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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-29
RESULTS AT SARATOGA

FIRST RACE. for fllies, two-year-olds
selling. purse 500 so. 5h furlonss:
Ambassador III. 10S,
Wordsworth ...... IL TO 5 to 10 / to 4
Bette Bluff, 100,
Walls ,.......... Stool 2,o1 to 10
Duchess Lace. ll9.
LIKE ............ llto5 : to1 10 to
Time. | 90 A.. Brace Up and PlurenZic
also ran.
SECOND RACE. the Rensselaer,. for all
ages. lightweight handicap, s7n0.60 added.
& furlonEs:
Flags. lbs. Lyke ........... to . to )
Regal Lodge, liz Walls.... . to to 5
George Starr, l@7. Hummer. II to ; to 3
Time. ia %. Only three starters.
THIRD RACE. the Amsterdam. suaran:
and upward. selling, l mile:
" P I5GS .'ios ''o' 7toio to 3
" Atee MIC sto s,o ) 3 to 5
Sasin. 10. Lyke..... . tol Ito : . to .
Time. l:i2. Damrosch. Sea Farer. Kohl
Moor and Sands of Pleasure also ran.
FOURTH RACE. the Wilton. for three
year-olds and up. nonwinners at this meeting
handicap. $500. 80 added ] mile:
Naturalist. 119. Robinson = to > out out
Crank, l05. Walls ....... to to out
Time, 1:42 As. ' Only three starters.
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SARATOGA ENTRIES FOR FRIDAY

FIRST race. for three-year-olds and up.
claiming. mile-FeluCCa, l07; Sea Gull.
los: Land Lubber Gmp.), 100; Ellison, lo1;
Benevolent ump.). 1l2; Wood Thrush. 100
Little Cottage. l13; Peerless One. 1o7;
second race. the saltwater. for three
year-olds and up, steeplechase. handicap.
selling. about 2 miles - Robin Goodfellow.
is7; Eagle Thistle. 40; New Haven. l+7;
Early Light. 142.
Third race. for two-yesI-olds. selling ~
furlongs-Sunningdale, 100; You Need. liz:
Brother MacLean. 1l2; Pinard. 10; Bright
Lights, l18: Ceramic. 112; Vesper Hour 1903
Thistledon. 100: Earlocker. los: Lancelot.
li2; Raily conneli. los' PIuviads. 1903;
Plurenzi. 103.
Fourth race. the coboss; for three;gesr.
Wand. I01i Exterminator. lis; Ticket. los;
bondage, 1O8; 'Golding Ump.). 90.
Fifth race, maidens three-year-olds and
I'D selling. 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. liz: Monty
hing dmp.l. 100; Point TO Point. ITO; Star
Ben ITO; Phalarls dmp,). JOG; Miss Faun-
tleroy. ss; 'St. Sebastian Omp.). l0l.
Sixth race. for two-year-olds 5h furlangs
-Tabieau d'Honnevr ump.). 104: Christie
Hoiters, lo5: Tetley, 100; Polygon Qmp.l.
los; Uncle's Lassie. los; triumphant Hmp.l
iO4: Tap geur. 1O4; Gath. l12; Uncle white,
ii2: Lancelot, los: Pluyiada, 1O1.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather. clear: track. muddy.
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TWO l9-H0LE MATCHES
Misses Hadfeld and Rosenthal
Win in Women's Golf

Chicago. Aug. 29.-Close matches
marked the third round of the women's
western golf championship at the Indian
Hin Club. two contests going nineteen
holes.
Miss Frances Hadfeld defeated Miss
Elizabeth klotz, of Indian Hill. one up,
and she will play tomorrow with Miss
'orrella Lukens. of Edgewater, who ELI
minated Miss Vera Gardiner, of Glen
oak. in nineteen holes.
Miss Elaine Rosenthal of Rayisloe,
conquered her sister, Mrs. Ernest By
field, three and two. II Mrs. c. o..
Gillette. of Ridge. defeated Miss Ernes-
tine -searce. of Skokie, in nineteen holes.
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amateur Notes

