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The Washington times., 1920-04-27

figures can be made out with the
naked eye, others only with a micro
scope, and those at the far outskirts
of the crowd only as nebulous
clusters.
Tell EN- BY Their Pants.
Some of the figures will be seen to
be four times as tall as the others,
from which we would infer that they
were actually four times as tall. In
order to get more definite idea,
we study the shapes, and find that
some are wearing trousers and some
are wearing skirts. The trousered
figures are only slightly larger than
those in skirts, so we calculate they
are actually near the same size.
but we find this difference. Those
in trousers vary only about two
thirds, the smallest OF them being
the ones wearing short pants, while
those in skirts vary all the way from
babies mp to grown women.
'-rhe comparison OF white and reS
stars as q basis of distance gives us
about as much to go upon as the
comparison of skirts and trousers in
the photograph Of the strange hu-
mans"
The general question as whether
iS ONO great universe, perhaps
ten times larger than has been held
previously, and including all the
spiral nebulae, or whether there are
perhaps a million other star galaxies
or island" universes, similar to ours
each appearing in the form of spiral
nebulae containing two or three bill
lion stars each, was then discussed.
Holds To MILKY Way Belief.
DR.. Curtis held to the older theory
that our galaxy of stars, known as
the Milky Way, is less than 10000
light years in diameter and less than
1000 light years in thickness.
DR.. Shapley advanced theory
which postulates a galaxy ten or
more times larger. He regards the
spirals as presumably inter-galactic
objects of nebular construction. that
is, part of tho grand construction,
and not individual galaxics OF other
universes.
Dr. George r. Hale, OF the Mt.
Wilson Solar Observatory, described
in detail the operation OF the giant
loo.inch Hooker telescope. which has
just been put into operation.
A remarkable piece OF Astronomical
apparatus, the vertical inferometer.
was described by Dr. A. a. Nicholson,
OF Chicago. its inventor, at an after
noon session. In connection with the
new loo-inch telescope at Mt. Wilson.
this instrument was used for the
first time in December 60 measure
tho diameter OF stars. and gave double
resolving power to the telescope. Tho
instrument also served especially we'll
IN determining tho angular distance
between double stars. not previously
possible
The Washington times., 1920-04-27
HAVE YOU SEEN ANY
OF THESE men? /,

The foilOlOiHg descriptions we're
furnished TO the local police as
three Of the sir bandits t0kO held
up and robbed the bank at Sandy
Springs, Md, and killed FrGneis
M. HalloOsll, director Of the SaV-
ings Institution, yesterday.
1. White man. rs years, s
#. in- IT'S to 1sO lbs; light
complexion, blonde hair, dark
suit, dark soft hat.
2. White man, 2s. years, s II.
8 in, 100 to ITO lbs, heavy set,
dark complexion, smooth face,
dark clothes and hat.
8. White man, 26 years old, S
II. II in. 160 lbs, slender build,
salIow complexion, dark clothes.
The Washington times., 1920-04-27
Constabulary Favored
For Maryland Towns
To Foil Bank Robbers

Talk OF establishing a Marylxnd
State constabulary was revived
In Sandy Springs and other near
by Maryland towns, today follow
ing the robbery and murder. The
new organization would be made
up OF trained men. competent to
handle just the sort OF a situa-
tion as that which occurred
yesterday,
The proposal was put to Gov.
Albert Richie last night, who de-
clnred that IL might be a good
thing. 1t all depended on how it
was organized.
Col. Sherlock Swami, a police
commissioner under the Crothers
administration, declared himself
in favor of a State police force.
The Washington times., 1920-04-27


- killed bandits
of in officials
n child
The Washington times., 1920-04-27
HARBOR BILL PASSED.

