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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
MANY FOOTBALL STARS
ON ElGHTY-ElGHTH TEAM
l. division in France Prepares 10 Elite.
SprlDE Olympic Meet
In Paris.

GONDRECOURT. FRANCE. March T.
(SpccialD-NVith a lineup Of All-Amer-
lean stars, many OF whose names are
still fresh in tho gridiron records OF the
States. tho EiShty-cighth Divisions
championship football squad began its
initial practice January 22 In prepare
ton for next springs olympic meet at
Paris.
There were no uniforms on hand
and no regular gridiron--thc old vets
started their first workout in army o.
ID. Oh muddy grain field just outside
OF Gondrecourt. But every one of the
candidates for the eleven showed all
the old pep of Il college freshman on
his first night out.
With IL list OF stars which would be
hard to beat tho Eighty-eighth lth-
ictcs are hoping 10 carry Off some or
the big honors al tho alienation meet
LcXt spring. Here arc Some of the men
whom they arc listing for tho camp
team:
Captain l.. w Soucy. end; Harvard
and later coach OF WISCONSIN
Captain NJ. II. Jones. halfback: Wis
consin and South Dakota.
Lieutenant a y, Turnquist, tackle:
Private 7. c. Necklace. halfback
Carlisle.
Captain 7. Corey, tackle; Nebraska.
Lieutenant +; g. Mccormick, fun
Lieutenant T. c. Kaspcr. halfback :
Notrc Dame
chief" Sergeant j.. BENDER, quarter
lack; Haskell (brother of the famous
Indian athlotc).
prlvatc Van Ginkcl end; Pensyl-
vania.
Lieutenant II. r. Murphy. CENTER
Sergeant E. W. wcnig. tackle and
end: Morningsidc.
Triva,. sydney Nichols. quarterback:
University OF Illinois.
Lieutenant I. j.. Lott. guard; Wis
tOnSin.
Captain J. A. rarlman, quartcrback
I.icutcnani II. J. ouinlivan. guard .
Carleton College.
captain q +. Weber, end; South Da-
Corporal r. :. Carlson, tackle; Drake.
These are q few of a long line of
old stars. In addition TO football, the
Eighty eighth is making prcparations
10 enter "A track. baseball. basketball,
and soccer team for the same meet.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
little WILL BE AT STAKE
CADETS TO PLAY V. P. |.
FOR H0N0RS THIS WEEK
.,.tsame ut L!ncliburY to Decide Chum-
pionship OF South Atlantic
.sps:~ Territory.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.l

LG sRfs!a s. re VAT ls 2Iner
de " Il: ~. j. / Same in lynch.
t~stEet twice before during the season.
~ !. winnins the first game. 81 81 70
- each team coming &c out ' victory on It's It's
- own floor. The third and deciding game
ns@iii DO played in Lynchburg, neutral
South Atlantic. and possibly the South
.. Srn cnHa l WI go to the win
,--ffsrious rcverses this year. Roanoke
College won over them by one point in
ia:whch they had had but little practice
.:s ;.. IN, , team Vas greatly disorganized.
a5Tth so mo- Sf SuGMsiHausmt ue
Lee and V. u. ]. have eliminated her
,1Ipm the race
prominent colleges in the South At
'-1iniic section in order tho statistics
al J. and V. l.. !. have dropped far be-
bind in the contest. Wake Forest has
lego, Washington and Leo and Virginia
.. excessively In every game Richmond
s: Macon. WHO the Cadets dr'lbb.d severe
;n}N,in turn TO the tune OF IL to II. I'll.
;-ytadcts also administered severe deicis
*, Nirsini;t Christian College C.5 to
81 Davidson College CGl 10 100 ana
5.fss ii and Mary 90 70 %. Gadlnude,
in turn wen; down to :, 30 10 - de-
feat by the Cadets. \ second game
with Virginia is To be played on i
.. NJ. sl.'s floor, hut there is little doubt
ahCut tie outcome OF this contest
'':4Einity CollcG" defeated North caro-
s:iina Il. ~ H., as did wake Forest while
..SlrSinia has beaten Trinity. IA 10 IL
The University OF North Carolina de.
fcatcd V. NJ. L. when the team was i'm
PAD shape from hard trip but have
'.sbcrn severely beaten by the University
81 OR Virginia once and V. f. T. twice.
=. home" effectively WASHINGTON and
Lee University lost to both the Unit
VARSITY OF North Carolina aud TO V /.
j.. which speaks for Itself. Catholic
University. OF Washington. WAS licked
-by V. l.. l..
In addition to this, the boys from
Lexington defeated the strong ST
Johns team, OF Apnnuolis. easily BY
The score Of 81 10 10 The Cadets
played the Eastern champions the
Navy, on their own floor and succeed
cd In running up "a larger number of
points than was scored by any other
=. opponent met in the Hiddics' schedule
- OF sixteen games. Tn" schedule i'm
Ciuded such teams as GcorgctOwn. Uni
ELrsity of New York CITY. Ptttsourg
nnpolis quint is admittedly Tho class
OF the East. and this pcrformnmca
against j; wa a great achievement
Tor Y. 81. ]. 1t comparative scores
count Tor anything at all. and q is by
Tthesc scores that chagipiorships are
.wcn. the victor II the V. NJ ~ T. !
fight In Lynchburg VIII have a clcar
title TO the South Atlantic. and a hold
on the southern champ ionShip
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
COMMISSION TO REPORT
Amateur baseball Men VIII Gnthcr nj
Murphy's Hotel Wednesday
Evening.

