in 1927 when he
won IA games and lost six, allow
ing 2.85 earned per nine inning
game. O'NEILLA
(TOmOrrow: Eddie Llnkel
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
OPEN
RING TEST

Youngsters entered in the Jun
ior Golden Gloves boxing tourna-
ment get going tonight at the
Georgetown Boys Club in a nine
bout program. Tonight's bouts
open a five-day campaign for
championships in various weight
classes.
George Olsen, prominent or.
chestra leader at the Fox Theater
this week, will present cup to
the lad revealing the best sports.
manShip tonight.
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also scheduled
tomorrow, but
m os t conteS-
tants will play
their 18 holes
today because
of the added at.
traction of see
ing Little in &C.
ton.
T ON orro W
brings the 49,
hole qualifying
round in the
annual r oc k
Gre e k P ar k
Open followed
h,v watch r1oU
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
County Loop Opens
Campaign Sunday

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The
Washington County Baseball
League opens its season Sunday.
The circuit is made up Of eleven
clubs.
The first games here list Hagers-
town Hoffman ChevieS against
Sharpsburg and the Hagerstown
Blue Sox aga Lst the Hancock
Athletic Club.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
UP TO HIM TO STEM RED SOX

THE FAMILIAR figure
of Earl Whitehill, Washing
tons ace pitcher and star
southpaw, is being relied
upon by Manager Bucky
Harris to check the rushing
Boston Red Sox today in
the final home game at Crit
fifth Stadium until May 16.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
Hickey to Retain
Ryan 1000" Cup

Johnny Hickey, former Catho-
lie U. track athlete, will be pre-
sented the Ryan 1000" trophy
for permanent possession at the
annual C. U. alumni banquet at
the Mayflower Hotel on May !.
The presentation will be made by
Bishop James H. Ryan. The
trophy was the feature of the dis
continued C. U. indAor track meet,
Hickey winning til Ryan 1000"
yards in the 1882 llieet.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
Who's Who On the Griffmen
WING "BUkAP" t4ADLEY, RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

forthwith tn a t
he was worth a
major lie a g u e
trial. So into the
box he trotted.
He had youthful
assurance and a
fast ball. The as
surance couldn't
fool anyone and
neither did his
fast ball. Th e
enemy made II
runs in one in
ming and h a t
night B u m p S
caught a train
for Birm i n g =
ham.
That W as in
1926. In 1927
Hadley was back
with washington
t o r e m a i n
through the sea.
son Of 1881. He
moved to Chi.
cago in a deal
that rou g h t
Kerr a n d Rey-
nolds to the CAPT.
tai. From the
SoX, Hadley went
to st. Louis in
1882 a nd re.
m q iOnd thera
The Washington times., 1935-04-22


ging average is Frank Buck "o'Neil
.750, with three of his four hits go
ing for extra bases. He turned in
the outstanding defensive play of
the series, back-handed gloved
catch of Travis line drive on Fri.
day.
Let's look at the record. In the
opening game of the series, Gro
min was at bat five times and
made two hits. The first of these
was a double, but Joe is never
satisfied. The next time up he
cracked a triple. There was a
base for each time at bat. In the
second game he was at bat four
times and got two hits. One was
a single, and again he wasn't sat-
isfied. Next time up he made a
double. He averaged three-quar'
tiers of a base per time at bat.
Few Reach 400 Mark
Cronin will not maintain any
.444 average for the season. The
highest average made in the
American League since 1887 was
.420, shared by Tyrus Raymond
Cobb and George Sisler. Harry
Heilman was the last American
League batsman to clear the 400
mark. He batted .403 in 1928. 1t
was the great Tip" O'Neill, Of
the old st. Louis Browns. who hit
.492 in 1887, but in those days a
base on balls counted as a base hit.
Boston will not demand that
Cronin hit .444 in this or any
other season. They will be salts
fled if he keeps his average above
the 300 mark. This should not be
difficult, for Cronin is in the best
physical condition of his career.
He looks today like the trim
WASTED youth who came out OF
Kansas City in 1928.
Boston most certainly will de-
mand winner of Cronin, a fact
which Joe himself recognizes. He
carries the largest price tag ever
attached to ball player He will
be the "Quarter-of -a-Million-Dol-
lar Failure" of the "Quarter of-a-
Million Dollar Gem" He will be
a symbol of Tom Yawkey's genius
or folly as he rises or falls.
\ Wise Leader
Wise for his years, Cronin real
ICES his exact position in the
baseball world. He has the spirit
of the Red Sox seething as he
drives with a silken rein. He has
the team believing in itself. 1t
is playing alert and aggressive
baseball. The writer takes excep,'
ton to Cronin's use of the bunt
at times, but every play is sue
ceSsful if it works.
In baseball parlance, the Red
Sox are strictly an "if" team. If
Grove can regain his form of a
few years ago the Sox will be
hard to beat. IF Walberg and
Bishop can stand the gaff
through season. IF Dahlgren
can hit major league pitching
Boston will have ball club that
that may decide the penlant race.
Not a winner itself, the Red Sox
may ruin the chances OF some
contender.
The left side of the Sox infield
is the best in baseball. Cronin
showed us that he has conquered
his old fault of grounding his
knee to field grounders hit di'
rectly at him. Werber is a star in
any company. The outfield is
capable enough, and Mel Almada.
the young Cuban, is destined to
be one of the outstandil. play.
ers of the league. Cronin thinks
Mel will hit. There's another if.
The same goes for Reynolds. who
is a spring tornado and summer
breeze.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

*Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Brooklyn, 8; Boston, 1.
New York, a; Philadelphia, (called
end tenth inning, Sunday law).
Cincinnati, 8; Chicago, 4 (12 innlngs).
St. Louis, 6; Pittsburgh, 1.
TOday'S Games
New York at Philadelphia.
(Only game scheduled.)
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

Standings

"Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
on-WASHINGTON, rain.
New York, 4; Philadelphia, 8.
Detroit, 8: Cleveland, 2 (13 innings).
Chicago, 8; st. Louis, 5 40 innings).
Today's Games
Boston at WASHINGTON, 3:1S p. m.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.
(Only games scheduled.)
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

rounds Wednesday and Thursday.
Entries close tonight at 6 o'clock
with Ed Burns, manager at Rock
Creek Park.
The annual Phyllis Keeler Miller
Memorial tournament, first major
event of the season for women,
takes place Friday at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club.
Entries should be forwarded to
Mrs. Douglas Tschiffely, 2844
Twenty-eighth st. N. w., or phone
Adams 9042.
Saturday brings the George.
town Prep Father and Son"
tournament over the nine-hole
course at Garrett Park, Md. Com
petition will be 18 holes, medal
play handicap. Mail or tele-
phone entries to Frank Emmet,
Georgetown Prep School, WiScon,
sin 1900, not later than 6 p. m.
Friday. In event of rain Satur-
day, the tournament will be held
on Sunday.
Emmons S. Smith, Chevy
Chase, vice-president of the Wash
ington district of the Maryland
State Golf Association, announces
that Woodmont and Manor Clubs
have entered competition for the
Baltimore News-PoSt trophy.
Beaver Dam, Kenwood, Indian
Spring and Chevy Chase are the
other locaa clubs entered.
Freddy IColumbus, s1-10, II,
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

DaseDaII park, one day IN the game proper
and the next day for practice purposes.
It requires two dozen baseballs per day
to keep game going. Some days a few
less and some days few more, but "a in
round numbers. For IT home games, that
amounts to nearly 1000 baseballs each club
uses per year.
Last Friday, when Lefty Grove was in
the box for Boston, exactly 50 baseballs
were taken out of their tinfoil wrappers
for utility in the game. An unusually large
number were fouled that day, and once
the surface is bruised hv imnact with steel
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
SOFTBALL LOOP OPENS

The Navy Yard Softball League
opens today with B&M Shop
meeting the Foundry nine. Ad-
miral DeFreese, commandant of
the Navy Yard, will toss out the
first ball.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
ACTS
AS REFEREE

"Kid" Sullivan, former con-
tender for the lightweight cham'
pionship Of the world, will ref
feree the bouts tomorrow at the
National Guard Armory, Sixth
and Pennsylvania Avenue North
west, at 10 p. m.
Sullivan, besides being engaged
as referee, will coach and instruct
the boxing team at the Armory
for the remainder of the season.
Sullivan will develop teams
representing the Two Hundred
and Sixtieth Coast Artillery, Spe'
cial Troops, Twenty-ninth Divl'
sion Engineers, and District Ma
tional Guards, to meet teams
representing the Marine Reserves
of the District of Columbia
Glasses for these teams will com
mence Friday at the Armory.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
JUNIORS MEET

