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Evening star., 1923-07-04


Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, as expected
will be one of the finalists in the
women's singles. She walked away
with her semi-final match with Mrs
Geraldine Beamish of England, win
ming. Go, Go.
Suzanne, perhaps keyed up by the
occasion and the tremendous crowd
present. played a magnificent game
one approaching perfection. She lost
only points in each set and never
once was passed.
The nearest Mrs. Beamish came to
getting a ball by her was in the
fourth game Of the second set, when
the French star barely got the rim
of her racquet on a sharp-angled
volley. Only one game in the match
went to deuce.
Vincent Richards and Mrs. Molla
Mallory, Americans. defeated F. NJ. B.
Fisher and Mrs. Beamish of England
in a secondround match in the mixed
doubles, 8-6, 3-6, "a.
In the women's doubles Mrs. Lam
bert Chambers and Miss Kathleen
Mckane defeated Mrs. MolIa Mallory
and Mrs. Leslie Bancroft. 6-3, Go.
Randolph Lycett and Miss Eliza
beth Ryan. England. defeated Jean
Borotra and Mrs. Colgate, 6-3. 6-4.
In the mems doubles Count De
Gomar and Eduardo Flaquer. Spain,
defeated Lieut.. Col. Dudley and j. NJ.
Bell, England, rs. 6-2, 6-4.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
MOUNT PLEASANTS
TOLOSE TWO STARS

When Logan Hill and Milton Price
leave for the Terra Alta Club of the
Allegheny Summer Camp League u
severe blow will be dealt the Mount
Pleasant Juniors, one of the leading
contenders in section C of the junior
division.
Hills hurting and the infield work
Of Price were counted upon heavily
in the series games.
Walter Spittle, second sacker of the
Roberts nine, was knocked uncon-
scious in the fray with the Petworth
club when he slid into second base
In the fifth innUg. Manager Thomp-
son. however. expects Spittle to ap-
pear in the lineup next week.
Manager Chris Hutchinson of the
Manhattans planned to send his nine
to Clarendon this afternoon to tackle
the team representing that place.
One OF the hest games of the season
was booked for 37th and Reservoir
streets this afternoon when the
knickerbockers were to meet the st.
Stephens Club. Ross Fisher was
slated to perform for the Knicks.
with Poore on the receiving end.
Play starts at o'clock.
Epiphany Athletic Association nine
is at Seat Pleasant tackling the
senior nine of that town.
Linworth Midgets trounced the
Tidal Basin Midgets, 3 to l.
Allie McGOwan hurled the Argyle
Athletic Club to a 5-to-0 victory over
the Tartan Athletic Club. He held
the losers down to four hits.
Heavy hitting by Lynch and a
spectacular catch by Hook Marks
enabled the Brightwood Juniors to
trounce the Handley Juniors, IL to s.
A challenge has been issued by Ray
Ownes, business manager of the
Commissioners base ball nine, for
games with strong unlimited teams
on every Monday evening. Call Main
5000, branch III, between 9 and 1880
o'clock.
Two hOmers by LOTUS of the Mount
Pleasant Juniors aided his nine to
down the Shipping Board Juniors, IL
to l. The winners and the fremont
Athletic Club planned to hook up this
afternoon on the 10th street reservoir
diamond.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
SANDLOT SERIES
UNLIMITED DIVISION.

