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Evening star., 1937-04-23

Selkirk. Why don't they play Jake
Powell I wonder?"
Probably because Hoag Is better"
answered De Shong. "Lissen, he's 4
real good ball player. Name one
thing Powell can do as good as Hoag
outside of hit e.. name one"
cav. Hoag can't carry Jake's
glove" responded MIR. Newsom,
loudly. and disgustingiy. "I'l
bet you :. :"
Somebody else butted in and men
toned Rufing again. A lot Of people
think that If Red wants $1,000 or $500
extra he ought to want it for his pitch
ing, not his hitting.
Charley the Red found an able
champion in De Shong. why
shouldn't he get $1,000 for pinch
hitting?" Jimmy wanted to know.
"Shucks, that isn't part Of q pitcher s
work. Think of how many ball games
Ruffing wins by his hitting. Even II
he wins five games that'll earn that
81 ,0O0."
Mr.. Newsom hastened to take
an opposite stand. 'It's all =
part of base ball, isn't IT." he
wanted to know. A guy oughttA
do whatever he's asked"
Nav, Rulings got a good arRu-
ment," came back De Shong. Look
Evening star., 1937-04-23
A. A. u. CARD HEADED
BY HELEN STEPHENS.
Olympic Queen Defends Sprint
Title Tonight in Women's
National Meet,

BY the Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, April 23.-Helen steph-
ems, the Nations foremost woman
sprinter, will defend her 50-meter
dash title here tonight, as well as at
tempt to gain new laurels in two field
events in the National A. A. U. wom-
ems track and field meet.
She has entered the shotput and
the broad jump events.
Queen Helen, the Fulton, Mo,
flash, who stole the women's end Of
the show in last Summers Olympic
games at Berlin, is expected to have
little difficulty in retaining her sprint
title. May Brady Of st. Louis and
Clair Isicson Of New York will be her
most formidable competition.
Outstanding women athletes in 9TH
er fields are entered in the meet.
In addition the program includes
the 2o0-meter run, hurdles, 400-meter
relay, the high jump and basket ball
throw.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Ed Walsh Is Sweet ON Feller
Former Slab Star Declares Bob Is Greatest
Prospect Diamond Has Known.

pitcher who ever threw the horse
hide" Walsh said, "and in addition
he has the physique necessary to
keep pouring the ball in with his
tremendous speed"
Walsh, in Chicago for base ball
broadcasting engagements, holds
the record for the most games
pitched in a season for any mod
ern era" hurler, 66 in 1908. In
that season he won 40 and lost
Is. His 464 innings pitched In one
season, 1908, is q record, and in
the fielding department, his II
assists in one game, and 227 in q
season are records for present and
future fingers to shoot at.
Evening star., 1937-04-23

AAis ID OOlllS q lcI VI lIdl u GkllQklIlk
now. too. He's still a holdout, I see"
Yeah" piped up Mr.. Buck Newsom
"but see by the papers where Red
and the Yanks amt far away now.
He'll sign in day or so and they'll
probably trade him.
Base ball analysts say that a club
that picks other teams to pieces Is a
club with spirit. II so, there isn't any
doubt as to the Nationals spirit.
They argue bitterly and hold
different viewpoints, but they
gave the Yanks a fair sort of =
going over, as the boys say.
"They won't trade Ruffing, I'll bet,"
answered De Shong, whose favorite
off-the-field pastime is pickering with
Newsom. But I'll say this: II the
Yank. don't have Ruffing, or pitcher
like him. they won't win the pennant.
Even with Rufing they'll have hard
time"
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Helping Mr.. "Griffiths."

