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The Washington times., 1938-04-14
DEADL|NE FINDS
JOE DIMAGGIO
Still. UNMOvED

SAN FRANCISCO, April IL ON.
S0.-The deadline passed today
and Joe DiMaggio. he Of the .S46
batting average and 46 home runs
last year, is an honest-to-goodness
holdout.
While the last train which
would get him to Boston in time
for the New York Yankees open
ing game chugged out Of the sta
ton, Joe sat in the office Of his
Joe DiMaggio's Grotto, fish dis
pensary de luxe, on famed Fisher
mans Wharf, counting receipts.
Even in event Of a last minute
compromise between Col. Jake
Ruppert's $4,000 bid and Joe's
$40, 900 ask, the only way DiMag
could get to Boston on time would
be by air.
"And I don't like airplanes,"
said Joe not to graphically.
With Joe it's just a business
proposition. Added to a neat
profit from his grotto, today came
apparently reliable reports the
slugger was offered $50. 900 by a
film company to turn out six
movie shorts.
Although DiMaggio repeatedly
spurned the offer, the apparent
ease with which he could make
more money than Ruppert's offer
by staying out of the Yank lineup
this summer may have kept him
from weakening.
Incidentally, Joe has learned a
new phrase from repeated ques'
tioning about his baseball status.
Asked what now, he replied: mo
comment"
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INTRODUCING
Lillian Rixey Joins Washington Times As
Reporter Of Women's Sports

events, we've engaged Miss Rixey
especially for the women.
Miss Rixey comes from an old
Virginia family. She has lived
most of her life in Marine Corps
pOStS-except for a six-year in
terlude with Time magazine and
a short visit with her father in
Picking, where he was in COM
mand Of the embassy yard.
Not only can Miss Rixey
write about sports, but she
knows them thoroughly. As q
child, she won the boxing
championship, both male and
female, of SantO Domingo. She
is an excellent rider and golfer
and at one time held the mixed
doubles tennis championship Of
the District with Tom Mangin.
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You see women at race tracks,
boxing matches, wrestling shows,
baseball games and every other
sport but you seldom see a
woman sports writer. The Wash
ington Times has decided to get
the wOman'S angle in sports and
we're introducing Miss Lillian
Rixey, who'll tell you what the
KentIer sex thinks and feels
about our noble athletes.
OF course, it isn't aprOpOS for
. lady to yell at an umpire:
xii that bum," but you'd be
surprised At how much women
know about baseball and such
things. As long as they're
Spending their intermiSsiOns
from the hot stove and their
jobs by attending all these
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scared and most of the boys are
afraid to handle him."
They brought the horse out,
a five-year-old bay gelding,
and without even a formal in
PRODUCTION, he took a kick at
me. I found out his name is
Mariato, and if you don't think
he's a real race horse, look at
the charts for the past few days.
He won his race last Saturday
and finished second a couple Of
days ago. Bob GorSuch, Ma
riato's groom, said the horse
was mad because he didn't
win"
Phil Reuter-, Mariato's trainer,
asked if I wanted to ride bare
back, but I thought it was too
chilly.
mo" he said, IT mean do you
want a saddle2"
IF it's all the same to you"
I said, quick like a flash, "you
can put a couple Of pillows on
his back and maybe a little glue
to hold them on"
Lewis Ewing, who, I learned,
Continued on Page "a, Col. ~
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Elected
Herman President of
Boat Club

George Herman and Charles
EisenStein were unanimously re.
elected president and vice.presi.
dent of the Potomac Boat Club at
its annual meeting last night.
Bill Stewart was named secre.
tary and James Burch treasurer
Four members of the board OF
governors were reelected and one
new member moved into office
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.BONURA SCORES
in HOME START
With GRIFFMEN
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEn.L

