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the Freshmen. These teams are not
REPRESENTATIVES of the stronger sex but
are the girls The girls. under Coach
- Hay and Wainwright. have put one
over on the boys as far as distinctive
class playing Is concerned and they
mean 10 show Coach Ashton's candi-
dates few points OF the game.
The games will get started about
o'clock In the boys gymnasium. hut
this will not hinder the boys from in
dulg,ng in practice. In all probability
coach Ashton will line up his men in
the girls' gymnasium. The candi-
dates viii he handicapped no doubt
on this floor. but satisfactory work
outs Tor this week are looked for. The
men will hc pu; through strenuous
workouts as the first game comes on
m a few weeks.
\ game was pending with kennctt
square for necembr u. hut the ne
gotiations must have fallen through
ana as result Newark is scheduled 10
appear three days later. Coach VIII
son ~ the college town five is trim
ming his men FOR the secondary foot
bal championship of the state but as
soon as the title IS decided. IL IS ca
peDtcd he will trot oat his Varsity
nNc. Wilson has turned out a con-
tending team fOs the championship of
the STATE in football and according 10
rcpnr,s his dish is basketball. which
means the liighlcts are due for 4
strenuous season when they line up
VIII the doWnstatcrs.
There we're some reports that the
locsl eleven would play a few games
under the nom De plume OF All
SCho,asacs." but the rumors could
no, hc confirmed /, IS said that there
src too many injured men on the team,
to play any further gr.diron games
1 is said shat tho inter fraternity
football games ". hc called of this
y,tr. h.t many fans hope that the two
'frats' gct together and have j,
on sometime during Nmss week
i.sst year. hcfrc a large crowd III,
twn teams PLAYED y scovcless game.
puss' Mii,.k.n who has been con.
fnei ,o rs home FOR a few weeks, du,
90 injuries received In football Wi
probably return 10 school this week
A.nk!n has had rather unfortunat,
s.tson this year. along with othe
players. due Largely 10 injuries, whicl
were perhaps the chief reason 70
su. h a disastrous season.
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GAMES WON AND LOST STAN

New York was the best winner al
home, with percentage OF .654. Ex
cept Philadelphia and Boston. each
club won more games than IL lost al
home. st. Louis was the best road
club. with a percentage OF .55S. and
with New York. Pittsburgh and CHI
cago the only teams TO win more
games abroad than they lost.
At Pittsburgh. August 30. Brooklyn
and Pitts irgh played a double-head-
er in two hours and thirty-one min
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GOODMAN SWAMPS
EPWORTH QUINTET
Cage Sport Provides Plenty OF
Excitement for Church
Loop Fans.

Goodman In the Church League TIT
Saturday night In the Cookman cage.
defeated the Epworth Ave, 5s 10 IL.
The du Pont street boys experienced
little or no trouble running up a big
score and hit the basket fee total
of % two-pointers.
In the opening game the second
division tilt. Mt. Salcrn took the st.
stephens boys into camp and sent
them home with n % to II defeat 10
worry over next week. The scores:
Mt SALEM
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CARNEY TO LEAD NAVY.

Annapolis. Nd. Dec. Arthur G.
Carney OF New York was yesterday
elected to captain the Navy football
team for next season. Carney, who
played left guard on the eleven foe
three years. is the heaviest man on
the squad. weighing 2i5 pounds.
The Middies will lose four men by
graduation In June In addition tC
Captain Conroy of this years team
They are Barr and Taylor. ends
POLES, tackle and Winkier, guard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04
Parkside Meeting Tonight.

A meeting OF the football players
OF the Parkside team OF the VIII
mington Football Association has
been called by manager Jack Evans
and will be held tonight at the Park
side Hall. The meeting will start al
s o'clock and Evans requests all
members OF the team 10 be present
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EPwoR
COokNIAN.

Two close games were played ~ the
~" gym and the fans were kept on
edge all evening. Westminster de-
feated McCabe through tho work Of
=. Plerson. winning by only two
points. Weitzel ~ McCabe had an eve
ON the basket when Il came to shoot
ing foul goals.
First Central downcd 81. Paurs
af,~ n hard struggle. Every man on
the victorious team scored at least two
/ points. The scores:
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NEW CASTLE OUTCIASSES
OLD SWEDES QUINTET

New Castle outciassed the Old
Swedes FIVE at New Castle Saturday
night. running up a 50 TO % score on
the Wilmington quintet. Proud and
King had little trouble locating the
baskets, the former dropping ten
through the net. while King Gagged IL.
The g ore.
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MurnhX Wins Race.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 4.-Jimmy
Murphy won the 250-mile champion
ship automobile race held yesterday
at the Beverly Hills Speedway. COM
plet!ng the 200 lars OF the IA mile
oval in hours. 20 minutes and 5310
seconds. Earl Copper took second
place and Harry iiartz finished th.Vd.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04
OLD swEDEs.
NFw CASTLE.
First Central Team Wants Games.

