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New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
ORDINARY BATSMAN
 FEARED IN P|NCHES
He's Apt to Hit Ball at Un.
 expected Moment
(By Billy ENansl

l es according to no less an authority { than the eminent Hughey Jennings of l the New York Giants. Well do I recall a conversation I had with Hughey on 1 this point when he was managing the Detroit Tygers. The day previous the Tygers had been beaten by a timely hit spn the part of player who was lucky to finish the season batting around .250. He was just an ordinary The discussion over the defeat caused Jennings to make this remark.
 There are three kinds of batters. The good hitter who is always danger out The good hitter who invariably lacks the punch to come through in a pinch. The ordinary hitter, who has the habit of doing his best work in the crisis"
 Asked to further explain his theories on batting, Jennings con- tinued. "There arc certain great bat ters, players like Cobb, for instance. who are always dangerous. They hit 'em safe a majority of times. whether the bases are empty or choked. No situation bothers them in the least. Then there is the good hitter, who comes through with nothing at stake but who lacks the punch in the pinch. Last. but not the least, is tho ordinary batsman who is at his best when a timely hit means some thing. can name a dozen players who arc more to he feared at the plate in a pinch than many players who have an aver age that is 50 points better.
 Courage on the part Of the ordinary batsman, who has the faculty of com- ing through in the pinch, plus the possibility Of earclessness on tho part Of tho pitcher who holds said hatsman lightly, is the answer ac- cording to Jennings.
 
 Tn the opinion of Jennings, there is no more valuable player on ball club than the ordinary batsman who is dangerous in a pinch. II gives the club an unusual batting punch that can De acquired m no ol1Nf way often some such player with a de- crcpit batting average, causes the pitcher to pass ur far less dangerous batsman who happens to have . much : fatter percentage. In tho American . league I can point out two shining eE- amples Of this truth. Walter Gerber l of the St. Louis Browns and Everett | Scott Of the New York Yankees. Sel- 1. dom does this pair break into the 300 !. class. but boys when base hit is needed in the old pinch, there are few | tougher birds to face than Gerber or Scott. IL just seems as if they make half their base hits in the crisis.
 IT you recall. it was Scott who started the bah rolling in the fve-run Inning of the last game of the last series. With one down, Schang on nrs,. fl was Scott who singled sharp ly to right, sending Schang 10 third and setting the table for the deciding inning Of the series. 4 players bat ting average is not always true barometer Of his value in a pinch.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

New Haven, Feb. 9.---Yale last night took l4 hockey players to Bos- ton 10 open the series with Harvard in the Arena tonight, Coach Clar- ence Wanamaker said he felt that the teams were evenly balanced and that ultimate condition would play an important part Captain Charley o'Hearn will play half the game. al- though his ankle which was injured in football has not fully recovered.
 Yale will use its early season line up, starting Turnbull and Scott at forward, Chilsholm at center. o'Hearn and Sargent at defense and Jenkins al goal. Yale has lost to New Haven and the Cleveland Hockey club, both members Of the Amateur Hockey league, while if has defeated St. Nicholas. Dartmouth three times. William, Amherst. Maine. McGill, Montreal and queens college.
 Yale's list of substitutes is unusu- ally strong. the veteran Al Tndley having returned 10 the team this week and Ben Cutler last week. while Eddie Cottle. Cole. Farnsworth and Potts will be used for part of the play,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

ne ale swimmers did the relay iu 1 minute 4S seconds. and Bronson swan loo yards in 56 2-5 seconds. Hutchisou of Dartmouth made the 22n-yard swim in 2 minutes SC sec onds. Yale took five out Of seren first places and live seconds. but most Of the events were closely contested.
 Middlotown, Feb. a-.wcsloyan de- feated swarthmoro at basketball by a score of 45 to 16. The Little Quakers" were outclasssd al all points of the game and failed 10 register a field goal until fen minutes after the second half began. The score al the end of the first half was g5 to 2 in favor Of Wesleyan
 Ithaca. N. Y.. Feb. a.--1n the first hockey gam here this winter. Cornell defeated Pcnnsylr ania By a score or : tO l.
 Annapolis. Md. Feb. a.-Hob Fol- well. for -four years head coach Of football at Annapolis. will continue in that capacity for another year. q con- tract 10 that effect having been signed by Foiweii. As there will be a charge of sdminist ration st the acadrny about year hence. both parties thought q longer agreement iBa1vis- able.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

slS,500 which he claims is due him on his contract
 Jackson denied that he helped throw the series "I wasn't crooked in that series and my record shows it" he told the jury.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

