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Evening star., 1923-12-16
EVENING STAR LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

BY losing three games to the Cow
boys last week. the Scouts tumbled
from first to third place. The Cow
ioys and Indians now are tied for
he leadership.
Roy Whitford broke two season
ecords by recording a set of 364 and
single game Of 144. His work
helped materially in the Warriors
winning a pair Of games from the
hangers.
Emery Elicit OF the Braves con
tinues TO lead the league with Il
percentage Of 100. with Roy Whit
ford second with 10i. Whltford
gained "a points on Elicit through MS
good bowling last week.
Roderick of the Rangers saved his
entrance fee by spilling the pins for
a nice score of 130.
Rightstine Of the Scouts certainly
bowled consistently. having a set oi
2t5, with 100, 100 and los.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
BUREAU OF STANDARDS LEAGUE.

Watson of the Chemists attained a
record for the season last week when
he smashed the naples for a game of
l45. Chugoe of the same team had a
set of 35s, which was the best for the
week.
The record team game of the season
belongs to the lndustrials, who are in
second place. They toppled the pins
for 56s. The team also retains the
high team set mark Of 1.617.
Shaw of the IndustrialS has the
honor OF having bowled the highest
set of the season. so
Evening star., 1923-12-16
CARRY ICE CREAM LEAGUE.

It will take some remark ably good
bowling to ouSt Sundaes from their
exalted position.
Wolfes has the best average. with
1926 although he has lost ground
recently. He also has the most
spares-52.
Draper has the high set of the
league, 342, and also the most strikes
-l3. Hall and Lloyd are tied for the
best game. 1877.
The Peaches smashed the NAPLES
for the top team game of 509 and
the best team set of l,473.
Evening star., 1923-12-16

able forward and Breslin this winter
promises TO become a remarkable per-
former Fitzgerald at center goes
well with this strong team.
Catholic University is we'll for
tilted 50 far as reserve material is
concerned. In Garvin it has a most
likely successor 10 one of the for
ward berthS. This bask ter was the
sensation OF the Brookland freshman
team last season and did Wonderfully
well in action last week. Others in
the squad also are unusually capa-
bic at the game.
Marylcnd's basket ball squad, re-
duced to eleven team candidates last
week by Coach Burton Shipley, may
be enlarged during the next few
days. Brice Marden. who starred as
a forward at Baltimore City Col
leSe. is expected to raise the squad
To an even dozen. The Mar-landers
will be given considerable work this
week. for Shipley wants to get a better
line on his charges before the Christ
mas lay-off
Bill Supplee. husky gridman. who
is one of the leading candidates for
center on the quint, is not to prac-
tiCe with the squad until after the
holidays. Other work at the uni
versity now claims SUPPLIES ltten-
tion. Joe Burger, another gridman,
who was not counted upon Tor baS
ket ball, has participated In the re-
cent work outs and may decide %
try for the team. Burger played
good basket ball when a student at
Tech High.
When classes are resumed affer
New Year, colleges of the Washing
ton area will call for indoor track
candidates Probably all except
Gallaudet will be well represented on
the boards this winter. Most OF the
athle tes will point for the big
Georgetown meet here and the Hop
kins-5th Regiment games in Balti-
more. Some of the runners have
been getting outdoor work recently.
but most of the athletes are waiting
TOR DraCtlrh under rnNer
Evening star., 1923-12-16
DISTRICT LEAGUE.
-

The Terminal Ice continue to slide
toward the bottom Of the League, as
K lost two games to the colonials,
while the Petworths seemed to have
al last found their stride as they beat
the Regulars two out OF three.
W edneSday was Il surprise night
when the Goodfellows. who are hold
ing down the cellar position. beat the
strong Rathskeller team. two games
on the latters alleys.
The Mount Pleasant team, which
has been going strong of late. proved
easy victims of the Manhattan quint
The Mount Pleasant team seemed to
be in d slump, as It's best effort only
netted sci
The Curb Cafe easily beat the King
Pin team. two games out of three,
thereby retaining their lead.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
WASHINGTON LADIES' LEAGUE.

