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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-01
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Oct. 32.-Copper steady. Electrolytic spot and nearby, 13hc; futures, $5337; iron steady and un- changed; lead steady; spot, $8.65@9.00; zinc steady; East St. Louis spot and fu- lures, $6.50q6.52; antimony spot, $11.75.
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nuN,S REVIEW

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Duns tomor- row will say:
 Even with the restraining effect of the nearby elections, business as a whole has made further headway. Despite a waiting attitude in many quarters with the deferment of numerous commits, the main trend has been toward mod crate expansion, and a rise of commod- :ty prices has continued. The irregu- 1artty of the commercial movement is still marked and there Is much con- servatism but new gains have como in some basic lines, and freight car load .ngs have recently been without prec- edent. Although some buyers of steel are holding. owing to political factors, others have shown more disposition to place contracts and purchases of pig iron in the west have been the largest in weeks. Similarly, transactions in do- nestle packer hides have increased with about the heaviest sales of the year and the revival in the leather and footwear trades has met with no check.
 Weekly bank clearings $7,427, ,s4S, ,0Oo.
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COFFEE FUTURES

NEW YORK, Oct. s1.--Rallies foi- lowed yesterdays declines in the mar ket for coffee futures today. Offer ings were comparatively light after the recation of about 65 to S5 points from the high prices of last Tuesday and the market was easily influenced by . little covering or trade buying. The opening was to 17 points higher. March sold up to 200 with the general list closing at net advances of 13 to 30 points. Sales were estimated at 45,000. Closing quotations: December 2047cs March, 19.95c; May, 19.50c; July, 1sc; September, 18.3sc.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7s,. 22%c; Sam tos As, 26@26hc. Cost and freight of- fers included part Bourbon 3s and 5s at 24% 025Ac.
 Rio exchange on London 1-32 pence lower. Dollar buying rate 20 reis high- CT. Rio market 275 to $50 reis lower. Santos 900 to 1,025 reis higher. Bra- gillian port receipts, 44.o0o; Jundiahy re. ceipts, 22,000.
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LONDON MONEY

LONDON, Oct. 31.-Bar silver, 34A per cent per ounce. Money 2as per cent. Discount rates short bills, 31aQSM per cent. Three months bills, 11-16Q3A per cent.
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MARKET FLASHES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Leaf tobac- co held by manufacturers and dealers October 1 aggregated 1,724 4767, AIS pounds compared with 1,562, 2,225,132 pourt7s a year ago, the census bureau announces. Chewing, smoking, snuff and export types totaled 1,239, ,936, ,1S1 pounds, cigar types, 4o7, 7,066,s75 pounds, and imported types, 77,764,s6 pounds.
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BRUSSELS, Oct. 31.-Belgian sugar have decided to increase this years output to 100000 tons against 0,O0O last year and a drop in price is forecast,
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NEW YORK CURB
INDuSTRIALS

NEW YORK. Oct. 9l.-Following is the official list of transactions the New York Curb Exchange, giving all stocks and bonds traded in: ,1
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NEW YORK BONDS
UNITED STATES BONDS

NEW YORK. Oct. sl.-Foiiowins are today's high. low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange. and the total sales Of each oond' .
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HORSES AND MULES EAST ST. LOUIS, Oct 3L@-IHorsex and market averaging steady; choice southern horses, $46975. Other quota tions unchanged. -.4f
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Oct. sl.-Foilowing are tcday's safes high, low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
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PORT MovEMENr
INFERIOR MnvEMEM1

Reeeipts-week. 4O3.34O; season, S,I22,4i4. Exports-Week, 271.934; season. 1,s63,7 736.
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POULTRY AND PRODUCE

