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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-21
Decision
Robs Teller
Of Classic

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April Ala
freak decision, a bunt by Catcher
Billy Sullivan in the sixth inning,
was the difference between a no
hit classic and the one-hit per.
Torrance turned in by Bob Teller,
wonder-pitcher boy of the Cleve-
land Indians, over the st. Louis
Browns.
The irony of it all was the fact
that the players on the Indian
team raised a rumpus when Um-
pire Eddie Rommell, the former
AS hurting ace, declared Sullivan
safe at first on the play. 1t wasn't
because the Indians SenSed a no
hitter, but because of the decision.
In one-hit performances of the
past, it has been some callous
soul, with his mind on what he
might call his career, who belted
one safety in the dying moments
of the game to ruin such a hurl-
ing classic. There are, perhaps a
half dozen or so cases when
pitchers have gone all the way to
two out in the ninth before that
hit was registered, to spoil a per-
feet performance, and then the
argument was: Was it a hit or
was it an error?
BuG this time the only hit was
a safe bunt in the sixth frame, and
safe one at that only by the
visual judgment of the umpire.
-VoTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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Debut
NedGyr' Is Favored
In StuyUesGH1t Cap

JAMAICA RACE TRACK, N. Y,
April 81 G.N.s).-Nedayr, one Of
the prerace fsVoriteS in the Ken
lucky Derby, viii make his three
year-old debut in the Stuyvesant
Handicap this Saturday at ia
maica. Sun Alexander, a stable
companion, will accompany the
son Of Neddy-Dark Ayr to the gate.
Nedayr and Sun Alexander were
given a prep for Saturdays fea-
ture between the second and third
races yesterday. The two strobe
heac and head for seven furlongs,
which they reeled off in 1928 rs.
Nedayr was held under restraint
by Wayne Wright, else he would
have clipped a second off the
workout. The performance indi-
Gates that the Kilmer steeds are in
fine fettle.
- ~VnTE EoR suEERAcE ApRu a.
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Duke u. Defeats
Middle Netmen

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 81.
Duke University defeated the
Naval Academy tennis team here
yesterday, 5 to 3. Marks, No. /
for the Middies, defeated Mer-
chant Of Duke, 6-3, 6-3, but
Collins, Of the Blue Devil In
vaders, upset Mathews, Of the
Navy, 6-3, 6-3, in featured
singles battles. The results:
SINGLES - Marks Navy defeated
Merchant, 6-3, IS; Collins (Duke)
defeated Mathews. So, s-s; Parsons
(Duke) defeated Bill, 60, 81; Laney
Navy defeated Hulme. 3-6, 81,
10-S: Lyman (Navy) defeated Ward,
81, 60; Doyle (Duke) defeated Berns,
4-6, Ga, 81.
DOUBLES-Merchant and Collins
(Duke) defeated Laney and Bass, 81,
81; Ward and Parsons (Duke) de-
feated Lyman and Lannon, "a, 81.
Match between Doyle and Hume (Duke)
and MatheH and Marks called off on
account of darkness.t go ---"- - 49,
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NAVY. DEFEATS
WEST.MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 81.
In a game that resembled a free
scoring football tilt, the Naval
Academy baseball team submerged
Western Maryland College here
yesterday, 26-12.
After being held ScoreleSs the
opening frame, the Middle
hoped on the offerings of Cooke,
Cole and Willoughby in the next
four, frames for 81 runs. Five
more markers were pushed across
the pan in the last two frames.
Ingram and Mann lashed out
homers as rookie Niles pitched
the entire nine innings, allowing
Is hits. ...,
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DiMdgqio Loses $4,000
For Holdout Campaign
NEW YORK, April 81 (INS.).

