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Evening star., 1924-09-10
TO PICK RkCkETERS
FOR INTERCITY tilt

Those Municipal court netmen who
Impressed in the recent 1924 tourna-
ment will be selected to represent
Washington in the intercity match
with Baltimore Sunday at a meeting
tonight of the Municipal tennis com
mittee at Spalding's. Sundays COM
petition will get under way at HAS
o'clock at the Tidal Basin.
Maurice V. ONeill. two-time victor
in the singles, undoubtedly will be
picked for the District combination
together with H. c. Trigg who shared
in the doubles triumph with the
former. 1t is also expected that A. w.
Russell, runner-up in the singles, will
be named, as we'll as Mcconnell, Van
Pelt Coe, Ganett and Wilson.
Washington met the Baltimore
racketers on three occasions last
year, the latter nosing out by one
match in the 81 played. The District
team aims to avenge itself this sea-
son, as it will possess a much strong
er combination of netmen than last
year.
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OHIO STATE PLANS
new GRID SYSTEM

Ohio State Will put into effect this
Fall project which has been con-
templated for several years. The
freshman foot ball squad will be COM
pletely segregated from the varsity
and coached along varsity lines by
men engaged for this sole purpose.
At not a few Western universities
and colleges freshman teams are en-
ployed as supplementary to the var
sity scrub outfits and indeed at a
place so important as Chicago there
is no scrub, the freshman eleven serv-
ing in that capacity. The youngsters
as a consequence receive pretty much
of battering, although there is no
doubt they come up for the varsity
the following year very we'll sea-
soned.
But now Ohio is going to make
something out of freshman foot ball
and In SO doing will throw much
greater responsibility upon the
coaches in the way of developing a
scrub team which will be capable of
giving the varsity necessary practice.
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100000 GATE EXPECTED 4
AT BOYLE'S THIRTY ACRES
Experts Differ Probable Outcome of Heavy
weight Battle, But Meager Betting Indicates
Argentine Will Be Slight Favorte.

EW YORK September loThe Wild Bull OF the Pampas and the
Brown Panther New Orleans and glide their today
awaiting the meeting Boyles Thirty night
which will provide opponent for Dempsey, the killer
Firpo finished his yesterday final workout
Miguel Ferrara
araon Southampton with brisk motored with his
wife and his home n Harlem.
Tomorrow morning both will City weigh before the
New Jersey
remain until he
Wills expected the scales pounds weighed
2l8 after his final
Legal efforts the bout apparently refusal
President Coolidge
machinery Boxing
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Gerald Patterson. Australia, will be
William T. Tilden's opponent in the
first match tomorrow. as a. result
of the drawings held today. Pat
OHara Wood, Australia, will play
Vincent Richards Immediately after
the first match.
This will bring Tilden and Wood
together on Saturday and Richards
will meet Patterson.
Patterson, representing the Aus
tralian Lawn Tennis Association.
has announced that the burden of
challenging for the tennis trophy
will rest entirely on the shoulders
of Wood and himself, the two players
pairing up in the doubles as well as
competing in the singles.
1t also has been announced that
Tilden and William M. Johnston will
compose the United States doubles
team against Patterson and Wood
Richards selection. while not en-
tirely, unexpected, comes as a sur
prise in some quarters, despite the
impressiveness of Richards triumph
Evening star., 1924-09-10
HILLTOPPERS WORK
IN IMPROVED FORM

ORANGE. Va. September 1O-Con-
siderable improvement is marking
Georgetown University's conditioning
campaign with the gridders adapting
themselves more and more to the new
system, being inculcated by Coaches
Little and Palm.
While the squad appeared sluggish
and heSitant over the new training
policy several days back. it now has
taken new lease on life and the
drills yesterday were injected with
enough pep and steam to greatly
satisfy the Blue and Gray mentors.
Several backs are setting a lively
pace. Hegarty. Flavin. eastman.
RreSlip. Gaffey and De Gassis are in
there fighting all the time. Scrim-
mage and forward passing are hold
ing the stage. inierspersed with
black board drills
Frank McGrath was added to the
injured list yesterday. He sustained
dislocated shoulder that will keep
him out Of the rough work for several
days. Paully Byrne. veteran half
back, will not report to this camp.
but will join the squad at the Hilltop
Monday.
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NOTRE DAME CLUB
TO HONOR ROCKNE

