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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-04
AMU3EMENTS.
STAGE
cage Miss vcnusr at The Playhouse
TOnIghf.

The first musical comedy OF the new
Playhouse season is Page Miss
Venus" which gives it's initial Will
mington performance this evening.
Theatregocrs here have exhibited a
lively interest In this production. This
interest is accounted for In many ways
chief OF which Is the exceptional cast
that Is lined-up TO appear here to-
night. Janet Vclie is leading lady.
Her best previous claim for popularity
was her creation of the role OF MARY"
| In George M. Cohan's musical comedy
of the same name. The same charm
that graced that production win find
opportunity for much use In Miss
velie's role In Page Miss Venus" Guy
Robertson, who played the sailor here
In "See-Saw" two years ago, is ju-
vc-il. lead in page Miss Venus" lie
and Miss velie will make perfect
| pair OF leads fer such sprightly
musical play as page Miss Venus"
The rest of the company on down to
the chorus OF singing and dancing
Nenuses and the quartet of male sing
ers, are all good selections. Louis
Allen Browne and Adelaide French
authors of Please Get Married" and
other New York hits have furnished tho
book for Page Miss Venus" The
story tells of mans perplexities in
marrying the girl he loves when his
uncle's win calls for n perfect Venus
for the formers bride Leon de Costa
wrote the musical score.
"Llttle Old New York.
Wilmington theatregoers will be de-
lighted with the run OF Little Old
New rl<." with Genevieve Tobin' nj
The Playhouse. Thursday evening of
this week. for an engagement Of three
days with matinee on Saturday
This Offering by Rida Johnson Young
J produced by Sam II. Harris and stag.
cd by Sam Forrest. is placed i'm tn,
category Of the greatest stage success
1t is story of New York OF 1870 L
! is great fun 10 hear OF coaches tha
: can make Boston in six days and {,
!. see needy Cornelius Vanderbuilt FUN
. ing away at Mr.. Astor because tina
doughty old conservative il so dilude,
in his devotion to land investments
! that he will not part with a penny {
! finance a wild scheme to set n line O
steamboats, plying between New Yorl
= and its twin city. New Brunswick.
. play of win hearts cut in the bark @
an old tree, comedy OF lively banter
all prettily tricked out in the costume
( and phrases OF a hundred years ago
= this is Little Old New York" BE
witching Genevieve Tobin in the rol
1 Of Patricia o'Day is a never-to o-be
forgotten little figure
Good Bin at the Garrick.
First nighters at the Garricl
Theatre enjoyed the new bill las
night. The Honey Boy Minstrel
pleased with their jokes and music
Heney, Lewis and Grace performed OF
nearly every form OF musical instru
: ment, and they proved comedians a
. well. A skit is presented by Eddb
Carr and Company entitled THE New
Office Boy" This is a bit OF fun. An
: other laugh-getter is who is You
! Boss2" in which Lang and Vernon ge
themselves into a merry tangle owe
odd names. The Four Sensationa
{ Bards gave a demonstration of some
=
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-04
POWDER QUOTATIONS.
Reported Daily at Noon by Laird 4
Co., du Pont Building.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED,

Amalgamated oil Company, quarterly of
lst OF per cent. payable October Is
Atlantic Terra Gotta Company, quar-
terry OF per cent on preferred payable
October Is
Hupp Motor Car Corporation, quarterly
OF 2 per cent on common, payable No
Nember /
Independent brewing Company of Pitts
burg, per cent on account of back divl-
dends on preferred, payable October 90
Miami Copper Company, quarterly OF
9u cents share, payable November Is
Midwcst Re1ning Company, quarterly
OF 81 share. payable November
Irusron Steel Company. quarterly OF 1sx
per fent on common, payable october Is
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-04

American girl and she plays the part
we'll The only regret about the pic
ture IN that It's engagement at the
theatre finishes today In order 10 make
room for other bookings. Little
italy Is an Italian colony near New
York city. There Is the new-wotld
atmosphere Of thriving truck farms,
tho Italians keep alive many OF their
old-worid customs and all Of their
oldtworld prcjudices and feuds One
of these feuds Is used as the subject
OF the photoiHay.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-04

thing new and difficult In gymnastics,
The Perry Sisters satisfied those IN
the audience who wanted good music,
for their vocal offerings were of an
unusually hign standard. Bender and
Armstrong upheld their reputation
as lust couple of good men gone
wrong and caused many a laugh.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-04

Want to sell it Telephone clas-
sified ad.-Can 1900.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-04
TROUBLE BUREAU.
TO be Continued In Connection with
Ampricnniznfion Work.

