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Washington Journal., 1942-05-15
Did Horace Greeley Know German?
English Version of "Grad aus dem Wirtshaus'
ascribed to him

What German singer or college graduate
does not know the following classic student
song:
Grad aus dem wirtshaus komm ieh heraus,
Strasse, vie wunderlch siehst du mir aust
Richter Hand, Tinker Hand, beides vertauscht;
Strasse, ich merke wohl, du Dist berauscht.
Was fir Elm schief Gesicht, Mond, machst dem du2
Elm Auge hat er auf, ems hat err zu.
Du Wrist betrunken sein, ds Sch ieh hell,
Schame deh, schame deh, alter Gesell
Und die Laternen erst, was muss ich seh'n9
Die k0nnen allie NIGHT gerade mehr steh'nl
Wackeln und fackeln die Kreuz und die Quer,
Scheinen betrunken mir allesamt schwer.
Allies i'm Stume rings, Crosses and Klein;
Wag ich darunter mich nuchtern alleinR
Das seheint bedenklich mir elm Wagestuckl
Da geh ich lieber ms Wirtshaus zurick.
Though intimates of Horace Greeley, the
famous editor of the "New York Tribune"
and one time candidate for the Presidency
on the so-called "Greenback Issue, have
asserted that he did not know German, yet
the following English version of the above
drinking song is ascribed to him. The reason
for this is that Horace Greeley, usually
meticulous about crediting his quotations Of
literary gems to their original sources,
printed this version without any authors
name in his "History of the Rebellion, lead
ing his readers to infer that he himself was
the happy translator.
Out of the Tavern I've just stepped tonight:
Street. you are caught in a very bad plight;
Right hand and left are both out of place
Street, you are drunkl-t is a very plain easel
Moonl It is a very queer figure you cut,
One eye is staring, while the other is shut;
Tipsy, | see; and you're greatly to blame:
Old as you are, It is a terrible shamel
Then the street lamps-what a scandalous sightl
None of them soberly standing upright;
Rocking and swaggering-why, 'pon my word,
Each of the lamps is as drunk as a lord.
All in confusion-now isn't it odd,
am the only thing sober abroadR
Sure it were rash with this crew to remain:
Better go into the tavern againl
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15

The provocations to the duel resulting in
Pushkin's death were far more serious than
any Of the poets previous bloodless en-
counters. Pushkin, after his marriage to
Natalya Nikolaevna Goncharova, a belle OF
the imperial court, was pardoned by Gar
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15

For Pushkin's funeral a young lieutenant
Of hussars wrote a threnody, wherein he
called the poets slayer a murderer. For the
authorship Of that poem, which bristled with
condemnation of shangmen of freedom,
covering behind the sovereigns' throne, lust
ing to trample with servile feet the hopes Of
an embittered people,, the young officer was
banished to the Caucasus. He was Lennon
TOW, who, exchanging the sword for the Tyre,
soon won renown as Russia's most inspired
poet after Pushkin. Like him, too, Lennon
tov lost his life in a pistol duel, while still in
exile.
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15

Unsere Regierung hat die Wehr-
macht unseres Landes yum Schutze
ihrer Rechte und Freiheiten aufge-
boten. ALE Amerikaner ohne Inter
schied der Geburt und Herkunft,
darunter die Landesburger deutschen
Blutes, stehen in diesem Kriege elm
miitig hinter ihrer Regierung. Anne
rika list unser Land, das Land unse
rer Kinder, das zu schitzen jetzt
unsere hochste Aufgabe ist.
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15

Citizens Of German blood in this
war, as in every other war in which
the United States have had a part,
certainly should not let themselves be
out-done by other groups. We are
all American citizens and we stand
as one in the defense Of our nation.
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15
Wir sind allie Amerikaner


Wir betrachten ale Krie-
ge ais bedauerlich. Aber,
wenn elm Volk nit Krieg
uberzogen wird und bis es
einen ehrenhaften Frieden
erringen mag, ware es YER
heerend, zu unterliegen. Da-
her halten wir es fur die
Pficht aller treuen ameri-
kanischen Burger, allies in
ihrer Macht zu tun, unserem
Lande, den Vereinigten
Staten Won Nord
yum Siege zu yerhelfen.
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15
We Are All Americans

We hold all wars to be
deplorable. Once a nation
is drawn into war, however,
unless an honorable peace
may be secured betimes, it
would be disastrous to be
beaten in that war. There
fore we hold it the duty of
all loyal American citizens
to do all in their power to
help our country, the United
States Of America, to win
its present war.
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15