UNLIMITED DIVISION.
(sECTION Al
Tomorrow's game-Mercury VS.. Garfield.
Yesterdsy's resuit-w. F. Roberts. 8; Pet.
worth, o.
(sECTION b.
Tomorow's game-Nohawks VS.. Boiling
Field. at Boiling Field.
Yesterdays result-Shamrocks, l2; Har-
lem. o.
(sECTION Co.
Tomorrow's game-Mariners VS.. Phils. Ran
Yesterdays result-MiIans, 7; o'Donnell's, 9.
SENIOR DIVISION.
tsECTION Al
Tomorrows game-Waverly VS.. Lexington,
Yesterdays result-Roamers. Is; Plaza. o.
tsEcTION b.
Tomorrow's game-Linworth VS.. Park. 5th
and streets southeast (pending).
Yesterdays result-Stanley, IL; Parks. II
(nins innings, daIkness).
JUNIOR DIVISION.
(sECTION Al
Tomorrow's ,game-Arsyle vs.. Thomson,
Yesterdays resuit-win.on, 8; St. Joseph, 6.
(SECTION b.
Tomorrows game-Epiphany Lutheran VS..
Park View. 7th and Monroe streets northeast.
Yesterdays result-Epiphany, 8; Waverly, 8.
(SECTION Co.
Tomorrow's game-Mount Pleasant vs.. Simp-
SON. Central Stadium.
Yesterdays result-Clovers, IS; Tremonts. Z.
MIDGET DIVISION.
(SECTION Al
Tomorrows game pending.
Yesterdays result-Southends. 13; Aztecs. 8.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
WAR BLUE TENNIS TEAM
MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP

War Blue racketers made a clean
sweep of all five matches from the
netmen of the Veterans Bureau in
the Departmental Tennis League.
Summaries:
Hoover and McDiarmid (w.) defeated Nc
cabe and Driscoll (v). 9-7. ca; Cole and
60, 6-2; Hills and Pettis (w.) defeated
johnson and Hader (V). 60, 50; Greedy
Nelson (v.), 6-3, "a: Heintzlman and Grun-
ert Cw) defeated Scrattom and Silva (v.).
CO. Ga
Evening star., 1923-07-04

Then kearns. with an eye for bust
ness, surprised the Shelbyites by
answering that he was interested.
Shelby laughed again. Then came
wire to Kearns that a certain real
estate operator interested in Shelby
would back the fight to the extent
OF 100000. This was the first
play a joke. but couldn't take one
kearns was wired that the money
was available.
Investigates Ofer.
A few mornings later Mike Collins.
st. Paul promoter and friend of
kearns, dropped off the train armed
out if the offer was serious. 10y j.
Molumby, state commander of the
American Legion, arrived the same
day, called by the Toole county post,
in whose name the original offer had
been made.
Molumby.
1t was not in sight. This was the
first failure the fight encountered
But mass meetings were called in
Great Falls and Shelby. and in few
days the 100000 was raised from
business men. who took ringside seats
in lieu of their donations.
In Chicago a little more than two
months ago the articles were signed,
assuring the fight for Shelby.
The lighters came into Montana,
Dempsey 10 eSCdDllSI Ills camp iH
Great Falls and Gibbons settling in
Shelby.
Visions of Big Gate.
Enthusiasm which predicted mil
lion dollar gate poured out of Shelby
This went on until few days before
June Is, when the second 100000
of Dempsey's purse was due Pre-
vious to that date the money was
declared to he ready, yet on June Is
there was hardly the price of a hair
cut in the treasury. After two days
of conferences the 100000 was
finally raised for kearns. and then
came the ghost of a final 100000
looming to threaten disaster.
Kearns held out to the last minute
and, after the fight was called off
and on again. consented to make to-
days championship battle possible
by gambling with the promoters for
Dempsey's final 100000, non-pay-
ment of which kept the sporting
world in suspense for days.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
SIX SCRAPS FEATURE
CARNIVAL OF SPORTS

Six bouts. featuring Andy Bowen,
local sCrapper, and Joe Dundee OF
Baltimore, We're booked for the main
attraction of the sports carnival,
given under the auspices Of the Vim
cent B. Costello Post of the American
Legion at the Washington barracks
this afternoon. The first bout was
to get under way at 2:30 o'clock.
a base ball game this morning be-
tween the Legionnaires and the Mer-
curry Athletic Club, track and field
events in the afternoon, patriotic
speeches and a band concert were on
the program.
Young Rivers, Washington bar
racks lightweight, was slated to mix
it up with Young Poveriski for SIX
rounds in the curtain raiser Other
bouts include Vincent Carbon VS..
Jack Cafoni, Paul Thoman VS.. Billie
Laurie, Davy Jones VS.. Battling Dar-
gowitz and Red Mccarthy VS. Silent
Patterson.
Evening star., 1923-07-04

