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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
ny William II. Rocnp.

Jack Dempsey has been acclaimed
the creates. heavyweight OF ali time.
Those who have given him that
label probably never saw John l..
Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Bob Fita
simmons, James j. Jenries. Tom
Sharkey, Peter Mnher or even Kid
Mccoy when they were at their best.
These men would fight once a month
IL IL had been necessary. and 1t was
not unusual for Maher. Sharkey or
Mccoy to box twice In one moon.
Admitting that Dempsey's admirers
are correct, even though they had
never seen the heavyweights OF yore
in action. let him prove that they
have not made "A miscue.
In 1891 Corbett met three heavy
weights in n New York ring the
same night He stopped Bill Spill
ings In one round; Bob Caflrey in A
round and Joe LannRn in three rounds,
without taking off the gloves. Billy
Madden WAS the manager OF Peter
Maher Mt the time. Corbett had re-
fused a $4,000 purse to meet the
Irish champion In New Orleans He
told us there were easier men than
Maher In the ring. In fact, Corhett
had his mind sct on the heavyweight
NIoWh anu Dill! Bray. mis- manager.
was schooling him along those lines.
Madden was determined that Maher
should emulate Corbett. In the
spring OF 1s9l--,ne same year Cor
bett performed the feat OF stopping
three men the same night-Maher
did the same thing. He came TO the
arena little the worse for meet
ing number Of Bowery friends
When he stopped his first opponent
In less than round he started to
peel off the gloves. wait, Peter
there is another one said Madden
oh. very WELL" replied Maher. and
the second one was sent to dream
land in the same time A similar
dialogue ensure and Maher met the
third opponent and dropped him In
the second round. Are there any
more?" he uneried Madden. No
| answered Billy. Afterward he told
us that Maher WAS in such fight
ing humor TINT night that he would
have met regiment OF boxers. one
nfter the other. Jeffries essayed
TO do the same trick and stopped
| two men and injured his arm on the
third and the bout was called off.
In view OF the fact that Dempsey
Is rated az the greatest heavyweight
OF all time by his admirers. Let him
take Harry ,Greh, middleweieht;
| Bill Brennan and Angelo Ffrpo. tho
! Argentine heavyweight, In the same
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
WOMAN COACHES NINE
WHICH WINS PENNANT
Miss Elsa Staroske Proved Elk.
cellcnt Leader for ST.
Louis BOYS.
IBy Associated Press. I

ST. LOUIS. June IA champion
snip baseball nine developed and
coached by woman won Individual
roid medals and u silver loving Gun
In the Public School League here
which has Just closed its season. The
coach. Miss Elsa Staroske. had gen
eral supervision OF the Meramec
school team In practice and in play
ing. The team manager and captain
directed the club on the playing field
after receiving advice from their
coach
The medals and loving cup were
offered by the ST. Louis Post Dis
patch
Miss Staroske says she has been
Interested in athletics from the
standpoint OF a teacher who attempt.
20 direct the physical development
or student az well as the mental.
our winning the pennant, was
not all my work" she said. '"rhe
hoys had tho proper spirit, played
good ball and were determined to
show other teams they could win
even II they did have woman for
coach. I'm for them and they are
for me, and by working together we
won.
Some boys can play certain places
better than others. I've learned. but
the best way to manage a boys team
liz tn depend upon the youngsters
themselves. and make them believe
they have To come through and some
how or other they will IL you en-
courage them.
we nrst learned TO hit the ball
and hit IT hard. Good batting, with
good pitching won for us. our
feidins was pretty good AZ whole
but the main thing about our team
winning was due to the boys eager
ness. determination and Willingness.
II did not know the proper play
Or just what To call II. they did"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
QUINN is IRON MAN

WI spS. y. G.. June IL Quinn to-
day pitched Wilson to a double VIC
tor. over the kicking Norfolk Tars,
TO and to /.
Both games were brilliantly
pitched. the second being even bet
ter than the hrst
Stanley was put off the field for
attacking Umpire Holland
In the second KANE the work of
the entire wilson inheld was the hest
seen here this season In the frst
game, while the hitting OF Crouch
ana walters was timely. Mathag'a
sensational catch and the hitting OF
walker and Quinn, featured the sec
ond game. The double victory put.
he Tobacconists in the second place,
First GAME.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
JOCKEY MAKES EXTRA
"JACK" DURING LEAVE
TBy Associated Press.