In our Library of Congress they are show
ing a number of beautifully bound and printed
works Of Russians greatest poet, Alexander
Pushkin. These volumes are from the hb-
raries of the Cars at st. Petersburg and
Tsarskoe-Selo, the treasures OF which were
dispersed during the Russian revolution.
Few of the lovers of Slavic literature among
rs. who now revel in the contemplation OF
those handsome, gilt-edged tones, nowadays
recall Pushkin's sinister reputation as q
duellist and his tragic death in a pistol duel
when he was at the height Of his literary
fame.
The Poets Aethiopian Ancestry
Small of stature, but hardy, he inherited his
fiery temperament and swarthy complexion
from his maternal great-grandfather, Abra-
ham Petrovich Hannibal, the son OF an Abys-
sinian sovereign prince, who sent the boy to
the Sultan Of Turkey as a hostage, where
he was released from the Seragllo to be
adopted by Peter the Great, who had HIM
educated as a prince. IS such, Abraham
was sent abroad for his studies to France,
where he obtained a commission III the royal
army and distinguished himself by deeds OF
valor in the War for the Spanish Succession.
Returning to Russia he served III the I'M
perial army and rose to the rank OF General
m-Chief under Empress Elizabeth who
heaD0Q MN With nOnOGS anu wealth..
One of his sons from a second marriage TO
a Livonian noblewoman became an admiral
under Katherine IL and won a battle over
the Turks off Navarino. Another son, Alex
ander's grandfather, served with distinction
in several Russian wars and rose to the rank
OF major, but his many escapades brought
him under imperial d~isfayor. Alexander's
father was a man of violent temper, notorious
as a spendthrift. Unable to provide ittlngly
for his sons education, he obtained a berth
for the boy in the newly founded Imperial
Lyceum at Tsarskoe Selo.
In the Iycum Alexander excelled first OF
all in poetry, and secondly in swordplay:
Through his association with other sons OF
noblemen and with the young officers OF the
Imperial Guard, stationed at Tsarskoe Selo,
the high-spirited youth early acquired the
prevalent notions of aristocratic honor and
high-minded private Vengeance, which gov
erned his conduct throughout his later lie.
II should be remembered that duelling, though
ostensibly forbidden by law in Russia as well
as in other countries then, yet was counter
anced by high society so that no one, calling
himself a gentleman, could well avoid a duel,
whenever personal honor was at stake.
Aristocrafic foundations
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15
Pushkin a Ruffler

Even with his dearest friend and former
schoolmate, Kiukhelbeker, the Cricket,
fought a pistol duel in midwinter. Kiukhel-
beker shot first and missed. "Shoot! ShootI2
he cried Historically. But Pushkin pretended
that snowfakes had got into his weapon and
threw it to the ground. "Let us go and
drink tea!'' he proposed, and SO the duel
ended, the two remaining fast friends Tor
life.
After some sharp words in a theatre with
a certain Major Denisevich, who was a
stranger to him, Pushkin appeared at the
majors lodgings next morning with two
gentlemen, one Of whom expressed his readl-
ness to serve as the majors second in a
sabre duel with Pushkin. The major, a gen
eral staff officer, well along in years, was
10th to fight a youth of nineteen, so he got
out Of the duel by apologizing for his hasty
words of the night before.
During the same winter Pushkin challenged
Baron Korf, one of his former schoolmates,
who now lived under one roof with Pushkin,
to a sabre duel. This was because Korf had
beaten Pushkin's drunken man servant for
a piece Of impudence. II will not fight an
old friend for such a tride", said korf, pro-
posing that they drown their differences IN
champagne. This was done and there the
matter ended.
Washington Journal., 1942-05-15
Aristocratic Temptations

So the poet, thanks to his excitable charac-
ter and fondness OF champagne, almost
inevitably found himself drawn into many
duels.
Scarcely graduated from the lycceum, he
challenged his uncle, Paval Hannibal, to a
sabre duel. During a country festival in their
home village the uncle had stolen his nephew'ss
dancing partner, whereupon the youth called
his uncle out. Relatives interviewed and
made them put up their swords.
Beginning his career as a writer at st.
Petersburg, Pushkin became the best pupil
Of the most popular fencing master i'll the
capital. He was SO lively a swordsman that
his fellow fencers called him "The Cricket
One Of his comrades, Yakubovich, was motor
ious for his many duels, in some OF which
Pushkin served him as a second. He emulated
his ~rufiing friend so we'll that the wife OF
one Of their close friends lamented in a
letter.: "Pushkin figures in a duel almost
every day..
Evening star., 1942-01-17

