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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-01
Guttornsen.

Quarterback Guttormsen. Of
Washington, snatched a lions share
or 80 huge mobs' eyes as the Red
and Pun ".e squads trotted on to the
green turf. He is ranked the Far
Vests leading field general, ami
In addition TO that is shifty ball
carrier.
The probable lineup:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-01
CANADA SCARES
WRITER'S

Washington baseball writer's were
not eager to go up to Canada in
midwinter and so, when the annual
meeting of the Washington chapter
of the Baseball Writer'S Association
was held last night. the matter was
left for FL. c. Curly" Byrd, OF
the Evening Star, and Gene Kessler.
sports editor of The News, to settle
between themselves One or the
other may go and both may decide
TO stay around here where the
weather isn't quite so chilly as Il
is in Montreal. tt one of them
does 20, he will be the guest or
the Canadian Pacific Railway.
John B. Keller, of the Evening
Star. was elected representative for.
1926.
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ORANGES SPEED MAKES
NO HIT WITH THIS COP

TAMPA, Fla, jan 1.--Harold
Re0 Grange proved too swift for
local highways yesterday and was
arrested for breaking the speed
laws. A traffic officer pulled up
in front OF Oranges car. going
sixtyfive miles an hour, and stop.
ped the stars car. Grange was
released after posting bond of $25.
With Grange in the car Were
Jim Barnes. British golf Champion
Miss Helen Wainwright Olympic
swimming champion, and johnny
Farrell, golf professional from New
York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-01
DEACON FLOWERS AT END
OF LONG, LONG TRAIL
By SID MERCER.

NEW YORK Jan DEACON Theodore Flowers Of the Zion
New Boxing Commission official of Harry Geb,
middleweight champion. ~
The commission has ordered Greb proceed forthwith title
challenger later than the end OF Feb
loafing expires
His appearance defense the title against
Mickey Walker Polo Grounds last July.
Greb has been active champion and has pat New
He picking hs
the instance he said to be avers TO
with Deacon Flowers who just Greb and lett named
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crossed the ring to give Mike a
hearty handshake.
Last spring, when his manager
charged that Jack Delaney had
slugged the Tiger on the whiskers
AN4tkl something harder than his
fist, the Deacon maintained a dig
nified silence. ..-,~.
Flowers would be a modest cham
pion. lie gives all he has. The
Deacon is God-fearing, even tenn
pered, mild-mannered but two-rlsted
Apostle OF Swat. He has given his
white brethren some lessons in
workmanship l.4u.
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SK|PPE|' DENIES
Gel TIC SPLIT

NEW YORK. Jan. LA report
that the Original CeItics, world
champions for many years, would
idisband before the end Of the
season, and that Joe Lopchick. cen.
ter and Dutch Dehnert, guard.
would be signed to play for the
Brooklyn club Of the American
Basketball League, was spiked 81:
day by Manager Furey.
Furey was hot in his deniaI
claiming. that the report was orisi
mated by enemies Of the club.
Furey was hot in his denfa
planning to take the team on
Southern trip next month.
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. Early in 1924 he broke into New
York, but did not achieve a Garden
appearance until December. The
Tiger became an overnight sensa-
ton by stopping Johnny wilson IN
three rounds. He was Garden
favorite for a time, but two knock
outs at the hands of Jack Delaney
sent him back to the sticks again.
He fought his way back and re
Gently gave Mike McTigue a good
leathering at the New Garden. The
Judges made an absurd decision
and declared McTigue the winner
Flowers received more favorable
publicity from this fiasco than
would have resuited~ II the popular
verdict I'D IAeh Eend~ed, T.
Deacon Flowers is a far greater
credit to the ring than many of
his white-sI6inned associates. He
is an old school Southern negro.
courteous. gOod.natured and I'M
complaining.
When rival is introduced In,
the ring the Tiger always applauds.
He fights clearly and observes ring
ethics carefully. In his recent en-
counter with Moody he opened UP
a bad cut over the Englishman s
eye in the ninth round. Flowers
knowing he had the fight won, do
clined to make the bad eye tar
get in the tenth and last round in
which he busted himself by tapping
away at Moody's body. Boston fans
cheered him for this display OF
craftsmanship.
How many white boxers would
have been so kind to beaten foe?
Flowers accepted the ridiculous
McTigue verdict with smile and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-01
Zuppke Spins
His GridirOn
Yarns With
Skill

