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Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-04

A bomb placed at the back door Of
Patrolman Michael J. Finncgan's resi-
dence In ST. Louis exploded and in
jured three members Of the family and
wrecked the hack part of the house.
Police blame liquor raid victims.
John Simon. who would have cele-
hrated his one hundred and first birth
day within week. died at his home In
Los Angeles. He was born In France
and came 10 the United States when
Is years old He had lived In Los An
geles fifty-five years.
Suit to escheat to the state forty lone
acres Of land comprising farm for
merly owned by J. J. Gledhill and iai.
er sold to the U. n. Farms Company.
alleged to be a Japanese concern. has
been filed at Yuba, Calf. In the name
Of the state.
A blu has been passed In the Ne.
braska House requiring county clerks
TO file discharge papers for soldiers.
II also passed bill increasing the pay
W. s'N'iVu ppasur ~ w ~ Gums
an hour, making the compensation uni
form for the state.
A bIll to make highway robbery pun
ishablc with life sentence In the pen
ltentinry has been introduced In the
Montana Legislature. Senator Slat.
terry, sponsor OF the measure, said The
act was designed ITO keep out OF the
state uDdesirnblcs who are creating
crime waves elsewhere
Whipping posts for habitual Grim
mails was advocated by Willinm A.
pinkcrton. dean OF American sleuths
and head OF the Pink.rton Detective
agency, In Los Angeles. on tour of
Inspection of his western offices. "Thc
probation laws In California and all
through the country are rotten" he de
clared ''Tlnt is the only word that
iptly describes them. Abolish them
without delay and 20 one step farther
and establish whipping posts for high
waymen and prowlers. 1t Is the one
sure thing that will break criminals
Of the dangerous class"
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-02-04
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IN PARAGRAPHS
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DURlNe the PAST WEEK
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News -Champiea CoErespsBdaasa.
Mel Deering was in Gunnisoa duFinG
the week.
Ben NcDonough paid the county
seat . visit the last Of the week.
Joe Crawford was in Gunnison MOI
day, returning TO the Cochetopa a.
Tuesday.
Miss Lonnie Carron Of the Coeas-
topa was the guest Of her sister, Nrn.
II. Formaz at Cunnison Tuesday. She
made the trip on horseback and re-
turned home Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Big "lor Cage
Race Expected
To End in Tie

CHICAGO. March s.-whether IL
linois or Michigan will tie with
Purdue for the Big Ten basketball
championship will be decided Mon
day when the Wolverines and the
Illini end their schedules in a bat
tile at Urbana. The winner will
climb alongside Purdue, and then
wait for the outcome of the wiscon-
Ohio State game Tuesday to see
whether the Badgers will also
crowd into first place.
Illinois lost her chance for a
clean, cut title by falling before
Chicago Saturday night In a hard
fought battle. Had Coach Winters
team defeated the Maroons. they
ahead OF Purdue and could win the
title by a full game by defeating
Michigan.
end position to the first flight is
the real sensation OF the season.
The Wolverines lost four OF their
nrst nNe RdHcs' anu IN one saWe
on their own floor looked pitiful.
scoring only one basket against
Ohio State. Since then Coach
Mather's team has won six battles.
Wisconsin will end its season in a
tie with Purdue and the winner Of
the Illinois-Michigan game is al
most a certainty. The Badgers face
Ohio State at Madison Tuesday. and
should NOV down the Buckeyes In
easy fashion. Coach Meanwell's fast
bunch OF psssers defeated Ohio ie
to 25 at Columbus recently.
Indiana and Minnesota meet Mon
day at Bloomington in a game that
will be important only in the rela-
tive position OF the two teams. both
Of which were in the race until
the last few days
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
COLLYER'S COMMENT
- on the Sport of Kings
By BERT e. C0LLYER

