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New Britain herald., 1924-02-04
IlaIenn. ,g. NInhaML. II.

h A Cily League game the Falcons defeated the Mohawks by shc scorc of 52-ti The Falcons jGmpcd into the s ads at Inc stat uf tho game and were never headed Paris and Jasper were in" stars for the alunors while Norf.1I' and l:est-lli played W,ll for ths ,os,rs.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-04

RENDER STILL HITS 'EM
 The veteran Chief Bender, always a great batsman. finished better than 300 with Baltimore last season.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-04
W. NdHlr IlHeu Up as follow & .-- MITJn AIS pau NTaS

"hNI'f aNN iNN NfNlN Dlsrn. Traceski ....,..... T.fcbuap
 Right Forward. i'e'ano -...-.-.-----..... BuchCri
 Ieft r0fe ard. Bsrrovs ....-..... Ohisou. Johnson
 Center.
 Right Guard fioN'" .--- --..--...- .--.....-.- ArzylO
 Left Guard. Score: Wildcats 1s. Pauneps I5. Referee: R. E. I.oomis; Timer. Longano: Scorer. q. Heinzeman, Play offs to decide inc cbannpiops of the r. M. C. 4. will be held in the near future.
 Junior Leader Corps Wins Saturday afternoon On the Y. M q. A. gymnasium the Ir. Leaders team played rings around the Troop 2 tam. The score sas g to z. The Scouts played a clean hard gaHIe but they were faT loo tight for the haa fer Leaders taIa. Fer tte Tro5p tasai Peterson and P.rsrbey played good game. Ettfy toy on th. Leaders tsam nbriinuec on FoiioNias pssLt
New Britain herald., 1924-02-04

Floor baskets. Taylor :. Ia liar {. EilduT 3. WoJack 2. Restelli 6. Lar son ,. Murphy {. Bennett. Dodge 2. BeCkuith. Harmon. sturm: goals from fouls. Bennett. Bcekwith. Mur- rhy 2. kilduT. la liar 2. wojack Z.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-04

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New Britain herald., 1924-02-04
San Toys Itccano

Referee, II. Ginsberg; timer, II. ur- ban: scorer. G. ffcinzeman. Final score. Ramblers aa. San Toys, 17.
 The second afternoon game brought the Aces and the Spark Plugs to. gothcr.
 The Aces as usual put mp hard fight but the superior pass work of the Sparkcys was too much 10 over come and Ginsey's pets won.
 For the Aces W. Johnson and C. Johnson played stellar game. An of the Spark Plugs were working to. gcther and their teamwork was revelation. kaminieky and Yankaska both worked 10 perfection. The teams lined up as follows.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-04
NIght Leagln. Gamcs.

The night league first game was struggle between the Bear Cats ana the Cubs.
 This game was fast, as tho teams were evenly matched and the score kept changing. first for one team and then the fher
 Near the end or the second half the fast pace began 10 tell on the Cubs and Larson the star for the Bear Cats dropped in fiye baskets.
 satinski dropped apme long shots for the. Cubs, and BiAby of the same team played an all-round game.
 Larson for the Bear Cats was in rare form and vas shooting them in rom all angles He made eight bas- kets during the game.
 The teams lined up as follows;--
New Britain herald., 1924-02-04
.GINSBERG'S LOSSES
 SHOW FANCY HEELS:
Spark Plugs Finish Season at Y.
 M. C. A. Without Defeat

The final games in the Saturday leagues at the r. NJ. c. A. took place Saturday afternoon and evening and the games in both leagues were fast and furious.
 Harry GinsberG's Spark Plugs won their final game with the Aces which gives them clean slate for the whole season. having chalked up nine vic tories.
 The first afternoon game brought together the san Toys and the Ram blers. xhc Ramblers were strength ened by having keefe, a former High school star in their ranks and conse- quently they started of with a bang. The score at the end of the first half was II to for the Ramblers.
 The San Toys came back strong in the second half, Bearcat Nelson mak- ing some remarkable long shots from the center of the floor Just as things began to look rosy for the san Toys, keefe got going for the Ramblers and sank seven pretty baskets. The final score was Ramblers %. San Toys IT, The teams lined up as follows: Ramblers san Toys NdiSFtH ''..,. ''..'.... hcCano
 Left Forward nctlS .,...,.... ........ lOTcllO
 Right Forward Tuttles ............... E. Johnson
 Center Williams .,...,...,. Stanley Nelson
 Left Guard I'ludc ............,,,., (. Coro2za
 Right Guard
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New Britain herald., 1924-02-04

