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Mrs. Stratton Entertains.

The Ro0k Club met Wednesday Of
last week with Mrs. Allyedell Stratton
Quite number Of interesting games
We're played and, for high score, Mrs.
]. $. Gray, cutting with Mrs. ]. T.
Adger and Miss Mary Pickett, won a
lovely ivory tray, and Mrs. j. B.
Walker, cutting with Mrs. ]. NJ. Far
rim and Miss Alma Heifner, captured
the guest prize, pretty breakfast set.
Pineapple sundae, tipped with cher
ries, and angels food cake were served
to the guests. who were: Mesdames
]. 7. Adger. w. +. Bell, A. s. Brown,
]. J. Doles, J. NJ. Farrin, ]. D. Fenet.
E. $. Fluitt, ]. s. Gray, G. G. Lyon,
w. H. Martin, ]. 7. Rodgers, j. b. and
]. f. Walker and II. Il. Wycle, and
Misses Mary Pickett and Alma Heifner.
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cake, with seven burning candies ON It.
and ice cream galore
Mr.. r. s. Doles is in Mooringsport
visiting his son, DIR. H. P. Doles.
"A protracted meeting was begun
at the Methodist Church Monday eve
ming.
Miss Leila White, of Shreveport.
Is the charming guest of Miss Margery
Wyche.
Julius Keeth, OF H0sston. is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
Sanders.
Little Sam Boggs, Of Shreveport.
is here on visit with his grandmother.
Mrs. j. S. Gray.
Mrs. Webb Martin returned home
Sunday from Shreveport, where she
visited Mrs. Paul Allen.
Miss Nettie Honeycutt, nov of
Shreveport, was guest Of Mrs. ]. S.
Gray Tuesday and yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Purcell and
Miss Frances are for the present max
ing their home in Shreveport.
Mrs. NJ. L. Fluitt, of Monroe, is
having quite pleasant visit with her
children, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Fluitt.
Miss Bessie Carstarphen returned
home Sunday from Texarkana, Ark,
where she visited her sister, Mrs. Alton
Foster.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Woody and son.
OF Wichita Falls, Texas, and Mrs. Lula
Denmon are visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Il. A. Woody.
MIR. n. B. Winter, geologist for the
Atlantic Oil and Producing Company,
returned to Plain Dealing Sunday.
night from business trip to Dallas,
Texas.
Mrs. Harper Willis land little son)
Of Shreveport, came in last Saturday
night for an indefinite visit with her
father, Mr.. ]. s. Rodgers Mr.. Willis
accompanied her, returning to the city
Monday.
Mrs. j. G. Logan and her daughter,
Miss Lilline, Of Vanceville, and Miss
Matte Gray Logan and Mr.. Mastin
Henderson, Of Benton, motored up
Tuesday to spend the day with Mrs.
]. s. Gray.
Misses nena Sherburne, Annie Lou
Sentell, Bernice Stroud and Lois Kelly
left last Friday for Camp Lassa, some
miles out from Shreveport, going as
delegates to represent Sunday schools
of the parish.
MIR. A. 5. Sutton, of the Invincible
Oil Corporation, has been in Plain
Dealing recently and has acquired
quite a bit of acreage in the vicinity of
the Demoss No. prospect well, which
is being put down under the supervis-
ion of the Louisiana Oil and Refining
Corporation.
Quite a number of the residents Of
Plain Dealing attended church ut Cot
tage Grove Sunday and later partook
of the fine dinner spread for all. The
services of that day brought to close
"A successful meeting conducted ut the
Cottage Grove Church for some days
by Rev.4H. j. McGehee aud Rev. b. c.
Bell. AS result of the two meetings
just held by Reys. McGehee and Bell
at Alden Bridge and Cottage Grove
there were twenty-seven converts. OF
this number seventeen united with the
Presbyterian Church. Six will unite
with the Methodist Church and four
with the Baptist Church.
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Teachers Examination.

