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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
VEGETABLES

The market was generally steady, but de-
mand was only moderate. Quotations: White
potatoes, Jersey, per Ss bush. bskt, 80 lbs.
No. /, 500 zoe; No. ., 45@40c: white. po-
tatoes,. per 100, lbs.-Pennsylyanis, sLI5@
iifSS: %sstsS, tsIso%I s; sgest p5ssstoss,
75cgsl, 35 No; 2. oo3 3O5G; sweet Pqdt5sto9s,s,
2, 55c @0s1 20. Celery New York, per
rs. Lettuce, Florida. per hammer. I5cd
SO; do. California, per crate, Sld3. Cauli-
flower, California. per. crate, 25c G 81, 30,
Brussels Sprouts. Long Island. per qt,, la@
zoe Elephants, Florida. per box s2.5OGl
dG GSsaT Der Sox sSt
Ncrfoik' per BIB. 81 25@a Kais; Nor
folk per b69l 81 sl9i,7 rs Beans Florida.
crate. ST .h0fp2. so: do, per 100 punches, 81 10
g. Peas. Florida, per hamper. S263. so: do.
Florida, per crate. S2dt; do. Cuban. per
box, S2Qi. Tomatoes Florida. per crate.
81. 5On4,ah: do, Cuban, per crate, 81 5Od 3,
Turnps, Canadian, rutabagas, per II lbs.
25c dSl. Asparagus. Georgia and South
CAROLINA, per do2 punches, s3.25@S; do,
california, per doz. punches. $50Ts. Cab,
bage, Danish, seed. per ton, S3OQ3s; do,
Florida. new, per bskt,, Si.25d2. Onions,
New York and western. per l0O-lb. bag-No
I. 60d 00c; No. .. 2500Oc, Natercress, pef
100 lunches S1q2.5O. Mushrooms. per 10.
rs a l6C
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FRESH FRUITS

Desirable stock was In fair request and
tstons Apples, per bbl.---King. S4d6
Pippin. S4G6; HubbHrd3ton. 81 6Om5: Green.
inE. 3i@6i BALDWIN, 50 5nm6.5O; Rome
Beauty. SlG5 $50; Stayman Winesap. S4G6
Black TwlE, 3im5; Paragon S1d5; Gano.
t3W4.6O; York Imperial, $4,000; Ben pa,
vie. S3@i: SO Apples western. per box
d2.5O; Sptsenhurs. sl,75q325: Rome
Beauty, S2a2. %; Deliciops. $3.50 ~. 20
man Wnesap, Saa3.T5i Pearmain. sI.75 n
2.S5; Newtown Pippin, Si.h0g2, SO; York
Twfig If 81 50@.: Gamo. Si5oGa, Apples.
nearby. per hamper, 5000 81, 80; do, do,
per Is bush. bs ssket, 25c9S1 %. Lcmons,
per hox 81 7.j0. Bananas, per bunch, 81
n $50. Oranges, Florida, per box. Sa8si
do. California, per box $f@7. Tangerines.
rlds. per box, S3a4 80. Pineappes. Porto
Rico per crate, 34m7, Strawberries Flo
rida ot 73IC
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TEST WHICH TELLS WHEN
BUTTER Is NOT BUTTER

Do you know how. TO make test to
determine il you are buying real butter
or a worked-up article such as a butter
mixture or margarine? The test is an
interesting one. Place a lump OF the
material in an old spoon and hold this
over spirit stove or a gas burner.
boil quickly. making a large amount Of Of
froth. Margarine makes a great deal
OF noise, spluttering like a green stick
placed in the fire, This is a sure test
by means OF which you can find out
pure butter.-Popular Science Monthly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

