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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12

had opened the door to them: Zelda,
will you dump some Of those things
This is Mrs. Storm, Mr.. DeJong-Gil-
da Hanan." Her secretary, Dirk later
learned.
The place was disorderly, comfort
able, shabby. A battered grand piano
stood in one corner. A great sky.
light formed half the ceiling and
sloped down at the north end Of the
room. A man and a girl sat talking
earnestly on the couch in another cor
ner. A swarthy foreign-looking chap,
vaguely familiar to Dirk, was playing
softly at the piano. The telephone
rang. Miss Hanan took the message,
transmitted it to Dallas O'Mara, re-
ceived the answer, repeated 1t.
Perched atop the stool, one slip
pered foot screwed In a rung, Dallas
worked concentratedly, calmly, earn
estly. There was something splendid,
something impressive, something mag
nificent about her absorption, her in
difference to appearance, her unaware
ness of outsiders, her concentration
on the work before her. Her nose was
shiny. Dirk hadn't seen girl with a
shiny nose in years.
"How can you work with all this
crowd around?"
"Oh," said Dallas in that deep, rest
full, leisurely voice of hers, there are
always between twenty and thirty
she slapped a quick scarlet line on the
board, rubbed 1t out at once-"thou-
sand people in and out of here every
hour, Just about. 1 like It."
GOSH" he thought, "she's--I don't
know-she's-"
"Shall we goY said Paula.
He had forgotten all about her.
ayes. Yes, I'm ready if you are"
Outside, "Do you think you're going
to like the picture?" Paula asked.
They stepped into her car.
Sure"
Attractive, isn't she7"
"Think SOP"
So he was going to be on his guard
was he Paula threw In the clutch
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12

MEN, LEARN THE BARBER TRADE
Our course is complete and embraces every
phase of the profession Best equipped and
most modern barber college in the world. No
such little time money. The Wisconsin
Barber College, 3S1 3rd St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12
United States Marines
to LeaUe NICARAGUA

Managua, Nicaragua.-The Nicara-
guam government issued a statement
to the country saying that the Ameri-
can marines who have been stationed
in Nicaragua for more than a decade
would depart from the country at
once. The statement begs all Nicara-
guans to support the government in
the preservation of peace and in this
manner make Nicaragua deserving Of
the name of an Independent and civil
lized nation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12
Biggest Still in Gotham
Roided BY Federal a rents

New York.-Police and federal au-
thorities raided the largest Illicit
matchmaking plant discovered here
since prohibition. In a subterranean
cave many feet beneath a garage in
Mulberry street. the raiders found a
plant having daily capacity of $4,000
gallons. Four alcohol stills, five costly
delivery cars and other accessories
taken in the raid are valued at more
than 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12
Appeal From Decision
Is Filed in Oil Cases

San Francisco. - Appeal from the
decision of United States District
Judge Paul Mccormick of Los An
geles in the suit Of the government to
annul oil and gas leases obtained by
the Doheny oil interests on the allega-
tion, of fraud and collision was filed
in the Circuit Court of Appeals here.
A hearing was set for October 3.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12
Good Luck Means Work

When miner finds nugget, folks
usually say that he is lucky. But it
isn't luck. The miner went for mug
gets where they were-and dug, and
dug. When you land a prize it is be-
cause OF woodland brains. The pos
SCISSOR of good luck is a worker-Grit.
, 1925-01-27
GEORGE LITTLE GOES
TO WISCONSIN STATE
WITH GREAT RECORD
BY PERRY

