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The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
BY HAROLD JOvIEN for AMP

The following listing is in effect
for the week of April q only! ALI
time shown is Eastern Standard.
Subtract l hour for Central Time;
2 hours, for Mountain time; and 3
hours for West Coast Time. AS Is
the unavoidable case in radio
scheduling, all programs are sub
ject to laSt-lninute changes and
cancellations.
HOT INSTRUMENTAL
AND VOCAL
Louis Armstrong, Sunday, Mon
day, 12 nlcnight. Cotton Club, New
York City
Basin Street Chamber Music
Society, NBC Blue, Sunday, 4:40
pm.-Guests.
Bon Bon, vocalist and Jan Sa-
Wits ork, NBC Blue Sunday, 1910
pm. Tuesday, 1880 am, Wednes-
day, IL midnite, Thursday, 1880
pm. Lincoln Hotel, NYC.
Erskins Butterfield, MBS, Satur-
day tbs pm, pianist-vocaliSt.
Cab Galloway, NBC Blue, Tues
day, Friday, IL midnite, Southland,
Boston.
Charioteers NBC Blue, Tuesday,
$3.50 am, Saturday 1O:3O am,
WOR 710k Sunday, 1870 pm.
Charles Christian, Guitar and
Lionel Hampton Vibes, with Benny
Goodman's Ork, NBC Red, Friday
IL midnite, West Coast only, Tues
day. Thursday ! an, "Wednesday
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NEWS OF TIE THEATRES
AREPoRTER AT LARGE. .

A REPORTER LARGE.
There be something the chatter
Colonel
The Black Eagle the Firms
ter late than never! Savoy management
which with the Golden Ballroom recently took
the latter 1t is gentleman
will the other fall by the wayde The Golden
the definitely
alleged radio,
weeks charges that conducted
loyal member of Equity While these charges have
revealed the late star of the nowfodedmusca Thee After
Three" will have else Harlem
Journal among other things New York
pendent So? When N. Y's Black
psti its
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-20
Harlem Agog Over First World Premiere;
Rochester To Be Seen In Stellar Role
NBC To Broadcast
Affair Over Chain

NEW YORK CITY, SNS)-"Holywood Goes to Har-
lem the slogan adopted by Paramount for the first
world premiere of motion picture held in Harlem,
only the Hollywood experts do it, for the for
NAL unveiling of Buck Benny Rides Again. the Jack
Benny starring vehicle in which Eddie (Rochester) Ander
and Theresa Harris play important featured roles
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But-what you don't know is
that Harlelnites read more copies
of the Caucasioned Papes than the
two mentioned, doubled and re-
d'ubled And, according to the
edi tors and publishers of the Jour-
nar and ndependnt News, the N.
Y. Amsterdam News and the NJ
Y. Age don't count. Is Eat 10000?
Maybe they think not. Surely they
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"PEGLEG" BATES. one of the
finest dancers of the day, may
shortly be the recipient Of doc
torate from the same upstate in
stitution of learning which SO hon
ored PAUL robson. Most of
us whine and cry with all of our
limbs Peg" goes out and makes
you believe nature only intended
that We should have one prop.
gaining thousands of friends, the
meanwhile. it must be an art
passed on down by the ancients,
eh what????
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will strike the voters living in the
10th district?????? Personally, I
think ALL HOODLUMS (big or
s1nalltime) should be. run out of
political wigwams and my 'sweety-
pie has warned me to keep my
nose clean while soaking in all
these ambitions club ladies have
to sell. now ! wonder Just what
could he mean????
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WHAT THEATRE FOLK
TALK ABOUT
BUxOL BOxHOLDER IN AN
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situations. Chief among these was
the elevation of one of the traps
in order to obtain a target of fiat
ter fight in contrast to the rising
target from the other trap.
Noting the appeal this form of
shooting had for all who had a
chance to try it. Mr.. Foster be-
came convinced that a develop
ment of the idea could be made
nationally acceptable. He there
fore set about to complete a shoot
ing program that would contain all
the necessary elements of a prac-
tical form of wing-shooting prac-
tice and a competitive sport. Among
the additions was the introduce
ton of four sets Of doubles and
the optional shot.
when the details of the sport
had been worked out and tested and
a set of shooting rules drawn up
the idea was introduced to the pub
lie in the February, 1926, issues Of
both National Sportsman and Hunt
ing and Fishing magazines. At
the same time a prize of 500 was
offered for the most appropriate
name for the new sport. Mrs. Ger
trude Hurlbutt of Dayton, Mont,
suggested 'skeet.' an old Scandi-
navian form Of the word Shoot
and her suggestion received the
award over some 10000 other pro-
posals."