spark Plugs Aces Nallln ,,..,,,....,.... W, Johnson
 Left Forward kaminicky .,,,.,....,., C. Johnson
 Right Forward II. Nelson ..,......,....... l.oomis
 Center hlnsDtfR ,....+..,s.,ap,.. R. Dohm
 Left Guard lankaska ..........,,,.. \ Levitt
 Right Guard Score, spark Plugs. 70; Aces, 20. Referee, lngraham: timer, II. Urban; scorer. c. Hcinzeman.
Evening star., 1924-09-14

the national colors, which is the
proper form for any one boarding a
naval vessel. He is then formally
greeted. by Capt. Andrews. The
Marine guard stands at present
arms; the band sounds four "ruff1es'
on the drums and four "f1ourishes.
winding up with THE Star Spangled
Banner" while the Presidents flag
is being hoisted to the peak.
AS soon as these ceremonies are
completed the President proceeds to
his stateroom The dock gangways
are Immediately hauled in, mooring
lines cast off and the Mayflower
speedily gets under way. all these
movements being executed with the
celerity and precision of clockwork.
When the ship is sufficiently clear
of the dock the regulation salute of
81 guns is fired from the saluting
guns forward, unless it happens to
be Sunday in which case no salute
is required The ship then steams
down the channel and out into the
Potomac. Small boats draw as near
as safety permits in the effort to
catch sight of the President.
x x x X
A LMOST the first thing the Presi-
"A dent does after coming aboard is
to don the natty yachting cap. which
at all other times is kept carefully
locked up by the Presidents special
attendant. The action of assuming
this cap is more than mere motion,
for with it comes a different air. as
though it's wearer laid aside some of
the worry and care of his office.
There is nothing formal about these
week end excursions. Tor there
is enough of that at the White House
and at the various functions which
the President is compelled to attend.
These little cruises are for the pur-
pose of giving the Nations Executive
a we'll needed rest from the constant
pressure of his position.
On the eve of political campaign.
when the Mayflower might be sup
posed to be swarming with political
strategists, there are still only the
usual number of guests, and there ex-
lists an atmosphere of ease and care
free enjoyment, which is far removed
from the smoke of the political bat
tlefield.
In furtherance of this policy, pho
are banned from the May
dower while the President is on board,
so that he may feel free to stroll
about the deck without hearing the
familiar clicks of the camera battery.
Several times enterprising news
pa per photographers have endeavored
to get around this dictum, and on
one occasion certain member of the
group even succeeded in getting
aboard with his camera and plenty of
extra film, but at the last moment
the secret service men got wind of it.
and the ambitious one was left on the
dock as the Mayf1ower swung out into
the channel.
There arc, OF course. a few occa-
sions when the affairs OF the Nation
intrude themselves upon the few
hours Of recreation which the Presi-
dent has. II it be matter for q con-
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deep shadows prevented any sigh:
of them. but at night time they were
all the more active. Then their dull.
bass, coughing roar was heard on
all sides. 1t rose and fell; now
further away, now closer to us;
plaintiVely drawn out or more STAG
| cato.
The king of the beasts had started
to hunt in his own kingdom, and
woe to the antelope which was no.
on his guard to avoid as quick as
lightning the death spring. The next
moment he would assuredly lie torn
to death. with sharp fangs in his
still trembling body
Not even man was safe A long
days journey from there stood a
lonely cross on a grave mound All
around were heaped whitening ante
lope skulls, whose empty eye sockets
ought to have made the wanderer
reflect. Foster killed by a lion" one
| could spell out with difficulty on the
rotting piece of wood: and still
farther away. down by the shore. a
girl had been torn Il few days before
Whlie she WAS collecting wood
The whole day we had struggled. In
a place where that very morning a
water-buck had been killed by 4 lion
we had cut A way into dense bush,
strengthening the openings with
branches of acacia, marked two loop
holes with grass. and thrown in a few
rugs and a piece Of food. This is called
building a BONA
Then we shot kob. trailed the car
cass up to the grim remains of the
water-buck and prepared blood tracks $
radially from the "boma" For ~
hours Olsson and I had been on our
legs. The camp was far away and
seemed almost to be a myth We had
not been in it for two days
Then the sun set
The coiors paled. The plain was
bathed in an uncertain haIf-light in
| which outlines became blurred and
everything fioated more and more
together. The bushes melt together
! with their own shadows. The grass
waves in the evening breeze like a
great sheet Of water. For a short
moment the sky glows in pure Grim
son. then slowly changes into violet
and green. But the next moment it is
night. Without warning. with alarm
ing speed the darkness has fallen The
twilight does not last long in a country
where the suns path cuts the horizon
almost at right angles, and soon the
constellation of the Southern Cross
burns over the distant mountains
at the white stars.
What wonderful experience it is to
spend the night like this under an
open sky! A miserable little huma n
being has lain down to rest in the
great waste of the wilderness. Only
the thin walls of the bona" of
euphorbia and acacia twigs to protect
you against an attack: but the thorns
are both long and strong. poisonous and
prickly. Such things do not appeal to a
cropping lion to step on.
From the kill, well fastened to its
pole, rank odors are waited to us now
and then, but gradually the wind dies
down altogether. The soughing in the
leaves ceaseS The stringed orchestra
of the crickets swells to mighty
music. From little pool of water in
the vicinity comes the croak of the
frogs. sounding like chime from many
bells. Otherwise all is still. All
chirping has ceased long ago.
Then the well-known. dull roar comes
rolling across the steppes, first from
one side, then from another. 1t dies
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1t is half-sitting with straight fore
legs and its head tossed wildly. The
mouth is wide open but the back
part Of the body is quite motionless,
evidently paralyzed by the shot.
1t is too far to shoot from where l
stand. the moonlight makes aim un-
certain. He would have lain there
safely till dawn. But I could not
bear to see. an animal suffer like
that. And besides, his roaring warns
others of his family not to come.
In that case the rest OF the night
would be spoiled. Therefore I care
fully creep out of the bona" If
only Olssoh's lion were really dead,
When my wounded beast catches
sight of me his fury inceases: but
1T is impotent rage. His body has
no longer the power to collect itself
for a spring. How he could ever jump
after the first shot is inexplicable.
But here he lies anyhow-about
20 yards from the bona"
4 shot rings out. But no result. In
the moonlight I have evidently
shot above his back. He continues
his roaring. 1 must go closer, till
only few yards separate us. Then
a bullet lodges in his heart and his
roaring ceases with a sigh. His body
witches a few times. All is quiet
AS quickly as possible l creep back
and pull to the twigs Of the bona
after me: for the other lion may still
be heard among the bushes. 1t is
risky even by daylight to pursue such
game, it would be sheer madness to
expose oneself to an attack in the
dark. For a moment I listen to the
sound. 1t grows weaker and weaker;
at last it ceases altogether. Then ]
roll myself up in the blanket again
and try to go to sleep.
But my slumber is restless. In a
few hours other lions are already
after the carrion. This time two
female lions, each with her young
one creeping out of the shade, and
once more l lie looking at them from
my hiding place.
The old ones are careful and shy
They try to keep back the young ones
but these have good appetites. They
whine and growl. Soon one of them
is sitting on top of the buck while the
other is on the point of eating him
self into the stomach. 1t goes rap
idly. In moment only the hind legs
stick out in the moonlight. AS moth
ing unexpected happens, the old ones
also venture to come out and soon
the feast is in full swing.
really hesitate to disturb the fam
lily idyll. The young ones look as il
they enjoyed themselves thoroughly
and the mother purrs with satisfac-
tion that il should be so easy tonight
to get food She does not seem to
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opal Hunter Would Prevent Extern alton Of Acas Big Gam
ions in Wilderness While on Expedition

