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Evening star., 1923-03-23
NJ 'T|GUE CLAIMS BROKEN
THUMB SAVED SIKH X. 0.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DUBLIN, March 23.-Mike McTigue
told the correspondent late last even
ing that he had accepted an offer 10
fight Georges Carpenter, but that Il
had not been decided whether the
match would be staged in the United
states or in ireland.
Referring to his recent bout with
Battling Sikh. McTigue said:
My critics do not Esalize that !
was giving away nearly tWenty-eight
pounds in weight To ski. Neither do
they sufficiently consider the tremen-
dous disadvantage under which | la =
bored as result of the cut over my
eye IN the eleventh round and the
breaking of my right thumb in the
thirteenth round. If IL had not been
for the broken thumb there would
have been no need for the rG s.rcc to
award the decision. You must remcm-
ber that | am not fighter. ! am a
professional boxer and prize fights
are not allowed in the United States.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
The new records follow !:


Joje w Ray. Chicago. mile and
Cne-half run minutes IL 40 Sec
ondS:. one and three quarters miles
80 -. 1900 meters. S.3l 10; one
mile and seven eighthS. S.34 80; two
miles a.nS %. 5000 meters. 1i.Ji
In running in the mile and seven
cighths relay for the Illinois 4. &
Ray enabled his team to make the
new record of 7.35 -.
Willie Ritoia. New York. four-mile
run. 1927 -; three-mile. l4.l5 As.
Loren MuTchisou, New York, 60
yard dash. 6 I-5 seconds.
r.. +. Lever. University of Pennsyl-
vania 7G-yard dash. lilo seconds.
r. w Landon. New York. and Le-
roy Brown. Dartmouth, high jump
feet - inches.
H. n. Meyer. Rutgers. 100-yard low
hurdles. II 9-lO seconds.
carl Christiernsson, Boston. 40
yard low hurdles. 3 seconds.
James J. Connolly, Georgetown
two third mile. minutes 43 3-5
seconds.
Ralph G. HiIlS. Princeton, 16-pound
shot. - feet . inches.
Miss Marion McCartie. New York
JO-yard dash g.: seconds.
Miss Camciia Sable, Newark. y. J
6O-yard low hurdles. seconds.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
GYMNASTIC TITLE MEET
AT ANNAPOLIS TONIGHT

ANNAPOLIS. Md. March @3-One Of
the largest fields TO enter AN inter-
collegiate gymuast.C meet will com
pete tonight at the United States
Naval Academy. when gymnasts from
ten colleges will battle for team and
individual houors.
Naval academy has carried away
team honorS for three successive
years and Capt. Pearson of the Mid
dies has twice been the individual
champion.
Schmoor, captain of the New York
University SQUAD: Boggs. Dartmouth
captain. and Pearson are expected to
put up a stiff fight for honors on the
parallel bars, while Wood. navy:
RuiSe, MassaC husetts Tech. and At
lee. University Of Pennsylvania. are
favorites in the flying ring event.
The ten Institutions entered are ::
Navy. PENNSYLVANIA Rutgers. New
York, Harvard. Princeton. Yale. Dart
mouth, Haverford ana Massachusetts
Tech.
Evening star., 1923-03-23

you can nave any ideas about lift
ing the body up.
Hou get into the habit of jerk
ing the head and body up so you
can see the ball. Get firmly fXed
in your mind that you don't want
To see the ball at all when you
hit il. what you want to he sure
OF seeing IL the ball on the tee
or fairwH! and then. after the
club has hit il. the spot where the
ball was. Have those two things
definitely in your mind to do and
you viii improve your drive "a lot.
Ii il 80 foolish to try to see the
ball quickly after YOU have hit il.
because IL travels So fast when il
leaves the club thai you couldn't
possibly see IL until 10 WINS 100
yards or 30 distant on it's flight.
Since you have to wait that long
anyhow for view of ii. why not
wait a couple of seconds longer
and use the extra time in doing
other things of much more i'm
pOrtance. If you get into this
habit you will find you have time
to do the things properly and will
get out of the habit of rushing
yourself to get at the ball. Those
two seconds mean n lot.
Evening star., 1923-03-23

