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The Washington times., 1937-06-02

ball from off your shoe tops or in
getting to a ball that is a long way
away.
It merely requires the use Of a
little energy and action.
The start Of correct footwork
is begun by facing the net and
then when the ball is hit to your
side of the net getting to a spot
where you believe you can best
reach the ball with plenty of time
to spare.
A bending Of the knees Is q
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Benefit Fight
Card Facts
PLACE-Griffith Stadium.

PLACE-Griffith Stadium.
STARTING TIME-8:3O p. m.
CAUSE-FOr benefit Of widows
and orphans of members of the
ID. C. Metropolitan Police force.
SPONSORS-D. C. MetrOpOli-
tan Police Relief Association;
Joe Turner, promoter, and
Goldie Ahearn, matchmaker.
CROWD AND GATE EX-
PECTED-Fifteen thousand and
$4,000.
NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Fifty-fOur. One fOur-rOunder and
five los.
PRICES-General admission,
$1.OO; reserved grand stand,
$3.50; box seats, $2.75; ringsides,
$3.45.
TICKET SALE-At Turner's
Arena, Fourteenth and w;
GOldie Ahearn's, Ninth and e,
and at all Police Precincts.
GATES OF STADIUM OPEN
at $3.50 p. m.
LINEUP OF MATCHES
Four ROunds-Welterweights,
George Abrams, Washington VS..
Sam Bacala, Baltimore.
Ten ROunds-Featherweights,
joey Archibald, Providence, L. /.
VS.. Ray Ingram, Washington.
Ten Manufactured middle
weights, OsSie Stewart, Pitts
burgh VS.. Tom Chester, New
York.
Ten Rounds - LightweightS,
NOrment QuarleS, Henderson
vile, N. C. VS.. Cowboy Howard
Scott, Washington.
Ten ROunds-Featherweights,
Johnny Pena, Brooklyn vs.. Lou
GevinSOn, Washington.
Ten ROunds-Heavyweights,
Bob Tow, Alexandria VS.. Sandy
Mcdonald, Waco, Texas.
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
An Unfortunate Race

An Unfortunate Race
He was beaten in the Dixie
Handicap at Pimhco after suffer
ing repeated interference, both
Calumet Dick and Finance out do.
ing him. Meanwhile Aneroid was
out of competition for three weeks
before winning the Suburban, this
fact rejecting additional credit
both to the horse and his trainer.
The competition in the Subur-
ban was brilliant, but Aneroid
proved equal to the occasion and
undoubtedly ran the best race of
his career over a distance of
ground considered a test indeed.
And here is touch of irony to
the grand victory Aneroid turned
in for the Suburban.
He was more than lightly re.
garded by race people in general
and particularly by Trainer Kerr,
who had only a very small senti.
mental bet on his charge, mainly
because he couldn't ignore the
price of IL to / at which Aneroid
was quoted around town"
"Any horse as good as Ane.
rOid is a good gamble at IL to l."
SOliloquized Kerr.
And he was right
The Washington times., 1937-06-02

balls than you normally have
been contracting.
To sum it up in a nutshell, play
from a crouched position with
your knees slightly bent; start
quickly and get to a place where
you can return the ball with time
to spare; and once you are at
point where you can hit the ball,
turn sideways to the net to exc
cute the shot.
On the next article, the worlds
champion describes the best ten
mis- grips.)
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
is . flesh abrasion and is pain
f,,1 Ia thu nYtrnYna