Copyright 1926. The Casper Tribunel
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Those who
know George Little. OF Michigan. or
who have met him will be in line to
congratulate Wisconsin upon OBJ.
tanning him as director OF athletics
at Madison.
Little is a fine, outstanding young
man who knows a great deal about
football and other branches Of ath-
ietics and incidentally is very wen
liked by tho men with whom he will
have TO deal throughout the confer
ence. It Is likely that the univer-
sity authorities passed Or. Mean
well by for. good He has
been mentioned prominently as the
man likely to succeed Tom Jones IN
the post from which he resigned,
but In the end II was probably de-
cided that a specialist such as Or.
'Meanweii should not be too greatly
distracted from thet specially
which 4. basketball.
Moanweil may. in fact, be called
the Earnest Blood OF intercollegiate
basketball. For In his ie years OF
coaching. 10 in the western confer
ence and two in the Missouri Valley
co~nfersnce. he has turned out nine
championship teams, one team that
took second place ana two fives that
finished In third.
, 1925-01-27

sap for playing the tattle-tale and
telling Art Fletcher. manager Of
tho Phils. that O'Connell had Of
fcred him $500 If he wouldn't bear
down in one of the last games
against the Giants. This manager
said also that Fletcher, in passing
tho story along to higher officials,
did not 1.-Two up to tho herman rcpu.
tation he made when he was play.
ing shortstop with tho Giants.
The intellectual rating OF the av.
eraEe player is not very high. It is
surprising TO learn In some cases
that it is so very low. Take the
cas Of Frank Frisoh, captain of
the Giants, n star player and a col
lego graduate. When he was being
examined by Commissioner Lands,
after o'Conncli had repeated in his
presence that Frisch knew Sand
had been approached. Frisch said
that It must have been a joke and
that lots OF Jokes and kiddlngs like
that always happened on n pennant
c~ontending club.
Ross Young. Giant outiielder. who
was mentioned by O,Connell as hay
ing had knowledge OF the plot. tes-
Tilted that he had heard stories of
, 1925-01-27
YAKkS Still
after PLAYER
With ORIOLES
BY JOHN b. S

Copyright 1925. Casper Trlbune)
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The New
York Yankees. It is reported, are
ready to swallow their pride and
make another attempt to buy Joe
Boley. shortstop of the Baltimore
club. Jack Dunn, of the Orioles,
came over TO New York when the
baseball meeting was on In Deem.
Der. at the express Invitation Of the
Yankee management. which wanted
TO talk about acquiring Boiey. Dunn
said nothing publicly about II at
the time and neither did the Yankee
bosses.
Dunn kept so much under cover
while no was here that few suspect.
I'd he ven was considering the sale
Of tho man scout regard as the
best shortstop lurking in the bushes.
Then, as quietly as he come. Dunn
slipped back TO Baltimoro-and
promptly proceeded to sign Doley
up TO a contract for the coming
season.
That the Yankees can get Bolsy
without paying a fancy price Is I'm.
probable, especially I'm view OF what
happened in December. That n
other club can get him without pay.
ing we'll is equally improbable. There
are five teams that could use Boley
but four OF them suffer when they
think what Jack Dunn wants for
him.
, 1925-01-27

fellows passing out money and
things like that, but that he didn't
have any knowledge Of the o'Con-
nell Dolan case.
George Kelly. Giant frat base
man, was also accused by o'Con-
nell Of having known hat he made
tho offer to Sand and yet he went
to California after the season clos
ed and was ready TO play on the
same basketball team with the
youngster who had accused him OF
being a part in baseball's greatest
crime.
Sam Bohne. Cincinnati infielder,
who IS now the plaintiff in n suit
against II publication that charged
him with playing crooked baseball.
also was signed TO play on tho nm
San Francisco basketball team With
o'connell, an outlaw.
After having had moro expert
ences with such cases than the
casual fan. 1t Is no mystery what
prompts John a. Heydler. presi-
dent of tho National league to say
that he can't imagine the workings
OF some bail players i%nteliects.
For results try n ella sslfied a1,
, 1925-01-27
PHANTOM FINN
RUNS TONIGHT
Millrose A. A. Games
at New York to See
Great Contests


NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-By The
Associated PressSAmerica's army
OF athletic talent will be tossed into
the lists at the Millrose A A games
here tonight to battle the trium-
plant march Of a foreign invader
Paavo Nurmi. peerless Finn.
A hand picked field of college and
club talent will meet the endurance
powers OF Nurmi in a three quarter
mile race. the shortest distance he
has been called upon to race during
his American campaign.
The Millrose A a games will bring
together olympic. National and in.
tercollegiate talent. The first sec.
ton OF the carnival will see Nurmi
facing Joie Ray. Illinois A C; James
j.. Connolly. former Georgetown ath.
lete and two intercollegiate middle.
distance stars in Lloyd Hahn and
Leo Larrivee. in the three quarter
mile special tonight.
A highly talented field of jumpers
will compete in the running high
jump.
Topping off tonight's program will
be Willie Ritola's appearance in the
three mile run when he will be
called upon to OUTRAGE a field OF six
opponents.
, 1925-01-27
kEARNS DIGS UP old
CONTRACT S|GNEDBY DUFFY

1t will look pretty much like an act
of ingratitude on Jacks part toward
Simpson who. according to Bob
Shand, sporting authority and ref
cree. was pretty fine TO Dempsey
when the champion most needed a
friend.
It seems that when Jack beat
Gunboat Smith, he did not have O
real manager. lie came 10 Shand
and said he was going to ask Simp.
son to manage him. This he Is re.
ported to have done. Simpson de.
clined and recommended Kearns,
saying Jack could do more for him
and carry him higher.
Now will Jack have the heart to
take Duffy away from the man who
furnished him with the big meal
ticket of all timer Yet fans who
know what sort OF a heart Kearns
has got figure II out for themselves
In the meantime Dempsey owes
Simpson 4 lot too. and he has been
known TO return favors. That is
no Joke. either.
, 1925-01-27
C|NCY UNKNOWN
QUANTITY; WEAK
SPOTS DEVELOP
Chances to Strengthen
Club Passed Up
By Owners

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 21.-By
The Associated PressSThe Cincin-
natl Reds represent an uncertain
quantity in the 1925 National League
pennant dash but IL shaky spots in
the infield and pitching staff are
eliminated, the club promises to be
a prominent factor in the a c
The winter stove league period
FOL the Reds has been one marked
with a dearth Of trades which might
have strengthened the team in all
its positions. Furthermore. there is
not much opportunity to pull a deal
which would whet the fielding and
hitting average of the team, although
a trade of some sort may be closed
before the opening Of the spring
training season.
The club has purchased a few
minor league players during the win
ter and some are possessed with
ability that made other teams bid
for them. The brightest star to
drop into the red lineup during the
off season was the youngster. Ores
sen. star outfielder from st. Paul.
Rube Bressler. utility outfielder.
will play first base for the Reds.
Bressler who recently signed his
contract containing a stipulation
that he cannot be sold or traded In
as an outffelder and during las sea
o substituted for Jake Daubert.
when the veteran was sick. Daubert
died Just after the close Of the sea.
son..
Hughy Critz, peppery second base.
man will continue at that position.
unless orsted by recruits Pinelli.
Fiery Californian. will remain at
third. The shortstop position has
several candidates. including Dress.
en-. Bohne. last seasons regular;
"Chet" Fowler and Topel.
Five new corners augment the
uncertainty OF last years pitching
staff. All are OF more or less un.
known quantity. but Manager Jack
Hendricks is hopeful of plucking
or two regulars from the group.
Adoifo Lucue. the Cuban veteran.
had n bad season In 1924. while Pete
Donohue also was a disappointment,
VIII come back this season. The
other regulars holding over on the
mound staff are Carl Mays. Eppa
Rixey. Jackie May. Rube Benton
and Tom Sheehan.
Hargrave. Wingo and Jack Bloot.
University OF Michigan catcher, com.
pose the receiving department. Har.
grave is best.
The outfie'd has the redoubtabls
Ed Roush in confer field. Walker in
left. Elmer Smith. former American
Leaguer. and Zeltzmann. an Inter.
national Lacquer. will fight 1t out
for the berth In right.
, 1925-01-27
THE TRlBUNE'S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS
BENNY GERSHE
IS SENSATION
OF PRIZE RING