The past week marked the conclu
sion OF the first series. and the pres
ent standing of the teams indicates
that il Will be a bitter struggle for
championship honors.
! The showing of Billie's team has
been somewhat Of disappointment
to its adherents. but in recent
matches il has shown marked i'm
provement, and with Billie herself
and "BroCho' Quaites back in form
the team has been winning consist
entity
City Post Office is another team
that got off TO "a bad start and lost
considerable ground before IL could
get going, but has been setting a fast
pace lately and is likely TO make Il in
teresting for the leaders before another
series has been concluded.
Mount peasants and Hilltoppers
still are battling on even terms for
first place, Mount Peasants by cop
ping the odd game from the Colum-
Evening star., 1923-12-16
MANY Primers HERE
AVERAGING OVER 100

Individual averages of the Mount
Pleasant Duckpin League substanti-
ate the claim that ii is one of the
strongest bowling organizations in the
city.
Senecas. which are leading. and the
Triumph Cafe. each have seven men
averaging over the century mark: the
Hilltoprers have six. the Mount
Plcasauts five. and the Chesterfelds
-four.
Nick Chaconas of the Triumph
Cafc lead with an average of 114-4.
whfIc Afctrakos of the Chestertields
is right on his heels with 114-l.
Nctrakoa has the highest set of
422 and is tied with Wallace of the
Triumph Cafe for the best game OF
$50
EaIIoUinp are the averages:
Evening star., 1923-12-16
SCHOOL LEAGUE.

West Washington Baptist clings
tenaciously 20 first place, and il viii
require strong bowling to oust them.
FusSeil and Williams are leading
the Mount Vernon quint, each having
smashed a set of 335. The former had
d game of l30.
L. Slack and Roy Sabean Of West
Washington Baptists rolled good sets
last week. the former getting 322
and the latter 32l.
Bruton OF Douglass helped his team
to victory over the Mount Vernon
quint with 100. 105 and 109.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
KENTUCKY U. GRID TEAM
LISTS DIFFICULT GAMES

LEXINGTON, Ky. December 15.-
University of Kentuckys foot ball
schedule for 1924 has been completed
except for two early games. which
will he with the University of Louis
willie and either Georgetown of Ken
lucky or Maryville. The games fol-
low:
october-ls, Washington and Lee; rs. Sc.
vance.
Eovember-l. Centre: 8, Alabama. at Tusca-
loosa; Is, Virginia Military Institute; %,
Tennessee, at Knoxville.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
Maryland Lists Sixteen Base Ball Games School n Get Action


rolled. The Tank Corps. with dummy,
was the first to turn the trick, and then
the Sergt. Jasper quint rubbed it in.
Quentin Roosevelt climbed another
notch to gain first place and got further
away from the Cissell Saxon by trim
ming the McCiroarty-O'Connell quint.
Lincoln Post failed to get going last
week and decided TO drop out OF the
league.
Klugge of the Quentin Roosevelt
team had the best game last wcek--i1O.
He also retains the high-game honors of
the season with l43. Allen of the H.
+ Cash quint holds on to the best set
Twill, 36S
Evening star., 1923-12-16
NORTHERN TRIP SOUGHT
FOR COLLEGE PARK NINE
Old Liners to Play Here Twice and Eleven Tits Are
Booked for Home Field-Catholic u. Basketers
Have Three-Day Tour.

ATEEN have scheduled and northern
is planned the base ball of
versty OF Maryland spring The opposition booked
than ordinarily formidable and enough Wash
games to be staged College Park and DISTRICT fields
Georgia. Virginia and Navy Maryand rivals
Evening star., 1923-12-16
w. 81. BOWLERS SET
HOT PACE IN LEAGUE
Team Standing.

The pennant fight in the Business
Mems Bowling League appears to
he among four teams and Woodward
& Lothrop is leading, with NJ. a.
Leese. Sol Herzog and Hurley Motors
close up.
The high team record of $40 Is held
by the Hurley Motors, while the high
team set Of 1901 was contributed by
Woodward & Lothrop. Dillon of the
Rich Sons team has the highest
game OF 157. and Crouch of Meyers
Shop the best set Of 351.
The Individual averages follow:
Evening star., 1923-12-16

bians Wednesday night went back
into tie with the Hilltoppers. Mount
Peasants had to roll this match
minus the services Of one of its most
dependable bowlerf. Frances He'll.
who has been i'll and will be out of
the game indefinitely.
Last weeks high scorers were
Catherine Quigley, Emily Nell. Agda
Brenner, Billie Williams. Elaine
Palmer, Agnes Fleishell and Pat"
Beattie.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
c. & p. TELEPHONE LEAGUE.

General Office appears to be the
only team having a chance TO head
off the Construction gang.
Kane of General Office carries q
nice average of 107. with. Hughes II
the Engineers in second place, with
1854
High team game and high team set
hoEors are held by the General Office
team. with 5es and 1922, respectively.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
COACHES ANXIOUS TO SEE
NEW TEAMS UNDER FIRE
Competition Needed TO Reveal Strength of Green
NIaterial-Central Squad Will Be Reduced
After Game With Annapolis High.
BY ARGYLE FINNEY.