was problematical, but of his first
two rounds he appeared capable OF
clinching first-place money IN a
walkaway.
For 36 holes he's been the Nelson
who won the United States Open in
1899 and the P. G.. A. championship
a year later. cool. calculating and a
definite deadeye on the business end
of a set of sticks.
Nelson Adds 50 Round.
Nelson teed of with a two-day
total of 1856, compiled through 81
in the opening round and 50 yes
terday. The Sequoyah course, some
what slow, requires par Of 10,
split into 35s, for the mines.
Ahead by a stroke after the first
day, Nelson picked up three more
on his second round to establish a
lead not often enjoyed by q 'front.'
runner. There were SO holes to go,
however, and a pack Of formidable
ccntenders on Nelson's heels.
However, the former Texas caddy
was the gallery favorite to win his
first California tournament in his
10 years of competition along the
winter circuit.
Grouped behind him with 40
Evening star., 1942-01-17

! He added solemnly. ANYWAY, from
where I sit against Minnesota.
can see what's going on and that's
mere than Lynn Waldorf can say"
He referred to the sleeper play by
which the crippled Gophers rallied
to defeat Waldcrf's Northwestern
eleven last season. In the play,
Minnesota did not call signals or
shift. The ball was snapped while
Fullback Bob Sweiger pretended to
argue with some Wildcat players.
Wildcats Still Around.
Waldorf. when called for his ver-
sion. sternly said. when I walked
by the Minnesota Stadium this aft
ernoon I found five Northwestern
players still waiting for the Gorhers
to call signals"
Wisconsins coach. Harry Stuhl-
dreher, said Minnesota didn't beat
us on sneaker, they just beat the
daylights out of US
Bierman said football success at
any modern school sis not a one
man triumph but is a triumph Of
many. particularly the boys who
played the game"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Terps Whip Sho' Men
Travis Being Hero
OF Winning Rally
LocoI Product Poces
Lote Attack us Pals
Bog 2S-25 Victory

To lanky Ernie Travis lengthen-
ing list of court qualifications add
that the tall Maryland center is a
money player, at his best when the
chips are down.
This characteristic stood Mary
land in good stead last night as it
came from behind with a super
Garrison finish to nip a fighting
Washington College quintet, 1925,
in rather tame game at College
Park Travis led his mates in scor-
ing. although Frankie Samele topped
both teams in this department with
IL points, and inflicted most of the
damage in the last four minutes of
play when it was a matter of sink
or swim with the Old Liners.
Washington. playing smartly. If
not aggressively. erased 6-1 deficit
midway in the first half, bottled up
Travis by alternating three men on
him. and helped itself to a 1910
lead. The Shoremen didn't run
wild. as you can see, but they con-
trolled the ball and that slowed up
the game and also throttled the Terp
attack.
Washington expanded its margin
to 1872 early in the final period
before the harassed Old Liners
finally shook off their lethargy and
got moving Bob James and Bob
Knepley helped Travis overtake the
visitors and then Ernie went for
himself
Evening star., 1942-01-17
BY HUGH FULLERTON. Jr.
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE
Presidents boost for baseball and
night games was just what the
doctor ordered for the ST. Louis
Browns. Two things they've been
asking are more use of the flood
lights and some cash money for
operating expenses. Hardly
chance now that the majors will
turn down the IA night games
proposition at the February 2
meetings and the chances are the
American League will find it
easier to get up that 500 900 than
to take the risk that one club
might fold at this critical stage.
It's good news that the National
Hockey League finally is getting
around to making a war contrib
ution. but why just one all-star
Red Gross game? Seems every
city in the league could stage one.
Just as Boston has planned to do
independently next month. Tip
OF on what may happen when
the other major league contracts
Evening star., 1942-01-17
T.. u. Five Is No Match
For Loyo|a, Bowing
By $3.50 Score
League Title Hopes Dim
After Loss to Leader
OF Moson-Dixon Loop

