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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Leonard Forced Out
OF Golfing Honors

FRESNO, Cal, Dec. 27 (AP)-
dutch" Leonard, the outstanding
golf player of the Sunnyside Coun-
try Club, who was conceded to be
.a sure winner should he enter the
annual country clubs champion
ship play the last week lend, de-
cided not to qualify,
When the baseball bubble broke
in the east and the story of Leon
1erd3s, sale Of Ty CoRbs and Joe
Woods personal letters became
known, there was general discus
sion among Sunnyside members as
to how it would effect his status
at the club and particularly wheth-
er he would be permitted to enter
the championship tournament.
However, there was no meeting
of the directors on the matter.
The qualifying round of the
tournament was played Saturday
and Sunday. Leonard did not par
ticipate.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
VETERAN SAYS
THIRDBASEBALL.
LEAGUE IS NEAR.

PITTSBURGH, Pa Dec. 27 (AP)
William T. Mccullough, who
managed the Pittsburgh club of
the old Federal league and who
has announced that he expected to
fill the same position here with the
newly proposed third major base
ball league, is quoted by the Pitts
burgh Gazette Times as having
said the acquisition of the Univer-
sity OF Pittsburgh stadium for use
OF Pittsburgh team was almost
assured as soon as red tape had
been unraveled. He also said the
Sesqui-C Centennial stadium at Phil
adelphia would be controlled by
the third league.
Mccullough further stated, ac-
cording to the paper, that Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Detroit and Bal
timore had already received char
ters in the new league and that
Milwaukee, New York, Chicago
and Philadelphia had applied for
the two remaining charters in the
proposed six club circuit. Capital
in eight Of the largest cities of the
country is behind the project to
such an extent, he said, that we
can afford to be amused at any
talk of obstacles Z"
Il can't reveal who is behind
the league" Mccullough asserted,
adding that he expected to have
the same relation to the new
league that / had to the Federal
league, and ] am now assisting in
putting the final touches to the or
ganization. Our plans are just
about complete and | can say that
any stalk of snags' is a mistake
The completion Of our plans is as
sured."
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
New Athletic Body
To Fight Old A.A.U.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (AP)-Pro
testing alleged domination of Am
erica's participation in the 1928
Olympic games by minority
group controlled by the Amateur
Athletic Union, the National Anna
teur Aathletic federation at it's
annual meeting voted late today to
Withdraw from the American
Olympic association. F#,
Presaging conflict with the A.
A. 70. in its own field, the feder-
alton, which claims within it's
membership 90 per cent of the ma
items taanateRr nathletie activities,
then adopted program for 1927
which calls for frequent meetings
in every section of the country
and a more intensive development
of it's work along state lines.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28

most interesting sequence of up
sets. After losing his welter-.
weight title to the. Scranton mine
boy, Pee .Latzo, and being knocked
out by Joe, Dundee, Smiling
Mickey came back to take the
middleweight title from the Ne
gro, Tiger Flowers, on a decision
in Chicago. Flowers. had won the
16O-pound crown six months before
from Harry Greb, who died sud
denly in Aatlantic City in October.
Jack Delaney wrested the light
heavyweight championship from
Paul .Berlenbach in a. sensational
15-round battle. Sammy Mandell,
the Rockford '"Sheik,''' removed the
lightweight laurels from the veter-
and Rocky Kansas. Tod Morgan, in
the junior lightweight ranks, ana
Fidel Labarba, among the fly
weights, were the only champions
to retain their crowns.
The defeat of Harry Wills, vet
eran negro heavyweight contender,
by Jack Sharkey Of Boston topped
the,list Of upsets in non-title bouts.
Wills lost on a foul in the thir-
teenth round after being somdly
whipped. Anoher sensation was
the one-round knockout of Joe
Dundee, leading welter contender,
by Eddie Roberts at San Francis
co December 4th
H.. .4A FOOTBALL .,e4.
1. The college IgEfdfron game, like
baseball and boxing, had it's most
prosperous season, brought to a
climax by the spectacular Army
Navy tie battle at Soldiers Field,
Chicago. A record.breaking jam of
nearly 10000 spectators paid
$800,000 to see the first service
game played in the Middle West.
On the same date Carnegie defeat
ed Notre Dame, 19 to 0, in the
greatest upset of the season and
shattered the hopes of the previ-
ously unbeaten Hoosiers for ma
tional title.
Dartmouth, national champion in
1925, tumbled to the bottom while
such normally high-ranking elev-
ems as Chicago, California and
Yale also experienced disastrous
seasons. Only three major teams
Alabama, Stanford and Lafayette
were neither beaten or tied. The
Navy tied only by the Army after
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
PICK O'FARRELL
AS NEXT CARDS
TEAM MANAGER

