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The Washington times., 1937-12-03
SIBLEY NURSES
GIVEN CAPS AT
SOLEMN RITES
Group Is Graduated
From ProbationShip
By ELIZABETH oLDFIELD

\
Inside Sibley Hospitals brick
walls all was warm and serene, in
sharp contrast to the chilling
rains outside, which sent the stray
pedestrian scurrying for shelter.
Patients had been tucked in
for the night. Save for the dim
light on the senior nurses desk,
the wards were dark.
White-clad interneS, moving
silently in their rubber-soled shoes,
we're making their rounds.
But in the nurses quarters
there was an air of hushed ex-
pectancy that even the natural
decorum of the hospital failed to
subdue. The Gaping service"
was about to start.
NOVICES IN LTNTELIGHT
In the hospital chapel, with
it's softly playing organ, dimmed
lights and stained glass windows,
nurses filled the black walnut
pews. Here were the post-gradu.
ates, in starched white, the black
velvet bands on their caps de-
noting their rank. Here, too,
we're the senior nurses all in
white and the juniors in blue
uniforms with white aprons and
caps. All fairly breathed cleanli-
ness and health.
Cynosure Of all eyes were two
rows Of young girls whose barred
heads denoted their probationship.
Their fresh young faces fairly
shone but their eyes were grave
and each held an united candle
in her meekly-folded hands.
THEIR ACID TEST
For the majority it was the most
important moment of their lives.
Tonight meant the end of their six
months probationship. No longer
would they be condescendingly re-
ferred to as "the probes; nor
given the most menial tasks, or be
politely snubbed, to teach them
the proper humility.
It meant, too, that they had
qualified: that they possessed the
characteristics so essential to the
good trained nurse-devotion to
duty, patience, tolerance, under.
standing and the ability to sacri.
flee themselves for the lame, the
sick, the halt and the blind.
CAP SACRED SYMBOL
The organ had stopped playing.
Now the superintendent of nurses
was speaking. The cap, she said.
was bestowed as q sacred trust,
which they must never betray.
She talked thus for 10 minutes.
Then the first probationer's name
was called.
Only the rustling of her starched
apron was heard as she rose.
walked to the altar and knelt. In
the hush that followed the superin.
tendent selected a cap from the
row before her and placed It on
the girls bowed head. Another
nurse helped pin 1t in place.
MURMUR PRAYER
The girl murmured a brief
prayer, rose and turned to meet
junior nurse, carrying a lighted
candle. Saying softly:
with the affection Of an
older sister I pass onto you the
light Of this school," she lighted
the others candle. It's yellow
glow Illuminated their young
Then the next girls name was
called-and the next and the next
Until all had received their caps.
With the candlelight on their faces
they made an unforgettable pic
ture - more like angels than
nurses
Followed a brief prayer, deem
notes OF the organ, and all was
over.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
GOLFERS OFFER
SPARKLING CARD

The greatest autumn season of
golf that Washington has known
since the royal and ancient game
was introduced into these pre-
cincts lies just around the corner.
Plans for a comprehensive
schedule of exhibitions, tourna'
ments and special matches will
be discussed on Friday when the
professionals Of the territory meet
at Indian Spring Golf Club.
President George Diffenbaugh,
Of the local professional group is
the authority for the statement
that all divot diggers will have
their chance to crack par and com
petition before the snow flies. Diff.
fenbaugh and Witty Cox, of Ken.
wood, held a meeting yesterday
to make plans.
Just to set the proper pace, the
professionals will hold an 18-hole
sweepstakes on Friday.
It is planned to hold an open
tournament to which only the pro
fessionals of the District of Co
lumbia and environs will be
eligible. An entry fee of $40 will
be charged for the professionals
while amateurs and assistant pro
fess:onals may enter for IS.
No course has been selected yet
but that detail will be cared fol
at a subsequent meeting. Money
derived from the pro-amateul
exhibition matches may be pooled
with other funds to make this
District open championship mos
attractive to the competitors, Ar
entry fee Of SO will be charged
for the pro-amateur tournaments
which will be shot from scratch.
While the pros were busy yester
day with their plans. "Slammin'
Sam Snead Of White Sulphur
Springs. W. Va. dropped in tt
pass the time Of day with "Wiffy
Cox and announced that he woult
be here on September IL will
Ralph Guldahl # the open cham
pion of America found the dat
acceptable.
Snead cancelled his trio II
South America because Of thu
objection Of his mother.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
Kirk Miller
SPORTS EDITOR
Says:---

