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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-14
Gangster Shot in
Herrin Roadhouse

HERRIN. H.. July ~. oklahoma
Curley" Hardin. reputed gangster, was
shot and killed In gun battle in a
roadhouse north OF here and the pro
prietress of the resort, Mrs. Mildred
Rocsssi. was shot IN the hand In
scuffle for a revolver.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-14
N. Y. STRIKERS
TO take POLL
OF ALL CARMEN
Referendum May Lead
to General Tie-up
Especial u The Daily Workerl

NEW YORK, July ~. = With more
men continuing to come out Of the
various departments of the !. r. T.
and the solidarity and determination
Of the strikers growing daily, the
strike committee has declared that
it will, beginning today, take a refer
endum of all transportation employees
in New York City on the question Of
increased wages and longer hours. A
general strike. on the entire traction
system of New York is an imminent
possibility as the result of the ballot
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-14
Wisconsin Labor Meets.

GREEN BAY. Wis. ---(FP)-- The
Wisconsin State Federation Of Labor
opens its oath annual convention In
Green Bay July 20.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

! thirties. Hugh McMullan. a young
catcher from Wichita, has found favor
with McC;raw. but he still must prove
his ability.
so long as McGraw has a pitching
staff made up of Ring. Greenfield
Barnes. Fitzsmmons, Scott, McQuil-
| Ian and Nehf. | cant see the club
| slipping to any extent. Greenfield and
| Fitzsimmons are two of the best pitch
| ing prospects dug up in years. while
! McQuillan, after a year of Sundry ad
| ventures, seems changed athlete.
| Clarkson. a Virginia League recruit.
| has shown signs of being another
| Greenfield.
| The failure of Joe Hauser's leg 10
| stand up has thrown a sort of. wet
blanket over the Athletic camp at
| Fort Myers. However. the club finish
| ed a good second last season with Jim
| Poole at first. One of the most stupid
! blunderS pulled in base ball in years
was the action of Mack and the Shibes
| in permitting Wally Pipp to get out
of the American League. The Athletics
wanted Pipp until they heard what
Cincinnati had offered for him. The
| Yanks quoted them a price $4,000 less
| than the Red offer. The Athletics
wouldn't pay that much for first base
| insurance. and with their best chance
| for a pennant i'm years they consented
| to grant waivers on Pipp and permit
ted this still valuable player to pass
| into the National League.
Braves Still Are Hustling.
| The Braves continue TO show their
| new pep and hustle. and have ceased
| to he anybody's doormat.. They have
been bowling over American League
! opponents with a regularity which
speaks volumes for the new spirit
which prevails in the club. Uncle
Robby also has fred his Dodgers with
new enthusiasm. and no matter
where Brooklyn finishes. the Dodgers
will be stronger than in 1928.
Optimism prevails at the Philadel-
phia National camp at Bradenton, but
optimism doesn't win ball games with
out the necessary strength to back it
up. Fletcher thinks he has first divi-
sion chance. but 1 can't see his club
any better than seventh.
The Yanks aren't as bad as they
look Huggins has plenty of batting
strength this year. which sooner or
later IS bound to make its presence
felt 1t will be a club Of long distance
wallopers once it finds itself.
fCopyright. 1926
Evening star., 1926-03-24
TWO MORE JOCKEYS
ARE UNDER A CLOUD

NEW YORK, March "a tP). lose
upon the banishment of four jockeys
by the racing authorities of Kentucky V
comes announcement from the Jockey
Club. which controls New York State
tracks. that l.. Mark Fator and Clar-
ence Hummer are under Il cloud of
some sort. Requests for their licenses
have been laid on the table, eQuiVa-
lent in many States to denial.
F'ator'S situation is apparent, for he
was ruled off the Empire City course
last October after q questionable ride
on Siren. But racing officials are un-
able to explain the attitude toward
Hummer, who rode Man . War and
has been considered one of the leaders
in his profession for almost a decade.
1t is probable in the case of Kun
mer, it is said. that the license request
will be lifted from the table and acted
upon before the Northern season gets
under way. Or one or both of the
jockeys may be granted riding per-
mits.
Hummer is under contract to j. f..
and +. NJ. Byers of Pittsburgh. while
Fator performs for the Rancocas
Stable.
Mark Fator never has achieved the
success enjoyed by his brother, La
verne who also rides for Harry Sin
clar's Rancocas Stable. Records have
not proved n statement attributed to
Laverne that Mark is q better horse
man.
Hummer has captured about every
stake race in the East. with the eX-
ception of the Kentucky Derby and
the Belmont Futurity. Among his
mounts have been Man o War. John
p Grier. Ladkin and -Audacious. In
his career he has accounted for more
than a million dollars in purses.
His greatest performances We're
astride the record breaking Man o
War in 1920. He himself said that
the greatest thrills he ever gained
We're his victories over John p. Grier
and E,pinard. the marvellous horse of
France. With Man O War he estab-
lished two records and won the Freak
ness, Withers. Belmont. DWyer and
Lawrence Realization.
He rode last year for the Log Cabin
Stable. but trouble developed and this
year he signed with ByerS.
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STRIBLING ON SCENE
FOR SLATTERY BOUT

