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The Washington times., 1936-01-20
PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

'tiOn meeting A. X. Tigrett, who
revealed Sidney b. Wood had
planned to take part in the Ameri-
can zone table tennis champion
ship here the latter part of the
month until an appendicitis Oper-
alton Shelved him, and Lawrence
A. Baker debated tennis strokes.
Clarence ChareSt reported his golf
game had gone to seed, but hopes
to restore it when the spring rolls
around . Teddy PenzOld writes
with his left paw.
William Deal Waxter promises
a new deal as president of the
Maryland State Golf Association
Jimmy Lauderdale attended
the Catholic q. Maryland bouts
George d. Nelson will be
among those present when Phil
Furr and Steve HalaikO square off
at the Arena tonight Fritz Han
son, who wrestIed Joe Turner for
five hours and Is minutes in Will
mingtOn, N. c., in 1918. before an
injured leg forced him to quit.
visited his nephew here over the
weekend.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
D, E. Coaches Mourn
Sudden Death Of
Dan McGuigin

The death of Dan McGuigin,
known as the grand old man of
football" was mourned today by
coaches here.
Numbered among his closest
friends were Dutch Bergman,
director of athletics at Catholic
University; H. C. Curly Byrd, of
the University of Maryland, and
Jim Pixlee. director of athletics
at George Washington University.
McGuigan, who was coach at
Vanderbilt University, died sud
denly yesterday in Nashville,
Tenn. He was one of Fielding
Yost's many pupils and was recog-
nized as brilliant student of the
gridiron game.
He was in washington several
months ago as a guest of the
touchdown Club. At that time
he renewed old acquaintance.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20

There was a gOOdly gathering Of
duckpin devOtees at the ROsslyn
Alleys where the final block of
The Times Ladies Dixie tOurna-
ment and the Lucky Strike, where
the Campbell Sweepstake opening
was inaugurated over at Ross
Iyn were Jack O'COnnell Tin
tuxedo; Hugh Crawley, Gene
"JuniOr" Gordon, IL (hOlding
SO average in the Clarendon Fra
ternaI League). and Virginia Cal
vagnO. observed at Lucky Strike
were Eddie Espey's mother, Buck
Harley, Harry Angelo, Cap"
DAILY, George "Pinky" Bradt, Perez
Sutton (abstaining from Saturday
night work for the first time in
years.; Dutch Weidman, Arthur
Shaffer and Kenny Beck. Lee
Atwell, Russ Parks and Charlie
Bartels acted as PAGERS. Arville
EberSOle, after starting off the
contestants, hurried away to the
"Alfalfa Club" banquet.
They're calling Joe Rutley the
Proxy" guy After the annual
Middle Atlantic Tennis AssOcia-
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Brewers Lose
On Courts

The basketball quintet Of Heu-
rich's Brewery fell before the at
tack of the AIl-Stars at Heurich'S
Brewery yesterday. The score was
40 to II. The Brewery boys never
were in the hunt and at half-time
trailed by a score of % to 8.The
game marked the return Of Bucky
Buscher to the Heurich lineup.
Freddie Gerken, former star at
Gettysburg College. was one Of
the stars of the All-Stars, scoring
II points. Mcmillan got 10 points,
Alabama Pitts played guard and
scored one point.
Ralph Bonnie and Whitley Will
son we're held in HagerStoWn by
the snow and sleet storm that
swept the country side.
In the preliminary games, Della
ware & Hudson defeated Acacia,
29-27. on the wings of G. Balls
field goal in the last minute of
play, and the Agriculture girls
won from AAA, SO to 10.
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to starting rank. The writer is in
terested in Frank Peticolas, the
baby of the squad. This boy, 19
years of age and towering 6 feet
4 inches in height. has a real fast
ball and fair pitching style. He
was ill last year but minus his ton
sils, infected teeth and other han
dicaps, should show something
worth while.
Lanahan Gaining Weight
Dick Lanahan, the local left
handler is another who may
shine this year. Lanahan had a
lot of trouble last year with
infected teeth, tonsils ETC., but
he is packing on the weight, his
blood is clearing nicely after
absorbing much poison, and Dick
may be able to beat a lot Of
teams.
The writer would like to voice
some confidence in the case Of
Prof. Monte Weaver. This gen
tleman of the old South is one
of the most charming person
alities baseball ever has known.
He is a teacher of mathematics,
and when in good health was a
winning pitcher. If he RECEIVERS
his health he may win again. Let
us all hope he does.
AS for the rest of the pitchers,
we can't get excited. They may
win and they may not. Twist
the staff anyway you like, and
the men on whom you must
depend are NeWsom, Whitehill,
Linke and DeShong.
Eight infielders are making the
trip to Orlando, according to
present plans. The team will
carry only six throughout the
season. Alan Strange and
Roberto EStalella arc tho bows
who must produce or step out
of tie plcCure, and there is al
ways a chance that Kress will
find the weight of another year
too much to carry.
The tried and true OsSie Bluege
is a fixture for the year. Come
Continued on Page rs, Col. u
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FUR, H
Box at Arena

