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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24

FANS AWAIT
FIRST BIG
MATCH
Both Entered at Nice Next
Month-Become Fast
Friends.

NICE, France, Jan. 23.-Heler
Wills versus Suzanne Lenglen in tn,
center court for the championship OF
the world,
The tennis fans OF the Riviera art
thrilling at the prospect.
Their dreams Of seeing the great
woman champion of France, recog.
nized as the best in the world, pitted
against Americas young champion,
considered Lenglen's leading rival for
world honors, are 70 be realized, it
seems, in the Nice tournament starting
February s.
Helen is here on her tour of Eu-
rope to study art and play tennis and
she has entered both singles and dou-
bles in the tournament. Mile. Lenglen.
while not officially entered, has in
dictated she will do so.
The two girl stars of the courts are
expected to meet often before Miss
Wills returns to the United States
some seven or eight months hence.
In fact, they already have met-but
not on the courts.
They have become fast friends, have
travelled around together, attended So
cial functions in the same party and
Mile. Lenglen has assisted in showing
Helen the sights. Suzanne lives here
with her father.
Miss Wills has been studying the
tricky effects of the Riviera sunlight
and shadows that puzzle so many
tennis players and cause so many
dope upsets" until visitors become
accustomed 10 them.
She has practiced hard and played
several matches, making a good i'm
preston on spectators.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24

always play
make Pm
poiccovers everything Hit links,
everything. little
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Now the who nearly beaD nodded his He really
his life
CT thing But what could with his friends right thee From thar
Civil
was spoiled and his game on-decidedy
Like the fellow
his which
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bring big tell
little just what proposition you'll be invited before the
home is reached
On the municipal links long pair hshpowered bond
friend
the other After playing few holes the conversation de bonds The
smiled
the works certain bond ISSUE urging immediate action and suggesting
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24

Commercial Golf, New
Mental Hazard, Grows
By FRANK P. NOON

air business today biggest mental golf
the old the happy golf became popular
business hied themselves their the daily
trials and trbuaions Of the business
Such not the today With clubs like mushrooms
throughout the country and membership lad and his
brother the
latest mental hazard in golf
Park yourself in the the locker switch
cs golf you'll probably of invitations join
some a foursome, and troubles
The other afternoon certain local urome navigating
which whz
the head Of
close CALL Why don't those birds yell before tart?"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
MINNESOTA'S GAME
WITH PITT MISTAKE

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23.-The Uni.
versity Of Minnesota will not meet Pitt
IN q football game next fall, a report
appearing in local newspaper Satur.
day notwithstanding, IL was learned
from a high Gopher official yesterday
Although the Painters have asked
Minnesota for a place on It's 1926
schedule, the Gophers already are well
loaded with opponents in their own
section, and will, therefore. not take
on another major eleven.
Included among Minnesota's oppo-
nents for 1926, are Michigan. Iowa.
Wisconsin. Notre Dame and. perhaps.
Illinois. Minnesota is anxious 10 make
a strong showing in the Western Con-
ference, aud will concentrate on the
games which have a bearing on the
conference Standing
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
CAN'T KEEP GOOD
MAN DOWN; SHUNS
BOOZE, WEED, JAVA

SEATTLE, Jan. 23.-You can't
keep a good man down-if you know
what we mean.
Bill McKensie. Northern heavy
weight, was knocked down for a count
Of nine in the first round Of his fight
with Art Shearer the other night. but
he came back in the second round and
knocked Shearer for a goal and added
point.
And here's where the good comes
in:
McKensie says that clean living is
his secret Of success. OF course it's
not a secret now. for lie tells that
he doesn't use liquor, coffee or to-
hacco.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24

City Tennis Champ Of San
Antonio Rated High
in u. S.