PARIS, June 17.-Marcel Allemand.
one of the leading Jockeys OF French
extraction on the French turf. now
doing his military service with a
cavalry unit at Dion, wishes Whit
suntide came several times a year.
ohthlning three-day leave over
the holidays. Aliemand Immediately
repaired to the st. Cloud Race Track
where ne was engaged for three
mounts. The next day at Chantiily
ne again rode three mounts. one OF
whlch was the winner. He finished
his leave at st. Cloud, riding mother
winning mount out OF three.
Allemand received $500 francs for
his three days work
During his eighteen months. mill.
tary service the Jockey will earn a74
francs in S4s days at 30 oentimes a
day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
DOCTOR DISCOVERS
new RUPTURE REMEDY

prominent Ohio physician has
discovered wonderful new method,
which la completely revolutionizing
tho treatment OF rupture. This rem
edy lis totally different from any
other---no operation--no cutting, and
nothing to rub on" Any one can
use 1t without pain or danger and
without losing an hour from work.
Relief Is felt almost Immediately,
To- seem mira c,,sous ua Ayv 90 one a pho a 10
ruptured may obtain full Information
regarding this remarkable discovery.
by writing E.FH. Scott, Hernia Spc-
clalist.N f76sD. Scott Bldg. Akron.
OHIO. who Will send interesting book,
LET ~ plain sealed k.Rrap pe Ahy. Z
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
SOUTH AMERICAN
UNASSUN1ING CHAP
LRy United News.l

BUENOS AIRES. June 17.-Luis
Angel Firpo. the South American
heavyweight boxing champion. isn't
In any hurry TO wear the laurel
wreath.
He went To America for a litue
oNhibitnn work and to arrange a
night with Jack Dempsey. Although
Firpo failed to make date wf,h
Dempsey he won three knockouts
and started back home.
committee here started arranK-
ing public reception for him. but
ifs plans were dropped when a wire
less was received from the hig
Fighter declining TO accept any
honors.
Il will only accept honors after
reaching the top" he declared.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
ROCAP QUESTIONS GREATNESS
OF CHAMPION JACK DEMPSEY
Philadelphia Writer Points Achievements of Sulli.
van. Corbett, Fitzsimmons and Jefries--Suggests
Present Champ Meet Greb Frpo

ring and try tn stop them inside OF
four rounds each. 1t would be a
splendid Fourth Of July attraction
for Boyle's Thirty Acres and Dempsey
would have the chance OF proving
that his friends are right.
&C., 1922. by Public Ledger Coz
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
GIBBONS DESIRES
I'D CHANGE AT CREB
IBy United News.l

NEW YORK. July 17.-Tommy
Gibbons now believes he was stale
when he was licked by Harry Greb.
Pittsburgh's flying Dutohman, few
months ago, and he is understood to
have asked for q return bout against
0rrb. & IN
Neither Tex Richard nor Frank
Flournoy. Richards match maker.
would say if ARRANGEMENTS are being
made for such fight here. but Floyd
Fitxslmmons admits TO the world he
Is anxious to stage the affair In his
arena mt Michigan City.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
SELECT OFFICIALS
FOR WATER EVENT
tRy Associated press.1

NEW YORK, juno 17.--Iuien w.
Curtis. of Yale. will act as referee at
tho Intercollegiate regatta at Poush-
keepsie. Juno as; Elliott Farley and
Charles y. Shear. both OF Harvard,
will be tho timekeepers. and Henry
Penn Burke. commodore Of the
.Schuylkill navy. Judge at the finish.
fThese appointments ware announced
today by Norton q, Bogue, chairman
OF the board of stewards, Of, the In
/, tereollegiats Rowing Association.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
GOTHAM is AFTER -
MIXED PRIZE FIGHTS
nv United News.1

NEW YORK. June 17.-Although
the New York state Boxing Conn
mission has not officially lifted the
hand on mixed boxing bouts. the hope
that II Will do so at its next meet
ing has opened the way for n lot
of tentative matches between white
and colorcd boys.
The first OF these, It Is expected.
Will he between Marty Cross. the
humping East slider one OF the
city's leading white welterweights.
and Panama Ioe Cans. who Is re-
garded as unuucstIonahly the best
negro battlcr of his weight In the
world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
AND TENDLER
TO MEET ON JULY q
Try United Newsl

NEW York. June l7.-Renuy
Leonard Will defend his title OF light
weight champion against Lew Tend .
Ter In n twelve round bout at Jer-
sey city on July % and not on July
30. Ak previously planned.
Articles have been signed be-
tween 5.eunard's anu Tenders man
ayers and With Tex Richard. who
Will promote the match. Each boxer
then posted n $4,000 check for
weight and appearance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18

