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The Washington times., 1923-12-11
do You Remember

When basket ball was played
with ten men on each team?
When the Y. NJ. C. A. was
on New York avenue between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets?
When Duke Duganne was
two-thirds Of Techs strength
on the gridiron?
When Tommy Keane ran his
chop house at the corner Of
Fourteenth and F streets?
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"TUMBLING TOM" coWLER
DOES HIS STUNT AGAIN

ROCHESTER, N. r, Dec. H.
''Tumbling Tom Cowler. the Eng
lish heavyweight, did his stunt last
night in his bout with Jack Renault.
the Canadian being groomed as q
challenger for Jack Dempsey's hon.
ors. Cowler was in poor physical
condition, and in the fourth heavy
right to the heart, followed by an
other to the solar plexus, dropped
him for the count.
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BOSTON RED Sox TRAIN
AT GIANTS OLD CAMP

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Boston
Red Sox will do their spring train
ing at San Antonio, Texas, 1t was
announced here today by Bobby
Quinn, president of the club. The
Red Sox have trained at Hot
Springs. Ark, for years, but hard
rains for the past two years have
driven them away.
The Washington times., 1923-12-11

Not since the golden days or Bes-
sic Anthony, who won the National
title in 1903, has a woman cham
pion come from Chicago, and it was
this victory that was needed this
year to stimulate the game for
women in the Middle West.
Miss Cummings is a natural ath-
lete, of an ideal type, and such a
girl seems TO require less practice
than others less favored She has
been criticized for lack of conceE'
trated practice. She seems to have
had no special need, for her casual
way has so relaxed her muscles that
it has helped her game. The grace
OF her walk, the ZIP of her swing,
the easy simplicity of her manner,
make her appearance a natural part
of beautiful picture on a golf
course.
/ have always been I'm favor of
wOmen's golf, although l have not
seen much Of it since the Red
Cross matches when Miss Elaine
ROSenthal and Miss -AIexa Stirling
displayed their fine qualities OF
heart and skill to help the boys
overseas.
Last summer had a game OF golf
with Miss Cummings, and for the
| first time fully realized the intrinsic
| merit or her game; but the year
| before l had played against her In
! Peoria and my partner and / easeG
up a little. on the last hole She
The Washington times., 1923-12-11
Dixie" Walker Sued
For Divorce In
New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec.
11.-"Dixie" Walker, Pelican
pitcher, has been made defend
ant in a divorce suit filed by his
wife in civil district court. She
charges him with drunkenness
and threatening her life.
They were married in 1914.
On November "a, Mrs. Walker
alleges, the big hurler attacked
her with an ice pick.
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Take Your Choice.

Nobody is predicting with any as
surance the outcome of the Nauti-
cal league individual championship
race. Meany, v. OFT and A King
are tied with an average each of
10S and Rhodes is pressing them
with a mark Of 107s
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WASHINGTON BILLIARD
STARS TO COMPETE
By LEONARD w. COLLINS.

January February 10 and 26 have been decided
holding the ninth annual intercy 1872 bak
between Wahngton and Batmores best
wielders
The will be at 1000 points in blocks OF 400 each
Knes Baltimore and
the second and last at Lewis and Krauss Academy here
affairs
staged representatives have lost match
impending with
mustered together.
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LOVEJoY, YALE CENTER,
WILL LEAD "a ELEVEN

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec.11.-
Winston Lovejoy, OF Montclatr, N. J.,
has been unanimously elected cap
tain of the Yale football eleven for
1924. Lovejoy is the varsity center
and called by many the best man at
his position in the East.
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rine football souvenirs. After
some effort he got the spindle
fixed between the edges OF over
tapping shells.
He pried hard.
Pop!
A half flew into our ZAP.
Something printed within ie
caught our attention.
We read it once. twice, three
times. Then stared. and wondered.
1t was a trademark:
made in Germany"
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DOME BUSH MAY MANAGE
ST. PAUL CLUB IN 1924

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Donie Bush,
who drove the Washington Griffmen
so hard that they finished in the first
division in the American League last
season and then found himself with
out a job, may land at the head of
the st. Paul club in the American
Association for 1924. Bush Is con-
ferring here with President Norton,
of the st. Paul club.
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CONNIE MACK ACQUIRES
BISHOP, SECOND Stacker

