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Evening star., 1936-08-22
Kelley Is Slab Nucleus.

ONLY two departments. in Mack's
~ early figuring, need strengthen
ing-pitching and catching. In
neither case Is the task Of bolstering
prohibitive. Kelley, 30-year-old
rookie" has won 16 games this year,
as many as any other pitcher in the
American League. Around him will
be built the 1887 curving corps.
Lee Ross, a 21-year-old right
handler, is the best of the two
score-year youngsters that Con-
ME has tried. In another year
he promises to be big winner.
Herman Fink, another kid, is rated
second only to Ross in promise. From
Williamsport, the lone farm" Of the
AS at present, will come highly
touted southpaw prospect in Edgar
Smith. He now is pitching Williams
port to the New York-Pennsylvania
League pennant.
Frank Hayes. 19-year-old catcher
OF the Athletics, never was rated
highly when American League back
stops were discussed, but during the
last six weeks, the youngster has
jumped to q position of new eclat
He so has alleviated Comics worries
that it is felt only an understudy Is
needed.
The word in this town, in
short, Is look out for the As
In 1887.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Promoters Are Agreed.

promoters Are agreed.
THE commissioners, unwilling to call
the whole thing off without fur
ther notice, ordered Braddock to begin
treatments at once and report back for
another examination September Is.
Since that would delay the program
too long to hold an outdoor bout this
year, the co-promoters. Madison
Square Garden and Mike Jacobs. went
into a huddle and came up with the
signatures of both battlerS on q new
set of contracts calling for the Is
round bout to take place in June in
the Gardens Long Island City Bowl.
Finally Schmeling, who came from
Germany on the airship Hindenburg
only two weeks ago and was ready to
begin training at Spectator, N. Y,
started back for home on the Bremen
last night.
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Minor Leagues
INTERNATIONAL.

INTERNATIONAL.
Baltimore. 4; Albany. g.. Second game
called at end Of sixth inning. with Balti-
more leading. 6-5, and game forfeited to
Albany when Baltimore stalled, waiting for
darkness)
MoItreal, z; Rochester. 4.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
TITLE FIGHT OFF
UNTIL NEXT JUNE
SchmeIing Signs, Goes Home.
Braddock Has Arthritis
in Both Elbows.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, August 22--In one
nj very busy day along the cauli-
" flower alley the Jimmy Brad
a dock-Max Schmeling heavy
weight championship bout has been
called of and rescheduled again-this
time for either June or 10, 1887.
Champion Jimmy, who started all
the furore a few days ago by report
ing he had hurt his hand and wanted
the fight postponed, made his second
appearance before the New York State
Athletic Commission. bringing final
report from the bone specialist as
signed to examine his mitt, DR.. Fred
Albee.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
BY JOHN LARDNER.

N JEW YORK, August IA 0ay
N or two ago, your correspondent
was trying to get few words
out of Carl Hubbell. This Is
one of those stunts-like finding q
toothpick in a haystack or slipping q
camel through the eye of needle with
one hand-that appeal to serious
young men with iron wills and stern
purposes. just as though things
weren't tough enough as it is.
Your correspondents will is COM
posed of low-priced grade of India
rubber, and his purpose is no sterner
than a chipmunk's, but now and then
public duty sounds clear call and
even the most feckless citizen, with
the largest amount of geezer or faint
ness in his heart, must go out and do
chore for the fatherland.
This Hubbell Is the greatest
pitcher in base ball. and it is some
body's bounden duty to find out
what makes him tick.
The first time your correspondent
met Hubbell was the day after John
McGraw died. McGraw had brought
Hub to the Giants. He picked him
up when the southpaw was dropped
by Detroit. Your correspondent was
under instructions to get some COM
ment on the Little Napoleon from the
man who he plucked from the minors
and developed into the finest Giant
twirler since Mathewson II will argue
that point later with you Nehf and
Marquard fans).
Not a Man for Words.
WELL" says the Sphinx of base
ball.
What about McGraw?" said your
correspondent, or words to that effect.
WELL" said Hubbell.
Then there was a pause of about five
minutes.
HE must have been a great man.
ager to work for" ventured your cor
respondent, who was beginning to look
pretty silly, but so would you if you
we're firing buckshot at the Washing
ton Monument.
Co. llc WdS, Sdlu
But pretty tough, sometimes, too,
wasn't hep" said your correspondent
after another round Of silence. I
knew McGraw myself, believe it or
not, and I knew he was tough, but
the comment was supposed to come
from Hubbell, not me.
"Um," said Hub.
That more or less sums up the in
terview. thought at first that he
held off because he didn't know me,
but have learned since that his best
friends consider themselves lucky
when they wiring as many as three
syllables a day from the lips of the
Meeker, Okla, Sphinx. But that's all
right. He says it with pitching.
Some people consider Dizzy Dean
the greatest pitcher currently en-
gagged in the trade, and you can
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Cronin Is Emphatic.

