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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
ACRLEs
TOUCH JOB
b r b. THOMAS

{ ii
Arthur Urban Is the new official
scorer IT the Masonic League. He
was sought Tor the position II the
first pIacs and accepted with some
reluctance the appointment ~ Pres
ident HAIRY >. HALEY, after John
II. Evans resigned the Other GAY
i Is probably the toughest otfl-
ciaI scoring JOB 10 the land, the in.
c1luibent hamdling ae much work
- tour ordinary bowling league
scorers combined. a Zee y attached
but II Is hardly commend urate. Ur-
ban Ii AM expert with tlle figures
and tliIigerlt worker.
THE league was lucky when Ur.
ban stepped into the breach. salo
President HALEY today, and adoed
s4There are only few scorers thai
would consider the job Tor an IN
slant. Arthur's sacrifice IS thor
oughlk appreciated BY the league
and particularly by IT. president
who was not q little perplexed
when faced with the task q nndlng
Evans pulled out TO give him.
SELF 81 little time to breathe freely.
ssI was so tied IN 10 Masonic
scorer. District League scorer presi-
dent Of the Capital City Duckpin -.
sociation and with other bowling
Affiliations that It was necessary
to drop something. The Masonic
League Job was q bit more than !
could carry. said Evans today.
The Masons are preparing now
FOR. their annual tournament TO ne
held this month at Convention Hail
1t promises to be bigger than ever.
Also 1t promises TO make UrDan
work harder.
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THESE M[DICOS
DO DISAGREE

Having signed his 1926 contract
with the Giants. Travis Jackson has
departed from New York Tor his
home IN Arkansas to await the
order to report for spring training.
Just how much playing the short.
stop viii Go depends upon the
progress of his knee injury. Ono
surgeon who was consulted told the
Giants authorities, that Travis woul1i
net be available this season ana
perhaps not the next.
Not satisfied with such advice.
Jackson went to another doctor who
was more optimistic. He stated
that with a series Of iodine injec-
tions the, infield star would be able
to put the same stress and strain
on his leg as heretofore and would
be able to go to the right or left
with all his customary agility with
out any senlblance of slowing up.
Jackson himself asserts that he
Is rounding into shape and he vii
make a strong bid to recover his
position.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
Sc I N|ARYLA|V
TURF DATES

Maryland's racing season Of 1926
viii open at Bowie on April /. The
official spring and fall dates as
announced by Ferd Hayward, sec
rotary. of the Maryland Racing
Commission, follow:
SPRING
Track and Dates Days
Bowie-April to 13........ III
Havre de Grace April IA to 2S 13 4
Pimlieo May to 13.......... IL
FALL
qaalf-Mile Tracks)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 to Sep
fennbe- a
Timonium- September to IL
Marlboro September. Is to Is .S
mile Tracks, n
Havre de Grace-September %
to october ................ 10
Laurel--October 5 to 31..... "a
Pimlico-November ! to 49,. IL
Bowie-November 10 to 27..... IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
THEY RE HEADED
FOR BIC TOP

While many fans are regretting
that some colleges are cropping
baseball it is well to know that all
the old line New England instttu-
lions are beginning to take stock
of next years prospects. AS soon
as the colleges get their men
headed for the baseball cage major
league scouts start looking ahead
for next summers work.
More attention is paid to college
players than ever before and some
athletes are followed during their
entire four years by scouts. This is
especially SO in the case Of universe
ties that go in for good baseball
teams.
one of these Is Brown, the Provi-
dence institution that gave to pro-
fessionai baseball one OF it's out
standing stars in Fred Tenney, who
in his collegiate days was a left.
hand catcher, but when he joined
Frank Selee's Boston team became
one of the leading first basemen.
There are tive players on the
Providence team who will be watch
ed with eager eyes. by major ivory
buyers. These two performers are
"Tut" Ruckstall the crack second
baseman, who is winding up MS
college career this year, and Irving
Hadley, a freshman pitcher, whose
deeds on the pitching hill are al
ready carefully noted by the scouts.
HadIey in the few years he has
been pitching has twirled five no
hit games and once while pitching
for Mercersburg Academy he fan
ned twenty-five batters in a nine
inning game. Some baseball men
who have seen him operate say
he will be real successor TO
owen Carroll, who was king OF
college pitchers while with Holy
CrAaS
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IN
RACES