NEW YORK, April 81 (LNSO.
Outfielder Joe DiMaggio has
signed with the New York
Yankees for the $4,000 origi-
nally offered, but UP until the
time he arrives here Saturday
from California his holdout will
have cost him $973.98.
He probably will be short an
equal amount at least, or around
$4,000 all told, before he Is In
condition to enter the lineup,
and none Of this will be refunded
to him. Owner Jake Rupert Of
the Yankees said emphatically
today.
For every day DiMaggio misses
as Of last Monday he will be
docked $162.33, this being his
daily wage based on a salary of
SOS, 900 for the baseball season.
"DiMaggio positively will not
get any Of that money or a
bonus" Owner Rupert said.
HE will be paid on the basis of
$4,000. minus the pay for time
lost" -~ -- - - -
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Chicago, 10; Cincinnati, 4.
Philadelphia, 6; BrOOkIy, 5.
Boston, 6; New York, 4.
Pittsburgh, 8; st. Louis, 4.
TODAY'S GAMES
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
pittsburgh at st. Louis.
TOMORROW'S GAMES
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Boston.
st. Louis at Chicago,
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Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
WASHINGTON. 3; PhiIadeI.
phia, 0.
Chicago, S; Detroit, 4.
Cleveland, 8; st. Louis, 0.
New YOrk-BOstOn mot SEIZED.
uIed).
TODAY'S GAMES
Detroit at Chicago. '.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
New York at Boston.
TOMORROW's GAMES
Washington at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Chicago at st. Louis.
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TO Get
Job rs KenNwOd Pro

George Diffenbaugh, former
Indian Spring pro, who resigned
early this season to accept SINH
lar position at Roanoke (Va.]
Country Club, will be rendered
the post at the KenWood Golf and
Country Club.
The popular commercial has
been asked to attend q special con-
ference with members of the Ken.
wood club today. Should the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-21
SOLONS
FIX SCHEDULE
BY GINO SINH

The plebians Of the tennis
world, the Public Parkers, will
foregather at Bill Shreve's Tennis
Shop tonight at 8 o'clock to make
plans and draw up q schedule Of
league matches for the coming
season.
These chaps who play tennis
for the fun of it, for glory is shy
in their particular field, keep the
ball rolling week in and week out
with their league.
This year the circuit will be
increased to six teams, making
room for the newly built Mall
courts aggregation holding forth
at Fourth and Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. The 10 Mall courts replace
the old Henry Park layout which
was blanked out when the New
Dealers came to town and wanted
to throw out their chests without
humping into chicken wire fences.
OLD STANDBYS BACK
Potomac Park, Monument, Rock
Greek, Pierce Mills and Fairlawn
are the old Standbys which will
be back stronger than ever this
year.
Officers for the current season
will be elected tonight, which
means that unless any of the four
present officers, Jim Haskell, preSi-
dent; Deane Judd, vice president;
Bill Shreve, treasurer, and Felix
M. Silva, secretary, wishes to re-
sign, they will be reelected hands
down.
These four men, plus the portly
behind the scene" presence of
Winfree Johnson, of the National
Capital Parks Commission, are the
hub of the local Public Parks ten
mis- world. Most nuny gutta.pur-
cha smackers agree that four more
willing. good-natured or under
standing executives do not exist
tcOntinued on Page'27, Col 81 :
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offer fail to supercede that Of his
contract with the Roanoke organ
ization, it is believed he will reject
the position. In such case the
post will be offered Claggett
Stevens, former Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. and District Open cham
pfon, a former assistant at Con
greSsional, who recently resigned
from the Ponte .Vedra Club at
Jacksonville. Fla.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-21

This Is the
chief change
in the game
during the SO
years Connie
M a ok has
S p e n t a S
player and
manager. The
change has
been m ore
pr o n Ounced
in the last
S c or OF
Y e a r S, the
p a. t ri archal
M a c * will
III m"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-21

$4,000 IN TILL

NEW YORK, April II U.N.SJ.-With
nearly $4,000 worth Of reservations ON file,
five weeks before the event, Promoter Mike
Jacobs believed today that the bout between
Barney Ross, welterweight champion and
Henry Armstrong, featherweight boss, will
gross at least 100000. The Madison Square
Gardens bowl, scene Of the fight, will be
jammed to its $1,000 seating capacity, he said.
Ross will get IS per cent of the net.
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Leonardo Work
Against As
Excellent !
FIRST sHUT0UT
Face Stiff
Test in Series
With Yanks
FIRST SHUT0UT
By FRANK seBuCK" oNE1L

