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Evening star., 1937-03-17
PIRATE ROOKIE ELATES

Sands Hits Long Home Run and
Shows Outfield Speed.
BAN BERNARDNo, Cahf.-Man-
ager Pie Traynor looked approvingW
today at Morris Sands, tho Pittsburgh
Pirates tall outfield recruit from Chat
field, Tex.
Sands banged q ball over the fence
and showed speed in chasing drives In
yesterdays practice.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
SLATE ILLINOIS DERBY.

CHICAGO, March II R.-The Fox
Valley Jockey Clubs Illinois Derby
first stake OF the Chicago racing sea-
son, will be run May %, closing day
of the Aurora meeting. The stake, at
rs miles, will carry an added money
value Of $4,000
Evening star., 1937-03-17

Upper lett: Nearly eUery
member of the Mount Rainier
and WdShingtOn-Lee teams
got in this under-bdsket.
Scrimmage.
Upper right: In this group
OF Mount Rdinierites sounding
the "Bronr cheer" are, left to
right, Olive Pdhlo1D, Muty
Rutherford, Virginia Potter
and Betty Boyce.
LoWer left: Jack Kehoe and
John Craig, cheer leaders OF
the Bethesdd-Chevy Chase
team, inUoke rigorous Uocdl
encouragement from the Le-
land ldSsies.
Loper right: Marjorie Jost,
Bethesda tor1Dard, snapped in
the act OF netting q 2-pointer
in the conquest of the Mount
Rainier SeItet.
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
NEW BALL SUITS GIANTS
Have Stick Spree Against Pellet
to Be Used in 1888,

to Be Used in 1888.
ORLANDO, Fla.-Now that they
know about it, the New York Giants
are well pleased with the 1888 National
League ball.
The new sphere, with a thicker
cover and slightly raised stitches, was
tried out without their knowledge in
yesterdays tilt with the Bees.
Result: One homer by Mel OFT and
IL othar asaorted blows for the Giants;
two boundary belts for Boston.
Evening star., 1937-03-17

Continued From First Page)
Lewis and Kuhel all are good men
to get on the paths, and Sington is
q power hitter who's liable to bust
up ball game any time. Well have
a good many southpaWs, but / guess
we can juggle EN- around and work
out of trouble. You never can tell.
II we get away to fast start, and
the Yanks and Cleveland and Detroit
don't, we may get such jump on
EN- they'll never catch us.
"And we don't need that fast
start so much either. Give us
another good starting pitcher
and We can do it. Nope, I'm
not making any foolish predic-
tions, but I've got pretty good
ball club here. The boys are
really on their toes"
Watching the bunch work out at
Tinker Field in a not-too-hot sun
(Orlando got spot Of Winter wealth
er, the tail end of that storm a few
days back, you get the definite i'm
preston that here is a crowd Of ath-
letes who have the old pepper and
want to go places. Myer isn't yet
down to inf1eld practice and Hogan
weighs slightly less than half-grown
elephant, but you get the idea that
If zip and pep will do the Job, this
Washington club is in. Kelly was
out there on the mound steaming EN-
over in batting practice.
Salyeson Makes Impression.
THAT kid looks pretty good" We
said to Griff, as if we knew
whether a pitcher has anything. If
he'd hit a maShie shot or two like
Jack Salveson we could tell, but We
are sort of rusty on our base ball
after looking at golf so long. "Yeh,
he looks fair" said Griff. Trouble is,
he's one of these boys who don't
seem to have much ambition"
'Whaddye mean, ambition?"
we asked. Il thought every kid
who could sling a base ball
passably we'll had one ambition
and only one-to get to the big
leagues and make good"
"'Tain't So" opined the boss Of the
House of Griffith. Some of these
kids are pretty dumb about it. They
have a job in some cross roads store
which pays EN- s10O month. They
pick up ten more playing ball for
their local team and they like the
adulation and the pats on the back
and the ballyhoo. They get up in the
big leagues and at training camp
and they get lonesome for the back
slappers. They don't show their stuff
and after a while they go back to 100
bucks month and like it.
1T we can get 'em over the
first year and teach 'em that
they can make q good deal more
than that money and get some
where in the game they're all
right, but that's the trouble.
Most Of them Lack driving am
bition. Nope, l don't mean any
one in particular but we've got
one or two right here on this
field. You guess"
Which hadn't anything to do witt
that golf game We had with Jacl
Salveson. And say, if that guy cal
turn in as good an article out ther'
on the mound at the stadium mex
month as he turned in over the Or
lando course, We'll stick a pennant ul
there on the f1agpole In center field
and Jack Garner can comb his eye
brows for the march right now. I
have to report, also, that Griff's eye
brows have new hair in 'em, which
makes 'em practically the outstanding
eyeshades in base ball.
Now give him hat like K. Noun
tain Lands and there's no telling
where the guy will 20.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
REDS MUST FACE BRIDGES.

