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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
COburn Faces Tough
Two-Day Schedule
On Foreign Ice

Especial to Kennebect JournaD
Waterville, Feb. 15-The Coburr
hockey team will leave this morning
on the S.55 train for Brunswick
where they will play the Bowdoir
Freshman team tomorrow afternoon
and on the following day the team
will journey to lewiston, where they
will meet the Bates yearlings in the
arena.
The Coburn ice birds will have
some tough opposition in these two
games and the boys will have to
work much harder than they have in
the past games. Bowdoin freshies
held the strong Hebron tea INTO four
goals and this means that the boys
will have to step to the limit to
check the freshmen.
About the relative strength OF the
Bates freshmen this is not known
but the Coburn sextet will be pre-
pared for hard tussle. Coach Roy
Haines has chosen the following men
to make the trip: Captain Williams,
Bob Violette, Walter Brinn, John
Pollard, Donald Mason, Antonio
Paganucci. Mort Sullivan, Clifford
Mitchell, Lerd Marsters and Tom
khoury. "a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
Jack Sharkey Is
Latest Victim Wrath
Gotham Commission

New York, Feb. 15.-(AP)-Jack
Sharkey, Boston heavyweight, has
drawn down the wrath of the New
York state athletic commission by
his showing against Eddie Huffman
of the Pacific coast at Madison
Square Garden, Friday night.
Sharkey won the decision handily
and seemed at no time to exert him
self. while Huffman appeared war
like only in one round when a crash
ing right found his opponents chin
and spun him around. Sharkey out
weighed the coast product 16 pounds.
Now 1t appears that Sharkey was
slated for meeting with the light
heavyweight champion, Paul Berlen-
bach, in the near future which
would have returned him a good
purse, but the commission undoubt-
edly will see that such program is
broken up. Huffman. who appeared
to be a coming champion in battles
with AID Stone and Jack Demave, is
ousted from the light heavyweight
running by his showing of Friday.
New York, Feb. 15-(AP)-George
Mogridge. veteran pitcher recently ac-
quired by the Yankees in trade. to-
day was sold to the Boston Braves
for the inter-league waiver price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
HELEN TO TACKLE
SUZANNE THIS A. N.
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

New York, Feb. 15-(AP)-Not
much more than four years ago a
little, dark haired girl in pigtails
came out of the west to startle the
tennis world with the beginnings of
a campaign which led her to the ma
tional championship. Tomorrow this
same girl. now a mature and expert
enced star, will hold universal atten-
ton as she gives battle to the fore
most woman player of Europe, the
generally recognized champion of the
world.
Helen Wills of the United States
will face Suzanne Lenglen of France
in a struggle as dramatic as any
that has aroused scarcely less ex-
element than heavyweight cham
pionship prize fight or a worlds Sc
ries game.
From the mass of opinion ana pre-
dictions published about the match.
however. it is apparent that the 20
year old American champion faces
her 26 year old French rival with the
prospects of her triumph expressed
more in hope than conviction by her
supporters.
Abroad the tennis public at large
as well as the experts are convinced
of Suzanne's invincibility: even in
this country fandoam comedies the
French star an advantage while also
roofing" for "our Helen" Nearly
all the experts have predicted a
Lenglen victory.
The general disposition among =
perienced observers here is to co.,
cede Miss Wills only a fighting
chance" but at least one outstan ding
critic, George w. Wightman. of Bos-
ton, believes that the American girl
has better than an even chance"
Mr.. Wightman looks upon the con-
test as "anybody's match" with Miss
Wills harder hitting likely to prove
decisive. Among the wagering fra
ternity, however. the odds are about
to in favor of Lenglen.
The experts generally. such as
big Bill' Tilden. Wightman and
Sam Hardy, agree upon one point
! that Miss Wills chief chance of VIC
tory lies in he crushing power Of Ter
driving game; a smashing attack.
backed by aggressiveness. which.
| they believe, may pierce Suzanne's
defense or upset her uncanny con-
troll.
To sum upthe chief qualifications
of each, Helen's stroking pace" is
ASA O. colCSI ASSET, piuS d hceH ISul-
ing spirit and steady nerves, while
Suzanne's advantages lie in her ed
| of foot, strategy and experience, sup
porting an unusually effective and
accurate bag of strokes.
Tennis fans who expect to listen
in for the result of the Wills
Lenglen match probably will have to
| combine it with their radio setting
up exercises tomorrow morning. The
contest is scheduled to start at II A.
NJ. Riviera time. or A. NJ, Eastern
standard time, and will be CONF 'ete-
ed probably between and A. NJ.
when such broadcasting stations as
are on the air will be devoting their
time to physical culture programs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
Yankee Slab Artists
Report to Higgins
In Florida Monday