NEW YORK, Aug. Is.
This is something like the
night before Christmas
for Thomas Tonypandy
Farr, the Welshman who
looks for the nonce to be
on the wrong side of the
pond.
He knows tomorrow is the
big day in his life and that it
is filled with uncertainty, just
like your old Xmas sock.
For in his previous fights, Joe
Louis hasn't been exactly a Santa
Claus to aught but one of his an.
tagonistS. That was Max Schme,
ling and Joe has promised his Lord
and Master, Mike Jacobs, never to
let that happen again.
Yea, as you may have suspected
by now, the noble experiment OF
finding a modern Englishman who
can remain vertical with an Amer
lean heavyweight champion is be-
ing attempted here on the NOR
row.
Farr is Exhibit A and Louis is
Exhibit B, C, D, E and on the rest
of the way through the alphabet.
That may seem a bit topheavy,
off hand, but if it does it only re-
fleets the true situation. Of a
posse of some 200 experts who have
viewed the rehearsals of the princi-
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

Figured on a basis Of home runs
per hit, York has an average OF
.347 in circuit blows. He has made
70 hits, not including today's
games, with Is of them homers.
He has driven in rs runs with
his 70 hits, q truly remarkable
performance, and one. which II
continued would create a record
that might stand for years.
York, at game time today, was
10 home runs behind DiMaggio
who had played in more than one
hundred games. With the Tigers
remaining at Navin Field for the
next fortnight, it would not be
surprising to see York catch up to
the New York slugger.
York'S pace Is approximately
the same as that of Babe Ruth in
| 1927 when the Bambino. of the
Yankees, hit so home runs. If
Rudy the Redskin had been in the
game regularly, playing in posi-.
ton where he felt at home, he per
haps would lead both Ruth and
DiMaggio, although it is contro'
Versial in the extreme.
With the development Of the
Detroit Indian, the Tigers have
q rare pair Of home-run twins in
Hank Greenberg and YORK
Mickey Cochrane will team this
pair in the batting order from now
on and the cause Of the Tigers
will prosper.
PLAYED EVERY POSITION
1t was just a question of York
finding his spot this season. He
is something Of a one man team
after the fashion of Jim Thorpe
on the track. York has played
every position, and he played
most of them with the Tigers.
It was not until Cochrane was
injured and George Tebbets
failed to hit major league pitching
that York was placed behind the
bat where he belongs. Obviously
there was no room for him there
while Cochrane was in the going
so the injury to Mickey was 9
benefit to York, and not a detri
ment, it has proved, to the Tigers
No one is more pleased to SET
York develop as q catcher thar
Hank Greenberg, the first base
man.
Last spring in Orlando Green
berg discussed York and his fu
"He is q threat to he" Green
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
FAIR and LOUIS
BREAK Up CAMP

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Aug. IS
Down to 2O6 pounds, Tommy FAR
today hoped to tip the scales 1T
203 tomorrow when he and Joe
Louis weigh in for the heavy
weight championship battle at
New York.
The Welsh heavyweight was not
scheduled to work today, but will
"dry out" a little.
With the long training grind
ended, the Welshman lost his teS-
tiness and was ali smiles. He
even shook hands voluntarily with
Max Baer, whose nose he threat
ened to punch a few days ago be.
cause Of the latter's alleged criti-
cism Of his fighting ability.
Baer and James j. BraddocR,
both former heavyweight cham.
pions, predicted Farr would make
a good showing against Louis.
POMPTON LAKES, N. j., Aug.
25.-A long walk, light exercises
and shadow boxing today were to
conclude Joe Louis preparations
for defense Of his heavyweight
title against Tommy Farr in New
York tomorrow.
Boxing six rounds, Louis put
plenty Of pep and power into his
final hard drill yesterday because
his baseball idol, Babe Ruth, was
among the spectators. At one
point he leaned over the ropes and
remarked to Ruth:
Heres where I hit one for
you, Babe"
These words brought no great
cheer to Tiger Hairston, the spar
ring partner who was unfortunate
enough to be in the ring at the
time. A minute later the Brown
Bomber brought one UP from left
field and the Tiger bit the dust.
The champions punching i'm
pressed Ruth, who remarked:
HE sure can hit EN- hard"
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS

With Friday coming at them
fast, massive Joe Holman and
skittish Billy Flythe are work.
ing like Trojans (why did
Trojans work so hard, anywayO
The reason why they are
working like Trojans is that
their new sport mag, The Cap
ital Sports Whirl, is due for pub
lie peruSal on that day.
Cotton" LoveleSs, who used
to twinkle brilliantly shortstop-
ping on local Sandlots way back
yonder, Is now a big.time electri'
clan at North Beach, wiring
beach front cottages I'D and
down the cOast for miles. Ed
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

berg said at the time. "He can
hit a ball a country mile, and he
loves to play ball. He is a fine
first baSeman, and a good catcher.
But with Cochrane around he
probably will have no chance to
catch. I'll have to fight for my
job"
HANK CAN RELAX
Well, that's all over now. and
Hankus Pankus can relax. York
has won a job, and he can relax.
The only ones who will find 1t diff
ficult are the pitchers.
York is powerful element in
the struggle of the right handlers
to reestablish themselves as rulers
Of the ash. It would seem as Il
Rudy will have to let guys like
DiMaggio and Medwick hit for
points while he confines himself to
distance rapping. On this home
stand of the Tigers it would not
be surprising to see the 1njun go
on a fence chipping campaign that
will push him right up among the
leaders.
OF course you hear the old tim
ers say that York is a one-groove
hitter. They say he can't hit this
pitch, and that he can't hit that
pitch. But they said the same
thing about Ruth. The Babe hit
them all, and this young redskin
is doing the same thing.
And somehow or other, it's a re
lief to have a native American set
ting pace in a native American
| game
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
Recreation Pinmen
To Gather Tonight

The Recreation Duckpin League
meets tonight at the Recreation
Alleys at 7:45 p. m. to make plans
for the coming season and distri-
butte franchises.
The league is limited to teams
with an average Of 565 or under.
All teams interested are requested
to send representatives.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

Marines. and recently scored
a decisive victory over a tough
foe in a camp cards headliner
He is wed to a comey red
haired waitress.
George L. ISemann says New
Haven Is all excited over it's
modern duckpin plant, built
and to be operated by Frank
Kenna =. Daniel F. Mulvey,
New Haven Register sport coli
un1nist, suggested that it be
called Phoenix" because 1t was
built over a building that had
burned down but McKenna
couldn't see what city In Arl'
Zona had t. do with It,.
GINO ENn.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

die Roche, who played with him
and against him, had Cotton"
wire his cottage at Plum Point
recently.
Smooth-punching Baby" Man
eul's first name is Miguel. His
mother was born In Spain, his
father In Cuba. Baby was also
born in Cuba, but was moved to
Tampa, Fla, early in life. "A
pulled muscle in his eft shout
der shelved him from the ring
for over a year but he is well
on the comeback trail . If any
thing, better than ever. He is
only "a and has many years OF
fighting ahead Of him. Man
uel Is one Of Heinie Miller'S
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
Err WIN OkAYS
SCRAP; TITLE
NOT At STAKE
Petey OutgrOWs
Feather Class

Petey Sarron, world feather.
weight boxing champion, has
agreed to fight in washington on
Monday, October II, Turner and
Ahearn, local promoters an.
nounced today.
Jimmy Erwin, manager Of Sar-
ron, has okayed a match between
the titleholder and Joey Archibald.
the sensational Providence punch
er, or ANY other featherweight
or lightweight Ahearn deems a
fit opponent for Sarron."
The match will take place at
Griffith Stadium, and will be a
non-title affair.
Archibald, who has won his last
six starts here in the most sen,
sational manner, fights joey Mar.
ciente, Canadian titleholder, in
the semi-windup ten-rounder to
the feature bout between World
Lightweight Champion Lou Am
bers and Cowboy Howard Scott
Tuesday night at Griffith Sta
dunn.
But Turner and Ahearn having
virtually decided on Archibald by
reason Of his knockout victory
over Lou Gevinson recently, today
were building up additional ideas
for the Sarron fight.
Sarron'S manager has frankly
admitted that Petey has outgrown
the featherweight class. and may
be forced to give up his feather
crown and concentrate on light
weights.
TO FIGHT MILLER
Sarron is to defend his title
against Freddy Miller-a title he
won last summer in Washington
from the same chap-on Septem.
Der in johannesburg. Recently
Petey lost an overweight match
to Miller. But Sarron, Erwin says,
is having a terrific time boiling
down his weight. If he beats
Miller, or even if he loses. Sarron
will leave for America September
Z, arriving here october /. Then
he will commence training for the
October II bout.
But Turner and Ahearn are try.
ing to figure Scott in the picture.
If Scott should beat Ambers Tues.
day, he may be used against Sar.
ron, since Sarron is fast putting
on weight, and would find a more
fitting opponent in a lightweight.
Turner and Ahearn said the
financial end of the Sarron bout
will be settled as soon as SarTo1
arrives in this country.
OFFERED $500
In a cablegram sent to Jonah,
neSburg last month the local pro-
moters offered Sarron $500 to
fight here.
Cowboy Scott opened his train.
ing at Turner's Arena yesterday,
displaying perhaps his best form
of the season while sparring with
Georgia Abrams, local middle
weight. Scott will work out each
day at ! p. m, and the public is
invited. The Cowboy Is hitting
harders than ever before, realizing
that he is meeting one worlds
champ in AmberS, and perhaps
another in Sarron.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
South Americans
Box in Chicago

