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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-26
Biff! Bang! Also
Bill! They Saved
Game for Marines

VALLEJO. Cal. Dec. 2s.--Thc
Mare Island marines football team
today holds the Pacific coast service
title and the right TO represent the
West in the annual Pasadena classic
against the Great Lakes sailors. fol.
lowing the defeat here yesterday Of
the Balboa Park eleven.
only good fortune and hard play.
INK saved the day for the marines.
With nine minutes 10 play in the
last quarter and with the Balboan
sailors leading. to 6. Lone star
Dietz. Marine coach. threw Biff
Bangs and Hili steers. two OF the
best men in the Devil Dog aggrcga.
ton. into the game.
BY desperate iine-bu Sing and for.
ward passing. they managed to
make the winning touchdown just
as the game ended.
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SPORT
SALAD

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. &C.
Willie jackson. New York light
weight. knocked out Young Erne. of
Buffalo. in the final round OF their
six-round bout here Wednesday.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 26.-Bat-
Ting Levinsky defeated Leo Houck
in their six.round bout here Christ.
mas day. A clean knockdown in
the fourth canto won the decision
for the New Yorker.
Tommy Cuinlan, former Coast
league baseball star, will never
play baseball again. according to re-
ports from France. which state that
no Is seriously i'll in a French hos
pital from wounds received the day
before the armistice was signed. He
has one arm shot away.
Clarence Walker, outflelder OF Phil.
adclphia Athletics. has quit baseball
for tho real estate business, accord.
ing TO reports from Limestone. Tenn.
his home town.
Harry Weaver, Chicago Cub pitch
er. who joined the navy last year. is
going TO stick with the service IL he
can pass the necessary examinations,
according to reports from Chicago.
tIIyC q VNATC = NATC & NkJC c
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TRUE
BY II. c. HAMILTON

United Press staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Two offers
are now under consideration by Eddie
Kane. manager OF Mike Gibbons. star
q American middiewcights. for n
meetins between the famous Amer
ican and Europcs most renowned
boxer. Georges Carpenter.
There Is little doubt that such a
match can - made. The only cues
ticn arisinsIn the minds o. the box
srs Is the amount OF cash that will
b. offered for their efforts Kane.
lusi returned from England and
France. did not state what sums have
hsen offered. but declared he was
rising each offer careful conSiders-
Urn. and intimated that one will be
accepted Kane. still an American
saran. had not communicated with
Gsbhons regarding the offer. and can
got tell in what condition Mike Is.
and whether he Is willing 10 30 10
Europe for the bout
Carpenter. in the air service Of
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Cibbons-Carpentier
Match Seems Likely

his country during the war. has met
no one since hostilities opened In
1914. with the exception OF short
encounters behind the lines With men
OF doubtful ability. lie has. how
ever. kept himself in excellent SHAPE,
II reports are true. and viii b. ready
TO give Mike the fight OF bis life.
Carpenter outwcighs Gibbons SUI
fieiently to give him some advantage,
but despite reports Of Carpenter
speed. II Is certain ne wili be at
some disadvantage when pi'ted
agains. the nashy methods OF Glib
bons
The bout would create great inter-
est. for Il would establish sports re-
iaiions again with Europe. and In
bringing the two men together the
promoters would display the highest
type of boxer from each country.
Efforts are now being made 70
match Gibbons with Jack Dempsey
vyweight. but the 81 Paul scrap
per would prefer bout with Car
pentier.
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THE CAN THAT WASN'T TIED
The Triumph of the WhiteWash Brush

Remember. In the evening Of
bascbail's last season. the indignant
howin OF some tnaEnatca whose play
crs jumped to the shelter OF the
shlpyard league,
According to these magnates. the
players In question would never
again be allowed TO play In organ
lied baseball.
Now that new season r. at hand
and the annual meeting OF tho mays
has been held. has any one seen any
move towards carrying out these
threats
Not 40 you could notice II.
The old whitswRah brush viii be
routed out Of the locker. and the
Jacksons. Fclaches. and other prom
incnf shlpyard workers viii be iiber.
ally covered with a nice white coat
ing. which viii cover the black sin
OF contract jumping
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HUGO BEZDEK
SHAKEU
PIRATE CLUB