Buford.
The old boy has finally found the
right spot. Weights and route made
to order and, with anything like
decent handling. will come modelling
home to the Judges on the front
end of the procession. Elmonts last
was a humdinger. Is all over the
contender and should be second with
Natural a bang-up third. All this
happens in the closing number at
the Havana merry -go-'round this
afternoon.
Direct from the fodder trough
comes the info that the "dynsmit-
ers" have all plans completed for
a genuine melon-cutting in the first.
The medium OF the plunge will be
Ostelle. a. baby that has been highly
tried and not found wanting. Price
should be fairly generous. too.
Flaxymae Is well liked by her sta
BILE connections and may surprise
the siickers. Bitter Biting is fair
and has a chance to cop the short
end Of the purse. In the second
can't see how they are going Il
trim FrsscreIo. Has a world OF
speed, and the route is just right
Is. A. Jones Is a sleeper that may
come to life here. Has worked sen
sationally fast in private. Elga is
a fair sort. Old Presumption will
bear watching. Currency will h'
on the Bill Daley all the way In
the third. Has terrific early speed
and they tell me that the righ
money will be riding today. You
ali know what that means. All
Smoke was bet on in China the las
couple ob times out, but got moth.
ing. Is keyed to concert pitch
however, and is likely to come {,
life when they hoist the anchor. "a
van Boy and Cocs-Coia have tn,
peep" money between them. The
balance don't call for much.
The hard boots" intend setting
in the works on Fireworth today
Here's a hard-luck maverick that
is liable to shake his hoodoo and
run a winning race any time. whip
poorwill and Emma J. figure Gloss
up. On the strength Of that last
good race Boherns Breens must be
given a chance to cop the grapes in
the hfth. VIII have q cook" In
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
VIRCINIA'S TITLE
nine BROKEN UP
Graduation and Violation of
Summer Playing Rule Has
Shattered Team.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, March
s-Throush graduation and viola
tion of the summer ball rule, vir-
ginia's diamond material of last
season has been shot all to pieces.
of the pitching staf there
is hardly a semblsnce of last years
winning combination. which twice
blanked Yale. tied Harvard. and
scored victories over such teams as
Amherst. Lafayette, Johns Hopkins.
North Carolina, Georgia, Auburn
and South Carolina.
Last years players who will be
missing from the lineup this spring
include Capt. Mshood and Moran.
outfielders. the former having play
ed four years and the latter having
graduated; Goodwin Kuyk. star
backstop. barred by the four-year
rule: Hout and Burnett, infielders,
both of whom failed to return to
college.
For playing summer ball three OF
the best men on last years team
have eliminated themselves-Capt.-
elect Dirk Kuyk, the fast-nelding
third baseman: Pettway, star out
fielder and pitcher Of no mean abil-
ity. and Depew. Kuyk's understudy,
of whom much was expected this
season.
Baughman, at first base, and
Dunn. at second. are all that is left
Of the Orange and Blue infeld, while
all of the outfielders are gone.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
|LOCATIONOF HEAVY
TITLE BATTLE WILL
Be DECIDED TODAY
Rickard Expected to Pick
Definite Place for the
Championship Fight.

