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Evening star., 1924-03-14
GIRL KICKED father
TO DEATH, SHE SAYS
Describes Killing Parent When
Own Life Was Threatened !,
by Mother.
HYPN0TIZED, WIFE'S PLEA
Blames Influence of "Healer Evan
: gelist" for Act.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, March 14.--Describing
in detail how she stamped her father
about the face and chest for thirty
minutes or more, pausing only at in
tervals to ascertain whether or not
he was dead, John Eva Winchester,
sixteen, held in the HiIlsborough coun-
~ Jail, together with her mother, Laura
Eva Winchester, forty-eight. talks
calmly of the killing of John Edwin
Winchester, fifty-tive, which occurred
shortly after midnight Wednesday, at
Seffner. All the while, John Eva de-
clareS, her mother was holding her
firmly by each arm and threatening to
kill her if she showed the least signs
of relenting before the old devir' was
dead.
For the first few minutes, father
begged for ercy, his pleadings shortly
were supplanted by groans, but it was
ever so long before mother said he
shudder.
Accounts of how Winchester came to
be on the ground are conflicting. Neigh
bors declare Winchester had suffe, cd
two strokes of apoplexy previously, and
they suggested that the excitement at
tendant upon the threatening attitude
of his wife may have brought on another
shock, and that his daughter and wife
found him helpless on the ground.
Tell Of killing.
John Eva and her mother were
taken into custody at Seffner early
Wednesday by SheriS'S Deputies b. H.
Stephens and Tom Gibbons. When the
officers arrived they found the two in
front of neighbors house, surround
ed by residents. who had learned of
the killing. TO the officers at the
scene of the killing and later the two
related what is one of the most unu
suai stories in the history Of Florida s
criminal annals.
Jesus made me do it, Mrs. Win
chester calmly declared at the time
of her arrest, and /, the Queen OF
the Universe, made John Eva do my
bidding"
Later, Wednesday, Mrs. Winch este r
declared she had been restored to her
right senses, and demanded that Ray
mond Richey, healer evangelist
conducting a series of revival services
at st. Petersburg, be arrested and
charged with the murder.
Il was hypnotized," Mrs. Winches-
ter stated. "Richey did it. He is to
blame for the death Of my husband. 1
was under his power. 1t was his in
huence that spurred me on and di-
rected my wild impulses. John Eva is
not TO blame. l made her do it."
Evening star., 1924-03-14
STRUCK BY FIRST AUTO.
SECOND KILLS MINISTER
Churchman Knocked Down by One
Machine, Another Passes Over
Him-Both Flee.
ky the Associated Press.

GREENEILI4E. S. c., March 14.---The
Rev. Milton f. Daniels, twenty-eight
of Charlotte. y. G.. was run over and
killed by an automobile here last
night just after leaving the First
Presbyterian Church after delivering
was conducting.
Mr.. Daniels had just left the church
and was crossing the street, when an
automobile is said to have backed out
of a side street and knocked him to
the ground. Before the minister could
gain his feet another automobile ran
over him, crushing his chest The
injured man was rushed to a hospital,
where he died shortly after being put
under an aneSthetic. Both automo-
biles drove rapidly away after the
accident and the identity of the driv-
erS is unknown.
Evening star., 1924-03-14
FIRE KILLS TWO CHILDREN
Alone in House When Blaze Starts.
Bodies Found.

MARQUETTE, Mich, March IA
Charred bodies of Kathleen Marie,
four and one-half years old, and her
brother, Donald Charles, eighteen
months old, children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McNarny. were found in the
ruins of the McNarny residence at
Harvey, four miles from here.
The fire, of undetermined origin, oc-
CURED while the children were alone
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
CREB AND CLARK
END TRAINING
INCAP|TAL
MiddIeweight Champion Not
Enthusiastic Over Short
40 Referee