EAMWORk be the
school basket ball coaches from
since they practice ago squads undergo
polishing their efficiency points
The coaches have their candidates we'll hand
intend further the Of
All Of the school will be this
A. will
Annapolis High School five and business will play host Washing
Props Wednesday,
re men Friday and Eastern has pending
and Dewitt Preps
Evening star., 1923-12-16
CORRECTS COLE DATES.

NEW YORK. December 15.-Th-
metropolitan Golf Association has an
nounced that i had erred Monday Il
giving out the date Of the annual
amateur district championship, and
that the correct date is June 4, :.
and :.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
NAUTICAL LEAGUE.

The chase after the pennant has
become unusually interesting. with
ties for first place and the Rock
HaYenS close up.
DAILY Of the Drifters. the tail-end
team, cut quite d swath last week.
He rolled the best game, 146; the
high set. 359. and attained the pre-
mier average of 1903.
The high game honors for the sea-
son belong to Bakcrsmith of Rock
Haven with l59. He also has the
best set $50. Sunsets hold the high
team game of the season with 593.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
MICHIGAN LISTS MIAMI.

OXFORD, Ohio, December 15.-The
Miami University foot ball eleven will
play Michigan at Ann Arbor, October
4. 1t was the only open date on Mi
ami's 1924 schedule.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
TERMINAL "Y" LEAGUE.

Southern has been going at great
speed recently.
The Squirrels and Nuts have fine
percentages. but their advance
towards the top has been slow, as
the leaders refuse To come back.
The General Freight Office team
also has been smashing the pins with
consistency.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
PUBLIC DEBT GIRLS LEAGUE.

Miss Parker of the Register Ac-
counts team. with LOG. rolled the best
also had the high set, ESQ. Miss
Preble of the Registers attained the
high average of the week with S6.7.
The high game of the season, 113.
and the high set belong to Miss Pre-
BILE.
Accounts hold high team game
honors of 44S and the best team set
of 1,2S2
Evening star., 1923-12-16
LEADS TIGER ,s0CCERIsTs.

PRINCETON, N. j., December Is
Joseph J. Cooper of BaltimVfe has
been chosen captain of the Princeton
soccer team. He has played at out
side, right. for two years. He is a
brother of Crossman Cooper soccer
captain and base ball star last year.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
LYNCH RECEIVES OFFERS
FOR FIGHTS IN ENGLAND

NEW YORK. December 15.-Joe
Eynch. world bantamweight boxing
champion. has received several offers
to meet foreign contenders in Eng
land this winter. and may accept, ac-
Evening star., 1923-12-16
TENNESSEE NAMES LOWE.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. December To-
J. 6. Lowe, tackle and a member of
the University of Tennessee foot
ball squad for two years, has been
elected captain for 1924.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
GOWDY LEADS CHICAGO.

=. CHICAGO. Decembe" 15.-Franklin
.fiowdy of st. Joseph. Mich. star
tackle on the University of Chicago
foot ball eleven. has been elected
xsptain Of the 1924 team.
Evening star., 1923-12-16

prize, Holland of American Security
got the award with l30-~ Holland
alSJ has high set, with 3iJ.
Evening star., 1923-12-16

benefited by couple of games
played last week. Catholic University
Will invade New York this week for
trio of basket ball engagements with
strong quints. Crescent Athletic Club
viii be met in Brooklyn Wednesday
night. Fordham will be met Thursday
and the next night the Red and Black
Will return to the Long Island Dor
oGgh to tackle st. Francis College.
Winning on New York floors never
has been a habit with District college
basketers. but the Brooklanders have
a good aggregation and should make
Its opponents hustle for every point
during the trip.
Coach Rice has under his direction
lot of veterans that ought to make
the best of the college teams
hustle. In Lynch. a versatile athlete,
the Brooklanders possess about the
best floor player of the south Atlantic
section. He has been Il star ever
since he first stepped onto a court for
Catholic University. Lawlor. too. is a
fine guard, although not SO brilliant
as Lynch Eberts is a most depend
Evening star., 1923-12-16