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 24.-Young
Stribling. the Georgia heavyweight.
who gained the right to vote last
Summer, has arrived here for his
1O-round battle tomorrow night in
Madison Square Garden against Jim.
my Slattery Of Buffalo, who a year
ago was a sensation in his own right
Slattery has a, six-round decision
over Stribling to his credit and this
the Georgian desires to avenge, but he
would prefer a longer distance than
10 rounds. Slattery. however. insisted
on 10 only and gained his point.
Stribling arrived by boat yesterday Y
from Miami, Fla. where the available
cash was insufficient to persuade the
American ight-heavyweight champion
Gene Tunney. to give him battle.
IT'S a good thing for Billy Gibson
that he took Tunney out of that
fight" said Pa Stribling. "Well. we're
ready for Jack Dempsey. Harry Wills
Paul erlenbach-anybody you can
name. Billy will beat Slattery and
then let them come"
Slattery will come down from Sara
nae Lake tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Almost all boys who turn their
heads when behind the bat do not
do so because they fear injury from
the ball. They are not afraid of hurt
to their hands. either, nor are they
afraid that they may be hit in the
face. because the boys these days
have their masks for protection, as
their elders have them.
1t may be that some defect of the
eyes causes them to finch. and 1t IS
just as likely that 1t is second
sight of nature" that brings out the
lodging. 1t is discouraging, however,
because in addition to losing strikes
and perhaps losing a chance to put
out batters. the catcher loses foul
tips. which are strikes if caught
Practice Best Training.
There is no training for this sort
| If thing that is better than practice.
The eyes cannot he cured by going
| through any hocus-pOcus of effort.
| Besides, it probably is not because of
any eye defect that this happens. 1t
| is the same instinct that causes a
| boy to dodge in Snowballing time. al
| though he has not had the actual
mental warning that SNOWFALL is
! on the way. The reflex sees the
coming ball and the head turns with.
/ out conscious volition.
| Those are rather technical words
| If it is put in another way, the boy
| lodges because he can't help himself
His head doesn't wait to be warned
| by him.
| The best way to get d good school
! ing behind the bat is to stick at il
until the eye can face the motion OF
| the batsman and the coming of the
| ball without causing the brain to say
"look out" to the head. Nothing eX
cept practice can cure that defect OF
! play. and much practice is necessary
great deal of practice. in fact. II
| the boy will stick to his work and
viii get behind the bat as often as
he has opportunity he PROBABLY viii
overcome his tendency to turn his
| head.
Wearing Of Glasses Dangerous.
Now and then there is one who can
not overcome it. Instinct will get tn,
Evening star., 1926-03-24
TEAM PACKS A WALLOP
UNSURPASSED in LEAGUE
Fate of St. Louis Depends How Ssler Handles His
Young Pitchers-NIacks Erred in Passing Up
Pipp-Ciants Lack Strength of Pirates
BY FREDERICK q. LIEB.

OF PETERSBURG Fla, March 24One OF
the Florida that of the St Louis Browns Tarpon
The Browns Ssler unwilling admit
chances secondary the American
League And after seeing this hus Missouri action
clined to the viewpoint
The crux OF the Brown situation its pitchers The team has
probably American
By clever manipulation deals George Si succeeded
Balou
Urban Shocker.
Three pitching the Brown Charley Robertson
late the White Sox onnard former bull and
Ernie Stanford foot ball ball Dixie Elm
Van Glider and Ernie W1ngad Alabama University left
holdoy sfrom1
Evening star., 1926-03-24
CRUICkSHANk TOPS
CLASSY GOLF FIELD
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Bobby Cruickshan nk. unattached
professional. led the field today for
the first 3e holes i'm the West Coast
open golf championship with Il card
Of 6S-13-140.
AL Espinosa. Chicago. was in second
position with Ia. and Walter Hagen,
Pasadena. national professional cham
pion was next with 143, just q shot
in front of Bobby Jones. Atlanta na :
tional amateur champion. and Tommy
Armour, Sarasota. who each had IA.
Jones played the most remarkable
round of the day. 90. after starting
with a 6 at the first hole and taking
another at the third hole. From
this point on he had brides. holinS
a number of long puts.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
PILOT HARRIS is WORRIED
OVER RUEL'S WEAK ARM
Failure of NIuddys Throwing Arm to Regain IT.
Strength Makes Benny Tate Loom as Probable
First-String Catcher of the Champions.
BY IOHN B. KELLER.