Summary: Earned runs-Norfolk,
3; Wilson. S. Three-base hits--Gal-
lagher. Mathag. Two-base hits
walker, Walters. Sacrifice hits
Crouch. Adams. Stolen bases
Crouch. walters. Adams. Left on
baseH-Norfolk, 8; Wilson. 2. Struck
out-Peterson, 5: Quinn, g. Base on
balis--off Peterson. {. Double plays
Walker to Crouch t2). Time: 40.
Cmpires-Shaeter and Holland.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
BUILDERS TAKE ONE

PORTSMOUTH, June l7.--Bonifay
displaying slightly better form than
Manning as relief hurler. Newpor,
News took this afternoons game. I
10 3. making clean sweep OF tho
series. Main started for the win
ners and lasted one-third OF an in
ming. Ledbetter was chased from
the box in the second. wood. Boni-
fay and Smith displayed the best
batting form.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
Totals
Portsmouth.

Summary: Two base hits--RonIfay,
2: Smith, 2. Double plays--Yoter to
Allen to Rooney. Sacrifice hits
Rangs. Stolen bases-B8nga, Whit
craft. Malonee. 3: Rooney. Allen.
Left on bases-Ncwport News. 4:
Portsmouth. s. Strike outs-BonI-
fay. 2; Manning. .. Bases on balls
Main, 2: Bombay. s.; Manning, l..
Wild pitch--Bonifay. Time, 1855,
Empires. Shaefer and Ortiz.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
STANDARD PAPER NINE
SWAMPS GOVERNMENT

Standard Paper Manufacturing Com
pany defeated the Government team
at Seven Pines. 90 to /. Darris.
pitching for Standard famed four
teen men.
Score by innings: RI F.
Standard .......300 1885 3l5-a2 81 Q
Government 900 Dl0 OOD-1 : <
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
Rocky Mount.

! 'NNWIHIHT! - fIWTHF-THH " CIT Ut.
Two base hit---o.dring. Calder t2).
Sacrince hits-ArBgon. -. Walker
Rates. i.cft on bascs-Richmond. Z:
Rocky Mount, 9. Double plays
Weafrr 10 Thompson TO Wesfer:
Steinhrcnner 10 Narls.ky TO Swacina.
Narlcsky 10 Swacina. Base on balls
, of Noel 5; on -. Walker. none.
strike outs--by Noel. none; by d.
Walker. l. stolen basas-F. Walker.
Bates. Time Of same--i:i5. Umpires
--Breslin and Blackburn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18

Summary: Earned runs-Norfolk,
0: Wilson. 3. Home runs-Walker.
Three base hits-Qninn. Two ba sc
hits--Walker. RIGGS. Sacrifice hits
MathRg. Head. Stolen bases
Crouch. Walters t2). Left on bases
Norfolk. s; Wilson, &. Struck out
by Stanley. /; by Jones. !. Base on
balls-oft Quinn, 2; off Jones. 8.
Double piays-Quinn TO Head to
Crouch. Passed ball--KrouRer. Time
--1:i0. Umpires-Holland and
Shaefe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18

international Lengne ResuIts.
Baltimore, 40; Syracuse. ga.
Newark, g.; Toronto, 3.
Reading. s; Rochester. Q.
Jersey city, s: Buffalo. 3.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15
LOSE S124,OOO
To SUIT CLUBS
Yale Tailoring System Manager
Missing After Muleting 5000
Patrons.

The Yale Tailoring System
mulcted the tri-cities and surround
ing towns of s124,0Oo, according to
estimates made today.
The proprietor of the company,
]. E. Ryan, has been missing from
Davenport since Dec. 5, and the
hundreds of people who paid him
money for clothing at his place of
business Oh the fifth floor Of the
Schmidt building, have given up all
hope of getting their cash back
Two thousand subscribers to Ryan
system" in the tri-cities paid ap-
proximately $48 each for suits of
clothes they never received. or
which were unsatisfactory. A thou
sand subscribers at Clinton paid
about $40 apiece.
Goods which the Yale Tailoring
System left behind were sold to-
day by Constable Gus Blambo. The
value of the goods was estimated
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15
COLD STORAGE
BEEF DECREASE

A decrease of 4O.47o,S00 pounds
of beef in Illinois cold storage
houses at the end of last month as
compared with the holdings at the
end of February. 1921. was record
ed in the monthly report Of the di-
vision of foods and diaries of the
state department of agriculture.
Beef in cold storage houses at
the end of February totalled 3d.
eS6 ,263 pounds, against 73.757, O63
pounds a year ago. Pork holdings
at the end of last month were 81
l11.S27 pounds, a decrease OF IT,
1912 pounds from the holdings
the same month year ago, but an
increase of more than 100000
pounds over January, 1922.
Increases were noted in the hold
ings of fish. chickens, game and
creamery butter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15
'PUNcHERS' AT
WORK ON LANCE
SAFE Get $40
Use Pass Key to Get Into Grocery
Store; Stock In Building Is
Undisturbed.

