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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
CONGRESS WATTS ON
HARDING TO AVERT
RAILROAD STRIKE
Continued from mac I

Secretary Hoover who II il con-
sidered viii figure largely IN any
action decided on by the government.
called at the White House early In the
day. but President Harding was not
at the executive Offices and the com
merce secretary left without seeing
the President.
May Can Chiefs TO white House.
White House and other officials De.
clined to comment on reports that the
President might call the railroad
union chiefs 10 Washington for con
ference. Postmaster General HAYS
rcfrained from discussing plans Of his
department with relation 10 the
threatened strike Mr.. Hays was IN.
derstood 70 have conferred with post
o@ice officials in various cities by long
distance telephone but the information
he receiv was not disclosed
About 10000 army trucks. most ~
them now in storage at Corps Area
Depots over the country would be
available for transportation use in tho
event Of a complete railroad tie-up
1t was learned at the War Department
SO far the department, however. has
not been called upon for any estimate
of It's transportation facilities or what
army personnel could do in the way
OF emergency train operation. Many
Of the motor trucks have been Tor.
mally transferred 10 other government
departments, notably the Department
Of Agriculture. but have not been
Withdrawn from army storage depots
by the departments.
Vote on German Treaty.
The Senate also rejected 50 70 a
second amendment by Senator Walsh.
proposing that the United States would
use its good Offices in the event Of a
wanton attack on Germany.
Looking Over Army Trucks.
II was emphasized at the War De-
partment. however, that there had
been no official discussion, Of any pro-
posal in connection with the strike
within the department and that such
consideration as had been given was
a result Of Office routine requiring pre-
iminary study in order that reports
as to what the arr1y could do would
~ 4AAAhAt AWAtutOtHANk II Eaileu TOT
by Secretary Weeks.
Chairman Barton and the other
public representatives on the Railroad
Labor Board conferred today with
Chairman Cummins Of the Senate in
terstate commerce committee. Several
remedies were understood to have
been suggested but il was said that
no conclusion had been reached.
Says President Must Act First.
Senator Cummins is Of the opinion
that Congress can make no move until
the executive has exhausted every
possible means Of averting strike
There was some discussion -oday Of
bringing up the anti-strike bill spon-
sored by Senator Poindexter. RepubH-
can. Washington. but IL was said there
would be no immediate action by Con-
gress.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
TO ADMINISTRATORS.

| Register Of Wills Isaac r. Brown
MAS granted letters as follows:
Administration-On the estate Of
julia e. Barr to William A. Barr. es-
tate Of Annie E. Pike to Henry M.
BIKE; estate Of Frank ]. Clark to Vir-
ginia NJ. Clark; estate of Mary f.
Traynor TO Leonard K. Wales; estate
of Charles II. Todd to Mary A. Todd .
estate Of Emmett R. Simon, Jr.. 10
Mary Simon; estate of Matilda Preece
to +. NJ. Tyson.
Testamentary-on the estate Of Au-
ment Eckman to Charles A. Eckman; !;
estate OF Wilson Adams to Agnes NJ.
Harkins; estate of Bernard McHugh
to Ellie G. McHugh; estate of Sarah
l.. Chandler to Charles NJ. Townsend.
Read the classified ad news, too
Adv
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Personal.

Col. and Mrs. Thomas w. Miller of
Washington spent yesterday az the
home of Colonel Miller's parents, for
mer Governor and Mrs. Charles r.
Miller Colonel Miller returned TO
Washington this morning to resume
his duties as alien property custodian.
Mrs. Lewis G.. Clair Of Chester
Heights has returned home after
spending two weeks with relatives and
friends in Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
FISHERMEN's RACE.
Bluenose Lends Halifax Fleet in Trial
Sail Saturday.

Halifax. n. s., Oct. 17.--Lunenburs's
schooner Bluenose. from a NUMBERING
start in a light breeze. Saturday.
romDed home in a stiffening wind like
a gailoping fllly, showing her heels To
seven other two stickers at the end Of
4O-mile elimination trial. Her Of
fetal time of hours, minutes IL
seconds gave her first lien on honors
as Nova Scotia's challenger TO race
the Gloucester Man Elsie Of Halifax
this week for the international fisher
mems trophy. The entrants finished
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
TO INSTALL DIR. WEBB.
Interesting Ceremony at First and
Central Church Tomorrow Night.

