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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17
Alexandria to Dedicate
New Stadium October 10
GOMEZ ANNEXES
MOUND HONORS
IN JUNIOR LOOP
BY LAYTON CARVER

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Lefty
Gomez, who crowded everyone for
the right to be the No. / failure
of 1896, is doing an equally good
job of muscling this season to
take honors as the No. l pitcher
in the American League.
Today, he has to his credit 10
victories for the year and, with
that, record unmatched to date
by any other finger in the circuit.
Moreover, the slim senior scored
his nineteenth win yesterday in
such fashion as to make it down
right dramatic. He beat the
Cleveland Indians by 8 to 0, famed
seven to run his strikeout total
to ITS and scored his fifth shut
out Of the season.
That's the same gent who last
season was being belted all over
the lot, while he complained of
miSeries in the arm and other
affections.
That victory broke the back of
the Tribe insofar as the pennant
is concerned. They can't win now,
their last and remotest mathe-
NAUTICAL chance having been re-
moved and making it just that
much more definitely a walkaway
for the Yankees.
The second-place Detroit Tigers
did practically nothing about the
situation from their own stand
point, in fact fell behind by los.
ing to the Washington Senators,
7-6, DeShong hurting the victory
against whole staff of Tigers.
In the one remaining American
League game, the Philadelphia
Athletics beat the st. Louis
Browns, 4-3, the veteran rookie
named Harry Kelley allowing the
losers six hits.
In the National League, the
Giants continued their charge
toward the pennant and toward
another nickel series with the
Yankees. They sent the towering
Cliff Melton out against the
Pittsburgh Pirates and he turned
IN a S1X-hit 3 to 0 Shutout.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17
BASKETER BIDS
F OR BACKFIELD
POST AT NAVY

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 1.-THE
backfield situation at the Navy,
as to which Coach Hank Hard
wick expressed some anxiety,
seems to be clearing UP with the
excellent showing Of some Of the
backfield men of only moderate
experience.
The team lost an outstanding
carrying and kicking back in the
graduation Of Sneed Schmidt, and
good reserve backs by the de-
parture of Newell Thomas, Fay
Whsle, Tom Edwards and Bill
Mason.
Alan Mcfarland, the basketball
captain, and Lem Cooke, varsity
baseball player, are the most likely
to take Schmidt's place as the
fourth man in the quartet of
which Bill Ingram, Bob Antrim
and Frank Case are the veterans.
FINAL YEAR
Mcfarland is on his final year
at the Academy, and up to this
year has shown little except lick
ing ability. However, during
practice, he surprised and pleased
the coaches with his improvement
all alo--g the line, and he became
a formidable candidate for a place
in the firSt-String backfield.
Cooke, a junior, attracted atten-
ton during the latter part of last
season as a ball-carrier and passer.
Incidentally, he is one of the
mines pitchers, and this year has
been doing fine punting.
Schmidt's place will almost GER
tainly he filled by one of this
pair.
The squad also has two big,
powerful backs in Art Franks
and Harold Hansen, each weigh
ing over 200 pounds and fast and
active.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17
TARHEELS LIST
BRAIN TRUST

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 16.
Coach Don McCallister created a
sensation when he instructed his
football players to grab a di.
ploma" Immediately after taking
over the coach duties at the Uni
verSity of South Carolina three
years ago. Today five of his var
sity players form a virtual brain
trust" and threaten Phi Beta
Kappa if they maintain their
present scholastic pace.
Lynn Kalmbach, second-year
varsity quarterback from Toledo,
Ohio, is the teams scholastic
ace. He clinched his place on the
deans honor list this year by
maintaining an "A" record-95
or above-on all subjects.
Frank Martin, Toledo tackle
beginning his junior year, was
sophomore honor man. A third
Ohioan on the team. Frank Mako
vic. who will put in his sophomore
bid for a tackle position, was on
the frosh honor list this year.
Jack Dorflinger, Orange, N. j.,
tackle in his Junior year, and Irv-
ing Granoff, sophomore tackle
from New York, round out the
"brain trust" They're both in
the scholastic honor sections of
their classes.
The boys evidently took Mccall
lister at his word, and they're not
only going to grab a diploma,
but take it away with honors as
well. And if it's smart" football
the fans want, the boys ought to
have that, too.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17
SPORT WORLDS PASSING SHOW