10 st, Louis Dec. q .PD--Bob
O'Farrell, catcher, was appointed
w. late today to manage the world S
= champion st. Louis Cardinals, sue
. 'ceeding Rogers Hornsby, who was
traded TO the New York Giants
+ for Frank Frisch and James Ring.
2 Sam Breadon, club president, an
nounced OFarrell had signed one
"' year contract Terms were not re-
vealed.
s-- OFarreH was named by a COM
pittee of sports writer's as the
most valuable man to his team
in the National League" last season.
He was one of the main cogs in the
Cardinal machine, playing in 143
Of the 154 games of the regular
- campaign and in every inning of
the worlds series, in which he was
tower Of strength
A"' The new Cardinal leader came
here in the middle Of the 1926 sea-
son from Chicago Cubs in excange
for Mike Gonzales and Howard
:" Freigau He was born at Wauke-
gan Ills, Oct 10, 1896. He started
his professional baseball career
with the Waukegan club in 1915
and made his first appearance in
the majors with the Cubs in 1919.
O'FarreH batted .292 during the
regular 1925 season and swatted
better than 800 in the world SER
les. In fielding he handled more
chances than any other catcher
in the circuit.
Many times last season, when the
!, {. club was making it's brilliant fight
for the flag, Hornsby referred to
~Q'F2rrell as the most valuable
man on any team
The new leader is popular with
ssssbOth fans and players. His selec-
ton sets at rest rumors that
-rjsch or Roger Bresnahan, Giant
coach, would succeed Hornsby.
Bill McKechnfe, former manager
81 81 the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be
OTafrelPs assistant and coach, the,
new manager and President Bread
on announced tonight.
o..Q'Farrell suggested the. signing
of McKechhiel as his first official
act as Cardinal manager and Brea
s-4-ttea@ consented The latter already
had approached McKec1inie on the
= possibility of securing his services
as coach, conditional upon the re-
concentrations of the new mana
= yor.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
HEYDLER SAYS
BATTING HONOR


NEW YORK Dec. 81 CAP. AL
though the National league has de.
cided not to have any hard and
fast rule on awarding it's batting
championships, John A. Heydler,
it's president feels that the dist
inction of leadership for 1926 al.
u the Cincinnati catcher, Bubbles"
Hargrave. His opinion expressed
today, is expected to have consid-
ierable effect in settling the contro-
versary growing out Of this years
batting race.
Participating in 105 games, Ifar-
grave finished with hitting mark
of 1853, four points less than his
teammate, Rube Bressler, who ap-
peared, however, in only Sc con
tests.
Some unofficial observers have
been inclined, nevertheless, to rate
Bressler at the top. Others feel
thatfthe crown should go to Paul
Waner, the Pittsburgh star who
batted 1886 in IA games, but the
majority apparently shared tiih
view OF Mr.. Heydler in supporting
Hargrave.
Seldom has the award of a bat
ting title provoked as much discus
sion as in the National league this
year. Rogers Hornsby, until lately
manager of the Cardinals, topped
the circuit list by so substantial a
margin for six previous years that
no room was left for argument
until the st. Louis star slipped.
Hornsby is we'll down the list of
official averages, just published,
with a fraction less than .317, his
lowest since 1918.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Congress May Probe
Cobb-Speaker Case

WASHINGTON Dec. 27 (A.P.)
Representative Kelly, Republican
Pennsylvania is considering intro
duction Of a resolution when con-
gress reconvenes next week pro-
posing an inquiry into the Speaker
CohbLandis baseball controversy.
He said today that frame the
evidence as presented in the news
papers, Commissioner Landis was
hardly justified in his findings, it
appears to me-" adding:
"My deep interest in baseball
may result in my Offering a reso-
luton L. authorize q congressional
committee or the federal trade
commission to determine the rela-
tion lof baseball to the antitrust
act.D
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Cobb And Speaker
Deny They Seek
Government Aid

