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New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
TWenty-fourAMed Nations Eligible to Compete in Games Which Are Continuation Of Months Of TrainingbyH Hun- dreds Of"Y" Ah- Lehc Directors.

From Finisterre to Coblenz, from Gibraltar to Antwerp, wherever in Western Europe soldiers gather, the .Il absor ping topic just now is the Inter-Allied games, the great international athletic competition under A. E. F.-Y.M.C.A. auspices at Joinville-le-Pont from June 22 to July 6, in which the men of the armies that conquered the Hun will compete among themselves for new honors on track and field.
 Twenty-four allied nations are eligible to compete. Two weeks before the closing of the entries, eighteen had announced their in- tention of participating, and there is every evidence that the remain ing six will alto be represented. The entry lists already filed give promise that more than 2,00O ath- letes, the pick of the worlds fight ing men, will be in the competi- tion.
 The elimination contests which have been held in all of the areas occupied by the A. E. F. have been participated in by an average of 80
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28

s,eo4 tennis nets, 23,o7s volley balls, 9,212 sets of quoits, 5,12S ru!2s books, 43,7S3 rawhide laces and 12,088 facing needles.
 Additional athletic fields and gymnasiums were taken over by the Association for use in it's train ing until it's equipment in this line totalled 150 fields and 3S we'll equipped gynnasiums.
 Finally, to insure the proper staging of the big games, the "" ordered built the Pershing Stadium at Joinville-le-Pont, concrete structure with a 200 meter straight away and a 500 meter track. It's seating capacity is 25,O00 and with the standing room filled it will ac- commodate some 10000 spectators.
 The permanent form of construc- tion was decided upon partly be- cause of the shortage of lumber in France and partly because it is intended to present. the stadium to the French government at the con- clusion of the competition in the hope that it may serve as stimu- lant to athletic activities among the French.
 How the announcement of the coming contests threw the A. B. F. into a frenzy of athletic prepar a. tions may he judged from the fact that more than 2,500 baseball teams are still fighting for supremacy. while regiments of soldier athletes have been running, broad-jumping, putting the shot and going through all the other forms of track and field sports in official contests for the honor of representing the A.EF.
 In the allied camps the scenes have been repeated. The Anzacs and the Belgians, the Serbs and Ru- manians, Chinese and Canadians, Szecho-Slovaks and French, Eng fish and Greeks, Guatemalans and Italians, Poles and Portuguese and even the Arabs from Hediaz have
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
VALGER K. O.'S LEWIS.
French Boxing Marvel Drops Quaker
 City PugiIist For Count.

Lowell, Mass, June 2S.-Benny Valger knocked out Gussie Lewis be- fore one of the largest crowds that has ever witnessed a boxing contest in this city.
 Benny Valger, the French feather weight champion, sprang another big surprise when he sent Gussie Lewis, the crack Quaker City feath erweight. into dreamland in the second round of a scheduled twelve-round bout. As soon as the opening gong sent the boys on their way it was plainly seen that the French flash was out for an other K. Q. victory. Valger sent ter rife rigrts into Lewss midsectiOn for the first round, thereby weakening the Philadelphian to a great extent, And finally in the second round the French champion grasped an oppor- tunity and starting with a Iee hook, rocked his opponent, then immediate !y sent across a hard right to the chin and down. went Lewis for the final count.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28

per cent Of the enlisted men of Am erica's overseas forces. The great war machine has been converted for the time being into a vast ath- letic training camp, and for four months the try-outs have been go- ing on, gradually eliminating all but those best fitted to represent a country whose devotion to athletic sports and outdoor life has been recognized as a potent, if not in- deed prepotent factor, in it's great accomplishment of mobilizing an army in record time.
 The suggestion of the Inter-Al- lied competition came from the Y.M.CA. It was enthusiastically adopted by General Pershing, who was quick to realize the value of such a contest, and of the pr relimin- aries that it's preparation would in- volve in relieving the ennui of the soldiers during the days that must precede the signing of the peace treaty.
 General Pershing recognized the Y.MCA. by placing two of it's ath- letic directors on the games com- mittea of five which has entire charge of the competition.
 From the more than 700 athlet- ic directors that the "Y' has sent to France during the war, about $50 were picked, and the training work for the American contestants was entrusted to them. To make sure that the material equipment of the men would be worthy of the athletes, and that no future cham pion might be lost for facilities to demonstrate his ability, the "Y' has increased it's athletic supplies shipments to France until they rep resent value of more than S2,OOO,- 900.
 At the beginning of the season enough balls had been shipped overseas by the I'M CA. so that all of the American soldiers remaining there might have paired off to play
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
OMAR kHAYNAM THROUGH.