Yeggs last night broke into the
II. LANCE grocery store, 2706 Sew
enth avenue. and punched" the
lock of compound steel safe. es-
Gaping with between $50 and $40 in
money.
The safe cracking was not discov-
cred until o'clock this morning
when L. c. Heitmann, an employe,
opened the the store.
The yeggs gained entrance by use
of pass key. They left the front
door unlocked The dial on the
safe door had been chiseled off, a
punch inserted and the lock bolt
driven back. The door was opened
easily then.
Stock Not Touched.
The yeggs did not bother to take
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15


at $3.50, while the six law suits
which have been filed against the
company total 1912. When court
costs are paid the money will not be
sufficient to reimburse those who
filed suits. 1t is said that on this
account it will be useless for other
Yale subscribers to attempt to col
lect their money.
Laboring men were the hardest
hit by Ryan's operations. Repre-
sentatives of the Yale Tailoring
System visited factories in Daven-
port and explained to the employees
how, by paying two dollars week.
they could easily obtain s4S suit.
Men whose three-dollar shoes were
run down at the heels faithfully paid
their two dollars a week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15

any OF the store stock and outside
OF the damaged safe the store was
left in order.
The police were called They
failed to gain any clues as to the
guilty ones.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15
DEAN LONG TO BE
LENTEN PREACHER
TRINITY CHURCH

Very Rev. George Long. dean of
the cathedral at Quincy. will be the
Lenten preacher in Trinity Episco-
pal church at 7:45 o'clock tonight.
The service will consist of evening
prayer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15

Human body contains 62.43 per
cent oxygen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-15

Moon was first photographed in
1871
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23
STREET DEPT. DOES WORK FOR
 WHICH S31 ,75O WAS APPROPRIATED


 In Hamilton avenue, from Stanton avenue northerly and then to the She- tucket river, a sewer has been laid. It consists of about 300 feet of 12 inch pipe and 1000 feet of inch. The ap- propriation for the work was s2,S00.
 Another sewer that has been fin- ished is in York avenue. for which $450 was appropriated. This is about 250 feet of 8 inch pipe.
 The Boswell avenue sewer for which the appropriation was $6,000. has been laid from Hickory street northerly for about 1,500S feet, using 10 inch and 8 inch pipe. This was through solid ledge most of the way. In fact all of the sewer work has run up against rock lodges.
 The Laurel Hill avenue sewer. which includes Bentley, Warrington and Wa trous avenues. for which the appro- priation was s6,O00 is well under way and will be finished before a great while. The work here will cover about 1 1000 feet. .
 The work of covering in the Frank | lin street. brook at Rose place on the so- called Vaughn property has beer | finished The city meeting made ar appropriation of $4,000 for this Tht public works department has alsC ] found some iron fence repair worl to do on North Cliff street, Pores street and North Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23

ing was to have received his degree last Tuesday but could not leave the White House. As it is less than two years since he received his Scottish Rite de- grees at Columbus, Ohio, his Is not able instance in point of the elevation of man of civic distinction to honorary membership in the Supreme Council.
 MT. Woods of Bridgeport who will re- ceive his S3rd degree has enacted very important part in Consistory work espec- tally in the S2nd degree.
 SOCIETY,"
 Mss Louise B Meech Is at Atlantic City.
 Miss Dorothy Lester, 's4 and Miss Margaret L. Chin '25, have returned to Mount Holyo1e college whikh opened Friday.
 Mrs. John F. sevin with Mrs. .clarence 1 D. Sevin, Mrs. Charles w Vaughn and Miss Ruby E. Vaughn as her motor guests has returned from Littleton, N IT i Mir and Mrs. Edmund W Perkins with their son. Eric. recently opened their ] home on Washington street after spend. l ing the summer at Nantucket 1 Mrs. James Lewis Smith is at Broad. view farm, on Mystic river for severa days, visiing her nephew and niecel | Commander and Mrs. John A. Monroe.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23
HIGHWAY HINTS FOR
 EASTERN CONNECTICUT