The next examination for teachers
certificates will be held in Benton July
31st, August 1st and I'd, for whites ;
August 10th, 11th and 18th for colored.
The examination upon books OF the
Teachers Reading Course will be given
Saturday, August 5th.
r. v. KERR,
Parish Superintendent Of Schools.
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REGIsTRArloN NOTICE.

THAT all residents of Bossier Parish other
wise qualified to vote may have the priyi-
lege Of registering thirty days prior to the
date OF the coming congressional primary
election (fixed for September 18th nextb.
will, on the dates set forth below, visit all
precincts Of the parish. not recently visited
for the purpose Of making registrations, rte :
carterville Wednesday, July 26th, from
nine to one O'Clock.
Mot Wednesday. July 26th, from two to
$40 o'clock.
yanceyille- Thursday, July 9th. from
ten to 2.3O O'Clock.
Atkins Friday, July 2sth, from ten to
two o'clock.
Taylortown Friday, July 2Sth, from
three to $50 o'clock
Curtis Saturday, July 10Th, from ten to
2.30 o'clock.
Haughton-Wcdncsda August I'd, from
$50 to one o'clock.
Koran Wednesday, August ID. from two
to five O'Clock.
Adner- Thursday, August Sd. from nine
to twelve O'Clock.
Bellevue Thursday, August Sd, from
two to four o'clock
Alden Bridge Wednesday, August 9th,
from $50 to four o'clock.
Lakeport Thursday, August 10th, from
ten to two o'clock.
MARI x. BIxLER.
Registrar Of Voters for Bossier Parish
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ORDINANCE No. 2.

An ordinance ordering . special election to
be held In School District No. 25, in the
Parish OF Bossicr, Louisiana, for the pur-
pose Of submitting to the qualified elect.
0rs Of the said school district the ques-
tion Of the levy Of q special tax Of
mills t$.OO5). for the purpose Of purchase
ing site, building and equipping school
building. and providing additional aid to
the public schools of the said district
Section I. Be 1t ordained by the Bossier
Parish School Board Of the Parish OF Bos-
sier, Louisiana, That a special election be-
and is, hereby ordered to be held in School
District No. %, in the Parish of Bossier,
Louisiana, on the 9Th day OF September,
1922, for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors OF the said school district
entitled to vote thereat the question of the
levy OF special tax OF mills t$.0D5) on
the dollar Of all property in the said school
district subject to state taxation, for q
period Of ten years, the proceeds Of said tax
to be used for purchasing site, building and
equipping school building, and providing ad-
ditiona1 aid to the public schools of the said
school district.
See. q BE II further ordained, etc, That
the ballots to be used at the said election
shall be prepared by the secretary Of the
Parish School Board and shall be in the
following form
FoRA or BALLOT.
Special Elccfiom IL School District No d
Of the Psrish Of Bossier, LoHtsidno.
To be held Ii accordance with a reso-
luton passed by the Parish School Board.
BALLOT
Proposition to levy 5 mills ($.005)
special tax on all property subject to tax
alton in School District No.
25, Parish OF al3ossicr, Lou -
isiana, annually. for Pc Yes -
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fSignafsre Of rote,.J

NOTICE TO yorERs.-To vote in favor
Of the proposition submitted on this bal-
lot, place cress (X1 in the square after
the word Yes." and to vote against 1t.
place similar mark after the word
No. M
Form Of Back Of Ballot.)
School District No. % OF Bossicr
Parish, Louisiana.
Parish OF Bossier-Ward Four.
Taxable valuation, $780,.
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DISTRICT LEG|ONNA|RES
TO HAVE BASKET TEAM