LAKELAND, Fla.-When the De-
troit Tigers open their Grapefruit sea-
son against the Cincinnati Reds in
Tampa Saturday, Tommy Bridges,
Bengal act, will do the hurting.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
Popping Off

Continued From First Page.)
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taxes; Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau and ,Undersecretary
Roswell Magill. ~
On leaving the White House Mr..
Doughton gave out the cheering as
surance. that the best possible tax
bill would be formulated quickly and
that the taxpayer would be given
every consideration.
If the contemplated measure can
be rushed through congress it
may be made effective on January
l, starting out what business and in
dustry hope will be Happy New
Year for them and for all the ma
ton.
In his press conference the same
day the President gave business adj
ditional encouragement, asserting
that the interstate commerce COM
mission should take action to pre-
serve the solvency of the railroads.
He declared himself in favor of pri-
vate ownership and operation of the
railroads, but said receiverships of
the lines cannot continue without
financial adjustment.
y Shortly after this the commerce
commission put in a sour note by
overruling the carriers petition for
Is per cent immediate increase in
freight rates.
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bers, but he had a notable career
and helped make the game what it
is today.
Surviving the depression, pro foot
ball is enjoying increased public ac-
ceptance. Because of seasonal
handicaps and the very nature OF
the game, it can never be rival
of professional baseball. But it I'M
doubtedly is taking some of the play
away from college football and the
average seasoned fan will tell you
he'd rather see an ordinary pro
game than good college one.
AS you may know, the National
Football league, formed in 1921,
consists of two five team divisions
the Western, which includes the
Green Bay Packers, Cleveland
Rams, Chicago Bears, Chicago Car
dinals and Detroit Lions; and the
Eastern, embracing the New York
Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washing
ton Red Skins, Pittsburgh Pirates
and Philadelphia Eagles. Eight of
the nine clubs are in cities that sup
port major league baseball teams.
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Play Once a Week

Teams play but once a week on a
schedule calling for only II games.
Each team plays home-and-home
series with every other team in it's
division, plus three inter-sectional
games. The winners Of each divi-
sion meet for the worlds champion
ship.
With such a midget schedule it
may seem miraculous that the
league is able to stay in business.
But the pro boys have an advantage
i'm the matter of overhead. They
have no investment in grounds.
Parks are rented usually from base
ball clubs for a fiat sum, or as the
Giants and several others do, for
Is per cent of the gross receipts.
No scouts are hired.
In the season just closed, the
worlds championship went to the
Washington Red Skins, winners of
the eastern division title, who de-
feated the Chicago Bears, leaders
of the western division in game in
Chicago.
The salary of players is a major
item. Linesmen usually receive
from $125 to SITS a game. Big
name players, either All-American
collegians or league high scorers
who have gate-swelling prowess
earn anywhere from $4,000 to ST 500
q eaacon Or annroxinn atelv Sam tn
$3.50 a game. Singing Sam"
Baugh, who pitches passes with such
hair trigger timing for the Washing
ton Red Skins, Dutch Clark of the
Detroit Lions and Tuffy Leemans of
the Giants all collect $1,000 or more
a year-which is better than the
average mine-run big league base
ball player drags down for playing
l54 games.
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Dykes New David Harum

THEY'RE calling Manager
Il Jimmy Dykes of the Chica-
go White Sox the David Harum
of baseball since he made that
deal with Mickey Cochrane,
manager of the Detroit Tigers,
whereby the Sox got Gerald
Walker, Marv Owen and Catch
er fresh for Vernon Kennedy,
Dixie Walker and Tony Piet. 1t
seems that other managers
have become trade shy ever
since. Dykes has plugged that
hole at third base and added
one of the most colorful out
fielders in the big league.
Cochrane is in the "doghouse'
with Detroit fans for trading off
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Dead VS.. Lively Ball

