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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
WiNSLON

owing TO the Illness of Mrs.
Susan t'ushmar az whose home the
l.ithsow Club was 10 have met tnis
afternoon. the meeting has been n
definitely postponed. The ladies wilt
however. meet at the home of MIS-.
George Paine Thursday afternoon
and make Christmas wreathS ior the
sale to be held at the home OF MIS-.
Alfred Brill OF Stobie street. Satur-
day. December 9th.
Miss Della Cohen entertained
party of friends at her home Sunday
evening. \ most enjoyable time
was had. Music was had and games
We're played.
Mrs Charles Robinson aud dauSh-
ter Ruth. have returned from a shof'
visit with relatives in Skowhegan
Aubrey Cole of Bay street is quile
ill at his home.
Charles johnson of Fairfield was
Il visitor at the home oI relatives III
town last evening.
The annual Christmas sale OF inc
Winslow CONGREGATIONAL church
Sewing Circle, will be held Decem :
Der 10th, at the church pariors
Chicken pie supper will >be served.
&. T.. Ware Of Fairfield was
business caller in town yesterday
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Harmon
. Charles Edward Harmon and HARRY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
Revamp Preims for
"wednesday Nights
Battle at Portland

Portland, Dee. The entire prelim-
mary program back of "Wednesday
nights battle between Eddie Kid WaG-
ner and Charley Manly has been re-
tyamped by Matchmaker DeRice. Bar
ney Grant, the tough Lewiston bat
tier, who recently fought two sizzling
duels here with Tiger Mac. will oppose
Dotty Mari, taking the place of Kayo
L.aroux. Walnut Walton, the siashing
coIored boxer from Westbrcok. will en-
gage Young Drew Of Biddeford. who
mas not fought here since his battle
| with Young Laliberte last spring, and
Cub MARI a brother of Dotty, Will
make his first ring appearance when
! he meets Danny Dusan Of Biddeford.
To get a couple or days acclimafion
| in our rigorous northern climate, Eddie
| kid" Wagner, who meets Charley
| Manly Of New Bedford at the Arena
on Wednesday night, came over from
Philadelphia yesterday and this after
noon had a workout in the Arena gym.
+, Wagner looks to be fit for rugged war
| fare and declares that he is not con-
cerned at all about the nuch-heralded
speed of the New England champion.
| In fact he is confident that he will
give Manly a decisive beating.
!, At the present time the Philadelphia
boxers objective is battle with kid
Sullivan Of Brooklyn. n. Y, who re-
Gently took the junior lightweight totie
from Johnny Dundee. The manager OF
the clever Quaker town battler mas
posted the customary $500 with the
New, York commission to CONFIRM ms
sincere desire for the bout with Sulll-
wan and 1t is hard to figure any junior
7 lightweight in the country who is more
! entitled to a shot at the championship
than Wagner
| It is not likely that Sullivan will
risk his crown against Wagner no.
any other fighters of the top-notcl
| division, until he has had chanc'
to commercialize his new title TO
| awhile. or until the commission
forces him into a championship duel
! The majority of sporting writer
! probably would pick Wagner to bea
the Brooklyn boxer.
Charley Manly arrives this after
noon. He doesn't expect to knoci
cut Wagner, but he does expect t.
! Cutpoint by such a wide margin tina
there will be no room for argument
The Harry Greb of the Junior Light
| weights as they call Manly has sur
p-ised all the top-notchers OF New
| England by his cleverness, and sen
many a New York star home defeat
e. New Workers whom he has de
feated are Jimmy Cooney, Lew IA
luso, Bud Dempsey. Billy Murph.
and former champion Johnny Dun
dee.
In beating Johnny Dundee tn
New Bedford duellist started littl
elimination tourney of his owl
amongst four of the leaders in tn
13O-pound division. The other thre'
are Jack Bernstein. Jimmy Goodrich
ana Eddie Wagner. The Buffa!'
boxer. Jimmy Goodrich. is the onl:
i one to gain a decision over Manly
and Goodrich came in at 131 pound
or two pounds over the straigh
lightweight limit, while it was Man
tvs fifth bout in II days. Manly l
ready to meet Goodrich. winner tax
all. any time the latter will max
the Junior weight. Wagner AM
Bernstein are his other detectives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
IdahO's Star Back
Plays Whole Season
With Injured Back