Harry Greb, holder Of the middle
weight championship Of the world,
is due to arrive in Washington to-
day and his opponent OF next Mon.
day night at the new Kenilworth
Arena. Jackie Clark, of Allentown,
Pa, is due here tomorrow morning.
Both boxers will finish their train
ing in the Capital and expect to be
in tip-top condition for their twelve
round bout to a decisin.
Greb is not delighted at being
obliged to accept Charlie Short. the
referee named by the Maryland
Boxing Commission. He IS said to
fear loss of his title through poor
officiating. However, Benny Frank.
lin, president Of the Kenilworth club,
says that Short has done excellent
work in Baltimore and the com.
missions choice suits him.
Clark is boxing in his best form
at present. On last Monday night
he won over Louis Bogash. Of
Bridgeport, Conn. a boy who has
lone, Jack Delaney and Harry Greb.
Clark had Bogash in such bad
way that the latter had to foul him
to escape a knockout.
Greb and Clark are no strangers.
A few years ago they clashed in a
twenty-round battle in Cumberland,
Md. The verdict was a draw and
none other than the celebrated Matt
Hinkel, Of Cleveland. rendered that
verdict. Hinkel was imported by
Greb and the verdict met with the
disapproval OF the fans and writer's.
Ever since that battle Greb has
passed up several nattering offers
to meet the clever Allentown lad
who has met and defeated some of
the leading .158-pounders in the
country. Just a year ago. Clark
gave Young Str1bling, the Southern
sensation, an artistic lacing in At
lanta, Ca, bat was only given a
draw.
Clark has been after another bout
with Stribling, but has been unsuc-
cessful. There must be a reason.
Stribling is taking on all corners,
but refuses to do battle with the
Pennsylvania fighter. The pro-
moters of the Olympia A. c., who
are staging this show. promised
Clark another match with Stribling
If he wins or makes a good show
ing and Jackie will fight his hard
est on Monday night against the
middleweight king.
Clark beat Jack Duffy, of Chi
cago, lad who looked like a great
fighter two years ago. and also
softened Fay Keiser up for Greb to
such an extent that Keiser was an
easy victim for the middleweight
champion few weeks ago. Clark
gave Keiser an unmerciful beating
and at times pleaded with the
referee to stop the bout, but Keiser
refused to stop.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
SCOTCHMAN IN
SHOES WILDE
WORE
Superior Staying Powers
Earn Distinction For
EIkey Clark.

Jimmy Wilde. ono of the greatest
little fighting machines ever pro-
duced in the British Isles, retired
just about a year ago, leaving the
title vacant as far as Great Britain
was concerned. The National Sport
ing Club conducted a tournament
in London to find q successor to
Jimmy and after many contests a
Scotch lad of Glasgow-Elkey Clark
by name-has annexed the honor.
Clark and Kid Kelly, Of Plymouth,
were the final selections for the
championship bouts and the Scotch
lad won through superior staying
powers. Kelly was ahead at fif-
teen rounds, but in the final five
Clark came from behind and won
out.
With the new champion installed
IT is likely that efforts will be made
to match him a bit later with
Pancho Villa for the worlds title,
Genaro, the American title holder,
will also be challenged, but Villa
is the man the Britlshers are after
first.
With Joey Fox. the British
featherweight champion, outs Of the
country over the allotted time for a
champion to be away, the London
Club will hold a series of elimina-
ton matches to bring out a new
title holder in place of Fox; in fact
1t is understood that Joey has al
ready relinquished his claim to the
Lord Lonsdale belt, emblematic of
the championship.
Another discovery in the heavy
weight line has been blown up in
London.
Jack Stanley was hailed as a
conner and was sent against George
Cook. the Australian heavy.
The latter won on points after
fifteen rounds of fighting and STAN
ley was declared out of the race.
The reported match between jeff
Smith, of Jersey City, N. j., and
Jack Bloomfield in London, has evil
IDENTIFY fallen through. Ted Moore,
who came to America several
months ago, and who has done
very we'll among the Yankees, has
sent a challenge to Bloomfield and
will probably return to London to
meet him for the light heavyweight
title,
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Recommends Coach
For Theological
School.