BY FRANK "BUCK" ONEILL
The first series Of the season is
written into the records, and the
Nationals lead the league with
three victories. They beat the
Philadelphia Athletics to keep
their record perfect and rest to-
day before journeying to New
York to face the New York
Yankees. This will be the boys
first major test. Returning to
Griffith Stadium on April IS, they
meet the Boston Red Sox.
Little more could be asked Of
Bucky Harris and his men than
what they accomplished in their
first campaign against the Macks.
Two of the three games were well
pitched.
Leonard surpassed the fine per-
Torrance Of Weaver on Tuesday,
by banking the Athletics yester.
day. Shut-out victories for Wash
ington have been few and far be-
tween in the past few seasons.
Leonard well deserved his laurelS.
He allowed seven hits, good for 10
bases, and only three. Of the Ath-
letics reached third base through
out the afternoon.
NARROW ESCAPE
Leonard's narr owest escape
from being scored upon came in
the third inning. With one out,
Finney slammed a triple to center
field. Werber walked, and then
the powerful Barna rammed q hot
grounder toward right field. The
ball probably would have carried
into the outer patrols for q rum
producing single had it not struck
Werber on the foot.
Berwyn Bill was automatically
out, and Barna was credited with
q hit. It meant little, for Finney
was sent back to third base, and
the hard-hitting Bob Johnson flied
to Buddy Lewis for the third out
Of the frame.
In the first inning Finnev
walked and Werher singled to left
field. Barna then fou1ed out, but
tension grew as johnson walked,
filling the bases. Lodigiana, who
had made five hits in the two pro
vious games, came to bat. The
law Of averages caught up with
the Italian boy, and his sharply
hit grounder was converted into
q double play.
BATTLING STYLE
After the third inning Leonard
'breezed along, making clever use
Of his dancing knuckler and mix
ing it with q sharp breaking curve
in battling style. Stone helped
him out in the eighth inning.
Leonard met his match for six
innings in Ross, the young right
handler of the Mackian forces. The
break of the game came in the
seventh inning, when the Griffs
scored one earned run, and sup
ported this with two unearned tai
lies. The single run would have
been sufficient to win in view OF
Leonard'S excellent pitching.
Stone singled through the IN
field after two Intellectual efforts
and with the game a ScorelesS tie
at the moment, Harris played for
one run. Travis hunted, but Ross
fielded the ball, whirled, and threw
to second base for a nifty force-out
on Stone. Myer singled Travis to
third, and Rick Ferrell's long fly
scored him for an earned run.
Right after that the deciding
break of the game developed.
Leonard rolled to Lodigiani for
what ordinarily would have been
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VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
OLYMPIC STAR DIES

NEW YORK, Apri 21.-A mem
Der Of the 1885 United States
Olympic team, William j. A. Rowe,
Is, of Pontiac, r. l., died yester-
day in Post Graduate Hospital
after a brief illness.
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Dir Puts Stomp Of
Approvul on Chicubs

CINCINNATI April 81 (INs) jerome Herman the great
Dizzy Dean removed his gag today and put the Dean stamp
approval on the Chicago Cubs.
his first extensive statement since being sold by the st.
Louis Cardinals declared the Cubs be the greatest team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-21
MOTHER CHEERED

VAN METER, Ia, April 21.-BOb Fellers
great One-hit hurting feaG turned in against
the st. Louis Browns yesterday, had a rallying
effect on Mrs. Williams Teller, seriously i'll
with pneumonia at her home here.
at was q great game Bobby pitched, but
it is too bad he couldn't have had a nOhit
game.
BObS father, at his wife's bedside, likewise
rejOiced at his sons performance.
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SaVo|di Faces
Thunderbird
On Mat
BY BOB adobe