THE official opening Of the season,
as far as women are concerned, is
something new to base ball. It's pur-
pose is little vague, but, withal, quite
acceptable.
Ruth Robinson, president of the Ma
tional Business and Professional
Women's Club of the District, was to
throw out the first ball, and presidents
Of other local women's clubs were in
vited. The whole thing was done up in
grand style, at least on paper, even if
the publicity committee did insist on
spelling Clark Grifith's name "Grif-
f1ths" all the way through its hand
outs
Evening star., 1937-04-23
AnuiL Chorus in a Pullman.

oMEBoDY was saying as the train was leaving New York that base
he emphasized pointing showing
the Yankee
Southern
nvin'
his alary."
Yeah said somebody else profoundly thats
hitting 3 is all well
the Southern
hit 1884 can't figure
or
shong switched track of conversation IT guess Red Ruff
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Minor
INTERNATIONAL.

INTERNATIONAL.
Toronto. 10: Baltimore, z.
Newark, 8, Montreal. B.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis, q Toledo, l.
St. Paul. 3: Milwaukee, 2.
Minneapolis, 12: Kansas City. 2.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville. q: Chattanooga, 3.
New Orleans, z: Memphis. a..
Little Rock, 4; Birmingham, 3.
Atlanta, 8; Knoxville. 4.
PACIFIC COAST.
Missions. 8: Oakland. Z.
Sacramento, 6: San Diego, 3.
Los Angeles, g; Portland. g.
San Francisco, s: Seattle. Z.
TEXAS.
Dallas. 6; Oklahoma City. 9.
Beaumont, 8; Houston, 8.
Galveston. 5: San Antonio. 5.
Fort Worth. 13. Tulsa. 10.
PIEDMONT.
Asheville, 7; Charlotte, 6.
Richmond, l3; Portsmouth. 4.
Norfolk. 8; Durham, 6.
Rocky Mount, IA: Winston-Salenn, 3
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Beating Southpaws Becoming Habit.

WITH Travis returning to the
game and replacing Ossie
Bluege, Washington's lineup will be
more left-handed heavy than ever.
Still Cecil promises to add power and
he is one of the more adept southpaw
swingers when it comes to hitting
southpaw pitchers.
AS matter of fact, nobody has any
complaint to register against the Mats
array of left-handed hitters. The
Griffs have been beating portsiders
all Spring and thus far they have
scored signally against them in two
American League SkirmiShes.
First it was Connie Macks prize
rookie southpaW, Ed Smith, who was
chased to the showers on opening
day. Then in New York it was the
renowned and rejuvenated Lefty
Gomez, who was beaten to 2.
Travis will bat in his customary
sixth position, following Chapman,
Lewis, Kuhel, Simmons and Stone.
Buddy Myer will remain seventh, fol-
lowed by Hogan and the pitcher.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Scout Is Right
About Ruffing
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Kyle An
derson, University of Chicago
base ball coach, tells this one on a
major league scout who recently
approached him at Maroon prac-
tice session.
Il hear you have a fine pitch
ing prospect" said the scout.
What's his name?" asked An
derson.
Il don't know replied the scout,
"but who's that big fellow over
there, the one with the nice ac-
tion?"
"Yes, he's a good prospect" An
derson gravely remarked. His
name Is Red Ruffng."
Ruff1ng, New York Yankee
holdout, has been working out
regularly with the Chicago squad.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
INTERNATIONAL LOOP
IS RETARDED BY RAIN
Jersey City, Syracuse Hope to
Start Today-Newark, Toronto
Score in Openers.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVING disposed Of two of their
openings under adverse condi-
tions, with the Newark Bears and To-
ronto Maple Leafs coming through
with victories, the International
League hoped for an assist from the
weather man today 50 that the other
two inaugurals might be staged.
While the Bears were whipping the
Montreal Royals, 8 to S, and the Leafs
were downing the Baltimore Orioles,
10 to 7, yesterday, Jupiter Pluvius
stepped In and stopped the Rochester
Jersey City and Bunalo-Syracuse en-
counters.
Threatening weather held the open
ing crowd at Newark to 5000, but a
throng Of 1900 packed the Orioles
stadium.
Evening star., 1937-04-23

though touched for 10 hits, he famed
8 and was tight as drum with men
on the bags.
Monte Stratton. who saw little serv-
ice with the White sox last year
mufded the Browns bats with five
hits in his first start for Chicagos
American Leaguers. Zeke Bonura
helped with his first homer Of the sea-
son.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
LEMAY IS HOCKEY STAR.

