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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

my son sent me to the high school
the other day to do some work
and while 1 was strolling about the
corridor, a teacher rushed out from
a room and looking at me, said,
What are you doing in the corridor?
Return to your Glass; came back
the former alderman.
Colonel Carter: Look heah, Rastus,
didn't ah observe yo' all in nah
melon patch this fo'noon?
Rastus with twinkle): Fo' de
Lohd, massa, hits so long since ah
wukked in one o. dem coon jokes ah
done pletely fo'got de ansah.
YOUNG IDEAS
To name the baby is a national
problem, Judging from the records Of
the chldrens bureau of the depart
ment of labor in Washington. From
every state in the union come letters
asking the chief of the bureau to
suggest names worthy of their new
born. These queries piled up so
fast that the bureau has printed a
list Of thames for men" and names
for women"
From Nebraska came the following;
"Will you please send me your
pamphlet on baby culture. l hardly
know how to direct as you could
not call a baby a vegetable. ! guess
they belong to the animal class or
after Darwin you might say the
protoplasmic class, and. I'm not quite
sure l believe in Darwin's theory,
or yet the theosophists' reincarnation.
1 have lost my meat chart, too"
An inquirer in Cleveland writes:
"I would very much like to get
some information on newborn babes.
1 have premium baby and my wire
and 1 would like to get some books
on this matter. Kindly send on
particulars and how to get infants
books on care of the baby"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
PLUCKED FROM THE PLAINS

Wife The doctor says 1 can eat
what 1 like.
Hub: What a pity my pocketbook
doesn't agree with him.-Boston
Transcript.
Candidate for re-election: I, mad
am, am Congressman Blah; and
stand for the poor laboring man,
first, last and all the time.
well, then, " don't get my vote.
If y was married t. one of 'em tn
way l am, y couldn't stand FIR him
not fr two seconds"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
First Aid.

What King good hustling premier like
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

The primary teachers and officers
met at the home of Mrs. Della Mills
last Thursday. Refreshments were
served
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

Mrs. Warren Fisher, of Salt Lake
City, is expected to arrive in ST.
David Sunday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

A childrens dance was given at
the school last Monday under the
Correction of the, primary department.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

Miss Helen L. Brown, county super
intendent of schools, visited the St.
David grammar school last week.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

There will be no girls basketball
team at the high school this season,
| because of instructions received from
| the institute.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

How They Started.
probably the first knight Club.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

Mrs. Charlie Jones, of Tucson, visit
ed at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Merrill, Sr, last
Sunday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

Mrs. Annie. Peterson, of Tucson,
visited in st. David Friday and
Saturday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

Miss Bertha Miller, who has been
visiting here, returned to Tempe last
| Sunday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Curtis, Jr.,
returned from Stafford last week,
where they had been visiting George
Hoops, who is i'll.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

The play given Friday night al
st. David, THE Old New Hampshire
Homestead" drew large crowd OF
people and was voted great success
by all who saw it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Harvard Does Not
FrOwn on Entering
A. A. u. Summer Meets

New York, March 31.-(AP) -
Murray Hubert. president of the
Amateur Ath! tic Union, contends
that many colleges maintain a diff
erent attitude toward his organiza-
ton than that indicated by the west
ern conference in demanding that
the A. A. L. adopt a hands off,
policy in regard to undergraduate
college athletic stars.
Harvard has no grievance, accord
ing to William j. Bingham, director
of Crimson athletics.
1--WE do not object to our track
athletes taking part in A. A. u.
meets during the summer any more
than we object to our baseball play
ers playing summer ball with anna
teur teams" Bingham said. I'VE do
not believe in curbing the freedom of
our athletes during the summer.
During the winter Harvard had ath-
letes competing in several meets I'M
der the auspices of the A. A. T.,
and we haven't the slightest objec-
ton to our men taking part in such
competition.
In statement from Chicago yes
terday. Commissioner John L. Crit
fifth Of the Western conference, de-
clared that conference athletes meet
as much competition in the athletic
programs of their schools as the
coaches believe good for them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Sisters Shine in
Days Tennis Play
On LOngwOOd Courts