The Marylanders' season will be
opened at Kendall Green. where Gallau-
det VIII be met March 20. Catholic Uni
NerSltN will be played at Brookland early
IN April and a College Park in the lat
ter part of May, unless the northern
tour IS arranged. For this projected
TRIP from May 22 to 27 games are
sought with Pennsylvania. Rutgers,
Army, New York University and CO.
lumbia
The only engagements away from
college Park, other than those here.
so far listed are with Virginia. Hop
hIns and Navy. The schedule follows:
n, March-2s. Gallaudet, at Kendall Green:
81 Vermont.
Aprl-s. Catholic University, at Brookland :;
Is, Yale; 80. Georgia; "a, Virginia, at Char
1ottesVille; rs. West Virginia; s. North Caro-.
lima.
May: North Carolina State; e. Hampden-
Sidney; 3. Johns Hopkins, at Baltimore; s.
Washington and Lee; l6 Virginia Military II
Etitute; 81, Navy at Annapolis 2S Catholic
University (date pending; 81. Johns Hopkins.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

The III. T. Cr'A team -aH nto Il slump
SCI X 80 .s. Z. !, II siS iiue :
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

Washlngton.-An avenue through
which anthracite miners and operators
might come together In further efforts
To reach n settlement of their existing
differences has been provided by Pres
ident Coolidge. In the designation of
Governor PInchot, OF Pennsylvania. as
special mediator.
Maintaining the conviction that sus-
pension of hard coal production. Sep
TENDER l. would be suicidal to both en-
ploye and operator. the governments
action was said to be designed 10 pro-
vide a medium through which %concfif-
atory influences on both sides might
operate without damage to the strate-
gle position or the dignity of either.
After a luncheon conference at the
White house. Governor Pinchot re-
turned with the announced Intention Of
getting in touch with the operator and
miner groups.
II was stated that no definite pro-
posal had heen evolved Mt the White
house meeting and that Governor PIN
chOt's first move was TO ascertain
whether a basis for further discussion
exists. despite the tenor of the state
ments issued at the conclusion of the
Atlantic City conference.
Describing the relations of Governor
PInchot to the federal authorities az
"solely cooperative" a spokesman for
the president pointed out that his
selection was n particularly happy one,
because the anthracite fields are To-
Gated almost exclusively In Pennsyi-
vHnia and because of the unusual leg
~islative safeguards thrown around the
industry by state laws.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30
AIR MAIL CLIPS RECORD
TN COAST TO COAST TIME

San Francisco, Calif.-The end of
the fourth night and day test flights
OF the air mall service between New
York and San Francisco brought a new
record 10 the service. when Pilot G. X.
Vance brought his airplane from Reno
at . "a p. m. 2 hours and 40 minutes
ahead of the schedule. The third test
ended here 2 hours and 30 minutes
ahead of the schedule.
Burt WnsIow will bring In the last
westwardb bound test plane from Reno
and another record is expected. Win
slow ooh the first Of the test planes
out Of San Francisco.
The arrival of Vance meant that the
relay flight from New York was made
in 90 hours and 80 minutes elapsed
time. In the trip ending Friday there
were approximately five hours cut off
the time made In the first of the test
flights from New York. However. the
pilots on fine first trip were held up by
unfavorabie weather conditions.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30
WOBBLIEs
THREATEN A CAPITAL
I. w. w. Resent California Blanket
Injunction and Plan Ruin
of Capital, Report

Sacramento. Calif.-An injunction
effective throughout the state during
the tendency of the litigation against
the activities of the Industrial Work
ers ofthe World. It's Officers and men,
oers has been granted in the superior
SQUIRT here.
The injunction, IT is explained. VIII
remain In full force and effect pending
a trial of the action, but II is said by
attorneys that, In effect. the injunc-
ton is a permanent one, and the de-
PENDANTS probably will appeal directly
from 1t without any further trial.
Sacramento is TO be subjected to a
''relgn of - terror. by the Industrial
Workers of the World. and members
of the organization plan to give the
city the same kind of a dose that vas
administered TO Centralia. WASH" II
has been learned by state investigat-
prs who are probing the activities Of
the organization in California.
The time set for the drive on this
city is the early fall, according to one
Of the officials of the I. w. W.. who
told at the meetings. of the plans to
teach Sacramento n lesson"
The arrest of this official is ex-
pected.
This leader was the principal speak
sr at the meeting. according to the In
vestigators. He began revealing the
intended invasion of Sacramento by
referring to the suit for an injunction
aginst the l.. w. w, brought by Dis
trict Attorney j. !. henderson, and
the numerous arrests and convictions
of L w w members under the erlmi-
nal ~syndicaIism law.
ut Is about time" the official is
quoted as saying. Ito give Sacramento
a dose of the same kind that members
gave Centralla- and wake her up. IT
will he p good time TO start 1t when
the members come back this fall to
spend the winter"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30
PREMIER KATO OF JAPAN
is REPORTED DEAD