TORONTO, April 23 (P.-Three
goals by Tony Lemay, fashy center
man, last night gave England's Wem-
bley Lions 3-to-3 overtime draw with
the Sudbury Tigers, newly crowned
Allan Cup champions, in the first
game Of their best-of-three series for
the world amateur hockey champion
ships.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Hy the Associated Press.

Gy HQe AkSCClhJc E1Nos.
~HIcAGo, April 2s.-Big Ed
Walsh, whose pitching
feats are sprinkled iber-
~ ally through base balls
record book, said today he believes
young Bob Feller of Cleveland "the
greatest prospect ever to come into
the game"
Walsh, who as a Chicago White
Sox star qualified as an iron man"
by twice winning two games on
one afternoon, said Feller has
chance to become one of the great
est pitchers "of all time-past or
present"
He has as much stun as any
Evening star., 1937-04-23
RUGGED REDS FAIL
TO ROCK ST. LOUIS
Blazing Battle of Batters
Sees Cincy Sink-Bucs,
Chisox Victors.
BY SID FEDER,
AceoNtafaI prAee yv.,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
n 70 MATTER how many others
M shout for the honors, there's
v still only one gas house gang.
Charley Dressen's rough
house Reds from Cincinnati were sup
posed to muscle in on the Cardinals
exclusive territory this year, but so
far, they've been little better than
rockies at the game of rough, tough
and nasty. Other clubs also hollered
that they'd be infringing on the Cards
copyright, but they're going to have a
tough time proving it.
The No. l gas house gangster, Dizzy
Dean, polished off the Cincinnati
clouters in his usual style in Tuesdays
opener. Yesterday, however, Dizzy
was taking rest, so the Reds decided
they'd get tough. The result was in
teresting-but unchanged. When the
smoke OF nice quiet knock-down
drag-out brawl had finished, the
Cards were still in the saddle. Final
score: st. Louis, IA; Cincinnati, II.
Two Healthy Innings.
THE two-sided hitting hurricane,
put on at the expense Of eight
pitchers who gave up 20 safe blows,
easily featured the days big league
program, curtailed again by rain. Only
two other games got by old Jupe Plu-
vius, the Pirates and their new left
handler, Dutch Brandt. making it two
in row over the Chicago Cubs, ~,
and the Chicago White Sox reversing
their Wednesday walloping by taking
the st. Louis Browns, 6-l.
In that Cincinnati slugging circus
pitchers generally lasted less time
than 1t takes to say back to the
showers" Each side had run by the
time the second inning wound up,
with Johnny Mics homer doing the
trick for the Cards
In the third Gas House Gang No.
landed on Paul Derringer and Don
Brennan for a half dozen tallies.
Back came Gas House Gang No. 2
with tremendous nine-run splurge
in the fourth That was the cue for
the Cards to roll up their sleeves and
go to the wars. They bombarded Al
HollingsWorth and Gene Schott for
four more in the sixth and finished of
with three in the eighth.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Brandt Seen Pirate Find"

4 T CHICAGO the Pirates uncovered
= the left-hander that many be-
lieve may bring q pennant to the
Smoky City. For the last few years .
portsider has been the Bucs' crying
need. Brandt, obtained from Brook
lyn during the Winter, made his debut
in the role against Chicago and, Al
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Homer Standing

