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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06

Gabby Hartnett Of the Cubs hurlS
into the National League games.
Just AS Intense
They call H EFT County
Fair" for he includes SnatcheS of
hog calling with good oId-fashioned
yelling in his catching technique.
Cochrane is not quite the same as
Hartnett, but his fire and will to
win are just as intense.
Bill Dickey, Rick Terrell and
Luke Sewel are master workmen
behind the bat. They carry a
certain punch, and Of the three,
Dicbey is the most likely to span
the distance between the home
plate and outer barriers in one
swing. None of the three has the
fire and verve of the dynamic
Cochrane.
On days like this when the base
ball crowd gathers you'll hear
some one Of the veterans hum that
parody: Good bye, Mickey; this
is Pepper Martin"
They'll tell again the story of
how the Wild Horse of the
Usage ran Mickey into the
earth. But if they're baseball
men, they'll tell you that Martin
stole the game from the pitchers,
and that Cochrane never had q
chance to throw him out. Those
old tales always are revived on
days and nights like these.
Bridges Ailing
Detroit has been logged by
an evil star these days, for the
chances are that Tommy Bridges
will join Gerald Walker on the
injured list. Bridges injured his
arm during a game in this city
some time ago, and he has not
recovered his form. Not only is
Bridges more than likely to re-
main inactive tomorrow, but he
may be of little use to the
Tigers for the rest Of the
season.
The task Of guiding the Amer
lean League all stars tomorrow
is all in a days work for
Joseph Vincent Mccarthy. Nc
Carthy is in town today to
attend a meeting called by
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands.
Bill Terry, leader of the Ma
tional League team also will
attend the meeting.
The various details pertaining
to the playing of the game will
be arranged by Judge Lands,
and his plans presented to the
two leaders.
So far as the managers are
concerned, the game tomorrow
will be handled in stride.
Greater effort will be made to
win, no doubt, but the percent.
ages will be played in the usual
stvle, With the caliber of pitch
ing that may rightly be expected,
the managers will be more apt
to play for one run consistently
and takes fewer chances on
going out for big innings.
One-Run Pitchers
The National League, with Dizzy
Dean, if he decides to. pitch.
Carl Hubbell and Van Mungo,
probably will make more OF
an effort to go for one run.
Those three pitchers figure, If
they're right, to shut out any team
in the world for three innings each.
Three years ago Hubbell struck
out Gehrig, Ruth, Simmons and
Cronin in succession. He is apt
to do that on any particular day.
The others have the stuff to do
the same thing.
Gomez right now is the leading
American League pitcher. His last
two starts found him at his height,
not only for this year. but for any
year. The gallant Castilian cooled
out after Sundays game in fine
style, and he will be ready tomor'
row.
Grove, if he's right, and Lefty
is great under the urge of major
competition, may breeze that fast
ball past the bats Of the National
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06

UdIIes DUTIIU ItdutFs
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Chicago, 13-9; st. Louis, 12-7 First
game IA fnninKS).
New York, 6-6: Boston, IS.
TODAY'S GAMES
No games scheduled.
Pittsburgh, 3-5; Cincinnati IL.
Philadelphia, 81; Brooklyn, III.
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Cronin, In Grand Comeback
Hits High Spot Of Career
In A|I-Stdr Choice
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

I guess Horatio Alger himself could hardly
have conceived more fascinating story than
one which might be titled-"Joe Cronin."
Such speculation is appropriate at the mo-
ment because Joe is coming back to Washing
ton tomorrow in the role that he probably
Graves as much as any ever to enter his mind.
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Veterans Pause 10 Reflect
On Absence Of C0Chrdne;;
Top Hurting Promised
BY FRANK BUCK" oNEILL

As the baseball clan troops into the Nations Capital today
for the astar game be played at Griffith Stadium
row. fans pause for moment to say: I wish Mickey
Cochrane here"
Out in Detroit sitting comfortably in his hospital ROOM the
Black Ce who would have shared the catching abos Of the
American League had been for the horrible injury
suffered when hit by of Bump Hades speeders wishes
too that he could be here
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Deans Plan to Hurl
Averts ~ L. Crisis
By FRANK BUCK" o'NEILL
w will pitch after ALI"


His refusal to appear for the Ar game here tomorrow
would precpated another crisis in the National League
however
His action would have fragrant defiance of President
Ford G. Frick of the National League and Commissioner
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Cubs and Yanks Add
To Their Leads
RY LAWToN CARVER

The major leagues today viewed the wreckage left BY eight
holiday and found that the Yankees had in
creased their American League lead by two full games and that
the Chicago Cubs had picked up game in the National
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06

