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Prose: utor In Gallery Portraits of 21 County 'Toledo' rneys have beer resent prosector's ?.vas sponsored by ' a ing prosecutor dedicated in the . :.c , and -datives :f. .a'v i't il :1 to Hi" Shown A priceless . n ana, includ the martyred ill be exhibited at Exposition this :,;av will rnclude personal notebook v chair and Ibi K uicuroo Court court is an organi' : ' :n-'l most brutal by self election hole c- " : r ? r.urposc of cxtortinj 5': . prisoners. LUMBER AND EiLLIMK ' II 10 S SON lvM K\< TURING CO. (,1.-,?phones?616 ~ N Cronin Suffers Skin Burn In Batting Drill Joe Cronin. manager of the Washington, May 17?(U.R>? Joe Cronin. manager of the Boston Red Sox, _ suffered a severe skin bum when hit be low the left eye during batting practice preceding today's game with the Washington Senators an x-ray disclosed. ^ , Cronin was struck by a ball thrown by Pink Higgins, Red 9?x third baseman. He was taken to Georgetown hospital. The x-ray revealed no fracture j or serious injury. He is expect ed to be back in the lineup by Wednesday. Eric McNair took 1 his place at shortstop today. I ? oddball STANDINGS American League W L Pet. Philadelphia 11 7 .611 1 New York 12 9 .571 Cleveland 9 8 .530 Detroit 11 10 .524 Boston 9 9 500 . Chicago 9 11 .450 i St. Louis 8 11 .421 J Washington 9 13 .409 National League W L Pet. Pittsburgh 16 5 .762 St Louis 13 9 .591 New York 12 11 522 .Brooklyn 11 11 -500 | Chicago 11 12 478 Philadelphia 9 14 .391 I Boston 8 13 .381 Cincinnati 8 12 .381 Yest'rday's Results NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 5. Cincinnati 2. ?Only name scheduled). AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia 3. New York 2. ( Washuigton 4. Boston 3. 'Only games scheduled'. Today's Games AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Washington, j Detroit at Philadelphia, j Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Chicago. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Boston at Cincinnati. New York at St. Louis. Probable Pitchers For Major League Games New York. May 17.?'U.R>?Prob able pitchers for tomorrow's major league games follow: NATIONAL LEAoUE Brooklyn at Chicago? Butcher : vs. Shoun. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh ? ? Walters vs. Brandt. Boston at Cincinnati?Fette vs. Hallahan. t New York at St. Louis?Hubbell (vs. Warneke. 11 AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Washington? Van Atta vs. Appleton. ?' Detroit at Philadelphia ? Gill i vs. Kelley. " Chicago at New York?Lee vc. Broaca. * Cleveland at Boston? Whitehill ?j vs. Walberg. 1 ' LEADING BATTERS ; Player i And Club G Ab R H Pet. ? Medwick ? .Cardinals .22 91 22 43 .473 ? < Browns ...19 78 14 36 .462 Cronin 'V feed Sox ..17 71 21 31 .437 ? I Walker IJ Tigers 21 86 21 35 .405 M Todd Pirates 21 82 9 33 .402 I ? HOME RUNS i Bar tell. Giants 8 j Kampouris. Red 6 j Medwick. Cardinals 6 Johnson, Athletics 6 Walker. Tigers 5 Selkirk. Yankees 5 I" Fort Worth. Tex.. (U.R) ? Mrs jC. F. Phillips of Smithfield ex pressed the greatest thrill sine* her girlhood when she boughi tickets for an air trip to SoutV , Texas and then to the Paciflf I coast. Mrs. Phillips is 85 yean 'old. ... ... Speaker Returns Home After Stay In the Hospital I Gray Eagle Likes Athletics* Chances; Savs Feller Will Be All Right By H. D. QUIGG. Jr Cleveland. May. 17?(U.R)?They carried the old gray eagle to his home today?five weeks to a day after he entered the Hospital with three cracks in his skull, his j his famous left arm broken, and his face cut badly. "I guess I'm lucky to be on* at all," said Tris Speaker. His voice was the same-deep, rasping. At 49. his hair white and thinning, and after five weeks on his back. Speaker still evidenced the ruggedness that carried him through 21 years of major league play to baseball immortality. His s-tamina was what brought Tris through when doc-.ors gave him "an even chance to live" af ter he fell through a railing on the back porch of his home into stone flagging 15 feet below. Quitting baseball soon after managing the Cleveland Indians to a world championship in 1920 Speaker has held his interest in sports. He now is chairman of the Cleveland