BY FRANK BUCK" ONEML
For the first time this season
the Griffs coordinated a smashing
attack with superior pitching.
They paraded, for one day at least.
. fair sort Of "murdererS' row."
with Taft Wright swinging the
drum majors baton. Zeke Bonura
stepped along with Wright, and II
one game may be accepted as >
criterion, this pair Of busting be-
hemothS will do their share in
keeping the Griffs in many q bali
game.
Wright made four hits, three
singles and q double. He drove IN
one run and scored two. His hit
ting kept alive the rally in the
ninth inning when Cecil Travis
tripled with the bases janlmed to
tie the score. His double paved
the way for the winning run,
which he personally scored when
Cecil Travis flied to Reese in the
tenth inning. Travis drove in four
runs, which was a pretty fair
days work.
Bonuara tripled once and
singled once. He drew two passes
and scored two runs. Buddy Myer
had four hits and drove in q run.
He drew pass in the ninth when
Niggeling, the Boston pitcher, DE-
clined the issue with him.
TWO COSTLY ERRORS
Wright's hitting more than COM
.penSated for the unfortunate time
he had in left field, when he twice
n1isjudged balls hit into the blind
ing sun. with little more practice,
Wright probably will learn how to
combat the late afternoon glare in
his difficult post.
Not only did Wright and Bonura
combine with Cecil, Travis and
Myer in making the last-ditch
stand of the Griffs a success, but
Joe Krakauskas, the wild hare of
the SteppeS, came in with his
stellar performance of the year
and held the BeSs in the final in
ming. Krakauskas gave one base
on balls, it is true, but he bla2ed
the ball through with so much
stuff on it that johnson whitfield,
Cuccinello flied to Armada, and
West flied weakly to Myer. It was
the first time this year that the
blonde Southpaw looked anything
like q pitcher.
Yves Terrell allowed one
earned run in six innings and pro-
Continued ON Page IS, Col. 81
-V0TE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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Inc lOCAI Dali park muSL 0S
the scene Of the fight for two
very good reasons, to wit: ~
the baseball people hold q con-
tract with Promoter Mike Jacobs
calling for him to stage two
heavyweight championship fights
in the local parks this year; and
(2) they will insist that Jacobs
fulfill his contract.
It's as simple as that.
ANOTHER FIGHT
Jacobs and Ed Barrow, business
manager Of the Yankees, are
scheduled to meet today, oStensi-
bly, to discuss the big fight. AS
a matter Of fact, the writer learns
from an unimpeachable source
that they are to discuss the Ross
Armstrong welterweight title
fight.
BY o happy coincidence, the
Yankees viii be on the road not
only on June 20, the date Of the
heavyweight battle, but they also
are away from home on May 26
when Ross is scheduled to meet
Armstrong.
ONE FOR NEW YORK
Mixes contract calls for Q 10
per cent rental for the ball park.
The baseball people believe Mike
could make more here than he
could elsewhere even If he got an
out-of-town stadium rent free, be-
cause the fight probably would
draw half q million more here
than it would anywhere else.
Moreover, Mike realizes better
than anybody else that he must
depend on the local fans for most
of his year-round trade. He in
tends to stage at least eight out
door title fights here this sum
mer, and it is unlikely he would
let the choicest Of the lot go else
where, especially if he hoped to
draw anything with his other
shows.
-VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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he was a football player for
Notre Dame, which if so, would
make him a dangerous man
with aces back to back.
Anyway, the member from the
Ninth District Of Iowa harkenS
back to the most glamorous era
of all Notre Dame football when
Stuhldreher, Crowley, Don Miller
and Layden roamed the great
est backfield ever developed by
the immortal Knute Rockne.
INCOMPATIBLE ELEVEN
That was the incompatible
undefeated team of 1924 which
had played the two previous
seasons together, and, despite
its light 160-pound backfield,
was able to defeat far larger
opponents on speed and decep-
ton. That particular year
Notre Dame vent on to defeat
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Tennis Play
In Quarterfinals

PINEHURST, N. c., April "A
U.N.S0.-Quarter finals in the
mems singles and semifinals in
the doubles will be played here
today along with women's singles
in the annual North and South
amateur tennis championship.
Play in the third day OF the
tourney yesterday was marked
with an upset when Frank Far:
rell, a junior at the University OF
North Carolina, ranking sixth on
the college team, defeated George
Dunn, Philadelphia, o champion
Of that district and also number
one player Of the Middle States
in three sets, 60, 2-6, 6-3.
-N0TE FOR sUFFRAGE APRIL So
The Washington times., 1938-04-14
1st Matches
Episcopal, Roosevelt
Win Tennis Tits

