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Evening star., 1925-07-30
SEMI-FINALS LISTED
AT SEABRIGHT NETS

SEABRIGHT, n. j., July 30.-The
schedule of today's feature matches
in the Seabright tennis tournament
follows:
Semi.finaIs of women's singles:
Helen Wills VS.. Mrs. Molla Mai.
lory, Mary X. Browne VS.. Eliza
beth Ryan.
Semi-finals of mems singles: VIM
cent Richards VS.. r. Norris VII
liams. James o. Anderson VS.. Gran
ston Holman.
Semi-finals of women's doubtless
Miss Wills and Miss Browne VS..
Charlotte Hosmer and Helen
Jacobs, Eleanor Goss and Miss
Ryan VS.. Mrs. May Sutton Bundy
and Marion Williams.
Richards strengthened his position
as a candidate for the 1925 Davis CUP
team yesterday when once again he
convincingly proved his ability to de-
feat Gerald Patterson OF the Austria
liam team. Last year, when the New
York youth was named at the twelfth
hour to play the singles matches with
Tilden. he defeated Patterson at e-a
IS, "a, and his triumph yesterday
was equally impressive. In exactly
half an hour he disposed Of the power
fully built, hard-hitting Australian al
6-3, 60.
Williams defeated j. B. Hawkes. OF
Australia, rs, 6-3, while Holman
put out DR.. George King, conqueror
Of Bill Johnston, "a, 6-2. Anderson
scored over A. H. Chaplin, jr.
6-3, 6-3.
Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup, fifth
in the ranking, gave Miss Wills a
tremendous battle and threatened tc
defeat her when she led at 20 In
the second set after taking the first
at "a. The California girl rallied
and, after the score had reached 80
in her opponents favor, took nine
games in succession. She won at 4-6
6-3, 6-1.
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Mary Williston captained the win
ming team composed OF Eva Turner.
Mary Beth Bolin, Angela Chambers,
Christine Pendman. Madge Under
wood, Annie Underwood, Louise Al.
baugh, Julia Crumb, Lettie Dent and
Elizabeth Franklin.
Sydney Tull is captain Of the East
ern Shore girls.
The final game in the series will be
played Saturday afternoon.
Adele Stamp, director of girls ath-
letics at the University Of Maryland,
Is in charge of the Summer school
singles tennis tournament, which is
now under way. Olive Seltzer won her
first round match yesterday from
Irene Mead, 60, 60.
Tnez Tillotson Of the West Washing
ton tennis team scored a hard-earned
victory over Minnie Travis of First
Church, in the B. Y. p. L. League
series yesterday, after dropping the
first set at 6-3. The final score was
3-6, 6-3, IS. Several of the games
in the prolonged contest went to deuce
dozen times.
Elizabeth Mcdowell (First), and Elsie
Haycock West Washington were
forced to call their match on account
OF darkness with the score standing
at set-all. They plan to finish it today.
Betty Hartman won q place in the
final round Of the quoits tournament
in progress on the Happy Hollow play
ground, defeating Margaret F'ollans-
bee yesterday in a tie match, 2l-17,
19-21. 21-s. Miss Hartman will meet
the winner Of the Priscilla Woodley-
Emily Mackey match for the title.
Georgetown schlag ball lassies de-
feated the Dennison contingent, to 6,
yesterday on the Georgetown grounds.
sadie kiatu captained the victorious
team, which included Marie Mckee
nan, Mary Beamer, Annie Wilmer.
Reba Collins, Dorothy Fling and Wini-
fred Line.
Helen Singer and Marie ITALIAN dem
onstrated conclusively yesterday that
they were the outstanding team in
the Hoover tennis tourney by captur.
ing their final match without the loss
OF game. Marie Taylor and Irma
Callahan fell before their strong Of
fensive in short order, 60, 60. Miss
Singers long drives. coupled with her
partners superior net work, COM
pletely bewildered their opponents.
In the first round of the New York
avenue singles tournament Margaret
Moore defeated Fannie Drill, 6-1,
14-12. The second set was one of the
longest ever staged in a Fairgrounds
tourney. Miss Drill made a valiant
fight to even up the score, but finally
succumbed to Miss Moore's steady at
tack. Virginia Ryan defeated Jose
phine Conner in a match which very
nearly equaled the Moore-Drill affair
The score was 60, 12-1o.
The Georgetown track meet, held
Evening star., 1925-07-30
SHELTON SETS u. S.
MARK AT SWIM MING

