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Gray each took part in a
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two boxers. each recognized by
some States and boxing bodies as
ba nta mweight champion. were IN the
ring last night, one winning news
paper decision and the other belng
Charley PhiD Rosenberg beat
George Mack of Jersey City. \. j.
in a 1O.round battle in the Eastern
CITY. while Bud Taylor OF Ierre
Haute. Ind. was outpointed py joey
Sanger in 10 rounds at Milwaukee;
In both contests the fighters entereu
the ring at catch weights.
Tavlor was recognized as bantam
weight champion by the Illinois Box
ing Commission, and Rosenberg was
barred from the State when bout
between the two failed to materlallze.
Other States and the National Boxing
Commission likewise named Taylor as
champion, but Rosenberg is recog'
nized in many States.
NEW YORK.-Mike Ballerino, for
mer junior lightweight champion,
Ravonne, n. j.. beat George Balduc,
Lewiston. Me. O0,. Alf Mancini, Eng
land, and Henry Goldberg, Brooklyn,
drew Q0).
LANSING, Mich.-"Red" Herring,
Gulfport. Miss, knocked out Jack
Lawrence, Chicago 90.
TORONTO.-Joe Mckeon. Scotland,
won on a foul from Alex Burlie. To-
ronto. Canadian hyweight cham
pion (3).
JAMESTOWN. N.Y.-Tommy Mitch
ell. Toronto. outpointed Ray Romney,
Niagara Falls 00).
NEWARK, n J.-Al belmont. New
ark. beat Joey Click. Brooklyn 00>.
Andy Divodi, New York, knocked out
Pep O'Brien. Scranton "a.
INDIANAPOLIS Lough-
ran, Philadelphia, outpointed George
Manley, Denver, Colo. Qo).
BAIITIMORE.-Eddi Leonard. Bal
timore. beat Marty Gold, Philadelphia
1O) Buster Brown. Baltimore, won
from Bobby Wolgast, Atlantic City
Qo). frankie Rice, Baltimore, beat
Billy Drake, Germany uo).
CHICAGO.-Billy Humphries. Eng
land, beat joey Abrams. Brooklyn
l0). Teddy Gartin, Denver, defeated
George Eagel, San Francisco Q0).
PHILADELPHIA. - Tommy Her.
man, Philadelphia, beat Johnny Gee
coli, Scranton d0). Roxy Allen. Cam.
den. \. j.. won from Larry Mayrs,
Baltimore 10).
SIOUX FALLS. s. Oak. - Clyde
Tommy Levine. Kansas City N,. How
ard Otterson. Sioux Falls, knocked
out Jimmy Lewis. Buffalo, y. Y. (5).
MILWAUKEE. = Daso Joe Cans.
St Paul. and Joe Miller. Chicago,
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WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

In addition. it is planned to give In
dividual medals to members of the
winning squad, although this plan has
not been made final yet.
Play in the tourney will start the
first week in January and each team
will meet every other team three
times, according to the schedule which
will he announced by Jack Haas be-
fore Christmas.
Captains and managers of the
league squads are:
Capitol A. c.. Julia Aman; Wash
ington A. c.. Betty Kronman; Prin.
Seniors. Dorothy Baumgartner; Para
mount A. c., Catherine Bray; Colum-
hia Federation of the b. Y. p. T., o.
r. Porter. There is a possibility that
two more teams will be added to the
lineup.
Washington Recreation League team
managers of both Junior and Senior
squads are requested to give Mrs.
H. r. Scudder, president at Edge
moor. Bethesda. Nd. the names
of their gymnasiums and the hours
available for match games. Mrs.
Scudder may he reached at Cleveland
1871. She requests that this infor-
December s, in order that she may
complete the schedule in time for the
opening matches, the first week in
January.
There are IS teams affiliated with
the league already. and prospects OF
that number being augmented by sew
eral others before the completion OF
the schedule.
Recreation evening. conducted un-
der the auspices of the local \. A.
A. F. group. will be. held at Central
High School tomorrow night as usual.
The program will be directed by the
physical training instructors of Mar
tina Washington Seminary.
Danish fundamental gymnastics,
folk dancing. volley ball and mass
games are listed. All business and
professional women are invited to
come and join the sport. A lo-cent
fee is charged by the community cen
ter to cover the expense Of heating
lighting and tanitor service.
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With the Bowlers

