davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
YANK ROOKIE
HAS TOUGH JOB

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 GN.s).
Young Joe Gordon, late of the
Newark Bears, today was con-
fronted by one Of the toughest
jobs baseball will have to offer
next season.
His transfer from the New York
Yankee farm to the roster of the
champions was completed yeSter-
day, meaning that he will start
the coming campaign trying to
succeed Tony Lazzeri at second
base, where the latter was a fix
ture through more than a decade
dating back through the Ruth era.
Along with Gordon, the Yankees
also obtained Pitcher Joe Beggs
from their International League
club, and announced receipt of two
signed contracts-the first to ar.
rive.
The documents were sent in by
Pitchers Bump Hadley and Pau
Andrews, while the announced
holdout list was increased to -four
by Outfielder Tom Henrichs. He
Joined Outfielders Joe DiMaggio
and George Selkirk and Pitcher
Lefty Gomez in a chorus for more
money.
The Giants announced that nine
of their players were in the fold,
Pitcher Tom Baker being the latest
to fall into. line.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Owner Dead
Taylor, EE-BOsOr
Chief, SucclI11ubs at 63

BOSTON, Jan. 81 G.NS3.
John I. Taylor, SO, former owner
Of the Boston Red Sox baseball
team, is dead.
Taylor, who succumbed at his
home early today, owned the Red
Sox from 1908 to 1911. He was
an inStigator in organization by
both major leagues Of the national
commission, under which the
world series is now played, and he
was one of the first to establish
a ladies' day to draw feminine
interest in the national sport.
While president Of the Red Sox,
Taylor bought the famous out
field combination of Iris Speaker,
Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper.
Survivors included his widow
and four children, John T., jr.,
and Van Ness, of Dedham: Mrs.
Donald Bemis Scully, Of Orchard
Park, N. Y, and Mrs. Henry
Bailey Little, End, Of Port Angeles,
w aSk1A
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
.'KEEPSIE STAYS
FOUR-M|LE RACE

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 QN.S0.
Four miles has been the classic
distance" for varsity rowing for
more than 100 years and there will
be no change in length of the
course, the rowing coaches associa-
tion was informed today in reply
to a request that the Intercollegi.
ate Bowling Association shorten
the annual Poughkeepsie Regatta
to three miles.
The board of stewards in session
here yesterday voted unanimously
against the change, giving as
others reasons that four miles fur
niSheS better test Of rowing than
a shorter distance and that in the
opinion of the board the four
mile grind entails no undue strain
on well-conditioned oarSmen.
The date for this years regatta
was set tentatively for June II,
and, as usual, Washington's de-
Tending champion, California,
Princeton and Massachusetts, Tech,
all non-members, will be invited
to participate.
Pennsylvania, which withdrew
from the regatta last year, again
will be an absentee from the pro.
gram which will include, besides
the varsity race, clashes among
freshmen crews at two miles and
junior varsity shells at three miles.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
METROPOLITAN
POLICE TRIUMPH

The Metropolitan police pistol
team won the U. S. Park Police
Pistol Clubs six-team invitation
match last night at their three
target, 25-yard range at Fifteenth
and C Streets Southwest. Total
score for the winning five-man
team was 1854.
The White House Police were
second with 1857, while the Wash
ington Pistol Club, non-police or.
ganization, with 1910, U. S. Park
Police with 1902, and Lorton Re
formatory guard, with 1928, were
in third, fourth and fifth places,
respectively.
The newly organized Secret Ser
vice guard had a team total of
1,241.
Highest individual score, out of
a possible 300 points, was made
by Washington Pistol Club shooter
Scott with 287.
Emmett Mast. team captain for
U. S. Park Police, was in charge
of the match.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Star Appeal
Sonia Henie AU-Ti1le
Box office Champ

NEW YORK. Jan. 27 GN.sJ.
On Sonia Henie's blonde tresses
today figuratively rested the title
of all-time champion attraction
at Madison Square Garden.
The dimpled little Olympic
champion on the twinkling skates
has surpassed all former attrac-
tions in popular appeal" during
her current ice show, garden Off
Gals revealed today.
She has taken honors as a gate
attraction in competition with
virtually everything in the way
of sports that can be held under
a roof-track and field meets, box
ing, horse shows, rodeos, bicycle
races, hockey, basketball. and even
circuses.
More than 1900 are filling
every seat in the garden nightly
and. $4,000 requests for tickets
have been turned down, officials
said.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Basketball Results
Dizzy Gi0es Scribes
NewS Reporting cues

