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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
Bortz Whiffs 10
a Ia Bob Teller
AsWiIsonW Wins

Young Kilmer Bortz, Wilson
High School pitcher, must have
torn a page from the book that
makes Bob Teller famous, as the
youngster sent swiftieS over the
platter, mixed with a wide assort-
ment of benders, to grind out 16
strikeoutS as his team defeated
Central High in Central Stadium
yesterday afternoon, 8-3.
The game was a battle for the
cellar position, and with Wilson'S
win, Central went to the rock bot
tom of the inter-high loop, and
Wilson cemented itself into a tie
with Tech for the runner-up
berth. Western and Eastern are
the pace-makers with one victory
each, while Wilson and Tech fol-
low next in line with a 500 aver
age in two trips this season.
In addition to staging tanning
bee yesterday, young BortZ limited
the Central team to Z hits and also
contributed a bingIe to Wilson's
13-hit total.
Blond-haired Buck Barbee,
Bortz's battery mate, divided hon.
ors with Don Maloney, Wilson
right fielder, for hitting honors.
Maloney raped out four bingles,
including a double, out Of five
trips to the plate, while Barbee
connected for a homer, q double
and single in five cracks at the
horsehide.
In other high school games
played yesterday Western, with q
trio of homers, shellacked Rock
vile High on the Western High
field yesterday, .16-4, and Tech
downed Episcopal at Alexandria.
6-3. The winning pitchers OF
these trays turned in noteworthy
performances. Raftery, Michael
son and Beight Of Western held
the Rockville nine to four scat
tered hits, while Doonis Of Tech
allowed Episcopal five bingleS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
Bob Tow Ready
For Comeback
Monday

His arm entirely healed, his
fighting form and punch greatly
improved, Bob Tow, the tow
headed Alexandria heavyweight
will attempt a ring comeback next
Monday night at Turner's Arena.
Beverly Mays protege has been
matched with Eddie Nader, stiff
punching New Yorker, in the 10
round feature match, and it will
mark lows first battle in more
than six months.
Tow has been setting a dizzy
pace in his daily training. When
his physician pronounced his arm
in tiptop shape, Tow returned to
active training about two months
ago, and has been preparing him.
self for just such a shot. He ex.
pressed a desire to meet Nader,
after watching the black-haired
Broadway better thrash Hobo Will
liams, a companion from Alexan.
dria, in a nine-rounder at the
Arena a few weeks ago.
Nader was most impressive In
his victory over Williams, and won
a unanimous decision. The New
Yorker, who is managed by the
popular Matty Herbert, and
trained by Gene Adams, showed
plenty of punching power and
skill against Williams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

Three Of his problem children
had made good in the big town.
Uncertainties
Three Of the uncertainties Of
the washington Club are now
proved power. The drive for the
Neutrality-suspicious. the. pennant
heights-can start at any time.
It is up to the artillery; up to the
pitchers.
In order Of Importance. the
problem children who eased the
doubts and worries. Of the mana
ger were:
No. 1, Monte Weaver.
No. 2, Buddy Myer.
No. 8, Al Simmons.
Monte Weaver reported at Or.
lando this spring very much Of
an unknown quantity. He had
shown some signs Of coming back
to his 1892 form, winning q
couple Of good games last year.
But you couldn't count on Weaver
. he didn't count on himself, If
truth were known u. but he went
out yesterday and pitched a
thoroughly courageous game, and
with the aid of Buddy Myer and
Al Simmons, to say nothing OF
the other boys, brought off the
victory.
Yanks FAN
Weaver pitched himself out Of q
pit in three hits and q pass.
Buddy Myer just about saved
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