tanning as previous tournaments OF
such character held annually at the
establishment under the direction of
Lonnie Krauss. The genial manager
saws that many entries for the event
are being filed, and that very likely
the number Of competitors this time
will set a mark for the tourney.
Therell be a deal of fun at the Coli
scum, no doubt.
Eastern, Crop Estimates and Fl
nances were winners in the Agricul
ture Ladies' League matches. The
first mentioned, with Schwarz scoring
$50, took three games from Miscellane-
Gus, while Crop Estimates twice de-
feated Secretarys, and Finances took
two from Accounts. Bertha Greevy
of Crop Estimates was high scorer OF
the lot with a set of 304 that included
a game of lis.
Commerce did some heavy hitting in
the Federal League to sweep its set
with State. The Hooverits socked
the naples for set of 1 1,577. Clements,
leading off for Commerce, totaled $40.
Anchor men did some fancy shoot
ing in the Ahepa League, but l..
Chipouras of Hermis hit for 351
while Valliotis of Plato totaled just
345, so Hermis grabbed all three
games.
Meyer Davis was of to a flying
start in the District League and
easily took the measure of Stanford
Paper Co., in the first game. But the
Papermen came back to annex the sec.
ond easily, then staggered to single
pin victory IN the third Bilheimer
Of the winners had BAT set, but the
best of the match, 1862, was hit by
Naples of the Musicians.
How did the Hilltops ever do it?
Just think of a game of 714 and set
of 2,OO9, breaking all records. when
they took three games from the EN-
pire Markets in the Northeast
League. Why, that smashed two
District records to smithereens.
Everybody in the bowling fraternity
wanted to know what was what.
And it seemed that no one involved
in the making of those huge scores
could be located. Until at last NOone
,f the Hilltops was dragged out of
bed to answer a telephone inquiry
And Noone sleepily replied, Yes, we
l., He'd those big scores against the
Empire Markets. but we weren't roll
ing duckpins-iust tenpins.
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TUNNEY'S BOXING ACT
CAUSES HIS ARREST

b. ths Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 3d.
The boxing act of Gene Tunney,
heavyweight champion of the world
il a huge chit" so far as theatergoers
are concerned, but distinctly displeas'
ing to the New York State BOXING
Commission.
After his first day of vaudeville on
broadway the champion was accused
bv the commission Of boxing at an
unlicensed club" He was taken into
custody yesterday. as were two spar.
ring partners. who swap words and
light blows with the champion. and
the manager of the theater. Joseph
Emmett. All were released on. bond
of $500 each for appearance in court.
The arrests followed the appearance
of Edward Curry. inspector for the
commission. at Tunney's initial per-
formance. Curry served a summons.
but the evening performances later
were given as scheduled.
The commission had refused to
sanction the sparring exhibition, in
sisting that the champion confine his
act to bag. punching, shadow.boxing
and calisthenics. Similar action was
taken in the case of Tiger Flowers,
middleweight champion. after his
title victory over Harry Greb
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With a conflict in the scheduling
Of the preliminary rounds OF the nom
dav elimination tournaments at two
of the city's larger bowling establish
ments, the little pin sharpshooters
arc hoping starting times of Inc
rounds are so arranged that the
stars of the drives may participate IN
both events.
At both King Pin and Convention
Hall the preliminary rounds are due
to get under way on December -
end thereafter the dates conflict, eX-
cent on December 80, when there will
he no tournament bowling at Conven-
tion Hall, and on January l, when
the Convention Hall tourney will end.
King Pins event is to conclude the
day before.
AS rule, any hours within reason
at an evening session are acceptable
to tournament bowlers. They would
not mind bowling on one of the drives
in round starting at O'Clock ana
on the other alley in a round starting
at 10. The duCkpinner is an easy
going sort of bird usually. ana does
not bother much about starting
times. as long as he can get nome
for fair amount of rest.
Perhaps the arrangements of these
two big drives can so adjust their
schedules that no real conflict VIII
occur during the Christmas week
holiday. 1t surely would please the
howlers-and pleasing the bowlers is
the hiC business of the manaeements,
ri that
Mabel Jenkins, captain of the Beth
any ouint. in the Washington Ladies
League. suffered an injury several
weeks before the league season start
ed that kept her out of the game Tor
some time That was quite unfortu-
nate for the plucky Bethany team,
for il dropped a number of games by
a few pins that very likely would
have been grabbed by them had the
strongest bowler of their squad Deen
in action.
Not so long ago Harry Dixon of the
Agcia Interbureau Economics quint,
shooting in practice prior to league
championship match game, came
through with full house. shooting
a double header strike in the second
and third frames and triple decker
In the eighth. ninth and tenth. IheSe,
with a spare Sandwlched between.
gave him a total of l6S, game which
he could have used to excellent adNan-
taen a little later. as his team dropped
tlvo Of its three league games to the
fast travelling Interhureau outfit.
Although the newly organized lliil-
topperS Of the Washington Ladies
League are in no manner related to
the old Hilltoppor team that made
records in this powerful women
IoWlinc organization. it is we'll bal
anccd outfit that promises to do con
siderable hitting Of the pins during
The remainder of the season. The
team has several good maple smash
Crs on its roster.
That blind-pig tournament Sched-
,lcd for the Coliseum drives this
nnonth promises TO he just as enter
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TWO GERMAN BOXERS
SOON TO INVADE U. S.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. November 30.-The gal
aXy of foreign fighters seeking
fame and fortune in the American
ring is due to be augmented by the
end of the year by two more Ger
mans. Ludwig Haymann of Munich.
known as 1.-The high-brow heavy
weight" and Paul Noack of Berlin.
featherweight champion of Germany.
who will sail for New York shortly.
Haymann obtained his nickname
owing to the fact that he is grad
uate of the University of Munich.
Few wearers of the padded mitts can
boast college education. Haymann
fought a draw with Hans Rreiten-
straeter. the former champion. at
Dortmund on October Is.
Had a decision heen rendered the
victor would have been declared
heavyweight champion of Germany.
as this title has remained vacant
since Franz Diener overstayed his
leave in the United States and the
boxing commission declared his title
forfeited.
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in L. Fielding List Fguzy Looming Riua for Richard
CORNERINC POLO GROUNDS
is A FEATHER In HIS CAP
Support of Mara, Who Is Tunney's Pal, Also Big Aid
to Aspiring Promoter, as Gene Is Not Tied
to Contract With Tex, 1t Is Said.