Berkeley Bell, the slim little Aas-
tin tennis wizard, who defeated Ar
thuh Seeligson last summer for the
singles championship Of San Antonio,
is ranked fifth junior player in the
country in the annual ranking list
annouced today by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. Bell, pair
ed with Jimmy Quick of Dallas, is
ranked fourth in the national Junior
doubles. Quick is given twenty -firsr
position in the singles ranking.
This is the first year that Bell has
been given consideration in the ma
tional ranking. 1t came as Il result
Of his invasion of Northern and East
ern tennis circles last summer. =
National Champion William Tilden
was quoted as being impressed with
the Austin youths form on the court.
Cranston Holman Of San Francisco,
is ranked first in the junior national
ranking, while NJ. Il. Hill and II. J..
Johnson, both of Waban, Mass. are
placed first in the doubles division.
, HOW BOYS RANK.
In the boys national singles rank
ing, Frank Shields of New York City,
is placed first, with Walter Thomas,
Elmora, n. j.. and Junior Coen. Kan
sas City, second and third, respective
~. shields and Thomas are placed
as the ranking boys doubles combina-
ton, with L.. X. VOORHEES, of Cincln-
natl and Il. ii. Claster Of Harrisburg,
Pa. second.
The junior national singles ranking
is as follows: 4.
One, Cranston Holman, San Fran
cisco; 2, Harris Coggcshall. Des
Moines; 3, Henry L. johnson, Wabqn.
Mass. 4, A. l.. Wiener. Philadelphia
,. Berkeley Bell. Austin; q, Emmett
Pare. Chicago: Z. John. Doeg. Santa
Monica, Cal; 8, +. l.. Luce Jr., Bus
ton; 0, David Q'Loughlin, Pittsburgh;
10. Harry Mckee. Berkeley; IL, Don
aid Strachan. Philadelphia: II, Scott
Stewart, San Francisco 10, Gustav
Feuer, Miami; IA, Malcolm I. Hill,
Waban, Mass; 10, Robert Elliott.
baltimore. Nd; 10, Harry Wolf, New
York; II, Arthur McDougal, Saa
Francisco; is, Worth Oswald, Spo'
;ane 10: Edward Jacobs. Baltimore;
", uTtHDIN bHublH. ENtNdlhs ". - =
81, James Quick, Dallas; -, II. IL
Bancroft. San Diego; %, George Hei-i
loway, Glencoe, ILL.,: "a. George Jcn-
nings Jr.. Chicago; 20, Joseph Smith,
st. Louis.
JUNIOR RANKINGS.
Following is the junior doubles
ranking:
One, NJ. T. Hill and Fl. L. john
son: 9. G. Holman and L. j. Pare; 3,
II. Barton and II. Coggeshall; !, Z
Berkeley Bell and Jimmy Quick; .,
G. Jennings and G. Braudt; 9. II. II.
Bancroft and J. Doeg; Z, s.. Stewart
and A. McDougal; s, Il. jenkins and
III. Wolf; ., A. i. Wiener and ID.
Strachan; 10, Il. Elliott and II. ia
c0bs: II, G. A. Smith and X. Coop
err; IL. +. J. Pare and G. Hollo-
way; 10, w. Thomas and N. Ray
mond; IA, G. Maugin and j.. Heuser;
10. J. Smith and G. Sigoloff.
Boys national singles ranking:
One. Frank Shields, New York; :,
Walter Thomas, Elmora, n. j.; !,
Junior Coen, Kansas City; 4. LEROY
X. voorhees,, Cincinnati; ., Bertra'n
Claster. Harrisburg. Pa: O. William
OLoughlin, Pittsburgh; T. Paul Mar
tin, South Bend, Ind; s, William
Bascom. st. Louis; ., II. 3. Moore
White Plains, n. Y; 10. Arthur ID.
Noble, Newton Center. Mass.
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NEW PLAN PERMITS
SMOKING AT FIGHTS

