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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-10-26
MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE
The First Lady Of the Land

She was born of sturdy, hard-work-
ing Vermont country folk.
She went to college in her native
State.
She became a teacher to support
herself. She chose the hardest work in
her Notwithstanding the deaf.
She fell in love with Calvin Cool
idge, a young lawyer of Northampton,
Massachusetts.
When she married, she knew history
well enough to realize that no public
servant can make money and that
some Of our best national leaders had
been forced to retire to private life
in order to pay their debts.
She has lived within the small in
come of a public servant. She has
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-10-26
Samuel j. Wilson & So
MILTON, DELAWARE.
Funeral Directors and Embalmers

We have added to our funeral equipment net
Motor Funeral Car. for which we make no extre
charge. We have still retained both our Blaci
and White horse drawn hearses which therefor
places us in a position to furnish either horgt
drawn or motor hearses.
We are the best equipped and carry the larger
stock of funeral supplies south of Wilmington
Call phone. Office No. %, residence No. q
Phone service day and night. If calling after Il
No extra charge for distance, use of hearse O.
wife's services.
We also carry large and complete assors
ment of Furniture Carriages. Runabouts. FGt1
Wagons. Rack Wagons and Farming Implements
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-10-26

Umbrellas Considered Effemlrate.
When umbrellas were first intro;
duced into America, in the latter part
Of tile Eighteenth century, their use
was confined almost exclusively to
women. as II was regarded as very
effeminate to carrv nue.
Evening star., 1923-01-01

+. J. UDutch) Eedculi, Penn state
guard. who was injured in practice
last Tuesday, was expected to play.
The other Penn state players We're
all in excellent condition, according
to the coaches.
Chester nulIey, quarterback, was
the only Trojan not in the best Of
shape. He practiced with the others
all last week, in spite of an injured
knee, and it was said he would en-
ter the struggle before the final
whistle
Harold Galloway. 4 former Depauw
University player, was TO direct the
Trojan attack in place Of Doliey.
Galloway is the teams best paSser,
an excellent open field runner and
rivals Otto Anderson, the teams best
pHnter. n kickiu@. He is the Tro-
JanS' "triplc-threat' man.
Coach Hugo Eczdek has kept sew
cral veteran players Off the Penn
State first team ia practice. including
Capt. II! II. tNewsh) BentZ, center,
and they were not expected to start
today. Sports writer's say Eezdell did
thie for the psychological effect on
the players. The veteran players,
kept on the sidelines the sports writ
ers say. will be fighting mad" while
the new players who were to start
Will try to Keep from being replaced.
Neither BcZdck nor Elmer {. Hen
derSou. Trojan head coach, would
make any prediction as to the out
come.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
CORBETT'S RING RULES
WILL Be BROADCASTED

Arrangements have just been COM
pleted to hold the first public reading
of the new Roosevelt boxing rules by
James J. CoTbett, for the benefit of
the boxing fans of the eastern state
at the Bamberger broadcasting sta
night of Tuesday, January ., at s
O'Clock.
A special committee of noted sport
ing editors and ring celebrities Will
be on hand. at the radio station. to
hear Gentleman Jim's" proposed
code, and several recognized boxing
experts will express their opinions
of the rules. over the wireless, i'm
mediately after the reading.
Corbett's new rules already have
been reviewed by a number of leading
boxing authorities. and the consensus
Of opinion is that they are by far the
best ring laws ever compiled for mod
ern usage He advocates the estab-
lishment of eight different classes
fiyweight. bantamweight. feather
weight. lightweight. welterweight,
middleweight, light heavyweight and
heavyweight.
He also urges the establishment of
the so-called Junior classes and the
present New York system of using
two judges to assist the referee IN
awarding decisions. He is of the
opinion that the old single referee
system is far more satisfactory TO
both contestants and patrons. the
new code also contains several other
important changes and number OF
apparently feasible innovations.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
COACH YOST INVENTOR
OF THE FORWARD PASS
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1.-The dscoverer
of the play chiefly responsible for the
modern style of foot hall--the for
ward pass-has just been found. He
is Fielding II. Yost, veteran coach at
the University of Michigan. Twenty
five years ago, nine years before the
forward pass was used in foot ball. he
introduced the spiral throw. using 1t
first at Ohio Wesleyan University to
teach punters how TO kick the spiral.
Using his hand instead of his foot,
for YoSt says he was q poor punter,
he explained to his squad how to i'm
part a whirling motion to the oval to
give it speed and direction. For
many years he used this trick IN
coaching his backfield, and in 1905,
the year before the present-day for
ward pass, he published in a book on
foot ball Illustrations of his method
of getting off his spiral throw, :.
"In executing the spiral throw,
Yost said in his 1905 trticle, place
the ball on the hand as in the Illus
tration The ball should lie diagonal
ly across the palm from the base OF
the thumb to the end of the little
finger The arm should be brought
forward in horizontal line, and Just
as the ball leaves the hand 1T should
be caused to revolve on its axis py
suddenly jerking the hand around the
ball and to the left. The oval Will
thus be made to rotate like spiral
kick. The end of the ball that is
ahead in the picture must be kept
ahead all the time. The ball in this
manner can be thrown with ease from
thirty to forty yards. The revolution
of the ball on its axis should be rapid.
This pass can be made with or across
the wind, and with practice the play
er can control it's distance and direc,,
tion almost as we'll as If the oval
were a base ball"
Evening star., 1923-01-01

