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The Washington times., 1926-01-11
.FLOURNOY WILL
BE HONORED

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. IL
Priestly Peggy" Flournoy, all
American halfback of, Tulane. who
has been voted the most valuable
football player of the 1926 football
season by the veteran Athletic As
ISOLATION of America, will leave
here today to attend a banquet In
Philadelphia in his honor, 1t was
by President B. A. Din
widdie, of Tulane.
It was not settled until yesterday
that the big blonde boy would be
able to make the trip, because OF
his position on the basketball team
and the mid.term examinations.
Its a great honor for Peggy
and we have decided to lei him
make the trip" President Dinwiddie
stated. The Tulane president will
accompany F'lournoy to Philadelphia
and will be one of the speakers at
the banquet.
Flournoy will receive silver
trophy from the veteran athletes
for being the most valuable player
of the 1925 season.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
LLTOPPERS
IN COURT co

After weeks of careful prepare
tions the Georgetown University
basketball team will swing into its
inaugural game tonight. Mt. ST.
Mary's, Of Baltimore, is the team
that is scheduled to test the Hill
toppers in their own gym.
Georgetown has a fair nucleus
left from last years team and John
d. O'Reilly, the veteran coach, has
welded them in with some new
corners. Georgetown is not so big.
but the team is very fast and
tricky. The Dewitt Props and the
G. u. Freshmen play the pre-
liminary
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
EUROPEANS DEFEAT
BARNES AND FARRELL

TAMPA, Fla. Jan. 11.---Archie
Compston, British professional cham
pion and Armand Massey, French
open champion, defeated Jim Barnes
and Johnny Farrell; American
professionals in thrilling match
here, which took four extra holes
over their scheduled 36-hole match
to decided the winner.
Farrell saved the game for the
Americans on the 36th hole with
"a long putt. then Topped an easy
one on the 40th hole while Comp.
ston sank a 1O-foot putt to win the
role and game
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
RATCHET CUNT.
IN ACTION

With their season average show
ing one victory and one defeat. the
George Washington University bAs-
keters will go in against the Rich
mond University tossers tonight in
the G Street gym at o'clock fully
determined to increase their win
ming average.
The defeat was at the hands of
Princeton, and the victory was over
Johns Hopkins. The Richmond
boys don't know it, but they are
running into a tartar. Crum and
Lemon, coaches. have developed a
corking good team and Georg"
Washington seems to he in for IA
prosperous season on the courts.
The same veterans who won
against Hopkins will be sent in
against. the Richmond boys.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11

by c. u. undergraduates has prob.
: ably never been equaled before In
the Capital. Cheering began Is
he stepped into the net. When
Prof. DOnahue strobe out upon
the floor to present Lynch with
a handsome loving cup. the gift
Of the students at BrOOkland,
bedlam reigned.
Prof. Donahue'E weI1-turne
phrases brought tears to Lynch's
eyes and he was quite unable 10
reply as he accepted the tall vessel
of shining silver. c.. u. football
cheers followed and started the big
basketball game with all the Zip
and zest of a college contest.
Furthermore, that keynote was re-
tanned throughout, with most Of the
crowd pulling for Detroit because
Lynch wore a Pulaski uniform.
When 1t came to basketball,
however, Palace had more stuff
than the green-clad Pulaski lads
The long distance shooting OF Saun-
ders and Ray Kennedy thrilled
everybody and filled the visitors
with chagri1. They had taken an
early lead and thought to maintain
1t. but once the Palace shooters got
busy the end was in sight.
At half-time Palace led, 18 to is.
and with the resumption OF play
proceeded to increase that by daring
shots from all angles and all dis
tances. The Pulaski lads were run
off their feet, the ball seldom STOP
ping for moment
The most sensational goal OF all
came within a few minutes of the
end of the struggle when Capt. Ray
Kennedy grabbed the leather and,
from well beyond the middle of the
floor. hurled perfect goal while
IN the fly. That was the real
goods.
The net i'm use kept the play.
ers everlastingly scramblinR for
the ball and football scrimmages
were niEniced all evening.
knowing the bali could not 60
out OF bounds, the players would
make headlOng drives into the
met, bouncing out again and keen.
ing right at il.
The Washington ball club was
represented at the Arcade by Uncle
Nick Altrock. Joe Judge, Dutcn
Ruether and frankie Baxter.
Ruether viewed things from an
embroidered plush seat in the press
stand.
"OP Bill Kimbal, the worlds
greatest wire-pounder at the
Griffith Stadium. has become a
basketball nut and occupied hand
some gilded throne beside Ruether.
General John Hines and Cant.
y. r. D. Cleland, of Washington
Barracks. were conspicuous In a
front row seat. as were Mrs. Keene
Miller and Mrs. Jack Cleston.
The SUMMARY:
DETROIT uGcIrTA,cr01,
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
HARVARD OFFERS DATE
TO JAPANESE PLAYERS