The following are the road contracts in force in eastern Connecticut:
 At Taftville a concrete approach 10 Jewett City road is being put in. Will be open Saturday.
 A short piece of concrete road is being put in at the west end of the Thames river bridge. Finished.
 Two and one-half miles of bitumi- nous macadam between Hebron Cen ter and Columbia are under construc- tion. A detour is provided.
 Broad street in New London from the end of the brick pavement to the city line is under construction. Open on one side of the road whole dis tance.
 Three miles of road between Me chanicsyflle and GrosvenordalA are under construction which does not in- terfere with traffic in any way
 Four miles of road between Daniel son and the Rhode Island line at Lit tie Rest are open to traffic as far as the top of Dark Lantern Hill
 Three miles of road between Boz rahville and Colchester are under con- struction. The road is rough but pas sable.
 Between Little Boston School house and Blackhall on the Shoe road from Mantle to Old Lyme four miles of road is finished except for shoulder work.
 From North Stonington south for about two miles asphalt is being ap- piled. The lower half of this section is closed. A good detour via Pendleton Hill road is provided. In Norwich on Fox Hill a concrete road is under construction. Detour via. Palmer street.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23
PERSONALS

Maurice and Lewis Partridge of the drawbridge have purchased a new 92S automobile.
 Miss Bertha Ramage of New Britain is spending few days with relatives in this city and Montville.
 Kenneth Main of this city is enrolled as a student this year at school of ac- counting and finance in Boston. Mrs. Hattie Turner of East Norwich has returned to her home after visiting with relatives and friends in Preston. MT. and Mrs. George Lathrop of Nor wich visited Mir and Mrs A. B. Sim mons of Ballouyille early in the week.
 Mrs Colbert Courchaine has moved from Central Village to Norwich 70 make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Eu- gene Rivers.
 Mrs. Robert Campbell and Miss Han nah Duncan of Norwich recently visited Mir. and Mrs A. E. Mott and family at Wauregan.
 Miss Helen Lynch and Miss Mabel Browning have returned to their homes at Montville after spending the vacation at Burlington, Vt.
 Mrs Edward A Browning has return ed to her home at Green Hill, R. L. hay ing attended the funeral of Mrs. Silas Browning of Norwich, l E. Fitch Johnson of Plainfield has re- turned home from Backus hospital, Nor wich, where he spent several days for surgical treatment for his right arm. Matthew J. Sheridan son of MT. and Mrs. James P Sheridan of Unior 1 street, John P Murphy and Richard Tanning left Wednesday to begin 2 years course at Holy Cross College
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23
RALLY SOCIAL HELD BY
 CENTRAL BAPTIST SCH

There was large attendance at the Sunday school rally social held Friday evening at the Central Baptist church. The program opened at 7.30 o'clock with music and an informal reception. At s o'clock a brief address of welcome was given by James L. Case, superintendent of the Sunday school, and was followed by two reels of motion pictures, one a comedy reel and the other showing scenes in Yellowstone Park. Between the pie lures Miss Elizabeth Lane, violinist. rem dered Souvenir (Drdla) and Minuet Rudolph Schiller).
 After a brief address by Rev. W. T. Thayer of Hartford, two more reels of movies were shown. Rev. David A. Pitt. D. D., pastor of the church, spoke briefly. Music a social hour and refreshments of ice cream and cookies brought the pleas ant evening to a close.
 The orchestra comprised Miss Olive Linton, piano, Miss Elizabeth Lane, vio- linist. and George Ashbey, cornet. Miss Bessie Grimes and Mrs. Charles A. flag berg had change of the arrangements for teh social, G. Fred Moves had charge of i the music and Mrs Henrietta Tefft was in charge of the refreshments.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23

Such good progress has been made during the summer months by the public works department under street commissioner A. B. Cruthers that practically all the new work laid out by the annual city meeting his al- ready been completed. Macadam re- pairs to Perkins avenue will be fin ished next Tuesday and the work on the Laurel Hill sewer is well under way, these two being the only pieces of new work that have not been en- tirely finished.
 The work that has been done is un> der a total of s31,750 that was appro- priated by the annual city meeting.
 On Asylum street, for which an ap- propriation of s7,000 was voted, 1900 feet of tar bound macadam has been laid from West Main to Newton streets and on Mechanic street, from West Main to Spring 1,300 feet of the same kind of road has been laid under the appropriation of s6,000
 4 concrete slab roadbed IS feet wide
 has been laid in Shipping street be-
 tween West Thames street and the railroad, about 500 feet for which there was an extra item of $3,000 plac- ed in ordinary repairs The Perkins avenue work was provided for by an item of $2,000 in macadam repairs New sewer work has been another line in which the public works de-
 partment has had much to do.