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The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Crdwf0rds Meet
Elites Tomorrow

The hard hitting Pittsburgh
Crawfords, leaders of the National
Negro Baseball League, will meet
the Washington Elite Giants in
the first of a three game series at
Griffith Stadium tomorrow at
p. m.
The same clubs will meet Sun,
day in a double-header, the first
game getting underway at 1870 p,
m. Oscar Charleston, manager
and sensational first baseman of
the Crawfords, will be back at his
bag; also Sammy Hughes, second
baseman; Snow, third sacker
Wright, outfielder, and Griffith,
hurler of the Pilots participating
in a baseball tourney.
The Elites. winners Of the first,
half schedule of the league, expect
to pull out of the cellar by cop
ping three straight from the
Smoky City boys. Satchel Paige,
greatest pitcher in colored base.
ball. is expected to hurl one OF
the games for the visitors Sun
day.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14

The American League was
combed fine, with the hitterS
sounding off on the weaknesses
of pitchers, and Buck Newsom de-
livering a rebuttal on behalf of
the throwers. Then they went
into the National League. There
was more or less argument on
every position except one, and
the laddies came to unanimous
vote on the subject of ShortStop.
AppIing Can Hit
The best Shortstop in. the coun-
try, these players of the GriffS
will tell you, is Leo ''Lippy" Duro-
cher, of the st. Louis Cardinals.
He won the oaks over Luke App
ling, of the White Sox, and Fran
kie Crosetti, of the New York
Yankees. Appling'S batting aver
age won him many a vote and
many a kindly word, but when it
came down to the journeyman
work of a shortstop, there was
none to excel Durocher.
eff that guy only hit $50, he
could play shOrtStOp for me-"
proclaimed Buck NewSOm.
me, too" said Earl Whitehill,
and the pitchers nodded in sol
emn agreement after the men
who have suffered much from a
common woe.
Durocher knows just about all
the tricks of the trade in playing
his position; that's certain. He is
tougher, more durable than Gro
setti, with greater speed. He is
vastly superior to Appling de-
fensively. The Sox shortstop is a
shoemaker" in baseball par
lance.
CaSt-IrOn Nerve
Dllrocher broke in with the New
York Yankees during the regime
of Miller Higgins. He first re-
ported in 1925, but was sent out
for development. He returned
Continued on Page Is, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Two j. :. Boxers
Left In 0Iynpics

LIN, Aug. 14.-Following
elimination of Ted Kara, Andy
Servant and Jimmy Clark, two
American fighters were still in the
running in the Olympic boxing
competition today and will per-
form in the semifinalS tonight.
They are Lou Laurie, flyweight.
and Jack Wilson, bantamWeight,
both of Cleveland.
Laurie gained decisive victory
over Sobkowiak to reach the semi
finals while Wilson rang up a
technical first-round knockout
over Larazabal, of the Philippines,
when the referee stopped the bat
tie to prevent further damage to
the latter.
Kara, Cleveland featherweight,
was decisioned by Catteral of South
Africa. Servant, Chicago light
weight with bandages on both
eyes, met a similar fate at the
hands of Agrin, Sweden, but only
after a bruising battle. Chmiel'
ewski, Polish middleweight, de-
cisioned Clark, jamestown, N. "
negro, in a wild slugging match.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14

Gus Places, OIdtime fighter,
opens his new bakery the latter
part of next month. Ray
Thompson hasn't given much heed
to the Presidents Cup regatta,
since being won to the quicksilver
mines Hardie Meakin keeps
faith the Griffmen will finish in
the first division Tommy Can
non and "SOS" COlliere may turn
to softbaIl Charlie Ornstein
put over a neat publicity blurb
when cabling Jesse Owens an in.
vitatiOn to compete in the World
Labor Games in New York this
weekend Maybe, Charlie Sus-
pected Owens could set a new
transatlantic speed record by
jumping across the ocean.
Clarence Dixie" DeSper is miss
ing his first Union Printers base;
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
PICKUPS AND ~ IOUIO -: -: Simpson