"There are three kinds of batters. The good hitter who is always danger out. The good hitter who invariably lacks the punch to come through in a pinch. The ordinary hitter, who has the habit of doing his best work in the crisis"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

New Brunswick. Feb. e.--Rutgers defeated Amherst 47 10 2i. in a swimming meet here last night. Rut- gers took siN flrsts and i've seconds, while the visitors captured two firsts. including the relay.
 Middletown. Feb. Wesleyan de- feat"d Massa chusetfs Tech at swim ming here by d score Of 5f 10 l2. The visitors took only two second places. The Wesleyan equaled the college rec ord in the 1Co-ysrd relay.
 Hanover. <. H.. Feb. a.--The Yale swimming team defeated Dartmouth, i3 to ja before large crowd Of Winter Carnival guests. Three rec ords for tho Spaulding pool were broken. two by Yale and one by Dart mouth.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

Courage on the part Of the ordinary batsman, who has the faculty of com- possibility Of earclessness on tho part Of tho pitcher who holds said hntsman lightly, is the answer. ac- cording to Jennings.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
ROBBERY MOTIVES
I GIVEN IN SLAY|NGS
Negro Is Held After Alleged
Confession to Killing
: Memphis Trio.
FIND $1,000 HIDDEN LOOT
Police Hunt Diamond Ring Said
to Have Been Taken From
Woman Victims Finger.
FIND $1,000 HIDDEN LOOT
By the Associated Press. e

By the Associated Press. y
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 21.--Follow-
ing his alleged confession to the muir
der of Mrs. Ruth McElwain Tucker
ard Duncan Waller, on the night of
January 81. 1928, and of W. ODE Spen-
Ger about four months earlier, Charles
Barr, 23-year- negro is being
hold in the local police station pend
ing presentation of evidence to Il
grant jury tomorrow.
Hedre declare TIC c;~Sro has cleared
up every uetdiI ot he mysterious
roadside murders which held motor
lists in terror last year. and today
they will search for "A missing dia-
mond ring torn from the fingers of
Ers- Tucker when she and Waller
we're shot to death on d country high
way near Memphis. one ring, found
by police in pawnshop is said to
have been identified by the negro as
having been pulled from Mrs. Tuck
ers finger, as she attempted to fee.
The missing ring. police quote him
as saying. he threw into water
drain. because it could be too easily
Identified
Robbery His Motive.
Robbery was the motive for both
crimes, MIR. Griffin said Barr told him.
Barr was arrested after his wife,
Souda Barr had pawned wrist watch
and detectives had trailed the negress
10 her home. where she stated that
her husband had given her the watch
The woman was taken to police
headquarters and squad of detec-
hours later
According to the detectives. Barr
hrst told them that he had bought the
watch from d local jeweler: how
ever another ieweler identified the
watch as one he had sold to Miss
johnson, who was with Spencer, in
November, 1872 Barr then changed
his story. Inspector Griffin. said de-
claring that he did not know where
his wife got the watch. The negress
maintained, however, that her nus
band rave it to her. Detectives to-
day centered their efforts on estab-
liShinG the ownership Of .25-caliber
pistol which was taken from Barr
at the time of his arrest. Both the
murders had been committed with a
pistol of small caliber.
Find s:.O0O In loot.
Late yesterday afternoon Barr, the
detectives said. told them if they
would search his wife's home they
might find something of interest"
y squad of officers went to the
home of the negress, where they
found more than $4,000 worth of rugs,
linen. silverware, silks and other
household effects
Among several who identified many
articles as having been stolens from
them was James Chase. The weapon
taken from Barr was handed to Mr..
Chase. who promptly identified it as
one which had been stolen from him
in May. 1922.
Meanwhile. detectives had recovered
from another pawnshop a diamond
ring said to have been worn by Miss
Johnson the night she and w ODE
Spencer were killed. This ring had
also been pawned by Bars wife.
With the two robberieS and 'identi-
Evening star., 1924-07-21