is Q flesh abrasion and Is pain
full to the extreme.
Horses simply will not run
when thus affected and since
Aneroid's splint was just below
the knee it was about 40 to /
his racing days were over.
Word went around that Ane'
roid could be had for a song,
and DR.. William P. Collins, we'll
known Washington veterinarian,
realizing the splendid breeding
of the colt, expedited a mesSen'
ger with a check for $3.50 to
buy him, just on the chance
that the son Of the great The
Porter, might be reclaimed with
expert treatment.
Had Competition
But it seems that someone
else was also in the field to
pick up Aneroid-at a bargain.
Just about the same time, Trainer
Kerr, well-known in Washington,
appeared on the scene and Of
fered $375 for Aneroid, and
walked off with the colt which
was originally the property of
the WhitneyS, up yonder around
Middleburg.
However, Aneroid had passed
out of the Whitney possession
before the purchase by Kerr.
Since the incident, Kerr has
been able to bring around Aneroid
very nicely, so much so, that it is
conservatively estimated Aneroid
has won close to $4,000 for his
present owner, John A. Manfusco.
Aneroid showed quite creditably
around Maryland as a 3.year-old,
The Washington times., 1937-06-02

prime requisite to correct foot
work, as it gives you a spring and
speed you do not get if your knees
are straight.
Bend The Knees
On all occasions the knees
should be bent for any low balls
you must hit.
When you run after a ball. we
will say to your right side. it
makes no difference whether you
take long strides or short steps,
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Last Nights Fights

tai 5scis,o1sI NE T-IInG E1 Een 1aS
New York. 10 rounds: Baby Salvy SabaD,
l4S, New York, scored technical knockout
over Joe PenninO, 14S. New York. six
rounds.
Dunn, 1876, New York, won on technical
knockout over Jimmy COgman, 1875, New.
ark, four rounds.
AT Los ANGELEs-Big Boy Bray. 2O4,
Barbados, defeated Bob Ford, 1872, Ari.
zOna, 10 rounds: Carlos Miranda, 135,-LOs
Angeles, OutpOinted Charles Badami. 1874,
New York, 10 rounds.
AT SAN JOSE, Cal.-Nash Garrison,
1873. San Jose. defeated Pho PicO, 1913,
Los Angeles, 10 rounds.
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
row. D0NALD BOUT TOPS Police FIGHT card
HedVYWeights
Pack K.0.
Punch

Washington's first big outdoor
boxing card of the season will b
presented tonight at Griffith
Stadium, where 81 rounds of first
class fight singing will be UNI
folded before an estimated $4,000
for the benefit of the widows and
orphans of members of the D. c.
Metropolitan Police Force.
Gates Of the big stadium where
I the Washington baseball club and
visiting American League teams
are accustomed to play their
games will be thrown open at $50
this evening.
Five 10-round bouts and one
four.round preliminary will be of.
fered, and if any match is to be
branded the headliner on the
card it is the one between Bob
Tow, the big Alexandria heavy.
weight, and Sandy Mcdonald, the
big Scotchman from Waco, Tex.
Tow, who recently knocked out
Eddie Nader, one-time fifth
ranking heavyweight, and McDon-
aid will fight last on the card, the
committee decided yesterday.
BRUISING HEAVIES
This will be a battle between
two bruising heavyweights, each
with a knockout punch, Mcdonald
has won more than so per cent
of his fights via the kayo route,
while Tow, who finished on top in
the White Hope Elimination Cham
pionship in Chicago last year, has
developed death-laden punch.
The first bout goes on at $50.
and it will be a four-round pre-
liminary between George Abrams.
local welterweight, and Sam Ba-
Gala. Of Baltimore.
Next on the card will be Ray
Ingram, the blond little buzz-Saw
who is ranked eighth feather
weight by the N. B. A., and Joey
Archibald, the fast-moving kayo
artist from World Lightweight
Champion Lou Ambers' stable.
Ambers, who arrived in town yes
terday, will be in the ring tonight,
seconding Archibald and will be
presented to the fight public. He
is expected to sign for a match
here.
The third bout will find Ossie
Stewart, sensational Pittsburgh
Negro middleweight, and Tom
Chester, of New York, former Ma
tional Golden Gloves champion,
who are to step ten rounds.
Won Last Five Starts
Stewart has won his last five
starts here, having kayoed Rudy
Marshall and Joe Pimentel. The
two colored fighters will be meet
ing for the first time, and several
thousand colored patrons are ex-
pected to>be on hand.
Cowboy Toward Scott, the
transplanted Oklahomar by way
of Texas, will fight Norment
QuarleS in the fourth match. It
will be their third meeting, Scott
having won the last two matches.
Since losing to Scott, QuarleS
has blazed a conquering pace.
| having CWlCc WuIppcu CIeOuy
Miller, former featherweight
champion. Quarles, a protege Of
Jack Dempsey, is the seventh
ranking N. B. A. lightweight, and
has been training here faith
fully for a week, pointing for the
shot at Scott.
The youngster, who is almost
certain to attract 'em like mag
net tonight is Lou GeVinson, the
black-haired Jewish feather
weight, who had great record
as an amateur, and who hopes
to scale great heights as a pro-
fessional. Gevinson meets Johnny
Pena, the Spanish batter, in q
return match by popular de-
mand.
Pena, who back in 1882 was
runnerup to Tommy Paul in the
National Boxing Socia 10 4
fe therweight limitation tour
nament, whipped Gevinson on
Continued on Page ~, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Aneroid' sC0st
!: S375toWin
$4,000
By KIRK MILLER

