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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
WestbrOOk Nine
Opens Season with
Lewiston Saturday

Portland, April 15--Pete Films
! Wesbrook High team is fast round-
ing into shape and the first game
will be played at the Warren League
grounds next Saturday afternoon
with Lewiston High as opponents.
Saturday being holiday Manager
Pugh is looking for n big crowd to
see how the Paper City boys shape
up for the Telegram League race.
Finn has about IS out, but the
weather has been so cold and disa
greeable that the men have not
been able to warm up In proper
shape. He is having all kinds OF
trouble in finding n man for short
stop, tho position made vacant by
Dimp WEIGH. Five men arc trying
for the position and one of these may
develop into find" The five cam
didates are Percy Campbell, Bobby
Bancroft, Charlie Canning. Sullivan
and Pendexter. All have about an
even chance of landing the job.
Several Of these men will be given
a real tryout under fire against Lew
iston next Saturday. Coach Finn Is
undecided as to whether he Will use
Brint Mcclellan at third or snort:
II he uses him at short he must ma
a new man for the hot corner. There
are plenty Of men for the outheld'
including Cliff Canning. Kenneth
Hawkes., Morse, King and Pendex-
ter. 1t is barely possible that Pen
dexter may be used In the outneid II
| he does not land an infield position.
Roland Chamard, a freshman, Is
pretty sure to land the catchers Jdo,
filling the vacancy caused by the
graduation Of Willard Cressey, las,
wears captain. Gene Hebert ana
f,Ioyd Burton arc again available Tor
nitchers and Coach Finn hopes TO
develop ''Fannie" Townsend, the
elongated basketball star, into sap
artist. Captain Iebeau Will cover
Grst Harry Stanford will again be
found at second and Brint Mcclellan
and one o fthe new men will complete
the infield. A..
| r,,re saturday, April IS, when 1t
tackles Thornton academy on the
home grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
of M. Ballmen
ay Smart Ball
Practice Game

of Maine, April 10
d L. Of NJ. squad was divided into
b teams and n five inning game
Ned on Alumni field yesterday.
D field was rough and muddy in
H. and the weather was exceed
Nh cold. However. both teams
Scd smart bali under these ad-
Dc conditions.
fcam A was composed OF Gruhn,
Eat" Lunge, 1b: Stearns, IS !;
2Ecchnic, Oh; Jordan, 3b; Blair. if:
|btain King. CT: Pierce, RI; and
Hhers Hackctt, Newell. Thompson,
fry and Repscha, each hurled an
3lng.
feam II consisted Of Paul Savage,
Quits lib; Stanton, IS; Burke, 2b ;
ascoll, 3 h; Foster, II: Durham, CT;
Anson. RI and Pitchers Mason,
BE- Hutton, Nichols and Bunton
Fixed an inning apiece.
Wat" Lungc, Newell, Stearns, Jor-
d. Gruhn, Cults and Savage. all hit
! ball hard while Burke and Capt
og pulled off some out Of the ordi-
n fielding plays.
fhe showing OF the men was ex-
)tionally pleasing to Coach Muir
4. considering the cold weather
Pc practice will be the order Tor
rest of the week in preparation
the game with Colby Saturday
Och Murphy IS not pointing to-
fd this game otherwise than q
season affair but will work his
n gradually with the state series
ztho objective.
Uniforms were issued to a few OF
men but no definite lineup has
&n assured as yet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
Juniors Beat ErOsh
Interclass Series

The Juniors had all the better OF
the first wear men in an interclass
duel at Capital Park yesterday art
eruoon. The final score was los
The game started off well. the two
teams playing very classy ball ana me,
ha fitting on almost equal terms un.i.
the fifth inning. when the Juniors
began bombarding Lapidus anu are CIV
off enough runs for com1o, .aoie
lead. while Gregoire and "epo re-
ceiyed better support. Inc 1uI,io' ?
have a very classy team anu a
warm contest is expected when .ue.
Nook up with the Seniors In the 'i'ie
ola h this afternoon. s ~
The games have been depriveu "
their interest by a raw wind Wnle
nas swent CAPITAL Park for the pas,
rs.s, Esrs Because of this VIM
nn,y seven innings were played py
onrsa,,ept OF both teams. The IN
ssrcJass games have given Coacn
Thomnson ample opportunity TO iooh
a,ar b;s likely material and cut IN
the souad is expected daily. 49, u:,.
10 y;nr seen his prospects snow tnsh
stnff. il is safe to say that tne co r,ew
has fair idea as to VINO WI p,a'
~. the Red and White nine TINS sea
son. - a.,a a. reported
to be fast drying into shapo @ his
coach hopes to be ape " ,,ar d;a
sauad in action on the reg a.r at
mond by. the first OF next
the latest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
'CRIMSoN-GOLD
TRACK OUTLOOK
VERY PROMISING
Especial to Kennebec Journal,

