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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
NURMI TO MEET
RITOLA TONIGHT
IN MATCH RACE

New York, March 16--Paavo Nur-
mi will be called upon to show at his
best in the Knights of Columbus
games at Madison Square Garden to-
morrow night when he faces Willie
Ritola, crack Finnish American star,
in 5000 metre match race and two
hours later meets Americas four
premier milerS in special mile
event.
Joic Ray. Illinois a. G. star, who
has not forgotten several defeats by
Nurmi. will lead the quartet of mill
erS that will endeavor to strip the
Finn of some of his track laurelS.
Supporting Ray will be Lloyd Hahn.
crack milers. who placed third to
Nurmi in the mile at the Finnish
American games at Madison Square
Garden on January s when Nurmi
made his American debut; Leo Lar
:ivee. Holy Cross star, and Jimmy
Connolly, former Georgetown runner.
Hahn has improved noticeably
since his early season defeat by
Nurmi and at the New York A. G.
games in tho Garden on February
IA he ran the mile in Ala 2-5, one
fifth of a second faster than Nur-
mis- time up to that date. The Finn,
however. bettered this mark later at
Buffalo when he ran the mile in 4.12.
The 5000 metre match race between
Nrmi and Ritola is scheduled for
$50 o'clock with the special mile on
the program at IL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Old Time Sports
Revived in S. C..

Cameron, S. c.. March Is "a. P.)
-Reviving an old southern sport
which had fallen into diSuse for
nearly SO years. the people OF this
little South Carolina town have re-
instituted the annual custom OF
holding fitting tournaments.
Harking back to the days of chiv-
airy, the sport Of fitting now consists
Of q series of, charges by horsemen
down a course in attempts to secure
upon their wooden lances small
rings suspended above the track.
Following the tournament. the
most colorful event of the day Is the
coronation Of the queen at the town
auditorium where. surrounded by
her attendants, the reigning lady Of
the Tournament is enthroned.
Knights. ladies. pages and heralds In
full regalia contribute to the pictur-
esque ceremony. Plans for the hold
ing Of q tournament here during
July are under consideration. it Is
said.
Originating probably in the "ouin-
tain" a sport Of old France in which
five, instead Of three. rings were
used, the southern sport Of fitting is
thought to have been introduced into
this country by early settlers Of
French origin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
GARDINER AGAIN
TO TRY FOR SCALP
b AUGUSTA H00PMEN
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Gardiner, March 16.-Gardiner and
Augusta will meet again. the place Of
said meeting being the Gardiner High
school gym next Thursday evening.
The battle will be between two strict
~ local teams as the Augusta contin-
gent was not satisfied with the other
game and have assured the local man
sgement that they can take fall out
of any home talent team that may be
procured. Therefore the local clan has
gathered the following hoopsters for
tho fray: Heselton, Talbot. mckinley,
Kelley. Leighton, Hickey and Buchan-
an. The upriver aggregation will be
composed Of the following: Comedian,
Kennedy, Poor, Winslow and Prime.
The Senators are an experience outfit
and that they will provide excellent
competition Is a foregone conclusion.
The Gardiner Girls Club will minele
with the Capital City lasses. thereby
rounding out an evening where the
pride Of the two cities will be at
stake. The admission will be IS cents
to all, and tickets may be had from
any member Of the local girls club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Chicago Produce Market

chicago, March "
Sudden fright over a dearth Of bg]
ing swept through the entire ga,
market today at the last and result
in big selling and general upset
values. Wheat fell sac bushei ny
the days top figures and closed. eI.
ed. May delivery 1.64a to ls' y
July 1.4oi to 1.45i: the bottom pit1
reached 4sv to 6ic under Saturdill
close. Rice finished at Al to ~
loss. corn 81 to &c down. oats II
% off and provisions varying IRON
to &c advance. IL
1t was hardly more than bali
hour before the end of the day VI
the situation arose which demoranj
the wheat market. Earlier. bu!sI
had been numerous and news was
cidedly in their favor. but when "
attempted to collect profits tne
was disclosed that the market
been left without any adequate "
port. Speculative sellers were qui
to seize the advantage and the sns,
ing of prices which ensued was m'S
worse by the wholesale execution
standing orders to stop losses On
part of holders unable or UNWILLING
maintain ownership beyond denhi'S ',
limits. = n
The stampede to sell cam: N \
face of the fact that export puslD.l
here was the largest of any "a! y
months past. ar,l despite ann ,';sI
ment that the United States vls.I
supply total showed a liberal ger sn,,S
3,522. 900 bushels. Government nsI
were also at hand indicating tnrs
carryover of wheat In the w
States on July / next would % =, M N,
100000 bushels as against iyt ~
600 bushels in 1924. Predicted nm ~,
falling off in shipment from, =. Au IN!
liza and Argentina were also ivss rls1
of in the selling dash before lne "
Corn and oats went down n
wheat. An increase in the visl n. Nm m,
ply of corn was noted. On tns Nj,
hand. corn here ready for imns'
use was in good request. ,drsrI
Provisions responded to an AN b
in hog values but reacted VIC"
grain markets overturned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Cincinnati Mgr.
Believes Has Best
Pitching Staff