Times Sports Editor
There is a story be-
hind the story of Ane-
roid's winning Of the
f a nous Suburban
Handicap at Belmont
Park Monday.
It is a story which the good
horse people up around Vir-
ginia's famous thoroughbred
grounds know, but one with
which it is very possible the
general public is not familiar.
And when you know the de-
tails Of Aneroid's background.
you must decide that Trainer
Dion K. Kerr has done a swell
Job with the son of The Porter
Outburst, for the simple reason
that Aneroid was a cripple when
he came into Kerr'S charge.
Had Painful Leg
It was couple Of years back
that Aneroid's racing career was
thoug ht ended. He had been
suffering with q splint, which
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Doubles
Open tonight

Twelve couples will open the
Temple Mixed Doubles summer
league at the Temple Alleys to-
night, starting at 8 o'clock.
Tonight's schedule will see Dor.
sey'Pacini facing Quigley Mischou;
Weinberg-Rinaldi VS.. Burns Honey;
Lumtkin-BateS VS.. Daut-Crown;
Calvagno-Brown VS.. Shugrue- Cal
cagno; Magnatto-Doyle VS.. j.
Perry and partner and Cudmore.
Miller VS.. Perry-Sanderson,
The Washington times., 1937-06-02

dC bdI1SGUu 0GdUIUMs
He will scout Orville Stump"
Talburt, infielder and pitcher; AL
Panginato, outfielders, and Frank
Baroni, pitcher of the Colonial Viii
lage Red SoX, who are tied for
first place in the Old Dominion
Night League with Clarendon and
BallSton.
Bishop, who was considered one
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Major Leagues
Hero and Goat

THE HERO Bill Dietrich,
who pitched nO-hit, nO-run game
as Chicago White SOx trimmed
st. Louis Browns. 8 to 0.
THE GOAT - Roy HenShaw,
Brooklyn Dodgers hurler, who
was routed in fifth as New York
Giants won, 5 to 2.
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Bishop, Detroit Scout;
Eyes Local Players
Rv SID KATZNELL

One of the last orders issued by Mickey Cochrane
of the Detroit Tigers, before he struck by Bump
Hadeys fast ball in New York city will be carried out by
Max Bishop former Philadelphia and Boston player and at
chief Of the Tigers Friday and Tuesday nights
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
ARTICLE TWO

In the second article of his
series on "HotD to Play Better
Tennis" ELLSWORTH Vines,
aOorldS professional tennis cham
pion, tells hotD to GchieUe good
tootDorEc.
By ELLSWORTH VINES,
Worlds Professional Tennis Champion
Any person who can run can
achieve correct tennis footwork.
There is no mystery attached to
getting around a tennis court.
There is no secret about hitting q
The Washington times., 1937-06-02