Especial to Kennebec JouYnal)
Waterville, April 1.-THE hrst
call for track men was answered
yesterday at Coburn by a goodly
group of lads who promise much to
Coach Jack" Berry.
The call for weight men will be
one of the strong points this spring
as Captain "Smiier" Adams IL being
rounded into shape after his long ILL
ness and Coach Berry says no will
be able to assist his teammates by
the first State meet. although 1t Is
doubtful IL he takes part In the dual
meets which come before the State
meets. De Veau is a valuable man
in weights, the hammer being his
specially. Leary has had some ex-
perience in high school. Hilton and
Lancaster, newcomers, will also try
their luck in this line.
The dashes which the fast Nit
tlesdorf left open will be held down
by Reed, former Rockland H. s. star
athlete. Mason, ex-Hebronite, and
Albert Larson. Although these boys
have not had as much experience
as the rest of the squad they look
strong and should prove of the kind
of stuff needed in the fast events.
The middle distance and distance
events for the Crimson and Gold will
be greatly handicapped by the abb
sence of Hop" Wood, but the husky
cross country star known as Ryan
will give all he has for the Berryites.
Sullivan will also be out next week
to help Ryan in the $50 and mile.
Hardy. the veteran quarter miller.
will repeat his work of last season
and will also represent the Crimson
in the hurdles. Hardy has had little
experience in the hurdles but will
improve much as the year pro-
crosses.
Joe" Bouget. the high flying
blonde, will go over the horizontal
bars in the pole vault and high jump
this year and will strengthen the
team very much as they have been
lacking a pole vaulter for some time.
Manager Bailey has not announc-
ed his schedule yet but the date for
the class meet has been set for April
Goth. The team will take in some
State meets and have some dual:
besides.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
GIRLS IN WATER CIRCUS GIVE MOST
ENTERTAINING EXHIBITION OF FANCY
DIVING and SWIMMING TUESDAY EVE,

stunts. In doing these stunts she
wore a heavy belt weighing eleven
pounds to help her stay under the
water better.
The closing number was the char
lot race, and it was very interesting
Two automobile inner tubes, blown
up were provided, 10 which stout
tape was attached so that the tubes
might be pulled by three girls. Little
Miss Anna Smith and Miss Betty
Sturgis, each seated themselves as
we'll as possible upon one OF these
tubes and they were towed the
length of the tank by the teams OF
three girls.
Several girls were dressed as
clowns in various rigs and they kept
tho crowd laughing. although theF
aid not get wet until the last or tue
program. The performers enterco
clad in bathing suits over which were
white crepe paper skirts. making
| picturesque and pretty sight.
The program of the evening was as
| follows; Grand Opening Parade with
| clowns, performers and water eie-
| Priscilla Dean. carrying Betty Stur-
| gis who afterward dived from the
back of the elephant.
Free style Swimming Relay Race,
| won by the high school girls, Ave girl
| team composed Of Francis Kinsman,
| Fay BiCkford. Louise Washburn,
| Priscilla Dean and Dorothy McFar-
lane, losing team the evening girls,
| Helen Pierce. Adrienne Thebergc,
Margarueritc Leuchter Ruth Pettin-
gill and Elva Morse,
| Exhibition diving and swimming by
Irene Foyt who could not swim last
1 I,,,,, Ia.
Harriet Otis who has taken but seven
| lessons.
| Free style junior race won by Mar
| jorie Sumner. Francis Howard. Anna
Smith and Eleanor Dean also COM
/ peting.
! Under water swimming by Mar
| jorie Sumner, and rescue OF Francis
Howard by Alice Taber.
| Peanut race won by Alice Taber,
with all girls competing.
, Diving from height and fancy and
comic diving by all girls followed by
| fancing diving by Mrs. O'Connor.
! Tight rope walking and rope skip
ping at end of spring board by Flea
nor Dean.
Frankfurter dive by all the girls
| followed by a free style race between
| Alice Taber representing Augusta
| and Erline Hutchinson representing
| Hallowell. won by Alice Taber.
Balloon ascension and parachute
| drop by Anna Smith.
Retrieving objects by all, followed
! by the diving of the bearded lady
! (Molly Dark.
: Back stroke race won by Francis
, Kinsman, the other contestants beinf;
! Louise Washburn. Alice Taber. Pris-
/ ella Dean. Fay Eickford Helen
, Brown.
A demonstration OF underwater no
velties by Mrs. OConnor, including
! eating a banana under water. stand
! ing on head. porpoise swimming. bot =
tie float right side up and reversed.
: cart wheel. crawling across the tank
hands and knees walking on hands
and walking underwater with a girl
| sitting on her shoulders.
Closing number, Ben Hur chariot
race, Anna Smith driving one team
and Betty Sturgis the other The
| race was tic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16

