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Evening star., 1923-01-08
New Ouielr Brilliant Young Pitchers Uncovered Last Year
WILLARD DUE TO TALK
BUSINESS WITH RICHARD

NEW YORK, January S.-Jess Will
lard, supposed to be on the trail of a
return match with Jack Dempsey
for the heavyweight boxing cham
pionshfp of the world, is expected to
arrive here this afternoon to arrange
a conference with Tex Ricard, pro-
moter, who made overtures last sum-
mer for a willard Dempsey bout.
Rickard is now in Columbus, Ohio,
and is not expected back until the
middle of the week
The bout was scheduled for last
summer, but willard was slow in
whipping into shape, and he declined
the date upon which Rickard pro-
posed to stage 1t.
Evening star., 1923-01-08
CITY SUNDAY
GAMES FOR MAJORS?

ATLANTIC CITY, January S..
barney DreyfuSs, owner of the
Pittsburgh Pirates and a member
of the committee now engaged In
framing the playing dates for the
major leagues, has come to bat
with n suggestion for the scheduI-
Ing of major league games on Sum
days, mt Atlantic City, provided
that a ball park can be obtained.
Restrictions against Sunday
base ball, MIR. Dreyfuss stated,
forced both Philadelphia clubs into
idleness on many Sundays during
the season, and patronage of many
of the Quaker City fans would be
assured at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1923-01-08
WEST VIRGINIA TOSSERS
HAVE 18 MORE GAMES

MoRGANTOwN, w. Va, January
S.-Eighteen more games remain to
be played by tho West Virginia Uni
versity basket ball team. The list
follows:
January. 10, Wsynssburg College; IS, Ale
10, Grove City, at Grove City; 30, Carnegie
Tech, at Pittsburgh; 81, Grove City.
sity, at Huntington; 8, Virginia, at Chariottes-
Vile; 6, Takola Club, at Richmond, Va; z,
Naval Academy, at Annapolis; IL, Bucknell:
II, West Virginia Wesleyan; 81, Carnegie
Tech; IS, Geneva College, at Beaver Falls,
Pa; q, Washington and Jefferson, at WASH
ington, Pa.
MaTch 3. Pittsburgh; 2, West Virginia Yves.
teyan, at Buckhannon; 10. Washington and
Jefferson.
Evening star., 1923-01-08
WORLD SPEED BOAT MARK
Is ESTABLISHED BY WOOD

Los ANGELES, Calf, January s.
Garfield A. Wood of Detroit establish
ed a new international salt water rec
ord for dual motored speedboats yes
terday when he drove his Miss Amer
lea at the rate of 75.43 miles an hour
in the channel off Long Beach, near
here.
Wood failed, however, to break his
own fresh-water record of 1865 miles
an hour, established at AIgonac.
Mich, in 1890
His previous salt water record was
seventy-three miles an hour.
Evening star., 1923-01-08