AN PA Fla March Where good capable backstop be
cured: That's what the Washington club is casting for
though does admit it officially.
When Red FIagave the Browns exchange
Hank SEVERED thought the would hitting
Nationals would
Ru who had been accounted the and able caer
the bought
bull
q big
Its different Ru, whose
Evening star., 1926-03-24
ARTICLE VII-TRAINING AGAINST FLINCHiNG

IOW catcher that will not dodge 'ne
n ball when pitched the pitcher can eaten a
| when behind he
game getting sometimes dodge the ball JUST as
gets standing still catching it. not afraid OF
dodgng How shall work to get
over
something which take training to overcome out no.
1t which needs little mental tonme up
Yet badly needed muscle onng anu
building up 1t is CERTAIN tna oos es'
Evening star., 1926-03-24

better of him despite all that he can
do. This is the very rare exception
There are some boys. on the otnef
hand, who are risky enough to go be-
hind the bat wearing mask over
spectacles. AS much as a boy may
like to play base ball and as strong as
masks are in these days, it Is not TO
he considered good judgment. Some
times the ball comes off the bat. after
a foul, with such force that 1t Will
bend the wires of a mask and turn
them inside If boy tries to catch
wearing a mask he may have his
spectacles shattered and his eyes Sc
riously injured.
To train to overcome this fault of
catching is not to use any particular
exercise. medicine or food. but to ac
custom the eye to the pitched ball by
giving it plenty of chance to see one
fCopyricht 1920
Evening star., 1926-03-24

round. and later beating three othrr
very good pla yerS. Peculiarly enough
although Chick has been notably
rather erratic performer on the puii
ing greens. his putting in his match
with Simpson was sensational. SeT-
eral times he hOled puts almost haf
across the green His winning of this
championship was the most notahl"
victory which had been scored up t"
that time by AN amateur golfer in this
, country against professional opp"
nents He seemed to have fin"
style of play, his iron shots being Vey'
accurate and his driving, while moi
exceptionally long. was general
straight down the middle Of the fai'-
way. II may surprise some who ha'
only seen him play in comparative
recent years TO know that in thoe"
days he used a full. free swing.
] did not play in the national open
that year, as it was held in Philade
phia. which would have meant trave'-
ing all the way across the cOuntr
Alex Smith won il after tying AT III"
end of ~ holes with Jack McDermuj
and Mac Smith. who. if am not mis-
taken. was making his first try. Free
die Mcleod. whom 7 had seen at the
San Francisco tournament the year
before. finished fourth. Both M@'
Smith and McDermOtt We're yoUDg
play and the fine shOwiuGs the
made interested me kennly. because 7
already was figuring ahead on getting
"A shot At the championships myself
some time. In fact. ! was nursing
hopes then that ] would be able to
have my Try the very next year. bur
as things turned ont this was not
TO be.
Next: Championship Beginnings
Evening star., 1926-03-24
NEW HOCKEY CIRCUIT.