Although water Is supposed to be
bad luck for circus, because of
the dampening effect upon the
crowd. such was not the case Tues
day evening at the Augusta Y. NJ, C.
A, when the members Of the ladies
swimming classes under the direc-
ton of the instructor Mrs. O'Connor
of Lewiston, staged n Water Circus
with all the features of IA regular
tented attraction. In fact the pool
room at the Y. NJ. c. A. was SO
crowded that 1t was n wonder the
front layer" was not pushed into
the water. Every available inch of
floor space was occupied as Were the
windows communicating with the
locker rooms and even the outside
windows which all framed the faces
of small boys who were on the out
side looking in.
The girls certainly put on good
entertainment and uncovered some
swimming and diving that would
make the boys, with all their vaunted
superiority in aquatic sports, blush
with envy. Girls who have been
swimming nearly all their life and
girls who have had but seven les
sons appeared to demonstrate what
can be done in the water and at the
same time to provide a few laughs
as the program unfolded.
Space will allow for mention of but
few of the numbers, but every one
was entertaining and well worth OBJ
serving. The free style relay race
won by the high school girls was eX-
citing and quite n lot OF support was
given the swimmers by their friends
on the side lines. The free style
junior race showed some especially
fine swimmers who promise 10 be
experts with few years more OF
age and experience.
The diving for height and fancy
diving brought out several especially
fine divers and this feature of the
exhibition was very pleasing to all
The Frankfurter dive. was pictures
que, the entire gathering OF girls
diving in a string like frankfurters
each clasping the ankle Of the one
beside her.
The back stroke race which was
won by u close margin by Francis
Kinsman was very fine and proved
that the swimmers are well ac-
quainted with varied assortment OF
strokes.
A demonstration Of underwater
novelties by Mrs. @ Conner. was n
revelation to many, as she showed
many new and unique underwater
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
BOWLING RESULTS
GIRLS teams AT
"W ALLEYS TUESDAY

The Edwards Manufacturing Co.,
girls turned In a surprise Tuesday
night at the Y. NJ. c. A., bowling al
leys when they took three points
from the Central Maine Power Co.,
lassies. Gould of the Edwards team
was high total with 253. while John
son of that team tied with Crawford
OF the losing team for high single
with "a. Moody was high total for
the losing team with 249.
The Vickery and Hill girls took all
four from their sisters of the Capt.
tai City Corporation by a surplus of
los pins. B. Harris was high total
with PAT and her teammate, F..
Overlook was high single with 81,
while Pierce of the Capital City Cor
poration was high single and total
for her team with So and 231.
The Augusta Girls Community
Club took the Gannett's match cas-
lily. gaining all four points. Crocker
turned in high total for the match
with go and a high single of 90.
High total and single for the losing
team went to L. Farnham with 237
and 93.
The fOtafg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
bwdOin Football
IarriOrs Will Be
Next Fall

Especial TO Kennebec JournaD
brunswick. Me, April 15--Players
he Bowdoin college football teams
be numbered next fall. action
4hat effect being taken at q meet
OF the athletic council held this
rnoon, The council awarded re-
letters to Robert Foster rs OF
leicester Mass: Harold G. Little
90 of Wells: John w. Tarbell
~ Bangor; Clarence T.. Hamilton
*cf South Portland: Joseph Small
~ Bath. and Sdmund j. Tanning
% Gloucester, Mass.
Pc council approved two dates on
freshman football schedule. both
|pe played in Brunswick: Oct. II.
Prom academy; and Nov. Z, west
k seminary.
pc following tennis schedule was
approved:
ay TUFTS at Medford. Mass.
ny 6-Brown at Providence, r. !.
&ay Boston University at Bos-
ay e-Trinity at Hartford. Conn.
pproval was also given to dual
Us tournaments to be played with
es and Colby lato in May.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
|SPORTNGNEWS
BID SPELL RAISES
h kV0C MUSCLES
| IN COLBY SQUAD