Revenge GWeet xew4n1es VII be
soasht BY i detsFlnined quartet 81
Georgetown University runners ID.
night Il ! ono mile xslax * HE
1fiIlroso ~ y enuee s the new
Madison squnre Garden The boyn
fron the HiIlkop yin lacs their
fsisndn. Holy cxtc Nith Virginia
ana Syracuse thrown Il 1or good
measure
The Maryland runners WIN face
stir Opposition III the rec with
rennay lvania. Dartmouth and Boss
GeoreefoN win start the Same
abfnntion thar tasted defeat at
the hands Of Holy Cross earlier Il
the season. IT WilI be McCIain,
Swineburne. Ascher and Burgess
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and could Hit like 4 mule. Had
Delaney sent Jeffries into every
fight with che instruction, You
can take this fellow in b few
rounds I believe the bic fellow
would have ! list of sensational
knockouts as long as your arm.
OF course, this calls for some risk
on a managers part but look ct
Dempsey, It also makes 3 dramatic
figure out Of the fighter
SCOOP" GLEASON,
s. II. CALL.
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impatient With A.A.U.,
Joie Ray Signs
As Pro

CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Joie w.
Ray. noted distance runer, to-
day signed a contract to be-
come q professional athlete.
Ray defended his actions BY de-
clarinc the move was one OF
two alternatives left him by
the Al. A. u, which displayed 2
delinquent attitude IN passing
upon his application for reiEl-
statement as an amateur. The
other he said was permanent re-
tirement from athletics.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
OFFERS BIS CUP
FOR NE I CLASH
BY FREDERICK X. ABBOTT.
international News Service -staff
Correspondent

Correspondent
NICE, Feb. Helen Wills is
not endangering her amateur status
by the newspaper writing she Is
now doing, according to assurances
she received today in lengthy
cablegraIn from President Merse.
reau, OF the United states Lawn
Tennis Association.
President Mersereau's cable stated
that Miss Wills has nothing to
worry about and wished her luck
in her Riviera competitions.
The odds In favor of Miss Wills
and Mile. Lenglen meeting in the
Carlton tournament at Cannes next
week were better today.
Miss Wills announced that she
expects to enter the Carlton singles,
as she has been assured that the
grooved bali viii not be used.
Suzanne has stated that she also
intends to enter these singles. Just
no one can say. The announce
ment that Suzanne intends to enter
this tournament viii bring crowds
to Cannes and II viii not be the
fault Of the hotel keepers q suzanne
changes her mind and decides not
to play.
sydney Beer, an English sports
man. has offered q $4,000 franc
cup for the singles championship Of
the Carlton tournament as an extra
fnducemenf.
The designer of the Olympic ten
mis- stadium at Colombes is now at
Cannes, recOnstructing the stands
about the Carlton courts In order
TO provide seating capacity for
1000 people and standing room for
500 more II this capacity Is
reached IL win create new record
for Riviera tennis. IS
NEW YORK. Feb. A. Walter Z.
Pate, chairman OF the tennis sup
plies committee Of the United
States Law Tennis Association and
regarded as the highest authority
on tennis balls In this country,
declared today that the "grooved
bah that prevented Wills.
Lenglen meeting at Nice this weex
was not q sphere with 6 corrugated
or grooved surface. He said the
term WAS misnomer.
The grooved ball, he declares.
was so called because Of B. seam
in its surface, placed there by the
makers to vulcanize the felt cover
ing. He added that he believed
Mrs Wills declined to play singles
with the bali because she feared
should could not become accus-
tonmed to its bound on short no.
tice.
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They Question All

The Question Marks are good
enough to question any team they
play. Manager Lambath. at Poto-
mac 2458-W, Is ready and willing
to pay attention to any team that
calls on him. The Marks have been
knocked off but they are getting
better all the time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
MaYor a StockhoIder