Inherent differences in the base
ball philosophy of the National and
American leagues were spotlight
ed in their respective actions
over the dead and lively ball at their
recent joint meeting in Chicago. The
leagues took separate and widely
divergent actions. The National
league voted to adopt for next sum-
mer baseball known as No. 4, just
a trife less lively than the No. 8
ball in use in both leagues since
1885. The American league voted
to retain No. 8. The American
league action surprised the National
league who were under the impress
sion that both would decide to
deaden the ball.
The American league believes in
hitting and lots of it. Club owners,
managers and players alike favor
the hit-and-run game which can be
decided at any time down to the
final out by a home run. The Ma
tiOnal league on the other hand,
has always liked the s0-called
"smart" game, playing for one run,
emphasizing pitching, base running
and sacrificing.
Casev Stencil 0nines
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Pro Football Is
Riding Wave to
Prosperity Shore

THIS business called profess
Il sional football is riding a
wave that is sweeping it closer
and closer to the golden shores
of prosperity that baseball oc-
cupies. They aren't paying
Babe Ruth sized salaries in the
National Football league, nor
have they yet developed any
Dizzy Dean personality boys,
but a top-flight star will make
more in eleven league games
than an average major league
baseball player will receive for
a 154-game, six months sched-
ule. And he'll be able to hold
down well paying job besides.
If you have a head for figures
you'll be interested to know that
more and more pro football clubs
are making money and more cash
customers are crowding through the
turnstiles. 1t seems that about
100000 people attended pro games
in nine different cities in the sea-
son just closed, or 20 per cent more
than did last year. The New York
Giants and the Chicago Bears ac-
counted for about third of this at
tendance and both teams set new
league attendance records in their
parks.
The game is now definitely grown
up. Moving toward its majority, pro
football would like to forget its barn
storming, one-night-stand era of the
early twenties.
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Neurs ReUiesU Of Current EUents
Latest Jap Outrages
SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK
o Western Newspaper Union.

JAPANESE aviators, strafing fee
- ing Chinese, bombed and sank
the United States gunboat Panay on
the Yangtse river above Marking.
The boats storekeeper and an Ital-
ian journalist were killed.
At the same time and place the
japanese attacked and sank three
Standard Oil steamers.
Several British gunboats speeding
to the aid of the Panay were shelled,
one enlisted man being killed and
a number wounded.
Washington and London lodged
stern protests in Tokyo.
Tokyo apologized with expressions
of deep regret.
In America and Britain there was
intense indignation over the latest
outrages. No responsible person
limited that the United States or
Great Britain should 60 to war with
Japan on their account; but the
man in the street felt there should
be some way, short of war, by
which the Japanese could be forced
to cease their murderous attacks.
Apologies may satisfy the diplomats
but they do not restore lives.
President Roosevelt's protest was
directed through Secretary Hull to
Ambassador Hirosi Saito with the
request that it be sent to the En-
peror Hirohito of Japan. 1t de-
manded apologies, full compensa-
ton and guarantees against repeti-
ton of similar attacks. The Brit
ish foreign office was in touch with
Washington by cable but Foreign
Minister Eden denied that the Brit
ish would take the lead in inter-
national action.
Even Tokyo was stunned by the
attacks on American vessels, and
the planned celebration over the
capture of Marking was called off.
Before the American protest
reached Tokyo the Japanese Of
icials and commanders began apol-
ogizing and explaining. To prove its
sincerity the government promptly
recalled Admiral Teizo Mitsunami,
in charge of naval aviation and re-
lieved him of his post. He imme-
diately resigned.
Survivors of the bombing, most of
them wounded, told how the Panay
went down with colors flying and
its gunners firing to the last at the
Japanese airplanes. They agreed
that the attacking planes were fly
ing so low that it was impossible
for their pilots not to know they
were bombing foreign ships They
said the Japanese excuse that Wis
bility was poor over the Yangtse
that day was false.
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Answers

