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Evening star., 1925-06-04

This boxing is exceedingly rough.
1t must be something like Ia crosse.
only perhaps not so brutal, for they
seem. to Kill them outright in that
game; and these gentlemen at the
South Atlantic boxing tournament last
night still were conscious when they
were carried out-most of them.
The fighters start Off gently enough.
In fact, they look like a couple of
bantam hens on a spree, the way they
hop around for the first few minutes.
Perhaps that is form" 1t all seems
to have something to do with chick
ems. anyway. Some of them are called
'bantams" and some feathers"
Some Flies There, Too.
There were a few files" there last
night. too. That sounds funny, but
am sure 1t Is right, because when one
very frail young gentleman was put
In the ring ! said. Surely. they won't
let that little one fight" And a man
said. Sure, lady. Hes fy."
He resembled all the rest and fought
Just the same way. with a little sort
OF chicken hop that looked remark.
ably like the same one used by the
bantam who had fought just before
him. hut didn't argue with the man.
although l stin don't see how they
Tell the fiies from the bantams and
the feathers. It's probably all a mat.
ter of technique
When lighters start to hit each other
It Is awful. OF course. they have on
big leather mittens, but they get each
other all mussed up. anyway.
1t may be called boxing" but it
looks very fighty to me.
1t must be easy to know what to do
when you are fighting, because the
spectators all seem to know how to do
it and tell the gentlemen every move
to make. Only, 1t must be confusing
sometimes. to follow all their instruc-
tions, at the same time, at least.
Nap Is Prescribed for One.
For instance. last night. they kept
telling one man they called "Firpo"
although the announcer called him
up" and keep cool" or course, he
didn't do 1t. How could he. with
some one pounding on him all the
time? He did lay down after awhile,
howevert
And they kept urging them to "go
inside" I'm glad to say none of the
fighters did that, though, as think II
would have been very unsportsman-
like to leave before the event was
over.
The gentleman In white always stays
to egg the players on. and at the same
time he does a most amusing sort of
Indian war dance to entertain the gal
lery. 1t seems to be very strenuous.
They had to change dancers three
times last night.
Every once in a while the fighters
got stuck together last night. II was
so hot. Whenever this happened the
white-clad one would stop his dance
and pull them apart.
The fighters have to fight each other
three times to win, and after each
time, two seconds (men, not time), grab
their respective players, wash them
off with a sponge and tell them how
to beat up the other one.
Not Hsmpered by Clothing.
One poor fellow in beautiful magenta
breeches (which are all they wear
no, not another stitch got his nose
mashed all over his face and his
breeches absolutely covered with blood
His eye was nearly put out, too. 1t
was terrible.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
GALLAGHER, LICHT-HEAVY,s
ONLY LOCAL BOY TO WIN
Restaire Outpoints Skeeter Barry-Fans Boo De-
cision to Norman Over Carpenter-A. A. U.
Tourney at Barracks Well Handled.

STATES Army
five titles the South Atlantic championships
finals which held last night Washington Barracks
staged-13
throughout handling the
followed rapdhr
officials of the
ment to Washington and successfully putting
Washington champonMain w. Gallagher,
light heavyweight Gallagher has under the
tutelege of frankie
nights contes-whch
from this victory the finals Gallagher
Evening star., 1925-06-04

George j. Mathauson, Baltimore,
Nd, fiyweight titleholder of last years
tournament, successfully defended his
honors against Roland A. Jodoin,
Army Recruiting Service. The Balti-
morean won all the way.
The hopes of local fans were dashed
when Sunday Restaire. Battery c,
18th Coast Artillery Corps. outpointed
Robert E. "Skeeter" Barry of Wash
ington in three rounds in the feather
weight class. Barry had been touted
as the probable winner, but Restaire,
with his southpaw style of mixing
was too much for the younger Wash
ington lad.
Defeat Of Carpenter Is BoOed.
Rush w. Norman, Battery (, SD
Coast Artillery Corps, was awarded
the decision over K. P. Carpenter of
Georgetown University in the heavy
weight class. Carpenter easily pointed
the way in the first two rounds, but
tired badly in the final. 1t appeared
that Norman was given a little the
best of it. and the decision certainly
did not meet with approval, as the
crowd booed loud and long.
Col. Erickson, Heine Miller and
Charlie Short alternated at refereeing
and judging the bouts.
The medals amblematic OF the titles
were warded the winners in the finals
by Gen. H. q. Ely, commandant of
the Washington Barracks. Summaries:
Semi Finals.
Observation-Disclosures Kershman, Z.
NJ. H. A, Baltimore. won over Edward W.
Werner. Company A. 18th Infantry, by
knockout in second round.
c. A. c.. won over Bernard D. McClaferty.
Company A. oath Infantry. (Dsoualihca-
tioiI-threw water after knockdown. second
roundD
Welterweight-Ernest C. Hale. Battalion
Z. 6lst Artillery. won over Robert c. Jones
Company C.. oath Infantry. Fort Eustis. by
knockout. first round Jim Kolinas. Com
pany A. 18th Tank Brigade. won over Jolus
P. Peters, Headquarters Company. 34th In
fsntry Fort Eustis decision. three rounds.
Middleweisht-Dewey J. Adams Company
c. 10th Tank Brigade won over Donald
out third round. Arthur p. Leahy, Com
pany I. 18th Infantry. Fort Washington.
won over Clarence Spagnola, 11th Bombing
Squad. decision. third round.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

