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New-York tribune., 1921-06-30
And There Was a Flyer of
the Tricolor Who Raced
III Air Sans Gasoline

ing to happen, he began desperately
to wigwag toward the stands. "Bien,
bien, we are coming" answered his
trusty comrades, waving back airily.
Ihae captain, all alone, could not stop
a whole Welsh team. Wales scored.
BY that time the French players were
delivering their adieus to the interest
ing persons in the stands-bowing
shaking hands, going back again to
shake hands, taking last pufrs out of
cigarettes. Wales, reforming, scored
once more upon a tri-color team which
now had grown to six men. The rest
were coming, though, sauntering leisure
~, throwing their cigarettes away as
they took their positions. They got
there just in time TO hold the fort
against the third Welsh assault. Then.
retaking the initiative, they repeated
their performance of the first half and
once more ran Wales all over the field,
again without scoring. At the end the
count stood 10 to O, all the points hav-
ing been made while France was being
polite.
Then there is Joffre. Remember
JofPre? Papa Joffre?
When, in the first days of 1914, the
Germans had turned his left flank by
the simple expedient of violating Bel
giumas neutrality he was indeed in
fix which can be described only as
blank of a fix. Not only was his left
flank turned, but down to the right,
through Alsace-Lorraine, the Germans
were pounding at Castelnau's thin
lines in a tremendous effort to get be-
hind him. The world was simply con-
ing down about his ears.
Fritzies Surprised
Well, that crazy Frenchman-
But no, l cannot call him crazy.
Really, he was not crazy. I'll just call
him excitable. Because q Frenchman
is always either crazy or excitable.
Well, that excitable Frenchman con-
tiuued to sleep eight hours by night,
to eat three meals with wine) every
day, and to drive around in limou-
sine, preferring this to an open car be-
cause, l presume, it lets in less air. He
has a nice fat paunch, has Papa Joffre,
and seeing him act that way, and think
ing of this paunch, the Germans
dreamed of how they would hit that
paunch as soon as they. got within
reach.
They did finally-on the Marne. But
they found that they had been basely
tricked. That paunch was not what it
seemed. 1t had been filed with scrap
iron; the Germans, butting into it, re-
bounded. They rebounded from the
Iiarne to the Aisne, and there and then
lest their war.
Ioa can never tell about French
man; remember that when you size up
Georges, Georges the slight, of the
svelte Hellenic lines. There is no tell
ing for sure what that delicacy hides.
Besides, he is crazy, being a French
man, and he may be crazy like a fox.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30

carpenter Is French, and You Meier Can Tell
What These Gallo Athletes Are Going TO DO

| instead of twenty-seven and fract;o,
rs, tas ,gailoped instead of running; his fat
tesie h, iegs were Just twinkling. in the
p.eachers the Joy was extreme. "I,ool
60 sne Frenchman, the crazy French
man! man He's gona bugsl He's amnctr
"nScn n1, INN blow up at the quarteri"
wSii, ne reached the quarter and did
not oiow up, and continued, lust nat
eerlhg away with his short, fat-heeled
sIep. ne passed the mile and went on.
ne ran ten miles and went on.
aLtsr That, through the long re
ma,suer OF tnat Marathon race, the big
WIN their long, fine stride, in turn
theyd move UP and try to take away
the lead. They tried it and tried It
ana tried it--but they never did it.
Meets Each Challenge
he had one simple way of meeting
Inelr attack. He would be going along
pt-a-pat, pit-a-pat. pit-a-pat. When
ever Snwubb or Longboat or Dorando or
some other champion moved un 70 him
ne simply went pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, pit
a-pat little faster and drew away
again. He held the lead to the end and
won the race and won many after that,
tiil Father Time--the one who always
Vruiy runs to forni-had copped him.
l once went from Paris to London
with a French football team and
watched the game. The French team
was playing Wales, which had beaten
England, Scotland and Ireland. Three
of their best players, by the way, had
missed the train, and the manager, with
a shrug, had wired to Havre to furnish
him three others. All the way up to
London those French boys smoked,
TESTED, ate apples and drank wine. On
the very morning of the game saw
one of the half backs, a Gascon from
Toulouse, at breakfast in the hotel,
Of fare. Suddenly his dstrk eyes lit up
with inspiration; he called a waiter
"Eh, dis doncs" said he, couldn't you
find me somewhers "a little bottle of
Bordeaux"
Well, that gay French team, full of
apples and wine, went out and for the
first half ran Wales all over the field.
They did not score, whenever just on
the point of scoring, they'd carelessly
drop the ball-but they ran Wales all
over the field. At the end of the half
they scattered through the stands to
smoke cigarettes and chat with the
ladies. while the Welshmen, steaming
and glowering, stood in bunch in the
center of the field under the drizzllng
rain, scornful of comfort and relaxa-
tion, and very mad, indeed
Welshmen Peevsd
The end of the interris5ion came;
the Frenchmen we're still in the stands.
The Welsh captain, who was in very
ill-humor at the buffeting these crazy
Frenchmen had given his team, waited
a few minutes and then demanded, as by
the rules he had the right to do, that
the referee blow his whistle and the
game go on. The referee blew.
There was at that moment, on the
French side of the field, just one play
er-the captain. Seeing what was 60
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30

