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The Washington times., 1925-05-21
BY international News servIc.

CHICAGO, May 21.-The "un-
written law" in a new form-this
was the plea to. be offered here
today by Lucille Wunsch, sixteen
year-old Thornton high school
girl in defense of her attack on
Agnes Simneck, twenty-eight, the
woman who "made her mother
cry and who she killed to end
the philandering of her father.
There was an undeniable senti-
ment in favor of the young de-
fendant, broken only in the stern
faced group composed of Hermann
and Ray Simneck, brothers of the
dead girl, and Mr.. and Mrs.
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-25
COLBY CANDIDATES
GET FIRST CALL
FOR BASEBALL
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Waterville, Feb. 24-Coach Roundy
issued the first call for baseball at
Colby college this afternoon with the
result that % battery candidates re-
ported at the college gymnasium to
go over the plans with the baseball
coach OF the men who reported
this afternoon, Coach Roundy has 16
men signed up for try-out at the
pitching end of the battery and the
rest on the receiving end.
The men who have signed up for
pitching are as follows: Gould Elk
holm, c. E. Bennett. Trainor, X. r.
Pierce, n. F. Corbett. Heal, Powley,
Muir. J. E. Corbett. c. A. Anderson,
Saucier, Newhall ana Scribner. T: G
only names which are on the list of
men who have previously been on,
for the varsity team are Muir and
Ekholm. Those who have signed up
to try out for the receiving end of
the battery are: Keith, Whelpley.
Peacock, Chase. Grant. Drummond,
Caulfield and Fletcher. Keith and
Whelpley are the only two veterans
who have reported tor date.
Tomorrow afternoon the rest Of the
candidates are to report to Coach
Roundy in the college gymnasium
for the first session of the prelimin-
airy work for the spring season.
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Three Eliminated
In Lightweight Race

New York. Feb. 24.--(By A. P")-
Three candidates, among them one of
the hardest hitters of the class, today
are far removed from the lightweight
boxing crown which Benny Leonard
let fall recently.
The first three elimination matches
in the New York state athletic COM
missions tournament to name a cham
rion shattered the hopes of George
Ok. o. CLANCY of Baltimore. Eddie
(kid) Wagner of Philadelphia and
Jack Silver of the Pacific coast. The
first two went down to defeat in Mad
ison Square Garden while Silver bowed
to Joe Benjamin out in San Francisco.
CLANCY was knocked out by Tommy
O'Brien of Milwaukee, who only this
winter lost on points to JACK Bern
stein of New York in the Garden. Up
to the sixth round, when the final
punch arrived, the Baltimore veteran
had ruled with fist of iron, safely
sidestepping the only weapon his op-
ronent possessed--a circling right.
Jimmy Goodrich, the newsboy of
Buffalo. won his way to another bout
by gaining a decision over Wagner
after two extra rounds had been
fought. Tonight George (Kid) Lee
of Worcester. Mass. and X. Q. Clyde
Jeakle of Toledo meet here in a tour
nament contest. Lee has taken the
place of Rocky Kansas of Buffalo.
who injured his right hand in recent
bout.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-25
Cony Journeys to
Morse This Evening

With the confidence engendered
by their recent defeat Of the Bangor
High basketball team, the Cony High
boys go this evening to Morse High
at Bath. determined to trim the
Morse boys by a good margin. The
local team which has just hit its
stride certainly showed great game
of basketball on Friday night last
against the strong Bangor team and
il they play as they did then they
should take over the shipping city
crew with ease.
Coach Comedian will take with
him. Lapidus and Overlook who will
start the game at guard. Stiles and
Clement starting as forwards and
Trask as center. Nickless, Fletcher.
Gilmore and Plummer will be on the
sidelines in case of need.
The Cony boys will play away from
home again on Friday when they go
to Brunswick to battle the Bruins.
wick High boys on their own floor.
The Cony girls will also play away,
going Friday night to Skowhegan to
mix with the fast girls team there.
The Cony girls will certainly show
the Skowhegan team some real bas-
ketball as in the recent clash they
lost by the exact number of points
scored from fouls by the Skowhegan
girls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-25
Colby Made No
Agreement to Race
Against BOWdOin
Special to Kennebec Journal