banking interests and other ventures
place him on par with Rickard.
Jack Sharkey is under contract to
perform for Richards rival, as Is
Jack Delaney and Paul Berlenbach
Either of this trio would draw a whop-
ping gate with the champion. Now
that Fugazy has come out in the open
and divulged the site for his open air
bouts. it will be interesting to see
what Tex Rickard will do in the mat
ter of a comeback.
Fugazy has been invited to promote
fights in Jersey City. That means
the promoter has place to stage his
no.decision contests and 1t is not
beyond reason that Tunney may want
to fight one or two fights without risk
ing his title. These would sort of
tune him up for his prime effort in
the Summer.
1t looks as If Fugazy will trot out
Jack Sharkey and Paul Rerlenbach
as his opening number in the Jersey
City Club.
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IELDING was not the Ma
- tionsls forte during the 1926
American League campaign, as

r. IELDING was not the Ma
- tionals forte during the 1926
American League campaign, as
4 official figures announced to-
day by that circuit reveal. The
club that won the pennant in the two
previous seasons greatly through its
fine defensive work fell to fifth place
in club fielding this year and finished
with an average of .969.
That was four points below the field
Ing average of the White SoX. who eX-
celled in this respect, and but point
ahead of the Tigers, in sixth place in
fielding ratings.
Lack OF Double Plays.
There was a noticeable falling off in
team play ground the second sack by
the club that only two years before
had set a ma jor league record for dou-
BILE plays. During the 1925 campaign
the Nationals made but 129 twO-ply
killings. Only the White SoX and the
Yankees made less.
Joe Judge and Muddy Ruel were
the only National regulars to be near
the top of the fielding lists for their
respective positions. With an aver
age of 1874, Judge was but two points
behind Earl Sheely of the White Sox.
virtual leader Of the first-sackers in
handling the ball, while Ruel. with
.989, was the best of the four catchers
who participated in more than 100
games, although John Bassler of the
Tigers gets first rating for an aver
age of 900 in 63 games.
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w yITH the hockey season over
a Gtnge Washington Uni
AA ven -:ty co eds are devotlnG
their attention to basket
han practice in anticipa-
ton Of the interclass series
which will get under way the week
Ietprp the Christmas holidays.
taptaiuS and managers or the CLASS
.oua9s will he picked next week, ac
coi liug 10 Louise Omwake. genera
r,ana.cr. In addition to the after.
~, y r;actice periods. workouts VIII
- n. ii an Tuesday and THURSDAY
ni..h,. in the II street gymnasium
f,.a1 row until the opening of the
,-....oS Night practice was suspended
seyoGll weeks ago because the sym
,aeiun1 was being used temporarily
IN tho evening by the Dramatic AS
s c'afion.
Uolton Arms hockey squad Will
wind ur its season saturday morhinG
when il faces the Madeira eleven IN
NO annual tilt which is considered
the most important game on the
schedules &C the rival semlnarleS.
las; year Holton Arms won the
hattie. and the PLAYERS are being put
through their PAGES in series Oh
vo, k.outs this week. preparatory 10
bringing home another victory.
Made ira is equally determined. now
tyr,.. and close contest is expected.
Alice \icoll and Miriam Farles,
coaches for Holton Arms. state that
,hcv Will name the team to start IN
.1e Madeira game after the final prac-
ice on Friday afternoon.
District of Columbia Girls Basket
ran League met last night at Wilson
Normal School with full representa-
ron of the SIX member teams. The
ty.laws and constitution were for
mallv accepted. according TO which
Shading rules for girls basket BAL
will be adopted in their entirety, with
enc exception. In the case OF tie al
,he end of A game. the teams will play
an extra period of ive minutes 10 de-
eide the issue.
on, of town games will he sched-
u1ed and regular league tourney
sraged each season. the winner and
ruuner-up teams to receive trophies.
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BIG ATHLETIC MEETINGS
TO BE HELD IN GOTHAM