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Amateur
boxing champions from South
America were scheduled to battle
a team Of Chicago Catholic youth
organization battlers at Soldier
Field tonight.
The 16 bouts on the card, rang
ing from the 112-pound to the
heavyweight class, were expected
to be watched by about $4,000
persons.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

Tonypandy and Merry Make
Baer-Farr taking the role of a
defiled and libeled citizen trying
to earn d living with his horny
but honest hands Infatuated be-
cause Baer had appeared to be-
little him in some literary effort
or another.
This only made the headlines
in the early editions. BY morning
when some 18-karat news had
come along, you couldn't find the
Farr-Baer incident with a magni-
flying glass.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
TOMMY LACKS
GATE APPEAL
AGAINST JOE
Welshman's Weave
Impresses
BY DAVIS J. WALSH


International News Service Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-With less
than 30 hours to go, Tommy Farr,
British Empire champion, and Joe
Louis, worlds champion, can't
miss doing 100000 worth of bust
ness for their title fight for the
worlds heavyweight championship
tomorrow night.
They haven't sold a nickel'S
worth of business in the last "a
hours, partly due to bad weather
and the fact that you can't sell a
man who doesn't punch. In the
same way, one would not be able
to sell me against Mike Jacobs.
That wouldn't be much of q
fight and, in the same way, no
body is giving Farr much of a
chance. According to conservative
estimates, the advance sale so far
is $4,000, although that doesn't
include $4,000 for radio rights,
$35, 900 to the movies. In other
words, this fight is going to be
worth more money for sound and
effect than it ever will be in &C.
tuality.
Farr has been a perfect foil all
the way, even so far as taking o
near punch at Max Baer. A near
punch at Max Baer, Of course,
doesn't necessarily 60 into the rec
ords, inasmuch as Baer already
has been punched by experts.
"GOOD THEATER"
Nevertheless, the thing was
good theater" and one is only
certain that the fighter couldn't
be half as good that way as he
might when he goes for an airing
tomorrow night.
They have been able to make so
little Of him, in fact, that the cur.
rent odds are around 5 to. / and
q person is all too unfortunately
reminded Of the fact that Jim
Braddock was 10 to against Max
Baer and Schmeling was z to !
against Joe Louis. The tremend'
GUS results Of those prizefights
will never, as a matter Of fact,
quite equal any such thing as the
bare possibility of a victory for
Tommy FAR tomorrow night. The
people around Broadway just
can't see the latter as any.
thing except q man who thinks a
terrific encounter.
That's the only thing so far that
we have to go on. Farr eked out
a decision over Ben Foord for the
British empire title. He won UNI
impressively from Tommy Lough.
ran, beat Max Baer. which isn't
quite par for the course: was
knocked down three times by
Bob Olin and altogether doesn't
seem to be quite the man who is
worth going around a city block
to see against a puncher like
Louis.
MAY OUTGRAPPLE LOUIS
Actually, Farr, with his weave
mas q uCCIe DeCCer IMAM q Wn1Ce
mans chance. It's so good, in
fact, that Dan Morgan, Harry
Lenny, and Mr.. Billy Mccartney,
the voluble professor, not only
think he might go Is rounds but
figure that he might out-grapple
Louis.
i would say that this means they
think less of Farr than they do
Of Louis. The latter was belted
around by Schmeling and finally
knocked out. He finished the
first round against Braddock
pretty much on the nape Of his
neck and altogether gives you tho
impression that he either knocks
you or is knocked. Therefore.
the real draw tomorrow night will
and must be Louis. It has been so
all along.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
York Stealing Di Maggie s
Home Run Thunder
By FRANK BUCK" o'NEILL

The home run hitting Of Rudy York giant young Indian
the Detroit Tigers has captured the headlines
baseball hit three home against the Philadelphia
Athletics yesterday bringing his total for SO games 25 He
laundering along the trail of Joe D Maggie with far
better percentage than the Faing Fascist whose home run
production for August slumped badly
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE

"Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston, 1; Pittsburgh, o.
Other games postponed (rainl.
TODAY'S GAMES,
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
Blame Chinks-Japs