Govt pa pei
~ "a az
Philadelphia Markets
PROVISIONS

Thor was fair iobbinE demand for most
Quotations are ss follows: city beef,
IN sets smoked and air dried. sic: western
beef. in sets. smoked. dic; city beef
knuCkles and tenders. smoked and air dried
3Sc; western hcCf. RnuclNes and tenders
So n ~. 80; hams. $. p. cured. loose, IS a
@ac; hams, skinned, loose. "s420c hams
skinned. smoked 20 q 3Oc, other hams
smoked city cured. as to brand and aver.
age, 20 n 3OC hams smoked western cured
shoulders, s. p. cured. loose, @4is t; picnic
shoulders smoked. o5ia c: bellies, in pickle,
according 70 average, loose, &c; brcakfast
bacon. as 10 brand and average, city cured,
So. breakfast bacon. western cured. 3Bc
lard, western. refined. @7il m2Shc; lard
pure Gity. Kettle rendered. 2Iih a9SR c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Color Prices Advanced

New York, April 2.--Higher cost of
raw materials and the increased cost
for labor arc the reasons given. by dyers
for tho 10 per cent increase which took
effect yesterday, The advance during
the last year has been 2j per cent and on
some oolors even more. This will not
be all. however, for manufacturers feel
certain that substantial increase in fall
goods will have to be made again to
give them any profit on their output
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
DIyIDENDS DECLARED

Carolina Power and Light Company
regular quarterly Of Y OF / per cent on
common, payable May 1 TO stock Of record
conmonweslth Edison Company. regular
quarterly OF . per cent. payable May / 20
stock OF record April i5
OHIO Fgel supply Company. regulgr quar-
stock OF record March 80
American Seeding Machine Company. res
ular quarterly Of ! per cent on common and
IL per cent preferred. payable April
Is 10 stock of record March 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Lindsay Light PAYS E1tra

Chicago, April 2.-The Lindsay Light
Company declared the regular quarterly
dividend of n per cent on preferred
and per cent on the common stocks
also an extra dividend OF per cent
on the common. All payable May 81 tQ
stock Of record May I. In the pre-
Vious quarter the regular quarterly OF
LlL 11lL NAl nAla On The common stock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
BkIE.-DRIvEN VEHICLES
WIN FAVOR IN FRANCE

H4I-dfiFen vehicles have been In use
W Eh|ro for many centuries. but their
||Nt u0on the fine roads OF France Is
RATHER novelty. Some OF the French
0||I|off. Ia their eagcrness to devise a
.|.|6IAtely exciting method Of spending
||E'T leisure time while on the rest
.|n behind the lines, built for them
I04e4 afail-drifen vehicle out Of parts
W. H1Iman alrplanes that had been
|+.H0I down by them
IH.N utilized part Of the framework
|.I body of the vehicle. put Il upon
....."1IIE wheels taken from German
||||0@H aud 20 the slender mast upon
FRONT truck they attached q sail
0|I |o4tther from canvas stripped
lN| WINGS Of captured German
'.II Other French aVlktora fOl-
||| I.||I example and foon exciting
| N1II peculiar vehicles became
||Nt|I sport amoAf The daring
|'II|04 NNHf respite from
.YIN@ .fA 0|uH4foN3 WQIk a
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Yermont,s Abandoned Farma

strenuous efforts TO overcome the eyii
OF abandoned farms" In response 10
the appeal Of the national food admin.
istration II is estimated that in Yer
9 arown IVV tbis vesr sh sTsint M Snss oaa VII be
last year. The Vermonters have also
done well along other lines. for the
estimated yield Of corn. wheat. oats,
barley and potatoes IN 1917 Is iO.69S. .O00
bushels. compared with 7,S47,000 bushels
ia l9is.-Argonaut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Cotton Buyers and Sellers

New York. April 2.--July--H Hagedorn.
Hubbard. clifford. Johnston. Russell and
Sellar bought: Munds. Mcfradden. Will
son, Rosenberg and SeEal sold.
August-Parrott bought
October Schill. Jay. CardoZa and
Hubbard bought; Russell, Downs, Elm
stein and Noise sold.
December--SPgal and Peers bought
Hartcorn, Schill, Dixon and Rosenberg
sold
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