SEVIAA 10 AAAARss0SSs
LIE WALKED OF the field without
orders in the sixth inning Of the
game with the Yankees, just when
murderers' row had put the game on
ice with q three-run rally.
Cronin, who was in the Red Sox
dugout as Ferrell dejectedly left the
mound and started toward the club
house, stepped on the field, appar-
emily intending to follow him. He
changed his mind. however. and
stopped near home plate, obviously
wondering what had caused Ferrell's
action.
In the club house. later. even q
shower didn't cool Cronin's anger.
I'm fining him $1,000 and sus-
pending him for the rest of the sea-
son." Cronin snapped. He can 60
home. He can 60 to China. I don't
care. I don't want him around. He
walked out on us last Sunday against
the Senators, but today was tops"
Evening star., 1936-08-22
special Dispatch to The Star


NHILADELPHIA, August 22-
- No. Connie Mack isn't going to
sell Harry Kelley to the Red
L Sox for s150,0o0 this Winter.
No, he isn't going to sell Wally Moses,
either Nor Bob johnson, nor Frank
Higgins. The superannuated seller of
1885 and 1886, on the contrary. prom
ises to be the busy buyer of 1887.
Things have changed in Philly.
Freed of the shackles of unsympa-
thetic owners, Connie at last has
free hand in directing the destinies Of
the Athletics. Already the foundation
for a new and hospitable regime has
been laid.
The cobwebs in the rafters Of
weedy ball park are being
swept away. A painters brush
will be welded again inside the
musty tomb of $4,000 pews.
The objectionable farming system
CT the Athletics will be extended.
Connie isn't going TO buy established
major league stars, a la Yawkey, but
he definitely has announced himself
in the market for good minor league
talent. His days of digging up half
baked semi-pros are over.
"Stop Bothering U.s."
THE die, as outlined, has been cast,
and already there are evidences
of q new atmosphere on the city Of
brotherly love. With President John
Shihe confined. serious illness that
may keep him away from his desk
for a year or more, Connie is running
the show. Half owner of the stock in
the AS, what he says goes nowadays,
and in a brief space of time the an
cient one has said plenty.
For years fans of Philly have
been sour on the Athletics.
When the White Elephants werA
on top of the heap they COM
manded attention and respect.
But once they slipped they were
prey for the customers.
The reason? Unhospitality, they
say, and lack of interest by the owners
in base ball. John Shibe preferred to
dabble in motor boat racing. spending
thousands per year to build gold-cup
boats. He rarely watched them race,
but he built them underneath the
grandstand at Shibe Park. Now the
"shipyard" Is closed.
They tell, up in the mile
high press box at Shibe Park, Of
the sports writer who called the
ball club Office to check on
double -header date:
"Stop bothering us" snapped an
official voice, over the phone. go and
call Harridge long distance, he knows
everything"
Evening star., 1936-08-22
GAMES TO-DAY.

New York at Boston.
Pittsburgh at st. l.
Cincin. at Chicago.
Phila. 1T Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

Newsom. the present shortstop, is only
% and despite his lack of size, is
rated highly by the Athletic organi-
Zation.
Reliable Frank Higgins, %
years old, will remain at third
base. He will be the dean of
all Philadelphia infie,ders.
The present outfield will remain in
tact. The trio of Bob johnson. Wally
Moses and Lou Finney hardly can be
improved upon. 1t must be ranked
at least on par with the fly-chasing
brigade of even the league leading
Yankees.
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Defied American League Rule.

CASH customers by the hundreds
recite tales of trying to buy
tickets. Until a few weeks ago, a
fan who wanted to buy a box seat
ducat q day or two ahead was told
to run along" by seller and to
come back when the ball game Is
played" Heretofore Philadelphia's
American League representative has
stood alone among big league teams
in two other respects. They don't
have q ladies day" here. for one.
And, In open defiance to the
league rule, Athletic players are
not numbered. Unidentified,
they scampcr on the field, leav-
ing the fans to establish the IN
dividuals as best they can.
All this, Connie proposes to elimi-
nate. The phone" switchboard per-
sonnel already has been taught to
trill when they say Hello" Ticket
sellers have been told to replace their
sneers with smiles when people ask
for box seat reservations-and to sell
them.
Next year the AS will have num-
bers sewn on their backs. Women
will be admitted free once q week In
1887.
GOOD" 81 Team Expected.
~ 10 A1A Hf
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Stone, Chapman Are Culprits.