North Side Professionals are open for
SATURDAY,, Sunday and Labor Day Ia. m;
and p; m and would like to hear from al,
offering a suitable guarantee, John. ].
Hoover. manager: 2o35 North American
street, or phone KensIngton $3.50 W.
West PhilIy, Professionals. who are yet to
be defeated this season. would like to ar
range games for August 81 and Labor Day
having fs. M; home Sna p sr %in WIN IN o or out Of 's sSwn
offering a reasonable inducement. Charles
Lentz' manager. SO South Ftfty-eighth
street or phone Belmont 2es2, between Z
and o p. m. -
R. NJ. ~Hollinxshead would like to arrange
grounds and offering a suitable guarantee
for Saturday and Labor Day Ia, m, and
?. M. il. T. Norris, manager. 96s7 South
Dalton A. A. would like to hear from all
offering. a suitable inducement for Saturday
sser Isl North ralrty,eisRth street,
ArgO A.. A. has Saturday and Labor Day
"a. m, and D. m.) open for frst-class teams
hsying home. grounds and offering a reas:n,
Belgrade street. or phone Kensingtop 1858
between 7 and s p. m.
Welcome A: g; defeated the Naval Home
the victory for 9n the w sss e t 's,9e The 1fs.G team n
having home grounds and offering a suitable
fsis South Thirtieth street,
Linwoed A. C.. a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for Labor Day with a travelling team OF
s ssa: s''i. s s.s1sns to m slsSs' 81 sil! ~; 5.ns sa,
street.
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In the midweekly test of the philadelphia
Clarke was the high gunner. sha ttering nine
ty-two Of his 100 hl ,erocks. 1t took some
shooting to accomplish this score. as the
making the breaking of the targets difficult.
DR.. a. p, Gray was a close second. having
ninetN TO his credit.
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WARREN H. WEBB, who. for two
w years. was one of the professionals
In the indoor golf school at Wanama-
ker's, and who later held professional
Jobs at the new Pittsburgh Field Club
and at Brae Burn, will shortly seek re-
instatement as an amateur. Webb gave
up his professional work some time ago.
He is a member of the North Hills
Country Club and naturally he can give
the members odds and beat them. Re-
Gently he made a new record for the
course of 81. The card was made up
of two twos, four threes, seven fours and
five fives. The card follows:
Out ........ 4 4 2 5 2-32
In ......... 4 5-S5-67
A day or so later he went to the Old
York Road Country Club and on his sec
ond round he registered a II, going out
In SO, and coming home with a very fine
SO. He Is one of the most graceful
players on the inks and with II he COM
bines very effective golf. He has played
little II any competitive golf since he
came to this country from England four
or five years ago.
Big Match That May Be Played
One of the big matches that failed &c
be decided at Bala this year was that
between George c.. Klauder and Albert
c. Alexander, of the Bala Club, and
Fred w. Knight. of Aronimink, and
Frank s. Bicking, of st. Davids. AS a
result of a discussion last year at the
invitation tournament a match was
played at Bala and Klauder and Alex
ander were the winners by I up and S to
play. This year both Knight and Bick-
ing were in the triple tie for The medal
for the low qualifying score. but fer
some reason or other the return match
was not played. 1t may be decided later
in the season. klauder and Alec know
the Bala course like a book. but the
other pair have been shooting some very
fine golf and the match. If arranged.
ought to prove a very interesting one.
One of the youngsters was sitting un-
der the trees at the ninth hole at Bala
during the tournament week, and he
was telling his troubles to an older
and more experienced golfer. Why is
it," he asked, that every time l get
into a tournament here or elsewhere /
always play against some fellow who.
according to his talk, plays so much
better thar | do? The first man / met
started off by telling me that for three
days before the tournament he had
| been Playing the course in the low
eighties and not once had he been
over IS. Yet he qualified with a "a or
95. the next one told me how he had
beaten some of the crack players OF the
| city"
Did you beat them" asked the older
player. Yes" replied the younger
man. but they had me rather nervous
for the first three or four holes
Goat.C letting in Golf
in baseball" said the veteran. "the
coaches do everything to discomfort the
pitcher, and that is perfectly legitimate.
We do not have any coaching in golf.
but there are other ways of getting the
goat of the other players. Most of the
golfers do not resort to 1t. For ways
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Ruth Now Much Improved Player

