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Evening star., 1936-07-21
MARKET LOOKING
TO CONF F|RMAT|ON'
Doubt Whether Average
!. Trend Is Above or Below
1888 Levels.
srec,sl Dispatch to The Star.

SlEClGl blSpdtCl W 4pC oeoA'
NEW YORK, July 21.-"Is the av-
erage of the market now above or
below the highs reached in 1882"
your correspondent asked broker
who is something Of student OF mar
ket moves.
eyes and no." he replied, and then
went on to explain.
"You see, the industrials are far
and away above their highs OF 1888,
! but the railroad and public utility
stocks are below their 1888 tops. For
instance, take the Dow-Jones aver
ages. which are so widely followed,
not only in Wall Street but through
out the country, that they are pub
lished daily in a great many news
papers.
Cites Current Market.
"Those averages show that, at the
closing highs of last week. which are
also the record highs of the current
bull market which began back IN
March, 1885, the industrials stood al
1884. as compared with 108.67. That
represents considerable advance. But
the closing high for the rail average
last week was only 52.9l, against
56.53 in 1888. And the utility closing
high of 1915 last week compares with
a closing high of 37.73 three years ago
"I believe that we will soon witness
a confirmation of the long upturn
in industrial shares on the part o1
both the rail and utility averages
According to the Dow theory. upor
which is predicated a surprisingly
large volume of speculation by all
manner of people over the length and
breadth of the land, the long-term
rising market will remain in doubt
until that confirmation is given.
Belief Held.
"The followers of the Dow theory
f1rmlv believe that the sharp reaction
in April came about because the raj
average failed to better It's February
high in that month and thus did no,
confirm the advance of the industrial
average into new high ground. They
also bark back to the early part OF
1884 when, they say, the fact that the
rails refused to confirm the high Of
the industrials brought about an I'M
portant Intermediary decline"
Evening star., 1936-07-21
COAST LINE GRANTED
INCREASE IN FARES
Virginia Corporation Commission
Allows Advance From 1la to
Q Cents a Mile.
tte Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 2l.-The
State Corporation Commission granted
an application of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway for authority to increase
its charges in passenger coaches from
~ to 2 cents per mile.
The A. c. L. has been operating on
the / lucent experimental rate for the
past 18 months.
The effective date Of the change
was not fixed, pending action in other
States which the line serves on SINH
lar applications.
The Southern Railway also is oper-
ating on the cheaper rate. 1t has not
asked an increase to the 2-cent figure
which was authorized by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
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U. S. TREASURY POSITION.

Receipts, 81 l 1891, 794 .63: expenditures
S26.S13,S97 O6: net balance. 50 .396 ,683.
34S.69: customs receipts for the month
Receipts for the fiscal year (since july
i. S1S5, ,024, $50 "a; expenditures. $500.
sos s:907 "a; despite. heavy repaymentt
emergency spending: excess of expendi.
lures. S45. .7s4 O48.4O; gross debt, S33..
1925 592.73. a decrease of S14
S10,631 127,759 80.
Receipts for, July 90. 1885 comparable
afes last net bsanee
S9O517. .007.36 customs receipts for thu
month. SIS. .421 .297 90.
Receipts for the fiscal year. $19S. .927..
cluding $3.50 03O, ,6S47S of emergency ex.
penditures; excess Of. expenditures. SAIL
81, 1,306; rs: gross debt. S29, 143, 740.755.'
20; gold assets. S9,131,7SS,6 ,604. 81.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL, July 21 R-Silyer futures
opened steady B to 10 higher. July. A .75b:
September. A S5b; December, 45.15b.
Bid.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
SEARS, ROEBUCK SALES
INCREASE $9,776,371
Py the Associated Press,

Py the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 21.-Sears, Roebuck
g. Co. today reported sales of $39,-
841,752 for the sixth sales period,
June 10 to July 16, inclusive, an in
crease of $9,776.371, or 32.5 per cent
over the 1885 sales of $30,065 1881 for
the same period.
Accumulative sales covering the
period from January 80 to July 16
totaled s217,53l, ,666, an increase OF
s3e ,40e, 1862, or 22.1 per cent over the
total of $178,122,304 reported for the
same period a year ago.
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for the six months ended June 80 net
income of $48O,s52. equal after pre-
ferred dividend requirements to $l.15
q common share.
In the comparable 1885 period, net
income of $540,s67 was equivalent to
STAT a common share.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
Treasury Item
Changes Only
Tuice Yearly
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
There Is one entry on the Treas
ury's daily statement that is
changed but twice year.
Under the heading of ''Miscella-
neous Receipts appears the fol-
lowing subtitle: Proceeds Of Gov
ernment- Owned Securities: Prin-
cipal, Foreign Obligations; Interest,
Foreign Obligations"
Finland thus far is the only ma
ton that has adhered to her debt
agreements with the United States.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
MONEY RATES.

