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The Washington times., 1938-06-02
ESbey F0rgetS Soup Item;
Skins Drill Site DELAYED

these plans and forced Espey to
scour the countryside for a new
site.
Last year Espey was con-
fronted with the same situation,
a suitable place where a big
league football team could be
quartered during the daily rou-
tine and yet close enough to
Washington where these regular
workouts would provide ample
advertisement for the team.
Therefore, after a thorough
search and inexhaustable bicker-
ings, he was forced to establish
his training base at FairlaWn
Field as a final resort. But
these quarters proved unsatis-
factory, especially during rainy
days.
But, now for the mysterious
bowl of soup. Where does this
come in? Simply on the menu
in the arrangements with Off
Gals of Arlington Hall. Included
in the proposals in regard to the
rental of field, locker rooms, the
pool, and sundry other factors,
a provision was made whereby
Arlington Hall would furnish
each husky Redskin gridder two
CONTINUED on Page 20, Col. s.
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SCHOOL TITLE
WON BY LANDON

Landon School becomes the
prep school tennis champions Of
the District Of Columbia by dint
of a 5-to-3 defeat of the st. Johns
team on the Landon courts. Re,
suits:
SINGLES-Perkins (L) defeated Ogus.
Is, 1O-1S, IS: Dorian CD defeated
Hughes "a; 81; Maudling est.
Johns) defeated Lincoln, g.. As,
Ga.
DOUBLES - Perkins-Dorian CD de-
Maudiing-Norriss est. John's) defeated
LincoIn-Stonestreet. "a, As, "a.
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SuAJ IOS
It will be denied on all fronts
for the time being, but Arm
strong intends to abandon the
featherweight class and confine
his efforts to the next heavier
classes.
Armstrong has confided to
friends that he does not intend
to carry on in the featherweight
class. He had to punish himself
to make the weight for Petey
Sarron, from whom he won the
featherweight championship. It
was only because of his super
human recuperative powers that
Armstrong was able to survive
the ordeal of reducing to 1875
pounds. Since he can fight
catchweights and be inside of
the lightweight limit, it is easy
to deduce in which classes Arm
strong will wage his future bat
ties.
The greatest peril to Arm.
strong lies not in the welter-
weight division, but in the 1885,
pound class. of which Lou Am
bers is champion. There are
many capable fistic critics who
think that Ambers can whip
Armstrong, and there are some
who think that Pedro Montanez
might give him lot of trouble.
Leo Radak is mentioned in some
circles as a potential threat to
Armstrong.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Ambers Is Fast

Ambers is as fast as a streak.
q good boxer and a fair if not
a crushing puncher Maybe
he could keep Armstrong away
from him for is rounds.
doubt that he could. I doubt
that any little man in the world
could hold Armstrong at arms
length for Is rounds, or even
half Of that distance. It doesn't
take many Of the pounding
Negroes body punches to slow
an opponent down to where he
becomes an open target.
Before the Ross fight we
heard that Armstrong had only
one style. That's right. And a
siege gun shoots just one way.
The effect Of Armstrong; single
Continued on Page 80, Col 81
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ABE ROsENFELD ~
STEFFES FACES
ABE ROSENFELD

Lines are being drawn as to.
morrow nights softball classic be.
tween Maritime Commission and
DR.. Pepper at Ballston (Va.) sta.
dium approaches, with the Gov.
eminent League, wherein the
Maritime team plays, backing its
entry strongly.
With Harold Steffes pitching
Maritime yesterday defeated Navy
8 to 0, and since Steffes is going
to oppose Abe Rosenfeld, of the
DR.. Peppers on the mound Friday
night, there are many who are
willing to lay a little wager Stef-
fes will outpitch Rosenfeld.
Maritime and DR.. Pepper at
tempted to settle their differ
ences last Friday, but at the end
of nine innings scoreless tie re-
suited and all hands decided it
was too late to proceed farther.
A preliminary game tomorrow
night will bring together Federal
Bureau of Investigation against
Colonial Village All-Stars, start
ing at 1880 o'clock.
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BOmbers Seeking
TaVerns as Foes

Matte Brown Cafe Bombers chal.
lenge Little Tavern Insects at
any time after June II, as the
Bombers are members of local
high school teams and cannot play
sandlot until after that date.
Members of the Bombers in
clude Buddy O'Brien, of Roose-
welt; Charlie Kendall, of Tech;
Stein Of Central. and Chester
Ciomie, Of Tech.
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.0F'S Big Names Pour
Into DenUer for Oben

