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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Baseball His Game

For long time Ruth hid his
wounded pride behind a mask
of indifference. He devoted his
time to golf. But not even the
ancient and royal game could
satisfy him. Baseball was his
game. 1t was his life. When
the chance came to sign with
Brooklyn, Babe seized it.
Ruth was one of the greatest
all around ball players the game
ever knew. His value as gate
attraction never has been ap-
preached, not even by Ty Cobb,
whom many consider to be the
greatest player in all time. His
home run records have stood
through the years. So have his
pitching records, for the Babe
was one of the greatest south
paws who ever toed the pitching
rubber. He never was beaten in
q world series game.
Ruth scaled the peak of drama
in the world series Of 1882 when
he hit his famous home run off
Charley Root. The Cub pitcher
whipped two strikes over on the
Bambino. and as the entire Chi
cago bench derided him. Guy
Bush in the jeer leaders role,
Ruth stepped out of the box,
held up two fingers to indicate
the two strikes and then pointed
to the center-field fence, indi-
eating that he intended to hit
the next ball over the barriers.
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and wheeling short left hooks to
his body.
One thing I want to make clear
in this article is that I'm not
taking Schmeling for q soft touch
this time. have plenty Of respect
for him and his right hand. Folks
keep asking me If I'll be nervous
when I face a man who knocked
me out. My answer to that one
is that will be more determined
to flood him with leather misery.
Can't go messing around none or
stop to think about boxing with
that bird. I've got to hop right into
the trench and start firing. Not
one step backward for Joe on
Wednesday night.
MISUNDERSTANDING bugabOO
won't worry joel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
IDA'S BLANK TIGERS

Ida's Department Store won
from BeltSville Tigers, II to 0 at
Briarley Military Academy behind
the two-hit pitching Of Care.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
No More Mistakes

Now that amt my regular style
of fighting. I've always shuffled
into punch range, felt my bearings
with a left jab and then cracked
chins with straight rights or left
hooks, depending on the opening.
I picked them off.
And I know just what Schmeling
and his handlers are saying.
They're saying: "That stuff about
Louis crowding you is just talk.
When he gifts in there on his own.
he'll 60 back to that reaching
game. Then I'll cross my right
over his left, same as I did before. "
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goal OF major
league mana
ger that he
S o u G h t so
long is practi-
cally assured
to him. Not
even the DAT
fitness b oy S
are paying a
coach Sl5,UUU
to serve as a
traffic cop at
third base for
straining base
runners. The
sweep of the
4 y q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
CAPTURE TWO

The Arcade Sunshine colored
team won two games from the
Trojans yesterday by scores OF Is
to 10 and 4 to 2. Winning hurlerS
were Ostermuller and Robertson"
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In Lin1ehght

Abrams reputation was obtained
at the expense of Teddy Yarosz,
former middleweight champion,
who was given a decisive licking
by the District youngster. On the
heels of that victory came offers
from all over the country, includ-
ing one of $4,000 for a match be-
tween George and Young Corhett
in Los Angeles later this summer.
The unusual part of this bout
is that both principals are natives
of Washington. Phil was quite
some pumpkins as fighter when
George was still rolling hoops
down the street. FUR has had So
fights and in his campaign as a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Standings

*GameS behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
WASHINGTON, 10; Detroit, 6.
Cleveland, s; Philadelphia, 4.
st. Louis, 10; New York, 8 first
game).
st. Louis, 7; New York, 7 Second
game called In eighth, darkneSS)
Chicago, 3: Boston, 2 first camel :.
Boston, 6; Chicago, 1 Second
game).
TOday's Games
New York at st. Louis.
(Only game Scheduled.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20

brought the Babe into the bod
ger fold just about severed the
hold of Burleigh Grimes upon
the team.
Grimes and McPhail have been
reported at odds over matters
Of policy for some time.
There's only one Babe in base
ball, as we'll you know. He is
Babe Ruth, home run king OF
the Yankees. the greatest drama
fist the game has ever known.
It remained for the National
League to pay the debt that mil
lions of baseball fans through
out the land contended the
American League owed Ruth.
The baseball public wanted
Ruth to have his chance at man.
aging a major league club. In
q brash moment the Babe is
sued an ultimatum to Col. Jacob
Rupert, demanding that he
be appointed manager of the
Yankees and that Joe Nc
Carthy be ousted. Colonel Rup-
pert refused to consider the
proposition and Babe drifted
into the National League with
Boston, a disillusioned. heart
broken player.
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Call Radio Ties For
First Place in Loop

