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The Washington times., 1937-05-11
MERRILL CALLS
FLIGHT BATTLE
AGAINST FOG

LONDON, May II uN.sJ-Re-
freshed after q long rest following
his gruelling history-making flight
from New York, Dick Merrill spent
today touring the coronation
route. shopping in the West End,
and buying souvenirs.
Later Merrill and his copilot,
John Lambie, will fly their giant
silver monoplane to Liverpool to
make final preparations for the
dawn hop back to the United
States on Thursday.
Carrying pictures Of the corona
ton, the two fliers hope to be
back in New York within 20 hours
after they take off.
Battle Against Fog
Telling the story Of their flight
and battle with fog and rain,
Merrill declared:
up to Newfoundland IL was
eaSy-but from there on /
hardly ever saw the sea again,
never saw . single ship, I'm fact,
saw nothing but clouds, fog and
the fiercest dOwnpOur Of rain.
I'VE had to trust our good en-
gines, navigation and gasoline.
Our main fear was Of ice form
ing on the wings"
The entire ocean crossing was
made by blind" flying, according
to Merrill. He said:
1--WE had been sending our
messages on our radio regularly
but could pick up very few re-
plies. Then quite suddenly land
doomed mp before US and we
knew we must be over Ireland.
We contacted some Irish radio
stations and verified our posi-
tons and then we headed for
England, making about $50 miles
an hour.
MISTRUSTED GAUGE
I'VE began to worry about our
gas supply because the rotten
weather had delayed US all along
our route. The gauge showed
enough for two hours more, but
we were so exhausted by the
strain Of flying in such weather
we began to mistruSt even the
gauge"
They continued until they caught
sight Of the airdrome ct North
Weald, only Is miles from London,
The Washington times., 1937-05-11
Theft Of Hat Ends
In Robbers Death

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE al
legged theft Of six hats from q
Brooklyn store today resulted
in the death Of James Keenan,,
42-year-old ex-convict. Keen a n
was shot fatally while running
from the store by George Shuck,
night Waterman. A technical
charge Of homicide was placed
against schuck pending investiga-
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-05-11
Three Firemen Hurt
In 100000 Blaze

SAN FRANCISCO. May II
Q.N.S0-A four-alarIn fire swept
through Piers so and 50A on the
waterfront yesterday causing DAM
age estimated at 100000. Three
firemen were injured.
Lieut.. Charles Greenfield, IS,
was seriously hurt when hit by q
stream Of water from a fireboat
hose. He was hurled 20 feet
against the pier piling.
The Washington times., 1937-05-11

rest and to ride in a second-class
coach. Mitchell charged the con-
ductor took this action although
there were Pullman vacancies.
The Illinois Congressman de-
clared he would request the In
terState Commerce Commission to
force the Pacific Railroad to pro-
vide equal accommodations for all
passengers.
The Washington times., 1937-05-11
CoIored Films to Be Shown

Colored motion pictures, to be
presented by Mrs. Mark Lans-
burgh, will feature a meeting Of
the Columbia Historical Society at
the Mayflower Hotel Monday
night. lGrs. Bessie Wilmarth Calm
will speak on Major John Album,
Of Rock Creek"
The Washington times., 1937-05-11

Come in and see what the new Frig.
idaire will do for you -. See what a
complete ice-provider, food-storer and
food-preserver it is! Every model,
from the lowest to the highest priced,
carries the same guarantee of perfec-
ton!
Street and Third Floors
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
Kirk Miller
SPORTS EDITOR
Says:---

You can add the name OF
Alexandria, Bobby Tow to
the list of heavyweights
who will participate in Mike
Jacobs heavyweight tour
nament TO be conducted to
develop top flight timber.
Negotiations will be COM
pleted this week between
Robert and Beverly May, who
hold Tow's contract, and Joe
Gould, manager of Jimmy
Braddock and the little guy
who is in charge of Mike
Jacobs far flung fighting
forces.
Verbal agreements we're reached
between the MessrS. May and
Gould in New York over the post
ponement dates affecting the
Farr-Louis fight. and written
agreements are now in the process
of completion between attorneys
representing the past and future
handlers of the Alexandria heavy
eight.
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
GROUNDS TITLE
TO GEORGETOWN