New York, Feb. 15.-(AP)-Greater
New York's baseball teams will be on
their way south by Sunday. the recruit
batterymen leading the exodus.
The first contingent. a handful Of
Giant pitchers, starts Thursday with
some of the Yankees scheduled to de-
part Friday and a squad of the Brook
Ign Dodgers Sunday. McQuillan. Ring.
Davies and Mcnamara of the Giants
will move out ahead of the others,
while the youthful mound and mask
stars of the Yankees will report to
Manager Miller Higgins in Florida
February o.
Wilbert Robinson, president-mar1-
ager of the Dodgers, Is expected to
furnish almost new team this year.
with Meanwhile at second base, But
Ter at short, Witt in the outfield and
O'Neil behind the bat lack Wheat
veteran outfield guardian, has not come
to terms but Is expected to be In the
lineup when the season starts.
Robinson will have II pitchers In
the early workouts in Florida.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
CONY HOOpSTERS
SWING into BUSY,
IMPORTANT WEEK

The Cony High school basketball
team, losers Of but one high school
contest in this winters campaign,
faces the busiest week of the year
this week and two Of the hardest OPP
ponents in the State must be met
and vanquished to insure q trip to
the University of Maine tournament.
Tomorrow night the team plays
Morse High school at Bath and this
game will be one of the hardest Of
the season for both teams.
After dropping the first game to
the Red and White at City hall,
Morse for some reason or other
seemed to think that the Cony win
was questionable to say the least
and are out to trim the locals by a
decisive count. Not a sufficient
number of Augusta fans guaranteed
to make the trip to warrant reduced
rates on the railroad, but neverthe-
less goodly delegation from the
Capital City will follow the team
down river. The team will leave on
the afternoon train.
On Friday night, Winslow High
school, an aggregation worthy of
Conys best will be the attraction at
City hall. The Winslow team is I'M
defeated in high school circles and a
win over the Red and White will put
the upriver delegation right into the
tournament. The locals are going at
top speed at present and fans are
anxiously watching the results of this
weeks camDaipn
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MurchisOn Not
To Rest Until Later
From Competition

New York, Feb. 15.-(AP)-Loren
Murchison, champion of indoor dash
men, plans to rest until the national
indoor track championships in Chica-
go March 6.
After winning every race he entered
this winter. Murchison suffered
strained tendon in his right leg while
appearing in the Newark A. c. games
last week and was unable to partlci-
pate in either the Crescent A. c. or the
wilco A. A. meets in Brooklyn Thurs
day and Saturday.
He sat among the spectators during
the Crescent program and the next day
announcedGfhat he probably would De
able to start at the Wilco, where ne
appeared in running toys but remain.
ed out of competition under orders OIL
his physician.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
City League
Helen Wills Suffers
Bad Cut on Knee

Cannes, France, Feb. 15.-(AP)-The
injury to the knee of Helen Wills. sus-
tanned when she fell during her match
with Did, Vlasto, was more serious
than was first thought. Notwithstand-
ing her courageous statement that she
was unhurt. 1t developed that she suf-
fered q rather deep cash on the right
knee.
The wound bled profusely and it is
thought the knee may be sore and
somewhat stiff when the American
champion meets Suzanne Lenglen to-
morrow.
The French dinner hour, which lasts
for two hours-from IL noon until 2 p.
M.-Was responsible for the wound not
being attended to Immediately. Miss
Wills and her mother and friends went
to four drug stores but found them
closed for luncheon. 1t was P. M.
when the fifth drug store was visited
and the proprietor gave the knee the
required attention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
Suzanne Gives
Sign of Break on
! Eve of Title Match