Joe Savoldi, inventor Of the
unique method of kicking at chins
in wrestling contests, will display
his hammered-down carcass at
Turner's Arena tonight against
Chief Thunderbird, Vancouver In
dian.
It was jumping Joe" who
turned from the ivy halls of Notre
Dame in 1929 to enter the wreS-
ting business and being still q
football player by instinct, Savoldi
hit upon the novel idea of mixing
bit of the French "savate" in his
mat chores.
SLOWED BY AGE
A decade ago it used to be
quite the thing to see Savoldi go
bouncing around the ring, tack
ling, clipping and drop-kicking his
more orthodox foes. Those unfor-
Inmates who couldn't get off from
work on Saturday afternoons to
see their favorite. football teams
used to get tremendous bang out
of seeing Savoldi unfurl most Of
the gridiron defensive tactics
schooled in him by the late Knute
Rockne.
Age has rusted the once-great
athletic machine from Three
Oaks. Mich, but Savoldi has sal
vaged enough of his spectacular
repertoire to give the sadistic
clientele an enjoyable evening.
Chief Thunderbird is the gentle
man who employs his tribal war
dance when the going gets tough.
Thunderbird will grimace; he'll
suffer and his face will be screwed
up into masterpiece Of excruciat-
ing pain, but when he starts to go
to town with that dance, his oppo-
nent looks up the time tables for
the first train out of the city.
The Chiefs dance looks like a COM
bination of the black bottom and
the shag. Yes, sir, the Chief sure
has rhythm, so it isn't very i'm
portant that he couldn't twist a
piece of taffy into knotS-no less
Wrestle. .--
JAMES IN SEMINAL
Jesse James, who is usually q
finds himself in the
spot on this bill against
Jose Rodriguez. Jesse is that
triumph of masculine pulchritude
who looks as if he were Sculped
by 10 Davidson. The beauteous
James is a Greek and his Apollo
like physique always brings enough
signs from the feminine coterie to |
make a Kansas cyclone look like a |
spring zephyr.
Chief Sanooke, another Indian
(what is this. a conventionO
grapples with Juan Olaquivel, a
woodchopper from the Basque
country. Juan will have to do t
a lot of chopping to bring down
Sanooke.
BIG BOY
In case you didn't see the Chief |
in his preliminary unwilling here,
take our word for it, he's i'm
mense. Sanooke weighs all Of
325 pounds and the last time he
appeared here, Promoter Joe Tur-
ner had to get him into the ring
in sections. The Chief must have |
used Madison Square Garden for
a tepee and if he claimed his
reservation by Squatters' rights,
the other Indians would have had
to park in the ocean.
Victor Weber, a North Carolina
product, will match funny faces
with Tony Siano, the ex-Fordham
footballer. IF Tony ever hits Vic
tor. Weber will think nothing
could be finer than to be in Caro-
lima without Siano. Blu Pinder,
a Hindu importation, opposes
Tony Milano in a Commute bout.
There will be the usual byplay by
the overenthusiastic customers
who climb into the ring to per-
sonally boff their pet peeves. Come
early and leave the kiddies at
home.
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It's This
Way ..
BY FRANK BUCK" oNEILL

The rule makers have taken
baseball away from the pitchers
and delivered it to the hitterS.
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record books libel the old-time
hitters and the latter-day
pitchers.
Another fact that the grand
old leader of the Athletics will
tell you is that the committee
on selection to the Hall Of
Baseball Fame in Cooperstown,
N. Y. erred in not electing
George Edward Waddell, the
eccentric pitcher who starred
for the Athletics 80 years or
more ago.
These facts, and a general
consideration of the possibilities
of. the American League teams
whiled away the waiting min
utes before the Athletics en-
trained for Philadelphia last
night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
MRS. CAROLYN ERL
 DENIED DAMAGES
Derby Woman Loses When Court Find s Other
 Driver Not Negligent

Mrs. Carolyn Erl of Derby, who was injured August l, 1886 while riding on the tandem seat of a mo- torcycle operated by her husband, was today denied court recovery of damages, in decision handed down in superior court by Judge Ernest A. Inglis.
 Shortly after she was injured, Mrs. Erl instituted the action against the driver of the automo- bile involved in the collision, Hen- rietta Voycik of Seymour. The ac- cident happened at 12:30 o'clock, at the corner of New Haven and Pros pect streets, Derby.
 Judge Inglis in handing down the decision today found that the de- fendant operator was not guilty of any negligence in the operation of her car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Elan nery was held this morning at 9:30 o'clock from the home, 493 Farm ington Avenue to St. Margaret's church where a solemn mass of re- quiem was celebrated at 10 o'clock by Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, assisted by Rev. Peter Daly and Rev. John Conlan. Seated in the sanctuary were: Rev. Thomas Shea of Anso- mia and Rev. David O'Keefe of this city.
 A musical program under the di- rection of Professor John L. Bonn was rendered by the church quar- tet composed of Mrs. John L. Bonn, Mrs. Marie Bauby Buckley, Joseph Connor and Joseph Mulcahy.
 Burial was in new St. Joseph's $ cemetery with conmittal services by Fathers Shea and Daly.
 The pallbearers were: Joseph Duffy, Phillip Kelly, James McDon- aid, Joseph Shea, Attorney Vincent Scully and Commissioner Martin Tehan. ...
 The funeral of Mrs. Johanna A. Grove was largely attended this morning from the home, 444 South Main street at 8:30 o'clock to St. Patrick's church where a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at g o'clock by Rev. William Wirkus, assisted by Rev. Bernard Foster, deacon, and Rev. Thomas Shanahan S. J., sub-deacon.
 Burial will be in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Father Foster. The pallbearers were Thom- as Droney, Lawrence Ryan, Alfred Segar, Michael Segar, Francis Mo- her and Thomas Grove.
 The funeral of Mrs. Eugenie Rochon was held this morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Belleville funeral home, 68 East Clay street, to St. Ann's church where a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at o'clock by Rev. .. A. Lamon- tagne assisted by Rev, Ubald Laurion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