NEW YORK, March s.-Tex Rick
ard will have to decide tomorrow
whether or not the United States is
to witness the battle between Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpenter
for the world heavyweight cham
pionship on July 2 next.
As the case rests now. Canada Is
the only serious rival for the at
traction. 1t is true, George McDon-
aid did cable Rickard last week Of
fering him $4,000 and the picture
rights II he would send the bout to
dear old London. But IL Is equally
true that Nor various reasonsD the
Madison Square Garden promoter
has paid little attention to the new
sponsor in London.
Those who are supposed to know
Mr.. Mcdonald well declare that the
sky is the limit when IL comes to
bidding for pugilistic attractions.
but that the coin he handles ~
mostly of the conventional va
riety. There is every reason to be-
lieve the fight will not 60 abroad.
kearns had a chance to pick up a
small fortune showing his man in
the music halls Of Europe.
He turned down the proposition
about the time he arranged for
training quarters in New Jersey.
Had it been feasible to promote a
match Of such gigantic proportions
In London or Paris, Charles 3.
Cochran would never have with
drawn. Ricksrd is smart enough to
realize that where Cochran cannot
see his way to get by there. no one
else has living chance. II Mr..
Mcdonald produced the $4,000 in
gold. that might be a horse of an
other color.
As TO the Canadian proposition.
something definite is likely to de-
veop before nightfall. c. F. Grs-
ham, who represents a syndicate OF
Montreal sportsmen who are anx-
lous to take the hght up there. has
arranged a conference with Rick
ard for tomorrow. The Montreal
people some time ago made an offer
of 100000 for the match. Graham
declares he will he able to satisfy
Rickard as to the feasibility OF
holding the big bout in Montreal.
He claims that there will be no in
reference Of any nature in the
French Canadian city.
The date DULY - would suit
Canada quite as well. il not better.
than il would the United States.
The national holiday Of the Domin-
ion is July l. That date is the an
niversary OF the various provinces
under one government.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Gu. SCHEDULES2l
DIAMOND BATTLES
Brooklanders, Under Coach
Charlie Moran, Start Real
Work Today.

Twenty-one games are listed on
Catholic University's baseball sched-
ule as announced yesterday by
Charlie Moran, director of athletics
at the Brookland institution. Mo-
ran, who is also coach of the Cath
olics. had a large squad out yester-
day morning for the first workout
of the year. Daily practices will be
held from now until March 20 and
81 when the Brooklanders are listed
to hook up with the United States
Naval Training School at Norfolk in
two games.
Games with Yale, Army, Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania. Lafayette,
Cornell. Fordham and the Univer-
sity OF Maryland are features of the
schedule which is considered one of
the best ever arranged for the
March, 1924, U. s. Naval Training
School at Norfolk; 26, Holy Cross at
c. u: 2S, Maryland at C. u: 2S,
ShNeioAtS VI Il ehHSS wanna dl y. ~
81. University OF Vermont at c. u;
April 2, Fordham at c. u: 6. Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania at Phila-
delphia: 12. Cornell at C. u: IS.
University of Richmond at c.. u:
Is, Villanova at Villanova: 20,
Maryland at College Park: 23. Uni
versity of Richmond at Richmond; /;
%. Villanova at c. u; May 3. Sea-
ton Hall College at Orange, n. j.;
4, Yale at New Haven; 5, Fordham
at New York: 6, Lafayette at East
on, Pa; Z, Army at West Point; Il.
Mount st. Mary's at Emmittsburg;
FL, Navy at Annapolis.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Big Ten standing.
Macy CreLr Captain
Is NelU at Game

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. March e.
Though he is the only memh"r -
the graduating class in the Naval
Academy varsity crew, Edward p.
Moore. of Ringgold Va. it's cantain.
has the smallest rowing experience
of any Of the eight. Moore. a great
football linemsn. took IN rowing
for the frs: time at the beginning
Of last wear. and won place in
the crew which won tbe' world
championship in the Olympic games
at Antwerp. Jordan. Johnston. Lee.
Frawley. Gallagher and King rowed
in the second varsity OF plebe crews
during the season OF 1919. and San
born made the varsity in his first
year so that he is in the main
boat for his third season.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Havana Entries.

