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Evening journal., 1920-08-17
RAY CHAPMAN
OUT OF GAME
Star Cleveland Short Stop
Dies From Fractured
Skull
WAS HIT BY
PITCHED BALL

NEW YORK, Aug. II UNITED Press)
Ray Chapman. shortstop for the
Cleveland Indian baseball team, died
early today from injuries received
when he was hit by a pitched ball
at the Polo Grounds yesterday.
Chapman was hit In the head when
he attempted 10 dodge a fast curve
pitched by Carl Mays Of the New York
Yankees In the nth inning. He was
rushed to 81. Lawrence Hospital.
Physicians who examined the play
er. declared ne had a fractured skull
and an immediate operation was
deemed necessary. The operation
was performed at midnight. two sur
geons and several nurses assisting In
/ the work
The surgeons made an incision three
and one half inches long through the
base OF the skull on the left side.
The oneration disclosed a rupture
Of ihe lateral snews and a quaniit,
OF clotted blood. A small piece OF
skull was removed.
However. sfter the operation, th'
doctors expressed little hope OF beinf
able 10 save the players hfe, The,
declared his condition was such tina
ne could not live only a FEW hours
/ This Information, when carried 10 tn'
cleveland PLAYERS at their hotel, Wit
awaited up for news OF their team
mate. had depre tdng effect. Thel
retired after leaving word that new
of any developments should be i'm
mediajely sent to them They .werl
called shortly after a. m. and IN
formed OF Chapman's death.
Chapman was one or tne bes
shortstOps in either OF the malo
leagues and his work has aided great
iv In keeping the Indians well TO IN
front in the pennant race. a.
He was the first man TO bat IN tn
nfth inning OF yesterdays game
lie was leaning over the plate, CROUCH
ing low. Mays, VINO had an under
handed delivery. threw a fast. shar
curve. Chapman dodged but n
c.,rve caused the ball 10 follow hir
and struck him on the left side Q
n was entirely an accident. May
was working Chapman carefully an
me fact that the ball struck Chapma
b was due entirely 10 the'fact hat IN
ban broke faster than the batter ma
Chapman dropped 10 the ground ur
, eonsrious The crack OF the bail nj
ling his head could be heard ~ove
, ihe entire Polo Grounds.
, Snectaiors turned their heads swa
, while the Indian PLAYERS gathere
around Chapman and attempted TO al
him A doctor was summoned frol
Inc stand snd gave nrst aid. Chapma
4 regained consciousness for a momen
Z the only time before his death
He was carried rom the neld ar
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
BEST YANK HALF-MILER ON EDGE
FOR SUPREME TEST IN OLYMPLAD

WIN this little hslf-miler find a
master in the Olympic games9
Earl Eby OF the University Of Penn
sylvania is the best man Uncle Sam
has for this distance. He Is believed
good enough to lead the world.
His 800 metre race at Antwerp is
looked upon as one OF the features OF
the Olypiad.
Il will be a struggle between Amer
lea and England. for Eby's chief con-
tender records show. Is Rudd Of OK
ford. flying the cOlOrs OF South Africa.
Rudd was in the states early this.
wear. lie ran a wondrful race at the
Penn relays. Coaches then formed the
opinion that the Briton was an ace.
Eby ran the half In 4 minute 81 3-5
seconds. The following day Rudd
covered the same distance in the leg
OF the relay in exactly the same time.
In the finals al Boston the great 1T
lie Penn runner clipped this time
down twO-nfths NJ a second.
This spring Lawson Robertson was
criticized for not forcing Eby 70 ex-
tend himself more than he was doing,
but the Penn coach told them 10 wait
and give his star more time. He said
that Eby would produce his full speed
when The time came for It TO count
most.
Robertson seems 10 have been right.
Eby is at his best now. He'll most
likely need Il, for Rudd is said 10 have
improved since his American trip.
Ted Meredith holds the worlds
record for the half mile Of 4 minute
| 50 2-5 seconds.
.roie ray. the smooth piece of run
ming apparatus from Illinois, II al
most certain 10 start in the 600-metre
event also. II Is figured that either
Joie or Earl will be able TO run the
heart out OF the Brlton, though they
say Rudd has great courage and the
true heart OF a runner.
Eby's home Is In Chicago. Hes Z
great pet everywhere he goes. The
blond-haired boys training code Is 70
never worry about a race either be-
fore or after. II does no good 10 nuz-
zle over the outcome OF a race before
It's run, he SAYS, and what's the use
after the thing Is over,
Across the pond. IN the bookings
Rudd Is the faVorite al even money.
II will be a race long 10 be remem'
bered regardless OF VINO hits the tap'
| nrst
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
PENN TEAMS TO
PLAY SERIES