kneciaI to the Kennebec Journa1)
Eatervilie, April 15-Coach Fred
Parent is having some tough
\ tber for his baseball charges at
aby college and is In despair Of
ling the Blue and Gray ball tossers
tbe best OF condition for the Maine
he this week end. The cold and
h of the last few days have made
seball practise anything but a pic
and the result is that number
the men are experiencing sore
h. and stiffened muscles.
Ne workout this afternoon was
kly batting practise for the entire
ID with considerable infield work
he men who are expected to open
home game Saturday afternoon.
In Parent Is laying a great deal
1phsis on the batting practise the
few DAYS I'm order that he might
u line on the men and see how
eve is this season at the bat.
10 OF the new men are exceedingly
al the plate and will need a
II deal of work before they Will
4, M TO the standards set by the
Is mentor.
be- pitching squad is still being
in reserve because Of the poor
shcr conditions and are being
but Httle daily All OF the men
sved about fifteen minutes work.
#this afternoon and then were sent
.tly 10 tn gymnasium to prevent
II likelihood Of them getting colds.
II Blue and Gray hurting staff Is
%,oo weak and small to allow any
3Le present candidates to be laid
sEs a result Of colds Carl john
II is still confined TO his bed in the
la Ipsilon house with an absess
Ais throat caused by n bad cold
II will not report on the field for
II further duties on the mound I'M
Shc first OF next week. Johnson
II been quite badly off since the
Fl Of last week and has not been
al all since the middle OF the
II.
Tomorrow, II the weather. Is any
rc near suitable. Coach Parent
pick two teams and give them
rd workout in the torm of game
th Will probably last five or six
ngs. Another game Will be play
FRIDAY afternoon as the last prac-
Wbefore the Maine game and Coach
krt is in hopes that he may de-
b. his charges to an extent by that
Il that they will show some life
II play n game against Maine that
n show that the Blue and Gray has
kcthinS this season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
Much Money for
Public Recreation
Spent Last Year

New York, April IL "a. P.)-Mor6
than S14,000,O00 was spent for public
recreation last year by cities in the
United States and Canada, accord
ing to the playground and Recrea-
ton Association of America, which
has just complied the returns from a
questionable on community play.
This sum is more than twice the
amount spent for the same purpose
ten years ago.
In a total Of $50 cities reporting
community recreation leadership,
$50 conduct 6,59l Fairgrounds and
recreat ion centers under paid lead
ers. In 1906, when Theodore Roose-
Welt and others organized the as
ISOLATION, only Al cities had play
grounds and recreation centers
with paid leaders.
Approximately 100000 was the
reported daily average of children
and adults at the summer play
grounds of the country in 1923. This
figure is four times greater than the
1918 attendance.
The reason for the steadily in
crcasing expenditure for recreation
at a time when municipalities are
bent on economy, the association
states, is that Fairgrounds and
recreation are recognized as q good
investment. Delinquency and crime
costs are reduced. Chief Of Police
Conlon Of Leominster, Mass, says
that delinquency cases in Leominis-
ter averaged 81 a year prior to the
organization of Community Service,
the local recreation agency. Since
it's coming, the number decreased to
53 in 1898.
In Utica, New York, Anna D. Ray
As@r ~H~% AN
tributed to the efficiency Of play
grounds the fact that not a singie
child was put on probation during
the month of July in the children's
court. Judge c. Penney of Miami,
Florida, gave credit to the super
vised play program for the fact that
while previously he had had 20 or
20 cases Of delinquency in his court
in month, in the six months after
the Fairgrounds opened, he has had
only five cases. Topeka, Kansas,
found that truancy decreased when
Fairgrounds were installed near the
schools. Defiance, Ohio, Centralia,
Illinois, and other cities reported the
practical elimination Of mischief
and property destruction by boys at
Halloween, due to the organized
community celebrations of the city
recreation committees. Many other
cities reported decreases In de-
linquency, attributed by judges,
probatio officers and others direct
ly TO organized play.
Reports from some Of the cities
showed that Fairgrounds had been
effective in reducing street accidents
to children at play. An example Of
this was found last summer at
Lewiston, Maine, where city-wids
recreational activities were shared
in by $4,000 persons, mainly chill
dren. Not one death or drowning Of
o child at play was reported during
the summer.
The many other activities report
ed by cities included the use Of
athletic badge tests. community
singing. block parties, dramatics,
music memory contests, holiday
celebrations. Industrial athletics,
winter sports. organized hiking.
horseshoe tournaments, marble
tournaments. and art activities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
To Eliminate Sightseers at
Morgan Memorial Library