HOWEVER there should be a big difference between the Ruth in 1915
~ n 196a and the Ruth in the world series of 1918. Babe la been
soaking the ball this year at a lively clip and is in the select" S0O class
He started ot like a house afre,s amming home runs. triples W
baggers with reckless abandon, ut of. HteB Babe mas toned down a little
n is satisfied with a few singles.
When Ruth was on hiss smuggling spree he made three homers on sue
GessNe days followed with four in a o " He had the Indian sn o n
ii opposing pitchers, who got into the habit of handing him fou bns
Tor n base instead o II ball for to bases. thw work featured Ill of
the games IN Manager Barrow considered him such a valuable asset that
he was moved to the oufed, where he could play regularly.
Ruths greatest batting feat was staged on the Polo Grounds early in
tn season, when he hit three of the longest drives ever seer N those
grounds. The first Travelled intot the right field beachers, but Billy Evans.
the umpire, called it a foul.
How far vas it off, BN?" asked Ruth when he returned 10 he plate.
about six inches vas the reply.
well. I guess I'll hav to soak another mutered Babe n sure
enough. the next ball sailed into tn beachers. fair by fifteen feet
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Billy Herman Cayety Winner

Billy Herman stopped Young o'Brien In
the second round Of the 1l0-pound elias
boxing bout staged at the Gayety Theatre
last night. In the l05-pound division Young
Patsy Wallace beat YOUNG Rocky Kansas IN
three rounds.
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Parkesburg. 3; Palmyra.Riverton.

Parkesburg. Pa. Aug. 29.-Parkcsburg
Iron easily. vanuuished -Rivrrto1
hore Yesterday. s 10. ]. Tho Visitors wera
rnah.e to connect with Bernhart's delivery at
critical sta ges. while the iron workers took
kindly to Slaughter's offerings making their
hi's In lunches.
Powell out. hunted third strike
Pa rkesburg. q o o o | 2 3 "
Palnyra-River'n u | q o q 0 0 81
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Athletics Game OF

Boston, Aug. 29.-The scheduled game
for this afternoon between the Athletics
andSRed Sox was called off at noon on
account of rain. Double-header will be
PLAYED tomorrow and Saturday.
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Rain Halls Grand Circuit

Readville, Mass, Aug. 29:-Grand CIR
cult races at the Readville track to-
day were postponed until tomorrow be-
cause of rain. Today's events will be
added to the program tomorrow, the
closing day.
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Fairyiew Goes Under

Bethlehem. Pa. Aug. 29.-union Training
School w~ailoped Fairview A. c, In q weird
ssme. win1ins By 10 70 {,
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with more than half of the scores
turned in Reid and Anderson were tied
with tn low score for third. with a total
Of II for the eighteen holes. Anderson
Is the surprise of the tourney, thus far.
These two were the only ones to do the
eighteen holes under so.
Max Marston, Of the Merton Cricket
Club led the amateur. The Merton star
turned in a card of so, going out for a
43 and coming in 81. Peter O'Hara,
of Harworth and 6. r. S~chuebel. OF
Stenton, were next in line with 81. Play
will continue this afternoon and tomor-
row.
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Two PROS LEAD
IN OPEN GOLF
Hackney and Fothering-
ham Have 70 Card in
Noble Tourney