Georgetown's boys lost, but you
can't beat Georgetown girls!
That's what they're saying up
Georgetown way today, for yester.
day, in Roosevelt High School sta.
dunn, Georgetown playground 5
girl athletes won the fourteenth
annual girls District Fairgrounds
track and field championship,
with a team total of % points as
against II each for Sherwood and
Virginia Avenue.
More than 1000 girls competed
in the big event. 1t was the first
win for the Georgetown girls since
1888, and the victory was more
or less an upset, since Sherwood
entered the meet a top-heayy
favorite to win the championships.
The outcome was in doubt until
the very last event, the 22O.yards
shuttle relay race. which the
Georgetown girls won to clinch
the ttlA.
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
TOURNEY ELITE
SCHEDULED FOR
MATCHESTODAY
Bulge, Won Cramm
Feature Action

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. 3.
The national championship Of the
tennis singles was ready to go out
Of its paddock and into its dance
today with the delayed appear.
ance Of its arch-principals, Don
Bulge and Baron Gottfried Won
Cramm. Today also was to pro.
duce for public inspection Jadwiga
JedrZejowska, the lady from
Poland, and Bobby Riggs Of Los
Angeles, for the first time.
All were to appear in the second
round of the combined mems and
women's championships, thus CIV
ing the event an air of distinction
it obviously lacked yesterday.
Bulge, seeking his first national
championship after q triumphant
return from abroad with the Davis
Cup and the Wimbledon cham.
pionShips, was to meet william
v. Inslow, jr., South Orange. N. J.
in a match that hardly figured
to extend the California redhead.
GREAT STYLIST
Won Cramm faced equally in.
nocuous opposition. The latter
was to be furnished by Alfred l..
Jarvis, Tenafly, N. j., the blonde
baron hence making his first ap-
pearance in singles on the Amer
lean continent. Hailed by Bill
Tilden as the greatest Stylist in
the game, Won Cramm's appeals to
the public was heightened by his
d. am &c five set match with
Bulge in the Davis Cup series
abroad.
Miss Jedrzejowska, generally
recognized as the favorite for the
women's title, also drew an easy
opponent. The latter was Evan
geline MacLemman, of Decatur,
Ga. In the same division Helen
Jacobs, four times champion, who
yielded the title last year to Alice
Marble, will go into action in the
second round against Helen Bern
hard, New York.
Riggs, who came through the
first round yesterday while Bulge
and Won Cramm were drawing
byes, will meet Gene Mako, dou-
bles partner of Bulge, in the SEQ
ond round today.
Juvenile sensation of the tour.
nament to date, Riggs yesterday
won in straight sets trc ! Bill
Mogehee, New Orleans. while
Frank Parker, Davis Cup player,
was running through william
Gillespie, Atlanta, with even
greater facility. Gillespie won
only three games in three sets.
The Washington times., 1937-09-03

