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Evening star., 1936-07-04
BIuege Ton Road Hitter.

WASHINGTON left its stomping
grounds on June Is in fifth place
and with only single regular, Buddy
Lewis, hitting 800. The Griffs return
to Griffith Stadium bare step behind
the second-place Tigers and with six
of the eight regulars above the 300
mark.
The hitting of the club was the
feature of the tour, although there
were notable slab efforts by Earl
Whitehill, Cascarella, Jimmy De
Shong and Newsom. But when a ball
club gets 1873 hits and Ill runs in
16 games. it is doing fair amount of
slugging. That's the kind of an Of
tense the Mats presented-an average
OF nearly seven runs per game and
more than II hits per contest.
OSsie Bluege, one of the heroes of
the climb, was the stick leader. Ossie,
in addition to maintaining his usual
fielding perfection, wound up with
16-game batting record of .389. He
needed this kind of an average to
top the club, so well did it hit. Only
three regulars, Buddy Lewis, Cliff Boil
ton and Cecil Travis, failed to bat
800 but, toward the close of the
tour, they were far from shy at the
dish.
The individual batting averages
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Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
New York VS.. Washington. Grit
fifth Stadium, two games, 1880.
Running.
Playground Department-Tako-
ma Park Citizens Association an
maui 10-mile race for District A. A.
U. championships. Starts l pm.
on Mount Vernon Boulevard below
railway bridge; finish In front Of
Takoma Park swimming pool.
Tennis.
District of Columbia tournament
mems singles and doubles, Column
bia Country Club, 8 pm.
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Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
American League.

American League.
BattS1g-Gehrig. Yankees, .399;
Radcliff, White Sox. .375.
Runs-Gehrig. Yankees, 90; Geh-
ringer, Tigers. rs.
Runs batted in-Foxx. Red Sox.
70; Goslin, Tigers, SO.
Hits-Gehrig, Yankees, 110; Geh-
ringer. Tigers, 103.
Doubles-Rolf and Di Maggie.
Yankees, and Gehringer, Tigers.
26.
Triples-Gehringer, Tigers, 8;
Cliff. Browns, 8.
Home Runs-Foxx, Red Sox, %;
Gehrig, Yankees, and Trosky. In
dams, 20.
Stolen bases-Powell, Yankees,
13; Piet, White Sox, and .Werber,
Red Sox, IL.
Pitching-Malone, Yankees, SO;
Pearson, Yankees, 11-3.
National League.
Batting-Jordan, Bees, 357; Suhr,
Pirates: Camilli, Phillies; J. Moore,
Phillies, and S. Martin, Cardinals,
$40.
Runs-J. Martin. Cardinals, g.;
Vaughan, Pirates, 81.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Car
dinals, II; OFT, Giants, IS.
HISTORIAN, Bees, l07; Jensen,
Pirates, 100.
Doubles-Herman, Cubs, 20; P.
Waner, Pirates, "a.
Triples-Camilli, Phillies, and
Goodman, Reds, 8.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, IA; Ca
MILL, Phillies, IL.
Stolen bases-S. Martin, Cardi-
mails, 13; J. Martin, Cardinals. IL.
Pitching-Lucas. Pirates, 7-1;
Gumbert, Giants, To, and ]. Dean,
Cardinals, 14-4.
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Cubs, Reds Show Fine Records,

DIAMOND DUsT-Chicago Cubs
and Cincinnati Reds turned in
the best records in the major leagues
for month of June Former with
81 wins and S losses: Reds with II
and Poorest marks posted
by Brooklyn and Phillies with
4 wins against 81 defeats and 4 VIC
tories and 1s setbacks, respectively
Best in the American League:
The Yankees, with 13 won in %
starts Ben Chapman, traded
from the Yanks, is getting a large
share of the credit for the Nationals
drive in recent weeks Manager
Bucvky Harris calls the deal for
Ben the best made by any major
league club this year" While
Jimmy Foxx still Is the big gun of
the Boston Red Sox, the base ball
writer's are beginning to raise eye
brows about his fielding slump.
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BENGALS SEE RED,
GRAB I STRAIGHT
Gehringer Leads Champs to
Win Over BroWns-Chisox
Nose Out Tribe.
Yanks Well Balanced.
BY SID FEEDER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


Associated Press Sports Writer.
THAT Tigers been eating raw
meat again.
1t seems that all was needed
to make those Detroits see red
was to tell them they were a one-or-
two-man ball club. So now that
they're about fed up with that you're
no good without Cochrane" and
"Greenberg's-your -only- hitter" stuff
they're proceeding to take the Ameri-
can League first division apart for
the first time in weeks.
With a marked form reversal for
the better in the pitching department
the Tigers are riding a seven-game
winning streak, just one short of their
longest of the season and have pulled
up from fifth place to second in 10
days.
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The individual batting averages

Jimmy De Shong and Buck Newsom,
each with three victories, topped the
hurlers, although neither was as con-
sistently effective as Whitehill or
Cascarella. Newsom won three and
lost none; De Shong won three and
dropped one; Whitehill won two of
three; Cascarella won one of three;
Pete Appleton won a decision and
dropped one, and Monte Weaver won
Q game and dropped none.
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Gehringer Moves Fastest.

