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The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Votes IS Years.,
Becomes Citizen

RACKENSACK, N. j., March %.
A resident of Saddle River
Borough who has been voting
regularly for the last As years
finally became q citizen of the
United States IN naturalization
court here.
HS is Horace Markley. Last
summer, when he applied for a
passport to make a visit to his
native England, he learned he
was still q British subject. Court
officials explained he could be-
come O citizen If he convinced
the court his error In looking
upon himself as q citizen was sim
cero. E0 succeeded.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
TAX DISCUSSION

Following q unanimous vote op'
posing the business privilege tax,
1t was voted to make discussion Of
q general sales tax, parking
meters, and appointment Of the
Board Of Education as the special
order of business at the April
meeting.
A letter was ordered sent to the
Attorney General expressing ap
proval of the appointment Of
David A. Pine, a former resident
of the Southeast section, as United
States Attorney for the District.
New members are Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Perkins, Peter Harris. A
Kantz and Mrs. and Mrs. O. N
Enhrey.
In response to a QUESTIONABLE
from the Director Of Traffic, the
Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association last night, favored
pedestrian control at street inter
sections, increase in speed laws
and limiting of the number OF
taxicabS by law.
It opposed a ban on all-night
or any restrictions on parking IN
the downtown section, and recon-
mended that traffic lights be not
operated all night except at dan
gerous street intersections.
New members elected are Mrs
Emily Buckley, @. w. Schofield
and G.. Msllet Provost.
j. r. Kirkland, lieutenant naval
reserves, spoke on the Spanish
war.
The meeting was held in the A
r. Shepherd School, with SamueI
B. LoveleSs, presiding.
MEMORIAL PLAN
The Interfederation Conference
Of Citizens Associations, meeting
last night in the United States
Chamber Of Commerce building
passed resolutions requesting PreSi
dent Roosevelt, the Thomas JET
ferson Memorial Committee anc
Congress to dedicate the Library
of Congress to the memory Of th(
Third President as a means Of set
ting the controversy as to location
Of the proposed memorial.
washington I. Cleveland was
named chairman of q COMMITTEES
to report at the April meeting or
aEl-night parking, the proposed
creation of municipal parking lott
and the advisability Of changing
the date of issuing automobile tagl
fom January 1 to March /. Other.
named on the committee are F. N
Cast Of the Prince Georges County
Civic Federation; ]. B. Brooks, oi
the Arlington County Civic Fedora
ton, and L. A. Carruthers, presi
dent Federation of Citizens AsSo
Citations.
BY unanimous vote the confer
ence reaffirmed q former actor
opposing parking meters.
H. 8. Yohe, president Of thG
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton, presided.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
FAVOR SPEED PLAN

The association approved q reso-
luton supporting the Director Of
Traffic in proposing to increase
the speed limit from az to IS and
from 80 to IS miles per hour.
The resolution was vigorously
opposed by President A. D. Cal
vert, who said the present speed is
responsible for many accidents.
On motion by Mrs. Harriet
Moose, it was Voted to commend
Senator Elmer Thomas for recon-
mending appointment Of six ad-
ditional full-time doctors for Gal
linger Hospital, with q recon-
mendation the apponitees be Sc
lected from the group Of physi-
clans who have contributed freely
of their time to the hospital and
that they be bona fide residents Of
the District.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
CITIZENS FIGHT
ABAND NDONMENT
OF CAR SERVICE
Oppose Plan Affecting
Northeast Section
BY A. J. DRIsCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

An application made by the
Capital Transit Company to the
Public Utilities Commission to
discontinue the street car line
from Union Station to Second and
F Streets Northeast was opposed
last night by the Lincoln Park
Citizens Association.
A resolution by Louis I. Obergh,
utilities committee chairman, set
forth the proposed change as rela-
tive to abandonment Of street Car
tracks on the Potomac Heights
Cabin John line west Of George.
town, which long has been under
consideration by the commission
and the company. Mr.. Obergh re-
vealed that a petition of some
1900 names had been filed with
the commission against the
change. It was pointed out that
If the change is allowed, it Is only
natural to suppose the Lincoln
Park and other lines serving the
northeast also would go.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
CHANNEL
FUND APPROVED