Brookline, Mass. Mar. 31.-(AP)
Three sisters figured prominently
today in the semi-fnal rounds of the
girls national indoor singles and
doubles tennis championships at the
Longwood covered courts. Sarah.
Mianne and Lee Palfrey of Brook
line were the heroines of the day.
All reached the final bracket in one
or another of the tournaments.
Mianne, who is Is years old. will
contest the singles finals on Saturday
with Marjorie Morrill, of Dedham.
Sarah. the youngest of the three,
was beaten for the other place in
the finals after the hardest match
Of the tournament. Although OILY
Ii, she put up game struggle
against Miss Morrell, her IL year
old opponent, and forced the match
to 36 games. The score was TO, 4-6,
SO.
In doubles competition sister will
meet sister on Saturday. Mianne and
Sarah defeated Gertrude and Louise
Packer Of Winchester, sisters, in
one semi-f1nal match, and their elder
sister Lee, paired with Miss Morrill,,
defeated Marjorie Fuller and Mollie
Walcott of Cambridge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

The New York Boxing Commission
has refused to let Paul Berlenbach
take revenge on Johnny Risko for
the setback received from the latter
recently in Madison Square Garden.
This seems to be the final chapter
Of Paul's ambition to fight in a heav-
Ter class than nature equipped him
for and the decision of the commit
tee will not be scorned by any of the
fans.
Berlenbach in his desire to step
out into a higher class was merely
following the example set by better
men thap he but he should have pro-
not attempted it. Mickey Walker at
tempted to lift the middleweight
crown from Harry Greb and received
the worst pasting that ever adorned
a New Jersey brow. Greb, veteran of
hundreds of battles in the squared
circle found out that a good middle
weight couldn't be good light heavy
when Gene Tunney relieved him of
that crown. Johnny Dundee, at the
time when he was a good junior
teatherweight always wanted 20 take
the crown held and defended by
Bonnie Leonard and had it not been
for Bennie's kindness Dundee might
have tasted the bitterness of
Knockout long before he ever did.
All Of which seems to teach the
little lesson of playing in ones own
class. Nature made everyone, capable
of standing just so much grief and 1t
takes very good little man to stand
up against good big man. Berlen-
bach could do a lot worse than to
stay at home and defend his crown
against the good men of his own size
like the improved Jack Delaney and
several others rather than attempt
ing to move out of his own class and
play with the big boys.
The western conference has assail-
ed the policy of the A. A. U. in its
promotion of athletic events and
sanctioning the entry of college un-
dergraduates. The conference says
that their coaches arrange game s
which offer AL the competition man
can stand and that the A. A. U.
should let the athletes alone until
| they graduate from college. And the
conference has a real grievance es-
peclally when one considers that the
American Professional Football
League, despite its need OF capable
| and colorful players has adopted a
policy which refuses to sign a COL
lege man until he has received his
diploma.
The. Waterville All Stars, an ag-
gregation of youthful baseball toss
| ers, is in the field again with a line
| up much the same as that of a year
| ago. The boys are on the lookout for
games with any Junior high school
teams or Senior high school second
teams in this part of Maine and any
wishing to get in touch with them
should write the manager. Richard
Attaya, 81 Front street, Wateryille.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Boxing Amateurs
busting Off Gloves
For Boston Carnival

