Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-03


back, went over for q touchdown on
the next playa and then held the ball
while Ryckman kicked the extra
point.
Dorr Bates Harrier Head
Lewiston, Dec. Frank e. Dorr
rs Of orland was elected captain of
the 1924 cross country team at a
meeting Of the letter men Friday
noon.
Dorr has been q member of the
team for the past two seasons. He
Is a member OF the Phil Hellenic
society and prominent in other col
lege activities.
Portland, Me-, Dec. Another coll
lection of ring action is In the offing
for Tuesday night, when the second
boxing show of the season will be
staged at Fort williams with Sergt.
Billy Morley and X. o. Mari of Port
land enacting the headlincr. 1t will
be Morley's first appearance in the
fort ring since last season but he
promises q tough evening for the
civilian ringster, A strong semi
final has been arranged to precede
the main act. Tiger Connell having
been slated to try his ability with
George Lee, another civilian and one
who thinks he can give the army
bantam genuine battle.
Lewiston, Dec. bling Conley OF
Lewiston and Bill Bube of Bruins
wick. who will headline the Boost
sports A. C.'s fight card here Friday
night, will wind up q card which will
bring together scrappers represent
ing two nationalities. Irish and
French scrappers are pitted against
one another in each battle and the
two claimants Of the mythical mid
dleweight championship of the state
are expected to furnish tough me-
lee.
Athens, Ca, Dec. 1-Smarting I'M
der two successive defeats admins
tered by Vanderbilt and Alabama, the
University of Georgia fought desper-
ately in it's final game Of the season
and held Centre to a 8 to tie here
today. Eearly in the first period,
Captain Bennett Of Georgia, booted a
perfect field goal from Centres 80
yard line. Centres score in the sec
ond period was the result Of a place
ment kick by Lemon from Georgia's
81 yeard line. .al
Abe Friedman. who claims the
New England bantamweight cham
pionship, and the heavy hitting Tom
my Nee of South Boston will clash
in a ten-round bout at the Armory
A. AS show at the Grand Opera
House. Boston on Tuesday night. 1t
is one of the banner bantamweight
offerings of the season. AS it is also
the only boxing show of the week in
Boston, it Is sure to play to a canaci-
ty crowd.
Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 1-Of,1cials
Of the Pittsburgh National League
baseball club announced tonight the
purchase, outright, Of two pitchers.
Emil Yde. OF Oklahoma City and
Herman May. of Omaha, both of the
Western League.
Warren, r. l.. Dec. 1.-When Man
ueI Botelho was rescued from be-
meath an overturned canoe in the
Warren river near here today he said
that his two companions, Walter
Goldiger and Max Demovisky, both
Of Warren, had drowned in attempt
were fishing when the canoe capsized.
covering the bodies.
st. Louis, Dec. 1.--Ex-Gov. Fred
erick d. Gardner of Missouri today
was Endorsed for the Democratic
presidential nomination in resolutions
adopted at q meeting here of the
Democratic Press Association of
Missouri. The resolutions also urged
an honest and humane administra-
ton of the United States veterans
bureau"
Seattle, Dec. 1.-The bridal suite
on the steamship President Grant,
which Is to leave here Tuesday for
the Far East, has been engaged for
Major and Mrs. Frederick McLaugh-
lin OF Chicago. Mrs. McLaughlin was
Irene Castle, dancer, until her we'd
ding with Maj. Mclaughlin Wednes-
day.
Washington, Dec. 1-Mrs. Edgar
P. Penny of Fullerton, Neb., has
beer, appointed associate member of
the Republican national committee
for Nebraska She served two years
as president of the Nebraska Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs.
NSW 1Ork, Lee. I--danS AerZOg,
retired importer, today committed
suicide by shooting. at the Hotel
Ansonia. A note, found near the
body. read: ITO my friends and rel
atives: Everybody please forgive me.
am ending my life today. thought
I had fought it well, but have not.
May God have mercy on my SOUL"
He was born in Germany and came
to this country is years ago.
New York, Dec. ARTHUR B. Muir
tina, organizer OF the Hiram johnson
for President club, announced today
he had sent to H. Edrf und Machold,
speaker of the New York state as
sembly, a letter asking his support
In giving New York preferential
presidential primary law. s"Fhe en-
actment Of preferential primary
law by the legislature will revitalize
the Republican party in New York"
Mr.. Murtha said. "Give the people
the primary, then we can place the
name OF Johnson and any other can
didates for the nomination before the
Republicans OF New York"
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