Portland. Ore, Dec. ~ efhoh
Stivers. quarterback on this season
University of Idaho's football team
and regarded by many as the best
quarterback in the Pacific Coast
Conference, played through the en-
tire season after two vertehrae in his
neck had been dislocated. it has be-
come known here. In one of the first
practice scrimmages of the season,
Stivers. carrying the ball. was Jam
med between linemen with head
down. so that his head was forced
violently against his chest. He fell
unconscious and when taken to a
hospital, it was discovered that two
of the vertebrate in his neck had
been forced apart and showed out OF
place. An N-ray photograph showed
that one of the vertebrae was touch
ing the spinal cord. For two days
Stivers lay paraiyzed in the hospital
and then physicians succeeded in
swapping the dislocatcd vertcbrac
back into place.
Following this. Stivers recovered
from the paralysis. His injury was
kept secret and in every game his
neck was tightly bandaCed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
Walker in No
Danger of Losing
Title to McTigue

New York. Dec. 2.--Mickey Walkers
welterweight title will be safe when
lie meets Mike McTigue. light heavy
weight champion. in the Newark Arm
DRY on January Z, but he will have a
chance at his opponents honors. Ar
ticles for the match were signed yes
terday.
McTigues inability to make the well
terweight limit puts Walkers crown
out of danger. while if he fails to COM
plete the scheduled Il rounds as the
result of knockout, disqualification or
foul. he will surrender his own laurels.
Both boxers are in disfavor in New
York following repeated refusals to
defend their titles. McTigue is an in
eligible until he is ready to meet Gene
Tunney. Walker must agree to meet
Dave Shade, California welterweight.
before he can return to the good
graces Of the Empire State authorities.
However, the WALKER Shade bout is
looming on the nstic horizon and may
be staged at Madison Square Garden
before the snow comes and goes.
Walker IL scheduled for a return
match with Jock Malone in Milwaukee
next Monday night
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III. of M. Track Sport
Swinging Along
Under Coach Kanaly

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
U. OF NJ, Dec. Coach Frank
Kanaiy has now turned his attention
to relay at the University OF Maine.
About 30 candidates for varsity and
freshmen relay turned out for their
workout on the boards.
KanaIy has the entire varsity re-
lay team OF last year back In toys.
Lawry, Kahill, Eaton and Murray
are the veteran timber FOUNDERS
from last years squad and should
60 well again this winter.
The men will run daily for the
next two weeks to get into, condition
and again acquaint themselves with
the difficult task of running the
boards. They will be laid off dur
ing the Christmas holidays and take
up training in earnest after the re-
cess.
Maine will compete as usual in the
B. A. A. games January 81 and the
management Is making a bid to run
New Hampshire State again this
winter. New Hampshire succeeded
in winning over the first relay team
that KanaIy handled for the Univer-
sity OF Maine last winter and the
Pale Blue coach is anxious to take
q fall out of the Granite Staters.
New Hampshire and Maine for the
past few years have been develop
ing a rivalry nearly as keen as the
one that exists between Maine and
Bowdoin. The two State colleges
now compete with each other in all
major sports ard to date the victor
les in the several activities have been
very evenly split.
tn w
an invitation to run again in Port
land where they received the best
OF attention last winter in the Cald-
well Post games at the Exhibition
building.
The freshmen class will also be
represented by 4 relay team this
season and candidates are at present
running with the varsity daily. There
are many promising men in the
| squad that show promise for varsity
| material in later years.
The following men reported fol
relay: Varsity-R. Berry, Island
Falls: T.. Blethen of Dover-Foxcroft;
Allen Burnham of Wiscassit: q. Ka-
hill of Bath: w. Chalmers of AL
bian: G. CoSwcll OF Old Town: ID
Donavan of Turner Falls. Mass; III
Eaton of Calais: s. Gidden of Au'
gusta: }. Lawry of Fairfield; NJ. o.
Conner of Biddeford: J. Murray OF
Hampden: G. Ring of Bangor; :
Roundsvile Of Fairhaven, Mass: l.
stevens of Woodfords: ID. Torrey OF
Deer Isle: II Trask of Mechanic
Falls; II. Wilkerson. Hartland
Freshmen. Caldwell Of Island
/ Falls; II. Crossman OF Brunswick
f.. Fitzpatrick of flouiton; +. Gld'
dings of Augusta: J. Hall of Mexico;
r.. Highland OF North Benson: y
Maxwell of Stoneham, Mass: +
Pickering OF Lincoln; +. Porter OF
Lincoln: q. Perdy OF Gardiner: Nj
Shaw Of Portland: +. Thompson OF
Portland: g. Wells OF Medford
Mass; G. Young of Manchester, y.
H.
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IS College Elevens
Amassed 1865
Points Grid Season