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. 27. -
From a preliminary boy to a main
bout performer in a few months is
tho remarkable rise Of Benny Ger.
SHE. San Diego southpaw feather
weight. Gershe scored his thirteenth
Knockout in sixteen bouts, last
night. stopping Harry (Battling)
Leonard Of Philadelphia in four
rounds.
On his first appearance here Au-
gust IL last. Gershe received $40 for
a preliminary bout. Last night. box.
ing his first windup on big time, he
received close TO $4,000.
Ernie Gooseman. Omaha, Frankie
Garcia. Chicago. and Johnny An.
drews. Toledo are the only boys
who have stayed the limit with Ger.
she. He won decisions over each.
Gershe got his first knowledge of
the ring while loafing around Benny
Leonard's training camp.
, 1925-01-27
BY FAIR PLAY.

Copyright 1925, Casper Tribune)
NEW YORK. jan, H. Jack
kearns must think a lot OF Jimmy
Duffy Hyman Gold) He has mott.
fled the boxer that he intends to ex.
ercise his rights in Il five year con
tract that Duffy signed three years
ago when jack took him east.
Since this notification came thru
a firm Of Oakland lawyers, 1t looks
as tho Kearns means business.
Duffy, 1t appears. would like to be
handled by Tommy Simpson, OF
Oakland, who is Duffy's adviser.
With the exception of the time
Duffy went east and had that bad
bout with Lew Tender. he has
fought almost entirely In Simpsons
shows. Just now, Tommy needs
Duffy as he seems to be the only
coast boy who figures to have much
of a chance against the eastern
champions and neal champions.
II Duffy is grabbed by Kearns,
, 1925-01-27
QUESTION
BOX

II you have some question to
ask about baseball. football, bog.
Ing or any other amateur or pro.
fessional sport
II you want a rule Interpreted
II you want to know anything
aoout a play or player
Write to John B. Foster. on
baseball.
Lawrence Perry. on amateur
sports. and
Fair Play on boxing and other
professional sports. All are >spe.
cial correspondents Of the Casper
Tribune. sl4 World Building. New
York.
II you want a personal reply
enclose a stamped. self.addresseS
envelope. Otherwise your cues
ion will be answered in this col
umn.
, 1925-01-27
by HENRY L..

United Press Sports Edltor)
NEW York;, Jan. 81 United
Pressh-All through the discussions
OF the Dolan-o 'Connell baseball
scandal. the light.hearted manner
In which major league players look.
ed upon the case was one of its
most unusual features.
The players in general sympathize
with Jimmy o'Connell and they feel
that Commissioner Lands went to
an uncalled-for extreme when he
barred the young California out
fielder for life because he had ad-
mitted offering a bribe to a Phila-
delphla shortstop. Dolan's case
didn't arouse much sentiment
, 1925-01-27
STATE CASHES
IN ON FIGHTS
New York Earnings in
-Four and Half Years.
Total $783,OS6

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The state
OF New York has realized q net profit
OF ~SIs3,os6 from professional boxing
since the present Walker law went
INTO effect nearly four and one-half
yaers ago. according to figures made
public by the state athletic commits
sion.
This report amounts paid on ad.
mission tickets to matches. licenre
fees for boxers. managers. clubs, sec
onds, referees and other ring off.
Gals.
Boxing paid a gross income of ST..
o21,e70 but It cost the state seas.
es4.s4 to regulate the game during
that period.
, 1925-01-27
BALL
LAKCINC in BRAINS.
DECLARES

among. the players. because Dolan
was not popular. o'connell was
hardly more than a kid. Just break
ing into the only business that he
knew. Dolan was IN old hand at
the game who vas principally the
detective for John McGraw when
ho was not passing signals along
from the coaching limo.
Many of the players still insist
that o'connell was made the victim
Of n practical joke and that too
much seriousness was attached to a
situation that had nothing Of the
criminal nature in 1t.
ono prominent major league
manager said during the winter
baseball meetings that Sand was a
, 1925-01-27
Balloon Race
Is Scheduled
For June Z