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"A commonplace incident then
occurred that had a distinct bear
ing on the shooting program.
Over in an adjoining lot neighbor
started hen farm that put a stop
to shooting in that direction. W..
H. Foster solved the difficulty by
producing a second trap and plac-
ing it at 6 o'clock so that it would
throw it's target over 49, This
gave the same problems as were
found in the original clock face
but restricted the danger zone to
an area only about half the size Of
the original one.
Mr.. Foster entered the employ
of National Sportsman, Inc, pub
fishers of National Sportsman and
Hunting and Fishing magazines, as
assistant editor in 1920. He pub
lished articles on clock shooting
in the November, 1920, and No
vember, 1922, issues of National
Sportsman.
Between the years 1920 and 1926
the same small group, now and then
augmented by a few enthusiastic
visitors, continued to shoot at clay
targets for practice during the
closed season on game. using the
half clock face arrangement with
the two traps. Occasionally some
improvement was made to give a
closer parallel to game shooting
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the temperance cause. don't know
what my precise language was. 1t
was in front of Upperman's store.
Just previous to receiving the blows
from the eggs, observed crowd
near the house said to be occu-
pied by Nine. Hunter. / inquired
into the cause, and was told that
man named Williams had drawn the
crowd around him. I then said !
thought it was q party Of Nine.
Hunters boys, and should there
after call them BY that name. Be-
tween Mr.. Upperman's and Nine.
Hunters a lot intervenes. There
were about a hundred persons pres
ent, and they occupied the pave
ment. I saw ladies passing, but
they were not obliged to 60 into
the street to get past. That is all
said on that occasion, previous
to the blows. The first egg was
rotten one, and smelt extensively
all the evening daughter. I saw
Mr.. Hunter throw four eggs, two
of which struck me-
Col Thompson: You think, then,
that the first was a bad egg?
Mr.. Savage (smiling): I do. The
first egg hit my face.
Col. Thompson: What effect had
the second egg?
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George M. Copenhaver, Harrison
Stidham, George Terry, Edward
Spindler, Charles Wilson, George
Maloney, Percival Waters, George
Amerien, Thomas Howard, George
McElwee and Charles Bailey.
The boys in primary class No. Is,
who had Miss Sarah Bartlett as
teacher and who were given re-
wards of merit, some of whom per-
haps are still living, were: Frederick
Fischer, Theodore Fischer. John
Harrington, Sydney Franc, Algernon
Tassin, Harry Karr, Edgar Speiden,
Hugo LANCER, Writ Tassin, Frank
Harrington, Harry Rothery, Joseph
Gusdorf, Bernhard Young, James
Tubman. Alexander Hepburn, Simon
Straus and Felix Denis.
In the secondary classes Miss
Johnson's pupils who were rewarded
included: Cornelius A. Conner,
Joseph Little. Charles C. Mccormick,
John A. Wagner, Hugh F. McKenna,
Edward A. Helmsen, William B.
Thomas, John NJ McDuell, Joseph
Mccain. Frank D. Seiffert, John
Kaldkonig. Edward Greet, John H.
Drown. Theodore Miles, Maurice
Rosenberg, Ernest F. Gibbons,
Abraham Roginski and William
Maloney.
Miss Emma L. Bond taught
secondary class No 10 and her good
boys who deserved and received
diplomas were: Henry Franc. Will
liam Bosworth, Frederick Church,
Edgar Sturges, William Bailey,
Gustavus Simpson, Solomon Lans-
burgh, William Diests, Hugh
Doherty, Richard Billiard, August
Toense. Walter Marlowe, Eugene
Robinson, William Speiden, Frank
Twombly, Robert Lynch, A. Jay
March. Bernard Emmert. Timothy
Connor and Eugene Bernhardt.
About II years ago the Abbot be-
came vocational school, though in
more recent years it was used as
the public school cabinet shop.
Neighborhood Places.