New York, Dec. . fB A. P)-Nlne-
tN-five representa- tive college football
elevens Rmassed 1865 points in the
season which closed Saturday. an
average for each team of 119, scores
s-ofi7S games being considered. A year
ago the team average was apron
. mately 127 and in 1922 1t was 1913. In
dicating a fall in scoring power over
q three year period.
No team in the country. at least
among the larger institutions. scored
800 or more points. Alabama's 29O be
ing the nearest approach. Close be
hind is West Virginia with 2S2. a
year ago Cornell led the national
records with 800 and West Virginia
gathered 296. In 1922 California had
a total OF 39S and Cornell $50. The
standing of other high scorers fol-
lows:
Notre Dame, 25s; Middlebury 254:
Rutgers 249: Muhlenberg 243: Dart
mouth 2o5: Colgate els: New IIamp-
shire 213: Columbia 210: Cornell 209;
Illinois 204; Penn POS: and Penn
State 202.
The Connecticut Agsies appear to
have the seasons best defensive rec
ord, only Is points having been scor
ed by opponents. Pennsylvania,
which led the East in number of VIC
tories and was undefeated, allowed
only II opposition points. Other
elevens which kept their goal line
we'll protected. include: Virginia
Polytechnic IS; Centre 20: Alabama
"a; Johns Hopkins IS: Virginia Mill
tary 90 and Dartmouth 81.
The heaviest sufferer was the Uni
versity of Vermont, buried under 237
, points.
Cornell's defeat of little Susque-
hanna, 81 to 0, was the largest total
run up by any eleven. Johns Hop
kins scored an 81 to 0 romp over Lo-
yola and Lebanon Valley s:nothered
Schuylkill College, II to 0.
There were A tie contests in the
group Of games considered, IS Of
them scoreIess. the features being the
Chicago Illinois 21-21 deadlock and
the California Stanford 1920 upset.
Eight games were decided by
lone point, the goal after touchdown
accounting for seven victories and a
safety for one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
Nationals All Star
Team is Announced

New York. Dec. "-tBv 4. Po-
An all-star team. selected from
players receiving the highest votes
in the National Leagues Most Val
liable Player Contest, shows that the
Giants. Robins and Reds each have
three representatives. Pittsburg and
Chicago two each and st. Louis one.
The selections include staff or
five pitchers headed by Arthur Daz-
zy) Vance, Brooklyn mound ace who.
Il was announced yesterday. was
Notel the leagues most valuable
performer for 1924. a distinction
which carries with II a cash award OF
$1,000 Vance was the only pitcher
named among the FIRST ten" by the
committee of baseball writer's, which
decided the contest. and his team
mate, Rurleigh Grimes. was next
among the twirlers given recogni-
ton.
The rival values to team OF a
regular PLAYER and pitcher long
have aroused Keen discussion, put
the committee decided that Nances
brilliant mound work, which was
chiefly responsible for lifting Brook
lvu to a contending position and en-
aiding the club to finish in second
place. was more Of an asset than the
terrific batting OF Hornsoy. who led
his league for the fifth successive
year with q mark of .42f, the highest
in modern annals. and was charac-
terixed by President Heydler OF the
National League as the greatest
batsman OF all time"
In making their decision. the writ
ers followed precedent set in the
American League, which placed its
individual crown on the head OF
Walter Johnson. veteran pitching
star Of the worlds champion Wash
ington Americans. in preference to
Eddie Collins, White Sox second
hasenan.
The all-star National League team
: eelectei from the results of the bal
loting follows:
First base. Kelly, New York. ~
Second base. Hornsby. st. Louis.
Short stop. Maranville. Pittsburg
Third base, Frisch, New York.
Left field. Wheat. Brooklyn.
Centre field, Roush. Cincinnati.
Right field, Young. New York.
Utility. Bressler, Cincinnati.
Catcher. Hartnett. Chicago.
PITCHER. Vance. Brooklyn.
Pitcher, Grimes, BROOKLYN.
Pitcher. Rixey. Cincinnati.
Pitcher, Yde. Pittsburg.
Pitcher. Alexander, Chicarc.
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Interclass Hoop
Series Starts at
COburn Today
Especial to the Kernebee JournaO

Especial to the KeEnebec Journal,
Waterville. Dec. 1.-THE intercsasS
basketball series will start today at
Coburn when the seniors and s"ph-
ignores start the fireworks at ) o.
clock and the juniors and freshmen
following Immediately. The rivalry
over the games is intense and with
first class talent distributed evenly
among the four classes there should
be some good basketball displayed.
The seniors apparently have the
strongest outfit with Mason, Major.
Reed, Burnham and Adams. Major
will play center. Mason and Reed
forwards and Adams and Burnham,
guards. This team practtced together
for the first time yesterday afternoon
and showed up well. The juniors
will have Averka at center. Rood ana
Nichols, forwards, Lancaster ana
simmons, guards. The sophomores
will present a likely outfit with
Druehl at the pivot position, Smith
and Sullivan. forwards. Dennison ana
Nichols, guards. On the freshman
quintet will be: Mitchell at center
Norbury and Charrou, forwards
Cook and Holt. guards. Shanahan
and Martoski will be the officials Tor
the series. both are letter mon ana
therefore not eligible for The cannes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
LEWISTON COACH
GETTING LINE ON
HOCKEY OUTFIT