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Connie Mack
has completed the purchase OF Max
Bishop, second baseman with the
Baltimore Orioles for the past six
years. Connie is believed to have
paid $4,000 and promised to turn
over three players to the Orioles to
land Bishop, who is considered a
better prospect than the highly
tOuted Joe BOley.
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LIZ CuV11llSE conceived the plan
of combining the athletic strength
Of Petworth, BrightwOod and Park
View to make a powerful club that
could WELD helpful influence
among the young men OF that sec
ton.
Street corners along Georgia
avenue are popular hangOuts Of
many youths who could use .
clubhouse with wholesome tacll-
tiles to splendid advantage. This
according to Capt. C. p. M. Lord,
Of the Tenth precinct, who Is
firmly back Of the Handley club
Is its expansion plan. So is
Timothy s. Tincher, president Of
the PetwOrth Citizens Association.
Such a clubhouse already is be-
ing prepared. One whole floor of
the building at 3712 Georgia aye
nue.. has been leased. It win be
equipped later.
DIR. Cuvillier sees visions Of crack
teams in baseball, football and bas-
ketbau representing the new club.
terial. Some of those interested in
the new project reside as far out
as Takoma Park. Some whose ap-
plications for membership have
been received by DR.. Cuvillier are
first class golfers, tennis players
and bowlers and teams in these
sports also are in prospect.
One business man has made q
tentative promise to build a
couple Of tennis courts In back Of
the clubhouse building. Bowling
alleys take up the basement and
second and third floors Of the
building.
The alleys are managed by Lon
ME Krauss, which means much for
the character Of the establishment.
Lonnie has made good personally
and in business way with citizens
Of Petworth, which suburb is build
ing up rapidly in every way.
Krauss' place Is keeping pace with
the forward march.
The HandIey club already has a
baseball field. The Rock Greek
golf course is not far distant. So,
in the way Of facilities, the new
club will be well favored.
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NEW CHAMPS VICTORY
POPULARIZES GOLF
By CHARLES "CHICK" EVANS.

of Miss Edith Cummings in the womens national
championship this has done much popurze womns golf
this country Their players,
golfers
inclined cheerfuy position.
willing sufficiently
practice championship game usually bulded
and was particularly Of West.
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Will Build Park.

The new owners Of the Newark
franchise in the international
League are planning to build q new
call park to replace that at Har-
rison. which was burned down last
season.
The Washington times., 1923-12-11
WEEP LAUGH
OR PONDER OVER IT
By X. D. THOMAS.

The battle between Marine Corps and Army thrilling
in American of Rugby football
fashion, of the splendid men of fighting qualities who
It was an event. that ArmyDev Dog affair But
there was an interesting peculiarly out Of keeping
revealed only today odd
Now anyone occupying place American League Park the
thought
played another not usually placed
Of f
The Washington times., 1923-12-11

The Monroe and Pierce schools
are favorites to fight it out again
i'm the finals of the graded school
soccer championship tournament.
Monroe won the title last season.
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clam a Wild Man.

Elam Van Glider, the tall singer.
of the St Louis Browns, was sure
4 wild man last summer. issuing
100 passes, the largest total in the
circuit. .-.-.-----4-.-------
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Nav Try Comeback.

Willie Jackson. the New York
lightweight, who has been out of the
game for many months, thinks he
has recovered and will soon try "a
comeback.
The Washington times., 1923-12-11
Ayiators Want Games.

The Boiling Field Aviators ara
ready to book basketball games
Bill Gallagher, phone Lincoln 5SST,
is handling the Aviators' schedule.
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Dundee May Be Slipping.

Johnny Dundee is getting beaten
so regularly since starting his winter
course of contests that 1t seems rea-
sonable to feel that he is beginning
to slip.
The Washington times., 1923-12-11
McNICKLE LEADS CASEY
DUCKPIN SHOOTERS

McNce Of Sofas leading the Knights of Columbus
League with of 1918 for thirty games and
Noan Of the Coumbias who second
Fanan of the Salvadors McNes real rival with an average
Of Nolan rolled
and Trndads the leading teams,
although the leagues ten teams out Of the running
s Ovando Quint.
AhnG
The Washington times., 1923-12-11
EDDIE COLLINS NEXT
GRIFFMEN PILOT,
RUMOR PERSISTS
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

CHICAGO 11-One of the probable developments of the
baseball
meetings. Collins ontank second base
Washington Senators
leading spirit Another the probability that John j.
Ever the petrol of baseball will team with Frank Chance
the of the White Sox Evers almost of the post
the
These the only probable Developments of the day the
Chance the
Higgins still conference the probability that Eddie
The Washington times., 1923-12-11
PLAN BIG ATHLETIC CLUB
FOR THREE SUBURBS
BY II. D. THOMAS.