Cannes, France, Feb. 15-(AP)-
The ambition of Miss Helen Wills
life to satisfy which she alone with
her mother crossed the American
Continent. and the ocean, is in the
eve of fulfllment. Tomorrow in the
finals of the women's singles of the
| Carlton tennis tournament, the Cali
fornia girl will meet Suzanne Leng-
| len, the French wonder and unde-
feated champion for the past five
years.
Both Mile Lenglen and Miss Wills
safely passed the semi finals today,
the former defeating Henrietta Con-
toslavos, 60, 6-2, and the latter win.
ming from Didi Vlasto, 6-1, GA.
To those who did not see the
matches the French champions fig
ureS seem more impressive than those
of Miss Wills, but in the opinion of
experts the American girls perfor-
nance was more imposing than that
Of the French woman.
Mile Vlasto. Miss Wills opponent.
stands second to Mile Lenglen in the
tennis lists of Europe; she was final
list in the olympic championships.
Mile Contoslavos ranks fifth in
France, and never before won a sim
gle game from Suzanne. She today
in breaking Mile Lenglen's famous
love series in the present matches.
But it was the demeanor of the two
champions on the courts, rather than
the points. that impressed the spec
tators. Mile. Lenglen was pale and
drawn: her usual smile and debonair
manner were absent. She played as
if in fear of losing, and her agitation,
when her opponent electrified the
spectators by winning two games,
was curious to behold.
Some of those who had watched
the French champion for years look
ed at one another and asked HAS
the break conner"
Miss Wills, with courage and cool
play even when with the score Al
against her in the second set when
things looked gloomy, was a distinct
contrast. Mile Lenglen walked off
the courts railing at the linesmen.
whose decisions she had disputed
several times during the match, and
complaining of a pain in her side.
Miss Wills chatted quietly with
friends and said: at was a wonder
full match and I enjoyed it greatly.
Mile Vlasto is a great player"
Suzanne had allowed it to be
known that she expected to reach the
finals with an unbroken string of
love games, and her disappointment
when the little Marseilles girl won
the first game in the second set was
eloquent.
Miss Wills, paired with Mile Con-
toslavos, may have a second chance
to meet Mile Lenglen. paired with
Mile Did, Vlasto, in the finals of the
women's doubles. This match, how
ever. has been regarded as an anti
climax. and it will not take place il
either Suzanne or Helen desires to
withdraw after the singles match. 1t
is not expected there will be another
singles meeting between the two
stars in the Riviera. unless perhaps
in the second Nice Tournament in
March which is the only one Mile
Lenglen has entered for the singles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
Three Games in
SkOWhegan League

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Skowhegan, Feb. ,15-There were
three games in the Mercantile
League tonight with the Indians TAX
ing four points from the Yankees
the Yankees in turn trimming the
Pilgrims by four points and the
Giants and White Sox dividing their
game with two points each.
The feature of the evenings bowl
ing was the comeback of the Yam
KEGS, who bowled a high single OF
SOL and total of 1413. after four
point defeat by the Indians. The
high single Of the evening went 10
Perry with Ill to his credit. while
Provost of the same team won the
total honor with 300.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