to pay. A good many harsh things
have been said about Dempsey in the
preliminary stories of the fight We
think that good many of them have
peen unjust, but that is academic.
Dempsey would like to answer them.
but he lacks the verbal assurance.
The fight offers him an opportunity.
Once the gloves are on he viii seek to
express his as that SOL" in pantonime
His answer to all his critics, illogical
perhaps but still potent, will be in cut
ting swings with right and left. In
deed, if we are allowed to stretch a
point, we might suggest that his motto
is, Say It with caulifowers."
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30
Gross Family Holds Reunion
This Evening at Ebbets Field

is to box Dutch Brandt ten rounds.
Mickey Russell and Johnny levine will
be seen in the si-round curtain. This
show is to be staged at popular prices.
Four hundred doughboys from the
9th and 77th divisions will be guests
of the Boqing Drome, 10Th Street and
Westchester Avenue, tomorrow night
when Bob Martin, heavyweight cham
pion of the A. E. F. boxes Frank Moran
in the final number of fifteen rounds.
Martin has been training at Freddie
Welsh's health farm. Moran will leave
White Sulphur Springs, Saratoga Lake,
where he has been preparing for sew
eral weeks, at an early hour this after
noon. Both gladiators are reported to
be in tip top form. Each has designs
or the winner of the Carpentier-D Demp-
sey battle.
The trans1ents In town for the big
bout are expected to visit the Bronx in
numbers tomorrow night. Besides the
windup there will be three ten round
ers: Jack Zivic US. Morris; Jack Stone
vs.. Harry Krone, and Jimmy Kelly VS..
Sammy Good. The program will start
promptly at o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30
After His w ak
.ClnanpionFind
He Weighs 1872
'sI'm Glad It's Through"
Says Jack to Williams,
His Battered Target

ATLANTIC CITY, june 2s.--with q
light afteen-minute workout that in
ciuded three rounds of boxing, Jack
Dempsey to-day ended ten weeks Of
training in preparation for the defense
of his worlds championship against
Georges Carpenter at Jersey City 90
Saturday afternoon.
The champion took his final work
out under the burning heat of a mid
afternoon sun under conditions that
may prevail when he crawis into the
ring to face the Europesn champion.
After working for the last two days
in private, Dempsey performed in pub
lie this afternoon in his open air arena
instead Of the old airpfane shed back
of his camp. Included IN the five hun
dred or more spectators was James j.
Corbett, a former worlds champion,
who watched the titIe-hoIder critically
as he went through his PAGES.
Good boy, partner; I'm glad it's
through. You have done good work.
said Dempsey to the much battered
Larry Williams when time was called
ending the final round of boxing. The
title-hoider tenderiy patted Williams
on the back after they had shaken
hands.
Weighs 1872 Pounds
Dempsey's final day Of training was
exceedingly quiet and tame After tax
ing long walk with mike" Trant,
Chicago detective, over the paved high
way leading west from the camp, Demp-
sey returned for a brisk rundown and
light breakfast Before dressing che
champion jumped on the scales IN his
rubbing room and balanced the beam
at 1872 pounds. He expects to shrink
another two pounds from his frame
within the next thirty-six hours.
The champion dropped into an easy
chair in the shade of his front porch
and passed the balance of the morning
chatting with friends until time for mis-
midday nap. After an hour of refresh
ing sleep Dempsey came downstairs,
whisthng softly to himself, and going
into the parlor of his house, thunbed
over q deck Of cards while waiting for
the time to get into his gymnasium
cloCneS.
Eddie O'Hare, the ntddleweight
sparring partner, had left camp early
with the understanding that Dempsey
would not do any more boxing. Jack
was forced to box three rounds with
Williams, the only sparring mata TO
make an appearance.
Attired in flaming crimson shirt
and blue trunks the sunburned Demp-
sey looked every inch a finely trained
fighter when he crawled into the ring.
He were headgear and thick padding
of gauze over his left eye, to avoid any
danger having that cut ripped open.
Some Fast Footwork
The champions speed in footwork
and cleverness in blocking convinced
the experts that Carpenter will not
have an easy task hitting him.
After the crowd filed out of the arena
Manager Jack Kearns gave cut the
program for the next two days. Demp-
sey will do nothing more than punch
the light bags for round OF two to-
morrow. The departure for Jersey City
is scheduled for Friday. He may make
the trip in a special train. He will be
secluded in private residence in Jer-
sey City the night before the battle.
The location of the residence will not
be divulged.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30