Waterville. Feb. 24.-To counter
act some of the rumors which have
been circulated throughout the
State that Coach Mike Ryan of the
Colby track team withdrew his re-
lay team at the American Legion
meet in Boston on the afternoon O.
Washirgton's birthday, the Blue and
Cray merton this afternoon stated
that Colby had made no agreement
to race against Bowdoin and con-
scquently they could not have with
drawn from the race.
Coach Ryan stated that he had an
agreement with the manager of tic
American. Legion games to run Will
liams AMI the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology, il the latter en-
tered a. tcam. The Blue and Gray
coach knew nothing Of the fact that
Bowdoin was selected to run as a
third team until he sew the news
rapers Of Saturday At that time.
h; telegraphed TO the management
in Boston for q report and no On
swer was made to his wire. The &c
suit was that Colby went to Boston
prepared to fulfill the prearranged
agreement to run Williams. Colby
withdrew its team. when the agree
ment was violated.
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Hebron Basketeers
Face Busy Weekend

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Hebron. Feb. 24-The big Green
quintet plays the Coaches Cluster in
Portland on Friday night and Abbott
school on Saturday night in Farm
ington. Coach Hollis men are in
fine shape and are expected to- face
their opponents with championship
form. The coaches of Portland anG
Deering have organized a team which
has performed creditably this season,
showing Deering high under a few
weeks past. The Portland game fol-
lows a Hebron alumni function and
was scheduled to give the old grads
an opportunity to see the crack club
of the school in action.
Abbott school has come fast since
their defeat at Hebron, and has won
from Coburn. This gives them a
prominent place in the championship
run and Hebron will have to go the
limit to win. Captain Wheeler and
Pierce, guards; Morse and Hobbs,
forwards, and Beach, center. Will
start for the Oxford school
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Delta Epsilon
Five Win in
Colby Frat League


Wuterville. Feb. 2i-The Delta Up
silon basketball team continued their
winning streak this afternoon in the
Colby gymnasium by sweeping the
Zeta Psi five to the score of sc,
while the Lancers won an uneapec.-
cd victory over the Lambda Chi
Alpha basketeers, taking the count
of a 1924 game.
The Delta L aggregation had little
trouble with their south colleg9 rivals
and ran up a good sized score with
out a great deal of effort. For the
Delta Us. the best performers were
Keith and johnson, with Saucier do
ing some excellent work. Powers end
Abbott were the best players for the
defeated Zetes.
The Lambda Chi Alpha five lost
their two star forwards and suffered
through this. Workman had been
called home while Hannifin was ILL.,
The Lancers played better game of
basketball than their north college
rivals and won the game in the last
period.
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RAY HANGS UP
NEW MARK IN
1000 METRE RACE

New York, Feb. "a (By A. P.)-
Joie Ray. veteran little distance star
of the Illinois A. c., established a
worlds indoor record of 2:29 and 3-5
seconds tonight for 1000 meters i'll
conquering Willie Goodwin of the
New York A. G. tonight in the race
at that distance featuring the meet
for the benefit of the Cathedral of
st. John the Divine at Madison
Square Garden.
Ray broke the tape ten yards in
front of Goodwin, with Walter Gegan
of Georgetown University, the only
other starter, third Is yards further
back.
Gegan set the pace for the first
two laps, when Ray took command
and won as he pleased. His time for
the distance, which had not been
raced indoors before, was only a Sec
ond behind the outdoor record held
by Sven Lundgren, of Sweden.
Carl Christensen, blond timber
topper of the Newark A. c., leaped
to close triumph in the 70-yard
high hurdles over p. r. Elliott. of
Princeton, and Herb Meyer, also of
the Newark A. c., who We're second
and third in blanket finish. Chris
tiernson's time of 9 seconds fiat was
2-5 of a second behind his own world
indoor mark.
Willie Plant hung up a decisive
victory in the one mile handicap
walk, overcoming allowances of from
Is to 80 seconds conceded to his OPP
ponents, but failed by five and two
tifths seconds to equal the world s
record held by George Goulding of
Canada. Plants time was 6:33 rs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-25
Jack or His Wife
Apparently "Of"
The Leather Mitts

New York, Feb. % (By \. Pr
Apparently absorbed in the gentler
arts of matrimony, movies and mem
DIR writing, Jack Dempsey is giving
less thought to the decence of his
heavyweight boxing championship
than an industrious group of promo
tiers headed by Tex Richard. The
latest shift in the program finds
Richard preparing to match Tom
Gibbons and Harry Wills, the out
standing two contenders for a bout
In the spring to determine an op-
ponent for the champion in Septem-
Der but there is a growing feeling
among observers that Dempsey. or
Mrs. Estelle Taylor Dempsey. has de-
cided he will put away the gloves for
good.
II he adhered to schedule, Demp-
sey would put his crown at stake
this season, for he has risked his
laurels in outstanding bouts at two
year intervals regularly since he top
pied Jess Willard from the throne on
a scorching fourth of July at Toledo
IN 1919. He fought Billy Miske and
Bill Brennan before engaging in the
battle of the century" with Georges
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-25

