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The Washington times., 1937-08-24

Frank Miller Smith ton. Others
snapped for
page boys. A few called fare.
well greetings as they left the
chamber. The clatter Of seats
in the gallery added to the din.
Dignity bowed and ducked
about the floor.
Four bills had just been
passed after a snappy reading
Of the numbers and titles in
about three minutes. The clerks
were having a time sorting out
the papers. One turned to the
bushy eyebrowed President Of
the Senate for a soto voice
question. The Presidents voice
rose all the way to the press
gallery.
II passed the airport bill"
Truly q Speaker Of the House
Is cracking the whip in the Sen
ate. viii he bring his build-up
for doing things to the next
fight for leadership Of his
party?
The lady confidently display.
ing three admission cards
signed by her Congressman pre-
sented herself at the card gal.
lery in the House.
Three on the aisle" she de-
manded in her best first night
manner. The usher, an old
time theater man, grinned ap-
preciatiyely and murmured:
Choose your own seats
Madame"
EFT certainly is a shame to
come all the way from Califor-
mia to see the Senate and then
not be able to get a seat"
The indignant utterance came
from the lady talking to her
companion in the gallery corridor
as she was ordered by a guard
to take her place in the line
along the wall.
The Big Show" is just get
ting too darn interesting for its
own good. They better hurry
UP that auditorium bill and
move the Congress over there
when the seats get crowded.
And If that happened there
are plenty of things that you
could do with the House and
Senate chambers.
For instance, If the doors were
plastered up and the two cham
berS were flooded to the gallery
rails they would make swell
swimming pools for aquatic
sports. Look 'em over!
Senator Jimmy Byrnes was
the object Of some concern in
the galleries when Senator Ken
meth Mcclellan arose to talk
forcefully on the antilynching
bill.
Senator Byrnes sat in a seat
In the front row Of the Senate,
leaning over the desk with his
chin resting on his arm. In this
position his head was just far
enough forward and downward
to keep it from being smacked
squarely on top by the failing
fists Of Senator Mcclellan who
emphasized each sentence with
q smartly delivered blow that
looked for all the world like a
well directed rabbit punch.
Keep your head down Sena-
tor. Keep your head down" the
gallery gods breathed.
virginia's Sena tor Carter
Glass still keeps his tongue drip
ping with acid, although he very
seldom uses it these days.
He interrupted Senator Tom
Connally to ask a question Of
Senator Robert Wagner. Near
the conclusion Of the colloquy,
the New Yorker intimated that
when the proponents Of the anti
lynching bill were through pre-
senting their arguments they
would convince the Virginian 1t
was a good bill.
Senator Connally remarked:
whenever the Senator from
New York convinces the Sena-
tor from Virginia that the Sen.
ator from New York is right"
Words failed him to describe
such a situation. and he ended
well"
But Senator Glass was ready
to add the necessary words. He
said:
1.-THE Senator from Virginia
will then be convinced that he Is
wrong"
TIN11ahn
The Washington times., 1937-08-24
COP. Leaders Here
See New Victories
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

INS) President Roosevelt slipping" politically, II
Republican chamen in conference here oyuly agreed
today
The Washington times., 1937-08-24
Greatest
Sh0w on
Earth
BY FRANK MILLER SMITH

Why All THIS NolSeP
II passed the Airport BILL"
Cracking with irritation, the
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Scholarship
"Whizzer" White Is
ELated at AUQrd

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 81
U.N.S.)-Byron "Whizzer" White,
great football player of the Uni.
versity of Colorado, today held
the highest scholastic award to go
with his athletic honors-a Rhodes
scholarship.
Competing with eight others,
White won one of the four scholar.
ships granted by the examining
committee headed by DR.. Robert
Gordon Sproul. president of the
University of California.
White was overjoyed with his
success.
I'm greatly elated," he said.
1--WE had my mind set on =
Rhodes scholarship ever since
my older brother, Clayton, won
one"
Whites brother is now at OK.
ford University.
The four successful candidates
will enter oxford next OCTOBER
with all expenses paid for four
years.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