Iball tournament in 16 years.
Harry "Jack" Spratt, who played
for the Braves during the George
Stallings dynasty at Boston,
sprinted for a street car the other
day SOftball grips Luray, Va.
Ollie Tucker, once with the
Griffs and afterwards in the South
ern League, manages CharlOtteS-
vile in the Valley League. Chief
of Police Earl Martin, manager of
the Remington, Va, team in the
Bi-COunty League, protests the Sd
victory scored by StOrck, claiming
the umpire-in-chief violated the
rules.
Sam Scogna and his nephew
Alfred ScOgna, IA, witnessed last
nights wrestling duelS Bar
ney Eckloff and his nephew,
Charlie EckIoff, 10. also were
spectators . Joe Ganey, mana
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
7 Red Sox Stars
Are Headed for
Auction Block
BY JAMES w. BAGLEY

International News Service Sports Writer
BOSTON, Aug. 14.-Seven mem
bers of the Red SoX are playing
their last season under the ban
ner of Tom Yawkey, it was learned
today.
Convinced no pennant will fly
from the flagpole of his million
dollar baseball palace this season,
Yawkey and Manager Joe Cronin
have been conferring behind closed
doors on the 1887 season. Plans
are being made to weed out at
least seven members of the Gold
Sox, the majority of them vet
Grams, to make room for younger
players.
The axe or auction block will
be reSorted to, it was learned,
either next month or at the close
of the season, presumably on the
return of General Manager Ed
die Collins and Chief Scout Billy
Evans from a tour of the minor
leagues for new players.
COmblng Pacific Coast
Collins is bling Pacific
Coast leagues. The chief object
of his hunt is Joe Marty, young
outfielder. Marty is a player
along the lines of Joe DiMaggio,
Yankees outfielder, a product of
the same league and sensation
of the season.
Allen Dusty" Cooke, outfielder,
is slated to be the first of the
Sox to be traded. Cooke has
fallen into a disastrous slump.
He is reported destined for the
Philadelphia Athletics.
Cooke, it was learned, may be
the chief cog in trade with Con-
ME Mack for his outfielder Wally
Moses. Oscar Melillo, second
baseman, may be offered along
with Cooke to lower the 100000
price which Mack is understood
to be asking for his 25-year-old
star.
Moses May Cause Battle
The services of Moses may lead
to a battle involving the Detroit
Tigers since Mickey Cochrane is
reported strong for the outfielder.
The veteran Heinie ManuSh, 49,
year-old outfielder, who came from
Washington for Carl Reynolds
and Roy Johnson will probably
be playing elsewhere. Manush
has been out with injuries the
greater part of the season.
Rube Walberg, lefthanded tWirl,
er, is understood to be slated for
a trade or the minors. Jack Rus
sell, relief pitcher, also is marked
to go.
The veteran outfielder Bing Mil
Ter is carded for the inactive list
but may be retained as a coach
or a scout.
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The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Eight Wins
Olympic Oar Title