There was a strong hunch up Scran-
ton way that Walker might lose his
title via the knockout route last night.
but not 50. From the first round TO
the twelfth Mickey fought like
Wild cat. We would give Pete even
Stephen in two rounds, but the rest
Wcrc all Walkers
In the fourth the Jersey man put
Latzo TO the floor with long left
swing. In the ninth il looked az
though T-atzo must go out and in the
tenth, eleventh and twelfth the only
wonder was that I-atZo stuck. But he
did like the lion hearted youth he is,
always boring in.
As for Mickey Walker he is the
nearest thing TO Terry McGovern we
have ever seen. His left swings and
hooks, his right hooks and chops
travel with amazing force and swift
ness. He is there.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
PROVES CLASS In ARTISTIC
TRIMMING OF PETE LATZO
Weterweight Titlehoder Has Better of All But Two
Of Twelve Rounds With Miner, Who Is Sev.
eral Times on Verge of Knockout.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EN IOKk. March 5Mr. Muldoon
" Mickey Walker uf Elizabeth y. is
peared today though
York boxing
order that New Workers pleasure genuine
actiOn
by Muldoon Walkers
Nahcrt) In
hearing public with publicity persons present
the apartment
In the Pete
the public officials with greatly increased the pugiic ability
Evening star., 1923-03-23
EAST POTOMAC COURSE
WILL OPEN TOMORROW

The nine hole public golf course in
Fast Potomac Park. which has been
closed for the past month. is to be
opened tomorrow morning. At the
same time the bus service will be
started from 18th street and Penn
syivania avenue.
Reservations for season lockers
now total 4S2. r.. Maury Posey was
the first player to apply for a season
ticket.
Opening the season the \ and 3
plan viii be followed as last season.
Manager Loefiler expects to have
the new nine holes ready in about
three weeks.
Greens at the West Potomac Park
course will be ready early next week.
Tees are being completed this week.
BY moving back the tees the course
has been heightened nearly 100 yards.
At Rradpntown. Fla K. II. +.
ST. Louis iN.D..... ..-... ...-..-,-
". Et.r,
Evening star., 1923-03-23
YANKEE BOXER QUALITIES
FOR BRITISH TITLE BOUTS

LONDON. March 23.-At Hoxton
last night Edward T.. Egan. Yale
oxford University. who Won the light
heavyweight boxing title in the
Olympic games in 1920. defeated A.
j. Clifton Of the port Of London
police on points in both the
light heavyweight and heavyweight
classes. This qualities Eagan for
The amateur boxing championship
tournament which will be held at
Alexandra Palace April S.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
BOXERS AT FORT MYER
TO MEET EUSTIS TEAM

Fort Myer boxers. who recently
scored over the Quantico marines.
Will meet tho glove puShers of Fort
Eustis in tn" ring of the former next
Wednesday, night. There will lie five
six round battles
Carbon Of Fort Myer and Gum of
Fort Eustis, liEhtweiGhts, viii meet
III the feature scrap.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
TILDEN GOING TO BERMUDA

PHILADELPHIA. March 23.-Wil-
champion. has accepted an invitation
70 meet the leading players OF Ber-
muda on April >. Sandy Wiener.
Youthful prutege Of the champion,
will accompany Tilden TO Bermuda
70 mair with him in doubles.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
BOXER IS SENTENCED.

ST. PAUL. March 2SS.-Frank
R"S"uthal. known to the fistic arena
as Frankie Rose. has been sentenced
to a term Of from two to fifteen
years AZ the state prison, after a
jury had found him guilty of rob
h"ry ia the second degree on "A
Charge growing out of a holdUp.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
ouh Atlantic Athletic Association Dying Mickey Walker Real Champion
EPIPHANY FIVE IN FINAL
!. OF SECTIONAL TOURNEY

