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for my end Of the purse. won
tho bout In 10 rounds. That was
the first big thrill OF my career,
My meeting with Jcm Smith In
France was my second thrill The
purse was for $4,000. a mighty
big ono IN those days. 1857.
AZ that time I claimed tho cham
piouship Of the United States. John
l.. Sullivan had broken a bone In
one Of his arms and was unable
to accept my challenge, I. in turn.
claimed the title because OF his
refusal to meet me. That was more
or less customary then, Didn't
mean much.
Smith at tho tlmo was tho
European titleholder. so tho match
was billed as ths championship OF
the world. with $4,000 side bot.
real money. too.
1t was terrific battle. staged
under most unusual conditions, tho
bout being held in the open on a
cold winters day. At the end OF
the i0sth round IL was stopped by
the referee. who declared il a
draw.
My bout with John L.. sullivan,
then the champion. was. Of course.
the greatest baltic OF my career
from any angle that you consider II.
Here was meeting the worlds
greatest fighter for the heavyweight
championship and the fame and
money that goes with such a title.
This bout was staged at Rich.
bourg, Miss. and was the last
American prizefight. Shortly after.
wards the Marquis OF gucensbury
rules supplanted those OF the Lon.
don prize ring code,
Sullivan won this bout when my
seconds tossed the towel into the
ring as the bell rang for the 18th
round. Both OF us were very weak.
Had my seconds not acknowledged
defeat, there is no telling what tho
result might have been. / win al.
ways think my chances wero as
good as suIliyan's.
There you have the three big
thrills Of my career as a fighter.
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ninth when the Browns scored

ninth when the Browns scored
three runs for total Of Q To x.
Sam Gray. Jack Quinn and Lefty
Groves were violently pasted for IL
hits. The Athletics made the Same
number.
The Senators polished the Indians.
~ TO in n bush league ball game
that produced 80 hits.
The Yanks. trudging thru the re-
mainder Of their schedule with no
great defense and less ambition. lost
to the Tigers. 4 10 3, and the White
sox beat the Red Sox, to /.
In the National the Giants
gained full game on the ri.
rates and are only two games be.
hind them now, which means
that the Pirates will still be
leading the league when they 20
to the Polo grounds Friday to
start their old. fashioned crucial
series with the top.spot as the
prize.
The Pirates lost to the Dodgers, 3
TO Z, and tho Giants dubbed out "A
victory over the Cubs, 7 to 6, The
Reds lost TO the pills, to 4, and
the Braves beat the Cardinals by the
same score.
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led a fieId Of 30 players at the Seattle Coli
clubs course with 10 score and Harley
Osterhout topping the 40 starters at the
Beacon Hill links with rs card.
In the amateur event, Lee Steil and Bon
Stein. both of the North End club, finished
with a stroke more than the Westland total
with Gene Hatton next with 78.
The failure of such well known linksmen
as Dixie Fleager, Tom Green. Harry Hjert,
Harold Niemeyer and Myron McElwaine TO
put in an appearance, took lot of color
out of the 1925 field.
In the first rounds Of the elimination
match play in the afternoon, Westland de-
feated George Bust En-" Abrams, (81),
uuun Hoalnng {p1N pafn,ar chap,nfn, gcc
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Gertrude Erdele Will Not Attempt
to Swim Channel Again This Summer

DOULoGNE, Aug. 2O.-Gertrude
- Ederlc is good.naturadely indlg-
nant over tho newspaper stories Of
her collapse and failure after nine
hour battle with the English channel.
She insists that she was full OF pep
and anxious 10 20. but that unex-
planned tears made her quit. She
does not yet realize the completeness
Of the collapse which ended her gnl-
liant swim.
Twenty four hours afterward Ger
trnde is the same lnughing, care-freo
girl she was before the attempt was
naae, and not even q suggestion Of
an abb has passed her lips unless
II could be her unashamed feminine
admission that she cried.
This simple confession OF tears
did not seem strange Wednesday,
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who take part in the world series.
The Senators won and the Ath-
letics lost Tuesday and the same
thing happened again Wednesday,
the result being as follows:
Philadelphia won ~, lost 90. Per-
centage, $40.
Washington won 20. lost 40. Per-
centage. SAG.
The Senators have won ono more
than the Athletics; they have lost
one more than the Athletics. and
they have played two games more
than Macks team.
In Wednesdays game with
the Browns, the Athletics were
nosed out in the last half OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-20

basement dwelling Sacs 10 20 Q. tn
Wednesdays game here
All was Eoins along fine with Sc
attic holding mere ono.ruu mar
sin, Both Vin0i and HaH,y. the rival
pitchers, wrrc fpoDins tho lads with
their Ewistcrs and hookrrs.
Vinci stopped fooIlng and iongcd
.or The cooling spray Of tho shower
baths Well he felt ihrm. IN the
sixth inning, eight runs ,rlcklcd
across tho plate before Elmer Shea
could stop tho tido after relieving
yincl.
Eight runs and eight hitS. plus ono
errorl Ninci's generosity In giving
away walks helped account for tho
eight scores.
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Play Started
for Western
Open TOURNEY

