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The Washington times., 1936-08-05

If there was any fishing point
that didn't catch fish over the
weekend, it was unreported.
The hardheads have moved off
the shallow flats and grassy feed
ing areas to the cooler waters of
the channels and midday; boats
in many places fishing IS feet
of water and more.
The Annapolis-West River sec
ton, which for the past two
months has been fairly over-run
with the croakers, so that they
spread far up the rivers and
creeks, saw a general exodus to
the deeper waters. Hardly boat
could be found inside the string
of buoyS marking the steamboat
lane.
Catching Larger Hardheads
The size of the hardheads has
also materially changed. In place
of the one and two Founders, the
average is now close to 212. AS
to the sport in pulling them in
a real improvement, but as for the
eating-a distinct loss in the
flavor.
Seemingly to make up for this,
in every catch is now included
quite a few weeks (so-called sea-
trout of bay seCtion), which are
the fellows to place upon the table,
comparing favorably with the best,
including the luscious blue.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
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old American rival, followed
Glenn with a nice victory in his
own semi-final heat in the 1900
giving the United States uneX
pected strength in this event.
The University of Southern Cali
fornia star won his gold medal
after Jesse owens and Matt Rob
inSon had finished first in their
respective heats in the 200-meter
dash, another event which seemed
certain to give America first place
Carpenters record mark was
1865 feet, 73s inches, as against the
old Olympic record of l62 feet, 47s
inches set by John Anderson, OF
the United States, at Los Angeles
four years ago.
Gordon Dunn, of Fresco, Cal,
finished second with 162 feet 1134
inches. Walter D. Wood, of Sum
nit, N. j., was eliminated in the
trials.
Record in Finals
Carpenters second record break,
ing mark was set in the final elm
nations, in which OberWager, OF
Italy, threw 161 feet, 612 inches
Carpenter had thrown l60 feet
82-5 inches in the qualifying trial
and was third entering the finals
Schroeder and Berg, of Ger,
many, tied and were permitted one
throw each to determine which
would reach the finals. Schroeder,
worlds recordholder, won the
throw-off, but faded into fifth
position back of Carpenter and
Dunn in the finals.
Fred Pollard, Chicagoan, won
his heat in the 110-meter high
hurdles in 14.7 seconds. The
American knocked down two hur'
dies and tilted a third, but fin,
ished two yards ahead of Thorn,
ton, of England.
Roy Staley. Corona, Cal, won
his l1O-meter hurdle quarter-flnal
heat in IS seconds flat, with La
venas, of the Argentine, second
while Forrest Towns, of Augusta
Ca, won the fifth heat in 14.5
three yards aahead of Wagner
of Germany.
Towns struck the fourth hurdle
and momentarily lost his strike
but recoveed in time to win hand
lily.
BeccaIi Wins Heat
With Cunningham and Venzkt
victorious in their 1,500-metel
heats, Italy's great Beccali wor
the third heat with Szabo, ot
Hungary, second and Edwards
of Canada, third. BecCali'S time
was 1855. Edwards was almos
shut out, having to outrun Ora
ham, og Britain, to qualify.
Archie San Romani, of From
ten &C, Kan, third American
entry in the 1900, qualified by
finishing second in the fourth
heat.
Cunningham trailed NY, Boet
cher, of Germany, and Igloi, Of
Hungary. until the backStretct
of the last lap, then came up tc
race Ny to within so yards ot
the tape, both pulling up before
the finish. 1t was officially
called a dead heat in 3.54.8.
Flanked by Jack Lovelock, New
Zealand star, Benzke trailec
SeteX and Gorsek, of Yugoslavia
at the start of his heat. Cornes
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Gazette Golf.
Starts Today

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 5.
Qualifying rounds in the annual
Gazette golf tournament are under
way at the Belle Haven Golf and
Country Club.
Friday will be the last day to
compete and on Saturday the pair
ings for the two flights will be
announced by Tom Ryan, golf pro-
fessional.
The finals in the tournament
will be played on August IS and 16.
Following this tournament the
mems championship will be staged
over the local links.
The Post and Del Ray collide
today at 5 o'clock in a Commercial
League game at Baggett's stadium.
Yesterday the Police nine fell
before the Gazette tossers, 81.
Dick AyreS, U. of Va. ace, twirled
for the Scribes and famed l6 bat
ters. This was the first defeat in
six starts for the Cops.
The Kendrick Beermen and St.
Marys Celtics tossers hook up in
city series contest Sunday at
Baggett's stadium.
Theodore Beach, manager of the
Celtics, is anxious to play Fort
Belvoir post nine August 16.
Work is under way on the new
athletic field for the George Wash
ington High School. This project
should be completed by the time
school opens in September.
The annual playground track
meet will be held today at the
George Mason grounds. Six teams
will be represented.
The Potomac View grounds,
boasting AL Stearman. star local
athlete, are favored to win.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Giants Staging
Comeback In
Senior League