~ the meeting OF the Amateur Base
ball Commission at Murphy's Hotel
Wednesday night at S o'clock the rules
Of the commission will be carefully re-
viewed and Il report of the rules COM
mittec Will be heard Secretary SUIT
ton VIII read the list Of applications
for franchises and other business will
he considered by the officers. The
meeting viii be an open one. All boost
"rs OF amateur baseball will be well
coined.
The Richmond Amateur Athletic
Federation viii meet at the same hour
$40 East Grace Street Plans for n
track meet 10 be held in the Blues
Armory about March - will be dis
cussed in detail.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
VANCOUVER SHOOTER MAKES
WONDERFUL TRAP RECORD
Frank VI. Trnch Broke G.GGa out OF
G,si' Registered Targets
In 1918.

!, VANCOUVER, WASH, March L.
rank NJ. Troch. OF this City. il rccog
nizcd among trapshooters OF the coun-
Try as ono OF the greatest, If not the
greatest shots in tho nation Ills
record Of tho last year is one long
series OF iriumphs. Here's how i,
Travelled 270Oo miles shot In fifteen
cities, eleven states and TWO Canadian
cities; won high average crown. lie
broke $3.50 Of 6.Si5 registered targets
ar average of SIRE; won single cham
pionShip Of Washington; won doubles
championship OF United States; won
doubles championship Of Canada: won
international doubles championships
won al-around amateur and open
championship or United States; lied
i9r international singles champions
snip; made forty nine runs better than
nifty, Of which fifteen were better than
100.
Troeh iourncyed from coas. to
coast 10, take part in the tournaments
or the Interstate Transhooting Asso-
citation, When the season closed he
Went to the Crow Indian Agency In
Montana and participated In a Lib
Srty bond shoot ana then went TO New
ioFk 20 take part In the united war
work fund events
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
NATIONAL INDOOR SHOOT
TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER
Championship Event WIN lie Held
Annually Uercafter-Dntc Set
for 1910 Nnndirnp.
Try Associated Press.