High school tennis got under
way in great fashion yesterday
when Episcopal Of AleXandria In
augurated its season by trouneing
st. Adams Prep, 8 to 1, and
Roosevelt blanked Bethesda Chevy
Chase, TO.
OF the two separate matches,
Episcopal appeared to be the more
extended as Ragett, Episcopal
No. 1, was forced into three sets
by Wilmer, Of st. Adams.
st. Adams captured the No. 1
doubles when Wilmer and Bradley
combined to defeat Smythel and
Ragett, 3-6, IS, Ga.
-VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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Wilson. Tech Mines
I'm NOn-Series Tits

Woodrow Wilson'S nine. cur
rently in a tie for the interhigh
series lead, will invade Landon
Props field tomorrow for one Of
the two tits in which tnterhlgn
teams engage in nonconterence
battles.
Techs fighting Manual Train
ers, undaunted by yesterdays oe:
feat at the hands Of Western. Will
engage Loyola here.
The Washington times., 1938-04-14
HOWARD STABLE
|. OFF TO PIML|C0

BALTIMORE, April IA The
entire stable of C. s. Howard,
which includes the Incompatible
Seabiscuit, will be shipped from
California to the Pimlico track
here for the annual spring race
meeting, according to an an
nouncement by the Maryland
Jockey Club.
The Washington times., 1938-04-14

d on t bet
on it.
For a cou-
pie of old
codgers W h o
by now should
be able to
t Ike the If
b q S e ball or
leave it alone,
S e e m e d to
find it impoS-
Sible to resist
the lure of
tho firSt
game Of the
s e a S on q t
Griffith Pas.
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Witty To Take
Over Duties
Monday
QUITS KENWO0D
Will Sign Contract
For Indefinite
Period

Witty Cox, golf professional at
the Kenwood Club across the Dis.
trict Line in Montgomery county,
will be the new pro at the Con-
gressional Country Club, taking
over the duties next Monday.
The announcement of the man
to fill the position Of Roland Nc
Kinzie, who resigned about three
weeks ago, was made by Theodore
Grape, president Of the Congress
sional Club today.
Cox will have complete charge
Of everything pertaining to golf
at Congressional and will have q
free hand to run the job as he
sees fit, retaining whatever assist
ants he wishes or bringing in new
ones.
UNANIMOUS VOTE
In making the announcement of
Cox's appointment, Presi d e n t
Grape said that the Congressional
committee which made the selec-
ton voted unanimously for Cox at
meeting held last Tuesday night,
during which time over 100 appli-
cantS were considered.
Announcement could not be
made at that time, explained
Grape, because Cox had to be in
terviewed as to terms.
Cox came to the Kenwood club
80 months ago from the Marine
and Field Club at Dykeman
Beach, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Salary and other considerations
were quickly agreed upon in a
conference yesterday between Cox
and President Grape during which
time every phase of the job was
agreed upon to the complete
satisfaction of the new pro and
the head of the club who also
heads the golf committee. E. -.
BETTER OPPORTUNITY
At Kenwood this morning, Cox
said he was making the change
because he thought it had certain
advantages and was, in fact, a
better proposition than he had at
Kenwood.
The fact that he had applied
for the Congressional post was
known to the golf committee at
Kenwood, Tom Good, chairman
of the games committee there CIV
ing his consent to Cox'S negotia-
ton for the appointment which
was annOIinced todaV.
"Kenwood has been grand to
me since I came here two and
one-half years ago." Cox told the
Times today, land naturally it
isn't easy to break up so pleasant
a relationship.
cat the same time feel high
ly honored at the appointment
to the Congressional post. which
will not take me too far away
from my friends here at Ken
wood.
II haven't been out to Con-
gressional since my return from
the North and South tourna-
ment at Pinehurst and natur-
ally have not made up my mind
to any changes whatsoever.
While Cox was at Pinehurst, it
was common knowledge he turned
down the professional post at
Braid Burn, N. j.
-VOTE EOR SUEERAeE April m
The Washington times., 1938-04-14
Hold Heavy Acreage