There are many places and things
of interest that might be mentioned
in connection with the neighbor-
hood of this old school-the old
Fletcher Chapel. for instance, that
probably still stands at the north
west corner of New York avenue and
Fourth street. This church was for
years connected with McKendree
Church, the building of which is
still intact, on the north side OF
Massachusetts, avenue between
Ninth and Tenth streets, though
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dug little hole in the ground for
the trap, which they baited with
pigeons and a trap boy. A gesture
of protection for this unsung hero,
the trap boy, was made, by provid-
ing him with a sort of lean-to; but
the lads best chance against quick
shooter at low target was his
small size and an uncanny ability
to hug the ground like dew and
pray for luck.
Up until 1920 the shooter always
took up his position just behind the
trap. The target Travelled at various
angles, dependent upon the whim of
the operator, but, of course, always
away from the gun. There was no at
tempt to simulate actual shots III
the hunting field, in which birds
may fly either across the field OF
the hunters vision or towards him.
But in that year, 1920, at the Glen
Rock Kennels in Andover, Mass
three men, C. E. Davies, his son,
Henry w., and w. H. Foster in
PRODUCED a novelty. They marked
out field like a clock, with 25-yard
radius. with the trap at IL and posts
at each of the other hours. Two
shots were fired from each hour
post.
If the reader will take the trouble
to hold a watch in hand, he will
note that from o'clock to 8 o'clock
inclusive the targets were coming
somewhat toward him, and directly
so at 6. The point of view of the
trap boy was slightly different. He
observed that during this dangerous
interval from 4 to the gunner
would be shooting more or less
toward him, the hour of maximum
danger being o'clock. The express
sion would be shooting" is no error
in grammar or typography. Upon
hearing of the scheme the trap at
tendant, with deplorable lack Of
craftsmanship, went on one-boy
squat-down strike and callously re-
fused. In vain did club members
plead and offer him half their
kingdom. In vain did they try to
shame him by calling him q sissy.
He stood pat, and won the strike.
Under a compromise agreement he
consented to load the trap for each
shot, and then get well out of the
way and pull it with long cord.
1t took more time that way, but it
was more than made up by the
time saved in replacing damaged
trap boys.
Although they did not realize it
at the time, the new scheme of the
trio was destined to develop into
modern skeet. The history Of the
development is given in the ON
cial Rule and Handbook Of the Ma
tional Skeet Shooting Association,
so clearly and concisely that it
seems advisable to reprint 1t
verbatim, beginning after the des-
cription Of shooting around the
clock" Just detailed.
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Bv Basil Gordon.
What is this thing called skeet?

WndU Is ILLS ClllllS CdLcu ShCoo!
Many have never heard of it;
others, slightly better informed.
having heard vaguely of skeet
shoots, figure that the skeet is some
form of game-noth-ng orthodox
like a rabbit. partridge or a duck,
but something nehulous, perhaps
akin to the snipe which is trapped
in sacks held along their runways
by the gullible. They have an in
stinctive feeling that the skeet is
partially mythical or at any rate
highly inedible, which makes them
half right Skeet is in fact the old
sport of shooting at clay pigeons,
but with a college education.
It used to be called trapshooting.
At this point word Of caution is
inserted not to get it mixed up with
an even more ancient pastime-
crapshooting.
The trapshooter choosing an out
door location remote from inter-
ference, steps UP on the line with
loaded weapons and shoots the
works, knocking off whatever he
can, especially doubles, which con-
sist of two clay pigeons in quick
succession.
On the other hand. the crap
shooter, though equally DESTROYS OF
location remote from interference,
prefers to get his action indoors on
a pool table or a blanket. He, too,
shoots the works and knocks of
whatever he can, but tries to avoid
shooting doubles, especially double
| ones and double skies, which are
hard on the bank roll if shot out OF
season. Unlike the trapshooter, 1t
is considered highly unethical, and
frequently dangerous, for him to
use loaded weapons.
Having avoided al confusion OF
the two sports, we now concentrate
on trapshooting, the forerunner OF
skeet. The secret of its popularity
lies deep in the inbcrn desire OF
perverse humanity to knock the tar
out of something ano watch 1t
smash. The principle Is well under
stood in Hollywood, where bull-in-
china shop comedies are produced.
It also seems to be fairly well under
stood in Berlin.