Casey Stengei and George Cut.
shaw. the veteran diamond stars.
who came 20 Pittsburg in trade from
the Brooklyn Nationals for Al
Mamaux. Chuck Ward and Burleigh
Grimes last season. are slated for
changes to other clubs. according to
reports from the East.
IL Is an almost dead certainty that
Fred Moilwitz win start the season
at the initial sack. for Manager Bez-
dek is reported TO be satisfied with
E'reds showing last season.
Cutshaw, at second. has a steady
ing influence on the infield. but no
has Just about reached the limit OF
his usefulness on the diamond. and
there In question as to whether no
would DO able to stand the gaff OF
another season.
Bill McKecknie. the veteran third
sacker. In also slated for the discard.
He played a good game at the
hot corner last season, but BezdeS
Is understood to be after younger
blood.
Bill Cation, the peppery young
shOrtEtop. has cinch on that posi-
ton IL he returns IN the fold.
The outfield need not be touched
with Bill Southworth, Carson Bigbce
and Carey on the roster. II South.
worth could play turnout the year an
well as he did in the closing weeks
OF last season. he would be n real
sensation. lie hit the ball for an
average varying around $50 for sew.
eral weeks.
Stcngel wants TO play on n team
farther East. and he may be traded
some time this spring.
The pitching corps needs but little
doctoring. providing all the hurlers
return from the service. BezdelS is
reported TO be after another catcher
to help out Fischer.
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$4,000 GOLF FANS PLAYED ON
MUNY" LINKS DURING 1918

Hanson Thursday This Is an In
crease OF $4,000 players over 1917.
AItho the war curtailcd sports and
athletics In the parks. swimming at
the fresh water beaches took a sharp
advance. Swimming and goinng
were Scattle's war amusements. ac-
cording 10 the report,
The park board at the first Of the
year was asked 20 gave $4,000. THIS
saving was exceeded by $4,000. the
report asserts.
Carkeek park. n tract of land at
Pontiac, on the shores OF Lake Wash
ington, donated by J. carkeek. Is
the additional piece OF territory COM
ing under the boards administration
during the year.
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Five Vets Back, But
Right Wing Missing

Gully Wilson will be back on the
ice when the Seattle team plays ita
first game. according TO Muldoon-
No word has been received from
Roy Hickey. last years defense star.
who is In Vancouver. lie would fill
In the vacancy in the defense nicely
skinner and Murray continued to
look good in Wednesday, practice.
and they may start the first game.
Skinner Is an exceptionally good
skater and handles himself well on
the Ice. while Murray shows good
deal OF form for a big fellow.
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With the signing OF Happy
Holmes TO guard the nets for the
SEATTLE hockey septet. the local team
Is fast assuming shape.
After the Christmas day practice
session. Manager Pete Muldoon had
visions OF another championship.
Five veterans Of the igis-i9i7 title
Winners are back in the fold.
Seattle still lacks a right wing.
Bobby Rowe.
There is a strong possibility that
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Tacomans Pin Faith
on Young Hal Jones
BY ALTMAN
BY AHERN

bout, and that was when he was
eliminated by one OF Johnny Nc
Carthy's righthand wallops in Port
land recently. Lux Is very fast and
has u shifty style that proved pop
uiar here in his first bout In this
city last week. when he stopped Leo
Houck.
Chef Ncff and Tod Sloan will bat.
tie In one OF the other bouts. Neff
is always In good shape. while Sloan
Is newcomer in this section He
Is n soldier at Camp Lewis. and Is
said 20 be good battler.
Ray Mcdonald will meet Moss in
one OF the preliminaries. and Jack
Hart tangles with Curiey Valen-
court
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CAPT. SCOTT SIGNS UP

CHICAGO. Dec 2s.Acapt James
Scott. ex.White Sox pitcher. expects
to be n semi-pro when he returns TO
baseball Hc was reported signed to-
day to n Chicago team.
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Fffty-three thousand Seattle golf
fans took advantage OF the municipal
golf links during 1918. according to
he annual report OF the park depart
nent. being considered by Mayor
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-08
CHAPTER XIX.
I Am Presented to the .kino.