New York June 2S.-~Omar khay- yam. who won the Kentucky Derby and other stakes in 1917, has run his last race. Wilfrid Viau has leased the son of Marco to Arthur B. Hancock for two years. MT. Han cock will retire the poet horse to his stud in Kentucky at once. Omar Khayyam's most famous race was his match affair with August BelmOnt's Hourless. He was beaten by the Bel mont star, but because of his great record all season was generally ad- judged champion of 1917.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28

catch with enough balls to go round. And balls were but a sin gle item on the long invoice.
 If all the men overseas had formed themselves into hines, there would have been bat for each team and glove for each catcher. Or they could all have been formed in elevens and, with the footballs furnished, could have staged games simultaneously. This stock of goods was ordered prior to Febru ary 10, when the Army, in order to prevent overlapping and waste of material, decided to take over the distr ibution of athletic supplies.
 The figures for the baseball ma- terials sent abroad by the Y.M.C.A., although impressive and contain ing such items as 640,420 baseballs enough to reach in solid line more than 30 miles; 9,562 base mans mitts, 13,96a catcher's mitt's, 63,960 felder's gloves, 153,579 bats and 12,714 catcher's rsasks, repre- sent but one phase of the prepara- tions
 Boxing and basketball have been important features of the soldiers athletic training and had to be pro- vided for For the boxing alone 15,162 sets,-over 60,000 boxing gloves-were furnished. Twelve hundred teams-60,000 men-rep- resenting almost every unit in the A. E. F., hotly contested the bas- ket-ball championship, and for them and for the men who practiced and did not compete, 20,405 basket balls were supplied, with 12,907 ex- tra bladders and 6,673 pairs of bas kets.
 Football was not neglected, 'eith- CT soccer or Rugby, 72,462 footballs having been included in the snip ments, along with ASA pairs of foot ball goals and 2l;429 extra blad- ders.
 Other items on the list include 2,53S rackets. 13,656 tennis balls,
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28

Anthony F. Wt1ding, the following year in Amo>fca, also won from a local player in straight sets. The tremen- dous speed and wonderfully severe service of Davis helped him win from Stoddart at 6-2, GA, 6-2.
 America also scored a victory in the doubles. Watson M. Washburn and Dean Mathey, playing as team, beat the Turnbull brothers, representing England in a stirring five set match, at 6-3, 6-2, 6-S, 3-6, 6-2.
 Miss Ryan, another American, con- tinued her winning streak in the wom- ems singles. She disposed of Miss Hoffman of England in straight sets at S-6 GA.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
WILLIAMS MEETS TILDFlN.
Phiiadciphians Play for Tennis Cham pionship Today-1cstcrday's Results

Wilmington, June 28.-By their vic- torres yesterday R. Norris Williams 2d, and William T. Tilden, 2d, both of Philadelphia, won the right to meet in the final round today for the lawn ten his championship of Delaware. The honor will go to the winner of the match, aS George Church of Prince ton, the champion, is unable to defend his title because of an injury received in an airplane accident.
 In the fifth round yesterday Will Hams defeated H. C. Johnson, Massa chusetts champion, GA, 6-1, while in the semi-final he eliminated Stanley Pearson, Philadelphia, 6-2, 6-1.
 Tilden defeated Carl Fischer in a fifth round match, 6-2, GO, and in the semi-final he disposed of Wallace Johnson in hard fought match, 2-6, 9-7, GA. Pearson defeated Rodney Beck in the fifth round 6-1, 6-1, and Wallace Johnson eliminated Craig Riddle, 6-3, 6-2.
 Rain interfered with play in the doubles, only three matches being played. Tn the third round Harvey Lake and R. L. James defeated F.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
Enough BasebaAs 10 Reach Thirty Miles HQUe Been GiUen 10 A.E.F 4. Athletes Forty six EUenfs in Fort,1ighfs Pro,
 gram in Stadum1 near Paris. ~

