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New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
GIRLS TO HAVE LEAGUE
High Schools in Philadelphia Are
 Planning for Coming Season

Philadelphia, March IA base ball league is being organized among the High school girls of this city. In announcing the plans for the organi- zation Miss Janet B. Walter super visor of athletic activities of the High school girls, today said that a regular schedule of inter-school competitive games would be arranged. She pre- dicted that in the near future hockey and basketball leagues also would be formed at the girls high schools.
 Formation of these leagues" she declared, marks turning point in the attitude of the girls toward ath letics. Formerly the girls thought of athletics in terms of gymnastic exercises. Now they feel that the modern woman is the athletic one and their enthusiasm is such that they are eager to enter all sports"
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
PITCHER SCOTT ILL.
Big Hurlcr is Under Physicians Care
 A Victim of the "Flu."

Cincinnati, March 17-Pitcher John Scott again is under the doctors care, this time q victim of the flu ac- cording to word received from the training camp of the Cincinnati Ma tionals at Mineral Wells, Tex. Luque also was reported on the sick list With a pain in his side which kept him out of practice yesterday.
 Plans for a vets-colts game at the Reds camp today were abandoned when Manager Jake Atz invited the team over to Fort Worth for St Patrick's Day contest with the Pan therS.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
BOXING IS POPULAR
 IN NEW YORK STATE
Athletic Commission Makes Report Public Which shows Game to Be
 on a Better Basis.

New York, March l7.-BoSng has greatly increased in popularity throughout the state under tho new state athletic laws said a joint report Of the s'xto Athletic commission and the license committee have been made public.
 Excess receipts over expenses, de- rived from taxes and license fees, amounted 10 S20O,oS7.62.
 Tho commission declared that sham or collusive contests were no longer perpetratcd on the public and that since the enactment of the law there has not been a single serious acci- dent in the state" The safety fea- ture was attributed to the commis- sion's rigorous physical examination of contestants.
 "The contests have been entirely free from brutality" the report con tinued, "and in every instance. the official referees have, under the di- rection of the commission. promptly terminated sall contests when it be- came apparent that the contestants were unevenly matched"
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
WHITE AND DUNDEE
Chicago Boy to Battle Junior Light weight Champion at Madison Square Garden.

New York, March 17.--Charley White of Chicago and Johnny Dun dee of New York, veteran light weights, will meet in Madison Square Garden tonight, supplying fitting crown to what promises to be the busiest St. Patrck's Day in the his tory of New York. They are booked 10 travel Is rounds. Both boys are looking forward to matches with Benny Leonard.
 This will be the third meeting of the pair The first resulted ia q draw and the second was given to White on points. White ruled a alight favorite today chiefly because of his highly respected left hand which has done yeoman service in enlarging his eXchequer and reputation.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
MU BOW II 
N. Y. COMMISSION
 OPPOSES MIXED BOUT

Secretary Burchcll Styles It Circu.
 Event and Is Out of Place in Pro
 fcssional Sports.
 New New York, March l7,-No boxing wrestling match would be per- mittcd in New York state Harry Bur chell, secretary Of the New York state Athletic commission, told The Asso- ciatcd Press.
 The commission, which controls both boxing and wrestling in this state" said Burchell, would not even consider such n contest, It is pure ly circus stunt and has no place in serious professional sport contests"
 Chicago, March It, Declaring that Stranglcr Lewis challenge to Jack Dempsey for a mixed wrestling fight ing bout was "a reflection on Ameri- can wrcstlers." Larncy Lichenstein, manager Of John pesck, posted s5,- 900 to guarantee n wrestling contest between Lewis and Pcsck and wired Lewis manager that he would pay him sl,oo0 bonus 10 sign articles for the bout
 Lichenstein reiterated his charges that Lewis was member of q wrestling trust" which barred Pe- sek, and named four promoters he said that were willing to stage a Lewis pesek match here
 You cannot ever defeat the best wrestlers in this country" Lichen- stein wired Lewis.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
pERTICA SIGNS CONTRACT.
Hickey Announces Holdout Twirlcr is
 Safe in Fold.

st. Louis, March 1.-The St. Louis and the St. Paul American Associa- ton clubs have an exhibition game scheduled for this afternoon at Boga- lusa, La, where the Saints are doing spring training. Manager Hickey and IS Cardinals left Orange, Tex, yester- day.
 Rickey announced that William Pertica, the holdout, had signed a 1922 contract.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
RUTH HITS HOMER
 WITH BASES FILLED
bambino Drives Ball Over the
 Fence at New Orleans

