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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
SAVED CREW OF VESSEL
LOST IN CHESAPEAKE BAY
sunker Craft Sighted by Commodore
Many Was the eus-eye Motor
boat White Wings.

Information was received here yes
terday that the capsized vessel which
was sighted il Chesapeake bay early
Tuesday morning by the skipper of
the oyster police boat Commodore
Maury vas the bug-eye motorboat
White Wings. Of Gloucester county.
The vessel was run down and sunk
o.. Wolf Trap light by the fishing
steamer Emily Foote.
Captain John T. Taylor. Of Glou-
cester. skipper Of the White Wings,
and the crew OF three men were
saved ~ the steamer and brought TO
Hampton Roads yesterday. The
White Wings was bound CD the bay
from the Roads when the accident
occurred.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
HORRIBLY BURNED
By Boiling Grease -Skin All Came
Off One Side Of Baby's Face
Thought Her Dishgured for Life.
USED CUTlCURA: NO SCAR LEFT

my baby was sitting beside the
fender and We were preparing the break
fast when the frying-pan full OF boiling
grease was upset and IL went all over
one side of her face and head. Some
one wiped the scald with towel, pull
ing the entire skin of. We took her to
a doctor. He tended her a week and
raye me some stuff to put on. But it
all festered and thought the baby was
disfigured for life. used about three
boxes Of Cuticura Ointment and it was
wonderful how il healed. In about five
weeks it was better and there wasn't a
mark to tell where the scald had been.
Her skin is just like velvet: Mrs. Hare,
I. Henry St, South Shields, Durham,
England. March %, 1905
Potter Drug 4 Chem Corp. Sole Props. Boston
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
SHIPPING REPORT
Wednesday, September %, 1909.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Eva (BrD Howard. New
YoTk--to BerwindWhite Coal Com
Iany in ballast.
Steamer Pomaron OBJ Rattensby,
Pensacola-to White Oak Coal Com
pany for bunker coal.
Barge Ceinfuegos from Norfolk-to
New River Consolidated Coal Com
! any IN ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
PILE SUFFERERS!
M VOL KNOW THESE FACTS

The cause Of piles II internal
Sluggish circulation in the lower
bowel
pies can't be thoroughly cured by
outward treatment
An internal remedy Is needed u
cure the cause.
Send for our booklet. How Piles
Ca be Cured BY Internal Medicine.
or talk with a. r. g. Kior. Newpor'
News. Va. who sells Dr. Deon-
hardt's Hem-Roid at 81 Der bottle. and
guarantees u 70 cure
Dr.. Leonhardt Co. Station 3. Buf-
fslo, y. Y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Completing Repairs Here.

The repairs to the Norwegian
steamship Tancred are about CON
plete and the vessel will sail for Girls
tobal. Colon, this week
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Leads for Santiago.

The British steamship Eva arr;v-
ed in port yesterday from New YORK
TO lead full cargo of coal here for
Santiago, Cuba.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Calendar for Today.
Coal for st. Lucia.

Carrying a cargo OF about 5000 tons
OF coal. the British steamship Glen
may steamed from this port yester-
day for ST Lucia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Sailed.

Steamers Glenmay (Br) ST. Lucia;
Pomaron (Br) London; Bay Port,
Jensen, Lynn. a.
Scho0ners Fannie Palmer. Wiley,
Portland: Robert Mcfarland, Cole.
Savannah.
Barges Winthrop for Boston; Bril-
tania for Beverly; Barayia for AL
lyns Point.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Cleared.