DluSltS, TWO OF WHICH were garner
game were the winners in danger.
Jack Brinkman. the young boxman
VINO sent the Silver Spring Tigers
for Petworth, but was in ragged
form. Eleven safeties were collected
by the Roberts team. Smith crashed
two blows in as many times up,
while Thompson and Houck each
drove out pair of safeties in four
Slamming fourteen hits off Hen
drick. Shamrocks swamped the
Harlem tossers, II to 0, in section b
of the unlimited division. Only two
hits were allowed by Thompson.
hurting for Shamrocks. E Steele,
centerfielder for the winners, smack
ed a triple.
SOuthcnds came to the limelight
when they took the measure of the
Aztecs in section A Of the midget di-
vision, IL to 8. Doubles were made
by Walker. Garnet and Feary. Twelve
hits accounted for the victory.
ROamers were I'm n savage batting
mood against the Plaza nine in sec
ton A of the senior division. Fif-
teen hits gave them a 15-to-0 ver-
dict. Goodman was in rare form for
the winners. allowing only six safe
ties. Watt and Campbell got homers.
In section b OF the senior division,
peculiar finish resulted. Parks and
Stanley waged an 11-to-11 deadlock
each side garnering eleven hits. 1t
was loosely played game. WiIey's
homer was a bright spot. Pricci coll
lected three bingles out Of five trials.
A pitchers' duel between Frager of
the Winton Athletic Club and Cinotti
of the st. Joseph Juniors resulted in
the former boxman winning, s to G.
Frage- held the losers to seven bin
giles. one more than allowed by Ci-
notti. It was one of the best games
seen thus far in section A of the
junior division.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
QUALIFIERS UNCHANGED

NEW YORK, July 4.-Although the
entry list is about two score in ex-
cess of that of last year. there will
be no increase in the number of quail
ifiers for the national open golf cham
pionship to be held next week at the
Inwood Country Club. Four qualify
ing days instead of three, as in 1922,
will be held this year, but 1t has been
decided to keep the field down by
limiting to eighteen, and last place
day for the final seventy-two hole
champion ship test.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
CHAMPION BIG FAVORTTE
In SHELBY FIGHT POOLS
Jack Is Picked to Score i'm Fourth Fifth Sixth
Rounds-Unlike Most of Heavyweight Title
Scraps, There Is Little Betting.
By the Associated Press.


q HELBY July Awhile betting
the championship battle the fight pools
operation here almost unanimously in favor of Dempsey
the
In the principal pool of Shelby 5000
had paid
Gibbons in either the fourth, fifth or
Contrary the world fights, which
thousands of dollars wagered little
have sporting
Gibbons He
at 20
Evening star., 1923-07-04
I'm Comes True Today With Staging of Heavyweight Title Contest
HAD NO HOPE FOR BATTLE
WHEN 1T MADE FIRST BID
Seen as Joke by Many, But Kearns Surprised Them
by Taking Up Ofer-Promoters Have Faced
Financial Struggle From Outset.
By the Associated Press.

By the soce Pres.
q HELBY, Mont July 4The Jack Dempsey Gibbons
weight championship
boom cold night early
today after of the financial
history glove fighting
Shelby in
oil fields when
world how
Tex Richard Goldfed New.
telegram dispatched
weight champion him 100000
gibbons Gibbons of
stories the probably
Evening star., 1923-07-04
BIG G,FICHT FACTS

BY the Associated Press.
SHELBY, Mont, July 4.-As-
sorted facts concerning Shelby's
premier championship contest to-
dayf
Principals' Champion, jack
Dempsey, age - years, weight,
1S5 pounds.
Challenger Tommy Gibbons, age,
70 years, weight, 17S pounds.
Time OF bouti 3 PM. Mountain
time. g o'clock in Washington).
Lipit of fight, Is rounds to ref
eree's decision.
Referee; James Dougherty, Phil
ndelphia.
Timekeepers Richard Il. Burke,
New Orleans.
Weight of gloves; Six ounces.
The fight arena covers six acres;
sents 10000 persons; built at cost
of $4,000.
Price of tickets. $50 to $50.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
CIRCUIT IS GOING HOME.