The rivers and harbors bill, car
rying an appropriation of $4,000, 900
for the continuance OF rivers and
HORRORS projects, passed the Senate
yesterday afternoon without a record
vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07

We'll, we'll, and well again. As soon as the Barons win a few games and get back on normal basis some team, fighting for a-mddlins position in the second division. comes along and knocks the home squad for a gondola. By virtue of the thorough drubbing doled out to the Barons by the Vols yesterday, Birmingham is now a strug- gling second division club. fighting among the low brows for chance to rise to higher company.
 Frank Herbst has had five trials now and he has fallen short in each one. The eX-Pirate pitcher has not come up to expectations with the Barons at all. It is safe to say that Molesworth expected him to win at least half his games, yet in five trials Herbst has not won a single game. True, the team could have scored a few more runs behind him in some of the games, but generally the opposing team has hit Herbst, hard and in quite a few instances have knocked him from the box. However, the youngster may come out alright and begin to turn in some victories for the home squad. About two more trials should be enough to ascertain whether he will round around or not.
 It's a peculiar thing how a team which is usually tame and humble can always run wild over some particular opponent. Roy Ellam's Vols might be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Bernier Arrives
 to Take Charge
 U. of A. Athletics

Charles Bernier, new athletic director and coach of baseball at the University of Alabama. arrived the last of the week and immediately took up his duties Coach Bernier resigned a similar job at Virginia Polytechnic Institute to come to Alabama where he has signed a three year contract.
 Coach Bernier, himself star athlete in his college days, has been in the coaching business for several years. His baseball team at V. P. l. this year de- feated some of the strongest teams in the South Atlantic division. One or two his team has won the championship.
 In addition to his duties as athletic di- rector and baseball coach, Coach Bernier will act as assistant to Coach Ken Scott in piloting the Crimson football team this fall. He will also coach the track and baseball teams.
 Alabamas new athletic pilot is said to have the faculty of inspiring his men with that real do-or-die spirit for their alma mater. He also stands fearlessly for clean athletics.
 A. M, DanD Boone, who has served as acting athletic director since the resig- nation last year of Coach Noojin has resigned to practice law in Gadsden. Boone is one of the best all around athletes ever turned out by Alabama He played end on the football team and was a star outfielder on the baseball nine. He was variously chosen for all-southern honors in both sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
BLACK BARONS TO MEET MONTGOMERY
 GRAYS HERE TODAY

The Black Barons will meet the Montgomery Grays at Rickwood park this afternoon in the first of a three-game series. The game to- day will begin at 3 o'clock.
 Manager Perdue of the Black Barops has taken several steps to- wards strengthening the local team for the games with the Grayx. Montgomery Gray mOguIs and boosters claim that their team can't be beaten by any aggregation in the negro Southern League, and 1t is the ambition of Perdue to show them where they're wrong. Up to now. however. the Grays haven't been beaten.
 Perdue has brought some stars back with him for the team. ~TwO- sides" Wesley, a great favorite of last season. is back with the team. It Is rumored that several Cuban players have joined the team and will he sent fin against the Grays. \ high old time Is expected to fake place when the two teams meet at RiekwOod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
Major Leasuers
 Are Hitting Ball
 at Terrific Clip

With Babe Ruth making home runs at a rate that may bring his total up to 6O when the season closes, baseball fans are losing sight of the wild rampageous slugging that has featured the two ma jor league pennant races to date. Hardly day has passed without one or more teams making close to 20 hits and few fall below the double mark Since Thursday, May 27 the sixteen big league clubs have made more than 1000 hits of all sorts and description and the runs scored have totaled over 800. This sets a record probably never equalled.
 Thus far this season, the clubs have almost doubled the number of runs and hits recorded over the same period in 1919. The totals up to yesterday were 7S05 hits and 2,530 runs as against ap proximately 4,700 hits and 1,555 runs last year.
 One has to go past the pitching to find a reason for the mighty slugging of the major league players this year. The caliber of the boxmen is as high as it was last year. The ball fields are the same and the fielding shows no reduc- tion. Ban Johnson, president of the American League, explains that the tre mendous hitting is due to the quality of the balls. Better horsehide is being used by the manufacturers and they are using yarn of Australian wool, which they
 