New YORK. March During the
second week OF next November an an
nual national indoor championship
,rapshootinS tournament VIII be in
auguratcd.
This event will be held in this city
IN conjunction with the annual meet
ing of the American Trapshooting As-
ISOLATION. Forty-siX states are repre-
sented in this organization.
The executive committee Of tho
American Trapshootins Association to-
day selected the week beginning Mon
day. August IL. in which the grand
American handicap tournament of 1919
will be held on tho grounds OF tho
South shore Country Club. Chicago
a feature OF the tournament will be
an Army and Navy Championship shoot
States service during the war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
TEAM NOT WEAKENED
Fnilnrc OF Horner ia Maintain Avcrng.
VIII Not Hurt lynchbnrE IiI:;h
49,. School TcrccptiblY.
T Special to Tho Times

1,ttf.Y NCIIBCRG, VA, March a..
ShVush Horncr, right forward of tho
Raskt ball team, failed to maintain his
average ana has been barred from mar.
ticipation in the mpionship games
10 be staged some time during March
: at he University OF Virginia. The local
QO1nt VII! not be weakened DcrccDtibIy
despite Iiorncr's ability.
'-iLSoine question was raised by the
locai athletic association over III.
status OF stone, local guard who
was In the ;. y. T. 9. az the University
and did not return To
ing OF the baske season SION.
however, was at the high school before
GONG 10 the university. and This fac;
games j
John Marshall High school of Rich
mond and l.ynchburE High have re.
porlen their qualifications Tor the final
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
COONEY IN DEMAND
He'd SoT Substitute InhcIdcr I, wanted
by Many OF the Zig
LcagucrS.

BOSTON. Marcn t.-Jim cooncy is
only substitute inlcldcr of the Red
Son, and he never has had any major
league experience worth MENTIONING,
yet he appears to be in big demand
Garry Hermann is trying 10 buy him
TO I'll the short field berth OH the Gin
c!nnatt Reds. but he finds out that 1t
VIII be next TO impossible to get the
niaNer out OF the American Lee. que.
Clark Griffith and jimmy burke are
said TO be prepared TO claim the
player II waivers are asked. Griff be-
ing bit shy on iuicld talent since
Johnny Lavan retired from the game
AZ any rate. Cooncy seems assured of
place in the majors next season
something that cannot be said OF most
substitutes at this time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
GOWDY Is "PEEVED" AT
BEING HELD IN SERVICE
braves Crnck Catcher Wants TO Return
md Hrsumc baseball
Career.

BOSTON March l.-iIank Gowdy, the
Braves star catcher, writes from Ger
many. where he is with the army Of
occupation. that he hasn't now the
slightest idea when he Will get back
to the. game"
Ills letter makes IL quite clear thai
he is ''pccvcd" at being held in the
service. There is almost no chance OF
his getting In preliminary training
He writes: Let me remind YOU that
1, nave served nearly TWO years lie
the Irmy with Il shock division, ana
can assure you that life for us has
not been altogether pleasant.
have been over here for fifteen
months. / have spent two seasons
away from my profession, and ! wish
to get back and 10 assist in caring
for my hnrne''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
ALL PLAYERS WORE MASKS
And Pn>nden baseball Gnme Was Wit
messed by Spectators Similarly
EQuiDucd.

NEW YORK. March IA bail game
IN which players and u:npires all wore
masks. as did the spectators. was
played recently at Pasadena, Cal, be-
tween the Pasadena and Standard
Murphy teams. The masks were those
ordered by the authorities as an in
iucnZa preventive Several players
who are now identified with major
league clubs, who formerly played
in the majors, took part in the game
Mcuscl, of the Phillies. pecrcd over his
mask TO the extent of getting four
hits for Pasadena. Truck Hannah, OF
the Yankees, was not allowed TO ;ake
on his 'llu'' mask even while he was
wearing the iron face guard used by
all catchcrs. Other players OF prom
nence who took part in this game
were Otis Crandall. once with the
Giants and last season with the Braves
for short time; Fred McAiullin, of
the White SoN; Carl Sawyer who re-
ccivcd a tryout with Washington, and
Bin Picrcy, at one time with the Yam
KEGS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
LOUISVILLE BUYS M'CABE
Secures RiEht-Iinnd Hurler From ST.
i.Ouis observation-disclosures
in Coast League.
IRv Associated Pre-