Washington Legionnaires Will pre-
sent a basket ball team Tor local Ians
this season. and Il game has been ar
ranged with the George Washington
University for January J. II Is tNe
,lan OF those behind the Legionnaires
10 stage games each week. bringing
the best cubs in the east to WASH
iHgton.
Charlie Swan. who was in charge OF
the foot hail team. will head the bas-
ket ball club and is dickering TOR TWO
floors. He expects TO close for a play
ing space within ten days when prac-
I, ice will start. Uniforms will be de-
liyered this week.
y meeting of those interested will
be held Monday at SpaldIngs at 4:3o
o'clock. -,
try for places will he Bill Crouch.
Quentin Roosevelt Post; Johnny Hud-
son. Tank Corps Post: Jimmy Card
ner. Lincoln Post; Alec Anderson.
Killeen Post. and Joe Morrisey, Cos
tcllo Post
Perry Preps. 1I0-pound champions
of Mount Pleasant last year. are again
setting a fast pace. Tomorrow night
they will take on the Mackin quint
in tho Calvary gym. Teams wanting
games with the Perrys may be ac-
commodated by calling Hank Slanker.
Col. 56S5W.
Cinco 4. &. won its sixth straight
game when it took the measure of
the Epiphany Troop on the latters
floor by the score of IS to. 16. Man
ager Baum, 1402 Allison street, is
booking games for the Cincos.
StantaIon NIfdgets, in the seventy
fve-pound class, are looking for op-
position. Contests can be obtained by
calling B. Busey, Franklin 7566-W.
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Tips on Playing Basket Ball;
Correct Rule interpretations
BY ED THORP-

O. is it a foul to tap a ball over
your opponents head and regain II
a fter you slip past him?
A. In amateur rules this IL legal.
In professional rules 1t would he
foul, The ball must touch the hoor
cage or another player before either
of the players jumping may recover
1t.
O. When two opponents each have
one hand on the ball, is it a held
ball?
A. Yes. The amateur and profess
siouaI rules both say that this Is n
held hall.
O. Is a foul called when player.
after catching the ball with two
hands, throws the ball, with two
hands. to another player?
A. No.
O. At what time does the referees
duty end in a game?
A. In both amateur and professional
games his duty terminates when he
publicly announces the score at the
end Of the second half.
@. A player catches ball with two
hands, dribbles with one hand and
each hand alternately, catches ball
with two hands at end of dribble
and passes. Is this a foul?
A. No, this In not foul In either
amateur or professional basket ball.
IJ there arc any points about the
game of basket ball or its rules tchtch
pussle you. tcritc Ed Thorp, care Of
the Sporting Editor. incfosing stamped
return envelope. He'll 0fre you q Qss4cb
and correct decsstoA.)
Evening star., 1922-12-17