Vastly improved within the past
several months and obviously
having regained much of his old
punch, Phil Fur declares he will
put up an inspired fight against
Steve Halaiko tonight at the
Arena, Fourteenth and w SITS.
N. W.
Halaiko's record includes three
wins over wesley Ramey, a win
over and draw with Lou Ambers,
two verdictS over Bobby Pacho,
Werther Arcelli and Al Casimini
and knockoutS of Billy Hogan,
Henry Perlick, Pete Petrolle and
Tommy Rawson.
Some of Halaiko's finest per-
formances have resulted in de-
feat, two split decisions lost to
Cleto Locatelli, a stormily pro-
tested reversal at the hands OF
Leonard Del Genio and a great
stand against Pedro Montanez,
European champion. winning him
hosts of followers this past year.
Determined to accommodate all
turning out for tonight'7 show,
Promoter Joe Turner has ar
ranged to have 200 additional
seats installed.
A side feature tonight will be
furnished in the nationally known
handlers who are to direct Ha-
laiko into action. Ray Arcel, one
of the greatest trainers in the
world, will be joined by. Spike"
Webb. Naval Academy and Ameri-
can Olympic boxing coach, in
Steve's corner. Halaiko won the
1928 lightweight Olympic title
while boxing under the auspices
of Webb.
Cary Wright, popular local boy,
is booked with George ESrick in
the scheduled siX-round semifinal,
while Roy Kid" Manley squares
off with Angelo Nicola in a Spe-
cial six. Opening tours bring
together Jessie James VS.. Billy
Lancaster and Sam Bacala VS..
Chief Clyde Wilson, the opening
bout being set for $50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Dixie Nouns
Death Of Dan
MCGugin

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. 20.
Dixie mourned the death of Dan
McGugin, long known as the
dean of southern foo b a II
coaches, today.
McGugin, athletic director at
Vanderbilt University for more
than two decades and football
coach for 81 years. died suddenly
at the home of his law partner
here late yesterday after a heart
attack. He was Sc years old.
McGugin came here in the fall
of 1904 from the University Of
Michigan where he played guard
on the famous point-a-minute
team of 1901.
He was graduated from the
Michigan law school and COM
bined the practice of law with
coaching.
To McGugin more than any
other man is given the credit for
bringing southern football into
the national gridiron spotlight,
largely through the success of
his Vanderbilt teams in intersec-
tional contests.
McGugin's Vanderbilt debut
was sensational, his first team
winning eight games by one-sided
scores. During his reign Wander
bilt won 1913 games, tied 10
and lost So. In 1884 he turned
the coaching reins over to one
of his greatest stars. Ray Nor
rison, remarking at the time:
Football coaching is hard
work. 1t draws heavily on the
physical, particularly the
nerves. I'm stopping while still
in good health"
McGugin was born on an Iowa
farm July %, 1879, and at
tended Drake before enrolling at
Michigan. He is survived by his
widow and three children.
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"He can do me more good in
five weeks than a lot of minor
league leaders could do for me
in five years." Scrivener said of
Harris.
And this establishes definitely
that the kid left-hander has some
thing on his head but his hat.
Scrivener probably will be with the
GriffS. He has signed no contract,
but is obligated to the club in no
minor degree. Scrivener acknoWl-
edges these obligations and says
he wants to play ball. For those
reasons he wants to go to Orlando.
Carrying no banners in behalf
of Scrivener, whom we believe 10
be a most promising youngster,
the writer thinks he holds far
greater promise than some OF the
men listed on the roster, now in
the hands of the Washington pub
lie.
Appleton Strictly a Gamble
There is Pete Appleton, who la.
bored long and unsuccessfully I'M
der the name of Jablonowski. Pete
was around with the Reds. the
Giants, the Yankees and others.
Now he is with the Griffs and
boasts a record of minor league
achievement. That's the trouble
with him. He can win in the
minors, but not in the majors. He
is 81 in baseball-actual age I'M
known at this time. You might
win with him on the team, but
you would not win because he was
on your team.
When you come down to brass
tacks, the Griffs will go south
with Buck Newsom, Eddie Linke
and Earle Whitehill as their start
ing pitchers. Jimmy Deshong proc
ably will round out the number to
four. He rates such consideration
at this time.
Behind this quartet we find
Leon Petit, the southpaw veteran
who did some good relief work un-
til daily labor wore him down.
Jack Russell is in this category,
and maybe coppola will advance
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Entry Blanks Ready
For Golden Gloves