Rev. Aquilla Webb, d. D. Ii. d. will
be installed as pastor Of the First and
Central Presbyterian Church. Market
street above Ninth, tomorrow evening
at o'clock. The moderator OF Presby-
terry OF New Castle will preside and
prepound the constitutional questions.
Rev. Lewis S. Nudge, D. D.. stated
clerk Of the General Assembly, will
preach the sermon. DIR. Chas L. Can
dee Of Westminster Presbyterian
Church will offer the installation
prayer. Rev. J. Gray Belton, d. D., Of
Hope Presbyterian Church, Phila-
delphia will deliver the charge to the
pastor and Rev. Alexander MacColl,
d. D.. Of the Second Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia, will give the
charge 10 the people. The choir Will
furnish special music.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
RAILROADS GET BACKING
OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE national con-
ference Of State Manufacturers As
ISOLATION today wired members in
eleven states to create temporary
organizations TO furnish supplies, and
to use their influence 70 see that
public officials enforce the laws, and
sustain the railroads in their pro-
posed reduction OF wages"
The telegram went TO Manufac
turens Associations in Illinois. In
diana, Connecticut. Massachusetts.
Michigan, Minnesota. New Hamp-
shire, New York. West Virginia.
Washington and Wisconsin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
TROUBLE OVER A DOG.
Reputed Owner OF Mad Canine Fined
in Court Today.

Mabelle Camille. Negress, OF 507
Mechanic street, reputed owner Of a
dog which bit Negro at Eleventh
and Poplar streets, on Friday, was
hned 50 in Municipal Court today on
. charge Of harboring an Unregistered
dog.
Examination Of the dogs head BY
State Bacteriolagist Watson. showed
that the animal was suffereing from
rabies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
MRS. ANNA TRUAx DEAD.
Native of MiddletOwn But Had Lived
Here Since 1905.

Mrs. Anna Truax, prominent VIII
mington resident. died this morning
at her home, 1400 West Seventh street
She was 81 years old. She was the
daughter Of Joseph and Catherine
Roberts. She was born al Middletown
July I, 1860, living at Middletown un-
til 1905 when she moved to Whining
ton. After the death of her husband.
Louis TruaX several years ago, Mrs.
IruaX became an active member of
the W c. T. L. She was also a pron.i-
nen~ iber of Grace NJ. f. Church.
Deceased is survived by two daught-
ers, Catherine and Mary Truax. Flu
neral services will be held from her
late home at l.3O clock Thursday
afternoon. Burial viii be in Forrest
Cemetery, Middletown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
MoRIARiTY cor GAY.
Former Boxer Assaulted Policemen
and Paid Dearly IN Munieipal Court.

ana Fhid beariy ~ Municipal umrt.
city Detectives Riley ara -fe-
had rs minute fight on fnoir aaefs
yesterday afternoon whom .nov .f-
tempted % arrest C0rneims Nornrffv
formerly known .n boxing Irefes -
Jack Daley" simon Keen proprietor
Of a restaurant az Eleventh ana
French streets. complained to tnn uo.
lice that Moriarity had thrown "a uHs
bottle through fhe plate glas~ window
of his place and the detectives .vrra
sent ont with a warrant to arrest
him.
They saw the man wanted leaning
against post near me Wuaon Zine
wharf. Detective Riley testified
Municipal Court TODAY. when tho da-
fendant was arraigned on charge ~
disOrderly conduct and assault ana
battery. Riley said 'rov asked him 10
90 with them. but he uuf un q arht.
kicking and striking out with 400 me
force and experience of bic ring i-aln-
ing. Virden testified that Mararity
bruised and scratched his ahirs
The defendant said be had aiken
several drinks and did NOT know what
happened. Judge Lynn Imposed 4 fine
OF $40 on the disorderiy conduct charge
and 500 for the assault on Detective
Virden.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17

Gloucester, Mass. Oct. 17.-Elsie.
pride OF the Gloucester schooner fleet
is ready to beat into the teeth Of an
east wind today. bound for Halifax
and the international fishermen's race
20 defend the cup which Esperanto
won last year. At her helm will be
Cap'n Marty" WEIGH, who piloted
Esperanto to victory, and by his side
as mate will be Tom Benham. skipper
OF Esperanto when she grounded a
wreck, last spring off Sable Island
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Mrs. A. du Pont Parker Injured.

Philadelphia, Oct. 17.-AIrs. Alexis
du Pont Parker and her daughterS
Eleanor. is years old socially promi.
nent Villanova residents. We're injured
saturday night when the motor car
N which they We're riding was struck
by another machine at Lancaster
PIKE and Wynnewood avenue. Wynna-
wood Mr.. Parker, a retired f1nan-
cier and railroad man, who was in the
motor at the time. narrowly escanad
injury.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
German Marks Worth Half A Cent.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York. Oct. Herman marks,
continuing to make new loans rec
ords, were approaching half cent
each in value today. Preliminary
quotations varied from O.54 TO O.55
cents. The week end decline was per
haps the largest of any recent change
in the markets quotations. Saturday s
closing price being O.6625 cents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
.Nem EARTH Phonhesled.

