davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
CAGNEY BOXES
ESPOSITO; LEE
FACES FELDMAN

Continued from LIST Sports Page)
Armstrong quite a tussle last win
ter before age put the breaks on
Lew, We saw that fight and
that's where we formed the opinion
Armstrong is vastly overrated, be-
cause Feldman would have beaten
Hank easily had the legs held up.
If this battle doesn't excite the
customers appetites, Ahearn has
surefire pleaSer in the Cagney-
Esposito bout. Cagney is AL Weill'S
boy, and AL hopes Cal can eventu-
ally relieve Armstrong Of that
welterweight crown and tn u S
avenge Lou AmberS, also a Well
fighter.
GOOD PUNCHES
It appears everybody's warning
against Emperor Henry, the one
man gang. Cagney has the physi-
cal equipment to do it and showed
enough in his first appearance to
qualify him as a puncher. Cagney
put on that famous brawl in the
rain with Steve MamakoS q few
weeks ago and floored the Golden
Greek three time+Which is about
as easy as knocking down the
Monument with creampuffs.
Not much is known of Esposlto
except that he's a "busy" fighter
and one who keeps coming. Larry
took Cortez's place when the latter
got cut eye late last night. These
fighters must shadow box in their
sleep.
Jack johnson, the first colored
heavyweight champion Of the
world, is also on the card, but in
an official capacity. Lii Artha"
is a referee now and he'll do the
officiating in two colored bouts.
One will be a six-rounder in which
Slugger White tackles Kid Howie.
and the other is a four between
Billy Banks and Willie Pitts.
Ahearn says johnson is the sec
ond marcher in his parade OF
champions" Goldie advises us
Jack Dempsey was here last week.
In addition to these extraneouS
attractions, Mario Severiono, q
cousin of Lou AmberS, will battle
Baby Face Jerry Hall in another
six-rounder.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

from Memphis. For, to tell the
truth. Bill never will win the
first prize there as the most
popular man in town.
But I give you my word,
Terry has been winning pen
nantS with ball players that I'd
think twice before hiring for
Southern League team. And
have been watching, buying,
selling, and developing ball play
ers a good many seasons. This
season and last I've lost money.
Before that I found owning a
ball team profitable as we'll as
pleasant.
Indeed, it's still getting me
out in the open air, and if we
don't get a winner pretty soon
I may be sleeping out in it,"
But about those Pirates and
Indians?
Well I just can't figure
'em out. And III bet you can't
either.
If l was Pie Traynor I know
what I'd do the way his team is
going. I'd send regrets to Joe
McCarthy's world series entry.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
RAIN H|NDERS
SPEED TRIALS

SONNEVILLE SALT FLATS,
Utah, Aug. 20 Q.N.SD-Rain
which started falling over the
Bonneville Salt Flats early today
threatened postponement of the
speed run scheduled today by
John Cobb, London fur broker.
Cobb was to attack the world
lane speed record Of 345.49 miles
per hour set Saturday by Capt.
E. T. Eyston, also Of England
Cobb's car, the "Railton," named
after its noted British designer,
Reid Railton, is built to whistle
across the saline course at $50
miles per hour, but there was
some uncertainty as to whether ii
would be pushed to that speed.
Cobb went over the course be
fore retiring and found it excel
lent as a whole although some
rough spots have developed.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Title Tennis
Playground Doubles
In SenlifindLS

Semifinal rounds Of the play
ground doubles tennis champion
ships in the junior and senior
doubles divisions were to be played
at Chevy Chase today at II and
2 O'Clock, respectively.
Joe Hossick and Jim Rhodes
faced Bernard Waltens and Bud
Edwards in the junior division.
Bob Bensinger and Dick Bruse
were pitted against Mahon Tarle.
ton and Joe Hall in the junior
section.
In the senior play. Gay Weather.
bee and John Bradbanner squared
off against Henry Lambert and
Jack Walsh. John Hutchins and
Car Maier played Mike Nunez and
Ken Dalby.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