After twelve years players lifetime
batting average invariably goes down
Bu, Cobb's went up. AT the end OF
1922 cobb's lifetime batting average had
Jumped to .3Iaa. four points higher than
il was in 1916. when apparently he was
Just passing his prime. tbs is the
hiSh,s st batting average OF amy major
league player in the forty seven Years
of big league ball. BY the time Cobb
lays aside his uniform he will have
broken practically every big league reg
ord but home runs.
cobb led the American League twelve
times. the most times a butsnan ever
has led his circuit He led the Ameri
tan League batting parade continu-
orIsly from 1907 TO 1915, inclusive. nine
wears. the longest successive period in
which any player has led any circuit in
any department.
.Iit 800 for 4. Years In Row.
cobb last season tied Hans Wagners
record for hitting 800 or better in sew
enteen successive seasons. Another 500
average in 1928 will give Tyrus record
all /" himst'f Tvrus tied Jesse Bur
lctt's record last season as the only
players who have collected three 400
averages. cobb hit .420 in 1911. 40 in
1912 and .io1 last season. However. il
was necessary to change doubtful hit
in the records to give him 400 rating
in 1922.
cobb tied Willie Keeler'S record last
season us the only PLAYER who has made
over 200 hits in eight seasons. The
Georgia Peach cracked out 200 or
more hits in 1907. 1909. 1911, 1872. 1915.
1915. 1917 and 1922.
cobb has carried 1. 72S big league runs
across the plate. He passed Willie
Keeler las season by four. and needs
only seventeen to tie Wagner's run out
nut the present major league record.
'ry should jack this record up TO an
even 1000 runs before he is through as
a big Lacquer.
Only Wagner Has More BinGles.
only Hans Wagner has cracked out
more bingles than Tyrus. Cobb passed
La joic in total hits last season. but still
needs 100 to tie Wagner's total He
should do that next season also.
In stealing bases Cobb has been sur
passed by only one player in the majors
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namely. Billy Hamilton. Ty filched Sl2
bases during his eighteen seasons,
against 931 for Hamilton. AS Cobb stole
only forty-six bases in the last three
years, he is unlikely to catch Hamilton.
He has the highest batting average
compiled in the American League. APO
in 1911. and the greatest number Of
stolen bases, ninety-six. in 1915. These.
too. are modern records under modern
conditions. Cobb'S average of 40 is
the greatest since the foul strike ru,e
was put in operation.
Cobb Is Now 30 Years Old.
Our hero was born in Banks county.
Georgia, just thirty-siN years ago. HIS
birthday is December II.
He played his first big league game
IN Detroit on August 80. 1905. before he
was nineteen years old. The Yanks
wer. playing the Tigrs. and Chesbro
was pitching for New York. He broke
in with a splash. Mcintyre was on third
and Lindsay on second with two out
when the Peach" came to bat for the
first time. He sent in both runners
with a double.
Ty was one of base balls greatest
bargains, as Detroit purchased him from
Augusta for the fabulous price of 500
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IN the east. through games that
Notr. Pane has prayed with West
Point and Rutgers. the ability or
knutc as Il coach is fully appreciated
Indeed. his methods and system are
regarded as representing one OF the
best examples of modern FOOT pail
thought.
Is Man of Vision.
Rocknc is more than foot ball
coach. He is Il man of breadth ana
vision and professional attachments.
Until this year he taught chemistry
at Notre Dame and would be teachlhS
il now had not the athletic depart
ment grown to an extent mat re-
uuirrs his full attention.
He came 10 this country with MS
parents from Norway in 1894, when
IL. was five years old. The famlly
settled in Chicago and knute went
TO the public schools. finally BENG
graduated from the old Northwest
Division High School. where he was
known as n crack sprinter and pole
yaulter He played 10 foot ball.
His great ambition was to go 10
college, but his parents had no money
with which to have him educated.
consequently he took position In
th. railway mail service as transfer
clerk with the idea of saving enough
TO nav for IA course ut the University
of Illinois.
Works While in College.
After four years in the mail serE-
Evening star., 1922-12-17
DOZEN MORE BATTLES
FOR GALLAUDET QU|NT

Gallaudet College, which opened its
basket ball season last night with a
game with Catholic University. will
play a dozen more contests, none OF
which will take place until after the
holidays.
d. Seven of the games will be played
in Washington and five away. A half
dozen will be decided at Kendall
Green, the combat with George Wash
ington being billed for the Coliseum
Quantico Marines, who made their
presence felt on the gridiron during
the past fall, will be met on Febru-
ary 3.
The schedule:
January 5-Georse Washington. at the Col
iseum.
January 12-St. Francis College.
January list. Johns College at Annapolis.
January 10-Delaware. at Newark.
January 20-Penn Military College. at Ches.
ter:
February 3-Quantico Marines.
February 7-St. Johns College.
February 1o-Iebanon Valley. :
Eebr1afy l6--Lynchburg College.
February 22-Loyola College.
March 8--Temple Universtty. at phtladeaYhis-
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LIVELY BALL WILL STAY
BECAUSE FANS WANT It

