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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
VET CONDUCTOR TAKES
FINAL RUN WITH N. P.

The Northern Pscific's No. SUI
between Portland and Tacoma
started the year with ne" con-
ductor. Saturday afternoon 8 run
was the last in the career OF !. y,
Martin. who retired al the enc VI
il after serving the road since lhe
turn Of the century.
Conductor Martin began fen-
roading with the Pennsylvania ~
wears before ne joined the y. r. u
1901 He has been on the Port
lsnd-Tacoma run for the past iise
years. on passenger trains for the
nsst two wears. For convenience
bs mas lived In Portland Lately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03

Tx Niitiesen SsteT sutomo-
hiles.
Don Franklin Better tenor
solos.
Bert Rrintnsn To quit travel
ing BY ferry after dark.
Clarence Iske-To hurry home
after work
Bob Mclean qmt telling old
stories.
Jack STEELE Bigger social sf-
fairs during 1889
Frank Bjorklund-B Better dog
stories during 1899
Al Whitman Better stag par
ties.
Justice Blanche Funk Miller
That married couples behave.
Cliff Halfhii-B etter piano
duets.
{. Val Faweett-A cash basis
for city business.
Robert Thurston To keep out
Of politics
Hugh Rosellini - To make a
name AS d statesman.
DIR. Norman =. Magnusscn To
eliminate rabld dogs
Earl Cassidy To catch the
Beeler boys.
Ken Burnhsm Colder winters
Clyde Hagbo Better toy SOL
diers for children
Ken kennel-To write a book on
politics
Joe Schiedeman - That Clark
Gable won't find find out about
him
Clyde Knowles To solve the
Chadwick murder case
Doug Barlow To keep out Of
politics.
Bob femme To quit chasing
dogs.
RUFF Davis better Progress
Show in 1889
Ernie Nhite-To build more
roads in 1889
Hugo Bjorklund To stay out Of
dark rooms.
Bertil johnson Bigger cigars
for he-men.
Joe Pope To keep on serving
delicious French fried potatoes.
Rudy Myhan-To learn more
about wrestling.
Asa r. Tro,er-A fat tax sp-
portionment from Pierce county.
Bill CAM Some new razor
blades for dissecting news columns.
Esther Sullivan keep on
spreading sunshine.
Jack Sinclair be big
shot" public speaker
Cal Guthrie To complete his
book.
Maurice Raymond To keep
away from the political bug.
Al Oswald More baseball en-
thusiasts.
:. Christian Erickson To elm
mate married teachers from
schools.
Connie Ireland To quit prac-
ticing -litsu on friends.
Emmett Anderson-To plan big
Der things for 1889.
Judge Ernest VI. Card-To talk
louder.
Russell Anderson-To find more
sailboat fans.
Stuart II. Elliott-To keep an
eye on 1910
Grover Ashcroft Bigger eggs
for 1889.
Rod Deckard-To stay out Of
automobiles.
: Lyle Lemley-To turn out more
students during 1889
DIR. John ". Griffith To be or
time at school board meetings
Joe karpach Better ambulance
service for Tacoma.
Helen Murphy To keep on
smiling during 1889.
Claude kelly-To keep on de-
livering packages to friends.
Peter Pete-To catch more fish
than in 1888
Jack Finkle-That bigger and
better detective magazines will be
published.
Carl Clubb- Better jobs for new
Democrats.
Fred Lambert-To be elected
mayor or commissioner or some
thing.
Howard Norwood he-detector.
William Mcnamara - Simpler
immigration laws.
sam Angeloff-To stop throwing
apples at cats.
George VI. V. Brownie stop
entertaining owls after midnight.
Harold Dawson - Fewer and
smaller committees.
Doris Baldwin, less sentimen-
tai staff.
Sheldon Williamson ~ Another
trip TO Europe
Gus Paine-paved streets on the
tideflats.
Al Carbone More members.
=. 4. Gagliardi be kind TO
new prosecutor.
Hugh NANNY A new pipe.
Paul Sceya - More and more
tourists
T.. X. Fetterolf TO get back on
Mrs. Mitchell's mailing list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
72x84 ''Fluffy Puff" Comfort

So many amazing features we hardly know
where to start. Sateen covered paisley or
floral center, 81 pure white cotton and 81
white virgin wool filled. Scroll stitching. Five
beautiful colors in paisley or floral patterns
Third Floor
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Local Judges May Work at Maryland