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. IL
The Waseda University baseball
team which will leave Tokyo.
Japan, two months hence for an
extensive tour of the United States,
has been offered a id.June date
with Harvard, preferably the 18th
or 10th.
The team plans to be in New
York from June to ~. The Japs
last visited Soldiers Field in 1927
and were beaten. to S. Their
present tour will start April In
California.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
BOUTS
MARK WRESTLING CARD

NEW YORK, Jan. 1l.-Wrestlng
with distinctly international flavor
will be put on tonight by Jack Cur
ley at the Campania A. c., the fea-
ture bout bringing together Giorgio
Gala Of Italy, and Fred Meyers.
western entry. This will be decided
on the basis Of two out Of three falls.
One-fall bouts, limited to an hour,
will involve Hans Steinke. Germany,
and Frank Judson. former Harva I'd
Wrestler. Ivan Puddubny, Russia,
and Arthur BoganZ, Poland. and
Nat PendletOn former college star,
and Tommy Dreek, Holland.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
PLAN STATE CONTROL
OF ALL PRO SPORTS

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-State con.
troll of all professional sport. in.
Guiding baseball, boxing. wrestling.
racing. basketball and ice hockey.
has been advocated in a letter from
Peter j. Brady. local banker, to
Charles F.. Hughes, former Score
tary of State. Hughes is chairman
of the State reorganization COM
mittee, which Is empowered to con-
solidate the various departments
of the commonwealth
According to the Brady plan. the
control of all professional sport In
New York would be placed in the
hands of a single body operating
along the lines of the present
State athletic commission.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
PAUL KRlCHELL BOOSTS
MIKE CAZELLA AS STAR

Paul Krichell, Yankee scout, holds
TO the expert opinion that young
Mike Gazella will just about cop a
regular job with the Rupert men
this year.
He can do everything; he's had
plenty of experience and he's got
a lot OF pep" remarks the aStute
Krichell. Don't see how you can
keep him off.
The same thing has been said
about I.azerre, Koenig and all the
other rookie infielders. II reports
are true Mr.. Higgins will have In
fielders to burn. But reports never
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
PITCHING MARKS SHOW
CINCINNATI WEAKNESS

Adolfo Luque, Cuban right-hander.
OF the Cincinnati Reds, led the Ma
tional League pitchers in low
earned-run average. Eppa Rixey,
Cincinnati sOuthpaw, finished sec
ond to Luque. Pete DOnohue.
another Cincinnati regular, was
fourth. In other words, three OF
the four most effective pitchers In
the league were Cincinnati Rds.
The Reds have a good fielding
defense and the team batting aver
age, on paper, looks fair enough.
Yet the Reds never were pennant
contenders last season, which shows
just what terrible thing the
Cincinnati attack is.
The quip about the Reds needing
four hits to score a single run
appears to be more truth than
poetry, as it never did before.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
cLAS ,THUN8ERG TO TRY
FOR NEW SKATE RECORDS

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-On Thurs
day evening next, Clas Thunberg,
Finish skating star, will meet Joe
Moore, worlds champion speed
skater, and Charlie German, ma
tional title holder, in a special three
mile event in connection with the
metropolitan skating championship
on the FLAPS to-the-mile course
especially set up at Madison Square
Garden for the occasion.
The Scandinavian will be timed
along the course at the various
standard middle distances and Is
especially aiming 10 break the mile,
two.mile and three-mile records.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
KIVIAT TRAINING HARD
FOR INDOOR CAMPAIGN

NEW YORK. Jan. label
Kiviat. of the Wilco Athletic
Association. former ish-American
Athletic Club star mile and middle
distance runner. still has hopes Of
getting back to the form which
years ago enabled him to defeat
the cOuntry's best track men.
KiViat Is training on the board
track at South Field. Columbia Uni
versity, every afternoon and says
that he Is reRaining much OF his
former speed and stamina.
The Wilco star has been In the
running game for fifteen years and
still packs a wicked kick.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
MYER IS
WINNER