all the California and is undecided
what he will do However both of these boys will in all proba
by with of the fast minor league teams such Scan
Wilmington Washington Presidents Richmond Arrows
Bill Posede Brooklyn Dodgers hurler mddleweigh
champ Bill Lard, San Francisco shoSop, whom
Philadelphia AS purchased $ oO only the second player
history be sold to the majors before completing
mis- first Stanley Hack Cubs third sacker the other
Buscher former Maryland University aaround athlete
Griffith Stadium batting practice pitcher for
rmen Buscher with the Panama City team Of the
Florida his down the standings
with weeks of the schedule remaining he got
pack and home The engagement OF Dr.
Donovan Georgetown aunus and Miss Dorothy Mard OF
City, last night in New York Andy
Pupils ASarS first team
poll quarterback Chicago boy. and will
making appearance Wednesday before
crowd since he played with Harrison Tech High School Of
Chicago. AL McALWEE
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

be carried on the squad q.
Time will tell, however E. The
irony of it all, for fellows like
Johnny Spirida, Rink Bond,
Charley Payne and the others
who were dropped from the Red
skins team Most of them
came here unheralded, and with
out any fanfare, and they had
to battle twice as hard to make
the grade e.. Spirida, for in
stance, gave up a chance to sign
with the Baltimore Orioles in
baseball, but when he found out
that by signing he'd have to
give up a chance to try for a
place with the Redskins. he
x,,- 4IA n4fan Di1A%
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Quick Witt, the Fit!

Even if there was some
"geezer' in the present Pitts
burgh and Cleveland outfits,
which we know isn't true. It's
ridiculous on its face. I say
even if it. were true about teams
that have folded like an out
worn opera hat, from which the
Zing has gone from the spring,
this season, it wouldn't explain
all the other Pirate and Indian
outfits that have collapsed in
the stretch through the years.
In the last two series with the
Yankees, the Indians couldn't
have beat the rug on the New
York clubhouse floor, if any.
1t was positively a bush ball
club that Witt had on exhibition
in the stadium this past week
A Three-I looking outfit and
yet, weighed man for man, a
collection of great players.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

Which it has been, on paper,
the last four or five seasons.
1 admit there may be some
excuse for the faces of the noble
redmen from the shores of Lake
Erie turning pale at the
approach Of the Yankees. If
General Custer could have had
Gehrig, Dickey and Di Maggie
with their big bats-at the last
stand, he could have turned it
into a Junior prom.
When those guys start knock
ing the stitches out of baseballs,
they positively scare little chill
dren. Yes, the Indians have
something to make them quail
and wish they'd staid in bed"
But what are the Pirates
afraid of in the National
League? Larry MacPhail?
The Giants and their second
division International League
infield are nothing to cause
them to Scuttle their own ship.
l thought the Cubs would get
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

going when Hartnett was made
manager. All the going they've
done has been around the
circuit.
The Reds never quite had it
and the Cardinals who should
have been a pennant contender
in this terrible race just with
the names on their uniforms
qpit en- masse when Dean was
traded.
BY the time they had discov-
cred that the great mans de-
parture had made no difference
except to ease the strain on
their ear drums, it was too late
for them to get started.
Watkins Calls Terry Tops
Col. Thomas Watkins, hand
some, red-headed owner of the
Memphis Chicks, was in New
York over the weekend to sell
a pitcher to Brooklyn. Talking
of his fellow townsman, Bill
Terry, Tom said:
Il believe he's the greatest
manager baseball has produced
in 20 years. I'm not even sure
he isn't the greatest of all time,
and that's not because he comes
The Washington times., 1938-08-29


In this way you get the horse
entirely on the gang plank.
Then if the horse is still re-
luctant, one attendant may
firmly bat the horse on the rump
with the brush part Of a broom.
which of course is only for the
purpose of taking the horses
mind of his opinion that he
doesn't want to enter the van,
and does not in any way harm
the horse.
After this is done, firmly and
gently back the horse into its
proper stall and place hay at its
disposal.
When unloading, do not rush
it of excitedly, but be natural
in all your movements and you
will find that your horse will
respond Immediately. It only
wants q chance to know what it
is intended to do. If these
tactics are used for the first time
or two in loading, ! am confident
you will never have further
trouble in loading your animal.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