Washington basket ball teams
broke even in games in the South
Atlantic tourney in Baltimore last
, night Epiphany Juniors scored
, easily at the expense of Faith Juniors
| of Baltimore. 40 to 16. while the
f. Aloysius Midgets proved no match
| for the Champions. another Monu-
mental city quint, being beaten,
/ 56 to IL
| Epiphany. which reached the final
! by its victory, will not hc called upon
to play again until Monday or Tues
| day. Its opponent in the meantime
Will he determined, other semi
finals contests will hc staged to-
morrow.
In speaking of Epiphany the Balti-
more sun said:
"Epiphany gave a wonderful cXhibi-
ton of basket ball in defeating the
! Faith Juniors. seldom has such
| lightning fast passing and generally
clever work been seen on any local
| floor. KeSSler and Dean worked like
| professionals and were the corner
stone Of the visiting combination
Hurricane girls. who defeated the
I Princess basket ball team last night.
y to lG. plan to continue on their
J winning way against the Indian Head
SeXtet tomorrow night at the Central
| Y. NJ. &. \. 1t will he the second
! meeting of the season of these teams
| the Hurricanes having won the last
] time. \ Spurt late in the game en-
! ahled the Hurricanes to win last night.
! teamwork telling.
Marjorie Webster school defeated
the Independent seXtet last night in
! the Holton Arms gymnasium, - to 20.
I II was Il hOtly contested game all
: the way. Miss HeSsc scored seventeen
! points for the losers and Miss Fem
| made fifteen for the winners
: Riggs 4. &. qnint closed a success
: full campaign last night by scoring a
! l1-to-lG victory over the Western
! not enter the field until late in the
season, won eight of nine games
! Naunt Vernon juniors. who COM
/ plttCd their list of eighteen games
! without a defeat, claim to be the only
not to suffer Il reverse this season.
/ They registered 53i points to go for
| their rivals. HeSke led the Mount
: NcrmouS III scoring. with 1G2 points.
! capt. New made lI9 and MarCartce
| placed lnI t. his credit
Perry Props went on 4 scoring spree
I in their game with the Crescent \. G.
/ FIVE last night. winning 10y - t. IL.
! DeZ" nd"rf aud Potter each shot
I thirteen baskets for the viCtors. while
/ LOTUS aided greatly with eleven.
! Trnop ~, getting mn early lead and
/ maIutaiujug it all the way. defeated
: he Elliott \. {. bdSk'tcTS last uiE Eht
! y t" 2l. Freeman and Roche did eN-
! ceptionally good work for the
/ winners.
Evening star., 1923-03-23

TSINGTAO. Chinn. January IL
We stayed on the ship last night.
We were advised that IL was dam
gerOUS to wander around ISingtaO
after dark because of the Chinese
bandits. who have an annoying
hnbit of descending ON this town
now and then and carrying of
the citizenry to hold for ransom.
Personally know wouldn't
he worth dime To "a bandit, but
you cant play around alone.
BeSides. the most interesting
part of TSingtaO WAS along the
wharf, where motley thrOng
gathered 10 solicit aims, steal and
sell their various merchandise.
They were the dirtieSf and tough
e>t-IookinE mob have ever seen.
and ] wonder what China Il going
fO look like Ii this collection of
dcfOrmities. rags mud ieprosy is "a
sample.
All held cut their hands. This
seems 10 he the first thing "a
Chinese child il taught To do
when foreigner approaches.
Evening star., 1923-03-23

Whut n grimy lot Of hands they
were! And among them was the
strnngest pair have ever seen.
4 pair Of tOngS. they seemed to
he. as they were split down the
middle to the wrists, md the
ragged owner worked them after
the fashion of lobster claws. !
cnn't forget those hands.
At the Grand Hotel We met two
young Chinese who had graduated
from InIe and were here to take
charge of the ShantuDE railroad.
Jack. who il n Yale man also, in
troduced them-Mr. MOk and Nr.
SoonS. They told us of sun iy
Wan. the famous bandit. who,
with $500 followers, lived in the
mountain fastness forty miles
inland from TNipgtRO and terror
lied the country hereabout. They
recently carried of the mayOr-0r
whatever he IN caiied-Of Using
fnG nnd IL cost the tOwnsfoIk
xIOO.O0O to get him bnrk.
why pay ransom alwayS:" !
asked. why doesn't the gov
ernment go out and capture him."
"Wby didn't the United states
government capture Nilla." an
swered SOong. Which. think, is
very good answer. indeed!
Evening star., 1923-03-23
FRANKIE GENARO MATCHED.