THE biggest advance for the week
among the leaders was made by
Charley Gehringer Of the Tigers. who
batted at near 500 clip to take fourth
place away from the Indians slipping
Billy Sullivan with a mark of 1852,
deadlocking Dickey.
The 10 leading hitters in each league
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Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Charley Gehringer, Tigers-Hit
homer, double and single in 9-5 win
over Browns.
Luke Appling, White Sox-DroVe
in three runs against Indians with
homer and two singles.
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Vats Fighting to Poue Worth Scheng Target Says Bruddock
Yanks Against Cubs or Cards
In Big Series Called Logical
Pick. With Season Half OUer

on five good starting pitchers. and
most 81 these have the stuff it takes
to keep moving along.
Last season they won II straight
This season they won Il out Of %
starts. Once they get under full
steam they are something to stop.
At this point the Cubs have the
edge because their pitching strength
outnumbers the Cardinals by two to
one.
Yanks Well Balanced.
THE Yankees today are the best all
around club in base ball. They
carry even more thunder than the
Cardinals can show. In Dickey,
Gehrig, Rosetti and Di Maggie they
have four of the best ball players in
either league-four stars who are we'll
backed up by a flock Of hardhitting
mates. Their pitching hasn't been
any too consistent, but they haven't
needed any better.
When you keep giving pitchers
seven or eight runs a game, or even
more. there Is tendency to loaf and
not throw away an arm.
The Yankees can get better pitch
ing if they happen to need 1t.
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
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Bryan Grant in turning pro right
after the coming nationals
which news will make Bill O'Brien
feel 80 pounds lighter.

Marjorie Gestring pronounced
yes-string) 13-year-old national IN
door diving champ of Los Angeles
can make a piano talk, as well as a
springboard Dizzy Dean Is 80
tired he may not see service IN the
all-star game.
Hollywood is reported after MAX
Schmeling, but the German INNS
will get first crack, naturally
Incidentally, when MAX luncneo
with Herr Hitler the other day ne
didn't increase his popularity with
those anti-Nazis who boycotted
the Louis affair.
Frankie Frisch, assisted by Roy
Stockton OF the st. Louis Posi-.
Dispatch, has Q readable piece on
the Gas House Gang In this weeks
issue Of q nickel masaans e.
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Man Who Came Back.

Man Who Came Back.
"HOSE who should know whereof
they speak are saying that
Joey Kuhel is better ball
player today than he was in
1888. This, they say. Is Joey's big
year.
This is interesting because in 1888
the sprightly first baseman, for whom
Clark Griffith paid s65, 900. was quite
ball player. Many were called to
I'LL the shoes Of Joe Judge when old
J. 1gnatius started to slip but only
Kuhel filled them. And, up until this
year. he did it only in 1888.
Nobody on the Washington
club-and the Griffmen, after
all, should be in a good position
to judge-profess to know ex-
actly what has come over Kuhel.
In 1884 and 1885 the American
League second baseman had a
grand time scooping up the
grourders he hit at them and
throwing joey out.
He had no average to speak of and,
worse in Kuhel's case, he was not
batting across many runs. That is
Joe's forte. batting in runs. This
column of the batting records, more
than the average will tell you how
well Kuhel Is hitting.
Handicapped by Mental Complex.
You wonder about Kuhel's come
back and you recall the day he
first worked out in training camp
at Orlando last Winter. From his
home in Kansas City. before, during,
and even after the annual mid Win
ter meeting of the major leagues
there had trickled to Kuhel's ears
rumor that he was to be traded.
Rogers Hornsby was the most per-
sistent seeker of Joe's services,
although the White Sox were believed
interested. Joe probably felt he
would go. Then the smoke of the
meetings cleared and Kuhel found
himself still a National.
Down In Orlando Kuhel was
saying, with set jaw. that he
had to make good this year.
High strung, sensitive, Joe did
not relish the lead-off position
to which he was assigned dur
ing most Of the 1885 campaign.
Il let it get me down." he explained.
1T became mental complex I was
convinced couldn't hit up there.
This year I understand I'm not
going to lead off. I'm glad, of course,
but even if I were to lead of again
I'd go about it a different way. I'd
walk up to the plate and swing like
I meant it instead Of trying to poke
the ball through the infield."
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CELTS PLAY AT EUSTIS.