Appropriations amounting to
approximately $3.50 900 to be used
for improvements along the north
shore of the Potomac'S Washing.
ton channel have been approved,
according to an announcement by
John A. Remon, president of the
American Power Boat Association
at the regular council meeting Of
the group last night in the Will
lard Hotel.
Remon stated that the project
will get underway within the next
10 days. This includes the elm
nation of old wharves and the
construction of a modern yacht
basin which can be enlarged in
future years.
James A. Councillor, general
chairman of the Presidents Cup
Regatta, was elected to the coun-
Gil for his work in furthering
INCORPORATING in 1887.
The council moved to tighten
its hold on regattas throughout
the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
HOYA GOLFERS
TOP CORNELL

Georgetown University's golf
team defeated Cornell University,
6 to 0, over the rain-soaked Con-
gresSional Country Club course.
Playing as the No. team,
Maury Nee and Willie Shea reg
istered rounds of 70, with Nee de.
feating Charles Wilcox, of Cornell.
3 and 2, and Shea winning, 5 to 4.
over Fred Reimers. The best ball
point went to the Hoya pair, who
combined to win, 3 and 2.
In the second match, Billy Dett.
weller and Harvey johnson scored
75S, with Dettweiler defeating
Mike Sulla, of Cornell, 5 and 4
and johnson topping Coley Afinos
6 and 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09

sWards with the roaring OF the
multitude sweeping across the
land. your professional clans
have a habit of finding them
selves and otherwise revealing
their true worth.
1 am not one to droop nor
pine because of mediocre show
ings in spring exhibitions nor do
those nine straight defeats the
Griffs lost to major league op-
position before victory over the
Boston Bees on Thursday. con-
denim the club in my particular
book.
l do believe they indicate the
team isn't ready. most especially
the pitchers. That does not say
they won't round to at almost
any moment now.
BY the same token the Yam
KEGS are still quite in the run
ming to retain the league cham
pionship. even in the face of
their Southern defeats, for
when the chips are down and
the wins and losses begin to
have lasting significance, then
viii you find quite a different
ball club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09

Catholic University finds itself
with another open date in its
football schedule this fall.
The Cards have released Cant
Sius College of Buffalo, N. Y,
from contract for a game which
was to have been their inaugural,
at Niagara Falls, Sunday, Sep
TENDER "a, in order that the
New York eleven can book Bos-
ton College for a tilt.
So anxious was CaniSiuS to
play Boston, that it offered C. U.
any other date on its schedule,
with the exception of october
IS, an open date on the c. U.
slate.
The reason for Canisius' re-
quest lies in the fact that Head
Coach Hiker Joy is a Boston
College alumnuS and former
coach of the New England Eagles
under the late Major Cavanaugh
Arrangements were completed,
however, for a game between
C. U. and CaniSiuS to be played
in Buffalo in 1889 and 1910.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Afterthou9ht
Ed BQrrOU Wishes
DiMGQgiO Luck

NEW YORK, April 9 Q.N.S).
Business Manager Ed Barrow, of
the New York Yankees, today
wished Outfielder Joe DiMaggio,
the celebrated holdout, the best
OF luck-as an afterthought.
When it was revealed to Barrow
that DiMaggio had said in press
dispatches that he could stay out
OF baseball and still do all right
on monthly profits of $4,000 from
his San Francisco restaurant, Bar
rows forceful reply ran something
like this:
"Blankety-blank-blank, etc."
Reminded this could not be
published, Barrow revised his
statement. saying:
Then say I wish him luck"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
More Pitching

AS the Washington team
heads home by way of Green
vile, Charlotte, Gastonia and
Richmond the feeling is unmis-
taxable here that pitching
strength must be acquired from
some source.
The failure of Ken Chase and
Joe Krakauskas to be more i'm
preSsive is a discouraging sign
because those youngsters showed
unusual promise during the last
weeks of 1887 and the fans
hopes had been built around
them.
With an infield second to
none in the league, a bolstered
catching staff and a world of
outfield material from which
any number of combinations
can be worked out, another
pitcher or two would almost
certainly spring the Griffs into
the first division particularly in
view of vital injuries on the
Chicago and Detroit teams.
Washington's reversible bat
ting order, the brain-child of
Bucky Harris, gives it offensive
elasticity that should be effec-
tive against either right or left
handed pitching.
He will not have to play old
gentlemen like Goose Goslin.
AL Simmons and OSsie Bluega
every day but will be able to
cross fire with them as the op-
position pitching dictates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09