IN THE meantime, Newsom's de-
fense was to betray him. Like
Lisenbee, he gave up only seven hits,
and Buck even surpassed Horace by
wiffing eight of the AS with a fast
ball that fairly sizzled. But there was
Stone and Chapman to consider.
In the fourth inning, with one out,
Bob johnson singled to left, but Stone
booted the ball and Bob went all the
way to third. From there he scored
on g. fly by Frank Higgins to cut the
score to 81.
Then, in the sixth, the AS showed
across the winning runs. With Dean
on first and one down, johnson lined
what should have been only a single
to center, Dean stopping at second.
Instead, Chapman foolishly elected
to try shoestring catch and he
missed the ball completely. When it
finally was retrieved Dean had scored
and johnson was on third base. Bob
scored moment later on single by
Higgins to chalk up what proved to
be the winning run.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

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Do All Scoring at Outset.

T ISENBEE went the route yester-
- day and limited the Mats to seven
hits, three of which came in the first
inning. In this frame the Washing
tons did all their scoring. After that
they were through extensively, and
from the way Johnny Stone and Ben
Chapman handled themselves in the
outfeld they we're washed-up de-
fensively as well.
The Griffs, pleased with their
chances of sweeping over the AS,
scored all their runs off Lisenbee with
two down in the first inning. Joe
Kuhel doubled and Stone followed
with another two bagger, chasing him
across. When Carl Reynolds fol-
lowed with single it was 20. 1t
looked to be breeze.
That was all the damage they were
to do for the day, however. Lsenbee
gave up a hit to Bolton in the second
inning, a single to Kuhel in the third,
and hits to Reynolds and Bolton in
the fourth. After that he pitched
hitless ball, with only two Mats get
ting on base. One got on by three
base error by Lou Finney and the
other walked. Lisenbee pitched only
to 2 batters more than perfect min
1mum of IS in the last innings.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
FORMER COUSINS
MEAN P[AYMATES
Dig Up Ancient Finger to
Block Harrismen's Drive
to First Division.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.


THILADELPHIA. August "a
!: s:y@:s ?'::s i. & 's:; :: 5;:.s it,: ;s s:
4 Nationals awoke today with
plenty of food for thought-and it
wasn't tasty, either. Those founder
ing Athletics, who were supposed to
bow and scrape at the mere sight
of a Washington uniform. threaten
to throw of their shackles and be
tough.
At least that was the general i'm
preston the Washingtons were
getting up until game time today.
All hot and bothered over winning
8 of their last l3 games, the Ma
tionals invaded this city of brotherly
love yesterday and were given a 3-to-
2 licking in the opener of a five-game
series. That in itself, might not have
been so hard to take except that 1t
marked the third straight time the
Iowly Athletics have risen and
smacked down Mr.. Grifiths athletes.
These are, incidentally, the same
AS who dropped 10 of the first IL
games with Washington, which would
indicate that they mean to make up
for lost ground. Somehow the pros
pect of playing the Philadelphia
AS at this time is not as pleasant as
It was once regarded.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Hats OFF to Connie.


THE Nationals Buck Newsom in
= particular, have a good alibi for
losing yesterday, but, be that as
1t may, there is no denying one
fact - that Connie Mack has a
way with old minor league pitchers.
Somewhere beneath the stands, he
must have hidden a fountain of
youth. exclusively reserved for old
pitchers who are supposed to know
how to stand on the rubber and that's
ell
After trotting out old Harry Kelley
enough times to establish him as a
1s-game winner to date, Connie yes
terday brushed the dust of Horace
Lisenbee, a 33-year-old, who failed
not only in the American League, but
in the Southern Association as well.
That didn't deter him, though, from
beating Newsom and the Mats in a
great pitching duel that would have
been criminal for either Buck or
Lisbenbee to lose.
Lisenbee, a flop with Washington
as far back as 1927-nine years ago
also failed and was released by the
Red Sox, who at the time were as
poor as they now are rich. From
Boston he went to the Southern As
sociation, from where he was released
outright this Summer. So old Horace
upped and asked Connie for chance
and Mack, to the current consterna-
ton of the Griffs, gave him one.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
FERRELL' s FINISH
AS RED S0X SEEN
$1,000 Fine and Suspension
Starts Talk of Trading
WaIkout Pitcher.
p the Associated Press.

