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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-06
7 SHIPS CARRY
MERCY CARGO
TO FRANCE
Riqhtist Planes Bomb
Suburb of Basques
Capital City

BILBAO, May 6 GN.s).-At
least 1900 children and 400 non
cornbatant adults were evacuated
from beleaguered Bilbao to French
soil today aboard the liner Habana
and the yacht Goizekoi Zarra.
The two vessels were escorted
by q Spanish destroyer and two
armed trawlers, in view Of previ-
GUS intimations by Insurgent Gen
eralissimo Francisco Franco that
he would oppose evacuation OF the
city. object of the nationalist drive
on the Basque front.
A British destroyer waited four
miles off shore. Evidence OF
Britain's determination to aid in
conveying women, children and
old men to safety from this men
aced Basque capital.
Warships Lined Up
Between eight and ten miles out
in the Bay of Biscay, the rightist
cruiser Cervera, two British cruls-
erS and a torpedo boat and four
destroyers were lined up.
AS the liner and yacht crossed
the three-mile limit the British
destroyer signaled the other Brit
ish vessels to follow her. Then the
convoy disappeared in the mist.
Prior to the evacuation, six
insurgent bombing planes, pro-
tected by four pursuit craft,
bombed Derio on the outskirts OF
the Basque capital and machine
gunned roads in the district, &C
cordtng to Basque officials.
Painful Scenes Occur
There were heart-rending scenes
as the evacuation was begun.
Hundreds of parents crowded the
side Of the river as their children
were handed over to embarkatlon
officials. A loudspeaker called
the name of each child, and pain
full scenes followed as the parents
sought to hide their sorrow.
Meanwhile, aside from the
bombing of the suburbs there were
few important operations on the
Basque front. Basques in The
Bermeomuncada sector were said
to have inflicted further losses on
the opposing Italian brigade.
Fighting was reported around
Durango, where authorities said
the Basques appeared to have re-
gained the initiative" without ef-
fecting an advance due to lack of
aircraft.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-06

gerald, the news photographer,
from taking his picture with Miss
Gresham that he showed the
cameraman. But the picture was
snapped, and Johnston saw the
picture in paper.
The radio announcer broadcast
the court action brought by Fitz-
gerald against Rudy for assault
and battery. vallee was found
guilty and the case placed on file.
At the end Of the dispatch, Johns
ton ad-libbed:
ut might interest the radio
audience to know that Miss
Gresham is married 10 your an
nOuncer,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-06
Mary Nolan, Free
From Jail, Plans
Comeback

NEW YORK, May 8 QN.S).
Mary Nolan, one.time glamour girl
of the Ziegfeld stage, who sky
rocketed to fame on Broadway and
Hollywood, was free Of her debtors
prison cell and Bellevue Hospital
today.
Making plans for a comeback, "
Miss Nolan, known as Inogene
Wilson and Bubbles" to the stage,
announced: 4
I'm on the upgrade again.
l won't be dOwned. i have =
friend. I have a job. I'm pull
ing through"
The friend" it seems, is Al
Reinis, a theatrical manager, who
signed an agreement with a collec'
ton agency to pay Miss Nolan's
$405.87 dress bill.
Haggard and tired looking after
colapsing in Jail, prior to her hos
pital Sojourn, the girl once pro
nounced by Ziegfeld as the most
beautiful Of all he ever glorified
declared:
"AlI my fair-weather Broad
way friends, for whom did
everything when 1 had plenty Of
money, have forgotten me now.
But 1 have one person on whom
1 can rely, and believe me I'm
not letting him down."
After a weeks rest, the 35-year
old actress is going to do mono
logues in a night club, she said
from the pictures in which she
once starred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-06
u. ). Asked 10 Invoke
Law on Italy, Germany
International News Service

International News Service
Claiming this Government
should recognize what is known
to the world" four Northwestern
members of the House petitioned
the State Department today to
apply the new neutrality act
against Italy and Germany.
The four members, O'Connell
CD Montana: Coffee CD Wash
ington; Teigan and Bernard IT,
Id Minnesota, told Secretary of
State Hull that the two nations
are "waging war against the legi-
innate and friendly Spanish gov
eminent"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-06
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TODAY IN
CONGRESS
Senate

Meets at noon.
Resumes consideration of fruit
fly control bill.
Finance Committee considers
veterans legislation.
Judiciary Committee continues
court reorganization study.
Interstate Commerce Commit
tee resumes railroad refnance in
vestigation.
House
Meets at noon.
Hears speeches and considers
bills on the calendar.
Flood Control Committee con.
Siders amendments to omnibus
flood control act.
Apr OPERATIONS subcommittee
continues hearings on deficiency
and relief bill,
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Packers, Bears
Win Grid Games