Knute Rockne, generally regarded
IS the leading foot ball coach and au-
thority in the country, will be the
guest of the newly organized Notre
Dame Club of Washington tomorrow
night at the University Club.
The Notre Dame mentor has been
conducting a, coaching school at Will
liam and Mary College, Va, this sum
mer, and will visit Washington on
his way back to South Bend for the
opening of the gridiron campaign.
Rockne is scheduled to discuss foot
ball at tomorrow nights meeting.
Charles p. Neill, William NJ. Calvin,
Elmer J. Murphy, Frederic William
Vile and the Rev. Louis NJ Kelley
compose the committee in charge Of
the affair. Arrangements will be per-
fected for big Washington turnout
when Notre Dame tackles Princeton
and the Army in October.
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WALKER DEFIES BOARD;
WILL BATTLE BARRETT

EWARk, y. j., September 10
Mickey Walker, welterweight cham
pion of the world, will go through
with his fight with Bobby Barrett
of Philadelphia, sch heduled Septem-
ber % in that city, regardless of the
New York Boxing Commissions re-
cent edict that he should meet Dave
Shade first, Joseph Degnan, Walkers
manager, has announced.
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Ticket sales, stemmed for days by
the threat of Intervention, increased
today, and promoter Tex Rickard in
dicated that $4,000 spectators would
probably furnish 100000 receipts for
the bout. Unsettled weather now
looms as the only possible inter
ference with plans for the fight,
which Rickard stated would be held
on Friday night if his customary luck
with the weather failed tomorrow.
Betting Odds Are Wavering.
Betting odds varied with the widely
scattered opinion of experts as to the
probable result of the battle. Ru-
mors that Wills would be 6-to-5
favorite brought flood of Firpo coin,
which, however, found few takers at
even money. Indications point to the
Argentine entering the ring a slight
favorite.
Opinion among the experts has not
resolved into definite conclusion and
it is thought that sentiment still will
waver uncertainty among the crowd
when the men enter the ring and
until actual clashing in the early
rounds forecast the end.
Broadly, F'irpo is favored if the
fight is short and Wills is given an
edge If it goes the full II rounds-a
result which few critics expect.
flrpos lmpetuouS attack with his
right hand is expected to force the
issue and Wills is said to be reserv-
inc mis- plan of battle to meet the
Argentine.
Bulls RusheS Are Formidable.
Against Dempsey, the Wild Bull
rushed insistently with perfect will
ingness to give and take until he was
finally beaten after an exhibition of
punching and gameness which, if re-
peated against the negro, will insure
an early and sensational climax.
Admirers of the cave man assert
that no man can withstand the attack
which hurled Dempsey from the ring,
and doubt the ability of Wills to come
| back as Dempsey did.
| Followers of the panther point to
the unanimous opinion of critics that
Wills is in wonderful physical condi-
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SALMON TROUT WINS
SAINT LEGER STAKES

DONCASTER. England. Septem-
her IO.-SalmOn Trout, by the
Tctrarch ont of Satam n ndrn, wned
by II. ii. Aga Khan. won the st.
Legcr stakes of $4,000 with ex-
traS run here today. A. barclay
Walkers SantOrb wns second and
Sol Joel'S PolyphOntes was third.
Seventeen ran.
The betting was Salmon Trout.
to I against; SantOrb. 10 to I,
and POlyphOntes. 100 to 30 against.
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ton, and rely upon his speed and
cleverness to evade Firpo's charge,
asserting also the possibility that the
negro may drop the Wild Bull if he
comes in carelessly, indicating that
Firpo has been an easy target for all
of his opponents.
Wills Brittle Hands Fnctor.
Followers of Firpo insist that he
lives up to his character of a wild
bull, and is more dangerous when en-
ragged. They admit that Wills may
drop his opponent, but claim thas
Firpo will come back more furiously
than ever, and that Wills brittle
hands" will not serve their master in
the final issue of brute strength.
The condition of Wills hands gen.
orally is regarded as the pivotal point
of the fight Firpo's followers rest
their case upon the negro's failure
to knock Marley Madden off his feet
in Is rounds, while Firpo dropped
Dempsey three times in one round.
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KID NORFOLK WINS.