the game for weaver in the first
inning. With johnson on third
and Gehrig on second, Bill Dickey
lined a drive toward right field.
There was a hit just as sure as
you're born. No: not that sure.
In fact, not at all, for Myer went
over, dove, and literally stood on his
eyebrow while he caught the ball
in his gloved hand. That made
the third out and cut off two runs.
Since the Griffs won by a single
run, you can see how important
that play was.
AL Simmons had q typical SIM
mons day. Made you wonder why
Mickey Cochrane ever allowed the
mighty Pole to leave the city Of
the Straits Cochrane is going
to release Goslin anyway-but
that is another story.
Hits Homer
Simmons drove in two Of the
three runs scored by the 0riffs.
He singled to send home Chap.
man in the first inning. In the
sixth he hit a home run. The
Griffs are delighted with Sim.
mons, and Simmons is delighted
with the Griffs. He made three
hits in all.
Seldom indeed does q manager
gain respite from three Of the
worries. If Weaver could come
back to form, it would mean
another pitcher, capable Of hold,
ing down a front line assignment.
It would make the Griffs a more
powerful factor in the pennant
race. Monte pitched with heart
and head and arm. He had to
fight, and fight he did.
Myer was on the spot through
out the training trip. This re-
porter said repe atedly that
Johnny Mihalic was outplaying
Bud y, which was true. But Myer
is back in the best Of form, and
his one play in that opening in
ming was sufficient to bring the
New York audience laundering
to its feet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

The Gallaudet Blues are sing
ing the blues all day as they
await definite word on Bob Gull
bertSOn, the Kendall Green In
stitute's ace heavyweight crap
pier, who was badly injured
about the eyes when his car
overturned last week, doctors
and students fear that the hefty
compiler may have to give up
wrestling permanently. as the
result Of the accident -.
Babe ManueI'S wife is one Of
the gOOd-lOOking mattresses at
the white Coffee Pot across from
the Times.Herald Building !.
Manuel was once . crackerjack
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

No one in all the history Of base
ball has ever come close to this
record by the Yankee first sacker.
He was the man of the hour, the
cynosure Of all eyes. At last, he
had stepped into the shoes of the
departed Ruth as head man Of
the Yankees.
Lou, Mayor La Guardia
wants to see you"
A messenger from the fiery
chief executive Of Gotham came
to the bench. Lou arose and went
to shake hands with Hizzoner.
"WilI you pose for a photo
graph with your wife?" he was
asked.
II don't dare to say no." was
LOUIS laughing response.
"Great, isn't IT." he asked.
"These opening games never
have lost their thrill for me.
Every year you think that you're
too old to get q kick out of it.
But you're wrong. I'm just as
excited today as the afternoon
Miller Higgins sent me out to
play first base. That was in
June Of 1925. could hardly
eat my breakfast this morning
thinking about this game. /
guess it will always be this way.
MUST KEEP FEELING
'Tt's got to be that way Lou;
or you'd be ready to put up
your chips" said Art Fletcher.
I'm not playing any more, but
It gets me the same way. When
you lose that feeling you're
through"
what gave you your great
est thrill in baSebalI?" Gehrig
was asked.
1.-TWO things" he said. "The
first was the day 1 walked
through the gate Of this stadium
with Andy COakley, Columbia's
baseball coach to sign with the
Yankees.
THE greatest thrill of my
playing days came in the series
last fall on October 4, in the
game that we beat HubbeM S to
2. / hit q home run off Carl
with Red ROlfe on base. That
CONTINUED on Page rs, Col. A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

featherweight Many a duck
pin follower Swears to the belief
that Billie Butler is the most
beauteOus female on the drives
:. and just as many tag Evelyn
Ellis with that title. or Lucy
Rose. or Viola BechtOld or
Annette Matthew. or Virginia
Burns or Sammy FOrteney.
or Peggy BabcOck Mccarthy. -.
or whom do you like?
Less than 10 years ago. the
queens Of beauties of duckpin'
dom were Marie Frere, Bronson
Quaites, Elsie Fischer, Bess Ack.
man, Mercedes ISemann. and
:. .anG. and who else was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
CHIPS FROM FAIRWAYS

of the French Federation of Golf
will hold match play at the Nor
fOntaine Club, near Paris, COM
mencing June Is. The cham
piOnship is open to all U. S. anna
teurs having a handicap of seven
or less and who are members Of
clubs which are members of the
U. S. G. A. Entries close June
5. Further details can be OBJ
tanned from the honorary cap
tain of the MorfOntaine Club,
Count Charles de Gramont, who
Is now in this country, by writing
him at room 616, $40 Fifth Ave,
New York.
WashingtOnians on subcOm.
mittees Of the U. s. G. A. list Just
published include DR.. Walter s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