Of Eric McNair who meanwhile
had come to the Red Sox from
Philadelphia.
First it was a broken wrist.
Then a broken thumb. AS late as
early spring this year he suS-
tanned a head blow during field
ing practice here in Washington.
But they couldn't keep him in
the hospital even "a hours after
this mild conclusion. In 20 hours
he was on the train, following his
club back to Boston.
An it shouldn't be overlooked,
either, that within the past year
he has lost his mother and that
his wife has passed through a
shocking illness.
Through such a veritable moraSs
Of 0iScouraging incidents, Joe
Cronin gritted his teeth and stuck
to his determination to show the
wolves of Fenway Park that he
was a tough IriShman, born not
only to play baseball, but to man
age ball clubs as well.
The only outside assistance he
has had in surmounting thec, sue
cessvie drawbacks was the indy
ing confidence of Owner Tom
Yawkey and General Manager
Eddie Collins.
Again a Star
So, here we find the firm.
jawed San Francisco wonder-boy
again on top of his game, batting
and fielding like a fiend; once
more reveling in the profession he
loves the best and standing head
and shoulder over at least three
other American League shortstops
who are stars in their own right
and who, any other year, might
all three be delegated to do the
CONTINUED on Page rs, Col. 81
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League
Standings

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
WASHINGTON, So; Philadelphia,
50 (SecOnd game called In eleventh,
darkness).
New York, 15-s: Boston, o..
Detroit, 81; Chicago, A Second
game 10 innings)
Cleveland. 14-15; st. Louis, A.
TODAY'S GAME
Washington at Philadelphia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06

morrow. At shortstop, only Cronin
has been designated. That fact
doesn't merely imply, it shouts
to high heaven that Joe Cronin
is the class of the league.
And here's where Alger should
really take up the story.
Cronin is thus honored after
staging a playing comeback that
probably isn't equaled anywhere
In the annals of baseball. He
has accomplished this while he
also assumed the duties as man
Ager of his team as well as being
faced with the problem of play
ing up to his quarter-of-a-million'
dollar price tag.
This latter must have been a
terrific psychological specter, and
none the less so in view of the
fact that his team seemed to
falter and falter with him at its
head.
Encountered Obstacles
Then Cronin encountered other
obstancles, principally success
sion of injuries and a tendency
to put on weight which slowed
him down and ultimately forced
him to leave the game in favor
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28

The fact that most prospective
home-builders expressed a desire to
have the house set in the middle of
the lot, The Forum deplored as
"a most wasteful use Of property"
showing ''how little the potential
tiles of outdoor living space are re-
allied and indicating general ten
dency to follow a widespread prec-
edent that has little to commend it.
Majority Want Cellar.
while the cellar versus no cell
lar controversy still goes on in pro-
fessional ranks" The Forum points
out, ''the public's preference contin-
ues strongly for the former" Most
people still want a basement un-
der the entire house, a basement
laundry, recreation room, and a
storage room for fruits and vege-
tables.
Except that it would like to have
a ground floor bedroom or den. the
home-buying public still wants a
perfectly conventional layout" with
separate living and dining rooms
near the street. breakfast nook in
the kitchen, lavatory and vestibule.
On the question of the attached ga
rage, they are about evenly divided.
THAT the American taste, at least
so far as architecture is concerned,
still leans heavily toward the con-
servative,, conventional styles, was
once again demonstrated by the
answers to the QUESTIONABLE, The
Forum reports. THE overwhelm-
ing preference was for various Col
onial styles, with Dutch Colonial the
most popular of these. Next came
English with % per cent of the total
vote. followed by Modern which
polled IL per cent. Practically ev-
eryone favored the two-story type,
and a majority wanted brick ex-
terror walls and asbestos shingle
roof"
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
AIRPLANE TO
CARRY 500 TONS
Soon Possible As Well AS
Planes To Carry 1000
Passengers or More
NS-ATLANTIC FLIERS