The committee on Amcricanization
work will resume its home classes for
mothers and the trouble bureau for
the forolgn-horn residents during the
coming year Miss Hart viii continue
as director of the work. Tho total at
tendance az these clases since they
were started in October. 1890. has been
1469.
The trouble bureau Is conducted for
the settlement Of all difficulties arising
from Misunderstanding and naturali-
zation matters among tho foreign
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
School Meet at
Univ. of Maine, May 81

Orono, Me-. April 2S.-Plans for the
annual University of Maine interscho-
lastics, which is to take place on
Alumni Field Saturday. May 81, are
rapidly being completed. Coach Flack
of high schools throughout the State
to enter a team in the meet.
The preliminary events in those
events which require preliminary heats
will be held at 10 A. M. and the finals
and the remainder of the events in
the afternoon of the same day.
Cups will be awarded to the teams
making the first, second and third
highest scores. Individual prizes of
silver and bronze medals and ribbons
will be awarded to the individuals fin
event.
Following the policy advocated by
the national association of track
coaches, the two-mile run has been
dropped from the program and in its
place will be substituted a relay race
Of one-half mile in which each man
will run 220 yards.
All entries should be sent to The
Manager. Interscholastic Track Meet,
University of Maine, Orono. Maine,
and must be mailed so that they reach
him not later than the morning of
Monday, May Is.
All contestants must be certified as
eligible according to the rules of the
Maine Interscholastic A. A.. and the
signatures of both principal and man
ager must be on the entry blank.
All contesting teams will be enter
tanned at the various fraternity houses
during their stay in Orono and the
arrangements for entertainment can
be much simplified if at the time of
making the entry each school will
state the time Of their arrival and the
exact number in the party. This of
course including the manager and fac
ulty representative if one accompanies
the team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
AUGUSTA BASEBALL
MANAGEMENT ARRANGING
STRONG SCHEDULE GAMES

Augusta baseball fans may now rest
assured that Capital City baseball is
in truth q reality and within a few
days the management will be able to
announce a strong schedule Of games
for the coming season, which will in
clude games with only the best teams
to be found in the State.
Secretary Frank B. Oondon of the
Augusta "Y'' is the present acting
manager and has been very busy the
last few days arranging dates for
games. There are, however, a few
open dates left on the schedule which
it is hoped will be filled by the first
of another week. According to ar
rangements there will be six games
week. three at home and three away
The season will open with a home
game on the 18th of June and will ex-
tend over period of IL weeks, ending
on Labor Day with two games.
Mr.. Condor said Thursday that the
team would be made up of the best
baseball material obtainable and would
be in all probability one of the strong
est aggregations that Augusta ever
had on the diamond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
coburn Handicapped Saturday

The Coburn team will go to Lewis
ton to play Jordan High Saturday, in
spite of the handicap which bars all
the first team and subs with the ex-
ception of Harvey Suite. Coach
Fraser believes in taking things as
they come and making the best of
it and will not cancel the game.
Suite is slated to pitch while Finley,
a nav find. will be on the receiving
end. Finley has shown up great in
practice and promises to cover the
home sack in a snappy way. Others
who may make the trip are Clark,
Salmond, Begin, Kittredge, Lancaster.
McAllister, Smith and Drummond. 1t
is not known when conditions will be
so that the first team men will be
able to play but it is hoped that the
first of next week will see the end
of quarantine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
SPORT NOTES