been undergoing intensive rain ing for the 46 events whicl will constitute the fortnight's prog am.
 There will be a pentathlor and medley relay races; fencing; in- ter collegiate, soccer and RugbT foot ball games; baseball; basketball; cricket; tennis, singles and dou- bles; horseback competition, in- cluding military, individual, team and prize jumping events; rowing, with single sculls, four-oared and eight pared crews; rifle compet. tion, team and individual; swirl ming races over seven courses ( varying length; boxing at sevc weights and a modified Marath~- of 16,000 meters.
 Surely, seldom If ever before l the worIl's history has such con. petition been arranged. The onl% thing that can be compared with ii is the Olympic revivals, and it i doubtful if even these brought int training anywhere nearly as many competitors as the contests soon tC be begun.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28

cracking out three home runs Tn week. leads the homo run department broke the triple tic for total base hon. ors shared ny himself, Doyle and Kauff. New York, and continued lead ing National league batters who par ticf5atcd in 20 or more games. Cra- vaths average is .408. acquired on 62 hits made in 47 games. He has 16 doubles, triples and~ homers for a total base mark of 110.
 Olsen, Brooklyn, leads the run mak- CTS with 35, while Bigbee, Pittsburgh, continues to lead the base stealers with 18. Lee Magee, Chicago, leads sacrifice hitters with 14.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
GARLAND IS VICTOR
Youthful Pittsburgh Tennis Player Defeats Dash Of England on Vim
 bledOn COurtS-DayiS Also Winner.

Wimbledon, June 2S.-Chuck Gar land of Pittsburgh, one of Americas $ most promising yOungster tennis play CTS, proved that he is really a capable player when he defeated Dash of England here yesterday, in the All Corners tOurna ment, in three straight sets. The young American took the match at 6-3, GO, 6-2.
 Willis F. Davis, a Californian whose play shows many of the features of the meteOric Californian, Maurice F.. Mclaughlin, who played here in 1913, and in the following year conoucred both Norman l.. Brookes and the late
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28

Chicago, June 28.-Roger PeckfF1- paugh, New York, with an average of
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
BONNTON WILLIAMS CAPTAIN.

WilliamstoWn, June 28.-Benny Boynton, the sensational football back, was elected captain of the Will Hams baseball team next season here yesterday.
 Boynton, who was recently mus tered out, played shortstOp on the Williams team year ago and his bat ting was a feature of the season.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
JACK BRI1TON WINS BOUT.

Cumberland, Md, June 2S.-Jacl1 Britton, Welterweight titleholder, and Jack Perry, challenger, went twelve rounds last night. After the fifth round it was an even battle. Britton fought open with very little covering and from the start tried for d knock out, but failed.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
PLAYERS REPORT.

Pittsfield, June 2S.-Rain yester- day caused postponement of the Pittsfield-ProVidence game. Fred Reiger, pitcher who signed with the Pittsfeld nine before the season opened and Henry Bates, infielder, formerly with Chattanooga, arrived yesterday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28

Thomas and K. Miller, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.. Lake and James were eliminated in the next round by F. F. Dixon and A. D. Baird, 6-2, 5-4, default.
 R. Norris Williams, 2d, and H. c. Johnson entered the semi-final round by defeating Carl Fischer and Rodney Beck in the fourth round, 6-1, 6-2.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
COBB DETHRONED
Roger Peckinpaugh of Yankees Heads
 American League Batting List With a 1895 Average. ->

a .SSO Average. ~< Chicago, June 28.-Roger Peckf41- paugh, New York, with an average of M&o5, has dethroned Ty Cobb, of De-
 for batting honors in the Amer
 gue, according to averages re-
 soday and which include games
 N Wednesday, Cobb has been
 ~s lineup all week. AS are
 a teammate, has worked
 ith the Georgian for sec
 Bh a mark of .35S
 ss leading the batters, Peckin- 4 F broke the tie which he shared @h Sisler of St. Louis last week for zEsfn,s scored and is in front now with h ~to his credit. Cobb's idleness en- n bIed Roth, Philadelphia, % break the tie for total base honors. Roth @has 107. Milan, Washington, showed best work among the batters climbing 8from 23d place a week ago to fourth SAolace. Ruth, Boston sugger, slumpcd lin batting and dropped to seventeenth Mplace with .303 however, he added @another home run to his string and 8 eads with 6. Chapman, Cleveland, zS continued to lead sacrifice hitters with 3@p ?, while Johnson, a teammate, with Nl stolen bases, continued to show the #Hay to the base stealers.
 N@ GaVy CraVath, Philadelphia, by
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
TO CLEAN BLACK STRAW HATS
Alcohol and Water With coIorlng Sub
stance, Will Aid in Renova-
fion of Millinery.