Jersey City they will hit home. Demp-
sey is no means the thick-skinned,
abysmal brute sometimes pictured. And
yet we do not think that the possible
factor of a crowd partisan for Carpen-
tier will handicap Dempsey. Such
sting in the air might even lift him up
to his best. AS we have said, he has
an inferiority complex in regard to al
most everything about his equipment
with one exception. He knows he can
fight.
Fighting is what the Freudians would
call his escape" Although he is now
on the top of the wall, Dempsey has
been underdog during most of his life.
Things which happened to him as a
hobo have been paid back in the ring.
He has kept his ego alive by hitting
people on the chin and knocking them
down. There are still some scores left
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30

Willie Herman. the Jersey light
weight. is to box Jimmy Hanlon,' of
Denver, in the twelve-round feature Of
the Armory A. A. show tomorrow night
In the semi-windup of eight rounds
Jimmy Tomasula, of Elizabeth, tackles
Sammy Diamond, of Jersey City.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30
Denapsey's Morale Ebbing as
Tale of -Four Fists Nedrs End
Jack Johnson Denied
Chance to See Fight

WASHINGTON, June 2s.--Appeais
to the Department of Justice
for the parole of Jack Johnson, for
mer worlds heavyweight champion,
have been turned down, Attorney
General Daugherty announced to-
day.
The Attorney General said that,
considering the crime" he did not
feel that the parole privileges should
be extended merely to allow Johnson
to witness the worlds title fight at
Jersey City on Saturday. Johnson's
term at the Leavenworth prison ex-
pires on July 8.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-30

He is keenly sensitive to the criti-
cism of crowds. The newspaper cam
paign against him hurt He was not
insensitive to the jeering of the crowd
at Madison Square Garden the night he
fought Brennan. If there are ieers in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
ISLAND PARK
PAVILION ALL
READY FOR TODAY

Everything is in readiness for the
big opening at the Island Park pa
vilon today. Manager Appleby who
has had supervision of all the i'm
provements at Island park for Will
liam F. Gray, has seen to it that the
final touches have been applied and
that when the crowd arrives for the
first dancing party tonight, there
will be everything to make the eve
ming enjoyable.
Douglas orchestra will be on hand
to furnish the music and Art"
Spaulding has arrived to have gen.
eral charge of the pavilion. Ample
parking space has been provided
for automobiles with a man in
charge to look after the machines.
The pavilion will be handsomely
decorated for the occasion and as
the building is entirely new, it will
seem like the opening of an entirely
new resort.
Island park on the Fourth prom
ises to be one of the busiest places
in Kennebec county. In addition to
the dancing in the pavilion, extensive
plans have been made to accommo-
date the hundreds who will go there
for picnics. "Bubblers'' supplying
city water have been installed on the
grounds and there will be refresh
ment booths where all kinds of
light leafs" may be obtained. De-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
GIRLS CLUB NOTES