prestige l had gained.
I always was q busy fighter,
keeping active without any long
layoffs' between bouts. and we
decided to continue along that
line. In only few weeks I was
back in the ring again, meeting
Billy Beauhuld, then joey
Brown, Tony Chavez and
Johnny Jones-an knockouts to
give me a string of 20 knock
outs in a row as 1888 opened.
AFTER BIGGER GAME
But what now? The big
money is in championship
fights and there were no out
standing featherweights around
at the moment to enable me to
defend my 126-pound crown.
Mr.. Mead decided finally that
we should go after the light
weight championship held by
Lou Ambers.
And now I think you are
about to read for the first
time exactly how the match
for Barney Ross welterweight
championship came to be made,
We wanted Ambers because he
was nearer my size and was in
the division next above the
featherweight. We actually
hadn't given Ross a thought.
But when negotiations were
opened for q bout with Ambers,
his manager, AL WE'LL, stalled
briefly then in all seriousness
announced that he would de-
mand a 100000 guarantee from
Promoter Mike Jacobs.
SECOND TITLE
That killed all chance Of my
fighting AmberS for the time
being, but it paved the way to
my match with Ross and to my
winning a second champion
ship.
My explanation of how it came
about will give you a glimpse of
the inside workings Of boxing.
and will show you how i'm
portant matches sometimes vir-
tually make themselves.
When the Ambers fight fell
through, Mr.. Mead went to
Cleveland on business and while
there met Jack KearnS, who
managed Jack Dempsey to the
heavyweight championship. and
who is known as one Of the
smartest men in boxing. During
the conversation the possibility
of my meeting Ross came up and
Mr.. Kearns said:
"If you want Ross I'll start
the ball rolling. I'll announce
I'm making the match for De-
troit or Cleveland and I'll make
a legitimate offer"
Mr.. Kearns did. Promoter
Jacobs Immediately called Mr..
Mead when he read about it.
and said he wanted the match.
Mr.. Mead said the man who
could close with Ross could have
the fight, and SO on May 81 l
met him-for Yromoter Jacobs
in the Long Island Bowl, New
York. I had met Sarron on Oc-
tober 81 of last year, so won
my second title in seven months
almost to the day.
Next-BuiIding weight for the
Ross fight.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Michigan A. {.
Tops Chevy Chase

Finch's Michigan Athletic Club
turned back Chevy Chase Card
inals in a Columbian League game
by 6 to S.
The victory assures Finch'S q
place in the quarterfinalS Of the
championship round. Michigan
made 9 hits against 4 for Chevy
Chase.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

G e n e Sarazen
won the Lake
Pl a ci d Open
golf ur n a.
ment. His 70
hole score was
281.
Sarazen h a d
a 10 and a So
in his last two
rounds to win
first prize
money of $3.50.
Stanley Horner,
of Ottawa, On
tario, was sec
ond with 1888.
Ram HanpTun,
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Georgetown A. {.
Takes Twin Bill

Georgetown A. C. took a double.
header from Snug Harbor yester-
day by scores Of 10 to 2 and 5 to 4.
Tom DooniS was the individual
! star with a great game on the
mound and with the bat.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Old Milwaukee
TOPS WinchesteI

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 20.
Old Milwaukee baseball team OF
Washington defeated winchester
Z to 6, despite a four-run rally
staged by the host club in the
ninth inning.
Each side made a dozen hits.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

many additional thoroughbreds
will be sought.
4 i
Also crossing our path was
Little" Willie DAILY, who Of
ficiates as paddock judge during
the Charles Town meetings, and
his family.
4 4
Another interesting group more
in evidence at this years meet
in nearby. Maryland than in pre-
vious years are the social and
official groups from the Capt.
tails smart society and high
ranking Federal families.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

and year out both Pittsburgh
and Cleveland have powerful
teams on paper. And year in
and year out the safest bet in
baseball is that neithe rwill win
. pennant.
Of course. the surest bets 60
wrong occasionally. and this
year it looks as though the Pi-
rates are going to stumble home
with the National League flag,
But strictly against their will. If
they do, it will be because they
can't help themselves.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
ADVICE TO BREEDERS

Having had 50 many head
aches myself In shipping young
and green horses, I'm going to
take the liberty OF offering some
advice to other breeders in this
opening column Of mine. These
suggestions. I believe, will head
off many headaches for others
interested in horses.
Sometimes considerable time
and patience are consumed In
loading and unloading horses
which have become habitual bad
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
American Association

Milwaukee Is; indianapolis (first
game).
Milwaukee, s; Indianapolis, 7 (second
game).
Minneapolis, 3: Toledo 2 (Irst camel
Toledo, IL, Minneapolis, Csecond
game).
st. Paul. II, Columbus, Nirst game).
St Paul, I: Columbus (second
game).
Kansas City, 6; Louisville, ..
STANDING OF THE CLURS
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Brooklyn, s; Pittsburgh, S.
New York, 7; Cincinnati, 3.
Chicago, 6+3; Philadelphia, s.
first game IL innings).
st. Louis, 80; Boston, Ia.
TOday'S Games
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