Camphor manufacturing companies in
Taiwan Formosa), including the Mp
pom Shogyo Company, the Fulisawa
Camphor Refinery. the MitSui Camphor
department, the Asahi Camphor Com
pany, the Kobe Camphor Company and
Others, will be combined shortly into .
100000 yen Isl, 900 ,oOO). N Japan
Trade Bulletin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Re6ned Surar unchanred

New York. April 2.--Refned sugars
continue unchanged, with local rehners
quoting fine granulated at 7.45c The
Federal and the National companies are
withdrawn. The Warner company Is dis
tributing some sugar, including granu-
lated. Cuban raws are unchanged at
6OO5c
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

M, Nhi'aEO, Aprli =.
Iho board Of trade remained Glazed
to"'E' owing to the local election. Tho
exchanges at Milwaukee. Kansas civ
ard Toledo also were not i'm session
TIE Minneapolis oats market was omen
ana prices there after starting about
unchanged rose one-eighth TO onc.auar.
ter Of u cent
Sentiment appeared to lean a little
mere TO the bear side Of both corn
ana oats as it was evident that farm
era arc more disposed to sell and arc
apparently being Influenced by favor.
lbic weather and crop advices The
t"nr Of both cereals at Liverpool wa
easier
AdN,Ccs from Argentina on corn wcr,
iarorHble. The movement of wher.
there TO ports continues liberal and the
visible supply is now nearly 10000,
600 bushels
TIE receipts of wheat at Minneapolis
Iud Duluth today were IS2 cars. agains,
$50 cars last year; at Winnipeg, 432
cals, compared with 635 cars at Chi
c-go, Is cars. against 81 cars.
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FURTHER ADVANCES
MADE IN COTTON
Near Positions Continue Jump
in Price-New Crops Are
Unchanged
COTTON BELT

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
New York, April 2.-Tho following tenn
peratuEes were recorded IN the cotton
belt this morning; Chattanocgs. SO!
kndfyille and Oklahoma. bSi Abilene and
Wilmington. CO., Macon, MONTGOMERY, At
isnta t; and I sn'aRnSh' RL sI S6EsNepTr5a, nort
ThOmasville, Charleston and JacksOnyi lie.
81; Augusta. 60; Pensacola, 0S; san An
tonic and Galveston. 20; Corpus Christi
There was .OI inch Of preclpitatlon at
Galveston and savannah; .Ot at AuGustAi
.O6 at MontgomerS; 10 at knoANille' 81
at PeDsacOla.
New York. April >.
Further advances Of s points in the
near positions were made at the open
ing OF the cotton market this morning.
while new crops were unchanged TO 36
points lower, affected by the rains in
Texas and prospects for more preCipita
ton
The near positions were stcadicr by
Liverpool and trade buying. but these
later lost their advance. owing to in
creased general selling pressure brought
on by the outlook for rain
At the end of the first quarter of an
hour the market was to points net
lower. General precipitation was re-
ported over the eastern belt this morn
ing
The receipts at the ports for the day
are estimated at $4,000 bales. against
13.20S bales a week ago. 1850 bales
"A year ago and 1872 bales two years
ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

Official discount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve banks we're AS follows:
(The first column gives the rates for
all periods up to and including the fit
teen-day maturity, the second for a
period OF sixteen TO ninety days, The
third and fourth columns give the rates
for redscounts of collateral loans Sc
cured by Government bonds or noteS)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
POULTRY

LlNE-Tho market ruled FIRM, with de-
mand absorbing the limited offerings. Quo
ROSTERS. 3SMi2C; shaggy Young roosters. 81
q 35c; old ROSTERS. 80 n3"c! ducks. peldn
3Sn4"c; guincas per pair, 81 % so: pigeons
old. per pair. i0ni5C; uo young. per pair.
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TRADING IN GRAIN
CONTINUES BEARISH
Sentiment Leans to Lower
Prices in Corn and Oats.
Farmers Disposed to Sell
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAsT

GRNlN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
ihchso,, Aprtl :. - Illinois - Probably
colder. "u'n
MISSOURI = Probably rain, turning IN
colder. ''""'' mucn
A., Wisconsin - Partly cloudy tonight and
colder. '""'"' much
,iL" ihL"","SvrsoIa-inrtly cloudy and colder to-
"'Enti wednesday, fair and colder
'oriEnI hnd hednesday; much colder
North Dakota and MOntana-Tair to-
Snnth u mtonesdaIi colder tOright.
co,ger tOnEhti Wednesday fair,
n, Nebrakha-PrObably snow tonight and
Nednesdayi much colder ""'
kansas--PrObably rain, turning IN s,o,,
on,hEnt ana wednesday; much colder
" yOming = snow and colder tonight:
wednesday partly cloudy.
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New York Curb
MONEY.LENDING RATES

PHILADELPHIA-Ca 6 per cent ;
time, 5m6 6 per cent. Commercial paper
three to four months, sac per cent; six
months. per cent.
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LOCAL MINING STOCKS
ToNoPAH STOCKS
GoLDFIELD STOCKS 5
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, April 2.-The market for
coffee futures opened steady today To-
day and unchanged at an advance OF 8
points. Trading on call was fairly ac-
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.

Chicago. April ..-HoGs--Estirnatcd re-
ceipts today. 10000 head: left over. Dli7
head; tomorrow. 80, 900 head Market strong
ana &c higher than yestGrday's ayGrage,
l7.s5; mixed, Sl6T5Q17. SO: heavy, $1,000
l7.lj rough, Sl6,1Od16.4O yorkers sl7, so
9I765i pigs Sl2;25 a 1850; good to choice,
$4,000 II .iJ. Hog quality good
tATILE-Estimatcd receipts today 10 =.
600 head; tomorrow. 1000 head Market
cows and heifcrs So 5Od1a a5; stociters 'iHV ana
feeders, $500 so; calves $40. .5OdI6
poor to medium S9.25Qla.
SHEEP - Estimated receipts today 5000
head: TOMORROW 5000 head. Market strong
Lambs, Sl5.5O q 1850; western, Sl5.I5U
2Olj
south Omaha. April 3.-HOGS-Estimatcd cd
reccptS today. 10000 head. Market slow.
CATTLE--Estimated receipts today 10 900
head. Market weak
SHEEP - Estimated receipts today, $500
head Market higher. Cars. G9g
Kansas City, April .. - CATTLE-EstI-
mated receipts today 5000 head Market
HOGS - Estimated receipts today. 5000
head Market higher.
SHEEP -- Estimated receipts TODAY 5000
head. Market strong.
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REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

Demand was fair and the market ruled
steady under small supplies, We quote on
a basis OF I.ijC for extra fine Srdnulatcd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Financial Briefs

The annual report of the Centennial
Copper Mining Company shows mining
profits Of Sl4l.0li after income taxes,
slightly in excess Of Si.5G q share from
1917 operations. Available profits in
1916 were $276.546, or in excess of So
share
The New York Subtrcasury gained
$4,000 from the banks Yesterday.
making cash net gain since Friday of
Sis3.000,
There has been placed OH the regular
list of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
$685. 900 additional American Tele-
phone and Telegraph stock, 5000 addi-
tional new Westmoreland Coal Company
stock $500 additional Philadelphia
Company consolidated mortgage and col
lateral trust per cent bonds. on the
unlisted department $67.375 additional
Philadelphia Electric Company of Penn.
sylvania stock.
The Liverpool Cotton Exchange was
not in session today.
The Chicago Board of Trade is closed
today. owing to the city election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

New York stocks and I'm which there
were no transactions today. The price
uIrnn Is the last preNiouS sale:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Sales in Philadelphia
PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS

Following are Quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange and in which there were 70
today. The price given 10
ti,a In et nreyious clocp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
, RAILROAD EARNINGS

The Chicago Board of Trade is closed
today, owing to the city election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
plREcroRY on ACCOUNTANTS


LAWRENCE E. BROWN q co.
1915 REAL. ESTATE TRUST BLDG.
NNTEfT1GATE 4 ADJUST PARTNERSHIP
I0HpuNATION a DISPUTED ACCOUNTS
0EOROE Il. WATSON. G. p. A.
18Th Floor. Real Estate Trust Bldg.
Audlfs Accounting systems.
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BAR SILVER

sEN diVidend-Dlstllier Securities, u
and ~ extra; South r pref III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

The Liverpool Cotton Exchange was
not in session today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

MARION COLLEGE
FINALS ON JUNE !