most of the fight followers could
tolerate an occasional disappoint-
ment in program personnel, but
when it occurs time after time
with barely a weeks interruption,
then it is quite apparent that the
system of matchmaking is wrong,
if not rotten, and that the system
of supervision is inefficient, if not
indifferent.
An Old Story Here
need not recite the ugly details
Of the failure Of the matchmaker
to produce the fighters he cards.
There were two such omissions
only last Monday night. Previously
there had been several others, SO
much so that three weeks ago at
tention was called herein to the
persistent failure to offer that
which had been given to the public
as the fight card.
At the same time the boxing
commission was asked to do some
thing about it. It was not just
criticism; it was constructive crit
icism with a suggested cure-the
forcing Of all contestants to post
cash appearance forfeits.
The commission would have
none Of that, despite the fact it
Is the easiest way in the world,
as well as the most practical, to
fC..A,-S m ~ -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

Harlan, DR.. M. A. Mccall and
DR.. John MOnteith, IT,, on the
green section committee; Merrill
Lord on the museum commit
tee; and Dave Herman on the
public links committee. This is
Dawes third season on this COM
mittee.
Mrs. G. p. Luce Is working
hard on her game at Beaver
Dam. According to Cliff
Spencer, Beaver Dam pro, Billy
Griffin, son of C. w. Griffin, is
going to be q real divOteer in a
couple more years. He partners
with his dad quite often at
Beaver Dam. One Of the biggest
improvements at KenwOOd Is on
the fifth tee. It has been re-
sOdded with fluffy grass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
BY CHICK KENNY

OrthO Rogers, an official of
the Post Office Department, has
scored hOIein-Ones on each of
the three municipal courses
Rock Greek, East Potomac and
West Potomac Many local
golfers are planning on going to
the Mount Pleasant golf course
at Baltimore Sunday for the ded-
icatiOn exhibition. Among the
tOpnOtchers to hold forth will
be Lawson Little, Horton Smith,
Harry Cooper and Jimmy
Thompson. The ceremonies are
listed for / o'clock with the
match slated to follow imme-
diately after.
The Amateur Championship
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS

there?. These gals are still
plenty attractive.
Bing Crosby is learning things
the hard way. .Bing bought
Khayam for five g's and then
dropped him for 2 grandS in a
cleaning race shortly thereafter.
Salisbury team Of the Eastern
Shore League is anxious to see
two local boys make good -.
Frank BarOni, former Roosevelt
High hurting ace, and Cliff Key
ser, Central catcher, who used
- wallOp BARRELS" Slants :.
both carried on in SandlOt
circles. GINO SIM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

And if the events of the past few
months out around Washington's
Tom Thumb Arena is an indica-
ton, they not only must be able to
take it, but must like it.
No Cure in Sight
There seems to be no cure for
the prevalence Of publicized fight
ers failing to show UP or suitable
substitutions inserted therefor, so
long as there is but one fight spot
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

in this city and so long as the
Boxing Commission tolerates the
condition.
One hates to continually harp
about a condition that is a dis
grace both to good business princi-
Piles and good craftsmanship, but
one is forced again to lift ones
voice in behalf of the public which
is taking such a rocking at the
local ringside.
Any boxing commission and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
':ProbLem Children
Come Through
For Grifmen
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

NEW YORK CITY, April 21.-stanley Raymond Harris
clubs in the American League The skies that seemed
Tuesday morning tinted The problems
that made him break up his pencils and tear figuring sheets
into smthereens elementary. great day for
Stanley Raymond Harris and wasn't entirely because the
Griffs defeated the Yankees in Gothams opening game
No indeed the smile that wreathed the managers face was
caused by something definite and lasting than
the mere circumstance of victory defeat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
Public Badly Abused
By Lax appearance
Of Carded Boxers
By KIRK MILLER
Times SPORTS Editor

One is forced to the conclusion that the
handful of cash customers who weekly wor-
ship at the Marquis of Queensbury shrine of
Monday nights must be hardy race indeed.
That to say they must be able to take i-meanng the
fkng they get rather consistently in failing receive what
they pay for.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21