Communism, Fascism and Hit
leriSm it wasn't too many years
back he was charging quite as
viciouSly out of Harvard's line
mostly toward Yale's. For
Harvard never produced
greater tackle than Ham Fish
of 1907, '08 and '09-Ham Fish
who was designated all-time
All-America and all-time ALL
Harvard.
There are football men who
will tell you his proves afield
was never matched in his par
ticular position on any college
gridiron in the country. The
statement has been made many
times at many football gather
lngS and has yet to be disputed.
INTELLIGENT
A physical giant standing 6
feet and more with a framework
Of 1913 pounds. the scion of a
wealthy and socially prominent
New York family had just at
tanned his majority when his
magic name arrested a football
world.
Lean, hard and wolfish, Fish
had a charge like the recoil of
a steel spring as he tore through
the line to make humping
tackles.
And he was quite as much of
an intellectual giant as he was
a physical specimen. They al
ways said of the Harvard teams
on which he played that Percy
Haughton coached them, but
Ham Fish ran them.
He amazed the spectators by
frequently hating signal calling
and coming up out of the line
to convince the quarterback an
unwise play had been ordered.
Ham Fish was the first to en-
ploy the half crouch, a stance
that has been adopted by the
most successful coaches of the
country, including the late
Knute Rockne.
HERO OF 'O9
Fish was THE SPIRIT of
those Harvard football teams
and to this day has been the in
spiration of every Crimson team
that followed in his wakc. He
rlghtfully captained his eleven
in 1909, which went to the next
to the last game ,mdefeated,
Yale stemming their mereoric
flash across the football horizon
with an 8 to 0 victory.
The man was the football
hero of the hour. No matinee
idol received more correspond
ence from the opposite gender
nor more acclaim wherever he
moved.
Football coaches, impressed
with his knowledge, came to see
him for advice, not only on for
nations but on changes IN the
rules. He wrote for newspapers
and after a season was over
talked before as many audiences
as his academic pursuits at
Harvard would permit.
Fish notes many changes in
present day football as against
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
BY GINO SINH

Grimly determined to prove that
last years paucity of national
duckpin honors was a fluke, $50
Washington bowlerS, male and
female, converge today on the
Health Center alleys, in Rich.
mopd, where the eleventh annual
National Duck Pin Bowling
Congress tournament is being
rolled.
In ten years of competition,
out Of eighty national champion.
ships, thirty-three have been Capt.
taliteS' bacon.
Washington women have won
18 championships, including the
blue ribbon attraction, the all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
NOT MUCH CHANGE

NOT MUCH CHANGE
There is more action today,
more open plays, forward passes,
trick plays, long runs and scor-
ing than quarter of a century
age.
I'm that respect the game has
improved, but the fundamentals
remain the same. Team work,
concentration on signals and as
signments, hard charging and
blocking on the offense. On the
defense, alertneSs in sizing UP
an opponents formations, ag-
greSSive line play and sure
tackling both by linemen and
defensive backs will always be
the essence of football-always
has been"
He adds that in spite of i'm.
proved forward passing, there
has been little or no improve
ment in punting, drop kicking
or placement kicks.
Some great names appear in
that all-time all-Harvard selec-
ton, but none stand out in
holder relief than that of Ham
ilton Fish.
Ben Ticknor was on it as was
Stanley Pennock. Too, there was
Charlie Hubbard, Marshall New
ell, Huntington "Tack" Hard
wick, Dave Campbell, Charley
DAILY, Benjamin Dibblee, George
Owen and Eddie Mahan.
But none surpassed Ham
Fish, who stopped the likes of
Tom Thorpe and Ted Coy as
though they were mannikins,
and who is toasted in song and
story wherever the sons Of John
Harvard gather today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09