Scha efer. former 1872 balkline billiard
champion of the world. tonight de-
feated Edouard Horeman's Belgian
champion, 400 to 161 in the third
match of the international 1872 balk-
line billiard championship game here
tonight. Schaefer clicked off hleh
run of 100 in the seventh inning,
new mark for the tournament.
New Orleans, Feb. 24-Chilhowee.
owned by the Chilhowee Stable. car
rying 1928 pounds, with Jockey Sharpe
up, captured the Mardi Gras handi-
cap, $4,000 added, in the feature race
on the track here today. establishing
a new record for the mile and three
Chilhowee, the favorite,
took the dust until the back stretch.
when he began moving up, and came
into the stretch with burst of speed
that trimmed half a second off the
track mark for the distance, cover
ing it in 81 3-o.
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Advance Guard
Boston Teams
Off for the South

Boston, Feb .4.-The ADVANCE
guard of Boston's major league
baseball teams, consisting Of five
pitchers and catchers of the Boston
Braves, under charge of Coach Dick
Rudolf left here tonight for St.
Petersburg, Fla, where the Nation
Leagucrs will train in preparation
for the opening Of the season with
the Giants here in April.
Three recruit pitchers, Ike Ramp,
Joe BatChelder and George Harris
grove. and two catchers, Edward
Cousinelu, and Edward Phillips,
made up the group that will become
larger as regulars and newcomers
Join fhe party alorg the route to st.
Petersburg Jim Cconey. star south
Jaw, boarded the train at Provi-
dence, Il. L., and pitchers Nc
Namara, Van Brunt. Genewch and
ogrodowsli were scheduled to join
the squad at New York. Emil
Fuolis, vice president of the club.
will meet the party on arrival at
st. Petersburg Thursday evening.
The remainder of The battery
squad will make its way indepen-
IDENTIFY 10 the training camp to re-
I urt for practice by March ]. The
second squad, composed of inhelders
and outGelders is due to report at
St Petersburg on March ..
While in Florida, the Braves will
play a series OF five games with the
New York Yankees. and. in addition,
games with Washington, Cleveland,
aud the St. Louis Americans. The
training period will end on April J.
The players will start for Boston the
next day. playing three games Ell
route with the Rochester CLUB of the
International League. Two games
will be played with the Red SoN in
Boston on April II and 13 as Il part
of the spring trip. One game Is
scheduled with the New Ha' ~
Of the Eastern League on April /.
at New Haven.
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% Rounds Boxing
At Augusta City Hall
Next Wednesday

Cannon BALI Cote of Lewiston
and Young GauYin of Somersworth,
n. H., have been booked by Promo
tor Harry Sears for twin six as the
headliners at his big boxing show in
City Hall on Wednesday evening
March 4th. These lads are the give
and take type of boxers who bore i'll
and display their wares every second
they are in the square circle, and
their collision promises action, pep
and science from the opening clang
of the gong. If the sports of Au-
gusta and vicinity are looking for
real speed and science they will
wend their way to City Hall and see
this miXup for it will be a sizzler all
the way.
Spin" Mcclure of Augusta and
Larry Walsh of Dexter are sched-
uled for a six round argument as the
semi final. spin" is known to fol-
lowers of the boxing game all up
and down the kennebec as a boy
who mixes every minute In Walsh
he is matched against one of the
coming lightweiGhts of New Eng
land, for the Dexter boy is coming
up the fistic ladder three rungs at
a time. This clash will bring the
fans to their feet with howls of glce.
The Special Bout" brings together
two Old rivals-one Of them the old
master, George Gilbert, hero of 10Y
battles Without q single defeat.
George will meet Bobby Coode and
the sparks will fly when they mix
things in four hectic rounds. Some
years ago George retired to rest up
on his laurels. but when he BEARD
that his old friend Harry Sears was
promoting the show the call of the
ring was too much and he was pre-
bailed upon to return for just one
more battle. Like the old war horse
that he is, the sound of the call to
the fray was too much and he is on
fire to charge the enemies lines.
The curtain raiser brings together
two husky heavyweights-"O
Burt Tenney of Hallowell and the
Mystery Man of Sand Hill. These
boys will give the sports an eyeful
for they are in class by themselves,
having plenty of pep" cleverness,
and ambition. "Oily" is training
faithfully and is determined to win
by a X. o. while the Mystery Man
is determined to take the scalp of
his Hallowell opponent This prom
ises to be one of the most interesting
bouts of the evening.
Tickets for the show 80 on sale
this morning at Gage & Kings. Pack
;frds Smoke Shop, Augusta; George
Arata. Hallowell; Max Ellis, Cardi-
ner: priced at $3.50. $1.73 plus tax.
The wise fan will got his earl for
there Is a big demand ADV.
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Not to Discipline
RitOla for Failure
To Appear in Boston