DEDUcED TO IT'S LOWEST TERMS THIS RULING of the
X District Board retaliatory against Catholic Uni
- versity THE FLYING CARDINALS, avaiing themselves
OF the options Of recently enacted legislation DIVORCING
COLLEGE BOXING FROM COMMISSION RULE, informed the
tstc solons that its sought this
THE DISTRICT COLUMBIA BOXING COMMISSION, I
told DOES NOT PROHIBIT it's officials working
colleges close to Washington OVER BOUNDARIES
of neighboring States wonder the boys who going
to Judge the relative merits of swings elsewhere do
come under the general provisions Of this latest ruling
AND I'M WONDERING ABOUT EDDIE LA FOND BOXING
COACH AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY and licensed referee here
in Washington Will he be permitted to handle his team
Saturday night because of his tenure service
at Catholic University will exception be made?
I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE REFEREES and the
Judges NOT EVEN IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO WORK AT
MARYLAND, AND BARRED AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
I'll be hanged for this commission OR
ANY COMMISSION, DEPRIVE TICKET TAKERS OF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO much needed dollars. The
pettyness makes IF ANYONE
DISTRICT BOXING BOARD NAMED ADOLPH.
WHEN FIGHTER STARTS TO GET SMART in fighting
sign that he approaching the of his pugc
greatness JACK DEMPSEY the greatest of all champions is
the authority for that statement RING GREATNESS CANNOT
BE CREATED" Dempsey said ITS IN YOUR TICKER OR
1T ISN'T You can't it there When get into the
to hurt that in the other You'll
stop nothing You'll take punch to give When
figuring from punches instead OF figuring
on landing them, its time to hang up your gloves.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

Sc1ouSneSS OF the accomplishments
of his get, especially the "Futurlty
Horse" Challedon. During 1888
Imp. Challenger II had sired more
than IS winners that earned ap-
proximately $4,000 in first
monies only.
NOT "BEEFY"
All photographs published of
this horse fail to do him justice.
Being of a rich mahogany bay in
color, he has a rather plain head
set on a well-proportioned neck.
His powerful front, with marvel
ously developed oblique shoulders,
demands immediate attention the
minute the eye lights on him. His
back is short with a great amount
of space under the barrel. This
son of Swynford is a good-sized
horse without being the slightest
bit "beefy."
Frank Grosche, general man.
ager and gracious host of Glade
Valley Farm, has all the stock on
this Maryland establishment in
tip-top form, and this years crop
Of yearlings sums up in a nicely
Continued on Page n, Col. 81
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reserve. Colbert once was a sem
sational nfielder with the St.
Louis Cardinals, before he shot
himself in the leg hunting rabbits.
Last year Colbert played bang-up
ball in the American Association.
Lewis, Of course, will play third
base, and despite one very sour
fortnight last year when Buddy
was just an open gate at the turn
for home, Griffs ranks him as tops
at his position. Whether this ad.
miration was expressed in terms
of dollars and cents in the con-
tract, deponent knoWeth not.
HARRIS PROBLEM
Stanley Raymond Harris has
something of a problem with
Travis. President Griffith ranks
the Georgian among the leading
hitters of baseball. But, although
Travis pounds the ball with great
enthusiasm, he does not produce
runs. So it will be up to Harris
to place Travis in the lineup so
as to take advantage of the mum.
ber of hits he makes. Harris will
have to find someone to drive
Travis home. If he can do this,
he will add to the volume of runs
made by the Nationals Travis
hit 1886 or thereabouts last year.
Lewis fell off a bit in his hitting
last year, slipping below the 300
marx. His fielding slumped with
his hitting. But Lewis is held in
high regard around the league,
and this may be the best year
of his brief career.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
LEFT SIDE OF
MATS INF|ELD
NOW COMPLETE.
Both Players Receive
Increases in Salary
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL


After a brief conference with
President Clark C. Griffith this
morning, Cecil Travis, the drawlin'
Georgia boy, and his companion
in arms, Buddy Lewis, the Gas
tonia cotton broker, signed con.
tracts with the Washington Base
ball Club for 1889. According to
President Griffith, both players
received "a little boost" in salary
over their 1888 stipend.
Lewis and Travis drove into
Washington from the latter's home
at Gastonia to confer over their
contract. Neither was completely
satisfied with the original terms Of
the agreement. They held a meet
ing with President Griffith yester.
day, but decided to sleep over the
proposition of the owner. There
was a bit of giving and little
taking on both sides before the
boys put pens to sealed paper.
LEFT SIDE OF INFIELD
With Lewis and Travis signed
for the year, the left side of the
Nationals infield is set for 1899.
Griffith says that he has no in.
tention of shifting Travis from
shortstop to first base, and con-
tends that he signed Charley Gel.
bert merely to add strength to his
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Too Many Tracks
Menace to Racing

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. IL I.N.SJ.
Delegates to the sixth annual
conference of the National As
sociation of State Racing Com
missioners today had been
warned by Leo Spitz, of Chi
cagO, chairman of the Illinois
commission, that "unSOund
overexpansiOn" is menacing its
future.
The Illinois commission chair
man declared there were not
Sufficient horses" in the cOun-
try today "tO supply adequate
fields for the $4,000 races run
annually"
"It follows that all concerned
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Unknown Threat to Louis

happen. 1t might result fatally
for GalentO, who has the blind
courage to stand up to Louis and
take a beating"
COmiskey, the Paterson new
conner, Gene rates as a threat
TO Louis, is only 1712 years old,
but he shows signs of eXtraOr-
binary skill and he has punch.
''If he is brought slowly he has
an excellent chance" Tunney
said.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
BISONS' RALLY
TOPS LINCOLN

Coming from behind in the sec
ond half, Howard University'S
basketball team took the measure
OF its ancient rival, Lincoln Uni
versity, 44-37, at Howard. The
game was close throughout the
first half, the visitors holding a
2 point lead at the half, 23-21.
The lead soon passed to How
ard after the rest period, but not
for long, as Bolden, Simmons and
Young went into acton to put
Lincoln ahead by / point at "a
33. Meanwhile two baskets by
Giles and Jones fairly electrified
the home rooters. Then came the
Howard rally.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

stop for moment and think over the
things that I have seen and reported in
the widest, maddest and most glamorous
period in all the history of sport. I am
able to do this because am saying good
by to sports writing.
It was an incredible period, this dizzy,
spinning sports reel of athletes, events,
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Farewell to Sport

of his title against the challenge of Luis
Angel Firpo, to another summer evening
in 1886, when in the vast Reichs Sports
Stadium in Berlin the Olympic flag crept
down the masthead and the perpetual
flame died and vanished from the great
black tripod, my last assignment this is
the first time that have had chance to
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

Attorney General Homer Cum
mingS.
I'VE have some awful chal.
lengers in GalentO, Baer, Farr
and Nova" stated Gene. Nova
is a terrible amateur who can
hit, but not box. Galento and
Baer could whip Nova. Farr is
simply a bad fighter and Baer
is not game.
"a GalentO.LOuis fight would
be the worst thing that could
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

with the preservation of the
kind of racing that is deserving
of public support" Spitz de-
clared, should discourage its
establishment in additional
States and should likewise limit
and curtail its operation in
States where it now exists"
More than 100 race trackers
are now operating in the United
States and Canada, SpitS said,
as compared with only 36 in
1910. Decrease in opposition
to racing legislation and sup
port of it by revenue-Seeking
politicians are responsible for
the rapid expansion. the COM
mission chairman said.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

cultural or athletic success Of an evening Of glove swinging
THEY TURN THEIR HANDS TO HONEST WORK, exercising
the right happiness which this EXTRA
LOAF OF BREAD AND COUPLE OF EXTRA PORK CHOPS
to piece the weeks subsistence The colleges
them The colleges could just well station students
the gate But the colleges prefer DISPENSE MONEY AMONG
MEN IDENTIFIED WITH BOXING. And there's another
angle Some of the ticket takers thrown OF work by this
tyranncal edct of the boxing board HAVE WORKED AT
COLLEGE GATES ON BASKETBALL. FOOTBALL AND OTHER
SPORTS
JUST so FAR AS THE REFEREES AND JUDGES ARE CON-
CERNED where the District Boxing Commission is within
its legal other rights restraining them participating
in activities not under the jurisdiction of the board
event the colleges will suffer DENNY HUGHES, who
signed referee not long will referee the CATHOLIC UNI
VERSITYVLLANOVA meet Saturday night Judges will
be selected who fully qualified perform their
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
PUBLIC LINKS
HOPE TO JOIN
DISTRICT C. A.
in Footsteps
Of Md. Clubs
By Lillian RIXEY