$GameS behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New York. 5; Brooklyn, =.
Only game played.
TODAY'S GAMES
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Major League
Standings

Yesterdays RESULTS
Cleveland, 4: Detroit, 3.
Chicago, g.; st. Louis, o.
Only games played.
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Japs Recapture Positions With
 Human Bombs
(By The Associated Press)

SHANGHAI Sept. 8 The strategic city of Paoshan, twelve miles north of Shanghai was WreSted from its Chinese defend CTS for the third time after mon key-llke Japanese engineers blast ed their way through the forty foot high wall with bombs strap ped 10 their backs. The walls burst asunder with terrific deto- nations but the engineers mir aculously escaped unhurt
 The Chinese spokesman declar- ed that three hundred Chinese civilians were killed and four hundred injured when Japanese war planes bombed a train carry ing fifteen hundred Chinese re- fugeeS from the war zone.
 The Japanese counter attack, after a day of trip hammer blows from Chinese reported in the late afternoon to having advanced nearly half a mile inland along the banks of the Whangpoo River from the Jukong wharf area to- ward Woosung In their forward thrust, the Japanese claimed they reached the far eastern race course, blasting their way thru pill boxes, machine gun nests, and barbed wire entangle- ments.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08

Are you taking advantage of six months paid in ad- vance subscription ?
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Egg Crackers
 Shun Perfume
 To Hold Jobs

DALLAS, Texas, (AP)-If you can smell a musty egg block away; if you are willing to quit eating onions and garlic, and if you can forego rouge and lipstick you may become star egg-crack- CT.
 Egg-cracking is no vandalistic, bull-in-a-china shop pastime, but serious business, and first-clasS Smashers are not easy to find. In brief, egg-cracking runs into mon ey-500 freight carloads of de- shelled eggs are shipped from Dallas during every year. They are sold in bulk to bakers who prefer not to crack their own hen fruit.
 The annual rush begins about mid-March and before the sea son" is over, some 65,0OO, ,OOO eggs,
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
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mostly produced in north Texas, will have been laid, cackled over, candled, cracked, smelled, div ided into white and yolk, and shipped. The smelling process is especially important because one musty egg can ruin carload.
 Egg-cracking plants are smear ed with signs reading: Do not use perfume, powder, rouge, lip stick or perfumed soaps" The onion-garlic rule is implied, but the prohibition against loose jew elry which might slip off into a can of yolks, and a no-smoking rule, are positive Finger-nail pol ish is also out.
 Egg-breaking also has its haz- ards. Workers hands are treated with glycerin at the end of each day to prevent skin irritation.
 The industry is thriving, this year, leaders report, but they still have one big Worry-what to do with the shells. So far, the only solution is to haul them to the city dump and burn them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Big Cleanups Reported On
 Noxadepaga

Frank Whaley returned today to the scene of the Rainbow Min ing Company operations at the head of the NoXadepaga, where he and Harry Nelson, formerly owners and operators of the Nome Airways, are now reported to be working in very rich diggings and making remarkable cleanups. More power to them, is what all their friends say, and this should be a reminder to many others in
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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Assistant Secty.
 Treas. Resigned
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PresS)
 HYDE PARK, Sept. T. The White House announced the re- Signation of Edward McGrady, assistant secretary of labor It is understood that McGrady will become director of labor rela- tions in the Radio Corporation of America. The President accept ed his resignation with deep re- gret."
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08

ROME, Sept. 7-Soviet Russia told Italy that the Fascist answer to charges that Italian submar- ines had sunk two Russian ships in the Mediterranean were unsat- isfactory. It was reported that the grave accusation made in the original note was terse, but the new communication was consid- cred much sharper than the or
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Recent Rains Give Impetus To Mining Activities
FRED DUROCHER. COUNCIL
 MINING MAN SUMMARIZES
 OPERATIONS THAT DISTRICT