California and Leland Stanford will
be represented at the intercollegiate
meet in the Stadium May q and %.
California asked for dual meet with
Yale, preparatory to the I. c. a. A. A.
A. championships, but the request
could not be granted, as the Eli
schedule is filled. Drink" Templeton,
the great punter of last Falls Stan
ford eleven, and also a good high and
broad jumper, is coaching the STAN
ford track athletes.
Nelson kellogg, Michigan ath-
lete. athletic director at Purdue Uni
versity. is in, favor of summer base
ball for college men. Prevent our
college players from joining in or
ganized baseball during the summer"
he says, "but permit them to play for
money on mines formed in their home
towns or those not coming under the
National agreement"
Just now it looks as If the college
baseball supremacy rested between
Holy Cross and Penn. State. The lat
ter has not been beaten. A game be-
tween the two would prove Of more
than of ordinary interest, especially
as Jack Barry. ex-Red Sox manager,
and Hugo Bezdek, once manager of
the Pirates, would be the directing
generals.
New York girls continue to break
records. A team composed of Char
lotte Boyle. Helen Wainwright. Alice
Lord and Gertrude Ederle swan re-
Gently at Philadelphia 100 yards in
40yard RELAYS in 3S As seconds or
1 2-5 seconds under the recognized
National standard and three fifths of
a second faster than the new mark
claimed for a team of women from
the Utrigger club in Honolulu.
Oxford defeated Cambridge quite
easily in the annual golf match. play
ed for the first time under singles
and foursomes conditions. Oxford
won. ~ to 3, the Light Blue taking
one Of the foursomes and two of the
singles. One of the two victories in
singles came from the efforts Of J.
Fl. Douglas, last year a member of
the Princeton team, which won the
intercollegiate title.
One hundred carloads Of lumber
have been ordered by Tex Richard for
the building of the Arena at Jersey
City. 1t is expected that it will ac-
commodate $4,000.
Stan" Small, the former Univer-
sity of Maine finger, is the star of
the Boston University pitching staff
this season. The Boston Herald
makes the following comment about
the Pine Tree Slater: Small seems
to be one of the remarkable college
pitchers of the year. He possesses
a good curve ball and combines it
with his speed and control to produce
effectiveness. In the game with Holy
Cross, he threw plenty of curves and
did not pass a single batter"
Eugene N. Callahan, the new track
coach at Hebron, comes highly re-
commended by George Murphy and
Edward Nardini. former big green
track stars. Callahan is graduate
Of Susquehanna University. and sue
ceeds Alton Lewis, the former Bow
dom athlete, who after quitting the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
Williams-Webster School
Game Ends in Dispute

In Thursdays clash between the
Williams and Webster boys the Jour
nal received three different versions of
the result. The first, from a Williams
partisan, was brief-"Williams won 8
to z" The second says: In a very
close and exciting game between Will
liams and Webster schools at the
Webster grounds, the game was de-
cided a tie. Williams school left the
grounds, refusing to play another in
ming. which gives the game to the
Webster.
The third account was 'phoned in
by a Williams teacher, who said:
Williams scored three runs in last
inning G inning game), winning game
s to ~
Webster claims only two runs
scored and that the score was a tie,
Z to -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
Athletes Arriving
in Quaker City for
u. P. Relay Carnival

Philadelphia, April 28-A steady
stream of athletes from a dozen or
more states of the union arrived in
Philadelphia today to take part in
the University of Pennsylvania
9th annual relay carnival tomorrow
and Saturday. Amongst them was
the team Of the University Of Red
lands, in southern California.
Sixteen track athletes from the
United States naval academy arrived.
1t is the first trip of the kind mid
shipmen ever have made away from
Annapolis.
Pittsburg, Cornell, Dartmouth and
Yale were early arrivals today. Mis-
souri,, Minnesota, Nebraska. Ohio
state and other mid-western combi-
nations arrived shortly after noon,
as did the Syracuse and Columbia
teams. The Princeton team got in
tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
|Limbering Up
on Franklin Field
for Big Carnival

Philadelphia, April 28-Franklin
Field was alive today with athletes
from all parts of the United States
who were limbering up after long
journeys, in preparation for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania 9th annual
relay carnival tomorrow and Satur-
day.
Much interest was manifested in
the practice of the University of Red
lands, (Calif), team which arrived
yesterday. because of the remarkab BILE
showing made by their one mile relay
team, last Saturday.
The fact that the French team and
the United States Naval Academy,
Princeton, Yale, Pennsylvania, Dart
mouth, Penn State and dozens of
other colleges boasting performers Of
big rating will appear tomorrow has
given unusual interest to the first day
of the meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
WHITE SOX GETTING
BEHIND IN SCHEDULE