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL.
The Green Bay Packers profes-
sional football team SWamped the
Salinas Ice Packers pro outfit, 42
to z, here yesterday in a benefit
football game sponsored by the
Disabled World War Veterans.
Only 1000 fans were on hand
to watch the game. Bitter cold,
which later gave way to rain,
kept the fans away in ,droves.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11.-Chi-
cago's Bears admitted today they
were satisfied to exc out a 10
victory over the fast Los Angeles
Bulldogs in their professional
football game yesterday before
$4,000 Shivering fans.
Bronko Nagurski, Bear fullback,
went into the game in the second
quarter, battered the Bulldog line
for q first down and paved the
way for the only score, made by
John Sisk, former Marquette star.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Pickups and
Putouts

Ira Van TasseI was happiest Of
those attending the Heurich Duck
pin League banquet he re-
ceived the top prize (S29.4O) for
winning the leagues recent sweep
stakes .. Jimmy Burns told about
his Maryland U. football days . 1.
Walter James spoke about the
1887 Sandlot prospects here =.
Larry Auth superintended the buff
fet dinner table while Norman
"PiccOIO" Shelton and his Royal
lists provided the music, the vocal
lists being Jerry Ralston and
ROnnie Krammer, an S-year lad
with great promise Johnny
BabbingtOn and Charlie EckleS
puffed away on pipes as Ralph
Bennie and "Otts" Zahn discussed
basketball.
Dick Collins passed his fOrtieth
milestone yesterday and Ev
Russell celebrated his twenty-third
birthday Friday ). was Howard
Livingston buying smoked herringS
at six bells Saturday night? j..
"Huck" Cavanaugh glides over the
dance floor as gracefully as he
does on a basketball floor /.
Harry Bean has been absent from
wrestling shows since his marriage
last October friends of Lou
Jaffe were saddened to hear of his
fathers death Huck Stahl
counts the days till the sandlOt
baseball opening here Kingy
Schwartz favors joey Straiges over
Bucky Taylor in the top bout at
the Arena tonight Casualty
Hospital today reported Eddie
Fosters condition unchanged, the
former Washington infielder hav-
ing failed to regain conscious
ness since found lying injured on
the Washington Boulevard last
week.
GEORGE A. SIMPSON.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Bob Fe|Ier Gets
$4,000 Pay

CLEVELAND, Jan. II G.NS0.
The management Of the Cleveland
Indians today was able to devote
its attention to other matters fol-
lowing the announcement that
Bob Feller, prize rookie Of the
1895 season, was finally and def
nitely signed to Cleveland con.
tract.
Terms were not revealed by
Cyril c. Slapnicka, assistant to
President Alva Bradley Of the
Indians, but it was understood
the 18-year-old Iowa schoolboy
would receive $4,000 for his serv-
ice during the 1887 campaign. At
that figure, Feller, who tied the
major league record Of II strike
outs in one game last summer, be-
comes the higheSt-paid rookie in
the history of the game.
It was understood also that the
Indians would handle all the
extra-baSeball activities of the
youthful sensation. There was no
bonus clause written into the con.
tract, which was drawn UP in ths
presence of William A. Feller, .zie
youngsters father.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
.egner' S Goal
Wins Game

Followers Of the Heurich
basketball fortunes today were
paying tribute to Waldo Wegner,
center for the local team.
Wegner flipped a game winning
goal in the ebbing seconds to de-
feat the New York Presidents,
1923, in the locals gym yester'
day afternoon.
Nor was that all. Wegner also
topped both teams in scoring with
four markers from the Scrimmage
floor and two points from the
foul line. Furthermore, he held
his opponent, Betoff, Scoreless
from the floor and also proved
the spearhead in the Brewers Of
fensive.
Sterling maintained its unde-
feated record in the Heurcih Cup
League by defeating Senate Beer,
1921, in the preliminary.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Sport Worlds
Passing Show