Brook yn Dodgers (2nd: st.
Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia
PhillieS 2 Qst); st. Louis Cardi-
mails 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1
(2ndO.
Preeminent won fall High
weight handicap in opening-day
card at Belmont Park.
Newark Bears on way to berth
on final International League
playoffs after taking third
straight victory over Syracuse
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pitching performance by allow
ing three hits as New York Yank.
ees BANKED Cleveland Indians, 8
to o.
Other baseball results: Phila-
delphia Athletics 4, st. Louis
Browns 8; Washington Senators
7, Detroit Tigers 6; New York
Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0;
Boston Bees 7, Chicago Cubs O.;
Brooklyn Dodgers s, Cincinnati
Reds 5 Qst); Cincinnati Reds 5,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17
VA. A. c. MEETS
WARWICKS IN
FOOTBALL CAME
BY SID KATZNELL

For establishing a brilliant rec
ord on the gridiron last season,
the Virginia A. c. warriors have
been selected to represent Alex
andria in the dedication game Of
the new municipal stadium on
Monroe Avenue, Alexandria.
Their opponent will be the
strengthened Warwick Athletic
Club of Washington, which en-
ploys the colorful Notre Dame Sys-
tenn. The game will be played
Sunday, October 10.
When the Virginians take the
field against their District foe it
will mark the fourteenth season
they have participated in local
football circles, having organized
in 1924.
ENTERS UNLIMITED CLASS
However, the current campaign
will be their first venture in the
unlimited division.
Under the direction of Ralph
O'Neil, the Virginia A. c. not only
defeated some of the foremost
District elevens, but won the 49,
pound championship of northern
Virginia.
With the return of Buck Beach,
who has been absent from foot
ball activities for the past three
years because of business pressure,
O'Neil will handle the line and act
as first assistant to Beach.
At one time the Virginia A. c.
head coach was considered one OF
the finest backs in the independ-
ent ranks.
John Travers will resume the
managerial duties after an alb
sence of two years. Travers re-
signed two years ago when the
team was reorganized. Travers
has a city-wide reputation as a
competent manager, having the
uncanny ability of scheduling ban
ner games for his teams.
A little about the Warwicks.
The majority of the boys make
their homes in northeast.
BEAT PALACE A. y.
Their greatest achievement last
season was when they defeated the
Palace A. c., a power on the Dis
trict gridirons for a number of
years. They played their worst
game against the Anacostia Eagles
at Griffith Stadium, losing by four
touchdowns. The Eagles were the
150-pound champions Of the Dis
trict last year.
With addition Of several new
players and with the return Of
such Stalwarts as Cicero, Statler,
Williams, Winters, Clayton, Payne,
Ockie, DeFrancis, Barr, ODon-
noghue, Jake Shurman, Tony
Shurman, Brigham, Copper,
Chopin, johnson and Petit, the
Warwicks anticipate a better sea-
son.
The Virginia A. c. will select
its starting lineup from Fred Pull
man, Bently Apperson, Jimmy
Blake, Ed Beach, Parke Bell,
Jonah Bernheimer, Bumsly Brown,
Mitchell Burrough, pickle" Car
ter, Leroy Zones. "Whimy" Brown.
Fuzzy" Foltz, Robert Field, John
Harvey, Sid HammerSley, Francis
Hamilton. Roy Jennier, Art Nc
Kelleget, Mike Mess, Louis Mellon,
Francis Pullman, Hugh Peyton,
Bananas" Rayonne, Henry Scott,
Studs, Harry Gensmer, Joe Wood,
Fats" Welker, Bill Worden,
"Tubby" Respess, "Rives" Lamb,
"Izzy" Klieman and "Dodo" Robin
son.
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Americans ended polo suprem.
acy of Argentines.
Henry Armstrong, Pacific coast
negro featherweight, scored tech
nical knockout over Johnny De.
foe in fourth round Of New York
bout.
Washington Redskins defeated
New York Giants, Is to 3, in Ma
tiona League football opener at
Washington.
Lefty Gomez turned in excellent
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COULDN'T MAKE GRADE

Walter Johnson, jr., son of the
Big Train, has just about dropped
a career as a pitcher. Young Wal
ter could not make the grade with
DeLand in the Class D Florida
State League. IT
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Hero and Goat

THE HERO-Lefty Gomez,
who allowed only three hits as
New York Yankees blanked
Cleveland Indians, 80.
THE GOAT-Harold Kelle-
her, who was nicked for five
runs in second inning as st.
Louis Cardinals turned back
Philadelphia Phillies, 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
FUNDS FOR FEDERAL
ACTIVITIES PASSED
$56,OOO GOLD
SEIZED, FOUR
MEN JAILED