, team ran only third, trailing Hol'
land. the winners, and Germany
The American girls, Kettherine
Rawls, Bernice Lapp, Elizabeth
Ryan, and Olive Mexican, fought
hard all the way. but were no
match for their speedy European
competitors.
The Dutch girls set new Olym-
pic record in winning the race, be-
ing clocked in 1880. This threw
into the discard the mark Ct 4:38.0
set by the American team at Los
Angeles in 1882.
Canada and Hungary were in a
dead heat for fourth, with Eng
land sixth.
Elimination heats were run off
in the 1900 meters free-Style. Jack
Medica, the Seattle flash, finished
first in his 1928, with IShida-
hara, of Japan. second in 1883,
and Uto, of Japan, third n 1851.
Arendt, the fastest fourth, quail
fled in 1861.
The American swan good race
against his japanese competitors,
leading all the way. He had a
20-yard lead at the first lap and
opened it wider to finish 80 yards
ahead of IShidahara amid great
applause.
Ralph Flanagan had qualified
in the first heat by placing second
to Terada, of Spain, while the
third American entry in the event,
James Christy, was eliminated. He
was fourth in Flanagan's heat in
slower time than Arendt, and thus
the German qualified.
Taylor Drysdale, Of Detroit,
third American entry in the 100
meter backstroke final, was
fourth. Van Der Weghe also was
under the previous Olympic rec
ord, being timed in 1:07.7.
Japanese First
In the first heat of the mems
20O-meter breaststroke semifinals
Keike, Japan, was first in 2:44.5;
Bake, Germany, second, in 2:45.4;
Tito, Japan, third, in PASS, and
Ray Kaye, United States, fourth
in 2:49.2.
The second heat was won by
Hamuro, of Japan, in 2:43.4, with
John Higgins, of Providence, sec
ond, in 2:44.0; Sietas, of Germany
third, in 2:44.8, and IldefonSo, OF
the Philippines, fourth, in 2:46.6
Finishing faster than any of the
other runner-ups, the Filipino quail
flied. Jack Kasley. of Detroit, fin
ished seventh.
In the first heat of the mems
1,5O0-meter, free-style Semifinals,
Tarada, Japan, came in first in
19:48.6, with Ralph Flanagan, OF
the United States. second, in
1884; LEVERS, of England, third
in 20:l0, and James Christy, OF
the United States, fourth, In
2o:25.s.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Wilmer Will Aid
White With
Teachers

Morty Wilmer, former Central
High and University of PennSyl-
vania gridder, again will assist
DOC" White with the Wilson
Teachers College footballers this
fall.
Coaches White and Wilmer
must find requirements for Phil
Fox, quarterback, and Dave
Teeple, 200-pound tackle, both OF
whom were graduated.
Wilson lost three games and
won one last year. Upsala, which
smothered the Teachers, SIS to 6,
is not on the 1886 schedule.
The Teachers improved con-
siderably as the season advanced
and, after giving Millersville
(Pa.) Teachers a scare in the
third game, closed their season
with a victory over Shepherd
College at Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Pres Newton, punting halfback; !;
Jimmy .Branca, fleet end, and
Marshall Cook. 180-pound tackle,
are expected to form the nucleus
for the 1886 eleven. Schedule:
September 26-ShippensburG (Pa.)
Teachers. at Central High stadium.
October 17-BridGewater (NaO College,
at Central High Stadium.
October 24-ShenandOah College, at
Dayton, Va.
October 31-Gallaudet College, at Gal
laudet.
November 14-MillersviIIe, Teachers,
at MillerSVille. Pa.
November 2I-Shepherd College. at
ShepherdstOwn, w. Va.
uorE AMEpIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
In Only Two Events

, turning out wherever Heurich's
Brewers play.
The Saengerbund singers must
carry along a few weeks without
Connie Ryan, who leaves tOmOr-
row for an extended Mid-weStern
expedition "Tuffy" Leemans
was a house guest at Mike Ri
naldi'S North Beach cottage be-
fore entraining to practice with
the College All-Stars Ollie
Pacini lOllS at North Beach be-
fore the arduOus bowling season
springs open next month Ben
MenSh sends word that two for.
mer Dewitt Prep gridders, Jim
Dixon, guard, and Rube Hayman,
tackle, proceed to college this
fall Dixon goes to Columbia
and Hayman, who leads the
Chevy Chase Lake orchestra, en-
ters University Of Delaware.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14

ger of the old Mercury A. C..
eleven, centerS his sports interest
in his 4-year-Old son, Joe .
He'll be a great drOp-kicker one
day." warns Ganey, Sr. Chief
GuyOn has been attending all
Heurich Brewers games since
brother Joe, who wrestleS kegs on
a beer truck, Joined the Beermen.
. . brings his own folding chair,
too. Bill Etheridge, who pilOted
the SanicO nine last year. manages
the Miller Furniture diamOnderS
in weekday league competition
and Johnny Miller directs
the team in weekend play -.
whit" PIaisted has returned
from a twO-week vacation to his
st. Paul, Mimi, home Bill
Flester has never seen greater en-
thuSiaSm for SandIot baseball than
the current season. thousands
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
D. {. Legion Nine Can
Win Series Today