Black straw hats may be cleaned
with alcohol and water and some of
the commercial coloring substances
used to restore color and luster
White straw hats may be cleaned
with solution of one teaspoonful OF
oxalic acid to pint of cold water, or
by suspending the hat, after it has
been thoroughly wet, In a barrel at
the bottom of which sulphur is burn
ing In q tin dish.
Black satin ribbons may be reno
waited by laying them on board and
sponging with ammonia and water or
alcohol and water. They should
then be pressed while damp after
they have been covered with a piece
of tissue paper.
Velvet may be steamed by one Of
two methods. BY the first the vel
vet is held in front of the spout of
a steaming tea kettle and the steam
allowed to pass through the velvet.
The velvet must not be held too close
or steam spots will be made.
The velvet must not be brushed i'm
mediately after the steamlng. BY the
second method the velvet is held over
hot iron which has been covered
with a damp cloth. The steam from
the cloth will pass through the velvet
and the velvet may be brushed at the
same time.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
DRESSES NOW MADE OF KID
Whole Sport Outfits Made Of the Mate
rial and Some Have Leather
characterization.

The increasing use of kid and other
soft feathers for the making and trim
ming of women's garments is bringing
up the question here as to what effect
it will have on other lines. Latest
fashion reports from Deauvllle say
that whole sport dresses made Of col
ored kid were worn at the recent races
there, and the Paris cables tell of
leather, dewdabs on many of the new
frocks, says the New York Times. In
view of the reported general scarcity
of kid, which there is no reason to
doubt, the question has arisen as to
just what effect this vogue will have
on the supply available for the glove
and shoe trades. 1t is also asked II
the use of colored outer garments of
kid will bring about revival of the
vari-colored kid shoes that were so
much in vogue here few years ago,
and also serve to increase the color
ranges of kid glove offerings in the
near future.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
THAT NEW SUIT FOR WINTER
Advantages and Disadvantages In
Having II Read J-Made or Made
to Order.

There are possible advantages In
going to tailor and having your suit
made to order and Just as many pos
sible advantages in buying 1t ready
made. With the ready-made suit
there is always this:
You can see the finished garment.
There is never the possibility that you
won't like 1t after it is finished, for
1t is finished TO begin with. Moreover,
II you are person whose time is
precious, the ready-made suit has adj
vantages in that way. Even If 1t needs
rather elaborate alterations you will
need far less fitting than If you are
having 1t made entirely to order And
of course, the ready-made suit, II you
buy good one from q smart shop,
has probably been made according to
the design of very skilled and highly
paid person, whereas your tailor may
or may not have the eye of real de-
signer and he may or may not follow
skillfully the lines of the design you
select for him. However, If you are
blessed with good figure the tailor
will reveal the fact as the ready-made
suit cannot possibly do, even If it is
altered, for 1t is necessary to make
ready-mades according to designs
that do not as a rule play up the fig
ure. They must be built for the aver
age figure and built according to lines
that require the least possible fitting.
If you do go to the tailor bear
this in mind: That for this winter
suits made Of heavy mems suit fabrics
are going to be extremely smart Sc
lect such fabric that shows decided
stripe-one that would probably not
be the one you would choose for your
husband or son, because the stripes
should be quite far apart and quite
noticeable. A suitlng Of dark slate
gray with a lighter gray stripe is a
splendid selection. Now have the
bodice pieces of the pattern cut
lengthwise of the stripe with tunic
on the jacket cut the other way Of
the material. Or in some such way as
this make use of the stripping to give
the suit its only trimming.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
FLOWER FRoCKS FROM PARIS
New Gown May Suggest FuIl-Blown
Rose, Shaggy chrysanthemum
or Dreamy Poppy.