The porch party at the Augusta
Girls Community Club will be omit
ted this next week Monday. On
Wednesday of this next week, the
members of the Gardiner Girls Club
are planning to so to Tacoma for an
outing. They extend a cordial invi-
tation to the members of the Augusta
club to attend. Mrs. Currier of
Gardiner has charge of the party.
The girls from this city are plan
ming to leave on the car which leaves
here at . o'clock or come later, any
time which is convenient to them.
The girls who want to are carrying
a picnic lunch and others are plan
ming to eat at the Inn. The larger
part of the girls are planning to stay
for the dance in the evening.
The members of the Augusta club
are aiding in the Chautauqua plans
in every way that they can. Notices
of the coming event have been sent
to the club members.
The weekly list of events at the
Girls club for the summer includes
tennis Thursday afternoons at the
Davies court and the boat ride down
river Thursday evenings.
Miss Corinne L. Paine. executive
secretary of the Augusta Girls Com
munity Club, is going to enjoy two
months vacation from her duties.
She left Friday for a three or four
weeks outing at Belgrade. Then she
will go to her home in Danielson,
Conn. where she will enjoy the rest
OF the time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
ADJUSTMENTS
SEE MY LAWYER"
HEADS JOY BILL
AT COLONIAL

When someone says See Ny Law
YER it rarely brings anything but
gloom. But it will be far different at
the Colonial today. JOY uncOntined
and in great big lunches will he at
forded by the big bill Manager Apple
by has presented for the Weekend.
The main feature Is the Robertson
Cole super-spccial, "See Ny Lawyer"
in which T. Roy Barnes, one of the
biggest of all stage comedians, APP
pears, Then, too. this is the day
when every youngster at the matinee
will be given lollypop.
AS play. See Ny Lawyer" was
presented several years ago by A. II.
Woods with T. Roy Barnes in the
leading role. In taking the same char
acter on the screen. Mr.. Barnes has
added little more pep" and if any
thing. gives little better perform
.tnce than he did behind the foCtlights.
The photoplay was directed by AL.
Christie and this in itself assures the
proper sort of production. Mr.. Barnes
is supported by Grace Darmcnd who
was seen at the Colonial this week in
THE Beautiful Gambler"
The story of See My Lawyer is
unusual and jammed with humor.
Bob Gardner GEarmes) discovers an
inventor, Trucman by name, who as
sures him he has discovered a chemi-
cal method of making rubber. Bob is
convinced and Immediately begins to
deluge the country with circulars in
viting investment in the now enter
prise, The executives of the rubber
trust become interested and ask n
demonstration with a view to buying
the rubber making formula. About
the time the trust experts are to
gather, Billy Noble. Bob's chum. dis
covers that Trueman is fake and his
machine a joke. From here the story
moves with alternating hilarit, and
seriousness that make it one of the
most Fascinating comedies yet unfold
ed on the screen.
NO Children Is a Pathe comedy
that will be shown today which is sdre
to be a riot of fun. Fighting Fury
is a two-reel western and the Pathe
Review will also be on the program
tGv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
sgd CHAPLIN is
BACK-HERE ON
THE FOURTH

There's nothing like having a great
big jollification on the Fourth, says
Manager Appleby of the Colonial
theatre. He has. accordingly, provid-
ed an entertainment for the Great and
Glorious day that for fun and all
around interest has rarely if ever been
cqualled at the cool and coy Colonial.
sydney Chaplin will be there in the
Paramount picture, "king-Queen-
Joker" 1t is a whale of a comedy and
signalizes the return to the screen Of
the famous star after three months
absence. While sgd is not as famous
as his brother Charlie, he is every bit
as funny and some say that his COM
edy is even more startling than
Charles.
"King-Queen-Joker" is a story of
unusual thrill coupled with eXcep-
tional comedy features. Mr.. Chaplin
is quite out of the ordinary, and one
may get an idea of its cost when a
trip to England, France and Switzer-
land of nine weeks duration was made
by the entire company just to film
some of the scenes.
A number of innovations in picture
producing were used by Mr.. Chaplin
in the making of the production, one of
them being the use of airplanes to car
nv the company to distant locations.
practically inaccessible by any other
means of transportation.
With the induction of many novel
stunts into this picture, Mr.. Chapiin's
offering is said to be an unusual one.
LATHE MACPHERSON heads capable
supporting company.
Another rafting comedy is also on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