Entry blanks are available to
participants in the coming Golden
Glove boxing tournament to be
held, January 90. The tourney
is being sponsored by the Wash
ington Herald.
The blanks can be had at the
washington Herald sports depart
ment after S p. m. Entries close
Monday, January 81, at p. IN.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20

TeamMps
L2inROw
BY GINO SINH

Bowling may have provided a
more amazing comeback than the
Camden Tavern boWlers are stag
ing in one of city's toughest duck
pin loops, the Temple Major
League, but none come readily to
mind.
Winning only two games out Of
the first ID, Camden Tavern team,
made up of fair to-middlin' bowl
ers, appeared hopelessly doomed
to last place until seven weeks
ago, since then they have chalked
up II victories in "a games, in
Guiding IL straight wins in. the
last three weeks, sweeping reg
ular set and a postponed set from
Nu-Way Garage only last week.
Their victims were Brodt's, with
such classy performers as Ben
Hare and Jack Mooney: MayheW'S
All-Stars with Frank Mischou, Joe
Pricci, Eddie Edinger and Ed
Lake; Dixie Pigs with Perez and
Harry Wolfe and Hugh Waldrop;
Sunrise Bakery with George
Honey. Francis Robertson and
Cutie" Hayre and Nu-W ay
Garage with Weissner, Fellinger
and Ed Hurd.
White Wash Pigs
They started their "shutout"
string by WhitewaShing the Dixie
Pigs, practically the same team
that finished second in the league
last year. Sunrise Bakery was
their next white-Wash victim, and
this was the most remarkable per-
Torrance of all, as the Bakers are
setting the team average pace for
the league by goodly margin and
boasted 25-pin per game advant-
age over the Tavernmen.
The Comden team does not have
one man in its lineup who boasts
city-wide reputation.
Frank King, the captain, is also
on past records the teams best
shooter, but is way under his
usual 112 average this year, carry
ing a 1929 average at present.
Harry Brown, the hero of the
startling triumph over Sunrise
Bakery, with his 405 set, is the
pace-setter for the team with
1913 for 80 games.
Joins BY Accident
Harry joined the team by acci.
dent a couple of weeks before it
started it's winning streak. filling
in when a regular failed to show
up. 1t seems as if he was the
spark that set them off.
Bill Lewis, a veteran and the
second high average man of the
team with HIP, has been doing
timely pin.popping along with
King in the pincheS. Not so long
ago a strike on ninth-box spare
saved the game.
The other two members are
John Perry, the lead-off man. with
| l10-11, and Francis Connick with
166-21.
Lewis is given credit by his
| teammates for the surprising
string of victories. Early ir
December Lewis crayoned the
names of his team on the boarc
and they won two games. Since
then. except for one set, when he
came in late. he has written the
lineup on the score board fol
the team.
Swept BY Litteri
The set in which he was late
saw Tony Santini, Ken Thorpe
and their Litteri & Co. team
mates sweep Camden Tavern.
! However, pop-eyed spectators
are inclined to point to the fact
that the boWlers click together
beautifully as the reason for the
showing. Tonight the Camden!
face a stiff assignment in Caru
SOS italian Groceries, the leaders
Notable sets last week were Joe
Freschi and Matt Jet with 80;
each, (Freschi tieing individual
high game with 1922, Perry, 389
Honey, 373; Pacini, 1855; Geib
500; Robertson, 1858; Fellinger
357 and $50; Lewis, 352: Brown
Cocuzzi and Mischou. 351. Lido
had high game, GIG, and high
/ cot 1909
The Washington times., 1936-01-20