fication of the pistol to work from.
the detectives resumed their inter
rogation of the negro and as the
night wore on. the inspector said,
Barr weakened and finally agreed to
tell the story of the two murders.
The inspector said Barr detailed the
Spencer murder declaring that he
held up Spencer and Miss Johnson
FOR the purpose OF robbing them.
Ac ord ng to MIR. Griffin, he
said that he shot Spencer when the
latter called for help. but maintained ID
that the shooting of Miss Johnson
was accidental.
Bars alleged confession OF the
Tucker-Waller murder and robbery
was almost identical to his story of
the Spencer killing. the inspector sa id.
In this instance Barr was quoted by
the inspector as having said both
Waller and Mrs. Tucker called for
help and he fired upon them several
times. After killing his victims, Barr
was alleged to have said he robbed
them and escaped
Evening star., 1924-07-21
MISS MORGAN ENDS WORK
FOR DEVASTATED FRANCE
With Mrs. A. M Dixie She Is
Decorated With Insignia of
Legion of Honor
nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
COMPIEGNE, France, July 2l.-Miss
Anne Morgan and Mrs. A. NJ. Dixie
have concluded the work of the Amer
lean Committee for Devastated France
by handing over the Chateau Bloran
Court. which was assigned to therp as
headquarters by Gen. Petain, in 1917.
to the people of Blerancourt yesteE-
day. j. Ridgeley Carter, in behalf
of the American Ambassador, Myron
r. Herrick, who was unable to be
present. transferred the deeds of the
property and the keys of the chateau
to the mayor.
The Marquis de Lubersac recalled
the committees early days. when
Evening star., 1924-07-21

eight American women "organized
their office in a shell hole ard began
their work Andrew Tardieu. hon
orary president of the committee and
former French high commissioner in
Anne erica, paid tribute to the commit
tee workers in the United States, who
had raised so million francs
After the ceremony Miss Morgan
and Mrs. Dixie were invested with the
Honor, and Miss Elaine Walker,
health officer in the service of the
committee. and Miss Elizabeth Scar
borough and Miss Elizabeth Perkins
of New York were created knights
in the same order.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
FRENCH.SOVIET ACCORD
BROUGHT STEP NEARER
Premier Herriot Eases Travelling
Rights Of Russians in France
and Moscow Follows Suit.

BY the Assoris tod Press.
PARIS. July 21,-~Steps toward more
normal relations between France and
Russia are foreshadow~: In letters ex-
changed between Premier Hcrriot and
George Tchltoherin. the Hoishevik for
eiEn minister, published here yesterday.
In letter NJ. Herrlot nays tnat as a
preliminary to the re- est u bii inhment OF
full normal conditions no hna instructed
mat Hussian citizens br given the great
oEt liberty possible for visiting France,
aud that he hopes the Soviet govern
meht Will instruct Its representatives
abroad not systematically to refuse visas
for passports Of French men desiring to
viait Russia.
NJ. Tchitcherin. In his letter. after ex-
pressing profound satisfaction over
frances friendly decla rationa, promises
to provide the utmost facilities for the
Admission Of French citizens into Rus
sia- Ha adds that delays and other dif-'
fculties are solely due to the absence Of
tho relations between the two govern
mcntH for which he declares the soviet
government is In no way responsible.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
"LIGHTNIN'" STAR DIES.
Succumbs to Injuries Received in
Auto Accident.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Jaly 2l.-Wal-
ter Duchardt, 26 years old, member
Of the original cast of Frank Bacon's
"Lightnin'," died at a local hospital
this morning of injuries received yes
terday in an automobile accident near
Beardstown, his home.
Recently Duchardt, who was the
protege of Bacon, played one of the
leads in Goose Hangs High" which
closed recently in New York. In
"Lightnin'," he played the part of
Thomas, the attorney"
The accident occurred when. Du-
chardt's automobile turned turtle on a
paved road.
Evening star., 1924-07-21

unknown origin at Claridge, q small
mining town Of the WestmorelanA
Coai Company, near here, yesterday
Inc dead are: Kathryn and John
Menegheni.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
DR.. Casper w. Hiatt Dead.