Ey the Associated Press.
Yesterdays homers-Mize, Cardinals,
j. Bonura, White Sox, /.
The leaders-Jofnson, Athletics, 2.
League totals-American, Z; Ma
tonal, 2.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results Yesterday.
Pittsburgh, 4: Chicago, g.
St Louis. IA: Cincinnati II.
Another games postponed (rain).
GAMES TODAY.
CHICAGO At st. Louis. Brooklyn At Phila,
Boston At New York. Cine. at Pittsburgh.
GAMES TOMORROW.
chicago at st. Louis. Brooklyn at Phils.
Boston At New York. Cine. at Pittsburgh,
Evening star., 1937-04-23
League Statistics
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Results Yesterday.
Chicago. 8: st. Louis, O.
All other games postponed (rain).
GAMES TO-DAY.
Phila. at Wash st. L. at Cleveland.
Detroit at Chicaso. New York At Boston.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Phila. at Wash. st. L. at Cleveland.
Detroit At Chicago. New York at Boston
Evening star., 1937-04-23
BETHEsDA.C. C. WINNER.

Behind the two-hit pitching Of Leon
Vannais, Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School diamonders defeated Rockville
High, 5 to l, in seven-inning game
Yesterday at Rockville.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Pitchers Hits Are Extra.

THEM Yanks amt unbeatable"
agreed Newson. They got Gehrig
and Dickey and all that, but that
wasn't such a hot outfield they had
the other day-Johnson, Hoag and
Evening star., 1937-04-23

S'pose he pitches the first game OF
double-header. Can he get dressed
and 60 home like any other pitcher?
No, he can't. He has to stay in uni
form and be ready to win somebody
else's game. He never gets a day off,"
Evening star., 1937-04-23
No Way to Check Bet.

SAoS o eoAle. 1AS 1loNSl 6cbS a Ody OA.
No Way to Check Bet.
Mr.. EDWARD EYNON, the club
secretary, who was distributing
the meal money at the time, asked:
We'll, what ball player does get day
off? I never heard Of any, unless he
was hurt, or something"
Gomez gets 'em regularly" said
De Shong. He never comes to the
ball park the day after he pitches"
WELL" oountered Eynon, mo-
body on our club gets any days
on. Nobody should, either"
jess Hill hourished deck of cards
and wanted to start some pinochle.
Secretary Eynon slid into a place and
50 did Newsom and De Shong. But
they didn't stop arguing.
And I still say that Hoag1l be
playing regularly for the Yanks and
that Powell won't" continued De
shong. "Lissen, I played with the
guy and he's a real ball player"
Buddy Myer put in his oar. "1'll
bet you a S. hat" he said to De Shong,
that Powell plays in more games
than Hoag."
Its q CO." said Jimmy, extending
his paw, "but they gotta be full games.
Hoag'll be playing nine innings every
day and Powell probably will be run
ming for somebody. or pinch-hitting
now and then"
"Thcre's no way to check on
full games," said 4 newspaper
reporter. Better make it total
innings"
There was some fuss over this and
the bet never was Strengthened out.
Hill started to deal the cards, i'm
patiently.
Feller Faster Than Munxo?
SOMEBODY said, In bringing up
Rufnng again, that guys like Di
Maggie have to bat every day. That's
what they're paid for, too," said De
Shong, Ito hit. Rufdng isn't paid
to hit That's extra"
well, Di Maggio's got more color,
too," volunteered q bystander.
"Color?" shifted De shong, why
nobody's paying for color since Ruth
left. It amt worth a nickel"
The Newsom-De Shong rumpus was
on again. How about Feller?" asked
Newsom. and Jimmy yelped: Hes q
helluva pitcher. That's why he's
getting 80 much. Anybody who can
strike out II batters in one game has
to be good pitcher.
Gus Mancuso said the other
day he was faster than Mungo
and his ball was more alive"
More alive, maybe" admitted New
som, "but he didn't say he was faster
well, he said just as fast" re-
luctantly conceded De shong, "and,
besides, Mancuso :"
II bid a." said Hill. "I'll still bet
a IS hat that Powell plays more than
Hoag," said Myer. And 50 it went,
on and on. Train rides are like that.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Calls Bucs Dangerous