National City League teams in
the junior and midget classes meet
Thursday night at the Atlas Sport
Store at 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

to see him in
action. Socially,
the Washington
S p or is public
has been glad
to see Cronin.
A h l e t / c ally
he's been a pain
in the neck.
Cronin is hit
t i n 6 4 4 4
a G a in st the
GriffS. He has
a v e ra G ed al.
most a base for
every time at
bat. His slug
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
SEEK GAMES

Kenilworth Boys Club, Of the
Metropolitan Police Department,
seeks games with midget teams.
Call Lincoln 0334 after $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

t h ! n g Irving
Bump" Hadley
learned in the
m a jor leagues
was t h a t every
team has nine
dangerous hit
terS. This knowl-
edge was of tre-
mendouS benefit
to him, for he be-
gan to polish his
pitching roper
toire, and, now
t h a t h e S re-
turned to the
Griffmen after a
tour of the great
open spaces, he
is counted upon
to win at least Is
games. Already
credited with a
victory in hi S
first effor t,
Bump as IA
more to win to
reach his set
quota.
Hadley is a ma
tive of MaSSachu-
sets. He lives in
Lynn and is
married. He was
born on July 5,
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
Golf Breaks Into Rash
Here This Week
Bv GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Golf breaks out with rash here this week. headlned by
odays exhibition match at the Indian Spring Country Club
featuring Lawson Little American and British amateur cham
pion.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
0eCr0niin
HtSGriB
F0r.444
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Times Sports Staff

Rain kept the Boston Red Sox
in our midst for today, giving Joe
Cronin'S friends another chance
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

concrete wood they retired far future
in game is concerned.
On that day. Friday balls fouled back and high
into the press stand which the roof behind home plate
The ball clubs have objection to the public keeping
balls foued into the stand figuring it an of good
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

accounted for first low net IN the
Sunrise tourney at the Argyle
Country Club yesterday. A. D.
Cole, 98-26, 70, took second. DR..
L. L. Williams, 100-20, 80; w. G..
Leishea, 900, 80, and N. l..
Saunders, 100-20, 30, tied for
third.
The executive committee of the
District Golf Association meets
Wednesday night to discuss new
dates for the District amateur
and District Junior champion
ships. Plans for a Father and
Son" tournament will also be dis
cussed. A tourney for the execu-
tives and local golf writer's will
be held in the afternoon followed
by a dinner.
Sam Rice, 96-6. 80; E. j. John
son, 1OO-20, 80; T. j. Youngkin,
100-20, 80, and George Gist,
89-9, 80, tied for first in the blind
bogey at Indian Spring. j. E.
Hunt, 78-S, 70, and Harry C.
Peacock, 79-9, 10, tied for second
prize.
Harry Bailey and D. E. Matti-
son were first flight winners in
the blind bogey at Beaver Dam.
Russell M. Brown and E. l..
Degener were second flight win
ners: Don w. Smith and w. Hall
third flight winners, and Morti-
mer D. Rathgeber and v. Cameron
fourth flight winners.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
Baseball Statistics
Not To Be Found in
Record Book
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

Did you stop to consider the average span useful
ness Of an American League baseball?
The darn things have about two days utility around
The Washington times., 1935-04-22
PLAY PRACTICE GAME

Jack Pry Mats and Riggs A. C I
midgets play a practice game to
morrow on the North Ellipse Ola
mond at ! p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-04-22

ALSO opening today is the Dis
trict Employees spring tournament
at Indian Spring, The event is
The Washington times., 1935-06-21
Washington Jobs

Some day somebody will be able explain why is that the
District government whenever has job at its disposal goes
outside of the District to get man to fill it.
According all indications about to import to
fill the job of superintendent of penal institutions Recently
tried import tell District residents how to play
In the latter the importation didn't work because the
that the powers sought to import wouldn't migrate.
Is there why residents of Washington can't fill
the jobs that created by the which they suppor
No such apparent to the yman but that it
does the minds of those who spend the taxpayers
The District has and who experts recrea
ton It has experts penal institutions BUT IT SEEMS
THAT THE MERE FACT THAT THESE EXPERTS LIVE IN
THE DISTRICT IS ENOUGH TO BAR THEM FROM DIS
TRICT JOBS.
The Federal Government far lenent to Washington
ans in the of jobs than is the local government
Uncle Sam recognizes the merit of citizens frequently
when making appointments
But while people good enough for the Federal Gov
they to merit any consideration from their
municipality
The Federation Citizens Associations recently adopted
resolutions protesting against the bringing in of outsiders to
fill important posts in the school system.
The school jobs it happened filled by the appoint
ment of Washingtonians.
The Federation might with proprety, extend its resolutions
TO include all local jobs.
The Washington times., 1935-06-21
By Hiram Percy Maxim