Snow did not deter the soccerite&
of the Gerna n American reserves
nor the soccerites from the Fort
Myer Camp. They played each
other in the snow and the soldiers
came out of the game with a 4-to-O
victory which was not so bad con-
sidering all things.
The players put up. spirited
game and but for the treacherOus
footing the play would have been
spectacular. Franco scored two
of the goals for the winners and
Olando and Barges were the play
ers to contribute the remainder.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
'GL|CK MATCHED
| WITH DUNDEE

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-As a
final test, before his promised bout
, here with Tod Morgan. the new
junior lightweight champion, Joe
/ Click, Brooklyn contender, is to
be matched with the veteran
Johnny Dundee at Madison Square
Garden, it became known today.
The bout will be held on either
January 80 or February 5, and, II
Click wins, the championship match
with Morgan will follow.
The latter will come East late
this month, according to the Gar
den officials
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Has a Great Future

Al Simmons. of the Athletics,
made more hits, runs and bases
than those who led him in the
final averages of the American
League, but he played more and
had more chances, keeping down
his averages. What q future this
boy has!
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Soldiers Are Victors

~ The Fort Washington basketers
won from the Comets 4S to 30. The
game was pretty good at the start
hut the boys from Washington
proved unable to stand the gaff.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
California Boxing
Draws $500, 900
In One Year

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. II.
Fight fans of California spent
approximately $2,5OO,OOO for the
pleasure of watching boxing
bouts during 1925, figures made
public by the State Athletics
Commission reveal, and of this
total the commissions share
was $146,769.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11

Tonight the Palace team plays
in Dover. Ohio. opening a trip
taking in the following cities:
January IL, Oak Harbor, Ohio;
East Chicago. Ind; 16, Warren,
Ohio; II, Detroit; Is, Columbus,
Ohio; 10, Lancaster, Ohio; 20, Pitts
burgh; 81, Buffalo; %, Geneva,
N. Y, and %, Rochester. N. Y.
On Sunday, January "a, the
Palace players will be at home with
the speedy Chicago Bruins as their
opponents.
The ovation given Ed Lynch
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
CHAMPION
PLANNING
FIGHT
By DAVIS ]. WALSH

BY DAVIS j. WALSH
International News Service Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Jen. 11.-Feeling
somewhat depressed over the I'M
mediate lack of responsive and
unsocked chins, our Mr.. Dempsey
is meditating a premature return
to the ring on the West Coast with
one of the mixed ale heavy
weights, according to word brought
East today. The transaction, 1t
seems. is to have something in
common with a face-lifting opera
ton.
Dempsey will swing one from
the ankles and the victim will
lift his face off the floor some
time after the referee has fin
ished counting.
The performance is to be put on,
IL at all, during the winter race
meeting at Tia Juana, according TO
Dempsey's plans, but whether dc
has taken Jim Coffroth into his
confidence about the matter is not
known. Perhaps he thought IL up
all by himself. According to the
writer's informant, Dempsey men.
or Pat Lester as the intended victim
and said the sooner, the quicker or
some such.
I'm ready to step right now,
but need some target practice be-
fore / go i'm with Wills or Tun-
ney," Dempsey was quoted as
saying. "T think a preliminary
bout at Tia Juana would draw
well and give me the workout
need. These exhibition things
are all right i'm their way, but
what / need is action under fire.
IL don't get it at Tia Juana.
/ will fight three men here in
one night, like 1 did some time
ago."
The man who passed the good
word along declared that he ex-
amined the champion after he had
done five miles on the road and
found him in uncommonly good
condition. He said he was con-
WINGED that Dempsey would fight
both Harry Wills and Gene Tun-
ney before the end of the next out.
door season, provided an accept
able site and a reliable promoter
proved available for these enter
prises.
It also was declared that Demp-
ney hadn't the slightest intention
OF stepping out with the two con-
tenders until he had gotten away
with a warm-up bout or so. With
the arrival Of the outdoor season,
1T will be nearly three years since
the champion defended his title.
Even il his condition happened to
be Of the best, ring rust must have
claimed him by this time. He
realizes this fact, according to his
boy friend.
The latter also claimed that
Dempsey's mental attitude has inn
proved amazingly. He got an in
feriority complex after tossing off
the Firpo riot and this fact, as
much as anything else, served to
keep him in retirement for almost
three years The boy friend now
says that Dempsey has all the self
confidence of soap salesman.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Have Yet to Triumph