With $50 signed applications for membership in hand Dr. Louis
Cuve was able announce today that the proposed athletic
club represent Petwor Bghwood and Park View well
realization
Cuve organizer will be learned tomorrow night when all
interested will at 3712 Georgia northwest
Dr. CuVer is president Of Handy A. c. He would have this
club form foundation for the organization The Hany club
organized early last and in short order
baseball finishing second Peworh the Suburban Sunday
League and winning nineteen of twnOur played during
entire
The Washington times., 1923-12-11

Warren Hoke, r. B. Clarke, G. G.
Roney, and Powell, former Mary
land State champion, who is now
making this city his home.
Johnny Kline, Baltimore's leading
authority on billiards and proprietor
of the Monumental City's most pre-
tentious establishment, has already
named his team. The Baltimore
quartet will be DR.. r. N. Roscow.
T. Harry Garrison, H. e. Crook,
and f. H. Ltnhard.
There is some doubt as to
whether POuliff will be able TO
compete in the tournament for
the very reason that at the pres
ent time he is in Bulgaria on
business. Pouliff is easily the
best player Of Washington and
his absence from the lineup will
materially lessen the chances of
the National Capital in the i'm
pending match.
DR.. Roscow is easily the best bet
the Marylanders will have to offer.
His game has improved fully fifty
per cent over that of a year ago
and his play in the national anna.
teur championships, he represent
ing Baltimore, has at times bor-
dered on the sensational.
Clarkson is another Baltimorean
who has made rapid strides for
ward during the past twelve
months. Only matter of a week
or so ago he had a high run of
172 in an tmpromptu tournament
N he nv.fn
Crook and Linhard are far better
than average players and have
been ranked among the topnotchers
in their home town for a great
many years. All in all the Balti.
more team has a most formidable
appearance.
The impending tourney is just
the fOrerunner of others which
are to follow. Lewis and KrausS
announce that as soon as the
balk line event is completed, ar
rangementS will be made for the
holding OF an intercity three
cushion event.
After the three-cushion tourney
1t is just probable that a city cham
pionsh1p series in both balk line
and three-cushion will be offered
Washington billiard fans and play.
ers.
The pocket billiard championship
held at the Grand Central and
which was concluded only a few
days ago drew bigger crowds than
ever before. Interest was intense
at all times and the excellent play
throughout assures the next annual
event OF SURPRISING and eclipsing
the one just closed.
Washington billiardists should
nave an opportunity of determining
their city champion. A tourna.
ment for the balk line and three
cushion players would undoubtedly
meet with success, :.
The Washington times., 1923-12-11

It was made known i'm q round
about way that the White SOx
had been approached and offered
BoIey for 500, 900. Frank Chance,
new manager Of the S0X, is
slightly deaf, so no great harm
was done. Harry Gardiner, Sec
rotary of the Sox, said there was
small chance Of a deal being
made.
The Washington times., 1923-12-11

The impending tourney is just
the fOrerunner of others which
are to follow. Lewis and Krauss
announce that as soon as the
ball1 line event is completed. ar.
rangements will be made for the
holding Of an intercity three
cushion event.
The Washington times., 1923-12-11

Today an office boy spent
Some little time near our desk in
what happened to be a typicaDy
useless occupation.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30

that high office without fear of being
maligned, vilified and even tormented
by political mountebank. Henry L.
Whitfield is at the rudder for the next
four years By the viii of majority of
the good men and their loyal wives,
daughters, sisters and sWecthearts to
guide the ship of state out of the very
quagmire of social and political scan
dals which have been too frequently re-
ported from the higherups in
political affairs of state. Then how fit J.
ting it would be for the people of Mis-
sissippi to vote Mr.. Knox Governor
Whitfialdis : able successor to place
the state stiil higher IL the politiheI
"a ras s-th thess.s sus galaxi. of \
most successful statesi Thefafc- we
nominate Hon. Rush Knox for next
governor of Mississippi after our newly
elected governor Henry L. Whitfield.
He is capable He is worthy.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
JEFF DAVIS
HOLDS RECITAL
Benefit Recital Was Big Success
Audience Was Delightfully."- En-
tertained by Fine Talent