NEW YORK. July o1 0P.-calI money
steady: l per cent all day Prime COM
mercial paper. y per cent. Time loans
steady; so days-6 months, IA per cent
offered. Bankers acceptances unchanged.
Rediscount rate. New York Reserve Bank,
Ia per cent.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
BAKING COMPANY REPORT.

NEW YORK, July 81 B.-Kroger
Baking Co. reports for the four weeks
ended July IL sales Of SIS, ,729. .438,
compared with $l7,2o3.l77 in the same
1885 period.
Evening star., 1936-07-21
SHARON. STEEL SHOWS
$48O,952 NET INCOME
BE- the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 21.-Sharon Steel
Corp, with principal plants at Sharon
and other Ohio cities, reported today
Evening star., 1936-07-21
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

PHILADELPHIA. July 21 R.-Butter
top grades. 35Aa39; 90 score. 34lsa35
Dressed poultry chickens. all sections
25a3l.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Golf Pros "Crow on Trees in Horton Smiths Town
Six From Joplin Coming

peeved and spilled the beans I.
The idea Is, pro and college rules
are not the same and an ofiicial
can't be expected to do Q good job
on Saturday with one code and
repeat on Sunday with another
set of rules Seems the pros
have the kick coming since the
college games come first.
American Leaguers had better
not try any fast ones on Cal Hub
Dard, the new umpire National
League foot ball officials say Cal
knows the rules better than any
official IN the circuit and he knows
base ball rules just as well
He was whale of an end at Gene
va before joining the pros His
weakness Is Bird dogs.
Base ball notes: Billy Evans still
is among the unemployed :. Nary
Giant got a pay cut /. Ed
Barrow says the Tigers, not the
Red Sox, are the club the Yanks
must beat ). (. Says II ell those
Athletics couldn't win for Mack,
why should they. win for Boston?
!. !. Here's . prediction that Al
Simmons win bounce hack over the
300 mark this season :. With
lots oe roam 70 spare.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

{ Last Spring, it may be recalled,
tBurk and Kadash were matched on
IN amateur card and Burk, who
failed to 60 through with the match,
drew q suspension from the Simon
spure pappies. In disgust the local
1battler joined the pro ranks, signed
for bout with Kadash when the Bal
timorean also became a moneyed
scrapper, and scored a knockout last
Summer.
It was bout. however, in which
either of the principals could have
been fiattened. At least, it was re-
fnembered vividly enough for Match
maker Goldie Ahearn to bring them
Back.
: In another six-rounder Eddie (Kid)
Whalen, New York middleweight and
Etablemate of Nader, will oppose
Carmen Vitullo Of PHILADELPHIA. Both
are newcomers.
! Two our-rounders are to open the
show. In these Stanford Carrier will
box Sam Bacala and Young Jessie
James will meet Joe Doty. Action
Is scheduled for $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
THE SPORTZICHT
CObb's Marks Still Far Beyond Vaughan
Despite Young Pirates Swatting Power.
BY GRANTLAND RICE

working then on the hook slide which
he helped to make famous.
Cobb, as competitor, was harder
than cast iron. When certain pitchers
tried to hand him the bean ball
/. e.. throwing at his head-Cobt
would bunt along the first base line
and let them know what spikes looked
like. He was In the midst of tur.
moil only few months after he
reached the Big Top. and he wa:
rarely in quiet spot for "a years.
And Cobb was still trying as
desperately after "a years to
beat somebody out as he was
at the start.
The Georgian had a brand of de.
termination that was almost unbe.
lievble. He refused to let any bar.
rier keep him away from the goal he
had In mind.
I dropped in one moring at his
hotel where he had temperature OF
101 and hardly a patch Of skin or
either leg. He was mass of ad-
hesive tape and raw flesh. Yet that
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
RaSRaf Rail