1. Two-James Buchanan and
Grover Cleveland, but Cleveland
was married while he was in the
Presidential Office.
2. Non sequitur (it does not fol-
low.
8. A dog twelve years old is as
old as man at eighty-four.
4. Air naturally and horizontally
in motion with a certain degree
of velocity.
5. Diogenes.
6. 1t withdraws the amount Of
the check from the drawers ac-
count, and holds it for the purpose
of paying the check which it
guarantees.
7. Arizona.
8. There are two women who
are secretaries of state, the Hon.
Goldie Wells of South Dakota and
the Hon. Elizabeth F. Gonzales Of
New Mexico.
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as better understanding of the
economic principles and national
policies which have characterized
American enterprise down through
the years, and as result of which
it's truly marvellous development has
been made possible
Once the proper understanding is
achieved, he said, the people may
promote "the detectives that all
have so much in mind"
These he listed as:
More things for more people,
everywhere.
An opportunity for achievement.
Greater security and stability.
Mr.. Sloan established the founda-
ton on July 6, 1886, Incorporating it
in Delaware as a non-profit men,
bership corporation.
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1,4O0 men on their payroll in their
chain store system The only
way to develop players is to have
a chain store system IL. Fette and
Turner will repeat their 1887 per-
formances for Boston The dead
ball will help pitchers and won't
hurt the hitters.
HERE AND THERE
Coach Harold Foster of Wisconsin
is sold ON the Big Ten change that
eliminates the center Jump in basket
ball. He predicts the change will
place a higher premium both on Of
fensive and defensive play and that
it will add from four to six minutes
per game to the actual playing time.
The new order eliminates the ire
mendous advantage of tall center
and Foster likes that, too, although
the Badgers have Don Zimmerman
of Sioux Falls, S. D., who towers
feet 9s4 inches, ON this years fresh
man squad.
Lowell English, Nebraska football
guard, who only began place kick
ing this fall, converted eight out of
nine tries after touchdown and
kicked a field goal from the % yard
line to give the Cornhuskers VIC
tory over Kansas State in the game
that decided the Big Six conference
title Robert Haak, Indiana's all
conference tackle, has one outstand-
ing ambition He wants to play
in the 1899 All-Star game Jim
Norris signed his entire Detroit Red
Wing hockey team in an hour,
keeping intact his record of never
having a holdout frankie
Frisch, manager of the St. Louis
Cardinals, who once rated All-Amer-
lean mention from Walter Camp,
designates the New York Giants
victory over Green Bay this year as
the most exciting football game he
ever has seen.
DOME Bush, who sold Carl Rey-
nolds to the Cubs last summer tohelp
them in their pennant drive, says:
Don't worry about that injury that
kept him out of your lineup. He'll
be at least the fourth best batter in
the Cub lineup next season. He has
completely recovered, and is bet
ter player than when the White
SOx had him.
@ Western Newspaper Union.
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4sk Me .4nofher
O "A General Quiz

/. How many bachelor Presi-
dents has the United States had?
2. What does the abbreviation
mon sec" stand for?
8. How does a twelve-year-old
dog correspond to age in a human
being?
4. What is wind?
S. Who was the Greek cynic phi
losopher who lived in a tub?
6. What is the procedure when
bank certifies check?
z. What was the last federal
territory to be admitted into the
Union as state?
8. What states have women as
secretaries of state?
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Hungary Pays A Lille

ONLY eleven nations defaulted on
" their war debt payments to the
United States due on December Is.
Hungary lined up with Finland in
the honest list and sent to the treas
ury check for $9,828 as partial
payment. The installment due from
Hungary was $51 ,240; her total debt
is more than SO millions.
Finland made its customary semi
annual payment to the treasury. A
check for 1892, 142 was turned over
to this government by the Baltic
republic.
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Brave Scouts fionored

FIGHT Boy Scouts who risked
~ their lives to save others were
cited for heroism by Daniel Carter
Beard, national scout commissioner
and chairman of the National court
of honor.
Three scouts who received gold
honor medals are j. P. Fraley of
Hitchins, KY; Guy Croft, Jr., of
Marengo, Iowa, and Kenneth Simon
son of Redridge, Mich, each of
whom rescued drowning person.
Five others who receive certifi-
Gates for heroism are John Mentha,
New York; John Ruggi, Yonkers,
N. Y; Philip Beaney, Bath, Me-;
William Benham, Napoleon, Ohio.
and Eldon Shaffer. Berrien Center,
Mich.
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Pope Plus Anxious