Another one in pale green breeches
seemed to be injured before he ever
started to fight. Both his wrists were
bandaged up. 1t did seem a shame to
make him fight in that condition, but
he apparently did not mind a bit.
A very silly thing happened in one
fight. The gentleman in white sud.
denly yelled at the two in the ring to
keep 'em up" when neither one of
them had EN- up at all. They prob.
ably didn't hear him, as they went on
fighting. but the crowd made an awful
racket. hollering Fowl. Fowl" tan.
other one of their poultry terms). I
couldn't see the point Of all the fuss,
as nothing ever came of II.
When a fight Is over they take the
poor, blood-smeared things away. One
passed by me. and / thought he was
nearly dead. He looked quite i'll. I
mentioned the fact. and some one said,
"Aw, lady, he'll be alright when they
give him a little su'thing TO pep up
his heart and a little su'thing to set
tie down his stummick," which was
emitting one thing-the little su'thing
to carry off his remains.
On the whole. do not think boxing
can be a very pleasant pastime: IL
seems to upset the participants so
much, literally as we'll as figuratively.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City. Q: Baltimore. f.
Reading. 8: Providence 3
Buffalo. 8: Rochester. 7.
Toronto, l3: Syracuse, o.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis. 6: Milwaukee. /.
Indianapolis. 8: Toledo. e.
Louisville. 4: Columbus, q
St. Paul-Ransas City lrain)
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Augusta, 5-5: Macon, 40
Atlanta, 8: Chattanooga, 3.
New Orleans. IA. Memphis, O.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Asheville. 3 Knoxville, g.
Charlotte. 4: Columbia. g.
Spartanburg. Z: Grcenyille. g.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Salisbury. go: Raleigh. 7-3.
Durham. 7-6: High Point, 5-5.
Winston-Salem. 14-Il: Greensboro. 3-2
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Richmond. 3: Rocky Mount, Q.
Norfolk. 2: Kinston, l I'll inningsl
Portsmouth, Is: Wilson, IA.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
VETS HITTING MARK, .28O.
DISAPPOINTS BOSS BUCKY
Leibold and McNeely to Alternate in Center and Lead
Of-Cregg Hurls Well in First Start, But
Homer OFF Zach i'm 18th Costs Game.
BY JOHN 8. KELLER.

EW YORK. June 4Beginnng today, the Nationals outheld
before acquired Harris from Red
of April
GsHn will patrol the left garden and Sam Rice the right
in
southpaw the side Leibold
orthodox
Stanley Harris decided that his
yesterdays thinning
Yankees
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Finals and Title Winners.

Flyweight-George J. Nathanson Balti-
more, Md. won over Roland A Jodoin
Army, Recruiting Service, decision. three
rounds.
Bantamweight-Medal awarded John An
Drew Schuss. unattached. Baltimore who
won by technical knockout over Walter
Frizzell OF Washington in Tuesday ehmina-
tion bouts.
Featherweight-Sunday Reastaire. Bat
.Sy~s .Ty =; i<'n =; a. ". Won over ho9er' e =.
cision, three rounds
Observation-Disclosures E. Michaud SEND Z.
A. C.. won over Benjamin Kershman, Y M.
II. A.. Baltimore. knockout. second round.
Welterweight@Jim Kolinas. Company A.
18th Tank Brigade. won over Ernest C.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

HERE great difficulty following fight; is
really thing
= of telling winning all gentleman
white pulls left of
him the perfect
If the
pulled from his magne OF ringD then he
BOOooooo
that he really and that's S
Evening star., 1925-06-04
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

Pennsylvania. 2; Columbia, o.
Harvard, 9; Bates, 4.
Holy Cross. 10; Providence College, O
Boston College, 4; Springfield, 1.
Princeton. IL; New York A. c., S.
Williams, I; Wesleyan, 1.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