Am presented TO the KING.
When the dreaded 9TH of December
arrived, / halted taXicab and in as
matter-of-fact tone of voice as | could
command, directed the chauffeur to
drive me to Buckingham palace, as
though | was paying my regular morn
ing call on the king.
My friends version of this incident,
/ have since heard, is that | seated
myself in the taxi and leaning through
the window said: buckingham pal
ace" whereupon the taxi driver got
down, opened the door and exclaimed
threateningly:
''1r you don't get out quietly and
chuck your drunken talk, I'll jolly
quick call bobby, biz me, If
won'tw
But l can only give my word that
nothing of the kind occurred.
When / arrived at the palace gate,
the sentry on guard asked me who |
was and then let me pass at once
up TO the front entrance of the palace
There | was met by an deliberately
uniformed and equally deliberately
decorated parsonage who, judging by
the long row of medals he wore, must
have seen long and distinguished serv-
ice for the king.
i was relieved of my oVercOat, hat
and stick and conducted up a long
stairway, where I was turned over to
another functionary, who led me TO
the reception room of Earl Cromer,
the kings secretary.
There I was introduced to another
earl and a duke, whose name I do not
remember. / was becoming so hcwil-
dered, in fact, that II is a wonder that
/ remember as much as l do of this
eventful day.
had heard many times that before
being presented to the king a man is
coached carefully as to just how he is
to act and what he is to say and do,
and all this time i was wondering
when this drilling would commence.
I certainly had no idea that I was to
he uShcred into the august presence
of the king without some preliminary
inStr"c''Jn.
Earl CrOmcr and the other nOblcmen
talked To me for u while and lGt me
70 relate in brIeT the story OF my eI-
perieDce, and they appeared 10 be
very much interested. Perhaps they
did it only to give me confidence and
as sort Of rehearsal for the main
performance, which was scheduled to
take place much sooner than l ex-
pected.
/ had barely completed my story
when the door opened and an attend
ant entered and announced:
"The king will receive Leftenant
O'Rrien -
IL he had announced that the kaiser
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mo, Leftenant," he rejoined, "thar
Is out Of the question. We can't risk
losing you for good by sending you
back to part of the front opposed
by Germans, because If you were un-
fortunate enough to be captured
again they would undoubtedly shoot
you"
"Wen. If 1 can't serve In France,
Sir" 1 suggested, wouldn't 1t be feas-
ible for me to fly In Italy or Salon
ica2"
NO." he replied. "that would be
almost as bad. The only thing that
j can suggest for you to do Is either
to take up Instruction. very valu-
able form of service-or perhaps 1t
might be safe enough for you to
serve in Egypt, but just at present,
leftenant, l think you have done
enough anyway"
Then he rose and shook hands with
me and wished me the best of luck.
and we both said "Good-by."
In the adjoining room / met Earl
Cromer again, and as he accompanied
me to the door seemed to be surprised
at the length Of my visit.
AS l left the palace policeman
and sentry outside came smartly to
attention. Perhaps they figured had
been made u general.
AS 1 was riding back to the hotel
In taxi 1 reflected on the remark
able course of events which In the
short space of nine months had taken
me through so much and ended up,
sl-.N al E.x.-
ing received by his majesty. the
king! When I first Joined the Royal
Flying corps 1 never expected to see
the inside of Buckingham palace,
much less being received by the king.
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ME
SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
GIFTED HY GENERAL TYSON