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--Tex Rick
ard is pleased with his yentilating
system in the New Madison Square
Garden. Smoking was permitted at
the Berlenbach.DeI fight and II
did not interfere with the vision Of the
spectators in any part Of the big
arena.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
.HEYDLER FINDS
j. 5. OFFICIALS
GREAT FANS
Dawes Likely to Attend
National Leagues
Celebration.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2a.-Presiden
Coolidge and Vice President Dave,
are both real baseball fans. So Is Nicl
Longworth, speaker of the House, all,
SO are Senators Pepper, Copeland ant
Wadsworth and Postmaster Genera
New and q score of other Statesmen
AID government officials. That's hos
President John Hedyler of the Ma
tional League found them when h.
went over to Washington to ask then
to attend the leagues golden jubile,
banquet to be held in New York, Feb
ruary 2. IA.
There was tense ana growing pres
sure of public business, but still these
leaders stopped to talk about baseball
They love the game and were deepl,
interested in this golden jubilee cele'
bration, Heydler said.
DAWES MAY ATTEND.
President Coolidge had announced
some time ago he would not leave
Washington again for speaking dates
while this Congress is il session, but
} even then he took this baseball invita-
tion under advisement for a day while
he tried to figure way to come. In
the end he had to give it up. Vice
President Dawes and Speaker Long
worth are both under specially heavy
governmental pressure just now, but
they did not decline. Both will try to
come, and the vice president will
speak over the radio if unable to come
in person.
Postmaster General New, Senators
Pepper. Wadsworth and Copeland will
surely come. Pepper will be one Of the
principal speakers.
STRONG FOR BASEBALL.
President Heydler was highly graii-
fled by his reception that cold winter
day in the nations capital, where he
went on a baseball mission.
They are. real fans over tbere,
from the President down." declared
the National League chief. They are
strong for baseball, and they made me
feel that they meant just what they
said"
The golden jubilee dinner is planned
TO be one Of the greatest affairs Of
the sports world. 1t will be held in
the grand ball room of the Astor H0-
tel on the night Of February 2, the
fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the
league in this city. Besides the dis
tinguished guests and speakers from
Washington, invitation have been sc 1t
TO the governors Of the six states
where the league plays ball. Governor
Smith of New York and Mayor Walk
err will be speakers. Noted educators,
business and professional and relig-
ious leaders will be there.
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e" it's good" replied the other; I'm selling myself
weakly with Well you know Wna
engagement
law o rot of the ninth hole reached
suggested that school be opened
where statesmen could take in the art Of playing Eoo th
him from wild tee shots ana gt
when least 10 stuii
gctin a friend a golf match!
nothing compared the mental hazards
gng who have invaded leading courses
IN nnes 0 business.
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STANDING.
Sixth Werk--geeond seyies.

Team aYers Res: Boosters a19, EaRleB
254, Parrots 5is. socials $40. Hornets 329,
Taiiors 297.
Tho Grand Alley BooIters hold the
high game record OF $50 and also the
high inning record OF ss for the persent
time.
Schedule for this week:
January 2i-Socials VI. Eagles.
January 2s-Tailors vs. Boosters.
January 2s-Parrots vs.. Hornets
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off. They have been predicting that
Walter Johnson's right arm was
about TO drop off for many years but
it hasn't.
Herman Simmang came up ana
gave him a new pitching arm, which
is something a lot Of hurlers would
like Herman TO give them.
aT'bis baby IL n cool one, all right,
but our San Antonio sunll get him
sure, / predict" piped up Tom Con-
ner.
Hell probably last longer than
most of the fellows the Bears had
last season." commented a stranger
lust before he was ushered out.
Just to think Of his being out
here gives me n chill" incurred Dick
Dunayan, the ground-keeper
This park looks cold now but
there'll be many a hot time in u next
summer preGSted Harry Ables--
aud that was that
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24

A meeting 10 discuss the organiza-
tion of several Southwest Texas com
munity baseball leagues has been
called for 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon, February q. at the local \. NJ.
C. A. building by Roger Stokes, presl-
dent Of the recently organized Texas
Amateur Athletic Federation.
1t is President Stokes wish That
every town and community in South
Texas have n representative at the
meeting. He is sending circular lct.
tiers to sporting goods dealers ana
managers Of amateur baseball CLUBS
in n wide radius of San Antonio.
If the plan being fostered by Presi-
dent Stokes is successful, it will mean
the formation Of scores OF amateur
baseball leagues in Texas, for tine
ultimate purpose Of determining the
state championship.
STOKES PLAN.
Representatives who attend The
meeting February 81. will be urged
TO get together with baseball enthusi'
nsts in three or four adjacent towns
and form league. The requirements
would be that only local players be
used, that the league have not less
than four teams, and that each team
play not less than nine scheduled
games. =,
The winner in each league would
play a series against the winner OF
the nearest league TO 1t. In this man
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FOuR AFTER TITLE.

NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-Frankie
1ruaro, Chick Snggs, Eddie Ander-
son and Bud Taylor are reported in
hae for title contest with the ban
iamNeight champion. Charley Rosen-
berg, In New York this winter
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CONTINUED From Page 1, Part "
Club, which defeated the Information
ais in its opening game. 10, thanks
to an association decision that al
owed n disputed goal. Courtney,
Division star, is out Of the hospital,
and Captain Muller, the team coach,
has dug UP a new fullback he plans
10 spring on the transporting soccer
public.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
CITY NINE PIN LEAGUE.
Boosters Win Again.