Ellsworth Vines was stricken
with influenza at Chicago, forcing
cancellation of his appearance
against Fred Perry at Detroit to-
morrow night in their champion
ship pro tennis series.
Horton Smith held the lead in
Los Angeles Open golf tournament.
Bob Feller, young Iowa pitching
sensation, signed contract with
Cleveland Indians.
Three prO-amateur teams, in
Guiding Ray Mangrum Of Ohio,
and William J. TObin Of New York,
tied with 67s In Miami pro-ama.
teur handicap golf tournament.
New York Yankees prepared for
prOtracted hold-Out battle before
new contracts signed.
William S. Langford Of football
rules committee voiced approval of
1O-yard fade-back limit for paSser
to solve problem Of forward pass
interference.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Limit Fade~BaCk
Passesto 10Yds.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Football
circles in the East were today dis
cussing what William S. Langford,
secretary Of the football rules
committee, described at an un-
official gathering at Rumson, N,
j., as the only concrete and con.
structive suggestion" to settle the
problem Of forward pass interfer.
ence.
OF many suggestions made,
Langford said that most were
foolish"
He declared:
"The best is that we limit
the distance of the fade,back by
the paSSer to 10 yards behind
the scrimmage line. Since the
passer must now be at least
five yards behind the scrimmage
line that will give him five
yards in which to fade. That
means he will have to get off
the pass quicker. This will
eliminate most Of the interfer-
ence, which usually occurs on
long passes"
The Washington times., 1937-01-11

Yesterdays damp weather cut
down attendance on local golf
courses, yet many braved the ele-
ments L. A. Snead featured
his play with a birdie three on the
third hole at Kenwood, reaching
the green with his drive and No. 7
iron and sinking a 3-foot putt . q.
DR.. M. N. Parks and Robert w.
Harvey played with Snead, while
Country" Pressey, ever a good
golf omen, caddied for him .
Among those playing at Congress
Sional were j. l.. Vandergrift,
Frank Goodwin, Parker Nolan,
Dan Moorman, Major F. Mckenzie
Dawson, Leroy P. Steuart. Billy
Shea, Guy Steuart, Carl Giroux.
Gene Pittman, j. ]. Kennedy and
E. w. Meyer Donning golf
togs at Manor were Bobby Brown
ell and his father, James v. Brown.
ell; j. e. Nell, w. j. Peters. D. N.
Pratt, Jake Powell, Billy LaBille.
Tom Beavers, AL Alderman, Henry
G. Wood and Emerson Moore
but Jack Daily, Bill Harvey, Bill
Jones and Ralph P. Gibson re-
manned indoors for "hearts" ses-
sion, wherein Jones dealt one OF
the freakiest hands ever seen by
AL Treder, who was among the
kibitzers More than 80 turned
out at Beaver Dam, including Mrs,
Charles Claggett, Mrs. r. E. zuber
Mrs. c. r. Range, Mrs. al Haas
and Mrs. Frank Kramer.
AL Houghton has learned Al
odds are too preponderous .
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
LOCAL GOLF CHIPS

played the best ball Of Tom Good,
Allan Lang, Frank White and J. E.
Hutchinson, jr., at Bannockburn
Saturday, losing l up Hough-
tons birdie four on the sixteenth
was equalized when Good Clipped
into the cup from the edge of Vhe
green Claggett Stevens and
Billy Dettweiler pounded out q
better ball of 68 to defeat Larry
Bernard and Gene Pittman at
Congressional Saturday. . Stevens
shot a level par 72 over the slow
couse while the quartet christened
seven brides in the first five holes.
Those giving the Woodmant course
the onceover Saturday were Lou
Harris, Howard Nordlinger, AL
Steinem, Fulton Brylawski and
Maurice Eiseman 90. the regular
Sunday trio Of Joe Mazo, DR..
Charles Basseches and John M.
Safer reported as usual -. Ever
EFT JohnSon's rs at Beaver Dam
Saturday was marked by a birdie
three on the ninth where he
dropped a 20-foot putt.
L. S. Pounds gains the honor
Of being the first to bag a hole
in-one here this year his spooll
shot on the 162.yard seventh hole
Course G, at East Potomac Park
yesterday, found the cup Z. play
ing with him were his brother
Bill, and Ronald Bergdon {.
Witnesses in the match ahead
were Bobby Burton, Lefty Phenix,
Mel Shorey and Talford Gibraski
GEORGE A. SIMPSON
The Washington times., 1937-01-11