Lewiston, Dec. The Work OF
getting a line on the Lewiston high
school hockey candidates got under
way Tuesday, when Coach French
sent a call for names Of recruits out
for the popular winter sport. Al
though many Of the members of the
fast 1924 team were lost through
graduation, Coach French expects to
have a likely looking squad condi-
tioning In the Armory when the call
Is issued this week.
Superintendent A. G. Roy OF the
Lewiston street department has mao
a crew at work over a week building
dam in the rear of the Armory'
the sight of the big Community Ser
vice rink last year. Il was compief-
ed Monday and according to reports
is "a work Of art" powerful and GER
tain to hold back the water.
Coach French said that nature
would determine just when the men
would get out onto the ice. He SAID
that he would ask Chief Monte OF
the Lewiston Fire department 10
furnish a crew and hose to Hood the
area. As soon as ice forms the
students will be put to WORK puild-
ing the rink with the sidewalks pur.
chased from Community Service last
spring.
The two veterans around which
Lewiston hopes to build another
powerful ice sextet are Captain Clin
Robbins, a brilliant wingman and
Hass, a clever defense player VINO
was the sensation of schoolboy cir
cles last winter. Reggie" Mont
gomery, Andrews, arc two subs who
are bound to land places on tho
team while, Greg Weber, Matthews
and Leighton, football stars, are ou'
for defense position.
Leonard Collins and Durgins are
two others who are bound to give
some Of the best of them a go.
Along with the above mentioned
candidates are some 15 or 20 Other
Youths Of unknown ability.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
eRe Card In Portland Tonight Treat For Fistc Fans

Spencer were recent visitors at the
home of relatives in Pennington.
Albert Moore of First street is con-
fined TO his home by illness.
Sanford Reynolds, w. T. Reynolds
and Russell Johnson were business
callers in China yesterday.
The ladies OF the Winslow Con-
sresational church Sewing Circle
will hold an ali day meeting today
at the church parlors. y new Eng
land boiled dinner will be served at
noon. The ladies will sew on arti-
cies for the Christmas sale.
Roscoe Spaulding has moved his
family from Benton avenue to a
farm in East Benton.
Mrs Ida Heath has returned to
Chelsea after visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Prentiss.
Charlotte Bowman OF Bangor,
who has been visiting at the home of
her cousin. i'rancelia Dean of Ben
ton avenue has returned TO her
home.
Mrs. Allen Prescott of I!thSow
street is confined to her home by a
severe cold.
George Moore. who has been ab-
sent from his duties at the II. X W.
mills because OF illness. has resumed
his work.
Mrs. Harry Cratic of the Cush-
mn road was a business caller N
Water,illc yesterday.
Clayton Hatch OF the Cushnan
road. who has been visiting relatives
in Machias has returned to his
home.
Mrs. Frank Garter of WaIcrNillG
WAS Il guest Yesterday AT the home
of her son ANA wife, MIR. aud Mrs
Embert Ramsey OF Bay street.
Mrs. Samuel Clarke is able to walk
out after being i'll ut her home foi
Il visitor atsome time past.
Charles johnson of Fairfield was
a visitor ut the home OF relatives il
town Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
Deserts Business to
Train for MillrOse
Games Jan. 27.28

New York, Dec. 2.-Ugo FrIgerio,
two-time Olympic champion walker.
has deserted business to train diligent-
~ for the Millrose A. A. games Jan.
- and IS, according to word received
from Europe by officials of the asso-
citation. Frigerio is a photographer in
Milan.
William Plant Of America, who was
unable to participate in the Paris
games, will oppose him in the Miilrose
tests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
Army-Navy Game
To Be Played at
Polo Grounds in '25

New York. Dec. 1.-The Army
Navy football game next year will be
played al the Polo Grounds on Nov.
~, according to announcement to-
day Ivy the New York National
League Baseball Club. under whose
direction the game will be played
Arrangements to bring the 1925
service classic to New York were
made by officials of the Giants with
Brig. Gen. T.. w. Sladen. superin
tendent of the United States military
academy. Under the present agree
ment the rival academies select
their annual battle-ground in alter
nate years and West Point had the
choice for next season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
Belfast BOWlers
Lose First Match
After 7 Victories
tSpecial to the Kennebec Joui