New York.-Although he predict
ed that transatlantic flying boats
weighing 100000 pounds and car
rying 1000 passengers would be an
engineering possibility before 1850,
Igor Sikorsky, designer of the first
trans-Pacific flying boat, told 600
engineers at a round-table discus
sion on 1.-The Next Five Years in
Aviation" at the Engineering socie-
ties auditorium, that traffic conSid-
erations probably would limit the
future size of airplanes to craft
of 100. 900 to 10000 pounds gross
weight Such ships. he said, either
would be in service or under con-
struction during the next half
decade.
''It will be possible to build much
larger planes" Mr.. Sikorsky said,
in prophesying the trend that would
be followed by commercial avia-
ton, but they would not be prac-
tical. l believe the demand will be
for reasonable-sized craft and fire.
quent schedules and that this con-
sideration will be the principal fac
tor affecting the future development
of both transcontinental and trans
oceanic planes"
Mr.. Sikorsky also said present
day continental and intercOntinental
airline cruising speeds would be
boosted in the next five years by
thirty to fifty miles an hour and
that the ultimate limit probably
would be 200 miles an hour for fly
ing boats and $50 miles an hour for
land planes.
Here again, he said, practical
considerations rather than engineer
ing Limitations would be the deter
mining factor, there being no essen
tial reason for flying boats to cruise
more than five or six times as fast
as the fastest steamers or land
planes to travel more than three
or four times as fast as the crack
trains with which they compete. De-
signing skill after such speeds have
been attained would be turned to
refinements in the plane itself, he
said, which would afford greater
comfort and more freedom Of move
ment for air travellers.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
DAIRYMEN ARE MEETING THIS
WEEK TO DISCUSS MILK PROBLEM

Legislation for regulating milk
markets and the effects of recipro-
cal trade agreements on the ma
TONS dairy industry is the chief
topics this week for discussion for
several hundreds of milk producers
who are attending the annual
meeting Of the northeastern dairy
conference at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel, Balytimore, yesterday and
to-day. T. B. Symons. director OF
the University Of Maryland agri-
cultural extension service presided
over the first days SESSION, which
included an address by J. e. Car
rigan, director Of the Maryland ag-
ricultural extension service, telling
Of the objectives Of the conference
Other speakers taking part are Le-
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
VENERATION FOR AN OLD
TREE

The destruction of a tree honor
ed by age and association has
something in it akin to that of the
blotting out of the life of an es-
teemed citizen by the angel of
death, but in some cases circum-
stances and age make both neces-
sary, as in the case of large elm
that stood at the rear of the lawn
at ''Woodlawn," the home of Col.
George w. Cummins. The tree had
more than an ordinary regard by
Col. Cummins and his family not
only because it lowered above all
the others in its beautiful proper
tions, but also from it's historic in
terest, but disease had set in, and
it was thought the part of safety
to let the aXeman do his work on
spoilation. This tree had record
in the family from the time it was
a small switch. 1t was bought by
Mrs. Ann Denney, the mother of
Mrs. Cummins, from the home of
Caesar Rodney, whittier she had
been to make a visit when in her
teens, and this tree, a mere switch,
that she brought in her hand then
grew with her at the same home
into maturity, but falling short in
age, Mrs. Denney dying five years
ago at the age of 104 years and
four days, the tree being but lit
tie over 80 years old.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
Muskrat Prices Show Decline

Weather conditions have caused
contrast between the muskrat
trapping situation and general con-
ditions between last winter and
this season. This condition applies
to all the muskrat trapping area
of the peninsula and, it is said, to
the entire eastern part of the Unit
ed States. Last winter the marsh
es froze so solidly by December
2Oth that all trapping practically
had to be discontinued on that
date. This season prospects look
ed bright for a good financial sea-
son. Prices during the past week
have shown a tendency to drop
slightly and from high of SLIGO
to s1.65 per hide, the price has
lowered until it is now between
$1.5O and S1.55 a hide.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28

land Spencer, of the Farm Credit
Administration, Washington; A. H.
Lauterbach, Philadelphia, general
manager of the Interstate Milk
Producers Cooperative; I. c. Cum
ningham, Cornell University; ]. C.
Cort, of the Massachusetts, milk
control board. L. A. Wheeler, in
charge Of the foreign agricultural
service Of the U. s. Department OF
Agriculture, and C. w. Holman,
secretary of the National Coopera-
tive Milk Producers Federation,
Washington, viii discuss reciprocal
trade agreements and w. p. Davis,
Boston will take up various phases
Of the market for discussion in
recommending milk marketing leg
islation.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SUNDAY DINNER
.&4q4estt*'s-
By ANN PAGE