The staggering, cherries Giants
who muddled their way through
two-thirds of the baseball season
getting nowhere, stand out to-
day as the champion "comebacks"
of the National League pennant
race.
You can't give them any pen
nantS on a comeback that finds
them still Az games out of sec
ond place and 512 out of the
lead, but neither can you over.
look the outside chance that
they may come through yet.
With FitzSimmons on the
mound yesterday, they blanked
the Bees until the ninth, and
won by to 2, Fitzsimmons scat
tering five hits, OFT hitting two
homers and Ripple one.
When they get through with the
Bees, they take on the Phils and
Dodgers, while the Cards and Cubs
continue their throat-cutting
against each other and meet other
tough Western opposition.
The Cards moved back into
leadership yesterday by trimming
the Cubs, 6 to l. The difference
between the two clubs totals Just
one game. And the victory was
accomplished by close pitching on
the part of Winford and HeusSer
against Curt Davis and homer
by Mize.
With eight hurlers parading to
the mound, the Dodgers beat the
PhilS, 6 to 5.
The Pirates-Reds' night game
at Cincinnati was rained out.
The Yanks increased their lead
to II games by beating Lefty
Grove and the Red Sox, 4 to 2,
with Red Rulings superb pitch
ing. A home run by Jimmy
FoXX in the seventh and another
run in the ninth we're all allowed
by the dependable redhead, who
won his fifteenth game.
The second place Indians,
meanwhile, were running into a
9-to-0 shutout against Bridges
and the Detroit Tigers.
The White SoX beat the
Browns, to 2, and the Ath.
Ietics won from the Senators, S
to 3.
VOTE AMERICAN
Rockville Scheduling
Rockville is scheduling games
with unlimited teams. Phone Ma
tional 1920, Branch It'll, between
a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
-VOTE AM ERICAN--
Home Run Hitters

OFT, Giants (2); Ripple. Giants; FOxx,
Red SOx; Gehringer. Tigers; ROgell.
Tigers; Klein. Phillies; Nike. Cardinals; /;
Stone, Senators; Cliff, Browns.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
f d BIakeney
Shines With
BigAverdge
BY SID KATZNELL

Automatic Mint bowlers are to-
day admiring the handsomely en-
graved silver trophy that they re-
ceived for winning the pennant
in the RosSlyn Summer League.
The Mint boys weathered a
terrific storm before finally cap
turing the flag. Holding a five
game lead three weeks before the
close. the Mintmen folded up like
an accordion. On the last night
they dropped three games to
Shaffer and we're awarded the
crown only after a thorough check
up on total pins.
Shady Grove Won Same
You see. Shady Grove won the
same amount and lost the same
amount of games. But the Mint
outfit had more pins, 1883 to
1885. Mint and Shady Grove
won 20 and lost 13.
Charles Haverty was high-aVer-
age man of the victorious Auto
matte team with 1851. He also
made the most spares, 81, and the
most strikes, 16. The rest OF the
team includes Stalcup, DeGlantz,
Huber and Young.
Blakeney High Average
Ed Blakeney, the only male
member of the Senate Beer team,
won the individual high-average
crown of the league with 1923.
Buster Mahoney, of Athey'S Trans
fer. was second with 116-14.
Blanche Wotton, of the Rosslyn
Girls, was the leading figure
among the ladies with 1922 aver
ave. Evelyn Ellis was right on her
heels with 116-15.
Averages and standings follow:
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
WASHINGTON