DAYToNA BEACH, Fla, Jan.
27 G.N.S0.-It Jerome Dizzy"
Dean speaking, giving a post
graduate course in baseball writ
ing to the sports editors.
Its the sports writer's job to
report the news and not man.
age the club" the dizzy one
opined.
Sports writers ought to oh.
tain all their material from the
managers only and avoid con-
flict with the players"
Then came a bit Of prompting
from Mrs. Dizzy" and the To-
quacious Cardinal hurler added:
But I'm not criticizing all
sports writer's" he added. There
are good and bad ones, like
there are in everything eIse."
But getting back to the sub
ject Of sports writer's managing
a club, he wanted to know:
"Why is it a sports writer
says a deal is good or bad when
an owner trades a player? The
owner knows more about what
he is doing than the writer"
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Lazy E%hlbltS
Horse ut Fort Myer

Among the large list Of dis
tinguished exhibitors at the
Presidents Birthday horse show
in the Fort Myer riding hall,
February / and 2, is the First
Lady of the Land, Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, an ardent horse
woman.
The show will consist of the
usual class events along with
thrilling exhibitions by the Fort
Myer riders. Different programs
are listed for each night of the
event.
It is believed that Mrs. Roose-
velt will exhibit her favorite,
Dot, a Chestnut mare, which
is quartered at Fort Myer.
The proceeds from the show
will be turned over to the Ma
tional Foundation for the Pre-
The Washington times., 1938-01-27

coin Isemann locks steps with the
trend of the time and incorpor.
ateS the week in, week out" cult
into the machinery of the National
Duck Pin Bowling Tournament,
with the viva-voce approval Of his
expansive official family.
ELEVENTH TOURNEY
So during the coming tourna-
ment, the eleventh chronologically
speaking, which opens at Rich
mond on March 25. each succeed
ing week will be designated to
maple-assaulters from leading
duckpin centers along the Allan
tic seaboard.
When the opening gun boomS
on Friday, March 25, Richmond
booster teams will Chamber to the
drives and fire away for dear or
Virginny. The corn and 'tater
masticators will have until April
l in which to baSk in unreflected
glory, without fear or favor.
Between April 2 and April 8,
the mapleways will be turned over
part and parcel to the cohorts
from Baltimore and other Mary
land points and those from Moth
Cah'linah.
While such performers as John
Tribble may crackle loudly for the
Tarheels, the smart money will be
saying that the Orioles will perch
high and twitter merrily.
Metropolitan Washington will
have to squeeze in between con-
testants from West Virginia and
South Carolina during the week
beginning April 9 and ending
April IS, but Rooseveltburg's fair
haired children won't feel
crowded, nor will they be appre-
hensive of having to share the
spotlight.
DARK HORSES"
The Mountaineers and Palmetto
staters are improving rapidly in
the art of moving down the
wooden bottles, but they haven't
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
CARDS RESUME
P LAY AGAINST.
TERRORS QUINT.

Basketball, after a sustained
layoff due to midyear examina-
tions, opens up again tonight
when Catholic University returns
to the hardwoods in the Brookland
gym, opposing Western Maryland.
The game is billed for 8:15 O'Clock
and will follow the preliminary
featuring the Cardinal yearling
five and the Merrick Boys CLUB,
starting at 7 o'clock.
Western Maryland, although ar
irving here by bus tomorrof after
noon, is in the same boat as
Catholic U. 1t can't hit a winning
stride. Already the Terrors have
been bumped off by a flock of
teams in this neck of the woods,
Whil eCatholic U. has lost its last
eight games in nine starts this
campaign.
TOPS WORST SEASON
Already Coach Fod Cotton has
topped his poorest previous season
as skipper of the Cardinal floor
machine.
In the way of striking some sort
of a winning combination, Cotton
has switched his lineup TO such
an extent that the Cards resemble
an entirely new outfit. However,
Wayne Ambrose, the Districts
leading scorer, is set for duty
throughout the battle, as he is
Capt. Irish Carroll, who has been
moved from forward to guard.
CARMEN FOR ROCCO
Carmen Pirro. out since the
football season due to a leg in
jury, will start at center in place
of his brother, Rocco, who has
ben switched to a guard.
Another important change Is
the naming of the young Chip
pewa, Joe Guyon, at forward.
Guyon has played in one game
this season but showed up well
then. Cotton believes that Joe'S
peculiar style will aid materially
in bringing the first major VIC
tory of the season the Redbird
dribblers.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
LEE-JACKSON
IS PLAY AGAIN