and Rev. Bertrand Parent. A musi- cal program was rendered with Adolph Tourangeau as soloist. Bur- ial was in Calvary cemetery. The pallbearers were: Adellard Ebert, Omer Rousseau, Leon Courtemache, John J. Began, Frank E. Baril and Frank Baribault.
 The funeral of Mrs. Susan (Gog- gins) Zibell, will be held tomorrow morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home, Al Eastwood avenue to SS Peter and Paul church where serv- ices will be conducted at g o'clock Burial will be in the family plot in old St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Giuseppe De Mar tino will be held tomorrow morning at 8:,5 o'lcok from the home, Park avenue, Oakville to St Mary Mazda lens church, Oakville, where mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Mount St. James ceme- tery, Watertown.
 The funeral of Charles c. Con- ner will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock from the Bergir funeral home, 290 East Main street to Sacred Heart church, where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Buria1 will be in Cal vary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
OBITUARY

BIGHAM Mrs. Mary (Scully) Bigham. wife of James H. Bigham of Al Chestnut avenue died yester- day at her home. A native of this city, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mary Connor Scully. Her father was a member of the Board of Aldermen for many years and she was also the niece of the late Martin Scully, former mayor. Mrs. Bigham has always re- sided in this city and was well known and highly respected especially in the community in which she made her home.
 She was 8 communicant of St.. Margaret's Church and was a mem- Der of the Rosary Confraternity So- ciety of the parish. She was also a member of St. Mary's Hospital Aid society and the aid society of the Sisters of the Holy Ghost.
 Mrs. Bigham is survived by her husband; one daughter, Miss Mary Bigham; one son, Thomas Bigham; one grandson; and two sisters, Mrs. James F. Bagnell of New Jersey and Mrs. Patric. Heveran of Arlington, Va.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street on Saturday morning at 8:15 o'clock to St. Margaret's Church where solemn mass of re- quiem will be celebrated at 800 o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock this evening and tomorrow afternoon and even- ing.
 FEEST-Mrs. Margaret McGough Daley FeeSt, wife of Fred Feest of 32 Hawkins street, died this noon in St. Mary's hospital after brief illness. Mrs. Feest, a native of Bel fast, Ireland, resided in Seymour, Conn.,, for many years. She estab- lished her home in Waterbury eight years ago. She is survived by four sons, George Daley of Seymour, Leo, Raymond Daley of Waterbury and William Daley of Fort Wright, N. r.; two brothers, Patrick and John McGough of Waterbury; three step-daughters, Mrs. Helen Simons of Waterbury, Mrs. George Bessette of Waterbury and Mrs. Peter Quinn of Brooklyn, N. Y. The funeral takes place Saturday morning, time to be announced later, from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Chief Speaker

teammates including Thomas Dooley, Barney Burns, Clarence Dacey, John Pilch, John McGough, Roland Boucher, William Kelly, ''Midgie" Byron, Raymond Frageau and B. Kelly. Heroic Kane, captain of the Shamrocks said that the competition next year would be even more keen than last years.
 Robert Shannon, who assisted ma teria1ly in the conduction of the leagues, was presented with a hand some pen and pencil set.
 Albie Burke, former local and college football star was the prin- cipal speaker, being introduced by Postmaster Martin J. Tehan. who was also director of the junior hague. Thomas Conway, director