Managers OF The baseball team OF
the different plants OF the Penn-Sea-
board Steel Corporation, located In
Chester, TacOny and New Castle and
the department OF SAFETY Of the cor
poration held a meeting at "a south
Seventeenth street, Philadelphia. lasl
Thursday afternoon. for the purpose
OF arranging a schedule for series
Of baseball games between teams OF
these plants for the inier-plant cham
pionship. Those attending the meet
Ing were Mcssrs. Greenwood and Nc
Dewitt. manager Of the New Castle
team, and Messrs. Doody and Nulhall,
Of Tacony. The Chester club was rep
resented by proxy.
The following schedule was ar
ranged:
August q. NV Castle at Tacony
August 2s. New Castle at Chester
September &, Tacony at Chester; sep
tember a. Tacony at New Castle Ssp-
tember IS. Chester at New Castle
September o.. Chester at Tacony.
To be eligible TO play in an Inter
plant game an employe must have
been In the employ OF the company
for at least thirty working hours
prior 10 the game. None but bona
nde employees are TO be used In the
series.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
TWILIGHT BALL
WEEK OF AUG. 16

TUESDAY.
ST. Thomas vs. ST. Mary's,
Second and dupont.
West vs.. Harlan Apprentices,
Harlan Field l6 o'clock.
sunday Star vs.. Worth, at Clay
mont.
Grace vs.. Easilake, Twenty-ninth
and Market.
Brooklyn Giants vs.. Penn. Rock
Baltimore Black sox vs.. Harlan
Giants, Harlan Field.
WEDNESDAY.
81. Hedwig's ys. Defiance ThiN
THURSDAY.
Eleventh Ward vs.. Black Sox.
Harlan Field ,b30 o'clock.)
ST. Thomas vs.. ST. Mary's,
Fourth and Church.
West vs.. W. =. T. CO., Rock-
ford Park.
FRIDAY.
81. paul's vs.. Defiance. Third
and Adams.
OBON scores on these games will
be printed In The Evening Journal
n brought 10 this Office before ?
o'clock ON the morning following
the games. Teams having twilight
games are urged To send the inior-
nation 10 The Evening Journal In
order that this schedule may be
complete from week 10 week.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
BALTIMORE SCRIBES
LAUD BILLS WORK

Commenting on Umpire BIZ Mo-
Gowans work In the recent Baltimore-
Akron international League series,
ln Baltimore last week, NE Baltimore
Evening News saysi
Umpire McGOWan's work behind
the plate during the Akron series has
been exceptional Mac Is a flTi-class
umpire. but 10 is seldom that an ar
bitter goes through four games with
AZ few kicks on balls and strikes as
has been the case during the Akron
contests He Is an excellent Judge Of
balls and Strikes. the hest Ia tho
League in the opinion OF the players,
and that's why there was no sign ot
wTnngllng."
Another writer says:
THE childish roOters who amise
themselves by tearing up newspapers
and tossing them 10 the winds soon
wound their enjoyment cut short by
Umpire MCGOWAN, who stopped the
game until The fans took a tumble "
Mac showed how IA take In n situation
and put an end 10 foolishness"
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
FIELD DAY FOR
POST OFFICE MEN