Ey Inc AohOCIeteo HIeB8s
n 1Ew YORK, August 22.-Wes
M Ferrell, the big right-hander
i Y for whom Tom Yawkey gave
up q large bundle Of cash In
his expensive rebuilding of the Red
Sox, has pitched his last game for
1s3s-and possibly his last game Of
all for the Boston outfit.
His prima donna temperament,
which once before cost him 81 500 for
a Today suspension back in his days
with the Cleveland Indians, drew
81 900 fine and lay-off for the rest
of the season from Manager Joe
Cronin of the Sox yesterday - the
heaviest punishment for any player
this year.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
GAMES TOMORROW

New York at Boston.
Pitts. at St. L. t2).
Cincin. at CHICAGO.
Phila. at Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
AMERICAN AsSOCIA

AMERICAN ASSOCIATAoNs
IL; Columbus. 4.
Kansas kISS City. 8: & minneapolis. 2.
10; st. Paul. 8.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

Observation-Disclosures -
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Phil 81 81 4 81 Al 6l1Ol-I42l75l.359I341a
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Evening star., 1936-08-22

Waterloo. "A: Des Moines. 4.
Davenport. 8; Rock Island. B.
PIEDMONT.
SeeS! Mount Ro5a1AS ]: 1zAsSsSsils. ..
Evening star., 1936-08-22

~ ERLIN, August 22-When It
- comes to a sport-mad city,
Berlin stepped out during the
- recent Olympics and took over
any crowd championship that New
York or London could claim. No other
city in the world would have sent out
100000 spectators morning after
morning, with rain or threatening rain
at hand, to look at nothing but trial
or qualifying heats.
This is what Berlin did. On ar
irving at the stadium around 10 am.
through drizzling rain, you'd find the
place practically full with an all
day show ahead. And this stadium
show was only part of the big outlay.
One day we figured total attendance
of close to 100000 at all sports. A
flying motor trip picked up big crowds
at almost every event, the stands over
looking many of them packed.
II wonder if you realize" pronli-
nent German official said, that We
had opening day requests from 2,500,-
900 people and about the same for
closing day. If we had had space
enough we could have drawn around
100000 every day for the stadium
alone An Olympic total Of nearly
100000 spectators is something no
one ever dreamed Of. Los Angeles set
a record of 100000, which many
thought would never be reached again.
Los Angeles had perfect weather
where our crowds had to face rains
and cold winds. and yet we beat Los
Angeles almost three to one.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
GAMES TODAY.
GAMES TOMORROW.
National
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

New York. 3; Boston. 2.
Pittsburgh. 8; st. Louis. 4.
Chicago. z: Cincinnati. 2.
Other clubs not scheduled,
Evening star., 1936-08-22
"Good" 81 Team Expected.

AT THE ripe old age Of 73-plus,
Connie Mack y looking forward
eagerly 70 building up more champion
Evening star., 1936-08-22

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

Little Rock. 2: Atlanta; o..
Birmingham. 13: Chattanooga. 9.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

PACIFIC COAST.
Los Angeles. S-3; Portland. 2-5.
San Diego. 10; Sacramento, 0.
Seattle. .1S: San Francisco. 0.
Oakland. 6: MiSsions- 4.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

EW YORK, August ZZ.-A uay
or two ago, your correspondent
was trying to get a few words
ollt of Carl Huhbell This is
Evening star., 1936-08-22
OLYMPIC THRONGS
SET GREAT RECORD
Pack Stands Daily in Rain,
CoId-Run Games Total
to Five Million.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

DI OhSh4N Lfk4ND "HOL'
~ ERLIN, August 22.-When 1t
- comes to a sport-mad city,
Berlin stepped out during the
- recent Olympics and took over
Evening star., 1936-08-22
NEW YORK-PENNSYLvANIA.