 of a quality that gives added liveliness and resiliency to the ball, making it shoot past the fielders with greater speed and odd angles.
 President John A. Heydler of the Ma tional League said it was his belief that the enforcing of the new pitching rules and the abolition of freak deliveries had much to do with the batting splurge. He also said that the ball was much live Her since the closing of the war permitted the use of better material and conse- quently the batter was able to drive it further. The National League boss said that the winding of the ball was tighter, the horsehide and the other material used were the same as heretofore but Of a better grade. He said it was astonish- ing. the carrying power the ball has now with higher grade material more plenti- full than during the war.
 Meanwhile, the races in both leagues are the closest on record and the fans are getting all the action they could de- sire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
American Tennis Players Entered In British Meets

With the team representing the United States due to land at Antwerp Saturday or Sunday, the thoughts of tennis fol- lowers turn naturally to the important matches that will be played in England during-the next two months As soon as possible after landing at Antwerp the team will go to London where practice for the Davis cup contests will begin.
 The team has already been entered in the tournapents beginning at Queens on June If and at Wimbledon on June 21 So it will have plenty of competition before the preliminary tie for the Davis cup against France on July S. This will be played at Eastbourse, according to word just received from the British and French Associations.
 Anticipati ting the important effect on international tennis of the first trip since the war by the country'e leading players, Julian & Myrick as president of the United States Lawn T&lnis As- sociaton. has addressed to the Right Hon. Lord Desborough of Taplow, pres- ident of the British Association, a let ter which sets forth the ideas of the national body. .
 This states that the decision to send it's team abroad was based upon the inn menses amount of travelling that would have been required if the United States had requested preliminary ties to be played here. Mir. Myrick then writes: "Of far greater significance in the dis cussions that led to our decision, was our belief both in the important influ- ence of international tennis upon the sport itself, and the service that the players of the United States might be able to render the ean- at present by doing everything within their power to stimulate international competition
 After naming the team which Is de- scribed as including the best players this country can produce" the letter states the associations understanding of the arrangements for the preliminary tie with France on July &. It then reads:
 "I can say to you, sir. that of course we would like to win these contests The proof of that desire is seen in the fact that we are sending our best represen- tatives. We value our international friendships in tennis too highly, how ever, to place undue emphasis upon win- ming. and if we lose. the vIctors may have the satisfaction of knowing that they have defeated the best team the United States could muster.
 Tt is my feeling, as president of the United States Lawn Tennis Associa- ton, that the cordial relations between England and the United States should be strengthened in every way, and ten his can have an important part in ae complaining that result According. dur ing my term of office, shall follow the policy of sending to compete in the Eng fish championship whenever possible. the most representative players in the United States. A similar policy on your part would be most cordially approved in the United States. where there is the greatest admiration for the ability and sportsmanship of your players I trust. therefore. that you may be able to send teams to this country at, freuuent in- tervals, being assured of hearty well come for them at all times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07