VO U y @ STOwN COUNTRY
l. CLUB. Youngstown. Ohio. Aug.
2o.-Two hundred md sixty-one OF
Americas best golfers started play
FOR the Western open golf cham.
pionship hero today,
This record entry list comprises
ono OF the choicest OF tho cards
that has ever participated in the
classic and Is the largest 10 ever 20
into "A single tourney In tho United
states, Thirty.two OF the players
arc amateurs.
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Ill tho work he wants for Colima
without even stepping outside Of the
city limits Of Los Angeles, The pop
ular Mexican can put on the gloves
and box every week II he cares to
and drag down the biggest purse OF
any home scrupper in California.
But Meyers grew tired OF looking
the same old facca over In Los An.
Eelcs every day and came TO tho con-
cluFior TINT n change OF scenery
wouldn't hurt u bit.
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FINE BEES

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 90
Oscar wit. manager Of tho salt
Lake Bees was fined hero ycster.
day by President Harry Williams
OF the Coast league. and indefinitely
suspended for an alteration with
Umpire Carroll at San Francisco
last Sunday. Tony Lazcrrc, short
stop. was fined y26.
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champion, W h o
fights Leo LON
slsi hero next
Tuesday, had n
desire TO got q
change Of ozone
II Meyers didn't
have that tired
feeling and wish
TO make n trip
s cattle box
lng fans would
never have lad
the opportunity
TO SEQ Bert Co
lima IN urg{Cn
here
NfryCrN can wet
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JOE IN RING

URBANA, III. Aug. 'o--Joic
Ray. king Of tho middle distance
runners, has turned to tho ring for
further sport laurols, He has
signed TO meet an unnamed boxer
~ show 10 be staged here in
September.
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SOUSA VICTOR

NEW HAVEN. Aug. 20.---Joe Sou.
sa, Of California. a brother OF Babe
Herman, won by a Knockout here
last night from Larry Roach, OF
Newark, In the fourth round. The
bout was scheduled for ten rounds.
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coming from a young girl Of robust
health whose eyes were bright with
flashing fun, for crying Is womans
prerogativc. But. 10 those who had
watched during nlno long hours, ms
she fought the channel seas, her
sturdy arms striking out with the
rhythm OF machinery, the remarks
sound modest and inadequate to 1T
the case.
Miss Ederlo will not attempt the
channel again this year The fading
summer season Is too short for ar
other try she believes.
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four win against the Jeffer-
son Park kingpin, Russell
Scarlet 40 Gordon Haw
$50 by two,up margin ended
stanton Frtdedck's $50 stay. Stein
won by default from Ralph Whalcy
gIli bryan Winter WD and Hhtton
went 10 the 18th hole before the
former gained the verdict. one up.
Leo GaakllI W0i and Paul Pigott
B2L couldn't settle their match in
tho regulation number Of holes, but
the former won on the 18Th. Fred
AVER tsD had tough time dlspos,
Ing ~ Paul Matthew'S C7gl. One.up,
and Elmer Kcndriek nil. found Lee
stell too good for him. losing by a
five and three count,
The tirst round matches In
the junior field, together with
their qualifying scores, were rs
follows; Harley 0sterhout t7G
defeated Harold Anderson 1901,
four and three; Harry Given
lsgl won from Axrl Anderson
t7sl city caddy champion, one.
up: Edgar Griffin 800 lost TO
Harold johnson 49,. five and
three; Howard WigEen l79l
beat Johnnie NcGlin tsO). four
and three,
Bert Hartman t7N los, TO Frank
Holhirom go onodown. George
RonEcrud tsol won from Roy sunds,
by $40. Elk and four. Bill Davidson
ffEl defeated Harold Hotter tssl.
three and two, and Johnnie shields
$50, heated I'd Finley Gg by two
and one margin.
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Play will con.
tiHue thr0ut lie
week with TIA
finals matched
probably achsdl
tiied Tor Sunday,
September g.
with Leon To.
renne ranking
number one IN
the + a cifto
Northwest snd
Howard LanEiie.
boys state cham
plou. both out u
the city az the
time the tourney
IS 10 be held a
new champion Is
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SOlOns Within Half Game
of Athletics in First Place