STANDING or THE CLUBS.
Evening star., 1936-07-12
Shenandoah Valley Storm
Causes Extensive Damage

than 80 prostrations in Virginia dur
ing the last two days.
In the meantime, most State points
reported maximum temperatures to-
day somewhat under Fridays record
shattering marks. Richmond was
nearly 8 degrees cooler than yester-
day, when the mercury scared to
104.6 degrees to establish an all-time
July record
Maize johnson, colored, died last
night after being prostrated in a
temperature of los at her Spotsyl-
vania home.
Gilmore Holley was struck and
killed by lightning at Callands in one
Of yesterdays scattered storms which
brought temporary relief to some Sec
tions. A colored child drowned in
stream near Warrenton while on q
picnic. Twenty-Five laborers on q
railroad maintenance force near War
minister were overcome by heat; two
workers on the Patrick Henry Bi-
centennial Stadium at Hanover Court
House were prostrated, as were two
others at Lynchburg and one at
TazeweA
Evening star., 1936-07-12
GIRLS BODY FOUND
IN BALTIMORE FIRE
Three Missing, II Injured as
Flames Follow Blast
Wrecking Buildings.
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. July Searchers
found the charred body of a 22-year-
old stenographer in the twisted wreck
age of two buildings tonight. leaving
three persons still missing following
an explosion and fire. Eleven persons
were injured at least one critically.
The girl. Miss Augusta Renner, was
found under 20 feet of brick and other
debris. She was trapped when the
building in which she worked buckled
and collapsed following the explosion.
Miss Renner was to have gone on a
vacation tonight
The three missing persons were Ne
groes one of whom had gone TO the
building to visit friend. They were
Wesley jefferson and Jessie Bathell,
employees. and Harry w. Kent. the
visitor.
Firemen we're hampered in search
for the bodies by recurrent explosions
of 50-gallon drums of alcohol.
Kent had gone to the building to
give a former employer a gift of food
from his Southern Maryland farm.
Buildings Bulge, Fall Apart"
The explosion occurred as workmen
were piping $500 gallons of alcohol
from a railroad tank car into the
building occupied by the A. L. Webb &
Sons Naval Stores Co. Witnesses said
the building and the adjoining one
"bulged and fell apart" at the blast.
Miss Renner was employed by the
Webb Co. Raymond McElroy, one of
the injured, was talking to her when
the explosion shook the place He
said he did not know what happened
to her. After the blast he remem-
bered nothing more until he found
himself lying in the street where he
was hurled by the blast. He suffered
burns and injuries about the head and
shoulders. He probably will recover.
> Charles A. Webb, a member Of the
firm, was with McElroy and Miss Rem
ner when the explosion took place. He
suffered severe injuries about the
head and chest and severe burns Ply
sicians feared he might not live.
Two of the tank cars we're parked
on the street near the building when
the explosion occurred. Firemen
managed to shove one out of danger
and kept a steady stream of water
playing on the other.
Another source of danger was a gas
(See FIRE, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1936-07-12
Poses as q Wild
Indian to Bring
Aid to Children
alaskan Tells Senators
HO,c He Got Interrie,U
With President.
IN GENEVA!
81 the Associated Press.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska. July Ii
Testimony of posing as "a wild Alaska
Indian" in order to carry to President
Roosevelt picture of Alaskan health
conditions was given today before a
Senate investigating committee.
The committee, after being told by
a nurse that so per cent of Ketchiksn's
native children were tubercular, heard
a strange story from the lips Of Tom
Hanbury. Alaska Indian.
He said his efforts to see the Presi-
dent were baked on all sides, by
Office boys and secretaries. and that
even Alaskss congressional delegate,
Anthony Dimond, Democrat, told him
it was no USE trying to see Roose-
welt.
Then. Hanbury. told the Senators.
Lynn j. Frazier. Republican, of North
Dakota. and Almer Thomas. Demo-
crst, of Oklahoma. he induced Dimond
to telephone Mrs. Roosevelt and say
"a wild Indian wants an interview"
He said Mrs. Roosevelt invited him
to tea and arranged the interview.
Evening star., 1936-07-12
PARALYSIS FIGHT
WAGED IN ALABAMA
State Health Officer Calls for Cam
collation. of All Public
Gatherings.

Ey the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Alar July Ii
Public functions came to virtual
standstill In the upper half Of Ala
bama today while health authorities
sought to stem an epidemic OF infan-
tile paralysis, which has stricken 126
and claimed lives.
DR.. j. N. Baker, State health OH
Ger, called for cancellation of all pub
lie gatherings.
Throughout q large part OF the
stricken area tomorrow Sunday
school classes will be abandoned. Many
churches have called of all services.
The American Legion postponed Its
State convention scheduled for Hunts
vile next week. The Alabama semi
professional base ball tournament set
for July 15-with 20 teams ready to
play for the right to represent Alabama
at Wichita, Kans., in the national
finals-was abandoned ut Montgomery
today.
A C. c. c. camp near Athens was
placed under quarantine. and the
Army's Tactical School at Montgom-
cry barred its gates to persons under
1s years Of age.
The State Health Department re-
ceived reports Of II new cases today,
! from Q new eounty-st. Clair.