The boys are saying (and not making any bones about
ether that George Automatic" Karamatc the Con
taking Cliff Battles place in the Redskins backfeld is
greay overrated football player and is plenty lucky to
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Standings

Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Cleveland, 6; WASHINGTON, S
New York, 4; st. Louis, 2.
Detroit. a; Boston, 8.
Philadelphia, 81; Chicago, a.
TOday'S Games
Cleveland at WASHINGTON.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Complete Collapse

The Pirates have run strictly
10 form they have just about
completely collapsed these past
two weeks, losing game after
game and finally winding up
with Handley and Rizzo-the
two young men who were sup
posed to be winning the pennant
for 'em-on the bench. It's the
ether teams in the league that
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

Jimmy Hato points out in of this columns favorlte
cartoons-"Theyll do it every time.
Ever hear of the Pirates and Indians in the big leagues
Jimmy They made order for your cartoon They
fold the srctch and theN do il time Year IN
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Mullen Cafe Wins

Mullen Cafemen won from the
Marylanders in a well-played soft
ball game at Magruder Park, 4
to 2.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
international League

Toronto, /; Montreal, list Rame).
Montreal T. Toronto, 3 q innings,
End Game).
Syracuse, & Baltimore, Nst camel
Syracuse, 5; Baltimore, u innings,
End Eame).
Rochester, 5; Buffalo, l.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

of Dayton, Ohio, and Willie Cor
gin, of San Bruno, Cal, tied for
third with 285's.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Sub Par
Sarazen Winner u
Placid Open

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Aug. 20.
With two Sub-par rounds of golf,
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
By RHODA CHRISTMAS

Confident this years meet will
be one Of the most successful in
history, officials Of the Marlboro
Racing Association entered into
the last week of their meet today
with many prominent racing fig
ures in attendance.
Evidence OF not only the In
creased attendance pouring into
the park from every direction,
but also indicative Of the many
"socialites" and high officials"
is the report that betting to date
has averaged in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 a day. Don't
let anyone tell you that's not big
time money for any half-mile
track.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

only fighter hold ring ttLesJ
By HENRY ARMSTRONG
Lightweight Champion
Syndicate Inc)
NEW YORK, Aug 29.-After my knockout Of Petey Sar-
for the featherwght championship felt like had really
arrived finally had cashed in and knew that the
security always had wanted and planned just about to
be realized We didn't waste any time capitaizng the
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
DELAWARE ACTIVE

Present during the races Sat
urday were such well-known race
followers as John Ayres, a men,
ber of the Delaware racing COM
mission. who took time out to
inform us that many new stables
have been organized In Delaware
since the opening there. These
indications are surely favorable
for breeders, he concluded. since
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

wont keep on fighting as hard
and as long as IA other major
league managers.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
O, 900 a Day Bet at Marlboro Meet
ALWAYS BE NATURAL

thus eliminate any danger Of
your being kicked.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
How Armstrong Met Ross
Ambers Terms High
&+++++A ++++++'
.KEARNS BAITED JACOBS
INTO PUTTING ON MATCH
BY HENRY ARMSTRONG

(This is the ninth IN series OF 13 articles BY H
only fighter to ever hold three ring titIes.)
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Congress in Brief

4ODA1.
Appropriations-Ho debates naval
supply bill.
,Anti-lynching - Southern Senators
continue filibuster
Farm bill-Conference Committee
considers corn provisions.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Committee
hears State relief officials.
'Taxes-James H. r. Cromwell testi-
lies before House Committee on Tax
REVISION.
y TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will continue fight on anti
lynching bill
Public Lands Committee continues
hearings on nomination of Ebert K.
Burlew to be Assistant Secretary of
Interior
Special committee will hear further
testimony on unemployment problems.
House:
Navy appropriation bill considered
on floor.
Appropriations Subcommittee on
District, Commerce, Interior and first
deficiency supply bills, all at 10 am
executive sessions.
Ways and Means Committee con-
unues hearing on tax bill, 10 am. and
2 pm, open.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
JURY SOON TO VOTE
ON APEX SCULPTURE
6.xan Panel to Decide on Hun.
dreds Of Models
Entered.