1t was explained when the regular
pitching records were published that
very encouraging feature of Amer
lean League hurting during the past
season was the number of sterling
youngsters that came to the front
as the season progressed. This table
further verifies that statement. OF
the first twenty-five men who were
most difficult to find for safe hits. no
less than eleven were serving their
and toward the close of the campaign
Znearly every one of these was taking
his regular turn on the slab.
Pruett Leads the League.
Leading the league is Herbert
Pruett, the young Ieft-hander of ST.
Louis. who in 120 innings held his
opposition to an average of .235.
Herman Pillette, Detroit, and Victor
Leverette, Chicago. were the most
brilliant and reliable of all the new
corners. partly because circumstances
demanded that their respective man
ayers give them every opportunity to
make good, which they did most en-
phatically. Pillette was not only the
best winner on the Detroit club. but
also led the Tiger staff in the earned
run averages. In more than thirty
games he held rival hitters to an
average of .25S, the leader among
regulars for the season being Frank
Davis, st. Louis. $50; followed by
Urban Faber, L. J. Bush and George
K. Murray. with .252, the latter a
Yankee recruit who was only al
lowed to finish games Pillette shut
out opponents four times and hurled
three two-hit games.
Leverette Also Starred.
Victor Leverette. working 225 in
nings, allowed an average of only
.2b4; like Pilette, shut out oppos-
ing teams four times and pitched one
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HAGEN-KIRKWooD SCORE.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, January s.
Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood de-
feated Gene SaraZen and Jock Hut
Gibson, one up, on the Del Paso
County Club links yesterday in a
sensational finish in g. 36-hole best
ball match
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three-hit game. Chicago, besides un-
covering Leverette. also found places
for Charles c. Robertson and Ted
Biankenship among the regulars of
the White Sox. Robertson startled
the base ball world by hurting a per-
feet game on April 80 against De
troit, the opposing pitcher being Pill
lette. Besides this remarkable per-
formafce, Robertson worked one two
hit and one three-hit game and shut
out opposing teams three times.
or the other young pitchers not al
ready named, Warren Collins OF the
eighth-place Boston team won six
straight games in August and !,
tember, hurling one three-hit
two four-hit games and scoring tn
shut-outs; W. Ogden. a collegian. "a
Joined Philadelphia late in the seV
son: Sylvester Johnson. Detroit. al D
j. b. Brillheart. Washington. earneL
places on their respective teams.
Faber Tops the Veterans.
OF the veteran regulars. Faber. Chi
cago adds to his other laurels an
opponents average Of 252, four shut
outs, three three-hit games, one four
hit game and eight extra-inning
games.
Besides the four above named. Wal
ter johnson and Jack Quinn each
shut out opponents four times, while
George Uhle, Cleveland, blanked ri
val teams five games. being the league
leader in this particular. Bob Shaw
key, New York; Alex Ferguson, Bos-
ton. and Ed RommeI. Philadelphia
each pitched three four-hit games
while Stan Coveleskie hurled a like
number Of three-hit contests, sharing
the league honors with Faber in this
respect Joe Bush, New York, was
the only pitcher except Pillette TO
turn in more than one two-hit game
while no one achieved the honor of
holding team to a single safe blow
'EcTIVENESS OF HURLERS.
rated according to the lowest batting
Evening star., 1923-01-08
PRUETT OF BROWNS HEADS
LIST, 1922 RECORDS SHOW
Official Statistics Indicate Pillette Leverette Robert
son, Blankenship, Ogden, Brillheart and syl
Johnson Also Have ''Arriyed
BY IRWIN M. HOWE.
Offcial Statfstician, American League

the selection of pitching staff the
ability OF the chosen deceive the
skill this
pitchers according opponents.
suppmntng this with the winning percentage games
Neither OF the above methods
whole hurle effectiveness therefore table
showing
of
int stingd alta to thosepre
Evening star., 1923-01-08
CHANCE WAS FINE PLAYER
AS WELL AS A MANAGER
BY FREDERICK q. LIEB.

FAMOUS warrior of another
fling big league base ball. The lure of the diamond
taken hold of Husk" Chance, the and
of
taiend American League club in New York has
Chance He still banks heavily managerial
ability and about to embark the job of leading back
Evening star., 1923-01-08
EX-MARINE STRONGEST
MAN AT NAVAL ACADEMY

ANNAPOLIS, January s.-Members
OF the new fourth class stand one
and two in total strength among the
whole midshipman body, according
to the official tests of the class which
have just been completed.
Louis L. Vodila of PENNSYLVANIA.
stands first with a total of 7,345, and
Arthur w. Lentz of New Jersey is
second with 1926. Up to this time
the strong man, according to the Of
f1cial tests, was Wendell S. Taylor,
the foot ball end, whose total is 7,IS5
Lehtz is a foot ball man, playing
right guard on the eleven most of
the season, and also playing guard
at Rutgers last year.
Vodila, however, has not been in
any athletics up to this time. He
was appointed from the Marine Corps
late in September, and consequently
was not noticed by any of the coaches
during the summer, as at that time
the class had already been culled for
foot ball material. He is six feet one
inch in height and weighs 181 pounds.
Evening star., 1923-01-08
WILL BOWL FOR TITLE.