Tho Grand Alley Boosters won again
by defeating the Hornets in a double
header, scoring $50 In each game, total
Of 700 pins in both games. lowering their
average six pins in twelve games played.
Tho SOcinls won a double victory from
Jirnmle-the Tailor, scoring 352 In the
first game and 34s in the second game.
also stotalng 200 pins for both games.
Wild increased their average two pins
for Nelye gamer played, and advanced
them in the percentage column.
The Parrots have also won two games
this week. taking them from the st.
Joseph Eagles, and reached the 500 per-
centage pOlnt In the league standing.
Wednesday Ni4ht Scores
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THREE TIE FOR TOP
POSITION IN GOLF

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ADLES SIGNS FROST,
COLD WEATHER STAR

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TEAMS WILL
TRY It IN SNOW

CONTINUED From Page 1, Part 90
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
.sN D " MENACE
OVERCOME

Although few years ago, per-
sons in the twenty-five snow
States greeted with gloom the
years first snow today these same
persons regard it ais only q minor
Inconvenience. due to- modern Inn
proved methods Of snow removal.
This problem. says bulletin
from the Autocar Company. has
come In for concentrated study
since the war, overwhelming the
railroads with an excess OF freight.
threw d sudden huge load on the
American highways.
Maine has an annual sneEvfall
OF 126 inches. or 10J5 feet. Other
States having heavy snoWfalls are
in order, New Hampshire, Vermont.
New York Michigan, wisconsin,
Minnesota, South Dakota, Massa-
chusetts, and Pennsylvania. Re.
moval of this impeachment calls for
organization and equipment.
Proper organization, az seen in
one State, consists of four division
engineers and fifteen district en-,
gineers. Under the latter are 81
superintendent 700 forelnen, $500
laborers, 100 truck drivers, and 80
tractor operators. The equipment
Is ia trucks with blade ploWs.
The most popular equipment is
a truck which, in spring, summer.
and autumn, can be used for gen.
eraI trucking. but Whichsin winter
can be transferred into q pillow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
CLEARED
USED CARS
wMHH

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Nov. IT,
Used cars are as scarce here this
month as German beer gardens in
the Sahara desert In August.
The problem that has been the
chronic appendicitis to the automo-
bile business in practically every
city In the country was solved here
with speed and gusto.
Like every other community,
Miami Beach had two or three mer-
chants who devoted their efforts to
and selling used cars, dis
playing their wares in the usual
setting of an open air salesroom.
Then along came the storm, tan.
Cling them as effectively as French
chef beats three eggs into an ONE.
1ette.
The city in its spirited reconstruc.
ton after the storm, cleared away
all the debris and burned and buried
the wrecked automobiles as well as
other traces which. remained in the
wake Of the storm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
At TRACT
MOTORISTS

Los ANGELES. Calf. Nov. IL
New and better highways in the
national parks OF the West are serv.
ing to attract enormous caravans OF
motoring recreationists from all
narts of the country. it Is evident In
reports just issued on these public
Fairgrounds.
Recent road building In the West
ern parks is well matched with the
figures on tourist travel to the re.
gions for this year., California;
Yosemite National Park led all
others. with a total Of 274.209 visitors
for a year to October 1, following the
opening this summer OF a. State
''high gear. all-year" highway en-
trance through the mountains. Ever
increasing numbers Of motor tourists
are asking how to reach these West
ern wonder spots, according to the
Automobile Club of Southern Call
fornia touring bureau.
with automobile tourists for tho
first time in history exceeding the
number of visitors arriving by rail at
Grand CANYON National Park,
largely because. OF better roads. the
Rio Trees park OF California,
Se6uoia and General Grant. contain
ing the oldest and largest living
things in the word. also report the
biggest year in history. with SO per
cent increase in travel over 1925.
Other highway projects planned
in and to the national parks OF
the Far West are said to promise
the development Of a mountain
highway system there surpassing
any in America or on the con.
tinent A dramatic entrance road
TO Zion National Park, SO out-of-
the-ordinary as to be breath-taking,
has been planned. and, the spectacu-
lar trans-mountain road over Logan
Pass in Glacier National Park.
which will obviate the necessity Of
shipping motor cars by rail from
one side of the park to the other.
Is now well under way.
Roads in Yosemite Valley are
being paved, while the difficult,
steep grades OF the Big Oak Flat
entrance road to Yosemite win be
eliminated by relocation. The main
road to the blue chalice OF Crater
Lake in the park OF that name,
which heretofore evilly resisted the
progress OF automobiles with q
layer OF hub-deep volcanic ash, is
soon to be replaced with COM
pact gravel surface. This road
building win open up these play.
grounds to increasing thousands Of
motoring visitors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17