Call Radio moved into a first
half tie with Seven Up in the Sun
day Morning Softball League,
wnen it defeated American Linen,
95 to |,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
McALEER is VICTOR

At Congressional, Earl McAlcer
captured the Presidents cup,
when he spotted DR.. R. A. Keilty
five strokes and won in the final
CONTINUED on Page Fl, Col. 81
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FUR PROMISES
TOKAYO ABRAMS
IN STADIUM co
BY BOB ADDIE

1t seems George Abrams is for
ever running into tests. Although
his ring career is hardly dry be-
hind its cauliflower ears, young
George has had more tests than
a medical student in midterm.
The latest Of these trials" is
scheduled for tonight at Griffith
Stadium, when Abrams pits his
boxing skill and newly-achieved
reputation against the hard
pounding fists and caSt-iron chin
of Phil Fur.
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H arris GIeefuI
Over Case
Playing
NOW ON VARSITY"
Mats Rookie Showing.
Remarkable Form
In First Year

CHICAGO, June 20.-Last night,
a few hours after the Mats had
whipped the Tigers. 10 to 6, Bucky
Harris, manager of the Washing
ton ball club, walked into the
lobby of Detroit's Book-Cadillac
Hotel, where Detroit and Washing
ton newSpapermen were debating
when and how Joe Louis was going
to knock Max Schmeling bow
legged.
Harris, having just made his
exit from the dining-room. was
rubbing his hands together, had a
thoroughly satisfied expression
upon his Sun-creased pan, nd
looked for all the world like a man
without a care. He Whistled some
idle little tune as he walked nearer.
WHAT A RELIEF!
Somebody said:
Hey, Buck, didja' just inherit
a million?"
Harris said: "Why?"
"Oh, I dunno" said somebod.-'.
"You look like you're in good
spirits. Maybe winning today's
game has something to do with
it,"
Maybe you're right" said
Harris, but that isn't all. Sure,
we like to win EN- all if we can.
But my biggest bang just now
is this kid Case. He's lifted a
load off my mind.
you know" said Harris, this
kid Case is the most encour-
aging thing about the club. He's
showing me more and more
every day he's a big Lacquer. If
you'd have told me month ago
I'd be talking like this I'd tell
you you we're just plain crazy.
This Case" went on Harris,
"has become our best outfielder
I mean all around-hitting,
running, fielding, hustling. l
mean everything considered.
Why, it's complete transforms
ton.
HE'S MARVELLOUS
"I can't take my eyes off the
fellow. If I didn't know darn
well I had him in the lineup
I'd swear it was somebody else
out there, some corking good
and experienced big Lacquer.
Just a short while ago."
Harris said, I'D about given up
on the boy as an outfielder. In
fact, I told Griff he needed at
least a years experience in some
good, tough outfield in the
minors. But now it's uncanny
the way he's snapped into it.
don't see anybody going back
any better for a hard-hit drive.
I don't see anybody getting off
with the crack of the bat any
better, or coming in any better
for short drives. He goes to his
right or his left easily. The
kids simply got me daffy the
way he's picking drives off OF
the walls.
Another thing" said Harris,
who seemed like he was ready
to go on with his subject in
definitely, the kids our most
dependable hitter against either
right or .eft-handed pitching. He
gets on base more than any
body on the club. He's hit in
every game and it looks like
he's going to keep on hitting.
On this trip he's just hitting a
cool .450."
HE HAS A JOB
ebody said: well,
what're you gonna do, keep him
in there as a regular?"
Am II" emphasized Harris,
Hes the most regular thing
about this ball club and there's
no maybes about that. He's won
himself a job"
A little while later George
Case came in and somebody told
him what Harris had said. The
Nat rookie registered no elation
or surprise.
Heck" he said, II knew I'd
make this ball club. My biggest
surprise is that I didn't get the
job sooner"
AnnAAR AAAAR
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Made Bad Error