BOSTON, September 10.-Kid Nor
folk of New York, negro light-heavy-
weight titleholder. outpointed Battling
McCreary of Boston in 10-round bout
here last night. The title was not in
volved. since McCreary was overweight.
Lew Pauso Of Salt Lake City won the
judges decision over Billy Murphy of
Lowell, Mass, in the semi-final.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
STRIBLING SCORES K. O.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 10
Without extending himself. Young
Stribing, youthful Georgia boxer,
knocked out Glen Clickner of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, in the second round of their
scheduled 12-round bout here last night.
Ever master of the situation, Stribing
foored his opponent for the count soon
after the opening of the second round
with sweeping right to the head.
Evening star., 1924-09-10

over Johnston in the nationals.
Johnston, owing to his experience
and steadiness, was considered to
be in line for the nomination, but
the selection committee. considering
Richards feat of winning the Olym-
pic championship and then playing
up to the semi-fnal round in the
nationals last week, chose him for
the singles, leaving Johnston to con-
serve all of his strength for the
doubles together with Tilden.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
WOODY TO BOX MORRIS
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT

Kid Woody and Eddie Morris will
supply the action in the feature bout
of the boxing show to be staged
at the 260th Coast Artillery armory.
Seventh and Water streets southwest.
tomorrow night. Five other bouts
are carded in addition to a wrestling
match.
Returns from the Firpo- Wills fight
will be received
Evening star., 1924-09-10
EXPENSIVE COLT DIES.

NEW YORK, September 9.-Le Roi,
by Fair Play-Babe, a two-year old colt
recently purchased for $2S.00O by W.
r. Coe, died from fever contracted on
the trip from Saratoga, it was learned
today. Ordinance, Maj. Belmont s
3-year-old, was one of the horses
striken, but escaped death.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
DEWITT PREPS CAN BOAST
OF FINE CRIDIRON TALENT

Mess school
ball will be offered flock battles from
the school evens With ST Johns College and Con-
the makng formidable
o
school
athletes bunch additional
Blnks Johnson. Twoomy
Evening star., 1924-09-10
RICHARDS WILL AID TILDEN
IN DAVIS CUP NET SINGLES

EW YORK, September 0Vincen Richards Of Yonkers n y
William NJ Johnston of San Francisco the EastWe
Hills week. William NJ Tilden, I'd, of
Philadelphia will be the United States singles in the Davis
Philadelphia These
United Lawn Tennis Association selection
Evening star., 1924-09-10
JACK MIDDLETON SCORES.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September
10.-Jack Middleton, Jacksonville light
heavyweight, knocked out Sailor Mike
Owens of Savannah in the fourth round
of a scheduled 10-round bout here last
night. Owens is a middeweight.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
H0RNE'S DRIVE LONGEST.

The longest drive at golf made un-
der competition is 3sS yards 1 foot
The record is held by w. II. Horne.
professional of the Rye Country Club,
Rive n Y
Evening star., 1924-09-10

Coach Elmer Hardell, who has the
Tech squad at the University of
Maryland for a Today conditioning
campaign, will get down to some real
work in the next day or SO. Most of
the Maroon and Gray gridders are in
experienced, but the Tech mentor
hopes to present worthy combina-
tfon in the next several weeks.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
FreSh.wafer

Fresh-water swimming records
show that over 100 yards woman Is
roughly 10 seconds slower than man.
The disparity increases rapidly with
distance.
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Polo Posponeme Din1s Interest," Wills and Fpo 1nned for
TERMED WORST BLUNDER
in ALL AMATEUR SPORTS
Calling Off of Initial Tilt Severely Scored-Polo
Rated As More Completely Class Sport
Than Any Other Outdoor Game.