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Richmond VS.. George Washing
ton at Tech, 8.
Roosevelt at Gonzaga, $3.50.
Bethesda Chevy Chase VS.. Wash
ington-Lee High at Ballston, Va,
3:45.
Dewitt at Rockville High.
Boxing.
Billy Ketchell VS.. AL Nader, 8
rounds, feature bout, Turnei' S
Arena, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
ViIlanova VS.. George Washing
ton at Tech, 8.
villanova Frosh VS.. George
Washington Frosh at Tech, q.
Maryland State Normal at Will
son Teachers, 80
Central vs.. Tech at Roosevelt
public high school title series),
$780,.
Eastern VS.. Western at Tech
(public high school title series),
$3.50.
Montgomery-B Blair at Lendon,
$3.50. .
st. Adams at Georgetown Prep,
$3.50.
Friends at Kendall School, $3.50.
Hyattsville at ST. Johns, $3.50.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

generally is regarded as the out
standing offensive coach, with
F. c. Allen of Kansas, second, and
Paul Hinkle of Butler, and Henry
Iba cot Oklahoma A. & NJ, tied
Tor third .. Jimmy Kelly, De
Paul George Keogan, Notre
Dame. and Sam Barry, Southern
California, are rated one, two,
three on defense.
Secretary Taylor of the Des
Moines Register Tribune tells this
one Just before the 1894
Princeton-Harvard game, Fritz
Crisler was talking with Bill
Bingham and Eddie Casey of Har-
ward :. AS they parted, Fritz
said: We'll, ! hope it's a good
game and may the best team
win" :. A Harvard professor
who overheard the remark,
stopped Crisler and pointed out
an error in his grammar "You
should have said, May the better
team win,'" he said Fritz re-
piled. 1T still goes I'm going
to use three teams. and may the
best team win"
The versatile Willie Oge Of Wor-
cester, Mass, golf pro, traveller, In
Evening star., 1936-01-13

veterate reader ands bridge expert,
is going to write book It will
deal with the history Of golf club
making from the time they re-
sembled war clubs 70 the present
stream-liners j. Willie now Is at
Newport News, Va, getting ready
to author The Newport News
Museum has one Of the worlds
most complete and authentic col
lections of clubs.
From Burt Keane you learn that
Eastern foot ball officials are burn.
ing They have received letters
from Commissioner Walter Okeson
of the Eastern Foot Ball Oficials'
Association advising them to
abandon working IN pro games -.
The decision was reached In New
Evening star., 1936-01-13
.HEY'VE done wrong By the
Capitals courtmen in the
1855 basket ball guide, re-
centlv releas sed nv Snaldinp'S.


i Gently released by Spalding's.
Outside of the mere mention OF
Maryland and Georgetown in the OIL
cial standings of the Southern and
Eastern intercollegiate Conferences.
no mention Is made Of any local five
collegiate, scholastic or amateur-in
the 187-page annual.
The District college area has no
section allotted to 1t, as does nearly
every part Of the country, from the
Eastern League to the Far Western
Conference. Neither are Washing
toms schools included in the section
devoted to interscholastic basket ball,
although the Alameda County League
Estate undesignated occupies nearly
q column on one of the pages.
And despite group pictures Of court
squads of the Rutgers College Of
Pharmacy, Upsaia; University of
Baltimore (beaten by both George
Washington and Catholic ~, Muh-
lenberg, Stout Institute, in addition
to the country's major schools. no
likenesses of the Districts big four
@. W., Georgetown, C. U. or Mary
land-appear.
Even in the tabulation of 1934-35
records where won and lost records Of
t02 Of the countrys college teams
are given, no local team Is mentioned.
This despite the fact that each of
the aforementioned four appear on
records Of one-tenth Of the schools
listed. OF the II games IN which
District schools are listed on ,oppo-
nents schedules, i've Of them were
won by Capital courtrnen. e,e,s
Whils college cassrs hereabout may
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Capital DribbIers Get Scant
Attenti0n IN 1856 Guide

not have bad any shining record. It
Is certain that none of the major
powers dropped to the low set by Sill
yer City Teachers of New Mexico.
whose record of three victories in Il
games is given statistically.
We may be picking on the wrong
fellow, at that In box" on the
index page appears the notice for
reviews for the 1s36-37 guide. infor-
nation. records and photos for which
must be in the editors hands by
May 1. Could our local publicity men
have been caught mapping last May?
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Nader Favored Whip KeceH Pro Foot Ball Reaches Peak
FROM THE PRESS BOX
Robert Very Tough Man, O'Mahony Finds,
But Canadian Ignores All Mat Ethics.
BY JOHN LARDNER,

further notice") renders them obnoxi-
GUS and dangerous to a degree.
The Robert episode indicates that
the union leaders have relaxed their
vigil since the palmy days when
Primo Carnera, as member In good
standing of foreign menace local l09,
toured the country. Primo enjoyed
perfect protection. Non-union fighters
were kept out Of the ring and. If
possible, out Of the arena. The Italian
was as safe as though he were in his
own house-safer. by all accounts.
Dan O'Mahony deserves the same
sort of protection while he is cham
pion of the wrestlers. In the first
place, it is a dirty trick on the next
champion. Don George or whoever ne
happens to be, to have the title sullied
by wandering outlaws like Monsieur
Evening star., 1936-01-13