NEW YORK. March frankie
Genaro. American nyweight cham
pion. has been matched to meet Bud
Taylor of Chicago. at Chicago. April
A. IN a ten round no-decision bout.
The title will not be involved. as the
contract calls for ll6 pounds ring
side.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
"MODEST" SPORT TOGS
URGED BY GRAND JURY

QUTTMAN. Miss. March 23.-
Clark county officials face the task
of an inquiry to determine exactly
the damaging effect of mems nth
Ietic uniforms ON public moruls.
The county grand jury. in its final
report, urged that the current
models I'm track suits. bnsI<et bail
outfits and swimming trunks were
TOO abbrcVinted. suggesting efforts
ito establish more modest uni
forms" In the county high schools.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
BOUT TO MIDGET SMITH.

ST LOUIS. Mo, March 23-"Midg-
ct Smith nf New York, bantam
weight. Won the newspaper decision
over Pee Wee" Kaiser Of st. Louis
III Il fast ten-round bout last night.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
FORT MONROE FIVE LOSES

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. March "a
Fort Monroe, Va. was eliminated
last night in the first round of play
in the international Y. VI. &. A
basket bail championship tourna-
ment. Toronto defeated Fort Mon
roe IS to 30
Evening star., 1923-03-23

Last night in the big Sussex Avenue
Arm"ry in Newark Mickey gave
latzo as artistic a trimming as Pete
has ever received in his life. The
champion started right out in the
first round as though he was sore at
Iatzo. It's not good dope to get a
champion Sor" at you. lis much bet
ter 10 Kid him along. keeping him in
good humor. the way Naschert did in
Bu1alo- BAt you see as regards
Latzo therefhas been sort Of a feud
between the tw" clans for some time.
II started when Mike I.atzo matched
himself against Mickey for a battle
IN Scranton and then trained down
10 the W"lterWeiGht limit. 50 that
anything that might have caused the
battle to go against Walker. even IA
foul. would have deprived him Of his
title. At least this is the tale they
tell out in Jersey. Walkers manager
got wise in time and Mike got Il good
trimming -
Evening star., 1923-03-23
Much Praise IL Given,

An example of how we'll tn lea
of 4 chain of Georgetown letter clubs
is being received in Other cities is
well expressed in a letter from I;iIIy
SIticrdIng, star quarterback and end
from 1907 until 1910. Sittert!ing wrote
in part:
Formation of a big letter club for
. Georgetown alumni VIII Till a long
ft!t want | personally have thoul.ht
for quite Il while that q stronger
, alumni Influence in the management
of athletics at Georgetown would be :.
good thing. BY this | do no. lr.ar
undue influence on til. tparhes. tie
managers or any body else directly
manaSing the sports. It ..houId aid
in obtaining for georgetown the KIND
OF schedule she desires"
Former Georgetown atitI "a. h-r.
are anxious to make ii 40 a. tn. t.lul.
some OF them expressing their up,n-
ions thuSly:
Sherlay Moran. director of athletics
al Catholic University. The form
ing Of d letter club VIII Civ" ,;ro-2c-
town Influences II can draw upon aud
use which ii could not obtain i'm any
other saE."
Dr. q. Harris White. director Of
athletics at Central High: AN in
sigma cub, composed Of alumni, Viii
be a great aid TO any schol
tN Macdonald. former ,ico-..cfo,yn
h"Se haIi star and at present manager
OF sporting goods concern: "A Iet-
Ter club will develop d !oca! interest
N ''c"r.t town which has been on tho
N't"e IN recent years
Evening star., 1923-03-23
INSIDE GOLF
BY George O'Neil-

have spoken about keeping
the body In its position during all
the golf stroke. hen you bring
your club down properly the left
arm and shoulder shoot through
80 quickly that thc club is away
out ahead of yOu, cxertinR n pull
ON your arms before you are con-
sciouS of IL. and certainly before
Evening star., 1923-03-23
DUE TO GIVE UP GHOST
FOLLOWING TRACK MEET
Coming Games in Richmond, 1t Is Declared, Will Be
Final Effort of rganization-Leaders See
Itas Useless to Continue.
BY III. c. BYRD.