Letter carriers attached 10 the
local posioflce Will hold 1eld day at
Ruthby station ON Labor Day.
The committee IN charge OF the
Labor Day frollc has arranged an
elaborate program and nothing will
De LEFT undOne 20 make everything
enjoyable for those attending. THE
list OF entries for The different events
follows.
Pie-eatlng contest-McGovern. o.
COnnOr, McLane.
Weight-lifilng contest-,Ainsworlh.
10. Turner. Buckalew.
Hop, step and iump-Hopkins, Rit-
tenhouse, Hyatt.
Relay race-Duffy, Speakman. Glib
b0ns.
Wheelbarow raoe-Tibka, Dave
Reed and John Reed
Pole vaulilng-ONeil, Coyle and
Richards.
swimming race-slewart, Scott,
Donaldson.
sack race -sSse, willis. Jazz Tay-
Hammer ihrowins-Farley. Leblanc,
Thrce-leged race-salfner, Calhoun,
| Worth.
Five-mile race smedley, Cannon,
/ White
The day viii be concluded with a
chariot race with the following horses
and drivers taking part:
Old Folk, driven by Heaiman Lit
| tie: B0 Pep. driven by McDermott
White face. driven by Alvartd; Hat
Rack driven by Richards. and Gin
ger Ale. driven by Hutchinson
Farlcys band will furnish music for
the occasion The bandmaster prom
lscs a grand concert for the boys, ne
Having secured strong additions "a
his ouift during the past week. No-
cal solos viii be rendered by Lynch
lDever, Peters, Hlrzel and Crawford
Many prizes have been donated b,
local merchants for the dineren
events.
The office baseball teams will meeI
next Friday evening Tor the seconC
clash and a grand reversal Is looked
for. as the regulars are training hard
and viii be- In The pink Of condition
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

. A casual observer
, Was flabbergasted quite,
Unequal distribution
OF men did not seem right.
( He asked the hotel porter:
allow does that funny face
/ IMonOpolize the courterS
In this delightful place"
lThe porter, weak in grammar,
said: Between you and I
! She learned to make home brew Ike
The stuff you used to buy"
Thus II Is that appearances decieve,
+ the unexpected happens and things
Sare not as 1t SEEMS they ought 70 De.
Take baseball, rrinstance. Ever
since we were old enough 10 smoke
fsornsilk cigarettes we have been told
that youth must be served. We nave
been taught 10 believe that NE am
jlete's life is like grass and soon WIN
ers; that in the thirtes he becomes
an outcast.
This Is true in boxing. too. Youth
must be served" Is a phrase. that n
Ifed 10 ms often enough when me case
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

bush-league star against grooved
pltching, and working at such a piech
mat he seems likely TO win the nag
ali bv himself II every other player
on the Cleveland team breaks leg.
And Konetchy. He's another lively
vouth who Il being served. Hlttlng
around the 400 mark and playing Ike
demon. He's doing his share 10
KEN the Brooklyn club at the TOP OF
heap in the National League.
Another Brooklyn player Is ahead
OF him In the hitting records. mat
Daddy Grimes, the poor old man.
Yes. it's quite ynar for .youm IN
baseball. And a reverse OF the argu-
ment Is found in Detroit. Ty Cobb
A veteran. has a slump and where are
the Tigers?
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
{xy.1EINSIDER.4:1:sIM

hardened experts gather at the ring
side 10 weigh and analyze such bouts
as the one at Toledo where the young
Dempsey walloped the old Willard.
This youth must be served stun
must make interesting reading Tor
such rheumatic old slils like Tristan
Speaker and Messrs. konetchy ana
Crimes. After their days toll is over
they must enjoy getting lnto their
slippers and hobbling into The Twins
room where they can sit In an easy
chair and peruse this sun about
youth being served.
Their decreplt old bones must ache
after several hearty flts OF laughter.
Youth must be served. And here
we have Iris Speaker. managing q
ball club In an apparently successful
drive for a pennant. hitting Ike
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
IMARDELLA WINS
OVER FEDERALSBURG