POULTRY AND PRODUCE
 NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Live poultry dull. Fowls, by freight, 1s@24c; by ex- press, 1SQ25c. Dressed poultry un- changed.
 Butter steady; receipts, S,207. Eggs steady; receipts, 13,722. Cheese irregular, receipts, 1S4,503; state whole milk flats, fresh to fancy specials, 19h @20hc.
 KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31.-Eggs 1c higher; firsts, 41c; selects, 50c; hens, 1c lower. 19 and 13c. Other produce un- changed.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Butter higher; creamery extras, 3S%c; standards, BIC; extra firsts, 86K@37hc; firsts, 32h@ BAG; seconds, S0@30hc. Eggs unchanged; receipts, 5,729 cases.
 Poultry, alive, lower; fowls, 15@2Oc; springs, 21c; roosrers, 15c; turkeys, 2Sc
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31.-Eggs, 45c; springs, 21hc; butter, 39Hc; other poul- try quotations unchanged.
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Lafest AvaiLa6Ie Figures ShOs0 FoLIouDiag 7axes Paid by Rail. roodsin Various Southern States:
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CASH GRAIN

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 31.-Cloverseed, $17.65; October, $18.40; December, $1S.00. Alsike, old, $12.15; new, $1225. Timothy seed, $2.90; October, $2.90; December,
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 3l.-Cotton futures closed steady at decline of 4S to 53 points,
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S17.65; October, $18.4O; December, S1S.OO. Alsike, old, $12.15; new, $1225. Timothy seed, $2.90; October, $2.90; December, $3.05.
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. '31.-Cash: wheat, No. red, $1.4991.54; No. red. $1.45@ 1.49.
 Corn: No. white. $1.os; No. yell low, $1.06h.
 Oats: No. white. 4sc; No. white, 47@4Sc.
 Close: Wheat, December $1.3sT; May, $1.45h. Corn, December, $1.04%; May, $10sh. Oats, December, 4sAc; May, 531hc. g~
 CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Wheat: No. 8 red, SIPS; No. 2 hard, s1ssh@14o.
 Corn: No. mixed, $1.O4A @1.05; No. 2 yellow, $105A 91.08%.
 Oats: No. 3 white. 4SA @49Ac; No. 8 white, 44A @46Ac.
 Rye: No. 2, $1.1Sh.
 Barley, 78@s1c. Timothy seed, $4.s5 @6.50; clover seed, S1s.00@29.00.
 Lard, $15.50; ribs, $13:37; bellies, SLABS.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Fiour easier; spring patents, $7.s5@7.s5; soft winter straights, $6.65@715; hard winter straights, $6.90@7.40.
 Rye, easy; No. 2 western, $1.29 f.o.b., New York, and $1.27A eff. export.
 Barley steady; malting, $1.o2@1.04 eff. New York.
 Lard steady; middle west, $15.SO@ 16.4o.
 Other articles were unchanged.
 KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31.-wheat: No. 2 hard, s1.so@1.4S; No. red. $1.45@1.4s
 Corn: No. yellow, $1.02.
 Oats: No. 2 white, 4Sc.
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There is but one answer these taxes must be placed as an added burden on the farmer, the business man, the mer: chant, theprofes manand all other American citizens.
 Do you, people of the South. who are now receiving under private management unsur- passed railway service, believe that the questionable benefits
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CURB EXCHANGE

Total sales, 977,s shares
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WOOL QUOTATIONS