r,s passing of Gil Whitehouse.
LIZ lawn mainstay Of the Eastern
wen '.nhine staff for several years will
pi'C.sd with sincere regret by his
be NY. sr;ends throughout the state. A
many as.;Is ball player with enough
'ei nss., To have played on a much
apnis team Gil threw in his lot with
ias'ec. ,,th Brewer nine and was con-
tns s "a as much of a fixture of the
s s..stsrns as the park itself. A heavy
tss;re outfielder and one of the most
m.u na,o,,s men in a pinch that the
oane ever carried Gil became an
La Lev. ~ wholesome respect wher-
ou!sNh e was known. Besides being
efu - the best outer gardeners in
one ,.a,e he also worked in the box
I INC s SD advantage and when the
70 . finished in the runnerup
I.s;tion in the Maine State League
iss Individual efforts Of Whitehouse
", ,s,ad no small part. His sudden
pls, pm removes from Maine one of
.sa most popular ball players to ap-
NV wv, IN this state for several years.
,r,,, the boxing fans in the state
-'anallv warming up to the stage
sssars they are willing to pay a
Nn s sum to watch a couple of
Maine Maine boxers do their stuff over the
.iT round route new matter begins
- crop out. There are several good
u,,S srhters in the state who got
.s.;r start in one locality and have
h ..sr,telv established their popular
w. in that particular section. They
~. q drawing card worth a certain
pm, in that particular section but
r s 4 comes to fighting away from
.ssir home town where they are an
rrtnown quantity and the cold. cold
,rhlic isn't influenced by any per-
sssnal likes or dislikes but just wants
..,,on and plenty of it the boxers do
~, Seem to realize that they aren't
r,rtb so much in the initial appear
4 .pca in any town except their own.
:, state where no decisions are
.nnwed and where with the except
i'm NJ Portland the boxing game is at
hsst healthy gamble for the pro-
u moter It is directly for the better of
Mo mitt artists to cooperate with
me- management and be willing to
I egbt for a reasonable sum once in
. while. Just for instance, Portland
has since the introduction of the pop
rar price affairs down there ,devel-
oDed several boxers who are fairly
rood. In Portland they are used in
semi.dnals or curtain raisers and a
good boy from outside the state is
signed to oppose a few Of the better
Zones In the main bout. The boys
are we'll fixed in Portland and each
one has his own following regardless
I Of weight height or ability. But a
| local favorite in Portland isn't q
| local favorite in Augusta or any
y other town. The boys receive a
| certain sum for their efforts in Port
| land or whatever their home town Is
\ but when they are fighting in an
other town the fact doesn't pemit
or excuse asking main bout prices
tfor preliminary attractions. The
sooner the boxers are inclined to be
| reasonable the better everyone will
Ibs satisfied.
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Worcester Franchise
Goes to Providence

Auburn, n. T., Feb. 15.-(AP)-Sec-
rotary John Fl. Farrell of the National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues today announced that the
franchise and players Of the Worces-
ter, Mass. club in the Eastern League
had been transferred to the territory
of Providence. r. 1. He also announced
that all reserved ployers, excepting
voluntarily retired and ineligibles, and
all reserved umpires in minor baseball
must be rendered contracts on or be-
fore March l.
st. Augustine, Fla. Feb. 15@(AP)
Miss Glenna Collett, women's ma
tional golf champion. today broke the
women's record for the st. Augustine
links with an SO. At the same tine
Wilfred Rid. Detroit. local profess
sional. set a new course record when
he negotiated n mar 72.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
SPORT TABLOIDS

New York, Feb. 15.-(AP)-
Charley Hoff of Norway, record
breaking pole vaulter. has. challenged
Hal Osborne of Chicago. olympic and
American decathlon champion, to an
international all round test in this
city on March 16. A. A. u. officials
announced today. The challenge
grows out of friendly rivalry between
the two stars which began last sum-
mer during Osborne's European tour
with other American Athletes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
Fourteen Members
Cleveland Indians
| Arrive in South

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 15.-(AP)
Headed by Jack McAlister and
Harry Matthews, trainers, a squad
Of IA members of the Cleveland
Americans arrived here yesterday
and will, remain until March 5.
iris Speaker. manager, Is due to
arrive today. A hike will start the
spring training season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
SPORT BRIEFS
(By The Associated Press

t6y Inc ASSOCIdLeO fTeSSI
Charley Hoff. Norwegian pole
vaulter. appears to be reaching his
limit indoors. He knocked off the
bar in his first attempt to reach IL
feet, 8 inches, at the Wilco meet in
Brooklyn, Saturday, and then fell
fiat on his face. His right shoulder
came in contact with the side of the
pit on the vault that made new
record
Laub of Columbia and Loeb OF
Princeton, are tied at 43 points for
the scoring lead in the Eastern In
tercollegiate Basketball League. I'm
defeated Columbia, with four victo-
ries, tops the teams.
Madison Square Garden in New
York will have another six-day BIZ
cycle race March to 10. with an
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Stars Four Nations
Survive i'm Tennis
Play at New York