Q. How high must referee throw
bail at center?
n. In professional game IL feet.
In amateur game To "a height greater
than either player can jump, and so
the ball will drop between them.
q can either player jumping for
ball catch it without first tapping it?
A. No. This is a foul in profess
StOnnl game, and violation under
amateur rules. I'm latter, ball goes to
opponent Out-Of-bOundS.
q. A player with ball, holding one
foot on floor, steps around in circle
with the other foot. Is this a foul?
A. Yes. If he takes more than one
step while turning around.
g. Can either center in amateur
game move out of position without
jumping and catch ball after other
center has tapped it?
A. Yes, provided he does not leave
circle until after referees whistle
has blown.
Q. In amateur game is three men
in" foul against the team which
has two players in the play?
n. Not unless one of them holds,
blocks, trips, charges, pushes or uses
unnecessary rOuEhness.
or there are GBy points about the
game of basket ball its rules 1Uhicb
p1tSSle you. torite Ed Thorp, care of
the Sporting Editor, Enclosing stamped.
return enUelope He'll gtUe you a quick
and correct decisiof.)
Evening star., 1923-01-01
Tips on Playing Basket Bali;
Correct Rule interpretations
BY ED THORP.

nm AKE-UP OF TEAM-It also
IVA holds true in basket ball
that good big man is bet
ter than a good little man, although
many of the very best players have
been men OF medium or small
stature With the big rugged ma
terial. development will be slow un-
less the men are driven hard. Small
fast men get into form much faster
and for this reason must not be
worked too hard.
Basket ball sense is what is need
ed by all. This means close co-ordl-
nation of mind and body-the abil-
ity to handle ones self easily and
effectively. The natural basket ball
player has a tremendous advantage
over the man that has been de-
veloped at the expense OF much time
and energy; such player is always
mechanical.
Experience counts for more in
basket ball than in any other sport.
Many men continue to play well for
years after they have lost their speed
and endurance, for no other reason
than through experience they are
able, by very little effort, to cover
their opponent at the proper time,
and, although they only cut for the
basket very few times, when they
do they most generally score.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
TENNIS ENVOY PLEASED
BY RESULTS At LONDON

NEW YORK. January 1.-Hcnry w.
SioCum. former national tennis cham
pIon, former president Of the United
states Lawn Tennis Association and
present member of its executive COM
mittee, arrived Yesterday from Eng
land on the Bercngaria after his at
tendance at the international tennis
conferences in London. December 90
and Il. at which he was the official
representative of this country
Slucum was met by President Julian
s. NyriCll and other representative 5
of tho national association. He cX-
pressed himself as we'll pleased with
the results ot the London conferences.
hut was still feeling the effects Of q
rough crossing and postponed dis
cussion Of the details OF his enter
prise until today.
1t was at the London meetings men
toned that the American idea as to
a Zouing system for the nations en-
tering the Davis cup tournament was
adopted as we'll as the American
practices regarding footfauIt rules
and resiliency Of balls. Mr.. Slocum's s
entire trip occupied exactly nineteen
days as he sailed for London on
December II.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
THIRD SPEEDBOAT RACE
GOES To MISS AMERICA