CLARKsBURG, w. Va, Aug
14.-Washington, D. c.. American
Legion baseball team can win the
sectional championship by defeat,
ing Clarksburg today.
Scoring two runs in the final
inning, the Capital boys blanked
the local aggregation, 2 to 0, yes.
terday. Anderson, WaShington's
star right handler, was in rare
form, allowing only five scattered
hits and striking out IA. DeLesi,
with two hits, led the batting at.
tack.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Continued from Page u

double sculls event, where Ger.
many was second, and the crowd
then made ready for an American
victory in the seventh and last
event of the day-the eight-oared
shell event, in which the record,
breaking, undefeated University of
Washington crew was to represent
the Stars and Stripes.
In Only Two Events
Americans were entered in only
two of the first six events, other
Yankees having been eliminated
in trials. Daniel Barrow, jr., of
Philadelphia took third in the
single SOULS race. and William Du-
gan and John Houser. also of
Philadelphia, placed last in the
double ScullS event.
Germans swept virtually unchal-
lenged to victories in the four
cared shell with coxswain, pair
without COXSWaln, single SOULS,
pair with coxswain, and four-oared
shell without coXsWain.
Following deafening ch er S
after the fifth Reich victory. Pre-
mier Goering announced publicly
that the stroke of the coxswained
pairs, Herr Gustmann. would be
yoro1,oofad +o 1iaIItepancv in thR
German air force. Previously he
held no commission. Goering,
among other things, is air minis
ter.
The Reich victory in the four
cared shell event marked the
first defeat England ever had suf.
fered in this Olympic competition.
The BritonS were second.
In the only other final swim,
ming event of the day. the Amer,
ican women's 400-meter relay
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
ELEANOR WANTS TO CLEAR STATUS BEFORE TURNING PRO
Sails For
Home

Editors note: Mrs. Eleanor
Holm Jarrett is not turning pro-
teSSiOndI-dt least not until after
she threSheS out her status t0ith
AUery Brundage, chairman of
the American Olympic Commit
tee 1Uhich removed her from the
team, she tOriteS today. Ready to
ledUe for home, the backStroke
champion tells OF her feelings as
she matched tUo Dutch girls
place ahead of Edith Mottridge
and Alice Bridges OF America in
"horSe-and-buggy ttn1e."J
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Gnhs Pick Durocher
Best Sh0rtst0p
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 14-dle chatter of idle day with
the Gr turned the matter of baseball There nothing
strange about that that the boys forgot their i'm
mediate with the Boston Red Sox which opens today and
carries through climatic doubeheader Sun
day They srayed far ad and after little debate picked
the allstar team of the land.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
BY ELEANOR HOLM JARRETT
Copyright 1895 by International
News Service)