New York, Feb. 15.-(AP)-Play
in the national indoor tennis cham
pionship tournament reached the
third round today with but one SER
ious casualty. The outstanding stars
of four nations survived the first and
second round play with little diff
Guilty. only four matches going be-
You'd the two set limit.
Williom T. Tilden End. of Philn-
delphia. holder of the national out
door title. won his first and second
round matches. losing but three
games. Vincent Richards. of New
York. eliminated his opponent in the
first round without losing a game but
was carried to ca to win the first
set OF his second round match.
ReEe Lacoste French Davis cup
reach the semi final bracket. had lit
tie difficulty SURVIVING t'e first
rcuL' match bu. d youthful New
Yorker worried hi n si,mewhet in he
second round by winning six games
in Ii e two sets.
Jeaa Borotra, of France. defending
champion. Maurice Fel r;Gra of
Sc itzt rland. Er'x Worms of Dem
mark and jacques Fivgnon of
Frame came through the first
round as did Francis e. Hunter of
New Rochelle but the one upset of
the day eliminated Fred c. Anderson
of New York runner-up to Borotra
last year. Anderson was forced to
tow to the accurate stroking of .Mer-
rift Cutler. Seventh Regiment
Armory star. who acted perfectly at
home on the Armcry courts. Cutler
won 26, GA. GA,
Worms. the Danish cup star. gain
ed the second round bracket by the
default route by his advance into the
third round brought forth the most
interesting match Of the day. Eugene
McAulfff of YOnkers, N. Y. Ford
lam student, and Il junior star. fol c.
ell Worms to &c games to win the
first set AMI then turned the tables
by winning The secnrd set at 1--we.
He tired, howeI er, and lost the final
set and match.
Saranac Lake, Y. T, Feb. 15.-
(AP)-Clas Thunberg of Finland
olympic champion. smashed another
worlds record, the fourth in his ser
les of races with Charles Jewtra W.
former International champion. in
the tire quarter mile race against
his American opponent Cd Pontiac
rink here today. The Finn skated
the distance in 1.55 AS. lowering by
6 20 Sc, nuns the record formerly
held by Joe Moore of New York and
made az Lake Placid in 1928 - I'M
berr. besides winning the IT, e, quar-
ter mile, also defeated Jewtraw in
the 44o yard sprint. sprinting into the
lead at the last turn. His time was
IS seconds and the record Tor the
event is sc IA seconds. made by
Charles German of st. John. N. B.
made in 1924
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other long list Of European stars

other long list Of European stars
entered.
William T. Tilden. National tennis
champion, defeated his greatest RI
val. Vincent Richards, in the finals
of the Brooklyn Heights Casino
tournament yesterday but was too
tired in the title doubles match
which followed and he and Manuel
Alfonso boxed to Richards and Fran
els Hunter.
Paul Harrington, Notre Dame
vaulter, who leaped 13 feet 1 Is
inches at Urbana, Ills, Saturday
night, will be invited to appear
against the world champion. Char
ley Hoff, in N. Y. A. c., February %.
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HOCKEY

4 At Waterville-Bates- Colby game
postponed soft ice.
At Nashua, N. H: Nashua 2; st.
Doninique's /.
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Hawaiian Memorial
Features Swimming Pool

Honolulu. Feb. 15.-(AP)-Hawaii's
memorial for its soldier dead of the
World war will be featured by a SWIM
ming pool which the ocean will provide
with water and the tides keep clean.
1t will be constructed at Waikiki
beach. cost $250,000. and be more than
800 feet long by 120 feet wide Bleach
ers on one side will seat 1000 persons.
Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 15.-(AP)-
Walter Jones, 10. Tacoma welter-
weight boxer. died here yesterday of
heart trouble while he was working
out at a gymnasium. Jones boxed
in the amateur ranks for about a
year and had had about IL profess
sional matches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16

LOOK for the silver lining in every PA.
smoke-cloud. Notice how the little old
world takes on roster tint when you
pick P. A. for pal. For a fact, Men,
Prince Albert holds options on jimmy
pipe joy in every land. It's got half
nelson on pipe-pleasure. and no mistake.
There's no deep, dark secret about the
~hy of all this PA. is great tobacco.
Time.tested. Tongue-tested. Mild as a
May morning, cool as breeze off the
water, p. A. can't tamper with your
tongue or poster your palate. (The Prince
Albert process cuts out bite and parch.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16

When that cool fragrant smoke per.
co1ates up the pipe-stem, troubles take
to the taft timber. Pipe-peeves vanish in
a P. A. smoke-screen. You're sitting ON
top of the world and the view IS
simply grand. Just never was tobacco
like good old P. A.
Many man who thought he never
could smoke pipe is now loyal P. A.
fan. You see, the tobacco makes all the
difference in the world. Right now, head
for the nearest shop where they hand
out P. A. sunshine in tidy red tins. Get
next to some really friendly tobacco.