boxing commission. His heart is still with -the game. "Bob Feller? He'll pull out okay if he takes care of his arm. I've never known oi a pitcher being permanenty disabled pulling a muscle early in life." He liked the Philadelphia Ath letics' chances of going through the season as they have star ed. "They've got a lot of power," said Speaker. "Connie Mack came to visit me the other day and said his young pitchers were even better than he had antic-i pa*.ed. Of course, they can blow up. Any club can. But there's no reason to believe the Athletics will if they keep up their present drive to the middle of the sea son. "Pennant chances? Well, it's hard -to pull me away from New York. The Yanks haven't shown the baseball they will show. Ruf fing is back now and will help. Gehr s is bound to hit again, no great hitter car go through .1 slump for a vers* long time. That is?what they call a slump. "I remember the one year I failed \o hit .300 I believe I hit the ball harder than any other year of my career?but always line drives into fielders' hands." Twenty-one years of hard base ball which gave Speaker the repu tation of the greatest fielding out fielder the game has known, brought him no injury compar able to this recent one. He broke a bone n each foot rounding bases and was "laid up" two weeks each time. He played a month on the first injury before he know a bone was broken. ? Carolina-Duke Nines Play Twice This Week Chapel Hill. May IT.?Carolina and Duke baseball teams will moot here Wednesday afternoon and in Greensboro Saturday night in the high spots on this week's Univer sity athletic program. The third Duke-Carolina base ball game, booked tor Durham Monday. May 24. will actually bring to a close the spring sports season at Carolina. The Blue Devil n no, beai.cn only twice this season, is favored in the three-game series. Caro lina's record at present shows 12 victories against five defeats and a tie. The second Carolinas A. A. U.. track meet ever to be held in the state and the first ever to bo sponsored by the University of North Carol na will take place here next Friday and Saturday. There will be competition in bevh junior and senior divisions. High, prep school and freshman athletes will participate in the jun or events. Universities, colleges and amateur clubs will be oligibo for the senior activities. With e ght victories in ten matches this season, the varsity 1 golf team will go into '-he action for the last time Tuesday >n the ' Hope Valley course against Duke's state and southeren conference ' champions. Duke is undefeated in its dual program. Germany Saves Crumbs ! Munich, (U.R) ? The Nazi Press has started a "save every crumb" campaign. "The false modesty" of people who leave broken pieces of bread on restaurant tables is at tacked with the order. "If you can not finish it. take it away in your pocket and eat it later." Movies Aid Chinese Shanghai. (U.R) ? Use of the ? motion picture for educational J purposes is progressing at a rapid t rate in China, and the National i Government at Nanking plans to ; extend the technique which has s proved successful in Central China to all parts of the country. DIZZY DOINGS DOWN UNDER VllVlAM AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION AND /??? DAVIS CUP WIN-/$s& NER STARTLED f k'M THE TENNIS WORLD WITH \W? HIS TWO? HANDEDV'.v-; BACK- HAND. V NOW Jask new/ AUSTRALIA'S V . 18 YEAR OLO \ hope, serves RIGHT- HANDED, SwwaXHlTS RIGHT-SIDE/ \ SHOTS WITH f TWO HANDS , Wj/ AND PORT- M ( SIDE SHOTS i **\\ LEFT- j \ \VANC,E v* AIM*. 11JS1 br Called Feature Srndieute, Inc.'* New York. May 17.?