ming that particular bauble six
times, including last year when
AStor Clarke and Bill Krauss
brought the doubles laurels back
the only national crown won by
WaShingtonians. All together,
Capital men bowlerS have held IS
national titles.
Scheduled to shoot tomorrow
are some Is local women's teams
and over 80 mems teams.
TEAM EVENT WIDE OPEN
The mems team event remains
wide open, Charlotte Bowling Cen
ter of Charlotte, N. c., holding the
lead with only 1,843. However,
Continued ON Page II, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
ESQ D. G.. BoWlers in u. S. Event

event crown, which has been
brought to the District seven
times, Lorraine GULL personally
accounting for three of the trips,
and Lucille Young still maintain
ing her name on the record books
with her all-time record of 1859.
WON FIRST CROWN
Irene Mischou was the first D.
c. National all-event title-holder,
and she was followed by red
headed Marjorie Smith in 1929.
Pauline Ford was the winner in
1881.
Local men seem to have had a
penchant for doubles honorS, win,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Cdnisius Cancels Grid
Tilt With Catholic u.

Catholic defeated CaniSius in
Buffalo in the Sunday opener
last season, 14-6.
Bergman indicated today that
he expects to fill the October IS
open date this year within the
next few weeks.-KENNY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
That Boy Abrams

Monday will be the biggest
night in the IL months of pro-
fessional fighting of George
Abrams, because he has a, wide
river to cross. He is coming
back against Jimmy Jones the
only fighter to stop him in his
18 professional fights.
Washington has watched with
considerable pride this product
of a local boys club who has
come into professional fighting
by the Golden Gloves route.
He has a very interesting
family background with a
brother, Ben, having been
fighter before him and an ador-
ing mother and sister function.
ing in advisory capacities.
And the family angle runs
strong in the ring career of
Jones as we'll. Jimmy is the
brother of Ivan NedomatSky, a
Polish youngster, who starred
with the University of Maryland
team before turning profes-
Sional.
In turn Ivan took up fight
ing because his older brother,
Jimmy, met with considerable
success busting off the ring
gentry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Terp Track Team
Meets Va. Tech

BLACKsBURG, Va, April 9.
Rain or shine, the University of
Maryland track team will meet
Virginia Tech here today. The
meet will be the second of the sea-
son for both outfits. In openers
last week, the Gobblers defeated
Emory and Henry, 9212 to 1872,
while Maryland was defeated by
Michigan State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Lane Tops RawsOn
In Squash Match

In the third round play of the
District A. A. U. squash champion,
ships staged at the Central Y
courts, C. T. Lane defeated Rob.
ert RawSon, 15-7, 1915, 1913;
Abner Goldstone eliminate
Charles Rooster, 15-5. 1913
and Lieut.. william Howard turned
back Rowland Sergeant, 15-9,
1913.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
8 WINNERS!

PADDOCK, the ace handi-
capper, doesn't let track con-
ditiOnS bother him at Bowie.
After picking four winners
Thursday, the demon turf
man came right back yeSter-
day with four more for a
total of eight winners out Of
IA races. On Thursday he
picked the Daily Double and
yesterday his exclusive good
thing, "Suncrax" stepped
home at a fancy price. If you
want the best in racing fol
low Paddock daily in The
Washington Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
War Admiral,
SeabisCuit
Race Set
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