Fo Mill, S. c., Nov A copy
of fed orders ssued Dy Brigad er
Gene "A l.. ID. Tys n, u. s. A., com
ma e the / .f.y-n eth brigade
VII, ncludes tho trao: from Fort
Mil ID Rock Ill, has been re-
ceiveI mere and has been posted in
the widow of the First National
bank. The ordc. was probably is
sued about October 4 and IS es9e-
cially commenda ory of the valor OF
the men of the bri"ado, the state
men' nprearing that these troops
had compl shed what no other
troors had been able to do in four
years of hard fighting. W. break
ing through the main Hindenburg
line. The order continues its com
mendation in the manner l. which
the troops had pursued th"ir ad-
vantn-e in chasing the Boches for
seven miles and capturing mo than
$500 .r.sCrnrs.
Information mas been rece we'd by
relatives here OF y. Murray Mack
who left with the local company as
first eutenant TO the effect that he
hae ro,eivcd his commission os cap
tain. captain Mack IS the young
est son of the iate Rev. J Il Mack,
u. u. and Mrs. Hattie Mack and has
FOR = rurre" &C vC"~f "Con identi-
;,l ,,.;t,, thn IT,-t NH ;.,ht ipfap
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was outside With a squad OF German
guards to take me back to Courtrai
my heart could not have sunk deeper.
Earl CrOmer beckoned me to follow
him and we went into a large room.
where 1 supposed 1 was ut last to re-
ceive my coaching. but 1 observed the
earl bow to man standing there and
realized that was standing In the
presence of the king of England.
Your majesty, Leftenant O'Brien I"
the earl announced, and then immedi.
ately backed from the room. i be-
heved l would have followed right
behind him, but by that time the
king had me by the hand and was
very cordially and democrutically
that he put me at my ease at once.
He then asked me how 1 felt and
whether l was in condition to con.
verse, and when told him 1 was, he
said he would be very much pleased
to hear my story In detail.
Were you treated any worse by the
Germans. leftenant?" he asked, "on
account of being an American? I've
heard that the Germans had threat
ened to shoot Americans serving in
the British army If they captured
them, CHASING them as murderers,
because America was neutral coun-
try and Americans had no right to
mix in the war. Did you find that to
be the caSeT'
1 told him that / had heard similar
reports, but that 1 did not notice any
appreciable difference in my treat
ment from that accorded Britishers.
The king declared that he believed
my escape was due to my pluck and
will power and that II was one Of the
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most remarkable escapes he had over
heard of, which l thought was quite
compliment, coming as it did from
the king of England.
IL hope that all the Americans will
give as good an account Of themselves
as you have leftcnant." he said, "and
l feel quite sure they will. l fully
appreciate all the service rendered us
by Americans before the States en-
tered the war"
AT this moment I asked him If l
was taking too much time.
'Not at all, leftenant. not at all I"
he replied, most cordially. ~ was
extremely interested in the brief re-
port that came to me of your wonder
full escape and sent for you because
/ wanted to hear the whole story first
hand, and | am very glad you were
able to come"
l had not expected to remain more
than II few minutes, as / understood
that four minutes is considered n long
audience with the king. Fifty-two
minutes elapsed before L finally left
there,
During all this time had done most
OF the talking, in response to the
kings request 10 tell my story. Occa-
SiOually lac interrupted to ask n ques-
tion about II point he wanted me to
make clear, but for the most part ha
was content to play the part of lis
tener.
He seemed To be very keen on every
thing and when / described SomC OF
the tight holes / got into during my
escape he evipced his sympathy. Oc-
caSionally | introduced some OF the
few humorous accidents of my advcn-
ture and in every instance he laughed
heartily.
Altogether the impression l got Of
him was that he Is a very genial,
gracious and alert sovereign. / know
/ have felt more Ill at ease when talk
ing to a major than when speaking
to the king-but perhaps 1 had more
cause to.
During the whole interview we
were left entirely alone, which i'm
pressed me as significant of the dem
ocratic manner of the present king
OF England, and 1 certainly came
away with the utmost respect for him.
In all my conversation, / recalled
afterwards, / never addressed the
king as your Majesty" but used the
military sir" AS l was Il British of.
ficer and he was the head of the army,
ne probably appreciated TINS manner
OF address more than if | had used