First Raee-Four furlones: maid
en-: 2-year' olds; claiming. nursa
800. 'Flaxy Mae. los; sOstelle IIos.
Fannie White, 10S: sSauaw Cbisf
los; Emma W., los: Naomi K. IIa.
Bitter Biting. 1l3; Betsy's Pet Tia.
Navisco, 113: Rigodon, 1I6,
second Race-Five and one-b.If
iuriongs; 3-year-olds and up; claim
ing; purse. 500: sB. A. Jones 1oo.
Fleer, lo2: 'Elga, 102: TerribIe
susan, los: 'Juanita Sd. los; sFickle
Fancy, 1es: Waking Dream. ms.
hunter Platt, los; 'view, los: Pre-.
sumption. 10: Hemlock, i13; .Fra.-
cuelo. ia.
Thfrd Raee-Six furlongs; 3-year-
olds and up: claiming; purse. s7on.
Ravanna, 95; 'Molinero, 100: Coo
Cpla, 1o2: 'Goldstone, los: spa
lob; 'All Smoke. 105; 'Bu HunIsv
ios; 'Cavan Boy. 1o5; scurrency
Fourth Raee-Mile and ons-.ix
teenth; 4-year olds and up: clair
ing; purse. 800: sZoie. loi: sEmma
J.: lo3; Fireworth. 10s; sNIrht winS
les; Homsm. los; 'whippoorwili
Fifth Race-Mile and aftv v.rs..
s.year olds and up: claiming; purse.
sI0ot sBoher Ma Brenna. 81: .wh;t,
Haven, %; Lady Hester, ss: .Cl.Ire
Booth. 1o1; Bounding Throurh mo.
sEl Coronel. 103; iMonomov ies.
Golden Red. los; onwa, Ios: Biss,
onry. 113
sixth Race-one mile: s-ye.,-o,a.
and up; claiming; $500: sNatursi
IS: 'Elmont. 1o3: 'Exhorter. los: Sir
William johnson, 11o: scandis
Light. 110: Buford, ia,
Apprentice allowance clajmaa
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
CAGE TITLE SERIES
STARTS This WEEK
Yankees and Aloysius to Play
Three Games for Inde-
pendent Title.

The Congress Heights Yankees
ana the Aioysius Big Five basket
oail quint hook up Wednesday
night in the Congress Heights gym
In the first battle OF a three-game
series to decide the independent
cage championship of the District,
THESE two clubs are considered
the class OF local Independent bas-
ket-ball aggregations and the title
series should bring out some of
the ciassiest court playing ever wit
messed in this section. The Yam
KEGS. in particular, undoubtedly
have some of the cleverest OF cage
tossers in the East in their Iine-up
and judging on past performances
should again lead washington's in
dependent basketball field.
Bryan Morse, director of athletics
at George Washington University,
and Wilbur Apple, coach ofSTechni-
cal High Schools championship
school quint. will officiate during
the series which will assure the
games being run off without a
hitch.
The second game of the series
will be played in Gonzaga gym
and unless one team is victorious in
both games this week the third
battle will be staged on a neutral
court location of which will be de-
cided early next week.
Manager Shaffer's Yankees have
gone through the hardest schedule
of any local team this year. The
Congress Heights tossers have
played thirty-six games of which
thirty-three are entered on the
victory side of their cage ledger
They have averaged fifty-six points
per game against twenty-five for
their opponents.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
ROCKNE AGAINST
GRID CHANGES

CHICAGO, March s.-Assert-
ing he In net In faver Of any
radical changes III, the fsetbaii
rules, Knute Reekne. coach Of
last years Rndefeated Metre
Dame eleven. left to-day fer New
York to attend the meeting ef
coaches and sAcials called -
Coach Charley DAILY, Of West
Point. for teasrrsw.
AeeordlnG 10 Coach hsekne,
the arny gridirsa mentor Will
ask fer expression Of opinion
from all present relative 70 hit-
ting upss some ideas 70 BE suE-
gested at the annual neettng OF
the rsles cemmittee next satur-
day. Coach DaIy seat astiees Of
the neeting to coaches through
sut the essRtry. but. M far as In
known. Rsekae H. the oaly rep
resentative sf the Middle West
who win sttena.
81 am ,not In favsr Of say radi-
cal chanEes," Reckae said. ''The
public. which sapperts the game.
understands the rules as they
govern play at the present time,
and I see ne good reason to
change them.'
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Dodgers start Today.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March G.
The Brooklyn Dodgers start to-
morrow to go after another gon-
falon. Hennman Park. the home
Of Pelicans. Is the nearest thing 10
major league ball yard any Of tn
majors can boast of for the spring
workout and that ought to be a big
neip to the Ebbets grenadiers.
Wilbert Robinson, manager of the
Dodgers, hove into camp this
morning.
He was told Walter Kelley, Sam
Post and ]. Ralph Phelps were the
rockies on deck and that Ole Olson.
John Miljus. Bernie Neis and lack
Sheehan represented the vanguard
OF the regulars. Robbie then went
into a conference with Squire En-
bets to talk over the five holdout.
ne mas on his hands. They are
Zaek Wheat. Hi Myers, BurIe;gb
Grimes, Sherry Smith and WaIter
Ruether.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
GRIFF CONFIDENT JUDGE WILL SIGN BEFORE SEASON OPENS
HIGGINS PICKED
FOR MILE TITLE