Walter and Sam, you know,
are heavy landholders out in
Maryland these days, the one
having a dairy farm and the
other a chicken ranch, both Of
which we've deserted flat when
the Braves and Griffmen hove
into view.
Besides, there was great curl
osity on their part with regards
to a certain ball player in the
domestic troupe, one who off the
field has settled into the ways
of a man in his late thirties but
who still believes he has some
thing of that fine touch remain
ing which he can give to the
game.
For there was Goose GoSlin
Feincarnated in the billowy folds
Of a Washington uniform and
acting quite naturally with it.
Such was the special interest Of
these two old teammates of Cos
Inns. who could hardly believe
what their eyes beheld.
Because the professional paths
Of the trio ran parallel for a
good many years back there
when Washington was reveling
In its first two World Series and
1t did seem just a bit uncanny
that one of the trinity was still
holding forth.
There was considerable good
natured banter, especially be-
tween Rice and Goslin, and
there was some reference to
cracking limbs and the home
for the aged.
When the ribbing waxed
warmest, Goslin cupped his
hands and called, "Cluck, cluck,
cluck," at Rice, who retaliated
with "Quack, quack, quack."
And then came the GROWING
gesture.
GoSltn removed his cap, re-
vealing a great area almost bar
rem Of hair, daring Sammy Rice
to uncover and expose his rem,
nantS Of hirSute growth.
But the squire Of Colesville
Pike stood on the dignity. of a
gentleman chicken fancier and
ignored the affront.
Doing Well, Thanks
It looks like OF Sammy is
doing pretty well by himself in
that poultry touch.
He's going into his third year
now and at last has matters so
that there is more coming in
than going out.
Sammy estimated that he had
between $500 and 1900 thor
oughbreds in his pens, the egg
output from which he matches,
selling the chicks when they are
just a day or two old.
And he's a scientific poultry
raiser, too, not Just one Of those
catch-as-catch-can roadside pro-
ducers, who knows nothing
about calories or the balanced
diets for baby chicks.
Sam was watching Yves Fer
rell pitching to the Boston
batterS and fell to discussing
pitchers Of his day.
It seems that, in turn, Sam
Jones was the softest pickings
for Rice and afterwards the
toughest.
For years he used to try to
fool me-" said Sam, shooting
across curves and playing the
corners Of the plate, and some
how I could hit him at will.
HE finally got wise to this
fact, and about two seasons be-
fore I quit he fed me nothing
but hard, fast ones across the
center OF, the plate and had me
handcuffed!"
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lures, even though it was just
one of those ke-believe games
which meant nothing whatSo-
ever after the last man was out.
Walter johnson and Sam
Rice, who put in many a hot
afternoon, and bothered ones,
too, no doubt, at our ball park,
dropped around to make per-
Sonal observations of the pro-
ceedings and to assay for their
own guidance the 1888 edition
Of the Washington club.
The Washington times., 1938-04-14
KIRK MILLER
Says:

They say that the blood thinS
out as time marches on, but if
it happens to be baseball blood,
The Washington times., 1938-04-14
Contract SnAg
assures Fight
For NeW York
By PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK, April IA CLN.s.).-Although the balyhoo
drums still beating loudly for Chicago Philadelphia
Detroit and way stations as prospective sites for the Louis
Schmeng fight the writer learned today that big battle
not only will, but must be staged in Yankee Stadium.
The Washington times., 1938-04-14
cox GOES TO CONGRESSIONAL

SCRATCHED
LOUISVILLE, KY, April
14.-EmpIOyer, Mrs. Bryant
OTIS bay geIding, was de-
cIared out Of the Kentucky
Derby by Trainer Bryant OFT
today and is the third nOmi-
nee of any stand ding to
scratch. The others are Ted
dy's Comet and Legal Light.
The Washington times., 1938-04-14

-YorE FoR sUFFRAeE APRIL Boz
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-02-25
Sees Red Conspiracy

Having liquidated all independent
unions in Soviet Russia and turned
the labor organizations Of that coun-
try into a rubber stamp Of the dicta-
torship, as Hitler and Mussolini have
done in their countries, and having
destroyed the last vestiges Of demo-
cracy in Russia, Stain now seeks to
have his rubber stamps enter the In
ternational Federation Of Trades
Unions, 50 that the communist task
Of wrecking all labor and all demo-
cratic organizations in other countries
may be facilitated.
ut is a conspiracy to bore from
within on a vast international scale.
The American Federation Of Labor,
as an affiliate Of the International
Federation Of Trade Unions, will never
be party to any such undertaking.
Speaking for the nearly 100000
American workers affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor, am
authorized to say that American work
ers will not permit themselves to be-
come embroiled in war to help save
Stalin's dictatorship.
"Nor do we propose to sit idly by
and watch the propaganda and activ-
tiles Of the communists here, acting
as stalin's agents, in their aims to
undermine the American labor move
ment and this country's democratic
institutions.
''The purpose Of the democratic
slogans with which the communists
have been operating recently is ex-
posed in Stalin's pronouncement. War
and revolution are their aim. BY en-
tering the international Federation
of Trade Unions they would be in a
more strategic position to pursue
their purposes under the guise Of
fighting Fascism."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-02-25
FARM BILL
Passes Senate; Goes To
White House