This fight didn't figure as a
box-office morsel from the outset
not with the rest of the heavy
weights the world over being as
poor as they are and Joe Louis,
the standout, being as good as he
Is.
Fact is some of the boys are say
ing that Uncle Mike Jacobs was
probably teched a bit with the
Red Bank IN. j. heat when he
made the match.
Others say he did it to spite
Max Schmeling.
A contributing cause to the
economic apathy which ha S
settled over the affaire d'honeur
Is probably the Chinese-Japanese
war.
. Now THERE'S a fight!
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

Burleigh Grimes is through in
Brooklyn, according to rumor. In
Flatbush they don't need a man.
eyer as much as q magician.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
How Foes Shape Up

Here's physical comparison of Joe Louis and Tom Farr who
will battle for the heavyweight championship the world
morrow night.
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
League
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

"GameS behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
WASHINGTON, 9; st. Louis, 8.
Chicago, 9; New York, 8.
Cleveland, 4; Boston, 3 (13 In.
ningS).
Detroit, 6.8; Philadelphia, 3.9.
TOCAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
NATIONAL IEACTIE
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
Ready for Worst

Then they had Farr with a cut
eye, for reasons best known to
themselves, but probably as q
ready alibi in case they wished to
postpone the fight and give the
public a little longer to get into
line.
Then, Sunday last, they framed
a bit of ugly repartee in Fairs
practice ring between Thomas
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

pals, all agree that it is not a
match for love, but for money.
It was naively arranged by that
cid social arbiter, Mike Jacobs,
who has pulled many a rabbit out
Of q high silk hat, but who seems
destined to come up this time with
one of those little black animals
with a white back stripe out OF
which tailors make imitation mink.
Sale Is SloW
All during the torrid days last
week and the week before, the
ticket sale has been very demure,
if not palsied; but here during the
one or two cool days it has heated
up q bit-just about enough to
give the thing a suggestion OF
momentum, that's all.
Everything except pulmotor
has been used to take the invalid
out Of the state Of inertia.
The staff Of master fakirs,
quacks and sleight-of-handerS,
who are called in when one OF
Jacobs presentations appears to
show signs Of rigor mortis, has
adopted extreme measures fol
what best might be called an
emergency wherein something
simply had to be done quickly.
They had Marty Gallagher
banging blazes out of Joe Louis
in an attempt to heighten Fairs
homes
The Washington times., 1937-08-25

LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS
AT NEW YoRK-Eddie McGeever,
1856, Scranton, Pa, decisioned Carl Red"
Guggino, 1872, Hartford, Conn. (S).
The Washington times., 1937-08-25
RUMoR GRIMES THROUGH

Now THERE'S a fight!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Jan. 26. W.n)-Prices
sagged on the stock exchange today
on flood and labor news. Volume
lightened somewhat.
Losses ranged to more than a
point in the main list and to more
than points In few special in
stances. N1
Flood losses were variously eSti-
mated without any definite figure
available. On the labor front, the
principal item was the refusal OF
President Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., of
General Motors corporation to at
tend another Washington confer
ence on the strike.
Automobile issues were easier all
day. General Motors was the heav-
lest traded of the group. 1t lost
more than point and so did ChryS-
Ter.
Anaconda Wire and Gable drop
ped more than 5 points on single
transaction.
Oil shares dipped fractionaly.
Amusements were lower.
American Smelling dropped to
90k off Az points when it was an.
nounced that the company planned
q stock issue. U. S. Smelling lost
2 points. Copper shares generally
were slightly lower.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages: Industrial, 1879 off 2.43;
railroad 54.24 off 1.01; utility 35.8s
off 0.60.
stock sales totaled 2,17O,000 shares
against 2,22O,000 yesterday. Curt
sales were 773,0O0 shares against
$4,000 yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
SpeciaL Notices

WILL BUY-Clean white rags with
buttons off. Bring them to the
POSt-PreSS office
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-26
FLAX MARKET
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26. W.p)-
Hudson Motors scared az points to
g new high for the year on the Los
Angeles stock exchange today The
mornings general trend was down.
wards. Twenty-three issues sank
against II that rose and 10 that
held unchanged. Volume held up
at $4,000 shares.
Hudson hit % on an 8OO-share
turnover. Also in industrials, Pa
cific clay made q new 1887 high
with Is rise to 15A on TOO. Glad
ding Mclean dropped l point to
25 and General Paint, u to 1917
Neon gained ". m
Victor Oil made a new high for
the year at IN up h on 100 shares.
Wellington was off II. to 11A. Losses
of u each were registered by Union
at 25A; Republic at IL; Hancock at
22H. Barnhart Morrow on 21OO
shares slipped .02h to .57h.
Pacific Indemnity climbed -. to
31S. Security First National Bank
slumped Il to 55ia on $50.
Edison 51as slipped u to 27H.