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The Washington times., 1938-09-21

"That puppy's nearly
starved" Dan said. "Take it
easy. Here. let me do It,"
"I'n do it," said Mike. Hes
my pup" "Y0u give me that
pup" snapped Dan. What
do you know about dogs?"
near starved and If we load his
belly, he'll croak. Take it easy.
Here, let me do it,"
"I'll do it," Mike said. Hes
my pup"
"You give me that pup" Den
snapped. What the hell do you
know about dogs? I was brought
up with them"
f 'EDIN' THE PUP
He dropped. a tiny drop Of milk
on his finger and .ubbed it against
the puppy's pink tongue reached
out feebly. Dan waited a little
and then repeated the process.
The tongue reacted more swiftly.
Again.
"There," Dan said after a while,
that's enough. We ought to have
some cotton goods. Hey, Mike,
watch the door. I'm wrappin' this
pup in my shirt" He removed that
garment forthwith and wrapped
the puppy in 1t. IF you want
to, you can get me a Shirt" he
suggested. If anybody comes in
I'll be ruined. They don't go for
strip-teaSe acts up here"
Mike laughed and went out and
bought Dan a shirt. He took the
dog home with him, despite Dams
protest and dire forebodings. And
he nurSed it and called it Irish,
and thus a stray pup came into
Mike Savvord's life.
What Irish did was to fall into
a bed of roses. Mike Savord was
one Of the biggest figures in the
city. He was a maker Of mayors,
governors and senators.
All Irish knew was that Mike
Savord was the light Of his life
and a god to be worshiped. To
him only did he give allegiance
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

turned Irish over to Dan. But Dan
died a month after Mikes arrest
and Irish was left with others Of
Mixes friends"
1t wasn't long after this, that
Mike learned Irish wasn't being
treated right. It was this, more
than anything else that made him
take a plea Of guilty. He did 1t
only when the district attorney
broke all precedents and allowed
Irish to be with him in his cell.
And that reunion, Mike thought,
was worth whatever sentence he
would draw. When sentence day
arrived he faced a Judge with
whom he had no influence, a
Judge who had been appointed to
the bench in another reform ad-
ministration, Judge Bencher. And
when Mike and Irish came up be-
fore him for sentence, Judge
Bencher looked at them gravely.
Have you anything to say be-
fore sentence is pronounced?" he
asked.
Eyes" Mike said, IT want to ask
the court favor. Twelve years
ago, I found this dog in an ash can.
He was nearly dead. and the
only other friend ever had saved
his life. He has repaid me in a
million ways.
But my other friend died and
when go away, there is no place
for this dog to go. He has many
enemies because he helped me to
pick the right guys from the wrong
ones. And, right now, the wrong
ones are having their inning. !
fear for his safety.
II want assurance that he will
get kind treatment he deserves
until he dies. That shouldn't be
long now. He's old as cogs go.
So I'd like your honor to accept
him as a gift from me and as a
favor to me-"
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

left the decision with Irish. If
Irish liked the man or woman,
they got what they wanted from
Mike. If he didn't they were out Of
luck.
II leave 1t to my dog" Mike
often said. Hes got good judg-
ment and he can smell rat, even
when it's dressed in silks and
doused in bay rum. He's an expert
on phonies. He picks them out for
me. When he finds one. keep 1t
off the payroll and away from
anything I do."
Naturally this fact got abroad
and Irish was courted with bones,
dog biscuits, silver-studded collars
and leases Of the finest leather.
". LOVE MY DOG"
IF you want to land Mike sa.
word, make friends with Irish, his
lousy mongrel," went the word. 1T
shouldn't be hard for a smart guy.
After all, he's only dog"
But that is where a lot Of them
were wrong. Irish was a dog Of
judgment and his likes and dis
likes were acute.
To Dan Farthing, Irish gave an
eager affection. Left to himself,
he would wander away from
Mixes bachelor apartment in the
upper Fifties and down to Third
Ave. and Pat Learly's place. While
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

and to him and Dan Farthing only
did he give his full friendship.
Not that Irish was a snob. He
was a good mixer. He accepted
the pats and the scratchings Of
those who sought Mikes favors
with the poise Of a gentleman.
Often, when he was uncertain Of
how to treat an applicant for q
city Job or some other favor, he
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

Judge Bencher looked from Mike
to Irish and back again.
II accept the favor, Michael
Savord," he said. "and I sentence
you to from 20 years to lite"
Mike walked out of the court
room, satisfied.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Cat Is Maternity
Ward Patient No.