NEW 4O1LHS April b U.N.SO,
Right briskly, considering the
amount of prestige, money and
vanity involved, it has been agreed
overnight that War Admiral, beau
ideal of the Atlantic Coast, and
Seabiscuit, pride Of the Pacific, are
to engage here at Belmont Park
in probably the greatest two-horse
race of all the ages, some time be-
tween September Is and October l.
1t all came about late yesterday.
when Sam Riddle, owner of the
Admiral, arrived in town, listened
carefully to what John Hertz, of
Arlington Park, Chicago, had to
suggest, and then did something
else. He, in fact, went over to the
office of Chairman Swope of the
New York commission, and closed
for Belmont Park in September
and for a purse Of 100000.
STAGEHAND OUT
Mr.. Hertz also offered a hun
dred thousand, but his dates were
wrong-from Mr.. Riddles stand
point-and so were his ideas. He
wanted the race during the July
meeting in Chicago, and he also
wished to include Stagehand as an
added starter. provided the latter
won the Kentucky Derby. Mr.
Riddle is 8 dignified and elderly
man, but naturally he ran very
rapidly away from that one.
The scale weight for three-year-
olds in July is ia pounds and if
Stagehand, after winning the
Santa Anita, was also good enough
to win the derby, he'd be just too
good at ia pounds.
126 POUNDS
Under the agreed conditions,
it will be SeabiScuit and the Ad-
miral at the September weight of
1875 pounds each and the event
will be held at the derby route of
~ miles, recognized as a test of
distance in this country. The real
distance, for the promoters, will
be the next five months, consider
ing all the things that can happen
to a horse race and race horse
even in five months.
C. S. Howard already had &C.
copied the match here, pretty
much without reservations, so
that Riddles answer yesterday
was the vital factor. The Admiral,
he said, would be ready under
practically any conditions and he
even indicated willingness to be
generous.
FAST TRACK
He said he was willing to have
the race run only on a fast track |
which, as SUGGESTIONS go, was top
hole, considering the fact that the
Biscuit is not so good in the mud.
Mr.. Riddle then said that he was
willing to give Mr.. Howard the
choice of pole positions. which
sounds almost magnanimous until
you recall that post positions mean
nothing in a two-horse race.
Mr.. Riddle then emulated the
well-known Greek in the act of
bearing the wel1-known gifts, for
he sneaked under the wire with a |
third suggestion, viz:
That the management dispense
with stall gates and standing
starts and, instead, use the old
fashioned break, known as the
walk-up start. Briefly, the Admiral
is VIGOROUSLY bad at the barrier
and it seems worthy of note that
when the particular suggestion
was brought to Mr.. Towards no.
tice out there in San Francisco,
he smiled briefly-perhaps even
a little coldly, replying thus:
war Admiral has quite a bit
of early speed, I think"
And in case anybody still cares
what I think, certainly think it
will be a great occasion-if it ever
takes place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Fish Tackles LaWS
With Same Force He
Used on Grid Field
By KIRK MILLER

Bushy browed granitechinned Hamilton Fish, jr, living
in suitcase and vertaby committing between Albany and
Washington these days. quite vigorous politician
as he football tackle 80 years ago.
Whereas today find the New York Republican legislator
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09

Griffmen and
the New York
Yankees to a
bitter battle
for the eighth
place, b a sed
on spring ex-
hibition per-
formanceS.
B u t or.
t u n a t e y
W h e n t n e
re al barrier
goes up ana
the big league
c u b S a r e
back on their
q n green
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
KIRK MILLER
Says:

Did baseball dope decide a
championship race before it got
under way, we could conSign the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
A Weak Spot

George Abrams greatest
weakness was developed in his
previous fight with Jones who
dropped him in the fifth round.
The lad had not mastered the
art of keeping his left hand high
enough to avoid sharp rights.
This shortcoming he claims to
have corrected, but we shall see
about that come Monday.
Abrams is an intelligent kid
being an uncommonly clever
cartoonist, a profession on
which he hopes to fall back
when his fighting days are over.
A victory over Jones Monday
may secure for Abrams an out
door bout against Ken Overlin
or some middleWeight equally
outstanding, so George has the
incentive there to reverse the
tables on Jones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09

DONALDHAY NAMED

BALTIMORE, April 9.-DOnald Hay was
named pari-mutuel manager for the Charles
Town Jockey Clubs 36-day summer meeting,
May 16 to June rs inclusive, at a special meet
ing here today.
Present plans call for seven races to be run
on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Of
each week, with eight races programmed for
Wednesday, Saturday and holidays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
PIRATES ACE OKAY

ST. LOUIS, April 9.-RuSS Bauer, pitching
star of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who injured
his right knee in scuffle Tuesday night at
BarstOw, Cal, will be available to the team
within week, DR.. Robert Hyland announced
1t was reported at first that Bauer would
be out of action for at least two months.
The accident occurred in friendly wres-
Ting match" between several members of the
team.