BERLIN, Aug. IA 0.N.S).-I
don't know for sure whether 1
bawled or kept a straight lace
when those Dutch mermaids beat
out our fighting girls in the last
three yards of what is to me the
Olympics' most tragic event-the
100-meter backStroke race.
do know that I swan every
inch of that stretch with Edith
and Alice, and I was exhausted at
the finish. I was dimly aware of
hundreds of eyes in the stands
fixed on me, and when the score
board showed the winning time, 1t
seemed that everybody grinned
and grimaced to make me feel
better.
I wonder what Avery Brundage
thought of that horse-and-buggy
time?
1 wonder if he recalled that l
have done four full seconds better
than yesterdays Slow-poke time?
At the further risk of sound
ing like a boaster, I am con-
vinced that I could Jump into the
Olympic pool with champagne
bottle in either hand and equal
1:18.9.
LumpS in Her Throat
Well, let the lump in my throat
on tho NAV oil 1lIT1oTc or1 1ot'c
give little Miss Dina Senff of
Holland a big hand.
Rita MaStenbroek, the favorite,
who placed second, now feels low
and so do the Japanese, who
should pick swim teams with tall
men instead of little to get that
necessary advantage of maneuver-
ing.
Tokyo's best were supposed to
be invinCible, but now they are
just somewhat scared little fel-
lows wondering what to do next.
Our Taylor Drysdale is the
kind of guy who could beat
the Japanese in the backstroke,
but the trouble with him is his
turns. I have watched him lose
as much as four feet twisting
back at the 50-yard mark. Tay-
lor has a fighting heart and
| could give Jack Medica a hot
time even in the free-style if he
practiced oftener and harder in
the early morning.
Sails Ahoard Rraroar
Mary Lou Petty is still weak
from ptomaine poisoning but
nevertheless she has a perfect
stroke for the, Olympic swimming
stadium and SWimS without effort.
She is from Seattle, Washington,
where the boys and girls grow big
and tough.
If she has the slickest, then
Taris. the tough French champ,
has the funniest stroke exhibited
at Berlin. He rolls like a dolphin
and spins his fins like a windmill.
This fighting ace tells me he trains
on good old wine, but not cham
payne, because bubbly costs too
much.
I'm sailing home today aboard
the Bremen with Art Omy hus-
band and a bagful of offers, and
there are even rumors from the
States that 1 have turned pro
already.
I am turning down nothing and
accepting nothing until my status
is cleared at home, which will be
after Brundage returns from his
triumphS abroad.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
OddRecord
Made By
GOSlin
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

Goose Goslin has a
weakness for hitting
home runs on the 28th
day of the baseball
months.
April, May, June ard July
of the current season have
found the Detroit southpaw
hitter slugging circuit clouts
off as many different pitchers
on the 28th of those months,
The Wild Goose of Salem started
this unique sequence of home-run
hitting against our own Ed Linke,
the reformed fat boy, April %,
here in Washington.
Carried on at Home
A month later to the day in his
own home park at Navin Field,
against the White SoX and with
Vernon Kennedy in the box, Cos
lin added to the singular circum-
stance of being a consistent home
run hitter on the 18th Of the
month.
June % saw the oddity empha-
sized again at Navin Field when
the Athletics were visiting Detroit.
The right handler, Harry Kelley,
was in the box when the Goose
split the ozone with resounding
homer that brought reminders Of
that winning hit of his in the past
world series.
And again on the 28th of last
month, the Goose ran his un-
usual string of such four-ply hits
to four when he cracked terrific
drive off Johnny Murphy, OF the
Yankees.
On the four days he was per
forming this feat, Goslin batted
Alb, scored seven runs and drove
In eight additional tallies.
Has One More Chance
There's one for you to pack away
in your baseball memoirs and in
the meanwhile you can speculate
as to whether the Goose will keep
up that pace throughout the sea-
son by getting a home run August
% when the Tigers will be playing
at Yankee Stadium.
The major league season ends
September 81, so if GoSlin can
get a homer the 28th Of this
month, he will have established
some sort of an all-time record, if
indeed he hasn't already done so.
And here's another oddity OF
baseball which you don't run
across every season.
Lefty Lloyd Brown, veteran
southpaw of the Cleveland In
dians, is the most whitewashed
pitcher of the American League,
the Indians having been shut out
four times when the erstWhile
Washington hurler was pitching.
Charley Ruffing, of the New
York Yankees, turned the trick
twice, Tommy Bridges of the tt
gers once and Gordon Rhodes,
once.
Three Turnbacks
Another Cleveland pitcher, Mel
Harder, has seen his club fail to
score a run for him on three oc-
casions, the opposing pitchers be.
ing Lefty Grove, Schoolboy Rowe
and Lee Ross of the Philadelphia
Athletics.
On the other hand Ross himself
has been the victim of three shut
outs, his team being blanked when
he was on the mound, by Merritt
Cain, of st. Louis; Tommy Bridges
and Bump Hadley, the leading
pitcher of baseball.
Eden Auker, of the Tigers, also
has been on the Scoreless end of
three baseball games, Buck New
som, Earl Caldwell and Lefty
Grove having administered the
Whitewash.
Other shut-out dope includes
CONTINUED on Page rs, Col. p
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Takoma Tigers Play
Rockville Twin Bill