FER a long, gasplng
pursuit, the Wash
ington Senators have
come almost abreast
OF Connie Nack's
New Athletics in the
six months mara
thon for the Ameri-
can league -pcnnant
and the certfffe d
checks that flutter
into the caps of those
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DAVIS FINALS
ON THURSDAY

BROOKLYN. Mass. Aug. co.
Australia and Japan win NEE,
here today in tho first matches Of
the final round OF the American
zone Davis cup elimlnatlons
James o. Anderson, captain or
the Australian team. Will meet
Takeichi Harada and Gerald Pat.
terson will oppose zcnzo shImidzu.
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SILVER WINS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20,--Jack
Silver, San Francisco lightweight,
won decision in 10 rounds from
frankie Farren In the olympic
arena here last night. Silver won
six OF tho 10 rounds, while one was
even, and Farrcn was given the
other three.
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SCORE ONE
IN SECOND

Seattle scored IN IN. second inning
when Baldwin was safe on an error
and Emmer trlplod TO score him.
That was ail the scoring done until
that disastrous aixth inning.
Herman opened with u walk
and Baldwin delivered n single
TO put him ON third. Enmer
followed With tap to center that
brought Herman across the
plate. Number one.
paiy singled TO left scoring Bald
win. Number two'
HaEiy singled TO left scoring
Emmer Number three,
Tho slaughter continued when Nc,
cabc dumped one.bagr knock into
center. Daily trotting home. Number
fourl
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REPORT SALE

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 90 Sale OF
Roy Hutson. right fielder Of tho To.
peka Southwestern league club. has
been reported. lie was sold to the
Brooklyn Dodgers. to report in the
fall Hutson is the leading batter
or tho league.
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BILI.E TIN

Fred Aver provided The upset
In the city amateur play over
the Seattl. Golf club course this
morning by defeating Lee S,eil.
Of jefferson park. . up and |
10 play.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-20

miniHtercd 90 tho
cattle In.
diana Tuesday
Tho fact that
they were talk
ing before yes.
tsrday'a hall
game must be
emphasized ST.
lcnee fills tho
corridors where
ball fana AFRO
wont Go gather,
The Seattle In.
tlRus SCUM q I Y
and IN a most
convincing man
nsr trounccd our
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BRIDGES LOSES

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. TO-
Jimmy Moore won from Bobby
Bridges in the main event here last
night. In the first round Moore
Knocked Bridges out OF the ring
for the count Of nine.
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IHHTHE8 pIlFhtl NIHCl FIutl Huns ~
s!Hslhls fur Einfi D. struck cut Nasig
4 NIneie q g. Shes e Haass on balls
Ninel & HAstY s. 3 shes / stolen bases
- ufAaf. hFHElli Hrown. Three base nit
Epmsf aaristts hit Brsdy. Double
piay nsAfy 70 Emmsr 20 Herman Time
-i;sb. umpiFss-eHtrati ana Tomha-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-20

Neh y ~ So
ancc.
The superb.
tives OF sport
are ever inter.
eating. Tho
greatest game
Of the various
major lea gu Q
pitching stars.
the greatest
play OF tho All.
America football
stars and the
greatest shot OF
the golf cham.
psnna nj ~ "a y a
~
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EXTRA INNING

OAKLAND, Aug. Gothic Oak
land Acorns made It two strnIEht
from tho league leading Seals when
they won yesterdays game here, G
10 3. In 10 innings.
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OSferhOut Grabs
Junior HOnOrS
Defending Champion Wins Medalist Award by Lead
ing Field of SO, With Qualifying Score of 70;
Play to Continue Thursday at Seattle Club
BY ALEX c. ROSE

uONORS in the opening days play for the amateur and
junior golf championships Wednesday, carried
off by two members of the ngewood Country club Cham
pion Jack Wesand winning the medalst award when he
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JAKE WINNER

los ANGELEs. Aug. 2O.--i.oa
Angeles yesterday defeated Vernon
here IN the firs, game Of the series,
6 TO 0. when Elmer Jacobs, former
Pitcher with Chicago. turned the
Tigers back with five hits.
The score. r. II. T.
Los Angeles ............. 8 10 4
vernon s.s,s.+ss4....... 3
Baiterics--Iacohs and sandbcrE:
Bryan and whitney.
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Battcrios--Gcary McWeeney and
Agnew; Kunz, Pruett, Boehlcr and
Byler. (ren innlngs)
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QuiIIian,
Taylor
Enter
Local Net Stars Send in
Entries for Star Wood
land Park Tourney

utGHCLAgg competition ls q.
4 l. Tecfed among entries iu tho
star Woodland park tennis t0urns.
meni which wll be held Augnt %
az the Upper Woodland park courts
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Seattle Evens
CountAgainst
Sacs WithWin
NOW Imn srnns sTANp