Total sales of bonds today were Sl4Os6. 900. e pared with $12,230.000 previous day and $1l. .62l. year ago.
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KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31.-Wheat: No. hard, S1.3o@1.43; No. ? red, $1.45@1. .49.
 Corn: No. 3 yellow, $1.02. Oats: No. 2 white, 4Sc.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
HOPPE ON SMALL END
schacfcr, Challenger, Defeats Cham pion 800 to 38o in First Block Of 1000 Point Title Match.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Young Jake Schaelfer, challenger defeated Willie Hoppe 800 to s69 here last night in the first block of their I.500 point challenge match for the lS.2 balkilne billiard championship.
 Schaefer played steady. and, at times, brilliant, game, going out in thirteen innings with an unfinished run of 4S and an average of 3S 6.l3. Although the score board showed five blank innings and another of a single score for the challenger it did not rec fleet the worth Of his game but rather explained an apparent desire 10 play safe and leave Hoppe in positions as difficult as possible.
 Sehaefer's control and his judg- ment or distance was near perfect but frequent lineups during his long runs indicated that his judgment of speed was not so good. In his high run Of l7O he had to play 13 masses and 10 hank shots.
 Hoppe's failure to score big runs may have been due to the many hard safeties Jake left him. however when able 10 get the worries together, he displayed the same billiard technique that has kept him champion many years and during the block got away with the high run of the night. lso. and another of 112. His average vas 90 g-12.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
Kaplan Signs for Battle
 At Garden on Feb. 1

Meriden. Jan. 22. -- Louis tKid1 Kaplsn. Meriden's big entry in the fsatherwcight ranks. was signed late last night by his manager. Scotty Monteith of New York, to meet Eddie Brady. of Brooklyn. at Madison Square Garden in 12-rOund bout al i30 pounds February 1. This bout goes On as the semi-fnsl 10 the Johnny Dundee-pal Moran bout.
 Brady holds a decision over Babe Herman. an old foe and bitter rival Of the Kid. IIc appeared on the same card with kaplsn last summer when the local boy fought Herman at Long Island City. The Brooklyn boy won his bout. the semi-inal, over Joey Sanger, Milwaukee, Wis. battier.
 ksplan has been training practical ly every day since he returned from Pittsburgh where he met Cuddy be Marco and was awarded an ansati5- factory draw for his efforts.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
SHUBERT YS. CO0NEY IS
 NEW HARTFORD OFFERING
Holyokc And New Bedford Fighters Clash At Atlas Club
 The 25th.

Hartford, Jan. 22.--lt will be Jim my Cooney of Ilolyeke and Al Shu- bert of New Bedford on the next card to be put on in this city. These hard hitting Bay State boys have been matched for appearance at the Atlas club show at Foot Guard hall. next Monday January 27.
 Cooney takes the place of Allen town Johnny Leonard. who was ori- ginally intended for the tussle, but the Pennsylvania boy has called things off.
 A Cooney-Shubert fight gives much promise Of a real battle. Cooney is stepping along toward chance with Kid" Kaplan. Step by step the Hol- yoke boy is marching toward this end. If he beats Shubert, he goes so much nearer.
 Shubert is popular in Hartford and said that he is always able to do his best here. Cooney. then, will have his hands full next Monday.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22

Western Conference relations and sought competition in the east.
 In 1917 the pro9igal son returned to the fold, playing one game. That was with Northwestern. The Purple won. 2i to l2. The following .'car. the lostmen were victorious n every start, but in 1919 Michigan experi- eneed the west season in its history since the coming of the Hurry Up" mentor. Defeats were sustained at the hands Of Ohio State, Chicago, il- linos and Minnesota. Northwestern was the only Bib Ten team the Vol verines beat.
 The M!chiganders did better the next falls losing to but two aggrega- tions. Ohio State and Illinois. Znppke's eleven triumphed by n 7-s margin. In 1921. Ohio State trimmed the Yost warriors for the third con- secutiye season, IA to 0. Since that defeat Michigan has not lost q game to any opponent, though tied by Wis consin two years ago and by Nandcr- bilt in 1922.
 In 1902, Michigan rolled up rcore of io7 to c on Iowa, one of the larg- est counts ever made in game be- tween two Western Conference put- fits. Minnesota in 1919 dolel out Michigan's worst whipping. 3i-7. Winconsin. Iowa, Purdue and Indi- ara have yet to beat a Yost-coached Michigan team.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
HALL TAXES COUPLE
 OF FIELD EVENTS
Thereby Maintains His Lead in
 the All Round Meet