/ Hale. Battery E. 61st Artillery. decision,
three rounds --
Middleweight-Arthur P. Leahy Compass
l. 18th Infantry, Fort Washington, won
over Dewey J. Adams. Company G, 10th
Lisht-heavyweight~ Martin W. Wallaghe1.
Washington. D. c.. won over Pete Pregman.
21st Tank Maintenance Company, by knock
out in first round.
Heavyweight-Rush W Norman. Battery
z, 52nd c. A c.. won over K. P. Carpenter
rounds.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
MASTER OF THE HOUNDS

WARRENTON. Va, June Airs
Robert c. Winmill of Warrenton am
New York has been elected to TIL
post of master of hounds of the War
renton Club, the second oldest hun
club in America.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
Squareness Of Boxing Ring
Puzzles Our ''Lady Reporter
activities of 'sBantams and Feathers"
Lead Her to Conclusion That
Fisticuffing Is a Foul Sport.


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tori
Evening star., 1925-06-04

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
New York at st. l.. New York at st. L.
Phila. at Pittsburgh. Phila- Mt Pittsburgh.
boston at Cincinnati. Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago. Brooklyn at Chicago.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Philadelphia, 8: Boston. 4.
st. Louis, Z; Cincinnati, 8.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

In all likelihood Stanley CoveleSkie
will toe the slab for the Nationals to-
morrow, when the White Sox are en-
countered in Clark Griffith Stadium In
Washington.
In addition to Bill Dietrich, Vir-
ginia varsity shortstop, already sign
ed and due to report to the Nationals
within a couple Of weeks, the cham
pions may land another recruit in the
near future. He is pitcher and out
fielder named Hogan, whose hitting
has proved sensation in the Boston
twilight league of sandlotters. Hogan
has been highly recommended to
President Griffith. who has asked him
to join the Washington club for an
inspection.
Sam Rice executed the most star
Ting bit of fielding in yesterdays en-
gagement when he dragged down
Gehrig's fly in the sixth Sam had
to cross the running track bordering
the Yankees outfeld and race to the
fiagpole in extreme center field to
spear the ball.
Howard Shanks, one-time National
certainly did not treat his former
club well. In addition to knocking
the homer that tied the score in the
ninth. Hank handled cleanly IL
Evening star., 1925-06-04

chances at second base, taking care of
several of them at critical moments.
Ogden and Judge combined to make
a sparkling play at Pipp's expense In
the eleventh. Wallie's hot bounder
caromed OF Joe's chest but Judge
recovered the ball just in time for
a retiring shove to Ogden, who made
a one-hand catch.
Rice and Judge each got three hits
and were the only Nationals to drive
runs across the plate. Each was
credited with sending one man In.
Errors put the other tallies on the
sheet.
Combs showed a lot of speed in the
eighth when he bunted toward third
base ard beat Ruel's throw to the
first sack. Earl had a fire day at
bat getting four hits and a sacrifice
after hoisting to Goslin the first time
up. He drove in three Yankee runs
in addition to scoring once.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

There are more than 2,c00 golf clubs
in the British Isles, In addition to 800
clubs for women
Evening star., 1925-06-04
HOW GRIFFS ARE BATTING

Ruth had a rough afternoon at the
bat. stepping to the plate six times
without accomplishing anything, but
he made a fine catch at Judges ex-
pense in the fourth.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

TakomA Tigers downed the Mount
Vernon Juniors. s to 8, in their first
contest of the Washington Base Ball
and Athletic Association series.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

The National Club having Cancelled.
Liberty Athletic Club Is without a
game for Saturday. A contest may be
arranged for Rosedale Field through
Manager Kremb at Columbia 1851
Sunday the Liberties go against the
Kenilworth Seniors.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
Griffs to Get Hogan, Hitting
PhenOm of Boston Sandlots

EW YORK 4Dutch Ruher who has been doing deal Of
hurting the Nationals this
pitching
expected bid the games
Pennock the The
interesting afternoon for the batters.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Washington at N. Y. Chicago ut Wash'ton
Phila- at Boston. Detroit at Phiia.
st. Louis at CievePd. st. Louis at y. Y.
Cleveland at Boston.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York. 6; Washington. 4 (I2 inninks). =.
Boston. A. Philadelphia. 2.
ST.. Louis. =; Cleveland, 6.
Chicago, 12; Detroit, :.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

Moose Midgets nosed out the Owls,
to s.
Evening star., 1925-06-04
PIERCE A. C. LOOKING
FOR SUNDAY GAMES

Mount Rainier Athletic Club is with.
out an opponent for Sunday. For a
game call T. J. O'Connor at Main
1900. branch 1S9, between am. and
5 pm.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

One poor fellow in beautiful magenta
breeches (which are all they wear
no, not another stitch got his nose
mashed all over his face and his
breeches absolutely covered with blood.
His eye was nearly put out. too. It
was terrible.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

chances at second base, taking care Of
several of them at critical moments
Evening star., 1925-02-18
Indecent Plays.