New York, Feb. "a T'y A. P)-Ihc
case against Willie Ritola, growing
out of the failure of the Finnish
American distance star to appear
yesterday at the American Legion
games in Boston has been closed
with Ritola still in good star ling.
This was announced tonight by
Murray Hubert, president Of the Ma
tional A. a. T., who said he notified
Boston promoters that in view OF the
"nlausible explanation" given by HUI
20 uiSt, Ritoli's trainer, no basis Tor
any disciplinary action against the
runner now was justified. Should
additional charges be filed, however,
Mr.. Hubert said the case would be
given a re-hearing.
Ritola. had not filed a written en-
try for the Boston games nor was he
notified of his engagement until toe
late to make the trip, due to mis-
understanding.
Concerning the charge that ex-
pense money to the amount of $4O4C
was advanced toward Ritola's eX-
penses, Quist declared that this had
n connection with Ritola, but figur-
ed in travelling expenses for Nurm
on n previous trip to New England
Willie Ritola smashed his oWr
worlds indoor record for fixed thous-
and meters in the distance feature Of
the track meet. The Finnish -Amerl
can Ace covered the distance in Ia
minutes, % Is seconds, lowering by
seven and four fifths seconds the
mark he set three weeks ago.
on his way to the finish. Ritola
also lowered his own record for three
miles, where he was clicked in 10: 81
Is as compared with his former
standard of 14:01 IS seconds ter
| days ago at the New York A. c
games.
Philip Granville, negro. and former
winner of the American nationa
walking title, scored spectacular
victory over Ugo F'rigerio, dappel
little Italian and Olympic champion
! in a mile and a half heel and toe
, event that aroused the crowd to 6
high pitch of enthusiasm.
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M. c. [. Basketeers
Boast Scoring
Ace in Lancaster

N'''l ~ JA'HItDEc JOurnUi1
PIttSlicld Feb. 25.-The Maine cen
trial Institute basketball team boasts
4 high scorer in Virgil "sparky" Lam
caster of this town. who has a very
creditabIe record for the season. lie
has scored 222 points. having dropped
in 81 baskets from the floor and "a
from the foul line. and has been very
closely guarded, but nevertheless has
kept up his share of the scoring in
each game. lie is also an aggressive
player, always doing his share of
passing and digging" the ball.
Lancaster is a member of the senior
class and has been prominent in ath-
Iellcs and school activities since at
tending the local prep school. He is
three letter man, having participant
ed in football, basketball and baseball.
having been captain of last years
court team.
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M. c. |. Plays Double
Bill on Friday
Especial to Kennehec ro,,rro,>

Plttsileld, Feb. PA double header
IS scheduled for the local basketball
court Friday evening and these two
attractions should draw the LARGEST
crowd or the season. The NJ. c. /. girls
,eam VIII meet the University of
name freshman team and hard
iought encounter should result
The NJ. e. /. boys team will, ,,,oo.
me kehts Hill five. This will be the
second game of the season between
lhese teams. The local prep school
team scoring victory over the hill
loppers earlier in the season at Rents
NH. Coach Cogan is working his
charges hard this week to have them
IN shape FRIDAY evening, and I'M
doubtedly will start his regular line
up winch will include Lancaster and
craig, forwards Capt. Hodgkins, CEN
ter; Day and Seekns. guards, with
humphrey and Coobs probably getting
into action during the game.
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KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