Bradcntown. Fla, March 16 CBy 4.
PD-Jack Hendricks, manager of the
Cincinnati National League baseball
club believes that he has the great
est pitching staff in his circuit and
that the Reds will finish in third
place or higher.
~ year ago this time there were
dark days in the Reds training
camp" he said today. 1T was then
that Pat Moran died. Cincinnati
has been fed up on a championship
ball club that it did not have. This
is no alibi. While the team suffered
terribly from illness and injury, yet
it did not have the ability to finish
higher than it did. 1t was aging
that team. Lack of speed cost many
close games.
'Now we have added speed. The
morale is higher. The spirit is bet
ter. In Iitman, the young outfielder
purchased from Newark; Dresser
bought from st. Paul and Critz, who
starred for us last year, we have
started right in getting youth and
speed on the club.
The death of our field captain,
Jake Daubert, was a great loss. We
are not experimenting with Bressler
at first, as the public thinks. l be-
ilCNC L'I SSNIti VIII Hi lllp OIL better
than any busher We could buy. NY
scouts and / combed the market for
first sacker and the only accepta-
BILE man we found was Neun. But
Detroit already had him.
Our man Critz and Wright Of the
Pirates were the outstanding stars of
last year and Critz outhit Wright
and stole more bases than the Pirate
star. He is a fixture at second base
for us.
Dresser comes as the most herald
cd of our rockies. He hit $50 in the
American Association last year. He
has made a good impression here. I
believe ! have the best pitching staff
in the league. Mays showed the
goods last year. Luque. the Cuban.
found his friends at home too kind.
He was a hero on the island. yoll
know. after" his great record of 1928.
He had bad season last year. He
has learned his lesson and l expect
him to go we'll this year.
RiXoy had n bad knee last spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Wills and Gibbons
To Meet in May
To Fix on Challenger

New York, Mar. 16-Harry Wills,
negro heavyweight, and Tommy Glib
bons of st. Paul, Mimi. will meet in
4 10 round match at the Milk Fund
bouts at the Yankee Stadium on
May %, providing the managers of
the two principals can be given as
surance that there is no possibility
Of a title match with Jack Dempsey
heavyweight champion, before fall.
This was revealed by Tex Richard,
promoter of the bouts. today. fol-
lowing 4 conference with Paddy
Mullins, manager Of Wills.
Mullins with-hel definite assur-
ances that he would sign articles for
the match with Gibbons until We'd
nesday. The winner of this fight
Will meet Dempsey in a title match
later in the year.
Wills will receive guarantee Of
almost $4,000 for the Gibbons match
Richard intimated, when he said 1t
would almost equal the guarantee
given to Wills when he fought Luis
Angel f'irpo at Boyle's Thirty Acres
last summer. Wills was guaranteed
$4,000 for the Firpo match.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
CITY GOVERNMENTS AUTHORIZES BOND
ISSUE OF $124000 FOR TEMPORARY LOAN