(U.R)--Let ins sing a "Cowboy's Lament" for I the misfortune that landed with } all four feet upon California's belting buckaroo, Young Bob Nestell. The fistic fate tossed a golden opportunity right into Nested's saddle when he was matched for a big fight with "Bicycle" Bob Pastor at Wrigley Field, Los i Angeles, next Monday night. And then those same fistic fates km c kcd Nested for a loop when he I u tiered a gashed right brow in training last Friday. This inch ! long gash ? prevents the erstwhile | ranch hand from tangling with New York's Mr. Pastor on Mon jday. although they may meet I later. Because of the embroilment in I voicing heavyweight Champion James J. Braddock. Joe Louis and Max Schmeiing. the young Cali fcrnian might have moved right into a world vile fight were he ro have fought and beaten Pastor impressively next Monday night. The time element was cxtreme ! .y important for such a victory. | And next Monday night was the deal time. Because, as you re i member" Braddock is slated to de fend his title against Schmeiing I at Madison Square Garden's Bowl ion June 3. iust 10 days later. Everyone knows that Braddock | will net keep his engagement with Kerr Schmeiing. And at the pre sent writing it seems that the New York Boxing Commission will be forced to penalize the champion for evading Maxie. The commis sion lias the power to ?1? fine, <2> suspend. '3? vacate the title, or < 4? do all three at the same time | to Jersey James. Unless Schmeiing and the I 3enmn pnmnrnmiso i U'.U UC.I (.Uliic W ouuiv _ agreement with Braddock and Messrs. Joe Foley and Mike Jacobs, who are promoting the Braddock-Louis fight in Chicago on J i:ne 22, it seems a good bet [that Jim's title will be taken away on June 3. The commission can vacate titles, but there is an unwritten law that it cannot appoint cham pions. Titles must be won in the ring. Accordingly, if they de crowned Braddock. they prob ably would have two outstanding challengers to battle for the vacant throne. Of course, Schmcling woould be one of them. But who would be the other? That's where Nestell comes in. I can tell you positively that Pastor would not be chosen as the No. 2 challenger, even if he knocked out Nestell?because the New York fistic fathers saw the former N. Y. U. fullback flee from Joe Louis for 10 rounds at Madi son Square Garden. But?if Nestell gave Pastor a bad beating, and particularly if he kayocd the New Yorker. Nestell had a good chance of being named a chal lenger. Because he then would have been regarded as a better fighter than Louis, who failed to turn the trick against Pastor in 10 rounds. An impressive victory over Pastor next Monday night would have given the boxing writers and "praise-agents" plenty of time to 1 make a national hero out of the Californian?time to ?flood the New York papers with his pic 1 tures, stories of his life, etc. And i believe me. the boxing commis ; sioners read those sports sections i from "kivver to kivver." And what a job the sporto writ j ers could have done. I never saw I ! Nestell, but my coast operatives ! tell me he could pass as a twin for | j Gene Tunney?a sandy-haired. I fair - complexioned fellow with | high check bones and heavy torso and sturdy legs. They say he I lack's Gene's masterly defense, j but off sets that by being far more aggressive and packing more I dynamite in his right fist. He I was born at Hot Springs. Calif., 122 years ago last Sunday and was I reared on his father's cattle ranch as a cowpuncher. He became in terested in boxing, and in his sec- I ond year as an amateur leathcr tosser won the Los Angeles Golden Glove Tourney. Gus Wilson, who trained Jack J Dcmpsey and Tunney, saw Bob! | working out in Jim Jeffries' barn j at Burbank and signed the lad : up. He started his professional Lareer on Jan. 15. 1935. when lie | won a six-round decision over I Jack Darcy. Since then he regist ered 11 straight knockouts, three of them after being floored him self. Kingfish Levinsky and Lee I Ramage were among his kayo vie- j tims. He weighs about 195 pounds, is married and has one child. But I'm afraid that gashed I j brow prevented Nestell from get ting a quick title shot?regardless jof what happens when he meets ' Pastor in their postponed engage iment. Because time and the New I York Commission waits for no ' man?excepting Braddock. I END PREDICTED FOR SECTIONAL ACCENTS IN U. S. Berkeley. Cal.. (U.R) ? The University of California has dis covered that the "Southern ac cent" is destined to disappear, also I the "New England twang" and the "Yankee accent." Radio and the talking pictures j are responsible, the university i finds. "Today we are passing through a period of voice standardization," said Mrs. Guy A. Farrington, in structor of public speaking at the university. "Along with the radio and the talkies, which are playing