FFDERALsBURG. Nd, Aug. IL
In one OF the best games played here
|this season Mardella defeated the
Federals saturday afternoon, 81. Inc
"Federals" scored in the tlrst innine
when Bradley doubled and scored on
9Hills' double to left center. Mardella
was hopeless until the sixth when
Bounds was hit by a pitched Dali.
Wilson hit TO right field, Bounds go
ling TO third and scored an an inilclu
|hit. Mardella again tailed In the seV-
Ienih and ninth on two errors ana a
Iwild pitch by Clayton.
The "Federals" were badly crippled
+ in the sixth when Hill, Federals
Sheavy hitting first baseman was nit
on the finger by a thrown bail ana
4 compelled to retire from ihe game.
Federalsburg's schedule for the next
fwelk is as follows! Tuesday, Chester
town at Chestertown; Wdnesday
/ Dover at home: Thursday. Chester
/ town at home; Friday, Salisbury al
salisbury; saturday, Cambridge al
. home.
The score.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
TO the hospital

rushed TO the hospital
At the hospital early today, Il was
said the body was still being held
there but would probably be sent to
Cleveland.
Todsy's game between the Yankees
and the Indians was called on as me
result OF Chapman's death.
Chapman's home was In Herrin,
williamson County, Ills. His wife,
living in Cleveland, during the base
ball season, was notified when he
was injured and was enroute TO New
York carly today.
He was born in Owensboro, Ky.
and broke into organized baseball In
1910 when he played with the Daven-
port Club. He remained there part OF
Inc 1871 season. when he went TO the
Toledo American Association team.
He went TO Cleveland in 1912 and has
played continuously with that club.
During the 1916 season ne was out OF
the game for two months with a
broken ankle. Chapman always
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
FRANK CHANCE.


oluggers are so0d crowd plcasers
nut ihoy don't always come home un-
der the wire. according 90 Frank
Chance, once the peerless leader OF the
Cubs. he says:
The lanks should land about
third In The race II my dopes cor
rect They're a slueging team and
when you say that you've said Il am.
A Team has 20 be more than a bunch
or big, hard hitlers 90 cop a pennant.
Just now my pick for the pennant
would be The Indians though I don't
know how I'D be picking II the Mhile
soX We're even With the Indians. Any
how, It's the White S0x The Indians
must beat out 10 win. The trouble
with the Yankees Is that YOU know
lust whot method OF attack they're
going 30 spring on you. They're IN
there 10 batter the ball practically all
the time and YOU can't win pennants
by mere slambang force. The Indians
are wonderful hitting combination
They have the speed and brains and
they mix up the attack"
CONNIE MACK.
Although Connie Mack hasn't a look
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
Sse.1..Nl91GBHsM Ss -

In for anything but the cellar cham
pionship, still he likes 10 talk about
the world series which tho other
clubs Will stage this fall. He says:
Il favor the nine game series. It
gives everyone a chance 10 see the
two champions OF both leagues In
action. Then nine games Is a greater
test OF a clubs strength than seven.
As FOR my prospects, I've about got
my team made up for next year.
need FIRST baseman who can hit a lit
Tie better Both Shibe and myself
were pretty keen about this fellow
/ Frank Brewer, but they didn't give
us chance to bid. Money would
have been no object. He would have
Just about fllod mp the hole In my
club. The Athletics viii be a factor
next year. They are young fellows
and have learned much this sum-
mer. As to winning the pennant next
year, / wouldn't want TO say that, but
when I've got a ball club hat Is In
The race | enjoy myself, ! wish
was Just starting the season now
l with the team as it stands We'd give
them an a run for their money"
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
LOCAL PLAYERS DOWN STATE.

SeVeraI lOcal ball players are gettlng
some OF the high salaries which are
being paid by the Eastern sports.
"Gibby" Patterson, "Tot" Honeywell
and sol" Slaughter, all Of the Lor-
raine Independent Champions, and
Hump Hall, formerly with the
Penna. r. r. team. are with the
Greenboro. Nd. club, which was un-
Oh last Saturday, managed by Han
son Horsey, the former Tri-Stater.
The Lorraine players. with the ex-
ception OF Patterson. will return on
Saturday, when the independent
Champions viii play Manager Die
bort's Elkton A. A. at Elkton. Md.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