The very newest models from Paris
demand the petal frock. The frocks
have all blossomed with flowers--a
delicious conceit, and bound to become
popular on this side Of the Atlantic
as well. These petal froclSs are without
lining and follow the lines of the body
with no suggestions of stiffness. They
may suggest full-blown rose by the
soft draperies unfolding at the waist
line, or they may develop into
shaggy chrysanthemums, with supple
elongated petals, or into dreamy pop
pies. These frocks are difficult TO wear
and demand an excellent figure, hut
the effect of,fuitering and airy grace
with which they invest the wearcr
win prove alluring TO all women ever
if they must undertake strenu
physical culture
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
HoMEsPUNs LEAD FOR WRAPS
capes Reaching to Knees, Rounded In
Front, Have Sits for the
Armholes.

If wrap is needed with tailored
suit 1t is found in rough serge or
homespun cape These capes reach
only to the knees. They are rounded
in front, have Sits for the armholes
and rolling collar that goes to the
hem in front. They are in gray, some
times in white, but oftenest in dark
blue. When serge is used it is often
ornamented with openwork bands, the
threads pulled out to outline squares
of the material.
These capes are not lined; their
seams are so arranged that they can
be worn without lining. They are
quite comfortable and look better
than the satin cape. They give more
warmth, and warmth is something
that every American desired the past
summer in Paris. The price of wood
Is high and there have been few
American rooms in which 1t has not
been burning every forenoon to dry
out the room as well as to warm it.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
TO MAKE NEWSPAPER HOLDER
Remnant of Marrow Stair Carpet May
Be Easily Made Into Decora-
tive Article.

The sketch shows a good use to
which a remnant of narrow stair-car-
pet may be put, in the way of making
a newspaper holder with 1t for hang
ing upon the wall. If possible, the
carpet should be selected Of a color
to match or harmonic with the wall
paper upon which 1t is to hang.
The edges where the carpet has
been cut are bound with colored braid,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20

sections of the South that the courts
and law officers are paying too much
attention to violations of the prohi-
bition law and not enough to other
crimes: that a man can commit
murder, highway robbery, arson and
other crimes of high gefree and get
away with them, but let him sell
a quart of liquor and he is sure to
feel the hand of the law.
The housewives of the Southern
States are uttering protests because
they cannot secure some good whisky
and brandy with which to spike"
their Christmas fruit and nut cakes.
There is plenty Of white liquor to be
had for from $40 to SIS quart, but
the housewives are afraid to use 1t
even for culinary purposes. Much
of this moonshiDe LIQUOR contains
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
An EasIly-Made Newspaper Holder.

and at each corner ring is sewn on
in the manner shown in sketch B.
Then nails are driven into the wall at
a distance apart corresponding with
the width of the carpet, and they
should slant slightly upwards in the
way illustrated in diagram A.
The rings are placed upon the nails
so that the carpet hangs downwards
and forms large loop, into which the
papers may be slipped from either
side. All tidy housewives like place
to keep papers in, so that they do not
litter the room, and this is just the
thing needed, as it is strong and prac-
teal.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
Goats for FAN.

Some Paris-designed models of fall
and winter coats for 1919 and 1920 are
in the showrooms of American manu-
facturers and tailors. The indications
are that plaids will be very much fea-
tured. Double-faced fabrics, plain on
one side and plaid on the other, like
golf cloths of several seasons ago, are
used to develop some very modish
coats.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20

term In the Federal penitentiary at
Atlanta. He was summoned few
weeks later to appear before a
grand jury in the Federal Court as
a witness against local officers
OF the law, whom report had
connected with Jones crimes. The
result of his testimony was the in
dictment of Charles Baker, deputy
sheriff. for aiding Jones to get liz
lquor into Chattanooga from Ken
lucky. Jones was formerly a mem
Der Of the Board OF councilmen of
Chattanooga
The charge is freely made in all
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20

poison. A number of deaths have
analyzed reported by its use and
samples analysed by chemists have
been found to contain wood alcohol
and other poisonous substances. Good
whisky is hard to get by the law
abiding population, but the supply of
moonshine liquor is plentiful at high
/ cost. AS to wholesome beer, there
is none whatever to be had
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20

pectedly ran upon large wild cat
still few weeks ago, hidden i'm a
cove of the mountains. The hunters
got out as soon as possible and in
formed revenue officers of their find.
A raid on the place netted big re-
suits. The officers captured more
than thousand gallons of beer and
three barrels of white liquor. The
wildcatters, however. escaped arrest
by hiding in the mountains.
About six months ago. Sam Jones,
a large property owner Of Chatta-
nooga. was convicted of bringing Ii
Quor into Tennessee and sentenced to