lation Of about $50 feet of sewer on
Monroe street was INeferred to the
committee on highways and sewers.
Roll of accounts No. 8 in the sum
of S30,663.96 was read and passed.
An order providing for the install
lation of q street light on Hospital
street opposite the residence of w.
+. Mclean was referred to the COM
mittee on street lights.
An order providing for a street
light at the corner of State and
Coughlin streets was referred to the
committee on street lights
An order providing for the con-
struction OF a gravel sidewalk on
Highland Avenue from Clark street
to Riverside Drive was referred TO
the committee on highways and
sewers.
An order providing for the plac-
ing of railing on culvert over the
Whitney Brook on Bangor, street was
referred to the same committee.
The city treasurer was authorized
to accept the sum of $34.S3 in full
settlement of tax deeds on the pro-
perry of T.. w. Cain for the years
1922. 1923 and 1924.
Nictualers licenses were granted
to Joseph Rousseau, Joseph A. Slat-
terry and. Charles Ware. Cab driv-
ers' licenses were granted to Ray
mond Pinkham and Leo Tetu.
Reports OF City Officers
Several reports of city officials for
the year 1924 were presented and
accepted at this meeting. Among
them were the reports Of the city
treasurer, Orrin b. Frost. the city
auditor. Daniel w. Cony and the city
street commissioner, Albert l.. Hall
The report of the city treasurer
shows receipts for the year includ-
ing the sum of S13.525.S4 in the
treasury at the beginning of the year
of S1.OM 1921 and expenditures of
5000, 1888, leaving balance on
hand on January /, 1925, Of .oo3.-
Is.
The gross bonded debt is given as
s40S, 100 on Jan. ]. 1925 or subtract
ing the sinking fund of s4s.0514S.
leaves a net bonded debt of SCOOPS.
-. A pa ogram of retirement of
bonds has been laid out providing
for the retirement Of $4,000 during
this year.
The city treasurer speaks Of the
tendency to let taxes remain unpaid
and urges that some other method
OF enforcing the payment of taxes
be provided than is now employed
by the giving Of tax deeds.
The report of the city auditor
shows receipts of $596,40O.33 and ex-
penditures amounting to $5S7,7S0,
ledving surplus Of $s.6S0.33. Among
the expenditures We're Education,
sl71.912.37: Fire Department. SIG,
1865; Police Department, So0,917.
e.: Municipal court, $2.661.2S: City
Building. $7,S21.75; Registration and
Election, $5.200.11.
The report OF the street commiss-
Toner shows a great amount of work
accomplished during the year.
Among other things are the con-
struction of 1851 feet of gravel side.
walk. 1920 feet Of concrete walk OF
widths varying from four to IL feet
in width and 2,6S2 2-s yards Of tar
sidewalk. Repairs have been made
on various sidewalks in addition and
a number of culverts, guard rails
and sewers have been repaired. A
detailed account of the expenses of
the department totalling $t17,77f.79
accompanies the report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17

some lilsely looking pitchers for the
local college nine. Mason, the color
ed lad from New Jersey looks as
good on the floor tossing them up as
any of them. He has all kinds of
speed and control and should prove
to he the backbone of the Colby
pitching staff. Muir, southpaw
veteran of the last two years is re-
porting daily and Is getting into eX-
Cellent condition for so early in the
year. Trainor, Freshman from
Waterville high school, looks as good
as any of the new material. Last
year the lanky local boy pitched
some corking good rames for the
Waterville high team and much is
expected of him this year. There
are n number of other first year
Iren who have reported to the coach
and are going through the workouts
dolly.
On the receiving end of the bat
terry there are fewer men reporting
but there seems to be plenty of ex-
cellent material in spite of their
lack in numbers. Whelpley, substi-
tute catcher of last years nine, and
Punk" Keith, substitute of two
years ago appear to be the two lead
ing men who are out Tor the lack
stop position. Chase, ii freshman
from kents Hill, Drummond ana
Caulneld. two more first year stu
dents are also out for the favored
berth and look like good material.
The loss of Danny Shanahan will
be a heavy one for the Blue and
Gray varsity nine this spring as he
filled the shoes Of Lanpher in an eX-
cellent manner all last year.
The later squad, which is compos-
ed of all of the candidates out for
any of the positions on the nine, re-
port daily to Athletic Director Ed
wards in the gymnasium for CON
ditioning work. The men are given
q stiff physical worlc ut which will
last until the ground is dry enough
after the spring recess to allow them
to take to the field for the real work
that is in hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17