Boston, Mar. 81. - Cap = The
boys who fight for glory and a medal
are mobilizing. In every sport CEN
ter of the country amateurs are
busting off their gloves for the an
nual boxing carnival April SO, at
the Boston arena to decide the ma
tional champions in eight weight
classes.
Indications are the contestants
will outnumber those of any pre-
vious year save 1924, when the ma
tional championships served also as
the final tryouts for the United
States Olympic team.
While this is an off year for the
Olympic games the opportunity of
travel awaits the fortunate few who
batter their way UP to a national
title next month. The winner in each
class will be selected to represent
the United States in the boxing
championships of the Amateur Box
ing Federation of the Americas at
Buenos Aires. The American team
chosen for the South American meet
will sail from New York, April 10,
and return the latter part Of June.
For the 1926 tournament a num-
which make up the Amateur Ath-
letic Union have entered full teams.
Among these are the New England,
Metropolitan, Niagara, Connecticut
and Indiana kentucky associations.
Los Angeles, which won a full
share of honors last year, will be
represented by full team, and San
Francisco also will send a squad of
boxers. Five men have been enter
ed from New Orleans. Other cities
planning to send full teams are Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, Kansas City, St.
Louis and Detroit. The Michigan as
ISOLATION sought permission to enter
two teams but the rules of the tour
nament prevented.
Championships are decided in the
eight weight classes recognized by
the A. A. Lightweight. bantam
weight, featherweight, lightweight.
welterweight, middleweight, light
heavyweight and heavyweight.
Many boxers who have survived
this ordeal in the Arena later won
their spurs in the professional ring
Among these the outstanding exam
pie OF recent years Is Fidel LaBarba,
of Los Angeles, national amateur
fyweight star in 1924 and member
of the U. s. Olympic boxing team.
who now is professional f1yweight
champion.
Last years champions were:
liz pound class-Alfred Robinson.
Shelton. Conn.
llS pound class-August Gotto,
Los Angeles.
126 pound class-Ray Alamo, st.
Louis.
1S5 pound class-James McGonf-
gal. Weymouth, Mass.
141 pound class-Bernard Barde.
Dartmouth College.
l6O pound CLASSIFICATION Frev.
Los Angeles.
ITO pound class--Henry Lamar.
Washington, D. C.
Heavyweight class-Joe Woods.
Los Angeles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Aged Senators Not
Considered Serious
COntenders in Race

New York, Mar. 31.-(AP)-Com-
pletion of the training campaigns of
major league teams has been accom-
plished by strong impression
among impartial critics in the east
that new champins will be crowned
this year in both circuits.
Forecasts based upon records of Il
year ago, tentative team lineups and
spring conditions favor the New
York Giants and the Philadelphia
Athletics in their respective leagues.
John McGraw's National League en-
try, with a pitching staff which the
veteran pilot described as his great
est in Is years. and with his regu-
lars fully recovered from the injur-
les of 1925, have been given the call
over the Pirates. Age is the prin-
cipaI count Of the critics against the
Washington Senators in the Amer
lean.
Not only do training camp spec
tators claim that the Pittsburgh club
will find the Giants a greater team
in 1925, but that Mckechnie's CO.
horts will be pressed to outrank the
ST. Louis Cardinals. Hornsby's' club,
with a record of % straight spring
triumphs, is expected to make hot
fight for the pennant this season.
Unlike the Giants. the Athletics
have made no important player &C
ouisitions since 1925, although First
Baseman Joe Hauser, out last year
with injuries, has recovered and re-
sumed his position. The team, how
ever. has youth and dash and is ex-
pected to be benefited by the addt-
ton of Kid Gleason. former White
Sox pilot, to Connie Mack's advisory
staff.
Critics maintain that the Senators,
oldest team in the major leagues,
viii find it increasingly difficult to
stand off more youthful combina-
lions. Their club, which averages
more than 80 years of age, has pass
ed the peak of it's greatest effective
ness, in the estimation Of observers.
On the basis of training camp re-
suits. improvement over their 1928
standing is forecast for the Yankees
in the American League, particular
" as a result of inf1eld strength sup
piled by Lazzeri and Koenig. Bos-
ton in the National League also IL
expected to go farther than Ban
croft's entry In 1925, but little hope
Is seen for the last place teams. the
Chicago Nationals and Boston Amer
leans.
other clubs in both circuits are
considered to be on about q par with
ie25.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Morse Track Team
Closes Season with
Win Over Trianglers

Especial to the Kenrebec JourpaD
Bath, Mar. 31.-The Morse High
school track team closed its indoor
schedule Tuesday night when they
defeated the Y. M. C. A. track team
in a dual meet 61-34. This was the
second annual dual meet between
the two Bath institutions. the high
school winning last year by a single
point. The three year cup now
has but one more year in the balance
IL Morse captures the meet another
year. With the basket ball team
disbanded, the full strength of the
Bath High school was available and
the schoolboys made a fine showing
against the Y opponents. Hap Tor
rey, former Northeastern Splinter.
was the consistent winner for the
Y. NJ. c. A. outfit, romping away
with the dash and the broad jump.
Ray Small, well known Maine
schoolboy quarter miller, was high
point man of the meet and incident
ly lowered the 440 yard record by
is of a second. Harrington and
Bonney, both basket ball men. dorm
ed the track uniforms to tie in the
high jump at 5 feet for first hon.
OrS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Ohio Girl Grabs
North and South
Title from Collett