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (AP)-
Intiniation that they will not seek
aid from the government in the
baseball scandal was made tonight
by Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker, for
mer American league baseball
stars, during fleeting visit to this
city after which they departed for
Cleveland.
The two former big league man
ayers met in hotel here late to-
day with W. H. Boyd, Cleveland
attorney, who is said to be repre-
senting Speaker. After a confer
ence the three departed together
for Cleveland at 1925 p. m.
Only guarded statemnts as to
what took place were given out
but it was understood that they
would not bring the charges of al
legged participation in betting and
fixing a baseball game before any
governmental department.
Il have sought no aid in the case
from any government official or
department" declared Cobb.
Speaker referred newspapermen
to his attorney as his spokesman
while Mr.. Boyd said "Give me
credit for knowing that the gov
ernment has nothing to do with
this case"
Neither Cobb nor Speaker would
discuss future plans and dismissed
the subject with the laconic an
nouncement that they were headed
for Cleveland.
A damage suit against the Ma
tional and American league heads
and against Commissioner Lands
was suggested today by Senator
Harris, Democrat, Georgia, friend
OF Cobb's as one means of redress
open. He believed the. suit could
be prosecuted outside of antitrust
laws and that the controlling pow
ers3of baseball could be held re-
sponsible efor destroying Cobbs'
and Speakers earning powers as
baseball players. y III b.
The senator said that Cobb had
been treated outrageausly" and
that he was ready to assist him in
any way possible. He thought the
matter was beyond the reach of
congressional ! investigation, al
though ''T' may have something to
say about it in the Senate"
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Football
Golfing
Basketball
Huddle System
MayBeDropped
By fasteners

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 (AP)--Rad-
ical revision of football rules, in
Guiding abolition of the huddle
system of signalling and the line
shift, was favored today by the
Eastern association of intercolle-
giate football officials at its annual
meeting.
Almost unanimous disapproval
OF the Shift because of its doubtful
legalinty and of the great burden
it placed on referees during the
1926 season, was. expressed by 100
experts at the meeting.
The chief objection to the hud-
die was that it has tended to
t'slow up" games.
The officials also favored re-
itention OF the ball at the start of
the second half by the team hold
ing possession Of the pigskin lat
the close Of the first half They
would have it put in play at the
spot where hostilities are inter-
lalpted by the whistles for inter
mission. Under existing rules,
play is resumed in the second half
with kickoff.
Discarding Of the five-yard for
ward pass penalty adopted last
year, retention Of the point after
touchdown, which was character
lied as "real team play and
limitation of all junior high school
or elementary school games to
eight minute periods, were other
changes approved.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28

defeating such strong teams as
Michigan, Princeton, Purdue, Col
gate and Georgetown, established
a major claim to national honors.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Stanford Squad
Settles S Down For
Preliminary Training

PASADENA, CAL, Dec. 27 (AP)
Coach Glenn (Pop) Warner, the
foxy pilot OF the red-shirted pig
skin toters from Stanford univer-
sity, came to town today with those
members of his outfit who don't
live. hereabouts anyway, and pre-
put his squad in condition to re-
verse the flow of the crimson tide
from Alabama New Years day
and turn it back to Dixieland..
Maybe he will and maybe he
won't, said Mr.. Wallace Wade as
he and his warriors from the
pared to settle down to some pre-
lirninary training work which will
south arrived back near the Rose
Bowl from Hollywood with the
routine duty of visiting the motion
pictures studios out of the way
Promptly at 1880 this afternoon
Wade and his men, wondering, be-
cause of the crisp air, was started
all sthe "sunny California talk,
ronrped out onto the field in the
Arroyo Seco, swung their arms for
again and went through some snap
by practice Pearce and Payne
aIternated at center position and
viii be ready to play New Years
in case Sherlock" Holmes, star
a while to get the blood circulated
pivot man from Dixie, fails to
ge his appendix calmed down in
time for east-west mixup. With
the enemy camped on the rim Of
the canyon, Wade ordered all the
bowls gates locked while his field
general called signals.
The Red from Stanford took the
field when when the Tide ran out.
The 81 men from Palo Alto, with
their chief, were greeted at the
! Huntington hotel this morning by
, alumni
; Football ''low downs" said Warn
er would use the remainder of the
! week before the big game in polls
f'ng up the overhead attack and de-
, fense.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
GOTHAM LACKS BACKING