With a varied program of entertain
mept interspersed between the general
dancing, the social party at Legion
hall Monday evening, at which the Lee
gionaire members Of the Legislature
and their ladies were the special
guests Of the James Fitzgerald Post.
American Legion and Auxiliary, was
enjoyed by some 500 people.
The evening was replete with spe-
cial features, and the hall had been
especially decorated for the gala occa-
sion by a committee Of the Auxiliary.
During the evening delicious refresh
ments Of fruit salad, rolls and coflee
we're served by the ladies, and this de-
partment of the big party was most
admirably carried out by the commit
tee headed by Mrs. Alice Webster.
The Legion post handled the enter
tainment for the affair and the COM
mittee, Of which Henry J. Thyng was
chairman, had secured an exception
ally clever and interesting group or
pleasing numbers. The session was
opened with the usual form OF a reg
ular meeting Of the post. and then'
aided and abetted by several we'll
coached members, was turned into
mock session, with several unique ana
laughable pieces of freak legislation
acted upon, such as the appropriation
OF So cents for the founding OF
homo for disabled and worthy butter
flies.
The program Of entertainment was
introduced by Chairman Thyng, the
first number being staged by Jerry
Carey, who sang and stepped-out two
lively song hits in his own inimitable
manner. Jerry pleased the big assem-
blage and they were loath to permit
him to retire.
Little Miss Devina Slosberg in an
appropriate and thoroughly charming
costume presented a dainty st. Pat
rck's Day dance, which made an in
slant hit with the crowd. This little
dancer is an artist and even though
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago. NATL
CATTLE-Receipts 19,oVV. .rpentlni
caliy all grades fed steers ,eA' IaTsj
choice yearlings. closing % trsa
spots 81 to 40 off on heaviss' uasOI,
dull at decline; numerous loaos a.
at noon: liberal proportion si sssyisl
comprising good to choice .ncds l
kinds calling above 1900 i.;j
very narrow demand; some
pound averages 1915; extre nSs II |
matured steers 11.50: two strinSs stesI
ml1.35: bulk better grade fesas,rlirl
9.2511i. 90. extreme top yea,
1925 handy weights 1l.so: ID. der d
weightv steers soc or more uil'e strsil
weeks high time: in-betweeh rsigt
warnings. handles and strong, Ssssds
sharing decline: stockers ana ann q
firm to higher. supporting con,,s u
medium grade steers: she s'V vess
even. steady: bulls spottyy;; oesl.l
mostly so lower; mostly lv' ~. vsssd
to packers: better grade Ign. ,sNJ
largely 11.50g12.o0; snippe'
1910 H6;Gs-receipts $4,000: m as:,ss
to en- higher: underweights ~ IN |
to soc advance; top 14.15; blifi 70:
S5Oopound ayera yes 13.S0q Ia
to isO-pound weight largely issI
1850; packing sows mos" slaugh
1925; bulk strong welsns, hodo'y
pigs l2.50G13.00: estimates hands y
1900: mostly out of iirs'
held 81 maReSt. 10000: s1'''a%@
dull: few sales fat VIZ" So loads
around % to SOC lower; lew ma load
to 90-pound lambs 16;oo' re and
pounds 1875: few to shippen,nn lars
butchers 100; choice -,pon,bs u
1850: extremely heavy I at BIDS
over 80 cars still unsold; oMnncharstV
or more lower; fat sheep d loatl
eve top 1915: frNd'n" laiiiD'
early sales 1890 lI.oo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Mrs. Jessup Wins
Over Mrs. Potter
In BrOOkline Tennis

BrookIine, Mass, March 1G.-Mrs.
John b. Jessup of Wilmington. Del,
playing through champion, easily dis
posed of her opponent, Mrs. Catherine
Porter of Philadelphia. in second
round match of the women's national
indoor tennis singles tournament on
the Longwood Cricket Clubs covered
courts today. The scores were 6-1, 6-1.
In the first round Mrs William En-
dicott of Boston defeated Miss Louise
Dixon. Philadelphia. 60. 6-1. Miss
Ann Townsend. Philadelphia, Mrs II.
stuart Green, New York, and Miss
Virginia Yates. Buffalo, n. Y, were
other first round winners.
Miss Mayme Mcdonald Of Durham,
y. II, and formerly Of Seattle, COL
lapsed in the second set OF her math
with Mrs. II. Stuart Green. New York,
and had to be carried from the courts
4 physician said tl,st she was suffer-
ing from extreme exhaustion and adj
viscd her to default. Mrs. Green ives
leading SIS so, when Miss McDon-
aid collapsed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Martin to Defend
Title Friday
Against Rosenberg

New York. March 1G-Eddie (Can-
nonbalD Martin of Brooklyn will de-
fend his bantamweight champion
ship against Charley Phin Rosen-
berg of New York in Is round bout
at Madison Square Garden Friday
night
AS a semi-fina Mickey Garcia
(Bushy Graham) of Utica. y. Y, will
meet Harold Smith of Chicago, who
has won his only two battles in New
York this winter. They are bantam
weights.
In Brooklyn on Thursday night Abe
Goldstein, former champion of the
hantams. and the man from whom
Matin won his title early this win
ter will face Tommy Milton for IL
rounds.
IIeavyweights also will have some
thing to do this week, Joe Stoessel
and Quintn Romero of Chile being
scheduled for IL rounds on Wcdnes-
03V.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
$4,000 OFFERRn
Continued from Paus o.,