caro- of New York city this afternoon
will meet James Blouin, world cham
pion bowler, i'm the first block of
forty-game series for the title. Play
will end Thursday.
Evening star., 1923-01-08

BURLINGTON, VT, January s.
University of Vermont's foot ball
schedule includes two new games, a
contest with Boston College In Bos-
ton. November "a, and one with Mar
quette in Milwaukee, on November 20.
Evening star., 1923-01-08
CHURCH FIVES PROVIDE
BATTLE AND WALK-OVER

Metropolitan Presbyterian and CAL
vary Baptist quints were victors
Saturday night in the Sunday School
League. The former nosed out ST.
Paul Episcopal, IA to IL, while the
Baptists defeated Calvary Methodist,
AZ to 10.
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NOtre Dame will make it's debut in
big three" circles next fall when the
South Bend warriors will meet the
Tigers at Princeton.
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THESE FIGURES SHOW EFFECTIVENESS OF HURLERs

following
All
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(other Sports on Page e2.)
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Substitutions-Calvary Baptist-Thomas for
Hill, Yagle for Cunningham, Robinson for
Rogers. Calvary M. E.-Griest for Esson.
Court goals-Anerews, Yagle (2), Robinson,
Hill IA, Edgington (6), Cunningham (3).
Thomas "a, Slckler, Fowler (2l. Gottwalls,
Free goals-Sickler, in 8; Hill, in Q. Ref
eree-Mr. Nash. Umpire-Mr. Dunn. Time of
periods-20 minutes
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eou1 HR RRsa ss g | sst Detroit
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Line-Up and Summary.

Score by periods:
ST. Paul Episcopal. ... 2 PIP
Metro. Presbyterian. 10 . Ia
Substitutions-St. Paul Episcopal-Blumer
for Fletcher. Metropolitan Presbyterfan-
Weber for Faber Court goals-Frawley (3),
Plumer (2), Faber az, Mcpherson. Boteler.
Free goals-Faber, 2 in @: Frawley, 2 in 8.
Referee-Mr. Dunn. Umpire-Mr. Nash. Time
of periods--20 minutes.
, 1923-03-18
M'CALLY TAKES POSITION
LEFT BY PHILLIPS; MGR.
OF RIG AND REEL FIRM

E. d. MoCsny of Fort Wort. Tex.
has been named to succeed Don r.
Phillips as district manager of the
Parkersburg Rig and Reel company
Mr.. McCally is a man OF long exper'
fence IN the business which he will
carry on in Casper. He has been con
nected for various periods with the
Oil Well Supply company of West
Virginia and tho National Supply
company OF Oklahoma Texas. and
Louisiana.
He left the National Supply com
pany about is months & to become
allied with the P~arkersburg Rig and
Reel company. Mr.. McCally. who lie
now travelling through Montana to
become acquainted with the com.
pany's business interests there will
be in Casper sometime during the
present week.
Mr.. Phillips has been with the
Parkorsburg Rig and Reel company
for a period OF three years. He will
remain in Casper as representative Of
the Oklahoma Iron works and also
for the Gants bolted steel tanks and
the Hendryleiter Tool company's Joint
breaker and casinEhead spider.
, 1923-03-18
FOLLOW LEAD MARKET GOSSIP
Teapot Survey Deferred

Investigation OF conditions in the
Teapot field by biologists assigned to
his work by the senate committee
having in charge the investigation OF
the contract between the government
and the Mammoth OH company has
been deferred by the geological party
until after the first of May as a re-
suit Of unfavorable weather condi.
tons. The party arrived at Casper
recently and spent s-~-rai Gays in the
field without accomplishing any re.
suits. They accordingly wired Sen.
ator Smoot of the handicap OF cold
weather and decided to postpone their
work %inasmuch as the senate com.
mittee will not meet to consider their
findings until October IS. Those who
made up the party were Frederick C.
Clapp of New York. James o. Lewis
OF Bartlesviile. Okla. and z. II. Hunt
Of Great Falls, Mont.
, 1923-03-18