In sheer cleverness Young Griffo was perhaps the most remarkable of all the men that ever fought in the lighter >di- visions of pugillsm.
 He was a target almost unhittable in the days of his greatness: a man with defense that wholly baffled every man that tried conclusions with him. The fight world has produced a legion of men who were scentific-but the Aus tTalian was peer of them all
 Years ago 1 saw Griffo stand riveted to one spot for three minutes-never shifting or moving his feet in the slight est degree-and defying his opponent to hit him. The man tried-shot a hundred punches or more-but never a one reached the head or body of the mar Velous Australian
 Griffo was miracle man in the defen- sive use of his hands. He used them as no other warrior of the past or present could use them. Most men occasionally duck the head, sdestep with the feet or shift the body to avoid blows. But Young Griffo could stand still and parry every lead With his hands alone.
 The newer generation had it's view of Young Griffo on May 2l. The gray and grizzled warrior appeared at the Inter- national Sporting Club supper in New York. The affair brought together a uozen or the old timers. But none at- tracted more attention than Gtffo.
 HE'S OLD NOW
 He's old and gray now and ponderous in size. Griffo fought feathers during his ey-dey, He's still five feet four inches tall-but he weighs beyond 200- with the aldermanic pounch of immense proportions. They put him against Joe Wolcott, the demon negro of twenty years ago-and a hush fell over the crowd.
 Wolcott also years gone from great ness simply played around, as becomes the athlete, aged and fat. But toward the end of the set-to he began throw And then there flashed again the old defense
 Grifto was too portly to move around was no need. Using his hands-ano hands alone-he pushed aside every Vol colt lead. After failing to poke through any of his first dozen blows, the veteran negro, just a little nettled. decided he'd put through at least one stinger to Grif- fo's stomach or body. And he tried a little harder-and harder But to no avail.
 The eyes of Young Griffo have dimmed the muscles are covered with fat He's slow of foot and slow of arm But r that brief session that night he showed a shadow of his former greatness; stood riveted to one spot, never shifted bodN and yet pushed aside the blows tha. Wolcott started.' It was marvelou. exhibition of a fighter of the .nost mar vicious kind.
 Griffo's career began far back in iSs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07

Corporal, what are your ribbons
 for?
 Tell me what each of 'em means. One I got in the Spanish War. And one in tho Philippines. One got in the Boxer brush
 For makin the ChinlSs be good, And one for helpin' to block the
 Boche
 In bloody old Belleau Wood. Corporal, if l should join your
 corps.
 o what would 1t do for me? You'd learn "to range this wide
 world o'er''
 By sky and by earth and sea- To be at homo in lands that lie Whore the East and West
 Worlds meet; To front the best man, eye to eye. And stand on your own two feet. o Corporal. tell me. straight, what Of a man the Marine Corps
 makes?
 The sort of chap you're glad to find At your side when a rough house
 breaks
 The sort of chap who can crack
 a joke
 And laugh when the sky looks
 black,
 The kind who'll share his last lone
 smoke
 Or give you the shirt off his
 back.
 Have you ever seen a Marine swinging by, and envied him his carefree air. the breadth of the shoulders and the depth of the . chest under his well-fitting uni form? Is 1t any wonder the girls have a soft spot in their hearts for these soldiers of the sea-? That Marine didn't just happen to he the husky lad he is. He is merely walking example of what the Marine Corps can do for the ordinarily healthy man. May be when he came into the service he was little stoop shouldered, didn't have much pep" Maybe he was working at a job he didn't care for. didn't have anybody to pal around with"
 The Marine Corps is a body of men. carefully trained to use both hands. both feet and their heads. They are the sort of men who can take Vera Cruz or form a guard of honor for the Prince of Wales, and do both jobs shipshape. They are blood brothers to the French For eign Legion. the Pennsylvania State Constabulary. the Canadian Mounted Police and the Texas Rangers. They are princes of good fellows, and they're wildcats when they're Tiled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07

hours have been arranged whereby the pool is open every day until 8 at night and on one night a week until II. On this night spectators are cordially invited to be on hand and watch the fun and proceedings. Last season watermclNns were cut at majority of the night sessions.
 R. o. Launey, auditor of the B. R. L. P, is greatly interested in swimming and other acquatic sports. He is chairman of the acquatic committee of the B. A. c. and through him many swimming meets are brought about in Bir- mingham. MT. Launey has devel- oped an efficient corps of swim-> mers a the F. R. l.. x r. pool, his team last summer making some splendid showings in the various meets taking place in Birmingham.
 Already this season several of the B. R l.. X r. swimmers have been setting in some good work down at their pool. Alvin Allen, former l. S. o. R. Acquatic Club member, can be seen taking a swim almost any day in the week Other notables in the local swimming world also are practic!ng for the first meet of the suIIiner. to take place soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
'B. R. 4. &P. Swinanaers Getting
 In Good Work at "Joyland''