MICKEY" HERLE Qeft) guard, and Helen Turner guard
will be in the lineup when the United Typewriter girl bas
oppose the Rockville girls in the Central High girls
gym tonight at 730 o'clock The United Typewriter sexte
leads the Community Center Girls Basketball League but
tonghts contest is noneague game Pictures by Avener
Beaes Times Staff Photographer.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Jose ZabaIa Wins

HAMBURG, Jan. 20.-JoSe Ia.
bala, champion long distance run
ner of the Argentine. won a IA
kilometer race here yesterday
The Latin. American ran the dis
lance in As minutes and 20 sec
onds.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Orioles Lose to Pitt

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. TO-
Pittsburgh today held a 2-to-1 VIC
tory over the Orioles as result
of a heated Eastern League ice
hockey game. Even a continued
snoWstorm failed to cool the en-
thusiasm of the participants IN
the overtime game which, as usual,
featured fist fight and a players
riot.
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TuIIv Wins Title

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 20-Jim
TullyI of the Pittsburgh Golf and
Tennis Club, won the professional
squash racquets championship. de-
feating Johnny Skillman. of Yale
The scores were 12-15, 15-9, II
is and 15-8.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20

Pete Walls story is that of
regular Horatio Alger character.
The lad went out for the track
team two or three years ago as a
hurdler. Coach Hap Hardell gave
him the once over, but could only
rate him as a nice boy who was
good to his mother.
Quit? Not Pete Wall. Instead he
tried harder and today he is one
of Hardell's chief dependables on
the 1886 team. Hap expects him 20
be point winner in coming meets,
and the way Pete has improved he
should do Just that with every
ounce of ability he's generated.
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Scrvener Pleads For
Spring Training
BY FRANK BUCK" 0'NEILL

The of Archie Scrivener does not appear on the Of
cal of the Washington baseball club which may or
may not juvenile southpaw will be left behind
reports at Orlando Scrvener wants to train
this spring under the tutelage Of Bucky Harris
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
All Sports
Flourish
In Cuba

Kirk Miller is on lis
Uacation and during his
absence his column WiU
be conducted by members
of The Times Sports Staff
and the International
News Service. Sports Edi-
tor Miller is in Miami but
UiH report back betimes
on activities in Americas
sports capital.
The Washington times., 1936-09-12
The Merit System

The gestures which this Administration is making now
towards the merit system in the Civil Service
ingess both in their pretense to extend protection to
Government employees and in their pretense to convince
the public that the Administration is not dominated by
the spos theory in Government personnel appointments
These gestures being made in the heat of political
campaign and combined with the issuance of mis-
leading statements to personnel groupings by Govern
ment agencies.
Roosevelt administration to bolster up the meaning
less Civil Service plank in the Democratic platform
in attempt to make that plank compare fGUOrGby
Dth the fortnight pledge of extension of the merit
system made in the Republican platform and fOrti
fled by Governor LGndOns telegram to the Repub-
LicGn convention.
Few will be fooled by the recent letter by President
Roosevelt to the Home Owners Loan Corporation in
gard to the Civil Service.
THE PRESIDENT HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY
TO INSIST UPON CIVIL SERVICE QUALIFICA-
TONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THAT CORPORATION
WHEN THE LEGISLATION CREATING 1T WAS
PASSED.
Likewise the President could have insisted upon
gresona extension Of the merit system to postmaster
appointments.
Instead however he issued his recent executive order
such appointments and it virtually nothing.
Figures which are being paraded by the Administra-
tion showing slight increase in the number of CLASH
fled positions in the Government service highly mis-
leading
THE FACTS ARE THAT WHILE THERE HAVE
BEEN FEW THOUSAND ADDITIONAL APPOINT
MENTS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE DURING THE
ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION THE NUMBER OF
APPOINTMENTS IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE
HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED; AND THERE IS
HIGHER PROPORTION OF POLITICAL APP
P0INTEEs TO MERIT APPOINTEES THAN THERE
HAS BEEN IN DECADES.
The record CONFLICTS the Administration of spOils-
n1unship and piddLing attempts to blot out that rec
ord do not deceive
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one traveller, rounding a turn in
the trail, called laughingly to
those who followed
HAIL, AND LET'S Col"
A strange message for a man
to write for. his own funeral ode?
No-simply the glorious truth
DR.. Holiday had protested, pre-
pairing his statement months be-
fore. There was no hint Of death
then. He was young, popular,
successful, head of the English de-
partment at San Jose, California,
State College. But some day, like
all men, he must die. Now, lust.
lily alive, he dared face that fact
dared think about death.
Having faced that thought, he
could come to but one conclusion
There is no death! There is
only savage fear born Of savage
ignorance.
DARES TO DREAM
Step by step, he followed the
reasoning of that brave band who
also had dared to doubt death.
Men had known other fears, borne
other burdens equally terrible,
The Washington times., 1936-09-12

