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Evening star., 1920-01-30
HOPPE, CUE KING, HERE
To Play Four Games of Balkline
Billiards With Peterson-Can-
nefax Beaten.

Willie Hoppe, king of 'em all in the
billiard world, will attract and entertain
the local green cloth enthusiasts today
and tomorrow at Sherman's billiard
rooms. meeting Charles c. Peterson, the
veteran st. Louis cue expert. in four
matches at $50 points each. The bril-
liant Willie is the third cue champion to
appear in Washington this week and his
engagement will close the six-day tour
nament of the titleholders at the Sher-
man rooms.
Hoppe, the master, as he has been
properly termed by close students and
followers of the billiard game, is in bet
| ter stroke now than at any time during
his career. He proved conclusively that
he stands without a peer by going
through the recent championship tour
nament in New York without the loss of
| a single game. registering an average of
! double that of any other participant and
scoring more points than any two play
ers: in fact. there was no one in the
titular event-and the cream OF the
| balklne players were entered-that even
forced him to extend himself. He is
performing brilliantly on his present
| tour OF America, and when the local
| fans see him today and tomorrow they
| will see him at his best. On several oc-
| casons during the tour he has COM
pleted his string of 250 points without a
miss. while unfinished runs of $50 and
| more are frequent occurrences with him
Robert l.. CannefaX. the three cushion
| champion. suffered a double defeat al
| the hands of Charles McCourt, former
| title holder yesterday at Sherman's, los
| ing the afternoon match. 60 points to so
nefaX had the high run in each game
| clustering seven in the afternoon, while
| his best effort at night was an even hall
! dozen.
Evening star., 1920-01-30
WILDE HAS K.-0. PUNCH
British Flyweight Champion Puts
Mike Ertle to Sleep in
Third Round.

MILWAUKEE. January S0.-Jimmy
Wilde. hyweight champion boxer of
England knocked out Mike Ertle of
St Paul early in the third round of
scheduled ten-round bout last
night.
The blow that stopped Ertle was
right -hander to the jaw which
followed a straight left to the face.
Wilde was the first to land in the
opening session. He peppered away
with several straight lefts. Ertle
got in some good right and left blows
to head and body. but this apparent
ly did not bother the Englishman.
In the second round Wilde scored
with right and left blows to head and
body at will and leaped away from
anything dangerous offered by Ertle.
The round ended with Wilde having
much the advantage.
The Englishman walked in at a
fast clip as the third opened. offer
ing rights and lefts to head and
body without damaging return. and
at the end of about a minute in the
final session caught the ST. Paul man
with a stiff right to the jaw. Ertle's
hands dropped to his side and a sec
ond later he reeled. fell and was
counted out. He tried to rise. but
could not in the prescribed time.
Wilde weighed 1881 pounds and
Ertle 115 at o'clock in the after
noon.
Evening star., 1920-01-30

During the season of 1918 Dave
Shean at second base was one of the
most important cogs in the Red Sox
machine, which won a pennant and
world series for Boston.
During 1918 Ollie Chill, who had
once received a trial in the American
League as an umpire. was officiating
in the American Association.
During 1919 Dave Shean was more
or less a bench warmer the greater
part of the season for the Boston
club. During 1919 Ollie Chill was
making the best of his chance. a
second opportunity to make good in
the majors. Thereby hangs rather
interesting tale.
1 was working the plate and Chill
the bases in a game at Chicago be-
tween the Red SoX and White Sox.
Chill was having more than his share
of close plays on the bases and a good
portion of them were going to Chi
cago. In the fifth inning of the game
Chill had called a Chicago player safe
on a close play, which meant couple
of runs for Chicago. Naturally the
Boston players, as they came in from
the field for their turn at bat. were in
anything but congenial frame of
mind. Dave Shean, who had been on
the bench watching Chill call the
plays just opposite the way he hoped
he would. walked over to the coach
ers box at first base to do his bit
toward earning his salary as coach.
wait until the plays are completed
before you call them,' said Shean in
Evening star., 1920-01-30
MAY ADOPT NEW RULES
FOR SWIMMING RACES