Signs Of a New World" was the
subject Of an address by A. NJ. Graham
Of Boston at the Jr. o. u. A. M. Hall
yesterday afternoon, Mr. Graham pre-
dicted that after the present period
Of political and social revolution there
will be a war between labor and cap
ital. Al the end Of that strife, he said.
the world will be transformed into
the new earth" prophesied in the
Bible.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Obser,ntlon Squad Goes Over

The FIRST observation squadron OF
the Maryland National Guard passed
over Wilmington Saturday morning
while en- route from Baltimore TO
Haziehurst Field. Long Island. The
planes were In battle formation. Air
service literature was scattered over
the city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
MARKET WARRANTS ISSUED.
Commissioner Pierson starts Proceed.
lnws Against King Street
Merchants

Street Commissioner Frank pierson
at noon today appeared before me
clerk Of the Municipal Court. where
he swOre out warrants for the arrest
Of Mrs. Catherine Celia. Fourth and
King streets; James r Johnson and
William r. Johnson, trading -
Johnson Brothers at Seventh and
King streets and sos King street. Tho
warrants charge a violation of q city
ordinance. that Of falling % remove
stands from the streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
To Plan For Armisfice Day.

Delaware Post No. !. American I.e-
gaon, VIII hold special meeting to-
nifht Am the Armory. Twelfth and
orange streets. All members are urged
u attend. An effort viii be made TO
formulate plans for an Armistice Day
celebration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Burkes Improving.

James +. Burke and his wife, Myr-
tie. were reported at the Delaware
Hospital today TO be getting along
very nicely. Burke shot his wife last
week while in a Market street store
and then shot himself Both are suffer
ing from bullet wounds in the breast.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Farrell Held For City Court.

AZ a hearing before Magistrate
Harry y. stradiey this morning, Will
Ham Farrell OF Squirrel Run was held
under sloo bail for a further hearing
tomorrow morning in Municipal Court.
lie II charged with assaulting his
wife.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Jewish women's Council Dance.

The Wilmington Section. Council Of
Jewish Women, VIII hold a dance in
the New Century Club on the even
inE of November 3. The Original Six
orchestra VIII furnish the music. Mrs
Harry Topkis, chairman OF the ways
and means committee. is in charge OF
arrangements.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Accused of Embezallng Lodge Funds.

Missing for a month, Frank Bien-
ewski. living or Maryland avenua. ar
rested last night, was arraigned in
City Court today on a charge of en-
bezzling money from a Polish frater-
nal organization of which he was
treasurer. The amount involved Is said
to be over $500. At Bienewskrs re-
quest hearing in the case was con
tinued until next Monday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
HELD AS EMBEZZLER.
Accused Of Getting More Than $780,
900 of Illinois Banks Funds.

Davis Junction. Ills, Oct. Ill n.
COPELAND, cashier Of the Hanover Union
State Bank. of Hanover. Illinois. was
arrested here today charged with en-
bezzlement Of more than S120,O0O Of
the banks funds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Colored De. Soldiers to Meet

Past Commander James Fl. sewell
mas invited all colored ex-service men
who are unemployed to attend a meet
Ing OF Norman ID. Scott Post, No. s,
American Legion, at 8.15 O'Clock Wed
nesday night in the Thomas Garrett
Settlements
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Jesse James. Jr., at WorkhOuse.

Prisoners at the workhouse were
addressed yesterday by Jesse James.
Jr, who gave an interesting resume
Of the lives of famous outlaws. who.
despite their cleverness, We're all
forced to pay the final penalty for
living outside the law.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
New Lanifnr.

Charles Crowther, who has been
temporarily appointed janitor of the
hlsh school TO fill the position left
vacant by the resignation of Marine
Thomas, reported today. James Thom-
son also reports today as the new
Janitor Of No. 4 School.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Levi BENDER Entertalns.

Levi Bender a member of the hnard
Of trustees of Brandywtne summit
Camp Meeting. entertained the other
members OF the board and their wives
at dinner, at his home. yesterday. The
local members made the trip by mo-
tor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Mrs. Peter Boggs Recovering.

Physicians at the Delaware Hospi-
tai entertain every hope for the re-
covery of Mrs. Peter Boggs. who last
Friday swallowed poison at her home,
los East Fifth street. Today she was
reported greatly improved,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Mooseheart Legion DANCE.