PEORIA, ILL.,, July 21.-Dr. Casper
w. Hiatt. former pastor of the Ameri-
can Church in Paris. died yesterday at
Crystal Lake, Mich, according to word
received here. He was pastor Of the
first Congregational Church here.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
TWO CHILDREN BURNED
TO DEATH IN MINING TOWN
Property Damage of $4,000
Caused by Fire of Unknown
Origin in Pennsylvania.
BY the Associated Press

| By the Associated Press
| JEANETTE, Pa. July 21.-Two
children were burned to death and
| property damage estimated at more
than $4,000 was caused by a fire of
Evening star., 1924-07-21
Chemist Dies in South.

SPARTANBURG. S. c.. July 21-
John Henry Cremer, senior member of
the Cremer-Case Company, chemists, of
Cleveland, Ohio, who made his home in
Spartanburg during the Winter months,
died yesterday. He is survived by his
widow and a daughter. Mrs. Frank E.
Brown, Of Cleveland. The body will be
taken to Cleveland for interment.
Authority can be conferred upon
you, but not wisdom-it has to be
earned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
NOT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS

''See, John,'' said the bride. gazing from the Pullman window across the great open spaces of the prairies. ''Wouldn't it be awful, living in the midst of such a plain?'
 'Oh, don't know" said John. Just think of the room you'd have for park ing a car."
 
 Do not chide the young couple who sit in a parked car from 9 T. m., to 2 p. n. Perhaps they're merely saving gasoline bills to provide for starting housekeeping. Little Hroace, in prank, Dropped match in our gas tank. ''When he comes down. mother said, Hell go supperless to bed.'
 
 ''The last I remember,' said the in- Jured man to the surgeon was ring ing sound in my ears. That" explained the specialist, was probably the bell at the railway cross ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
WOCO PEP SHOW
 NOVEL EXHIBIT
Miniature Plant Depicts Evolution Of Benzol
 Blend

Tho nrocess of making Woco Pep, showing the evolution of the famous R;rm;n rha m-made fuel from the coke ovens to the tank of the automobile. IS shown in n miniature exhibit Of the Wofford Oil company, which will he feature of the Dixie Automobile Show opening at the Municipal auditorium neyt week. The exhibit was designed and constructed for the recent House wives Exhibit at the auditorium ana nroved one of the most popular booths in the exposition, according to those who visited it.
 Tbe process of making Woco Pep is described as beginning from the coal pile. The coal is first heated Tn the process of making coke, ana the gases that pass out are caught Tn absorpcht oil These gases formerly went up the chimney in smoke but now are sal vased for various uses. The benzol and light oils are distilled out from this absorption and pass into condenser where the light oils are condensed out: The benzol gas is again superheated and condensed and finally the pure benzol is collected in storage tanks.
 Tank cars carry the benzol to the plant of the Wofford Oil company and there it is blended with straight gas oline in the proper proportions scien- tifically for the making of Woco Pep. From the Wofford plant tank trucks serve the various filling stations, wherc the Woco Pep is pumped into the all tomobile tanks. The process is carried oh entirely in Birmingham, the benzol bSing manufs ctured in the by-product plants in the Birmingham district. Only tAe straight gasoline is shipped into Bir- mingham.
 lThe exhibit will be one of those on the stage and 1t is expected that it will attract the usual amount of attention which it did at the recent exposition here and the Alabama State Fair in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
A PLACE TO PARK

Before the movie palace paced
 A woman. fearful, frantic, While off the reel inside there raced
 Two hours of film romantic. The drama closed out came the throng ; The theatre was dark.
 But he came not IL takes long Search for q place to park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
UNCLE FEB. HE SAYS:

It's powerful hard to make women folks understand that dollars don't grow on trees Here's my wife reup- holstered for Christmas when it's going to take all I can rake and scrape to raise $90 for a case of guaranteed pre- war Scotch.
 Copyright, 1921, Premier Syndicate,
 Inc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
|REO TO EXHIBIT LATEST EFFORT
Twentieth Anniversary Model To Be Shown
 At Auditorium