as Max Baer, Bob Pastor. Jimmy
Adanick. Buddy Baer, Andre
Lenglet. Matte Mann. Arturo
Godoy and Art Lowell.
Tow, who has had extreme diff
Guilty getting consideration here
unless the well-to-do Mays guaran-
tee his gates, can now be said to
have gained national recognition
by being taken into the Mike
Jacobs fistic household.
National Recognition
Bobby will shortly go to New
York and join Gould's stable of
fighters. which include the for
mer champion, Jim Braddock,
where Tow will get good sparring
partners. good training by Doc
Robb, who got Braddock in shape
to win the title after he had prac-
tically been out of the ring two
years.
Shakes Local Shackles
The important thing, however,
is that the patient, long-suffering
May-Tow combination has at last
gotten away from the local set-up
which would have little to do with
them, unless certain guarantees
were forthcoming as to gate, etc.
Tow has at best been only an
in and outer. But when he has
been in his stride. such as during
the 7-Straight victories he regis.
tered in Chicago a year ago last
winter, he has looked good indeed
He is a hard puncher with the
stand-up style and has victories
over all the local heavyweightS as
well as Tough Tony Galento. the
Jersey jelly roll. Later Tony re.
versed this decision in his home
town, Jersey City, in a fight wit.
messed by this writer and which
he thought Tow won with ease.
Bobby Tow has been known to
Washington fight audiences about
five years. He first showed up in
these parts as a guinea pig for
Bob Goodwin, cousin of Young
Stribling. who has since faded
from the picture and is now
Herald Harbor's fire chief.
At one time both Tow and God.
win trained at Jimmy DeFor.
rests famous camp in New Jer-
sey, but got disguised and wended
their way back to Washington.
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The Washington times., 1937-09-03
ENGAGE YANKS
IN OPENER OF
3.GAME SERIES
York Sets a Fast
Pace in Hitting
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
The Griffs today swung into
their final stand of the season on
the home grounds, facing the New
York Yankees out at Griffith Sta
dium. Their last long jaunt is
finished, and save for a short foray
along the Eastern front, the Griffs
will rise or fall on their doingS at
home.
The Griffs were co-celebrants
on an occasion which saw Rudy
York, the Detroit home run hitter
and run producer fulfill a promise
first flashed to the baseball world
against Washington during the
last spring training trip.
1t was against the Griffs with
Pete Appleton pitching that York
hit his seventeenth and eighteenth
home run of the month of Au-
gust, shattering the mark Of Babe
Ruth. the greatest hitter Of the
I dLlhSSS d 0CSdOC dSO'
GREAT RECORD
In making these home runs
against Washington. and driving
in six runs for a day, York COM
piled one of the greatest records
in run producing for a month
ever made. In August the big
Indian drove in 48 runs in 81
games. He drove in nine runs in
10 games. In single days he pro-
duced four, six, five and nine
counters. Lacking official data,
it is safe to hazard a guess that
no ball player did much better, if
indeed, any ball player ever did as
we'll. A corps of statisticians is
searching baseball records to es-
tablish whether or not York's rec
ord is not the best of all time.
1t is interesting to note that
York. who is fighting his way to
the circle of 800 hitters, drove IN
almost as many runs in the month
of August as Cecil Travis, leading
hitter of the Griffs has produced
in nearly 100 games. Travis has
produced So runs in SO games, &C.
cording to unofficial records.
AS the Griffs were pummelled
into submission by the home run
bats of the Detroit Tigers yester.
day. Hank Greenberg decorating
the final blast. Life and Death cast
dice for big Fred Sington. George
Coffman, Tiger pitcher lost con-
troll of a pitch that sped high and
inside. The hurting leather took
effect upon Sington's head. strik.
ing him high behind the left ear.
HARRIS VETOES
The big fellow was able to re-
gain his feet and wanted to carry
on in the game, but Harris vetoed
this forthwith and shook up his
lineup again. Buddy Myer went
into left field and Johnny Mihalic
played second base. 1t will not be
decided until game time today
what disposition will be made of
VIC dNo14dDlC play D. OI1IlulOLlS ID
out, and it might be bad business
to let Sington play ball today.
The Washington forces will be
augmented today by the arrival of
Jimmy Wasdell, Dick Lanahan
and Ray Phebus from Chatta-
nooga. Kohlmann. Comellas, Lynn
and the other youngsters from
Salisbury will be on hand. all eager
for their chance to make the grade
on team that is crying for good
young ball players.
WASDELL IN RIGHT
1t may be that in the emergency,
Harris will send WaSdell to right
L
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
SPORT WORLDS PASSING SHOW

record with run of 129.416 m.p.h.
at Switzerland.
Olive Druien, so to / shot, won
Governor Of Ohio Stakes for
trotters at Columbus.
Young Bob Teller famed IL
New York Yankees as Cleveland
h4A4ans Won, ( to 4
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Brooklyn, 4; Chicago, 3 III In
nings).
Pittsburgh, IL; Philadelphia, 8.
New York, s; st. Louis. 4 10
innings.
Cincinnati at Boston, played for.
mer date.
TODAY'S GAMES
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
ChicagO-P ittSburgh noe ReA0&
uleA.
The Washington times., 1937-09-03

Alice Marble, Heinrich Hen
KEEL and Bryan "Bitsy" Grant
won opening matches of national
tennis tourney at Forest Hills.
Ralph Guldahl. of Chicago,
and Ray Mangrum, Of Dayton,
Ohio, tied course record with
GVs 1er IeAA - ARst TeAAA q
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
Plans for 1888
Derby in Making

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 8.
Plans for the 1888 Kentucky DERBY
have been started already, Martin
J. VIM, head of racing A.
csasarc1aall DcwnG Kentucky. re-
Ve0Aed heRA
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
Pole Vault Suit
Faces Sports Shop