A dance will be given tonight by
the Women Of Mooseheart Legion. at
Moose Home. 703 Fr nch street. There
viii be all new dances, with music by
the Moose orchestra from to ~.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Owens Accused of Stabblnr.

Magistrate Harry b. Stradley az a
hearing his morning. held charlie.
Owens under $500 bail FOR the Court
OF General Sessions. Owens Is charged
with stabbing his step-son, Charles
PritChett.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
UrsnIIne AInmnae.

Officers win be elected by the Ur-
suline Alumnae at its annual meet
ing at p. m, Saturday, in the Acad-
emy. Rev James H. Ryan viii adj
dress the gathering.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Free Methodist

Rev. II. w. Hodge Of the Philadel-
phia district of the New York Con-
ference viii deliver a sermon tomor-
row evening in the Free Methodist
Chapel, Seventh and Bennett streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Clarence j. Iueey.

Clarence ]. Lucey, employed at the
Pennsylvania railroad shops, died yes
tefday. Funeral services will be held
at o'clock Wednesday morning from
his late home, 400 East Fifth street.
Burial will be in Cathedral Cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
To Entertain Gradnntos

The alumnae Of the Homeopathic
Hospital viii entertain the graduate
class Of 1921 at dinner in the Hotel
du Pont on the evening Of October 2e.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Susan A. Jones.

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan A.
Jones, 7S years old. formerly of Mar
shallton, who died on Saturday night,
viii be held at ! o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon from the home of her daught-
er, Mrs. Lille NJ. Mckinley, Il Sixth
avenue.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
st. Andrews Auxiliary

The junior auxiliary Of ST. Andrews
Church will meet at the Bishopstead
this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. A con-
ference viii follow services in the
Chapel Of the Good Shepherd.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Elder Lester 10 Preach

Elder =. 9. Lester viii preach at
the old Baptist meeting house. 1904
Jefferson street, tomorrow evening.
October IL. at 7.30 o'clock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01
Jack Says The Ladies viii Favor Georges

SUMMIT. y. J.. April 3O.--"Of
course. the women will all be on
Georges Carpenters side" said
Jack Dempsey pausing with his golf
club IN midair on the green mead
SOW OF Fred Welsh's training camp.
The champion heavyweight
paused as If to let that sink in. then
continued:
IT'S no longer enough 10 have
speed and a good right arm to be
the favorite. You have TO be good
looking, too, now that ladies go 10
the fights. Well, 1 am willing TO do
my bit"
He grinned a broad and happy
grin.
What am I doing? why. pluck
ing my eyebrows"
The golf club came down. and the
little white ball went SHINING up
into the sunlight.
Women's influence.
Then you think" I added. that
in the future the ring is to see a
great changer"
you bet. The old days Of cheat
ing and cursing have passed" Jack
retorted. 81 suppose it's due IL
women.
Quits right queer how much
more excited women get If the fight
er has a pretty bridge to his nose,
and a right fetching smilo.
Women are--what do you call Ii
-perverse, you see. They like to
see a head punched. but they want
the head that's punched to have 4
smattering of seven languages in 4
and a taste for poetry.
II suppose they really like de-
struction. The more a guys got to
lose the louder they yell"
with a mann" I queried.
"He is satisfied with just physical
skill" Jack answered.
"And 50 you wish they had never
let women in on prize fights?"
ooh. gee, no." Dempsey said
hastily. Il like TO see different
things in the world. I like TO watch
them grabbing at their fellers' arms
when a guy makes a strike. 1 like
70 hear them howl. A woman howls
twice as convincingly as a man. It's
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01