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 20 Natives
~ of this ancient Pacific Coast VII
lase before yesterdays hall game.
were still talking Or ino defeat ad.
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SPLIT BILL,

SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 2o.--ons
OF those old-fashioned suggests was
viewed here yesterday when Salt
Lake won the first game Of a double
bill. % to .. Portland COPIED the
Recnnh affnir q 70
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Colina Training
for Bout With
Lomski Tuesday

anuTcH" MEYERS. who has de-
~ vclopcd and managed Bert
ColImn. Pacific coast middlewslght
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expected TINS season.
whtcomb Qtnllian. who provided
the upaets IN tho state tourney here
recently. has aignified his intention
Of entering and has sent in hts blank.
He 10 IN ths mems singles with
him in the double. Is Biil Taylor,
one o. the ranking players in Seattle.
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ENTRIES CLOSE
On AUGUST 26

Entries are being received al
spalding's. Piper & Tafts and at
the Sports department Of The Star
4 daily entry blank is printed on
the sport page and prospective en-.
tranis should MI it in and send Il
to one Of the above mentioned
places.
The last date OF acceptance OF
entries is August &c as the SEIZED.
ule must be drawn up at that time.
All matches will be played at Wood.
land park at the convenience OF the
entrants.
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The fact that Dempsey has agreed
to meet wills In 1926 Is proof he
means business. ... He could just
have easily made the date 1862. you
know
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WASHINGTON MKT
STARS MAY ENTER

Dick Burr. Mel Dranga and Bob
Hosketh. the latter pair being men,
bers 81 last years University OF
Washington net team, are expected
to enter despite tho fact that they
have registered for the Yakima
tournament.
John and Bert Curran believe
In making family affair OF the
meet. They are entered in the
mems singles and are paired in
the doubles.
The womcn'g entries have not been
coming in very fast and special
effort Is being made to have more
send in blanks. Last years cham.
pions. Eltsr and Irene Stephens. arc
expected 10 send In their entry
blanks, as wen as Bernico Daponte.
ono Of the leading players In Ind
recent state trrrf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-20
Henry to
Sponsor
Plunge
Noted Seattle Swimming
Coach to Handle Entries
for Star Mile Marathon

| ENEATURlNG the annual Green
l. Lake swimming carnival, under
the auspices Of W, J Dad Horny,
il the mile marathon event, spon'
sored by The star The date Tor tho
water gathering In August 20, which
Is on Saturday
Dad Henry Is handling a list OF
entries for tho long distance plunge,
besides taking care OF his work with
the other events lie has taken
charge OF all the swimming meets
that have been staged by The Star
for the mast five years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-20
CHAMPS ARE
EXPECTED RACK

kathryn Brown won the mile event
last year Ia the women'a class and
she Is expected 20 enter again this
year % defend her title. The winner
OF the mems event was Sprlgga
Washer. one OF the best swimmers
on tho Crystal swimming team,
II Is not yet known whether or
not Waschrr VIII be- seen la ma,
ton again In this years race or
not. IIr has just completed an
intensive training session for tho
Pacific Northwest and national
championships. which were held
here the first Of this month,
The Green Lake carnival viii Of
ficially close the local swimming sea
son for this year
There viii be races for noNiees.
both men and women. over
l00.yard course. Noyiees arc
classed n those who have not
placed In n swimming tourney
before. Ono event viii be free
style and the other win be back.
stroke,
The Derby races. over n half-mlle
course, will be another feature Of the
days events Thelma Mochait won
the event last year, and she IL OK.
pccted 10 enter for this seasons race.
Two separate Derby races will be con.
Quoted by Dad Henry. one for boys
and ono FOR girls.
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PAST RING DAYS

livery sport celebrity has had
IL some colorful happening in his
career that stands out as his great.
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NATIONAL

Nzl,h"tA ''''ts'. ''s.......ss. 2
Batteries - Haynes, Dickerman
Boehm and o'Farrell; r. Smith and
0'Nctll.
S.iilSAgo '''...,......... 6 Q 1
'NcW YORK '...-........ II .
Batteries - Alexander, Bush and
Gonzales; Bentley. Wlsner. Dean
Huntzinger and Snyder.
CINCINNATI ........,. 4 10 /
Philadelphia ......... 10 /
Batteries-Donohue and Hargrave;
Ring and Wilson.
tAtSnuFE '...... IL /
brooklyn ............ IL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Oldham. shee.
han and Gooch: Vance and DebeS-v.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