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. - The
first patient to use Charity Hos
ward has twins. She was Hazel,
pet cat Of the old hospital. She
was unattended and bore two
kittens,
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

'grinned and waited. Nobody came
in for q mornings morning in
the five minutes that elapsed be-
fore Dan Farthing, the bartender,
returned.
Look, Mike" he suggested, for
getting the respect due the over
lord Of the district in his inter
est in the puppy, I'VE got to take
this easy. That puppy's damn
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

1.-THE JUDGE GETS DOG-Day Short SoDBy Ro

n;Es herein to s'tnuts
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

The city was suffering from one
Of its periods Of excessive decency
and the people cried for Mikes
hide. When he was arrested, he
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

AAA9AAV NN@~~~6 N@AS E~~N
It is the result of the National
Capital Parks Office decision to
cancel the permit to hold the
opening local bike meet around the
Polo Grounds because the cherry
blossoms have bloomed and the
Tidal Basin sector will be pack
jammed with gasoline buggies
honking in full-throated joy their
song of spring and irritation.
The race was to be held Sun
day. When news of the decision
came to the haraSSed ears of the
committee in charge they proved
themselves possessed Of the souls
of fire chiefs. (Please stay away
from our interSectionsD
The committeeman got in touch
with the Baltimore authorities in
charge of Clifton Park, where
cherry blossoms bloom sans benefit
of fanfare, and so 80 of Washing
toms ace pedal-pusherS will whir
their wheels to OrioletoWn for the
meet at 2 p. m. Sunday.
The program was also changed.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Lucy Rose Skaters
Capital Duckbin Marx

After having rolled 684 set in
practice yesterday, Bob McKeever
Of the Washington Lions team in
the Civic Clubs Duckpin League,
is roaring defiance at the Rotary,
the team the Lions face at the
Arcadia tonight.
McKeever had games of 1875,
141, 129, 100 and 1853 in his huge
practice set at Recreation.
Lucille Barry is about the most
CONSPICUOUS bowler in the Nations
Capital today. The reason? She
holds a ticket on Royal Daniel in
the Aintree Steeplechase. Miss
Barry is a member of the pennant
winning Orioles in the Ladies
Chamber of Commerce League
But let's hope Royal Danieli does
better than her team did last night
at the Lucky Strike when the
fourth place Adjutants rompec
home with two games. Frances
Ashford's 104-303 was tops for the
winners.
Cornelia Richardson's last-placC
Canaries took the Skylarks ovel
the jumps for two games while
the Second-place Umbrettes werC
sweeping the Cardinals.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
IN
A,A.U. BOXING

(COnt. from First Sports Page)
the button. Adams has drawn Leo
Miller. Fort Myer soldier, as a foe
and if the Marylander is all they
say he is Miller will be doing "to
the rear march" to the dressing
room in double quick time.
But even if the heavyweightS
fail to provide thrills, the smaller
kids will make up the deficit. The
standout boxer of the tournament,
at this point, seems to be c. V.
Crider, Fort Belvoir soldier, who
must have packed some of the
dynamite from the arsenal in his
mitts. o. v. is a real better and
he should zoom through those
other featherweights like a rumor
in a girls dormitory.
Pairings for tonight:
I12-POUND CLASS
H. E. Collins CIV. B. C.) VS.. William
Maske (COlmar Manor): Bernie Perry
mercury A. c. VS.. Willie Tapp (Polico
11s.POUND CLASS
Buddy Yocum (Merrick) VS.. Angelo
Pappas (W. B. CO; Hike Bagdassian
(W. B. c. VS.. Tony De Toto (Police
B. c..
126-POUND CLASS
C. Alexander (W. B. c. VS.. Al Gray
(Merrick); Charlie Arnold (Merrick) VS..
o. v. Crider (Fort Belvoir).
135-POUNO CLASS
Joe E. Brown (Police B. CO. VS.. Whitley
France (Police B. CO; Jack Claggett
National Guards) VS.. Carroll Bright
(Police B. c..
147-POUND CLASS
John Williams (Merrick) VS.. John
Booher (Fort Myer); Lewis Pavonne "a.
B. & W., Alexandria) VS.. Glenn Drake
(Police B. c..
16O.POUND CLASS
William Kamp (Police B. C.) ~s.
Charles Haimone (Police B. CO.: Charlie
Cox (Merrick) VS.. Ralph Harris (Fort
175-POUND CLASS
Bill Nolan (National Guards vs.. Bill
Danner (Merrick).
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
Dan Adams maryland University vs..
Lea Miller (Fort MyeD; Jim Brady
Georgetown University VS.. Andy Ready
(unattached).
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
K|WAN|S ROLL
EXECUTIVES