The Takoma Tigers clash with
Rockville A. A. Sunday in double
header at the diamond located at
the District Line and Georgia Ave
nue.. The first game starts at
l:30 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14

*Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS GAMES
Pittsburgh, 5; Cincinnati. 4.
New York, 6: Philadelphia, 4.
Other clubs not scheduled.
TODAY'S GAMES
Philadelphia at New York.
Boston at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
-V0TE AMERICAN-
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Baseball


"Games behind leader
YESTERDAYS GAMES
st. Louis. !: Chicago, 3.
Cleveland. 8; Detroit, O.
Only games scheduled.
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at Boston
New York at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at st. Louis (2).
Detroit at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14
Opponents Desired

Georgetown A. C. wants a game
for tomorrow on the South EllipSe
with any strong unlimited team,
particularly Old Manhattan Beer
nine. Phone Manager Al Cramp-
ton, West 2908W after p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-08-14

VOTE AM RICAN-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-18
Bruce Cation SayS:>>
Boon Time Best Time to Fight Next Slump

cession to change is likely to lead
to disaster.
X X
1t is different when times arl
good. The pressure to do some-
thing, anything at all SO long as
it is different, Is not there. Men
of opposing beliefs can meet calm
ly and discuss what needs to be
done. There is time TO take the
long view.
For that reason, the coming
boom is our opportunity. While we
are enjoying prosperity we can
look ahead to the next slump and
take steps to make our country as
nearly slump proof as a land may
be in this uncertain world.
If we go into the boom with that
determination constantly in mind,
we need not be afraid of that long
slide down the other side of the
mountain.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-18

A burnt child fears the fire, ac-
cording to the wisdom of the an
cient, and it looks very much as II
the American people have not III
any way forgotten the screening
they took when the 1929 boom went
up in smoke.
For an odd phenomenon is OBJ
servable these days. The business
indices show us to be approaching
a new boom = and people every
where are looking away beyond IL
and seeing another slump coming.
They are approaching this. new
boom caustiously, keeping thelr
fingers crossed.
Going up is pleasant, and the
view from the top is elegant, put
when YOU slide down on the other
side, the bump is something awful
and the people have not forgotten
what happened the last time.
This must be the first time in our
history that we have approached a
boom with anything but unbound
ed hope in our hearts, and the sign
is a good one. A good part of the
history of the next generation will
be written by the way in which
we handle this coming boom.
x Il y
If we treat it merely as something
to be exploited, as high, wide, and
handsome period in which anything
goes so long as it makes money,
the dark story of the recent de-
preston will begin all over again
in a few years, and the things that
happen in it will be apt to produce
some disastrous consequences.
If, on the other hand we can
work out a way of making the
boom truly productiye-if we can
remember that the problem of the
last few years need solution just as
badly when the stock market is
going up as when 1t is coming
down, and act accordingly, we can
help to insure the happiness Of
America for many years to come.
A depression is supposed to be a
good time to make reforms, be-
cause during a depression the
people are willing to experiment,
whereas they tend to be opposed to
change in time of prosperity.
But depression creates an at
moSphere of fear. 1t brings ex-
tremistS and crackpots to the top,
and they get a following they can
not command at any oher time.
Their eXcesses, in turn, make con-
servative folk feel that any con-