NEW YORK. January Efforts
to bring about adoption of rules
which would standardize swimming
tional Collegiate Athletic Association
through its committee on aquatics.
Prominent athletic authorities have
been asked 10 offer suggestions to
correct defects which the committee
says exist under present rules.
Two faults charged by the com
mittee are that the numerous turns
in a shorter tank give an advantage
in time over longer tank at the
same distance estimated at one sec
ond for each turn. and that i'll race
starts competitors are sometimes
given an advantage by swaying
start.
Evening star., 1920-01-30

voice that was plainly audible to me
at the plate. You have your thumbs
up all the time when a Boston player
hits the ball. and your palms down
when a Chicago player connects"
Shean had come into the American
League just about the time that Chill
had passed out. Chill was inclined to
think Dave was some fresh busher.
Il guess I will have to get a score
card and see what you do on the
Boston club was ChilPs retort cour-
teous
Now Dave Shean is Irish and not
without the Celtic wit. Dave Incl
dentally is a good sized fellow, while
Chill is in the featherweight class.
Looking him over carefully, Shean
replied, sarcastically:
And by the way it wouldn't be a
, bad idea to have Evans introduce you
to me. You are certainly a total
stranger. 1 never saw you before in
the American League"
The call of play ball broke off the
argument before any damage was
done.
Evening star., 1920-01-30
COLLEGES PLAY TONIGHT
Gallaudet Quint Entertains Hop.
kins and Catholic University
Meets Bucknell.

College basket bail teams get in
action again tonight. Gallaudet being
listed to play Hopkins at Kendall Green.
while Catholic University is TO face
Bucknel Hopkins viii be making it's
first appearance here. but Buclnen has
played in Washington once before this
season. having defeated George Wash
EGton just before the holidays
II was stated at GallaUdet this morn
Ing that Downes probably would get
into at least half thc game with Hop
kins. The biG center e.ems to have
recovered from his recent illness.
Gala aucets re serve Gu.nt is to clash
with the Epiphany five in prelimi-
nary contest.
Fred Rice has been putting Catholic
Cniversity's squad through n hard series
of practice scrimnaSes. and expects his
men to s1ow up in better form than in
Rny previous contest this season
Evening star., 1920-01-30
CHAMPIONS WILL CLASH
Cornell Takes on Michigan in In
door Dual Athletic Meet at
Ithaca March q.

ITHACA, y. y January 3o.-Inter-
collegiate track and field title winners
Will compete against western con-
ference champions in an indoor dual
athletic meet between Michigan and
Cornell here March p
c. A. Johnson of Michigan. winner
Of the high and 10y hurdles at the
conference meet at Chicago last June.
Will meet walker Smith and John A
Watt. the Cornell pair who finished
first and second over the high and low
obstacles for intercolle giate honors at
Cambridge last summer. Johnson will
also take part in the high jump, for
which he holds the conference titles.
indoor and outdoor. and viii compete
in the sprint with his team mate, r.
Cook. the conference champion flyer.
The pro.ram includes a dash. a hur-
die race. one-quarter. one-half and
one mile runs, high jump, pole vault.
shotput and a relay race.
Evening star., 1920-01-30

BALTIMORE. January 30.-The Bal
timore Federal League-organized base
ball suit. which was won by the for
fer in the United States Supreme
Court in Washington. again has been
revived, but not before a jury.
|. A New York newspaper writer. w.
j. Macbeth, says the price of n COM
promise set by the Terp stockholders
is major league franchise for Balti-
more.
When counsel for the Baltimore
Terps were informed of the story
.15t night the following statement
was made:
Counsel for the Baltimore Federals
say there is no foundation for the
story whatsoever"
Evening star., 1920-01-30
STARS IN SEMI-FlNAlS
OF RAcQUETS DOUBLES

PHILADELPHIA. JanUary %O-The
draw for the semi -fina! round of the
nationa amateur racqlcts doubles
cha pionship at the Racquet Club
today brought the two Nc'- York
teams together in one OF the match es
and the Philadelphia pairs in the
other. The Chicago representatives
were eliminated Yesterday
TodayS matches were between T c.
1ell and :. Mortimer and F. +. Ere
InGhuysen and r F. Cutting New
y ork. and Jay Gould and J. W. Wear
and Cramer Roberts and Charles s
Bromley, Philadelphia The final
Jound Will he played tomorrow.
Evening star., 1920-01-30