LOUISVILLE, KY, March l.--Wi!.
liam Neal, general manager of the
Louisville American Associal lion club,
today announced the purchase of Tim
McCabc. right hand pitcher. from the
st. Louis Americans. McCabe last year
was with the Salt Lake team of the
Pacific Coast League
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
GENERALS ARE DEFEATED
TECH QUINTET VICTOR
By SCORE OF 35 TO %
Wash inEton and Ice First to Shoot
Ball Into Basket aud Walker
Proves Stnr.
ISpecial to Thc imcs,Dispatch.l


lioANOk T.. VA. March 1.-PlayinE
before one Of the largest crowds ever
assembled here to Witness a basketball
game. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
by the score of 50 TO %. and swept
onward toward tbs final contest with
y. NJ. |: for the South Atlantic cham
The game started off with rush.
w. l.. scoring first and Tech re-
spending few seconds later. Through
secsawed. but tho Techs began to as
sort their superiority before the half
ended 10 TO II in their favor. Early
in the second haif the HIacksburg five
heightened their lead through the
great work Of Walker and Brooks, and
this lead was held throughout Wash
inSton and Ice WAS never out of the
game and the generals put up as
might desire. Walkers accurate goal
shooting assured his teams victory.
night is accredited to Brooks. Par
IRISH. the Tech bulwark, was all over
the Moor and beside shooting three
field goals: he tossed all i've foul
w. & H. five and shot five of the
nine field goals secured by his team.
Hines got two Held goals and nvc
fouls out Of SIX chances Not "a man
on either side. but played gilt-cdgc
basketball.
The lineup follows:
V l.. l. Position w C T..
wharton CO. right guard =. Nrbosast
Walker 500. left forward Mccain
Parrish ....... center. ......... Hines
Crisp .-...... left guard. ..... Fan
Brooks .....,r right guard ~ BRYANT
summary: field Wharton. 4;
Walker. 8; Parrish, >; Brooks. .: Nc
Cain, >; Hines, . Fain. .. Foul goals
c.rnrrish; .; Wharton. s.. Referee
Timckceper--B Roanoke Substi-
tution-Harris for ArboGast.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
REVIVE YACHT RACING
British Sporismcn Are Rcntting Their
ocean Sicrds for
Contests.

LONDON. March l.--Followinc the
announcement that King Georges
yacht, Britannia. is being rcntted 10
enter races this year. yachtsmcn in
various pofts-f.ivcrpool. Glasgow,
BoIfast-arc getting their ocean stccds
ready for carly trials. Racing for all
classes OF yachts Is to b. revived
Australia and New Zealand sportsmen
hope TO compete for the first l.mc In
English waters
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
YALE WRESTLERS LOSE
Naval Academy Mat Men Win in bouts.
With No Fails Recorded
During Bout.

ANNAPOLIS. MD. March l.-Thc
Naval Academy defeated Yale in "A
wrestling tournament here today. -
to 4. Though the bouts were all hard
fought, not a fall was secured Sur
prise was caused when tho Yale
wrestlers appeared without jcrsies and
though athletes had never before APP
peared before n mixed audience in
to hold, no objections were made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
INDIANS TRADE ROTH
"et larry Gardner. Elmer Myers and
thnriey Jameson From Philn-
dclphia Athletics.
!B~ Assoclated g..

CLEVELAND, O, March 1-l,phby
k3th outteldcr, has been traded by tho
cleveland American League. club to
the Philadelphia Athletics for i,rrE,
Gardner, third baseman; Elmer Myers.
pitchcr. and Charley Jameson OUT
hc!der. according TO an announcement
To-Day by President Dunn. OF the clcye-
land club. Myers is III France. but is
expected TO arrive in America in time
10 spend several weeks at the Clave-
leans ~ -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
STAGE MEET AT HARVARD
Association of Am.ten,
Athletes Contests Mny fsN
10 nMH ri.
fEv As.ncintc,r prc.y /,