Huntingdon valley Golf Links, Noble,
Pa. Aug. %.
At the end of the first eighteen holes
of the scheduled 72-hCleS medal play in
the annual open tourney under the aus
pices of the Golf Association of Phila-
delphia, held here this morning. two were
tied for low score with cards of &c. Beth
were PROFESSIONALISM. w. Hackney. of
Atlantic City, and George Fotheringham.
unattached.
Fotheringham played a consistent
game, having a 80 going out and the
same score coming in. Hackney had a
nance to gain two strokes, but fell
down on the home journey, taking a
I on the par s. sixteenth hole. His
score going out was SO and returning 40.
HaCkneN'S card: -
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Demps Is Back at His Old Trade

vEIHEN JAG Dempsey signed u p to work in HI Sun shipbuldng yards
W yesterday he returned to his old trade Four years 9 when the
young heavyweight vas not considered soo enough by tn managers to
appear in thu boxing shows out on the coast, he was forced o take vi
some employment to keep from starving 10 death. He wen to work in
labored OF the shipways. in the blacksmith shop, handled a riveung ma
chine. was a frstclass carpenter n also repaired vessels. He las had
wide experience and is capable to fill the position in the labor department
Dempsey will make his headquarters in Philadelphia and will
b e seen in IA bouts here this winter He should be n of the nos
popular boxers who ever appeared lin this city.
81 C. j. Drennen, supervise of labor at thu Sn plant, is the youngest
executive in the country and regarded as ne o. the topnotchers. He has
been Connected with several large concerns and employed thousands OF
men. He realizes there is a shortage of labor and believes Dempsey can
get more recruits han n other person.
"Now that baseball is about over and the players have beer ordered
Drennen was asked.
IN Haven't received a application from a single ball player" al he
reply WE have n o softjo jobs here and every mar in TIL plant mus work
rs hard as the other. No favoritism how becaus an applicant is a ball
player. This does not mean thai ball players are lot welcome at this
plant. 1 will be glad to employ every man who comes here, but Is soon
a. h receives his button he must forget he ever played ball He is work.
ing for the Sun Shipbuldng Company and must earn every Ger he re-
-cdves"
= regular job when the baseball season ends next Monday. He has enlisted
with Doctor Whartons force of physical directors n will he stationed
In n of thu aviation camps either here or in France. Hendricks is a
valuable nan for this work., a his experience in handling and training
ball players for the lstf fteeny years will help lin considerably. Doctor
Wharton announced today that lie had acted favorably on Hendricks
Application.
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Goat.C Getting in Golf

"In baseball" said the veteran. "the
coaches do everything to disconcert the
pitcher, and that is perfectly legitimate.
We do not w any coaching in golf.
but there are other ways of getting the
goat Of the other players. Most Of the
golfers do not resort to 1t. For ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain.
this type Of golfer has Bret Harte's
Chinaman backed off the map. One of
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SwnrthmOre Man Turns Poet

Here is a poem contributed t. the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER by Harr
Parker. Swarthmore, Pa:
AT THE BAT
The greatest game the uorld ere SaD.
q All creation looking on,
Was started several gears ago
On the playground Of the Marine.
One team sometimes out ahead.
Then reverses changed the play,
But stH u players perseuered
To rn this great ARRAY
With changing fortunes, changing minds,
Delays, doubts and distress,
Emotions kindled year by year
Serued all the uorld to Ver.
Til America joined In the game.
III Sent In its batterS strong.
To help our Allies in the rush
And noc In the eighth inning
Sueeter song neuer sung. q
We hare them on the run.
The Kaiser is the borman,
Speeding up lcth cure aud speH,
HIS every more a pitcher"
Sent too often to the peH.
While Ludendorf is at the plate,
His signals all dUry,
For pere hitting round 100,
T As De shout u battle cry.
At inning nine there's still a tie,
But UeH 1hn the game at that
And put a kdhkter, deeper dent
In the cocky HUNS cooked hat;
For great Pershings nop O n second
- Tu 1~IL E~L Il. - III I4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-29