LOS ANGELES, Calf, January
Miss America l, owned and piloted 10Y
Garfield A. Wood of Detroit, yestnr
day won the third and last heat Of a
three-day motorboat racing program
under the auspices of the California
Yacht Club, and the Los Angeles Ath
letic Club Motorboat Racing As>r
citation.
She covered the thirty-mile tria
lar course at an average speed Of 80
miles an hour This was her thir'
consecutive victory.
Miss Detroit VI, also owned BY
Wood, piloted by Charles +. Chan
man, was second, as she finished IN
both previous heats.
Mystery, owned by Frank a. and
Frank F. Garbutt of Los Angeles. ami
piloted by the former, again tool
third place. and, as in the other heats
Hurricane II, another Los Angei.-
entry. piloted by Lewis Dixon, crossed
the line fourth.
Ralph De Palma. automobile racer.
rode to victory with Wood in Miss
America L Miss Detroit VI got the
start but Miss America I soon passed
her, and kept the lead throughout
Her best time was 3:07 20 for s
three-mile lap, or a record of 55 miles
an hour. Her time for the entir~
ninety miles in the three heats VIZ
1:49:3S 3-5.
Miss Detroit WIS time for the thrs
heats was 1:52:10 1-5, and Mystery $
l:57:41.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
LIGHT MOHAWK TEAMS
Do WELL ON GRIDIRON

Mohawk Athletic Clubs big eleven
lost it's foot ball championship after
clinging to it for seven years, but
lighter teams of the southeast organ
iZation are keeping it in the public
eve. The Mohawk Props Yesterday
won the 145-pound championship of
the city when they defeated the stan
tons. 80 10 0, and the Mohawk Juniors
earned the right to meet the Stanton
Juniors in a match for the 125-pound
title.
The struggle. for the 125-pound
houors was to take place today at
Union Park. the scene o' yesterday S
conflicts. but this morning the teams
expected to postpone their game until
next Sunday. The Stanton Juniors
yesterday beat the Mackius. 6 to 0, in
a Semi-finaI game Of the 125-pound
played a scoreless draw with the
Arabs.
Tt seems that the Mohawk Juniors
have not been defeated this season
and for that reason they, instead of
the Arabs. were sent to the final
round Of the division title series.
Should the Stanton Juniors beat the
Mohawk Juniors. however, the former
would have to face the Arabs in a
titular contest That is how the
youngsters have arranged matters.
The Mohawk Props clearly earned
their 145-pound title. Although held
scoreless in the first two periods, they
easily Outplaycd the Stantons and in
the final portion of the fray ran away
from them. Durity, Smithson and
White We're the bright stars of the
Little Indians lineup. OF the losers,
Henratty and Johnson were best.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
INSIDE GOLF
BY George O'Neil.

What happens here:
In syndicate match one OF the
players is justifiabIy suspected OF
mixing rubber with the truth as
to the number of strokes he takes
for each hole. One of his opponents
makes il point to ask. at some
point between the second shot ana
the green for his score that far on
each hole. A disintereSted marker
keeps the cards without regard to
the players statements. When the
match il finished the suspected
player has the hest card, but the
other player says: 81 will collect
nosy for each hole"
Referees Decision.
The player who inquired the num-
her of strokes between holes
played profitable round. When
his opponent misinfOrmed him the
hole was thereby forfeited. Con-
trary to general assumption on the
part of many golfers player is
required TO tell the truth when ne
is asked the number of strokes he
has played on a hole, and forfeit
the hole when ne fails to do so.
(Copyright John +. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1923-01-01

still they cOmc--the Wreckers.
Records seem 10 BE made only
to he broken. They break 'em az
fast nS they make 'en, and cham
pi0n is hardly allowed enough
time to adjust his crown before
1t il knocked off.
And so the world Df sport moves
On-rapl.ii-
We old timer should stand aghaSt
in this WondrOus, golden age of
athletics. 4 glance at the records
of generation age is actually
startling. The great difference
between the marks of then and
now il enough to Startle anybody.
We will take the records made
by the first authenticated cham
piOns of America and compare
them with the marks of the men
of today. Progress:
Listen:
Frazier won the first national
broad jump championship with
leap Of ~ feet 4 incbcS. Gourdin
of Harvard jumped - feet . inches
not long ago. 4 difference of
eight feet.
HrNicOI won the first pole vault
championship with "a vault of %
feet inches. FOsS does over Ii
feet
Hurry BGcrmeyer of the y. Y.
a. &. won the ShofpHtfing hOnOrS
with hcaVe of ~ feet ; inches.
Hnrtranft, the nineteen-year-OId
phcnOm ont in California. does
over 80 feet. and he is only
starting.
RabOTE won the quartcr-miIe
title in - I-5 seconds. Stevenson
does the same distance five seconds
better today.
Iamhe won the mile in min
utes 81 y seconds. JGie Ray usually
does Eaif minute better.
Ficken won the high jump at :
feet inches. Leroy Brown
jumped q feet ~. inches indoors.
We have at least "a half dozen
boys who can beat q feet > inches
any time almost.
And so it goes ON down the list
each event showing n marked
Improvement iH favor of the yuuth
of today. OF course we grant that
the old boys did not have the ad-
NaBtaEes of modern methods and
training but even so. the differ
ence in the athletic performances
of the boys of today. as compared
with the lads OF yesterday. is 50
great that IL uHqueStiOnabIy
proves n marked superiority of the
present generation.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
EAST HOLDS BIG LEAD
IN GAMES WITH WEST