The statement that Visiting teams
are greatly handicapped in playing
on Cony's floor" which was made in
an article in a Tuesday issue of a
Portland paper under the heading of
Sensational Upsets in 1925 Basket
ball Stretch" seems to cast unwar-
ranted aspersions upon the Cony vic
tory of Friday night. The sport
writer responsible for this declara-
ton cannot be conversant with the
Cony games this year or he would
know that they are being played in
city hall. a floor that was considered
good enough to be picked as neu-
trail floor for the Hebron-Coburn
Kents Hill game this year.
And it will be Of further interest to
the afore- mentioned sport writer to
learn that Cony high used that floor
because Bangor had refused to play
III the Cony assembly hall and Cony
was anxious to meet the Queen City
aggregation. The Bangor team ap-
proved Of the floor when the game
was scheduled. In order to develop
q team Of real basketball players
rather than a home floor team"
Coach Comedian prevailed upon the
authorities to grant them the use OF
the hall for every game. But IN
spite Of that fact the Cony boys have
been nearly as much at sea in play
ing a game there as have the visit
ing teams as they have been unable
to practice here much Of the time,
because the hall was being used Tor
other things.
And while we are gassing along
this line it might be of interest to
the fans to know that there is not a
member of the present Cony team
that played full season previous to
this year. With green material and a
tough schedule which included Ed
ward Little. Westbrook and Bangor
twice and Lewiston and Gardiner on
their home floors for starter. Coach
Comedian and the Cony team should
be complimented upon their showing
One of the outstanding faults of
the Cony team this year has appar-
entity been what psychologist shark
would call an "inferiority complex.
In other words. they have under esti-
mated their own ability. Consequent
ly they have played one. two or per.
haps three periods and have kept
their vi lAI0
ment ana then have suddenly come to
the realisation Of the fact that they
not only were keeping up with their
opponents but they were In a fair
way TO win. The result has been that
they got panicky at the thought OF
trimming q team that was rated as
good, and lost their nerve and Incl
dentally the game.
An dur Ing practice they have
aA0Wn much more stun than they
have put into tho game. They have
looked like champions in practice bu,
in tho game they have forgotten wha'
they knew. In the Bangor game the,
had acquired more confidence and die
not get ratified, with the result that
they came through for a win. Now
that they have shown what they
could do and have proved 1t to them
selves, It would not be surprising II
they ended the season with a goodly
percentage of wins.
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% Colleges to
Enter I. C.. A. A.. A. A.
Meet at New York

New York, Feb. 24-TWent. TWO
college teams, two less than last
year. will compete in the fourth an
nual I. C. A. A. A. A. indoor track
and field meet at the 1O2nd Engineers
armory Saturday. March z. S2o en-
tries from the % colleges nad peeh
received when the list was closed to-
day. 49,.
COLLEGES to be represented are
Boston College, Brown. Colby, c.. c.
\. Y, Colu 1bia. Cornell. Dartmouth,
Fordham Georgetown. Harvard, Holy
Cross. Lafayette. Maine, M. l. T., n.
Y. L., Pennsylvania. Penn state
Princeton, Rutgers, Syracuse, Will
liams and Yale. -,
Amherst, Bates and Bowdoin will
not be represented this year.
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Bowling Results
SkOWhegan League

Especial to the kcnncbec Journal
Skowhegan, Feb. 2iGThc Giants
rolled up a close game against the
Orioles Monday evening when they
each won two points. They tied up
in the third box and when rolling off
the tie the Orioles won the point
Avotte was high with single of
SO and total of 21S for the Giants
while GaGne was high for the Orioles
with a single of 105 and total Of 284
INC SUMMARY.
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State House Girls
Take Three Points
With Pinfall of 1918

The State House feminine pin wal
i"pers took three Of the four points
from the Vickcry & Hill aggregation
tuesday evening and tied the fourth
point. The state House girls ran up
tolal OF l2l3 pins which was but 10
pms more than their opponents.
+. Overlook and l.. Brennan tied for
hlGh total with 26S and Miss Overlook
TOOK nigh single with "a. b. Harris
was high total with 253 for the los
ing team and Miss u. Harris took
their high single with 90.
The summary:
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Three to Represent
New England at
National Meet

Boston. Feb. 24-As result of
their performances yesterday at the
American Legion games here, Lloyd
Hahn, Robert Merrick and Ray Rob-
ertson, all member of the Boston A.
A.. have been chosen by the cham
pionship committee of the Ne Eng
land Association of the "A. T. U. to
represent the district at the national
indoor championship meet in Louis
vile, KY, on FEB. 2S.
Hahn will be entered in the LOCO
yard run. in which he won the N. Z.
A. A. U. championship yesterday and
the mile. Merrick, New England
hurdle champion. will represent the
district in that event. Robertson will
compete in the 500 yard run.