NEW YORK. September loThe of the international
United
postponed today
scheduled for Saturday
bury, L. L.
The fourth successive poponement
ground conditions decided
announced
too soaked from
AS rearranged the schedule
Tuesday, September 16 the
Der TO- All the matches slated to begin pm
BY LAWRENCE PERRY
EW YORK, greatest OF
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speak OF the of the
Meadow Brook
As will be recalled previous
the stars and keen northwest blowing
DAY was as brave and bright day contributed Sepmer
reputation a
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Evening star., 1924-09-10

Alexandria High School. that fla shed
to the limelight last year by trounc-
ing Central High, has 25 candidates
working out Capt Emmett Bullock
is in charge of the ends of kickers.
Coach Lionel Levy, formerly of the
University of Alabama, was expected
to report today.
Evening star., 1924-09-10

ne btNllI nelu tnelT
first drill Monday on the Hilltop field
Paul Banfeld, former st. Johns ath-
lete. will coach the team this year
and he has the material to develop
combination that will give the best of
the high schools a tussle. Morton
Gooch Of last years Tech High cham
pionship team hopes to land a berth.
Then there is Storm. who had con-
siderable experience in sandlot COM
petition last year. T. A. wilkins and
c. wilkins are apt to give a good ac-
count of themselves, judging by re-
ports from Roanoke, Va, where they
performed for the high school of that
place.
Bushie Conner, Stew White. Carl
ton Collins. Perry Miller. Paul Roll
lin, Robinitski, Walsh and Dunham
are among the candidates. If the
present material is available when the
competitive season opens, the Dewitt
backfield will average 165 pounds,
with the line topping the 1S5-pound
mark. Emerson Institute will be en-
countered October 81 in the opening
match. Games have been arranged
with Richmond High School, Hagers-
town and Annapolis.
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which are 4,13s,000 bales since August 1. Against 3,157,000 to even late last season promise to continue freely. Com pared with last year the stock on ship board at Galveston waiting to be ex- ported is 102,000 bales vs. 5000 at New Orleans 7S0o0 against 44,000.
 Chicago reported that many people, who have made big money in grain and stocks, have turned to cotton because Of it's relative cheapness compared with most other commodities.
 These developments are making the crop of about 14,000, 800 bales Including linters, easy to handle and to dispose of, which is of financial benefit to the south.-H. and B. Beer to J. F. Will lingham Co.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Considering advance in sterling during the English holidays, the strength in cables sur- prtsed even the bulls and buying or ders on the opening brought about the best prices of the day. On this ad- vance however the west and Liverpool were heavy sellers to accept profits and an accumulation of about 15,000 Octo- Der to sell brought quick break which has acted as 6 damper to local bullish enthusiasm through the day.
 Adyices were of an encouraging tenor and the recent rumor that a vast amount of cotton recently sent to Ger many was on consignment was prov ing difficult of sale appears to be thoroughly unfounded, We remain bull fish on cotton but would await periods of weakness to make purchases.-Fen- ner and Beane to Kahn and Virgin.
 NEW YORK, N. r., Dec. 29.-Cotton opened 30 to 40 points higher on over Sunday orders to cover and on new buying attracted by strength Saturday. Four brokers bought 55,000 bales March and May during first hour.
 The selling was widely scattered, con- siderable profit taking by last week s buyers, some hedge selling and some room selling for a turn. Offerings were sufficient to set prices back thirty points but market was up again in the
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Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louis lana was in excess of 1000 per cent. Even greater was the 1915-1923 gain of 2,700 per cent in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The gain in the Atlantic seaboard states south of Pennsylvania and New Jersey was nearly 1,5o0 per cent. Notable advances were also made, in the period under mentioned, in the far western, north- western, middle western and North At lantic states, although the cooperative movement had made sufficient head way in these sections by 1915 to pre- vent the Improvement from being as great as in other parts of the country. such as the south and New England. where cooperative farm associations were almost unheard of 10 years ago.
 In the mountain states of the west, comparatively little has as yet been done in the way of cooperative buying and selling.
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have seen increased activity in oils and coppers. These two groups, trail ing the rest of the market, may yet gain some of their lost ground.
 South Dakota farmers are busy pay ing their debts. According to E. A. Porter, of the Dakota National Bank at Aberdeen, the farmers of South Dakota wiped out 25 per cent of their accum- ulated three years indebtedness in No vember. He also comments on the fundamental improvement in state agri- cultural conditions due to diversifi- cation of crops. Whereas South Da- kota was formerly considered as a wheat state' he estimates that there is now in the state about 50,000,0 900 bush els of immature corn which will be fed and marketed as hogs. Perhaps this settlement of old debts and taxes will explain the relatively slow recov- cry of fetail trade in many sections where farm income Is exceedingly good.