Steamer Glenmay (Br) Richards,
st. Lucia-chesapeake 4 Ohio Coal
Agency Company.
Steamer Pomaron (Br) Rattensby
London-Furness- Witty & Company.
Ltd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
a Northern Light

Press Agent-~How shall write I'D
the chi,f actor in that EortE pole ex-
,esftion dramaT Manager-"Of
course, as a polar star
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
OLD MlNlON LINE

OF D d o M N ! 0 N l. N T.
Daily Service
~ FOR NEW YORK
& i sssls'h, .si root 3 s..s cSs r.
at 200 u. NJ
FARE-First-class. one way. $500,
Round trip. limit thirty days. Si4.e0--
meals and berth In stateroom In,
cluded.
Steerage, without subsistence. Ss.Ho
TICKETS on sale at G. a o RAN
way Ticket Once.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkley
leave Pier "A" $3.50 every evening"
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM.
PANY. James River Day Line 70,
Richmond and all James River land
ings. Steamer Pocah0ntas leaves
Newport News. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays as Sis n. m. leava
Newport News Monday. "Wednesday
and Friday at s D. m. for Norfolk ana
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton win leave Pier
"a" daily except Sunday at 900 q. m.
going TO Norfolk. and at 4:30 p
m. going TO Sm.thheld. Steamer "Ac-
comac" will leave Pier "A" daily ex
cept Sunday at . a. m, going to
smthfleld and Q. m. going to Nor
folk.
All business between New YORK.
and Newport News transacted at pier
No. 6.
All business between Newpcrs
News, Norfolk. Smithaeld and locas
points transacted at Pier "A" loot %
Twenty-hftb St ~. n. tANcoN
Agent
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Saph Whiting Found Guilty Of Second
Degree Murder by Jury.
PRISONER SHOWS NO CONCERN
NEGRO Who Shot Walter Flemming
Apparently Did Not Care What the
Verdict of the Jury Would Be-
On Stand in His Own Defense.

Ralph Whiting, the negro who shot
and almost instantly killed Walter
File mining in Rockets on the morning
OF Sunday, September >, was FOUND
guilty Of murder in the second degree
by the jury in the Corporation Court
at 7:43 o'clock last night and his
punishment was fixed at fifteen years
IN tn State penitentiary lmmedi-
ately after the reading OF the verdict,
Attorney j. Winston Read. Of counsel
Tor the accused. requested that the
passing Of sentence be deferred Tor
the pre- sent and made a motion TO set
aside the verdict on the grounds that
it is contrary to the law and the evil
denee. He said that he did not know
whether or not he would argue the
motion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
LAUNCH STEAMER BEAR
Freight and Passenger Vessel Goes
Overheard al Yard IN October.
NEW SHIPBU|lOING RECORD

Keel for Craft Was Laid in June and
She viii be Completed In Six
Notwithstanding to DE Launched
in November.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Prisoner Shows no Concern.

The jury was out only 80 minutes,
the case being given to it at exactly
7:13 o'clock. While the jurors were
in the jury room celebrating On the
case. Whiting sat is a chair beside
the attorneys table and calmly look
ed about the court room. Throughout
the trial he had shown little or no
interest in the proceedings and was
apparently unconcerned about the
verdict of the jury. When the jurors
reported he arose quickly at the COM
mand OF Deputy Clerk Of Courts
Marable and received the verdict
without any sign of emotion. He left
the court room to go back TO the
jail walking with firm step.
Writings trial began when Judge
Barham convened the court at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, the jury
being quickly empanelled. The iu-
rors selected were: J. Z. McCurran,
NJ. G. Snton, Waller Wynne, S. j.
Rogers, c. NJ. Allen. w c. Cosby, Z.
]. Phillips. A. b. Cox, W. ]. Adams,
E. W. House. II. w. Bowen and G.
r. lanes
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Nine Witnesses for State.