Ty Cobb's proposed exhibition tour
OF Pacific Coast cities this winter
hangs in the balance
II the Georgia Peach can't glisien
forth. ln his old-time luslor ne won't
be an attraction anywhere lie Is no
longer a star. Ty Is just a great
player.
The public Is fckle. 10 wants only
10 see a star that Is a star still They
do not care 90 gaze upon the sensa-
lions Of yesterday The man OF the
hour gets iheLr attention and their
coin.
Already doc" Struh, the man who
planned Cohh's i5-game exh .bitlon win
Ter tour. 10 thinking IL over. Ty would
not go west unles given a tremcnd-
ously large guarantee and Strub has
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
DOVER GOES UNDER
BEFORE GREENSBORO

DOVER. Del. Aug. i7.-Greensboro's
iMd.) strong baseball team defeated
Dover's crack team here yesterday
afternoon by the score Of 10 3. The
game was spicy from start TO finish,
and twice both teams had bases full,
but were blocked by excellent support.
which made them the victors. The
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
GRACE rs. EAsTLAKE.

The Grace -Easilake game, which
has been postponed iNNice because
rain and wet grounds. will be played
az Twonty-ninth and Market streets
tonight. commencing az 6io. Man
aeer Patterson, OF EaStlake, Will very
likely send Long 20 the mound with
Sierndale or Davis 10 hold him up
Grace VIII use Chhlas or Myers on IN,
mound with Llvermore or Jack Gar.
vine hohind Tho hat
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

his doubts about tho peach being able
to draw even thai In his present
status In the American League.
Babe Ruth Is the man who is 10
come out or the 1920 campaign as the
wonder man. He Is the slugger OF
the age. The fans OF today have de-
veloped a thirst for his Kind OF paste,
Cohb's legs are shaky He can't
score from second on hunt any
more. His dazzling speed OF a few
years ago was what made him an at
traction,
Yes. the public Is flcke. II cares
nothing for tho stars OF yesterday.
Only idols OF the moment count SO
10 Is that The world moves on from
one wonder 10 the neft.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
SOME GAME WHEN
SOX-l1TH WARD MEET

one OF the best twilight games 0f
the week will be staged az Harlan
Field at $40 o'clock Thursday even
ing when the Black SoX and Eleventh
Ward. OF the All-Wilmlngion League,
will meet. Black SOX claim the coll
Ored championship of The city. haN-
Ing defeated Harlan Giants. The
Giants have bren playing gilt-edge
hall an year and included In their
lineup are some OF the best Negro
ball iossers IN the city.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
.SALTER STRIKES OUT
NINE MEN In ROW

In the Al-Wiimlngton League
game on Saturday. Defiance defeated
Ninth Ward 6 10 g.
Score by innings: R.H. r.
defiance ....O22O OOOO2-6 4 o
Ninth Ward. o 0 O3OO-3 7 6
Batteries: Defiance. Clark. Welsh
and Clark: Ninth Ward. Salters and
sutton. Struck Osrt, by Clark 5, Sal
ters 10. Umpires, McElroy and Nc
Connell.
Salters' pitching was the feature, he
retiring Defiance In the fourth. nth
and sixth innings on STRIKES. This is
a league record.
Ninth Ward would like 10 receive
twilight games with any fast team
in the city. Address challenges 10
B. p. Conney. manager Ninth Ward A.
G., Thirteenth and Heald streets.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

Twas August at the seashore
And on the sandy beach
|Disported many damsels.
Most every one a peach.
And one among the number
Whose face was awful plain.
Had beaux galore; tbe others
Could not attract Oyswain.
They rolled their orbs and flirted
In two-piece bathing sits,
but could not trap a fellow
Though most OF them were beauis
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
LADING n TIERS IN
MAJOR LEAGUES.
cV UFDWIC WANTs CAuF

81. HcdWig's A. A. being without a
game for next Saturday wouldNike to
hear from some fast team In the city
or out OF the state. Black Sox. south
Brooklyn Giants or Harlan Giants.
send challenges 10 Joseph Mikolajew-
ski 500 Porter street
st. Hcdwlg's players are requested
90 be al the military grounds at !
o'clock tom ght for a work out.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
FORT DUPONT.
SCORE BY INNINGS :

Fort Fort DUPONT 300 30 oooooo0e-o
4 TNo-base hRs-Hanna, Galloway,
Sacrifice. hits-Tinsman 9. Dunbar,
Galloway. Stolen bases-Schultz. Base
in balls-Foster 4, Ryan 2. Struck
out-Foster 6. Ryan 2.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
HIGGINS GUESS.