Down at B. R. L. & r. "Joyland" they're not doing things by halves. The management of the company has made every effort to make the spare hours of their employees enjoyable.
 A splendid swimming po1 was constructed about two years ago and this year the B. R. L. & P. has overhauled the giant tank and opened it for the use of it's em- ployes. The pool is tremendous in size, about 100 feet in length and almost 50 feet in width. In the deep part, immediately under the high dive and for quite a circum- ference around, the water is about ten fact deep, offering depth enough for the deepest of divers. There is also a shallow part, where the women, children and beginners , may swim and paddle about. Here the water is not over two or three feet in depth.
 A sturdy spring board has been provided, as well as a swinging trapeze and rings. High dives of varying heights are arranged alongside the walls of the enclos- ure around the pool.
 Any employe of the B. R. L. & P. may swim in the pool. Special
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
KOCKLER FINISHES FIRST IN BICYCLE
 OLYMPIC TRY-OUTS

Chicago, June 6.-In spectacular finish, Ernest Kockler of the Alverno Athletic Association today won the midwest try-out for the American bi- cycle team in the Olympic games, rid ing the 10S.7 mile course from Mil waukee to Chicago in 5:3S 41 3-5. So far as known this is an American record for this distance.
 Kockler finished two yards ahead of Joseph Saelens of the Belgian Cycling Club. Sixty-five riders started but only twenty-one finished. Kockler ard Saelens and four others will com pete for places on the American team in the final elimination trials to be held in New York next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
ABSOLUTE READY

Newport, R. l., June 6.-The sloop Resolute arrived from Bristol shortly before Sunset today. ready to resume to- morrow the trial races with the Vanite to determine the defender offthe Ameri- ca's cup.
 Her new steel mast is a trifle longer than the one taken out last week and managing owner, Robert w. Emmons, 2d believes it to be far better than either it's immediate predecessor or the hollow wooden mast which collapsed off New port late last month.
 The race tomorrow probably will be over 30-mile triangular course. Condi- tions tonight seemed to favor light winds from the north and northwest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07

leading the league now if they met the Barons a majority of their time in- stead of only once in while.
 Lucy Hairston failed to get in yes down the right field berth. left vacant by the departure of Meeks.
 Meanwhile Atlanta Crackers took 1t out on the Lookouts yesterday, defeat ing the cellar celebrities by an II to ? count. It's a sure bet. the Crackers were glad to get away from Birming- ham yesterday.
 Since we have nothing pleasant to say about yesterdays game, let's turn back day and discuss the double vic- tory over the Crackers. Sir cliff Wheatley. sporting editor of the At lanta Constitution. quoted the writer as predicting that the Barons would win both ends of that double header Saturday, and he added a few choice hoots and jeers of his own making stating that the lone victory of the week had gone to the head of said scribe. He admitted that the Crackers have been beaten in times past, but stated that he was unwilling to risk his sheckels in betting on the Barons to win the double. Perhaps Sir Wheat ley would have been much richer in both sheckels and wisdom had be taken the advice of humble yours truly and picked the Barons to win laying a few pennies on the outcome accordingly
 Never can tell about those Atlanta birds, anyway. One of them told us the other day with the straightest of faces. that the Crackers were going to win the pennant this season, stating that his team had been outlucked quite q bit recently, hence the cause for the superfluous defeats falling to the lot of Cholly Franks crew He added with that confident, carry ali before smile so characteristic of the Windy City product. that the team will get going in good form before the middle of the month.
 The Chicks are another set of ball players glad to get rid of their par ticular "old man of the sea-" Kid El- berfeld's Travellers have been knocking the Chicks loose right and left re- gently, dragging the Tribesmen down from their pedestal of safety and se- renty. When the Chicks went to Little Rock five days ago they were leading the Southern League by a wide mar gin, with little danger of being over- hauled. As result of several hu- initiating defeats at the hands of EI- berfelds men the Chicks are now only one game in the lead of the league Travellers won the last game of the series yesterday. It was with joy that McClosky's boys bid the Little Rock aggregation farewell.
 Joe Coffindaffer will probably pitch today's game against the Vols.