Yawning Jail viii Greet
Jack johnson On Return

CHICAGO, January 3O-Jaek
Johnson, the former heavy
weight champion. who was
convicted under the federal
white slave law and has long
been a fugitive from justice,
will be arrested and sent to
prison to start his :sSG-dny SEN
tence the instant he sets foot
ON United states soil. District
Attorney Charles Clyne de-
clares.
District Attorney CIyne ad-
mitted the accuracy of reports
that he had received from
johnson a letter suggesting
that he be. met in Strv York by
government agents and beg
ging that he be given thirty
days grace TO enable him to
secure lawyers and bail.
Evening star., 1920-01-30
BIG MAT BOUT TONIGHT
Caddock and Stecher Reported in
First.Class Condition Tor
Title Struggle.

NEW YORK, January 30.-Earl
Caddock of Iowa and Joe Stecher of
Nebraska meet tonight at Madison
Square Garden to decide the heavy
weight championship at catch-as-
catch-can wrestling. The winner, in
addition to securing Arm hold on
the world championship title, will re-
ceive a large share of the gate re-
ceipts.
ing for the bout near this city for the
past two weeks and they are reported
to be in first-class condition. The
match is to be to finish. one fall
to decide the winner George Both
ner has been chosen as referee.
Evening star., 1920-01-30
TECH TO FACE EASTERN FEDS OFFER NO TERMS

Technical High is to meet Eastern
High today in the scholastic basket
ball series 1t will be the first time
this season that Tech has faced the
Fasteners, and consequently it will be
against the only one Of the five quints
it has not yet defeated. The Manual
Trainers should be rather easy victers
The Western Business game, postponed
last Tuesday, also is to take place this
afternoon, Both contests are to be
played in the Catholic University gym
nasium, as usual. The first game is to
begin at 3 40 O'Clock
Evening star., 1920-01-30
HORNSBY SIGNS CONTRACT.
Hickey Spurns Offer of Approx
mately 100000 for Star.

ST. LOUIS. Mo January 30-Roser
Eornsby. second baseman and star bats
man. signed A contract to remain with
the ST. Louis Nationals for 1920. II was
announced last night
In announcing the Hornsby contract
Manager Branch Hickey asserted he had
refused an offer o. money and players
for the second haseman aggregating ap-
proxima'ely 500 900. He did not say
who made the offer.
Evening star., 1920-01-30
Evers After Rochester Club.

ROCHESTER,. January 30.>ohnny
Evers. former star second baseman
of the Cubs and the Braves, is said
to be after the Rochester club. Re
ports have it that Johnny is dicker-
'ng for the purchase of the team
lere. and in event that he obtains
I will act as manager
Evening star., 1920-01-30
MARKS A WINNER.
Defeats Peace, 100-49, in Grand
Central Pocket Billiards Tourney.

Benny Marks. the Georgetown crack.
got back with his stroke last night in
the pocket billiard tournament now
in progress at the Grand Central Pal
ace and massed 100 balls to Peaco's
49. Tonight's game will be a battle
Of the giants-as Kelchner plays
Wallace
Evening star., 1920-01-30
st. EIizabeth's by 35 to II.

st Elizabeths was too strong at
basket ball yesterday for the Gamma
Sigma team and won by a score of
50 to IL. McClernon, one of the
Victors guards. played brilliant floor
basket ball. while Copeland. one of
the forwards. shot zen goals.
Evening star., 1920-01-30
War Risk Still Winning.

The War Rissk Girls basket ball
team won another game yesterday
defeating tn" Alexandria Community
Service by Al TO s. Regina Ryan
and Lucille Rogers did excellent work
for the winning seXtet. The Wis
ators were completely outclassed.
Evening star., 1920-01-30
GREATER HITTING MAY
DLSAPPOlNT IN FAILING
TO ENHANCE PASTIME
Unparalleled Artistic Success of19O8 Season.
Lightest Batting Year on Record, Prompts
Question: "Why the Demand?"
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general and especially wrestling you
that | read this article with great interest
agree with your views and opinions knowledge
performers and of the gec-rch-q quick promoters
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by the
Gotch. He defeated Hackenshmdt
ated seconds through medium
but unportsmanke trick strength
shall relate the deve
trust acquainted with After that meeting
of 5 600 but Gotch refused listen thing
with Zbyszko
Being unable force Gote him. and having
the best wresers Stanslau Zbyzko
the world but has been heard from lately He scheduled
the best wrestler in the world today much better than his
brother Wladek therefore acclaim
Caddok match the world champion
all of
authority Caddock
members of Jack Cureys Stable.
Wrestling again houshng. good hold
the public The performers and the
public will stand for fakes The
the medium OF their columns public and
not furnish of fake championship matches"
Evening star., 1920-01-30
Central PLAYS Navy Plebes.