attach any imnortance to the shot
male a short distance away.
However, soon there is another crack.
She falls on the spot. In her desire
at the moment of death to feel some
thing between her teeth, she has Sit
ten her own front paw to the very
bone
Time after time the young ones
came back. You could hear them and
the remaining female fighting in the
vicinity when she wanted to prevent
them from approaching the suspicious
spot; but they were obstinate, under
stood nothing. At last she lost pa
thence. With a gigantic leap she
was on the spot, roared out something
as she passed which sounded most
like damned kiddies' or something
similar and had disappeared with
them the next moment in the dark
ness. as ghostlike and unreal as
when she came.
By and by the night grew lighter.
The sun rose shining red, like d
freshly polished copper pan.
The female lion lay in the same
position with her paw between her
teeth. Only with the help of an axe
could We break open her jaws. Fur
ther away the morning breeze tossed
about the shaggy name of the big
male lion He almost gave the i'm
preston of having gone to sleep with
his head against a stone. A short
blood-track, easy to follow through
the high grass, on which the drops
hung like crimson berries, finally led
to the film-mans bag. 1t lay stone
dead, shot under the shoulder blade
and through the heart with mathe-
| matical precision.
From the camp we sent for bearers.
and in the early morning hour a circlD
of black bodies soon danced round the
bag-the arch Arms and legs
waved about in wild delight Trium-
phantly the monotonous song sounded
from gurgling throats. "S.mba anna
kufa, simba anakwisha." (The lion
is dead, the lion is finished)
Such is the story of my first lion
shot from a bona" 1t was the re-
suit Of diligent work. the reward of
many nights, vain watching and the
disappointments of uncomfortable
mornings. for you must not believe
that the chase is always succe ssful.
Just as certain as that you do not get
anything for nothing. 1t requires A
thorough knowledge of the ground. Of
the daily habits of the animals, of the
art of camoufage. of the direction Of
the wind. the moonlight and a thou
sand other little details: and you must
make your preparations so that
everything co-operates to the best
dvantage-nothing must be omitted
When at last your conscience in this
respect is quiet, chance settles the
result in the last resort
(Copyrirbt 1QJ4
Evening star., 1924-09-14