There's always an audience
wherever Bob Zuppke, of Illinois,
happens to park. Zuppke is not
only one of the country's leading
coaches, but is also the Will
Rogers of football. Zuppke never
fails to score with his yarns.
1--WE played Chicago and trailed
81 to Z at the end of the first
half" said Zuppke, starting one
of his favorite stories. During
the intermission l went into the
locker room and called Walquist,
Olson and five or six other
Swedish members of our team into
the middle of the room.
I'm the first. half of the game Nc
Carthy Of Chicago had run wild
through the Illinois team.
Boys" asked solemnly, did
you ever hear how one sIrishman
chased 10000 Swedes through the
woods?''
"WeIl, those Swedes of ours got
so mad that they went out and
stopped Mccarthy and Illinois tied
Chicago"
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Greb neglected to inform his pre-
ferred waiting list OF the expira ton
Of his open time" and thus Walk
Miller, Flowers manager, horned in
with challenge and forfeit and
gets the title shot.
Greb has been notified that he
inust definitely accept a decision
match with Flowers within thirty
days or do his grazing, in other
pastures.
The match, Of course. will be
etaged at the New Garden if Gret
gets into line. The champion will
need some tuning up, however, If
ne ~ to repulse the Tigers attack.
1t is weli.knOWn fact that
Greb pays scant attention to
orthodox training rules. His sue
cess lin the past has been due to
his willingness to fight often. In
that way be kept himself in con
ditiOn.
For several months. however,
Harry has been idle. lie was pain
fully injured in all automobile
Amashup last fall and since the
opening of the new Garden was de-
layed until late in November, he
received no tempting offers until
recently. 1t has been a slow winter
for Greb. He will need a couple of
'tuneups" before stepping out for
q title fuss.
To Flowers this match marks the
end of long, long trail. The Dea-
con has been transforming for sew
eral years. We remember him in
-such places as Galveston, Atlanta
Houston and otheS places south of
the Mason and Dixon line lie went
to bat often and the rewards were
not great
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Warming up, ZuppEe related a
little incident of the IOWa-IllinOis.
game. The field had been covered
with straw four days before the
encounter. On the second play
the Iowa quarterback ran with
the ball and was tackled so that
his face was buried in the grid
iron.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-01
Simmons a Conner

,"Al simmons, who is a fixture in
center field, is one of the greatest
players I've ever managed, Connie
Mack declares. Considering his
youth, his improvement in batting
has been wonderful and it will not
be surprising If, he becomes the
American Leagues leading, hitter"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-01
Have a Court

The Imperial A. C., of Baltimore.
has a basketball court and a fast
135-pound team. Raymond Jackson.
2106 Brookfield avenue, is the one
TO get in touch with il you want
game with the Imps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-01
Holy Wrestler
ofLdia PaLes
EN- All as
Coin Shark

I "Red" Grange, in his pursuit of
a million dollars, dazzled the world
with his dizzy financial remunera-
ton, but Jack Dempsey is still
Uncle Sans biggest dough boy,
athletically speaking.
And did you ever know that
Ghulafn, of Armristar, famous
wrestler of the Punjab, was worth
S., 100000 when he died? Ghulam
was "holy," and a favorite of the
Maharaja hs, of India, who re-
warded him for his wrestling ex-
hibitions and piousness.
Wrestlers. by the way, make more
money than one would suspect.
They wrestIe almost every night
and gather in surprising sums in
years time. Stecher, Lewis. the
Zbyszkos. Mum. and others are
piling up about 100000 or SO n
year Hackenschmidt, Racevitchy
Aberg and others reached the mil
lionaire class.
The matadors OF Spain usually
do better than boxers. Juan Bel
monte, present day star of the
Plaza Del TorOs, is rated at 81.
UUU,OOU. IN ADDITION IneN acnleNe
fame and social position unapproach-
ed by other athletes.
4 few years ago young mata-
dor-bareIy 80 years OId-was kill
ed i'm Seville, leaving fortune Of
more than $4,000, 900. The day of
his funeral was declared a ma
tiOnaI holiday.
Tod Sioan made a million on the
track. Emilio Equiluz. the jai ali
Cuban hand balW star. makes near
w $50 900 yearly. Walter Hagen
PULLS down about $4,000 annually.
THE average ball player gets be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 a season.
OF course, Babe Ruth gets the
healthy salary Of about $4,000 per
annum. but he's an exception. So
is Hornsby, Cobb. Sisler and the
other really big stars.
But, after all is said and done,
Jack Dempsey still is king pin Of
the athletic money earners. He
received approximately $12O, 900 per
minute for his last battle with Luis
Angel Firpo.
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Aces Take Il