The Browns have finished in the
first division seven times since
1902, the year of their entry into
the American League. But never
pennant, though they were sec.
ond twice.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Eagles Stop Them

The Anacostia Eagles and the
General Tire boys were all min
Cling freely until it was announced
that the Eagles had won Al to 20.
thereby stopping the tire boys for
all time.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Palace Approaches
Nearer to Top

Last Nights Results
Washington, 40; Detroit,
20.
Tonight's Game
Detroit at Boston.
TOmOrrOw's Game
None scheduled.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
EIIiotts Have Two

The Elliott A. G. will play two
games Wednesday. Business High
at o'clock and st. Mary's Celtics.
of Alexandria in the evening is the
program. Business will be met in
the school gym.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Tank School There

The Tank School defeated Camp
Holabird in the opening game of
the Third Corps Area basketball
league by the score Of SO to 10.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
PALACE FIVE ON JAUNT;
NET BIG SUCCESS
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
Snorts Editor. The Times


Washngon running along mey IN third place in
the American championship
wait It'll January "a another
the Arcade night when
the home playing here for the first time in net defeated the
Pulaski Post American Legion of Detroit 40 to 29 There
doubt to the increased interest caused by the change in style
athletes practically played themselves greatly the gee Of
big crowd attracted by the Of Ed Lynch Catho
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Would Be Morul

Jack Delaney, the boyer, is men
toned as a member of a syndicate
which may buy the Bridgeport
franchise.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
st. Mary's Crew In

The tossers from st. Mary's, jun
Tors, defeated the Tigers of Alexan-
dria, in q free scoring game, A
tn IA
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
They Ask Action

The Northwesterns, with Joe Hol-
man at the helm, are asking the
people for some basketball games.
Joe can be reached at Adams 6436.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Cardinals Win One

The Cardinals rung the bell in
the game with the st. Joseph quint.
80 to 10.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Hurler Costs $500

The Giants are said to have paid
$500 for Pitcher Bill Clarkson, Of
Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1926-01-11
Totals. . II AL

Technical fouls-Voss (3) HarKertv
Grody. Time outs-Detroit (s), Wash.
ington ca. Referee-A. Paul Menton
(Baltimore1. Time-20- minute haIyea
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HEBRON
Hebron Academy's
School PAPER Board

Hebron, Me, Mar. 26-According
to the usual routine, and the custom
airy process, the Hebronian Board at
the expiration of the term of MEM
bership. selected three men from
that body whose duty 1t Is to select
nominees from the student body at
large from which to pick new mem
bers for the Board to carry on the
work of the school paper. These
nominees are chosen by a selective
process. which is determined by the
scholastic standing of the men. and
their general literary knowledge.
From these nominees, certain stu
dents are elected by the old board.
to succeed them in issuance of the
"Hebronian," the school paper.
The results of the elections are as
follows: Editor in Chief. Edward
Shea from Bar Harbor. Maine; AS
sistant Editor in Chief. Harry Davis.
Mechanic Falls. Me-; Literary Editor.
Athletic Editor, Alfred Mahoney,
Cambridge, Mass; Alumni Editor,
Frederick Burns, Haines Landing,
Me-; Exchange Editor. Irving Winner.
Roxbury, Mass; Joke Editor, Keith
Burdett, Lynn, Mass: the business
section is handled by Milton Wheeler
of Lewiston. Maine, as Business
Manager; Paul Reed of Manchester,
n. H., will take care of the sub
scriptions, while the Circulation will
be handled by Lee Abbott of Old
Orchard. Maine, whose assistant will
be Gilbert fainter of Auburn, Maine.
In spite of the fact that the old
Hebronian Board is finishing q BAN
ner year. it can be said with little
hesitation that the new board will be
worthy successors of them. and that
the school paper is due for another
excellent year.
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Religious Books
Are More Popular