st. Mary's Celtics of Alexandria
left for Fort Eustis today to play two
games there over the week end. The
following players are with the team:
Benson, Cabell, Hamilton, Brenner,
Chilcott, Godfrey, Kidwell, Langford,
Ludlow, Shu, Printz and Lacey.
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Sports Mirror

Today a year ago-Helen Wills
Moody, making comeback, and
Helen Jacobs reached final round of
all-England tennis championship.
Three years ago-Pat Nolan,
Irish professional, won British open
golf qualifying medal with 7i-67,
1913, at st. Andrews.
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Shooting To Better "a Mark.

Shooting to Better '33 Mark.
WHETHER Kuhel's comeback road
w would have been studded with
more obstacles had he been left in
the lead-off position is a moot ques-
ton. At any rate, Manager Bucky
Harris spared him any mental COM
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CHAVEZ RING VICTOR.

LOS ANGELES, July (P.-Tony
Chavez, 1913, Los Angeles, outpointed
Noon Mullins, 1913, Vincennes, Ind, in
Q 10-round boxing match last night.
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0 leading hitters in each league
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
BATTLE AT HERNDON.

Herndon A. C and Reeds Pharmacy
were playing a doubleheader at Hern-
don today, the first game slated to
start at / O'Clock.
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BERRIES HAS GOOD ARM.

Ray Berres, Brooklyn catcher,
nipped II base runners last season
In the Pacific Coast league.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
AMERICAN PUBLIC
GETTING DOG WISE
Average Citizen Now Can
Call Breeds by Their
Correct Names.
POPLEXY among dog breeders

A POPLEXY among dog breeders
~ is on the decline. according
~ to the American Kennel Ga
u zette, because the American
public is learning the right names Of
the recognized breeds Of dogs.
A decade ago the number of dog
fanciers who succumbed from hearing
such things as police dog and "Bos-
ton bull" was appalling. In fact,
many misnomers. such as Scotch
collie. Scotch terrier. English bull dog
and French poodle" practically have
disappeared from common usage.
Almost any man in the street, or
on the farm, now knows that the
dog he once associated with police"
is really German shepherd. He also
knows that there are a dozen other
recognized breeds that have been
trained extensively for police work.
The same man now speaks of the
Boston terrier" says merely collie" I"
and makes 1t Scottish terrier" and
drops the English and French"
from bull dog" and poodle" re-
spectively.
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Breeds Have Nicknames.

DfccOS nave NIckn8meS.
nOG breeders are rather punctilious
that the proper names, as recog-
nized by the American Kennel Club,
be applied to their dogs, but there are
plenty Of abbreviations and nicknames
that are accepted in the dog show
game.
For instance: A bob" is an Old
English sheep dog; "Dobe" is a
Doberman pinscher: a Sam" is a
Samoyede: "Sheltie" is a Shetland
sheep dog; a Saint" is a st. Bernard;
a "dachs" is dachshund: a "Dandie"
Is a Dandie Dinmont terrier; a wire"
Is wire fox terrier: a smooth" is a
smooth fox terrier; a Kerry" is a
Kerry blue terrier; a "Scottie" is a
Scottish terrier; "Sealy" is a Sealy-
ham terrier; "Welshie" is a Welsh
terrier; "Westie" is q West Highland
white terrier; a "griff" is a Brussels
griffon; Jap" is Japanese spaniel;
a "Peke" is Pekingese; a Pom" is a
Pomeranian; a Boston" is a Bos-
ton terrier; a "Frenchie" Is a French
bull dog; Skip" is a schipperke; q
curly" is curly coated retriever, and
golden" Is golden retriever.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
EAGER TO ATONE
FOR EARLY SLIPS
Harrismen Believed Ready
to Carry Touring Spirit
Into Home Stand.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
\ IDING the crest of a wave Of
J boundless enthusiasm and