The theme Of It all was that
the colleges could profit by falling
back on some of the rules that
make professional football a wide
open, tremendous spectacle.
Insisting that he definitely has
left the gridiron for good because
of business interests that pre-
vented his assuming additional
duties as Manhattan officials
wanted him to do, Meehan peered
back through nearly two decades
of playing and coaching and said:
1--WE always maintained that
professional football has some
features that the colleges should
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

as effective as an all-around
player.
Last week G. w. took the
measure of Baltimore U. in the
opening battle of the year, 1929.
AS Baltimore is little known to
the Colonial followers, the victory
failed to impress these same fol-
lowers. But Baltimore is a tough
club-a better team than Ten
nessee. Yet what happened? G..
w. played rings around this
Oriole five and the game was
forgotten.
FANS MARVEL
Only those who know the Balti-
more U. brand of basketball
marveled at the manner in which
the Buff and Blue walloped the
daylightS out of its inaugural foe.
About the best thing we can
say about Tennessee last night
was that it had good looking
stockings to match the rest of its
uniform. The Vols were zone-Shy
from the moment they went on
the offensive in the first play of
the game. G.. w. had 'em there,
and the air-tight zone of the
Colonials, plus the fact they
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The Washington times., 1937-12-21
TIDE ENTRAINS
FOR COAST GAME

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Dec. 81
G.N.S0.-Bound for another en-
gagement in the Rose Bowl, Ala
bama's famed Crimson Tide, &C
companied by university officials,
entrained here today for the West
Coast.
While admitting a tough assign
ment is ahead, both players and
coaches were confident as the
train pulled out of the small sta
ton here.
The Tides famous stretch fin
ish," which has enabled them to
pull several games out of the fire
during the regular season, is
counted upon to go far toward an
other Rose Bowl victory, even
though the team may lack some
of the scoring punch of former
Alabama delegations.
The first Stop-a brief one-will
be made in New Orleans, and the
first training period en- route will
be held tomorrow In San Antonio.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

But if you didn't attend the
game, you just don't know the
half of it. This guy Bill Rein
hart, coach of the Colonials, has
done it again. YeSSiree, he has
up and fashioned himself a crack
team that is going to make the
majority of outfits he meets this
season scream "Uncle" before they
are able to score their first field
goals.
In the game last night against
Tennessee, G. w. proved beyond
a doubt that it has perhaps the
best looking cage brigade yet to
represent the school. A fine regu-
lar team, Colonials boasts flock
of fancy looking substitutes that
can take their places in the lineup
and carry on in regular" style.
CARRIER HIGH SCORER
To single out any one player in
the Colonial lineup would be an
injustice to the eleven other lads
who scintillated on the court.
George Gafber, sophomore guard
of the team, carried off high Scor-
ing honors for the G. WIS, with
eight points, but Blondey Dave
Osborne, with only two points.
was just as good. Bob Faris scored
seven points last night, but sgd
Karp, with three points, was just
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
SARRON SCORES
SECOND IN ROW

RICHMOND, Dec. 21.-Mak-
ing his second start since he
Joined the lightweights, Petey Sar-
ron, Alexandria, Va, and Birming-
ham, Ala, former featherweight
champion Of the world, scored a
unanimous decision over Ray In
gram, of Washington, D. c., last
night in a 1O-round battle.
Sarron took six of the rounds,
with three to Ingram and one
declared even.
In the second round Ingram
caught the former champ on the
head and knocked him to the can
vas, but Sarron jumped up with
out a count and retaliated
strongly, beating the Washington
battler to the ropes and opening
a large cash over Ingram's left
eye.
sarron scaled 1341a and Ingram
tipped 1851.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Late Rally Wins
For Jeffra in Bout
Champion
Is Given
Battle
By FRANK "BuCK" O,NEnL