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (AP) ~
Doubt was expressed by baseball
men tonight that suitable backing
for a New York team in propos-
ed third major league could be
obtained here
Although William T. Mccullough
manager Of the former Pittsburgh
Federal league team, was quoted
in Pittsburgh as stating that a
New York charter in such cir
cult had been applied for baseball
row was unable to substantiate the
report.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Boston Braves Sign
Brooklyn Baseman


BOSTON Dec. 27 (A.P)-Jac-
ques Fournier, first baseman,
who was released by the Brooklyn
Dodgers month ago, has been
signed by the Boston Braves, il
was announced today. He will re-
place Dick Burrus, who held down
first base last season for the
Braves.
Fournier led the National league
in home runs in 1924 with 27. In
1925 he drove out % home runs.
Injuries early last season kept him
out OF several games but he ended
the season with a oreditable show
ing ar bat
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
VIII Rogers Steals
Mr.. Windsor S Stuff

o. .sas
SANTA MONICA, Cal, Dec. 27
CAP will Rogers. elevated last
week to the mayoralty of Beverly
Hills, residential hub of the movie
colony, was full fledged member
of the Prince of Wales equestrin
club today.
Yesterday while playing polo at
a club near here the hard riding
movie lariat -toSser described an
arc over his pony's head and land
ed in heap in the most approved
royal form. He was unhurt.
Nevertheless Rogers outfit de-
feated the Midwick aggregation, Z
to 5.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
REVOLT PLOT IN BRAZIL
BUENOS AIREs noo OF 1Ap

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 27 APP
Revolutionary movements in Bra
zil are reported by La Nacion in
dispatches from Montevideo, Uru-
quay, based on messages from the
Brazilian border. A government
column, it is reported, was routed
by revolutionaries at San Boria
Rio Grande do Sui and several
loyal officers killed in the encount-
er.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28

BOAING
The ring had more than it's full
share OF upsets. Five titles changed
hands. A sixth, the featherweight
crown was voluntarily relinquished
by Kid Kaplan, who later, in
quest for lightweight honors, was
knocked out for the first time in
his career by Billy Wallace, of
Cleveland. Jack Dempsey's deci-
Isiye defeat by Gene Tunney before
Ia record-breakingg crowd at the
Sesqui-Centennial Stadium, Phila-
tdelphia, was the biggest ring spec
|tacle OF all time. The official fig
5ures showed that 1875 fans paid
.$1.723,394 to see the first heavy
weight title fight in three years
and the end of Dempsey's seven
year reign.
Mickey Walker figured in the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-10
LABOR BEHIND
BILL" WILSON

Washingtcn-Th A. F. of L. exec
utive council has instructed President
Green and the A. F. of L. bipartisan
political campaign committee to as
sist William B. Wilson in his cam
paign for United States senator from
Pennsylvania.
This action is in line with the nom
partisan policy of the trade union
movement. The A. F. of L. commit
tee will give wide publicity to Mr..
Wilson'S long and honorable record
in behalf of social progress.
His services as secretary treasurer
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, and later as the first secretary
of labor in the presidents cbainet
have equipped him with knowledge
of social and economic conditions that
few possess.
Reports from Pennsylvania indi-
cate that while he is running on the
minority ticket, his chances for sue
cess are bright because of his we'll
known courage, ability and honesty.
Another factor that will aid him are
the primary scandals in that state
and the general trend of voters to-
ward political independence.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-10

of the most prosperous business years
in the history of the United States.
The data received by the commerce
department covered selected groups
of corporations. One group included
street car companies, second rail-
road corporations, and third indus
trial corporations. A fourth group in
cluded principal banking companies.
The groups of corporations selected
for study by the commerce depart
ment were intended to be representa-
tive of all corporate interests.
In this orgy of dividends such sec
tions as that surrounding Minneapolis
find little comfort, while anti-union
forces struggle bitterly in st. Paul to
prevent wage earners from bringing
into their homes proper share of the
enormous increase in produced wealth.
The farmers, too, report little comfort
in the figures of corporation dividend
payments. Nevertheless, the figures
record situation of tremendous in
terest to every group in the country
and will, no doubt, serve as something
of guide in the development of pol
icies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-10
BAKERIES
On the Decrease; Trusts
Are Limited