% LINDLAY MURRAY is rapidly rounding into championship tennis
4ts form. His match yesterday with T r. Pl proved conclusively that
he Is getting better with each match and that Bill Tfden will have a
hard match OF his hands to beat the ex-westerner.
q Murrays play against Pn o n the courts IF the West Side Tennis
club In the national singles a a huge surprise to his many followers
q vas not generally believed that Murray could display the speed and
txoeuracy that he did because of his lack of practice. But the speedy
<Xsror who sol his training On the Pacific coast played a game that once
&4n puts his I'M pp with Bill Tfden and Ichya Kumagae a a posi-
~ 1sas crown.
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Here is a poem contributed to the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
q. Parker. Swarthmore. Pa:
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-08

Lieut. Bill Dixon of Camp Taylor,
came home Sunday on furlough. re-
turning to Louisville Monday and will
leave Immediately for Dallas. Texas.
Robert R. Kise was business WISH
tor to Louisa Saturday.
Misses Elizabeth ] and Willie Bur-
CESS and Nancy o. CARED left Satur-
day for Richmond, KY, where they will
enter the Eastern Kentucky State Nor
NAL college.
High water swept away much corn
and other feed stuff from this neigh
borhood last week.
Mrs. G.. c. Burgess fell on the ice
Sunday and received very painful in
juries. She is better at this writing.
David Arthur, the small son of w.
D. Kise, is on the sick list this week.
John H. Burgess was visitor in
Ashland and Huntington Saturday and
Sunday.
Workmen are here repairing damage
done to the Bell telephone line by the
high water. SPUD.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-08
FAlISBuRG.

Cupid was right about the wedding
bells going TO ring here. Sunday after
noon at 2:30 Miss yirgie Miller and
Mr.. Sam Hewlette were quietly unit
cd IN marriage, Bro. Conley, NJ. +.
Church South. officiating.
The bride is the pretty and attract
i've daughter OF VIM. Miller who
moved here about six months ago from
Blue creek. the groom being the son OF
David Hewlette of this place. They are
both highly respected people and we
wish them much success and happi-
ness In life.
Columbus Crank is very low at this
writing.
Bro. Cleveland preached n good SER
mon Sunday morning.
Marie Heaberiin and sister Lucille,
OF Zelda, were the guests OF Frances
Skeens Tuesday
Morris Skeens says he can so to
Yatesville weather like this.
Jesse Chains was the Sunday guest
Of the Casey girls.
While Savage ~ at Chas. Carriers
very often.
Aunt Louise Skeens, who fell on the
ice and hurt herself, is getting along
nicely.
The boys are using their skates now.
Otto and Glide lobe passed through
town Wednesday enroute 10 Beaver
whore they have employment
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-08
TRUTH AND HONESTY PAY
LARGE DIVIDENDS

We started in business ten years ago
on truth and honesty for backing. We
would forfeit $50 IL made contract and
decline to fill it. We have made con-
tracts for ten years with dealers and
farmers and stand firm as a posi-
For all country hams you will bring
us we pay &c Id. If dried and hung up,
salt cured, shoulder 1Sc in groceries;
dried apples $3.50 bu. in groceries
green applies s1.O0 a bu. We buy alb
fine picked Irish potatoes, in spring.
high price, old ROSTERS at high market,
IL lbs. $3.50 or loo Id. little ROSTERS.
Want all muskrats all summer you will
bring us. We pay any shippers so per
cent more than they can get by ship
ping to market; grades muskrats, No.
2 spring 75c; No. 8, coo and No. 2 pos
sum CSC; No. 2 skunk $3.50, No. 2
small $3.50. Send by parcel post.
We keep best coffee money will buy
and buy in quantities. Sell Pack your
butter. We pay high price.
Veal calf hides Ice ID. for 10 lbs. and
under. Cow hides. good value, high
price. We are in the market for horse
and mule hides. rubber and brass,
copper. Nothing too large.
We keep high grade flour and our
business is on the boom all the time.
Give us a call. Fresh crackers and
cheese and any kind Of lunch.
Galvanized tub to feed your horses
in We are the leading store at Blaine
in fresh up to date groceries. Give US
a call and we will please you.
II. J. PACK, Mgr. and Buyer
For Four Little One Pony Stores.
Blaine /: Kentucky
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after EIGHT YEARS
LOUISA TESTIMONY REMAINS uN-
SHAKEN.