The rabbit ball. which has been
such a fruitful source of amazing clout
averages and a succession OF four-baslng
records. is going to linger longer.
Nope. they aren't gonna legislate 1t
out of existence. Rather. those noble
magnates are patting it upon the spot
which serves for a back and are muir
muring:
Alta boy, oil rabbit ball. You GER
tainIy done right by US and we'll stick
to you. Before you came around and
let the boys bounce you out Of the parks
with bunt swings cash customers were
only $3.50 In volume. But since then
oh, boy, amt you seen 'em Dustin down
the fences trying to get sight OF you
sailing over the stands and far away"
X NJ Landis. who does the high COM
nissionering, discoursed on the lively
ball in this fashion:
'Of course. it'll stay. What if home
runs are more frequent? Big crowds
prove that q four-base blow is what the
customers want to see"
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ice a friend who had been in high
school with Rockne induced him to
come to Notre Dame, which he en-
tered in 1910. That friend. by the
way. Is now Judge Devine Of the
Chicago Probate Court. Knute's saw
ings were not sufficient to pay his
way in full, so he earned money In
college by cleaning up the chemical
laboratory after the classes for the
day were dismissed.
That year he was too busy to play
foot ball, but in 1911 he came out for
the team and easily won berth at
end.
Tho eleven. then coached by Jesse
Harper who is now running big
ranch in the northwest went through
an undefeated season and was SINH
larly fortunate in 1912. 1t was in
1913 that the athletic authorities de-
cided that the time had come to test
the Notre Dame system against real
opposition. The eleven therefore
came east to meet West Point. This
in 1913
All followers of foot ball will re-
call how the Army was showed un-
der a storm of forward passes, Do
rails to Rockne. 1t proved to be one
of those epochal games, one Of those
contests that are influential in con-
verting opinions and establishing
faith.
Successor to Harper.
J-pon graduation Rockne assisted
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q HOOTING. No matter how
- we'll a team can pass, catch or
~ dribble. if it cannot shoot. it
is not going to win many games.
Originally the idea was to have the
forwards do the scoring, and this
tradition, to an extent, still re-
mains. though now we expect the
center and at least one guard to be
as active in scoring as either for
ward.
Shooting should not be under
taken until the team has learned to
pass and catch accurately.
1t is a difficult matter to give a
graphic description of the only
proper method in which to shoot,
for the same holds true here as in
base ball batting. where a player
has some slight popularity which
he uses to good advantage. The
method to be given later is the one
conceded by authorities to be the
proper one in which to shoot a
goal.
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layer of All Time Bic Season Ahead of School Basketes
NICK AND AL. NOW TURN
TO BASKET BALL COURT

Nick AltrOch and Al Schacht,
base balls greatest comedians.
who have entertained thousands of
fans throughout the country by
their amusing antics ON the din-
mond, are going to invade bas-
kct ball courts. Eddie Holly.
well known in mnjGr and minor
league base ball circles. Is organ
izinE basket ball tenn to he
composed of major and minor
leaguers, and AltPOck and Schacht
will do their stuff before HOliy's
team swings into action. One OF
the acts to he put ON by the great
pair of funmakers will be IL slow
motion basket ball game. toy
balloon will be used az Il basket
ball. and the two comedians plan
n finish that Will be well worth
watching. Their first appearance
will be in New York against the
original CelticS.
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MORE GAMES
FOR NAVY BASKETERS

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, December 10
Fifteen more basket ball games are to
be played by the Naval Academy team.
including the contes. this afternoon with
College.
Among the battles are games with the
Washington Yankees. Georgetown and
Catholic University.
West Point will be met here in the
closing clash of the season on February
"a.
The schedule follows:
December 16-Washington College.
December 24-Manhattan College.
January 6-Duquesne University.
January 1o-Knox College.
January 13-Pennsylvania. at Philadelphia.
January 17-Washington Yankees.
January 20-Lafayetta.
January 24-Pennsylvania. at Annapolis.
January 27-Georgetown.
February 3-Bucknell.
February 7-West Virginia.
February 10-Fordham.
February 14-Delaware.
February 17-Washington and Jefferson.
February 21-Catholic University.
February 24-West Point. at Annapolis.
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NORMAL SCHOOL GIRLS
DEFEAT c. v. j. SEXTET