NEW YORK. March s.-walter
HixsIns, . junior, ~ Ceiunbia
Univerxlfy, this city, stands to-
day the most premisinE choice
for the intercollegiate mile
ehampIonship when that event is
decided ON May - OF eS at Har-
ward Stadium, Cambridge. Mass.
the Just chosen scene Of the conn
Ing college classics.
He In coming fast to great
form. He won the Baxter mile.
rich In traditions! mt the New
York Athletic Clubs annual in
door games, last night. In q fash
lon which put the hgurative seal
Of greatness upon his cnpabll-
ities. He ran without spikes
over q notorieasly -dead" track
-c,e lacking In springisess-
and won by IS yards from Jinamy
Connolly. Of Georgetown. In 4
minutes n seconds.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Training Chatter.
Giants Beat Bears-

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March g.
There was no morning practice to-
day. but the Giants had aplenty Of
work in the afternoon, when sew
eral thousand fans saw them defeat
the San Antonio Bears in the second
game of the exhibition. The tally
Is runs and Is hits for the Polo
Harry Benson's boys.
There was a mixed team of reg
ulars and rockies in the Giants
line up. Phil Douglass pitched
three innings and was effective.
Winters and Davenport also held
the Bears down we'll.
So far as the result of the game
was concerned 1t was settled in the
first inning, when McGraw,s clan
converted . hits. an error. a pass
and a passed ball into 4 tallies.
One of these walbops was a homs
run inside the lot. 1t wouldn't have
been a homer except for the speedy
sprinting OF Curtis Walker. Frank
Frisch was also fast afoot. His
two-bagger was only an ordinary
single. Frank stole third and Ross
Youngs scored from second on an
infield out.
1nfielder Burkett and Catcher
Dixon. of the Giants. will be trans
ferred to the indianapolis club Of
the American Association, the lat
ter part of the week. Douglass
Baird will also join the same club
at the training quarters of the
Hoosiers at Crowley, La.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Havana Results.

First Raee-Ava R., 100 (Kelsey),
to 5, to 5, 1 to 8; Trentino, 112
CTryon), to 1, even; Plantarede,
lis (Dominick), 6 to 5. Time: 1:I5
is. Stiletto, Treadwell, Frank
Burke. shorty's First. White Crown
and Bellmain also ran.
Second Race-Flying Frog, 10s
CBoreD, to 2. even. 1 to 2; Major
Domo, lis (Pickens), 3 to 5, / to 3;
sybil, 110 (Fields), even. Time:
lis. Rameau, Redland, Doublet
IL, Light Fantastic and Big Idea
also ran.
!, Third Race Assumption, 10
: (Pickens), . to 1, even, to 2; Byrne,
los Shields. 2 to 1, even; The Blue
Duke. 1os (Kelsay), to 2. Time:
1:13 is. American Eagle, Salvo,
'Hariock. Haran and Hope also ran.
Fourth Race - Riverside. 112
(Pickens), to 1. 2 to 1. even; Diff
ferent Eyes. 10s (Kelsay), s to 5, 4
TO 5; Belle of Elizabethtown, 114
(Hofner), even. Time: 1:12 2-5. Ko-
ran, Last One. Mayor House. Pencil
ope and Helen Atkin also ran.
Fifth Raee-xMatinee Idol, 114
(Kennedy), 1 to'2, to .. out; wal
nut Hall. 1os (Pickens), Z to 10. out; !;
xxOsgood. So Uancaster), out. Time
las 2-5. xxPastoreau, War Zone,
xxMumbo Jumbo also ran xCou-
pied. xxCoupled.
sixth Race-Punctual, 100 (Fields)
s to 5. to 5, 1 to s; Chimera, los
CLancaster). even, 1 to Q: Aigrette,
1o3 (wilson). Z to 3. Incinerator, ].
Alfred Clark, War Tax. Timothy j.
Hogan and Semper Stslwart also
ran.
seventh Raee-Chefa. s5 Cwilson), (,
s to 5, . to 5, to .: The Enquirer.
90 (Penman), to .. to s; Jake
Field, 107 (Fields), to. /. Time:
1:43 is. Joe whipple. Laughing
Eyes IL. Perigourdine, Misericorde
and Huntress also ran.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07