the ma jor role, even the telephone is do ing much to make everyone from every section of the country speak a standardized accent, idiom, and inflection which everyone else can understand. Eventually, everyone will speak the same slang and with the same voice standardiza tion." Mrs. Farrington predicted that when that time comes, the Amer ican language will be much richer than it is today, as it will include the liveliest and most vivid parts of speech of every section of the country. She believes that even the King's own English in England will become standardized with American English as a result of the ever increasing use between the two countries of the radio and the trans-Atlantic telephone. She pointed out that former King Ed ward's phrase in his abdication address of "long last" has been incorporated into the American language to such an extent that some newspapers are protesting that the phrase should not be "worked to death." However, she regards it now as a permanent phrase, just as the English are : making permanent in their lan guage many of America's most picturesque phrases. Boys Club Will Start Softball League Friday i Teams Are Selected and Schedules Arranged; Midgets-Preps With four teams now selected, ? and the schedule announced, the Prep-Midget outdoor softball lea gue, of the Elizabeth City Boys' Club, is already to get underway Friday afternoon, with the first game scheduled to start prompt ly at 2:30 o'clock. Much enthu siasm is being shown in this lea gue, and the captains of the four ? teams expect 100% attendance at the first games Friday afternoon. All boys listed on the following team j who expect to play in this league are requested to make it known by notifying the office be fore Friday afternoon, as there are a number of subs on the wait ing list, who are anxious for a chance to play; subs used in Fri day's games, will be considered regular players thereafter. The teams follow; Cubs: Douglas Alexander, cap tain, Hollis Baker, Thomas Thompson, Billy Askew, Calvin Hill, Parmolee Phelps, Robert Ma drin, Wirth Chory, Marvin Tillette, Wilton Pooie, Wilbert Cartwright, Sam Griffin, Billy Dawson, Ray Jones, Douglas Farmer. Cardinals: Leon Williams, cap tain, Julian Hill, Grimes Slaugh ter, Billy Parker, Gilbert Lee, Frank Pace, Mac Miller, Melrie Bell, Shelion Bright, Bobby Hop kins, John Copley, Mathew White, Sherwood Armstrong, Jimmie Col lier, Linwood Price. Red Sox: Bert Midgette, cap tain, Charles Williams, Newton Krause, Harold Henderson, Clyde Scaffe, Jr., Joe Ammeen, Gibbs Liverman, Joe Weston, Billy Cam eron, Dennis Basnight, Ed. Paul Owen, George Brinson, Henry Sharber, Elwood Hill, J. B. Hen derson. Indians: Ralph Basnight, cap tain, Crawford Sexton, G. W. Gere, John Hooker, Cary Williams, Fred Hardtke, Charles Miller, Jack Parker, Aubrey Heath, Lockwood Casper, Jimmie Gaskins, Jimmie Anderson, George Twiddy, Her bert Davenport, Wilbur Hooker. First-Half Schedule May 21?Cubs vs. Cardinals. May 21?Red Sox vs. Indians. ! May 28?Cubs vs. Indians. May 28?Red Sox vs. Cardinals. June 4?Cubs vs. Red Sox. June 4?Indians vs. Cardinals. Ali Preps and Midgets not list | cd on one of the teams who would [ like to play ball are requested to leave their names at the direc tor's office. (Bowlinq Standings Tram W L Pet. Quinns 20 7 .742 Ayc|ett 17 7 .708 Denwood __16 8 .666 Daily Independent 15 10 .583 Pell Paper Box Co. ..13 11 .542 Park 'n' Blow 14 13 .519 Shamrock 10 11 .476 Shipyard 10 14 .412 B.ack Cat 11 16 .407 Daily Advance 8 13 .381 Belk-Tyler 7 14 .333 Pender's 4 20 .167 THIS WEEK'S BOWLING SCHEDULE Tuesday Night: 7:30?Denwood vs. Shamrock. 9?Independent vs. Shipyard. 'Wednesday Night: 8?Belk-Tyler vs. Advance. Thursday Night: 7:30?Aydlett vs. Pendcrs. 9?Advance vs. Shamrock. Nestell-Pastor Bout Changed to May 28 Los Angeles, May 17.?