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. U.P)-
Treasury agents in Arizona re-
ported to the secret service today
that they had seized more than
$4,000 worth of gold and arrested
four men on charges of violation
of the 1884 gold reserve act.
The men, charged with filing
false affidavits with the San Fran
cisco mint, were in custody at
Tucson, Ariz.
They are Lloyd l.. Gilman, An
thony Harper, Edmundo Juillerat
and Alejandro Saldamahdo, the
latter two proprietors of the border
assay offices at Nogales, Ariz.
The agents reported they were
holding Telifaro Andazola as a ma.
terial witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
SCORES OF AMERICANS FLEE
CHINA AS WAR PERIL GROWS

SHANGHAI, Aug. Is UP)-
American and other foreigners
thronged steamship offices today
seeking to get away from the figh-
ting in Shanghai.
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell Ameri-
can naval commondant. and Ameri-
can Cousul Clarence E. Guass warn
ed that American women and chill
dren should get out.
Guass announced that women en-
ployes of the consulate genera,
would be evacuated to Manila, the
first group sailing in the Presiden,
Jefferson tomorrow and the res,
as soon as possible afterward.
An American emergency com
mittee on evacuation distributed
instructions to all Americans mer
as well as women and children, on
what to do if evacuation was order
ed. The American club, the Navy
YM.CA. and the American women's
club were made concentration
points.
Admiral Yarnell and Consul
Guass, in their warning to the wo-
men and children, decided that
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16

expectant mothers, elderly women
and mothers of families should
havel preference.
They listed Dollar Line sailings-
President Jefferson, sailing tomor-
row, the President Mckinley, sail
ing Wednesday for Manila.
The booking office was opened
this afternoon for the President
Jefferson. An hour before bookings
were opened. hundreds thronged
the office, and $50 tickets we're sold
in one hour. The crowds jammed
offices. hallweys and overflowed
into the street.
Steamship line officials we're con-
sidering filling deck passage to the
overflow
The first lot of American women
and children and tourists left this
morning to board the President
Taft down at the mouth of the river,
Officially, truce had been ar
ranged by Dollar Line officers for
the tender that took the 230 Ameri-
cans and Chinese to the liner. The
Japanese cruiser Idzumo and other
Japanese warships lay dangerously
near the channel.
japanese anti-aircraft shrapnel
fell yesterday near the United
States marine barracks in the Fer
ry road. Ono Chinese was killed.
Two Chinese air bombs fell with
in so feet OF the US. gunboat Sac
ramento in the Whangpoo, and the
navy tanker Ramapo, on its way
down the river, was narrowly missed.
American marines were aiding.
the Shanghai volunteer corps in
patrolling the northern settlement
area and clearing Soochow creek
which divides the north and south
portions, of all traffic. A. B. Ross,
Briton. of company B. of the vol
unteer corps, was seriously wound
ed by stray bullet while on patrol
duty, and a member of the japanese
volunteer company was wounded
by falling shrapnel.
Fifty more marines and blue
jackets we're landed this afternoon
from the us. cruiser Augusta
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
SENATOR Sees
MOVE TO DRAG
u. S. TO WAR
Let England Fight Her
Own Battles, He
Demands

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16
(UP) Sen. J. Hamilton
Lewis, D. ILL.,, today demand
ed in a senate speech that the
United States refuse Eng
land cooperation in preserving her
concessions and property in the
war torn Orient.
Lewis attacked under officials
of the United States government
who he said have committed the
nation to policy of cooperation
with England.
"If there be those in the Orient
Or at Washington processing to be
American officials who are seeking
to bind this government to cooper
ate with England in possible mill
tary conflict for the purpose OF
preserving the English possessions, >
Lewis declared, Il must announce
that such cannot be with the con-
sent of the state department; such
would be opposed by the war de
partment, and, know, cannot pos
sibly have the approval of the
president.
But It is time to investigate
to find out what it is of under Of
ficials who are assuming to direct
the affairs of this nation along
lines. that could involve us to the
very death of our soldiers, and
our citizens. and threaten the life
of the republic
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
YOUNG GIRLS
TERRORIZED
BY INTRUDER