Washington, D. G. (ILNS) The
administration farm bill, with several
alterations, has passed the senate by
a vote of Sc to 81. The concluding
debate was bitter; and Johnson, of
Colorado, declared that you the
champion of the bill 'penalize the
Creator Himself!" which recalls SEN
ator Wheeler's remark that Provi-
dence had taken sides again the pres
ident's court bill.
The distinguishing features Of the
bill are:
1t continues and strengthens the
present program of soil conservation.
1t establishes marketing quotas
during periods of surplus.
By this and other means, it tries to
get the farmer what is called a
parity price" For all but tobacco,
this means a price which would give
the farmer the same buying power
that he had in the five years before
the World War.
1t continues the system of crop
insurance by trying it out on wheat.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-02-25
HOUSE PASSES
Relief Bill By Overwhelm-
ing Majority

Washington, .. G. (ILNS)-The
$250o00,o00 deficiency relief bin
passed the house ON February 1G by.
a vote Of 351 to % after a long after
noon Of debate ii which the anti-New
Dealers in the house had said every
mean thing they could think Of about
the administration in general and its
relief policies ii particular They
vented their splenn, but only hand
ful dared to back their words with
their votes
The attack was chiefly against work
relief John Taber, Of New York, in
opening the attack, said:
There isn't any need Of passing
this bill because they already have
funds to take care Of relief. The trou-
bit with this relief business is that
it is administered from Washington
by professional reliefers, who want
to build up big jobs for themselves I
On the other hand, Clarence Can
non, Of Missouri, il supporting the
bill, said
'sThe efficiency with which the work
has been administered and these
funds expended is q matter Of graft
fieation to every American citizen. In
the disbursement of billions of dollars
and the employment of millions of
people almost overnight in every cor
ner Of the nation, there has been no
instance Of misrepresentation or cul-
pable mismanagement on the part of
any office of the administration
Indeed, while the antis talked
loudly about waste they made no
charges of graft.
The bill went to the senate, to dis
place the anti-lynching bill filibuster.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-02-25
May Bill Purporting to Take
Profits Out of War is Fake
Says House Progressive Group

Washington, D. G. (ILNS) The
following statement, released by
Maury Maverick, chairman of the pro-
gressive-liberal group in the house,
and Ed V. Izac, of California, so well
expresses the prevailing views of la
Dor that it is given virtually in full
to speak for itself:
"Profting by Americas experience
in the World War, an effort was
launched as early as 1922 to obtain
legislation which would make impos-
sible the garnering Of profits by any
one in wartime. Various veterans
organizations pleaded for legislation
that would completely take the profits
out Of war and therefore discourage
our engaging in future wars. Many
bills have been introduced in con-
gress during the past few years pur-
porting to do this. One of such bills
is II. r. 1891, the so-called May bill.
Bill Is Betrayal
"In the first place, this bill does not
take the profits out of war as the
veterans had hoped. 1t is a betrayal
of the veterans position. Besides, it
is a surrender by congress, in ad-
vance of war, to dictatorship.
1T claims to prevent profteering
and to equalize the burdens Of war
and it does neither 1t claims to pro-
vide for the national defense, and in
no way does so. It says that it is to
promote peace and does the oppo-
site.
1T contains no legislative guaran-
tees against profteering, but only ex-
presses the pious hope that some
dictator-president and his secretary
of the treasury will limit profits to a
fair, normal return on investment.
No Monopoly ControIl'
"Price-fxing powers in the last war
brought profits as high as 80 to GOO
per cent The present bill has no
guarantee whatever of control over
big monopolies.
Broad arbitrary powers can be
used in various ways by any Chief
executive to stop nearly all demo-
cratic processes, and can be used for
fixing wages and, in effect, for forced
labor Finally, this bill carries