BOSTON. March "a R). - The
formation Of a new professional
hockey circuit. to be known as the
American Hockey League, was de-
cided upon at meeting of New York
Providence. Montreal and Boston men
here. Plans to consider the subse'
quent entry of New Haven. Conn;
Springfield. Mass; Newark and Jersey
City, n. j.. also were made.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Little of interest happened in that
first year at Spokane, but the next
Year an open tournament was held III
San Francisco. Alex Smith, Freddy
Mcleod, who had won the national
championship the previous year
George Sargent. that years cham
pion; Willie Anderson. who had won
three championships. and possibly
three or four other professionals from
the East came West to play in ii.
entered. but played badly and was
pretty much disappointed. II was
evident that if I was to get ahead
would have to play more tournament
golf.
There wasn't anything else in sight
that year, but | made up my mind by
another year to get into the swim. BY
the time the 1910 season rolled around
| had made another change. going
this time to the Tacoma Country
Club That year was memorable
one for me. as ii marked the first time
l ever "came East" as we called it
out there. The Western open was
played that year at the Beverley
Country Club in Chicago and from
early in the Spring I began to make
plans to take part in it.
Wins Consolation Prize.
That year the Western was played
on about the same system that the
amateur championship is played these
DAYS There was a medal qualifying
round. followed by a series of match
play rounds. My experience was "A
disappointment. as | failed TO qualify
by a single stroke. so my first try foi
an important championship got nc
further than one 1S-hole round. How
ever, the Beverley Country Club or
ganized q kind of consolation tourna
ment for those who failed to qualify
in the championship proper. and
won that. Some small cash prize was
offered incidentally. the prize fol
first place in the championship was
only $500. 50 that if l had been good
enough TO win it | would have still
come out i'll the hole on my trip.
In winning that consolation tourna
ment one experience taught me a
very useful lesson. In one OF my
matches WAS ) down with only
seven holes left to play. | won six oi
the next seven holes and halved the
seventh. to win by ! up.
Ever since that experience ! have
resolved never TO stop trying until the
final putt is holed. If you are playing
we'll and find Yourself IN such hole
as that, the chances are YOU are going
to get beat unless the other fellow
cracks badly. But even then il isn't
going to help him any to know that
you still are in there, trying for every.
thing in sight. And if you happen 10
be down because YOU are playing
poorly there always is the chance that
you may get going and pull the match
out of the fire.
Golf is strange game. and there
is never any telling when some very
little thing will change the complex
ion of a match in a jiffy.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Brooklyn will trade two players for
an American Association second
sacker. but all names involved in rhe
deal are withheld.
Higgins sent Cummins and Bloom
er. pitchers. to Springfield, Mass. He
released Albert outtieder. and Bren-
nan. hurler ard still is watching a
squad of Is fingers.
Brame and Wright a pitcher and
infielder. have been farmed to the
Reading InternationalS by the -Ath-
leticS.
Some anxiety is expressed over the
injury suffered by clyde Barnhart.
Pirate star. in practice at Paso
Robles. Calf. yesterday. Barnhart' s
right elbow stopped one of Morri-
sons curves and the result is not yet
definitely known.
Reds Desert Orlando.
The Cincinnati Reds desert Orlan-
do. Fla, today to meet the Yankees
at st. Petersburg and give Mays and
Donohuc an opportunity to timber uD
their arms. The youthful Reds will
exhibit against Buffalo at Palmetto.
Smith and YoWell probably will share
the mound assignment for Cleveland
against the Boston Braves at Lake
land. Bancroft revealed at his Tampa
training field Yesterday that his Bos-
ro.,ians neeG only one thing-battlng
punch.
4 three days transforming tour in
the Carolinas was started today by
Cobb's Tigers. conditioning at Au-
eusta. Ga. The opposition will be the
Toronto club.
The Cleveland Indians invade the
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Sarasota camp OF the New York
Giants tomorrow for the Indians final
exhibition game in Florida.
Cubs Display Wallop.
The Chicago Cubs walloped the
Missions at San Francisco yesterday
in a game which revealed batting
strength long awaited by Manager Nc
CaIthy.
The White SoX, at Shreveport, La =,
were divided for a practice affair.
which went to Catcher Schalk's 3 men
Tho Browns. now at Clearwater.
boast a pitching staff which improves
daily. The Cardinals. training at San
Antonio. displayed their wares yes
terday for A. NJ. Diez, a heavy stock
holder in the club.
Manager Lee Fohl sent his Red
SoX batters against the best his
hurlers had at New Orleans.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
BIG LEAGUE PILOTS BUSY
TRIMMING THEIR SQUADS

~
I pincl-ling
by number
the without
selling The al
most elapsed for the hopeu to
his meaicke Connie Mack candidates
Athletic
three rookie hurc bolster the staff
Evening star., 1926-03-24
STECHER, MUST WRESTLE.

NEW YORK. March 81 Rp.-Joe
Stecher. who recently declined to de-
fend his claim on the world heavy
weight wrestling championship
against Joe MalcewicZ. has been
ordered to oppose the Utica. y. y,
grappler by the New York state
Athletic Commission.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
EASY FOR BEORGIA NINE

ATHENS. Ca. March 24.-Georgia
easily defeated Ohio State at base ball
yesterday, s to /. Stewart allowing
the losers only three hits.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

ES
Walter s. McNiclOIs business
iris f. Speaker.
ant
in
o a of
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His First Sight of Evans.