Especial to The Richmond Virsinian,J
Marion. Va. May Am un-
usually attractive program has been
arranged for this years commences
ment at Marion College for Women.
The baccaiaureste sermon will be
preached by Rev. George Fl. Cox, ID.
y, of Concord y. CO father of Presf.
dent c. Erown Cox. The evening adj
dress on Sunday will be delivered By
Rev. J. &. Seegers. u. D.. Of Columbias
: G., professor in the Lutheran Theo-
logical seminary, of Columbia.
on Monday the Atumnas associa3
ton will have their annual reunion
and will he entertained at luncheon
at the college. on Monday morning
he regular class day exercises will
occur. on Saturday night and Mon.
day night the concerts of the music
department will be given. Tuesday.
juno T. is comm encemeut day. s~
Or Calisch, OF Richmond, will make
the address. There is to be a large
graduating class. This has been 4
most successful year for the college.
Notwithstanding the many adverse
conditions and the prospects for nexf
year are promising. Already many
registrations are being made and 1t Il
anticipated that all available space
will he taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10
MILES RESIGNS AS
COACH At y. ?. |.
Long Connected With Athletics at
neutrality-suspicious. tn Get Big
Playing Grounds.

Especial 10 The Richmond Virginian-)
Blacksburg, Va. May o.---Because
of increasing duties as professor of
modern languages. Clarence p. Miles
has resigned as graduate manager of
athletics at the Virginia Polytechnic
institute, and the athletic council has
accepted his resignation with regret.
Miles has done more than any other
one man. or set OF men to elevate
athletics At Virginia Tech TO it's pres
ent high plane, and the success OF the
various teams during the last ten
wears has been due largely to his
foresight and efficiency,
The new athletic ground was named
in his honor and it was chiefly
through his efforts that this was SO
cured He also labored long and
faithfully to get a suitable gymnasium
for the students and training quar-
for the teams. and the field house has
both Miles connection with athletics
here has continued for eighteen years
and he has been graduate manager
since 1908. with the exception OF the
year I9t1-f2 when he wgs compelled
on account OF sickness to give up the
work temporarily.
Miles VA n nt"r1 Der OF the varsity
foot ball team and baseball team from
l9ot To 1a04 AND was captain of both
teams in 1903 In 1906 he coache1
the footba II team and in the first year
OF his service in this capacity Y. T.
/ won from the University OF Viz
gina and the Army, playing the lat
ter game on the grounds at West
Point. He also coached the base oaIl
team for seven years and developed
Bibb. one Of tho star pitchers v 2. /.
has turned out.
He was business manager of tho
athletic associations weekly news
pa per. Virginia Tech, in 19oo-o6, has
been member OF the athletic coun-
ell since 1907. and Of the faculty COM
mittee on athletics since zoos. When
Miles took charge in 1908 the asso-
citation was heavily in debt, and this
has long ago been paid in full. He
put through the scheme OF selling
season tickets which has proved u
great success. and The book store,
operated hy he athletic association.
was purcha sed during his administra
ton
Professor Miles is well known in
inter collegiate and state athletics and
is frequently called into conference
with representative Of other colleges
and dissertations. He will continue as
a member of the athletic council, so
the association will continue to have
the benefit of his judgment and ex
perience.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10
TIGERS COME TO
BATTLE R. {. TO-DAY