When the Penn State eleven faces
the University of Southern California
Al Pasadena today it will face the
task of living up to AN old tradition.
the tradition of the casts supremacy
over the west in these battles ON the
coast. The ancient rivalry had its
inception in 1893. when the Carlisle
Indians went to the coast and de-
feated the University Of California
by 4 score Of > to d Since that date
ten eaSt-wcSt battles have been
waged on I'll" coast, and of the eleven
games played the east has won seven,
the west three, with one tied game.
one of the games involved Michi-
gan. which is western To US, but,
nevertheless, eastern to the Cali
foTuia$.
The Penn State-Southern California
game today Will be the third in eight
days, involving an eastern and west
fru team ON Christmas day, West
Virginia took the measure of the Con
HlgH eleven ana last Saturday Pitts
hurgh defeated Stanford. but neither
Of these elevens figured in the coast
championship race. Neither did the
eastern teams. for that matter, al
th"u-h West Virginia finished its
campaign with Il clean slate.
r. the University OF southern
California eleven Penn state viii face
the strongest of the trio Of western
teams engaged in these holiday week
y
no world beater and this angle makes
the battle merely another iuters"c-
lioual affair, with no championship
iuVaiyc
Her" - the east ". west record:
1889. at san FranciScO-CarIisIe,
- California, u.
IaO2, at Observation-Disclosures. 40;
Stanford. q.
1916. at Observation-Disclosures
State, I4t Brown. q.
1917. AT Pa~adena-OreGon,1 10;
Pennsylvania, q.
1919. AT scattle-Dartmouth. 2S;
University of Washington. ..
1920. at PaSndcna-Hnryard. :;
Oregon. d.
1921. at PaSadeuu-CaI
2S; Ohio "tate. d.
1921, at Seattle-Penn State. rs;
University of Washington. o.
I9:.2, at PaSadc cnn-N aShinEtOn
and Jefferson. .: California, q.
1872. at san DieEO-WeSt
Virginia, II: GonzaSa. I3.
1922. at I'aIo AIto-E'iftsburSh,
10: stanford. =.
Evening star., 1923-01-01

American youth is the most bump
tiouS OF any in the world in busting
to the front" SaraZen. the man with
the name that makes one think of
II ls7aders and armored knights AMI
dCIted UP ladies, is tWenty-one years
; old-all of that. He is also the open
champion at golf in the United States.
The amateur champion Is a brown
checked boy who Is going through
Yale with an ambition to be a writer,
but who has no intention of leaving
golf for the moment. Jess SweetSer
viii play in the intercollegiates in
1928, and viii also defend his title
as amateur champion. He is twenty
years Of age and was born on Mis-
. souri, soil.
Combined, he and Sarazen can boast
fOrty-one years between them. Golf
hasn't been every mans game in this
country for that many years.
Miss Glenna COllett, who has sue
ceeded to the wOmen's title. Is a
very much admired young lady who
was born in Providence, r. l.. only
nineteen years ago.
Yet there have been those who have
referred to this 6taid and generally
sober pastime as that of the aged
and those who Of necessity must seek
exercise in the open.
Different in Early Days.
Those who set the pace for golf in
the early days were at least vet
Grams in practice most of them. The
first womens titles We're not always
held by nineteen-year- girls. The
very first recorded women's cham
Mon was Mrs. G. ). Brown, who won
in 1895. representing the Shinnecock
Hills Golf Club. From that time
until 1914 no married woman won
again. The accomplished Miss Bea-
trix Hoyt won for three years in sue
cession, including the period from
1896 to 1899.
one by one. other of our famous
! unmarried bellies won the title, al
though ii is fit to add that after they
won championships usually they did
NOT remain single long-until Mrs.
Jackson struck a blow for married
women in 1914. Mrs. Caleb Wander
heck won in 1915, but not wife
since then, although plenty have
! tried.
/ Some brutes of men say that mar
/ ried women should be better club
| singers than unmarried women, but
! YOU never can tell what man will
| saw when he thinks he can crack a
| Joke at the expense of the real head
! of the house.
! Anyhow Miss Collett is in league
with Sarazen and Sweetser brazenly
to make public to the world the fact
that youth not only must be served,
but takes all there is on the table,
especially at golf
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-01-01