NEW YORK, July 4.-Eugene Criqui
will return to France on August 2
regardless of the outcome of the
battle on the night of July 26 at the
Polo Grounds whore he will defend
his world featherweight title against
Johnny Dundee of New York. In
event of victory, however, Criqui has
agreed to return to the United States
within thirty days to box Jack Bern
stein, Carl Tremaine or any other
featherweight challengers.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
sTANDIFER rs DEFEATED.

leans were eliminated today in the
first round of the Canadian amateur
golf championship. F. C. Ford of
Charleston. S. c., was put out by w.
j. Thompson of Toronto, 10 and s.:
r. H. Gwaftney of Convent, N. j.. Ey
a. B. Webster of England, and G.
and G. NJ. Standifer of Washington,
D. c.. by w. NJ. Hodgson of Montreal
Evening star., 1923-07-04

Getting their eight hits at the most
opportune times. the Epiphany Juniors
defeated Waverly, 8 to 3, in section
Il of the junior division. Waverly
also collected eight bingles. but fail
ed to hit in the pinches. Dezendorf
went the entire route for Epiphany,
while Augustine and Trip hurled
for the losers.
Ciovers walked away with the Tre-
monts in section G of the junior d.
vision. winning by the lopsided score
of Is to Z. Longs homer aided the
Clovers. Seven errors tended to mar
the fray.
1T was a case of hitting effectively
that caused the Milan Athletic Club
to down the ODonnell's Drug Store
nine. to s. in section c OF the un-
limited division. Wilson allowed the
losers eleven hits. but kept them
we'll scattered. The six bingles that
tho Milans registered came at oppor-
tune times. H. Richardson led his
team at the bat, connecting for
three blows out of five times at the
plate.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
AUTOIsTs SHOW SPEED.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 4.-Harry
Hartz, averaging 1859 miles an hour,
made the fastest time among the
qualiflers yesterday for today's $50
mile race at the speedway here. Ed
die Hearne and Earl Cooper were
next. both averaging 1853 miles. To
qualify. cars were required to make
an average of 100 miles an hour.
Twelve qualified.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
BOB QUINN TO HEAD
RED SOX AFTER SALE

ST. LOUIS, July bob Quinn will
become president of the Boston
Americans if the transfer of the club
from Harry Frazee to a Columbus,
Ohio, syndicate is consummated
Quinn expressed the belief the
transfer would be made.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Harry Frazee,
president of the Boston American
League Club, said that he had every
reason to believe that negotiations
for the sale of his interests in the
Red Sox to a Columbus, Ohio, syndi-
cate would be consummated next
week at Boston.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
STAGE DOUBLE-HEADER.

Washington Potomac and the Har-
risburg Giants were booked to clash
in d le-header this afternoon at
the American League Park. The
first game was to get under way at
2 o'clock. In yesterdays fray Clarke,
former Howard University boxman.
held the visitors to five scattered
hits. the locals winning, to 0.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
RACKETERS ARRIVE.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 4.-William
Eklund and Richard Cook of the
Hawaiian Islands Davis cup team, ar
rived here yesterday. and with Bowie
Detrick, who arrived recently, will
depart for the east Friday to prepare
for the tennis matches with the Aus
tralian team. Eklund was seven times
champion of the islands.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
AUTO AND CYCLE RACES
LISTED THIS AFTERNOON

Automobile and motor cycle races
We're to be staged at Arlington Park
this afternoon. Willie Denham, promi-
nent in local motor racing circles, is
entered in several events
The auto races will precede the motor
cycle events. Two bicycle races will
also be held. The first event was
booked for . 80 o'clock
Evening star., 1923-07-04
WILDE QUITS RING.