A recommendation by the execu-
tive committee of the Maryland
State Golf Association, that public
links clubs be admitted to men,
bership for participation in tour
naments and other activities of
the association, has given impetus
to similar movement in the Dis
trict.
Tommy Doerer, manager at East
Potomac Park, will place before
the District Golf Association ex-
ecutive committee, meeting on
January 18, a request that the
East Potomac Club be admitted
to membership in the D. G.. A. on
an equal footing with the private
member clubs. Under Mr.. Doer-
er's plan, public linksters who
play at Rock Creek and the other
public courses may join his group,
clear their handicaps through the
East Potomac Club and partici-
pate with the East Potomac golf
ers in intra-city team play and
individually in District events.
d. G. A. TO ACT
Should the District executive
committee adopt Mr.. Doerer's
suggestion, the plan would auto
matically come up for considera-
ton at the District Golf Associa-
tons annual meeting on Febru-
ary 6.
Maryland's executive committee
recommended recognizing public
links groups at their January 6
meeting, a plan which will un-
doubtedly be accepted by the as
sociation on January 20 at the
annual meeting of that body. The
East Potomac Club would be eligi-
BILE to join the public links section
of the Maryland association.
HANDICAPS UNIFORM
Under the Maryland plan, each
course which formed club would
have to pay the same dues to the
new public links section as the
private member clubs pay direct
to the parent association. This
would entitle them to participate
in all the Maryland tournaments
which are open to regular mem
ber clubs. A public links commit
tee consisting of three members of
the executive committee and two
representatives from m e m b r
public links clubs will administer
the affairs of the section. subject
to the control of the executive
committee. Handicap m t h d
must conform to the public links
sections stipulations.
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION
Another executive committee
recommendation to be taken up
by the Maryland associations
annual meeting on January 20 is
that an additional vice president
be added to the committee. This
new office is to be filled by a
representative from the District.
in view of the large number of
Maryland members in this terri
tory, making in all two executive
committee members from Wash
ington.
OFF TO FLORIDA
Three hundred Columbia Coun-
try Club members hailed and fare
welled it's well-loved Freddie Nc
Leod today, following a testimo-
nial banquet last night, with a
900 check and a two-dollar bill
to "bet in the first" at Hialeah.
Freddie is off on a vacation in
Florida with the good wishes of
all members of the club which he
has served professionally for 26
years. Columbia is particularly
proud of The Mcleod this year for
winning the P. G.. A. Senior Cham
pionship last month at Augusta.
80 years after he won the United
States Open Championship.
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
College Boxing Okay-h College
w EVE GOT TO DEVELOP COUPLE OF FIGHTERS to Ii

6GVXIE'vE GOT TO DEVELOP COUPLE OF FIGHTERS to
w break the title monopoly that exists DEMPSEY
w SAID LOUIS rules the roost, and there's
In sight to bring him down Until get worthwhile
activity the the whole going to be bad
And then down the smaller classes with ARMSTRONG
holding down two of the titles smaller and interest
on the There must be activity the smaller cities to
the game"
"WFSAT DO YOU THINK OF COLLEGE BOYS FIGHTING
IN MAJOR TOURNAMENTS" I asked Dempsey.
FROM STANDPOINT OF SPORTSMANSHIP OKAY," replied
the big guy From other standpoints nix. YOU DON'T
GO TO COLLEGE TO BE FIGHTER. out of
the mines and out of the gutter be great inside of the
The trouble with college boys going into
that mostly they don't know anything fighting they
with experienced get badly hurt YEAH
teach boxing college, BUT LET THEM
ONLY"
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

An unknown yOungster from
Paterson, N. J., Pat COmiSkey,
Is the only likely challenger
around today that threatens Joe
Louis rule as heavyweight cham
piOn of the world.
At least, that's the situation
as it looks to Gene Tunney, re-
tired undefeated titIist, who is
in Washington to attend the
testimonial dinner to retiring
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