The Twentieth Anniversary Reo, newest production of the Rec factories and designed 10 commemorate the twentieth year of opera tion. will be one offthe 1925 cars secured for first ex- elusive showing at the Dixie Automobile show. which opens Monday at the audi torium.
 The new Rec is to be presented by the Rissel Motor company, which, with all other members of the Blrmlng- ham Motor Trade association, IS ex- hibiting at the forthcoming show. 1t is a four door. balloon-tired model that IS said to have many attractive features. Two new Chandler sedans will have their first formal showing in the booths of the McCarty-Gr Motor com pany. They are known as the Metro politan Sedan and the Chummy Sedan, and are identical except for the fact that the former has four doors and the latter two. The Chummy has col lapsible seat. and is in reality coupe sedan. Both are five passenger cars, and are equipped with balloon tires. They are finished in sagebrush green Duco and upholstered in a dust-proof mohair flesh.
 A new feature of these and other closed cars which will be seen at the show is the vision and ventilation windshield" which embodies the prin- ciple of the closed car window, in that it slides up and down, instead of pushing in and out, and is controlled by an easily operated lever.
 G. r. Caldwell, manager of the Dixie Automobile Show, has secured a large supply of windshield stickers adyer- tising the show, which motorists are urged to display. They may be had at all service stations and filling stations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
SNAPPY SLOGANS ON ANCIENT CARS PRODUCE GRINS

"IIE newest fad in motordom,
 painting slogans on the rear of
 automobiles, is developing rapidly.
 Some of them Nave? gotten their owners into trouble, being too risque to be displayed throughout the coun- try. but many of them are undeniable clever. r.
 Here are few of the latest glean- ed from the highways:
 T rattle, but don't strike" Darling, l am growing old.' As a road hopper, I. x. l.. If this bus could talk I'd be in jail.''
 "The Uncovered Wagon v "The 1924 'Spoonhofder.
 Chicken. here's your coop Sister. you'd look tough without paint. toO."
 Laugh, but I paid cash for this can."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
A TRAINLoAD OF SYMPATHY

Bill bumped into the fast express !.
 With great speed and momentum The flowers were beautiful we guess The train crew must have sent 'em.
 < Y t. -'t Revised geometry, A good road is the shortest distance between two points. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

Oh, would that a single coat of paint could do as much for a flivver as for a flapper!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

going to pay up the renewal on his accident policy, and got his neck broke in an auto smash just the day beforL its expired.
 Copyright, 1924, Premier Syndicate. Inc. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

An English inventor has designed a truck which also moves sidewise. The odds against the pedestrian are steadily increasing. ... t-& < -lA
 UNCLE FEB, HE SAYS:
 Some folks just naturally seem to be born lucky. There's Alb Green, for in- stance. He was wondering how he was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

A little fabrication prevents a lot of overhauling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
VNCLE FEB. HE SAYS

UNCLE EB. HE SN1N
 There's one thing to bc said for those Christmas wreaths in the rear of auto mobiles. They did chase off the bathing girls. who were beginning to look chilly. Copvright. 1921. Premier Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-11
,. G. Ground from 1c to &c a So. Foot
LOTS from $3.50 to s195--ON Low TERMS

Any man who cares
for his farnily's future
comfort and security
should TODAY take
the first steps for a
REAL DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
$47.50 will pay for the
lot TODAY. Tomorrow
it will be worth much
more THE # u TU r e
HOLDS REAL INVEST
MENT POSSIBILITIES
FOR LAND OWNERS
IN e "a ST CAPITOL
HILLS.
The Washington times., 1924-11-25

and expect me to them too You pretend to be
sorry about them, but you're not really sorry for they
true, they provide you with marvellous for
wrong doing.
Well, snap out of it! THEY'RE NOT TRUEl
You're the other women--you' re not any
reckless weak If you being bounded by it is
because your secret desire spreads about you like
spiritual emanaon. You can't think thoughts such you
thinking without the world knowing any than
you eat onions and smell like volets.
These hard straight from the shoulder words
feel that beneath your pretense there is layer of
sincerity think part Of you wants to be good and Clean
ana that you too intelligent to like this game Of pre-
tense in which you are indugng You through your
bluff and you despse yourself.
So here you have in black and white read and read
you forget it. You longer pretend now
that somebody has through you If you go wrong
way it's because you want Yet somehow I'm
betting you won't.
1t easy to lead double life long as you could
bunco yourself into thinking that you doomed by
destiny to do But your bluff has been called
that you know your not ~martyred by fate, but
merely swayed by your own laxity and aziness, think
your pride is going to pull you out Of the mre.
And the things have said to you go for all of U.S. Pat
We all work albis to the limit until one calls
bluff Each of has pettoe for evadng
the Big Job of Being Decent But when our bluff is
called, and we put mettle--WE COME ACROSS
And you re going to across, Pat into better
hood or don't know human stuff
Inc.)