1Batted for Weaver in second.
2Ratted for SabO in ninth.
Stated for Cascarella in ninth.
philadelphia .... 4 0OO 1000 O-5
Washington ...... O-S
Runs batted in-Finney, johnson (2),
stolen bases - Finney, Kuhel, Dean,
Moses. Sacrifice-RhOdes. Double plays
-NewsOme to Niemiec to Dean, Travis
to Bluege to Kuhel. Left on bases
Philadelphia, Z; Washington, 5. Bases
on balIs-Off Weaver, 1; off Cascarella,
3; off Rhodes, 8. Hits-Off Weaver
in 2 innings; off Cascarella, 4 in inn.
inEs; off Rhodes, in 1.S innings; off
Flax, in 1 2-S innings. Hit by pitcher
BY Rhodes (Lewisj. Struck Out-By
Rhodes, 1; by CascareIla, /. Winning
Ditchar-RhOdes. Losing pitcher
weaver. Umpires-Quinn and Johnston.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Cornell Sports Head
Silent on Letter

ITHACA. N. Y, Aug. 5.-Back
from a Wyoming vacation, Cor
nell Athletic Director James
Lynah today refused comment
on a published letter by James
G. Dodge, Lancaster, Pa, junior
varsity oarsman. criticizing him
for dismisSing James Wray, crew
coach.
Lyman said he knew of no
meeting of alumni and under
graduates this week in Coach
Wrays behalf.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Cox
Set for Bout

Sentiment probably will be
evenly divided tomorrow night
when Ivan Managoff and Joe Cox,
reigning wrestling favorite locally,
oppose in the one fall finish fea-
ture of Promoter Joe Turner's five
star show at Griffith Stadium.
Not only are tomorrow nights
principals exceptional Snowman
but they also are we'll versed in
the scientific department of the
game, being stocked with any
number of Furnishing holds which
both can apply expertly.
In the Semi-final event, one of
four scheduled 30-minute time
limit affairs, Gino Garibaldi, the
pugnacious, is coupled with Frank
JudSon. Other brevities book Ole
Anderson VS.. Ernie Dusek, Al Bill
ings VS.. Henri Piers and Firpo
Wilcox VS.. Cliff Olson.
VOTE AMERICAN
Wash. Red Sox Seeking
The washington Red Sox A. C.
has two open dates on their
schedule, Sundays, August 16 and
80. H. L. Shepherd, the Sox's
business manager. would like to
book these dates with out-of-town
teams. He can be reached at
Atlantic 1858, or 521 Seventeenth
st. S. E.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
High Game-B. Mahoney. 1856; D.
Young, 165. High Set-B. Mahoney, 412;
Warren, 400. High Spares-Blakeney,
9S; Charles Haverty, 81. High Strikes
G. Clark, %; B. Mahoney, 19.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05

THE HERO-Fred FitZsim-
mons who pitched his best
game of the year in beating the
Bees for the Giants, 4 to l.
THE GOAT-Lefty Grove who
remained stuck with 13 victO-
ries, when the Yankees trimmed
him and the Red SOX, 4 to 2.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
and Goat

-VOTE AM ERICA
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27
Had Doubt Years Waits Lasting Popu
Dsped With His Classic Production Three Little Pigs
1t Was One of His Most Popular Screen Achievements

down the alley he'd swagger with bagging
trousers derby hat, foppy shoes and cane,
while of his pals turr ed the crank of his
new movie camera.
Again, however, the desire to enter the World
War beckoned when letters from Walters two
older brothers-Roy, who was in the Navy, and
Raymond in the Army-told of thrilling adven-
lures 1t was too much for the imaginative Wal
ter he just had to get into that war;
20 ONE day, arm in arm with Russell Mass,
y pal from Mckinley High School, Disney
started for war. That is he tried to join the
Army, but he and Mass told that they
were too young. In desperation they planned to
join the Canadian forces! Young Walter was
accepted, but his pal was rejected because he
wore glasses Rather than desert Mass, the
young cartoonist refused to sign. A pal to him
pal
Then the two young men turned to the Red
Cross telling officials they were eighteen And
then came the task of getting their parents
signatures
dad wouldn't sign for Walter" Mrs. Disney
remembered II signed after much coaxing, and
for the date of birth wrote 1901 But Walter
fooled me. When the paper was turned in to the
Red Cross it read 1900. He had made circle
out of the one!"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