THERE is usually one team that
. looks pretty good" he continued,
"but right now, would be kidding
myself and everybody else if 1 said
the Giants or the Cardinals or the
Pirates or somebody else looked to be
the class of the league
I've seen only the Giants and the
Dodgers in actual major league COM
petition, and the Giants looked strong
er than they did last year-but that
doesn't mean they are going to run
away with the flag.
Every one of our pennant con-
tenders has at least one, and soma
have several ifs
Believe me. though, those Pirates
are going to be dangerous"
Evening star., 1937-04-23
TRAVIS GETS BACK
WITH STURDY BAT.
Club Will Jump to Boston
for Two TussIes After
Brief Stay Here.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
THE Nationals were back home
today, for the first time since
the American League season

'NHG NdGlOlldlS were pack nome
today, for the first time since
the American League season
was opened, and ready to be
parties to pair of more or less mild
revelations.
For one thing, before they were to
resume battling with the Athletics at
Griffith Stadium today, the Griffs
were to stand by while a female first
ball-thrower officially opened the sea-
son from the womens viewpoint.
This, of course, doesn't figure to
help in the seasons standing but the
other revelation does. Bucky Harris
was able to put his full strength
on the ball field for any length of
time today for the first time since
Spring training began, if memory
serves. Shortstop Cecil Travis, out
of the first couple games with a spike
injury, was to return to the lineup
and lend one of the Mats most
devastating bats to the cause.
Always One Thing or Another.
F HARRIS has seen his full strength
on the field this Spring it has
not been frequently. When Al Sim
mons was bought from the Tigers and
inserted in left field, Johnny Stone
came up with lumbago and an outf1eld
substitute was used. When Stone
got back Simmons was taken i'll with
an attack of the grippe. 1t always
was one thing or another and, finally,
Travis was spiked nearly week ago.
Now, all present and accounted for,
the Griffs were ready to see about the
business of climbing over the 500
percentage mark, which is what they
have to show for game each with
the AS and the Yanks
The Athletics are to be among us
today tomorrow and Sunday. Then,
Immediately after the Sabbath game,
the Nationals will jump a train for
Boston to open tWo-game series and
then head back to Washington to
entertain the Yankees
Fly-by-night? AS never before. But
the gate receipts last year proved
that's what the fans want.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
.FR|CK SEES FLOCK
I. OF IFS IN MI. RACE
Prexy Declines to Hazard
Guess on Flag Winner.
Warns of Pirates.

~ T. LOUIS, April % CP).-Ford
- Frick, president of the National
League, wasn't much help to
- local sportsmen who besieged
him today for his opinion on the out
come Of the National League pennant
race
Here for the Cardinals inaugural
today, Frick literally threw up his
hands and said:
by George, I don't know"
In other words, If the Cincinnati
Reds finish in first place and the New
York Giants in fifth or if the Cardi-
mails win the pennant and the Cubs
end up in the second division, Prick
might lift his eyebrows, but no more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-26
D. E. F00DC0ST
FOUND LOW

Retail food prices in the Dis
trict, based on a market basket
purchase consisting of As items in
every food classification, are lower
than the general average of prices
found in a survey of 81 cities re.
Labor Statistics of the Depart
ment of Labor.
Relating to figures of May,
1887, the survey shows that Dis
trict consumers paid $3.50 for
the standard market basket as
compared to the national average
of $8.40. Total cost of the same
food items in Boston was $8.518.
in New York $8.846. in Philadel-
phia $8.443, in Providence $8.556,
and in Chicago $8.797.
A report by the Census Bureau
of the Department of Commerce
showed annual employee wages in
District chain grocery stores to
be 1913 per cent above the ma
tional chain food store wage
average, and Sill per cent above
the national independent food
store average.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-26
N. W. CITIZENS
INDICATE FARE
RISE ACCORD
Rate Boost Approved
IfAII Of CityWouId
Benefit, Is Stand