That 1910 championship gave me
my first sight of Chick Evans. Chick
was the winner, defeating George
Simpson in the final match after hav-
ing led the field in the qualifying
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Talks to Boys on Base Ball
Other Sports See Page 25.
BY John B. FOSTER

q of articles by John r. roster
tchO seek ms dice Us 70 "o'
so a 0 II themselves to become good ball playersl
Evening star., 1926-03-24

only handfu o clubs II
There clubs the
the
established But confined largely
in There and
the There enough
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Nationals Are Seeking Capable Bacstop Bo1 to Be Strong Fz
Twenty Years Of American Golf
BY JIM BARNES.


yIIEN Spokane Country Spring
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Now and then there is one who can
not overcome it. Instinct will get the
Evening star., 1926-10-13
u. S. JOBS AVAILABLE.
Civil Service Board Announces Elk
aminations to Fill Vacancies.

The Civil Service Commission today
announced open competitive eXamina-
tions to fill the following vacancies:
Assistant architect, Bureau of Yards
and Docks, Navy Department, at
$1,000 a year; associate architect at
$4,000 year, assistant architect at
$4,000 a year, Supervising Architects s
Office, Treasury Department. senior
medical technician pathology, Sur
geon Generals Office, War Depart
ment, at $1,S60 a year; scientific aid
cotton testing), Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics, Department of Agri-
culture, at $3.50 a year; orchestra
and band leader and instructor, Indian
Service. at $1,320 a year; junior as
tronomer, Naval Observatory and
Nautical Almanac Office, at $1,86O a
year; agent, anti-narcotic act, Inter-
nal Revenue Service of the Treasury
Department., at $2,1O0 to $4,000 a year:
printer. Government Printing Office,
at $1.05 to $1.10 an hour; chief steam
electric enginemen, Veterans Bureau
for duty at Legion, Tex, at $4,000 a
year; matron, Indian Service, at sal
aries ranging from 5000 to $500 a
year. and seamstress, Indian Service,
at $1,020 a year.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the Of
fee of the Civil Service Commission,
1924 F street.
Evening star., 1926-10-13
Hesse Is Opposed
Parking Around
Columbus Statue

A ban on automobile parking
around the base of the Columbus
statue in front of Union Station
will be recommended to the Com
missioners by Maj. Edwin B.
Hesse, superintendent of police.
The parking of cars around this
statue, Maj. Hesse said, is not
only undignified but unsightly, and
there is no reason for 1t, when
there is sufficient space available
for such purpose around the circle
paralleling the street car tracks.
Maj. Hesse reached his decision
to recommend a prohibition against
parking around the base of the
statue after observing an improve
ment in the appearance around the
monument when machines were
taken away yesterday morning for
the Columbus day exercises.
Evening star., 1926-10-13
COURT RULING FAILS
TO HALT FRAUD SUITS
Government Will Continue Prose
cutions in War Cases Despite
Adverse Decision in Patent Sale.

The Government will proceed with
it's other suits in connection with al
legged war frauds, although the Su-
preme Court handed down an adverse
decision in the suit against the sale of
patents to the Chemical Foundation
by the alien property custodian.
Attorney General Sargent is study
ing the decision to determine what ef-
feet it may have on similar proceed
ings, but it was said today at the De-
partment of Justice that the cases for
recovery of damages involved in the
construction of Camps Lee and Sher-
man would be carried on.
The department also has instituted
proceedings in connection with the
sale of the Bosch magnetic patents,
having had several witnesses subpoe-
naed alreadV
Evening star., 1926-10-13
D. c. SELLS GREASE.
Million Pounds Recovered From
Garbage Brings Good Price.

The bid of the Emery Candle Co. of
Cincinnati to purchase 1,000,O
pounds of grease recovered from gar
bage at the Cherry Hill reduction
plant at $5.SS hundred pounds was
accepted yesterday by the District
Commissioners.
The last sale of grease was made to
this company at a price of $6.55 per
100 pounds, but Morris Hacker. su.
pervisor of city refuse, said the pres.
ent sale price is very good" as the
market for grease has been steadily
declining.
a buffet supper concluded the meet.
ing. J. Harry Cunningham, presi-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-23
GENERAL JOHN c. GREENwAY.
(Arizona Record).


News General John
Greenwa and hero of two wars Will pc
received deepest people of the southwest
personally And to know him was TO
long achievements behind him General
Creenway his life Accustomed to DO Dig
could forward
the upbuildng and development OF MS nome
least looked upon his talent
distinct assets of the commonwealth
ehis in the Spanish American
war as Roovels Rough Riders and
participation the world furnished PIC
turesque to his experiences.
exploits and his achievements in the development
general manager OF the
Greenwy will be hed
personality Himself leader in in
justice consideration for the
example of the strenuous H he
was ever kind and thoughtful Of helpless
achieve nobility of chara
personality that seemed to be pictured IN ms
manly we'll carried out in his career
inspiration every
of lofty success in the future