The First Central team, which has
been making such n strong bid for
honors in the Church League this
season. would like 60 arrange games
with any independent teams In or out
OF the city. Address II. o. Roberts. as
sistant manager. at 1915 Adams street,
or call 5si0.
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Mere Games for Defiance.

business manager. Sayers. OF the
Dpnance team has several games in
.lew for the Tenth Ward bulldogs" /"
ahampions Of the Wilmington Foot
bail Association. for the next few
n eeks. n the weather permits Sayers
VIII book games with Clifton Heights,
gioarficld and Delco. \ game with
On OF these is pending next Sat
0-lAy.
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observation-disclosures nm Game.

Westminster Reserves Will open
their basketball season this afternoon
with the Tower Hin School. The
church boys have one of the strong
est teams they have had foe some time
and should be able to give the school
boys a good fight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04
ST. HEDwIG'S SQUAD
ENTERTAINS GRID FANS

The 81. Hedwig's football squad by
dividing the team into TWO elevens
entertained the football fans Sstur-
day afternoon at Delsmore Park
when the Aggies defeated the Tigers
by the score OF l. 10 6. Whitley and
Sni5bler put the ball over for the Az
g!es, while OsOwski rushed one Tor
the Tigers The lineup:
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Total out of 500
~. NAEy-~ WINS OVER
SEVENTH WARD ELEVEN

- Mary's downed Seventh Ward Il
g. % "a the final game of the VIII
nl.ncton Football Assoc alton az Rock
.urd Tower Saturday afternoon.
After holding the East Siders even
"a he frs, half. Seventh Ward fell
before the Cats attack in the fnal
ps.ods The lineup:
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NC At HOME AND ABROAD. 1922.

utes. The first game lasted nine in
nings. and took one hour and seven
teen minutes, while the second game
went eight and one-halt innings and
took one hour and fourteen minutes.
fast time for double-header.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04
A Certain Coincidence

A Certain Coincidence
1t was a remarkable turn the wny fate worked for
Yost and Dan McGuEin. his brother-in-law.
McCugin played guard of Yost's great Michi-
gan teams Coming Vanderbilt University coach. he
to be Of tho greatest instructors football has
yet given TO the game at large
This Yost and McGugin fought out scorclcss
tic at Nashville and thereafter each his
unbcaten through his own domain Yost taking Michigan
yndefeatcd through the West and McGusn carrying
Vanderbilt unbeoten through the South.
Golf Query
Dear Sir: What do you do when you have driven
your seventh golf ball into a lake haven't
ball left to play WITH What is the rule in this case
SUPER -DUFFER"
The usual procedure In that il to cit down md
- how many different names you think up TO call
the seotchman who FIRST invented the game.
| Dempsey and Lewis may he matched TO decide wh'
tho greatest airound fighter Is" Tho winner will ther
possibly matched against Georges Cemenceau cacl
weights and catch ages.
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on the other paw the alleged prophet OF sport has
no soft tiue It, comedies that game
toss-up both sides OF the he Is
hedging. OF lacking tho TO give direct opinion II
the direct opinion and the total
Is 20 per cent Of his tho loud gunaw
again rings clear and far All Of which helps TO add
Of merrment to a world that is still trying shake
OF the morning after the 1914
rs carnival which doesn't TO have turned any
Turks.
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1 PontL Loses Grid Game; Basketball Season Nolv On
tCopyrignt. 1922.
Patent Omce.)

Ono T. r. Cobb
whether his official batting average is merely s9s or
.400)
He may not be the Ty Of old.
He may be drifting back;
lie may have the old flash,
The old timely whack;
But IL his prime has faded out
Where youth and speed have gone.
II Tim, has beckoncd him at last
Along the backward trail he's passed.
Oh, SO few coming
The batting may now be dim
That caught nations cheers;
The mighty waop may have sage~d
Athwart the drifting years.
But at the roads end OF the fray.
Where bugle echoes call.
No other bloke best bet
Has grabbed tho old boys title yet
The greatest OF them all"
The suggestion that Cobb be credited with hit where
an error charged by the official scorer is OF
course bunk of the purcst Cobb is least
player whose batting eighteen years
doesn't need any padding.
Yost Again
Exactly twenty five years ago Hurry-up Yost began
the Pacific slope before 10 Mch-
gan where twenty-one years he the game one
OF its greatest teams.
Six eight things have happened in this universe
since the days Of Hesten and Hernsten, Longman and
HAMMOND White weeke. sweeley. McGugin. Snow. Red
den Gregory. who hand between and 1904.
Yet 1922 finds the Yost with another unbcatcn
Michigan eleven and old fashioned smile just
wider than any he has for a season or two
And this coming 10 OF the greatest coaches
of the game OF the fellows in the fold
Nost. who never took a drink in his life and who
profanity Of any in handling his men,
ot the forcefu characters spor-big rugged
friendly smart Of the all football student,
the deepest lover Of sdron game have ever
1t great thing him come back 70 such
after several ot injuries
for there is who deserve. from the game
which he has given much player and coach fo
twenty-sx years
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81, Uedwlg's Loses.