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 30.-The
Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago, led
with 10 points at the close here of
the first session of a national swim
ming meet of the Amateur Athletic
Union.
One American and one Pacific
Northwest record were broken. and
one world mark was put in dispute. A
Pacific Northwest meet is being held
coincidentally with the a. A. L.
events.
Robert d. Shelton. Illinois Athletic
Club, Chicago, winning the 440-yard
breast stroke in $50, obtained a new
American mark. Shelton made the
previous mark, $50. in Chicago last
year.
Neva Brownfield, Crystal Pool
Seattle, in a tight contest wrested
from Madeline Pless, who finished
second. the Pacific northwest record
Evening star., 1925-07-30

yesterday afternoon, was divided into
three classes, s to 10 years, 10 to ~
years and II to 1t years. In the first
class little Mary McFadden was high.
est point winner, making 10. Lillian
Torreyson was second with s and
Edna Mckinley's gave her third
place.
In the 10-to-12 year class, Jennie Tor.
reyson WAS the winner with a high
total of 1S13 points: Reba Collins took
second honors with 1912 and Grace
Hartley third with 8.
Sadie Kiatti. by winning the high
jump and broad jump and placing sec
ond in the throw for distance, collect
ed 13 points and first honors in the
third class, with Dorothy Fling press.
ing her closely with total of liz.
Margaret Gossage was third with 6.
The three-legged race, one of the
features Of the afternoon, was very
closely contested. the Fling-Bryan
team barely nosing out the Line
Hartley combination.
Abbie Green, Helen Price and y
Shields acted as officials.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

The great Tiraboschi had previously
failed to accomplish this swim.
Miss Ederle Is we'll known in France
for her accomplishments in the Olym.
pic games. The team Of American girl
swimmers furnished the real sensation
of the Olympic meeting, winning
every event they entered. French
woman swimmers were nowhere
thew looked we'll in bathing costumes.
but they We're not what really could
be called swimmers.
Miss Ederle leaped into fame in 1922,
when at Is years of age she won the
3l2 miles international swim In New
York. She has been on top ever
since. Within a year she had become
woman in sports history, including
every world record from 100 to 500
yards. 10 in all, besides American
records. AT Long Beach in 1929 she
broke seven national records in one
race.
Last June she swan the 2i.mile
classic from the New York Battery to
Sandy Hook In Z hours IL minutes,
bettering even the mems record OF Z
held for II years by George Meehan
of Boston. On the last two miles Of
this race she actually raised her
stroke and finished with a 100-yard
sprint. She took no food during this
swim, and used the eight.beat crawl
all the way except for brief changes
to rest her muscles.
Fierce Currents to Fight.
The total bird-hight distance Of the
channel swim is not much greater
than that of the Battery-Sandy Hook
route, but the difference In record time
is an indication of the difference in
distance which must be actually trav-
ersed. The average rise and fall of
the tide in New York harbor Is only
four feet. In the channel It is II
feet. with fierce currents to CORE.
spond, and usually nasty chop born
of the never-ending conflict between
winds, tides and currents from two
oceans and nine rivers. Swept up and
down by currents too complex to be
foreseen, the swimmer usually de.
scribes a course Of great zigzags.
Thirty unsuccessful channel swimmers
have got within a mile Of their goal
only to be swept back by the tide,
which, in their weakened state, they
were unable to combat.
Copyright. 1928. by North American Nevs-
paper Alliance. All rights reserved)
Evening star., 1925-07-30
Tomorrow-More About the Crawl.

in the women's 10o-yard free-style.
Miss Brownfield won in 1914 the
event, in which Miss Pless made
1918 at Tacoma, Wash, two years
ago.
Johnny Weissmuller, Illinois Athletic
Club, retained his championship in
the 440-yard free-style, but did not
disturb the world record, 4:57, which
he set at New Haven, Conn, in 1928
His time was 5:22.5.
Second point winner In the national
events was the Roman Pool, Miami,
Fla. with 5; Chicago \. c., Olympic
A. c., San Francisco and Stanford
University tied at each and fol-
lowed by Griffin Natatorium, Chicago;
Cincinnati y. NJ. c. A. and Crystal
Pool, Seattle, one apiece.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
Aid Miss Eerle in Sm Fen Stars Dictate Organizations

The first thing in learning the crawl
is to take a gliding position like that
In the dead mans float. and then prac-
tice thrashing your legs up and down
in the water from the knee to the foot.
just as rapidly as you can. They
should churn the water like the pro-
peller of a power boat. Keep the legs
from knee TO body straight and close
together in gliding position. Practice
this thrashing movement with dill
gence until you can manipulate your
legs with very great speed, holding
your face down in the water mean
while.
To,,oorro,,.N Mora Aho,.f fha CHaul
Evening star., 1925-07-30
VAN VLIET Is IN FINAL
OF LEGION NET EVENT