torney, that he had returned ~,
ter to Shepherd for $50. Att,
of investigation it was the arr
regarded as sufficiently taprMa
warrant detention.
DIR. George Fosberg, who t,r.
at the McClintock inoues,
Shepherd had consulted him
about disease germs and M.
was the first witness to go beiass
grand jury.
larry Olson, municipal CHI,
tice, who initiated the tnyess.s
into young McClintock's death
ably will be the first witness ~
row.
Mr.. Grove faces the prosn.s
releasing Shepherd "Wednesday MI
an indictment has been retn,...
accordance with an agreemen, :,
Saturday by Shepherds coma.
permit him to remain in custosr \
not participate an immediate n.y.
charge by fighting for his relies
a writ of habeas corpus.
Squads from the states attor.
Office were sent out tonight n a.
woman and man who, DR.. Ea,.
said. would corroborate his ~
about Shepherds offer Of In,
money.
A new angle Of investigation y,
afforded late today when Er
Scherf. of Indianapolis, now empler,
in a Chicago packing plant, infom,J
the states attorney that Ioui, H.
the Shepherd family chauffeur !,
informed him that Shepherd had >,
fered $4,000 if the chauffeur \,
would keep his mouth shut"
The states attorney INTENDED n
continue questioning DR.. Faimsn \
night, saying he thought thu sehs
head still had information that A
had not divulged.
The Jones Detective Agency, reab
ed by Shepherd as bodyguards a
investigators, was raided by SOM
of detectives from the states at,,I
ney's office tonight and all its record
seized.
Faiman, questioned tonight q
his statement that Shepherd had n
fered him 100000 to keep bis nOul
shut" said: shepherd came "a \
and said he had big propostion. !
it went over. Shepherd told me- n
would both be on easy street. Wbs
1 talked to him about the miss,
test-tubes containing typhoid GERM
Shepherd said: That's all right; "
know anything about Them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
lEGIONAIRE MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE
SPECIAL GUESTS AT ENJOYABLE SOCIAL
SPONSORED BY LEGION AND AUXILIARY

called upon often to entertain gath
erIngs, always has something new,
novel and artistically clever to intro
duce. Later in the evening the same
little entertainer gave an exposition
Of the Russian dance which brought
forth salvo after salvo of appreciatiVe
applause.
The Apollo Quartet rendered sew
eral numbers which were well received,
and, as had been the case with the
preceding numbers, the audience de-
sired to hear even more Of their
splendid singing. The members of
the quartet were Mrs. NJ. f. Sawtelle.
Mrs. J. A. Anderson, Col. Keith Ryan
and Herbert Goodwin.
Albert f. Baker appeared in song
and dance speciality which was highly
pleasing, and Eddie Bechard gave an
exposition Of the Frisco" All In all.
the entire program was one of excep-
tional merit and was certainly appre-
ciated by the members of the service
organizations and their guests.
Music for the general dancing was
furnished by Douglas Melody Men,
and the dancing surface was in splen-
did conditions for the enjoyment Of
the young people.
Brief remarks pertinent TO the oc-
casion We're made by Comrades w.
Tudor Gardiner. speaker of the House
Of Representatives of the send Eegis-
lature and a member of the Benjamin
r. Smith Post of Gardiner, and by Al
Greenlaw, who is always enthusiast
cally greeted at any assemblage of
Legionaires. General Greenlaw was
the first department commander of the
Legion in Maine.
The party continued until a late
hour with everyone seeming to get
the most possible enjoyment out of
the social assembly, and the legisla-
tive party sponsored by the Legion
post and Auxiliary will go down in
history as a most successful and en-
tirely Measurable occasion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
Nurmi Has Doctors
Word He Was Sick
When Due in Hartford

New York, March 16.-A physi-
clans certificate stating that Paavo
Nurmi, Finnish record breaker. was
i'll last Saturday evening and there
fore unable to appear at track
meet in Hartford. Conn, was hand
cd today to Frederick w. Ruben.
secretary of the National Amateur
Athletic Union, to whom the Con-
necticut A. A. L. protested after
Nurmi had failed to come to Hart
ford.
Mr.. Ruben said the certificate
given him by Hugo Quist. Nurmis
manager. was satisfactory" to him.
but that before action could be taken
he must await the report of the Me-
tropoltan A. A. L. which has juris-
diCtion over the runner. This re-
port. it was said, will not be ready
before Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17
University of Maine
Yearlings Take
p of u Hoop Games

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
L. Of NJ, Mar. Q, 1925-Coach Fred
Brice of the University Of Names
yearling basketball team has proven
himself equally as good a basketball
coach as he is football coach. Brice
has had unusually good fortune with
his youngsters in the past two years
that he has handled the reins. His
teams have won to date total of %
games out of - played.
This years outfit lost only two
games out of their hard schedule of