Toxic. Japan.-It Is unofficially re-
ported here that Baron Tomosahuro
Eato. premier of Japan. is dead. II
had heen previously announced he was
seriously III.
While Premier Kato had been III for
q number of months. II was announced
recently that his condition was
dangerous. 1t was added. however,
that his health was extremely poor and
that his retirement could be expected
In the near future.
A few days ago the announcement
was made hat the premier was ser
lously III. Following this came the
unofficial announcement That he had
died.
Owing TO the not unusual custom I'm
Japan Of not officially announcing i'm
mediately the death of an important
official. the report of the premier's
death was not generally believed.
Premier Kato attained his eminence
among the noted men of Japan ms the
rIght-hand man of Admiral Togo and
KamImura in the Russian-Japarese
war. He entered the war Ms a captain
and he emerged as a real admiral and
chief of staff.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

Preliminary contracts have been LEI
and work viii begin soon on the cree.
ton OF a s20.Oo0 Catholic church edl.
flee in Black Eagle.
A new bridge across the Yellow
stone river near Glendiye. to cost $50
900 Will be completed within a year.
Residents OF Dawson county recently
voted favorably on a bond issue for
the purpose Of erecting the bridge.
Thomas F. Keene. aged 81 years, is
dead at his home near Canton of debil-
ity. Deceased crossed the plains to
Montana In 1864. returned East the
next year and again crossed the plains
to make his home i'm Montana In 1863
Ordering the engine u%ncoupled from
a passenger train and running IT 10 a
position where steam discharged from
II would make a wall Of live steam be-
tween n residence fire and adjoining
buildings, a conductor On the Miiwau
zee railroad probably prevented DIES
tructiOn of the elevator at Beckett
and possibly the whole town. The wall
Of steam prevented the flames from
spreading.
Although bitten twice by q rattle
snake while playing with a wheel bar
row In the back yard ~ hts home. the
four year old son OF Ar. and Mrs. Hen
ny South. Of near Roundup. Is practi
caily recovered. The snake struck him
on the knee and the hand.
NJ. c. Gilmore. a horse raiser OF south
Of Miles City. recently shipped II head
of horses to vt. Louis and after de
Quoting transportation charges and
other incidentsis they nettted him en-
actiy nins snd soas~basf cents per head.
HIS son. w4s accompanied the stock
had TO borrow money TO get back
onse.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

Harrow, EngIaDd.-Kate Douglas
Wlggln. the American author, died
Thursday night. August %.
Mrs. Wlggin was said to have failed
to fully recover from the effects Of an
operation which she underwent shortly
after her arrival.
The novelist was taken III on her
voyage TO England last June and went
to a nursing home In Liverpool for
treatment. Her condition, however,
was not regarded as critical and in
few days word came from the institu-
ton that she was able to spend much
OF her time out OF doors.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

Spokane. Wash. While the "de-
partment of agriculture is dlgestinc
every plan that is offered for relief. 10
the hope that some method will afford
n helpful remedy" for the present sit
uation Of the wheat farmers. up to
the present time congressional action
has not seemed e~xpedleDt." said
George B. Christian. secretary to Pres
Ident Coolidge. IN a letter to t. j.
Adams. president OF the Farmers
union of Washington and northern
Idaho, in response TO an appeal from
wheat growers here asking a special
session OF congress.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30

Tulsa. Okla Coming as o climax TO
the tenth day Of Adj Gen. Baird
Markham's investigation Of flogrings
In Tulsa county. Ben r.. Sykes. Grover
G. Sykes and Earl Sack. of Broken
Arrow. wb0 said they were members
Of the Ru KIux Khan. pleaded guilty
to rsaflng charges before District
Judxs w n. Williams and were SEN
tepcsd to serve two years each In the
ststs prison. This Is the first In
stnnce on record that k~a@nsm'sn hare
ronsess~d In courf that they ~ere
members OF . fsxxing party.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-30
WILL REMAIN IN RuHR,
FRANCE TELAs BRITAIN

Paris.-The French governments
reply TO the British PREPARATIONS note
asserts that France refuses TO with
draw from the Ruhr except as she Is
paid and that she rejects aS plan for an
international re-estImate Of Germany's
capacity 10 pay.
The reply, made public at the for
eign office. maintaining that the
French operation in the Ruhr is abb
solutely legal.
1t offers TO consider the easiest
method Of ~exacting payment from Ger
many when resistance has ceased and
expresses n willingness to continue
the recent discussions with Great
Britain.