Catholic University's tossers have
improved since the start Of the cam
paigr1 but after dropping a 50-33
verdict to Loyola last night at
Brookland they're satisfied that even
more proficiency will be required to
bolster their championship hopes In
the Mason-Dixon Conference.
League leaders and one of the
better small Eastern teams. the
Greyhounds from Baltimore sprinted
into commanding 24-10 lead at the
outset of the fray and kept right on
going. Catholic, with Dick Scan
lon and Freddy Rice doing most of
the work, pared the margin to 90
20 at the half. but Loyola came back
with a taking pace in the
second half and quickly locked up
the game.
Vic Book, who rang the bell with
II points, and Tom Thobe. with 16,
were high guns for the visitors.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Admitting Loss,
zivic Protests
T.K.0. Verdict
Fons Also Mystified
By Referees Award
To Roy Robinson
BY SID FEEDER,
Wide Worlds Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 17-Fritzie
Zivic has no complaints today about
the speed and Sunday shots" with
which Rapid Ray Robinson whipped
him, but Fritzie and a lot Of other
folk are mighty curious over what
made Referee arthur Donovan stop
the fight.
Referee Donovan stepped in with
Zivic on the floor in the 10th round
last night before crowd of 15,475
in Madison Square Garden and
gave Robinson a technical knock
out victory.
Possibly the most amazed man in
the place was Luke Carney, Fritzie's
manager. who declared today that
Donovan's decision was too fast"
Said Carney: "At least, my man was
entitled to be counted over"
Now, there's no denying that Har-
LENS skinny hammer was con-
siderably out in frcnt up to that
point in the rip-roaring 12-round
battle to decide who would get a
shot at Red Cochrane's welterweight
championship, possibly next month.
The Associated Press score card gave
the lanky negro five of the nine
completed rounds. What's more. he
floored Fearless F'ritzie with a loop
ing overland right for a nine count
in the ninth session.
Taking Count-and 4 Rest.
But when Ray let go both barrels
and dropped the Pittsburgh play
boy early in the 10th, Fritzie was
no more hurt than you'd be If YOU
ran around a corner and bumped
into another fellow. Like the brainy
boxer he's always been, the young
est of Smoky Towns five flying
zivics was figuring on taking a
count-and rest.
But Donovan stepped in and
called 1t of after 81 seconds of that
round even as the f1at-nosed flailer
was struggling to his feet 1t marked
only the second time in 10 years of
trouping with the thumpers that a
Knockout was scored against Zivic.
E'ritzie needed no help to walk to
his corner, almost in tears from what
ne and lot of booing customers
thought was an unfair finish.
Gee" he told his handlers. when
I was Just about slaughtering Henry
Armstrong and taking his title away
a year ago, Donovan wasn't in such
hurry to call technical knockout.
I wasn't hurt here, so why should
he do 1t to me?"
Too Fast for Zivic.
Regardless of the finish, Robinson
showed altogether too much speed
for the warrior who held the 147-
pound crown until Red Cochrane de-
throned him last summer For the
first two rounds. Ray fairly dazzled
every one in the house in general
and FritZie in particular. despite
ragged cash Robinson suffered above
the right eye in the second heat
from one of Zivic's long hooks.
In the third, however, Fritzie
found out that an applicatioan of
left fist to Rays tunmy was the
answer for that, and from there on
1t was humdinger. particularly in
the seventh when three of the ex-
champions clouts in the breadbasket
had the Harlemite hurt.
But don't get me wrong" Fritzie
said in praise of his rival at the
finish, hes too fast for most guys
and If and when he gets hold of
Cochrane he'll stiffen Red in six
heats-no more"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
F. D.'s Okny on Bosebo| Boon to St. Louis Browns
Bket Boil Uniforms Marines ee Include HeoY Underwear and Ear Mus

handler all his life. plans to try
southpaw throwing this year to
take the strain off his lame
shoulder. Basket ball innovation
tried out by Collingwood High
School at Cleveland puts one of
the officials on perch Is feet
above floor level instead of hav-
ing two gallop!ng around the
floor.
Very bunny, ha halted Will
liams tells this one on himself
so he can't blame us for repeat
ing it. Seems when Ted was about
Is. he and a pal went rabbit
hunting and managed to shoot
one. With no one home to ad-
wise him, Ted proceeded to
plunge the bunny into a pot of
boiling water. pick it clean like
a duck and fry it. skin and all .
Il gotta admit it didn't taste
very good" said Ted.
Postman's parapgrah - Sebas-
tian E. Lineman, slipping in a
plug for the A. A. U. $4,000
meter walk at Cincinnati In May,
points out that walking Is the
Evening star., 1942-01-17