BALTIMORE, July so.-Capt. Rob
ert Van Vliet of Camp Meade and
Washington. former District Of Colum-
bia champion and member of the
victorious Army Leech Cup tennis
team, encounters John Magee of Bal
timore In the final of the American
Legion tournament today on the Sub
urban Club courts.
In his march to the deciding match
Capt. Van V1iet eliminated Peyton
Strobel. jr.; Fred Turnbull and Felix
Rothschild.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
INTERZONE NET FINALS
TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 4

NEW YORK, July 80 CR.-Finals
in the interZone Davis cup tennis play
will start at Forest Hills. n. Y, Sep.
tember 4, the United States Lawn Ten
mis- Association has announced.
They were scheduled originally for
September 8, and s, but have been
changed to include Labor day.
There will be no matches on Sun.
day, September s.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
No. 24.-The Crawl Stroke.

The crawl stroke, which many peo
pie confuse with the trudgeon, Is the
other racing stroke and used for short
distance swimming sprints almost al
together. The trudgeon is a gooo
stroke for an athletic woman.
The leg movement Of the two
strokes is entirely different, the regu
lation of breathing is different and the
arm movement is more rapid in the
crawl. II is much used by Australian
swimmers, hence the term Australian
crawl" but was perfected by an Eng
lish champion and variations of it are
used by most American and English
racers.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
TILDEN CASE BRINGS UP
AN OLD ISSUE In SPORT
Dempsey Only One to Scorn Ruling Body Recently
and Get by With Paddock and Ruth Among
Topliners to Be Disciplined.
BY the Associated Press.


individual than the
organization sport? athlete position which
challenges governing authority of the gameand
The bynder anything perpxing in either
questions negative both
pointing generally axiom Of that the individual
before
well recall
William T. Tiden
rhamoio ofchan onud
Evening star., 1925-07-30
YOUNG BOB is IN LINE
FOR BOUT WITH TUNNEY

NEW YORK, July so CP.-Reports
are current that Young Bob Fitzsim-
mons. son of the former champion,
and himself holder of string of IL
straight knockouts, will be the next
opponent of the American light heavy
weight champion, Gene Tunney, in a
bout to be fought in San Francisco
in September.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
TAKES TENNIS H0NoRS.

Harris Hull annexed the Chevy
Chase playground tennis champion
ship yesterday by defeating Donald
Williamson. 6-3. 81, 60. In the
semi final round Hull defeated Don
aid Bittinger, 60, 6-3, and Will
hanson won from Emil Ferrari by
default
Evening star., 1925-07-30
PAGER SETS WORLD MARK

AURORA, Ill. July 80 Op).-Single
G, 1853 1-5. the 15-year-old iron
horse" of the Grand Circuit, won
the six furlongs free-for all pace in
1880. and then finished fourth in the
mile and q quarter, which was won
by Sir Roche in the world record time
of 2:3a %.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Hoping to get a head start on the
other sandlot foot ball combinations
of the city. +. r. kersey. manager OF
the Waverly eleven. has called a
meeting of all candidates at 90S G
street Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
QUESTION NOW ACITATINC
MERMAID'S TRAINING CAMP
American Girl Is Skeptical Over Advantage of Melo-
dies TO Accompany Her Efforts in Water, But
Experts All Insist 1t Is Essential.
BY CAPT. ALEC RUTHERFORD,
amous British Expert on the Cross-Channel Swim

Alliance
APE Girls NEZ July 0One question of de-
be Ederle
before she her the Eng
The What will be
provided an accompaniment for her effort?
be. according the Miss
for But her coaches favor it, and successful
had Traboschi the Argentine who
made record 1928 fortified by jazz music from
declared aterward that the long
TO oecupied something
Evening star., 1925-07-30
WOMEN in SPORT
By CORTNNE FRAZIER

the University of Maryland Summer School hoy
~
and Western Matches
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Tuesdays this
victory Shore
opening but winning
tturn
Evening star., 1925-07-30

FREMONT, Ohio. July 80 P).-Pe-
ter Manning. world champion trotter,
shattered the State trotting record on
a half mile track when he went an ex-
hibition mile In 2:03.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

The Georgetown track meet, held
Evening star., 1925-07-30

The French newspapers have en-
lightened their readers regarding the
previous accomplishments of both
Miss Harrison and Miss Ederle. Miss
Harrison's greatest feat was the
swimming of the River Platte at a
point where the width of the stream
is nearly 27 miles, with a complicated
and difficult current at several places
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
A Christmas Carol
By PHILLIPS BROOKE