NEW YORK. March l.-.uIrvard trrl.
Hcrsity stadium MAS selected AK. the
scene of the 1919 track and field chnrl
pionship games or tho intercollegiate
Association Of Amateur Athieten az
America at the annual meeting hero
today. in accordance with the sugrcs-
ton of the executive committees 'Fhe
preliminary heats and trials will he
held Friday. May 30, and tho iinala
Saturday, May 81.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02

ton a, a. games touiEht. His ytitos,
was four minutes, twenty two ! ana
onc-nfth seconds. clipping tweiget soc
onds from Arthur Mediums record us
-FOUR minutes. Twenty-Five and :Erac-
nth seconds, made In ipl2 s8
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
VIII Play With New York

Los ANGELES. CAL, March l-Pcte
schneider, pitcher. aud Harry T. Han
nan. catcher. have signed contracts to
play with the New York American
l.cAguc team this season
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02

Coiumbin Loses Matches.
PHILADELPHIA. PA. March 1.-The
wrestling team OF the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA won from Columbia to-
dav by - to 10.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
Montague Mfg. Co,
Tenth md Main Sta, Rieamond. VI.
LUMBER. SASH. Doors. FHAHES.&
RAILROADS
Chesapeake & Ohio Raiiroaad

Gin. Lo'viIie & West, 1900 n 1910 n )
Main Line Local .7:ISs fs.Ikn.
James River Limo. 10000 a.. fS.iS}bl
Newport News. 90 = 49,
Sfk.. OLD Point, 50: Oo a.. .sl2;oo m sftan Il .
Newport News Local. Il 800 "a sS,aSSSf
S.:om NIX, NewSort- S5T I - ,St,i VA
ssSg s sa Ess., . s!ss 4 s;;ssy 'sissS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
RUNNER BREAKS RECORD
ChicnEo Athlete Captured MiIc Event
Mt Boston =. a. Games Sntur-
day Night.
IRv Assnrra,nhDrn.s

! Il
BOSTON, MASS. March 1-Runninc
against the greatest Held OF mile run
Ecrs in the country. Joic w Ray. the
sensational mile champion OF the Chi
caSo Athletic club, won and broke
tho Hunter mile record at the Bos-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
Army Tcnm IL Defeated

WESTc FONT. \. Y. March 1.-The
Army basketball team went down 10
defeat before Princeton here today hv
score of - TO 20. The Tigers secured
an carly lead and maintained IL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
To BOOST IRISH
TRADE IN j. s.
Development Association viii
Send Commission TO Pro-
mote Interests.

DUBLIN, Aug. 3O.-The Cork In
dustrial Development association
has decided TO send commission
20 the United States 20 promote
Irish trade interests there, and Irish
manufacturers and other buyers or
sellers in the American market are
showing keen interest in the enter
prise.
In this connection the reports Of
five Irish banks are made public.
They show that the amounts they
hold on deposit and credit accounts
total 100000 being an increase
OF nearly f25 100000 over last year.
It is estimated that when the re-
suits Of the Royal bank and Of the
three Belfast banks are known and
added the total Irish bank deposits
will be seen 20 be about $50 O00.-
600.
Make Galway BIG Port.
The project of making Galway a
great transatlantic port has been
revived. The serene proposed would
cost $4,000. 900 Of which parties in
terested would put up seven hun
dred thousand and ask the govern
ment TO supply the balance. a de-
putation to the government has been
arranged.
Since the Irish housing bill has
passed through parliament the To-
cal authorities have submitted for
the approval Of the local govern
ment board proposals for PA sites
comprising more than 1904 acres.
OF these Al have been approved al
ready covering 7S9 acres and suffic-
ing for $3.50 houses. The chief
housing activity so far is in Munster
which has put forward more than
half of the projects.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
DRIVES BLAZING AUTO
TO FIREMEN FOR HELP

MANCHESTER. y. H. Aug IS
An automobile belonging 10 Lucien
Ec-~caU caught fire.
Tine owner jammed on the gaso-
lra and hurried 20 the central fire
station. where he Informed the fire.
uru he had brought a little blaze
DE- would like 70 have extinguished.
a chemical tank put out the fire
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
Auto Expert Says Tire is
Analogous to Human Body