Harry Jeffra, bantamweight
champion of the world, carried
back to his native Baltimore a
unanimous decision over Armando
Stella, of Chicago, a badly cut
right eye, and tidy package Of
American bank notes. He left
with capacity crowd at Turner's
Arena memories of the hardest
fought ring battle that Washing
ton has seen in a long time.
Jeffra's margin was incontest-
able, but that did not prevent the
eXponents of the great American
Boo from cutting loose when the
decision was announced by Jimmy
Lake. It was not until the sixth
round that Jeffra definitely took
charge, and then he had to carry
a sizzling pace clear through to
the finish to keep the hard fight.
ing Chicago youth in hand.
In the fourth round Stella
landed a sizzling left hook to JEFF
fra'S eye and blood spouted out Of
the wound. The champions han
dlers said that Stella had butted
their man, but left hook did the
damage. Twice Immediately fol.
lowing the punch that cut JET.
fra'S eye, Stella landed lefts to
the face that made the wound
bleed more freely.
SICILIA HITS THE DECK
1t was in the seventh round that
Jeffra definitely put the fight on
ice. He knocked Stella down
twice. The first time Stella was
off balance and the blow swept
him down. He leaped up without
a count, clear-eyed and smarting
over the humiliation of his trip
to the canvas. The second time
there was no doubt about the legi-
timacy of the knockdown. Jeffra
countered a wide left hook with
an inside right and his opponent
went down again.
Again the Chicago italian
Scorned count, and leaping to his
feet rushed into battle, swinging
both hands. It was at this point
that the style of the champion as
serted itself. Jeffra measured his
man with a left hook that landed
flush and sent Stella to the ropes.
Jaffra then belted a short right
swing to the head, and as Stella
countered with a light left, Jeffra
leaned in against the punch and
knocked him half way across the
ring with a right cross.
LEATHER FLEW FAST
From start to finish it was a
battle Of men who were out to
win. After two rounds of sizing
each other up, the boys came out
in the third in a wAirl of gloved
fists. Jeffra landed y right upper
cut, but missed with a left and
took two counters to the body
that hurt. He slowed Stella down
with right to the heart. The
boys fought after the bell.
In the fourth, Stella cut Jeffra's
eye, and in the fifth the fight
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The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Wilson Teachers
Triumph in Debut

BY displaying a sensational
drive in the second half, the Will
son Teachers basketball team
nosed out favored East Strouds-
burg Teachers quintet last night
at the Wilson gym, 1887.
Trailing at half time, 26-15, Will
son opened up the second half
with Flash" Gordon staging a
one-man show to penetrate the
tight StroudSburg zone.
Wilson managed to tie up the
score at 36-an in the final two
minutes of play, and a few Sec
onds later Jack Lewis swished
the cords for the game winning
field goal.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Kipke To Talk
Michigan Mentor To
Haze His SdY

GARY, Ind, Dec. 21.-W What
promised to be an overflow crowd
of University of Michigan alumni
waited today to hear from Harry
G, Kipke himself what promtped
his removal as Wolverine football
coach. Kipke was to make his
first public appearance since his
removal by attending the Christ
mas banquet of the University of
Michigan Club tonight in Gary.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
U. S. GOLF ACES
AT HOLLYWOOD

NASSAU, Bahamas, Dec. 81.
Leading golfers of the United
States were looking to winter tour
naments in the U. S. today, follow.
ing the ending of play here.
They were en- route to Hollywood,
Fla, to compete in the Hollywood
open, starting December 27 and
lasting through December 20.
Hollywood is near Miami, Fla.
Heading the pack was Sam
Snead, of White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, who won the $500 Mas
sau open here by one stroke,
thanks to a garrison finish. His
276 for 72 holes topped Vic
Ghezzi, of Deal, N. j., who fin
iShed second.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

include in their own rules. For
one thing, those goal-poSts
should be back up there where
they belong on the goal-line,
where the pros wisely have kept
them. For another, the ball
should be moved in Is yards,
instead of 10, on out-of-boundS
plays-another attractive pro-
feSSional feature.
There is nothing fundament-
ally wrong with college football,
but just a few minor changes
would make a more interesting
game"
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Greenleaf Wins
10th Series Block

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 GN.SJ.
After taking another lopsided
beating by a score of 125 to /,
Irving Crane, Of Livonia, N. Y,
today trailed Ralph Greenleaf, of
New York, by 1881 to Alb, in their
1,500 point pocket billiards match.
Greenleaf, sixteen times world
champion, won the tenth block
last night going away, with an un-
finished run Of 122, longest of the
title match.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Furr Is Victor
In Gotham Bout