Defiance Mldgets defeated the st.
Hedwigs eleven Saturday by the score
Of 73 TO 6. A crowd of 500 fans wit
messed the game which WAS played az
Second and du Pont streets
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04

struggle for the championship of me
Second Corps Area, T.. S. 4. when
the final whistle ended tho battle. he
we'll drilled eleven. OF which Leufen-
ant Gilmartin is captain and coach.
had the corps area title safely tucked
away. Fort Slocums victory was
measured by 80 20 0. and the game
was what the score would ind.cate-s
complete rout of the Invaders from
| Delaware
Sergeant Tom Butler was tho m
portant figure IN the advance ~ no
Fort Slocum doughboys TFo shou.dere5
the burden of his teams assault md
was the leader in a series ~ plays
which kept the du POut soldiers On
tho defensive thrgughOut tho contest.
Not once during the game did no
lads from Delaware menace the sio-
cum goal line. They had no time %
evolve a concerted attack in tho face
OF the ceaseless sggressiveness ~ Slo-
cum.
Butler contributed 20 ~ hi- feaus
points. crossing the du Pont goal llns
three times, and dropkickiur twice
successfully Tor points after touch-
down. HALEY. another bulwark m
the backfield. scared two touchdowna
and contributed an extra point. RAM
. dall. quarterback, scored the rennain-
ing touchdown.
\ distinguished delegation ~ army
- and naval officers disregarded the IN
favorable elements and witnessed 40
: game. Major General Robert Leo Bull
h lard. commander % the Second C0rps
2 Area. presented the championship cup
o TO the triumphant Slocum clan after
10 the game. Rear Admiral Hilary ?.
j. Jones, commanding the Atlantic Fleet
= headed the naval delegation.
= Fort du Points admirers had littis
Il chance 20 cheer. From the outset me
. Fort Siocum machine rolled into en-
l. emy territory and raised havoc. Play
= ing an open game. in which forward
y passes were frequent and successfu!
l. f0r the most part. the Fort Siocum
r eleven quickly brushed aside the du
h Pont defense and marched steadily
s down the field until within strikin Z
le distance Of a score. Then a short run
= around end found Haley going over
n the du POnt line for the first tOuch-
?. down. Forward passes from Randall
re 10 Butler and HALEY netted 50 ya-ss
n soon after that, and enabled Haley
Pr again 10 score.
IN Butler raced 80 yards around righ;
is end FOR a touchdown in the second
10 period and another dash BY Butler
n this time for 80 yards, produced ths
]. fourth Slocum touchdown in the thirc
I'd period. IN the final quarter Butler and
j. Randall scored. The lineup:
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After ALL the drift OF the decades break
fair enough Harvard and Princeton took their share Of
waopings from Yale 90 1910 and II they not due
get back some Of tho OF football glory. Just
does the 50-bo OF the al'
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1TH WARD

~COkt Bl PERIODS.
Narvs ....... % % q G-i2
vt'nfh Ward % % q O. %
Tnu~hdowns McNir Slattery. sub
siitutes Mccarthy for Taylor. Taylor
fnr Casey Referee John DOnahue. I'm
pIre Mrtauxhlin. Head linesman. Kelly.
Time Of periods. ? minutes
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McCabe 4. A. Meeting.