AF5oWard Mcconnell, former mayor
Of Montclair. who has been active in
sports in that section for many
years, has bought enough stock In
the Newark Internationals to be
chosen vice president Of the organi-
ration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
MuIIin From SandIots

William Mullin, candidate for the
third base job at Detroit. is a
product OF the st. Louis sandlots,
was once in the Brooklyn roster,
bat got away. This trip to Detroit,
his third to the majors, jake Atz
says, will find him a regular.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
May Lose a Chance

II is reported from Kansas City
that Clemens, the big catcher OBJ
tanned from st. Paul by the Yank-
ees, is q holdout. He'd better be
careful, for the Yankees have a
great receiver in Benny Bengough
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
Al MILLER SHAPING UP
LIKE WINNER ON TRACK

Al Miller, the heavyweight Har-
ward sprinter, showed that he can
sweep along with the best of them
when he won the 40-yard invitation
In the Boston meet in which HUI.
bert Houben, German champion,
was eliminated. Miller should be
a high scorer in the indoor and
outdoor intercollegiatea.
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middle G0UR /
I'M 0SEs

ANNAPOLIS Ma. Nseb l.--tn
one 81 those games the Naval
Academy basIEeteers were sent
down into the depths az despair by
the washington College k0gBern IN
4 20-to.1a defeak. Il Nas the second
of the year for the Navy boys ana
the third for washington. Mary,
land and Georgetown having taking
their measure
The Navy gave every thing 4 had
but Washin eton went there With 8
determination to win, and nothing
could stop the Eastern Saore team.
They guarded ana they nniped too
successfully Tor the H1iddies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
Hanson Leads All

Vic Hanson. of Syracuse, still
stands out as probably the best col
legiate basketball forward Of tho
season. Roosma, Of the Army,
tried to guard him at West Point
last Saturday, but the Syracuse
captain broke loose for five field
goals just the same. Syracuse has
won IL straight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
viii Watch Berg

The White Sox are going to take
special pains with Moe Berg, the
shortstop in the spring. Jack Dunn
was SO eager to get Berg Eddie
Collins has a suspicion that Berg
IL Of major league caliber.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
Baptists Were Licked

The Clarendon Baptists were go-
ing at great pace until the Comets
beat them. Before that they had
1eld the Epiphany Big Five to a
ID TO 10 loss. Call Manager j. J.
Hughes at Clarendon 155-W.2 for
games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
CeItics Are Good

The Boys Club Celtics are fast
young men on the basket ball floor.
They have won from every import
ant team I'm their class. Call Main
1884 for games with them, Or with
any of the Boys Club hves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
ChaIIenge Again

The st. Mary Juniors Of Alexan.
dria issue challenge to any junior
teams in the city. The number is
Alexandria Sc.
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>TADS
TII.IBITS
I ssHARa WILLS HAS HIS TROUBLES

9TlHAT big ~ wills with bis little vopeds doesn't have any
that "Harn likes to his little velopede
chase that Dempsey the movie boy but every time that
a gets close those rough boye Ham MS party
throw hOler at kaar
that his day is Just spoiled
Every once awhile Of the Heaves makes much
little velocipede slams Ham Heavy
his again NHar has slapped down
but new coming around.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
Babe Is Manager

Babe Wilson is the manager of
the Cardinal A. C. team and Adams
7147 is his number.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04

Chapel Team Stopped
The Epiphany Chapel team was
stopped cold wher the Deluxe five
beat them 34st0s2O.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
Spider Kelly Il Hopeful Again