New York, March i1.-Somcwhero outside the fence enclosing the yank baseball teams practice field at New Orleans there was today n bruised and battered sphere. II reached it's location and condition by coming in contact with Babe Ruth's bat ycster- day afternoon but it had the distinc- ton of being the first ball Babe has busted" this year when the bases were clogged with runners ycarninG 10 reach the home plate.
 McMillan Bats Hard.
 McMilans hating on Tuesday earned him q trial in the outfeld in yesterdays tilt with the New Orleans team and the boy who last year got off the cars when they reached Ro- chester, N. Y.. pulled the crowd right off the seats by making a stellar grab of a liner that looked like triple when it started. The other feature of the day was the pitching of James Jolley who held the New Orleans team to six hits and no runs during his five inning tenure in the box.
 Iandis Sees Dodgers.
 Under the eye of Judge Landis the Brooklyn Dodgers played q snappy practice game at Jacksonville, Fla, yesterday the pitching of Bishop and Mamaux being high class. Ivy Olson who is second basing this year led the field in hitting.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
GROOMING STEPHENSON
Young 1nfielder is Being Prepared to Become Heir to Larry Gartlner's Place at Third Base.

Cleveland, March 17.-Riggs Steph- enson is being groomed as a successor to Larry Gardner, third mseman of the Cleveland Indians, according to dispatches from the spring training camp at Dallas. Stephenson came in- to prominence last year when Bill Wambsganss and several substitutes were injured and he played sensa- tional game at second base the first few weeks of the season.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
KIRKSEY TO RACE HORSE.

San Francisco, March 17.-Norris Kirksey, Stanford university sprlnter, one of the fastest men in this coun- try. will run GO yards against a race horse at q circus to be given here next week for the benefit of the commun- itv service work. Man and horse Will 20 from a standing start.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
BEAT COLLEGIANS.

Dtroit, March 1.-The Tigers were slated to play the second full game of their training season today with Georgia Tech. at Atlanta. The coie- gians surprised the Tigers yesterday and the Dctroiters' 4 to victory came through errors of judgment in the Georgian infield rather than on superior form of Cobb's men. Only two of the Detroit runs were earned Collins and Allison scattered the nine Detroit hits well over the nine in nings. Johnson and Stewart, re- cruits, hurled for Detroit.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
SIXTEEN QUINTETS
 TO BATTLE FOR TITLE
New Haven, south Manchester and >augatuck High schools are Among Entrants in Tufts Tourney.

Medford, Mass March Sixteen High school basketball teams were here today for the opening of tho rounds of play in the annual New England inter- scholastic champion ship tournament, held under the aus piccs of Tufts College.
 Among the entrants was the quin- tot of Commercial High school of New Haven, which won the title last year. Rogers High school of New was again a competitor,
 Technical High Of Springfield, south Manchester, Conn, High, Nan gatuck, Conn. High and Northamp- ton High were among the other teams connecting
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
VALE HOCKEY COACH INJURED

New Haven, March 17.--Clarence Wanamaker, coach of fale's hockey team. while playing in local indus trial league series fell and other nlavers niled on him. Wanamaker was cut on the scalp by skates, and a number of stitches were needed to close the wounds.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
BASEBALL IN CANADA

Montreal, March Establishment of the eastern Canada Baseball league, including Ottawa, St. Hya- cinthe Sherbrooke, Quebec, Montreal, St. John, N. B., and 1hree RlVers' IS expected to be announced here sooll'
 It is stated that the Quebec team is willing to pay any excess m'lease incurred in the long jump 10 St' John, to induce that city to 1oin Tn the proposed league.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
MORLEY GETS DECISION
Hartford Boy is Favored After l2- Round Mill With Herscoyitcll- Mike Landcrs Kayocd.

Mike Morley. the pride of Frog Hollow," Hartford, was declared the winner of the 12-round bout With Moe Herscovitch, of Canada, in a bout at the Auditorium last night, The decision pleased the greater part of the big crowd on hand. In the semi-fnal, Young Marcel of Holyoke, Mass. received the decision over Ed die Corners of Hartford, in m eight round mill. Louis Pillion, the Ram bler-Tieer favorite, added to his fame by knocking out Mike Landers' o1 the All-Hartford football eleven, in the fourth round. Rocco Geary Of Hartford stopped Johnny McFadden of Holyoke, Mass, in the second StanZa
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
TO PLAY 72 HOLES.

Boston, March 1.-The individual championship of the New England professional golfers association will be at 72 holes medal play this year instead of 36 holes. The events, 1t was announced today, will be held at the Woodland Golf club June 12 and 13. The winner last year was Gill bert Nicholls An amateur-p -profes- sional championship tournament nlso will be conducted by the organiza- ton this year to be played at the Winchester Country club on August 21. It will consist of 36 holes medal play.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
TO LEAD WESLEYAN FIVE.