Ruth met his nemesis in st.
Louis on mere than one
occasion. There was that day
when he undertook to discipline
Wallie Pipp for what the Babe
pronounced stupid base run
ming He made the error of
attempting to back up his up
braiding with a left hook to
the chin. Pipp stiffened him
With one smashing punch on
the jaw.
Space will rot permit re-
cital of the million tales that
could be told of Ruth. OF how
he started for New York from
Washington once with Freddie
Huffman, Charley O'Leary and
enc or two others in his motor
car. He went into a ditch on a
turn, but all hands miraculous
~ escaped death.
The world looks for Ruth to
manage the Dodgers in 1889,
and the world cheers the full
fillment of a great athletes
greatest ambition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Joe Plans TO CtOwd
Mas So German Won't
Haze Chance TO ESet'

(This s Joe Louie about .OhGt he thinks Of h %
pending SchmenR the Yankee Stadium NeW
city, Wednesday night along
articles, first Of Which here today This the "U
"inside champion himself FOlloD
articles appearing sxcusUsIy in the Warrington Tmes)
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7LOUIS EAGER TO AVENGE SCHNELING KAYO
It's This
Way

The Babe came home; came
home to baseball as the coach
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
BY JOE LOUIS
(World Heavyweight ChampiOny
nv Eeatn Incl

PoMPToN LAKES, N. j., June 2o-"They's only one way
to fight that ole gentleman said trainer, Jack Chappe
Schmelng in the Yankee Stadium June o. That smother
him with punches He can't fight lick unless you reach for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
the once-oUer.

He showed me how to chop right
hooks into q man when you're in
close quarters, same as you curve
home the left.
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Hit the Target

Root hurled a fast ball with
everything in the world he had
on it, and Ruth met it fairly
on the end of the bat. AS if
guided by unseen hands, the ball
rode in majestic Trajectory to
the very target indicated by
Ruth. 1t was the millionth
chance that Ruth took in call
ing that blow. That is the way
Of genius, and that was the way
Of Ruth.
The question has been raised:
"Can Ruth manage ball club?"
Can a man who flouted every
rule of his club demand that
ball players follow the training
rules he sets down? Can a man
who demanded that a manager
be deposed-treason if you want
to put it that way, demand and
expect the loyalty of his sub
ordinates when the ermine OF
managership is draped across
his massive shoulders?
His outburst against Joe Nc
Carthy whom he hated with
fierce intensity was not his first
berserk rebellion. There was that
day in St. Louis when he re-
volted against the authority OF
Miller James Higgins. Ruth
roared and beloved about the
clubhouse in Sportsmans Field.
called Hug a flea and other
things, but the mite manager
quelled him and fined him
$4,000.
1t was only in compliance
with Higgins deathbed re-
quest that Colonel Rupert re
mitted the full amount of the
fine.
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(TOmOrrOw-Bandage bugabOO
won't worry JOEY
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
AUTO THIEVES ARE
PLACED UNDER BOND
Oxford Man Convicted OF
Drunken Driving; Traf-
fic Cases Heard

]. H. Parker and r. F. Thiebodeau
were bound over to the next criminal
term of Vance Superior Court when
nrobable cause was found in county
court today to a charge of theft OF an
automobile the property of F. K. FL
ington.
Recorder r. E. Clements set their
bonds at $4,000 each, default of which
they were remandad to- jail.
Ellington's automobile was stolen
from the city streets more than Two
weeks ago, and was later found IN
Miami, Fla. Deputy Sheriff j. M. Nit
chell and Police Sergeant j. d. Peck
went to the Florida city to return the
men here.
J. L. Davis, of Oxford, was convict
ed of drunken driving and damaging
property and with operating a motor
vehicle without operators license. He
was given 80 days on the roads, COM
mitment not to issue upon payment
of a fine of $50 and costs of court
Fay damages done to the automobile
of Roy Thorpe, and the court recon-
mended that no drivers license be is
sued Davis for the next II months.
Percy Wick was convicted of driving
an automobile without proper opera.
tors license, and prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of the
costs.
Prayer for Judgment was continued
upon payment of the costs as to Mer'
tune Plummer, Negro, convicted O.
driving an automobile without proper
operators license.
Edmund Hart was charged with
drunken driving, and damaging pro
perty, and was found guilty of violat
ing traffic laws. Prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of thu
costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
ASSAULT CHARGES
BEFORE THE MAYOR
Drunken Driver Fined $50
And Taxed With Costs;
Usual Number Cases