~U1WIO8 D6MIMu IeuUeFs
Yesterdays Results
New York, 4; Brooklyn, 8.
Pittsburgh, s; Chicago, o.
St. Louis, 9; Cincinnati, 0. 90 innings.)
TOday's Games
New York at Brooklyn, rain. post
pOned.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, rain. postponed.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Boston.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
Northeast Boys Win

The Northeast Boys Club de-
feated Pepco, SIS, in the opening
game Of the Washington Play
ground Industrial Softball League
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
Notice, Howard

The manager of the Herndon
A. C. nine would like Connie How
ard of Nausbaum to call him at
Herndon 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
League
Standings

Yesterday'8 Results
WASHINGTON, 5; New York, 3.
Detroit, 4; Cleveland, 3.
Boston, lii Philadelphia, 5.
TOday's Games
WASHINGTON at New York, rain,
postponed.
Cleveland at Detroit, rain, postponed.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia, rain, post
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
Lou Gehrig Gets Kick
Out of Opening Game
BY FRANK "RUCK" O'NEILI,

NEW YORK CITY April 21-Lou Gehrg had just been
shot three times by the movie This Of modern
human endurance about start his 18Oh consecutive
major league championship game exclusive Of world series
Evening star., 1937-03-07
CHASE IS SPEAKER
BEFORE TOWN HALL
Author and Lecturer Will Dis.
cuss Government in
Business"

Stuart Chase, author and lectur :,
will be the principal speaker be-
fore the Town Hall Of Washington
tonight at 8 o'clock at the Shore.
ham Hotel. His subject will be "1ov-
eminent In Business"
The panel members will be Leverett
8. Lyon. executive vice president Of
Brookings Institution: Wilson Comp
ton, secretary-manager Of the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers As
sociation, and r. G. Steinmeyer,
professor Of political science ct Mary
land University. DR.. John W. Otude-
baker, commissioner Of education, will
preside.
Chase recently has been engaged
in preparing for the National Re.
sources Board q special survey on the
cost of transportation. He Is head Of
the accounting and auditing depart
ment Of the Labor Bureau, Inc, and
is one Of the founders and editors
Of the Consumers Research Maga-
zine
Evening star., 1937-03-07
ACADEMY SCHOOL
DEDICATION IS SET
Archbishop CurIey invited
to Rites April Fl
in st. Marys.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, March g.
The new st. Mary's Academy High
School will be dedicated on April 2l,
1t was announced today by Sister
Lucinda, superior Of the academy.
Archbishop Curley of Baltimore
Nd, has been invited to attend and
take part in the dedication. The affair
will be held in front OF the school
The students will take part in the
program. Many church dignitaries
will attend, including Right Rev. John
J. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop OF
Baltimore. Several thousand person.
from all parts of Southern Maryland
will be invited to attend.
The school, which was started late
In 1885, opened last November for
regular classes. The building cost
$4,000. 1t has eight class rooms
auditorium and stage. Nearly zoo
pupils are attending the school this
semester
Evening star., 1937-03-07
BARGAINING PACT
0. K D BY POSTAL
Local Workers Are Affected
Z in Agreement on Ne
gotiations.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 6.-The Postal
Telegraph Co. announced late today
agreements for collective bar
gaining" had been executed with en-
ploye representatives at a conference
in Washington, Philadelphia and De-
troit.
The announcement was made by
r. A. CAN'T, operating vice president
of the company here.
He declined to elaborate on the
terms of the agreement, or say whether
employe representatives had been rec
ognized as union representatives or
where or when the collective bargain
ing would be started.
Frank B. Powers, president OF the
Commercial Telegraphers Union, an
affiliate of the American Federation OF
Labor said his organization was
representing the Postal Telegraph
employers in the negotiations.
He said that the union was asking
q 20 per cent wage increase and a
4O-hour week for all employees except
unemen. ana llldL DdTSdlIllIlS Woulu
start with the company representatives
in Washington, Philadelphia and De-
troit simultaneously Wednesday.
He said that 1000 of the company s
$500 employees, excluding messengers
were members Of the union or had
given proxies to the negotiating COM
mittee, and that the union was in
the process Of organizing the 4,500
messengers.
Negotiations started, Powers said, as
the result of change of attitude
by the company. supplanting a Ma
tional Labor Relations Board hearing
scheduled for March !.
Employees in large cities were already
working 48 hours week and in other
places longer. he said.
Powers asserted the scheduled Pos
tai representatives for the conferences
would be the following local superin-
tendents: Washington, Thomas p
Dowd; Philadelphia, Percy L. Durgin;
Detroit, A. r. Bartold.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
Land Office Files First MOred
Into Ne,v Interior Building