Nine witnesses were placed on the
stand by the Commonwealth, these In
Guiding several eye-witnesses of the
Shooting and officers Padgett, of the
LEGAL force, and Whitfield. OF the
Blpodfeld force, who, with several
other officers and a posse of armed
negroes. ran Whiting to cover near
the Ivy avenue pier after the shoot
ing The evidence Of the eye-wit-
ness showed that Whiting and a
woman named Clara Baton went 10
Flemmings home and the woman
cursed the man and called him out
into the yard. Fleming struck her
and Whiting. who had been lurking
around the corner of the house, drew
a revolver and threatened to shoot
Flemming If he struck the woman
again. The woman fed and Flem-
ming picked up a rock and threw at
Whiting. whereupon the latter FREQ
three shots, each of which took ef-
faof
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-23
Whitinu Goes on Stand.

After the state had rested its case,
the defense opened and Whiting was
nut on the stand in his own defense
He was questioned by Attorney j.
Thomas Newsome. of counsel for the
accused. and was cross examined by
Captain Berkeley for the Common
wealth. The man claimed that he
fred in self-defense. Flemming hav-
ing attacked him with the rock
The defense rested early In the
afternoon and the argument on the
instructions began. This lasted more
than. an hour Captain Berkeley
opeued the argument before the jury
AT about ) O'Clock. He made crisp
and clear summary of the evidence
in the case and carefully went over
the instructions TO the jury
Attorney Newsome opened for the
defense and Mr.. Read closed. Captain
Berkeley spoke briefly after Mr. Read
had concluded his argument
IT was 7:I0 o'clock when the ar/
ment was concluded and Judge Bar
ham asked the jurors If they wished
to 20 &C. supper AID come back TO the
coer1 room 70 find verdict Thf
iurors were divided. but majority
wished 20 remain and deliberate on
the case and the jury retired.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
YALE STAR IS
AGAIN ENGAGED

big Tom" Shevlin. former Yale
football star. is at last really and
truly 10 win the third Of his three big
ambitions in life-namely. Eliza beth
Sherley. OF Kentucky
II was Shevlin who. as victorious
captain OF Yale's football eleven, Is
said 10 have stood upon the gridiron
al the end OF his triumph saying TO a
chum, I've realized my first ambition
today beating Harvard. I've got one
more--to marry that pretty girl you
see sitting there in that box. The
pretty girl in the box turned out 10
be Elizabeth Sherley, then and still a
reigning beauty OF the south. Sheylin
wooed football fashion, and she capt.
tulated In November OF 1905, only 10
break the troth a month later because
her giant fiance was too jealous OF the
attentions other men paid her. Shev-
lin went 10 Europe in rage. returned
still smarting. He gave up TWO years
10 business in Minneapolis and then
sought again the pretty girl in the
box. Evidently Miss Sherley hadn [
forgotten him, for her mother. Mrs.
Brannea- SheFley recently gave out
the news OF the second engagement
Of the pair and OF the marriage, which
will take place next month.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
1(dinnify had The Old
Baltimore Club Terroiled

McGinnity. while a pleasant and
soft-spoken chap as rule. was
known by the players on the Balti-
more team as the bad man" OF the
entire outfit Imbued with the princi-
pies OF the frontier, his pioneer blood
would get SO aroused on occasion that
he would 90 To lengths that would NIL
fasteners with awe \ constant
chewer OF tobacco, quid throwing was
a favorite means OF retaliation for ar
fronts Once, in Milwaukee, all the
players except Schmidt were gathered
Ia the bus in front OF the hotel, ready
for the trip to the ball grounds. But
Schmidt came not for some time, and
the other players became more and
more impatient Schmidt, II will be re-
membered was the pitcher who was
well known in those times over the
entire country BY reason OF his eccen.
tricities. and re!oiced in the prefix
Crazy"
Schmidt finally sauntered forth, to
be met at the rear step OF the bus by
McGinnity. who demanded 10 know
why the laggard had kept his betters
waiting, and with the question a great
wad OF masticated tobacco went hurt
! ling through the air, catching the Nun-
fortunate pitcher fairly In the eye
and causing him To emit bowls OF pain
I for some minutes Not another play
] er moved muscle, for all secretly
/ feared McGinnity. and II was the com
mon belief that the westerner would
not hesitate to kill any man who suf-
! 6ciently angered him.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
LONG HIKE FOR
MICH. WALKERS