in the two mile event. Boston col
lege sprang a surprise by winning
the class "B" one mile college cham
pionship; Pennsylvania freshmen
captured the one mile relay for first
year men and Syracuse led the way
home in the one mile college titular
race.
New JaveIin Record.
Brouder of Pennsylvania hurled
the javelin for new carnival rec
ord OF 1S3 feet. IA inch, in winning
first place. Farrell of Brooklyn col
lege proved to be the best of the
sprinte~s in the 1O0-yard dash. rae
ing first TO the tape in 10 % on
heavy track. Earl Thomson Of
Dartmouth. Olympic champion, and
record holder, showed his class be-
cause winning the 100 hurdles.
Gourdin OF Harvard won the broai 1
jump. making % feet. 10 II inches
The growth in interest in this an
nual two-day relay rivalry. which is
/ second only to the Olympic games,
today was demonstrated by the at.
tendance of close to 10000 specta-
|
sylvania stadium regardless Of the
/ threatening weather. The summary
in part:
High Jump-H. NJ Osborne, Uni
versity of Illinois, Chamberlain. Va;
ID. Alberts, University Of Illinois; J.
! Murphy. Notre Dame, all tied at six
/ feet 3-S inches. They tossed coins
/ for places, the order Of winning be-
/ ing I'm the order given above.
Javelin Throw-WOn by G.. Brou-
! der, University of Pennsylvania; dis
lance. 1SS feet. ii inch. Second.
E. c. Brede. University Of Illinois.
$50 feet, II inch. Third, H. Bets
mer. Delaware, $50 feet, s Il
| inches.
on Hundred and Twenty-Yard
Hurdles-Won by E. Thompson.
Dartmouth. Second. Wright, Ne
braska. Third. II. E. Barron. Penn
State. Fourth, w Coughland. Uni
versity Of South. Time. Is 3-5 sec
onds.
Two-Mile College Relay-won by
Yale. Second. Ames. Third, Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania. Time.
1853 AS.
One Hundred Yard Dash Final)
Won by f. Farrell Brooklyn
Poly. Second. L. Paulu. Grinnell
college. Third, A. Leconey. Lafay-
cite. Time, 10 % seconds.
One Mile College Relay Cham
pionship OF America--Won by SYRIA
cuse. Second. University Of Penn
sylvania. Third. Cornell Fourth,
Notre Dame. Time, minutes.
p 3-5 seconds.
Broad JumI-Won by r. o. Gour-
din. Harvard; % feet. 10 - inches
Second, Cowles, Yale; % feet. 10
inches. Third. c. A. Way Penn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01
Boxing Conmish Agitates
SIS Price for Fight Seats

BY United Press:
MILWAUKEE. wis, April So
Walter II. Liginger president of the
national boxing association, today
started a fight against high prices of
seats for the Dempsey-Carpentier
fight.
The New Jersey State Boxing
Commission will either refuse to al
low Tex Richard to charge more
than SIS for his fight or the state
will be expelled from the national
boxing association" Liginger said.
when the commission was FORM
ed in New York in January, prices
were threshed out. II was agreed
that SIS was plenty for any kind of
a bout"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01
State: % feet. 9 IA inches.

State: % feet, IA inches.
Pole Vault-D. Merrick, Wiscon-
sin. and Gardner. Yale, tied at II
feet. inches. Toss OF coin gives
order as above. L. Wilder (Western
Conference champion); f. 1. JENNIE,
Washington state, and r. HARDWOOD,
Harvard, tied for third at u feet.
inches. Toss Of coin gave them
third and fourth and fifth in order
named.
One Mile College Relay-Won by
Cornell. Second, Colgate. Third,
Wabash. Time, minutes, &c As
seconds.
Shot Put-Won by e. Sandefur.
University of Kansas; 43 feet, 9 IA
inches. Second, Shelburne. Dart
mouth: AZ feet, inches. Third. c.
Halsey, Princeton; AZ feet, 4 Ia
inches.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01

sand bet on Carpenter, sent out a
couple Of staggerers- beau
ties. They came creeping up on the
path here one evening at dusk, AMI
said; Dempsey, eet is well that you
are strong man. because we have
come TO invite you to a leetle party
wiz US tonight. There is music and
wine and dancing, yes?'
Dempsey laid down his golf stick.
"Now what do you think of that?'
he questioned.
did you fall for 1t, Jack?"
SAY" he answered, turning about
and pointing to the gateway, where
two dogs sat on their tails in the
dust Of the road, those dogs have
been posted there ever since that
night"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01
BAKER WILL BREAK
INTO YANK LINEUP
Goes to Third Base and Ward
to Second -Fewster and
Bodie Benched.

By Associated Press.
BOSTON. Mass, April 3o-Frank
Baker. recently reinstated by Judge
lands. viii break into the Yankee
line up after warming the bench fok,
several days. as a result Of a triple
shift announced by Manager Hug
gins today.
Chick Fewster. second basemau,
and Ping Bodie center fielder. are
benched. Aaron ward Is transferred
from third 10 second, Baker goes 70
third and Tommy Connolly. the Tll-
sa youngster. is assigned 10 center
Huggins explained that the shin
was nccessitated by Fewster's health
and Bodies inability 20 hit Chick
was boaned by JEFF Pfeher during .
practice game i'm the spring OF 1920
and was out all last year. Recently
the strain Of playing every ady be-
gan 10 tel lon him and his fielding
became ragged.