Especial to the Kennebec Joufha)
Belfast, Dec. THE Belfast bo~i-
ing team can no longer claim tina
title OF 'invincible" for It was de-
feated Monday night In Camden by
total OF 2265 to 225s, a small margin
10 be sure but 1t gave Camden the
honor OF being the fast and only
team in tho Knox Waldo league to
do the trick.
Boynton was again high man FOR
Relfast with a total of 49i which was
also the highest individual total Tor
the evening. For Camden Whaien
was high man. his total being 40.
his highest single, l20. was the iarg-
est of the match. Tho tally:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03

Was necessary for the fighter to get
permission from the, district at,or-
ney here TO make the trip. as ne is
a. liberty on his own recosnizanee
rel,ding trial on a charge of Niolat-
ing the California anti-prize nght
Jaw in a bout here November IL with
Fred Fulton of Minnesota in when
Fuente knocked out Fulton IN the
first 10 seconds of the fight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03
Graduation Snatches
Five from Cornell
GridirOn Outfit

ithaca, \. z. Dec. Five regular
members of the Cornell football
eleven of 1924. which won only half
of its games after three years of
brilliant achievement. have donned
college moleskins for the last time.
derson and kneen, ends; Morris. a
guard; Milestone, fullback, and
punter and Patterson and Wade,
halfbacks.
Quarterbacks wester and Islay
and the Cuban, Moiinet. comprise
the backheld nucleus for Coach Gill
mour Dobie in 1926. with Kearney.
Reed. Alfred Carey, Tousdell,
Evans and Munns in the line.
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American Mules
Favored in Berlin

Berlin. Nov. 1S--(A. L. by Ma,
American army mules have hoon.
quite a common sight in tho Nv,
streets. Most Of these animals p.'
over originally with the Inc
troops which landed in rnrca
1918. did their part in the wsr :.
reached Germany through the ph;s
land after the occupation forcrx /
parted for home.
Local truck drivers have hw
that the mule does more work ON !,
food than the horse. and theretoa
much more economical,
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Fuente Leaves for
Bout with Weinert

Los Angeles, Dec. 2-Tony fu-
cnte, Mexican heavyweight boxer,
viii! leave here tonight for Newark.
y. j., where he will meet Charlie
Neinert in a bout December II. 1t
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3 TEAMS TIED
IN BIKE RACE

New York, Nov. AFTER a night
of wild riding, in which laps were
gained and lost in furious succession.
three teams were tied for the lead
at noon today, the 18th hour Of the
six-day grind at Madison Square
Garden.
The leaders were Egg
combination which stole a lap ear
~ last night, and the teams of Nc
Namara-yan kempen and Wal
thour-Georgetti, which tapped all
rivals in another outburst of sprint
ing and produced triple tie in
front.
Trailing these riders by one lap
were eight teams. including Goullet
and Koran, pre-race favorites.
Hartford. Conn. Dec. 2-(By A. P)
Frank Weinberg, right handed
pitcher Of the Saginaw. Mich, club,
was sold on option today: to the Kan
sas City club Of the American Asso-
citation. The Waterbury Eastern
League team and the Toronto Inter
national League club arranged to
play two exhibition games at Water
bury on Aprtl II ana 1<.
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u. Staples of the regular Belfast
team was not able to bowl in the
Camden match. the first time the
team has been changed this season
Dec. 4th Belfast win bowl Rockland
In Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03

In playing approach shots,
do you stand closer to the ball?
If 80, is the stance the same
otherwise?
BY BILL MEHLHORN
u. s. Western Open Champion,
1924. Holds lowest total score MADE
by any professional competing In all
OF the last three National Open
championships.
stand considerably closer to the
ball In playing approach shots. the
shorter the shot the shorter the
club, which of course would COM
pel me to stand closer to be COM
Portable. The stance becomes more
omen for the short shots. That 49,
tho right foot IL advanced signify
and the left drawn back from the
line OF play. Less pivoting Is re-
duircd for these shots, so a more
open stance can be employed. The
fact that an upright swing Is used
In short approaches also makes II
POSSIBLE to employ an open stance
Bear In mind that the approach shot
Is played more off the right 1901
than the driver or brassie shot.
tCnpyright. 1924, Associated Editors
Inc.D
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-03

Toledo, Dec. Arrangements were
completed today by Waite High
school officials for the Toledo schoi-
astic champions to meet Everett,
Mass, High school. Saturday. Ever
cit won the Boston suburban hibh
school football championship.