Contracts are to be mailed
within the next few days telling
the athletes what they are eX-
pected to labor for through the
long, hot summer, and in several
cases the athletes will send them
back unsigned, according to the
buzzing in baseball circles.
Reputedly all set for strenuous
arguments are Larruping Lou
Gehrig, probably the best first
baseman in the game right now,
besides being one of the great slug
gers of all time; Joe Dimaggio.
the rookie outfielder who actually
lived up to most flattering ad-
vance notices; Catcher Bill
Dickey, basking in the afterglow
of one of his greatest seasons;
Pitcher Red Ruffing and Pitcher
Lefty Vernon Gomez, the latter
the man who shouldn't have but
who did fail.
The cases Of Gehrig and Gomez
are parallel in the respect that
both have woundup two-year con-
tracts. Otherwise there is a
marked difference in the caliber
Of their performances last season.
While Gehrig led both leagues
in home runs with 49 and batted
.348 to finish fifth among the
American League regulars to earn
a raise, Gomez had his second
straight bad season and probably
will have to take a very serious
cut in the wallet, as result.
He was the outstanding pitcher
in the league two years ago. Last
season he won 13 against seven de-
feats, but he was among the least
dependable of the Yankee Fingers
and really did not get going until
the last two years.
Gehrig was supposed to have
been paid $4,000 for each of the
last two seasons. He. probably
will get considerably more. Gomez
reputedly got $4,000 a year on his
two-year contract and will be ex-
pected to accept less. The argu-
ment will center around how
much more for Gehrig and how
much less for Gomez.
Dimaggio recently announced
through International News Serv-
ice that he would not sign for
less than $4,000 for next season.
However, he supposedly has been
offered a $4,000 raise over the
$6,500 he received as a rookie last
season, when he batted 1928 and
hi5 20 home runs. What he will
DO about it is expected to be re-
vealed in the next few days.
AS for Catcher Bill Dickey. he
led the New York club-con1-
posed almost entirely Of ball DOW
derers-in hitting with a mark of
1852, Notwithstanding an injury
which kept him in the hospital
and on the bench for a couple of
weeks, and he is expected to de-
mand a substantial raise.
Ruffing received about $4,000
last season, when he won 90
games, and had one of his
best years. He is expected to
cause plenty Of dickering.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
NorthernVirginid
High hQuintsCard
FourG Games

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. II.
Four important games will be
played by scholastic teams in the
northern Virginia section this
week. Washington and Lee High
engages Dewitt at Ballston, Va, to-
day. Wednesday the Episcopal
high tossers clash with Landon
School, Of Washington, and on
Friday George Washington High
Of this city meets John Marshall
High, of Richmond, in State con-
ference contest. Friday night
Washington and Lee High tackles
Manassas High at Ballston.
The independent clubs also will
swing into action in the senior
court league on Tuesday with the
Arrows clashing with the Spar
rows, and the Howard Cleaners
meeting the Alexandria Light In
fantry five. These games will be
played at armory hall.
Ellet Cabell has been appointed
coach of the Kendrick Flashes.
The Times-Herald senior team
will again perform on the wood.
ways here. Morris Bregman will
coach the team.
The Kendrick Big Five fell be.
fore the Newman ClothierS IN
Richmond yesterday. 1928. jeff
Williams and Ellet Cabell starred
for the locals.
Saturday the Hendricks won
from the Coffey-Sales five Of
Washington, 1894. in an extra
period game at the G.. w. High
gym.
Representative Howard w.
Smith, of this city, will speak at
the organization meeting Of the
Wild Life Federation Of Northern
Virginia Thursday at the v. P. s. c.
auditorium. Judge william 8.
Snow, a member Of the Virginia
Game Commission, will preside.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Weather Mars
Soccer Games

Because Of inclement weather,
only two games took place in the
Recreation Soccer League yester-
day, the Brewers defeating
German Sport Club, 2 to 0, and
Democrats winning from Georges
Radio, 3 to /.
Wet grounds. prevented the
game at Silver Spring and the
Marlboro Sun Radio clash was
postponed because Of absence of
the referee assigned.
The Brewers again proved to be
regular mud-horses, keeping their
feet much better than their op-
ponentS on field that was a
quagmire. The winners had most
Of the play in the first half, but
missed many golden opportunities
close to the Sport Club goal by
clinging to the ball too long. The
only goal in this period came from
a long shot by Center.half Nc
Balm, which the goalkeeper mis-
handled.
The second half was played in
heavy rain, Sienuta converting a
nice pass from Smith after three
minutes playing to finish the
scoring.
For the second week in success
sion, several Georges Radio
players failed to appear, necessi-
tating the team to play much
under strength, but the seven
regulars played pluckily, actually
managing to score once on their
opponents.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Dixie Pigs Roll
Rina|diTai|ors