First TO move into the old Interior
Department Building when 1t was
erected in 1917. the records of the
General Land once can now claim
the distinction of being the first to
be moved into the new $4,000. 900
South Building.
These records are made up Of 25 900
file units, which contain the base title
records Of 76 per cent Of the land area
OF the United States. They are be-
ing carried through the tunnel con-
Meeting the two buildings and stored in
fireproof space. Since each file unit
holds from $50 to 500 records apiece.
1t will probably take 5000 trips
through the tunnel to get them prop
erly stored away in their new home.
Moving day. for the personnel Of
the Interior Department is still un-
predictable When Secretary Ickes is
asked about it, he throws up his hands
in helpless gesture and says, II
wanted to move in three months ago"
Nobody seems able to make more than
a guess Of "a few weeks hence"
Numerous changes made by Ickes
in various parts of the huge building
have contributed to the slowneSs Of
the interior completion.
The General Land Office dates
back to the foundation of the repub-
lie. Established first in New York, 1t
moved to Philadelphia and then to
Washington. 1t occupied space in the
first Treasury Building here and in
1916 was moved with the Treasury to
another building. Then in 1922 the
Land Office found quarters in the
State Building and later was turned
back again to the Treasury Building.
When the Treasury was burned in
Evening star., 1937-03-07
REPUBLICAN CHIEF
IN VIRGINIA QUITS
c. R. Ahalt of Arlington Is
Named Successor to
H. B. MCCormac.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, March 6.-The
Virginia Republican State Committee
accepted the resignation Of H. B. Nc
Cormac of Winchester, State chair
man for the past six years, and elected
Clarence r. Ahalt Of Arlington to sue
ceed him at q called meeting here
today.
I. r. Dovel Of Luray, president Of
the Young Republican Federation Of
Virginia, was chosen secretary to sue
ceed Ahalt, who had held the posi-
ton for the past three years.
McCormac, Winchester banker and
textile executive, submitted his resig-
nation because Of III health, commit
teemen said. He was unable to at
tend the meeting today, and Maj.
Henry A. Wise. national Republican
committeeman from Virginia, presided
in his place.
Health Poor Since August.
The retiring State chairman has
been in poor health since last Au-
gust, when he suffered a heart at
tack while playing golf at the Win
chester Country Club.
Ahalt, 48-year-old attorney. was di-
rector of the Virginia Republican cam
paign last year and in 1888 was the
Republican candidate for Virginia at
torney general.
He Is Q native Of Rockville, Nd.
where he attended public schools be-
fore studying successfully at Rockville
Academy and National and George
town Universities.
Coming to Virginia rs years ago,
he was admitted to the Virginia Bar
in 1918 and has long been prominent
in business and civic affairs Of Ar
lington County.
He was q member OF the County
Board Of Supervisors at one time and
also has served as president Of the
county Chamber Of Commerce. He
was the founder and flrst president
Of the Virginia Title Insurance Co.
Ahalt is a member Of the Army and
Navy Club and also Of the National
Press Club.
Young G. o. p. Chairman.
Dovel was made chairman Of the
State Young Republicans to succeed
DR.. John F. Locke Of Woodstock last
September, and was active in the
Republican campaign last Fall.
Except for the reorganization Of
the committee, Ahalt said the meeting
today resulted in no other definite
action.
1T was more of round table dis
cussion Of the condition Of the party"
he said.
Among committeeman attending
were L. c. Page. Norfolk; r. c. Bay
liss, Richmond; John B. Grayson.
Warrenton; Roland E. Chase. Clint
wood; s. o. Powell, Fredericksburg:
c. M. Dozier, Richmond; j. G. Schaf-
fer, Wytheville; Fred w. McWane,
Lynchburg; D. w. Earman. Harrison.
burg: William Moseley Brown, Claren-
don, and r. o. Crockett, Ta1ewell.