ference, he gathers with his advisors
in the handsomely appointed smoking
cabin, which readily lends itself to
privacy. However, if it is a matter
for himself alone. he adjourns to the
quiet of the small library, which
opens just off his bedroom.
These moments are the exceptions.
In general, President Coolidge is to
be found on deck. in conversation
with one or more of his guests, or on
the bridge, which is perhaps his most
favored spot. His interest does not
extend to actual participation in con-
ming the ship, although he is a keen
observer and does not let many de-
tails escape his notice. Sometimes
he converses with the officers, but
often he stands at one side, gazing
silently out over the water while he
draws on his favorite cigar.
The ship does not settle down to
its usual placidity until Mount Yer
non has been passed. for there an
other ceremony takes place. The
Mayfiower, like all other naval ves-
sells, renders the prescribed honors in
passing the resting place Of our first
President. The ships bell is tolIed
several times, and the colors are low
cred to half-mast. Taps" is sounded
on the bugle, and the colors are then
run up to the block, after which the
band plays The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
THIS ends all ceremonies, at least
until the Mayfiower returns to
the navy yard. The crew shifts into
working uniform. the guests settle
down to an enjoyable cruise, and the
presidential yacht becomes, in effect,
a private vessel out for a week end
of pleasure.
The destination of the Maynower is
designated by the President, varying
from the upper part of the Chesa-
peake, Chapel Point or Piney Point to
other spots nearer Washington.
Much of the afternoon entertain
ment is furnished by the Navy Band,
which plays at frequent intervale.
Mrs. Coolidge entertains her guests
in the reception room or on deck, ao-
cording to the state OF the weather,
without difficulty, living up to her rep
utation as a most charming hostess.
Tea is served at 4:3O. At z dinner
is served in the beautiful state din
ing room, which lies between an at,
tractively appointed vestibule and the
reception room. The officers Of the
ship and the crew have their own
separate messes. of course, which are
served at an earlier hour.
The officers of the Mayfower are
carefully selected for this assignment.
as almost all of them are detailed as
White House aides. In this capacity
they attend many executive functions.
making presentations and carrying
out missions which require more than
ordinary tact, poise and executive
ability.
This care in selection applies in q
large degree to the entire crew. No
chances are taken In picking out the
crew Of the ship which carries not
Evening star., 1924-09-14