CHICAGO, November 80 R.-
Dates of the annual meetings, in
New York. of the National Cole.
giate Athletic Association. and the
Foot Ball Coaches Association. have
been announced by Maj. John L.
Grifith. commissioner of athletics of
the Big Ten.
The coaches will meet on December
90, and the n. G. A. A, December
30.
Meetings Of allied groups will ba
hsld the day before the coaehAA
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Ring Battles Last Night

drew (S). Joey Clein, Milwaukee. won
from Ernie Fliegel. Minneapolis on
q technical knockout a..
MEMPHIS.-Pal Moore, Memphis,
beat Midget" Mike O'Dowd, Coium'
bus, Ohio (S).
PITTSBURGH.-R MADEIRA, for
mer intercollegiate heavyweight box
ing champion. was defeated by JACK
Dufalla. Pittsburgh (6).
DETROIT. - Chuck Neldman. To
ledo. defeated Joey Ray, Pittsburgh
UO).
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ROUSE LEADS CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. H.. November 80 w.
Kenneth Rouse. center on the Uni
versitv of Chicago eleven for the
last two years. has been elected cap
tain Of the 1927 team. He is a
Chicagoah.
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HAS CLEAN SOCCER SLATE.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. November
30 LP.-Winnins from Swarthmore,
to 0, the Pennsylvania State Col
lege soccer team closed its season
with a clean slate in intercollegiate
matches.
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VANUY ELECTS SHARP.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, November 30
R)-Vernon Sharp. center. has been
chosen captain of the 1927 Wander
bilt foot ball team. Sharp lives in
Nashville
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MISS swEETsER ARRIVES.

ASHEVILLE, n. c., November so
HO.-Betty Sweetser made her bow
to the golfing world yesterday. She
weighs seven pounds and mother.
Mrs. Jess Sweetzer. and daughter are
reported doing we'll.
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By FAIRPLAY.
.Ex RICHARD has a wortl

" EX RICHARD has worthy
rival in the person Of Humhert
FugaZy. Now that Fugazy
has cornered the Polo Grounds
for open air fights it means
that he has the backing of Charles
Stoneham and Tim Mara.
Mara's association with the Italian
promoter means something more than
appears on the surface. Mara Is
Champion Tunney's. pal and had
lot to do with Gene getting a chance
at the worlds crown.
Tunney says he is not bound to any
promoter and that means he is open
to the best offer. Heretofore. Rickard
has had first call on fights of major
importance. Fighters as a rule Will
do business with Tex for the simple
reason that he is good for the money.
whereas So many others have paid off
in promises and rubber checks.
Fu-szy is good up to million. His
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eyes, but he is so large and strange looking"
Those fine children that our good mother has"
said an old duck. "A pretty except and that
has not turned out we'll"
Certainly he is not handsome" said the mother,
"but he is very good child and swms as well the
others indeed rather better He stayed so long in the
egg7shell that is what makes the difference"
THE other ducklings very pretty, said the old
duck pray make yourselves at home" and they did.
ut is too big! they all said. And the turkeycock,
who had been born with spurs and therefore, thought
himself an Emperor, blew himself up like ship in
full sail, and bore straight down upon it; then he
gobbed and grew quite red in the face The poor
duckng did not know where it should stand walk;
it quite melancholy because it looked ugly and
scoffed at by the whole yard.
But the poor little duckng scarcely knew what to
do. He quite distressed, because he was ugly
and because he the jest of the poultry yard So
passed the first day, and afterward matters grew
worse and worse-the poor duckling scorned by
all. Even his brothers and sisters behaved unkindy
and the girl who fed the poultry kicked him.
He ran through the hedge and the little birds in
the bushes terrified. THAT is because l am so
ugly" thought the duckling. At last he came to
wide where lived wild ducks here he lay
the whole night very tired and comfortless. In the
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third day he left the and the fields and
meadows though the wind high that he had
difficulty in moving.
Toward evening he reached wretched little hut
hung awry that he could creep through the crack
into the room, he went in.
In this lived old with her cat and
her hen. The cat knew how to arch up his back and
purr; indeed he could throw out sparks when sroked
the wrong way The hen had short legs, but she laid
very good eggs.
The next morning the guest discovered and
the cat began to NEW and the hen to cackle
"'What is the mater?" asked the old woman looking
around But her eyes were not good, she took the
young ducklng to be fat duck who had lost her way
"Ths is very good" said she Il shall have
ducks eggs, if it be not drake We shall see'
And so the ducklng kept on trial for three
weeks, but eggs put in their appearance he was
looked upon with
"Can you lay eggs?" asked the hen.
"No," replied the duckng.
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%6ie qlgly'D,icklitro