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 3.-A
sporting goods company here has
been sued for $4,000 by 14year-
old Nebraska boy, who allegedly
was injured while vaulting With Q
detective HolA,
The Washington times., 1937-09-03

$1,000 Hershey open golf tour
ney.
Ranger won town Of Marble
head trophy by capturing final
race of season with perfect
series score of 80 off Marble
head, Mass.
Sir Malcolm Campbeu lnke
OWn GaHeA WOEsGS gSeeAseaE
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
Major League
Standings

st, LOUIS 90. 50 IS .SI4 Ne
%GameS behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Detroit, 9; WASHINGTON, Q
10 innings.
Cleveland, 4; New York, 2.
Philadelphia, s; st. Louis, 8.
Chicago, 40; Boston, rs.
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at WASHINGTON.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
BOstOn-P Philadelphia not Sche@
uled.
The Washington times., 1937-09-03
Attracts Attention

Both Mike Jacobs and Joe
Gould were impressed with the
reports they received of lows
showing against Jorge Brescia
here several weeks ago, when
Brescia got the decision. but over
the protest of the majority of the
spectators and all five Washing
ton dailies.
Huh" snorted Mike Jacobs,
reading the accounts of the Bres-
cha fight with Tow to Joe Gould,
If that guy from Alexandria is
good enough to even give Brescia
a close run, we want him in our
stable. Go out and get him."
Brescia Is already in the heavy
weight trust headed by Uncle Mike
Jacobs, and naturally Mike has
followed Brescia's recent fights
.ery closely.
Other heavies within this ex-
elusive circle are Tommy Farr and
Jim Braddock of course, as well
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

1t was good public strategy for the re- publican party to try to get him to com init himself, and that mans mother would naturally say that eight years of such strain were enough. And what dif- ference does any of it make? As a matter not of deep, dark, deadly secret inside sources, but of plain common sense applied to human problem, the chances are, we'd say, dollars to doughtnutS that:
 Roosevelt doesn't know what he's going to do in 1940. No man knows, even in times of comparative quiet and security, what he is going to do or think about things two years from now. And at a time like this, with everything in the world in state of instability how can anyone tell how forces will shape deS- tinieS in two years?
 Wouldn't it be good idea for every body to be calm and go about his affairs today, doing the best job he can at today's duties without peering about for things to worry about in 1940? After all, if the people really want F.D.R. to run, that will be that. And if they do not want to elect him, they don't have to What this coun- try needs right now in 1887 is less politics and more business, less theory and more practice, less talk and more work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
IT Miles By Fall

Both the State Highway and Public Works Departments concur in report just issued from Hartford to the effect that the first half of the Merit Parkway will be available for use of motorists this fall. The exact date when the road may be used is not yet known, but it is safe to say it will be before extreme cold weather sets in and puts large number of automobiles in the garages. This is the best news about the long-discussed memorial route that we have heard in long time.
 The section to be thrown open to the public is 17.6 miles long and extends from the New York state line to point north of Norwalk, where U S. Route 2 (Danbury- -Norwalk) crosses the new road. will only be little more than twice the above. The same report that gives Us the news of the opening also states that the entire parkway should be ready for use at the end of 1888. This just about agrees with what we said some weeks ago in commenting on the parkway. However, at that time we were convinced that we wouldn't get any of the route open this year, contrary to the earlier reports. It is good to be wrong once in while.
 The 17.6 miles of parkway to be avail able consist of two two-lane roadways separted by a grass plot. On the New York end this layout is clearly visible from the newly-opened extension of the Hutchinson River Parkway. This park way will be continued by the Merritt . Parkway, it's twenty miles or so added to . the Connecticut roads 38, giving a fine . stretch of modern roadway with no cross flow of traffic nor signal lights to impede : progress. While speed limits will doubt less be strictly enforced, the even pace . that is possible will compensate for a {: drop in an extremely high rate of speed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Public vs. Private Ownership