Middletown, Conn.,, March 17.-Ev- erett c. Robison of Dunkirk, N. Y., last night was elected captain of the Wesleyan University basketball team for next year.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
LOCAL KACEYS
 LOSE TO HARTFORD
Capital Cityites Arc on Long End
 Of 27-21 Battle

The Hartford Kacoys gained tho edge over the local kaccys in vic tories won this season, by trimming the Hardware City five on tho Hop klns street gymnasium nj Hartford last night, score 27 to 2l. The Cap ,itol City team took the lead at the outset of the battle, and maintained it throughout the fray. At one time the advantage Of the Hartford team was ton points, but the locals man aged to get somewhat nearer their rivals before the close of the affair.
 Game Lacked Pep.
 Neither team played with snap md dash of former meetings. and The usual enthusiasm was lahking. Billy Dwycr was again the star of the game. topping the winners in baskets scored from the field with four. Tim Cronin registered a pair of field goals and five counters from the 15-foot line.
 KilduT Docs Well. For New Britain Kilduff dropped in three field goals. Restella and Sare located the net twice for field goals. Johnny Sheehan secured five points from the free throw distance. The summary: Hartford New Britain. Dwyer, Guerra ,..,....,... Dudjack Right Forward. Cronin ........,,.......... hiidull Left Forward. Leonard .................. feSlelld Center.
 GeterslOh, DWyer .......,. Sheehafl
 Right Guard. Flynn, Curry ................ SaXe Left Guard. Score, Hartford "kaceys' 27, New Britain "kaceys' 2l; goals from floor, Dwyer 4, Cronn ?, Flynn 2, Guerra ?, Leonard, Kilduff 3, Res tella ?, Sake 9 goals from fouls, Cronn 5. Sheehan 5; referee, Dillon; it,,If fnc
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17

Per capita consumption of tobacco in the United States is about elght pounds annually.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
CLANCY AND FRISK
 ROUTED ON ALLEYS
ldcAuliIe and Larson Win Four
 Out Of Five Games

Bill Clancy and "Kid' Frisk found the going against Ted McAnlinc and Larson. altogether too tough on the alleys last night, losing four out or five games. The winners played like il pair of champions, The Russell X Erwin roremen's club bowlcrs cn- joyed the usual trolic last hisn'' There was some good bowling, plenty of noise, and the general display oi good feeling.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
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New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
PIRATES BEAT YANNIGANS.

Pittsburgh, March 1.-The Pitts burgh National regulars evened the training series with the Yannigans by winning fast practice game al Hot Springs yesterday. to 3. Dispatches from the Pirate training camp tell of the fine work of Freddie Blake the West Virginia pitcher who took the mound for the veterans and held the second team to two hits in five in nings. Maranvile, the regular short stop continued to play in mid-season form. He got two hits in three times at bat. had five putouts and four assists without miss.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17

United States has approximately 40 per cent of the railway mileage of the world.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
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New Britain herald., 1922-03-17
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
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GEORGE BOND DELL.

George Bond Dell, one of the best
known citizens Of Sumter county,
died at 1890 this morning at his
home IL miles south of Americas.
Funeral services were conducted
this AFTERNOON at O'clock in Mt.
Zion Methodist church by Rev. r..
S. Hutchinson, long close personal
friend Of the family. Interment was
in Mt. Zion cemetery, large num-
Der of sorrowing friends and ac-
quaintances attending. The floral of
ferings were many and beautiful, at
testing silently to the very high es-
teemt in which he was held in that
community.
The pallbearers were A. B. Con-
nors, Luther Glaze, viii Wilson, R.
L.. Bass, Carson Bass and R. S.
Pryor. =!
Surviving are his widow and six
daughters, Miss Blanche Dell, Miss
Mary Dell, Miss Maude Dell, Miss
Carolyn Dell. Miss Dorothy Dell and
Miss Marguerite Dell, all of whom
reside at home; four brothers, W. B.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23

boy hero of "The White Horseman -
the Universal serial which begins at
the Opera House tomorrow. Accord
was in service two years during the
World War and saw action on the
western front, as we'll as in several
defensive sectors.
He was non-commissioned offieey
in the Thirty-ninth Infantry of the
Fourth lregular) division, one of the
leading fighting units of the army.
His two hottest fights were the cruel
ling days along the Vesle river, when
the Fourth division fought inch by
inch against the most continuous and
terrific shell fire laid down by Ger
mans during the latter part of the
war, and in the Meuse-Argonne cam
paign.
In the Meuse- Argonne fight Accord
was with the division when it went
in and hammered its way north of
Montfaucon to the fastness of the
famous Krimhilde Stellung, the last
prepared trench system in the notori-
Gus Hindenb1rg line. For his bravery
in battle and his fearless disregard
for his personal safety, in leading his
men against German machine-gun
nest, Accord received the French
Croix- de Guerre.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23