NEW YORK, Dec. 21-Turning
on the steam late in the bout,
Phil Furr, Washington ID. c.
welterweight, defeated Billy Ian
caster, New Orleans, in the eight
round feature event at the Royal
Windsor Palace here last night.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Horsemen Set
For First Show
Turf Aces
To Vie for
Charity
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Annually, in the dread period
Of inactivity which lies between
the shows of autumn and the
shows of spring, the United States
Army. with it's marvellous Fort
Myer riding hall, stages a series
of four winter horse shows-one
in December, one in January, one
in February and one in March.
Devotees Of the horse in this
area each year turn to these
shows, for always they are inter
esting; competition is keen both
from the viewpoint of the exhibi-
tor and the spectator; exhibitions
never drag and in all instances
are exciting; new mounts are
given their baptisms of competi-
ton. and civilian exhibitors, train
erS, Army officers and experts
meet to exchange notes and make
plans for the future.
These winter events, staged in
doors at Fort Myer, are as essen
tial to the life of the horse show
as the best of the spring, summer
and autumn shows on the big cir.
cult, and are accepted in this light
by all who have at heart the best
interests of the horse show as an
American institution.
FIRST SERIES OF FOUR
Tonight, at Fort Myer, will be
staged the first of the 1898 Sc
ries of tour shows. A banner crowd
is expected to attend. Receipts Of
the show will be turned over to a
fund which will be used to pur-
chase toys and other Christmas
gifts for the children of needy SOL
diers' families.
On tonight's program are seven
classes. Entries for the seven total
80 mounts, many of them new to
competition. OF course, the old
standbyS will be on hand, too.
At these winter shows, new
mounts always attract consider
able attention. Who can tell but
from among them will come blue
ribbon winners on the big circuit?
Listed to compete tonight are
the following new mounts:
Miss Sara F. McKee's Lady
Jack; B. C. Lang's Seven Up and
Reliance; U. S. Randle's Dublin,
Randle's Joy and Randle's Hope;
Miss Anne Hagner's Phantom
Lady; Roland Hartman'S Lurline;
Fenton Fadely's Scioto and Man
power; T. B. Rogers Chico and
Dams Gold; Mrs. Eleanor Patter-
sons Bramble Briar; Mrs. j. E.
Barker's Birthday Party; Mrs. D.
N. Lees Dorothy; Mrs. George
Mueller'S Brown Bonnet, and the
Arlington Hall Schools Mary
Pickford, So Long, King Rock,
Gone With the Wind, Royal Bar
ton and Brandonia.
More than a little interest at
taches to Arlington Halls six
new ones. They will be ridden
by students of Arlington Hall.
VARIOUS CLASSES
One of the main features on
tonight's program will be Glass
4. This is an exhibition. It might
be called the Rodeo Class, for it
will bring out the roughest of
rough riding. It should offer many
thrills, and possibly many spills.
Glasses 3, 6 and Z, the first
a Touch-and-O Out, the second for
open hunters and the third a
handicap jumping event, will be
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The Washington times., 1937-12-21
A Boost for the Big FeLlOuO

You have heard the theadbare story about the members Of
the chorus who trying to decide Christmas gift
for of their number.
Someone suggested book the thought Immediately being
vetoed because one of them said she chad book
too have shelves of them but treasured than
his own book coming from Joe Holman of us sports
Scriveners titled: "Frecke Face and Other Poems"
Joe has somehow caught the human heart secrets little
better than most and has added his penchan for
to make them thump in rhythm.
You'll suspect little of James Whtcomb Riley about Ho
mans verse; that Big Joe has mimicked Riley but
by way of recommending Washngtons poet to of
you who have not been introduced
Joe to the final nes sort Of good for the SOUL
They make fellow take stock of himself for they ded
Gated to our mothers yet there isn't sermon in the lot
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
|G. II. BASketbAU Team
In for Great CAmbAign
By CHICK KENNY

Before crowd bordering the neghborhood 1000
in Tech High gym last night George Washington Unversty
basketball team thumped out impressive victory
paraIyzed University Of Tennessee quintet, 47-24
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Football Could Stand
Chdnqes---Meehdn

NEW YORK, Dec 81 QN.S)-Chick Meehan one of the
outstanding manufacturers of
ing the socaed golden of sports in the 2O today
vent to valedctory the game as foowup to his
resignation from Manhattan College
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

With Big Bill Dineen retiring from the staff of American
League umpires doesn't that leave my FRIEND Big George
Morary just about dean of the arbiter in the younger
orbit of baseball?
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

very tlrSC prOLesSIOnd DdseDdu-DaCk III
1887.
Charley Malone, making his debut on the
Capital stage, dropped the first pass
thrown him by Cliff Battles. He blamed
his nervousness, not on stage fright, but
the bevy of damsels "in the line" over whose
heads the ball took flight
And were it beauty and charm for which
Barker Carter Barron was looking. he
could have done worse than sign up Mrs.
Battles for that one-week stand with Cliff
and Charley.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
.. Kirk Miller
TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
SAYS

Germs of ideas that strike ones fancy:
That Mrs. Railey, who answers George Marshall s
telephone is my idea of what genteman's secretary
should be. Efficiency par-and plus. A happy Christ
mas to you, good lady!
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