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March %.
Kiwanis' and Executives bowlers
will meet tonight in the second
half championship playoff of the
Service Clubs bowling league. The
winner of tonight's match will
meet the RotarianS in a block of
five games next Wednesday for
the loop title.
With the probability of acquir-
ing charter, more than $50 mem
bers of the Falls Church chapter
of the 1zaac Walton League will
attend their annual banquet at
the George Mason Hotel, tonight
at 7 o'clock.
Judge Harry F.. Kennedy. presi,
dent of Alexandria's Boys Club,
will make a short talk to the boys
tonight at 8 o'clock, when the
club reopens under the new super
vision of Harry ChildS, successor
to Travis Wilson, who resigned
to accept a position as welfare
director in Fairfax county.
Alexandria's Boys Club quint
fell to the Herald Times five, %
20, in senior league contest last
night, while DR.. Pepper defeated
the Arrows, 51-16, and the AL
Stars topped A. L. l., 50-46.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

The test consists only Of q one
hour team race. Fans who know
bike tingleS will be gladdened by
this news, for one-hour team bike
race produces thrills of all kinds
and conception.
A draw for partners sets off
the following setup:
Bill Cauffman, D. c. champion,
is paired with Robert FRANKIE,
while Buck McDougall, former D.
c. title-holder, will swap seats
with Robert Butch" Kennon,
George Washington U. hard-work-
ing student. -
And here's that angle which
Squirts lemon juice on the salt
mackerel and gives it flavor. Ed
Bieber, the "old man" Of local
bicycle circles, will drape his
creaking bones over the leather for
a grand and glorious comeback"
try. Ed has been promising o
comeback try for three years but
insists that none were genuine ex-
cept the current one.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Cont. from First Sports Page)

Cont. from First Sports Page)
pers a 81 edge over Mailers.
Pressrom No. gave ClarkSon
Gemmill'S Advertisers a Shellack.
ing.
Saturday afternoon, Arcadia
will be the scene of the annual
bowling tournament of Washing
tons Chapter, American Institute
of Banking. Raymond L. Jones,
of the National Metropolitan
Bank, has scheduled three events,
singles and doubles for men and
singles for women. The males
will roll singles in two groups,
with those under 100 average in
one squad and those over 100 in
a second squad.
ToaSters tripped Safety Valves
IN the Ladies Washington Gas
Light League mainly through the
114-298 counts of Ann Jones who
captured top scoring honors. A
l02-290 by Ruth Parlaman was
tops in Meters sweep over Flames.
Comely Anne Meca rolling LOG
300 featured the leading Honey.
moon Specials three-game sweep
over Diplomats in the Ladies Rail
road Retirement League.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Last Minute Goal
By Peck Scores

The Community Center city
wide basketball tournament will
resume play Saturday night, but it
is doubtful whether it will provide
a thrill comparable to last nights
Mt. Vernon 1888 win over Amer
ican Railroads at Tech High
School.
With a second to go and the
score tied, Tommy Pecks made a
desperate lunge at the net from
mid-floor which swiShed through
the hoop for the victorious edge.
Roosevelt Boys Club tripped Bell
ClothierS, Is to 81, and Plaza de-
feated Sigma Mu Sigma, 35 to 28,
with Whoa" Dobyn tallying 16
points for Plaza.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
SEND 7
BACK TO MINORS
(COnt. from First Sports Page)

(COnt. from First Sports Page)
the Reds off Appleton. In all,
they made II bases out of Z hits,
which is pretty fair slugging in
any game.
The Tigers play here today.
The probabilities are that Monte
Weaver, Joe Kohlman and Ray
Phehus will pitch for Washing
ton. Since Phebus looked better
than some Of the more highly
touted young men on the squad,
| it would be interesting TO see him
in action against Gehringer,
Greenberg and Rudy York.
There is marked contrast in
the games played here this year
with those of last year. The Ma
tionals last year beat all comerS
and finished sixth. Now they
don't seem to be able to punch
their way out of a tissue-paper
bag. Maybe they'll surprise some
of the opposition when the sea-
son starts. Here's hoping some
thing happens.
Jake Early has looked great be-
hind the bat in two chances, but
he can't hit. Washington must get
catcher who can hit at least rea-
sonably we'll.
Hes bad ball pitcher" Bill
McKechnie warned the Reds be-
fore they faced Wesley Ferrell.
"If he pitches good ball it's
wild pitch"
Eddie Roush and Hank Gowdy
are aiding McKechnie to round
the Reds into condition. This trio
once played with the New York
Giants.
Virgil Davis hit home run a
county mile over the left field
fence in the second inning. He
scored Riggs and Myers before
him. The wind helped a little, but
twas a terrific sock.
Dusty Cooke powdered one over
Simmons head in the third in
ming, and scored while Mccormick
forced Bongiovanni at second
base.
Guess that those National
League boys must swing harder
for their hits. They got more dis
tance out of the American League
ball than did the American League
hitters.
Before the game Bill McKechnie
solemnly said that AL Hollings
worth hadn't shown thing" in
training. Well, maybe not, but
in the game he showed a good
fast ball, a better curve, a change
Of pace and plenty of judgment
Almada beat out a bunt down
the first-base line in the fifth in
ming, the second hit of the game
for Washington. He also got a
double in the ninth.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
All Ready
HOughtOn Sets Marx
For Virginia Course