America una fhorlda may become
the greateIt agricultural state. The
south has all the basic natural re-
sources. climate, p~hosphates, fuel.
water power and shipping facilities.
All the south needs is more go. More
and west must look out or they will
thing" which makes things go More
over, the south Is fest getting that
vision. Every southern city and every
southern state is evidence OF this TACT.
The south Is whking IN and the north
and west must lcok out or thep will
soaie day be out-clat se1 both indus
trially end asriculturally.
1T was only a few years ago that
cotton mills were built in the south.
To-day some ct the finest mills in the
world are in Georgia, the Carolinas
and Texas. Moreover. the workers in
these mills are n splendid group OF
sturdy Americans OF whom we all
may we'll be proud But the industrial
south is not dependent upon cotton
mills. Iron and steel plants. great
chemical plants, mills, and factories
Of al kinds are now found in this
section. New factories 49, stimulated
partly by the increase in railroad
freight rates-are s%pringing up every
day in Alabama. Texas. Louisiana,
Georgia the Carolinas mad Mississippi.
Considering it's strategic location for
Latin American export trade and It's
nearnes TO the center OF population
in the United States. tho south is
bound to grow industrially.
las I explained when discussing a
certain section of the west. the wheat
grower is W against the difficulty
that as a nation becomes more pros
porous It less wheat per
caplta. The revers however, is true
of cotton. sugar. fruits. nuts and
most OF the other products which are
raised in the south. As people be
come more nrosperous they use more
cotton. eat more & fruit. nuts
and the like. Hence. tho south is sure
10 prosper agriculturally as II has
sunshine. rain and phosphate as well
as sea7orts. railroads, fuel and every
natural advantage.
"Flgurina the cotton crop as a
whole, It will bring the growers OF
mr. 60 ner cent more money D last
wear. This means not only a gam IN
actual ~purchasin grower but a mark
ed change in sentiment. The COTTON
states will have the means to buy ana
will be in a. mood to buy. From pres
emit indications, tho localities 10
watch are Georgia and South caro-
lima In these states weevn damage
-ay he rather serious. The tolIc".
,nr ,,st is based upon an estimate oil
~ leading crops and the probaoIe
seasons prices as compared with -aS'
, 1923-03-18
DEMAND Is
FELT IN GRAIN MART

CHICAGO, March 17.-European
demand for wheat in the past few
days tended to lift the value of all
grains here, with a result thai prices
average higher than a week ago.
The wheat market for the greater
part Of the week moved within mar
row limits. the May delivery having
a range of $1.1s% to 1921, with the
bulk OF trading between s1.1s and
$l.20. Compared with a week ago.
wheat prices this morning showed n
net gain of X to Ike, corn was a.
TO q &c higher; BATS were up X to
\ to sc and provisions ranged from
two cents decline to 81 cents advance.
Within the week there has been
considerable demand from across the
Atlantic for cash wheat, with prob.
ably 5.000,O 900 bushels of North Amer.
lean taken in all positions. Most of
this was reported as coming from
Canada. The continent bought the
bulk OF this grain and n large part
of 1t, which is now on ocean passage
has been placed. Stocks of wheat
here, 1t was said. are not large
enough to care for any increased
amount of hedging business.
Reserve supplies of European coun-
tries were said TO have been greatly
diminished and the sudden demand
from there is not causing any great
surprise.
Liberal rains or SHOWS fell over sec
tons OF the winter wheat territory
the past week with some of the dry
sections in Kansas getting a little.
but not sufficient to affect the mar
, 1923-03-18