'membering your own cruel loss.
No, my friend, it doesn't prove
anything. Neither did those first
fumbling hours in crude labora-
tories prove anything" about the
plague, malaria. typhoid. dipthe-
ria. They had no certain evidence,
could offer no absolute demon
stration. But their very doubt
was as necessary, as valuable as
the most clinching test
For doubt pGved the ,OGy to dis
coUery.
Without doubt there could have
been no revolt. Without 'evolt
there could have been no freedom.
BEGINS IN CHAOS
DR.. Holidays explanation of i'm
mortal life may be all wrong. But
every search for truth begins in
chaos. God himself labored in
darkness on that first day when
"the earth was without form and
void; and darkness was upon the
face Of the Deep" But presently,
OuO VI OAAdO 4dNOI III Vic NcNA hAACNoo,
There came Light"
Always there has come light
when courage has dared challenge
the darkness, dared doubt its ne
cessity, dared defy its dominance.
Once, when this writer was in
a black rebellion of loss. wise
priest said, do not try to be re-
signed. Do not cease struggling.
God, Himself, struggled against
darkness. Surely the God who
made beauty and love would not
desert it to the worms. Surely, this
protest in us must be His own
Voice, crying out for Light-urging
His children to fight for the Light!
Fight with Him! Dare to doubt
death! You may never see the
dawning-but your doubt will
clear the way for other men,"
Wipe your tears, poor hurt one!
Wipe your tears. pick up your
courage. dare to fight the night!
Copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1936-09-12
Listen, World! = By Elsie Robinson
DARE TO DOUBT DEATH!


) mysterious "visitations of God"
which wiped out whole cities
and left the human spirit helpless
and hopeless before the horror.
But when, at last, men dared to
doubt the divine origin" of this
burden, the horror ceased. For
then Gods visitation" became
merely a filth plague born Of
mems own laziness and stupidity.
And resignation became Sacrilege!
What a man dared to dream,
he could accomplish. When man
dared to doubt, he could discover
RELEASE. We had no cross to
bear SGUe that OF our DUN terror,
ignorance and dtSobedience.
So. living, DR.. Holiday formed
his defiance of death. set down
the scientific basis for his thought
E. left it to be read after his
death.
els this" he cried, "a time for
sorrow? Rather is it not a time
for happiness than one from
among you has entered into a
great heritage and has begun a
pleaSurable excursion, so vastly
interesting and far stretching as
to be almost beyond your com
prehension? AS for me, I have no
fear of death"
But that doesn't prove any,
thing" you mutter bitterly, re.
The Washington times., 1936-09-12

Journeys
WINDSOR CASTLE

If you ever find yourself in
London with day to spare, use
it to advantage by taking a trip
to Windsor. 1t is just a short
run by train or auto but it takes
one back to another world, a
town that is truly royal, a town
whose whole life revolves round
the occupants of its lovely old
castle. Windsor Castle is con-
coded to be one of the finest
royal residences in the world, but
its occupants are part and parcel
of the town.
Windsor is a lovely old town,
set in the midst. of fields, the
famed playing fields of Elton Col
lege. The other side of Windsor
is the Graf Park with it's old
trees and deer. Windsor is peace
full, no factories, no industrial
enterprises of any kind to mar
its serenity or beauty.
Only shops, many of which
proudly bear the insignia of the
royal warrant to tell the world
that it supplies goods to the
King or to the royal household.
The old cobbled High Street with
its picturesque stores runs right
under the steep, gray walls of
the castle.
But Windsor isn't sleepy.
There's plenty doing when the
household is in residence and on
Sundays when the king is here, a
military band gives a concert on
the fine east terrace that over
looks the Thames. Often the
king and his guests attend these
concerts and that is a field day
for the tourists, who always make
the concert a sell-out affair, al
though it is of course a free at
traction. Another popular affair
is the daily parade Of the castle
guard through the town.