licious shore dinners especially pre-
pared by Chef Voyer will be served
at the Inn. Boating. bathing and
fishing will be enjoyed, trips will be
taken in the AlcedO III with Russ
Pernette in charge and in the eve
ming there will be a big display of
fireworks from a float anchored in
the lake off the park.
Were going to make it the great
est and most glorious Fourth in the
history of the place." says Manager
Appleby. Those who have been
privileged to look over the resort
and see the things that have been
prepared agree with him.-Ade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
Dancing at Louden Hill This Eve
ming and the Fourth

The well and fayorably known
Louden Hill ball room, owning one
of the best floors known in this sec
ton of Maine will be open for dane
ing this evening and the Fourth of
July. The Imperial orchestra will
furnish the necessary melodies
which promises rare enjoyment to
the dancing public.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
Everyone Waiting for Big Show t.
Arrive


Augusta people are anXiously wait
ing for the arrival tomorrow of the
American Exposition Shows which
will exhibit on the trotting park here
all next week, opening with a mat
inee performance Monday, July 4th.
The American Exposition Shows
is said to be the largest Carnival
organization in the east and carries
only attractions that are Of the high
est order, including a big one-ring
circus, wild animal show, circus
side show, vaudeville theatre and
dancing pavilion. also athletic show
merry go-round, ferris wheel and 40
other attractions including one of
the worlds greatest free offerings.
Dare Devil Van Norman, who rides
a bicycle down q sixty foot incline
diving from it in mid-a and turn
ing a double somersault, then land
ing into a tank of water. This at
traction is the highest priced free
attraction carried by any Carnival in
America, and takes place free at
1890 each night during the shows
stay in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

Miss Gertrude Hill Plaisted, assist
ant secretary to Governor Baxter.
will pass the Fourth at Eliot where
she will visit her nephew, Harris NJ.
Plaisted, son of the late Ralph p.
Plaisted of Bangor, at Camp Lanier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

the holiday bill. 1t is His Fiery
Beat" which cores from the Sunshine
studios. Tho Burton Holmes Trav-
eloguc and the Kinograms Will make
the days program one of the rarcst
and most enjoyable.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

Miss Helen kanaley of Bangor will
pass the Fourth in this city, the guest
of her sister, Miss Mary E. Kanaley,
stenographer to Governor Baxter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

Miss Jean Todd, executive secre-
tary of the Augusta Chapter of the
Red Cross, will leave this morning for
Peaks Island for a short visit with
relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

! Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh A. Williams of
Randolph. Mass, were visitors Fri
, day. in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

Police Officer William p. Fox re-
sumed his duties Friday morning, af-
ter two weeks vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
COMFY TALMADGE
HERE ON TUESDAY

Constance Talmadge, more popular
each succeeding time she appears. will
be at the Colonial theatre on Tuesday
in Good References" her latest COM
edy 1t shows the unusually popular
star in a new type of story and a new
kind of role.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

The Misses Esther Carlin and Isa-
peiie Carlin of Bangor are visiting
airs. John Connelley on Grove street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. r. w Stevens of
Calais passed Friday in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-02
AUGUSTA LOCALS

W. d. Snow of Skowhegan was
business caller Friday, in this city.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-06
CLEANUP WEEK

Next week is "Clean-Up" week and
Mayor Hendee has issued a proclama-
ton requesting that everyone go over
their premises thoroughly and get out
all the old rubbish that has been ac-
cumulating all winter and put it out SO
that the garbage men can get it. Put 1t
on the curb and it will be taken away,
all that you put there.
The city will be gone over by teams
as follows:
First Ward-26th to Cedar avenues,
May 9th and 10th.
Second Ward-Cedar to Baker ave-
nues, May 18th and 18th.
Third Ward-Baker avenue to Bor-
ough of Wildwood Crest line, May 18th
and 18th. (.
Get ready for the garbage man and
have your rubbish ready when he calls.
1t will help the appearance of your prop
erty and aid the city in its endeavor to
prepare itself for the summer season.