The earth has grosUn old with its
burden of care,
But at Christmas it always is young,
The heart of the jesuel burns lustrous
and fair,
And its soul full of music bursts forth
on the air,
When the song of the angels is sung.
1t is coming. Old Earth. it is coming
tonight
On the sn0soflakes (Which eover thy
sod
The feet of the Christ-chld falls
gently and suhite,
And the yoice of the Christ-child tells
out with delight
Thai mankind are the children of
God.
On the sad and the lonely, the
soretched and poor,
The voiee of the Christ-child shall
tall;
And to every blind sOanderer open the
door
OF hope that he dared not to dream
of before,
Win the sunshine of velcome for ALL.
The feet Of the hum6lest may walk in
the field
where the feet of the Hottest trod,
This then, is the marvel to mortals
revealed
when the silvery trumpets of Christ
mas haze pealed,
Thai mankind are the children of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
''DON'T SPOIL PROSPERITY BY SPEEDING
PAST CAUTION SIGNALS,'' SAYS TREGOI

In reviewing general business con-
ditions, J. H. Tregoe, Executive Man
ager of the National Association of
Credit Men, said last week that bust
ness was in a favorable state although
there has been little increase in COM
modify prices. The one situation
which he believes offer sthe greatest
cause for concern is the careless max
ing and financing of construction con-
tracts.
I'VE have had the unfortunate ten
dency in this country always to spoil
prosperity movements by speeding
past the caution Signals" Mr.. Tregoe
said 1--WE must look ahead, watch
our step, and keep under observation
these facts:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
Continued from Last Week.
CHAPTER 8
Three Puffs of Smoke

From a ledge on the mountain
above the road, the Indian Komi, wide
eyed, had been watching the runway
blackboard, and the pursuit Of the ban
dts.
Sensing the situation, he quickly
started a fire. When it was going
WELL he half-smothered it with his
blanket. Then deftly raising the
blanket thick puff of accumulated
smoke rose into the air. Komi re
peated the operation till three such
puffs had followed in succession.
"The smoke, he talk - Komis
friends, they hear" he muttered.
He returned to watch over the ledge
again for few moments. Then he
repeated the signal Of three puffs oil
smoke.
"They must hear smoke = if MOI
hear first time, givum more"
Terence rode his rearing horse right
down the rocky incline, slipping ant
stumbling, needing nothing = down
down, down, onto the bank, and, with
never stop, directly into the water
Of the reservoir.
Mary, struggling i nthe water, was
clinging to the drifting wreckage o.
the blackboard with one hand, and tt
the money bay with the other The
blackboard horses, freed from the
tongue of the blackboard in the fall
were swimming to shore.
Terence, on his horse swiftly
swimming out to Mary, dared moi
come too close to her for fear his
horses paving hoofs under water
might harm her So he loosened his
lariat, and swung the rope to the
girl. Mary succeeded in grasping it
Terence turned his horse back to
ward shore, drawing Mary after him
When the horse reached shallow
water and found his feet Terence
leaped from the saddle, and quickly
drew Mary into his arms, and carried
her back to the bank. Exhausted and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
Gopher Poison Cam
paign Under Way

YAKIMA.-Orchardists of Yakima
county have been doing intensive
work to poison pocket gophers while
they were storing winter food. When
the fresh mounds indicated activity,
the work begun. Studies in this sec
ton show that approximately 80 per
cent of the gophers can be killed by
poisoning before the ground freezes.
Bats recommended by County Agent
A. 3. Lovett were carrots, sweet po-
tatoes, parsnips, and in some cases
raisins. ~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
Are You All Run Down?
Many Spokane Folks Have Felt That
Way

Feel all out of sorts?
Tired, achy, blue, irritable?
Back lame and stiff?
1t may be the story of weak kid.
neys!
OF toxic poisons circulating about
Upsetting blood and nerves.
There's way to feel right again.
Help your weakened kidneys with
Doan's Pills-a stimulant diuretic.
Doan's are recommended by many
Spokane people:
w. P. Watson, proprietor tailor
shop, 1928 N. Division ST., Spokane,
says: my kidneys didn't act prop
erly and the worst trouble was that 1
had to get up during the night to
pass the secretions which were scanty.
Sharp pains went across the small of
my back and my back was always
lame and weak. Doan's Pills from
Joyner's Drug Store drove the trouble
from me and the cure is permanent"
6Oc, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
MANILA MARKET REPORT