proved, Griffith Stadium customers
may view more than 20 night games
this season.
President Roosevelt's hope that
night games be extended" will give
Griffith a strong selling point for
his request that Washington be per-
mitted to play night baseball start
ing June l and extending through
August, excluding only Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays.
81 think It's certain the COM
missioner will lift the ban on more
than seven night games" enthuses
Griffith, land in city like Wash
ington, where there is only one
major league team, there should be
no restriction on the number of
night games. We must offer recrea-
ton to those hundreds of thousands
of Government employees here.
League Opposition Weakens.
Baseball is honored in that the
President regards the sport as a
means of bolstering morale" con-
tinued Griffith, land I don't see
how baseball can do other than
adopt his suggestion to increase
night games"
Griffith's plan for three months
of night baseball. conceived in 1910.
but regarded as fantastic until yes
terday when the President gave the
game perhaps its biggest boost in a
letter to Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, commissioner of baseball is
rated an outside chance of sue
ceeding.
It virtually Is certain Judge
Lands will permit an increase in
night games, A proposal to expand
the number of night games from
seven to IA was vetoed at the ma jor
league meeting at Chicago last
month. Already the opposition is
melting and a new vote is expected
next month.
Alva Bradley, owner of the Cleve-
land Indians and last month a
strong foe Of the measure to in
crease the number of night games,
now says in view of the Presidents
letter he has reconsidered his op-
position.
Would Protect Pitchers.
Grifhth's plan would call for night
games here on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
with the exception of holidays,
through June. July and August, with
day games to be played on Satur-
days, Sundays and holidays. Under
Evening star., 1942-01-17

best exercise for the national
defense fitness program and it
should have a big comptitive
season. Regardless Of the exer-
else. we think the heel-and-toe
boys should appear as often as
possible. They provide something
necessary for civilian morale-a
good belly laugh. Charlie Landolf
of the New Castle (PaD News
sends the first query about what's
happened to New York game
wardens. Here it IS a week past"
he complains, land Joe Louis
hasn't been arrested for killing
Baer out of season."
The Marines have Ice-landed-
Pvt. T. Kenneth Stockwell Of
Peoria, ILL.,, writes home that
basket ball uniforms of the Ma
rines in Iceland consist of heavy
underwear plus regular uniforms
and earmuffs and that twice the
wooden floor has been blown into
the ocean. The boys fished 1t
out. weighted it down with sand
bags and keep on playing In
every spare minute.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

such an arrangement last season
the Mats would have played 81 home
night games.
With genuine regard for pitching
arms, Griffith would propose that
baseball be played in daylight in
April. May and September. when
the weather is likely to be cool.
Otherwise. though. he is going all
out for night baseball.
Griffith says he has given no
thought to the mater of twilight
baseball. II don't know how day
light saving time will affect us here v
he says, land I haven't given the
matter much consideration SO I'd
rather not be quoted"
Evening star., 1942-01-17

strokes already used up were Ben
Hogan. top money winner Of the
last two years, and the pre-tourna- :
ment favorite. Lawson Little, Denny
Shute, Tony Penna, Llyod Mangrum
and Chick Harbert.
Thomson, Heafner Out.
Two colorful entrants were side
lined yesterday. They were Jimmy
Thomson, one of the longest hitters
in the game, who retired after play
ing eight holes with busted thumb.
and Clayton Heafner, bulky Char
lotte, N. c., trouper. Heafner called
it quits after muflng his drive and
second shots on the first hole.
The final 18 holes will be played
tomorrow, with the winner pocket
ing $1,000.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Second Clash al Net
With MuNoy Is Big
Test for 5egura
Ecuudoreun Stor Meets
In Miami Semi q Foe
Much Better Pointed
By the Associated Press.


CORAL GABLES. Fla, Jan. IL
Francisco Segura, a rising tennis
star from Ecuador. will have an OPP
portunity to prove himself today
when he again faces Gardnar Null
loy to battle for a fnalist's spot in
the University of Miami tennis
tournament.
Segura stripped Mulloy of the
Dade County tennis championship
recently, title the Miamian held
for seven straight years. Since then
Mulloy has had an opportunity to
study the South Americans peculiar
two-handed forehand stroke and
prepare defense.
The other match promised fire
works, too, with top-seeded Wayne
Sabin pitted against fourth-seeded
Jack Kramer. Sabin, of Reno, New,
bowed to Kramer. an Oakland.
Calf, player, at Tampa last week in
straight sets.
Segura moved into the semi
finals by defeating Billy Talvert OF
Cincinnati. IS. 81, and Kramer
advanced by trouncing Dick Mckee
of Miami, 60, 81.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Billiards Tournament
Scrambled, Hopes
Reign in Danger
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Upper half
standings in the world three
cushion billiards tournament are
in a hodge-podge and indications
are that some one might break the
two-year monopoly on the crown
held by that old master. Willie
Hoppe.
Hoppe nearly lost another match
and Joe Chsmaco, the leader, did
drop one. The former boy wonder.
already beaten once in this years
play. saw John Fitzpatrick stage a
rally against him that tied the
count at 47-47. Hoppe came through.
however, by adding the match point
in the 37th inning. Chamaco fell
before the deliberate play of Ralph
Greenleaf, yielding 50-40 decision
in SO innings.