NEW YORK, July Jimmy Wilde,
former world f1yweight boxing king,
has quit the ring. The little Welsh
man, who lost his title by a knock
out to Pancho Villa of the Philip
pines, on June IS, announced his
definite retirement yesterday before
embarking for England.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
D0WNEY WINS FIGHT.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July Anthony
Downey, Columbus middleweight, won
technical knockout over Johnny
Tillman, Minneapolis. in the ninth
round last night. Tillman was forced
to quit because of an injury to his
shoulder
Evening star., 1923-07-04
GREB TOO ILL TO FIGHT.

PITTSBURGH, July 4.-Upon the
advice of his physician, Harry Greb
has announced that he would not be
able to meet Jeff Smith at Atlanta
Ga. on July IS. A boil on Greb's right
arm became infected.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
WIENER ADVANCES.

CHICAGO. July 4. Sandy Wiener of
Philadelphia. youthful protege of
William T. Tilden, I'd, national cham
pion, has won his way into the semi
finals of the boys singles, at the I'LL
noiS state tennis tournament.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
FLOWERS WHIPS JACKSON.

ATLANTA, Ga. July 4.-Tiger Flow
ers, negro light heavyweight of Allan
ia, won twelve-round newspaper
decision over Tut Jackson, negro
heavyweight of Washington Court
House, Ohio, here last night.
Evening star., 1923-07-04

NEW HAVEN. Conn, July 4.-Louis
fKid) Caplan of Meriden, Conn.,, and
Babe Herman of California, feather
weights. fought twelve rounds to a
draw last night
Evening star., 1923-07-04
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July 4.
The Potomac river was slightly
cloudy and Shenandoah was clear
this morning.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
JOHNSTON AND HUNTER
WIMBLEDON FINALISTS
By the Associa ted Press.

Press
Y x WIMBLEDON July 4-Wiliam NJ
wv both Americans will be the fnaists the singles of
Wimbledon lawn tennis championships.
Each his semi-fn B.
Norton a F
Lowe of England 6-3, IS, "a
Both the they hands,
Johnston facing the brilliant of Engshmen
Johnston had the service, deuce five
tennis witnessed in the stadium the Johnston
N.,ea.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
ROBERTS, NINE SURPRISES
BY HUMBLINC PETWORTHS

VIZ F. ROBERTS aided by Bruys brilliant slab
wv pulled the of unlimited
when they highly
to Petworth the ables
little
bnges which garnered by Day.
Evening star., 1923-07-04

RESULTS OF Yesterdays GAMES.
Now York. Q: Washington Q5 inninss).
Detroit, l2; Cleveland. 40 innings).
Chicago, 4; St. Louis, 8.
Philadelphia at Boston (rain)
Evening star., 1923-07-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Washington at Ny. Chicago at 81. Louis.
Phila. at Boston. Detroit at Clevelahd
Chicago at St. Louis,
Detroit at Cleveland.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-07-12
ll3ERALS' PROGRAM