the plot-house. but that makes nr.
never mind. Claire Booth and 2
tcronel have the rest bCtwccr.
them.
One Best Bet Of the Day-Bufers.
Best Take-R-Ckssce Bet Fire
worth.
Best PsrIsy - EIga, Csyan Roy,
Emma J.. TO show.
HAVANA SELECTIONS.
First Race - OsteIIe, FIs1ymse,
Hitter BitinE.
seeo"f Race - FrascueIo. u. A.
Jones. EIga.
Third Race-Curreacy. An smske.
Csvan Boy.
Fourth Race - EIrrwortk. whip
Peerwili. Emma }.
FIFTH Race - BeheraR Breens,
Claire Booth. II Caranri
SIKH Rnee-Buferd. Natural. EI-
moat.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-07

with Hagen and Barnes as stes
winds Of less ftful type.
II Jock is on his game he " n
start a round IN a state Of extrerr
buoyancy. Unafrsid Of any golfer
that lives. He would just as soon
tackle Duncan. Mitchell. Ray. Hagen
or Barnes as an unknown amateur.
But II he is OF his game he is In
clined TO get extremely pessimistic.
minus all isith in his ability e.
break an So
The other fellow never bothers
him. no matter what - Of stake IL
is his own game that decides the
No weakness.
once under way Hutchison has NJ
weakness. He can get fine distance
from the tee and keep as straight
as any one else Probably his most
effective club is a deep-faced mashie
niblick. with which he can Jam the
ball as close to the pin as any no.
table star. when this club is work
ing. as IL frequently is. Jock will b..
found putting for brides consistent
ly. In the 6S he had at Inverness he
missed at least four puts OF mod
crate length. But his putting comes
and goes. He will either be senss-
tional on the greens. holing fifteen
and twenty iooters. or blowir
short ones on hole after hole
lie isn't as consistently good -
, the greens as Rsv. Hagen or Barnes.
but he can easily be as brilliant
when in a scoring mood.
Ia a.. E.k- 49,
While none too robust in the way
% physical build. Hutchiscn has =
pair Of thick. powerful hands ths-
ATE no slight aid 20 his play. Thers
is a world OF snap and power in his
wrists also. and these qualities on
set his lack OF weight or bulk.
II he is able TO go abroad this
spring he will be a big factor in the
British open. for n he happens 80
be near the top OF his stride hs ,-
easily capable OF Leading the field
II will be Interesting to see how
Jock fares with his leading rivs
this season on this side Of q 4
water. Last summer he finished
top. with No. ] ranking awarded
every unbiased expert with
start he has gotten this winter
Scotland the gallant Scot will
hard to overthrow this wear
deserves at least one open chan
pionship. and il he can only kee
those nerves OF his under contr,
/ he is sure TO win one before yer
4 long. He will face Barnes and Hs
gen shortly in the South. where a
battle royal will result before IN
complete Southern returns al Flor
ida and Pinehurst are all oricialSI
recorded.
Copyright. 1871. New Ysrk rribuu, lac