ITO get an average of the prey.
alence OF instalIment buying, Z said
Mr.. Foley. we took S9.0a5 saIes
of new cars made by our dealers
over q period OF several weeks and.
anaIyzed them. We found that
1929, or 45.1 per cent Of the buy.
ers, laid down the full amount
when they took delivery Of their
cars and trucks.
No exact figures are available
for the industry as q whole, but
the commonly accepted estimate IS
that only 90 per cent Of motor car
buyers pay in full at time OF de-
livery. For this reason think the
result OF our analysis will surprise
81 good many people, particularly
bankers"
IN not q single district through.
out the United States and Canada
did the amount Of cash transactions
fall below % per cent, and in some
districts cash sales amounted to
more than IS per cent Of the deal.
ers' total business.
Instalment buying was found to
be more prevalent In the New York
district, with its large urban popu.
lation. than In the Omaha district.
which includes much small town
and rural territory. The average OF
cash sales reported by Canadian
dealers was 81 per cent about s
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per cent higher than the figure
for the United States.
'sThe conservative policy Of
Dodge Brothers requiring b large
down payment and not more than
10 monthly insta1lments has con-
tributed to sound expansion Of its
business said Mr.. Foley. Deal
ers' total sales have In the first
nine months of this year increased
Ais per cent over the same period
last year. True enough, III easier
terms were permitted this increase
IN sales might have been larger.
But the risks involved in a too loose
credit policy are not worth taking.
.'Theoretically, Dodge Brothers,
Inc, has no interest in whether the
dealer sells Tor cash or on INSTALL
nlents, or whether the installment
contracts are paid. This is because
Dodge Brothers, Inc, gets its money
from its dealers before cars are de.
livered. Out Of sales exceeding a
billion and a half dollars, its loss
from bad debts has been less than
$50. 900.
Nevertheless, under practical con-
ditions, the company has g vital In.
teresf In the inatallment plan meth.
the dealer obtains volume sales by.
unsound credit extensions II would
eventually result in losses and cur
taiInent Of sales affecting both
dealer and manufactures.
'sAll OF our studies indicate that
properly safeguarded ingtallment
selling has a real place in the auto
motive industry" continued Mr..
Foley "Our cars are utilized by
owners to such an extent In their,
business and have become so essen.
tial that the employment OF COM
gervatiye credit extension by deal
ers Is both constructive and funda-
sound"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
BOUNCING RADIO WAVES
MAY RE coNTRoLLE ED

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 1.-THE radio
world eagerly awaits further details
OF q revolutionary discovery by
Major Francis e. Pierce, OF the
Marine Air Corps, whereby radio
waves may be bounced over the.
earth's surface. descending only
4wl1ere destined.
Perfection In the method Of
handling these ricochetting radio
waves will make the United States
Navy supreme in wireless commu-
nication, Pierce declared, as radio
messages could be bounced over
intervening enemy vessels.
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by attaching plowing equipment IN
front. Such 4 truck 81 not laid UP
useless for nine months or the year.
A novel rear signal for auto
mobiles resembles human eye
that winks and turns either right
or left or toward al stop sign 81
buttons on the steering wheel are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
Dodge Car Cash Sales
Reported Large

DETROIT. Nov 17.-Neary half of the purchasers OF
Dodge Brothers pay cash, according TO Foley
treasurer Of Dodge Brothers, c after statistical study Of
nearly 10000 sales made by dealers throughout the
United States and Canada.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17

senator Frank r. Gooding Of
idaho. is a guest at the Maxflower,
where he and Mrs. Goodins win
occupy one OF the residential apart.
ments while Congress Is In session.
Evening star., 1926-04-17

Democrat, Texas, as lone of the most
stupendous steals ever attempted"
Asserting that under the indicated
administration program the measure
would come before the House in a
week or ten days, Mr.. Garner ap-
pealed to members to inform them
selves of its provisions and ito learn
it's true meaning"
Representative Treadway. Repub-
lican, Massachusetts, asserted that the
prediction that the bill would come to
the House in a week or ten days had
no basis, as it had not yet been passed
on by the ways and means COM
mittee.