The question Of censorship for plays
that offend the public taste and violate
the canons of decency is not difficult,
though it is discussed as If it were Of
extremely. complex nature. There
should be no hesitancy on the part of
public authorities to proceed directly
and drastically against dramatic enter
amusement Of an indecent character
in language, In costume or in situa-
ton.
Washington has been the scene of a
number Of performances in recent
years. especially in recent months,
that have seriously shocked public
sensibilities. These have been in the
nature OF "tryouts," or first produc.
tons prior to their New York appear.
anee.
Washington has no particular con-
Germ for the morals of the New York
theater-going public, but it is con-
cerned on its own account. It does not
relish being made the "goat" Of the
highly commercialized theatrical bust.
ness, which seeks profits by appeal to
the unclean taste of small percent.
age Of the people.
No matter what the theme Of a play,
no matter how broad its references to
matters that are, with regard for
decency, left unuttered or undepicted,
the test Of the performance lies in the
spirit OF its creation. Much is excused
on the score Of art" yet that word
is camouflage nowadays for offal of
the vilest kind. There are two strains
OF impulse in the present theatrical
business. that Of the more or less de.
generate creator who wants to shock
public decency because he is a radical
iconoclast, and that of the purely com.
mercial producer. who is after the
profits that come from purveying to
the pruriency Of small section OF
the public. Between the two they have
brought the American stage to a
shockingly low state.
Evening star., 1925-02-18

lands should como to the United States
to grow rich. On their native soil they
sing for barely nothing. and in many
places every school child Is given the
opportunity Of hearing their own sing.
ers, composers and interpreters with.
out cost. Special concerts and opera
performances are staged for them
alone, in order that they not only may,
but must, know their artists who go
abroad and are rendered great ova-
tons in foreign lands. In Austria, Ger
many and France, and perhaps in
other countries, the biggest operas
and most famous singers may be en-.
joyed for Is cents and less. In this
country the same performance draws
a box office price Of $6 and up.
1t may be that the production costs
are much greater in America; that the
artists themselves come here to make
money and demand exorbitant sal.
aries. or that the producing corpora
tions create the condition by seeking
to outbid each other in the making Of
contracts. It stands as a cold tragedy,
however, that no serious effort has
ever been attempted here to make the
musical classics universally known
and appreciated.
Whatever the causes, the net result
Is that America will never know opera
at the price OF So plus for seat city
block away from the stage.
Evening star., 1925-02-18

thus gain control of the party. They
are anxious to keep the Democratic
national organization as free as
possible from the strife which proved
so disastrous last Summer.
X X
As soon as the present Congress
has turned up it's political toes and
gone where all Congresses go, good,
bad and Indifferent, the Republican
administration will get down to work
on q program of legislation to carry
out the platform pledges of the party.
The present short session Of Congress
can scarcely be considered a criterion
in this respect. In the first place,
there IL no time in a short session
for a legislative program to be put
through. In the second place, the
old Congysss, and not the Congress
elected by the people In November
last, Is now sitting. This program
will undoubtedly include revenue
legislation, economy and more econ
omy, and such agricultural relief as
ID not attempted at the present ses-
sion, In conformity with the recon-
mendations of the Presidents Agrf-
cultural Conference. Leaders in
Congress will have a share in the
formulation of this program, un-
doubtedly Some of them will be in
washington working on measures in
which they are particularly interest
ed. during the coming Summer ana
Fall.
Evening star., 1925-02-18

for him to have seven or eight dol
lars in any form Of money, but to
carry seven or eight silver dollars is
most unusual. Many methodical men
carry purses for car tokens and coins,
and 1t seems that in the East our
coin purses are not adapted to the
silver dollar.
When the storekeeper takes from
the Government clerk that part of the
salary which the landlord has left, he
makes no protest against taking the
silver dollars. but it Is not easy to pass
them back to customers as change.
If a customer has more than a dollar
coming to her in change, she wants
Treasury paper. She is perfectly sat
isfied to have rs cents change in three
silver quarters and would, no doubt,
object If the storekeeper should give
her United States Treasury note for
SO cents and another for 20 cents. She
insists that money below a hundred
cents shall be in metal and that money
Of hundred cents or over shall be
in paper. 1t is habit.
1t ought to be possible to keep a
few silver dollars in circulation. The
silver dollar is a handsome coin, es-
pecially when new, and it is known to
be quite a useful coin. Men in their
need or quest Of dollars might over
look the fact that some Of them are
made Of precious metal There is no
telling what degree Of success will
follow the Governments efforts to cir
culate silver dollars, but at the pres
ent writing the outlook is not bright.
Evening star., 1925-02-18
ARTICLE III.