One normal outlet of this desire
is the hunting field; but the season
is all too brief Inasmuch as clay
pigeons can be propagated in a
brick yard as rapidly as needed,
there is no closed season on them,
and they may be taken either in the
blazing heat of midsummer or in
the teeth of a February gale.
In the old days before skeet, these
addicts used to find each other in
some mysterious way and wait till
enough got together for action.
Then they would each peel little
spondulix off the roll and buy a
vacant lot, q trap. and q thousand
or 80 clay disks Is . starter. They
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sweating madly in frantic efforts to
get in hurry the planes the gen.
eral wanted, have taken little time
off to follow his other suggestion; as
a result. skeet is now in use at all
our military and naval airports.
Another less tragic award was
once handed to him right at this
skeet club by its members. Becom-
ing bored with the disgusting spec
tacle of Gen. Mitchell breaking
nearly every clay pigeon, they got
up a committee to visit a foundry
and have it cast them a highly
durable flock Of aluminium pigeons,
for his special use. 1t was an in
spring spectacle to see the general
blaze away at these bulletproof tar
gets, his temperature rising two or
three degrees after each apparent
miss, while the scorekeeper, con-
cealing grins of unholy joy, recorded
goose egg after goose egg. The
show was given away when the VIC
tim, standing in a cold fury at sta
ton eight, waited until a target
came only q few feet directly over
head and knocked 1t about 20 feet
up, tumbling it. battered but still
unbroken, where he could retrieve it.
Skeet, young as it is, already has
almost as many rules and tradi-
tions as golf. Many of its customs
are similar. The shooter who
breaks Is out of Is, for instance, is
treated in the same fashion as the
golfer who scores a hole in one. II
there is q doctor in the gallery he
administers a sedative and en-
deavors in other ways to calm his
patients excitement and restore
him to sanity. Also, the skeeter's
ahbi for q miss is almost as in
genious as the golfers, including,
as 1t sometimes does, complaints
about extra tough targets which re-
fuse to break, holes in the shot
pattern, etc. The aibi depart
ment's most crying need, however,
as is also the case in golf, Is q gall
lery of spectators who can swallow
these tales without gagging.
According to Mr.. Williams, skeet
is the essence of democracy. Out
of q group of five going around the
course there may be a bricklayer, a
banker, a mechanic, politician and
bootblack, all kidding each Other
on misses. There is room for you,
too, if you care to Join.
Skeet is fun. If you don't believe
it, 60 out to the nearest club and
watch. The sport is not dangerous,
if you are careful to keep away
from the club treasurer. If you
don't, it may be, as he keeps one
eye on the finances and the other
on newcomers. Before you know 1t
he may lend you q gun, give you
box of shells on the house and in
one short dose make an addict Of
you, signing you up before the day
Is over. ...
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would strike me. Naughter) Savage
got on the stand again. when Hunter
said if Savage made use of his wife's
name again he would stop him.
Savages language was obscene Sum-
day before last. I think Savage said
he intended to persevere until he
should break up the house.
Mr.. Horner testified that he
heard Mr.. Savage mention Nine.
Hunters name and say Hunters
boys and he would try to put down
the Alhambra Mr.. Hunter told
Savage to go on with his temperance
speech, but not to mention the name
of any member Of his family.
Several other witnesses testified
that they were acquainted with Mr.,
Hunter and had repeatedly been in
his house, but had never seen any,
thing out of the way there, and that
Mr.. Hunter is a correct man.
The proceedings occupied more
than two hours, hasty sketch OF
which is above presented"
The outcome Of the case is not
known.
Mr.. Savage had at least one son,
George L. Savage, who succeeded his
father in business. and two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Woodward,
who were residing in Annapolis,
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The idea thus introduced to the
public in 1926 really caught on like
an incendiary bomb. Members of
one trapshooting club after another
dug deeper into their pockets and
provided the extra equipment, which
gradually became more complex.
Just how elaborate 1t is may be seen
by paying a visit to modern skeet
field.
1t will be noticed that the traps
may be pulled from position OF
safety, although boys are still neces-
sary in the houses to load them,
which is done by hand, while the
pulling is usually done electrically.
The binders are a warning to the
gunner not to shoot at any bird be-
yond them, but even if this Is
done, shatterproof glass protects the
trap attendants. The nets are to
catch unbroken pigeons. Not that
the shooter ever wants 10 see again
the evidence of his shame-but the
treasurer does, as he is the gentle
hldII VIII has W 11SbSll W
when the bills are received.