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 27.-The
Lee-Jackson High floor teams will
mix with old rivals, the Manassas
High teams, tomorrow night in the
Lee-Jackson gym, with the initial
game at 8 O'Clock, featuring the
girls.
Last night the Lee Jackson
courtmen won from Herald-Times
quint in a nip and tuck contest,
22-21. Johnny BaylisS starred
for the winners.
In the Service Club Bowling
League the Executives advanced
to first place when they defeated
the Rotary pinmen in two games,
while the Lions were losing three
to the KiWaniS.
Johnny AyreS, with a 369 set,
was the leading pinman of the
evening. He bowls with the
KiwaniS.
Bob Tow, Alexandria heavy
weight boxer, left yesterday for
New York to train for the match
with Reds Burman, of Baltimore,
Wednesday.
Stillman's gymnasium will be
Tow's headquarters. He was &C
companied by his trainer, Harry
RaSkin.
The George Washington High
courtmen trek to Ba1lston, Va,
tomorrow night for their tradi'
tional court game with the Wash
ington and Lee High.
The Presidents bank on Eddie
Nowland and Clarence Flick, star
courtmen, to bring them victory.
Last year the Generals tripped
the locals in two games.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Grant Franchise
To Interior Nine

Interior Department Recreation
Association has been granted a
franchise in the U. S. Government
Baseball League, following a meet
ing of the loop in the office Of
]. Edgar Hoover, director, Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
The league, recognized as one
Of the outstanding amateur base
ball circuits in Washington, now
has seven teams. They are Justice,
Treasury, Labor, Navy, Railroad
Retirement, District Commission
erS and Interior.
The league will officially open
April %, with play to continue
into September. All games are to
be scheduled on the Ellipse dia-
mondS.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Armstrong Wins on
Last Minute Foul

A foul shot, good for one point,
in the very last minute Of the
game, enabled the Armstrong
High Tossers to nose out the Car
dozo Clerks, 80 to 38, on the Car
dozo court yesterday.
The game was the second one
Of the city championship series
and placed the Tech boys out in
front in the triangle meet. The
Clerks have now lost one and won
one contest. At half-time the
Clerks led the P Street boys by a
score Of 20 to 20.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27

produced anything yet in the
class of the Capitals output.
On Saturday, April Is, New
England, Florida and Georgia will
take over the drives for the final
week to see what they can do with
them. Georgia and Florida will
supply a heavy turnout of dark
horses" but New England is ex-
pected to cop whatever titles will
be copped during this week.
Tournament officials intend to
follow this plan strictly, though
an act of Congress will not be
necessary for team or two to
lombard the pins outside of their
allotted span.
BY the way, you better read all
instructions printed on back of
this years entry blanks carefully,
for it won't do any good to beef"
later, claiming you did not know
the regulations. The Congress is
going to enforce all rules and regu.
lations, let chips fly as they will
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Baugh to Help
Coach Tar Heels

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Jan. 81.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted by Head Coach Ray Wolf
Of the University of North Caro-
lima with Slingin' Sammy Baugh,
great halfback and passing star
of the Washington Redskins,
worlds professional football team,
for the Redskin ace to aid in the
spring coaching of the Tar Heel
backs.
Wolf coached Baugh at Texas
Christian before transferring to
North Carolina.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Matthews, Brown
Face for Golf Title

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. 81
GN.S0.-J. l.. Matthews, Of MI
ami, and Lloyd Brown, hurler FOL
the Cleveland Indians, meet In the
18-hole finals Of the annual Mi
amiBiltmore Left Handlers Cor
tournament here today.
Paul Waner, defending cham
pion, was defeated by Matthews
in a semifinal upset yesterday, :
and 2
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
TakOma Firemen
Seek Bigger Game

Takoma Fire Department pro
feSsionals, encouraged by the sup.
port rendered their indicated
basketball team, are going after
bigger and better games.
Three times victorious in as
many starts, the Firemen today
were dickering for a game with
Bethlehem Steel, of Sparrow's
Point, Sunday night at 9 o'clock,
and also were lining up engage
ments to follow with Detroit
Clowns, House of David, Rich.
mond, Va, Doctor Peppers and
Newport News Americans.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Wyoming Gridder
Enters Pro Ranks

LARAMIE, Wyo., Jan. q
GN.S0.-Barney Dyke, Univer-
sity Of Wyoming tackle. today was
this regions latest recruit to pro
fessional football. Dyke, who
said he never had seen a grid
iron game until he entered the
university, signed a contra ct
Wednesday to play with the Cleve-
land Rams Of the National
League.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Golf Battle
Berg Plays Jameson
In SenrifinaLs