place under those to which it
was chemically related.
BY this time, he must have
realized he had stumbled upon
the key to one of Natures
great secrets. Continuing, he
filled in all the known elements
of his time. There naturally
were several vacant places.
Then this bold pioneer pro-
ceeded to write down new
names in the empty spaces, and
had the presumption to predict
the chemical characteristics of
each, notwithstanding they
were unknown, among men.
NATURES SECRET
AS the years rolled around,
one after another of these new
elements were discovered. The
admiration of the scientific
world was aroused, as each of
these new elements was found
to have the atomic weight and
the chemical characteristics
(which Mendeleeff had predicted.
It is a classic example of the
logged persistence Of the
human mind when a mystery
is to be solved. Mendeleeff dis
closed Natures system of build
ing her chemical elements.
It let out her secret of how
she constructed the various
atoms, and it fastened the
coming of Roentgen's X-rays,
the Electron Theory and the
still mysterious Cosmic Ray.
Articles by Mr.. Maxim ap-
pear each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. The subject Of the
next one will be "The ExplOd-
ing Cosmos"
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-06-21

are IN the first groves OF rec
woods, thousands of years old.
There is Bull Creek flat with
the worlds tallest tree. Many Of
these trees each contain enough
lumber to build more than 20
average houses. But these groves
are held in perpetuity and never
will fall victim to the lumber
mans ak.
There are charming vacation
spots all through the land Of the
redwoods, as we'll as interesting
places to visit.
One in Arcata, which once
was the headquarters for pack
trains supplying mines on the
Klamath and Trinity rivers.
Then there is historic Trinidad,
second oldest and smallest in.
corporated town in California.
The Spaniards dropped anchor
in Trinidad Bay on Trinity
Sunday in ITS.
Another interesting and de-
lightful place is Crescent City.
We drive along the ocean, wind.
ing through giant redwoods and
at Point Lookout we look down
on a crescent-shaped beach.
The Washington times., 1935-06-21
Communism Arraigned

In these days when many of colleges cuttered up
with Reds and Pnks is inspiring see the strong stand
against Communism taken by Of the most distinguished
educators this any other country President James Row.
land Angel of Yale.
President Age in his recent baccaureate address, scah
ngy arraigned the Communist philosophy denouncng its
BRUTALITY its Oriental cruelty and its unspeakabe pun
ishment of dssenters.
He pointed that rested major premise that was
fundamentally wrong, and that great menace to
liberty as the Fascist doctrine that the individual exists for
the State and not the State for the Individual"
Of Soviet Russia, Dr. Angel said:
'Here in one Of the greatest of nations is form
government proclaimed pandcea for human ills,
Which starting from Uiolent and not Uhoy unustfed
revolutionary th the bOodshed and cruelty
familiar in the early stages of such conUuls0nS has
continued maintain itself by systematic and whOlc
sale Ui0lence.
"The suffering and agony of flesh Which haze been
BY its actions terrible enough But far
is the that all the deepest instincts of human dignity
and se-respect h0Ue been outraged. The left
the soul irdcble than those impressed the
body"
Only in democracy DR. Angel declared the larger and
significant values to be found More than any other
form of yet conrvd offers liberty to the spirit
and equality of opportunity to its people, because in their
hands lies the to correct its evils Under dictatorship
whether of Individual of class, this impossible
Angeles address ought clear the academic air of much
of the masma with which has been filled Of late years by the
Counts the Hucnses and other admirers of the fools para
disc in Russia.
demonstrates what many 1aymen beginning to doubt
that there still clear thinkers and patriotic citizens
in high place in American universities.
The Washington times., 1935-06-21
Protect Your Children

Sumner when windows left open day and night is a
danger season for children.
Yet all such accidents prevntabe and at almost cost
Window guards porchguard guards on sale at
many stores, at prices within the reach of ALL
They require only few minutes for installation
home ratings be constructed with little trouble
which will also be effective in saving chdrens lives.
Parents taken these precautions should do
at once.
few moments time, few cents of expense will protect
small boys and girls from serious and perhaps fatal falls and
give fathers and mothers the priceless that in the
home at least, their youngsters SAFE