New York. Reconsideration during
the period 1914-23 have reduced the
number of bakeries in this country
from 25,962 to 1879. During that
period the value of bakery products
increased from $491 1893 900 to ST.
122, $4,000.
There is a limit to these combina-
tions, according to the New York
Trust Company.
Capital requirements for the in
dividual plant as so SMALL" the house
organ Of this financial corporation
states, that new combination is easy
and the consultations have not elm
mated and probably cannot eliminate
the small baker. Many of these latter
make sufficient profit on sweet goods
to warrant their selling bread at a
lower price, and thus offer competi-
tion to the larger organizations.
Mass distribution has been SINH
larly di sficult, since bread is perish
able product which must be distribut-
ed quickly to the retailer Bread
must be sold as it is produced; it can
not be stored or shipped any long dis
tance. AS result, most of the 1873
bakeries in the United States operate
as separate, independent units, the
larger companies including only a
very small percentage Of the total
number of establishments.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-10
Nearly Three Billions In
Dividends Paid By Corpora
tions Half Of Record Year

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C.-With some bad
spots in the country where over con-
siderable areas anything but prosper
ity exists, and with politicians wrang-
ling over credit for the situation,
profit records for the period from
January l to August this year pass
ed all previous marks.
Interest and dividend payments
made by principal corporations from
January l to August /, 1926, totaled
$2,S93, 100000, according to data re-
ceived by the United States depart
ment of commerce. The data shows
that the total of dividend and interest
payments thus far this year is higher
than the total of similar payments
made in any other year.
Payments totaled $2,802, 100000 in
the corresponding period of 1925, OF
$91 100000 less than this year. In
comparison with 1924, this years pay
ment represents an increase of S361,-
100000. An increase of $498, 100000
is shown over the payments of 1928
which is generally regarded as one
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-10

Long distance telephone rates are
reduced.
Cost of Interborough subway strike
in New York is put at $1,146,000 in
the company's financial statement,
based on comparison of revenue and
expense.
Restaurant owners of New York
give prizes for word to be substituted
for waiter" term they seek to
abolish, saying it carries menial
significance.
Editor Hamilton Fyfe, of London
Herald, resigns to resume life as a
vagabond.
British coal strike remains "as
was," despite hopes of the last week
for peace.
Soviet officials, hungering for
American recognition, announce they
are willing to send a debt funding
commission to discuss settlement of
czarist debts, if such commission
will be received. The announcement
is recognized as one gun in the soviet
campaign for recognition at any
cost.
Senator Lenroot is at it again. He
wants to know who paid $4,000 for a
special edition of Labor sent into Wis
consin to thwart his candidacy. Edi-
tor Edward J. Keating replies that the
edition cost less than $4,000, was paid
for by the railroad workers, and that
Lenroot is talking foolish He asks
Senator Reed to convene his commit
tee to get and broadcast the facts.
Famous Oldroyd Lincoln collection
passes to the government for $4,000.
Mexican congress convenes to face
religious situation.
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established and the unionists have
dealt an unexpected blow to oppo-
nents.
The Industrial Association contin-
ues its use of armed thugs to assault
and intimidate organized workers.
This has been denounced so often by
the board of supervisors of San Fran
cisco city and count, and various
courts, that the public no longer
treats seriously the anti-unionists'
law and order" plea.
In an injunction suit, filed in su-
perior Judge Herzinger's court, one
officer of the Industrial Association
acknowledged that the permit" sys-
tenn, which prevents union contrac-
tors from purchasing building mate
rial, was an attack on organized car
penters. These workers have been on
strike since last April to establish
the right of bargaining collectively.
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effective upon his resignation as head
of the Illinois Mine Workers organi-
zation. harrington has said he will
resign upon his return to the United
States early in October, according to
cable dispatches from Paris.
"Mr. harrington has a contract that
states his salary quite plainly" said
Stuyvesant Peabody, president of the
Peabody Coal Company, when inter
viewed at his home at Hinsdale "It
also stipulates that he is in our en-
ploy as soon as he sewers his rela-
tions with the Miners Union"
harrington is an elected fraternal
delegate from the American Fedora
tion Of Labor to the British Trade
Union Congress, which is to meet at
Bournemouth, England, September 6.
A cable message from Paris says that
Harrington will not attend the ses-
sions Of the congress and that he has
sent his resignation to President
Green, Of the A. F. of L.
Harrington has been president of
District IL for IL years and was con-
spicuous in the affairs of the organ
ization for eight years prior to his
election as president
The regular biennial election of Off
GERS of District IL occurs in Decem-
ber. Meanwhile Harry Fishwick is
the acting president.