Chicago, April 2S-Postponements
have almost caught up with games
played on the White SoX schedule
Seven future double headers have
been chalked up, compared with
eight games played. and Manager
Gleason is complaining of the lack
of opportunity to try out the string
of recruit pitchers secured in place of
Cicotte and Williams, who were
among those dismissed because of the
1919 world series baseball scandal
Last Sunday was the first appearance
of three of the new pitchers. all of
whom were batted hard by Detroit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
by Beck

Hebron berth obtained a job as track
assistant at the University of Penn
sylvania.
Buddy" Cady, the Portland infield-
err, should have one of his best sea-
sons in baseball this year. Cady is u
ball player of more than average ma
tural ability, and can hit around ESQ
in the best semi-pro company. Two
seasons ago he started well with the
Lowell New England League club,
when he broke his leg. But he doesn't
have to favor the injured member
any more. and is in fine physical
shape.
Willie Needelman. the Bowdoip
captain and second sacker; Joe
Smith, the third baseman who played
for Pine Tree, last season.. and Jack
Handy, catcher, will probably appear
in the lineup of the Norway team this
year. Last year "the Norwegians"
presented one of the strongest COM
binations in the State, including Dill
Ion and Van Vloten, the Bates stars.
and Farmer" Hunt of the veteran
local hurlers.
Looking through the spy-glass of
sports prophecy, Fred Ostergren's
new Portland semi-pro team will fur
nish the local fans some real base
ball this year. While the ex-leaguer
will start with a strictly local aggre-
cation he will furnis the high lights
with three or four college stars SO
soon as they are available. Local tai
ent has developed very fast in two or
three seasons of semi-pro ball, and IL
the fans turns out and boost, they
will see some great games before La
1 Dor Day rolls around.
| There is ah hearing today before
the Inland Fisheries and Game COM
mission on a proposed three year
close time on the CARL brook and tri-
butaries at Hollis Center. This was
wont to be one of the favorite haunts.
of the Cumberland and York county
trout killers, but it is said the stream
has become much depleted.
! Ray Dutch" Penfolf. South Paris
. and local ball player who hurled for
1.-THE Richmond, Va. and New Haven
clubs last season ar drought his re-
lease this spring from the latter team,
is now engaged in business in New
York City.
University of Maine and Tufts track
and field athletes will collide in dual
meet at Orono, May {, and the mem
bers of the Maine squad who did not
make the Pennsylvania trip with
Coach Flack's picked team are train
3lg hard for the battle with the Brown
and Blue This will be Names only
dual games of the year. Bowdoin
and Brown compete at Brunswick
next Wednesday, The hour starting
this meet has been changed from
o'clock until $50.
At least five of the Portland semi
pro team which starts the season,
playing the Fusileers at Bayside on
Saturday. are ex-New England lea
guers. Pat French's chief engage
ment was with Portland; Frank
Woodbury. also worked for Portland
and other clubs; Buddy Cady was
with Lowell: Pete Tetreault with
Worcester and New Bedford and Capt.
Ostergren with Lawrence and Port
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
Robins Make Few
Hits Tell in Seventh

Brooklyn, n. Y, April 2S.-Brooklyn
made only four hits off Ryan and Sal
lee today but punched three of them
off Ryan in the lucky seventh. winning
their eighth straight victory and their
fourth from New York. The score
was to 1. The Giants made their
solitary run in the second when Kelly
tripled and scored on a fielders choice.
Score:
New York 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 O-1-7-O
Brooklyn 80 0 0 0 0 0 Ox-2-4-0
Ryan, Sallee and Snyder; Ruether
and Miller
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
RICHARD BUSY MAN ALREADY
WITH BIG SCRAP z MONTHS OFF