Central Highs basket ball team
goes to Annapolis tomorrow to meet
the Naval Academy Plebes.
Evening star., 1920-01-30

This great clearance sale Of
fers you an opportunity to test
the merits OF Hess Footwear
and the same time make a most
substantial saving. Get in at
once before the best sizes are
gone.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08
EVERY CANDIDATE IS
 CLAIMING A VICTORY
(By United Press)

Chicago, June (10 a. m.) As the crowds began flowing toward the coliseum this morning for the first session of the Republican national con- vention, the situation regarding the presidential nomination remained as it has been for several weeks wide open. No candidate could claim a commanding lead, but not one of them will admit that he has no chance for the nomination.
 So far there have been no efforts at bargaining or trading, as every candidate apparently believes he will win.
 The day began with threat of real summer heat Long before the scheduled hour of II o'clock for calling the convention to order, the crowds of delegates, alternates and specta- tors began moving toward the coli scum.
 Following the keynote speech of Senator H. c. Lodge, the election of temporary officers and the appoint ment of the four big committees, the convention was scheduled to adjourn this afternoon until tomorrow.
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REPUBLICANS MEET
 TO PICK CANDIDATES
By Hugh Baillie

(United Press Staff Correspondent
 Chicago, June 0.-The business of choosing the Republican candidate for president of the United States was taken up here today.
 The physical work of making the selection will be left to the 9S4 men and women constituting the delegates to the national convention. The real battles, as in every political gathering, will be fought in caucuses and secret meeting of small groups of recogniz- ed leaders, rather than on the floor of the convention hall.
 The initial ballot was not expected to take place before Thursday, when it was believed that possibly two would be called for. According to general belief, these ballots would indicate little more than was already known of the relative strength of the can- didates. That night sufficient man. euvering and trades" were looked for to provide real "break" when bat loting was resumed on the following day and, unless deadlock developed, choice would develop speedily.
 Every indication pointed to Mai Gen. Leonard Wood showing the great est strength on the first ballots, with Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinonis second and Senator Hiram Johnson of California third. Others who were scheduled to receive cop,a vo+ae oro. Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash ington, Gov. Calvin Coolidge of Mass achusetts, Gov. William c. Sproul of Pennsylvania, Senator Philander c. Knox of Pennsylvania, Herbert Hoov- CT of California, Judge J. c. Pritchard of North Carolina, Nicholas Murray Butler of New York and Senator Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin. There was a possibility that the name of Gen. John J. Pershing might also be placed in nomination.
 The first two days will be given over to organization work, reports of committees and nominating speeches.
 Will Hays of Indiana, chairman of the Republican national committee. was to call the convention to order In the coliseum at II a. m. The band which had been entertaining the dele gates and visitors for some time was then to play the national anthem. after which John Cardinal Gibbons of
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08

Superintendent Public Instruction
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08
BOND THANKS CLUB
 FOR SPECIAL FUND

The following self explanatory let ter was received today by President Tom Davis of the Commercial Club from State Superintendent J. L. Bond
 Little Rock, Ark, June 4, 1920. MT. Tom Davis, President, Conway
 Commercial Club, Conway, Ark.
 Dear MT. Davis-I want to thank you and all members of your organi- zation for the substantial help and as- sistance given by your organization in the appropriation of $500, to be used in defraying the actual travelling ex- penses of the county superintendents of schools in attending the school of instruction to be held at the State Normal School at Conway during the latter part Of July and the first of August.
 ''Please express to all the members of your organization the sincere thanks and appreciation of this de- partment for this substantial appro- priation to be used for the purposes stated above. feel that it will mean much to the State Normal School, as well as to Conway, to bring this body of school officials to the State Normal.
 Again thanking you and all mem- bers of your organization for the fine spirit of cooperation and interest shown in this undertaking, and assur- ing you that the money will be used for the purposes for which appropri- ated, and with kind personal regards, I remain, very sincerely yours,
 "J. L. Bond,
 Superintendent Public Instruction"
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08
FIRST BALLOT TO BE
 WIDELY SCATTERED
fBv United Press)