Base Balls Fastest Thinker.
COBB never was the drawing card
that Babe Ruth happened to be.
The Babes home-run bat made the
brand of noise that crowds like. But.
as an offensive machine, Cobb stands
alone. There was just as much brains
in his feet as there was speed. He
could break down a riva; clubs de-
fensive morale by the fastest thinking
base ball ever has known.
Arky Vaughan undoubtedly
Is on his way to high place in
base ball.
The young Pirate Is equipped with
what it takes to 60 long way. He
is Just starting, when you figure a
lifetime career. He's a great young
ball player-but he has a terrific
record to face as he looks at the life
time figures written down by Tyrus
Raymond Cobb. the Georgia Ghost.
(Copyright 1896 by the North American
NeWSDaDer Alliance Inc
Evening star., 1936-01-13
BONUS FOR BOLTON
IF GAME IMPROVES
Catcher Signs, Understanding
That Griffith Will Decide if
Raise Is Due.

CIGNING of Cliff Bolton today was
announced by President Clark
Grifith Of the Nationals, following a
lengthy conference with the first
string catcher at the ball park Office.
Instead Of corresponding by mail,
Bolton made special trip to WASH
ington from his High Point, N. c.,
home and succeeded In having q bonus
clause inserted in his contract. Ac-
cording to Grifhth, who will be the
sole Judge, Bolton will receive an in
crease in salary at the end of the sea-
son. providing he catches the majority
Of the games during the 1896 season
and improves as a backstop.
II told him." said Grifith, ITO for
get about his hitting and concentrate
on becoming q better catcher"
At Bottoms own request. he will re-
port at the Nationals Orlando, Fla,
training camp with the first squad of.
rookie pitchers on February % In
stead Of early in March, when the
other regulars are to check in. Bolton
is the fifth Washington ball player to
sign his 1886 contract.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

fThis is ninth of q series, i0rttten
especially for the Associated Press
by national sports leaders on 1885
results and 1885 prospectsJ :
BY JOE F. CARR.
President National Professional Foot Hall
League.
written for the Associated PreSs)
- OLUMBUS. OHIO January 13.
The National Foot BAN
League enjoyed the best sea-
~ son Of its history during 1885.
Not only was the attendance the larg-
est, out many outstanding critics
thought the play by al teams was
superior to any preceding year
This was due largely to the fact that
the rules operative IN the National
League were becoming more thorough
ly used by the coaches, and the 1lay-
ers who had served in the league. to-
gether with the newcomers seemed to
have finer grasp OF them.
The open type of play and the re-
vival Of the field goal kicking brought
about through restoration of the goal
posts to the goal line has proved the
wisdom of the changes made by the
professional league, and is evidenced
by increased interest and attendance
In every city In the circuit.
Helped by Rule Changes.
THOSE changes, such as forward
passing from any place behind the
scrimmage line and the recovery Of a
tumble at any point, tend to open up
the game and make possible the use
Of players who may not be giants In
stature but have stamina and speed.
The race in the National League was
fairly close in both divisions until
about midway Of the season, when the
New York Giants, vino won the league
championship in 1884, forged ahead
OF the other contenders in the Eastern
division.
Several other clubs OF this division
had quite number of new players on
their rosters and with s~Hson's ex-
perience behind them the race this
year in the Eastern division should be
exceedingly close.
The race in the Western division
was so close that a club winning or
losing game on a particular Sum-
dav toward the end of the season
might find its position changed from
first to last or vice versa. The winner
Of this division was not decided until
the closing day. when the well-bal-
anced Detroit Lions emerged victori-
Gus.
In the final play-off between the
winners of the two divisions for the
championship Detroit emerged as new
wcrld champions.
Outlook This Year Bright
THE season of 1885 found many of
the out3tanding college stars who
had graduated the preceding year on
the rosters of the various clubs In the
National League Several were out
standing and will be again next year.
I am happy to state that during
1885 our friendly relations with the
colleges became more apparent when
the Western Conference rescinded a
rule which prohibited professional
player from being a coach or athletic
employe in the conference. This was
the final cementing of good will on
the part Of the college and profess
sional game. both of which have their
fields, and it Is respected by each.
The outlook for 1886 exceeds all
previous seasons. The crop Of foot
ball players that will graduate next
June and become eligible for Ma
tional League competition has never
been SO large, and with the personnel
our clubs now have and the additions
that can be made from the boys who
graduate, each team should be
stronger for 1886.
(Next-Edward C. Foster)
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Sports Mirror