HHEteTItH = NIhHtIH, Middleton and
Thompson ana Robertson
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VETERAN manage
columbus American succeed
eton
Gowdy first attracted attention tho majors 1915 when he
the Boston hhars
eighth
OF
Athletics
game
distinction shortly
enlist the world
been with home In
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teated George Bust En- Abrams, I'D, three and two
Hugo Haakons (Sl), Rainier champion scored five and
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only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas Us 33-SlOo at lo2'
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-2 at 3d.
10 at S3, at S3.
American Security and Trust CO at
$50. at $50.
D. c. Paper pfd.-l0 at 54.
Mergenthaler LINOTYPE at 116 3.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Co.-1o at 9o%. 10 at
e6 i oeu
$500 at 9sl. $1,000 20,
Riggs National Banks at 345 ~:
Washington Gas 6s '33-S5. 900 at 1O3
Riggs National Bank-l0 at 346, lo at
346 "a 10 at 347 10 at BAT, 10 at 34T "a =,
washineton Gas Light-1o at 90. 10 at
'0 CAPITAL fraction Co.-5o at o7A, so at
97as at 81 IS ,oo
Washington Gas Light-100 at sos. 100
at 59h.
Money-Can loans. and per cent.
Bid and Asked PriC IS.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star ONCE

provement later. Riter.Foster Oil con-
tinued strong around 26, while Hum
BILE, Standard of Indiana and New
York were rather freely offered.
Music Master continued to respond
to last weeks announcement that an
important contract had been closed
with the Ware Radio Company. Just
under 19 1t compared with the Satur-
day final of 18&.
Baking stocks were strong again
under the lead of Continental Baking
b, following publication of the bal
ance sheet coincident with the offer
ing of a block of 10000 shares at the
per cent preferred. which was re-
ported as having been oversubscribed.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
REYNOLDS co. GIVES
BIG TOBACCO ORDER

NEW YORK, June Is C0.-The r.
j. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has bought
100000 pounds of the highest grade
tobacco of the 1923 and 1924 crop
from the Burley Tobacco Grwers' CO.
operative Association. Since Decem-
ber, the company has Sought two lots
of 100000 pounds each.
The Standard Sanitary Manufactur-
ing Co. has bought $4,000 additional
tons of pig iron for it's Louisville
plant. and 1000 tons for the Balti-
more works.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
COTTON OPENS WEEK
WITH PRICES FIRM
Lack of Rain in Texas Causes Good
Buying-Values Later
Ease Down.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15.--The cotton
market showed considerable f1rmness
at the opening today. Failure Of last
weeks rain to spread entirely over
the State Of Texas in sufficient vol
ume TO relieve droughty sections
seemed a factor on an opening ad-
vance of to II points, and active
months soon showed net gains of 2S
to 35 points on covering and trade or
commission house buying.
General business was not active,
however, and after selling up to 22.9S
for October prices eased off several
points from the best under realizing
and Southern selling.
New York cotton futures closed steady at
net advance of 30 to AZ points
Evening star., 1925-06-15
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, June Is Op.-Copper,
firmer; electrolytic, spot and futures,
13sa13&. Tin. steady; spot. 56.12;
futures. 55.75. Iron, dull; No North
ern, 20.00a20.50; No. 9. 19.50a20.O0: No.
2. Southern. 19.50a20.50. Lead, steady:
spot, s.25a8.4o. Zinc, firm; East St.
Louis, spot and futures, 7.02a7 .O5.
Anthony, spot, 16.75a17.00.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
WOOL MARKET STRONG.

BOSTON, June Is (SpeciaD.-The
wool trade started the week distinctly
encouraged by the evidence of strength
the price situation and the
activity in the woolen and
knitting mills. Growers who held out
during the recent decline now are OBJ
attractive prices for new clip
wool, so cents being the prevailing
level in the bright-wool district.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, June 15.-The latest
reports concerning the Mexican situa-
ton served as check to the upward
movement of number of oil shares at
the outset of the week on the Curb
Exchanse, but other oils were not af-
fected
1t was a day of highly irregular
price changes in the oil group. spe
cial strength in various public util
tiles and the customary singing out
FOR leadership of various specialties.
Gulf Oil of Pennsylvania ran IN
Sharply for a gain of almost 5 points.
only to lose a good part of the i'm