LANSING, Mich. Jan. The
Michigan Overland Walking club, Oh
which the Lansing Walking club Is
branch mas made strenuous program
for 1909 The annual club trip VIII
take place In July and will start from
Davenport, Iowa. From there the
walkers will descend the Mississippi
river TO Memphis. Tenn, by boat and
on foot. thsnce eastward through Ten
nessee 10 Chattanooga and Lookout
Mountain; thence northward through
Tennessee into Kentucky, with stops
at Nashville, Louisville and the Nam
moth cave. The trip will end at Gin
cinnati. The walkers will carry blan
kets and sleep out doors.
The annual relay race VIII take
place on Labor day. and Will be from
Detroit 20 Jackson.
For those In the club athletically
inclined big feld day will be held al
Jackson or Battle Greek in the sprins
or summer.
The club has been organized one
year and is having steady growth.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
STRONG MAN STUNT
FOR JEFFR|ES
IS LATEST
RETIRED CHAMPION SIGNS CON.
TRACT FOR 20 WEEKS IN SORT
OF sANooW AcT-eoxiNo NOT
MAIN FEATuRE-PRlcE $4,000.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Jan. q
Stealing "a march Oh competitors. who
were DELAYED by washouts William
Morris the eastern vaudeville man.
today signed Jim Jerries for twenty
weeks engagement The ooutract
calls Tor $4,000 and Morris has the
privilege of renewing Il Tor twenty
weeks additional
The theatrical man announced he
will open WIKI Ieffrles Ia New NofN
City March :. whore the retired
champion viii spend two weeks before
swinging over the circuit, includin-
Brooklyn. Boston Philadelphia. Chi
cdgo 81 Louis. and Kansas Cit!
Norris has new plan OF action for
Jenries tie does not believe in MAX
ing him an actor bat also wants To
get as far away as possible from the
hghJ idea. So prcfeIs 20 make Jeffries
prominent as modern SandoW or
something OF that sort
While there will be some boxing in
the act. Morris believes the feature
should be made as spicuous as
possible and he wants TO costume
Jenries after the fashion Of an Eng.
lish acrobat. showing By illustration
just how strong a man can become
when ne develops ans muscles 10 the
best advantage.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
ROUTE PICKED
FOR TIGER TRIP

The Detroit Tigers will be on the
road just IS hours in making the trip
from Detroit TO the San Antonio. Tex.
training grounds, provided that the
schedule as arranged by President
Navin and the railroad companies Is
adhered 10 and all connections are
made on time This is considerable
less time than had been originally fig
ured on for the trip.
Leaving Saturday March S. the Tig-
ers will journey 10 Toledo over the
Lake Shore From Toledo TO st. Louis
the Cover Leaf route will be travers-
ed. At St Louis the last change Of
the trip will be made when the party
boards the Missouri Pacific and Rock
Island routes train which will carry
them 10 their destination.
Roughly speaking St Louis Is the
halfway point of the journey, which
gives some idea of the magnificent dis
, tances which will be covered on the
trip.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
HENRY FORD HAS A
KNOCK FOR AUTO
RACE MEETS
SAYS TIME is PAST WHEN SUCH
COMPETITIONS ARE NEEDED
MODERN CARS COMMERCIAL
NECESSITIES ONLY, he SAYS.