1t was beautiful in the
country. 1t was summer
time. The wheat was
yellow, the oats were
green and the hay was
stacked up in the mead
ows. The fields were
skirted by thick woods,
and a deep lake lay in
the midst of the woods.
Near the edge of the
lake a duck had chosen
to make her nest. She
was sitting on her eggs;
but the pleasure she had
felt at first was now al
most gone because she
had been there so long
and had so few visitors.
At last the eg gs
cracked one after an
other, "Chick, chick! |"
All the eggs were alive
and one little head after
another peered forth.
"Quack, quack," said the
duck and all got up as
we'll as they could. "Are
YOU all here?" And then
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and ugly it was. The
duck looked at it. "That
is a great strong crea-
ture," said she. ''Can it
be a young turkey? We
shall soon find out"
The next day the
mother duck with all her
family went down to the
lake. Plump, she went
into the water, and one
duckling after another
jumped in. The water
closed over their heads,
but all came up again,
and swan together quite
easily. Their legs moved
without effort.
NO" it's not a tur-
key said the old duck;
only see how prettily it
moves its legs, how up
right it holds ITSELF
Quack, q u a c k: now
come with me and l will
take and introduce you
to the duck yard. " The
other ducks who were in
the yard looked at them
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But it would be
too sad to tell all
the t rou b | e and
misery that he had
to suffer from the
frost and snow and
6 t or m S of the
winter. He was
lying on a moor
among the reeds
when the spring
sun began to shine
warmly again; the
larks S a n G a n d
beautiful S II n G
had returned.
Once m ore he
shook his wings.
They were stronger
than before and
bore him forward
quickly; and be-
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fore he was aware of it he in large garden
where the apple trees in full bloom. OIL
everything full of the freshness of spring!
Then out of the thicket three beautiful white
swans They displayed their feathers proudly
and lightly! The ducking knew the
glorious creatures and seized with strange
sadness aart
II will fly to them,' said he. "They will prob
ably kill me, because l, ugly am, have dared
to approach them. But it does not matter. Better
to be killed by them than to be bitten by the ducks,
pecked by the hens, kicked by the girl that feeds
them and to have much to suffer during the
winter"
He flew into the water and toward the
beautiful creatures. They him and rushed for
ward to meet him, and he bowed his head low,
expecting death. But what did he see in the water?
He before him his form, longer that Of
plump ugly gray bird was that of a swan.
1t matters not to have been born in duckyard
if one has been Matched from swans egg. And
the began to the good of all the
trouble he had been through. He would never have
known how happy he if he had not first had
all his sorrow. He shook his feathers stretched
his slender neck, and in the joy Of his heart said,
"How little did dream of much happiness when
l was the despised ugly duckling"
~ @
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morning the WIG
ducks flew up and
saw t h e ir new
companion. hey
looked at him and
said, "Y gu are
really uncommon
" u G v" and
they flew away
again.
The poor duck
ling lay t h e r e
for two W h o ! e
q a VS., On [ h e
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she got up. mo, not all, for the largest
egg is still here. How long will this last?
am so weary of it," And then she sat
down again.
After long time the large egg finally
burst. "Chick, chick" said the little one,
Ind out it tumbled-but oh! how large
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and said aloud: Gust see! now we have
another brood, as if there were not enough
of us already. And how ugly that one
ISL Immediately one of the ducks flew
at him and bit him in the neck.
Leave him alone said the mother.
"He is doing no harm"