r AMB and poultry continue to De
eYcollent values and eggs as :
reai bargain which should be enIoyeu'
Butter too Ii somewhat cheaper,
MANY vegetables are plentifui ane
chs.n In spIte of the California Ireels
which Affected some varieties: I9a. iG
FLORIDA. Texas and the west ihue
conne green and lima beans, beets, eaI
rots. celery, eggplant, peas, peppeaTIii
.nns.h sninach and tomatoes as We
AZ nav potatoes. Turnips and onions
and all salad greens except ieeoe
lettuce are also very reasonaple' n5
Winter strawberries are treat anu
.t nreaent thew are available IN MAJ
marksts at reasonable cost. AnoInII
luxury which is fast becoming q s'Api'
In our markets Is the AVOCADO. .he
Based on market reports are Wv
three accompanying dinners.
Low Cost Dinner
Bruised Chuck Steak
Potatoes Carrots ohio
Bread and Butter
Bread Custard Pudding mr.
Tea or Coffee "A
Medium Cost Dinner
po..t r.uh Mint Sauce
1 o 1p pot.to.. Lima Beans
Bread and Butter
Strawberry Shorteaks ,,,r
Tsa or Coffee
Very Special Dinner
p,.,;:s s..,,..o2 oE'''I.s Mashed Potatoes
Green Peas
Tamato and Avocado Salad
Holls and Butter
Leaen xsyingus Pie
Qs4ee
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SURPLUS CROP
OF LAMBS, MOVE
Nation Wide Mid Winter
Lamb Campaign is On
Chain Stores Aid
DEPRESSED MARKET

Consumption of lamb throughout
the country began to soar today as
81 900 food chain stores cooperat-
ing in the Nationwide Midwinter
Lamb Campaign started an inten-
sive sales drive to aid producers
and feeders in marketing sur
plus crop of nearly 5000, 600 lambs.
Food chain companies, which
promoted successful sales drives to
dispose of seasonal surplus crops
for various farm groups last year,
undertook the new campaign at the
request of the National Lamb Pro-
ducers' and Feeders Committee
when a large increase over normal
lamb production and a depressed
market threatened farmers and
stockraisers with heavy losses.
Members of the National Asso-
citation of Food Chains reported to
headquarters at Washington, D. c.,
that lamb consumption had risen
steadily since the special advertis-
ing and coordinated merchandising
campaign was launched this week
in 48 states and the District of
Columbia This indicated that
housewives were taking advantage
of the low price of lamb. For, de-
spite the sharp rise in consump-
ton, retail lamb prices have re-
mained stable.
This auspicious beginning of the
campaign, which continues through
the. week of February Is, was graf
flying to the lamb producers and
feeders. In message to national
headquarters, Delmar H. LaVoi,
secretary of the Michigan Lamb
Feeders Association, said:
1--WE are surely glad the cam
paign is already bringing results
and our feeders are greatly pleas
ed. They are all very appreciative
of the support and assistance of
your association"
/ From Colorado, with the largest
sheep and lamb production in the
country, came a statemen from H.
w. Farr of Greeley. representing
the Colorado-Nebraska Lamb Feed
ers' Association. He said:
with lamb production increas-
ed and prices down, it was impera-
tive that we exert every effort to
improve the situation. and a ma
tion-wide sales drive by the chain
stores seemed to us the quickest
and most effective means of help
ing our problem
IF the chains and other distrib-
uting outlets can stimulate the
sale and consumption of lamb as
they have in other commodities
during the past year. we will have
much to be thankful for"
w. p. Wing, manager of the
California Wool Growers Associa-
tion, pointed out that there are so
per cent more lambs on feed in
seven western states than there
were year ago. Wing added:
I'm California, our supply of
lambs is 130 pr cent greater than
that of the last five-year period.
We want to move these lambs
without loss to the growers and
the greatly encouraged by the
farmer-consumer campaign that
has been instituted by the national
food chains.
II debut II there is better food
value in the country today than
lamb. especially when prices are
compared with those of other
years. Lambs came into the mar
ket late this year. In November
there was the largest slaughter on
record for that month. We have
eaten our steaks and our holiday
turkeys and now it - time for the
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
Milford Business Girls Elect

The newly organized Business
and Professional Girls Club of tie
Y. w. c. A. at Milford, held cleo
ton of officers at their last weet-
ing. Miss Eva Nailor was elected
president; Miss Katharine Morrl-
son, vice-president; Miss Fay Ferg-
uson, secretary; Miss Pauline John
son, treasurer. Misses Eva Nallor'
Katharine Davis and Virginia
Sockrider were elected representa-
tives for the club to the District OF
Delaware Business Girls Council.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
delicious shoulder of lamb lamb
chops and leg of lamb"
Horsey McGilI Wedding