New York, April Arrangements
for the DempseyCarpentier heavy
weight championship battle in Jer-
sey City on July are rapidly taking
form.
Although the bout is more than 60
days away. Tex Richard is focusing
his attention on the details, SO that
his Office staff may be free to handle
the increasing accumulation of tick
ct applications.
At a conference late today. it was
decided to send the principals in the
contest to the center of the ring 1T 3
P. NJ. daylight saving time. Under
these conditions reports of battle VIII
be available in the East shortly af =.
ter f. M, eastern standard time:
one hour earlier in the central time
section of the United States and as
early as II A. NJ. on the Pacific coast.
In Europe. where interest in Car
pentier's efforts to wrest the would S
premier pugilistic crown from the
head of Dempsey will be intense,
news of the conflict will be Dullet.n"d
about P. NJ. Greenwich time u p.
NJ. daylight saving time in both Lon
don and Paris.
| Whether the battle is decided " n
knockout or continues for the full IL
rounds permitted under the New Jer-
sey State boxing law, every move
ment of the pugilists will be recorded
by what will be the largest assembly
of newspaper and press ASSOCIATION
reporters that ever gathered for u
ring battle.
| Eickard said today that, large Is
was the number of writer's assem-
, bled at Reno in 1910 and at Toledo in
1919. there was every indication that
trc Jersey City bout would surpass
| o.th the Jeffries and the
( Dempsey Willard contests in this re-
spect
So great is the early demand for
press seats that tentative provision
has been made to divide the report
, ing section into two divisions.
| Approximately $40 seats will be as
signed to the press at the ringside
! ard these seats will be awarded to
! those who will operate telegraph.
! telephone and cable wires Directly
+. back of this press section will cone
The arena boxes and other high p iced
seats for spectators, while a sa2ond
section of press seats will follow for
writer's who will not require wire CON-
ncctions. The assignment of seat; ut
heavyweight championship battle al
ways one of the most difficult prob
, lens that confront a promoter. has
| ~ owed particularly trying to Ricka-d
il his past titular ring offerings In
| discussing the matter recently he
| stated that if every request were
granted, the entire high priced sec
tiops would have to be eliminated. To
meet this problem. it is probable that
| Kickard will request that, a commit
tee of newspapermen be formed TO
take entire charge of the award and
distribution of such tickets.
Other changes will be made in the
usual schedule which has featured
Richards boxing promotions in the
FAST. In place of the numerous. bouts
which preceded the Dempsey-W illal d
match at Toledo, there will be not
more than three preliminaries. While
no minor bouts have as yet been ar
ranged, it is probable that one or
more will have an international aspect
in keeping with the main contest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
K. H. Copps First
Game Of'SeasOn

Kent's Hill, April 2S--Kent's Hill
won it's first game of the season, We'd
nesday by defeating the Lewiston In
dependents by score of II to 1. The
game was loosely played on the part
of the visitors and furnished good
batting practice for the local boys.
Houghton pitched fine ball as usu.
al, striking out IL and only allowing
one hit in six innings. He was re-
lieved by Dugas, who pitched a no
hit, no run game for the remaining
three innings. Conley for the visitors
was pounded hard and often, being
touched for eight hits. Menneally fur
nished material for the other three.
Nelson was the heaviest hitter,
smashing out three doubles in four
times up; while Houghton, Kenney
and Chase furnished three more.
Conley got the only hit and run for the
visitors.
The summary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
harrington Boys
Score % and
Blank St. Mary's

Burns, the harrington hurler, was
the big noise in his teams overwhelm-
ing defeat of st. Mary's boys % to 0
on the muster field diamond Thurs
day afternoon. The parochial boys
were plainly puzzled by the benders
served up by Burns and he Tailed a
total of IA strikeouts. st. Mary's
played a ragged fielding game and
both Shirley and Cunningham were
touched freely. The batteries were
harrington: Burns and o. Haskell;
ST. Marys: Shirley, Cunningham and
Macdonald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
|ddock, Olympic Star
Compete at Harvard
FllatiOn Meet, June Is

rs Angeles, Cal, April 2S-Charles
Paddock. Olympic sprint cham
y who at recent meets was cred
oy timers with establishing five
records, announced today he
NO compete in the invitation meet
harvard University Stadium, June
md in the American intercollegiate
~ and field meet at Chicago, June
Pduoock is student at the Univer-
Z" Southern California.
(eah Crommell, coach at Universi-
~ southern California. will ac-
pany Paddock and may also take
mree other athletes, George
Aee and Gwynn Wilson, quarter
s's and Roy (Swede) Evans( dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
Cony Handicap
Track Meet TODAY

To stimulate interest that will
bring out big fields of entries for
coming track events Cony High will
hold a handicap meet at 4 o'clock
this afternoon on Williams field,
which will be free to the public
The best athletes will be on the
scratch and the others will be given
handicaps commensurate with their
estimated ability. II IS expected
about 40 students will participate.
The order of events follows: 70
yard dash, high jump, 220-yard
dash. shot-put, mile run, broad
jump. 70-yard low hurdles, half
mile, discus throw, 440-yard dash,
pole vault.