The Sunday School Athletic Associa-
ton Will meet this evening 70 elect
officers for the ensuing year.
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TIGERS
: BY PERIODS

-. Hedwigs Assies..... o-i2
ST Hcdwigs Tigers 200. q q q g q
Champy for Whitley. Tigers. Gordon FOR
Boots. Boots for smith. Malloy for smith
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04

A well known Boston baseball writer suggests that
Harry Frazee is working night and day to winning
manager he cell him Ysnk. next summer
or fan.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04

Yale would like better inside information tn. exact
length OF that lane that knows turning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04

TouchdOwns-Butler. 3. HALEY. ?: Ran
dali. Points after OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..
drop kicks Hsnley forward pass from
Randaul.
SCbctitutions-Fort du Pont. Reed for
Tripp. Nichens for Williams. Williams for
Matthews.
Referee-Al Farrier. Umpire-Czptzin
G. r. Butler. L. :. 4. LinesmAn-LieH-
tenant J. Dominnsy. L. :. A. Time u
periOds-Fiftcen minutes.
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HIGH PREPARING FOR
BASKETBALL SEASON
Cherry and White Cage Quintet
Looks Strong; Finish Foot
ball Soon.

The basket
ball Id will he
omc!a!ly pr!ed
on this after
noon at tho
High School
when tho Sem
lors hop or
With the Sopho-
mores and the
Juniors NEE,
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FORT SLOCUM WINS
OVER FORT DU POINT
Soldiers Stage Great Contest;
OeIawareans Unable TO Do
Much With Rivals.

New York. ~.
Y. Dec. t-Fort
SlOcum's crack
football eleven
rode roughs IN "a
over the team
from Fort du
P0nt, Delavars.
yesterday A. Fort
Hamilton in Tho
annual gridr1n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04

The suggestion that Cobb be credited with hit wher
had been charged by the official is.
course bunk of the purest Cobb is at least ba
player whose batting eighteen year
doesn't need my padding
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04
Mt. SALEM.
D'hiS .ssss.ss.rt... ...s..-. y
ST. STEPHENS

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Et.II Eat,I ns
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22

Experiences Joined with common
sense.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
G. O.P. CAMPAIGN ON
IN HENRY COUNTY
DR.. Hill and William l.. Hard
ing Discuss National
Issues.

NEWCASTLE, Ind, Sept. I'll
The republican campaign in Henry
county was opened here last eve
ming with addresses by Rev. John
Wesley Hill chancellor Of the Lin
coin Memorial University, Cumber-
land Gap. Tenn; William L. Hard
ing, formerly governor OF Iowa. and
Luke W. Duffey Of Indianapolis Mr.
Hill and Mr. Harding discussed
national questions and urged the
election Of Albert !. Beverage TO the
United States senate. Mr.. Duffey
defended the state highway commits
sion. Mr.. Hill said that the Hard
ing administration had inherited a
wreck from the democrats and
pointed out the achievements Of the
republicans IN the last two years. In
referring 10 the Paris peace confer
ence ne said that the name of God
was not mentioned and that prayer
was not offered during the proceed
ings. He said the European confer
ence was In contrast 10 the washing
ton conference. and that the first act
Of President Harding in opening the
Washington meeting was TO ask di-
vine blessing.
Mr.. Harding discussed the repub-
lican tariff measure. and predicted
that it would result in prosperity for
lhe country
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
SUES TO HAVE NAME
PLACED ON TICKET
Democratic candidate for
Judge at Huntington Asks
Writ of Mandamus.

HUNTINGTON. Ind. Sept. IL
Otto II. Krleg. Democratic candi-
date for Judge. who was named by
the Democratic county central COM
mittee to succeed Judge 6. NJ. Eber
hart, who resigned, and Frank Can
aday. Democratic. county chairman,
fled SUI. IN the circuit court late
yesterday. asking a writ OF manda-
mus against the county board Of
election commissioners 10 have
Kreig's name placed on the county
ticket.
Ii is understood that Claude Cline
Republican candidate, whom he
Republicans named the came way
the Democrats named Mr.. Kreig
Will "file under" in the suit, as
both have the same cause Of action.
Lee VI. Bowers. the Democratic
member Of the board OF election
commissioners. is said TO be oppos-
ed to putting the names on the tic
ket. z. o. King. the other member
- out OF the state and may not be
bark Tor two or three weeks.
Late yesterday Ed s. Leverton.
clerk OF the Circuit. court, notified
both Mr.. Kreig and Mr.. Cline that
he would not place their names on
the county ticket until ordered TO
do so by the appointive members
of the board Of election commits
sioners or a court. having jurisdic-
ton over the qestion.
Mr.. Leverton says a doubt exists
as 10 the law governing the appoint
ment OF a successor to Judge Eber-
hart, and as TO the legality of he
nomination made by the county
committees and the chairman who
presided at the meetings.
The buck has been passed TO me
all around" he said. commenting
on his notice % the candidates. land
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
Indiana and MlcEu6dn News
ReiOed, 'WidOig' Learns
after 30 Years That
Mate Is Still Lining