Rallying in the second half. the
Wilson, Normal School sextet defeat
ed the George Washington University
fair sex basketers in the latters' gym
nasium last night by the score of
% to 2l
At one time in the second half the
George Washington team had a lead
of eight points, but the winners
gradually reduced the margin until
floor goal in the late stages Of play
was sufficient to send them into the
van.
visitors points. Score:
g. W. Girls (2D. Positions. Wilson N, 1927
Pickering ...... Left forward. Ewers
Bowie ........ Right forward. .... Young
Ier!lu .-.. Center .-......... jackson
6ixley :..S. Center. Trainham
Woodford ..... Left guard. ..... Gilchrist
Hastings Right guard. ... Ramsey
Substitutions: G. W. Girls-Umbeck for
Bowie. Wright for Hastings. Wilson Normal
MacKabie for Gilchrist.
Points scored-PickerinE (0, Bowis m
Unlock %. Ewers G5), Young CD.
Evening star., 1922-12-17


The defeats of the New York Amer
lean League club in two successive
world series have set heavily upon the
American League chest. While the
American owners do not exploit their
grief openly. they vow with gritted
teeth in secret to stop that sort Of
thing. They are going to quit politics
and play base ball.
Long Reign OF Peace Seen.
A man who is prominent in the
American League expressed the
opinion that the Chicago club never
would become reconciled again to
Johnson. Another man who is equally
prominent said:
Anything 3 likely to happen any
day in base ball. I have lived in it's
atmosphere so long that l have seen
and expect to see similar sight
again. The league may not have a
quarrel again for ten years. 1 hope
it doesn't"
The American League clubs confront
the New Year with more changes of
Importance than any major league
circuit has made in a decade. First
there is new park and stadium in
New York and partly new club. At
BOSTON there is new manager
Frank Chance. He is no stranger to
Boston nor yet to base ball. He will
not revolutionize base ball at Boston
In a minute. but he will add momen-
tary interest at least to the American
League competition.
As to Bush as Manager.
At Washington there is a new man.
ager. The selection was totally un-
expected. 1t is doubtful IL any one
except Griffith had given Owen Bush
q thought as manager Grifith does
the unexpected when it comes to an
pointing managers. At that Bush has
Just as much hope to be successful as
Chance. 90
Connie Mack has invested s7s nm
Tor new innelder with whose helm
and that OF other players on his re-
constructed Athletics he has dreams
OF bringing Philadelphia back to the
position Of prominence that it once
held in the American League
ball player In Kamm. a new exhibit
to be shown all through the east as
the highest priced of any that has
came out of California. There is no
hokum about the amount of money
transferred. The check is photo
mia and at the bottom is the bold sig
nature Of Charles Comiskey, a little
tremulous as If he were giving three
cheers when he signed it.
The Detroit club iSs adding to its
splendid plant and when the Improve
ments are completed Detroit will
have room for many more spectators
An American League owner of an
other city said today he considered that
Detroit today is the best base ball
city in either major league circuit ex-
cept New York.
Moore Room I'm St. Louis.
The stands at St. Louis will be i'm
proved SO that thousands more fans
in Missouri can be shown. A stadium
double the capacity of the seating
accommodations now provided at st.
Louis would not be toe large for the
American League in the future, judg-
ing by the past two years.
The fans become ANNOYED with the
quarrels of owners IL they last too
long. That is why a prominent
American League owner. a conerva-
tive owner, said today: "I devoutly
hope our days of politics are over. I
think there will be q change. We
have too much at stake to be fooling
with personal differences any longer
am looking for the most eventful year
that the American League ever had.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1922-12-17
ST. TERESA FIVE SCORES:
ALOYS!US BOYS TRIUMPH

St Teresa toSSerS scored their sec
ond successive victory in the Catholic
League. in a 21-to-15 basket ball game
with the Sacred Heart quint. The
Saints led at the end of the first half,
16 to 4, but had to fight desperately
to check Sacred Hearts late rally.
Nelligan and Meredith of the Saints
and Costello of the losers played well.
In another Catholic League engage
ment. Aloysius Midgets took the
measure of st. Martins, "a to II. Nc
Gowan of the winners led at scoring,
with twelve court goals. Gaghan was
best of the losing team.