Dell and p j. Dell, of Waycross, and
j. o. Dell and b. l.. Dell, of Sumter
county.
Mr. Dell was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Mary Sanford,
who was the mother of Miss Blanche
Dell, she dying number of years
ago. The surviving Mrs. Dell was
Miss Mary Wilkinson, of Schley
county, the mother of the other
named children.
Mr.. Dell, who was 55 years of
age, had been i'll with influenza for
three weeks, the disease taking a
malignant form at the beginning of
the third week He was born and
reared in the Old Sixteenth district,
where he had spent his useful life
among friends and acquaintance
who esteemed him for many SPLEEN
did traits. He was one of the larg-
est and most successful planters of
the county, making the cultivation of
his fine and fertile acres the study
of his life. He was a member
Zion Methodist church, and was ac-
tive in the movements of the church
which he loved so well. He was
prominent also in the progress of his
community, bending every effort to
its forging ahead in matters of civic
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phaned daughter of Spanish
opera singer and an English gen
tleman of fortune. Ia Jamaica,
where the action takes place, Gin
ger is accepted as girl of sweet
charm and unusually keen intelli-
gence with remarkable faculty
for handling the natives on the
islands.
Among the outcast Englishmen
on the island is Clifford Standish,
whose exile is the result of some
youthful escapade. In the midst
| of card sharps, gentlemen of for
tune and red liquor Standish's es-
tate is running TO ruin and his soul
IS disintegrating. Ginger makes
/ up her mind to redeem the man
and the story, told with unusual
! detail and fidelity, is borne to
conclusion of emotional tenseness in
the final reels of the picture. =
Harrison Ford plays the leading
male role opposite the star. The
other members of the cast include
/ Montagu Love, Cooper Cliffe, Ida
Waterman, Michael M. Barnes, E.
Fernandez and Frazer Coulter.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE
Few film stars have as enviable .
war record as Art Accord, the cow
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
HUCELOCKOUT IN
ENCLANDCOM!NC
Half Million Engineers To Be AT
fected By Announcement
March IL Fixed

LONDON, Feb. 23-The employ
ers association has given notice TO
the Amalgamated Engineering Union
that lockout viii be put into effect
after March IL The action follows
dispute ever the principle of free
dom Of management ard the ques-
ton of overtime.
Between forty aad fifty per cent
of the workmen employed in the
country's engineering shops or about
500. 900 will be affected. The ship
building trades will remain at work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
ATLANTA FIRM MAKING
AUDIT OF CITY RECORDS

l. C. Dodge and w. r. O'Sullivan,
of Atlanta, representing the firm of
Alonzo Richardson & Co., public ac-
countants, are in Americus making
an audit of the city's records cover
ing the last three years since the
last real audit was made They are
working in. the city council chamber
on the third floor of the city hall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
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of the demonstration agent, it was
stated.
Muscogee county is affected by the
decision of the state Supreme court
which recently ruled that counties
can not pay the agents from the
general tax fund.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
WOULD PROBE 2 ON
ALLIED DEBT BOARD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-InVestl-
CATION by the senate judiciary COM
mittee into the eligibility of Senator
Reed Smoot and Representative Theo-
dore E. Burton to serve on the Allied
Debt commission was proposed in a
resolution introduced today by Sena-
tor Walsh, Democrat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23

enterprise. His death has caused
widespread sorrow, and the commun-
ity has lost a builder and an estima-
bic citizen.
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NOTICE FRIDAY is THE LAST DAY FOR
CURB MARKET PLEDGES MAKE
YOURS NOW
/ AM Al CURB MARKET BAcKER.

blank mail send Miss Carrie Spser
Carnegie Library)
hereby Americas
obligation
al
bring products for sale.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED To grind your slip-shucls
corn and velvet beans, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. r. f.
Glenn, IL miles ON Ellaville road,
1856
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23

Art Accord, tire Cowboy King, in
THE White Hofseman," opens an Is
weeks engagement at the Opera
House tomorrow, to appear every
lridaY=23-lt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23

One sign of spring is when a
peighbors brings back our coal scut-
tie and borrows our lawn mower.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23

NOTICE! - To All Customers of
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is important that you bring or send
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essary before fire insurance can be
adjusted or settlement made. If you
are to share in your prorata share.
in cotton saved from recent fire
bring in your receipts at once. Tim
norman & Wise.-21.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED 500 boys to scramble for
5000 pennies to be thrown away
from the Opera House steps Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock sharp. '"fhe
White Horseman," Universal's Big
Thrilling Serial starts at that time,
Manager Dudley will make NOV
ing pictures of this comedy stunt
and will throw the episode on the
curtain few minutes later at the
matinee, Be on hand to SIC The
fun. The best show on earth for a
dime 22-2t