Mayor Henry T. Powell presided
over number of assault cases in city
court today.
Newton Bobbitt, Negro, pleaded
guilty to assault with deadly weap-
on, and was given six months on the
roads, commitment not to issue upon
payment of a fine of $40 and costs of
court, paying So hospital bills, and
show good behavior for the next two
Jears.
Noah Robertson, charged with Civ
ing a worthless check of 81 to Vance
Cleaning Co., was called and failed.
and his SIS bond was ordered for
ieited
John Potilla, Negro, pleaded guilty
to assault, and prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of the
costs.
Silas Henley was guilty of assault
ing Rosa Seamster with a knife. He
drew a y2ar on the roads, commit
ment not to issue upon payment of
the costs, and leaving Vance county
by Wednesday morning, remaining
away for a period of two years.
Nonnie Richardson, Negro, was not
guilty of larceny of S5.65 from Willie
Cheatham.
j. L. Robertson, route 1, Henderson,
was convicted of drunken driving, and
was fined $50 and costs, and his Ii
cense to drive was revoked for one
year.
Hummer Hicks, Negro, pleaded
guilty to assault, and was given 90
days On the roads, commitment not
to issue upon payment of a fine of
SO and costs, and showing good be-
havior for a period of two years.
Castor Wyche, Negro, was charged
with possession of non-tax paid whis
ky for sale. The state took a mol pros
with leave.
The state took a mol pros with leave
as to Willie Mae Jones and John Doe,
Negroes, charged with assault.
Herman H. Murphy, of Thomasville,
entered a plea of guilty to speeding
and running through a stop light.
Prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
FINAL SET Element
ON COUNTY TAXES
On 11-Month Basis, With
!. $40, 629 Unsolicited And
Charged Back

Final and complete settlement for
1887 tax accounts for the county was
made by the Vance Board of County
Commissioners Saturday with F. M.
Dorsey collector, and the new books
for 1898 were turned over to him for
the start of collections
The settlement was made on the
basis of the audit completed and pre-
seflted to the commissioners. 1t was
made clear that the audit and the
settlement was for only eleven
months, since the settlement period
was one month earlier, under a new
State law, than heretofore, and was
dated as of August 81. Heretofore the
settlement date has been as of Sep
TENDER 30.
The auditors report showed S2O,-
62988 unsolicited out of a total OF
$181, 8O3.7O. Credits against that sum
were $162, 1882, including some $685.
600 in advance payments of 1887 taxes,
RENTED prior to the fixing of the
rate and which were handled by the
county auditors office.
At the meeting on Saturday the
board voted to make the settlement
for 1887 and then to turn over the
uncollected $2O,629.88 item to the col
lector as delinquent list for handling
as funds could be taken in.
Motions for these moves were fol
lowed by another to turn over the
new books for 1888 to the collector
Some $4,000 to $4,000 of the new list
has already been paid in advance, and
will not be receipted for by the tax
collector as initial collections
At the meeting Saturday the com
missioners had a request for $12O adj
ditional appropriation by County
Farm Agent j. w. Sanders to aug
mont a salary for stenographer in
his office. The request was denied.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 6, 1888
County Soil Vote Near
Unanimous, But Is Light
Result Counted Today l 81 To One; Some Row..
Have No Votes At All; eturns From Franklin Al
Granville Not Learned But Believed Assured -'0

With the exception of one vote, the
So ballots cast in the referendum In
this county on the question of extern
sion of the Tar River Soil Conserva-
ton District were unanimously Tor
the broadening of the program, Coun-
ty Agent j. w. Sanders announced
after the official tabulation of the
vote today. The election was held
on three days, Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday, September II, 10 and
20.
The only negative vote was cast at
ballot box at service station just
north of the city on the national high
way. Mr.. Sanders said some Is ballot
boxes had been placed in convenient
locations over the county, but that
some of them had no ballots at all in
them.
The election was held in Franklin
and Granville counties on the same
dates as in Vance, The results from
those counties were to be counted to-
day, Mr.. Sanders understood. He
had no information on the results.
The county agent said the result Of
the vote would be officially certified
today to the State offices in Raleigh,
and that the entire county would i'm
mediately be included in the work.
The purpose of the soil conserva-
ton district is to furnish expert gov
ernment assistance, free of all COST
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26