Hall by virtue of his winning both the running broad jump and the 22o yard dash gained six points on Joe Rogan, who is in second place in the !. M. C. A. all round athletes. A. Bottomley, who is now third, gained q point on Joe Rogan. R. Dehm. fourth man, forged ahead last night with only four points separating him from third place. The next two weeks will find the competition centering around second place, with Rogan fighting his hardest 70 keep ahead of Bottomley and Dehm. Bottomley, who has won first place in the annual meets quite q number of times, will be Halls strongest competitor in the 440 and the $50 yard run. Dehm will nave to measure strides with Rogan end M. Williams, with Rogan having q slight edge in the 4i0 yard and Dehm strong in the $50 yards.
 Summary of last night for the first eight men: Running broad jump, first, H. Hall, l9 fl. in; second. J. Rogan, IT fl. in: third. R. Dehm. l7 fl. in; fourth, A. Bottomley, i6 IL. q lisb nun, hutsoCntT, ltpu, 10 IL. in; sixth, Preisser, Is 1t. [ in; scy- enth, Williams, 15 fl. 6 in; eighth, Delano. 15 ft. in"
 220 yard dash: First. H. Hall % Is sec: second, R. Dehm, 29 2-5 sec; third, A. Bottomley 80 sec: fourth kutscher, 30 3-5 sec; fifth, Williams. 50 a-5 sec; sixth, Rogan. Preisser, 3l sec; seventh, Neverick, Gil Yonkins, S2 2-5 sec; eighth. Depa, 32 As sec.
 Individual standing and points scored by the first eight men: II. Hall, first. lSS points: second. ]. Ro. gan, lSo points; third, A. Bottomey. ls0 points; fourth, k. Dehm, ll6I points; fifth, Delano. l07 points; sixth, Williams, l06 points; seventh, Depa, 90 points; eighth, kutscher 9S points,
 The events to be promoted next Monday are the 40 yd. run and the l2 pound shot put.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
.FIRPO IS GIVEN OFFER
 FOR TWO BIG BATTLES
Bouts With Wills and Dempsey Pro- posed By Richard in
 Cablcgram.

l3y The Associated Press.
 Duenos Aires, Jan. 22.--Luis Fir DO, Argentine heavyweight, received a cablegram from Tex Richard today offering s2OO,000 for fight between him and Harry Wills in July and pro- posing another fight between Firpo and Jack Dempsey in September.
 Firpo said he would not decide un- til the arrival of Hugh Garland, his New York representative, who is on his way here and who notified Firpo that he had an offer Of s250,000 for . fight with Wills from Newark pro- noters.
 Firpo explained that he was no longer bound by the agreement he made with Rickard after the Demp- sey match to fight Wills, because the time limit for Wills signature to the agreement had expired hence he was at liberty to accept the Newark offer. Rickard said in his message to F1rpo that it had been difficult to arrange a match with Wills.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
U. s. POLO STAR QUITS
American Chances for Mcadowbrook Cup slump When StDfdard An- nounce.s His Retirement

Tly Tha ABsonirted Press.
 New York, Jan. 22.-America's chances to retain the international polo cup in the challenge match with the Birmingham cup at the Meadow brook club, Nestbury, l.. l., took a slump today with the announcement that Louis E. stoddard. veteran num- her i. had retired and that Luis Lacey and David Miles Of the Argentine fed- cration four probably would be can didatns for the British team.
 Mr. Stoddarj. who has been presi- dent Of the United States Polo ssso- riation for two years sad he retire q principally to give an incentive to the Youngtr men in the game. but that he also considered injuries he received playing the last few years and the need of his attention 10 his business ventures. He has been regarded as one Of the greatest forwards m the game and was a fixture whenever America put forward her best.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
M A.
 