Los Angeles district in the try.
outs Tuesday.
Vic Ghezzi, Deal, N. j., pro-
feSsional, and Henry Picard, of
Hershey, Pa, went around the
Cherry Hills course, where the
tournament is to be played,
Wednesday with Johnny Daw-
son, of Chicago, and Frank Eng.
lish, of Denver, mate urs.
Ghezzi, on his first trip around
the course, shot a 70. Picard
went around in 70,
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
TOP WEIGHT TO
WAR ADMIRAL

NEW YORK, June 2 G.N.SO.
Samuel D. Riddles War Admiral
has been assigned top weight OF
1872 pounds in the Queens County
Handicap, opening day feature at
Aqueduct Monday. according to
the weights released today by
John B. Campbell, official handi-
capper. Mrs. H. C. Phipps' Shark,
Suburban winner, is next with 1876.
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DENVER, June 2 U.NS0.
Bearers Of big names in golfdom
continued today to pour into
Denver for the national open to
be held here next week.
John Montague, reputed Holly
wood wonder man, arrived to-
day, but will be restricted to the
role of spectator during the
tournament. He was accom-
panied by George Won Elm and
Willie Hunter, veteran profes-
SIGNALS who qualified from the
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title is writ
ten into his
tory, Mix e
Jacobs W i'll
match Ham
m e r j n G
Henry" Arm
strong, well
t e r W eight
and feather
weight cham
pion of the
W orl d, with
Lou AmberS
for the light
weight crown.
The date has
been set for
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
W. & L. High Nine
Downs AnacOstia

Washington and Lee High
School won from Anacostia High,
5 to /, at Eastern Stadium as Nor
ris held the losers to three safeties.
Kirchner's three-bagger was the
hitting feature.
Morris struck out IL Anacostia
batterS.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
WANT SUNDAY GAME

The Indian Head (Md.) A. c.,
unlimited nine. are on the lookout
for a game for this coming Sun.
day. Teams interested, are asked
to call or write, Leroy F. Millar.
Telephone Indian Head so.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
RLCKEY DENIES REPORT

LOUIS, June 2-Vice President Branch Hickey
Cardinals today denied that he campaigning
the Of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands high
commissioner Of baseball He credited with opposing
dis reappOntment it being stated he the
clubs including the ST. Louis
aid president of the Browns said that Hickey
discussed such matter with him and Hickey him.
self laughed off the the Poppy
cock!" Judge Lands far has ignored the report.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Dairy
Downs PepcO Nine

Thompson's Dairy won from
Pepco, IL to 6, despite the fact
the latter outhit the former, IA to
9. Chaconas, Bailey, Roach and
Via each scored two runs.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02

PREAKNESS TROPHY STOLEN

BALTIMORE June 2-Poce today trying to locate the
cuprit who did with replica of the famous WOOdaWn
Vase given the winners Of the PmicO Preakne The $500
miniature awarded Richard Handen trainer Dauber
which took the PreakneSs month finished in
the Kentucky Derby, has been stolen from the clubhouse
Matthias secretary of the
told authorities Luckily the original WOOdawn Vase not
available to the thief it the Dau
berS engraved it when the replica taken.
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Baseball STANDINGS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

"Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh, A; New York, 1.
st. Louis, 8; Philadelphia, 4.
Cincinnati, 4; Brooklyn, 1.
Boston at ChicagO-Rain.
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
WASHINGTON, S; Chicago, 4.
Detroit, 8; New York, 4.
Boston, 6: st. Louis 3.
Philadelphia, 8; Cleveland, S.
TODAY'S GAMES
Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
st. Louis at Boston.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Ex-WHITE SOx
PITCHER KEEPS
TIGERS IN RACE
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Jimmy Dykes, rotund manager
of the Chicago White Sox, regards
life and baseball from seventh
place this morning. and strictly
between Dykes and you and me, he
doesn't think very much of the
view. But Dykes has no one but
the White Sox to blame. They've
lost seven consecutive games, and
are in a scoring slump that is past
all understanding.
To add to the woes of the CLIP
round man." he looked at the score
board and noted that Vernon Ken
nedy pitched for the Detroit Tigers
against the New York Yankees and
beat them handily. It was Ken
nedy's eighth consecutive victory
for the Bang-alls this year, and
makes Cochrane the master trader.
Detroit fans suspected that Mickey
had been gypped when he gave up
Owen and Gee Walker for Fred
Walker and Kennedy.
When Buddy Lewis single hit
the grass in left field in the
ninth inning and sent Buddy Myer
Scampering over the plate with
the winning run, it boosted tie
Nationals into a virtual tie for Sec
ond place with the Yankees.
There's a margin of a few per-
centage points in favor of the
Rupert forces, each team is three
games behind the Indians.
VIVA ZEKE BONURA!
zeke Bonura had a great day at
the expense of the White Sox,
His triple in the eighth scored a
run, and he crossed the plate on
long fly by Travis to put he
Nationals two runs to the good
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coming season, but, 10 and be-
hold, las t. minute dissenting
by an official of the Eagle insti-
tuition a few weeks ago upset
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
It's This
Way
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEnL

Just as soon as the promotion
of the Joe Louis VS.. Max Schme.
ling fight for the heavyweight
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
BAL TIMoRE SEEKS TILT

BAL TWUKE SEEKS TILT
The Triple Three A. c., of Balti-
more, wants game with a strong
District foe averaging Is years for
July 4. Write G. F. O'Connor,
2122 E. Jefferson st., Baltimore,
Md.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
HONOR STUDENT
AT MD, U. KEEPS
DATE, VANISHES
Thomas Gray Sought
Here by Police

After keeping a date with q
Johns Hopkins University nurse
in Baltimore Saturday night,
Thomas B. Gray, "a, honor stu.
dent of the University of Mary.
land school Of medicine, hailed
taxicab and disappeared. He has
not been seen since, and today is
being sought by police in Washing.
ton and Baltimore.
The student is the son of the
mayor of Murphy. N. C. He had
been studying with his roommate,
Dick ,Vorsley. before he embarked
on the date with the nurse, Miss
Virginia Truss. Miss Truss re-
ported he hailed a taxicab and left
her at the hospital about 10 p. m.
Police said Gray has a number
of friends among the alumni Of
the university's Baltimore medical
school in this city and in North
Carolina.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

willing to bet S to 3 that the bridge
would win, but late yesterday
afternoon, after the structure had
given several preliminary creaks,
it collapsed at AIS in just eight
seconds.
Although its flooring broke into
four sections, sending 12-inch tim
bers flying like match sticks, the
entire 840-foot arch plummeted to
the ice pack with a roar that
thrilled watchers. It's crushing de-
scent sent a shower Of snow and
ice hundreds of feet into the air.
What to do with the skeleton re-
mains a problem for authorities of
the two Niagara cities as well as
Canadian and United States gov
ernmentS.
Whether the bridge, drifting in
tact with the ice floes, might dam
age other bridges downstream re-
mained a question.
Engineers said it might be neces-
sary to dynamite the wreckage to
break it into small pieces that
would settle to the river bed.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
BURGLAR EAT S.
HIS FILL AFTER
LOOT|NG HOUSE
Crime Toll Light, With
Cold Aid to Police

A farsighted burglar, with an
economic nature, to say nothing
of an empty stomach, occupied
the spotlight as the latest in
stallment in Washington's fast
dwindling crime wave was written
into police records today.
Once again cold weather COM
bined with the 100 policemen on
extra bandit patrol" duty to keep
the criminal element in check.
CLOTHING GRABBED
Scene Of the burglars opera
tions was a house in the 800 block
Euclid st. N. W. Gaining en-
trance through a kitchen window,
the burglar made his rounds from
room to room and returned to
the kitchen with $25 worth of
clothing and mems accessories be-
longing to AlphonSo Hallback and
a pair Of gloves belonging to
Adolphus o. Eggleton. Their slum-
bers were undisturbed.
He then Cracked" the ice box.
His economic nature fought
against waste of a succulent ham
therein and his grumbling stom.
ach called for satisfaction. When
the burglar took his departure,
only a well-gnawed bone re-
manned.
One holdup was reported. The
victim, Jerry Alvey, 721 Fourth
st. N. E.. reported he was slugged
and robbed of SIS by three white
men while he was walking under
the H Street Northeast viaduct,
between First and Second Streets.
PURSES SNATCHED
Two women reported pocketbook
snatchings. They were Edna
Bailey, 1900 block South Carolina
Ave. S. E., whose purse contain
ing 81 and car tokens was snatched
by a youth at Eighth Street and
Rhode Island Avenue Northwest;
Agnes Jones. TOO block North
Carolina Ave. S. E., who reported
theft of her purse containing S.
by a man while she was walking
at Ninth Street and North Caro-.
lima Avenue.
Jane Blaffer, of Houston, Tex,
visiting in the 2200 block Kalo-
rame Rd. N. W., reported loss Of
a $500 bracelet in a wash room at
the Smithsonian Institution.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