BRUSSELS. Jan. 27.-The start OF
the race of the second Gordon Ben.
nett cup for balloons will take place
from Brussels on June Z, next. The
entries will close April /.
A solid silver cup valued at IL. 1000
francs donated by the Aero club OF
Belgium. will replace the original
trophy given by the late James Cor.
don Bennett. which became the prop.
erty Of the Belgium Aeronaut, Ernest
De Mupter. through his successive
victories In 1929. 1928 and 1924. A
cash prize of 1880 francs will be all.
lotted to the winner of the race.
, 1925-01-27
FIGHTS AND
FIGHTERS

PHILADELPHIA - Jimmy Good.
rich. Buffalo lightweight won the
referees decision over Harry Brown.
Philadelphia after 10 rounds.
BALTIMORE-The National Box
ing Association suspended Johnny
Dundee. former worlds feather.
weight champion. for his failure to
meet Fred B%retonnel. French light
weight.
NEW YoRK-Johnny Dundee
came back to enter the lightweight
elimination tourney and not to re-
claim his former featherweight
title. James ]. Johnston, his man
ager said.
Since 1899. the Grand National
has ranked as the principal steeple-
chase that is run In England.
, 1925-01-27
SPORT BRIEFS

Survey OF the record breaking
streak that has marked the few
weeks OF indoor track activity so
far shows that rs worlds marks
have been collapsed. against a total
OF 10 for the entire season OF 1928,
with the prospect that this figure
will be more than doubled in the
next two months.
, 1925-01-27

Paavo Nurmi has chalIsed up
twelve marks in seven races while
his c~ountryman. Willie Ritola. has
SIX to his credit. Five Of Ritola's
marks were recorded. in a single
r"re. last SATURDAY. at the BROOKLYN
Co''eee games. when he got some
Of revenee for the defeats
he has sust.in~d at the hands Of
Nurmi bv disnIacing three OF the
phantom Firms records.
, 1925-01-27

Copyright. 1925. Casper Tribune.)
Q.-Was Christopher Mathcwson
ever manager Of n National league
club?
Ayes. Cincinnati.
, 1925-01-27

Eddie Collins. newly appointed
manager Of the Chicago White Sox,
nomen Sullivan"
When Collins went to Philadelphia
to talk terms with Connie Mack. In
1906, he was still a student at Colum.
bia. When he walked into Connie
MaclSs office n scout recognized
him but Mack covered the situation
~cIeverly when he realized that Col
Inns had been recognized. Mack said
to Collins: Hello Sullivan. ! want
you to meet a friend Of mine" The
scout decided It wasn't Collins after
all. Eddie retained the name Of
Sullivan In baseball circles until he
graduated from Columbia In 1907.
, 1925-01-27

FOR results try a Tribune Classified
Ad
, 1925-01-27

Rito'a's achievement of smashing
five records In one race has no equal.
SO far as a tearch OF past perfor.
mance reveals. Nurmi shattered
three marks in a race at the Mum.
cipal A A games in New York re-
Gently while in 1923, Joic Ray per-
formed the same feat at the Wilco
meet in Brooklyn.
, 1925-01-27

eSh VI a -,dliOiiil league
club?
Ayes. Cincinnati.
al am trimming a friend for n
boxing motcb. lie Is fleshy through
hips and thighs, also through the
face. What can be dones
A.-For hips and thighs have him
lie on floor on right side and raise
right leg twenty times. Then whiri
leg in circle twenty times. forward
and backward. Then lie on left
side and do same. Cannot help
you about tho face he may be
naturally fat there.
Q.-Who has the best record OF
any pitcher for actual service and
success?
A.-cy Young who began with
Cleveland. He pitched longer with
greater ucces than any other
pitcher and In many respects was
y pr~eatest.
, 1925-01-27

which just seemed to 4goTwith
a pipe. No one else ever knew
his secret until we acquired
'Wellmanis Method"and by it's
means made G,angerRoAgh Chr
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