Civic representatives from the
upper Northwest section late yes
terday broke with the Federation
of Citizens Associations on the
question Of street car and bus
fares in the District, and indi.
Gated that they favored the Capt.
tai Transit Company's request
for a higher fare.
George A. Corbin, representing
the Manor Park Citizens AsSocia-
ton. stated at the Public Utilities
Commission hearing on the transit
company's plea for an increase in
token fare to four tokens for IS
cents, that the company Should
have an increase in fare If the
increase would benefit the whole
city,"
Allowance Made
However, 1t was brought out in
tho hearing that the boost in
token fare would, under the com.
pany's proposal, be accompanied
by permission to use tokens on
the express busses," which serve
the Takoma Park and Manor
Park sections, so that in final
analysis the Manor Park resi-
dents would get a reduced rate.
To this Corbin retorted that the
passengers on express buses were
perfectly willing to pay "a slight
differential in fare" and indicated
that a continuance of a 10-cent
fare on express buses would not
be opposed.
Supporting Corbin's stand as
opposed to that of William NICK.
Clayton, chairman of the Public
Utilities Committee of the Fedora.
ton of Citizens Associations, who
is opposed to a boost in fare and
advocates the five-cent fare, were
several other representatives of
sectors who would benefit from
lowered express bus fare.
Clayton Supported
In contrast to this position. the
majority of the civic representa-
tives who appeared before the
commission, supported Clayton
in opposing a higher rate.
The majority of the witnesses
indicated that the transportation
service in the District was poor.
Washington Y. Boyd, representa-
tive of the Petworth Citizens AS.
ISOLATION, stated that standeeS on
BUSES should not be permitted:
Mrs. H. M. DickerSon, a member
of the Federation of Women
Clubs, stated that the street car
service here is becoming progress
sively worse, and Louis A. Day,
a representative of the inter-feder-
alton Conference, opposed one
man street car operation and
higher fares.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-26
FOUR CHILDREN
ARE HURT BY
AUTOS
Woman and Two Men
Added to List in Car
Accidents Here

A 7-year-old Florida girl was
dying in Casualty Hospital today
as the result of a peculiar trafflo
accident in Union Station Plaza
last night.
The girl, Lena Mae Whidden.
was riding in a taxicab with her
parents when she fell against the
door handle. The door came open
and she fell into the street, suf-
fering fractured skull and con-
cussion Of the brain. Doctors said
she has slight chance to recover.
The family has been visiting
here at 425 Third st. N. E.
Twins Injured
Joseph Lindsey, 10, of "a v st.
N. w.. was taken to Sibley Hos.
pital last night with leg injuries
suffered when he was struck by an
automobile near his home.
Samuel Harris, 4, and his twin
sister Louise, colored, of 251O High
st. S. E., were treated at Casualty
Hospital for injuries suffered late
yesterday when they were struck
by an automobile while crossing
the street near their home.
Pearl Beckwith, 30, of 81 p
st. N. W., suffered an injured
back in an automobile collision
at North Capitol and P Streets
last night. She was treated at
her home.
Russell Swami, "a, of 1905 K
st. N. w., suffered possible in
ternal injuries when he was
struck by an automobile at EleV-
enth and w Streets Northwest
last night. He was treated at
Garfield Hospital.
Father and Son Hurt
Charles G. Chappelle, 40, Of
$50 Twenty-first St., Arlington.
and his son, Charles j. Chap.
pelle, 16, were injured when two
automobiles collided on Jeffer-
son Davis Highway at Virginia
Highlands early today.
The father was admitted to
Emergency Hospital for treat
ment of scalp decorations and
brain conclusion. The son Is in
Alexandria Hospital with I'M
determined injuries. Arlington
police said the second machine
was driven by Melvin w. Berry,
81, Of 1890 Belmont st. N. w.