Dixie Pigs and Rinaldi Tailors
mix it in the Temple Major Duck.
pin League headline tilt tonight
at Northeast Temple, though
Brodt's, Inc, battle with Mayhews
Al-Stars will hold its share Of at
tention.
El Geib was tops last week
with a 385 set and 145 game,
while team honors went to Bright
Star Liquor Store with a 612
game and 1725 set, though it
dropped two games to Dixie Pigs,
one 604 to 601. Other Standout
sets were Perce Wolfe, 374; Chris
man, 371; Robertson, $40: Lake,
1868: Edinger, 365, and Hayre, $50.
STANDINGS.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Grant
In Dixie Test

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 11.-Donald
Bulge, No. United States tennis
player, will have q chance to gain
sweet revenge on Bryan M. "Bitsy"
Grant, Atlanta (Ga.) KILLER OF
tennis giants" If luck and the
draw permits during the annual
Dixie tennis tournament, which
opens here tomorrow.
Grant upset the lanky Califora
nian Saturday in the finals Of the
Miami-Biltmore tournament. Yes.
terday Bulge got back a bit Of
prestige, when he and Arthur Hen
dirk won the doubles crown from
Grant and Wayne Sabin, Ga
4-6. 6-4.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Kedrns Offers
Big Guarantee
For Fight

DETROIT, Jan. 11.-Again talk
ing $1,000,0O0 gates after an
nouncing he had offered a guaran-
tee of 100000 for a Jimmy Brad
dock-Joe Louis championship fight
here next June, Jack Kearns also
disclosed today he had signed two
other world champions-Barney
Ross and John Henry Lewiston
bouts here soon.
KearnS, former manager Of Jack
Dempsey and now promotion man.
ager for Detroit Olympia, said
Ross, welterweight titleholder,
would meet AL Manfredo, Pacific
Coast fighter, here January 20 in
the first Kearns-staged show at
the big Detroit arena. Lewis, light
heavyweight champion, has signed
articles to meet AL Mccoy, Cana
dian champion. some time in
February, the date to be fixed
later, Kearns said.
While full of enthusiasm over
the Ross and Lewis fights, Kearns
talked most about the proposed
Braddock-Louis fight and made
pointed remarks about New York
claiming to be the boxing center
of the nation. He said he offered
100000 guarantee to Braddock
and 100000 guarantee to Louis
for the proposed match, providing
the Max Schmeling Braddock
fight does not materialize.
Automobile manufacturers, no
tells and business men are willing
to back a Braddock-LouiS fight, he
said, and he has been authorized
to build a stadium, if needs be, for
the fray.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
D. c. PLNETTES NO LONGER FEAR PRESENCE OF GULF
ILLNESS CURTAILS PRO NET PLAY

THERE IL be no more professional ten
his matches for Ellsworth Vines for while.
The young Californian today is abed with
an attack Of influenza. He was taken i'll
Wednesday night, when in weakened
condition, he lost to Fred Perry, the Brit
isher, at New York. He continued to be
ill in Cleveland and Chicago, losing to
Perry in both cities. Vines is resting
easily today and physicians may allow him
to resume his series against Perry at Pitts
burgh on Friday.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Silver Spring
Ladies' Loop

SEASUN ItLVUNDD
Shop, 1905. Second High Team Set
Georgiana Beauty Shop. 1494. High Team
Game-Germans Bakery, 534. Second
High Team Game-Wade Buick. 627.
High Individual set-Schulte (Georgi'
ans|, S67. Second High Individual Set
Douglas (Murrays), S47. High Individual
Game-Stambaugh (WynnewOOd), 1873.
Second High Individual Game-AImony
(Nat. Ale), 1856. High Individual Strikes
Individual Strikes - Burns (Plckwick
GRILL, I9 High Individual Spares
Rothgeb raphael Beauty, 81. Second
High Individual Spares-Spates (Shep.
PE. Rest.), 10. High Individual Average
-ROthgeb raphael Beauty, 1Ol-32;
spates (Shep. PIX. Rsst.), 1911. Second
High Individual Average-DougIas (Mur-
rays), 1OO.44; Schultz (GeOrgiana), 100-32.
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
Irish Basketers Bow
To Edgar Hoover

NoTRE DAME, Ind, Jan. IL.
Notre Danes basketball sharp
shooters fetreated without putting
ur a figkt today against ]. Edgar
Hoover. chief Of the G-men.
The only auditorium large
enough to hold the crowd ex-
pected to hear Hoover speak here
today is the gymnasium, and as a
result practice was cancelled. The
team leaves tomorrow for Pitts.
burgh where they meet the
Panthers on Wednesday.