INDIANS TOOK MANY
 HONORS DURING 1923
Were the Champion Scoring
 Machine During Past Season

Cleveland, Jan. 22.~ review of 1923 baseball record shows the Cleve- land Indians, as team, not only led the American league in batting with an average of .301, but were the champion scoring machine, drew the most bases on balls and had the least number of strikeouts during the sea- son. The feats of several of its play CTS, especially Manager Iris Speaker, and Pitchers George Uhle and Stanley Coveleskie. stand out.
 Uhle won 26 games, more than any other pitcher in the circuit and pitched to the most batsmen, 1893. In addition he worked in 29 complete games. another seasons record.
 Coveleskie was the only American league pitcher to allow less than three earned runs to a game. His ay- craze was 2.76.
 In addition to leading the team in hitting with an average of 1880 Speak CT set a worlds record by knocking out 59 two-base hits. Harry Heilmann and Babe Ruth were the only regulars to exceed Speakers batting marks. but the Cleveland leader drove in more runs than his Detroit rival, and playing in two less games. drove in just as many runs as Ruth--130.
 In 124 innings in which he worked in II games, only one man, Fred Haney, of Detroit, stole on Sherrod smith. Indian southpaw. smith also is credited with picking" seven run rers off first base.
 Playing his first season as an 1n- dian, Lutzke proved one of the sem sations of the league. Although not leading the third basemen in fielding, he led them in covering ground. In l43 games he is credited with S5S as- sists, far above the mark of 295 set last year by Jimmy Dykes of Phila- dclphia.
 Lutzke had lS6 putouts, 13 more than William Kamm of Chicago, who played In six more games. Kamm had six less assists than Lutgke.
 Cleveland batsmen drew 633 bases on balls, had 3S4 strikeouts and made 1,594 hits. They scored SSS runs 57 more than Detroit, and 65 more than the champion Yankees, despite the latter's 105 homo runs.
 Charley Jamicson, the tribes star left fielder, led the league in hits, get ting 222, with Speaker second with 2iS.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
ALL NEW BRITAIN lS BADLY DUMPED
 BY FLASHY Y M A. A. HOOP LOSERS
WOULD LIMIT PERCENTAGE
 GIVEN TO STAR FIGHTERS
Boxing Association Thinks It Has Fixed One Trouble-Sailor Still
 for MuldOOn

Louisville, Ky, Jan. 22.-Delegates to the annual meeting of the National Boxing association. representing nine states and Cuba, plunged into the work of the seconds days session to- day heartened by the belief that one question that had bobbed up persist ently at former meetings had been settled.
 At the close of the opening days session yesterday, delegates announced a solution to the problem of limiting percentages to be given headline at fractions at boxing shows at last had been found. The formula, as out lined, was for each state commission to confer with every boxing promoter operating under it and request him to limit his remuneration for head liners to fifty per cent of the gross receipts after the percentage accru- ing to the state had been reduced.
 It was anticipated that q proposal that a commissioner of boxing be named to exercise authority over matters pugilistic similar to that vested in Commissioner K. M. Landis in connection with baseball again would be the target for discussion to- day. The proposal was advanced at the opening days session by William F. Sailor, secretary and treasurer of the Minnesota state commission, who also sponsored William Muldoon. former chairman of the New York state athletic commission for the post.
 These fellows here have hooted at my proposal" Mir. Sailor admitted later but I'm still strong for the idea and still strong for Mir. Null doon."
 Many delegates professed 10 see no need for boxing commissioner. Others, in addition, asserted that an organized effort to centraize boxing in New York was being made and added that the idea of a New Yorker for boxing commissioner was not to be entertained.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
Lose to Hartford Bunch 40- 2S - Winners Display Wonderful Teamwork and Perfect Shooting, While Work of Locals Was Sometimes Ragged WOjak Flashes in Last Five Minutes.