Fred Durocher, mining man, postmaster, and well known pop ular all round sourdough of the Council mining district, arrived in Nome yesterday via the Mi row Air Service plane, on busi- ness trip.
 In an interview with the Nome Nugget he sad he was of the opinion that the Council section has just begun to open it's eyes to the tremendous amount of low grade gold dredging possibilities and the future of that section for many miles is assured Large in terests have been and are still prospecting, leasing and getting together miles upon miles of (some low and some high grade) ground, laying plans to work the CaSadepaga and Neukluk rivers from head to mouth, with sever al dredges of large construction"
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Stock Market Is Unsteady Result
 Of War Fears
(By The Associated Press,


 NEW YORK, Sept. 7-Appar- ently unnerved by war fears the stock market reeled under fresh waves of selling. Losses in lead ing issues widened as much as ten dollars while in contrast most advanced so heav- fly in selling waves that at tim es the ticker dropped a few min uteS behind the transaction. Among the hardest hit was U. $. Steel and International Nickel
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Experts Decide | Farm Is Slipping
 And Not Sinking
fBy The Associated Press)

fBy The Associated Press)
 WASHINGTON, Sept. G. Ex- perts of the U. s. Geological Sur vey completed their study of the sinking of a Buhl Idaho farm, and gave an explanation of the phenomena which was anything but good news to Harley Robert son, who lives on the tract. Ro- bertson may not know it, but his land is slipping" not sinking, and that's not all, it may con- tinue to slip for twenty million years. At least that's what the Geological Survey said.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
Household Goods For Sale

Small short wave radio receiv- CT. morris chair, blankets, dishes, two card tables and other articl- es. See or phone Weather Bureau Office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08
ITALY FLATLY REJECTS
 SOVIET SUB. CHARGES
 AND REFUSES DEMANDS
(By The Associated Press)

iginal in that it demanded that the intolerable situation be end ed and that Russia be paid repar- ation for the two lost vessels. Italy fatly rejected the Russian charges and refused to accept the demands.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08

The principle reason for this vast amount of mining activity is due to the increased price of gold which now makes possible the mining and dredging of miles of acreage of gold bearing deposits, which formerly was unprofitable to work, with old antiquated methods and machinery" said MT Durocher.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-08

Other mining activities in thi, well known field, now in pro. ss, includes three dredges, a!
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-10
McFadden Names
Four Deputies in
District Office

Appointment of four deputies in
the aSsessor-collector's office of the
Imperial Irrigation District was an
nounced "Wednesday by w. A. Nc
Fadden. newly elected chief of the
office.
Miss Anna McManus, new trea-
surer, said her appointments would
be announced later.
Hazel A. Reynolds. experienced in
the office. will be chief deputy col
leeior. MeFadden said. other de-
putty collectors. all of whom retain
positions held under Miss Winnie
Barry are Stillman Badger. book
keeper, and Edna Christofferson
and Alta Waterman.
McFadden. with the aid Of his de-
putics, dug into the mass OF work
m the office "Wednesday. with Nc
Fndden devoting the day 10 famil-
iarizing himself with routine.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-10
SPECIAL 'PYX' COMMITTEE DOES
ITS STUFF, TESTING i. S. COINS

elist, couple of club women and
the mayor of Willimantic, Conn, 20
to the mint and there take samples
of nickles, dimes, quarters, halves
and dollars and dollars and test 'em
to see whether they're real. They
don't bother with pennies and -
frankly = they don't know much
about their pob.
A two-bit piece could be made of
antimony, or tin from tomato can
and they'd never know the differ
ence. That's all right in this day of
efficiency, because experts from the
bureau of standards and the depart
ment of treasury do the actual work.
The committeeman are all good
Democrats, appointed merely as a
gesture of good will from the pres
ident. They get no pay, no travel
ing expenses, no nothing, except a
parchment commission with the
presidents autograph, which they
can frame and hang on the dining
room wall.
The test Of the coinage has been
made yearly since the mint was es-
tablished in 1892. Even then the
custom in England was an old one
and the coins to be tested by the
goldsmith's guild were placed in the
pyx box. Today the money also is
placed in the pyx box and that's
how the ceremony gets its name.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-10