4 AIR4NA&A AA(AA4a sA-9g Ay~ -
"A FTER y rest OF three months,
~ Pat Lester. who is the apple
OF Spider Kellyss eye, Is
back in the ring tumbling Western
heavies left and right.
The old Spider" is all hoped
IN over the improvement in the
big bruiser and once again Is
singing his praises to, the skies.
Ii there one manager in America
who has a heavy who doesn't
think his man is another Jim
Jeffries? If there is, please stand
up. What! No spinach?
Jimmy Britt Talks of Jeff
rAMES J. JEFFRIES, with his
22O pounds of fighting
e strength, could have been
just as sensational a "finisher' as
Jack Dempsey had he been handled
differently.
"Billy Delaney" said Jimmy
Britt, in a friendly chat today,
"didn't believe in taking chances.
He was conservative and over
cautious when it came to sending
Jeffries into battle. ] don't know
that / have ever told this before,
but it serves as an example Of
what / mean. Jeffries used to
like me to run on the road with
him and when he was training for
Jack Monroe he sent for me TO
Join in his camp. The night he
fought Monroe / was in his corner.
/ had heard from authentic sources
that Monroe was in bad physical
and / tipped Jeffries off
to this. Go on in and finish him
in a couple of punches, / adj
yised. But Delaney was for hav-
ing Jeff take things quietly
Take you time, big fellow he
said. Just go about things slow
ly-no hurry.
"Jeffries stepped out and nailed
Monroe and would have knocked
him out in the first round, but
the bell saved him. When he
came, to his corner Delaney said
in a cool, soothing voice, Just
take it easy, you'll win, be care
ful-.' / was hopping up and
down. 'Aw, go out there'-I
guess / said 'Aw! He's licked
now. One more punch, Jeff, and
you'll put him away This was
so contrary to Delaney's method
that he turned on me. Here,
you'll have to get out Of the
corner he said, 'or I'll He
never finished because in the
second round Jeffries had knocked
Monroe out
Britt says he always respected
Delaney's knowledge of fighters
and his managerial ability-apart
from his handling of a man in his
corner.
1.-THE fact" said Jimmy, "that
Dempsey, with his weight of 1877
pounds, could go out and knock
over men weighing 243 and ZIG
pounds is proof that Jeffries
ould have been even more. sue
cessful. What was there to hold
him back? He was big5 tough
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Il they'd only let him chase that
Dempsey movie boy and enjoy
himself, but they won't. There's
three or four De Ham Heavies up
st the corner now yelling and
hooting at tsHar" and it looks as
though he might have to get off
the yelocipede once again and
slap them down before he can
get peace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04

NYA TlONAL sporting
eUents are coUsred foy
zke Tmes 81 Americoa
areotest spovfn sUriters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04

This meant the beginning and
the end Of another baseball war,
facifIy declared when Johnson
turned up missing ~ the National
Leagues golden jubilee dinner
last night. He took this means
Of notifying Lands and baseball
IN general what he had In mind
when the judges contract ran
ont next year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04

TAD, u,ho dralUs for The
4 Times, Is knoDn eOery-
uDhere as Anerica's most
original cortoonist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
YOUTHFUL ELOPERS ARE
Baked AT ALTAR

CUMBERLAND Pa. Oct. H.
The plans of Orris Amsbaugh
RACER. aged 10. and Mary Frances
Smith. Is. both OF Black Lick. Pa,
went amiss after they had procured
the marriage licefse and were about
to stand before a clergyman. They
were takeA-~into CUSTODY and held
for the girls father. NJ. 0. Smith
a merchant of Black Lick, in whose
store his wouldbe son-in'law has
been clerk.
They were driving about in q
small sedan when Offfced John
Smallwood. who was on the look
out. halted them. He told them
Rager was charged with transport,
ing minor child. Mr.. Smith
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
.|NGROWN NAIL
Turns Right Out Itself

A few drops of "Outgro" in the
crevice of the :ngrowing nail reduces
inflammation and pain and so
roughens the tender. sensitive skin
underneath the toe nail, that it can
not penetrate the flesh, and the
nail turns naturally outward al
most over night.
''Outgro" is a harmless antiseptIc
manufactured for chiropodists. How
ever. anyone can buy from the drug
store a tiny bottle containing direc-
tfonS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
ADVERTISEMENT
Says Dangerous varicose Veins
Can Be Reduced At Home

Emerald Oil full strength and
apply as directed night and morning
to the swollen. enlarged ems. Soon
you will notice that they are grow
ing smaller and the treatment
should be continued until the veins
are of normal size. So penetrating
and powerful is Emerald Oil that
even Piles are quickly relieved. Ali
druggists sell lots of it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
Rub Gently and Upward Toward
the Heart as Blood i'm Veins
Flows That Way