Mrs. Unit r. Horsey announces
the marriage Of her daughter. Eu-
nice Rasin. to Mr. C. Shirley Nc
Gill, son of Mrs c. S. McGul. Of
Wilmington. The marriage took
place in the Cathedral of st. John
on Friday evening, January 18th.
with Dean Hiram Bennett officiat-
ing. The couple were unattended
The bride was atlred in brown vel
vet with matching accessories and
wore a corsage of gardenias. Mr
and MIS-. McGill will make their
home at the Rodney Court Apart
ments, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
LIEUT.. w. II. STATIONS
RISE IN SERVICE

Second Lieutenant William II
Stayton, United States marine
corps, who has been performing a
tour of duty on the United States
ship Hartford" flagship of the
Pacific squadron, has been ordered
to proceed to Washington for or
ders, as the Hartford" Is to be put
out Of commission at the Mare
Island navy yard, California. Lieu
tenant Clayton Is Delawarean. a
native OF Smyrna, and graduated
at the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils In 1883. having been the regu-
LARRY appointed cadet from this dis.
tract appointed by ex-Congress-
man Wll1iams.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
Buck Receives Good "

c. Douglass Buck was
Governors office in the ID
building for a short tine
Inauguration Of his SUCCESS
McMullen, last week, and !
tied by members of the s.,
House, State officials, and.
Gus friends who extinia.
wishes prior to his retiIena
the position which he has
eight years. He perfoEnsi
will probably be his last d
when he approved and |
Joint resolution appTopiall
900 to defray the cost Of u
uration Of his successor, Ri
McMullen.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kinnamen an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Helen Kinnamen, to
Mr.. Arthur v. Register, Jr., of Will
mington, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G
r. Price, of Wyoming. Miss Kin
namen is graduate of Goldey
College. Mr.. Register is a gradu-
ate of Goldey College and is stu
dent at the Wharton School of Fin
ance of the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
To Aid Birth Control Work

Services of three physicians to
cooperate in its work in Middle
town, Dover, and Bridgeville nave
been obtained by the Delaware
Birth Control League. Notice OF
this will be sent all interested
agencies in these centers.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SPAN AT Ic",a
D 's r.I' Received BY p.,I
"''l'rse Bridge Frep]
to go Feet /
WILL BE ST,prr,

vsnis moFS s.9 on enlargipg i. j
chaa.i csala Railroad 6riSg, : 4
Chesapeake and Dsisv,,sa' ss Y
near ne Summit Bridge. 'sS sa's
Cd as son as bids a.. i, y, y.
aa5. sas y. $. Engineers, s'3' s3rl'
eelved from Is contr,e,s.. ~. !
r7'lIl laem Wilmington c9ne.,, y,
week at the office ot t'+s.'3' Il. !
vania Railroad in pb,I,s.,.1 i. |
opening was private a.s |
d pe forwarded to Lieu..cI G
Il Lees I. S Eng1se, ~. !,
o. the Philadelphia ads. dtsse !
bridge is being enlargs5 !,
70 specifications Of \.
company which win :
work. The governnsBt = l
for the work, to cost s5,',I
ly 100000. The profss. sss'sl !
four months to con,I.,,
bridge has a height Of s.,
down and when lifted +, j
OF 14O feet above the n
lift being IS feet. The II
--5 carried on IN eOnneSI
the conversion Of the 81
and Delaware Canal tror J
to a ship canal, consist, /
atlons in construction sn3 J
alton of the main piep J
southern end and the x,.1
the bridge in a southen I
to allow for increase in N
of the canal from % tsa|
feet at the bottom. A n
ment on the south bank |
constructe d about 60 fsst \
tne present abutment \
foot lift span will not Be n
in size. The bridge zn|
main tracks of the DelaEs1
over the canal.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JAN. 26TH, 1887

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
"TROUBLE'
p oPPIN''

"rhere goes the ga4]
ble's poppi IN somewhat /
with all this slsst hl
Days like his, l'nglaila1
ing my p ensi0n from i
pany. eus IS I've bad =
of stringin' wire IN J
gale. Yet, somehow 81
the gang goes by, l|sl
w;th 'em again. IhH'I
.hins about the job u
,,ad.r YOU r skin. Magt1
ua,,s. u.,u. yo,, know that n
depending on you ,,l
telephones W0iAH'
what happens
e Telephone calls A's
go through the ~ !. ,tas
4 And the harder i III
NOR no'sfoll' nss't''i'7''|
.,,., had weather q, !
keepsyo n0'i''' rdps
phone. Rats ast's..ss's,ahd :,
most long dl''' -, ,;ebt
Sunday anu ' -. I'D
seven; and ..,,;d
give you 's.s ,'...o, eist
on calls to ''''
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