New York, April 15-(By A, PD--
Hundreds Of applications from schoI-
ars, research students and the idly
curious for permission to VISIT the
magnificent Pierpont Morgan Library
In East seth Street have deluged the
staff since Mr.. Morgan on February
Is, as a memorial to his father.
turned the library and its contents
over to a board of trustees for the
use in perpetuity of scholars.
The waiting list already is so long
that no further applications. no mat
ter how meritorious, be can consid-
cred until late summer. according TO
Miss Belle Da Costa Greene, the 1i-
rector. Nearly every section OF the
nation is represented in the list
which is the result of careful elimI-
nation of sightseeing curiosity seek
ers and of granting Of applications to
those intent upon serious utilization
of the resources offered by the books
and manuscripts of the $1,000, 900
collection.
The smallness\ of the library and
the great value of it's contents and
decorations make it impossible to ad-
init many persons at a time, while
general visitors must be barred en-
tirely to save the treasures from pos
sibie accidental injury.
Already. according to Miss Greene,
it has been found advisable TO re-
move several priceless rugs ana 10
clear Mr.. Morgan's private room or
some Of its art objects 1t may be
necessary later to have the trustees
use the power granted them in the
deed Of gift to restrict the NUMBER or
persons admitted.
OF the serious workers. ten are ad-
mitted at time at the rate of about
50 a day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
Quick Senate Action
Continues from Paas One)

er and Chairman OF the foreign rela-
tons committee.
Senator Lodge went TO the white
house to inform the president off,
cially OF the sentiment Of himself and
his colleagues and to suggest that
he consider the overwhelming votes
on the question when the bill reaches
him.
Ambassador Haniahra plans to
confer with Mr.. Hughes upon his re-
turn to the city tomorrow and mean
time officers at the Japanese embassy
decline to make any statement either
the action of congress.
Toxic dispatches carrying an an
nouncement by the newspapers there
that new important instructions"
were being sent to AMBASSADOR Han
ihara after a meeting OF the Japan
csc cabinet were received in official
and legislative circles here with con-
siderable interest. II such ipstruc-
tons have been forwarded to Jap
anese embassy has not yet received
them, according to embassy officials.
After five hours Of debate during
which the immigration question was
touched upon only briefly, the senate
was prepared for an executive session
when Senator Reed. Republican,
Pennsylvania, in charge of the i'm
migration measure, asked unanimous
consent to consider the Japanese ex-
clusion amendment out of order.
There was no objection and before
the crowded galleries had time to
realize what was occurring, the
amendment had been adopted.
Until this amendment had been Of
fered, the exclusion question had not
even been touched upon in the SEN
ate debate. Senator Walsh, Demo-
crat, Massachusetts,, opened discus
sion Of the immigration bill imme-
diately after the senate convened by
delivering a prepared address st-
lacking the quota policy.
More than four hours later after
there had been half a dozen address
SEES and sharp exchanges in the Pin
ehot- Heney- Mellon controversy. Sen
ator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, read
prepared address urging that the
doors be closed entirely to all immi-
grafton, at least for one year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
Bates Rockies Go
Under Hammer
Regulars Chosen

Lewiston, Me-, April 1.-Two
dozen ambitious. but not quite up
to snuff Bates baseball candidates
went under the hammer of the Car
net coaching department, Monday,
formed out to Coach Cults, who has
the Yannigans for more seasoning:
This leaves a small squad OF well
trained veterans with which Coach
Carl Virgins hopes to bring back
another state championship to the
Lewiston college.
A five inning game between team
A and b gave the squad chance
to show the baseball in them. Cap
tain Cogan, John Baker and Dimlick
furnished the best ball of the season.
Team A numbered several local
boys among which were: George Os-
good, former Edward Little star at
second, Guy Rowe and Thomas RAN
dal Mennealey, former Lewiston high
lads in the outfield.
Chicago, April 10 Eddie Gala
CHER, recruit first baseman with the
White Sox, tonight was released to
the Pittsfield, Mass, club of the
Eastern league for more seasoning.