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va,
March 23.-Al Houghton, Cham
berlin Country Club and former
washington golf pro. is in top
fettle for the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. tournament, which opens
April %, he proved here yesterday
when he sliced par by four strokes
with rousing 68. paired with
Russ Hollebaugh in a best-ball
match in which the twoSome had
SO. They went out in % and re-
turned in 35.
AL equaled the course mark of
81 on his outgoing round.
A 36-hole pro-amateur tourna-
ment on April % will precede the
championship event.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Virginia League
Regrets Grid Cut

DANVILLE, Va, March %.
The Virginia Literary Athletic
League deplores the action of
Roanoke High School officials in
Severing football relations with
Danville High because of a pro-
tested basketball game which was
awarded to Danville after Roanoke
had won 1t.
The league officials feel that
Roanoke's action was too hasty,
being harmful to State athletics.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

Newest gadgets to curb crime. The
thugs are smarter these days, but so are
the limbs Of the law. Equipped with
pint-sized tear-gas guns, new-style hand
cuffs and lightweight leg-irOnS, ten times
as efficient as the old ball and chain,
they are making life uncomfortable for
law-breakers. Read the article and see
the pictures of these ultra-mOdern de-
vices in The American Weekly, with
Sundays Washington Herald-Times.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Government Clerks
Reform Ball LOOp

Government Softball Lea que
captains will gather at Room
TAB, Farm Credit Building, for
an organization meeting tomor-
row at 4:30 p. m.
Harold B. Vincent, president,
requests all teams interested to
send representative.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Bishop Shows Old Fire
AS NdvY's New Mentor
Star
Cheerful Over
Prospects
BY CHICK KENNY

ANCNAFO11D, N1u., Md1Cu co.
In the boathouSe at the Naval
Academy, three hours before the
start of a practice game between
the first and second teams Of the
varsity nine, Max Bishop, coach
of the Naval Academy and late
of Connie Mack's Philadelphia
Athletics, is busily engaged with
No. 90 sandpaper on a Small-sized
collection of bats.
He is dressed in the playing
garb of a Middle baseball player
with Navy" in large blue letters
with gold borders emblazoned
across the front of the shirt, and
blue and gold stockings to match.
To complete his uniform is a gray
blue cap, embroidered with the
famous uniform initial Of his old
team, the AS.
No, Max Bishop has not forgot
ten his ten years with Connie
Mack.
NO ALIBIS
I'm not abiding about this
years Navy team. But don't
expect too much so early in the
season. You see all this week,
our first decent weather, the
boys have been hard at it with
exams. We have only been out
side three times and then the
full squad was not available.
But We'll find ourselves a little
later on in the season, I think.
I'VE play Vermont here Sat
uday. Last year Navy lost to
this team. They say it is a
good club. Larry Gardner, the
old American League infielder,
is coach of the team" explained
Bishop.
VETERAN TEAM
With Vermont University on
hand for the Navy opener Satur-
day, Bishop has practically de-
cided upon his starting lineup.
With one exception it is a vet
eran team. Capt. Bill Ingram,
left fielder, is the most depend
able player on the club.
Bob Wooding, third classman,
looms as the only new man to
break into the starting lineup,
although Fred Saliva, right
fielder, is a recruit from the B
squad Of last season.
Several members of the football
team, who were working out with
the grid squad in spring drills, re-
ported this week. These lads are
Lem Cooke, a halfback, who
played third base last year, and
who will be carried as a utility
infielder and a relief pitcher, and
Andy Anderson, a lineman, and
sophomore catcher candidate.
The batting order leads off with
Hoard Thompson, shortstop, and
then follows in order Ralph Nc
Guinness, second; Capt. Bill In
gram, left field; Ralph Mann,
center field; Bob Wooding, first;
Fred Saliva or Sam Noll, right
field; AL Sbisa, third; James
Adair. catcher, and Jerry Bruckel
and Jig Madison, pitchers.
The schedule follows:
March 26. U. of Vermont: 30, Ohio
State University: April 2, Dartmouth Col
lege; 6. Harvard University; Q, Princeton
University; 13, Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute; 16, U. of Michigan; 20, Western
Maryland: %. Penn State College; 81,
U. Of Maryland 80, U. of Pennsylvania /;
May 4, L. of Virginia: s. U. of North
Carolina (at Chapel Hill, N. C.): 7, Duke
University lat Durham, N. c.; II, Will
liam and Mary: IA, U. Of North Caro-
lima: Fl, Georgetown University; 2S,
Army.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
PLANS LEAGUE