charged with Vagrancy in the mu-
nicipal and justice courts where
they are found by the officers.
They will be taken from trains
upon which they are entering the
county, Ware said. Those .congre-
eating in the INLAND area after
leaving the trains, will be arrested
before they have time to scatter
through. the whole county.
Drifters of all types, declared
the sheriff, will be charged with
vagrancy in the hope that the
rapid increase of burglaries, petty
thievery and panhandling may be
eliminated.
Municipal and county officers
heretofore conducted their bum
raids separately, Ware pointed
out, as did the railway officials
and the sheriffs department. The
concentration of forces was plan
ned as quick means of dealing
with the situation.
Stiff sentences and fines for
those convicted of vagrancy re-
Gently were requested of police
judges and justices of the peace
The judges also were asked to
take additional care in handling
vagrancy cases, said the sheriff.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-10
Former Resident
OF Valley Expires

DR.. Rex E. Cunningham, 54, os-
teopathic physician and surgeon
OF South Gate and formerly a
resident of both Ell Centro and
CaleXico, died Feb. l from a cere-
bral hemorrhage.
DR.. Cunningham came to El
Centre in 1921. He was for a short
time associated with DR.. Dana l..
Weed, OF Calexico, returning to
Ell Centro in 1924, remaining until
1927 when he moved to Redlands.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Martha B. Cunningham, one
son, M. J. Cunningham who was
graduated from Central in 1927,
and daughter, Mrs. Anna Cruick-
shank.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-10
Poison Gas Raids
Worry Long Boards

LONDON, Feb. 10. Beard
ed men are worrying about what
will happen to them if London
is ever subjected to a poison gas
raid. Letters to the st. John Am
bulance Corps, London's chief first
aid organization, asked whether
a gas mask will protect bearded
men, and how beard could be
de-contaminated if gas got into
1t. Corps authorities replied that
bearded men could either tuck
their boards up into their gas
masks Or cut them off.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-10

NEW YORK. Feb. 10. U.P)-"Gen-
tlemen. / want you to hear me!'
A figure with snow-white hair
shuffled toward the jury box in
Brooklyn supreme court.
1t was Edwin Markham, the "a
year-old internationally celebrated
poet. author of the Man With the
Hoe" In his hand was a piece Of
white paper.
He had come to ask the court TO
refuse his sister-in-law's request
that he be declared incompetent.
His brown fur coat flapped open,
revealing his bright red sweater
vest and loosely-tied black oxford
tie. His white beard was neatly
combed.
Justice George l.. Brewer leaned
across the bench and waited pa
tiently.
Tine kindly, old man fumbled with
his paper. He started to speak but
the would not come out.
May see that paper. Mr. Mark
hamP" asked Justice Brewer.
why certainly, SIR the poet re-
piled.
Justice Brewer looked at it.
1t was blank.
The jury retired and Markham
TOOK a seat in the section reserved
Tor spectators. On the seat beside
him We're four volumes of his works.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-10
Heavy Penalties
Put on Migrants

Heavy penalties ror vagrancy
continued the order Of the day in
Ell Centro police court Wednesday.
-Four defendants were sentenced
to pay fines of $50 each or serve
25 days each in jail for vagrancy.
At the same session Judge Lee Nuf-
fer sentenced Ethel Cecile Hargis,
26, to pay a fine of $75 Or serve
37la days in Jail for driving while
drunk. She was committed to jail
on non-payment of the fine.
Those sentenced for vagrancy
were Glen Dixon, 10, George WAL
lar, "a, Joe Dixon, %, and Edgar
eagle, 10.