Pressure of buying on the Manila
copra market has been slightly re-
lieved during the past week by ex
porters purchasing elsewhere, accord
ing to the weekly cable report from
American Trade Commissioner O. M.
Butler, Manila, received at the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Prices have increased slightly on
account of demand of local mills.
The present provincial price equiva-
lent TO Resecado delivered at Manila
is 1915 to IL pesos per picul.
The hemp market is reported to be
somewhat quieter, but sellers are hold.
ing prices firm with actual trans
actions. Production is normal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18

First. There is. still a mal-adjust
ment in our production and consupm
ton;
Second. Sensible credit care must
be exercised in the financing Of con
struction contracts. Back of the con
tracts must be the basis OF sound
credit;
Third. The joy riding of install
ment sales still continues. If any
change were to happen in our pres
ent situation with the result Of cut
ting down employment, the losses in
individual credits for installment con-
tracts would be disastrous;
Fourth. The speculative fever in
fecting our people at present against
which there must be placed unflinch-
ing and practical opposition"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
Huge Map Will Feature
Pacific Northwest Fair

During progress of the Pacific
Northwest Commercial and Industrial
Exposition in New York City, from
May 10 to %, 1926, huge map of
Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho
and the territory of Alaska will be
placed on the center wall Of the Grand
Arena so that visitors interested in
any locality or district exhibiting in
the exposition may readily ascertain
it's exact location, transportation facil-
tiles and other specific and valuable
information.
The map will be 60x60 feet in size,
brilliantly Illuminated by battery of
powerful flood lights focused from
Orders seventy feet from the Grand
Arena floor. The map will serve to
definitely locate that section of the
United States with Alaska represented
by each exhibit.
Washington evergreens will be used
in the scheme of decoration for the
New Madison Square Garden, where
the exposition will be held. The edi-
fee is rapidly nearing completion and
the Pacific Northwest Exposition will
the first affair of the kind to be held
in the mammoth new structure.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
Kittitas Potato Yield
Average Good for Year

ELLENsBURG.-rptato demonstra
lions in Kittitas county show that the
common seed yielded an average of
10 tons per acre, while potatoes grown
from better seed, certified included,
averaged 20 tons to the acre under
practically the same soil and moisture
conditions. The effects of certain dis
eases was determined, and demon
strations showed that leaf roll re-
duced the yield by so per cent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18
: The Night Before Christmas
By CLEMENT CLARKE Moore

Treas the night before Christmas through the house
Not creature stirring, mouse;
The stockings hung by the chimney zOith care,
In hopes that St Nicholas zOouId be there;
The children nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions Of sugar plums danced in their heads;
And Mamma in her herchief, and in my cap
Had Just settled our brains for long yinters nap
When out on the la5Cn there such clatter,
sprang from my bed to see what the matter
Avay to the zcindoac fezc like FASH
Tore open the shutters and threO up the sash
The MOON on the breast of the neOfauen snow, esAe
Gaze lusre of midday to objects beIow;
When, 1eha to nuy wondering eyes should appear,
With little old driver so 1uezy and quick
knec in moment 1t must be st. Nick. is
More rapid than eagles his they came,
And he 1ohistIed and shouted, and called them By
"Nosc Dasher! now Dancer! noe, Prancer and Viren!
On! Comet, on! Cupid on! Donder and Blitsen-1
To the top of the porch, to the top of the wau!
NonC dash azcay, dash azcay, dash auOay, ALL"
As dry Leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
- When they meet acith obstacle, the sky,
So. up to the houseop the coursers they few,
With the sleigh full Of tops-and st. Nicholas too
Ind then in a tzOinking heard the roof
The prancing and pacing of each little hoof
As I dre1o in my head and scas turning around,
Dozen the chimney st. Nicholas noth a bound.
He dressed all fur from his head to his foot
And his clothes all furnished cth ashes and SCOT;
n bundle of toys he had flung his back,
lind he looked like peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes hoe they trcnkled! his dimples hon merry!
His cheeks like roses, his like cherry,
His droll little mouth drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin white as the
The stump of pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encrced his head like yredfh
He had broad face and little round belly
That shook, hen he laughed, like boscl full of jelly
He chubby and plump right jolly old elf;
lind laughed yhen sac him, in spite of myself
Il wink Of his eye, and trcist of his head,
Soon gave me to kno7c had nothing to dread.
He spoke not cord, but straight to his upork,
And filed all the stockings; then turned rch jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose.
And giving nod, up the chimney he
He sprang to his sleigh to his team gaze whistle
And auay they all fey like the dozen of thistle;
But I heard him erclaim he drove out of sight
Happy Christmas to all, and to all goodnight"