The All-New Britain basketball team was defeated in Hartford last night by the Y. NJ. H. A. five, 40 to 2S. The locals offer no alibi for their trouncing and were defeated by q quintet that last night was easily the superior outfit.
 The New Britain lineup did not work as smoothly as usual in this game and both LaHar and Restelli were decidedly off form. 4 change in the lineup, made in the last five minutes of play, if made earlier in the game might have made the score closer With but five minutes to play, Chuckie Woiak was sent in to jump center and in the short time he had succeeded in dropping in three double deckers. The Y. NJ. II. A. team has been decidedly strength ened by the addition of Gubersky and Witkin, both of whom are members of the fast Atlas A. C. of New Haven. Although but 12 points separate the winners and losers, it was a final spurt by New Britain that had closed the gap. For long time the locals were trailing at the small end of a S6-13 tally.
 Giving credit where it is due. it must be said that the Hartford boys played a wonderfully fine game. Their passing was perfect, their shooting accurate and their team work such as usually accompanies victory. On the other hand. New Britain fumbled badly, the passing was poor and much Of the shooting of the ragged variety. Restelli and LaHar being the worst offenders in missing the mark.
 Hartford registered an even dozen tallies before New Britain got going at all and then 1t was the flashy little Mert Taylor who turned the trick. He also dropped in another and these, with l.aHar's only score of the game was the best New Britain did in the opening half.
 Both teams played whirlwind game in the second half and after six minutes Of scrimmagng Suisman and Feldman shot In couple of two pointers. It was Feldman who WAS Hartford's shining light and he registered s doube-deckers during the game. For New Britain fl again was Taylor who stood out alone. He got 13 Of his teams 2s points four of the baskets being from the floor and five from the l5.foot line,
 On Saturday night the locals play the New Haven Naples here. Last nights score:
New Britain herald., 1924-01-22
HERE'S 4 RECORD
 HARD TO APPROACH
Michigan Has Lost But fl Games
 Under YOSt

Michigan has just completed its twenty-third football season under fost. During that span the Maize and Blue has been represented in the Western Conference II years, not counting the 1917 campaign when but one game was played with a Big Ten aggregation.
 Since Yost came to Michigan, ;he Wolverines have lost only eight con ference tits. A splendid record in- deed, when it is considered that Northwestern in the season just closed dropped six successive frays. Two Of the Yost whippings were by narrow margins at that.
 In the 1901-02-03-04 seasons, Mich igan was ,undefeated, though Minnc- sota in 1903 managed to gain 6-G tie. The first whipping came two campaigns later. Chicago conquering the Wolverines. 20, on an ivory play by Denny Clark, Michigan gafety- man. Then Michigan severed its
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Philadelphia. Jan. 22.-The next time one Of those petulant paciists tries to end a debate on the spells of war by demanding 10 know, in his characteristic manner, just what in the heck America got out of the European rumpus, anyhow, shut him up this way:
 "A couple Of pretty fair prize fight CTS"
 Now, maybe this isn't. much 10 brag about and possibly 1t isn't exactly what the idealists had in mind when they set out to make the world safe for democracy, but it's something especially in country that has de- veloped a million-dol fight appetite.
 Wen pass lightly over Bob Mar tin, Augio Rather, Babe Asher and Sergeant Ray smith, fistlc products of the war, who shone with Il sort of patriotic splendor right after the armistice and then faded into obscur- lty.
 Gene Tunnev, too, needs no further introduction, though the light heavy weight champion of the A. E. r. and present holder Of the same title among American professionals figures rather importantly in this yarn.
 We come now 10 Stanley Adam Stone, young Philadelphian, who Is currently making startling and sig nificant gestures in the i75-pound division, having decisively conquered opposition Of the caliber of Mike Burke and Billy Shade, not 10 men, ton other more or less formidable.
 Has Dcmpses's Styie.
 Ad Stone, as he is known to the ring, enlisted and went overseas with two other brothers, Enoch' and Will liam, both fighters. Enoch, as Bat ting Ryan," made quite a creditable record as middleweiglt in Pennsyl- vania. Enoch was badly wounded and forced to retire. William was more fortunate and now serves as Ads sparring partner.