Recent events having to do with New England bring the issue of public versus private ownership very close to home. Many of us may not recognize this issue in the current discussion over the New England flood control pact, but it's there and going to be there, we think, for some time to come Flood control dams and reservoirs are of their nature potential sources of electric power. As such Uncle Sam very definitely showed that he and only he would assume ownership of them should flood control plans materialize and take the form of these dams and reservoirs.
 That's why the four-state pact, signed by New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu- sets, and Connecticut, was turned aside by congress in it's closing days That's probably why President Roosevelt is re- ported to be urging the passage of flood compact at special legislative sessions of these four states. And that's why repre- sentatives of these four states are wor- dering if the suggestion of Connecticut's own attorney general, Edward J. Daily, about the states formulating and f1nanc- ing their own flood control plan can bear federal pressure.
 The nub of the situation is water power and electricity. It has been pretty clear ly shown that the IVA is becoming most ly a project to provide cheap electricity in vast territory surrounding it. That would be all right, if masquerade of soil erosion prevention, navigation, and other benefits hadn't been used to put across the feature of electric power gen. eration and distribution under federal government ownership and management. We rooted for the IVA as yardstick for electric power output, but we do think. that with the yardstick laid down and actually measuring off kilowatt hours, something should be done about the pri- vate utility forced to compete with the government
 Even the vast electric power project for Nebraska takes into consideration acquisition of existing private companies. If government ownership of any utility is to gain popular favor it must fulfill cer- tain obligations and one of them certain ly is not to drive competitor out of busi- ness by such means as the competitor himself cannot use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Third Term Stuff

All this excitement about whether or not Roosevelt is going to run in 194O . seems more than little foolish Here's the Gallup poll saying that a majority or republicans are against third term for anybody, and majority of democrats want F.D.R. to run again; John D. M.
 Hamilton trying to force F.D.R. to declare
 himself; newsnnen in Europe trying to
 extract futures from F.D.R.'s mother.
 < But every reading soul in the U s.
 and some who cannot read already
 knew that some people wanted Roose-
 veit to run again and some didn't. that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Alaska by Air

Our frigid but rich territory of Alaska comes nearer. The United States post office department has been planning for some time to start regular air service. Now Canada gets into the game, ready to inaugurate air mail between Edmonton and Fairbanks by way of White Horse and Dawson It is a race between them. It is, however, friendly race. There should soon be traffic enough for both. to the great benefit of Alaskan residents and Americans with business interests there.
 People in the states have no idea ot the enormousness of Alaska's potential wealth." says an assistant postmaster general at Washington. The big thing seems likely to be freight rather than ordinary mail Large shipments of gold. platinum and furs are expected to come by air. And large passenger traffic should develop, including vacationers lured by the wild mountainous scenery and the Sub-Arctic climate in summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

government reorganization plan left uncompleted in congress, the comptroller generals office would be abolished and a post-audit agency set up in the Treasury De- partment. r ..
 Merry-G Round
 Seen in a Washington park: David Sneaker, two-fisted counsel of the Securities & Exchange Commission, strolling about with bevy of pigeons perched on his shoulders The Rural Elec- trification Administration has warned power companies in Ohio, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington and Montana that unless they lower their rates to farmers 1t will build competing plants and transmission lines. The REA claims that hgfh rates in these states are impeding expansion of the Administrations nationwide rural identification program 2. .. Another veteran democratic leader faces a hot fight next year to retain his seat in congress. Les- lie Jackson, Dallas, Tex, over- seas soldier and Harvard law graduate, will go after the scalp of Representative Hatton Sum- mers, anti-AdministraUion chalr- man of the House Judiciary Com- mittee. rt|%
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Motor Vehicle Commissioner Michael A. Connor visions a weekend in which accidents will be at new high with a corresponding increase in fatalities. Somehow or other we don't look for a gory path of crashes across the country. We rather expect that motorists are going to exercise unusual precautions this weekend to avoid accidents, minor or major. Still we admit that everyone has to be cautioned not once but two or three times. If we do go through holi- day weekend with low accident total, it will only be as result of the repeated warnings and the desire of motorists to cooperate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Under existing laws Waterbury is obliged to sell water to an adjoining com munity if it is sought. Mayor Frank Hayes brought out this fact at meeting of the board of works this week, when residents of Oakville came down to the City Hall to see if they couldn't buy water from this city when the new pipe line is run down from the Morris reser- voir through Watertown and Oakville' Oakville residents will be able to tap the line and obtain their supply if they pay the price. Right now Hillcrest, that sec- tion of Middlebury bordering along the highway W is being supplied with city water, its own supply having been ex' hausted several years ago. But Mayor Hayes says while it pays 10 per cent more for its water than do city dwellers, the city is losing on the proposition. This means that when it comes time to sell water to Oakville city officials will prob- ably not be prepared to sell it at loss.