BOSTON, May "A football
coach would be a valuable MEM
Der Of the faculty Of the Theo-
logical School, DR.. Thomas Nixon
Carver, professor of economics
at Harvard University, said in
an address last night at the
second annual conference Of the
rural missionary societies Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
at is the great virtue of a
football coach that he puts men
under the discipline necessary to
the winning of a great game"
Prof. Carver said. "As I under
stand it, you ministers are to go
into your communities to coach
your people in the art Of living
together"
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
petition
LEGAL|ZES
BOXING
Hundred Thousand Signatures
Needed to Present Measure
on California Ballot

SACRAMENTO, May 2.-Petitions
to qualify an initiative measure
legalizing professional boxing in
California for place on the No
vember ballot will be put in circu-
lation May 10 to Secure the neces-
sary 100000 signatures, it was an
nounced today by Don Shields, war
veteran and local boxing promoter,
after conference with the attorney
generals office.
The measure provides for ten
round boxing bouts with a decision,
twelve-round bouts without a de-
cision and put both boxing and
wrestling under control of a State
boxing commission. Five per cent
of the gross receipts of all matches
held under the commissions juris-
diction would be contributed toward
maintenance of hospitals and homes
for veterans of the wars in which
this country has participated, Shields
said.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
NORTH CAROLINA RoUTs
FOUR MARYLAND HURLERS

Away to a flying start, North
Carolina State ran wild with Mary
land University's bedraggled team
and when the final out was regis
tered in the seven-inning game, the
score was II to in favor Of the
Carolinians.
Coach Curley Byrd used an even
quartet of pitchers in vain effort
to stave off the attack. Schrider,
Brayton, Clarke and Coakley each
took their turn on the mound and
none of them had much but a will
ingness to take punishment.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
SAMMY MANDELL FIGHTS
FRENCH RING CHAMPION

Sammy Mandell, the crack feather
weight Of Chicago, has been booked
up by Eddie Kane, the st. Paul
manager of Fighters and also the
manager Of Tommy Gibbons, Of St.
Paul, to meet Frisch, the French
junior lightweight, in the semi-final
or ten rounds to the championship
battle between Georges Carpenter
Of France, and Tommy Gibbons, at
Michigan City, on May 80. Kane
clinched the match for Mandell
while he was in England,
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Fnpo Develops His
Left Hand Punch,
Saws Reich.

AL Reich brings the informal
ton back from South America
that Luis Firpo has carried out
his promise and has developed
his left hand. Reich went a
long way to find out that in
formation. The quarrel be-
tween the Adonis and Firpo
was over so quickly that there
Is some question as to just how
Reich knows whether Luis hit
him with his right or left.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
JUDGES INVESTIGATING
CARPENTERS VICTORY

VIENNA, May 2.-Boxing Judges
today began consideration Of Ar,
thur Townley's protest against his
double Knockout by Georges Car.
pentier. The spectators who saw
Carpenter win shouted angry pro-
tests when the Frenchman upper.
cut Townley to tho jaw after the
latter was struggling to his feet
following the count of ten. Town.
ley was so weak he could not move
hia q rms
The Washington times., 1924-05-02

One trouble is that nearly all Of
the so-called lightweights are welter-
weights. Nate Goldman, Lew Tend
Ter, Sailor Friedman, Sid Barbarian
and others are no longer available
for Leonard at 1856 pounds. The
bout between Pal Moran and Luis
Vicentini at Madison Square Garden
may produce Leonard's next OPP
ponent If either wins decisively.
Jack Zivic, who has had plenty
Of chances to fight his way up to
Leonard, does not improve. He
spends more time challenging Leon
ard than he does fighting. If Zivio
came down to earth and accepted
matches at the smaller clubs he
might get somewhere. Every time
he does fight he is a disappoint-
ment. Certainly he showed nothing
against the faded Ever Hammer
last Tuesday night to create q de-
man for Leonard to fight him.
Some managers labor under the
delusiOn that champions and
championship cOntenders can be
created by newspaper publicity.
They lombard the newspapers
with press notices which usually
find their way to the waste basket.
There Is only one way to get
valuable publicity and that Is to
win in the ring.
A real fighter cannot be ignored.
Paul Berlenbach, Young Sribling, AID
Stone and others are drawing cards
because they keep busy. Practically
all Of the champion challengers
ignore challenges from fair men in
their classes. The quickest way TO
champion is the elimination of
other challengers.
The foreign boxers get work be-
cause they do not carefully select
their opponents. They take chances.
Both Leonard and Dundee are
willing to fight when suitable
matches can be arranged. Both are
veterans of the ring and making
weight is an ordeal for them. They
must train for weeks. and It would
be- unfair to ask them to continue
this grind indefinitely, just to &C.
commodate opponents who are look.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
RALPH GREENLEAF WINS
PLAY-OFF FROM ALLEN