New York. Mar. 2S-(AP)-Reif-
gious books have increased their po-
sition within the ranks of best sellers
to a conspicuous degree during the
last several years, the gain being at
tributed by publishers to a greater
demand not only from church MEM
bers but from persons without
definite ecclesiastical affiliations.
A glance over the list of the ten
best sellers in fiction last year
shows Bruce Barton's THE Man No
body Knows and Giovanni Papini's
1.-THE Life of Christ" well toward the
top. Demand for these and other
books on religion Is reported even
greater than in 1925.
When some one refers to the
greatest book in the world, the book
trade thinks bible as quickly as do
cher, editor of the Publishers Week
~. "Its sale beggars all other totals
of production and has since printing
began.
But though the field of religious
books has always supplied the book
stores with their best sellers, this
seldom has been as ccnspicuously
so as during the last two or three
years. Just now the high peak of
church activity empha sizes this
interest. Another interesting feature
is it has been characteristic of recent
demands that they have spread far
beyond church boundaries"
In addition to the books by Barton
and Papini, Mary Austin's 1.-THE
Small Town Man" and Robert Lynde
Hartt's THE Man Himself" have
attracted wide reading. Much in
terest is being shown in William
Lyon Phelps THE Carpenter OF
Nazareth" Sales on series of Rev.
Harry Emerson Fosdick's sermons
have gone beyond the million mark.
New TRANSACTIONS of the Bible have
been another outstanding feature.
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CHINA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Morrill, of
Dirigo passed few days this week
with his brother, Wesley Morrill, and
family and entertained them with his
radio.
The sick people IN this neighbor-
hood are all on the gain with the
exception of Mrs. Mary J. Toby. who
is@still quite i'll with double pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Grace Morton. who has been
visiting her cousin. Mrs. Doris
Cloves. has returned-to her home in
Vinalhaven.
Ben Weston of Unity was an all
night guest of A. G. Bassett and fam
lily, Wednesday night.
George Morrill, and Arthur Cloves
have been hauling hay to vassalboro
Station for George Gates
The many friends of Maude Sibley
K. N, are sorry to hear that she =,
having trouble with her eyes. She
is stopping with her sister in Au-
gusta and DIR. Turner is treating
them.
Mrs. Malcolm Mcdonald Of Au-
gusta and Mrs. FIorine bennett of
Bars Mills have been called here by
the serious illness of their mother.
Mrs. NJ. j. Toby.
Harry Doe and Edward Weber
were business callers in Waterville.
Wednesday. where they secured
nice collie dog.
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MADISON

A delightful social even,u.
passed by a large COMPANY !, Nas
members and friends Of thu MA
dist Episcopal church and ne 49,
the church basement FRIDAY s,,aa. n
the company being the g,lesss J:
Bethesda Chapter OF Enwe..s
League. The program which conss..
ed Of a number of unique cerssss
was under the direction OF Ravsssss!
Henderson. Refreshments wers 80
ed. wv
All grades of the Madison IN.
schools closed Friday afternoor
a weeks Easter vacation. nv
Charlie Hunter, student A. =.
bron Academy. arrived In Mad,sas
Friday night to visit his narss..
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Hnntsr
Messers. Everett Blackwell D.,
maid Adams, Russell Look. NJ.
Nonigann and Bradford Merr,l -, ~
are students at the Universisv Y,
Maine. arrived home SATURDAY \.
the Easter recess. "
George Jacobs who Is fnstruc.or !.
manual training In the public scba, \,
went Friday afternoon to ortland y.
few days visit with relatives =
Miss Madeline Merrill ana Nj.
Barbara Weston who are students =
Colby college arrived home Friass
night for a short visit.
The play at Happened in Jurss
was repeated Friday evening bv Il.
Madison High school dramatic cl,s
to a large audience at the school an
ditorium. A special car was run AZ,
the line of the Somerset Traciiss
company to accommodate a larrs
delegation from the rural districts
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Aged Monk Sole
Survivor of Town

Erivan, Russian Armenia. Mar. 20
fAP)-Ani, an ancient Armenian city.
within the shadow of Mount Ararat,
probably has the smallest population
of any city In the world.
Data gathered by the American
Near East Relief shows that an
aged Armenian monk is the sole in
habitant of the city. which once had
a population of 100000. His only
companions are an Angora cat and a
few owls which live in q ruined
church near the monks hut.
AMI was once a Furnishing city
and was the residence for several
centuries of the Bagratide Kings of
armenia. From the Eighth to the
Ienth century 1t was under the
domination of the Caliphs of Bagtiad.
among whom was the romantic ana
scholarly fiaroun-a al Rachid. hero of
a dozen stories In the Ara ian
Nights" But Ami Is now In ruips,
and the Armenians are too poor to
renulld II. II is 500 years since the
Glty tnro.b bed with the, pulse OF
human life