Although outshone by the splen.
dor of modern bridges, its grace
full S40-foot arch, crowning the
roaring Niagara just below the
falls, had become a worldwide
symbol Of romance and probably
was more tenderly remembered
than any similar structure in the
world.
Lincoln Beatty, famous pioneer
aviator, flew his plane beneath its
arch in 1910. Former King Ed
ward VIII stared at the falls from
it in 1927.
Today it lay 180 feet below it's
original resting place, twisted into
a groteSque pretzel-shaped mass
that was moving slowly down
stream toward Lake Ontario, pro-
PEELED by the 80-foot ice pack be-
meath it.
More than 100000 persons from
western New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio endured near-zero
weather to gaze at the battle of
the ice pack against the antiquated
steel bridge.
Niagara Falls residents had been
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
RESTAURATEUR
FOUND GUILTY
Times Staff Photo

Anthony A. Di Gennaro, proprie-
tor of a cafe at As H st. N. E., was
found guilty Of violating the gam
bling laws in a verdict of a United
States District Court jury, reached
last night after six hours delibera-
tion. Three others on trial with
him were acquitted.
Those acquitted were Nick Di
Gennaro and Eugene E. Gargas.
Earlier in the day Justice Adkins
had directed the jury to acquit
George Edward Dohoney.
The four were arrested last
March in police raid based on
information obtained by Police
man E. F. Talbot, who told the
jury he had placed II bets in the
Di Gennaro cafe, a favorite rem
devious of several members of
Congress.
Assistant United States Attor-
neys Samuel F. Beach and Charles
B. Murray conducted the prosecu-
ton,
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Crime Wave Halted,
Plans Mapped to
Prevent Repetition
d. C.. Officials Draft 4-POint Program
for "Cr0cking DOLUn" on Thugs

While the recent crime carnival the Washington
apparently has been checked after of than
month District law enforcement officials today had mapped
plans aimed at prevention of a return engagement.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Providence Paper
Boosts Sale Price

PROVIDENCE, r. T., Jan. 2S
Q.N.S0-The Providence Journal,
one of the leading newspapers in
New England, has announced
an increase in price to 3 cents a
copy, effective next Monday. The
increase is effective also on the
Evening Bulletin. The new car
rier rate will be increased to 20
cents a week, home delivery.
Constantly rising production
costs and a heavy increase in the
price Of newsprint," were given by
the Journal as reasons for the
increase.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Mrs. McReynOIds
On Peace Tour

Mrs. Cecil Ira McReynolds, mem
ber of the committee for the
Peoples Mandate to End War, to.
day is on a transcontinental motor
trip to hold conferences with
women leaders throughout the
country.
Mrs. McReynolds, who was a
member of the committee that
flew to the Inter-American Peace
Conference at Buenos Aires in
1885, left Washington yesterday.
She will seek additional signatures
to the 100000 already signed on
the petition for q mandate on
war.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Newsprint Price
To Get u. S. Probe

U.N.SO A drive to probe the
prices of newsprint following wide
spread complaints from publishers,
was being pushed today by the De-
partment of JUSTICE
At the request of Attorney Gen.
eral Homer s. Cummings, the Fed
eral Trade Commission will start
an immediate investigation of pos
Sible violation of a consent decree
obtained by the Government in a
case against George H. Mead.
neWsprint manufacturer. .
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
2 2ArreSted
ASBGndits

Two alleged armed bandits,
charged with holding up Leon
Wolfe, proprietor of a beer tavern
at 1880 Pennsylvania Ave. S. E.,
Tuesday night, were held under
81, 500 bond each for Grand Jury
action when arraigned today be-
fore Judge Hobart Newman in
Police Court.
According to police, Gerald
Wood, 38, IA Eleventh St. s. E.,
and Lewis w. Reeves, %, 1910
Eleventh st. N. W., entered the
beer garden and after staying a
few minutes, Wood approached
the proprietor, revolver in hand,
and demanded cash. He took $50
from Wolfe and walked out.
Reeves it is alleged, waited a few
minutes and then followed Wood.
Wood pleaded guilty, Reeves
pleaded not guilty, declaring he
was only spectator at the holdup.
THEY'RE VETERANS
aviation for IA years.
Alaska has had commercial
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Build Up Navy
Says Engineer

FLINT, Mich, Jan. % Q.N.S).
Col. H. w. Miller, War Department
advisor and University of Michi-
gan engineering professor, says
this country should build up it's
armaments:
"The Japanese navy is strictly
a stay-at-home proposition. and
to attack West Coast States
would be suicide. However, we
do need a larger Navy, and it
is necessary to build up our
armaments to steer clear of in.
ternational conflicts"
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
BEATS ROBBER OFF