The Aces ran their victory string
still further when they swamped
the Friends Freshmen, Is to 6, in
the losers sym.
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Time out?" he asked.
What's the trouble?" inquired
the referee.
This hay is all right" answered
the visiting quarterback, but this
Illinois fertilizer is terrible
Psychology plays an important
part In football according to
Zuppke, who told how he had to
weep. his players running in circles
when the Minnesota squad Of giants
trotted out on the field. =
"Those. lads were so big" said
Zuppke. that one of 'em threw a
long pass and the ball stuck in the
dirt in the ear of one of his team
Mates
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BY COPELAND C. BURG
international News service

PASADENA, OaIlI., JdH. L.
In the sun-kissed, blossom-decked
of Roses bowl, the
flower of Southern and Western
gridirons battled there today for
national football honors as the
University of Washington, Seattle,
champions of the Pacific Coast,
met the University of Alabama,
undefeated in the South.
Fifty thousand fans fought their
way through automobile choked
highways to witness the gigantic
"clash of the elements" repre-
scented in the Alabamans' Grim
son Tide" and the Northerners'
Purple Tornado"
While thousands at 2-to-I odds
wagered their loose change and left
over New Year hootch, if any,
that the famous Tide" would
buckle like boiled shirt peppered
with heavy dew under the smash
ing offensive tactics of the TOR
nado." highest point scorers in the
nation. there were scarcely less
who held the Southerners right
smart and powerful.
A golden California sun coming
from behind flooded the big horse
shoe bowl and the leaden clouds
surrounding orange groves and
flaming fields of poinsettas The
warm day was held TO favor the
Southerners. accustomed tn mild
weather.:
But e>en with this advantage,
the "fil~" boys were generally
consi, 1APd long shot to win.
OutwSSsed. the Southerners were
ha regarded as likely to stop
WaSN lsOn's AIl-American back,
GeOrEF Wilson, and Capt. Elmer
Tesreaa the combination which
beat TT University OF California
for tl'7. .irst time i'm six years,
humkt:T Stanford and tied Ne
bras;sE few weeks before the
CorE4; sIers crushed NOtre Dame.
Alabarsa's hopes rested largely
with 'PoOley" Hubert. rated one Of
he greatest backfield men the
South ever produced: with Hubert,
Halfback Johnny Mack Brown
bet. and. Captain Jones. heavy
guard. Tie outstanding players Of
the 'Pas u. oosa outfit.
Coach Enoch BagslWr:. crafty
husky 'SIntor. planned 40 use VII
son and Cutting. brilliant ends. a.
his chic passing threat. while the
burly fighting Tesreau was slated
10 bear the brunt of smashing Inc
"1de's' 200-pound line.
\ E?:ht spot for the Alabama
men 'med up in the kicking
department. ellis. tide" half.
back. has been kicking S4zsy
yards consistently i'm practice ;;>cre
this week. He may be aba to
OutpUnt Wilson and the versatile
Tesreau.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
KIan Activities Investigated
By Committee of Senate

CONTINUED From Page one)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
REED ASKS KING HERE

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2S. - up = Senator
King, democrat Utah, was requested
tonight by Senator Reed, Missouri,
chairman of the senate campaign funds
committee, to proceed at once to Ari-
zona to investigate charges of excess
i've expenditures in the senatorial cam
paign in that state. Senator Reeds
telegram was in response to one from
Senator King saying that he was hold
ing himself in readiness to conduct the
inquiry as a member of the campaign
funds committee. The Missouri sena-
tor previously had telegraphed to Sem
ator McNary, republican, Oregon, ask
ing that he make the investigation
after the conclusion of the one he now
is conducting at Portland into the Ore
gon senatorial campaign.
Requests foI an inquiry into the
senatorial contest in Arizona between
Senator Ralph H. Cameron, republican
and Representative Carl Hayden, demo
crat have been received by Senator
Reed from leaders of both parties.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
YAQUI WAR COSTING
MEXICO 100000
PESOS EACH MONTH

The Yaqui campaign in Sonora is
costing the Mexican government more
than 100000 pesos month, accord
ing to information received by Off
cials of Aqua Prieta Thursday. This
heavy expense is said to be caused by
the numerous shifts made in headquar-
ters staffs and personnel of the Off
GERS and troops taking part in the cam
paign. 1t was stated Thursday that
headquarters for the cam mpaign against
the Indians has again been shifted, this
time from Ortiz to Pithaya.
1t was announced from Nogales on
Thursday that General Francisco Bor-
quez, former chief of staff to General
Obregon and lately of the Mexico City
garrison. is expected in Nogales, So
nora, to relieve General Antonio An
cheta in command of the Gath regiment
of cavalry stationed at that point. The
report states that General Ancheta will
proceed to thy interior Immediately
upon being relieved of command
Advices from Nogales state that not
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29