1t must be visiting motorists to Washington say-you
can't drive half block without violating the muchramfed
traffic rules wouldn't know about that but do know
football officials have look the other way lot.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

Sandy Armour signs professional at country club in
Bloomington Ill., the where Clark Griffith pitched his
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
The Boy Has a Future-And a Past

One of the local boxers who will stand your
full scrutiny Columbus Universis 205pounder Les Ross
He compiled record of 81 knockous couple back
when he the National Guard colors.
These must be busy times for Harry Hooper, the old Red
Sox outfeder Harry is the postmaster Captola, Cal
Remember the famous Boston oued composed of Hooper,
Speaker and Duffy Lewis?
Ben Shaw of the United States Coast Guard Division of
the Treasury Department. rabid collector of autographed
pictures He boasts such gifts from Joe Choyinsk Lew
Tender Frank Klaus and guys named Tunney, Cobb,
Speaker, Willard Evers and Berlenbach.
Talk about the precarous business football coaching and
the uncertain of office Eddie Casey wasn't fired
of the early coaches of the Redskins He quit and if
Marshall hadn't nterfered would have resigned after the
second defeat of the season.
This Redskn draftee "Sonny" Alb from Elon College,
N. c. is souhpaw, both passer and kicker And
"Big Henry Barto tackle who also Washington in
the wheel of fortune the best football player out of Carolina
since Ace Parker graduated from Duke
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

j. Pete" Yoder who used to be newspaper himself
is another reader who puts in plug for Abrights ALL
American Dick Rifle and adds that the guy isn't "Pffe
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Height of Something or Other


The height of something other is found in the honey
moon couple who returned to their discover they had
left glove tie comb in every hotel they departed
and forgot to turn back any of the keys.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

Answering of the recent criticism football Of
hciang of the outstanding local arbters tells that
if the strict Interpretation of the rules adhered to-
penalty could be called on every play.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

If there is anything that burns up fellow, it is that
eternal Florida hotel literature that tumbng in about
this time every year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-04-15

THE frequent appearance in maya
1 zines and newspapers Of strik-
ing "off- guard" snapshots Of promi-
nent persons, such as society folk
dining in restaurant, or "series
shots" of the changing expressions
of an after-dinner speaker, prompts
from many readers the question,
How were these pictures taken?"
The answer in the case Of many Of
these pictures is the high-speed,
large lens miniature camera and
the new ultra-fast film, which in
combination often make possible
snapshots at night without extra IL
Elimination of the subject.
: The use of miniature cameras, not
alone for "off-guard" photography
but for daytime portrait studies and
"scenics" Of which they are also
highly capable, has grown with
startling speed. Films are available
that are especially suited to this
kind of work. These pocket-size but
powerful, precision-built cameras
seem to have for many the fascina-
ton of the high-powered automobile
and are bought despite their higher
cost, because "you can go places
with them
Just what is a high-speed minia-
ture camera ? Essentially 1t is very
sail roll+ilm camera with a very
large aperture lens such as one rated
at f.2. The exposure required with
an f.2 lens is only 10th Of that
needed for the f.6.3 lens which is
considered a "fast" lens on the ordi.
nary amateur camera.
Without going into the technical
reasons, it is possible to use much
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-04-15
New Curve Markings
Appearing On Highways

Motorists are advised by the Key
stone Automobile Club of Maryland to
paw strict attention to the new curve
markings now appearing on many OF
the States highways. The object OF
the lines is to prevent accidents, and
it is the belief of Club officials that
observance of the markings will have
marked effect in reduction of high
way crashes.
Where a solid black line marks the
center of the highway, the Roads
Commission emphasizes the danger at
curves by single white line on the
approach to the curve and double
lines of white Zone on each side of the
black at the point where it is imper-
ative that cars keep to the right. On
roads where the center line is solid
yellow, the additional warning is Civ
en- by means of red lines.
Garrison T. Knox, Manager of the
Club, said that on recent trip OF
some 500 miles through the State he
found the warning lines to be ex-
tremely helpful, especially on the
sharper curves, where the motorists
view is limited.
eff all motorists will observe the
warning these signs convey" he de-
clared, "there should be marked re-
duction in highway crashes at danger
Gus curves. It is, Of course, good driv-
ing sense always to keep to the right,
but it is imperative to do SO where
the view ahead is limited or OBJ
scured."