DETROIT, May 2.-Ralph Green
leaf, Of Philadelphia, retained the
pocket billiard championship when
he defeated Bonnie Allen, of Kan
sas City, last night in the play-orf
for the national pocket billiard
championship by a score Of 125 to
3S in fourteen innings.
Greenleaf showed why he is the
champion when he stepped to the
table in the fourteenth inning and
ran the game out with an un.
finished break of SO. which was
the high run mark for the tourna-
nnent
The Washington times., 1924-05-02

According to a statement made
by Richard today, the champion
virtually agreed to his terms the
last time he was in New York and
little remains beyond the formal
signing Of the articles. He VIM,
however, keep in constant touch
with Kearns in order to clear up
any difficulties that might arise.
No announcement has been made
as to the purse guaranteed Wills
for the great occasion, but the
amount is understood to fall short
Of 100000, some capital having
been made Of the fact that Wills
is to get his fling at the title final
ly after years OF weary waiting.
Dempsey win work on q per-
centage basis. beyond q doubt.
Jack took q guarantee Of $780,
900 for the Carpenter frOlic and
lost plenty, the "hOuse" tOtaIIing
well over ST, 900, 900. At that
Dempsey cannot hope to drag in
that much money at Jersey City
again, even with Wills as the at
traction. Fifty dollars was the
top price for Carpenter, but SIS
is the Limit In Jersey now.
Richards announcement was q
tacit admission that two definite
steps had been taken. The first of
these was the placating Of political
influence which has long been OPP
posed to Wills meeting Dempsey or
any white man for the heavyweight
title. The second was the virtual
elimination Of Luis Firpo as a title
contender for the present season at
least, Dempsey having proclaimed
that he would fight but once this
summer.
"Firpo is impossible" Richard
said today. II have become con-
fight again and have instructed my
Argentine agent, Juan HONS, to
break off all negotiations with the
Latin. There is nothing further I
can do with Firpo and have given
him up as bad job. Why should
l bother now? I think I have lined
up a far better attraction in Wills?"
Richard has some big work before
him in reconstructing the arena at
Boyle's Thirty Acres in order to in.
sure safety for the great crowd that
Is certain to attend the affair. The
arena will seat upward Of 10000,
and 1t Is estimated that the receipts
will total not less than $1,250.000,
OF this amount Dempsey probably
will be reimbursed to the amount Of
a cool half million, at the very least.
In confirming Richards an.
nOuncement, Paddy Mullins, man.
ager OF Wills, said today that he
planned to bring the negro to
the peak Of his condition by easy
stages. He will be sent out
against several opponents before
the Dempsey business, the first of
these being BARLEY Madden, with
whom Harry will daily on the
evening Of May 8. Romero ROJas,
ErniniO Spalla and Jack Reuault
may also be accommodated this
summer, Mullins added.
Wills plans to begin intensive
training about six weeks before the
battle. He will pitch his camp
somewhere on Long Island, some
distance from the big town.
Dempsey will be tied UP with his
motion picture contract until July.
He Is then expected to come East
and begin training either at At
lantic City, where he trained for
Carpenter, or at Saratoga, where
he prepared for Firpo.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
DEARTH OF GOODBOXERS
NLICHT CLASSES
By SID MERCER.