Pinehurst, n. c., Mar. 31.-(AP)
Miss Louise Fordyce Of Youngs-
town, O., recognized for several
years as one Of the greatest shot
makers among women golfers, today
possesses her first important title,
the North and South.
Miss Fordyce, hitherto a victim Of
nerves. in crucial matches, gained
her crown here yesterday by defeat
ing the three-time champion of this
tournament and National titlehoider.
Miss Glenna Collett, of Providence,
r. l.. , and 1. Both finalists were
handicapped at the last by a heavy
drizzle.
1t was Miss Collects fourth defeat
of the winter season, her other con-
querors having been Dorothy Klotz
and Virginia Van VIE of Chicago.
and Helen Payson of Portland. Me.
Miss Fordyce defeated Miss Payson
in the semi-fnals here.
Miss Collett gave one Of the poor
est exhibitions since she came into
the front rank of women pIayers a
seven and three sixties showing in
her incoming round.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Served Being Stressed by Dopesters Big Leagues
Await Word from
Dempsey on Title
Scrap with Tunney

New York. Mar. 3f.--(AP)-p..
cipals in the heavyweight pueiIA i
drama marked time today in sn4cl|
patton of q definite answer from "a,
Dempsey to Tex Richards Offer y
"a title match with Gene Tunnev
Apparently thwarted by the aefias
Of the New York state athletic coss
mission in arbitrarily decreeing MI
Harry Wills must not be oyerIooEs|
In shaping the 1925 heavyweight nrs|
gram, Richard maintained silence ri
promised an announcement tome
row. 1t is expected to deal with bh|
lease Of the boxing rights Of AL
Yankee Stadium for the summer =
son. But win or lose or draw in III
commission. New Jersey is open Fl
Richard, where he holds a lease y
Boyle's Thirty Acres.
Richards only objection to Ne
Jersey is the no-decision law whta
eliminates the possibility of a ~
cisive victory for the champion Il
his CHALLENGER in the absence of
knockout and for this reason Ne B
trying to bring the champiousAz
match to New York.
Wills maintains stole silence
to his future. Pledged by a repons
contract with Floyd Fitzsimmons &
to engage in any match prior e !
Dempsey contest, Wills has eon1iz
emily refused to talk about a u,sI
posed fight with Tuhney.
The state athletic commissi5,
meanwhile. is considering a move
declare the heavyweight title vacaT|
in an effort to force Dempsey to siss|
his hand. However. this is not like
as the board is reluctant to dispk|
such powers in the face of Dempsy|
reported break with Jack Kearnl
which, many believe, is all that n
hindering him from rushing into I'll
best available match.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Name New Judges
For Endurance Race

| aBrandon, VT, Mar. S1.-(AP)-An
entirely new board Of Judges has
been named for the annual 300 mile
endurance ride for horses here next
fall,
When the board Of sponsors for
the annual classic announced the
names yesterday it was discovered
that precedent had been set. In
previous years at least one member
OF the old board has been held over.
The new judges were: D. Bryant
Turner. Colorado Springs, Colo;
Thomas w. Clarke. Edgemont. Pa,
and Allen Case Of East Toronto,
opt. All are expsrieneed horse men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
MarOons to Play
Second Title Game
Victoria Tonight

Montreal, Mar. 31.-(AP)-Mon-
treaIs Maroons, champions Of the
National Hockey League, have gain
ed considerable advantage over the
Victoria Cougars, Pacific coast cham
pions, in the fight for the Stanley
cup, emblematic of the world hockey
title.
in vogue, registered a 8 to 0 victory
here last night. The second game
in the series will be played tomor-
row.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Fitchburg Wins
Basketball Finals