By the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Lynn o. Waldorf
signed as head foot ball coach at
Northwestern, succeeding Dick Hanley
Three years ago-Freddie Miller
won National Boxing Association
featherweight Championship on To-
round decision from Tommy Paul.
Five years ago-Max Schmeling and
Young Sribling signed for title bout
in June, winner to meet Camera in
September.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
BY EDDIE BRIETZ.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n Jew YORK, January 13.-
M When more and better golf
" pros are grown, Joplin, Mo-,
win grow 'em That
hlstling city has no less than six
touring the Winter circuit
They are Horton Smith, KY Laf-
foon. Ed Dudley, Ted and Dewey
Longworth, and Ralph Robinson
>. and a seventh is being
groomed for next year He is
Leonard OFT, a first cousin of
Laffoon.
The other day we ran q squib
about the best offensive and de-
,fensive football coaches Well,
Evening star., 1936-01-13
new YORK HEAVY
. BEATS GOOD ONES
will Face Free-SWinger in
PhiIadeIphian in Show
Here. Tonight.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

r. DDIE NADER of New York, one
- one of the boxing boys who is
supposed to be chasing Joe
Louis in the guise of white
hope" will be exposed to Washington
ringworms and Billy Ketchell of Phila-
delphia tonight in a scheduled eight
round heavyweight bout at Turner's
Arena.
Nader, an ex-choir boy and Florida
chain-gang worker, ruled a 2-to-1
favorite over Ketchell today along the
local fistic rialto as result of one of
the biggest build-ups ever given an in
vading fighter. Little is known of
Ketchell's record outside of the fact
that he has taken some punches
thrown by few of the best boys in
the boxing racket and probably stands
alone as a heavyweight who is not
ranked as a hope"
Evening star., 1936-01-13
RoMP FOR MCFARLAND.

MscFariand's Young Mems Club
held the Eagles to thres field goals
yesterday and won, 1876, in q pre-
liminary to the Rinaldi Tailors- Stone
wall Democratic Club game at the
George Washington University sym.
scuthcomb led the winners with .
points.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
C0bb's Competition,

CoBB's all-time record is pretty
well beyond reach. For one thing
ne led the American League In II
out Of Is consecutive years. More
than that. he was leading the Amer
lean League when a few of his rivals
included Shoeless Joe Jackson, iris
Speaker, Larry Lajoie, Sam Crawford
Bobby Veach and a few others who
could swing bat up to any standard
When one man can lead a big
league pack IL out of 13 starts, he
reaches a plane so far above the mass
Of champions that no one else d
close. In the space of 13 years, hun
dreds Of stars come and 60, the pick
Of many thousands.
As great hitter rs Joe Jack.
son was, he never led his
league, although Joe averaged
over 400 for four consecutive
years.
And that was In the days Of the
splitter and the sailer and the fuzzed-
up ball, often doctored with O
thumb nail.
Who were the leading pitchers?
Only such workmen as Walter John
son. Ed Walsh, Joe Wood, Doc White,
Nick Altrock. Chief Bender. Rube
Waddell, Eddie Plank, Wild Bill Dom
ovan, Addie Joss-not such o bad lot.
Ambition and Determination.
I SAW Ty Cobb with Augusta In the
: South Atlantic League around
1904. He was then about 1S years
old-a fast, fiery, untamed colt. ready
to run away ut q moments notice.
Even then. he had. In addition to
every needed physical qualification.
the keenest ambition I ever have seen
IN sport. At the age Of 10 he al.
ready had set his goal at the top.
He sttll was working when most OF
the others had left He had any kids
he could ind pitching TO him. He
was trying cut every form cf sidins.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

Nader is pinch-hitting for AL De-
laney, his ailing stablemate, which
probably accounts for the reason why
the heavyweight divisions sixth rank
ing representative will try to throw
his punches through the cigar smoke
cloud banks at the little Fourteenth
and w streets arena. Having COM
piled one of the rings best records
lately. Nader would find his Capital
debut extremely expensive if he lost
to Ketchell