No; satisfied with the overwhelming
d eat they suffered last Saturday at
the hands OF the Richmond college
Han pden Sidney comes to battle the
local coliegtans at the WeThampton
stadium this afternoon. Natura ily.
tic Tigers are coming with =, firm
determination TO retrieve for the de-
feat suffered
Richmond college has showed up IN
wonderful form this season, and eS-
pecially is this so when it is noted
that the team has been without a
professional Goa CHI, although Mac"
Pitt has rendered signal service in
this capacity,
Knight VIII be on the mound for
the locals This youthful hurler has
never showed better class than he has
this year He has had speed. curves
and poise and these have counted
for ny victories
The fun Spider lineup will be in
the field Reports from the campus
Yesterday afternoon stated that the
men were in excellent conditions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

the delight of the audience when It
came TO recognize before five rounds
OF the fight had ended that Mcdonald
had met a man who appeared his
m Master. that the under dog" fighting
his first real ring battle. had more
than an even chance TO beat his
veteran rival
Mcdonald was amazed TO find that
the unknown, innocent appearing
youth was, able TO avoid his blows
so successfully. As the sixth round
begin Mcdonald set himself for a
knockout punch and when he figured
ne had ed Dempsey into trap he let
loose with terrific right handler II
was the same sort OF punch that had
won many battles for Mcdonald a
lightning. powerful right handler. But
even as the blow started Dempsey
IN the surprise of all. moved out Of
range and then standing. off. with his
guard down, smiled deliberately at
his opponent
Mcdonald figured that Dempseys
avoidance or the blow had been an ac-
Ctdcnt. He tried again And once
more Dem psey moved ouf NJ the way
With that Mcdonald let loose an oath
Of rage and springlnE after Dempsey.
rushed him IN furious fashion
Dem psey backed away during the first
part Of the rush then Whirled around
and electrified the crowd 10y standing
toe to-toe with the mighty Mcdonald
and smuggling with him
The house was in unroar Few
men had ever been willing to indulge
in fighting with Mcdonald. Yet there
was the youthful Dempsey deliberate
~ seeking a smuggling match with the
veteran
Handwriting on Wall.
So the battle went until the tween
nth round. And then Mcdonald be-
gan Ia see The Handwriting on the
wall He knew he was beaten
M an--beaten by a sconed AT unknown
youngster BUT Mcdonald fought
gamely and brayely He tried TO 81 tenn
tho Dempsey rushes hui 10 no avail
Jack kept. boring N, landing ever and
anon, He might have finished Nc
Donald IN any round between the
twenty first and the twenty sixth but
Dem psey figured that M had Nc
Donald whipped and that II was neces-
ssry only 10 tab~away for 3 few moro
rounds to insure a triumph.
Mcdonald. n mighty game fighter
made 4 wonderful rally In the twenty
sixth round but IL was dying eff
fort. still under thirty and with fifty
wonderful lights behind him. Nc
Donald called on every ounce of his
reserve strength He met the rushes
az the now fully confident Dempsey
and the two men stood in the center
OF the ring and slugged and slammed
like demons, But at last the gfori-
Gus youth and the superior fighting
power OF Jack Dempsey swung the
scales in his favor and as the round
ended Mcdonald went down
Mcdonald feebly answered tho call
Of time for the twenty seventh round
and staggering into the center OF the
ring grabbed Dempsey wrestler
fashion. and tried 10 throw him
through the open window which was
near he ring As Mcdonald attempt
ed his foul act the seconds OF Demp-
sey made d claim Of foul and Bob
Smith. tho referee. seeing. that Nc
Donald was hopelessly beaten and
knowing that a foul had been com
mittcd at once declared the battle
over and Dempsey the winner.
Copyright 1918. by King Feature
Service Inc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10
Eastern Colleges
In Tennis Finals

On May II and Is the tennis finals
n the tournament Of the college Of
inc Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate
association viii be played on the
grounds Of tho Country club Of Nir-
GINA v 7. t.. Randolph Macon,
Hsmpden sidney, Richmond college
and william and Mary VIII partici-
pate in these events
The Richmond college preliminartes
are uow under way and all the candl
dates are going strong. Spicer Train
nam and Mack last years star men,
are. IN fine shape and will form the
nucleus Of the team.