(U.R)? The threatened storm over a post ponement of the Bob Nestell-Bob Pastor bout apparently subsided tonight, when, after six hours of b ckering, managers of the two young heacyweights agreed to an order of the State Athletic Com mission switching 'the match from May 24 to May 28. The delay, asked by Nestell's manager, Gus Wilson, when the California youngster received an inch-long gash over his right eye, was granted at the stormiest com mission meeting ever held in this city. Originally it satisfied neither Wilson nor James J. Johnston, manager of Pastor, but both backed down tonight in favor of the arbitration. Soviet Peace Era Seen Wooster, O., (U.R) ? O. D. Gerig, a member of the League of Na tions secretariat, believes Russia will be so busy with internal development for the next 50 to 100 years that it will constitute no menace to European peace. Park 'n' Blow Bowlers Defeat Quinn 2 Games; Pell Takes 2 From Black Cats Boys From Down by the Tracks Turn On Heal to Hand On inn 1st Loss The Park N' Blow bowling team took two games from 'the Quinn Furniture Co., team last night in the City Bowling league to hand the Quinn team their firs', series loss of the bowling season. Up until last night not a single team in the league had been able to win more than one game from the Furniture store team but the Park 'N' Blow team smeared up and down the ally to take the first two games and then drop the third one as they lost their eye. In the first match of the night the Pell Paper Box team won two and los't one to the Black Cat Confectionery quartet. The two game loss of the Quinn team put the Aydlett Products team who are in second place a chance vo tie the leaders in the standings if they are successful in winning their three games from the Pen der team Thursday night. In the opening match the Pell Paper Box team rolled up 403 as Roy Miller turned in 120 and Jasik 107 to top the Cats 21 pins. The second game found the Cats way off color as they bowled 340 and against lost the game as Peil scored 409 with Miller and Jasik leading. In the final game the Cats came back strong to win the game by 39 pins. With Roy Stan ley and Norman Tillett, '.wo school boys leading the attack, the Cats scored 412 to Pell's 373 as Grif fiin and Jasik were h gh. Park 'N' Blow started off fast in the opening game of 'the sec ond match to score 423 as Upton bowled 123 and Jackson 104. Qinn was decidely off color bowl ing only 401 as Owens and Hop kins led. The second game found the Gas House Gang from the Park *N' Blow still as hot as a blow torch and they scored 435 to Quinns 396. This time i't was Aaron who led the way with 130 and with Speight and Upton scor ing 105 each. Brinkley and Rob erts were high for Quinn. The fin al game saw the Quinn team in real form as they turn in 441 to 362 for *ihe Park 'N' Blow team. Owens and Roberts led the whirl wind attack with 119 and 118 re- , spectively. Aaron was the only Park N' Blow player to break the 100 mark. The Box Score: Black Cat Zimmerman 100 78 90 Culpepper __100 83 101 Morris 96 83 Tillett 85 96 107 Stanley 108 381 340 412 Pell Paper Box M ller 120 105 82 Sawyer 85 99 79 Collier 90 Jasik 107 106 100 Griffin 99 112 402 409 373 Park 'N' Blow Aaron 103 130 107 Upton 123 105 83 Speight 93 105 82 Jack-son 104 95 90 423 435 362 Quinn Brinkley 97 107 107 Roberts 89 102 118 Hopkins 103 92 97 Owens 112 95 119 401 396 441 Golfers Swing Hoes Coquille, Ore., (U.R) ? Substi tuting grubbing axes and hoes for mashes and mid-irons, members of the Coquille Valley Country Club donned old clothing and pre pared for spring opening of the course. Driver and Auto Same Age. Canton. N. Y.. (U.R)?An auto mobile as old as its driver has been registered by Walter Briggs, 21, at the county motor vehicle bureau. The touring car with brass trim and a high dash board was the style in 1916. Dead-Lights on Ships Dead lights on a ship are cov ers to protect windows or ports in a storm. I WIDE-AWAKE EYES Eyes clear, spar kling, and inces santly moving. Pupils large. Lashes soft. Lower lids full. The eyebrows are clean-cut. 1 ALERT TYPE OF EARS Ears set low on the head. Back of ears well developed. The outer fold of the ear is only a narrow line of Gorman T&ccDwwarOfl V The news is reaching millions? there's a certain Kentucky straight Bourbon that's "double-rich" Isn't that sweet music to your ears? Mn A 90 proof whl?kry with the A/?rl if Mini. Mad? Id Kentucky by old-timr Kentucky diaaitlera... tbr food old Kentucky way. A?k lor it ?t your faronte tarrra. Copr. 19J7, ScbenlryDiitributoft. Inc.. Now York Off KENTUCKY^ STRAIGHT, BOURBON WHISKtt/