If you or any relative or friend IS
worried because of varicose veins,
or punches. the best vice that
anyone in this world can give you
is to ask your druggist for an orig
inal two-ounce bottle of Moone 8
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12

came on and took the children back
to Black Lick with him. The girl
is in high school,
The couple had evidently planned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12

an extensive honeymoon. as. they
had travelling bags. extra hats and
coats and several blankets In the
car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-12
Nuns Prevent Panic

LANCASTER. Oct. 12.-tleroic
GOODNESS on the part of Sisters of
Mercy prevented a serious panic in
st. Joseph's Hospital when short
circuit at the bottom of the ele
vator shaft filled a portion of the
immense institution with sickcnins
smoke.
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Solution to Saturday Puzzle
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-25

tell me II was some sorrow Of her
own. Too much Of a coincidence. Or.
if it was, then she must cough up
what the sorrow was. It can't hurt
her as much to bare her secret grief
as 1t can to be suspected of a pre-
mature knowledge of the tragedy"
Good Lord. All. but you have
Imagination Sam Anderson ex-
claimed. Il dare say it's good as
set for detective. but don't let 1t
run away~with you"
"Oh. imagination helps only up to
a certain point. After that you want
tact. policy. cunning and sail the
Machiavellian traits to round up
youRfacts. You want to hear every
thing you can. You want to see,
quickly and surely. And most Of all
you peed the psychologist instinct to
guide you m%hg the shoals of false
clews that continually crop up"
MY. AL, you do know lotrAex-
claimed Black. I'D no idea we were
employing such a modern and up to
date sleuth."
And then, after ALL" Cunning.
ham went on, at largely depends on
luck, and hard work, or" he
laughed-"work and hard luckr'
Ito Be Continued
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

MRS, PRENTISS. who suffers from
insomnia, sees lights mysteriously ap.
pearing and disappearing in the HEATH
peSt morning N H&R R x" GAR si f Long ing
IsIand is ago with the murder of MYRA
huSband. PERRY. an artist
RE HNSgse ENyNsSs of at the R9 are kAM
is heir to Myras considerable fortune
she having made her will in his favor
and cut her husband off, Suspicion also
en- haired beauty, because, of her refusal
tne TACT she had apparently known OF
the, murder before. the maid who went
Myra Heath was a peculiar woman.
beautiful but cold she did not love
her husband; she never used cosmetics,
never wore colors; she had mania for
an old whisky bottle that was the in,
5trument OF her death-a bottle from
her own collection.
Candles were burning at her head and
and near by was, a card marked, The
all. she was made up heavily with
rouge and dressed in gay colors :.
;. Al the Country. Club the murder ls
SfNGHAM and Others, some believing
Perry Heath the murderer. others dis
agreeing. The strangest thing about
Heath's disappearance is the fact that
all the doors and windows had been
and were found that way in the morn
Finger prints of Inman and Bunny
coroner declares his belief that the muir
derer will be found n the honseahoId.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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MIR. FIXIT
Meandering Trucks Tar
get of Correspondent.

Let Mr.. Fixit present your case to city
officials He is The Times representa-
tive at the city hall. Write him at The
Times.
Trucks that move all over the
street without regard to the law
are the target of letter Mr.. Fixit
received today from the Hoosier
Travelling Man. a veteran CORE
spondent. The communication
comes ftbm Newark, N. J.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: Did you ever
notice the hundreds of trucks that
go right in the middle of the street
at ten miles an hour into stop streets
without stopping2 If 1 had never
driven in hundreds of cities and
towns, 1 probably would still have
the Indianapolis hog feeling. but /
have seen lots more courtesy away
from home than at home. l know
we have the finest city in the world
in which to enjoy driving, If each
one of us would obey the laws. If
they are not right. get them changed
but obey them while they are on
the books.
HOOSIER TRAVELLING MAN.
Mr.. Fixit has berated truck
/ drivers probably as heartily as
you. There is. a tendency for per.
sons who drive constantly to take
AdyahtaEa Of the tndscislon Of