Chicago, Mar. 31.-(AP)-Fitch-
burg, Mass, champions of New Eng
land, today oyercame a 1913 lead
at the half and defeated Billings.
Mont. 81 to 20. Fanos made five
field goals and two free throws for
Massachusetts,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Pickett Leads
Scoring of Augusta
Rifle Club Wednesday

Pickett with IA was the high point
man at the weekly shoot of the Au-
gllsta Rife club at the Hartford Fire
station Wednesday evening although
Fuller with 70 was close behind him
in the scoring column. An even doz-
en- attended the shoot which has been
a regular form Of amusement for the
rife fans during the winter season.
The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
French Boxing
Committee to Hold
Up Drake Purse

Paris, Mar. 81. - (AP) The
French boxing federation today de-
cided to withhold Harry brakes
share of the purse for his fight with
Paolino Uzcudun week ago in
which the Spanish champion knock
ed out the English heavyweight aft
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
High Hockey Scorer.
Passed Most Time
In Penalty Box

Boston, March 31.-(APl-Na-
ional Hockey League statistics for
the season just closed show that
penalties inflicted and high scoring
went hand in hand for at least one
star.
Nelson Stewart of the Montreal
club, the leading scorer of the
league, spent more time in the PEN
atty box than anyone else. Mel
gathered in SO minor penalties and
three majors. He was off the Ice for
a total of one hour and 500 minutes,
but he led all his teammates and OPP
ponents with AZ points earned.
The Montreal team, eastern cham
pions, amassed more penalties than
any other team in the league, with
247 minor infractions, eight major,
and one match foul. Les Canadiens
ran second to their fellow townsmen.
Punch Broadbent, the Maro0ns'
veteran right wing and Bill Boucher,
incumbent of the same position for
Les Canadiens were runners UP for
individual hard boiled honors. Each
had 81 minor and two major cita-
tons against him. Bert Corbeau OF
st. Patricks could do no better than
place third, while Lionel Hitchman
of the Boston Bruins with So minors
failed to get into the list Of the ten
leading bad" men.
Rating of the leading scorers show
that Cy Denenny of Ottawa ranked
next to Stewart with "a goals and
IL assists while Carson Cooper and
Jim Herberts of the Bruins tied for
third place with 81 points each. The
figures We're made public by Frank
Calder, president of the league.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01

err one minute and 25 seconds of
fighting. The action was taken be-
cause of the miserable showing
made by Drake.
The sum withheld will go in
equal parts to the war-blinded, war
orphans and the French boxers
emergency fund.
Boston, Mar. 31.-(AP)-The Bos-
ton College Baseball squad Of 20
men under Coach Jack Slattery, left
tonight on southern training trip
which will include games with Villa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
BOWLING
Madison Bowling League

The Monady evening contest Of the
Madison bowling league between the
Moonshiners and the Rum Runners
resulted in an easy victory for the
MoonshinerS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01

Rnssde The billion dollar aluminium stadium built by Tex
Riekad especially for the Dempsey bout at 1syon Tenn
enclosure William Mudoon Of the New York State boxing
shortly o'clock smoking
al and
to
hold the anthropod his and Dempsey pe vb
declined shake
a
eadi a al the
minute: after the second opened Gorilla
pion had complaining of being overweight his
disturbed.
the chaensers
fifth,
Gorilla
weight the world
glad you know,
flor the sake BUTT wasa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01

On Tuesday evening there was a
double header, the first contest was
between the Amateurs and the Moon
sinners and the outlaws were again
victorious. The lineup and score
was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
Exhibition Baseball

Tampa, Fla, Mar. s1-(AP)-Bal-
timore (D 3; 5; 2. Washington (A)
4: 8; 2.
Myer and Mckee: Johnson. Cove
leskie. Bush and Ruel, Tate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01

Nova. Catholic University. George
town and Quantico Marines. The
squad has not been outdoors this
season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01

Los Angeles. Mar. 81. - (AP) -
Chicago tN) Z: IA; 1; Los Angeles
&C l. /; 4; 0.
Blake, Rost and Hartnett: E.
Jacobs, Ferguson, Holmes and Sand
berg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01

i oldl 1900
The lineup and score for the sec
and game between the Machine Guns
and Has Beens was.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
FEC MURRAY SAYS

"You Bill Tilden
of La