Chicago, June 8.-According to es- inmates made after quizzies submitted the various delegates, the vote in the first ballot for the Republican presi- dential nomination will be as badly scattered as if it had been fired through an old-fashioned open bore shotgun.
 First choice of the delegates, ac- cording to today's estimate, will be apportioned among the leading can didates as follows: Wood, 258; Lowden, 205; Johnson, I'll; Butler 102.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08
(Ry United Press)

Coliseum, Chicago, June 8, 2 p. m.- The 1920 convention of the Republi- can party was called to order by Will H. Hays, chairman of the national committee, at 11:34 o'clock this morn- ing.
 At 11:33 o'clock, with every dele gate in his or her place and with the stage all set, Chairman Hays received as a gift from the Pennsylvania dele gation, gravel made of wood taken from Independence hall in Philadel- phia.
 At 11:35 o'clock Bishop Charles Woodcock of Louisville offered pray CT.
 Secretary Miller then read the of ficial call for the convention to as semble.
 Entering the coliseum the delegates and spectators ran a gauntlet of sil- ent woman suffrage pickets, who held in place signs calling upon the party to complete the ratification of the nineteenth amendment.
 Chairman Hays took his seat on the platform at exactly 11:30 o'clock, calling the convention to order three minutes later.
 Hays was vociferously cheered as he began his address and his brief talk was interrupted with applause. He said:
 "The Republican party has met in this room and in free convention to accept from the American people a mandate for the government of the United States.
 "As chairman of your national com- mittee l report progress. Four years ago the normal Republican majority was 600,0oO minus. Two years ago it was 100000. Today I honestly be- lieve it has doubled and in Novem- Der it should exceed 3,OO0,OOO.
 "1 report more progress in that for the fulfillment of the program which lies before us the great party of this union has become a unit. It shall so continue. There will be no bolt from this convention.
 
 By direction of the national com mittee l present the name of the Honorable Henry Cabot Lodge, who will act as temporary chairman of the convention"
 As Senator Lodge began his key note address, the audience was un- usually quiet. A few patters of hand clapping greeted his first thrust at the Democratic party and there were brief cheers when he said, We must not, shall not fail" The first roar of applause burst forth when Lodge declared that the Democrats must be driven from power, the cheering last ing several monutes.
 As the "Keynoter" proceeded with his speech the crowd warmed up and his thrusts at what he called the evil son crowd" brought frequent ap- plause. It was evident, however, that the audience was not in much of hurrahing mood today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08

Rev. H. E. Wheeler of Fayetteville, former pastor of the Methodist church here, will arrive tonight or tomorrow to attend the minister's conference at Hendrix College.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08
HAYS PREDICTS VICTORY
 AS CONVENTION BEGINS
BULLETIN.
(By United fress)

Coliseum, Chicago, June S.-At 1 :3S o'clock this afternoon the convention adjourned until II o'clock tomorrow morning, on motion of Governor Beekman of Rhode Island.
 The credentials committee at once went into session to make up the per manent roll of the convention.
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THEY WILL SELECT REPUB-
 LICAN CANDIDATE.

, Total number of delegates 984 , Total number of alternates 984 , Necessary to a choice 493
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-06-08
AT CHICAGO IN 1916.

! Three ballots were taken by . ! the Republicans in convention |. ! at the coliseum, June 9-1O. . ! Charles E. Hughes and Charles . | w. Fairbanks were nominated . | for president and vice president, |. ! respectively, on the third ballot. '. ! Hughes led each of the three . | ballots. On the first ballot he !. ! received 253Ha votes, on the . | second 32812, and on the third . r 949h, |. '. The Progressives met in con- . f vention and nominated Theodore . j. Roosevelt and John M. Parker . .' for president and vice president, |. ! respectively. They declined the . < nomination and the delegates . < voted to support the Republican . z nominee. . [
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