seems South Atlantic intercollegiate Athletic
dying natural death and that this the last OF fc At
least that the word brought Richmond few days by
attended schools
up me organization 1t this mans statement that The ASSOCIATION
l ho It's this Richmond and Will make
e biggest the history of the organization but that this will mark
Evening star., 1923-03-23
EIGHTEEN NEW MARKS SET
INI023 ONINDOOR TRACKS
by the Assoc at"i Pres.

n 7 YORK. in the
close with eighteen world
vi numerous others have been cqualed.
III
o d
PT
Evening star., 1923-03-23

PINEHURST. y. G, March 23.-The
british international polo team de-
fcated the Sand Hill Greens yeSter-
day. Is TO I Giving their opponents
five handicap goals. the Britishers
plaved fast and aggressive game.
Evening star., 1923-03-23

take in all the schools in the section.
Monday night at the city club Will
take place what probably will he the
greatest of rallies of Georgetown
University letter men, when the
Georgetown Letter Club holds a gath
ering, Ia which have been invited
about 100 Washingtonians who have
won their insignia as members of Blue
and Cray teams. Not only will praC-
tically all the local men be present.
but many from other cities are dus 20
come here for the event.
Information given out at George
town is that more than 600 have at
one time or another earned their let
terS on Georgetown teams. and that
the plan for the organization here OF
a parent letter club involves the or
ganizat ton of smaller units Of such
clubs in other cities. In New York.
Pittsburgh and Boston particulars iS
il certain that the clubs would -. cN-
ceptionallN strong numerira'l..
Roy Waldrnn, one of the best haS-
ket ball players the university ever
has turned out, is mainly Responsible
tor the activities in connection with
tn" organization of the letter club.
but Is getting much support.
Father treedon. prcSjdrnt !:
Georgetown University. viii nc one
of the speakers at the gathrrir: Mon
day night and il is Stat"l that H.
VIII indorse the project. Other prom
lncnt Georgetown men will h" given
an opportunity To express ;hr;r opin-
ions.
Evening star., 1923-03-23
Petc's Hackers Were Hopefui.

Then brother Pete. a genuine weitor
contender and good one. was sicked
on to the champion. pc.l has been
gong strong in the past year and has
aeclsions 10 his credit over Dave
shade, Eddie Shevln and other good
BOYS
Evening star., 1923-03-23

Tr0Np ~, getting nm early lead and
maintaining it all the way. defeated
the Elliott y. {. ba$k.tcrS last night.
~ to 2l Freeman aud Roche did eN-
ceptionally good work for the
winners.
Evening star., 1923-03-23

Perry Props went on scoring spree
in their game with the Crescent A. G.
FIVE last night, winning hy - t. -.
DeZend"rf aud Potter each shot
thirteen baskets for the virtors. while
LOTUS aided greatly with eleven.
Evening star., 1923-03-23

Al Rradentown. Fla Il. II. f.
81. lOlIlS y. y
Boston IN. ...........- ...........
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
HEAVY FINES IMPOSED
N RECORDERS COURT

Three $50 fines were imposed by
Recorder Pickersgill in the local
police court this morning in connec-
ton with d~isorderly conduct arrests
over the weekend. Miss Hazel Phil
lips. colored, giving her address as
$50 Charles street. arrested by ON
Ger Frank Geneski late Saturday
night, was the first offender fined.
Early last night Andrew Pocker of
SEQ Inslee street was arrested by the
same officer, and five hours later
Joseph Parker of 276 Alpine street
vas arrested on a similar charge by
Oficer Geneski. These men were ar
raigned together this morning and
hned $50 apiece.
Mike SteskowitZ of Bound Brook,
arrested by Oficer William Peterson
on q drunk and disorderly charge,
was fined SIS yesterday morning and
the remaining fines we're for aHtomo-
bile law violations. George II. Faw-
cett OF Staten Island, arrested for
speeding on Market street, was fined
S25; Eugene Piazza of New York
City. arrested for violating the traffic
laws on Market street. was fined SS5,
and Jacob Antilles of Brooklyn, ar
rested for speeding on Market street,
was fined $25. The automobile law
violation arrests were made by Mo-
torcycle Officer Frank Seiboth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
Miss Betty Hoagland
Is rendered Shower