Police are searching for an un-
identified man who terrorized two
young girls Sunday night by fore
ing his way into their home on
Brighton street.
The man unlatched the screen on
the front door of the house and
entered the bedroom occupied by
the girls. They fled from the house
and appealed to neighbors for pro-
lection. They were taken to police
headquarters.
Police searched the neighborhood
for a short, broad shouldered man
described by the frightened girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16

oiii VI Viic oOliSlcSS, VIII De DrOuSnt
to the house floor tomorrow for
action.
Major action by the committee
l. Authorization of a S7o,0OO,o 900
three year program for construction
OF new federal buildings, for which
$23 100000 is appropriated the first
year.
2. Allowance of an additional
S917,500 for the National Labor Re-
lation board because of increased
activities. The budget estimate was
s1,8OO,0OO.
3. Appropriation of $4,000 for
federal participation in the New
York Worlds Fair and $l,5OO 900 for
the Golden Gate Exposition in San
Francisco.
4. Denial of budget for funds
to begin construction of a naval
auxiliary building program of six
ships because of conflicting costs
estimates ranging from $48,O00,0O0
to $6O,OOO,OOO
5. Denial of a $1,000,0O0 budget
estimate for the cooperative farm
forestry act, including farm fores-
try research, and $500,O00 for great
plains shelter belt planting on mid
west farms because there is no
urgent necessity presented for in
cluSion of the amount in this bill :"
G. Elimination of $2OOO0,O0O for
the first years operation of the
es-Bankhead Farm Tenancy act
because plans are not far enough
advanced to warrant an appropri-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16

down in the Arctic circle, probably
on an ice floe and that iced
wings" was the cause of the land
ing.
They had food and supplies for
As days, including sleeping bags,
tent axes, portable radio and rub
Der float. They left Moscow, bound
for the United States, at 1918 pm
EDT Thursday.
There was no definite word since
9:35 am. (EDT Friday, two hours
after the plane crossed the North
Pole flying blindly in a bowling
storm against a 60-mile headwind.
In his last message, pilot Sigismund
Levanevsky, Russia's 'Lindbergh,"
reported that one of the planes
four motors had stalled and he was
flying through unbroken clouds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
HEARING IN
KILLING SET
FOR AUG. 25

Preliminary hearing for N. E
King, 33, Ell Centre used car sales
man, who shot and killed Clayton
Franks. 35, early last week, was
set Monday for August rs, at 10
am.
King is held in the county Jail
without bail on a murder COM
plant signed by Deputy County
Coroner Herbert Hughes. King said
he killed Franks because he broke
up his home. The shooting occur
red in the presence of Kings three
small children, Mrs. Laura King,
his wife, and his housekeeper, Mrs
Gladys Hearen.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16

alton at this time.
7. Appropriation of s33 900 900 fo,
payments to federal land banks ano
the federal farm mortgage cor
poration because of continuation OF
present low interest rate farm loans
despite a presidential veto which
congress overrode. The COMMITTEES
cut the budget estimate S7,050,000
believing that conditions are i'm
proving SO loan repayments will be
accelerated.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
100000 Locked in
Close Struggle
In City
Copyright 1887 by United Press)

Copyright 1897 by United Press)
SHANGHAI, Aug. 16. U.H
Chinese and Japanese air.
planes, artillery and anti
aircraft b a tt e rie s rained
death on this blood-soaked city
of more than 100000 people to-
night as the struggle for control
of the vital area at the mouth Of
the Yangtse river entered its sec
ond week
Dead in the foreign controlled
areas, including military, were con-
servatively estimated at more than
$500 and the wounded at triple
that number.
More than 100000 Chinese and
japanese were locked In battle
along front of about IS miles
Both sides we're supported by
scores of airplanes and the Japa-
nese by at least 40 warships in
Guiding one or more aircraft car
riers. ..
Civilian dead, officially announce
ed by police, included 1047 in the
great world amusement resort on
the border of the international
settlement and the French conces-
sion; 130 in Marking road in the
Times Square" area of the inter-
national concession; 453 in the
French concession; 100 on North
Broadway in the international set
tlement and 230 in scattered points
In the settlement.
The majority of the civilian dead
were Chinese.
No Americans were listed killed
in addition to the three men killed
in Saturdays aerial bombings by
Chinese planes.
The battle for control of the
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
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ton.
A bloc of Democratic and Repub-
lican members argued vainly for
public hearings at which Black and
others might testify.
Sen. William E. Borah, r., Ida,
Sen. Edward R. Burke, D., Neb.,
and Sen. Warren r. Austin, r., VT,
presented to the committee at a
two hour executive session a de-
tailed argument of their view that
Black is not eligible for the su-
preme court post vacated by re-
tirement of Associate Justice Willis
Van Devanter.
Borah argued that no vacancy
exists on the court due to faults in
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16