During the Year 1919 when the
days of war were becoming fading
horror and all the world was turn
ing to the ways of peace, the states
men Of France found many things 10
occupy their attention. The burning
subject of debt cancellation was not
then among their problems; indeed
Ii was not, at that time, even a
burning subject. But among current
events which did concern France
greatly were numerous calls made
by her Washington representatives
on funds in the American Treasury.
Fifty-seven times during the year
le1e-long after the war had enoed
did France send her emissar1es TO
the Treasury Of the United States to
ask for cash. The pleasant stretch
of well paved street between the
French embassy and the Federal Treas
ury became groove along whicn
rolled weekly fresh demand for
money. There was no talk then of
d ebt cancellation-not even whisper.
Far from il.
No Hint OF Cancellation
France went to the Treasury, left
her promise to pay, and departed
with the money she asked for An
agre cable thing it was in those days
to have the United States Treasury
to draw upon. France saw to II
that the pleasant condition was not
marred by doubt of her Willingness
or ability to pay the reckoning IN
time. Congress, 1t will be recalled
sat in almost continuous session
throughout the year and any hint OF
debt cancellation from French lips
undoubtedly would have ended alb
ruptly the American advances which
France so needed TO restore her
stricken country.
Once every week on the average,
and sometimes oftener, France called
on the United States to advance her
money, but not money to hold at
bay the enemy at her door, Tor that
enemy had been thrown back ana
the French tri-color waved In trl-
umph across the Rhine II was not
for war that France needed Ameri-
can gold in those days, but for peace.
Germany lay prostAte; there was no
need for a single American dollar to
make certain her defeat.
During the year 1919 while France
was nursing her wounds in the quiet
aftermath of the great conflict, the
American Government lent her a to-
tai of 1901, 1,o50, 900 solely on her prom
ise to pay. There is not recorded
a single instance where France asked
Her borrowings tapered down from
$500 900. 900 in March to $35,900,o0o
in August, but shot up again to ssb,-
00o, 900 in September, ten months af-
ter the conflict had ended.
In October, 1919. France borrowed
sIo,o 100000. In November she sent
her emissary to our Treasury
only once. With true French deli
caoy she selected the anniversary OF
tho armIstice as the appropriate date
for requesting her November loan OF
$40, 100000. In December she bor-
rowed SIT, 900, 900 more.
Purchase of War Stores.
While the United States was thus
financing France to large extent at
Washington during the year. there
were other money matters across the
water in which the French govern
nient and people also were interested.
These concerned the huge stores of
equipment and supplies shipped from
the United States to France during
Evening star., 1925-02-18
Opera and the People.

In what manner and in what time
will it be possible to develop America
into Nation Of culture as well as a
Nation of commerce? Just why is
there no disposition in this country to
cultivate knowledge and appreciation
Of the fine arts among all classes Of
people, whereas in other lands the
poorest Of the poor are not too lowly
to be given the opportunity OF seeing
and hearing their own masters Of art
as we'll as those Of other nationalities?
Music stands out just now as point
small part Of Washington-has Just
enjoyed a week Of grand opera. In
proportion to population, the attend
ance here at opera performances is un.
doubtedly about the same as in larger
cities, but the attendance ratio every
| where at opera productions is far too
small. It is difficult to determine
whether the high prices that prevail in
this country have been caused by the
lack of musical education, or whether
the absence Of this culture has been
caused by the high prices. At any
rate, these two factors and a COM
bination Of other circumstances have
persistently served to operate against
popularizing the operate masterpieces
and their creators.
In South America and in Europe
children Of 10 years and younger will
sit enthralled for several hours listen.
ing to concerts-and not only listen.
ing, but knowing what they hear, whom
they hear. the composer, why his
score was written and what it is inter.
preting. In the United States the
average child OF 10 years knows the
Sunday school songs and few popu.
lar Jazz hits Of the season.
America is the money.mAling play.
ground Of the world, and It il perhaps
natural that famous singers Of other