So as ambulance drivers for the American
Red Cross, the two Chicago high school boys
sailed from New York November IL 1919
the day after the Armistice was signed
Back from France Walt studied art in Chi
cago for awhile going to Kansas City, where ne
worked for an advertising company, drawing
animated slides for films etc They were his
first drawings for the movies, and he received
the handsome sum of $40 week.
"It was Walters first big job" his father said
with pride, land was his first contract with an
imated slides. Probably on this job Mickey
Mouse was officially born He was at least con-
ceived at that time Walter used to write let
ters to his niece, Dorothy, daughter of his old
est brother, Herbert, who carries mail in Los
Angeles. In those letters he would tell about
two little mice that visited him each day in
his drawing room. Finally they became so tame
that they ate out of his hands.
lin ONE letter he declared, Some day I'm
going to make a fortune out of those mice
And l guess his predictions are coming true,
all right" he chucked.
"A fellow named Newman was the big show
man in Kansas City at that time" the
toonist's father remembered walter completed
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27
Walt, AT the Adventurous Age of
II Years, When He Decided the
Army Needed Him.

a film in about month, named it Newmans
Laugh O. Grams without ever talking to the
man. and then went down to sell it. With sfak-
ing knees he talked to the big theater man.
Newman admired Walters nerve, liked his pic
ture, and bought it for $3.50. He also ordered
more.
after that the neighbors urged Walter to
form an independent company, which he did.
Stock was sold and Walter made president.
A $4,000 contract obtained in New York.
The animated cartoons were produced, but the
money failed to come from New York and the
company went broke.
"Walter was broke; he was than broke
He borrowed money to go to Los Angeles His
brother Roy who is nine years older, went
along.
$50 in 1928 my two boys arrived in Southern
California. Walter borrowed some money from
my brother, Robert S. Disney who lived in Los
Angeles, and who took care Of him for awhile.
They then rented a little place behind real
estate office for $5 a month and after some time
began producing what they called Alice Com
edies.' little curly-haired girl, whose real
name was Virginia Davis played in all the pic
lures Right the films Walter would make
his pen and ink sketches"
rUCCESS of the "Alce Comedies" which
= really were a take-off on the Adventures
of Alice in Wonderland" nothing to brag
about the elder Mr. Disney recalled Trouble
in distributing the hlm and dlfhculty in work.
ing with the child actress caused them to aban-
don the series. Then followed many days of near
starvation and eating in cheap restaurants.
But it hard to keep the Disney brothers
down. They were never licked And then Walter
got to working on his first straight pen and
ink cartoon. He called it Oswald the Lucky
Rabbit" 1t was successful-successful enough
for Walters marriage to Miss Lillian Marie
Bounds.
Born in 1927, Oswald gained favor but
through misfortune again the copyright to the
rabbit character was lost to other producers
The loss of the rabbit, however, proved the
greatest advantage to Walter Disney Now
faced with creating new character, he thought
of his mice friends in Kansas City. And soon
of the screens greatest characters was
born-Mickey Mouse!
Mickey now anluses millions. His success has
been amazingly rapid. He is loved the world
over but nobody loves him more than his
grandma and grandpa Many poses of Mickey
adorn the walls of the two living rooms in the
Disney home in Portland.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

Always truthful, young Walt Immediately
claimed ownership. Even if his parents didn't,
he thought they were good To him they looked
like houses and people.
Now, as Mr. and Mrs Elias F. Disney his
parents, think back, they believe this incident
first served to draw their attention to the fact
that one of their four sons liked to draw. So
after that Walter made drawing his hobby. At
every opportunity he drew picture after picture,
and his parents helped and encouraged him.
And everyone knows of his success today.
"He was old enough to know better than to
draw on our old farm house, Mrs. Disney ex-
planned with laugh, as she sat in the living
room of their comfortable home in Portland,
Ore, reminiscing of days when Mickey Mouse's
papa used to keep her and Mr.. Disney on the
jump.
uNRAWING on the farmhouse was just like
- Walter" interrupted Elias, his father,
proudly whatever he wanted to do he did
without thinking of the harm. He has courage
of his convictions and 1 think that has been the
basis of his success"
So it might be written that Mickey Mouse
was born on the white walls of Missouri
farmhouse although his actual conception oc-
Cured years later But it was during Walters
boyhood that he d;eamed and planned Out of
it all came Mickey Mouse who now entertains
more people over the world than any person or
character Everyone is acquainted with Mickeys
pals-Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, etc.
His Three Little Pigs" color film, brought
him worldwide fame
Chicago is proud to be Walter e. Disneys
birthplace. He was born there on December 3,
1901. His father. of Irish Canadian descent was
a contractor His mother is German American.
When Walter young the family moved fire.
quently Six years were spent on the Missouri
farm, but most of the time was divided between
Chicago and Kansas City. When the famous
cartoonist but four years old, the Disney
family first left Chicago.
Ever since the day they became cognizant of
his drawings on the Missouri farmhouse, Walter
has worked hard at his art His parents love to
tell about his first drawings for money.
I'VE were living in Kansas City when Walter
was about 10 or H. his father said. HE used
to hang around a neighborhood barber shop,
drawing pictures for the amusement of a gang
of fellows. They. liked his comic sketches well
that the head barber contracted with Walter
for sketch week. to be exhibited in the bar
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27
BY Richard H. Syring

