The Washington times., 1938-06-20
Orders Roll In

OTdeTS NOtL IN
r Throughout tn e last week,
there has been a steady influx
of applications and nominees
for the CLUB. Because of the
manner in which the organlza-
ton has been formed, those who
have forwarded applications for
membership must bear with the
writer until their membership
cards will be mailed. Cards
will be forwarded upon record
ing in DOTS AND DASHES.
Please send stamped and ad-
dressed envelopes. you appli-
cants for DAPPER DAN mem
bership.
And so today the ball starts
rolling, rolling along HAIR
OLD "RAHRAH McGILL ON
THE ICE" AMBROSE, Director
Of Information, Post Office De-
partment, registers in for DAP.
PER DAN and nominated as his
choice, JAMES A. FARLEY, Post
Master General ZUBE
"SHARP-PENCILS" SULLIVAN,
famous Georgetown football
star takes application wisely and
adds JOHN PAUL PEPPER
BOX" COLLINS, for his middle
degree of DID CY MUS
Giles" McDoNALD-what,
more Georgetown-joins up to
membership with CLAYTON
THE SHADY ORIOL E"
SHEEDY, of FBI Also vel
come to THE DAPPER DAN
CLUB-JOHN TIM E SHEER
AID" STAMFORD. And hold
on, here's BILLY "TIN-BADGE''
BLAKE, your card goes out to-
day.
DOMINICK DI MAGGIO,
youngest of the famous swat
smith family, is tagged at $780,
900. He is rated a crack fielder,
but, his batting to date with the
Frisco Seals is in the neighbor-
hood of .307 -. Birthday greet
ings tomorrow to RUSS VAN
Alta . Remember PAULINE?
He's now GENERAL FRANCOIS
chauffeur in Spain. When MAX
GCHMELING learned of this,
he stated that the BASQUE
would be at home in spot like
that. He was one of the braveSt
men he ever fought in the ring.
One For Rip
WILFRED LEFEVRE, the
pitcher who went from Holy
Cross to the Red Sox, and who
hit a home run in his first major
league appearance at the plate
the other day, said after the
game: II never thought I'd do
anything like that. That's good
enough to make Ripley isn't it."
JACK DEMPSEY is raising
the merry dickens over a story
published in a syndicated col
umn that he was hoped up"
before the seventh round of his
return bout with GENE TUN-
NEY. when he knocked the
champ down for the famous
long count. Il never took drugs
for any bout" snarled JACK.
Il didn't need anything to make
me fight"
JAMES A. ODD FARLEY is
in New York, and will attend
the heavyweight mix Wednes-
day TONY WAKEMAN is
picking up weight SHANE
MCCARTHY, the Catholic U.
football fan, is telling his friends
that the Cardinals are loaded
on the gridiron this fall i.
Ditto for JOE SANFORD of the
Maryland University gang, who
is predicting big things for the
Terps in a football line {.
BILL MCCORMICK. former local
sports scribe. is publicity direc-
tor of the American Wildlife In
stitute and is doing a splendid
job.
JOHNNY WANDER MEER.
the Reds no-hit star. celebrated
his feat against the Dodgers the
other night by eating a big din
: ner in his favorite restaurant.
! When he went for the check he
I found enScribed across it: mo
! Runs, No Hits, No Pay!" .
| RAY BELL played a bunch bet
in the Blockade Handicap at
CHARLES Town last Friday. His
daughter, Carol. was born on
Christmas Day, and horse en-.
tered in the Blockade, named
XMAS CAROL, was the colt.
He is through playing lunches.
The nag finished seventh.
DAPPER DAN membership
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