PUNTA GORDA, Fla, Jan. 27.
Following her up hill win over
Mrs. Lee Walper Of Washington
D. c., in the quarter-final match
Of the fourth annual women golf
champions tournament yesterday,
Patty Berg, Minneapolis, was pre-
pared today to battle Mrs. Helen
Gotham Jameson Of Greenville,
s c. Miss Berg eliminated the
Warrington golfer yesterday, 4
and 3.
In the other semi-final, Jean
Bauer Of Providence, L. T., will
meet Kathryn Hemphill, Co
lumbia, s. c.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27

Dean, got a
W o n d e r full
break. The
Omen G o t
him before he
got Diz.
N o b cd y
W h o knows
b II players
e yer would
entertain the
idea of kid
naping one.
The victim"
would eat up
t h e ransom
money in less
time than it
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Home Again
Gene SdrGzen Rests
After World Trip

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 Q.N.S0.
Back home from a trip that took
him around the world, Gene Sara
zen, professional golf star, was
resting at his Connecticut home
today before departing for Battle
Creek, Mich, to get in shape for
competition next summer.
Proceeds of the event will be
turned. over to the fund to aid
the President in his fight against
infantile paralysis.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27

Finally, the dizzy one paused
for breath and the reporters
asked about his salary, and
Dean said $4,000 is not enough.
Neither is $15,00O," he added.
Asked what he thought of
$4,000, he said: I'D think that
over"
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
ChiettalnS
ASSign 'WeekS" for
National T0urNe1
By GINo SINH

There weeks and weeks
"Be Kind to Animals Week. "Save a Life" Week. Safety
First" Week. Fre Prevention" Week, Don't Talk Back to
Your Wife, Week. and and ad nfintum.
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
Bill Corurn' S
Column

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 G.N.SO.
That fellow Peter Anders, who
was going to kidnap Dizzy
The Washington times., 1938-01-27
WRESTLING RESULTS

AT NEW YoRK-Jesse James. Holly
wood, Cal. threw DR.. John Murphy,
The Washington times., 1938-10-12
C. 0. P. HOPEFUL
OF HEAVY GAINS.
IN HOUSE SEATS
But Democrats Scott
At Their Optimism
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

G.N.S.) With the battle for
control of the House to be decided
at the polls in less than month,
Democratic and Republican cam
paign leaders differed widely to-
day in their claims.
Republicans predicted from 40
to 80 seats additional, while the
Democrats argued that any gains
made by the COP will be insignifi-
cant.
Representative Pat Drewry, of
Virginia, chairman of the Demo
cratic congressional campaign
committee, declared that prece-
dent will be broken by the Demo
cratic party for the third success
Sive election.
BASED upon present informa-
ton, we do not expect a loss OF
more than Is seats at the most"
said Drewry.
"TIDE" Is TURNING
With the Democratic member.
ship well over 300 and the Re
publican membership just under
so, only a political tornado"
could give the Republicans con-
troll, Drewry said.
But Representative Hamilton
Fish CR.) of New York, who has
campaigned in several States, says
that the tide is turning"
Republicans will gain at least
60 new members" said Fish.
People are losing patience at
failure of New Deal policies to
stabilize farm prices and to put
wage earners to work in indus
trial centers.
HOPEFUL FOR 1910
II predict that by 1910 there
will be an irrepreSSible conflict
in the Democratic party between
followers of President Roosevelt
and the growing anti-Roose-
welt elements and that, if the
Republican party takes a middle.
of-the-road square deal course
for labor, farmers and business
under the American system, we
will carry every Northern and
Western State, and probably
even some of the border and
Southern States" !
The Washington times., 1938-10-12
56,599 Join
Red Cross
Roll Call

With 100000 memberships
as its goal in Washington,
the American Red Cross Roll
Call committee today an.
nOunced $3.50 persons had
subscribed during the drive
which closes at midnight,
October II.
Edgar Morris, general chair
man of this years drive, ex-
pressed confidence in his or
ganizatiOn'S ability to enroll
the necessary 43,4O1 before
the deadline is reached.
Mabel T. BOardman, ma
tiOnal director of Red Cross
Volunteer Service, was
present yesterday at tn e
executive committees last
general meeting. AS chair
man of the local booth COM
mittee, she disclosed that the
booths distributed throughout
downtown Washington have
signed 2,224 MEMBERSHIP
in excess of last years total.
They will remain open until
midnight Monday to receive
Iast-minute contributions, she
said.
A mariOnette show, pre-
sented in front Of the Earle
Building this morning, opened
the days program. Miss de-
Graffenried WOlley and Le-
Roy Gerlach manipulated the
dolls.
Twenty minutes of its
monthly meeting will be de-
voted to the Red Cross cause
by the Washington Board of
Trade tonight at the willard
Hotel,
The Washington times., 1938-10-12