NEW YORK, May The action Of the New York
commission calling Leonard Johnny
titles they have not busted off since last attention
the dearth of good boxers operating in the lightweight
featherweight divisions.
Possibly the nacon of the champions
nation but the fact remains that first either
lenge.
There plenty Of bantams and junior ghwegts figuring
the fst Of the of the
Dundee 1926 pounds the lads who challenging him
could not make the featherwegh limit These
heavy enough to be seriously considered serious rivals for Leon
ord
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Petworth Is Active

The Petworth A. c. plays Eastern
High today at 1915 p. m. on the
Rosedale field; the Peerless team to-
morrow at p. m. at Rosedale, and
Sunday will meet Cherrydale at
Silver Spring In an opener Of the
Independenr Sandlot League.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
WALKER RISKS WELLER
TITLE ACAINST.LEW
TENDER

PHILADELPHIA May mickey Walker and Lew Tender will
fight world weerwght championship in this city the
night of June 2.
fighters here and signed articles of yesterday
afternoon.
will be held in the Phls ball pank 1t will be the
opening this Promoters Herman Taylor and Robert
Gunns
fighters the office Of Taylor and
GCnn the Colonial Trust building where the contract drawn
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Want Sunday Opponents

The Bradbury Heights unlimited
and senior teams desire bookings
for next Sunday. e. L. Wissman,
phone Main S78, is handling the
schedules of both teams.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02

ing merely Cor a losers end and
who will net draw with them.
A lightweight match between
Leonard and Dundee would not
arouse much enthusiasm at the
present time, yet Dundee seems
to be able to beat the men who
are Fostering Leonard. The win
ner of tomorrow nights scufflO at
the Garden should box Dundee
and that bout may give Leonard
an opponent.
Dundee has plenty Of formidable
rivals for his junior lightweight
crown, but few for his feather
weight title. OF the youngsters in
the division, Tony Vacarelli, shapes
up wellr but Tony Is a protege Of
Dundee and is not anxious to fight
him.
Benny Vulgar should be oonsid.
cred, but he has never been able
to attain the prominence he posi-
bly, deserves and Is not considered
a card" by matchmakers and pro.
motors. That angle must also be
figured in making championship
matches.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
HandIeYs Ready

The Handley A. G. and Bright
wood A. G. will open their season
Sunday in a game on the Handley
field at 2:30 p. m. Buses will run
10 the field from Grant circle.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Roamers Will Meet

All members Of the Roamer ball
team are asked to report tonight at
8 o'clock at 709 Maryland avenue
northeast to sign contracts and at
tend to other matters.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
JACK DEMPSEY WILL GET
HALF MILLION
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, May 2-Tex Richard who the pugistic
world late yesterday by announcing that Jack Dempsey and
Wills would meet in Jersey City September with the worlds
heavyweight title stake will agreement today
for the big extravaganza Wills said
terms two days and is ready to it the dotted line
the interval before its arrival there will utilized Richard
exchange of long distance telephone calls with Jack Kearns Demp
nf hrcinnr
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Juniors Will Clash

The Mt. Rainier Juniors and
Warwick Juniors will play tomor.
row at Mt. Rainier. The Mt. Raj.
nier players are asked to report
at 4 d. m.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Truxtons Seek Foes

Opponents are desired by the
Truxton A. G. in the unlimited and
senior classes. A. Reesch, phone
North 6103 after 6 p. M, is the
manager.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Carpenter Is Booked
for Many Bouts ''On
Or About july A"

Georges Carpenter, ex-wonder
man, is going to have lots of
fun this summer if he tries to
keep all the dates American
fight promoters have made for
him.
Floyd Fitzsimmons came out
of retirement to announce a
Gibbons Carpenter fracas on or
about July 4.
Tex Richard rushed into print
with a story that he had Car
pentier for some reason or no
reason at all, on or about
July 4.
Billy Gibson proclaimed that
he was going to send Gene Tun-
ney against Carp on or about
July a.
Macon, Ca, promoters an
nounce that Carp is going to
tackle Young Stribling on or
about July A.
At this writing it looks as if
Carp will have to do some of
his July a fighting by radio,
which may be the healthiest way
for Carp to do it, at that.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Seeks Sunday Game

The Palace A. c. wants to book
an unlimited class team for Sun.
day. Manager WinteKmyer's phone
number II Franklin A2.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Arlington Teams Play

The Arlington A. G. and the Ar
lington Indians will clash today at
p. m. on the Arlington diamond.