IIIGTO.
The embassy announced that ra-
dio stations in Moscow heard faint
signals on the 55 meter frequency
used by the plane, at 1885 pm, last
night.
There is strong belief" the en-
bassy announced, that the signals
actually came from the plane"
The announcement described the
signals as those of "a weak and
irregularly working transmitter,
whilh is believed to be Levanevsky's
emergenly radio station"
The embassy was communicating
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
CALEXICO PROJECT
INCLUDED IN REPORT

A recommended expenditure OF
s111,00O for new federal post office
building at Calexico was included
in the $23, 100000 appropriation bill
approved by the house appropria-
tions committee in Washington
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16

with U. S. army corps signal sta
tions in Alaska and Canadian sta
tions to learn whether similar
signals were picked up at those
locations.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 16
U.P)-American and Russian fliers
organized an intensive week long
search today for six Soviet airmen
missing three days on transpolar
hop from Moscow.
A Soviet flight commission de-
cided in Moscow that the plane was
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
Secondhand Man
Stays Daughter

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 16 U.P)-
Sam Levine, 52-year-old second
hand dealer, shot and killed his To-
year-old daughter, Sally, and then
attempted to kill himself, one mile
west of here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
RAPoR4ze AMsI1Te

How Be You?
A tired looking automobile load
ed with children of stair step ages
puffed into filling station at I'M
perial and Adams Saturday after
neon while the thermometer roost-
eel stubbornly up near the top
The Oklahoma license plate was
covered with desert sand and tht
dust of many states. The driver &
tall, good natured man, Bought two
gallons of gasoline.
How is your oil?" inquired tbs
service station attendant. The driver
drawled in pure and undefileo
OklahomcSe,
"Weuns is fine. How is you all?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
SUGAR BILL
MOVE BLOCKED

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16 CUP)-
An initial attempt to send the Sug-
ar control bill to conference for ad-
justment of house and senate diffe-
'ences was blocked today by an
objection from Rep. James j. Lam
zetta, D., NY.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
Youth Will Face
Morals Charges

Lynton Wade of Holtville must
go to trial in superior court on .
morals charge involving small chit
dren, Judge John e. Simpson ruled
in Ell Centre justice court Monday,
The youth is held in the county
Jail on 81 1000 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
Faint Message
Reported From
Missing Plane

WASHINGTON Aug. 16. (UP)-The Soviet embassy
announced receipt of word today that the Soviet radio
station at Irutsk Siberia intercepted weak radio signals
at 8 23 a. m. (ESD today and said there "strong
belief that the signals sent by the missing Russian
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
House Committee Shaves AZ Million
From Budget Estimates in Giving
Approval to Bill

. WASHINGTON, Aug: 16. (UP)-The house appropri-
aons committee today cut budget estimates by
and approved $785O2875 third deficiency bill carving
funds for many federal activities of the 1888 fiscal year
by congress The measure last appropriation
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
u. s. RUSHES TROOPS TO CHINA
APPROVAL, or
s EN-. B L ACK
VOTED IL TO ;

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (UP)-The senate judiciary
committee today voted 13 to to recommend to the
ate confirmation of the nomination of Sen Hugo L. Black
D.. Ala, justice of the supreme court.
The committee vote presages sharp floor battle
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
This Is Not Amusing


There is nothing sufficiently un-
kind which may be said about the
person who took Tom Miller's crut-
ches. Miller lost foot some time
ago and needs the crutches to walk
the 10 blocks from his home to the
downtown district every day. Thc
crutches were stolen Saturday from
476 Main street and have not been
returned. If this is demonstration
of humor, RR sincerely hopes there
will be no more demonstrations for
many years to come. When the crut-
ches are found, they should be re-
turned Immediately to 476 Main
street. A dish of deadly poison tc
the perpetrator of this alleged joke.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
Convention Echoes

NC, little darlings, the Legionaire'
who attended the state convention
are not ali suffering from sleeping
sickness. They are just trying tt
repair the ravages of many a mid
night caucaus.
Charlie Nice still is looking for a
man he is convinced needs killing
Along with several Imperial Valley
Legionaires, Nice occupied a house
boat anchored in the river and called
a Floating hotel. Judging from all
description, the boat floated in more
ways than one. One night Nice
was trying to get little rest. About
every five minutes throughout the
night. man on the next house boat
would lean over the railing, blow a
sergeant's whistle, and bawl, Quiet
please" That is the man he wants
TO massacre with his bare hands.