WOODBRIDGE, May Miss
Marian Breckenridge gave a delight
fully arranged shower on Saturday
night for Miss Betty Hoagland in
honor of her approaching marriage
aext month to Herbert McNsir OF
Brooklyn. The members Of the
"Sauta Camp Fire" the first camp
fire circle in the town, were invited.
! In addition to Misses Breckenridge
-.a~t HosgIahd. those answering ia
roll call were Misses Elaine and Ma
talie Logan, Ruth Tappen, Ruth Noe,
Natalie Berry, Merriam voorhees,,
Marian Love and Sadie Martin, Mrs.
Harry ]. Baker, Jt., and Mrs. Louis
Hansen, Misses Bertha and Ethel
Deber of Newark.
The only others present being Miss
league of New York, Miss Brecken-
ridges weekend guest, and Miss
Harriet Breckenridge.
Although tables were arranged for
games the party was such a delight
full reunion for the girls that it was
with great difficulty that the games
were finally concluded and Miss Ma
talie Logan, Mrs. Louis Hansen,
Miss Ethel Deber and Miss Ruth Noe
declared the prize winners.
The bride to be was given a ham
per containing beautiful linens. Re-
freshments were served and the
"Shutap spirit renewed in a most
enjoyable manner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY
FOR WILLIAM J. COUN|HAN

A solemn requiem high mass was
said for William j. Counihan, owner
and manager of the Majestic theatre,
at his funeral this morning from st.
Mary's church at 0 o'clock. Mon
signor William p. Cantweil was cell
ebrant. Rev. Francis J. Medallion
was deacon and Rev. John Larkin
was subdeacon. Many friends and
relatives together with a large dele
cation of Elks. to which the de-
ceased belonged, attended the fun
eral, which was held from his LATE
resident "a High street followed by
the solemn high mass at the church.
A number OF floral tributes were
received.
Following the mass the body was
taken on the 1885 o'clock traia
from the Pennsylvania station 20
Railway and thence to Philadelphia,
where the interment vas made this
afternoon in Holy Cross cemetery.
Darby, Delaware county. a suburb
OF Philadelphia.
Mr.. Counihan died at Mt. Sinai
hospital, New York, Friday after
noon. following an illness OF several
months duration. He came to Perth
Amboy about seventeen years ago
he and Michael Shannon building
the Majestic theatre in 1907. They
later took over the Strand theatre
when that house was completed
several years ago. Besides hi.
widow he is survived by two daugh'
tiers, Helene and Margaret, and
three sisters. He was a member o.
Plain1eld Lodge of Elks, the Friar;
and Lambs Clubs. The bearers al
the funeral were Henry McCullougll
John Bullwinkle, Sir. Richard Gal
vim. Joseph McNulty. Jack Aller
and James Henderson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
Strand Attrantion

OIfaLhI AtIkdCNtOh
DiVorcs-one of the most con.
spicuous OF modern social institu-
tons is given a decisive a in the
story OF Ethel Clayton new para
mount picture. THE Cradle" which
will be shown at the Strand theatre
today.
Statistics show that divorce is
steadily increasing and pulpit, press
and judicial systems have discussed
h question and sought in vain for
a remedy.
As Is strikingly spointed ont 81
this picture the separation OF a man
and wife Is especially cruel and
unjust when tn ehappiness and flu
ture destiny OF a child or children
are involved.
The beauty OF the theme lies IN
the fact that in this story, the par.
ents are brought to realize the in
justice OF their course and through
love Of their child are reunited.
The photoplay in an adaptation
BY Olga Printzlau of a French COM
edy by Eugene Brieux. Paul Pow
ell directed and the supporting cast
includes Meredith. Mary Jane Irv-
fnr. Anna Lehr. Walter MeGraiI
-And-AdeA E'arrinst6n. -