boundless enthusiasm anc
high prosperity-spirit thai
y has been unparalleled since
he bright days of l933-the Ma
(tionals return to Griffith Stadium to.
day to open, of all things, fight
for redemption.
Despite the backdrop of a Wash.
ington clubs best road record in more
than two years, there IS a matter
of redemption on the schedule fol
the Griffs. Having bowed and scrapeo
all season to the all-powerful Yankees
they find themselves now as leading
challengers, who have done little tc
choke off the Gothamites' threat to
walk away with the American League
pennant
Eight times this year the Griffs and
Yanks have faced and that New York
now runs far ahead of the pack partly
Is the fault of the Harrismen, who
won the first two games and then
dropped six in row.
Thus, today and tomorrow, is there
opportunity for penance With Joe
SdSldI6ild dIll DUN ANchSolIl NUiile
the pitching, Washington today was
to show off its Ben Chapman and
Cascarella in double-header against
the Yanks, who were to display Joe
Di Maggie for the first time locally.
Tomorrow the series will wind up with
q single game.
Team Is Good Away.
IF THE Griffs are not fit and ready
TO redeem themselves now, they
never figure to be. Two dynamic weeks
Of invasion seemingly have wrought
a great change in the club 1t comes
home to Griffith Stadium with a
three-game winning streak and trip
record of II victories in 16 games,
the final tilt in Philadelphia yester-
day being postponed on account OF
q morning sprinkle.
If the Griffs have lacked the ability
to beat certain foes, like New YorA
and Cleveland, they seemingly have
balanced this shortcoming by exhibit
ing the ability to play good ball on
the road, which is a sign of winning
team. The record book of Washington
clubs fails to reveal many recent
editions with this same ability.
Playing at home this campaign. the
Nationals barely have managed to
stay above the 500 mark They have
won l8 games and dropped II for a
SIS pace. This kind of playing, if
not aided by a road percentage far
more robust, would get the Griffs
nowhere. Fortunately, they have been
better away from home.
The II victories that were compiled
on the second long jaunt that ended
yesterday brought the Nationals total
of wins to %. These, against II de-
feats for the campaign, have produced
. commendable. 564 average.
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BY GRANTLAND RICE.

BY GRANTLAND RICE.
TINE grand old Fourth is the day
set aside for picking pennant
winners. The job first opens
u In April, where 1t doesn't mean
any too much. But when the halfway
mark arrives around the Fourth there
should be enough to work on.
You already can name the Yankees
for the American League. II they're
not already in, then Schmeling never
tagged Louis with a right. It will
be the Yankees against either the Cubs
or Cardinals.
Cubs Strong on Slab.
OUTSIDE of the pitching, the Car
dinals have the better ball club.
But the Cubs have big edge in
pitching. Dizzy Dean has kept his
normal gait. but Paul Dean is far be-
hind schedule and Parmelee has fired
and fallen back. The Reds have been
one of the main sensations so far, but
they are not yet up to the Cubs, Car
dinals and Pirates.
Yankees and Cardinals would put
over one of the most colorful world
series ever played, but the Cards
never will make 1t unless they get
better pitching. The Cubs can call
Evening star., 1936-07-04

SOUTH ATLANTIC,
Jacksonville. Q: Macon, 4.
Columbus. 3: Savannah, 3.
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The spurt from .291 to 307,
his present pace, was inevitable.

In the second place sportswriter
f1atters himself to think he could
hold any such influence as to produce
a 1855 batting average. If he did
he wouldn't have to beat on set
of KEYS to make a living.
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~ ARNEY WELSH or Tony Latona
x VS.. Dooly Mitchell or Hugh
Evening star., 1936-07-04
CHAMP UNAFRA|D
OF UH[AN'S RIGHT
Holds GamenesS Max's Main
ASset-Regrets He Didn't
Get Louis Fight.
BY JOHN LARDNER.

n YEW YORK, July A year ago
M the regular routine in the
| prizefighting stable of Jim
4 Rraddnck apd loo Gould uac
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
SEC. SWANSON
IMPROVES

"slIght Improvement" was noted
today In the condition Of Secre-
tary Of the Navy Swanson, who
Is critically I'll at Naval Hospital,
suffering Q fractured rib and
pleurisy, DR.. c. c. Thomas. his
physician, reported today.
The Secretary, who Is "A years
old, entered the hospital February
5 after he had slipped on the
bathroom floor at his homo, 2136
r st. N. W. He was recovering
from this when the pleurisy set
in, centering around the frac.
tured rib. No evidence Of pneu-
monia has been noted, doctors
said.
Yesterday doctors issued a bul.
letin that his condition was "seri-
Gus but not hopeless" but this
was followed by later bulletins
showing slight Improvement.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Gin Marriages
Hit by Proposal
In NeW York

