The Washington times., 1938-06-27

4 his Yankee
+ charges
y 1t paid Dr.
ZY DEAN and
Joe Mccarthy EPPE R
MARTIN to play in an exhibition
game in Oklahoma City in 1884.
While there, they autographed
baseball for big oil man, S. A.
MURPHY, who was so pleased he
turned over to them piece Of
oil land in Wichita, Kan. Just
the other day oil spouted from
the ground and the pair are now
IN the heavy oil dough.
Two celebrations are going the
rounds, what with the birth of
a 6-pound 5-ounce boy to MR..
and MRS. EDDIE JAMES, June
81, and a 6-pound baby boy to
MR.. and MRS. MAX EARRING
TON at G. w. U. Hospital, June
"a. EDDIE COLLINS, Jr., son
of the RED SOX business man.
ager, was elected to captain the
Yale nine for next season. He's
an outfielder Friends of SYL-
VESTER A. BREEN, the sports
sage of Alexandria, will be hap
py to know that this lovable
character is on the mend, and
now is able to go outdoors. He
wishes his many loyal friends
who called upon him during his
dangerous illness, sincere thanks,
through this column. And thank
you too, MR.. BREEN, for your
thoughtful letter to this depart
ment. Good luck, health and
happines for years to come, sir.
More Members Needed
DAPPER DAN VS.
SWamped, swamped, swamped.
The DAPPER DAN CLUB def
nitely has been established,
With the number of applicants
now on file together with nomi-
nations for the austere organiza-
ton, your secretary finds a job
that has reached mammoth pro-
portions But keep the ball
rollin'. We want more members.
Every member must take it upon
himself to obtain at least one
new member week.
However, in order to insure
proper distribution of member
ship cards, please forward self
addressed, STAMPED enve-
lopes. We want no pile up at
this end. Although some of
you forwarded your application
to this department week ago,
they have not been overlooked
and will, in due course of time,
be publicly acknowledged in
this column in the near future.
And now for new applicants
and nominations: MOKE Nc
DONALD is nominated by his
dao, MIKE MCDONALD, thus
giving a father-son combine.
MOKE is a high school athlete,
congrats. And here DAPPER
DAN has hit the NAVY with
a bulls-eye, taking in ANGUS
LAMOND, coach of the unde-
feated Naval Academy lacrosse
team. Anchors aweigh! SERGT.
AGNEW, of the Met. Police,
hops into line with JERRY
THE EATER" O'DONOVAN.
Welcome, sirs! Stop, here
comes HOWARD LIVINGSTON,
boxing impresario and theater
man, along with COL. HEINIE
MILLER, secretary of the D. C.
Boxing Commission and success
fui coach Of the Maryland box
ing team.
More and More
And we go right back and
up comes MIKE LEVENSON
and HAROLD ROCHE, the Vir-
ginia creeper; CLAUDE RIPPY,
crack linksman with the North
Carolina accent, along with
BERT LANCE. the old spool
guy. All nominated by ARCH
ODD MERELMAN Say it
isn't so-GEORGE LENTZ-
what. a sweepstakes winner.
WOW! Note to ALVIN MILLER:
Welcome. sir, but please for
ward stamped envelope for
BUBBLES and LITTLE BUB-
BLES for membership cards.
Thanks Note to SAM BAR
PETT: Received nominations
and will start almost immedi-
ately. Keep good work up. Let's
make it 100 per cent. Watch
early this week Same to JIMMY
BLACK.
Opposing pro football teams
were certainly glad to see where
CLIFF BATTLES resigned from
the Redskins to take over
coaching post at Columbia.
They point out that the move
of the speedy halfback will not
permit them to concentrate
against the passing of SAMMY
BAUGH. But they forget that a
la6 by the name of ANDY
FARKAS is coming up from
Detroit U. to cause new SEN
sation in the opposition's ranks.
WIN TENTH STRAIGHT
FREDERICK, Md, June 27
The Frederick Hustlers have rec
ord of 10 straight victories today
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