only the Chief Executive of the United
States and his family. but at times
some of the most important men in
the Cabinet and in Congress. As Il
result the crew is as nearly perfect
as is humanity possible. and the
morale of the Maynower is corre-
spondingly high.
In order to protect the President
and his party further. there are
secret service men aboard on all these
occasions, but with such wonderful
crew their presence is practically
unnecessary.
There is a short interval between
dinner and the motion picture ex-
hibition. During this time the Presi-
dent and Mrs Coolidge may often
be found in the reception room with
their guests, listening to the even
ing concert from the radio loud
speaker which is connected with the
ships receiving set and is operated
by an expert radio man.
The motion pictures are shown a
little after O'Clock. Except in poor
weather they are shown on deck, "A
screen being rugged aft for the pur-
pose. These performances are at
tended by every one on the ship. ex
cept those actually on watch, and are
not merely for the President and his
party, as some have supposed. The
presidential party and the officers
occupy chairs on the main deck, while
the crew is seated on mess benches
temporarily placed across the after
deck.
Another regular attendant at the
movies is "Timmy," the canine mas
cot of the Mayfower. "Timmy" is
owned by one of the ships officers,
but inasmuch as he is the only ami
adopted as the mascot. Whether
"Timmy" realizes what it means to
serve in this capacity on board the
Presidents yacht is not known. AT
least he has not assumed any stand
offish airs such as might be expected
from one in his exalted place.
A FTER the picture show is over,
which Is usually about 1850. the
President retires to his bedroom. for
he has no liking for late hours. Most
of the guests retire at the same hour,
although some of them remain on
deck to enjoy the cool breezes before
going below to their attractively fur
nished staterooms.
Some of these rooms hold objects
OF historic interest. In one of them
lie two beds which were used by theI
late Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Will
son on the occasion of their voyagesI
on the U. S. S. George Washington toI
and from the peace conference inI
Paris. These same beds were later
used by the King and Queen of Eel
gium when they listed the United
States in 1919.
The President rises early. even or
Sundays, when most people reservf
an hour or two for catching UP
Breakfast Is served at $3.50. Divind
services are held by the chaplain ot
the Mayfower at 10 o'clock.
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the kill were not so we'll fastened
they would long ago have pulled
away the whole lot. Now they have
jolly well got to stay. They growl.
tear and gowl again. We will leave
them to il a little longer.
The rife lies at the shoulder with
free Tiger. The front sight. which is
capped with cotton wool to make it
more visible in the dark, does not
leave the shoulder-b ade of the near
est visitor for a single moment. He
begins to grow restless, half rises.
Now.
a fash 4 report Two stimuli
taneous shots that sound like one.
for the film man beside me has also
shot.
Evening star., 1924-09-14

The lions leap yards high, cross
each other and disappear each his
own way.
The place is empty. If possible
even more desolate than before. But
from the thicket not far away you
can hear the death rattle Of an ami
NAL To judge by the direction it is
Olsson's.
Then a furious roar starts to the
right. Time after time it vibrates
with it's deep bass tones. Incessant-
ly it rises and falls. Roaring. num-
bling. growing. 1t sounds as if all
the furies of wrath has been let
loose and were giving a concert
| stand up and catch sight of the
Evening star., 1924-09-14
William Describes Long Vigil and Successful Attack

After having made the acquaint-
ance Of the pygmies of the BIZ
Funga Volcano region and dropped
q huge attacking gorilla at 3
yards from the point of his gun,
Prince William, second son OF
King Gustaf v OF Sweden and
leader of the Swedish geological
expedition into central Africa,
here narrates some of his expert
ences with lions.
In the course of gorilla hunting
his party obtained IA rare speci-
mems, which were shot for
scientific purposes by special per-
mission of the Belgian govern
ment. These animals otherwise are
under protection. This is the last
OF series of three articles from
the pen of Prince William, de-
soribsng outstanding events of his
eNpeutrion into Africa.
Evening star., 1924-09-14

their achievements. II man con-
sCiously and in cold blood exposes
himself to risk he need not on
that account shout the ract into other
peoples ears. s..@...-
. v \
THE district was full of beasts OF
prey. In the daytime they slept
in some cleft where the thickets and
Evening star., 1924-09-14

down and starts again. The lions have
begun their night rambles. Will they
find their way here?
X
I TURN round and look out through
the little square loophole. Resting
on my elbows 1t is just possible to dis
tinguish the shot kob and Q little bit
Of the ground behind it. Everything is
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Il FELT SOMEWHAT LIKE OLD
PHARAOH CARRIED HOME
AFTER A SUCCESSFUL BAT.
TIE"
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Weather Bad
Fear Felt For
Two Aviators

DAYTON, o., Aug. 7.-McCook
Field officials today expressed fear
for the safety of Lieut.. James Doc
little and E. +. Plank, aerial photo
grapher, who hoped off at a.
m. Wednesday for the Pacific coast.
Inquiries along their proposed
route have brought no information
as to the flyers whereabouts.
They were to stop at Omaha for
refueling and intended to spend last
night in Salt Lake City,.
OMAHA, Aug. Nothing is
known by army officers or air mail
officials here for the flight of Lieut..
James Doolittle and Photographer
Plank from McCook Field to the Pa
cific coast. The flyers had not ar
rived here this afternoon and local
officials were not notified of their
flight.
superintendent Carl f. Edge, SO,
charge of the air mail service, said
weather conditions to the east have
been very bad and he believed the
aviators would land rather than at
tempt to fly through the storms.