HIEAAA
,Srbere Is no question: continued
Nrr Rabson. that the weevil is n ser
3ous and that it's aVage
have steadily increased both in area
affected and amount OF damage. the
alarm Is not without some foundation
and Il may be a good thing to get
neonia walked up. The potato bug
has been controlled in Maine and the
cotton weevil can be controlled IN the
south. AS long as cotton is treated
like n weed. rs long as this crop 81
left largely in the hands OF shittless
tenants, the weevil will win. what
In other words. the agricultural OK
the south needs Is greater efficiency
perts and the better class of grow
ers are able to deal with the weevil'
hut they cannot handle the job alone
They cannot handle tn Q job alone.
ness and stupidity OF the shiftless.
There are several optimistic fac
tors N the outlook. ~ Excellent work
in research and education is being &C
compllshecl by the United States de-
partment OF agricultural experts sup
ported by the farm journals and To-
cal papers. CAV There Is n tendency
toward cooperation, and n OF the
b~y.products % this movement Should
be TO raise the general Level o. inte.h-
Eence and energy among the grow
ers. (s) The continued development
Of the southern textile industry will
create an influential class who are
directly Interested in improved meth
ods Of growing a. The further prog
re0s Of diversified farming and AMI
nal husbandry will tend to shift cot
son growing into stronger n
Mr.. Babson Is also very enthusi-
nstIc as TO the commercial future Of
the south. Norfolk. Wilmington,
Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick
jacksonville. Tampa, Pensacola and
others HAVEN his o~pinion-an op-
portunity almost equalilns that OF
Kew Orleans. n the men Of these cit
les would only show the faith and
energy OF the people OF New Or
leans.
Those who have confidence in the
future OF New Orleans" continues
the statistican. "as n neld for bust
ness expansion, win be interested in
tho statistics OF commerce for the
fiscal year, 1922. According to fig
ures compiled by the shipping board.
New Orleans ranks second only to
Kew York. both IN tonnage entered
and tonnage cleared. This record is
particularly gratifying in view OF the
, 1923-03-18

great effort which the city has made
to improve It's port facilities.
During the war period. general
business N New Orleans made ire
mendous strides. OF course. some on
this advance was Cancelled by the
1e20-1921 slump; but even at the
worst stage of the reaction. business
was more than double that of pre-.
war days. The upward trend has
now been resumed and I forecast that
during 1923 local business will run
20 per cent or more over a year ago.
The immediate outlook, therefore. ia
fairly good. and for the long pull,
I recommend this city to those who
are cons.d ering southern locations.
when considering southern sea.
ports, do not overlook Mobile. This
city is On the upward trend, both for
the current cycle and the long pull.
At a recent state election Alabama
voted a majority of over $4,000 TO lend
the states cretlt IN to. but not ex-
ceeding. $40. 600 900 for improvements
for the port OF Mobile. Galveston.
Texas. is also making great strides.
Foreign trade figures show this city
TO he near the top
"a number Of things seen in the
south. concluded Mr.. Babson. have
attracted my attention. Among them
is the restoration which certain OF
the big lumber companies-such as
the Great Southern Lumber company
at Bolalusa. Louisiana-are undertake
ing. We have been taught to believe
that numbering is only of temporary
benefit to a section: but this need not
be 50. II these experiments In re-
foresting are successful. lumber and
pulp will be permanent products OF
the south. In the north such refor'
esting may be impracticable CONNER
cially. owing to slow growth; but in
the south wit hthe heavy rains and
warm weather reforesting may be
commercially profitable. II so. the
time may com when all of our news
papers may be printed upon paper
made from southern pulp. A number
of experiments in other lines are now
in process which il successful VIII
add great wealth to the south. The
experiments with grapes in Florida
the possibility OF striking oil in GER
tain states where none has yet oeeh
found are merely illustrations or the
Intent wealth OF these wonderful
states. Then there is the beautiful
climate OF winter which is not mi
n great agricultural asset. but an In,
.dustr,al and commercial asset as wei
Moreover, wages will always be less
In the south than in the north owing
to a lower cost Of living and n lower
cost OF doing business. For the same
wage most people had much rather
, 1923-03-18
STOCKS CLIMB
TO EWLEvELS
Upward Trend Is Continued
in Trading on New York
Exchange.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE ma
jority Of stocks continued TO move
upward in today's brief session ol
tho market but prices in the main
were within comparatively narrow
limits.
Pool operations were resumed on
a moderate scale in a number OF spec.
ialt.es. The more hopeful foreign
news and tho optimistic tone OF the
weekly mercantile reviews had a
cheerful effect on speculative senti
ment. Some weakness was noted in
stocks whose technical position had
been impaired by the rapidity Of their
recent advances. Sinclair oil was one
OF the Individual features. rising two
points to ss on buying apparently
based on speculative expectation OF a
higher dividend. Delaware and Hud-
son, Up four, and Railway Steel
Spring, up 2M, also were conspicuous
~ strong. The closing was FIRM.
SAFES Appropriated 425 900 shares
, 1923-03-18
livestock