John Nocente, 26, of 749 Seventh
st. S. E., refused medical treat
ment last night for head cuts he
said were received in fight with
a colored thug who attempted to
rob him as he walked through an
alley near his home. His aSsailant,
who struck him on the head with
a stick, was beaten off, but escaped
before Nocente could attract aid.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

The plans were drawn up at a
conference called by District Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen and
attended by Police Chief Ernest
w. Brown, Detective Chief Bernard
w. Thompson, Police Court Judge
John p. Mcmahon, Acting District
Attorney David A. Pine, Police In
Spector L. I. H. Edwards, Corpora
ton Counsel Elwood H. Seal and
Engineer Commissioner Dan I.
Sultan.
4-POINT PROGRAM
A four-point legislative program
was agreed upon by the conferees
and will be pressed at the current
session of Congress. The program
entails: Creation of a bonding
commission to supervise bail in
criminal cases, a substantial in
crease in the number Of policemen,
compulsory registration Of all per-
sons with criminal records imme-
diately upon arrival in Washing
ton from other cities, and enlarge
ment of the investigation staff OF
the Parole Board.
Major Brown reported one Of
the worst problems facing police
in the stamping out of crime, is
battling with the out-of-town crimi-
nal. He pointed out that at a.
recent police lineup, 80 per cent
of 46 crime-suspects paraded be-
fore robbery and burglary victims,
we're out-of-town thugs.
MORE POLICE ASKED
Hazen agreed the out-of-town
criminal presented the most diff,
cult problam and also said prosecu-
tors favored better supervision Of
the bonding system in criminal
cases.
Since the Police Department,
working its patrolmen and detec-
tives on an average of IA hours
q day for the last month, has
apparently put down the crime
wave, the conferees agreed the
city's most vital need to keep the
criminal element in check was an
increased police force.
NUMBERS WAR PLEDGED
Meanwhile at the Washington
Criminal Justice Association open
forum on crime, demands were
made for more rigid supervision
and regulation of WaShington'S
"pawnshops." Joseph Dayton, di-
rector of the Bureau of Rehabili-
tation, declared secondhand deal
ers of the city carry on a large
traffic in sale of stolen goods,
which could be stamped out by
more stern supervision and regula-
tion.
Acting District Attorney Pine
promised the forum drastic drive !
against the local numbers"
rackets, which was characterized
as a most fertile crime-breeder
Pine said no fines will be recon-
mended in the future in mum
bers" cases while his staff of prose
cutors will endeavor to punish
operators Of the game by prison
terms.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Famed Niagara Span
Feared Total Loss
By RAY o'MARA

NIAGARA FALLS N. Y, Jan. % QN.S)-The historic
Falls View Bridge whose venerable panks had been trod by
kings and and by thousands Of honeymoon couples
from all of the globe lay twisted Of steel
today in the Niagara River gorge
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-06
All Time High in
U.S.. Debt Presages
Struggle For FDR
New Deal Faces Battle
Over Spending Policy
When Congress Meets

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.
UP)-The public debt hit
an all time high of $38, ,426,-
367,93 today and emphasiz-
ed growing indications that
President Roosevelt and the next
congress will come to grips on
spending, taxation and economy.
The debt was pushed to the new
level by transfer of S33 900 OF
special treasury obligations to the
old age reserve. and railroad retire
ment accounts. The previous high
was S38, ,4O7 ,012, ,443 on Sept. 10 when
$500, 600, 900 was borrowed to finance
the new recovery program.
The mounting total, coming as
| it appears the administration is
heading toward a new fiscal year
spending record, was viewed with
alarm by conservative Democrats
as we'll as Republicans. Thus the
10th congress, which will be elected
next month, may provide the Pres
ident with the severeSt test of his
leadership.
One of the top senate Democrats
whose influence is recognized told
the United Press today:
Il don't think congress will vote
the President another great sum
to be spent by his ALLEGATION or by
ALLEGATION of Works Progress or
Public Works Administrator au-
thority."
Definitely taking shape was a
move for congress to reassert its
authority over all federal spending.
In the vanguard were men marked
for, but who escaped. Mr.. Roose-
velt's political "purge." They were
almost certain to align with con-
servative Republicans and other
anti-New Dealers to earmark future
appropriations or slash them.
Taxation probably will be the
next storm center. The deficit thus
far in the present fiscal year is
$710,000,000 and the spending pace
has continued to accelerate al
though the trend of income was re-
verSed by the depression.