NEW YORK Aug. i7.-Miller Hug
gins states that he believes the team
which will lead The American League
next October will be the one that
,eis the breaks from now on.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

sev. C. Holz. Fisher. Home run
Moore. Double plays-Moore to
Slaughter bo Wallace. Struck out
nv Hughes, 2; by Winterston 2.
BASES on balls-By Hughes ,; by
Niuterstone, 3. Hit by pitched ball
Hoch. Umpires-Cole and Richards.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
IREBS SHUTS OUT DUPONT.

Krehs Co. team Of Newport, defeat
cd Fort DUPONT on Saturday, TO o.
Hanna Dunbar and Baldwin featured
for Krebs. while Cook and Ryan play
I'd hest for the soldiers. Score.
EpERS
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
ATDOUBLE TARGETS

Championship doubles the dncut and
interesting part Of tapshoong will be decided at @ Grand American
Cleveland Monday August 3 In the eight
this championship has been conducted shooter he's twice
tho tistcs
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

played the position Of shortsiop with
the exception OF a short time when he
flled In az second and later at third
base for the Indians.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
GLASGOW
Total
scnnE ~ INNlNGs.

81 GEORGES e.'''N 20 7i0O2OOO-iO
Glasgow .........O OiOi 600 ?
Hits on Dayott. Z on Mccormick. 6.
Earned runs-St Georges. Z; GLASGOW,
'2 Two-base hits nayett. J. Gam.
Struck oui-hy nayeet. 3 J. McCOr-
mick. Q: by Jordan ?. Left on bases
st. Georges, 2; Glasgow, 5. stolen
hases-Jordan 3. p. Gam J. Gam 2;
Sparks. 2. Sacrifice ny-Beck. Hit by
pitched .ball-Jordan 1, Balks-lor-
dan Base on balls by Dayeet, 1.
Number OF innings pitched by Dayett
/ -: by Mccormick, %. umpres-
shells and Smith.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
Sc01E ny INNINGS.

Feder9ls ..........dd 0SSSoo99 Q Sg-a SGCa
Two-base hit-H. NJ Bradley. Stolen
bases-Bounds. Jones. Struck out
bv CLAYTON. Z; by Truitt, 6, Base on
heils-off Clayton. 3; on Truitt' 0.
Wild pitches--Clayton, 3. Umpire
Phillips.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

Metal workers and machinists will
ind good positions by the use OF the
Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1920-08-17
cT. CFOnCFs TRIMs GLASGOW.
CT CrOpCpS

At GLASGOW on Saturday 81. Georges
defeated the home team 10 TO a. The
Evening journal., 1920-08-17

SOORE By MINUS,
Dover ........,...O 2000i %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
NEAR EAST FUNDS
BOUGHT BANQUETS
Russian Singers and Turkish
Dancers at Dinners Paid
by Relief Money

C0nstantinople, Oct. 4.-tBy A. P.)
The defense for the prisoners being
tried on a charge Of defrauding the
American committee for relief in the
Near East rested its case, after having
called as witnesses w. w. Peet. chair
man of the administrative committee /:
II. NJ. Day, president of the American
Foreign Trades Corporation, and nu-
merous other persons. The defense argued
that the affairs of the committee had
been SO conducted 1t was impossible to
prove the alleged shortage.
f. w. Macallam. treasurer of the
administrative committee. denied knowl-
edge that for three days conference at
the end of August, for fifty three relief
workers, held in Robert College, the
cost Of automobiles was more than
$1,000. He said he knew however, that
meals were supplied by expensive hotel
caterers.
Davis. one of the defendants. tcsti
fed that Lieutenant Colonel Coombs
director of the Near East Relief. visited
him in prison and promised him immu
nifty il he would "tell all he knew about
those higher up who were trying to get
him (Coombs)."
Admission was made on the witness
stand by Lieutenant Colonel Coombs
that many expensive dinners to high
Allied officers had been given with
money belonging to the Near East relief.