Lajoie then was forty-two, and
still in demand as a big Lacquer.
However, the sale was set aside so
that the former king" might try his
luck as manager of the indianapolis
club.
During Lajoie's twenty-one years
in big league base ball ne faced
twenty-one major league clubs and
made the amazing record of hitting
800 or better against the entire
twenty-one. His batting averages
against these clubs follow: Baltimore
Americans, BIB; New York Nationals,
.422; Milwaukee Americans, All; st.
Louis Nationals, 377; Cincinnati Ma
tfonals, .359; Brooklyn Nationals, .349;
Chicago Nationals. .349: Pittsburgh
Nationals, .346; Chicago Americans,
344; St. Louis Americans. 33S; De-
troit Americans, 1874; Washington
Americans, 1874; Cleveland Nationals,
331; New York Americans, .325;
Philadelphia Americans. 1872; Boston
Americans, .321; Baltimore Nationals,
314; Boston Nationals, .313; Cleve-
land Americans, .311; Louisville Ma
Evening star., 1923-01-01

tionals, 3os; Washington Nationals,
900
Though Larry was robust hitter
in the old National League. he did
not win "a batting leadership until
he hoped to the American League.
He led in Ban Johnson's new organi-
cation In 1901 with an average of
.405. and repeated in 1903. 1904 and
1905. Oddly enough. i'll 1905 Lajoie
and Wagner, Larry's most famous
cotemporary, each led his respective
league with the same average, 1856.
Lajoie broke into the National
League on August 1, 1896, the
Phillies playing Washington. Nap
followed Ed Delehanty and Sam
Thompson in the Philadelphia bat
ting order, and scored one run, made
a hit and stole a base.
On May 10. 1897, Lajoie held his
greatest batting carnival. socking
Red" Donohue for single, double
and two homers in five tries, mighty
good days work. Nap hit 300 his
first eleven straight years.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
RIDES THREE WINNERS
TO GAIN JOCKEY TITLE

SAN DIEGO, Calf, January MAR
tin Fator, by riding Joe Belair to
victory in the last race of yesterdays
program at the III Juana track, won
the American jockey championship
for 1922, defeating Chick" Lang, New
Orleans rider, by one winning mount.
Fator brought home three winners
on Yesterdays I'll Juana card. His
total for the year was 1S7 winners.
against Lang's 1876. The two boys
have been running close for several
weeks.
Fator's riding contract has been
sold by Stuart Polk to Sam Hildreth
of the Rancocas stable for $4,000.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
PITCHER MAY FINALLY
OBTAINED BY YANKEES

NEW YORK. January Jake
May lcft-handcd pitcher Of the Yer
non team in the Pacific coast circuit,
has been purchased by the Yankees
Edward Barrow. Yankee business
manager has announced.
Barrow said he had just received
word from William Essick. the Yer
non manager, that the names of play
erS to be exchanged for May were
satisfactory.
Barrow denied reports from the
coast that the price paid for May ap-
preached $4,000. which the Giants
paid for Jimmy O'ConnclI.
The names Of the players to be OK
changed for May will be made public
in an official announcement by Col.
Jacob RUPERT, president Of the Yam
KEGS, il was said.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
THREE IVORY HUNTERS
WILL SCOUT FOR CUBS

The Chicago Cubs of the National
League will have a force of three
ivory hunters" scouting among the
minors on the lookout for talent.
In addition the club has a working
agreement with various wise base
ball men in different minor leagues
and will get first information on any
lively prospects.
This is the first time the Cubs have
three scouts. They are Jack
Doyle. Kitty Brausfield and Bobby
Wallace.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
WALKER VS.. DELANEY.

OKLAHOMA CITY, January l.
Hugh Walker, heavyweight Kansas
City boxer, known as the iron man"
of Fistania, has been signed to box
Jim Delaney of st. Paul. light-heavy-
weight contender sidetracked by
Champion Harry Greb and former
Champion Gene Tunney. twelve
rounds to a decision here January s.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
MASS OF MATERIAL USED
IN STADIUM AT LONDON

An idea of Londons immense sports
stadium can be gained from the fact
that 400 tons of structural steelwork
Is required. 100000 rivets, 600 tons Of
steel rods for reinforcing the concrete,
5000 tons OF concrete, 10 miles OF ter
racing and II miles of concrete beams
to form of the terracing of the stands
Evening star., 1923-01-01
LAJOIE MOST GRACEFUL
PLAYER OF ALL TIME
BY FREDERICK q. LIEB.

ASE BALLS graceful player of all time King Larry
larrupng Nap Laoe With the of Woonsocket
would glide making
without effort while the slightest pow
eru would send the ball bounding off the outhed
The famous Napoleon lasted
ball 38 several
had he
ternaiona finished
He led
Charley Ebbets offered $4,000