the usual Your Majesty" Perhaps
10 ntt tn tb 4
was an American. At any rate, he
didn't evince any displeasure at my
departure from what | understand is
the usual form of address.
Before left he asked me what my
plans for the future were.
why, sir, 1 hope to rejoin my
squadron at the earliest possible mo-
mentl" / replied.
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this city:
With the American
EXpeditionary Forces,
Bird Aviation instruction Center,
Sunday, Sept. %, 1918.
Dear Sheriff:
l am in receipt of a clipping from
the Lancaster paper that one OF Nj.
Benefits boys sent me over here.
concerning your Offering OF your
services to the government. | am
sorry that your age prevented yo~r
coming now, but you can do mucA
good over there too. You would be
very valuable in the army in your
line and it is too bad you can't get
in. Hope you do later on.
am flying all kinds of places
now and am going to do stan work
for month or six weeks. | leav'
here for Tours in day or so WIZ
do little instructing to the bis
boys and then return here to com
plete my training.
We are having more bad weather
as winter is setting in and the mud
is fierce over here then.
see many of the Lancaster boys
often now. Ben c. Hough is over
here and so IS Odell Horton right
in the same camp with me.
a short distance from here are
Revan Fupderburk. Chas. Connolly
ard Fred Adams. | am going to Nv
over and see them in day or two
! lave seen Steve Williams and
Foster NJ. and Wingo are close
around
old Lancaster is we'll represented
over here now.
see boys often who trained with
ard know Elliot S. They tell me
he is a good flyer and has many
Huns to his credit
Romemher me to nv friends ard
=" vour immediate family. and writo
me sometimes.
remain as ever your friend.
iE. LEE S.
v 6 Do not address me care oF
3rd Aviation Instruction Center
won't he here. Just use this:
1t. Edwin l. skipper.
U. s. Air Service.
a. f. r. via ~ Y.
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CHAPTER I-Introductory. Pat O'Brien
Sells OF his purpose in writing the story
CHAPTER lI-Tells OF his enlistment in
canada and his transfer to France for 40
tive duty.
CHAPTER III-Describes fights in which
he brought down two German airpianes
Brought down wounded within the Gers %s
pan lines and was made O prisoner of
ar.
CHAPTER Iv-Discovers that German
ospital STAFF barbarously neglected the
es to restoring those who might be
turned to the firing lines. Witnesses
z eath in fight of his best chum. Lieut..
faul Rainey.
CHAPTER Wife is taken to the Of
began planning his escape. By great eats saoe me
ace ne manages to save and hide away
70 daily rations of bread
CHAPTER VII-For nine days he
prawls through Germany, hiding during
the day, travelling at night. guided by the
He, covers 75 miles before reaching Luz
amburR.
. CHAPTER VIII-For nine days more no
struggles on In weakened condition
Rrough Luxembourg In the direction OF
Belgium.
CHAPTER IX-He endures terrible
hardships, swims rivers while delirious
from hunger, living like n hunted animal
and on the eighteenth day after jumping
from the train he crosses into Belgium.
CHAPTER X-when we'll on his way
through Belgium he is befriended one
night by Flemish peasant who feeds
htni,and directs him to man in a Bel
gian city who will help him to get a pass
mort
CHAPTER XI-By mingling with Bel
gian peasants he manages to elude Ger
man soldiers and reaches the Belgian city
where he finds the home of the man from
whom he expects helm.
CHAPTER XII-Huyliger forEes pass
port for O'Brien and promises to assist
him in getting into Holland. Later Huy-
liger and mis- associates demand an eN-
orbitant sum for their services and
O'Rrien breaks with them.
CHAPTER XIII-He spends ive days
out food except for the scraps he picks up
in night forays.
CHAPTER NIV-To gain confidence for
the adventures To come in his attempt to
get into Holland, he ventures one night
into a moving picture theater patronized
by German soldiers
CHAPTER XV-Some observations I'm
Belgian city
CHAPTER XV1-He leaves the city In
the daytime and after some hatr-raiSlnS
adventures reaches the frontier OF Iiol-
land
D. CHAPTER XVIl-He passes tne olec-
tricallv charged wire barrier that ScpH-
rates Belgium from Holland by digging
under the wire. Sevepty-two days after
he had leaped from the train he bieaIhes
the air OF freedom.
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Church Novelty.

Flatbush-Been to church lately2
Bensonhurst-Sure, was there last
Sunday.
Anything new dOing?"
"lndeed, yes. Grimes boy. who Is
home on furlough, was there, and the
dominic announced: The young man
In khaki Will now take up the collec-
ton in his helmet"