Speaking OF the recent announce
ment that the French grand priX mac
been abandoned. Henry Ford, presl
dent of the Ford Motor company pre-
diets:
automobile racing is "A thing OF
the past. and II is a good thing TOT '"'
industry that this is so. There was ["
time when racing was needed 10 popu
larize the automobile, now, II ohE
serves 10 get it in disrepute. The auto
mobile is not a sporting proposition
it's a safe and sane business invest
ment. The majority OF buyers do not
care for excessive speed. they want
extreme reliability and are scared
when speed is mentioned.
For over two years We have oeen
out OF the racing game. Ford cars
have been in contests innumerable'
but with 300 dealers there are sure
TO be some with sporting procliviues'
too strong TO see things as we do. We
cannot compel our dealers TO qult
racing. though we throw a wet blan
ket over II as often as possible.
The recent action OF the french
manufacturers when they signed ar
agreement not 70 race in the grand
prix. was not a surprise 10 those who
have been following the trend OF legis-
lation and public opinion, and OF
course il killed the race.
England. as you know, Is expert
encing an anti-racing agitation. and
the r. A. c.. the prime mover in ire
automobile world OF the British
isles, has placed a ban on racing and
will sanction no races during 1909 ;.
=. Edge. England's most prominent
manufacturer. whose racing records
have been many and frequent, has re-
Gently publicly announced his with
drawal from racing
1T takes time and money that could
better be spent in improving the car
as a commercial. not a sporting propo-
sition. Spend less time on designing
and building cars that will travel
mile or two minute. and you have
more time TO build cars that will
safely negotiate the streets and
roads. Hill climbs are good endur
ance runs. II properly carried out
are beneficial, for these more nearly
approach the average requirements Of
80 per cent OF the buyers; but speed
tests on circular tracks. country roads
or city streets are harmful 10 the en-
tire industry"
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
HOPES To MAKE
J. |. TAYLOR ILL

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 27.--In a tele-
gram addressed 10 the Boston base
ball fans" Catcher Lou Criger tells
his side OF the Boston-St Louis scrap
over the division OF his purchase price.
He says:
Il wish the Boston fans TO know It
was no wish OF mine to leave Boston.
II signed a contract with Taylor In
October and he promised faithfully
never TO sell or trade me He gave
me raise in salary and gave me'A
shotgun. and | thought sure | was 10
be with Boston In 1909
/ assure you | was dumfounded
when learned OF the deal Taylor
pulled OF | love Boston and am sor-
ry 10 leave. but now that get my
divvy OF the sale money | shall go 10
ST. LCnis And look out for US.
The team that beats US will have
10 win the championship. ! am going
to make Taylor sick and sorry OF his
deal before the year is gone.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
CANADIANS ARE
KNOCKING SHRUbH

over in Toronto they profess To be
lieye that Shrubb vii. never race
Longboat Tim O'Rourke is quoted In
the Toronto News as saying
NO person knew better than
Shrubb himself that he could never
go the distance. and Il Is a question
now what will happen.
If the two men do meet on Febru
airy .. II looks to me like Longboat
all the way Shrubb hasn't done much
since ne met Marsh in Winnipeg in
October. 1907 when he stopped in the
thirteenth mile OF l5-mile race.
Marsh saws be began TO sprint and
Shrubb gave mp, not because mis- ankle
gave out. but because the undertaking
was too great for him II this was the
case In real Marathon with Long
boat9 The same thing happened
when Shrubb raced Appleby several
years ago
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
poor Jiu lt5u Artist
Hou|ed 10 h(vey for hdg

Now comes the detailed story of
how the California thumiper Sam Mo
Ney. or MacVea. as he Is signing his
checks these days. met and vanquish-
ed Yano Matsui. a juggling jitju Jap,
before a high priced audience In Paris
the other day
Each was 10 fight according to his
method Amateurs Of prize ring and
other sports looked forward TO the
match with an interest that might be
gagged by the incredibly high prices
81 seats around the arena
The result was "A catastrophe for
the jui-jitsu champion The Negro,
seeing he awaited HIM with outstretch.
cd arms walked up TO him and felled
+ him with blow on the temple Matsui
crouching ON the ground. rocked him
self TO and fro.
The Californian did not know what
So do next. AS The Jap might be await.
ing 90 spring az MIN or take some
qui'c unexpected short turn
Give him another one whispered
MacNoas manager West forever
against he farthest east
TakiEg his advice. the cham
pion of the west STOPPING down e
that ~ the east. gave him blow on
the Jaw 20 finish him Of
The Japanese took his head in his
hands and howled piteously Hi.
hackers carried him out. Will,
cheers went forth toward The victor
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
EA-pRINCETON
STARS HAI.NED
ltiIt PIANO.