For access to the Skeet Rule and
Handbook and other information on
the subject, credit should be given
to Larry Williams of this city.
He should also receive credit for
starting the first skeet club in this
area. In 1881 he and Cy Cum
mings got under way the Mont
gomery Skeet Club, on the East
West highway. between Connecticut
avenue and Sixteenth street. They
we're fortunate in securing the men,
bership of some prominent men.
among them Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy Henry Latrobe Roosevelt,
his aide. Comdr. A. S. Merrill. and
Gen. william Mitchell of the Air
Service.
Several years later they merged
with the Izaak Walton League Skeet
Club, calling the new outfit the Ma
tional Capital skeet Club. Their
grounds are on the farm Of
Fleming Newbold. There is now a
clubhouse there with four skeet
fields, a membership of $50 and
shoots every Wednesday. Saturday
and Sunday afternoons. Another big
club in the Washington area Is the
Alexandria Skeet Club.
Gen. Mitchell, in particular, was
highly enthusiastic oyer the sport,
not only from personal but from
service angle. He contended that
proficiency in skeet would help q
pilot in aerial gunnery and wanted
all military and naval air fields to
have skeet equipment. The general,
it will be remembered. also wanted
many thousand more planes than we
then had, said so in no uncertain
terms, and his dismissal from the
service soon followed. 1t may be
interesting to note that those who
gave him this reward, although now
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Mr.. Savage: 1t dirtied me; soiled
my coat. That is all the violence
I received. I was ordered to clear
out by that individual pointing TO
Hunter) and some others. 1t is the
first time I was ever struck in
any way, except, perhaps, with the
stump of a cigar or a quid of to-
bacco thrown by some blackguard.
Uaughter)
Col. Thompson: You are &C.
customed to hold forth in this man
ner on Sundays? -,-s--
Mr.. Savage: Yes, sir
The prosecution being closed,
witnesses we're called for the de-
tense, when
Mr.. John E. Dement, testified that
the proceedings of last Sunday were
not SO bad as those of the Sunday
before. Savage was addressing the
crowd. Bill Williams was there. and
moved of and went in front of
Hunters door. The crowd followed
Williams. Savage asked what crowd
that was. Some said. Williams
Savage then remarked. It's Nine
Hunters crowd Nine. Hunters
ladies crowd-ladies who will assist
gentlemen in anything. Eggs were
thrown. I stepped back to get out
Of the way. I was afraid they
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now occupied by another congrega-

now occupied by another congrega-
ton.
An idea of how Washington has
grown in the last hundred years
may be had, in a way, by reading
the record of McKendree Church,
which bought its ground on Mas
sachusetts avenue in 1874. At this
time the committee appointed for
this purpose said they found it to
be a place in rough surrounding
elevation from which gravel had
been taken, leaving a great hole in
the ground, in which was stagnant
water, while in its front was deep
ravine. making the spot practically
inaccessible for vehicles.
1t is also related that not many
years before this, there was large
spring in the square between Ninth
and Tenth and M and N streets, and
another in the square to the south,
bounded by K street, Massachusetts,
avenue, Ninth and Tenth streets,
known as Sandy Weaver'S Spring.
The water flowing from these
springs, after merging. joined forces
with Burnes' or St. Patrick's Spring
at Ninth streets, to which point the
water that came from the vicinity
of Franklin Square also flowed. thus
making up the stream known as
Sluice run, that made its way south
ward to the Tiber.
The spring between Ninth and
Tenth. M and N streets, must have
been quite large, for we are told it
cut a deep ravine as 1t crossed
Massachusetts, avenue, over which
were placed a couple of logs, and q
grapevine rail, for the convenience
Of those compelled to travel this
way. And it is also related that at
this time some of the original trees
and vines, placed there by nature.
and growing in this vicinity, could
still be seen.
Market Property.
Coming closer to the Abbot School
We find nearby, to the southeast,
what was early known as the North
ern Liberty Market, and which was
erected in 1874, on the western half
of Savage Square" between Fourth
and Fifth and K and L streets This
property was purchased by George
Savage in 1859, and here he had his
residence. It was from the Savage
heirs that the market company
purchased this property for $4,000.
During the sos. when Mr.. Savage
and his family resided here. the old
home faced K street. and the place
is said to have been well fenced.