.paign funds investigating committee,
ha6 ordered an investigation of funds
IN Arizona.
Senator Cameron, en- route from
Miami to Tucson, said briefly THAI
ne was i"n earnest about this inYesti-
CATION" "It is needed now," he
added mot after election. There are
always complaints of the expenditure
Of too much money; some times these
are Just political bunk, but have
been surprised IN touring the state
since the primary campaign to hear
III every precinct of the excessive
ard sometimes, foolish expenditure
of money.
"We will have no difficulty in
making good our assertion. The at
tempt to resurrect the 1920 campaign
election expenditures, and the politt-
cal effort to deprive me of my seat
in the senate which resulted in an
aoquittal after a trial in the federal
court, will not confuse the public
WHO can judge present expenditures
from examining the relative number
of workers and paid advertisements
appearing in the papers of the state. "
Chairman LOUIS e. TT--.ttney of the
democratic state central committee
said that the books and records of
the committee were at the disposal of
the investigator. I'VE shall render
Reeds committee every assistance in
its endeavor to arrive at the facts
of the situation regarding the use
of money in this election, ne de-
clared.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
KING TO HAVE CHARGE

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. %. = up -
Senator William H. King, democrat,
Utah, will leave here tomorrow morn
ing for Phoenix, Arizona, where he will
investigate charges of excessive sena-
torial campaign expenditures in that
state, he told the Associated Press to-
night.
The very best train connections he
can make will not bring Senator King
into Phoenix before or 10 o'clock
Saturday night, and he said he has
telegraphed Senator Ralph H. Cameron,
republican, at Phoenix, to assemble the
wi ncsses and be ready to proceed with
the investigation Immediately upon
his arrival there by automobile from
Maricopa.
II plan to proceed with the hearing
Immediately upon arriving in Phoenix" "
Senator King said land will proceed
throughout Saturday night and all day
Sunday if necessary 20 clean the matter
nm
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
Defense Now Rests
In the Aimee Trial
CONTINUED From rage ons)

the handwriting. Swan said 1t did
that the whole document was at
fected by the alterations.
He declared the hanwriting was
not consistent, one part with the
other.
The witness said there was radi-
cal difference in some characters In,
the Light and Darkness" sermon ana
the grocery slips.
The controversy over the genuine
ness of the photographs was finally
settled when the prosecution agreed
to stipulate that pictures were taken
at some time before the grocery
slips were lost in the grand jury
room and accepted them for identi-
fication.
Clarence Wiseman, 10 year old son
Of Mrs. Lorraine Wisoman Sielaff.
| to-defendant with Mrs. Mcpherson
and also her accuser, was sent into
The witness box to testify for the
defense in an effort by ene latter to
break down Mrs. Wiseman's story,
told as a prosecution witness. Young
Wiseman's evidence, introduced only
over strenuous objections by his
mothers counsel, consisted principally
of denials. He SAID he had not told
anybody he knew his mother and
sister mad lived in Carmel bunga-
low with Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugi-
tive, co-defendant. The state main
tanned that Ormiston and Mrs. Nc
Pherson occupied the Carmel cottage.
The witness admitted going to the
evangelist's headquarters, Angelus
Temple, with his mother but denied
he had talked with Mrs. Mcpherson
or her mother, Mrs Minnie Kennedy
who also is accused with her in the
case.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29