A T A secret consistory in which
"a he created five new cardinals,
Pope Plus read an allocution ex-
pressing his grave anxieties" be-
cause of the wars in Spain and Chi
ma, and his fears for the future "be-
cause of the upheavals which are
the natural concomitants of armed
conflicts" o 81
The new cardinals are: Arch
bishop Giuseppe Pizzardo, vatican
undersecretary of state; Archbishop
Ermengildo Pellegrinetti, papal
nuncio to Jugoslavia; Archbishop
Giovanni Piazzi, patriarch of Ven
ice; Archbishop Pierre Gerlier of
Lyons, France, and Archbishop Ar
thur Hinsley, Catholic prinate of
England.
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Landon Won't Run Again

a LFRED M. LANDON definitely
"A removed himself from the pres
idential campaign picture of 1910 by
announcing in Washington that he
would not be a candidate for NOM
ination by the Republican party and
would not accept the honor if it
were offered him. He added that
he was not retiring from politics,
but would continue active in his
party.
While in the capital Mr.. Landon
was invited to the White House and
had a pleasant chat with the Pres
ident, politics and business not be-
ing discussed.
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tlO more LTaQeS III
the major leagues is
that no one has any
players to offer that
are worth having
Other things
Casey says include:
that the Cubs may
win a pennant if
they get a good
pitcher and a slug
ging outfielder =.
The Cards couldn't
win the pennant
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$40, 900, 900 to the Al
fred P. Sloan founda-
ton with the hope of
promoting a wider
knowledge of "basic
economic truths"
In his announce
ment Mr.. Sloan said
he deemed it proper
to turn back part of
the proceeds of his
industrial activity to
aid in bringing about
m ~
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anu cnapeFOneu ny
C. C. Pyle, sped to
Chicago to flash his
"77" for George Ha-
las Chicago Bears.
Then Grange was a
five-day wonder. He
played to 10000 in
New York and drew
a gate of $4,000.
After the hot fash of
publicity cooled he
didn't pull them
through the turn
stiles in such num-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24

FRIDAY, December II, was the
thirty-fourth anniversary of the
epochal air flight of the Wright
brothers at Kitty Hawk, N. c., and
the day was fittingly observed by
all aviation interests in the country.
Under orders from the army gen.
eral staff every military flying post
sent up all its available aircraft at
the exact hour when the two inven-
tors first made their plane fly. About
one thousand fighting planes were in
the air at the same time.
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years ago. But those on the inside
say this latest deal was a matter of
necessity with Mickey. A recent
examination of School Boy Rowe's
arm, they cOnfide, indicates that he
will not pitch again. So Cochrane
had to have pitcher and he had
to sacrifice Gerald Walker to get the
competent Kennedy.
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Atlantic Planes Wanted

EVIDENCE that passenger plane
~ service across the Atlantic
would be started within two years
was seen in the request of Pan
American Anyways for bids on IL
planes capable of carrying 100 pas
sengers each.
Performance demands call for a
speed of 274 miles an hour at $1,000
feet and indicate the type of craft
required would cost one million dol
lars each.
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House Passes Farm Bill

NJ ARROWLY escaping return to
l ' committee, the administration
farm bill was passed by the house
by a vote of 1853 to 129. It was be-
lieved the senate measure also
would be put through successfully
at once. Then it would be up to con-
ferees from both houses to iron out
the differences. There was doubt
that final enactment could be OBJ
tanned before adjournment of the ex-
traordinary session.
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such an idol as
Walker. The fans Of
motor town are sure
he was the uncon-
sciOus victim of the
smart trading Mr..
Dykes. And they
aren't any happier
when they remem-
Der the Simmons
deal when Dykes
p e d d l e d tn a t
washed-up star to
the Tigers for $751;
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Roosevelt directed
that revision of the
taxes that Cypress
business be carried
through as soon as
possible. T h o S e
called were Robert
L. Doughton Of
N o r tn Carolina,
chairman of the
house committee;
Fred Vinson of Ken
lucky, chairman of a
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Italy Leaves League

ITALY finally made up its mind to
l quit the League of Nations. No
one was surprised when Mussolini
announced this decision of his Fas-
cist council, and no other nation ex-
pressed any regret over the action.
The Duce in a Enthusiastically
bombastic speech told the people
about it, and delighted cheers greet
ed his defiance of the opponents of
fascism. For some time Italy has
taken no part in the doings of the
league, and her resignation really
is not of much immediate impor-
lance.