CHICAGO. March 17.-U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture.l-Hogs re-
ceipts is, 900; slow. unevenly 10 to
25c lower; closed dull; bulk $50 to
200 pound averages s.45@s.55; bulk
good and choice 240 to 325 pound
butchers l5@s.35; few packing sows
around 7.5o; pigs mostly 7.25@s.oo:
estimated holdover 5000; heavy hogs
s.lo@s.35: medium s.25as.5o. light
s.35qs.e0: light light B.oo9s.55; pack
ing sows smooth 7.3b97.75i packing
BOWS rough 7.2o@7.45i killing pigs
7.oo4S.25.
Cattle receipts $500; compared with
week ago: beef steers steady to 25c
higher; good to choice yearl.ngs and
handy weight rejecting advance; ex'
IRENE top long yearlings 1915; best
handy and matured steers 1910. num-
erous lots b eefsteers and yearlings
e.5001O.OO; beef ows and heifers
largely SOC higher, spots up more:
Gamers and cutters. stockers and
feeders CSC higher; bulls rs to soc
higher; veal calves 30 to T5c up;
weeks bulk prices follows. beef steers
s.25Qs.50; stockers and feeders $50
$500. beef cows and heifers 5.25@
7.60; Gamers and cutters 3.5oQ4.5o;
veal calves s.2541o.25.
Sheep receipts 1900. market stedy'
compared with week g fat lambs
20 to soc lower; fed yearling wethers
weak to 25e lower; fat sheep steady
to strong; weeks top fat lambs 15.15
] to city butchers; closing top 1A75 &c
packers; bulk desirable fat wooded
Z lambs 14.oO@14.eo; good kind 1880
1900; gal shorn up to i2.75; choice
81 pound fed yearlings 1910; heavier
kind 1880. desirable fed ewes up &c
s.75; bulk light weight kind s.25@s.60
heavies 7.o09S.00. mostly; choice 81
pound aged wethers up to $50; bulk
100000; weeks top feeding ant
shearinE lambs 1900.
, 1923-03-18

Western States Oil & Land company
is drilling in its No. 29-AX well on sec.
ton 1898 of the Salt Creek field
with the hole full of oil. On section
5-39-7s. well No. BOA is recementing
4h-inch casing at 2.4ss feet with the
bottom OF the hole at 1850 feet.
The company's No. s on section 10.
1880. Mule Creek. is cemented at 1870
feet and rig is up for well No. G on
the northwest OF the same section.
Stewart No 4 in the Deer Creek
field. Oklahoma. is down $500 feet
with only 100 or 200 feet to go to
strike the pay. fhiie the Boley well in
okmulgee county is being cleaned out
after a shot at 1000 feet.
, 1923-03-18

Although the local plant No. 9 of the
Standard vas operating practically at
capacity during February IL made only
5000. 900 gallons OF gasoline for export
shipment during the month. This rep.
resents Is complete train loads of OK.
port gasoline which was shipped to
Baton Rouge, La. in filling the
monthly requirements towards to @.
GOO. OOO-barrel order.
This is practically the same quantity
as shipped in January and indicates
that the Casper pant OF the Standard
OF Indiana is keeping up with the re.
qulrements each month in filling this
huge order.
The gasoline soesin solid train loads
Of go cars each via the Burlington and
Illinois Central to Baton Rouge. There
it is he'd for shipment in tankers to
foreign countries.