Irregulars. Trim fitting
at the ankles! Form fash
ioned. All new Fall and
Winter shades. French
heels and full lengths.
Sizes 81a to 1917.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-01
HINT IS GIVEN REPUBLICANS
 FOR KEYNOTE
Sen. Bridges Suggests De centralization at Maine
 C. o. P. Convention

BANGOR, Me, April 1.-Republi- can Senator H. s. Bridges, of New Hampshire, declared that the key note of the 1888 Republican party should be decentralization" of gov- ernment.
 Senator Bridges spoke before the annual Republican State Conven- tion. He declared that too much power is flowing from Congress into the hands of the President. He said that the reorganization bill was conclusive evidence of this fact.
 Senator Bridges also condemned government spending, the unbal- anced budget, relief policies and other governmental activities.
 Senator Bridges predicted that the time had come for the Republican party to take over the matters which he charged had been "bungled" by the New Deal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-01
FIERCE FIGHT RACES THROUGH
 CHINESE TO w N
Stubborn Guerilla Warfare Holds Nippon Troops
 in Check
LAPS TRYING FOR
 GRAND CANAL PUSH
Farmer Army of China Is Carrying Battle from
 House to House

SHANGHAI, April 1.-Japanese commanders along the Tientsin- Pukow railway line today struggled to get endorsements down to Tai erchwang, key city to an advance over the Grand Canal on the rail- road junction at Suckow.
 With backs to battered walls, the Chinese are carrying on a desperate defense of the little city on a narrow guage railroad east of the main Tientsin- PukoW line.
 Endorsements for the Japanese were started from the capital at Thinan, but were reported to have been stopped by Chinese guerilla at tacks along the railroad
 After eight days of the fiercest sort of street fighting, Japanese troops took advantage of brief Hull and launched a new attack preced- ed by tanks and an artillery barrage,
 The fresh attack was quickly dis rupted and again turned into more street fighting with sally encounters taking place in every street and ev- cry building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-01
HOOVER WARNS AGAINST TIES
 WITH BRITAIN
Implies Fascism Is Rotting This Country Through
 Planned Economy

NEW YORK, April 1.-Former President Herbert Hoover last night told a meeting of the Council on Foreign relations here that the Uni ted States should avoid any alliance with other democracies such as England and France, against the Fascist powers.
 Hoover said, however, that the United States should be wary lest Fascism rot this country through planned economy.
 He said he had found that most European nations were convinced that the United States would be drawn into the next great war.
 Tt is worthy of emphasis he said That Fascism has always begun in form of planned economy If our own so called planned economy is not an infection from the original stream of Fascism, then it is at least a remarkable coincidence.
 If the world is to keep peace we must keep peace with the dictator ships as well as with other forms of government
 It is said that proponents of a United States Foreign policy of iso- lation are in agreement with most sections of Hoover's speech.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-01
R. F. C. LOAN BILL PASSES SENATE, SENT TO HOUSE.
Legislation Provides Aid to Business Also Pulp
 lie Projects

WASHINGTON, April l. = The Senate has passed, and sent to the House. the bill to give the Recon struction Finance Corporation wide and new authority to lend to bus1> ness enterprises, also to revive REC loans to states and subdivisions for public works
 The bill makes available billion and one half dollars for long time loans.
 Jesse Jones, REC Chairman, said the measure will permit of to 10 year loans to business which com mercial banks will not undertake.
 Loans for public construction will be permitted only when self-liquid- ating and where REC finds a reas- enable assurance of repayment.
 Democrat Leader Barkley said it will be necessary to get this bill enacted as soon as possible
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-01
KILL BILL, IS URGED

WASHINGTON, April LA new deluge of telegrams today urged House members to kill the Govern ment's Reorganization bill but Ad- ministration leaders fought for pas sage before the weekend.
 One telegraph company is report ed to have delivered 45,000 telegrams after several denunciations of the bill were made last night over the radio.
 1. Backers of the Reorganization Bill declare that the messages have re- suited from an organized propagan- da campaign.
 Representative Woodruff, Repub- lican of Michigan, said Congress has never witnessed such intense lobbying and brazen use of patron age" in behalf of the legislation.
 Representative Lemneck, Demo- crat of Ohio, charged that the real purpose of the bill is to perpetuate the Roosevelt regime, perhaps with Harry L. Hopkins, as President.