IN A /a-a-alter. Wa-a-lter, come here this very
Wv minute!"
Just such call as this once sent Walter Dis
ney, creator of Mickey Mouse, scampering to
his mothers side. Every boy who's ever been
in mischief-and what boy hasn't ?-has heard
his mothers indignant voice call out to him.
On this particular OCCASION fve-yearold Wal
ter found his mother surveying the outside of
their modest white frame house on farm near
Marceline Missouri. She and Mr.. Disney had
just returned from town.
"Walter, who did this ?" she demanded, point
ing to the once-white walls of the house. Her
eyes were fixed on zig-zagging marks of black
tar, some shaped like houses, others like people
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

ber shop. When he didn't need haircut he re-
ceived 25 cents for each drawing. My, he was
proud of that money!
urACH sketch was something about barber
l. shop. Walters cartoons got to be draw
ing card. The neighbors would go down to the
shop to what young Disney had this
week."
Walter Disney was 13 when he was first sent
to art school in Kansas City. There he gained
the favor of all the teachers, but the family
moved back to Chicago, and the young artist
entered Mckinley High School.
'Walter excelled in art much better than
other high school studies" his father recalled
laughingly "One time the art class had to draw
the human body Walters was so good that the
teachers thought he had traced it, so just to
prove that it his work, he made another
drawing before the whole class"
But the urge to wander about and draw, and
a desire to enter the World War proved too
strong a magnet to keep the fun-loving young
.cartoonist in high school, His imagination ran
wild. There were so many things to draw out
side classroom And if he wasn't drawing, he
was dressing up and playing the part of an
actor. Much to her CONSERVATION, his mother re-
members very distinctly, one such an occasion
"Mr Disney and l had just returned from
church one Sunday" she said with smile
Walter who was then about 16, and good
sized boy had been left home with his younger
sister Ruth. We hadn't been in the house but
few minutes when the bell rang and l went
to the door There stood fairly tall woman
The newcomer asked lot of foolish ques-
tions, but l didn't recognize her. Then l hap
pened to look at the dress. And bless my SOUL
if there wasn't one of my very best dresses.
walter had not only put on one of my
dresses but he had borrowed hat and wig
we'll. His makeup was perfect, and he dis
guised his voice. It's just one of the many
pranks he used to play"
IN ANOTHER occasion young Walt Disney
~ proved his resourcefulness They say am
bition is often the mother of invention. 1t all
happened in the summer of 1918. With short
age of men everywhere due to the World War,
he obtained job, at the age of IT, with the
Chicago postoffice delivering mail in the bust
ness district This job alone did not satisfy him,
his parents recall, so he applied for another job
of collecting mail at night
"In those days they collected mail from down.
town boxes with a horse and cart" his mother
declared. "But a man at the postoffice thought
Walter was too young to trust with the task of
driving horse He wasn't awfully big.
"Of course that didn't stop Walter. He went
right back after the job the next day This
time he wore hat instead of a cap, and bor
rowed one of Dads long coats And do you
know he talked the same man out of the job
this time!"
But the motion picture bug" had bitten
young Walt Disney long before this, so it's easy
to guess what he did with the money earned at
the postofice. He bought himself a movie cam
era! And then he started motion picture produc-
ton on a large scale, In the alley in back of the
Disney home!
His ambition at that time, his sister Ruth
said, was to be another Charlie Chaplin Up and
Evening star., 1936-06-20


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