ALBANY, Feb. 14.-A bill de-
signed to end hasty marriages
in New York has been introduced
by Assemhlywoman Jane n. Todd.
The measure would require T2
hours to elapse between the issu-
ance Of q license and the marri-
age ceremony. Miss Todd de-
clared:
Marriage should be some
thing more than . hit-0r.miss
proposition, and should only be
entered into after careful con-
GideratiOn. Gin weddings, haSty
m arriages entered into for
the sake Of headlines, tadVen-
ture' or merely for the purpose
Of surprising friends should,
as I view 1t, be discouraged. I
think this bill win help do
that.
Under the terms Of the Todd
bin every marriage license would
bear q notation Of the day and
hour Of its issuance and the per
son performing the ceremony
would be required to make 3 like
notation.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
TO SHOW
POLITICS FILM

CHICAGO, Feb. IL US)-Pub'
Lie opinion. even Of New Deal"
supporters, never will stand for
such action as that Of the Ohio
board Of censors in banning '"The
Amateur Fire Brigade" q travesty
ON the New Deal" Raymond Pit
cairn, national chairman Of the
Senttnels Of the Republic, de-
clared last night.
Pitcairn said:
I'VE have confidence In win
ming approval in the courts be-
cause public opinion win not
stand for suppression Of the
story this film has to tell.
"The Columbus Citizen, q
supporter Of the Administration.
while dlsapprOving the content
Of this film, declares, editOr1ally:
"We would not deny any
citizen the right TO view this
film and then to reach his. own
conclusions. This action Of the
board Of censOrs, and the regu-
latiOn under which it acted, are
as contrary to the American ira
ditiOn a. the repudiated alien
and seditiOn laws"
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Runaway Dogs

JACKSON, Wyo. QN.S).
Dwight Stevens, owner Of q seven
dog sled team, is trying to figure
what ESkimoS do without automo-
biles. He parked his team before
the local post office while he
vent inside to get his mail. When
he returned he saw the animals,
with sled attached. disappearing
in the direction Of Snake River.
He leaped into an automobile
and pursued them for eight miles
before overtaking them.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Cases
On Increase Here

Ten more patients per day
we're treated In the District Tu-
berculosis Hospital last month
than in January. 1885, and all
previous occupancy records at
Gallinger Hospital were broken
last month.
Although there were ~ less
deaths from tuberculosis in the
District tuberculosis Hospital
during the first seven months Of
the current fiscal year than in
the corresponding 1885 period.
"a patients received treatment
there last month. Total days
care given during January was
7026.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14

The Flying Red Horse Tavern
is broadcasting a special Valen'
tine party tonight over WJSV at
$50 O'Clock and Beatrice Lille,
British eomedienne, known In pri'
vate life Is Lady Peel, Is again
the guest star. and here is the
reason:
saThis is the Flying Red Horse
Tavern calling. We want Be-
atrice Lille"
"This is Beatrice Lille speak
ing. What would you have Of
me?"
':AEiss Lille. our mail has
been delayed with requests for
you to return. Come back"
"AEals, eertainement. Jespere
always 70 please ne VARY kind
sponsor. Kiss. Kiss. I shall be
thereg"
The host, Waiter wOOlf King.
singing star Of May Wine"
Broadway operetta success, viii be
heard In songs and comedy Sc
Qrences with "Bea." Freddie
Ricla's orchestra, the Tavern sing
ers and the Four Red Horsemen,
male quartet, win be featured. too.
DR.. Grace Abbott, Of the faculty
Of Chicago University School OF
Social Service Administration, for
mer chief Of the United States
Children'S Bureau, win speak on
"Security and Relief over WMAL
from washington tomorrow at
1O:4E .. N. In connection with the
national delegate conference OF
the American Association Of So
cial Workers at the Maytlower
Hotel here.
Time signals from the United
States Naval Observatory here in
washington, broadcast by short
wave through the Navy radio sta
ton at Arlington, Va, win be re-
broadcast to N. B., c. listeners
daily from 11:5S:30 .. m. to noon
over The combined N. B. G. WRC-
WMAL networks. beginning Mon
day.
The broadcast starts with the
series Of one-second signals pre-
lirninary to the sending Of the
noon signal. The noon signal lasts
exactly three-tenths Of q second
and starts at noon sharp after Q
period Of 10 seconds Of silence.
The National BroadcaSting Com
pany WRC and WAGAL engineers,
striving to prevent accidents and
preparing to meet emergencies In
the proper way, are the first group
Of NBC engineers to take the First
Aid course, which they have just
completed, under the direction Of
MFR. Gammage, Instructor Of First
Aid and Life Saving for the D. C.
Chapter Of the American Red
Gross.
The engineers have studied for
the past several weeks after office
hours, and they take their final
examinations next Wednesday.
February 10.