That there is a close analogy be
tween an automobile tire and the
human body is the statement Of one
Of the technical experts of the staff
Of the Omitted States Tire company.
The carcass of a tire may be COM
pared to the bones; the tread and
side walls TO the skin. while infa-
tion pressure is to a tire what food
Is 10 the body.
When you cut yourself YOU are
careful TO wash out the injury and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31

a sectional vulcanized inset, applied
in order to reinforce the broken
part.
If you did not continually furnish
your body with food TO replace that
used up by the digestive processes
YOU would soon die. A tire requires
a certain imitation pressure to enable
1t 20 carry its load. Digestion" in
the form of leaky valve, diffusion
through the inner tube, etc. slowly
uses up this pressure and if it is
not continually replaced the tire
soon breaks along the iexlng lines
and dies through a blowout.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
F0LYNESIANS WEAR
FRENCH WAR H0N0RS

PApEETE. Tahiti. July Is
cro.N de Guerre and some the
French Military medal They have
many friends among the American
eNpcditionary troops In the last
great battles they were I'm the Sois-
sons sector beside the United States
lighting men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
NEW Acknowledgement
Is REAL "S0UR DOUGH"

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 3d.
Jerry c. Murphy Of Anchorage.
Alaska's new territorial attorney
general, is a real Alaskan sour
dough" He came into the territory
as a prospector, with a pack on his
back and, at one time, worked as
a packer on the Valdez Fairbanks
overland trail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
TRUCK CONVOY To
REACH END Of ITS
5000 MILE TRIP
First TranSCOntinentaI Tour
Will Be Completed by
Next Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 90
frisco Is all set 70 give Uncle SANS
FIRST trans-contInentaI army truck
convoy a mammoth reception next
Wednesday when the 1000 mile
trip IS scheduled TO come TO halt.
An airpIane representing the city
win greet the Pacific heet-sched-
uIed % arrive at the Golden Gate
from san Diego and Honolulu Mon
day-snd then swing toward Sacra-
mento 70 meet and greet the army
truck cavaIcade. A fleet OF Frico
motor trucks and passenger cars
oreanizcd by the B. r. Goodrich
Rubber Co. and accompanied BY
the United States marine band Of 40
pieces win escort the army caravan
from Carson City. Nevada, into San
Francisco. Truck loads Of Califor-
MIA fruit. including oranges, melons.
apples and grapes, will be provided
the soldiers by the Goodrich com
pany.
The $50 dough boys and officers
VINO have manned the trucks, most
~ whom are overseas veterans, will
greet the Pacific coast with enthus-
iasm nearing that which attended
their arrival in America from
France Although the men have
been royalty entertained in every
city and hamlet along the 5000
mile route from Washington. d. c.,
where the tour started on July 7, the
tour has been a tiresOme grind and
"a real test OF stamina Excepting
Sundays the program for the past
$50 DAYS has been 10 arise at 5 a. m.
clean. oil and inspect motors and
then drive until the night control
station is reached. Very often the
DAVIS Journey was not completed I'M
Oh s or 9 o'clock at night Each
Monday morning the men began
counting the hours until Sunday,
when they could take a real bath
and get a regular nights sleep.
Trip Real Success.
The long trip has been a pro-
nounced success from every stand
point. according TO reports from ar
pfflCeTS IN COulIuhuQ- OnuSudA
interest has been aroused in the
communities along the route on good
roads work At every stop official
speakers accompanying the convoy
have Iectured on the need OF bet
ter national highway system as
means 70 combat the high cost of
living.
Motor transport, engineer corps
and artillery officers OF the army
nave collected a wealth OF date on
t0poera phic and other military
phases which viii be carefully COM
piled into permanent army records.
THE government assigned a force of
signal corps photographers 70 take
"a complete moving picture chronicle
OF the entire trip.
The convoy Will arrive In San
Francisco just two days later than
scheduled time. Heavy rains and
storms encountered during the last
few weeks caused muddy roads and
slow going.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
Weir MIC
gasoline.

Weir Mitchell, driving new
Franklin runabout from Syracuse.
y. Y. 10 South Bend for the Frank
lin Motor Car Co, Of this city. this
week made 300 miles and better on
Is gallons Of gasoline. The record