One of the most enjoyable and in
spring programs was given at the Jeff
Davis Consolidate High School Wednes.
day evening. 1t was benefit to the
expenses of the Club Girls at the a.
& M. Short Course this summer.
Miss Frances Spooner, in her own
happy way, and in her happiest mood.
delightfully."- entertained as an imper-
senator. Miss Spooner displayed q
wonderful talent and most excellent
training for one so young Also Miss
Kathleen Taylor, of Taylor, Miss, and
former most popular teachers in the
Jeff Davis school, maintained in a
most Pleasing manner, her reputation
as an impersonator.
The Misses Butler and Mrs. Paul
Watson sang most beautifully with
Mrs. A. w. Moss at the piano. This
part of the program was pronounced
the most interesting Of the kind ever
in the Jeff Davis High School Audi
torium. Some of the high school pupils
participated also.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
CITY SCHOOLS
To OPEN SOON
Pupils of The City School. Will Re-
port On September 7th for
Classification

The pupils In the high school dep
partinent w1ll meet Friday morning
September eth at $3.50 at the Central
School Building for classification.
The grades from the lst to the sth
inclusive will meet at their respective
buildings Friday afternoon September
7th at l clock.
There viii be a meeting of the
faculty Friday afternoon at 'clock,
and joint meeting of the school board
and faculty at ) clock at the Cen
traI School Buildings.
Regular school work will begin Mon
Gay SEPTEMBER 10th at $3.50 a. m.
We hope to make this the best year
in the history of the Water Valley
Public Schools. We solicit your CO.
operation.
L j. MARRs, Superintendent.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
ALL|STON MAKES
WORK SUCCESS
Baptist Minister Completes Three
Years Of Service-Refuses Call
To Other Fields

Rev. Wayne Alliston will soon have
completed his third year as pastor Of
the First Baptist church here. And
since his charge of the church, three
years ago in September four hundred
new members have come into the
church, the PASTORS new home bought
and paid for, the cash sales Of the
old home paying in. part for the new
one.
A considerable sum of money has
been collected in and paid out on the
improvement of the Sunday School
rooms and repairs on the pastors
home.
Rev. Alliston has recently received
call to the charge Of the First
Baptist Church of Canton, Miss, at !
larger salary. He also received 4 call
to the McComb First Baptist Church
some time ago. But he declined both
calls as he believed it unwise to give
up the work here now. He u verv
much beloved by his congregation and
the church would under no circum-
stance willingly give Mr.. Alliston up.
Plans are discussed for a decided i'm.
provement on the church house and
which will soon be taken up, 80 It Il
said.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
MISSIONARY NEWS

The Woman s Missionary Society of
First Methodist church has been asked
by the higher ups to put on a good
program in which all of our work is
discussed and invite the Auxilliaries
of Oxford, Coffeeville, and Main
Street church to take part with u.s.
This is call to the whole society.
Every member is equally responsible,
being loyal Methodist none will refuse
to carry out the program of our church:
Your OFFICERS arc making plaus to
do as requested, Come to the business
Monday Septic raber ssil, essusi
having i WORTH 1iifrs ri f'ss' 4 ssias fax
This is an opportunity Of doing real
services, which none can afford to
miss, also an obligation which we dare
not refuse to meet.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
NOTICE

The Yhobusha County Baptist As
sociation will meet with Leggo Baptist
church near Fords Well Wednesday and
Thursday September 5th and 9Th.
A full representation from each
Baptist Church in the county is url
gently requested as business of import.
ance will come before the association.
G. E. DENLEY, Moderator
Mr.. B. F. Tatum, who was called
into his house Rice Sticks Dry Goods
Co., at st. Louis, preparatory for a
BIC fall trade returned Thursday.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
L. c. Anderson Dies
At Hor,e in Starkuille

Died last Thursday at his home in
Starkville, after a lingering illness Mr..
l. C. Anderson, who will be remem-
bered so tenderly by some people in
Water Valley He was C. o. Anderson S
father who was formerly a prominent
business man of this city, having re-
Gently moved to McComb.
Mr.. Anderson was one of the oldest
citizens of Stark Vile and a member of
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
RUSH KNOX TINE ouBERNAToRs
~ NBER


Since the smoke Of the recent bitter
political battle has cleared and the
ardent supporters of their champions
are giving reasons for this friend go
ing down in defeat, or that one com
ing ont with flying colors to serve the
dear people four years hence, the many
friends of Mr.. Rush Knox, Attorney
General elect, here in Yalobusha Coun'
ty are nominating him for governor
for l929-33.
Mississippi has after years of strug'
yle come back to her own to-day when
men like the Cd rommcner John M.
Stone, Anse HcLaurren, and others CT
their quality could be elected governor
men of the highest type of manhood.
And we have that same type OF men TO-
dav who are needed and who will not
hesitate to allow their names to go be-
fore the people to seek the honor of
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