DETROIT. Sept. 2I.-For So
years Rocksey Ann Doyle. So
MtVernon avenue. thought her
SELF the widow OF Thomas K.
Doyle she told Judge Joseph A.
Moynihan Wednesday But jan
uary /. 1922. she applied for a
widows pension. only % be in
formed by the pension Depart
ment that her husband was alive
and living in Washington
Because he had disappeared in
July, 1866. leaving her 10 care for
their six-weeks-old daughter, and
had made no effort in all the
years 10 find her, she told the
court she felt she was entitled to
a divorce. which was granted.
Mrs. Fannie T. Alien. Mrs.
Doyle's daughter. testified that
she herself went 20 washington
and saw her father. 81 years Of
age, and said she had received
several letters from him since.
Mrs. Doyle remarked, under
the belief that DOYLE was dead.
and was widowed a few years
later. She lives with Mrs. Allen.
Her marriage 20 Doyle took place
in Flint. February Is. 1863.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
WOMAN HELD AT KAZOO
FOR CHILD DISCRETION

KALAMAZOO Sept 21-Mrs
Blanche Sharp IS being held here
pending the arrival OF officers from
Defiance. Ohio, where she Is want
ed on a charge OF having deserted
two OF her three children. The third
q baby 8 years old. was with her
when she was arrested wednesday
at the home OF a relative, a few
miles north OF the city The woman
81 IS said. admitted she left her
home because her husban B
insisted on buying al the
things for the family himself. Gut
declared she did not 60 until after
she made an arrangement with her
husband 10 care for her two chill
dren II she provided for the young
est child She said she was married
when only IS years old and tha-
her married Hfe has been unhap-
py.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
Ttco Boys Seriously Hurt
In Detroit auto Accidents

DETROIT. Sept. 21.-Two boys
were seriously. and perhaps fatally
injured in automobile accidents
Wednesday.
Edward Meksky. s years old, Of
1915 3 street is in a critical condi-
ton in Receiving hospital. his skull
having been fractured when he ran
in front OF an automobile driven by
Joe Burghardt, SS42 Michigan ave-
nue., at Vinewood and Michigan ave
nues. late Wednesday afternoon.
Burghardt, after making a state
ment 10 the police. was not held.
Graydon Patterson, five years old.
OF 651 Henry street, was probably
fatally injured when struck by an
automobile driven by Jacob y.
Price. 6O4 Hague avenue, as he was
playing in the street near his home.
The boy suffered a fracture Of
the skull and other injuries and is in
a serious condition in Receiving hos
pital.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
Loot-Built II ON e
Dream Fades AS
Gunner Is Jailed
Shingles Easy, but Furniture
Theft Sends Lansing Man
to Prison.

LANSING. Sept. 21.-This is the
story OF The House That Witt
Built.
over in East Lansing stands a
pretty little bungalow which Is
pointed ont by passersby as mon
ument 10 its builders cleverness.
The house was erected by Fred
Witt with material stolen, he ad-
mitted. from Various contracting
jobs about the city. Everything that
went into its make up, from cement
blocks for the foundation TO weights
for he windows. was borrowed"
during the night time.
So far all went well, but Witt
was not satisfied with an empty
house. 1t must be furnished. He
entered a house on West Allegan
stree. and took away several pieces
OF furniture to make II comforta-
BILE. II would be hard TO identify a
shingle or a piece OF siding. But
the rightful owner OF the furniture
recognized his property.
Witt was hailed in.o court where
he admitted. with a subtle air Of
pride. his wrong doing.
When Judge Carr, Wednesday,
before sentencing him 70 from 3 70
Is years in Jackson prison, asked
him # he had anything TO say, Witt
smiled quizzically as he shook his
head.
Some people are wondering IL.
after all. Wit. il not really a win
ner. With time allowances for GOOD
behavior he may get out in five or
six years and at last realize the
fruits OF his mis-directed labor.
Some, who are buying homes, say
he is getting a house cheap. as
prices run in this mans town.
An angry man Is like one who at
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
adams County Chairman is
Named Decatur Postmaster

DECATUR, Sept d. - Harry
Fritzinger, republican chairman OF
Adams county. has been appoint
postmaster Of this city. succeeding
). w. Bosse, who took Office In Jure.
49,
Mr.. Fritzinger is assistant manage
Of the Decatur Foundry and Ca.stiYe
company, and is Serving his third
term as county chairman He was
the only applicant for the position.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22

I don't intend 10 take all the res
possibility"
The state board OF election COM
missioners L. not interested because
the curt circuit does no. include
more than one county.
Levert0n did not favor Cline
selection by the Republicans. but
ne said he intends TO be guided by
the other TWO members OF the
board