 The motor truck as a possible com petitor of steam railroads is again be- ing discussed as congratulations are proposed. One New England road is contemplating a plan which would re- place 1000 miles of steam operated road with trucks and buses. Another great railway system has built up 30 supplementary truck routes within the last 12 months for the handling of
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afternoon on Wall Street and New Orleans buying. There was no fresh news.
 Exports were 4s,oO0. Some doubt was expressed as to whether cotton could be pulled and the public attracted to longside, when there is apparently sufficient cotton to supply this seasons consumption.
 The market turned soft again In last hour on profit taking and stop orders John F. Clark Co.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2s.--The cot ton market was active from start to finish today owing to the broadening demand and the most active positions sold 50 to 65 net higher. Prices dipped 35 to 50 points on some of the reac- tions due largely to profit taking but these met, with good demand from fresh buyers or sold out bulls and the market was well sustained throughout the day. The lowest quotations were made in the last half hour for some | positions due to heavy realizing but even with this final sales showed net gain of about dollar a bale. NOne of the most encouraging features of market was constant evidence or the increasing public interest and of the willingness of the public to buy on the dips. Sentiment appears to have un- dergone a radical change for the better prices are likely to work higher largely as result of this.-Fenner and Beane to Kahn and Virgin. @c
 NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--1t would seem that cotton is finally getting .out of the rut of the past two months and will likely see wider fluctuations now. The hundred point rise since Wednes- day is attributed practically to re- awakened public interest in cotton.
 If outside participation in the market is such potent bullish force at this stage we believe there is an excellent prospect for higher prices early in the public interest now devoted to stocks and grain is confidently expected to switch to the cotton market.-Steiner, Rouse and Stroock.
 NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec 29.-A much more friendly feeling toward the market and an accumulation of buy ing orders over the weekend ran the cotton market up more than 30 points at the opening Monday morning in hte face of a tagging Liverpool.
 The weekend goods trade reports were not any more optimistic than those of Saturday. There were more reports of slow market due to the holidays. Boston reported yarns in- active but firm.
 Liverpool was due fl to A up over the three days Christmas holiday in that market and came in to g penny points worse than due.
 The weather map showed some light rains along the gulf coast and in South Texas but the remainder of the belt IS dry. Iemperatul remain abnUrma.
 The exchanges were somewhat higher Exports today were 48,000 against 60,- 900 last year. We advise buying cot ton on any soft spot.-L. and A. to s. R. Stewart.
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n MEASURED in dollars and cents,
 Wu the amount of business transacted " by farmers organizations in- creased threefold from 1915 to 1928. In 1923, the sum total of business transac- tions of these organizations amounted to $2,200, 900 900, while the figure for 1915 was $635, ,000,oo Although part of this remarkable advance in cooperative buying and selling was the result of price levels that were perhaps 2S per cent higher in 1923, most of the increase was the outcome of greater volume of business. For example, while prices advanced 2S per cent, the value of busi- ness done by cooperative associations in New England increased 800 per cent.
 The above map shows how the CO., operative method of buying and selling for farmers has grown by sections. Besides the tremendous development in New England, already referred to, the
 percentage gain for the four states oi
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small freight. A champion of the rail- roads comes forward. meantime, with his figures to prove that the truck cannot possibly compete with steam roads on any but relatively short hauls. The question seems to have resolved it. self into one of cooperation or com petition. The truck is here to stay and it's use will increase. Will it re- place the steam road or make the lat ter more effective and more profitable? The weight of evidence seems to be decidedly with the latter conclusion. The truck will doubtless be developed to feed our present roads and to re- lieve them of unprofitable short haul business that now serves chiefly to con- gest their terminals.
 A million-dollar gift was announced to employees by William Mcclellan Rit- ter, lumberman of Columbus, Ohio, and Washington, on Christmas day. MT. Ritter has made arrangements to trans fer about 25 per cent of the stock of his company-a gift valued at from S2, ,0O0, ,0O0 to $3,000, ,000-to list of bene- ficiaries, which includes 94 of his em- ployes and associates. The stock will be held in trust for them but there are no further strings on 1t whatever. How much finer, this plan of providing com fortably for ones family then giving the rest to those who helped build the business, then leaving millions for dis tant relatives to squabble about.