Voters of Henderson will go to the
nol,s on wednesday of this week to
decide whether or not the city snali
issue bonds in the sum of $53,OOO 10
match a PWA gift of $4,000 to build
! 100000 sewage disposal plant. NO
new registration was held for the
Election. and the intervening weeks
have been marked by the very notlce-
able lack of interest in the election.
r. has been talked but little, and the
attitude of the electorate, at least OUT
wardly, has been one largely OF IN
difference. Unless there should De
some unexpected happening to arouse
the public at the last minute, a small
vote will likely be cast. One high
citv official has expressed the opln-
ion that he would consider 1000 big
vote, and he would not be surprised
to- see as few as 300 to 500 go to the
polls on the question.
Registration books were open ear
lier in the month to permit voters to
duality to participate, but very few
names were put on the books.
The city has been subjected to sew
eral suits growing out of the condl-
ton of the present disposal plant a
mile east of the city, and Judge
Henry Grady is holding in allegiance
an order to the city to make improve
ments. The State Board of Health is
insisting that something be done.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26

to the recipient, to those farnoon.
string it, in soil erosion nrevaS.' ue-
and soil improvement. ''ion
Al the present time the district -
braces that part of the Tar n' en-
basin west of the Seaboard A. ,yer
railroad in Vance, Franklin -.iue
Granville counties, and also i ana
son county. The referenda wera rei-
to determine if the farmers neid
other parts of these counties da.. du
the gratis service. N'S'red
An office is maintained in ous .
now, manned by half a dozar Alo'a
experts who work in the fonr VI 80
ties. AS soon as there is suff; Souil-
demand and as soon as arranaon loieh'
can be made, two experts will D I0
Gated in Vance county on fri, ~ g.; 10
basis, according to Mr.. WincbeS l,,sil ~
charge of the district offico ~ IN
ford. Acceptance of the seru; "a TX s
voluntary on the part of the fam, IS. = :.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
ESTIMATE BREAK
AT 1HALF MILLION
Tobacco Men Hope to Com
plete Sale Of Offer
ings By Night

An estimated half million pounds of
tobacco was on tie warehouse floors
of Henderson for today's first sale of
the new week, Fred Allen, sales super
visor of the market, said this after
noon. Mr. Allen thought the entire
break would be cleared by night and
that all floors would be open for of
ferings on Tuesday.
The supervisor estimated that the
bulk of the offerings were still of in
ferior types of leaf, and that prices
would show a decided upturn when
growers got further up the stalk in
the grades of leaf put on warehouse
floors.
Sales of the market through last
Friday were close to four million
pounds, and it was expected that pro-
badly two million pounds would be
sold this week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
BARACA CLASS HAS
OFFICERS ELECTION

Officers of the Baraca class of the
Methodist Protestant church were
elected for the coming year in a re-
cent meeting. E. c. Kittrell will be
president, With c.. M Hight, Jr., lis
vice-president. Secretary-treasurer is
w. r. Trogden, with r. w. Dixon as
his assistant.
j. B. Hicks will be the class teach
er, and he will be assisted by s. R..
Harris, ST., and C. N. Kalstrom.
The sick committee is composed Of
Garland Greenway, J. M. Baity and
George Davis, and the lookout COM
mittee is headed by Alvin Nuckles as
chairman, with w. B. Hight and C..
D. Hamm
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
JUNIORS TO HEAR
STATE SECRETARY

An important meeting of the Ray
mond B. Crabtree council Of the
Junior Order will be held Thursday
evening in the orders hall, it was
stated today.
Refreshments will be served, this
taking place of fish fry that has
been proposed.
Edgar v. Harris, state secretary,
will attend the session, and explain
the plan for insurance by the state
organization.
1t is of utmost Importance to all
members, and they should make their
plans to be present, the councillor said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-26
CITY COUNCIL WILL
Mel ItfIS EVENING

The monthly meeting of the Hen
derson City Council will be- held this
evening at clock in the Council
chamber of the Municipal Building.
While the principal business may be
routine" business, it expected there
will be some informal discussion of
the citywider election next Wednesday
over whether or not the city shall is
sue $4,000 of bonds to match $45,-
600 PWA gift to erect a 100000 sew
age disposal plant