The BallSton Night Baseball
League will hold a confab at Apart
ment 433, Park Central Hotel at 8
O'Clock tomorrow night. Teams
interested are urged to send repre-
ISentAtiVes,
The Washington times., 1938-03-23

ing back to
work Be-
cause there is
S a t isfaction
in doing any
job, and be-
sides. a f ter
the first day,
you KIN W
t h re are
ly 3 6 4
m or e until
your next va
cation.
If no win
n n gS on
Pompoon, we
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
CAPITAL SWEPT.
BY new CRAZE.
or BADMINTON.
BY GINO SINH

No, those people out on spacious
Chevy Chase lawns these somno-
lent spring days, measuring and
squirting, aren't figuring out
flower borders or stone hedges.
They are making plans for out
door badminton courts.
Wildfire makes the progress Of
frozen molaSses in comparison to
the spread of badminton through
the nation.
The craze struck Washington
little over a year ago and today
the air is full of feathered pellets
and lawns are being festooned
with SO much fish-netting, espe-
cially in the more elite section of
the township, that it appears as
if shoals of giant spiders have at
tempted to weave various homes
into enormous cobwebs.
The femmes seem to go for it
more than the males, but he
trousered sex isn't ignoring the
sport by any means.
SALE GOES UP
Up to two years ago, q dozen
feathered shuttlecocks a year was
q good turnover in any sporting
goods store. Last year one sport.
ing goods store sold IS dozen and
just recently stocked several gross
of them.
The badminton racquets COM
pare to tennis racquetS about the
same as a swan compares to a
duck. The racquet resembles a
circular fly swatter and some wag
claims that the best way to learn
the game is to swat flies, develop
ing the proper stroke and follow
through. But skip that. We are
sure the guy just meant to be
funny.
Badminton is the outgrowth of
battledore and Shuttlecock which
used. to vie as pastime with taffy
pulling when granma was pup
Shortly after ping-pong, also one
Of granma's forms of recreation,
became table tennis, badminton
took a de luxe liner out of Eng
land and swept through Canada's
best circles like the report of a
royal scandal.
BOSTON GOES FOR GAME
Snooty Bostonians, who won't
talk to Canadians but consider
their paStimeS as worthy of their
social position, went for the game
in a Sedate manner. That was
five or six years ago.
It seems that several Bostonians
then moved over to Cleveland and
Detroit and took the feathery
sport with them.
Next it popped up on the West
Coast, at Seattle and Pasadena.
Evidently some Of BoSton's social
black sheep thought so little of
their nigh breeding as to intro.
duce the movie people to the
sport which kept Boston's blue
blood flowing.
And now the virus has bored its
way into the peaceful life of Wash
ington and Philadelphia.
WaShington'S FIVE leading femi-
nine performers will HE to Philly
tomorrow to take part in the Sec
ond annual national tournament,
with Bill Shreve, Tennis Shop
mogul, carrying the D. C. male
standard in the mixed doubles.
Mrs. Kay Baker, Washington and
Baltimore champion, will head the
delegation which will include Mar
garet Graham, Mrs. Clarence Nor
ment and Mary and Margaret
Ryan.
Johnny Conroy, the Capitals
mems champion, and Joe Baker
and Max Harrington, his two dead
! liest rivals, couldn't get away for
the tournament.
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
Cherry Blossoms Make
Bike Riders See Red
BY GINO SIM

Washington bike definitely aergc to Japanese
cherry blossoms.
Say Japanese cherry blossoms" to em and they'll turn
bright red then Immediately turn with ecks Of
yellow and white The psychoss possessed them almost
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
SPORTS
-Bv Bill Corun-

NEW YORK, Marcn "a
UNsO-one of the finest
things about a vacation is COM
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
5000 claiming; 4yearOds upward

BEST BEr-HUsK1E BOY.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

Olere's quick, healthful salad
for you: Sliced and Diced apple
upon lettuce.
And here's the perfect dressing:
II cup Mazola, tablespoonfuls
lemon juice, little sugar to sweet
en-, little salt and paprika to
season. Beat thoroughly.