The Board of trustees of the state
penitentiary have bought 60 car loads
Of gravel from the Gatesville Gravel
Company at $l.29 a ton for the con.
stfQctlon Of gravel roads through the
tafehman farm. The trustees have also
iet a contract to the Layne- Central
Company, of Memphis for a deep we'll.
-aithough the ravages of the boil
weevil and the cotton leaf worm have
done considerable damage, the trustees
think they will make half bale to the
acre
Or, w. A. McKellar, Assistant Chief
~ Tick Eradication Division Of Burean
Animal Industry, headquarters at
1asaington, ?. G, was IN South N
~s~a4 p3i last week looking oyer
ss32- -. - -sssv ds..ss3 ~
4s3s greatly pleased at the progress and
with the manner in which the State
live Stock Sanitary Board, under Lno
direction of the Commissioner Of
Agriculture, had conducted tick era
dieation. He confidently believes fif-
teen new counties in that section will
be added to the tick-free counties this
fall.
The Mayes old house of Jackson,
situated on Capitol street, between
West and Congress, is being torn down
and will be replaced by a "skyscrap-
per- the second such building for
Jackson, and will be occupied by the
Lamar Life Insurance Company. This
historic house was constructed before
the civil war by Judge Daniel 3.
Mayes, father, of Judge Edward Mayes.
For the past few years it has been
used as an undertakers palor.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30

Mr. Harry Suits, will leave Saturday
night for his home in Jacksonvi1le, Fla.
Lieutenant Colonel 7. E. Backstrom,
wife and two children, are spending
two weeks in the home Of Mayor N.
c. Knox. Colonel Backstrom, who u
Mrs. Konx's brother, has been station
ed at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands,
has been trasferred to the United
States with headquarters at New
Orleans.
Sunday night by request Mr.. Alliston
will preach on "The Unpardonabie
SIM
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
NE WON WITH
WHITFIELD
Whitfield 132, ,971
Bilbo, 116, 1888

Tuesday morning will long be re-
:aembercd by the good people of "
sissipPi. Early in the day majority of
he people throughout every nook and
ranny of the state were on their way
- their respective voting precincts
tnllv determined TO elected Mr.. Henry
4. Whitfield our next governor. They
lad siekencd on the too often reports
# socia! and political scandals around
ur State Captitol-Rumors to us,wouli
shame the devil and his sulphureous
smelling angels! They were tired out
aickened out and fully determined to
name Mr.. Whitfield governor because
LIS name had been written high in the
tocial, educational, and the religious af-
airs of our good old commonwealth
and they were determined TO put hi.n
N the political lead with every assur-
=nce that he will make good in that
,ffair too.
Therefore, under this new regime,
so to speak, let US forget all this,
miserable mud-slinging Of the past de-
cade or so and then bend every energy
to the development Of the wonerful
r5ources of the state. Let us bury the
latchet and resurrect freternal fee
ing, a spirit of cooperation, in the
development of cur resources and en-
courge capital and labor to that extent
that peace and plenty will be the -
au tant. We have the governor, good
presentation in the next Legislature.
60 let us press foWard to a high callin
and thereby r. arsa The downard trend
of affairs and move onward and up
ward socially, politically, educationall.y,
mora ly and financially. We can do il.
Let us try.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30
MILKING CONTEST Al ea1lls
FAIR ls

There viii Be 4 milking eoAtsA. Na
the Grenada Fair to last tSvo 4 fs.l
This is worth your while to have ones
or more cows ready to bring home the
bacon. Prizes will be awarded on he
butter fat content cf the milk, de
pending on the babcock tester for all
fnof
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30

one Of the most highly represent 4
families of Oktibbeha county. lie e;
ed large family of a highly repre- .
tative type. He was a most conssf9tl
member of the NJ. f. Church Of Sta
Vile, and numbered his friends By 1
citizenship of that little city. His
was inferred in the Starkville cent le
Friday of last week, his pastor,
W, w. Woods officiating. He le4s
widow and several childresisS
mourn his death. He viii be MISE
his many friends of that secttea3
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Dunn have
returned FROM n visit in Chicago.
While there they visited their son,
Lieutenant Dunn.