CO m b i n alton
expects to ma
terially on
t in ue t h e r
progress to the
top of the list.
A visit to the
Court of Chal-
lenger II finds
this prominent
son of SWyn-
ford and Sword
Play, by Eager.
in superb coli
dition, while by
his mien ne
appears to dis
play full con-
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
By Paul Calico

records, personalities, drama and speed,
geared-up, whirling, golden world in
which lifetime was lived in five years,
or sometimes it seemed overnight, as
heroes and heroines, champions and chal
lengers burst upon the scene, shone like
exploding star shells, and often vanished
as quickly. I have, for these past years,
CONTINUED on Next Page)
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Oh, Gosh! They'll
Play in Snow Bowl

NEWBERRY, Mich, Jan.
12.-Hey! What's this.
A football game dubbed
the "SnOw Bowl has been
arranged at IShpeming on
the opening day of the city'S
winter carnival starting Feb
ruary 10.
The Newberry SpOrtSmen
and the Ishpeming Independ-
entS will clash,
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
CHAPTER I

Mine Eyes HaUe Seen the Glory
From the summer day in 1923 when, as
wide-eyed, open -mouthed novice, rank
cub who had never seen prizefighter be-
fore, I was sent to Jack Dempsey's camp
at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, to write
stories about his training for the defense
The Washington times., 1939-01-12


planted an iron heel on couple of very
thin pocketbooks and are grinding down
hard. :. BY a scratch of pen they cut
a couple of miserable dollars off from men
who PERHAPS NEED THEM PRETTY
BADLY.
THE DISTRICT BOXING CONMIS-
SION, 1 AM TOLD, sent forth written in
structions to one and all working in box
ing clubs in the District of Columbia, that
they were not to serve in any capacity at
any college boxing meet. This naturally
includes referees, judges, timers, seconds,
and so help me bob, it EVEN INCLUDES
THE TICKET TAKERS ON THE GATES.
=. Now let's face the facts in this matter.
:. Men who stand on fight club doors and
tear off the stubs of your tickets as rule
are not over paid. MAYBE THEY
GET SO PER NIGHT FOR THEIR WORK.
MAYBE THEY GET LESS.
NOW THESE MEN TAKE NO PART IN
THE PROMOTION OF COLLEGE BOX
INC Thnu nOpfrihI1fo nothing fn tho
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

real test in
his comeback
today, when
h e m e e t S
Wayne Sabin,
of Los An
geles, in the
q u a rterfinal
round in the
annual Flor
ida tie n n S
C h a m p / on
ship here.
Gene Mako,
third ranked
n a tiOn a lily
and tOp-Seed-
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Il
TOPS MD. STUD
OF ". |. BRANN
By RHODA CHRISTMAS

William l.. Brann, of Glade Val
ley Farm, Frederick county. Md,
the importer of Challenger II, has
added new breeding honors to the
State of Maryland, and all ar
rangementS indicate that this
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
W56;SI4 x 4Y@S0.
RFRANk RUcK'O'NEILLJ

0UR OWN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOXING COMMISSION
is just human. It makes the mistakes that other
" commissions make. other cities where citizens have
VOTE the antics of boxing boards SAVIOR OF POLITICS IN
MAJOR OR MINOR DEGREE. brave bold
Soons have made the pathetic bunder of TURNING TRNT
The Washington times., 1939-01-12
Real T est
Er Net Champ in
QuGrterfindLs

ORLANDO. Fla, Jan. IL.
Johnny Doeg, former national
singles champion, gets the first
The Washington times., 1939-01-12

ed in the tourney, stacks up
against Johnny ShOstrOm, Of
Chicago, a dark horse of the
play.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-10-26
Chdnge In House
(Continued From Page One)
that the card must be presented as
coop &C yo,l Stn 1T fO uyOrk

that the card must be presented as
soon as you start to work.
We would like to remind the Cam
bridge potters that the election is ap-
preaching. Taking it for granted that
all are interested in the school, re-
member to vote for Brother Chester
Wardeska for member Of the Board
Of Education. 1t was only after a
great deal of urging by his potter
friends that he agreed to try for this
important position. l feel that Cam
bridge potters should not only give
him their votes, but should urge their
friends to do likewise.
The Young Mems Republican club
of Cambridge has completed plans for
big Halloween celebration which
promises to out do anything ever at
tempted. Brother Harold Rutledge is
chairman of the committee in charge
Brother Rutledge is at present a
member of the City Council and is
seeking the presidency Of that body
in the coming election. His record as
council member warrants his cleo
tion. Brother Rutledge is a member
of Local 1872 of long standing and is