the highest ecclesiastical courts
o; tilp respective denominations
.nvr inst closed their annual ses-
lions. II We are to believe the re-
ports as printed in the papers, the
liberals Went into those respective
ecclesiastical courts for the purpose
Of forcing their heretical, rational
and destructive views upon the
church. Their program injected the
light into The church. Around the
infallilility of the Bible and the
virgin birth of Christ the great
battle il being waged because the
AbGals made. the attack upon the
authority o: Gods Word.
The program Of liberalism in the
church. in politics and in the world
ty 20 destroy the seat of authority,
the Lar oe accountability. the iudg-
mcnt hail. They want license, not
ltbarty.
The orthodox, practical, sincere,
Lonest c0nsecrated Christians of all
denominations were progressing in
fheir eyangelistic work without
malice, hatred, or antagonism to-
ward anyone except Satan. The
Liberals made their attack upon the
Bible, vicarious Christianity. the
deity OF Christ and His virgin birth
because they wanted to force the
fight until they got possession Of
the property of the church. For the
last twenty FIVE years the Liberals
have been planning and scheming to
get the property Of the churches in
their possession.
Let them he assured now that the
orthodox forces of the churches
who believe in the deity of Christ.
HIS virgin birth and His snpernatu.
raj resurrection and the infalIihility
or Gods word will never leave the
church. and the Liberals shall never
get possession Of the property OF the
church. Their motives are under
stood. their program is compre-
hended. their number is written be-
'1re the eye Of every intelligent,
frth0dox Christian in the world.
They shall fail. They shall never
pass. They shall hever get posses-
ION of the property nor the seat OF
Vyer OF authority.
eware Of the motive behind ihe-
l.ita. "'-'r.h gnt sAc"r
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-07-12
WILKES OFFERS FARM
ANDS TO SKILLED
WORKERS IN MID WEST

WASHINGTON, Cain an ef-
fort to off set the exodus of farm
labor to the industrial centers to back
up the full farm program of the Geor-
g;a association, Wilkes county in 4
well organized and supported plan is
offering to high-class, skilled farmers
of the middle west some twenty-thous
and acres of her improved farm lands
for approximately three quarters of q
million dollars.
The listings which are now being
handled from Cleveland, Ohio, range
in acreage from Is to 1850 acres and
in value from 81 300 to $72,565, scat
tered throughout the county, held un-
der option for four months and sales
will be promoted and regulated at this
end of the line by the Washington
Kiwans Club under the golden rule,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-07-12
BE Pretty! Turn
Gray Hair Dark
Try Grandmothc.-'s Old Favorite
Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

- Almost everyone knows that Sage
lea and Sulphur, properly com
pounded, brings back the natural
coior and lustre to the hair when
iaded' streaked or gray. Years ago
the only way to get this mixture was
to make it at home, which IS mussv
and troublesome. Nowadays, bv ask,
ing ing at any drug store for "Wyeth's
sage and Sulphur Compound" Won
VIII get large bottle of this famous
old recipe, improved by the addition
OF other ingredients, as a small cost
Don't stay gray! Try it! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as it does it so naturally
and evenly You dampen a sponge
or soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
'trand at time, by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another aD-
pllcation or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, glossy, and attrac-
tlve.-(adv.)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-07-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION

The annual meeting of the Ben II
Sunday School Association was held
in Friday at the First Baptist church
with morning and afternoon sessions.
Mr. W. r. Bowen presided and Mrs.
O. l.. Bradshaw performed the duties
of secretary
The program as announced was car
ried out in detail and all the talks and
papers were pungent with thought and
well received. Some general discus
slons were quite valuable in exchange
OF suggestions and were an interesting
part OF the program. The attendance
was considerably better than in 1922
and Roanoke School was especially
represented, having II delegates and
100 per cent of teachers and officers
present This record won them two
banners in token. The convention was
honored by the presence of the State
worker, Miss Myra Batchellor. An
election of officers resulted in the fol-
lowing:
President--Mr. w. r. Bowen.
lst vice-president-Mr. G A. Jolley
Ind vice-president-Mr. A. !, Nc
Donald.
Secretary-Mrs. 0. L. Bradshaw.
Chairman of lst dist,--Mr Venable
Anderson.
Chairman of End dist Mr.. !. A.
George.
Chairman OF 3rd dist.-Mr, F. Rob
itzsch
Chairman of Children's Dcpt.-Miss
Louise Smith.
Chairman of Young Peoples Dept
Mrs. u. J. Bennett.
Chairman of Adult Dept.-Mr. C. T.
Owens.
The time and place of meeting was
lett to the executive committee.