The artist who will be commits
stoned to chisel the two pieces OF
sculpture which will flank the terrace
1T the point Of the Apex Building
will be decided by . five-man Jury
next week, when models entered In
o. competition for the contract. now
being assembled by the Procurement
Division Of the Treasury. are judged.
Several hundred pairs of models
are now assembled 1T Seventh and
D streets s.W., each tagged with .
sealed envelope containing the artists
name and address. These will not
Be opened until the winning pieces
are selected, Forbes Watson, sculp-
ture adviser for the section of paint
ing and sculpture. Procurement Divi-
sion, said today.
~, 500 and will be placed on pedes-
tails II feet long and 6h feet above
the sidewalk, facing the Capitol from
the apex Of the Government triangle,
A new method Of selecting q jury
for the competition is being tried.
Mr.. Watson said. A second sealed
envelope bearing the artists prefer
ence for one judge accompanies the
plaster scale models. The five re-
eedvins the most votes viii form the
jury.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
No. II OF a Series.
By CARTER BROOKE JcNES


Those who still look on the numbers
game in Washington as q small racket,
| who feel that Federal authorities are
| indulging in fantastic exaggeration
when they estimate the daily take at
$100, ,000-and there are such skep-
tics-might take look at q bundle
which Police Capt. George M. Little
has in q locker at his Office.
Capt. Little is head of the special
investigations squad, and his men
took the bundle recently from a run
near. or pickup man. working for
one of the several affluent mobs that
run the penny racket" in the District.
And search Of this runners pickup
bundle revealed big mound of num-
bers slips
Capt. Little totaled up on an adding
machine the amounts Of wagers re-
corded on these tickets.
They totaled $4,758l5.
Just One Of Hundreds.
And this was only one of hundreds
OF runners who roam the streets in
their cars every afternoon, gathering
in the tickets from writer's who sepa-
rate the suckers from their pennies.
nickek, dimes, quarters and some
times dollars.
That particular runner may have
had an unusual number of slips at the
time. But. from their past experience
with such seizures, members of the
gambling squad do not regard the sum
represented. IS remarkable. They've
made larger hauls from other runners.
One numbers magnate Is known to
have SO runners working for him.
Each runner has scores, sometimes
hundreds Of writer's under him. The
business which each writer does varies
from very small amounts handful
OF customers-to large sums, depend
ing on his type Of clientele and his
aggressiveness as q salesman. Some
who have such fertile territory as Gov
ernment departments or Office build
lngs turn in total bets averaging more
than 1000 every day. police say.
You begin to see why the authorities
place the number of persons engaged
IN the illegal numbers business here
at somewhere between 5000 and TO-.
600, and admit the total may be even
larger than 10,000-no numbers CEN
sus has ever been taken.
Runner Escapes Penalty.
What happened to the runner who
yielded slips revealing $4,758.l5 for
one day?
Nothing. They couldn't make any
case against him stick. Although the
great bundle Of slips he was taking to
his headquarters spoke for themselves.
these were no evidence Of violating
the gaming or lottery laws as they now
are constituted. And the efforts OF
years which law-enforcement agencies
have made to persuade Congress to
pass an amendment making numbers
tickets evidence Of guilt have been
futile to date, with Chairman Palmi-
sano of the House District Commit
tee admittedly the blocker chief.
II the detectives had been able to
follow this runner to his headquarters
and had seen him turn the slips over
to his boss, or to q director Of this
particular numbers bank, they couldn't
have accomplished any more unless
they could have proved lottery sale
on the big boy''-virtually an impos-
sible task.
The big boy" doesn't sell lottery
Evening star., 1938-01-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL unit
LAUDS STAR SERIES
Stories on Numbers Racket Helm
Fight Unlawful Business,
Resolution Saws.

The District Of Columbia Sunday
School Association, in a resolution
adopted yesterday, extended thanks
and commentator" to The Star for
publication of its series on the numbers
racket.
The resolution said "these timely
articles have outlined the growth and
tremendous size of this unlawful and
Legitimate business, and have point
cd to its deletory effect upon leeitt-
mate business and to the fostering and
increase Of crime as q result thereof"
The organization, pointing out that
the articles had indicated officials "are
powerless to break up and stamp out
this form Of gambling under the ures-
ent state Of the law" expressed hone
that . more stringent gambling Law
for the District would be adopted "in
order that playing the numbers ana
other organized gambling may be to-
tally eliminated"
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintend.
ent of police. and the district attorneys
once were commended for "their
efforts in apprehending and bringing
to Justice those responsible for or
gani1ed gambling in our communitv.
which has proved difficult task under
the existing laws"