Time Is the best test of truth. Here
is Louisa story that has stood the
test OF time. 1t is story with a point
which will come straight home to many
of us.
]. B. Peters prop hardware store.
Lock St.. says; II was in constant
misery whether walking. sitting or
bending over, on account of my back.
When / attempted to rise after sitting
down, my back felt weak and sharp
pains shot through my kidneys. Rheu-
matte pains seemed to be all over my
body. but particularly in my knees
hips and joints. The kidney secretions
were irregular in passage and some
times bothered me at night. The Sc
cretions were unnatural, too. and scald-
ing in passage. was languid, discour-
aged and run down in health. Doan y
Kidney Pills did me lot of good aud
after taking four boxes ! felt as IL |
had a new pair of kidneys. All the
pains were removed" statement Civ
en- June 2S. 190S.)
on December 1. 1916. Mr.. Peters
said: although have very little trou-
BILE with my kidneys now, find It nee
essary to take Doans Kidney Pills once
in awhile. always get the same good
results"
coo. at all dealers. Foster Milbnrn
Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo, NJ. Y.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-08
THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE FlsHY
Fish, Perch and Trout Fall 10 Find
sammon In kansas CITY
Hotel.

Kansas CITY. Mo.-'Cali for NJ.
S-a-m-m-o-n; call for Mr.. Sa-tn-
m-o-ni" called lusty beilhop q me
Hotel Meihlebach.
An elderly man walked % 10 the
boy and said:
"My names Perch. and, though they
often can me Fish, I've mover been
called Sammon. Maybe that's for ms. :
That's one for me. too" said an
other man WHO overheard the CONVEX
sation. my names Fish,"
Fish and Perch walked over 10 the
clerks desk and explained their
troubles, and just then man walked
up and registered: .~ssF-'r's Assst'
~. d. Trout--St Louis, Mo-
The three men agreed It must be a
new-found aquarium, as they walked
to the bar. where they got on swim
mingly."
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-08
WEBBVIILE


The community was shocked by a
telegram from West Virginia saying
Aud Stewart. of this place. was killed
by falling slate in a mine there. He
leaves a wife and several children.
James Marshall. who was seriously
burned in the Lick Creek mines, died
Monday at his home at Willard.
Mrs. c. C. Flannery is quite sick
The families of c. L. Pennington,
D. l.. Sparks and Samuel Moore are
moving to Ohio.
Chas. Steele. of Columbus, is here.
Samuel and family have moved to
Zelda. They are nice people and will
be missed here.
George Stewart, who has been very
ill for several months, is somewhat
improved.
The little daughter of Geo. Adams
is improving from an attack of diph-
iberia.
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DIDN'T WANT TO BOO PAPA
Why sacha ouItry, the French Play
wright, Abandoned He Big
Success.

Paris.-Sacha Guitry, whose anus
ing play "L'Illusionniste," has been one
Of the big successes Of the season. sud-
denly decided to bring its run to a
close. His excuse was that he want
ed to go to the Riviera for the win
ter. His manager, when told Of the
unexpected decision. demonstrated
with him.
whats the ldeaT he said. "Your
play is running to packed houses. Why
are you closing II up?"
II want to go away for family rea-
sons" replied the author-actor.
would 1t be indiscreet for me to
ask what these reasons aref" insist
ed the manager.
MY father is going to put on new
play In one Of the Boulevard thea
ters."
"well-and what Of itr'
you ask me what Of 1T Why, sim
ply that am dutiful son and don't
want to boo papa"