Arizona
g. 'The Minimum Requirements in
Spanish and Their Relation to County
Scholarship Examinations" Miss Anita
Calnah Post, University Of Arizona.
8. Round table discussion, "The
Proposed State Course Of Study for
Spanish in the High Schools" led
by Mrs. Phebe M. Began, chairman
Spanish department Tucson high
school.
Miss McBroom's subjects for the
general section meetings on Tuesday
are, for the morning, Poor English;
Whose Fault?" and for the afternoon,
.'Enriching the Work in the Social
Sciences.
DR.. Horns subject for the morn
ing session, November gath, will be,
problems in Moral Education" and
for the afternoon session the subject
will be, 1.-The Assignment in the
Light of Recent Investigations"
The nomination of officers for the
year 1857 will be from the floor
on Monday morning just preceding the
address by Adrian Newens. There
arc to be nominated a president
vice ScCISIdIy anu LiCf''nuiS Ct
The election will be by ballo: on
Wednesday morning.
Reservations for rooms are COM
ing in rapidly, but all should re-
member tho registrations and reser-
Vations should not be left until you
arrive in Bisbee The earlier these
details are attended to, the more
assurance all will have of good treat
ment and comfortable, accommoda-
tons
Miss Addie Wittig, principal OF the
central school, is to have charge of
school exhibits ard will put up any
examples OF school work submitted by
any teacher. The central building
will be given over to exhibits and
teachers will find interesting and
worth while exhibits of all kinds of
school work.
Any teacher or school having an
especially good example of school
work is urged to submit it to Miss
Addie .Wittig, of Bisbee, for display
The object is to get an exhibit OF
the best type of work of each
| kind.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
pRoxALENE SPRAY NEW HERE

A new ProXalene spray machine
for repainting cars has Just arrived
at Ford Motor company garage. This
spray is capable Of painting car
in a very short time and effects
huge saving in time. The paint put
on with the spray will dry a few
minutes after it is applied. Work
cone by the ProXaIene spray can be
exposed to sun, air and wind a shors
time later. Any color can be used
and any number of coats between
three and seven applied to car.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29

the same year. Zunbrunn was counsel
for Dan f. Steck, democrat, who was
seated by the senate over Brookhart.
While declaring that the klan was FOR
Steck, Elrod said it was his belief Zun-
brunn was acting more to get himself
legal case than in the interest of the
khan when he sent the witness to Iowa.
The statement that Senator Watson
carried a khan card in 1924 was made
to the committee by William M. Rogers,
an Indianapolis klansman, and 1T later;
brought an emphatic denial from SEN
ator Watson, who is recovering from
Injuries az an Indianapolis hospital.
Rogers said he went to see Senator
Watson at Washington by direction of
ID. c. Stephenson, former Khan offl-
cial, who is now serving life SEN
tence in the indiana penitentiary for
murder, with reference to obtaining
job in the department of justice.
The witness explained that he had
been doing organization work in Della
ware for the klan and that when Wat
son learned this, he asked for his cre-
dentiaIs Rogers produced the imperial
klan card, which he said he showed to
Cno SENATOR, dIlu ucSlIbA GU liloI OSAA~'OA
Watson in turn had shown him a SINH
lar card, good for 1924 and 1925.
Gould you be mistaken about that?"
asked Senator Reed. II do not think
|so," Rogers replied.
/ After announcing the closing of the
hearings, at least until after the cleo
tions, Senator Reed said he had no de-
sire to do any injustice to any person,
and that since the names of both Sena-
tor Watson and Senator Arthur w.
Robinson, republican, Indiana, had
been brought into the hearings since
they testified at Indianapolis last Fri
day, he would receive and make public
affidavits from them if they desired to
make them.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29

Douglas, is man we'll qualified by ex-
perience to fill the position he seeks.
Clark was constable here in 1910 and
1911, and deputy sheriff of the coun-
ty in 1908 and 1909. His friends, who
urged him to make the political race
for constable, state that his best re-
commentator for office is that he has
filled it very capably in the past.
Clark has resided in Douglas for the
past 22 years and is well known
throughout the community. He was
formerly employed at the Copper
Queen smelter and later in the real
estate business. He resides at 912
Eleventh street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29

Conferences on the problems in
volved in the teaching of Spanish,
English, mathematics, science, COM
mercial branches and athletics are
already planned and will be sched-
uled on the program. The program
for the Spanish section follows:
Spanish Section
Tuesday, Nov. 23. at 2:3O p. Nj.
Music.
l. Address, Exactness in Teach
ing" Dr. r. o. Reed, University Of
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29

less thanl 20 regiments of Mexican
troops are engaged in the present drive
on the Sierra de Bacatetes, while re-
Gently organized troops under COM
mand of Captain Ruiz have been sent
out to guard all possible routes of es-
cape for the Indians.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
Teachers Are to Meet
In Bisbee Thanksgiving
Week for Conferences

], Z. Carlson, Jr., principal of the
Douglas high school, is in charge
of organizing and arranging the
section meetings of the Arizona Edu-
cation association to be held in Bis
bee, November %, % and "a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-29
ROTH PARTIES PLEASED

PHOENIX, Oct. 28 [P)-Both DEM
ocratic party leaders and Senator
Ralph II. Cameron today expressed
satisfaction that Senator James A.
Reed, chairman Of the senate cam.