4 "A
tho
eleven the Presbyterian school has able
M havea
silver Thanksgiving
IN their day got glimpse OF
mig met downt
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We
all the cowboys miles
OF
decided dissolve
divided EVERYTHING
an maybew
OF
OF
mine and drove Ny but
be local
article which referred hun "IAnte"
he to
OF
aerthouSht he considered himself
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nigh get a
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color
Tigers
their
be however
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
NO BOXING BOUTS
FOR POOR ARKANSAS

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Jan. 27.-Act
ing Mayor Touzey issued orders to
Chief VI Police Mcmahon not to permit
any boxing contests in Little Rock
I'm the future and the Sullivan-Wol
CAST hght scheduled for Feb. 3 has
been declared of The Legislature
yesterday adopted resolution calling
on officers OF the law throughout the
state TO enforce the statutes against
boxing contests and all kinds OF spar
ring exhibitions. TOdaNs order TO tht
chief of police Is the result OF the leg
islainre's action
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
WALKER SPRINT
|. IS NOT A RECORD

CAPE TOWN. Jan. 27.-The world 5
record OF ~ 2-5 for the 100 meters
made by r. E Walker, the Splinter
az Pretoria on New Years day, has
been rejected BY the authorities
The reason given against the per-
Torrance was that Walker beat the
pistol. and In all fairness the new
mark could not De allowed To go on
the record books The accepted
worlds record is 10:4-5 for the dis.
lance. Walker himself being one OF
the joint holders, and there was great
surprise when be clipped two-fifths OF
second of what is considered a pref
~ stiff record
On another occasion IL was reported
that Walker ran 100 yards in 9 rs. No
proof has yet been received whether
he got the best OF the gun in the 100
yards
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
ANSON bALkS At
BENEFIT IDEA
ax HARVEY 7. WOODRUFF.

CHICAGO. Jan Capt Adrian
Constantine Arson. who was manager
and first basenan OF the old Chicago
White Stockings In the SOS when that
team created as much terror In Ma
tional league ranks as do the Cubs
today. declined yesterday to be the
eCipient OF public benefit
Thed ignity OF Ansons refusal Is
the more weIghty from the fact that
"Anse il busted according TO his
own statement made in the debtors
court recently But the old-timer
doesn't expect always To be In such
AN annoying predicament and he ad-
heres 70 the refusal made by him over
ten years ago. when he declined
similar proposition at the time he re-
tired from the management or the
west stde club.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
ELbERFELO WILL
STAY ON TEAM

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Norman e.
berfeld. former manager OF the Yam
KEGS. will undoubtedly play on the Hill
top this year The announcement was
made by Manager George T. Stallings
yesterday afternoon. on his return
from Georgia Stallings will remain
in New York for a week or ten days,
during which time he will decide on
the retinue 10 journey south. Some
thirty men. al least. viii be taken to
the Gotten belt This means that
about d score will have TO be Topped
from the list Stallings will immedi'
ately get busy on the contracts, whicl
will be mailed ont this week.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
CMALL CPORTING
~ TALK = 80 - WORLD

The Oriental baseball tourists ar. na,,
In China.
M. a. c. and Purdue are perfeetins n
dual alliance
o
have yet to lose a game
o
Kansas wants Tom Longboat, the In
dian. TO coach its runners
The spnldtngs and the c. T.. r. Go, have
agreed TO meet In series OF three
games.
jerome Travers. national golf cham
pion. Will go abroad in April and try
for British honors
o
Jimmie Dygert and Jack Rx.n me-.